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CASE75457: Horary consultation concerning Frances Eaton (PERSON48305)

Question asked by the patient on 5 September 1632 at 17:00

RN francis Eaton of woulso{illeg}n {sic} Woulson 40|3| y septēb 5 ☿. h. 5 p m. 1632 /a surf taken in wofull misery. in her head & teeth\1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘head face & teeth’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 416, p. 431 (upper right part of page)

Frances Eaton (PERSON48305)

Medical >Illnesses (named)  (Surfeit )

Medical >Parts of the body >Head and neck  (HeadTeethFace)

Medical >Treatment (Requesting bloodletting)

Practitioner: Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] (PERSON5218) Treatment Judgment Astrological Chart

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CASE12804: Horary consultation concerning William Butfild (PERSON10249)

Question asked by the patient on 12 October 1599 at 08:45

RN William Butfild of 17 y of Walton Did Dwell wth good mā Greene for his hed & chest: Octob. 12. die ♀ h. 8. 45. ant m. 1599. feareth least he have taken a surfet.

[Astrological Chart]

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 218r (upper left part of page)

William Butfild (PERSON10249)

Medical >Parts of the body >Head and neck  (Head)

Medical >Parts of the body >Torso (Chest)

Medical >Illnesses (named)  (Surfeit )

Practitioner: Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] (PERSON5218) Treatment Judgment PaymentAstrological Chart

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CASE55006: Horary consultation concerning Mr Sanders (PERSON58176)

Question asked by the patient on 24 September 1622 at 07:30

RN Mr Sanders of lathbery sept 24 {illeg}|♂| h. 7. 30 a{nt} m. 1622 lip swelled a surfet

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 222, f. 67v (bottom right part of page)

Mr Sanders (PERSON58176)

Medical >Parts of the body >Head and neck  (Throat and mouth)

Medical >Symptoms (specified)>Bloating and swelling (Swelling)

Medical >Illnesses (named)  (Surfeit )

Practitioner: Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] (PERSON5218) Treatment Astrological Chart

Cite this as: Lauren Kassell, Michael Hawkins, Robert Ralley, John Young, Joanne Edge, Janet Yvonne Martin-Portugues, and Natalie Kaoukji (eds.), The casebooks of Simon Forman and Richard Napier, 1596–1634: a digital edition, https://casebooks.lib.cam.ac.uk/search?f26-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AIllnesses%20%28named%29%3A%3ASurfeit;f27-how-did-it-take-place=Unclear;f28-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3AHead%20and%20neck, accessed 6 April 2025.

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