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CASE13294: Horary consultation concerning Goody Reynolds (PERSON15271)

Question asked by the patient on 2 September 1597 at 13:40

RN 1597. sept. 2 die ♀ h 1a mi. 4i|0|. morb. quærit Goody Raynolds. she is hoven all over

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 175, f. 136v (upper part of page)

Goody Reynolds (PERSON15271)

Medical >Illness (general) (Morbus)

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

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

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CASE1035: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Anne Brag (PERSON1210)

Question asked by the patient on 5 January 1597 at 08:00

SF Mrs Brage of 23 yers 1596|7| the 5 of Ianuari the ☿ an’ m’ at 8 Diz et vtrum sit grauida nc nō. & the caus of her gret belly & hardnes therof her self brought yt

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 234, f. 146v (bottom right part of page)

Mrs Anne Brag (PERSON1210)

Medical >Illness (general) (Disease)

Sex, family and generation (Pregnancy)

Medical >Parts of the body>Torso (Belly)

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

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Practitioner: Dr Simon Forman (PERSON2824) Judgment

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?f27-querent-sex=Female;f28-date=1590-1599%3A%3A1597;f29-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3ABloating%20and%20swelling, accessed 21 March 2025.

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