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CASE12321: Horary consultation concerning Richard Field (PERSON11714)

Question asked by the patient on 26 April 1599 at 08:00

RN Ap. 26. die ♃. Richard fielde 53. troubled in his backe & stomack sometimes his meate will not Dig {sic} digest hath a reume troubling his head & his sinews sinewes {sic} of his neck c{ra}ck wth it. Ap. 26. die ♃ h 8. 1599 ant m. this 20 yeres.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 140r (upper right part of page)

Richard Field (PERSON11714)

Medical >Parts of the body >Torso  (Back Stomach)

Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Rheumy  (Rheum )

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

Medical >Parts of the body >Whole body (Sinews)

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

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CASE48403: Horary consultation concerning Mr John Blundell (PERSON9815)

Question asked by the patient on 16 March 1619 at 13:00

RN old Mr Blundle of Cardington 79 y march 16 ♂ h. 1. p m 1619

eys hot & rheumatick chest back

many tymes sick but still recoavereth

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 230, f. 203v (upper right part of page)

Mr John Blundell (PERSON9815)

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

Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Burning and inflamed (Hot)

Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Rheumy  (Rheum )

Medical >Parts of the body >Torso  (ChestBack )

Medical >Illness (general) (Sickness)

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?f27-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3ARheumy%3A%3ARheum;f29-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3ATorso%3A%3ABack;f30-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3AHead%20and%20neck, accessed 6 April 2025.

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