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CASE48115: Horary consultation concerning Goody Agnes Richardson (PERSON15306)

Question asked by the patient on 22 January 1619 at 12:15

RN Agnys Richardson of Newp 30 y Ian 22 ♀ h. 12. 15 p m 1619 /eares ill\

yellow Iaundis

Is great wth child

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 230, f. 147r (bottom right part of page)

Goody Agnes Richardson (PERSON15306)

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

Medical >Illnesses (named) >Jaundice  (Yellow jaundice)

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

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CASE12390: Horary consultation concerning Goody Susan Simons (PERSON15816)

Question asked by the patient on 5 May 1599 at 15:22

RN Susan Simons of Brodwell 40 yeres old. hath bene mightely troubled wth a iandish an itch a paine in her hed. & a swelling in her left leg yt itcheth wounderfully. maij 5 die ♄. h. 3. 22. mi. p m. 1599. not well this 7 yeares. sinc shee had a iaundish. very drie.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 152r (upper left part of page)

Goody Susan Simons (PERSON15816)

Medical >Illnesses (named) >Jaundice  (Jaundice)

Medical >Symptoms (specified) (Itch)

Medical >Symptoms (specified)>Pain and pricking (Pain)

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

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

Medical >Parts of the body >Limbs and joints (Legs)

Medical >Symptoms (specified)>Dry and/or thirsty (Dry)

Practitioner: Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] (PERSON5218) Judgment 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?f28-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AIllnesses%20%28named%29%3A%3AJaundice;f30-info=Astrological%20chart;f31-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3AHead%20and%20neck, accessed 31 March 2025.

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