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CASE11938: Decumbiture for William Knight (PERSON13461)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON18731) on 5 January 1599 at 18:40

RN Will Knight tooke his sicknes die {illeg} Ian 4 die Ian. {sic} 5. die ♀ h. 3. in aur. very evill handled wth sicknes vomiteth hath a rising in his stomack leeke an apostume ready to stoppe his breath. burneth very mutch thirsty & drye. 1599.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 228, f. 78r (upper left part of page)

Anonymous (PERSON18731) William Knight (PERSON13461)

Medical (Uncategorised)

Medical>Illness (general) (Sickness)

Medical>Symptoms (specified)>Nausea and vomiting (NauseaRising)

Medical>Parts of the body>Torso (Stomach)

Medical>Symptoms (specified)>Respiratory problems (Ready to stop her/his wind)

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

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

Practitioner: Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] (PERSON5218) 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?f3-number-of-practitioners=Single%20practitioner;f4-document-type=Case%3A%3AEntry%3A%3ADecumbiture;f5-participant=Anonymous%20%28PERSON18731%29, accessed 15 November 2024.

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