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CASE11698: Horary consultation concerning Thomas Newell (PERSON14369)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON17606) on 18 September 1598 at 15:00

RN Thomas Newell of Sheringhton 8 yeres old. quærit causā eius deo favente remed. Sept. 18. die ☾. h. 9 3. 1598. sweld in his legs & anckels and stomack & cannot sleepe./

[Blank Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 228, f. 30v (upper right part of page)

Anonymous (PERSON17606)Thomas Newell (PERSON14369)

Medical  (Cause of the affliction)

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

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

Medical >Parts of the body >Torso  (Stomach )

Medical >Symptoms (specified)>Sleep problems (Sleeplessness)

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

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CASE79998: Nativity for The old Sir Richard Spencer (PERSON16027)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON62836) between 22 April 1618 and 7 November 1624

RN Sr Rich: a wyndy payne in ye stomack rūing into the legs & thighes. wth great torture. & difficulty of making vryne stranguria timetr only in ye morning

/Sr Rich borne 2 days after Bartholtyde. 1553.\

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 240, f. 132r (middle part of page)

Anonymous (PERSON62836)The old Sir Richard Spencer (PERSON16027)

Medical >Symptoms (specified)>Wind (Wind)

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

Medical >Parts of the body >Torso  (Stomach )

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

Medical >Illnesses (named)>Stone and strangury (Strangury)

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

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-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3ALimbs%20and%20joints;f4-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3ATorso%3A%3AStomach;f5-querent-sex=Unknown, accessed 7 February 2025.

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