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CASE74179: Decumbiture for Mrs Magdalen Williams (PERSON61865)

Question asked by the patient on 2 April 1632 between 09:00 and 09:45

SRN Mrs. Magdalen Williams had a fitt Aprill 1o. ☉ h. 11. a. m. 1632.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 416, p. 39 (upper left part of page)

Mrs Magdalen Williams (PERSON61865)

Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Fits and convulsions  (Fits )

Practitioner: Mr Richard Napier [the nephew] [Sir Richard Napier] (PERSON18784)  Astrological Chart

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CASE75551: Interrogation (Medical episode) concerning Lady Alice Egerton [Young Lady Alice Bridgewater] (PERSON48397)

Question asked by the patient between 20 September 1632 at 20:30 and 21 September 1632 at 09:00

SRN The Lady Alice had 2 fitts Septembr 20. ♃ h. 6|8|. 30. p. m 1632.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 214, p. 31 (upper right part of page)

Lady Alice Egerton [Young Lady Alice Bridgewater] (PERSON48397)

Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Fits and convulsions  (Fits )

Practitioner: Mr Richard Napier [the nephew] [Sir Richard Napier] (PERSON18784)  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-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3AFits%20and%20convulsions%3A%3AFits;f5-practitioner=Other%3A%3AMr%20Richard%20Napier%20%5Bthe%20nephew%5D%20%5BSir%20Richard%20Napier%5D%20%28PERSON18784%29;f6-time-of-day=AM%3A%3A09%3A00-09%3A59%3A%3A00%3A00-14%3A59, accessed 11 February 2025.

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