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CASE12463: Horary consultation concerning Old Goody Isabel Barnwell (PERSON9495)

Question asked by the patient on 16 May 1599 at 11:30

RN Old Goody Barnwell hoven in body & hath a sincking in her feete & her lims stiffe & have no feeling. very Costive. may. the 18 16 die ☿. h. 11. 30. ant m. 1599.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 164r (bottom left part of page)

Old Goody Isabel Barnwell (PERSON9495)

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

Medical >Parts of the body >Torso (Torso)

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

Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Stooped, bent or stiff  (Stiffness )

Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Lame, numb or paralysed (Numbness)

Medical >Symptoms (specified)  (Constipation)

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

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CASE26223: Horary consultation concerning Thomas Carter (PERSON19217) and Carter (PERSON62582)

Question asked by Thomas Carter (PERSON19217) and Carter (PERSON62582) on 22 September 1606 at 12:00

RN Thomas Carter of Hexston 42 y Sept 22 ☾ h. 12. 15 ant p m {sic} 1606.

troubled wth an atch in his hands & feete & armes stiffe his Daughtr of 13.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 181, f. 147r (upper right part of page)

Thomas Carter (PERSON19217)Carter (PERSON62582)

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

Medical >Parts of the body >Limbs and joints  (HandsFeet Arms)

Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Stooped, bent or stiff  (Stiffness )

Unknown

Practitioner: Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] (PERSON5218)

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%3AStooped%2C%20bent%20or%20stiff%3A%3AStiffness;f4-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29;f5-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3ALimbs%20and%20joints%3A%3AFeet, accessed 15 March 2025.

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