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CASE27363: Horary consultation concerning Humphrey Mobs (PERSON20332)

Question asked by the patient on 26 May 1606 at 08:20

RN {m}|H|ūfrey mobs of Cucknoll 22 y. may 26. ☾ h. 8 20 ant m. 1606 a batcheler. Hands should. knes ancklebones all his feete frō the small of the foote downe to the towes swelled very mutch & red. ever sinc the 8 of may

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 215, f. 143v (upper left part of page)

Humphrey Mobs (PERSON20332)

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

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

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

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CASE30408: Horary consultation concerning Young Mrs Elizabeth Gascoyne [Blundell] (PERSON9822)

Question asked by the patient on 31 December 1606 at 15:00

RN Captaynes wife for a sprayne in her arme wch cometh in 2 places lik a litle bunche & vanisheth

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 193, f. 42v (bottom left part of page)

Young Mrs Elizabeth Gascoyne [Blundell] (PERSON9822)

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

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

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CASE30316: Horary consultation concerning Mr Richard Dawson (PERSON22840) and Mr Sterope (PERSON25572)

Question asked by Mr Richard Dawson (PERSON22840) and Mr Sterope (PERSON25572) on 18 November 1606 at 09:00

RN Mr Dawson the kep of my lords wardrope his serv. novēb. 18 h. 8. ant 30. ant m. 1606 for a gowte in his hāds & feete/

Mr Sterope the Registr ascaridibꝯ. belly 32 y novēb. 18. ♂ h. 9. ant m. 1606.

Mr dawson & mr Sterope.

m|th|e {sic} lady Brooke

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 193, f. 26r (upper left, upper right, and bottom left parts of page)

Mr Richard Dawson (PERSON22840)Mr Sterope (PERSON25572)

Medical >Illnesses (named) (Gout)

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

Medical >Symptoms (specified) (Worms)

Medical >Parts of the body >Torso (Belly)

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

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CASE27514: Horary consultation concerning Henry Chandler [Barker] (PERSON10411)

Question asked by the patient on 9 June 1606 at 17:00

RN Henry Candler or Barker 22 y a batch of Newport Iune 9 ☾ h. 5. p m 1606 leg is mightely swelled above the knee like a canker.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 215, f. 172r (upper left part of page)

Henry Chandler [Barker] (PERSON10411)

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

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

Medical >Symptoms (specified)>Lesions and abscesses (Canker)

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

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CASE28200: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Smith (PERSON20818)

Question asked by the patient on 8 October 1606 at 10:50

RN Elis Smith of piddington 21. y a mayden Octob. 8 ☿ h. 10. 50 ant m. 1606 /neck 3 sores rūning. & vndr the armes./\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 215, f. 282r (bottom right part of page)

Elizabeth Smith (PERSON20818)

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

Medical >Symptoms (specified)>Lesions and abscesses (Sores)

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

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

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CASE32654: Horary consultation concerning Mr Richard Dawson (PERSON22840)

Question asked by the patient on 18 November 1606 at 08:30

RN Rich. Dawcok Dawson the bish of lincolns serv. 27 y novēb. 18. ♂ h 8. 30 ant m 1608|6| {sic} /1606.\.1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘podagra chiragra’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 229, f. 6v (bottom left part of page)

Mr Richard Dawson (PERSON22840)

Medical >Illnesses (named) (Gout)

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

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

Practitioner: Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] (PERSON5218) Treatment Outcome(s)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?f31-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3ALimbs%20and%20joints;f34-patient-age-band=020-029;f35-date=1600-1609%3A%3A1606, accessed 5 April 2025.

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