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CASE21824: Horary consultation concerning Margaret Matthews (PERSON14087)

Question asked by the patient on 20 December 1604 at 09:39

RN Margaret mathew of Swelsoe a widow woman 50 y Decēb 20 ♃ hor 9. 2{illeg}|39|. ant m 1604.

her belly swelled vnto her navell very hard cōmeth vnto her in ye maner of a stitche

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 415, f. 200r (upper left part of page)

Margaret Matthews (PERSON14087)

Medical >Parts of the body>Torso (Belly)

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

Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Gripings, gnawings and stitches  (Stitch )

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

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CASE12990: Horary consultation concerning Anna Gascoyne (PERSON12076)

Question asked by the patient on 14 January 1600 at 09:15

RN Anna Gascoyne young Mres Blundels sister 24|6|. y. vnmaried. Ian. 14 die ☾ hor. 9. 15. ant m. 1600 in her left syde vnder her ribs wth a swelling & a stitch arising & heavinge vnder her syde.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 254v (upper left part of page)

Anna Gascoyne (PERSON12076)

Medical >Parts of the body>Torso (Side(s))

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

Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Gripings, gnawings and stitches  (Stitch )

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

Practitioner: Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] (PERSON5218) Judgment 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?f32-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3ABloating%20and%20swelling;f33-time-of-day=AM%3A%3A09%3A00-09%3A59;f34-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3AGripings%2C%20gnawings%20and%20stitches%3A%3AStitch, accessed 22 March 2025.

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