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CASE67503: Horary consultation concerning Emmanuel Scrope [First Earl of Sunderland, Lord President of York] [Lord Scrope] (PERSON58391)

Question asked by the patient on 20 December 1628 at 15:00

RN My Honourable Lord sent me a letter Decēb 20 h {sic} hor. 3. p m 1628

[Partial Astrological Chart]

the Doctor supposeth it to be a putryfyed humour & in 3 weekes {sic} weekes will cure him

where he shall overcome this disease 2ly wheather the Docter shall Doe him good1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘wheathr his Doctor shall doe him good’ in the left margin

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 407, f. 8v (upper left, and upper right parts of page)

Emmanuel Scrope [First Earl of Sunderland, Lord President of York] [Lord Scrope] (PERSON58391)

Medical >Prognosis  (Recovery (‘mend or no’))

Medical >Illness (general)  (Disease)

Medical >Treatment  (Practitioners)

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

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CASE19495: Horary consultation concerning Sir Robert Sandy [Napier] [Baronet] [Old Sir Robert Napier] [Mr Robert Sandy [Napier]] (PERSON6315) and William Hatch (PERSON12640)

Question asked by Sir Robert Sandy [Napier] [Baronet] [Old Sir Robert Napier] [Mr Robert Sandy [Napier]] (PERSON6315) on 29 June 1601 at 06:00

RN Willia Hatch of Stapleford 60 y. Iune 29 die ☾ hor. 6 ant m 160i |hard by Luton.|

[Astrological Chart]

my brothr Sandy at this tyme troubled wth a losenes would knowe wheathr it be good to stop it or noe. & wheathr will: hatch b wyll dye of this Disease.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 404, f. 130r (bottom right, and bottom left parts of page)

Sir Robert Sandy [Napier] [Baronet] [Old Sir Robert Napier] [Mr Robert Sandy [Napier]] (PERSON6315)William Hatch (PERSON12640)

Medical >Symptoms (specified)>Diarrhoea and bloody flux (Looseness)

Medical >Treatment  (Treatment)

Medical >Prognosis  (Life or death (medical))

Medical >Illness (general)  (Disease)

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

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CASE24101: Horary consultation concerning Mr Henry Sacheverell [Justice of the Peace] [Old Mr Sacheverell] (PERSON35022)

Question asked by the patient on 12 November 1614 at 12:45

RN Mr Henry Sacheverall 67. y. novēb. 12 h {sic} hor. 12. 45. p. m. 1614.

Iustice of peace dwelling Ould Hay. neere Leycester

wheather he shall escape this sicknes. & what he may vse to cure his amendement. & wheathr best to remove from this vnfortunate house./

taken sodenly wth an extreme disease on monday last octob 17.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 237, f. 121v (upper right part of page)

Mr Henry Sacheverell [Justice of the Peace] [Old Mr Sacheverell] (PERSON35022)

Medical >Prognosis  (Recovery (‘mend or no’))

Medical >Illness (general)  (SicknessDisease)

Medical >Treatment  (Treatment)

Personal affairs>Place list (Unfortunate places)

Practitioner: Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] (PERSON5218)

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CASE52673: Horary consultation concerning Mr Thomas Lane (PERSON32505)

Question asked by Mr Thomas Lane (PERSON53318) on 18 June 1621 at 09:30

RN Mr Thomas Lane of Hitchenden. 14. y. Iune 18 ☾. h. 9. 30 ant m. 162i /pater sine cōsensu filio\ |6 yeres ill like an Innocent cānot speake readily wheathr recoaver or not.|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 231, f. 17r (upper left part of page)

Mr Thomas Lane (PERSON53318)Mr Thomas Lane (PERSON32505)

Medical >Illness (general)  (Illness)

Medical >Prognosis  (Recovery (‘mend or no’))

Medical >Witchcraft and devil (Witchcraft suffered (medical))

Medical >Treatment  (Treatment)

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%3ATreatment;f33-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AIllness%20%28general%29;f34-question-asked=Medical%3A%3APrognosis, accessed 20 March 2025.

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