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CASE36317: Horary consultation concerning Dr Spark (PERSON16013)

Question asked by the patient on 3 August 1609 at 06:00

RN D. Spark of Bletchley Aug 3 ♃ h. 6 ant m 1609

[Astrological Chart]

quæritr mobus {sic} vt\r/ū icteritia vl flatus hypocondriacus./

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 203, f. 121r (upper right part of page)

Dr Spark (PERSON16013)

Medical >Illness (general)  (Morbus)

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

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CASE32161: Horary consultation concerning Spark (PERSON25518) and Mr Thomas Spark (PERSON25516)

Question asked by Dr Spark (PERSON16013) on 24 September 1607 at 11:00

RN D Sparke for his wife & sonne sept 24 ♃ h. 12|i|. 1607. longes y|c|ough ill stomack. belly hoven.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 193, f. 285r (upper left part of page)

Dr Spark (PERSON16013)Spark (PERSON25518)Mr Thomas Spark (PERSON25516)

Medical >Parts of the body>Torso (LungsStomachBelly)

Medical >Symptoms (specified)>Respiratory problems (Cough)

Medical >Illness (general)  (Illness)

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

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

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CASE11861: Horary consultation concerning John Phillips (PERSON14892)

Question asked by the patient and Dr Spark (PERSON16013) on 9 December 1598 at 12:15

RN Iohn Phylip of Bletcley very extreeme sick bound & very Costive the last phisick would not work wth him as Doctr Spark writeth me, nowe again sendeth to me. this 9 of Decēbr die ♄. h. 12. 15. 1598. troubled wth the wind cholicke

[Astrological Chart]

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 64r (upper right part of page)

John Phillips (PERSON14892)Dr Spark (PERSON16013)

Medical >Illness (general)  (Sickness)

Medical >Symptoms (specified) (Constipation)

Medical >Symptoms (specified)>Wind (WindColic)

Practitioner: Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] (PERSON5218) Treatment Judgment Outcome(s)Astrological Chart Patient’s death recorded

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?f36-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AIllness%20%28general%29;f37-querent=Dr%20Spark%20%28PERSON16013%29, accessed 2 April 2025.

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