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CASE72344: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Elizabeth Taylor (PERSON59971)

Question asked by the patient on 15 June 1631 at 13:00

RN Mres Taylour of Clapphā 5 38 y Iune 15 ☿ h. 1. p m. 163i 2 fig. /mutch melanch head face teeth mutch vryne\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 232, p. 425 (upper left part of page)

Mrs Elizabeth Taylor (PERSON59971)

Medical >Diseases of the mind  (Melancholy )

Medical >Parts of the body >Head and neck  (HeadFaceTeeth)

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

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CASE50178: Horary consultation concerning Mr Thomas Stokes (PERSON35785)

Question asked by the patient on 23 January 1620 at 14:30

RN Mr Stoake \of Wing/ very sick of melancholy head stōacke cānot sleepe. Ian 23 ☉ h. 2. 30 p m 1620 |is very weake|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 213, f. 112r (upper left part of page)

Mr Thomas Stokes (PERSON35785)

Medical >Illness (general) (Sickness)

Medical >Diseases of the mind  (Melancholy )

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

Medical >Parts of the body >Torso (Stomach)

Medical >Symptoms (specified)>Sleep problems (Sleeplessness)

Medical >Symptoms (specified)>Dizzy and/or faint (Weak)

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

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CASE75628: Horary consultation concerning Sara Bishop (PERSON44232)

Question asked by the patient on 5 October 1632 no earlier than 15:30

TG Sara Bishop of tringe Annos 31. calebs melancholica, dolore capitis cervicis, lateris dextri et stomachi adeo mentis gravedine vexata

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 214, p. 55 (upper left part of page)

Sara Bishop (PERSON44232)

Medical >Diseases of the mind  (Melancholy )

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

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

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

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

Practitioner: Mr Theodoricus Gravius (PERSON38835) Treatment Recipe 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?f4-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3AHead%20and%20neck;f6-querent-age-band=030-039;f7-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ADiseases%20of%20the%20mind%3A%3AMelancholy, accessed 26 January 2025.

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