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CASE69870: Horary consultation concerning Mr John Brown (PERSON45013)

Question asked by the patient on 23 December 1629 at 11:00

RN Mr Iohn Browne of Kempson 48 y Decēb 23 ☿ h. 11. ant m 1629 /Ioynt ague back & knee cānot styr him selfe in his bed\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 194, p. 23 (upper left part of page)

Mr John Brown (PERSON45013)

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

Medical >Parts of the body >Torso (Back)

Medical >Illnesses (named)  (Ague )

Medical >Symptoms (specified)>Lame, numb or paralysed (Cannot turn)

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

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CASE50457: Horary consultation concerning Thomas Beeson (PERSON27942)

Question asked by the patient on 29 March 1620 at 15:30 or at 16:00

RN Thomas Beestone of Bletsoe 34 y march 29 ☿ h. 3. 30 p m 1620

Th. Beeston quærit vtrū venif sit passus mach {sic} 29 ☿ h. 4. p m 1620 /had an ague & it fell downe into his kne sorely swelled yt he cānot goe vppon it\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 213, f. 154r (upper right, and bottom left parts of page)

Thomas Beeson (PERSON27942)

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

Medical >Illnesses (named)  (Ague )

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

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

Medical >Symptoms (specified)>Lame, numb or paralysed (Cannot walk)

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

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CASE10704: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Adams (PERSON9049)

Question asked by the patient on 28 May 1600 at 11:00

RN may 28. die ☿ h. 11. 1600. Elisab. Adams 14. y. lamed knee & thighe./ had ye ague of Eaton

[Blank Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 202, f. 87v (upper left part of page)

Elizabeth Adams (PERSON9049)

Medical >Symptoms (specified)>Lame, numb or paralysed (Lameness)

Medical >Parts of the body >Limbs and joints  (Knees Thighs)

Medical >Illnesses (named)  (Ague )

Practitioner: Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] (PERSON5218) Treatment Judgment PaymentAstrological 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?f40-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AIllnesses%20%28named%29%3A%3AAgue;f42-how-did-it-take-place=Unclear;f43-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3ALimbs%20and%20joints%3A%3AKnees, accessed 13 April 2025.

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