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CASE70131: Horary consultation concerning Francis Butlye (PERSON45441)

Question asked by the patient on 3 March 1630 at 13:00

Francis Butlye of Holywell 39. y. March. 3. ☿. h. 1. p. m. 16301

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘lame in the Hipps’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 194, p. 131 (bottom left part of page)

Francis Butlye (PERSON45441)

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

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

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

Personal affairs>Personal relations (Witchcraft suspect)

Practitioner: Mr Ralph Ruddle (PERSON57997) Treatment Judgment Astrological Chart

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CASE33576: Horary consultation concerning Henry Potter (PERSON24944)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON26615) on 20 June 1608 at 14:00

RN Henry Potter of husb. Crow{illeg}|le|y. 7 y Iune 20 ☾ h. 2. p m 1608. had an ague & nowe it is fallen into his legs hips thighes. & cānot goe for it mutch payned

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 229, f. 130v (upper left part of page)

Anonymous (PERSON26615)Henry Potter (PERSON24944)

Medical >Illnesses (named) (Ague)

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

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

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

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

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%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3ALame%2C%20numb%20or%20paralysed;f42-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3ALimbs%20and%20joints%3A%3AHips;f43-querent-sex=Unknown, accessed 18 April 2025.

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