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CASE24225: Horary consultation concerning Nicholas (PERSON27119)

Question asked by the patient on 13 January 1615 at 09:00

RN Nicholas the sp|h|ephead {sic} of Gothurst towne 22 y Dec Ian. 13. ♀ h. 10|9|. \30/ ant m. 1615 /very weake cānot goe nor stand.\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 237, f. 145v (bottom right part of page)

Nicholas (PERSON27119)

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

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

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

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CASE23445: Horary consultation concerning Harris (PERSON31388)

Question asked by Mr Harris (PERSON31386) on 25 May 1614 at 17:00

RN Mr Harys touching his sonns quotid ague yt hath made him faynt & weake not able to sit nor goe may 25. ☿ h. 5 p m 1614.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 237, f. 9r (upper left part of page)

Mr Harris (PERSON31386)Harris (PERSON31388)

Medical >Illnesses (named) (Ague)

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

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

Practitioner: Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] (PERSON5218)

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?f42-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3ALame%2C%20numb%20or%20paralysed;f43-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3ADizzy%20and%2For%20faint%3A%3AWeak;f44-shelfmark=MS%20Ashmole%20237, accessed 26 February 2025.

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