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CASE18118: Horary consultation concerning John Burton (PERSON10225)

Question asked by the patient on 18 October 1602 at 15:00

GJ Iohn Burton of Haversham 30 y. Octob. 18 ☾ ho 3. p m was bruised wth a lifte

spittes clottered bloud very blacke lyes very hard in his throte./

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 221, f. 227r (upper right part of page)

John Burton (PERSON10225)

Medical  (Trauma)

Medical >Symptoms (specified) (BruisesSpitting blood)

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

Practitioner: Mr Gerence James [Marks] (PERSON13172) Treatment Judgment PaymentOutcome(s)Astrological Chart Patient’s death recorded 

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CASE53933: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Margaret Fitzgeoffrey (PERSON49045)

Question asked by the patient on 20 April 1622 at 09:30

RN margaret fitzIeffery. \at womenton lodge/ Apr 20 30 y ♄. h. 9. 30 ant m. 1622.

[Astrological Chart]

Mres fitzIeffery of womengton lodg 30 y Ap 20. h {sic} hor 9. 30 ant m 1622 for mutch bleeding at the nose. exceeding hot & feaverish.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 223, f. 61r (upper left, and upper right parts of page)

Mrs Margaret Fitzgeoffrey (PERSON49045)

Medical >Symptoms (specified) (Bleeding)

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

Medical >Symptoms (specified)>Burning and inflamed (Hot)

Medical >Symptoms (specified)>Fevers, chills and sweating (Fever)

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?f43-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body;f44-info=Patient%E2%80%99s%20death%20recorded;f45-querent-age-band=030-039%3A%3A30, accessed 10 April 2025.

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