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CASE55589: Horary consultation concerning Goody Martha Swelpson (PERSON59842)

Question asked by the patient on 13 February 1623 no earlier than 12:01

RN Goody Swelpson felt a blystering in her cheeke & came to me feb. 13 ♃ h. p m 1623

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 222, f. 168v (bottom left part of page)

Goody Martha Swelpson (PERSON59842)

Medical >Symptoms (specified)>Lesions and abscesses (Blisters)

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

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

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CASE41510: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Turlen (PERSON36236)

Question asked by the patient on 10 June 1613 at 16:38

RN Elis Turland borne octob. 2. in ye 5 yere of her raigne was here in prsenc Iune 10. ♃ h. 4. 38 p m 1613. /face blasted.\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 199, f. 148r (upper right part of page)

Elizabeth Turlen (PERSON36236)

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

Medical >Diseases of the mind (Not specified in question)

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

Personal affairs>Personal relations (Witchcraft suspect)

Practitioner: Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] (PERSON5218) Treatment Judgment Outcome(s) Angelic consultationAstrological 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?f44-querent-age-band=040-049%3A%3A49;f46-info=Outcome%28s%29;f47-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3AHead%20and%20neck%3A%3AFace, accessed 15 April 2025.

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