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CASE49482: Horary consultation concerning William Purney (PERSON15095) and Joan Purney (PERSON34527)

Question asked by William Purney (PERSON15095) and Joan Purney (PERSON34527) on 10 August 1619 at 09:20

RN will: Purny of wimmington 40 y Aug. 10 ♂ h. 9. 20 ant m 1619 |quærit vtrū mortē evadet|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 235, f. 148r (upper left part of page)

William Purney (PERSON15095)Joan Purney (PERSON34527)

Medical >Prognosis  (Life or death (medical) )

Medical  (Not specified in question)

Practitioner: Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] (PERSON5218) Treatment Judgment Outcome(s)Previous consultation(s)Angelic consultationAstrological Chart

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CASE19495: Horary consultation concerning Sir Robert Sandy [Napier] [Baronet] [Old Sir Robert Napier] [Mr Robert Sandy [Napier]] (PERSON6315) and William Hatch (PERSON12640)

Question asked by Sir Robert Sandy [Napier] [Baronet] [Old Sir Robert Napier] [Mr Robert Sandy [Napier]] (PERSON6315) on 29 June 1601 at 06:00

RN Willia Hatch of Stapleford 60 y. Iune 29 die ☾ hor. 6 ant m 160i |hard by Luton.|

[Astrological Chart]

my brothr Sandy at this tyme troubled wth a losenes would knowe wheathr it be good to stop it or noe. & wheathr will: hatch b wyll dye of this Disease.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 404, f. 130r (bottom right, and bottom left parts of page)

Sir Robert Sandy [Napier] [Baronet] [Old Sir Robert Napier] [Mr Robert Sandy [Napier]] (PERSON6315)William Hatch (PERSON12640)

Medical >Symptoms (specified)>Diarrhoea and bloody flux (Looseness)

Medical >Treatment (Treatment)

Medical >Prognosis  (Life or death (medical) )

Medical >Illness (general) (Disease)

Practitioner: Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] (PERSON5218) Judgment Outcome(s)Astrological 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?f50-number-of-patients=Multiple%20patients;f51-patient-age-band=040-049;f52-question-asked=Medical%3A%3APrognosis%3A%3ALife%20or%20death%20%28medical%29, accessed 28 February 2025.

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