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CASE70325: Horary consultation concerning Mr Taylor (PERSON59914)

Question asked by the patient on 26 March 1630 at 18:00

RN Mr Taylour march. 26. ♀

Mr Taylor march. 26 ♀ h. 6 p m 1630

[Astrological Chart]

sent to signify vnto me yt the heate of the soules of his feete will not let him sleepe his feete be so paynfull.1

Notes:

1 ‘cānot sleepe’ in the left margin

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 194, p. 201, p. 206 (p. 201 middle right, and p. 206 upper left)

Mr Taylor (PERSON59914)

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

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

Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Sleep problems  (Sleeplessness )

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

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CASE11687: Horary consultation concerning William Smith (PERSON15922)

Question asked by the patient on 13 September 1598 at 08:45

RN Will Smith \of haversham/ cōplayneth of his head & hart & chest & cannot sleepe & pineth and consumeth in his flesh. Sept 13. die ☿ h. 8. 45. m. verius.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 28r (upper right part of page)

William Smith (PERSON15922)

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

Medical >Parts of the body>Torso (HeartChest)

Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Sleep problems  (Sleeplessness )

Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Wasting (ConsumedPining)

Medical >Parts of the body>Whole body (Flesh)

Practitioner: Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] (PERSON5218) Judgment 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?f52-querent-sex=Male;f55-querent-age-band=020-029%3A%3A29;f56-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3ASleep%20problems%3A%3ASleeplessness, accessed 26 February 2025.

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