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CASE27224: Horary consultation concerning Goody Matthews (PERSON20287)

Question asked by the patient on 22 April 1606 at 11:25

RN Goody Mathew of Walton. 40 y Ap 22. ♂ h. 11. 25. ant m 1606|4| {sic} hed & harte /

her speach fayleth her.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 215, f. 121r (upper left part of page)

Goody Matthews (PERSON20287)

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

Medical >Parts of the body>Torso (Heart)

Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Speech problems  (Cannot speak)

Practitioner: Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] (PERSON5218)

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CASE70105: Horary consultation concerning Goody Burchmore (PERSON45213)

Question asked by the patient on 28 February 1630 at 08:15

RN Goody Burchmore of Hanslop 40 y great wth child feb 28 ☉. h. 8. 15 ant m 1630. /An Impostue {sic} in her chest\1

[Partial Astrological Chart]

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘great wth child Impost wynd ready to be stopt speachles’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 194, p. 121 (upper right part of page)

Goody Burchmore (PERSON45213)

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

Medical >Parts of the body>Torso (Chest)

Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Respiratory problems (Ready to stop her/his wind)

Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Speech problems  (Cannot speak)

Practitioner: Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] (PERSON5218) Treatment 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?f53-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3ASpeech%20problems;f55-querent-sex=Female;f56-patient-age-band=040-049%3A%3A40, accessed 16 April 2025.

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