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CASE76116: Decumbiture for William Burgess (PERSON45260)

Question asked by the patient on 11 December 1632 at 10:30

RN Decēb 8 h {sic} hor 12 \p m 1632/ in the night taken wth a stitch & a cough vnder the right syde

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 214, p. 206 (upper right part of page)

William Burgess (PERSON45260) 

Medical >Symptoms (specified)>Respiratory problems (Cough)

Medical >Parts of the body>Torso (Side(s))

Medical >Symptoms (specified)>Gripings, gnawings and stitches (Stitch)

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

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CASE76113: Horary consultation concerning William Burgess (PERSON45260)

Question asked by the patient on 11 December 1632 at 10:30

RN Will Burges of North Crouly 46 y decēb. 11. ♂ h 10. 30 ant m 1632 sickned last satt about 12 in the night

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 214, p. 206 (upper left part of page)

William Burgess (PERSON45260) 

Medical  (Not specified in question)

Practitioner: Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] (PERSON5218) Treatment 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?f59-shelfmark=MS%20Ashmole%20214;f61-question-asked=Medical;f62-participant=William%20Burgess%20%28PERSON45260%29, accessed 1 March 2025.

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