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CASE63630: Horary consultation concerning Alice Richardson (PERSON57586)

Question asked by the patient on 14 April 1627 at 09:30

RN Alce Richardson of stoakegolding 50 y Ap. 14 h {sic} hor. 9. 30 ant m 1627 swelled about her chest & legs a fortnight thought that she had bene wth child 40 weekes vtrū sit gravida

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 227, f. 61r (upper left part of page)

Alice Richardson (PERSON57586)

Medical >Symptoms (specified)>Bloating and swelling (Swelling)

Medical >Parts of the body >Torso  (Chest )

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

Sex, family and generation  (Pregnancy)

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

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CASE74877: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Clark (PERSON46261)

Question asked by the patient on 15 June 1632 at 13:50

RN Elis Clarke of St Peters in St Albons 38 y Iune 15 ♀ h. 1. 50 p m 1632

swollen about her chest. & left syde /vtrū gravida\

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 416, p. 238 (bottom left part of page)

Elizabeth Clark (PERSON46261)

Medical >Symptoms (specified)>Bloating and swelling (Swelling)

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

Sex, family and generation  (Pregnancy)

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

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?f6-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3ATorso%3A%3AChest;f7-judgment=No;f8-question-asked=Sex%2C%20family%20and%20generation, accessed 3 March 2025.

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