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CASE10397: Horary consultation concerning Sybil Dossington (PERSON11363)

Question asked by the patient on 22 April 1600 at 12:00

RN Sybill Mill Dossington 37 y. Ap. 22 die ♂ h. 12 1600

for a payne in her cheek{illeg} & eyes /

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 202, f. 47v (upper right, and bottom right parts of page)

Sybil Dossington (PERSON11363)

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

Medical >Symptoms (specified)>Pain and pricking (Pain)

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

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CASE23400: Horary consultation concerning Lady Chester [Mrs Elizabeth Chester] (PERSON45998)

Question asked by the patient on 20 May 1614 at 11:20

RN Mres Chester tormented wth toothach. intollerabl 3 days & nights face swelled may 20 ♀. h. 11. 20 ant m 1614.

desyreth me to come over.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 237, f. 2r (upper left part of page)

Lady Chester [Mrs Elizabeth Chester] (PERSON45998)

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

Medical >Symptoms (specified)>Pain and pricking (Pain)

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

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?f1-damaged=No;f2-querent-age-band=030-039%3A%3A37;f3-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3AHead%20and%20neck%3A%3AFace, accessed 17 April 2025.

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