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CASE44139: Horary consultation concerning Susan Jennings (PERSON32111)

Question asked by the patient on 7 December 1616 at 16:30

RN Susan Iennings of weston vnderwood 52 y decēb. 7 h {sic} hor 4. 30 p m 16i6 a great wen vnder her left eare wch the kings physit call the kings evill very hot pricking sinc the last yere begynning wth a kernell

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 198, f. 34r (upper right part of page)

Susan Jennings (PERSON32111)

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

Medical >Illnesses (named)  (Scrofula )

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

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

Medical >Symptoms (specified) (Lumps)

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

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CASE73948: Horary consultation concerning Dorothy Wells (PERSON61393)

Question asked by the patient on 6 March 1632 at 12:00

RN Dorothy Wels of Hodson 68 y ma{rch} 6. ♂ h. 12. 1632 {illeg}|a| swelling vnder her Left |right| eare & fae {sic} & yt syde swelled /kings evill\

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 212, p. 486 (upper right part of page)

Dorothy Wells (PERSON61393)

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

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

Medical >Illnesses (named)  (Scrofula )

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-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AIllnesses%20%28named%29%3A%3AScrofula;f3-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3AHead%20and%20neck%3A%3AEars, accessed 28 March 2025.

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