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CASE16729: Horary consultation concerning Alice Houghton (PERSON12912)

Question asked by the patient on 27 March 1602 at 12:00

RN Alce Hooton of harrold for a grevous payne in her head wch maketh her fall downe & holdeth her all that daye & on of her eyes is out 72 y. ma\r/tij 27 ♄ hor 12. 1602.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 221, f. 17v (upper right part of page)

Alice Houghton (PERSON12912)

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

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

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

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CASE10637: Horary consultation concerning John Thenger (PERSON16374)

Question asked by the patient on 21 May 1600 at 10:15

RN Iohn Thenger \40 y/ a shephard of Calverton had an ague now fallen {t} {sic} into his legs wch are swollen may & face swollen may 21 die ☿ h. 10. 15 ant m

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 202, f. 77v (bottom left part of page)

John Thenger (PERSON16374)

Medical >Illnesses (named) (Ague)

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

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

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

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

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-how-did-it-take-place=Unclear%3A%3AAt%20unspecified%20location;f2-info=Blessing;f3-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3AHead%20and%20neck, accessed 16 March 2025.

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