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CASE21538: Horary consultation concerning Goodwife Margery Brittain (PERSON10051)

Question asked by the patient on 3 October 1604 at 17:30

RN margery Britten of our towne for an ague cold & hot wch maketh her very drye when the fit cōmeth. Octob 3. ☿ hor 5. 30 p m 1604 |a very bad stomacke.|

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 415, f. 154r (upper left part of page)

Goodwife Margery Brittain (PERSON10051)

Medical >Illnesses (named) (Ague)

Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Fevers, chills and sweating  (Hot and cold )

Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Dry and/or thirsty  (Dry )

Medical >Parts of the body>Torso (Stomach)

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

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CASE26417: Horary consultation concerning Mr Edward Judkin (PERSON32207)

Question asked by the patient on 15 April 1615 at 08:45

RW Iohn \Edward/ Gedkins \of Salden.// y: 18 d ♄. h: 8. 45 ant: merid: Ap: 15. 1615. A quotidian feuer. cold fitt first, then hott for when his fitt taketh hī, he hath a \dry/ cough prickinge in his sids.

[Partial Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 204, f. 41v (middle right part of page)

Mr Edward Judkin (PERSON32207)

Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Fevers, chills and sweating  (FeverHot and cold )

Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Dry and/or thirsty  (Dry )

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

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

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

Practitioner: Mr Robert Wallis (PERSON36434) 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?f1-how-did-it-take-place=Unclear%3A%3AAt%20unspecified%20location;f2-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3ADry%20and%2For%20thirsty%3A%3ADry;f3-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3AFevers%2C%20chills%20and%20sweating%3A%3AHot%20and%20cold, accessed 19 January 2025.

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