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CASE26981: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON21316) and Potter (PERSON20550)

Question asked by Goody Potter (PERSON20549) on 25 March 1606 at 07:25

RN On of Newp

Goody potter for her meade servāt m of 16 y yo {sic} ma\r/ch 25 ♂ h. 7 \25/ ant m 1606.

a swelling on her |left| cheeke like the quenes evyll this 2 yeres.

Also her daughtr of 4 y mach {sic} 25 ♂ h 7 \25/ ant m 1606.

vomiteth vp clūpers of blood & cleere blood & reatcheth mutch somtymes blood yt is very blacke

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 215, f. 81r (upper right part of page)

Goody Potter (PERSON20549)Anonymous (PERSON21316)Potter (PERSON20550)

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

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

Medical >Illnesses (named)  (Scrofula )

Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Nausea and vomiting (Vomiting blood)

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

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CASE64594: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON40515)

Question asked by the patient on 15 September 1627 at 13:00

RN The faukners wife to Sr Rob          of Parsnā Sept 15 h {sic} hor. 1. p m 1627 wheather festured sore & sw in her left arme broken & rūning & swellings about her face & neck all soft taken by hard labour of a child he {sic} wheathr it be the kings evill as is supposed or a fistula

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 227, f. 215r (upper left part of page)

Anonymous (PERSON40515)

Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Lesions and abscesses (Sores)

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

Medical >Parts of the body>Whole body (Skin)

Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Rheumy (Running)

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

Medical >Parts of the body>Head and neck (FaceThroat and mouth)

Medical >Illnesses (named)  (Scrofula )

Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Hernia, fistula and haemorrhoids (Fistula)

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

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CASE32687: Horary consultation concerning Edward Osborn (PERSON24720)

Question asked by the patient on 6 December 1607 at 09:00

RN Iohn Os Edward Os{burn}e of london my brothr Evingtons mā 30 y Decēb. 6. ☉ h. 9. ant m 1607. |kernels vndr his throat like Struma|1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘2 fig.’ in the right margin

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 229, f. 11v (upper left part of page)

Edward Osborn (PERSON24720)

Medical >Parts of the body>Head and neck (Throat and mouth)

Medical >Symptoms (specified)  (Lumps)

Medical >Illnesses (named)  (Scrofula )

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

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CASE25013: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON37330)

Question asked by the patient on 13 June 1610 at 09:30

RN on Dobsons mā of london tenat {sic} to my brothr Sandy Iune 13. ☿ h. 9. 30. 16i0 for his \right/ cheeke swelled kings evyll & his right knee. mightely swelled.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 239, f. 65v (upper left part of page)

Anonymous (PERSON37330)

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

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

Medical >Illnesses (named)  (Scrofula )

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

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-info=Occupation%20mentioned%3A%3AHousehold%20staff;f2-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29;f3-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AIllnesses%20%28named%29%3A%3AScrofula, accessed 22 February 2025.

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