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CASE16053: Horary consultation concerning William Castle (PERSON10375)

Question asked by the patient on 11 January 1604 at 10:40

RN Wylliā Castill of Woulson Magna. a shephard 30 y Ian. 11 ☿ hor. 10. 40 ant m. 1604

sore red eyes

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 207, f. 180v (bottom left part of page)

William Castle (PERSON10375)

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

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

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

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CASE12575: Horary consultation concerning Richard Scrivener (PERSON15675)

Question asked by the patient on 25 August 1599 at 08:50

RN Richard Scriveneur of Potters Pery a husb. man. for the sorenes of his eyes troubled wth a hot reume yt closeth & gūmeth his eyes. August 25. die ♀ {sic} h. 8 50. ant m. 1599.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 184r (bottom left part of page)

Richard Scrivener (PERSON15675)

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

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

Medical >Symptoms (specified)>Rheumy (Rheum)

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-info=Occupation%20mentioned%3A%3ARural%20occupations%3A%3AAgriculture%2Fanimal%20husbandry;f2-number-of-practitioners=Single%20practitioner;f3-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3AHead%20and%20neck%3A%3AEyes, accessed 15 March 2025.

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