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CASE41292: Horary consultation concerning Mr William Chamberlain (PERSON28809)

Question asked by the patient on 1 May 1613 at 11:00

RN Mr Will: Chāberlin of Wicken 36 y may 1. h {sic} hor. 11 ant m 1613 mind troubled chest opprest faynt at my hart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 199, f. 109v (bottom part of page)

Mr William Chamberlain (PERSON28809)

Medical >Diseases of the mind  (MindTroubled )

Medical >Parts of the body >Torso  (Chest Heart)

Medical >Symptoms (specified)>Dizzy and/or faint (Faintness)

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

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CASE48042: Horary consultation concerning Agnes Teare (PERSON35944)

Question asked by the patient on 7 January 1619 at 16:15

RN Agnys Teare of Hutchin 55 y Ian. 7 ♃ h. 4. 15 p m 16i9. /troubled in mynd chest ill hed light\

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 230, f. 131r (upper right part of page)

Agnes Teare (PERSON35944)

Medical >Diseases of the mind  (Troubled MindLightheaded (passions))

Medical >Parts of the body >Torso  (Chest )

Medical >Illness (general) (Illness)

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

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-judgment=Yes;f2-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ADiseases%20of%20the%20mind%3A%3ATroubled;f3-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3ATorso%3A%3AChest, accessed 4 March 2025.

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