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CASE36532: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Chester (PERSON22488)

Question asked by the patient on 15 September 1609 at 14:15

RN Elis. Chester of Maldon not well in her wits. 28 y a widow Sept 15 ♀ h. 2 15. p m 1609

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 203, f. 158r (bottom right part of page)

Elizabeth Chester (PERSON22488)

Medical >Diseases of the mind  (Not well (passions)Wits )

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-number-of-patients=Single%20patient;f3-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ADiseases%20of%20the%20mind%3A%3AWits;f4-patient=Elizabeth%20Chester%20%28PERSON22488%29, accessed 19 February 2025.

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