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CASE34588: Horary consultation concerning Old Father John Bechino [Pinner] (PERSON9584)

Question asked by the patient on 19 December 1608 at 10:38

RN Old Bechino of Walton 70 y decēb. 19 ☾ h. 10. 38 ant m 1608. haunted cā take no rest

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 229, f. 274r (bottom left part of page)

Old Father John Bechino [Pinner] (PERSON9584)

Medical >Witchcraft and devil (Haunted)

Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Sleep problems  (Sleeplessness)

Practitioner: Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] (PERSON5218)

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CASE16950: Horary consultation concerning Thomas Piggot (PERSON14926)

Question asked by the patient on 18 May 1602 at 13:00

RN Thomas Piggot of luton 72 y. very sicke longe sleepeth mutch a cough & mutch fleume. maij 18. ♂ hor 1. p m. 1602

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 221, f. 48v (upper right part of page)

Thomas Piggot (PERSON14926)

Medical >Illness (general) (Sickness)

Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Sleep problems  (Sleepiness)

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

Practitioner: Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] (PERSON5218) 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-patient-age-band=070-079;f4-date=1600-1609;f5-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3ASleep%20problems, accessed 1 January 2025.

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