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CASE48773: Horary consultation concerning Mary Dobs (PERSON29855)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON38603) on 20 May 1619 at 11:40

RN May {sic} Dobs of Newp 7 y may 20 ♃ h. 11 40 ant m 1619. ob {sic} sinc she was borne troubled in her head.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 235, f. 8v (upper left part of page)

Anonymous (PERSON38603)Mary Dobs (PERSON29855)

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

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

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CASE48995: Nativity for John Nashe (PERSON33491)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON38635) on 14 June 1619 between 11:00 and 13:15

RN Iohn Nash of Newp borne 3 may ☾ h. h. {sic} 9. 30 p m 1619 & this child d {sic} lived a fortght {sic} was christned & dyed head was all yellowish as on yt had the Iandis.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 235, f. 45r (upper left part of page)

Anonymous (PERSON38635)John Nashe (PERSON33491)

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

Personal affairs>Life stories (Death)

Practitioner: Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] (PERSON5218) Judgment Astrological Chart Patient’s death recorded

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CASE49008: Horary consultation concerning John Knight (PERSON32374)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON38637) on 15 June 1619 at 11:30

RN Iohn knight of this towne 9 y Iune 15 ♂ h. 11. 30 ant m. 1619. |hed & belly swelled.|

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 235, f. 47v (bottom left part of page)

Anonymous (PERSON38637)John Knight (PERSON32374)

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

Medical >Parts of the body >Torso (Belly)

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

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

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CASE49512: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Lavender (PERSON32575)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON38696) on 14 August 1619 at 08:30

RN Elis: lavender of Bedford. 9. y. Aug. 14 h {sic} hor 8 30 ant m. 1619 head ill & stomake 4 days.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 235, f. 153v (upper right part of page)

Anonymous (PERSON38696)Elizabeth Lavender (PERSON32575)

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

Medical >Illness (general) (Illness)

Medical >Parts of the body >Torso (Stomach)

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-querent-identified=No;f2-patient-age-band=000-009;f3-damaged=No;f4-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3AHead%20and%20neck%3A%3AHead;f5-shelfmark=MS%20Ashmole%20235, accessed 21 June 2024.

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