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CASE43336: Horary consultation concerning John Butcher (PERSON28609)

Question asked by the patient on 7 May 1616 at 11:15

RN Iohn Butcher of Stoake golding 17 y may 7 ♂ h. 11. 15 ant m 16i6 sick before christmas in his h {sic} armes legs knes & hart shifting up & downe & is very shortwyded wthall It resteth & lyeth in his left knee & swelleth sometimes

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 408, f. 81v (upper left part of page)

John Butcher (PERSON28609)

Medical >Illness (general) (Sickness)

Medical >Parts of the body>Limbs and joints (ArmsLegsKnees)

Medical >Parts of the body>Torso (Heart)

Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Respiratory problems (Short winded)

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

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

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-recipe=No;f2-querent-sex=Male;f3-judgment=Yes;f4-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3APain%20and%20pricking%3A%3AShooting;f5-querent=John%20Butcher%20%28PERSON28609%29, accessed 13 May 2024.

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