CASE68167: Horary consultation concerning Dr Astley (PERSON42997)
Question asked by the patient on 13 April 1629 at 13:20
Dr Astly warden of Alsoules Colledge in Oxford 63. y. Apr. 13. 1. 20. ☾. p. m. 1629
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1 Had a colde & an extreame Cough a weeke afore shouetyde {sic} wch did much shake & macerate his Body & was freed both of colde & Cough wthin 3 weekes after. findes a defect in his digestion, in the liuer as hee feareth, wch heretofore hath much anoyed him.
2. is \hath beene/ very costiue (saueinge for 3 dayes last past) wth some forcemt thereto, yet his Body is temporate for heate & colde.
3 hee is not much thirsty saue at meales;
4 hee sleepes indifferent well, 5 or 6 houres in the night at beast.
5 his stomack seemeth to bee quieted when hee suppeth posset drinke
6 This is his Clymatericall yeare, beeinge 63 yeares at Alhollowetide last.
7 hee desires to knowe howe his Liuer may bee releeved & howe his Body may be loosened.
8 His was water ordinarily keepes in a reasonable lowe Coulour.
9 Hee feares yt his Body (beeinge old & weake) will not much abide Phisike./
10 his dyet com̄only is veale & broth. & sometimes mutton, his drinke is small Be{e}re
vide April. 13.
Dr Astley warden of Alsolue {sic} Coll. in Oxon 63. y. Apr. 13. ☾ h. 2|1|. 20. p. m. 1629.
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Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 407, f. 135v, f. 151r (f. 135v upper left, f. 135v bottom right, f. 151r upper left, and f. 151r bottom)
