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CASE54970: Horary consultation concerning Old Mr John Duncombe (PERSON11404)

Question asked by the patient on 17 September 1622 at 14:30

RN Mr \Iohn/ Duncōb the older of great Brickhill sept 17 ♂ h. 2. 30 p m. 1622. head gydy

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 222, f. 61v (bottom right part of page)

Old Mr John Duncombe (PERSON11404)

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

Medical >Symptoms (specified)>Dizzy and/or faint (Dizziness)

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

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CASE11871: Horary consultation concerning Goody Elizabeth Miller (PERSON14184)

Question asked by Miller (PERSON24490) on 12 December 1598 at 10:18

RN Elisabeth Miller of Newport Millers wom|th|er {sic} very sick keepeth her bed her daughtr came 68|6| yeres. Decēb. 12 die ♂ h. 10. 18. ant m 1598. hed & hart Costive went not to ground this sēnet

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 66r (upper left part of page)

Miller (PERSON24490)Goody Elizabeth Miller (PERSON14184)

Medical >Illness (general) (SicknessBedridden)

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

Medical >Parts of the body >Torso (Heart)

Medical >Symptoms (specified) (Constipation)

Practitioner: Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] (PERSON5218) Treatment  Judgment PaymentOutcome(s)Astrological Chart

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CASE30368: Horary consultation concerning Alice Cheyney (PERSON10480)

Question asked by the patient on 17 December 1606 at 12:00

RN Alce Chayny of Paulusperry 66 y decēb 17 ☿ h. 12. 1606 harte ach hed ill.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 193, f. 35r (upper left part of page)

Alice Cheyney (PERSON10480)

Medical >Parts of the body >Torso (Heart)

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

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

Medical >Illness (general) (Illness)

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-treatment=Yes;f2-patient-age-band=060-069%3A%3A66;f3-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3AHead%20and%20neck%3A%3AHead, accessed 7 February 2025.

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