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CASE12408: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Shephard (PERSON15766)

Question asked by the patient on 8 May 1599 between 08:45 and 10:00

RN Elisabeth Shefhard of lathbury 23. hath not her Courses very well payned in her hed. & eyes doe swell. wth a great heate a great breaking out.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 155r (upper left part of page)

Elizabeth Shephard (PERSON15766)

Medical >Women’s matters >Menstrual problems  (Menstruation )

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

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

Medical >Symptoms (specified)>Burning and inflamed (Hot)

Medical >Parts of the body >Whole body (Skin)

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

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CASE12995: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Margaret Burchmore (PERSON10185)

Question asked by the patient on 14 January 1600 at 12:00

RN Mres Burchmore of Tottell end 33 yeres Ian. 14 die ☾ h. 12. habet albos et rubeos successive stomack hed backe. weake of a yellowe coloure. a candell wth cymamon {sic} stayeth her whitꝭ when nothing els will troubled with the iaundish & of a yellowish colour.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 255r (bottom left part of page)

Mrs Margaret Burchmore (PERSON10185)

Medical >Illnesses (named) (Whites, the)

Medical >Women’s matters >Menstrual problems  (Menstruation )

Medical >Parts of the body >Torso (StomachBack)

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

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

Medical >Illnesses (named)>Jaundice (Jaundice)

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

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CASE12307: Horary consultation concerning Alice Coursey (PERSON10958)

Question asked by the patient on 25 April 1599 at 11:30

RN Alce Course of Emmerton 25. y. sick & cōplayneth of her hed. & chest & so into her leg. seldome hath her courses. hed & leg {mes} 2{5} of Ap. die ☿ h. 11. 30. ant m. 1599.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 138v (upper right part of page)

Alice Coursey (PERSON10958)

Medical >Illness (general) (Sickness)

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

Medical >Parts of the body >Torso (Chest)

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

Medical >Women’s matters >Menstrual problems  (Menstruation )

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-volume-name=Napier%2C%20vol.%2003;f2-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3AHead%20and%20neck%3A%3AHead;f3-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AWomen%E2%80%99s%20matters%3A%3AMenstrual%20problems%3A%3AMenstruation, accessed 9 February 2025.

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