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CASE43140: Horary consultation concerning Edward Gardner (PERSON30757)

Question asked by Mr Nichols (PERSON24638) on 6 April 1616 at 07:25

RN Mr Nichols of Wing for on of his fellowes \Edwards Gardiner/ growen into ye scurvy & dropsye yt before a yere sinc was recovered only by scurvygras now growen swelled his legs thighes & belly are very mutch swelled his appetite de{i}ected & 70 y cā take no purge fat corp & well coloured Ap 6 h {sic} hor. 7. 25 ant m 16i6. |breath short|

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 408, f. 51r (upper left part of page)

Mr Nichols (PERSON24638)Edward Gardner (PERSON30757)

Medical >Illnesses (named) (ScurvyDropsy)

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

Medical >Parts of the body >Torso (Belly)

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

Medical >Symptoms (specified)>Eating and drinking problems (Problems with appetite)

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

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

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CASE79998: Nativity for The old Sir Richard Spencer (PERSON16027)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON62836) between 22 April 1618 and 7 November 1624

RN Sr Rich: a wyndy payne in ye stomack rūing into the legs & thighes. wth great torture. & difficulty of making vryne stranguria timetr only in ye morning

/Sr Rich borne 2 days after Bartholtyde. 1553.\

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 240, f. 132r (middle part of page)

Anonymous (PERSON62836)The old Sir Richard Spencer (PERSON16027)

Medical >Symptoms (specified)>Wind (Wind)

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

Medical >Parts of the body >Torso (Stomach)

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

Medical >Illnesses (named)>Stone and strangury (Strangury)

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?f10-patient-consent=Not%20specified;f14-date=1610-1619;f15-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3ALimbs%20and%20joints%3A%3AThighs, accessed 11 February 2025.

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