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CASE43280: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Joan Shortread (PERSON25367)

Question asked by the patient on 27 April 1616 at 09:30

RN Ione Shortread of Newp 37 y Ap. 27. h {sic} hor. 9 30 ant m 16i6. |a burning in her hands & body all over neck & legs|

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 408, f. 72v (upper left part of page)

Mrs Joan Shortread (PERSON25367)

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

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

Medical >Parts of the body >Torso (Torso)

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

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

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

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CASE12474: Horary consultation concerning Agnes Freebody (PERSON11943)

Question asked by the patient on 17 May 1599 at 07:30

RN Agnes free{s}|b|odye of Grafton of 50 y. took her as an ague wth a great burning in her back & hed & hath red sp spots li{ve} leeke pimpels hades {sic} necke & face. 17 of may. h. 7. 30. ant m. 1599.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 165v (upper right part of page)

Agnes Freebody (PERSON11943)

Medical >Illnesses (named) (Ague)

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

Medical >Parts of the body >Torso (Back)

Medical >Parts of the body >Head and neck  (HeadThroat and mouth Face)

Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Lesions and abscesses (Spots)

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

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

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-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3AWhole%20body;f11-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3AHead%20and%20neck%3A%3AThroat%20and%20mouth;f12-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3ABurning%20and%20inflamed%3A%3ABurning, accessed 15 March 2025.

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