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CASE37654: Horary consultation concerning Goody Mary Venter (PERSON16692)

Question asked by the patient on 15 March 1611 at 14:00

RN Mary Venter of Sauford 45 y march. 5 ♂ h. 2. p m 1611 a wheesing chest ill

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 200, f. 29r (bottom right part of page)

Goody Mary Venter (PERSON16692)

Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Respiratory problems  (Wheezing )

Medical >Parts of the body >Torso  (Chest)

Medical >Illness (general) (Illness)

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

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CASE72550: Horary consultation concerning Mary Villiers [Countess of Buckingham] [Lady Compton] [Lady Villiers] (PERSON22638)

Question asked by the patient on 15 July 1631 at 17:45

RN The Countes of Buckinghā Iuly 15 ♀. h. 5. 45 p m 1631

came to talke wth me about her Astma wheesing & stopping of her longs yt she cā scarce take her wynd

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 212, p. 38 (upper left part of page)

Mary Villiers [Countess of Buckingham] [Lady Compton] [Lady Villiers] (PERSON22638)

Medical >Illnesses (named) (Asthma)

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

Medical >Parts of the body >Torso  (Lungs)

Practitioner: Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] (PERSON5218)

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%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3ARespiratory%20problems%3A%3AWheezing;f11-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3ATorso;f12-time-of-day=PM, accessed 25 January 2025.

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