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CASE37316: Horary consultation concerning Alice Yerley (PERSON37161)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON37438) on 23 September 1614 at 15:30

RN Alce yerley \of Bedford/ 3 quarters sept. 23 ♀ h. 3. 30 p m. 1614

a moneth sinc taken on the left syde. & now cānot stand but will crye.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 237, f. 98r (bottom right part of page)

Anonymous (PERSON37438)Alice Yerley (PERSON37161)

Medical >Parts of the body>Torso (Side(s))

Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Lame, numb or paralysed  (Cannot stand)

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

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CASE40064: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON37755)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON37756) on 20 June 1612 at 17:50

RN a litle child of 13 wekes old taken yesterday & strangly. Iune 20 h {sic} hor 5. 4|5|0 p m 1612. like on yt had ye palsye

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 409, f. 117v (upper left part of page)

Anonymous (PERSON37756)Anonymous (PERSON37755)

Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Lame, numb or paralysed  (Palsy)

Medical >Witchcraft and devil (Strange affliction)

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?f11-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3ALame%2C%20numb%20or%20paralysed;f12-patient-age-band=000-009%3A%3A0-12%20months;f13-date=1610-1619, accessed 26 January 2025.

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