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CASE21840: Horary consultation concerning Goody Hobs (PERSON12812)

Question asked by the patient on 27 December 1604 at 10:20

RN Goody Hobs of Gothurst 60|3| y. Decēb 27. ♃ hor. 10 20 ant m 1604.

every where swelled in her lyms armes. legs bodye very shortwyded.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 415, f. 202r (upper right part of page)

Goody Hobs (PERSON12812)

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

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

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

Medical >Parts of the body >Torso (Torso)

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

Practitioner: Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] (PERSON5218)

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CASE16294: Horary consultation concerning Mary King (PERSON13398)

Question asked by the patient on 27 August 1604 at 16:30

GJ mary King of Fenny stratford 21 y. Aug 27 ☾ ho. 4. 30 p. m 1604. A swelling about the chinne, sore over all her body began in her eyes

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 207, f. 209r (bottom right part of page)

Mary King (PERSON13398)

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

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

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

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

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?f12-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3AWhole%20body%3A%3AEverywhere;f13-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3ABloating%20and%20swelling;f9-date=1600-1609%3A%3A1604, accessed 28 March 2025.

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