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CASE56181: Horary consultation concerning Robert Edwards (PERSON48371)

Question asked by the patient on 30 April 1623 between 15:39 and 15:45

RN Rob Edwards 16 y of Steapington troubled wth the splene & a hoarsnes 4. y. by fits & had the yellowe yaundes 2 y. sinc

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 218, f. 80v (bottom right part of page)

Robert Edwards (PERSON48371)

Medical >Parts of the body >Torso  (Spleen )

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

Medical >Illnesses (named)>Jaundice (Yellow jaundice)

Practitioner: Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] (PERSON5218)

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CASE58946: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Magdalen Napier [Mitton] [Sandy] (PERSON33485)

Question asked by the patient on 18 August 1624 at 13:00

RN Mres Magdalen Napeir Aug 18 ☿ h. 1. p m 1624

for her splene & head ceding frō her terms stopt or apching.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 402, f. 44v (upper right part of page)

Mrs Magdalen Napier [Mitton] [Sandy] (PERSON33485)

Medical >Parts of the body >Torso  (Spleen )

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

Medical >Women’s matters>Menstrual problems (Menstruation)

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?f13-number-of-patients=Single%20patient;f15-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3ATorso%3A%3ASpleen;f16-querent-age-band=010-019, accessed 19 March 2025.

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