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CASE48828: Horary consultation concerning Anne Brise (PERSON28394)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON38610) on 25 May 1619 at 16:00

RN An Brice of newp 4 y a fortnight afte miklemas may 25 {illeg}|♂| h. {illeg}|4| p m 1619 a swelling about her necke a|o|n whitsonday. of the right syde.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 235, f. 17r (upper right part of page)

Anonymous (PERSON38610)Anne Brise (PERSON28394)

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

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

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

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CASE26981: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON21316) and Potter (PERSON20550)

Question asked by Goody Potter (PERSON20549) on 25 March 1606 at 07:25

RN On of Newp

Goody potter for her meade servāt m of 16 y yo {sic} ma\r/ch 25 ♂ h. 7 \25/ ant m 1606.

a swelling on her |left| cheeke like the quenes evyll this 2 yeres.

Also her daughtr of 4 y mach {sic} 25 ♂ h 7 \25/ ant m 1606.

vomiteth vp clūpers of blood & cleere blood & reatcheth mutch somtymes blood yt is very blacke

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 215, f. 81r (upper right part of page)

Goody Potter (PERSON20549)Anonymous (PERSON21316)Potter (PERSON20550)

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

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

Medical >Illnesses (named) (Scrofula)

Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Nausea and vomiting (Vomiting blood)

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-patient-age-band=000-009%3A%3A4;f14-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3ABloating%20and%20swelling%3A%3ASwelling;f15-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3AHead%20and%20neck, accessed 28 March 2025.

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