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CASE35171: Horary consultation concerning Sara (PERSON26751)

Question asked by Old Lady Dormer [Elizabeth Brown] (PERSON19498) on 14 April 1609 at 10:40

RN her mayds name Sara a Chā bermead. troubled wth the yellow Iaundes Apr 14. ♀ h. {illeg} {sic} 10. 40 ant m 1609.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 229, f. 346v (bottom right part of page)

Old Lady Dormer [Elizabeth Brown] (PERSON19498)Sara (PERSON26751)

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

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

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CASE32848: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Knightly (PERSON24087)

Question asked by the patient on 22 February 1608 at 12:25

RN Mres Knightly of Wing. 24 y feb. 22. ☾ h. 12. 25 p m 1608 /lady Dormers gentlewomā.\ her physick spilt this morning.

a double tertian.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 229, f. 39r (bottom left, and bottom right parts of page)

Mrs Knightly (PERSON24087)

Medical >Illnesses (named)  (Ague)

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

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CASE34584: Horary consultation concerning Thomas Harrison (PERSON31431)

Question asked by Harrison (PERSON23646) on 17 December 1608 at 17:00

RN My Cosen Harryson sent me a letter in the behalfe of his sic{ke} infant now being at luton wth maudly{n} nource Decēb. 17 h {sic} hor. 5. p m 1608.

would know wheather in danger of peyste or water in his infan{cy} directed frō london the 8 of Decēb. 1608.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 229, f. 273v (upper right part of page)

Harrison (PERSON23646)Thomas Harrison (PERSON31431)

Medical >Illness (general) (Sickness)

Medical >Illnesses (named)  (Plague)

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?f15-info=Occupation%20mentioned%3A%3AHousehold%20staff%3A%3ASpecific%20roles;f17-shelfmark=MS%20Ashmole%20229;f18-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AIllnesses%20%28named%29, accessed 18 March 2025.

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