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CASE78549: Horary consultation concerning Mary Nichols (PERSON55529)

Question asked by the patient on 1 November 1633 at 09:30

RN May {sic} Nichols my serv for a har\r/d sore red swe{l}led leg Novēb 1 ♀ h. 9 30 ant m 1633

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 412, f. 20v (bottom right part of page)

Mary Nichols (PERSON55529)

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

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

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

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

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CASE39298: Horary consultation concerning Richard Nelson (PERSON33550)

Question asked by the patient on 4 March 1612 at 16:30

RN Rich. Nelson of Woulvrton wheathr it wilbe cured march 4 ☿ h. 4. 30 p m 1612. a sore leg mightely swelled & very hard/

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 409, f. 11v (bottom left part of page)

Richard Nelson (PERSON33550)

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

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

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

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?f15-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3APain%20and%20pricking;f16-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3ALimbs%20and%20joints%3A%3ALegs;f17-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3ABloating%20and%20swelling%3A%3AHardness, accessed 20 March 2025.

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