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CASE17046: Horary consultation concerning John Holland (PERSON12848)

Question asked by the patient on 27 May 1602 at 12:45

RN Iohn holland of walten 57 y at the same tye {sic} |asked my counsell| lame in his hands & feete

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 221, f. 63v (bottom left part of page)

John Holland (PERSON12848)

Medical  (Medical counsel )

Medical >Symptoms (specified)>Lame, numb or paralysed (Lameness)

Medical >Parts of the body >Limbs and joints  (Hands Feet)

Practitioner: Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] (PERSON5218)

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CASE19522: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON18453)

Question asked by the patient on 17 June 1601 at 06:30

RN a Poer wench of London wch was had a face swelled very hand {sic} & a hard {sic} greatly swelled. wch was broken wth pultisses came to knowe my counsell Iuly 5. & whenc it ceeded & what was good for it. Iune 17. die ☿ hor 6. 30 ant m. 160i

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 404, f. 136r (upper left part of page)

Anonymous (PERSON18453)

Medical  (Medical counsel Cause of the affliction)

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

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

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

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

Medical >Treatment (Requesting treatment)

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

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?f17-treatment=No;f18-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AMedical%20counsel;f19-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3ALimbs%20and%20joints%3A%3AHands, accessed 16 January 2025.

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