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CASE75011: Horary consultation concerning Edward Longstaffe (PERSON53860)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON41589) on 4 July 1632 at 11:20

RN Edw. Longstaffe of Hanslop halfe a yere Iuly 4. ☿. h. 11. 20 ant m 1632.

no vse of the right am {sic}/

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 416, p. 285 (upper left part of page)

Anonymous (PERSON41589)Edward Longstaffe (PERSON53860)

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

Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Lame, numb or paralysed  (Cannot use part )

Practitioner: Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] (PERSON5218)

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CASE13109: Horary consultation concerning Mary Porter (PERSON14996)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON17770) on 21 February 1600 at 14:15

RN Mary Porter of Stadgdon 40 yeres troubled wth an ache vppō her right shouldr & arme & left thigh to her leg downeward & hath no vse of thē feb. 21. die ♃ h. 2 15 p m. 1600.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 274v (upper right part of page)

Anonymous (PERSON17770)Mary Porter (PERSON14996)

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

Medical >Parts of the body >Limbs and joints  (ShouldersArms LegsThighs)

Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Lame, numb or paralysed  (Cannot use part )

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

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?f2-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3ALimbs%20and%20joints%3A%3AArms;f3-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3ALame%2C%20numb%20or%20paralysed%3A%3ACannot%20use%20part;f4-querent-identified=No, accessed 1 April 2025.

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