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CASE23445: Horary consultation concerning Harris (PERSON31388)

Question asked by Mr Harris (PERSON31386) on 25 May 1614 at 17:00

RN Mr Harys touching his sonns quotid ague yt hath made him faynt & weake not able to sit nor goe may 25. ☿ h. 5 p m 1614.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 237, f. 9r (upper left part of page)

Mr Harris (PERSON31386)Harris (PERSON31388)

Medical >Illnesses (named) (Ague)

Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Dizzy and/or faint  (WeakFaintness )

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

Practitioner: Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] (PERSON5218)

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CASE23779: Horary consultation concerning Edward Allen (PERSON27326)

Question asked by the patient on 6 August 1614 at 11:15

W Rich

Edward Allen. Y. 18. August. 6. ♄. hor. 11. 15 A. M. 1614. ill ever since a week befor our Lady day. Spitteth much wth a great coufgh & very lean & faynt, vrine high couller.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 237, f. 66r (upper right part of page)

Edward Allen (PERSON27326)

Medical >Illness (general) (Illness)

Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Rheumy (Spitting)

Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Respiratory problems (Cough)

Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Wasting (Lean)

Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Dizzy and/or faint  (Faintness )

Practitioner: Mr Willoughby (PERSON21200) 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?f2-shelfmark=MS%20Ashmole%20237;f3-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3ADizzy%20and%2For%20faint%3A%3AFaintness;f4-date=1610-1619%3A%3A1614, accessed 1 March 2025.

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