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CASE25986: Horary consultation concerning Dorothy (PERSON62514)

Question asked by the patient on 24 September 1625 at 06:30

RW Dorothy the mayd of the house. d. ♄. h: 6. 30. ant: m: Sept: 24. 1625. tympanite

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 174, p. 383 (bottom left part of page)

Dorothy (PERSON62514)

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

Practitioner: Mr Robert Wallis (PERSON36434) Astrological Chart

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CASE22037: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON9126)

Question asked by the patient on 14 March 1604 at 11:20

RN Anothr of her meades swelled in her breastꝭ & belly. hath had a great fit of sicknes ever since last Easter last. a yellowish thick

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 415, f. 39r (upper left part of page)

Anonymous (PERSON9126)

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

Medical >Parts of the body>Torso (Breasts)

Medical >Illness (general) (Sickness)

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?f21-info=Occupation%20mentioned%3A%3AHousehold%20staff%3A%3AServants%3A%3AMaid;f22-treatment=No;f23-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3ABloating%20and%20swelling, accessed 31 March 2025.

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