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CASE12204: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Web (PERSON16899)

Question asked by the patient on 3 April 1599 between 11:10 and 11:30

RN Elisabeth web. of Gothurst 47. for a swelling in her legs & armes. not had her courses well. this 8 yeres

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 228, f. 120v (upper right part of page)

Elizabeth Web (PERSON16899)

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

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

Medical >Women’s matters >Menstrual problems  (Menstruation )

Practitioner: Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] (PERSON5218)

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CASE12408: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Shephard (PERSON15766)

Question asked by the patient on 8 May 1599 between 08:45 and 10:00

RN Elisabeth Shefhard of lathbury 23. hath not her Courses very well payned in her hed. & eyes doe swell. wth a great heate a great breaking out.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 155r (upper left part of page)

Elizabeth Shephard (PERSON15766)

Medical >Women’s matters >Menstrual problems  (Menstruation )

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

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

Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Burning and inflamed (Hot)

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

Practitioner: Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] (PERSON5218) Treatment 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?f21-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3ABloating%20and%20swelling;f23-date=1590-1599;f24-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AWomen%E2%80%99s%20matters%3A%3AMenstrual%20problems%3A%3AMenstruation, accessed 25 March 2025.

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