CASE75200: Horary consultation concerning Richard Geary (PERSON49722)
Question asked by the patient on 31 July 1632 at 14:40
RN Rich: Geary of Woadle 11 y Iuly 31. ♂ h. 2. 40 p m 1632
\shortwynded/ & cōpl of his should as if it weare out of ioynt. & cānot aby{de} yt any should touch it desyrous to come to me
Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 416, p. 347 (upper right part of page)
CASE12149: Horary consultation concerning Joan Deverell (PERSON11289)
Question asked by the patient on 27 March 1599 at 08:50
RN Mr {sic} Austin Drevils wife {sic} \Ihone Deverell/ some 48 \53/ yeres old. p {sic} cannot tak her winde nor left vp her armes. in her stomack & bones. nothing left but skin & bloode. water good of colour. sent vnto me from the forest of Whitwood 27 of Marche die ♂ h. 8. 50. mi. ant m. 1599
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Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 228, f. 113r (upper right part of page)
CASE11891: Horary consultation concerning William Seer (PERSON15703)
Question asked by the patient on 21 December 1598 at 12:45
RN Will: Seere of haversham. 53 yeres old sitteth vp by the fier, very stiffe & hardly to {ground} onc in 24 houres complayneth of his body & lims & legs most in on of his sides all over his left syde ever sinc March last: first amisse not able to goe over the Dore threshall. sinc Alhalloutide. sent his wife to me Decēb. 21. die ♃. h. 12. 45. 1598. on of his legs the left wonderfully swelled. a very diseased body & hath had a greate cough.1
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Notes:
1 ‘feare lest he be beworded’ in chart
Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 70v (upper left part of page)
Medical >Illness (general) (AmissDisease)
Medical >Parts of the body >Limbs and joints (LimbsLegs)
Medical >Parts of the body >Torso (TorsoSide(s))
Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Bloating and swelling (Swelling)
Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Respiratory problems (Cough)
Medical >Witchcraft and devil (Witchcraft suffered (medical))
CASE12125: Horary consultation concerning Anne Hammond (PERSON12509)
Question asked by the patient on 22 March 1599 at 13:10
RN An Haman 56 of litle brickhill: sick ever sinc Christmas not hart sick but swollen in her body & in her legs & very stiffe sent to me by her husband. Martij 22. die ♃ ♄ {sic}. 1. 10. 1599. very costive & as if shee were st{oun}ge & cannot rise except shee be lifted. very cold & stiffe & short winded & leekely to die 1599.
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Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 109r (upper right part of page)
Medical >Illness (general) (Sickness)
Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Bloating and swelling (Swelling)
Medical >Parts of the body >Limbs and joints (Legs)
Medical >Parts of the body >Torso (Torso)
Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Stooped, bent or stiff (Stiffness)
Medical >Symptoms (specified) (Constipation)
Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Fevers, chills and sweating (Cold)
Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Respiratory problems (Short winded)
CASE70268: Horary consultation concerning Mr Taylor (PERSON59914)
Question asked by the patient on 19 March 1630 at 09:30
RN Mr Taylour march 19 ♀ h 9 30 ant m. 1630 |ptysick cōsūption & dropsy feared|
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\weake feeble legs swell towards night/ A cōsumption & dropsy feard ☌ ☉ ☿ ap vntill to morow 6 a clock.
He sent his water & the wench broak the glasse
Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 194, p. 179 (upper right part of page)
Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Respiratory problems (Phthisis)
Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Wasting (Consumed)
Medical >Illnesses (named) (Dropsy)
Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Dizzy and/or faint (WeakFeebleness)
Medical >Parts of the body >Limbs and joints (Legs)
Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Bloating and swelling (Swelling)
