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CASE59600: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Elizabeth Jennings [Latch] (PERSON52517) and Mrs Frances Latch [Little Frances] (PERSON53383)

Question asked by Lady Dorothy Jennings [Mrs Jennings] (PERSON52513) on 6 January 1625 at 16:00

RN Mr {sic} Iēnings for her daugher Elis Ienyngs & franke troubled wth {watering} blysters & Mres Elisab: Ienens troubled wth a sore rheume in her eys & franke wth a kernell vnder her throate as she was last yere. Ian {illeg} {sic} 6 ♃ h. 4 p m. 1625.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 402, f. 135v (bottom left part of page)

Lady Dorothy Jennings [Mrs Jennings] (PERSON52513)Mrs Elizabeth Jennings [Latch] (PERSON52517)Mrs Frances Latch [Little Frances] (PERSON53383)

Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Lesions and abscesses (Blisters)

Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Rheumy (Rheum)

Medical >Parts of the body >Head and neck  (EyesThroat and mouth)

Medical >Symptoms (specified)  (Lumps )

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

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CASE13872: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON17894) and Anonymous (PERSON17895)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON17894) and Anonymous (PERSON17895) on 24 June 1603 at 06:15

RN Iune St Iohn Baptists day Iune 24. ♀ hor. 6. 15. a. tall mā of Whaddon came to me for a kernell in his necke & anothr for a longe deafenes of 6 or 8 {illeg}|y|eares heareth but vnderstandeth not well what he heareth. ant m 1603.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 197, f. 56r (upper left part of page)

Anonymous (PERSON17894)Anonymous (PERSON17895)

Medical >Symptoms (specified)  (Lumps )

Medical >Parts of the body >Head and neck  (Throat and mouth)

Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Hearing problems (Deafness)

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

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CASE22783: Horary consultation concerning William Hartwell (PERSON51081) and Alice Clause (PERSON46301)

Question asked by William Hartwell (PERSON51081) on 28 August 1630 at 11:00

RN Will Hartwell & Alice Claues young Children of 9 & the boy 13 of Turvey troubled wth the kings evill vnder there chin wth kernels Aug. 28 h {sic} hor 11 ant m 1630

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 238, f. 114v (upper left part of page)

William Hartwell (PERSON51081)Alice Clause (PERSON46301)

Medical >Illnesses (named) (Scrofula)

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

Medical >Symptoms (specified)  (Lumps )

Practitioner: Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] (PERSON5218) Judgment Astrological Chart

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CASE12442: Horary consultation concerning Alice Houghton (PERSON12913) and Christopher Houghton (PERSON12900)

Question asked by Alice Houghton (PERSON12913) and Christopher Houghton (PERSON12900) on 12 May 1599 at 10:30

RN Christopher Hotton. 39. cōplayneth first of his Chest. & nowe of his head. may the 12 die ♄. 10. 30 m ant m 1599

her Alce hotton. 33. yeres her {sic} payned in the pit of they {sic} bellye. feeleth a thing round in her belly as a dish.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 160r (bottom right part of page)

Alice Houghton (PERSON12913)Christopher Houghton (PERSON12900)

Medical >Parts of the body >Torso (ChestBelly)

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

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

Medical >Symptoms (specified)  (Lumps )

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

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?f25-number-of-patients=Multiple%20patients;f27-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3ALumps;f28-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3AHead%20and%20neck, accessed 18 March 2025.

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