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CASE70770: Horary consultation concerning Mr Richard Laughton (PERSON32560)

Question asked by the patient on 12 May 1630 at 18:00

RN Mr Rich: Layghton of newp. 55 y may 12 ☿ h. 6. p m 1630 for melanch & a hot stomack

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 194, p. 353 (bottom right part of page)

Mr Richard Laughton (PERSON32560)

Medical >Diseases of the mind  (Melancholy)

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

Medical >Parts of the body>Torso (Stomach)

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

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CASE51713: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Jennyson (PERSON52524)

Question asked by the patient on 26 October 1620 at 12:30

RN Mres Iemyson of Irchester. 56 y octob 26. ♃ h. 12. 30 p m 1620 /faynting outwardly cold inwardly hot swelled\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 414, f. 211r (upper right part of page)

Mrs Jennyson (PERSON52524)

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

Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Fevers, chills and sweating (Cold)

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

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

Medical >Diseases of the mind  (Not specified in question)

Practitioner: Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] (PERSON5218) Treatment Judgment Outcome(s)Astrological Chart Patient’s death recorded

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-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ADiseases%20of%20the%20mind;f27-patient-age-band=050-059;f28-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3ABurning%20and%20inflamed, accessed 19 March 2025.

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