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CASE44820: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON38212)

Question asked by the patient on 1 May 1617 between 11:50 and 18:00

RN The yong pracher for his cough taking him chiefly at his lying downe & in ye morning it maketh him to cast shere water yellow flegme coming as he thinketh frō the bottome of his stomack

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 198, f. 144r (upper right part of page)

Anonymous (PERSON38212)

Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Respiratory problems  (CoughRespiratory phlegm )

Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Nausea and vomiting (Nausea)

Medical >Parts of the body >Torso (Stomach)

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

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CASE44485: Horary consultation concerning Thomas Blackburne (PERSON28107)

Question asked by the patient on 20 March 1617 at 08:00

RN Thomas Blackburne of of {sic} Brodwell 36 y March. 20. ♃ h. 7|8|. ant m 1617 \a shortcough./ /should {neck} bones & a{rm}s full of flegme\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 198, f. 92r (bottom right part of page)

Thomas Blackburne (PERSON28107)

Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Respiratory problems  (CoughRespiratory phlegm )

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

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

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

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%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3ARespiratory%20problems%3A%3ARespiratory%20phlegm;f26-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body;f27-shelfmark=MS%20Ashmole%20198, accessed 3 April 2025.

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