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CASE40162: Horary consultation concerning Matthew Wright (PERSON37084)

Question asked by the patient on 20 July 1612 at 10:30

U[1611–2] Math. wright of Newport h: 10. 30. ant. m. ætat. 2{0}|35|. die ☾. Iuly. 20. 1612. water good. stitches in his shoulders & sides

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 409, f. 130r (upper left part of page)

Matthew Wright (PERSON37084)

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

Medical >Parts of the body >Torso (Side(s))

Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Gripings, gnawings and stitches  (Stitch )

Practitioner: Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] (PERSON5218)

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CASE14232: Horary consultation concerning Dorothy Swelpson (PERSON16293)

Question asked by the patient on 26 November 1603 at 14:25

RN Dorothy Swopsen of Chichely 30 y novēb 26 h {sic} hor 2. 25 p m 1603. left syde stitches. & armes shoulder lame.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 197, f. 111v (bottom left part of page)

Dorothy Swelpson (PERSON16293)

Medical >Parts of the body >Torso (Side(s))

Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Gripings, gnawings and stitches  (Stitch )

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

Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Lame, numb or paralysed (Lameness)

Practitioner: Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] (PERSON5218)

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?f26-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3ALimbs%20and%20joints%3A%3AShoulders;f27-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3AGripings%2C%20gnawings%20and%20stitches%3A%3AStitch;f28-treatment=No, accessed 20 March 2025.

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