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CASE54483: Horary consultation concerning William Fountain (PERSON49263)

Question asked by the patient on 22 June 1622 at 12:00

RN Will fountayne of litlington {illeg}|5|4 y. Iune 22 h {sic} hor. 11|2|. p m. 1622 hed ach Iellowe Iandis.

a cough

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 223, f. 163v (upper right part of page)

William Fountain (PERSON49263)

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

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

Medical >Illnesses (named) >Jaundice  (Yellow jaundice)

Medical >Symptoms (specified)>Respiratory problems (Cough)

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

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CASE52899: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Whitton (PERSON36803)

Question asked by the patient on 25 July 1621 at 13:00

RN Elis. Whitten of Stonystra{tford} 24 y Iuly 25 ☿ h. 1 p m 162i head mutch payned wth a cōtinuall noyce paynd about her harte black Iandis wth ye greene sicknes.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 231, f. 56v (upper right part of page)

Elizabeth Whitton (PERSON36803)

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

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

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

Medical >Parts of the body >Torso (Heart)

Medical >Illnesses (named) >Jaundice  (Black jaundice)

Medical >Illnesses (named)  (Green sickness)

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?f27-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3AHead%20and%20neck;f28-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AIllnesses%20%28named%29%3A%3AJaundice;f29-date=1620-1629, accessed 25 March 2025.

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