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CASE25247: Horary consultation concerning John Gostelow (PERSON31056)

Question asked by the patient on 23 July 1610 at 07:30

RN Iohn Gostiloe of Densang{er} 34 y Iuly 23 ☾ h. 7. 30 ant m 1610

to cure sleepe hed disq. stomack hote mynd mightely troubled

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 239, f. 102v (upper right part of page)

John Gostelow (PERSON31056)

Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Sleep problems  (Sleeplessness)

Medical >Diseases of the mind (TroubledMind)

Medical >Parts of the body >Torso (Stomach)

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

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

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CASE24529: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Bridget More (PERSON33346)

Question asked by the patient on 20 April 1610 at 11:45

RN Mres Bridget Moore 18. y Apr. 20. ♀. h. 12. 11. 45. ant m 16i0. very cold every where & troubled wth a rising & slepeth not.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 239, f. 10r (middle left part of page)

Mrs Bridget More (PERSON33346)

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

Medical >Parts of the body >Whole body (Everywhere)

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

Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Sleep problems  (Sleeplessness)

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

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%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3ASleep%20problems;f28-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body;f29-date=1610-1619%3A%3A1610, accessed 20 March 2025.

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