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CASE15666: Horary consultation concerning Joan Fisher (PERSON11784)

Question asked by the patient on 1 October 1603 at 13:45

GJ Ioane Fisher of Stonystratford 23 y. Octob j. ♄ ho 1. 45 p m. 1603

A great payne in her backe

menses obstructi these 2 or 3 yeeres

Thomas Colyns a malsters mayde

Ill many tymes in her stomacke sometymes ready to swound

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 207, f. 142v (bottom left part of page)

Joan Fisher (PERSON11784)

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

Medical >Parts of the body>Torso (BackStomach)

Medical >Women’s matters >Menstrual problems (No courses)

Medical >Illness (general) (Illness)

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

Practitioner: Mr Gerence James [Marks] (PERSON13172) Treatment

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CASE49690: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Mary Becket (PERSON27919)

Question asked by the patient on 13 September 1619 at 15:00

RN Mres Becket of Bedford a tanner & a beer bruer 35. y. sept. 13. ☾ h. 3. p m. 1619 /Mary becket {floures}. 5 weeke face swelled & back ill right syde\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 213, f. 4v (upper left part of page)

Mrs Mary Becket (PERSON27919)

Medical >Women’s matters >Menstrual problems (Menstruation)

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

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

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

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?f27-recipe=No;f28-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AWomen%E2%80%99s%20matters;f29-info=Occupation%20mentioned%3A%3AFood%2C%20drink%2C%20drugs%2C%20lodgings%3A%3ADrink, accessed 27 January 2025.

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