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CASE72550: Horary consultation concerning Mary Villiers [Countess of Buckingham] [Lady Compton] [Lady Villiers] (PERSON22638)

Question asked by the patient on 15 July 1631 at 17:45

RN The Countes of Buckinghā Iuly 15 ♀. h. 5. 45 p m 1631

came to talke wth me about her Astma wheesing & stopping of her longs yt she cā scarce take her wynd

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 212, p. 38 (upper left part of page)

Mary Villiers [Countess of Buckingham] [Lady Compton] [Lady Villiers] (PERSON22638)

Medical >Illnesses (named) (Asthma)

Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Respiratory problems  (WheezingShort winded)

Medical >Parts of the body>Torso (Lungs)

Practitioner: Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] (PERSON5218)

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CASE19559: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON10299)

Question asked by the patient on 7 July 1601 at 17:20 or at 18:30

RN At this tyme or |h|Oast of Luton came to my howse for his ankle swelled & his cough.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 404, f. 141r (bottom right part of page)

Anonymous (PERSON10299)

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

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

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

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

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?f28-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3ARespiratory%20problems;f29-time-of-day=PM%3A%3A17%3A00-17%3A59;f30-how-did-it-take-place=Question%20asked%20in%20person, accessed 2 April 2025.

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