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CASE58084: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Dorothy Duncombe (PERSON29984)

Question asked by the patient on 7 April 1624 at 11:40

RN Mres Dorothy Duncōbe. 24 y Ap 7 ☿ h. 11 40 ant m 1624 head exceedingly payned & back cōtinuall hath them well & bleedeth this spring at nose

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 413, f. 134v (bottom left, and bottom right parts of page)

Mrs Dorothy Duncombe (PERSON29984)

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

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

Medical >Parts of the body >Torso (Back)

Medical >Symptoms (specified) (Bleeding)

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

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CASE55056: Horary consultation concerning Mr Henry Ventris (PERSON60836)

Question asked by the patient on 2 October 1622 at 14:30

RN Mr Henry Ventres 21 y Octob 2. ☿ h. 2. 30 p m 1622. hed & face & body breake out in pinples {sic} & dye sodenly had a sore throat & mouth. vseth to bleed mutch at nose.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 222, f. 76r (upper left part of page)

Mr Henry Ventris (PERSON60836)

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

Medical >Parts of the body >Torso (Torso)

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

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

Medical >Symptoms (specified) (Bleeding)

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?f3-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3AHead%20and%20neck%3A%3AHead;f4-patient-age-band=020-029;f5-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3AHead%20and%20neck%3A%3ANose, accessed 16 March 2025.

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