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CASE10298: Horary consultation concerning Anne Knight (PERSON13478)

Question asked by the patient on 10 April 1600 at 11:00

RN An knight of Olny 19 y Ap 10 die ♃ h. 11 ant m. 1600 a great heat & cold. chest stuffed hart hot ready to swound swelled & great bellyed hath not had her sicknes this 12 moneth. yet about a 3 weeks sinc shee had them but very fewe./.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 202, f. 34r (bottom right part of page)

Anne Knight (PERSON13478)

Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Fevers, chills and sweating (Hot and cold)

Medical >Parts of the body>Torso (ChestHeartBelly)

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

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

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

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

Practitioner: Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] (PERSON5218)

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CASE51919: Horary consultation concerning Martha Bynion (PERSON28641)

Question asked by the patient on 15 January 1621 at 09:40

RW Martha {Binion} of wooulson. y. 22. d. ☾ h. 9. 40 ant: m: Ian: 15. 1621. shortwinded: legs swelled yet not broken. payned sometimes in her backe & belly. hath them not sinc harvest.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 233, f. 32v (upper right part of page)

Martha Bynion (PERSON28641)

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

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

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

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

Medical >Parts of the body>Torso (BackBelly)

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

Practitioner: Mr Robert Wallis (PERSON36434) 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%3AWomen%E2%80%99s%20matters%3A%3AMenstrual%20problems;f5-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3ARespiratory%20problems;startDoc=21, accessed 8 January 2025.

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