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CASE31284: Horary consultation concerning Catherine (PERSON21719)

Question asked by the patient on 21 April 1607 at 06:45

RN katherine my servant at this tyme her watr. hed & left syde./

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 193, f. 167v (bottom right part of page)

Catherine (PERSON21719)

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

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

Practitioner: Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] (PERSON5218)

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CASE14404: Horary consultation concerning Joan Cole (PERSON10732)

Question asked by the patient on 21 January 1604 at 09:20

RN Ione Coles of lowton serv to mes furze 24 y. Ian 21 ♃ |♄| hor 9. 20 ant m 1604 back syde & hed. keepeth her bed.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 197, f. 136v (upper left part of page)

Joan Cole (PERSON10732)

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

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

Medical >Illness (general) (Bedridden)

Practitioner: Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] (PERSON5218) Treatment Judgment Outcome(s)Astrological Chart

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CASE25184: Horary consultation concerning Joan Cooper (PERSON29385)

Question asked by the patient on 12 July 1610 at 10:45

RN Ione Coo serv. to the lady Tyrringhā 23 y Iuly. 12 ♃. h 10. 45. ant m. 16i0 2 days sick mutch payned vnder her syde. & hath a litle cough. & hed wonderfull ill.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 239, f. 92r (upper right part of page)

Joan Cooper (PERSON29385)

Medical >Illness (general) (SicknessIllness)

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

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

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

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

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

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?f31-info=Occupation%20mentioned%3A%3AHousehold%20staff;f34-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3ATorso%3A%3ASide%28s%29;f35-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3AHead%20and%20neck%3A%3AHead, accessed 2 April 2025.

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