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CASE44768: Horary consultation concerning Gabriel Sharpe (PERSON35217)

Question asked by the patient on 25 April 1617 at 10:20

RN Gab. Sharpe of Weston Ap. 25. {♃}|♀| h. 10. 20 ant m 1617 had an ague wch is fallen down into his wth red spots wch are very sore & payneth him mutch. |16 y| |a cough drye flegm|

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 198, f. 137r (bottom part of page)

Gabriel Sharpe (PERSON35217)

Medical >Illnesses (named) (Ague)

Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Lesions and abscesses  (Spots )

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

Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Respiratory problems (CoughRespiratory phlegm)

Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Dry and/or thirsty (Dry)

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

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CASE75736: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Bridget King (PERSON52985)

Question asked by the patient between 20 October 1632 at 17:45 and 22 October 1632 at 10:30

RN Mres Bridget would intreat you to send her somthing for her black spots in her face but no physick

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 214, p. 85 (upper right part of page)

Mrs Bridget King (PERSON52985)

Medical >Treatment (Requesting treatment)

Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Lesions and abscesses  (Spots )

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

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?f31-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3ALesions%20and%20abscesses%3A%3ASpots;f33-recipe=No;f34-time-of-day=AM%3A%3A10%3A00-10%3A59, accessed 24 March 2025.

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