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CASE55460: Horary consultation concerning Mary Villiers [Countess of Buckingham] [Lady Compton] [Lady Villiers] (PERSON22638)

Question asked by the patient on 1 January 1623 at 17:30

RN Ian. first \of Ianuary 1/ being ☿ the Contes say sent for me for a great swelling in her face by reason of a salt rheume & I came thithr. Ian. 1. ☿|☿| h. 5. 30 p m 1622|3|

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 222, f. 148v (upper left part of page)

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

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

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

Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Rheumy (Rheum)

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

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CASE56386: Horary consultation concerning Mr William Bouth (PERSON28280)

Question asked by the patient between 24 May 1623 at 17:00 and 25 May 1623 at 06:40

RN Mr Bouth of Chesheere for flushing obstruct & rank swelling vnder the arme pith

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 218, f. 113v (bottom right part of page)

Mr William Bouth (PERSON28280)

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

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

Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Fevers, chills and sweating (Flushing)

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-time-of-day=PM%3A%3A17%3A00-17%3A59;f32-date=1620-1629%3A%3A1623;f33-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3ABloating%20and%20swelling%3A%3ASwelling, accessed 2 April 2025.

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