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CASE12304: Horary consultation concerning Margery Clark (PERSON10627)

Question asked by the patient on 25 April 1599 between 09:43 and 10:30

RN Margery Clarke a midwife of Stony stratford for a great swelling in her thiges & bo legs yt on may see her face in it & so striketh vp to her harte ready to stop &|h|er winde. the bell went for her yesterdaye hath a great scouring this on her & hath had it a longe time.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 138r (bottom right part of page)

Margery Clark (PERSON10627)

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

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

Medical >Parts of the body>Torso (Heart)

Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Respiratory problems  (Ready to stop her/his wind )

Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Diarrhoea and bloody flux (Scouring)

Practitioner: Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] (PERSON5218) Previous consultation(s)Outcome(s)

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CASE12333: Horary consultation concerning William Venter (PERSON16691)

Question asked by the patient on 27 April 1599 at 11:15

RN Will: Venter of Sawford troubled wth a Cold very shortwinded & payned wth a Cough & his hart sore. 31 yeres troubled wth it this fortnight / Apr. 27 die ♀ h. 11. 15. ant m. lay first in his hed. & in his neck ready to stop his winde./

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 142v (upper left part of page)

William Venter (PERSON16691)

Medical >Illnesses (named) (Took a cold)

Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Respiratory problems  (Short windedReady to stop her/his wind Cough)

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

Medical >Parts of the body>Torso (Heart)

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

Practitioner: Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] (PERSON5218)

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?f32-date=1590-1599%3A%3A1599%3A%3A04;f33-patient-consent=Patient%20asked%20the%20question;f34-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3ARespiratory%20problems%3A%3AReady%20to%20stop%20her%2Fhis%20wind, accessed 1 April 2025.

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