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CASE26628: Horary consultation concerning George Bird (PERSON19040)

Question asked by the patient on 19 January 1606 at 08:35

RN George Byrde of our towne for his right s {sic} leg swelled & looketh very red hard & knotted Ian. 19 ☉ h. 8 35 ant m 1606

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 215, f. 24v (upper right part of page)

George Bird (PERSON19040)

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

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

Medical >Symptoms (specified)  (Lumps)

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

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CASE12343: Horary consultation concerning William Miller (PERSON14173)

Question asked by the patient on 28 April 1599 at 08:30

RN Will: Miller of Brodwell 60 yeres old. sore in his legs swollen wth the humor fallen downe into them & in his lims. Ap. 28. die ♄. h 8. 30. ant m. 1599. goeth to ground once in 2 days.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 143v (upper right part of page)

William Miller (PERSON14173)

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

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

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

Medical >Symptoms (specified)  (Constipation)

Practitioner: Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] (PERSON5218) Treatment Judgment PaymentOutcome(s)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?f32-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3ABloating%20and%20swelling;f33-time-of-day=AM%3A%3A08%3A00-08%3A59%3A%3A30%3A00-44%3A59;f34-patient-age-band=060-069, accessed 24 March 2025.

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