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CASE29744: Horary consultation concerning Amy Smith (PERSON20812)

Question asked by the patient on 16 September 1605 at 10:15

RN Amy Smyth of Sondon 4{0}|3| y septemb. 16 ☾ hor. 10. 15 ant m 1605 on of her sydes benūmed this 4 days.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 216, f. 200r (bottom right part of page)

Amy Smith (PERSON20812)

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

Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Lame, numb or paralysed  (Numbness )

Practitioner: Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] (PERSON5218)

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CASE15331: Horary consultation concerning John Edwards (PERSON11488)

Question asked by the patient on 16 July 1603 at 11:00

RN Iohn Edwards of Olny vnmaried 30 Iuly 16 ♄ hor. 11. ant m 1603. for a bruise wth a carte all in his hucklebone as if all were a sleepe./

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 207, f. 105v (upper left part of page)

John Edwards (PERSON11488)

Medical  (Trauma)

Medical >Symptoms (specified)  (Bruises)

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

Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Lame, numb or paralysed  (Numbness )

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-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3ALame%2C%20numb%20or%20paralysed%3A%3ANumbness;f33-extent-of-transcription=Whole%20entry;f34-date=1600-1609, accessed 27 February 2025.

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