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CASE63971: Horary consultation concerning Bennet Redman (PERSON57439)

Question asked by the patient on 1 June 1627 at 14:30

RN Bennet Redmān{e}|yn|e {sic} of Whitechuch 76 y m|I|une 1. {illeg}|♀| h. 2. 30 p m 1627

hath had the palsye 30 y. sinc the losse of Antwarpe hath had 3 fits of an ague desyreth an easye purg.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 227, f. 109r (bottom right part of page)

Bennet Redman (PERSON57439)

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

Medical >Illnesses (named) (Ague)

Medical >Treatment (Requesting treatment)

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

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CASE70133: Horary consultation concerning Agnes Lucas (PERSON53956)

Question asked by the patient on 3 March 1630 at 13:00

Agnis Lucas of Holywell 76. y. Mar. 3. ☿. h. 1. p. m. 1630

taken wth a Dead Palsye yet susspecteth Alce Ayre of witcherye

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 194, p. 131 (middle right part of page)

Agnes Lucas (PERSON53956)

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

Personal affairs>Personal relations (Witchcraft suspect)

Medical >Witchcraft and devil (Witchcraft suffered (medical))

Practitioner: Mr Ralph Ruddle (PERSON57997)

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?f33-number-of-practitioners=Single%20practitioner;f34-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3ALame%2C%20numb%20or%20paralysed;f35-patient-age-band=070-079%3A%3A76, accessed 27 February 2025.

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