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CASE49396: Horary consultation concerning Mr Thomas Withers (PERSON17293)

Question asked by the patient on 31 July 1619 at 07:30

RN Mr Th: Wythers of Newp. 40 y Iuly. 31 h {sic}. hor 7. 30. ant m 1619. |a gydy brayne.|

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 235, f. 130r (upper left part of page)

Mr Thomas Withers (PERSON17293)

Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Dizzy and/or faint  (Dizziness )

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

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

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CASE57864: Horary consultation concerning Robert Clark (PERSON46189)

Question asked by the patient between 8 March 1624 at 15:45 and 9 March 1624 at 09:00

RN Rob. Clarke of Hatfild 15 y last decēb. 1608. 12 days before borne a gydynes in his brayne hath had it 2 y it taketh him most in his head wth a gydynes.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 413, f. 102r (bottom right part of page)

Robert Clark (PERSON46189)

Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Dizzy and/or faint  (Dizziness )

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

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

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-patient-sex=Male;f35-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3ADizzy%20and%2For%20faint%3A%3ADizziness;f36-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3AHead%20and%20neck%3A%3ABrain, accessed 25 March 2025.

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