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CASE60730: Horary consultation concerning Hugh Boswell (PERSON44502)

Question asked by the patient on 30 June 1625 at 09:20

RN Hugh Baswell of Olnye 27. y Iune 30 ♃ h. 9. 20 ant m 1625. |back chest & should.| cā eate litle a very bad stomack

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 217, f. 133r (bottom right part of page)

Hugh Boswell (PERSON44502)

Medical >Parts of the body >Torso  (Back ChestStomach)

Medical >Parts of the body >Whole body  (Everywhere)

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

Medical >Symptoms (specified)>Eating and drinking problems (Problems with appetite)

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

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CASE60737: Horary consultation concerning Goody Anne [Agnes] Southam (PERSON59288)

Question asked by the patient on 3 July 1625 at 13:39

RN An Southā of Croaton 33 y Iuly 3 ☉ h. 1. 39 p m 1625 was onc troubled wth mopishnes a yere sinc & stayd in or towne 3 weeks & tooke physick may {sic} tyms before yt she came to the towne & mended & was well god be thancked.

now cane {sic} agayn her selfe & cōplayned of a great heate all over her body brayne hot bac{ke}|ke| the right syde & chest.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 217, f. 134v (upper left part of page)

Goody Anne [Agnes] Southam (PERSON59288)

Medical >Symptoms (specified)>Burning and inflamed (Hot)

Medical >Parts of the body >Whole body  (Everywhere)

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

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

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

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CASE61004: Horary consultation concerning Richard Spenser (PERSON59337)

Question asked by the patient on 23 August 1625 at 12:00

RN Rich: Spencer of Stonystratford 18. y. Aug. 23. ♂. h. 12. 1625 a drye scurfe in his arms legs body backe.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 217, f. 178r (upper right part of page)

Richard Spenser (PERSON59337)

Medical >Parts of the body >Whole body  (Skin)

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

Medical >Parts of the body >Torso  (TorsoBack )

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?f34-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3ATorso%3A%3ABack;f35-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3AWhole%20body;f36-shelfmark=MS%20Ashmole%20217, accessed 31 March 2025.

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