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CASE12149: Horary consultation concerning Joan Deverell (PERSON11289)

Question asked by the patient on 27 March 1599 at 08:50

RN Mr {sic} Austin Drevils wife {sic} \Ihone Deverell/ some 48 \53/ yeres old. p {sic} cannot tak her winde nor left vp her armes. in her stomack & bones. nothing left but skin & bloode. water good of colour. sent vnto me from the forest of Whitwood 27 of Marche die ♂ h. 8. 50. mi. ant m. 1599

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 228, f. 113r (upper right part of page)

Joan Deverell (PERSON11289)

Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Respiratory problems  (Short winded)

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

Medical >Parts of the body >Torso (Stomach)

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

Practitioner: Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] (PERSON5218) Astrological Chart

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CASE21840: Horary consultation concerning Goody Hobs (PERSON12812)

Question asked by the patient on 27 December 1604 at 10:20

RN Goody Hobs of Gothurst 60|3| y. Decēb 27. ♃ hor. 10 20 ant m 1604.

every where swelled in her lyms armes. legs bodye very shortwyded.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 415, f. 202r (upper right part of page)

Goody Hobs (PERSON12812)

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

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

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

Medical >Parts of the body >Torso (Torso)

Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Respiratory problems  (Short winded)

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?f38-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3ARespiratory%20problems;f39-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3AWhole%20body;f40-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3ALimbs%20and%20joints%3A%3AArms, accessed 8 April 2025.

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