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CASE16492: Horary consultation concerning Ellen Fisher (PERSON11780)

Question asked by the patient on 10 January 1605 at 14:00

GJ Ellen Fisher of Baddlesdon 32 y. Ianuar. 10 ♃ ho. 2. p. m. 1605. RN |do fear the dropsye./| Swelled in her body face RN armes & legs. blys {sic}

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 207, f. 229v (bottom left part of page)

Ellen Fisher (PERSON11780)

Medical >Illnesses (named)  (Dropsy)

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

Medical >Parts of the body >Torso (Torso)

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

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

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

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CASE13059: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth [Isabel] Buckstone (PERSON10146)

Question asked by the patient on 11 February 1600 at 11:30

RN Isbell Buckstone for her back & right arme & hoving in her bely & chest ready to stop her winde troubled wth the whites Ia|f|eb {sic} 11 die ☾. h. 11. 30. ant m. 1600

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 267r (upper left part of page)

Elizabeth [Isabel] Buckstone (PERSON10146)

Medical >Parts of the body >Torso (BackBellyChest)

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

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

Medical >Symptoms (specified)>Respiratory problems (Ready to stop her/his wind)

Medical >Illnesses (named)  (Whites, the)

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

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?f43-patient-age-band=030-039;f45-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AIllnesses%20%28named%29;f46-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3ALimbs%20and%20joints%3A%3AArms, accessed 27 February 2025.

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