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CASE26918: Horary consultation concerning William Kent (PERSON20066)

Question asked by Goodman Lane (PERSON20123) on 20 March 1606 at 10:25

RN Wylliā Kent of broughton six y. march 20. ♃ h. 10. 25 ant m 1606. {ex} purples & bleedeth ath {sic} the nose mutch.

Goodmā lane for his Wylliā Kent 6 y march 20 ♃ h 10. 25 ant m 1606 pu\r/ples

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 215, f. 71v (bottom left, and upper right parts of page)

Goodman Lane (PERSON20123)William Kent (PERSON20066)

Medical >Illnesses (named)  (Purples )

Medical >Symptoms (specified) (Bleeding)

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

Practitioner: Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] (PERSON5218) Treatment Outcome(s) Patient’s death recorded

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CASE46553: Horary consultation concerning Thomas Ellis (PERSON30164)

Question asked by the patient on 5 May 1618 at 10:20

RN Thomas Ellys of Hanslop 12 y a fortnight before candlemas last may 5 ♂ h. 10. 20 ant m. 1618 sick of ye ague satt was senet now & kept his bed most t of ye weeke. hed was ill. & belly. & last night the purples came out.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 201, f. 85v (upper left part of page)

Thomas Ellis (PERSON30164)

Medical >Illness (general) (SicknessBedriddenIllness)

Medical >Illnesses (named)  (AguePurples )

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

Medical >Parts of the body >Torso (Belly)

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

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-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body;f44-judgment=No;f45-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AIllnesses%20%28named%29%3A%3APurples, accessed 15 April 2025.

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