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CASE12995: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Margaret Burchmore (PERSON10185)

Question asked by the patient on 14 January 1600 at 12:00

RN Mres Burchmore of Tottell end 33 yeres Ian. 14 die ☾ h. 12. habet albos et rubeos successive stomack hed backe. weake of a yellowe coloure. a candell wth cymamon {sic} stayeth her whitꝭ when nothing els will troubled with the iaundish & of a yellowish colour.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 255r (bottom left part of page)

Mrs Margaret Burchmore (PERSON10185)

Medical >Illnesses (named)  (Whites, the)

Medical >Women’s matters>Menstrual problems (Menstruation)

Medical >Parts of the body >Torso (StomachBack)

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

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

Medical >Illnesses (named) >Jaundice  (Jaundice)

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

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CASE50611: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Elizabeth Pope [Kirkland] [Bird] (PERSON14985)

Question asked by the patient on 12 July 1602 at 13:00

GJ Iulij 12. ☾ ho: 12. 20. p. m. I went to see mrs Byrd and Came there ho. 1. p m her phisicke that she tooke yesterday gave her 17 stooles. she is sicke still very hott a payne at her right side feareth the yellow Iaundise.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 221, f. 133v (upper right part of page)

Mrs Elizabeth Pope [Kirkland] [Bird] (PERSON14985)

Medical >Treatment (Treatment follow-up)

Medical >Illness (general) (Sickness)

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

Medical >Symptoms (specified)>Pain and pricking (Pain)

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

Medical >Illnesses (named) >Jaundice  (Yellow jaundice)

Practitioner: Mr Gerence James [Marks] (PERSON13172)

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?f44-date=1600-1609;f45-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body;f46-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AIllnesses%20%28named%29%3A%3AJaundice, accessed 16 April 2025.

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