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CASE26009: Horary consultation concerning William West (PERSON61450)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON62936) on 17 September 1625 at 09:30

RW Williā West of Westen. y. 4. d. ♄. h. 9. 30. ant: m: Sept. 17 1625. burneth hot. head & belly a highe troubled water.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 174, p. 388 (bottom right part of page)

Anonymous (PERSON62936)William West (PERSON61450)

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

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

Medical >Parts of the body >Torso (Belly)

Practitioner: Mr Robert Wallis (PERSON36434)

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CASE33497: Horary consultation concerning Mary Young (PERSON26227)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON26610) on 2 June 1608 at 10:30

GJ Mary Yong of Bradwell 5|4| y. Iune 2. ♃ ho. 10. 30 a. m. 1608

Complaynes of her head belly and brest.

Sickened on monday. /

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 229, f. 120v (bottom left part of page)

Anonymous (PERSON26610)Mary Young (PERSON26227)

Medical >Illness (general) (Sickness)

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

Medical >Parts of the body >Torso (BellyChest)

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?f5-practitioner=Other;f8-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3AHead%20and%20neck;f9-patient-age-band=000-009%3A%3A4, accessed 12 March 2025.

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