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CASE31033: Horary consultation concerning Thomas Edmonds (PERSON19542)

Question asked by the patient on 3 April 1607 at 15:20

RN the barber of Newp: Thomas Edmunds 30 y Apr 3. ♀ h. 3. 20 p m 1607 very costive onc in 44 houres voydeth wormes.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 193, f. 135r (upper left part of page)

Thomas Edmonds (PERSON19542)

Medical >Symptoms (specified)  (Constipation Worms)

Practitioner: Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] (PERSON5218)

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CASE30863: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Martha Smith (PERSON15928)

Question asked by Mr Ralph Smith (PERSON15860) on 13 March 1607

RN march 13. Mr Smith of milton did visite me in kindnes. 1607.

he told me yt his wife is sick aftr a strange maner & feareth yt she is not wth child. ve\r/y costive

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 193, f. 110r (upper right part of page)

Mr Ralph Smith (PERSON15860)Mrs Martha Smith (PERSON15928)

Medical >Illness (general) (Sickness)

Medical >Witchcraft and devil (Strange affliction)

Medical >Symptoms (specified)  (Constipation )

Sex, family and generation (Childbirth)

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?f6-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3AConstipation;f7-treatment=No;f8-shelfmark=MS%20Ashmole%20193, accessed 28 January 2025.

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