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Case 28652

April 18, 2018November 22, 2018

William Gawyn of Bidnam, 28 years. Monday 15 April 1605, 2.38 pm.
[In chart] Much afflicted in mind. Hypochondriac passion.
A great griping & plucking about the left side.
[Treatment information. Jeralog, diet drink against flatulent melancholy.]
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