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Dr John Hanger (PERSON50763)

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Sex: Male

Birth: 1579-05-25 or 1579-05-21 (17:30) or 1579-05-21 (17:00-18:00)

Death: Not recorded in the casebooks

Spouses:Mrs Joan Knight [Hanger] [Edwards], c. 20 April 1626

Residences:‘England > Huntingdonshire > Stibbington’, c. 7 January 1622, 10 March 1623, 20 April 1626, 11 April 1627 & 5 June 1627

Case details

CaseDateTimeRole(s)Querent(s)Patient(s)Topic(s)Entry type
CASE541651622-05-1310:20third partyMrs Joan Knight [Hanger] [Edwards]Mrs Joan Knight [Hanger] [Edwards]Medical > Symptoms (specified) > Lesions and abscesses (Sores)
Medical > Parts of the body > Head and neck (Throat and mouth)
Medical > Prognosis (Recovery (‘mend or no’))
Personal affairs > Predictive (Who will die first)
Horary
CASE554811623-01-0715:00querent, patientSelfSelfMedical > Symptoms (specified) > Pain and pricking (Pain)
Medical > Parts of the body > Head and neck (Teeth)
Horary
CASE557101623-03-1011:39querentSelfMrs Joan Knight [Hanger] [Edwards]Medical > Diseases of the mind (Not specified in question)Horary
CASE571241623-09-2510:00querent, patientSelfSelfMedical (Not specified in question)
Medical > Witchcraft and devil (Witchcraft suffered (medical))
Personal affairs > Personal relations (Witchcraft suspect)
Horary
CASE635971627-04-1110:25querent, patientSelf, Mrs Joan Knight [Hanger] [Edwards]Self, Mrs Joan Knight [Hanger] [Edwards]Medical (Not specified in question)
Medical > Diseases of the mind (Not specified in question)
Horary
CASE635961627-04-1122:25querent, patientSelfSelfMedical (Not specified in question)Nativity
CASE639991627-06-0509:00querent, patientSelfSelfMedical > Illness (general) (Sickness)Horary
CASE668051628-08-1209:20querentSelfMrs Joan Knight [Hanger] [Edwards]Medical (Uncategorised)Decumbiture
CASE668061628-08-1209:20querentSelfMrs Joan Knight [Hanger] [Edwards]Medical (Not specified in question)Horary

Mentioned indirectly in consultation

CaseDateTime
CASE554801622-01-0714:40
CASE578441624-03-0609:30
CASE621021626-04-2008:45

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Cite this as: Lauren Kassell, Michael Hawkins, Robert Ralley, John Young, Joanne Edge, Janet Yvonne Martin-Portugues, and Natalie Kaoukji (eds.), ‘Dr John Hanger (PERSON50763)’, The casebooks of Simon Forman and Richard Napier, 1596–1634: a digital edition, https://casebooks.lib.cam.ac.uk/identified-entities/PERSON50763, accessed 19 May 2025.