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CASE31410: Decumbiture for Elizabeth Butcher (PERSON22363)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON26367) between 6 May 1607 at 14:20 and 7 May 1607 at 08:38

RN Elis. Bucher of Hanslop taken again wth frenticke talke may. 6. h. 12. 1607.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 193, f. 185r (upper left part of page)

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CASE69959: Horary consultation concerning Agnes [Anne] Richards (PERSON57546)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON41069) on 15 January 1630 at 15:00

RN An Rich. of kettering 32 Ian 15 h. 3. p m 1630

cryeth co|ou|t come out foule fend

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 194, p. 62 (upper left part of page)

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CASE14269: Horary consultation concerning Edward Bradford (PERSON9935)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON17951) on 3 December 1603 at 10:52

RN Edward Bradford of lillingstone Lovell 56 y Decēb. 3. hor. 10. 52 y {sic} D ant m 1603 a maried mā a very mad mā tyed wth chaynes speaketh foolishly & will not praye. spent his substance.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 197, f. 116v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE14854: Horary consultation concerning Frances Miller (PERSON14188)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON17999) on 18 April 1603 at 12:20

GJ Frauncis Tomson \Miller/ of Lowton 48 y. Apr. 18 ho. 12 20 p. m. 1603

Light headed talkes Idly

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 207, f. 55v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE22977: Horary consultation concerning Lady Washington (PERSON61212)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON39029) on 17 September 1630 at 15:00

RN The lady warren\Washineton/ton {sic} of Westbery 45 y sept 17 h 3. p m 1630

for mopish melanch will hardly speake sine Consensu.

[Partial Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 238, f. 145v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE48119: Horary consultation concerning Henry Farre (PERSON30293)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON38536) on 24 January 1619 at 04:45

RN Henry Far of WavendonIa 32 y Ian 24 h. 4. 40|5| ant m 1619. extreme ill in his hed knoweth not what he taketh {sic}.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 230, f. 148v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE54818: Horary consultation concerning Anne Walker (PERSON60986)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON39530) on 20 August 1622 at 09:00

RN An Walker of litle Woulford 26 y. A {sic} a mayden Aug 20 h. 9. ant m. 1622 she was prsent1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘distracted prateth to her selfe cōtinually & laugheth’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 222, f. 35v (upper right, and bottom left parts of page)

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CASE75331: Horary consultation concerning Mr William Taylor [Master of Arts] (PERSON59946)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON41630) on 18 August 1632 at 18:00

RN Mr Will Taylour: of Cābridg baptized 1609. die h. 6. 3 {sic} an \30/ ant m came to me Aug. 18 h. 6 p m 1632 /was prsent. will talke by him selfe {&} walk all day longe.\ /idle headed will laugh.\ |talke & nūble {sic} to him selfe|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 416, p. 388 (upper left part of page)

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CASE21546: Horary consultation concerning Joan Spark (PERSON16018)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON18643) on 6 October 1604 at 06:40

RN Ione Sparke of Blund|h|am maried hath 5 child 40. y. Octob 6. hor 6 40. ant m. 1604. brought a bed 9 days sinc & was well. & now was ill & raveth & rageth & speaketh foundly & cā take no sleepe

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 415, f. 155v (upper right part of page)

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CASE77689: Horary consultation concerning William Ireland (PERSON52335)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON41915) on 24 June 1633 at 13:39

RN Will Iereland of Dustable 30 y Iune 24 h. 1. 39 p m 1633 /head light nynd {sic} troubled talketh idlely\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 211, p. 258 (bottom right part of page)

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CASE13542: Decumbiture for Goody Elizabeth Miller [Richardson] (PERSON15311)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON17865) between 2 July 1598 and 16 July 1598

RN |1598.| Elsabeth Richardson tooke her sicknes the 2 of Iuly die h. intr 10 & 11. 10. 30 mi an m. 10. 15. shee hath an idle hed & speaketh foolishnes bereaved of her speach & of her wittes

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 182, f. 213r (upper part of page)

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CASE21664: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Clark (PERSON10601)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON18661) on 29 October 1604 at 12:30

RN Elis Clark of Quinton 18 y Octob. 29. 18 y Octob 29.  {sic} hor. 12. 4|3|0 p m 1604.

cānot staye vp out of her bed cānot eate nor drinke1

but speaketh fondly

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘Doe feare the measels.’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 415, f. 172r (upper right part of page)

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CASE46642: Decumbiture for Robert Rider (PERSON34748)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON38394) on 16 May 1618 at 08:00

RN may 8 at fryday it tooke him about 12 in the night it first tooke him in his legs wth a shooting & sinc it rūneth vp into his hed making him to talke idlely a light head |Is grown starke mad.|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 201, f. 101v (upper left part of page)

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CASE64602: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Horrell (PERSON51887)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON40516) on 17 September 1627 at 07:30

RN Elis Hurrell of Barton by Cambridge a widow 60 y sept 17. h. 7 30 ant m. 1627. Distracted of her wits sinc mydsomer. Doth Will curse & talk continually & be doing of some ill except she be tyed & will teare her cloathes & is senceles. fretfull & furious & cā sleepe litle light headed1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘frentick senceles & furious’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 227, f. 216r (upper right part of page)

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?expand=shelfmark;f1-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ADiseases%20of%20the%20mind%3A%3AIdle%20talk;f2-querent-sex=Unknown, accessed 16 December 2024.