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CASE16960: Horary consultation concerning Henry Langton (PERSON13590)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON18218) on 19 May 1602 at 11:36

RN Henry langton of Moulsoe 1 y. & halfe maij 19 ☿ hor. 11. 40 36. ant m 1602 fell sick vppon weddensday last & starteth mutch & is fearfull & sleep{illeg}|y|.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 221, f. 50r (bottom left, and bottom right parts of page)

Anonymous (PERSON18218)Henry Langton (PERSON13590)

Medical >Illness (general) (Sickness)

Medical >Diseases of the mind  (UncategorisedFear )

Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Sleep problems  (Sleepiness)

Practitioner: Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] (PERSON5218) Treatment Judgment Payment

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CASE28469: Horary consultation concerning Sara Musgrave [Blot] (PERSON20374)

Question asked by the patient on 29 March 1605 at 12:20

RN Sara musgrove \of/ Bletsoe 20 y maryed 2 y. march. 29. ♀ h. 12 20 p m. 1605. troubled wth fancyes very fearfull in her mynd to loose her wits troubled in her sleepe cānot rest metuit veneficiū full of melanch cholicke

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 216, f. 17r (bottom right part of page)

Sara Musgrave [Blot] (PERSON20374)

Medical >Diseases of the mind  (TroubledFanciesFear MindMelancholy)

Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Sleep problems  (Sleeplessness)

Medical >Witchcraft and devil (Witchcraft suffered (medical))

Medical >Illnesses (named) (Colic)

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?expand=volume-name;f28-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ADiseases%20of%20the%20mind%3A%3AFear;f29-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3ASleep%20problems, accessed 22 March 2025.

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