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CASE19953: Horary consultation concerning Mr Johnson (PERSON13223)

Question asked by Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] [Richard Napier [Senior]] (PERSON5218) on 10 October 1601 at 18:30

RN Mr kinge mr whaly & the rest of the lecturers of Toceter sente vnto me that I would come over to see Mr Iansone a minister yt is {sic} lyeth as it were in a despayre & cannot be comforted. by a letter Octob. 10 die hor. 6. 30 p m. 160i quæro vtru sit pos morb eius sit curabilis nec ne. frenetic. desperabundus.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 404, f. 209v (upper left part of page)

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CASE64285: Horary consultation concerning Thomas Tookefild (PERSON60333)

Question asked by Judith Tookefild (PERSON60334) on 17 July 1627 at 16:00

RN Thomas Tokefild of racket court in flitstreete Iuly \a dyer/ Iuly 17. h 4. p {sic} 1627.

\Iudith Tokefild came to me at that tyne {sic}/ to write to her brother./ |mopish & incredulous & despayring of all helpe|

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 227, f. 163v (upper right part of page)

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CASE73894: Horary consultation concerning Florence Billing (PERSON44170)

Question asked by Mr Valentine Morley (PERSON54974) on 28 February 1632 at 16:20

RN florenc Billin of Halston 3 miles beyond Northāpton Decēb 11. h. 5 p m 1594 but came to me feb. 28 h. 4. 20 p m. 1632. /Desp. of gods mercy.\ /Mr Morly a minister wrote in her behalfe.\1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘melanch affected sinc Christmas tempted to despayre’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 212, p. 470 (bottom left part of page)

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CASE10393: Horary consultation concerning Mr Raphael Momes (PERSON14225)

Question asked by the patient on 22 April 1600 at 10:45

RN Mr Raphaell Momes \60 y./ of Buckinghā Apr. 22. die h. 10. 45 ant m. 1600 a wollen & linnen mercer.1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘readye to despaire head ill’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 202, f. 47v (upper left 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?f1-document-type=Case;f2-info=Occupation%20mentioned;f3-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ADiseases%20of%20the%20mind%3A%3ADespair, accessed 17 October 2024.