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CASE49608: Horary consultation concerning Roger Lawrence (PERSON32586)

Question asked by the patient on 4 September 1619 at 11:30

RN Rogar Lawrenc 32 y sept {illeg}|4| h {sic} hor. 11. 30 ant m. 1619.

talketh of kings

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 235, f. 173v (upper right part of page)

Roger Lawrence (PERSON32586)

Medical >Diseases of the mind  (Idle talk )

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

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CASE49535: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Ashwell (PERSON27492)

Question asked by the patient on 19 August 1619 at 16:30

RN Elis: Ashwell of lāparte in northāpton sheere 6 myles from northāpton. 28 y August 19 ♃ h. 4. 30 p m. 1619. |was prsent|1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘mopish & senceles talketh very idlely full of melancholy’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 235, f. 158r (upper left part of page)

Elizabeth Ashwell (PERSON27492)

Medical >Diseases of the mind  (MopishLost sensesIdle talk Melancholy)

Medical  (Not specified in question)

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

Personal affairs>Personal relations (Witchcraft suspect)

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

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-number-of-practitioners=Single%20practitioner;f2-shelfmark=MS%20Ashmole%20235;f3-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ADiseases%20of%20the%20mind%3A%3AIdle%20talk, accessed 10 December 2024.

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