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CASE52038: Horary consultation concerning Robert Fynnell (PERSON49511)

Question asked by the patient on 16 February 1621 at 12:00

RN Robart Fynwell of Stony stratford 25 y feb 16 h. 12. in m 1621

was sorely crossed in the ty yt he mayed {sic} on monday last sinc very ill. troubled in mynd cānot sleepe dreameth of good

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 233, f. 57v (upper right part of page)

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CASE76335: Horary consultation concerning Samuel Traceloe (PERSON60390)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON41749) on 21 January 1633 at 08:30

RN Samuel Tracely of Olny 28 y Ian. 21. h 8. 30 ant m 1633

a rūning mynd vp & downe & cā not rest any where nor sleepe hath bene lately delivered out of prison & will break windows & doe mutch harme

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 214, p. 272 (bottom left part of page)

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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)

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CASE25247: Horary consultation concerning John Gostelow (PERSON31056)

Question asked by the patient on 23 July 1610 at 07:30

RN Iohn Gostiloe of Densang{er} 34 y Iuly 23 h. 7. 30 ant m 1610

to cure sleepe hed disq. stomack hote mynd mightely troubled

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 239, f. 102v (upper right part of page)

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CASE47857: Horary consultation concerning Goody Joan Kent (PERSON13329)

Question asked by the patient on 19 November 1618 at 09:00

RN Goody Kent of Padbery craved something to make her sleepe mutch troubled in mynd & feareth yt she shall kill her selfe as her father did drowne him selfe. novēb. 19 h 9 ant m 1618 was here prsent

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 230, f. 93v (upper left part of page)

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CASE75627: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Anne Rumbole (PERSON58024)

Question asked by the patient on 5 October 1632 at 17:00 or at 17:25

RN An Rūbell of Bullingf

An Rūble of Buntingford 25 y y {sic} newly brought a bed a fortnight sinc octob 5. h. 5. p m 1632.

a great trēbling & panting at her hart mynd troubled wth fantas. for want of sleepe delivered of a boy on weddensday was fortnight h. 1 at night cā take no rest melancholick

[Astrological Chart]

An Rūble of Buntinford 25 y octob. 5 h. 5. 25 p m 1632

lately brought a bed a trēbling & a panting at the harte cānot sleepe melancholick

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 214, pp. 54–55 (p. 54 bottom right, and p. 55 bottom centre)

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-practitioner-is-querent=No;f3-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ADiseases%20of%20the%20mind%3A%3AMind;f4-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3ASleep%20problems, accessed 26 February 2025.