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CASE75434: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Alice Davis (PERSON47607)

Question asked by the patient on 1 September 1632 at 08:39

RN on Mres Davyes neere to Salisbury /at Stratford vndr the Castle\ sent to me for her melancholy Aug. sept1. {illeg}|h| {sic} hor. 2 8 39 ant m 1632 /strangly hadled {sic}\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 416, p. 424 (upper right part of page)

Mrs Alice Davis (PERSON47607)

Medical >Diseases of the mind  (Melancholy )

Medical >Witchcraft and devil (Strange affliction)

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

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CASE44463: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Agnes Helder (PERSON31586)

Question asked by the patient on 17 March 1617 at 10:15

RN Agnys Helder of Offley 39 y mext St Markes day march. 17. ☾. h. 10. 15 ant m 1617 troubled wth melancholy & ill thoughts

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 198, f. 88r (bottom left part of page)

Mrs Agnes Helder (PERSON31586)

Medical >Diseases of the mind  (Melancholy Evil thoughts)

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

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

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CASE74768: Horary consultation concerning Mr John Matthews (PERSON54487)

Question asked by Mrs Matthews (PERSON33106) on 4 June 1632 at 10:38

RN Mres Mathew of Broden for her sone & hayre Mr Iohn mathew 8 yers old in cleare Lent the first sonday

subiect to melancholy he {illeg} sleepeth mutch & seemeth to be aguish subiect to melancholy \delighteth in nothing/ will t {sic} no stomack Aguish

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 416, p. 208 (upper right part of page)

Mrs Matthews (PERSON33106)Mr John Matthews (PERSON54487)

Medical >Diseases of the mind  (Melancholy )

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

Medical >Symptoms (specified)>Eating and drinking problems (Problems with appetite)

Medical >Illnesses (named) (Ague)

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

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CASE63565: Horary consultation concerning John Hare (PERSON50863) and Mrs Alice Tyrringham (PERSON60702)

Question asked by John Hare (PERSON50863) and Mrs Alice Tyrringham (PERSON60702) on 6 April 1627 at 17:30

RN Iohn Hare of Holwell by Hutchinge 39 y Ap 6 ♀ h. 5. 30 p m 1627 /Mres Tyringhā full of fearfull mopish melanch.\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 227, f. 49v (bottom right part of page)

John Hare (PERSON50863)Mrs Alice Tyrringham (PERSON60702)

Medical  (Not specified in question)

Medical >Diseases of the mind  (FearMopishMelancholy )

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-querent-age-band=030-039%3A%3A39;f2-astrologer=Mr%20Richard%20Napier%20%5BSandy%5D%20%5BRichard%20Napier%20%5BSenior%5D%5D%20%28PERSON5218%29;f3-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ADiseases%20of%20the%20mind%3A%3AMelancholy, accessed 19 March 2025.

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