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CASE12171: Horary consultation concerning Frances Thomson (PERSON16408)

Question asked by Thomson (PERSON16388) on 30 March 1599 at 12:30

RN Frauncis Tomson by her husband of lowton 30 of March. die ♀ h. 12 30. mi. morbo. 1599 caput phantastijs melancholicis laborat. timore spiritu’. 42. yeres. /muscam metuit et {muo}rē\

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 228, f. 116v (upper right part of page)

Thomson (PERSON16388)Frances Thomson (PERSON16408)

Medical >Illness (general) (Morbus)

Medical >Diseases of the mind  (Head (passions)FanciesMelancholy Fear)

Medical >Witchcraft and devil (Haunted)

Practitioner: Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] (PERSON5218)

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CASE12444: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Mary Berry (PERSON9678)

Question asked by Mr George Berry (PERSON9673) on 12 May 1599 at 11:15

RN Mr George Burye for his wife troubled wth melancholy & sudden passions. troubled wth windines & payne in her stomacke & dissynes in her head. May. the 12. die ♄. h. 11. 15 ant m. 1599.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 228, f. 160v (upper right part of page)

Mr George Berry (PERSON9673)Mrs Mary Berry (PERSON9678)

Medical >Diseases of the mind  (Melancholy )

Medical >Symptoms (specified)>Wind (Wind)

Medical >Symptoms (specified)>Pain and pricking (Pain)

Medical >Parts of the body>Torso (Stomach)

Medical >Symptoms (specified)>Dizzy and/or faint (Dizziness)

Medical >Parts of the body>Head and neck (Head)

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?f1-querent-identified=Yes;f2-judgment=No;f3-practitioner-is-querent=No;f4-practitioner-is-astrologer=Yes;f5-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ADiseases%20of%20the%20mind%3A%3AMelancholy;f6-volume-name=Napier%2C%20vol.%2003, accessed 9 June 2024.

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