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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 p^rsent|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

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CASE52180: Horary consultation concerning Agnes [Anne] Lilly (PERSON32722)

Question asked by the patient on 21 March 1621 at 11:40

RN An Lilly of Shitlington parish 32 y {illeg}|a| mayden March 21 ☿ h. 11. 40 ant m 162i

full of melanch. mopish & lightheaded {talke eyth^r} to mutt|c|h or to litle

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 233, f. 90v (upper right part of page)

Agnes [Anne] Lilly (PERSON32722)

Medical >Diseases of the mind (Melancholy MopishLightheaded (passions)Idle talk )

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-sex=Female;f2-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ADiseases%20of%20the%20mind%3A%3AIdle%20talk;f3-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ADiseases%20of%20the%20mind%3A%3AMelancholy, accessed 4 April 2025.