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CASE60718: Horary consultation concerning Mr Lawrence Plummer (PERSON56875)

Question asked by Plummer (PERSON56879) on 28 June 1625 at 18:30

RN Lawrenc Plūmer of Layton. 60. y. Iune 29 h. 8. 30 ant m. 1625 /vyne & senceles.\

mopish melanch & wilbe going he knoweth not where & sonetyes {sic} senceles. |2 cānot keepe him in his bed & will walke all night in his chāber & pull of his shirt|

[Astrological Chart]

sine consensu vxor viro

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 217, f. 132r (upper right part of page)

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CASE15753: Horary consultation concerning John Halfhead (PERSON12466)

Question asked by the patient on 17 October 1603 at 14:45

GJ Iohn Halfehead of Swallowfield 44 43 y. Octob. 17 ho 2. 45 p m. 16031

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘Despayring melancholye.’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 207, f. 149v (upper left part of page)

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CASE51149: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Brittain (PERSON44876)

Question asked by the patient on 30 June 1620 at 12:50

RN Elis Brittayne of Harlington. 47 y Iune 30 h. 12. 50 p. m. 16201

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘troubled wth mutch melacholy.’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 414, f. 94v (upper left part of page)

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CASE54678: Decumbiture for Goody Elizabeth Cockayne (PERSON46446)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON39510) on 25 July 1622 at 11:11

RN Elis Cocken of Newp. first strangly & sodenly taken on holy thursday 26 y Iuli may 30 h. 5 p m 1622 Iane Goodmā craved Drink & she gave it to this Iane & it prsently tooke her & sinc neaver well but mutch tēpted & troubled wth wynd1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘mutch temptat. wynd melancholye’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 222, f. 8r (bottom left, and bottom centre parts of page)

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CASE49222: Horary consultation concerning Old Sir William Andrews [Young Mr William Andrews] (PERSON9144) and Mr Adolph Andrews (PERSON27380)

Question asked by Mr Adolph Andrews (PERSON27380) on 12 July 1619 at 18:40

RN Mr Adolph. Androwes for his father {s} {sic} wth a cough spitteth blood wch cometh frō his head not sick as also to know what concord betwixt him & his wife & in what sp they shall live togeather Iuly. 12 h 6. 40 p m 1619 /mr Adolph: full of melanch. & greefe.\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 235, f. 94r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE55470: Horary consultation concerning Sir Thomas Monson [Baronet] [Mr Monson [the elder]] (PERSON5064) and Young Mr John Monson (PERSON33305)

Question asked by Sir Thomas Monson [Baronet] [Mr Monson [the elder]] (PERSON5064) on 6 January 1623 at 17:00

RN Sr Th. Mounson. for his owne fortune touching his busines wth ny {sic} lord treasourer & how Th Marq of Buckingham & the young gentlemā will befrynd him to have an end of his busynes & also of his sons health & when he is to prsent his gyft to ye king. Ian. 6. h. 5. p m. 1623

Mr Iohn is better then he was of his cold & keepeth still his chāber his ioynt are weake his father craveth my advice for him Ian. 6. h. 5 p m 1623. full of melanch

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 222, f. 150v (upper right, and bottom left parts of page)

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-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ADiseases%20of%20the%20mind%3A%3AMelancholy;f2-question-asked=Personal%20affairs;f3-how-did-it-take-place=Unclear, accessed 9 March 2025.