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CASE53788: Horary consultation concerning John Bolton (PERSON44398)

Question asked by the patient on 2 April 1622 at 11:00

RN Iohn Bolton of Byssetour 33 y Ap. 2. ♂ h. 11 ant m 1622 troubled in mynd wth ill thoughtꝭ. & is very light headed & cānot sleepe a yere. had pils & was let blood last yere. the Divell Doth rū in his mynd./ |goody plowright susp.|

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 223, f. 37v (upper left part of page)

John Bolton (PERSON44398)

Personal affairs>Personal relations (Witchcraft suspect)

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

Medical >Diseases of the mind  (Troubled MindEvil thoughts Lightheaded (passions)Sleeplessness (passions))

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

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%3AWitchcraft%20and%20devil%3A%3ADevil;f2-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ADiseases%20of%20the%20mind%3A%3AEvil%20thoughts;f3-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ADiseases%20of%20the%20mind%3A%3ATroubled, accessed 15 November 2024.

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