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CASE34588: Horary consultation concerning Old Father John Bechino [Pinner] (PERSON9584)

Question asked by the patient on 19 December 1608 at 10:38

RN Old Bechino of Walton 70 y decēb. 19 ☾ h. 10. 38 ant m 1608. haunted cā take no rest

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 229, f. 274r (bottom left part of page)

Old Father John Bechino [Pinner] (PERSON9584)

Medical >Witchcraft and devil (Haunted)

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

Practitioner: Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] (PERSON5218)

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CASE32759: Horary consultation concerning Goody Twydy Nicholas [Nichols] (PERSON14416)

Question asked by the patient on 10 February 1608 at 14:10

GJ Twidy Nicholas \1608/ of Stony stratford 34 y. a wife feb. 10 ☿ ho. 2. 10 p. m Payne of her head takes no sleepe heart and backe suckles a childe of a quarter

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 229, f. 25r (upper right part of page)

Goody Twydy Nicholas [Nichols] (PERSON14416)

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

Medical >Parts of the body>Torso (HeartBack)

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

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

Practitioner: Mr Gerence James [Marks] (PERSON13172)

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-shelfmark=MS%20Ashmole%20229;f2-judgment=No;f3-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3ASleep%20problems, accessed 8 March 2025.

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