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CASE55354: Decumbiture for William Wild (PERSON61799)

Question asked by the patient on 7 December 1622 at 14:00

RN novēb. 30 h {sic} hor 10 45 p m 1622 sore vexed yt he could not sleepe it lay so heavy vppō his chest

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 222, f. 128v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE50539: Horary consultation concerning Mr Adolph Andrews (PERSON27380)

Question asked by the patient on 10 April 1620 at 17:30

RN Mr Adolph. Androwes Ap. 10 h. 5. 30 p m mutch greefe & discontentment yt he cānot sleepe

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 213, f. 168r (upper left, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE53409: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Baldwin (PERSON43286)

Question asked by the patient on 9 December 1621 at 14:00

RN Elis Baldwyn of Edgborough 28 y vnmyed {sic} Decēb. 9. h. 2. p m 162i

mutch tempted to kill her selfe cānot sleep{e}

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 231, f. 152v (upper right part of page)

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CASE68215: Horary consultation concerning Mr William Norwood (PERSON55678)

Question asked by Norwood (PERSON55669) and Dr Michael Jarman (PERSON32083) on 17 April 1629 at 16:30

RN Mr Williā Norwoode of yt was of an Apprentice of London. natus Ian. 13. 1605. then 20 y /An Apprentice of London\ came to me Ap. 17. h. 4. 30 p m 1629 |a lettr frō D. Iermā in his behalfe being fellow onc of Corp chri college| |his brothr brought a letter frō D Germā|1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘strang phansyes cānot sleepe’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 407, f. 144v (upper left, and upper right parts of page)

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CASE64599: Horary consultation concerning Goody Shephard (PERSON58587)

Question asked by Lady Spencer [Mrs Mary Spencer [Anderson]] (PERSON35617) on 16 September 1627 at 12:45

RN also she Did write in the behalfe of a mad womā yt canot slepe but rage day & night /Goody Shepheard of Offley 42 y.\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 227, f. 215v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE50293: Horary consultation concerning Mr Pedder (PERSON34163)

Question asked by Mrs Susan Pedder (PERSON24871) on 12 February 1620 at 18:00

RN Mres Pedder for her husb. plexed wth greefe for certen writings cōmitted to Mr Nichols sonne & cānot sleepe to crave my counsell feb 12 h {sic} hor 6 p m 16201

[Astrological Chart]

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1 ‘mightely troubled in mynde cānot sleepe’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 213, f. 134r (upper right part of page)

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CASE51822: Horary consultation concerning Edward Brandon (PERSON44677)

Question asked by the patient on 27 November 1620 at 14:30

RN Edward Brandon of Droughton 22 y a batch novēb 27. h. 2. 30 p m 1620 melancholy mightely troubled in mynd & cānot sleepe & costive head paynd & greatly payned in his stomack.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 233, f. 15v (upper left part 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?f10-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ADiseases%20of%20the%20mind%3A%3ASleeplessness%20%28passions%29;f11-time-of-day=PM;f9-date=1620-1629, accessed 4 April 2025.