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CASE54602: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Harvey [Leate] (PERSON31477)

Question asked by Mrs Joan Staper [Leate] (PERSON4503) on 11 July 1622 at 17:39

RN Mres Leate for her melancholy daughtr Mres Harvey Iuly 11 ♃ h. 5. 39 p m 1622

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 223, f. 186r (upper right part of page)

Mrs Joan Staper [Leate] (PERSON4503)Mrs Harvey [Leate] (PERSON31477)

Medical >Diseases of the mind  (Melancholy )

Medical  (Medical counsel)

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

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CASE70633: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Mary Robinson (PERSON57771)

Question asked by the patient on 29 April 1630 at 11:00

RN Mres Mary Robinson for headach & melanch Ap 29 ♃ h. 11 ant m 1630

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 194, p. 307 (bottom left part of page)

Mrs Mary Robinson (PERSON57771)

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

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

Medical >Diseases of the mind  (Melancholy )

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

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CASE33906: Horary consultation concerning Mr Michael Dormer [Dorman] (PERSON22954)

Question asked by the patient on 9 August 1608 at 10:00

RN Mr michaell Dormer 27 y. a batcheler. Aug 9. ♂ h. ♂ {sic} 10. ant m 1608. /pass. hypocōdriaca sydes\ |full of melancholy sad heavy vncōfortable left syde swelled|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 229, f. 180r (upper right part of page)

Mr Michael Dormer [Dorman] (PERSON22954)

Medical >Illnesses (named) (Hypochondriac passion)

Medical >Parts of the body>Torso (Side(s))

Medical >Diseases of the mind  (Melancholy SadnessHeavinessUncomfortable)

Medical >Symptoms (specified)>Bloating and swelling (Swelling)

Practitioner: Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] (PERSON5218) Treatment Judgment Payment 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?f11-practitioner-is-astrologer=Yes;f12-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ADiseases%20of%20the%20mind%3A%3AMelancholy;f13-info=Payment, accessed 18 March 2025.

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