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CASE74517: Horary consultation concerning Mr Theophilus Smith (PERSON59058)

Question asked by Mr Robert Smith (PERSON59054) on 4 May 1632 at 10:30

RN Mr Theophilus Smyth 23 y may 4 h. 10. 30 ant m 1632. |of of {sic} weeden beck his sonne|

[Astrological Chart]

his sone given now sinc he left physick to overmutch talking to himselfe & to mutch laughing.

yet sent for a litle Child of his neighbers Th Allen

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 416, p. 134 (bottom right part of page)

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CASE33081: Horary consultation concerning Thorpe (PERSON25723)

Question asked by William Thorpe (PERSON25724) on 18 March 1608 at 12:00

RN Williā Thorpe his child of Blūnā a yere 2 yeres old thre the next thre week before whitsūtyde {illeg}|O|n sonday halfe an houre. before son rising marti 18 h. 12. 1608 quærit pater filio sine s {sic} cōsensu. pyneth will laugh & then ill ready to dye /

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 229, f. 72r (upper left part of page)

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CASE38634: Horary consultation concerning Henry Thomson (PERSON36005)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON37592) on 2 September 1611 at 12:00

RN Henry Tomson of lowton. 25 y {T} Septemb. 2 . h. 12. 1611.

mopish & foolish almost every day alike. & will laugh at his owne folly.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 200, f. 158r (upper left part of page)

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CASE62977: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Catherine Shotbolt (PERSON58690)

Question asked by Mr Pritchard (PERSON57130) on 18 October 1626 at 15:30

RN on Mr Silvester cane {sic} to ne {sic} for on mes Silvester Katherin Shatbolt of warrick shere yt |yt| laugheth & weepeth & is mopish for ye space of 4 y or there about to vndertake her vppō the motion of on Mr Pritchad a pracher of Ol|c|ly wh{ere} D smyth did Dwell octob 18 h. 3 30 p m 1626.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 224, f. 320r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE24796: Horary consultation concerning Sara Paulin (PERSON34115)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON37309) on 19 May 1610 at 12:50

RN Sara Poling of North Crowlye 40 y may 19 h {sic}. hor. 1. \12 50/ p m 1610 /sine consensu.\ |calleth vppon god|1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘mopish foolish sencles. raveth & laugheth.’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 239, f. 39r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE37025: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Trip (PERSON25810)

Question asked by Trip (PERSON25806) on 12 February 1610 at 19:16

RN {illeg}|O|n of Wickam for his wife who is senceles & foolish first mopish & despairing & nowe is {sic} doth laugh & singe & knoweth not what febr 12 h 7. 16 p m 16i0. sine cōsensu.

Elisab. Trippe 26 y 9 y maryed. 2 childrē of Wickam. youngest a year old.

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Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 203, f. 238r (bottom 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?f12-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ADiseases%20of%20the%20mind%3A%3ALaughing;f13-treatment=No;f9-querent-is-asking-about=Others, accessed 8 March 2025.