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CASE77890: Horary consultation concerning George Fippes (PERSON48963)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON41935) on 19 July 1633 at 17:00

RN Georg Phips of Litlington in Cābridg sheere 26 y a batch Iuly {illeg} {sic} 19 ♀ h. 5 p m 1633 /a melancholy mynded mopish\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 211, p. 324 (upper right part of page)

Anonymous (PERSON41935)George Fippes (PERSON48963)

Medical >Diseases of the mind  (Melancholy Mopish)

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

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CASE54678: Decumbiture for Goody Elizabeth Cockayne (PERSON46446)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON39510) on 25 July 1622 at 11:11

RN Elis Cocken of Newp. first strangly & sodenly taken on holy thursday 26 y Iuli may 30 ♃ h. 5 p m 1622 Iane Goodmā craved Drink & she gave it to this Iane & it prsently tooke her & sinc neaver well but mutch tēpted & troubled wth wynd1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘mutch temptat. wynd melancholye’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 222, f. 8r (bottom left, and bottom centre parts of page)

Anonymous (PERSON39510)Goody Elizabeth Cockayne (PERSON46446)

Medical >Witchcraft and devil (Strange afflictionWitchcraft suffered (medical))

Medical >Diseases of the mind  (Tempted and suicidalMelancholy )

Medical >Symptoms (specified)>Wind (Wind)

Personal affairs>Personal relations (Witchcraft suspect)

Practitioner: Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] (PERSON5218) Judgment 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?f15-querent-identified=No;f16-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ADiseases%20of%20the%20mind%3A%3AMelancholy;f17-patient-age-band=020-029%3A%3A26, accessed 10 March 2025.

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