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CASE51149: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Brittain (PERSON44876)

Question asked by the patient on 30 June 1620 at 12:50

RN Elis Brittayne of Harlington. 47 y Iune 30 ♀ h. 12. 50 p. m. 16201

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘troubled wth mutch melacholy.’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 414, f. 94v (upper left part of page)

Elizabeth Brittain (PERSON44876)

Medical >Diseases of the mind  (TroubledMelancholy )

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

Personal affairs>Personal relations (Witchcraft suspect)

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

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CASE78126: Nativity for Mr George Farmer (PERSON48734)

Question asked by the patient on 26 August 1633 at 10:30

RN Mr Georg Farmer of Easton Easton {sic} natus Iuly 29. ♀ hor ♂ hor 6 ant m 1586. |melancholick head always troubled|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 211, p. 405 (upper left part of page)

Mr George Farmer (PERSON48734)

Medical >Diseases of the mind  (Melancholy TroubledHead (passions))

Medical  (Not specified in question)

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?f18-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ADiseases%20of%20the%20mind%3A%3AMelancholy;f19-damaged=No;f20-querent-age-band=040-049%3A%3A47, accessed 31 October 2024.

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