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CASE57820: Horary consultation concerning Richard Lucas (PERSON53943)

Question asked by Lucas (PERSON53933) and Lucas (PERSON53954) on 3 March 1624 at 17:39

RN Rich: Lucas of G Nortot a yeomans sonne 30 27 of Ap 27. 1595. about 12. at noone sent march. 3. h. 5. 39 p m. 1624. /mayed {sic} 2 yeres. on child a twelfmoth {sic} old\

3 quart of a yere ill in his head mynd braye {sic} & head troubled mopish & fe{l} careles of his busynes. |Worst at the full of ye moone 3 days before or after/|

boath the fathers obst{in}at of & on in yere maage {sic} pater sine cōsensu. et vxor cū Consensu sed nō filius wheathr they should bring him heather.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 413, f. 95v (bottom left, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE19953: Horary consultation concerning Mr Johnson (PERSON13223)

Question asked by Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] [Richard Napier [Senior]] (PERSON5218) on 10 October 1601 at 18:30

RN Mr kinge mr whaly & the rest of the lecturers of Toceter sente vnto me that I would come over to see Mr Iansone a minister yt is {sic} lyeth as it were in a despayre & cannot be comforted. by a letter Octob. 10 die hor. 6. 30 p m. 160i quæro vtru sit pos morb eius sit curabilis nec ne. frenetic. desperabundus.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 404, f. 209v (upper left part of page)

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CASE70945: Horary consultation concerning Marge Castle (PERSON45731)

Question asked by Castle (PERSON45730) and Mr Shute (PERSON58710) on 28 May 1630 at 19:00

RN Marg: Castill of Dorchester 17 y May 28 . h. 7. p m. 1630 /pater filia sine consensu\

[Astrological Chart]

Mr Shute the mynster wrote in her behalfe thought yt she sore. {sic} saw some ill thing in ye morning.1

Notes:

1 ‘Distracted cānot sleepe & rageth & talketh cōtinualley sinc whiteson tuesday’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 194, p. 416 (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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CASE74681: Horary consultation concerning Mr William Taylor [Master of Arts] (PERSON59946)

Question asked by the patient on 22 May 1632 at 06:30

RN Mr will: Taylour. scholer of Cābridg a Smyth his father a smyth. of Cābridg of Christs College 22 y last sept may 22 h. 6. 30 ant m 1632 /mr of art 2 y\ /eateth litle\ |ho\u/pe & hollowe| |a great student mopish no hurt|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 416, p. 180 (bottom left part of page)

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CASE40609: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON37820)

Question asked by Mr William Greenocke [Greenway] (PERSON31132) on 17 November 1612 at 11:30

RN mr will: Greenenough mynister for a frend & a gentlewomā of his acquanttance yt hath taken mutch greefe & is out of tem in her brayne for yt her frinds & parents would not bestowe her on a ty yt she loved novēb. 17  {sic} h. 11. 30 ant m 1612.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 409, f. 207r (upper right part of page)

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CASE58225: Horary consultation concerning Mr Preston (PERSON57062)

Question asked by the patient on 19 April 1624 at 12:00

RN Mr Preston myster /of Cold highā\ Ap. {sic} Ap 19 h. 12 1624 |5|6|8 y| |troubled in mynd|

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 413, f. 156r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE77652: Horary consultation concerning Richard Howe [Turvey] [High Constable] (PERSON51974)

Question asked by the patient on 20 June 1633 at 08:30

RN Rich Turvy of \Ioh Hows \otherwise/ Hows \high Constable// \of Dagnell/ |30 y| distēp. in brayne Iune 20 h. 8 30 ant m 1633.

distēpered in breane

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 211, p. 249 (upper left part of page)

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CASE32629: Horary consultation concerning William Adcock (PERSON21774)

Question asked by the patient on 28 January 1608 at 11:12

RN Wylliā Adcocke Mr Pedders serv. 33 y I 28 h. 11 12. ant m 1608 in prsenc1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘mynd troubled mopish’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 229, f. 4r (upper left part of page)

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CASE60911: Horary consultation concerning Goodman Edwards (PERSON48367)

Question asked by the patient on 2 August 1625 at 13:00

RN Goodmā Edwards of Byrton 60. y. Aug 2. h. 1. p m 1625

troubled in mynd afortnight. he sayth yt he will make him selfe away. a day laborrour.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 217, f. 164r (upper left part of page)

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CASE31740: Horary consultation concerning Joan Dickins (PERSON22916)

Question asked by the patient on 22 June 1607 at 08:50

RN Ione Dickings of Stocke golding 20 y Iune 22 h. 8. 50 ant m 1607. frigted or haunted wth some ill sprite mopish wōt to Drowne her selfe |suspecteth on lanckford min onc curat of b|w|oulvrton. nevr well since he was there.|

deus eius nostri miseratr. in prsenc mopish sottish laugheth looketh well.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 193, f. 228v (upper left part of page)

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CASE32889: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Hill (PERSON23759)

Question asked by the patient on 26 February 1608 at 10:35

GJ Mres Hill of Lidlington 30 y. feb. 26 ho. 10. 35 a m. 1608

She had a maid came from Brickhill wch fell sicke in her house feares the infection heavy hearted.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 229, f. 44v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE40651: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON37820)

Question asked by Mr William Greenocke [Greenway] (PERSON31132) on 28 November 1612 at 13:00

RN Mr Greeneway for a mynister of Cople in Bedfordshere for a young gentlewomā distracted for on she loved & her frends hindered novēb 28 |h| {sic} hor. 2 \1. 30/. p m. 1612.1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘frentick for losse of her love.’ in chart

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 409, f. 216r (upper right part of page)

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CASE62512: Horary consultation concerning John Cox (PERSON47145)

Question asked by the patient on 31 May 1626 at 15:00

RN Iohn Cox of Pitchcock\cot/ {sic} 23 y a batcheler m may 31. . h. 3. p. m. 1626

a husband man

mopish & sottish Iohn Cox vide may 24.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 224, f. 233r (upper left part of page)

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CASE64285: Horary consultation concerning Thomas Tookefild (PERSON60333)

Question asked by Judith Tookefild (PERSON60334) on 17 July 1627 at 16:00

RN Thomas Tokefild of racket court in flitstreete Iuly \a dyer/ Iuly 17. h 4. p {sic} 1627.

\Iudith Tokefild came to me at that tyne {sic}/ to write to her brother./ |mopish & incredulous & despayring of all helpe|

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 227, f. 163v (upper right part of page)

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CASE74542: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Bridget Sutton (PERSON59811)

Question asked by Mr Sutton (PERSON59804) on 7 May 1632 at 16:00

RN Mr Bridget Sutton. of Patsthill 20 y. may h. 4. p. m 1632. |pater sine consensu| light headed & cōmonly senceles.

had physick & was let blood by mr Iams yet not the better.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 416, p. 142 (middle left part of page)

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CASE33742: Horary consultation concerning Richard Lyne (PERSON24285)

Question asked by the patient on 13 July 1608 at 17:10

RN Rich: Lyne of Northe Austone 26 y a batcheler. Iuly 13. h. 5. 30 \10/ p m 1608

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 229, f. 156v (upper left part of page)

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CASE60086: Horary consultation concerning John Wakefield (PERSON60927)

Question asked by Mr Robert Kilpine (PERSON52888) on 30 March 1625 at 11:00

RN Iohn Wakefild in of Dunstable Houghton 54 y march 30 h. 11. ant m 1625

mutch plexed wth melanch. thinketh a purg dyet drink would doe him good.

Mr Kilpine pracher of Hockly wrote for him

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 217, f. 40r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE75939: Horary consultation concerning Morrish (PERSON54986)

Question asked by Mr Travell (PERSON60404) on 17 November 1632 at 12:00

RN Mr Morrish a Sea captayne in London for his verse idle headed wife novēb 17 h {sic} hor 12. 1632

Mr Travell of Harsom in his behalfe

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 214, p. 149 (bottom right part of page)

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CASE45716: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON38305)

Question asked by Mr Jacynth Sacheverell (PERSON35023) on 6 November 1617 between 09:30 and 16:00

RN Mr Iacynth Sacheverell for his mayden 44 y troubled wth the mother ceeding frō the malig fumes of ye matrix asc to her brayne & depriving her of all senc & vnderst making her as a disttracted {sic} body

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 220, f. 112r (bottom right 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?f2-judgment=No;f3-info=Occupation%20mentioned;f4-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ADiseases%20of%20the%20mind, accessed 30 April 2025.