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CASE72359: Horary consultation concerning Andrew Hill (PERSON51475)

Question asked by Hill (PERSON51473) on 17 June 1631 at 11:20

RN Andrew Hill of Hardnā 26 ♀ Iune 17. ♀. h. 11. 20 ant m. 1631.

neyther wit nor meanes

fell ill in 30 of may wits & mynd troubled Is watched.

ready to mischance his mother him selfe day was so & did so & night |frater fratre sine cōsensu|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 232, p. 429 (bottom right part of page)

Hill (PERSON51473)Andrew Hill (PERSON51475)

Medical >Diseases of the mind  (Lost wits MindTroubled)

Medical >Illness (general) (Illness)

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

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CASE13542: Decumbiture for Goody Elizabeth Miller [Richardson] (PERSON15311)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON17865) between 2 July 1598 and 16 July 1598

RN |1598.| Elsabeth Richardson tooke her sicknes the 2 of Iuly die ☉ h. intr 10 & 11. 10. 30 mi an m. 10. 15. shee hath an idle hed & speaketh foolishnes bereaved of her speach & of her wittes

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 182, f. 213r (upper part of page)

Anonymous (PERSON17865)Goody Elizabeth Miller [Richardson] (PERSON15311)

Medical >Diseases of the mind  (Sickness (passions)Speechless (passions)Idle headedIdle talkLost wits )

Practitioner: Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] (PERSON5218) Judgment Outcome(s)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?f2-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ADiseases%20of%20the%20mind%3A%3ALost%20wits;f3-language=Latin;f4-patient-age-band=020-029, accessed 2 March 2025.

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