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CASE43891: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON38123)

Question asked by the patient on 15 September 1616 at 17:40

RN Sr Thomas Snags kee. 30|2|. y. sept 15 ☉ h. 6|5|. 40 p m 16i6. new ague. wch tooke him this day sēnet & sinc is growen for lack of sleepe mad byteth & teareth & cā not be held downe eateth nothing every day alike.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 408, f. 174v (bottom part of page)

Anonymous (PERSON38123)

Medical >Illnesses (named) (New ague)

Medical >Diseases of the mind  (Mad )

Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Eating and drinking problems  (Problems with appetite )

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

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CASE53326: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Sara Wyllyson [Woullyson] (PERSON62405)

Question asked by Mr Wyllyson [Woullyson] (PERSON62401) on 10 November 1621 at 09:00

RN Mr Woullystan of London vxore extreely mad cānot rest nor will eate novēb 10. h hor 8. 50 ant m 162i

Mr Woullyston of London for his wife mad yt cānot sleepe eate nor Drinke novēb. 10 h {sic} hor: 9. ant m 162i |will not eate.|

wheather her vomyts will serve & the liquid

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 231, ff. 134v-135r (f. 134v bottom left, and f. 135r upper left)

Mr Wyllyson [Woullyson] (PERSON62401)Mrs Sara Wyllyson [Woullyson] (PERSON62405)

Medical >Diseases of the mind  (Mad )

Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Sleep problems (Sleeplessness)

Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Eating and drinking problems  (Problems with appetite )

Medical >Treatment (Treatment)

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

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%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3AEating%20and%20drinking%20problems%3A%3AProblems%20with%20appetite;f3-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ADiseases%20of%20the%20mind%3A%3AMad, accessed 2 January 2025.

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