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CASE21984: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Mary Woodward (PERSON17375)

Question asked by the patient on 21 February 1605 at 09:45

RN Mary Woodward of Easton Maudit 20 y febr 21. ♃ h 9. 45 ant m 16051

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘this woman hath divrse Desate melancholy fits’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 415, f. 226r (bottom left, and bottom right parts of page)

Mrs Mary Woodward (PERSON17375)

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

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

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CASE43965: Horary consultation concerning Mr Hinton (PERSON31690)

Question asked by the patient on 30 September 1616 at 11:00

RN Mr Hyntons vomyt wrought 24 houres was also let blood cōtinueth extreme sick. full of melancholy heavy fits day & night cā take no rest: very weake/ sept 30 ☾ h. 11. ant m 16i6.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 198, ff. 5v-6r (f. 5v upper left, and f. 6r upper left)

Mr Hinton (PERSON31690)

Medical >Diseases of the mind  (Treatment follow-up (passions)Sickness (passions)Melancholy Fits (passions) Weak (passions))

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

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-time-of-day=AM;f3-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ADiseases%20of%20the%20mind%3A%3AFits%20%28passions%29;f4-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ADiseases%20of%20the%20mind%3A%3AMelancholy, accessed 15 April 2025.

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