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CASE12171: Horary consultation concerning Frances Thomson (PERSON16408)

Question asked by Thomson (PERSON16388) on 30 March 1599 at 12:30

RN Frauncis Tomson by her husband of lowton 30 of March. die ♀ h. 12 30. mi. morbo. 1599 caput phantastijs melancholicis laborat. timore spiritu’. 42. yeres. /muscam metuit et {muo}rē\

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 228, f. 116v (upper right part of page)

Thomson (PERSON16388)Frances Thomson (PERSON16408)

Medical >Illness (general) (Morbus)

Medical >Diseases of the mind  (Head (passions)FanciesMelancholyFear)

Medical >Witchcraft and devil  (Haunted )

Practitioner: Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] (PERSON5218)

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CASE43790: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Elizabeth Wheeler (PERSON21145)

Question asked by the patient on 23 August 1616 at 12:30

RN Elis. Wheeler of Cranfild. 38 y Aug. 23. ♀. h. 12. 30 p m 16i6. |greefe for her husb:|

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 408, f. 156r (bottom right part of page)

Mrs Elizabeth Wheeler (PERSON21145)

Medical >Diseases of the mind  (Grief (passions))

Medical >Witchcraft and devil  (Haunted )

Medical  (Not specified in question)

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?f20-time-of-day=PM%3A%3A12%3A00-12%3A59%3A%3A30%3A00-44%3A59;f21-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ADiseases%20of%20the%20mind;f22-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AWitchcraft%20and%20devil%3A%3AHaunted, accessed 6 April 2025.

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