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CASE36234: Horary consultation concerning Luke Buckmaster (PERSON22301)

Question asked by the patient on 17 July 1609 at 09:00

RN Luke Buckmaster of Eaton 44 y Iuly 17 h. 9 ant m. 16091

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 mopish laborat melancholia et delirio./

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 203, f. 108v (upper left part of page)

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CASE49976: Horary consultation concerning John Honour (PERSON12889)

Question asked by the patient on 24 November 1619 at 10:15

RN Iohn Honour of this towne 18 y novēb 24. h. 10. 15. ant m 1619 |fearfull & full of melancholy|1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘tempted at the sight of a knife’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 213, f. 63r (upper right part of page)

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CASE55416: Horary consultation concerning William Wild (PERSON61799)

Question asked by the patient on 18 December 1622 at 11:00

RN Williā Wiles of Clyfton 35 y Decēb. 18 h. 11. ant m. 1622

mutch troubled wth a fearfull melancholy making him to quake & trēble & sweate is very timorous & fearfull cānot sleepe

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 222, f. 140r (upper right part of page)

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CASE75212: Horary consultation concerning Mary Gurry (PERSON50525)

Question asked by the patient on 1 August 1632 at 13:45

RN mary B Gur{illeg}y|ry|e of Goldington 33 y Aug 1. h. 1. 45 p m 1632. a distēpered melancholy brayn1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘a melancholy distēp brayne’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 416, p. 350 (middle right, and middle centre parts of page)

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CASE75421: Horary consultation concerning Goody Mary Parker (PERSON56113)

Question asked by the patient on 9 September 1632 at 15:50

RN mary Parker of Rawnson 38 38 {sic}. y sept: 9 h. 3. 50 p m 16321

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘greefe & melanch feare’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 416, p. 419 (upper left part of page)

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CASE13586: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Steward (PERSON16163)

Question asked by the patient on 19 March 1603 at 11:00

RN Mres Stewarde of Patshill. mar 43 y martij 19. h {sic} hor. 11. ant m. 1603.1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘very melancholycall musing weeping.’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 197, f. 6v (upper left part of page)

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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)

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CASE24575: Horary consultation concerning Sir Henry [Harry] Longueville [the elder] (PERSON13773)

Question asked by the patient on 29 April 1610 at 06:20

RN Old Sr Henry longefild. of Woulverton 60 y Apr 29 . h. 6. 1|2|0. ant m 16i01

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘full of melancholy. fearfull’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 239, f. 15r (upper left part of page)

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CASE49216: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Mary Olive [Hore] (PERSON33796)

Question asked by the patient on 12 July 1619 at 11:00

RN Mary Olive \Hores sister/ of Askot 30 y Iuly 12. h. 11 ant m 1619: /a yere sinc mightely hoaven & swelled. \now very leane & sclender./\1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘melancholy & apt to depsayre’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 235, f. 93r (upper left, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE49967: Horary consultation concerning Grace Child [Old Goody Child] (PERSON28916)

Question asked by the patient on 20 November 1619 at 15:20

RN Grace Child of Ch Amerson 60 y. novēbr 20 h. 3. 20 p m 1619 was prsent /deepe melancholy & a strange fancy.\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 213, f. 61r (upper left part of page)

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CASE50564: Horary consultation concerning Alice Parrot (PERSON34057)

Question asked by the patient on 14 April 1620 at 13:30

RW Alice Parret of shitlington. y 28. d. h: 1. 30. p: m: Aprill. 14 1620. melancolica valde: desperans

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 213, f. 172v (upper right part of page)

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CASE51236: Horary consultation concerning Thomas Wright (PERSON62333)

Question asked by the patient and Wright (PERSON62338) on 17 July 1620 at 11:20

RN Thomas Wright of Hyemsferyes 45 y Iuly 17 h. 11. 20 ant m 1620

[Astrological Chart]

troubled wth melancholy sup. his wife to be naught1 his wife & he came togeather.

Notes:

1 ‘melancholy conceite’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 414, f. 112r (upper right part of page)

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CASE51878: Horary consultation concerning Mr Edward Judkin (PERSON32207)

Question asked by the patient on 30 December 1620 at 13:49

RN \Iydkyns/ my lady fortiscues mā. of Saldon 30. y {sic} /25 y\ Decēb 30 h {sic} hor 1 39 49 a|p| m 1620 melancholy Dūpish passions

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 233, f. 25r (upper left part of page)

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CASE57877: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Spenloe (PERSON59325)

Question asked by the patient on 11 March 1624 at 10:00

RN Elis Spenlowe of Wa{ter} Eaton of Bletchley p{a}rish. 20 y the sonday after St Hugs Daye \last St Hugs/ c{ame} to me at night h. 12. p m. \1. p m/ 1603. march. 11. {} h. 10 ant m. 1624. /melanch sigheth\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 413, f. 104v (upper right part of page)

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CASE64130: Horary consultation concerning Judith Tookefild (PERSON60334)

Question asked by the patient on 23 June 1627 at 09:30

RN Iudith To\o/kefild in Londo{n} in fleetestreete 29. y. Iune 23 {illeg}|| hor. 10. 9. 30 ant m 1627. |was prsent full of melancholy cānot praye|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 227, f. 132v (upper right part of page)

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CASE76374: Horary consultation concerning Henry Hill (PERSON51486)

Question asked by the patient on 28 January 1633 at 14:00

RN Henry Hill of Helmedon 52 y Ian 28. h. 2. p m 1633 |full of melanch & sadnes|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 214, p. 285 (upper right part of page)

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CASE53675: Horary consultation concerning Goodman Matthew Cardwell (PERSON45583)

Question asked by the patient on 11 March 1622 at 06:30

RN Goodmā: Cardwell. of this towne march. 11 h. 6 30 ant m 1622 1 /long troubled in his hed mopish & foolish & very vnruly & overthwart\2

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘2 fig.’ in the left margin

2 ‘mutch {vexe}d melancholy tempted’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 223, f. 18r (upper right part of page)

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CASE22407: Horary consultation concerning Mary Baldwin (PERSON43295)

Question asked by the patient on 10 July 1630 at 13:30

RN Mary Baldwyn of Husband Crowly. 21. y. Iuly. 10 hor 1. 30 p m 1630

hath but a Grene sicknes {fewe} full of melanch sadnes

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 238, f. 57r (upper left, and middle right parts of page)

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CASE26331: Horary consultation concerning John Berin (PERSON62558)

Question asked by the patient on 5 February 1623 at 15:15

RN Iohn Berin of Ivingoe Auson 50 y feb 5. h. 3. 15 p m 1623.

[Partial Astrological Chart]

a melanch mā Corpulente1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘troubled in mynd 6 or 7 weekes’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 181, f. 227r (upper left, and upper right parts of page)

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CASE54727: Horary consultation concerning Goodman Richard Barfote (PERSON27716)

Question asked by the patient on 1 August 1622 at 13:30

RN Rich: Burford of Newp 40 th weddensd{ay} after Barthol. past was prsent Aug 1. h. 1. 30 p m. 1622.1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘mutch melanch fearfull weepeth mutch.’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 222, f. 19v (upper 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?f22-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ADiseases%20of%20the%20mind%3A%3AMelancholy;f23-querent-is-asking-about=Self;f24-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ADiseases%20of%20the%20mind, accessed 18 March 2025.