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CASE73206: Horary consultation concerning Mr William Bedford (PERSON22067)

Question asked by the patient on 17 October 1631 at 16:30

RN Will: Bedford of Hayford 52 y octob 17. h. 5|4|. 30 p m. 163i melanch.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 212, p. 238 (bottom left part of page)

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CASE74567: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Mary Newton (PERSON55409)

Question asked by the patient on 9 May 1632 at 11:00

RN mres Mary Newton. 12 y borne the sonday before the Lady in Chrismas h 2. in the morning of sonday but came to me may 9. h. 12. 45 p. m. 1632 |wench prsent| /melanch. ill.\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 416, p. 147 (bottom right part of page)

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CASE75434: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Alice Davis (PERSON47607)

Question asked by the patient on 1 September 1632 at 08:39

RN on Mres Davyes neere to Salisbury /at Stratford vndr the Castle\ sent to me for her melancholy Aug. sept1. {illeg}|h| {sic} hor. 2 8 39 ant m 1632 /strangly hadled {sic}\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 416, p. 424 (upper right part of page)

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CASE75456: Horary consultation concerning Mr William Peyto (PERSON56641) and Mrs Eleanor Peyto (PERSON56643)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON41652) on 5 September 1632 at 14:45

RN Mr will Peto \27 y./ & his sister mres Elnor \23 y/ Peto. sept 5 h. 2. 45 p m 1632 /full of melanch & mopish\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 416, p. 431 (upper left 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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CASE77890: Horary consultation concerning George Fippes (PERSON48963)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON41935) on 19 July 1633 at 17:00

RN Georg Phips of Litlington in Cābridg sheere 26 y a batch Iuly {illeg} {sic} 19 h. 5 p m 1633 /a melancholy mynded mopish\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 211, p. 324 (upper right part of page)

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CASE77951: Horary consultation concerning Mr Anthony Foulkes (PERSON49231)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON41946) on 31 July 1633 at 15:45

RN Mr Anthony Fouke of Envild in Staff sheere 37 y Iuly. 31. h. 3. 45 p m 1633 /over studious\ /melanch\ /a melanch pracher & student on child 4 y. metuit venef.\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 211, p. 344 (upper left part of page)

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CASE78453: Horary consultation concerning Mr Thomas Howe (PERSON51979) and Mrs Jane Howe (PERSON51996)

Question asked by Mr Thomas Howe (PERSON51979) and Mrs Jane Howe (PERSON51996) on 12 October 1633 at 11:20

RN Mr Th How 22 {illeg}|y| of Cadington octob 12 h {sic} hor 11. 20 ant m 1633 |melanch|

his mother for a sciatica

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 412, f. 6r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE71339: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Alice Tyrringham (PERSON60702)

Question asked by the patient on 5 February 1631 at 12:15

RN Mres Tyringhā sent me a letter touching her melancholy conceit febr 5 h {sic}. hor 12 15 p m 1631

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 232, p. 106 (bottom 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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CASE22977: Horary consultation concerning Lady Washington (PERSON61212)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON39029) on 17 September 1630 at 15:00

RN The lady warren\Washineton/ton {sic} of Westbery 45 y sept 17 h 3. p m 1630

for mopish melanch will hardly speake sine Consensu.

[Partial Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 238, f. 145v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE70625: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Mary Sanders (PERSON58243)

Question asked by the patient on 28 April 1630 at 15:30

RN Mres \mary/ Saunders1 of welford hard by Cole Ashbee 24 myles henc Ap 40. y. Ap 28 h. 3. 30 p m 1630

[Astrological Chart]

she Desyreth her old dyet drinke wch I sent her. and a purg gaynst melanch.2

{s} {sic} & a playster for ther splene

Notes:

1’ in the left margin

2 ‘melanch.’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 194, p. 304 (upper left, bottom centre, and upper right parts of page)

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CASE73894: Horary consultation concerning Florence Billing (PERSON44170)

Question asked by Mr Valentine Morley (PERSON54974) on 28 February 1632 at 16:20

RN florenc Billin of Halston 3 miles beyond Northāpton Decēb 11. h. 5 p m 1594 but came to me feb. 28 h. 4. 20 p m. 1632. /Desp. of gods mercy.\ /Mr Morly a minister wrote in her behalfe.\1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘melanch affected sinc Christmas tempted to despayre’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 212, p. 470 (bottom left 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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CASE77272: Horary consultation concerning Mr N. Standish (PERSON59467)

Question asked by the patient on 14 May 1633 at 19:30

TG Mr N standish of Highwicken parish 21. y Maji 14 h. 7. 30 p M. 1633. /lightheaded, melancolick, cannot sleepe, wich he thincketh to doe him the most hurte\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 211, p. 131 (upper left part of page)

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CASE78462: Horary consultation concerning Anne Lenton (PERSON53651)

Question asked by the patient on 15 October 1633 at 16:40

RN An Lenton of Great Bartford 25 y octob. 15. h. 4 40 {a}|p| m 1633.1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘myd troubled wth melanch.’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 412, f. 7r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE69920: Horary consultation concerning Lady Elizabeth Haselwood (PERSON51136)

Question asked by Sir Anthony Haselwood [Knight] (PERSON51131) on 5 January 1630 at 15:36 or at 16:00

RN The lady Hazlewoode of Meadwell 25. y Ian. 5 h. 3. 36 p m 1630

[Astrological Chart]

The Lady Hazlewood of Meadewell 26 y Ian 5 h. 4. p m 1630

was formerly Amended as her husb the knight wrote but now relapsed into her forner {sic} solitarynes & melanch. wth fasting & watching

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 194, pp. 44-45 (p. 44 bottom right, and p. 45 upper left)

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CASE73255: Horary consultation concerning Anne [Agnes] Seabrook (PERSON58411)

Question asked by the patient on 26 October 1631 at 13:40

Anne Seabrooke of Hanes 19 \20/. y. Octob. 26. . h. 1. 40. p m. 1631 RN /was prsent\ 1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘Melancholy & much troubled in minde’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 212, p. 254 (bottom left part of page)

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CASE73724: Horary consultation concerning Mr Arthur Thomson (PERSON60042)

Question asked by the patient on 1 February 1632 at 14:00

RN Mr Tomson of Parsonham 26 y Ia feb. 1. h 2. p m 1632.

melanch. mynd troubled

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 212, p. 422 (upper left part of page)

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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?f25-date=1630-1639;f27-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ADiseases%20of%20the%20mind%3A%3AMelancholy;f28-question-asked=Medical, accessed 5 April 2025.