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CASE16345: Horary consultation concerning Richard Kilpine (PERSON13361)

Question asked by the patient on 15 September 1604 at 13:50

GJ Ric Gilpin of great wolson Sept. 15 ho. 1. 50 p. m. 1604

[Astrological Chart]

He sent his water wch was very red and thicke. lunatik.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 207, f. 213v (upper left part of page)

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CASE25840: Horary consultation concerning Joan Seaton (PERSON35178)

Question asked by Seaton (PERSON35176) on 21 January 1611 at 10:30

RN Ione Seaton of Meadford 32 y. Ian. 21 h 10. 30 ant m. 1611. sine cōsensu suo maritū.1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘lunatick halfe a yere.’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 239, f. 189r (upper right part of page)

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CASE35431: Horary consultation concerning William Godfrey (PERSON23426)

Question asked by the patient on 17 April 1609 at 14:00

RN Wyllia Godfrey of letchworth parish 20 y Ap. 17 h. 2. p m 1609 loveth a wench & is almost lunatick for her & his fath{er} sat sometymes well pleased but most cōmonly by fits not pleased but misliking therof quærit {temely} idoneū

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 203, f. 4v (upper right part of page)

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CASE50051: Horary consultation concerning Mr George Norris (PERSON33715)

Question asked by the patient on 13 December 1619 at 18:45

RN Georg Norish 30 y decēb. 13 h. 6. 45 p m. 16191

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘Lunatick by fits’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 213, f. 78v (upper right part of page)

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CASE52833: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Mary Askum (PERSON42971)

Question asked by Mr Askum (PERSON42969) on 13 July 1621 at 15:00

RN Mr Askum for his lunatick daughtr 3 y by fits. Iuly 13 h. 3. p m. 162i

he will send her.

on mr Peane of Chichestr 24 myles frō thē boath wher he dwelleth.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 231, f. 45r (upper left part of page)

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CASE61805: Horary consultation concerning Susan Piggot (PERSON24914)

Question asked by Mr Henry Piggot (PERSON24904) on 20 March 1626 at 09:30

RN The brothr Mr Piggot for his sister Lunatick febr March. 20 h. 9. 4|3|{sic} \30/ ant m 1626.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 224, f. 125v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE73626: Horary consultation concerning Anne Golding (PERSON49987)

Question asked by Mr Anthony King (PERSON52933) on 14 January 1632 at 16:25

RN An Goulding nata feb 12. h 2 ant m 1602 19 y Ian 14 h {sic} hor 4. 25 p m 1632

Mr Anth King sent for her Is Lunaticke cōplaynth of on yt gave her a sop. saying yt she may curse the sop

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 212, p. 391 (upper right part of page)

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CASE75546: Horary consultation concerning Agnes [Anne] Lilly (PERSON32722)

Question asked by Mr Lilly (PERSON53740) on 20 September 1632 at 14:00

RN Mr Lilly for his sister lunatick many yeres was wth me Sep{t} 6 6 y 6 y {sic} sinc & lay in the to{wne} but came to me s{ept} 20 h. 2. p m 16{32}

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 214, p. 30 (upper right part of page)

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CASE42728: Horary consultation concerning William Smith (PERSON35475)

Question asked by the patient on 30 December 1615 at 19:00

RW Williā Smithe of \of Great Billinge in/ Northamptonsheire the High Constables Son. y. 27. decemb: 30. d. h: 7. p: mer. 1615 /Lunaticus ex re amatoria\ /timet dæmoniā\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 196, f. 163v (upper left part of page)

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CASE57486: Horary consultation concerning Lady Fitzwalter (PERSON49064)

Question asked by Lady Elizabeth Berkeley (PERSON44022) and Mr Bromhall [Bromhan] (PERSON22255) on 9 December 1623 at 10:30

RN The lady Ba Elizabeth Barckley for Her sister lady fitzwater taken wth a lunacye 2 months sent to me to come to her Decēb 9. h. 10. 30 ant m. 1623. {s}|t|hat ladye sent her letter

& Mr Brūhill hath vndertaken her cure to be ioyned wth me & to yt end mr Bro{m}hall write to me

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 413, f. 39v (upper right part of page)

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CASE24741: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Walkenden (PERSON36405)

Question asked by Mr Matthew Walkenden (PERSON25906) on 14 May 1610 at 10:50

RN mres walkedyne of Stony stratford may. 14 h. 10. \50/ ant m 16i0 |maritus vxore sine cōsensu. very costive. raging.|1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘lunatick.’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 239, f. 33r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE49971: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON38749)

Question asked by the patient on 22 November 1619 at 10:38

RN goody fisher {of} Cucknoll lunatick accuseth her old Sister to have receaved frō her by tymes 60l for the vse of her child wc con concealing frō her husb. hath bred a law controvrsy in lawe betwixt the brothr & sisters. & is to be handled novēb 24. her brothr in lawe came to me to have some light but I told him I meadled in no such busynesses. novēb 22 h. 10 38 ant m 1619 /wheathr his sister telleth true yt she lent so mutch mony to her sister\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 213, f. 62r (upper left part of page)

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CASE58905: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON39957)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON39956) on 12 August 1624 at 14:00

RN a Poer mā brought a Changling Lunatick whose lims are taken awaye the space of 6 weeks. Aug. 12. h. 2. p. m. 1624.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 402, f. 37r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE69179: Horary consultation concerning Theophilus Tanfild (PERSON59885)

Question asked by Mr George Steward (PERSON59609) on 14 August 1629 at 14:00

RN Mr Georg Steward the oldest sone of Mr Nich{olas} Steward Dead & the Docter is the yongest of all Aug: 14. h. 2. p. m 1629 for Theoph Tanfie |he wrote Tanfild| Lunatick & frentick

Theophylus Tanfild a Barbers Surgeon not out of his printishship 24 y Aug 14 14. h 2 p m 1629. /was prsent\

Lunatick & frentick

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 406, f. 126v (upper right part of page)

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CASE70289: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON41121)

Question asked by Sir Kenelm Digby [Mr Kenelm Digby] (PERSON22921) on 20 March 1630 at 18:00

RN Sr Kenelme Dighbee sent me a lettr frō Charterhouse yard march. 20 h {sic} hor 6 p m 1630

to know how my Chim worke succeedeth & vnderstanding by young Rhenish that it hath boath fixation & fusion wisheth me out of Alnold Raymond Lully to {illeg}|T|ake some fixed oyle to imbibe it wch he sayth yt he will signify vnto me/

for on yt cānot hold her water & for a lunacy

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 194, p. 189 (upper right part of page)

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CASE54396: Horary consultation concerning Richard Haward (PERSON51186)

Question asked by the patient on 7 June 1622 at 13:00

RN Rich. Hayward of Harold 40 y Iune. 7. h. 1. p m. 1622. |he was prsent|1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘a lunacye’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 223, f. 147r (upper left part of page)

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CASE13090: Horary consultation concerning John Marsh (PERSON14005)

Question asked by Marsh (PERSON14003) on 18 February 1600 at 08:00

RN Iohn Marshe of Barnet 50 y. distempered in mind ob {l} {sic} veneficiū. et {vutpō} immisse in domū eius. feb. 18 die h. 8. ant m. 1600. filius patre /Lunatice\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 271v (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?f25-practice=Napier;f28-querent-sex=Male;f29-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ADiseases%20of%20the%20mind%3A%3ALunatic, accessed 31 March 2025.