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CASE43258: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Himemerston (PERSON31680)

Question asked by the patient on 24 April 1616 at 19:00

RN Elizab. Him{e}merston of Benninghton 38 y Apr. 24. h. 6. 15 \7/ p m 16i6. |ill in her brayne./|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 408, f. 69v (upper left, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE39022: Horary consultation concerning Agnes Richards (PERSON34706)

Question asked by the patient on 30 December 1611 at 11:00

RN Agnys Richards of Kaysoe in Bedfordsheere 63. y. Decēb. 30 . h. 10. 50. 11. ant. m. 1611. troubled these 6 weekes in her hed & brayne wth idle fancies & cānot tell any reason of it

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 200, f. 211v (upper left part of page)

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CASE39545: Horary consultation concerning Faith Harbarte (PERSON31335)

Question asked by the patient on 3 April 1612 at 16:00

RN fayth Harbart of Princes Ridgboroug 34 y Ap 3. h. 4. p m 1612. mayed {sic}/ distēpered in her brayne tēpted thric sought to perish her selfe & yet god hath prserved her.1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘*’ in the left margin

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 409, f. 44v (upper right part of page)

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CASE46241: Horary consultation concerning Mr Arthur Longueville (PERSON20192)

Question asked by Mrs Elizabeth Longueville [Elizabeth Claver] (PERSON10642) on 24 March 1618 at 12:40

RN Mres Longfild for her husb. what course to be vsed for his brayne is idle heade march 24 Ian {illeg} h 12. 40 p m 1618

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 201, f. 29r (upper right part of page)

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CASE63233: Horary consultation concerning Margaret Abbot [Marsh] (PERSON54311)

Question asked by the patient on 15 February 1627 at 18:25

RN My Cosen \Thomas/ marshes wife of Darkes feb 2 15 h. 6 25 p m 1627 mtch {sic} melanch breae {sic} & imaginat troubled 12 monts {sic}

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 224, f. 365v (upper 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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CASE13257: Horary consultation concerning Goody Parkins [Cowly] (PERSON14687)

Question asked by the patient on 6 May 1597 at 17:34

RN \1597 6|M|ay 6. die h. 6|5|. hor. 5ta m. 34./ Perkins a woman very crased in breane & mutch tempted. Came to me {for} {sic} quærens morb.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 175, f. 114v (upper part of page)

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CASE13609: Horary consultation concerning Joan Hutton [Houghton] (PERSON13093)

Question asked by the patient on 26 March 1603 at 11:00

RN Ione Hooton of North Crowly 40 y Martij 26 h {sic} hor. 11 ant m 1603. |× × × × × /|1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1

quærit an sit gravida.

braine ill a longe tym full of fond fancyes

’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 197, f. 11v (upper right part of page)

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CASE74769: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Elizabeth Parrot (PERSON56258)

Question asked by the patient on 4 June 1632 at 12:20

RN Elisab: Parret of Potto{illeg}|r|. 34. y. Iune 4 h. 12 20 p m. 1632. |nata Ap 19. 1599|1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘madish distemp in brayne’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 416, p. 209 (upper left part of page)

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CASE75376: Horary consultation concerning Lady Elizabeth Conqueste (PERSON29245)

Question asked by the patient on 28 August 1632 at 11:00

RN The lady Conquest of Houghton Conquest 54 55. y. August 28 h. 11 ant m 16321

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘memory & brayne head ill.’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 416, p. 404 (upper right part of page)

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CASE25143: Horary consultation concerning James Brownswell (PERSON28483)

Question asked by Brownswell (PERSON28484) on 2 July 1610 at 09:15

RN Iames Broūswell of Bedford a glover 36 y Iuly 2. . h 9. 15. ant m 16i0

fell sick on fryday last cōplayneth of his hante {sic} rageth & is ill in his brayne/. vxor marito sine consensu. hath a huske

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 239, f. 86v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE38881: Horary consultation concerning Goody Alice Emerson (PERSON11584)

Question asked by the patient on 13 November 1611 at 10:45

RN Alce Emmerton of whaddon \50 y/ novēb. 13 10. 45. ant m. 1611. troubled in mynd brayne lightish troubled wth wynd & melancholy.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 200, f. 191r (upper right part of page)

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CASE69974: Horary consultation concerning Lady Dorothy Hanmer (PERSON50771)

Question asked by the patient on 20 January 1630 at 11:00

RN The Lady Hāmer at the same tyme ill in her brayne

The Lady Hānner light headed & mutch Distressed wth ill thoughts. Ian 20 h. 11 ant m 1630

Desyreth something to quiet her brayne

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 194, pp. 69-70 (p. 69 bottom right, and p. 70 upper left)

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CASE63502: Horary consultation concerning Mr William Hutchinson (PERSON52241)

Question asked by Hutchinson (PERSON52243) and Hutchinson (PERSON52236) on 28 March 1627 at 10:20 or at 10:30

RN Mr Williā Hutchingson: 40. y: march. 28. h. 10. 25|0|. ant m. 1627. |vxor marito a tale big mā. wth yell hayre very mery & cheerfull by his owne nature & cōplexion taketh mutch tobacco pater filio sine cōsensu/|

[Astrological Chart]

Mr Will: Hutchinson 40 y of Blūsā in Hutington {sic} sheere hard by Erith march 28. h. 10 30 ant m 1627.

a tale yell hayre very Ioviall & mery by his owne disposition very Kind & yet thrifty.

he was Chaplyn to B And |in| \his owne/ who bestowed on him a good sonage & prbend

Mr Hutchingson a prach a|&| a chaplyn to B Andros 40 y Iuly March 28 h. 10. 30 ant m 1627. /brayne distempered extree {sic} proud of his gifts Iealous of his wife\1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘light headed distenperd in his breane Iealous of his wife’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 227, ff. 39r-v, 40r (f. 39r upper right, f. 39v upper left, f. 39v upper right, and f. 40r middle right)

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CASE78048: Horary consultation concerning Mr John Latch [Hatch] (PERSON53382)

Question asked by Lady Dorothy Jennings [Mrs Jennings] (PERSON52513) on 15 August 1633 at 08:38

RN The Lady Ienins for her husband \Mr Latch/ yt is very sick & somewhat senceles & speaketh idlely he knoweth not what ill ever sinc Mr Thomas was mayed {sic} brayne mynd & sences ill sick sinc monday night Aug. 15 h. 8. 38 ant m 1633 |at Hays| /keepeth his bed head burneth inwardly\ /feareth eyther his Death or yt he wilbe sencles\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 211, p. 379 (upper left part of page)

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CASE57820: Horary consultation concerning Richard Lucas (PERSON53943)

Question asked by Lucas (PERSON53933) and Lucas (PERSON53954) on 3 March 1624 at 17:39

RN Rich: Lucas of G Nortot a yeomans sonne 30 27 of Ap 27. 1595. about 12. at noone sent march. 3. h. 5. 39 p m. 1624. /mayed {sic} 2 yeres. on child a twelfmoth {sic} old\

3 quart of a yere ill in his head mynd braye {sic} & head troubled mopish & fe{l} careles of his busynes. |Worst at the full of ye moone 3 days before or after/|

boath the fathers obst{in}at of & on in yere maage {sic} pater sine cōsensu. et vxor cū Consensu sed nō filius wheathr they should bring him heather.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 413, f. 95v (bottom left, and bottom right parts 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-querent-sex=Female;f28-number-of-patients=Single%20patient;f29-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ADiseases%20of%20the%20mind%3A%3ABrain%20%28passions%29, accessed 31 January 2025.