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CASE14271: Horary consultation concerning William Malkyns (PERSON13909)

Question asked by Joan Malkyns (PERSON13910) on 3 December 1603 at 11:40

RN h. 11. 40. ant m. 1603.

Wylliā Malkyns of lillingst shephard tempted of sathan sine cōsensu vxor viro.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 197, f. 116v (upper right part of page)

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CASE31932: Horary consultation concerning Mr William Bedford (PERSON22067)

Question asked by the patient on 4 August 1607 at 12:30

RN Wylliā Bedforde of Heyford 24 y Aug. 4. h. 12. 30 p m. 16071

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘tēpted to kill him selfe’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 193, f. 256v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE33143: Horary consultation concerning Sara Musgrave [Blot] (PERSON20374)

Question asked by the patient on 28 March 1608 at 12:30

RN Sara Musgrave of Bletchly 25 y march. 28. {illeg} . h. 12. 30 p m 1608 |in prsenc.|1

[Astrological Chart]

7 yeres mayed {sic} 3 child. the youngest a yere & halfe old./

Notes:

1 ‘tempted’ in chart

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 229, f. 81r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE47709: Horary consultation concerning Mr William Bouth (PERSON28280)

Question asked by the patient on 19 October 1618 at 09:30

RN Mr Bouth at this troubled wth violent thought to offer violenc to him selfe Octob. 19 h. 9. 30 ant m 1618.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 230, f. 64r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE56192: Interrogation concerning Thomas Burchmore (PERSON45208)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON39664) on 1 May 1623 at 13:00

RN Th. Burchmore 28 y hanged him selfe may March 31. h. 6 ant m 1623.1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘Hanged him selfe but his brother cut the halter & escaped’ in chart

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 218, f. 82r (upper right part of page)

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CASE12907: Horary consultation concerning Goodwife Catherine Wells (PERSON16926)

Question asked by the patient on 20 December 1599 at 09:30

RN Catherine Wels of Buckingā 23. vexed as shee sayth wth a spirite & cann durst not to rid least seeing the water shee should fall into it. sent vnto me. Decēb. 20. die h. 9. 30 ant m. 1599. troubled this 3. yeres. married & hath a child a yeare old.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 240v (upper right part of page)

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CASE37423: Horary consultation concerning Mustean (PERSON33467)

Question asked by Lady Mustean (PERSON33466) on 28 February 1610 at 17:00

RN febr 28 h. 5. ant m 1610

[Partial Astrological Chart]

\lady musteans Daughter/ /tempted to despaire & to destroy her selfe\ {illeg}|f|ebr 28 h. 5 p m 1610.

[Astrological Chart]

The lady Mustean sent for her phrentick Daughter 22 y feb 28. h. 5. p m 1610 \full of blood/ /had thē not.\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 334, f. 119v, f. 120v, f. 122r (f. 119v upper, f. 120v upper, and f. 122r upper)

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CASE37424: Horary consultation concerning Mustean (PERSON33467)

Question asked by Lady Mustean (PERSON33466) on 7 April 1610 at 10:00

RN Apr 7. h {sic} mater filia sine cōsensu h. 10 ant m 16i0.1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘frentick tempted.’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 334, f. 121r (upper part of page)

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CASE53006: Horary consultation concerning John Dodd [Master of Arts] (PERSON47933)

Question asked by the patient on 20 August 1621 at 16:50

RN Iohn Dod of London \mr of art 6 y. standing/ 26 y. Aug. 20 h. 4. 50 p m. 162i /temp great melancholye\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 231, f. 74r (upper right part of page)

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CASE80085: Horary consultation concerning Joan Barton [Nichols] (PERSON27828)

Question asked by the patient on 4 June 1614 no later than 11:59

RN Ione Barton \alias Nichols/ of Ivingo tempted wth ill thought. Iune 4. ant m. 1614.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 196, f. 190v (upper part of page)

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CASE29666: Horary consultation concerning Cicely Tomkins (PERSON20969)

Question asked by the patient on 4 September 1605 at 12:00

RN Cicely Tomkins of Newnton 26 y. sept 4 h. 12. 1605. 2 child youngest of a yere old. troubled in mynd12

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘tempted to hurte her selfe. looketh well’ in chart

2 ‘* *’ in the left margin

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 216, f. 188v (upper left part of page)

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CASE29359: Horary consultation concerning Alice Hammond (PERSON19839)

Question asked by the patient on 2 July 1605 at 06:15

RN Alce Hamm

Alce Hāmont of whaddon 23. y. Iulij. 2. h. 6. 15 ant m 1605.1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1

sick in mynde

tempted in mynd & pinched about her stomacke most when shee calleth on Ihus

’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 216, f. 141r (upper left part of page)

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CASE54678: Decumbiture for Goody Elizabeth Cockayne (PERSON46446)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON39510) on 25 July 1622 at 11:11

RN Elis Cocken of Newp. first strangly & sodenly taken on holy thursday 26 y Iuli may 30 h. 5 p m 1622 Iane Goodmā craved Drink & she gave it to this Iane & it prsently tooke her & sinc neaver well but mutch tēpted & troubled wth wynd1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘mutch temptat. wynd melancholye’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 222, f. 8r (bottom left, and bottom centre parts of page)

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CASE59760: Horary consultation concerning William Tomms (PERSON60304)

Question asked by the patient on 9 February 1625 at 10:00

RN Will: Toms of Thurly 23 y I|f|ebr. 9 h. 10. ant m 1625

tormented wth tentations & mynd sorely troubled

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 402, f. 160r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE64104: Horary consultation concerning William Wilson (PERSON61953)

Question asked by the patient on 19 June 1627 at 14:30

RN Williā Wilson of He{illeg}|ck|son in Hartford sheere 25 y Iune 19 h. 2. 30 p m 1627

month ill mopish & wont to hang him selfe. being mightely tempted therevnto & gratiously prserved & sinc his nynd {sic} is troubledd {sic} yt he is dāned therfore & cā not be quieted in his nynd {sic} was prsent.1

Notes:

1 ‘was tempted to hang him selfe sinc mynd disquieted’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 227, f. 129r (upper left part of page)

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CASE31740: Horary consultation concerning Joan Dickins (PERSON22916)

Question asked by the patient on 22 June 1607 at 08:50

RN Ione Dickings of Stocke golding 20 y Iune 22 h. 8. 50 ant m 1607. frigted or haunted wth some ill sprite mopish wōt to Drowne her selfe |suspecteth on lanckford min onc curat of b|w|oulvrton. nevr well since he was there.|

deus eius nostri miseratr. in prsenc mopish sottish laugheth looketh well.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 193, f. 228v (upper left 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?f27-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ADiseases%20of%20the%20mind%3A%3ATempted%20and%20suicidal;f29-treatment=No;f30-patient-age-band=020-029, accessed 14 March 2025.