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CASE46196: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON38354)

Question asked by the patient on 16 March 1618 at 20:00

RN on came for a madm{an} march 16 h. 8 p m 1618.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 201, f. 19v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE47580: Horary consultation concerning Thomas Smarte (PERSON35393)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON38485) on 1 October 1618 at 17:00

RN Thomas Smart of serv to ny {sic} lord Ruthen \36 y./ Octob 1. h. 5. p m 1618.

mad & furious. at this tyme mutch given to drinking

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 230, f. 44r (upper left part of page)

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CASE65666: Decumbiture for Ellen Garret (PERSON49654)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON40616) on 29 March 1628 at 14:45 or at 15:45

RN Ellen Iarret. suddenly fell mad March. 5. h. 11. 30 p m. 1628

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 410, f. 150r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE12955: Interrogation (Treatment) concerning Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] [Richard Napier [Senior]] (PERSON5218)

Question asked by the patient between 6 January 1600 at 08:35 and 7 January 1600 at 11:30

RN The surgions in Oxford began to cut Mr Thomas Longfilds head & afterward seered his scull & afterward Did Drill his skull that is poure vppō his skull some corrosives that so they may {sic} g|m|ight get out a bladder wc they thought caused his madnes. but he the {sic} begā to cut his head the 5 of Decēb. die h p m 3. 30. mi. 1599. but he dyed the weddensday moneth after or the tuesday

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 228, f. 249r (upper right part of page)

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CASE49363: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON31312)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON31310) on 28 July 1619 at 15:00

RN A mad Woman yt liveth beyond lond{on} came wth her husb who brought vnto me Iuly. 28. h 3 p m. 1619.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 235, f. 123v (upper right part of page)

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CASE59031: Horary consultation concerning William North (PERSON55633)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON39967) on 2 September 1624 at 18:00

RN {illeg}|G|uglielm North of Bodycet 21 y Sept. 2. h 6. p m 1624 |was prsent|1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘mad & frenticke’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 402, f. 55v (upper left part of page)

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CASE55192: Horary consultation concerning Anne Cooper (PERSON46959)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON39564) on 28 October 1622 at 15:15

RN An Coo of Northāpton octob. 28 h. 3. 15 p m 1622 |gydines of Brayne of a rawe rheumatick stomacke.|

mad f|&| foolish. 16|5|. y.

nata Decēb. 6. h. 12 nocte. 1606. |idle hea{ded} was prsent| |not well sinc she was litle satt. {sic}| 7. y. very ill.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 222, f. 99v (bottom 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?f28-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ADiseases%20of%20the%20mind%3A%3AMad;f30-number-of-querents=Single%20querent;f31-how-did-it-take-place=Question%20asked%20in%20person, accessed 13 February 2025.