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CASE52344: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON39219)

Question asked by Mr Willoughby (PERSON61889) between 26 April 1621 at 19:00 and 27 April 1621 at 07:30

RW Mr Willoughby of Droitwich for his Neece who is troubled wth a rheme in her eies, & vseth to weepe much: hee is desirous to haue p|a| receipte for pills ad fortiter uocanda menstrua. shee is about 16 or 17 yeares olde.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 233, f. 122r (upper left part of page)

Mr Willoughby (PERSON61889)Anonymous (PERSON39219)

Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Rheumy (Rheum)

Medical >Parts of the body>Head and neck (Eyes)

Medical >Diseases of the mind  (Weeping )

Medical >Women’s matters>Menstrual problems (Menstruation)

Medical >Treatment (Requesting treatment)

Practitioner: Mr Robert Wallis (PERSON36434)

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CASE44050: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth West (PERSON36673)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON38138) on 4 November 1616 at 13:00

RN Eliz: West of Hiempferyes 38 y novēb. 4 ☾ h. 1. p m 16i6 /sine consensu.\ |taken wth a dead palsy. light headen.| |convulsions eyther laugfest or weepeth in her good senc speach taken away|1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘dead palsy’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 198, f. 18v (upper left part of page)

Anonymous (PERSON38138)Elizabeth West (PERSON36673)

Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Lame, numb or paralysed (Palsy)

Medical >Diseases of the mind  (Lightheaded (passions)Speechless (passions)Weeping Laughing)

Practitioner: Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] (PERSON5218) Treatment Judgment Astrological Chart

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%3AWeeping;f29-querent-is-asking-about=Others;f30-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29, accessed 20 March 2025.

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