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CASE74517: Horary consultation concerning Mr Theophilus Smith (PERSON59058)

Question asked by Mr Robert Smith (PERSON59054) on 4 May 1632 at 10:30

RN Mr Theophilus Smyth 23 y may 4 h. 10. 30 ant m 1632. |of of {sic} weeden beck his sonne|

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his sone given now sinc he left physick to overmutch talking to himselfe & to mutch laughing.

yet sent for a litle Child of his neighbers Th Allen

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 416, p. 134 (bottom right part of page)

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CASE62977: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Catherine Shotbolt (PERSON58690)

Question asked by Mr Pritchard (PERSON57130) on 18 October 1626 at 15:30

RN on Mr Silvester cane {sic} to ne {sic} for on mes Silvester Katherin Shatbolt of warrick shere yt |yt| laugheth & weepeth & is mopish for ye space of 4 y or there about to vndertake her vppō the motion of on Mr Pritchad a pracher of Ol|c|ly wh{ere} D smyth did Dwell octob 18 h. 3 30 p m 1626.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 224, f. 320r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE49405: Horary consultation concerning Mr John Collins (PERSON29175)

Question asked by Dr Michael Jarman (PERSON32083) on 31 July 1619 at 18:15

RN Mr Iermyn sent me the butler of Corpus chri colledg. who is foolish by fits & vseth often to laugh & smyle Iuly 31. h {sic} hor. 6. 15 p m 1619 /at this tyme the Mr Iermyn\

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Mr Iermyn sent me a letter in the behalfe of sottish mā Butler of Corp chri colledg & I saw the ty at this tyme. This mā hath \bene/ at some seasons of the yeare distempered in his braynes.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 235, f. 132r (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?f3-how-did-it-take-place=Question%20sent;f5-practitioner-is-querent=No;f6-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ADiseases%20of%20the%20mind%3A%3ALaughing, accessed 14 October 2024.