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CASE56686: Horary consultation concerning Mr George Spenser (PERSON59333)

Question asked by Mr Nicholas Spenser (PERSON35623) on 10 July 1623 at 11:45

RN Mr Georg Spencer of Coaple 50 y mutch distempered in his head by melancholy conceitꝭ to wch he yealdeth to overmutch Iuly 10 ♃ h. 11. 45 ant m 1623

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 218, f. 161v (upper left part of page)

Mr Nicholas Spenser (PERSON35623)Mr George Spenser (PERSON59333)

Medical>Diseases of the mind (Distempered (passions)Head (passions)MelancholyFancies)

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

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CASE57138: Horary consultation concerning Mr John Prescot (PERSON57051)

Question asked by the patient on 26 September 1623 at 08:30

RN Mr Prescot of Holborne an Attorney at the kings bench. 55 y |33 y| sept. 26 ♀. h. 8. 30 ant m 1623

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 218, f. 226r (upper right part of page)

Mr John Prescot (PERSON57051)

Medical (Not specified in question)

Medical>Diseases of the mind (Not specified in question)

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

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;f8-info=Occupation%20mentioned%3A%3ALaw%2C%20justice%2C%20state;f9-shelfmark=MS%20Ashmole%20218, accessed 14 April 2025.

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