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CASE53734: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Elizabeth Bannister (PERSON43419)

Question asked by the patient on 20 March 1622 at 12:39

RN Mres Elisabeth. Banyster the daughter of Sr Rob. Banyster 2|3|0\1./ y march. 20 h. 12. 39. p m 1622 |a very leane melanch. gentlewomā| |costive cōmonly. head ach.| |head weake spl: ready to vnclose & cānot sleepe worst at night wth raging payne wth a shooting & dra{w} in her eyes/|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 223, f. 28r (bottom right, and bottom left parts of page)

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CASE50178: Horary consultation concerning Mr Thomas Stokes (PERSON35785)

Question asked by the patient on 23 January 1620 at 14:30

RN Mr Stoake \of Wing/ very sick of melancholy head stōacke cānot sleepe. Ian 23 h. 2. 30 p m 1620 |is very weake|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 213, f. 112r (upper left part of page)

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CASE43407: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Anne Norwood (PERSON14527)

Question asked by the patient on 20 May 1616 at 18:00

RN mres Norwood of Astwood. 40 y may. 20 h. 6 p m 16i6. troubled wth mutch melancholie. / & heavynes stomack full. & hath no appetite & l {sic} careth not to eate any meale. & cānot sleepe & groweth light headed.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 408, f. 94r (upper left part of page)

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CASE75627: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Anne Rumbole (PERSON58024)

Question asked by the patient on 5 October 1632 at 17:00 or at 17:25

RN An Rūbell of Bullingf

An Rūble of Buntingford 25 y y {sic} newly brought a bed a fortnight sinc octob 5. h. 5. p m 1632.

a great trēbling & panting at her hart mynd troubled wth fantas. for want of sleepe delivered of a boy on weddensday was fortnight h. 1 at night cā take no rest melancholick

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An Rūble of Buntinford 25 y octob. 5 h. 5. 25 p m 1632

lately brought a bed a trēbling & a panting at the harte cānot sleepe melancholick

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 214, pp. 54–55 (p. 54 bottom right, and p. 55 bottom centre)

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-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body;f4-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ADiseases%20of%20the%20mind%3A%3AMelancholy;f5-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3ASleep%20problems%3A%3ASleeplessness, accessed 4 February 2025.