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CASE65870: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON40641)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON40642) and Mr Edward Knight (PERSON32368) on 21 April 1628 at 14:30

RN the husb. came for his wife at Pyddington tempted to kill her child desyres to come over to me Mr knight wrote for her Ap 21 h. 2. 30 p m. 1628.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 410, f. 183r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE13369: Interrogation (Medical episode) concerning Robert Malins (PERSON13891)

Question asked by Thomas Malins [the elder] (PERSON13892) and Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] [Richard Napier [Senior]] (PERSON5218) between 8 March 1597 and 16 July 1598

RN Robart Malins the sonne of old Thomas Malins died poysonig him selfe for that he could not mary wth a a mayd yt {eithr} he loved extremely as some suppose 1590 die d Sept. 18. die h. 3. 30. mi. nos quærim morbū. h 2 15 mi. I was at the house & did see him fome at mouthe

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 182, f. 77r (upper part of page)

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CASE28246: Horary consultation concerning Robert Lea (PERSON20161)

Question asked by the patient on 14 October 1606 at 11:00

RN Robart lea of Naash 40 y maryed almost a twelfmoneth. Octob. 14 h. 11. ant m 1606. /a husb. mā\1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘tempted in mynd & cānot hold his busynes’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 215, f. 289v (upper left part of page)

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CASE29360: Horary consultation concerning Thomas Williams (PERSON17178)

Question asked by the patient on 2 July 1605 at 08:00

RN Thomas wylliās of Potters /Perry\ 45 y Iuly 2 h. 8 ant m 1605.

mightely tempted.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 216, f. 141r (upper right part of page)

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CASE29594: Horary consultation concerning Thomas Meacocke (PERSON20297)

Question asked by the patient on 20 August 1605 at 07:00

RN Thomas Meacocke of Ket{p}|e|ringe in Northāpton sheer 3|4|5 maryed. a fully faced mā swarfe of face. Aug. 20 h. 7. ant m. 1601. came sooner but I could not talke wth him. & George Pagget & this Thomas Meacocke came yesterday but I was from home.

Tempted to many follyes to make him selfe awaye & his frinds.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 216, f. 177r (upper left part of page)

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CASE29595: Horary consultation concerning George Paget (PERSON20453)

Question asked by the patient on 20 August 1605 at 06:00

RN George Pagget of Gerrington 50 y Aug. 19 \20./ h. 6. ant m. 1605.12

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘tempted cōtinually to make him selfe away.’ in chart

2 ‘* * *’ in the left margin

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 216, f. 177r (upper right part of page)

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CASE31932: Horary consultation concerning Mr William Bedford (PERSON22067)

Question asked by the patient on 4 August 1607 at 12:30

RN Wylliā Bedforde of Heyford 24 y Aug. 4. h. 12. 30 p m. 16071

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘tēpted to kill him selfe’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 193, f. 256v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE47709: Horary consultation concerning Mr William Bouth (PERSON28280)

Question asked by the patient on 19 October 1618 at 09:30

RN Mr Bouth at this troubled wth violent thought to offer violenc to him selfe Octob. 19 h. 9. 30 ant m 1618.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 230, f. 64r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE56192: Interrogation concerning Thomas Burchmore (PERSON45208)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON39664) on 1 May 1623 at 13:00

RN Th. Burchmore 28 y hanged him selfe may March 31. h. 6 ant m 1623.1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘Hanged him selfe but his brother cut the halter & escaped’ in chart

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 218, f. 82r (upper right part of page)

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CASE64133: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON40471)

Question asked by John Mortlack (PERSON54998) on 23 June 1627 between 11:00 and 23:59

RN Iohn Mortlack myne old patient Iune 23. 1627 came wth a womā patent to me she was tempted to drowne her selfe in the tems & as god would have it, she was prserved

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 227, f. 133r (upper right part of page)

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CASE73439: Horary consultation concerning John Bates (PERSON43750)

Question asked by the patient on 2 December 1631 at 09:45

RN Iohn Bates of Windgrave 53|2| {sic} \52./ y Decēb 2. h 10 {sic} \9. 45/ ant m 163i1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘tēpted to kill him selfe’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 212, p. 320 (upper left part of page)

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CASE19524: Horary consultation concerning Matthew Altham (PERSON405)

Question asked by Mr Altham [Judge Altham] (PERSON404) on 11 October 1600 at 07:15

RN Mathew Altham Octob 11. die hor 7. 15. ant m. 1600 frater fratre sine consensu1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘was in dispayre went to Drowne him selfe’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 404, f. 136v (upper right part of page)

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CASE30201: Horary consultation concerning Robert Lea (PERSON24166)

Question asked by the patient on 29 October 1606 at 10:40

RN Robart Lea of Whaddon 36 y Octob. 29. h. 10. 40 ant m 1606.1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘mopish tēpted’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 193, f. 7v (upper left part of page)

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CASE53006: Horary consultation concerning John Dodd [Master of Arts] (PERSON47933)

Question asked by the patient on 20 August 1621 at 16:50

RN Iohn Dod of London \mr of art 6 y. standing/ 26 y. Aug. 20 h. 4. 50 p m. 162i /temp great melancholye\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 231, f. 74r (upper right part of page)

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CASE21490: Horary consultation concerning Thomas Harbarte (PERSON12523)

Question asked by the patient on 21 September 1604 at 09:10

RN Thomas Harburte of Hanslop. 40 y. maryed Septemb 21. . hor 9. 10. ant m. 1604.1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1animo magis quā corpore ægrotat. tempted.’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 415, f. 143r (upper left part of page)

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CASE49976: Horary consultation concerning John Honour (PERSON12889)

Question asked by the patient on 24 November 1619 at 10:15

RN Iohn Honour of this towne 18 y novēb 24. h. 10. 15. ant m 1619 |fearfull & full of melancholy|1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘tempted at the sight of a knife’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 213, f. 63r (upper right part of page)

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CASE58175: Horary consultation concerning Anne Parkins (PERSON56142)

Question asked by Parkins (PERSON56126) on 13 April 1624 at 13:28

RN An Parkins of Tachebrooke. 44 y Ap 13 h. 1. 28 a|p| m 1624 talketh {in}dico{ro}sly & seyeth yt her child will bagge hath assayed to muder {sic} her selfe {illeg}|t|o Kill her selfe wth knife & to drowne her selfe but could \not/ Despayreth of her salvature & sayth yt she did neaver serve god

maritus vxore vxor suspicatr maritū quæsiturū auxilū {sic} vxore

her mother was troubled wth physick

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 413, f. 148r (upper right part of page)

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CASE10423: Horary consultation concerning Richard Stonebank (PERSON16205)

Question asked by the patient on 25 April 1600 at 07:00

RN Rich Stonebankes 30 y. a batchelor borne at Tyrringhā afflicted in mind Ap 25 die h. 7.

Μελανχολια et tentatio. {illeg}|{ab}| {sic} vti mortē desyderat bene affect

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 202, f. 50v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE45419: Horary consultation concerning Sara Musgrave [Blot] (PERSON20374)

Question asked by Michael Musgrave (PERSON14326) on 7 August 1617 at 14:00

RN Sara Musgrave 32 y. Aug 7 h. 2. p m. 1617 /her husb came for a S mised\ |is locked every night to his {sic} bed.|1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘troubled sorely in mynd wth temptat to hurt her selfe or her child’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 220, f. 57r (upper right part of page)

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CASE53676: Horary consultation concerning Goodman Matthew Cardwell (PERSON45583)

Question asked by the patient on 10 March 1622 at 09:30

RN Goodmā Cardwell of this towne sent his water march 10 h. 9. 30 ant m 1622 1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘head light sweateth tēpted mutch wynd & melancholy’ in chart

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 223, f. 18r (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?f32-querent-sex=Male;f33-treatment=No;f34-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ADiseases%20of%20the%20mind%3A%3ATempted%20and%20suicidal, accessed 25 March 2025.