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CASE51476: Horary consultation concerning Mr John Busby (PERSON45354)

Question asked by the patient between 30 August 1620 at 14:00 and 31 August 1620 at 09:00

RN Mr Iohn Busbee of london a younge gentlemā for sadnes & melancholy.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 414, f. 161v (upper right part of page)

Mr John Busby (PERSON45354)

Medical >Diseases of the mind  (SadnessMelancholy )

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

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CASE51822: Horary consultation concerning Edward Brandon (PERSON44677)

Question asked by the patient on 27 November 1620 at 14:30

RN Edward Brandon of Droughton 22 y a batch novēb 27. ☾ h. 2. 30 p m 1620 melancholy mightely troubled in mynd & cānot sleepe & costive head paynd & greatly payned in his stomack.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 233, f. 15v (upper left part of page)

Edward Brandon (PERSON44677)

Medical >Diseases of the mind  (Melancholy TroubledMindSleeplessness (passions))

Medical >Symptoms (specified) (Constipation)

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

Medical >Symptoms (specified)>Pain and pricking (Pain)

Medical >Parts of the body>Torso (Stomach)

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?f33-querent-age-band=020-029%3A%3A22;f35-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ADiseases%20of%20the%20mind%3A%3AMelancholy;f36-time-of-day=PM%3A%3A14%3A00-14%3A59, accessed 17 April 2025.

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