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CASE74359: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Magdalen Williams (PERSON61865)

Question asked by the patient on 18 April 1632 at 16:00

RN Mres maudlyn de ea quærit \et non Amita/ Ap. 18 ☿ h. 4. p m 1632 quæ causa cur medic {illeg}|vi|x fuit, et cur ita lāmentatr et susp ducit ab alto. /Amita de dnā\ /cānot sleepe\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 416, p. 91 (upper left, and middle centre parts of page)

Mrs Magdalen Williams (PERSON61865)

Medical  (Cause of the affliction)

Medical >Diseases of the mind  (Sleeplessness (passions) )

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

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CASE70044: Horary consultation concerning Anne Knot (PERSON53197)

Question asked by the patient on 11 February 1630 at 16:00

Anne Knott of Holcott a widowe 46. y. Feb. 11. ♃. h. 4. p. m. 1630

Is light headed & talketh very idley sometimes rageth & raueth, hath beene soe eur since Saturday, since yesterday hath beene very ill. cannot sleepe1

[Astrological Chart]

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1 ‘Light headed’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 194, p. 100 (bottom left, and bottom right parts of page)

Anne Knot (PERSON53197)

Medical >Diseases of the mind  (Lightheaded (passions)Idle talkRagingRavingIllness (passions)Sleeplessness (passions) )

Practitioner: Mr Ralph Ruddle (PERSON57997) Treatment 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?f36-how-did-it-take-place=Unclear%3A%3AAt%20unspecified%20location;f37-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ADiseases%20of%20the%20mind%3A%3ASleeplessness%20%28passions%29;f38-time-of-day=PM%3A%3A16%3A00-16%3A59, accessed 6 April 2025.

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