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CASE78280: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Archer [the younger] (PERSON42833) and Mr Timothy Archer (PERSON42832)

Question asked by Mrs Archer [the younger] (PERSON42833) on 20 September 1633 at 08:30

RN Mres Archer the younger 29 y sept 20. ♀ h 8. 30 ant m 1633. /wynd cholick a weake backe wth whitꝭ & red\

[Astrological Chart]

Mr Archer & mrs Archer boath troubled wth melanch. sept: 20.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 211, p. 455 (upper right, and bottom left parts of page)

Mrs Archer [the younger] (PERSON42833)Mr Timothy Archer (PERSON42832)

Medical >Symptoms (specified)>Wind (WindColic)

Medical >Symptoms (specified)>Dizzy and/or faint (Weak)

Medical >Parts of the body>Torso (Back)

Medical >Illnesses (named) (Whites, the)

Medical >Diseases of the mind  (Melancholy )

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

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CASE26844: Horary consultation concerning Bridget Charnock (PERSON19261) and Richard Charnock (PERSON19257) and Old Mr Richard Charnock (PERSON19256)

Question asked by Old Mr Richard Charnock (PERSON19256) on 10 March 1606 at 15:30

RN Brydget Charnock 14 y march 10 ☾ h 3. 30 p m 1606. \hedach melancholy fits/

Rich. Charnock 14 y marh {sic} 10 ☾ h. 3. 30 p m 1606.

Old Mr Charnock him selfe.

itch hed ache sorow & greefe.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 215, f. 59v (upper right part of page)

Old Mr Richard Charnock (PERSON19256)Bridget Charnock (PERSON19261)Richard Charnock (PERSON19257)

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

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

Medical >Diseases of the mind  (Melancholy SorrowGrief (passions)Fits (passions))

Medical >Symptoms (specified) (Itch)

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Practitioner: Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] (PERSON5218)

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?f37-patient-sex=Female;f41-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ADiseases%20of%20the%20mind%3A%3AMelancholy;f42-querent-is-asking-about=Self%20and%20others, accessed 18 April 2025.

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