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CASE45041: Horary consultation concerning William Athew (PERSON27520)

Question asked by the patient on 31 May 1617 at 12:30

RN Will Athew of Easton Mawdyt about 15 or 16 {y} ant{sic} 1617 may 31. h {sic} hor 12 30 p m 1617. light headed a weeke & doth laugh & was in prsenc.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 198, f. 181v (upper right part of page)

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CASE47346: Decumbiture for Richard Sanders (PERSON35065)

Question asked by the patient on 22 August 1618 at 14:00

RN Rich Sanders of Han Shenly 20 y Aug. 21 h. 9. 30 p m 1618 taken falled into a sudden strang laughing did nothing but laugh

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 230, f. 5r (upper right part of page)

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CASE74517: Horary consultation concerning Mr Theophilus Smith (PERSON59058)

Question asked by Mr Robert Smith (PERSON59054) on 4 May 1632 at 10:30

RN Mr Theophilus Smyth 23 y may 4 h. 10. 30 ant m 1632. |of of {sic} weeden beck his sonne|

[Astrological Chart]

his sone given now sinc he left physick to overmutch talking to himselfe & to mutch laughing.

yet sent for a litle Child of his neighbers Th Allen

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 416, p. 134 (bottom right part of page)

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CASE33081: Horary consultation concerning Thorpe (PERSON25723)

Question asked by William Thorpe (PERSON25724) on 18 March 1608 at 12:00

RN Williā Thorpe his child of Blūnā a yere 2 yeres old thre the next thre week before whitsūtyde {illeg}|O|n sonday halfe an houre. before son rising marti 18 h. 12. 1608 quærit pater filio sine s {sic} cōsensu. pyneth will laugh & then ill ready to dye /

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 229, f. 72r (upper left part of page)

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CASE38634: Horary consultation concerning Henry Thomson (PERSON36005)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON37592) on 2 September 1611 at 12:00

RN Henry Tomson of lowton. 25 y {T} Septemb. 2 . h. 12. 1611.

mopish & foolish almost every day alike. & will laugh at his owne folly.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 200, f. 158r (upper left part of page)

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CASE75781: Horary consultation concerning Mr Richard Cockman (PERSON46457)

Question asked by the patient on 26 October 1632 at 14:00

RN Mr Cockmā \of Welling Woullyson/ octob 36 {sic} h. 2 p m. 1632 |will take no clyster but willing to take| |will laugh & be mery. talketh mutch a Cough a cold.|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 214, p. 99 (bottom left, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE60464: Horary consultation concerning John Johnson (PERSON52584)

Question asked by the patient on 17 May 1625 at 16:20

RN Iohn: Ihounson. of this {towne} 28. y. may. 17. h. 4 20 a|p| m 1625.

he laughed rage & spake of a wench called Bun{illeg} \Eliz: Bungie Burnabee./ that he would have & spake extragavants1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘In a very mad moode.’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 217, f. 93v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE49405: Horary consultation concerning Mr John Collins (PERSON29175)

Question asked by Dr Michael Jarman (PERSON32083) on 31 July 1619 at 18:15

RN Mr Iermyn sent me the butler of Corpus chri colledg. who is foolish by fits & vseth often to laugh & smyle Iuly 31. h {sic} hor. 6. 15 p m 1619 /at this tyme the Mr Iermyn\

[Astrological Chart]

Mr Iermyn sent me a letter in the behalfe of sottish mā Butler of Corp chri colledg & I saw the ty at this tyme. This mā hath \bene/ at some seasons of the yeare distempered in his braynes.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 235, f. 132r (upper left 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?f5-document-type=Case;f6-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ADiseases%20of%20the%20mind%3A%3ALaughing;f7-patient-sex=Male, accessed 19 January 2025.