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CASE24575: Horary consultation concerning Sir Henry [Harry] Longueville [the elder] (PERSON13773)

Question asked by the patient on 29 April 1610 at 06:20

RN Old Sr Henry longefild. of Woulverton 60 y Apr 29 ☉. h. 6. 1|2|0. ant m 16i01

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘full of melancholy. fearfull’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 239, f. 15r (upper left part of page)

Sir Henry [Harry] Longueville [the elder] (PERSON13773)

Medical >Diseases of the mind  (Melancholy Fear)

Medical  (Not specified in question)

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

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CASE25429: Horary consultation concerning Robert Lea (PERSON24166)

Question asked by the patient on 5 October 1610 at 11:00

RN Robart lea of Whaddon 2{illeg}|35|. y. a child of 3 yeres Octob. 5 ♀ h. 11. ant m 16i0.

of a melancholy cōstit sad heavy lūpish stomack loveth no cōpany/1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘mopish.’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 239, f. 131r (upper right part of page)

Robert Lea (PERSON24166)

Medical >Diseases of the mind  (Melancholy SadnessHeavinessMopish)

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?f54-date=1610-1619%3A%3A1610;f55-shelfmark=MS%20Ashmole%20239;f56-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ADiseases%20of%20the%20mind%3A%3AMelancholy, accessed 14 April 2025.

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