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CASE54458: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Elizabeth Gregory (PERSON50399)

Question asked by the patient on 18 June 1622 at 16:12

RN Mres Gregory sister to Sr Th. Piggot 30|4| y Iune 18 . h. 4. 12 p m full of melancholy sleepy

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 223, f. 157v (upper left part of page)

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CASE59461: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Jane Faldo (PERSON30277)

Question asked by the patient on 20 November 1624 at 10:00

RN Iane P Valdoe of Oakly in Bedford sheere. 42 y novēb. 20 h {sic} hor. 10. ant m: 1624 /no ioy of any thing a faynting melancholie\1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘*’ in the left margin

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 402, f. 113r (upper right part of page)

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CASE53734: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Elizabeth Bannister (PERSON43419)

Question asked by the patient on 20 March 1622 at 12:39

RN Mres Elisabeth. Banyster the daughter of Sr Rob. Banyster 2|3|0\1./ y march. 20 h. 12. 39. p m 1622 |a very leane melanch. gentlewomā| |costive cōmonly. head ach.| |head weake spl: ready to vnclose & cānot sleepe worst at night wth raging payne wth a shooting & dra{w} in her eyes/|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 223, f. 28r (bottom right, and bottom left parts of page)

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CASE26242: Horary consultation concerning Frances Dorrington (PERSON62624)

Question asked by the patient on 24 April 1607 at 06:15

RN francis dorrington 19 y Ap 24. h. 6. 15 ant m 1607 a gentlewomā subiect to many melancholy passions swodings {sic} mother |lighte headed./|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 181, f. 167r (upper, and middle left parts of page)

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CASE55121: Decumbiture for Mrs Mary Gregory (PERSON50402)

Question asked by Mr Gregory (PERSON50378) on 18 October 1622 at 13:00

RN febr. 17. 16. about 6 at night grew first to be very melancholick & could not sleepe & took a feaver or feb. 16. h {sic} hor 6 p m. 1622

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 222, f. 86r (bottom centre, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE51805: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Elizabeth Tyrrell (PERSON60682)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON39171) on 20 November 1620 at 14:30

RW Mris Elizabeth Tyrrell of Thornton. y. 8. d . h: 2. 30 p: m: Novemb: 20. 1620.

by fits verie ill: sometimes eateth her meale well, at other times doth not. giveth goeth vp & downe verie melancholily

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 233, f. 13r (upper left part of page)

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CASE43036: Horary consultation concerning Lady Susan Longueville [Mrs Susan Longueville] [Lady Susan Grey] (PERSON32785)

Question asked by the patient on 16 March 1616 at 11:00

RN The lady Susā longfild \Graye/ march. 16 h {sic} hor. 11. ant m 16i6. sent her wate{r} aguish. melanch hottish weak rising in her stomacke./ |29 y|

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 408, f. 31r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE69818: Horary consultation concerning Lady Dorothy Hanmer (PERSON50771)

Question asked by the patient on 10 December 1629 at 08:45

RN The lady Hāmor sent her water Decēb 10 h. 8 45 ant m 1629 ready to faynt & to have her breath stopped had a very ill night & feareth death

full of melancholy

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 194, p. 1 (upper right part of page)

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CASE12444: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Mary Berry (PERSON9678)

Question asked by Mr George Berry (PERSON9673) on 12 May 1599 at 11:15

RN Mr George Burye for his wife troubled wth melancholy & sudden passions. troubled wth windines & payne in her stomacke & dissynes in her head. May. the 12. die . h. 11. 15 ant m. 1599.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 228, f. 160v (upper right part of page)

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CASE58130: Horary consultation concerning Lady Catherine Dyer (PERSON29811)

Question asked by the patient on 10 April 1624 at 12:45

RN A drink yt doth my Lady Dier mutch good. for her rheume & melanch. Ap 10 h. 12. 45 p m 1624.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 413, f. 141r (upper right part of page)

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CASE75628: Horary consultation concerning Sara Bishop (PERSON44232)

Question asked by the patient on 5 October 1632 no earlier than 15:30

TG Sara Bishop of tringe Annos 31. calebs melancholica, dolore capitis cervicis, lateris dextri et stomachi adeo mentis gravedine vexata

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 214, p. 55 (upper left part of page)

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CASE73321: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Anne Hector (PERSON51331)

Question asked by Mr Anthony Cade [Bachelor of Divinity] (PERSON45490) on 9 November 1631 at 11:00

RN Mres Anne Hoctor. 18 y new mayed {sic} novēb 1|9|. h 11. ant m 163i

was cured a yere since as Mr Cade writeth. had thē a vomyte \cānot make water Costive/ melanch pass. stomack chest & head

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 212, p. 279 (bottom right part of page)

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CASE26237: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Dormer [Hurleston] (PERSON19499)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON19498) on 7 October 1606 at 13:00

RN Mres Hurlestone of Wing Sr Robarts Dor. Daughtr {illeg} {sic} 29. ant m 1606 |tremar cordis, matricis ascēsio vertig. melanch|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 181, f. 160v (upper part of page)

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CASE69920: Horary consultation concerning Lady Elizabeth Haselwood (PERSON51136)

Question asked by Sir Anthony Haselwood [Knight] (PERSON51131) on 5 January 1630 at 15:36 or at 16:00

RN The lady Hazlewoode of Meadwell 25. y Ian. 5 h. 3. 36 p m 1630

[Astrological Chart]

The Lady Hazlewood of Meadewell 26 y Ian 5 h. 4. p m 1630

was formerly Amended as her husb the knight wrote but now relapsed into her forner {sic} solitarynes & melanch. wth fasting & watching

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 194, pp. 44-45 (p. 44 bottom right, and p. 45 upper left)

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CASE50453: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Margaret Franklin (PERSON30628)

Question asked by the patient on 29 March 1620 at 10:40

RN Mres Margaret Franklin of Bonehurst 24 y march 29. h. 10. 40 ant m 1620 \worst fasting/ hed full & dissye wyndy a cold stomacke hot liver full of melancholy greefe sinc her fathers death. face flushing hot & breaking out /vnmayed {sic}.\ /cold feete hot head\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 213, f. 153r (upper right part of page)

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CASE38881: Horary consultation concerning Goody Alice Emerson (PERSON11584)

Question asked by the patient on 13 November 1611 at 10:45

RN Alce Emmerton of whaddon \50 y/ novēb. 13 10. 45. ant m. 1611. troubled in mynd brayne lightish troubled wth wynd & melancholy.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 200, f. 191r (upper right part of page)

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CASE54678: Decumbiture for Goody Elizabeth Cockayne (PERSON46446)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON39510) on 25 July 1622 at 11:11

RN Elis Cocken of Newp. first strangly & sodenly taken on holy thursday 26 y Iuli may 30 h. 5 p m 1622 Iane Goodmā craved Drink & she gave it to this Iane & it prsently tooke her & sinc neaver well but mutch tēpted & troubled wth wynd1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘mutch temptat. wynd melancholye’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 222, f. 8r (bottom left, and bottom centre parts of page)

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CASE60700: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Sara Crowly (PERSON47408)

Question asked by Mr Crowly (PERSON47381) on 23 June 1625 at 15:20

RN Mr Crawly of Luton broght his wife Sara 34 y Iue {sic} 23. h. 3. 20 p m. 1625 costive sinc fryday last full of fearfulnes & melancholy

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 217, f. 129r (upper right part of page)

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CASE75627: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Anne Rumbole (PERSON58024)

Question asked by the patient on 5 October 1632 at 17:00 or at 17:25

RN An Rūbell of Bullingf

An Rūble of Buntingford 25 y y {sic} newly brought a bed a fortnight sinc octob 5. h. 5. p m 1632.

a great trēbling & panting at her hart mynd troubled wth fantas. for want of sleepe delivered of a boy on weddensday was fortnight h. 1 at night cā take no rest melancholick

[Astrological Chart]

An Rūble of Buntinford 25 y octob. 5 h. 5. 25 p m 1632

lately brought a bed a trēbling & a panting at the harte cānot sleepe melancholick

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 214, pp. 54–55 (p. 54 bottom right, and p. 55 bottom centre)

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-patient-sex=Female;f55-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29;f56-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ADiseases%20of%20the%20mind%3A%3AMelancholy, accessed 18 April 2025.