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CASE44409: Horary consultation concerning Mr Edmond [Edward] Franklin (PERSON30611)

Question asked by the patient on 11 March 1617 at 15:30

RN Mr Edmunde franklin march 11. ♂ h. 3. 30 p m 1617 /in prsenc {he} {sic} melanch hypocōd. a mighty troubled brayne\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 198, f. 79v (upper left part of page)

Mr Edmond [Edward] Franklin (PERSON30611)

Medical >Diseases of the mind  (MelancholyBrain (passions) Troubled)

Medical >Illnesses (named)  (Hypochondriac passion)

Medical  (Not specified in question)

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

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CASE56690: Horary consultation concerning Mr George Thorpe (PERSON60121)

Question asked by the patient on 11 July 1623 at 07:30

RN Georg Thorpe of Old Stonystratford 57 y Iuly 11. ♀ h. 7. 30 ant m 1623. new ague a weake brayne.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 218, f. 162r (middle part of page)

Mr George Thorpe (PERSON60121)

Medical >Illnesses (named)  (New ague)

Medical >Diseases of the mind  (Weak (passions)Brain (passions) )

Practitioner: Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] (PERSON5218) 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?f56-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ADiseases%20of%20the%20mind%3A%3ABrain%20%28passions%29;f57-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AIllnesses%20%28named%29, accessed 16 April 2025.

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