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CASE44985: Horary consultation concerning Thomas Pearson (PERSON34150)

Question asked by the patient on 23 May 1617 at 10:00

RN Thomas Pearson of kempson 50 y may 22|3| h. 10 ant m 1617 |tempted to despayre|

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 198, f. 172r (upper left part of page)

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CASE59419: Horary consultation concerning Thomas Hunt (PERSON52184)

Question asked by the patient on 12 November 1624 at 14:00

RN Thomas Hunt of Chellington 31 y novēb 12 h. 2 p m 1624 troubled wth sore temptations of Despayre 16 y very sorely of late 4 y. & now of late a fortnight since

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 402, f. 108v (upper left part of page)

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CASE49270: Horary consultation concerning George Grange (PERSON31067)

Question asked by the patient on 19 July 1619 at 09:30

RN Georg Graing of Astrop by Tring. in Hartford sheere 50 y Iuly 19 h. 9 30 ant m 16191

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘troubled in mynd & despayring.’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 235, f. 108r (upper left part of page)

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CASE58175: Horary consultation concerning Anne Parkins (PERSON56142)

Question asked by Parkins (PERSON56126) on 13 April 1624 at 13:28

RN An Parkins of Tachebrooke. 44 y Ap 13 h. 1. 28 a|p| m 1624 talketh {in}dico{ro}sly & seyeth yt her child will bagge hath assayed to muder {sic} her selfe {illeg}|t|o Kill her selfe wth knife & to drowne her selfe but could \not/ Despayreth of her salvature & sayth yt she did neaver serve god

maritus vxore vxor suspicatr maritū quæsiturū auxilū {sic} vxore

her mother was troubled wth physick

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 413, f. 148r (upper right part of page)

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CASE60744: Decumbiture for Richard Harnesse (PERSON50893)

Question asked by the patient on 3 July 1625 at 19:40

RN It tooke him first Iune 28 h. 8 p m. 1625 & then began to rage & about ten of the clock would have torne in peeces his sucking child he was so suddenly distracted h. 9. 30 p m 1625.1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘distracted sorely Despayring’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 217, f. 135v (upper right part of page)

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CASE73894: Horary consultation concerning Florence Billing (PERSON44170)

Question asked by Mr Valentine Morley (PERSON54974) on 28 February 1632 at 16:20

RN florenc Billin of Halston 3 miles beyond Northāpton Decēb 11. h. 5 p m 1594 but came to me feb. 28 h. 4. 20 p m. 1632. /Desp. of gods mercy.\ /Mr Morly a minister wrote in her behalfe.\1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘melanch affected sinc Christmas tempted to despayre’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 212, p. 470 (bottom left part of page)

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CASE10393: Horary consultation concerning Mr Raphael Momes (PERSON14225)

Question asked by the patient on 22 April 1600 at 10:45

RN Mr Raphaell Momes \60 y./ of Buckinghā Apr. 22. die h. 10. 45 ant m. 1600 a wollen & linnen mercer.1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘readye to despaire head ill’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 202, f. 47v (upper left part of page)

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CASE15753: Horary consultation concerning John Halfhead (PERSON12466)

Question asked by the patient on 17 October 1603 at 14:45

GJ Iohn Halfehead of Swallowfield 44 43 y. Octob. 17 ho 2. 45 p m. 16031

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘Despayring melancholye.’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 207, f. 149v (upper left part of page)

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CASE19953: Horary consultation concerning Mr Johnson (PERSON13223)

Question asked by Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] [Richard Napier [Senior]] (PERSON5218) on 10 October 1601 at 18:30

RN Mr kinge mr whaly & the rest of the lecturers of Toceter sente vnto me that I would come over to see Mr Iansone a minister yt is {sic} lyeth as it were in a despayre & cannot be comforted. by a letter Octob. 10 die hor. 6. 30 p m. 160i quæro vtru sit pos morb eius sit curabilis nec ne. frenetic. desperabundus.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 404, f. 209v (upper left part of page)

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CASE36837: Horary consultation concerning John Shephard (PERSON25349)

Question asked by the patient on 3 January 1610 at 10:40

RN Iohn Shepheard of Crofton in Winge parish 27. y. lately maryed a month afore Christmas on St Androwes daye last Ian. 3. . h. 10. 40 ant m 1609    \1610/ /Despayreth\1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘troubled in mynd about his mariage cānot sleepe’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 203, f. 208r (upper right part of page)

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CASE37025: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Trip (PERSON25810)

Question asked by Trip (PERSON25806) on 12 February 1610 at 19:16

RN {illeg}|O|n of Wickam for his wife who is senceles & foolish first mopish & despairing & nowe is {sic} doth laugh & singe & knoweth not what febr 12 h 7. 16 p m 16i0. sine cōsensu.

Elisab. Trippe 26 y 9 y maryed. 2 childrē of Wickam. youngest a year old.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 203, f. 238r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE49065: Horary consultation concerning Harris (PERSON31404)

Question asked by Mr Thomas Marsh [March] [the elder] (PERSON4816) on 23 June 1619 at 08:40

RN my Cosen hee marsh. for Sr Arthur Harrys his Daughter of 17 or 18 y. Iune 22|3| . h. 8. 40 ant m 1619 /strangly troubled wth melanch ready to desp & to make her selfe awey.\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 235, f. 58v (upper right part of page)

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CASE76122: Horary consultation concerning Mr Robert Longueville (PERSON32776)

Question asked by the patient on 11 December 1632 at 15:00

TG {Mr} Robert Langfield 14 y {Decem}br. 11 h. 3. p m. 1632. {Mel}ancholia affect præter morem tristatur et de salute dubitare et desperare præsumit, jnitium morbi fuit die 8 Decembr ante viduum.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 214, p. 208 (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?f57-practice=Napier;f60-querent-sex=Male;f61-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ADiseases%20of%20the%20mind%3A%3ADespair, accessed 3 March 2025.