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CASE39662: Horary consultation concerning Mr William Chamberlain (PERSON28809)

Question asked by the patient on 18 April 1612 at 17:00

RN Mr Chāberlyn was here son of wickā for his melancholy fayntnes Ap 18 h {sic} hor 5. p m 1612

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 409, f. 60r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE49190: Horary consultation concerning Mr Adolph Andrews (PERSON27380)

Question asked by the patient on 7 July 1619 at 15:30

RN Mr Edolph Androwes \of lathbury./ Iuly. 7. h. 3. 30 p m. 1619 /24 y.\ |melanch & casteth greene stuffe/|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 235, f. 87v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE49225: Horary consultation concerning Mr Adolph Andrews (PERSON27380)

Question asked by the patient on 7 July 1619 at 15:30

RN Mr Adolph Androwes for melancholy crosses & his casting. Iuly 7. h. 3. 30 p m 1619

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 235, f. 94v (upper right part of page)

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CASE77272: Horary consultation concerning Mr N. Standish (PERSON59467)

Question asked by the patient on 14 May 1633 at 19:30

TG Mr N standish of Highwicken parish 21. y Maji 14 h. 7. 30 p M. 1633. /lightheaded, melancolick, cannot sleepe, wich he thincketh to doe him the most hurte\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 211, p. 131 (upper left part of page)

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CASE52526: Horary consultation concerning Mr Stoe (PERSON59659)

Question asked by the patient on 25 May 1621 at 14:00

RN Mr Stowe \the Surgion/ for an Inv{ete}rate headach & mela{nch} pyneth & a great rhe{ume} May 25. h. 2. p m 162i

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 233, f. 149v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE30370: Horary consultation concerning Mr Freeman (PERSON23305)

Question asked by the patient on 17 December 1606 at 14:30

RN Mr fremā came to me enquiring of his heate of hands full of melancholy decēb. 17. h. 2. 30 p m 1606. discontent. very pale & wan.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 193, f. 35r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE38577: Horary consultation concerning Second Baron Dormer [Young Lord Dormer] [Mr Robert Dormer [the younger]] (PERSON29887)

Question asked by the patient on 23 August 1611 between 13:30 and 14:25

RN Mr Robart Dormer ye younger. melancholy hed gydye a rawe stomacke

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 200, f. 150v (bottom left part 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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CASE70770: Horary consultation concerning Mr Richard Laughton (PERSON32560)

Question asked by the patient on 12 May 1630 at 18:00

RN Mr Rich: Layghton of newp. 55 y may 12 h. 6. p m 1630 for melanch & a hot stomack

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 194, p. 353 (bottom 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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CASE66410: Horary consultation concerning Mr John Evans (PERSON48613) and Anonymous (PERSON40698)

Question asked by Mr John Evans (PERSON48613) on 19 June 1628 at 18:00

RN {I}ohn Evans of the Mynrys in London Iue {sic} 19 h. 6 p m. 1628

writeth for a gent mā

first vnfoldeth his owne greefe how he is wrōged & cosened of all yt he hath & therby he his wife & childrē broght to great want & misery craveth my Counsell & instruction

Also writeth in the behalfe of a gentlemā yt having taken an extreme cold & prsently an exceeding greefe for the Death of his wife & {th}erby cast Downe into sicknes & mutch melancholy of a sanguyne cōplexion his sicknes & melancholy is mutch abated & now his voice is almost Lost yt he s cānot {sic} \on cānot/ spea heare on \him/ that speaketh {sic} \to speake/ a yard of

cōplayneth of something about the pit of his throate his voice is only low & weake but not troubled wth any fault in noncing but cleere inough every where no physick but cōplayneth of the coldnes of his stomack & head & sone {sic} stoppage about the begying of his nose cold flegme & cold head & defect in hearing hath 2 great manyscripts of physick yt he is Desyrous I should vse craveth vnder god my consayle for the frind his gentleman

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 405, f. 80r (upper left part of page)

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CASE75591: Horary consultation concerning Mr William Crowly [Master of Arts] (PERSON47397)

Question asked by the patient on 29 September 1632 at 10:30

RN Mr {sic} Taylour

Mr Crawly mynister to Iustice Taylour 28 y Sept. 29. h {sic} hor. 10 30 ant m 1632. rheume melanch

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 214, p. 43 (bottom left part of page)

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CASE55849: Horary consultation concerning Mr Skinner (PERSON58865) and Mr Edward Hurst [Goodman Hurst] (PERSON31990)

Question asked by Mr Skinner (PERSON58865) on 24 March 1623 at 15:29

RN Mr Skynner an Attorney of Hitching 55 y for his neighb Mr Hust & also for his owne disease wch is a shaking palsy not benūmed & mutch troubled wth the wynd Cholick |wheathr bath good.| body drye cōpl melanch.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 218, f. 33r (bottom left 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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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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CASE48990: Horary consultation concerning Mr Edward Wilkes (PERSON36836)

Question asked by the patient on 14 June 1619 at 10:00

RN Mr Edw. Wilx. \of layton/ 40 y Iune 14 h. 10. ant: m 1619 |splene a heavynes & melanch. making him vnlusty|

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 235, f. 44r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE71555: Horary consultation concerning James Hunt (PERSON52178)

Question asked by the patient on 15 March 1631 at 09:30

RN {I}ames Hunt of Chauson in the parish of Roxon 29 y march 15. h. 9. 30 ant m 163i. /melanch. laborat mente magis quā Corpore vertigine Capitis of long cōtinuance\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 232, p. 171 (upper left part of page)

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CASE53676: Horary consultation concerning Goodman Matthew Cardwell (PERSON45583)

Question asked by the patient on 10 March 1622 at 09:30

RN Goodmā Cardwell of this towne sent his water march 10 h. 9. 30 ant m 1622 1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘head light sweateth tēpted mutch wynd & melancholy’ in chart

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 223, f. 18r (bottom right part 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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CASE26844: Horary consultation concerning Bridget Charnock (PERSON19261) and Richard Charnock (PERSON19257) and Old Mr Richard Charnock (PERSON19256)

Question asked by Old Mr Richard Charnock (PERSON19256) on 10 March 1606 at 15:30

RN Brydget Charnock 14 y march 10 h 3. 30 p m 1606. \hedach melancholy fits/

Rich. Charnock 14 y marh {sic} 10 h. 3. 30 p m 1606.

Old Mr Charnock him selfe.

itch hed ache sorow & greefe.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 215, f. 59v (upper right 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-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ADiseases%20of%20the%20mind%3A%3AMelancholy;f58-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29;f59-querent-sex=Male, accessed 1 March 2025.