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CASE13586: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Steward (PERSON16163)

Question asked by the patient on 19 March 1603 at 11:00

RN Mres Stewarde of Patshill. mar 43 y martij 19. h {sic} hor. 11. ant m. 1603.1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘very melancholycall musing weeping.’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 197, f. 6v (upper left part of page)

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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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CASE39716: Horary consultation concerning Mr John Miles (PERSON33245)

Question asked by the patient on 24 April 1612 at 07:00

RN Mr Iohn Miles. of Watton. 33 y Apr. 24. h. 7. ant m. 1612. /melanch lab.\ /stone.\

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 409, f. 69r (upper right part of page)

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CASE48447: Horary consultation concerning Old Mrs Egerton (PERSON30114)

Question asked by the patient on 2 April 1619 at 14:40

RW Olde {M}ris Egerton of Adstocke. y. 67. d. h. 2. 40. p: m: Aprill. 2. 1619 troubled wth fits of melancholy. desirous to take physicke

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 230, f. 214v (upper left 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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CASE50564: Horary consultation concerning Alice Parrot (PERSON34057)

Question asked by the patient on 14 April 1620 at 13:30

RW Alice Parret of shitlington. y 28. d. h: 1. 30. p: m: Aprill. 14 1620. melancolica valde: desperans

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 213, f. 172v (upper right part of page)

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CASE51236: Horary consultation concerning Thomas Wright (PERSON62333)

Question asked by the patient and Wright (PERSON62338) on 17 July 1620 at 11:20

RN Thomas Wright of Hyemsferyes 45 y Iuly 17 h. 11. 20 ant m 1620

[Astrological Chart]

troubled wth melancholy sup. his wife to be naught1 his wife & he came togeather.

Notes:

1 ‘melancholy conceite’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 414, f. 112r (upper right part of page)

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CASE51878: Horary consultation concerning Mr Edward Judkin (PERSON32207)

Question asked by the patient on 30 December 1620 at 13:49

RN \Iydkyns/ my lady fortiscues mā. of Saldon 30. y {sic} /25 y\ Decēb 30 h {sic} hor 1 39 49 a|p| m 1620 melancholy Dūpish passions

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 233, f. 25r (upper left part of page)

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CASE54036: Horary consultation concerning Sir George Manners (PERSON54141)

Question asked by the patient on 29 April 1622 at 08:00

RN Sr Georg manors 52 y Ap 29 h. 8 ant m 1622

mended god be thanked yet is somewhat troubled wth melanch

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 223, f. 79r (upper left part of page)

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CASE54511: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON39479)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON39478) on 26 June 1622 at 08:25

RN A poor mā of London for his melanch wife who suadeth her self yt I cā helpe her. Iune 26 h. 8 {illeg}|2|5 ant m 1622

mutch melanch supposeth |yt| she is beworded & yt I can helpe her./

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 223, f. 169v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE60764: Interrogation concerning Mrs Sara Crowly (PERSON47408)

Question asked by Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] [Richard Napier [Senior]] (PERSON5218) on 6 July 1625 between 09:00 and 10:45

RN Sara Crawly went home in {sic} her melanch & fearfull Iuly 6 h. 9 ant m 1625

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 217, f. 138r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE78453: Horary consultation concerning Mr Thomas Howe (PERSON51979) and Mrs Jane Howe (PERSON51996)

Question asked by Mr Thomas Howe (PERSON51979) and Mrs Jane Howe (PERSON51996) on 12 October 1633 at 11:20

RN Mr Th How 22 {illeg}|y| of Cadington octob 12 h {sic} hor 11. 20 ant m 1633 |melanch|

his mother for a sciatica

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 412, f. 6r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE22977: Horary consultation concerning Lady Washington (PERSON61212)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON39029) on 17 September 1630 at 15:00

RN The lady warren\Washineton/ton {sic} of Westbery 45 y sept 17 h 3. p m 1630

for mopish melanch will hardly speake sine Consensu.

[Partial Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 238, f. 145v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE55416: Horary consultation concerning William Wild (PERSON61799)

Question asked by the patient on 18 December 1622 at 11:00

RN Williā Wiles of Clyfton 35 y Decēb. 18 h. 11. ant m. 1622

mutch troubled wth a fearfull melancholy making him to quake & trēble & sweate is very timorous & fearfull cānot sleepe

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 222, f. 140r (upper right part of page)

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CASE75212: Horary consultation concerning Mary Gurry (PERSON50525)

Question asked by the patient on 1 August 1632 at 13:45

RN mary B Gur{illeg}y|ry|e of Goldington 33 y Aug 1. h. 1. 45 p m 1632. a distēpered melancholy brayn1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘a melancholy distēp brayne’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 416, p. 350 (middle right, and middle centre parts 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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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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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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CASE63233: Horary consultation concerning Margaret Abbot [Marsh] (PERSON54311)

Question asked by the patient on 15 February 1627 at 18:25

RN My Cosen \Thomas/ marshes wife of Darkes feb 2 15 h. 6 25 p m 1627 mtch {sic} melanch breae {sic} & imaginat troubled 12 monts {sic}

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 224, f. 365v (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-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ADiseases%20of%20the%20mind%3A%3AMelancholy;f59-judgment=No;f60-question-asked=Medical, accessed 1 March 2025.