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CASE57820: Horary consultation concerning Richard Lucas (PERSON53943)

Question asked by Lucas (PERSON53933) and Lucas (PERSON53954) on 3 March 1624 at 17:39

RN Rich: Lucas of G Nortot a yeomans sonne 30 27 of Ap 27. 1595. about 12. at noone sent march. 3. h. 5. 39 p m. 1624. /mayed {sic} 2 yeres. on child a twelfmoth {sic} old\

3 quart of a yere ill in his head mynd braye {sic} & head troubled mopish & fe{l} careles of his busynes. |Worst at the full of ye moone 3 days before or after/|

boath the fathers obst{in}at of & on in yere maage {sic} pater sine cōsensu. et vxor cū Consensu sed nō filius wheathr they should bring him heather.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 413, f. 95v (bottom left, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE70945: Horary consultation concerning Marge Castle (PERSON45731)

Question asked by Castle (PERSON45730) and Mr Shute (PERSON58710) on 28 May 1630 at 19:00

RN Marg: Castill of Dorchester 17 y May 28 . h. 7. p m. 1630 /pater filia sine consensu\

[Astrological Chart]

Mr Shute the mynster wrote in her behalfe thought yt she sore. {sic} saw some ill thing in ye morning.1

Notes:

1 ‘Distracted cānot sleepe & rageth & talketh cōtinualley sinc whiteson tuesday’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 194, p. 416 (upper left part of page)

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CASE11915: Horary consultation concerning Thomas Burgoyne (PERSON10194)

Question asked by the patient and Mr Furze (PERSON11999) on 4 January 1599 at 08:52

RN Mr furyes servant of Louton very extreeme sick at hart cannot abide talk a water leek the yellowe iaundes. sent to me againe this 4 of Ian. die h. 8. 52. mi 1599. his former phisick wrought but litle. never vomited but to the ground his mr {sic} thinketh he hath the yellow iaundish. Thomas Burgen. wery of his life

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 74v (upper left part of page)

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CASE57486: Horary consultation concerning Lady Fitzwalter (PERSON49064)

Question asked by Lady Elizabeth Berkeley (PERSON44022) and Mr Bromhall [Bromhan] (PERSON22255) on 9 December 1623 at 10:30

RN The lady Ba Elizabeth Barckley for Her sister lady fitzwater taken wth a lunacye 2 months sent to me to come to her Decēb 9. h. 10. 30 ant m. 1623. {s}|t|hat ladye sent her letter

& Mr Brūhill hath vndertaken her cure to be ioyned wth me & to yt end mr Bro{m}hall write to me

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 413, f. 39v (upper right part of page)

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CASE73203: Horary consultation concerning John Villiers [Lord Purbeck] (PERSON60854)

Question asked by the patient and Mary Villiers [Countess of Buckingham] [Lady Compton] [Lady Villiers] (PERSON22638) on 16 October 1631 at 16:15

RN My Lord of Purbec{illeg}|ke| sent his letter to me octob. 16. h. 4. 15 p m. 1631 \desyreth me to come to whaddon/ |the Comtes also sent to me to come.| /came of his owne accord to whaddon\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 212, p. 236 (upper right part of page)

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CASE79794: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON42157)

Question asked by Sir Thomas Tyrringham (PERSON16622) and Lord George (PERSON42246) on 12 November 1635 at 18:30

SRN Sr. Tho. Tyringhā & my Lord Gorge sent to me desireing my advise \& {nos} to come to London/ for a young gentleman who falle{th} into a very great deepe mellancholly passion lat{ly} the lers Came Novemb. 12. . h. 6. 30. p. m.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 340, f. 137v (upper right part of page)

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CASE68215: Horary consultation concerning Mr William Norwood (PERSON55678)

Question asked by Norwood (PERSON55669) and Dr Michael Jarman (PERSON32083) on 17 April 1629 at 16:30

RN Mr Williā Norwoode of yt was of an Apprentice of London. natus Ian. 13. 1605. then 20 y /An Apprentice of London\ came to me Ap. 17. h. 4. 30 p m 1629 |a lettr frō D. Iermā in his behalfe being fellow onc of Corp chri college| |his brothr brought a letter frō D Germā|1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘strang phansyes cānot sleepe’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 407, f. 144v (upper left, and upper right parts of page)

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CASE55898: Horary consultation concerning Sir Thomas Compton (PERSON22637)

Question asked by the patient and Mary Villiers [Countess of Buckingham] [Lady Compton] [Lady Villiers] (PERSON22638) on 28 March 1623 at 13:20

RN Sr Th. Compton for him selfe. the Countes for him. march 28 h: 1. 20 p m. 1623 /him selfe wrote & sent D {Hunts} notes\

[Astrological Chart]

Sr Th. Compton mach {sic} 27|8| h. 1. {illeg}|2|0 p m 1623

wrote his lettr desyrous to see me eythr this night or to morrow & take physick & {sic}

would take physick to morow.

The Contes also write for him the same tyne {sic} also.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 218, f. 39r-v (f. 39r bottom right, f. 39v upper left, and f. 39v upper right)

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CASE53633: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Humy (PERSON52157)

Question asked by Mr Bracegirdle (PERSON38850) and Humy (PERSON52156) on 4 March 1622 at 10:39

RN Elis: Humy of Castle Asbee 18 y march {4} h. 10. 39 ant m 1622.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 223, f. 11v (upper right part of page)

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CASE65870: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON40641)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON40642) and Mr Edward Knight (PERSON32368) on 21 April 1628 at 14:30

RN the husb. came for his wife at Pyddington tempted to kill her child desyres to come over to me Mr knight wrote for her Ap 21 h. 2. 30 p m. 1628.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 410, f. 183r (bottom 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?f6-how-did-it-take-place=Question%20sent;f7-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ADiseases%20of%20the%20mind;f8-number-of-querents=Multiple%20querents, accessed 20 May 2025.