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CASE35889: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON26867)

Question asked by Mr John Bird (PERSON9741) on 1 June 1609 at 14:25

RN Mr Byrd came to me for a frynd of Mr nathaniels a tayler of london Iune 1 h. 2. \25/ p m 1609.1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘a melancholic fantastic’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 203, f. 62v (upper left part of page)

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CASE49967: Horary consultation concerning Grace Child [Old Goody Child] (PERSON28916)

Question asked by the patient on 20 November 1619 at 15:20

RN Grace Child of Ch Amerson 60 y. novēbr 20 h. 3. 20 p m 1619 was prsent /deepe melancholy & a strange fancy.\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 213, f. 61r (upper left part of page)

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CASE56686: Horary consultation concerning Mr George Spenser (PERSON59333)

Question asked by Mr Nicholas Spenser (PERSON35623) on 10 July 1623 at 11:45

RN Mr Georg Spencer of Coaple 50 y mutch distempered in his head by melancholy conceit to wch he yealdeth to overmutch Iuly 10 h. 11. 45 ant m 1623

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 218, f. 161v (upper left part of page)

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CASE12171: Horary consultation concerning Frances Thomson (PERSON16408)

Question asked by Thomson (PERSON16388) on 30 March 1599 at 12:30

RN Frauncis Tomson by her husband of lowton 30 of March. die h. 12 30. mi. morbo. 1599 caput phantastijs melancholicis laborat. timore spiritu’. 42. yeres. /muscam metuit et {muo}rē\

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 228, f. 116v (upper right part of page)

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CASE16945: Horary consultation concerning Goody Joan Walbank (PERSON16731)

Question asked by the patient on 18 May 1602 at 09:36

RN Ione Walbancke of Cosgrave 52|5| y. Maij 18 h. 9. 3{illeg}|6| ant m. 1602.1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1melanch laborat et fantasijs varijs et turbatr mēte.’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 221, f. 48r (upper left part of page)

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CASE75627: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Anne Rumbole (PERSON58024)

Question asked by the patient on 5 October 1632 at 17:00 or at 17:25

RN An Rūbell of Bullingf

An Rūble of Buntingford 25 y y {sic} newly brought a bed a fortnight sinc octob 5. h. 5. p m 1632.

a great trēbling & panting at her hart mynd troubled wth fantas. for want of sleepe delivered of a boy on weddensday was fortnight h. 1 at night cā take no rest melancholick

[Astrological Chart]

An Rūble of Buntinford 25 y octob. 5 h. 5. 25 p m 1632

lately brought a bed a trēbling & a panting at the harte cānot sleepe melancholick

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 214, pp. 54–55 (p. 54 bottom right, and p. 55 bottom centre)

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CASE28469: Horary consultation concerning Sara Musgrave [Blot] (PERSON20374)

Question asked by the patient on 29 March 1605 at 12:20

RN Sara musgrove \of/ Bletsoe 20 y maryed 2 y. march. 29. h. 12 20 p m. 1605. troubled wth fancyes very fearfull in her mynd to loose her wits troubled in her sleepe cānot rest metuit veneficiū full of melanch cholicke

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 216, f. 17r (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-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ADiseases%20of%20the%20mind%3A%3AFancies;f8-number-of-practitioners=Single%20practitioner;f9-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ADiseases%20of%20the%20mind%3A%3AMelancholy, accessed 23 January 2025.