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CASE70625: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Mary Sanders (PERSON58243)

Question asked by the patient on 28 April 1630 at 15:30

RN Mres \mary/ Saunders1 of welford hard by Cole Ashbee 24 myles henc Ap 40. y. Ap 28 h. 3. 30 p m 1630

[Astrological Chart]

she Desyreth her old dyet drinke wch I sent her. and a purg gaynst melanch.2

{s} {sic} & a playster for ther splene

Notes:

1’ in the left margin

2 ‘melanch.’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 194, p. 304 (upper left, bottom centre, and upper right parts of page)

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CASE71434: Horary consultation concerning John Headsman (PERSON51291)

Question asked by the patient on 25 February 1631 at 13:10

Iohn Headsman of Earles Barton 21. y. febr. 25. . h. 1. 10. p m 1631 |married|

complayneth of his back, head & stomack, subiect to melancholy for a weeke

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 232, p. 136 (bottom right part of page)

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CASE38129: Horary consultation concerning Mr Edward Beecher (PERSON27934)

Question asked by the patient on 13 May 1611 at 15:28

RN Mr Edw Beecher of Weston. may 13. h. 3. 28 a|p| m 1611. melanch. left syde breaketh out

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 200, f. 98r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE35218: Horary consultation concerning Mr Haward [Heywood] (PERSON23694)

Question asked by the patient on 11 February 1609 at 07:00

RN Mr Hayward quærit de morbo. qualis sit feb. 11. h {sic} hor 7. ant m 1609 multa melanch. capit laborat |hed back melancholye|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 338, ff. 63v-64r (f. 63v upper, and f. 64r bottom)

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CASE43407: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Anne Norwood (PERSON14527)

Question asked by the patient on 20 May 1616 at 18:00

RN mres Norwood of Astwood. 40 y may. 20 h. 6 p m 16i6. troubled wth mutch melancholie. / & heavynes stomack full. & hath no appetite & l {sic} careth not to eate any meale. & cānot sleepe & groweth light headed.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 408, f. 94r (upper left part of page)

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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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CASE26237: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Dormer [Hurleston] (PERSON19499)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON19498) on 7 October 1606 at 13:00

RN Mres Hurlestone of Wing Sr Robarts Dor. Daughtr {illeg} {sic} 29. ant m 1606 |tremar cordis, matricis ascēsio vertig. melanch|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 181, f. 160v (upper part of page)

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CASE50453: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Margaret Franklin (PERSON30628)

Question asked by the patient on 29 March 1620 at 10:40

RN Mres Margaret Franklin of Bonehurst 24 y march 29. h. 10. 40 ant m 1620 \worst fasting/ hed full & dissye wyndy a cold stomacke hot liver full of melancholy greefe sinc her fathers death. face flushing hot & breaking out /vnmayed {sic}.\ /cold feete hot head\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 213, f. 153r (upper right part of page)

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CASE67201: Horary consultation concerning Mr John Minshull (PERSON54825)

Question asked by the patient on 17 October 1628 at 17:00

RN Mr Iohn Minc|s|hull of Cābridg of Magd. 23 y. octob 17. h. 5. p m 1628.

pect vitio. et f sem: et melanch.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 405, f. 293r (upper left part of page)

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CASE33906: Horary consultation concerning Mr Michael Dormer [Dorman] (PERSON22954)

Question asked by the patient on 9 August 1608 at 10:00

RN Mr michaell Dormer 27 y. a batcheler. Aug 9. h.  {sic} 10. ant m 1608. /pass. hypocōdriaca sydes\ |full of melancholy sad heavy vncōfortable left syde swelled|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 229, f. 180r (upper right part of page)

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CASE26242: Horary consultation concerning Frances Dorrington (PERSON62624)

Question asked by the patient on 24 April 1607 at 06:15

RN francis dorrington 19 y Ap 24. h. 6. 15 ant m 1607 a gentlewomā subiect to many melancholy passions swodings {sic} mother |lighte headed./|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 181, f. 167r (upper, and middle left parts of page)

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CASE68362: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Rachel Basket (PERSON43702)

Question asked by the patient on 4 May 1629 at 11:20

RN Mres Basket kinswomā to ye lady Banyster 22|3| y may 4 h. 11 20 ant m 1629 /melanch a bad head & stomacke\

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 407, f. 177v (upper right part 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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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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CASE78280: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Archer [the younger] (PERSON42833) and Mr Timothy Archer (PERSON42832)

Question asked by Mrs Archer [the younger] (PERSON42833) on 20 September 1633 at 08:30

RN Mres Archer the younger 29 y sept 20. h 8. 30 ant m 1633. /wynd cholick a weake backe wth whit & red\

[Astrological Chart]

Mr Archer & mrs Archer boath troubled wth melanch. sept: 20.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 211, p. 455 (upper right, and bottom left parts of page)

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CASE48601: Nativity for Mrs Frances Digby (PERSON29826)

Question asked by the patient on 1 May 1619 no earlier than 16:40

RN Mres francis Digbye Sr Evarets sister nata the tuesday before the 30 of novēbr. before 7 in ye morning /1588.\ send for my Directions may 1. hhor {sic} 4. 40 p m 1619. /vnmayed {sic}\ |30 y|

mutch troubled wth melanch pass apt to weep wthout any iust case.

nata Octob 29 h. 7. ant m 1588. a great heavynes in ye stomacke & a beating & trembling at the hart. wth a |continuall| payne at her hart at yt tyme of all on her left syde

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 230, f. 347v (upper left part of page)

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CASE50178: Horary consultation concerning Mr Thomas Stokes (PERSON35785)

Question asked by the patient on 23 January 1620 at 14:30

RN Mr Stoake \of Wing/ very sick of melancholy head stōacke cānot sleepe. Ian 23 h. 2. 30 p m 1620 |is very weake|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 213, f. 112r (upper left part of page)

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CASE25429: Horary consultation concerning Robert Lea (PERSON24166)

Question asked by the patient on 5 October 1610 at 11:00

RN Robart lea of Whaddon 2{illeg}|35|. y. a child of 3 yeres Octob. 5 h. 11. ant m 16i0.

of a melancholy cōstit sad heavy lūpish stomack loveth no cōpany/1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘mopish.’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 239, f. 131r (upper 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)

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%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3ATorso;f7-number-of-astrologers=Single%20astrologer;f8-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ADiseases%20of%20the%20mind%3A%3AMelancholy, accessed 6 October 2024.