skip to primary navigationskip to content

Search results

Display  

Showing 1-20 of 25 records with:

  • Yes in treatment 
  • Others in querent-is-asking-about 
  • Medical::Witchcraft and devil::Strange affliction in question-asked 
 Sorted by:  

Refine your results

Document type

Practitioner details

Practice
Number of practitioners
Practitioner is querent
Practitioner is patient

Astrologer details

Practitioner is astrologer
Number of astrologers

Patient details

Patient is
Patient’s age
Number of patients

How & where did it take place

Querent is asking about
Consultation took place with patient's knowledge
Patient's consent to the consultation is
How did it take place

When did it take place

Date
Time of day

Consultation details

Case contains judgment
Case includes treatment information
  • Yes
Case contains recipe

Person asking the question

Querent is
Querent’s age
Querent is identified
Number of querents

Editorial information

Case deleted
Case text damaged
Language
Extent of transcription
manuscript page thumbnail

CASE30652: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Warner (PERSON25943)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON26283) on 16 February 1607 at 07:30

RN Elis. Warner of Thrapson 22 y feb. 15|6| 16. h. 7. 30 ant m 1607.1

Notes:

1 ‘strangly handled as on bewitched’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 193, f. 80v (upper left part of page)

manuscript page thumbnail

CASE37924: Decumbiture for Edward Child (PERSON28907)

Question asked by Child (PERSON28905) on 25 April 1611 at 08:45

RN Edward Child of Silsoe taken on the 17 of Apr . about 6 \30/ in the morning {A} {sic} 1611. strangly taken & doth {m}

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 200, f. 69v (upper right part of page)

manuscript page thumbnail

CASE61425: Decumbiture for Anne Martin (PERSON54410)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON40215) on 24 December 1625 at 11:30

RN Taken strangly Decēb 18 h. 11 p m 1625

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 224, f. 62r (bottom right part of page)

manuscript page thumbnail

CASE67303: Decumbiture for John Goldsborough (PERSON49991)

Question asked by Sir Robert Pain (PERSON55949) on 3 November 1628 at 08:25

RN Iohn Goldsbborow the gradchild {sic} to Sr Iohn Robart Pean Pain of Sowthoe 4 y suddenly & strangly taken Octob 25 hor. 10 ant m 1628

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 405, f. 310v (upper left part of page)

manuscript page thumbnail

CASE37789: Horary consultation concerning Swynckshead (PERSON35884)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON37496) on 28 March 1611 at 14:45

RN a boy of a yere old goody Swinshheds child of Donstable march. 28 . h. 2. 45 p m 1611. |vnquiet|

strangly taken quærit wheather taken & will live

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 200, f. 50v (bottom left part of page)

manuscript page thumbnail

CASE59734: Horary consultation concerning Mr John Johnson (PERSON52582)

Question asked by Johnson (PERSON52575) on 31 January 1625 at 18:00

RN Mr Iohn Iohnson of g|G|reat Ford 21 y \a batch/ Ian 31. h. 6. p m 1625.

natus Ap 11 the 2 y of his matyes raigne 1604 h. 4 p m. 1604

strangly handled & hath had 3 sev. fits the first decēb. 12. & cōtinued vntill the 18 of the same 2 Ian first & cōtinued vntill the 9 of the same the 3d fit Ian 21. & nowe reasonable well sine Consensu /pater filio sine consensu\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 402, f. 155r (upper right, and bottom left parts of page)

manuscript page thumbnail

CASE65642: Decumbiture for Em Harris (PERSON50962)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON40613) on 27 March 1628 at 12:38

RN March 25 25 h. 12 p m 1628 suddenly taken & strangly distempered

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 410, f. 146r (bottom right part of page)

manuscript page thumbnail

CASE76012: Decumbiture for Thomas Nichols (PERSON55464)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON41717) on 27 November 1632 at 09:00

RN Thomas Nichols \of litle Linford/ taken very strangly in his belly novēb 25. h. 3. p m 1632 |13 y|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 214, p. 173 (upper right part of page)

manuscript page thumbnail

CASE77503: Decumbiture for Jane [Jean] Lightfoote (PERSON53731) and Lightfoote (PERSON53719) and Anonymous (PERSON41888)

Question asked by Mr Anthony Lightfoote (PERSON53721) on 7 June 1633 at 20:30

RN feb. 4 his wife his boy & his child strangly taken wth vomyting feb. 4. h. 3. p m 1633. /the gearle dyed about yt tyme\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 211, p. 205 (bottom left, and bottom centre parts of page)

manuscript page thumbnail

CASE53904: Horary consultation concerning Jane Lightfoote (PERSON53730)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON39408) on 17 April 1622 between 06:30 and 11:00

RN Iane Lightfoote nata vppon St Iames day about 3 in ye morning was a {sic} last St Iames day a twelfmonth is very sick & lyeth strang & was not signed wth the signe of the crou|s|se. it the child gnaweth 3 days ill.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 223, f. 56r (bottom right part of page)

manuscript page thumbnail

CASE73302: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Anne Tyrringham [Napier] (PERSON60703)

Question asked by Sir Thomas Tyrringham (PERSON16622) on 6 November 1631 at 15:00

RN Sr Th. Tyringhā sent t{o} me to know what I think of his Daughte{rs} strang fits of skriking n{ovē b} 6 h. 3. p m 163{1} /|nō| sine cōsensu.\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 212, p. 271 (upper right part of page)

manuscript page thumbnail

CASE12555: Horary consultation concerning Susan Bynion (PERSON10288)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON17702) on 21 August 1599 at 09:52

RN Susan Bynion of 2 yeres old troubled wth a straung ague & Drinketh sorely. and shaketh every daye. August. 21 die h. 9. 52. ant m 1599

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 180v (upper right part of page)

manuscript page thumbnail

CASE18726: Horary consultation concerning Catherine Jakeman (PERSON13168)

Question asked by Mr Robert Jakeman (PERSON13166) on 14 February 1603 at 10:50

RN The Mr Iackmans child |of billington| Katheron of 4 y. febr. 13 {sic} hor. 10. 50. ant m 1603. payned very strangly in her fundament as if it had some emrods or swelling wthin it

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 221, f. 314r, f. 313v (f. 314r bottom left, and f. 313v bottom right)

manuscript page thumbnail

CASE47955: Decumbiture for Mrs Lucy Hainsworth (PERSON23557)

Question asked by Mr Hainsworth (PERSON23555) on 12 December 1618 at 14:00

RN Mres Haynsworth of Stonystratford 35 y & as mutch as frō the 4 of August last was strangly taken at the hart & did swound often tymes almost Dead Decēb. 9. h 12 1618.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 230, f. 112r (upper left part of page)

manuscript page thumbnail

CASE53144: Horary consultation concerning Susan Neythercot (PERSON55423)

Question asked by Neythercot (PERSON55421) on 17 September 1621 at 13:00

RN Susan Neythercot for a litle child \of Moulton/ a yere & a halfe old sept. 17 h. 1. p m. 162i hath smale vse of her Lims. & hath strange fits of crying & it will clutch her hands thought to be pospessed {sic}./ pater sine cōsensu./

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 231, f. 99r (bottom right part of page)

manuscript page thumbnail

CASE59547: Decumbiture for Anne Shortread (PERSON58683)

Question asked by Shortread (PERSON58680) on 18 December 1624 at 08:30

RN sorely handled w{th} strang fits of con{vul}sion decēb. 12 h. 4 ant m. 16{24}

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 402, f. 127v (bottom right part of page)

manuscript page thumbnail

CASE66640: Decumbiture for Anne James (PERSON52441)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON40725) on 21 July 1628 between 09:30 and 10:40

RN This strang fit of convuls. tooke it Iuly 14. h. 5. 30 p m. 1628 \of Calverton/ An Iames taken at this tyme first

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 405, f. 117r (bottom left part of page)

manuscript page thumbnail

CASE50078: Horary consultation concerning Lydia Prior (PERSON34494)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON38766) on 22 December 1619 at 13:30

RN Will: P

Lyddy Pryour of Dunstable. 9. y Decēb 22. h. 1. 30 p m 1619

this child is strangly handled ever sinc it took her it rūneth into every te & when it cōmeth into her lips & throat then cānot speake but after it is gone sk\r/yketh. at others tymes lyfteth vp her bodye

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 213, f. 83v (upper right part of page)

manuscript page thumbnail

CASE52239: Horary consultation concerning Lettice Sherman (PERSON58654)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON58651) on 29 March 1621 at 09:00

RN Lettice Shermā of Woulvrton 23 y march 29 h. 8 9. ant m. 162i

she came heather wth her mother. strang fits then swoūding in her bed as the falling sicknes or mother.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 233, f. 102r (upper left part of page)

manuscript page thumbnail

CASE61542: Horary consultation concerning William Lewis (PERSON53693) and Robert Lewis (PERSON53687) and Samuel Lewis (PERSON53688)

Question asked by William Lewis (PERSON53693) and Robert Lewis (PERSON53687) on 25 January 1626 at 14:00

RN The eldest Will: Lewys of Henly vppon Tems 15 y Ian 25 h. 1. 40 p m 1626 h. 2. p {sic}

Rob. Lewys 11 y {lat}. 8 weeks

Sam. Lewys {illeg}|t|his day a weeke.

all in leake maner wth st{ran}ge convulsions months & crye hereof.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 224, f. 80r (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?expand=hands;f1-treatment=Yes;f2-querent-is-asking-about=Others;f3-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AWitchcraft%20and%20devil%3A%3AStrange%20affliction, accessed 8 June 2024.