CASE71977: Horary consultation concerning John Harwood (PERSON51124)
Question asked by Harwood (PERSON51122) on 3 May 1631 at 19:30
Iohn Harwood of Westwick neare Cambridge 40. y. May. 3. ♂. h. 7. 30. p m. 1631
[Astrological Chart]
his Brother brought a Letter of Com̄endacon from Sr Iohn Cutts. Sr. Edward Hynde Sr. Io: Layer & Mr. Martyn Perse Iustices of the Peace in Cambridge Shire.
Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 232, p. 304 (bottom left part of page)
CASE15411: Horary consultation concerning Goody Sybil Fisher (PERSON11787)
Question asked by Fisher (PERSON11747) on 1 August 1603 at 12:15
GJ Sibill Fisher of Cokenho 23|4| y August 1. ☾ ho 12 15 p. m. 1603
[Astrological Chart]
Light headed laug{illeg}|h|es, but at first tooke it wth a weeping lookꝭ ghastly. \a/ fleering lookꝭ settꝭ her teeth. one night did nothing but sweare and curse /
Sibill Fisher she knowes not of her husbandꝭ cōming for her, knowes nobody they bynde her handꝭ and feete. when she is loose she is so strong that they cannot Deale wth her. singꝭ idle songꝭ. Desyres to daunce. She had 2 midwives the first vnskilfull the 2 froward & would not meddle wth her because she was not first sent her, suspected to be a witche, the woman well layd but a weeke after fell into these fittꝭ & at first speaking of her 2 midwyfe sayd. what doest thou there wth thy blacke hen. & such like speeches
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Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 207, f. 113v (bottom left, and upper right parts of page)