skip to primary navigationskip to content

Search results

Display  

Showing 1-20 of 27 records with:

  • Case::Entry in document-type 
  • No in judgment 
  • Excerpt in extent-of-transcription 
  • 1600-1609 in date 
  • Medical::Witchcraft and devil 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 information about
Case contains judgment
  • No
Case includes treatment information
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
  • Excerpt
manuscript page thumbnail

CASE12971: Horary consultation concerning Agnes King (PERSON13388)

Question asked by the patient on 9 January 1600 at 12:30

RN Agnes King Mres Burchmores meade sorely taken in her head & harte soddenly as if some ill thing haunted her. Ian. 9 die h. 12. 30 p m. 1600

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 251v (upper right part of page)

manuscript page thumbnail

CASE13009: Horary consultation concerning Harry Clark (PERSON10546)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON17758) on 18 January 1600 at 13:00

RN Harry Clarke of Ashon 6 y. swollen in his face cryeth & skriketh. Ian 18 die h. 12 1. p m. 1600. metunt veneficiū

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 257r (bottom right part of page)

manuscript page thumbnail

CASE13090: Horary consultation concerning John Marsh (PERSON14005)

Question asked by Marsh (PERSON14003) on 18 February 1600 at 08:00

RN Iohn Marshe of Barnet 50 y. distempered in mind ob {l} {sic} veneficiū. et {vutpō} immisse in domū eius. feb. 18 die h. 8. ant m. 1600. filius patre /Lunatice\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 271v (upper right part of page)

manuscript page thumbnail

CASE10319: Horary consultation concerning Anne Thomson (PERSON16405)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON17499) on 12 April 1600 at 13:00

RN Itm’ An Tomson of Sherington 12d {sic} moneth old. Apr. 12 die . h. 1. p m. 1600

was here first on sunday last at 2 a clocke p m. 1600 troubled lame in on of the legs & on of the hands.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 202, f. 37r (bottom left, and bottom right parts of page)

manuscript page thumbnail

CASE10399: Horary consultation concerning Agnes Godfrey (PERSON12200)

Question asked by the patient on 22 April 1600 at 14:40

RN Agnys Godfrey of Thornborrowe Apr 22 die h. 2. 40 p m. a widowe 1600 head haunted & tempted this 12 yeres

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 202, f. 48r (upper right part of page)

manuscript page thumbnail

CASE10864: Horary consultation concerning Robert Hodges (PERSON12825)

Question asked by the patient on 17 June 1600 between 13:15 and 15:30

RN Robart Hodges of Greenefild 50 a marid man nevr had child. hath purchased a ground of 2 Hundred pound & the next yere following was troubled wth som ill thing or two as big as mice wthin his shoulders wch when he bruised he was wonderfully prucked {sic}

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 202, f. 111r (bottom right, and bottom left parts of page)

manuscript page thumbnail

CASE10890: Horary consultation concerning Robert Lane (PERSON13559)

Question asked by the patient on 19 June 1600 at 15:20

RN Robart Lane of North Crowly 37. yeres a Dropsy Iune 19 die h. 3. 20 p m. 1600

Dropsie leek./

metuit veneficiū viduæ Hall.

swelled wth red spots & angry

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 202, f. 115v (upper left, and bottom left parts of page)

manuscript page thumbnail

CASE11001: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Margaret Burchmore (PERSON10185)

Question asked by Burchmore (PERSON10182) on 5 July 1600 at 13:20

RN Margaret Burchmore. 32. of hanslop Iuly 5. die . hor. 1. 20 p m. 1600 metuit maleficiū vx marit vxore sine consensu /

[Astrological Chart]

Margaret Inges./

Alce Dodsley. mater illus {sic} venefic{a}|ij| arguebatr

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 202, f. 132r (bottom left, and bottom right parts of page)

manuscript page thumbnail

CASE18770: Horary consultation concerning Mr George Piggot (PERSON14922)

Question asked by the patient on 7 January 1601 at 10:45

RN I came to Mr \George/ Piggets howse of Bechampton 60 y. at 10. 45. ant m. 1600 {sic} Ian. 7. die hor. 10. 45. ant m. 1601.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 404, f. 4v (upper left part of page)

manuscript page thumbnail

CASE19083: Horary consultation concerning Grace Hall (PERSON12492)

Question asked by the patient on 25 March 1601 at 09:30

RN Grace hall of fæni stratford 26 y. Martij 25. die . hor. 9. 4|3|0. ant m. 1601

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 404, f. 62v (upper left part of page)

manuscript page thumbnail

CASE9127: Horary consultation concerning John Correll (PERSON2013)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON8798) on 18 April 1601 at 09:30

SF Ihon Correll of too yers old / 1601 the 18 of Aprill an’ m’ at 30 p 9 Diz. et vtrū veneficata nc nō/

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 411, f. 66r (bottom right part of page)

manuscript page thumbnail

CASE79891: Nativity for Thomas Colford (PERSON1853)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON8211) on 8 June 1601 at 12:30

RN a child 16 weekes o{ld} {sic} old \natus feb/ feb. 20. die hor 5 ant m 1601. quære nativ.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 181, f. 22r (middle part of page)

manuscript page thumbnail

CASE79892: Horary consultation concerning Thomas Colford (PERSON1853)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON8211) on 8 June 1601 at 12:30

RN Itm’ Iune 8 die h. 30 p 12 in meridie fery stroken & pinched sorely black & blewe

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 181, f. 22r (bottom part of page)

manuscript page thumbnail

CASE9803: Horary consultation concerning Susan Brooke [Lovet] [Lady Lovet] (PERSON1342)

Question asked by the patient on 18 October 1601 at 12:00

SF Susan Leuet 1601 18 of octob in m’ at 12 vtrun’ {sic} sit venif. et qua Causa sic tormentatur

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 411, f. 154r (upper left part of page)

manuscript page thumbnail

CASE20315: Decumbiture for James Flavell (PERSON11796)

Question asked by the patient on 28 January 1602 at 11:00

RN this disease tooke him vnder the eare first as if he had bene stroken sodenly as it were wth a planet. Decēb. 10 hor 4. {illeg}|15| p m 1602.

feareth ill tounges.

Clement Whitton feared

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 404, f. 277r (middle, bottom left, and bottom right parts of page)

manuscript page thumbnail

CASE14852: Horary consultation concerning Lettice Balle (PERSON9405)

Question asked by the patient on 18 April 1603 at 11:45

GJ Lettice Ball of Nash 17 y Apr. 18. ho 11. 45 a m 1603. Quærit whether any evill tongue have power over her. Cannot sleepe is light headed & sometymes talk Idly

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 207, f. 55v (bottom left part of page)

manuscript page thumbnail

CASE21915: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON18701)

Question asked by Mr Tyrringham (PERSON18812) on 13 January 1605 at 09:00

RN Mr Tyrringhās mead of Tyrringhā 24 y Ian. 13 h. 9. ant m 1605. suffocat matricis strange fits eithr of mothr or apop. litharg.1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1

sleepy. Lethargye

speachles skreameth only

’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 415, f. 214r (upper right part of page)

manuscript page thumbnail

CASE28353: Interrogation (Receiving message) concerning Agnes [Mary] [Anne] Gunter (PERSON19804)

Question asked by Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] [Richard Napier [Senior]] (PERSON5218) on 9 March 1605 at 11:25

RN Mr vilvayne of Exeter colledg sent me a letter to intreate me whethr Mr Cunny be skilfull to helpe against witchery. & {illeg}|w|hat he hath done {illeg}|t|ruely vppon his experienc. & how he doth it & to certefy him of it. Martij 9. h {sic} hor. 11. 25. ant m 1605.

quæro hic mea sponte. a|A|n Mary Gunthr veneficio sit correpta seu potius. an morbus eius sit ex veneficio nec ne./

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 216, f. 1r (upper left part of page)

manuscript page thumbnail

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)

manuscript page thumbnail

CASE26756: Horary consultation concerning Henry [Harry] Dwin (PERSON19524)

Question asked by the patient on 24 February 1606 at 11:00

GJ Henry Dwinne of Selso 40 y feb 24 ho 11. a m 1606 A great pulling in his belly. pisses bloud. RN |metuit veneficiū. et inimicit{iā}| GJ

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 215, f. 46v (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?f1-document-type=Case%3A%3AEntry;sort=sort-date;f2-judgment=No;f3-extent-of-transcription=Excerpt;f4-date=1600-1609;f5-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AWitchcraft%20and%20devil, accessed 15 May 2024.