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CASE17109: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Mary Hill (PERSON18718)

Question asked by the patient on 4 June 1602 at 13:40

RN Gody Hill of Hanslop tempted of the enemy came to my|e| for my counsell. Iune 4 hor 1. 40 p m. 1602.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 221, f. 74r (upper right part of page)

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CASE21513: Horary consultation concerning Goody Joan Parrot (PERSON14728)

Question asked by the patient on 16 September 1604 at 16:00

RN Goody Parret a litle besydes Luton 36 y came to mee for counsell Sept 16. h. 4 p m. 1604.1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘tempted to doe her selfe mischeef.’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 415, f. 148r (upper left part of page)

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CASE35181: Horary consultation concerning Goody Simpson (PERSON25390)

Question asked by the patient on 25 September 1608 at 17:45

RN Goody Simpson of Alscye 29. y. Sept. 25 h. 5. 45 a|p| m. 1608. about luton1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘tempted’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 338, ff. 7v-8r (f. 7v upper, and f. 8r upper)

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CASE47140: Horary consultation concerning Mary Clark (PERSON29034)

Question asked by the patient on 23 July 1618 at 10:15

RN Mary Clarke of Marson 40 y Iuly 23 h 10. 15 ant m 1618 |tempted to kill her selfe.|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 201, f. 194r (upper left part of page)

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CASE12907: Horary consultation concerning Goodwife Catherine Wells (PERSON16926)

Question asked by the patient on 20 December 1599 at 09:30

RN Catherine Wels of Buckingā 23. vexed as shee sayth wth a spirite & cann durst not to rid least seeing the water shee should fall into it. sent vnto me. Decēb. 20. die h. 9. 30 ant m. 1599. troubled this 3. yeres. married & hath a child a yeare old.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 240v (upper right part of page)

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CASE26507: Horary consultation concerning Sara Musgrave [Blot] (PERSON20374)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON21273) on 26 December 1605 at 12:00

RN Sara musgrave Decēb 26 h. 12. 1605.

tempted in mynd

miserablely afflicted god helpe her

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 215, f. 1v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE31703: Horary consultation concerning Catherine Smith (PERSON25474)

Question asked by the patient on 18 June 1607 at 09:00

RN Katheron Smith of Shawson. 55 y. Iune 18. h. 9. ant m. 1607.1

Notes:

1 ‘tempted. aio magis quā corpore’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 193, f. 223v (upper left part of page)

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CASE38769: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON37604)

Question asked by the patient on 13 October 1611

RN Mr Always gentlewomā troubled wth tēptations very desyrous of a purge Octob 13. an old gentlewomā.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 200, f. 173v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE39906: Horary consultation concerning Mary Hunt (PERSON31985)

Question asked by the patient on 13 May 1612 at 14:30

RN mary Hunt of Bisseter maryed. 26 y may 13. h. 2. 30 p m 1612 /in prsenc\1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘tempted in mynd to hurt her selfe.’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 409, f. 93r (upper left part of page)

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CASE53409: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Baldwin (PERSON43286)

Question asked by the patient on 9 December 1621 at 14:00

RN Elis Baldwyn of Edgborough 28 y vnmyed {sic} Decēb. 9. h. 2. p m 162i

mutch tempted to kill her selfe cānot sleep{e}

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 231, f. 152v (upper right part of page)

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CASE58204: Horary consultation concerning Goody Eleanor [Ellen] Tyrrell (PERSON60681)

Question asked by the patient on 16 April 1624 at 10:15

RN Ellen Tyrrle of Olny 25. y. Ap. 16 h. 10. 15 ant m 1624 prsent

mutch tempte{r} to hurt herselfe full of grief mayed {sic} 7 y 2 child1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘tempted to hurte her selfe’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 413, f. 153r (upper left part of page)

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CASE68755: Horary consultation concerning Mary Bignell (PERSON44151)

Question asked by the patient on 15 June 1629 between 16:20 and 18:00

RN Mary Bignell 25 {y} \of feny Compton/ mayed {sic} 10 yeres & breeding of child is tempted to kill her children troubled wth tempt kepeth her bed & will eate well

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 406, f. 57Av (middle right part of page)

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CASE73742: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Susan Abbot [Goody Abbot] (PERSON42423)

Question asked by the patient on 6 February 1632 at 09:00

RN Mres Abbots tempted {wth} ill thoughts 26 y feb. 6 h. 9 ant m 1632 wicked & vngodly thoughts

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 212, p. 426 (middle right part of page)

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CASE80085: Horary consultation concerning Joan Barton [Nichols] (PERSON27828)

Question asked by the patient on 4 June 1614 no later than 11:59

RN Ione Barton \alias Nichols/ of Ivingo tempted wth ill thought. Iune 4. ant m. 1614.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 196, f. 190v (upper part of page)

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CASE58175: Horary consultation concerning Anne Parkins (PERSON56142)

Question asked by Parkins (PERSON56126) on 13 April 1624 at 13:28

RN An Parkins of Tachebrooke. 44 y Ap 13 h. 1. 28 a|p| m 1624 talketh {in}dico{ro}sly & seyeth yt her child will bagge hath assayed to muder {sic} her selfe {illeg}|t|o Kill her selfe wth knife & to drowne her selfe but could \not/ Despayreth of her salvature & sayth yt she did neaver serve god

maritus vxore vxor suspicatr maritū quæsiturū auxilū {sic} vxore

her mother was troubled wth physick

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 413, f. 148r (upper right part of page)

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CASE13257: Horary consultation concerning Goody Parkins [Cowly] (PERSON14687)

Question asked by the patient on 6 May 1597 at 17:34

RN \1597 6|M|ay 6. die h. 6|5|. hor. 5ta m. 34./ Perkins a woman very crased in breane & mutch tempted. Came to me {for} {sic} quærens morb.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 175, f. 114v (upper part of page)

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CASE29359: Horary consultation concerning Alice Hammond (PERSON19839)

Question asked by the patient on 2 July 1605 at 06:15

RN Alce Hamm

Alce Hāmont of whaddon 23. y. Iulij. 2. h. 6. 15 ant m 1605.1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1

sick in mynde

tempted in mynd & pinched about her stomacke most when shee calleth on Ihus

’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 216, f. 141r (upper left part of page)

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CASE32851: Horary consultation concerning Ellen Houghton (PERSON23858)

Question asked by the patient on 22 February 1608 at 14:30

RN Ellen Adkins \Hooton {sic} Houghton/ of Eversoyle. 30 y febr. 22. . h. 2. 30 p m 16081

Notes:

1 ‘mynd troubled tempted to despayre’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 229, f. 39v (upper left, and upper right parts of page)

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CASE36212: Horary consultation concerning Judith Martin (PERSON24398)

Question asked by the patient on 13 July 1609 at 08:00

RN Iudith Martyn of Tingrey 28 y Iuly. 13. h. 8. ant m 1609.1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘mightely troubled in mind. cānot pray & is worse tēpted if she doe praye./’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 203, f. 105r (upper left part of page)

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CASE78793: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Baldwin (PERSON43286)

Question asked by Mr Marsh (PERSON54301) on 4 February 1634 at 09:00

RN Elis: Baldwyn of Dagnoll by Edgborugh 40 y a mayd feb 4 h 9 ant m 1634 /cānot sleepe Mr Marsh wrote\

brayne troubled will kill her father & the child sayth yt she must make her selfe away

eateth greedely to serve the Devill

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 412, f. 81v (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-patient-sex=Female;f3-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ADiseases%20of%20the%20mind%3A%3ATempted%20and%20suicidal;f4-question-asked=Medical, accessed 24 March 2025.