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CASE57536: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON39790)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON39791) on 30 December 1623 at 11:00

RN a litle child halfe yere old swoundeth & fometh as one having the falling sicknes. vexed wth many convulsive fits Decēb 30 h. 11 ant m. 1623.

goody Huccot next neighbour suspected

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 413, f. 48r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE48903: Horary consultation concerning Henry Cuddington (PERSON29576)

Question asked by the patient on 2 June 1619 at 10:25

RN Hen\r/y Cuddington of Stonystratford 13. y Iune 2  {sic} h. 10. 25 ant m 1619.1 |cānot stand nor goe. nothing to be seene wthout payne./|

Notes:

1 ‘H H’ in the left margin

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 235, f. 29v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE70133: Horary consultation concerning Agnes Lucas (PERSON53956)

Question asked by the patient on 3 March 1630 at 13:00

Agnis Lucas of Holywell 76. y. Mar. 3. . h. 1. p. m. 1630

taken wth a Dead Palsye yet susspecteth Alce Ayre of witcherye

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 194, p. 131 (middle right part of page)

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CASE53837: Horary consultation concerning Edward Nashe (PERSON55175) and Thomas Nashe (PERSON55186)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON39401) on 8 April 1622 at 15:20

RN Edw. Nash of North Crowly 4 y. Th nash. 3 quarters old Ap 8 || h. 3. 20 p m. 1622 troubled wth a mighty cough.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 223, f. 45r (upper right part of page)

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CASE53848: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Bray (PERSON44731)

Question asked by the patient on 9 April 1622 at 17:45

RN Elis Edward of

Elis Bray of newnā 42 y Ap 9. h. 5. 45 p m. 1622. |4 child 11 y. youngest almost 2 yeres.|

[Astrological Chart]

Elis Bray \{Braye}/ of newnā 42. y. Ap. 9. h. 5. 45 p. m. 1622. |is very weake|

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 223, f. 46v (upper left, and upper right parts of page)

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CASE48784: Horary consultation concerning Joan Handes (PERSON31312)

Question asked by Handes (PERSON31310) on 21 May 1619 at 11:39

RN Ione Hands of Laytonstone in Essex. 32 y may 21. h. 11. 39 ant m 1619 |marit v{illeg}|x|ore sine consensu.| /will not eate meate sometyes. at others tye will.\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 235, f. 10r (upper left part of page)

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CASE62873: Decumbiture for Agnes [Anne] West (PERSON61455)

Question asked by the patient on 5 October 1626 at 10:30

RN An West \of Olny/ suddenly taken sept 24: h. 6. 30 p m. 1626. /francis Gaudorne & his sister susp. Katherin Chardge now Sterling would fome at her mouth wth strang f{its} of {weake} {illeg}\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 224, f. 304r (middle left part of page)

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CASE47159: Decumbiture for Joan Hall (PERSON31290)

Question asked by the patient on 24 July 1618 at 15:20

RN Ione Hall of waresly 66 y Iuly 24  {sic} \13. / h. 3. 25|0| p m 1618. {sic} /Iuly 13 h. 7 p m 1618\

subito correpta pedib tergo et stomacko. cā not swallow any thing by reason yt the flegme coming vp troubleth her excedingly1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1

Ellen Hollan a widowe.

Alce

’ in the left margin

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 201, f. 197r (upper right part of page)

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CASE75775: Horary consultation concerning Rebecca Whitmell [Filpot] (PERSON61733)

Question asked by the patient on 25 October 1632 at 10:40

RN Rebecca Whitemeale of Meadesmorton 42 y octob 25. h. 10 40 ant m 1632 Vtrū venef sit passa lame in her thigh |vide octob 22|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 214, p. 97 (upper left part of page)

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CASE67669: Horary consultation concerning Anne Chams (PERSON45837)

Question asked by the patient on 3 February 1629 at 13:00

RN An Chams of Newp{ort} 45. y. febr. 3. h. 1. p. m. 1629 /terns {sic} stopt 2. y. casteth blood vpward halfe a yere a pint on a night & work when she cānot\

[Astrological Chart]

An Chams of newp 45. febr. 3. h. 1. p m 1629 /terms stopt 2 yeres.\

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 407, f. 40Av, f. 41r (f. 40Av upper right, and f. 41r upper left)

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CASE62481: Horary consultation concerning Thomas Peacock [the younger] (PERSON56372)

Question asked by Peacock (PERSON56364) on 29 May 1626 at 13:00

RN Thomas Peacock 11. y of Brampton. may 29. h: 1. p m. 1626 /pater filio wheathr {i}{ll} {sic} ill words have done him hare {sic}\

[Astrological Chart]

wheathr ill words have done him harme

a poor mā Rich Hūbersone & his wife more suspected it |he| was demāded to pay his rent to the Hoggard & he sayd he had it not /then Thomas Peacock the boys father syd {sic} yt he must pay it & sinc his son fell ill\ & his boy prsently fell lame.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 224, f. 227v (upper left part of page)

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CASE54340: Horary consultation concerning Thomas Atterbury (PERSON43055)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON39459) on 31 May 1622 at 10:30

RN Thomas Atterbery \of havrshā/ borne the weddens night about seav. before Candlemas was brought heather to me 16 weekes old last weddensday was brought vnto me may 31. . h. 10. 30 ant m. 1622 /the vse of the lims taken away\1

[Partial Astrological Chart]

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘lame in his lyms’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 223, f. 136r (upper left, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE75554: Horary consultation concerning John Cooper (PERSON46918) and Alice Cooper (PERSON46954)

Question asked by Cooper (PERSON46909) on 22 September 1632 at 17:00

RN Iohn Coo of Emmerton 14. y. sept 22 h {sic} hor 5 p m 1632 |pater filio sine consensu| \his mother is lane {sic} by fits was onc speachles/

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 214, p. 32 (middle, bottom left, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE62662: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON40341)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON40340) on 29 December 1626 at 12:00

RN a womā of Newp brought a child of 4 weekes old Decēb 29 h. 12. 1626. sup on goody Bechā Did harme it

the child wasteth & cōsumeth & so did another of her child yt dyed before

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 224, f. 264r (upper right part of page)

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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)

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CASE57726: Horary consultation concerning Goody Elizabeth Marshal (PERSON54361)

Question asked by the patient on 23 February 1624 at 08:59

RN Goody marcholl of newp 33 y feb 23. h. 8 59 ant m 1624 brought a bed feb. 6 || {sic} h. 6. 20 ant m 1624 /a satterd last was a senet her child dyed 3 child all dead cānot sleepe & mutch pulld & gryped\ /gryped in her thigh\ |Desp sick|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 413, f. 81r (upper right part of page)

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CASE32593: Horary consultation concerning William Morgan (PERSON14262)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON26527) on 23 January 1608 at 12:00

RN Wylliā Morgen borne lāmas day was 6 yeres being eithr . or

wylliā Morgen of laundon 6 at lāmas last Ian. 23. h {sic} hor. 12. in m. 1608 /bleedeth still when the is in or . margery Bagly suspected\

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 193, f. 344r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE32837: Nativity for William Morgan (PERSON14262)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON26559) between 20 February 1608 at 11:00 and 20 February 1608 at 12:00

RN Williā Morgan 6|7|. y the sonday aftr lamas daye. & then lamas day was on frydaye about evening prayer. about 5 p m 1601. 1606. \August: 3. h. 5. 2|3|0/ 1600 {sic} p m 1600 hath bleede sinc very mutch. waterish blood. Margery Bagly suspected./

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 229, f. 37v (upper left part of page)

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CASE25255: Horary consultation concerning Agnes [Anne] Parkins (PERSON24784)

Question asked by the patient on 24 July 1610 at 10:25

RN {illeg}n Perkins of Tinswick 67 y Iuly 24. h. 10. 25 ant m 16i0

metuit venefic: & was brused. |E. Br{uci} vidua/|

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 239, f. 104r (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?f1-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29;f2-question-asked=Personal%20affairs%3A%3APersonal%20relations%3A%3AWitchcraft%20suspect;f3-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AWitchcraft%20and%20devil, accessed 31 March 2025.