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CASE74922: Horary consultation concerning The right worshipful gentlewoman Mrs Mary Peyton (PERSON56646)

Question asked by the patient on 21 June 1632 at 19:50

RN Mres many|ry| peyton of weare 26 or 28 y. was fat & of a sanguyne cōplexion |taken| lame on the right syde no physick will helpe for she hath had the opium of many Doctors. Iune 21 h. 7. 50 p m 1632.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 416, p. 254 (upper left part of page)

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CASE32306: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Manners [Countess of Rutland] (PERSON24331)

Question asked by the patient on 21 October 1607 at 14:00

RN The Countes of Rutland 21 y Octob. 21 h. 2. p m. 1607 |hed strange legs & knes swell. back/|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 193, f. 305r (upper left part of page)

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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)

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CASE16000: Horary consultation concerning Isabel Barthrum (PERSON9515)

Question asked by the patient on 28 December 1603 at 12:00

RN Isbell Bartrom of Stadgdon 23 y De a meaden Decēb. 28 hor. 12. 1603. hart back

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 207, f. 173v (upper right part of page)

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CASE31383: Horary consultation concerning John Wingfield (PERSON26120)

Question asked by the patient on 4 May 1607 at 11:25

RN Iohn Winckfild of Toceter {illeg} y may 4 h. 11. 25 ant m 1607. backe syde

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 193, f. 181v (upper right part of page)

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CASE58215: Horary consultation concerning John Miller (PERSON54759)

Question asked by the patient on 17 April 1624 at 10:30

RN Iohn Myller of Calverton 24 y. Ap. 17 h {sic} hor. 10 30 p|a|nt m. 1624 |most cōmonly in his ams {sic} & feeet {sic}|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 413, f. 154v (upper left part of page)

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CASE62268: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Anne Goodyear [Bambridg] (PERSON50140)

Question asked by the patient on 5 May 1626 at 07:00

RN Mres An Goddiar a londyner a widow strang mother fi{ts} {sic} fits 2: y. may 5. h 7 ant m 1626

Mres An Goddiar \was/ troubled wth strang fits of the mother mother {illeg} {a} widow her father Mr Bambridg in the Strand agaynst Checker Lane at the signe of the black spread {E}agle may 5 h 7 ant m 1626

a Daughter of on Mr Iohn Brarmridg now a widow wth 5 children sent to me 2 y sinc of whom I tooke speciall notes may 5 h. 7. 30 ant m 1626 mutch like my lady Iennings Daughter Desyreth yt I should looke over my bookes & send the same things

In the Strand agaynst Checker lane at the blacke spread Eagle

Her name is Anne Goodyeare of the Strand may 5 . h. 7. ant m 1626

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 224, ff. 193v-194r (f. 193v middle left, f. 193v bottom centre, f. 193v bottom right, f. 193v bottom left, and f. 194r upper left)

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CASE76529: Decumbiture for Elizabeth Baldwin (PERSON43290)

Question asked by the patient on 25 February 1633 at 18:20

RN Elis Baldyn first taken wth strang fits feb 22 h. 3 p m 1633 |ready to stangle {sic} \strangle/ her hart ill|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 214, p. 329 (bottom left part of page)

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CASE50256: Decumbiture for an Anonymous (PERSON38783)

Question asked by the patient on 7 February 1620 at 12:30

RN on fryday night about 12 of the clock was taken very strangly backe belly & every where as it were wth huc\coc/kes fryday & satterday night lay as on yt should dete

feb. 4. h. 12. at night

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 213, f. 127r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE70218: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Anne Tod (PERSON60235)

Question asked by the patient on 12 March 1630 at 17:50

RN Mres Tod of Cūberton. 24 y. Ma\r/ch 12 h. 6 {sic} \5. 5{0}/ p m 1630 |stomack weake lame frō her huckle{bone}/bone\ {sic} to h{er} heele & arme of the right sy{de}|

[Astrological Chart]

Mres Tod of Cūberton by Cābridg 3 ryiles {sic} sent March 12 h. 5. 50 p {sic} 1630

a bad stomack

witchery suspected by Goody Wode to whō she gave a peticoate. her mother & neighbous {sic} suspect it vehemently

sent me a wrought Cap

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 194, pp. 156-157 (p. 156 upper right, and p. 157 upper left)

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CASE12053: Horary consultation concerning Jane Bacchus (PERSON9332)

Question asked by Richard Bacchus (PERSON17662) on 12 March 1599 at 08:56

RN Iane Bachouse of Hansloppe 7 yeres old. sick this twelfmoneth. cōplayneth in her bodye aches in her lims. pined away. speaketh very hartely & eateth her meate well. hath a great laske for this 2 moneths Marche 12 die h. 8. 56. ant m. cōplayneth of her hart & brest 1599. her lims will hardly beare her.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 98v (upper right part of page)

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CASE21737: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Elizabeth Child (PERSON10499)

Question asked by the patient on 20 November 1604 at 10:30

RN Elisabeth Child of Puddington 26. y married. 2 child. yongest 2 yere old almost novēb. 20. h. 10. 30 ant m 1604.1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1

metuit cōsūptē et maleficiū

harte plucked sorely.

’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 415, f. 185r (bottom left, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE24215: Horary consultation concerning Goody Anne [Agnes] Gale [Anne Morgan] (PERSON14264) and Edward Gale (PERSON30739)

Question asked by Goody Anne [Agnes] Gale [Anne Morgan] (PERSON14264) on 7 January 1615 at 11:30

RN An Gale of Goldington. 28 y Ian 7. h {sic} hor. 11. \30/ ant m. 1614 {sic} /looketh to be delivered on candlemas\1

[Astrological Chart]

Margery Steaphenson & Ione Chāberlyn & Elis Gale & Ellen Warner so reputed

Edward Gale her Dau sonne 4 y. Well by fits & then cōpl of ye hart.

Notes:

1 ‘is wth child’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 237, f. 144r (upper right part of page)

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CASE59960: Horary consultation concerning Susan Hide [Hinde] (PERSON51435)

Question asked by the patient on 19 March 1625 at 16:00

RN Susan Hide of litle Eate 23|4| y. march 19 h {sic} hor 4 p m 1625 palsy on the right syde

Susan Hyde sent to me march 19 h {sic} hor. 4 p m. 1625 a palsy on the right syde above a yere every day a like & worse at her lying downe at night

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 217, f. 18r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE72704: Horary consultation concerning Mary Bartlet (PERSON43671)

Question asked by the patient on 17 August 1631 at 14:00

RN Mary Barklet of Chester torne 28 y Aug 17 . h. 2. p m 163i

brought a bed 7 weekes since payned & tormēted in her right flanke /ill tonges susp.\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 212, p. 86 (bottom left, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE73877: Horary consultation concerning Anne Bispee (PERSON44238)

Question asked by the patient on 25 February 1632 at 13:00

TG An Bispee of kempson 20. y. feb: 25. h. 1. p. mer: 1632.

not well this quarter of this yeare pained in her stomack.

RN |{ne}scit an sit grav| susp witchery a yere & bettr mayed {sic}

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 212, p. 465 (bottom left part of page)

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CASE12643: Horary consultation concerning Joan Long (PERSON13758)

Question asked by the patient on 5 September 1599 at 06:45

RN Ione Longe of Astwood 20. y. taken yesterday in her bodye after a strange maner. yt shee cannot make water greeepeth {sic} her bellye & cryeth wth it & cannot sleepe. Septemb. 5. die h. 6. 45. ant m. 1599. /her fathers servant gote her wth Child but her fathr would not let him marry her./\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 194v (upper left part of page)

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CASE51685: Interrogation (Medical episode) concerning Sir Thomas Myddelton [the son] (PERSON33214)

Question asked by Lady Myddelton [Mary Sandy [Napier]] (PERSON25254) on 16 October 1620 at 07:00

RN my lady Mydleton her husb. water sine consensu octob. 16: h. 7. ant m 1620.

Sr Thomas taken wth a strang fit & passion of the splene & stone octob. 15. h. 10. \9. 30/ p m. 1620.1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘stone fit & splene’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 414, f. 205r (upper left part of page)

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CASE40912: Horary consultation concerning Margaret Arden (PERSON27440)

Question asked by the patient on 13 February 1613 at 14:00

RN Margaret Arden of North Crowly 25 y febr. 13 h {sic} hor. 2. p m. 1613. /not maryed.\ /a litle head ake\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 199, f. 43v (bottom right, and bottom left parts of page)

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CASE43612: Horary consultation concerning Frideswide Constable (PERSON29249)

Question asked by the patient on 6 July 1616 at 13:30

RN friswyth Constable of marsen wth will Robyns. 22 y Iuly 6. h {sic} hor. 1. 30 p m 16i6. |in her backe crying & cā fynd no rest|

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 408, f. 128v (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-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AWitchcraft%20and%20devil;f2-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body;f3-querent-age-band=020-029, accessed 28 February 2025.