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CASE74419: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Catherine Latimer (PERSON53398)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON41526) on 25 April 1632 at 18:20

RN Mres katherin Latymer halfe a yere hath convulsion fits of face mouth & necke about 3 weekes. Ap. 25 h. 6. 20 p m 1632

Convuls: 7 tyms a day1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘Convuls fits many in a day’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 416, p. 108 (upper right part of page)

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CASE34580: Horary consultation concerning Old Father John Bechino [Pinner] (PERSON9584)

Question asked by the patient on 17 December 1608 at 11:00

RN Iohn Bichinoe otherwise Pinner 6 70 y of Walton. Decēb. 17 hor. 11 ant m 1608. /wynd cholick. womes {sic} in the bel{ly}\1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘haunted wth fearyes’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 229, f. 272v (upper right part of page)

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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)

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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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CASE43281: Horary consultation concerning John Rechel (PERSON34645)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON38058) on 27 April 1616 at 10:30

RN Iohn Rachell of Elstoe 6 y Ap 27 h {sic} hor 10. 30 ant m 16i6. lame in the knes a fortnight ever sinc Goody Slone was denyed to bake wth her /

[Astrological Chart]

feareth yt on goody Slone hath wronged it.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 408, f. 72v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE49654: Horary consultation concerning Thomas Astone (PERSON27505)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON38716) on 9 September 1619 at 13:00

RN Th. Ashon 6 y sept 9 h 1 p m 1619 a great cough bad longs Ellen Ashon susp

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 235, f. 182v (upper right part of page)

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CASE51868: Horary consultation concerning Ellen Chad (PERSON45797)

Question asked by the patient on 28 December 1620 at 09:20

RN Ellen Chad of Wavendon 10 y decēb 28. h. 9. 20 ant m 1620 /pulled & tormented by fits on every place\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 233, f. 23r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE53144: Horary consultation concerning Susan Neythercot (PERSON55423)

Question asked by Neythercot (PERSON55421) on 17 September 1621 at 13:00

RN Susan Neythercot for a litle child \of Moulton/ a yere & a halfe old sept. 17 h. 1. p m. 162i hath smale vse of her Lims. & hath strange fits of crying & it will clutch her hands thought to be pospessed {sic}./ pater sine cōsensu./

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 231, f. 99r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE70131: Horary consultation concerning Francis Butlye (PERSON45441)

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

Francis Butlye of Holywell 39. y. March. 3. . h. 1. p. m. 16301

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘lame in the Hipps’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 194, p. 131 (bottom left part of page)

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CASE58280: Horary consultation concerning Edward Pen (PERSON56501)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON39882) on 24 April 1624 at 11:15

RN Edw. Pen of old Stratford a yere & halfe & 3 weekes this next sonday about six in the after noone borne. cane {sic} to me Apr. 24 h {sic} hor 11. 15 ant m 1624 on goody Clarke yt dwelleth had {sic} by he & she Did curse the child 2. y. sinc & neaver sinc but scoureth cōtinually whatsoevr it teaketh & breaketh out mutch

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 413, f. 163r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE58617: Horary consultation concerning Anne Bunche (PERSON45182)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON39918) on 7 June 1624 at 13:00

RN came to me Iue {sic} 7 h 1. p m. 1624 4. y. An Bunch prsent1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘lame in his lyms borne.’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 413, f. 215v (bottom 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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CASE72724: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Sheffield (PERSON58545)

Question asked by the patient on 19 August 1631 at 15:00

RN Elis: Shephill of Hutching {6} {sic} 70 y Aug. 19 h. 3 p m 1631

vryne indiff good arising in her stomacke

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 212, p. 91 (upper left part of page)

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CASE79151: Horary consultation concerning Sage (PERSON58113)

Question asked by the patient between 7 August 1634 at 13:30 and 11 August 1634 at 09:00

SRN Sage her husband eodē tempore for a great payne in his back feares those ill people.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 412, f. 153v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE54640: Horary consultation concerning Gillian Sansome (PERSON58278) and Sansome (PERSON58275)

Question asked by Gillian Sansome (PERSON58278) on 19 July 1622 at 17:39

RN Gillane Sansome by temple Barre 50 y Iuly 19 h. 5. 39 p m 1622 /strangly taken hands shaking & crooked\

thanks for her Daughters strang recoavery

now for her owne selfe troubled wth heate & cold by fits & sudden flushes flushing in so mutch making her very faynt & to sweate also craveth my helpe.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 222, f. 3r (upper right part of page)

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CASE71106: Decumbiture for Joan [Joanna] Bradbury (PERSON44643)

Question asked by the patient between 16 December 1630 at 13:20 and 17 December 1630 at 09:20

RN Ioane Bradbery of great Horwood 42 y taken strangly in her right hucklebone wth great ach about thigh & share pulling her in peeces cānot stand vppon it nothing to be sene taken Octob. 3. h. 5. 20 p m 1630

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 232, p. 21 (bottom left, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE77507: Horary consultation concerning Anne Silvester (PERSON58757) and Silvester (PERSON58755)

Question asked by Anne Silvester (PERSON58757) on 8 June 1633 at 06:00 or at 07:30

RN An Silvester of Hunsdon in Hartford sheere 42 y Iune 8 h {sic} hor 6 ant m 1633

strangly handled in her feete wth pulling & gnawing her feete wth extremity of payns & her hands pill all over & the tops wore away wth the payne & did extremely vomyte at the first for 4 days 16 weekes. & had 2 child wch vomyted sorely & on child dyed & she cānot sit vp nor goe but as she she {sic} is caryed nor cānot abyde any to touch her hands & feete & are extreme hot

vryne very good Iune 8. h {sic}. hor 6 ant m 1633. /h. 7. 30 ant m 1633\

[Astrological Chart]

Iune 8 h {sic} hor 6. ant m 1633.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 211, p. 206 (upper left, upper right, and middle centre parts of page)

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CASE11782: Horary consultation concerning Agnes [Anne] Miller (PERSON14177)

Question asked by the patient on 7 November 1598 at 15:00

RN Agnes Miller of Newport sick ever sinc Miklemas. 30 yeres old troubled wth fleume wth a quivering & trembling in her body as it were wth a palsye. wth a gret rising in her stomacke hed novemb. 7. die h p. m. 3. a whitish water before it was turned full of heres spot & dregs thin & yellowish

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 48v (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%3AWitchcraft%20and%20devil;f2-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body;startDoc=61, accessed 1 April 2025.