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CASE55508: Horary consultation concerning Barfote (PERSON43455)

Question asked by the patient on 20 January 1622 at 12:00

RN I{o}|h|one Symons susp. by Burfoote Ian 20 h. 12. 1623

because he is well & suddenly ill.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 222, f. 158v (middle left part of page)

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CASE14498: Decumbiture for Mrs Mary Bowne (PERSON9913)

Question asked by the patient on 21 February 1603 at 13:50

GJ 1602. Decemb. 24. ho 6. p m. primus insultus morbi

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 207, f. 4r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE1500: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Bear (PERSON845)

Question asked by Bear (PERSON844) on 11 April 1597 at 14:30

SF Elizab bear of j yers old the mother for the child 1597 the xj of Aprill p m’ at 30 p 2 diz et vtrū venificetr/

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 226, f. 61v (upper right part of page)

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CASE1964: Horary consultation concerning Richard West (PERSON7663)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON145) on 27 June 1597 at 19:00

SF Richard West of a year old 1597 the 27 Iun’ p m’ at 7 Diz / forspoken or noe/ the Aunt for the child

the sonn of Rich \Iohn/ & Effam Weste of newington g{illeg} Towne

at 7 p m’

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 226, f. 134r (upper right, and bottom left parts of page)

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CASE26364: Interrogation (Medical episode) concerning Agnes [Mary] [Anne] Gunter (PERSON19804)

Question asked by Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] [Richard Napier [Senior]] (PERSON5218) between 26 August 1605 at 20:00 and 2 September 1605 at 07:00

RN Agnys Gunther Aug 25|6|. h||. 8 p m. 1605. quæritr a meipso meapte sponte. an morbus sit natur vl non. a veneficis vl fictus |hoc tēpore morbus solitus eā invasit.|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 204, f. 15r (upper left part of page)

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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)

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CASE30598: Horary consultation concerning William Cooper (PERSON19373)

Question asked by Mrs Jane Cooper [Church] (PERSON10917) on 6 February 1607 at 11:00

RN C|M|res Coo sent to me to come Downe to see her child. Wylliā of 6 y feb 6 h. 11. ant m 1607 /extreme sick & gnaweth the clothes\ /metuit veneficiū\

[Astrological Chart]

& Mr Ducobes sonn Ih|o|hn for his baldnes feb. 6. h 11 ant m 1607.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 193, f. 72v (upper left part of page)

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CASE41840: Horary consultation concerning Humphrey Matthews (PERSON33098)

Question asked by Mrs Grace Matthews (PERSON33114) on 12 May 1615 at 08:50

RN Mres Grace mathew of Braden for her sonne Humfrey Mathew a yere & so mutch as from Shrovetyde sent to me for him May 12. h. 8. 50 ant m 16i5 |3 weekes ill a yere & a quartr old. /for these 3 days hath {sic}\|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 196, f. 14r (upper left part of page)

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CASE4589: Horary consultation concerning Mr Nicholas Chepman (PERSON1697)

Question asked by the patient on 7 December 1598 at 09:00

SF mr \nicolas// Chepman 5a questo the 7 of Decemb. An m’ at 9. Diz & wher he be be witched / or forspoken/

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 195, f. 210r (upper left part of page)

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CASE51574: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Mary Bartholomew [Isaac] (PERSON27818)

Question asked by the patient on 20 September 1620 at 08:20

RN Mres \Mary/ Bartholomew \or Isaac/ of Oxford {illeg}|4|0 y sept 20 h. 8. 20 ant m 1620 |troubled wth her old infir{mity}|

[Astrological Chart]

maleficiū suspicatr

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 414, f. 179v (upper right part of page)

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CASE1042: Horary consultation concerning Mr Florry (PERSON2798)

Question asked by the patient on 4 January 1597 at 08:15

SF Mr florrie 1596 {sic} the 4 of Ianuari An’ m’ at 15 p 8. Diz et Vtr’ sit venificatr nō

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 234, f. 147v (upper right part of page)

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CASE48570: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Panton (PERSON33954)

Question asked by the patient on 29 April 1619 at 06:30

RN Mres Panton vtrū morbus sit naturalis vel non Ap 29 h. 6. 30 ant m 1619

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 230, f. 342r (upper left part of page)

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CASE76976: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON41829)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON41828) on 16 April 1633 at 18:15

RN Elinor Barnard\Elner Barnard of modlyn/ of Stebbing 40 A|y| mā came for a womā very sick yt was wth me before Ap 16 h. 6. 15 p m 1633

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 211, p. 41 (upper right part of page)

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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)

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CASE23551: Horary consultation concerning Huet (PERSON31934)

Question asked by Robert Huet (PERSON31936) on 10 June 1614 at 09:15

RN Robart Huets sone of Hamerton sick & mended but lame of on syde & hath bene for two yeres his father fell out wth on Ione Adams & he is thought to be the worse for her. Iune 10 10 h. 9. 15 ant m. 1614. two yeres ill & goeth wth crutches

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 237, f. 26v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE12037: Horary consultation concerning Dorothy Stoe (PERSON16184)

Question asked by the patient on 8 March 1599 at 12:15 or at 12:55

RN Dorothy Stoe of the forest of Whittlewoode. 32|4|. sick this twelmoneth. water ye {sic} yellow & good. white and gravelly in the bottome & before it was red not able to travell. pale coloured & corpulent in body & face. March 8 die h. 12. 15. 1599. h. 12. 55. very yellow water.1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘feareth lest she be worded of her mother in lawe’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 95v (upper right, and bottom left parts of page)

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CASE12756: Horary consultation concerning Goody Elizabeth Foulkes (PERSON11875)

Question asked by the patient on 29 September 1599 at 07:30

RN Goody foukes of Newport 55. very ill: Sept. 29 die h. 7. 30 ant m. 1599.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 211r (upper left part of page)

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CASE39990: Horary consultation concerning John Michell (PERSON33207)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON37747) on 27 May 1612 at 16:00

RN Iohn Michell of Woldon 8 y may 27. h. 4. p. m. 1612 |8 y the friday before shrovetyde|

being hot wth play lay on ye ground & never sinc well \a cold/

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 409, f. 106v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE2069: Horary consultation concerning Jean Knight (PERSON4391)

Question asked by the patient on 14 July 1597 at 15:30

SF Iean knight of baldock of 43 yeres 1597 the 14 of Iulij p m’ at / 30 p 3 / diz. & wher she be forspoken by katerin bigraue/ the wif of Ihon bigraue of bald/1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘Edmō’ in the left margin

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 226, f. 149r (upper left part of page)

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CASE59074: Horary consultation concerning Agnes Ward (PERSON61102)

Question asked by the patient on 8 September 1624 at 15:00

RN Agnys Ward of Ravensdon 52 y sept 8 3. p m 1624 fell out wth |et susp| Marg price since ill.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 402, f. 61r (bottom 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-treatment=No;f3-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AWitchcraft%20and%20devil%3A%3AWitchcraft%20suffered%20%28medical%29;f4-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AIllness%20%28general%29, accessed 6 February 2025.