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CASE26159: 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 19:45 and 2 September 1605 at 07:00

RN sept 2

Aug 26 hor {8} {sic} \8/ p m 1605 I sawe Mary Gūther in her fitte wheathr shee be bewitched or noe. |quæro meā {sic} spōte|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 181, f. 109r (upper part of page)

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CASE65744: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Sara Clark (PERSON46296)

Question asked by the patient on 8 April 1628 at 13:00

RN Mres Sara Clarke of Gullet Lodg 45 y Ap. 8 h 1. p 1628. |sweateth|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 410, f. 163r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE75059: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Elizabeth Catesby (PERSON45756)

Question asked by the patient on 12 July 1632 at 09:45 or at 10:00

RN Elis Catesbee of Petsoe end 12 y. Iuly 12 h 9. 45 ant m 1632. /was prsent & had many fits\

[Astrological Chart]

Mres Elis: Catesbee of Petsoe. Iuly 12. h. 10 ant m 1632

witch fayred

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 416, pp. 303-304 (p. 303 middle left, p. 303 middle right, and p. 304 upper left)

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CASE30980: Horary consultation concerning John Wingfield (PERSON26120)

Question asked by the patient on 27 March 1607 at 11:00

RN Iohn Winckfild of Toceter. 25. y march. 27. h. 11. ant m 1607 /a shomaker feareth the a cōsūption.\1

Notes:

1metuit veneficiū very fearfull & doubtfull’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 193, f. 127r (upper left part of page)

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CASE67009: Horary consultation concerning William Brown (PERSON45032)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON40774) on 11 September 1628 at 08:00

RN Williā Browne of Grafton 3 quarters taken wth a skrea{ming} on about Easter & burneth. sent to m{e} Sept. 11. h. 8 {ant} m 1628

mother suppose{th it} to be bewitch{ed} it doth skrea{me} mutch

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 405, f. 259v (upper right part of page)

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CASE71285: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Sara Willows (PERSON61910)

Question asked by the patient on 24 January 1631 at 14:39

RN But she came to me & fell into her fits Ian. 24 h. 2. 39 ant p m 1631.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 232, p. 79 (upper right part of page)

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CASE48377: Horary consultation concerning Mr John Davis (PERSON29674)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON38567) on 14 March 1619 at 15:30

RN Mr Iohn Davyes of London 8 y. march. 14 h. 3. 30 p m 1618 {sic} |the child could neaver speake| \child was brought to me/

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 230, f. 199r (upper left part of page)

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CASE11853: Horary consultation concerning John [Joan] Malins (PERSON13880)

Question asked by Goody Joan Malins (PERSON13903) on 7 December 1598 at 15:30

RN Iohn Malins a yere & a quarter lacking a fortnight as it were pined in all her lims & bodye hed a poer bare creature. cannot sleepe not at any time in a moneth or fortnight but crye and Drinke mater adduxit se{cū} filiolā veretr ne sit maleficio vl veneficio afflictus. Decēb. 7. die hor. 3. 30. mi. 1598 very short winded.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 62v (upper right part of page)

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CASE28512: Horary consultation concerning Thomas Miller (PERSON20322)

Question asked by the patient on 4 April 1605 at 11:00

RN Thomas Miller of Newport 30 y Apr 4. . hor. 11. ant m 1605.

syde & stomacke. great stitches in his syde a mighty cough cānot rest.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 216, f. 23r (upper left part of page)

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CASE10138: Horary consultation concerning Agnes Toppe (PERSON16489)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON17480) on 15 March 1600 or on 16 March 1600 at 13:00

RN Agnes Tappe 4 y old of Astwood feb. 16. die h. 1. p m 1600. cryeth of her belly pynd & consumed. Elisabeth Burdge suspected1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1

witchery

belly ache

’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 202, f. 7r (bottom right, and bottom left parts of page)

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CASE26756: Horary consultation concerning Henry [Harry] Dwin (PERSON19524)

Question asked by the patient on 24 February 1606 at 11:00

GJ Henry Dwinne of Selso 40 y feb 24 ho 11. a m 1606 A great pulling in his belly. pisses bloud. RN |metuit veneficiū. et inimicit{iā}| GJ

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 215, f. 46v (upper right part of page)

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CASE54713: Decumbiture for Mrs Elizabeth Jennings [Latch] (PERSON52517)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON39512) on 30 July 1622 at 11:00

RN Mres Elis Ienings. correpta subite morbo valde violento. instar mortuæ martij 17. . h. 12. p m. 1622. |{n}o motion of life strang convulsiva| her extremest fit it lasted 4 or 5 houres

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 222, f. 16r (upper left part of page)

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CASE51832: Horary consultation concerning Richard Carter (PERSON45659)

Question asked by Carter (PERSON45629) on 6 December 1620 at 15:00

RN Richard Carter. of Lillye 30 y in love Decēb: 6. h. 3. p. m. 1620 |sine consensu| /Widow Pydle is tempted yt he cānot pray by fits well quaketh cānot sleep\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 233, f. 17r (upper right part of page)

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CASE50117: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Elizabeth Clark (PERSON29024)

Question asked by the patient on 4 January 1620 at 15:00

RN Mres Elis: Clarke of {illeg}|Y|e {illeg}|r||l|{illeg}|v|erton 26 y Ian 4. h. 3. p m. 1619 1620. is blynd supposeth her selfe to be quick wth child |vryne good but full of slymy dregs| a shooting of & rūning vp & downe of certen humours & it maketh her to swound sinc. St Steaph. days twice /a day sinc swoundeth\ gone in a swound

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 213, f. 94v (upper left, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE12649: Decumbiture for Isabel Franknill (PERSON11939)

Question asked by Franknill (PERSON11935) on 6 September 1599 at 11:20

RN Isbell franknill of drayton sloe. 61. taken speechles last friday as at candle light. as shee was dressing of a sore leg. sodenly taken nowe question is wheathr p. taken or besp Sept. August. 31. die h. 7. p m. 1599. cannot styrre her syd nor hand. a ded palsye.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 195v (upper right part of page)

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CASE41417: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Margaret Lingard (PERSON32733)

Question asked by the patient on 26 May 1613 at 17:00

RN margaret lingard of lowick 38 y may 26. h. 5. p m 1613. a wynd tympany.1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘belly great & hard.’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 199, f. 133r (upper left part of page)

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CASE49649: Horary consultation concerning Susan Elliot (PERSON30155)

Question asked by the patient on 9 September 1619 at 10:15

RN Susan Elyot. of. Heath & Reach |42| 30|y| sept. 9. h 10. 15 ant m. 16i9: susp. annys Hickmā payned vnder the left syde of her backe ready to stop her wynd & vomyted|th| still

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 235, f. 181v (upper right part of page)

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CASE29942: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Perses Whaley (PERSON16998)

Question asked by the patient on 14 November 1605 at 14:00

RN Mres Whaly of Cosgrave. h. 1. 30 p m. 1605.

on leg swelled. y{sic} on & boath sid ill by fits. back extreme ill.

& on boath legs have red spots vp to her thighes & sweateth every night. / h. 2. p m 1605.

It.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 216, f. 231r (upper right part of page)

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CASE74582: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Dorothy Latimer (PERSON53399) and Anonymous (PERSON53398)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON53396) on 10 May 1632 at 16:40

RN Mres Dorothy Latymer. 25 y may 10 h. 4. 40 p m 1632 |An extreme cold over all her body cānot sleepe|

[Astrological Chart]

& my opinion touching his bewitched child by 2 witches/

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 416, p. 151 (bottom left part of page)

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CASE76844: Horary consultation concerning Judith Hix (PERSON51624)

Question asked by the patient on 4 April 1633 at 10:00

RN Iudith Hix of Woodstocke ma\r/yed 31 y the fryday before the lady Day Ap 4 h. 9. 20 \10/ ant m 1633 /a trēbling in her belly\ /an extreme griping in her belly\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 211, p. 1 (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?f10-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AWitchcraft%20and%20devil%3A%3AWitchcraft%20suffered%20%28medical%29;f13-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29;startDoc=41, accessed 2 February 2025.