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CASE21968: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON18184)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON18185) on 20 February 1605 at 14:45

RN a young mā of Bothon in Huntington shire 26 y was brought sine cōsensu feb r 20. h. 2. 45. p m. 1605. strangly tormented by witchraft sinc shreve{illeg}|tue|sday Shelton the witch in prison1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘witchraft. troubled in mynd’ in chart

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 415, f. 223r (upper right part of page)

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CASE69873: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Chisall (PERSON46064)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON41057) on 23 December 1629 at 18:30

Mrs Chysell of Dunton 30. y. Decēb. 23. . hor. 6. 30. p. m. 1629 Shee was this Day brought to the Towne.

[Astrological Chart]

RN sine consensu

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 194, p. 25 (upper left part of page)

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CASE74839: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Joan Wyn (PERSON62413)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON41569) on 11 June 1632 at 13:30

vtrum Dna Ioae wyne de Dodrington passa sit venef. sine consensu. Iune 11. h. 1. 30. p m. 16321

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘Sine Consensu’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 416, p. 228 (middle left part of page)

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CASE15639: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Reeve (PERSON15248)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON18102) on 26 September 1603 at 10:15

RN Elisabeth Reve of Typhill 5|4| y sept 26 y. {sic} sept 26 {sic} hor 10. 15. ant m 1603. sine cōsensu.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 207, f. 139v (bottom right, and bottom left parts of page)

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CASE24544: Horary consultation concerning Joan Ewer (PERSON23117)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON37287) on 21 April 1610 at 07:40

RN Ione Ewer of \Abbots/ langly 8 y Apr 21. {illeg}|h| {sic} hor. 7. 40 y. {sic} Apr h. 7. 40 ant m 16i0 |sine consensu.| /Goody Porter. Goody Lane\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 239, f. 11v (upper right part of page)

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CASE27124: Horary consultation concerning Ellen Soule (PERSON16002)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON21321) on 13 April 1606 at 17:00

RN Ellen Soule of Gothurstr {sic} Apr 2|3|3. Apr. 13 h. 5. p m. 1606 /sine consensu.\

[Astrological Chart]

marit vxore futura.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 215, f. 105r (upper left part of page)

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CASE33661: Horary consultation concerning Parnell Green [Boughton] [Allen] (PERSON12366)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON26619) on 2 July 1608 at 10:00

RN R N {sic}

Parnell Greene {illeg}|o|f Burcot. 44 y. Iuly 2. hor. 10. ant m. 1608. /doubtfull exceeding fe{illeg}|ar|\full |Burros \exceeding/ fearfull suspitious & doubtfull feareth some haunteth her/| |sine consensu.|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 229, f. 144r (upper right part of page)

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CASE52977: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Bonner [Bonoe] [Miller] (PERSON44425)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON39298) on 15 August 1621 at 09:00

RN Elis Bonoe or myller of Risely in Bedford sheere 36 y \a wench vnmaryed/ Aug 15 h: 9: ant m. 1621 /pater filia sine consensu.\

[Astrological Chart]

pater filio {sic} sine consensu

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 231, f. 69v (upper left part of page)

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CASE16551: Horary consultation concerning Howse (PERSON18184)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON18185) on 20 February 1605 at 14:45

GJ A yong man \One Howses sonne/ of B{o}|y|thon in Huntingdon shire 26 y. his water was brought sine Consensu feb: 1|2|0 ho. 2. 45 p m. 1605

Straungely tormented by witchcraft since shrovetuesday. g: Shelton the witch in prison.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 207, f. 236r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE30763: Horary consultation concerning Henry [Harry] Doe (PERSON11337)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON26293) on 3 March 1607 at 11:30

RN Henry Doe of Cranfild 23 y. h. 11. 30 ant m 1607 sine cōsensu.1

Notes:

1 ‘light headed tempted & sayth he seeth sathan.’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 193, f. 97v (upper right part of page)

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CASE40008: Horary consultation concerning Christopher Skinner [Miles] (PERSON35374)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON37751) on 1 June 1612 at 16:25

RN Christopher skȳner or milles of nettlebed in Oxford shere 24 y. Iune 1. h. 4. 25. p m 1612. mater filio sine cōsensu

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 409, f. 109r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE55447: Horary consultation concerning Rebecca Walline (PERSON61015)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON39587) on 27 December 1622 at 11:30

RN Rebecca Wallyn now at Bedford but dwelling at Westmyster {sic} Decēb. 27 h. 11 30 ant m 1622 |25 y| /sine consensu.\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 222, f. 146r (upper right part of page)

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CASE76623: Horary consultation concerning Michael Lord (PERSON53887)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON41791) on 8 March 1633 at 15:30

RN Michael Lord 26 \27/ y \of Wareslye/ march 8 h 3 {30} p m. 1633

[Astrological Chart]

Mich. Lord 27 y of Waresly. march. 8. . h 3. 30 p m 1633. /sine consensu\

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 214, pp. 356–357 (p. 356 upper right, and p. 357 upper left)

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CASE20232: Horary consultation concerning Alice Vans (PERSON16680)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON18528) on 12 January 1602 at 12:55

RN Alce vans of filgrave 24 y. Ian xij. hor. 12. 55. p m 1602. was last miklemas 24 yeres old. as shee thincketh on a muday {sic} betwixt 8 & 9 in the evening

very light headed.

rageth & will away & grydeth her teethe. \sine cōsensu/

[Partial Astrological Chart]

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 404, f. 264r (upper left, and bottom left parts of page)

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CASE23689: Horary consultation concerning Robert Abbot (PERSON27211)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON37224) on 14 July 1614 at 09:25

RN Robart Abbat of Carleton where mr fish dwelleth 25 y Iuly 14. h. 9. 25 ant m. 1614 /sine cōsensu\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 237, f. 48r (upper left part of page)

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CASE56056: Decumbiture for Mrs Elizabeth Jennings [Latch] (PERSON52517)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON39656) on 16 April 1623 at 15:00

RN Mres Iēnyngs strangly taken wth sore fits of convuls Ap 13. h. 12. p {sic} at mydnight 1623. /sine consensu\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 218, f. 61v (upper left part of page)

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CASE31915: Horary consultation concerning Anne Herick (PERSON23738)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON26430) on 31 July 1607 at 09:00 or at 09:30 or at 10:30

RN An Herick of Collintree: 16 y Iuly 31 . h. 9. ant m. 1607

[Partial Astrological Chart]

An Herick of Collingtree by Mylton hard by Gayston 16 y Iuly 31. h. 9 \10 30/ ant m. 1607. sine consensu1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘wits & mynd troubled.’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 193, f. 254r-v (f. 254r bottom right, and f. 254v upper left)

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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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CASE52423: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Harte (PERSON51039) and Ellen Harte (PERSON51041)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON39226) on 9 May 1621 at 14:38

RN Elis: Hart of bishops Hatfild 14 y may 9. h. 2. 38 p m 162i grene sicknes |sine consensu| |Ellen Hart staggereth rising riding on her horse. ready to fall|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 233, f. 135r (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;f6-patient-consent=Explicitly%20not%20given;f9-querent-identified=No, accessed 23 February 2025.