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CASE38236: Horary consultation concerning Edward Child (PERSON28907)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON37535) on 11 June 1611 at 08:38

RN Edward Child lyeth very strangly handled. as on yt were bewitched stragling biting catching & sighing 2 y. old Iune 11. h. 8 38. ant m 1611.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 200, f. 108v (upper left part of page)

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CASE45411: Decumbiture for Mary Burrells (PERSON28582)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON38276) on 6 August 1617 at 07:15

RN Mary Borrell first taken on last Aug 4. h 12 \20/ in m. {sic} p m 1617 strangly taken.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 220, f. 55v (bottom centre part of page)

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CASE47343: Decumbiture for Thomas Dyson (PERSON30018)

Question asked by the patient on 22 August 1618 at 07:45

RN Thomas Dyson was strangly taken Aug 9 h. 4 ant m 1618 31. y

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 230, f. 4v (upper right part of page)

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CASE48945: Horary consultation concerning John Bird (PERSON9742)

Question asked by the patient on 11 June 1619 at 15:00

RN Iohn Byrd of this towne sent his water beīg strangly handled & ready to die Iune 11 h. 3. p m. 1619.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 235, f. 37v (upper right part of page)

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CASE56500: Horary consultation concerning Sir Robert Boswell (PERSON44503)

Question asked by the patient on 13 June 1623 at 08:00

RN Sr Rob Boswell 64 y Iune 13 h. 8 ant m {1623} was strange hurted

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 218, f. 131v (bottom left, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE59546: Horary consultation concerning Anne Shortread (PERSON58683)

Question asked by Shortread (PERSON58680) on 18 December 1624 at 08:30

RN An Shortreed 3 quarters Old Decēb 18 h 8. 30 ant m 1624

mater infante strangly handled

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 402, f. 127v (upper right part of page)

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CASE68982: Decumbiture for Emmanuel Scrope [First Earl of Sunderland, Lord President of York] [Lord Scrope] (PERSON58391)

Question asked by the patient on 15 July 1629 between 16:00 and 19:00

RN My H lord strangly & desperately taken Iu Easter Eve last being h {sic}. h 12. at night Apr 4. h {sic} hor. 12 at midnight 1629

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 406, f. 100v (upper left part of page)

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CASE72320: Decumbiture for Alice Thomson (PERSON60069)

Question asked by Thomson (PERSON60040) on 10 June 1631 at 11:30

RN This child was strangly taken may. 30. h. 12 at noon 1631

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 232, p. 416 (upper right part of page)

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CASE26975: Horary consultation concerning Agnes Atwell (PERSON18925)

Question asked by the patient on 24 March 1606 at 13:00

RN Agnys Atwell of pullox hill 69|8| y march 24. h. 1. 2 p m 1606 mightely troubled wth belching of wynde./ in most strang māner 6 or 7 d|t|yes a daye night & daye. |h 2. p m 1606|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 215, f. 80v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE31296: Decumbiture for Mr Francis Shaxton (PERSON15740)

Question asked by the patient between 21 April 1607 at 19:50 and 22 April 1607 at 06:25

RN Mr Shaxton taken wth a strang fit Apr 21. h. 8. 25 p m {sic} \7. 50. p m/ 1607 /put it for 7. 50 p m 1607.\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 193, f. 169r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE40064: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON37755)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON37756) on 20 June 1612 at 17:50

RN a litle child of 13 wekes old taken yesterday & strangly. Iune 20 h {sic} hor 5. 4|5|0 p m 1612. like on yt had ye palsye

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 409, f. 117v (upper left part of page)

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CASE41244: Horary consultation concerning John Web (PERSON36591)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON37868) on 25 April 1613 at 15:20

RN Iohn Web. of Woullyson 12 y brought to me to see in his strang fits Ap 25. h. 3. 20 p m. 1613. |here in prsenc|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 199, f. 103r (upper left part of page)

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CASE49379: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Panton (PERSON33954)

Question asked by Mr Robert Wallis (PERSON36434) on 30 July 1619 at 07:00

RN Mr Wallys in Mres Pantōs behalfe being strangly visited quærit vtrū mrs Panton nō sit passa veneficiū Iuly 30. h. 7. ant m 16i9

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 235, f. 127r (upper left part of page)

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CASE57287: Horary consultation concerning John Raunt (PERSON57320)

Question asked by Mr Pue (PERSON57138) on 16 October 1623 at 18:00

RN Mr Pow my L. Purbecks serv: for his frinds child octob 16 h. 6 p m 1623

The child borne a yere old. Convuls.

Iohn Rainte was borne miklemas was twelfmonth on miklemas Day last was twelfmonth h 4 p m. 1622 strangly handled

Iohn Raunt of London a yere old last miklemas troubled wth convulsi{ons} octob 16 h. 6 p m 1{623}

Mr Pue my lord Purbe{ecks} serv: for this child

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 413, f. 6Av, f. 7v (f. 6Av upper left, and f. 7v upper right)

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CASE58668: Horary consultation concerning Lady Dimmock (PERSON47878)

Question asked by the patient on 20 June 1624 at 16:20

RN {m}y Lady Dimocke came {to} me at my lady Ienins house at the strand for {m}y counsell for her long & strang sicknes after sond\r/ye medsons taken by the most {s}kilfull Doctors & yet cā fynd no remedie/ Iune at Charing Crosse 38 y. Iune 20. h. 4 20 p. m. 1624. |Came her selfe to me|

At{sic} This day I dyned wth my Cosen Tyrlingten at his howse & at my ladies at sup where I lay I /tale & leane\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 402, f. 2r (upper left part of page)

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CASE59252: Horary consultation concerning Goody Alice Mabbet [Mably] (PERSON54032)

Question asked by Mabbet [Mably] (PERSON54027) on 9 October 1624 at 08:30

RN Goody Mable of Turvy 39 y octob 9. h. 8. 30 ant m 1624 /maritus sine consensu strangly handled for a day & a night wth maāy sudden strang fits\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 402, f. 85v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE65262: Decumbiture for Emmanuel Scrope [First Earl of Sunderland, Lord President of York] [Lord Scrope] (PERSON58391)

Question asked by the patient between 28 January 1628 at 13:39 and 29 January 1628 at 09:20

RN My Lord prs sorely griped Ian 29|8| \/ h. 9. 20 \13. p 13. p m/ ant m {sic} 1628 strangly handled & had may {sic} good stooles on after another

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 410, f. 78v (upper left part of page)

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CASE72861: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON41419)

Question asked by the patient on 4 September 1631 at 07:00

RN On of Houghton Bedford 20 y malig feaver Sept 4. h. 7. Ant m 163i /strangly taken sinc yest\ |malig feaver|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 212, p. 130 (upper left part of page)

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CASE75434: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Alice Davis (PERSON47607)

Question asked by the patient on 1 September 1632 at 08:39

RN on Mres Davyes neere to Salisbury /at Stratford vndr the Castle\ sent to me for her melancholy Aug. sept1. {illeg}|h| {sic} hor. 2 8 39 ant m 1632 /strangly hadled {sic}\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 416, p. 424 (upper right part of page)

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CASE11996: Horary consultation concerning Alice Mason (PERSON14048)

Question asked by Thomas Marshal (PERSON14015) on 27 February 1599 at 09:07

RN Thomas Marcholl for his daughter in law Alce Mason wthout her consent who is straingly handled Iane Warren suspected to bespeake it. 27 of feb. die h. 9. 7. 1599. Dorothy Sumner. suspected.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, ff. 89r-88v (f. 89r upper left, and f. 88v bottom left)

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?f12-practice=Napier;f15-treatment=No;f16-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AWitchcraft%20and%20devil%3A%3AStrange%20affliction, accessed 9 January 2025.