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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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CASE16648: Horary consultation concerning Mary Norton (PERSON14516)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON18194) on 15 March 1602 at 14:15

RN Mary Norton of Bletsoe a yere & halfe old. Matij {sic} 15 hor 2. 15. p m 1602 metuit veneficiū

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 221, f. 5r (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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CASE37789: Horary consultation concerning Swynckshead (PERSON35884)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON37496) on 28 March 1611 at 14:45

RN a boy of a yere old goody Swinshheds child of Donstable march. 28 . h. 2. 45 p m 1611. |vnquiet|

strangly taken quærit wheather taken & will live

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 200, f. 50v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE44469: Horary consultation concerning John Smith (PERSON35446)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON38177) on 17 March 1617 at 16:00

RN Iohn Smyth of Newp a yere & halfe march 17 . h. 4. p m 1617 /the child in prsenc\ |Elis Woodfild susp| vid march

[Astrological Chart]

Elis Woodfild susp vid marcij 12

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 198, f. 89r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE51590: Horary consultation concerning John Longland (PERSON53857)

Question asked by Longland (PERSON53858) on 23 September 1620 at 07:30

RN Iohn Longland of Bugdone a yere & better. sept 23. hor. 7. 30 ant m. 1620 /mater sine consensu\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 414, f. 182v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE56361: Horary consultation concerning Lucas (PERSON53931)

Question asked by Mrs Lucas (PERSON53953) on 21 May 1623 at 19:00

RN Mres Lucas for her child \& boy/ a yere & a halfe may 21. h. 7 p m 1623 of Woulvrton

mater filio        sine consensu

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 218, f. 110r (upper left part of page)

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CASE25538: Horary consultation concerning Catherine Lane (PERSON32515) and Arnetrue Lane (PERSON32514)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON37389) on 20 October 1610 at 10:00

RN Katheron lane of lowton 4 y \half a yere |a quartr of a yer|/ octob. 20 h {sic} hor 10 ant m. 16i0 Arnetrue lane 17 /metuit veneficiū\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 239, f. 144v (upper right part of page)

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CASE53904: Horary consultation concerning Jane Lightfoote (PERSON53730)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON39408) on 17 April 1622 between 06:30 and 11:00

RN Iane Lightfoote nata vppon St Iames day about 3 in ye morning was a {sic} last St Iames day a twelfmonth is very sick & lyeth strang & was not signed wth the signe of the crou|s|se. it the child gnaweth 3 days ill.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 223, f. 56r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE30277: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Lingard (PERSON24232)

Question asked by Lingard (PERSON24231) on 8 November 1606 at 07:20

RN Elis Lingard of Lowick a yere & a quartr novēb. 8 hor 7. 20 ant m. 1606. /pater sine consensu\12

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1morb comitialis’ in chart

2convulsio.’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 193, f. 18r (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)

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?f13-patient-age-band=000-009%3A%3A1;f14-language=Latin;f15-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AWitchcraft%20and%20devil, accessed 5 May 2025.