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CASE42479: Horary consultation concerning Stanton (PERSON35683)

Question asked by Thomas Stanton (PERSON35681) on 26 September 1615 at 10:30

RN Mr Thomas Stanton for his wife 56 y sept 26 h. 10. 30 ant m 16i5 /by woburne\

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 196, f. 117r (upper left part of page)

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CASE43862: Horary consultation concerning Margaret Smith (PERSON35538)

Question asked by the patient on 9 September 1616 at 10:45

RN marg Smyth of Risedon 30 y sept 9 h 10. 45 ant m 16i6 susp. Ione fisher yt sayd she would nevr be helpen

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 408, f. 169r (bottom part of page)

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CASE47109: Horary consultation concerning Richard Sanders (PERSON35065)

Question asked by the patient on 15 July 1618 at 17:45

RN Rich Sanders of Shenly 20 y Iuly 15 h. 5. 45 p. m. 1618.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 201, f. 186r (upper right part of page)

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CASE54574: Horary consultation concerning Agnes [Anne] Marks (PERSON54285)

Question asked by the patient on 8 July 1622 at 07:30

RN Agnys Nichols Markes of newp. \21 y/ Iuly 8 h. 7. 30 ant m 1622.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 223, f. 180v (upper right part of page)

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CASE64386: Decumbiture for Patience Worcester (PERSON62242)

Question asked by Mr William Worcester (PERSON62233) on 2 August 1627 at 10:00

RN Mr Worcesters child of Olny a quarter of a yere old taken strangly wth convulsions Aug. 1. h. 11 p m 16271

Notes:

1 ‘Convulsions’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 227, f. 178v (upper left part of page)

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CASE25180: Horary consultation concerning Joan Poole (PERSON34109)

Question asked by the patient on 11 July 1610 at 14:30

RN Robart \Ioane/ Pau {sic}le paster {sic} of {sic} Harrold. sickned Iune 27. {sic}

Ione Paule \ {sic}/ 12 y of Harrold strangly taken Iuly 11. . h. 2. 30 p m 16i0 sickned at Olny fare

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 239, f. 91v (upper right 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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CASE19359: Horary consultation concerning Mary Carreck [Harrison] (PERSON10338)

Question asked by the patient on 4 May 1601 at 18:00

RN Mary Careck 20 y maij 4 die hor. 6. p m 160i metuit veneficiu

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 404, f. 108r (upper right part of page)

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CASE53668: Horary consultation concerning Mary Smith (PERSON59216)

Question asked by the patient on 8 March 1622 at 13:00

RN Mary Smith of yardly sent for me to come to her march 8 . h. 1. p m 1622 |was sorely haunted|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 223, f. 17r (bottom left 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)

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CASE61542: Horary consultation concerning William Lewis (PERSON53693) and Robert Lewis (PERSON53687) and Samuel Lewis (PERSON53688)

Question asked by William Lewis (PERSON53693) and Robert Lewis (PERSON53687) on 25 January 1626 at 14:00

RN The eldest Will: Lewys of Henly vppon Tems 15 y Ian 25 h. 1. 40 p m 1626 h. 2. p {sic}

Rob. Lewys 11 y {lat}. 8 weeks

Sam. Lewys {illeg}|t|his day a weeke.

all in leake maner wth st{ran}ge convulsions months & crye hereof.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 224, f. 80r (upper left part of page)

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CASE63039: Horary consultation concerning Jane Hore (PERSON51865)

Question asked by the patient on 4 November 1626 at 12:36

RN Iane Hore of Buckn{ell} wth her father 29 y oc|no|{vēb} 4 h {sic} hor 12. 30|6| p m 162{6} head very ill 10 y.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 224, f. 330v (upper right part of page)

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CASE43376: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Anne Norton (PERSON33734)

Question asked by the patient on 13 May 1616 at 13:20 or at 13:30

RN mres An Norton of Bedford 38 y may 13. . h. 1. 20 a|p| m 16i6 |had a child a yere & 3 quarters sinc. & hath her terns {sic} well but hath a very strang & tender body.|

[Astrological Chart]

mres An Norton of Bedford May 13. h. 1. 30 p m 16i6.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 408, ff. 88v-89r (f. 38v upper left, f. 38v bottom right, and f. 39r upper left)

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CASE10890: Horary consultation concerning Robert Lane (PERSON13559)

Question asked by the patient on 19 June 1600 at 15:20

RN Robart Lane of North Crowly 37. yeres a Dropsy Iune 19 die h. 3. 20 p m. 1600

Dropsie leek./

metuit veneficiū viduæ Hall.

swelled wth red spots & angry

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 202, f. 115v (upper left, and bottom left parts of page)

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CASE11549: Decumbiture for Goodman Robert Hughes (PERSON13015)

Question asked by the patient on 27 December 1600 at 09:45

RN Robart hues of Dunsanger

It tooke him first the 18 of Decerbr {sic} die hor. p m. 6ta. 1600

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 202, f. 216r (upper left part of page)

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CASE18640: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Mekins (PERSON14110)

Question asked by the patient on 3 February 1603 at 12:15

GJ Elsabeth Meakyns of greenes Norton 40 y. Febr. 3. ho 12. 15 p m.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 221, f. 300r (upper left part of page)

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CASE29555: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Perses Whaley (PERSON16998)

Question asked by the patient on 11 August 1605 at 17:20

RN Mres whaly of Cosgrave 30 y August 11. h. 5. 20 p m 16051

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1metuit venef.’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 216, f. 170v (upper right part of page)

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CASE31427: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Thorpe (PERSON25726)

Question asked by Mr Thorpe (PERSON25722) on 10 May 1607 at 08:30

RN Elizabeth Thorpe of Newport Pannell. y. 14 May 10. . hor. 8. 30. A. M. 1607 /the father for the daughter\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 193, f. 187r (bottom left, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE35258: Horary consultation concerning Susan Brooke [Lovet] [Lady Lovet] (PERSON1342)

Question asked by the patient on 14 February 1609 at 17:00

RN The lady Lovet feb. 14 h 4 {40}|{55}|. \5./ p m 1609 /met venefic.\

[Astrological Chart]

quærit wheather bewitched

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 338, f. 109v (upper 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?f15-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AWitchcraft%20and%20devil;f18-info=Outcome%28s%29;f19-querent-identified=Yes, accessed 25 March 2025.