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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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CASE54337: Horary consultation concerning Anne Newell (PERSON55312)

Question asked by the patient on 30 May 1622 at 15:00

RN An Newall of kempson vtrū venef sit passa 22 y may 2|3|0 {illeg} {sic} h. 3 p m 1622

[Partial Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 223, f. 135v (upper left part of page)

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CASE53758: Horary consultation concerning Richard Sharpe [Cole] (PERSON58506)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON39389) on 25 March 1622 at 14:25

RN my Godson Richard Sharpe 6 y a next whitsontyde borne on a about son rising the 3 weekes after whitsontyde, mutch troubled about 8 at night in his first sleepe & will rise out of his bed & crye o god, o god & stare & rune about this fortnight is frighted & doth not remēber it march 25 h. 2. 25 p m 1622 he was prsent for halfe a {sic} yere an houre |some ill thing feared|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 223, f. 32r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE53788: Horary consultation concerning John Bolton (PERSON44398)

Question asked by the patient on 2 April 1622 at 11:00

RN Iohn Bolton of Byssetour 33 y Ap. 2. h. 11 ant m 1622 troubled in mynd wth ill thought. & is very light headed & cānot sleepe a yere. had pils & was let blood last yere. the Divell Doth rū in his mynd./ |goody plowright susp.|

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 223, f. 37v (upper left part of page)

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CASE54048: Horary consultation concerning Mr Thomas Duncombe [Esquire] [Young Mr Thomas Duncombe] (PERSON29954)

Question asked by the patient on 30 April 1622 at 10:40

RN Mr. Th: Duncōbe feareth witch. Ap 30 h. 11|0|. 40 ant m. 1622 |veneficij pavid|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 223, f. 81r (upper right part of page)

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CASE54511: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON39479)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON39478) on 26 June 1622 at 08:25

RN A poor mā of London for his melanch wife who suadeth her self yt I cā helpe her. Iune 26 h. 8 {illeg}|2|5 ant m 1622

mutch melanch supposeth |yt| she is beworded & yt I can helpe her./

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 223, f. 169v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE53681: Horary consultation concerning Goodman Matthew Cardwell (PERSON45583)

Question asked by the patient on 12 March 1622 at 09:00

RN my neighb Cardwell sent his water March 12. h. 9. ant m 1622

light headed & feareth he is beworded.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 223, f. 18v (bottom 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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CASE54586: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Mary Wells (PERSON36653)

Question asked by the patient on 9 July 1622 at 16:00

RN Mary Wels \of Redburne/ first taken strangly being devoutely affected wth a gydynes in her head & troubles of mynd & a fearfull trēbling march. 3. h. 7. 40 ant m. 16221

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘mynd troubled’ in chart

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 223, f. 183v (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?f15-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AWitchcraft%20and%20devil;f18-judgment=No;f19-shelfmark=MS%20Ashmole%20223, accessed 1 April 2025.