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CASE75022: Horary consultation concerning Thomas Stevens (PERSON59573)

Question asked by the patient on 6 July 1632 at 15:45

RN Thomas Steaphins of woodford 24. y Iuly. 6 h. 3. 45 p m. 1632 /the ty prsent\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 416, p. 288 (bottom right part of page)

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CASE74159: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Dorothy Goodale (PERSON23442)

Question asked by the patient on 29 March 1632 at 15:30

RN Dorothy Goodell of Bedford 70. y. \march 29/ 3. 30 p m 1632 was prsent

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 416, p. 32 (upper right part of page)

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CASE74449: Horary consultation concerning Agnes Thoroughgood (PERSON60117)

Question asked by the patient on 28 April 1632 at 09:00

RN Agnys T{illeg}|h|orougg|h|\w/good of Tadloe in the County of Cābridg. 16 y Ap 28. h {sic}. hor 9 ant m 1632 susp veneficiū |goeth wth crutches.| |her hucklebone cānot be put|

[Partial Astrological Chart]

was prsent

susp veneficiū

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 416, p. 116 (bottom right part of page)

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CASE74732: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Crawthorne [Silby] (PERSON58746)

Question asked by the patient on 30 May 1632 at 17:00

RN Elis Selbee of Owndle octob 2. next 26 y may 30 h. 5. p m 1632 hath a boy & a gea\r/le had a wench about 6 weekes sinc & doth suckle it /was prsent\

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 416, p. 197 (upper left part of page)

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CASE75059: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Elizabeth Catesby (PERSON45756)

Question asked by the patient on 12 July 1632 at 09:45 or at 10:00

RN Elis Catesbee of Petsoe end 12 y. Iuly 12 h 9. 45 ant m 1632. /was prsent & had many fits\

[Astrological Chart]

Mres Elis: Catesbee of Petsoe. Iuly 12. h. 10 ant m 1632

witch fayred

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 416, pp. 303-304 (p. 303 middle left, p. 303 middle right, and p. 304 upper left)

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CASE75060: Decumbiture for Mrs Elizabeth Catesby (PERSON45756)

Question asked by the patient on 12 July 1632 at 09:45

RN It tooke her first on this day senet before sonne setting h 7 p m Iuly 5 h 7 p m 1632.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 416, p. 303 (bottom left, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE75092: Horary consultation concerning Mary Mitton (PERSON54833)

Question asked by Mitton (PERSON54832) on 15 July 1632 at 13:00

RN Mary mitton of woodford borne a fortnight before Christmas mother came Iuly 15 h. 1 p m 1632

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 416, p. 314 (bottom right, and bottom left parts of page)

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CASE75364: Horary consultation concerning Matthew Reeve (PERSON57458)

Question asked by the patient and Mr Anthony Robinson (PERSON57739) on 25 August 1632 at 11:39

RN Mathew Reeve servant to mr Wisemā & came heather to me wth mr Anth. Robynson {illeg} {sic} 45 y mayed {sic} Aug 25. {illeg}|h| {sic} hor 11 39 ant m. 1632 /of Arklebery\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 416, p. 399 (upper right part of page)

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CASE75450: Horary consultation concerning Agnes Dugles (PERSON48130)

Question asked by the patient on 4 September 1632 at 15:00

RN Agnys Dugles of yardly Hastings 11 y sept 4 h. 3 p m. 1632. /was prsent.\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 416, p. 429 (upper left part of page)

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CASE74509: Horary consultation concerning Mary Boswell (PERSON44512)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON41536) on 3 May 1632 at 13:00

RN Mary Bawsell of Stoake goldin 2 y & a halfe pleth & well coloured may. 3 h. 1 p m 1632

Convulsions quivering & quaking & lay as on dead halfe an houre/. was prsent susp witch. apt to sleepe /skreameth\

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 416, p. 133 (bottom left part of page)

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CASE74787: Horary consultation concerning Goody Catherine Prentice (PERSON57045)

Question asked by the patient on 6 June 1632 at 08:00

RN katherin prentice of Houghton va. 43 y Iune 6 h. 8. ant m. 1632 |back belly & sydes|1

[Astrological Chart]

water good

was prsent

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘Iane Hopkins.’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 416, p. 214 (bottom 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?f15-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AWitchcraft%20and%20devil;f20-how-did-it-take-place=Question%20asked%20in%20person;f21-shelfmark=MS%20Ashmole%20416, accessed 2 April 2025.