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CASE12541: Horary consultation concerning Austen Deveren (PERSON11290)

Question asked by the patient on 1 May 1599 at 12:30

RN Austen Deveren of Whitchwood parish in Burforde Lane. may. the 1. die ♀. h. 12. 30. suspecteth some body hath done her harme & enquireth wheathr soe or noe. 1599. |of 56|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 177v (upper left part of page)

Austen Deveren (PERSON11290)

Medical  (Cause of the affliction)

Medical >Witchcraft and devil  (Witchcraft suffered (medical))

Practitioner: Dr Simon Forman (PERSON2824) Judgment Astrological Chart

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CASE56047: Horary consultation concerning Goody Mayne [Meere] (PERSON54572)

Question asked by the patient on 16 April 1623 at 09:00

RN Goody Meanes or Mears of Souldon 56 y Ap 16 ☿ h. 9. ant m 1623

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 218, f. 60r (upper right part of page)

Goody Mayne [Meere] (PERSON54572)

Medical  (Not specified in question)

Medical >Witchcraft and devil  (Witchcraft suffered (medical))

Practitioner: Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] (PERSON5218) Judgment

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CASE58207: Horary consultation concerning Goodman Leech (PERSON32648)

Question asked by the patient on 16 April 1624 at 11:00

RN Goodmā Leach of Woulvrten. Ap 16 ♀ h. 11. ant m 1624

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 413, f. 153r (bottom right part of page)

Goodman Leech (PERSON32648)

Medical  (Not specified in question)

Medical >Witchcraft and devil  (Witchcraft suffered (medical))

Practitioner: Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] (PERSON5218) Judgment Astrological Chart

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CASE4589: Horary consultation concerning Mr Nicholas Chepman (PERSON1697)

Question asked by the patient on 7 December 1598 at 09:00

SF mr \nicolas// Chepman 5a questo the 7 of Decemb. ♃ An m’ at 9. Diz & wher he be be witched / or forspoken/

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 195, f. 210r (upper left part of page)

Mr Nicholas Chepman (PERSON1697)

Medical >Illness (general) (Disease)

Medical >Witchcraft and devil  (Witchcraft suffered (medical))

Practitioner: Dr Simon Forman (PERSON2824) Judgment Astrological Chart

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CASE56809: Horary consultation concerning Joan Cook (PERSON29322)

Question asked by the patient on 29 July 1623 at 14:00

RN Ione Cooke 56 y of Cranfild Iuly 29. ♂ h. 2. p m. 1623

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 218, f. 180r (upper right part of page)

Joan Cook (PERSON29322)

Medical  (Not specified in question)

Medical >Witchcraft and devil  (Witchcraft suffered (medical))

Personal affairs>Personal relations (Witchcraft suspect)

Practitioner: Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] (PERSON5218) Judgment Astrological Chart

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CASE58278: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Laughton (PERSON53425)

Question asked by the patient on 24 April 1624 at 09:45

RN Elis layton of newnton 56 y Ap. 24. h {sic} hor. 9. 45 ant m 1624.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 413, f. 162v (upper right part of page)

Elizabeth Laughton (PERSON53425)

Medical  (Not specified in question)

Personal affairs>Personal relations (Witchcraft suspect)

Medical >Witchcraft and devil  (Witchcraft suffered (medical))

Practitioner: Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] (PERSON5218)

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CASE50192: Horary consultation concerning Frances Luffe (PERSON32846)

Question asked by the patient on 24 January 1620 at 15:00

RN Francis Looffe of Elstoe 56. y. Ian 24 ☾ h. 3. p m. 1620

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 213, f. 114v (bottom right, and bottom left parts of page)

Frances Luffe (PERSON32846)

Medical >Diseases of the mind (Not specified in question)

Medical >Witchcraft and devil  (Witchcraft suffered (medical))

Personal affairs>Personal relations (Witchcraft suspect)

Practitioner: Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] (PERSON5218) Judgment Outcome(s)Astrological Chart

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?f16-treatment=No;f17-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AWitchcraft%20and%20devil;f18-querent-age-band=050-059%3A%3A56, accessed 31 March 2025.

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