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CASE10271: Horary consultation concerning Thomas Hill [the elder] [Mr Hill [High Constable]] [Old Mr Hill] (PERSON12752)

Question asked by the patient on 8 April 1600 at 09:15

RN Mr Hill of Litlington Apr. 8 die h. {illeg} 9. 15. ant m. 1600

susp {b}. ven.

[Astrological Chart]

Agnys Mouse.

Ione Brede.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 202, f. 31r (upper right part of page)

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CASE22913: Horary consultation concerning Mr Campion (PERSON45516)

Question asked by the patient on 10 September 1630 at 14:00

RN Mr Cāian of Moulton 40 y sept: 10 h. 2 p m 1630.

There was a falling out betwixt him & Alce Church ill thought

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 238, f. 134v (upper right part of page)

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CASE25508: Horary consultation concerning Richard Hill (PERSON31645)

Question asked by the patient on 16 October 1610 at 07:15

RN Rich Hill of Great Catworth 40 y Octob. 16 h. 7. 15. ant m. 16i0 vtrū verbis fasci George Warren

[Partial Astrological Chart]

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 239, f. 141r (upper left part of page)

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CASE39938: Horary consultation concerning Goody Margaret Middleton (PERSON14151)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON37741) on 18 May 1612 at 11:38

RN {illeg}|E|lis Cony susp. to hurt marg mydleton of Emmerton may {illeg} 18 h. 11. 38 ant m 1612.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 409, f. 97r (middle right part of page)

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CASE42859: Horary consultation concerning Anne Cosins (PERSON29407)

Question asked by the patient on 22 February 1616 at 15:38

RN An Cosen of Great Paxto{n} feb 22. h. 3. 38 p m 16i6.

[Astrological Chart]

metuit venefici{um}

Alce Raynolde /of great Paxton.1\ Alce Marshall Isabell Walsey. Alice king of Toseland. Isabell Wha{rrow}2

Notes:

1’ in the left margin

2’ in the left margin

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 408, f. 1Av (upper right part of page)

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CASE45578: Horary consultation concerning Goody Alice Field (PERSON30366)

Question asked by the patient on 8 October 1617 at 15:00

RN Goody fild of lilly. Octob. 8. h. 3. p m 1617

Kate Hurst susp.

Ione Pyddle.

Ione Colling.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 220, f. 86r (upper left part of page)

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CASE53175: Horary consultation concerning John Harte (PERSON51032) and Ellen Harte (PERSON51041)

Question asked by John Harte (PERSON51032) and Ellen Harte (PERSON51041) on 24 September 1621 at 15:40

RN Iohn Harte her sonne 26 y vmayed {sic}. sept 24 h. 3 40 p m 1621

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 231, f. 105v (upper left, and upper right parts of page)

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CASE53375: Horary consultation concerning Goody Anne [Agnes] Gale [Anne Morgan] (PERSON14264)

Question asked by the patient on 26 November 1621 at 10:15

RN An Gale nurceth Mr Th Godward her landladyes youngest sone halfe a yere old hath Drouped ev of about a fortnight ever sinc she chid wth Ellen Warnar. next house to her. noveb. 26. h. 10. 15 ant m. 162i

did dwell wth her./1

Notes:

1’ infralinear

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 231, f. 144r (upper right part of page)

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CASE51372: Horary consultation concerning Thomas Laughton (PERSON53408)

Question asked by the patient on 9 August 1620 at 09:15

RN Thomas laughton. of laundon A {sic} 13 y Aug 10|9| h. 9. 15 ant m 1620

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 414, f. 141v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE15411: Horary consultation concerning Goody Sybil Fisher (PERSON11787)

Question asked by Fisher (PERSON11747) on 1 August 1603 at 12:15

GJ Sibill Fisher of Cokenho 23|4| y August 1. ho 12 15 p. m. 1603

[Astrological Chart]

Light headed laug{illeg}|h|es, but at first tooke it wth a weeping look ghastly. \a/ fleering look sett her teeth. one night did nothing but sweare and curse /

Sibill Fisher she knowes not of her husband cōming for her, knowes nobody they bynde her hand and feete. when she is loose she is so strong that they cannot Deale wth her. sing idle song. Desyres to daunce. She had 2 midwives the first vnskilfull the 2 froward & would not meddle wth her because she was not first sent her, suspected to be a witche, the woman well layd but a weeke after fell into these fitt & at first speaking of her 2 midwyfe sayd. what doest thou there wth thy blacke hen. & such like speeches

Tab j.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 207, f. 113v (bottom left, and upper right parts of page)

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CASE16551: Horary consultation concerning Howse (PERSON18184)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON18185) on 20 February 1605 at 14:45

GJ A yong man \One Howses sonne/ of B{o}|y|thon in Huntingdon shire 26 y. his water was brought sine Consensu feb: 1|2|0 ho. 2. 45 p m. 1605

Straungely tormented by witchcraft since shrovetuesday. g: Shelton the witch in prison.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 207, f. 236r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE47697: Nativity for Goody Cicely Coppingford [Cockington] (PERSON10931)

Question asked by the patient on 17 October 1618 between 14:30 and 15:00

RN {C}icely Coppingford of Hanslop borne fryday after candlēas about 5 in ye after noone 42 y last candlemas lost 8 child & neavr came to byrth but on child. her mothers her {sic} husb mother in lawe old goody Coppingferd susp to beword her/ the first of all did thrive

[Blank Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 230, f. 62v (upper left part of page)

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CASE12123: Horary consultation concerning Jasper Gadstone (PERSON12018)

Question asked by the patient on 22 March 1599 at 10:15

RN Gespr Gadstone of Sawcy forrest 55. wheathr bespoken or no of Ione Dustin. \vnmaried & her Aunt/ Dodslyes wife. for his finger prickt wth a naile a nale thorough the finger sore ranckled. Martij 22 die h. 10. 15. 1599.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 228, f. 109r (upper left part of page)

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CASE25811: Horary consultation concerning Goody Anne [Agnes] Gale [Anne Morgan] (PERSON14264) and Edward Gale (PERSON30739)

Question asked by Goody Anne [Agnes] Gale [Anne Morgan] (PERSON14264) on 12 January 1611 at 10:30

RN An Gale of Goldington now brought a bed & her milk is gone & dryed vp sodenly & her child ill. suspecteth ill peop. Ian 12. {illeg}|| hor. 10. 30 ant m 16 {sic}12. 1611.

Dorothy Katlyn. Elinor Warner Ione Chāberlyn. 2 of yt name./

Edward Gale./

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 239, f. 185r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE37842: Horary consultation concerning Edward Young (PERSON37170)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON37499) on 12 April 1611 at 17:39

RN Edward young. 12. y. old Apr 12 . h. 5. 39. p m 1611 wild headed above 5 y hath no govrnanc of him selfe. susp / a woman named Rebecca.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 200, f. 57v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE43281: Horary consultation concerning John Rechel (PERSON34645)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON38058) on 27 April 1616 at 10:30

RN Iohn Rachell of Elstoe 6 y Ap 27 h {sic} hor 10. 30 ant m 16i6. lame in the knes a fortnight ever sinc Goody Slone was denyed to bake wth her /

[Astrological Chart]

feareth yt on goody Slone hath wronged it.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 408, f. 72v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE43959: Horary consultation concerning Marshal (PERSON33026)

Question asked by Goody Marshal (PERSON33031) on 30 September 1616 at 08:00

RN Goody Marshall {sic}\chall/ of newp susp on Buckinghās daughter called goody Howet to have harmed her husb. who is sick of the new ague sept 30 h 8 ant m 16i6.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 198, f. 4v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE49654: Horary consultation concerning Thomas Astone (PERSON27505)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON38716) on 9 September 1619 at 13:00

RN Th. Ashon 6 y sept 9 h 1 p m 1619 a great cough bad longs Ellen Ashon susp

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 235, f. 182v (upper right part of page)

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CASE52627: Horary consultation concerning Goody Anne [Agnes] Gale [Anne Morgan] (PERSON14264)

Question asked by the patient on 11 June 1621 at 08:00

RN An Gale vtrū debet esse nutrix to the young lady Sr Edw Gostickes sonne next child. Iune 8. ant m. 162i

Ellen Warner/ metuit ne {audie} \puella/ mulier aliqua venefica qualiū impediet. |{in her fit}|

deus Elohim Iehova dest\inat/ o malef.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 231, f. 10v (upper right part of page)

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CASE53048: Horary consultation concerning Paul Robinson (PERSON34844)

Question asked by Robinson (PERSON57756) on 29 August 1621 at 06:45

RN Paul Robynson of Easton. 48 y Aug. 29 h. 6. 45 ant m 162i1

[Astrological Chart]

vxor sine cōsensu mariti vtrū venef sit passus of Ione Person.

Notes:

1 ‘mopish & fearfull’ in chart

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 231, f. 82r (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?f18-extent-of-transcription=Whole%20entry;f20-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AWitchcraft%20and%20devil%3A%3AWitchcraft%20suffered%20%28medical%29;f21-question-asked=Personal%20affairs%3A%3APersonal%20relations%3A%3AWitchcraft%20suspect, accessed 3 January 2025.