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CASE44595: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Agnes Rawlins [Clason] (PERSON34605)

Question asked by the patient on 2 April 1617 at 11:15

RN Agnys Rawlins of Stoake Hamon. 30 y Ap 2 h. 11. 15 ant m. 1617. doubteth of ill words trēbleth /is greevously tormented stomack good\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 198, f. 109v (bottom left, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE49604: Horary consultation concerning Henry Cuddington (PERSON29576)

Question asked by Mrs Hipwell (PERSON31695) on 3 September 1619 at 17:00

RN Henry Cuddington of Stony stratford i2|i| y sept 3 h. 5. p m 1619

mres Hipwell sent him on a horse to me |dead palsy bewitched by good foster.| /the boy prsent\1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘paralysis’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 235, f. 172v (upper right part of page)

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CASE48391: Horary consultation concerning Anne Colman (PERSON29204)

Question asked by the patient on 15 March 1619 at 14:20

RN An Colemā of litle Brickhill 44 y march 15. h. 2. 20 p m 1619. |Is in strang fits. strangly handled wth quaking fits. witchery suspected|

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 230, f. 201v (upper right part of page)

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CASE23551: Horary consultation concerning Huet (PERSON31934)

Question asked by Robert Huet (PERSON31936) on 10 June 1614 at 09:15

RN Robart Huets sone of Hamerton sick & mended but lame of on syde & hath bene for two yeres his father fell out wth on Ione Adams & he is thought to be the worse for her. Iune 10 10 h. 9. 15 ant m. 1614. two yeres ill & goeth wth crutches

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 237, f. 26v (bottom left 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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CASE49328: Horary consultation concerning Mr Stoite (PERSON35716)

Question asked by the patient on 25 July 1619 at 14:15

RN Mr Stoyt of Uffington 18 y Iuly 25 h. 2. 15 p m 1619 /beworded\ /no vse of his arme\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 235, f. 118r (upper right part of page)

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CASE49316: Horary consultation concerning Henry Cuddington (PERSON29576)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON38672) on 24 July 1619 at 11:30

RN {H}enry Cuddington 11 y of Stony stratford Mres Hipwels {p}oor alms boy Iuly 24 h {sic} hor 11. 30 ant m 16191

[Astrological Chart]

Henry Cud {sic} Cuddington of Stonystratford borne the fryday before palme sonday betwixt 6 & 7 in the morning 12 yers since on sent for her|y|m Iuly 24 h {sic} hor. 11 30 ant m 1619

the palsy on the right syde

Notes:

1 ‘paralysis’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 235, f. 116r (bottom left, upper right, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE49486: Horary consultation concerning John Scarcroffe (PERSON35129) and Scarcroffe (PERSON35130)

Question asked by John Scarcroffe (PERSON35129) and Scarcroffe (PERSON35130) on 10 August 1619 at 16:40

RN Iohn Scoc\r/{ou}ft {sic} \Scocraft./ of of {sic} Ravensdon in bedfordsheere 50 y Iuly Aug 10 h. 4. 40. p m. 1619. /was prsent\ /his wife lame & her hucklebone {out.}\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 235, f. 148v (upper right, and bottom left parts of page)

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CASE48903: Horary consultation concerning Henry Cuddington (PERSON29576)

Question asked by the patient on 2 June 1619 at 10:25

RN Hen\r/y Cuddington of Stonystratford 13. y Iune 2  {sic} h. 10. 25 ant m 1619.1 |cānot stand nor goe. nothing to be seene wthout payne./|

Notes:

1 ‘H H’ in the left margin

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 235, f. 29v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE49331: Horary consultation concerning Henry Cuddington (PERSON29576)

Question asked by the patient between 26 July 1619 at 07:00 and 26 July 1619 at 09:00

RN Henry Cuddington 12 y Iuly paralitycall |vtrū wheathr {sic}| It was on ye left syde & now in ye right syde weake & cā scace {sic} speake. An foster Rookes wife of Calvrton a humour rūning pulling frō the feete vp to her head a great longe tyme./. An {sic}

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 235, f. 118v (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?f18-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AWitchcraft%20and%20devil%3A%3AWitchcraft%20suffered%20%28medical%29;f19-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3ALame%2C%20numb%20or%20paralysed;f20-date=1610-1619, accessed 15 March 2025.