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CASE40251: Horary consultation concerning Henry Sam (PERSON35043)

Question asked by the patient on 26 August 1612 at 10:00

RN \Henry Sam 34. y./ of luten strāgly taken wth an ague Aug 26 ☿ h. 10 ant m. 1612

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 409, f. 146r (upper left part of page)

Henry Sam (PERSON35043)

Medical >Illnesses (named) (Ague)

Medical >Witchcraft and devil  (Strange affliction )

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

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CASE70221: Horary consultation concerning Judith Favell (PERSON48795)

Question asked by the patient on 13 March 1630 at 11:30

RN Iudith favell of Barfoote taken wth a flie. yt sh{e} could drive away f{rō} her, was strangly ha{nd}led of \mary/ |Maryon| On Bonfil{ds} wife susp. march 13 h {sic} hor 10 11. 30 ant m. 1630

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 194, p. 158 (upper right part of page)

Judith Favell (PERSON48795)

Personal affairs>Personal relations (Witchcraft suspect)

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

Practitioner: Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] (PERSON5218) Treatment Judgment 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?f19-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AWitchcraft%20and%20devil%3A%3AStrange%20affliction;f20-querent-age-band=030-039%3A%3A34;f21-patient-consent=Patient%20asked%20the%20question, accessed 19 March 2025.

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