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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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CASE76012: Decumbiture for Thomas Nichols (PERSON55464)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON41717) on 27 November 1632 at 09:00

RN Thomas Nichols \of litle Linford/ taken very strangly in his belly novēb 25. h. 3. p m 1632 |13 y|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 214, p. 173 (upper right part of page)

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CASE75286: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Grisel Barrat (PERSON43632)

Question asked by the patient on 14 August 1632 at 07:00

RN Mres D|G|rysell \Barret. of. {sic}/ of Benson in Oxf sheere 30. y Aug. 14 h. 7. ant m 1632. |a mayden| /vtū {sic} patitr veneficiū taken strangly in all her lims 11 weekes\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 416, p. 374 (middle right part of page)

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CASE22060: Horary consultation concerning Alice Cooper (PERSON46954)

Question asked by Cooper (PERSON46909) on 4 June 1630 at 14:45

RN Alce Coo of Emmerton 44 y Iune 4 h. 2 45. p m. 1630

lame in all her ioynts hands arms legs feet

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 238, f. 4r (upper right 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)

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CASE76529: Decumbiture for Elizabeth Baldwin (PERSON43290)

Question asked by the patient on 25 February 1633 at 18:20

RN Elis Baldyn first taken wth strang fits feb 22 h. 3 p m 1633 |ready to stangle {sic} \strangle/ her hart ill|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 214, p. 329 (bottom left part of page)

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CASE75057: Horary consultation concerning John Johnson (PERSON52585)

Question asked by the patient on 11 July 1632 at 09:50

RN Iohn Ihounson 58 y Iuly 11. h. 9. 50 ant m 1632 /of Dodington by wellingborough\

shephead

a fortnight sinc was taken in his knee swelled & rūneth vp to his thighs & backe & cānot rise |a bad stomacke|1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘back thighs hucklebone & knee cānot styrre nor rise nor helpe him’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 416, p. 302 (upper right part of page)

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CASE70619: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Phillip Lea (PERSON53552)

Question asked by Lea (PERSON53510) on 27 April 1630 at 18:15

RN Phylip Lea of Rotbee 3 myles frō Leycester 38 y Ap 27 h 6. 15 p m 1630

her Husb

was broght a bed on weddensday last & feeleth a scrabling at her breast & boath sydes.

Looke feb. 13.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 194, p. 301 (upper right part of page)

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CASE70277: Horary consultation concerning Anne Bignell (PERSON44149)

Question asked by the patient on 19 March 1630 at 11:00

Anne Bignell of Eaton 19. y. mart. 19. . h. 11. ant m. 1630

A riseinge vp vnto her throate, is in Labour, her rekoninge out a monthe Since, is strangly handled in her heade, vomiteth Bloude, swoundeth

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 194, p. 183 (bottom right part of page)

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CASE78934: Horary consultation concerning Brown (PERSON45035)

Question asked by the patient on 25 March 1634 at 19:00

TG Thomas Brownes wife of Rance {illeg}|3|2 y. March 25 h. 7 p M. 1634 hath a heate & swelling which first begann in her face & now runneth from one member into anothersuspecteth wichcraft. hath beene troubled this 12 moneth.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 412, f. 111v (middle right part of page)

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CASE75137: Horary consultation concerning Margery James (PERSON52445)

Question asked by the patient on 21 July 1632 at 07:30

RN margery Iames of Greete by Winscombe in Glocester sheere 50 myles henc almost 50 y Iuly 21 h {sic} {illeg}|h|or. {8} {sic}{sic} 7. 30 ant m 1632 |ma\r/yed|

She is hanted as she thinketh wth an ill spirite & feeleth some living thing roll vp & downe in her & it will pluck her & gather all togeather./ then downe in the bottome of her belly & then rū vp to her hart & syde ill sinc whitsontyde

Mr freemā her mr cured her 15 y since.

was very sickly always.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 416, p. 329 (upper left part of page)

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CASE70218: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Anne Tod (PERSON60235)

Question asked by the patient on 12 March 1630 at 17:50

RN Mres Tod of Cūberton. 24 y. Ma\r/ch 12 h. 6 {sic} \5. 5{0}/ p m 1630 |stomack weake lame frō her huckle{bone}/bone\ {sic} to h{er} heele & arme of the right sy{de}|

[Astrological Chart]

Mres Tod of Cūberton by Cābridg 3 ryiles {sic} sent March 12 h. 5. 50 p {sic} 1630

a bad stomack

witchery suspected by Goody Wode to whō she gave a peticoate. her mother & neighbous {sic} suspect it vehemently

sent me a wrought Cap

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 194, pp. 156-157 (p. 156 upper right, and p. 157 upper left)

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CASE69927: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON41064)

Question asked by the patient on 7 January 1630 at 11:30

RN A poer bagger womā cōpl of prickings shootings in head & legs almost 2 y caused by an ill body yt she susp Ian 7 h. 11. 30 ant m 1630

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 194, p. 48 (middle right part of page)

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CASE74396: Horary consultation concerning Goody Briggs (PERSON44811)

Question asked by Briggs (PERSON44805) on 23 April 1632 at 12:30

RN Goody Brigs of Thorneborough 62 y Ap. 23. h. 12. 30 ant m {sic}. 1632. |in a manor mopish cā rest day nor night & sencles a dead palsy vexed disq| |no vse of her right syde arne {sic} & leg.|

[Astrological Chart]

filius matre

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 416, p. 102 (upper left part of page)

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CASE74419: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Catherine Latimer (PERSON53398)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON41526) on 25 April 1632 at 18:20

RN Mres katherin Latymer halfe a yere hath convulsion fits of face mouth & necke about 3 weekes. Ap. 25 h. 6. 20 p m 1632

Convuls: 7 tyms a day1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘Convuls fits many in a day’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 416, p. 108 (upper right part of page)

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CASE77507: Horary consultation concerning Anne Silvester (PERSON58757) and Silvester (PERSON58755)

Question asked by Anne Silvester (PERSON58757) on 8 June 1633 at 06:00 or at 07:30

RN An Silvester of Hunsdon in Hartford sheere 42 y Iune 8 h {sic} hor 6 ant m 1633

strangly handled in her feete wth pulling & gnawing her feete wth extremity of payns & her hands pill all over & the tops wore away wth the payne & did extremely vomyte at the first for 4 days 16 weekes. & had 2 child wch vomyted sorely & on child dyed & she cānot sit vp nor goe but as she she {sic} is caryed nor cānot abyde any to touch her hands & feete & are extreme hot

vryne very good Iune 8. h {sic}. hor 6 ant m 1633. /h. 7. 30 ant m 1633\

[Astrological Chart]

Iune 8 h {sic} hor 6. ant m 1633.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 211, p. 206 (upper left, upper right, and middle centre parts of page)

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CASE79151: Horary consultation concerning Sage (PERSON58113)

Question asked by the patient between 7 August 1634 at 13:30 and 11 August 1634 at 09:00

SRN Sage her husband eodē tempore for a great payne in his back feares those ill people.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 412, f. 153v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE70131: Horary consultation concerning Francis Butlye (PERSON45441)

Question asked by the patient on 3 March 1630 at 13:00

Francis Butlye of Holywell 39. y. March. 3. . h. 1. p. m. 16301

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘lame in the Hipps’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 194, p. 131 (bottom left part of page)

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CASE71106: Decumbiture for Joan [Joanna] Bradbury (PERSON44643)

Question asked by the patient between 16 December 1630 at 13:20 and 17 December 1630 at 09:20

RN Ioane Bradbery of great Horwood 42 y taken strangly in her right hucklebone wth great ach about thigh & share pulling her in peeces cānot stand vppon it nothing to be sene taken Octob. 3. h. 5. 20 p m 1630

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 232, p. 21 (bottom left, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE72704: Horary consultation concerning Mary Bartlet (PERSON43671)

Question asked by the patient on 17 August 1631 at 14:00

RN Mary Barklet of Chester torne 28 y Aug 17 . h. 2. p m 163i

brought a bed 7 weekes since payned & tormēted in her right flanke /ill tonges susp.\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 212, p. 86 (bottom left, and bottom right parts 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?f19-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AWitchcraft%20and%20devil;f20-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body;f21-date=1630-1639, accessed 9 March 2025.