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CASE61268: Horary consultation concerning Savage (PERSON58308)

Question asked by Savage (PERSON58301) on 9 November 1625 at 14:30

RN on Savage of Tiffild came to me for his Daughter of 23 y troubled in mynd by a dreame yt Sathan put into her head by wch by fits she is sorely troubled novēb. 9 h. 2. 30 p m. 1625

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 224, f. 38r (upper left part of page)

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CASE58021: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Elizabeth Conyears [Berkeley] (PERSON44023)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON39860) on 2 April 1624 at 12:30

RN Mr {sic} Barker Barkley. 26 y Ap. 2. had a strong fit cursīg swearing striking & flinging Ap 2. h. 12. 30 p. m. 16241

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘at this time strangly vexed.’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 413, f. 126v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE30740: Horary consultation concerning Henry [Harry] Doe (PERSON11337)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON26291) on 1 March 1607 at 13:25

RN Henry Doe of Cranfild 23 y march. 1. h. 1. 25 p m 16071

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘light headed talketh of sathan mynd not quiet’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 193, f. 94v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE54678: Decumbiture for Goody Elizabeth Cockayne (PERSON46446)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON39510) on 25 July 1622 at 11:11

RN Elis Cocken of Newp. first strangly & sodenly taken on holy thursday 26 y Iuli may 30 h. 5 p m 1622 Iane Goodmā craved Drink & she gave it to this Iane & it prsently tooke her & sinc neaver well but mutch tēpted & troubled wth wynd1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘mutch temptat. wynd melancholye’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 222, f. 8r (bottom left, and bottom centre parts of page)

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CASE64288: Horary consultation concerning Thomas Langley (PERSON53355)

Question asked by the patient on 17 July 1627 at 19:20

RN Thomas Langlye of Oxford 28. y. of {sic} Shrove mudaye {sic} \last/ neavr mayed {sic}. a shipwrite a batch. Iuly 17. . h. 7. 20 p m 1627 he was prsent cānot stay any where1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘a weaknes in his brayne’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 227, f. 164r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE74988: Horary consultation concerning John Smith (PERSON59004)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON41587) on 2 July 1632 at 10:00

RN Iohn Smyth. of willing 24. y. Iuly. 2. h. 10. 1632 |head light mad headed for love.| /sayth he is bewitched & they will p{ey}\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 416, p. 278 (bottom right part of page)

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CASE30763: Horary consultation concerning Henry [Harry] Doe (PERSON11337)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON26293) on 3 March 1607 at 11:30

RN Henry Doe of Cranfild 23 y. h. 11. 30 ant m 1607 sine cōsensu.1

Notes:

1 ‘light headed tempted & sayth he seeth sathan.’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 193, f. 97v (upper right part of page)

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CASE12317: Horary consultation concerning William Rogers (PERSON15428)

Question asked by the patient on 25 April 1599 at 18:00

RN Will. Rogars of Stock hāmon. 20 yeres old. troubled in minde the cannot be rid of the devill always cōmeth to his minde & cannot be shifted of him. Aprill 25. h. 6. p m. 1599. this 2 yeres.

[Partial Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 228, f. 139v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE31853: Horary consultation concerning William Flye (PERSON23231)

Question asked by Flye (PERSON23229) on 4 July 1607 at 12:00

RN wylliā flye of Hynton beyond brackly hor 12. 1607 |Iuly 4 .| 22 y.

his hed ill his mopish /fathr for the child mopish\12

Notes:

1 ‘in love wth on yt he nevr did aske the question & now growen mopish ever sinc may’ in chart

2 ‘tēpted.’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 193, f. 243v (upper left part of page)

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CASE20875: Horary consultation concerning Mr Vincent Goddard (PERSON12177)

Question asked by the patient on 23 March 1604 at 10:00

RN Mr Vincent Goddard her brothr 23 y sent at boath these tymes maryed 3 yeres handled by fits aftr a strang māner 12 days sometymes wthout senc & feele as in a dead palsy but will not speake but cryeth at the begyning of his fit extreemely yet looketh well.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 415, f. 53r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE24287: Horary consultation concerning John Smith (PERSON35441)

Question asked by the patient on 6 February 1615 at 15:20

RN Iohn Smyth of Brockwell 22. y. a batch. feb. 6 h. 3: 20 p m 1615 |tempted haunted as he thinketh wth 2 ill spirits wthin in {sic} him.|1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘mopish ever sinc miklemas’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 237, f. 157v (upper left part of page)

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CASE42125: Horary consultation concerning Anne Winch [Pedder] (PERSON36926)

Question asked by the patient on 12 July 1615 at 11:20

RN An Winch of luton Iuly 20|5| y. Iuly. 12 h. 11. 20 ant m. 16151

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘troubled in mynd./’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 196, f. 62v (upper left part of page)

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CASE43634: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Hopkins (PERSON31823)

Question asked by the patient on 12 July 1616 at 09:15

RN Eliz. Hopkins of great Brickhill 26 y. Iuly. 12 h. 9. 15 ant m 16i6. troubled in mynd |cānot well tell what to doe|

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 408, f. 132v (bottom left, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE28469: Horary consultation concerning Sara Musgrave [Blot] (PERSON20374)

Question asked by the patient on 29 March 1605 at 12:20

RN Sara musgrove \of/ Bletsoe 20 y maryed 2 y. march. 29. h. 12 20 p m. 1605. troubled wth fancyes very fearfull in her mynd to loose her wits troubled in her sleepe cānot rest metuit veneficiū full of melanch cholicke

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 216, f. 17r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE25341: Horary consultation concerning Agnes Ploughman (PERSON34372)

Question asked by the patient on 15 August 1610 at 14:00

RN Agnys Plowmā of Blisworth 20 y Aug. 15. h. 2. p m. 16i01

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘afflicted & troubled in mynd ever since Whitesontyde’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 239, f. 117r (upper left part of page)

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CASE29480: Horary consultation concerning Thomas Prior (PERSON20562)

Question asked by the patient on 30 July 1605 at 14:38

RN Thomas Pryer of Sondon 21 y. Iuly 30. h. 2. 38 ant m 16051

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘troubled in mynde as on haunted mopish’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 216, f. 158v (upper right part of page)

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CASE59760: Horary consultation concerning William Tomms (PERSON60304)

Question asked by the patient on 9 February 1625 at 10:00

RN Will: Toms of Thurly 23 y I|f|ebr. 9 h. 10. ant m 1625

tormented wth tentations & mynd sorely troubled

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 402, f. 160r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE48749: Horary consultation concerning Robert Haines (PERSON31218)

Question asked by the patient on 18 May 1619 at 08:00

RN Robart Haynes of litlington 23 y may 18  {sic}. h. 8 ant m 1619. had a quart ague 2 y. & then grew heavy harted & solitery & light headed

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 235, f. 4r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE36892: Horary consultation concerning John Shephard (PERSON25349)

Question asked by Shephard (PERSON25346) on 15 January 1610 at 12:00

RN Iohn Shepheard of Crouton in the parish of Winge Ian 15. h 12. in m 1610 pater quærit sine consensu wheathr harmed by ill tongues. feares ill

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 203, f. 217r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE59734: Horary consultation concerning Mr John Johnson (PERSON52582)

Question asked by Johnson (PERSON52575) on 31 January 1625 at 18:00

RN Mr Iohn Iohnson of g|G|reat Ford 21 y \a batch/ Ian 31. h. 6. p m 1625.

natus Ap 11 the 2 y of his matyes raigne 1604 h. 4 p m. 1604

strangly handled & hath had 3 sev. fits the first decēb. 12. & cōtinued vntill the 18 of the same 2 Ian first & cōtinued vntill the 9 of the same the 3d fit Ian 21. & nowe reasonable well sine Consensu /pater filio sine consensu\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 402, f. 155r (upper right, and bottom left 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?f2-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AWitchcraft%20and%20devil;f4-patient-age-band=020-029;f5-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ADiseases%20of%20the%20mind, accessed 19 January 2025.