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CASE75775: Horary consultation concerning Rebecca Whitmell [Filpot] (PERSON61733)

Question asked by the patient on 25 October 1632 at 10:40

RN Rebecca Whitemeale of Meadesmorton 42 y octob 25. h. 10 40 ant m 1632 Vtrū venef sit passa lame in her thigh |vide octob 22|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 214, p. 97 (upper left part of page)

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CASE70133: Horary consultation concerning Agnes Lucas (PERSON53956)

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

Agnis Lucas of Holywell 76. y. Mar. 3. . h. 1. p. m. 1630

taken wth a Dead Palsye yet susspecteth Alce Ayre of witcherye

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 194, p. 131 (middle right part of page)

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CASE65994: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Mary Robinson (PERSON57771)

Question asked by the patient on 6 May 1628 at 07:45 or at 07:50

RN {Mres Mar}y Robinson of Erklinborough 25. y may. 5|6| 7. 45 ant m 1628

It first tooke her wth trēbling & quaking12

[Astrological Chart]

Mres Mary Robynson 25 y may 5|6|. h. 7. 50 ant m 1628.

Notes:

1vide Ap 25. 2. fig.’ in the left margin

2 ‘Isaac Richardson susp’ in the left margin

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 405, f. 15r (upper right, and bottom left parts of page)

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CASE74922: Horary consultation concerning The right worshipful gentlewoman Mrs Mary Peyton (PERSON56646)

Question asked by the patient on 21 June 1632 at 19:50

RN Mres many|ry| peyton of weare 26 or 28 y. was fat & of a sanguyne cōplexion |taken| lame on the right syde no physick will helpe for she hath had the opium of many Doctors. Iune 21 h. 7. 50 p m 1632.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 416, p. 254 (upper left part of page)

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CASE74924: Horary consultation concerning The right worshipful gentlewoman Mrs Mary Peyton (PERSON56646)

Question asked by the patient on 21 June 1632 at 19:50

RN Mres Mary Pay Pea|y|ton of {sic} now at London Iune 2i . h. 7: 50 p m 1632 /paralytica cū convuls. paroxismus\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 416, p. 255 (upper left, and upper right parts of page)

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CASE75554: Horary consultation concerning John Cooper (PERSON46918) and Alice Cooper (PERSON46954)

Question asked by Cooper (PERSON46909) on 22 September 1632 at 17:00

RN Iohn Coo of Emmerton 14. y. sept 22 h {sic} hor 5 p m 1632 |pater filio sine consensu| \his mother is lane {sic} by fits was onc speachles/

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 214, p. 32 (middle, bottom left, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE12567: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Mary Pen (PERSON14848)

Question asked by Mr Edward Pen (PERSON14841) on 22 August 1599 at 22:15

RN Mary pen of Stony stratford 29 yeres taken speachles & shaking & throtte{illeg}|ll| & rore & burne. thus taken the 22th day of August. about 10 a clock at night die  {sic}. 10. at night 1599. marit vxore

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 183r (upper left part of page)

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CASE21664: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Clark (PERSON10601)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON18661) on 29 October 1604 at 12:30

RN Elis Clark of Quinton 18 y Octob. 29. 18 y Octob 29.  {sic} hor. 12. 4|3|0 p m 1604.

cānot staye vp out of her bed cānot eate nor drinke1

but speaketh fondly

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘Doe feare the measels.’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 415, f. 172r (upper right part of page)

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CASE62874: Horary consultation concerning Agnes [Anne] West (PERSON61455)

Question asked by the patient on 5 October 1626 at 10:30

RN An West of Olny 30 y octob 5. h. 10: 30 ant m 1626 a nūnes in her hans {sic} & legs suddenly taken away

Ioane Chard susp but now dead 2 yeres sinc

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 224, f. 304r (upper right 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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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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CASE38318: Horary consultation concerning Thomas Barnes (PERSON9483) and Barnes (PERSON27777)

Question asked by Thomas Barnes (PERSON9483) and Barnes (PERSON27777) on 19 June 1611 at 10:00

RN Thomas Barnes of Olny 50 y Iune 19 . h. 10. ant m. 1611. lame in his legs & hath 3 hols

ready to have his belly & his backe torne in peeces if he put not his fingers into his throate to cast it vp. feareth least on goody Margery Travell hath bewitched him. |& his wife is pulled to.|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 200, f. 118r (upper 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?f2-question-asked=Personal%20affairs%3A%3APersonal%20relations%3A%3AWitchcraft%20suspect;f4-patient-sex=Female;f5-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3ALame%2C%20numb%20or%20paralysed, accessed 2 April 2025.