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CASE57561: Horary consultation concerning Mr Oliver Boteler (PERSON28235)

Question asked by Lady Anne Boteler [Farrar] [Butler] (PERSON28242) on 3 January 1624 at 11:45

RN The lady \An/ Butler for her mr Oliver Butler 9 y next march bone {sic} 28 or 29 about 12 & on in the night. of Harolde sent to me for this child Ian 3 h {sic} hor 11. 45 ant m 1623 {sic}. extree {sic} weake & feeble & cā take no physick taken wth strang fits plucking his \right/ syde & rūneth to his back being holden harde & an extree {sic} cough almost halfe a yere. & is pyned & cā not stand nor goe Ill tong suspected

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 413, f. 53r (upper right part of page)

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CASE32593: Horary consultation concerning William Morgan (PERSON14262)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON26527) on 23 January 1608 at 12:00

RN Wylliā Morgen borne lāmas day was 6 yeres being eithr . or

wylliā Morgen of laundon 6 at lāmas last Ian. 23. h {sic} hor. 12. in m. 1608 /bleedeth still when the is in or . margery Bagly suspected\

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 193, f. 344r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE32837: Nativity for William Morgan (PERSON14262)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON26559) between 20 February 1608 at 11:00 and 20 February 1608 at 12:00

RN Williā Morgan 6|7|. y the sonday aftr lamas daye. & then lamas day was on frydaye about evening prayer. about 5 p m 1601. 1606. \August: 3. h. 5. 2|3|0/ 1600 {sic} p m 1600 hath bleede sinc very mutch. waterish blood. Margery Bagly suspected./

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 229, f. 37v (upper left part 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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CASE74509: Horary consultation concerning Mary Boswell (PERSON44512)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON41536) on 3 May 1632 at 13:00

RN Mary Bawsell of Stoake goldin 2 y & a halfe pleth & well coloured may. 3 h. 1 p m 1632

Convulsions quivering & quaking & lay as on dead halfe an houre/. was prsent susp witch. apt to sleepe /skreameth\

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 416, p. 133 (bottom left part of page)

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CASE64386: Decumbiture for Patience Worcester (PERSON62242)

Question asked by Mr William Worcester (PERSON62233) on 2 August 1627 at 10:00

RN Mr Worcesters child of Olny a quarter of a yere old taken strangly wth convulsions Aug. 1. h. 11 p m 16271

Notes:

1 ‘Convulsions’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 227, f. 178v (upper left part of page)

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CASE77503: Decumbiture for Jane [Jean] Lightfoote (PERSON53731) and Lightfoote (PERSON53719) and Anonymous (PERSON41888)

Question asked by Mr Anthony Lightfoote (PERSON53721) on 7 June 1633 at 20:30

RN feb. 4 his wife his boy & his child strangly taken wth vomyting feb. 4. h. 3. p m 1633. /the gearle dyed about yt tyme\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 211, p. 205 (bottom left, and bottom centre parts of page)

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CASE17484: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Jarvis (PERSON13183)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON18261) on 12 July 1602 at 09:00

GJ Elsabeth Iarvyes of Kempson ix y. Iulij 12. ho 9 a m. eates nothing but drinkes.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 221, f. 133v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE77078: Horary consultation concerning Edward Hawkins (PERSON51236)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON41842) on 27 April 1633 at 08:00

RN Edw. Hawkins of Marston 5 y Ap 27 h {sic} hor. 8 ant m 1633 a palsy howse hanted had a Sigill

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 211, p. 74 (bottom right part of page)

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CASE73302: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Anne Tyrringham [Napier] (PERSON60703)

Question asked by Sir Thomas Tyrringham (PERSON16622) on 6 November 1631 at 15:00

RN Sr Th. Tyringhā sent t{o} me to know what I think of his Daughte{rs} strang fits of skriking n{ovē b} 6 h. 3. p m 163{1} /|nō| sine cōsensu.\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 212, p. 271 (upper right part of page)

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CASE61556: Decumbiture for Margaret Howlet (PERSON52018)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON40223) on 30 January 1626 at 08:00

RN troubled wth strang convulsions the wench the morow on \St/ Stephens Daye sep a ap . p h. 8 ant m 162{6}|5| & swounded at that tyme & hath bene troubled wth convulsiōs ever sinc

[Astrological Chart]

Marg Howlet taken wth strang fits of convulsions & wythering of her face & neck St {sic} Decēb. 26 h. 8 ant m 1625

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 224, f. 82r-v (f. 82r bottom right, and f. 82v upper left)

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CASE10138: Horary consultation concerning Agnes Toppe (PERSON16489)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON17480) on 15 March 1600 or on 16 March 1600 at 13:00

RN Agnes Tappe 4 y old of Astwood feb. 16. die h. 1. p m 1600. cryeth of her belly pynd & consumed. Elisabeth Burdge suspected1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1

witchery

belly ache

’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 202, f. 7r (bottom right, and bottom left parts of page)

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CASE51832: Horary consultation concerning Richard Carter (PERSON45659)

Question asked by Carter (PERSON45629) on 6 December 1620 at 15:00

RN Richard Carter. of Lillye 30 y in love Decēb: 6. h. 3. p. m. 1620 |sine consensu| /Widow Pydle is tempted yt he cānot pray by fits well quaketh cānot sleep\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 233, f. 17r (upper right part 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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CASE52906: Nativity for Susan Collins (PERSON46602)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON39286) on 25 July 1621 at 15:30

RN nata martij \30/ h 8 ant m 1619 Ap 30.

It would sweate often a cold sweat & will labor

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 231, f. 57v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE58294: Horary consultation concerning Thomas Ringborough (PERSON57659)

Question asked by Michael Ringborough (PERSON57658) between 26 April 1624 at 15:15 and 27 April 1624 at 08:00

RN Michaell Ringborough caryed his Child Th: Ringborough. to Elis Garband house an alehouse to Drink & feareth lest she should hurt his child wch was neavr well sinc could {illeg}|g|oe now loveth to lye all on the backe

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 413, f. 165r (upper left part of page)

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CASE63253: Horary consultation concerning Mr Henry Randall (PERSON57286)

Question asked by Randall (PERSON57283) on 17 February 1627 at 13:00

RN Mr Henry Rand{ol}pe 3. y. novēb 20 h 11 before noone but father came to me feb. 17. h {sic} hor 1. p m 1627

sinc yester mornings|e| & ever burneth & n hath not yet given him over

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 224, f. 368r (upper right part of page)

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CASE76269: Horary consultation concerning Thomas Dowe (PERSON48032)

Question asked by Dowe (PERSON48029) on 8 January 1633 at 12:00

RN Th. Dow of Elstoe 16 weekes old. Ian 8 h. 12. 1633

convulsions skreane & skrike & tooke feareth Bridget Manfild suspected was arraiged month sinc was wth me |pater filio|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 214, p. 253 (upper left part of page)

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CASE59547: Decumbiture for Anne Shortread (PERSON58683)

Question asked by Shortread (PERSON58680) on 18 December 1624 at 08:30

RN sorely handled w{th} strang fits of con{vul}sion decēb. 12 h. 4 ant m. 16{24}

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 402, f. 127v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE66640: Decumbiture for Anne James (PERSON52441)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON40725) on 21 July 1628 between 09:30 and 10:40

RN This strang fit of convuls. tooke it Iuly 14. h. 5. 30 p m. 1628 \of Calverton/ An Iames taken at this tyme first

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 405, f. 117r (bottom left 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-treatment=Yes;f3-recipe=No;f5-patient-knowledge=Not%20specified;f6-practitioner-is-patient=No;f7-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29;f8-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AWitchcraft%20and%20devil, accessed 1 October 2024.