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CASE17452: Horary consultation concerning Rose Mitton (PERSON14217)

Question asked by Mitton (PERSON14215) on 6 July 1602 at 13:15

RN Rose Miten of husb Coople. 3 y. Iuly 6 hor 1. 15. p m 16021

Notes:

1 ‘Rose Mitten of Cople 3 y. at that tyme not in prsence. pater sine prsentia filiæ’ in the left margin

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 221, f. 129r (upper right part of page)

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CASE10235: Horary consultation concerning Ursula Cole (PERSON10738)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON42168) on 2 April 1600 at 10:00

RN Vrsula Coles of Ashon 26. y. Apr. 2. die h. 10 ant m 1600 this day sennet at night. cū consensu1

[Astrological Chart]

Iames Linwell of Ashon yt was amis & nowe is mended by yt I gave him ill in his mynd about a yere since he causd this body to come.

Notes:

1 ‘troubled in minde.’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 202, f. 27r (upper left part of page)

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CASE29577: Horary consultation concerning Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] [Richard Napier [Senior]] (PERSON5218)

Question asked by the patient on 16 August 1605 at 08:00

RN Aug. 15 {illeg}|| I felt a \new/ payne in the calfe of my leg wch I nevr felt before. a toode came out of the wall at the same tyme./

Aug 16 h. 8. quæritr ant m 1605 an venefic tangatr

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 216, f. 174r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE79891: Nativity for Thomas Colford (PERSON1853)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON8211) on 8 June 1601 at 12:30

RN a child 16 weekes o{ld} {sic} old \natus feb/ feb. 20. die hor 5 ant m 1601. quære nativ.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 181, f. 22r (middle part of page)

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CASE79892: Horary consultation concerning Thomas Colford (PERSON1853)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON8211) on 8 June 1601 at 12:30

RN Itm’ Iune 8 die h. 30 p 12 in meridie fery stroken & pinched sorely black & blewe

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 181, f. 22r (bottom part of page)

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CASE17460: Horary consultation concerning Rose Mitton (PERSON14217)

Question asked by Mitton (PERSON14215) on 7 July 1602 at 16:30

RN Rose Myten of Coople in Bedfordshere. 3 y Iuly. 7. hor. 4. 30 p m 1602. child in prsence

[Astrological Chart]

the child was in our prsence wth his fathr at this tyme.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 221, f. 130v (upper left part of page)

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CASE21102: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Margaret Dean [Simons] (PERSON11233)

Question asked by the patient on 20 April 1604 at 14:28

RN Margaret Deane of Wicken 31 y Apr 20 hor 2 30 \2 28/ p m 1604. /in pria sona\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 415, f. 85r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE21968: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON18184)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON18185) on 20 February 1605 at 14:45

RN a young mā of Bothon in Huntington shire 26 y was brought sine cōsensu feb r 20. h. 2. 45. p m. 1605. strangly tormented by witchraft sinc shreve{illeg}|tue|sday Shelton the witch in prison1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘witchraft. troubled in mynd’ in chart

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 415, f. 223r (upper right part of page)

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CASE13967: Horary consultation concerning Anthony Harvey (PERSON12613)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON17908) on 3 September 1603 at 16:50

RN Anthony Harvy of Newport 1 y. sept 3 h {sic} hor 4. 50. ant p m. 1603 the child at boath tymes prsent

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 197, f. 70v (upper left part of page)

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CASE18770: Horary consultation concerning Mr George Piggot (PERSON14922)

Question asked by the patient on 7 January 1601 at 10:45

RN I came to Mr \George/ Piggets howse of Bechampton 60 y. at 10. 45. ant m. 1600 {sic} Ian. 7. die hor. 10. 45. ant m. 1601.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 404, f. 4v (upper left part of page)

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CASE19069: Horary consultation concerning Jane Shephard (PERSON15770)

Question asked by Percival Shephard (PERSON15760) on 21 March 1601 at 12:50

RN Iane Shephard of {F}|P|otsgrave 3 y. Martij 21. die hor. 12. 50. ant m. 160i pater sine consensu.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 404, f. 60r (upper left part of page)

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CASE21782: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Barnebrough (PERSON9478)

Question asked by the patient on 1 December 1604 at 12:00

RN Elis Barnebrooke of Harold. 26 y Decēb. 1. h {sic} hor. 12. 1604. shee was in prsenc

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 415, f. 192v (bottom right, and bottom left parts of page)

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CASE26159: Interrogation (Medical episode) concerning Agnes [Mary] [Anne] Gunter (PERSON19804)

Question asked by Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] [Richard Napier [Senior]] (PERSON5218) between 26 August 1605 at 19:45 and 2 September 1605 at 07:00

RN sept 2

Aug 26 hor {8} {sic} \8/ p m 1605 I sawe Mary Gūther in her fitte wheathr shee be bewitched or noe. |quæro meā {sic} spōte|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 181, f. 109r (upper part of page)

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CASE26364: Interrogation (Medical episode) concerning Agnes [Mary] [Anne] Gunter (PERSON19804)

Question asked by Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] [Richard Napier [Senior]] (PERSON5218) between 26 August 1605 at 20:00 and 2 September 1605 at 07:00

RN Agnys Gunther Aug 25|6|. h||. 8 p m. 1605. quæritr a meipso meapte sponte. an morbus sit natur vl non. a veneficis vl fictus |hoc tēpore morbus solitus eā invasit.|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 204, f. 15r (upper left part of page)

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CASE28353: Interrogation (Receiving message) concerning Agnes [Mary] [Anne] Gunter (PERSON19804)

Question asked by Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] [Richard Napier [Senior]] (PERSON5218) on 9 March 1605 at 11:25

RN Mr vilvayne of Exeter colledg sent me a letter to intreate me whethr Mr Cunny be skilfull to helpe against witchery. & {illeg}|w|hat he hath done {illeg}|t|ruely vppon his experienc. & how he doth it & to certefy him of it. Martij 9. h {sic} hor. 11. 25. ant m 1605.

quæro hic mea sponte. a|A|n Mary Gunthr veneficio sit correpta seu potius. an morbus eius sit ex veneficio nec ne./

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 216, f. 1r (upper left part of page)

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CASE28547: Horary consultation concerning Henry Fisher (PERSON11750)

Question asked by the patient on 8 April 1605 at 07:30

RN Henry Fishr 40 y my man will. vnckle Apr 8. {h}|| hor. 7. 30 ant m. 1605. brought again his water. being not well. |metuit veneficiū|1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘strāgly handled hed harte backe. a cold temples gydy headed’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 216, f. 28r (upper right part of page)

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CASE31546: Horary consultation concerning Alice Lea (PERSON24168)

Question asked by Goody Joan Field (PERSON11724) on 2 June 1607 at 13:00

RN Alce lea of Harshā of 40 y Iune 2. h. 1. p m 1607. soror sine consensu. /goody fild her sister.\

[Astrological Chart]

sottish mopish

at this tyme they met me going to mr leas. hath bene brought a bed a moneth since

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 193, f. 203r (upper left, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE31740: Horary consultation concerning Joan Dickins (PERSON22916)

Question asked by the patient on 22 June 1607 at 08:50

RN Ione Dickings of Stocke golding 20 y Iune 22 h. 8. 50 ant m 1607. frigted or haunted wth some ill sprite mopish wōt to Drowne her selfe |suspecteth on lanckford min onc curat of b|w|oulvrton. nevr well since he was there.|

deus eius nostri miseratr. in prsenc mopish sottish laugheth looketh well.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 193, f. 228v (upper left part of page)

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CASE33719: Horary consultation concerning Christopher Mun (PERSON24571)

Question asked by Mr Henry Mun (PERSON14315) on 7 July 1608 at 16:00

RN Chrystopher Mun of woulvrton 3 y the weeke before miklemas on weddensdaye night h. 11 3 & on. patr filio.. Iuly 7. h. 4. p m. 1608. |pater filio sine consensu|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 229, f. 153r (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?f22-date=1600-1609;f23-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AWitchcraft%20and%20devil;f24-how-did-it-take-place=Question%20asked%20in%20person, accessed 7 February 2025.