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CASE16064: Horary consultation concerning John Roberts (PERSON15369)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON18132) on 12 January 1604 at 15:00

RN Iohn Robart of Olnye a yere & halfe Ian. 12. hor 3. 20 p m 1604

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 207, f. 182r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE1964: Horary consultation concerning Richard West (PERSON7663)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON145) on 27 June 1597 at 19:00

SF Richard West of a year old 1597 the 27 Iun’ p m’ at 7 Diz / forspoken or noe/ the Aunt for the child

the sonn of Rich \Iohn/ & Effam Weste of newington g{illeg} Towne

at 7 p m’

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 226, f. 134r (upper right, and bottom left parts of page)

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CASE30598: Horary consultation concerning William Cooper (PERSON19373)

Question asked by Mrs Jane Cooper [Church] (PERSON10917) on 6 February 1607 at 11:00

RN C|M|res Coo sent to me to come Downe to see her child. Wylliā of 6 y feb 6 h. 11. ant m 1607 /extreme sick & gnaweth the clothes\ /metuit veneficiū\

[Astrological Chart]

& Mr Ducobes sonn Ih|o|hn for his baldnes feb. 6. h 11 ant m 1607.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 193, f. 72v (upper left part of page)

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CASE40064: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON37755)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON37756) on 20 June 1612 at 17:50

RN a litle child of 13 wekes old taken yesterday & strangly. Iune 20 h {sic} hor 5. 4|5|0 p m 1612. like on yt had ye palsye

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 409, f. 117v (upper left part of page)

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CASE53758: Horary consultation concerning Richard Sharpe [Cole] (PERSON58506)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON39389) on 25 March 1622 at 14:25

RN my Godson Richard Sharpe 6 y a next whitsontyde borne on a about son rising the 3 weekes after whitsontyde, mutch troubled about 8 at night in his first sleepe & will rise out of his bed & crye o god, o god & stare & rune about this fortnight is frighted & doth not remēber it march 25 h. 2. 25 p m 1622 he was prsent for halfe a {sic} yere an houre |some ill thing feared|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 223, f. 32r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE43281: Horary consultation concerning John Rechel (PERSON34645)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON38058) on 27 April 1616 at 10:30

RN Iohn Rachell of Elstoe 6 y Ap 27 h {sic} hor 10. 30 ant m 16i6. lame in the knes a fortnight ever sinc Goody Slone was denyed to bake wth her /

[Astrological Chart]

feareth yt on goody Slone hath wronged it.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 408, f. 72v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE49654: Horary consultation concerning Thomas Astone (PERSON27505)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON38716) on 9 September 1619 at 13:00

RN Th. Ashon 6 y sept 9 h 1 p m 1619 a great cough bad longs Ellen Ashon susp

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 235, f. 182v (upper right part of page)

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CASE54777: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON39524)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON39523) on 11 August 1622 at 13:25

RN A womā of Stratford broght a litle child a v {sic} xj weeks old would sucke other bodyes teates but not hers very vnquiet & crying. hath a great cold Aug 11. h. 1. \25/ p m. 16221

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘a womā susp’ in the right margin

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 222, f. 28v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE76667: Horary consultation concerning Robert Summerley (PERSON59783)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON41796) on 13 March 1633 at 12:20

Robt Suerly of Doddington 2. y. March 13. . h. 12. 20. p m 1633

simple & mopish, flesh fallen from ye wast downeward, weak at Knees, & cannot stand. was Sick \at/ a qrter olde, & was neur well since. feareth some ill to\u/ngue. Gadwife Purny Susp.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 214, p. 371 (bottom left part of page)

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CASE25811: Horary consultation concerning Goody Anne [Agnes] Gale [Anne Morgan] (PERSON14264) and Edward Gale (PERSON30739)

Question asked by Goody Anne [Agnes] Gale [Anne Morgan] (PERSON14264) on 12 January 1611 at 10:30

RN An Gale of Goldington now brought a bed & her milk is gone & dryed vp sodenly & her child ill. suspecteth ill peop. Ian 12. {illeg}|| hor. 10. 30 ant m 16 {sic}12. 1611.

Dorothy Katlyn. Elinor Warner Ione Chāberlyn. 2 of yt name./

Edward Gale./

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 239, f. 185r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE27775: Horary consultation concerning Isabel Forman (PERSON19644)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON38887) on 12 July 1606 at 10:25

RN Isbell forman of Ridgmont 6 y. Iuly 12 h {sic} hor. 10. 20|5| p|a|nt m 1606

left hand sore swelled & broken. this 3 quarters of a yere swelled & lately broken

[Astrological Chart]

metuit veneficiū Marg Brinckloe or vnderwood now

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 215, f. 216r (upper 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?f24-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AWitchcraft%20and%20devil;f25-patient-age-band=000-009;f26-extent-of-transcription=Whole%20entry, accessed 10 April 2025.