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CASE36527: Interrogation concerning Alice Nichols (PERSON27021)

Question asked by the patient on 14 September 1609 at 17:00

GJ Alice Nichols of Ecton 17 y Sept. 14 ho. 11. 50 a. m. 1609

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Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 203, f. 157v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE64219: Interrogation (Medical episode) concerning William Hall (PERSON50669)

Question asked by Mr Anthony Hall (PERSON50642) on 9 July 1627 at 08:12

RN strangly taken Iuly 5 h. 8. 30 ant m 1627

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 227, f. 147v (upper right part of page)

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CASE64868: Interrogation (Conversation) concerning Emmanuel Scrope [First Earl of Sunderland, Lord President of York] [Lord Scrope] (PERSON58391)

Question asked by Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] [Richard Napier [Senior]] (PERSON5218) on 2 November 1627 between 09:00 and 13:45

RN my lord prsident told me yt he feared nutch {sic}, least some ill people had done him Harme novēb 2. . h. 9 ant m 1627

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 227, f. 259v (upper left part of page)

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CASE75702: Interrogation (Receiving message) concerning Egerton [Frances] [Countess of Bridgewater] (PERSON48398)

Question asked by Mr Richard Napier [the nephew] [Sir Richard Napier] (PERSON18784) on 15 October 1632 at 16:30

SRN Vtrū suspicio ven. sit vera Octob. 15o . h. 4. 30. p. m. 1632

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at this time ye Earle of Bridgewaters footeman came & brought lers frō ye Countesse & young Sr Robert Na etc.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 214, p. 75 (upper left part of page)

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CASE67159: Interrogation concerning Emmanuel Scrope [First Earl of Sunderland, Lord President of York] [Lord Scrope] (PERSON58391)

Question asked by the patient between 12 October 1628 at 12:30 and 13 October 1628 at 09:40

RN my lord came to on Aug 13. h. 9. 15 ant m 1628.

that foretold my Lord of Many strang things of his witchery

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 405, f. 285v (upper left part of page)

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CASE78183: Interrogation concerning Conny (PERSON46702)

Question asked by William Conny (PERSON46715) on 4 September 1633 at 15:00

RN Williā Conye 30 y sept 4. h. 3. p m 1633

Last sonday his child is Dead bet|w|itched & could not rest: all the night long & dyed on monday night

Will: Cony of newp. 33 y. sept: 4 h 3. p m 1633.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 211, p. 423 (upper right part 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|

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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.|

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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./

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

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CASE63898: Interrogation concerning Mary Sanderson (PERSON58257)

Question asked by the patient on 22 May 1627 at 16:00

RN Mary Sanderson 30 y of Oundle may 22 h 4 p m 1627. was taken wth a sore feare in a Dreame yt she had the devill in her bed maij 19 h {sic} hor 8 p m 1627.

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Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 227, f. 99r (middle, bottom left, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE51685: Interrogation (Medical episode) concerning Sir Thomas Myddelton [the son] (PERSON33214)

Question asked by Lady Myddelton [Mary Sandy [Napier]] (PERSON25254) on 16 October 1620 at 07:00

RN my lady Mydleton her husb. water sine consensu octob. 16: h. 7. ant m 1620.

Sr Thomas taken wth a strang fit & passion of the splene & stone octob. 15. h. 10. \9. 30/ p m. 1620.1

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Notes:

1 ‘stone fit & splene’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 414, f. 205r (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?f26-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AWitchcraft%20and%20devil;f27-document-type=Case%3A%3AEntry%3A%3AInterrogation, accessed 29 April 2025.