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CASE34434: Horary consultation concerning Phillip Marshal (PERSON24391)

Question asked by the patient on 18 November 1608 at 10:00

RN Phylip Marcholl of Cucknoe wth goody warloe 29. y a mayd novēb. 18 h. 10 ant m 1608 /a poore servant mopish\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 229, f. 251v (upper left part of page)

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CASE41215: Horary consultation concerning Goody Ellen [Eleanor] Balle (PERSON9401)

Question asked by the patient on 21 April 1613 at 17:30

RN Ellen Bale of Ecton in the county of Northāp{ton} 58|{illeg}| 60 y Apr 21. . h. 5. 30 p m 1613. |in prsenc| /mopish.\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 199, f. 97v (upper right, and bottom left parts of page)

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CASE42073: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Brewer (PERSON28339)

Question asked by the patient on 29 June 1615 at 09:45

RN Elis: Bruer of Harrold 40 y Iune 29. h. 9. 45. ant m 16i5 |hath bene a good creatur & loving to her husb. & child careth not for ye world & thinketh every on eateth to mutch & spendeth|1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1\troubled in mynd/ mopish & careth not for her husb & child’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 196, f. 53r (bottom left, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE29480: Horary consultation concerning Thomas Prior (PERSON20562)

Question asked by the patient on 30 July 1605 at 14:38

RN Thomas Pryer of Sondon 21 y. Iuly 30. h. 2. 38 ant m 16051

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘troubled in mynde as on haunted mopish’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 216, f. 158v (upper right part of page)

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CASE34389: Horary consultation concerning Avis Rogers (PERSON25148)

Question asked by the patient on 11 November 1608 at 11:25

RN Avys Rogers Pamsford in cābridg sheere 31 y novēb. 11. h. 11. 25 ant m 1608. 4 child & daughters all the yongest a yere old.1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘mynd troubled mopish’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 229, f. 244v (upper left part of page)

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CASE24287: Horary consultation concerning John Smith (PERSON35441)

Question asked by the patient on 6 February 1615 at 15:20

RN Iohn Smyth of Brockwell 22. y. a batch. feb. 6 h. 3: 20 p m 1615 |tempted haunted as he thinketh wth 2 ill spirits wthin in {sic} him.|1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘mopish ever sinc miklemas’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 237, f. 157v (upper left part of page)

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CASE51632: Horary consultation concerning Joan Dell (PERSON29750)

Question asked by the patient on 1 October 1620 at 07:39

RN Ione D{o}|{e}|\e/ll {sic} of Cheshsum 41 y sept. Octob. 1. h. 7. 39 ant m 1620 she was prsent a very mopish body

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 414, f. 194v (upper left part of page)

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CASE57929: Horary consultation concerning Thomas Biggs (PERSON44135)

Question asked by the patient on 18 March 1624 at 07:00

RN Th Bigs his water march 18 h. 7. ant m 1624 at litlington mopish fearfull that a womā whō he beat & brake her hed Did beword him Margaret Beale suspected

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 413, f. 111Av (bottom right part of page)

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CASE22207: Horary consultation concerning Mr George Baker (PERSON9364)

Question asked by the patient on 19 June 1630 at 11:30

RN Mr Georg Baker of Cranfild 30. y h. {sic} at night a new yeres eve h. 6. 30 p m came to me Iune 19 h {sic} hor 11. 30 ant m 1630

mopish sottish would have his fathr to mary him & to have his land made ov to him

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 238, f. 28r (upper left part of page)

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CASE27048: Horary consultation concerning Joan Martin (PERSON20276)

Question asked by the patient on 4 April 1606 at 16:00

RN Ione martyn of n Eversole 31. y ma\r/yed Apr 4. h. 4 p m. 16061

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘mopish & fearfull.’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 215, f. 91r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE77291: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Eleanor Aylet [Goody Aylet] (PERSON43142) and Mrs Eleanor Aylet (PERSON43141)

Question asked by Mrs Eleanor Aylet [Goody Aylet] (PERSON43142) on 16 May 1633 at 07:00

RN Mres Aylet Elner Aylet of Magdalen Laver in Essex 40. May 16 h 7 ant m 1633

came into my prsenc wth there waters

her daughter Elenor Aylet 17 y mopish & idle headed for 4 yeres & her shoulder bone come out & goeth crooked

had a great cold in her head & cānot be removed

her mynd troubled wth divrse conceits & feares

very healthfull in her body.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 211, p. 136 (upper left, and upper right parts of page)

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CASE33761: Horary consultation concerning Alice Dobs (PERSON22934)

Question asked by the patient on 15 July 1608 at 12:25

RN Alce Dobs of great Billinge 40 y. Iuly 15. . h. 12. 25. p m 1608 /in prsenc\1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘mopish foolish & senceles & speachles./’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 229, f. 159v (upper left, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE49535: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Ashwell (PERSON27492)

Question asked by the patient on 19 August 1619 at 16:30

RN Elis: Ashwell of lāparte in northāpton sheere 6 myles from northāpton. 28 y August 19 h. 4. 30 p m. 1619. |was prsent|1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘mopish & senceles talketh very idlely full of melancholy’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 235, f. 158r (upper left part 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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CASE77286: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Eleanor Aylet [Goody Aylet] (PERSON43142) and Mrs Eleanor Aylet (PERSON43141)

Question asked by Mrs Eleanor Aylet [Goody Aylet] (PERSON43142) on 15 May 1633 at 19:30

RN her daughter Mres Elenor Aylet 17 y may 15. h. 7 30 p m 1633

her daughter idle headed & moped |vide Maij 3o| 4 y ill witchery suspectted {sic}

cānot make butter nor cheese

Elisabeth Spacy susp: Rich Pavet susp. /& H Rebecca his wife\ wth many others

16 or 17 more suspected.

old goody Ransden the begȳner of all there troubles dyed 5 y since

Fayth Sayick yt was her servant Harmed

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 211, p. 134 (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?f26-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AWitchcraft%20and%20devil;f28-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ADiseases%20of%20the%20mind%3A%3AMopish;f29-patient-knowledge=Patient%20asked%20the%20question, accessed 24 March 2025.