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CASE52423: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Harte (PERSON51039) and Ellen Harte (PERSON51041)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON39226) on 9 May 1621 at 14:38

RN Elis: Hart of bishops Hatfild 14 y may 9. ☿ h. 2. 38 p m 162i grene sicknes |sine consensu| |Ellen Hart staggereth rising riding on her horse. ready to fall|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 233, f. 135r (upper left part of page)

Anonymous (PERSON39226)Elizabeth Harte (PERSON51039)Ellen Harte (PERSON51041)

Medical >Illnesses (named)  (Green sickness)

Medical >Symptoms (specified)>Dizzy and/or faint (Dizziness)

Medical >Witchcraft and devil  (Witchcraft suffered (medical))

Personal affairs>Personal relations (Witchcraft suspect)

Practitioner: Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] (PERSON5218) Judgment Astrological Chart

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CASE23019: Decumbiture for Catherine Morgan (PERSON54961)

Question asked by the patient on 23 September 1630 at 06:30

RN This strang fit of ye ague tooke Sept 22 ☿ h. 6. 40 p m 1630 |it tooke her yest in great extremity feb malig|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 238, f. 152v (upper right part of page)

Catherine Morgan (PERSON54961)

Medical >Illnesses (named)  (Ague)

Medical >Witchcraft and devil  (Strange affliction)

Medical >Symptoms (specified)>Fevers, chills and sweating (Fever)

Practitioner: Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] (PERSON5218) Treatment Astrological Chart

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CASE47951: Horary consultation concerning Monson (PERSON33308)

Question asked by the patient on 9 December 1618 at 11:45

RN Sr Will. Monson his Daughter y 12. Decēb. 8 |9| ♂ h. 11. ant ☿ h. 11. \45./ ant m 1618. /strangly handled wth epilepticall fits\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 230, f. 111r (upper right part of page)

Monson (PERSON33308)

Medical >Illnesses (named)  (Falling sickness)

Medical >Symptoms (specified)>Fits and convulsions (Fits)

Medical >Witchcraft and devil  (Strange affliction)

Practitioner: Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] (PERSON5218) Judgment Outcome(s)Astrological Chart Patient’s death recorded

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CASE75463: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Elizabeth Catesby (PERSON45756)

Question asked by the patient on 1 August 1632 at 07:00

RN falling sicknes & suffoc of the mother Aug. 1. ☿ h. ♂ h. 7 ant m 1632

Mres Elis Catesbee 12 y yt had many fits almost 20 in a day susp. Elis. Marrshall.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 416, p. 435 (upper left part of page)

Mrs Elizabeth Catesby (PERSON45756)

Medical >Illnesses (named)  (Falling sickness)

Medical >Parts of the body>Torso (Womb, matrix, mother)

Medical >Symptoms (specified)>Fits and convulsions (Fits)

Medical >Witchcraft and devil  (Witchcraft suffered (medical))

Personal affairs>Personal relations (Witchcraft suspect)

Practitioner: Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] (PERSON5218) Treatment

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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)

Mrs Eleanor Aylet [Goody Aylet] (PERSON43142)Mrs Eleanor Aylet (PERSON43141)

Medical >Witchcraft and devil  (Witchcraft suffered (medical))

Medical >Diseases of the mind (MopishIdle headedTroubledMind)

Medical >Parts of the body>Limbs and joints (Shoulders)

Medical >Illnesses (named)  (Took a cold)

Medical >Parts of the body>Head and neck (Head)

Practitioner: Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] (PERSON5218) Treatment Judgment Astrological Chart

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?f3-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AIllnesses%20%28named%29;f5-patient-age-band=010-019;f6-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AWitchcraft%20and%20devil, accessed 27 September 2024.

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