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CASE18529: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Mekins (PERSON14110)

Question asked by the patient on 14 January 1603 at 11:06

[Astrological Chart]

GJ Elsabeth Meakyns of Greenes Norton 5|4|0 y Ian. 14 ♀ ho 11. 6. a m.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 221, f. 283v (upper left, and upper right parts of page)

Elizabeth Mekins (PERSON14110)

Medical (Not specified in question)

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

Personal affairs>Personal relations (Witchcraft suspect)

Practitioner: Mr Gerence James [Marks] (PERSON13172) Judgment Astrological Chart 

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CASE32547: Horary consultation concerning James Chamberlain (PERSON22444)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON26509) on 11 January 1608 at 09:25

RN Iames Chamberlin a londyner & a haberdasher & a houske vnmaryed a batch. 44 y Ian. 11. ☾ h. 10. 15 ant m 1608.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 193, f. 338r (bottom right, and bottom left parts of page)

Anonymous (PERSON26509)James Chamberlain (PERSON22444)

Medical (Not specified in question)

Medical>Diseases of the mind (Not specified in question)

Practitioner: Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] (PERSON5218) Treatment Judgment PaymentAstrological 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?f34-has-astro-chart=Yes;f36-number-of-astrologers=Single%20astrologer;f37-info=Occupation%20mentioned%3A%3AHousehold%20staff%3A%3ASpecific%20roles%3A%3AHousekeeper, accessed 10 April 2025.

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