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CASE74449: Horary consultation concerning Agnes Thoroughgood (PERSON60117)

Question asked by the patient on 28 April 1632 at 09:00

RN Agnys T{illeg}|h|orougg|h|\w/good of Tadloe in the County of Cābridg. 16 y Ap 28. h {sic}. hor 9 ant m 1632 susp veneficiū |goeth wth crutches.| |her hucklebone cānot be put|

[Partial Astrological Chart]

was prsent

susp veneficiū

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 416, p. 116 (bottom right part of page)

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CASE76012: Decumbiture for Thomas Nichols (PERSON55464)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON41717) on 27 November 1632 at 09:00

RN Thomas Nichols \of litle Linford/ taken very strangly in his belly novēb 25. h. 3. p m 1632 |13 y|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 214, p. 173 (upper right part of page)

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CASE36528: Horary consultation concerning Alice Nichols (PERSON27021)

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

GJ Alice Nichols of Ecton 17 y Septemb. 14 ho.

RN backe & arme. boath armes

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 203, f. 157v (upper right part of page)

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CASE63230: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Duncombe (PERSON48175)

Question asked by the patient on 15 February 1627 at 14:00

RN Elis Duncōbe of Westing 16 y feb 2 15 h. 2. p m 1627 sick sinc weddensday on her head & right foote & cā not rest for it by strang fits tingling & ready to flee in peeces

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 224, f. 365r (upper left part of page)

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CASE54685: Horary consultation concerning Susan Beauchamp (PERSON43880)

Question asked by the patient on 25 July 1622 at 18:00

RN Susan Bechā of Cosgrave 11. y. the thursday after St Peter but came to me Iuly 25. h. 6 p m. 1622 pyned & cōsumed hed neck & belly. mutch pyned & wasted1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘a Consūption’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 222, f. 9r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE70277: Horary consultation concerning Anne Bignell (PERSON44149)

Question asked by the patient on 19 March 1630 at 11:00

Anne Bignell of Eaton 19. y. mart. 19. . h. 11. ant m. 1630

A riseinge vp vnto her throate, is in Labour, her rekoninge out a monthe Since, is strangly handled in her heade, vomiteth Bloude, swoundeth

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 194, p. 183 (bottom right part of page)

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CASE51868: Horary consultation concerning Ellen Chad (PERSON45797)

Question asked by the patient on 28 December 1620 at 09:20

RN Ellen Chad of Wavendon 10 y decēb 28. h. 9. 20 ant m 1620 /pulled & tormented by fits on every place\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 233, f. 23r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE19093: Horary consultation concerning Henry [Harry] Hartwell (PERSON12604)

Question asked by the patient on 26 March 1601 at 11:00

RN Harry Hartwell of Stockgolding 18. y. Martij 26 die hor. 11. ant m. 160i

coplayneth of his backe yt he canot stoope. wch he toake 8 yeres since wth th on cruell beatinge.

Harry Hartwell of Stockgolding 18 y. Martij 26 die hor 11 ant m. 1601

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 404, ff. 63v-64r (f. 63v bottom left, and f. 64r upper left)

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CASE49328: Horary consultation concerning Mr Stoite (PERSON35716)

Question asked by the patient on 25 July 1619 at 14:15

RN Mr Stoyt of Uffington 18 y Iuly 25 h. 2. 15 p m 1619 /beworded\ /no vse of his arme\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 235, f. 118r (upper right part of page)

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CASE49316: Horary consultation concerning Henry Cuddington (PERSON29576)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON38672) on 24 July 1619 at 11:30

RN {H}enry Cuddington 11 y of Stony stratford Mres Hipwels {p}oor alms boy Iuly 24 h {sic} hor 11. 30 ant m 16191

[Astrological Chart]

Henry Cud {sic} Cuddington of Stonystratford borne the fryday before palme sonday betwixt 6 & 7 in the morning 12 yers since on sent for her|y|m Iuly 24 h {sic} hor. 11 30 ant m 1619

the palsy on the right syde

Notes:

1 ‘paralysis’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 235, f. 116r (bottom left, upper right, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE28358: Horary consultation concerning Anthony Chandler (PERSON19243)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON21458) and Anonymous (PERSON21459) on 11 March 1605 at 08:00

RN Anthony Chaundler of drayton sloe 14 y martij 11. h 8 \7. 30/ ant m. 1605. taken lame in his armes & legs. yt he can not goe hath no feeling of his armes. on of his legs begyn to swell1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1metuit veneficiū’ in chart

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

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CASE76306: Decumbiture for Mrs Anne Tyrringham [Napier] (PERSON60703)

Question asked by the patient between 14 January 1633 at 14:45 and 15 January 1633 at 09:15

RN Mres Ans fit tooke her Ian. 14. h. hor 2. p. m. 1633

horrible str{ā}g fits of \the/ motherSRN

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 214, p. 263 (upper right part of page)

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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)

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CASE37480: Decumbiture for Elizabeth Eaton (PERSON30061)

Question asked by the patient on 30 January 1611 at 13:45

RN she was strangly taken wth her sicknes & a shak{ing} in her right arme. Sept 21. . h 4. p m 1610. {illeg} held her two houres. & th{en} tooke her a sonday being 23{illeg} in the after noone afore sone set & held all yt ni{ght} vntill ten the next daye h. 4. p m 16i0

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 200, f. 4v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE24451: Horary consultation concerning Anne Wade (PERSON36372)

Question asked by Lady Wade (PERSON36371) on 23 April 1615 at 12:50

RN An Wade of Hampsteede daughtr to Sr Williā Wade. 14 y this next may taken in her tongue ever sinc 4 yeres old. & doth stūble & stuttle & cā scarce bring fourth a ready word. Ap. 23. h. 12. 50 p m 1615. mater sine consensu

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 237, f. 185r (bottom left, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE71040: Horary consultation concerning William Ferry (PERSON48857)

Question asked by the patient on 24 November 1630 at 11:25

[Astrological Chart]

RN At this tyme was taken in his bed strangly & cānot speak offreth to cast voydeth mutch waterish & reddish water. |did bleed at nose|

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 238, f. 211r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE73904: Decumbiture for Elizabeth Eastone (PERSON48283)

Question asked by the patient on 31 March 1632 at 10:00

RN was first strangly taken feb 28. h. 9. p m 1632.

[Astrological Chart]

fell downe dead & had 2 or 3 fits in an houres & will \doth/ quake skreame & crye

feb 28 h. 8 40 \30/ p m 1632 /of all tes body & toes\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 212, p. 473 (upper right part of page)

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CASE49331: Horary consultation concerning Henry Cuddington (PERSON29576)

Question asked by the patient between 26 July 1619 at 07:00 and 26 July 1619 at 09:00

RN Henry Cuddington 12 y Iuly paralitycall |vtrū wheathr {sic}| It was on ye left syde & now in ye right syde weake & cā scace {sic} speake. An foster Rookes wife of Calvrton a humour rūning pulling frō the feete vp to her head a great longe tyme./. An {sic}

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 235, f. 118v (bottom right 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)

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?f35-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body;f37-patient-age-band=010-019;f38-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AWitchcraft%20and%20devil, accessed 25 March 2025.