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CASE22137: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Joan [Joanna] Prescot (PERSON57057)

Question asked by the patient on 12 June 1630 at 11:15

RN Mres Prescot of kemolton 50. y. Iune 12 h {sic} hor 11. 15 ant m 1630

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 238, f. 18v (upper left part of page)

Mrs Joan [Joanna] Prescot (PERSON57057)

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

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

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

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CASE69906: Horary consultation concerning Agnes [Anne] Richards (PERSON57546)

Question asked by the patient on 2 January 1630 at 18:00

RN An Richards of Kettering 32. y. vnmayed {sic} Ian 2. ♄ 6 p m 1629 1630

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 194, p. 40 (upper left part of page)

Agnes [Anne] Richards (PERSON57546)

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

Personal affairs>Personal relations (Witchcraft suspect)

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

Practitioner: Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] (PERSON5218) Judgment Previous consultation(s) 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?f36-date=1630-1639%3A%3A1630;f37-info=Previous%20consultation%28s%29;f38-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AWitchcraft%20and%20devil, accessed 24 March 2025.

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