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CASE76791: Horary consultation concerning Lady Magdalen Egerton (PERSON48400)

Question asked by the patient on 29 March 1633 at 10:00

RN The noble lady magdalen Edgerton

march. 29. h. 10 ant m 1633. |she brought her water. & was prsent.|1

[Astrological Chart]

had thē twice in 3 days before the monthe the first tyme at there ting & had |thē 5 days| & the second tyme a litle before the {sic} came had the flushing 3 days but pale I suppose she had her bleeding before made her have the soner. had a clyster before her pils yest was 3 weekes tooke her pils

Notes:

1 ‘struma heavy sad melanch.’ in chart

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 214, p. 407 (middle left, and upper right parts of page)

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CASE20404: Horary consultation concerning William Miller (PERSON20323)

Question asked by the patient on 17 February 1602 at 10:15

GJ Willm Miller 1602 feb 17 ho. 10. 15 a m

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 404, f. 292v (upper right part of page)

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CASE68543: Horary consultation concerning Agnes Hombee (PERSON51780)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON40914) between 25 May 1629 at 19:40 and 26 May 1629 at 07:00

RN Agnys Hombye of Kettering 60 y. a wife mayed {sic} an old hus{band} distracted 3 y & r{un}neth vp & downe

neavr had but on child & yt dy{ed} she neavr hath bene well sinc but as a distract{ed} son rangeth vp {&} do{illeg}|wn|e

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 406, f. 22v (upper right part of page)

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CASE75681: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Quicke (PERSON57232)

Question asked by the patient on 12 October 1632 at 12:20

RN mres Quick october 12 . h. 12 20 p m 16321

[Astrological Chart]

hath thē constantly but wth extree {sic} pay{ne}

Intolerable greefe for a naughty husb. |greefe for her husb:|

desyrous to bring vp her child 11 y

full of melanch & greefe & was mopish.

vryne indiff good for colour but full of a white

right syde & back {mi} {sic}

Notes:

1 ‘mtch {sic} greefe’ in chart

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 214, p. 68 (upper right 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)

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CASE80048: Interrogation concerning Mrs Denise Leate (PERSON4499)

Question asked by Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] [Richard Napier [Senior]] (PERSON5218) on 23 August 1609 between 09:30 and 13:30

RN Mrres {sic} Denys leate did crye so{rely} Aug 23. h. 9. 30 ant m 1609

Mres Denys Leate tooke a clyster of diacathol jß Ierap. sere an ʒj olei cām ij mellis rosali ij Aug 22 out of tem at night.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 203, f. 137v (bottom right, and bottom left parts of page)

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CASE77680: Horary consultation concerning William Glassonbery (PERSON49869)

Question asked by the patient on 24 June 1633 at 11:00

RN Williā Glazerbery of Newp 19 y Iune 24. . h. 11 ant m 1633

Alce Howet Buckinghās Daughter an ill susp body

tempted to curse god.

full of pricking & shooting

halfe a yere ill

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 211, p. 257 (middle left part of page)

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CASE15411: Horary consultation concerning Goody Sybil Fisher (PERSON11787)

Question asked by Fisher (PERSON11747) on 1 August 1603 at 12:15

GJ Sibill Fisher of Cokenho 23|4| y August 1. ho 12 15 p. m. 1603

[Astrological Chart]

Light headed laug{illeg}|h|es, but at first tooke it wth a weeping look ghastly. \a/ fleering look sett her teeth. one night did nothing but sweare and curse /

Sibill Fisher she knowes not of her husband cōming for her, knowes nobody they bynde her hand and feete. when she is loose she is so strong that they cannot Deale wth her. sing idle song. Desyres to daunce. She had 2 midwives the first vnskilfull the 2 froward & would not meddle wth her because she was not first sent her, suspected to be a witche, the woman well layd but a weeke after fell into these fitt & at first speaking of her 2 midwyfe sayd. what doest thou there wth thy blacke hen. & such like speeches

Tab j.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 207, f. 113v (bottom 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?f36-extent-of-transcription=Whole%20entry;f37-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ADiseases%20of%20the%20mind;f38-judgment=Yes, accessed 30 March 2025.