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CASE66785: Horary consultation concerning William Benbow (PERSON43958)

Question asked by the patient on 8 August 1628 at 11:00

RN Will Benboe of Weston by Weedon 58 y Aug. 8 ♀ h 11. ant m 1628.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 405, f. 220r (upper left part of page)

William Benbow (PERSON43958)

Medical  (Not specified in question)

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

Personal affairs>Personal relations (Witchcraft suspect)

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

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?f39-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AWitchcraft%20and%20devil;f40-date=1620-1629%3A%3A1628%3A%3A08%3A%3A08, accessed 18 April 2025.

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