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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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CASE18754: Horary consultation concerning Mr Piggot (PERSON14917) and Mr George Piggot (PERSON14922)

Question asked by Mr Piggot (PERSON14917) on 5 January 1601 at 08:54 or at 09:00 or at 09:30

RN Mr Pigget of lathbury for him selfe & his brothr.

Mr George of Bechapton

prior habet hemeroydes. altr vniursalē debilitate corp. me{illeg}|{tu}|s venef. Ian. 5 die h. 8. 4|5|4. ant m. 1600 {sic} hor. 9. {illeg}|h|or. 9. 30. ant m.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 404, f. 2v (upper left part of page)

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CASE12649: Decumbiture for Isabel Franknill (PERSON11939)

Question asked by Franknill (PERSON11935) on 6 September 1599 at 11:20

RN Isbell franknill of drayton sloe. 61. taken speechles last friday as at candle light. as shee was dressing of a sore leg. sodenly taken nowe question is wheathr p. taken or besp Sept. August. 31. die h. 7. p m. 1599. cannot styrre her syd nor hand. a ded palsye.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 195v (upper right part of page)

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CASE44334: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Elizabeth Wilmar (PERSON21201)

Question asked by the patient on 24 February 1617 at 09:00

RN Mres Eliz. Wilmore of Stachden 40 y febr. 24. h. 9 ant m 1617 /backe syde belly & thighes\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 198, f. 69r (upper right part of page)

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CASE28547: Horary consultation concerning Henry Fisher (PERSON11750)

Question asked by the patient on 8 April 1605 at 07:30

RN Henry Fishr 40 y my man will. vnckle Apr 8. {h}|| hor. 7. 30 ant m. 1605. brought again his water. being not well. |metuit veneficiū|1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘strāgly handled hed harte backe. a cold temples gydy headed’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 216, f. 28r (upper right part of page)

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CASE74787: Horary consultation concerning Goody Catherine Prentice (PERSON57045)

Question asked by the patient on 6 June 1632 at 08:00

RN katherin prentice of Houghton va. 43 y Iune 6 h. 8. ant m. 1632 |back belly & sydes|1

[Astrological Chart]

water good

was prsent

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘Iane Hopkins.’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 416, p. 214 (bottom right part of page)

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CASE66145: Horary consultation concerning Goody King (PERSON52975)

Question asked by the patient on 21 May 1628 at 09:50

RN Goody King of Creaton 48 y May 21. h. 9. 30 \50/ ant m1628

cōpl of her hips & thighes & belly ever sinc harvest last |her water is red|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 405, f. 40r (upper left part of page)

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CASE11901: Horary consultation concerning Goody Elizabeth Buckingham [Honour] (PERSON10131)

Question asked by Goodman Honour (PERSON12882) on 27 December 1598 at 08:45

RN Goodman Honour of Newport for his wife who hath bene longe sick & is nowe very exceeding ill h {sic} as her husband telleth me. hanc male suspicantr de veneficio

Elisabeth Buckingham. Otherwise Honour about 50. a great pulling in her left syde wc maketh her to Crye/

shee is not able to styrre no meate will tary wth her. shee goeth not onc in a sennet to ground very costive & mutch bounde. 27 of Decēb. die h. 8. 45. ant m. 1598. /complayneth of her hart chest left arme.\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 72r (upper right part of page)

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CASE58215: Horary consultation concerning John Miller (PERSON54759)

Question asked by the patient on 17 April 1624 at 10:30

RN Iohn Myller of Calverton 24 y. Ap. 17 h {sic} hor. 10 30 p|a|nt m. 1624 |most cōmonly in his ams {sic} & feeet {sic}|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 413, f. 154v (upper left part of page)

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CASE59322: Horary consultation concerning Agnes Ward (PERSON61102)

Question asked by Goodman Ferdinando Ward (PERSON61081) on 18 October 1624 at 09:25

RN Ward for his wife of Ravensdon Octob 18 h. 9. 25 ant m 1624

head & neck & heavye

feareth witchery

venef metuit

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 402, f. 94r (upper right part of page)

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CASE31383: Horary consultation concerning John Wingfield (PERSON26120)

Question asked by the patient on 4 May 1607 at 11:25

RN Iohn Winckfild of Toceter {illeg} y may 4 h. 11. 25 ant m 1607. backe syde

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 193, f. 181v (upper right part of page)

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CASE33280: Horary consultation concerning Margaret Allen (PERSON21815)

Question asked by the patient on 9 April 1608 at 10:30

RN Margaret \Allen/ \of/ Blaxely of 64 y Apr 9. hor. 10. 30 ant m 1608. hed & harte

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 229, f. 98r (upper right part of page)

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CASE75057: Horary consultation concerning John Johnson (PERSON52585)

Question asked by the patient on 11 July 1632 at 09:50

RN Iohn Ihounson 58 y Iuly 11. h. 9. 50 ant m 1632 /of Dodington by wellingborough\

shephead

a fortnight sinc was taken in his knee swelled & rūneth vp to his thighs & backe & cānot rise |a bad stomacke|1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘back thighs hucklebone & knee cānot styrre nor rise nor helpe him’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 416, p. 302 (upper right part of page)

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CASE57783: Horary consultation concerning Mary Mustowe [Must] (PERSON55128)

Question asked by the patient on 1 March 1624 between 09:00 and 10:45

RN Mary Mustowe of fensam 25 y the monday before last miklemas at 4 in ye morning /a very Corp wench.\ troubled wth fits of ye mother after a sore maner as she & other suppose beworded yet she telleth me as long as she had her playster of Galbonū was well/

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 413, f. 89v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE12887: Horary consultation concerning Thomas Leedes (PERSON13682)

Question asked by the patient on 10 December 1599 at 11:00

RN Thomas Leades an old man that dwelleth in Stonystratf. & vseth to sell aquavitæ. lyeth at his hart pit ever sinc satterday night & is as a thing that heaveth & sucketh on him & maketh him that he cannot rest day nor night. & {sic} wilbe rept if he dre & would be rept a live if I would counsell him thervnto. looketh very pale & cōsumed Decēbr. 10. hor die h 11. ant m. 1599. ter nuptus.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 236r (upper right, and bottom left parts of page)

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CASE42211: Horary consultation concerning Anne Beck (PERSON27917)

Question asked by the patient on 11 August 1615 at 06:20

RN An Becke of kemolten 60 {y} Aug 11. h. 6. 20 ant m. 16i5

matricis ascensus they doe feare yt she is possessed.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 196, f. 75v (upper right part of page)

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CASE62874: Horary consultation concerning Agnes [Anne] West (PERSON61455)

Question asked by the patient on 5 October 1626 at 10:30

RN An West of Olny 30 y octob 5. h. 10: 30 ant m 1626 a nūnes in her hans {sic} & legs suddenly taken away

Ioane Chard susp but now dead 2 yeres sinc

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 224, f. 304r (upper right part of page)

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CASE32943: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Chivoll (PERSON10505)

Question asked by the patient on 5 March 1608 between 11:30 and 11:45

RN Elis. Chivoll of fæny stratford. 38 y march 5 h {sic} hor 11. 30 ant m. 1608. |a gnawing at her harte afrayd in her mynd|

[Astrological Chart]

Elis: Chevoll of fæny stratford. |38 y| march {illeg}|5|{sic} hor 11. 45 ant m. 1608.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 229, f. 52r-v (f. 52r bottom right, f. 52r bottom left, and f. 52v upper left)

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CASE24231: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Taylor (PERSON25676)

Question asked by the patient on 14 January 1615 at 10:25

RN Elis Tayler of Marson 47 y Ian 14. h {sic} hor 10. 25 ant m 1615.

payned in her lyms ever sinc the sonday before Christmas. left arme & left leg & hath no vse of it. in her {sic}

[Astrological Chart]

susp. Agnys Hamon

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 237, f. 147r (bottom left, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE12053: Horary consultation concerning Jane Bacchus (PERSON9332)

Question asked by Richard Bacchus (PERSON17662) on 12 March 1599 at 08:56

RN Iane Bachouse of Hansloppe 7 yeres old. sick this twelfmoneth. cōplayneth in her bodye aches in her lims. pined away. speaketh very hartely & eateth her meate well. hath a great laske for this 2 moneths Marche 12 die h. 8. 56. ant m. cōplayneth of her hart & brest 1599. her lims will hardly beare her.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 98v (upper right part 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?f4-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AWitchcraft%20and%20devil%3A%3AWitchcraft%20suffered%20%28medical%29;f6-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body;f7-time-of-day=AM, accessed 10 January 2025.