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CASE69759: Horary consultation concerning Grace Clark (PERSON46271)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON41038) on 24 November 1629 at 08:00

RN A poor mā for his {illeg} for a payne in her throat novēb 24 ♂ h. 8 ant m 1629 |Grace Clarke 50 y of Spaldick wher the Lady Hide dwelleth|

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 406, f. 358v (upper right part of page)

Anonymous (PERSON41038)Grace Clark (PERSON46271)

Medical >Parts of the body>Head and neck (Throat and mouth)

Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Pain and pricking  (Pain )

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

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

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CASE12696: Horary consultation concerning William Seer (PERSON15703)

Question asked by the patient on 14 September 1599 at 11:12

RN Will. Seer of Havershā 60 y. 53. y. for his Lamenes & leg wc rūneth & payneth him on hys syd. Septemb. 14 die ♀ h. 11. 12. 1599

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 202v (upper right part of page)

William Seer (PERSON15703)

Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Lame, numb or paralysed (Lameness)

Medical >Parts of the body>Limbs and joints (Legs)

Medical >Parts of the body>Whole body (Skin)

Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Pain and pricking  (Pain )

Medical >Parts of the body>Torso (Side(s))

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

Personal affairs>Personal relations (Witchcraft suspect)

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

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CASE27980: Horary consultation concerning Horace Nichols (PERSON20403)

Question asked by the patient on 16 August 1606 at 12:00

RN horas nichols of Halsone 56 y Aug 16 ♄ hor. 12 1606

an ach in right shoulder & arme all along as benūmed

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 215, f. 250r (bottom left, and bottom right parts of page)

Horace Nichols (PERSON20403)

Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Pain and pricking  (Pain )

Medical >Parts of the body>Limbs and joints (ShouldersArms)

Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Lame, numb or paralysed (Numbness)

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

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

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CASE12546: Horary consultation concerning Jays [Joyce] Johnson (PERSON13249)

Question asked by the patient on 19 August 1599 at 16:45

RN Aug. 18 die ♄ Iays Iansone of Cosgrave 50 y. Aug. 19. die ☉ h. 4. 45. an p m. 1599 a payne in her harte & body & troubled wth winde / lyeth in her syde.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 179r (upper right part of page)

Jays [Joyce] Johnson (PERSON13249)

Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Pain and pricking  (Pain )

Medical >Parts of the body>Torso (HeartTorsoSide(s))

Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Wind (Wind)

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

Personal affairs>Personal relations (Witchcraft suspect)

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

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CASE30229: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Swaddon (PERSON20912)

Question asked by Dr Swaddon (PERSON25642) on 1 November 1606 at 12:15

RN Doctor Swaddon for his wife of great Horwood 50 y novēb 1. ♄ hor 12 15. p m 1606

sent her watr a|&| a lettr strangly visited wth ach sometymes in her left shoulder sometymes in her backe & tormēted in belly & stomack his his {sic} request is yt I would come to him

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 193, f. 11v (upper left part of page)

Dr Swaddon (PERSON25642)Mrs Swaddon (PERSON20912)

Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Pain and pricking  (Pain )

Medical >Parts of the body>Limbs and joints (Shoulders)

Medical >Parts of the body>Torso (BackBellyStomach)

Medical >Witchcraft and devil  (Strange affliction)

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

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;f5-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3APain%20and%20pricking%3A%3APain;f6-patient-age-band=050-059, accessed 20 December 2024.

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