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CASE13090: Horary consultation concerning John Marsh (PERSON14005)

Question asked by Marsh (PERSON14003) on 18 February 1600 at 08:00

RN Iohn Marshe of Barnet 50 y. distempered in mind ob {l} {sic} veneficiū. et {vutpō} immisse in domū eius. feb. 18 die ☾ h. 8. ant m. 1600. filius patre /Lunatice\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 271v (upper right part of page)

Marsh (PERSON14003)John Marsh (PERSON14005)

Medical >Diseases of the mind  (Distempered (passions)MindLunatic )

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

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

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CASE35850: Horary consultation concerning Edmond Wotten (PERSON26173)

Question asked by Anne Travell (PERSON25794) on 27 May 1609 at 16:00

RN Edmund Wootton of sawcy forest 30 y May 27. h {sic} hor. 4. p m. 1609 |p mer vxor marito lunatico soror fratre. sine consensu./|12

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘lunaticus’ in chart

2 ‘mynd disquieted’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 203, f. 57v (upper left part of page)

Anne Travell (PERSON25794)Edmond Wotten (PERSON26173)

Medical >Diseases of the mind  (Lunatic MindDisquieted)

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

Practitioner: Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] (PERSON5218) Judgment 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?f40-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AWitchcraft%20and%20devil;f42-date=1600-1609;f43-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ADiseases%20of%20the%20mind%3A%3ALunatic, accessed 17 April 2025.

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