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CASE58378: Horary consultation concerning Ellen Norman (PERSON55608)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON39895) and Mr Thomas Dutton (PERSON48218) on 7 May 1624 at 07:30

RN Ellen Normā of Wavendon 20 y may 7. . h. 7. 30 ant m. 1624 /frater sorore.\1

[Astrological Chart]

Mr Th Dutton wrote in her behalfe by reason her brother Du serveth him

Notes:

1 ‘on hanted as all suspect.’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 413, f. 180r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE48678: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Agnes Kent (PERSON32263)

Question asked by the patient and Mr Kent (PERSON32245) on 10 May 1619 at 15:00

RN Mres Kent of {sic} may 10 h. 3 p m 1619 \was prsent/ |she & her husb came together| /haunted by some evill thing\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 230, f. 362r (upper right part of page)

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CASE53029: Horary consultation concerning Mary Fossye (PERSON49187)

Question asked by Fossye (PERSON49181) and Anonymous (PERSON39310) on 25 August 1621 at 11:00

RN Mary Fossy of Dunstable Houghton 22 y Aug 25. h {sic} hor 11. ant m 162i

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 231, f. 79r (upper left, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE75364: Horary consultation concerning Matthew Reeve (PERSON57458)

Question asked by the patient and Mr Anthony Robinson (PERSON57739) on 25 August 1632 at 11:39

RN Mathew Reeve servant to mr Wisemā & came heather to me wth mr Anth. Robynson {illeg} {sic} 45 y mayed {sic} Aug 25. {illeg}|h| {sic} hor 11 39 ant m. 1632 /of Arklebery\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 416, p. 399 (upper right part of page)

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CASE29975: Horary consultation concerning Edward Young (PERSON21269)

Question asked by Young (PERSON21267) and Anonymous (PERSON21620) on 20 November 1605 at 09:38

RN Edward Younge of Cranford of the county of northāpton 7 y. at miklemas being friday then novemb. 20. h. 9. 38 ant m 1605. the child him selfe in prsenc

This child was very wyld & idle headed

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 216, f. 237r (upper left, and upper right parts of page)

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CASE26406: Horary consultation concerning Quicke (PERSON62762)

Question asked by the patient and Hugh Quicke (PERSON57231) on 21 February 1615 at 10:00

RW Hugh Quicke of Clifton r{a}{i}{g}nes came wth his wife, who was much trou{ble}{d} in minde & often times tempted (shee sayd) wth an e{u}ill spirite to doe her selfe a misc{h}eife./ shee suspected a man & his wife in that {to}{wne}./ & when she{illeg} came home from mee she{illeg} tould her neighbours that I shewed her that {monster} in a glasse. but shee lyed./ d. h: 10. ant: {m}: Feb: 21. 1615. they came vnto me./

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 204, f. 41r (upper right part of page)

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CASE28358: Horary consultation concerning Anthony Chandler (PERSON19243)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON21458) and Anonymous (PERSON21459) on 11 March 1605 at 08:00

RN Anthony Chaundler of drayton sloe 14 y martij 11. h 8 \7. 30/ ant m. 1605. taken lame in his armes & legs. yt he can not goe hath no feeling of his armes. on of his legs begyn to swell1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1metuit veneficiū’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 216, f. 1v (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?f42-number-of-patients=Single%20patient;f43-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AWitchcraft%20and%20devil;f44-number-of-querents=Multiple%20querents, accessed 3 April 2025.