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CASE27499: Horary consultation concerning Isabel Worly (PERSON21244)

Question asked by the patient on 6 June 1606 at 14:00

RN Isbell worlye of Strixson paster in a lowe house. 50 y Iune 6. h. 2. p m. 1606 /in prsenc her selfe.\1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘tempted.’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 215, f. 169v (upper left part of page)

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CASE27780: Horary consultation concerning Isabel Worly (PERSON21244)

Question asked by the patient on 12 July 1606 at 18:00

RN Isbell Worl|d|ly {sic} \Worly./ of Strixon paster. 50 y Iuly 12 hor 5|6|. p m 1606. in prsenc.1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘tempted’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 215, f. 216v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE33143: Horary consultation concerning Sara Musgrave [Blot] (PERSON20374)

Question asked by the patient on 28 March 1608 at 12:30

RN Sara Musgrave of Bletchly 25 y march. 28. {illeg} . h. 12. 30 p m 1608 |in prsenc.|1

[Astrological Chart]

7 yeres mayed {sic} 3 child. the youngest a yere & halfe old./

Notes:

1 ‘tempted’ in chart

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 229, f. 81r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE48184: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Agnes Kent (PERSON32263)

Question asked by the patient on 4 February 1619 at 17:00

RN Goody kent of Beckley came to my house craving my helpe agaynst the divels tentat. feb 4 h. 5 p m 1619.


Goody kent of Beckkly feb 4. h. 5. p m. 1619

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 230, f. 160r (upper right, and bottom left parts of page)

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CASE56191: Horary consultation concerning Thomas Burchmore (PERSON45208)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON39664) on 1 May 1623 at 13:00

RN Thomas Bruch Burchmore of Carington hard by Luton {illeg} {sic} 28 y may 1. h. 1. p m. 1623. |his brothr cut the rope & saved him|

[Astrological Chart]

[Partial Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 218, f. 82r (upper left part of page)

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CASE56192: Interrogation concerning Thomas Burchmore (PERSON45208)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON39664) on 1 May 1623 at 13:00

RN Th. Burchmore 28 y hanged him selfe may March 31. h. 6 ant m 1623.1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘Hanged him selfe but his brother cut the halter & escaped’ in chart

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 218, f. 82r (upper right part of page)

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CASE77226: Horary consultation concerning Thomas Marson (PERSON54385)

Question asked by Marson (PERSON54383) on 9 May 1633 at 16:30

RN Thomas Marson of Luton 21 y old & 22 3 week{es} the monday before 2 & 3 in the morning his father came to me for his sonne who on satterday last did cast him selfe into well to drowne himselfe & was taken vp by great fortune may 9 h. 4 30 p m. 1633. /sine consensu\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 211, p. 115 (upper right part of page)

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CASE17109: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Mary Hill (PERSON18718)

Question asked by the patient on 4 June 1602 at 13:40

RN Gody Hill of Hanslop tempted of the enemy came to my|e| for my counsell. Iune 4 hor 1. 40 p m. 1602.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 221, f. 74r (upper right part of page)

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CASE21513: Horary consultation concerning Goody Joan Parrot (PERSON14728)

Question asked by the patient on 16 September 1604 at 16:00

RN Goody Parret a litle besydes Luton 36 y came to mee for counsell Sept 16. h. 4 p m. 1604.1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘tempted to doe her selfe mischeef.’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 415, f. 148r (upper left part of page)

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CASE64133: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON40471)

Question asked by John Mortlack (PERSON54998) on 23 June 1627 between 11:00 and 23:59

RN Iohn Mortlack myne old patient Iune 23. 1627 came wth a womā patent to me she was tempted to drowne her selfe in the tems & as god would have it, she was prserved

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 227, f. 133r (upper right part of page)

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CASE39906: Horary consultation concerning Mary Hunt (PERSON31985)

Question asked by the patient on 13 May 1612 at 14:30

RN mary Hunt of Bisseter maryed. 26 y may 13. h. 2. 30 p m 1612 /in prsenc\1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘tempted in mynd to hurt her selfe.’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 409, f. 93r (upper left part of page)

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CASE65870: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON40641)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON40642) and Mr Edward Knight (PERSON32368) on 21 April 1628 at 14:30

RN the husb. came for his wife at Pyddington tempted to kill her child desyres to come over to me Mr knight wrote for her Ap 21 h. 2. 30 p m. 1628.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 410, f. 183r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE45797: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Rose (PERSON34933)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON38312) on 28 November 1617 at 16:45

RN Elis. Rose of Hadnā in Buckinghā shere by Alesbury 29 y novēb 28 h. 4. 45 p m 1617 /in prsenc\ 1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘mutch troubled in mynd & tēpted’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 220, f. 130r (upper left part of page)

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CASE13257: Horary consultation concerning Goody Parkins [Cowly] (PERSON14687)

Question asked by the patient on 6 May 1597 at 17:34

RN \1597 6|M|ay 6. die h. 6|5|. hor. 5ta m. 34./ Perkins a woman very crased in breane & mutch tempted. Came to me {for} {sic} quærens morb.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 175, f. 114v (upper part of page)

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CASE25107: Horary consultation concerning Dorothy Cooper (PERSON22691)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON37342) on 26 June 1610 at 14:25

RN Dorothy Cup of Stachdon {4}|3|4 y Iune 26 || h. 2. 25. p m 16i0 ty in prsence.1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘tēpted. troubled in her sences mopish’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 239, f. 80v (upper right part of page)

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CASE32851: Horary consultation concerning Ellen Houghton (PERSON23858)

Question asked by the patient on 22 February 1608 at 14:30

RN Ellen Adkins \Hooton {sic} Houghton/ of Eversoyle. 30 y febr. 22. . h. 2. 30 p m 16081

Notes:

1 ‘mynd troubled tempted to despayre’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 229, f. 39v (upper left, and upper right parts of page)

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CASE45419: Horary consultation concerning Sara Musgrave [Blot] (PERSON20374)

Question asked by Michael Musgrave (PERSON14326) on 7 August 1617 at 14:00

RN Sara Musgrave 32 y. Aug 7 h. 2. p m. 1617 /her husb came for a S mised\ |is locked every night to his {sic} bed.|1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘troubled sorely in mynd wth temptat to hurt her selfe or her child’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 220, f. 57r (upper right part of page)

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CASE12335: Horary consultation concerning William Rogers (PERSON15428)

Question asked by the patient on 27 April 1599 between 11:45 and 15:00

RN I gave Will. Rogars gratis a drā & halfe of pill corch{ra} in 3d weight of helleb:/

he came againe & told me yt the former wrought nothing at all wth him. I gave him that gratis. to. his fathr is so worldly & wretched. that he will give nothing to helpe him./

tempted of Sathan.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 142v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE64104: Horary consultation concerning William Wilson (PERSON61953)

Question asked by the patient on 19 June 1627 at 14:30

RN Williā Wilson of He{illeg}|ck|son in Hartford sheere 25 y Iune 19 h. 2. 30 p m 1627

month ill mopish & wont to hang him selfe. being mightely tempted therevnto & gratiously prserved & sinc his nynd {sic} is troubledd {sic} yt he is dāned therfore & cā not be quieted in his nynd {sic} was prsent.1

Notes:

1 ‘was tempted to hang him selfe sinc mynd disquieted’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 227, f. 129r (upper left 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?f46-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ADiseases%20of%20the%20mind%3A%3ATempted%20and%20suicidal;f48-time-of-day=PM;f49-how-did-it-take-place=Question%20asked%20in%20person, accessed 16 April 2025.