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CASE24287: Horary consultation concerning John Smith (PERSON35441)

Question asked by the patient on 6 February 1615 at 15:20

RN Iohn Smyth of Brockwell 22. y. a batch. feb. 6 h. 3: 20 p m 1615 |tempted haunted as he thinketh wth 2 ill spirits wthin in {sic} him.|1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘mopish ever sinc miklemas’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 237, f. 157v (upper left part of page)

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CASE30763: Horary consultation concerning Henry [Harry] Doe (PERSON11337)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON26293) on 3 March 1607 at 11:30

RN Henry Doe of Cranfild 23 y. h. 11. 30 ant m 1607 sine cōsensu.1

Notes:

1 ‘light headed tempted & sayth he seeth sathan.’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 193, f. 97v (upper right part of page)

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CASE31853: Horary consultation concerning William Flye (PERSON23231)

Question asked by Flye (PERSON23229) on 4 July 1607 at 12:00

RN wylliā flye of Hynton beyond brackly hor 12. 1607 |Iuly 4 .| 22 y.

his hed ill his mopish /fathr for the child mopish\12

Notes:

1 ‘in love wth on yt he nevr did aske the question & now growen mopish ever sinc may’ in chart

2 ‘tēpted.’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 193, f. 243v (upper left part of page)

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CASE32676: Horary consultation concerning Mr Potkyn (PERSON24941)

Question asked by Margery Potkyn (PERSON14999) on 4 February 1606 at 10:15

RN I came to Mr Potkins of lilly by the how 62 y feb. 4. h. 10. 15 ant m. 1606 |vxor marito sine consensu./|12

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘frentick despayreth ready to murder him self’ in chart

2 ‘& beateth his bed {sic} against the bedsteede & sayth yt he hath given him selfe to the devill’ in the right margin

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 229, f. 10r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE78793: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Baldwin (PERSON43286)

Question asked by Mr Marsh (PERSON54301) on 4 February 1634 at 09:00

RN Elis: Baldwyn of Dagnoll by Edgborugh 40 y a mayd feb 4 h 9 ant m 1634 /cānot sleepe Mr Marsh wrote\

brayne troubled will kill her father & the child sayth yt she must make her selfe away

eateth greedely to serve the Devill

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 412, f. 81v (upper right part of page)

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CASE12907: Horary consultation concerning Goodwife Catherine Wells (PERSON16926)

Question asked by the patient on 20 December 1599 at 09:30

RN Catherine Wels of Buckingā 23. vexed as shee sayth wth a spirite & cann durst not to rid least seeing the water shee should fall into it. sent vnto me. Decēb. 20. die h. 9. 30 ant m. 1599. troubled this 3. yeres. married & hath a child a yeare old.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 240v (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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CASE71877: Horary consultation concerning Joan Annysson (PERSON42792)

Question asked by the patient on 23 April 1631 at 17:30

RN Ioane M Allyson {sic} \Annysson/ of Kirkleton in cōtry of oxford 33 y Ap. 23. h {sic} hor 5. \30/ p m 163i

a fearfull hart of the evill thoughts tempted fearfull least sathā should prvayle agaynst Easter daye

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 232, p. 272 (upper right part 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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CASE39103: Horary consultation concerning Margery Haddon (PERSON31207)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON37643) on 15 January 1612 at 16:00

RN Margery Haddon of kettering 47. y. Ian. 15. . h. 4. p m 16121

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘mynd troubled. & tempted. to perish her selfe.’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 200, f. 223v (upper left part of page)

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CASE34788: Horary consultation concerning Dorothy Lodge (PERSON24242)

Question asked by the patient on 30 January 1609 at 15:00

RN Dorothy lodge beyond St Albions come to Buckinghā. 36 y Ian 30. {h}|| h. 3. p m 1609. /tempted.\ Alce Pill

[Blank Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 229, f. 300v (upper right part of page)

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CASE54724: Horary consultation concerning Goody Elizabeth Cockayne (PERSON46446)

Question asked by the patient on 1 August 1622 at 07:49

RN Elis. Cocken of Newp. 3 26 y I|A|ugust 1 h. 7. 3|4|9 ant m 1622. wonderfully tēpted by an ill spirit

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 222, f. 19r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE59185: Horary consultation concerning Cicely Collins (PERSON46584)

Question asked by the patient on 29 September 1624 at 15:00

RN Cicely Colling of husb Crowly tempted Sept 29 h. 3. p m 1624

Goody Spufford:

Ellen Harrys. susp.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 402, f. 77r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE59660: Horary consultation concerning William Tomms (PERSON60304)

Question asked by the patient on 19 January 1625 at 07:45

RN Thomas Keysoe of {sic}

Will Toms of Keysoe 24 y Ian 19 h. 7: 45 ant m 1625 /sorely tempted\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 402, f. 144r (upper right part of page)

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CASE31740: Horary consultation concerning Joan Dickins (PERSON22916)

Question asked by the patient on 22 June 1607 at 08:50

RN Ione Dickings of Stocke golding 20 y Iune 22 h. 8. 50 ant m 1607. frigted or haunted wth some ill sprite mopish wōt to Drowne her selfe |suspecteth on lanckford min onc curat of b|w|oulvrton. nevr well since he was there.|

deus eius nostri miseratr. in prsenc mopish sottish laugheth looketh well.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 193, f. 228v (upper left part of page)

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CASE39020: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Ratcliffe (PERSON34583)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSONGRP53) on 29 December 1611 at 14:40

RN Elis: Ratcliffe our lady Day next 17 y. Decēb. 29. h. 2. 3|4|0 p. m. 1611. of Stony stratford1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘is tēpted wth an evill spirit to \in/ there iudgment’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 200, f. 211r (bottom left, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE54678: Decumbiture for Goody Elizabeth Cockayne (PERSON46446)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON39510) on 25 July 1622 at 11:11

RN Elis Cocken of Newp. first strangly & sodenly taken on holy thursday 26 y Iuli may 30 h. 5 p m 1622 Iane Goodmā craved Drink & she gave it to this Iane & it prsently tooke her & sinc neaver well but mutch tēpted & troubled wth wynd1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘mutch temptat. wynd melancholye’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 222, f. 8r (bottom left, and bottom centre parts of page)

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CASE10399: Horary consultation concerning Agnes Godfrey (PERSON12200)

Question asked by the patient on 22 April 1600 at 14:40

RN Agnys Godfrey of Thornborrowe Apr 22 die h. 2. 40 p m. a widowe 1600 head haunted & tempted this 12 yeres

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 202, f. 48r (upper right part of page)

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CASE77680: Horary consultation concerning William Glassonbery (PERSON49869)

Question asked by the patient on 24 June 1633 at 11:00

RN Williā Glazerbery of Newp 19 y Iune 24. . h. 11 ant m 1633

Alce Howet Buckinghās Daughter an ill susp body

tempted to curse god.

full of pricking & shooting

halfe a yere ill

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 211, p. 257 (middle left part of page)

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CASE12320: Horary consultation concerning William Rogers (PERSON15428)

Question asked by the patient on 25 April 1599 at 18:00

RN Will. Rogars \of hellington. & {s}{illeg}{le} l{a}d/ of Stock Hamon 20 yeres old troubled wth fansies & his mind troubled wth the Devill this 2 or 3 yeres but now very mutch Ap. 25. die . h. 6. p m. 1599.1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘tempted to hange him selfe.’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 140r (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?f5-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AWitchcraft%20and%20devil;f6-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ADiseases%20of%20the%20mind%3A%3ATempted%20and%20suicidal;f7-question-asked=Medical, accessed 8 January 2025.