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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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CASE13348: Horary consultation concerning Goody Parkins [Cowly] (PERSON14687)

Question asked by the patient on 6 May 1597 at 16:45

RN Perkins a woman crased haunted by a sprite venit ad me quærens morbum 1597 maij 6. die hora 5. 15. m \hora {sic}/ 4: 45. |wth love crased|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 182, f. 61v (upper part of page)

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CASE53788: Horary consultation concerning John Bolton (PERSON44398)

Question asked by the patient on 2 April 1622 at 11:00

RN Iohn Bolton of Byssetour 33 y Ap. 2. h. 11 ant m 1622 troubled in mynd wth ill thought. & is very light headed & cānot sleepe a yere. had pils & was let blood last yere. the Divell Doth rū in his mynd./ |goody plowright susp.|

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 223, f. 37v (upper left part of page)

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CASE46858: Horary consultation concerning Dorothy Matts (PERSON33125)

Question asked by the patient on 15 June 1618 at 09:00

RN Dorothy matts of whitechurch. 56. y. Iune. 15. . h: 9 ant m 1618. buryed her ed|l|dest sons this day 6 weekes. & hath taken mutch greefe & feareth. venef. mutch troubled in mynd

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 201, f. 143r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE64288: Horary consultation concerning Thomas Langley (PERSON53355)

Question asked by the patient on 17 July 1627 at 19:20

RN Thomas Langlye of Oxford 28. y. of {sic} Shrove mudaye {sic} \last/ neavr mayed {sic}. a shipwrite a batch. Iuly 17. . h. 7. 20 p m 1627 he was prsent cānot stay any where1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘a weaknes in his brayne’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 227, f. 164r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE12389: Horary consultation concerning Joan Ring (PERSON15337)

Question asked by the patient on 5 May 1599 at 14:15

RN Ione Ring Morten \Ringe/ of Cranfeild Disquieted in minde. came her selfe to me this 5 of may die h. 2. 15. mi. p m. 1599. amis ever sinc miklemas. 36 yeres. hath buried her {sic} first husb. & child

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 151v (upper right part of page)

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CASE10476: Horary consultation concerning Gillian Charge (PERSON10436)

Question asked by the patient on 1 May 1600 at 09:00

RN Gillion Bunker \Charge/ of Ampthill 30 y. {illeg}|m|ay. 1. die h. 9. ant m. 1600

[Astrological Chart]

Gillien Chardge afflicted & disquieted in mind. thincketh prayers will doe her litle good./

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 202, f. 57r (bottom left, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE13654: Horary consultation concerning John Beech (PERSON9612)

Question asked by the patient on 18 April 1603 at 11:30

RN Iohn Beech not farre frō Luton came to me from my house at Linford to London to ta|l|ke wth me & to have my counsell Apr 18. hor. 11. 30. ant m. 1603.1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘mynd disquieted but not distracted & healthy but troubled wth feare & fancyes.’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 197, f. 21r (upper left part of page)

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CASE33761: Horary consultation concerning Alice Dobs (PERSON22934)

Question asked by the patient on 15 July 1608 at 12:25

RN Alce Dobs of great Billinge 40 y. Iuly 15. . h. 12. 25. p m 1608 /in prsenc\1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘mopish foolish & senceles & speachles./’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 229, f. 159v (upper left, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE44616: Decumbiture for Mrs Agnes Rawlins [Clason] (PERSON34605)

Question asked by the patient on 4 April 1617 at 11:00

RN Agnys Rawlins of Stoake Hāmon 32 y Ap 4. h. 11. ant m 1617 not sick vryne indiff 3 fig. white Dregs. hart heavy |troubled in her mynd tempted hart heavy| sent Ap 4. sep a {sic} ap . yesterday about 6. \/ h. 6. p. m 1617

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 198, f. 112v (upper left part of page)

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CASE11606: Horary consultation concerning Goody Joan Honour (PERSON12892)

Question asked by the patient on 9 August 1598 at 05:30

RN Ihone honour enquireth what is good for her disease of 36 yeres Aug. 9. die h. 5. 30. ant m. very fearfull

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 11v (upper left, and bottom left parts of page)

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CASE62241: Horary consultation concerning Thomas Hawes (PERSON51213)

Question asked by the patient on 2 May 1626 at 06:30

RN Th Haws of Princes Risborne 36|8| y May 1 {sic}. h. 6. 30 ant m. 1626.

mutch troubled in mynd & feareth ill tongues/

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 224, f. 190r (upper left part of page)

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CASE78999: Horary consultation concerning Ellen Green (PERSON50329)

Question asked by the patient on 8 April 1634 at 09:00

TG Ellen greene of Fen traiton in Cambridge sh. 34. y. Ap. 8 h. 9 am. 1634. troubled in minde haunted by an ill spirit, whom se {sic} saith he speaketh to her.

[Partial Astrological Chart]

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 412, f. 119r (upper right part of page)

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CASE12317: Horary consultation concerning William Rogers (PERSON15428)

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

RN Will. Rogars of Stock hāmon. 20 yeres old. troubled in minde the cannot be rid of the devill always cōmeth to his minde & cannot be shifted of him. Aprill 25. h. 6. p m. 1599. this 2 yeres.

[Partial Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 228, f. 139v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE20875: Horary consultation concerning Mr Vincent Goddard (PERSON12177)

Question asked by the patient on 23 March 1604 at 10:00

RN Mr Vincent Goddard her brothr 23 y sent at boath these tymes maryed 3 yeres handled by fits aftr a strang māner 12 days sometymes wthout senc & feele as in a dead palsy but will not speake but cryeth at the begyning of his fit extreemely yet looketh well.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 415, f. 53r (bottom right part of page)

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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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CASE42125: Horary consultation concerning Anne Winch [Pedder] (PERSON36926)

Question asked by the patient on 12 July 1615 at 11:20

RN An Winch of luton Iuly 20|5| y. Iuly. 12 h. 11. 20 ant m. 16151

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘troubled in mynd./’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 196, f. 62v (upper left part of page)

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CASE43634: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Hopkins (PERSON31823)

Question asked by the patient on 12 July 1616 at 09:15

RN Eliz. Hopkins of great Brickhill 26 y. Iuly. 12 h. 9. 15 ant m 16i6. troubled in mynd |cānot well tell what to doe|

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 408, f. 132v (bottom left, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE44463: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Agnes Helder (PERSON31586)

Question asked by the patient on 17 March 1617 at 10:15

RN Agnys Helder of Offley 39 y mext St Markes day march. 17. . h. 10. 15 ant m 1617 troubled wth melancholy & ill thoughts

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 198, f. 88r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE28469: Horary consultation concerning Sara Musgrave [Blot] (PERSON20374)

Question asked by the patient on 29 March 1605 at 12:20

RN Sara musgrove \of/ Bletsoe 20 y maryed 2 y. march. 29. h. 12 20 p m. 1605. troubled wth fancyes very fearfull in her mynd to loose her wits troubled in her sleepe cānot rest metuit veneficiū full of melanch cholicke

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 216, f. 17r (bottom 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?f5-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AWitchcraft%20and%20devil;f6-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ADiseases%20of%20the%20mind;f7-patient-consent=Patient%20asked%20the%20question, accessed 23 October 2024.