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CASE30652: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Warner (PERSON25943)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON26283) on 16 February 1607 at 07:30

RN Elis. Warner of Thrapson 22 y feb. 15|6| 16. h. 7. 30 ant m 1607.1

Notes:

1 ‘strangly handled as on bewitched’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 193, f. 80v (upper left part of page)

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CASE54333: Horary consultation concerning Catherine Persival (PERSON34254)

Question asked by Persival (PERSON56604) on 30 May 1622 at 12:30

RN Katherin Persivall of Old Stratford 22 y may 30 h 12. 30 p m. 1622 /mater filia\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 223, f. 134v (upper left, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE43897: Horary consultation concerning John Toppinge (PERSON36155)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSONGRP61) on 18 September 1616 at 10:15

RN Iohn Toppin of Crafton in Wing parish. 12 y sept. 18 h. 10. 15 ant m 16i6

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 408, f. 175v (upper left part of page)

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CASE18726: Horary consultation concerning Catherine Jakeman (PERSON13168)

Question asked by Mr Robert Jakeman (PERSON13166) on 14 February 1603 at 10:50

RN The Mr Iackmans child |of billington| Katheron of 4 y. febr. 13 {sic} hor. 10. 50. ant m 1603. payned very strangly in her fundament as if it had some emrods or swelling wthin it

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 221, f. 314r, f. 313v (f. 314r bottom left, and f. 313v bottom right)

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CASE66359: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Mercy Fish [Fisher] (PERSON48981)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON40691) on 15 June 1628 at 08:30

RN Mercy fisher Wheathr sit malef passa Iune 15 h. 8. 30 ant m 1628

[Partial Astrological Chart]

the neighb sayd soe to the mother yt she was bewitched

Mercy fish Iue {sic} 15. h 8 30 ant m. 1628

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 405, f. 72r (upper left, bottom left, and upper right parts of page)

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CASE47317: Horary consultation concerning Richard Sanders (PERSON35065)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON38461) on 17 August 1618 at 14:20

RN Rich Sanders of Shenly 21 y Aug 17 h. 2. 20 p m 1618. |in prsenc| /goody Rawlins /Agnys Brightwell suspected {sic}\ of lowton susp hard {sic}\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 201, f. 230r (upper right part of page)

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CASE76269: Horary consultation concerning Thomas Dowe (PERSON48032)

Question asked by Dowe (PERSON48029) on 8 January 1633 at 12:00

RN Th. Dow of Elstoe 16 weekes old. Ian 8 h. 12. 1633

convulsions skreane & skrike & tooke feareth Bridget Manfild suspected was arraiged month sinc was wth me |pater filio|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 214, p. 253 (upper left part of page)

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CASE19069: Horary consultation concerning Jane Shephard (PERSON15770)

Question asked by Percival Shephard (PERSON15760) on 21 March 1601 at 12:50

RN Iane Shephard of {F}|P|otsgrave 3 y. Martij 21. die hor. 12. 50. ant m. 160i pater sine consensu.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 404, f. 60r (upper left part of page)

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CASE55208: Horary consultation concerning Mr William Shotbolt (PERSON58686)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON39567) on 31 October 1622 at 10:30

RN Will: Shatbolt of Eaton by St yedes. 30 y octob. 31. h. 10 30 ant m. 1622

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 222, f. 102v (upper left part of page)

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CASE55479: Horary consultation concerning Rebecca Walline (PERSON61015)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON39591) on 7 January 1623 at 14:00

RN Rebecca Wallen of Westmyster {sic} but now hath layen at Bedford mayed {sic} 25 y. Ian. 7. h. 2. p m 1623

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 222, f. 152v (bottom right, upper right, and bottom left parts of page)

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CASE54954: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Elizabeth Berry (PERSON28007)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON39545) on 16 September 1622 at 14:00

RN Mres Be\a/rry of Bedford 42. y. the 3 of may christened the fryday before came in son sept: 16 h. 2. p m. 1622 |pytifully cōplayneth|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 222, f. 59r (upper left, and upper right parts of page)

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CASE11853: Horary consultation concerning John [Joan] Malins (PERSON13880)

Question asked by Goody Joan Malins (PERSON13903) on 7 December 1598 at 15:30

RN Iohn Malins a yere & a quarter lacking a fortnight as it were pined in all her lims & bodye hed a poer bare creature. cannot sleepe not at any time in a moneth or fortnight but crye and Drinke mater adduxit se{cū} filiolā veretr ne sit maleficio vl veneficio afflictus. Decēb. 7. die hor. 3. 30. mi. 1598 very short winded.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 62v (upper right part of page)

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CASE12231: Horary consultation concerning Robert Kent (PERSON13316)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON17677) on 9 April 1599 at 10:30

RN Robart Kent of Walton 2 yeres old. on friday afore Christmas. about 11. 30. mi. consumed to nothing had a bunch vppon his thiges {sic} broken out & pined any face the best t of him. Ap. 9. die . h. 10. 25|30|. mi 1599. cannot stande. nor goe very well. it doth cough. Katherine Parkins gave thē hard wordes.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 124v (bottom, bottom left, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE12567: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Mary Pen (PERSON14848)

Question asked by Mr Edward Pen (PERSON14841) on 22 August 1599 at 22:15

RN Mary pen of Stony stratford 29 yeres taken speachles & shaking & throtte{illeg}|ll| & rore & burne. thus taken the 22th day of August. about 10 a clock at night die  {sic}. 10. at night 1599. marit vxore

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 183r (upper left 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)

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?f53-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AWitchcraft%20and%20devil;f54-info=Previous%20consultation%28s%29;f55-patient-knowledge=Not%20specified, accessed 10 April 2025.