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CASE45352: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Cole (PERSON29154)

Question asked by the patient on 25 July 1617 at 15:30

RN Elis. Coles of Cosgrave 4{6} y Iuly. 25 h. 3. 30 p m 1617.1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘mightely tēpted by sathan.’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 220, f. 45v (upper left part of page)

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CASE46389: Nativity for Alice Jefferies (PERSON32093)

Question asked by the patient on 11 April 1618 at 13:00

RN Alce Ieffery of Pyddington 70 y on Shrof|v|monday at 6. 3{0}|9| ant m. 1618. |feb 16 h. 6 39 ant m 1618|

was tempted to goe into the mill dāne to make her selfe away feb. {sic}

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 201, f. 57v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE47709: Horary consultation concerning Mr William Bouth (PERSON28280)

Question asked by the patient on 19 October 1618 at 09:30

RN Mr Bouth at this troubled wth violent thought to offer violenc to him selfe Octob. 19 h. 9. 30 ant m 1618.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 230, f. 64r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE47890: Horary consultation concerning Goody Joan Kent (PERSON13329)

Question asked by the patient on 25 November 1618 at 11:00

RN Goody kent of Padbey came to me lamenting her state telling me yt she cānot s {sic} resist sathan no longer novēb 25 h. 11 ant m 1618

I prayed to god for her

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 230, f. 99v (upper right part of page)

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CASE48144: Decumbiture for Mrs Agnes Kent (PERSON32263)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON38540) on 28 January 1619 at 11:38

RN \Agnys Kent of Beckly/ fell to be tempted Sept 4 h. i 1. 30 p m 1618 2 days after yt she was delivered was sorely tēpted by Sathan.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 230, f. 153v (upper 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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CASE37423: Horary consultation concerning Mustean (PERSON33467)

Question asked by Lady Mustean (PERSON33466) on 28 February 1610 at 17:00

RN febr 28 h. 5. ant m 1610

[Partial Astrological Chart]

\lady musteans Daughter/ /tempted to despaire & to destroy her selfe\ {illeg}|f|ebr 28 h. 5 p m 1610.

[Astrological Chart]

The lady Mustean sent for her phrentick Daughter 22 y feb 28. h. 5. p m 1610 \full of blood/ /had thē not.\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 334, f. 119v, f. 120v, f. 122r (f. 119v upper, f. 120v upper, and f. 122r upper)

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CASE37424: Horary consultation concerning Mustean (PERSON33467)

Question asked by Lady Mustean (PERSON33466) on 7 April 1610 at 10:00

RN Apr 7. h {sic} mater filia sine cōsensu h. 10 ant m 16i0.1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘frentick tempted.’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 334, f. 121r (upper part of page)

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CASE80085: Horary consultation concerning Joan Barton [Nichols] (PERSON27828)

Question asked by the patient on 4 June 1614 no later than 11:59

RN Ione Barton \alias Nichols/ of Ivingo tempted wth ill thought. Iune 4. ant m. 1614.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 196, f. 190v (upper part of page)

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CASE39545: Horary consultation concerning Faith Harbarte (PERSON31335)

Question asked by the patient on 3 April 1612 at 16:00

RN fayth Harbart of Princes Ridgboroug 34 y Ap 3. h. 4. p m 1612. mayed {sic}/ distēpered in her brayne tēpted thric sought to perish her selfe & yet god hath prserved her.1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘*’ in the left margin

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 409, f. 44v (upper right part of page)

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CASE49976: Horary consultation concerning John Honour (PERSON12889)

Question asked by the patient on 24 November 1619 at 10:15

RN Iohn Honour of this towne 18 y novēb 24. h. 10. 15. ant m 1619 |fearfull & full of melancholy|1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘tempted at the sight of a knife’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 213, f. 63r (upper right part 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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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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CASE49065: Horary consultation concerning Harris (PERSON31404)

Question asked by Mr Thomas Marsh [March] [the elder] (PERSON4816) on 23 June 1619 at 08:40

RN my Cosen hee marsh. for Sr Arthur Harrys his Daughter of 17 or 18 y. Iune 22|3| . h. 8. 40 ant m 1619 /strangly troubled wth melanch ready to desp & to make her selfe awey.\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 235, f. 58v (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?f55-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ADiseases%20of%20the%20mind%3A%3ATempted%20and%20suicidal;f56-date=1610-1619;f57-treatment=No, accessed 15 April 2025.