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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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CASE43443: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Mary Bartholomew [Isaac] (PERSON27818)

Question asked by the patient on 20 May 1616 at 18:00

RN mres mary Bartholomew or Isaac a bakers wife of oxford may 20 h 6 p m 16i6 |susp venef.|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 408, f. 99r (upper left part of page)

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CASE43445: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Mary Bartholomew [Isaac] (PERSON27818)

Question asked by the patient on 26 May 1616 at 16:30

RN Mres Isaac of Oxford yt came wth mres Mocket mary {sic} 26 h. 4. 30 p m. 16i6. |venef metuit| /cānot abyde to goe abroad in ye day to look vppō on but only at night\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 408, f. 99r (upper right part of page)

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CASE45455: Horary consultation concerning William Smith (PERSON35477)

Question asked by the patient on 13 August 1617 at 08:00

RN Will. Smyth yt did onc live about \in/ Grenewick. 66 y Aug. 13 h. 8. ant m 1617

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 220, f. 64v (upper right part of page)

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CASE49363: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON31312)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON31310) on 28 July 1619 at 15:00

RN A mad Woman yt liveth beyond lond{on} came wth her husb who brought vnto me Iuly. 28. h 3 p m. 1619.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 235, f. 123v (upper right part of page)

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CASE40820: Horary consultation concerning Robert Tye [Mortimer] (PERSON35946)

Question asked by Tye (PERSON35947) on 21 January 1613 at 16:00

RN Robart Tee of Monkes Risborough parish. 23 y Ian 21 h. 4. p m. 1613. |mater filio sine consensu|

[Astrological Chart]

possest as Thomas Say the curate of the towne Doth thinke1

Notes:

1 ‘thought to be possest’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 199, f. 28r (upper left part of page)

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CASE36892: Horary consultation concerning John Shephard (PERSON25349)

Question asked by Shephard (PERSON25346) on 15 January 1610 at 12:00

RN Iohn Shepheard of Crouton in the parish of Winge Ian 15. h 12. in m 1610 pater quærit sine consensu wheathr harmed by ill tongues. feares ill

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 203, f. 217r (bottom right part 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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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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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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CASE25341: Horary consultation concerning Agnes Ploughman (PERSON34372)

Question asked by the patient on 15 August 1610 at 14:00

RN Agnys Plowmā of Blisworth 20 y Aug. 15. h. 2. p m. 16i01

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘afflicted & troubled in mynd ever since Whitesontyde’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 239, f. 117r (upper left part of page)

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CASE48749: Horary consultation concerning Robert Haines (PERSON31218)

Question asked by the patient on 18 May 1619 at 08:00

RN Robart Haynes of litlington 23 y may 18  {sic}. h. 8 ant m 1619. had a quart ague 2 y. & then grew heavy harted & solitery & light headed

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 235, f. 4r (bottom 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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CASE49392: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Mary Olive [Hore] (PERSON33796)

Question asked by the patient on 30 July 1619 at 10:45

RN S{a} {sic}

ma\r/y Olive of Askot 30 y Iuly 30 h. 10. 45 ant m 1619 |wasteth mutch troubled wth wynd|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 235, f. 129r (upper left part of page)

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CASE45272: Horary consultation concerning Samuel Prat (PERSON34456)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON38255) on 4 July 1617 at 13:00

RN Sam. Prat of Barton in the Clay 28 y Iu borne on sat Iuly 4. h. Iuly {sic} 4. h. 1. p m 1617 |in prsenc| 1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘troubled in mynd.’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 220, f. 33v (upper left part of page)

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CASE37842: Horary consultation concerning Edward Young (PERSON37170)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON37499) on 12 April 1611 at 17:39

RN Edward young. 12. y. old Apr 12 . h. 5. 39. p m 1611 wild headed above 5 y hath no govrnanc of him selfe. susp / a woman named Rebecca.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 200, f. 57v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE39575: Horary consultation concerning Margaret Web (PERSON36608)

Question asked by the patient on 7 April 1612 at 13:20

RN margaret Web. of Elis. Baldwyne. of C servant. 2{illeg}|9| y Apr. 7 h. 1. 20 p m 1612.

is frighted wth ill sight.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 409, f. 49r (upper left part of page)

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CASE46520: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Susan Pedder (PERSON24871) and Mr Pedder (PERSON34163)

Question asked by Mrs Susan Pedder (PERSON24871) on 30 April 1618 at 11:30

RN Mres Podder \the younger/ of Potters Perry 30|3| y Ap 30 h 11. 30 p m {sic} 1618.

hath not had the right course of her body these 3 yers.

feareth a cōsumption |& what is good to kepe her frō it|

vyyn {sic} very good.

would have a purge for her selfe & her husb. who feareth his father disease careth not for meate is Iealous of his wife being very honest & chast. & is sometyes {sic} lunatick & mad 4 y. & a halfe every 3 or 4 days.

he thincketh yt he is bewitched wth on a womā yt gave his mother physick./

& Mr Pedders w{atr} Ap 30 h.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 201, f. 79v (upper left, and upper right parts of page)

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CASE49535: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Ashwell (PERSON27492)

Question asked by the patient on 19 August 1619 at 16:30

RN Elis: Ashwell of lāparte in northāpton sheere 6 myles from northāpton. 28 y August 19 h. 4. 30 p m. 1619. |was prsent|1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘mopish & senceles talketh very idlely full of melancholy’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 235, f. 158r (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?f55-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ADiseases%20of%20the%20mind;f56-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AWitchcraft%20and%20devil%3A%3AWitchcraft%20suffered%20%28medical%29;f57-date=1610-1619, accessed 18 April 2025.