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CASE44334: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Elizabeth Wilmar (PERSON21201)

Question asked by the patient on 24 February 1617 at 09:00

RN Mres Eliz. Wilmore of Stachden 40 y febr. 24. h. 9 ant m 1617 /backe syde belly & thighes\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 198, f. 69r (upper right part of page)

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CASE42211: Horary consultation concerning Anne Beck (PERSON27917)

Question asked by the patient on 11 August 1615 at 06:20

RN An Becke of kemolten 60 {y} Aug 11. h. 6. 20 ant m. 16i5

matricis ascensus they doe feare yt she is possessed.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 196, f. 75v (upper right part of page)

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CASE48837: Horary consultation concerning Ellen Gibson [Gibbs] (PERSON30863)

Question asked by the patient on 26 May 1619 at 15:45

RN Ellen Gybson of morthāpton {sic} 31 y may 26 {illeg}|| h. 3. 45 p m 1619 strangly wth {illeg}|s|welling in her knes & cōtraction of sinowes a long tyne {sic} many medsons applyed litle good

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 235, f. 19r (upper left part of page)

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CASE38113: Horary consultation concerning Richard Dudley (PERSON29934)

Question asked by the patient on 13 May 1611 at 05:25

RN Rich Dudley of Shenly. 48 y may 13. h. 5. 25 ant m 1611. /strangly taken by fits at hart lik as on pinched & gryped. fery stroken\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 200, f. 96r (upper right part of page)

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CASE24231: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Taylor (PERSON25676)

Question asked by the patient on 14 January 1615 at 10:25

RN Elis Tayler of Marson 47 y Ian 14. h {sic} hor 10. 25 ant m 1615.

payned in her lyms ever sinc the sonday before Christmas. left arme & left leg & hath no vse of it. in her {sic}

[Astrological Chart]

susp. Agnys Hamon

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 237, f. 147r (bottom left, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE24215: Horary consultation concerning Goody Anne [Agnes] Gale [Anne Morgan] (PERSON14264) and Edward Gale (PERSON30739)

Question asked by Goody Anne [Agnes] Gale [Anne Morgan] (PERSON14264) on 7 January 1615 at 11:30

RN An Gale of Goldington. 28 y Ian 7. h {sic} hor. 11. \30/ ant m. 1614 {sic} /looketh to be delivered on candlemas\1

[Astrological Chart]

Margery Steaphenson & Ione Chāberlyn & Elis Gale & Ellen Warner so reputed

Edward Gale her Dau sonne 4 y. Well by fits & then cōpl of ye hart.

Notes:

1 ‘is wth child’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 237, f. 144r (upper right part of page)

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CASE43281: Horary consultation concerning John Rechel (PERSON34645)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON38058) on 27 April 1616 at 10:30

RN Iohn Rachell of Elstoe 6 y Ap 27 h {sic} hor 10. 30 ant m 16i6. lame in the knes a fortnight ever sinc Goody Slone was denyed to bake wth her /

[Astrological Chart]

feareth yt on goody Slone hath wronged it.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 408, f. 72v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE49654: Horary consultation concerning Thomas Astone (PERSON27505)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON38716) on 9 September 1619 at 13:00

RN Th. Ashon 6 y sept 9 h 1 p m 1619 a great cough bad longs Ellen Ashon susp

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 235, f. 182v (upper right part of page)

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CASE50078: Horary consultation concerning Lydia Prior (PERSON34494)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON38766) on 22 December 1619 at 13:30

RN Will: P

Lyddy Pryour of Dunstable. 9. y Decēb 22. h. 1. 30 p m 1619

this child is strangly handled ever sinc it took her it rūneth into every te & when it cōmeth into her lips & throat then cānot speake but after it is gone sk\r/yketh. at others tymes lyfteth vp her bodye

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 213, f. 83v (upper right part of page)

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CASE46580: Horary consultation concerning John Dawes (PERSON29691)

Question asked by the patient on 8 May 1618 at 11:00

RN Iohn Dawes of Chillington in bedfordsheere. 63 y may 8 h 11. ant m 1618. brused of on syde

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 201, f. 90r (upper left part of page)

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CASE49328: Horary consultation concerning Mr Stoite (PERSON35716)

Question asked by the patient on 25 July 1619 at 14:15

RN Mr Stoyt of Uffington 18 y Iuly 25 h. 2. 15 p m 1619 /beworded\ /no vse of his arme\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 235, f. 118r (upper right part of page)

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CASE41510: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Turlen (PERSON36236)

Question asked by the patient on 10 June 1613 at 16:38

RN Elis Turland borne octob. 2. in ye 5 yere of her raigne was here in prsenc Iune 10. h. 4. 38 p m 1613. /face blasted.\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 199, f. 148r (upper right part of page)

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CASE49316: Horary consultation concerning Henry Cuddington (PERSON29576)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON38672) on 24 July 1619 at 11:30

RN {H}enry Cuddington 11 y of Stony stratford Mres Hipwels {p}oor alms boy Iuly 24 h {sic} hor 11. 30 ant m 16191

[Astrological Chart]

Henry Cud {sic} Cuddington of Stonystratford borne the fryday before palme sonday betwixt 6 & 7 in the morning 12 yers since on sent for her|y|m Iuly 24 h {sic} hor. 11 30 ant m 1619

the palsy on the right syde

Notes:

1 ‘paralysis’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 235, f. 116r (bottom left, upper right, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE49486: Horary consultation concerning John Scarcroffe (PERSON35129) and Scarcroffe (PERSON35130)

Question asked by John Scarcroffe (PERSON35129) and Scarcroffe (PERSON35130) on 10 August 1619 at 16:40

RN Iohn Scoc\r/{ou}ft {sic} \Scocraft./ of of {sic} Ravensdon in bedfordsheere 50 y Iuly Aug 10 h. 4. 40. p m. 1619. /was prsent\ /his wife lame & her hucklebone {out.}\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 235, f. 148v (upper right, and bottom left parts of page)

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CASE40912: Horary consultation concerning Margaret Arden (PERSON27440)

Question asked by the patient on 13 February 1613 at 14:00

RN Margaret Arden of North Crowly 25 y febr. 13 h {sic} hor. 2. p m. 1613. /not maryed.\ /a litle head ake\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 199, f. 43v (bottom right, and bottom left parts of page)

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CASE43612: Horary consultation concerning Frideswide Constable (PERSON29249)

Question asked by the patient on 6 July 1616 at 13:30

RN friswyth Constable of marsen wth will Robyns. 22 y Iuly 6. h {sic} hor. 1. 30 p m 16i6. |in her backe crying & cā fynd no rest|

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 408, f. 128v (upper right part of page)

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CASE47955: Decumbiture for Mrs Lucy Hainsworth (PERSON23557)

Question asked by Mr Hainsworth (PERSON23555) on 12 December 1618 at 14:00

RN Mres Haynsworth of Stonystratford 35 y & as mutch as frō the 4 of August last was strangly taken at the hart & did swound often tymes almost Dead Decēb. 9. h 12 1618.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 230, f. 112r (upper left part of page)

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CASE47159: Decumbiture for Joan Hall (PERSON31290)

Question asked by the patient on 24 July 1618 at 15:20

RN Ione Hall of waresly 66 y Iuly 24  {sic} \13. / h. 3. 25|0| p m 1618. {sic} /Iuly 13 h. 7 p m 1618\

subito correpta pedib tergo et stomacko. cā not swallow any thing by reason yt the flegme coming vp troubleth her excedingly1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1

Ellen Hollan a widowe.

Alce

’ in the left margin

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 201, f. 197r (upper right part of page)

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CASE49738: Horary consultation concerning Mr Foster (PERSON30537)

Question asked by the patient on 30 September 1619 at 17:39

RN Mr fosters letter read by me sept 30 h. 5. 39 p m 1619 /a wyndy venemous vapour rūing into his belly wth a swelling\ vtr venef sit passus.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 213, f. 14r (upper left part of page)

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CASE37480: Decumbiture for Elizabeth Eaton (PERSON30061)

Question asked by the patient on 30 January 1611 at 13:45

RN she was strangly taken wth her sicknes & a shak{ing} in her right arme. Sept 21. . h 4. p m 1610. {illeg} held her two houres. & th{en} tooke her a sonday being 23{illeg} in the after noone afore sone set & held all yt ni{ght} vntill ten the next daye h. 4. p m 16i0

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 200, f. 4v (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?f6-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body;f7-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AWitchcraft%20and%20devil;f8-date=1610-1619, accessed 9 January 2025.