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CASE41840: Horary consultation concerning Humphrey Matthews (PERSON33098)

Question asked by Mrs Grace Matthews (PERSON33114) on 12 May 1615 at 08:50

RN Mres Grace mathew of Braden for her sonne Humfrey Mathew a yere & so mutch as from Shrovetyde sent to me for him May 12. h. 8. 50 ant m 16i5 |3 weekes ill a yere & a quartr old. /for these 3 days hath {sic}\|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 196, f. 14r (upper left part of page)

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CASE45115: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Wheeler (PERSON36704)

Question asked by the patient on 10 June 1617 at 06:00

RN Mres Wheeler of Cranfild sent her water Iune 10. 10. {sic} h. 6. ant m 1617

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 220, f. 5v (upper right part of page)

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CASE45823: Decumbiture for Mrs Mary Boddington (PERSON28184)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON38318) on 5 December 1617 at 09:45

RN brought a bed vppō satterday last at twelfe at day tyme Novēb 29 h {sic} hor 11. 40 ant m 1617

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 220, f. 134v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE53405: Horary consultation concerning Mr Thomas Gostwick [Goddard] (PERSON50162)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON39363) on 8 December 1621 at 11:00

RN Th{&}|o|: Gostick of Goldington h {sic} borne the weddensday after lāmas about 4 of the clocke but sent to me for him Deceb. 8 h {sic} hor 11. ant m 162i

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 231, f. 152r (upper left part of page)

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CASE55706: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Anne [Agnes] Coates (PERSON46389)

Question asked by the patient on 10 March 1623 at 10:00

RN Mres An Cotes sent frō Abyngton the second tyme 62|5| \69 66/ y ma\r/ch 10 h. 10 ant m 1623.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 218, f. 8r (upper right part of page)

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CASE57286: Horary consultation concerning Sir John Underhill [Mr John Underhill] (PERSON36309)

Question asked by the patient on 16 October 1623 at 17:45

RN Mr vnderhill sent me a booke & desyreth to know wheathr his disease be naturall or vnnaturall octob 16 h. 5. 45 p m. 1623

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 413, f. 6Ar (bottom right, and bottom left parts of page)

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CASE57762: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Frances Latch [Little Frances] (PERSON53383)

Question asked by Lady Dorothy Jennings [Mrs Jennings] (PERSON52513) on 26 February 1624 at 19:20

RN for the lady Iennings Daughter Mres francis Latche a wench. a yere the la{st} day of this month on sond{ay} betwixt 6 & 7. p m the la{dy} Ienngs sent febr 26 f {sic} h. 7 20 p m 1624 /a bad womā suspected\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 413, f. 85v (upper right part of page)

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CASE57876: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Houghton (PERSON51937)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON39842) on 11 March 1624 at 09:30

RN Elis. Hoaton of Odyll 3. y: sinc sat last was a senet at night about 12. or on in the night \sent/ march. 11 h. 9 30 ant m 1624

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 413, f. 104v (upper left part of page)

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CASE59942: Horary consultation concerning Lady Harding (PERSON50834)

Question asked by the patient on 17 March 1625 between 12:20 and 13:00

RN for the Ladye Harding to be sent by the cayer {sic} on monday. to Sr Thom Darnell. betwixt the 2 sarecens in the vp end of Holbone.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 217, f. 15r (bottom left, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE61713: Decumbiture for Thomas Brown (PERSON45023)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON40240) on 4 March 1626 at 16:00

RN Th. Brown

It tooke it {sic} \him/ first febr. 24. h 12. 30 p. m. 1626

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 224, f. 110r (bottom left, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE63583: Horary consultation concerning Mr William Sandys (PERSON58270)

Question asked by Lady Mary Trote (PERSON60493) on 9 April 1627 at 15:00

RN Mr William Sandis of Ey\a/ton {sic} natus feb. 14. 1590 but sent to me Ap. 9. h. 3 p m. 1627. /The Lady Trotte wroate for him. morbus gallicus\

[Astrological Chart]

Mr will: Sandes of Eaton 36 y. Ap 9. . h. 3 p m 1627

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 227, f. 52r (upper left, and upper right parts of page)

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CASE64386: Decumbiture for Patience Worcester (PERSON62242)

Question asked by Mr William Worcester (PERSON62233) on 2 August 1627 at 10:00

RN Mr Worcesters child of Olny a quarter of a yere old taken strangly wth convulsions Aug. 1. h. 11 p m 16271

Notes:

1 ‘Convulsions’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 227, f. 178v (upper left part of page)

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CASE64917: Horary consultation concerning Emmanuel Scrope [First Earl of Sunderland, Lord President of York] [Lord Scrope] (PERSON58391)

Question asked by the patient on 27 October 1627 at 10:00

RN My L Scrope \from Stonystratf at his first cōing/ Earle of Sunderland & lord prsid. of yorke 40 y octob 27 h {sic} hor. 10 ant m sent to me 1627 1627 20 y mayed {sic} had on child but dyed in the wombe sent to me to take physick

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 410, f. 2v (upper left, and upper right parts of page)

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CASE66498: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Mary Robinson (PERSON57771)

Question asked by the patient on 4 July 1628 at 06:30

RN Mres Mary Robynson sent her water Iuly 4 h 6. 20 {sic} \30/ ant m 1628

supposeth her selfe to be bewitched

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 405, f. 95r (upper right part of page)

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CASE67009: Horary consultation concerning William Brown (PERSON45032)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON40774) on 11 September 1628 at 08:00

RN Williā Browne of Grafton 3 quarters taken wth a skrea{ming} on about Easter & burneth. sent to m{e} Sept. 11. h. 8 {ant} m 1628

mother suppose{th it} to be bewitch{ed} it doth skrea{me} mutch

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 405, f. 259v (upper right part of page)

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CASE69396: Horary consultation concerning James Bislee (PERSON44235) and Bislee (PERSON44234) and Walter Bislee (PERSON44237)

Question asked by Mr Smith (PERSON58954) on 12 September 1629 at 16:30

RN Mr Snite of Warborough mynister a batch. placed fellow of Corp Chri College in Oxford & m chosen by the house to be son \Curate/ in yt place 20l a yere wrote most kindly in \the behalfe/ of Iohn Bislee his neighbour for his 3 child but specially for his sone Iames 2. y. Sept 12. h {sic} hor 4. 30 p m 1629

his child Iames is 2. y. sucketh still & will take a litle drink.

Iames 2. y.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 406, f. 167v (upper left, and upper right parts of page)

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CASE75434: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Alice Davis (PERSON47607)

Question asked by the patient on 1 September 1632 at 08:39

RN on Mres Davyes neere to Salisbury /at Stratford vndr the Castle\ sent to me for her melancholy Aug. sept1. {illeg}|h| {sic} hor. 2 8 39 ant m 1632 /strangly hadled {sic}\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 416, p. 424 (upper right part of page)

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CASE76159: Horary consultation concerning Thomas Slade (PERSON58872)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON41732) on 17 December 1632 at 10:30

RN Thomas Slade of Thurlie 10 weekes old fryday last about 10 at night sent for him Decēb 17 h. 10 30 ant m 1632.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 214, p. 220 (upper right part of page)

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CASE76984: Horary consultation concerning Oliver Duncombe (PERSON48158)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON41830) on 18 April 1633 at 16:00

RN Oliver Duncōbe of Fensom 2 y last Christmas sent to me Apr. 18 hor 4 p m 1633

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 211, p. 44 (bottom left part of page)

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CASE77503: Decumbiture for Jane [Jean] Lightfoote (PERSON53731) and Lightfoote (PERSON53719) and Anonymous (PERSON41888)

Question asked by Mr Anthony Lightfoote (PERSON53721) on 7 June 1633 at 20:30

RN feb. 4 his wife his boy & his child strangly taken wth vomyting feb. 4. h. 3. p m 1633. /the gearle dyed about yt tyme\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 211, p. 205 (bottom left, and bottom centre parts 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?f7-how-did-it-take-place=Question%20sent;f8-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AWitchcraft%20and%20devil;startDoc=21, accessed 31 January 2025.