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CASE21997: Horary consultation concerning William Withers (PERSON17294)

Question asked by the patient on 2 March 1605 at 15:20

RN Wylliā Wythers of Shenly a carer {sic} 40 y a single man. martij 2. ♄ hor. 3. 20 p m 1605

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 415, f. 228r (upper left part of page)

William Withers (PERSON17294)

Medical  (Not specified in question)

Medical >Witchcraft and devil  (Witchcraft suffered (medical))

Personal affairs>Personal relations (Witchcraft suspect)

Practitioner: Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] (PERSON5218) Judgment

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CASE21860: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Joan Taylor (PERSON16356)

Question asked by the patient on 31 December 1604 at 12:00

RN Ione Taylor of Litlington. 28 y Decēb. 31. ☾ hor. 12. p m 16041

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘mutch distempered in mynde.’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 415, f. 205r (upper left part of page)

Mrs Joan Taylor (PERSON16356)

Medical >Diseases of the mind (MindDistempered (passions))

Medical  (Not specified in question)

Medical >Witchcraft and devil  (Witchcraft suffered (medical))

Personal affairs>Personal relations (Witchcraft suspect)

Practitioner: Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] (PERSON5218) Judgment Astrological Chart

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-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AWitchcraft%20and%20devil;f8-info=Occupation%20mentioned%3A%3AOther%20trades%20and%20services;f9-shelfmark=MS%20Ashmole%20415, accessed 18 April 2025.

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