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CASE12541: Horary consultation concerning Austen Deveren (PERSON11290)

Question asked by the patient on 1 May 1599 at 12:30

RN Austen Deveren of Whitchwood parish in Burforde Lane. may. the 1. die ♀. h. 12. 30. suspecteth some body hath done her harme & enquireth wheathr soe or noe. 1599. |of 56|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 177v (upper left part of page)

Austen Deveren (PERSON11290)

Medical  (Cause of the affliction)

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

Practitioner: Dr Simon Forman (PERSON2824) Judgment Astrological Chart

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CASE27980: Horary consultation concerning Horace Nichols (PERSON20403)

Question asked by the patient on 16 August 1606 at 12:00

RN horas nichols of Halsone 56 y Aug 16 ♄ hor. 12 1606

an ach in right shoulder & arme all along as benūmed

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 215, f. 250r (bottom left, and bottom right parts of page)

Horace Nichols (PERSON20403)

Medical >Symptoms (specified)>Pain and pricking (Pain)

Medical >Parts of the body>Limbs and joints (ShouldersArms)

Medical >Symptoms (specified)>Lame, numb or paralysed (Numbness)

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

Practitioner: Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] (PERSON5218) Treatment 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-time-of-day=PM%3A%3A12%3A00-12%3A59;f8-querent-age-band=050-059%3A%3A56;f9-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AWitchcraft%20and%20devil, accessed 4 April 2025.

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