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CASE12327: Horary consultation concerning Mr William Chester (PERSON10458)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON17690) on 26 April 1599 at 14:30

RN Will. Chester 4 yeres old a very hath not the vse of his lims. / Ap. 26 die h. 2. 30. m p m. 1599. a sober gentle Child.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 141r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE51987: Horary consultation concerning Agnes Emes (PERSON48556)

Question asked by the patient on 5 February 1621 at 10:00

RN Robart Eames his wife \Agnys Emes/ of marson. 30 y feb 5 h. 10 ant m 1621

taken in her lyms cānot styr

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 233, f. 47r (upper right part of page)

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CASE77177: Horary consultation concerning Thomas Church (PERSON46102)

Question asked by the patient on 6 May 1633 at 09:20

RN Thomas Church of North Crouly ma{y} 6. h. 9. 20 ant m 1633

hath no vse of his ly{ms}

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 211, p. 101 (upper right part of page)

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CASE20142: Horary consultation concerning Thomas Bustion (PERSON10235)

Question asked by the patient on 23 December 1601 at 10:20

RN Thomas Bustion of Ashton a towne servant deceb. 23 hor. 10. 20 ant m 160i

he canot move any of his mebers & lyms beneath his gyrdle 30 y.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 404, f. 249v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE17809: Horary consultation concerning Henry [Harry] Parkins (PERSON14684)

Question asked by the patient on 30 August 1602 at 18:15

RN Henry Parkin of Tempsford August. 30. hor. 6. 15 p m. {illeg} {sic} 1602 a batcheler Lyms ill cānot styrre casteth vp his meate looketh very ill

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 221, f. 187v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE53144: Horary consultation concerning Susan Neythercot (PERSON55423)

Question asked by Neythercot (PERSON55421) on 17 September 1621 at 13:00

RN Susan Neythercot for a litle child \of Moulton/ a yere & a halfe old sept. 17 h. 1. p m. 162i hath smale vse of her Lims. & hath strange fits of crying & it will clutch her hands thought to be pospessed {sic}./ pater sine cōsensu./

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 231, f. 99r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE75072: Horary consultation concerning Goodman Campion (PERSON45518)

Question asked by the patient on 13 July 1632 at 07:00

RN Goodmā Campion of this towne Iuly 13 h 7 ant m 1632. |cānot styr any lim. 8 weekes ill|

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 416, p. 308 (upper right part of page)

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CASE12226: Nativity for Mr William Chester (PERSON10458)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON17676) between 8 April 1599 at 06:45 and 9 April 1599 at 06:30

RN Mr William Chester was borne vppon Easter monday about 4 of the clock p m. this Child is f {sic} very small faynt feble of a longe visage hath not the vse of his lims but specially of his legs to goe natus āno dni 1596. 12 Apr. die h. 4 p m. 1596.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 228, f. 124r (upper left part of page)

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CASE60201: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Frances Latch [Little Frances] (PERSON53383)

Question asked by Mr John Latch [Hatch] (PERSON53382) on 12 April 1625 at 15:15

RN Mr latch \of london/ for litle franke 3|2|. y. Ap: : 12. . h. 3. \15/ p. m 1625. /no vse of lims a palsy & a convulsion\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 217, f. 57v (upper left, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE65223: Decumbiture for Sir William Samuell (PERSON25233)

Question asked by the patient on 21 January 1628 at 09:00

RN fell sick on satt last betwixt 11 & 12. & is sorely payned & cānot hath no vse of his lims & cānot styr him selfe & swoundeth often

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 410, f. 67r (upper right, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE72027: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Walker (PERSON60993)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON41311) on 9 May 1631 at 13:20

RN Elis Walker of Densanger a yere old no vse of Lims cānot standed {sic} wasted may 9 h. 1. 20 p m 163i

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 232, p. 319 (bottom left part of page)

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CASE11801: Decumbiture for Mrs Frances Lea [Vines] (PERSON16711)

Question asked by the patient between 14 November 1598 and 15 November 1598

RN Mres Vines took her sicknes at Piddington 30 of maye die h. betwixt 9. & 10 walking at night in her orcharde. & it tooke away her speache & brought a palsy in her side & armes. shee had no vse of her lims. 1598. die h. 9. 30 mi. p m maij 30. 1598.1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘a palsye.’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 52v (upper left part of page)

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CASE53391: Decumbiture for James Langwrite (PERSON53371)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON39360) on 28 November 1621 at 08:39

RN It tooke him first on sonday last wth a trēbling all over. & tooke away the vse of his lyms & now his sences & all 25 h. 9. 30 ant m sodaynly taken 162i /will take nothing nor speak cānot keepe his water\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 231, f. 146r (upper right part of page)

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CASE59645: Horary consultation concerning Thomas Barnesey (PERSON43595)

Question asked by the patient on 15 January 1625 at 15:00 or at 15:15

RN Thomas Barnesey of P|S|teppo{illeg}|n|. 72 y Ian 15 h {sic} hor. 3. p m 1625.

had the palsye but not now & hath lost the vse of boath armes of a red & highe cōplexion

would knowe wheathr good to let blood 4 or 5 ounces hath a short ptysicke.

[Partial Astrological Chart]

Thomas Barnesye of Steaphington 72 y Ian. 15 h {sic} hor 3. 15 p m 1625 |a very leane mā|

wheathr good to let blood hath no vse of his arme a palsy 6 weekes

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 402, ff. 141v-142r (f. 141v upper right, and f. 142r bottom left)

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CASE10282: Horary consultation concerning Goody Alice Radwell (PERSON15140)

Question asked by the patient on 8 April 1600 at 14:00

RN An old woman goody Alce Radwill of Kempson 87 y Apr 8 die h. 2 p m 1600

for a bruise & fall & so hath lost the vse of her lims./

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 202, f. 32r (upper 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?f1-how-did-it-take-place=Unclear%3A%3AAt%20unspecified%20location;f2-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3ALimbs%20and%20joints%3A%3ALimbs;f3-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3ALame%2C%20numb%20or%20paralysed%3A%3ACannot%20use%20part, accessed 16 December 2024.