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CASE13200: Nativity for Joan Blea (PERSON9792)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON17792) between 22 January 1597 and 6 September 1597

RN Ihone Blea the Daughtr of Thomas Blea the younger. nata. 1594 the 10 of Septemb. die at 4 a clock 15 m \in aurora./ post mediā noctē. quæ nata est et muta et surda.

[Astrological Chart]

[Partial Astrological Chart]

Ihone Blea 1594 sept. 10. die martis at h. 4. m. 15 in auror.1

[Astrological Chart]

Ihones Bleas nativit. die . h. 4. 15.2

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1verius calculat.’ at the end of the line

2 ‘vere calculata’ infralinear

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 175, f. 77r, f. 76v (f. 77r upper, and f. 76v upper)

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CASE14385: Horary consultation concerning Agnes Hopkins (PERSON12945)

Question asked by the patient on 16 January 1604 at 18:30

RN Agnys Hop{illeg}|k|yns 33 of Sylson marid 6 child. Ian 16. hor 6 \30/ p m 1604. thursday night delivered of a child still borne. not knowing yt shee was wth child. speachles. voydeth mutch blood Downeward. swoundeth mutch.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 197, f. 133r (bottom part of page)

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CASE25249: Horary consultation concerning Martha Nichols (PERSON33677)

Question asked by Nichols (PERSON33630) on 23 July 1610 at 14:40

RN {M}artha Nichols of Imlye 11. & halfe a yere Iulye 23. h. 2. 40 p m 16i0 /pater sine consensu\1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘cānot speake twitcheth & s{n}atcheth. voyded 2 wormes./’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 239, f. 103r (upper left part of page)

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CASE33135: Horary consultation concerning John Abbys (PERSON21752)

Question asked by Abbys (PERSON21751) on 27 March 1608 at 14:15

RN Iohn Abbys of Bedfor{d} 26|7| y march 27. h 2. 20 p m 1608 ne{illeg}|w|ly mayed {sic} a yere

[Astrological Chart]

Iohn Abbys of Bedford pater filio sine consensu speachles in a la {sic} litharge marh {sic} 27 . h. 2. 15 p m 1608.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 229, ff. 79v-80r (f. 79v upper right, and f. 80r upper left)

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CASE66940: Horary consultation concerning Goody Marge Keburne (PERSON52734)

Question asked by the patient on 1 September 1628 at 06:20

RN Goody Keburne is speachles or cānot speake well & vtter her words plainly Sept 1 h. 6. 20 ant m 1628 /of Moulsoe\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 405, f. 248v (upper left part of page)

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CASE74222: Horary consultation concerning Robert Mills (PERSON54798)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON41514) on 4 April 1632 at 15:50

RN Rob Myls of Hanslop a yere & halfe old neaver thrived cānotspeake fatherles & motherles Ap. 4 h. 3 50 p m 1632.

shortwyded child prsent

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 416, p. 48 (upper right part of page)

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CASE11819: Horary consultation concerning Zachary Ketch (PERSON13334)

Question asked by the patient on 23 November 1598 at 12:35

RN Zachary Ketch of lathbury 10 yeres old sickned the 10 of novemb. die about noune came for my counsell. 23 of Novemb. die h. 12. 30|5|. 1598. he can hardly speak or stande.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 56r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE77845: Horary consultation concerning Francis Smith (PERSON58982)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON41933) on 15 July 1633 at 11:00

RN Francis Smyth of Browton \Ap 15/ 9 y Iuly 14|5| 15. h. 11. ant m 1633 /could neaver speak hath a sore itch & bleatch all over\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 211, p. 310 (upper right part of page)

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CASE49458: Horary consultation concerning Richard Briggs (PERSON28373)

Question asked by the patient on 6 August 1619 at 15:20

RN Rich Brigs of Dunstable 61. Aug 6. h. 3. 20 p m 1619.

a lamenes & nūnes of his lyms speach fayleth many tymes & cānot speake & is very testy.1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘dead palsye’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 235, f. 143v (upper left, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE69294: Decumbiture for Elizabeth Brown (PERSON45050)

Question asked by Brown (PERSON44988) on 31 August 1629 at 08:25

RN Eliz. Browne of Paulusperry 69 {y} Aug 27. wa{s} taken in the fild {wth} a dead palsye yt took away her speach & lamed all on syde Aug 27 h 2. p m 162{9} she lay in the fild Dead 4 h{oures} no body suspe{c}ting any thing

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 406, f. 147v (upper right part of page)

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CASE12567: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Mary Pen (PERSON14848)

Question asked by Mr Edward Pen (PERSON14841) on 22 August 1599 at 22:15

RN Mary pen of Stony stratford 29 yeres taken speachles & shaking & throtte{illeg}|ll| & rore & burne. thus taken the 22th day of August. about 10 a clock at night die  {sic}. 10. at night 1599. marit vxore

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 183r (upper left part of page)

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CASE14933: Horary consultation concerning Goody Mary Gilbert (PERSON12135)

Question asked by the patient on 9 May 1603 at 08:00

GJ Mary Gilbert of Broughton 23 y maried 3 y. never had Children May 9. ho 8 a m. 1603

She lay speechles 24 houres |last week| very weake keepes her bed a thicke high coloured water Her belly swelled thinkes her self to be wth Child

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 207, f. 66r (upper right part of page)

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CASE50028: Horary consultation concerning Goody Rider (PERSON34752)

Question asked by the patient on 6 December 1619 at 13:38

RN Goody Rider of newport 50 y decēb. 6 h. 1. 38 p m 1619

It tooke her 3 weekes sinc & hath bene speachles almost 3 weekes. eateth well. lame in her right syde |she took it wth a cold tooke it wth a cold|

the dead palsy

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 213, f. 73r (upper left part of page)

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CASE43616: Decumbiture for Young Mrs Elizabeth Hilsdon (PERSON12776)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON38095) between 7 July 1616 at 19:25 and 8 July 1616 at 12:39

RN Mres Hillersdon taken Iuly 4 h. 10 at night 16i6 | hor 10 p m 16i6| /convulsions caot speake\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 408, f. 129v (bottom left, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE54681: Decumbiture for John King (PERSON52940)

Question asked by the patient on 25 July 1622 at 15:00

RN Iohn King of great paxon 47 y Iuly 23. \/ he swounded in the morning about 5. 30 ant m 1622. & 24 was speachles

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 222, f. 8v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE14419: Horary consultation concerning Joan Blea (PERSON9792)

Question asked by Goody Blea (PERSON22139) on 27 January 1604 at 07:15

RN Goody Blea for her g {sic} dūbe wenche Ian 27. hor 7. 15 ant m 1604.

sine consensu mater filia muta.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 197, f. 139r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE19060: Horary consultation concerning Mary Finch (PERSON11738)

Question asked by the patient on 19 March 1601 at 14:30

RN Mary fynche of stonystratford 21. y vnmaried martij 19 die 160i speachles this 3 days v verius hor 1. 45. p m in her owne prsence.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 404, f. 58v (upper left part of page)

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CASE28917: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Margaret Dean [Simons] (PERSON11233)

Question asked by the patient on 5 May 1605 at 07:00

RN Margaret Deane of Wicken 33 y maij 5. 7. ant m 1605. speachles.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 216, f. 81v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE37329: Horary consultation concerning Mr Cutler (PERSON29613)

Question asked by Matthew Stocker (PERSON25589) on 28 March 1610 at 07:00

RN Math Stocker Dno Cutler sine cōsensu march 28 h. 7 ant m 1610 |could not spe{a}{ke}|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 334, f. 2v (upper part of page)

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CASE44668: Horary consultation concerning Alice Tomms (PERSON36137)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON38199) on 14 April 1617 at 09:00

RN Alce Toms of Chichely 7 y the sonday month before christmas day about 10. a|p|m came to me Ap 14 h. 9 ant m 1617 /six yeres sinc was wth me\1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1muta’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 198, f. 121v (upper left 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-judgment=Yes;f2-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3ASpeech%20problems%3A%3ACannot%20speak;f3-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29, accessed 10 March 2025.