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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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CASE62541: Horary consultation concerning Mary Roberts (PERSON34829)

Question asked by the patient on 3 June 1626 at 15:30

RN And Mary Robarse Robart at the same tyne {sic} her breath as sopped {sic} cānot speak an Impostume feared

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 224, f. 237r (upper right part of page)

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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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CASE11736: Horary consultation concerning Margaret Brace (PERSON9919)

Question asked by the patient on 6 October 1598 at 09:38

RN Margeret Brace of Carington about 30 yeres old. Octob 6 die h 1|9|. \9/. 38. sick for this 3 weekes. 1598. speachles & almost Dead. about a fortnight a goe. & did bleed wonderfully

[Astrological Chart]

this woman sente vnto me by the vicar of Crowly but I would give her nothing vntill I had spoken wth some yt knew the state of the woman the vicar sent Iohn ball. the woman mended prsently vppon it.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 40v (upper left 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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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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CASE71329: Decumbiture for Mrs Seth Hadle (PERSON50568)

Question asked by the patient on 3 February 1631 at 13:30

RN a rising vp ready to choake her voydeth vp flegme & blood & swoundeth often sinc last night about nine & cānot speake feb 2. h. 9 p m 163i |body swelled| /speachles\ /An Impost feared\ |neavr had child|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 232, p. 103 (bottom right, and bottom left parts 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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CASE71040: Horary consultation concerning William Ferry (PERSON48857)

Question asked by the patient on 24 November 1630 at 11:25

[Astrological Chart]

RN At this tyme was taken in his bed strangly & cānot speak offreth to cast voydeth mutch waterish & reddish water. |did bleed at nose|

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 238, f. 211r (bottom left part 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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CASE17267: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Nightingale Longueville [Lady Windsor] (PERSON13778)

Question asked by the patient on 16 June 1602 at 16:45

RN Mres longvild of Brodwell 26 came to see me ill coloured spake nothing Iune i6 hor. 4. 45. p m 1602

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 221, f. 98v (upper right 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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CASE57735: Horary consultation concerning Michael Honour (PERSON51789)

Question asked by the patient on 23 February 1624 at 13:30

RN Michael Honour of Lathbery 40 y feb 23 h 1. 30 p m 1624. taken on tuesd last before night. speachles.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 413, f. 82r (upper right part of page)

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CASE60396: Horary consultation concerning Robert Mewood (PERSON54659)

Question asked by the patient on 4 May 1625 at 17:40

RN Robert Meward of Cosgrave m|8|0 y may 4 . h. 5. 40 p m. 1625

sinc fyday {sic} h. 9. 30 his speach taken away

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 217, f. 83v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE69645: Horary consultation concerning John Barrat (PERSON43626)

Question asked by the patient on 28 October 1629 at 16:00

RN Iohn Barret of \Maldon/ 60 y octob 28 h. 4. p m 1629 /speachles sinc monday 2. 30 p m 1629\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 406, f. 314r (upper right part of page)

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CASE72548: Horary consultation concerning Isaac Tawny (PERSON59910)

Question asked by the patient on 15 July 1631 at 15:30

RN Isaac Tawny of serv to the Lord Shandes. 60 y Iuly. 15 h. 3. 30. p. m. 163i was prsent1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘his speach fealed wthin this month.’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 212, p. 37 (bottom left part of page)

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CASE77127: Decumbiture for Goody Cubbadg (PERSON47415)

Question asked by the patient on 1 May 1633 at 11:30

shee was taken speechles Apr. 29. h. 2. p m. 1633

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 211, p. 87 (upper right part of page)

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CASE47760: Decumbiture for Anne Bagnol (PERSON27598)

Question asked by the patient on 28 October 1618 at 11:38

RN had yesterday night about 12. an extreme fit lost her sences & knew no body for an houre nor could not speake octob. 27. h. 12. p m 1618.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 230, f. 74r (middle, bottom left, and bottom right 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?f1-patient-knowledge=Patient%20asked%20the%20question;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 19 February 2025.