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CASE52538: Decumbiture for Joan Hunscombe (PERSON52168)

Question asked by the patient on 28 May 1621 at 11:00

RN taken on Whitsonday & sinc cānot stand nor goe. taken betwixt 3 30 p m lame in the church

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 233, f. 151v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE23646: Horary consultation concerning Amy Medborne (PERSON33181)

Question asked by the patient on 2 July 1614 at 11:00

RN Amy {illeg} {sic} Medborne of Bedford 26 y Iuly 2. h {sic} hor. 11. ant m 1614 |loynes lame cānot stand nor goe|

her child 3 quarters old & never had them since |was prsent.|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 237, f. 40v (upper left part of page)

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CASE34609: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Wright (PERSON26204)

Question asked by the patient on 23 December 1608 at 09:45

RN Elis. Write of Raunsone 28 y decēb. 23 h. 9. 40|5| ant m 1608 legs swelled & cānot stand nor goe would know wheathr wth child

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 229, f. 277r (upper left part of page)

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CASE21800: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Mary Boogey (PERSON9854)

Question asked by the patient on 11 December 1604 at 10:40

RN Mres Boogy of Weston Decēb 11 h 10 39 40 ant m 1604 lame in her thighes cā not well goe

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 415, f. 196r (upper right part of page)

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CASE23664: Horary consultation concerning Susan Margets (PERSON32964)

Question asked by the patient on 6 July 1614 at 19:00

RN Susanna margets of Risdon in the county of Northāpton mayed {sic} 2. y. 23. y. Iuly. 6. h. 7. p m. 1614 cānot sleepe is lame in her body & cānot styrre

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 237, f. 43v (bottom left, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE34351: Horary consultation concerning Catherine Wright (PERSON26200)

Question asked by the patient on 6 November 1608 at 14:40

RN Katheron Write of Emmerton 19 y novēb 6 h. 2. 40 ant p m 1608.

taken in her lyms so yt she cānot goe nor stand.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 229, f. 238v (upper left part of page)

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CASE58675: Horary consultation concerning Jane Brown (PERSON45054)

Question asked by the patient on 30 June 1624 at 09:20

RN {Ia}ne Browne of Adington {2}9. y christ Iuly \Iune Iuly/ 20. 1595. sent to me Iuly Iune 30 h. 9. 20 ant m 1624 /neaver had child.\1

[Astrological Chart]

Iane Browne of Adin{gton} 29. y. Iune 30 h 19. 20 a{nt} m. 1624. paraliticall tormented wth heate & a burning payne in her belly & shooting into her legs & belly hath no vse of her lims cā not stand nor goe /sweateth mutch.\

Notes:

1 ‘lame miserablely tormēted wth raging payns & convuls in her legs day & night’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 402, f. 3r (upper left, and upper right parts of page)

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CASE76437: Horary consultation concerning Goody Motly (PERSON55027)

Question asked by the patient on 11 February 1633 at 12:00

SRN Goody Mottley of stony stratforde 40. y. Febr. 11. h. 12. in mer. 1633 RN |left hand & knee lame 6 weeks sinc| SRN

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 214, p. 305 (middle left part of page)

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CASE10128: Horary consultation concerning Margaret Radwell (PERSON15141)

Question asked by the patient on 4 March 1600 at 11:00

RN Margaret Radwell of Kempson 44 y. March 4. die  {sic} 11 ant m. 1600. she was first taken as it were wth a ded palsye.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 202, f. 5v (upper left part of page)

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CASE10866: Horary consultation concerning Goody Taylor (PERSON16347)

Question asked by the patient on 17 June 1600 at 07:30

RN mothr Tealer for her palsye of haversham came to me. at 7. 30 ant m. 1600. 63 y.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 202, f. 111v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE17713: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Elizabeth Bradshowe (PERSON9943)

Question asked by the patient on 13 August 1602 at 13:00

RN Elisabeth Bradshowe of Cosgrave 43 y. August 13. hor. 1. p m. 1602.1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘a palsye.’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 221, f. 173r (upper right, and bottom left parts of page)

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CASE18436: Horary consultation concerning Margaret Butcher (PERSON10246)

Question asked by the patient on 21 December 1602 at 13:00

RN Ione hunter of hilstdone

Margaret Butcher of hilsdone 32. a meaden Decēb. 21. . h. 1. p m. 1602. strook lame 6 yers since.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 221, f. 273r (bottom right, and bottom left parts of page)

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CASE23946: Decumbiture for Anne Lancaster (PERSON32477)

Question asked by the patient on 19 September 1614 at 09:40

RN An lankester of Shenly. 25 y sept. 19. h. 9. 40 ant m 1614.

stroken lame. fryday 3 weekes before christmas. 3 decēb. h. 8. 30 p m 1613.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 237, f. 95r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE33580: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Abigail Ruthall (PERSON15538)

Question asked by the patient on 20 June 1608 at 15:00

RN Mres Abigayle Ruthall of wybostune beyond bedford. 30 y Iune 20 h. 3. p m. 1608 a dead palslye/1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘a dead palsye left syde.’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 229, ff. 130v-131r (f. 130v bottom right, and f. 131r bottom left)

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CASE38800: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Alice Lea (PERSON32631)

Question asked by the patient on 23 October 1611 at 14:15

RN {A}|O|n Alce lea Apr octob. 23. . h. 2. 15. p. m. 1611 60 y. for a palsye/

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 200, f. 178r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE42018: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Dorothy Osborn (PERSON33832)

Question asked by the patient on 14 June 1615 at 17:30

RN Mres Osburne \of Chicksand/ of 56 y Iune 14  {sic} h. 5. 30 p m 16i5 /a lame arme & a palsye very fearfull\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 196, f. 42v (upper right part of page)

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CASE47002: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Glover (PERSON30933)

Question asked by the patient on 4 July 1618 at 09:00

RN Elis Glover of lillingstone Lovell 40 y mayed {sic} Iulye 4 h {sic} hor. 9 ant m. 1618 liveth on the alms of the {lame}her husb rū away frō her 9 yeres sinc |is lame|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 201, f. 166v (bottom right, and bottom left parts of page)

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CASE49358: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Kefford (PERSON32216)

Question asked by the patient on 28 July 1619 at 11:00

RN {w}|E|lisabeth kephard of Reslinworth 62 y Iuly. 28 h 11 ant m 1619 |crāpes|

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 235, f. 122v (upper right part of page)

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CASE49623: Horary consultation concerning Mary Hudson (PERSON31931)

Question asked by the patient on 6 September 1619 at 18:00

RN Mary Hodson of litle Horwood 35 y sept 6 h. 6 p m 1619

[Partial Astrological Chart]

Mary Hut|d|son1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘palsy’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 235, f. 176v (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-practitioner-is-astrologer=Yes;f10-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3ALame%2C%20numb%20or%20paralysed;f2-querent-sex=Female;f3-practitioner-is-querent=No;f4-language=English;f7-patient-knowledge=Patient%20asked%20the%20question;f8-recipe=No;f9-treatment=Yes, accessed 4 August 2024.