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CASE28358: Horary consultation concerning Anthony Chandler (PERSON19243)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON21458) and Anonymous (PERSON21459) on 11 March 1605 at 08:00

RN Anthony Chaundler of drayton sloe 14 y martij 11. h 8 \7. 30/ ant m. 1605. taken lame in his armes & legs. yt he can not goe hath no feeling of his armes. on of his legs begyn to swell1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1metuit veneficiū’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 216, f. 1v (upper right part of page)

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CASE32717: Horary consultation concerning Richard Atwell (PERSON21907)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON26547) on 5 February 1608 at 11:30

RN Rich Atwell of Stanbridge 3 y feb. 5 h. 11. 30 ant m 1608 the child in prsenc12

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘2 fig.’ infralinear

2 ‘child hand & leg & syde weake a yere & halfe’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 229, f. 16r (upper left part of page)

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CASE33563: Decumbiture for Thomas Earle (PERSON23005)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON26612) on 17 June 1608 at 15:30

RN yesterday about six in the morning sodenly taken in his sleepe & doth skrike & quake wth it. /right foote above his kne & hucklebone vexed. & rūbling\ |taken Iune 16 h. 6. ant m 1608.|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 229, f. 127v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE19952: Horary consultation concerning Henry Lane (PERSON13555)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON18497) on 10 October 1601 at 12:20

RN Henry Lane of Lowten 7 y. Octob. 10 hor 12. 20 ant. p m. 160i troubled wth red drye scurfe in his armes & legs.

taken as is supposed wth eating of a spyder cut into two peeces on halfe on his butter hath broke out anon after as it were in a lepry scurfe hath continued this two yeres be some speckes on his bodye.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 404, f. 209r (upper right part of page)

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CASE11034: Horary consultation concerning Thomas Bricknell (PERSON9990)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSONGRP12) on 17 July 1600 at 11:00

RN Thomas Gr Bricknell of hardmead his frinds at Simpson. Iuly the 17 die h. 11 ant m. 1600 over heate his legs & breake out.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 202, f. 136v (upper left part of page)

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CASE15062: Decumbiture for Thomas Franklin (PERSON11915)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON18031) on 3 June 1603 at 15:30

GJ This morning betweene 7 & 8 there came sodenly in the bed a great payne in the right legge that the Childe Cryed wthall

Thomas Franklyn of marston / Now it hold him extreemely in head and the braynes do so beat in the head that it styrres the Clothes as it lyes in the bed, sore every where Cannot endure to be styrred. /

ho Insultus morbi 1603 Iunij 3. ho. 7. 30 a m

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 207, f. 80r (bottom left, and upper right parts of page)

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CASE26124: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON62924)

Question asked by the patient on 9 October 1603 at 18:00 approx.

RN Anothr of luton about 6 of the clocke aftr noone for his sore legs yt breake out every yere

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 181, f. 84r (bottom part of page)

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CASE28465: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON21467)

Question asked by the patient on 28 March 1605 at 16:00

RN A poer fellow of Northāpton came to me for a swelled leg & thigh exceeding hard march 28 hor. 3. 3{5}|8| \{sic} 4 p/ m 1605.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 216, f. 17r (upper left part of page)

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CASE77237: Horary consultation concerning Roger Brown (PERSON45019)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON41864) on 10 May 1633 at 17:15

TG Roger browne of Chargroe \RN Chalgroe/ TG in Oxfordsh: 2 y Maji 9 \10 / h. 5. 15. 1633. lame in his legges about his hammes, & also somewhat lamish in both armes

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 211, p. 119 (upper left part of page)

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CASE13109: Horary consultation concerning Mary Porter (PERSON14996)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON17770) on 21 February 1600 at 14:15

RN Mary Porter of Stadgdon 40 yeres troubled wth an ache vppō her right shouldr & arme & left thigh to her leg downeward & hath no vse of thē feb. 21. die h. 2 15 p m. 1600.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 274v (upper right part of page)

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CASE10319: Horary consultation concerning Anne Thomson (PERSON16405)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON17499) on 12 April 1600 at 13:00

RN Itm’ An Tomson of Sherington 12d {sic} moneth old. Apr. 12 die . h. 1. p m. 1600

was here first on sunday last at 2 a clocke p m. 1600 troubled lame in on of the legs & on of the hands.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 202, f. 37r (bottom left, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE58958: Horary consultation concerning Robert Favell (PERSON48790)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON39961) on 20 August 1624 at 11:45

RN Rob favell very weak g{athes} no strenght. & goeth crosse legs other wise not & his legs & body pyne Aug 1|2|0 h. 11 45 ant m 1624

3 y ch{rim}{illeg}|{s}| {sic} Christmas the sonday senet before Christmas h. 12. 30 in ye morning very early

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 402, f. 46r (upper left part of page)

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CASE70913: Horary consultation concerning William Story (PERSON59714) and Margaret Wyn (PERSON62414)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON41199) on 25 May 1630 at 18:20

RN Williā Stoary of St Albions 12 y the 30 of August next twixt 6 & 7 in ye morning at Saraz{ings} head about Easter was 12 monthe may 25. h 6 20 a|p| m 1630.

her mayd cōtinth {sic} Lame & hath spots about her thighs & Knees.

his legs

the child cōplayneth of his loynes& legs & of a payne of his Left syde & also hath a dry cough.

[Astrological Chart]

wheathr fit to make an issue Is lame & goeth wth payne

was prty well sinc Easter was a twelfmonth when & where.

will. Stoary 12 y may 25 h. 6. 30 p m 1630

Lame in his loyns Legs & left syde payned

There mayden yt was Lame. Marg. Wynne at the same tyme.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 194, pp. 406-407 (p. 406 bottom right, p. 406 bottom left, and p. 407 upper left)

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CASE79998: Nativity for The old Sir Richard Spencer (PERSON16027)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON62836) between 22 April 1618 and 7 November 1624

RN Sr Rich: a wyndy payne in ye stomack rūing into the legs & thighes. wth great torture. & difficulty of making vryne stranguria timetr only in ye morning

/Sr Rich borne 2 days after Bartholtyde. 1553.\

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 240, f. 132r (middle part of page)

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CASE32218: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON26478)

Question asked by the patient on 6 October 1607 at 09:25

RN Anothr mā{sic} of the same for his leg shro{ng|k|}e at the same tyme

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 193, f. 292r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE78765: Decumbiture for Anne Cooper (PERSON46962)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON42061) on 28 January 1634 at 11:00

TG Ann Couper of Hanslap 5 quarters old. jan. 28 h. 11 AM. 1634. was taken yesterday morning betweene 6 & 7 of the clocke, soe as she cannot stirre her legges.1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1{illeg} morbi {jan. 27} {} h. 6. 30′ {Mat. 163}4.’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 412, f. 77v (upper left part of page)

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CASE11698: Horary consultation concerning Thomas Newell (PERSON14369)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON17606) on 18 September 1598 at 15:00

RN Thomas Newell of Sheringhton 8 yeres old. quærit causā eius deo favente remed. Sept. 18. die . h. 9 3. 1598. sweld in his legs & anckels and stomack & cannot sleepe./

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Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 228, f. 30v (upper right part of page)

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CASE18188: Horary consultation concerning Joseph Shawe (PERSON15737)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON18324) on 8 November 1602 at 11:25

RN Ioseph Shawe of Brafild in ye Green 16 y. novēbr 8 hor. 11. 25. ant m 1602. fat & hungry frighted in his bed & weakned in his wits & care not whō he striketh not sicke cōplayneth of sore{b}|n|es of his legs armes & sometymes hart.

vide Octob. 11.

cryeth out of a black mā. & black theefe.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 221, f. 236r (upper right part of page)

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CASE18814: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON18397)

Question asked by the patient on 20 January 1599 at 08:00

RN Ian. 20 die hor 8 I went to see a sick woma swollen in her legs & thighes for that shee hath not her courses. hed ach 1599.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 404, f. 13r (upper right part of page)

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CASE33576: Horary consultation concerning Henry Potter (PERSON24944)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON26615) on 20 June 1608 at 14:00

RN Henry Potter of husb. Crow{illeg}|le|y. 7 y Iune 20 h. 2. p m 1608. had an ague & nowe it is fallen into his legs hips thighes. & cānot goe for it mutch payned

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 229, f. 130v (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-querent-identified=No;f2-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3ALimbs%20and%20joints%3A%3ALegs;f3-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body, accessed 31 March 2025.