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CASE54507: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON39476)

Question asked by the patient and Anonymous (PERSON39477) on 25 June 1622 at 17:45

RN A poor old lame brought vnto me Iune 25 h. 5 45 p m. 1622

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 223, f. 168r (upper left part of page)

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CASE57473: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Cole (PERSON46520)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON39780) on 3 December 1623 at 12:50

RN Elis: Coales of Sherington 9 y. St Leonards day h. {sic} hor 9. p m 1614 but came to me nove Decēb 3. h. 12 50 p m 1623. |the child now prsent|

nata novēb 7. h. 9 p m 1614 |could not stan{d} nor goe n{or}| /neavr was sick but f{u}ll\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 413, f. 37v (upper right part of page)

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CASE28829: Horary consultation concerning Edward Wale (PERSON21063)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON21502) on 26 April 1605 at 11:25

RN Edward Wale of Kempson 14 y. Apr. 26 h. 11. 25 ant m 1605 in prsence lame in his right leg & swelled yt he cānot goe nor stande.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 216, f. 67v (upper left part of page)

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CASE58616: Nativity for Anne Bunche (PERSON45182)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON39918) on 7 June 1624 at 13:00

RN An Bunch of Risdone 5 y & a halfe borne the 11th of sept about 3 in the after noone 1620. ever sinc she was borne lame in her lims cā speak but dead 1

[Astrological Chart]

cānot speake.

cannot styrre. nor stand litle vse of ye lims./.

Notes:

1 ‘no vse of lims could neavr speake lame borne palsye’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 413, f. 215v (upper right part of page)

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CASE12263: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON17683)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON17682) on 21 April 1599 at 12:35

RN a father came for his Daughtr yt hath a ded palsy 21 Ap. die 12. 35 p m. 1599

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 228, f. 130v (upper right part of page)

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CASE56653: Horary consultation concerning John Reade (PERSON57399)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON39703) on 5 July 1623 at 16:00

RN Iohn Rhead of Stony stratford 2 y the sunday next after alhallouday vpp. betwixt 3. & 4 p m but it came to me Iuly 5 h {sic} hor 4. p m. 1623 /the child now prsent\ /paralyticall\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 218, f. 156v (upper left part of page)

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CASE75406: Horary consultation concerning Edward Hawkins (PERSON51236)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON41646) on 7 September 1632 at 13:00

RN Edw: Hawkins of Marson molton 4 y & a halfe 3 weekes before Easter. borne on satt 5. p m but came to me sept 7. h. 1. p m 1632 /The child prsent\1

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Notes:

1 ‘lame’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 416, p. 413 (upper left part of page)

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CASE76020: Horary consultation concerning Dodwell (PERSON47952)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON41720) on 27 November 1632 at 12:00

RN on \of Sowthwell/ came to me going to ny {sic} /the childs name Dodwell\ dyner for a young body of 10 y yt was suddenly fallen into a dead palsy novēb. 27 h. 12. 1632

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 214, p. 175 (bottom right part of page)

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CASE35184: Horary consultation concerning Mary Busbridge (PERSON22352)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON26754) on 27 September 1608 at 14:30

RN mary Busbridge in son came Sept. 27 h 2. 30 p m 1608. /lame in ye lyms.\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 338, f. 9v (upper part of page)

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CASE58905: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON39957)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON39956) on 12 August 1624 at 14:00

RN a Poer mā brought a Changling Lunatick whose lims are taken awaye the space of 6 weeks. Aug. 12. h. 2. p. m. 1624.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 402, f. 37r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE67554: Horary consultation concerning Sara Sanderson (PERSON58259) and Anonymous (PERSON40827)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON40826) on 5 January 1629 at 14:00

RN Sara Sanderson a yere & a half{e} a spice of a de{ad} palsy Ian 5 h: 2. p m 1629

& came for his sick brother who languishe{th} very mutch

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 407, f. 16v (upper right part of page)

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CASE50501: Horary consultation concerning Richard Ring (PERSON34769)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON38811) on 3 April 1620 at 14:45

RN Rich Wren \Ringe/ of Cranfild 4 y Ap 3 h. 2. 45 p m. 1620 /prsent\

Childrmas day 4 y the 28 of Decēb about mydnight lame deafe dūbe borne

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Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 213, f. 160v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE54340: Horary consultation concerning Thomas Atterbury (PERSON43055)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON39459) on 31 May 1622 at 10:30

RN Thomas Atterbery \of havrshā/ borne the weddens night about seav. before Candlemas was brought heather to me 16 weekes old last weddensday was brought vnto me may 31. . h. 10. 30 ant m. 1622 /the vse of the lims taken away\1

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[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘lame in his lyms’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 223, f. 136r (upper left, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE58617: Horary consultation concerning Anne Bunche (PERSON45182)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON39918) on 7 June 1624 at 13:00

RN came to me Iue {sic} 7 h 1. p m. 1624 4. y. An Bunch prsent1

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Notes:

1 ‘lame in his lyms borne.’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 413, f. 215v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE69055: Horary consultation concerning William Tomkins (PERSON60265) and Francis Tomkins (PERSON60257) and Marge Tomkins (PERSON60281)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON40971) on 25 July 1629 at 12:40

RN William Tomkins \9 y cānot feed him selfe toucheth his hands & legs evr sinc Easter./ Francis Tomkins 17 y {sic} |7 y| a boye Marg. Tomkins 14. y.

Williā Tomkins was stroken suddenly. lame in all his lims & cā speake but a litle yt on cā scarce vnderstand & when he goeth he rūneth as on yt should light on his head all halloutyde the weddensday after Alhalloutyde was 4 y. hath bene thick of hearing a weeke & curst wth all.

his right arme as stiffe as a stake came all to me at onc Iuly 25 h {sic} hor. 12. 40 p m 1629 All of thē prsent

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Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 406, f. 111r (upper left part of page)

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CASE70232: Horary consultation concerning Thomas Wright (PERSON62335)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON41103) on 14 March 1630 at 13:00

U[1628–30] Thomas write {illeg} was borne on \the next/ satterday at night after on michelmus was twelmounth, betweene a 11 or 12 at|or| i3, a Clock but cam to me at 1 of clock, ye 14th: of march 1630./

had a quiuorin & sounding on michelmus last & 3 Dayes the after ye small pox & then at shroftide & this last night had 3 fitts after the same manner a boue saide, being ye 13th Day complaines on the head & heauie & apt to sleepe

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Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 194, p. 164 (upper, 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-querent-identified=No;f2-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3ALame%2C%20numb%20or%20paralysed;f3-how-did-it-take-place=Question%20asked%20in%20person, accessed 27 February 2025.