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CASE40064: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON37755)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON37756) on 20 June 1612 at 17:50

RN a litle child of 13 wekes old taken yesterday & strangly. Iune 20 h {sic} hor 5. 4|5|0 p m 1612. like on yt had ye palsye

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 409, f. 117v (upper 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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CASE67682: Horary consultation concerning Mr Barnes (PERSON43550)

Question asked by Mr Barnes (PERSON43548) on 5 February 1629 at 18:00

RN Mr Barnes of London for his father Mr Barnes |now| Sheriffe of London 60 y feb: 5 h: 6 p m. 1629. /Sr Rob. incouraged him thervnto\

a dead palsye

some what amended by meas {sic} of Doctor Wilson

[Astrological Chart]

yet craveth my opinion

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 407, f. 44Av (upper left part of page)

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CASE69876: Decumbiture for Mr Richard Stocken [Stockmoll] (PERSON59646)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON41060) on 25 December 1629 at 09:00

RN Mr Stocken stroken suddayne wth the palsye on the left syde Depriving him of all motion & feele like a dead leg for hand or leg. Decēb 17 h. 10|9|. 40 ant m 1629 as he was rising hath no feele but hath good vnderstanding1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘paralysis’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 194, p. 26 (upper right part of page)

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CASE73123: Horary consultation concerning Joan Bosworth (PERSON44518)

Question asked by Bosworth (PERSON44513) on 5 October 1631 at 12:00

RN Ioane Bosworth stroken wth a dead palsy Last Moday {sic} about seaven in the morning but on her brothr came for her octob 5 h. 12 1631 |47 y| |Dead palsy.| /on syde benūmed\

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 212, p. 208 (middle left part of page)

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CASE73583: Horary consultation concerning Edward Robinson (PERSON57742)

Question asked by Mr Prat (PERSON57029) on 3 January 1632 at 12:00

RN \for Edward Robinson/ Mr Prat a Civilion yt mayed {sic} Mr Charnocks daughter for a frynd troubled wth the dead palsy all on the right syde g|h|ath a great quary Ian 3. h. 12. 1631 {sic} |Dead palsy a good stomack|1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘paraly’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 212, p. 375 (upper left, and bottom parts of page)

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CASE77078: Horary consultation concerning Edward Hawkins (PERSON51236)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON41842) on 27 April 1633 at 08:00

RN Edw. Hawkins of Marston 5 y Ap 27 h {sic} hor. 8 ant m 1633 a palsy howse hanted had a Sigill

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 211, p. 74 (bottom right part of page)

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CASE49604: Horary consultation concerning Henry Cuddington (PERSON29576)

Question asked by Mrs Hipwell (PERSON31695) on 3 September 1619 at 17:00

RN Henry Cuddington of Stony stratford i2|i| y sept 3 h. 5. p m 1619

mres Hipwell sent him on a horse to me |dead palsy bewitched by good foster.| /the boy prsent\1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘paralysis’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 235, f. 172v (upper right part of page)

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CASE49316: Horary consultation concerning Henry Cuddington (PERSON29576)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON38672) on 24 July 1619 at 11:30

RN {H}enry Cuddington 11 y of Stony stratford Mres Hipwels {p}oor alms boy Iuly 24 h {sic} hor 11. 30 ant m 16191

[Astrological Chart]

Henry Cud {sic} Cuddington of Stonystratford borne the fryday before palme sonday betwixt 6 & 7 in the morning 12 yers since on sent for her|y|m Iuly 24 h {sic} hor. 11 30 ant m 1619

the palsy on the right syde

Notes:

1 ‘paralysis’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 235, f. 116r (bottom left, upper right, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE65324: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Frances Latch [Little Frances] (PERSON53383)

Question asked by Mr John Latch [Hatch] (PERSON53382) on 6 February 1628 between 11:00 and 13:00

RN mres frank latch of the Strād her father for her palsy Lanenes {sic} on the right syde & her falling sicknes by onc in a month

hath Issue in her neck. S & annulus magic

yet feeleth little good

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 410, f. 93r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE75763: Horary consultation concerning Dorothy Creede (PERSON47276)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON41681) on 24 October 1632 at 09:00

RN Dorothy Cr{a\ee/}de {sic} of Anstay 62 y octob. 24 h. 9. ant m 1632 /amicus sine consensu\ /paralys. a loosnes of her {hams}s\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 214, p. 93 (bottom right part of page)

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CASE60201: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Frances Latch [Little Frances] (PERSON53383)

Question asked by Mr John Latch [Hatch] (PERSON53382) on 12 April 1625 at 15:15

RN Mr latch \of london/ for litle franke 3|2|. y. Ap: : 12. . h. 3. \15/ p. m 1625. /no vse of lims a palsy & a convulsion\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 217, f. 57v (upper left, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE75730: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Wilkes (PERSON61820)

Question asked by Wilkes (PERSON61818) on 20 October 1632 at 11:30

RN A|E|lis Wilx of Souldbery 2. y & bettr Octob 20 {illeg}|| hor 11. 30 ant m 1632. /witch susp. wth palsye. stoken lame in the back {out} any ground\ /mater filia\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 214, p. 83 (upper left part of page)

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CASE44050: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth West (PERSON36673)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON38138) on 4 November 1616 at 13:00

RN Eliz: West of Hiempferyes 38 y novēb. 4 h. 1. p m 16i6 /sine consensu.\ |taken wth a dead palsy. light headen.| |convulsions eyther laugfest or weepeth in her good senc speach taken away|1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘dead palsy’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 198, f. 18v (upper left part 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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CASE74396: Horary consultation concerning Goody Briggs (PERSON44811)

Question asked by Briggs (PERSON44805) on 23 April 1632 at 12:30

RN Goody Brigs of Thorneborough 62 y Ap. 23. h. 12. 30 ant m {sic}. 1632. |in a manor mopish cā rest day nor night & sencles a dead palsy vexed disq| |no vse of her right syde arne {sic} & leg.|

[Astrological Chart]

filius matre

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 416, p. 102 (upper left part of page)

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CASE57937: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Frances Latch [Little Frances] (PERSON53383)

Question asked by Mr John Latch [Hatch] (PERSON53382) on 18 March 1624 at 17:30

RN Mr Latch the Lady Iennings husb. march 18 h 5. 30 p m 1624 the child held wth the dead palsye hath litle or no motion or doth move the arme or leg of the syde affected yet better god be thancked then before

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 413, f. 113r (upper right part of page)

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CASE73223: Horary consultation concerning Mr Kent (PERSON52787)

Question asked by Mrs White (PERSON61617) on 21 October 1631 at 12:00

RN Mres white of London 30. y. h 12. 1631 / soc{illeg}|r|{sic} socro mr Kent yt hath a dead palsye cānot speake to bed vnderstood\ |a bad stomack Costive onc in 5 days.| |stomack.|

[Astrological Chart]

loynes & stitch stone

vtrū socrus paralytic sit moriturus. sine consensu

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 212, p. 243 (upper right part of page)

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CASE49534: Decumbiture for John Seabrook (PERSON35162)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON38699) on 19 August 1619 at 13:25

RN It was hurt wth a Cart Aug 13 h. 1 30 p m 16191

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘a bruise wth a cart paralitycall’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 235, f. 157v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE50666: Horary consultation concerning Mr Dr James [Justice of the Peace] (PERSON52432)

Question asked by Mrs James (PERSON52439) on 20 April 1620 at 15:20

RN D Iames of Oxford st|ran|gly {sic} \straungly/ taken wth a palsye on the left syde of the face hand & leg taken at church & great red blatches in t|H|is fac & bodye & his ey swelling & f|H|is face a yere before & sinc he contenting certen sup witches & on being acquitted he felt his strange stitch on his s {sic} left syde by fits he supposeth yt the womā susp for a witch but quitted by the Iudges did hurte him the 24 of feb. sep a ap yt night at sup first taken. had his first fit after he talked wth mr Rob. Conye. feb 18. in ye after noone his first fit but his worst fit the 24 of feb when the sup witch was acquitted/

Mres Iames mentioned Mr Doctor Iames |of oxford| Ap. 20 h. 3. 20 p m. 1620 /she related all at this tyme/\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 414, f. 5r (upper left, and upper 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-is-asking-about=Others;f2-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3ALame%2C%20numb%20or%20paralysed%3A%3APalsy;f3-question-asked=Medical, accessed 6 May 2025.