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CASE18941: Horary consultation concerning Joan Coast (PERSON10682) and Alice Wheeler (PERSON17014)

Question asked by Joan Coast (PERSON10682) and Alice Wheeler (PERSON17014) on 21 February 1601 at 13:00

RN Ione Coast of Marsten 8 75. y feb. 21. die hor. 1: p m. 1601 payned in her hed & eyes ca scarse see.

Alce Wheeler of Cranfild 23. y. d|f|eb. 21. die hor. 1. p. m. 1601 in her armes & legs cannot styrre. backe.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 404, f. 38r (upper left part of page)

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CASE39722: Horary consultation concerning Alice Blea (PERSON28137)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON37710) on 24 April 1612 at 10:00

RN Goody Blays child 3 y Alce Blay a great bunch in her backe & hollow & cānot goe Ap 24 h. 10 ant m 1612

lame in her loynes

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 409, f. 69v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE61213: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Frances Latch [Little Frances] (PERSON53383)

Question asked by Mr John Latch [Hatch] (PERSON53382) on 26 October 1625 at 15:00

RN Mr Latch for his Daughter Franke yt is beenūmed wth the Dead palsye in her right syde octob 26. h. 3. p m 1625

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 224, f. 29v (upper left part of page)

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CASE10306: Horary consultation concerning Em Radwell (PERSON15415) and Mary Chamberlain (PERSON10406)

Question asked by Em Radwell (PERSON15415) and Mary Chamberlain (PERSON10406) on 11 April 1600 at 08:50

RN Em Rodwell of Kempson 15 y. Ap 11 die h. 8. 50. ant m. 1600

pricked & vexed all over her bodye in her body left syde & thigh.

cannot turne her in her bede

Mary Chamberlin of Kempson 17. or 18 y. Apr 11 die h. 8. 50 ant m. troubled wth a swounding twce {sic} a weeke. head. chest.

seemeth to be in love

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 202, f. 35r (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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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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CASE53472: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Abbot (PERSON42415) and Anonymous (PERSON39367)

Question asked by Elizabeth Abbot (PERSON42415) and Anonymous (PERSON39367) on 10 January 1622 at 12:45

RN Two of women of Bedford on for a great Hoarsnes Ian {illeg}|1|0 h. 12. 30 p m. 1622.

Elis Abbat of Bedford for her long hoarsnes. Ian. 10 h. 12. 45 p m 1622.

Thother for a great cough & bad longues now also for legs & arms yt have no feeling.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 231, f. 165v (upper right part of page)

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CASE14249: Horary consultation concerning Goody Anne Astill [Austin] [Hastings] [Miller] [Holland] (PERSON9296)

Question asked by the patient on 29 November 1603 at 10:38

RN Goody Miller of newport 60 y novemb. 29 hor 10. 38. ant m 1603.

harte & backe. cānot styrre for it.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 197, f. 113v (upper right part of page)

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CASE77550: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Feard (PERSON48805)

Question asked by the patient on 11 June 1633 at 13:00

RN Elis Feard of Havrshā 30 y Iune. 11 h. 1. p m 1633 |lame 12 y cōpl of her chest|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 211, p. 218 (middle left part of page)

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CASE60084: Horary consultation concerning Goody Phybbyns (PERSON56698)

Question asked by the patient on 30 March 1625 at 11:00

RN Goody Phybbyns of HyempFeryes 33 y March 30 h 11 ant m 1625

is very neere her tyme of travell

the morow after Candlemas wth a nūnes over all \on of her/ her {sic} sydes all over1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘a nūbnes over on of her sydes.’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 217, f. 39v (upper right part of page)

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CASE63169: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Frances Latch [Little Frances] (PERSON53383)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON40374) on 3 February 1627 at 13:45

RN frank Lath 4|3| y febr 3. h {sic} hor 1. 45 p m 1627 Lame on her right

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 224, f. 354v (upper right, and bottom left parts of page)

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CASE63478: Horary consultation concerning Lady Forster [Kingsmill] [Mrs Frances Kingsmill] (PERSON49156)

Question asked by the patient on 24 March 1627 at 12:00

RN The lady foster of Hanslop 32 y cōp of a trēbling of her hart mach {sic} 24 h {sic} hor 12. 1627

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 227, f. 35v (upper right part of page)

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CASE70126: Horary consultation concerning Agnes [Anne] Kent (PERSON52813)

Question asked by the patient on 12 March 1630 at 14:10

U[1629–1631] Ann Kent of Newport of 34 year shee hath lyen in the|i|s 6 weekes & now is taken wth a lamenes of the on \right/ syde the 12 of March at 2 & 10′ me’

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 194, p. 129 (upper right part of page)

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CASE71840: Horary consultation concerning Frances Triploe (PERSON60475)

Question asked by the patient on 16 April 1631 at 12:00

RN {Fr}ancis Triploe of Litle Paxon 35 y taken lame of the left syde Ap 16 h {sic} hor. 12. 163i

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 232, p. 256 (bottom left 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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CASE74547: Horary consultation concerning Amy Bly (PERSON44363)

Question asked by the patient on 8 May 1632 at 08:30

RN Amy Blith of loos Levenā 50 y may 8 h. 8. 30. ant m 1632. Lame in her left syd

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 416, p. 143 (bottom left part of page)

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CASE43927: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth West (PERSON36673)

Question asked by the patient on 21 September 1616 at 10:20

RN Elis West of Hyēsfe\r/yes 40 y sept 21. h {sic} hor 10 20 ant m 16i6

worst sinc sonday last taken wth a dead palsy on the left syde & hath no vse of yt syde1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘dead palsy’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 408, f. 181v (upper right part of page)

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CASE47886: Decumbiture for Joan Bishop (PERSON28106)

Question asked by the patient on 25 November 1618 at 08:00

RN It tooke her Ione Bishop of Wishamsteed novēb 13. h. 10 ant m 1618

was suddenly taken in her lyms & lost the vse of on syde.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 230, f. 99r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE51039: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Banks [Cowly] (PERSON18967)

Question asked by the patient on 12 June 1620 at 16:00

RN Elis Cowly of Hanslop. 48 y Iune 12. h. 4. p m 1620 taken on {Sa}tt last betwixt 9 & 10 at night.1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘dead palsy. leaft syde’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 414, f. 72r (bottom 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-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3ALame%2C%20numb%20or%20paralysed;f3-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3ATorso;f4-patient-sex=Female, accessed 3 January 2025.