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CASE49021: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Heywood (PERSON31606)

Question asked by the patient on 17 June 1619 at 07:00

RN {H} {sic} Elis Hewayrd of Throp 22 y Iune 17 h. 7 ant m. 1619. |shortwyded & cānot goe|

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 235, f. 51r (upper left part of page)

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CASE13072: Horary consultation concerning Mr John Carter (PERSON10349)

Question asked by the patient on 13 February 1600 at 11:00

RN Mr Carter \67 yeares./ of husband Crowlye cānot take his winde. ever sinc Eastr can ride but not goe afoote feb. 13. die h. 11 ant m 1600 can scarce see a ringin{g} of bels. full of fleme

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 268v (upper right part of page)

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CASE64506: Horary consultation concerning Mr Thomas Watts (PERSON61270)

Question asked by the patient on 23 August 1627 at 14:30

RN Mr Wats of Delabre of 40. y. Aug: 23. h. 2. 30 p m. 1627 arterica {sic} /Arthretica\ 20 y rūning vp1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1Arthretica palsy a short cough 20 y reareth litle’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 227, f. 197v (upper left part of page)

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CASE14219: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Alice Parkins (PERSON14689)

Question asked by the patient on 26 November 1603 at 10:40

RN Alce Parkyns of Woburn his wife novemb 26 hor 10. 40 ant m 1603 faynt shortwyded trēbleth.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 197, f. 110v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE17038: Horary consultation concerning Anne Gascoyne (PERSON12077)

Question asked by the patient on 26 May 1602 at 11:30

RN An Gaskin of Broughton 32 maij 26 hor 11 30 ant m 1602 putat se esse gravida ever since christmas shortwynded canot goe.1

Notes:

1 ‘harte’ in the left margin

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 221, f. 62r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE12375: Horary consultation concerning Twydy Smith (PERSON15982)

Question asked by the patient on 3 May 1599 at 16:15

RN Twydy Smyth of Stony stratford

this figure is set for Twydy Smithe

[Astrological Chart]

Twydy Smith of 22 of \Stony/ Strafford lame this two yeres stuffed in her body & heavy. at 4. 15. p m. 1599. in her lims. & whites \hath/ a white wheish water & very thick

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 149v (bottom left, upper right, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE78946: Horary consultation concerning Gillian Hartcraft (PERSON51030)

Question asked by the patient on 28 March 1634 at 09:00

TG Gilly|i|an Hartcraft of Fritwck 22 y. Mart. 28 h. 9 AM. 1634 complaineth of her stomacke & head, cannot sleepe, shortwinded as she cannot goe sometimes was soe since christmasse

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 412, f. 112v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE21589: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Hedge (PERSON12705)

Question asked by the patient on 15 October 1604 at 11:25

RN Elis: Hedges of lechāsteed 20 y Octob 15. hor. 11. 25. ant m 1604. hed armes & legs cānot goe shortwyded greene sicknes.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 415, f. 161v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE12639: Horary consultation concerning Joan Barnwell (PERSON9496) and Anne Dennet (PERSON11253) and Robert Dennet (PERSON11250)

Question asked by Joan Barnwell (PERSON9496) on 4 September 1599 at 11:30

RN Ione Barnwell of husb. Crowlye 26 y. 3 weekes married. but was ill ever since Christmas & was wont to bleede at the nose \& mouth/ mutch looketh ill & hath a drye cough & shaketh her very mutch. her watr of a very good colour. shortwinded.

An Dennet. 3. y: her watr is hie coloured hath motes & leeke cobwebs.

Robart Dennet. 2 yeres hath a reasonab. water but hath some scales.

Septemb. 4. die h. 11. 30. ant m. 1599.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 193v (upper left part of page)

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CASE21201: Horary consultation concerning Anne Stevens (PERSON16153)

Question asked by the patient on 4 May 1604 at 13:45

RN An Steevens off Westning 16 y maij / 4 hor 1. 45. p m 1604 head beateth yt shee cānot heare shortwyded cānot goe goe {sic} knes & legs doe ake

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 415, f. 99r (upper right part of page)

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CASE59645: Horary consultation concerning Thomas Barnesey (PERSON43595)

Question asked by the patient on 15 January 1625 at 15:00 or at 15:15

RN Thomas Barnesey of P|S|teppo{illeg}|n|. 72 y Ian 15 h {sic} hor. 3. p m 1625.

had the palsye but not now & hath lost the vse of boath armes of a red & highe cōplexion

would knowe wheathr good to let blood 4 or 5 ounces hath a short ptysicke.

[Partial Astrological Chart]

Thomas Barnesye of Steaphington 72 y Ian. 15 h {sic} hor 3. 15 p m 1625 |a very leane mā|

wheathr good to let blood hath no vse of his arme a palsy 6 weekes

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 402, ff. 141v-142r (f. 141v upper right, and f. 142r bottom left)

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CASE53528: Horary consultation concerning Mr Edward Birckberd (PERSON44197)

Question asked by the patient on 3 February 1622 at 10:00

RW Mr Edward Birckberd of Astwell \y. 50./ d. . h 10. Feb: 3. 1622. had of late a swellinge in his thighes & leggs, wch was taken away by physicke purginge: since that his stomacke is gone: is verie weake: troubled wth a cough & drouth: cannot sleepe. RN a great difficulty of breath./ cānot rise out of his bed nor stand v nor restRW

[Astrological Chart]

RN Edw. Birckberd a spec serv vnto Sr George Sherly Mr Colins houshold physition.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 231, f. 176v (bottom left, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE31798: Horary consultation concerning Magdalen Dormer [Curson] [Young Lady Curson] (PERSON22807)

Question asked by the patient on 27 June 1607 at 14:00

RN my lady Curson of As|d|stock. 30 y Iune 27 h {sic} hor 2. p m 1607 I take my selfe to be some so {sic} fortnight quick wth child hath taken a great cold in vehement maner yt I cā not turne me in my bed & feare mutch harme of it because of strayninge /ready to stop her wynde.\1

Notes:

1 ‘2 weekes quicke wth child.’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 193, f. 235r (upper right part of page)

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CASE77897: Horary consultation concerning Nathaniel Piddington (PERSON56726)

Question asked by the patient on 22 July 1633 at 10:00

RN Nathaniel Pyddington of Culewort 29 y a batch. Iuly. 22 h. 10 ant m 1633.

had an Ague & a cough the Ague is gone but the cough remeaneth spitteth mutch & riddeth ill stuffe & is hoarse wth it & grown very weake & cānot goe

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 211, p. 327 (upper right part of page)

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CASE57316: Horary consultation concerning Mary Brendley (PERSON44747)

Question asked by the patient on 23 October 1623 at 14:45

RN Mary Brendlye of Olnye 27 y octob. 23 h. 2. 20|45| {sic} \45./ p {m} 1623. |a great trembling at her hart & shortwyded apt to swound A great heavyness of heart| /extreme desp sick when she styrreth but not resting\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 413, f. 11v (upper left part of page)

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CASE32754: Horary consultation concerning William Armfield (PERSON9225)

Question asked by the patient on 10 February 1608 at 09:05

GJ Williā Armefield of Lathbury 30 y. feb. 10. ho. 9. 5. a m. 1608 Amisse this sevenight hold him in his chest and head. coughes his flesh trembles.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 229, f. 24v (upper right part of page)

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CASE11838: Horary consultation concerning James Greenwood (PERSON12385)

Question asked by the patient on 2 December 1598 at 10:15

RN Iames Greenewood of water eaton Doctr Spark tennet {sic} 50 yeres old. complayneth of his of h an old dysease of his harte now well & lusty but not long sinc almost ded in it. troubled wth a stitch on his right side & cometh over his hart ready to swounde. very cold wth it. of a high colour. stuffed in his Chest yt he can scarce tak his winde quærit Decēbr. 2. die . h. 10. 15. mi. 1598. his hart trembleth muday {sic} last sick lame.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 228, f. 60r (upper right 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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CASE18427: Horary consultation concerning Isabel Newman (PERSON14397)

Question asked by the patient on 20 December 1602 at 13:40

GJ Isabell Newman of Ashton 32 y. Decemb. 20 ho. 1. 40 p.m.

shortwinded a payne at her hart Cannot endure to go. very ill after she hath eaten any thing a meaden

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 221, f. 272r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE15761: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Hayes (PERSON12687) and Hayes (PERSON12686)

Question asked by Elizabeth Hayes (PERSON12687) on 18 October 1603 at 09:50

GJ Elsabeth Hayes of Turvy 43 y Octob. 18 ho. 9. 50 a m. 1603. |wind in the stomacke.| A dry Cough An Itche and as it were a dry scurfe. Hath a Childe of 2 yeere old sucking on her, the childe very poore & will take nothing but the brest can neither go nor speake: borne the saturday fortnight after midsomer 1601 betwene 8 & 9 at night quiet in the day but very vnquiett all night. very cold, swelled in the body of late. the mother nunquā habuit menstrua since she had this child.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 207, f. 150r (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%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3ARespiratory%20problems;f4-how-did-it-take-place=Unclear%3A%3AAt%20unspecified%20location, accessed 22 December 2024.