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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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CASE28359: Decumbiture for Anthony Chandler (PERSON19243)

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

RN Anthony Chandler first taken in his lyms as they suppose martij 3. h 12. 30 p m 1605.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 216, f. 2r (upper left part of page)

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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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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)

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CASE70129: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Mayne (PERSON54575)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON41090) on 3 March 1630 at 11:00

RN Elis Meane of Stony stratford a yere & a halfe old on fryday next will{sic} fortnight before miklemas betwixt 7 & 8 at night march 3. h. 11. 15 ant m 1630

right syde hand arme & foote & casteth every thing. Convuls

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 194, pp. 130-131 (p. 130 bottom right, and p. 131 upper right)

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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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CASE15141: Horary consultation concerning Robert Scrope (PERSON15683)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON18041) on 15 June 1603 at 10:15

RN Robart Scroope of shenly h 20 weekes old Iune 15 hor. 10. 15 ant m 1603.

for his lyms.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 207, f. 87v (upper 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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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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CASE12327: Horary consultation concerning Mr William Chester (PERSON10458)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON17690) on 26 April 1599 at 14:30

RN Will. Chester 4 yeres old a very hath not the vse of his lims. / Ap. 26 die h. 2. 30. m p m. 1599. a sober gentle Child.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 141r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE30663: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Hidding (PERSON23745)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON26284) on 17 February 1607 at 12:00

RN Elis. Hidding of Olny 9. y feb. 17. h. 12. 1607 armes backe.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 193, f. 82r (upper right part of page)

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CASE43357: Horary consultation concerning Henry Knight (PERSON32370)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON38075) on 11 May 1616 at 10:00

RN Henry knite of this towne 2 y may. 11 h {sic} hor. 10 ant m 16i6 fingers swelled very big as if he had the kings evill fallen into thē

Stone the Surgion would have it to be purged because it is full of grosse humours/.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 408, f. 86r (upper left part of page)

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CASE54110: Horary consultation concerning Anthony Worsly (PERSON62263)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON39432) on 6 May 1622 at 12:30

RN Anthony Worsley of Emmerton. 5. y. May 6 . h. 12 30 p m. 1622 |ioynt ague./|

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 223, f. 91r (upper left part of page)

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CASE60145: Horary consultation concerning Francis Partridge (PERSON56302)

Question asked by the patient on 6 April 1625 at 14:30

RN francis Partridg of Olny 55 y for a lame ar{m}s m|A|p 6 h. 2. 30 p m. 1625

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 217, f. 49r (upper left part of page)

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CASE61760: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON40246)

Question asked by the patient on 13 March 1626 at 13:20

RN on of Brayfild for a swelled black arme march 13 h. 1. 20 p m 1626.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 224, f. 118r (upper right part of page)

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CASE62395: Horary consultation concerning Mary Goyn (PERSON50179)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON40317) on 20 May 1626 at 15:30 or at 16:00

RN mary Goyn of Hanslop 2 y & a halfe may 20 h {sic} hor. 3. 30 \4./ p m 1626

[Astrological Chart]

the child prsent wth a great big belly all pyned in ye lys. hips.1

Notes:

1 ‘pyned & cōsum’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 224, f. 214r (bottom left 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

[Astrological Chart]

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

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CASE73702: Horary consultation concerning William Wallis (PERSON61033)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON41480) on 28 January 1632 at 10:40

RN Will. Wallys of Walton 9. y. Ian: 28 {illeg}|h| {sic} hor 10 40 ant m 1632. |Ioynt ague|

[Blank Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 212, p. 415 (bottom left part of page)

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CASE74152: Horary consultation concerning Anne Bennet (PERSON43981)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON38889) on 29 March 1632 at 12:30

RN An Bennet of newton Longfild 10 y almost ma{rch} 29 . h: 12. 30 p m. 1632.1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘kne\e/s sweld wth knobs & handled wth knobs’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 416, p. 30 (bottom right 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?f10-extent-of-transcription=Excerpt;f11-querent-sex=Unknown;f12-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3ALimbs%20and%20joints, accessed 16 January 2025.