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CASE68410: Horary consultation concerning Anne Bents (PERSON44012)

Question asked by the patient on 9 May 1629 at 10:20

RN An Bent of CastleAshbee 30 y May 9 h {sic} hor 11|0| 20 ant m 16291

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘paralys.’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 407, f. 188v (upper left part of page)

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CASE12453: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Mary Berry (PERSON9678)

Question asked by the patient on 14 May 1599 at 15:15

RN Mres Mary Ber Burye of Cranfeild cane {sic} p sona may the 14 die h. 3. 15. p m. 1599. |of 52. y.| she was wont to fall downe as if shee had a dead palsye.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 162v (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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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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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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CASE43799: Horary consultation concerning Mr Robert Burgess (PERSON28559)

Question asked by the patient on 29 August 1616 at 18:00

RN Robart Burges of Archester 52 y Aug. 29. h. 6 p m 16i61

[Astrological Chart]

master Burges

he sayth yt his sins be so great yt the cānot be for{given} & weepeth often. not ripe witted but mopish all {illeg} memory sences & wits & gifts taken from him 2 ye{res} he was a good pracher. he syth {sic} yt he hath syned agaynst the holy ghost. cryeth out agayst {sic} the temptat{ion} of sathan./

Notes:

1 ‘a dead palsye on ye left syde’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 408, f. 158v (upper left, middle right, and bottom parts of page)

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CASE53342: Decumbiture for John Michell (PERSON20313)

Question asked by the patient on 13 November 1621 at 13:30

RN 1 first in his neck 2 on his syde tormented him & drew his mouth asyde & tooke away his sences & memory l|&| did shake h{im} novēb. 10 hor 3 p m 162i1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘paralysis’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 231, f. 137v (bottom, bottom left, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE26180: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Holland (PERSON62675)

Question asked by the patient on 6 May 1606 at 10:00

RN Mres Holland. Lond: 23 y at Halloutyde last. Weddensday maij 6. h. 10. ant m 1606 |taken first on weddensd eastr weeke \easter {sic}/ at night| /in her bed. at 12. p m a thing like a dog cāme vppō her made her fome & skrike\ |shee sayd she sawe some ill thing in her bed comīg to her like a cat or a dog as shee lay wth her husb. yt strooke her wth a dead palsye./|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 181, f. 120r (upper part of page)

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CASE68352: Horary consultation concerning Mr Cave (PERSON45779)

Question asked by the patient on 2 May 1629 at 16:30

RN Mr Cave of Leycester 4 38. y. May 2. h {sic} hor 4. 30 m {sic} p m 1629 |mayed {sic} 13 y 4 child. youngest 3. y.|

[Astrological Chart]

Mr Cave of Leycester 38. y. May 2. h {sic} hor 4. 30 p m 1629 had a palsy & the Iliaca Convulsions

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 407, ff. 174v-175r (f. 174v upper left, f. 174v bottom right, f. 175r upper left, and f. 175r upper right)

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CASE54298: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Esther [Hester] Taylor [Conqueste] (PERSON46740)

Question asked by the patient on 25 May 1622 at 13:20

RN Mres Hester Conquest. \of Howton Conquest./ 21 y may 25 h {sic} hor 1. p m 1622. \a convulsive palsy at ye right syde cānot speake but laugh or weeke {sic}/

Mres Hester Conquest may 2{illeg}|5|. h {sic} hor 1. 20 p m 16221

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1paralysis convuls. laugh & weepe cānot speake’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 223, f. 127r (bottom right, and upper right parts of page)

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CASE55849: Horary consultation concerning Mr Skinner (PERSON58865) and Mr Edward Hurst [Goodman Hurst] (PERSON31990)

Question asked by Mr Skinner (PERSON58865) on 24 March 1623 at 15:29

RN Mr Skynner an Attorney of Hitching 55 y for his neighb Mr Hust & also for his owne disease wch is a shaking palsy not benūmed & mutch troubled wth the wynd Cholick |wheathr bath good.| body drye cōpl melanch.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 218, f. 33r (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?f10-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ADiseases%20of%20the%20mind;f9-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3ALame%2C%20numb%20or%20paralysed%3A%3APalsy, accessed 1 February 2025.