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CASE58675: Horary consultation concerning Jane Brown (PERSON45054)

Question asked by the patient on 30 June 1624 at 09:20

RN {Ia}ne Browne of Adington {2}9. y christ Iuly \Iune Iuly/ 20. 1595. sent to me Iuly Iune 30 h. 9. 20 ant m 1624 /neaver had child.\1

[Astrological Chart]

Iane Browne of Adin{gton} 29. y. Iune 30 h 19. 20 a{nt} m. 1624. paraliticall tormented wth heate & a burning payne in her belly & shooting into her legs & belly hath no vse of her lims cā not stand nor goe /sweateth mutch.\

Notes:

1 ‘lame miserablely tormēted wth raging payns & convuls in her legs day & night’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 402, f. 3r (upper left, and upper right parts of page)

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CASE60460: Horary consultation concerning Susan Hide [Hinde] (PERSON51435)

Question asked by the patient on 16 May 1625 at 18:00

RN Susan Hyde of {illeg} litle Ate 22 y May 15|6| h|| h. 6 p m 1625 |vtrū curabilis|1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘paralysis. is very lame’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 217, f. 93r (bottom left, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE68092: Horary consultation concerning Bathsheba Wilson (PERSON61963)

Question asked by the patient on 6 April 1629 at 17:00

RN Basibe wixson of Tiddington 25 y Ap 6: . h. 5. 1629 dead palsye

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 407, f. 124r (upper right part of page)

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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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CASE56988: Decumbiture for Anne Cooper (PERSON46960)

Question asked by the patient on 1 September 1623 at 09:00

RN An Coo of Moulsoe taken at Church wth a trēbling feare & a quaking thinking vppon her mres sw often swounding on satt Aug 31. h. 3. 30 p m 1623

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 218, f. 206r (upper right part of page)

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CASE59920: Horary consultation concerning William Blea (PERSON9790)

Question asked by the patient on 16 March 1625 at 17:20

RN Will: Blea of this towne march. 16 . h. 5. 20 a|p| m 1625 his legs benūmd & deadish

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 217, f. 11v (upper left part of page)

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CASE65994: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Mary Robinson (PERSON57771)

Question asked by the patient on 6 May 1628 at 07:45 or at 07:50

RN {Mres Mar}y Robinson of Erklinborough 25. y may. 5|6| 7. 45 ant m 1628

It first tooke her wth trēbling & quaking12

[Astrological Chart]

Mres Mary Robynson 25 y may 5|6|. h. 7. 50 ant m 1628.

Notes:

1vide Ap 25. 2. fig.’ in the left margin

2 ‘Isaac Richardson susp’ in the left margin

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 405, f. 15r (upper right, and bottom left parts of page)

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CASE59324: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Orpin (PERSON33818)

Question asked by the patient on 18 October 1624 at 13:20

RN Or Eliz Orpyn of Hanslop 25|3| y \whi weddens whit/ octob 18 {illeg}|| h. 1. 20 p m 1624

weddensd whitson weeke 23 y kings evill lame & swelled in her fingers ill in her brayne before mutch phys & dyet drinke.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 402, f. 94v (upper left part of page)

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CASE59960: Horary consultation concerning Susan Hide [Hinde] (PERSON51435)

Question asked by the patient on 19 March 1625 at 16:00

RN Susan Hide of litle Eate 23|4| y. march 19 h {sic} hor 4 p m 1625 palsy on the right syde

Susan Hyde sent to me march 19 h {sic} hor. 4 p m. 1625 a palsy on the right syde above a yere every day a like & worse at her lying downe at night

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 217, f. 18r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE64335: Horary consultation concerning John Lane (PERSON53313)

Question asked by the patient on 24 July 1627 at 09:40

RN Iohn lane sent to me Iuly 24 {illeg}|| h. 9. 40 ant m. 1627

lame in his backe & loynes 3 weekes rearing day & night /if by fits but spec styrred\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 227, f. 170v (upper right part of page)

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CASE50951: Horary consultation concerning Young Mrs Jane Berry (PERSON28009)

Question asked by the patient on 30 May 1620 at 09:00

RN old \yonge/ Mres \Iane/ B{illeg}|er|ry {sic} \Berry/ of of Cranfild {sic} \of Raunson/ m 22 y vnmayed {sic}. May 30 h. 9 ant m 1620 had a fall a yere sinc frō a horse ill by fits. head & lims & somewhat lame.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 414, f. 55r (upper right part of page)

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CASE54072: Horary consultation concerning Anthony Ballard (PERSON43302)

Question asked by the patient on 2 May 1622 at 14:30

RN Anthony Ballard of Elstoe 21 y May sunday before Christmas about 4 {sic} {2}|4| in the morning came to me May 2 h. 2. 30 p m 1622 satt next a fortnight. had     is lame in boath feete {illeg} his ankle is gone out very mutch. worst in h{er}|is| right leg. wth lamenes & ach in the bottone {sic} of his feete & goeth very straddlingly & pitifully

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 223, f. 85r (upper left part of page)

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CASE55355: Horary consultation concerning William Pearson [Pearce] (PERSON24861)

Question asked by the patient on 9 December 1622 at 08:30

RN Will: Perce of this towne 26 y Decēb. 9. h 8. 30 ant m. 1622. |spitteth blood cānot {stand} {sic} stand nor eat. chest ill|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 222, f. 129r (upper left part of page)

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CASE55529: Horary consultation concerning Mary Gayton (PERSON49715)

Question asked by the patient on 24 January 1623 at 11:00

RN Mary Gayton of Hartwell 25 y a wench lame last 10 weekes stroken lame in her arme & hand of the left syde & leg. & cā goe a litle & speake & eate sonetȳes {sic} Ian 24. h. 11 ant m 1623

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 222, f. 161r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE55556: Horary consultation concerning Thomas Morgan (PERSON20347)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON39602) on 28 January 1623 at 11:00

RN Thom. Morg. 21. y. Ian: 28. . h. 11. ant m. 1623. simple & cānot sell any thing and groweth more foolish & simple each other daye. & quaketh.

feareth he is ill handled.

Ione Pearson, Marg Bagley Goody Bates & her husb. hurt there pigs & goody Estoll

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 222, f. 164r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE56232: Decumbiture for Mary Pettit (PERSON56629)

Question asked by the patient on 5 May 1623 at 13:30

RN first taken Ap 26 h {sic} hor 10 30 ant m a lightnes of head tooke her first Ap 26 h 4. 3 h. 10. 30 ant m 1623.

a swȳming in her head makīg as if she were deafe a cold sweat & quivering

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 218, f. 89v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE60512: Horary consultation concerning Mary Kirby (PERSON53043)

Question asked by the patient on 24 May 1625 at 13:30

RN Mary Kerbye of vpton in Huntington sheere 28 y vnmyed {sic} may 24 h. 1. 30 p m 1625. /a wyndy stomack & ach in her left syde. lame wth it 3 months\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 217, f. 101r (upper left part of page)

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CASE63847: Horary consultation concerning Mary Ellis (PERSON30174)

Question asked by the patient on 15 May 1627 at 08:45

RN Ma\r/y Ellys of Gothurst 36|28| y May. 15. h. 8. 4{5} ant m. 1627. a third ague a fortnight after miklemas was lame in her armes & sydes

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 227, f. 91v (upper right part of page)

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CASE64266: Horary consultation concerning Phillip Clark (PERSON46179)

Question asked by the patient on 14 July 1627 at 07:20

RN {sic} Phylip Clarcke a man strooken lame \in his bones on the right syde/ of Woulverton Iuly 14 h {sic} hor 7. 20 ant m. 1627 |24 y| /at mead mill\1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘right hucklebone’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 227, f. 160r (upper left part of page)

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CASE66482: Horary consultation concerning Ursula Woodford (PERSON62170)

Question asked by the patient on 1 July 1628 at 09:00

RN Vrsula Woodford serv to Sr Rich Engolsbe |29 y| not well sinc that she was brought a bed three quarters of a yere sinc & fel taking cold became lame of her back arme & syde Iuly 1. h. 9. ant m 1628

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 405, f. 91v (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?f11-date=1620-1629;f12-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3ALame%2C%20numb%20or%20paralysed;f13-patient-age-band=020-029, accessed 22 May 2025.