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CASE53775: Horary consultation concerning Thomas Travell (PERSON36183)

Question asked by the patient on 28 March 1622 at 14:50

RN Thomas Travell of Hanslop 14 y march. 28 h. 2. 50 p m. 1622. a shaking palsy. \Convulsions/

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 223, f. 35v (upper left part of page)

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CASE60201: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Frances Latch [Little Frances] (PERSON53383)

Question asked by Mr John Latch [Hatch] (PERSON53382) on 12 April 1625 at 15:15

RN Mr latch \of london/ for litle franke 3|2|. y. Ap: : 12. . h. 3. \15/ p. m 1625. /no vse of lims a palsy & a convulsion\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 217, f. 57v (upper left, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE26310: Horary consultation concerning Marsh (PERSON62711)

Question asked by Mr William Marsh [March] (PERSON33018) on 11 September 1620 at 19:00

RN Mr Marsh for his child & wench 7 \10/ y sept 11. h. 7 ant p m 1620 /convulsio tremor\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 181, f. 219r (middle right part of page)

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CASE74924: Horary consultation concerning The right worshipful gentlewoman Mrs Mary Peyton (PERSON56646)

Question asked by the patient on 21 June 1632 at 19:50

RN Mres Mary Pay Pea|y|ton of {sic} now at London Iune 2i . h. 7: 50 p m 1632 /paralytica cū convuls. paroxismus\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 416, p. 255 (upper left, and upper right parts of page)

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CASE48391: Horary consultation concerning Anne Colman (PERSON29204)

Question asked by the patient on 15 March 1619 at 14:20

RN An Colemā of litle Brickhill 44 y march 15. h. 2. 20 p m 1619. |Is in strang fits. strangly handled wth quaking fits. witchery suspected|

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 230, f. 201v (upper right part of page)

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CASE70125: Horary consultation concerning Anne Meede (PERSON54619)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON41089) between 2 March 1630 at 11:25 and 2 March 1630 at 08:00

U[1629–1631] An meede of cranfeild A child borne the 26 of Aprill 30′ 5 ante me’ And hath had a convultion {Ever} for a 12 month. and cannot go nor stand

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 194, p. 129 (middle left part 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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CASE73904: Decumbiture for Elizabeth Eastone (PERSON48283)

Question asked by the patient on 31 March 1632 at 10:00

RN was first strangly taken feb 28. h. 9. p m 1632.

[Astrological Chart]

fell downe dead & had 2 or 3 fits in an houres & will \doth/ quake skreame & crye

feb 28 h. 8 40 \30/ p m 1632 /of all tes body & toes\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 212, p. 473 (upper right 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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CASE32602: Decumbiture for Mr Thomas Kelly (PERSON24000)

Question asked by the patient between 23 January 1608 at 14:00 and 25 January 1608 at 09:50

RN Thomas kelly Ian 22. h. 9 ant m had a sore shaking aguish fit 1608.

the lady Constables mā. Thomas kelly fell into a new & a strang aguish fit shaking bed & chābr round about . 9. ant m. 1608.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 193, f. 345v (upper left, and bottom left parts of page)

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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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CASE26039: Horary consultation concerning Susan Blundell (PERSON9824)

Question asked by Mrs Catherine Blundell [Budoxhed] [Butshed] [Mrs Blundell [the elder]] (PERSON9819) on 20 January 1598 at 13:45

RN Mres Blundell sent to me to come to Her daughter Susan about 12 yeres old who layd speechles for a weeke & after ward spak a worde or two. who h is troubled day & night wth diverse fitt & hath falleth often & nowe hath no vse of hed necke legs hand or {sic} an but only of her eyes & yet eateth & hath a good colour. 1598 Ian die 20. die h: post merid. 1. 45.

[Partial Astrological Chart]

[Astrological Chart]

mater filia Susan Blund: Ian. 20 die h post merid 1. 45. 1598.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 181, f. 7r, f. 8v, f. 6r (f. 7r upper, f. 8v upper, and f. 6r upper left)

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CASE54679: Decumbiture for Goody Elizabeth Cockayne (PERSON46446)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON39510) on 25 July 1622 at 11:11

RN She was taken strangly & sodenly but more yesterday then before Iuly 24. h 4|5| \5/ p m 1622. at sermō tȳe wth strāg convulsions taking away her speach. & vse of her armes & her belly Did burne & trēble & was & is ever mightely tormōted wth sore tēptatiōs when she is most willing to serve god1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘tēptation’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 222, f. 8r (upper 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?f11-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3ALame%2C%20numb%20or%20paralysed;f13-how-did-it-take-place=Unclear;f14-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3AFits%20and%20convulsions, accessed 19 March 2025.