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CASE42873: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Elizabeth Hall (PERSON19834)

Question asked by the patient on 23 February 1616 at 15:45

RN Mres Elizabeth Hale of Hexton 38 \37/ y febr 23 h. 3. 45 p m 16i6 extreme feeble & weak & cānot goe.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 408, f. 2v (upper right, and bottom left parts of page)

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CASE37459: Decumbiture for Jane Grub (PERSON31176)

Question asked by the patient on 27 January 1611 at 13:00

RN Iane Grub. sodenly taken going to divine service Ian. 15. h. 9. ant m 1611. in novilunio./ /ceb|r|ebra laborat et debilitate/\1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘paralysis.’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 200, f. 1r (upper right part of page)

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CASE28252: Decumbiture for Mary Oliver (PERSON20440)

Question asked by the patient on 15 October 1606 at 08:00

RN Mary taken Oliver taken first Octob 6. h. 9. 30 p m 1606. wth a swōding & quaking \cānot sit vp/

[Astrological Chart]

Mary Oliver of Cotton end first taken going out into her yard to make watr Octob 6. h. 9. 30 p m 1606.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 215, f. 290r-v (f. 290r bottom left, and f. 290v upper left)

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CASE31149: Decumbiture for John Large (PERSON24140)

Question asked by the patient on 11 April 1607 at 08:25

RN Iohn large 2 tyme taken Apr. 10 Ap 10. h. 3 p m 1607.

yesterday He swounded about 3 of the clocke as he was writing cometh wth a quakinge.

had it nevr before but these 2 tymes

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 193, f. 150r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE24225: Horary consultation concerning Nicholas (PERSON27119)

Question asked by the patient on 13 January 1615 at 09:00

RN Nicholas the sp|h|ephead {sic} of Gothurst towne 22 y Dec Ian. 13. h. 10|9|. \30/ ant m. 1615 /very weake cānot goe nor stand.\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 237, f. 145v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE58806: Decumbiture for Mary Marshal (PERSON54372)

Question asked by the patient on 23 July 1624 at 08:00

RN Iuly 10 first taken of late wth a gydynes 27 h 8 ant m & Iuly 22 in h. 9 ant m wth a gydynes & could neyther stand nor goe

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 402, f. 22Ar (bottom right part of page)

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CASE74643: Horary consultation concerning Isabel Freeman (PERSON49431)

Question asked by the patient on 17 May 1632 at 18:00

RN Isble freemā of Benson 40 y may 17 h. 6 p m. 1632. /head light cānot sleep quivereth & quaketh\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 416, p. 170 (upper right part of page)

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CASE50209: Horary consultation concerning John Field (PERSON30349)

Question asked by the patient on 27 January 1620 at 15:00

RN Iohn Field his sonne of Luton 14. y payned frō the head to the sole of the feete 2 days before newyers day. taken in a cold morning full of great wheales all over. his body as big as great beanes exceding poer & weake knoweth no body, nor can styr any te of his body very thirsty goeth to stoole well Ian 27 h. 3 p m 1620

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 213, f. 118r (upper right part of page)

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CASE77661: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Nyster (PERSON55701)

Question asked by the patient on 20 June 1633 at 17:00 or at 17:15 or at 17:29

RN Elis: nyster of {sic} 31 y of Horneton /Hornton\ Iune 20 h 5. p m 1633

her sicknes began a Wedd was a monthe about 4 in the morning may. 22 but sent to me Iune 20 h. 5 15 p m 1633 swounded then may 22

Iune 20 h. 5. 29 p m 1633 Dead palsy lame sorely tormented by fits

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 211, p. 251 (upper right, bottom centre, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE13890: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Dorothy Davers (PERSON11170)

Question asked by the patient on 5 July 1603 at 15:40

RN Mres Dorothy Davers 13. Iuly 5. hor 3. 40. p m. 1603. hyps & hed canot stand faynt feeble stomacke.

[Astrological Chart]

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 197, f. 59r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE47031: Horary consultation concerning Anne Parkins (PERSON34005)

Question asked by the patient on 7 July 1618 at 10:30

RN An Parkins of Stony stratford 37 y Iuly. 7. h. 10 30 ant m 1618. sucketh a child. 3. quatres {sic} neavr well sinc she was brought a bed weake & feeble cā eate litle. scoureth mutch. is very lame

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 201, f. 171r (upper left part of page)

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CASE11197: Horary consultation concerning John Scarlet (PERSON15646)

Question asked by the patient on 25 August 1600 at 10:08

RN Iohn Scarlet of Neweport 60 y troubled wth a dead palsie. wch taketh away his sight vse of tonge legs we{k}

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 202, f. 161r (upper left part of page)

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CASE70218: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Anne Tod (PERSON60235)

Question asked by the patient on 12 March 1630 at 17:50

RN Mres Tod of Cūberton. 24 y. Ma\r/ch 12 h. 6 {sic} \5. 5{0}/ p m 1630 |stomack weake lame frō her huckle{bone}/bone\ {sic} to h{er} heele & arme of the right sy{de}|

[Astrological Chart]

Mres Tod of Cūberton by Cābridg 3 ryiles {sic} sent March 12 h. 5. 50 p {sic} 1630

a bad stomack

witchery suspected by Goody Wode to whō she gave a peticoate. her mother & neighbous {sic} suspect it vehemently

sent me a wrought Cap

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 194, pp. 156-157 (p. 156 upper right, and p. 157 upper left)

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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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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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CASE47629: Horary consultation concerning Sir Roger Pulleston (PERSON34514)

Question asked by the patient on 12 October 1618 at 14:30

RN Sr Rog. Poolyston came to cōfer wth me touching his Palsy & convulsions & vertigo. having a lamenes in his left syde & weaknes in his legs Octob. 12. h. 2. 30. p m. 1618.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 230, f. 53r (upper right, and bottom left parts of page)

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CASE12464: Horary consultation concerning William Colles (PERSON10740)

Question asked by the patient on 15 May 1599 at 16:45

RN Mr Will: Co{l|e|}lles Colles of Parke berrye of 58 troubled sick this i6 yeres & hath had the Counsell of the most exte phisitions troubled wth a windy cause as he sayth cōming from his backe by a great heate & obstruction from my liver. also wth a bad stomacke elevating winde into my hed. wch causeth gydines or streming in my head wch cometh as he thinketh by the ascending vp of bad & melancholy humours & wth a shaking in my left hand mightely as it were the palsye but always very hotte. nowe of late wth the brevity of wind in my stomacke & chest & lately wth a mūmnes {sic} & tinckling in my hands. lips & sydes & face. this 15 of may. die h. 4. 45. p m. 1599.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 164r (upper right part of page)

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CASE38840: Horary consultation concerning Alice Mariot (PERSON32981)

Question asked by the patient on 1 November 1611 at 13:00

RN on Maryot a wench 15 y novēb 1. . h. 1. p m. 1611 cānot goe but kepeth her bed it lyeth in her lyms weake & feeble

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 200, f. 183v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE16718: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Elizabeth Pots (PERSON15001)

Question asked by the patient on 26 March 1602 at 13:50

RN Mres Elisabeth Pots 40. of Charlegrave Martij 26. hor 1. 45. 50. p {sic}1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘a dead palsye & wynd cholicke gydy head’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 221, f. 15v, f. 16r (f. 15v upper left, and f. 16r upper right)

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CASE65223: Decumbiture for Sir William Samuell (PERSON25233)

Question asked by the patient on 21 January 1628 at 09:00

RN fell sick on satt last betwixt 11 & 12. & is sorely payned & cānot hath no vse of his lims & cānot styr him selfe & swoundeth often

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 410, f. 67r (upper right, and bottom right parts 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?f12-patient-knowledge=Patient%20asked%20the%20question;f13-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3ALame%2C%20numb%20or%20paralysed;f9-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3ADizzy%20and%2For%20faint, accessed 1 January 2025.