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CASE77078: Horary consultation concerning Edward Hawkins (PERSON51236)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON41842) on 27 April 1633 at 08:00

RN Edw. Hawkins of Marston 5 y Ap 27 h {sic} hor. 8 ant m 1633 a palsy howse hanted had a Sigill

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 211, p. 74 (bottom right 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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CASE12231: Horary consultation concerning Robert Kent (PERSON13316)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON17677) on 9 April 1599 at 10:30

RN Robart Kent of Walton 2 yeres old. on friday afore Christmas. about 11. 30. mi. consumed to nothing had a bunch vppon his thiges {sic} broken out & pined any face the best t of him. Ap. 9. die . h. 10. 25|30|. mi 1599. cannot stande. nor goe very well. it doth cough. Katherine Parkins gave thē hard wordes.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 124v (bottom, bottom left, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE44595: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Agnes Rawlins [Clason] (PERSON34605)

Question asked by the patient on 2 April 1617 at 11:15

RN Agnys Rawlins of Stoake Hamon. 30 y Ap 2 h. 11. 15 ant m. 1617. doubteth of ill words trēbleth /is greevously tormented stomack good\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 198, f. 109v (bottom left, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE23551: Horary consultation concerning Huet (PERSON31934)

Question asked by Robert Huet (PERSON31936) on 10 June 1614 at 09:15

RN Robart Huets sone of Hamerton sick & mended but lame of on syde & hath bene for two yeres his father fell out wth on Ione Adams & he is thought to be the worse for her. Iune 10 10 h. 9. 15 ant m. 1614. two yeres ill & goeth wth crutches

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 237, f. 26v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE57561: Horary consultation concerning Mr Oliver Boteler (PERSON28235)

Question asked by Lady Anne Boteler [Farrar] [Butler] (PERSON28242) on 3 January 1624 at 11:45

RN The lady \An/ Butler for her mr Oliver Butler 9 y next march bone {sic} 28 or 29 about 12 & on in the night. of Harolde sent to me for this child Ian 3 h {sic} hor 11. 45 ant m 1623 {sic}. extree {sic} weake & feeble & cā take no physick taken wth strang fits plucking his \right/ syde & rūneth to his back being holden harde & an extree {sic} cough almost halfe a yere. & is pyned & cā not stand nor goe Ill tong suspected

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 413, f. 53r (upper right part of page)

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CASE58294: Horary consultation concerning Thomas Ringborough (PERSON57659)

Question asked by Michael Ringborough (PERSON57658) between 26 April 1624 at 15:15 and 27 April 1624 at 08:00

RN Michaell Ringborough caryed his Child Th: Ringborough. to Elis Garband house an alehouse to Drink & feareth lest she should hurt his child wch was neavr well sinc could {illeg}|g|oe now loveth to lye all on the backe

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 413, f. 165r (upper left part of page)

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CASE75730: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Wilkes (PERSON61820)

Question asked by Wilkes (PERSON61818) on 20 October 1632 at 11:30

RN A|E|lis Wilx of Souldbery 2. y & bettr Octob 20 {illeg}|| hor 11. 30 ant m 1632. /witch susp. wth palsye. stoken lame in the back {out} any ground\ /mater filia\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 214, p. 83 (upper left part of page)

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CASE54340: Horary consultation concerning Thomas Atterbury (PERSON43055)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON39459) on 31 May 1622 at 10:30

RN Thomas Atterbery \of havrshā/ borne the weddens night about seav. before Candlemas was brought heather to me 16 weekes old last weddensday was brought vnto me may 31. . h. 10. 30 ant m. 1622 /the vse of the lims taken away\1

[Partial Astrological Chart]

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘lame in his lyms’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 223, f. 136r (upper left, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE12234: Horary consultation concerning John Windmill (PERSON17222)

Question asked by Windmill (PERSON17233) on 10 April 1599 at 07:00

RN Iohn Windmill of Yardly Gubbin a twelmoneth old & as mutch as candelmas the sunday after candlemas. came & brought her Child yt was payned in the body & had divers fi strange fits. but before it tooke it had a fit of an ague before it. not v this beating & panting began on friday night wth a quivering & shakings of the belly & armes Apr. 10. die h. 7. ant m. 1599 goeth had|r|d to grounde cryeth

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 125r (upper left part of page)

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CASE43281: Horary consultation concerning John Rechel (PERSON34645)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON38058) on 27 April 1616 at 10:30

RN Iohn Rachell of Elstoe 6 y Ap 27 h {sic} hor 10. 30 ant m 16i6. lame in the knes a fortnight ever sinc Goody Slone was denyed to bake wth her /

[Astrological Chart]

feareth yt on goody Slone hath wronged it.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 408, f. 72v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE75775: Horary consultation concerning Rebecca Whitmell [Filpot] (PERSON61733)

Question asked by the patient on 25 October 1632 at 10:40

RN Rebecca Whitemeale of Meadesmorton 42 y octob 25. h. 10 40 ant m 1632 Vtrū venef sit passa lame in her thigh |vide octob 22|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 214, p. 97 (upper left part of page)

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CASE49331: Horary consultation concerning Henry Cuddington (PERSON29576)

Question asked by the patient between 26 July 1619 at 07:00 and 26 July 1619 at 09:00

RN Henry Cuddington 12 y Iuly paralitycall |vtrū wheathr {sic}| It was on ye left syde & now in ye right syde weake & cā scace {sic} speake. An foster Rookes wife of Calvrton a humour rūning pulling frō the feete vp to her head a great longe tyme./. An {sic}

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 235, f. 118v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE77507: Horary consultation concerning Anne Silvester (PERSON58757) and Silvester (PERSON58755)

Question asked by Anne Silvester (PERSON58757) on 8 June 1633 at 06:00 or at 07:30

RN An Silvester of Hunsdon in Hartford sheere 42 y Iune 8 h {sic} hor 6 ant m 1633

strangly handled in her feete wth pulling & gnawing her feete wth extremity of payns & her hands pill all over & the tops wore away wth the payne & did extremely vomyte at the first for 4 days 16 weekes. & had 2 child wch vomyted sorely & on child dyed & she cānot sit vp nor goe but as she she {sic} is caryed nor cānot abyde any to touch her hands & feete & are extreme hot

vryne very good Iune 8. h {sic}. hor 6 ant m 1633. /h. 7. 30 ant m 1633\

[Astrological Chart]

Iune 8 h {sic} hor 6. ant m 1633.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 211, p. 206 (upper left, upper right, and middle centre parts 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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CASE49316: Horary consultation concerning Henry Cuddington (PERSON29576)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON38672) on 24 July 1619 at 11:30

RN {H}enry Cuddington 11 y of Stony stratford Mres Hipwels {p}oor alms boy Iuly 24 h {sic} hor 11. 30 ant m 16191

[Astrological Chart]

Henry Cud {sic} Cuddington of Stonystratford borne the fryday before palme sonday betwixt 6 & 7 in the morning 12 yers since on sent for her|y|m Iuly 24 h {sic} hor. 11 30 ant m 1619

the palsy on the right syde

Notes:

1 ‘paralysis’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 235, f. 116r (bottom left, upper right, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE55553: Horary consultation concerning Mr Thomas Gostwick [Goddard] (PERSON50162)

Question asked by Goody Anne [Agnes] Gale [Anne Morgan] (PERSON14264) on 28 January 1623 at 11:00

RN Goody Gale for her Thomas Gostick a yere & a halfe old borne the weddensday after mysdsomer. sent Ian. 28 h. 11. ant m 1623.

It doth pyne & eate litle & doth not sper nor cānot goe it is so weake.

Elner Warner her next neighb. Elis Steaphinson who dwell boath togeathr her mother hanged

cānot kepe his water.

[Astrological Chart]

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

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CASE19512: Decumbiture for Robert Kinsweeke (PERSON13411)

Question asked by the patient on 4 July 1601 at 08:00

RN Robart Kinsweeke of Elstoe 54 y. taken in London taken on the right syde fyngers head & feete wth a swelling. Apr. 25. vppon St Markes Day being satterday betwixt 6 & 7 in the morning. was first taken. Apr. 25. die hor 6. 30. ant m. 160i. betwixt 3 & 4 aftr noone could not styrre & the sunday morning could not speake

[Partial Astrological Chart]

he was blasted in a garden.1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘blasted in a garden’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 404, f. 134r (upper left part of page)

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CASE12555: Horary consultation concerning Susan Bynion (PERSON10288)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON17702) on 21 August 1599 at 09:52

RN Susan Bynion of 2 yeres old troubled wth a straung ague & Drinketh sorely. and shaketh every daye. August. 21 die h. 9. 52. ant m 1599

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 180v (upper right part of page)

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CASE48903: Horary consultation concerning Henry Cuddington (PERSON29576)

Question asked by the patient on 2 June 1619 at 10:25

RN Hen\r/y Cuddington of Stonystratford 13. y Iune 2  {sic} h. 10. 25 ant m 1619.1 |cānot stand nor goe. nothing to be seene wthout payne./|

Notes:

1 ‘H H’ in the left margin

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 235, f. 29v (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?f13-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3ALame%2C%20numb%20or%20paralysed;f14-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AWitchcraft%20and%20devil;f15-time-of-day=AM, accessed 29 March 2025.