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CASE18942: Horary consultation concerning Anne Wharton (PERSON61502)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON18411) on 23 February 1601 at 10:45

RN Griffen Whartons wenche of Hanslop. febr. 23. die hor. 10. 45. ant m. 160i shaketh a wench of a yere old & bettr shaketh in all her lyms. & canot stande.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 404, f. 38r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE23483: Horary consultation concerning Old Goodman Green (PERSON12335)

Question asked by the patient on 30 May 1614 at 06:00

RN Goodmā Greene of this towne 70 y may 30 h. 6 ant m 1614. came & brought his water |he shaked when he brought his water.|1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘a shaking ague’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 237, f. 15r (upper right part of page)

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CASE41075: Decumbiture for Alice Marsh (PERSON33021)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON37856) on 27 March 1613 at 08:20

RN {c}orrepta tremore et fere stupore. march. 26: . h. 1. p m 1613.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 199, f. 74r (bottom left part 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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CASE70798: Decumbiture for Alice Kent (PERSON52817)

Question asked by the patient on 17 May 1630 at 10:50

RN on f\r/yday last may 14 h 3. 30 p m 1630

taken wth a great quivering & raged

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 194, p. 364 (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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CASE15681: Horary consultation concerning Mr Matthew Claver (PERSON10637)

Question asked by the patient on 5 October 1603 at 11:40

RN Mr Claver of fosket 40 y octob. 5 hor 11 40 ant m. 1603.

for the blood in his hed trembling buzzinge

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 207, f. 144r (upper right part of page)

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CASE10718: Horary consultation concerning Isabel Rawlins (PERSON15183)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON17538) on 30 May 1600 at 08:00

RN Alce P

Isbell Rawlings of hanslop 2 yeres old shaketh. & drinketh mutch. may 29 30 die h. 8. ant m. 1600 scoureth mutch

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 202, f. 89v (upper left part of page)

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CASE44290: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Spark (PERSON35601)

Question asked by the patient on 10 February 1617 at 11:00

RN Elis Sparkes of Blinā 17 y feb. 10 h. 11. ant m. 1617. |greene sicknes. a yere.| /never had her temes {sic}\1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘a great pricking & shaking in hed. by fits’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 198, f. 63r (upper left part of page)

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CASE78774: Horary consultation concerning Anne (PERSON42326)

Question asked by Mr Lin [Esquire] (PERSON53749) on 30 January 1634 at 11:00

RN Annys Anne |a poor wench| /13 y\ of Southwick in Northāptonsheere by Owndall |Mr Lynn Esquire wrote in her behalfe| It tooke her 16. Ian 16 fell into her fits of convulsions swonding fits wth quaking & trēbling Ian 30. h. 11 ant m 1634 taketh away her speach swoundeth convuls1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1Epilep: cū convuls’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 412, f. 78v (upper right part of page)

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CASE26402: Horary consultation concerning Ursula V. (PERSON62806)

Question asked by the patient on 21 February 1615 at 07:45

RW Vrsula V: of monkscrisborrow y: 13. d: . hor: 7. 45. ant: m: Feb: 21. 1615. troubled wth strang sights when shee goeth to bed. Taken wth a shakinge & a prickinge att her hearte.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 204, f. 41r (upper 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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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)

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CASE52186: Horary consultation concerning Hannah Billing (PERSON44171)

Question asked by the patient on 22 March 1621 at 10:00

RN Hāna Billing of Hardingstone by Northāpton 21 y march 22. {illeg}|| h. 9. 30 \10/ ant m 1621 /hed & chest hart gryped &\ shaketh marvelosly by fits as if she should die

a fortnight ill

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 233, f. 92r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE11976: Horary consultation concerning John Cosins (PERSON10943)

Question asked by the patient on 25 February 1599 at 07:00

RN Iohn Cozens troubled wth a shaking & sometimes burning after the shaking ague cōplayneth most of hed. & a litle his belly on day well anothr {sic} ill. feb 25. die . h. 7. 30. 1599.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 86r (upper right part of page)

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CASE76844: Horary consultation concerning Judith Hix (PERSON51624)

Question asked by the patient on 4 April 1633 at 10:00

RN Iudith Hix of Woodstocke ma\r/yed 31 y the fryday before the lady Day Ap 4 h. 9. 20 \10/ ant m 1633 /a trēbling in her belly\ /an extreme griping in her belly\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 211, p. 1 (upper left part 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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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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CASE57951: Horary consultation concerning Mary Wells (PERSON61403)

Question asked by the patient on 20 March 1624 at 11:00

RN Mary Wels of fænystratford 50 y march. 20 h {sic} hor 11 ant m. 1624. |her crowne back gnawen a gnawing about a great trembling| |a burning at her hart|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 413, f. 115r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE60573: Horary consultation concerning Mr William Mordaunt (PERSON54877)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON40112) on 2 June 1625 at 08:00

RN my lord Mordants litle child ten weekes on satt last it was borne the 19 of marh {sic} last betweene 10 & 11 in ye morning. it was healthfull vntill weddensday last. may 25. h. 4. 30 ant m it was taken wth a stretching out of the arms a galling of the eys & skryking & trēbling of all tes vppon may 26. it had 3 fits 2 in ye morning. & on at noone. & hath an arising in ye throte wch is seene & felt. & by holding downe by hand hath some ease & it riseth moore. the left syde of the throate. sent to me Iune 2. h. 8 ant m. 1625.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 217, f. 110v (upper 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?f14-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3ALame%2C%20numb%20or%20paralysed%3A%3ATrembling;f16-time-of-day=AM;f17-question-asked=Medical, accessed 18 March 2025.