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CASE17891: Horary consultation concerning Mr John Bird (PERSON9741)

Question asked by the patient on 11 September 1602 at 07:00

RN Mr Byrde sent vnto me to vse my bookes wheathr his Disease be not a palsye Sept 11. hor. 7. ant m. 1602. all in his lys

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Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 221, f. 197r (upper right part of page)

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CASE48334: Horary consultation concerning George Johnson (PERSON32130)

Question asked by the patient on 8 March 1619 at 15:30

RN Georg Iaunson \of Shenly/ next mydsomer day 11. y in the morning sent this 8 of march 8 h. 3. 30 p m 1619

hath bene sick ever sinc thursd last about 12 at night & did shake very mutch & cā scarc take breath & will cry hoh hoh for the space almost of an houre ready to dye in his fits mart 4 h. 12 p m 1619

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 230, f. 190r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE11472: Horary consultation concerning Marsh (PERSON14002)

Question asked by Mr Thomas Marsh [March] [the elder] (PERSON4816) and Mrs Elizabeth Marsh (PERSON14007) on 30 November 1600 at 18:00

RN My Cozen Marsh of Londen sent vnto me he & she boath for physick for there childe |of 3 yers| yt is very ill & lame & hath bene scoured & nowe can make no water & fundamēt goeth out. novemb. 30. die hor. 6 p m. 1600 /he dyed two or 3 yeers aftr {sic} this\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 202, f. 204r (upper left 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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CASE12239: Horary consultation concerning Richard Mannings (PERSON13930)

Question asked by the patient on 18 April 1599 at 13:15

RN Richard Māning of Hartwell 20 yeres sick this 7 weekes & can doe not doe any thing taketh him leeke an ague & when it cōmeth wth a shaking colde & going away it maketh him as it were blind it so troubleth his hed. sent this 18 of Apr: die h. 1. 2|1|5. m pnn {sic} 1599.

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Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 126r (upper left part of page)

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CASE64289: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Elizabeth Marsh (PERSON14007)

Question asked by the patient on 17 July 1627 at 17:00

RN my deere Cosen she Marsh sent vnto me Iuly 17. h. 5. p m. 1627. /deus benedicat Cognatæ meæ\

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\no good of ye oyntnent {sic}/ her head ill & mutch payned, the vayns in her tēples swelled & arme so weake yt she cānot vse it & the vaynes be sore to her foote

extremely payned

desyrous to have williā Rufhead to let her blood

would have something to incease {sic} good blood

desyrous to know when to send her coach.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 227, f. 164r (upper right part of page)

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CASE66092: Horary consultation concerning Agnes Kent (PERSON52814)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON40662) on 14 May 1628 at 17:00

RN Agnys Kent of Moulsoe almost 5 quarters borne on Palme sonday last was twelfmonth about some {sic} rising sent to me May 14. . h. 5. p m. 1628.

It is pyned & cōsumed belly hard & voydeth wormes living 6. wasteth in the body. was nurced by goody Keburne. goody Keburne came into another nurces house & would needes suckle it, wheathr the nurce would or no & sinc mutch amys & it swounded twice to day belly very hard flesh quite wasted was not well tended by goody Keburne face swelled buttocke black & blewe. cānot stand vppon the lyms the child prsent wth goody Alton of Moulsoe it did batle well vnder this nurce vntill goody Keburne her former nurce would suckle it force tooke some surfet.

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Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 405, f. 32r (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?f15-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3ALame%2C%20numb%20or%20paralysed;f16-how-did-it-take-place=Question%20sent;f17-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AIllness%20%28general%29, accessed 6 February 2025.