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CASE58359: Horary consultation concerning Jane Curtis (PERSON47462)

Question asked by Curtis (PERSON47446) on 3 May 1624 at 12:30

RN Iane Curtis \of Chelson & Caucot/ is 7 y old vppō St Buttolphes eve a litle before sone setting will quake & trēble & cā speak I & no but litle els they feare yt she hath an Impediment \in her/ mouth. \father/ came to me for her wth this note may 3. h. 12. 30 a|p| m 1624

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 413, f. 175v (upper left part of page)

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CASE25357: Decumbiture for Sara Cox (PERSON29486)

Question asked by the patient on 19 August 1610 at 13:00

RN Sara Cox of Northhāpton. 20 y Aug. 19|8| \{sic}/ h. 10 30 {sic} \11. 30/. p m 1610 sodenly stroken & fell in a swound. & was taken in her right syde, nor could speak ever after it. {wri}th her mouth. was very mery before {illeg}|th|is took her.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 239, f. 120r (upper right part of page)

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CASE11870: Horary consultation concerning Goody Frances Marshal (PERSON14021)

Question asked by Goodman Thomas Marshal (PERSON14014) on 12 December 1598 at 09:30

RN Frauncis Marshall of Newport very strangly can scarce speake, only maketh signes for water to coole her her mouth is furred white wth extreeme heate taketh her Drinke by a quill. first bound but yt I gave her vnbound her nowe in a laske & extreeme hot & drye Decēb. 12. die h. 9. 30. mi ant m 1598. troubled in her sleepe.

{sic} husband vxore sine cōsensu

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 65v (upper right part of page)

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CASE12099: Horary consultation concerning Margery Clark (PERSON10627)

Question asked by the patient on 19 March 1599 at 16:20

RN Margery Clark a midwife of Stony stratford sick at hart yt shee cannot speake can scarce travell her thighes & legs doe swell. 51. a thick white puddle watr. March. 19. die h. 4. 20. m. p. m. 1599.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 105v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE27224: Horary consultation concerning Goody Matthews (PERSON20287)

Question asked by the patient on 22 April 1606 at 11:25

RN Goody Mathew of Walton. 40 y Ap 22. h. 11. 25. ant m 1606|4| {sic} hed & harte /

her speach fayleth her.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 215, f. 121r (upper left part of page)

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CASE73223: Horary consultation concerning Mr Kent (PERSON52787)

Question asked by Mrs White (PERSON61617) on 21 October 1631 at 12:00

RN Mres white of London 30. y. h 12. 1631 / soc{illeg}|r|{sic} socro mr Kent yt hath a dead palsye cānot speake to bed vnderstood\ |a bad stomack Costive onc in 5 days.| |stomack.|

[Astrological Chart]

loynes & stitch stone

vtrū socrus paralytic sit moriturus. sine consensu

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 212, p. 243 (upper right part of page)

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CASE74671: Horary consultation concerning Agnes Linwell (PERSON53773)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON41550) on 21 May 1632 at 10:30

RN Agnys Lynnell of Dayntry 2 y & thre quaters {sic} nata Aug 16 at 2 in ye morning {illeg}|t|hen was 2 y & better may 21 h. 10. 30 ant m. 1632

weake limbs cā not goe nor speake sinc it was bone {sic} hath the sences well1

Notes:

1 ‘cānot speake limbs’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 416, p. 177 (upper right part of page)

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CASE12649: Decumbiture for Isabel Franknill (PERSON11939)

Question asked by Franknill (PERSON11935) on 6 September 1599 at 11:20

RN Isbell franknill of drayton sloe. 61. taken speechles last friday as at candle light. as shee was dressing of a sore leg. sodenly taken nowe question is wheathr p. taken or besp Sept. August. 31. die h. 7. p m. 1599. cannot styrre her syd nor hand. a ded palsye.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 195v (upper right part of page)

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CASE24451: Horary consultation concerning Anne Wade (PERSON36372)

Question asked by Lady Wade (PERSON36371) on 23 April 1615 at 12:50

RN An Wade of Hampsteede daughtr to Sr Williā Wade. 14 y this next may taken in her tongue ever sinc 4 yeres old. & doth stūble & stuttle & cā scarce bring fourth a ready word. Ap. 23. h. 12. 50 p m 1615. mater sine consensu

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 237, f. 185r (bottom left, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE58616: Nativity for Anne Bunche (PERSON45182)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON39918) on 7 June 1624 at 13:00

RN An Bunch of Risdone 5 y & a halfe borne the 11th of sept about 3 in the after noone 1620. ever sinc she was borne lame in her lims cā speak but dead 1

[Astrological Chart]

cānot speake.

cannot styrre. nor stand litle vse of ye lims./.

Notes:

1 ‘no vse of lims could neavr speake lame borne palsye’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 413, f. 215v (upper right part of page)

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CASE69294: Decumbiture for Elizabeth Brown (PERSON45050)

Question asked by Brown (PERSON44988) on 31 August 1629 at 08:25

RN Eliz. Browne of Paulusperry 69 {y} Aug 27. wa{s} taken in the fild {wth} a dead palsye yt took away her speach & lamed all on syde Aug 27 h 2. p m 162{9} she lay in the fild Dead 4 h{oures} no body suspe{c}ting any thing

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 406, f. 147v (upper right part of page)

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CASE11801: Decumbiture for Mrs Frances Lea [Vines] (PERSON16711)

Question asked by the patient between 14 November 1598 and 15 November 1598

RN Mres Vines took her sicknes at Piddington 30 of maye die h. betwixt 9. & 10 walking at night in her orcharde. & it tooke away her speache & brought a palsy in her side & armes. shee had no vse of her lims. 1598. die h. 9. 30 mi. p m maij 30. 1598.1

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Notes:

1 ‘a palsye.’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 52v (upper left part of page)

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CASE21915: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON18701)

Question asked by Mr Tyrringham (PERSON18812) on 13 January 1605 at 09:00

RN Mr Tyrringhās mead of Tyrringhā 24 y Ian. 13 h. 9. ant m 1605. suffocat matricis strange fits eithr of mothr or apop. litharg.1

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1

sleepy. Lethargye

speachles skreameth only

’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 415, f. 214r (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?f17-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body;f19-treatment=No;f20-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3ASpeech%20problems%3A%3ACannot%20speak, accessed 13 February 2025.