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CASE12327: Horary consultation concerning Mr William Chester (PERSON10458)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON17690) on 26 April 1599 at 14:30

RN Will. Chester 4 yeres old a very hath not the vse of his lims. / Ap. 26 die h. 2. 30. m p m. 1599. a sober gentle Child.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 141r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE51987: Horary consultation concerning Agnes Emes (PERSON48556)

Question asked by the patient on 5 February 1621 at 10:00

RN Robart Eames his wife \Agnys Emes/ of marson. 30 y feb 5 h. 10 ant m 1621

taken in her lyms cānot styr

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 233, f. 47r (upper right part of page)

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CASE77177: Horary consultation concerning Thomas Church (PERSON46102)

Question asked by the patient on 6 May 1633 at 09:20

RN Thomas Church of North Crouly ma{y} 6. h. 9. 20 ant m 1633

hath no vse of his ly{ms}

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 211, p. 101 (upper right part of page)

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CASE49458: Horary consultation concerning Richard Briggs (PERSON28373)

Question asked by the patient on 6 August 1619 at 15:20

RN Rich Brigs of Dunstable 61. Aug 6. h. 3. 20 p m 1619.

a lamenes & nūnes of his lyms speach fayleth many tymes & cānot speake & is very testy.1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘dead palsye’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 235, f. 143v (upper left, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE34351: Horary consultation concerning Catherine Wright (PERSON26200)

Question asked by the patient on 6 November 1608 at 14:40

RN Katheron Write of Emmerton 19 y novēb 6 h. 2. 40 ant p m 1608.

taken in her lyms so yt she cānot goe nor stand.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 229, f. 238v (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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CASE72452: Horary consultation concerning Margaret Smith (PERSON59202)

Question asked by the patient on 1 July 1631 at 14:30

RN Margaret Smyth of Hutching 26 y Iuly 1. h. 2. 30 p m 1631. /lims & speach taken away\1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘Dead palsy.’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 212, p. 3 (upper left part of page)

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CASE20142: Horary consultation concerning Thomas Bustion (PERSON10235)

Question asked by the patient on 23 December 1601 at 10:20

RN Thomas Bustion of Ashton a towne servant deceb. 23 hor. 10. 20 ant m 160i

he canot move any of his mebers & lyms beneath his gyrdle 30 y.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 404, f. 249v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE20234: Decumbiture for Ralph Allen (PERSON9095)

Question asked by the patient on 13 January 1602 at 10:00

RN Ralfe Allen stroken lame Ian 7|8|. hor 11 p m 1602. at this tyme taken in his lyms

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 404, f. 264v (upper left part of page)

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CASE51179: Horary consultation concerning Catherine Barrat (PERSON43630)

Question asked by the patient on 7 July 1620 at 11:00

RN Katherin Barret of Paulusp. 30 y Iuly 7 h. 11 ant m 1620

lame in her lyms

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 414, f. 101r (upper right part of page)

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CASE60034: Horary consultation concerning Joan Curtis (PERSON47463)

Question asked by the patient on 25 March 1625 at 14:25

RN Ioane Curtis of Stānick 19 y march 25. h. 2 25 p m. 1625 lame & it rūneth in all her lims

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 217, f. 30r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE17177: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON18238)

Question asked by Spilman (PERSON16082) on 10 June 1602 at 20:45

RN M Spilmā my bro{ther} Sandyes workeman sent to me for his s{er}vant |43 y.| that is so payn{ed} in his lyms that he cannot goe & swelling Iune 10 hor. 8. 45 p m. 1602.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 221, f. 85v (upper right part of page)

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CASE60201: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Frances Latch [Little Frances] (PERSON53383)

Question asked by Mr John Latch [Hatch] (PERSON53382) on 12 April 1625 at 15:15

RN Mr latch \of london/ for litle franke 3|2|. y. Ap: : 12. . h. 3. \15/ p. m 1625. /no vse of lims a palsy & a convulsion\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 217, f. 57v (upper left, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE59645: Horary consultation concerning Thomas Barnesey (PERSON43595)

Question asked by the patient on 15 January 1625 at 15:00 or at 15:15

RN Thomas Barnesey of P|S|teppo{illeg}|n|. 72 y Ian 15 h {sic} hor. 3. p m 1625.

had the palsye but not now & hath lost the vse of boath armes of a red & highe cōplexion

would knowe wheathr good to let blood 4 or 5 ounces hath a short ptysicke.

[Partial Astrological Chart]

Thomas Barnesye of Steaphington 72 y Ian. 15 h {sic} hor 3. 15 p m 1625 |a very leane mā|

wheathr good to let blood hath no vse of his arme a palsy 6 weekes

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 402, ff. 141v-142r (f. 141v upper right, and f. 142r bottom left)

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CASE17787: Horary consultation concerning Joan Cartwright (PERSON10368)

Question asked by the patient on 24 August 1602 at 14:30

RN Ione Cartwright of whaddon 16 y. lame in her lyms 3 yeres ill. August 24. hor. 2. 30 p m 1602.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 221, f. 184r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE47005: Horary consultation concerning Avis Hobs (PERSON31727)

Question asked by the patient on 4 July 1618 at 09:30

RN Agnys Avys Hobs of Shenly 55 y Iuly 4 h {sic} hor. 9. 30 ant m 1618. lame in her lyms & sore yet came heather

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 201, f. 167r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE66020: Horary consultation concerning James Stevens (PERSON59564)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON40658) on 7 May 1628 at 12:25

RN Iames Steaphens /7 y may 7. h. 12. 25 p m 1628\ of Shellingford natus the 17. of Sept 1622 at betwixt h 7. 30 p m. 1628 {sic} \light headed/ sent to me/ \hath no vse of his lims/ roareth every night

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 405, f. 19r (bottom right, and upper left parts of page)

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CASE75072: Horary consultation concerning Goodman Campion (PERSON45518)

Question asked by the patient on 13 July 1632 at 07:00

RN Goodmā Campion of this towne Iuly 13 h 7 ant m 1632. |cānot styr any lim. 8 weekes ill|

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 416, p. 308 (upper right part of page)

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CASE53144: Horary consultation concerning Susan Neythercot (PERSON55423)

Question asked by Neythercot (PERSON55421) on 17 September 1621 at 13:00

RN Susan Neythercot for a litle child \of Moulton/ a yere & a halfe old sept. 17 h. 1. p m. 162i hath smale vse of her Lims. & hath strange fits of crying & it will clutch her hands thought to be pospessed {sic}./ pater sine cōsensu./

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 231, f. 99r (bottom right part of page)

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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?f18-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3ALame%2C%20numb%20or%20paralysed;f19-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3ALimbs%20and%20joints%3A%3ALimbs;f20-judgment=Yes, accessed 21 March 2025.