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CASE79175: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Faith Sage (PERSON58116) and Sage (PERSON58113)

Question asked by Mrs Faith Sage (PERSON58116) on 7 October 1634 between 09:45 and 14:00

SRN Fayth Sage of High Lauer for a litenes in her head. & a papue in her Teeth & a trembling at her heart.

her Husband was taken with a payne in her|is| backe that he can hardly goe./.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 412, f. 157r (upper right part of page)

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CASE39722: Horary consultation concerning Alice Blea (PERSON28137)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON37710) on 24 April 1612 at 10:00

RN Goody Blays child 3 y Alce Blay a great bunch in her backe & hollow & cānot goe Ap 24 h. 10 ant m 1612

lame in her loynes

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 409, f. 69v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE12779: Horary consultation concerning Agnes [Anne] Broughton (PERSON10088)

Question asked by the patient on 4 October 1599 at 14:15

RN Agnis Brouten of Wellingborowe. 23. y. amisse {illeg}|t|his 5 yeres. chest & thenc ariseth to her head & maketh her hands & head & as it were dead yt shee hath no vse & feeling & knoweth nothing. Octob. 4 die h. 2. 15. p {sic}. 1599. ariseth wth a water on her stomacke /

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 214r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE47629: Horary consultation concerning Sir Roger Pulleston (PERSON34514)

Question asked by the patient on 12 October 1618 at 14:30

RN Sr Rog. Poolyston came to cōfer wth me touching his Palsy & convulsions & vertigo. having a lamenes in his left syde & weaknes in his legs Octob. 12. h. 2. 30. p m. 1618.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 230, f. 53r (upper right, and bottom left parts of page)

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CASE58675: Horary consultation concerning Jane Brown (PERSON45054)

Question asked by the patient on 30 June 1624 at 09:20

RN {Ia}ne Browne of Adington {2}9. y christ Iuly \Iune Iuly/ 20. 1595. sent to me Iuly Iune 30 h. 9. 20 ant m 1624 /neaver had child.\1

[Astrological Chart]

Iane Browne of Adin{gton} 29. y. Iune 30 h 19. 20 a{nt} m. 1624. paraliticall tormented wth heate & a burning payne in her belly & shooting into her legs & belly hath no vse of her lims cā not stand nor goe /sweateth mutch.\

Notes:

1 ‘lame miserablely tormēted wth raging payns & convuls in her legs day & night’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 402, f. 3r (upper left, and upper right parts of page)

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CASE12464: Horary consultation concerning William Colles (PERSON10740)

Question asked by the patient on 15 May 1599 at 16:45

RN Mr Will: Co{l|e|}lles Colles of Parke berrye of 58 troubled sick this i6 yeres & hath had the Counsell of the most exte phisitions troubled wth a windy cause as he sayth cōming from his backe by a great heate & obstruction from my liver. also wth a bad stomacke elevating winde into my hed. wch causeth gydines or streming in my head wch cometh as he thinketh by the ascending vp of bad & melancholy humours & wth a shaking in my left hand mightely as it were the palsye but always very hotte. nowe of late wth the brevity of wind in my stomacke & chest & lately wth a mūmnes {sic} & tinckling in my hands. lips & sydes & face. this 15 of may. die h. 4. 45. p m. 1599.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 164r (upper right part of page)

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CASE27299: Horary consultation concerning Edward Morrish (PERSON14269)

Question asked by the patient on 20 May 1606 at 10:25

RN Edward Morrish of Kempson. 35 y may 20. h. 10. 25. ant m. 1606.1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘lame & cānot goe. / legs swelled & sore.’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 215, f. 131v (upper left 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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CASE48557: Horary consultation concerning Mary Smith (PERSON35553)

Question asked by the patient on 27 April 1619 at 10:15

RN Mary Smyth of Stawton 20 myles 30 y Ap 27. h. 10. 15 ant m 1619 her head shaketh a fortnight or 3 \shaking/ palsy. mother backe thigh as if they should be torne but her head exceding cold.

head cold

vryne very good. a very good stomacke yet very faynt. mutch troubled wth wynd 2 y. sinc had a boy. hath thought her selfe twice to be wth child wthin this twelfemonthe. nescit an sit gravida

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 230, f. 339r (bottom left, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE11197: Horary consultation concerning John Scarlet (PERSON15646)

Question asked by the patient on 25 August 1600 at 10:08

RN Iohn Scarlet of Neweport 60 y troubled wth a dead palsie. wch taketh away his sight vse of tonge legs we{k}

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 202, f. 161r (upper left part of page)

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CASE12278: Horary consultation concerning Amy Fuller (PERSON11987)

Question asked by the patient on 23 April 1599 at 14:50

RN Amy fuller 30. her \right/ shoulder right leg. & her hand hath as it were a crampe & of late broken out. swelled & blistered & very hot & a thin face but well coloored her toes will not styrre Apr. 23. die h. 2. 50. m p m. 1599. whitsontide wilbe a twelmoneth. of Cranfild.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 134r (upper 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)

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CASE53391: Decumbiture for James Langwrite (PERSON53371)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON39360) on 28 November 1621 at 08:39

RN It tooke him first on sonday last wth a trēbling all over. & tooke away the vse of his lyms & now his sences & all 25 h. 9. 30 ant m sodaynly taken 162i /will take nothing nor speak cānot keepe his water\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 231, f. 146r (upper right part of page)

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CASE70315: Horary consultation concerning Samuel Rogers (PERSON57817)

Question asked by the patient on 24 March 1630 at 13:00

Samuel Rogers of Moulton 22. y. Mart. 24. . h. 1. p. m. 1630

hath a Swellinge in his Back & RN \genitalibus rūning & in his/ hand cannot hold his water Lame in his Thighe & Hucklebone

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 194, p. 199 (upper right part of page)

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CASE11992: Horary consultation concerning Richard Travell (PERSON16535)

Question asked by the patient on 26 February 1599 at 14:30

RN Rich. Travell servant to Will Martyn. of litle Linford. 22 y. took him in the wast. loynes & huckbone. & hath lims. yt he is very lame. & back feb: 26. die . h. 2. 30

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 88v (upper left part of page)

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CASE17227: Horary consultation concerning Richard Shephard (PERSON15761)

Question asked by the patient on 14 June 1602 at 09:45

RN Richard Shepheard of Caucot 40 y. Iune 14. hor. 9 45. ant m. 1602. /a husb. man.\ /head back. ioynt & lyms.\1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘lame hips hucklebone.’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 221, f. 92r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE33137: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Audrey More [Old Mrs More] (PERSON20341)

Question asked by the patient on 28 March 1608 at 10:45

RN Mres Mores of Cublington churched a moneth sinc march 28 h. 10. 45 ant m. 1608. |a greene womā.| cānot vse her legs./ & belly swelled harde. & cānot goe1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘#’ in the left margin

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 229, f. 80v (upper left part of page)

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CASE52537: Horary consultation concerning Joan Hunscombe (PERSON52168)

Question asked by the patient on 28 May 1621 at 11:00

RN Ione Hanscōbe of Shitlington 33 y may 28. h. 11. ant m. 162i

back ill lame in her back & legs & cānot goe at all

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 233, f. 151v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE53724: Horary consultation concerning Thomas Travell (PERSON36183)

Question asked by the patient on 18 March 1622 at 15:15

RN Th. Travell of Hanslop 14. next palme sonday |but borne a weeke before/ at night| was suddenly taken about a fortnight sinc yesterday \this morning/ felt a shaking in his bed & will turne his eys. & about 7 y. sinc {illeg} {sic} had lost his speach & senses & could not stand nor goe. ever wagling & rolling vp & down his eyes & mouth but now hath his sences fect. & now begȳning to be as heretofore march 18 h. 3. 15 p m. 1622

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 223, f. 26v (upper right part of page)

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CASE30418: Horary consultation concerning Joan Woodward (PERSON26162)

Question asked by the patient on 3 January 1607 at 12:00

RN Ione Woodwarde of Hardmead 50 y Ian 3. {illeg}|| hor 12. in m. 1607.

lame in her backe loynes. feetes. cānot sty{rre}1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘lame in her ioyntes’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 193, f. 44v (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?f18-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3ALame%2C%20numb%20or%20paralysed;f20-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29;f21-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body, accessed 15 March 2025.