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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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CASE48389: Decumbiture for Thomas Hall (PERSON31258)

Question asked by the patient on 15 March 1619 at 11:45

RN Thomas Hall \56 y./ was taken in his speach & right syde 2 Martij h. 7. 3|2|0 ant m 1619 sodenly going about his worke

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 230, f. 201r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE63237: Decumbiture for Robert Burgess (PERSON45255)

Question asked by the patient on 16 February 1627 at 12:50

RN Rob Burges {illeg}|3|6 y I|f|eb 16 h. 12 50 p m 1627.

head ioynts & back & now speachles sinc sonday about sonset. |he sent feb 16 . h. 1. p m 1627|1

[Partial Astrological Chart]

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1speachles’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 224, f. 366r (upper right part of page)

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CASE12996: Horary consultation concerning Agnes King (PERSON13388)

Question asked by the patient on 14 January 1600 at 13:30

RN Agnes Kinge servā to Mres Burchmore of tottle end 22 y payned hart stomack & head. sodenly ready taken at night for an hour lost her speake munday last about 12 a clock at night came in her owne son Ian 14 die h. 1. 30 p m. 1600.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 255r (upper right 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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CASE62410: Horary consultation concerning Lawrence Clark (PERSON46177)

Question asked by the patient on 22 May 1626 at 08:30

RN Lawrenc Clarke of Astwood 20 y may 22 8. 30 ant m 1626.

It lyeth in his head & speaketh litle.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 224, f. 216r (upper right part of page)

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CASE64748: Horary consultation concerning Agnes Moss (PERSON55023)

Question asked by the patient on 10 October 1627 at 11:50

RN Agnys Mosse of Newp 24 y Octob 10. h. 11. 50 ant m 1627 troubled in her throate a yere. & now for this month can not speake but very softly yt on cā scarce heare her.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 227, f. 237v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE76245: Horary consultation concerning Mr Hanson (PERSON50784)

Question asked by the patient on 3 January 1633 at 15:20

RN Mr Hanson of Brodwell 63 70 y. Ian 3 h. 3. 20 p m 1633. |Dead palsy of the left syde no vse of his speach altered|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 214, p. 245 (upper left, and upper centre parts 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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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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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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CASE63314: Horary consultation concerning Mr Robert Anslowe (PERSON42799)

Question asked by the patient on 26 February 1627 at 16:30

RN Mr Robert Ansloe 66 y feb 26 h. 4 30 p. m 1627 on thursday last he swonded ever sinc his right syde is dead & speaketh very badly1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘dead palsy’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 227, f. 8v (upper left part of page)

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CASE63795: Horary consultation concerning Mr Adrian Bailey (PERSON9346)

Question asked by the patient on 5 May 1627 at 11:40

RW Mr Bayly of steeple claydon. y: 59. d. . h: 11. 40. ant: m: Maij. 5. 1627. troubled with a vertigo or giddines in his head; & his speach beginneth to foulter.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 227, f. 83r (upper centre part of page)

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CASE19512: Decumbiture for Robert Kinsweeke (PERSON13411)

Question asked by the patient on 4 July 1601 at 08:00

RN Robart Kinsweeke of Elstoe 54 y. taken in London taken on the right syde fyngers head & feete wth a swelling. Apr. 25. vppon St Markes Day being satterday betwixt 6 & 7 in the morning. was first taken. Apr. 25. die hor 6. 30. ant m. 160i. betwixt 3 & 4 aftr noone could not styrre & the sunday morning could not speake

[Partial Astrological Chart]

he was blasted in a garden.1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘blasted in a garden’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 404, f. 134r (upper left part of page)

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CASE71040: Horary consultation concerning William Ferry (PERSON48857)

Question asked by the patient on 24 November 1630 at 11:25

[Astrological Chart]

RN At this tyme was taken in his bed strangly & cānot speak offreth to cast voydeth mutch waterish & reddish water. |did bleed at nose|

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 238, f. 211r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE14933: Horary consultation concerning Goody Mary Gilbert (PERSON12135)

Question asked by the patient on 9 May 1603 at 08:00

GJ Mary Gilbert of Broughton 23 y maried 3 y. never had Children May 9. ho 8 a m. 1603

She lay speechles 24 houres |last week| very weake keepes her bed a thicke high coloured water Her belly swelled thinkes her self to be wth Child

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 207, f. 66r (upper right part of page)

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CASE50028: Horary consultation concerning Goody Rider (PERSON34752)

Question asked by the patient on 6 December 1619 at 13:38

RN Goody Rider of newport 50 y decēb. 6 h. 1. 38 p m 1619

It tooke her 3 weekes sinc & hath bene speachles almost 3 weekes. eateth well. lame in her right syde |she took it wth a cold tooke it wth a cold|

the dead palsy

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 213, f. 73r (upper left part 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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CASE70105: Horary consultation concerning Goody Burchmore (PERSON45213)

Question asked by the patient on 28 February 1630 at 08:15

RN Goody Burchmore of Hanslop 40 y great wth child feb 28 . h. 8. 15 ant m 1630. /An Impostue {sic} in her chest\1

[Partial Astrological Chart]

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘great wth child Impost wynd ready to be stopt speachles’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 194, p. 121 (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

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘a palsye.’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 52v (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?f19-querent-is-asking-about=Self;f21-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body;f22-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3ASpeech%20problems, accessed 8 February 2025.