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CASE45497: Decumbiture for Mary Buckmaster (PERSON28509)

Question asked by the patient on 21 August 1617 at 11:00

RN Mary Bukmayster blas{ted} in boath hands at Hay making Aug 11. h. 1. p m 1617 /wth a blastyng\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 220, f. 71v (upper right part of page)

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CASE17138: Horary consultation concerning Mary Smith (PERSON15977)

Question asked by the patient on 7 June 1602 at 13:30

RN Mary Smyth of our towne swelled 45 y Iune 7. hor. 1. 30 p m 1602.

swelled in her hand

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 221, f. 78v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE37581: Horary consultation concerning Mary Buckly (PERSON10139)

Question asked by the patient on 20 February 1611 at 10:50

RN Mary Buckley 14 y feb 20 h. 10. 50 ant m 1611 hands very mutch swelled/

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 200, f. 19v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE65854: Decumbiture for Elizabeth Gee (PERSON49736)

Question asked by the patient on 19 April 1628 at 09:00

RN Elis Gee of Steplingly 60 y A {sic} taken sudenly in her hand & draged vp in to her han thōbe like a thorne & is swelled all over & will come to no hed wth any pultishes she was taken Ap. 2 h 12. 30 p m 1628

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 410, f. 181r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE54640: Horary consultation concerning Gillian Sansome (PERSON58278) and Sansome (PERSON58275)

Question asked by Gillian Sansome (PERSON58278) on 19 July 1622 at 17:39

RN Gillane Sansome by temple Barre 50 y Iuly 19 h. 5. 39 p m 1622 /strangly taken hands shaking & crooked\

thanks for her Daughters strang recoavery

now for her owne selfe troubled wth heate & cold by fits & sudden flushes flushing in so mutch making her very faynt & to sweate also craveth my helpe.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 222, f. 3r (upper right part of page)

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CASE19735: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Holmes [Nichols] (PERSON14459)

Question asked by the patient on 5 August 1601 at 07:30

RN Elisab Nichols my servant Aug 5 hor 7. 30 coplayned of a swelling red leg hand wch ayleth her mutch

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 404, f. 169v (upper right part of page)

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CASE21112: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Anslowe [Widow Anslowe] (PERSON9185)

Question asked by the patient on 22 April 1604 at 13:00

RN Mathew Anslowes wife of newport Apr 22 h 1. p m 1604

for aches hand & foote

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 415, f. 86v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE23306: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON39064)

Question asked by the patient on 12 November 1630 at 14:00

RN on of Hanslop a mayden 20 y paynd arms & hands novēb 12 h. 1. 6 2. p m 1630

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 238, f. 201v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE41311: Horary consultation concerning Lettice Williamson (PERSON36882)

Question asked by the patient on 5 May 1613 at 10:45

RN Lettice Williamson of Titchmarch in Northāptonsheere 11 y may. 5 h 10. 45. ant m. 1613 /troubled wth ye palsyes hands & fingers dead\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 199, f. 112v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE46283: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON32228)

Question asked by Mr George Kempton (PERSON32223) on 28 March 1618 at 15:40

RN my Cosen Georg for his wife mach {sic} 28 {}|h| {sic} hor. 3. 40 p m 1618. boath her hads {sic} very hot & drye

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 201, f. 37v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE52808: Horary consultation concerning Agnes Roughead (PERSON57943)

Question asked by the patient on 9 July 1621 at 11:30

RN Agnys Rufhead of Whaddon 41 y Iuly 9. h. h. {sic} 11. 30 ant m 162i vtrū sit gravida right hand swelleth & is very paynfull & full of ach.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 231, f. 40r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE58854: Horary consultation concerning Anne Bennet (PERSON43980)

Question asked by the patient on 30 July 1624 at 10:40

RN An Bennet of Caucot 19 y Iuly 30 h. 10 40 ant m 1624 /serveth Will. White\ /hands & legs vse to swell.\

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 402, f. 29v (upper left part of page)

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CASE60581: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Worsly (PERSON62267)

Question asked by the patient on 2 June 1625 at 15:00

RN Mres worstley. Iune 2 h. 3 p. m. 1625. |hands & feete swelled|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 217, f. 111v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE70438: Horary consultation concerning Old Lady Napier [Mrs Barnes] (PERSON33484)

Question asked by the patient on 8 April 1630 at 16:15

The Lady Naper of Luton Hoe 84. y Apr. 8. . h. 4. 15. p. m. 1630

hath the Goute swellinge her hande, & is runninge into her foote, desires a Poultish

desires a playster of Onecrociū.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 194, p. 240 (upper right part of page)

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CASE70672: Horary consultation concerning Mary Maulon (PERSON54515)

Question asked by the patient on 1 May 1630 at 12:10

Mary Maulon of Gothurst. 36. y. May. 12. . h. 12|10 \10/|. p m. 1630

a great Swellinge in the wrest of ye Right arme.

Mary Rogers

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 194, p. 317 (bottom 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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CASE13781: Horary consultation concerning Susan Fuller (PERSON11992)

Question asked by the patient on 31 May 1603 at 09:15

RN Susan fuller of Hanslop 10 y. Maij 31 hor. 9. 15 ant m. 1603.

for a great cough. & swelling about her necke hand of boath sydes.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 197, f. 40r (middle part of page)

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CASE22185: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Elizabeth Mason (PERSON54458)

Question asked by the patient on 17 June 1630 at 17:25

RN Elis Mason mayed {sic} Iue {sic} 17 h. 5. 25 p m 1603 {sic} her legs & hands doe swell therfore feareth a Dropsy a fat womā of a sanguine cōplex 3 children

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 238, f. 25r (upper left part of page)

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CASE50088: Decumbiture for Agnes Smytch (PERSON35561)

Question asked by the patient on 27 December 1619 at 14:00

RN 22 novēb 22 her lyms fayled her in at 4 p m in m legs & hands doe swell & at othr tyme {swag}

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 213, f. 86r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE62874: Horary consultation concerning Agnes [Anne] West (PERSON61455)

Question asked by the patient on 5 October 1626 at 10:30

RN An West of Olny 30 y octob 5. h. 10: 30 ant m 1626 a nūnes in her hans {sic} & legs suddenly taken away

Ioane Chard susp but now dead 2 yeres sinc

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 224, f. 304r (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?f19-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3ALimbs%20and%20joints%3A%3AHands;f21-treatment=No;f22-patient-sex=Female, accessed 17 March 2025.