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CASE24201: Horary consultation concerning Thomas Hunter (PERSON31987)

Question asked by the patient on 29 December 1614 at 16:00

RN Thomas Hunter of Wapnā parish miller to Sr George Sherlie Decēb. 29. h. 4. p m 16141

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1

canot stand nor goe but lie

lame.

’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 237, f. 141v (upper right, and bottom left parts 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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CASE23646: Horary consultation concerning Amy Medborne (PERSON33181)

Question asked by the patient on 2 July 1614 at 11:00

RN Amy {illeg} {sic} Medborne of Bedford 26 y Iuly 2. h {sic} hor. 11. ant m 1614 |loynes lame cānot stand nor goe|

her child 3 quarters old & never had them since |was prsent.|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 237, f. 40v (upper left 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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CASE41075: Decumbiture for Alice Marsh (PERSON33021)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON37856) on 27 March 1613 at 08:20

RN {c}orrepta tremore et fere stupore. march. 26: . h. 1. p m 1613.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 199, f. 74r (bottom left 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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CASE42018: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Dorothy Osborn (PERSON33832)

Question asked by the patient on 14 June 1615 at 17:30

RN Mres Osburne \of Chicksand/ of 56 y Iune 14  {sic} h. 5. 30 p m 16i5 /a lame arme & a palsye very fearfull\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 196, f. 42v (upper right part of page)

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CASE24225: Horary consultation concerning Nicholas (PERSON27119)

Question asked by the patient on 13 January 1615 at 09:00

RN Nicholas the sp|h|ephead {sic} of Gothurst towne 22 y Dec Ian. 13. h. 10|9|. \30/ ant m. 1615 /very weake cānot goe nor stand.\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 237, f. 145v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE23664: Horary consultation concerning Susan Margets (PERSON32964)

Question asked by the patient on 6 July 1614 at 19:00

RN Susanna margets of Risdon in the county of Northāpton mayed {sic} 2. y. 23. y. Iuly. 6. h. 7. p m. 1614 cānot sleepe is lame in her body & cānot styrre

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 237, f. 43v (bottom left, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE23948: Horary consultation concerning Anne Lancaster (PERSON32477)

Question asked by the patient on 10 September 1614 at 09:40

RN An lankester. of Shenly. 25 y sept 19 h. 9. 40 ant m 1614 {no} swelling1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘right arme lame lame {sic} & hangeth downe hath no vse of it’ in chart

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 237, f. 95r (bottom right 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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CASE23547: Horary consultation concerning Robert Burnam (PERSON28576)

Question asked by the patient on 9 June 1614 at 15:40

RN Robart Bunā of longe Crindon a mile frō Tame 58 y Iune 9 h. 3. 40 p m. 1614.

ill in his hed & his left leg & arme hath litle feeling in it evr sinc Easter.1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘palsye.’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 237, f. 26r (upper left part of page)

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CASE48608: Horary consultation concerning Alice Rodes (PERSON34869)

Question asked by the patient on 2 May 1619 at 13:30

RN Alce Rhodes of Bledloe beyond Alesbury 5 miles May 2. h. 1. 30 p m 1619 strangly handled ague water lame & thick.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 230, f. 349r (upper right part of page)

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CASE47254: Decumbiture for Mary [Marge] Burgess (PERSON28571)

Question asked by the patient on 7 August 1618 at 11:30

RN mary Burges of Raunce 38 y taken chest back & belly & made her vomyt lame yt she cā scarce goe but must be led is very sore cā not abyde to be touched. it tooke her vppon August 2. h. 10. 30 ant m 1618

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 201, f. 215v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE23483: Horary consultation concerning Old Goodman Green (PERSON12335)

Question asked by the patient on 30 May 1614 at 06:00

RN Goodmā Greene of this towne 70 y may 30 h. 6 ant m 1614. came & brought his water |he shaked when he brought his water.|1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘a shaking ague’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 237, f. 15r (upper right part of page)

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CASE37459: Decumbiture for Jane Grub (PERSON31176)

Question asked by the patient on 27 January 1611 at 13:00

RN Iane Grub. sodenly taken going to divine service Ian. 15. h. 9. ant m 1611. in novilunio./ /ceb|r|ebra laborat et debilitate/\1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘paralysis.’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 200, f. 1r (upper right part of page)

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CASE39658: Horary consultation concerning Mr John Sewster (PERSON35207)

Question asked by the patient on 14 April 1612 at 15:45

RN Iohn Suester. 47 y Ap 14 h. 3. 45. p m 1612. feareth a dead palsye 2 months {illeg}|ill|. |wheathr good to goe to ye bath.|

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 409, f. 59v (upper left part of page)

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CASE40064: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON37755)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON37756) on 20 June 1612 at 17:50

RN a litle child of 13 wekes old taken yesterday & strangly. Iune 20 h {sic} hor 5. 4|5|0 p m 1612. like on yt had ye palsye

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 409, f. 117v (upper left part of page)

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CASE41642: Decumbiture for Dr Smith (PERSON15859)

Question asked by the patient between 15 July 1613 at 06:20 and 15 July 1613 at 09:00

RN The Comissary D Smyth taken wth a palsy Iuly 12. h. 6. 30 p m 1613. at sup being well but tooke a cold readily12

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘a palsye.’ in chart

2 ‘Cæsar Baronius’ inline

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 199, f. 173r (upper right part of page)

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CASE43494: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Grigs (PERSON31159)

Question asked by the patient on 11 June 1616 at 08:45

RN Mres G\r/igs /45. y.\ of Stachden Iune 11. h. 8. 45 ant m enquireth of me wheathr she be to be helpen of her dead palsye. |16i6|

my answere was to her womā yt she is not wthout

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 408, f. 108r (bottom 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?f2-date=1610-1619;f3-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3ALame%2C%20numb%20or%20paralysed;f4-question-asked=Medical, accessed 16 April 2025.