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CASE20235: Horary consultation concerning Ralph Allen (PERSON9095)

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

RN Ralfe Allen \60|2| y./ sente to me Ian 13. hor 10. ant m. 1602. /of Lathberry 60 y.\1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘lame’ in chart

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

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CASE51999: Nativity for Edward Faldo (PERSON48694)

Question asked by Mrs Susan Faldo (PERSON48703) on 7 February 1621 at 12:38

RN Edward Faldoe borne on Whitsonday was twelfmonth in the forenoone. betwixt 5 & 6 in ye morning may 16 h. 5. 30 ant m 1619 /paralysis\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 233, f. 50r (upper left part of page)

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CASE53095: Horary consultation concerning Mr Wilward (PERSON61974)

Question asked by the patient on 5 September 1621 at 14:25

RN Mr Wilward \of kempstone58 y./ write vnto: me sept 5 . h: 2. 3|2|5 p m 162i

for his palsy.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 231, f. 90v (bottom right 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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CASE46086: Horary consultation concerning Mr John Smith (PERSON35439)

Question asked by the patient on 24 February 1618 at 10:30

RN Mr Iohn Smyth of linford febr 24 h. 10. 30 ant m 1618

he sent for me to come to him sodenly taken wth a stitch going to help a cow yt cānot stand nor rise no more can he

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 220, f. 186r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE66497: Horary consultation concerning John Blunket (PERSON44349)

Question asked by Mr Kenelm Kite (PERSON53078) on 5 July 1628 at 07:00

RN Mr Kenelme Kite schoolemaster of Corbye wrote in the behalfe of a poor womās husb. & daughter for my helpe Iohn Blunket lame of in his left arme \3. y./ of Corbye 56 y Iuly {5}{sic} hor 7 ant m 1628

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 405, f. 95r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE17891: Horary consultation concerning Mr John Bird (PERSON9741)

Question asked by the patient on 11 September 1602 at 07:00

RN Mr Byrde sent vnto me to vse my bookes wheathr his Disease be not a palsye Sept 11. hor. 7. ant m. 1602. all in his lys

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 221, f. 197r (upper right part of page)

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CASE49316: Horary consultation concerning Henry Cuddington (PERSON29576)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON38672) on 24 July 1619 at 11:30

RN {H}enry Cuddington 11 y of Stony stratford Mres Hipwels {p}oor alms boy Iuly 24 h {sic} hor 11. 30 ant m 16191

[Astrological Chart]

Henry Cud {sic} Cuddington of Stonystratford borne the fryday before palme sonday betwixt 6 & 7 in the morning 12 yers since on sent for her|y|m Iuly 24 h {sic} hor. 11 30 ant m 1619

the palsy on the right syde

Notes:

1 ‘paralysis’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 235, f. 116r (bottom left, upper right, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE57561: Horary consultation concerning Mr Oliver Boteler (PERSON28235)

Question asked by Lady Anne Boteler [Farrar] [Butler] (PERSON28242) on 3 January 1624 at 11:45

RN The lady \An/ Butler for her mr Oliver Butler 9 y next march bone {sic} 28 or 29 about 12 & on in the night. of Harolde sent to me for this child Ian 3 h {sic} hor 11. 45 ant m 1623 {sic}. extree {sic} weake & feeble & cā take no physick taken wth strang fits plucking his \right/ syde & rūneth to his back being holden harde & an extree {sic} cough almost halfe a yere. & is pyned & cā not stand nor goe Ill tong suspected

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 413, f. 53r (upper right part of page)

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CASE64335: Horary consultation concerning John Lane (PERSON53313)

Question asked by the patient on 24 July 1627 at 09:40

RN Iohn lane sent to me Iuly 24 {illeg}|| h. 9. 40 ant m. 1627

lame in his backe & loynes 3 weekes rearing day & night /if by fits but spec styrred\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 227, f. 170v (upper right 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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CASE75334: Horary consultation concerning Mr Younger (PERSON37184)

Question asked by the patient on 20 August 1632 at 08:00

RN Mr Hunger \younger/ sent his water Aug. 20. h. 8 ant m 1632 now it lyeth all in his limbs & ioynts they are forced to turne him wth pillows /Corpulent:\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 416, p. 389 (upper left part of page)

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CASE11472: Horary consultation concerning Marsh (PERSON14002)

Question asked by Mr Thomas Marsh [March] [the elder] (PERSON4816) and Mrs Elizabeth Marsh (PERSON14007) on 30 November 1600 at 18:00

RN My Cozen Marsh of Londen sent vnto me he & she boath for physick for there childe |of 3 yers| yt is very ill & lame & hath bene scoured & nowe can make no water & fundamēt goeth out. novemb. 30. die hor. 6 p m. 1600 /he dyed two or 3 yeers aftr {sic} this\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 202, f. 204r (upper left part of page)

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CASE12101: Horary consultation concerning Mr John Lea (PERSON13635)

Question asked by the patient on 20 March 1599 at 07:20

RN Mr Iohn lea sent his water at troubled with an ague. & a reume. 20 of March. die h. 7. 20 ant m. 1599. \feareth a palsye cold in his feete./

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 106r (upper left part of page)

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CASE48334: Horary consultation concerning George Johnson (PERSON32130)

Question asked by the patient on 8 March 1619 at 15:30

RN Georg Iaunson \of Shenly/ next mydsomer day 11. y in the morning sent this 8 of march 8 h. 3. 30 p m 1619

hath bene sick ever sinc thursd last about 12 at night & did shake very mutch & cā scarc take breath & will cry hoh hoh for the space almost of an houre ready to dye in his fits mart 4 h. 12 p m 1619

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 230, f. 190r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE76943: Horary consultation concerning John Kingston (PERSON53022)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON41826) on 12 April 1633 at 14:15

RN Iohn Kingstone of serv to the Lord of Lincolne Ap: 12 h. 2 15 p m 1633. |57 y|

Lame in the soales & ankles of boath feete mutch swelled & red 3 y. |a Dropsy feared| but lately more this halfe yere full of payne

sometymes cā eate litle for 2 or 3 days

I receaved from my Lord of Lincolnes steward a most kind letter.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 211, p. 31 (upper left part of page)

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CASE12239: Horary consultation concerning Richard Mannings (PERSON13930)

Question asked by the patient on 18 April 1599 at 13:15

RN Richard Māning of Hartwell 20 yeres sick this 7 weekes & can doe not doe any thing taketh him leeke an ague & when it cōmeth wth a shaking colde & going away it maketh him as it were blind it so troubleth his hed. sent this 18 of Apr: die h. 1. 2|1|5. m pnn {sic} 1599.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 126r (upper left part of page)

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CASE12299: Horary consultation concerning Edward Carter (PERSON10347)

Question asked by the patient on 25 April 1599 at 07:00

RN Edward Carter of Cranfilde 48. hath taken a lamenes frō the smalenes of his backe t {sic} Downe to his knee of the right side full of aches & shooting & prickings otherwise not hart sick weddensday last was sennet. sent to me this 25 of Apr. die h. 7. ante m. 1599. |a leane man. a black swarthy man|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 137v (upper left part of page)

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CASE37610: Horary consultation concerning Walter Cheese (PERSON28872)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON37483) on 25 February 1611 at 16:15

RN Water Cheese of Stony stratford borne the last night being about betwixt 5 & six 20 weekes sinc. her disease & first fit tooke it feb 21 h 4. p m 1611. it did shake wth the hands & wryteth {sic} ye mouth & hed & clutcheth the hands & grypeth. & falleth. the first daye 2 fits. yesterday & this day may {sic} fits.

water good.

{sen}|{wro}|te to me febr. 25 h. 4. 15. p m 1611.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 200, f. 23v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE48646: Horary consultation concerning David Deary (PERSON29748)

Question asked by the patient on 6 May 1619 at 10:30

RN Davy Deery of Bydnā 17. y. may St Davyes day in ye morning sent to me for his lamenes yt last miklemas was so lame yt n in all his body & lims & could not styr. & on warner wth whō he Dwelled. the yere before & now he had mised to dwell wth him yet Anothr gote him thenc & his former mr Warner sayd he had bene as good he had dwelt wth him & then grew lame & would not styr in or frō his bed. came to me monday was 3 weekes or a month for yt had a purge & then he mended more & more & now is fallen into ye bottome of his feete this senet & ankles & is very sore. pricketh & shooteth standing nothing to be sene may 6 {illeg} {sic} h. 10 30 ant m 1619

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 230, f. 356r (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?f2-how-did-it-take-place=Question%20sent%3A%3AAt%20unspecified%20location;f5-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3ALame%2C%20numb%20or%20paralysed;f6-patient-sex=Male, accessed 28 February 2025.