CASE50666: Horary consultation concerning Mr Dr James [Justice of the Peace] (PERSON52432)
Question asked by Mrs James (PERSON52439) on 20 April 1620 at 15:20
RN D Iames of Oxford st|ran|gly {sic} \straungly/ taken wth a palsye on the left syde of the face hand & leg taken at church & great red blatches in t|H|is fac & bodye & his ey swelling & f|H|is face a yere before & sinc he contenting certen sup witches & on being acquitted he felt his strange stitch on his s {sic} left syde by fits he supposeth yt the womā susp for a witch but quitted by the Iudges did hurte him the 24 of feb. ☾ sep a □ ♄ ap ☌ ♂ yt night at sup first taken. had his first fit after he talked wth mr Rob. Conye. feb 18. in ye after noone his first fit but his worst fit the 24 of feb when the sup witch was acquitted/
Mres Iames mentioned Mr Doctor Iames |of oxford| Ap. 20 ♃ h. 3. 20 p m. 1620 /she related all at this tyme/\
[Astrological Chart]
Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 414, f. 5r (upper left, and upper right parts of page)
Mrs James (PERSON52439)Mr Dr James [Justice of the Peace] (PERSON52432)
Medical >Symptoms (specified)>Lame, numb or paralysed (Palsy)
Medical >Parts of the body >Head and neck (FaceEyes)
Medical >Parts of the body >Limbs and joints (HandsLegs)
Medical >Parts of the body >Whole body (Skin)
Medical >Parts of the body >Torso (TorsoSide(s))
Medical >Symptoms (specified)>Bloating and swelling (Swelling)
Medical >Symptoms (specified)>Gripings, gnawings and stitches (Stitch)
Medical >Symptoms (specified)>Fits and convulsions (Fits)
Medical >Witchcraft and devil (Witchcraft suffered (medical))
CASE57775: Horary consultation concerning Goody Christian Weighte [Waight] (PERSON61353)
Question asked by the patient on 28 February 1624 at 13:00
U[1622–4] 1624: decubuit ☿day last. A æ. 46. Feb. 28: H. 1. p: Much troubled with wind: and ag verie much Tormented with apaine in the hinder part of her head thence it goeth downe in her stomack, which is verie weake. Christin. Wackt of Aston.
[Astrological Chart]
Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 413, f. 88r (bottom left, and bottom right parts of page)
CASE64774: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Muskott (PERSON55125)
Question asked by Mrs Neale (PERSON55225) on 14 October 1627 at 15:30
RN Mres Muskot of Earles Barton 40 y octob 13 14 ☉ h 3 30 p m 1627 |a burning feaver|
paynd wth a payne about her belly & navell. back weake vseth to high mtch
1 her vomyt wght {sic} well \2/ had a Cordiall
would know wheathr she should be let blood
vide Octob. 11.
I receaved a nother lettr frō Mres Neale in her behalfe
Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 227, f. 241v (upper left part of page)
CASE67154: Horary consultation concerning Lady Dorothy Jennings [Mrs Jennings] (PERSON52513)
Question asked by the patient on 10 October 1628 at 15:00
RN I receaved a lettr hora 3 octob. 10 ♀ h 3 p m frō the lady Iennings 1628
a rising & fuming vp to her head making her to blush & suddenly gone.
desyr of a vomyt & of a dyet drink
Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 405, f. 284r (middle right part of page)