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CASE72878: Horary consultation concerning Mr Thomas Croten (PERSON47356)

Question asked by the patient on 7 September 1631 at 10:30

RN Mr Thomas Croo{ten} of Bedford. 75. y. S{ept} 7. h. 10. 30 ant m 163i. /of a sanguine cōplexion\1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘a palsy on the right hand’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 212, p. 135 (upper right part of page)

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CASE12818: Horary consultation concerning William Disney (PERSON11314)

Question asked by the patient on 15 October 1599 at 15:30

RN Williā Disny of Simpson 60 y. for a palsy in his left hand. Octob. 15 die h. 3. 30. p m. 1599

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 220r (upper right 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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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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CASE12278: Horary consultation concerning Amy Fuller (PERSON11987)

Question asked by the patient on 23 April 1599 at 14:50

RN Amy fuller 30. her \right/ shoulder right leg. & her hand hath as it were a crampe & of late broken out. swelled & blistered & very hot & a thin face but well coloored her toes will not styrre Apr. 23. die h. 2. 50. m p m. 1599. whitsontide wilbe a twelmoneth. of Cranfild.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 134r (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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CASE59645: Horary consultation concerning Thomas Barnesey (PERSON43595)

Question asked by the patient on 15 January 1625 at 15:00 or at 15:15

RN Thomas Barnesey of P|S|teppo{illeg}|n|. 72 y Ian 15 h {sic} hor. 3. p m 1625.

had the palsye but not now & hath lost the vse of boath armes of a red & highe cōplexion

would knowe wheathr good to let blood 4 or 5 ounces hath a short ptysicke.

[Partial Astrological Chart]

Thomas Barnesye of Steaphington 72 y Ian. 15 h {sic} hor 3. 15 p m 1625 |a very leane mā|

wheathr good to let blood hath no vse of his arme a palsy 6 weekes

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 402, ff. 141v-142r (f. 141v upper right, and f. 142r bottom left)

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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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CASE57937: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Frances Latch [Little Frances] (PERSON53383)

Question asked by Mr John Latch [Hatch] (PERSON53382) on 18 March 1624 at 17:30

RN Mr Latch the Lady Iennings husb. march 18 h 5. 30 p m 1624 the child held wth the dead palsye hath litle or no motion or doth move the arme or leg of the syde affected yet better god be thancked then before

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 413, f. 113r (upper 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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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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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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CASE75763: Horary consultation concerning Dorothy Creede (PERSON47276)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON41681) on 24 October 1632 at 09:00

RN Dorothy Cr{a\ee/}de {sic} of Anstay 62 y octob. 24 h. 9. ant m 1632 /amicus sine consensu\ /paralys. a loosnes of her {hams}s\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 214, p. 93 (bottom right part of page)

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CASE58675: Horary consultation concerning Jane Brown (PERSON45054)

Question asked by the patient on 30 June 1624 at 09:20

RN {Ia}ne Browne of Adington {2}9. y christ Iuly \Iune Iuly/ 20. 1595. sent to me Iuly Iune 30 h. 9. 20 ant m 1624 /neaver had child.\1

[Astrological Chart]

Iane Browne of Adin{gton} 29. y. Iune 30 h 19. 20 a{nt} m. 1624. paraliticall tormented wth heate & a burning payne in her belly & shooting into her legs & belly hath no vse of her lims cā not stand nor goe /sweateth mutch.\

Notes:

1 ‘lame miserablely tormēted wth raging payns & convuls in her legs day & night’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 402, f. 3r (upper left, and upper right parts of page)

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CASE60201: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Frances Latch [Little Frances] (PERSON53383)

Question asked by Mr John Latch [Hatch] (PERSON53382) on 12 April 1625 at 15:15

RN Mr latch \of london/ for litle franke 3|2|. y. Ap: : 12. . h. 3. \15/ p. m 1625. /no vse of lims a palsy & a convulsion\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 217, f. 57v (upper left, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE62949: Horary consultation concerning Thomas Fisher (PERSON48996)

Question asked by the patient on 14 October 1626 at 14:00

RN Thomas Fisher of Caucot 10 y. octob 14 h {sic} hor 2 p m 1626

ey sight lost a palsy of arme & syde1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘palsy blynd’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 224, f. 315v (bottom left 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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CASE74396: Horary consultation concerning Goody Briggs (PERSON44811)

Question asked by Briggs (PERSON44805) on 23 April 1632 at 12:30

RN Goody Brigs of Thorneborough 62 y Ap. 23. h. 12. 30 ant m {sic}. 1632. |in a manor mopish cā rest day nor night & sencles a dead palsy vexed disq| |no vse of her right syde arne {sic} & leg.|

[Astrological Chart]

filius matre

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 416, p. 102 (upper left 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)

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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)

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-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3ALimbs%20and%20joints;f3-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3ALame%2C%20numb%20or%20paralysed%3A%3APalsy, accessed 10 November 2024.