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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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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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CASE61213: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Frances Latch [Little Frances] (PERSON53383)

Question asked by Mr John Latch [Hatch] (PERSON53382) on 26 October 1625 at 15:00

RN Mr Latch for his Daughter Franke yt is beenūmed wth the Dead palsye in her right syde octob 26. h. 3. p m 1625

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 224, f. 29v (upper left part of page)

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CASE69294: Decumbiture for Elizabeth Brown (PERSON45050)

Question asked by Brown (PERSON44988) on 31 August 1629 at 08:25

RN Eliz. Browne of Paulusperry 69 {y} Aug 27. wa{s} taken in the fild {wth} a dead palsye yt took away her speach & lamed all on syde Aug 27 h 2. p m 162{9} she lay in the fild Dead 4 h{oures} no body suspe{c}ting any thing

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 406, f. 147v (upper right part of page)

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CASE79715: Horary consultation concerning Mary Belknap (PERSON43933)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON38928) on 4 May 1640 between 09:00 and 11:00

SRN Mary Belknap of Netsfeild. 8. y one side taken with the Palsy hath lost the vse of her left side./ is Counsell

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 177, f. 50v (upper right part of page)

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CASE75730: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Wilkes (PERSON61820)

Question asked by Wilkes (PERSON61818) on 20 October 1632 at 11:30

RN A|E|lis Wilx of Souldbery 2. y & bettr Octob 20 {illeg}|| hor 11. 30 ant m 1632. /witch susp. wth palsye. stoken lame in the back {out} any ground\ /mater filia\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 214, p. 83 (upper left part of page)

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CASE78973: Horary consultation concerning Mr Banbery (PERSON43381)

Question asked by the patient on 2 April 1634 at 18:00

Mr. Banberry of Smithwick in Staffordshire. 64. y. Mpril {sic}. 2. h. 6. p m. 1634

[Astrological Chart]

Taken wth the Dead Palsye a month or 3 weeks since, hath lost the vse of one Side. Desires to knowe whether there bee Hope of his Recouery.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 412, f. 116r (upper 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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CASE79175: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Faith Sage (PERSON58116) and Sage (PERSON58113)

Question asked by Mrs Faith Sage (PERSON58116) on 7 October 1634 between 09:45 and 14:00

SRN Fayth Sage of High Lauer for a litenes in her head. & a papue in her Teeth & a trembling at her heart.

her Husband was taken with a payne in her|is| backe that he can hardly goe./.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 412, f. 157r (upper right part of page)

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CASE10149: Horary consultation concerning Anthony Clark (PERSON10539)

Question asked by the patient on 11 March 1600 at 11:45

RN Anthony Clarke of Cotnell 50 yeres March. 11 die h. 11. 45. ant m. 1600 back & right syde not able to turne in his bed. nor take any thinge.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 202, f. 9r (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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CASE17038: Horary consultation concerning Anne Gascoyne (PERSON12077)

Question asked by the patient on 26 May 1602 at 11:30

RN An Gaskin of Broughton 32 maij 26 hor 11 30 ant m 1602 putat se esse gravida ever since christmas shortwynded canot goe.1

Notes:

1 ‘harte’ in the left margin

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 221, f. 62r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE57951: Horary consultation concerning Mary Wells (PERSON61403)

Question asked by the patient on 20 March 1624 at 11:00

RN Mary Wels of fænystratford 50 y march. 20 h {sic} hor 11 ant m. 1624. |her crowne back gnawen a gnawing about a great trembling| |a burning at her hart|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 413, f. 115r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE12779: Horary consultation concerning Agnes [Anne] Broughton (PERSON10088)

Question asked by the patient on 4 October 1599 at 14:15

RN Agnis Brouten of Wellingborowe. 23. y. amisse {illeg}|t|his 5 yeres. chest & thenc ariseth to her head & maketh her hands & head & as it were dead yt shee hath no vse & feeling & knoweth nothing. Octob. 4 die h. 2. 15. p {sic}. 1599. ariseth wth a water on her stomacke /

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 214r (bottom 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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CASE48151: Decumbiture for John Rawlins (PERSON34599)

Question asked by the patient on 29 January 1619 at 11:30

RN Iohn Rawlins of Thurly 63 y taken first Ian 17 h. 7 p m 1619. taken wth an extreme stitch on his left syde & went to bed & rested|{ing}| {yee} & could not rise

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 230, f. 154v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE21262: Horary consultation concerning Joan Clark (PERSON10619)

Question asked by the patient on 13 July 1604 at 10:40

RN Ione Clarke of R {sic} newnton in Oxfordsheere. 26 y Iuly 13. h. 10. 40. ant m 1604.

in an ache in her backe cānot styrre in her bead.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 415, f. 107v (upper right part of page)

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CASE76245: Horary consultation concerning Mr Hanson (PERSON50784)

Question asked by the patient on 3 January 1633 at 15:20

RN Mr Hanson of Brodwell 63 70 y. Ian 3 h. 3. 20 p m 1633. |Dead palsy of the left syde no vse of his speach altered|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 214, p. 245 (upper left, and upper centre parts of page)

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CASE58323: Nativity for Francis Harriots (PERSON50908)

Question asked by the patient on 29 April 1624 at 07:20

RN francis Harryot of Wellinb|g|borugh natus {illeg}|m|ay 23 h. 3. 30 p m 1610.

all his right syde lame ever sinc he was borne to there knowledg

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 413, f. 170r (upper 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-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3ATorso;f3-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3ALame%2C%20numb%20or%20paralysed;f4-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29, accessed 3 April 2025.