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CASE66940: Horary consultation concerning Goody Marge Keburne (PERSON52734)

Question asked by the patient on 1 September 1628 at 06:20

RN Goody Keburne is speachles or cānot speake well & vtter her words plainly Sept 1 h. 6. 20 ant m 1628 /of Moulsoe\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 405, f. 248v (upper left part of page)

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CASE11761: Horary consultation concerning Amy Shelton [Ashby] (PERSON15745)

Question asked by Old Goodman William Hodgkins (PERSON12828) on 26 October 1598 at 08:38

RN Amy Ashby of 40 yeres old of CastleThroppe yesterday morning laye speachles. sicke \a week/ Octob. 26 of Octob. die . h. 8. 38. mi. 1598. |hodskins of litle Linford quærit.|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 44v (upper left part of page)

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CASE10666: Horary consultation concerning Agnes Kendall (PERSON13302)

Question asked by William Kendall (PERSON13301) on 24 May 1600 at 16:15

RN Will Kendall for Agnys Kendall his wife who lyeth speaches sinc last night having bene very sick for this fortnight before. may 24 die h. 4. 15 p m. 1600

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 202, f. 82r (upper left part of page)

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CASE13200: Nativity for Joan Blea (PERSON9792)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON17792) between 22 January 1597 and 6 September 1597

RN Ihone Blea the Daughtr of Thomas Blea the younger. nata. 1594 the 10 of Septemb. die at 4 a clock 15 m \in aurora./ post mediā noctē. quæ nata est et muta et surda.

[Astrological Chart]

[Partial Astrological Chart]

Ihone Blea 1594 sept. 10. die martis at h. 4. m. 15 in auror.1

[Astrological Chart]

Ihones Bleas nativit. die . h. 4. 15.2

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1verius calculat.’ at the end of the line

2 ‘vere calculata’ infralinear

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 175, f. 77r, f. 76v (f. 77r upper, and f. 76v upper)

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CASE13347: Nativity for Joan Blea (PERSON9792)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON17832) between 8 March 1597 and 16 July 1598

RN Ihone |Ione.| Blea nata 1594 Septemb. 10. die h. 4ta m. 15. morning muta et surda. in Great Linford

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 182, f. 61r (upper part of page)

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CASE14385: Horary consultation concerning Agnes Hopkins (PERSON12945)

Question asked by the patient on 16 January 1604 at 18:30

RN Agnys Hop{illeg}|k|yns 33 of Sylson marid 6 child. Ian 16. hor 6 \30/ p m 1604. thursday night delivered of a child still borne. not knowing yt shee was wth child. speachles. voydeth mutch blood Downeward. swoundeth mutch.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 197, f. 133r (bottom part of page)

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CASE25249: Horary consultation concerning Martha Nichols (PERSON33677)

Question asked by Nichols (PERSON33630) on 23 July 1610 at 14:40

RN {M}artha Nichols of Imlye 11. & halfe a yere Iulye 23. h. 2. 40 p m 16i0 /pater sine consensu\1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘cānot speake twitcheth & s{n}atcheth. voyded 2 wormes./’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 239, f. 103r (upper left part of page)

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CASE28876: Decumbiture for Edmond Marchant (PERSON13955)

Question asked by Mr Marchant (PERSON13954), Mr John Bird (PERSON9741) and Mr John Mansell (PERSON13934) on 1 May 1605 at 05:15

RN Edmund Marchaunt of haversham 26 y Apr 30. h. 10. ant p m 1605

[Astrological Chart]

He lyeth speachles

I set this figure the next day in ye morning he had bene yt Day at footebale & some suppose yt he tooke a great bruise.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 216, f. 75v (upper left part of page)

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CASE33135: Horary consultation concerning John Abbys (PERSON21752)

Question asked by Abbys (PERSON21751) on 27 March 1608 at 14:15

RN Iohn Abbys of Bedfor{d} 26|7| y march 27. h 2. 20 p m 1608 ne{illeg}|w|ly mayed {sic} a yere

[Astrological Chart]

Iohn Abbys of Bedford pater filio sine consensu speachles in a la {sic} litharge marh {sic} 27 . h. 2. 15 p m 1608.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 229, ff. 79v-80r (f. 79v upper right, and f. 80r upper left)

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CASE62541: Horary consultation concerning Mary Roberts (PERSON34829)

Question asked by the patient on 3 June 1626 at 15:30

RN And Mary Robarse Robart at the same tyne {sic} her breath as sopped {sic} cānot speak an Impostume feared

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 224, f. 237r (upper right part of page)

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CASE66541: Horary consultation concerning Edward Games (PERSON49591)

Question asked by the patient on 10 July 1628 at 09:20

RN Edward Gaynes Games of Newtowne neere Brecknocks 40 y Iuly 10 h 9. 20 ant m 1628. /vtrū recup. sermone et vsu linguæ\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 405, f. 103v (upper left part of page)

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CASE74222: Horary consultation concerning Robert Mills (PERSON54798)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON41514) on 4 April 1632 at 15:50

RN Rob Myls of Hanslop a yere & halfe old neaver thrived cānotspeake fatherles & motherles Ap. 4 h. 3 50 p m 1632.

shortwyded child prsent

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 416, p. 48 (upper right part of page)

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CASE56606: Horary consultation concerning Goody Elizabeth Windmill (PERSON62013)

Question asked by the patient on 28 June 1623 at 13:00

RN Elis Wyndmyll of Hanslop. 54 y Iune 28 1. p m 1623. /Doth faulter in her speach\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 218, f. 148r (bottom right 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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CASE25357: Decumbiture for Sara Cox (PERSON29486)

Question asked by the patient on 19 August 1610 at 13:00

RN Sara Cox of Northhāpton. 20 y Aug. 19|8| \{sic}/ h. 10 30 {sic} \11. 30/. p m 1610 sodenly stroken & fell in a swound. & was taken in her right syde, nor could speak ever after it. {wri}th her mouth. was very mery before {illeg}|th|is took her.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 239, f. 120r (upper right part of page)

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CASE63314: Horary consultation concerning Mr Robert Anslowe (PERSON42799)

Question asked by the patient on 26 February 1627 at 16:30

RN Mr Robert Ansloe 66 y feb 26 h. 4 30 p. m 1627 on thursday last he swonded ever sinc his right syde is dead & speaketh very badly1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘dead palsy’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 227, f. 8v (upper left part of page)

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CASE53391: Decumbiture for James Langwrite (PERSON53371)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON39360) on 28 November 1621 at 08:39

RN It tooke him first on sonday last wth a trēbling all over. & tooke away the vse of his lyms & now his sences & all 25 h. 9. 30 ant m sodaynly taken 162i /will take nothing nor speak cānot keepe his water\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 231, f. 146r (upper right part of page)

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CASE19512: Decumbiture for Robert Kinsweeke (PERSON13411)

Question asked by the patient on 4 July 1601 at 08:00

RN Robart Kinsweeke of Elstoe 54 y. taken in London taken on the right syde fyngers head & feete wth a swelling. Apr. 25. vppon St Markes Day being satterday betwixt 6 & 7 in the morning. was first taken. Apr. 25. die hor 6. 30. ant m. 160i. betwixt 3 & 4 aftr noone could not styrre & the sunday morning could not speake

[Partial Astrological Chart]

he was blasted in a garden.1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘blasted in a garden’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 404, f. 134r (upper left part of page)

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CASE71040: Horary consultation concerning William Ferry (PERSON48857)

Question asked by the patient on 24 November 1630 at 11:25

[Astrological Chart]

RN At this tyme was taken in his bed strangly & cānot speak offreth to cast voydeth mutch waterish & reddish water. |did bleed at nose|

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 238, f. 211r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE77845: Horary consultation concerning Francis Smith (PERSON58982)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON41933) on 15 July 1633 at 11:00

RN Francis Smyth of Browton \Ap 15/ 9 y Iuly 14|5| 15. h. 11. ant m 1633 /could neaver speak hath a sore itch & bleatch all over\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 211, p. 310 (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-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3ASpeech%20problems;f4-how-did-it-take-place=Unclear;f5-question-asked=Medical, accessed 4 February 2025.