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CASE78292: Decumbiture for Elizabeth Pet (PERSON56615)

Question asked by Pet (PERSON56614) on 21 September 1633 at 12:30

Elisab. Pett a Beggarwomas Childe. 1. y. ß Septemb. 11. . h. 8. p m. 1633. stroken suddenly lame yt it can nether stand nor go

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 211, p. 459 (bottom left 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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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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CASE33856: Horary consultation concerning Agnes [Anne] Astill [Rofe] (PERSON20645)

Question asked by the patient on 30 July 1608 at 10:00

RN An Ruffe of newport Iuly 30 hor. 10 ant m 1608. not yet churched not able to stand, goe nor sit. idle headed /brought her vrine.\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 229, f. 172v (upper right 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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CASE12673: Horary consultation concerning Joan Whish (PERSON12790)

Question asked by the patient on 9 September 1599 at 17:45

RN Ione Huish of Pot Cleydon 40. y. very Lame. for this quartr of an yeare yt shee camot {sic} styre about. Sept 9 die h. 5. 45. p m 1599

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 199v (upper left part of page)

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CASE52538: Decumbiture for Joan Hunscombe (PERSON52168)

Question asked by the patient on 28 May 1621 at 11:00

RN taken on Whitsonday & sinc cānot stand nor goe. taken betwixt 3 30 p m lame in the church

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 233, f. 151v (bottom left 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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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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CASE34609: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Wright (PERSON26204)

Question asked by the patient on 23 December 1608 at 09:45

RN Elis. Write of Raunsone 28 y decēb. 23 h. 9. 40|5| ant m 1608 legs swelled & cānot stand nor goe would know wheathr wth child

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 229, f. 277r (upper left part of page)

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CASE60460: Horary consultation concerning Susan Hide [Hinde] (PERSON51435)

Question asked by the patient on 16 May 1625 at 18:00

RN Susan Hyde of {illeg} litle Ate 22 y May 15|6| h|| h. 6 p m 1625 |vtrū curabilis|1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘paralysis. is very lame’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 217, f. 93r (bottom left, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE21800: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Mary Boogey (PERSON9854)

Question asked by the patient on 11 December 1604 at 10:40

RN Mres Boogy of Weston Decēb 11 h 10 39 40 ant m 1604 lame in her thighes cā not well goe

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 415, f. 196r (upper right part of page)

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CASE23664: Horary consultation concerning Susan Margets (PERSON32964)

Question asked by the patient on 6 July 1614 at 19:00

RN Susanna margets of Risdon in the county of Northāpton mayed {sic} 2. y. 23. y. Iuly. 6. h. 7. p m. 1614 cānot sleepe is lame in her body & cānot styrre

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 237, f. 43v (bottom left, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE23948: Horary consultation concerning Anne Lancaster (PERSON32477)

Question asked by the patient on 10 September 1614 at 09:40

RN An lankester. of Shenly. 25 y sept 19 h. 9. 40 ant m 1614 {no} swelling1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘right arme lame lame {sic} & hangeth downe hath no vse of it’ in chart

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 237, f. 95r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE34351: Horary consultation concerning Catherine Wright (PERSON26200)

Question asked by the patient on 6 November 1608 at 14:40

RN Katheron Write of Emmerton 19 y novēb 6 h. 2. 40 ant p m 1608.

taken in her lyms so yt she cānot goe nor stand.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 229, f. 238v (upper left part of page)

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CASE58806: Decumbiture for Mary Marshal (PERSON54372)

Question asked by the patient on 23 July 1624 at 08:00

RN Iuly 10 first taken of late wth a gydynes 27 h 8 ant m & Iuly 22 in h. 9 ant m wth a gydynes & could neyther stand nor goe

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 402, f. 22Ar (bottom right 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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CASE30418: Horary consultation concerning Joan Woodward (PERSON26162)

Question asked by the patient on 3 January 1607 at 12:00

RN Ione Woodwarde of Hardmead 50 y Ian 3. {illeg}|| hor 12. in m. 1607.

lame in her backe loynes. feetes. cānot sty{rre}1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘lame in her ioyntes’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 193, f. 44v (upper right part of page)

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CASE10306: Horary consultation concerning Em Radwell (PERSON15415) and Mary Chamberlain (PERSON10406)

Question asked by Em Radwell (PERSON15415) and Mary Chamberlain (PERSON10406) on 11 April 1600 at 08:50

RN Em Rodwell of Kempson 15 y. Ap 11 die h. 8. 50. ant m. 1600

pricked & vexed all over her bodye in her body left syde & thigh.

cannot turne her in her bede

Mary Chamberlin of Kempson 17. or 18 y. Apr 11 die h. 8. 50 ant m. troubled wth a swounding twce {sic} a weeke. head. chest.

seemeth to be in love

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 202, f. 35r (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?f20-querent-sex=Female;f21-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3ALame%2C%20numb%20or%20paralysed;f22-question-asked=Medical, accessed 19 March 2025.