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CASE57473: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Cole (PERSON46520)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON39780) on 3 December 1623 at 12:50

RN Elis: Coales of Sherington 9 y. St Leonards day h. {sic} hor 9. p m 1614 but came to me nove Decēb 3. h. 12 50 p m 1623. |the child now prsent|

nata novēb 7. h. 9 p m 1614 |could not stan{d} nor goe n{or}| /neavr was sick but f{u}ll\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 413, f. 37v (upper right part of page)

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CASE28829: Horary consultation concerning Edward Wale (PERSON21063)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON21502) on 26 April 1605 at 11:25

RN Edward Wale of Kempson 14 y. Apr. 26 h. 11. 25 ant m 1605 in prsence lame in his right leg & swelled yt he cānot goe nor stande.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 216, f. 67v (upper left part of page)

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CASE12869: Nativity for Elizabeth Turvey (PERSON16599)

Question asked by William Turvey (PERSON16594) on 1 December 1599 at 10:15

RN Elisabeth Turuy of husb. Crawly borne the 27 of may h. die hor. 2 in the morninge. 1598. Cannot goe nor stande is leek a thing frighted & skriked. n{illeg}|do|th not fall nor swond pineth & consumeth

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Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 233r (upper left part of page)

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CASE11973: Horary consultation concerning Alice Mason (PERSON14048)

Question asked by Goody Margaret Marshal (PERSON14022) on 24 February 1599 at 18:38

RN Alce Masun{n} of Woulverton 14 yeres old. took her vppō wendesay {sic} the 2i of febr: betwixt 2. & 1: shee nothinge but shaketh & soundeth as they think wth an impostume. die . 21. of feb. 1599. came her mothr moved her quest. the 24 of feb die . p m. 6. 38. 1599

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 84r (upper right part of page)

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CASE50501: Horary consultation concerning Richard Ring (PERSON34769)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON38811) on 3 April 1620 at 14:45

RN Rich Wren \Ringe/ of Cranfild 4 y Ap 3 h. 2. 45 p m. 1620 /prsent\

Childrmas day 4 y the 28 of Decēb about mydnight lame deafe dūbe borne

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Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 213, f. 160v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE55849: Horary consultation concerning Mr Skinner (PERSON58865) and Mr Edward Hurst [Goodman Hurst] (PERSON31990)

Question asked by Mr Skinner (PERSON58865) on 24 March 1623 at 15:29

RN Mr Skynner an Attorney of Hitching 55 y for his neighb Mr Hust & also for his owne disease wch is a shaking palsy not benūmed & mutch troubled wth the wynd Cholick |wheathr bath good.| body drye cōpl melanch.

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Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 218, f. 33r (bottom left part of page)

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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/\

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Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 414, f. 5r (upper left, and upper right 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?f20-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3ALame%2C%20numb%20or%20paralysed;f21-how-did-it-take-place=Question%20asked%20in%20person%3A%3AAt%20unspecified%20location;f22-patient-knowledge=Not%20specified, accessed 13 February 2025.