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CASE31407: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON26365)

Question asked by the patient on 6 May 1607 at 13:45

RN a mā of Gothurst {illeg}|40 y| may 6. h. 1. 45 p m 1607 lame in his arme

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 193, f. 184v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE53617: Horary consultation concerning Mr Paul Salisbury (PERSON35028)

Question asked by the patient on 27 February 1622 at 15:50

RN Mr S Paule Salsbury of Lillingstone Lovell: a lame h{illeg}. a{rn}{sic} 40 y feb 27. . h. 3. 50 p m 1622

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 223, f. 8r (bottom part of page)

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CASE53472: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Abbot (PERSON42415) and Anonymous (PERSON39367)

Question asked by Elizabeth Abbot (PERSON42415) and Anonymous (PERSON39367) on 10 January 1622 at 12:45

RN Two of women of Bedford on for a great Hoarsnes Ian {illeg}|1|0 h. 12. 30 p m. 1622.

Elis Abbat of Bedford for her long hoarsnes. Ian. 10 h. 12. 45 p m 1622.

Thother for a great cough & bad longues now also for legs & arms yt have no feeling.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 231, f. 165v (upper right part of page)

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CASE24560: Horary consultation concerning Mary Leech (PERSON24199)

Question asked by the patient on 21 April 1610 at 13:30

RN mary leach of filgrave 42 y Apr 21. hor. 1. 30 p m 16i0

lame in her armes was extreme sicke. & lame & was twice let blood. & yet is somewhat lame but so well amended that shee could come her selfe.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 239, f. 13r (upper right part of page)

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CASE63318: Horary consultation concerning Mary Vosterly (PERSON60870)

Question asked by the patient on 27 February 1627 at 09:39

RN Mary Vosterly of old Stratford 40 y febr 27 h. 9. 39. ant m 1627 |arme neck & Left arme no vse.|1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘dead palsy’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 227, f. 9r (upper right part of page)

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CASE28943: Horary consultation concerning Mary Smith (PERSON20827)

Question asked by the patient on 8 May 1605 at 06:25

RN Mary Smith the widow{s} Daught 40 y maij 8 h. 6. 25. ant m 1605 came to know wheathr shee were not to be let blood for her aches in her armes Hucklebone yt she cā scarce goe had not her termes this 3 yeres.

rūneth into the outsyde of her feete.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 216, f. 86v (upper right part of page)

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CASE13109: Horary consultation concerning Mary Porter (PERSON14996)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON17770) on 21 February 1600 at 14:15

RN Mary Porter of Stadgdon 40 yeres troubled wth an ache vppō her right shouldr & arme & left thigh to her leg downeward & hath no vse of thē feb. 21. die h. 2 15 p m. 1600.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 274v (upper right part of page)

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CASE22060: Horary consultation concerning Alice Cooper (PERSON46954)

Question asked by Cooper (PERSON46909) on 4 June 1630 at 14:45

RN Alce Coo of Emmerton 44 y Iune 4 h. 2 45. p m. 1630

lame in all her ioynts hands arms legs feet

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 238, f. 4r (upper right part of page)

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CASE12290: Horary consultation concerning Thomas Impy (PERSON13103)

Question asked by the patient on 24 April 1599 at 11:15

RN Thomas Impy of Marst{illeg}|on|e Morten 43 for a lame hand swelled yt he can lift it vp to his hed. 24 of Apr. {di}e h. 11. 15. ant m. 1599. {taken} wth a surfet of wet & cold. yt fell into his armes.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 228, f. 136r (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?f23-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3ALimbs%20and%20joints%3A%3AArms;f24-patient-age-band=040-049;f25-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3ALame%2C%20numb%20or%20paralysed, accessed 7 May 2025.