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CASE20142: Horary consultation concerning Thomas Bustion (PERSON10235)

Question asked by the patient on 23 December 1601 at 10:20

RN Thomas Bustion of Ashton a towne servant deceb. 23 hor. 10. 20 ant m 160i

he canot move any of his mebers & lyms beneath his gyrdle 30 y.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 404, f. 249v (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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CASE75057: Horary consultation concerning John Johnson (PERSON52585)

Question asked by the patient on 11 July 1632 at 09:50

RN Iohn Ihounson 58 y Iuly 11. h. 9. 50 ant m 1632 /of Dodington by wellingborough\

shephead

a fortnight sinc was taken in his knee swelled & rūneth vp to his thighs & backe & cānot rise |a bad stomacke|1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘back thighs hucklebone & knee cānot styrre nor rise nor helpe him’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 416, p. 302 (upper right part of page)

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CASE53144: Horary consultation concerning Susan Neythercot (PERSON55423)

Question asked by Neythercot (PERSON55421) on 17 September 1621 at 13:00

RN Susan Neythercot for a litle child \of Moulton/ a yere & a halfe old sept. 17 h. 1. p m. 162i hath smale vse of her Lims. & hath strange fits of crying & it will clutch her hands thought to be pospessed {sic}./ pater sine cōsensu./

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 231, f. 99r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE66020: Horary consultation concerning James Stevens (PERSON59564)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON40658) on 7 May 1628 at 12:25

RN Iames Steaphens /7 y may 7. h. 12. 25 p m 1628\ of Shellingford natus the 17. of Sept 1622 at betwixt h 7. 30 p m. 1628 {sic} \light headed/ sent to me/ \hath no vse of his lims/ roareth every night

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 405, f. 19r (bottom right, and upper left parts of page)

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CASE75072: Horary consultation concerning Goodman Campion (PERSON45518)

Question asked by the patient on 13 July 1632 at 07:00

RN Goodmā Campion of this towne Iuly 13 h 7 ant m 1632. |cānot styr any lim. 8 weekes ill|

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 416, p. 308 (upper right 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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CASE64289: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Elizabeth Marsh (PERSON14007)

Question asked by the patient on 17 July 1627 at 17:00

RN my deere Cosen she Marsh sent vnto me Iuly 17. h. 5. p m. 1627. /deus benedicat Cognatæ meæ\

[Astrological Chart]

\no good of ye oyntnent {sic}/ her head ill & mutch payned, the vayns in her tēples swelled & arme so weake yt she cānot vse it & the vaynes be sore to her foote

extremely payned

desyrous to have williā Rufhead to let her blood

would have something to incease {sic} good blood

desyrous to know when to send her coach.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 227, f. 164r (upper right part of page)

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CASE72027: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Walker (PERSON60993)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON41311) on 9 May 1631 at 13:20

RN Elis Walker of Densanger a yere old no vse of Lims cānot standed {sic} wasted may 9 h. 1. 20 p m 163i

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 232, p. 319 (bottom left part of page)

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CASE18941: Horary consultation concerning Joan Coast (PERSON10682) and Alice Wheeler (PERSON17014)

Question asked by Joan Coast (PERSON10682) and Alice Wheeler (PERSON17014) on 21 February 1601 at 13:00

RN Ione Coast of Marsten 8 75. y feb. 21. die hor. 1: p m. 1601 payned in her hed & eyes ca scarse see.

Alce Wheeler of Cranfild 23. y. d|f|eb. 21. die hor. 1. p. m. 1601 in her armes & legs cannot styrre. backe.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 404, f. 38r (upper left part of page)

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CASE17476: Horary consultation concerning William Howse (PERSON12993)

Question asked by the patient on 8 July 1602 at 15:45

RN Williā Howse of {sic} Howes of Rodders Throppe 55 y Iuly 8 hor. 3. 45 p m. 1602. no vse of his armes or hands

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 221, f. 132v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE59645: Horary consultation concerning Thomas Barnesey (PERSON43595)

Question asked by the patient on 15 January 1625 at 15:00 or at 15:15

RN Thomas Barnesey of P|S|teppo{illeg}|n|. 72 y Ian 15 h {sic} hor. 3. p m 1625.

had the palsye but not now & hath lost the vse of boath armes of a red & highe cōplexion

would knowe wheathr good to let blood 4 or 5 ounces hath a short ptysicke.

[Partial Astrological Chart]

Thomas Barnesye of Steaphington 72 y Ian. 15 h {sic} hor 3. 15 p m 1625 |a very leane mā|

wheathr good to let blood hath no vse of his arme a palsy 6 weekes

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 402, ff. 141v-142r (f. 141v upper right, and f. 142r bottom left)

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CASE74396: Horary consultation concerning Goody Briggs (PERSON44811)

Question asked by Briggs (PERSON44805) on 23 April 1632 at 12:30

RN Goody Brigs of Thorneborough 62 y Ap. 23. h. 12. 30 ant m {sic}. 1632. |in a manor mopish cā rest day nor night & sencles a dead palsy vexed disq| |no vse of her right syde arne {sic} & leg.|

[Astrological Chart]

filius matre

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 416, p. 102 (upper left 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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CASE63759: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Millicent [Villicent] Sanders [Temple] (PERSON58245)

Question asked by the patient on 25 April 1627 at 14:30

RN Mres Millecent Sainders sister to Sr Thomas Temple at Brisworth. 5 myles beyond North Hāpton 58 y Ap. 25. h. 2. 30 p m 1627

had a fall frō a horse 6 weekes a goe frō a horse by wch her hucklebone was set out of ioynt

Then it was set by Mr Hayles & cōtinued so a fortnight & then Allen of Leycestersheere in Norton put it better in being not well set & she found ease by it a fortnight & mended and about a ten days sinc she cōplayned of it yt she could not styrr Knee nor foote. /& her Knees & toes stand ever sinc outward\1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘hucklebone out of ioynt was set cānot styr her knee’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 227, f. 78v (upper left, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE48751: Horary consultation concerning Goody Elizabeth Miller [Richardson] (PERSON15311)

Question asked by the patient on 18 May 1619 at 10:00

RN Goody Richadson of newp care {sic} her selfe for her hands of wch she hath no vse May {illeg} {sic} 18 h. 10 ant m 1619

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 235, f. 4v (upper left part of page)

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CASE51821: Horary consultation concerning Mr Marshal (PERSON54326)

Question asked by the patient on 27 November 1620 at 14:15

RN Mr Marshall servant to Mr Talbot of Saldon 46 y novēb 27 h. 2. 15 p m 1620

in his backe cānot styr

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 233, f. 15r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE51987: Horary consultation concerning Agnes Emes (PERSON48556)

Question asked by the patient on 5 February 1621 at 10:00

RN Robart Eames his wife \Agnys Emes/ of marson. 30 y feb 5 h. 10 ant m 1621

taken in her lyms cānot styr

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 233, f. 47r (upper right part of page)

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CASE52564: Horary consultation concerning Joan Martin (PERSON54417)

Question asked by the patient on 31 May 1621 at 09:00

RN Ione Martyn of this towne serv to Mr Vuedale. taken sodainly in her chest & went vp into her necke & back & is so sore that she cānot styrre May 31 h. 9 ant m 162i

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 233, f. 156v (bottom left 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)

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?f24-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body;f27-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3ALame%2C%20numb%20or%20paralysed%3A%3ACannot%20use%20part;f28-treatment=Yes, accessed 4 April 2025.