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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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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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CASE48389: Decumbiture for Thomas Hall (PERSON31258)

Question asked by the patient on 15 March 1619 at 11:45

RN Thomas Hall \56 y./ was taken in his speach & right syde 2 Martij h. 7. 3|2|0 ant m 1619 sodenly going about his worke

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 230, f. 201r (bottom right part of page)

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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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CASE11819: Horary consultation concerning Zachary Ketch (PERSON13334)

Question asked by the patient on 23 November 1598 at 12:35

RN Zachary Ketch of lathbury 10 yeres old sickned the 10 of novemb. die about noune came for my counsell. 23 of Novemb. die h. 12. 30|5|. 1598. he can hardly speak or stande.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 56r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE45891: Horary consultation concerning William Colman (PERSON29201)

Question asked by the patient on 25 December 1617 at 09:00

RN Will Colmā sent me word that his stich was likely to kill him could not speak for it Decēb 25 h. 9 ant m 1617

is desyrous to be let blood

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 220, f. 145v (bottom left 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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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)

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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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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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CASE71329: Decumbiture for Mrs Seth Hadle (PERSON50568)

Question asked by the patient on 3 February 1631 at 13:30

RN a rising vp ready to choake her voydeth vp flegme & blood & swoundeth often sinc last night about nine & cānot speake feb 2. h. 9 p m 163i |body swelled| /speachles\ /An Impost feared\ |neavr had child|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 232, p. 103 (bottom right, and bottom left parts of page)

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CASE12567: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Mary Pen (PERSON14848)

Question asked by Mr Edward Pen (PERSON14841) on 22 August 1599 at 22:15

RN Mary pen of Stony stratford 29 yeres taken speachles & shaking & throtte{illeg}|ll| & rore & burne. thus taken the 22th day of August. about 10 a clock at night die  {sic}. 10. at night 1599. marit vxore

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 183r (upper left part of page)

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CASE14933: Horary consultation concerning Goody Mary Gilbert (PERSON12135)

Question asked by the patient on 9 May 1603 at 08:00

GJ Mary Gilbert of Broughton 23 y maried 3 y. never had Children May 9. ho 8 a m. 1603

She lay speechles 24 houres |last week| very weake keepes her bed a thicke high coloured water Her belly swelled thinkes her self to be wth Child

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 207, f. 66r (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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CASE52667: Horary consultation concerning Jane Curtis (PERSON47462)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON39260) on 16 June 1621 at 15:30

RN Iane Curtes \of Stanwick/ came to my house Iune 16 h {sic} hor 3. 30 p m 162i

can heare but cānot speake. eyes sore.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 231, f. 16r (upper left part of page)

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CASE54679: Decumbiture for Goody Elizabeth Cockayne (PERSON46446)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON39510) on 25 July 1622 at 11:11

RN She was taken strangly & sodenly but more yesterday then before Iuly 24. h 4|5| \5/ p m 1622. at sermō tȳe wth strāg convulsions taking away her speach. & vse of her armes & her belly Did burne & trēble & was & is ever mightely tormōted wth sore tēptatiōs when she is most willing to serve god1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘tēptation’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 222, f. 8r (upper right part of page)

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CASE15761: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Hayes (PERSON12687) and Hayes (PERSON12686)

Question asked by Elizabeth Hayes (PERSON12687) on 18 October 1603 at 09:50

GJ Elsabeth Hayes of Turvy 43 y Octob. 18 ho. 9. 50 a m. 1603. |wind in the stomacke.| A dry Cough An Itche and as it were a dry scurfe. Hath a Childe of 2 yeere old sucking on her, the childe very poore & will take nothing but the brest can neither go nor speake: borne the saturday fortnight after midsomer 1601 betwene 8 & 9 at night quiet in the day but very vnquiett all night. very cold, swelled in the body of late. the mother nunquā habuit menstrua since she had this child.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 207, f. 150r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE53724: Horary consultation concerning Thomas Travell (PERSON36183)

Question asked by the patient on 18 March 1622 at 15:15

RN Th. Travell of Hanslop 14. next palme sonday |but borne a weeke before/ at night| was suddenly taken about a fortnight sinc yesterday \this morning/ felt a shaking in his bed & will turne his eys. & about 7 y. sinc {illeg} {sic} had lost his speach & senses & could not stand nor goe. ever wagling & rolling vp & down his eyes & mouth but now hath his sences fect. & now begȳning to be as heretofore march 18 h. 3. 15 p m. 1622

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 223, f. 26v (upper right part of page)

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CASE71180: Horary consultation concerning Frances Erpe (PERSON48583) and Thomas Smith (PERSON59066)

Question asked by Frances Erpe (PERSON48583) between 1 January 1631 at 11:20 and 3 January 1631 at 09:45

RN Thomas Smyth a boy tongue tyed twice or thrice cut: cānot speake

francis Erpe his mother an ach in her back going into her belly & casteth cleere water onc or twice a day & at other tyms

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 232, p. 43 (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?f3-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3ASpeech%20problems%3A%3ACannot%20speak;f4-question-asked=Medical;f5-treatment=Yes, accessed 18 April 2025.