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CASE28358: Horary consultation concerning Anthony Chandler (PERSON19243)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON21458) and Anonymous (PERSON21459) on 11 March 1605 at 08:00

RN Anthony Chaundler of drayton sloe 14 y martij 11. h 8 \7. 30/ ant m. 1605. taken lame in his armes & legs. yt he can not goe hath no feeling of his armes. on of his legs begyn to swell1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1metuit veneficiū’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 216, f. 1v (upper right part of page)

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CASE51027: Horary consultation concerning Michael Williamson (PERSON61874)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON39102) on 12 June 1620 at 09:00

RN Mich Wylli{s}|a|mson 7. y. & a halfe Iune 12. . h. 9 ant m /1620\ lame in her legs hath no vse of his legs

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 414, f. 70v (bottom left 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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CASE12226: Nativity for Mr William Chester (PERSON10458)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON17676) between 8 April 1599 at 06:45 and 9 April 1599 at 06:30

RN Mr William Chester was borne vppon Easter monday about 4 of the clock p m. this Child is f {sic} very small faynt feble of a longe visage hath not the vse of his lims but specially of his legs to goe natus āno dni 1596. 12 Apr. die h. 4 p m. 1596.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 228, f. 124r (upper left part of page)

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CASE74720: Horary consultation concerning Mr Neville Thursby (PERSON60160)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON41558) on 29 May 1632 at 14:20

RN Mr Thursbyes child a yere old may 29 h 2. 20 p m 1632 /3 quarters old\ lame in the thigh

Mr. Thursbees child 3 quarters of a yere may 29. h 2. 20 p m 1632

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 416, pp. 193-194 (p. 193 bottom right, and p. 194 upper right)

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CASE10275: Horary consultation concerning Richard Tomms (PERSON16479)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON17494) on 8 April 1600 at 12:45

RN Rich. Toms of Potters Perry a yere & 3 quartrs. h Apr 8 die h. 12. 45. 1600

lame in on of his thighes.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 202, f. 31v (bottom left part of page)

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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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CASE35184: Horary consultation concerning Mary Busbridge (PERSON22352)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON26754) on 27 September 1608 at 14:30

RN mary Busbridge in son came Sept. 27 h 2. 30 p m 1608. /lame in ye lyms.\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 338, f. 9v (upper 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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CASE58616: Nativity for Anne Bunche (PERSON45182)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON39918) on 7 June 1624 at 13:00

RN An Bunch of Risdone 5 y & a halfe borne the 11th of sept about 3 in the after noone 1620. ever sinc she was borne lame in her lims cā speak but dead 1

[Astrological Chart]

cānot speake.

cannot styrre. nor stand litle vse of ye lims./.

Notes:

1 ‘no vse of lims could neavr speake lame borne palsye’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 413, f. 215v (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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CASE75011: Horary consultation concerning Edward Longstaffe (PERSON53860)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON41589) on 4 July 1632 at 11:20

RN Edw. Longstaffe of Hanslop halfe a yere Iuly 4. . h. 11. 20 ant m 1632.

no vse of the right am {sic}/

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 416, p. 285 (upper left part of page)

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CASE12327: Horary consultation concerning Mr William Chester (PERSON10458)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON17690) on 26 April 1599 at 14:30

RN Will. Chester 4 yeres old a very hath not the vse of his lims. / Ap. 26 die h. 2. 30. m p m. 1599. a sober gentle Child.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 141r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE33576: Horary consultation concerning Henry Potter (PERSON24944)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON26615) on 20 June 1608 at 14:00

RN Henry Potter of husb. Crow{illeg}|le|y. 7 y Iune 20 h. 2. p m 1608. had an ague & nowe it is fallen into his legs hips thighes. & cānot goe for it mutch payned

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 229, f. 130v (upper left part of page)

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CASE77237: Horary consultation concerning Roger Brown (PERSON45019)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON41864) on 10 May 1633 at 17:15

TG Roger browne of Chargroe \RN Chalgroe/ TG in Oxfordsh: 2 y Maji 9 \10 / h. 5. 15. 1633. lame in his legges about his hammes, & also somewhat lamish in both armes

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 211, p. 119 (upper left part of page)

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CASE43281: Horary consultation concerning John Rechel (PERSON34645)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON38058) on 27 April 1616 at 10:30

RN Iohn Rachell of Elstoe 6 y Ap 27 h {sic} hor 10. 30 ant m 16i6. lame in the knes a fortnight ever sinc Goody Slone was denyed to bake wth her /

[Astrological Chart]

feareth yt on goody Slone hath wronged it.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 408, f. 72v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE58617: Horary consultation concerning Anne Bunche (PERSON45182)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON39918) on 7 June 1624 at 13:00

RN came to me Iue {sic} 7 h 1. p m. 1624 4. y. An Bunch prsent1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘lame in his lyms borne.’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 413, f. 215v (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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CASE39936: Horary consultation concerning Ralph Barlee (PERSON27744)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON37740) on 18 May 1612 between 09:00 and 11:00

RN Ralph Barly of newp. 3 y cānot goe nor lift vp his leg. but could goe nothing doth him good./ thought to be stroken his ach is gone./

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 409, f. 97r (bottom part of page)

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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?f32-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3ALame%2C%20numb%20or%20paralysed;f34-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3ALimbs%20and%20joints;f35-querent-identified=No, accessed 4 April 2025.