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CASE77661: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Nyster (PERSON55701)

Question asked by the patient on 20 June 1633 at 17:00 or at 17:15 or at 17:29

RN Elis: nyster of {sic} 31 y of Horneton /Hornton\ Iune 20 h 5. p m 1633

her sicknes began a Wedd was a monthe about 4 in the morning may. 22 but sent to me Iune 20 h. 5 15 p m 1633 swounded then may 22

Iune 20 h. 5. 29 p m 1633 Dead palsy lame sorely tormented by fits

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 211, p. 251 (upper right, bottom centre, and bottom right parts 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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CASE70232: Horary consultation concerning Thomas Wright (PERSON62335)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON41103) on 14 March 1630 at 13:00

U[1628–30] Thomas write {illeg} was borne on \the next/ satterday at night after on michelmus was twelmounth, betweene a 11 or 12 at|or| i3, a Clock but cam to me at 1 of clock, ye 14th: of march 1630./

had a quiuorin & sounding on michelmus last & 3 Dayes the after ye small pox & then at shroftide & this last night had 3 fitts after the same manner a boue saide, being ye 13th Day complaines on the head & heauie & apt to sleepe

[Blank Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 194, p. 164 (upper, bottom left, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE63314: Horary consultation concerning Mr Robert Anslowe (PERSON42799)

Question asked by the patient on 26 February 1627 at 16:30

RN Mr Robert Ansloe 66 y feb 26 h. 4 30 p. m 1627 on thursday last he swonded ever sinc his right syde is dead & speaketh very badly1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘dead palsy’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 227, f. 8v (upper left part of page)

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CASE66092: Horary consultation concerning Agnes Kent (PERSON52814)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON40662) on 14 May 1628 at 17:00

RN Agnys Kent of Moulsoe almost 5 quarters borne on Palme sonday last was twelfmonth about some {sic} rising sent to me May 14. . h. 5. p m. 1628.

It is pyned & cōsumed belly hard & voydeth wormes living 6. wasteth in the body. was nurced by goody Keburne. goody Keburne came into another nurces house & would needes suckle it, wheathr the nurce would or no & sinc mutch amys & it swounded twice to day belly very hard flesh quite wasted was not well tended by goody Keburne face swelled buttocke black & blewe. cānot stand vppon the lyms the child prsent wth goody Alton of Moulsoe it did batle well vnder this nurce vntill goody Keburne her former nurce would suckle it force tooke some surfet.

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Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 405, f. 32r (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?f35-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3ALame%2C%20numb%20or%20paralysed;f36-time-of-day=PM;f37-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3ADizzy%20and%2For%20faint%3A%3ASwooning, accessed 27 February 2025.