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CASE76245: Horary consultation concerning Mr Hanson (PERSON50784)

Question asked by the patient on 3 January 1633 at 15:20

RN Mr Hanson of Brodwell 63 70 y. Ian 3 h. 3. 20 p m 1633. |Dead palsy of the left syde no vse of his speach altered|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 214, p. 245 (upper left, and upper centre parts of page)

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CASE11693: Horary consultation concerning Agnes [Anne] Miller (PERSON14177)

Question asked by the patient on 16 September 1598 at 09:55

RN An Miller of Newport. 30 yeres old married to a husband yt maketh leape enquireth a remedy for her disease Septemb. 16 die . h. 9. 55 ant. m. 1598. hath bene very sick this fortnight & keepeth her bed. 1598 & cannot stir but as she is helpen. a longe scouring and a palsy white water a bad hed.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 29v (upper right part of page)

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CASE12101: Horary consultation concerning Mr John Lea (PERSON13635)

Question asked by the patient on 20 March 1599 at 07:20

RN Mr Iohn lea sent his water at troubled with an ague. & a reume. 20 of March. die h. 7. 20 ant m. 1599. \feareth a palsye cold in his feete./

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 106r (upper left part of page)

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CASE76158: Horary consultation concerning Joan Lane [Young Goody Lane] (PERSON32523)

Question asked by the patient on 18 December 1632 at 10:00

RN Goody Lane of this towne 45 y Decēb 18 \18/ h . 10 ant m 1632. a palsye back syde & hart

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 214, p. 220 (bottom left part of page)

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CASE64852: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON40538)

Question asked by the patient on 30 October 1627 at 12:20

RN a womā of Stonystratford for an Impost in her eare & crāpe in her eye & syde of her fa{ce} & dead palsye in her cheeke octob 30 h. 12. 20 ant m 1627

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 227, f. 256v (upper right part of page)

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CASE49331: Horary consultation concerning Henry Cuddington (PERSON29576)

Question asked by the patient between 26 July 1619 at 07:00 and 26 July 1619 at 09:00

RN Henry Cuddington 12 y Iuly paralitycall |vtrū wheathr {sic}| It was on ye left syde & now in ye right syde weake & cā scace {sic} speake. An foster Rookes wife of Calvrton a humour rūning pulling frō the feete vp to her head a great longe tyme./. An {sic}

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 235, f. 118v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE11801: Decumbiture for Mrs Frances Lea [Vines] (PERSON16711)

Question asked by the patient between 14 November 1598 and 15 November 1598

RN Mres Vines took her sicknes at Piddington 30 of maye die h. betwixt 9. & 10 walking at night in her orcharde. & it tooke away her speache & brought a palsy in her side & armes. shee had no vse of her lims. 1598. die h. 9. 30 mi. p m maij 30. 1598.1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘a palsye.’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 52v (upper left part of page)

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CASE54298: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Esther [Hester] Taylor [Conqueste] (PERSON46740)

Question asked by the patient on 25 May 1622 at 13:20

RN Mres Hester Conquest. \of Howton Conquest./ 21 y may 25 h {sic} hor 1. p m 1622. \a convulsive palsy at ye right syde cānot speake but laugh or weeke {sic}/

Mres Hester Conquest may 2{illeg}|5|. h {sic} hor 1. 20 p m 16221

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1paralysis convuls. laugh & weepe cānot speake’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 223, f. 127r (bottom right, and upper right parts of page)

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CASE57937: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Frances Latch [Little Frances] (PERSON53383)

Question asked by Mr John Latch [Hatch] (PERSON53382) on 18 March 1624 at 17:30

RN Mr Latch the Lady Iennings husb. march 18 h 5. 30 p m 1624 the child held wth the dead palsye hath litle or no motion or doth move the arme or leg of the syde affected yet better god be thancked then before

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 413, f. 113r (upper right part of page)

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CASE12649: Decumbiture for Isabel Franknill (PERSON11939)

Question asked by Franknill (PERSON11935) on 6 September 1599 at 11:20

RN Isbell franknill of drayton sloe. 61. taken speechles last friday as at candle light. as shee was dressing of a sore leg. sodenly taken nowe question is wheathr p. taken or besp Sept. August. 31. die h. 7. p m. 1599. cannot styrre her syd nor hand. a ded palsye.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 195v (upper right part of page)

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CASE36581: Horary consultation concerning Alice Rayner (PERSON25025)

Question asked by the patient on 23 September 1609 at 13:45

RN Alce Reaner of Tempsford 15 y taken in her right syde wth a palsye Sept 23. h {sic} hor. 1. 45 p m 1609

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 203, f. 165r (upper left part of page)

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CASE62949: Horary consultation concerning Thomas Fisher (PERSON48996)

Question asked by the patient on 14 October 1626 at 14:00

RN Thomas Fisher of Caucot 10 y. octob 14 h {sic} hor 2 p m 1626

ey sight lost a palsy of arme & syde1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘palsy blynd’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 224, f. 315v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE50666: Horary consultation concerning Mr Dr James [Justice of the Peace] (PERSON52432)

Question asked by Mrs James (PERSON52439) on 20 April 1620 at 15:20

RN D Iames of Oxford st|ran|gly {sic} \straungly/ taken wth a palsye on the left syde of the face hand & leg taken at church & great red blatches in t|H|is fac & bodye & his ey swelling & f|H|is face a yere before & sinc he contenting certen sup witches & on being acquitted he felt his strange stitch on his s {sic} left syde by fits he supposeth yt the womā susp for a witch but quitted by the Iudges did hurte him the 24 of feb. sep a ap yt night at sup first taken. had his first fit after he talked wth mr Rob. Conye. feb 18. in ye after noone his first fit but his worst fit the 24 of feb when the sup witch was acquitted/

Mres Iames mentioned Mr Doctor Iames |of oxford| Ap. 20 h. 3. 20 p m. 1620 /she related all at this tyme/\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 414, f. 5r (upper left, and upper right parts of page)

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CASE74088: Decumbiture for Lady Jane Samuell (PERSON25235)

Question asked by the patient on 21 March 1632 at 10:00

RN was first taken yesterday March 20 h. 3 2. 45 p 1632 |correptus paralysi latere s{in} sinister|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 416, p. 12 (upper right part of page)

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CASE48557: Horary consultation concerning Mary Smith (PERSON35553)

Question asked by the patient on 27 April 1619 at 10:15

RN Mary Smyth of Stawton 20 myles 30 y Ap 27. h. 10. 15 ant m 1619 her head shaketh a fortnight or 3 \shaking/ palsy. mother backe thigh as if they should be torne but her head exceding cold.

head cold

vryne very good. a very good stomacke yet very faynt. mutch troubled wth wynd 2 y. sinc had a boy. hath thought her selfe twice to be wth child wthin this twelfemonthe. nescit an sit gravida

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 230, f. 339r (bottom left, and bottom right parts 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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CASE61213: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Frances Latch [Little Frances] (PERSON53383)

Question asked by Mr John Latch [Hatch] (PERSON53382) on 26 October 1625 at 15:00

RN Mr Latch for his Daughter Franke yt is beenūmed wth the Dead palsye in her right syde octob 26. h. 3. p m 1625

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 224, f. 29v (upper left part of page)

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CASE72452: Horary consultation concerning Margaret Smith (PERSON59202)

Question asked by the patient on 1 July 1631 at 14:30

RN Margaret Smyth of Hutching 26 y Iuly 1. h. 2. 30 p m 1631. /lims & speach taken away\1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘Dead palsy.’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 212, p. 3 (upper left part of page)

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CASE25386: Horary consultation concerning Lady Stafford [Savage] (PERSON15552)

Question asked by the patient on 28 August 1610 at 14:30

RN The lady Savadg. Aug 28 h. 2. 30 p m. 16i0 |metuit paralysin et flatus ventris/|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 239, f. 125r (upper left part of page)

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CASE75763: Horary consultation concerning Dorothy Creede (PERSON47276)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON41681) on 24 October 1632 at 09:00

RN Dorothy Cr{a\ee/}de {sic} of Anstay 62 y octob. 24 h. 9. ant m 1632 /amicus sine consensu\ /paralys. a loosnes of her {hams}s\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 214, p. 93 (bottom 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?f38-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body;f39-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3ALame%2C%20numb%20or%20paralysed%3A%3APalsy;startDoc=21, accessed 26 March 2025.