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CASE40006: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON37750)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON37749) on 1 June 1612 at 09:15

RN On of Wellinborough for a child of 12 y yt is swelled in her legs lame rūne pyneth & cōsumeth & bell hath gone for it

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Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 409, f. 108v (upper right part of page)

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CASE12869: Nativity for Elizabeth Turvey (PERSON16599)

Question asked by William Turvey (PERSON16594) on 1 December 1599 at 10:15

RN Elisabeth Turuy of husb. Crawly borne the 27 of may h. die hor. 2 in the morninge. 1598. Cannot goe nor stande is leek a thing frighted & skriked. n{illeg}|do|th not fall nor swond pineth & consumeth

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 233r (upper left part of page)

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CASE21575: Horary consultation concerning Thomas Clark (PERSON10563)

Question asked by Clark (PERSON10538) on 13 October 1604 at 11:40

RN Thomas Clark of Calverton. 3 y Octob. 13 hor 11. 40 p m ante m 1604 pyneth cānot stand on his feete well patr filio

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 415, f. 160r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE57561: Horary consultation concerning Mr Oliver Boteler (PERSON28235)

Question asked by Lady Anne Boteler [Farrar] [Butler] (PERSON28242) on 3 January 1624 at 11:45

RN The lady \An/ Butler for her mr Oliver Butler 9 y next march bone {sic} 28 or 29 about 12 & on in the night. of Harolde sent to me for this child Ian 3 h {sic} hor 11. 45 ant m 1623 {sic}. extree {sic} weake & feeble & cā take no physick taken wth strang fits plucking his \right/ syde & rūneth to his back being holden harde & an extree {sic} cough almost halfe a yere. & is pyned & cā not stand nor goe Ill tong suspected

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Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 413, f. 53r (upper right part of page)

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CASE12506: Horary consultation concerning Goody Agnes [Anne] Green (PERSON12351)

Question asked by the patient on 24 May 1599 at 18:38

RN Goody Greenes water of haversham brought to me 24 of may h. 6. 38. m p m. 1599 by Goody Hopkins shee hath a quotidian ague. & shivereth & shaketh wonderfully wth it & loketh very pale wth it & yet her watr very red.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 171r (upper right part of page)

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CASE13099: Horary consultation concerning Goodwife Alice Goodman (PERSON12253)

Question asked by the patient on 19 February 1600 at 14:00

RN Alce Ashby Goodman of Woufton of {the} Greene about a 30 y. maried this 12 yeres. her iongest almost 3 y old. sca{illeg} feb. 19 die  {sic}. 2. p m. 1600. a trembling & quaking & all about her body cōsumeth & pineth faynt & feeble

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, ff. 272v-273r (f. 272v bottom right, f. 272v bottom left, and f. 273r upper left)

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CASE60026: Horary consultation concerning Mr Lawrence Plummer (PERSON56875)

Question asked by the patient on 25 March 1625 at 11:00

RN Lawrenc Plūmer of layton 5|6|3 y March. 25 h. 11. ant m: 1625. |Is mutch pyned lame in his Cannell bone.|

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Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 217, f. 29v (upper left part of page)

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CASE65937: Horary consultation concerning Mr Henry Yelverton (PERSON62445)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON40648) on 28 April 1628 at 08:20

RN Mr Henry yelverton 3 y. & a halfe cānot stand nor goe & gulpheth downe flegme more then heretofore & wasteth mutch wth the flux of a cōtinuall rheume Ap. 28 h. 8. 20 ant m. 1628 |will skreame mutch:|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 405, f. 3v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE58958: Horary consultation concerning Robert Favell (PERSON48790)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON39961) on 20 August 1624 at 11:45

RN Rob favell very weak g{athes} no strenght. & goeth crosse legs other wise not & his legs & body pyne Aug 1|2|0 h. 11 45 ant m 1624

3 y ch{rim}{illeg}|{s}| {sic} Christmas the sonday senet before Christmas h. 12. 30 in ye morning very early

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 402, f. 46r (upper 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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CASE57950: Horary consultation concerning Catherine Dunkly (PERSON48188)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON39854) on 20 March 1624 at 10:39

RN Katherin Dunkley. of Hartwell 2 y. & a quarter could have gone about. & now it cānot goe. back & belly mutch swelled. & is stroken & cōsumeth. march 20 h {sic} hor 10 39 ant m 1624.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 413, f. 115r (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)

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CASE55553: Horary consultation concerning Mr Thomas Gostwick [Goddard] (PERSON50162)

Question asked by Goody Anne [Agnes] Gale [Anne Morgan] (PERSON14264) on 28 January 1623 at 11:00

RN Goody Gale for her Thomas Gostick a yere & a halfe old borne the weddensday after mysdsomer. sent Ian. 28 h. 11. ant m 1623.

It doth pyne & eate litle & doth not sper nor cānot goe it is so weake.

Elner Warner her next neighb. Elis Steaphinson who dwell boath togeathr her mother hanged

cānot kepe his water.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 222, f. 164r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE12231: Horary consultation concerning Robert Kent (PERSON13316)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON17677) on 9 April 1599 at 10:30

RN Robart Kent of Walton 2 yeres old. on friday afore Christmas. about 11. 30. mi. consumed to nothing had a bunch vppon his thiges {sic} broken out & pined any face the best t of him. Ap. 9. die . h. 10. 25|30|. mi 1599. cannot stande. nor goe very well. it doth cough. Katherine Parkins gave thē hard wordes.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 124v (bottom, bottom left, and bottom right parts 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?f5-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3ALame%2C%20numb%20or%20paralysed;f7-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3AWasting;f8-question-asked=Medical, accessed 11 November 2024.