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CASE20142: Horary consultation concerning Thomas Bustion (PERSON10235)

Question asked by the patient on 23 December 1601 at 10:20

RN Thomas Bustion of Ashton a towne servant deceb. 23 hor. 10. 20 ant m 160i

he canot move any of his mebers & lyms beneath his gyrdle 30 y.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 404, f. 249v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE47886: Decumbiture for Joan Bishop (PERSON28106)

Question asked by the patient on 25 November 1618 at 08:00

RN It tooke her Ione Bishop of Wishamsteed novēb 13. h. 10 ant m 1618

was suddenly taken in her lyms & lost the vse of on syde.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 230, f. 99r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE30418: Horary consultation concerning Joan Woodward (PERSON26162)

Question asked by the patient on 3 January 1607 at 12:00

RN Ione Woodwarde of Hardmead 50 y Ian 3. {illeg}|| hor 12. in m. 1607.

lame in her backe loynes. feetes. cānot sty{rre}1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘lame in her ioyntes’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 193, f. 44v (upper right part of page)

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CASE75057: Horary consultation concerning John Johnson (PERSON52585)

Question asked by the patient on 11 July 1632 at 09:50

RN Iohn Ihounson 58 y Iuly 11. h. 9. 50 ant m 1632 /of Dodington by wellingborough\

shephead

a fortnight sinc was taken in his knee swelled & rūneth vp to his thighs & backe & cānot rise |a bad stomacke|1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘back thighs hucklebone & knee cānot styrre nor rise nor helpe him’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 416, p. 302 (upper right 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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CASE53144: Horary consultation concerning Susan Neythercot (PERSON55423)

Question asked by Neythercot (PERSON55421) on 17 September 1621 at 13:00

RN Susan Neythercot for a litle child \of Moulton/ a yere & a halfe old sept. 17 h. 1. p m. 162i hath smale vse of her Lims. & hath strange fits of crying & it will clutch her hands thought to be pospessed {sic}./ pater sine cōsensu./

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 231, f. 99r (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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CASE75072: Horary consultation concerning Goodman Campion (PERSON45518)

Question asked by the patient on 13 July 1632 at 07:00

RN Goodmā Campion of this towne Iuly 13 h 7 ant m 1632. |cānot styr any lim. 8 weekes ill|

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 416, p. 308 (upper right 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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CASE64289: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Elizabeth Marsh (PERSON14007)

Question asked by the patient on 17 July 1627 at 17:00

RN my deere Cosen she Marsh sent vnto me Iuly 17. h. 5. p m. 1627. /deus benedicat Cognatæ meæ\

[Astrological Chart]

\no good of ye oyntnent {sic}/ her head ill & mutch payned, the vayns in her tēples swelled & arme so weake yt she cānot vse it & the vaynes be sore to her foote

extremely payned

desyrous to have williā Rufhead to let her blood

would have something to incease {sic} good blood

desyrous to know when to send her coach.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 227, f. 164r (upper right part of page)

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CASE11197: Horary consultation concerning John Scarlet (PERSON15646)

Question asked by the patient on 25 August 1600 at 10:08

RN Iohn Scarlet of Neweport 60 y troubled wth a dead palsie. wch taketh away his sight vse of tonge legs we{k}

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 202, f. 161r (upper left part of page)

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CASE28871: Horary consultation concerning Edward [Edmond] Vescy (PERSON21048)

Question asked by the patient on 30 April 1605 at 10:00

RN Edward Fessy of Dunstable Houghton 23 y Apr. 30 h. 10. ant m 1605

stroken sodenly in his left arme & left leg & memory the vse of all taken away taken & stroken the 21 of Apr. |was let blood at begyning.|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 216, f. 74v (upper right 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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CASE65223: Decumbiture for Sir William Samuell (PERSON25233)

Question asked by the patient on 21 January 1628 at 09:00

RN fell sick on satt last betwixt 11 & 12. & is sorely payned & cānot hath no vse of his lims & cānot styr him selfe & swoundeth often

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 410, f. 67r (upper right, and bottom right parts 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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CASE12779: Horary consultation concerning Agnes [Anne] Broughton (PERSON10088)

Question asked by the patient on 4 October 1599 at 14:15

RN Agnis Brouten of Wellingborowe. 23. y. amisse {illeg}|t|his 5 yeres. chest & thenc ariseth to her head & maketh her hands & head & as it were dead yt shee hath no vse & feeling & knoweth nothing. Octob. 4 die h. 2. 15. p {sic}. 1599. ariseth wth a water on her stomacke /

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 214r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE12316: Horary consultation concerning Anne Turner (PERSON16588)

Question asked by the patient on 25 April 1599 at 16:30

RN An Turner of Newport servant to Goodmā Commendale troubled wth a swelling at her Chest. & in her hed. this two or 3 days. hath not the vse of her armes. 28. y. at miklemas Ap 25. die h. 4. 30. 1599.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 228, f. 139v (upper left part of page)

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CASE18941: Horary consultation concerning Joan Coast (PERSON10682) and Alice Wheeler (PERSON17014)

Question asked by Joan Coast (PERSON10682) and Alice Wheeler (PERSON17014) on 21 February 1601 at 13:00

RN Ione Coast of Marsten 8 75. y feb. 21. die hor. 1: p m. 1601 payned in her hed & eyes ca scarse see.

Alce Wheeler of Cranfild 23. y. d|f|eb. 21. die hor. 1. p. m. 1601 in her armes & legs cannot styrre. backe.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 404, f. 38r (upper left part of page)

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CASE14249: Horary consultation concerning Goody Anne Astill [Austin] [Hastings] [Miller] [Holland] (PERSON9296)

Question asked by the patient on 29 November 1603 at 10:38

RN Goody Miller of newport 60 y novemb. 29 hor 10. 38. ant m 1603.

harte & backe. cānot styrre for it.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 197, f. 113v (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?f7-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body;f8-astrologer=Mr%20Richard%20Napier%20%5BSandy%5D%20%5BRichard%20Napier%20%5BSenior%5D%5D%20%28PERSON5218%29;f9-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3ALame%2C%20numb%20or%20paralysed%3A%3ACannot%20use%20part, accessed 13 November 2024.