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CASE43189: Horary consultation concerning Sir Guy Forster (PERSON11821)

Question asked by the patient on 15 April 1616 at 07:00

RN Syr Guy fo\r/ster of Hanslop 46 y 52 y 3 \longe/ fits. burning heate longer Apr. 15 h. 7. ant m 16i6

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 408, f. 59r (upper left part of page)

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CASE47760: Decumbiture for Anne Bagnol (PERSON27598)

Question asked by the patient on 28 October 1618 at 11:38

RN had yesterday night about 12. an extreme fit lost her sences & knew no body for an houre nor could not speake octob. 27. h. 12. p m 1618.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 230, f. 74r (middle, bottom left, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE48391: Horary consultation concerning Anne Colman (PERSON29204)

Question asked by the patient on 15 March 1619 at 14:20

RN An Colemā of litle Brickhill 44 y march 15. h. 2. 20 p m 1619. |Is in strang fits. strangly handled wth quaking fits. witchery suspected|

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 230, f. 201v (upper right part of page)

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CASE25196: Decumbiture for John Leechfild (PERSON32667)

Question asked by the patient on 13 July 1610 at 12:30

RN Iohn leachfild. of Northāpton fell into his fitt Iuly 12. {illeg}|| h. 4. p m 16i01

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘at this tyme swounded often wth the extreame payne of his arme swelled.’ in chart

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 239, f. 93v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE37395: Decumbiture for Lady Pelham (PERSON14832)

Question asked by the patient on 14 April 1611 at 18:20

RN The lady Pellā of W|Et|hrop 80 y Ap 14 h. 6. 25|0|. begā to fall into her cold fit Apr 13 h. 6. 20 p m 1611

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 334, f. 69r (upper part of page)

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CASE47077: Horary consultation concerning Mr John Ratte (PERSON34585)

Question asked by the patient on 14 July 1618 at 11:00

RN Mr Ratte of Kethorpe Iu 60 y. Iuly 14. h. 11. ant m 1618. vide Iulij 7 |chest & belly mutch wynd & very hot wheather he will escape sometymes well hath 3 or {sic} fits every day. cānot sleepe|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 201, f. 180r (upper left part of page)

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CASE24737: Decumbiture for Joan Abdy [Gadstone] [Roughead] (PERSON9020)

Question asked by the patient on 14 May 1610 at 06:00

RN Iones fit tooke theē|r| {sic} her about 3. 30 p m maij 13 16i0.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 239, f. 33r (upper left part of page)

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CASE25618: Decumbiture for John Chapman (PERSON28841)

Question asked by the patient on 11 November 1610 at 08:00

RN was taken wth a fit about 3 in the morning novēb. 11. : h. 3. p. m {sic}. 16{i0}

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 239, f. 155v (upper right part of page)

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CASE39305: Decumbiture for Mary Francis (PERSON30604)

Question asked by the patient on 5 March 1612 at 09:00

RN mary francis \of newp/ fit tooke her march. 4 h. 11. ant m 1612.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 409, f. 12v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE40238: Decumbiture for Sir William Fortescue (PERSON30512)

Question asked by the patient on 25 August 1612 between 05:45 and 08:00

RN Syr williā fortiskue had his first fitte Aug. 17. h. 5. p m. 1612.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 409, f. 144v (upper left part of page)

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CASE40645: Horary consultation concerning Old Mrs Duncombe (PERSON11408)

Question asked by the patient on 26 November 1612 at 10:30

RN \mres Duncombe 56 y/ I came to broughton by novēb 26 h. 10. 30 \ant m/ & did see her water. 1612 & she had her fit on halfe an houre after

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 409, f. 215r (upper left part of page)

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CASE42178: Decumbiture for Sir Francis Ventris (PERSON36354)

Question asked by the patient on 4 August 1615 at 10:00

RN Sr Francis Ventres taken the 2 fitte Aug 2. h. 7 ant m 16i5

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 196, f. 71r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE42775: Horary consultation concerning Mr Robert Pound (PERSON34434)

Question asked by the patient on 15 January 1616 at 13:00

RN Robart Pound of Thorneborough. 53. y serv. to Sr Authur Throckmorton at ye same tyme talketh by fits idlely. & starteth in his Dreane {sic}

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 196, f. 171r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE43723: Decumbiture for Young Mrs Frances Fortescue (PERSON19648)

Question asked by the patient between 5 August 1616 at 02:45 and 6 August 1616 at 06:39

RN mres francis taken wth a fit {m} {sic} Aug. 5 h. 2. 45. ant m. 16i6.

[Blank Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 408, f. 146Ar (upper right part of page)

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CASE43873: Decumbiture for Young Mrs Frances Fortescue (PERSON19648)

Question asked by the patient between 11 September 1616 at 16:00 and 12 September 1616 at 10:00

RN mres francis fortescue had a sore fit h. 4 p m 16i6 sept 11

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 408, f. 171r (upper left part of page)

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CASE44086: Horary consultation concerning Young Mrs Frances Fortescue (PERSON19648)

Question asked by the patient on 13 November 1616 at 13:30

RN mres Francis fortiscue had her fit this morning about 8 30 ant m 16i6 novēb. 13. h. {sic} {illeg} 16i6 a greater fit then before sep a ap ./ |sent her| |lettr| noveb 13. h. 1. 30 p m 16 {sic} 16i6. /It seemeth it was vppō the iust of & \

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 198, f. 24r (upper right part of page)

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CASE44173: Decumbiture for Young Mrs Frances Fortescue (PERSON19648)

Question asked by the patient between 20 December 1616 at 04:00 and 21 December 1616 at 08:30

RN Mres Francis forteskue taken wth a sore fit Decēb 20 h. 5|4| ant m 1616

sent for me to com to her

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 198, f. 40v (upper left part of page)

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CASE48902: Horary consultation concerning William Jennings (PERSON32105)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON38627) on 2 June 1619 at 10:00

RN Will: Ienygs of Drayton. 3. y. Iune 2.  {sic} h. 10. ant m 1619 |fits.|

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 235, f. 29v (upper left part of page)

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CASE50039: Decumbiture for Anne Smith (PERSON35505)

Question asked by the patient on 9 December 1619 at 09:39

RN but her first fitte began Decēb. 7 h. 11. 25 ant m 16i9

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 213, f. 76v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE37610: Horary consultation concerning Walter Cheese (PERSON28872)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON37483) on 25 February 1611 at 16:15

RN Water Cheese of Stony stratford borne the last night being about betwixt 5 & six 20 weekes sinc. her disease & first fit tooke it feb 21 h 4. p m 1611. it did shake wth the hands & wryteth {sic} ye mouth & hed & clutcheth the hands & grypeth. & falleth. the first daye 2 fits. yesterday & this day may {sic} fits.

water good.

{sen}|{wro}|te to me febr. 25 h. 4. 15. p m 1611.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 200, f. 23v (bottom 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?f1-date=1610-1619;f3-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3AFits%20and%20convulsions%3A%3AFits;f4-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29, accessed 18 April 2025.