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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)

Anonymous (PERSON39360)James Langwrite (PERSON53371)

Medical >Symptoms (specified)>Lame, numb or paralysed (TremblingCannot use part)

Medical >Parts of the body >Whole body (Everywhere)

Medical >Parts of the body >Limbs and joints  (Limbs )

Medical >Diseases of the mind  (Lost senses)

Medical >Symptoms (specified)>Speech problems (Cannot speak)

Medical >Symptoms (specified)>Urinary problems (Inability to hold water)

Practitioner: Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] (PERSON5218) Treatment Astrological Chart

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-document-type=Case%3A%3AEntry%3A%3ADecumbiture;f3-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3ALimbs%20and%20joints%3A%3ALimbs;f4-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ADiseases%20of%20the%20mind, accessed 11 December 2024.

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