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CASE42242: Nativity for Joseph Marson (PERSON33045)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON37966) on 18 August 1615 at 15:00

RN Ioseph. Marston of Hempsteede in Hartfordsheere borne Ian. 19. ♃ h. 6. 40 ant m 16i5 |natus hoc tempore. it {d}oeth fome & hath convuls|¹

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘epileps.’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 196, f. 80r (bottom right part of page)

Anonymous (PERSON37966)Joseph Marson (PERSON33045)

Medical >Illnesses (named) (Falling sickness )

Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Fits and convulsions (Foaming)

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

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CASE55604: Decumbiture for Oliver Newton [Tyrringham] (PERSON55404)

Question asked by Mrs Sybil Tyrringham [Newton] (PERSON25850) on 17 February 1623 at 09:30

RN Oliver Newton of Lavendon grang taken w^th the first epilepticall Fit Aug 12 {illeg}|☾| h. 9 ant m 1622

[Astrological Chart]

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 222, f. 171v (bottom left part of page)

Mrs Sybil Tyrringham [Newton] (PERSON25850)Oliver Newton [Tyrringham] (PERSON55404)

Medical >Illnesses (named) (Falling sickness )

Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Fits and convulsions (Fits)

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

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CASE64792: Decumbiture for Mr Richard Lea (PERSON53525)

Question asked by Sir Francis Kynnestone (PERSON53211) between 17 October 1627 at 10:38 and 18 October 1627 at 09:00

RN Deceb 24. ♀ h. 5. 30 p {sic} taken w^th an epilept fit 1619.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 227, f. 244r (bottom right part of page)

Sir Francis Kynnestone (PERSON53211)Mr Richard Lea (PERSON53525)

Medical >Illnesses (named) (Falling sickness )

Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Fits and convulsions (Fits)

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

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CASE78774: Horary consultation concerning Anne (PERSON42326)

Question asked by Mr Lin [Esquire] (PERSON53749) on 30 January 1634 at 11:00

RN Annys Anne |a poor wench| /13 y\ of Southwick in Northāptonsheere by Owndall |M^r Lynn Esquire wrote in her behalfe| It tooke her 16. Ian 16 fell into her fits of convulsions swonding fits w^th quaking & trēbling Ian 30. ♃ h. 11 ant m 1634 taketh away her speach swoundeth convuls¹

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘Epilep: cū convuls’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 412, f. 78v (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?f1-how-did-it-take-place=Question%20sent;f2-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3AFits%20and%20convulsions;f3-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AIllnesses%20%28named%29%3A%3AFalling%20sickness, accessed 13 February 2025.