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)
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 wth an epilept fit 1619.
[Astrological Chart]
Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 227, f. 244r (bottom right part of page)
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)
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)
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 wth 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)
CASE73575: Decumbiture for John Adams (PERSON42478)
Question asked by Mr John Adams (PERSON42479) on 2 January 1632 at 10:20
RN another fit yesterd Ian. 1. wheesing breath stopped
[Astrological Chart]
Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 212, p. 372 (bottom left, and bottom right parts of page)
CASE79832: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSONGRP161) and Mrs Alice Spark (PERSON59312)
Question asked by Mr William Spark (PERSON35596) on 12 December 1635 no earlier than 10:20
SRN Mr Sparke of blechley send me word they are all well agayne & to prūe his Daughter Alces fitt desires agayne my aduice for the drawing downe of these
Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 340, f. 153v (upper right part of page)
CASE51685: Interrogation (Medical episode) concerning Sir Thomas Myddelton [the son] (PERSON33214)
Question asked by Lady Myddelton [Mary Sandy [Napier]] (PERSON25254) on 16 October 1620 at 07:00
RN my lady Mydleton her husb. water sine consensu octob. 16: ☾ h. 7. ant m 1620.
Sr Thomas taken wth a strang fit & passion of the splene & stone octob. 15. ☉ h. 10. \9. 30/ p m. 1620.1
[Astrological Chart]
Notes:
1 ‘stone fit & splene’ in chart
Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 414, f. 205r (upper left part of page)
CASE21915: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON18701)
Question asked by Mr Tyrringham (PERSON18812) on 13 January 1605 at 09:00
RN Mr Tyrringhās mead of Tyrringhā 24 y Ian. 13 ☉ h. 9. ant m 1605. suffocat matricis strange fits eithr of mothr or apop. litharg.1
[Astrological Chart]
Notes:
1‘
sleepy. Lethargye
speachles skreameth only
’ in chart
Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 415, f. 214r (upper right part of page)
Mr Tyrringham (PERSON18812)Anonymous (PERSON18701)
Medical >Parts of the body>Torso (Womb, matrix, mother)
Medical >Witchcraft and devil (Strange affliction)
Medical >Illnesses (named) (Apoplexy)
Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Fits and convulsions (Fits )
Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Sleep problems (Sleepiness)
Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Speech problems (Cannot speak)
CASE60573: Horary consultation concerning Mr William Mordaunt (PERSON54877)
Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON40112) on 2 June 1625 at 08:00
RN my lord Mordants litle child ten weekes on satt last it was borne the 19 of marh {sic} last betweene 10 & 11 in ye morning. it was healthfull vntill weddensday last. may 25. h. 4. 30 ant m it was taken wth a stretching out of the arms a galling of the eys & skryking & trēbling of all tes vppon may 26. it had 3 fits 2 in ye morning. & on at noone. & hath an arising in ye throte wch is seene & felt. & by holding downe by hand hath some ease & it riseth moore. the left syde of the throate. sent to me Iune 2. ♃ h. 8 ant m. 1625.
Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 217, f. 110v (upper left part of page)
CASE69960: Horary consultation concerning Emmanuel Scrope [First Earl of Sunderland, Lord President of York] [Lord Scrope] (PERSON58391)
Question asked by the patient and Elizabeth [Scrope] [Manners] [Countess of Sunderland] (PERSON58395) on 17 January 1630 at 09:00
RN The Lord of Sunderland sent me a letter to know wheathr his Honour be in Danger of Death. Ian 17. ☉ h 8. 50 9 ant m 163{0}
[Partial Astrological Chart]
His lady Countes wrote a letter to know in what Dangers & weaker & weaker & more payned wth {giping} {sic} fits when he hath offors to stooles. coneth {sic} like white flegme.
[Astrological Chart]
The Lord & Lady of Sunderland craved my answer touching my Lords health wheathr recoaverable Ian. 17 ☉ h. 9. ant m 1630.
Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 194, p. 62 (p. 62 upper right, p. 62 middle left, p. 63 upper left, and p. 63 upper right)
Emmanuel Scrope [First Earl of Sunderland, Lord President of York] [Lord Scrope] (PERSON58391)Elizabeth [Scrope] [Manners] [Countess of Sunderland] (PERSON58395)
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
[Astrological Chart]
Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 413, f. 53r (upper right part of page)
Lady Anne Boteler [Farrar] [Butler] (PERSON28242)Mr Oliver Boteler (PERSON28235)
Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Dizzy and/or faint (WeakFeebleness)
Medical >Witchcraft and devil (Strange afflictionWitchcraft suffered (medical))
Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Fits and convulsions (Fits )
Medical >Parts of the body>Torso (Side(s)Back)
Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Respiratory problems (Cough)
Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Wasting (Pining)
Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Lame, numb or paralysed (Cannot standCannot walk)
