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CASE41642: Decumbiture for Dr Smith (PERSON15859)

Question asked by the patient between 15 July 1613 at 06:20 and 15 July 1613 at 09:00

RN The Comissary D Smyth taken wth a palsy Iuly 12. h. 6. 30 p m 1613. at sup being well but tooke a cold readily12

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘a palsye.’ in chart

2 ‘Cæsar Baronius’ inline

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 199, f. 173r (upper right part of page)

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CASE49611: Decumbiture for Anne Harrison (PERSON31433)

Question asked by the patient on 4 September 1619 at 09:00

RN An Harryson of litle Brickhill suddenly stroken betwixt 2 dores yest morning betwixt 6 & 7. in the morning wth a dead palsye a mercers wife serving on wth triacle |58|{0}| y|1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘dead palsy’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 235, f. 174r (upper right part of page)

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CASE32602: Decumbiture for Mr Thomas Kelly (PERSON24000)

Question asked by the patient between 23 January 1608 at 14:00 and 25 January 1608 at 09:50

RN Thomas kelly Ian 22. h. 9 ant m had a sore shaking aguish fit 1608.

the lady Constables mā. Thomas kelly fell into a new & a strang aguish fit shaking bed & chābr round about . 9. ant m. 1608.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 193, f. 345v (upper left, and bottom left parts of page)

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CASE66092: Horary consultation concerning Agnes Kent (PERSON52814)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON40662) on 14 May 1628 at 17:00

RN Agnys Kent of Moulsoe almost 5 quarters borne on Palme sonday last was twelfmonth about some {sic} rising sent to me May 14. . h. 5. p m. 1628.

It is pyned & cōsumed belly hard & voydeth wormes living 6. wasteth in the body. was nurced by goody Keburne. goody Keburne came into another nurces house & would needes suckle it, wheathr the nurce would or no & sinc mutch amys & it swounded twice to day belly very hard flesh quite wasted was not well tended by goody Keburne face swelled buttocke black & blewe. cānot stand vppon the lyms the child prsent wth goody Alton of Moulsoe it did batle well vnder this nurce vntill goody Keburne her former nurce would suckle it force tooke some surfet.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 405, f. 32r (upper 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-info=Occupation%20mentioned;f2-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3ALame%2C%20numb%20or%20paralysed;f3-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AIllnesses%20%28named%29, accessed 21 September 2024.