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CASE64145: Horary consultation concerning Mary Balle (PERSON43356) and Grace Fane [Countess of Westmorland] [Lady le Dispenser] [Lady de la Spencer] (PERSON48708)

Question asked by Mary Fane [Countess of Westmorland] [Old Countess of Westmorland ] [Old Lady Westmorland] (PERSON48709) on 26 June 1627 at 18:00

RN The Countes of Westmorland sent for her stuffe & bedding Iune 26. h 6 p m 1627. /Henry Toate her Tenant came\ & for somewhat for Bals Daughter about 10 or eleaven yeres old for the falling sicknes. sep a ap .

she signifyeth yt Mres Crosts is fect well

& would know how Mr Cicils serv. Mr Iohn king is & with all telleth me yt her sone is at the Bath & shalbe there for the space of a yere & that it is well amended

The lady De La Spencer Looketh every Day to be brought a bed /The Baylyes Daughter.\

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 227, f. 135r (upper left part of page)

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CASE51638: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON39160)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON39159) on 5 October 1620 at 13:00

RN A poer n bagger womā for her daughter 14 y falling sicknes octob. 5 . h. 1. p m 1620

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 414, f. 195v (upper right part of page)

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CASE52662: Decumbiture for Ursula Bold (PERSON44377)

Question asked by the patient on 16 June 1621 at 10:45

RN vrsula Bold Did first fall Iune 12. h. 7. 30 ant m 162i

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 231, f. 15r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE52664: Horary consultation concerning Ursula Bold (PERSON44377)

Question asked by the patient on 16 June 1621 at 10:45

RN Vrsula Bo\o/ld of Sisom 33 y Iune 16. h {sic}. hor. 10. 45 ant m. 162i1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1morb comitialis’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 231, f. 15r (upper right part of page)

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CASE54371: Nativity for Mary White (PERSON61662)

Question asked by the patient on 4 June 1622 at 09:00

RN Mary white of Sherington nata Ap 24. h. 5. 30 ant m 1{illeg} 160{5} /subiet {sic} to the falling siknes\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 223, f. 141v (upper left part of page)

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CASE54565: Horary consultation concerning Mary White (PERSON61662)

Question asked by the patient on 6 July 1622 at 10:30

RN Mary White of Sherington 17 y Iuly \{sic} 6/ 10|h| |10| 28 \30/ ant m 1622. mutch troubled wth the falling sicknes. /in nōvilu\1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘epilepsia.’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 223, f. 179r (upper right part of page)

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CASE56871: Horary consultation concerning Cook (PERSON46823)

Question asked by Margery Cook (PERSON46878) on 9 August 1623 at 15:00

RN Marg: Cooke of Cranfild 22 y Aug 9 h {sic} hor 3. p m. 1623 |her child 13 weekes old sub to the falling sicknes will skreame stretch it selfe out|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 218, f. 190r (upper left part of page)

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CASE58216: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Anne Throckmorton (PERSON60152)

Question asked by the patient on 17 April 1624 at 12:30

RN Mres Throknorton for her epilep maturis Ap 17 h {sic} hor 12. {15}|30| p m 1624.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 413, f. 154v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE59447: Horary consultation concerning Mary Stonebridge (PERSON59695)

Question asked by Stonebridge (PERSON59691) on 16 November 1624 at 14:00

RN Mary Stonebridg of Newp 13 y weddensd before allhallouday at 4 in the morning cam mother came for her novēb 16 h. 2. p m. 16241

[Partial Astrological Chart]

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘falling sicknes yest night & this morning about six’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 402, f. 111r (upper right part of page)

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CASE63141: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth [Mary] Bailey (PERSON43228)

Question asked by Bailey (PERSON43221) on 29 January 1627 at 11:25

RN Elis. Bealy of Wiggington a y old Ian 29 h. 11 20|5| ant m 1627 mater filia by the Consayle of the lady Anderson1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1morb cad’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 224, f. 350r (upper left part of page)

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CASE64190: Horary consultation concerning Anne Pickle (PERSON56721)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON40481) on 3 July 1627 at 10:00

RN An Pickle of Stoneley in Kemelton parish 4 y & a halfe Iuly 3. h 10 ant m. 1626|7| borne a day after Candlemas being tuesday towards night 7 p m. hath had 4 or 5 fits of the falling sicknes.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 227, f. 142v (upper left part of page)

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CASE64363: Horary consultation concerning Joan Lamb (PERSON53264)

Question asked by the patient on 28 July 1627 at 16:00

RN Ione Lambe of Launton by Bysseter. 28 y. Iuly 28 h {sic} hor 4 p m 1627 /falling sicknes.\

[Blank Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 227, f. 175r (middle left part of page)

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CASE64645: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Frances Latch [Little Frances] (PERSON53383)

Question asked by Mr John Latch [Hatch] (PERSON53382) on 25 September 1627 at 13:30

RN Mr Iennin latch of Hayes {sic} \of the Strand in London/ sent a french mā vnto me wth his letter Sept: 25. h. 1. 30. p m 1627 /Mres frank Ie Latch\1

Mr Iames Vriot sept 25. 1627. a french mā.

Notes:

1morb comitialis’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 227, f. 223r (upper left, and middle right parts of page)

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CASE56267: Horary consultation concerning Mrs White (PERSON61617) and Elizabeth White (PERSON61646)

Question asked by Mr John White (PERSON61594) on 9 May 1623 at 06:30

RN Mr White the Stationer of london for his wife yt hath a rūning gout & a daughter yt hath the falling sicknes. May. 9. h. 6. 30 ant m 1623. 23. y. |child 10 weekes sinc not well since.|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 218, f. 95r (bottom left, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE50576: Horary consultation concerning Isabel Long (PERSON32766)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON38816) on 18 April 1620 at 07:10 or at 07:20

RW Isabell Long of Wotton \byshops hatfeild/. y. 7. d. h: 7. 10. ant: m: Aprill. 18. 1620. Epileptica. Assoone as shee recouereth out of her fit, shee alwayes coveteth to run into the water or river.RN 1

[Astrological Chart]

Isabell long of Hatfild 7 y last trinity sunday taken wth the epilepy {sic} & fatuitate. 3. y. & it forsooke her/ Ap. 18 h: 7. 20 ant m 1620.

Notes:

1epilepsia cū fatuitate’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 213, f. 174r (upper right, and bottom left parts of page)

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CASE52213: Horary consultation concerning Lettice Sherman (PERSON58654)

Question asked by the patient on 29 March 1621 at 09:00

RN Lettice Sharmā of Woulve{rton} 23. y. march. 29 h. 9 ant m 162i. |fell in her bed on monday last| her \husb./ dyed \{march 2}/ next a monthe & her this wench his daughter hath by greefe taken the fallin {sic} sicknes. /March 26. . early in ye morning & also this morning\

Arthur Shermā dyed a month sinc next sunday of a cōsūption & a dropsy & voyded worms sent for physick above 2 moōths since

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 233, f. 97r (upper right part of page)

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CASE53722: Horary consultation concerning Agnes Gibson (PERSON49792)

Question asked by the patient on 18 March 1622 at 15:00

RN Agnys Gybson march 18 h. 3. p m 1622 /light headed & falling sickness\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 223, f. 26v (upper left part of page)

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CASE55787: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON39628)

Question asked by the patient on 18 March 1623 at 17:00

RN The poor wench yt hath the falling sicknes came to me craving yt I would send my mā to let her blood when her next fit cōmeth vppon her because it was told yt it cometh of blood & yt one in the like case so let blood was cured ever after March 18 h. 5 p m 1623

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 218, f. 23r (upper left part of page)

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CASE64714: Horary consultation concerning Anne Randall (PERSON57290)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON40523) on 6 October 1627 at 11:38

RN An Randall of Stanfford of Sowthell 2. y. octob. 6. h {sic} hor 11. 38 ant m 1627. susp: the falling sicknes vseth to have convulsions catcheth & snatcheth & lifteth vp the eyes.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 227, f. 233Ar (bottom right part of page)

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CASE64947: Horary consultation concerning Phyllis Morecraft (PERSON54931)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON40543) on 12 November 1627 at 14:20

RN Phillys Moorcrafte of the Gullet 8 y novēb 12. h. 2. 20 p m. 1627.

hath had 4 fits of the falling sicknes & swounded in her bed last night novēb 11. h|| h. 8 30 p m. 1627 it tooke her h 2. 20 p m 1627

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 410, f. 11r (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-practitioner-is-querent=No;f2-patient-sex=Female;f3-document-type=Case;f4-date=1620-1629;f5-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AIllnesses%20%28named%29%3A%3AFalling%20sickness, accessed 10 June 2024.