CASE50182: Decumbiture for Jeremy Constable (PERSON29247)
Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON38775) on 24 January 1620 at 08:30
RN Ieremy Constable \of Olny/ taken yest \Ian 23./ ☉ h. 9 p m 1620
4 or 5 great fits
[Astrological Chart]
Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 213, f. 112v (upper right part of page)
CASE50383: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Meyers (PERSON33204)
Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON38798) on 15 March 1620 at 10:30
RW Elizab: Meyers of shittlington y. 9. d. ☿. h: 10. 30. ant: m: Martij. 15. 1620. taken with strong fits wherein she would knock out her braynes
[Astrological Chart]
Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 213, f. 144r (bottom left part of page)
CASE56660: Decumbiture for George Talbot (PERSON59870)
Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON39705) on 7 July 1623 between 07:25 and 10:00
RN Taken wth this fit Iu{ly} {3} ♃ h. 22 5 10. 40 ant m 1623
[Astrological Chart]
Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 218, f. 157v (upper right part of page)
CASE63209: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON40387)
Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON40388) on 11 February 1627 at 12:39
RN a Child of 20 weekes troubled wth convulsive fits feb 11 ☉ h. 12. 39 p m 1627
Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 224, f. 360v (bottom left part of page)
CASE68962: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON40960)
Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON40959) on 14 July 1629 at 06:45
RN a womā 4 nyles {sic} frō Cambridg brought her babe to me to see him in his fit Iuly 12 |14| ♂ h. 6. 45. ant m 1629
[Partial Astrological Chart]
Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 406, f. 96v (upper left part of page)
CASE54714: Decumbiture for Mrs Elizabeth Jennings [Latch] (PERSON52517)
Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON39512) on 30 July 1622 at 11:00
RN Ian 19 19 ♄ hor 10 p m. had her first fit wth great panting and sighing 1622 |primꝯ morbi Insultus|
[Astrological Chart]
Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 222, f. 16r (upper right part of page)
CASE57505: Decumbiture for Thomas Ersfeild (PERSON48586)
Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON39785) on 16 December 1623 between 10:00 and 10:30
RN Th. Earsfield taken first wth a a {sic} violent convulsive fit noveb. 27 ♃ h. 9. 30 ant m. 1623.
[Astrological Chart]
Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 413, f. 42v (bottom right part of page)
CASE64973: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Frances Latch [Little Frances] (PERSON53383)
Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON40546) on 15 November 1627 at 17:00
RN mres Franke Latch hath not had so many nor so sore fits as before vsing the powders & her ring & keeping an Issue always open novēb. 15 ♃ h. 5 p. m. 1627
novēb 11. ☉ in ye morning had 2. sore fits
Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 410, f. 16r (upper left part of page)
CASE51819: Horary consultation concerning Richard Sharpe [Cole] (PERSON58506)
Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON39173) on 27 November 1620 at 14:00
RW Richard Coles \Sharpe/ of this towne y. 4. d. ☾ h. 2. p: m: Nouemb: 27. 1620.
troubled wtha paine in his backe. something cometh ouer him hee sayth at night about 8 of the clocke. screameth & scratcheth when the fit cometh: wch is always about 8 of the clocke at the night.
[Astrological Chart]
Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 233, f. 15r (upper right part of page)
CASE56056: Decumbiture for Mrs Elizabeth Jennings [Latch] (PERSON52517)
Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON39656) on 16 April 1623 at 15:00
RN Mres Iēnyngs strangly taken wth sore fits of convuls Ap 13. h. 12. p {sic} at mydnight 1623. /sine consensu\
[Astrological Chart]
Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 218, f. 61v (upper left part of page)
CASE59664: Horary consultation concerning Mary King (PERSON53004)
Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON40019) on 19 January 1625 at 13:00
RN Mary King of Brōmā 23 weekes old to morowe Ian 19. ☿ h. 1 p. m. 1625 pr {sic} the child prsent {illeg} {sic} convulsion blacke in ye face & {fain}ting
Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 402, f. 145r (upper left part of page)
CASE63189: Interrogation (Medical episode) concerning Thomas Watts (PERSON61269)
Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON40382) between 7 February 1627 at 14:00 and 8 February 1627 at 10:30
RN Th. wats a yer old feb 6 ♂ h 8 ant m 1627
This child had 3 fits febr 6. ♂. h. 8 ant m 1627/3 fits this day\1
[Astrological Chart]
Notes:
1 ‘Epilep convuls.’ in chart
Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 224, f. 357r (bottom right part of page)
CASE63437: Decumbiture for Mr George Steward (PERSON59608)
Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON40408) on 18 March 1627 at 12:00
RN March. 13. ♂ in ye morning about 7 fell into a convulsive swonding fits & had 4 sore fits
[Astrological Chart]
Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 227, f. 29v (bottom left, and bottom right parts of page)
CASE66640: Decumbiture for Anne James (PERSON52441)
Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON40725) on 21 July 1628 between 09:30 and 10:40
RN This strang fit of convuls. tooke it Iuly 14. ☾ h. 5. 30 p m. 1628 \of Calverton/ An Iames taken at this tyme first
[Astrological Chart]
Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 405, f. 117r (bottom left part of page)
CASE67836: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Young (PERSON62466)
Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON40856) on 5 March 1629 at 15:00
RN {Eli}s: younge of Aynoe 3 y march 5. ♃ h 3. p m 1629 May 6 2 y ill & taken wth swonding fits boath vp & awake & also in his bed asleepe |sine Consensu|1
[Astrological Chart]
Notes:
1 ‘epileps. 2 y.’ in chart
Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 407, f. 75r (middle left, and bottom parts of page)
CASE50428: Decumbiture for Thomas Holman (PERSON31787)
Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON38803) between 23 March 1620 at 19:30 and 25 March 1620 at 07:20
RN Thomas Homemā \of Stonystratford \Newport// 10 weekes old next Monday betwixt 5 & 6 in ye morning borne & fell sick on monday last at mydnight or before g{naw}ed & hath strong fits of convulsion & sweateth mutch, face hands & full of sweat orderly to stoole
Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 213, f. 149v (bottom left part of page)
CASE52239: Horary consultation concerning Lettice Sherman (PERSON58654)
Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON58651) on 29 March 1621 at 09:00
RN Lettice Shermā of Woulvrton 23 y march 29 ♃ h. 8 9. ant m. 162i
she came heather wth her mother. strang fits then swoūding in her bed as the falling sicknes or mother.
[Astrological Chart]
Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 233, f. 102r (upper left part of page)
CASE54713: Decumbiture for Mrs Elizabeth Jennings [Latch] (PERSON52517)
Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON39512) on 30 July 1622 at 11:00
RN Mres Elis Ienings. correpta subite morbo valde violento. instar mortuæ martij 17. ☉. h. 12. p m. 1622. |{n}o motion of life strang convulsiva| her extremest fit it lasted 4 or 5 houres
[Astrological Chart]
Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 222, f. 16r (upper left part of page)
CASE62858: Decumbiture for John Fisher (PERSON48989)
Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON40357) on 3 October 1626 between 10:45 and 11:30
RN Iohn fisher a yere old borne on Barth eve was a twelfmonth being ☾. h. 10 30 at|p| m. 1626.
fell sick on thursday Last wth strong fits swonding & putting out the tongue now the \violent/ fits gone hath a burning feaver
It fell sick sept 28 ♃ h. 12. 1626.
[Astrological Chart]
Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 224, f. 301r (upper right part of page)
CASE54679: Decumbiture for Goody Elizabeth Cockayne (PERSON46446)
Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON39510) on 25 July 1622 at 11:11
RN She was taken strangly & sodenly but more yesterday then before Iuly 24. ☿ h 4|5| \5/ p m 1622. at sermō tȳe wth strāg convulsions taking away her speach. & vse of her armes & her belly Did burne & trēble & was & is ever mightely tormōted wth sore tēptatiōs when she is most willing to serve god1
[Astrological Chart]
Notes:
1 ‘tēptation’ in chart
Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 222, f. 8r (upper right part of page)
Anonymous (PERSON39510)Goody Elizabeth Cockayne (PERSON46446)
Medical >Witchcraft and devil (Strange affliction)
Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Fits and convulsions (Fits )
Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Speech problems (Cannot speak)
Medical >Parts of the body>Limbs and joints (Arms)
Medical >Parts of the body>Torso (Belly)
Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Burning and inflamed (Burning)
Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Lame, numb or paralysed (Trembling)
