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CASE11025: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Vans (PERSON16684)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON17559) on 9 July 1600 at 12:30

RN Elisabeth Bans nata the sunday being the 14 of Iuly amo {sic} d 1594. had a sore fit Iuly. 9. 4 fits in the aftrnoone. die h. 12.30 p m. 1600

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 202, f. 135r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE11802: Nativity for William Blea (PERSON9790)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON17630) between 14 November 1598 and 15 November 1598

RN Will: Blea borne the 30 daye of Novemb. die h noctis \p. merid/ about h p m. 4. 1596. troubled every day with fits startling & skik stare & tok him it took him on tuesday last

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 52v (upper right part of page)

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CASE16536: Decumbiture for Mr Eustace Barnabie (PERSON9464)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON18181) on 26 January 1605 at 10:30

RN his first fit tooke this child Ian 25. h. 3. p m 1605

[Partial Astrological Chart]

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Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 207, f. 234r (upper right part of page)

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CASE26104: Interrogation (Medical episode) concerning Young Sir Robert Napier [Robert Napier [Sandy]] (PERSON14332)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON62927) between 30 December 1602 and 1 April 1634

RN Robart S {sic} \Sandy the child./ anothr extreme fit Decēber 30 hor 13 {sic} \12/ 50 m. 1602. |. h. 1 50 ant m 160{2}|

[Astrological Chart]

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 181, f. 68v (upper part of page)

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CASE48902: Horary consultation concerning William Jennings (PERSON32105)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON38627) on 2 June 1619 at 10:00

RN Will: Ienygs of Drayton. 3. y. Iune 2.  {sic} h. 10. ant m 1619 |fits.|

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 235, f. 29v (upper left part of page)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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CASE75539: Interrogation (Medical episode) concerning Thomas Goftes (PERSON49975)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON41663) on 19 September 1632 at 15:30

RN Sept 14 h. 9 p m 1632 had her first fit

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 214, p. 28 (bottom left part of page)

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CASE22435: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON38974)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON38973) on 16 July 1630 at 06:20

RN A poer womā for on yt hath bene frentick by fits & hath also a lethargy Iuly 16 h 6. 20 ant m 1630 /mater filio deliveratu et {fumigate}\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 238, f. 61v (upper right part of page)

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CASE41244: Horary consultation concerning John Web (PERSON36591)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON37868) on 25 April 1613 at 15:20

RN Iohn Web. of Woullyson 12 y brought to me to see in his strang fits Ap 25. h. 3. 20 p m. 1613. |here in prsenc|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 199, f. 103r (upper left part of page)

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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 |prim morbi Insultus|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 222, f. 16r (upper right part of page)

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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)

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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)

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CASE74391: Horary consultation concerning Mr Christopher Clark (PERSON46155)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON41523) on 23 April 1632 at 09:00

RN Mr Chrystopher Clarke of Potters Perry 2 19 y \our lady day last at noone/ Ap. 23. h. 9 ant m \outing & pass. senceles in his fits/ 1632. /vnckle for his Cosen.\ /Contag fits cā take no rest\

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Mr Christoph Clarke 19 y of {sic} Ap 23. . h.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 416, p. 100 (bottom right, and bottom left parts of page)

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CASE48272: Horary consultation concerning Anne Smith (PERSON35503)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON38552) on 20 February 1619 at 15:00

RN An Smyth of Stony stratford 30 y mayed {sic} feb. 20 h {sic} hor 3. p m. 1619. 12 days sick. lyeth like a Chisone {sic} child all the day & always at night behave her selfe like a bedlome & hath in her mad fits cut of a great peece of her tongue cānot sleepe these 12 days but lyeth broad awake

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 230, f. 177r (upper left part of page)

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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)

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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)

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-querent-identified=No;f2-number-of-practitioners=Single%20practitioner;f3-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3AFits%20and%20convulsions%3A%3AFits, accessed 2 December 2024.