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CASE64794: Horary consultation concerning Mr Anthony King (PERSON52933)

Question asked by the patient and Mr Anthony Lightfoote (PERSON53721) on 18 October 1627 at 10:00

RN Mr Anth king octob. 18. . h 9. 50 ant m 1627 {sic}

[Astrological Chart]

Mr \Anthony/ King troubled wth the falling sicknes sendeth for his dyet drinke epilepsia. Octob. 18 . h. 10. ant m. 1627 /found no good by his ringe\1

[Astrological Chart]

{sic} my ring did Him no good.

Mr {Li}{ght}foot wrote for him hath taken all maner of physick & yet found no good by all the doctor{s} & there severall courses

Mr Anth. king octob. 18 h. 10 ant m 1627 epilep convuls.

Notes:

1 ‘Epilep’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 227, f. 244v (middle left, upper right, and bottom left parts of page)

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CASE64992: Horary consultation concerning Mr Anthony King (PERSON52933)

Question asked by Mr Thomas Anderton (PERSON42696) on 22 November 1627 at 10:38 or at 10:45

RN Mr O|A|nthony King of Ashby de la Land troubled wth the epilepsy signifyed by his worthy good frind & gentlemā Mr Thomas Anderton how he tooke all the physick sent him & touching the working therof. novēb 22. h. 10 38 ant m 1627

Mr King sent his frind to acquaint me touching the operat of his physick novēb. 22 h. 10: 45 ant m. 1627.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 410, f. 19r (upper left, and upper right parts of page)

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CASE71008: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Mary Allen (PERSON42631)

Question asked by the patient on 3 June 1630 at 09:00

RN mres Allyen now at Mr Baphies at Stony stratford 30 y Iue {sic} 3 h. 9 ant m 1630

had 3 fits since fryday last as she was wont of the Epilepsy on monday had motions of fits all daye

desyreth something to cōfort & to strength her brayn & memory

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 194, p. 438 (bottom part of page)

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CASE65324: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Frances Latch [Little Frances] (PERSON53383)

Question asked by Mr John Latch [Hatch] (PERSON53382) on 6 February 1628 between 11:00 and 13:00

RN mres frank latch of the Strād her father for her palsy Lanenes {sic} on the right syde & her falling sicknes by onc in a month

hath Issue in her neck. S & annulus magic

yet feeleth little good

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 410, f. 93r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE75734: Horary consultation concerning Mr Anthony King (PERSON52933)

Question asked by Mr Richard King [Mr King [the older]] (PERSON52953) on 20 October 1632 at 12:45

RN Mr Anthony King his last physick I sent him wrought to fearcely & decayed his spirit craveth gentle physick /falling sicknes Mr King for his sone Mr Anthony\1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘octob 20 h {sic} hor 5 45 p m 1632’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 214, p. 84 (middle centre, and middle right parts of page)

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CASE42598: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON38004)

Question asked by Mrs Bridgetta Pix (PERSON14971) on 27 October 1615 at 11:30

RN Mres Pix brought her brothr to be let blood vnder the tongue for ye falling sicknes octob 27 h. 11 30 ant m 1615

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 196, f. 137v (upper right part of page)

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CASE22499: Horary consultation concerning Thomas Dennis (PERSON47783)

Question asked by the patient on 23 July 1630 between 09:30 and 10:20

RN Thomas Denys of Newp 12. y. Iuly 23. to came to me for the falling sicknes on Easter Monday the third tyme & had a vomyting cake & so had 2 tymes before but this did more good for it brought away bladders & other ill stuffe out of his stomack wth mutch yell stuffe & hath had no fit sinc this 16 weekes

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 238, f. 71r (upper right part of page)

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CASE60556: Horary consultation concerning Staper (PERSON59515)

Question asked by Mrs Staper (PERSON59516) on 30 May 1625 at 17:30

RN Mres Stas sent for a Sygill or a Charat agyst {sic} the kings falling sickes {sic} yt a child of hers hath & she sent me 20s may 23 30 h. 5 30 p m 1625.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 217, f. 107v (bottom 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-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AIllnesses%20%28named%29%3A%3AFalling%20sickness;f2-querent-identified=Yes;f3-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ATreatment, accessed 2 December 2024.