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CASE44174: Decumbiture for Young Mrs Frances Fortescue (PERSON19648)

Question asked by the patient between 20 December 1616 at 04:00 and 21 December 1616 at 08:30

RN Dnā francisca fortes{illeg}|ku|e of Saldon 19 y correpta epilesia {sic} acerrima decēb 19. h. 10. 25. p m 16i6 wch fit lasted longe /this fit worst most desperate tedious & lasted longe\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 198, f. 40v (upper left part of page)

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CASE44175: Decumbiture for Young Mrs Frances Fortescue (PERSON19648)

Question asked by the patient between 20 December 1616 at 04:00 and 21 December 1616 at 08:30

RN Mres Francis fortiskue taken epilepsia Decēb. 19. h 4. p m 16i6. a sore fit & m{en}ded a fore sup. |& th{en} after ten fell into a most tedious fitt{e}|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 198, f. 40v (upper right part of page)

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CASE64792: Decumbiture for Mr Richard Lea (PERSON53525)

Question asked by Sir Francis Kynnestone (PERSON53211) between 17 October 1627 at 10:38 and 18 October 1627 at 09:00

RN Deceb 24. h. 5. 30 p {sic} taken wth an epilept fit 1619.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 227, f. 244r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE78063: Decumbiture for Marian Green (PERSON50336)

Question asked by the patient on 17 August 1633 between 07:00 and 08:20

RN Marian Greene of Maninford 43 y feb 10 h 8 ant m 1633

taken wth an epilepticall fit

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 211, p. 384 (upper right part of page)

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CASE44632: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Dorothy Jennings (PERSON32110)

Question asked by Mr Jennings (PERSON32100) on 7 April 1617 at 10:00

RN The gentlemā mr Ienings filia Dorothea of halfe a yere Ap. 7. . h. 10. ant m 1617.1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘falling sicknes wth convulsions/’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 198, f. 114v (upper left, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE55604: Decumbiture for Oliver Newton [Tyrringham] (PERSON55404)

Question asked by Mrs Sybil Tyrringham [Newton] (PERSON25850) on 17 February 1623 at 09:30

RN Oliver Newton of Lavendon grang taken wth the first epilepticall Fit Aug 12 {illeg}|| h. 9 ant m 1622

[Astrological Chart]

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 222, f. 171v (bottom 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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CASE72298: Horary consultation concerning Edward Wotten [Wooden] (PERSON62274)

Question asked by the patient on 7 June 1631 at 07:30

RN Edw Wootton of Chalgrave 12 y Iune 7 h. 7. 30 ant m 163i /epileps. convulsiva\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 232, p. 407 (upper right part of page)

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CASE75198: Horary consultation concerning Mary Prentice (PERSON57047)

Question asked by the patient on 31 July 1632 at 10:20

RN Mary Prentice of Tissworte {sic} \Tilsworth/ 33 y Iuly 31. h. 10 20 ant m 1632.

a mayden Epileps. falleth by fits but seldome esp in the fring spring:1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘Epileps. onc or twice a yere.’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 416, p. 347 (upper left part of page)

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CASE47951: Horary consultation concerning Monson (PERSON33308)

Question asked by the patient on 9 December 1618 at 11:45

RN Sr Will. Monson his Daughter y 12. Decēb. 8 |9| h. 11. ant h. 11. \45./ ant m 1618. /strangly handled wth epilepticall fits\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 230, f. 111r (upper right part of page)

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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)

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CASE65198: Decumbiture for John Mason (PERSON54441)

Question asked by the patient on 14 January 1628 at 09:00

RN Iohn Mason subite corrept insultu epileptico et Apoplectico Iuly 22. h. 11. 30 ant m 1627 |of Teeken| /27 y. 27 y\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 410, f. 62v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE22325: Horary consultation concerning Francis Ravening (PERSON57324)

Question asked by the patient on 1 July 1630 at 08:12

RN francis Revening of Barcōsteede in Hartford sheere 21 y Iun|ly|e 1. h. 8. 12 ant m. 1630

[Partial Astrological Chart]

This fellow iust at nig nine \of the clocke/ before his falling fit strooke me over the eylid. his sences Decayed 3 weekes talketh idlely

Did aske me blessing at his in comming

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 238, f. 44v (upper left, and middle right parts of page)

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CASE30277: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Lingard (PERSON24232)

Question asked by Lingard (PERSON24231) on 8 November 1606 at 07:20

RN Elis Lingard of Lowick a yere & a quartr novēb. 8 hor 7. 20 ant m. 1606. /pater sine consensu\12

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1morb comitialis’ in chart

2convulsio.’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 193, f. 18r (upper left part of page)

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CASE66547: Decumbiture for John Mason (PERSON54441)

Question asked by the patient between 10 July 1628 at 15:30 and 11 July 1628 at 07:20

RN The severall figures for sutch tyms as Iohn Mason was hanted wth his epilepticall fits Iune 28. h. 12. 1628.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 405, f. 105r (upper left part of page)

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CASE68455: Decumbiture for John Mason (PERSON54441)

Question asked by the patient between 13 May 1629 at 13:20 and 14 May 1629 at 09:39

U[1629–1631] May the 13. d the 1 h. post me’ he had another sore fitt of the falling sic{knes}

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 406, f. 6v (upper right part of page)

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CASE75463: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Elizabeth Catesby (PERSON45756)

Question asked by the patient on 1 August 1632 at 07:00

RN falling sicknes & suffoc of the mother Aug. 1. h. h. 7 ant m 1632

Mres Elis Catesbee 12 y yt had many fits almost 20 in a day susp. Elis. Marrshall.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 416, p. 435 (upper left part of page)

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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)

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CASE78774: Horary consultation concerning Anne (PERSON42326)

Question asked by Mr Lin [Esquire] (PERSON53749) on 30 January 1634 at 11:00

RN Annys Anne |a poor wench| /13 y\ of Southwick in Northāptonsheere by Owndall |Mr Lynn Esquire wrote in her behalfe| It tooke her 16. Ian 16 fell into her fits of convulsions swonding fits wth quaking & trēbling Ian 30. h. 11 ant m 1634 taketh away her speach swoundeth convuls1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1Epilep: cū convuls’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 412, f. 78v (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-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3AFits%20and%20convulsions;f6-time-of-day=AM;f7-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AIllnesses%20%28named%29%3A%3AFalling%20sickness, accessed 22 January 2025.