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CASE28328: Decumbiture for Frances Harrison [Evington] (PERSON19869)

Question asked by the patient no earlier than 1 December 1606

GJ Vpon monday following being Decemb. 1 ho. 6. 40 p. m 1606 she swouned twice, and long ere she came to lyfe. /

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 215, f. 301r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE57450: Decumbiture for Dorothy Hawthorne (PERSON51265)

Question asked by the patient on 29 November 1623 at 11:00

RN It tooke her first octob. 19 h. 12. \20/ p m 1623. taken suddenly wth a swonding fit & & {sic} so by fits hath cōtinued ever since.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 413, f. 33r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE61747: Decumbiture for William Gale (PERSON49570)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON40243) on 10 March 1626 at 10:30

RN {illeg}eth & swoundeth yesterday about {illeg} h. 1. p m 1626

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 224, f. 116r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE73588: Decumbiture for John Bricket (PERSON28358)

Question asked by the patient on 3 January 1632 at 14:45

RN satt night h 4. 30 p m 1632.

fell suddenly into a swound

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 212, p. 376 (bottom right part of page)

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CASE28252: Decumbiture for Mary Oliver (PERSON20440)

Question asked by the patient on 15 October 1606 at 08:00

RN Mary taken Oliver taken first Octob 6. h. 9. 30 p m 1606. wth a swōding & quaking \cānot sit vp/

[Astrological Chart]

Mary Oliver of Cotton end first taken going out into her yard to make watr Octob 6. h. 9. 30 p m 1606.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 215, f. 290r-v (f. 290r bottom left, and f. 290v upper left)

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CASE31149: Decumbiture for John Large (PERSON24140)

Question asked by the patient on 11 April 1607 at 08:25

RN Iohn large 2 tyme taken Apr. 10 Ap 10. h. 3 p m 1607.

yesterday He swounded about 3 of the clocke as he was writing cometh wth a quakinge.

had it nevr before but these 2 tymes

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 193, f. 150r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE47937: Decumbiture for Mrs Elizabeth Barrowe (PERSON27809)

Question asked by Mr Edward Barrowe (PERSON27806) on 4 December 1618 at 11:00

RN Elis. Barrow began first of all to swound novēb. 29 hor 6. p m 1618. like an Epilepsy

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 230, f. 107r (upper left part of page)

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CASE54681: Decumbiture for John King (PERSON52940)

Question asked by the patient on 25 July 1622 at 15:00

RN Iohn King of great paxon 47 y Iuly 23. \/ he swounded in the morning about 5. 30 ant m 1622. & 24 was speachles

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 222, f. 8v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE55832: Decumbiture for Mrs Mary Ardwey (PERSON42848)

Question asked by the patient on 22 March 1623 at 15:20

RN Mres Mary Ordway taken yesterday March 21. h. 3. p m 1623. wth a cold {swoō}ny sweate

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 218, f. 30v (bottom left, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE61241: Decumbiture for Mrs Dorothy Boyes (PERSON44613)

Question asked by Sir James Evington (PERSON30260) on 1 November 1625 at 07:30

RN craysie a month tak

but taken wth swounding fits on satterday h 10 ant m. 1625

octob 29 h. 10 ant m 1625

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 224, f. 33v (upper right part of page)

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CASE61573: Decumbiture for John Harburne (PERSON50812)

Question asked by Harburne (PERSON50814) on 1 February 1626 at 17:00

RN Iohn Harburne of Hartwell 60. y taken wth a swoundding fits Ian 30. h. 11 p m 1626

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 224, f. 86r (upper left part of page)

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CASE67806: Decumbiture for Mr Thomas Tyrringham (PERSON27053)

Question asked by the patient on 27 February 1629 at 15:00

RN feb 24. \die / h 8 p m he was taken wth a sore cold & swounded 1629

[Astrological Chart]

Mr Th. Tyringhame 72 y of neyther Winchington

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 407, f. 69v (upper right, and bottom left parts of page)

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CASE74789: Decumbiture for Mrs Hall (PERSON50674)

Question asked by the patient on 6 June 1632 at 08:45

RN swounded Iue {sic} 4 . in sep a ap about 8 {sic} \7. 30./ at night1

[Partial Astrological Chart]

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘then swounded & vomyted’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 416, p. 215 (bottom left part of page)

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CASE59278: Decumbiture for Mary Davis (PERSON47630)

Question asked by the patient on 12 October 1624 at 11:00

RN ill sinc satterday last was senet octob 2. h. 7. \30/ p m 1624 |about satt was senet was very mery & afterward grew very sick & was ready to swound & did swound|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 402, f. 88v (bottom left, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE47760: Decumbiture for Anne Bagnol (PERSON27598)

Question asked by the patient on 28 October 1618 at 11:38

RN had yesterday night about 12. an extreme fit lost her sences & knew no body for an houre nor could not speake octob. 27. h. 12. p m 1618.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 230, f. 74r (middle, bottom left, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE47955: Decumbiture for Mrs Lucy Hainsworth (PERSON23557)

Question asked by Mr Hainsworth (PERSON23555) on 12 December 1618 at 14:00

RN Mres Haynsworth of Stonystratford 35 y & as mutch as frō the 4 of August last was strangly taken at the hart & did swound often tymes almost Dead Decēb. 9. h 12 1618.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 230, f. 112r (upper left part of page)

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CASE56841: Decumbiture for Mary Mustowe [Must] (PERSON55128)

Question asked by the patient on 6 August 1623 at 10:20

RN Mary Must taken wth her swelling & swounding fits 25 Aug. 4 h. 12. 1623

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 218, f. 186r (bottom left part of page)

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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)

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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)

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CASE64885: Decumbiture for Henry [Harry] Wallis (PERSON16774)

Question asked by the patient on 5 November 1627 at 10:00

RN vseth to bleed mutch at nose & yest night he bleede a quart & so /also before yt he swonded wth it waterish blood.\ h. 12. 20 p m 1627 /novēb. 4. h. 12. 20 p {sic} 1627\ |head ach.|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 227, f. 262r (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-treatment=Yes;f2-document-type=Case%3A%3AEntry%3A%3ADecumbiture;f3-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3ADizzy%20and%2For%20faint%3A%3ASwooning, accessed 12 March 2025.