CASE47404: Decumbiture for Mrs Chambers (PERSON28822)
Question asked by Mr Chambers (PERSON28818) on 29 August 1618 at 14:00
RN Mres Chābers of Watton 57 |57| y Aug. 26. ☿ h. 2 p m 1618. she then begā to cōplayne of a great payne in her left leg. frō the foote vp to the thighes & so hath cōtinued ever since waxing worse & worse in great extremity of payne rising higher & higher towards her body boath legs mutch swelled but the left most. hath a good stomack.
[Astrological Chart]
Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 230, f. 15r (upper left part of page)
CASE50088: Decumbiture for Agnes Smytch (PERSON35561)
Question asked by the patient on 27 December 1619 at 14:00
RN 22 novēb 22 her lyms fayled her ☾ in at 4 p m ☾ in m legs & hands doe swell & at othr tyme {swag}
[Astrological Chart]
Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 213, f. 86r (bottom left part of page)
CASE24790: Decumbiture for Margery Barnes (PERSON27785)
Question asked by the patient on 18 May 1610 at 10:00
RN Margery Barnes of Newp. \Olnye.// 40 y may 18 ♀ h. 10 ant m 16i0. watched a dead corse maij {illeg} 11. ♀ h. 9. p m 16i0 stroken wth some ill thinge |shoulder \left/ arme sore red swelled./|
[Astrological Chart]
Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 239, f. 38v (bottom left part of page)
CASE11801: Decumbiture for Mrs Frances Lea [Vines] (PERSON16711)
Question asked by the patient between 14 November 1598 and 15 November 1598
RN Mres Vines took her sicknes at Piddington 30 of maye die ♂ h. betwixt 9. & 10 walking at night in her orcharde. & it tooke away her speache & brought a palsy in her side & armes. shee had no vse of her lims. 1598. die ♂ h. 9. 30 mi. p m maij 30. 1598.1
[Astrological Chart]
Notes:
1 ‘a palsye.’ in chart
Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 52v (upper left part of page)
CASE71106: Decumbiture for Joan [Joanna] Bradbury (PERSON44643)
Question asked by the patient between 16 December 1630 at 13:20 and 17 December 1630 at 09:20
RN Ioane Bradbery of great Horwood 42 y taken strangly in her right hucklebone wth great ach about thigh & share pulling her in peeces cānot stand vppon it nothing to be sene taken Octob. 3. ☉ h. 5. 20 p m 1630
[Astrological Chart]
Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 232, p. 21 (bottom left, and bottom right parts of page)
CASE65448: Decumbiture for Goody Dormer [Swelpson] (PERSON48011)
Question asked by the patient on 1 March 1628 at 09:25
RN Goody Dormer \before goody Swapson/ of Havrshā the mydwife 50. y: f was stroken wth a Cowe & had her thigh bone broken in two 28 feb. ♃ h. 7. 30 ant m. 1628.
[Astrological Chart]
She sent to me mart. 1: h {sic} hor. 9. 25 ant m 1628.
Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 410, f. 116v (upper left part of page)
CASE47349: Decumbiture for Mary Mariot (PERSON32987)
Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON38464) on 22 August 1618 at 14:40
RN Mary Maryot was stroken in her hipbone Aug. 4 ♂ h. 11. 30 p m 1618. lying in her cradle
[Astrological Chart]
Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 230, f. 5v (bottom left part of page)
CASE65854: Decumbiture for Elizabeth Gee (PERSON49736)
Question asked by the patient on 19 April 1628 at 09:00
RN Elis Gee of Steplingly 60 y A {sic} taken sudenly in her hand & draged vp in to her han thōbe like a thorne & is swelled all over & will come to no hed wth any pultishes she was taken Ap. 2 ☿ h 12. 30 p m 1628
[Astrological Chart]
Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 410, f. 181r (bottom left part of page)
CASE12649: Decumbiture for Isabel Franknill (PERSON11939)
Question asked by Franknill (PERSON11935) on 6 September 1599 at 11:20
RN Isbell franknill of drayton sloe. 61. taken speechles last friday as at candle light. as shee was dressing of a sore leg. sodenly taken nowe question is wheathr p. taken or besp Sept. August. 31. die ♀ h. 7. p m. 1599. cannot styrre her syd nor hand. a ded palsye.
[Astrological Chart]
Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 195v (upper right part of page)
CASE37917: Decumbiture for Anne Robbins (PERSON34807)
Question asked by Robbins (PERSON34799) on 24 April 1611 at 15:30
RN on weddensday 3 weekes before miklemas betwixt 8 & 9 in the forenoone sodenly taken in her mouth & face & in her lymms & so cōtinued a weeke & did neyther eate nor drinke
It will say I or no & call her brothr Tom. Sept. 5 ☿ h. 8. 30 ant m. 1610.1
[Astrological Chart]
Notes:
1 ‘at this tyme stroken lame.’ in chart
Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 200, f. 68v (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)
CASE29229: Decumbiture for Margery Maynard (PERSON20296)
Question asked by the patient on 15 June 1605 at 08:30
RN tooke at shrovetyde in her armes wth a pricking & shooting wth a swelling in her bed the 11 of febr in the night. about 9 or 10
[Astrological Chart]
Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 216, f. 120r (bottom right part of page)
CASE37480: Decumbiture for Elizabeth Eaton (PERSON30061)
Question asked by the patient on 30 January 1611 at 13:45
RN she was strangly taken wth her sicknes & a shak{ing} in her right arme. Sept 21. ♀. h 4. p m 1610. {illeg} held her two houres. & th{en} tooke her a sonday being 23{illeg} in the after noone afore sone set & held all yt ni{ght} vntill ten the next daye h. 4. p m 16i0
[Astrological Chart]
Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 200, f. 4v (bottom right part of page)
CASE55891: Decumbiture for Alice Fisher (PERSON49006)
Question asked by the patient on 28 March 1623 at 10:25
RN Alce Fisher first taken in the market{illeg} at Buckinghā suddēly wth a sore pricking in her knee march. 16 h {sic} hor 12. 30 p m 1623 1622
[Astrological Chart]
Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 218, f. 38v (bottom left part of page)
CASE11811: Decumbiture for Margaret Fowler (PERSON11895)
Question asked by the patient on 18 November 1598 at 11:20
RN Margaret fowler of Newport of 30 yeres old. sick a longe time about his|er| hart & every ioynt & a great payne in her hed of long time. {t}|c|omplayned on thursdaye last
Margaret fowler of Newport vnmaried of 40 30 yeres old sick a long time in hed hed {sic} & hart & hath a great reume come over her eyes for this longe time complayneth sinc thursday last about 12 at midnight. die ♃ novemb 16. die ♃. h. 12. at midnight 1598. they feare lest shee be bewitched of H.
[Partial Astrological Chart]
[Astrological Chart]
Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 228, f. 54r-v (f. 54r bottom right, and f. 54v upper left)
Medical >Parts of the body >Torso (Heart)
Medical >Parts of the body >Limbs and joints (Joints)
Medical >Symptoms (specified)>Pain and pricking (Pain)
Medical >Parts of the body >Head and neck (HeadEyes)
Medical >Symptoms (specified)>Rheumy (Rheum)
Medical >Witchcraft and devil (Witchcraft suffered (medical))
CASE45497: Decumbiture for Mary Buckmaster (PERSON28509)
Question asked by the patient on 21 August 1617 at 11:00
RN Mary Bukmayster blas{ted} in boath hands at Hay making Aug 11. ☾ h. 1. p m 1617 /wth a blastyng\
[Astrological Chart]
Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 220, f. 71v (upper right part of page)
CASE78765: Decumbiture for Anne Cooper (PERSON46962)
Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON42061) on 28 January 1634 at 11:00
TG Ann Couper of Hanslap 5 quarters old. jan. 28 ♂ h. 11 AM. 1634. was taken yesterday morning betweene 6 & 7 of the clocke, soe as she cannot stirre her legges.1
[Astrological Chart]
Notes:
1 ‘{illeg} morbi {jan. 27} {☾} h. 6. 30′ {Mat. 163}4.’ in chart
Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 412, f. 77v (upper left part of page)
CASE45321: Decumbiture for Elizabeth Ingold (PERSON32025)
Question asked by the patient on 22 July 1617 at 17:00
RN Elis. Ingold of yardly Hastings 50 y Iune 26 ☾ h. 5. 30 ant m 1615
sodenly taken in her back & fell downe dead going into ye yard to milke a cowe
[Astrological Chart]
Elis Ingold was taken in her shins the Monday before St Peeters day in her back & fell downe dead. was 2 years Iune 26. ☾ in m {sic} 1615 about son rising a litle before sun rising
no child this 12 y
Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 220, ff. 40v-41r (f. 40v bottom left, and f. 41r upper left)
CASE58613: Decumbiture for Bridens (PERSON44793)
Question asked by the patient on 7 June 1624 at 11:20
RN B{illeg}|r|idens Daghter 12. y. Iue {sic} 7. {illeg}|☾|. h. 11. 20 ant. m. 1624.
Bridens child fell sick May 22 ♂ h. 6. 30 p|a|nt m m {sic} 1624
left syde stitch begā first on the right arm
[Blank Astrological Chart]
Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 413, f. 215r-v (f. 215r bottom left, and f. 215v upper left)
CASE47159: Decumbiture for Joan Hall (PERSON31290)
Question asked by the patient on 24 July 1618 at 15:20
RN Ione Hall of waresly 66 y Iuly 24 ♀ {sic} \13. ☾/ h. 3. 25|0| p m 1618. {sic} /Iuly 13 ☾ h. 7 p m 1618\
subito correpta pedibꝯ tergo et stomacko. cā not swallow any thing by reason yt the flegme coming vp troubleth her excedingly1
[Astrological Chart]
Notes:
1‘
Ellen Hollan a widowe.
Alce
’ in the left margin
Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 201, f. 197r (upper right part of page)
Medical >Parts of the body >Limbs and joints (Feet)
Medical >Parts of the body >Torso (BackStomach)
Medical >Symptoms (specified)>Eating and drinking problems (Cannot swallow)
Medical >Symptoms (specified)>Nausea and vomiting (Nausea phlegm)
Personal affairs>Personal relations (Witchcraft suspect)
Medical >Witchcraft and devil (Witchcraft suffered (medical))