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CASE59664: Horary consultation concerning Mary King (PERSON53004)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON40019) on 19 January 1625 at 13:00

RN Mary King of Brōmā 23 weekes old to morowe Ian 19. h. 1 p. m. 1625 pr {sic} the child prsent {illeg} {sic} convulsion blacke in ye face & {fain}ting

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 402, f. 145r (upper left part of page)

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CASE52904: Horary consultation concerning Mr Richard Horne (PERSON51871)

Question asked by the patient on 4 August 1621 at 10:30

RN Rich. Horne of Great Brickhill 24 y Aug 4 h {sic} hor 10. 30 ant m. 1621

\a swīing in his/ head a swȳing in his head wth convuls.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 231, f. 57v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE55428: Decumbiture for John Odell (PERSON55722)

Question asked by the patient on 23 December 1622 at 11:00

RN Decēb 22. h. 2. 40|5| p m 1622 swounded & fomed & his mouth Drawen backward. & at night had another fit & this swounded 4 tymes yesterd daye

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 222, f. 142v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE71912: Decumbiture for an Anonymous (PERSON41300)

Question asked by Martha [Matthew] Jinkins (PERSON52561) on 27 April 1631 at 09:30

RN yest was month stretched out her hands cōpl of a lightnes in her head her eys {rune} & is sleepish

It tooke her sorely & had \a/ very greevous fit in the morning & so always in her bed h. 6. 30 in aurora martch 30  {sic} |march 29. | h. 6. 30 ant m 163i

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 232, p. 284 (bottom centre, bottom left, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE55426: Decumbiture for John Odell (PERSON55722)

Question asked by the patient on 23 December 1622 at 11:00

RN It tooke Iohn Odyll Decēmb 9 in extremely. about 8. 30 ant m 1622 had it before but thē in great extremely & swounded. & so did onc or twice before & fomed & draweth his mouth.

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Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 222, f. 142v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE70232: Horary consultation concerning Thomas Wright (PERSON62335)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON41103) on 14 March 1630 at 13:00

U[1628–30] Thomas write {illeg} was borne on \the next/ satterday at night after on michelmus was twelmounth, betweene a 11 or 12 at|or| i3, a Clock but cam to me at 1 of clock, ye 14th: of march 1630./

had a quiuorin & sounding on michelmus last & 3 Dayes the after ye small pox & then at shroftide & this last night had 3 fitts after the same manner a boue saide, being ye 13th Day complaines on the head & heauie & apt to sleepe

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Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 194, p. 164 (upper, bottom left, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE61556: Decumbiture for Margaret Howlet (PERSON52018)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON40223) on 30 January 1626 at 08:00

RN troubled wth strang convulsions the wench the morow on \St/ Stephens Daye sep a ap . p h. 8 ant m 162{6}|5| & swounded at that tyme & hath bene troubled wth convulsiōs ever sinc

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Marg Howlet taken wth strang fits of convulsions & wythering of her face & neck St {sic} Decēb. 26 h. 8 ant m 1625

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Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 224, f. 82r-v (f. 82r bottom right, and f. 82v upper left)

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?f10-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3AFits%20and%20convulsions;f11-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3AHead%20and%20neck;f9-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3ADizzy%20and%2For%20faint, accessed 28 December 2024.