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CASE17702: Decumbiture for Mary Houghton [Hutton] (PERSON12928)

Question asked by the patient between 10 August 1602 at 13:50 and 11 August 1602 at 06:45

RN mary hooton August 9 hor 3. p m. 1602 being letten blood swounded twice or thice {sic} leekely to dye wth it. let blood in the forenoone was very well.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 221, f. 171r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE21881: Horary consultation concerning Thomas Franklin (PERSON11915)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON18692) on 6 January 1605 at 09:00

RN Thomas franckling of Marston 5 y Ian. 6. h. 9. 1605.

this child Did swound 2 or 3 night & will eate nothinge.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 415, f. 208r (upper left part of page)

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CASE23362: Horary consultation concerning Goodman Russell (PERSON58034)

Question asked by the patient on 23 November 1630 at 15:30

RN Goodmā Russle about a month sinc sent swoundeth often when he is styrred the new malig feaver 20 myles henc or better sent to me this after noone novēb. 23 h. 3. 30 p m 1630

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 238, f. 211r (upper 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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CASE31268: Nativity for Roger Walthorne (PERSON25927)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON26346) on 16 April 1607 at 15:30

RN Rogar Walthorne londinensis natus Ian 23. h. 8. p m 1605|6|: troubled wth swounding

[Astrological Chart]

wheather he have the falling sicknes & what to be done & wheathr the nurse to be charged

rectificatū animodar

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 193, f. 165r (upper right, and upper left parts of page)

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CASE40728: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON36976)

Question asked by Mr John Blackshowe (PERSON22136) on 3 January 1613 at 12:15

RN Iohn Blackshaw for an old womā taken wth often swounding in the night like the falling sickness Ian 3. h. 12. 15. p. m 1612. {sic} /1613\. /60 y.\ |of Rudgmont.|1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘a swounding epilepsia.’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 199, f. 13r (upper right part of page)

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CASE45882: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON38326)

Question asked by Mr Neale (PERSON33499) on 23 December 1617 at 08:00

RN Mr Neale of Drury lane in london enquired of me Decēb 23 h. 8 ant m 1617 whenc it was yt on swounded 3 or 4 houres vppon any frigiht {sic} or disc wheathr it came frō the spleene or noe or whenc I set {this} after he was gone at nine but he enquired at     ant m 16171

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘swoundeth often’ in chart

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 220, f. 144r (upper left part of page)

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CASE46097: Horary consultation concerning Sir Thomas Dayrell (PERSON29715)

Question asked by the patient on 27 February 1618 at 09:00

RN Sr Thomas Dorell of lullingston 65 y. feb 27 h. 9. ant m 1618 /swounded\ /{fe}br maligna\1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1feb. malig’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 201, f. 2r (bottom left, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE48022: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Harley (PERSON31369)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON38525) on 4 January 1619 at 10:30

RN Elis Harly of Oakely a yers {sic} old Ian. 4 h. 10. 30 ant. m 1618 {sic}.

It swoundeth often 5 tȳes a fortnight or a weke betwixt |teeth feared|

onc in a month or 3 weekes it swoundeth & then sleepeth & still is mery.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 230, f. 127r (upper right part of page)

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CASE58257: Horary consultation concerning Mary Garret (PERSON49656)

Question asked by the patient on 21 April 1624 at 17:00

RN mary Garret her sister swondeth in like maner & will talk idle Ap 1|2|1 h. 5 p m 1624

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 413, f. 159v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE70183: Horary consultation concerning William Chappell (PERSON45927)

Question asked by the patient on 9 March 1630 at 09:00

Williā Chappell of Newport 23. y. Mart. 9. h. 9. ant. m. 1630

hee swounded at Church on Sunday last in the afternoone \at 3 a clock/, a great steech on the right syde

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 194, p. 146 (bottom left part 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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CASE26242: Horary consultation concerning Frances Dorrington (PERSON62624)

Question asked by the patient on 24 April 1607 at 06:15

RN francis dorrington 19 y Ap 24. h. 6. 15 ant m 1607 a gentlewomā subiect to many melancholy passions swodings {sic} mother |lighte headed./|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 181, f. 167r (upper, and middle left parts of page)

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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)

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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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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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CASE14394: Horary consultation concerning Old Mr Ferdinando Poulton [Poutny] (PERSON15024)

Question asked by the patient on 19 January 1604 at 12:00

RN Old Mr Poutnye 65 y Ian 19 hor 11. 50 ant m 1604. h. 12. swoundeth costive fleme

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 197, f. 134v (upper right part of page)

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CASE25392: Horary consultation concerning Catherine Lane (PERSON32515)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON37371) on 29 August 1610 at 10:40

RN Katheron lane of lowton 4 y Aug 29. h. 10. 40 ant m 16i0 apt to swound & worst after night & hath a hoping cough.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 239, f. 125v (bottom 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)

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?f14-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3ADizzy%20and%2For%20faint%3A%3ASwooning;f15-question-asked=Medical;f16-judgment=No, accessed 16 March 2025.