CASE37610: Horary consultation concerning Walter Cheese (PERSON28872)
Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON37483) on 25 February 1611 at 16:15
RN Water Cheese of Stony stratford borne the last night being ☉ about betwixt 5 & six 20 weekes sinc. her disease & first fit tooke it feb 21 ♃ h 4. p m 1611. it did shake wth the hands & wryteth {sic} ye mouth & hed & clutcheth the hands & grypeth. & falleth. the first daye 2 fits. yesterday & this day may {sic} fits.
water good.
{sen}|{wro}|te to me febr. 25 ☾ h. 4. 15. p m 1611.
Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 200, f. 23v (bottom left part of page)
Anonymous (PERSON37483)Walter Cheese (PERSON28872)
Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Fits and convulsions (Fits )
Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Lame, numb or paralysed (Trembling )
Medical >Parts of the body >Limbs and joints (Hands)
Medical >Parts of the body >Head and neck (Throat and mouthHead)
Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Gripings, gnawings and stitches (Griping)
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 )
CASE73904: Decumbiture for Elizabeth Eastone (PERSON48283)
Question asked by the patient on 31 March 1632 at 10:00
RN was first strangly taken feb 28. ♂ h. 9. p m 1632.
[Astrological Chart]
fell downe dead & had 2 or 3 fits in an houres & will \doth/ quake skreame & crye
feb 28 ♂ h. 8 40 \30/ p m 1632 /of all tes body & toes\
[Astrological Chart]
Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 212, p. 473 (upper right part of page)
CASE60573: Horary consultation concerning Mr William Mordaunt (PERSON54877)
Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON40112) on 2 June 1625 at 08:00
RN my lord Mordants litle child ten weekes on satt last it was borne the 19 of marh {sic} last betweene 10 & 11 in ye morning. it was healthfull vntill weddensday last. may 25. h. 4. 30 ant m it was taken wth a stretching out of the arms a galling of the eys & skryking & trēbling of all tes vppon may 26. it had 3 fits 2 in ye morning. & on at noone. & hath an arising in ye throte wch is seene & felt. & by holding downe by hand hath some ease & it riseth moore. the left syde of the throate. sent to me Iune 2. ♃ h. 8 ant m. 1625.
Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 217, f. 110v (upper left part of page)
