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)
CASE32602: Decumbiture for Mr Thomas Kelly (PERSON24000)
Question asked by the patient between 23 January 1608 at 14:00 and 25 January 1608 at 09:50
RN Thomas kelly Ian 22. ♀ h. 9 ant m had a sore shaking aguish fit 1608.
the lady Constables mā. Thomas kelly fell into a new & a strang aguish fit shaking bed & chābr round about ♄. 9. ant m. 1608.
[Astrological Chart]
Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 193, f. 345v (upper left, and bottom left parts 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 )
