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CASE16536: Decumbiture for Mr Eustace Barnabie (PERSON9464)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON18181) on 26 January 1605 at 10:30

RN his first fit tooke this child Ian 25. h. 3. p m 1605

[Partial Astrological Chart]

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 207, f. 234r (upper right part of page)

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CASE19194: Decumbiture for Elizabeth Macum [Winkles] (PERSON17273)

Question asked by Goodman Macum (PERSON13868) on 17 April 1601 at 08:30

RN yesterday about 5 of the clock in the morning & about 2 of After noone. that was 16 of Ap. die .

Elis. Macu had her fits about Ap 16 die bis 5. 30 ant m. p m 2. 160i

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 404, f. 79v (bottom left, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE31567: Decumbiture for Isabel Kent (PERSON13328)

Question asked by the patient on 5 June 1607 at 09:15

RN Isb. kent of Padbery 53 y Iun {sic}e 5|4| Iune 4. taken wth a sore fit h. 4. p m. 1607

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 193, f. 206r (upper right part of page)

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CASE34814: Decumbiture for Alice Boswell (PERSON22172)

Question asked by the patient on 2 February 1609 at 09:38

RN This fit tooke her sorely feb 2 Ian 31. h. 9 p m 1609

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 229, f. 304v (bottom right, and bottom left parts of page)

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CASE43873: Decumbiture for Young Mrs Frances Fortescue (PERSON19648)

Question asked by the patient between 11 September 1616 at 16:00 and 12 September 1616 at 10:00

RN mres francis fortescue had a sore fit h. 4 p m 16i6 sept 11

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 408, f. 171r (upper left part of page)

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CASE50182: Decumbiture for Jeremy Constable (PERSON29247)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON38775) on 24 January 1620 at 08:30

RN Ieremy Constable \of Olny/ taken yest \Ian 23./ h. 9 p m 1620

4 or 5 great fits

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 213, f. 112v (upper right part of page)

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CASE56000: Decumbiture for John Odell (PERSON55722)

Question asked by the patient on 11 April 1623 at 11:50

RN Iohn Odyll had his first fyt Octob 29 h. 11 11 ant m 1622

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 218, f. 54r (upper left part of page)

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CASE62430: Decumbiture for Lady Anne Twisden (PERSON60638)

Question asked by the patient on 23 May 1626 at 15:45

RN The Lady Twisden into dangerous f{ell} into dangerous fits may 19 . h. 11 p m 1626

[Astrological Chart]

of Redcrosse streete

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 224, f. 219v (upper right part of page)

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CASE66090: Decumbiture for Mr Anthony King (PERSON52933)

Question asked by the patient on 14 May 1628 between 13:00 and 17:20

RN Mr Anth King taken wth on of his masterlike fits May 5. h. 3 ant 30 ant m 1628

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 405, f. 31v (upper left part of page)

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CASE67403: Decumbiture for William Ring (PERSON57656)

Question asked by the patient on 22 November 1628 at 11:00

U[1628–31] On Monday last about 9|6|. p. m: Williā Ringe was troubled wth a fit.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 405, f. 330v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE76112: Decumbiture for Mrs Anne Tyrringham [Napier] (PERSON60703)

Question asked by the patient on 10 December 1632 at 16:00

RN Decēb. 9 h. 8. 40 p m 1632 fell into her fits

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 214, p. 205 (bottom right part of page)

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CASE40279: Decumbiture for Sir William Fortescue (PERSON30512)

Question asked by the patient between 29 August 1612 at 16:00 and 30 August 1612 at 18:00

RN Sr will. fortiskues fit took him Aug 28 . h. 11. \at night/ & cōtinued vntill 5

desyreth a purge

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 409, f. 150r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE54188: Decumbiture for Alice Farren [Farrell] (PERSON48771)

Question asked by the patient on 17 May 1622 at 13:30

RN Alce farren was taken was taken {sic} wth 2 strong fits may 17. \16/ h. 8. 45 p m 1622 & then cānot sit still. ready to swound

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 223, f. 106v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE58424: Decumbiture for Mr Erasmus Chauncy (PERSON45970)

Question asked by the patient on 12 May 1624 at 17:30

RN Mr Erasmus \Charnciey 49 y/ taken wth a sore fit h. 10. 30 p m. 1624

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 413, f. 187r (upper left part of page)

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CASE61241: Decumbiture for Mrs Dorothy Boyes (PERSON44613)

Question asked by Sir James Evington (PERSON30260) on 1 November 1625 at 07:30

RN craysie a month tak

but taken wth swounding fits on satterday h 10 ant m. 1625

octob 29 h. 10 ant m 1625

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 224, f. 33v (upper right part of page)

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CASE61573: Decumbiture for John Harburne (PERSON50812)

Question asked by Harburne (PERSON50814) on 1 February 1626 at 17:00

RN Iohn Harburne of Hartwell 60. y taken wth a swoundding fits Ian 30. h. 11 p m 1626

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 224, f. 86r (upper left part of page)

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CASE73575: Decumbiture for John Adams (PERSON42478)

Question asked by Mr John Adams (PERSON42479) on 2 January 1632 at 10:20

RN another fit yesterd Ian. 1. wheesing breath stopped

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 212, p. 372 (bottom left, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE52025: Decumbiture for Alice Knight (PERSON32398)

Question asked by the patient on 14 February 1621 at 08:15

RN Alce Knight of newp 18 f|y| feb 14. h. 13 h. 10 10 30 ant m 1621 sudenly taken wth skyking fits cry & take on grevously /this was the third tyme troubled wth the kings evill.\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 233, f. 55r (upper left part of page)

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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)

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CASE47760: Decumbiture for Anne Bagnol (PERSON27598)

Question asked by the patient on 28 October 1618 at 11:38

RN had yesterday night about 12. an extreme fit lost her sences & knew no body for an houre nor could not speake octob. 27. h. 12. p m 1618.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 230, f. 74r (middle, bottom left, and bottom right parts 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?f18-treatment=Yes;f19-document-type=Case%3A%3AEntry%3A%3ADecumbiture;f20-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3AFits%20and%20convulsions%3A%3AFits, accessed 31 March 2025.