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CASE19512: Decumbiture for Robert Kinsweeke (PERSON13411)

Question asked by the patient on 4 July 1601 at 08:00

RN Robart Kinsweeke of Elstoe 54 y. taken in London taken on the right syde fyngers head & feete wth a swelling. Apr. 25. vppon St Markes Day being satterday betwixt 6 & 7 in the morning. was first taken. Apr. 25. die hor 6. 30. ant m. 160i. betwixt 3 & 4 aftr noone could not styrre & the sunday morning could not speake

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he was blasted in a garden.1

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Notes:

1 ‘blasted in a garden’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 404, f. 134r (upper left part of page)

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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)

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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)

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CASE12649: Decumbiture for Isabel Franknill (PERSON11939)

Question asked by Franknill (PERSON11935) on 6 September 1599 at 11:20

RN Isbell franknill of drayton sloe. 61. taken speechles last friday as at candle light. as shee was dressing of a sore leg. sodenly taken nowe question is wheathr p. taken or besp Sept. August. 31. die h. 7. p m. 1599. cannot styrre her syd nor hand. a ded palsye.

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Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 195v (upper right part of page)

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CASE13542: Decumbiture for Goody Elizabeth Miller [Richardson] (PERSON15311)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON17865) between 2 July 1598 and 16 July 1598

RN |1598.| Elsabeth Richardson tooke her sicknes the 2 of Iuly die h. intr 10 & 11. 10. 30 mi an m. 10. 15. shee hath an idle hed & speaketh foolishnes bereaved of her speach & of her wittes

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Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 182, f. 213r (upper part of page)

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CASE44616: Decumbiture for Mrs Agnes Rawlins [Clason] (PERSON34605)

Question asked by the patient on 4 April 1617 at 11:00

RN Agnys Rawlins of Stoake Hāmon 32 y Ap 4. h. 11. ant m 1617 not sick vryne indiff 3 fig. white Dregs. hart heavy |troubled in her mynd tempted hart heavy| sent Ap 4. sep a {sic} ap . yesterday about 6. \/ h. 6. p. m 1617

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Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 198, f. 112v (upper left part of page)

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CASE47404: Decumbiture for Mrs Chambers (PERSON28822)

Question asked by Mr Chambers (PERSON28818) on 29 August 1618 at 14:00

RN Mres Chābers of Watton 57 |57| y Aug. 26. h. 2 p m 1618. she then begā to cōplayne of a great payne in her left leg. frō the foote vp to the thighes & so hath cōtinued ever since waxing worse & worse in great extremity of payne rising higher & higher towards her body boath legs mutch swelled but the left most. hath a good stomack.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 230, f. 15r (upper left part of page)

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CASE50256: Decumbiture for an Anonymous (PERSON38783)

Question asked by the patient on 7 February 1620 at 12:30

RN on fryday night about 12 of the clock was taken very strangly backe belly & every where as it were wth huc\coc/kes fryday & satterday night lay as on yt should dete

feb. 4. h. 12. at night

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Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 213, f. 127r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE54678: Decumbiture for Goody Elizabeth Cockayne (PERSON46446)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON39510) on 25 July 1622 at 11:11

RN Elis Cocken of Newp. first strangly & sodenly taken on holy thursday 26 y Iuli may 30 h. 5 p m 1622 Iane Goodmā craved Drink & she gave it to this Iane & it prsently tooke her & sinc neaver well but mutch tēpted & troubled wth wynd1

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Notes:

1 ‘mutch temptat. wynd melancholye’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 222, f. 8r (bottom left, and bottom centre parts of page)

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CASE60479: Decumbiture for Mr Wingate (PERSON62023)

Question asked by the patient on 20 May 1625 at 11:00

RN Mr Wyndgate taken wth \his/ old fits wth an Idle brayne & full of talke may 13. h. 12. 16251

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1 ‘fell sick’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 217, f. 96v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE65223: Decumbiture for Sir William Samuell (PERSON25233)

Question asked by the patient on 21 January 1628 at 09:00

RN fell sick on satt last betwixt 11 & 12. & is sorely payned & cānot hath no vse of his lims & cānot styr him selfe & swoundeth often

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Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 410, f. 67r (upper right, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE65953: Decumbiture for Frederick King (PERSON52937)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON40650) on 29 April 1628 at 10:45

RN Ap 28 h. 10 ant m 1628 cōpl of a rūning vp & downe his legs arms eares & neck like a like a {sic} mouse & bite him by the prick the child in ye fit quake & stampe taken so yeste\r/day

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Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 405, f. 6r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE67646: Decumbiture for Matthew Bloud (PERSON44327)

Question asked by the patient on 29 January 1629 at 14:30

RN Taken in the night wth a rising in her st{omack} frō the left syde to her hart causing often swounding Ian 28 h. 12 p m {sic} 1629

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Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 407, f. 36r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE10312: Decumbiture for Mr Thomas Egerton (PERSON11500)

Question asked by Mr Thomas Egerton (PERSON11498) on 12 April 1600 at 09:30

RN Mr Edgerton for his sonne Thomas who fell sicke the 8 of Apr. die h 7 p m. 1600 stomacke & a great burning in his backe. head & stomacke right syde & belly

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Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 202, f. 36r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE13548: Decumbiture for Alice Rawlins (PERSON15178)

Question asked by William Rawlins (PERSON15172) between 10 July 1598 and 16 July 1598

RN |1598| Alce Rawling the daughtr of will Rawling fell sicke. about munday morning about Iulij 10 die . 7. 30 ant {sic} she speaketh idlely & is bereaved of her speache & tounge boathe. & wites.

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Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 182, f. 217r (upper part of page)

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CASE25586: Decumbiture for Mrs Elizabeth Palmer [Chapman] (PERSON14648)

Question asked by the patient on 6 November 1610 at 11:45

RN ye hath bene sick by fits. but yesterdaye about 3 of the clock in ye after noone taken & tormented & gryped in her stomack & belly & Doth. cast in the extremitye of her fit & otherwise.

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Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 239, f. 150v (bottom 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.

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Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 193, f. 345v (upper left, and bottom left parts of page)

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CASE45823: Decumbiture for Mrs Mary Boddington (PERSON28184)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON38318) on 5 December 1617 at 09:45

RN brought a bed vppō satterday last at twelfe at day tyme Novēb 29 h {sic} hor 11. 40 ant m 1617

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Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 220, f. 134v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE46642: Decumbiture for Robert Rider (PERSON34748)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON38394) on 16 May 1618 at 08:00

RN may 8 at fryday it tooke him about 12 in the night it first tooke him in his legs wth a shooting & sinc it rūneth vp into his hed making him to talke idlely a light head |Is grown starke mad.|

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Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 201, f. 101v (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?f19-document-type=Case%3A%3AEntry%3A%3ADecumbiture;f21-question-asked=Medical;f22-judgment=Yes, accessed 9 February 2025.