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CASE77127: Decumbiture for Goody Cubbadg (PERSON47415)

Question asked by the patient on 1 May 1633 at 11:30

shee was taken speechles Apr. 29. h. 2. p m. 1633

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 211, p. 87 (upper right part of page)

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CASE58700: Decumbiture for Mark Gray (PERSON31083)

Question asked by Gray (PERSON50242) on 5 July 1624 at 10:00

RN pater filio taken speachl{es} yesterday about 3. p m 162{4}

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 402, f. 6v (upper right part of page)

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CASE19358: Decumbiture for Mary Carreck [Harrison] (PERSON10338)

Question asked by the patient on 4 May 1601 between 16:00 and 18:00

RN Mary Carecke fell sicke about maij 2. die hor. 10. p m. 1601. speach taken away suddenly.1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘* * *’ in the left margin

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 404, f. 108r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE28876: Decumbiture for Edmond Marchant (PERSON13955)

Question asked by Mr Marchant (PERSON13954), Mr John Bird (PERSON9741) and Mr John Mansell (PERSON13934) on 1 May 1605 at 05:15

RN Edmund Marchaunt of haversham 26 y Apr 30. h. 10. ant p m 1605

[Astrological Chart]

He lyeth speachles

I set this figure the next day in ye morning he had bene yt Day at footebale & some suppose yt he tooke a great bruise.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 216, f. 75v (upper left part of page)

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CASE43616: Decumbiture for Young Mrs Elizabeth Hilsdon (PERSON12776)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON38095) between 7 July 1616 at 19:25 and 8 July 1616 at 12:39

RN Mres Hillersdon taken Iuly 4 h. 10 at night 16i6 | hor 10 p m 16i6| /convulsions caot speake\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 408, f. 129v (bottom left, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE54681: Decumbiture for John King (PERSON52940)

Question asked by the patient on 25 July 1622 at 15:00

RN Iohn King of great paxon 47 y Iuly 23. \/ he swounded in the morning about 5. 30 ant m 1622. & 24 was speachles

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 222, f. 8v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE48389: Decumbiture for Thomas Hall (PERSON31258)

Question asked by the patient on 15 March 1619 at 11:45

RN Thomas Hall \56 y./ was taken in his speach & right syde 2 Martij h. 7. 3|2|0 ant m 1619 sodenly going about his worke

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 230, f. 201r (bottom right part 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)

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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.

[Astrological Chart]

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

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CASE25357: Decumbiture for Sara Cox (PERSON29486)

Question asked by the patient on 19 August 1610 at 13:00

RN Sara Cox of Northhāpton. 20 y Aug. 19|8| \{sic}/ h. 10 30 {sic} \11. 30/. p m 1610 sodenly stroken & fell in a swound. & was taken in her right syde, nor could speak ever after it. {wri}th her mouth. was very mery before {illeg}|th|is took her.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 239, f. 120r (upper right part of page)

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CASE63237: Decumbiture for Robert Burgess (PERSON45255)

Question asked by the patient on 16 February 1627 at 12:50

RN Rob Burges {illeg}|3|6 y I|f|eb 16 h. 12 50 p m 1627.

head ioynts & back & now speachles sinc sonday about sonset. |he sent feb 16 . h. 1. p m 1627|1

[Partial Astrological Chart]

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1speachles’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 224, f. 366r (upper right part of page)

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CASE69294: Decumbiture for Elizabeth Brown (PERSON45050)

Question asked by Brown (PERSON44988) on 31 August 1629 at 08:25

RN Eliz. Browne of Paulusperry 69 {y} Aug 27. wa{s} taken in the fild {wth} a dead palsye yt took away her speach & lamed all on syde Aug 27 h 2. p m 162{9} she lay in the fild Dead 4 h{oures} no body suspe{c}ting any thing

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 406, f. 147v (upper right part of page)

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CASE11801: Decumbiture for Mrs Frances Lea [Vines] (PERSON16711)

Question asked by the patient between 14 November 1598 and 15 November 1598

RN Mres Vines took her sicknes at Piddington 30 of maye die h. betwixt 9. & 10 walking at night in her orcharde. & it tooke away her speache & brought a palsy in her side & armes. shee had no vse of her lims. 1598. die h. 9. 30 mi. p m maij 30. 1598.1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘a palsye.’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 52v (upper left part of page)

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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

[Partial Astrological Chart]

he was blasted in a garden.1

[Astrological Chart]

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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CASE53391: Decumbiture for James Langwrite (PERSON53371)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON39360) on 28 November 1621 at 08:39

RN It tooke him first on sonday last wth a trēbling all over. & tooke away the vse of his lyms & now his sences & all 25 h. 9. 30 ant m sodaynly taken 162i /will take nothing nor speak cānot keepe his water\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 231, f. 146r (upper right 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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CASE71329: Decumbiture for Mrs Seth Hadle (PERSON50568)

Question asked by the patient on 3 February 1631 at 13:30

RN a rising vp ready to choake her voydeth vp flegme & blood & swoundeth often sinc last night about nine & cānot speake feb 2. h. 9 p m 163i |body swelled| /speachles\ /An Impost feared\ |neavr had child|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 232, p. 103 (bottom right, and bottom left 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?f2-language=English;f3-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3ASpeech%20problems%3A%3ACannot%20speak;f4-document-type=Case%3A%3AEntry%3A%3ADecumbiture, accessed 18 January 2025.