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CASE11628: Decumbiture for Susan Blundell (PERSON9824)

Question asked by the patient on 16 August 1598 between 04:00 and 07:27

RN Susan Blundell was die Aug 15 of Aug. die h 6. p m. was exceedingly troubled wth her fits. & so agayne betwixt 10 & 11. & betwene 3. & 4 mor.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 228, f. 15v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE11744: Decumbiture for Susan Blundell (PERSON9824)

Question asked by the patient between 11 October 1598 at 07:45 and 12 October 1598 at 08:30

RN Susan Blundell toke her fit by some foolish vision & sight at what time she laughed & sawe Goody Greene & goody Nichols flinging of trenchers & when it tooke her as they say shee cryed out vppon Goody Barnwell. the 13 of Novemb. die . h noctis circ 12 1596.

[Partial Astrological Chart]

Susan Blundell

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 228, f. 42r (upper left, and upper right parts 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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CASE11811: Decumbiture for Margaret Fowler (PERSON11895)

Question asked by the patient on 18 November 1598 at 11:20

RN Margaret fowler of Newport of 30 yeres old. sick a longe time about his|er| hart & every ioynt & a great payne in her hed of long time. {t}|c|omplayned on thursdaye last

Margaret fowler of Newport vnmaried of 40 30 yeres old sick a long time in hed hed {sic} & hart & hath a great reume come over her eyes for this longe time complayneth sinc thursday last about 12 at midnight. die novemb 16. die . h. 12. at midnight 1598. they feare lest shee be bewitched of H.

[Partial Astrological Chart]

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 228, f. 54r-v (f. 54r bottom right, and f. 54v upper left)

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CASE13128: Decumbiture for Susan Blundell (PERSON9824)

Question asked by the patient between 29 January 1597 and 6 September 1597

RN Susan blundle.

1597 29 of Ian at \after/ midnight at betwixt on & two at 1. 30 mi. 2 & 30 \on & 30. m./ betwix 2. & 3. 2 & 30 m 3 a clock. mor. betwixt 3. & 4. at 4 a clock moring {sic}.

[Partial Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 175, f. 28v (upper part of page)

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CASE13130: Decumbiture for Susan Blundell (PERSON9824)

Question asked by the patient between 22 January 1597 and 6 September 1597

RN Susan Blundle at x yeares old at the 17 of Septemb. last was on the 29 of Ian at night sore troubled. & in amaner trice ded in a sownd & is every satterday so troubled at night specially Susan Blundle in her bead & sometimes in the morning. it first tooke her in the 23 of {sic} 29 day of Ian. at midnight in 1597. th 29 of Ianary. |after midnight. 30 mi.|

[Partial Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 175, f. 29v (upper part of page)

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CASE13134: Decumbiture for Susan Blundell (PERSON9824)

Question asked by the patient between 12 February 1597 and 6 September 1597

RN Susan Blundle {illeg} 1597 was grevously handled wth a disease wch taketh her every saterday since it began to take her wc was not vntill this yeare 1597 & towards the latter end of Ian. shee was greeved therwth on feb. the 12 of feb{r} betwixt on & two in the mor:1 shee is as on dead & sowneth 2 or 3 times togeathr. or a litle after midnight betwixt 12. & on. it tooke her cōmonly in her sleepe./

[Partial Astrological Chart]

[Astrological Chart]

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘1597. feb. 12 die . hora 12 media nocte. 30. mi.’ at the top of the page

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 175, f. 32r (upper right, upper left, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE13165: Decumbiture for Nichols (PERSON14448)

Question asked by the patient between 13 May 1597 and 6 September 1597

RN Iohn Nichols wife. the 13 of may paulo post merid. Decubuit ægrot. 1597. 12. 30. mi. die . |shee was very sick for the time but mended shortly after.|1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘his last wife.’ infralinear

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 175, f. 52r (upper part of page)

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CASE13167: Decumbiture for Nichols (PERSON14448)

Question asked by the patient between 20 February 1597 and 6 September 1597

RN The wife of Iohn Nichols egrotavit. die . circitr tertiā post merid. 1597. 20. feb.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 175, f. 53r (upper part of page)

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CASE13421: Decumbiture for Elizabeth Butcher (PERSON10241)

Question asked by the patient between 14 October 1597 and 16 July 1598

RN Els. Butch: cæpit ægrot. 1597 Octob. 13. die . h. post {sic} h. 9. she ke {sic} quivereth & trembleth. shee feared least shee was bewitched but she mended a weake after.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 182, f. 111v (upper part of page)

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CASE13544: Decumbiture for Goody Scambler (PERSON15642)

Question asked by the patient between 11 July 1598 and 16 July 1598

RN widowe Scamler fell sicke as shee told me about die hor 10 ant merd {sic} Iulij xjth 1598. it tooke her in the small of the backe & reanes.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 182, f. 214v (upper part of page)

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CASE17702: Decumbiture for Mary Houghton [Hutton] (PERSON12928)

Question asked by the patient between 10 August 1602 at 13:50 and 11 August 1602 at 06:45

RN mary hooton August 9 hor 3. p m. 1602 being letten blood swounded twice or thice {sic} leekely to dye wth it. let blood in the forenoone was very well.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 221, f. 171r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE20353: Decumbiture for Mrs Mary Pemberton (PERSON14837)

Question asked by the patient on 4 February 1602 at 13:45

RN Mres Ma\r/y Pemmerton fell sick on the first febr 1. hor. 9. 40 p m. 1602.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 404, f. 283r (upper right part of page)

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CASE22968: Decumbiture for Mary Campion (PERSON45543)

Question asked by the patient on 17 September 1630 at 10:00

RN Mary Cāpion 14 of Sept Embarton 24 y Sept 14. h. 7 p. m. 1630

fell into her first fit

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 238, f. 144v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE23019: Decumbiture for Catherine Morgan (PERSON54961)

Question asked by the patient on 23 September 1630 at 06:30

RN This strang fit of ye ague tooke Sept 22 h. 6. 40 p m 1630 |it tooke her yest in great extremity feb malig|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 238, f. 152v (upper right part of page)

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CASE24396: Decumbiture for Goody Elizabeth Leech (PERSON32662)

Question asked by the patient on 19 March 1615 at 09:00

RN Ione lane 29 y march march 12 h. 4. 30 p m 1615 then pricked in the right breast

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 237, f. 175r (upper right part of page)

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CASE24737: Decumbiture for Joan Abdy [Gadstone] [Roughead] (PERSON9020)

Question asked by the patient on 14 May 1610 at 06:00

RN Iones fit tooke theē|r| {sic} her about 3. 30 p m maij 13 16i0.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 239, f. 33r (upper left part of page)

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CASE24790: Decumbiture for Margery Barnes (PERSON27785)

Question asked by the patient on 18 May 1610 at 10:00

RN Margery Barnes of Newp. \Olnye.// 40 y may 18 h. 10 ant m 16i0. watched a dead corse maij {illeg} 11. h. 9. p m 16i0 stroken wth some ill thinge |shoulder \left/ arme sore red swelled./|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 239, f. 38v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE25407: Decumbiture for Mr Henry Mordaunt (PERSON24517)

Question asked by Old Lady Mordaunt (PERSON24519) on 23 September 1610 at 15:35

RN Sept 22. \Henry mord{ant}/{sic} hor 10 p m sub. morbo correptus. 16i0

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 239, f. 127v (upper right part of page)

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CASE27033: Decumbiture for Sybil Battison (PERSON9561)

Question asked by the patient on 30 March 1606 at 12:40

RN It tooke her {sic} Sybyll vattison 23 mach {sic} first h. {sic} circitr h. 9. p m 1606.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 215, f. 88r (bottom 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?f2-querent-sex=Female;f3-judgment=No;f4-how-did-it-take-place=Unclear;f5-practitioner-is-querent=No;f6-document-type=Case%3A%3AEntry%3A%3ADecumbiture;f7-practice=Napier, accessed 25 May 2024.