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CASE41075: Decumbiture for Alice Marsh (PERSON33021)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON37856) on 27 March 1613 at 08:20

RN {c}orrepta tremore et fere stupore. march. 26: . h. 1. p m 1613.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 199, f. 74r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE56988: Decumbiture for Anne Cooper (PERSON46960)

Question asked by the patient on 1 September 1623 at 09:00

RN An Coo of Moulsoe taken at Church wth a trēbling feare & a quaking thinking vppon her mres sw often swounding on satt Aug 31. h. 3. 30 p m 1623

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 218, f. 206r (upper right part of page)

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CASE70798: Decumbiture for Alice Kent (PERSON52817)

Question asked by the patient on 17 May 1630 at 10:50

RN on f\r/yday last may 14 h 3. 30 p m 1630

taken wth a great quivering & raged

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 194, p. 364 (bottom right 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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CASE37480: Decumbiture for Elizabeth Eaton (PERSON30061)

Question asked by the patient on 30 January 1611 at 13:45

RN she was strangly taken wth her sicknes & a shak{ing} in her right arme. Sept 21. . h 4. p m 1610. {illeg} held her two houres. & th{en} tooke her a sonday being 23{illeg} in the after noone afore sone set & held all yt ni{ght} vntill ten the next daye h. 4. p m 16i0

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 200, f. 4v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE71284: Decumbiture for Mrs Sara Willows (PERSON61910)

Question asked by the patient on 24 January 1631 at 14:39

RN Mres Sara Wheelows first taken Ian 23 h|| 4 \3. 30/ 11. 30 30 p |ant| m 1631 |of Collingtree 2 myles frō Northāpton|

strangly taken wth strang fits lifting her vp as on shaken wth a shaking Ague wth a great hart beating |was prsent|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 232, p. 79 (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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CASE53342: Decumbiture for John Michell (PERSON20313)

Question asked by the patient on 13 November 1621 at 13:30

RN 1 first in his neck 2 on his syde tormented him & drew his mouth asyde & tooke away his sences & memory l|&| did shake h{im} novēb. 10 hor 3 p m 162i1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘paralysis’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 231, f. 137v (bottom, bottom left, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE73904: Decumbiture for Elizabeth Eastone (PERSON48283)

Question asked by the patient on 31 March 1632 at 10:00

RN was first strangly taken feb 28. h. 9. p m 1632.

[Astrological Chart]

fell downe dead & had 2 or 3 fits in an houres & will \doth/ quake skreame & crye

feb 28 h. 8 40 \30/ p m 1632 /of all tes body & toes\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 212, p. 473 (upper right 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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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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CASE28252: Decumbiture for Mary Oliver (PERSON20440)

Question asked by the patient on 15 October 1606 at 08:00

RN Mary taken Oliver taken first Octob 6. h. 9. 30 p m 1606. wth a swōding & quaking \cānot sit vp/

[Astrological Chart]

Mary Oliver of Cotton end first taken going out into her yard to make watr Octob 6. h. 9. 30 p m 1606.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 215, f. 290r-v (f. 290r bottom left, and f. 290v upper left)

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CASE31149: Decumbiture for John Large (PERSON24140)

Question asked by the patient on 11 April 1607 at 08:25

RN Iohn large 2 tyme taken Apr. 10 Ap 10. h. 3 p m 1607.

yesterday He swounded about 3 of the clocke as he was writing cometh wth a quakinge.

had it nevr before but these 2 tymes

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 193, f. 150r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE71282: Decumbiture for Mrs Sara Willows (PERSON61910)

Question asked by the patient on 24 January 1631 at 14:39

RN {S}ara Wheelowes 12 y 3 days after \27./ fell into her first quaking fit Ian 22 h {sic} hor 3. 30 p m. 1631.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 232, p. 78 (bottom left part 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

[Astrological Chart]

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

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CASE56232: Decumbiture for Mary Pettit (PERSON56629)

Question asked by the patient on 5 May 1623 at 13:30

RN first taken Ap 26 h {sic} hor 10 30 ant m a lightnes of head tooke her first Ap 26 h 4. 3 h. 10. 30 ant m 1623.

a swȳming in her head makīg as if she were deafe a cold sweat & quivering

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 218, f. 89v (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-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3ALame%2C%20numb%20or%20paralysed%3A%3ATrembling;f3-question-asked=Medical;f4-document-type=Case%3A%3AEntry%3A%3ADecumbiture, accessed 12 March 2025.