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| ☉ \h {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)
CASE12996: Horary consultation concerning Agnes King (PERSON13388)
Question asked by the patient on 14 January 1600 at 13:30
RN Agnes Kinge servā to Mres Burchmore of tottle end 22 y payned hart stomack & head. sodenly ready taken at night for an hour lost her speake munday last about 12 a clock at night came in her owne son Ian 14 die ☾ h. 1. 30 p m. 1600.
Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 255r (upper right part of page)
CASE62410: Horary consultation concerning Lawrence Clark (PERSON46177)
Question asked by the patient on 22 May 1626 at 08:30
RN Lawrenc Clarke of Astwood 20 y may 22 ☾ 8. 30 ant m 1626.
It lyeth in his head & speaketh litle.
[Astrological Chart]
Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 224, f. 216r (upper right part of page)
CASE64748: Horary consultation concerning Agnes Moss (PERSON55023)
Question asked by the patient on 10 October 1627 at 11:50
RN Agnys Mosse of Newp 24 y Octob 10. ☿ h. 11. 50 ant m 1627 troubled in her throate a yere. & now for this month can not speake but very softly yt on cā scarce heare her.
Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 227, f. 237v (bottom left part of page)
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)
Anonymous (PERSON39510)Goody Elizabeth Cockayne (PERSON46446)
Medical >Witchcraft and devil (Strange affliction)
Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Fits and convulsions (Fits)
Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Speech problems (Cannot speak)
Medical >Parts of the body >Limbs and joints (Arms)
Medical >Parts of the body >Torso (Belly)
Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Burning and inflamed (Burning)
Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Lame, numb or paralysed (Trembling)
CASE11870: Horary consultation concerning Goody Frances Marshal (PERSON14021)
Question asked by Goodman Thomas Marshal (PERSON14014) on 12 December 1598 at 09:30
RN Frauncis Marshall of Newport very strangly can scarce speake, only maketh signes for water to coole her her mouth is furred white wth extreeme heate taketh her Drinke by a quill. first bound but yt I gave her vnbound her nowe in a laske & extreeme hot & drye Decēb. 12. die ♂ h. 9. 30. mi ant m 1598. troubled in her sleepe.
s {sic} husband vxore sine cōsensu
[Astrological Chart]
Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 65v (upper right part of page)
Goodman Thomas Marshal (PERSON14014)Goody Frances Marshal (PERSON14021)
Medical >Witchcraft and devil (Strange affliction)
Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Speech problems (Cannot speak)
Medical >Parts of the body >Head and neck (Throat and mouth)
Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Burning and inflamed (Hot)
Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Dry and/or thirsty (Dry)
Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Diarrhoea and bloody flux (Lask)
Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Sleep problems (Sleeplessness)
CASE14933: Horary consultation concerning Goody Mary Gilbert (PERSON12135)
Question asked by the patient on 9 May 1603 at 08:00
GJ Mary Gilbert of Broughton 23 y maried 3 y. never had Children May 9. ☾ ho 8 a m. 1603
She lay speechles 24 houres |last week| very weake keepes her bed a thicke high coloured water Her belly swelled thinkes her self to be wth Child
[Astrological Chart]
Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 207, f. 66r (upper right part of page)
CASE72452: Horary consultation concerning Margaret Smith (PERSON59202)
Question asked by the patient on 1 July 1631 at 14:30
RN Margaret Smyth of Hutching 26 y Iuly 1. ♀ h. 2. 30 p m 1631. /lims & speach taken away\1
[Astrological Chart]
Notes:
1 ‘Dead palsy.’ in chart
Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 212, p. 3 (upper left part of page)
CASE21915: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON18701)
Question asked by Mr Tyrringham (PERSON18812) on 13 January 1605 at 09:00
RN Mr Tyrringhās mead of Tyrringhā 24 y Ian. 13 ☉ h. 9. ant m 1605. suffocat matricis strange fits eithr of mothr or apop. litharg.1
[Astrological Chart]
Notes:
1‘
sleepy. Lethargye
speachles skreameth only
’ in chart
Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 415, f. 214r (upper right part of page)
Mr Tyrringham (PERSON18812)Anonymous (PERSON18701)
Medical >Parts of the body >Torso (Womb, matrix, mother)
Medical >Witchcraft and devil (Strange affliction)
Medical >Illnesses (named) (Apoplexy)
Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Fits and convulsions (Fits)
Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Sleep problems (Sleepiness)
Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Speech problems (Cannot speak)
