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CASE52244: Decumbiture for Catherine Green (PERSON50322)

Question asked by the patient on 3 April 1621 at 15:00

RN Katherine Grene /25\ first taken wth \it tooke/ an arising frō her stomack ready to stop her wynd Martij 7. h. 11. p m 162i |is so sick yt she cā take no rest.|

It tooke her in her hart & left sy right & short ribs pricking like needles. |suckleth a child halfe a yere old|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 233, f. 102v (bottom left 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

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 202, f. 36r (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

[Astrological Chart]

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

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CASE47254: Decumbiture for Mary [Marge] Burgess (PERSON28571)

Question asked by the patient on 7 August 1618 at 11:30

RN mary Burges of Raunce 38 y taken chest back & belly & made her vomyt lame yt she cā scarce goe but must be led is very sore cā not abyde to be touched. it tooke her vppon August 2. h. 10. 30 ant m 1618

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 201, f. 215v (bottom left 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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CASE18049: Decumbiture for Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] [Richard Napier [Senior]] (PERSON5218)

Question asked by the patient on 6 October 1602 between 01:00 and 10:00

RN R N. ægrotabat|re| {sic} incepit Octob 6. hor 1. ant m. 1602. /eo temp. fluviū ventris quoddā habebat et stomachi nauseā qua vomere incepit\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 221, f. 219v (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

[Astrological Chart]

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

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CASE10144: Decumbiture for Anthony Clark (PERSON10539)

Question asked by the patient on 10 March 1600 between 13:15 and 15:30

RN Anthony Clarke fell sicke betwixt halfe an houre after 6. m{orning} March: 9 die h 6. 30 ant m. 1600 right syde & backe. /

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 202, f. 8v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE47535: Decumbiture for Mr William Sanders (PERSON35056)

Question asked by the patient on 26 September 1618 at 09:00

RN was taken 24. Sept h. 9. ant m. 1618. about the left syde somewhat vnder the chest like an ach. mutch payning him

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 230, f. 36v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE74479: Decumbiture for Lady Bridget Wake (PERSON60925)

Question asked by the patient on 1 May 1632 at 06:40 or at 06:45

RN The lady wake fell into extremity of payns back & belly & they burst downe Ap 22 h. 2. p m 1632.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 416, p. 124 (upper left 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.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 239, f. 150v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE74088: Decumbiture for Lady Jane Samuell (PERSON25235)

Question asked by the patient on 21 March 1632 at 10:00

RN was first taken yesterday March 20 h. 3 2. 45 p 1632 |correptus paralysi latere s{in} sinister|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 416, p. 12 (upper right part of page)

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CASE47159: Decumbiture for Joan Hall (PERSON31290)

Question asked by the patient on 24 July 1618 at 15:20

RN Ione Hall of waresly 66 y Iuly 24  {sic} \13. / h. 3. 25|0| p m 1618. {sic} /Iuly 13 h. 7 p m 1618\

subito correpta pedib tergo et stomacko. cā not swallow any thing by reason yt the flegme coming vp troubleth her excedingly1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1

Ellen Hollan a widowe.

Alce

’ in the left margin

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 201, f. 197r (upper right part of page)

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CASE13977: Decumbiture for Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] [Richard Napier [Senior]] (PERSON5218)

Question asked by the patient on 7 September 1603 between 07:30 and 11:30

RN Rich Na this 7 of sept hor 7. 30 ant m 1603 felt a great gryping of a wynd cholick in his belly & stomacke./

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 197, f. 72v (middle left 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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CASE32806: Decumbiture for Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] [Richard Napier [Senior]] (PERSON5218)

Question asked by the patient between 16 February 1608 at 19:00 and 17 February 1608 at 08:45

RN R N feb. 16 h 7 p m 1608 aftr sup his stomacke wābled & I fell to casting

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 229, f. 33r (upper left part of page)

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CASE37286: Decumbiture for Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] [Richard Napier [Senior]] (PERSON5218)

Question asked by the patient between 24 October 1610 at 12:25 and 1 April 1634

RN Rich Na sub correptus cardialgia octob. 24. h. 12. 20|5|. p m 16i0

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 329, f. 100v (upper part of page)

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CASE46851: Decumbiture for Mrs Elizabeth Persival [Cob] (PERSON34255)

Question asked by the patient on 13 June 1618 at 08:00

RN she sickned yesterday Iune 12 h. 2 p m 1618 It tooke her in her syde & was ready to swonde & could neaver in her bed nor vp yt they thought yt she would have died

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 201, f. 141v (upper right part of page)

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CASE64626: Decumbiture for Mrs Mary Mariot (PERSON54259)

Question asked by the patient on 21 September 1627 at 12:30

RN mres may {sic} had her first fits Se{p}{sic} \Sept/ 11. h. 8. 20 p m 1627 /will laugh in her fits\1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘had 30 fits of the mother’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 227, f. 220r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE76529: Decumbiture for Elizabeth Baldwin (PERSON43290)

Question asked by the patient on 25 February 1633 at 18:20

RN Elis Baldyn first taken wth strang fits feb 22 h. 3 p m 1633 |ready to stangle {sic} \strangle/ her hart ill|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 214, p. 329 (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?f20-document-type=Case%3A%3AEntry%3A%3ADecumbiture;f22-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3ATorso;f23-question-asked=Medical, accessed 26 March 2025.