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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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CASE11973: Horary consultation concerning Alice Mason (PERSON14048)

Question asked by Goody Margaret Marshal (PERSON14022) on 24 February 1599 at 18:38

RN Alce Masun{n} of Woulverton 14 yeres old. took her vppō wendesay {sic} the 2i of febr: betwixt 2. & 1: shee nothinge but shaketh & soundeth as they think wth an impostume. die . 21. of feb. 1599. came her mothr moved her quest. the 24 of feb die . p m. 6. 38. 1599

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 84r (upper right part of page)

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CASE78774: Horary consultation concerning Anne (PERSON42326)

Question asked by Mr Lin [Esquire] (PERSON53749) on 30 January 1634 at 11:00

RN Annys Anne |a poor wench| /13 y\ of Southwick in Northāptonsheere by Owndall |Mr Lynn Esquire wrote in her behalfe| It tooke her 16. Ian 16 fell into her fits of convulsions swonding fits wth quaking & trēbling Ian 30. h. 11 ant m 1634 taketh away her speach swoundeth convuls1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1Epilep: cū convuls’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 412, f. 78v (upper right part of page)

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CASE70232: Horary consultation concerning Thomas Wright (PERSON62335)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON41103) on 14 March 1630 at 13:00

U[1628–30] Thomas write {illeg} was borne on \the next/ satterday at night after on michelmus was twelmounth, betweene a 11 or 12 at|or| i3, a Clock but cam to me at 1 of clock, ye 14th: of march 1630./

had a quiuorin & sounding on michelmus last & 3 Dayes the after ye small pox & then at shroftide & this last night had 3 fitts after the same manner a boue saide, being ye 13th Day complaines on the head & heauie & apt to sleepe

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Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 194, p. 164 (upper, bottom left, and bottom right 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?f23-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3ADizzy%20and%2For%20faint%3A%3ASwooning;f24-damaged=No;f25-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3ALame%2C%20numb%20or%20paralysed%3A%3ATrembling, accessed 19 March 2025.