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CASE29229: Decumbiture for Margery Maynard (PERSON20296)

Question asked by the patient on 15 June 1605 at 08:30

RN tooke at shrovetyde in her armes wth a pricking & shooting wth a swelling in her bed the 11 of febr in the night. about 9 or 10

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 216, f. 120r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE46439: Decumbiture for Mr Smith (PERSON25422)

Question asked by the patient on 22 April 1618 at 10:20

RN he began to bleed Ap 10. . in the son then being an houre high h. 6. ant m 1618 he did spit blood first & then voyded about 2 quartes. & mended & then yesterday about 4. & 30 m p m he blead about a 2 quart{sic} always casting clottered blood & very black.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 201, f. 66r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE61623: Decumbiture for Arthur Humphries (PERSON31968)

Question asked by the patient on 15 February 1626 at 09:15

RN Arthur Humfrey of Newp. was taken wth a Tert feaver exceding burning. taken first on fryday last feb 10 h. 10. 30 p m 1626 /50 y\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 224, f. 96r (upper left part of page)

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CASE74789: Decumbiture for Mrs Hall (PERSON50674)

Question asked by the patient on 6 June 1632 at 08:45

RN swounded Iue {sic} 4 . in sep a ap about 8 {sic} \7. 30./ at night1

[Partial Astrological Chart]

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘then swounded & vomyted’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 416, p. 215 (bottom left part of page)

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CASE48456: Decumbiture for Mr Smith (PERSON25422)

Question asked by the patient on 5 April 1619 at 08:00

RN Mr Smyth voyded yest h. 7. 25 p m 1619 7 quarts of black cluttered blood & his teeth were shut & was ready to dye very faynt & weake

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 230, f. 216v (upper right part of page)

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CASE64885: Decumbiture for Henry [Harry] Wallis (PERSON16774)

Question asked by the patient on 5 November 1627 at 10:00

RN vseth to bleed mutch at nose & yest night he bleede a quart & so /also before yt he swonded wth it waterish blood.\ h. 12. 20 p m 1627 /novēb. 4. h. 12. 20 p {sic} 1627\ |head ach.|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 227, f. 262r (upper left part of page)

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CASE19512: Decumbiture for Robert Kinsweeke (PERSON13411)

Question asked by the patient on 4 July 1601 at 08:00

RN Robart Kinsweeke of Elstoe 54 y. taken in London taken on the right syde fyngers head & feete wth a swelling. Apr. 25. vppon St Markes Day being satterday betwixt 6 & 7 in the morning. was first taken. Apr. 25. die hor 6. 30. ant m. 160i. betwixt 3 & 4 aftr noone could not styrre & the sunday morning could not speake

[Partial Astrological Chart]

he was blasted in a garden.1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘blasted in a garden’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 404, f. 134r (upper left part of page)

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CASE31567: Decumbiture for Isabel Kent (PERSON13328)

Question asked by the patient on 5 June 1607 at 09:15

RN Isb. kent of Padbery 53 y Iun {sic}e 5|4| Iune 4. taken wth a sore fit h. 4. p m. 1607

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 193, f. 206r (upper right part of page)

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CASE43350: Decumbiture for Goodman Thomas Robson (PERSON20639)

Question asked by the patient on 10 May 1616 between 06:39 and 11:15

RN Thomas Robson taken wth a dead palsy may 10. h. 6. 39. ant m 16i6

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 408, f. 84v (upper left, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE46137: Decumbiture for Mr John Simpson (PERSON35357)

Question asked by the patient on 9 March 1618 at 15:00

RN taken wth the dead palsy march. 2. . h. 8. 30 p m 1618.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 201, f. 8r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE46432: Decumbiture for Mr Smith (PERSON25422)

Question asked by the patient on 22 April 1618 at 10:20

RN Mr Smyth casted mutch blood Ap. 21. h. 4. 30 p m. 1618.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 201, f. 65v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE47404: Decumbiture for Mrs Chambers (PERSON28822)

Question asked by Mr Chambers (PERSON28818) on 29 August 1618 at 14:00

RN Mres Chābers of Watton 57 |57| y Aug. 26. h. 2 p m 1618. she then begā to cōplayne of a great payne in her left leg. frō the foote vp to the thighes & so hath cōtinued ever since waxing worse & worse in great extremity of payne rising higher & higher towards her body boath legs mutch swelled but the left most. hath a good stomack.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 230, f. 15r (upper left part of page)

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CASE49575: Decumbiture for Mrs Mary Morrish (PERSON33390)

Question asked by Mr Morrish (PERSON33379) on 1 September 1619 at 08:00 or at 08:30

RN Mary Morrice of Bechāpton 50 y {A}|S|eptēbr 1. h. 8 ant m 1619. |first taken Aug 29. h. 10 38 ant m. 1619| /tooken wth a burning feaver\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 235, f. 166r (upper left part of page)

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CASE56607: Decumbiture for Goody Elizabeth Windmill (PERSON62013)

Question asked by the patient on 28 June 1623 at 13:00

RN Elys Wyndmyll suddenly taken in her speach 58 y may 28 h. 4. ant m 1623 In novilunio. In novilunio.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 218, f. 148v (upper left part of page)

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CASE58450: Decumbiture for Lady Grace Fortescue [Grace Manners] (PERSON19647)

Question asked by the patient on 16 May 1624 at 11:15

RN nay {sic} 14 she swonded./ h 4 p m. 1624 & was dead for halfe an houre

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 413, f. 191v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE58769: Decumbiture for Ralph Harbyson (PERSON50815)

Question asked by the patient on 13 July 1624 at 11:30

RN taken Iune 10 wth a dead palsye h. 2 p m 1624

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 402, f. 16r (bottom right, and bottom left parts of page)

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CASE62430: Decumbiture for Lady Anne Twisden (PERSON60638)

Question asked by the patient on 23 May 1626 at 15:45

RN The Lady Twisden into dangerous f{ell} into dangerous fits may 19 . h. 11 p m 1626

[Astrological Chart]

of Redcrosse streete

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 224, f. 219v (upper right part of page)

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CASE73588: Decumbiture for John Bricket (PERSON28358)

Question asked by the patient on 3 January 1632 at 14:45

RN satt night h 4. 30 p m 1632.

fell suddenly into a swound

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 212, p. 376 (bottom right part of page)

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CASE47886: Decumbiture for Joan Bishop (PERSON28106)

Question asked by the patient on 25 November 1618 at 08:00

RN It tooke her Ione Bishop of Wishamsteed novēb 13. h. 10 ant m 1618

was suddenly taken in her lyms & lost the vse of on syde.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 230, f. 99r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE48389: Decumbiture for Thomas Hall (PERSON31258)

Question asked by the patient on 15 March 1619 at 11:45

RN Thomas Hall \56 y./ was taken in his speach & right syde 2 Martij h. 7. 3|2|0 ant m 1619 sodenly going about his worke

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 230, f. 201r (bottom right 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?f24-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29;f26-patient-age-band=050-059;f27-document-type=Case%3A%3AEntry%3A%3ADecumbiture, accessed 29 March 2025.