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CASE78292: Decumbiture for Elizabeth Pet (PERSON56615)

Question asked by Pet (PERSON56614) on 21 September 1633 at 12:30

Elisab. Pett a Beggarwomas Childe. 1. y. ß Septemb. 11. . h. 8. p m. 1633. stroken suddenly lame yt it can nether stand nor go

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 211, p. 459 (bottom left part of page)

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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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CASE52538: Decumbiture for Joan Hunscombe (PERSON52168)

Question asked by the patient on 28 May 1621 at 11:00

RN taken on Whitsonday & sinc cānot stand nor goe. taken betwixt 3 30 p m lame in the church

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 233, f. 151v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE58806: Decumbiture for Mary Marshal (PERSON54372)

Question asked by the patient on 23 July 1624 at 08:00

RN Iuly 10 first taken of late wth a gydynes 27 h 8 ant m & Iuly 22 in h. 9 ant m wth a gydynes & could neyther stand nor goe

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 402, f. 22Ar (bottom right part of page)

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CASE69294: Decumbiture for Elizabeth Brown (PERSON45050)

Question asked by Brown (PERSON44988) on 31 August 1629 at 08:25

RN Eliz. Browne of Paulusperry 69 {y} Aug 27. wa{s} taken in the fild {wth} a dead palsye yt took away her speach & lamed all on syde Aug 27 h 2. p m 162{9} she lay in the fild Dead 4 h{oures} no body suspe{c}ting any thing

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 406, f. 147v (upper 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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CASE37459: Decumbiture for Jane Grub (PERSON31176)

Question asked by the patient on 27 January 1611 at 13:00

RN Iane Grub. sodenly taken going to divine service Ian. 15. h. 9. ant m 1611. in novilunio./ /ceb|r|ebra laborat et debilitate/\1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘paralysis.’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 200, f. 1r (upper right part of page)

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CASE55920: Decumbiture for Mary Turkington (PERSON60547)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON39644) on 31 March 1623 at 19:15

RN Mary Turkington of Okenbery Weston taken lame on the left syde & cānot bend it selfe March 21. h. 9. 30 p m 1623 |7 y.|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 218, f. 42v (upper 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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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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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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CASE44052: Decumbiture for Elizabeth West (PERSON36673)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON38138) on 4 November 1616 at 13:00

RN Eliz {illeg}|W|est taken wth a dead palsy Sept 15. h. 11. 30 p m 16i6

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 198, f. 18v (upper right part 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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CASE53798: Decumbiture for George Dommelton (PERSON47979)

Question asked by the patient on 3 April 1622 at 09:30

RN He rode out frō Tocetour to northāpton mach {sic} 25 h. 10 20 ant m 1622 stroken as it is thought wth a dead palsy. |a dyer. is fat.| /costive/\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 223, f. 38v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE54582: Decumbiture for Ellen Chamberlain (PERSON45825)

Question asked by Mr William Goldsmith (PERSON49998) on 9 July 1622 at 10:12

RN taken suddenly on sonday morning about {3}|4|. in ye forenoone about son rising

correpta Iulij 7. h. 4. ant m 1622.     paralysi sub. culsa1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘paralysis’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 223, f. 182v (bottom left, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE55797: Decumbiture for James Kettle (PERSON52846)

Question asked by the patient on 19 March 1623 at 14:45

RN Iames Kittle of Great Gransden. 60 y march. 19 h. 2. 45 p m. 1623.

Huntingdon sheere

a benūming wch tooke him satt was senet March 9 h {sic} hor 12 p m 1623.

[Astrological Chart]

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 218, f. 24r (upper right 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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CASE61508: Decumbiture for Goody Warne (PERSON61122)

Question asked by the patient between 16 January 1626 at 14:30 and 17 January 1626 at 07:45

RN Goody Warne first taken wth a palsy Decēb 2. h. 8 p m 1625

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 224, f. 75v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE62602: Decumbiture for Mary Foster (PERSON30562)

Question asked by the patient on 16 December 1626 at 11:00

RN Mary foster taken suddenly wth a dead palsy Decēb 24. h 3 45 {p} m. 1626

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 224, f. 252v (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?f27-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3ALame%2C%20numb%20or%20paralysed;f28-document-type=Case%3A%3AEntry%3A%3ADecumbiture;f29-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29, accessed 2 April 2025.