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CASE37917: Decumbiture for Anne Robbins (PERSON34807)

Question asked by Robbins (PERSON34799) on 24 April 1611 at 15:30

RN on weddensday 3 weekes before miklemas betwixt 8 & 9 in the forenoone sodenly taken in her mouth & face & in her lymms & so cōtinued a weeke & did neyther eate nor drinke

It will say I or no & call her brothr Tom. Sept. 5 h. 8. 30 ant m. 1610.1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘at this tyme stroken lame.’ in chart

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 200, f. 68v (upper right part of page)

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CASE49293: Decumbiture for Thomas Roughead (PERSON18813)

Question asked by the patient on 21 July 1619 at 08:30

RN Thom Rufhead taken in his right ey Iuly 18 . h. 5. 30 p m 1619

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 235, f. 111v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE56457: Decumbiture for Lady Mary Hartop [Mrs Mary Hartop] (PERSON19876)

Question asked by the patient on 6 June 1623 at 14:00

RN on Weddens last. Iune 4 frō 3 to 9. coming up to her throate h. 3. p m 1623

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 218, f. 125r (bottom left, and upper right parts 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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CASE11811: Decumbiture for Margaret Fowler (PERSON11895)

Question asked by the patient on 18 November 1598 at 11:20

RN Margaret fowler of Newport of 30 yeres old. sick a longe time about his|er| hart & every ioynt & a great payne in her hed of long time. {t}|c|omplayned on thursdaye last

Margaret fowler of Newport vnmaried of 40 30 yeres old sick a long time in hed hed {sic} & hart & hath a great reume come over her eyes for this longe time complayneth sinc thursday last about 12 at midnight. die novemb 16. die . h. 12. at midnight 1598. they feare lest shee be bewitched of H.

[Partial Astrological Chart]

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 228, f. 54r-v (f. 54r bottom right, and f. 54v upper left)

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CASE20340: Decumbiture for Mrs Dorothy Uvedale [Smith] [Alway] (PERSON16664)

Question asked by Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] [Richard Napier [Senior]] (PERSON5218) between 2 February 1602 at 19:00 and 3 February 1602 at 09:00

RN |1602| Ian: 2 feb: 2 ho: 7. p m. Doroth Vuedall male se habuit in capite. quærimus causā

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 404, f. 281r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE30155: Decumbiture for Anne (PERSON21715)

Question asked by the patient between 16 December 1605 at 17:30 and 17 December 1605 at 08:15

RN my servant An An {sic} fell into her old payne of the tooth ache Decēb 16 h 1605.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 216, f. 255r (upper right part of page)

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CASE58401: Decumbiture for Elizabeth Mead (PERSON14095)

Question asked by the patient on 10 May 1624 at 08:38

RN had a fall wth a great tub on her head her f{illeg}|o|{sic} foote sleeping slipping {illeg}|s|he fell on Ap 28 h. 5. p m 16241

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘a fall wth a tub’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 413, f. 183r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE37084: Decumbiture for William Trist (PERSON25811)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON26982) between 21 February 1610 at 13:20 and 22 February 1610 at 10:40

RN The same Williā Trist was sc burnt in|h|and & face most on the right syde Decēb. 23 hor. 10 ant m 1609.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 203, f. 247r (upper left part of page)

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CASE13517: Decumbiture for Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] [Richard Napier [Senior]] (PERSON5218)

Question asked by the patient between 19 May 1598 and 16 July 1598

RN R. N. quærit morbu et morbi causa. 1598. maij 19. die h. 4 intr 4 et 5. 3 et 4ta ant merid. cap et lubis.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 182, f. 190v (upper part of page)

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CASE15062: Decumbiture for Thomas Franklin (PERSON11915)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON18031) on 3 June 1603 at 15:30

GJ This morning betweene 7 & 8 there came sodenly in the bed a great payne in the right legge that the Childe Cryed wthall

Thomas Franklyn of marston / Now it hold him extreemely in head and the braynes do so beat in the head that it styrres the Clothes as it lyes in the bed, sore every where Cannot endure to be styrred. /

ho Insultus morbi 1603 Iunij 3. ho. 7. 30 a m

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 207, f. 80r (bottom left, and upper right parts of page)

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CASE17621: Decumbiture for John Cox (PERSON11012)

Question asked by the patient on 31 July 1602 at 11:53

RN afterwards his senses were taken awaye in ye fi{l}d Iuly 29 {sic} \27./ hor. 5. 3. 6. p m 1602 his head now aketh a litle. shoulders

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 221, f. 157v (bottom right, and bottom left parts of page)

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CASE60815: Decumbiture for Richard Malins (PERSON54081)

Question asked by the patient on 15 July 1625 at 07:00

RN It tooke him first Iuly 11 at night h. 8. p m 1625.1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘begā to be blasted in his face swelled red & itcheth’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 217, f. 146v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE66108: Decumbiture for Mr Anthony King (PERSON52933)

Question asked by the patient on 17 May 1628 between 11:30 and 13:15

RN Mr Anth: Kinge had a master fits {illeg}|t|his morning betw sinc 3 in the morning & another strong fit about seaven & halfe an houre after it hath an Arising thin in his throat ready to strangle him

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 405, f. 34v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE50428: Decumbiture for Thomas Holman (PERSON31787)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON38803) between 23 March 1620 at 19:30 and 25 March 1620 at 07:20

RN Thomas Homemā \of Stonystratford \Newport// 10 weekes old next Monday betwixt 5 & 6 in ye morning borne & fell sick on monday last at mydnight or before g{naw}ed & hath strong fits of convulsion & sweateth mutch, face hands & full of sweat orderly to stoole

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 213, f. 149v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE71912: Decumbiture for an Anonymous (PERSON41300)

Question asked by Martha [Matthew] Jinkins (PERSON52561) on 27 April 1631 at 09:30

RN yest was month stretched out her hands cōpl of a lightnes in her head her eys {rune} & is sleepish

It tooke her sorely & had \a/ very greevous fit in the morning & so always in her bed h. 6. 30 in aurora martch 30  {sic} |march 29. | h. 6. 30 ant m 163i

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 232, p. 284 (bottom centre, bottom left, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE53342: Decumbiture for John Michell (PERSON20313)

Question asked by the patient on 13 November 1621 at 13:30

RN 1 first in his neck 2 on his syde tormented him & drew his mouth asyde & tooke away his sences & memory l|&| did shake h{im} novēb. 10 hor 3 p m 162i1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘paralysis’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 231, f. 137v (bottom, bottom left, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE65442: Decumbiture for Richard Shephard (PERSON58578)

Question asked by the patient on 29 February 1628 at 10:30

RN Suddenly taken in his \right/ arme the vse taken away payned in the throate swelled wth a cough & taken wth strong & strang fits & is very hot in his fits wch continue above halfe a day feb. 17 h. 12. p m. 1628

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 410, f. 115v (upper 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?f28-document-type=Case%3A%3AEntry%3A%3ADecumbiture;f30-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3AHead%20and%20neck;f31-judgment=No, accessed 16 April 2025.