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CASE74179: Decumbiture for Mrs Magdalen Williams (PERSON61865)

Question asked by the patient on 2 April 1632 between 09:00 and 09:45

SRN Mrs. Magdalen Williams had a fitt Aprill 1o. h. 11. a. m. 1632.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 416, p. 39 (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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CASE34814: Decumbiture for Alice Boswell (PERSON22172)

Question asked by the patient on 2 February 1609 at 09:38

RN This fit tooke her sorely feb 2 Ian 31. h. 9 p m 1609

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 229, f. 304v (bottom right, and bottom left parts of page)

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CASE39305: Decumbiture for Mary Francis (PERSON30604)

Question asked by the patient on 5 March 1612 at 09:00

RN mary francis \of newp/ fit tooke her march. 4 h. 11. ant m 1612.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 409, f. 12v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE73565: Horary consultation concerning Young Mrs Anne Tyrringham (PERSON60704)

Question asked by the patient on 31 December 1631 at 09:40

RN Mres Tyinghā of Tyringhā Decēb: 31. h {sic} hor. 9. 40 ant m. 163i

had a sore fit yest:

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 212, p. 369 (upper left part of page)

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CASE74332: Decumbiture for Mrs Anne Tyrringham [Napier] (PERSON60703)

Question asked by the patient on 16 April 1632 at 09:30

RN satt last her fits tooke her h. 9 ant m 1632 /& held her at 3 aft noone\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 416, p. 83 (upper right part of page)

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CASE75431: Decumbiture for Mrs Elizabeth Catesby (PERSON45756)

Question asked by the patient on 11 September 1632 no earlier than 09:30

RN Mutch Honoured knight {illeg}

Mres Elis Catesbey taken wth {{illeg}|h|e}{illeg}sting fits Aug. Sept 1. h {sic} hor 8 30 ant m 1632

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 416, p. 424 (upper left part of page)

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CASE74391: Horary consultation concerning Mr Christopher Clark (PERSON46155)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON41523) on 23 April 1632 at 09:00

RN Mr Chrystopher Clarke of Potters Perry 2 19 y \our lady day last at noone/ Ap. 23. h. 9 ant m \outing & pass. senceles in his fits/ 1632. /vnckle for his Cosen.\ /Contag fits cā take no rest\

[Astrological Chart]

Mr Christoph Clarke 19 y of {sic} Ap 23. . h.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 416, p. 100 (bottom right, and bottom left parts of page)

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CASE78357: Horary consultation concerning Captain Roger Middleton (PERSON54691)

Question asked by the patient on 30 September 1633 at 09:30

RN Mr Rogar nydleton of wales sept 30 h. 9. 30 ant m 1633 |SRN subiect to Apoplexie had an apoplecticall fitt wch held him for 8 houres as if he had bin dead|RN

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 211, p. 480 (upper left, and upper right parts of page)

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CASE68451: Decumbiture for John Mason (PERSON54441)

Question asked by the patient between 13 May 1629 at 13:20 and 14 May 1629 at 09:39

RN Iohn Mason had his fit may 11 h. 1. 20 p m 1629

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 406, f. 6r (middle left part of page)

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CASE68456: Decumbiture for John Mason (PERSON54441)

Question asked by the patient between 13 May 1629 at 13:20 and 14 May 1629 at 09:39

U[1629–1631] the same day he had another fitt at 8 p {m}

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 406, f. 6v (middle right part of page)

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CASE75251: Interrogation (Medical episode) concerning Mrs Elizabeth Catesby (PERSON45756)

Question asked by the patient on 8 August 1632 between 09:39 and 13:00

RN Mres Elis. Catesbye 12 y Aug. {7} {sic} 8 \{} {sic}/ h. 9. 39 ant m 1632

her fits tooke her last night h 9 p m 1632 /fell now agayne into a fit at this tyme in the morning\

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 416, p. 364 (upper right part of page)

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CASE75252: Decumbiture for Mrs Elizabeth Catesby (PERSON45756)

Question asked by the patient on 8 August 1632 between 09:39 and 13:00

RN her fit tooke her yest night going to bed h. 9 p m Aug. 7.  {sic} h. 9 p m 1632

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 416, p. 364 (bottom right part of page)

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CASE65198: Decumbiture for John Mason (PERSON54441)

Question asked by the patient on 14 January 1628 at 09:00

RN Iohn Mason subite corrept insultu epileptico et Apoplectico Iuly 22. h. 11. 30 ant m 1627 |of Teeken| /27 y. 27 y\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 410, f. 62v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE78841: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Elizabeth Baldwin (PERSON21945)

Question asked by the patient on 21 February 1634 at 09:30

SRN Mrs Elizabeth Baldwyne feb. 21. h. 9. 30. a. m. 1634

troubled with gripeing fitt{s} whether by wynd or any ill me{illeg}

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 412, f. 90v (upper right part of page)

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CASE64792: Decumbiture for Mr Richard Lea (PERSON53525)

Question asked by Sir Francis Kynnestone (PERSON53211) between 17 October 1627 at 10:38 and 18 October 1627 at 09:00

RN Deceb 24. h. 5. 30 p {sic} taken wth an epilept fit 1619.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 227, f. 244r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE68455: Decumbiture for John Mason (PERSON54441)

Question asked by the patient between 13 May 1629 at 13:20 and 14 May 1629 at 09:39

U[1629–1631] May the 13. d the 1 h. post me’ he had another sore fitt of the falling sic{knes}

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 406, f. 6v (upper right part of page)

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CASE75059: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Elizabeth Catesby (PERSON45756)

Question asked by the patient on 12 July 1632 at 09:45 or at 10:00

RN Elis Catesbee of Petsoe end 12 y. Iuly 12 h 9. 45 ant m 1632. /was prsent & had many fits\

[Astrological Chart]

Mres Elis: Catesbee of Petsoe. Iuly 12. h. 10 ant m 1632

witch fayred

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 416, pp. 303-304 (p. 303 middle left, p. 303 middle right, and p. 304 upper left)

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CASE52239: Horary consultation concerning Lettice Sherman (PERSON58654)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON58651) on 29 March 1621 at 09:00

RN Lettice Shermā of Woulvrton 23 y march 29 h. 8 9. ant m. 162i

she came heather wth her mother. strang fits then swoūding in her bed as the falling sicknes or mother.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 233, f. 102r (upper left part of page)

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CASE21915: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON18701)

Question asked by Mr Tyrringham (PERSON18812) on 13 January 1605 at 09:00

RN Mr Tyrringhās mead of Tyrringhā 24 y Ian. 13 h. 9. ant m 1605. suffocat matricis strange fits eithr of mothr or apop. litharg.1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1

sleepy. Lethargye

speachles skreameth only

’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 415, f. 214r (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?f29-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3AFits%20and%20convulsions%3A%3AFits;f30-time-of-day=AM%3A%3A09%3A00-09%3A59;f31-extent-of-transcription=Excerpt, accessed 31 March 2025.