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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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CASE50039: Decumbiture for Anne Smith (PERSON35505)

Question asked by the patient on 9 December 1619 at 09:39

RN but her first fitte began Decēb. 7 h. 11. 25 ant m 16i9

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 213, f. 76v (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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CASE55604: Decumbiture for Oliver Newton [Tyrringham] (PERSON55404)

Question asked by Mrs Sybil Tyrringham [Newton] (PERSON25850) on 17 February 1623 at 09:30

RN Oliver Newton of Lavendon grang taken wth the first epilepticall Fit Aug 12 {illeg}|| h. 9 ant m 1622

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Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 222, f. 171v (bottom left part 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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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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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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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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CASE66367: Decumbiture for Mr Anthony King (PERSON52933)

Question asked by the patient on 16 June 1628 between 09:30 and 10:15

RN Mr King taken wth on s{trong} fit h 9. shiv & rearing almost halfe a yere: Iune 16. 1628.

his physick wrght {sic} wonderfull well.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 405, f. 73r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE66640: Decumbiture for Anne James (PERSON52441)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON40725) on 21 July 1628 between 09:30 and 10:40

RN This strang fit of convuls. tooke it Iuly 14. h. 5. 30 p m. 1628 \of Calverton/ An Iames taken at this tyme first

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 405, f. 117r (bottom left 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?f3-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3AFits%20and%20convulsions%3A%3AFits;f4-time-of-day=AM%3A%3A09%3A00-09%3A59%3A%3A30%3A00-44%3A59, accessed 7 February 2025.