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CASE47351: Horary consultation concerning Jane Thomson (PERSON36025)

Question asked by the patient on 23 August 1618 at 19:00

RN Iane Tomson serv to Syr Will fortiscue 22 y Aug. 23. h. 7 p m very sick fit 1618

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 230, f. 5v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE21917: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON18701)

Question asked by Sir Anthony Tyrringham [Mr Tyrringham] (PERSON16621) on 16 January 1605 at 10:36

RN I went to Sr Anthony Tyrringhā Ia to see his servant yt lay strangly sicke Ian. 16. h. 10. 25|36| ant m I came thithr & did see her. in her fitte. Ian 16. h. 10. 36 ant m. 1605.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 415, f. 214v (upper 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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CASE62858: Decumbiture for John Fisher (PERSON48989)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON40357) on 3 October 1626 between 10:45 and 11:30

RN Iohn fisher a yere old borne on Barth eve was a twelfmonth being . h. 10 30 at|p| m. 1626.

fell sick on thursday Last wth strong fits swonding & putting out the tongue now the \violent/ fits gone hath a burning feaver

It fell sick sept 28 h. 12. 1626.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 224, f. 301r (upper right part of page)

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CASE23435: Decumbiture for William Corestie (PERSON29403)

Question asked by the patient on 25 May 1614 at 13:00

RN May 14{sic} hor 5. ant m his fit tooke him. & on Monday h. 4 ant m 1614

[Partial Astrological Chart]

Will. Corstie of Hanslop desp. sick of this new ague & in a {tranc} may 21. h {sic} hor 5 ant m 1614

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 237, f. 7r-v (f. 7r bottom left, and f. 71v upper left)

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CASE13215: Practice entry concerning Robert Malins (PERSON13891)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON17800) between 22 January 1597 and 6 September 1597

RN 1Robart Malins was extreem sick on 1590 die \/ being the 17|8| \17/ of Sept \Novemb./ at 2 a clock & 30. mi. post merid. ex veneno vti putab. quo tempore me accersebat vti audivi. he foomed at the mouth.

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘Robart Malins Novemb. 17|8| |17| |17. {sic}| die h 2. 30 p m. 1590.’ in the left margin

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 175, f. 86v (upper part of page)

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CASE48334: Horary consultation concerning George Johnson (PERSON32130)

Question asked by the patient on 8 March 1619 at 15:30

RN Georg Iaunson \of Shenly/ next mydsomer day 11. y in the morning sent this 8 of march 8 h. 3. 30 p m 1619

hath bene sick ever sinc thursd last about 12 at night & did shake very mutch & cā scarc take breath & will cry hoh hoh for the space almost of an houre ready to dye in his fits mart 4 h. 12 p m 1619

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 230, f. 190r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE25586: Decumbiture for Mrs Elizabeth Palmer [Chapman] (PERSON14648)

Question asked by the patient on 6 November 1610 at 11:45

RN ye hath bene sick by fits. but yesterdaye about 3 of the clock in ye after noone taken & tormented & gryped in her stomack & belly & Doth. cast in the extremitye of her fit & otherwise.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 239, f. 150v (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?f31-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AIllness%20%28general%29%3A%3ASickness;f33-recipe=No;f34-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3AFits%20and%20convulsions, accessed 27 February 2025.