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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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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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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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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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CASE55428: Decumbiture for John Odell (PERSON55722)

Question asked by the patient on 23 December 1622 at 11:00

RN Decēb 22. h. 2. 40|5| p m 1622 swounded & fomed & his mouth Drawen backward. & at night had another fit & this swounded 4 tymes yesterd daye

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 222, f. 142v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE47216: Decumbiture for John Green (PERSON31108)

Question asked by the patient on 2 August 1618 at 08:20

RN Iohn Greene now at Hanslop 30 y Aug 2. h 7. ant m 1618. fell a bleeding at his nose & neavr gave over to this tyme.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 201, f. 207r (upper left part of page)

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CASE50069: Decumbiture for Mr Christopher Turner (PERSON36242)

Question asked by the patient on 19 December 1619 at 10:00

RN by the breakīg of a peece was wounded & he on tuesday was sennet betwixt 7 30 ant m Decēb 7. h. 7. 30 ant m 1619 |faynteth & {swoundeth}| bleedeth mutch on fryday last at the vayne of the nowse

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 213, f. 81v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE65953: Decumbiture for Frederick King (PERSON52937)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON40650) on 29 April 1628 at 10:45

RN Ap 28 h. 10 ant m 1628 cōpl of a rūning vp & downe his legs arms eares & neck like a like a {sic} mouse & bite him by the prick the child in ye fit quake & stampe taken so yeste\r/day

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 405, f. 6r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE32763: Decumbiture for Goody Magdalen Denton (PERSON22903)

Question asked by the patient on 10 February 1608 at 10:00

RN Goody Denton of Winge tak{en} first wth an extreme hed ach feb 2. h. 8. 30 ant m 1608 |3{illeg}|6| last mikle\m/as|1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘extreme hed ach hath had misch.’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 229, f. 25v (upper right part of page)

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CASE62873: Decumbiture for Agnes [Anne] West (PERSON61455)

Question asked by the patient on 5 October 1626 at 10:30

RN An West \of Olny/ suddenly taken sept 24: h. 6. 30 p m. 1626. /francis Gaudorne & his sister susp. Katherin Chardge now Sterling would fome at her mouth wth strang f{its} of {weake} {illeg}\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 224, f. 304r (middle left part 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)

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CASE48456: Decumbiture for Mr Smith (PERSON25422)

Question asked by the patient on 5 April 1619 at 08:00

RN Mr Smyth voyded yest h. 7. 25 p m 1619 7 quarts of black cluttered blood & his teeth were shut & was ready to dye very faynt & weake

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 230, f. 216v (upper right part of page)

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CASE55426: Decumbiture for John Odell (PERSON55722)

Question asked by the patient on 23 December 1622 at 11:00

RN It tooke Iohn Odyll Decēmb 9 in extremely. about 8. 30 ant m 1622 had it before but thē in great extremely & swounded. & so did onc or twice before & fomed & draweth his mouth.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 222, f. 142v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE69202: Decumbiture for Anthony Harvey (PERSON12613)

Question asked by the patient on 17 August 1629 at 14:30

RN Anthony Harvey of newp |27 y| who mayed {sic} Goody Godfreys daughter 6 y & hath a boy & wench & was taken on yest being h. 11. p m 1629 wth a scouring & a vomyting & a dissynes in his head wth a great noice

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 406, f. 131r (upper left part of page)

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CASE57432: Decumbiture for Joan Nightingale (PERSON55540)

Question asked by the patient on 26 November 1623 at 09:20

RN novēb. 16 h 7. 30 p m 1623 was taken sitting by the fire & cōpl of a pricking & shooting of her head first cōplayned

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 413, f. 30r (bottom right part 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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CASE75830: Decumbiture for John Flacke (PERSON49065)

Question asked by the patient on 2 November 1632 at 08:00

RN Iohn Flack of Winbish taken & tormented in his right thigh rūning vp to his tongue & head b. {sic} Sept 22 h 12. 30 p m 1632. 60 y

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 214, p. 117 (upper 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?f34-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29;f35-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body%3A%3AHead%20and%20neck;f36-document-type=Case%3A%3AEntry%3A%3ADecumbiture, accessed 20 March 2025.