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CASE11938: Decumbiture for William Knight (PERSON13461)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON18731) on 5 January 1599 at 18:40

RN Will Knight tooke his sicknes die {illeg} Ian 4 die Ian. {sic} 5. die h. 3. in aur. very evill handled wth sicknes vomiteth hath a rising in his stomack leeke an apostume ready to stoppe his breath. burneth very mutch thirsty & drye. 1599.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 228, f. 78r (upper left part of page)

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CASE29229: Decumbiture for Margery Maynard (PERSON20296)

Question asked by the patient on 15 June 1605 at 08:30

RN tooke at shrovetyde in her armes wth a pricking & shooting wth a swelling in her bed the 11 of febr in the night. about 9 or 10

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 216, f. 120r (bottom right 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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CASE67897: Decumbiture for Mr Thomas Anderton (PERSON42696)

Question asked by the patient on 16 March 1629 at 08:30

RN Mr Anderton taken wth a fore flatulent melanch. passion wth a sore beating of his stomack ill after meate & after his first sleepe eating very litle at all tyme a bad Digest stomack full of wynd & choler was taken wth a sore fit Decēb. 11 h. 12. 30 p m. 1629|8|. 1628.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 407, f. 86v (bottom left, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE48284: Decumbiture for Anne Snoxill (PERSON35576)

Question asked by the patient on 27 February 1619 at 12:00

RN \a|A|bout this tyme/ \she/ was taken wth a great cough & casting of blood. feb 20 h {sic} hor 9. 30 p m 1619 /h. 9. 50 p m 1619\ |spit & cast blood|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 230, f. 180r (upper right part of page)

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CASE58806: Decumbiture for Mary Marshal (PERSON54372)

Question asked by the patient on 23 July 1624 at 08:00

RN Iuly 10 first taken of late wth a gydynes 27 h 8 ant m & Iuly 22 in h. 9 ant m wth a gydynes & could neyther stand nor goe

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 402, f. 22Ar (bottom right part of page)

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CASE61122: Decumbiture for Susan Poole (PERSON56920)

Question asked by the patient on 10 October 1625 between 14:00 and 16:45

RN Susan Paule taken wth a burning feaver grew light headed sept 14. h. 8. 30. ant m 1625

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 224, f. 14r (upper left part of page)

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CASE78292: Decumbiture for Elizabeth Pet (PERSON56615)

Question asked by Pet (PERSON56614) on 21 September 1633 at 12:30

Elisab. Pett a Beggarwomas Childe. 1. y. ß Septemb. 11. . h. 8. p m. 1633. stroken suddenly lame yt it can nether stand nor go

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 211, p. 459 (bottom left part of page)

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CASE28876: Decumbiture for Edmond Marchant (PERSON13955)

Question asked by Mr Marchant (PERSON13954), Mr John Bird (PERSON9741) and Mr John Mansell (PERSON13934) on 1 May 1605 at 05:15

RN Edmund Marchaunt of haversham 26 y Apr 30. h. 10. ant p m 1605

[Astrological Chart]

He lyeth speachles

I set this figure the next day in ye morning he had bene yt Day at footebale & some suppose yt he tooke a great bruise.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 216, f. 75v (upper left part of page)

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CASE33692: Decumbiture for Old Lady Agnes Snagge (PERSON25502)

Question asked by the patient on 6 July 1608 at 08:30

RN Lady Snag taken on monday last wth a casting & a scouring on monday |Iuly 4.| about 7. 30 ant m. 1608. casteth & scoureth.

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Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 229, f. 148v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE37395: Decumbiture for Lady Pelham (PERSON14832)

Question asked by the patient on 14 April 1611 at 18:20

RN The lady Pellā of W|Et|hrop 80 y Ap 14 h. 6. 25|0|. begā to fall into her cold fit Apr 13 h. 6. 20 p m 1611

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 334, f. 69r (upper part of page)

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CASE37459: Decumbiture for Jane Grub (PERSON31176)

Question asked by the patient on 27 January 1611 at 13:00

RN Iane Grub. sodenly taken going to divine service Ian. 15. h. 9. ant m 1611. in novilunio./ /ceb|r|ebra laborat et debilitate/\1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘paralysis.’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 200, f. 1r (upper right part of page)

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CASE43616: Decumbiture for Young Mrs Elizabeth Hilsdon (PERSON12776)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON38095) between 7 July 1616 at 19:25 and 8 July 1616 at 12:39

RN Mres Hillersdon taken Iuly 4 h. 10 at night 16i6 | hor 10 p m 16i6| /convulsions caot speake\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 408, f. 129v (bottom left, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE44509: Decumbiture for Mrs Elizabeth Norton (PERSON33735)

Question asked by Mr Norton (PERSON33729) on 22 March 1617 at 11:30

RN Mres Elis Norton fell into a swound & cōtinued dead wt for a long tyme yet revived agayne wth & had many convulsions March 20. h. 8. 30 ant m 1617.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 198, f. 96r (upper right part of page)

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CASE47254: Decumbiture for Mary [Marge] Burgess (PERSON28571)

Question asked by the patient on 7 August 1618 at 11:30

RN mary Burges of Raunce 38 y taken chest back & belly & made her vomyt lame yt she cā scarce goe but must be led is very sore cā not abyde to be touched. it tooke her vppon August 2. h. 10. 30 ant m 1618

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Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 201, f. 215v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE55920: Decumbiture for Mary Turkington (PERSON60547)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON39644) on 31 March 1623 at 19:15

RN Mary Turkington of Okenbery Weston taken lame on the left syde & cānot bend it selfe March 21. h. 9. 30 p m 1623 |7 y.|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 218, f. 42v (upper left part of page)

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CASE57505: Decumbiture for Thomas Ersfeild (PERSON48586)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON39785) on 16 December 1623 between 10:00 and 10:30

RN Th. Earsfield taken first wth a a {sic} violent convulsive fit noveb. 27 h. 9. 30 ant m. 1623.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 413, f. 42v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE57760: Decumbiture for Mrs Frances Latch [Little Frances] (PERSON53383)

Question asked by Lady Dorothy Jennings [Mrs Jennings] (PERSON52513) on 26 February 1624 at 19:20

RN francis latch fell into her fits of convulsion feb 25. . h: 8. 30 p m. 1624U[1622–4]

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 413, f. 85v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE61623: Decumbiture for Arthur Humphries (PERSON31968)

Question asked by the patient on 15 February 1626 at 09:15

RN Arthur Humfrey of Newp. was taken wth a Tert feaver exceding burning. taken first on fryday last feb 10 h. 10. 30 p m 1626 /50 y\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 224, f. 96r (upper left part of page)

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CASE66078: Decumbiture for Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] [Richard Napier [Senior]] (PERSON5218)

Question asked by the patient on 13 May 1628 between 07:30 and 15:00

RN \Rich. Napeir/ on weddensday last. may 7 h. 2. \25/ p m. 1628.

Sr Th Tyringhā sent me ny {sic} lady Dickbees coach to bring ne {sic} to Tyringhā & thenc to my Lady Dighbees. & so hone {sic} agayne. where I was so brused yt in my left foote wth blyster red black spots & knobs & my left anckle rūpe all blacke red & bloue & could not eate nor rest ever since

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 405, f. 29r (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?f36-document-type=Case%3A%3AEntry%3A%3ADecumbiture;f37-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29;f38-treatment=No, accessed 31 March 2025.