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CASE52538: Decumbiture for Joan Hunscombe (PERSON52168)

Question asked by the patient on 28 May 1621 at 11:00

RN taken on Whitsonday & sinc cānot stand nor goe. taken betwixt 3 30 p m lame in the church

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 233, f. 151v (bottom left 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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CASE23946: Decumbiture for Anne Lancaster (PERSON32477)

Question asked by the patient on 19 September 1614 at 09:40

RN An lankester of Shenly. 25 y sept. 19. h. 9. 40 ant m 1614.

stroken lame. fryday 3 weekes before christmas. 3 decēb. h. 8. 30 p m 1613.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 237, f. 95r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE43350: Decumbiture for Goodman Thomas Robson (PERSON20639)

Question asked by the patient on 10 May 1616 between 06:39 and 11:15

RN Thomas Robson taken wth a dead palsy may 10. h. 6. 39. ant m 16i6

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 408, f. 84v (upper left, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE46137: Decumbiture for Mr John Simpson (PERSON35357)

Question asked by the patient on 9 March 1618 at 15:00

RN taken wth the dead palsy march. 2. . h. 8. 30 p m 1618.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 201, f. 8r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE50667: Decumbiture for Mrs Joan Barwick (PERSON43691)

Question asked by the patient on 21 April 1620 at 08:00

RN Ione Barwick of Shitleanger 65 y Ap. 13. h. 5. 30 pm 16201

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘at this tyme stroken Dead palsy’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 414, f. 5v (upper left part of page)

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CASE51035: Decumbiture for Elizabeth Banks [Cowly] (PERSON18967)

Question asked by the patient on 12 June 1620 no earlier than 16:00

RN Elis. Cowly taken wth a dead palsy Iune 10 h {sic} h. 9. 30 p m 1620

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 414, f. 71v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE51222: Decumbiture for Nicholas Barlegs (PERSON43505)

Question asked by the patient on 15 July 1620 at 11:00

RN Nicholas Barleg was strangly taken wth a palsy in ye fild Iuly 6. h 8. 30 ant m 16201

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘a dead palsy.’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 414, f. 109v (upper right part of page)

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CASE53798: Decumbiture for George Dommelton (PERSON47979)

Question asked by the patient on 3 April 1622 at 09:30

RN He rode out frō Tocetour to northāpton mach {sic} 25 h. 10 20 ant m 1622 stroken as it is thought wth a dead palsy. |a dyer. is fat.| /costive/\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 223, f. 38v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE55797: Decumbiture for James Kettle (PERSON52846)

Question asked by the patient on 19 March 1623 at 14:45

RN Iames Kittle of Great Gransden. 60 y march. 19 h. 2. 45 p m. 1623.

Huntingdon sheere

a benūming wch tooke him satt was senet March 9 h {sic} hor 12 p m 1623.

[Astrological Chart]

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 218, f. 24r (upper right part of page)

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CASE58769: Decumbiture for Ralph Harbyson (PERSON50815)

Question asked by the patient on 13 July 1624 at 11:30

RN taken Iune 10 wth a dead palsye h. 2 p m 1624

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 402, f. 16r (bottom right, and bottom left parts of page)

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CASE61508: Decumbiture for Goody Warne (PERSON61122)

Question asked by the patient between 16 January 1626 at 14:30 and 17 January 1626 at 07:45

RN Goody Warne first taken wth a palsy Decēb 2. h. 8 p m 1625

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 224, f. 75v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE62602: Decumbiture for Mary Foster (PERSON30562)

Question asked by the patient on 16 December 1626 at 11:00

RN Mary foster taken suddenly wth a dead palsy Decēb 24. h 3 45 {p} m. 1626

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 224, f. 252v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE11801: Decumbiture for Mrs Frances Lea [Vines] (PERSON16711)

Question asked by the patient between 14 November 1598 and 15 November 1598

RN Mres Vines took her sicknes at Piddington 30 of maye die h. betwixt 9. & 10 walking at night in her orcharde. & it tooke away her speache & brought a palsy in her side & armes. shee had no vse of her lims. 1598. die h. 9. 30 mi. p m maij 30. 1598.1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘a palsye.’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 52v (upper left part of page)

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CASE20234: Decumbiture for Ralph Allen (PERSON9095)

Question asked by the patient on 13 January 1602 at 10:00

RN Ralfe Allen stroken lame Ian 7|8|. hor 11 p m 1602. at this tyme taken in his lyms

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 404, f. 264v (upper left part of page)

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CASE22063: Decumbiture for Mr John Johnson (PERSON52583)

Question asked by the patient on 5 June 1630 at 06:36

RN Iune 5  {sic} h. 7. 20 p m subito correptus paraly ling post a lingua decidet in mēbra 1630

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 238, f. 5r (upper right part of page)

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CASE28252: Decumbiture for Mary Oliver (PERSON20440)

Question asked by the patient on 15 October 1606 at 08:00

RN Mary taken Oliver taken first Octob 6. h. 9. 30 p m 1606. wth a swōding & quaking \cānot sit vp/

[Astrological Chart]

Mary Oliver of Cotton end first taken going out into her yard to make watr Octob 6. h. 9. 30 p m 1606.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 215, f. 290r-v (f. 290r bottom left, and f. 290v upper left)

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CASE31149: Decumbiture for John Large (PERSON24140)

Question asked by the patient on 11 April 1607 at 08:25

RN Iohn large 2 tyme taken Apr. 10 Ap 10. h. 3 p m 1607.

yesterday He swounded about 3 of the clocke as he was writing cometh wth a quakinge.

had it nevr before but these 2 tymes

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 193, f. 150r (bottom left 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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CASE41642: Decumbiture for Dr Smith (PERSON15859)

Question asked by the patient between 15 July 1613 at 06:20 and 15 July 1613 at 09:00

RN The Comissary D Smyth taken wth a palsy Iuly 12. h. 6. 30 p m 1613. at sup being well but tooke a cold readily12

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘a palsye.’ in chart

2 ‘Cæsar Baronius’ inline

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 199, f. 173r (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?f36-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3ALame%2C%20numb%20or%20paralysed;f37-patient-knowledge=Patient%20asked%20the%20question;f38-document-type=Case%3A%3AEntry%3A%3ADecumbiture, accessed 31 March 2025.