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)
CASE58700: Decumbiture for Mark Gray (PERSON31083)
Question asked by Gray (PERSON50242) on 5 July 1624 at 10:00
RN pater filio taken speachl{es} yesterday about 3. p m 162{4}
[Astrological Chart]
Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 402, f. 6v (upper right part of page)
CASE10666: Horary consultation concerning Agnes Kendall (PERSON13302)
Question asked by William Kendall (PERSON13301) on 24 May 1600 at 16:15
RN Will Kendall for Agnys Kendall his wife who lyeth speaches sinc last night having bene very sick for this fortnight before. may 24 die ♄ h. 4. 15 p m. 1600
[Astrological Chart]
Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 202, f. 82r (upper left part of page)
CASE34417: Horary consultation concerning Alice Every (PERSON23112)
Question asked by Mr Willoughby (PERSON21200) on 15 November 1608 between 11:00 and 11:50
RN quæritr de Aloisia de causa morbi et an sit vitedis pater filia novēber 15 ♂ h. 11 ant m 1608 /Mr Willoby did move the quest wheathrit shall recover his speach\
[Astrological Chart]
Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 229, f. 248v (bottom right part of page)
CASE58359: Horary consultation concerning Jane Curtis (PERSON47462)
Question asked by Curtis (PERSON47446) on 3 May 1624 at 12:30
RN Iane Curtis \of Chelson & Caucot/ is 7 y old vppō St Buttolphes eve a litle before sone setting will quake & trēble & cā speak I & no but litle els they feare yt she hath an Impediment \in her/ mouth. \father/ came to me for her wth this note may 3. ☾ h. 12. 30 a|p| m 1624
Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 413, f. 175v (upper left part of page)
CASE11761: Horary consultation concerning Amy Shelton [Ashby] (PERSON15745)
Question asked by Old Goodman William Hodgkins (PERSON12828) on 26 October 1598 at 08:38
RN Amy Ashby of 40 yeres old of CastleThroppe yesterday morning laye speachles. sicke \a week/ Octob. 26 of Octob. die ♃. h. 8. 38. mi. 1598. |hodskins of litle Linford quærit.|
[Astrological Chart]
Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 44v (upper left part of page)
CASE53986: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Elizabeth Jennings [Latch] (PERSON52517)
Question asked by Lady Dorothy Jennings [Mrs Jennings] (PERSON52513) and Spencer Compton [Second Earl of Northampton] [Lord Northampton] [Young Lord Compton] (PERSON46690) on 25 April 1622 at 13:45
RN The lady Dorothy Iennings for her child taken wth the epilepsye about 10 weekes 13 y Ap 25. ♃ h. 1. 45 p m 1622. hearing yt I have helpen may {sic} in yt kind hath written to me to come to London/ /her speach is taken from her by fits for a day & keepeth her bed\
[Astrological Chart]
Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 223, f. 70v (upper left part of page)
CASE12119: Horary consultation concerning Phyllis Pedder (PERSON14829)
Question asked by Pedder (PERSON14823) on 21 March 1599 at 14:30
RN Phyllis Pedder of Potters Perry of a 11 yeres old. sick on mūday first. then teeethe {sic} hed hart. cannot speak. came to speachles ever sinc noone. her brothr came for her. Martij 2i. die ☿. h. 2. 30. p m. 1599.
[Astrological Chart]
Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 108r (bottom right, and bottom left parts of page)
CASE12567: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Mary Pen (PERSON14848)
Question asked by Mr Edward Pen (PERSON14841) on 22 August 1599 at 22:15
RN Mary pen of Stony stratford 29 yeres taken speachles & shaking & throtte{illeg}|ll| & rore & burne. thus taken the 22th day of August. about 10 a clock at night die ☿ ♄ {sic}. 10. at night 1599. maritꝯ vxore
[Astrological Chart]
Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 183r (upper left part of page)
CASE12649: Decumbiture for Isabel Franknill (PERSON11939)
Question asked by Franknill (PERSON11935) on 6 September 1599 at 11:20
RN Isbell franknill of drayton sloe. 61. taken speechles last friday as at candle light. as shee was dressing of a sore leg. sodenly taken nowe question is wheathr p. taken or besp Sept. August. 31. die ♀ h. 7. p m. 1599. cannot styrre her syd nor hand. a ded palsye.
[Astrological Chart]
Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 195v (upper right part of page)
CASE21915: Horary consultation concerning an Anonymous (PERSON18701)
Question asked by Mr Tyrringham (PERSON18812) on 13 January 1605 at 09:00
RN Mr Tyrringhās mead of Tyrringhā 24 y Ian. 13 ☉ h. 9. ant m 1605. suffocat matricis strange fits eithr of mothr or apop. litharg.1
[Astrological Chart]
Notes:
1‘
sleepy. Lethargye
speachles skreameth only
’ in chart
Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 415, f. 214r (upper right part of page)
Mr Tyrringham (PERSON18812)Anonymous (PERSON18701)
Medical >Parts of the body>Torso (Womb, matrix, mother)
Medical >Witchcraft and devil (Strange affliction)
Medical >Illnesses (named) (Apoplexy)
Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Fits and convulsions (Fits)
Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Sleep problems (Sleepiness)
Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Speech problems (Cannot speak)
CASE66410: Horary consultation concerning Mr John Evans (PERSON48613) and Anonymous (PERSON40698)
Question asked by Mr John Evans (PERSON48613) on 19 June 1628 at 18:00
RN {I}ohn Evans of the Mynrys in London Iue {sic} 19 ♃ h. 6 p m. 1628
writeth for a gent mā
first vnfoldeth his owne greefe how he is wrōged & cosened of all yt he hath & therby he his wife & childrē broght to great want & misery craveth my Counsell & instruction
Also writeth in the behalfe of a gentlemā yt having taken an extreme cold & prsently an exceeding greefe for the Death of his wife & {th}erby cast Downe into sicknes & mutch melancholy of a sanguyne cōplexion his sicknes & melancholy is mutch abated & now his voice is almost Lost yt he s cānot {sic} \on cānot/ spea heare on \him/ that speaketh {sic} \to speake/ a yard of
cōplayneth of something about the pit of his throate his voice is only low & weake but not troubled wth any fault in noncing but cleere inough every where no physick but cōplayneth of the coldnes of his stomack & head & sone {sic} stoppage about the begying of his nose cold flegme & cold head & defect in hearing hath 2 great manyscripts of physick yt he is Desyrous I should vse craveth vnder god my consayle for the frind his gentleman
Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 405, f. 80r (upper left part of page)
Mr John Evans (PERSON48613)Anonymous (PERSON40698)
Personal affairs>Business affairs (Finance and property)
Personal affairs (Personal counsel and advice)
Medical >Illnesses (named) (Took a cold)
Medical >Diseases of the mind (Grief (passions)Melancholy)
Medical >Illness (general) (Sickness)
Medical >Symptoms (specified) (Speech problems )
Medical >Parts of the body>Head and neck (Throat and mouthHeadNose)
Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Fevers, chills and sweating (Cold)
Medical >Parts of the body>Torso (Stomach)