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CASE18956: Decumbiture for Mrs Mary Pen (PERSON14848)

Question asked by the patient on 26 February 1601 at 11:25

RN taken wth a sudden fitte on thursday last the 19 of febr die ♃ h 9. 40. p m 160i

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 404, f. 40v (bottom left, and bottom right parts of page)

Mrs Mary Pen (PERSON14848)

Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Fits and convulsions  (Fits)

Practitioner: Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] (PERSON5218) Judgment Astrological Chart

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CASE70125: Horary consultation concerning Anne Meede (PERSON54619)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON41089) between 2 March 1630 at 11:25 and 2 March 1630 at 08:00

U[1629–1631] An meede of cranfeild A child borne the 26 of Aprill 30′ 5 ante me’ And hath had a convultion {Ever} for a 12 month. and cannot go nor stand

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 194, p. 129 (middle left part of page)

Anonymous (PERSON41089)Anne Meede (PERSON54619)

Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Fits and convulsions  (Convulsions)

Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Lame, numb or paralysed (Cannot walkCannot stand)

Practitioner: Unidentified scribe (1629–1631) (PERSON8464)

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?f4-time-of-day=AM%3A%3A11%3A00-11%3A59%3A%3A15%3A00-29%3A59;f5-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3AFits%20and%20convulsions;f6-number-of-practitioners=Single%20practitioner, accessed 20 March 2025.

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