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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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CASE41075: Decumbiture for Alice Marsh (PERSON33021)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON37856) on 27 March 1613 at 08:20

RN {c}orrepta tremore et fere stupore. march. 26: . h. 1. p m 1613.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 199, f. 74r (bottom left part of page)

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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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CASE44052: Decumbiture for Elizabeth West (PERSON36673)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON38138) on 4 November 1616 at 13:00

RN Eliz {illeg}|W|est taken wth a dead palsy Sept 15. h. 11. 30 p m 16i6

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 198, f. 18v (upper 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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CASE54582: Decumbiture for Ellen Chamberlain (PERSON45825)

Question asked by Mr William Goldsmith (PERSON49998) on 9 July 1622 at 10:12

RN taken suddenly on sonday morning about {3}|4|. in ye forenoone about son rising

correpta Iulij 7. h. 4. ant m 1622.     paralysi sub. culsa1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘paralysis’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 223, f. 182v (bottom left, and bottom right 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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CASE64730: Decumbiture for Lady Caverley [Littleton] (PERSON45784)

Question asked by Mr Edward Littleton (PERSON53794) on 7 October 1627 at 09:00

RN a crick like a palsy tooke her first octob. 5 h. 11. 39 ant m. 1627

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 227, f. 234r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE66521: Decumbiture for Alice Chawly (PERSON45974)

Question asked by Chawly (PERSON45973) on 7 July 1628 at 09:00

RN Alce Chawly of Bedford stroken suddenly wth 47 y wth a Dead palsy Iuly 3. h. 3. 30 p m 1628 /her husb for her\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 405, f. 100v (upper left part of page)

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CASE69294: Decumbiture for Elizabeth Brown (PERSON45050)

Question asked by Brown (PERSON44988) on 31 August 1629 at 08:25

RN Eliz. Browne of Paulusperry 69 {y} Aug 27. wa{s} taken in the fild {wth} a dead palsye yt took away her speach & lamed all on syde Aug 27 h 2. p m 162{9} she lay in the fild Dead 4 h{oures} no body suspe{c}ting any thing

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 406, f. 147v (upper 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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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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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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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

[Astrological Chart]

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

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CASE47886: Decumbiture for Joan Bishop (PERSON28106)

Question asked by the patient on 25 November 1618 at 08:00

RN It tooke her Ione Bishop of Wishamsteed novēb 13. h. 10 ant m 1618

was suddenly taken in her lyms & lost the vse of on syde.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 230, f. 99r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE49611: Decumbiture for Anne Harrison (PERSON31433)

Question asked by the patient on 4 September 1619 at 09:00

RN An Harryson of litle Brickhill suddenly stroken betwixt 2 dores yest morning betwixt 6 & 7. in the morning wth a dead palsye a mercers wife serving on wth triacle |58|{0}| y|1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘dead palsy’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 235, f. 174r (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?f41-document-type=Case%3A%3AEntry%3A%3ADecumbiture;f42-patient-sex=Female;f43-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3ALame%2C%20numb%20or%20paralysed, accessed 4 April 2025.