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CASE67698: Decumbiture for Stephen Wall (PERSON61003)

Question asked by the patient on 9 February 1629 at 08:00

RN sickned on monday night last wth in his bones wth a cold & good cōp the first of febr. in . in ap . h. 6. 30 p m 1629

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 407, f. 47r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE14248: Decumbiture for Goody Anne Astill [Austin] [Hastings] [Miller] [Holland] (PERSON9296)

Question asked by the patient on 29 November 1603 at 10:38

RN Goody Miller of Newp 60 y fell sicke vppō Sunday night about 1 of the clock aftr midnight & took her at the harte. novēb 27. h. 13 p m. 1603.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 197, f. 113v (bottom left, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE62515: Decumbiture for Lady Sara Leech [Mrs Sara Napier [Sandy]] (PERSON15610)

Question asked by the patient on 31 May 1626 between 15:00 and 18:00

RN Mres Sara fell sick at London may 5. h. 4 3 30 p m. 1626 /Desp sick of her hart & a stitch\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 224, f. 233r (upper right part of page)

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CASE57468: Decumbiture for Richard Davis (PERSON47593)

Question asked by the patient on 2 December 1623 at 10:00

RN sept 30 h. 9 ant m. 1623 fell first sick |hed & chest.|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 413, f. 36r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE10144: Decumbiture for Anthony Clark (PERSON10539)

Question asked by the patient on 10 March 1600 between 13:15 and 15:30

RN Anthony Clarke fell sicke betwixt halfe an houre after 6. m{orning} March: 9 die h 6. 30 ant m. 1600 right syde & backe. /

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 202, f. 8v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE58613: Decumbiture for Bridens (PERSON44793)

Question asked by the patient on 7 June 1624 at 11:20

RN B{illeg}|r|idens Daghter 12. y. Iue {sic} 7. {illeg}||. h. 11. 20 ant. m. 1624.

Bridens child fell sick May 22 h. 6. 30 p|a|nt m m {sic} 1624

left syde stitch begā first on the right arm

[Blank Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 413, f. 215r-v (f. 215r bottom left, and f. 215v upper left)

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CASE40378: Decumbiture for Goodman George Leech (PERSON13670)

Question asked by the patient on 18 September 1612 at 06:30

RN George leach of Caucot 36 y Septēb. sodaynly taken in great extremity Sept 17 h. 12. 1612 in media nocte /scoureth casteth in extremity belly sick\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 409, f. 167v (upper left part of page)

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CASE33703: Decumbiture for Mary Turvey (PERSON25840)

Question asked by the patient on 6 July 1608 at 14:50

RN mary Turvy \25 y./ of newp {sic} \newporte/ fell sicke feb. 13. hor. 5. p m 1608 fell first sicke taken wth a stitch vndr her left syde

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 229, f. 150r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE37480: Decumbiture for Elizabeth Eaton (PERSON30061)

Question asked by the patient on 30 January 1611 at 13:45

RN she was strangly taken wth her sicknes & a shak{ing} in her right arme. Sept 21. . h 4. p m 1610. {illeg} held her two houres. & th{en} tooke her a sonday being 23{illeg} in the after noone afore sone set & held all yt ni{ght} vntill ten the next daye h. 4. p m 16i0

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 200, f. 4v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE21852: Decumbiture for Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] [Richard Napier [Senior]] (PERSON5218)

Question asked by the patient between 29 December 1604 at 10:40 and 31 December 1604 at 09:38

RN Rich Na. Decēb 3|2| 29. hor 4 30 p m. 1604.

[Astrological Chart]

I tooke a cold sitting at Mr leas playing wthout a gowne.

was sick in my stomack at my cōming home & did cast & was cold in my stomacke

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 415, f. 203v (upper right part of page)

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CASE55533: Decumbiture for Mrs Mary Thorne (PERSON20945)

Question asked by the patient on 25 January 1623 at 10:00

RN was so sick on tuesday h. 9 ant m 1623 so stopt & swelled about her chest yt they thought she would die |5 child. youngest 7. y|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 222, f. 161v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE25586: Decumbiture for Mrs Elizabeth Palmer [Chapman] (PERSON14648)

Question asked by the patient on 6 November 1610 at 11:45

RN ye hath bene sick by fits. but yesterdaye about 3 of the clock in ye after noone taken & tormented & gryped in her stomack & belly & Doth. cast in the extremitye of her fit & otherwise.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 239, f. 150v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE65223: Decumbiture for Sir William Samuell (PERSON25233)

Question asked by the patient on 21 January 1628 at 09:00

RN fell sick on satt last betwixt 11 & 12. & is sorely payned & cānot hath no vse of his lims & cānot styr him selfe & swoundeth often

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 410, f. 67r (upper right, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE50428: Decumbiture for Thomas Holman (PERSON31787)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON38803) between 23 March 1620 at 19:30 and 25 March 1620 at 07:20

RN Thomas Homemā \of Stonystratford \Newport// 10 weekes old next Monday betwixt 5 & 6 in ye morning borne & fell sick on monday last at mydnight or before g{naw}ed & hath strong fits of convulsion & sweateth mutch, face hands & full of sweat orderly to stoole

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 213, f. 149v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE40075: Decumbiture for Robert Will (PERSON36849)

Question asked by the patient on 25 June 1612 at 05:30

RN cōpl on monday morning about 8 & was very sick. & did cast & is full of payne & ach all over & cā not stand nor lye nor rest is in sutch payne & casteth all yt he taketh

he sickened

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 409, f. 119r (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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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)

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?f6-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AParts%20of%20the%20body;f7-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AIllness%20%28general%29%3A%3ASickness;f8-document-type=Case%3A%3AEntry%3A%3ADecumbiture, accessed 1 March 2025.