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CASE62858: Decumbiture for John Fisher (PERSON48989)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON40357) on 3 October 1626 between 10:45 and 11:30

RN Iohn fisher a yere old borne on Barth eve was a twelfmonth being . h. 10 30 at|p| m. 1626.

fell sick on thursday Last wth strong fits swonding & putting out the tongue now the \violent/ fits gone hath a burning feaver

It fell sick sept 28 h. 12. 1626.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 224, f. 301r (upper right part of page)

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CASE29229: Decumbiture for Margery Maynard (PERSON20296)

Question asked by the patient on 15 June 1605 at 08:30

RN tooke at shrovetyde in her armes wth a pricking & shooting wth a swelling in her bed the 11 of febr in the night. about 9 or 10

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 216, f. 120r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE65442: Decumbiture for Richard Shephard (PERSON58578)

Question asked by the patient on 29 February 1628 at 10:30

RN Suddenly taken in his \right/ arme the vse taken away payned in the throate swelled wth a cough & taken wth strong & strang fits & is very hot in his fits wch continue above halfe a day feb. 17 h. 12. p m. 1628

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 410, f. 115v (upper right part of page)

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CASE67897: Decumbiture for Mr Thomas Anderton (PERSON42696)

Question asked by the patient on 16 March 1629 at 08:30

RN Mr Anderton taken wth a fore flatulent melanch. passion wth a sore beating of his stomack ill after meate & after his first sleepe eating very litle at all tyme a bad Digest stomack full of wynd & choler was taken wth a sore fit Decēb. 11 h. 12. 30 p m. 1629|8|. 1628.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 407, f. 86v (bottom left, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE71912: Decumbiture for an Anonymous (PERSON41300)

Question asked by Martha [Matthew] Jinkins (PERSON52561) on 27 April 1631 at 09:30

RN yest was month stretched out her hands cōpl of a lightnes in her head her eys {rune} & is sleepish

It tooke her sorely & had \a/ very greevous fit in the morning & so always in her bed h. 6. 30 in aurora martch 30  {sic} |march 29. | h. 6. 30 ant m 163i

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 232, p. 284 (bottom centre, bottom left, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE57505: Decumbiture for Thomas Ersfeild (PERSON48586)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON39785) on 16 December 1623 between 10:00 and 10:30

RN Th. Earsfield taken first wth a a {sic} violent convulsive fit noveb. 27 h. 9. 30 ant m. 1623.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 413, f. 42v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE21268: Decumbiture for Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] [Richard Napier [Senior]] (PERSON5218)

Question asked by the patient on 16 July 1604 between 05:00 and 08:00

RN Rich n. cōplayned this 16 of Iuly very mutch of his right towe heate pricking & swelling & could not sleepe for payne {illeg}|h| 4|5|. ant m. 1604.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 415, f. 108v (upper left part of page)

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CASE47760: Decumbiture for Anne Bagnol (PERSON27598)

Question asked by the patient on 28 October 1618 at 11:38

RN had yesterday night about 12. an extreme fit lost her sences & knew no body for an houre nor could not speake octob. 27. h. 12. p m 1618.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 230, f. 74r (middle, bottom left, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE56841: Decumbiture for Mary Mustowe [Must] (PERSON55128)

Question asked by the patient on 6 August 1623 at 10:20

RN Mary Must taken wth her swelling & swounding fits 25 Aug. 4 h. 12. 1623

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 218, f. 186r (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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CASE69283: Decumbiture for Robert Perry (PERSON56585)

Question asked by the patient on 29 August 1629 at 10:15

RN Robart Pery of Hanslop. 24 y Aug 29 h {sic} hor. 10 15 ant m 1629 /mayed {sic} 4 y on child\

very shortwȳded yest had a cough & sinc 5 in the after had voyded by fits of cleere blood

Aug 28 h. 5. p m 1629

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 406, f. 145v (bottom 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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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)

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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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CASE33692: Decumbiture for Old Lady Agnes Snagge (PERSON25502)

Question asked by the patient on 6 July 1608 at 08:30

RN Lady Snag taken on monday last wth a casting & a scouring on monday |Iuly 4.| about 7. 30 ant m. 1608. casteth & scoureth.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 229, f. 148v (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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CASE44509: Decumbiture for Mrs Elizabeth Norton (PERSON33735)

Question asked by Mr Norton (PERSON33729) on 22 March 1617 at 11:30

RN Mres Elis Norton fell into a swound & cōtinued dead wt for a long tyme yet revived agayne wth & had many convulsions March 20. h. 8. 30 ant m 1617.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 198, f. 96r (upper right part of page)

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CASE46439: Decumbiture for Mr Smith (PERSON25422)

Question asked by the patient on 22 April 1618 at 10:20

RN he began to bleed Ap 10. . in the son then being an houre high h. 6. ant m 1618 he did spit blood first & then voyded about 2 quartes. & mended & then yesterday about 4. & 30 m p m he blead about a 2 quart{sic} always casting clottered blood & very black.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 201, f. 66r (bottom left 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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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)

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%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29;f7-document-type=Case%3A%3AEntry%3A%3ADecumbiture;f8-time-of-day=AM, accessed 31 March 2025.