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CASE13421: Decumbiture for Elizabeth Butcher (PERSON10241)

Question asked by the patient between 14 October 1597 and 16 July 1598

RN Els. Butch: cæpit ægrot. 1597 Octob. 13. die . h. post {sic} h. 9. she ke {sic} quivereth & trembleth. shee feared least shee was bewitched but she mended a weake after.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 182, f. 111v (upper part of page)

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CASE11744: Decumbiture for Susan Blundell (PERSON9824)

Question asked by the patient between 11 October 1598 at 07:45 and 12 October 1598 at 08:30

RN Susan Blundell toke her fit by some foolish vision & sight at what time she laughed & sawe Goody Greene & goody Nichols flinging of trenchers & when it tooke her as they say shee cryed out vppon Goody Barnwell. the 13 of Novemb. die . h noctis circ 12 1596.

[Partial Astrological Chart]

Susan Blundell

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 228, f. 42r (upper left, and upper right parts of page)

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CASE11811: Decumbiture for Margaret Fowler (PERSON11895)

Question asked by the patient on 18 November 1598 at 11:20

RN Margaret fowler of Newport of 30 yeres old. sick a longe time about his|er| hart & every ioynt & a great payne in her hed of long time. {t}|c|omplayned on thursdaye last

Margaret fowler of Newport vnmaried of 40 30 yeres old sick a long time in hed hed {sic} & hart & hath a great reume come over her eyes for this longe time complayneth sinc thursday last about 12 at midnight. die novemb 16. die . h. 12. at midnight 1598. they feare lest shee be bewitched of H.

[Partial Astrological Chart]

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 228, f. 54r-v (f. 54r bottom right, and f. 54v upper left)

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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)

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CASE11549: Decumbiture for Goodman Robert Hughes (PERSON13015)

Question asked by the patient on 27 December 1600 at 09:45

RN Robart hues of Dunsanger

It tooke him first the 18 of Decerbr {sic} die hor. p m. 6ta. 1600

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 202, f. 216r (upper left part of page)

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CASE19427: Decumbiture for John Stonebank (PERSON16204)

Question asked by the patient on 22 June 1601 at 07:00

RN Iohn Stonebancke of Emmerton. 62 y. die hor 12. \20/ at midnight it began wth him.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 404, f. 119r (upper left part of page)

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CASE19512: Decumbiture for Robert Kinsweeke (PERSON13411)

Question asked by the patient on 4 July 1601 at 08:00

RN Robart Kinsweeke of Elstoe 54 y. taken in London taken on the right syde fyngers head & feete wth a swelling. Apr. 25. vppon St Markes Day being satterday betwixt 6 & 7 in the morning. was first taken. Apr. 25. die hor 6. 30. ant m. 160i. betwixt 3 & 4 aftr noone could not styrre & the sunday morning could not speake

[Partial Astrological Chart]

he was blasted in a garden.1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘blasted in a garden’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 404, f. 134r (upper left part of page)

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CASE20315: Decumbiture for James Flavell (PERSON11796)

Question asked by the patient on 28 January 1602 at 11:00

RN this disease tooke him vnder the eare first as if he had bene stroken sodenly as it were wth a planet. Decēb. 10 hor 4. {illeg}|15| p m 1602.

feareth ill tounges.

Clement Whitton feared

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 404, f. 277r (middle, bottom left, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE14498: Decumbiture for Mrs Mary Bowne (PERSON9913)

Question asked by the patient on 21 February 1603 at 13:50

GJ 1602. Decemb. 24. ho 6. p m. primus insultus morbi

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 207, f. 4r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE29481: Decumbiture for Thomas Prior (PERSON20562)

Question asked by the patient on 30 July 1605 at 14:38

RN Thomas Pryer taken strangly. Iuly 20. h {sic} hor. 11. p m. 1605. wth a feare & a quaking calling vppon god for mercye.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 216, f. 159r (upper left part of page)

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CASE31296: Decumbiture for Mr Francis Shaxton (PERSON15740)

Question asked by the patient between 21 April 1607 at 19:50 and 22 April 1607 at 06:25

RN Mr Shaxton taken wth a strang fit Apr 21. h. 8. 25 p m {sic} \7. 50. p m/ 1607 /put it for 7. 50 p m 1607.\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 193, f. 169r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE32602: Decumbiture for Mr Thomas Kelly (PERSON24000)

Question asked by the patient between 23 January 1608 at 14:00 and 25 January 1608 at 09:50

RN Thomas kelly Ian 22. h. 9 ant m had a sore shaking aguish fit 1608.

the lady Constables mā. Thomas kelly fell into a new & a strang aguish fit shaking bed & chābr round about . 9. ant m. 1608.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 193, f. 345v (upper left, and bottom left parts of page)

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CASE24835: Decumbiture for Robert Huggins (PERSON13010)

Question asked by the patient on 24 May 1610 at 07:00

RN Robart Huggyns first taken after yt he had lapped a tree & then did did {sic} drink & grew worse taken strangly may 19 h {sic} hor 10 ant m 16i0

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 239, f. 43v (bottom left 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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CASE37924: Decumbiture for Edward Child (PERSON28907)

Question asked by Child (PERSON28905) on 25 April 1611 at 08:45

RN Edward Child of Silsoe taken on the 17 of Apr . about 6 \30/ in the morning {A} {sic} 1611. strangly taken & doth {m}

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 200, f. 69v (upper right part of page)

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CASE42017: Decumbiture for Robert Dean (PERSON29736)

Question asked by the patient on 14 June 1615 at 14:15

RN Robart Deane of Meadneham 47 y taken first 21. Aug h. 3. 2{5}|6|. p. m. 16i5

[Astrological Chart]

Rob Deane Iune 14 h. 2. 15 p m 16i5

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 196, f. 42v (upper left, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE44616: Decumbiture for Mrs Agnes Rawlins [Clason] (PERSON34605)

Question asked by the patient on 4 April 1617 at 11:00

RN Agnys Rawlins of Stoake Hāmon 32 y Ap 4. h. 11. ant m 1617 not sick vryne indiff 3 fig. white Dregs. hart heavy |troubled in her mynd tempted hart heavy| sent Ap 4. sep a {sic} ap . yesterday about 6. \/ h. 6. p. m 1617

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 198, f. 112v (upper left part of page)

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CASE45411: Decumbiture for Mary Burrells (PERSON28582)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON38276) on 6 August 1617 at 07:15

RN Mary Borrell first taken on last Aug 4. h 12 \20/ in m. {sic} p m 1617 strangly taken.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 220, f. 55v (bottom centre part of page)

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CASE45823: Decumbiture for Mrs Mary Boddington (PERSON28184)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON38318) on 5 December 1617 at 09:45

RN brought a bed vppō satterday last at twelfe at day tyme Novēb 29 h {sic} hor 11. 40 ant m 1617

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 220, f. 134v (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?sort=sort-date;f3-language=English;f4-document-type=Case%3A%3AEntry%3A%3ADecumbiture;f6-deleted=No;f7-practice=Napier;f8-practitioner-is-patient=No;f9-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AWitchcraft%20and%20devil, accessed 30 April 2024.