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[–] Famko@lemmy.world 14 points 3 weeks ago

King's Evil sounds like they were executed to me, but I have no clue what it could actually mean.

[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 13 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Bit with a mad dog

This makes it seem like someone wielded the dog as a weapon

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[–] daniskarma@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 3 weeks ago

'Planet' goes hard.

[–] merc@sh.itjust.works 13 points 2 weeks ago
Olde Modern Count
Abortive, and Stillborn Abortion and Stillbirth 445
Affrighted Fear? Possibly a heart issue? 1
Ague Malaria, or a disease involving fever and shivering 43
Apoplex, and Meagrom Stroke and severe headache, migraine 17
Bit with a mad dog Rabies 1
Bleeding Blood loss 3
Bloody flux, scowring and flux Dysentery and cholera 348
Bruised, Issues, sores and ulcers Bruising, open sores, either as a symptom of something else (hemorrhagic fever) or because they got infected 28
Burnt, and Scalded Same 5
Burst, and Rupture Probably an externally visible rupture 9
Cancer and Wolf Cancer and Lupus 10
Canker Mouth sores, maybe from herpes? Probably not the underlying cause of death 1
Childbed Death following complications from childbirth 171
Chrisomes, and Infants Babies less than 1 month old and Infants 2268
Cold, and Cough Same (but probably a symptom of something worse) 55
Colick, Stone, and Strangury Gallstones, kidney stones, and other intestinal and urinary blockages 56
Consumption Tuberculosis 1797
Convulsion Seizure, possibly caused by epilepsy 241
Cut of the Stone Died during surgery to remove kidney / gallstones 5
Dead in the street, and starved Exposure, hypothermia, starvation 6
Dropsie, and Swelling Edema, fluid retention, possibly caused by heart failure 267
Drowned Same 34
Executed, and prest to death Executed is obvious, "prest to death" is accidental death while being tortured (via pressing) to force a confession 18
Falling sickness Epilepsy, perhaps "petit mal" seizures vs "grand mal" which went under Convulsion 7
Fever Same, interesting that it's distinct from Ague 1108
Fistula Same, horrific, distinct from childbed -- I guess the women lived a bit longer? 13
Flocks, and small Pox Smallpox and other diseases causing pustules 531
French pox Syphilis 12
Gangrene Same 5
Gout Gout, or inflammatory arthritis, not the underlying cause of death, but a clear symptom 4
Grief Modern medicine would be more specific but... 11
Jaundies Jaundice, liver disease 43
Jawfaln Fallen jaw, lockjaw, tetanus 8
Impostume Abcess, a symptom of an infection 74
Kil'd by several accidents Trauma, I assume 46
King's Evil Scrofula or Mycobacterial cervical lymphadenitis 38
Lethargie Chronic fatigue, a symptom of something else 2
Livergrown Swollen liver, possibly cirrhosis from drinking 87
Lunatique Lunatic, mental illness -- curious about the actual cause of death though 5
Made away themselves Suicide 15
Measles Same 80
Murthered Murdered 7
Over-laid and starved at nurse A smothered baby, either accidentally or on purpose, starved from lack of milk 7
Palsie Paralysis, Parkinson's, similar things 25
Piles Hemorrhoids, not a cause of death, but a source of infections and an obvious symptom 1
Plague same 8
Planet Sudden death thought to be related to something astrological (planet alignment) 13
Pleurisie, and Spleen Pleurisy (chest infection), apparently it can sometimes be caused by damage to the spleen? 36
Purples and spotted Feaver Bruising and spotted fever (tick borne disease), distinct from bruising, listed earlier 38
Quinsie Quinsy, Peritonsillar abscess, can cause many other things 7
Rising of the Lights Fluid in the lungs, possibly caused by croup 98
Sciatica Same, possibly caused by spinal disc herniation 1
Scurvey, and Itch Ye Scurvy dogs! Ye been sailing with yer limes! 9
Suddenly um... 62
Surfet Surfeit, overeating, overdrinking, not fatal on its own, but perhaps blamed when it was the underlying reason 86
Swine Pox Possibly a euphemism for "French Pox"? 6
Teeth Probably children dying at an age when their permanent teeth were coming in. Similar to "Chrisomes" named for the cloth used when christening a child. Either that or serious tooth infections that led to complications. 470
Thrush, and Sore mouth Thrush (Candidiasis) could make it hard to eat or drink, or lead to other infections 40
Tympany Excess gas in the gastrointestinal tract making the belly like a drum, many potential underlying causes 13
Tissick A wasting disease, often associated with a cough 34
Vomiting Long term vomiting can cause dehydration, might also have been used for someone choking on vomit and dying from asphyxiation 1
Worms Ugh. 27
[–] shiny_idea@aussie.zone 12 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
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[–] Maturin@hexbear.net 11 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (3 children)

Tag yourself. I’m “rising of the lights”

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[–] 9point6@lemmy.world 10 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Died of teeth

Not really sure what I can add to that

[–] Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 11 points 3 weeks ago

Toddlers and Kindergartners basically, still teething. Of whatever cause, too many and too difficult to tell.

[–] Sweetpeaches69@lemmy.world 10 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

How did someone die of sciatica?

[–] Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 13 points 3 weeks ago

Could be pain in the sciatic area that was actually caused by something else, like septic kidneys or an internal tumor

[–] ChonkyOwlbear@lemmy.world 9 points 3 weeks ago

Just snapped right in half.

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[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 10 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

This is just the extended discography of a gothic folk metal band?

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 9 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

Grief

So death by heartbreak is possible

[–] AbsoluteChicagoDog@lemm.ee 11 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

You see it a lot in elderly couples. One dies right after the other.

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 10 points 2 weeks ago

That happened with our dogs. One of our dogs was crazy about the other, like she was his everything. She passed away, and he died in the middle of the night a few days later. They were both elderly, but he had seemed fine when we went to bed, other than being sad about losing his best friend.

[–] Taleya@aussie.zone 7 points 2 weeks ago

Not just couples, Debbie Reynolds stepped out after Carrie Fisher died

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[–] HoneyMustardGas@lemmy.world 9 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

I didn't know you could die of grief. Also what is 'made away themselves'?

[–] fireweed@lemmy.world 8 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Someone didn't watch the Star Wars prequels

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[–] beerclue@lemmy.world 9 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

How many of these are easily treatable today?

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[–] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

"Over-laid" sounds like death by snu-snu.

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[–] psion1369@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

What is King's Evil and why did so many die from it?

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[–] state_electrician@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

So many dead children. I count a full one third of all deaths being babies and toddlers.

[–] flamingo_pinyata@sopuli.xyz 10 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

It's the reason why so many misleading statistics claim a much shorter lifespan in the past. If you survived childhood, and there wasn't a plague around, or a war, you had good chances of reaching 60.

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[–] rumba@lemmy.zip 7 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Bacteria Virus Cancer Heart Condition Trauma Malnutrition Suicide Kidney Disease Heart Disease Liver Disease Parasite

What else am I missing?

Mostly, they died from a lack of medical knowledge.

[–] arty@feddit.org 14 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
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[–] OminousOrange@lemmy.ca 10 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
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[–] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 7 points 2 weeks ago

This will make a useful crib sheet for reading the causes of death in the US next year under Health Tsar RFK Jnr .

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