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CASE28714: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Jane Rolte (PERSON15450) and Elizabeth Seddon [Baldwin] (PERSON20731)

Question asked by Mrs Jane Rolte (PERSON15450) on 19 April 1605 at 11:15

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Richard Napier Mres Rolt \Iane Rolt/ of Bonyst sent to me to know wheathr shee be wth child or no Apr. 19 ♀ h. 11. 15 ant m. 1605. y {sic} 29 y.

Elisabeth Baudwyne at the same tyme her syster. 20 yeres.

Also for her sistr who is troubled wth great hedach & a bad stomacke & cānot Digest keepeth her bed

|Mres| Iane Rolt of Bonyst 29 y Apr 19 ♀ h. 11. 15 ant m 1605

quærit an sit gravida

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 216, f. 51r (upper right part of page)

Mrs Jane Rolte (PERSON15450)Elizabeth Seddon [Baldwin] (PERSON20731)

Sex, family and generation (Pregnancy)

Medical>Parts of the body>Head and neck (Head)

Medical>Symptoms (specified)>Pain and pricking (Pain)

Medical>Parts of the body>Torso (Stomach)

Medical>Illness (general) (Bedridden)

Medical>Symptoms (specified)>Eating and drinking problems (Cannot digest)

Practitioner: Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] (PERSON5218) Judgment Outcome(s)

Cite this as: Lauren Kassell, Michael Hawkins, Robert Ralley, John Young, Joanne Edge, Janet Yvonne Martin-Portugues, and Natalie Kaoukji (eds.), ‘CASE28714’, The casebooks of Simon Forman and Richard Napier, 1596–1634: a digital edition, https://casebooks.lib.cam.ac.uk/cases/CASE28714, accessed 19 May 2025.

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