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Mother Lane (PERSON32510)

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Sex: Female

Birth: Not recorded in the casebooks

Death: Not recorded in the casebooks

Spouses:None recorded in the casebooks

Occupation:‘Medical practitioner’, c. 14 October 1618

Residences:‘England > Hertfordshire > Hitchin (parish) > Hitchin (village)’, c. 13 July 1610 & 25 February 1624

Case details

CaseDateTimeRole(s)Querent(s)Patient(s)Topic(s)Entry type
CASE251931610-07-1309:30third partyMrs Thomasin DowlandMrs Thomasin DowlandMedical (Not specified in question)
Medical > Witchcraft and devil (Witchcraft suffered (medical))
Personal affairs > Personal relations (Witchcraft suspect)
Horary
CASE255251610-10-1813:40third partyMary FerryMary FerryMedical > Illness (general) (Sickness)
Medical > Witchcraft and devil (Witchcraft suffered (medical), Strange affliction)
Personal affairs > Personal relations (Witchcraft suspect)
Horary
CASE381661611-06-0314:00third partyMrs Elizabeth Palmer [Chapman]Mrs Elizabeth Palmer [Chapman]Medical > Symptoms (specified) > Bloating and swelling (Swelling)
Medical > Parts of the body > Torso (Spleen)
Personal affairs > Personal relations (Witchcraft suspect)
Horary
CASE577541624-02-2511:00third partyMr Henry WolhedMr Henry WolhedMedical (Not specified in question)
Personal affairs > Personal relations (Witchcraft suspect)
Medical > Witchcraft and devil (Witchcraft suffered (medical))
Horary
CASE727241631-08-1915:00third partyElizabeth SheffieldElizabeth SheffieldMedical > Symptoms (specified) > Nausea and vomiting (Rising)
Medical > Parts of the body > Torso (Stomach)
Medical > Witchcraft and devil (Witchcraft suffered (medical))
Personal affairs > Personal relations (Witchcraft suspect)
Horary

Mentioned indirectly in consultation

CaseDateTime
CASE476601618-10-1411:00

Social relationship network

  • None recorded in the casebooks

Cite this as: Lauren Kassell, Michael Hawkins, Robert Ralley, John Young, Joanne Edge, Janet Yvonne Martin-Portugues, and Natalie Kaoukji (eds.), ‘Mother Lane (PERSON32510)’, The casebooks of Simon Forman and Richard Napier, 1596–1634: a digital edition, https://casebooks.lib.cam.ac.uk/identified-entities/PERSON32510, accessed 13 December 2024.