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Mrs Frances Howard [Prannell] [Frances Seymour [Countess of Hertford]] [Frances [Duchess of Lennox]] [Frances [Duchess of Richmond]] (PERSON3941)

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Sex: Female

Birth: 1578-07-27 (21:30) or 1578-07-27 (21:00-22:00)

Death: Not recorded in the casebooks

Spouses:Henry Prannell, c. 19 October 1597, Edward Seymour [First Earl of Hertford], 18 April 1601 & Ludovic Stewart [Second Duke of Lennox], 13 November 1623

Residences:‘England > Dorset > Lytchett (Minster or Matravers?)’, c. 21 May 1597‘England > London > Whitehall’, c. 28 November 1622

Case details

CaseDateTimeRole(s)Querent(s)Patient(s)Topic(s)Entry type
CASE17691597-05-21??:??querent, patientSelfSelfPersonal affairs > Predictive (General predictions)Nativity
CASE19111597-06-1917:00querent, patientSelfSelfSex, family and generation (Marital prospects)Horary
CASE20791597-07-1612:20querent, patientSelfSelfMedical > Illness (general) (Disease)Horary
CASE22201597-08-0417:20querent, patientSelfSelfMedical > Illness (general) (Disease)Horary
CASE22211597-08-0417:20querent, patientSelfSelfMedical (Not specified in question)Nativity
CASE27101597-10-1910:20querent, patientSelfSelfPersonal affairs (Absent person)Horary
CASE38451597-12-23-1599-02-08??:??querent, patientSelfSelfPersonal affairs > Predictive (General predictions)Nativity
CASE30411598-01-1017:00querent, patientSelfSelfSex, family and generation (Romantic relations)Horary
CASE31791598-02-1015:00querent, patientSelfSelfPersonal affairs > Personal relations (Trust)
Personal affairs (Absent person)
Personal affairs > Predictive (General predictions)
Horary
CASE39321598-06-1711:15querent, patientSelfSelfPersonal affairs > Predictive (Who will die first)Horary
CASE67921600-02-2509:30querent, patientSelfSelfSex, family and generation (Marital prospects)
Personal affairs > Predictive (General predictions)
Horary
CASE67931600-02-2514:20querentSelfHenry Wriothesley [Third Earl of Southampton]Personal affairs > Predictive (Who will die first)Horary
CASE68391600-03-0218:30querent, patientSelfSelfSex, family and generation (Marital prospects, Romantic relations)
Personal affairs > Predictive (Who will die first)
Horary
CASE69481600-03-1608:30querent, patientSelfSelfMedical > Illness (general) (Disease)
Sex, family and generation (Marital prospects, Romantic relations)
Personal affairs > Predictive (Who will die first, General predictions)
Horary
CASE70741600-04-0217:45third partySir William EversSir William EversSex, family and generation (Marital prospects)Horary
CASE83671600-11-0209:00querent, patientSelfSelfPersonal affairs > Predictive (General predictions)
Sex, family and generation (Marital prospects)
Horary/Geomantic combined
CASE83711600-11-0308:05-09:00querent, patientSelfSelfPersonal affairs > Predictive (General predictions)Nativity
CASE84491600-11-2012:40querent, patientSelfSelfSex, family and generation (Marital prospects)Horary
CASE84571600-11-2116:10querent, patientSelfSelfSex, family and generation (Marital prospects, Fertility)
Personal affairs (Absent person)
Horary
CASE85301600-12-1315:00querent, patientSelfSelfSex, family and generation (Marital prospects)Horary
CASE85581600-12-2615:00querent, patientSelfSelfPersonal affairs > Personal relations (Secret enemies)Horary
CASE87761601-02-0910:30third partyDr Simon FormanDr Simon FormanUnknown (Unknown)Horary
CASE88271601-02-1817:20querent, patientSelf, Frances BevillSelf, Frances BevillPersonal affairs > Predictive (Life or death)
Worldly affairs (Current affairs)
Horary
CASE91311601-04-1814:10querent, patientSelfSelfPersonal affairs (Stalking)
Sex, family and generation (Marital prospects)
Personal affairs > Communications (Visits)
Horary
CASE91321601-04-2008:40querent, patientSelfSelfPersonal affairs (Stalking)
Sex, family and generation (Marital prospects)
Personal affairs > Communications (Visits)
Horary
CASE553611601-11-0310:00querent, patientSelfSelfSex, family and generation (Fertility)Horary
CASE98491601-11-0310:00querent, patientSelfSelfSex, family and generation (Fertility)Horary
CASE98721601-11-2415:50querent, patientSelfSelfSex, family and generation (Pregnancy, Fertility)Horary
CASE533171621-11-0618:30patientSir Robert Sandy [Napier] [Baronet] [Old Sir Robert Napier] [Mr Robert Sandy [Napier]]SelfSex, family and generation (Fertility)Horary
CASE535771622-02-1619:28 or 19:00patientSir Robert Sandy [Napier] [Baronet] [Old Sir Robert Napier] [Mr Robert Sandy [Napier]]SelfSex, family and generation (Pregnancy)Horary
CASE553151622-11-2819:30querent, patientSelfSelfSex, family and generation (Pregnancy, Girl or boy)Interrogation (Sending message)
CASE553161622-11-2819:30querent, patientSelfSelfSex, family and generation (Pregnancy, Girl or boy)Horary
CASE553171622-11-2819:30querent, patientSelfSelfSex, family and generation (Pregnancy, Girl or boy)Interrogation (Sending message)
CASE557731623-03-1613:30querent, patientSelfSelfSex, family and generation (Fertility)Horary
CASE572461623-10-09-1623-10-1113:00-14:20patientMr Richard Napier [Sandy] [Richard Napier [Senior]]SelfSex, family and generation (Fertility)Interrogation (Sending message)
CASE572451623-10-1114:20querent, patientSelfSelfSex, family and generation (Fertility)Horary
CASE573761623-11-1319:30querent, patientSelfSelfSex, family and generation (Pregnancy, Fertility, Girl or boy)Horary
CASE573771623-11-1319:30querent, patientSelfSelfSex, family and generation (Girl or boy)Interrogation
CASE644401627-08-1110:45third partySir Robert Sandy [Napier] [Baronet] [Old Sir Robert Napier] [Mr Robert Sandy [Napier]]Sir Robert Sandy [Napier] [Baronet] [Old Sir Robert Napier] [Mr Robert Sandy [Napier]]Personal affairs > Place list (Journeys)
Personal affairs > Business affairs (Finance and property, Preferment)
Horary
CASE227851630-08-2817:30third partyMr Richard Napier [Sandy] [Richard Napier [Senior]]Mr Henry JacksonPersonal affairs > Communications (Letters)
Personal affairs > Business affairs (Preferment)
Horary
CASE712211631-01-1113:20patientAnonymousSelfMedical > Illnesses (named) (Ague)
Medical > Prognosis (Recovery (‘mend or no’))
Horary

Mentioned indirectly in consultation

CaseDateTime
CASE38461597-12-23-1599-02-08??:??
CASE539721622-04-2410:30
CASE555721623-01-3019:30
CASE622111626-04-2819:00

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Cite this as: Lauren Kassell, Michael Hawkins, Robert Ralley, John Young, Joanne Edge, Janet Yvonne Martin-Portugues, and Natalie Kaoukji (eds.), ‘Mrs Frances Howard [Prannell] [Frances Seymour [Countess of Hertford]] [Frances [Duchess of Lennox]] [Frances [Duchess of Richmond]] (PERSON3941)’, The casebooks of Simon Forman and Richard Napier, 1596–1634: a digital edition, https://casebooks.lib.cam.ac.uk/identified-entities/PERSON3941, accessed 18 March 2025.