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CASE26374: Horary consultation concerning Dr W. Shephard (PERSON20752) and Mrs Sara Hall [Shephard] (PERSON19836)

Question asked by Dr W. Shephard (PERSON20752) and Mrs Sara Hall [Shephard] (PERSON19836) on 27 March 1606 at 18:20

GJ D. Shepheard of London & Sara his wife. Martij 27 ♃ ho. 6. 20 p. m. 1606.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 204, f. 23v (upper left part of page)

Dr W. Shephard (PERSON20752)Mrs Sara Hall [Shephard] (PERSON19836)

Medical (Not specified in question)

Personal affairs >Place list  (Residence)

Sex, family and generation  (Fertility )

Practitioner: Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] (PERSON5218) Astrological Chart

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CASE6920: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Alice Scot [Blague] (PERSON1037)

Question asked by the patient on 12 March 1600 at 07:00

SF Mrs Blague best to rid wt d wood into the Comtry {sic} & wher ever shall she shall haue Any Child by him or noe the 12 of march 1600 ☿. an’ m’ at 7. And wher the frindshipe betwen mrs wenes & d wood be at hiest –

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 236, f. 47r (bottom right part of page)

Mrs Alice Scot [Blague] (PERSON1037)

Personal affairs >Place list  (Journeys)

Sex, family and generation  (Fertility )

Personal affairs >Personal relations (Friendship)

Practitioner: Dr Simon Forman (PERSON2824) Astrological Chart

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CASE21091: Horary consultation concerning Goody Alice Woodward (PERSON17369)

Question asked by the patient on 19 April 1604 at 12:45

RN Alce Woodward of Stocke Hāmon 38. y Apr. 19 ♃ hor. 12. 45 p m 1604.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 415, f. 84r (upper left, and bottom right parts of page)

Goody Alice Woodward (PERSON17369)

Medical (Not specified in question)

Personal affairs >Place list  (Unfortunate places)

Sex, family and generation  (Fertility )

Medical>Diseases of the mind (Not specified in question)

Medical>Witchcraft and devil (Witchcraft suffered (medical))

Personal affairs >Personal relations (Witchcraft suspect)

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

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CASE2997: Horary consultation concerning Magdalen Wood [Dangronio] (PERSON8032)

Question asked by the patient on 27 December 1597 at 09:50

SF Mawdline Wood allias Dangronio / of 32 yers 1597 the 27 Decemb ♂ An’ m’ at 50 p 9. wher ever she shall haue Any child & her fortune to com’ & go beyond sea/

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 226, f. 278r (upper right part of page)

Magdalen Wood [Dangronio] (PERSON8032)

Sex, family and generation  (Fertility )

Personal affairs >Current state (Fortune)

Personal affairs >Place list  (Journeys)

Practitioner: Dr Simon Forman (PERSON2824) Astrological Chart

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CASE27010: Horary consultation concerning Dr W. Shephard (PERSON20752) and Mrs Sara Hall [Shephard] (PERSON19836)

Question asked by Dr W. Shephard (PERSON20752) and Mrs Sara Hall [Shephard] (PERSON19836) on 27 March 1606 at 18:20 or at 18:25

RN D. Sheph of London. march 27. ♃ h. 6. 20 p m. 1606. lra lras quærit

[Astrological Chart]

D Shephard of London & Sarah his wife march 27. ♃ h. 6. 25 p m 1606.

his wife for physick & to cause fruictfulnes

also wheathr there fathr will like of the mariadg betwixt her sistr martha hall & Beniamyn Barloe boath tyes agreed but martha feareth least her fathr wyll break it

the Doctor quæ plaga cæli cōmodior ad divitias acquerendas.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 215, f. 85r (bottom left, and upper right parts of page)

Dr W. Shephard (PERSON20752)Mrs Sara Hall [Shephard] (PERSON19836)

Medical>Treatment (Requesting treatment)

Sex, family and generation  (Fertility Marital prospects)

Personal affairs >Business affairs (Finance and property)

Personal affairs >Place list  (Residence)

Practitioner: Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] (PERSON5218) Judgment Astrological Chart

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?f1-patient-knowledge=Patient%20asked%20the%20question;f2-question-asked=Personal%20affairs%3A%3APlace%20list;f3-question-asked=Sex%2C%20family%20and%20generation%3A%3AFertility, accessed 19 February 2025.

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