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CASE61104: Interrogation (Giving birth) concerning Mrs Mary Bicklye (PERSON44121)

Question asked by the patient on 7 October 1625 at 18:40

RN Mres Bickley Delivered of a boy sept 24 ♄ hor 5. 36. p m. 1625.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 224, f. 11v (bottom right part of page)

Mrs Mary Bicklye (PERSON44121)

Medical >Women’s matters  (Childbirth complications )

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

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CASE61107: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Mary Bicklye (PERSON44121)

Question asked by the patient on 7 October 1625 at 18:40

RN Mres Mary Bickley 29 y \feb. 9 next/ octob. 7. ♀ h. 6. 40 p m. 1625. 1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘newly brought a bed 15 days’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 224, f. 12r (upper right part of page)

Mrs Mary Bicklye (PERSON44121)

Medical >Women’s matters  (Childbirth complications )

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

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CASE18831: Horary consultation concerning Robinson (PERSON15401)

Question asked by Mrs Mary Robinson [Sandy] [Napier] (PERSON6319) on 20 October 1600 at 18:00

RN Soror Sandy petit an soror sua Robinson quæ valde egrotat lately delivered but ever miscarid in child bead vtru morietr. Octob. 20 die ☾ hor 6 p m. 1600.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 404, f. 16r (upper right part of page)

Mrs Mary Robinson [Sandy] [Napier] (PERSON6319)Robinson (PERSON15401)

Medical >Illness (general) (Aegritudo)

Medical >Women’s matters  (Childbirth complications )

Medical >Prognosis (Life or death (medical))

Practitioner: Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] (PERSON5218) Outcome(s)Astrological Chart Patient’s death recorded

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-querent-age-band=020-029;f2-time-of-day=PM%3A%3A18%3A00-18%3A59;f3-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AWomen%E2%80%99s%20matters%3A%3AChildbirth%20complications, accessed 25 January 2025.

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