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CASE44610: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Dorothy Jennings (PERSON32110)

Question asked by Mrs Alice Jennings [Spencer] (PERSON32108) on 3 April 1617 at 10:00

RN Mres Alice Iēmings of Offley. Sr Rich Spencers Daughtr for her child. of halfe a yere old {o}|D|\o/rothy Iennings Ap 3. h. 10 ant m. 1617

I receaved a letter

1 first pe{r}ydays left behind

2 how the pouder is to be vsed

3 wheathr Dragon water be to be vsed

4 the cap & w of pa & wheathr it may be left of.

5 to send her oliban’ ij sterny ß. /starteth in her sleepe\

wheathr to forbeare the sucke. suckes well sleepes well is sol{u}{s}

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 198, f. 111r (upper right part of page)

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CASE37971: Nativity for Elizabeth Seabrook (PERSON35166)

Question asked by Goody Elizabeth Seabrook (PERSON35165) on 27 April 1611 between 10:20 and 11:25

RN Elis Seabrooke will not suck her mother. {illeg}|b|orne Apr 13. h {sic} hor. 3 \38 {sic} 40./ p m /or about 5 rather\ 1611. sent to me f {sic} her mother for this child to know the cause & what was to be Done in this case.

[Astrological Chart]

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 200, f. 76v (upper left part of page)

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CASE37961: Horary consultation concerning Goody Elizabeth Seabrook (PERSON35165)

Question asked by the patient on 27 April 1611 no later than 11:59

RN Elis: Seabrooke of Willing 31 y Apr 27 h {sic}. hor. 10 45 ant m. 1611.

lyeth in a fortnight to daye.

Robart laytons wife & shee a brought a bed all in on day. laytens wyfe in the forenoone before in the morning. about sone rising. & Elis Seabroo{illeg}|k| in the after noone about 3. h Seabrookes child will not sucke her but will suck any els in the towne & laytons child will take Seabrookes milke./

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 200, f. 74v (bottom right, and bottom left parts of page)

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?f10-date=1610-1619;f12-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AWomen%E2%80%99s%20matters%3A%3ASuckling;f13-question-asked=Medical, accessed 6 January 2025.