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CASE70066: Horary consultation concerning Goodwife Ring (PERSON57657)

Question asked by the patient on 18 February 1630 at 18:20

Goodwife Ringe of Bletchly. 40. \36/ y. feb. 18. ♃. h. 6 1{illeg} 20. p. m. 1630.

hath beene in Labour euer Since Munday RN /the child thought to be dead lyeth crosse\

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 194, p. 109 (upper right part of page)

Goodwife Ring (PERSON57657)

Medical >Women’s matters  (Childbirth complications )

Practitioner: Mr Ralph Ruddle (PERSON57997)Practitioner: Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] (PERSON5218) Outcome(s) Patient’s death recorded

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CASE70921: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Squier (PERSON59422)

Question asked by the patient on 27 May 1630 at 08:00

RN Elis: Squire of moulsoe 33. y. may 27 ♃ .h. 8

her after byrth doth stay yet was delivered this morning

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 194, p. 409 (upper right part of page)

Elizabeth Squier (PERSON59422)

Medical >Women’s matters  (Childbirth complications )

Practitioner: Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] (PERSON5218) Treatment

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CASE70277: Horary consultation concerning Anne Bignell (PERSON44149)

Question asked by the patient on 19 March 1630 at 11:00

Anne Bignell of Eaton 19. y. mart. 19. ♀. h. 11. ant m. 1630

A riseinge vp vnto her throate, is in Labour, her rekoninge out a monthe Since, is strangly handled in her heade, vomiteth Bloude, swoundeth

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 194, p. 183 (bottom right part of page)

Anne Bignell (PERSON44149)

Medical >Parts of the body>Head and neck (Throat and mouthHead)

Medical >Symptoms (specified)>Nausea and vomiting (RisingVomiting blood)

Medical >Women’s matters  (Childbirth complications )

Medical >Witchcraft and devil (Strange affliction)

Medical >Symptoms (specified)>Dizzy and/or faint (Swooning)

Practitioner: Mr Ralph Ruddle (PERSON57997) 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?f12-shelfmark=MS%20Ashmole%20194;f13-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AWomen%E2%80%99s%20matters%3A%3AChildbirth%20complications;f9-recipe=No, accessed 23 December 2024.

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