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CASE19695: Horary consultation concerning Winifred Hobson (PERSON12818)

Question asked by the patient on 27 July 1601 at 13:30

RN Winefred Hobsy|o|n 52|0| y. of shuttle anger. Iuly 27 12. 1. 30 p m. 160i /a mydwife\

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 404, f. 163r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE11088: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Frances Newton (PERSON20399)

Question asked by the patient on 29 July 1600 at 13:52

RN Mres Newton of Bidnā wth her vnkle Mr Butler. 21. Iuly 29 die  {sic}. 1. 4 52. p m 1600.

matrix rent by an vnskilfull midwife/

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 202, f. 144v (upper right part of page)

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CASE15411: Horary consultation concerning Goody Sybil Fisher (PERSON11787)

Question asked by Fisher (PERSON11747) on 1 August 1603 at 12:15

GJ Sibill Fisher of Cokenho 23|4| y August 1. ho 12 15 p. m. 1603

[Astrological Chart]

Light headed laug{illeg}|h|es, but at first tooke it wth a weeping look ghastly. \a/ fleering look sett her teeth. one night did nothing but sweare and curse /

Sibill Fisher she knowes not of her husband cōming for her, knowes nobody they bynde her hand and feete. when she is loose she is so strong that they cannot Deale wth her. sing idle song. Desyres to daunce. She had 2 midwives the first vnskilfull the 2 froward & would not meddle wth her because she was not first sent her, suspected to be a witche, the woman well layd but a weeke after fell into these fitt & at first speaking of her 2 midwyfe sayd. what doest thou there wth thy blacke hen. & such like speeches

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Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 207, f. 113v (bottom left, and upper right parts of page)

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CASE16461: Horary consultation concerning Isabel Wright (PERSON17435)

Question asked by the patient on 6 December 1604 at 11:00

RN Ralfe \Isbell:/ write of Mutch houghten 60 y novemb Decēb. 6. hor. 10|i| 1604. a mydwife. /keepeth her bed.\ ever sinc sunday belly & harte.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 207, f. 226r (upper right part of page)

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CASE18706: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Cooper (PERSON10914)

Question asked by the patient on 11 February 1603 at 11:15

RN Elisabeth Coo of Tocetour 39 y. febr. 11 hor 11. 15 ant m. 1603. a midwife.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 221, f. 309r (upper right part of page)

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CASE19870: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Risely (PERSON15356)

Question asked by the patient on 2 September 1601 at 07:25

RN Elisabeth Risely of Raunson mill 25 August Septemb 2. hor. 7. 25. ant m 160i

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 404, f. 194r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE19968: Horary consultation concerning Old Goody Amy Richardson (PERSON25081)

Question asked by the patient on 14 October 1601 at 14:30

RN Goody Richardson of Newport 63 y a midwife. very sicke Octob 14 hor 2. 30 p m 1601

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 404, f. 212r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE35488: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Colman (PERSON19339)

Question asked by Goody Bird (PERSON21677) on 23 April 1609 at 18:00

RN Elis. Colma of this towne brough{t} a bed a litle a fore breake of daye. {illeg}|A|pr 23. h. 3. 45. ant m 1609 her mydwife good{y} Byrd came to me for to cure her aftr throw{e}

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 203, f. 11v (upper right part of page)

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CASE11071: Horary consultation concerning Agnes Olny (PERSON14562)

Question asked by the patient on 25 July 1600 at 08:30

RN Agnys Ony of Tebbath in Chalbrooke parishe Iuly 25 die h. 8. 30 ant m 1600

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 202, f. 142v (upper left part of page)

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CASE16959: Horary consultation concerning Agnes Olny (PERSON14562)

Question asked by Olny (PERSON14561) on 19 May 1602 at 09:45

RN Agnys Olny 38 y of Tebworthe in Chalgrave maij 19. hor. 9. 45. ant m. 1602. /maritus vxore furiosa et insaniētē sencles hath no vse of her wits. h {sic} light headed\ /a frenticke woman mad & laugh & inc mistermeth.\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 221, f. 50r (upper left part of page)

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CASE30280: Horary consultation concerning Eleanor [Ellen] Parsons (PERSON20479)

Question asked by the patient on 8 November 1606 at 13:20

RN Ellen Parsons of servat {sic} to my lady farmer 23. y. Easton novēb. 8 {illeg} {sic} hor. 1. 20 p m 160{6}

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 193, ff. 18v-19r (f. 18v bottom right, and f. 19r upper left)

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?f23-treatment=Yes;f24-info=Mentions%20other%20practitioner%3A%3AMidwife;f25-date=1600-1609, accessed 24 March 2025.