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CASE12304: Horary consultation concerning Margery Clark (PERSON10627)

Question asked by the patient on 25 April 1599 between 09:43 and 10:30

RN Margery Clarke a midwife of Stony stratford for a great swelling in her thiges & bo legs yt on may see her face in it & so striketh vp to her harte ready to stop &|h|er winde. the bell went for her yesterdaye hath a great scouring this on her & hath had it a longe time.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 138r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE25092: Horary consultation concerning Goody Elizabeth Brawne (PERSON9952)

Question asked by the patient on 25 June 1610 at 10:00

RN Goody Brawne of Chichely. 41 y Iune 25 . h. 10 ant m. 16i0

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 239, f. 78r (bottom right part of page)

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CASE14268: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Malkyns (PERSON13911)

Question asked by the patient on 3 December 1603 at 10:38

RN Elis Malkyns his mother 70 y Decēb 3 h {sic} hor 10. 38 ant m 1603. her backe & bones lame. a great mydwife./

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 197, f. 116v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE15476: Horary consultation concerning Goody Sybil Fisher (PERSON11787)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON18085) on 24 August 1604 at 10:40

RN Sybill fisher of Cucknoll in Northāpton sheere 24 y August 24. hor. 10. 40 ant m. 1603 in her owne son

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 207, f. 121r (upper left part 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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CASE20190: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Jane Gardner (PERSON12058)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON18527) on 3 January 1602 at 09:00

RN the mydwife of newport came to me for Mres Garner of litle Linford Ian. 3 hor 9 ant m 1602.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 404, f. 257r (upper right part of page)

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CASE22221: Horary consultation concerning Frances Cooper (PERSON46970)

Question asked by the patient on 22 June 1630 at 06:20

RN Francis Coo of Wicken 24 y Iune 22 h. 6. 20 ant m 1630 |Katherin Perce. the mydwife|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 238, f. 30v (upper left part of page)

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CASE26378: Horary consultation concerning Goody Elizabeth Laughton (PERSON13594)

Question asked by the patient on 14 April 1606 at 06:30

RN Elis laughton of Willing 32 y Ap 14. {}||. h. 6. 30 ant m. 1606.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 204, f. 24r (upper left part of page)

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CASE28710: Horary consultation concerning Catherine White (PERSON21168)

Question asked by the patient on 19 April 1605 at 06:45

RN Katheron White of Hartwell 36 y. Apr 19. y. {sic} h. 6. 45. ant m. 1605.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 216, f. 50v (upper left, and bottom parts of page)

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CASE38861: Horary consultation concerning Goody Parker (PERSON33982)

Question asked by the patient on 9 November 1611 at 09:30

RN Goody Parker of weston vtrū bladder perished by the mydwiffes negligenc novemb. 9 h {sic} hor 9. 30 ant m 16111

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘cānot hold her water sinc her hard labour’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 200, f. 188r (upper left part of page)

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CASE45627: Horary consultation concerning Rebecca Harley (PERSON31370)

Question asked by the patient on 20 October 1617 at 11:15

RN Rebecca Harley of Clappā not sick. {illeg} 32 y octob. 20 h. 11. 15 ant m 1617

hath had 3 child but when she cometh to be brought a bed the live her labour ceaseth & she is so overcome wth water yt all her child how lively soever dye in the delivery

now is wth child neavr more healthy

wheathr she were best to leave her old mydwife though a paynfull & a laborious womā. because of her ill lucke

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 220, f. 95v (upper left part of page)

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CASE49584: Horary consultation concerning Mary Thomson [Parrot] (PERSON25709)

Question asked by the patient on 2 September 1619 at 10:00

RN Mary Parret of Hanslop 27 y sept. 2 h. 10 ant m. 1619

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 235, f. 168r (upper left part of page)

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CASE58984: Horary consultation concerning Goody Horne (PERSON51875)

Question asked by the patient on 30 August 1624 at 09:45

RN Goody Horne of Hardwick 56 y a mydwife Aug 30 h. 9 45 ant m 1624

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 402, f. 49Ar (bottom right part of page)

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CASE65448: Decumbiture for Goody Dormer [Swelpson] (PERSON48011)

Question asked by the patient on 1 March 1628 at 09:25

RN Goody Dormer \before goody Swapson/ of Havrshā the mydwife 50. y: f was stroken wth a Cowe & had her thigh bone broken in two 28 feb. h. 7. 30 ant m. 1628.

[Astrological Chart]

She sent to me mart. 1: h {sic} hor. 9. 25 ant m 1628.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 410, f. 116v (upper left part of page)

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CASE71195: Horary consultation concerning Damaris Rigges (PERSON57634)

Question asked by the patient on 6 January 1631 at 10:40

RN Damarisk Rigs of Litle Gadstone 38. y Ian 6 h. 10. 40 ant m 1630 {sic} A mydwife

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 232, p. 50 (upper right part of page)

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CASE73315: Horary consultation concerning Agnes [Anne] Marks (PERSON54285)

Question asked by the patient on 9 November 1631 at 09:30

RN An Markes of Newp. 28 y novēb. 9. h. 9. 30 ant m 163i

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 212, p. 278 (bottom left part of page)

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CASE34793: Interrogation (Labour) concerning Anne Field (PERSON23176) and Anne Richardson (PERSON25082)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON26702) on 31 January 1609 between 08:30 and 10:45

RN younge goody f \An/ {sic}

An fild & An Richardson of havrshā. about 25 y boath vnder on ruffe rough. & came togeathr to the same howse at on tyme fell in labour. Ian 15. h. circir 9 \p m/ noctur. sent obstetrice. 1609

[Partial Astrological Chart]

An fild \borne. 29 y. satterd afore candlemas wc was at hand./ began her labour {as} on satterday night \Ian. 14./ h. 10. 30 p m 1609.

An Richards. began her labour. Ian 16. h. 12. 30 p {sic} med noctē/

[Blank Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 229, f. 301v (bottom left 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)

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?f26-document-type=Case;f27-info=Occupation%20mentioned%3A%3AMedical%20practitioners%3A%3AMidwife;f28-time-of-day=AM, accessed 13 February 2025.