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CASE46079: Interrogation (Giving birth) concerning Lady Piggot (PERSON34327)

Question asked by the patient on 20 February 1618 at 14:00

RN 7 of feb brought a bed of a son betwixt 6 & 7 {illeg}|ni|ght. feb. 7 h {sic} hor 6. 30 ant p m 1618.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 220, f. 184r (bottom left, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE1435: Horary consultation concerning Frances Haighton (PERSON3371)

Question asked by the patient on 30 March 1597 at 18:00

SF fraunces hayghtō of 19 yeres 1597 the 30 of march p m’ at 6. vtrū abortiuū nc non

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 226, f. 52r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE50490: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Gascoyne (PERSON30790)

Question asked by the patient on 2 April 1620 at 06:30

RN a young womā of Broughton about 23 y Ap 2 h 6 3{0} ant m 1620 /Elis Gaskyn Ione Gascoyne\ very feeble & wea{ke} cānot be brought a bed her child thought to be d{ead} /not maryed\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 213, f. 158v (upper right part of page)

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CASE10568: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Perry (PERSON14867) and Margery Buncher (PERSON10167)

Question asked by Elizabeth Perry (PERSON14867) and Margery Buncher (PERSON10167) on 14 May 1600 at 09:45

RN Elisabeth Perry of Paul Perry 38: maried 6 y. maij 14 die h. 9. 3|4|5 ant m. 1600 head back never had child

Margary Buncher 46 of Paulus Perry maij 14 die h. 9. 45 ant m 1600 left syde & hyp.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 202, f. 68v (upper left part of page)

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CASE46133: Horary consultation concerning Cassandra Cook (PERSON10866)

Question asked by Jane Blackburne (PERSON28109) between 7 March 1618 at 15:20 and 9 March 1618 at 14:00

RN my mayd Iane for on of Brodwell yt 3 days hath bene in labour wth child & cānot be brought a bed a great rising ready to stop her wynd |Cassandr Cooke 38 y hath had 9 child & 7 y wthout it.|

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 201, f. 7v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE31798: Horary consultation concerning Magdalen Dormer [Curson] [Young Lady Curson] (PERSON22807)

Question asked by the patient on 27 June 1607 at 14:00

RN my lady Curson of As|d|stock. 30 y Iune 27 h {sic} hor 2. p m 1607 I take my selfe to be some so {sic} fortnight quick wth child hath taken a great cold in vehement maner yt I cā not turne me in my bed & feare mutch harme of it because of strayninge /ready to stop her wynde.\1

Notes:

1 ‘2 weekes quicke wth child.’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 193, f. 235r (upper right part of page)

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CASE34606: Horary consultation concerning Goody Mary West [Robinson] (PERSON16963)

Question asked by Goody Bird (PERSON21677) on 22 December 1608 at 12:00

RN Goody Byrd for marye Robinson yt hath had many throwes & now slacker & wheathr her tyme be now or Decēb. 22. h. 12. 1608.

thinketh she {wanteth} a moneth of the tyme the mydwife quærit consiliū meū

the child dead

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 229, f. 276v (upper left part of page)

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CASE47770: Horary consultation concerning Mr William Bouth (PERSON28280) and Mrs Vere Bouth (PERSON28281)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON38838) on 29 October 1618 at 17:20

RN Mr Bouth {hering} of {sic} h|y|t his wife is mistaken in her c{ere}t tooked it impatiently & was troubled in his hed & could not rest well yt night Octob 29 h. 5. 30 20 p m 1618. quæritr de eius vxore quando deo volente parturit

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 230, f. 76r (upper right part of page)

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CASE30863: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Martha Smith (PERSON15928)

Question asked by Mr Ralph Smith (PERSON15860) on 13 March 1607

RN march 13. Mr Smith of milton did visite me in kindnes. 1607.

he told me yt his wife is sick aftr a strange maner & feareth yt she is not wth child. ve\r/y costive

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 193, f. 110r (upper right part of page)

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CASE23786: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Elizabeth Gates [Scarlet] (PERSON35139)

Question asked by the patient on 9 August 1614 at 10:00

W Elysabet Scarlet. y. 25 August. 9. . hor. 9. 4|3|{sic} \10/ A. M. 1614.

ill this .3. weeks & neere vppon her tyme quærit tempus part{it}|u|s &|e|t an sit mas vell fæmina1W

[Astrological Chart]

RN big bodyed

Notes:

1RN great wth child. big bodyed’ in chart

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 237, f. 66v (upper right 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?f28-question-asked=Medical;f31-judgment=No;f32-question-asked=Sex%2C%20family%20and%20generation%3A%3AChildbirth, accessed 25 March 2025.