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CASE44937: Horary consultation concerning Winifred Roberts (PERSON34831)

Question asked by the patient on 17 May 1617 at 12:00

RN Wynefryd Robarts of Olny 31 y May 17 h {sic}. hor 12. 1617 great wth child looketh to be Deliv. at whitsontyde

[Partial Astrological Chart]

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 198, f. 163r (upper left part of page)

Winifred Roberts (PERSON34831)

Sex, family and generation  (Childbirth )

Practitioner: Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] (PERSON5218) Judgment Outcome(s)Astrological Chart

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CASE45538: Horary consultation concerning Rebecca Harley (PERSON31370)

Question asked by the patient on 7 September 1617 at 13:39

RN M Rebecca Harly Mrs franklyns goddaughter mayed {sic} 34 y sept 7 ☉ h. 1. 39 p m 1617.

hath had 3 child & none ever came to christendome & dye always before they come to christendome/

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 220, f. 79v (upper left part of page)

Rebecca Harley (PERSON31370)

Sex, family and generation  (Childbirth )

Practitioner: Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] (PERSON5218)

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?f3-date=1610-1619%3A%3A1617;f4-patient-knowledge=Patient%20asked%20the%20question;f5-question-asked=Sex%2C%20family%20and%20generation%3A%3AChildbirth, accessed 18 April 2025.

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