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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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CASE26385: Interrogation (Giving birth) concerning Young Goody Joan Malins (PERSON13904)

Question asked by the patient between 14 April 1606 at 15:30 and 25 April 1606 at 06:54

RN {youn}ge goody malyns delivered {A}pr 14: h. 3. 30 p m 1606.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 204, f. 24v (upper right part of page)

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CASE40563: Interrogation (Giving birth) concerning Young Mrs Dorothy Fortescue [Throckmorton] (PERSON23241)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON37815) on 5 November 1612 at 05:20

RN she was delivered octob. 30 h 4 p m 1612.1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘the child died instantly’ in chart

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 409, f. 197v (bottom right part of page)

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CASE46109: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Fawthrot (PERSON30313)

Question asked by the patient on 28 February 1618 at 08:30

RN Mres{sic} fawtrot brought a bed feb. 28. h {sic} hor 8. 30 ant m 1618.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 201, f. 3v (bottom left part of page)

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CASE69694: Interrogation (Giving birth) concerning Myddelton (PERSON54698)

Question asked by the patient on 12 November 1629 between 15:20 and 17:00

RN Sr Thomas Mydletons daughter broght a bed wthout mydwife or helpe of women novēb 5|4| || h. 1. p m 13 p. m. 1629

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 406, f. 344v (upper left part of page)

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CASE76258: Interrogation (Giving birth) concerning Young Lady Andrews (PERSON27390)

Question asked by Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] [Richard Napier [Senior]] (PERSON5218) on 6 January 1633 between 09:30 and 15:30

RN The lady Andrews was safely brought a bed this morning of a dead child is very thirsty & desyreth small beere Ian 6 h. 9. 30 ant m 1633

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 214, p. 249 (middle right part of page)

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CASE18245: Horary consultation concerning Margery Simpson (PERSON15831)

Question asked by Simpson (PERSON15818) on 18 November 1602 at 09:45

RN Margery Sympson of Lowton 26 y. novemb. 18 hor 9. 45. ant m. 1602. for my counsell for his wife yt hath bene ill this sennet yt hath bene in travell but given over agayne ill this 3 days & this last night specially.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 221, f. 245v (upper left part of page)

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CASE26410: Interrogation (Labour) concerning Goody Denton (PERSON29778)

Question asked by Goodwife Smith (PERSON62781) on 6 March 1615 at 06:10

RW Goodwife Denton of this towne great Linford, began to labour wth childe March the 5. hor: 7. ant: merid: 1615

[Astrological Chart]

Goodwife Smithe came vnto me for somethinge for this womon to {illeg}|h|asten her deliuery, who had beene in labour from that time march the 5, vnto the next day, March the 6. hor: 10. ant: merid: at wch time shee came vnto mee, & I sent by her; Boracis i Aristolochia r{illeg}d: ʒi. myrrhæ i: dict: cret: i croci gr: 8. cinnam: {myr{illeg}|i|gst}: on: i. in aq. mugw: {illeg}|{illeg}|4.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 204, f. 41v (upper left part of page)

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CASE67089: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Alice Tyrringham (PERSON60702) and Mrs Gill (PERSON49849)

Question asked by Mr Anthony Tyrringham (PERSON36300) on 30 September 1628 at 12:00

RN I went in a coach to Mr Anth Tyringhā of Emmerton to his wife yt lyeth in & to his sister in lawe Mres Gyll yt feareth a Cōsumpt Sept 30 I came thither a h. 12. at noone 1628.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 405, f. 272r (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?f3-extent-of-transcription=Whole%20entry;f4-question-asked=Medical%3A%3AWomen%E2%80%99s%20matters%3A%3AChildbirth%20complications, accessed 7 February 2025.