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CASE14815: Horary consultation concerning Catherine Norwood (PERSON14528)

Question asked by the patient on 14 April 1603 at 13:30

GJ Katherine Norwood of Hardmead 19 y. Apr 14 || ho. 1. 30 p. m 1603

Churched a weeke before Christmas never had them since. In great payne when she goes to stoole and doth bleed very much that way. quærit vt sit gravi{da} she sent by letter

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 207, f. 51v (upper right part of page)

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CASE14826: Horary consultation concerning Margaret Allen (PERSON9115)

Question asked by the patient on 15 April 1603 at 12:30

GJ Margaret Allen of Denton. 3j y. \maried/ April 15 ho 12. 30 p. m. A great griping at her stomacke, spittes much Quærit vt sit gravida. had them not this 8 week

[Blank Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 207, f. 53r (upper left part of page)

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CASE54294: Horary consultation concerning Goody Alice Odell (PERSON55743)

Question asked by the patient on 25 May 1622 at 11:00

RN Alce Wodle of Cranfild 34 y may 25 h {sic} hor 11 ant m 1622.

vtū {sic} gravida casteth ever sinc Easter

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 223, f. 126v (bottom right 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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CASE44199: Horary consultation concerning Widow Billing (PERSON28057)

Question asked by the patient on 27 December 1616 at 13:00

RN Widow Billing of Great Holton 41 y Decēb. 27. h. 1. p m. 16i6 /nescit an sit gravida\

[Astrological Chart]

quærit an sit gravida husb: dyed about miklemas last. troubled wth the wynd cholick.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 198, f. 44v (upper left part of page)

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CASE22011: Horary consultation concerning Foster (PERSON11855)

Question asked by the patient on 5 March 1605 at 11:00

RN Fosters wife of newport the carier 28 y martij 5 h. 11 ant m. 1605.

quærit an sit gravida credit se esse

bleedeth mutch & often & is sick wthall.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 415, f. 230v (upper right part of page)

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CASE27959: Horary consultation concerning Goody Jays Rutland (PERSON15545) and Dorothy Haselwood (PERSON19884)

Question asked by Goody Jays Rutland (PERSON15545) on 13 August 1606 at 10:30

RN Dorothy Hazelwood 15 weekes old Aug 13 h. 10. 2|3|0. ant m 1606. this child is full of bleatch & byles & pyneth.

Goody Rutland her Nurce brought her own watr that I might see wheathr shee was wth child or noe /

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 215, f. 247r (upper right part of page)

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CASE74686: Horary consultation concerning Mary Commendale (PERSON46682)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON41551) on 22 May 1632 at 09:45

RN Mary Cōmendale of newp 8 y may 22. h. 9. 45 ant m. 1632. /vtrū gravida\ |her eares rūneth feareth a cōsūpt|

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 416, p. 181 (bottom left 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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CASE78826: Horary consultation concerning Joan Quary (PERSON57219)

Question asked by the patient on 12 February 1634 at 15:00

TG johne Q\u/arry of Laiton {illeg} Febr. 12 h. 2. 3{illeg} \3/ {p M 1634} {illeg}|H|ath beene sicke {illeg} taketh her by f{its} {illeg} complaineth m{illeg} quærit utru{m} {sit grauida} is very we{ake}

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 412, f. 87r (upper right part of page)

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CASE63615: Horary consultation concerning Countess Home [Lady Home] (PERSON51783) and Mrs Craste (PERSON47249)

Question asked by Mary Fane [Countess of Westmorland] [Old Countess of Westmorland ] [Old Lady Westmorland] (PERSON48709) and Grace Fane [Countess of Westmorland] [Lady le Dispenser] [Lady de la Spencer] (PERSON48708) on 13 April 1627 between 07:45 and 08:25

RN The Lady West & the Lady de Lespencer sent for Mres Crosts to goe to her grandmotter Dup & not to come Home to thē for feare of relapse

& sent me 5l for mrs Crosts & the lady West a peece for her child.

quærit vtrū sit gravida

renē{sic} to write to her & to the Bayly for his Child \the falling sicknes/ & to the lady Westmorland & to the lady delespencer et vtrū Her daughter lady Humes be gravida & in ye behalfe of Mres Crosts. \is Costive always// her dyet \purging Drink/ wroght 3 or 4 tys {sic} a day

fearth astringent playsters will bynd it

I had 5l of the lady Delespencer & a peece frō the old lady Westmorland for my Counsell for her child |Ap 13.|

Mres Crost was willed for feare of relapse to goe to her Grandmother Dup for a while I wished her to stay vntill the 8 of May 8.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 227, f. 58r-v (f. 58r bottom right, and f. 58v middle left)

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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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CASE71655: Horary consultation concerning Tyrringham (PERSON63071)

Question asked by Mrs Alice Tyrringham (PERSON60702) on 26 March 1631 at 16:30

RN Mres Tyringh{ā} march. 26 h {sic} {hor} 4. 30 p m 163{1}

[Astrological Chart]

\6 months old/ |It hath \a/ loosenes bluish| wheathr the nurce be wth child

wheather the nu{rce} be wth chil{d} or els what imfecti{on}

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 232, p. 197 (bottom right part of page)

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CASE37231: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Denise Leate (PERSON4499)

Question asked by Mrs Joan Staper [Leate] (PERSON4503) on 2 December 1609 at 10:00

RN Mres leate shewed me the water of Mres denys. Decēb. 2. {illeg} {sic} hor 10 ant m. 1609 |cause of her swelling| \never had her termes/ wheather best to stay for will: lovet beyond the seases

[Astrological Chart]

mater de filia sine cōsensu

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 329, f. 23r, f. 22v (f. 23r upper, and f. 22v upper)

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CASE13864: Horary consultation concerning Bridget Emerson (PERSON11588)

Question asked by Anonymous (PERSON17892) on 22 June 1603 at 08:45

RN Bridget Emmerson of Cosgrave 19 y. Iune 22 hor 8. 20|45|. ant m 1603. exceeding sleepy.1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘her grandmothr. quærit an sit gravida’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 197, f. 54v (upper right part of page)

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CASE75003: Horary consultation concerning Goody Anne [Agnes] Southam (PERSON59288)

Question asked by the patient on 3 July 1632 at 12:40

RN Goody Southam of Coaten 37 y {illeg}|I|uly. 3 h. 12 40 p m 1632

aches & shooting in her leg /vtrū grav\ & a flushing heate. /had thē a fortnight since\

9 childrē.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 416, p. 282 (bottom right part of page)

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CASE79968: Horary consultation concerning Spicer (PERSON62784)

Question asked by Dr Richard Spicer (PERSON35639) on 19 June 1624 at 13:40

RN D Spicer for his wife mayrd {sic} halfe a yere greate bellyed nescit an sit gravida ma|Iun|e 19 h {sic}. hor. 1. 40 p m 1624 /nescit an sit gravida\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 240, f. 57r (upper left part of page)

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CASE64796: Horary consultation concerning Elizabeth Thorpe [Parrot] (PERSON60124)

Question asked by the patient on 18 October 1627 at 12:00

RN Elis Thorpe but Elis Parrot 21 y of frenckford octob. 18 h. 12 1627

had a great belly 6. y. togeathr & now sent to know vtrū sit gravida /yell {sic}\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 227, f. 245r (upper right part of page)

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CASE17038: Horary consultation concerning Anne Gascoyne (PERSON12077)

Question asked by the patient on 26 May 1602 at 11:30

RN An Gaskin of Broughton 32 maij 26 hor 11 30 ant m 1602 putat se esse gravida ever since christmas shortwynded canot goe.1

Notes:

1 ‘harte’ in the left margin

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 221, f. 62r (bottom left part of page)

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CASE12120: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Elizabeth White (PERSON17076)

Question asked by the patient on 22 March 1599 at 08:15

RN Elisabeth White \{sic} of the red lion./ 29|8|. maried this 8 yeres her youngest child is weaned. of Newport a paine in her hed & looketh very ill. not hart sicke very pale. her water a yellowe puddle thick water shee knoweth not wheathr shee brea|e|d child or noe amisse this weeke. 22 of March. die . h. 8. 15. ant m. 1599.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 108v (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?f30-question-asked=Sex%2C%20family%20and%20generation;f31-judgment=No;f32-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29, accessed 25 March 2025.