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CASE41562: Horary consultation concerning Lady Luke (PERSON20215)

Question asked by the patient on 17 June 1613 at 07:15

RN The lady Oliver luc|k|es sent her water 26 y Iune 17. h. 7. 15 ant m 1613 /sent her whytish water\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 199, f. 158r (upper left part of page)

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CASE55361: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Frances Howard [Prannell] [Frances Seymour [Countess of Hertford]] [Frances [Duchess of Lennox]] [Frances [Duchess of Richmond]] (PERSON3941)

Question asked by the patient on 3 November 1601 at 10:00

RN frances Countesse of Harford wheather she weare wth child or should have any novemb. 3 h. 10 ant m 1601. wher she shall have any children on when.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 222, f. 131r (upper left, and upper right parts of page)

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CASE55773: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Frances Howard [Prannell] [Frances Seymour [Countess of Hertford]] [Frances [Duchess of Lennox]] [Frances [Duchess of Richmond]] (PERSON3941)

Question asked by the patient on 16 March 1623 at 13:30

RN The Dutches of Lenox vtrū habebit liberos March 16 h. 1. 30 p m. 1623

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 218, f. 20v (upper left, and upper right parts of page)

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CASE57245: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Frances Howard [Prannell] [Frances Seymour [Countess of Hertford]] [Frances [Duchess of Lennox]] [Frances [Duchess of Richmond]] (PERSON3941)

Question asked by the patient on 11 October 1623 at 14:20

RN The Dutch of L. wheather she shall beare a child to my L D. her husb: octob. 11 h. 2. 20. p m. 1623. /{h} {sic} Sr Rob. letter wth her note to yt purpose\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 413, f. 1r (upper left part of page)

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CASE9849: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Frances Howard [Prannell] [Frances Seymour [Countess of Hertford]] [Frances [Duchess of Lennox]] [Frances [Duchess of Richmond]] (PERSON3941)

Question asked by the patient on 3 November 1601 at 10:00

SF frances Countey of hartford 1601 the 3 of Novemb an’ m’ at 10 sent her vrin questo de grauitate vtrū cōcipiet

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 411, f. 158v (upper right part of page)

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CASE23711: Horary consultation concerning Young Lady Temple [Mrs Anne Throckmorton] (PERSON35971)

Question asked by Lady Hester Temple [Old Lady Temple] (PERSON35978) on 19 July 1614 at 19:00

RN The lady Hester Temple sent Sr Peeters ladyes state Iuly 19 h. 7. ant \post/ m. 1614

[Astrological Chart]

inquireth wheathr she will recovr & have children.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 237, f. 52r (upper right part of page)

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CASE50159: Nativity for an Anonymous (PERSON38771)

Question asked by Sir Kenelm Digby [Mr Kenelm Digby] (PERSON22921) on 19 January 1620 at 10:40

RN At this tyme Mr kenelme dighbee sent a letter vnto me Ian 19 h. 10. 40 ant m. 1612 {sic}

Mr kenelme Digby.

My neere kinswomā borne Ian. h 8. 50 ant m 1593. sept 2. die 26 y mayed {sic} 8 y no child sept 2. h 8. 50 ant m 16|5|93

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 213, ff. 102v-103v (f. 102v bottom right, f. 103r upper left, f. 103r upper right, f. 103v upper left, and f. 103v bottom right)

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CASE57376: Horary consultation concerning Mrs Frances Howard [Prannell] [Frances Seymour [Countess of Hertford]] [Frances [Duchess of Lennox]] [Frances [Duchess of Richmond]] (PERSON3941)

Question asked by the patient on 13 November 1623 at 19:30

RN The Countes of Richmond demandeth vtrū sit gravida or ever shall have child 40 y novēb: 13. . h 7. 30 p m 1623. /wheathr she shall have \sonn or daughtr/\1

[Astrological Chart]

Notes:

1 ‘neavr had anye’ in chart

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 413, f. 21r (upper left part of page)

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CASE9012: Horary consultation concerning Joan Borman (PERSON1126)

Question asked by the patient on 10 May 1601 at 11:30

SF Ione boorman 1601 the 10 of may in m 30 p 11 I her letters. to knowe which shall liue longest of them and of his Dizease and wher she shall haue any child by him &c

[Astrological Chart]

Ihon porter of 41 yers/

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 411, f. 52r (bottom left, and bottom right parts of page)

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CASE27010: Horary consultation concerning Dr W. Shephard (PERSON20752) and Mrs Sara Hall [Shephard] (PERSON19836)

Question asked by Dr W. Shephard (PERSON20752) and Mrs Sara Hall [Shephard] (PERSON19836) on 27 March 1606 at 18:20 or at 18:25

RN D. Sheph of London. march 27. h. 6. 20 p m. 1606. lra lras quærit

[Astrological Chart]

D Shephard of London & Sarah his wife march 27. h. 6. 25 p m 1606.

his wife for physick & to cause fruictfulnes

also wheathr there fathr will like of the mariadg betwixt her sistr martha hall & Beniamyn Barloe boath tyes agreed but martha feareth least her fathr wyll break it

the Doctor quæ plaga cæli cōmodior ad divitias acquerendas.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 215, f. 85r (bottom left, and upper right parts 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?f39-question-asked=Sex%2C%20family%20and%20generation%3A%3AFertility;f40-how-did-it-take-place=Question%20sent, accessed 2 May 2025.