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CASE30116: Diary entry

Written by Dr Simon Forman (PERSON2824) between 22 July 1599 at 07:00 and 23 July 1599 at 08:00

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Simon Forman 1599. {ha}{illeg} \the/ \22 Iulij/ an’ m’ at 7 at this instante tyme I was married to An Baker. at lambeth the 22 Iulij

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this morninge at 3 of the clocke yt began to lighten and thunder and did Raine exceadingly tyll half an howare after 5. and then yt helyd {v}p. and I went forth prsently to lambeth. to be maried. ther went wt me mr besto & his wif. Dick coocke mr coudwell. & my boy Ihon. and my mother waller mrs Cuer and my mothers man. mr Cuer & mr gudng {&} his wif came After. and dno {fr}atello gaue my wif at church. & mrs blagu mrs applyerd & som of the house wente to church wt vs and we wer maried Iust at 7 of the cloke by the curat of Lambeth. and I gaue them 8ss 2d. Among them/ and we Dined at mrs blagues And cam hom betwen on and 2 p m’.

Transcribed entry from MS Ashmole 219, f. 111r (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.), ‘CASE30116’, The casebooks of Simon Forman and Richard Napier, 1596–1634: a digital edition, https://casebooks.lib.cam.ac.uk/cases/CASE30116, accessed 19 May 2025.