that it was [AL] Rowse who first made full use of the notebooks of the doctor or magus Simon Forman.It is through these records of consultations that we learn such facts of daily life as that, on September 10 1597, Marie Mountjoy lost in the street two rings and a French crown piece. She visited Forman in order to see if, by his astrological calculations, he could discover the present whereabouts of her property.
from James Fenton: The Guardian: Bard times
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