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Iohn newcomƀ boren the 5th of Ianuary 1583 in the moring {sic} at on of the cloke on a sonnedeay.

Ieorge was boren the 13th of Iuly 1587 a letell befoer 4 of the cloke in the afternonne the syne in leo

{C}laer newcombe my dafter she was boren the 28th of nouember 1588 a boute on of the cloke in the after nowen the syne in leo

agnes some calle her nan she was boren the 8th of Ianuary 1590 about 7 of the cloke at night the syne in Scorp

grase was boren the 9th of Iuen 1592 about 8 or 9 of the cloke in the foer nowen the syne in lybra

william was boren the 15th of Iuen 1594 a bout on of the cloke in the nyght the syne in lybra

marye was boren the 5th of october. 1596 in the foer nonne a bout 9 of the cloke the syne in leo in the laste quarter of the moen

margit was boren the 6th of Iuen 1599 at a xj of the cloke in the foer nowen the syne in aryes & the second deaye of the laste quarter of the moen

bartholowmeu was boren the 8th of february 1604 a bout a xj of the cloke in the foer nowen sol in pisces new moen the 7th deaye befoer

I dow take som {lessingꝭ} aboue lyfes theerfoer I amme Desyrowes to know how vnder god ys the {lyekes} to lyfe of them & theer foer I make bolld to trobell you a lettell & besyes amme verye Desy{rowes} to know as muche vnder god you cane lete me know wheer vnto the ar geuen by bearth & {illeg} I End wth my laste request v you that wee maye see you hehen this somer

Wm Newcomƀ

Calendared text from MS Ashmole 240, f. 158r

Cite this as: Lauren Kassell, Michael Hawkins, Robert Ralley, John Young, Joanne Edge, Janet Yvonne Martin-Portugues, and Natalie Kaoukji (eds.), ‘NOTE918’, The casebooks of Simon Forman and Richard Napier, 1596–1634: a digital edition, https://casebooks.lib.cam.ac.uk/notes/NOTE918, accessed 29 October 2026.