Casebooks

RN Elis: Seabrooke of Willing 31 y Apr 27 h {sic}. hor. 10 45 ant m. 1611.

lyeth in a fortnight to daye.

Robart laytons wife & shee a brought a bed all in on day. laytens wyfe in the forenoone before in the morning. about sone rising. & Elis Seabroo{illeg}|k| in the after noone about 3. h Seabrookes child will not sucke her but will suck any els in the towne & laytons child will take Seabrookes milke./

RN Goody Gale of Goldington for S^r Thom Gostick 2 son w^ch she h {sic} nourceth & now intendeth to weane March. 26 ☿ h. 2. 30 p m. 1623

RN Alce Hoyt of Newnton Blossomfild 30 y marh {sic} 26 ♄ hor 12. 30 p m 1625

cānot make the child to suckle her breast but will suckle any other bodyes breast.

Iohn Hoyt borne weddens was a senet at 5 in y^e morning

RN Elis Marshall of Newp. 32. y. sept 17 ☾. h 10 20 ant m 1627.

hath had 4 child & all Christened & all these Dyed in the space of a month.

& now broght a bed last thursd in the morning about 3 of the morning

wheath^r her milke be good or no

wheath^r she may suckle

RN Elis Seabrooke will not suck her mother. {illeg}|b|orne Apr 13. h {sic} hor. 3 \38 {sic} 40./ p m /or about 5 rather\ 1611. sent to me f {sic} her mother for this child to know the cause & what was to be Done in this case.

RN Mres Alice Iēmings of Offley. S^r Rich Spencers Daught^r for her child. of halfe a yere old {o}|D|\o/rothy Iennings Ap 3. ♃ h. 10 ant m. 1617

I receaved a letter

1 first pe{r}ydays left behind

2 how the pouder is to be vsed

3 wheath^r Dragon water be to be vsed

4 the cap & w of pa & wheath^r it may be left of.

5 to send her oliban’ ℥ij sterny ℥ß. /starteth in her sleepe\

wheath^r to forbeare the sucke. suckes well sleepes well is sol{u}{s}

RN Iohn Durrant a yere & a halfe of great Brickhill brought to me march 20 h {sic} hor. 1. p m. 1630 /Child p^rsent\

quærit vtrū ab{lac}\bac/tare {sic} debeat et quærit vtrū sit gravida

RN Iane Courtes of Stānick 3 y may 30 ♂ h. 1. 50 p m. 1620 |Maryon Iones an old womā suspected. after a yere & a halfe refuseth to be suckled & will|

RN A womā of Stratford broght a litle child a v {sic} xj weeks old would sucke other bodyes teates but not hers very vnquiet & crying. hath a great cold Aug 11. ☉ h. 1. \25/ p m. 1622¹

RN Goody Holmā of newport 28 y feb 15 ♂ h. 10. 30 ant m. 1625

a thick white water./

mother broght a bed next thursday a fort{y}|g|t {sic} hath child but ever the {sic} dye and after they be borne they dye sore at a qu halfe a yere some a quater {sic} & some a month her selfe is well

but hath on child y^t liveth w^ch another womā did suckell but those y^t she suckleth doe all dye this Child is all over yellow as if it had the Iades {sic}

the vyne {sic} scladeth the child

would know wheath^r good to suckle {l}|o|r to put it out.