Casebooks

RN Iustine Danyell of Bletchly 30 y brought a bed on Satt last about day break & had good deliv. & is growen weake & hath very mā they sought to stay it & she grew the worse for it the reds to many

Anne Fitzhugh of Heathencott 27. y. Apr. 7. ☾. h. 2. 30. p m. 1634

very apt to miscarrye, hath 3 times miscaried, shee is very well in health was here in whitsuntide last. hath had a Iulip Clyster & Playsters in Ianuary last her plaisters lye on still & shee finds much comfort by, shee is nowe Quick & desires further Directions to preserue that shee goes w^thal.

SRN M^res Greenvile. To prevent Abortion Aug: 14. ♃ {sic} h. 12. in mer. 1644.

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 Goody Shortread of Newp for her daughter |An Mathewe| so weake 28 y {illeg}|a|borteth termes a bad back Ap 18 ♂ h. 3. 40 p m 1615 5. p m. 1615 /hath misc of 2 & the 2|3| w^ch was betwixt was come to y^e bearing & dyed w^th stong {sic} labour as is thought. others think it never was still borne as the rest.\

RN Mres Reeve of London hath many obortions craveth ny {sic} helpe & counsell was cōing downe frō London to me Ap 26 h {sic} hor. 11 \30/ ant m 1628

GJ Elsabeth Goodman of hanslop 32 y. Novemb. j ♂ ho 10 30 a m.

Delivered of one Child on wednesday morning at 6 of another on thursday night at 10. A great flixe

RW Goodwife Denton of this towne great Linford, began to labour w^th childe March the 5. hor: 7. ant: merid: 1615

Goodwife Smithe came vnto me for somethinge for this womon to {illeg}|h|asten her deliuery, who had beene in labour from that time march the 5, vnto the next day, March the 6. hor: 10. ant: merid: at w^ch time shee came vnto mee, & I sent by her; Boracis ℈i Aristolochia r{illeg}d: ʒi. myrrhæ ℈i: dict: cret: ℈i croci gr: 8. cinnam: {myr{illeg}|i|gst}: on: ℈i. in aq. mugw: ℥{illeg}|{illeg}|4.

RN Agnys Bampton of Bletchley 40 y. August. 7. h. 8. 15 ant m. 1613. |talketh & eateth well hath no labour but hath no strength|

RN old Gregory of Eversoyle for his wife 35 y Ian 27 ☉ h 1 {sic} \12. 45/ p m 1622

a great flood of blood yet cānot be brought abed child dead w^thin her.

RN Goody fletton in Easthartly 23 y mayed {sic} 3. y. on 2 child. & now Lyeth in travell. child bed a muday {sic} next a month. march. 25. ♀ h. 1. 30 p. m. 1625.

RN Goody Rufhead /27 y\ hath bene in sore travell yesterday & now the throws Leaves her octob 16 ♂ h. 5. p m 1627 extreme weake.

RN brought: a bed on sonday last: Ian 4 h. 11 ant m 162{9}¹

RN Ioh Ione Homan of

Ione Bingham of Woburn parish. 3 30. amisse this twelmoneth & then after her cherching her milk went awaye a payne in her back but goeth abroade. maye the 19. die ♄. h. 10. 15 p ant m. 1599.

RN Alce Mashe of 20|2| y sicke in child bed requesteth me to sende her somewhat hed chest. hart. Decēb^r. 19 die ☿ h. 11. 45. 50. ant m 1599. casteth vp every thing a greene womā newly brogt abed fetcheth her wind thick

RN In labour evꝭ sinc 3 |yesterday| on monday h. 3. ant m. sinc 12 y^t afternoone the child styrreth not

Is in great payne & very sick Iune 20 ☾ \☉/ h. 15. 1630

RN Ione mablee of newp 48 y Iuly 31. h {sic} hor. 3. 15 p m 1619

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 Ioane Trapnell of Husb Crawly a widow 52 y Sept 15 h {sic} hor 3 p m 1632

her breasts will give no milke.

SF M^rs Snoson 1597 the 22 of march ♂ pm’ 20 p 5 she was deluerd this Dai at 4 an’ m’ of a man child. & ded born/