Casebooks

RN Will Bawdin of Padbury old Bawdwins sone of Betchāpton 36|4| y. a smith. Apr 15 die ♂ h. 1. p m. 1600 payned in leeke a burning ague

RN Rich. Bird of Emmerson faber ferrarius maij 13 die ♂ h. 2. 15 p m. 1600.

RN Robart Phylip of Sherington 40. a Smithe Septemb. 14. ♀ hor 9. 39 ant m. 1604.

RN maij 15 h. 10. ant m. 1602. a smiths wife came for his wife y^t hath every days ague very shivering & then hot ever since shee was Delivered

RN Decēb. 9 ♃ hor. 7. 30 ant m 1602. a womā came to ēquire where her husb. the sivemaker was wheath^r a live or dead & wheth^r he hath his gill w^th him & in what quarter he abydeth.

RN George Nelson of Duncoate a smith a batcheler. 32. y. Octob 19. 4 20 p m. 160i

 vermibꝯ in stomacho square & flat wormes.

SF The plom^rs wif in colman strit at 30 post 10 wher she shall Recouer her house of Willims 1597. 6. octob. ♃ An’ m’ at {sic} Questo/

RN Elis: Byrd the Smiths wife Iune 23 ☾ h 7. 38 ant m 1606 for her great belly

SF Mary Davies alias snelling of 18 yers. at 6 p 10 the 10 of feb. ♀  Sealmaker.

RN Iohn Byred the smith of o^r towne march. 21 ☾ h: 2. \25./ p m 1608 An Ague in his loynes {illeg} 1608.

SF m^rs Edwardꝭ the plonners {sic} wif in colmā strete at this tyme/

RN Williā Miller Smithe of Brodwell mutch payne in his Chest & stomack vomiteth long ropes of fle{me} in 24 houres sinc Christmas. especially when he eateth meate. came to me this 5 of Ian die ♀ h. 12. 45|9|. 15{99}

RN 1597. Martij 27. die ☉. et pascalis. h. 7. 30. m. quæro An G. Gr. surripuit anseres et B. ferrifaber nā hos suspicatur M^r Vudale. ad me venit sui purgandi causa G{au}brel. Greene.

SF my Countri womā that dwelte in watlinge strete w^t the draper that Dwelte w^t m^r bowar of Sarum 1597 the xj of Iulij ☾ p m’ 30 \50/ p 4 vtrm {sic} conduc’ Auri fabrū &c/

RN Margaret Dolte of Hockly. 55 y Octob. 9 ♃ h. 1. p m 1606¹

RN A poor Cutler of Stonystratford Aug. 16. h {sic} hor. 8. 30 ant m 1623 /for his wife in la cōsūption\

RN Iohn Birde \the Smith/ came for him selfe his face swelled & hard throte first sore Apr. 4 die ☿ h. 9. 35. ant m. 1599. hed & stomacke

SF Elizab parker

Amo {sic} 1599 the 24 of aprill ♂ p m’ at 15 p 7. Nicolas parker & his Brother for Besse/ quid incid’ / et quus {sic} est pr eiꝯ {f}r|C|onceptois

In this Action Remēber thes that followe

Whitfild howe he had her vp

The Smith that vsed to her

Willm Casson howe he had her

Old Whetley howe he did vse her

Captain Reddelsdon at m^r blagu’ /bragꝭ\

fardell of Southworke when I sent her to see his wyf lying in

The tyme that she went to hackney and she went not thether but to Lambeth w^t {illeg}|a| baker & other fellows/ |& cam home dronk|

The tyme that she went to flit streat when I went to Lambeth in An Afternon/ & forbad her to goe out/

The tyme that she staid soe long at market/

RN M^r will: Taylour. scholer of Cābridg a Smyth his father a smyth. of Cābridg of Christs College 22 y last sept may 22 ♂ h. 6. 30 ant m 1632 /m^r of artꝭ 2 y\ /eateth litle\ |ho\u/pe & hollowe| |a great student mopish no hurt|

SRN I receiued letters from M^r Gravius from Bremen Iune. 5. ♀. h. 8. 50. a. m. 1635.

On y^e 22 Aprilis ☿ h. 6. Mat. he sayled frō Grauesend w^th good wind & fayre weather and ♃ about noone they mett with a ship w^ch made them strike sayles & weiwing them & not finding them to be Dunkerkers they let hem passe. that night the wynd turned & was quite Contrary to y^eir voyage & the sea very tempestuous y^t they were in great danger of being cast away. 3 ships were missed & lost in y^e storme w^ch were not come in 2 weekes after & so feared to be cast away in y^t storme.

On sunday after we beyond y^eir expectacon y^ey arriued at Bremen

Lyes yet at Bremen where he shall not continue here he knowes not how Long

Newenburgh being beseiged w^ch is a hindearance to all passage

Then only the great \& strongest/ Holds is taken by the Imperialists. & his freinds fled to Cassell

Desirith me to send him some Books y^t haue written in the defence of the \rites & ceremonies of the/ Church of England. & also an English Dictionary either Rider or another. And to deliuer them to M^r Alardin in Coven garden a goldsmyth the next doore to y^e golden fleece Taverne, who is as he sayes a very honest man. & he is to deliuer to the shipper frō Bremen who purposed to be in England agayne about midsomer is {sic} Name is Henricke Havinc Horst. this m^r Alardine hath a brother in Bremen who liues there.

M^r Tomanꝯ at his being in London did propound a marriage to him w^ch he refused then & does now desire me to let him know that he desires him to treate noe more of that subject or to perswade with the gentlewoman. so much he told m^r Toman then when he made the first motion./.

The lers were dated y^e 28^th of April.