Casebooks

SF Mary goddard alias the the {sic} Daughter of Andrewe clark & Ione she dwells at westm’tr {sic} in gardners Lane of 28 yers the ♃ Dai bofor chrismas next she hath byn maried too yers. the wif of Ihon goddard pinner Questo wher she shall haue Any Child or noe. & when. & what is the cause she hath none. & wher the fault be in her or her husbaid {sic}. questo 1599 the 5 of Novemb. ☾ An’ m’ at 15 p 8.

RN Mres Bristow alias Kimpton \at Lawrenc Ate/ my Cosen Georg kimptons daughter 35 \42/ y novēb 14 ♂ h. 3. p m. 1626

2 daughters feareth y^t her taking of Tobaco|c|o hindereth her conception

RN Vtrū sit spes salutis recuperandæ et liberoꝝ Iulij 4 die ♀ h. 2. p m. 1600 47. martha Lavarock. nupta 20 annos nec dū habuit vllos liberos.

GJ Magdalene Clarke of wolverton 36 y. Apr. 29 ♀ ho. 10 a m.

GJ Katherine Heywood of Hardmead 40 y April \Iune/ 1 ☿ ho. 11. 30 a m. 1603

SF Svsan van hulste |at the black {b}oll at Quen hiue a bruehouse| {of} 33 yeares 1597 the 12 Iun ☉ An’ m’ at 9 Diz et vtrū hebit filios vnquā n^cnon

GJ Mary West of Lenborough 28 y. on Rogation monday next maried, novemb. 30 ☾ ho. 12 30 p m. 1607 |Querit vtꝝ habebit filios|

RN |lady| Elizabeth Mordaunt \the lady Snags daughter/ of Marston 21 y. feb. 16 ♃ ho. 3. 30.

RN The Ladye Lee march 13 ♂ h. 3. 50 p m. 1627. |2 fig|

vtrū habebit liberos.

quære q^æ max^e faciunt ad fæcūditatē.

RN Mres Mary Weston of Litle Barford 37 y March. 12 ♂ h. 2. 30 p m 1633.

RN M^res Smith of Parsnā. 18 y. marid a half moneth. for the wind cholick. March. 10 die ☾ h. 2|3| 3. 30 p m. 1600

no child wheath^r {sic} |vtrū habebit filios|

whether shee shall have childrē.

RN Mres Sara Byrd of Maldon 25 y. March. 15 ☾ h. 10. 30 ant m 1619 maryed a fortnight after mydsomer last. maryed to an old mā of 60 y she thought she was conceaved & went away w^thout shift

hath them often. & now hath thē 4 days but not mutch. apt to swound & is in case as on breding

RN Mres Sutton \the Lady Sutton/ the daughter of S^r Georg Mānors & Grace Manners. 26. y Iune Octob. 14 ♂ h. 2. p m. 1595. /the first child./ nata\ |mayed {sic} 6 yeres no child|

teeth putrifyed voydeth black sutty stuffe desyrous to have children termes p^rty well every 3 weekes

RN mres Dorothy Throckmorton of Warrick sheere 20 y Ap. 24 ☿ h. 5 p m 16i6 /24 y of Colton Courte\

sweld alitle about the belly & stomak her cou\r/ses monthly & reasonable well yet her stomak very good to her victuals.

hath great confidenc in me. desyrous to have childrē & to vse & to know the meanes necessary thervnto./

no child these 2 &|y|eres & more.

RN Mres \Mary/ Tabout of Saldon 20. y. \last miklemas/ Iune 30 ♀ h. 4 4{5} p m. 1620

hath had 3 false cōcept. & this last on wedde{ns} mornīg w^th gre{at} payne & travel{l} & many throw{es} nothing but a bla{dder} & nothing in it¹ hath neav^r but {a} fewe vseth mutch fasting & also a sparing dyet.

enquireth the ca{use} & what remedy

wheath^r this defect ceed not as well frō the husb. as the wife. by reason there wanteth only the shape thought good to goe to the spawe for thē boath & what I think therof. what best for dyet. & hereafter what physick & for y^e p^rsent wheather cond elect or losenges.