Casebooks

RN Winefred Hobsy|o|n 52|0| y. of shuttle anger. Iuly 27 12. 1. 30 p m. 160i /a mydwife\

RN Mary Sugar of marson mourton 43 y Iuly 23. h {sic} hor 3 p m. 1614 mydwife did not doe her duty & now it rotteth in her body.

RN Goody Brawne of Chichely. 41 y Iune 25 ☾. h. 10 ant m. 16i0

RN Mary Newall of Sherington 50 y Apr 4 h {sic} hor. 2 p m 1618.

RN Cicely Sherly of Thirly 70 y octob. 19 {illeg} 20 ☿. 2. \20/ p m 1624 a nydwife {sic}

RN M^res Newton of Bidnā w^th her vnkle M^r Butler. 21. Iuly 29 die ♂ ♄ {sic}. 1. 4 52. p m 1600.

matrix rent by an vnskilfull midwife/

RN Margery Clarke a midwife of Stony stratford for a great swelling in her thiges & bo legs y^t on may see her face in it & so striketh vp to her harte ready to stop &|h|er winde. the bell went for her yesterdaye hath a great scouring this on her & hath had it a longe time.

RN Elis Malkyns his mother 70 y Decēb 3 h {sic} hor 10. 38 ant m 1603. her backe & bones lame. a great mydwife./

GJ Sibill Fisher of Cokenho 23|4| y August 1. ☾ ho 12 15 p. m. 1603

Light headed laug{illeg}|h|es, but at first tooke it w^th a weeping lookꝭ ghastly. \a/ fleering lookꝭ settꝭ her teeth. one night did nothing but sweare and curse /

Sibill Fisher she knowes not of her husbandꝭ cōming for her, knowes nobody they bynde her handꝭ and feete. when she is loose she is so strong that they cannot Deale w^th her. singꝭ idle songꝭ. Desyres to daunce. She had 2 midwives the first vnskilfull the 2 froward & would not meddle w^th her because she was not first sent her, suspected to be a witche, the woman well layd but a weeke after fell into these fittꝭ & at first speaking of her 2 midwyfe sayd. what doest thou there w^th thy blacke hen. & such like speeches

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RN Ralfe \Isbell:/ write of Mutch houghten 60 y novemb Decēb. 6. ♃ hor. 10|i| 1604. a mydwife. /keepeth her bed.\ ever sinc sunday belly & harte.

RN Elisabeth Coo of Tocetour 39 y. febr. 11 ♀ hor 11. 15 ant m. 1603. a midwife.

RN Elisabeth Risely of Raunson mill 25 August Septemb 2. ☿ hor. 7. 25. ant m 160i

RN Goody Richardson of Newport 63 y a midwife. very sicke Octob 14 ☿ hor 2. 30 p m 1601

RN Goody Phylips of Brodwell 3{5}|46| y feb. 18. h {sic}. hor 1. 40. p m. 1604. |Goody Bird came for her|

RN Mres Tealer of lidlington 28. y. ♃ febr 28 \28 {sic}/ \28 {sic}/ ♃ hor 1. p m. 1605. in p^rsenc her selfe.

RN Francis Coo of Wicken 24 y Iune 22 ♂ h. 6. 20 ant m 1630 |Katherin Perce. the mydwife|

RN Mres Herring of Buckinghā a mydwife 56 |61.| y sept 13. ☾ h. 1. 5 12. 50 p m 1630

RN Elis laughton of Willing 32 y Ap 14. {☉}|☾|. h. 6. 30 ant m. 1606.

RN Katheron White of Hartwell 36 y. Apr 19. y. {sic} ♀ h. 6. 45. ant m. 1605.

RN Elis. Colma of this towne brough{t} a bed a litle a fore breake of daye. {illeg}|A|pr 23. ☉ h. 3. 45. ant m 1609 her mydwife good{y} Byrd came to me for to cure her aft^r throw{e}