Casebooks

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 Isbell Buckstone 30 y hath not her courses.

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

TG The Ladie Leach was taken Augusti 7 h. 3. 30′ p M. 1632|3|¹

RN Marg.\garet/ {sic} Harvy of northCrowly 27 y broght a bed about 4 in the morning hath thē come downe into clūpers & hath a great cold & is Costive.

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 Goody Mariot of litle Linford craveth my counsell to staye her flowers & vomiting vp of bloode this 29 of Aug. die ♂ h. 9. ant m 1598.

RN Margery Sympson of Lowton 26 y. novemb. 18 ♃ hor 9. 45. ant m. 1602. for my counsell for his wife y^t hath bene ill this sennet y^t hath bene in travell but given over agayne ill this 3 days & this last night specially.

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 Margaret Page of Lathbury 35 yeres old. shee lieth in & was delivered of a child 3 weekes since wilbe muday {sic} next. shee lacketh her milk & can scarce digest her meate shee feareth lest shee is ill bespoken. shee hath had many losses of cattell &{c} Octob. 13. die ♀ h. 11. 15. 1598.

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 Yoing {sic} goody Hopkins sent her water hath bene in labour & anys {sic} sinc nuday {sic} night & sent for her nydwife {sic} weddensd ill but thursday all day worse & her labour now ceaseth Ian 9 ♀ h. 8. 20 ant m 1624.

SF M^rs Αλ 1597 the 20 of Iani’ ♃ An’ m’ at 5 p 9 beste to stop her Course or noe/

RN Marg. Cowly. 15 at Shrovetuesd last. 1597. Sept. 13. die ♂. 7. 45. m. ex suppressione mensiū venit ǽgritudo ex florū retentione. ipsa filia quært {sic} a me.

RN Iudith Durrant of great Harold 25 y Decēb. 29 h {sic} hor. 10. 40 ant. m. 1604. /feryes daughter of Brodwell.\

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