Casebooks

RN Elisabeth Rigot 18 y. servant to Cowly the Butcher sick this fortnight cōplayneth most of her hed keepeth her bed ever sinc satterday her master sent w^thout her privity the 27 of feb. die ♂ h. 8. 20 1599.

RN A{illeg}|g|nys Richards of Kettering 32. tuesd before palme sonday at twelfe at night her mother came for her w^th out her knowledg May 3. ☉. h. 8 50 ant m 1629¹

RN Ione Hutton of NorthCrowly 37. y. Marcij 3 29 die ♄ h 5. 30 p m: 1600

Maritus sine coniugis notitia

RN Agnys Browne of Hallyton 29 y. the weddens before May day was 29 y. about 12 of the clocke in the daye tyme but sent for her husb. for wife. Without her privity. Iune 6 {sic}. h 12. 40 p m 1630

Is very vnruly In her bed will not rise will not speake hath 3 child: no child this 12 month Ill ever sinc the fryday after 12 daye last about 9 or 10 a clock in the forenoone

RN Avis Warrengton of Gothurst 18 y. a tall mayd. Iune 21. ♃ h. 9. ant m 16i0 |sent only to her frind goody Byrd of our towne to come to her, & she came to me to crave my counsell./|

RN Mary Barton of Patshill. 21 y. Iuly. 20. ♄. 2. 45. p m 1605 /husb. w^th out her knowlege.\

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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SF Rachel bright alias Stanner of 18 yeres 1597 the 13 Septmb ♂ An’ m’ at 30 p 8 Diz / the mother for the chilld w^tout knowledg of the child /

RN M^res frauncis \mary/ dorell of Lillingst Dorell. 17 y may 21. ☿ h. 11. 38 ant m. 1606. mater sine cōsensu.

SF Tymothy Sotherton of 4{6} yeres. 1596 the 21 of Iulij ☿ an’ m^r at 5|4|0 p 9 Diz. the brother for the Sister vnknowen to her.

RN |old| Mres francklin came to o^r ho. towne to take physick but knew not of it March 22. ♂ h. 4. 30 p m. 1625. w^th the 2 gentlemen M^r francklins

RN Ione morgā of Odyll 27. y. Ap. 22 ☉ h. 1. p. m. 1627 /goody Smyth of Gothurst her sist^r sendeth w^th out her privity\

RN mary {sic} \margaret/ Cowly of {sic} will Cowlyes Daughter. A {sic} novēb 1|2|0. ☿ h 7. 15 ant {sic} 1633.¹