Casebooks

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 Sybill fisher of Cucknoll in Northāpton sheere 24 y August 24. ☿ hor. 10. 40 ant m. 1603 in her owne son

RN the mydwife of newport came to me for Mres Garner of litle Linford Ian. 3 ☉ hor 9 ant m 1602.

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 Goody Bry|yr|d of the mydwife quærit when she shalbe brought a bed I meane goody lane march 20^th ☾ h. 4. 30 ant m {sic}. 1615. |The mydwife goody bird inquireth when by gods name she wilbe brought a bed.|

RN Elis: Lane of lowton 20 y quærit^r ab os|b|stetrice. her mydwife goody B. quando parturiet novēb. 11 ☉ h. 4. 3|2|0 p m. 16i0

RN Goody Byrd for marye Robinson y^t hath had many throwes & now slacker & wheath^r her tyme be now or Decēb. 22. ♃ h. 12. 1608.

thinketh she {wanteth} a moneth of the tyme the mydwife quærit consiliū meū

the child dead

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}

RN mary Stidmā of Winge./ for an old Womā & mydwife of winge 70 y fe martij 1. ♃ h. 1. p m 16i0 |some tell her y^t she is bewitched|

RN The lady fortiscue sent for dictanus creticus or dictād^r I sent ℥j & of myrrha ℥ß for her daughter mres Throckmorton octob. 30 ♀ h. 3. 45 p m 1612. |3 mydwifes sent for.|

RN The mydwife Goody Bird for goody Blea now in travell her |whose| throwes cease Apr 7. ☿ h. 7 \6 40|5.| p m./ an|p| m. {sic} 1613.

RN Agnys Olny 38 y of Tebworthe in Chalgrave maij 19. ☿ hor. 9. 45. ant m. 1602. /maritus  vxore furiosa et insaniētē sencles hath no vse of her wits. h {sic} light headed\ /a frenticke woman mad & laugh & inc mistermeth.\

RN younge goody f \An/ {sic}

An fild & An Richardson of hav^rshā. about 25 y boath vnder on ruffe rough. & came togeath^r to the same howse at on tyme fell in labour. Ian 15. h. circi^r 9 \p m/ noctur. sent  obstetrice. 1609

An fild \borne. 29 y. satterd afore candlemas w^c was at hand./ began her labour {as} on satterday night \Ian. 14./ h. 10. 30 p m 1609.

An Richards. began her labour. Ian 16. h. 12. 30 p {sic} med noctē/

RN Mres Dugles foster of Carington 26 y Iune 10 ☾ h. 10 ant m 1611. |mres B|E|lis Blundel wrote in her behalfe|