Casebooks

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 Goody Shortread of Newp for her daughter |An Mathewe| so weake 28 y {illeg}|a|borteth termes a bad back Ap 18 ♂ h. 3. 40 p m 1615 5. p m. 1615 /hath misc of 2 & the 2|3| w^ch was betwixt was come to y^e bearing & dyed w^th stong {sic} labour as is thought. others think it never was still borne as the rest.\

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.

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 {C}icely Coppingford of Hanslop borne fryday after candlēas about 5 in y^e after noone 42 y last candlemas lost 8 child & neav^r came to byrth but on child. her mothers her {sic} husb mother in lawe old goody Coppingferd susp to beword her/ the first of all did thrive

RN Ione mablee of newp 48 y Iuly 31. h {sic} hor. 3. 15 p m 1619

RN Goody Lane of this towne 20 y march 19 ☉ h. 6. \20|15| {sic} 15/ ant m. 1615.

RN The lady Curson of water pery Ian 25. ♀ h. 2. p m. 1611. p a vtrū tus sit in pericilo {sic} vitæ.

RW The Figure for that time when goodwife Smithe came vnto me. March. 6.

RN Elis. Parre of Swāburne 23 y febr 5 ☾. h. 9. ant m 1610

2 days & 2 nights in labour a little womā & a big mā

RN Iane Nichols of Hanslop. lady dickbyes millers wife 22 y march. 19 ♂ h. 7. ant m 1611 ever since yesterday morning in travell

RN Elis: Seabrooke of Willing 31 y Apr 27 h {sic}. hor. 10 45 ant m. 1611.

lyeth in a fortnight to daye.

Robart laytons wife & shee a brought a bed all in on day. laytens wyfe in the forenoone before in the morning. about sone rising. & Elis Seabroo{illeg}|k| in the after noone about 3. h Seabrookes child will not sucke her but will suck any els in the towne & laytons child will take Seabrookes milke./

RN Margaret Bophy of Stonystratfod 34. y. Iune 5. ☿. h. 9. ant m 1611.

RN Mres Margaret Baylie \a mynisters wife/ of Steeple Claydon 34 y novēb. 25. ☾ h. 2. 30 p m. 1611

RN Elizabeth line of newport 26 y Sept 12 h {sic} hor 7. ant m. 1612.

RN Mres Throckmorton S^r francis fortiscues eldest Daughter {illeg} {illeg} 18. y. novēb. 5 ♃ h. 5. 20 ant m 1612 new brought a bed child dyed instantly

RN she was delivered octob. 30 ♀ h 4 p m 1612.¹

RN Elis: Seer of hav^rshā 30 y feb 27. h {sic} hor. 2. 20 p m 1613.

Elis: Seer of hav^rshā. 30 y. {feb}. 27. h {sic} hor 2. 20 p m 1613

RN Agnys Pollyn of Cuplingten 40 y march 10. ☿ h 7. 40 ant m. 1613.