Casebooks

RN Agnys Kent of Moulsoe almost 5 quarters borne on Palme sonday last was twelfmonth about some {sic} rising sent to me May 14. ☿. h. 5. p m. 1628.

It is pyned & cōsumed belly hard & voydeth wormes living 6. wasteth in the body. was nurced by goody Keburne. goody Keburne came into another nurces house & would needes suckle it, wheath^r the nurce would or no & sinc mutch amys & it swounded twice to day belly very hard flesh quite wasted was not well tended by goody Keburne face swelled buttocke black & blewe. cānot stand vppon the lyms the child p^rsent w^th goody Alton of Moulsoe it did batle well vnder this nurce vntill goody Keburne her former nurce would suckle it force tooke some surfet.

RN M^r Robert Iackmā of wing a yere {sic} the a yere sinc the 4 of Iune last 1631 being satt h 9. 30 ant m but it was brought to me Aug 18 h {sic} hor. 2. 25. p m. 1632

a drye cough that he cānot sleepe a big belly wasted in the flesh |was very fat & is nutch {sic} pynd by a nource y^t was w^th child| child was p^rsent /A Consūption feard\¹

RN Robart Scroope of Shenly 19 weekes old the nurce for it it was not here. maij 3i ♂ hor 11. 15 ant m. 1603.

RN My Cosen Harryson sent me a letter in the behalfe of his sic{ke} infant now being at luton w^th maudly{n} nource Decēb. 17 h {sic} hor. 5. p m 1608.

would know wheather in danger of peyste or water in his infan{cy} directed frō london the 8 of Decēb. 1608.

RN my lady Morrysons nurce of Wardon 45 y Ap 5 {h {sic}} hor 2 p m 1617

RN nurce at will being very sick sent for me Iune 20 ☿ h. 2 30 p m 162i {treat}eth wynde

RN An Gale nurceth M^r Th Godward her landladyes youngest sone halfe a yere old hath Drouped ev of about a fortnight ever sinc she chid w^th Ellen Warnar. next house to her. noveb. 26. ☾ h. 10. 15 ant m. 162i

did dwell w^th her./¹

RN Mres Charlet of great Brickhill 45 y Ap. 9 ♀. h. hor. {sic} 1. p m 1624

RN M^r lawrenc Duncōbe a yere old lacking 14 days Nay {sic} 28 h {sic} hor. 6. 40 p m. 1625.

RN Mres Anne Hanslop of Thorpe {☿} 23 y about mydsomer last the sonday after S^t Peters day came to me her selfe March. 10 ☿ h. 8 15 ant m 1630

RN Mres \Anne/ Clyfton \of Aspley/ 30 y octob 18. ♀ h. 2: p: m. 1633.

RN An Course \a/ nurce in Lunden Iunij 4. die ♃ hor. 10. 15 ant m. 160i sine consensu

RN |An Course| Iunij 4 die ♃ h 10. 15. ant m 1601 |of Landon a murce {sic}.|

U[1611–2] Marcy Newold of Elston but now at Stedsdon 30 y May 1{illeg}|7|. d. ♀. h. 7^a. ant. m. 1611.

very sick in {illeg}|all| her body belly back & hart. keeps her shee is a nurse & \her husband/ asketh whether shee bee w^th child again

RN M^r Engolsby of Lemborough of the parish of buckingam for his child Frauncis Engolsby 20 weekes old refuseth his Nurces breast maketh great moane & hath bene very sick this two days. sent to me this 19 of Ianuary. die ♄ ♄ {sic} 7. 30 ant m. 1600 /a vehement cough. & draweth his wind very short\

RN Dorothy Hazelwood 15 weekes old Aug 13 ☿ h. 10. 2|3|0. ant m 1606. this child is full of bleatch & byles & pyneth.

Goody Rutland her Nurce brought her own wat^r that I might see wheath^r shee was w^th child or noe /

SF Eliz. blake alias ashe m^rs osborns Nurse. of 52 yeres 1596 the 18 Decemb at 20 p 10 diz her self was p^rsent

RN Elisabeth Marsū 35 of Wicken a nurese Apr 8 die ♂ h.

RN Frauncis Eden of Olny nurced by goody Constable a yere old at Easter next Decēb. 21. ♀ h. 10 11. 1604.

RN An Pearce widow. 66. y of Tyddington nurce to the Countes of Cleeveland Aug. 23. ☾ h. 9. 30 ant m. 1630