Casebooks

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 M^res Newton of Bidnā w^th her vnkle M^r Butler. 21. Iuly 29 die ♂ ♄ {sic}. 1. 4 52. p m 1600.

matrix rent by an vnskilfull midwife/

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 Elisabeth Risely of Raunson mill 25 August Septemb 2. ☿ hor. 7. 25. ant m 160i

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

RN Mres Tealer of lidlington 28. y. ♃ febr 28 \28 {sic}/ \28 {sic}/ ♃ hor 1. p m. 1605. in p^rsenc her selfe.

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

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 Mres Baphy of Stony: stratford 40 \29/ y sept 30 ☿ h. 3. 30. p. m 1618.

RN Mary Parret of Hanslop 27 y sept. 2 ♃ h. 10 ant m. 1619

RN An Markes of Newp. 28 y novēb. 9. ☿ h. 9. 30 ant m 163i

RN An Gale of Goldington may 13 h {sic} hor. 11 ant m 1620

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.

RN Mres Lucy Parrot Parry 23. y. \last./ the mond\a/y 3 weekes before our Lady Day in lent on houre before day on a Monday night came to me may. 21. ☾ h 4. 30 p m 1627 /miscaryed after Christmas before her tyne {sic}\

RN Ellen Parsons of servat {sic} to my lady farmer 23. y. Easton novēb. 8 {illeg} {sic} ♄ hor. 1. 20 p m 160{6}

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

RN An Gale of Goldington 27 y novēb. 25. ☾ h. 10. 30 ant m 1611

An Gale of Goldington 27. y novēb. 25 ☾ h. 10 10 {sic} 48 ant m. 1611.

RN Mres Mary \Elis/ Campion a nynsters {sic} wife of Harrodon magna 29 y feb. 16 ☿ h. 1. 30 p. m. 1625 vtrū sit gravida

Elis. Campion of Harradon magna 29 y febr 16 ☿ h. 1. 40 p m. 1625