Casebooks

SRN M^res Greenvile. To prevent Abortion Aug: 14. ♃ {sic} h. 12. in mer. 1644.

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 Mres Baphy Im {sic} kee at Stony stratford 36 y Sept 10. ☾ h. 10 30 ant m 1632.

dyed in Childbed h|e|xtremely weakned w^th the abudanc {sic} of her floures

RN Soror Sandy petit an soror sua Robinson quæ valde egrotat lately delivered but ever miscarid in child bead vtru moriet^r. Octob. 20 die ☾ hor 6 p m. 1600.

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.

RN Mres Reeve of London hath many obortions craveth ny {sic} helpe & counsell was cōing downe frō London to me Ap 26 h {sic} hor. 11 \30/ ant m 1628

RN The Lady Earsfild in wales craveth to know the cause {of h}er abortion novēb. 8. ♃ h. 7 p m 1632

TG The Ladie Leach was taken Augusti 7 h. 3. 30′ p M. 1632|3|¹

GJ Elsabeth Goodman of hanslop 32 y. Novemb. j ♂ ho 10 30 a m.

Delivered of one Child on wednesday morning at 6 of another on thursday night at 10. A great flixe

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 old Gregory of Eversoyle for his wife 35 y Ian 27 ☉ h 1 {sic} \12. 45/ p m 1622

a great flood of blood yet cānot be brought abed child dead w^thin her.

RN she tooke a fright Ian 19 ♃ p {sic} 4. 30 1626 the cause an abortion.

RN brought: a bed on sonday last: Ian 4 h. 11 ant m 162{9}¹

RN Goody Mariot of litle Linford craveth my counsell to staye her flowers & vomiting vp of bloode this 29 of Aug. die ♂ h. 9. ant m 1598.

RN Margery Sympson of Lowton 26 y. novemb. 18 ♃ hor 9. 45. ant m. 1602. for my counsell for his wife y^t hath bene ill this sennet y^t hath bene in travell but given over agayne ill this 3 days & this last night specially.

RN Ioh Ione Homan of

Ione Bingham of Woburn parish. 3 30. amisse this twelmoneth & then after her cherching her milk went awaye a payne in her back but goeth abroade. maye the 19. die ♄. h. 10. 15 p ant m. 1599.

RN Alce Mashe of 20|2| y sicke in child bed requesteth me to sende her somewhat hed chest. hart. Decēb^r. 19 die ☿ h. 11. 45. 50. ant m 1599. casteth vp every thing a greene womā newly brogt abed fetcheth her wind thick

RN A womā of Stratford broght a litle child a v {sic} xj weeks old would sucke other bodyes teates but not hers very vnquiet & crying. hath a great cold Aug 11. ☉ h. 1. \25/ p m. 1622¹

RN Margaret Page of Lathbury 35 yeres old. shee lieth in & was delivered of a child 3 weekes since wilbe muday {sic} next. shee lacketh her milk & can scarce digest her meate shee feareth lest shee is ill bespoken. shee hath had many losses of cattell &{c} Octob. 13. die ♀ h. 11. 15. 1598.