Casebooks

RN Winefred Hobsy|o|n 52|0| y. of shuttle anger. Iuly 27 12. 1. 30 p m. 160i /a mydwife\

RN Mary Sugar of marson mourton 43 y Iuly 23. h {sic} hor 3 p m. 1614 mydwife did not doe her duty & now it rotteth in her body.

RN Goody Brawne of Chichely. 41 y Iune 25 ☾. h. 10 ant m. 16i0

RN Mary Newall of Sherington 50 y Apr 4 h {sic} hor. 2 p m 1618.

RN Cicely Sherly of Thirly 70 y octob. 19 {illeg} 20 ☿. 2. \20/ p m 1624 a nydwife {sic}

RN An old mydwife came w^th her 60 y novēb. 5 ☾ h 4 p m

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 Ralfe \Isbell:/ write of Mutch houghten 60 y novemb Decēb. 6. ♃ hor. 10|i| 1604. a mydwife. /keepeth her bed.\ ever sinc sunday belly & harte.

RN Elisabeth Coo of Tocetour 39 y. febr. 11 ♀ hor 11. 15 ant m. 1603. a midwife.

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

RN Goody Richardson of Newport 63 y a midwife. very sicke Octob 14 ☿ hor 2. 30 p m 1601

RN Mres Herring of Buckinghā a mydwife 56 |61.| y sept 13. ☾ h. 1. 5 12. 50 p m 1630

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 Goody Parker of weston vtrū bladder perished by the mydwiffes negligenc novemb. 9 h {sic} hor 9. 30 ant m 1611¹

RN Agnys Turuy of Slappā 30 y. vtrū sit gravida nec ne her mydwife Ione Robarts quærit illius causa. & the womā her selfe requested her ernestly. Apr. 11 ♄ hor 2. 15. p m. 1612.

RN Rebecca Harley of Clappā not sick. {illeg} 32 y octob. 20 ☾ h. 11. 15 ant m 1617

hath had 3 child but when she cometh to be brought a bed the live her labour ceaseth & she is so overcome w^th water y^t all her child how lively soever dye in the delivery

now is w^th child neav^r more healthy

wheath^r she were best to leave her old mydwife though a paynfull & a laborious womā. because of her ill lucke

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 Goody Swapson of this towne the mydwife 45 \50/ y novēb 7. ♀ h. 3. p m. 1623. /was p^rsent\