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 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.

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 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 I went in a coach to M^r Anth Tyringhā of Emmerton to his wife y^t lyeth in & to his sister in lawe Mres Gyll y^t feareth a Cōsumpt Sept 30 ♂ I came thither a h. 12. at noone 1628.

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 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 Iane Courtes of Stānick 3 y may 30 ♂ h. 1. 50 p m. 1620 |Maryon Iones an old womā suspected. after a yere & a halfe refuseth to be suckled & will|

SF M^rs Αλ 1597 the 20 of Iani’ ♃ An’ m’ at 5 p 9 beste to stop her Course or noe/

RN asked what was good for An Byrd of Laundon 19 y to draw them downe./

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

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

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 The mydwife Goody Bird for goody Blea now in travell her |whose| throwes cease Apr 7. ☿ h. 7 \6 40|5.| p m./ an|p| m. {sic} 1613.

RN Goody Bichino of Hav^rshā 32 y novēb 27. ☾ h. 6. 25 ant m 1620