Casebooks

RN Susan White of litle Houghton 34 y March 6 ♂ h.

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 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/

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

RN Goody Phylips of Brodwell 3{5}|46| y feb. 18. h {sic}. hor 1. 40. p m. 1604. |Goody Bird came for her|

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

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

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 Goody Byrd for marye Robinson y^t hath had many throwes & now slacker & wheath^r her tyme be now or Decēb. 22. ♃ h. 12. 1608.

thinketh she {wanteth} a moneth of the tyme the mydwife quærit consiliū meū

the child dead

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 mary Stidmā of Winge./ for an old Womā & mydwife of winge 70 y fe martij 1. ♃ h. 1. p m 16i0 |some tell her y^t she is bewitched|

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 The lady fortiscue sent for dictanus creticus or dictād^r I sent ℥j & of myrrha ℥ß for her daughter mres Throckmorton octob. 30 ♀ h. 3. 45 p m 1612. |3 mydwifes sent for.|

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