Casebooks

RN Margery Clarke a midwife of Stony stratford for a great swelling in her thiges & bo legs y^t on may see her face in it & so striketh vp to her harte ready to stop &|h|er winde. the bell went for her yesterdaye hath a great scouring this on her & hath had it a longe time.

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

RN Agnys Olny 38 y of Tebworthe in Chalgrave maij 19. ☿ hor. 9. 45. ant m. 1602. /maritus  vxore furiosa et insaniētē sencles hath no vse of her wits. h {sic} light headed\ /a frenticke woman mad & laugh & inc mistermeth.\

RN Mres Mary Becket of Bedford 46 y feb: 15 ♃ h. 2|3|. 30 p m 1627

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

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

RN Goody Dormer \before goody Swapson/ of Hav^rshā the mydwife 50. y: f was stroken w^th a Cowe & had her thigh bone broken in two 28 feb. ♃ h. 7. 30 ant m. 1628.

She sent to me mart. 1: h {sic} hor. 9. 25 ant m 1628.

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

RN Elis Malkyns his mother 70 y Decēb 3 h {sic} hor 10. 38 ant m 1603. her backe & bones lame. a great mydwife./

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 Margery Clark a midwife of Stony stratford sick at hart y^t shee cannot speake can scarce travell her thighes & legs doe swell. 51. a thick white puddle wat^r. March. 19. die ☾ h. 4. 20. m. p. m. 1599.

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