Casebooks

RN S^r Iohn Curson of Adington 30 y Apr 28 ♀. h. 11. ant m. 1609 Aguish.

GJ Elsabeth Parkes of litle Brickhill 14 y. Septemb. 1. ♃ ho. 11. 10 a m. 1603.

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

RN Mres Elis: Reare of Easton 20 y novēb 2. ☿ h. 4|5| 3 p m 1608

The lady zancher for a sad pensive harte. & melanch. & purples in her bodye./

The lady Staffard for heare fallen & piling eyes red hands & melancholy

The lady Dormer farmer a soden feare after her sleepe a trembling.

RN Elis Brūly of newport 35 y.. a {sic} st vnmayed {sic} march 21 ♄ hor 11 ant m 1607

RN Robarte Course of Emmerton 22 y Iuly. 6 ☿. h. 12. 45 p m 1608 |in p^rsence|¹

GJ Ioane fountayne of Cheddington 30 y Novemb. j. ♂ ho. 11. 30 a. m. 1608

RN \a pint/ Ione Hog of Billington 53 y may 12 ♀ h. 10. 30 ant m 1609. /m^r Androwes supposeth it to to bhe {sic} moth^r\.

SF Robarte Sommerscalle of 37 years 1601 the 4 of march ☿ an’ m’ at 8 Diz

RN Alce Butler of Litlington 2{9}|4| Ap 19 die ♄ h. 3 p m. \harte/ a swelling in her bodye & eyes

Alce Butler for her great swelling & heving aft^r child^r birthe

RN Iohn Martin of Bourton 11 y may 1|2|0 die ♂ h 9. 20 ant m 1600

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 Margarett Allen of willing 20 y. Aprill 6. ☿ ho 11. 15 a m. 1603

For her sore leggꝭ broken and runne. Goodman Makham hath them in cure./

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 Edward Bell of Wakefild lodge 30 y a batcheler my lords Gerrets Barber Sept 4 ♂ hor. 9. ant m 1604

RN Iohn Godfrey of Shenly 60 y sept 14. ♀ hor. 9. 1604 for a swelling in his legs.

he was here on weddensday last about 3 of the clocke. Iohn Byrde did let him blood.

but is ill still.

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 Robart West of Olny a barber 55 y. Iuly 2. ♀ hor. 1. 45. p m. 1602.

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

RN Mary fynche of stonystratford 21. y vnmaried martij 19 die ♃ 160i speachles this 3 days v verius hor 1. 45. p m in her owne p^rsence.