Casebooks

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 Sybill fisher of Cucknoll in Northāpton sheere 24 y August 24. ☿ hor. 10. 40 ant m. 1603 in her owne son

RN the mydwife of newport came to me for Mres Garner of litle Linford Ian. 3 ☉ hor 9 ant m 1602.

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 Francis Coo of Wicken 24 y Iune 22 ♂ h. 6. 20 ant m 1630 |Katherin Perce. the mydwife|

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 Elis laughton of Willing 32 y Ap 14. {☉}|☾|. h. 6. 30 ant m. 1606.

RN Katheron White of Hartwell 36 y. Apr 19. y. {sic} ♀ h. 6. 45. ant m. 1605.

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 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 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 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