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18 Jan.

KELLY ASCENDANT, 1587-1589 - topics: miscellaneous

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18 Jan. - Daybook Entries. Records a brief diary notice: Mistress Lydda K.

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Records a brief diary notice: Mistress Lydda K. had an aborsement of a girl of five or six months. She was merry and well till the night before. I helped to further the dead birth within one hour after I had caused her to have myrrh given unto her in wine warmed, the quarter of a bowl...

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KELLY ASCENDANT, 1587-1589

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miscellaneous

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Mistress Lydda K. had an aborsement of a girl of five or six months. She was merry and well till the night before. I helped to further the dead birth within one hour after I had caused her to have myrrh given unto her in wine warmed, the quarter of a bowl, beaten small. She was discharged of the secundine, and all at once. The woman was sufficiently strong after.

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Mistress Lydda K. had an aborsement of a girl of five or six months. She was merry and well till the night before. I helped to further the dead birth within one hour after I had caused her to have myrrh given unto her in wine warmed, the quarter of a bowl, beaten small. She was discharged of the secundine, and all at once. The woman was sufficiently strong after.