48 MEMORANDA liV TITUS WHEATCROFT, A.D. 1722. 



contrary to any of the said premises, or any other ways than 

 shall be seemly and convenient, you shall forthwith detect 

 and open the same to us or our Chancellour, or your 

 ordinary for the time being. 



Item. You shall use and demeane yourself in civil and modest 

 behaviour unto other women lawfully admitted into the 

 roome and ofifice of a midwife in all things relating thereto. 



Item. (Midwives not having a licence to be presented to the 

 Bishop Chancellor or ordinary). 



Item. (Only trustworthy and experienced deputies to be 

 appointed.) 



Item. You shall not be privy or give consent that any priest or 

 other party shall in your absence, or in your company, or 

 by your knowledge or sufferance baptize any child by any 

 Latin service or prayers other than are appointed by the 

 laws of the Church of England, neither shall you consent 

 that any child born of any woman by your assistance, shall 

 be carried away without being baptized by the ordinary 

 minister where the said child was born — unless it be in case 

 of necessity baptized privately according to the Book of 

 Common Prayer, but in every such case or cases you shall 

 forthwith upon understanding thereof, give knowledge of the 

 same to us the Bishop aforesaid, or to our chancellour or 

 your ordinary for the time being. 

 In witness whereof we have caused the seal of our Chancellour 



(which is used in this behalfe to be set to these ]irets). 



Dated the 14th day of August, in the year 16S6, and in the 



eleventh year of our translation." 



Extracts from 



" A Catalogue of all the Books that I Titus Wheatcroft 

 have Ffeb. t6, 1722." 



Arithmetics by Cocker, Wingate, Ayres, and Bridges. 

 A copy book called ' V Pen's Gallantry.' 

 Y*" Pen's dexterity for shorthand. 



