The trial of a cause between Richard Maddox, gent., plaintiff, and Dr. M----y [Morley] defendent, physician, and man-midwife, before Sir Michael Foster, Knt. ... at Guildhall, London, March 2, 1754 ... In an action upon the case, brought by the plaintiff against the defendant for ... not performing his ofice as a man-midwife in the delivery of the wife of ... plaintiff ... To which will be added, some extraordinary cases in midwifery; extracted from the writings of ... Dr. Deventer, of Leyden / [Richard Maddox].

  • Maddox, Richard.
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[1754]
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Credit: The trial of a cause between Richard Maddox, gent., plaintiff, and Dr. M----y [Morley] defendent, physician, and man-midwife, before Sir Michael Foster, Knt. ... at Guildhall, London, March 2, 1754 ... In an action upon the case, brought by the plaintiff against the defendant for ... not performing his ofice as a man-midwife in the delivery of the wife of ... plaintiff ... To which will be added, some extraordinary cases in midwifery; extracted from the writings of ... Dr. Deventer, of Leyden / [Richard Maddox]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    fufal, except the Smallnefs of a Fee, on a like Occafion, Ibme Years before though the Plaintiff, now, made him, what I fhould think a very ge- nerous Offer. If this fhould appear to be the only Motive for his barbarous Treatment of this un- happy Patient, you will no doubt be of Opinion that he deferves the moft exemplary Punifh- fnent. Gentlemen of the Jury, give me Leave to addrefs myfelf more particularly to you, on this Occafion. You are, I believe, the greateft Part of • you, married Men : Now make the Cafe your own: Which of you, whofe Wife is in Labour, does not immediately call for all the Help you can get ? You fend for a Midwife •, fhe comes, but foon finds it exceeds her Skill to give the neceffary Relief -% fhe very honeftly tells you fo you diretftly fend for a Man-midwife, whofe fupcrior Judgment may be relied on-, he comes, and finds the good Wo- man in a very dangerous Situation, in which Con- dition he leaves her, and promifes to return in an Hour or two's Time, but does not-, you fend to him again, nay, go to him yourfelf, and entreat him to come, yet he abfolutely refufes and your Wife, together with the Fruit of her Body, and perhaps the Hopes of your Family, die for want of his AfTiflance, would you not exprefs the highefi: Re- fentmeat