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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    The Cafe here was this: Mrs. Maddocks ha- ving gone her full Time, had Mrs. Hopkins, a Midwife of great Experience and Reputation, at- tending her in Mr. Maddocks'* Houfe, in Crane- €curt in Fleet-Jlreet. On the 29th of May laft, Mrs. Maddocks being laid in Bed, had the Symp- toms of Labour come upon her which Mrs. Hopkins carefully obferving, apprehended her La- bour would be extremely dangerous g and giving fome Intimation of it, defired fhe might have the Affiftance of a Man, fearing it would be too ha-, zardous and difficult for her to undertake alone. Upon which Mrs. Maddocks took Notice, that Dr. M——y had laid her about four Years ago> and that if it was neceffary, fhe was defirous of his Affiftance again. Whereupon Mr. Maddocks in- fiantly (it being then about Ten o'Clock) fent for Dr. M-—~y, and he came accordingly ; and being taken into the Room where Mrs. Maddocks lay,, he in a very rude Manner, afked of Mrs. Hopkins1 then attending, whether he was to lay the Wo- man ? But Mrs. Hopkins, inftead of giving a di- rect Anfwer to fo abrupt a Queftion, (kid fhe could not readily inform him , but reprefented the Cafe to him, and defired that he would inform Jiimfelf what was proper to be done, by examin- ing the Lady himfelf by which Means, fhe ap- 1 C prehended.