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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    did, (and which Time they employed, not in dis- puting whether they fhould find for the Plantiff or Defendant, that being unanimoufly agreed up- on, but as to the Quantum of the Damages, fome of them being of Opinion, that they ought to find to the Amount of two or three thoufand Pounds) at laft did, to the SatisfatSlion of the Judge, bring in a Verdidt $or the PlantifF, and one thoufand Pounds Damages, with Coils of Suit; a Verdi£t fo juft and equitable, that it gave Pleafure to all who heard the Caufe. N. B. It's generally believed that the Plaintiff, who is a Gentleman of generous Principles, as well as Opulence, will apply the Damages he has recovered on this remarkable Occafion, to fome charitable Ufe. Now in order to aflift fuch Midwives, who are not too confident of their own Judgment, or raftily undertake what they are not able to go through with, I have felefted fome extraordinary Cafes from the Writings of Dr. Daventre, Phy~ fician and Man-midwife, at Ley den in Holland. E X T R A-