A vindication of man-midwifery, being the answer of Dr. Pocus, Dr. Maulus, and Dr. Barebones and others, their brethren, who, like legion, are many, to the Petition of the unborn babes, etc. In a letter to the President and Censors, and the elect of the College of Physicians, London.

Date:
1752
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Credit: A vindication of man-midwifery, being the answer of Dr. Pocus, Dr. Maulus, and Dr. Barebones and others, their brethren, who, like legion, are many, to the Petition of the unborn babes, etc. In a letter to the President and Censors, and the elect of the College of Physicians, London. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Axiom that we would recommend to the Conllderation of mod Pradioners. As to the further Charge againft us? that we afperfe and accufe the In¬ fants of undutiful and riotous Behavi¬ our towards their Mothers, in order to juftify our own Condud towards them, which is injurioufly reprefent- ed to be mercilefs and cruel, Petition fag. 6th and jth. It is jalfe, fcan- dalous, malicious and vexatious, and could never have come out of their Mouths, had it not firft been put into their Heads by fome circumcifed or uncircumcifed crack-brain’d Rnthufafl Anatomift, or Sham DoBor- There is but one Thing more that we have to fay for our [elves, and that is, there are feveral more Things which we might fay for ourfelves, and to mention only one, that we have a moft invaluable Specif ck again/l Bar¬ ren nefs, but we decline it, and choofe not to do like that impudent Fellow,