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Midwifry, made him unqueftionably the moft pro- 
per Perfon to be confulted, as the Cafe appear'd fo 
very uncommon in its Circumftances, at the fame 
time that his great Humanity always gave the moft 
free Accefs to the Poor in their Diftrefles. 
The Doftor (after a proper Examination) finding 
fufficient Indications of a dead Child, order'd her 
fome forcing Medicines j upon taking which about 
three times fhe difcharg'd fomething, which the Wo- 
men fuppos'd to be Part of an After-birth, accom- 
panied with a fmall Quantity of Water : In confe- 
rence of this Difcharge her Pains ceafed, but with- 
out any vifible Diminution of her Belly. 
After fome time fhe again apply'd herfelf to the 
Doftor, who thought it moft advifeable to difcon- 
tinue her Medicines, and leave the Affair intirely to 
Nature.. 
In this State fhe continued for about 20 Months 
vix* to J,uly 173 3- which was 2 Years and 3 
Months from her firft Reckoning, fhe then again 
apply'd herfelf to Dr. Bamber^ acquainting him, that 
fhe was not yet deliver'd of the Child fhe fo long 
fince came to confult him about,, and that her Pains 
were lately return'd, and daily increafed without any 
Intermiflion, upon the Doftor's examining her, he 
thought it proper; to fend her home immediately, 
directing her. to promote her Pains, by frequently 
flipping fome warm Caudle, by the Ufe of 
which her Pains became more regular, and the next 
Day the Doftor made her a Yifit, and was informed 
fhe had difcharg'd two Waters, but nothing more : 
He then carefully examined her again, and plainly 
felt a Child through the Integuments of the Abdo * 
men, b it could not give her any Aftiftance. 
