The cruel midwife. Being a true account of a most sad and lamentable discovery that has been lately made in the village of Poplar in the parish of Stepney. At the house of one Madame Compton alias Norman a midwife, wherein has been discovered many children that have been murdered ... : Also an account of the seizing or apprehending, behaviour, and commitment to Newgate, the midwife, on the account of murthering these infants.
- Title
- The cruel midwife. Being a true account of a most sad and lamentable discovery that has been lately made in the village of Poplar in the parish of Stepney. At the house of one Madame Compton alias Norman a midwife, wherein has been discovered many children that have been murdered ... : Also an account of the seizing or apprehending, behaviour, and commitment to Newgate, the midwife, on the account of murthering these infants.
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- London, :: Printed for R. Wier at the White Horse in Fleet-Street,
- 1693.
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- Subject terms
- Compton, -- Madame.
- Child abuse -- England -- London -- Early works to 1800.
- Serial murders -- England -- London -- Early works to 1800.
- Midwives -- England -- London -- Early works to 1800.
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"The cruel midwife. Being a true account of a most sad and lamentable discovery that has been lately made in the village of Poplar in the parish of Stepney. At the house of one Madame Compton alias Norman a midwife, wherein has been discovered many children that have been murdered ... : Also an account of the seizing or apprehending, behaviour, and commitment to Newgate, the midwife, on the account of murthering these infants." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A81099.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 29, 2024.