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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.

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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.
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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 May 20, 2024.

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The CRUEL MIDVVIFE.

Being a True Account of a most Sad and La∣mentable 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 ma∣ny Children that have been Murdered. Particularly Two that were lately found in a Hand-Basket on a Shelf in the Sellar, whose Skins, Eyes, and part of their Flesh were eaten by Vermin: The Skelliton of Six others that were found buryed in the Sellar; with the design of digging for others in the Garden. With ••he manner of the Discovery.

ALSO An Account of the Seizing or Appre∣hending, Behaviour, and Commitment to NEWGATE, of Madam Compton alias Norman, the Midwife, on the Account of Murthering these Infants.

Licensed according to Order.

LONDON, Printed for R. Wier at the White Horse in Fleet-Street, 1693.

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