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a poor woman at Coxwold ( - )

This woman, the patient of an extraction conducted by a Mr. Birbeck of York, presumably lived at or near Coxwold, where the procedure was conducted. Relevant locations: Residence at Coxwold, Yorkshire
References in Documents:
Thoresby, Musaeum Thoresbyanum (1713)

The Ribs, Vertebræ, Skull, (the largeness whereof is observable) and other Bones of a Humane Foetus, extracted from the Navel of a poor Woman at Coxwold, An. 1701. By Mr. Birbeck of Yorke, who presented them to me. An Account of this remarkable Case and Cure is already published. (b)(b) Phil. Trans. N° 275. Paper stain'd to a perfect Claret Colour, by the Urine of Capt. Croft of Leedes. The fatal Stick cut out of the Body of Edmund Preston of Leedes, the noted Butcher, thought to be the best Footman in England; he died of the Wound he received by it in skipping over a Hedge after some strayed Sheep, An. 1700. A Shred of a Man's Skin, extreamly thick, being tanned.