CONTENTS
OF THE
APPENDIX.
PART I.
Statutes, 9 Hen. 5.―3 Hen. 8, c. 11.―5 Hen. 8, c. 6.―14 and 15 Hen. 8, c. 5,
containing the Charter of the College of Physicians.―32 Hen. 8, c. 40.―32 Hen.
8. c. 42.―34 and 35 Hen. 8, c. 8.―1 Mary, c. 9.―6 and 7 Will. 3, c. 4.―Preamble
of 10 Geo. 1, c. 20, (expired).―18 Geo. 2, c. 15.―55 Geo. 3, c. 194.―Charter
of the Apothecaries.―Royal Letter to the College of Physicians, (Chas. 2.)―
Royal Letter to the Lord Mayor of London, (Chas. 2).―College Questions, (1607)
and opinions thereon.―Dr. Bonham’s case.―Groenvelt v. Burwell.―William
Rose’s case.―Dr. Stanger’s case.―Return to a Habeas Corpus, and copy of the
Censor’s Warrant.―Dr. Burgess’ case.―Dr. Winterton’s Letter to the College of
Physicians.―Lilly’s Diploma from the Archbishop of Canterbury.―Order in
Council (1809).―Rex v. Master and Wardens of the Company of Surgeons.―
Midwife’s Oath.―Certificate concerning Midwives.―Statute 59 Geo. 3, c. 41.―
14 Geo. 3, c. 49.―Report on the Plague (1819).―Chorley v. Bolcot.―Lipscombe
v. Holmes.―Slater v. Baker and Stapleton.―Seare v. Prentice.
PART II.
Severn v. Olive (cost of experiments).―Mr. Hargrave’s notes on the legal time
for human birth.
PART III.
Report of the College of Physicians on a case of murder, (Joseph Lane’s
1632).―Case of Standsfield; Report of the Surgeons of Edinburgh on the same;
Report of the College of Physician’s (Edinb.) on the same.―Extract from the
medical evidence in the case of Spencer Cowper, Esq.―Extract from the
evidence of Drs. Addington and Lewis in the case of Mary Blandy.―Extracts from
the medical evidence in the case of Donellan.―Extracts from the medical
evidence in the case of Donnall.―Eugene Aram’s defence.
Medical Jurisprudence.
PART III.
Introduction―1. Of Arson―Human Combustion.―2. Of Rape, with Physiological
and Medical Illustrations.―3. Of Homicide generally.―4. Of Real and Apparent
Death.―5. Of the Physiological Causes, and Phenomena of Sudden Death.―
6. Of Syncope.―7. Of Suffocation by Drowning, Hanging, and other causes.―
8. Death by exposure to Cold―Heat―Lightning―Starvation.―9. Application of
the Physiological Facts, established in the preceding chapters, to the general
treatment of Asphyxia.―10. Of the Coroner’s Inquest.―11. Suicide.―12. Of
Murder generally―by Wounding, or Blows―by Poisoning.―13. Of Poisons,
Chemically, Physiologically, and Pathologically considered.―14. Of Homicide,
by Misadventure or Accident.―15. A Synopsis of the Objects of Inquiry in
Cases of sudden and mysterious Sickness and Death,―Commentary thereon,
including practical rules for Dissection.―16. Abortion and Infanticide―with
Physiological Illustrations.―17. Of Criminal Responsibility, and Pleas in bar of
Execution.―18. Of Punishments.―19. Postscript.
Medical Jurisprudence.
PART III continued.
15. A Synopsis of the Objects of Inquiry in Cases of sudden and mysterious
Sickness and Death,―Commentary thereon, including practical rules for
Dissection.―16. Abortion and Infanticide,―with Physiological Illustrations.―
17. Of Criminal Responsibility, and Pleas in bar of Execution.―18. Of
Punishments.―19. Postscript