Burton, John, 1710-1771

Books

A letter to William Smellie, M.D., containing critical and practical remarks upon his Treatise on the theory and practice of midwifery

Author · 1753

An essay towards a complete new system of midwifry, theoretical and practical. Together with the descriptions, causes and methods of removing, or relieving the disorders peculiar to pregnant ... women, and new-born infants

Author · 1751

A treatise on the non-naturals. In which the great influence they have on human bodies is set forth, and mechanically accounted for. To which is subjoin'd, a short essay on the chin-cough: with a new method of treating that ... distemper

Author · 1738

Monasticon Eboracense: and the ecclesiastical history of Yorkshire. : Containing an account of the first introduction and progress of Chritianity [sic] in that diocese, untill the end of William the Conqueror's reign. Also the description of the situation, fabric, times of endowments of all churches, collegiate, conventual, parochial, or of peculiar jurisdiction ; and of other religious places in that district, and to whose memory they were dedicated. Together with an account of such monuments and inscriptions as are worthy of notice, as well as of the rise, progress, establishment, privileges, and suppression of each order, religious or military, fixed therein. With the catalogues of all the abbots, and other superiors of those places, and of all the patrons, rectors, vicars, cantarists, &c. of each church, chapel, &c. from the earliest account, down to the present time. ... To which is added, a scheme and propoals, [sic] in order to form a Society ...

Author · 1758