and this further states that the other witness whom he deems material in the trial of this cause Mrs <​Matilda​> Stafford without whose testimony cannot safely proceed to trial who lives at and has been subponed in this cause but is unable to attend this Court forms <​becaus​> <​of​> sickness having been for several weeks last past confined to her bed by Fever and is soon confined by which last named witness expects to prove that on the day previous <​of the accouchment​> to the child Birth delivery of said s of child (in the absence of ) a mid female acchusan [accoucheuse] was one Mrs Scessions [Patty Bartlett Sessions] was called to attend on that she do so attend and did in an improper unusual and highly improper manner treat the said among other things in this, by forcibly pretruding the hand into the <​mouth of the uterous​> osuterus several inches for the purpose of changing <​ascertaining the presentation​> the <​and​> position of the faetus to prove that the health of the of Said s was to all appearances better after her <​said​> confine[me]nt for the space of three or four months than [illegible] the it ever has <​had​> been before for the same space of time after any previous confinement <​since witness knew <​within in which time​> has had several confinements​>— that s soon after <​said confinement​> and up to the <​at several​> time<​s​> of <​before the​> commencing this suit did admit <​and state to the sd. witness​> that her health was better than it ever had been before for the same length of time after any previous birth accouchment <​of ​> <​which have been four or five in number <​and at said sometimes that done well under treatment & was subje[ct] to little or no pain and suff[er]ing by treatment​>​> and this further states that he knows of no other witness by whom he can prove said facts and that this affidavit is not made for delay but that [p. [3]]