A Short Narrative of an Extraordinary Delivery of Rabbets, Perform'd by Mr. John Howard Surgeon at Guilford

A surgeon documents an investigation into reports that a woman repeatedly expelled multiple small rabbits during labour. He presents letters from the attending practitioner, describes visiting and examining the patient, witnessing successive expulsions of partially formed animals, and dissecting those specimens. His observations record anatomical details of the fetuses and of the mother, including heart, lungs, intestinal contents, and the condition of the uterus and fallopian tubes, and he reports simple tests on the organs. The narrative emphasizes careful description, unusual findings, and the need for corroborating evidence before drawing conclusions.