If the _By-Law is bad_, this young man’s not understanding _Latin_ will _not cure or help_ it. However, the By-Law does _not expressly forbid_ such a Person to be admitted: It is _not mandatory_, but only _directory_. Mr. Serjeant _Hewit contra_, was rising up, to speak in support of the Return, But Lord MANSFIELD said it was too plain to argue. Whereupon, _Per Cur._ RETURN ALLOWED. MIDWIFE’S OATH. The Oath to be administered to a Midwife by the Bishop or his Chancellor, when she is licensed to that office, is said to have been as followeth. 2 _Burn Ecc. Law 469._ “You shall swear, first, that you shall be diligent and faithful and ready to help every woman labouring with child, as well the poor as the rich; and that in time of necessity you shall not forsake the poor woman to go to the rich. “_Item._ You shall neither cause nor suffer any woman to name or put any other father to the child but only him which is the very true father thereof indeed. “_Item._ You shall not suffer any woman to pretend, feign, or surmise herself to be delivered of a child, who is not indeed; neither to claim any other woman’s child for her own. “_Item._ You shall not suffer any woman’s child to be murdered, maimed, or otherwise hurt, as much as you may: and so often as you shall perceive any peril or jeopardy, either in the woman, or in the child, in any such wise as you shall be in doubt what shall chance thereof, you shall thenceforth in due time send for other midwives and expert women in that faculty, and use their advice and counsel in that behalf. “_Item._ You shall not in any wise use or exercise any manner of witchcraft, charm, or sorcery, invocation, or other prayers, than may stand with God’s laws and the King’s. “_Item._ You shall not give any counsel or minister any herb, medicine, or potion, or any other thing to any woman being with child, whereby she should destroy or cast out that she goeth withal before her time. “_Item._ You shall not enforce any woman being with child, by any pain or by any ungodly ways or means, to give you any more for your pains or labour in bringing her to bed, than they would otherwise do. “_Item._ You shall not consent, agree, give, or keep counsel, that any woman be delivered secretly of that which she goeth with, but in the presence of two or three lights ready. “_Item._ You shall be secret, and not open any matter appertaining to your office, in the presence of any man, unless necessity, or great urgent cause do constrain you so to do.