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bladder_n p._n 15_o of_o the_o kernelly_n prostatae_fw-la or_o forestander_n p._n 17_o of_o the_o structure_n of_o the_o yard_n p._n 21_o of_o the_o several_a part_n constitute_v the_o yard_n p._n 22_o of_o the_o action_n of_o the_o yard_n p._n 26_o of_o the_o use_n of_o the_o yard_n in_o general_n ibid._n of_o the_o use_n of_o the_o part_n constitute_v the_o yard_n p._n 27_o of_o the_o genitals_o of_o woman_n p._n 29_o of_o those_o part_n call_v nemphae_n and_o the_o clytoris_n p._n 30_o of_o the_o fleshy_a knob_n and_o the_o great_a neck_n of_o the_o womb._n p._n 33_o of_o the_o hymen_n p._n 34_o of_o the_o vessel_n that_o run_v through_o the_o neck_n of_o the_o womb._n p._n 36_o of_o the_o fabric_n of_o the_o womb._n p._n 37_o of_o the_o prepare_v vessel_n in_o woman_n p._n 40_o of_o the_o stone_n in_o woman_n p._n 41_o of_o the_o deferent_a or_o ejaculatory_a vessel_n p._n 45_o of_o the_o action_n and_o use_n of_o the_o genital_a part_n in_o woman_n p._n 48_o of_o the_o action_n of_o the_o clytoris_n p._n 49_o of_o the_o action_n and_o use_n of_o the_o neck_n of_o the_o womb._n ibid._n of_o the_o use_n of_o the_o vessel_n run_v through_o the_o neck_n of_o the_o womb_n p._n 50_o of_o the_o action_n of_o the_o womb._n p._n 50_o of_o the_o utility_n of_o the_o womb._n p._n 51._o of_o the_o utility_n of_o the_o prepare_v vessel_n in_o woman_n p._n 52_o of_o the_o utility_n of_o the_o stone_n ibid._n of_o the_o sign_n of_o conception_n p._n 53_o whether_o she_o have_v conceive_v a_o male_n p._n 56_o whether_o a_o female_a ibid._n of_o the_o conception_n of_o twin_n p._n 57_o of_o false_a conception_n ibid._n how_o woman_n ought_v to_o govern_v themselves_o in_o the_o time_n of_o their_o go_v with_o child_n p._n 63_o the_o womb-cake_n p._n 85._o of_o the_o mixture_n of_o the_o seed_n of_o both_o sex_n as_o also_o of_o its_o substance_n and_o form_n p._n 96._o of_o the_o three_o tunicle_n which_o the_o birth_n be_v wrap_v in_o in_o the_o womb._n p._n 97._o of_o the_o true_a generation_n of_o the_o part_n and_o the_o increase_n of_o they_o according_a to_o the_o several_a day_n and_o season_n p._n 98_o of_o the_o nourishment_n of_o the_o birth_n in_o the_o womb._n p._n 102_o of_o the_o condition_n of_o the_o infant_n in_o the_o womb_n in_o the_o 6_o 7_o and_o 8_o month_n p._n 103_o of_o the_o situation_n of_o the_o child_n in_o the_o womb_n ibid._n of_o midwife_n p._n 107_o what_o ought_v to_o be_v observe_v when_o she_o be_v near_o the_o time_n of_o her_o lie_v down_o p._n 108_o how_o to_o expel_v the_o colic_n from_o woman_n in_o childbed_n p._n 110_o how_o the_o midwife_n may_v know_v when_o the_o pain_n of_o travel_n do_v seize_v on_o a_o woman_n p._n 111_o of_o the_o fall_n down_o of_o the_o water_n a_o good_a while_n before_o the_o woman_n travel_n ibid._n what_o the_o midwife_n ought_v to_o do_v in_o time_n of_o travel_n p._n 112_o how_o to_o draw_v forth_o the_o secondine_n p._n 114_o what_o may_v be_v give_v to_o a_o woman_n in_o travel_n ibid._n how_o to_o put_v the_o womb_n again_o into_o its_o place_n p._n 115_o against_o the_o extreme_a loss_n of_o blood_n which_o happen_v to_o woman_n immediate_o after_o their_o delivery_n p._n 116_o what_o be_v to_o be_v do_v to_o a_o woman_n present_o after_o her_o delivery_n p._n 117_o of_o woman_n that_o have_v a_o great_a deal_n of_o blood_n and_o purge_v not_o neither_o in_o their_o travel_n nor_o after_o p._n 118_o of_o those_o who_o have_v but_o a_o little_a blood_n p._n 120_o what_o be_v to_o be_v do_v to_o the_o infant_n ibid._n how_o to_o govern_v woman_n in_o childbed_n p._n 121_o of_o the_o bathe_n that_o a_o woman_n be_v to_o use_v for_o the_o first_o eight_o day_n of_o her_o lying-in_n p._n 122_o how_o a_o midwife_n ought_v to_o govern_v herself_o in_o case_n a_o woman_n be_v to_o be_v deliver_v of_o two_o child_n ibid._n of_o the_o danger_n that_o a_o woman_n have_v to_o purge_v herself_o for_o the_o first_o day_n of_o her_o lying-in_n p._n 124_o of_o the_o second_o wash_v for_o woman_n ibid._n what_o be_v to_o be_v do_v to_o infant_n as_o soon_o as_o they_o be_v bear_v p._n 125_o of_o the_o last_o wash_v for_o woman_n p._n 126_o of_o a_o astringent_a for_o woman_n when_o they_o shall_v have_v occasion_n 127_o to_o make_v cerecloath_n for_o woman_n ibid._n to_o cleanse_v a_o woman_n before_o she_o rise_v ibid._n how_o a_o woman_n lie_v in_o of_o her_o first_o child_n may_v avoid_v the_o gripe_n of_o her_o belly_n p._n 128_o the_o queen_n of_o france_n her_o receipt_n p._n 129_o certain_a precept_n hinder_v the_o delay_n and_o difficulty_n of_o bring_v forth_o ibid._n how_o the_o secondine_n be_v to_o be_v hasten_v out_o p._n 132_o pill_n for_o that_o purpose_n p._n 134_o of_o case_n of_o extremity_n and_o first_o what_o be_v to_o be_v do_v to_o a_o woman_n who_o in_o her_o travel_n be_v accompany_v with_o a_o flux_n of_o blood_n and_o with_o convulsion_n p._n 135_o of_o order_v the_o woman_n after_o she_o be_v deliver_v p._n 148_o what_o be_v to_o be_v do_v to_o the_o breast_n belly_n and_o low_a part_n of_o the_o woman_n in_o childbed_n p._n 150_o a_o ointment_n p._n 151_o a_o ointment_n to_o keep_v the_o milk_n from_o clot_v ibid._n a_o fomentation_n much_o commend_v ibid._n of_o the_o choice_n of_o a_o good_a nurse_n p._n 153_o what_o be_v to_o be_v do_v in_o the_o extreme_a part_n of_o the_o child_n p._n 154_o what_o be_v to_o be_v do_v to_o such_o child_n as_o be_v trouble_v with_o phlegm_n p._n 155_o what_o be_v to_o be_v do_v to_o child_n that_o have_v their_o cod_n full_a of_o wind_n ibid._n how_o to_o take_v away_o the_o canker_n out_o of_o the_o infant_n mouth_n 156_o what_o be_v to_o be_v do_v to_o child_n who_o intestine_n be_v fall_v ibid._n to_o make_v a_o ointment_n to_o strengthen_v the_o thigh_n and_o leg_n of_o a_o child_n and_o to_o make_v he_o go_v p._n 157_o of_o the_o relaxation_n of_o the_o matrix_fw-la and_o the_o cause_n ibid._n of_o a_o disease_n that_o happen_v by_o reason_n of_o the_o fall_n of_o the_o matrix_fw-la p._n 159._o to_o remedy_v the_o fall_n of_o the_o fundament_n in_o infant_n p._n 160_o of_o the_o disease_n of_o woman_n and_o first_o of_o the_o inflammation_n of_o the_o breast_n ibid._n of_o windy_a tumor_n in_o the_o breast_n p._n 169_o of_o swell_v from_o milk_n p._n 164_o of_o the_o watery_a tumour_n in_o the_o breast_n p._n 172_o of_o the_o kernel_n in_o the_o breast_n p._n 174_o of_o the_o scirrhus_n of_o the_o breast_n p._n 176_o of_o the_o cancer_n in_o the_o breast_n p._n 183_o of_o the_o greatness_n of_o the_o breast_n p._n 186_o of_o the_o defect_n abundance_n and_o coagulation_n of_o the_o milk_n 187_o of_o the_o disease_n of_o the_o neck_n of_o the_o womb_n and_o first_o of_o the_o disease_n call_v tentigo_n p._n 188_o of_o the_o narrowness_n of_o the_o neck_n of_o the_o womb._n p._n 189_o of_o wheals_n condyloma_n of_o the_o womb_n and_o of_o hemorrhoid_n p._n 191_o of_o the_o vulcer_n of_o the_o neck_n of_o the_o womb._n p._n 194_o of_o the_o womb_n be_v out_o of_o temper_n p._n 200_o of_o the_o narrowness_n of_o the_o vessel_n of_o the_o womb_n p._n 203_o of_o the_o puff_a up_o of_o the_o womb._n p._n 204_o of_o the_o inflammation_n of_o the_o womb._n p._n 206_o of_o the_o scirrhus_n of_o the_o womb._n p._n 209_o of_o the_o dropsy_n of_o the_o womb._n p._n 210_o of_o the_o fall_n of_o the_o womb._n p._n 211_o of_o the_o ascent_n of_o the_o matrix_fw-la as_o also_o of_o the_o wound_n and_o ulcer_n of_o the_o same_o p._n 213_o of_o the_o pain_n of_o the_o womb._n p._n
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and_o so_o twist_v up_o like_o the_o young_a tendril_n of_o a_o vine_n they_o be_v carry_v to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o stone_n the_o artery_n which_o be_v associate_v to_o these_o vein_n take_v their_o original_n a_o little_a beneath_o the_o emulgent_a vein_n whence_o they_o descend_v downward_o and_o a_o little_a from_o their_o beginning_n or_o original_n they_o be_v join_v to_o these_o vein_n till_o they_o be_v close_v together_o by_o a_o anastomôsis_n or_o inosculation_n end_v like_o a_o pyramid_n it_o have_v be_v general_o teach_v that_o there_o be_v several_a inosculation_n of_o the_o artery_n with_o the_o vein_n in_o their_o passage_n whereby_o the_o blood_n of_o the_o vein_n and_o artery_n be_v mix_v but_o since_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o circulation_n of_o the_o blood_n this_o opinion_n have_v be_v reject_v for_o the_o blood_n in_o the_o artery_n go_v down_o towards_o the_o stone_n and_o that_o in_o the_o vein_n ascend_v from_o they_o and_o therefore_o if_o these_o two_o 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