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but_o sufficient_a strength_n remain_v after_o delivery_n as_o certain_o will_v be_v if_o not_o delay_v too_o long_o chap._n xxi_o of_o the_o weight_n bear_v down_o or_o relaxation_n of_o the_o matrix_fw-la which_o hinder_v a_o woman_n with_o child_n in_o her_o walk_n and_o the_o freedom_n of_o coition_n many_o woman_n with_o child_n find_v a_o extraordinary_a weight_n at_o the_o bottom_n of_o their_o belly_n which_o come_v because_o the_o womb_n by_o the_o weight_n it_o contain_v in_o its_o capacity_n bear_v down_o upon_o the_o neck_n and_o sometime_o so_o low_o that_o they_o can_v walk_v without_o pain_n and_o straddle_a at_o which_o time_n also_o they_o can_v use_v copulation_n but_o with_o great_a inconvenience_n the_o bear_v down_o of_o the_o womb_n be_v when_o it_o only_o fall_v into_o the_o vagina_n without_o come_v in_o the_o least_o without_o the_o privity_n for_o than_o it_o
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forth_o of_o the_o navelstring_n before_o the_o infant_n of_o which_o we_o have_v treat_v in_o the_o forego_n chapter_n be_v often_o cause_n of_o his_o death_n for_o the_o reason_n there_o give_v but_o the_o come_n first_o of_o the_o burden_n be_v yet_o much_o more_o dangerous_a for_o beside_o that_o the_o child_n be_v then_o ordinary_o still-born_a if_o they_o be_v not_o assist_v in_o the_o very_a instant_n the_o mother_n likewise_o be_v often_o in_o very_o great_a peril_n of_o her_o life_n because_o of_o her_o great_a flooding_n which_o usual_o happen_v when_o it_o be_v loosen_v from_o the_o womb_n before_o its_o due_a time_n because_o it_o leave_v all_o the_o orifice_n of_o the_o vessel_n open_a to_o which_o it_o do_v cleave_v whence_o flow_v incessant_o blood_n until_o the_o child_n be_v bear_v because_o the_o womb_n whilst_o any_o thing_n continue_v there_o do_v every_o moment_n strong_o endeavour_v to_o expel_v it_o by_o which_o mean_v it_o continual_o void_v and_o epress_v the_o blood_n of_o the_o vessel_n which_o be_v always_o open_a as_o we_o have_v already_o often_o explain_v when_o the_o burden_n be_v so_o separate_v as_o long_o as_o the_o womb_n remain_v extend_v and_o can_v be_v close_v until_o it_o have_v void_v all_o that_o it_o do_v contain_v and_o come_v by_o the_o contraction_n of_o its_o membranous_a substance_n to_o stop_v they_o by_o press_v they_o together_o wherefore_o if_o we_o ought_v to_o be_v vigilant_a to_o succour_v a_o infant_n when_o the_o string_n come_v first_o we_o ought_v much_o more_o to_o be_v so_o when_o the_o burden_n come_v forth_o first_o and_o the_o least_o delay_n be_v ever_o cause_n of_o the_o infant_n sudden_a death_n if_o the_o woman_n be_v not_o speedy_o deliver_v because_o the_o infant_n can_v stay_v then_o long_o in_o the_o womb_n without_o suffocation_n stand_v then_o in_o need_n of_o breathe_v by_o the_o mouth_n as_o be_v explain_v in_o the_o forego_n chapter_n the_o blood_n be_v no_o long_o vivify_v by_o the_o 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it_o become_v a_o body_n altogether_o unnatural_a it_o must_v never_o be_v thrust_v back_o but_o contrary_o be_v ferch_v away_o and_o at_o the_o very_a moment_n after_o bring_v the_o child_n by_o the_o foot_n although_o it_o come_v natural_o with_o the_o head_n first_o for_o what_o reason_n can_v there_o be_v to_o put_v it_o back_o since_o it_o be_v of_o no_o use_n to_o the_o infant_n from_o the_o moment_n it_o be_v separate_v from_o the_o womb_n as_o can_v be_v deny_v and_o such_o a_o proceed_n be_v so_o far_o from_o be_v useful_a that_o this_o burden_n will_v much_o hinder_v the_o chirurgeon_n from_o be_v able_a to_o turn_v the_o child_n as_o he_o ought_v for_o to_o bring_v it_o by_o the_o foot_n wherefore_o when_o it_o present_v in_o the_o passage_n which_o may_v be_v soon_o perceive_v if_o they_o find_v every_o where_o a_o soft_a substance_n without_o the_o least_o resistance_n to_o the_o touch_n of_o any_o solid_a part_n find_v likewise_o the_o string_n fasten_v to_o the_o 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mother_n and_o child_n must_v afterward_o be_v order_v and_o declare_v how_o at_o this_o time_n to_o prevent_v and_o remedy_v divers_a indisposition_n which_o often_o happen_v to_o they_o both_o let_v we_o first_o consider_v those_o that_o arrive_v to_o a_o woman_n new_o lay_v and_o then_o we_o shall_v pass_v to_o those_o that_o regard_v a_o newborn_a infant_n chap._n i._n what_o be_v fit_a to_o be_v do_v to_o a_o woman_n new-laid_a and_o natural_o deliver_v immediate_o after_o the_o woman_n be_v deliver_v and_o the_o burden_n come_v away_o care_n must_v be_v take_v that_o the_o loosen_a of_o it_o be_v not_o follow_v with_o a_o flood_n which_o if_o it_o be_v not_o a_o soft_a closure_n to_o the_o womb_n must_v immediate_o be_v apply_v five_o or_o six_o double_a to_o prevent_v the_o cold_a air_n by_o enter_v in_o from_o sudden_a stop_v the_o vessel_n by_o which_o the_o woman_n shall_v cleanse_v by_o degree_n whereby_o there_o will_v certain_o happen_v many_o ill_a accident_n as_o great_a pain_n and_o gripe_v of_o the_o belly_n inflammation_n of_o the_o womb_n and_o divers_a other_o which_o we_o shall_v mention_v hereafter_o particular_o and_o which_o may_v easy_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o her_o death_n when_o the_o womb_n be_v so_o close_v if_o the_o woman_n be_v not_o deliver_v upon_o her_o ordinary_a bed_n let_v she_o be_v present_o carry_v into_o it_o by_o some_o strong_a body_n or_o more_o if_o there_o be_v need_n rather_o than_o to_o let_v she_o walk_v thither_o which_o bed_n must_v be_v first_o ready_a warm_v and_o prepare_v as_o be_v requisite_a because_o of_o the_o cleansing_n but_o if_o she_o be_v deliver_v on_o it_o which_o be_v best_a and_o safe_a to_o prevent_v the_o danger_n and_o trouble_n of_o carry_v she_o to_o it_o than_o all_o the_o soul_n linen_n and_o other_o thing_n put_v there_o for_o the_o receive_v the_o blood_n water_n and_o other_o filth_n which_o come_v away_o in_o labour_n must_v be_v present_o remove_v and_o she_o must_v be_v place_v 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aversion_n to_o it_o i_o approve_v rather_o in_o this_o case_n of_o a_o good_a broth_n to_o be_v give_v she_o assoon_o as_o she_o be_v a_o little_a settle_a after_o the_o great_a commotion_n of_o labour_n because_o it_o will_v be_v both_o more_o please_a and_o profitable_a than_o such_o a_o potion_n and_o have_v thus_o accommodate_v she_o and_o provide_v for_o her_o belly_n breast_n and_o low_a part_n after_o the_o manner_n we_o shall_v direct_v in_o the_o next_o chapter_n leave_v she_o to_o rest_n and_o sleep_v if_o she_o can_v make_v no_o noise_n the_o bed-curtaine_n be_v close_o draw_v and_o the_o door_n and_o window_n of_o her_o chamber_n shut_v that_o so_o see_v no_o light_n she_o may_v the_o soon_o fall_v asleep_a if_o she_o have_v endure_v a_o hard_a labour_n she_o must_v be_v then_o order_v as_o the_o case_n require_v and_o as_o shall_v be_v hereafter_o declare_v but_o what_o we_o have_v here_o direct_v be_v only_o for_o a_o natural_a labour_n and_o where_o no_o extraordinary_a 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it_o must_v needs_o be_v milk_n but_o if_o they_o be_v acquaint_v with_o anatomy_n they_o will_v know_v that_o there_o be_v no_o passage_n which_o have_v to_o this_o purpose_n a_o communication_n from_o the_o breast_n to_o the_o womb_n unless_o they_o think_v it_o be_v do_v by_o the_o mean_n of_o this_o imaginary_a another_o imaginary_a the_o communication_n of_o vein_n without_o artery_n whereby_o they_o help_v one_o another_o anastomosis_n of_o the_o breast_n the_o belong_v to_o the_o breast_n mamillary_n vein_n with_o the_o flank_n the_o belong_v to_o the_o flank_n epigastrick_n which_o can_v possible_o be_v because_o neither_o of_o they_o have_v any_o tendency_n either_o to_o the_o breast_n or_o the_o womb_n as_o anatomy_n make_v manifest_a for_o the_o mamillar_a come_v from_o the_o subclavicular_a under_o the_o sternum_fw-la without_o yield_v any_o sign_n to_o the_o breast_n nor_o so_o much_o as_o touch_v they_o and_o the_o epigastrick_n arise_v from_o the_o iliack_n without_o 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because_o it_o do_v mount_v back_o by_o the_o low_a part_n of_o the_o body_n from_o the_o vena_fw-la cava_fw-la to_o the_o heart_n without_o a_o possibility_n of_o carry_v any_o thing_n into_o the_o womb_n whence_o it_o appear_v that_o he_o be_v as_o far_o as_o other_o from_o inform_v we_o how_o it_o can_v be_v do_v for_o my_o part_n i_o believe_v with_o much_o more_o reason_n and_o i_o think_v that_o it_o be_v not_o breast_n milk_n which_o be_v thus_o evacuate_v by_o the_o lochia_n but_o this_o abundance_n and_o superfluous_a humidity_n which_o distil_v from_o and_o transude_v the_o vessel_n and_o substance_n of_o the_o womb_n as_o i_o have_v explain_v by_o mean_n of_o which_o the_o whole_a habit_n of_o body_n be_v much_o empty_v there_o remain_v not_o sufficient_a to_o be_v carry_v to_o the_o breast_n and_o little_a or_o none_o flow_v to_o they_o that_o which_o be_v contain_v in_o they_o be_v dissipate_v by_o transpiration_n and_o digest_v by_o the_o natural_a heat_n of_o the_o part_n now_o the_o milk_n by_o this_o evacuation_n be_v dry_v up_o just_a as_o we_o see_v a_o pond_n be_v that_o one_o will_v drain_v out_o of_o which_o it_o be_v not_o absolute_o necessary_a to_o let_v the_o water_n run_v which_o fill_v it_o but_o it_o suffice_v to_o turn_v back_o the_o stream_n that_o feed_v it_o to_o another_o place_n which_o be_v do_v and_o no_o more_o new_a water_n fall_v into_o the_o pond_n it_o will_v soon_o be_v dry_v up_o as_o well_o because_o the_o water_n be_v dissipate_v in_o vapour_n as_o drink_v in_o by_o the_o earth_n which_o contain_v it_o and_o for_o the_o same_o reason_n when_o we_o see_v milch-nurse_n want_v their_o ordinary_a course_n it_o be_v because_o that_o all_o the_o redundant_fw-la humour_n in_o their_o body_n be_v send_v to_o the_o breast_n and_o empty_v by_o the_o suck_a of_o the_o infant_n there_o remain_v no_o superfluity_n for_o matter_n for_o the_o term_n and_o for_o this_o cause_n it_o be_v not_o necessary_a that_o the_o menstrual_a blood_n shall_v be_v carry_v from_o the_o womb_n to_o the_o breast_n for_o nurse_n milk_n to_o be_v make_v of_o it_o but_o it_o be_v enough_o that_o the_o humour_n flow_v towards_o they_o without_o go_v at_o all_o to_o the_o womb_n so_o likewise_o it_o be_v not_o necessary_a the_o breast_n milk_n shall_v be_v send_v to_o the_o womb_n to_o be_v evacuate_v with_o the_o lochia_n it_o be_v sufficient_a that_o the_o humour_n be_v draw_v towards_o it_o without_o go_v to_o the_o breast_n we_o must_v not_o think_v as_o some_o imagine_v that_o the_o blood_n flow_v after_o labour_n be_v bad_a and_o corrupt_v and_o the_o relic_n of_o that_o good_a which_o the_o infant_n have_v take_v for_o his_o nourishment_n nor_o that_o it_o have_v remain_v in_o and_o about_o those_o place_n during_o the_o whole_a time_n of_o be_v with_o child_n for_o this_o blood_n come_v immediate_o out_o of_o the_o vessel_n open_v by_o the_o separation_n of_o the_o burden_n from_o the_o womb_n be_v the_o very_a same_o with_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o body_n in_o which_o immediate_o after_o labour_n no_o great_a change_n be_v observe_v unless_o it_o be_v by_o so_o much_o alteration_n as_o the_o disposition_n of_o the_o place_n from_o whence_o it_o proceed_v may_v cause_v and_o according_a as_o it_o flow_v abundant_o or_o slow_o and_o as_o it_o be_v mix_v with_o other_o impurity_n which_o be_v empty_v at_o that_o time_n or_o that_o it_o make_v some_o stay_n in_o the_o womb_n after_o it_o be_v out_o of_o the_o vessel_n and_o if_o it_o have_v so_o stay_v in_o and_o about_o the_o womb_n as_o some_o will_v have_v it_o without_o circulation_n during_o the_o whole_a time_n of_o pregnancy_n it_o be_v most_o certain_a it_o will_v have_v putrify_v even_o as_o we_o see_v the_o water_n of_o a_o lake_n for_o want_v of_o agitation_n and_o motion_n be_v infect_v and_o corrupt_v but_o there_o be_v no_o other_o superfluity_n nor_o relic_n of_o the_o child_n nourishment_n but_o the_o gross_a blood_n with_o which_o the_o whole_a mass_n of_o the_o secondine_n be_v replenish_v after_o have_v consider_v the_o nature_n and_o quality_n of_o these_o evacuation_n we_o say_v that_o for_o their_o quantity_n and_o time_n of_o continuance_n there_o be_v no_o certain_a and_o particular_a rule_n for_o some_o woman_n have_v many_o a_o long_a time_n and_o other_o but_o few_o and_o of_o a_o short_a continuance_n which_o usual_o happen_v according_a to_o the_o season_n country_n and_o age_n according_a to_o the_o temperament_n more_o or_o less_o hot_a or_o moist_a the_o habit_n more_o or_o less_o replete_a and_o according_a to_o the_o vessel_n remain_v a_o long_a or_o a_o short_a time_n open_a but_o in_o general_a this_o evacuation_n be_v for_o the_o most_o part_n finish_v in_o fifteen_o or_o twenty_o day_n and_o soon_o or_o late_a according_a to_o the_o circumstance_n late_o mention_v and_o indifferent_o the_o same_o to_o a_o woman_n deliver_v of_o a_o boy_n or_o a_o girl_n during_o which_o time_n the_o lochia_n diminish_v in_o quantity_n from_o day_n to_o day_n until_o they_o total_o cease_v at_o the_o end_n of_o the_o same_o afterward_o the_o part_n remain_v yet_o somewhat_o moist_a without_o any_o manifest_a evacuation_n except_o in_o woman_n subject_a to_o the_o whites_n this_o discourse_n must_v be_v understand_v of_o labour_n at_o full_a time_n for_o after_o a_o mischance_n the_o less_o the_o foetus_fw-la be_v and_o the_o less_o time_n the_o woman_n be_v go_v with_o child_n the_o less_o ordinary_o be_v her_o evacuation_n the_o sign_n when_o the_o lochia_n be_v good_a and_o commendable_a be_v that_o they_o be_v fresh_a the_o three_o or_o four_o first_o day_n and_o that_o they_o lose_v this_o bloody_a tincture_n by_o degree_n and_o become_v pale_a that_o they_o be_v of_o a_o equal_a consistence_n without_o any_o
in_o the_o womb._n chap._n xii_o of_o the_o inflammation_n of_o the_o breast_n of_o the_o new-laid_a woman_n until_o of_o late_o it_o be_v always_o believe_v that_o the_o blood_n be_v the_o matter_n whereof_o the_o milk_n be_v make_v in_o the_o breast_n but_o it_o be_v much_o more_o probable_a that_o the_o chyle_n only_o and_o not_o the_o blood_n be_v destine_v to_o its_o generation_n as_o well_o as_o it_o be_v the_o true_a matter_n out_o of_o which_o all_o the_o blood_n of_o the_o body_n be_v make_v that_o which_o easy_o make_v we_o judge_v so_o be_v the_o new_a discovery_n of_o the_o channel_n of_o the_o thorax_n which_o convey_v the_o chyle_n into_o the_o subclavian_n vein_n find_v out_o by_o mounseur_fw-fr pecquet_n physician_n of_o the_o faculty_n of_o montpelier_n to_o who_o all_o posterity_n will_v be_v eternal_o indebt_v for_o have_v mean_n hereby_o of_o be_v disabused_a of_o several_a notable_a error_n which_o for_o want_v of_o so_o fair_a and_o necessary_a a_o knowledge_n be_v 'slid_o and_o entertain_v into_o the_o practice_n of_o physic_n until_o this_o time_n however_o since_o the_o vessel_n which_o may_v for_o this_o purpose_n convey_v part_n of_o this_o chyle_n to_o the_o breast_n be_v not_o yet_o manifest_o know_v we_o will_v content_v ourselves_o to_o explain_v after_o the_o follow_a manner_n the_o cause_n of_o the_o inflammation_n of_o the_o breast_n which_o do_v very_o often_o happen_v to_o woman_n new_o deliver_v all_o the_o blood_n and_o humour_n be_v so_o heat_v and_o agitate_a during_o travail_n by_o the_o pain_n and_o throw_n of_o labour_n that_o the_o breast_n compose_v of_o glandulous_a and_o spongious_a body_n easy_o receive_v in_o too_o great_a abundance_n of_o these_o humour_n which_o flow_v to_o they_o from_o all_o part_n be_v soon_o inflame_v thereby_o because_o this_o repletion_n do_v very_o sensible_o and_o painful_o distend_v they_o to_o this_o contribute_v very_o much_o the_o suppression_n of_o the_o lochia_n and_o a_o universal_a fullness_n of_o the_o body_n this_o inflammation_n may_v likewise_o happen_v by_o the_o woman_n have_v be_v too_o straight_o lace_v by_o some_o blow_n receive_v upon_o the_o breast_n or_o for_o have_v lie_v upon_o they_o which_o easy_o bruise_v they_o as_o also_o for_o want_v of_o have_v give_v milk_n to_o the_o child_n in_o as_o much_o as_o by_o this_o mean_v the_o milk_n which_o be_v in_o great_a quantity_n in_o the_o breast_n not_o be_v evacuate_v be_v overheat_v &_o corrupt_v by_o too-long_o stay_v there_o but_o from_o whatsoever_o cause_n this_o inflammation_n of_o the_o breast_n in_o a_o woman_n new-laid_a may_v proceed_v convenient_a remedy_n must_v be_v speedy_o apply_v lest_o it_o afterward_o aposthumate_v or_o else_o that_o not_o suppurate_v there_o remain_v a_o scirrhous_a hardness_n which_o in_o time_n may_v degenerate_v into_o a_o cancer_n a_o very_a pernicious_a malady_n and_o for_o the_o most_o part_n incurable_a when_o confirm_v beside_o the_o danger_n that_o a_o inflammation_n of_o the_o breast_n may_v be_v convert_v into_o these_o dangerous_a distemper_n there_o happen_v usual_o to_o the_o woman_n in_o those_o part_n which_o be_v very_o sensible_a a_o extreme_a pain_n which_o often_o cause_v shake_v fit_n and_o afterward_o a_o fever_n with_o so_o great_a a_o burn_n of_o the_o whole_a body_n that_o she_o can_v scarce_o endure_v any_o clothes_n upon_o she_o and_o when_o she_o do_v never_o so_o little_o uncover_v herself_o or_o put_v her_o arm_n out_o of_o the_o bed_n she_o have_v new_a shake_n fit_v which_o afterward_o augment_v the_o heat_n of_o her_o fever_n it_o be_v no_o great_a wonder_n that_o a_o fever_n soon_o happen_v upon_o this_o occasion_n because_o the_o breast_n by_o their_o nearness_n to_o the_o heart_n do_v easy_o communicate_v their_o inflammation_n which_o sometime_o excite_v fury_n and_o frenzy_n if_o the_o blood_n be_v sudden_o and_o in_o great_a abundance_n carry_v thither_o as_o hypocrates_n assure_v we_o in_o the_o 40_o aphorism_n of_o his_o 5_o book_n quibuscunque_fw-la mulieribus_fw-la ad_fw-la mammas_n sanguis_fw-la colligitur_fw-la furorem_fw-la significat_fw-la if_o say_v he_o the_o blood_n be_v carry_v to_o and_o in_o great_a abundance_n collect_v in_o the_o breast_n it_o signify_v that_o fury_n and_o frenzy_n will_v follow_v now_o the_o principal_a and_o most_o certain_a mean_n to_o hinder_v the_o afflux_n of_o so_o great_a a_o quantity_n of_o humour_n to_o the_o breast_n and_o prevent_v the_o come_n of_o a_o inflammation_n there_o be_v to_o procure_v a_o good_a and_o ample_a evacuation_n of_o the_o locbia_n by_o the_o womb._n wherefore_o if_o they_o be_v suppress_v they_o must_v be_v provoke_v by_o the_o mean_n elsewhere_o direct_v for_o by_o this_o evacuation_n all_o the_o humour_n will_v take_v their_o course_n towards_o the_o low_a part_n the_o whole_a habit_n of_o body_n may_v be_v empty_v by_o bleed_v in_o the_o arm_n afterward_o for_o a_o great_a diversion_n and_o the_o 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