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a_o Ê’_n vi_fw-la oximelit_fw-la simplic_a â„¥_o s._n aquae_fw-la betonicae_fw-la &_o ungul_n cabal_n a_o another_o â„¥_o ij_o s._n fiat_fw-la julap_n reiteretur_fw-la ut_fw-la supra_fw-la let_v they_o often_o hold_v in_o their_o mouth_n sugar_n candy_n especial_o that_o which_o gather_v about_o the_o pot_n side_n wherein_o sirop_n of_o violet_n or_o the_o like_a have_v be_v put_v let_v they_o use_v trochisck_n juice_n of_o licorise_n and_o sometime_o chew_v a_o piece_n of_o lichorise_v in_o their_o mouth_n the_o lozenge_n of_o diatragacanthum_n frigidum_fw-la diairis_n simplex_fw-la and_o sugar_n of_o rose_n be_v very_o good_a the_o use_n of_o lohocs_n be_v very_o distasteful_a but_o in_o steed_n thereof_o let_v they_o use_v syrup_n of_o juiube_n of_o dry_a rose_n and_o a_o little_a diacodium_fw-la mingle_v together_o i_o have_v see_v this_o medicine_n do_v much_o good_a especial_o when_o the_o cough_n be_v great_a and_o that_o they_o feel_v some_o excoriation_n and_o roughness_n in_o the_o throat_n throat_n â„ž_o olei_fw-la amigd_v dull_a sine_fw-la igne_fw-la recent_a extract_v â„¥_o i_o s._n saccari_fw-la canda_fw-la subtilit_fw-la pulueris_fw-la â„¥_o s._n mucag._n seminis_fw-la psilij_fw-la &_o cydoniorum_fw-la cum_fw-la aqua_fw-la rosar_n leviter_fw-la extract_n a_o Ê’_n ij_o misce_fw-la omne_fw-la diligenter_fw-la let_v they_o take_v of_o this_o medicine_n in_o a_o spoon_n swallow_v it_o down_o very_o gentle_o that_o so_o some_o of_o it_o may_v the_o better_o slide_v down_o the_o side_n of_o the_o windpipe_n it_o will_v be_v very_o fit_a to_o rub_v their_o breast_n all_o over_o with_o fresh_a butter_n or_o oil_n of_o sweet_a almond_n and_o if_o they_o find_v any_o heat_n let_v they_o use_v oil_n of_o violet_n wash_v with_o barley_n water_n well_o boil_a flux_n and_o because_o there_o be_v nothing_o that_o stay_v destillation_n better_a than_o sleep_n and_o that_o those_o who_o have_v the_o cough_n sleep_v little_a it_o will_v be_v very_o good_a to_o make_v the_o patient_a sleep_n without_o give_v any_o violent_a sleep_a medicine_n this_o julep_n may_v be_v give_v very_o safe_o drink_v to_o stay_v the_o rheum_n â„ž_o syrupi_fw-la de_fw-la juiubis_fw-la violati_fw-la &_o diacodij_fw-la sine_fw-la specieb_v a_o â„¥_o s._n cum_fw-la decocto_fw-la portulacae_fw-la lactucae_fw-la boraginis_fw-la betonicae_fw-la &_o trium_fw-la flor_n cordial_a fiat_fw-la potus_fw-la capiat_fw-la hora_fw-la somni_fw-la this_o remedy_n procure_v sleep_v and_o so_o by_o consequence_n stay_v the_o rheum_n if_o you_o have_v any_o good_a laudanum_n you_o may_v give_v safe_o three_o or_o four_o grain_n thereof_o which_o i_o have_v see_v practise_v with_o prosperous_a success_n chap._n xv._n of_o costivenes_n wherewith_o woman_n with_o child_n be_v trouble_v among_o many_o other_o accident_n wherewith_o woman_n with_o child_n be_v trouble_v there_o be_v two_o the_o one_o contrary_a to_o the_o other_o whereunto_o they_o be_v much_o subject_n that_o be_v either_o they_o be_v bind_v and_o can_v go_v to_o the_o stool_n but_o with_o much_o inconvenience_n and_o very_o seldom_o or_o else_o they_o be_v always_o loose_a and_o subject_a to_o the_o flux_n child_n both_o may_v put_v the_o woman_n in_o danger_n of_o miscarry_v for_o when_o she_o be_v bind_v with_o much_o strain_n and_o that_o violent_o to_o unburthen_v nature_n the_o ligament_n may_v be_v loosen_v or_o some_o vein_n open_v and_o cause_n flux_n of_o blood_n which_o may_v make_v she_o fall_v into_o travail_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v fit_a to_o provide_v for_o it_o costivenesse_n the_o retention_n of_o the_o excrement_n and_o costivenes_n of_o the_o belly_n may_v happen_v either_o because_o they_o have_v use_v to_o be_v so_o natural_o or_o by_o alteration_n and_o change_v of_o year_n for_o as_o hypocrates_n say_v they_o who_o have_v their_o belly_n moist_a in_o their_o youth_n in_o their_o age_n will_v have_v it_o hard_a and_o dry_a and_o so_o contrariwise_o this_o accident_n happen_v to_o other_o because_o the_o gut_n be_v not_o provoke_v &_o stir_v up_o by_o the_o clyster_n of_o nature_n which_o be_v the_o gall_n that_o they_o may_v expel_v and_o thrust_v forth_o their_o excrement_n there_o may_v be_v allege_v many_o more_o reason_n which_o at_o this_o time_n i_o will_v leave_v to_o speak_v of_o and_o only_o frame_v myself_o to_o that_o which_o most_o common_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o it_o in_o woman_n with_o child_n which_o be_v refer_v to_o two_o point_n costivenes_n either_o because_o the_o gut_n be_v press_v by_o the_o unevennes_n of_o the_o womb_n which_o be_v too_o full_a and_o be_v place_v upon_o they_o and_o chief_o upon_o the_o great_a gut_n crush_v and_o thrust_v they_o one_o against_o another_o in_o such_o sort_n that_o they_o have_v no_o mean_n to_o enlarge_v and_o dilate_v themselves_o thereby_o to_o void_v the_o excrement_n contain_v within_o they_o the_o other_o be_v because_o the_o gut_n and_o the_o excrement_n within_o they_o be_v common_o very_o hard_o and_o
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with_o good_a success_n one_o or_o two_o dram_n of_o new_a triakle_n dissolve_v in_o a_o clyster_n it_o will_v be_v very_o fit_a to_o anoint_v the_o bottom_n of_o her_o belly_n and_o about_o the_o ossacrum_fw-la with_o this_o ointment_n ointment_n â„ž_o ol._n rosar_n mirtil._n a_o â„¥_o i.s._n olei_fw-la mastich_n â„¥_o i_o vitell_a duor_fw-la ovor_fw-la croci_fw-la ℈_o s._n misce_fw-la omne_fw-la simul_fw-la &_o fiat_fw-la litus_fw-la pro_fw-la pectine_fw-la &_o osse_fw-la sacro_fw-la they_o may_v likewise_o use_v vnguentum_fw-la rosatum_fw-la mesue_n the_o pain_n still_o continue_v with_o pang_n &_o throw_n let_v there_o be_v make_v for_o she_o this_o suffumigation_n suffumigation_n â„ž_o folior_fw-la matric_n plantag_n bursae_fw-la pastor_n verbasci_fw-la arnoglossae_fw-la a_o m._n i._o rosar_n rub_v flor_n chan_fw-mi &_o melilot_n balaustiorum_fw-la a_o m.s._n coquantur_fw-la in_o aequis_fw-la partibus_fw-la vini_fw-la austeri_fw-la &_o aquae_fw-la chalyb._fw-la &_o fiat_fw-la insessio_fw-la &_o ibi_fw-la per_fw-la dimidiam_fw-la horam_fw-la se_fw-la contineat_fw-la then_o she_o be_v well_o dry_v anoint_v all_o the_o bottom_n of_o her_o belly_n and_o about_o os_fw-la sacrum_fw-la with_o this_o ointment_n lineament_n â„ž_o sevi_fw-fr caprilli_fw-la &_o veruec_fw-la a_o â„¥_o s._n olei_fw-la rosati_n &_o mastic_n a_o â„¥_o ij_o s._n olei_fw-la cydonior_fw-la â„¥_o i._n lique_n simul_fw-la addendo_fw-la pull_n rosar_n rubr_n verbasci_fw-la &_o mirtill_n a_o Ê’_n s._n pull_n terrae_fw-la sigillatae_fw-la &_o coralli_fw-la rub_n Ê’_n ji_fw-la ceraeq_fw-la s_o fiat_fw-la litus_fw-la of_o the_o swell_a of_o the_o leg_n and_o thigh_n which_o happen_v unto_o woman_n with_o child_n chap._n xvii_o in_o those_o woman_n which_o be_v wont_n to_o have_v great_a quantity_n of_o natural_a purgation_n before_o they_o be_v with_o child_n the_o blood_n after_o they_o have_v conceive_v which_o be_v use_v to_o flow_v be_v stop_v and_o suppress_v and_o not_o be_v convert_v into_o nourishment_n by_o the_o mother_n face_n and_o much_o less_o by_o the_o child_n most_o common_o though_o it_o do_v not_o breed_v the_o former_a accident_n yet_o be_v it_o alter_v and_o convert_v into_o waterish_a humour_n moreover_o the_o liver_n through_o the_o abundance_n of_o blood_n wherewith_o it_o do_v overflow_v breed_v a_o serous_a or_o waterish_a blood_n and_o be_v not_o able_a to_o digest_v it_o it_o be_v thrust_v downward_o by_o the_o expulsive_a virtue_n of_o the_o upper_a part_n and_o at_o length_n rest_v itself_o upon_o the_o leg_n foot_n and_o thigh_n the_o which_o make_v they_o all_o swell_v and_o oedematous_a this_o swell_a oftentimes_o do_v continue_v both_o day_n and_o night_n and_o sometime_o it_o be_v so_o resolve_v in_o the_o night_n that_o in_o the_o morning_n it_o be_v scarce_o perceive_v at_o all_o but_o present_o all_o the_o day_n the_o tumour_n be_v renew_v &_o at_o the_o evening_n do_v much_o appear_v and_o then_o again_o in_o the_o night_n it_o be_v resolve_v through_o rest_n and_o the_o heat_n of_o the_o bed_n such_o as_o be_v much_o subject_n to_o the_o white_n before_o their_o be_v with_o child_n be_v common_o trouble_v with_o this_o infirmity_n which_o be_v observe_v by_o hypocrates_n in_o choleric_a people_n and_o those_o that_o abound_v with_o serous_a sharp_a swell_a and_o bite_a humour_n beside_o the_o say_a oedematous_a swell_n there_o happen_v a_o inflammation_n which_o do_v cause_n the_o skin_n to_o go_v off_o and_o sometime_o breed_v filthy_a ulcer_n but_o this_o must_v be_v remedy_v before_o these_o ulcer_n happen_v these_o accident_n continue_v common_o but_o the_o first_o four_o month_n yet_o with_o some_o they_o stay_v till_o their_o lie_v in_o and_o so_o soon_o as_o they_o be_v deliver_v the_o swell_a vanish_v of_o itself_o if_o this_o disease_n do_v not_o much_o offend_v the_o woman_n with_o child_n it_o shall_v not_o be_v needful_a to_o use_v many_o medicine_n but_o it_o be_v sufficient_a that_o she_o keep_v a_o 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