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loin_n and_o all_o the_o one_o side_n of_o her_o belly_n which_o make_v she_o immediate_o vomit_v very_o often_o with_o much_o violence_n and_o the_o next_o day_n she_o be_v take_v with_o a_o great_a continue_a fever_n which_o last_v seven_o or_o eight_o day_n without_o be_v able_a to_o sleep_v or_o rest_v one_o hour_n all_o which_o time_n she_o continue_v to_o vomit_v all_o she_o take_v with_o a_o strong_a and_o frequent_a hiccough_n have_v also_o great_a pain_n which_o seem_v as_o if_o they_o will_v hasten_v her_o labour_n which_o for_o her_o sake_n i_o be_v very_o apprehensive_a of_o as_o also_o of_o her_o death_n but_o with_o the_o help_n of_o god_n have_v put_v she_o immediate_o to_o bed_n where_o she_o continue_v twelve_o whole_a day_n in_o which_o time_n i_o bleed_v she_o thrice_o in_o her_o arm_n on_o several_a day_n and_o make_v she_o take_v at_o two_o several_a time_n a_o small_a grain_n of_o laudanum_n in_o the_o yolk_n of_o a_o egg_n a_o little_a to_o ease_v her_o violent_a 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too_o full_a shall_v disgorge_v part_n as_o it_o do_v upon_o the_o part_n dispose_v to_o receive_v it_o such_o as_o be_v the_o kernel_n and_o glandulous_a part_n especial_o the_o breast_n which_o imbibe_n and_o receive_v a_o great_a quantity_n of_o it_o which_o fill_v and_o extreme_o swell_v they_o cause_v this_o pain_n in_o they_o which_o woman_n feel_v when_o they_o be_v with_o child_n and_o happen_v also_o to_o those_o who_o term_n be_v only_o suppress_v in_o the_o beginning_n we_o ought_v to_o leave_v the_o whole_a work_n to_o nature_n and_o the_o woman_n must_v only_o have_v a_o care_n she_o receive_v no_o blow_n upon_o those_o part_n which_o be_v then_o very_o tender_a nor_o be_v straight_o lace_v with_o her_o body_n or_o other_o stiff_a waistcoat_n that_o may_v bruise_v and_o wound_v she_o upon_o which_o follow_v inflammation_n and_o abscess_n but_o after_o the_o three_o or_o four_o month_n of_o go_v with_o child_n the_o blood_n be_v still_o send_v to_o the_o breast_n in_o 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the_o child_n come_v with_o the_o foot_n first_o because_o there_o be_v better_a hold_n and_o more_o easy_a to_o deliver_v by_o they_o than_o by_o the_o head_n or_o any_o other_o part_n of_o the_o body_n wherefore_o if_o the_o foot_n lie_v not_o ready_a the_o chirurgeon_n must_v seek_v for_o they_o which_o at_o that_o time_n be_v easy_a do_v than_o at_o another_o because_o the_o great_a flooding_n make_v the_o womb_n loose_a and_o slippery_a by_o its_o humidity_n so_o that_o it_o will_v not_o be_v difficult_a for_o he_o to_o turn_v the_o child_n and_o bring_v it_o by_o the_o foot_n as_o we_o have_v even_o now_o say_v after_o which_o he_o must_v fetch_v the_o afterburthen_n which_o in_o these_o case_n cleave_v but_o little_a be_v careful_a not_o to_o leave_v so_o much_o as_o a_o clod_n in_o the_o womb_n lest_o it_o still_o continue_v the_o flood_n which_o be_v do_v it_o will_v soon_o after_o stop_v with_o all_o the_o accident_n if_o too_o much_o time_n be_v not_o spend_v before_o the_o 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in_o the_o afternoon_n and_o have_v see_v she_o reputation_n she_o it_o be_v to_o be_v wish_v rather_o than_o hope_v for_o that_o practitioner_n in_o this_o and_o other_o the_o like_o dangerous_a case_n whereof_o they_o have_v no_o certain_a knowledge_n will_v consult_v and_o not_o destroy_v one_o or_o more_o by_o undertake_v what_o they_o can_v well_o perform_v or_o discourage_v patient_n from_o send_v for_o other_o help_n and_o advice_n put_v life_n in_o balance_n with_o their_o reputation_n content_v himself_o with_o only_a say_n she_o be_v a_o dead_a woman_n and_o that_o nothing_o be_v to_o be_v do_v to_o she_o but_o to_o give_v she_o all_o the_o sacrament_n and_o that_o absolute_o she_o can_v not_o be_v deliver_v which_o likewise_o the_o midwife_n joint_o conclude_v who_o believe_v that_o the_o opinion_n of_o a_o man_n so_o authentical_o esteem_v of_o all_o must_v be_v infallible_a assoon_o as_o he_o have_v deliver_v this_o prognostic_n he_o immediate_o return_v home_o and_o 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she_o immediate_o keep_v her_o bed_n and_o take_v her_o rest_n if_o it_o be_v any_o passion_n that_o retard_v the_o labour_n and_o can_v total_o be_v overcome_v let_v they_o endeavour_v to_o moderate_v it_o if_o it_o be_v shamefastness_n or_o modesty_n the_o person_n who_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o it_o must_v quit_v the_o chamber_n and_o if_o timidity_n and_o fear_n of_o pain_n she_o must_v be_v advise_v that_o it_o be_v the_o will_n of_o god_n it_o shall_v be_v so_o and_o that_o her_o labour_n will_v not_o be_v so_o bad_a as_o she_o imagine_v persuade_v she_o to_o submit_v to_o the_o necessity_n by_o the_o consolation_n of_o the_o unfortunate_a who_o pain_n seem_v always_o more_o supportable_a by_o the_o consideration_n that_o it_o be_v common_a so_o she_o must_v be_v inform_v that_o other_o endure_v the_o same_o pain_n and_o great_a than_o she_o if_o she_o be_v melancholy_a let_v she_o be_v divert_v by_o some_o good_a news_n promise_v she_o such_o a_o child_n as_o she_o desire_v and_o 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the_o 12_o chap._n of_o this_o book_n for_o what_o a_o horrible_a spectacle_n will_v it_o be_v to_o bring_v as_o some_o have_v sometime_o do_v a_o poor_a child_n yet_o live_v after_o the_o arm_n have_v be_v cut_v off_o or_o any_o other_o part_n of_o the_o body_n wherefore_o let_v he_o make_v a_o double_a reflection_n on_o his_o work_n before_o he_o go_v about_o it_o chap._n xxii_o how_o to_o deliver_v a_o woman_n when_o hand_n and_o foot_n come_v together_o if_o the_o infant_n present_v both_o hand_n and_o foot_n together_o at_o the_o birth_n it_o be_v altogether_o impossible_a it_o shall_v be_v bear_v so_o the_o chirurgeon_n therefore_o guide_v his_o hand_n towards_o the_o orifice_n of_o the_o womb_n will_v perceive_v nothing_o but_o a_o many_o finger_n close_o together_o and_o if_o it_o be_v not_o sufficient_o dilate_v he_o will_v be_v a_o good_a while_n before_o he_o can_v exact_o distinguish_v between_o the_o hand_n and_o foot_n by_o reason_n they_o be_v sometime_o so_o shut_v 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he_o by_o the_o foot_n and_o draw_v he_o forth_o according_a to_o the_o way_n before_o direct_v in_o its_o proper_a chapter_n this_o labour_n true_o be_v a_o little_a troublesome_a but_o nothing_o near_o so_o much_o as_o that_o we_o have_v mention_v in_o the_o precede_a chapter_n where_o the_o child_n present_v only_o his_o hand_n for_o in_o that_o the_o foot_n must_v be_v search_v a_o great_a way_n off_o and_o it_o must_v be_v quite_o turn_v about_o before_o it_o can_v be_v draw_v forth_o but_o in_o this_o they_o be_v ready_a present_v themselves_o and_o there_o be_v not_o much_o to_o do_v but_o to_o lift_v and_o thrust_v back_o a_o little_a the_o upper_a part_n of_o the_o body_n which_o be_v almost_o do_v of_o itself_o birth_n itself_o sufficient_a and_o the_o best_a way_n in_o this_o birth_n by_o draw_v it_o alone_o by_o the_o foot_n those_o author_n that_o have_v write_v of_o labour_n and_o never_o practise_v they_o as_o many_o physician_n have_v do_v do_v order_n all_o by_o the_o same_o precept_n often_o reiterated_a that_o be_v to_o reduce_v all_o wrong_a birth_n to_o a_o natural_a figure_n which_o be_v to_o turn_v it_o that_o it_o may_v come_v with_o the_o head_n first_o but_o if_o they_o themselves_o have_v ever_o have_v the_o least_o experience_n they_o will_v know_v that_o it_o be_v very_o often_o impossible_a at_o least_o if_o it_o be_v to_o be_v do_v by_o the_o excess_n of_o violence_n that_o must_v necessary_o be_v use_v to_o effect_v it_o it_o will_v go_v near_o to_o destroy_v both_o mother_n and_o child_n in_o the_o operation_n a_o fiat_n in_o this_o case_n be_v soon_o say_v and_o order_v but_o it_o be_v not_o so_o easy_o execute_v as_o pronounce_v for_o my_o part_n i_o be_o of_o a_o opinion_n clear_a contrary_a to_o they_o and_o such_o as_o be_v skilful_a in_o the_o art_n will_v sure_o agree_v with_o i_o in_o it_o that_o be_v that_o whensoever_o the_o infant_n come_v wrong_a in_o what_o posture_n soever_o from_o the_o shoulder_n to_o the_o foot_n it_o note_n it_o a_o good_a note_n be_v the_o best_a way_n and_o soon_o do_v to_o draw_v it_o forth_o by_o the_o foot_n search_v for_o they_o if_o they_o do_v not_o present_v themselves_o rather_o than_o to_o try_v to_o put_v it_o into_o a_o natural_a posture_n and_o place_v the_o head_n foremost_a for_o the_o great_a endeavour_n often_o necessary_a to_o be_v use_v in_o turn_v the_o infant_n in_o the_o womb_n which_o be_v a_o little_a hard_o than_o to_o turn_v a_o pancake_n in_o a_o fry_a pan_n do_v so_o weaken_v both_o mother_n and_o child_n that_o there_o remain_v not_o afterward_o strength_n enough_o for_o to_o commit_v the_o operation_n to_o the_o work_n of_o nature_n and_o usual_o the_o woman_n have_v no_o more_o throw_v nor_o pain_n fit_a for_o labour_n after_o she_o have_v be_v so_o wrought_v upon_o for_o which_o cause_n it_o will_v be_v very_o tedious_a and_o difficult_a as_o also_o the_o infant_n which_o be_v already_o very_o weak_a will_v certain_o perish_v in_o the_o passage_n without_o be_v able_a to_o be_v bear_v wherefore_o it_o be_v much_o better_a in_o these_o case_n immediate_o to_o fetch_v it_o by_o the_o foot_n search_v for_o they_o as_o i_o have_v already_o direct_v when_o they_o do_v not_o present_v themselves_o by_o which_o a_o tedious_a labour_n will_v be_v prevent_v to_o the_o mother_n and_o the_o child_n will_v be_v often_o bring_v alive_a who_o without_o it_o will_v scarce_o escape_v death_n before_o he_o can_v be_v bring_v forth_o by_o the_o strength_n of_o nature_n chap._n xxiii_o how_o to_o deliver_v a_o woman_n when_o the_o child_n come_v with_o the_o knee_n when_o a_o infant_n not_o be_v turn_v towards_o the_o latter_a month_n as_o he_o ought_v to_o come_v with_o his_o head_n foremost_a as_o be_v mention_v in_o the_o 5_o chap._n of_o this_o book_n present_v the_o knee_n to_o the_o birth_n have_v the_o leg_n fold_v towards_o the_o buttock_n one_o may_v easy_o be_v deceive_v touch_v but_o one_o of_o they_o because_o of_o their_o hardness_n and_o roundness_n and_o take_v it_o for_o the_o head_n especial_o when_o be_v situate_v a_o little_a high_a it_o can_v be_v reach_v but_o with_o the_o end_n of_o a_o finger_n only_o but_o if_o it_o be_v touch_v and_o handle_v a_o little_a better_o the_o infant_n be_v fall_v a_o little_a low_o it_o will_v easy_o be_v distinguish_v assoon_o then_o as_o it_o be_v perceive_v it_o must_v not_o be_v suffer_v to_o advance_v further_o in_o this_o posture_n but_o have_v place_v the_o woman_n the_o knee_n must_v gentle_o be_v put_v back_o for_o to_o have_v the_o more_o liberty_n to_o unfold_v the_o leg_n one_o after_o the_o other_o which_o the_o chirurgeon_n chap_n xxiii_o lib._n 2._o pag_n 2â—…_n chap_n xxiv_o lib._n 2_o pag_n 245._o may_v do_v by_o put_v one_o or_o two_o of_o his_o finger_n under_o the_o hamm_n direct_v they_o by_o little_a and_o little_a all_o along_o behind_o the_o leg_n until_o he_o meet_v the_o foot_n and_o draw_v always_o a_o little_a oblique_o for_o to_o 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the_o infant_n belly_n and_o so_o give_v it_o vigour_n but_o it_o be_v more_o credible_a that_o be_v almost_o suffocate_v for_o want_n of_o respiration_n assoon_o as_o it_o need_v it_o it_o begin_v now_o by_o mean_n of_o it_o to_o recover_v from_o that_o faint_a but_o nevertheless_o there_o be_v no_o hurt_n in_o keep_v the_o custom_n though_o superstitious_a since_o it_o can_v do_v no_o prejudice_n and_o may_v satisfy_v preoccupy_v spirit_n provide_v necessary_n be_v not_o neglect_v in_o be_v blind_o carry_v away_o with_o this_o conceit_n chap._n xxix_o of_o flooding_n or_o convulsion_n in_o labour_n the_o best_a expedient_a and_o safe_a remedy_n for_o mother_n and_o child_n in_o this_o case_n who_o be_v both_o in_o great_a danger_n be_v to_o deliver_v the_o woman_n present_o without_o any_o delay_n fetch_v the_o child_n away_o by_o the_o foot_n at_o what_o time_n soever_o of_o the_o woman_n be_v with_o child_n whether_o at_o full_a reckon_n or_o no._n i_o have_v at_o large_a direct_v 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she_o shall_v effect_v it_o without_o the_o help_n of_o art_n as_o likewise_o when_o the_o child_n be_v monstrous_a either_o by_o be_v only_o too_o big_a in_o the_o whole_a body_n or_o in_o any_o particular_a part_n or_o by_o be_v join_v to_o another_o child_n if_o the_o child_n be_v live_v that_o have_v the_o dropsy_n when_o the_o woman_n be_v in_o labour_n it_o must_v be_v destroy_v to_o save_v the_o mother_n by_o make_v a_o hole_n in_o either_o the_o head_n breast_n or_o belly_n of_o it_o where_o the_o water_n be_v contain_v that_o be_v empty_v by_o the_o apertion_n so_o make_v the_o child_n may_v the_o easy_o be_v draw_v forth_o or_o else_o he_o must_v necessary_o die_v in_o the_o womb_n not_o be_v able_a to_o be_v bear_v and_o remain_v there_o will_v also_o kill_v the_o mother_n wherefore_o to_o save_v her_o life_n the_o infant_n must_v be_v by_o a_o preface_n a_o see_v the_o preface_n indispensable_a necessity_n bring_v forth_o by_o art_n since_o it_o be_v impossible_a it_o 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introduce_v it_o be_v always_o towards_o his_o left_a hand_n for_o fear_v of_o wound_v the_o womb_n and_o have_v conduct_v it_o close_o up_o to_o the_o head_n against_o one_o of_o the_o suture_n let_v he_o turn_v the_o knife_n towards_o it_o and_o make_v a_o apertion_n large_a enough_o to_o let_v out_o the_o water_n and_o then_o it_o will_v be_v very_o easy_a to_o bring_v forth_o the_o child_n forasmuch_o as_o the_o other_o part_n be_v then_o usual_o small_a and_o much_o consume_v if_o these_o water_n be_v contain_v in_o the_o breast_n or_o belly_n than_o the_o child_n head_n be_v no_o big_a than_o ordinary_a may_v be_v bear_v but_o the_o body_n be_v exceed_o swell_v with_o the_o water_n will_v stay_v behind_o as_o it_o happen_v to_o that_o child_n that_o have_v a_o dropsy_n of_o the_o belly_n which_o i_o mention_v in_o the_o 19_o chap._n of_o this_o book_n to_o which_o i_o refer_v you_o because_o it_o be_v much_o to_o this_o purpose_n the_o case_n be_v thus_o let_v the_o chirurgeon_n 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those_o body_n which_o make_v the_o operation_n much_o more_o painful_a and_o laborious_a and_o require_v more_o time_n and_o skill_n to_o effect_v it_o in_o which_o case_n the_o left_a hand_n must_v be_v introduce_v into_o the_o womb_n and_o the_o sharp_a knife_n of_o the_o right_n just_a to_o the_o part_n that_o be_v to_o be_v divide_v and_o separate_v and_o there_o with_o all_o the_o care_n that_o may_v be_v the_o member_n of_o the_o monstrous_a child_n must_v if_o possible_a be_v take_v off_o just_a at_o the_o joint_n and_o when_o there_o be_v two_o child_n join_v together_o the_o separation_n must_v be_v make_v just_a in_o the_o place_n where_o they_o join_v and_o afterward_o they_o may_v be_v deliver_v one_o after_o the_o other_o always_o take_v they_o by_o the_o foot_n and_o if_o it_o have_v but_o one_o the_o same_o thing_n may_v be_v accomplish_v after_o have_v lessen_v the_o bigness_n of_o it_o by_o cut_v off_o some_o one_o of_o the_o member_n i_o have_v already_o show_v in_o 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separate_v wherefore_o it_o ought_v to_o have_v a_o handle_v so_o long_o that_o the_o surgeon_n right_a hand_n without_o the_o womb_n may_v hold_v and_o govern_v it_o as_o abovesaid_a and_o conduct_v it_o the_o better_a in_o the_o operation_n which_o can_v not_o be_v so_o safe_o and_o convenient_o do_v if_o this_o instrument_n be_v so_o very_o short_a as_o all_o other_o author_n recommend_v because_o in_o this_o occasion_n the_o surgeon_n hand_n be_v so_o constrain_v and_o press_v in_o the_o womb_n that_o he_o can_v hardly_o there_o have_v the_o liberty_n to_o move_v his_o finger_n end_n which_o be_v the_o cause_n why_o he_o can_v without_o much_o difficulty_n govern_v such_o a_o instrument_n with_o one_o hand_n only_o unless_o he_o will_v very_o much_o force_v and_o offer_v violence_n to_o the_o womb_n and_o exceed_o endanger_v thereby_o the_o poor_a woman_n life_n let_v we_o now_o come_v to_o the_o extraction_n of_o a_o dead_a child_n and_o show_v the_o several_a way_n of_o do_v it_o 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flat_a upon_o the_o opposite_a side_n the_o better_a to_o help_v disengage_v it_o and_o by_o wag_v it_o by_o little_a and_o little_a to_o conduct_v it_o direct_o out_o of_o the_o passage_n chap_n four_o lib._n 2._o pag_n 169_o â—he_v dead_a child_n of_o which_o above_o all_o there_o must_v â—d_a assurance_n come_v with_o the_o arm_n up_o to_o the_o aler_n so_o extreme_o swell_v that_o the_o woman_n â—asser_n too_o much_o violence_n to_o have_v it_o put_v back_o â—st_v then_o to_o take_v it_o off_o at_o the_o shoulder-joint_n o_v it_o three_o or_o four_o time_n about_o as_o we_o have_v â—y_a teach_v in_o another_o place_n by_o which_o mean_v 〈◊〉_d be_v no_o need_n of_o either_o knife_n saw_n or_o sharp_a â—rs_n as_o some_o author_n will_v have_v it_o it_o be_v 〈◊〉_d easy_o perform_v without_o all_o that_o provision_n â—de_v of_o the_o softness_n and_o tenderness_n of_o the_o body_n 〈◊〉_d that_o the_o arm_z so_o separate_v and_o no_o long_o â—ing_v the_o passage_n the_o chirurgeon_n 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save_v the_o mother_n life_n requite_v he_o with_o a_o accusation_n of_o which_o he_o be_v altogether_o innocent_a and_o in_o case_n the_o mother_n by_o misfortune_n shall_v afterward_o die_v lay_v her_o death_n also_o to_o his_o charge_n and_o instead_o of_o praise_n and_o thanks_o treat_v he_o like_o a_o butcher_n or_o hangman_n to_o which_o divers_a midwife_n be_v usual_o very_o ready_a to_o contribute_v and_o be_v the_o first_o that_o make_v the_o poor_a woman_n that_o have_v need_n of_o the_o man_n afraid_a of_o they_o so_o much_o they_o be_v in_o fear_n of_o be_v blame_v by_o they_o for_o have_v themselves_o be_v the_o cause_n as_o some_o of_o they_o often_o be_v of_o the_o death_n of_o
infant_n and_o many_o ill_a accident_n which_o after_o befall_v the_o poor_a woman_n not_o cause_v they_o to_o be_v help_v in_o due_a time_n and_o from_o the_o moment_n they_o perceive_v the_o difficulty_n of_o the_o labour_n to_o pass_v their_o understanding_n to_o avoid_v therefore_o these_o calumny_n let_v the_o chirurgeon_n never_o use_v the_o crotchet_n but_o very_o rare_o and_o when_o there_o be_v no_o other_o way_n as_o also_o to_o endeavour_v his_o utmost_a as_o much_o as_o the_o case_n will_v permit_v to_o bring_v the_o child_n whole_a although_o dead_a and_o not_o by_o bit_n and_o piece_n to_o give_v the_o wicked_a and_o ignorant_a no_o pretence_n of_o blame_n i_o say_v as_o much_o as_o the_o case_n will_v permit_v that_o be_v with_o respect_n to_o the_o woman_n under_o his_o hand_n for_o to_o save_v she_o he_o have_v better_a sometime_o bring_v the_o dead_a child_n with_o dislike_n with_o those_o instrument_n very_o unsafe_a for_o the_o woman_n and_o have_v a_o better_a way_n can_v pass_v they_o without_o manifest_v my_o dislike_n instrument_n than_o kill_v she_o by_o torment_v she_o with_o excessive_a violence_n for_o to_o bring_v it_o whole_a but_o in_o a_o word_n we_o must_v in_o conscience_n do_v what_o art_n command_v without_o heed_n to_o what_o may_v be_v speak_v afterward_o and_o every_o chirurgeon_n that_o have_v a_o well_o order_v conscience_n will_v ever_o have_v a_o great_a regard_n to_o his_o duty_n than_o reputation_n in_o perform_v of_o which_o let_v he_o expect_v his_o reward_n from_o god_n chap._n xxxii_o of_o extract_v a_o mola_n and_o false_a conception_n have_v at_o large_a speak_v in_o another_o place_n of_o the_o cause_n sign_n and_o difference_n of_o mola_n and_o false_a conception_n and_o show_v that_o a_o mola_n always_o arise_v from_o a_o false_a conception_n there_o remain_v nothing_o to_o be_v demonstrate_v but_o the_o manner_n how_o it_o ought_v to_o be_v extract_v now_o since_o these_o thing_n contain_v in_o the_o womb_n 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crotchet_n or_o knife_n to_o draw_v it_o forth_o or_o divide_v it_o into_o two_o or_o more_o part_n as_o the_o case_n shall_v require_v if_o the_o chirurgeon_n find_v it_o join_v and_o fasten_v to_o the_o womb_n he_o must_v gentle_o separate_v it_o with_o his_o finger_n end_n his_o nail_n be_v well_o pare_v put_v they_o by_o little_a and_o little_a between_o the_o mola_n and_o the_o womb_n begin_v on_o that_o side_n where_o it_o do_v not_o stick_v so_o fast_o and_o pursue_v it_o so_o until_o it_o be_v quite_o loosen_v be_v very_o careful_a if_o it_o grow_v too_o fast_o not_o to_o rend_v nor_o hurt_v the_o proper_a substance_n of_o the_o womb_n proceed_v according_a to_o the_o direction_n we_o have_v give_v for_o the_o extraction_n of_o a_o burden_n stay_v behind_o in_o the_o womb_n when_o the_o string_n be_v break_v off_o this_o mola_n never_o have_v any_o string_n fasten_v to_o it_o nor_o any_o burden_n from_o whence_o it_o shall_v receive_v its_o nourishment_n but_o it_o do_v of_o 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that_o he_o must_v only_o pierce_v the_o peritoneum_fw-la with_o the_o point_n of_o his_o instrument_n to_o make_v a_o orifice_n for_o one_o or_o two_o of_o the_o finger_n of_o his_o left_a hand_n into_o which_o he_o must_v immediate_o thrust_v they_o for_o to_o cut_v it_o lift_v it_o up_o with_o they_o and_o conduct_v the_o instrument_n for_o fear_n of_o prick_v the_o gut_n in_o proportion_n to_o the_o first_o incision_n of_o the_o skin_n the_o skin_n cover_n which_o have_v do_v the_o womb_n will_v soon_o appear_v in_o which_o he_o must_v make_v a_o incision_n in_o the_o same_o manner_n as_o he_o do_v in_o the_o peritoneum_fw-la be_v careful_a not_o to_o thrust_v his_o instrument_n at_o once_o too_o far_o in_o think_v to_o find_v the_o womb_n a_o finger_n or_o two_o thick_a as_o all_o author_n affirm_v contrary_a to_o truth_n in_o which_o he_o will_v be_v deceive_v as_o those_o be_v that_o never_o well_o consider_v it_o for_o it_o be_v very_o certain_a that_o at_o the_o time_n of_o 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death_n if_o the_o suppression_n continue_v or_o if_o the_o woman_n escape_v it_o she_o be_v in_o danger_n of_o a_o abscess_n in_o the_o womb_n yea_o and_o afterward_o a_o cancer_n or_o there_o may_v happen_v great_a imposthume_n in_o the_o low_a belly_n which_o be_v usual_a because_o of_o the_o nearness_n of_o the_o place_n as_o also_o gout_n sciatica_n and_o lameness_n or_o inflammation_n or_o abscess_n in_o the_o breast_n if_o the_o humour_n be_v carry_v towards_o those_o part_n the_o â—_z of_o the_o stoppage_n of_o the_o lochia_n proceed_v either_o from_o a_o great_a loofness_n because_o a_o great_a evacuation_n that_o way_n turn_v the_o lochia_n and_o make_v they_o stop_v or_o any_o strong_a passion_n of_o the_o mind_n as_o great_a fear_n or_o grief_n or_o any_o anger_n or_o sounding_n for_o these_o thing_n do_v cause_v the_o humour_n to_o retire_v sudden_o inward_o and_o by_o this_o quick_a motion_n they_o often_o cause_v suffocation_n great_a cold_a stop_v the_o lochia_n 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she_o use_v broth_n only_o with_o a_o little_a jelly_n let_v she_o avoid_v all_o bind_a thing_n let_v her_o ptysan_n be_v make_v with_o aperitives_n such_o as_o be_v the_o root_n of_o succory_n dogs-grass_n and_o asparagus_n with_o a_o little_a aniseed_n and_o hop_n and_o every_o other_o time_n let_v she_o take_v a_o little_a syrup_n of_o maidenhair_n in_o a_o glass_n of_o this_o ptysan_n and_o above_o all_o let_v she_o careful_o shun_v cold_a drink_n clyster_n may_v likewise_o be_v give_v she_o to_o draw_v the_o humour_n downward_o and_o her_o low_a part_n may_v be_v foment_v with_o a_o emollient_a and_o aperitive_a decoction_n make_v with_o mallow_n marshmallow_n pellitory_n of_o the_o wall_n camomile_n melilot_n the_o root_n of_o asparagus_n and_o linseed_n with_o which_o decoction_n the_o womb_n may_v likewise_o be_v inject_v and_o with_o the_o herb_n be_v well_o boil_v and_o strain_v through_o a_o very_a course_n cloth_n let_v a_o cataplasm_n be_v make_v with_o the_o addition_n of_o oil_n of_o lily_n or_o hogs-grease_n and_o apply_v very_o hot_a to_o the_o low_a belly_n together_o with_o these_o let_v her_o thigh_n and_o leg_n be_v strong_o rub_v downward_o bathe_v they_o very_o hot_a with_o the_o same_o emollient_a decoction_n there_o may_v be_v likewise_o apply_v large_a cupping-glass_n to_o the_o uppermost_a part_n of_o the_o inside_n of_o her_o thigh_n it_o will_v not_o be_v much_o amiss_o to_o use_v a_o aromatic_a perfume_n if_o it_o be_v not_o that_o it_o cause_v a_o heaviness_n of_o the_o head_n as_o hypocrates_n note_v in_o the_o 28_o aphorism_n of_o the_o five_o book_n where_o he_o say_v sufficus_fw-la aromatum_fw-la muliebria_fw-la educit_fw-la saepius_fw-la verò_fw-la &_o ad_fw-la alia_fw-la utilis_fw-la esset_fw-la nisi_fw-la caepitis_fw-la induceret_fw-la gravitatem_fw-la now_o whilst_o all_o these_o thing_n be_v put_v in_o practice_n bleed_v in_o the_o foot_n or_o arm_n must_v not_o be_v forget_v according_a as_o the_o accident_n cause_v by_o this_o suppression_n of_o the_o lochia_n require_v neither_o must_v we_o blind_o follow_v the_o opinion_n of_o many_o woman_n who_o believe_v that_o bleed_a in_o the_o arm_n in_o this_o case_n be_v very_o pernicious_a this_o imagination_n be_v so_o firm_o root_v in_o the_o head_n of_o almost_o all_o of_o they_o that_o if_o in_o case_n a_o childbed_n woman_n happen_v to_o die_v after_o bleed_v in_o the_o arm_n they_o sail_v not_o absolute_o to_o condemn_v that_o as_o the_o cause_n but_o this_o their_o opinion_n be_v not_o according_a to_o knowledge_n for_o sometime_o bleed_v in_o the_o arm_n be_v better_a than_o in_o the_o foot_n and_o at_o other_o time_n that_o in_o the_o foot_n be_v more_o certain_a than_o bleed_v in_o the_o arm_n as_o for_o example_n suppose_v a_o woman_n be_v very_o full_a of_o humour_n throughout_o the_o whole_a habit_n of_o her_o body_n and_o her_o lochia_n be_v suppress_v by_o reason_n of_o which_o there_o happen_v a_o inflammation_n
be_v much_o change_v and_o cry_v every_o moment_n and_o can_v sleep_v or_o but_o very_o little_a at_o that_o time_n and_o one_o may_v feel_v and_o see_v small_a point_n of_o the_o tooth_n through_o the_o gum_n which_o appear_v thin_a and_o pale_a on_o the_o top_n and_o swell_v and_o red_a on_o the_o side_n and_o if_o it_o happen_v that_o the_o tooth_n be_v a_o long_a time_n ere_o they_o be_v cut_v or_o that_o too_o many_o of_o they_o cut_v at_o a_o time_n there_o be_v great_a danger_n the_o child_n will_v fall_v into_o those_o accident_n mention_v by_o hypocrates_n in_o the_o aforesaid_a aphorism_n and_o if_o it_o do_v not_o quick_o cease_v they_o will_v die_v of_o it_o as_o many_o do_v in_o this_o case_n two_o thing_n must_v be_v regard_v the_o first_o to_o preserve_v the_o child_n from_o the_o evil_a accident_n that_o may_v happen_v to_o it_o because_o of_o the_o great_a pain_n and_o the_o second_o to_o assist_v as_o much_o as_o may_v be_v the_o cut_n of_o the_o tooth_n when_o they_o can_v hardly_o cut_v the_o gum_n themselves_o to_o prevent_v these_o accident_n to_o the_o child_n the_o nurse_n must_v keep_v a_o good_a diet_n and_o use_v all_o thing_n that_o may_v cool_v and_o temper_v her_o milk_n that_o a_o fever_n may_v not_o follow_v the_o pain_n of_o the_o tooth_n and_o to_o hinder_v that_o the_o humour_n may_v not_o fall_v too-abundant_o upon_o the_o inflame_a gum_n keep_v the_o child_n belly_n always_o loose_a to_o empty_v they_o downward_o to_o which_o purpose_n give_v he_o gentle_a clyster_n if_o he_o be_v bind_v but_o there_o be_v often_o no_o need_n of_o they_o because_o at_o that_o time_n they_o be_v usual_o trouble_v with_o a_o looseness_n as_o to_o the_o second_o which_o help_v the_o cut_n of_o the_o tooth_n that_o the_o nurse_n must_v do_v from_o time_n to_o time_n who_o must_v pass_v her_o finger_n upon_o the_o child_n gum_n gentle_o rub_v they_o that_o be_v thereby_o rarefy_v they_o may_v be_v the_o easy_a penetrate_v and_o cut_v by_o the_o tooth_n which_o be_v ready_a to_o come_v forth_o to_o which_o also_o the_o child_n may_v itself_o be_v helpful_a if_o they_o give_v it_o a_o little_a stick_n of_o liquorice_n to_o champ_v or_o a_o little_a end_n of_o a_o small_a new_a wax-candle_n which_o be_v very_o good_a to_o soften_v the_o gum._n there_o be_v ordinary_o make_v use_n of_o a_o silver_n coral_n furnish_v with_o small_a bell_n to_o divert_v the_o child_n from_o the_o pain_n it_o then_o feel_v sometime_o instead_o of_o coral_n they_o put_v a_o wolf_n tooth_n in_o one_o must_v not_o however_o believe_v that_o these_o thing_n have_v any_o peculiar_a property_n as_o many_o woman_n imagine_v but_o if_o they_o be_v helpful_a in_o this_o case_n it_o be_v because_o of_o their_o solidity_n evenness_n and_o smoothness_n for_o the_o child_n rub_v the_o gum_n with_o it_o to_o ease_v the_o itch_a which_o it_o feel_v there_o do_v by_o degree_n diminish_v the_o thickness_n of_o they_o and_o so_o they_o be_v at_o length_n insensible_o cut_v by_o the_o tooth_n which_o be_v under_o if_o these_o thing_n do_v no_o good_a because_o the_o gum_n be_v either_o too-hard_a or_o too-thick_a that_o the_o child_n may_v not_o suffer_v so_o much_o nor_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o great_a pain_n fall_v into_o those_o accident_n by_o we_o abovementioned_a let_v the_o gum_n be_v cut_v with_o a_o lancet_n where_o the_o tooth_n be_v ready_a nurse_n use_v to_o do_v it_o with_o their_o nail_n but_o it_o be_v better_a to_o be_v do_v with_o either_o with_o a_o thin_a groat_n be_v as_o good_a or_o better_a than_o either_o a_o lancet_n because_o it_o be_v not_o so_o painful_a there_o be_v many_o remedy_n which_o divers_a person_n assert_v have_v a_o peculiar_a property_n to_o help_v the_o cut_n of_o the_o tooth_n as_o rub_v they_o with_o bitch_n milk_n hare_n or_o pig_n brain_n and_o hang_v a_o viper_n tooth_n about_o the_o neck_n of_o the_o child_n and_o other_o such_o like_a trifle_n but_o since_o they_o be_v found_v more_o on_o superstition_n than_o any_o reason_n i_o will_v not_o trouble_v myself_o to_o enlarge_v upon_o what_o be_v so_o useless_a chap._n xxix_o of_o the_o looseness_n of_o a_o infant_n assoon_o as_o little_a infant_n be_v in_o the_o least_o indispose_v they_o very_o ordinary_o get_v a_o looseness_n to_o which_o their_o natural_a moistness_n very_o much_o contribute_v as_o be_v teach_v in_o the_o 53_o aphorism_n of_o the_o second_o book_n quicunque_fw-la alvos_fw-la humidas_fw-la habent_fw-la siquidem_fw-la juvenes_fw-la fuerint_fw-la melius_fw-la degunt_fw-la his_fw-la quae_fw-la siccas_fw-la habent_fw-la etc._n etc._n they_o say_v hypocrates_n who_o have_v a_o loose_a belly_n in_o their_o youth_n be_v in_o better_a health_n than_o those_o that_o be_v bind_v beside_o that_o all_o child_n be_v of_o a_o moist_a nature_n and_o usual_o during_o their_o suck_n feed_v with_o spoon-meat_n which_o easy_o and_o ready_o flow_v from_o the_o stomach_n and_o the_o gut_n for_o the_o most_o part_n the_o loosness_n happen_v to_o they_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o great_a pain_n they_o have_v at_o the_o cut_v their_o tooth_n for_o all_o the_o humour_n be_v so_o overheat_v that_o they_o be_v then_o very_o thirsty_a which_o make_v they_o endeavour_v to_o extinguish_v it_o draw_v more_o milk_n than_o their_o weak_a stomach_n can_v digest_v which_o corrupt_v there_o a_o looseness_n certain_o follow_v it_o may_v also_o happen_v by_o the_o viciousness_n of_o the_o nurse_n milk_n which_o may_v be_v too_o hot_a as_o a_o new-laid_a woman_n also_o be_v be_v ever_o impure_a especial_o the_o first_o five_o or_o six_o day_n if_o the_o looseness_n be_v not_o accompany_v with_o a_o fever_n or_o some_o other_o accident_n it_o be_v not_o dangerous_a because_o it_o be_v a_o indisposition_n convenient_a to_o a_o child_n nature_n and_o moist_a habit_n as_o also_o to_o the_o food_n wherewith_o it_o be_v nourish_v hypocrates_n assure_v we_o as_o much_o in_o the_o four_o and_o thirty_o aphorism_n of_o his_o second_o book_n in_o morbis_fw-la minus_fw-la periclitantur_fw-la quorum_fw-la naturae_fw-la aut_fw-la aetati_fw-la aut_fw-la tempori_fw-la morbus_fw-la magis_fw-la cognatus_fw-la fuerit_fw-la quam_fw-la quibus_fw-la in_o nullo_n horum_fw-la cognatus_fw-la fuerit_fw-la they_o say_v he_o be_v in_o less_o danger_n who_o malady_n be_v more_o familiar_a and_o convenient_a to_o their_o nature_n and_o temperament_n or_o their_o age_n custom_n of_o live_v or_o the_o season_n than_o they_o who_o disease_n have_v no_o respect_n to_o any_o of_o these_o thing_n but_o however_o if_o it_o continue_v too-long_o it_o will_v not_o be_v amiss_o to_o remedy_v it_o lest_o the_o child_n compose_v of_o a_o tender_a and_o soft_a substance_n easy_a upon_o this_o account_n if_o one_o may_v so_o say_v to_o be_v melt_v be_v not_o too-much_o enfeeble_v by_o it_o because_o of_o the_o great_a dissipation_n of_o spirit_n which_o the_o continual_a evacuation_n of_o humour_n flow_v through_o the_o belly_n effect_n for_o this_o purpose_n let_v it_o suck_v well_o purify_v milk_n give_v it_o but_o little_a at_o a_o time_n to_o the_o end_n it_o may_v the_o better_o digest_v it_o and_o to_o cleanse_v his_o stomach_n and_o gut_n of_o the_o ill_a humour_n which_o be_v contain_v in_o and_o cleave_v to_o they_o will_v yet_o so_o much_o the_o more_o hinder_v the_o digestion_n give_v it_o a_o flight_n infusion_n of_o rhubarb_n or_o a_o little_a compound_n syrup_n of_o succory_n gentle_a anodine_n clyster_n may_v likewise_o be_v give_v make_v with_o milk_n yolk_n of_o egg_n and_o honey_n of_o violet_n and_o after_o purge_v let_v they_o be_v make_v with_o plantain_n water_n one_o may_v then_o also_o mix_v the_o yolk_n of_o a_o egg_n in_o the_o pap_n he_o eat_v rub_v the_o belly_n with_o oil_n of_o quince_n and_o lay_v upon_o his_o stomach_n compress_n dip_v in_o red-wine_n wherein_o provence-rose_n be_v boil_v ever_o have_v respect_n above_o all_o to_o the_o cause_n of_o the_o looseness_n and_o the_o accident_n complicate_v with_o it_o and_o use_v remedy_n convenient_a to_o their_o nature_n chap._n xxx_o of_o vomit_n in_o child_n one_o need_v not_o wonder_v at_o the_o vomit_v of_o little_a child_n because_o it_o be_v a_o accident_n more_o ordinary_a and_o common_a to_o they_o than_o any_o other_o nor_o need_v one_o be_v very_o careful_a to_o stop_v it_o unless_o it_o be_v continual_a and_o a_o little_a excessive_a in_o which_o case_n it_o be_v fit_a to_o remedy_v it_o to_o prevent_v the_o consequent_n of_o a_o worse_a malady_n vomit_v usual_o happen_v to_o child_n because_o they_o often_o draw_v more_o milk_n than_o their_o little_a stomach_n can_v easy_o contain_v or_o digest_v with_o which_o be_v overcharge_v they_o be_v oblige_v to_o cast_v it_o up_o it_o may_v also_o happen_v to_o they_o because_o it_o be_v bad_a milk_n the_o effort_n of_o
and_o make_v you_o yet_o better_a able_a to_o conceive_v these_o thing_n than_o i_o have_v here_o explain_v they_o and_o that_o all_o may_v be_v for_o ever_o to_o his_o great_a glory_n the_o end_n of_o the_o three_o and_o last_o book_n a_o table_n of_o the_o chapter_n the_o first_o book_n of_o the_o disease_n and_o different_a disposition_n of_o woman_n with_o child_n from_o the_o time_n of_o conception_n to_o the_o full_a time_n of_o reckon_a pag._n 1._o chap._n 1._o of_o the_o sign_n of_o sterility_n and_o fertility_n in_o woman_n p._n 2_o chap._n 2._o of_o conception_n and_o the_o condition_n necessary_a to_o it_o 12_o chap._n 3._o of_o the_o sign_n of_o conception_n 17_o chap._n 4._o what_o generation_n be_v and_o what_o be_v necessary_a to_o it_o 24_o chap._n 5._o of_o big-belly_n and_o their_o difference_n with_o the_o sign_n of_o the_o true_a and_o false_a great_a belly_n 31_o chap._n 6._o how_o to_o know_v the_o different_a time_n of_o pregnancy_n 35_o chap._n 7._o whether_o it_o may_v be_v know_v that_o a_o woman_n be_v with_o child_n of_o a_o boy_n or_o girl_n and_o the_o sign_n whether_o she_o shall_v have_v many_o child_n 43_o chap._n 8._o of_o supersoetation_n 49_o chap._n 9_o of_o a_o mole_n and_o its_o sign_n 53_o chap._n 10._o in_o what_o manner_n a_o woman_n ought_v to_o govern_v herself_o during_o her_o be_v with_o child_n when_o it_o be_v not_o accompany_v with_o other_o considerable_a accident_n to_o endeavour_v to_o prevent_v they_o 56_o chap._n 11._o the_o mean_n to_o prevent_v the_o many_o accident_n which_o happen_v to_o a_o woman_n during_o the_o whole_a time_n of_o her_o be_v with_o child_n and_o first_o of_o vomit_n 68_o chap._n 12._o of_o the_o pain_n of_o the_o back_n reins_n and_o hip_n 74_o chap._n 13._o of_o the_o pain_n of_o the_o breast_n 76_o chap._n 14._o of_o incontinence_n and_o difficulty_n of_o urine_n 78_o chap._n 15._o of_o the_o cough_n and_o difficulty_n of_o of_o breathe_v 81_o chap._n 16._o of_o the_o swell_a and_o pain_n of_o the_o thigh_n and_o leg_n 85_o chap._n 17._o of_o the_o hemorrhoide_n 89_o chap._n 18._o of_o the_o several_a flux_n which_o may_v happen_v to_o a_o woman_n with_o child_n and_o first_o of_o a_o looseness_n 92_o chap._n 19_o of_o a_o menstruous_a flux_n 98_o chap._n 20._o of_o flooding_n 102_o chap._n 21._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 womon_n with_o child_n in_o her_o walk_n and_o the_o freedom_n of_o coition_n 116_o chap._n 22._o of_o the_o dropsy_n of_o the_o womb_n and_o oedemitous_a tumor_n of_o the_o lip_n of_o the_o privity_n 119_o chap._n 23._o of_o the_o venereal_a disease_n in_o woman_n with_o child_n 123_o chap._n 24._o of_o abortion_n and_o its_o cause_n 129._o the_o second_o book_n of_o labour_n natural_a and_o unnatural_a with_o the_o way_n how_o to_o help_v woman_n in_o the_o first_o and_o the_o right_a mean_n of_o remedy_v the_o rest_n p._n 137_o chap._n 1._o what_o labour_n be_v and_o the_o difference_n of_o it_o together_o with_o its_o different_a term_n 138_o chap._n 2._o the_o sign_n which_o precede_v and_o accompany_v as_o well_o a_o natural_a as_o a_o unnatural_a delivery_n 146_o chap._n 3._o of_o the_o membrane_n of_o the_o infant_n and_o the_o water_n 151_o chap._n 4._o of_o the_o placenta_n and_o umbilical_a vessel_n of_o the_o child_n 161_o chap._n 5._o of_o the_o several_a natural_a situation_n of_o a_o infant_n in_o the_o mother_n womb_n according_a to_o the_o different_a time_n of_o pregnancy_n 170_o chap._n 6._o what_o a_o woman_n ought_v to_o do_v when_o she_o be_v go_v her_o full_a time_n 174_o chap._n 7._o what_o be_v to_o be_v do_v when_o the_o woman_n first_o fall_v in_o labour_n 177_o chap._n 8._o of_o the_o natural_a labour_n and_o the_o mean_n of_o help_a woman_n when_o there_o be_v one_o or_o more_o child_n 184_o chap._n 9_o how_o to_o fetch_v the_o afterburthen_n 189_o chap._n 10._o of_o laborious_a and_o do_v fficult_a labour_n and_o those_o against_o nature_n their_o cause_n and_o difference_n together_o with_o the_o mean_n to_o remedy_v they_o 192_o chap._n 11._o of_o unnatural_a labour_n where_o manual_a operation_n be_v absolute_o necessary_a what_o observation_n the_o chirurgeon_n must_v make_v before_o he_o go_v about_o it_o 201_o chap._n 12._o the_o sign_n to_o know_v whether_o the_o child_n be_v alive_a or_o dead_a 208_o chap._n 13._o how_o to_o fetch_v the_o afterburthen_n when_o the_o string_n be_v break_v 211_o chap._n 14._o to_o deliver_v a_o woman_n when_o the_o child_n come_v footling_n 218_o chap._n 15._o how_o to_o fetch_v the_o head_n when_o separate_v from_o the_o body_n and_o it_o remain_v behind_o in_o the_o womb_n 222_o chap._n 16._o how_o to_o help_v a_o woman_n in_o her_o labour_n when_o the_o head_n of_o the_o child_n thrust_v the_o neck_n of_o the_o womb_n forth_o before_o it_o 225_o chap._n 17._o how_o to_o fetch_v a_o child_n when_o come_v right_o it_o can_v pass_v either_o because_o it_o be_v too_o big_a or_o the_o passage_n can_v sufficient_o be_v dilate_v 227_o chap._n 18._o how_o to_o deliver_v a_o woman_n when_o the_o child_n present_v the_o side_n of_o the_o head_n to_o the_o birth_n or_o the_o face_n 229_o chap._n 19_o how_o to_o deliver_v a_o woman_n when_o the_o head_n of_o the_o child_n be_v bear_v and_o the_o womb_n close_v about_o the_o neck_n 231_o chap._n 20._o to_o deliver_v a_o woman_n when_o the_o child_n come_v with_o one_o or_o both_o hand_n together_o with_o the_o head_n 232_o chap._n 21._o how_o to_o deliver_v a_o woman_n when_o the_o child_n present_v one_o or_o both_o hand_n foremost_a without_o any_o other_o part_n 237_o chap._n 22._o how_o to_o deliver_v a_o woman_n when_o hand_n and_o foot_n come_v together_o 241_o chap._n 23._o how_o to_o deliver_v a_o woman_n when_o the_o child_n come_v with_o the_o knee_n 244_o chap._n 24._o of_o a_o delivery_n when_o the_o child_n come_v with_o shoulder_n back_o or_o breast_n 245_o chap._n 25._o of_o those_o birth_n wherein_o the_o infant_n present_v the_o belly_n breast_n or_o side_n 248_o chap._n 26._o of_o labour_n wherein_o several_a child_n present_v together_o in_o the_o different_a posture_n abovenamed_a 250_o chap._n 27._o of_o a_o labour_n when_o the_o navelstring_n come_v first_o 255_o chap._n 28._o of_o a_o labour_n wherein_o the_o burden_n either_o first_o offer_v or_o first_o come_v quite_o forth_o 258_o chap._n 29._o of_o flooding_n and_o convulsion_n in_o labour_n 261_o chap._n 30._o how_o to_o deliver_v a_o woman_n when_o the_o child_n be_v hydropical_a or_o monstrous_a 262_o chap._n 31._o of_o deliver_v a_o dead_a child_n 265_o chap._n 32._o of_o extract_v of_o a_o mola_n and_o a_o false_a conception_n 271_o chap._n 33._o of_o the_o caesarean_a section_n 275._o the_o three_o book_n treat_v of_o woman_n in_o childbed_n and_o of_o the_o disease_n and_o symptom_n befalling_a they_o at_o that_o time_n of_o child_n newborn_a and_o their_o ordinary_a distemper_n together_o with_o necessary_a direction_n for_o to_o choose_v a_o nurse_n chap._n 1._o what_o be_v to_o be_v do_v to_o a_o new-laid_a woman_n and_o natural_o deliver_v 288_o chap._n 2._o of_o convenient_a remedy_n for_o the_o low_a part_n of_o the_o belly_n and_o breast_n of_o a_o woman_n new_o deliver_v 290_o chap._n 3._o what_o diet_v a_o woman_n in_o childbed_n ought_v to_o observe_v during_o the_o whole_a time_n after_o lie_v in_o when_o it_o be_v accompany_v with_o no_o ill_a accident_n 296_o chap._n 4._o how_o to_o drive_v back_o the_o milk_n in_o those_o woman_n who_o be_v not_o willing_a to_o give_v suck_v 300_o chap._n 5._o of_o several_a disease_n and_o symptom_n which_o happen_v to_o a_o woman_n new_o lay_v and_o first_o of_o flooding_n 302_o chap._n 6._o of_o the_o bear_n down_o and_o fall_v out_o of_o the_o womb_n and_o fundament_n of_o a_o woman_n new-laid_a 307_o chap._n 7._o of_o bruise_n and_o rent_n on_o the_o outward_a part_n of_o the_o womb_n cause_v by_o labour_n 314_o chap._n 8._o of_o after-pain_n which_o happen_v to_o a_o woman_n new-laid_a and_o of_o their_o several_a cause_n 317_o chap._n 9_o of_o the_o lochia_n which_o flow_v from_o the_o womb_n in_o childbed_n whence_o they_o come_v and_o the_o sign_n when_o they_o be_v good_a or_o bad_a 322_o chap._n 10._o of_o the_o suppression_n of_o the_o lochia_n and_o the_o accident_n which_o follow_v thereupon_o 330_o chap._n 11._o of_o the_o inflammation_n which_o happen_v to_o the_o womb_n after_o delivery_n 334_o chap._n 12._o of_o the_o inflammation_n of_o the_o breast_n of_o the_o new-laid_a woman_n 338_o chap._n 13._o of_o the_o clod_n and_o curdle_v of_o the_o milk_n 342_o chap._n 14._o of_o imposthume_n of_o the_o breast_n of_o woman_n new-laid_a 345_o chap._n 15._o of_o excoriation_n and_o loss_n of_o the_o nipple_n 349_o chap._n 16._o of_o tend_v child_n newborn_a and_o first_o how_o to_o bind_v cut_v and_o swath_n the_o navelstring_n 353_o chap._n 17._o how_o a_o newborn_a babe_n must_v be_v wash_v and_o cleanse_v from_o the_o excrement_n as_o also_o how_o it_o ought_v to_o be_v wrap_v up_o in_o swadling-cloath_n 358_o chap._n 18._o of_o diet_v and_o order_v a_o newborn_a babe_n 364_o chap._n 19_o of_o the_o indisposition_n of_o little_a child_n and_o first_o of_o their_o weakness_n 372_o chap._n 20._o of_o contusion_n or_o bruise_n of_o the_o head_n and_o other_o part_n of_o toe_n body_n of_o a_o newborn_a babe_n 376_o chap._n 21._o of_o the_o mould_n of_o the_o head_n and_o of_o the_o suture_n be_v too_o open_a 381_o chap._n 22._o of_o a_o newborn_a babe_n fundament_n be_v close_v up_o 385_o chap._n 23._o of_o cut_v the_o tongue_n when_o tongue-tied_a 386_o chap._n 24._o of_o gripe_n and_o pain_n of_o the_o belly_n of_o a_o young_a child_n 388_o chap._n 25._o of_o the_o ulceration_n or_o shoot_v forth_o or_o rapture_n of_o the_o navel_n of_o a_o young_a infant_n 391_o chap._n 26._o of_o the_o smarting_n redness_n and_o inflammation_n of_o the_o groin_n buttock_n and_o thigh_n of_o the_o infant_n 395_o chap._n 27._o of_o the_o ulcer_n or_o thrush_n of_o the_o mouth_n of_o a_o infant_n 397_o chap._n 28._o of_o the_o pain_n in_o breed_v the_o tooth_n 400_o chap._n 29._o of_o the_o looseness_n of_o a_o infant_n 404_o chap._n 30._o of_o vomit_n in_o child_n 406_o chap._n 31._o of_o a_o hernia_n or_o rupture_n in_o child_n 408_o chap._n 32._o of_o the_o scab_n which_o be_v upon_o the_o head_n and_o face_n of_o young_a child_n 412_o chap._n 33._o of_o the_o small_a pox_n and_o meazel_v in_o infant_n 414_o chap._n 34._o how_o to_o cure_v the_o venereal_a lues_fw-la in_o infant_n 422_o chap._n 35._o how_o to_o hinder_v child_n grow_n squint-eyed_a 428._o chap._n 36._o of_o the_o requisite_n and_o necessary_a condition_n in_o the_o choice_n of_o a_o good_a nurse_n 430._o finis_fw-la
proceed_v from_o the_o evil_a temper_n of_o the_o womb_n in_o his_o 62_o aphorism_n of_o the_o 5_o book_n where_o he_o say_v quae_fw-la frigidos_fw-la &_o densos_fw-la habent_fw-la uteros_fw-la non_fw-la concipiunt_fw-la &_o quae_fw-la praehumidos_fw-la habent_fw-la uteros_fw-la non_fw-la concipiunt_fw-la extinguitur_fw-la enim_fw-la in_o ipsis_fw-la genitura_fw-la et_fw-la quae_fw-la plus_fw-la aequo_fw-la siccos_fw-la &_o adurentes_fw-la nam_fw-la alimenti_fw-la defectu_fw-la semen_fw-mi corrumpitur_fw-la quae_fw-la vero_fw-la ex_fw-la utrisque_fw-la nactae_fw-la sunt_fw-la moderatam_fw-la temperiem_fw-la eae_fw-la faecundae_fw-la evadunt_fw-la all_o such_o woman_n who_o womb_n be_v cold_a and_o close_o can_v conceive_v nor_o they_o who_o have_v it_o too_o moist_a because_o the_o seed_n be_v extinguish_v in_o it_o and_o likewise_o such_o who_o have_v it_o too_o dry_a and_o hot_a because_o for_o want_v of_o aliment_n the_o seed_n corrupt_v but_o such_o as_o be_v of_o a_o moderate_a temperament_n be_v fruitful_a of_o all_o these_o which_o hypocrates_n recite_v in_o this_o aphorism_n the_o most_o common_a according_a to_o my_o opinion_n be_v the_o continual_a humidity_n of_o the_o womb_n feed_v by_o a_o abundance_n of_o the_o whites_n with_o which_o many_o be_v very_o much_o inconvenience_v the_o humour_n of_o the_o whole_a body_n be_v accustom_v to_o steer_v their_o course_n this_o way_n which_o can_v very_o hardly_o be_v turn_v away_o when_o inveterate_a and_o the_o womb_n be_v imbue_v with_o these_o vicious_a moisture_n become_v inward_o so_o unctuous_a and_o slippery_a that_o the_o seed_n though_o viscous_a and_o glutinous_a can_v cleave_v to_o it_o nor_o be_v retain_v within_o it_o which_o be_v the_o cause_n that_o it_o slip_v immediate_o away_o or_o in_o some_o short_a time_n after_o it_o be_v receive_v barrenness_n may_v also_o proceed_v from_o the_o whole_a habit_n of_o the_o body_n as_o when_o a_o woman_n be_v too_o old_a or_o too_o young_a for_o the_o seed_n of_o the_o young_a be_v not_o yet_o prolific_a neither_o have_v they_o the_o menstruous_a blood_n which_o two_o thing_n be_v requisite_a to_o fruitfulness_n and_o that_o of_o the_o age_a be_v in_o too_o small_a a_o quantity_n and_o too_o cold_a who_o likewise_o want_v the_o menstruous_a blood_n a_o universal_a intemperature_n though_o the_o woman_n be_v of_o convenient_a year_n render_v they_o however_o barren_a as_o it_o happen_v when_o they_o be_v hectic_a hydropic_a feverish_a and_o sickly_a and_o especial_o so_o much_o the_o more_o as_o the_o noble_a part_n be_v fall_v from_o their_o temperament_n and_o natural_a constitution_n there_o be_v however_o many_o woman_n which_o seem_v barren_a for_o a_o long_a time_n because_o of_o some_o of_o the_o forementioned_a reason_n yea_o till_o they_o be_v thirty_o five_o or_o forty_o year_n old_a and_o sometime_o long_o who_o yet_o at_o last_o conceive_v be_v cure_v of_o the_o indisposition_n which_o hinder_v they_o and_o have_v change_v their_o temperament_n by_o their_o age_n of_o which_o we_o have_v have_v a_o remarkable_a example_n in_o the_o person_n of_o queen-mother_n late_o decease_v who_o be_v above_o two_o and_o twenty_o year_n marry_v and_o without_o child_n and_o yet_o afterward_o to_o the_o great_a joy_n and_o content_v of_o all_o france_n she_o have_v our_o invincible_a monarch_n lewis_n the_o 14_o now_o reign_v to_o who_o god_n grant_v a_o long_a and_o happy_a life_n some_o of_o these_o barrenness_n may_v sometime_o be_v cure_v by_o remove_v their_o cause_n and_o procure_v the_o disposition_n we_o have_v say_v be_v necessary_a to_o fruitfulness_n yea_o of_o those_o which_o proceed_v from_o a_o universal_a intemperament_n by_o reduce_v the_o body_n with_o a_o good_a and_o convenient_a regimen_n to_o a_o good_a order_n and_o this_o according_a to_o their_o respective_a indisposition_n wherefore_o if_o a_o woman_n have_v natural_o the_o vagina_n too_o narrow_a and_o not_o from_o some_o of_o the_o cause_n abovementioned_a she_o ought_v to_o be_v join_v to_o a_o man_n who_o member_n be_v proportionable_a if_o possible_a and_o if_o that_o will_v not_o do_v which_o happen_v very_o seldom_o she_o must_v endeavour_v to_o relax_v it_o and_o dilate_v it_o with_o emolient_fw-la oil_n and_o ointment_n if_o the_o neck_n of_o the_o womb_n be_v compress_v by_o any_o humour_n it_o must_v be_v resolve_v and_o suppurate_v according_a to_o its_o nature_n and_o situation_n have_v always_o care_v to_o prevent_v the_o corruption_n of_o these_o part_n which_o be_v hot_a and_o moist_a be_v very_o subject_a to_o it_o because_o the_o womb_n serve_v as_o a_o sink_n by_o which_o all_o the_o ill_a humour_n of_o the_o body_n be_v purge_v so_o that_o you_o must_v take_v great_a care_n that_o these_o kind_n of_o tumor_n turn_v not_o to_o a_o cancer_n which_o be_v a_o very_a mischievous_a malady_n and_o cause_v the_o poor_a woman_n miserable_o to_o languish_v which_o be_v afflict_v with_o it_o and_o which_o after_o many_o insupportable_a pain_n bring_v they_o almost_o always_o to_o a_o inevitable_a death_n when_o the_o vagina_n be_v not_o clear_a in_o its_o capacity_n because_o of_o any_o scar_n after_o a_o rent_n cause_v by_o some_o force_n or_o violence_n to_o the_o woman_n or_o of_o some_o hard_a labour_n or_o after_o a_o ulcer_n which_o cause_v the_o two_o side_n to_o be_v agglutinate_v whether_o inward_o or_o outward_o it_o must_v be_v separate_v the_o best_a that_o may_v be_v with_o a_o incision-knife_n a_o a_o kind_n of_o large_a incision-knife_n bistory_n or_o some_o other_o instrument_n according_a as_o the_o case_n require_v hinder_v by_o interpose_a linen_n that_o it_o do_v not_o again_o agglutinate_v when_o a_o woman_n have_v no_o vulva_fw-la or_o outward_a entry_n of_o the_o womb_n pierce_v which_o be_v very_o rare_a it_o must_v be_v open_v by_o make_v a_o long_a incision_n fabricius_n recite_v the_o like_a case_n in_o a_o girl_n of_o thirteen_o year_n of_o age_n who_o be_v like_a to_o die_v of_o it_o because_o her_o term_n can_v not_o come_v down_o there_o be_v no_o perforation_n wherefore_o he_o do_v the_o like_a operation_n which_o succeed_v very_o well_o and_o make_v she_o by_o that_o mean_v capable_a of_o generation_n as_o to_o the_o inward_a orifice_n of_o the_o womb_n if_o it_o be_v displace_v either_o towards_o the_o back_n or_o side_n it_o may_v be_v in_o some_o sort_n remedy_v by_o make_v the_o woman_n to_o observe_v in_o the_o act_n of_o generation_n a_o convenient_a posture_n that_o the_o man_n seed_n may_v be_v ejaculate_v towards_o the_o orifice_n and_o if_o the_o whites_n or_o other_o impurity_n of_o the_o womb_n cause_n barrenness_n as_o it_o be_v for_o the_o most_o part_n by_o the_o discharge_n of_o the_o whole_a habit_n on_o this_o place_n it_o must_v be_v help_v by_o evacuation_n purgation_n and_o a_o regular_a diet_n according_a to_o their_o different_a cause_n and_o quality_n of_o these_o ill_a humour_n have_v thus_o discover_v the_o most_o certain_a sign_n of_o fertility_n and_o the_o mark_n of_o sterility_n i_o will_v now_o the_o better_a to_o pursue_v the_o order_n i_o have_v propose_v treat_v of_o conception_n chap._n ii_o of_o conception_n and_o the_o condition_n necessary_a for_o it_o it_o be_v most_o certain_a according_a to_o the_o rule_n of_o nature_n that_o a_o woman_n be_v incapable_a of_o conceive_v if_o she_o have_v not_o the_o condition_n requisite_a for_o fruitfulness_n we_o have_v mention_v they_o in_o the_o forego_n chapter_n let_v we_o now_o examine_v in_o this_o what_o be_v conception_n and_o how_o it_o be_v cause_v conception_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o a_o action_n of_o the_o womb_n by_o which_o the_o prolific_a seed_n of_o the_o man_n and_o woman_n be_v there_o receive_v and_o retain_v that_o a_o infant_n may_v be_v engender_v and_o form_v out_o of_o it_o there_o be_v two_o sort_n of_o conception_n the_o one_o true_a according_a to_o nature_n to_o which_o succeed_v the_o generation_n of_o the_o infant_n in_o the_o womb_n the_o other_o false_a which_o we_o may_v say_v be_v whole_o against_o nature_n and_o there_o the_o seed_n change_v into_o water_n false-conception_n mole_n or_o any_o other_o strange_a matter_n the_o qualification_n requisite_a for_o a_o woman_n to_o conceive_v according_a to_o nature_n be_v that_o the_o woman_n receive_v and_o retain_v in_o her_o womb_n the_o man_n and_o her_o own_o prolific_a seed_n without_o which_o it_o can_v come_v to_o pass_v for_o it_o be_v necessary_a that_o both_o seed_n shall_v be_v there_o nor_o be_v it_o at_o all_o true_a what_o aristotle_n and_o some_o other_o of_o his_o follower_n affirm_v that_o the_o woman_n neither_o have_v nor_o can_v yield_v any_o seed_n a_o great_a absurdity_n to_o believe_v for_o the_o contrary_n may_v easy_o be_v discover_v by_o see_v the_o spermatick_a vessel_n and_o testicle_n of_o a_o fruitful_a woman_n appoint_v for_o this_o use_n which_o be_v whole_o fill_v with_o this_o seed_n which_o in_o coition_n
in_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr natura_fw-la pveri_fw-la the_o other_o be_v a_o little_a more_o solid_a and_o fleshy_a resemble_v in_o some_o sort_n the_o gizzard_n of_o a_o foul_a and_o be_v great_a or_o less_o according_a to_o the_o time_n they_o stay_v in_o the_o womb_n and_o also_o according_a to_o the_o quantity_n of_o blood_n with_o which_o they_o be_v always_o soak_v woman_n expel_v these_o fals-conception_n soon_o or_o late_a according_a as_o they_o cleave_v to_o the_o womb_n which_o make_v they_o almost_o always_o flood_n in_o great_a quantity_n at_o those_o tune_n it_o be_v of_o great_a importance_n to_o distinguish_v well_o between_o a_o true_a and_o a_o false_a belly_n for_o the_o fault_n commit_v by_o a_o mistake_n be_v ever_o very_o considerable_a forasmuch_o as_o in_o a_o true_a great_a belly_n the_o child_n ought_v to_o continue_v in_o the_o womb_n till_o nature_n season_n nature_n this_o exclude_v not_o art_n to_o assist_v nature_n if_o not_o able_a to_o perform_v its_o 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