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A81130 Culpeper's Directory for midwives: or, A guide for women The second part. Discovering, 1. The diseases in the privities of women. 2. The diseases of the privy part. 3. The diseases of the womb. 4. The symptomes of the womb. 5. The symptomes in the terms. 6. The symptomes that befal all virgins and women in their womb, after they are ripe of age.7. The symptomes which are in conception. 8. The government of women with child. 9. The symptomes that happen in child-bearing. 10. The government of women in child-bed, and the diseases that come after travel. 11. The diseases of the breasts. 12. The symptomes of the breasts. 13. The diet and government of infants. 14. The diseases and symptomes in children.; Directory for midwives. Part 2 Culpeper, Nicholas, 1616-1654.; Sennert, Daniel, 1572-1637. Practical physick; the fourth book.; Cole, Abdiah, ca. 1610-ca. 1670. 1676 (1676) Wing C7498A; ESTC R224998 142,841 289

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privity_n as_o civet_n musk_n gallia_n and_o alipta_fw-la moschata_fw-la or_o powder_n of_o cloves_n or_o take_v storax_n calamita_fw-la benzoin_v each_o a_o dram_n gallia_n moschata_fw-la half_a a_o scruple_n make_v troche_n with_o gum_n traganth_n and_o let_v the_o fume_v be_v take_v into_o the_o womb_n by_o a_o fennel_n a_o lineament_n take_v storax_n benzoin_v each_o a_o dram_n gallia_n moschata_fw-la half_a a_o scruple_n civet_n four_o grain_n liquid_a storax_n half_a a_o scruple_n with_o cotton_n put_v it_o into_o the_o womb._n clyster_n to_o discuss_v wind_n draw_v down_o the_o matter_n take_v the_o carminative_a decoction_n a_o pint_n electuary_n of_o hiera_n six_o dram_n benedicta_fw-la laxativa_fw-la a_o ounce_n oil_n of_o rue_n and_o bayberry_n each_o a_o dram_n use_v womb-clyster_n and_o pessaries_n to_o woman_n that_o have_v know_v man_n take_v electuary_n of_o hiera_n and_o diaphaenicon_n each_o two_o dram_n turpentine_n half_a a_o ounce_n honey_n of_o mercury_n a_o ounce_n castor_n half_a a_o dram_n with_o wool_n make_v a_o pessary_a oil_n of_o tin_n apply_v to_o the_o navel_n do_v remove_v the_o fit_a or_o rue_n castor_n and_o sneese_a powder_n as_o take_v white_a hellebore_n half_a a_o scruple_n long_a pepper_n and_o ginger_n each_o half_a a_o dram_n or_o put_v oil_n of_o amber_n into_o the_o nose_n and_o ear_n apply_v to_o the_o womb_n this_o take_v oil_n of_o rue_n bayes_n each_o two_o ounce_n cummin-seed_n castor_n dissolve_v in_o vinegar_n each_o two_o dram_n with_o wax_n make_v a_o lineament_n or_o use_v a_o plaster_n of_o galbanum_fw-la castor_n and_o assa-foetida_a a_o compound_v distil_v water_n take_v zedoary_a parsnep-seed_n lovage-root_n each_o two_o ounce_n myrrh_n castor_n each_o half_a a_o ounce_n piony-root_n four_z ounce_n misleto_n of_o the_o oak_n gather_v in_o the_o wain_n of_o the_o moon_n three_o ounce_n and_o water_n of_o motherwort_n four_o ounce_n and_o half_a spirit_n of_o wine_n a_o pint_n and_o half_a steep_v they_o 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term_n flow_v not_o orderly_o in_o their_o youth_n be_v splenitick_a and_o hypochondriack_a in_o their_o age_n sign_n the_o sign_n it_o be_v know_v by_o a_o pain_n in_o the_o left_a side_n and_o breast_n to_o the_o throat_n there_o be_v short_a breath_n often_o belch_a the_o belly_n be_v bind_v they_o be_v sad_a and_o solitary_a when_o thin_a blood_n grow_v hot_a there_o be_v inflammation_n over_o all_o the_o body_n and_o chief_o the_o face_n which_o sudden_o vanish_v and_o there_o be_v other_o sign_n of_o hypochondriack_n these_o can_v endure_v sweet_a scent_n to_o their_o nose_n cure_n the_o prognostic_n the_o cure_n if_o it_o be_v not_o speedy_o cure_v it_o turn_v to_o worse_a disease_n as_o the_o schirrhus_n of_o the_o spleen_n the_o blood_n be_v common_o too_o hot_a therefore_o open_a a_o vein_n especial_o when_o it_o be_v from_o the_o term_n stop_v you_o may_v also_o open_a the_o haemorrhoid_v and_o then_o purge_v gentle_o and_o often_o with_o pill_n of_o tartar_n by_o quercetan_a of_o ammoniacum_n of_o aristolochia_n or_o birthwort_n by_o fernel_n or_o give_v steel_n and_o thing_n as_o in_o the_o hypochondriack_a disease_n lib._n 3._o part_n 5._o and_o in_o the_o chapter_n of_o term_n stop_v and_o melancholy_a from_o the_o womb._n chap._n 11._o of_o the_o distemper_n of_o the_o liver_n from_o the_o womb_n and_o of_o a_o beard_n grow_v by_o consent_n from_o the_o womb._n the_o womb_n have_v many_o and_o great_a vein_n more_o than_o other_o part_n if_o then_o there_o be_v too_o much_o blood_n in_o they_o it_o easy_o go_v back_o to_o the_o hollow_a vein_n and_o choke_v the_o heat_n of_o the_o liver_n and_o so_o the_o liver_n be_v distemper_v according_a to_o the_o humour_n it_o breed_v crude_a and_o phlegmatic_a bood_z which_o send_v over_o the_o body_n cause_v a_o cachexy_n and_o what_o disease_n come_v by_o the_o liver_n be_v by_o consent_n from_o the_o womb_n as_o in_o stoppage_n of_o the_o term_n and_o green-sickness_n hypocrates_n speak_v of_o a_o woman_n beard_n in_o phaetusa_n the_o wife_n of_o pythius_n 45._o 6_o epid._n sec_fw-la 8._o aph_n 45._o for_o hair_n have_v their_o beginning_n and_o growth_n from_o the_o relic_n of_o the_o nourishment_n of_o the_o noble_a part_n that_o be_v from_o the_o excrementitious_a part_n of_o the_o blood_n and_o if_o term_n be_v stop_v and_o vicious_a humour_n that_o use_v to_o be_v evacuate_v with_o they_o be_v send_v over_o the_o body_n they_o cause_v divers_a disease_n and_o symptom_n and_o among_o the_o rest_n the_o body_n of_o a_o woman_n be_v make_v hairy_a and_o she_o have_v a_o beard_n which_o be_v rare_a chap._n 12._o of_o the_o disease_n of_o the_o stomach_n that_o come_v from_o the_o womb._n sometime_o from_o consent_n with_o the_o womb_n the_o appetite_n be_v lose_v diminish_v increase_v or_o deprave_a or_o there_o be_v hickets_z or_o vomit_v belch_a pain_n or_o heart-ach_n cause_n the_o cause_n this_o be_v when_o malignant_a vapour_n the_o way_n be_v large_a rise_v from_o the_o 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dram_n extract_v of_o angelica_n half_a a_o scruple_n oil_n of_o clove_n cinnamon_n each_o five_o drop_n with_o sugar_n two_o ounce_n make_v roll_n or_o give_v pill_n of_o aloe_n and_o mastic_n often_o the_o four_o book_n the_o four_o section_n of_o the_o symptom_n which_o be_v in_o conception_n chap._n 1._o of_o the_o desire_n of_o venery_n hurt_v there_o be_v two_o symptom_n in_o woman_n about_o copulation_n the_o first_o lechery_n lose_v when_o she_o do_v not_o willing_o entertain_v a_o man_n or_o can_v long_o endure_v he_o or_o if_o she_o endure_v she_o find_v little_a or_o no_o pleasure_n no_o more_o than_o if_o she_o be_v outward_o handle_v the_o other_o be_v too_o great_a lust_n as_o in_o frenzy_n of_o the_o womb_n when_o they_o can_v be_v satisfy_v by_o many_o man_n cause_n cause_n the_o defect_n of_o appetite_n in_o lust_n be_v from_o defect_n of_o seed_n or_o when_o it_o be_v cold_a or_o there_o want_v spirit_n in_o the_o seed-vessel_n the_o cause_n of_o want_n of_o seed_n be_v lib._n 3._o par._n 9_o sect._n 2._o c._n 1._o sometime_o it_o be_v from_o evil_a conformation_n of_o the_o seed-vessel_n woman_n discover_v this_o to_o their_o husband_n that_o go_v to_o the_o physician_n for_o counsel_n sign_n the_o sign_n these_o woman_n have_v not_o fruitful_a feed_n cure_n the_o prognostic_n the_o cure_n and_o therefore_o be_v barren_a for_o that_o see_v lib._n 3._o of_o barrenness_n of_o man_n where_o be_v liniment_n and_o ointment_n for_o the_o loin_n and_o privity_n of_o woman_n but_o that_o she_o may_v take_v more_o pleasure_n let_v the_o man_n anoint_v the_o head_n of_o his_o yard_n with_o civet_n or_o hens-gall_n or_o the_o gall_n of_o a_o pickerel_n too_o much_o lechery_n not_o of_o itself_o hinder_v conception_n but_o wander_a lust_n that_o follow_v lechery_n do_v the_o cause_n be_v the_o same_o with_o those_o of_o womb-frenzy_n as_o plenty_n of_o seed_n sharpness_n and_o commotion_n sharpness_n of_o seed_n from_o hot_a meat_n and_o medicine_n that_o provoke_v lust_n and_o sharp_a humour_n in_o the_o womb_n and_o seed_n thus_o lust_n or_o lechery_n be_v abate_v by_o medicine_n that_o extinguish_v the_o plenty_n of_o seed_n and_o allay_v its_o sharpness_n chap._n 2._o of_o barrenness_n and_o want_v of_o conception_n man_n or_o woman_n may_v be_v lustful_a and_o copulate_v and_o yet_o there_o may_v be_v no_o conception_n or_o she_o may_v conceive_v too_o many_o as_o twin_n or_o more_o or_o have_v one_o conception_n after_o another_o which_o be_v call_v superfoetation_n or_o she_o conceive_v a_o mole_n or_o monster_n conception_n be_v of_o fruitful_a seed_n spend_v by_o a_o man_n and_o mix_v with_o a_o woman_n seed_n to_o perfection_n for_o the_o make_n of_o a_o child_n by_o the_o retentive_a and_o alter_a faculty_n of_o the_o womb_n hence_o it_o be_v necessary_a that_o both_o seed_n be_v fruitful_a that_o be_v hot_a full_a of_o spirit_n and_o well_o temper_v and_o a_o fit_a subject_n for_o a_o soul_n and_o that_o both_o spend_v at_o a_o time_n and_o there_o be_v mix_v and_o retain_v together_o to_o produce_v a_o child_n also_o the_o suck_a of_o the_o womb_n be_v necessary_a and_o that_o it_o shall_v lay_v it_o up_o and_o embrace_v it_o so_o that_o there_o be_v no_o space_n between_o the_o seed_n and_o the_o womb._n sometime_o the_o womb_n greedy_o snatch_v and_o embrace_v the_o seed_n but_o do_v not_o keep_v it_o but_o let_v it_o come_v forth_o two_o or_o three_o day_n after_o or_o keep_v it_o to_o no_o purpose_n and_o bring_v it_o not_o to_o action_n as_o in_o a_o false_a conception_n or_o mole_n moreover_o there_o must_v be_v blood_n in_o readiness_n to_o get_v the_o child_n or_o besprinkle_v it_o when_o it_o be_v first_o form_v and_o to_o nourish_v it_o after_o therefore_o if_o term_n be_v want_v as_o in_o girl_n or_o be_v stop_v or_o
or_o shape_n of_o what_o she_o desire_v of_o which_o there_o be_v many_o example_n but_o i_o doubt_v whether_o all_o error_n in_o formation_n depend_v together_o upon_o the_o imagination_n for_o the_o spirit_n and_o humour_n be_v trouble_v by_o the_o passion_n of_o the_o mind_n and_o so_o slow_a forceable_a immediate_o to_o the_o womb_n or_o other_o part_n and_o this_o disturb_v the_o form_v faculty_n in_o its_o work_n sententias_fw-la authoris_fw-la sententias_fw-la also_o the_o form_v faculty_n be_v overcome_v with_o plenty_n of_o humour_n or_o want_v spirit_n that_o be_v go_v another_o way_n may_v by_o chance_n make_v a_o ill_a shape_n therefore_o the_o passion_n of_o the_o mind_n be_v the_o first_o cause_n of_o error_n in_o formation_n and_o imagination_n help_v by_o stir_v up_o the_o appetite_n these_o be_v the_o common_a error_n of_o formation_n other_o be_v determinate_a error_n not_o simple_o from_o the_o imagination_n by_o the_o passion_n which_o have_v no_o determination_n to_o such_o a_o thing_n but_o no_o other_o cause_n can_v be_v beside_o the_o imagination_n but_o how_o she_o direct_v the_o form_v faculty_n for_o the_o produce_v of_o such_o effect_n it_o be_v hard_o to_o be_v understand_v but_o there_o must_v be_v some_o imagination_n and_o the_o form_v faculty_n that_o it_o may_v impart_v the_o species_n send_v from_o the_o external_a sense_n to_o the_o form_v faculty_n and_o this_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o consent_n of_o the_o upper_a and_o low_a faculty_n for_o the_o soul_n be_v the_o same_o in_o the_o whole_a body_n and_o every_o where_o fit_v with_o the_o same_o faculty_n but_o it_o do_v not_o exercise_n all_o in_o all_o part_n but_o by_o the_o proper_a determinate_a organ_n or_o instrument_n and_o though_o the_o child_n have_v its_o soul_n yet_o while_o it_o be_v in_o the_o womb_n it_o depend_v upon_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o mother_n as_o the_o fruit_n partake_v of_o the_o life_n of_o the_o tree_n while_o they_o be_v upon_o it_o therefore_o it_o be_v probable_a that_o whatsoever_o move_v the_o faculty_n of_o the_o soul_n in_o the_o mother_n may_v move_v the_o same_o in_o the_o child_n hence_o it_o be_v that_o while_o the_o form_n operate_v in_o the_o seed_n and_o womb_n of_o the_o mother_n if_o any_o species_n be_v send_v to_o the_o imagination_n of_o the_o mother_n which_o she_o strong_o receive_v it_o may_v make_v a_o impression_n upon_o the_o child_n yet_o every_o imagination_n can_v make_v this_o impression_n but_o that_o which_o make_v a_o great_a admiration_n or_o terror_n in_o the_o mother_n when_o the_o form_v faculty_n be_v at_o work_n as_o when_o she_o behold_v one_o with_o six_o finger_n she_o bring_v forth_o the_o like_a or_o when_o she_o produce_v hair_n where_o it_o shall_v not_o be_v or_o the_o likeness_n of_o a_o beast_n in_o any_o limb_n or_o when_o she_o see_v any_o thing_n cut_v or_o divide_v with_o a_o cleaver_n she_o bring_v forth_o a_o divide_a part_n or_o a_o harelip_n chap._n 8._o of_o a_o child_n turn_v into_o stone_n john_n albosius_fw-la doctor_n at_o senon_n and_o simeon_n provarcher_n of_o lingo_n physician_n of_o senon_n write_v of_o this_o in_o french_a and_o latin_n i_o shall_v give_v my_o opinion_n with_o other_o two_o thing_n be_v to_o be_v observe_v in_o this_o wonderful_a history_n first_o why_o the_o child_n in_o the_o time_n of_o travail_n be_v dead_a in_o the_o womb_n do_v not_o stink_v as_o be_v usual_a or_o kill_v the_o mother_n sudden_o or_o be_v not_o cast_v out_o by_o degree_n be_v rot_v second_o by_o what_o force_n the_o child_n be_v turn_v into_o stone_n for_o the_o first_o the_o mother_n live_v twenty_o eight_o year_n after_o she_o have_v this_o child_n therefore_o it_o be_v not_o credible_a that_o the_o womb_n be_v so_o cold_a that_o it_o may_v hinder_v putrefaction_n as_o some_o think_v it_o seem_v more_o probable_a to_o be_v that_o these_o question_n explanation_n depend_v upon_o one_o principle_n for_o the_o cause_n that_o make_v the_o stone_n hardness_n keep_v the_o child_n from_o putrefaction_n but_o what_o that_o be_v it_o be_v obscure_a many_o fly_v to_o the_o efficiency_n of_o the_o first_o quality_n other_o to_o dryness_n other_o to_o coldness_n other_o to_o both_o i_o acknowledge_v heat_n cold_a and_o dryness_n to_o he_o help_a cause_n for_o breed_v of_o stone_n in_o man_n body_n but_o the_o chief_a cause_n be_v a_o stone_n breed_v juice_n or_o spirit_n of_o which_o i_o have_v speak_v at_o large_a the_o principle_n of_o generation_n be_v weak_a in_o this_o child_n and_o impure_a and_o this_o stone_n breed_v juice_n be_v mix_v with_o the_o blood_n in_o the_o humour_n hence_o it_o be_v that_o it_o be_v not_o bear_v alive_a as_o in_o a_o mole_n breed_v in_o the_o womb_n which_o woman_n have_v till_o they_o be_v old_a and_o die_v with_o it_o and_o yet_o it_o stink_v not_o no_o more_o than_o stone_n breed_v in_o most_o part_n but_o there_o be_v but_o this_o history_n of_o such_o a_o birth_n chap._n 9_o of_o a_o mole_n it_o be_v flesh_n and_o mass_n without_o bone_n or_o bowel_n get_v of_o a_o imperfect_a conception_n instead_o of_o a_o child_n the_o latin_n call_v it_o a_o mole_n from_o the_o weight_n because_o it_o be_v troublesome_a to_o woman_n as_o a_o millstone_n in_o latin_a call_v lapis_fw-la moralis_n difference_n the_o difference_n sometime_o it_o be_v unshape_a flesh_n without_o bone_n only_o full_a of_o vein_n with_o a_o skin_n over_o it_o and_o nothing_o within_o but_o like_o the_o parenchyma_n of_o the_o bowel_n sometime_o it_o be_v membranous_a and_o fibrous_a altimarum_fw-la pet._n salis_n diu_fw-la in_fw-it annot_fw-mi in_o altimarum_fw-la without_o shape_n sometime_o it_o be_v long_o round_o or_o like_o a_o quarry_n of_o glass_n or_o like_o a_o brute_n beast_n some_o have_v bring_v forth_o three_o mole_n like_o man_n yard_n some_o be_v like_o congeal_a blood_n or_o the_o placenta_n of_o the_o womb_n into_o which_o the_o navel-vessel_n be_v insert_v some_o grow_v and_o be_v 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womb_n yet_o they_o can_v have_v a_o mole_n for_o want_n of_o blood_n which_o be_v necessary_a for_o the_o form_n of_o the_o same_o this_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v of_o mole_n which_o be_v not_o vital_a for_o vital_a mole_n that_o have_v some_o life_n can_v be_v get_v in_o virgin_n or_o widow_n without_o the_o seed_n of_o man._n chap._n 10._o of_o monster_n history_n tell_v of_o many_o monster_n bring_v forth_o by_o woman_n we_o speak_v of_o worm_n sect._n 2._o chap._n 8._o they_o be_v like_o toad_n or_o mouse_n or_o fish_n lij_o par._n 7._o cap._n 12._o lij_o gordonius_n say_v it_o be_v usual_a in_o lombary_n lycosthenes_n say_v and_o other_o also_o that_o serpent_n dog_n and_o other_o monster_n with_o part_n like_o brute_n beast_n have_v be_v bring_v forth_o caes_n in_o appen_v franc._n ros_n de_fw-fr par_fw-fr caes_n gasper_n bauhin_n speak_v of_o one_o anne_n troporim_n which_o 1575._o bring_v forth_o two_o serpent_n with_o her_o child_n in_o harvest_n hot_a weather_n she_o 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like_o a_o beast_n or_o that_o which_o be_v ill_o shape_v extraordinary_a history_n witness_v that_o a_o monster_n may_v be_v from_o humane_a seed_n cause_n the_o cause_n and_o the_o seed_n of_o a_o beast_n it_o be_v seldom_o for_o the_o form_v faculty_n do_v not_o err_v of_o itself_o but_o be_v seduce_v by_o the_o imagination_n or_o frustrate_v of_o its_o end_n from_o a_o fault_n of_o the_o spirit_n the_o heat_n or_o matter_n therefore_o imagination_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o monster_n for_o history_n mention_v that_o woman_n with_o child_n by_o behold_v man_n in_o vizard_n have_v bring_v forth_o monster_n with_o horn_n and_o beak_n and_o cleave_a foot_n the_o same_o be_v when_o spirit_n or_o heat_n seed_n or_o blood_n be_v weak_a or_o little_a and_o though_o doctor_n can_v cure_v monster_n yet_o they_o be_v to_o admonish_v woman_n with_o child_n not_o to_o look_v upon_o monster_n and_o to_o strengthen_v their_o spirit_n and_o heat_n and_o to_o keep_v the_o seed_n and_o blood_n right_a 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the_o term_n flow_v not_o as_o in_o a_o true_a conception_n sign_n the_o sign_n but_o in_o this_o there_o be_v pain_n of_o the_o head_n loin_n belly_n and_o groyn_v of_o which_o hypocrates_n say_v thus_o prorrhet_n 2._o prorrhet_n they_o have_v a_o false_a conception_n without_o term_n appear_v with_o a_o swell_a belly_n have_v the_o headache_n and_o there_o be_v no_o milk_n in_o their_o breast_n but_o what_o be_v like_o water_n and_o very_o little_a morveover_o the_o belly_n swell_v soon_o than_o in_o a_o true_a conception_n their_o colour_n change_v their_o face_n and_o foot_n swell_v they_o loath_a meat_n faint_a and_o have_v a_o deprave_a appetite_n the_o sure_a sign_n be_v the_o time_n of_o childbearing_n be_v past_a cure_n the_o prognostic_n the_o cure_n they_o be_v common_o barren_a or_o have_v ulcer_n in_o their_o privity_n
chap._n 5._o of_o the_o symptom_n in_o woman_n with_o child_n in_o the_o middle_a month_n they_o be_v cough_n heart-beating_a faint_a watch_v pain_n in_o the_o loin_n and_o hip_n and_o bleed_v 1._o the_o cough_n be_v from_o a_o sharp_a vapour_n that_o come_v to_o the_o jaw_n and_o rough_a artery_n from_o the_o term_n or_o from_o a_o thin_a part_n of_o that_o blood_n get_v into_o the_o vein_n of_o the_o breast_n or_o fall_v from_o the_o head_n to_o the_o breast_n this_o endanger_v abortion_n and_o strength_n fail_v from_o watch_v therefore_o purge_v the_o humour_n that_o fall_v from_o the_o head_n to_o the_o breast_n with_o rhubarb_n agarick_n and_o strengthen_v the_o head_n as_o in_o a_o catarrh_n and_o give_v sweet_a lenitive_n as_o in_o a_o cough_n 2._o palpitation_n of_o heart_n and_o faint_a be_v from_o vapour_n that_o go_v to_o it_o by_o the_o artery_n or_o from_o blood_n that_o abound_v and_o can_v get_v out_o at_o the_o womb_n but_o ascend_v and_o oppress_v the_o heart_n use_v cordial_n as_o in_o syncope_n inward_o and_o outward_o if_o it_o be_v from_o too_o much_o blood_n as_o in_o plethory_n open_v a_o vein_n 3._o watch_v be_v from_o dry_a sharp_a vapour_n that_o trouble_v the_o animal_n spirit_n then_o use_v friction_n and_o wash_v the_o foot_n at_o bed_n time_n and_o give_v syrup_n of_o poppy_n dry_a rose_n emulsion_n of_o sweet_a almond_n and_o white_a poppy-seed_n 4._o there_o be_v pain_n in_o the_o loin_n and_o hip_n from_o the_o weight_n of_o the_o child_n or_o from_o the_o term_n stop_v or_o growth_n of_o the_o child_n that_o stretch_v the_o ligament_n of_o the_o womb_n and_o part_n adjacent_a if_o there_o be_v plethory_n bleed_v if_o it_o be_v from_o weight_n of_o the_o child_n hold_v it_o up_o with_o swath_a band_n about_o the_o neck_n 5._o there_o be_v flux_n of_o bood_z at_o the_o womb_n nose_n or_o hoemorrhoid_v from_o plenty_n or_o from_o the_o weakness_n of_o the_o child_n that_o take_v it_o not_o in_o or_o from_o evil_a humour_n in_o the_o blood_n that_o stir_v up_o nature_n to_o send_v it_o forth_o also_o the_o vessel_n of_o the_o womb_n may_v be_v break_v or_o tear_v by_o motion_n fall_n cough_n or_o trouble_v of_o mind_n this_o be_v dangerous_a 60._o 5._o aphor._n 60._o of_o which_o hypocrates_n say_v the_o child_n can_v be_v well_o if_o it_o be_v from_o blood_n only_o there_o be_v less_o danger_n so_o it_o flow_v by_o the_o vein_n of_o the_o neck_n of_o the_o womb_n for_o it_o take_v away_o plethory_n or_o take_v not_o nourishment_n from_o the_o child_n if_o it_o be_v from_o the_o weakness_n of_o the_o child_n that_o draw_v it_o not_o abortion_n often_o follow_v or_o hard_a travel_n or_o she_o go_v beyond_o her_o time_n if_o it_o flow_v by_o the_o inward_a vein_n of_o the_o womb_n there_o be_v more_o danger_n by_o the_o openness_n of_o the_o womb_n if_o it_o come_v from_o evil_a blood_n the_o danger_n be_v alike_o from_o cacochymy_n which_o be_v like_a to_o fall_v upon_o both_o if_o there_o be_v plethory_n open_v a_o vein_n wary_o and_o use_v astringent_n as_o take_v pearl_n prepare_v a_o scruple_n red_a coral_n two_o scruple_n mace_n nutmeg_n each_o a_o dram_n cinnamon_n half_a a_o dram_n make_v a_o powder_n or_o with_o sugar_n roll_n or_o give_v this_o powder_n in_o broth._n take_v red_a coral_n a_o dram_n pearl_n half_a a_o dram_n precious_a stone_n each_o half_a a_o scruple_n red_a sander_n half_a a_o dram_n bole_n a_o dram_n seal_v earth_n tormentil-root_n each_o two_o scruple_n with_o sugar_n of_o rose_n and_o manus_fw-la christi_fw-la with_o pearl_n six_o dram_n make_v a_o powder_n you_o may_v strengthen_v the_o child_n at_o the_o navel_n if_o there_o be_v cacochymy_n alter_v the_o humour_n and_o if_o you_o may_v evacuate_v you_o may_v use_v annulet_n in_o the_o hand_n and_o about_o the_o neck_n in_o flux_n of_o haemorrhoid_v beware_v of_o the_o pain_n let_v she_o drink_v hot_a wine_n with_o a_o roast_a nutmeg_n chap._n 6._o of_o the_o symptom_n that_o be_v in_o the_o last_o month_n 1._o the_o urinal_n be_v stop_v from_o suppression_n of_o the_o neck_n of_o the_o bladder_n let_v she_o then_o lie_v down_o and_o let_v the_o bladder_n be_v foment_v with_o a_o bag_n of_o pellitory_n parsly-root_n mallow_n linseed_n and_o the_o like_a or_o use_v the_o catheter_n 2._o the_o belly_n be_v bind_v from_o a_o hot_a and_o dry_a liver_n when_o the_o child_n draw_v all_o the_o moisture_n to_o it_o or_o press_v the_o gut_n let_v she_o then_o use_v moistner_n as_o butter_n mallow_n borage_n in_o broth_n or_o that_o clyster_n in_o a_o small_a quantity_n 3._o the_o vein_n appear_v in_o the_o hip_n and_o leg_n as_o varicous_a only_o then_o keep_v they_o from_o walk_v and_o let_v their_o foot_n be_v lay_v upon_o a_o stool_n 4._o the_o leg_n swell_v from_o serous_a blood_n but_o this_o go_v away_o with_o the_o afterbirth_n and_o be_v the_o sign_n of_o a_o female_a child_n but_o if_o she_o can_v walk_v foment_n with_o lie_n make_v of_o vine_n branch_n and_o wine_n or_o with_o a_o 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child_n inward_o and_o outward_o chap._n 7._o of_o weakness_n of_o the_o child_n this_o be_v either_o from_o weak_a seed_n or_o little_a nourishment_n or_o bad_a and_o cause_v many_o disease_n in_o the_o child_n to_o hinder_v abortion_n and_o death_n of_o the_o child_n know_v right_o the_o weakness_n as_o hypocrates_n say_v 53._o 5._o aph._n 53._o they_o that_o will_v abort_v have_v first_o breast_n that_o fall_v away_o which_o be_v from_o want_n of_o nourishment_n in_o the_o common_a vein_n of_o the_o womb_n and_o breast_n 52._o 5._o aph._n 52._o hypocrates_n have_v a_o second_o sign_n which_o be_v this_o if_o a_o woman_n with_o child_n have_v much_o milk_n flow_v from_o her_o breast_n her_o child_n be_v weak_a 3._o 56._o hippocr_n 5._o aph_n 56._o if_o the_o term_n flow_v often_o the_o nourishment_n be_v take_v from_o the_o child_n 4._o a_o mother_n often_o and_o long_o be_v sick_a show_v that_o her_o child_n be_v weak_a because_o her_o blood_n be_v not_o good_a and_o the_o bad_a 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conserve_v of_o red_a rose_n two_o dram_n red_a coral_n and_o mastic_n each_o a_o scruple_n give_v it_o present_o use_v the_o countess_n ointment_n outward_o to_o the_o loin_n reins_o pecten_v and_o perinaeum_n or_o take_v oil_n of_o rose_n myrtle_n mastic_n quince_n each_o two_o ounce_n oil_n of_o mint_n a_o ounce_n bdellium_n dissolve_v in_o vinegar_n liquid_a storax_n each_o two_o ounce_n oil_n of_o nutmeg_n by_o expression_n a_o dram_n with_o wax_n make_v a_o ointment_n of_o the_o same_o with_o pitch_n rosin_n colophony_n you_o may_v make_v plaster_n let_v she_o hold_v a_o loadstone_n in_o her_o hand_n or_o tie_v it_o to_o her_o navel_n or_o wear_v a_o eagle-stone_n under_o her_o armpit_n or_o coral_n jaspar_n smaragd_n diamond_n if_o these_o will_v not_o keep_v the_o child_n up_o you_o must_v give_v over_o astringent_n and_o use_v lenitive_n question_n whether_o the_o straitness_n of_o the_o womb_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o abortion_n hypocrates_n 1._o de_fw-fr morb_n say_v sterile_a lib._n de_fw-fr super_fw-la lib._n the_o sterile_a that_o the_o womb_n may_v cause_v abortion_n if_o they_o be_v windy_a thick_a great_a or_o little_a and_o he_o show_v in_o another_o place_n that_o abortion_n may_v be_v from_o the_o straitness_n of_o the_o womb_n and_o in_o another_o place_n he_o say_v 12._o 3._o de_fw-fr nat_n fac_fw-la c._n 12._o if_o a_o woman_n in_o the_o three_o four_o or_o five_o month_n miscarry_v often_o and_o at_o the_o same_o time_n it_o be_v because_o the_o womb_n will_v not_o stretch_v and_o galen_n confirm_v the_o same_o and_o it_o stand_v to_o reason_n for_o natural_a birth_n be_v when_o the_o womb_n can_v contain_v the_o child_n for_o its_o growth_n therefore_o if_o it_o be_v preternatural_o too_o little_a it_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o abortion_n and_o though_o nature_n have_v make_v the_o womb_n to_o hold_v the_o child_n yet_o if_o it_o be_v not_o make_v large_a enough_o it_o can_v contain_v it_o so_o the_o stomach_n be_v sometime_o so_o 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discharge_v it_o the_o membranous_a fibre_n be_v extend_v and_o common_o there_o be_v very_o great_a pain_n and_o throw_v or_o the_o child_n will_v not_o be_v bear_v and_o it_o be_v a_o evil_a sign_n when_o throw_n cease_v because_o the_o expulsive_a faculty_n be_v weaken_v and_o let_v not_o the_o midwife_n provoke_v throw_n till_o the_o time_n when_o the_o membrane_n be_v break_v the_o water_n flow_v out_o that_o come_v from_o the_o urine_n and_o sweat_n of_o the_o child_n first_o little_a then_o more_o then_o waterish_a blood_n and_o the_o orifice_n of_o the_o womb_n begin_v to_o open_a to_o let_v out_o the_o child_n and_o before_o this_o time_n you_o must_v not_o provoke_v throws_z then_o let_v the_o midwife_n put_v her_o finger_n into_o the_o orifice_n of_o the_o womb_n and_o she_o shall_v perceive_v something_o round_o and_o hard_o as_o a_o egg._n let_v she_o not_o lie_v on_o she_o back_o flat_a but_o with_o her_o back_n up_o that_o she_o may_v breathe_v more_o free_o after_o the_o child_n be_v bear_v you_o must_v press_v the_o blood_n in_o the_o navel-vessel_n towards_o the_o navel_n of_o the_o infant_n and_o take_v heed_n that_o you_o lose_v not_o much_o blood_n in_o cut_v of_o the_o navel-string_n for_o it_o have_v destroy_v weak_a child_n and_o you_o must_v labour_v to_o fetch_v out_o the_o secundine_a with_o the_o child_n and_o if_o it_o be_v in_o the_o womb_n anoint_v your_o hand_n with_o warm_a oil_n and_o put_v they_o into_o the_o womb_n and_o fetch_v it_o out_o chap._n 5._o of_o natural_a hard_a travel_n though_o child-bearing_a since_o eve_n sin_n be_v ordain_v to_o be_v painful_a as_o a_o punishment_n thereof_o yet_o sometime_o it_o be_v more_o painful_a than_o ordinary_a the_o first_o be_v from_o the_o mother_n cause_n the_o cause_n and_o the_o expulsive_a faculty_n 2._o from_o the_o child_n 3._o from_o the_o passage_n from_o the_o mother_n as_o when_o the_o womb_n be_v weak_a and_o the_o mother_n be_v not_o active_a to_o expel_v from_o weakness_n or_o disease_n or_o want_v of_o spirit_n of_o which_o hypocrates_n it_o be_v from_o the_o birth_n when_o they_o be_v twin_n or_o more_o and_o both_o strive_v to_o go_v forth_o at_o a_o time_n 55._o 5._o aphor._n 55._o or_o if_o the_o child_n stick_v to_o a_o mole_n or_o be_v so_o weak_a that_o it_o can_v break_v the_o membrane_n or_o if_o it_o be_v too_o big_a all_o over_o or_o in_o the_o head_n only_o or_o if_o the_o navel-vessel_n be_v twist_v about_o his_o neck_n it_o be_v from_o the_o passage_n when_o the_o membrane_n be_v thick_a the_o orifice_n too_o straight_o 57_o fabric_n cent_n 3._o ob_n 57_o and_o the_o neck_n of_o the_o womb_n be_v not_o open_v sufficient_o as_o in_o such_o as_o labour_v of_o the_o first_o child_n or_o be_v very_o fat_a the_o passage_n be_v press_v and_o straighten_a by_o tumour_n in_o the_o adjacent_a part_n or_o when_o the_o bone_n be_v too_o firm_a and_o will_v not_o open_a than_o the_o mother_n and_o child_n be_v both_o in_o danger_n or_o when_o the_o passage_n be_v not_o slippery_a or_o when_o they_o be_v break_v too_o soon_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o thin_a membrane_n or_o the_o water_n flow_v forth_o soon_o than_o it_o ought_v you_o may_v know_v hard_a travel_n by_o faint_a throw_n sign_n the_o sign_n that_o come_v at_o a_o great_a distance_n and_o you_o must_v consider_v all_o thing_n concern_v the_o mother_n womb_n and_o child_n prognostic_n the_o prognostic_n in_o hard_a travel_n the_o mother_n and_o child_n be_v in_o danger_n and_o the_o perinaeum_n sometime_o break_v with_o the_o skin_n from_o the_o privity_n to_o the_o arse-hole_n if_o a_o woman_n be_v four_o day_n in_o travel_n the_o child_n scarce_o escape_v cure_n the_o cure_n all_o thing_n that_o move_v the_o term_n be_v good_a to_o make_v easy_a delivery_n as_o myrrh_n white_a amber_n in_o white_a wine_n or_o lilly-water_n two_o scruple_n or_o a_o dram_n some_o give_v a_o drop_n of_o oil_n of_o amber_n in_o vervain-water_n or_o a_o scruple_n of_o mineral_n borax_n or_o half_o a_o dram_n but_o begin_v with_o gentle_a thing_n as_o a_o spoonful_n of_o cinnamon-water_n or_o take_v cassia_n lignea_fw-la dittany_n each_o a_o dram_n cinnamon_n half_a a_o dram_n saffron_n a_o scruple_n make_v a_o powder_n give_v a_o dram_n or_o take_v borax_n mineral_n a_o dram_n cassia_n lignea_fw-la a_o scruple_n saffron_n six_o grain_n give_v it_o in_o sack_n or_o take_v cassia_n lignea_fw-la a_o dram_n dittany_n amber_n each_o half_n a_o dram_n cinnamon_n borax_n each_o a_o dram_n and_o half_a saffron_n a_o scruple_n give_v half_o a_o dram_n or_o give_v some_o drop_n of_o oil_n of_o hazel_n in_o convenient_a liquor_n or_o two_o or_o three_o drop_n of_o oil_n of_o cinnamon_n in_o vervain-water_n some_o prepare_v the_o secundine_a thus_o take_v the_o navel-string_n and_o dry_v it_o in_o a_o oven_n take_v two_o dram_n of_o the_o powder_n cinnamon_n a_o dram_n saffron_n half_a a_o scruple_n with_o juice_n of_o savin_n make_v troche_n give_v two_o dram_n or_o wash_v the_o secundine_a in_o wine_n and_o bake_v it_o in_o a_o pot_n then_o wash_v it_o in_o endive-water_n and_o wine_n take_v half_o a_o dram_n of_o it_o long_a pepper_n galangal_n each_o half_a a_o dram_n plantain_n and_o endive-feed_n each_o a_o dram_n and_o half_a lavender-seed_n four_o scruple_n make_v a_o powder_n or_o take_v labdanum_n two_o dram_n storax_n calamite_n benzoin_v each_o half_a a_o dram_n musk_n and_o amber-grease_n each_o six_o grain_n make_v a_o powder_n or_o troche_n for_o a_o fume_n or_o use_v pessaries_n to_o provoke_v the_o birth_n take_v galbanum_fw-la dissolve_v in_o vinegar_n a_o ounce_n myrrh_n two_o dram_n saffron_n a_o dram_n with_o oil_n of_o orris_n make_v a_o pessary_a a_o ointment_n for_o the_o pecten_a and_o navel_n take_v oil_n of_o keir_n two_o ounce_n juice_n of_o
make_v a_o pessary_a the_o strong_a be_v of_o the_o decoction_n of_o wild_a cowcumber_n coloquintida_n staphisacre_n hellebore_n honey_n and_o gall_n of_o a_o ox._n fume_n be_v make_v of_o cassia_n lignea_fw-la nard_n mugwort_n savin_n pennyroyal_n dittany_n or_o take_v myrrh_n castor_n galbanum_fw-la each_o half_n a_o dram_n opopanax_n cinnamon_n each_o a_o dram_n with_o honey_n make_v troche_n for_o to_o be_v burn_v then_o foment_n the_o belly_n with_o the_o decoction_n of_o those_o plant_n or_o take_v lupine-meal_n a_o ounce_n powder_n of_o wormwood_n half_a a_o ounce_n myrrh_n rue_n each_o three_o dram_n with_o oxgall_n and_o honey_n make_v a_o cataplasm_n if_o it_o come_v not_o forth_o give_v a_o womb-clyster_n of_o the_o decoction_n of_o sage_n mugwort_n mercury_n calamint_n pennyroyal_n if_o all_o fail_v inject_v thing_n to_o suppurate_n into_o the_o womb_n and_o let_v it_o be_v turn_v to_o matter_n and_o come_v out_o by_o degree_n and_o inject_v strengthener_n into_o the_o womb_n of_o the_o mole_n leave_v after_o child-bearing_a you_o may_v know_v it_o by_o the_o sign_n of_o a_o mole_n mention_v she_o have_v no_o ease_n after_o travel_n there_o be_v pain_n in_o the_o navel_n back_n and_o groyn_n and_o much_o clot_a blood_n come_v away_o and_o yet_o she_o have_v no_o ease_n the_o cure_n be_v mention_v before_o in_o the_o mole_n chap._n 3._o of_o the_o purgation_n after_o child-bearing_a diminish_v or_o detain_v this_o be_v not_o alike_o in_o all_o woman_n for_o in_o some_o woman_n the_o blood_n be_v fresh_a in_o other_o it_o be_v waterish_a choleric_a or_o melancholic_a and_o some_o bleed_v more_o than_o other_o according_a to_o the_o constitution_n and_o country_n it_o be_v either_o not_o at_o all_o or_o too_o much_o or_o too_o little_a cause_n the_o cause_n when_o they_o be_v stop_v or_o lessen_v the_o vessel_n be_v too_o straight_o or_o the_o blood_n flow_v another_o way_n or_o it_o be_v too_o thick_a or_o the_o vessel_n of_o the_o womb_n be_v press_v from_o its_o position_n the_o blood_n be_v draw_v away_o by_o passion_n fear_n or_o go_v hasty_o to_o the_o breast_n sign_n the_o sign_n the_o just_a quantity_n be_v not_o to_o be_v define_v when_o it_o be_v stop_v the_o belly_n swell_v the_o pain_n be_v in_o the_o bottom_n of_o the_o belly_n and_o groyn_n there_o be_v chillness_n and_o a_o fever_n after_o it_o faint_a weak_a swift_a unequal_a pulse_n there_o be_v soot_n in_o the_o urine_n sometime_o the_o belly_n inflame_v or_o she_o void_v blue_a or_o black_a clod_n or_o blood_n cure_n the_o prognostic_n gal._n 1._o epid_a come_v 3._o t._n 21._o the_o cure_n it_o be_v bad_a of_o itself_o to_o have_v any_o thing_n leave_v after_o child-bearing_a and_o worse_o if_o it_o stay_v long_o and_o grow_v melancholic_a therefore_o it_o be_v a_o cause_n of_o many_o disease_n first_o endeavour_v to_o evacuate_v the_o blood_n from_o the_o womb_n by_o friction_n ligature_n and_o cup_a if_o they_o will_v not_o do_v open_v a_o vein_n in_o the_o foot_n then_o open_a the_o passage_n with_o external_a and_o internal_a meat_n anoint_v the_o belly_n with_o loosn_a oil_n or_o foment_n thus_o take_v lilly-root_n birthwort_n briony_n angelica_n each_o half_a a_o ounce_n mercury_n mugwort_n pennyroyal_n savin_n calamint_n each_o a_o handful_n tansey_n chamomil_n and_o elder-flower_n each_o half_a a_o handful_n faenugreek_n and_o linseed_n each_o two_o dram_n bruise_v they_o gross_o and_o put_v they_o in_o a_o bag_n and_o boil_v they_o in_o water_n and_o wine_n lay_v it_o to_o the_o privity_n and_o bottom_n of_o the_o belly_n give_v emollient_a clyster_n and_o if_o some_o day_n be_v past_a purge_v with_o agarick_n rhubarb_n senna_n or_o take_v lilly-root_n althaea_n each_o half_a a_o ounce_n birthwort_n two_o dram_n pellitory_n mercury_n althaea_n each_o a_o handful_n calamint_n chamomil_n elder-flower_n each_o two_o pugil_n foenugreek_n and_o linseed_n each_o two_o dram_n boil_v they_o to_o ten_o ounce_n strain_v add_v oil_n of_o dill_n lily_n each_o a_o ounce_n hiera_n simple_a half_a a_o ounce_n ointment_n of_o showbread_n three_o dram_n make_v a_o clyster_n or_o give_v pessaries_n that_o provoke_v the_o term_n give_v thing_n to_o melt_v and_o attenuate_v the_o blood_n as_o take_v open_v root_n three_o dram_n bettony_n maidenhair_n endive_n schoenanth_n each_o two_o pugil_n anise_v fennel-seed_n each_o a_o scruple_n red_a pease_n a_o spoonful_n boil_v they_o to_o a_o pint_n and_o half_a add_v cinnamon-water_n two_o dram_n syrup_n of_o the_o five_o root_n three_o ounce_n give_v four_o ounce_n chap._n 4._o of_o too_o great_a a_o flux_n of_o blood_n after_o child-bearing_a that_o be_v too_o much_o which_o make_v weak_a it_o be_v blood_n abound_v which_o have_v be_v gather_v nine_o month_n in_o the_o womb_n cause_n the_o cause_n it_o be_v thick_a or_o spend_v the_o spirit_n and_o weaken_v sign_n the_o sign_n there_o be_v loathe_v of_o meat_n pain_n the_o hypochondria_n belly-ach_n weak_a and_o often_o pulse_n dark_a sight_n noise_n in_o the_o ear_n faint_v and_o convulsion_n it_o be_v dangerous_a when_o long_o cure_n the_o prognostic_n hippoc._n 9_o aphor_n 55._o the_o cure_n and_o with_o faint_v and_o convulsion_n therefore_o observe_v the_o pulse_n lest_o she_o die_v sudden_o see_v what_o strength_n she_o have_v and_o stop_v it_o not_o sudden_o if_o it_o be_v not_o very_o great_a order_z a_o diet_n of_o roast_a hen_n baste_v with_o red_a wine_n or_o pomegranate_n of_o starch_n almond_n rice_n quince_n conserve_v of_o rose_n steel_a water_n and_o make_v revulsion_n use_v gentle_a thing_n and_o strengthen_v the_o loose_a passage_n anoint_v the_o belly_n with_o oil_n of_o rose_n myrtle_n cup_n under_o the_o breast_n and_o side_n without_o scarification_n apply_v a_o cataplasm_n of_o red_a rose_n bole_n and_o rose-water_n to_o the_o liver_n then_o use_v strong_a and_o give_v a_o high_a diet_n often_o in_o small_a quantity_n and_o give_v syrup_n to_o stop_v blood_n as_o take_v old_a conserve_v of_o rose_n two_o ounce_n of_o tormentil_n a_o ounce_n of_o quince_n without_o species_n half_a a_o ounce_n bole_n red_a coral_n each_o half_n a_o dram_n with_o syrup_n of_o curran_n and_o coral_n make_v a_o electuary_n anoint_v the_o belly_n with_o the_o ointment_n of_o the_o countess_n and_o other_o astringent_n or_o use_v astringent_a fomentation_n or_o let_v she_o take_v into_o the_o womb_n a_o fume_v of_o mastic_n frankincense_n red_a rose_n etc._n etc._n then_o open_a a_o vein_n in_o the_o arm_n and_o let_v blood_n by_o degree_n see_v sect._n 2._o chap._n 6._o of_o overflow_a of_o the_o term_n chap._n 5._o of_o the_o pain_n after_o travel_n and_o torment_n in_o the_o belly_n these_o be_v not_o in_o the_o body_n and_o bottom_n of_o the_o womb_n but_o in_o the_o vessel_n and_o membrane_n by_o which_o the_o womb_n hang_v and_o that_o go_v to_o the_o side_n and_o belly_n cause_n the_o cause_n they_o be_v from_o a_o constant_a labour_n in_o travel_n when_o the_o bottom_n of_o the_o womb_n be_v prick_v to_o send_v forth_o from_o cold_a air_n let_v into_o it_o or_o clot_a blood_n detain_v or_o sharp_a blood_n stick_v to_o the_o womb_n and_o prick_v it_o sign_n the_o sign_n they_o be_v in_o the_o womb_n itself_o you_o may_v know_v if_o they_o come_v from_o cold_a by_o what_o have_v be_v do_v and_o clot_a blood_n will_v manifest_v itself_o cure_n the_o prognostic_n the_o cure_n they_o weaken_v much_o and_o be_v very_o troublesome_a therefore_o they_o must_v be_v abate_v first_o take_v away_o the_o cause_n or_o abate_v the_o pain_n and_o make_v that_o which_o hurt_v the_o womb_n fit_a to_o be_v evacuate_v by_o these_o pill_n take_v cinnamon_n a_o dram_n saffron_n a_o scruple_n diacymini_fw-la diagalangal_n zedoary_a each_o half_n a_o dram_n make_v a_o powder_n give_v a_o dram_n in_o pennyroyal_n or_o cinnamon-water_n or_o take_v of_o cummin-seed_n steep_v in_o spirit_n of_o wine_n and_o dry_v again_o a_o dram_n ameos-seed_n and_o ginger_n each_o half_a a_o dram_n cinnamon_n a_o scruple_n castor_n half_a a_o scruple_n make_v a_o powder_n if_o she_o faint_v add_v cordial_a water_n as_o take_v diacyminum_n a_o dram_n diamargariton_n frigid_a citron-peels_a zedoary_a each_o half_n a_o dram_n make_v a_o powder_n if_o she_o be_v choleric_a or_o the_o humour_n thin_a and_o sharp_a cure_v it_o as_o a_o colic_n from_o choler_n as_o take_v syrup_n of_o violet_n borage_n each_o a_o ounce_n mucilage_n of_o quince-seed_n make_v with_o violet-water_n half_a a_o ounce_n water_n of_o borage_n scorzonera_n each_o two_o ounce_n give_v it_o at_o twice_o extenuate_v the_o humour_n and_o loosen_v the_o passage_n outward_o take_v bean-flour_n faenugreek_n and_o linseed_n each_o a_o ounce_n chamomil-flower_n and_o cumin-seed_n each_o half_a a_o ounce_n boil_v they_o in_o oil_n of_o lily_n for_o a_o cataplasm_n you_o may_v fume_v the_o womb_n with_o decoction_n of_o herb_n chap._n
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soap_n stavisacre_n each_o a_o dram_n quick_a brimstone_n half_a a_o ounce_n quicksilver_n 2_o dram_n with_o rose-vinegar_n and_o hens-grease_n make_v a_o ointment_n let_v the_o meat_n be_v of_o good_a juice_n cool_v and_o moisten_v take_v heed_n of_o spice_n sharp_a and_o salt_a meat_n chap._n 3._o of_o pain_n in_o the_o womb._n there_o be_v pain_n in_o the_o body_n of_o the_o womb_n with_o other_o disease_n sometime_o as_o the_o colick-pain_n weave_v in_o the_o bottom_n of_o the_o belly_n and_o in_o the_o loin_n and_o hip_n and_o be_v call_v the_o pain_n of_o the_o womb._n it_o be_v often_o in_o woman_n with_o child_n as_o the_o inflammation_n of_o the_o womb_n it_o be_v burn_v and_o beat_v it_o bind_v the_o belly_n and_o stop_v the_o urin._n cause_n the_o cause_n solution_n of_o unity_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o all_o pain_n and_o this_o be_v from_o the_o stretch_n of_o the_o womb_n and_o its_o vessel_n or_o corrosion_n stretch_v be_v from_o wind_n or_o clot_a blood_n in_o the_o 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