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in_o her_o womb_n and_o beside_o a_o great_a fever_n and_o difficulty_n of_o breathe_v as_o it_o ordinary_o arrive_v in_o these_o case_n it_o be_v most_o certain_a that_o if_o she_o be_v immediate_o blood_v in_o the_o foot_n be_v very_a plethoric_n as_o we_o have_v suppose_v there_o will_v be_v so_o great_a abundance_n of_o humour_n draw_v down_o into_o the_o womb_n that_o the_o inflammation_n will_v be_v thereby_o much_o augment_v and_o consequent_o all_o the_o accident_n of_o the_o distemper_n but_o it_o will_v be_v much_o better_a in_o this_o case_n rather_o to_o alter_v the_o habit_n first_o by_o bleed_v in_o the_o arm_n and_o afterward_o the_o most_o press_a accident_n be_v partly_o diminish_v it_o will_v be_v very_o much_o to_o the_o purpose_n to_o bleed_v in_o the_o foot_n for_o by_o this_o mean_v nature_n which_o be_v almost_o overcome_v under_o the_o burden_n of_o these_o redundant_fw-la humour_n be_v ease_v of_o some_o part_n of_o they_o do_v the_o more_o easy_o command_v and_o govern_v the_o rest_n but_o on_o the_o other_o side_n if_o there_o be_v a_o stoppage_n without_o the_o appearance_n of_o a_o great_a plenitude_n in_o the_o body_n and_o without_o any_o notable_a accident_n bleed_v in_o the_o foot_n if_o it_o be_v desire_v may_v be_v then_o present_o put_v in_o practice_n however_o i_o think_v it_o most_o convenient_a that_o it_o shall_v abovemention_v shall_v not_o ncessary_a except_o for_o reason_n abovemention_v always_o be_v precede_v with_o bleed_v in_o one_o of_o the_o arms._n chap._n xi_o of_o the_o inflammation_n which_o happen_v to_o the_o womb_n after_o delivery_n very_a often_o the_o stop_n of_o the_o lochia_n of_o which_o we_o have_v late_o discourse_v and_o especial_o at_o the_o begin_n of_o childbed_n do_v cause_v a_o inflammation_n to_o the_o womb_n which_o be_v a_o very_a dangerous_a disease_n and_o the_o death_n of_o most_o of_o the_o woman_n to_o who_o it_o happen_v it_o be_v also_o very_a often_o cause_v from_o some_o hurt_n or_o bruise_v of_o the_o womb_n by_o any_o blow_n or_o fall_v and_o especial_o for_o have_v be_v too_o rude_o handle_v in_o a_o bad_a and_o violent_a labour_n or_o by_o the_o fall_n out_o of_o the_o womb_n after_o labour_n or_o else_o because_o of_o some_o false_a conception_n or_o other_o strange_a body_n remain_v behind_o in_o it_o which_o corrupt_v there_o and_o likewise_o because_o it_o may_v have_v be_v too_o much_o compress_v in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o labour_n by_o the_o great_a swath_n and_o napkin_n wherewith_o the_o midwife_n and_o nurs-keeper_n usual_o swath_n the_o belly_n of_o a_o new-laid_a woman_n to_o keep_v it_o as_o they_o say_v in_o its_o place_n which_o happen_v also_o very_a often_o when_o the_o blood_n be_v stir_v and_o overheat_v by_o the_o agitation_n of_o a_o rude_a travail_n be_v carry_v thither_o in_o too_o great_a abundance_n and_o there_o stay_v without_o evacuation_n a_o inflammation_n of_o the_o womb_n may_v be_v know_v by_o be_v much_o more_o swell_v after_o labour_n than_o be_v requisite_a and_o when_o the_o woman_n feel_v very_o great_a heaviness_n in_o the_o bottom_n of_o her_o belly_n and_o that_o it_o be_v swell_v and_o blow_v up_o almost_o as_o big_a as_o before_o delivery_n if_o she_o have_v a_o difficulty_n in_o make_v water_n and_o go_v to_o stool_n or_o that_o she_o perceive_v her_o pain_n augment_v when_o she_o be_v void_v her_o excrement_n because_o the_o womb_n press_v the_o right_a gut_n upon_o which_o it_o be_v place_v and_o to_o which_o by_o its_o proximity_n it_o communicate_v the_o inflammation_n as_o well_o as_o to_o the_o bladder_n she_o have_v then_o also_o beside_o a_o great_a fever_n with_o a_o very_a great_a difficulty_n of_o breathe_v a_o hiccough_n vomit_v convulsion_n and_o in_o the_o end_n death_n if_o the_o disease_n be_v not_o soon_o cure_v a_o woman_n that_o have_v receive_v a_o bruise_n or_o any_o violent_a compression_n of_o the_o womb_n be_v in_o great_a danger_n that_o after_o the_o inflammation_n if_o she_o do_v not_o die_v of_o it_o a_o abscess_n will_v be_v there_o make_v or_o that_o there_o will_v remain_v some_o scirrhous_n tumour_n and_o it_o may_v be_v a_o incurable_a cancer_n which_o will_v make_v she_o lead_v a_o miserable_a and_o languish_a life_n the_o rest_n of_o her_o day_n wherefore_o assoon_o as_o a_o inflammation_n be_v perceive_v the_o cure_n of_o it_o must_v be_v endeavour_v by_o temper_v the_o heat_n of_o the_o humour_n and_o turn_v and_o empty_v the_o superfluity_n of_o they_o assoon_o as_o may_v be_v first_o extract_v or_o procure_v the_o expulsion_n of_o such_o strange_a thing_n as_o may_v remain_v in_o the_o womb_n after_o labour_n according_a to_o the_o direction_n give_v in_o its_o proper_a place_n and_o above_o all_o treat_v she_o at_o this_o time_n with_o very_o great_a tenderness_n use_v not_o the_o least_o violence_n for_o fear_v the_o evil_n may_v be_v thereby_o augment_v the_o humour_n may_v be_v temper_v by_o a_o cool_a diet_n use_v food_n that_o nourish_v little_a wherefore_o let_v she_o be_v content_v with_o only_a broth_n for_o her_o nourishment_n make_v of_o veal_n or_o pullet_n but_o not_o too_o strong_a of_o the_o flesh_n together_o with_o cool_a herb_n such_o as_o lettuce_n purslane_n succory_n borrage_n sorrel_n and_o the_o like_a let_v she_o abstain_v from_o wine_n and_o drink_v ptysan_n make_v of_o the_o root_n of_o succory_n and_o dogs-grass_n barley_n and_o liquorish_a let_v she_o keep_v herself_o very_o quiet_a in_o her_o bed_n let_v she_o not_o be_v swath_v too_o straight_o and_o let_v her_o body_n be_v keep_v open_a with_o simple_a anodine_n clyster_n because_o if_o there_o be_v any_o acrimony_n in_o the_o humour_n they_o will_v cause_n throw_v which_o extreme_o pain_v the_o inflame_a womb_n and_o among_o all_o the_o passion_n of_o her_o mind_n let_v she_o especial_o avoid_v anger_n the_o redundancy_n of_o humour_n may_v be_v evacuate_v and_o divert_v by_o bleed_v which_o at_o first_o must_v be_v in_o the_o arm_n and_o not_o in_o the_o foot_n for_o the_o reason_n give_v in_o the_o forego_n chapter_n reiterate_v it_o without_o loss_n of_o much_o time_n for_o the_o accident_n be_v very_o press_v until_o that_o the_o great_a part_n of_o the_o plenitude_n be_v a_o little_a evacuate_v and_o the_o inflammation_n something_o diminish_v and_o then_o bleed_v in_o the_o foot_n will_v not_o be_v amiss_o if_o the_o case_n require_v it_o it_o may_v be_v convenient_a to_o anoint_v the_o belly_n with_o vnguentum_fw-la refrigerans_fw-la galeni_fw-la or_o oil_n of_o rose_n or_o oil_n of_o sweet_a almond_n mix_v with_o a_o little_a vinegar_n injection_n may_v likewise_o be_v give_v into_o the_o womb_n provide_v they_o be_v not_o restringent_a lest_o make_v a_o great_a stoppage_n of_o the_o lochia_n which_o always_o flow_v a_o little_a in_o this_o case_n the_o distemper_n be_v not_o augment_v for_o which_o reason_n let_v temperate_a medicine_n be_v only_o use_v without_o any_o manner_n of_o astriction_n as_o barley_n water_n with_o oil_n of_o violet_n or_o lukewarm_a milk_n sometime_o a_o inflammation_n of_o the_o womb_n convert_v into_o a_o aposthume_n which_o yield_v a_o great_a quantity_n of_o matter_n there_o be_v then_o much_o danger_n of_o corruption_n in_o that_o part_n as_o well_o by_o reason_n of_o its_o heat_n and_o moisture_n which_o be_v the_o principal_n of_o it_o '_o as_o because_o no_o proper_a remedy_n can_v be_v apply_v or_o easy_o keep_v to_o it_o since_o therefore_o nothing_o else_o can_v be_v do_v we_o must_v be_v content_v with_o a_o universal_a regimen_n and_o detersive_a injection_n to_o cleanse_v off_o the_o matter_n that_o so_o the_o corruption_n be_v not_o augment_v by_o its_o long_a stay_n there_o which_o may_v be_v effect_v by_o a_o decoction_n of_o barley_n and_o agrimony_n mix_v with_o oil_n of_o rose_n and_o syrup_n of_o wormwood_n and_o heighten_v with_o some_o spirit_n of_o wine_n if_o there_o be_v a_o great_a putrefaction_n but_o if_o the_o imposthume_n turn_v to_o a_o ulcerous_a cancer_n then_o notwithstanding_o the_o use_n of_o any_o remedy_n whatsoever_o this_o mischievous_a disease_n will_v endure_v till_o death_n wherefore_o we_o must_v be_v content_v with_o palliative_a medicine_n a_o good_a diet_n and_o in_o this_o follow_v the_o precept_n of_o hypocrates_n in_o the_o 38_o aphorism_n of_o his_o eight_o book_n quibus_fw-la occulti_fw-la cancri_fw-la fiunt_fw-la non_fw-la curare_fw-la melius_fw-la curati_fw-la enim_fw-la citius_fw-la intereunt_fw-la non_fw-la curati_fw-la vero_fw-la longius_fw-la vitam_fw-la trahunt_fw-la it_o be_v better_a say_v he_o not_o to_o take_v a_o occult_a and_o hide_a cancer_n in_o hand_n for_o it_o hasten_v the_o death_n of_o the_o patient_n and_o they_o which_o let_v it_o alone_o live_v long_a now_o he_o mean_v by_o a_o occult_a cancer_n that_o which_o breed_v within_o the_o body_n and_o especial_o that_o
one_o wherein_o no_o part_n fall_v down_o but_o only_o there_o be_v a_o distension_n of_o the_o membrane_n of_o the_o scrotum_fw-la and_o testicle_n cause_v by_o some_o matter_n there_o collect_v as_o well_o through_o the_o natural_a weakness_n of_o those_o part_n as_o with_o be_v bruise_v and_o press_v in_o a_o bad_a labour_n among_o which_o the_o watery_a and_o windy_a happen_v often_o for_o as_o for_o the_o fleshy_a and_o varicose_v they_o happen_v never_o or_o but_o very_o rare_o in_o little_a infant_n for_o the_o cure_n of_o the_o watery_a call_v hydrocele_n which_o be_v cause_v by_o water_n contain_v in_o the_o common_a or_o proper_a membrane_n of_o the_o testicle_n apply_v to_o the_o swell_a remedy_n that_o may_v resolve_v and_o dry_v up_o the_o water_n therein_o and_o dissipate_v the_o wind_n and_o afterward_o fortify_v the_o part_n they_o may_v be_v resolve_v with_o fomentation_n of_o the_o decoction_n of_o camomile_n melilot_n rue_n majoram_n and_o fennel_n in_o which_o also_o the_o compress_n to_o lay_v upon_o they_o may_v be_v dip_v they_o may_v be_v dry_v with_o limewater_n wherein_o a_o little_a allom_n be_v dissolve_v and_o after_o that_o the_o great_a part_n of_o water_n be_v resolve_v and_o dry_v away_o let_v the_o part_n be_v fortify_v lest_o other_o be_v there_o engender_v by_o put_v to_o it_o compress_n wet_a in_o red_a wine_n wherein_o rose_n and_o alum_n have_v be_v boil_v ever_o have_v respect_n to_o the_o cause_n of_o the_o hydrocele_n and_o that_o which_o feed_v it_o but_o if_o these_o remedy_n prove_v in_o vain_a the_o tumour_n must_v be_v open_v to_o evacuate_v the_o water_n by_o a_o single_a prick_n of_o a_o lancet_n with_o which_o one_o must_v be_v satisfy_v in_o little_a infant_n who_o for_o the_o weakness_n of_o their_o age_n tenderness_n of_o their_o body_n and_o want_v of_o the_o use_n of_o their_o reason_n can_v then_o undergo_v a_o great_a operation_n for_o the_o cure_n of_o a_o hydrocele_n chap._n xxxii_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 we_o intend_v to_o treat_v here_o only_o of_o such_o scab_n as_o have_v no_o malignity_n and_o be_v only_o cause_v by_o the_o supurfluity_n of_o some_o humour_n which_o for_o be_v simple_o overheat_v be_v easy_o convey_v to_o the_o head_n and_o face_n where_o they_o make_v little_a pimple_n in_o which_o these_o humour_n continue_v be_v corrupt_v and_o convert_v into_o matter_n which_o after_o eat_v through_o and_o ulcerate_v the_o simple_a superficies_n of_o the_o skin_n and_o dry_v round_o about_o the_o place_n where_o it_o come_v out_o make_v those_o crust_n there_o usual_o call_v scab_n with_o which_o some_o child_n head_n and_o face_n be_v every_o where_o so_o cover_v that_o they_o seem_v to_o have_v a_o cap_n and_o a_o mask_n of_o a_o piece_n for_o which_o nothing_o can_v be_v see_v but_o only_o the_o eye_n and_o edge_n of_o the_o lip_n which_o be_v exempt_a from_o it_o many_o person_n will_v have_v these_o scab_n aswell_o as_o the_o meazel_v and_o smallpox_n to_o proceed_v for_o the_o most_o part_n from_o some_o superfluity_n and_o residue_n of_o the_o menstruous_a blood_n from_o which_o the_o infant_n purge_v itself_o after_o it_o be_v bear_v which_o because_o it_o can_v be_v well_o rectify_v be_v so_o drive_v out_o that_o it_o may_v be_v cast_v off_o as_o useless_a but_o it_o be_v often_o from_o the_o ill_a nourishment_n of_o the_o child_n who_o sometime_o suck_v more_o milk_n than_o they_o can_v digest_v as_o also_o from_o the_o ill_a quality_n of_o it_o whence_o be_v engender_v a_o quantity_n of_o viscous_a and_o corrupt_a humour_n cause_v these_o scab_n which_o come_v most_o upon_o the_o head_n and_o face_n because_o they_o be_v moist_a especial_o in_o child_n than_o any_o other_o part_n of_o the_o body_n these_o scab_n may_v be_v know_v not_o to_o be_v malignant_a when_o they_o be_v superficial_a moist_a and_o yellowish_a and_o when_o the_o scab_n be_v take_v off_o the_o skin_n appear_v red_a and_o crimson_a without_o be_v deep_o ulcer_v the_o course_n of_o these_o humour_n must_v by_o no_o mean_n be_v hinder_v by_o drive_v they_o inward_o because_o their_o evacuation_n defend_v little_a infant_n from_o many_o ill_a disease_n and_o we_o ordinary_o see_v they_o who_o body_n have_v a_o long_a time_n purge_v away_o such_o superfluity_n to_o be_v in_o better_a health_n after_o they_o have_v cast_v forth_o all_o this_o kind_n of_o corruption_n and_o as_o guido_n say_v very_o well_o though_o to_o the_o sight_n these_o scab_n be_v ill_a yet_o in_o respect_n of_o their_o cause_n they_o may_v be_v very_o good_a because_o nature_n be_v thus_o accustom_a to_o purge_v the_o infant_n body_n in_o thrust_v out_o these_o excrement_n but_o endeavour_n must_v only_o be_v use_v to_o hinder_v the_o generation_n of_o more_o of_o these_o ill_a humour_n in_o the_o child_n wherefore_o a_o healthful_a nurse_n must_v be_v provide_v for_o it_o who_o milk_n be_v perfect_o purify_v and_o very_o cool_a the_o child_n belly_n must_v ever_o be_v keep_v open_a and_o purge_v if_o necessary_a with_o a_o little_a syrup_n of_o rose_n or_o succory_n that_o so_o the_o humour_n may_v not_o be_v send_v in_o too_o great_a abundance_n to_o the_o head_n nor_o the_o sanies_fw-la under_o the_o scab_n may_v not_o eat_v and_o corrode_a the_o skin_n cause_n deep_a ulcer_n it_o will_v not_o be_v amiss_o also_o to_o make_v the_o scab_n fall_v off_o that_o there_o may_v be_v a_o free_a vent_n or_o issue_n for_o which_o fresh_a butter_n be_v ordinary_o make_v use_n of_o rub_v they_o therewith_o to_o moisten_v they_o or_o with_o the_o lineament_n of_o oil_n of_o sweet_a almond_n lay_v afterward_o a_o cabbadg_n or_o beet-leafe_n upon_o it_o change_v they_o twice_o or_o thrice_o a_o day_n to_o avoid_v the_o offence_n and_o corruption_n of_o the_o moisture_n which_o these_o thing_n draw_v forth_o these_o thing_n ought_v to_o be_v continue_v till_o the_o child_n be_v perfect_o cure_v and_o no_o other_o because_o they_o do_v very_o much_o suppurate_n the_o scab_n and_o only_o draw_v away_o the_o superfluous_a humour_n which_o shall_v in_o no_o wise_n be_v retain_v within_o for_o fear_v lest_o a_o worse_a malady_n happen_v after_o the_o evacuation_n of_o which_o the_o place_n will_v dry_v and_o heal_v of_o themselves_o all_o this_o while_n the_o child_n hand_n must_v be_v pin_v down_o lest_o by_o rub_v and_o scratch_v the_o scab_n when_o they_o itch_v shall_v by_o irritate_v these_o part_n cause_v a_o inflammation_n whereby_o a_o yet_o great_a abundance_n of_o humour_n will_v flow_v thither_o chap._n xxxiii_o of_o the_o small_a pox_n and_o meazel_v in_o infant_n the_o small_a pox_n be_v a_o contagious_a disease_n to_o little_a infant_n which_o sometime_o also_o happen_v though_o more_o rare_o to_o person_n already_o advance_v in_o age_n in_o which_o abundance_n of_o pustules_fw-la all_o alike_o do_v break_v forth_o throughout_o the_o superficies_n of_o the_o skin_n engender_v from_o the_o impurity_n of_o the_o blood_n and_o other_o humour_n which_o nature_n there_o cast_v out_o as_o a_o universal_a emunctory_a to_o cleanse_v the_o whole_a body_n of_o they_o many_o ancient_a as_o well_o as_o modern_a physician_n attribute_v the_o cause_n of_o this_o disease_n to_o the_o residue_n of_o the_o menstruous_a blood_n wherewith_o the_o infant_n be_v nourish_v in_o the_o mother_n womb_n which_o after_o its_o birth_n come_v to_o be_v heat_v and_o to_o boil_v in_o the_o vessel_n be_v separate_v from_o the_o whole_a mass_n of_o blood_n which_o have_v be_v since_o engender_v and_o be_v spread_v throughout_o all_o the_o superficies_n of_o the_o body_n to_o be_v in_o that_o manner_n reject_v and_o expel_v this_o reason_v according_a to_o my_o opinion_n be_v not_o very_o probable_a for_o we_o daily_o see_v many_o man_n and_o woman_n who_o though_o very_a age_a have_v never_o have_v this_o malady_n which_o they_o can_v never_o have_v avoid_v if_o it_o proceed_v from_o the_o 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coition_n
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to_o break_v and_o the_o poultis_fw-la all_o over_o it_o nenew_v it_o twelve_o hour_n after_o or_o at_o further_a next_o day_n continue_v this_o remedy_n till_o the_o aposthume_n be_v full_o ripe_a it_o be_v much_o better_a to_o use_v this_o cataplasm_n or_o the_o like_a than_o plaster_n for_o a_o poultis_fw-la close_v better_a by_o its_o softness_n and_o be_v more_o equal_o apply_v to_o the_o breast_n it_o mollify_v it_o also_o and_o keep_v it_o much_o more_o supple_a beside_o it_o be_v easy_a change_v and_o cleanse_v than_o plaster_n which_o by_o their_o stick_n do_v very_o much_o incommode_v these_o part_n assoon_o as_o the_o aposthume_n be_v ripe_a it_o must_v be_v open_v if_o it_o open_v not_o of_o itself_o the_o time_n when_o it_o be_v fit_a may_v be_v know_v by_o the_o cease_n of_o the_o beat_v the_o woman_n feel_v before_o
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in_o hot_a and_o moist_a place_n where_o easy_o putrefaction_n and_o corrosion_n be_v augment_v beside_o the_o remedy_n apply_v can_v lodge_v there_o be_v soon_o wash_v away_o with_o spital_n to_o cure_v these_o ulcer_n when_o they_o be_v small_a and_o without_o malignity_n you_o must_v take_v care_n to_o temper_n and_o cool_v the_o nurse_n milk_n prescribe_v she_o a_o cool_a diet_n bleed_v and_o purge_v she_o also_o if_o there_o be_v occasion_n wash_v the_o child_n mouth_n with_o barley_n or_o plantane-water_n and_o honey_n of_o rose_n or_o syrup_n of_o dry_a rose_n mix_v with_o they_o a_o little_a verjuice_n or_o juice_n of_o lemon_n as_o well_o to_o loosen_v and_o cleanse_v the_o viscous_a humour_n which_o cleave_v to_o the_o inside_n of_o the_o child_n mouth_n as_o to_o cool_v those_o part_n which_o be_v already_o overheat_v this_o may_v be_v do_v by_o mean_n of_o a_o small_a fine_a rag_n fasten_v to_o the_o end_n of_o a_o little_a stick_n and_o dip_v in_o this_o remedy_n 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the_o ulcer_n with_o water_n of_o plantain_n sharpen_v with_o spirit_n of_o vitriol_n take_v great_a care_n that_o the_o infant_n swallow_v none_o of_o it_o and_o the_o remedy_n must_v be_v so_o much_o the_o strong_a and_o sharp_a as_o the_o ulcer_n be_v profound_a and_o malignant_a assoon_o as_o they_o have_v be_v cauterise_v with_o this_o water_n by_o only_o touch_v they_o once_o or_o twice_o with_o it_o according_a to_o their_o bigness_n depth_n or_o corruption_n that_o no_o sharp_a serosity_n may_v distil_v upon_o the_o place_n not_o yet_o ulcered_a and_o upon_o the_o infant_n throat_n wash_v its_o mouth_n with_o plantain_n water_n or_o with_o a_o decoction_n of_o barley_n agrimony_n and_o honey_n of_o rose_n continue_v to_o touch_v and_o wash_v the_o ulcer_n as_o it_o may_v be_v judge_v convenient_a and_o until_o you_o find_v that_o they_o spread_v no_o further_o to_o prevent_v that_o in_o the_o use_n of_o these_o sharp_a medicine_n not_o the_o least_o portion_n of_o they_o may_v fall_v upon_o the_o child_n throat_n and_o that_o by_o swallow_v of_o they_o he_o may_v receive_v no_o great_a prejudice_n some_o choose_v rather_o to_o cauterise_n these_o ulcer_n with_o small_a linen_n tent_n dip_v in_o boil_a oil_n which_o though_o afterward_o swallow_v can_v in_o the_o least_o prejudice_n he_o it_o will_v also_o not_o be_v amiss_o to_o purge_v the_o ill_a humour_n out_o of_o the_o whole_a habit_n of_o the_o child_n give_v he_o half_o a_o ounce_n of_o syrup_n of_o succory_n with_o rhubarb_n if_o these_o ulcer_n be_v maintain_v by_o a_o venereal_a venom_n these_o remedy_n may_v for_o some_o time_n hinder_v their_o increase_n but_o they_o will_v never_o be_v cure_v unless_o such_o as_o be_v more_o specific_a to_o that_o malady_n be_v apply_v as_o we_o shall_v hereafter_o direct_v chap._n xxviii_o of_o the_o pain_n in_o breed_v the_o tooth_n the_o tooth_n which_o be_v hide_v in_o the_o jaw_n usual_o begin_v to_o come_v forth_o not_o all_o at_o a_o time_n but_o one_o after_o another_o towards_o the_o five_o or_o six_o month_n sometime_o soon_o an_o sometime_o also_o late_a for_o to_o effect_v which_o they_o cut_v the_o gum_n wherewith_o they_o be_v cover_v then_o because_o of_o the_o exquisite_a sense_n of_o those_o part_n there_o happen_v so_o great_a pain_n to_o the_o child_n that_o many_o who_o hitherto_o be_v very_o well_o be_v now_o in_o great_a danger_n of_o their_o life_n and_o often_o die_v by_o reason_n of_o many_o mischievous_a accident_n which_o happen_v to_o they_o at_o that_o time_n hypocrates_n name_v the_o principal_a of_o they_o in_o the_o 25._o aphorism_n of_o his_o three_o book_n in_o progressu_fw-la verò_fw-la quum_fw-la â—am_fw-la dentire_fw-la incipiunt_fw-la gingivarum_fw-la prurigine_n febres_fw-la convulsiones_fw-la alvi_fw-la profluvia_fw-la &_o maximè_fw-la quum_fw-la caninos_fw-la edunt_fw-la dentes_fw-la &_o his_o praesertim_fw-la pveris_fw-la qui_fw-la crassissimi_fw-la sunt_fw-la &_o alvos_fw-la duras_fw-la 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