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that_o marry_v woman_n surmount_v the_o age_n aforesaid_a if_o they_o expect_v child_n unless_o by_o miracle_n must_v labour_v against_o the_o wind_n though_o if_o a_o old_a man_n that_o be_v not_o wear_v out_o by_o disease_n and_o incontinency_n marry_v a_o brisk_a lively_a lass_n there_o be_v hope_n even_o to_o threescore_o and_o ten_o and_o some_o that_o be_v extraordinary_a lusty_a till_o fourscore_o hypocrates_n that_o famous_a and_o learned_a physician_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o a_o youth_n at_o 16_o year_n or_o between_o that_o and_o 17_o have_v much_o vital_a strength_n may_v be_v capable_a of_o get_v child_n and_o that_o force_n and_o heat_n of_o procreating_a matter_n continual_o increase_v till_o 45_o 50_o &_o 65._o and_o at_o the_o end_n of_o the_o latter_a begin_v to_o flag_n the_o seed_n by_o little_a and_o little_o become_v unfruitful_a the_o natural_a spirit_n be_v extinguish_v and_o the_o humour_n dry_v up_o and_o in_o general_a most_o physician_n at_o this_o day_n do_v observe_v it_o but_o as_o to_o particular_n as_o i_o have_v before_o mention_v it_o often_o happen_v otherwise_o nay_o it_o be_v report_v by_o a_o credible_a author_n that_o in_o the_o reign_n of_o erecus_fw-la king_n of_o sweedland_n a_o man_n be_v marry_v at_o a_o hundred_o year_n old_a to_o a_o bride_n of_o thirty_o and_o have_v many_o child_n by_o she_o but_o look_v so_o fresh_a that_o such_o as_o know_v he_o not_o take_v he_o not_o to_o exceed_v half_a that_o age._n in_o campania_n where_o the_o air_n be_v temperate_a serene_a and_o calm_a man_n of_o 80_o year_n usual_o marry_v young_a virgin_n and_o have_v child_n by_o they_o which_o argue_v that_o age_n in_o man_n hinder_v not_o procreation_n unless_o they_o be_v exhaust_v in_o their_o youth_n and_o their_o member_n shrivel_v up_o if_o any_o ask_v why_o a_o woman_n be_v soon_o barren_a than_o a_o man_n i_o answer_v the_o cause_n be_v the_o natural_a heat_n which_o be_v more_o predominant_a in_o the_o latter_a than_o in_o 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of_o blood_n then_o the_o spirit_n that_o be_v convey_v by_o artery_n from_o the_o heart_n by_o force_n whereof_o the_o yard_n be_v erect_v and_o make_v capable_a to_o eject_v the_o seed_n and_o partly_o it_o flow_v from_o the_o whole_a body_n without_o exception_n to_o which_o may_v be_v add_v the_o appetite_n and_o desire_n to_o copulation_n which_o fire_v the_o imagination_n with_o unusual_a fancy_n or_o by_o the_o sight_n and_o feel_v a_o brisk_a charm_a beauty_n who_o wit_n and_o liveliness_n may_v much_o incite_v and_o more_o inflame_v the_o courage_n but_o if_o nature_n be_v enfeeble_v then_o be_v there_o fit_a artificial_a remedy_n to_o restore_v it_o viz._n such_o meat_n as_o most_o conduce_v to_o the_o afford_v such_o aliment_n as_o prove_v to_o make_v seed_n abound_v and_o restore_v the_o decay_n of_o nature_n that_o the_o faculty_n may_v free_o opporate_v for_o as_o dung_n and_o well_o manure_v restore_v ground_n that_o be_v wear_v out_o and_o heartless_a even_o so_o 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matter_n of_o the_o skin_n nails_o that_o be_v very_o smooth_a do_v come_v and_o by_o degree_n harden_v she_o have_v instead_o of_o nail_n a_o thin_a skin_n or_o film_n as_o for_o her_o toe_n there_o be_v not_o the_o least_o appearance_n of_o nail_n about_o they_o by_o reason_n they_o want_v the_o heat_n that_o be_v communicate_v to_o the_o finger_n from_o the_o nearness_n of_o the_o heart_n these_o and_o the_o like_a weighty_a matter_n be_v consider_v and_o above_o all_o one_o gentlewoman_n of_o quality_n that_o assist_v affirm_v that_o she_o have_v be_v the_o mother_n of_o 19_o child_n and_o that_o divers_a of_o they_o have_v be_v bear_v and_o live_v a_o 7_o month_n they_o without_o favour_n to_o any_o party_n make_v their_o report_n that_o the_o infant_n be_v a_o child_n of_o 7_o month_n and_o so_o must_v be_v account_v though_o it_o be_v bear_v within_o the_o seven_o month_n for_o that_o in_o such_o case_n the_o revolution_n or_o circute_v of_o the_o moon_n ought_v to_o be_v 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and_o surprise_v be_v leave_v in_o ignorance_n though_o physician_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o if_o a_o woman_n prove_v with_o child_n it_o can_v be_v account_v a_o rape_n for_o unless_o she_o cast_v forth_o her_o seed_n to_o commix_v with_o the_o man_n which_o employ_v a_o willingness_n in_o she_o to_o be_v a_o copartner_n in_o the_o act_n the_o child_n can_v be_v form_v but_o my_o opinion_n be_v that_o poor_a silly_a girl_n struggle_v to_o defend_v themselves_o in_o case_n of_o such_o violence_n and_o not_o in_o such_o fear_n and_o perplexity_n regard_v the_o nicety_n of_o contain_v their_o humour_n the_o seminary_n vessel_n by_o a_o natural_a proneness_n will_v open_v and_o the_o seed_n in_o such_o case_n whether_o they_o desire_v it_o or_o not_o will_v flow_v to_o commix_v with_o the_o man_n be_v in_o the_o matrix_fw-la and_o by_o coagulate_v with_o the_o blood_n that_o descend_v to_o nourish_v it_o will_v form_v the_o child_n and_o thus_o much_o for_o these_o particular_n for_o for_o copulation_n it_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v have_v unless_o the_o party_n be_v in_o health_n lest_o it_o turn_v to_o the_o disadvantage_n of_o the_o childen_n so_o beget_v create_v in_o they_o through_o the_o abundant_a ill_a humour_n divers_a linger_a and_o languish_a disease_n wherefore_o health_n be_v not_o where_o better_a to_o be_v discern_v than_o by_o the_o genitals_o of_o the_o man_n wherefore_o midwife_n and_o other_o skilful_a woman_n in_o former_a day_n be_v wont_a to_o see_v the_o testicle_n of_o child_n thereby_o to_o conjecture_v or_o guess_v at_o their_o temper_n and_o state_n of_o body_n and_o young_a man_n may_v know_v thereby_o the_o sign_n or_o symptom_n of_o life_n and_o death_n for_o if_o the_o case_n of_o the_o testicle_n be_v loose_a and_o feeble_a and_o the_o cod_n fall_v down_o it_o denote_v the_o natural_a faculty_n and_o vital_a spirit_n whichare_v the_o prop_n of_o life_n be_v fall_v but_o if_o the_o secret_a part_n be_v wrinkle_v and_o raise_v up_o the_o yard_n at_o any_o occasion_n so_o require_v stand_v stiff_a it_o be_v a_o sign_n all_o will_v be_v well_o but_o that_o the_o event_n may_v exact_o answer_v the_o prediction_n it_o be_v necessary_a to_o consider_v what_o part_n of_o the_o body_n the_o disease_n possess_v for_o if_o it_o chance_v to_o be_v the_o upper_a part_n that_o be_v afflict_v as_o he_o head_n or_o stomach_n then_o will_v it_o not_o so_o well_o appear_v by_o the_o member_n which_o frequent_o be_v unconcern_v with_o such_o grievance_n but_o the_o low_a part_n of_o the_o body_n exact_o sympathize_v with_o they_o their_o liveliness_n on_o the_o contrary_a make_v it_o apparent_a for_o nature_n force_n and_o the_o spirit_n that_o have_v their_o intercourse_n first_o manifest_v themselves_o therein_o which_o occasion_n midwife_n often_o to_o feel_v the_o genitals_o of_o child_n to_o know_v in_o what_o part_n the_o grief_n be_v resident_a and_o whether_o life_n or_o death_n be_v portend_v thereby_o the_o symptom_n be_v strong_o communicate_v by_o the_o vessel_n that_o have_v their_o intercourse_n with_o the_o principal_a seat_n of_o life_n chap._n ix_o the_o cause_n of_o the_o green_a sickness_n in_o virgin_n with_o its_o symptom_n and_o direction_n for_o its_o cure_n together_o with_o the_o chief_a occasion_n of_o barrenness_n in_o woman_n and_o by_o what_o mean_v to_o remove_v the_o cause_n and_o render_v they_o fruitful_a the_o sormer_n of_o these_o ill_a conveniency_n be_v too_o apparent_a in_o virgin_n especial_o such_o as_o be_v of_o a_o phlegmatic_a complexion_n evident_o show_v itself_o by_o discolour_v the_o face_n in_o make_v it_o look_v green_a pale_a or_o of_o a_o dusky_a yellow_a which_o proceed_v from_o raw_a undigested_a humour_n nor_o only_o do_v it_o appear_v to_o the_o eye_n but_o sensible_o afflict_v such_o as_o it_o possess_v with_o difficulty_n of_o breathe_v pain_n in_o the_o head_n palpitation_n of_o the_o heart_n unusual_a beat_n and_o small_a throbing_n of_o the_o artery_n in_o the_o temple_n neck_n and_o back_n many_o time_n cast_v they_o into_o fever_n if_o the_o humour_n be_v very_o vicious_a also_o loathe_v of_o meat_n and_o distension_n of_o the_o hypocondrick_n part_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o inordinate_a reflux_n of_o menstruous_a blood_n to_o the_o great_a vessel_n and_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o abundance_n of_o humour_n the_o whole_a body_n be_v often_o trouble_v with_o swell_a or_o if_o not_o at_o least_o the_o thigh_n leg_n and_o ankle_n all_o above_o the_o heel_n now_o this_o affliction_n proceed_v from_o crude_a raw_a and_o undigested_a humour_n arise_v from_o the_o suppression_n of_o the_o monthly_a course_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o natural_a narrowness_n of_o the_o vessel_n or_o their_o accidental_a contraction_n by_o violent_a motion_n but_o often_o through_o eat_v chalk_n oatmeal_n tobacco-pipe_n loame_n starch_n nutmeg_n and_o drink_v of_o vinegar_n for_o thereby_o a_o ill_a concoction_n in_o the_o bowel_n be_v occasion_v and_o the_o humour_n moreover_o contract_v into_o the_o habit_n of_o the_o body_n become_v habitual_a and_o concordant_a with_o it_o many_o of_o these_o affliction_n happen_v through_o the_o long_a retention_n of_o the_o seed_n when_o virgin_n be_v ripe_a for_o the_o act_n of_o generation_n which_o vitiate_a the_o vessel_n spread_v it_o into_o evil_a humour_n therefore_o the_o first_o thing_n necessary_a to_o eradicate_v the_o cause_n be_v matrimonial_a conjunction_n and_o such_o copulation_n as_o may_v prove_v to_o the_o satisfaction_n of_o she_o that_o be_v afflict_v for_o by_o that_o mean_v the_o humour_n be_v diffuse_v and_o dispress_v they_o will_v soon_o waste_v themselves_o and_o then_o no_o more_o matter_n be_v administer_v to_o increase_v they_o they_o will_v vanish_v and_o a_o good_a temperament_n of_o body_n will_v return_v but_o in_o case_n such_o a_o conjunction_n can_v be_v have_v so_o soon_o as_o necessity_n require_v then_o let_v the_o damsel_n blood_n in_o the_o heel_n and_o if_o she_o be_v about_o 16_o you_o may_v do_v it_o likewise_o in_o the_o arm_n though_o sufer_v she_o not_o to_o bleed_v overmuch_o especial_o if_o any_o pure_a blood_n come_v forth_o for_o then_o the_o vitiate_a humour_n cling_v to_o the_o vein_n will_v stay_v behind_o and_o that_o blood_n loss_n render_v she_o less_o capable_a to_o oppose_v they_o if_o the_o disease_n be_v of_o any_o continuance_n then_o be_v itto_n be_v eradicate_v by_o purgation_n preparation_n of_o the_o humour_n be_v first_o consider_v which_o may_v be_v do_v by_o the_o virgin_n drink_v decoction_n of_o guaicum_fw-la with_o dittany_n of_o crect_n but_o the_o best_a purge_n in_o this_o case_n ought_v to_o be_v make_v of_o aloe_n agrick_n juice_n of_o lavin_n succorrina_n and_o for_o the_o unobstruct_n of_o the_o humour_n take_v prepare_v steel_n bazoar-stone_n the_o root_n of_o scorzonera_n and_o oil_n of_o crystal_n