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child_n in_o its_o dress_n lie_v sleep_v diet_n etc._n etc._n when_o the_o child_n be_v open_v to_o be_v dress_v before_o a_o fire_n rub_v and_o chafe_v the_o back_n belly_n and_o hip_n gentle_o with_o your_o hand_n sometime_o rub_v your_o hand_n over_o with_o oil_n of_o rose_n or_o sweet_a almond_n this_o loosen_v the_o skin_n and_o supple_v the_o flesh_n stir_v the_o humour_n from_o settle_v too_o much_o in_o the_o joint_n or_o any_o of_o the_o outward_a part_n and_o make_v it_o grow_v and_o above_o all_o beware_v not_o to_o swath_n it_o too_o hard_a yet_o so_o that_o it_o may_v not_o lax_n or_o warp_v in_o any_o of_o its_o member_n and_o when_o it_o be_v place_v in_o the_o cradle_n take_v care_v it_o lie_v not_o too_o long_o on_o the_o back_n or_o on_o one_o side_n but_o shift_n and_o turn_v it_o the_o head_n be_v keep_v a_o little_a raise_v that_o the_o excrement_n may_v more_o easy_o flow_v from_o the_o brain_n through_o the_o emunctory_n let_v the_o cradle_n be_v place_v in_o a_o 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as_o for_o sleep_v until_o he_o be_v two_o year_n old_a there_o need_v be_v no_o restraint_n of_o it_o but_o rather_o when_o it_o be_v froward_a or_o restless_a mean_v use_v to_o provoke_v sleep_n unless_o imoderate_a sleep_n as_o sometime_o it_o happen_v be_v occasion_v by_o a_o defect_n in_o nature_n as_o too_o great_a a_o moisture_n or_o wateryness_n of_o the_o brain_n etc._n etc._n then_o such_o remedy_n must_v be_v use_v as_o may_v remedy_n it_o viz._n boil_v cinnamon_n mace_n or_o nutmeg_n in_o the_o milk_n or_o give_v it_o some_o of_o the_o distil_a water_n of_o these_o in_o a_o little_a wine_n suckling_n the_o child_n must_v be_v have_v a_o regard_n to_o as_o to_o the_o manner_n and_o quality_n as_o to_o the_o first_o of_o these_o sometime_o spurt_v some_o milk_n either_o upon_o its_o lip_n or_o into_o its_o mouth_n and_o if_o it_o be_v draw_v be_v strong_a gentle_o squeeze_v the_o breast_n with_o your_o finger_n that_o the_o milk_n may_v flow_v and_o become_v more_o easy_a so_o that_o it_o may_v rather_o seem_v a_o pleasure_n than_o pain_n but_o so_o that_o it_o may_v not_o swallow_v too_o fast_o for_o fear_v of_o a_o suffocation_n or_o too_o great_a a_o oppression_n of_o the_o stomach_n as_o to_o the_o second_o the_o quantity_n can_v easy_o be_v set_v down_o some_o child_n according_a to_o their_o strong_a or_o weak_a constitution_n require_v more_o than_o other_o and_o therefore_o the_o nurse_n discretion_n must_v proportion_v it_o for_o too_o much_o be_v almost_o as_o bad_a as_o too_o little_a for_o this_o breed_v gross_a humour_n as_o the_o other_o on_o the_o contrary_a cause_n a_o pine_v or_o waste_v and_o it_o be_v hold_v for_o the_o first_o five_o day_n suckling_n twice_o a_o day_n be_v sufficient_a and_o so_o as_o it_o gather_v strength_n the_o time_n may_v be_v increase_v but_o not_o too_o many_o as_o many_o foolish_a nurse_n do_v clap_v the_o child_n to_o the_o breast_n every_o time_n it_o cry_v and_o seem_v froward_a sweetness_n and_o 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restore_a health_n etc._n etc._n chap._n xviii_o of_o the_o disease_n incident_a to_o child_n with_o their_o cure_n hurts_z and_o bruise_n often_o happen_v to_o a_o child_n come_v out_o of_o the_o womb_n especial_o in_o hard_a labour_n and_o when_o any_o such_o appear_v immediate_o make_v a_o fomentation_n of_o rose_n melilot_n cammomile_n flower_n and_o st._n john_n wort_n in_o white-wine_n and_o bathe_v the_o part_n with_o it_o warm_a anoint_v it_o afterward_o with_o a_o mixture_n of_o the_o oil_n of_o these_o give_v it_o a_o little_a black-cherry-water_n or_o canary_n wherein_o saffron_n have_v be_v temper_v and_o let_v it_o rest_v lay_v a_o lenitive_a plaster_n of_o white-bread_n and_o bolearmoniack_n boil_v in_o milk_n swell_v of_o the_o head_n have_v sometime_o its_o beginning_n from_o the_o womb_n for_o the_o mother_n be_v with_o child_n and_o not_o careful_a of_o her_o diet_n crudity_n and_o raw_a humour_n be_v thereby_o gather_v and_o breed_v a_o waterish_a blood_n which_o the_o child_n feed_v on_o and_o not_o able_a to_o digest_v or_o evacuate_v during_o its_o be_v in_o the_o matrix_fw-la it_o settle_v in_o the_o head_n and_o cause_n swell_n and_o sometime_o from_o other_o cause_n viz._n windyness_n etc._n etc._n if_o it_o proceed_v from_o water_n it_o subject_n the_o child_n to_o vertigo_n and_o epilepsy_n little_a sleep_n much_o fretfulness_n and_o cry_v wind_z cause_n pain_n and_o drowsiness_n for_o these_o let_v the_o child_n have_v pleasant_a scent_n to_o refresh_v the_o brain_n as_o flower_n or_o spice_n but_o not_o any_o strong_a perfume_n give_v not_o any_o thing_n that_o breed_v much_o moisture_n or_o phlegm_n or_o any_o way_n subject_n it_o to_o windyness_n wash_v the_o head_n with_o the_o decoction_n of_o sage_n bettony_n agrimony_n calamint_n anny-seed_n fennelseed_n flower_n of_o cammomile_n red-rose_n boil_v in_o spring_n water_n and_o lay_v to_o the_o crown_n of_o the_o head_n and_o temple_n a_o plaster_n viz._n bees-wax_n a_o ounce_n oil_n of_o cammomile_n and_o rose_n and_o vnguentum_fw-la comitissae_fw-la each_o half_n a_o ounce_n sage_n and_o bettony_n dry_v to_o powder_n each_o two_o dream_n and_o give_v it_o a_o little_a manna_n dissolve_v in_o milk_n that_o may_v gentle_o move_v the_o humour_n child_n have_v sometime_o excrescence_n of_o flesh_n on_o the_o roof_n of_o their_o mouth_n the_o lip_n cleave_v common_o call_v a_o harelip_n and_o to_o remedy_n these_o it_o be_v proper_o a_o surgeon_n business_n and_o beyond_o the_o sphere_n of_o nurse_n by_o reason_n they_o require_v incision_n and_o therefore_o i_o forbear_v to_o give_v direction_n in_o they_o and_o require_v the_o nurse_n or_o parent_n as_o soon_o as_o the_o child_n be_v of_o strength_n to_o endure_v the_o operation_n to_o send_v for_o a_o ingenious_a artist_n to_o remedy_n these_o defect_n disease_n in_o the_o eye_n ear_n and_o nose_n often_o happen_v and_o for_o the_o first_o if_o there_o be_v a_o dullness_n of_o sight_n redness_n or_o watery_a rheum_n in_o the_o eye_n wash_v they_o with_o plantain_n and_o eyebright_n water_n morning_n &_o evening_n beat_v up_o a_o yolk_n of_o a_o egg_n with_o some_o oil_n of_o rose_n a_o rot_a apple_n some_o crumb_n of_o white-bread_n and_o a_o little_a bole-armorick_a spread_v it_o thinn_n upon_o a_o fine_a cloth_n and_o clap_v another_o very_a thin_a cloth_n upon_o it_o to_o prevent_v its_o go_n into_o the_o child_n eye_n and_o so_o bound_v it_o over_o they_o when_o it_o be_v lay_v down_o to_o rest_n and_o renew_v it_o every_o six_o hour_n and_o the_o effect_n will_v answer_v your_o expectation_n if_o the_o nose_n be_v stop_v with_o slimy_a or_o tough_a matter_n so_o that_o there_o be_v a_o great_a difficulty_n in_o breathe_v then_o dip_v a_o lint_n in_o vnguentum_fw-la rosatum_fw-la and_o thrust_v up_o