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it_o come_v by_o cold_a then_o be_v the_o sign_n contrary_a to_o those_o even_o now_o recite_v if_o through_o a_o evil_a quality_n in_o the_o womb_n make_v a_o suffumigation_n of_o red_a storax_n 59_o myrrh_n cassia_n wood_n nutmeg_n cinnamon_n and_o let_v she_o receive_v the_o sum_n of_o it_o into_o the_o womb_n cover_v she_o very_o close_a and_o if_o the_o odour_n so_o receive_v pass_v through_o the_o body_n up_o into_o the_o mouth_n and_o nostril_n 161._o of_o herself_o she_o be_v fruitful_a but_o if_o she_o feel_v not_o the_o fume_n in_o her_o mouth_n and_o nose_n it_o argue_v barrenness_n one_o of_o these_o way_n that_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o seed_n be_v either_o through_o cold_a extinguish_v or_o through_o heat_n dissipate_v if_o any_o woman_n be_v suspect_v to_o be_v unfruitful_a cast_v natural_a brimstone_n such_o as_o be_v dig_v out_o of_o the_o i_o into_o her_o urine_n and_o if_o worm_n breed_v therein_o of_o herself_o she_o be_v not_o barren_a prognostic_n barrenness_n 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