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of_o a_o mean_a stature_n not_o too_o tall_a nor_o too_o low_a not_o fat_a but_o well_o flesh_v of_o a_o ruddy_a merry_a cheerful_a delightsome_a countenance_n and_o clear_v skin_v that_o her_o vein_n appear_v through_o it_o her_o hair_n be_v in_o a_o mean_a between_o black_a and_o white_a and_o red_a neither_o in_o the_o extreme_a but_o a_o light_n brown_a that_o partake_v somewhat_o of_o they_o all_o such_o a_o woman_n be_v sociable_a not_o subject_a to_o melancholy_n nor_o to_o be_v angry_a and_o fretful_a nor_o peevish_a and_o passionate_a but_o jovial_a and_o will_v sing_v and_o dance_v take_v great_a delight_n in_o child_n and_o therefore_o be_v the_o most_o fit_a to_o nurse_v they_o whereas_o all_o the_o other_o temper_n except_o sanguine_a as_o phlegm_n or_o choler_n or_o melancholy_a breed_v milk_n that_o will_v agree_v well_o with_o no_o child_n and_o their_o own_o constitution_n be_v not_o agreeable_a to_o the_o nurse_n of_o child_n though_o her_o complexion_n then_o be_v not_o exact_o sanguine_a for_o that_o be_v seldom_o find_v let_v it_o suffice_v if_o blood_n be_v predominant_a above_o the_o rest_n moreover_o be_v her_o temper_n natural_o never_o so_o good_a yet_o if_o she_o be_v disease_v she_o be_v not_o for_o your_o turn_n or_o if_o she_o be_v above_o forty_o year_n old_a or_o under_o eighteen_o year_n she_o must_v be_v of_o ability_n to_o live_v well_o that_o there_o be_v no_o want_n and_o one_o that_o have_v have_v good_a education_n to_o instruct_v she_o for_o if_o she_o be_v not_o well_o breed_v she_o will_v never_o breed_v the_o child_n well_o she_o must_v have_v prudence_n and_o care_n to_o see_v to_o it_o but_o there_o be_v one_o rule_n from_o the_o sex_n that_o a_o female_a child_n must_v suck_v the_o breast_n of_o a_o nurse_n that_o have_v a_o girl_n the_o last_o child_n she_o have_v and_o a_o boy_n must_v suck_v she_o that_o late_o have_v a_o boy_n but_o the_o nurse_n must_v not_o company_n with_o man_n so_o long_o as_o she_o give_v suck_v to_o the_o child_n for_o if_o she_o conceive_v the_o child_n will_v suffer_v by_o it_o she_o must_v live_v in_o a_o well-tempered_a pure_a air_n she_o must_v sleep_v well_o when_o she_o be_v sleepy_a that_o she_o may_v soon_o wake_v if_o the_o child_n cry_v she_o must_v use_v moderate_a exercise_n and_o indeed_o the_o dance_a and_o rock_v of_o the_o child_n will_v hardly_o suffer_v she_o to_o be_v idle_a and_o therefore_o all_o such_o as_o put_v their_o child_n to_o nurse_n shall_v do_v well_o to_o consider_v the_o great_a care_n and_o pain_n of_o the_o nurse_n by_o well_o reward_v they_o when_o they_o have_v make_v a_o good_a choice_n for_o if_o the_o nurse_n be_v not_o good_a they_o have_v better_o be_v without_o they_o nor_o be_v it_o only_o
the_o midwife_n book_n or_o the_o whole_a art_n of_o midwifery_n discover_v direct_v childbearing_n woman_n how_o to_o behave_v themselves_o in_o their_o conception_n breed_n bear_v and_o nurse_n of_o child_n in_o six_o book_n viz._n i._o a_o anatomical_a description_n of_o the_o part_n of_o man_n and_o woman_n ii_o what_o be_v requisite_a for_o procreation_n sign_n of_o a_o woman_n be_v with_o child_n and_o whether_o it_o be_v male_a or_o female_a and_o how_o the_o child_n be_v form_v in_o the_o womb_n iii_o the_o cause_n and_o hindrance_n of_o conception_n and_o barrenness_n and_o of_o the_o pain_n and_o difficulty_n of_o childbearing_n with_o their_o cause_n sign_n and_o cure_n iu_o rule_n to_o know_v when_o a_o woman_n be_v near_o her_o labour_n and_o when_o she_o be_v near_a conception_n and_o how_o to_o order_v the_o child_n when_o bear_v v._o how_o to_o order_v woman_n in_o childbirth_n and_o of_o several_a disease_n and_o cure_n for_o woman_n in_o that_o condition_n vi_o of_o disease_n incident_a to_o woman_n after_o conception_n rule_n for_o the_o choice_n of_o a_o nurse_n her_o office_n with_o proper_a cure_n for_o all_o disease_n incident_a to_o young_a child_n by_o mrs._n jane_n sharp_a practitioner_n in_o the_o art_n of_o midwifery_n above_o thirty_o year_n london_n print_v for_o simon_n miller_n at_o the_o star_n at_o the_o west_n end_v of_o st._n paul_n 1671._o to_o her_o much_o esteem_a and_o ever_o honour_a friend_n the_o lady_z ellenour_n talbutt_n be_v these_o my_o poor_a and_o weak_a endeavour_n humble_o present_v by_o madam_n a_o admirer_n of_o your_o virtue_n and_o piety_n jane_n sharp_a to_o the_o midwife_n of_o england_n sister_n i_o have_v often_o sit_v down_o sad_a in_o the_o consideration_n of_o the_o many_o misery_n woman_n endure_v in_o the_o hand_n of_o unskilful_a midwife_n many_o profess_v the_o art_n without_o any_o skill_n in_o anatomy_n which_o be_v the_o principal_a part_n effectual_o necessary_a for_o a_o midwife_n mere_o for_o lucre_n sake_n i_o have_v be_v at_o great_a cost_n in_o translation_n for_o all_o book_n either_o french_a dutch_a or_o italian_a of_o this_o kind_n all_o which_o i_o offer_v with_o my_o own_o experience_n humble_o beg_v the_o assistance_n of_o almighty_a god_n to_o aid_v you_o in_o this_o great_a work_n and_o be_o your_o affectionate_a friend_n jane_n sharp_a the_o content_n of_o the_o several_a chapter_n book_n i._o of_o the_o necessity_n and_o usefulness_n of_o the_o art_n of_o midwifery_n page_n 1_o chap._n i._n a_o brief_a description_n of_o the_o generative_a part_n in_o both_o sex_n and_o first_o of_o the_o vessel_n in_o man_n appropriate_v to_o generation_n p._n 5._o chap._n ii_o of_o the_o seed-preparing_a vessel_n p._n 6._o chap._n iii_o of_o the_o vessel_n that_o make_v the_o change_n of_o the_o red_a blood_n into_o a_o white_a substance_n like_o seed_n p._n 8._o chap._n iu._n of_o the_o cod_n or_o rather_o the_o stone_n contain_v therein_o p._n 10._o chap._n v._n of_o the_o carry_v vessel_n p._n 14._o chap._n vi_o of_o the_o vessel_n for_o seed_n p._n 16_o chap._n vii_o of_o a_o man_n yard_n p._n 18._o chap._n viii_o of_o the_o nut_n of_o the_o yard_n p._n 27._o chap._n ix_o of_o the_o muscle_n of_o the_o yard_n p._n 28._o chap._n x._o of_o the_o generative_a part_n in_o woman_n p._n 33._o chap._n xi_o of_o the_o womb_n p._n 38._o chap._n xii_o of_o the_o likeness_n of_o the_o privity_n in_o both_o sex_n p._n 40._o chap._n xiii_o of_o the_o privy_a passage_n in_o the_o secret_n of_o the_o female_a sex_n p._n 41._o chap._n fourteen_o of_o the_o seed-preparing_a vessel_n in_o woman_n p._n 54._o chap._n xv._o of_o the_o seed-carrying_a vessel_n in_o woman_n p._n 58._o chap._n xvi_o of_o woman_n stone_n p._n 60._o chap._n xvii_o of_o the_o womb_n or_o matrix_fw-la p._n 63._o chap._n xviii_o of_o the_o fashion_n of_o the_o womb_n and_o the_o part_n of_o which_o it_o be_v make_v p._n 73._o book_n ii_o chap._n i._n what_o thing_n be_v require_v for_o the_o procreation_n of_o child_n p._n 87._o chap._n ii_o of_o true_a conception_n p._n 92._o chap._n iii_o sign_n that_o a_o woman_n have_v conceive_v and_o whether_o it_o be_v a_o boy_n or_o girl_n p._n 102._o chap._n iu._n of_o false_a conception_n and_o of_o the_o mole_n or_o moon_n calf_n p._n 106._o chap._n v._n of_o the_o cause_n of_o monstrous_a conception_n p._n 116._o chap._n vi_o of_o the_o resemblance_n or_o likeness_n of_o child_n to_o parent_n p._n 120._o chap._n vii_o of_o the_o sympathy_n between_o the_o womb_n and_o other_o part_n p._n 125_o chap._n viii_o how_o the_o child_n grow_v in_o the_o womb_n and_o how_o the_o part_n of_o it_o be_v successive_o make_v p._n 132._o chap._n ix_o of_o the_o posture_n the_o child_n lie_v in_o the_o womb._n p._n 153._o book_n iii_o chap._n i._n what_o hinder_v conception_n and_o the_o cause_n of_o woman_n barrenness_n p._n 163._o chap._n ii_o of_o the_o great_a pain_n and_o difficulty_n of_o child-bearing_a with_o the_o sign_n cause_n and_o cure_n p._n 166._o book_n iu._n chap._n i._n rvles_n for_o woman_n when_o near_o their_o labour_n p._n 187._o chap._n ii_o to_o know_v the_o fit_a time_n when_o the_o child_n be_v ready_a to_o be_v bear_v p._n 205._o chap._n iii_o what_o must_v be_v do_v after_o the_o woman_n be_v deliver_v p._n 210._o chap._n iu._n when_o and_o how_o to_o cut_v off_o the_o child_n navelstring_n and_o what_o be_v the_o consequent_a thereof_o p._n 212._o chap._n v._n what_o be_v best_a to_o bring_v away_o the_o secundine_a or_o afterbirth_n p._n 217._o chap._n vi_o of_o the_o great_a pain_n and_o throw_v some_o woman_n suffer_v after_o they_o be_v deliver_v p._n 219._o chap._n vii_o of_o the_o colic_n some_o woman_n be_v afflict_v with_o in_o the_o time_n of_o their_o travel_n p._n 220_o chap._n viii_o of_o woman_n miscarry_v or_o abortment_n with_o the_o sign_n thereof_o p._n 221._o book_n v._o chap._n i._n how_o woman_n in_o childbirth_n must_v be_v govern_v p._n 228._o chap._n ii_o of_o the_o looseness_n of_o the_o womb_n p._n 236._o chap._n iii_o of_o fever_n after_o child-bearing_a p._n 243._o chap._n iu._n of_o woman_n vomit_v p._n 248._o chap._n v._n of_o woman_n disease_n in_o general_n p._n 250._o chap._n vi_o of_o the_o green_a sickness_n or_o white_a fever_n p._n 266._o chap._n vii_o of_o the_o straitness_n of_o the_o womb_n o._n 299._o chap._n viii_o of_o the_o largeness_n of_o the_o womb_n p._n 285._o chai_n ix_o of_o the_o term_n in_o woman_n p._n 288._o chap._n x._o of_o the_o overflow_a of_o the_o course_n and_o immoderate_a flux_n thereof_o p._n 296._o chap._n xi_o of_o the_o whites_n or_o woman_n disease_n from_o corruption_n of_o humour_n p._n 302._o chap._n xii_o of_o the_o swell_a and_o puff_v up_o fâ—_n the_o body_n especial_o the_o belly_n and_o foot_n of_o woman_n after_o delivery_n p._n 308._o chap._n xiii_o of_o cold_a moist_a hot_a dry_v and_o all_o the_o several_a distemper_n of_o the_o womb_n p._n 313._o book_n vi_o chap._n i._n of_o the_o strangle_v of_o the_o womb_n and_o the_o effect_n of_o it_o with_o the_o cause_n and_o cure_n p._n 317._o chap._n ii_o of_o the_o fall_v sickness_n p_o 328._o chap._n iii_o of_o woman_n breast_n and_o nipple_n the_o disease_n incident_a to_o the_o same_o with_o their_o cure_n p._n 336._o chap._n iu._n necessary_a direction_n for_o nurse_n p._n 351._o chap._n v._n instruction_n in_o the_o choice_n of_o nurse_n p._n 360._o chap._n vi_o of_o the_o child_n p._n 372._o chap._n vii_o discovery_n of_o the_o several_a disease_n incident_a to_o child_n with_o the_o cure_n p._n 377._o the_o midwife_n book_n book_n i._o the_o introduction_n of_o the_o necessity_n and_o vsefulness_n of_o the_o art_n of_o midwifery_n the_o art_n of_o midwifery_n be_v doubtless_o one_o of_o the_o most_o useful_a and_o necessary_a of_o all_o art_n for_o the_o be_v and_o well-being_n of_o mankind_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v extreme_o requisite_a that_o a_o midwife_n be_v both_o fear_v god_n faithful_a and_o exceed_v well_o experience_v in_o that_o profession_n her_o fidelity_n shall_v find_v not_o only_o a_o reward_n here_o from_o man_n but_o god_n have_v give_v a_o special_a example_n of_o it_o exod._n 1._o in_o the_o midwife_n of_o israel_n who_o be_v so_o faithful_a to_o their_o trust_n that_o the_o command_n of_o a_o king_n can_v not_o make_v they_o depart_v from_o it_o viz._n but_o the_o midwife_n fear_v god_n and_o do_v not_o as_o the_o king_n of_o egypt_n command_v they_o but_o save_v the_o man_n child_n alive_a therefore_o god_n deal_v well_o with_o the_o midwife_n and_o because_o they_o fear_v god_n he_o make_v they_o house_n as_o for_o their_o knowledge_n it_o must_v be_v twofold_a speculative_a and_o practical_a she_o that_o want_v the_o knowledge_n of_o
and_o so_o go_v upward_o till_o it_o touch_v the_o bone_n of_o the_o small_a gut_n keep_v close_o to_o the_o prepare_v vessel_n till_o it_o pierce_v the_o production_n of_o the_o hypogastrium_n or_o low_a belly_n which_o be_v the_o upper_a part_n of_o the_o place_n where_o the_o hair_n grow_v above_o the_o privity_n it_o reach_v from_o the_o navel_n to_o that_o hair_n and_o so_o it_o run_v from_o thence_o through_o the_o hollowness_n of_o the_o hip_n and_o side_n between_o the_o bladder_n and_o the_o straight_a gut_n till_o it_o come_v as_o far_o as_o the_o forestander_n and_o so_o fix_v itself_o where_o it_o end_v at_o the_o root_n of_o the_o yard_n where_o it_o begin_v so_o long_o as_o it_o remain_v among_o the_o coat_n of_o the_o stone_n it_o be_v full_a of_o many_o wind_n forward_o and_o backward_o but_o near_o the_o end_n it_o have_v many_o little_a bladder_n like_o wart_n chap._n v._n of_o the_o carry_a vessel_n the_o carry_v vessel_n on_o both_o side_n be_v certain_a small_a bladder_n unite_v between_o the_o bladder_n and_o the_o right_a gut_n the_o last_o of_o they_o with_o the_o seminary_a vessel_n by_o a_o little_a pipe_n end_v in_o the_o forestander_n these_o carry_v and_o convey_v the_o seed_n that_o be_v first_o full_o concoct_v in_o the_o stone_n by_o the_o great_a heat_n of_o they_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o vital_a blood_n that_o be_v bring_v to_o they_o to_o the_o seminary_a vessel_n which_o be_v to_o hold_v the_o seed_n till_o there_o be_v cause_n to_o cast_v it_o forth_o they_o be_v but_o two_o white_a nervous_a sinew_n obscure_a hollow_a pipe_n they_o rise_v from_o the_o stone_n to_o the_o belly_n not_o far_o from_o the_o prepare_v vessel_n from_o the_o hollow_a of_o the_o belly_n they_o return_v and_o go_v to_o the_o backside_n of_o the_o bladder_n betwixt_o that_o and_o the_o right_a gut_n and_o near_o the_o neck_n of_o the_o bladder_n they_o be_v join_v to_o the_o vessel_n for_o seed_n which_o be_v like_o a_o honeycomb_n these_o honey-comb_n or_o hollow_a cell_n have_v a_o oily_a matter_n in_o they_o for_o they_o attract_v the_o fatty_a substance_n from_o the_o seed_n and_o that_o they_o send_v forth_o into_o the_o urinary_a passage_n chief_o in_o the_o act_n of_o carnal_a copulation_n lest_o the_o thin_a skin_n of_o the_o yard_n which_o be_v very_o quick_a of_o feeling_n shall_v be_v hurt_v by_o the_o sharpness_n of_o the_o seed_n the_o carry_a vessel_n fall_v at_o last_o into_o the_o vessel_n ordain_v to_o the_o seed_n till_o there_o be_v use_v for_o it_o the_o carrier_n strengthen_v the_o vessel_n for_o the_o seed_n and_o be_v storehouse_n for_o it_o that_o the_o whole_a store_n be_v not_o waste_v in_o one_o act_n you_o shall_v find_v in_o some_o person_n enough_o to_o serve_v for_o several_a act_n of_o copulation_n they_o be_v hollow_a and_o round_o to_o contain_v the_o more_o seed_n and_o they_o be_v full_a of_o membrance_n that_o they_o may_v be_v shorten_v or_o lengthen_v as_o the_o seed_n be_v more_o or_o less_o 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