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former_a direction_n but_o it_o will_v be_v rare_a for_o they_o to_o be_v long-lived_a and_o it_o be_v much_o if_o they_o do_v not_o die_v by_o the_o least_o indisposition_n that_o befall_v their_o natural_a weakness_n chap._n xx._n of_o contusion_n or_o bruise_n of_o the_o head_n and_o other_o part_n of_o the_o body_n of_o a_o newborn_a babe_n the_o body_n of_o newborn_a child_n be_v as_o we_o have_v say_v so_o tender_a and_o delicate_a that_o they_o be_v easy_o bruise_v and_o hurt_v and_o sometime_o in_o a_o bad_a labour_n their_o member_n be_v dislocate_v either_o because_o it_o remain_v long_o in_o a_o unnatural_a posture_n or_o because_o they_o be_v handle_v too_o rude_o in_o the_o operation_n the_o most_o usual_a and_o frequent_a bruise_n be_v for_o the_o most_o part_n on_o the_o top_n of_o their_o head_n where_o sometime_o at_o their_o birth_n they_o have_v a_o knob_n as_o big_a as_o half_a a_o egg_n if_o not_o big_a as_o be_v usual_o see_v in_o first_o labour_n and_o which_o 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lie_v in_o the_o birth_n but_o many_o time_n they_o be_v in_o this_o case_n wrongful_o accuse_v because_o for_o the_o most_o part_n the_o single_a compression_n this_o orifice_n make_v in_o form_n of_o a_o garland_n about_o the_o child_n head_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o this_o kind_n of_o bruise_a tumor_n this_o part_n swell_v after_o the_o same_o manner_n as_o we_o see_v all_o other_o which_o be_v either_o too-strong_o press_v bind_v or_o lase_v for_o by_o this_o mean_n the_o blood_n which_o can_v circulate_v be_v stop_v in_o great_a abundance_n in_o one_o part_n oblige_v it_o to_o swell_v and_o be_v blow_v up_o and_o by_o the_o repletion_n it_o make_v render_v it_o livid_n as_o if_o it_o be_v bruise_v now_o this_o
though_o the_o milk_n have_v no_o ill_a quality_n in_o itself_o it_o may_v however_o corrupt_v in_o the_o child_n stomach_n because_o of_o its_o weakness_n or_o for_o some_o other_o indisposition_n in_o which_o acquire_v a_o acrimony_n instead_o of_o be_v well_o digest_v there_o arise_v thence_o bite_a vapour_n which_o form_v a_o thick_a viscosity_n stick_v like_o a_o kind_n of_o white_a soot_n all_o over_o the_o mouth_n do_v easy_o cause_n and_o engender_v these_o small_a ulcer_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o tenderness_n and_o delicacy_n of_o it_o this_o guido_n make_v we_o take_v notice_n of_o when_o he_o say_v that_o these_o ulcer_n for_o the_o most_o part_n happen_v to_o child_n by_o the_o badness_n of_o the_o milk_n or_o by_o its_o ill_a digestion_n of_o these_o ulcer_n some_o be_v benign_a as_o they_o that_o be_v cause_v by_o a_o simple_a heat_n of_o the_o nurse_n milk_n or_o by_o the_o child_n blood_n and_o humour_n be_v a_o little_a overheat_v or_o also_o for_o have_v have_v a_o small_a fit_a of_o a_o fever_n and_o they_o be_v then_o very_o superficial_a of_o small_a continuance_n and_o easy_o yield_v to_o remedy_n other_o be_v malignant_a such_o as_o be_v cause_v by_o a_o venereal_a vnome_n or_o that_o happen_v after_o a_o malignant_a fever_n and_o be_v scorbutic_a which_o be_v putrid_a corrosive_a and_o spread_v and_o do_v not_o only_o possess_v the_o superficies_n of_o the_o membrane_n which_o cover_v the_o roof_n of_o the_o mouth_n and_o tongue_n but_o make_v its_o scab_n deep_a be_v communicate_v to_o all_o the_o internal_a part_n of_o the_o throat_n as_o the_o venereal_a one_o especial_o which_o can_v never_o be_v cure_v by_o ordinary_a remedy_n but_o must_v be_v handle_v with_o specific_v without_o which_o they_o ever_o augment_v and_o soon_o kill_v little_a infant_n who_o be_v too_o weak_a to_o undergo_v the_o remedy_n fit_a for_o their_o cure_n the_o ulcer_n of_o the_o mouth_n according_a to_o galen_n be_v of_o difficult_a cure_n because_o they_o be_v 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 wherewith_o the_o ulcer_n may_v be_v gentle_o rub_v be_v careful_a not_o to_o put_v they_o to_o too_o much_o pain_n lest_o irritate_v of_o they_o a_o inflammation_n be_v cause_v to_o augment_v the_o malady_n the_o child_n body_n must_v not_o be_v keep_v open_a that_o the_o humour_n be_v carry_v to_o the_o low_a part_n so_o many_o vapour_n may_v not_o ascend_v as_o usual_o do_v when_o the_o excrement_n of_o the_o belly_n be_v too-long_o retain_v if_o the_o ulcer_n participate_v of_o any_o malignity_n let_v topical_a remedy_n than_o be_v use_v which_o do_v their_o work_n speedy_o and_o as_o it_o be_v in_o a_o instant_n for_o to_o correct_v the_o evil_a quality_n of_o the_o humour_n that_o cause_v they_o and_o prevent_v their_o further_a augmentation_n for_o it_o be_v impossible_a if_o they_o shall_v remain_v long_o in_o these_o part_n but_o their_o effect_n and_o virtue_n will_v be_v hinder_v or_o much_o diminish_v by_o the_o moisture_n of_o the_o mouth_n for_o this_o purpose_n touch_v 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 habent_fw-la when_o say_v he_o child_n begin_v to_o breed_v their_o tooth_n they_o be_v trouble_v with_o ch_v of_o their_o gum_n fever_n convulsion_n and_o loosness_n and_o principal_o when_o they_o breed_v their_o tusk_n or_o dog-teeth_n especial_o those_o child_n who_o be_v fat_a or_o full_o of_o humour_n and_o bind_v the_o dog-teeth_n common_o call_v the_o eye-teeth_n cause_v more_o pain_n to_o the_o child_n than_o any_o of_o the_o rest_n because_o they_o have_v a_o very_a deep_a root_n and_o a_o small_a nerve_n more_o considerable_a which_o it_o be_v say_v have_v communication_n with_o that_o that_o make_v the_o eye_n move_v and_o as_o hypocrates_n also_o say_v those_o child_n which_o be_v very_o gross_a and_o bind_v in_o their_o body_n be_v upon_o this_o account_n in_o much_o more_o danger_n than_o other_o because_o the_o pain_n in_o these_o cause_v a_o much_o great_a sluxion_n of_o humour_n upon_o the_o disease_a part_n with_o which_o their_o body_n always_o abound_v when_o they_o be_v costive_a the_o tooth_n which_o be_v first_o breed_v be_v the_o cut_n or_o foretooth_n as_o well_o because_o they_o be_v soon_o perfect_a as_o because_o be_v small_a and_o sharp_a the_o gum_n be_v easy_a pierce_v through_o and_o also_o with_o less_o pain_n than_o by_o the_o rest_n which_o be_v soft_a at_o the_o begin_n and_o be_v large_a can_v so_o soon_o make_v their_o way_n at_o least_o not_o without_o great_a effort_n sign_n when_o child_n will_v breed_v their_o tooth_n be_v when_o the_o gum_n and_o cheek_n be_v swell_v they_o feel_v a_o great_a heat_n there_o with_o a_o itch_a which_o often_o make_v they_o put_v their_o finger_n in_o their_o mouth_n to_o rub_v they_o from_o whence_o much_o moisture_n distil_v down_o into_o the_o mouth_n because_o of_o the_o pain_n they_o feel_v there_o the_o nurse_n in_o give_v they_o suck_n find_v the_o mouth_n hot_a they_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 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but_o leave_v for_o the_o printer_n to_o make_v choice_n of_o the_o most_o familiar_a of_o they_o which_o he_o mistake_v be_v to_o prevent_v further_a trouble_n suffer_v to_o be_v so_o print_v i_o do_v not_o intend_v this_o work_n to_o encourage_v any_o to_o practice_v by_o it_o who_o be_v not_o breed_v up_o to_o it_o for_o it_o will_v hardly_o make_v a_o midwife_n though_o it_o may_v easy_o mend_v a_o bad_a one_o yet_o notwithstanding_o i_o do_v recommend_v it_o to_o the_o perusal_n of_o all_o such_o woman_n as_o be_v careful_a of_o their_o own_o and_o their_o friend_n safety_n there_o be_v many_o thing_n in_o it_o worthy_a their_o note_n and_o design_v it_o chief_o for_o the_o female_a sex_n i_o have_v not_o trouble_v myself_o to_o oppose_v or_o comment_v upon_o any_o physical_a or_o philosophical_a position_n my_o author_n propose_v i_o hope_v no_o good_a midwife_n will_v blame_v i_o or_o my_o author_n for_o reprehend_v the_o fault_n of_o bad_a one_o who_o be_v only_o aim_v at_o and_o admonish_v in_o this_o work_n and_o i_o be_o confident_a none_o but_o the_o guilty_a will_v be_v concern_v and_o take_v it_o to_o themselves_o which_o i_o desire_v they_o may_v and_o amend_v farewell_n hugh_n chamberlain_n from_o my_o house_n in_o prujeans-court_n in_o the_o old-bailey_n london_n this_o 15_o of_o may_n 1672._o errata_fw-la page_n 8._o line_n 8._o for_o intestine_a read_v intestinum_fw-la pag._n 13._o lin_v 1._o r._n such_o as_o p._n 19_o l._n 3._o f._n upper_a part_n r._n nipple_n l._n 19_o r._n womb_n be_v free_a p._n 58._o l._n ult_n r._n that_o miscarry_v p._n 63._o l._n 24._o r._n hypogaster_n p._n 95._o l._n 9_o r._n corroberative_n p._n 96._o l._n 4._o r._n a_o wafer_n will_v be_v very_o fit_a p._n 101._o l._n 18._o f._n jorn_n r._n iron_n p._n 132._o l._n 11._o the_o comma_n behind_o together_o must_v be_v before_o it_o p._n 133._o l._n 15._o f._n the_o r._n a._n l._n 28._o f._n which_o it_o yet_o do_v r._n as_o it_o also_o do_v p._n 213._o l._n 1._o f._n capable_a r._n able_a p._n 224._o l._n 24._o f._n mark_v d._n r._n c._n and_o the_o same_o in_o pag._n 236._o l._n 9_o p._n 287._o l._n 1._o f._n a_o r._n a._n p._n 301._o l._n 3._o f._n brannes_n r._n meal_n p._n 430._o r._n chap._n xxxvi_o l._n 24._o r._n requisite_a book_n new_o print_v aurora_n chymica_fw-la or_o a_o rational_a way_n of_o prepare_v animal_n vegetables_n and_o mineral_n for_o a_o physical_a use_n etc._n etc._n authore_fw-la edw._n bolness_n med._n r._n ord._n a_o philosophical_a essay_n declare_v the_o probable_a cause_n whence_o stone_n be_v produce_v in_o the_o great_a world_n as_o also_o the_o cause_n and_o cure_n of_o the_o stone_n in_o the_o kidney_n and_o bladder_n of_o man_n etc._n etc._n by_o dr._n thomas_n shirley_n physician_n in_o ordinary_a to_o his_o majesty_n sell_v by_o w._n cadman_n at_o the_o popes-head_n in_o the_o low_a walk_n of_o the_o new-exchange_n praxis_fw-la medicorum_fw-la antiqua_fw-la &_o nova_fw-la the_o ancient_a and_o modern_a practice_n of_o physic_n examine_v state_v and_o compare_v by_o e._n manwaringe_n dr._n in_o physic_n sell_v by_o tho._n archer_n bookseller_n under_o st._n dunstans-church_n in_o fleetstreet_n the_o first_o book_n of_o the_o disease_n and_o different_a disposition_n of_o woman_n with_o child_n from_o the_o time_n of_o conception_n to_o the_o full_a time_n of_o reckon_a many_o indisposition_n may_v arrive_v to_o woman_n from_o the_o time_n of_o conception_n to_o the_o full_a term_n of_o labour_n because_o they_o be_v then_o not_o only_o subject_a to_o those_o which_o be_v cause_v by_o pregnancy_n but_o to_o those_o also_o which_o happen_v at_o other_o time_n it_o be_v not_o my_o design_n so_o to_o enlarge_v as_o to_o examine_v all_o but_o only_o to_o inquire_v into_o the_o principal_a and_o most_o usual_a malady_n that_o accompany_v great-belly_n and_o have_v during_o their_o course_n some_o particular_a indication_n for_o their_o cure_n for_o as_o for_o those_o which_o have_v only_o 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occasion_n of_o who_o only_o need_v to_o provide_v a_o small_a quantity_n of_o their_o seed_n and_o that_o at_o once_o to_o generate_v but_o woman_n beside_o their_o seed_n must_v have_v a_o fit_a place_n to_o receive_v both_o as_o the_o womb_n be_v when_o well_o dispose_v and_o matter_n appoint_v for_o the_o child_n nourishment_n during_o its_o whole_a stay_n there_o as_o be_v the_o menstruous_a blood_n this_o be_v the_o cause_n that_o for_o one_o impotent_a man_n there_o may_v be_v above_o thirty_o barren_a woman_n find_v let_v we_o therefore_o first_o of_o all_o see_v what_o be_v the_o sign_n of_o fruitfulness_n and_o barrenness_n in_o woman_n chap._n i._o of_o the_o sign_n of_o fertility_n and_o sterility_n in_o woman_n by_o the_o fertility_n of_o a_o woman_n i_o understand_v a_o natural_a disposition_n of_o her_o body_n by_o mean_n of_o which_o with_o the_o assistance_n of_o a_o man_n she_o may_v engender_v her_o like_a and_o by_o sterility_n which_o be_v direct_o contrary_a i_o 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proceed_v from_o the_o evil_a temper_n of_o the_o womb_n in_o his_o 62_o aphorism_n of_o the_o 5_o book_n where_o he_o say_v quae_fw-la frigidos_fw-la &_o densos_fw-la habent_fw-la uteros_fw-la non_fw-la concipiunt_fw-la &_o quae_fw-la praehumidos_fw-la habent_fw-la uteros_fw-la non_fw-la concipiunt_fw-la extinguitur_fw-la enim_fw-la in_o ipsis_fw-la genitura_fw-la et_fw-la quae_fw-la plus_fw-la aequo_fw-la siccos_fw-la &_o adurentes_fw-la nam_fw-la alimenti_fw-la defectu_fw-la semen_fw-mi corrumpitur_fw-la quae_fw-la vero_fw-la ex_fw-la utrisque_fw-la nactae_fw-la sunt_fw-la moderatam_fw-la temperiem_fw-la eae_fw-la faecundae_fw-la evadunt_fw-la all_o such_o woman_n who_o womb_n be_v cold_a and_o close_o can_v conceive_v nor_o they_o who_o have_v it_o too_o moist_a because_o the_o seed_n be_v extinguish_v in_o it_o and_o likewise_o such_o who_o have_v it_o too_o dry_a and_o hot_a because_o for_o want_v of_o aliment_n the_o seed_n corrupt_v but_o such_o as_o be_v of_o a_o moderate_a 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coition_n
they_o discharge_v as_o well_o as_o men._n such_o a_o will_v not_o open_v their_o eye_n to_o behold_v a_o verity_n so_o clear_a may_v make_v reflection_n on_o the_o resemblance_n of_o infant_n to_o their_o mother_n which_o can_v not_o be_v unless_o her_o seed_n have_v be_v more_o predominant_a than_o the_o father_n when_o he_o beget_v they_o which_o likewise_o happen_v after_o the_o same_o manner_n when_o the_o father_n have_v more_o force_n and_o virtue_n which_o may_v evince_v that_o the_o woman_n seed_n contribute_v as_o well_o to_o the_o formation_n of_o the_o infant_n as_o the_o father_n if_o they_o will_v not_o agree_v to_o a_o thing_n so_o common_a let_v they_o make_v another_o reflection_n on_o the_o generation_n of_o certain_a animal_n which_o participate_v of_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o male_a and_o female_a of_o which_o they_o be_v engender_v though_o of_o different_a kind_n as_o we_o daily_o see_v ass_n and_o mare_n produce_v by_o their_o couple_a mule_n which_o be_v 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many_o woman_n be_v blame_v when_o their_o child_n be_v bear_v with_o red_a and_o livid_v spot_n which_o very_o much_o disfigure_v the_o face_n of_o some_o of_o they_o it_o be_v usual_o say_v but_o without_o reason_n that_o this_o proceed_v from_o the_o mother_n longing_n to_o drink_v wine_n for_o though_o some_o have_v by_o chance_n be_v in_o effect_n harrass_v as_o they_o affirm_v with_o these_o passionate_a desire_n during_o their_o be_v with_o child_n yet_o we_o must_v not_o superstitious_o believe_v as_o many_o do_v that_o these_o spot_n be_v so_o cause_v but_o rather_o from_o some_o other_o cause_n which_o must_v be_v search_v for_o elsewhere_o and_o that_o which_o make_v it_o appear_v it_o can_v proceed_v from_o hence_o be_v that_o almost_o throughout_o all_o italy_n where_o nothing_o but_o white_a wine_n be_v drink_v as_o also_o in_o anjou_n in_o france_n i_o have_v see_v divers_a person_n mark_v with_o these_o red_a spot_n and_o in_o case_n it_o proceed_v from_o their_o 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can_v in_o no_o wise_a change_n its_o first_o figure_n and_o woman_n must_v wean_v themselves_o from_o these_o vain_a apprehension_n which_o they_o say_v they_o have_v to_o such_o thing_n every_o moment_n and_o serve_v some_o of_o they_o for_o a_o pretext_n to_o cover_v their_o liquorishness_n since_o my_o discourse_n be_v fall_v upon_o this_o subject_n of_o mark_n with_o which_o oft_o time_n the_o body_n of_o infant_n be_v spot_v in_o their_o birth_n and_o which_o come_v as_o be_v ordinary_o believe_v from_o the_o imagination_n of_o their_o mother_n it_o seem_v to_o i_o not_o much_o from_o my_o purpose_n to_o recite_v you_o a_o circumstance_n very_o particular_a sound_n on_o i_o when_o i_o come_v into_o the_o world_n as_o my_o father_n and_o mother_n have_v often_o tell_v i_o which_o be_v that_o my_o mother_n be_v with_o child_n of_o i_o and_o almost_o at_o the_o end_n of_o her_o reckon_n as_o it_o appear_v afterward_o the_o elder_a of_o her_o three_o son_n which_o she_o then_o have_v of_o six_o year_n old_a and_o her_o first-born_a who_o she_o love_v with_o a_o extraordinary_a tenderness_n and_o passion_n die_v in_o seven_o day_n of_o the_o small_a pox_n all_o which_o time_n she_o contain_v night_n and_o day_n by_o his_o bed_n side_n tend_v he_o in_o all_o his_o necessity_n not_o suffer_v any_o other_o to_o do_v it_o whatsoever_o desire_n be_v make_v to_o she_o not_o to_o weary_a and_o trouble_v herself_o as_o she_o do_v for_o the_o child_n sickness_n allege_v that_o in_o her_o present_a condition_n she_o ought_v to_o be_v careful_a of_o herself_o and_o not_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o death_n to_o the_o infant_n she_o go_v with_o in_o fine_a at_o the_o end_n of_o seven_o day_n her_o son_n die_v upon_o which_o the_o next_o day_n she_o be_v deliver_v of_o i_o who_o bring_v effective_o into_o the_o world_n with_o i_o six_o or_o seven_o of_o the_o small_a pox._n now_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o it_o will_v be_v irrational_a to_o say_v that_o i_o have_v then_o contract_v 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of_o conception_n as_o it_o be_v very_o hard_a and_o belong_v only_o to_o expert_a gardener_n to_o know_v plant_n as_o soon_o as_o they_o begin_v to_o spring_v forth_o of_o the_o earth_n so_o likewise_o there_o be_v none_o but_o expert_a france_n expert_a surgeon_n only_o practice_v midwifery_n in_o france_n surgeon_n can_v give_v a_o woman_n certain_a assurance_n of_o conception_n from_o its_o beginning_n although_o some_o of_o these_o sign_n resemble_v those_o of_o the_o suppression_n of_o the_o term_n and_o other_o malady_n in_o woman_n cause_n many_o to_o be_v deceive_v in_o it_o i_o will_v not_o trouble_v myself_o to_o make_v a_o recital_n of_o a_o great_a number_n of_o sign_n of_o conception_n which_o rather_o tend_v to_o superstition_n than_o a_o effective_a verity_n but_o only_o the_o
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a_o better_a posture_n and_o that_o the_o accident_n will_v cease_v if_o it_o please_v god_n as_o they_o say_v and_o some_o do_v malicious_o put_v such_o a_o terror_n and_o apprehension_n of_o the_o surgeon_n in_o the_o poor_a woman_n undeserved_o woman_n for_o the_o most_o part_n undeserved_o characterize_n they_o like_o butcher_n and_o hangman_n that_o they_o choose_v rather_o to_o die_v in_o travail_n with_o the_o child_n in_o their_o womb_n than_o to_o put_v themselves_o into_o their_o hand_n but_o indeed_o such_o midwife_n do_v more_o just_o deserve_v this_o fair_a title_n unless_o they_o behave_v themselves_o with_o more_o prudence_n and_o equal_a conscience_n in_o so_o important_a a_o occasion_n and_o send_v note_n send_v a_o necessary_a note_n in_o time_n for_o some_o help_n in_o their_o business_n before_o the_o child_n be_v as_o very_o often_o engage_v in_o a_o wrong_a posture_n in_o the_o passage_n so_o as_o it_o be_v almost_o impossible_a to_o give_v it_o a_o better_a 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garland_n chap._n viii_o of_o a_o natural_a labour_n and_o the_o mean_n of_o help_v a_o woman_n therein_o when_o there_o be_v one_o or_o more_o child_n chap_n vii_o lib_n 2._o pag_n 184._o the_o bed_n must_v be_v so_o make_v that_o the_o woman_n be_v ready_a to_o be_v deliver_v shall_v lie_v on_o her_o back_n upon_o it_o have_v her_o body_n in_o a_o convenient_a figure_n that_o be_v her_o head_n and_o breast_n a_o little_a raise_v so_o that_o she_o be_v neither_o lie_v nor_o sit_v for_o in_o this_o manner_n she_o breathe_v best_o &_o will_v have_v more_o strength_n to_o help_v her_o pain_n than_o if_o she_o be_v otherwise_o or_o sink_v down_o in_o she_o bed_n be_v in_o this_o posture_n she_o must_v spread_v her_o thigh_n abroad_o fold_v her_o leg_n
infant_n and_o many_o ill_a accident_n which_o after_o befall_v the_o poor_a woman_n not_o cause_v they_o to_o be_v help_v in_o due_a time_n and_o from_o the_o moment_n they_o perceive_v the_o difficulty_n of_o the_o labour_n to_o pass_v their_o understanding_n to_o avoid_v therefore_o these_o calumny_n let_v the_o chirurgeon_n never_o use_v the_o crotchet_n but_o very_o rare_o and_o when_o there_o be_v no_o other_o way_n as_o also_o to_o endeavour_v his_o utmost_a as_o much_o as_o the_o case_n will_v permit_v to_o bring_v the_o child_n whole_a although_o dead_a and_o not_o by_o bit_n and_o piece_n to_o give_v the_o wicked_a and_o ignorant_a no_o pretence_n of_o blame_n i_o say_v as_o much_o as_o the_o case_n will_v permit_v that_o be_v with_o respect_n to_o the_o woman_n under_o his_o hand_n for_o to_o save_v she_o he_o have_v better_a sometime_o bring_v the_o dead_a child_n with_o dislike_n with_o those_o instrument_n very_o unsafe_a for_o the_o woman_n and_o have_v a_o better_a way_n can_v pass_v they_o without_o manifest_v my_o dislike_n instrument_n than_o kill_v she_o by_o torment_v she_o with_o excessive_a violence_n for_o to_o bring_v it_o whole_a but_o in_o a_o word_n we_o must_v in_o conscience_n do_v what_o art_n command_v without_o heed_n to_o what_o may_v be_v speak_v afterward_o and_o every_o chirurgeon_n that_o have_v a_o well_o order_v conscience_n will_v ever_o have_v a_o great_a regard_n to_o his_o duty_n than_o reputation_n in_o perform_v of_o which_o let_v he_o expect_v his_o reward_n from_o god_n chap._n xxxii_o of_o extract_v a_o mola_n and_o false_a conception_n have_v at_o large_a speak_v in_o another_o place_n of_o the_o cause_n sign_n and_o difference_n of_o mola_n and_o false_a conception_n and_o show_v that_o a_o mola_n always_o arise_v from_o a_o false_a conception_n there_o remain_v nothing_o to_o be_v demonstrate_v but_o the_o manner_n how_o it_o ought_v to_o be_v extract_v now_o since_o these_o thing_n contain_v in_o the_o womb_n 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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 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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
in_o the_o womb._n chap._n xii_o of_o the_o inflammation_n of_o the_o breast_n of_o the_o new-laid_a woman_n until_o of_o late_o it_o be_v always_o believe_v that_o the_o blood_n be_v the_o matter_n whereof_o the_o milk_n be_v make_v in_o the_o breast_n but_o it_o be_v much_o more_o probable_a that_o the_o chyle_n only_o and_o not_o the_o blood_n be_v destine_v to_o its_o generation_n as_o well_o as_o it_o be_v the_o true_a matter_n out_o of_o which_o all_o the_o blood_n of_o the_o body_n be_v make_v that_o which_o easy_o make_v we_o judge_v so_o be_v the_o new_a discovery_n of_o the_o channel_n of_o the_o thorax_n which_o convey_v the_o chyle_n into_o the_o subclavian_n vein_n find_v out_o by_o mounseur_fw-fr pecquet_n physician_n of_o the_o faculty_n of_o montpelier_n to_o who_o all_o posterity_n will_v be_v eternal_o indebt_v for_o have_v mean_n hereby_o of_o be_v disabused_a of_o several_a notable_a error_n which_o for_o want_v of_o so_o fair_a and_o necessary_a a_o knowledge_n be_v 'slid_o and_o entertain_v into_o the_o practice_n of_o physic_n until_o this_o time_n however_o since_o the_o vessel_n which_o may_v for_o this_o purpose_n convey_v part_n of_o this_o chyle_n to_o the_o breast_n be_v not_o yet_o manifest_o know_v we_o will_v content_v ourselves_o to_o explain_v after_o the_o follow_a manner_n the_o cause_n of_o the_o inflammation_n of_o the_o breast_n which_o do_v very_o often_o happen_v to_o woman_n new_o deliver_v all_o the_o blood_n and_o humour_n be_v so_o heat_v and_o agitate_a during_o travail_n by_o the_o pain_n and_o throw_n of_o labour_n that_o the_o breast_n compose_v of_o glandulous_a and_o spongious_a body_n easy_o receive_v in_o too_o great_a abundance_n of_o these_o humour_n which_o flow_v to_o they_o from_o all_o part_n be_v soon_o inflame_v thereby_o because_o this_o repletion_n do_v very_o sensible_o and_o painful_o distend_v they_o to_o this_o contribute_v very_o much_o the_o suppression_n of_o the_o lochia_n and_o a_o universal_a fullness_n of_o the_o body_n this_o inflammation_n may_v likewise_o happen_v by_o the_o woman_n have_v be_v too_o straight_o lace_v by_o some_o blow_n receive_v upon_o the_o breast_n or_o for_o have_v lie_v upon_o they_o which_o easy_o bruise_v they_o as_o also_o for_o want_v of_o have_v give_v milk_n to_o the_o child_n in_o as_o much_o as_o by_o this_o mean_v the_o milk_n which_o be_v in_o great_a quantity_n in_o the_o breast_n not_o be_v evacuate_v be_v overheat_v &_o corrupt_v by_o too-long_o stay_v there_o but_o from_o whatsoever_o cause_n this_o inflammation_n of_o the_o breast_n in_o a_o woman_n new-laid_a may_v proceed_v convenient_a remedy_n must_v be_v speedy_o apply_v lest_o it_o afterward_o aposthumate_v or_o else_o that_o not_o suppurate_v there_o remain_v a_o scirrhous_a hardness_n which_o in_o time_n may_v degenerate_v into_o a_o cancer_n a_o very_a pernicious_a malady_n and_o for_o the_o most_o part_n incurable_a when_o confirm_v beside_o the_o danger_n that_o a_o inflammation_n of_o the_o breast_n may_v be_v convert_v into_o these_o dangerous_a distemper_n there_o happen_v usual_o to_o the_o woman_n in_o those_o part_n which_o be_v very_o sensible_a a_o extreme_a pain_n which_o often_o cause_v shake_v fit_n and_o afterward_o a_o fever_n with_o so_o great_a a_o burn_n of_o the_o whole_a body_n that_o she_o can_v scarce_o endure_v any_o clothes_n upon_o she_o and_o when_o she_o do_v never_o so_o little_o uncover_v herself_o or_o put_v her_o arm_n out_o of_o the_o bed_n she_o have_v new_a shake_n fit_v which_o afterward_o augment_v the_o heat_n of_o her_o fever_n it_o be_v no_o great_a wonder_n that_o a_o fever_n soon_o happen_v upon_o this_o occasion_n because_o the_o breast_n by_o their_o nearness_n to_o the_o heart_n do_v easy_o communicate_v their_o inflammation_n which_o sometime_o excite_v fury_n and_o frenzy_n if_o the_o blood_n be_v sudden_o and_o in_o great_a abundance_n carry_v thither_o as_o hypocrates_n assure_v we_o in_o 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better_a to_o bring_v down_o the_o lochia_n bleed_v in_o the_o foot_n during_o which_o topical_a remedy_n to_o the_o breast_n must_v not_o be_v forget_v as_o in_o the_o beginning_n to_o chase_v well_o into_o they_o oil_n of_o rose_n and_o vinegar_n beat_v together_o lay_v upon_o they_o afterward_o unguentum_fw-la refrigerans_fw-la galeni_fw-la and_o a_o three_o part_n of_o populion_n mix_v with_o it_o or_o a_o cataplasm_n make_v of_o the_o settle_n find_v in_o a_o cutler_n grin-stone-trough_n oil_n of_o rose_n and_o a_o little_a vinegar_n mix_v together_o if_o the_o pain_n continue_v very_o great_a another_o cataplasm_n may_v be_v make_v of_o the_o crum_n of_o white_a bread_n and_o milk_n mix_v with_o oil_n of_o rose_n and_o the_o yolk_n of_o raw_a egg_n upon_o all_o these_o may_v be_v lay_v compress_n dip_v in_o vinegar_n and_o water_n or_o in_o plantain_n water_n but_o great_a care_n must_v be_v take_v that_o these_o remedy_n apply_v to_o the_o breast_n be_v only_o cool_v and_o 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the_o hard_a stalk_n and_o vein_n take_v out_o do_v not_o lace_v the_o breast_n too_o straight_o nor_o apply_v any_o course_n or_o rough_a clothes_n to_o they_o that_o they_o may_v not_o be_v therewith_o scratch_v and_o bruise_v a_o very_a good_a remedy_n for_o the_o same_o be_v a_o whole_a red_a cabbage_n boil_v in_o river_n water_n to_o a_o pap_n and_o then_o well_o bruise_v in_o a_o wooden_a or_o marble_n mortar_n and_o pulp_v through_o a_o sieve_n which_o mix_v with_o oil_n of_o camomile_n may_v be_v apply_v as_o a_o poultis_fw-la to_o the_o breast_n in_o the_o use_n of_o all_o these_o mean_n let_v the_o woman_n observe_v a_o cool_a diet_n not_o very_a nourish_v that_o too_o much_o blood_n and_o humour_n may_v not_o be_v engender_v of_o which_o there_o be_v already_o too_o great_a a_o quantity_n she_o must_v always_o keep_v her_o body_n open_a that_o the_o humour_n may_v be_v so_o much_o the_o more_o carry_v downward_o and_o consequent_o turn_v from_o the_o breast_n during_o the_o 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will_v always_o be_v separate_v in_o the_o very_a same_o place_n just_o close_o to_o the_o belly_n because_o it_o be_v a_o part_n which_o remain_v whole_o life_n whole_o without_o life_n inanimate_a after_o the_o child_n be_v come_v into_o the_o world_n wherefore_o whether_o boy_n or_o girl_n let_v the_o knot_n be_v make_v at_o least_o a_o inch_n from_o the_o belly_n as_o we_o have_v already_o direct_v and_o not_o near_o lest_o it_o pain_n or_o inflame_v the_o child_n navel_n it_o will_v not_o be_v from_o the_o purpose_n to_o mention_v here_o a_o business_n of_o great_a consequence_n which_o be_v sometime_o capable_a to_o kill_v the_o newborn_a babe_n without_o almost_o know_v the_o cause_n of_o it_o it_o be_v a_o very_a bad_a custom_n some_o midwife_n have_v before_o they_o make_v the_o knot_n they_o drive_v all_o the_o blood_n out_o of_o the_o string_n into_o the_o infant_n belly_n believe_v that_o by_o this_o mean_v they_o fetch_v it_o to_o itself_o and_o strengthen_v it_o when_o 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if_o you_o will_v not_o put_v it_o in_o danger_n of_o its_o life_n or_o at_o least_o cause_n to_o he_o great_a oppression_n pain_n and_o gripe_n forbear_v drive_v his_o blood_n thus_o out_o of_o the_o string_n into_o the_o infant_n body_n now_o have_v thus_o tie_v and_o cut_v the_o string_n wash_v the_o child_n present_o all_o over_o for_o to_o swaddle_v it_o afterward_o as_o we_o shall_v direct_v chap._n xvii_o hôw_o a_o newborn_a babe_n must_v be_v wash_v and_o cleanse_v from_o the_o excrement_n as_o also_o how_o it_o ought_v to_o be_v wrap_v up_o in_o swaddle_a clothes_n when_o the_o midwife_n have_v order_v the_o child_n navelstring_n just_a as_o we_o have_v direct_v in_o the_o forego_n chapter_n let_v she_o present_o cleanse_v it_o from_o the_o excrement_n it_o bring_v with_o it_o into_o the_o world_n of_o which_o some_o be_v within_o the_o body_n as_o the_o urine_n in_o the_o bladder_n and_o the_o moeconion_a find_v in_o the_o gut_n and_o other_o without_o which_o be_v thick_a 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be_v a_o great_a hindrance_n to_o the_o child_n suck_v and_o that_o it_o turn_v not_o into_o a_o ill_a nature_a ulcer_n chap._n xxiv_o of_o gripe_n and_o pain_n of_o the_o belly_n of_o a_o young_a child_n many_o child_n be_v so_o gripe_v that_o they_o can_v forbear_v cry_v night_n nor_o day_n for_o the_o great_a pain_n they_o feel_v in_o their_o belly_n with_o which_o some_o be_v so_o vex_v and_o torment_v that_o they_o die_v of_o it_o it_o be_v very_o often_o the_o first_o and_o most_o common_a distemper_n which_o happen_v to_o little_a infant_n after_o their_o birth_n which_o in_o general_a and_o for_o the_o most_o part_n come_v from_o the_o sudden_a change_n of_o their_o nourishment_n forasmuch_o as_o have_v always_o receive_v it_o by_o the_o umbilical_a vessel_n while_o they_o be_v in_o their_o mother_n belly_n they_o come_v to_o change_v it_o of_o a_o sudden_a not_o only_o the_o manner_n of_o receive_v it_o but_o the_o nature_n and_o quality_n of_o it_o assoon_o as_o they_o be_v 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the_o sweetness_n of_o the_o milk_n be_v easy_o bring_v away_o by_o stool_n when_o these_o gripe_n be_v cause_v by_o wind_n as_o it_o often_o happen_v or_o by_o any_o sharp_a humour_n in_o the_o intestine_n anoint_v the_o child_n belly_n all_o over_o with_o oil_n of_o violet_n or_o with_o oil_n of_o sweet_a almond_n or_o else_o with_o oil_n of_o walnut_n camomile_n and_o melilot_n mix_v together_o have_v first_o warm_v they_o in_o which_o also_o a_o cloth_n may_v be_v dip_v to_o lay_v upon_o it_o or_o a_o small_a pancake_n may_v be_v make_v with_o a_o egg_n or_o two_o fry_a in_o oil_n of_o walnut_n for_o to_o be_v apply_v to_o it_o and_o they_o may_v take_v a_o little_a anodine_n or_o carminative_a clyster_n according_a as_o the_o cause_n of_o the_o gripe_v be_v know_v above_o all_o ever_o keep_v the_o child_n very_o warm_a chap._n xxv_o of_o the_o inflammation_n ulceration_n or_o shoot_v forth_o or_o rapture_n of_o the_o navel_n of_o a_o young_a infant_n the_o continual_a cry_n of_o 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be_v in_o the_o mother_n belly_n do_v at_o first_o still_o continue_v to_o send_v it_o this_o way_n and_o that_o it_o cause_v this_o accident_n by_o its_o acrimony_n for_o which_o there_o be_v no_o reason_n for_o it_o be_v impossible_a the_o urine_n shall_v regorge_v from_o the_o bladder_n to_o the_o navel_n by_o the_o urachus_n forasmuch_o as_o it_o be_v not_o hollow_a in_o a_o humane_a foetus_fw-la as_o we_o have_v elsewhere_o make_v appear_v and_o how_o near_o the_o belly_n soever_o the_o navelstring_n be_v tie_v and_o how_o hard_o provide_v some_o of_o the_o true_a skin_n which_o be_v sensible_a be_v not_o also_o tie_v with_o it_o it_o can_v cause_v no_o manner_n of_o pain_n to_o the_o child_n because_o it_o be_v a_o dead_a and_o
inanimate_a part_n assoon_o as_o a_o child_n be_v bear_v and_o likewise_o insensible_a because_o there_o be_v no_o nerve_n distribute_v into_o it_o but_o this_o inflammation_n usual_o come_v as_o i_o have_v mention_v because_o the_o infant_n feel_v the_o great_a pain_n and_o gripe_n in_o his_o belly_n do_v continual_o cry_v and_o thereby_o hinder_v the_o navel_n from_o heal_a it_o may_v likewise_o be_v cause_v by_o a_o violent_a and_o frequent_a cough_n because_o by_o these_o effort_n the_o blood_n be_v force_v back_o into_o the_o remain_a end_n of_o the_o umbilical_a vein_n which_o it_o always_o keep_v dilate_v and_o be_v corrupt_v by_o its_o stay_n there_o fail_v not_o to_o make_v a_o inflammation_n of_o the_o navel_n and_o that_o which_o be_v tie_v come_v to_o fall_v off_o before_o it_o be_v perfect_o heal_v there_o remain_v a_o very_a bad_a ulcer_n upon_o which_o sometime_o follow_v great_a loss_n of_o blood_n and_o it_o may_v be_v death_n the_o principal_a thing_n to_o be_v observe_v in_o the_o cure_n of_o this_o malady_n be_v to_o appease_v the_o cough_n and_o quiet_a the_o child_n cry_v respect_v that_o which_o cause_v it_o without_o which_o it_o will_v daily_o increase_v and_o if_o it_o be_v the_o gripe_v it_o must_v be_v remedy_v as_o be_v direct_v in_o the_o forego_n chapter_n as_o to_o the_o rest_n if_o the_o navel_n be_v inflame_v one_o must_v lay_v upon_o it_o vnguentum_fw-la refrigerans_fw-la galeni_fw-la mix_v with_o as_o much_o populeon_n or_o a_o small_a bolster_n dip_v in_o oil_n of_o rose_n with_o a_o little_a vinegar_n unguentum_fw-la rosatum_fw-la &_o album_fw-la mix_v together_o be_v also_o good_a for_o it_o if_o the_o navel_n continue_v ulcer_v after_o the_o string_n be_v fall_v off_o deficcative_a and_o astringent_a medicine_n must_v be_v apply_v to_o it_o such_o as_o be_v small_a rag_n dip_v in_o lime_n water_n which_o be_v not_o too_o strong_a or_o plantain_n water_n wherein_o a_o little_a allom_n have_v be_v dissolve_v if_o the_o ulcer_n be_v small_a a_o pledgit_fw-la of_o dry_a lint_n will_v be_v sufficient_a many_o put_v to_o it_o only_o a_o little_a powder_n of_o a_o post_n these_o thing_n be_v better_a for_o this_o purpose_n than_o plaster_n which_o be_v never_o so_o dry_v because_o of_o the_o oil_n and_o grease_n which_o enter_v into_o their_o composition_n but_o if_o notwithstanding_o one_o will_v use_v they_o he_o may_v take_v desiccativum_fw-la rubrum_fw-la or_o diapompholigos_n particular_o observe_v to_o put_v a_o good_a linen_n compress_v on_o the_o top_n of_o these_o remedy_n with_o a_o swath_n to_o keep_v they_o fast_o until_o the_o navel_n be_v ciccatrize_v and_o perfect_o heal_v lest_o beside_o its_o ulceration_n it_o be_v force_v outward_o and_o that_o its_o vessel_n open_a by_o the_o violence_n of_o a_o great_a cough_n or_o by_o the_o agitation_n which_o the_o gripe_n cause_n in_o the_o child_n belly_n as_o to_o the_o rapture_n of_o the_o navel_n in_o young_a child_n whether_o great_a or_o little_a the_o cure_n of_o it_o must_v not_o be_v otherwise_o undertake_v than_o by_o swath_n and_o compress_n fit_v for_o the_o purpose_n till_o they_o have_v acquire_v a_o more_o reasonable_a age_n when_o if_o the_o malady_n be_v not_o cure_v by_o the_o swath_n the_o operation_n may_v be_v do_v if_o desire_v but_o if_o after_o the_o inflammation_n there_o grow_v a_o imposthume_n which_o cause_v the_o shoot_v forth_o of_o the_o navel_n and_o that_o the_o tumour_n of_o it_o be_v very_o great_a than_o it_o ever_o kill_v the_o child_n and_o if_o it_o be_v open_v the_o matter_n indeed_o may_v be_v empty_v but_o there_o be_v great_a danger_n that_o together_o with_o it_o the_o gut_n come_v forth_o in_o the_o same_o place_n the_o first_o time_n the_o child_n cry_v which_o may_v afterward_o persuade_v those_o that_o understand_v not_o the_o art_n that_o this_o accident_n happen_v through_o the_o surgeon_n ignorance_n for_o this_o reason_n ambrose_n parè_v in_o his_o 94_o chapter_n of_o his_o book_n of_o generation_n advise_v you_o not_o to_o meddle_v with_o it_o but_o rather_o to_o let_v the_o child_n die_v without_o do_v any_o thing_n to_o it_o as_o he_o say_v he_o do_v himself_o when_o he_o be_v send_v for_o by_o a_o tailor_n in_o the_o like_a case_n he_o recite_v in_o the_o same_o place_n a_o story_n of_o a_o chirurgeon_n of_o his_o time_n call_v mr._n peter_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr rock_n who_o be_v in_o very_o great_a danger_n of_o his_o life_n for_o have_v open_v a_o impostume_n of_o the_o navel_n of_o a_o child_n of_o mounseur_fw-fr de_fw-fr martigue_n which_o be_v do_v the_o intestine_n come_v forth_o by_o the_o orifice_n and_o soon_o after_o the_o child_n die_v which_o the_o servant_n of_o the_o house_n report_v be_v thereby_o cause_v and_o therefore_o although_o without_o reason_n they_o will_v have_v kill_v he_o if_o the_o say_v mounseur_fw-fr de_fw-fr martigue_n have_v not_o hinder_v they_o but_o i_o believe_v the_o chirurgeon_n have_v shun_v the_o danger_n they_o put_v he_o in_o and_o that_o disgrace_n if_o he_o have_v before_o make_v a_o good_a prognostic_n of_o what_o will_v follow_v and_o the_o danger_n wherein_o the_o infant_n be_v for_o it_o may_v be_v resemble_v many_o of_o our_o time_n who_o undertake_v such_o thing_n that_o they_o may_v be_v think_v more_o able_a than_o other_o and_o be_v but_o simple_a fellow_n boast_v themselves_o capable_a to_o work_v miracle_n he_o have_v promise_v speedy_o to_o cure_v the_o child_n of_o this_o malady_n which_o be_v incurable_a that_o under_o so_o fair_a hope_n he_o may_v have_v a_o good_a sum_n in_o hand_n pay_v he_o in_o this_o we_o must_v follow_v parey_n advice_n with_o some_o distinction_n for_o if_o the_o impostume_n be_v small_a and_o the_o child_n strong_a one_o must_v not_o forbear_v have_v first_o make_v a_o good_a prognostic_n to_o open_v it_o and_o when_o there_o be_v never_o so_o little_a hope_n it_o be_v better_a to_o practice_v what_o art_n command_v than_o to_o forsake_v the_o sick_a in_o a_o certain_a despair_n chap._n xxvi_o of_o the_o smarting_n redness_n and_o inflammation_n of_o the_o groin_n buttock_n and_o thigh_n of_o the_o infant_n if_o the_o nurse_n do_v not_o keep_v the_o child_n very_o clean_o not_o change_v the_o bed_n or_o wash_v they_o each_o time_n or_o assoon_o as_o they_o be_v foul_v with_o their_o excrement_n their_o acrimony_n will_v not_o fail_v to_o cause_v redness_n and_o smarting_n in_o the_o groin_n thigh_n and_o buttock_n and_o afterward_o because_o of_o the_o pain_n these_o part_n will_v inflame_v which_o easy_o happen_v by_o reason_n of_o the_o tenderness_n and_o delicacy_n of_o their_o skin_n from_o which_o the_o body_n the_o the_o outward_a skin_n of_o the_o body_n epidermis_fw-la be_v at_o length_n separate_v and_o wear_v away_o if_o timely_a care_n be_v not_o take_v the_o cure_n of_o these_o indisposition_n be_v twofold_a that_o be_v first_o to_o keep_v the_o child_n clean_o and_o second_o to_o take_v off_o the_o sharpness_n of_o its_o urine_n as_o to_o the_o first_o the_o nurse_n must_v cleanse_v the_o child_n of_o his_o excrement_n assoon_o as_o he_o have_v void_v they_o shift_v it_o each_o time_n with_o a_o clean_a bed_n wash_v in_o the_o buck_n as_o to_o the_o second_o thing_n to_o be_v observe_v of_o temper_v the_o child_n urine_n that_o can_v be_v execute_v but_o by_o the_o nurse_n keep_v a_o cool_a diet_n that_o so_o her_o milk_n may_v have_v the_o same_o quality_n wherefore_o let_v she_o abstain_v from_o all_o thing_n that_o may_v heat_v she_o beside_o these_o two_o general_n cool_v and_o dry_v remedy_n must_v be_v apply_v to_o the_o inflame_a part_n wherefore_o each_o time_n the_o child_n excrement_n be_v wipe_v off_o let_v the_o part_n be_v bathe_v with_o plantain_n water_n mix_v with_o a_o four_o part_n of_o limewater_n and_o if_o the_o pain_n be_v very_o great_a let_v it_o only_o be_v foment_v with_o lukewarm_a milk_n many_o woman_n ordinary_o use_v the_o powder_n of_o a_o post_n to_o dry_v it_o or_o a_o little_a mill-dust_n which_o they_o strew_v upon_o it_o unguentum_fw-la album_fw-la or_o diapompholigos_n spread_v upon_o a_o small_a rag_n in_o form_n of_o a_o plaster_n will_v not_o be_v amiss_o above_o all_o when_o the_o nurse_n open_v the_o child_n let_v she_o be_v very_o careful_a to_o wrap_v the_o inflame_a part_n with_o fine_a white_a rag_n that_o those_o part_n may_v not_o by_o rub_v together_o be_v more_o gall_v and_o pain_v chap._n xxvii_o of_o the_o ulcer_n or_o thrush_n of_o the_o mouth_n of_o a_o infant_n very_a frequent_o the_o milk_n of_o a_o nurse_n that_o be_v red-haired_n give_v to_o wine_n or_o very_o amorous_a may_v by_o its_o heat_n and_o acrimony_n cause_v small_a ulcer_n in_o a_o infant_n mouth_n which_o be_v call_v aphthae_n and_o vulgar_o cancer_n sometime_o also_o
the_o pure_a of_o this_o pocky_a milk_n or_o to_o say_v better_o the_o less_o impure_a which_o be_v change_v into_o chyle_n in_o the_o stomach_n and_o purge_v by_o the_o intestine_n of_o the_o great_a part_n of_o its_o excrement_n can_v by_o mix_v afterward_o with_o the_o mass_n of_o blood_n alter_v and_o corrupt_v it_o by_o the_o ill_a quality_n that_o always_o remain_v in_o it_o notwithstanding_o the_o different_a preparation_n it_o have_v receive_v however_o the_o child_n infect_v by_o the_o nurse_n can_v never_o be_v cure_v so_o long_o as_o she_o suck_v it_o forasmuch_o as_o her_o milk_n be_v ever_o infect_v with_o that_o corruption_n and_o venom_n and_o the_o worst_a be_v that_o change_v she_o for_o another_o as_o one_o be_v oblige_v to_o do_v to_o cure_v it_o it_o be_v a_o very_a great_a hazard_n if_o it_o do_v not_o communicate_v this_o contagious_a malady_n to_o she_o it_o may_v be_v say_v in_o general_a that_o the_o cure_n of_o the_o great_a pox_n be_v very_o difficult_a in_o 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