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change_v their_o temperament_n by_o their_o age_n of_o which_o we_o have_v have_v a_o remarkable_a example_n in_o the_o person_n of_o queen-mother_n late_o decease_v who_o be_v above_o two_o and_o twenty_o year_n marry_v and_o without_o child_n and_o yet_o afterward_o to_o the_o great_a joy_n and_o content_v of_o all_o france_n she_o have_v our_o invincible_a monarch_n lewis_n the_o 14_o now_o reign_v to_o who_o god_n grant_v a_o long_a and_o happy_a life_n some_o of_o these_o barrenness_n may_v sometime_o be_v cure_v by_o remove_v their_o cause_n and_o procure_v the_o disposition_n we_o have_v say_v be_v necessary_a to_o fruitfulness_n yea_o of_o those_o which_o proceed_v from_o a_o universal_a intemperament_n by_o reduce_v the_o body_n with_o a_o good_a and_o convenient_a regimen_n to_o a_o good_a order_n and_o this_o according_a to_o their_o respective_a indisposition_n wherefore_o if_o a_o woman_n have_v natural_o the_o vagina_n too_o narrow_a and_o not_o from_o some_o of_o the_o 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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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stomach_n of_o which_o they_o be_v so_o careful_a that_o if_o they_o shall_v leave_v it_o off_o but_o two_o day_n in_o the_o winter_n nay_o even_o in_o the_o summer_n they_o will_v think_v themselves_o sick_a and_o they_o be_v so_o great_a lover_n and_o so_o curious_a of_o it_o that_o this_o stomacher_n be_v often_o their_o great_a bravery_n enrich_v it_o with_o gold_n and_o silver_n embroidery_n and_o ribond_n of_o very_a fine_a colour_n we_o have_v discourse_v enough_o about_o vomit_v cause_v by_o pregnancy_n wherefore_o we_o will_v pass_v forward_o to_o some_o other_o accident_n chap._n xii_o of_o pain_n of_o the_o back_n reins_n and_o hip_n all_o these_o accident_n be_v but_o the_o effect_n of_o the_o dilatation_n of_o the_o womb_n and_o the_o compression_n it_o make_v by_o its_o greatness_n and_o weight_n on_o the_o neighbour_a part_n which_o be_v much_o great_a the_o first_o time_n the_o woman_n be_v with_o child_n than_o afterward_o when_o the_o womb_n only_o receive_v the_o 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sometime_o so_o violent_o extend_v by_o this_o extreme_a bigness_n and_o great_a weight_n of_o the_o womb_n especial_o of_o the_o first_o child_n as_o i_o say_v before_o that_o they_o be_v lacerate_v and_o tear_v be_v not_o able_a to_o yield_v or_o stretch_v any_o far_a and_o chief_o if_o the_o woman_n in_o that_o condition_n make_v a_o false_a step_n which_o cause_v in_o they_o almost_o insupportable_a pain_n and_o other_o worse_a accident_n as_o it_o happen_v two_o year_n since_o to_o a_o near_a kinswoman_n of_o i_o who_o be_v six_o month_n go_v or_o thereabouts_o of_o her_o first_o child_n feel_v the_o like_a after_o she_o have_v stumble_v and_o perceive_v at_o the_o same_o moment_n something_o crack_v in_o her_o belly_n towards_o the_o region_n of_o the_o reins_o and_o loin_n which_o be_v one_o of_o these_o large_a ligament_n with_o a_o kind_n of_o noise_n by_o the_o sudden_a jolt_n she_o receive_v at_o the_o same_o instant_n she_o feel_v extreme_a pain_n in_o her_o reins_o and_o loin_n and_o all_o the_o one_o side_n of_o her_o belly_n which_o make_v she_o immediate_o vomit_v very_o often_o with_o much_o violence_n and_o the_o next_o day_n she_o be_v take_v with_o a_o great_a continue_a fever_n which_o last_v seven_o or_o eight_o day_n without_o be_v able_a to_o sleep_v or_o rest_v one_o hour_n all_o which_o time_n she_o continue_v to_o vomit_v all_o she_o take_v with_o a_o strong_a and_o frequent_a hiccough_n have_v also_o great_a pain_n which_o seem_v as_o if_o they_o will_v hasten_v her_o labour_n which_o for_o her_o sake_n i_o be_v very_o apprehensive_a of_o as_o also_o of_o her_o death_n but_o with_o the_o help_n of_o god_n have_v put_v she_o immediate_o to_o bed_n where_o she_o continue_v twelve_o whole_a day_n in_o which_o time_n i_o bleed_v she_o thrice_o in_o her_o arm_n on_o several_a day_n and_o make_v she_o take_v at_o two_o several_a time_n a_o small_a grain_n of_o laudanum_n in_o the_o yolk_n of_o a_o egg_n a_o little_a to_o ease_v her_o violent_a pain_n by_o give_v her_o rest_n always_o order_v she_o from_o time_n to_o time_n good_a strengthen_v cordial_n all_o these_o symptom_n which_o at_o first_o seem_v desperate_a cease_v by_o little_a and_o little_a and_o she_o go_v on_o her_o full_a time_n when_o she_o be_v happy_o deliver_v of_o a_o son_n which_o live_v fifteen_o month_n notwithstanding_o all_o those_o mischievous_a accident_n she_o meet_v with_o which_o be_v enough_o to_o have_v kill_v half_o a_o dozen_o other_o but_o god_n sometime_o be_v please_v to_o work_v miracle_n by_o nature_n aid_v with_o remedy_n fit_a for_o the_o purpose_n as_o well_o as_o by_o his_o grace_n this_o history_n inform_v we_o i_o think_v very_o well_o how_o these_o pain_n of_o the_o loin_n back_o and_o reins_o come_v and_o the_o pregnant_a womb_n cause_v also_o those_o of_o the_o hip_n by_o its_o greatness_n and_o weight_n in_o compress_v they_o and_o bear_v too_o much_o upon_o they_o there_o be_v nothing_o will_v ease_v all_o these_o sort_n of_o pain_n better_o than_o to_o rest_v in_o bed_n and_o bleed_v in_o the_o arm_n if_o there_o be_v any_o great_a extension_n or_o rapture_n of_o any_o ligament_n of_o the_o womb_n as_o be_v in_o the_o case_n recite_v and_o when_o the_o womb_n bear_v and_o weigh_v too_o much_o upon_o the_o hip_n if_o the_o woman_n can_v keep_v her_o bed_n she_o ought_v to_o support_v and_o comfort_v her_o belly_n with_o a_o broad_a swaith_n well_o fit_v for_o the_o purpose_n and_o to_o bear_v it_o as_o patient_o as_o she_o can_v to_o the_o time_n of_o her_o labour_n which_o will_v free_v she_o from_o all_o these_o accident_n chap._n xiii_o of_o the_o pain_n of_o the_o breast_n as_o soon_o as_o a_o woman_n conceive_v her_o term_n want_v the_o ordinary_a evacuation_n the_o passage_n be_v stop_v and_o the_o woman_n breed_v daily_a blood_n there_o be_v a_o necessity_n she_o consume_v but_o little_o whilst_o young_a with_o child_n the_o fruit_n be_v yet_o very_o little_a also_o that_o the_o vessel_n which_o be_v too_o full_a shall_v disgorge_v part_n as_o it_o do_v upon_o the_o part_n dispose_v to_o receive_v it_o such_o as_o be_v the_o kernel_n and_o glandulous_a part_n especial_o the_o breast_n which_o imbibe_n and_o receive_v a_o great_a quantity_n of_o it_o which_o fill_v and_o extreme_o swell_v they_o cause_v this_o pain_n in_o they_o which_o woman_n feel_v when_o they_o be_v with_o child_n and_o happen_v also_o to_o those_o who_o term_n be_v only_o suppress_v in_o the_o beginning_n we_o ought_v to_o leave_v the_o whole_a work_n to_o nature_n and_o the_o woman_n must_v only_o have_v a_o care_n she_o receive_v no_o blow_n upon_o those_o part_n which_o be_v then_o very_o tender_a nor_o be_v straight_o lace_v with_o her_o body_n or_o other_o stiff_a waistcoat_n that_o may_v bruise_v and_o wound_v she_o upon_o which_o follow_v inflammation_n and_o abscess_n but_o after_o the_o three_o or_o four_o month_n of_o go_v with_o child_n the_o blood_n be_v still_o send_v to_o the_o breast_n in_o great_a abundance_n it_o be_v much_o better_a to_o evacuate_v it_o by_o bleed_v in_o the_o arm_n than_o to_o turn_v or_o drive_v it_o back_o on_o some_o other_o part_n of_o the_o body_n by_o repercussive_a or_o astringent_a medicine_n because_o it_o can_v flow_v to_o any_o part_n where_o it_o can_v do_v less_o hurt_n than_o in_o these_o wherefore_o i_o shall_v rather_o prefer_v the_o woman_n be_v very_a plethoric_n to_o evacuation_n by_o bleed_v in_o the_o arm_n than_o any_o other_o way_n because_o of_o shun_v thereby_o the_o accident_n of_o which_o speak_v hypocrates_n in_o his_o 40th_o aphorism_n of_o the_o 5_o book_n quibus_fw-la mulierilbus_n in_o mammas_n sanguis_fw-la colligitur_fw-la furorem_fw-la significat_fw-la if_o the_o blood_n be_v carry_v in_o too_o great_a abundance_n to_o
the_o breast_n it_o signify_v that_o the_o woman_n be_v in_o danger_n of_o be_v frantic_a because_o of_o the_o transport_n which_o may_v be_v make_v thence_o to_o the_o brain_n which_o accident_n be_v avoid_v by_o moderate_a bleed_a in_o the_o arm_n as_o also_o by_o a_o regular_a cool_a diet_n moderate_o nourish_v for_o to_o diminish_v the_o quantity_n and_o temper_v the_o heat_n of_o the_o humour_n of_o the_o whole_a habit_n chap._n fourteen_o of_o incontinence_n and_o difficulty_n of_o urine_n the_o situation_n of_o the_o bladder_n which_o be_v place_v just_a upon_o the_o womb_n be_v sufficient_a to_o instruct_v we_o wherefore_o pregnant_a woman_n be_v sometime_o trouble_v with_o difficulty_n of_o urine_n and_o the_o reason_n why_o they_o can_v often_o hinder_v nor_o scarce_o retain_v their_o water_n which_o be_v cause_v two_o way_n 1._o because_o the_o womb_n with_o child_n by_o its_o bigness_n and_o weight_n compress_v the_o bladder_n so_o that_o it_o be_v hinder_v from_o have_v its_o ordinary_a extension_n and_o so_o incapable_a of_o contain_v a_o reasonable_a quantity_n of_o urine_n which_o be_v the_o cause_n that_o the_o big_a the_o woman_n grow_v and_o the_o near_a her_o time_n she_o approach_v the_o often_o she_o be_v compel_v to_o make_v water_n which_o for_o that_o reason_n they_o can_v keep_v 2._o if_o the_o weighty_a burden_n of_o the_o womb_n do_v very_o much_o compress_v the_o bottom_n of_o the_o bladder_n it_o force_v the_o woman_n to_o make_v water_n every_o moment_n but_o contrary_o if_o the_o neck_n of_o it_o be_v press_v it_o be_v fill_v so_o extreme_o with_o urine_n which_o stay_v there_o with_o great_a pain_n be_v not_o able_a to_o expel_v it_o forasmuch_o as_o the_o sphincter_n because_o of_o this_o compression_n can_v be_v open_v to_o let_v it_o out_o sometime_o also_o the_o urine_n by_o its_o acrimony_n excite_v the_o bladder_n very_o often_o by_o prick_v it_o to_o discharge_v itself_o and_o sometime_o by_o its_o heat_n it_o make_v a_o 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it_o may_v be_v appease_v by_o a_o regular_a cool_a diet_n drink_v only_a ptisan_n and_o forbear_v the_o use_n of_o wine_n and_o all_o sort_n of_o purgation_n because_o they_o send_v the_o filth_n of_o the_o whole_a body_n to_o the_o part_n affect_v and_o by_o their_o heat_n do_v yet_o more_o augment_v the_o acrimony_n and_o inflammation_n but_o she_o will_v do_v well_o to_o use_v morning_n and_o evening_n emulsion_n make_v with_o the_o cold_a seed_n or_o whey_n mix_v with_o syrup_n of_o violet_n this_o remedy_n be_v proper_a by_o refresh_v gentle_o to_o cleanse_v the_o urinary_a passage_n without_o prejudice_v either_o the_o mother_n or_o infant_n if_o the_o inflammation_n and_o acrimony_n of_o the_o urine_n be_v not_o remove_v by_o this_o rule_n of_o diet_n they_o may_v let_v her_o blood_n a_o little_a in_o the_o arm_n to_o prevent_v any_o ill_a accident_n that_o may_v happen_v they_o may_v likewise_o bathe_v her_o outward_a entry_n of_o the_o neck_n of_o her_o bladder_n with_o a_o decoction_n of_o emollient_a and_o cool_a herb_n as_o the_o leaf_n of_o mallow_n marsh-mallow_n pellitory_n and_o violet_n with_o a_o little_a linseed_n which_o be_v viscous_a will_v help_v the_o conduit_n of_o the_o urine_n to_o dilate_v itself_o the_o easy_a there_o may_v be_v also_o injection_n give_v into_o the_o bladder_n of_o the_o same_o decoction_n to_o which_o may_v be_v add_v honey_n of_o violet_n or_o else_o of_o lukewarm_a milk_n but_o if_o the_o woman_n notwithstanding_o she_o observe_v these_o direction_n can_v make_v water_n recourse_n must_v be_v have_v to_o the_o last_o remedy_n which_o be_v to_o draw_v it_o forth_o by_o a_o catheter_n represent_v and_o mark_v with_o the_o letter_n m_o in_o the_o table_n of_o instrument_n at_o the_o end_n of_o the_o second_o book_n which_o be_v anoint_v with_o oil_n olive_n or_o sweet_a almond_n have_v first_o lift_v up_o and_o thru_v the_o belly_n a_o little_a upward_o must_v be_v gentle_o introduce_v by_o the_o urinary_a passage_n 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inquire_v into_o the_o cause_n of_o the_o lochia_n which_o be_v evacuate_v in_o childbed_n as_o to_o make_v we_o true_o understand_v what_o they_o be_v either_o in_o respect_n of_o their_o nature_n affirm_v it_o to_o be_v the_o blood_n usual_o purge_v away_o every_o month_n before_o they_o be_v with_o child_n which_o be_v collect_v about_o the_o womb_n flow_v away_o when_o it_o open_v after_o the_o birth_n of_o the_o child_n or_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o quantity_n of_o this_o evacuation_n and_o the_o length_n of_o time_n it_o ought_v to_o continue_v hypocrates_n in_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr naturâ_fw-la pveri_fw-la will_v have_v at_o the_o beginning_n a_o hemine_a and_o a_o half_a a_o day_n of_o which_o measure_n though_o common_a in_o his_o time_n we_o have_v no_o certain_a knowledge_n for_o some_o will_v have_v it_o to_o be_v our_o half_a pint_n other_o a_o pint_n or_o therebouts_o and_o that_o they_o continue_v for_o a_o male-child_n thirty_o day_n for_o a_o female_a forty_o 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the_o most_o part_n blood_n mix_v with_o they_o which_o come_v from_o the_o vessel_n of_o the_o womb_n because_o of_o the_o agitation_n and_o commotion_n they_o receive_v in_o the_o birth_n become_v so_o red_a but_o immediate_o after_o the_o burden_n be_v complete_o loosen_v then_o pure_a blood_n flow_v away_o and_o the_o reason_n why_o these_o lochia_n flow_v free_o and_o be_v very_o red_a the_o first_o day_n be_v because_o the_o vessel_n against_o which_o the_o burden_n be_v fasten_v in_o the_o womb_n be_v but_o new_o open_v but_o the_o blood_n flow_v by_o little_a and_o little_a in_o less_o abundance_n because_o the_o great_a plenitude_n have_v be_v at_o first_o evacuate_v do_v clod_n in_o small_a drop_n on_o the_o extremity_n of_o all_o those_o vessel_n whereby_o they_o be_v stop_v and_o then_o there_o come_v away_o only_a the_o most_o serose_n part_v of_o it_o and_o therefore_o the_o lochia_n begin_v the_o second_o and_o three_o day_n to_o be_v more_o pale_a and_o less_o colour_a 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as_o common_a for_o my_o part_n i_o know_v no_o other_o cause_n of_o this_o ordinary_a change_n of_o the_o colour_n and_o consistence_n of_o the_o lochia_n nor_o of_o the_o diminution_n of_o their_o quantity_n than_o that_o which_o we_o daily_o find_v in_o the_o suppuration_n of_o a_o great_a wound_n somewhat_o incarnate_v for_o assoon_o as_o the_o wound_n be_v first_o make_v it_o bleed_v fresh_a and_o in_o good_a large_a quantity_n because_o the_o vessel_n be_v then_o open_a but_o a_o little_a after_o during_o the_o first_o and_o second_o day_n it_o yield_v only_o bloody_a serosity_n forasmuch_o as_o some_o small_a portion_n of_o the_o blood_n be_v clod_v about_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o vessel_n do_v in_o part_n stop_v they_o and_o afterward_o stop_v they_o more_o it_o yield_v a_o white_a mater_fw-la white_a
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 bear_v for_o instead_o of_o purify_a blood_n only_o which_o be_v convey_v to_o they_o by_o mean_n of_o the_o umbilical_a vein_n they_o be_v oblige_v for_o want_n of_o it_o to_o be_v nourish_v with_o their_o mother_n breast-milk_n which_o they_o suck_v with_o their_o mouth_n and_o from_o which_o be_v engender_v many_o excrement_n cause_v the_o gripe_n as_o well_o because_o it_o be_v not_o so_o pure_a as_o the_o blood_n with_o which_o it_o be_v feed_v in_o the_o womb_n as_o because_o the_o stomach_n and_o intestine_n can_v yet_o make_v a_o good_a digestion_n nor_o a_o easy_a distribution_n be_v not_o accustom_v to_o it_o the_o particular_a cause_n of_o these_o gripe_v be_v either_o when_o the_o moeconion_n amass_v during_o all_o the_o time_n of_o pregnancy_n be_v not_o evacuate_v soon_o after_o the_o infant_n birth_n and_o that_o by_o its_o too-long_o stay_v in_o the_o intestine_n it_o acquire_v a_o sharp_a and_o prick_a acrimony_n or_o that_o become_v hard_a the_o infant_n can_v void_a it_o nor_o the_o new_a excrement_n which_o proceed_v from_o the_o milk_n which_o he_o have_v take_v at_o the_o first_o it_o be_v also_o sometime_o because_o the_o child_n not_o be_v able_a to_o suck_v with_o ease_n he_o swallow_v in_o suck_v the_o milk_n with_o difficulty_n much_o air_n and_o wind_n which_o be_v retain_v in_o the_o stomach_n and_o slide_v into_o the_o intestine_n do_v painful_o distend_v they_o this_o wind_n sometime_o be_v cause_v when_o a_o child_n take_v a_o great_a quantity_n of_o milk_n than_o he_o can_v digest_v or_o because_o of_o its_o ill_a quality_n as_o when_o the_o woman_n give_v her_o breast-milk_n assoon_o as_o she_o be_v deliver_v without_o stay_v to_o have_v it_o purify_v cold_a may_v also_o make_v it_o suffer_v the_o same_o but_o very_o often_o it_o be_v for_o give_v he_o pap_n too_o soon_o as_o also_o when_o it_o be_v not_o enough_o boil_v because_o this_o nourishment_n which_o be_v gross_a and_o viscous_a can_v be_v easy_o digest_v by_o a_o newborn_a babe_n who_o stomach_n be_v not_o yet_o accustom_v to_o it_o and_o worm_n that_o be_v engender_v in_o the_o intestine_n by_o their_o stir_n and_o bite_v do_v also_o much_o torment_v they_o beside_o all_o these_o thing_n already_o mention_v the_o midwife_n also_o may_v cause_v great_a pain_n in_o the_o child_n belly_n by_o drive_v back_o into_o it_o the_o cold_a and_o clod_v blood_n out_o of_o the_o navelstring_n before_o it_o be_v tie_v for_o to_o remedy_v all_o these_o pain_n in_o the_o belly_n which_o woman_n usual_o call_v all_o by_o one_o common_a name_n of_o gripe_n respect_n must_v be_v have_v to_o their_o different_a cause_n as_o to_o that_o which_o be_v the_o general_a cause_n the_o too_o sudden_a change_n of_o the_o nourishment_n to_o avoid_v it_o one_o must_v forbear_v give_v the_o child_n suck_v until_o the_o next_o day_n lest_o the_o milk_n be_v mix_v with_o the_o phlegm_n which_o be_v then_o in_o the_o stomach_n corrupt_a and_o at_o first_o it_o must_v suck_v but_o little_a until_o it_o be_v accustom_v to_o digest_v it_o if_o it_o be_v the_o moeconion_n of_o the_o intestine_n which_o by_o its_o long_a stay_n cause_v these_o pain_n for_o to_o help_v to_o discharge_v they_o of_o it_o give_v they_o at_o the_o mouth_n a_o little_a oil_n of_o sweet_a almond_n and_o syrup_n of_o rose_n as_o we_o have_v direct_v before_o and_o to_o provoke_v it_o further_o give_v it_o beets-stalk_n cover_v over_o with_o honey_n for_o a_o suppository_n or_o a_o sugar_v almond_n also_o dip_v in_o common_a honey_n or_o one_o may_v give_v it_o a_o small_a clyster_n if_o a_o child_n can_v suck_v with_o ease_n regard_n must_v be_v have_v to_o that_o which_o hinder_v it_o for_o if_o it_o be_v tongue-tied_n it_o must_v be_v cut_v as_o be_v above_o direct_v and_o if_o it_o be_v because_o the_o nurse_n be_v hard_o milcht_v change_v she_o for_o one_o who_o milk_n be_v better_a purify_v and_o let_v she_o rather_o suckle_v it_o a_o little_a and_o often_o than_o more_o at_o once_o than_o the_o little_a stomach_n can_v easy_o digest_v at_o a_o time_n and_o above_o all_o while_o the_o child_n be_v gripe_v give_v it_o no_o pap_n because_o this_o food_n by_o its_o viscositie_n do_v easy_o cause_n obstruction_n which_o afterward_o engender_v wind._n if_o it_o be_v worm_n lay_v a_o cloth_n dip_v in_o oil_n of_o wormwood_n mix_v with_o oxgall_n upon_o the_o belly_n or_o a_o small_a cataplasm_n mix_v with_o powder_n of_o rue_n wormwood_n coloquint_o aloe_n and_o the_o seed_n of_o citron_n incorporate_v with_o ox-gal_n and_o flower_n of_o lupin_n and_o to_o draw_v &_o drive_v they_o more_o downward_o if_o the_o little_a infant_n can_v take_v any_o thing_n by_o the_o mouth_n give_v it_o a_o small_a infusion_n of_o rhubarb_n or_o half_o a_o ounce_n of_o compound_n syrup_n of_o succory_n have_v before_o give_v it_o a_o small_a clyster_n of_o sugar_v milk_n for_o by_o this_o mean_v the_o worm_n which_o shun_v the_o bitterness_n of_o the_o medicine_n and_o seek_v after_o 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 little_a child_n because_o of_o the_o pain_n and_o gripe_v which_o they_o feel_v at_o the_o beginning_n do_v sometime_o cause_v such_o a_o agitation_n of_o the_o belly_n that_o the_o navelstring_n fall_v off_o too_o soon_o and_o before_o it_o be_v entire_o close_v and_o cicatrize_v there_o happen_v there_o a_o inflammation_n and_o ulceration_n at_o other_o time_n also_o for_o the_o same_o reason_n although_o it_o be_v outward_o heal_v not_o be_v so_o within_o it_o be_v dilate_v and_o thrust_v outward_a the_o bigness_n of_o a_o small_a egg_n and_o sometime_o big_a which_o be_v usual_o call_v exomphale_n or_o shoot_v forth_o of_o the_o navel_n there_o be_v some_o who_o imagine_v when_o it_o be_v so_o inflame_a and_o ulcerate_v that_o it_o be_v because_o the_o string_n be_v tie_v too-near_a the_o belly_n which_o cause_v a_o great_a pain_n and_o inflammation_n to_o follow_v other_o say_v that_o nature_n have_v use_v to_o discharge_v the_o urine_n by_o this_o part_n during_o the_o child_n 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
and_o make_v you_o yet_o better_a able_a to_o conceive_v these_o thing_n than_o i_o have_v here_o explain_v they_o and_o that_o all_o may_v be_v for_o ever_o to_o his_o great_a glory_n the_o end_n of_o the_o three_o and_o last_o book_n a_o table_n of_o the_o chapter_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 pag._n 1._o chap._n 1._o of_o the_o sign_n of_o sterility_n and_o fertility_n in_o woman_n p._n 2_o chap._n 2._o of_o conception_n and_o the_o condition_n necessary_a to_o it_o 12_o chap._n 3._o of_o the_o sign_n of_o conception_n 17_o chap._n 4._o what_o generation_n be_v and_o what_o be_v necessary_a to_o it_o 24_o chap._n 5._o of_o big-belly_n and_o their_o difference_n with_o the_o sign_n of_o the_o true_a and_o false_a great_a belly_n 31_o chap._n 6._o how_o to_o know_v the_o different_a time_n of_o pregnancy_n 35_o chap._n 7._o whether_o it_o may_v be_v know_v that_o a_o woman_n be_v with_o child_n of_o a_o boy_n or_o girl_n and_o the_o sign_n whether_o she_o shall_v have_v many_o child_n 43_o chap._n 8._o of_o supersoetation_n 49_o chap._n 9_o of_o a_o mole_n and_o its_o sign_n 53_o chap._n 10._o in_o what_o manner_n a_o woman_n ought_v to_o govern_v herself_o during_o her_o be_v with_o child_n when_o it_o be_v not_o accompany_v with_o other_o considerable_a accident_n to_o endeavour_v to_o prevent_v they_o 56_o chap._n 11._o the_o mean_n to_o prevent_v the_o many_o accident_n which_o happen_v to_o a_o woman_n during_o the_o whole_a time_n of_o her_o be_v with_o child_n and_o first_o of_o vomit_n 68_o chap._n 12._o of_o the_o pain_n of_o the_o back_n reins_n and_o hip_n 74_o chap._n 13._o of_o the_o pain_n of_o the_o breast_n 76_o chap._n 14._o of_o incontinence_n and_o difficulty_n of_o urine_n 78_o chap._n 15._o of_o the_o cough_n and_o difficulty_n of_o of_o breathe_v 81_o chap._n 16._o of_o the_o swell_a and_o pain_n of_o the_o thigh_n and_o leg_n 85_o chap._n 17._o of_o the_o hemorrhoide_n 89_o chap._n 18._o of_o the_o several_a flux_n which_o may_v happen_v to_o a_o woman_n with_o child_n and_o first_o of_o a_o looseness_n 92_o chap._n 19_o of_o a_o menstruous_a flux_n 98_o chap._n 20._o of_o flooding_n 102_o chap._n 21._o of_o the_o weight_n bear_v down_o or_o relaxation_n of_o the_o matrix_fw-la which_o hinder_v a_o womon_n with_o child_n in_o her_o walk_n and_o the_o freedom_n of_o coition_n 116_o chap._n 22._o of_o the_o dropsy_n of_o the_o womb_n and_o oedemitous_a tumor_n of_o the_o lip_n of_o the_o privity_n 119_o chap._n 23._o of_o the_o venereal_a disease_n in_o woman_n with_o child_n 123_o chap._n 24._o of_o abortion_n and_o its_o cause_n 129._o the_o second_o book_n of_o labour_n natural_a and_o unnatural_a with_o the_o way_n how_o to_o help_v woman_n in_o the_o first_o and_o the_o right_a mean_n of_o remedy_v the_o rest_n p._n 137_o chap._n 1._o what_o labour_n be_v and_o the_o difference_n of_o it_o together_o with_o its_o different_a term_n 138_o chap._n 2._o the_o sign_n which_o precede_v and_o accompany_v as_o well_o a_o natural_a as_o a_o unnatural_a delivery_n 146_o chap._n 3._o of_o the_o membrane_n of_o the_o infant_n and_o the_o water_n 151_o chap._n 4._o of_o the_o placenta_n and_o umbilical_a vessel_n of_o the_o child_n 161_o chap._n 5._o of_o the_o several_a natural_a situation_n of_o a_o infant_n in_o the_o mother_n womb_n according_a to_o the_o different_a time_n of_o pregnancy_n 170_o chap._n 6._o what_o a_o woman_n ought_v to_o do_v when_o she_o be_v go_v her_o full_a time_n 174_o chap._n 7._o what_o be_v to_o be_v do_v when_o the_o woman_n first_o fall_v in_o labour_n 177_o chap._n 8._o of_o the_o natural_a labour_n and_o the_o mean_n of_o help_a woman_n when_o there_o be_v one_o or_o more_o child_n 184_o chap._n 9_o how_o to_o fetch_v the_o afterburthen_n 189_o chap._n 10._o of_o laborious_a and_o do_v fficult_a labour_n and_o those_o against_o nature_n their_o cause_n and_o difference_n together_o with_o the_o mean_n to_o remedy_v they_o 192_o chap._n 11._o of_o unnatural_a labour_n where_o manual_a operation_n be_v absolute_o necessary_a what_o observation_n the_o chirurgeon_n must_v make_v before_o he_o go_v about_o it_o 201_o chap._n 12._o the_o sign_n to_o know_v whether_o the_o child_n be_v alive_a or_o dead_a 208_o chap._n 13._o how_o to_o fetch_v the_o afterburthen_n when_o the_o string_n be_v break_v 211_o chap._n 14._o to_o deliver_v a_o woman_n when_o the_o child_n come_v footling_n 218_o chap._n 15._o how_o to_o fetch_v the_o head_n when_o separate_v from_o the_o body_n and_o it_o remain_v behind_o in_o the_o womb_n 222_o chap._n 16._o how_o to_o help_v a_o woman_n in_o her_o labour_n when_o the_o head_n of_o the_o child_n thrust_v the_o neck_n of_o the_o womb_n forth_o before_o it_o 225_o chap._n 17._o how_o to_o fetch_v a_o child_n when_o come_v right_o it_o can_v pass_v either_o because_o it_o be_v too_o big_a or_o the_o passage_n can_v sufficient_o be_v dilate_v 227_o chap._n 18._o how_o to_o deliver_v a_o woman_n when_o the_o child_n present_v the_o side_n of_o the_o head_n to_o the_o birth_n or_o the_o face_n 229_o chap._n 19_o how_o to_o deliver_v a_o woman_n when_o the_o head_n of_o the_o child_n be_v bear_v and_o the_o womb_n close_v about_o the_o neck_n 231_o chap._n 20._o to_o deliver_v a_o woman_n when_o the_o child_n come_v with_o one_o or_o both_o hand_n together_o with_o the_o head_n 232_o chap._n 21._o how_o to_o deliver_v a_o woman_n when_o the_o child_n present_v one_o or_o both_o hand_n foremost_a without_o any_o other_o part_n 237_o chap._n 22._o how_o to_o deliver_v a_o woman_n when_o hand_n and_o foot_n come_v together_o 241_o chap._n 23._o how_o to_o deliver_v a_o woman_n when_o the_o child_n come_v with_o the_o knee_n 244_o chap._n 24._o of_o a_o delivery_n when_o the_o child_n come_v with_o shoulder_n back_o or_o breast_n 245_o chap._n 25._o of_o those_o birth_n wherein_o the_o infant_n present_v the_o belly_n breast_n or_o side_n 248_o chap._n 26._o of_o labour_n wherein_o several_a child_n present_v together_o in_o the_o different_a posture_n abovenamed_a 250_o chap._n 27._o of_o a_o labour_n when_o the_o navelstring_n come_v first_o 255_o chap._n 28._o of_o a_o labour_n wherein_o the_o burden_n either_o first_o offer_v or_o first_o come_v quite_o forth_o 258_o chap._n 29._o of_o flooding_n and_o convulsion_n in_o labour_n 261_o chap._n 30._o how_o to_o deliver_v a_o woman_n when_o the_o child_n be_v hydropical_a or_o monstrous_a 262_o chap._n 31._o of_o deliver_v a_o dead_a child_n 265_o chap._n 32._o of_o extract_v of_o a_o mola_n and_o a_o false_a conception_n 271_o chap._n 33._o of_o the_o caesarean_a section_n 275._o the_o three_o book_n treat_v of_o woman_n in_o childbed_n and_o of_o the_o disease_n and_o symptom_n befalling_a they_o at_o that_o time_n of_o child_n newborn_a and_o their_o ordinary_a distemper_n together_o with_o necessary_a direction_n for_o to_o choose_v a_o nurse_n chap._n 1._o what_o be_v to_o be_v do_v to_o a_o new-laid_a woman_n and_o natural_o deliver_v 288_o chap._n 2._o of_o convenient_a remedy_n for_o the_o low_a part_n of_o the_o belly_n and_o breast_n of_o a_o woman_n new_o deliver_v 290_o chap._n 3._o what_o diet_v a_o woman_n in_o childbed_n ought_v to_o observe_v during_o the_o whole_a time_n after_o lie_v in_o when_o it_o be_v accompany_v with_o no_o ill_a accident_n 296_o chap._n 4._o how_o to_o drive_v back_o the_o milk_n in_o those_o woman_n who_o be_v not_o willing_a to_o give_v suck_v 300_o chap._n 5._o of_o several_a disease_n and_o symptom_n which_o happen_v to_o a_o woman_n new_o lay_v and_o first_o of_o flooding_n 302_o chap._n 6._o of_o the_o bear_n down_o and_o fall_v out_o of_o the_o womb_n and_o fundament_n of_o a_o woman_n new-laid_a 307_o chap._n 7._o of_o bruise_n and_o rent_n on_o the_o outward_a part_n of_o the_o womb_n cause_v by_o labour_n 314_o chap._n 8._o of_o after-pain_n which_o happen_v to_o a_o woman_n new-laid_a and_o of_o their_o several_a cause_n 317_o chap._n 9_o of_o the_o lochia_n which_o flow_v from_o the_o womb_n in_o childbed_n whence_o they_o come_v and_o the_o sign_n when_o they_o be_v good_a or_o bad_a 322_o chap._n 10._o of_o the_o suppression_n of_o the_o lochia_n and_o the_o accident_n which_o follow_v thereupon_o 330_o chap._n 11._o of_o the_o inflammation_n which_o happen_v to_o the_o womb_n after_o delivery_n 334_o chap._n 12._o of_o the_o inflammation_n of_o the_o breast_n of_o the_o new-laid_a woman_n 338_o chap._n 13._o of_o the_o clod_n and_o curdle_v of_o the_o milk_n 342_o chap._n 14._o of_o imposthume_n of_o the_o breast_n of_o woman_n new-laid_a 345_o chap._n 15._o of_o excoriation_n and_o loss_n of_o the_o nipple_n 349_o chap._n 16._o of_o tend_v child_n newborn_a and_o first_o how_o to_o bind_v cut_v and_o swath_n the_o navelstring_n 353_o chap._n 17._o how_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 swadling-cloath_n 358_o chap._n 18._o of_o diet_v and_o order_v a_o newborn_a babe_n 364_o chap._n 19_o of_o the_o indisposition_n of_o little_a child_n and_o first_o of_o their_o weakness_n 372_o chap._n 20._o of_o contusion_n or_o bruise_n of_o the_o head_n and_o other_o part_n of_o toe_n body_n of_o a_o newborn_a babe_n 376_o chap._n 21._o of_o the_o mould_n of_o the_o head_n and_o of_o the_o suture_n be_v too_o open_a 381_o chap._n 22._o of_o a_o newborn_a babe_n fundament_n be_v close_v up_o 385_o chap._n 23._o of_o cut_v the_o tongue_n when_o tongue-tied_a 386_o chap._n 24._o of_o gripe_n and_o pain_n of_o the_o belly_n of_o a_o young_a child_n 388_o chap._n 25._o of_o the_o 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 391_o chap._n 26._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 395_o chap._n 27._o of_o the_o ulcer_n or_o thrush_n of_o the_o mouth_n of_o a_o infant_n 397_o chap._n 28._o of_o the_o pain_n in_o breed_v the_o tooth_n 400_o chap._n 29._o of_o the_o looseness_n of_o a_o infant_n 404_o chap._n 30._o of_o vomit_n in_o child_n 406_o chap._n 31._o of_o a_o hernia_n or_o rupture_n in_o child_n 408_o chap._n 32._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 412_o chap._n 33._o of_o the_o small_a pox_n and_o meazel_v in_o infant_n 414_o chap._n 34._o how_o to_o cure_v the_o venereal_a lues_fw-la in_o infant_n 422_o chap._n 35._o how_o to_o hinder_v child_n grow_n squint-eyed_a 428._o chap._n 36._o of_o the_o requisite_n and_o necessary_a condition_n in_o the_o choice_n of_o a_o good_a nurse_n 430._o finis_fw-la
most_o essential_a and_o ordinary_a by_o which_o a_o chirurgeon_n may_v be_v assure_v of_o it_o of_o which_o some_o may_v present_o be_v perceive_v other_o not_o till_o afterward_o he_o shall_v first_o examine_v and_o inform_v himself_o whether_o the_o woman_n have_v all_o or_o most_o part_n of_o the_o sign_n of_o fertility_n which_o be_v already_o name_v in_o the_o discourse_n of_o they_o if_o not_o he_o must_v impute_v they_o to_o some_o other_o cause_n and_o suppose_v she_o be_v fruitful_a you_o may_v then_o know_v whether_o she_o have_v conceive_v by_o their_o agreement_n and_o more_o than_o ordinary_a delight_n in_o the_o act_n it_o be_v not_o enough_o for_o a_o woman_n to_o be_v certain_a she_o have_v conceive_v and_o to_o yield_v and_o receive_v her_o seed_n with_o the_o man_n be_v into_o her_o womb_n unless_o it_o close_v at_o that_o instant_n and_o retain_v it_o there_o be_v a_o article_n among_o the_o custom_n of_o paris_n in_o which_o it_o be_v say_v that_o to_o give_v and_o keep_v be_v not_o good_a but_o it_o be_v not_o so_o in_o conception_n for_o a_o woman_n give_v and_o cast_v her_o seed_n into_o her_o womb_n and_o there_o retain_v it_o she_o may_v know_v whether_o she_o retain_v the_o seed_n if_o she_o perceive_v nothing_o flow_v down_o from_o the_o womb_n after_o copulation_n the_o woman_n some_o few_o month_n after_o perceive_v also_o some_o small_a pain_n about_o her_o navel_n and_o some_o little_a commotion_n in_o the_o bottom_n of_o her_o belly_n cause_v by_o the_o womb_n be_v close_v itself_o to_o retain_v the_o seed_n and_o contract_v itself_o so_o as_o to_o leave_v no_o empty_a space_n the_o better_a to_o contain_v they_o and_o embrace_v they_o the_o close_o the_o light_a pain_n of_o the_o navel_n come_v from_o the_o blader_n of_o the_o urine_n from_o the_o bottom_n of_o which_o proceed_v the_o urachus_n which_o be_v fasten_v to_o the_o navel_n which_o be_v a_o little_a agitate_a by_o that_o contraction_n and_o kind_n of_o motion_n that_o 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appear_v have_v always_o before_o be_v in_o good_a order_n her_o breast_n swell_v wax_v hard_o and_o cause_n pain_n from_o the_o flow_n of_o the_o blood_n and_o humour_n to_o they_o want_v their_o ordinary_a evacuation_n their_o upper_a part_n be_v firm_a and_o large_a because_o of_o the_o repletion_n the_o navel_n start_v her_o nipple_n be_v very_o obscure_a or_o dark_a colour_a with_o a_o yellowish_a livid_fw-la circle_n round_o about_o her_o eye_n be_v deject_v and_o hollow_a the_o white_n of_o they_o dull_a and_o trouble_v her_o blood_n when_o she_o have_v conceive_v some_o time_n be_v always_o bad_a because_o the_o superfluity_n of_o it_o not_o be_v then_o purge_v as_o accustom_v be_v alter_v and_o corrupt_v by_o their_o mixture_n moreover_o there_o be_v a_o sign_n which_o all_o the_o woman_n esteem_v and_o hold_v in_o this_o doubtful_a case_n for_o very_o certain_a which_o be_v en_fw-fr ventre_fw-fr plat_n enfant_fw-fr y_fw-fr a_o in_o a_o flat_a belly_n there_o be_v a_o child_n indeed_o there_o be_v rhyme_n in_o this_o proverb_n and_o something_o of_o reason_n but_o not_o as_o they_o imagine_v that_o the_o womb_n close_v itself_o after_o conception_n draw_v in_o a_o manner_n the_o belly_n inward_o and_o flatten'_v it_o which_o can_v be_v because_o the_o womb_n free_a and_o waver_a not_o fasten_v forward_o to_o the_o belly_n whereby_o to_o draw_v it_o back_o after_o that_o manner_n but_o it_o may_v possible_o be_v by_o reason_n that_o woman_n grow_v lean_a by_o the_o indisposition_n of_o their_o pregnancy_n and_o wax_v thin_a and_o small_a not_o only_o in_o their_o belly_n but_o also_o throughout_o their_o whole_a body_n as_o may_v be_v know_v the_o two_o first_o month_n of_o their_o pregnancy_n during_o which_o time_n that_o which_o be_v contain_v in_o the_o womb_n be_v yet_o very_o small_a but_o when_o the_o woman_n blood_n begin_v to_o flow_v to_o it_o in_o abundance_n than_o the_o belly_n wax_v daily_o big_a and_o big_a afterward_o until_o her_o reckon_n be_v out_o all_o these_o sign_n concur_v in_o a_o woman_n who_o have_v use_v copulation_n or_o the_o most_o part_n of_o they_o together_o and_o successive_o according_a to_o their_o season_n we_o may_v pass_v our_o judgement_n that_o she_o have_v conceive_v notwithstanding_o that_o many_o of_o they_o may_v happen_v upon_o the_o suppression_n of_o the_o term_n which_o usual_o produce_v the_o like_a for_o every_o one_o know_v that_o it_o cause_v also_o in_o virgin_n disgust_n nauseating_n and_o vomiting_n but_o not_o so_o frequent_o the_o swell_a hardness_n and_o pain_n of_o the_o breast_n as_o also_o extravagant_a appetite_n a_o livid_n colour_n of_o the_o eye_n and_o other_o to_o which_o you_o must_v have_v regard_n the_o matrix_fw-la may_v be_v yet_o exact_o close_a and_o the_o woman_n not_o conceive_v yea_o there_o be_v some_o in_o who_o they_o almost_o never_o open_a unless_o very_o little_a to_o give_v passage_n to_o the_o term_n which_o happen_v to_o some_o natural_o to_o other_o 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and_o tire_a as_o that_o he_o have_v be_v force_v to_o leave_v the_o work_n for_o his_o man_n to_o finish_v he_o ought_v to_o be_v well_o shape_v at_o least_o to_o outward_a appearance_n but_o above_o all_o to_o have_v small_a hand_n for_o the_o easy_a introduction_n of_o they_o into_o the_o womb_n when_o necessary_a yet_o strong_a with_o the_o finger_n long_o especial_o the_o forefinger_n the_o better_a to_o reach_v and_o touch_v the_o inner_a orifice_n he_o must_v have_v no_o ring_n on_o his_o finger_n and_o his_o nail_n well_o pare_v when_o he_o go_v about_o the_o work_n for_o fear_v of_o hurt_v the_o womb_n he_o ought_v to_o have_v a_o pleasant_a countenance_n and_o to_o be_v as_o neat_a in_o his_o clothes_n as_o in_o his_o person_n that_o the_o poor_a woman_n who_o have_v need_v of_o he_o be_v not_o affright_v at_o he_o some_o be_v of_o opinion_n that_o a_o practitioner_n of_o this_o art_n ought_v on_o the_o contrary_a to_o be_v slovenly_a at_o least_o very_a careless_a wear_v a_o 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they_o be_v willing_a and_o able_a to_o give_v and_o not_o use_v they_o like_o a_o turk_n or_o arab_n as_o some_o do_v who_o assoon_o as_o they_o have_v do_v their_o work_n whether_o well_o or_o ill_o will_v be_v pay_v without_o delay_n and_o that_o with_o so_o much_o ill_a manner_n and_o importunity_n that_o they_o force_v the_o poor_a people_n present_o to_o borrow_v the_o money_n when_o they_o have_v not_o enough_o to_o satisfy_v their_o desire_n and_o take_v from_o they_o to_o the_o last_o penny_n to_o satisfy_v their_o tyrannical_a avarice_n which_o proceed_n be_v very_o unworthy_a a_o honest_a man_n in_o fine_a a_o chirurgeon_n endue_v with_o all_o these_o good_a quality_n must_v be_v for_o his_o accomplishment_n and_o entire_a perfection_n very_o know_v and_o expert_a in_o his_o art_n and_o chief_o
the_o 12_o chap._n of_o this_o book_n for_o what_o a_o horrible_a spectacle_n will_v it_o be_v to_o bring_v as_o some_o have_v sometime_o do_v a_o poor_a child_n yet_o live_v after_o the_o arm_n have_v be_v cut_v off_o or_o any_o other_o part_n of_o the_o body_n wherefore_o let_v he_o make_v a_o double_a reflection_n on_o his_o work_n before_o he_o go_v about_o it_o chap._n xxii_o how_o to_o deliver_v a_o woman_n when_o hand_n and_o foot_n come_v together_o if_o the_o infant_n present_v both_o hand_n and_o foot_n together_o at_o the_o birth_n it_o be_v altogether_o impossible_a it_o shall_v be_v bear_v so_o the_o chirurgeon_n therefore_o guide_v his_o hand_n towards_o the_o orifice_n of_o the_o womb_n will_v perceive_v nothing_o but_o a_o many_o finger_n close_o together_o and_o if_o it_o be_v not_o sufficient_o dilate_v he_o will_v be_v a_o good_a while_n before_o he_o can_v exact_o distinguish_v between_o the_o hand_n and_o foot_n by_o reason_n they_o be_v sometime_o so_o shut_v and_o press_v together_o that_o they_o seem_v to_o be_v all_o of_o one_o and_o the_o same_o shape_n but_o when_o the_o womb_n be_v open_a enough_o for_o to_o introduce_v the_o hand_n into_o it_o he_o will_v easy_o know_v which_o be_v the_o hand_n and_o which_o the_o foot_n and_o have_v well_o take_v notice_n of_o it_o let_v he_o slide_v his_o hand_n and_o present_o direct_v it_o towards_o the_o infant_n breast_n which_o he_o will_v find_v very_o near_o and_o by_o that_o unnecessary_a that_o unnecessary_a let_v he_o gentle_o thrust_v back_o the_o body_n towards_o the_o bottom_n of_o the_o womb_n leave_v the_o foot_n in_o the_o same_o place_n where_o he_o find_v they_o have_v therefore_o place_v the_o woman_n in_o a_o convenient_a posture_n that_o be_v her_o hip_n a_o little_a raise_v above_o her_o breast_n and_o head_n which_o situation_n ought_v always_o to_o be_v observe_v when_o the_o child_n be_v to_o be_v put_v back_o into_o the_o womb_n let_v he_o afterward_o take_v hold_v of_o he_o by_o the_o foot_n and_o draw_v he_o forth_o according_a to_o the_o way_n before_o direct_v in_o its_o proper_a chapter_n this_o labour_n true_o be_v a_o little_a troublesome_a but_o nothing_o near_o so_o much_o as_o that_o we_o have_v mention_v in_o the_o precede_a chapter_n where_o the_o child_n present_v only_o his_o hand_n for_o in_o that_o the_o foot_n must_v be_v search_v a_o great_a way_n off_o and_o it_o must_v be_v quite_o turn_v about_o before_o it_o can_v be_v draw_v forth_o but_o in_o this_o they_o be_v ready_a present_v themselves_o and_o there_o be_v not_o much_o to_o do_v but_o to_o lift_v and_o thrust_v back_o a_o little_a the_o upper_a part_n of_o the_o body_n which_o be_v almost_o do_v of_o itself_o birth_n itself_o sufficient_a and_o the_o best_a way_n in_o this_o birth_n by_o draw_v it_o alone_o by_o the_o foot_n those_o author_n that_o have_v write_v of_o labour_n and_o never_o practise_v they_o as_o many_o physician_n have_v do_v do_v order_n all_o by_o the_o same_o precept_n often_o reiterated_a that_o be_v to_o reduce_v all_o wrong_a birth_n to_o a_o natural_a figure_n which_o be_v to_o turn_v it_o that_o it_o may_v come_v with_o the_o head_n first_o but_o if_o they_o themselves_o have_v ever_o have_v the_o least_o experience_n they_o will_v know_v that_o it_o be_v very_o often_o impossible_a at_o least_o if_o it_o be_v to_o be_v do_v by_o the_o excess_n of_o violence_n that_o must_v necessary_o be_v use_v to_o effect_v it_o it_o will_v go_v near_o to_o destroy_v both_o mother_n and_o child_n in_o the_o operation_n a_o fiat_n in_o this_o case_n be_v soon_o say_v and_o order_v but_o it_o be_v not_o so_o easy_o execute_v as_o pronounce_v for_o my_o part_n i_o be_o of_o a_o opinion_n clear_a contrary_a to_o they_o and_o such_o as_o be_v skilful_a in_o the_o art_n will_v sure_o agree_v with_o i_o in_o it_o that_o be_v that_o whensoever_o the_o infant_n come_v wrong_a in_o what_o posture_n soever_o from_o the_o shoulder_n to_o the_o foot_n it_o note_n it_o a_o good_a note_n be_v the_o best_a way_n and_o soon_o do_v to_o draw_v it_o forth_o by_o the_o foot_n search_v for_o they_o if_o they_o do_v not_o present_v themselves_o rather_o than_o to_o try_v to_o put_v it_o into_o a_o natural_a posture_n and_o place_v the_o head_n foremost_a for_o the_o great_a endeavour_n often_o necessary_a to_o be_v use_v in_o turn_v the_o infant_n in_o the_o womb_n which_o be_v a_o little_a hard_o than_o to_o turn_v a_o pancake_n in_o a_o fry_a pan_n do_v so_o weaken_v both_o mother_n and_o child_n that_o there_o remain_v not_o afterward_o strength_n enough_o for_o to_o commit_v the_o operation_n to_o the_o work_n of_o nature_n and_o usual_o the_o woman_n have_v no_o more_o throw_v nor_o pain_n fit_a for_o labour_n after_o she_o have_v be_v so_o wrought_v upon_o for_o which_o cause_n it_o will_v be_v very_o tedious_a and_o difficult_a as_o also_o the_o infant_n which_o be_v already_o very_o weak_a will_v certain_o perish_v in_o the_o passage_n without_o be_v able_a to_o be_v bear_v wherefore_o it_o be_v much_o better_a in_o these_o case_n immediate_o to_o fetch_v it_o by_o the_o foot_n search_v for_o they_o as_o i_o have_v already_o direct_v when_o they_o do_v not_o present_v themselves_o by_o which_o a_o tedious_a labour_n will_v be_v prevent_v to_o the_o mother_n and_o the_o child_n will_v be_v often_o bring_v alive_a who_o without_o it_o will_v scarce_o escape_v death_n before_o he_o can_v be_v bring_v forth_o by_o the_o strength_n of_o nature_n chap._n xxiii_o how_o to_o deliver_v a_o woman_n when_o the_o child_n come_v with_o the_o knee_n when_o a_o infant_n not_o be_v turn_v towards_o the_o latter_a month_n as_o he_o ought_v to_o come_v with_o his_o head_n foremost_a as_o be_v mention_v in_o the_o 5_o chap._n of_o this_o book_n present_v the_o knee_n to_o the_o birth_n have_v the_o leg_n fold_v towards_o the_o buttock_n one_o may_v easy_o be_v deceive_v touch_v but_o one_o of_o they_o because_o of_o their_o hardness_n and_o roundness_n and_o take_v it_o for_o the_o head_n especial_o when_o be_v situate_v a_o little_a high_a it_o can_v be_v reach_v but_o with_o the_o end_n of_o a_o finger_n only_o but_o if_o it_o be_v touch_v and_o handle_v a_o little_a better_o the_o infant_n be_v fall_v a_o little_a low_o it_o will_v easy_o be_v distinguish_v assoon_o then_o as_o it_o be_v perceive_v it_o must_v not_o be_v suffer_v to_o advance_v further_o in_o this_o posture_n but_o have_v place_v the_o woman_n the_o knee_n must_v gentle_o be_v put_v back_o for_o to_o have_v the_o more_o liberty_n to_o unfold_v the_o leg_n one_o after_o the_o other_o which_o the_o chirurgeon_n chap_n xxiii_o lib._n 2._o pag_n 2â—…_n chap_n xxiv_o lib._n 2_o pag_n 245._o may_v do_v by_o put_v one_o or_o two_o of_o his_o finger_n under_o the_o hamm_n direct_v they_o by_o little_a and_o little_a all_o along_o behind_o the_o leg_n until_o he_o meet_v the_o foot_n and_o draw_v always_o a_o little_a oblique_o for_o to_o come_v the_o easy_a to_o the_o end_n of_o it_o that_o so_o have_v disengage_v one_o he_o may_v do_v the_o same_o to_o the_o other_o proceed_v in_o the_o same_o manner_n as_o with_o the_o first_o after_o which_o have_v bring_v they_o together_o he_o may_v finish_v the_o work_n as_o when_o a_o child_n come_v footling_n always_o observe_v to_o bring_v the_o face_n of_o it_o downward_o and_o such_o circumstance_n as_o be_v note_v where_o we_o treat_v of_o that_o labour_n chap._n xxiv_o of_o a_o delivery_n where_o the_o child_n come_v with_o shoulder_n back_o or_o breast_n the_o most_o difficult_a of_o these_o three_o sort_n of_o figure_n and_o situation_n in_o which_o infant_n sometime_o come_v be_v that_o of_o the_o shoulder_n because_o it_o be_v further_a from_o the_o foot_n of_o the_o infant_n and_o the_o chirurgeon_n must_v find_v they_o for_o to_o draw_v it_o forth_o the_o next_o be_v the_o back_n and_o the_o breech_n for_o the_o same_o reason_n cause_v least_o trouble_v not_o only_o because_o the_o foot_n be_v near_o but_o also_o because_o by_o this_o figure_n the_o head_n and_o neck_n of_o the_o infant_n be_v not_o so_o constrain_v and_o lock_v as_o in_o the_o other_o situation_n for_o to_o remedy_v this_o birth_n of_o the_o shoulder_n some_o advice_n that_o it_o shall_v be_v put_v back_o to_o make_v way_n for_o the_o head_n of_o the_o infant_n that_o so_o it_o may_v be_v reduce_v to_o a_o natural_a birth_n but_o it_o be_v much_o better_o for_o the_o reason_n above_o allege_a in_o the_o 22_o chap._n of_o this_o book_n to_o try_v to_o bring_v it_o by_o the_o foot_n for_o to_o effect_v which_o the_o chirurgeon_n must_v thrust_v the_o shoulder_n a_o little_a back_n with_o his_o
separate_v wherefore_o it_o ought_v to_o have_v a_o handle_v so_o long_o that_o the_o surgeon_n right_a hand_n without_o the_o womb_n may_v hold_v and_o govern_v it_o as_o abovesaid_a and_o conduct_v it_o the_o better_a in_o the_o operation_n which_o can_v not_o be_v so_o safe_o and_o convenient_o do_v if_o this_o instrument_n be_v so_o very_o short_a as_o all_o other_o author_n recommend_v because_o in_o this_o occasion_n the_o surgeon_n hand_n be_v so_o constrain_v and_o press_v in_o the_o womb_n that_o he_o can_v hardly_o there_o have_v the_o liberty_n to_o move_v his_o finger_n end_n which_o be_v the_o cause_n why_o he_o can_v without_o much_o difficulty_n govern_v such_o a_o instrument_n with_o one_o hand_n only_o unless_o he_o will_v very_o much_o force_v and_o offer_v violence_n to_o the_o womb_n and_o exceed_o endanger_v thereby_o the_o poor_a woman_n life_n let_v we_o now_o come_v to_o the_o extraction_n of_o a_o dead_a child_n and_o show_v the_o several_a way_n of_o do_v it_o chap._n xxxi_o of_o deliver_v a_o dead_a child_n when_o the_o infant_n be_v dead_a in_o the_o mother_n belly_n the_o labour_n be_v ever_o long_a and_o dangerous_a because_o for_o the_o most_o part_n it_o come_v wrong_a or_o though_o it_o come_v right_a with_o the_o head_n the_o woman_n pain_n be_v so_o weak_a and_o slow_a in_o these_o case_n that_o she_o can_v bring_v it_o forth_o and_o sometime_o she_o have_v none_o at_o all_o forasmuch_o as_o nature_n half_o overthrow_v by_o the_o death_n of_o the_o child_n which_o can_v help_v itself_o labour_v so_o little_a that_o many_o time_n it_o can_v finish_v the_o business_n it_o have_v begin_v but_o must_v yield_v without_o the_o help_n of_o art_n of_o which_o at_o that_o time_n it_o have_v great_a need_n however_o before_o you_o come_v to_o manual_a operation_n endeavour_v to_o stir_v up_o the_o woman_n pain_n with_o sharp_a and_o strong_a clyster_n for_o to_o bring_v on_o throw_n to_o bear_v down_o and_o bring_v forth_o the_o child_n but_o 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as_o possible_o he_o can_v and_o have_v place_v the_o woman_n according_a to_o former_a direction_n if_o the_o child_n offer_v the_o head_n first_o he_o must_v gentle_o put_v it_o back_o until_o he_o have_v liberty_n to_o introduce_v his_o hand_n quite_o into_o the_o womb_n and_o slide_v it_o all_o along_o under_o the_o belly_n to_o find_v the_o foot_n let_v he_o draw_v it_o forth_o by_o they_o as_o be_v former_o teach_v be_v very_o careful_a to_o keep_v the_o head_n from_o be_v lock_v in_o the_o passage_n and_o that_o it_o be_v not_o separate_v from_o the_o body_n which_o may_v easy_o be_v do_v when_o the_o child_n be_v very_o rot_v and_o putrify_a the_o chirurgeon_n do_v not_o observe_v the_o circumstance_n often_o repeat_v by_o we_o that_o be_v in_o draw_v it_o forth_o to_o keep_v the_o breast_n and_o face_n downward_o and_o if_o notwithstanding_o all_o these_o precaution_n the_o head_n because_o of_o the_o great_a putrefaction_n shall_v be_v separate_v and_o remain_v behind_o in_o the_o womb_n it_o must_v be_v draw_v forth_o according_a to_o the_o direction_n former_o give_v in_o the_o proper_a chapter_n but_o when_o the_o head_n come_v first_o be_v so_o far_o advance_v and_o engage_v among_o the_o bone_n of_o the_o passage_n that_o it_o can_v be_v put_v back_o then_o be_v very_o sure_a by_o all_o the_o sign_n together_o or_o most_o of_o the_o chief_a of_o they_o that_o the_o child_n be_v certain_o dead_a it_o be_v better_a to_o draw_v it_o so_o forth_o than_o to_o torment_v the_o woman_n too_o much_o by_o put_v it_o back_o for_o to_o turn_v it_o and_o bring_v it_o by_o the_o foot_n but_o because_o it_o be_v a_o part_n round_o and_o slippery_a by_o reason_n of_o the_o moisture_n the_o chirurgeon_n can_v take_v hold_n of_o it_o with_o his_o finger_n nor_o put_v they_o upon_o the_o side_n of_o it_o because_o the_o passage_n be_v fill_v with_o its_o bigness_n he_o must_v take_v a_o book_n a_o though_o this_o crotchet_n can_v hurt_v a_o dead_a child_n yet_o it_o may_v endanger_v the_o woman_n by_o drip_v wherefore_o the_o translator_n of_o this_o treatise_n can_v approve_v of_o it_o have_v a_o easy_a and_o safe_a way_n to_o do_v this_o operation_n as_o he_o mention_n in_o his_o preface_n to_o this_o book_n crotchet_n like_o one_o of_o those_o mark_v a_o and_o b_o among_o the_o instrument_n at_o the_o end_n of_o this_o second_o book_n and_o put_v it_o up_o as_o far_o as_o he_o can_v without_o violence_n between_o the_o womb_n and_o the_o child_n head_n observe_v to_o keep_v the_o point_n of_o it_o towards_o the_o head_n where_o he_o must_v fasten_v it_o endeavour_v to_o give_v it_o good_a hold_n upon_o one_o of_o the_o bone_n of_o the_o skull_n that_o it_o may_v not_o slide_v force_v in_o the_o point_n of_o it_o which_o must_v be_v strong_a that_o it_o may_v not_o turn_v and_o after_o the_o crotchet_n be_v well_o fix_v in_o the_o head_n he_o may_v therewith_o draw_v it_o forth_o keep_v the_o end_n of_o the_o finger_n of_o his_o left_a hand_n flat_a upon_o the_o opposite_a side_n the_o better_a to_o help_v disengage_v it_o and_o by_o wag_v it_o by_o little_a and_o little_a to_o conduct_v it_o direct_o out_o of_o the_o passage_n chap_n four_o lib._n 2._o pag_n 169_o â—he_v dead_a child_n of_o which_o above_o all_o there_o must_v â—d_a assurance_n come_v with_o the_o arm_n up_o to_o the_o aler_n so_o extreme_o swell_v that_o the_o woman_n â—asser_n too_o much_o violence_n to_o have_v it_o put_v back_o â—st_v then_o to_o take_v it_o off_o at_o the_o shoulder-joint_n o_v it_o three_o or_o four_o time_n about_o as_o we_o have_v â—y_a teach_v in_o another_o place_n by_o which_o mean_v 〈◊〉_d be_v no_o need_n of_o either_o knife_n saw_n or_o sharp_a â—rs_n as_o some_o author_n will_v have_v it_o it_o be_v 〈◊〉_d easy_o perform_v without_o all_o that_o provision_n â—de_v of_o the_o softness_n and_o tenderness_n of_o the_o body_n 〈◊〉_d that_o the_o arm_z so_o separate_v and_o no_o long_o â—ing_v the_o passage_n the_o chirurgeon_n will_v have_v 〈◊〉_d room_n to_o put_v up_o his_o hand_n into_o the_o womb_n to_o 〈◊〉_d the_o child_n by_o the_o foot_n and_o bring_v it_o away_o as_o 〈◊〉_d be_v direct_v although_o the_o chirurgeon_n be_v sure_o the_o child_n be_v â—…ad_v in_o the_o womb_n and_o that_o it_o be_v necessary_a to_o fetch_v 〈◊〉_d by_o art_n he_o must_v not_o therefore_o present_o use_v his_o crotchet_n because_o they_o be_v never_o to_o be_v use_v but_o when_o hand_n be_v not_o sufficient_a and_o that_o there_o be_v no_o other_o remedy_n to_o prevent_v the_o woman_n danger_n or_o to_o bring_v the_o child_n any_o other_o way_n because_o very_o often_o though_o he_o have_v do_v all_o that_o art_n direct_v person_n present_a that_o understand_v not_o these_o thing_n will_v believe_v that_o the_o child_n be_v kill_v with_o the_o crotchet_n although_o it_o have_v be_v dead_a three_o day_n before_o and_o without_o other_o reason_n or_o better_a understanding_n of_o the_o matter_n for_o recompense_v of_o his_o save_v the_o mother_n life_n requite_v he_o with_o a_o accusation_n of_o which_o he_o be_v altogether_o innocent_a and_o in_o case_n the_o mother_n by_o misfortune_n shall_v afterward_o die_v lay_v her_o death_n also_o to_o his_o charge_n and_o instead_o of_o praise_n and_o thanks_o treat_v he_o like_o a_o butcher_n or_o hangman_n to_o which_o divers_a midwife_n be_v usual_o very_o ready_a to_o contribute_v and_o be_v the_o first_o that_o make_v the_o poor_a woman_n that_o have_v need_n of_o the_o man_n afraid_a of_o they_o so_o much_o they_o be_v in_o fear_n of_o be_v blame_v by_o they_o for_o have_v themselves_o be_v the_o cause_n as_o some_o of_o they_o often_o be_v of_o the_o death_n of_o
neglect_n commit_v towards_o she_o in_o her_o tend_v for_o this_o reason_n one_o must_v not_o be_v of_o the_o opinion_n of_o many_o nurse-keeper_n who_o will_v have_v a_o new-laid_a woman_n to_o be_v well_o feed_v as_o well_o to_o restore_v her_o lose_a strength_n by_o the_o tediousness_n of_o the_o labour_n and_o by_o the_o quantity_n of_o blood_n then_o evacuate_v for_o which_o cause_n they_o believe_v the_o woman_n must_v be_v well_o nourish_v to_o make_v more_o blood_n as_o also_o to_o fill_v up_o her_o belly_n which_o be_v very_o much_o empty_v by_o the_o birth_n of_o the_o child_n but_o it_o be_v much_o better_a to_o follow_v in_o this_o the_o counsel_n which_o hypocrates_n give_v we_o in_o his_o ten_o aphorism_n of_o the_o second_o book_n where_o he_o say_v impura_fw-la corpora_fw-la quo_fw-la plus_fw-la nutriveris_fw-la eo_fw-la magis_fw-la laeseris_fw-la the_o more_o you_o nourish_v impure_a body_n the_o more_o you_o hurt_v they_o now_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o a_o woman_n new_o deliver_v be_v of_o this_o sort_n as_o you_o may_v know_v by_o the_o quantity_n of_o cleansing_n and_o superfluity_n which_o flow_v from_o her_o womb_n at_o this_o time_n when_o for_o this_o reason_n they_o must_v be_v very_o regular_a in_o their_o diet_n especial_o the_o three_o or_o four_o first_o day_n in_o which_o time_n she_o must_v be_v nourish_v only_o with_o good_a broth_n new_o lay_v egg_n and_o jelly_n without_o use_v at_o the_o beginning_n more_o solid_a meat_n but_o when_o the_o great_a abundance_n of_o her_o milk_n be_v a_o little_a past_a she_o may_v with_o more_o safety_n eat_v a_o little_a broth_n at_o her_o dinner_n or_o a_o small_a piece_n of_o boil_a chicken_n or_o mutton_n as_o she_o like_v best_a afterward_o if_o no_o accident_n happen_v they_o may_v by_o degree_n nourish_v she_o more_o plentiful_o provide_v in_o the_o mean_a time_n that_o it_o be_v a_o three_o part_n less_o than_o she_o be_v accustom_v to_o take_v in_o her_o perfect_a health_n and_o that_o her_o food_n be_v of_o good_a and_o easy_a digestion_n not_o suffer_v she_o to_o eat_v any_o of_o those_o cake_n tart_n or_o other_o pastry_n which_o be_v usual_o provide_v at_o the_o child_n baptism_n as_o for_o her_o drink_n let_v it_o be_v ptysan_n which_o be_v liquorish_a fig_n and_o aniseed_n boil_v in_o water_n or_o at_o least_o boil_a water_n be_v careful_a not_o to_o give_v it_o she_o too_o cold_a she_o may_v also_o provide_v she_o be_v not_o feverish_a drink_v a_o little_a white_a wine_n well_o mix_v with_o water_n but_o not_o till_o after_o the_o first_o five_o or_o six_o day_n although_o i_o prescribe_v this_o rule_n in_o general_n for_o all_o those_o who_o be_v new_o bring_v to_o bed_n yet_o there_o be_v some_o who_o must_v not_o observe_v it_o so_o exact_o as_o laborious_a woman_n who_o be_v of_o a_o very_a strong_a and_o rebu_v constitution_n require_v a_o more_o plentiful_a feed_n to_o who_o notwithstanding_o if_o they_o do_v not_o change_v the_o quality_n they_o must_v at_o least_o retrench_v the_o quantity_n of_o their_o ordinary_a food_n have_v always_o respect_v to_o what_o every_o person_n accustom_v themselves_o to_o which_o the_o same_o hypocrates_n do_v likewise_o teach_v we_o in_o the_o 17_o aphorism_n of_o the_o first_o book_n where_o he_o say_v animadvertendi_fw-la sunt_fw-la quibus_fw-la semel_fw-la aut_fw-la bis_fw-la &_o quibus_fw-la copiosior_fw-la aut_fw-la parcior_fw-la aut_fw-la per_fw-la part_n cibus_fw-la est_fw-la offerendus_fw-la dandum_fw-la verò_fw-la aliquid_fw-la tempori_fw-la regioni_fw-la aerati_fw-la &_o consuetudini_fw-la great_a care_n and_o notice_n must_v be_v take_v to_o who_o to_o give_v meat_n once_o only_o or_o twice_o as_o also_o to_o who_o to_o give_v more_o or_o to_o who_o less_o or_o by_o little_a and_o little_a but_o some_o allowance_n must_v be_v make_v in_o respect_n of_o time_n country_n age_n and_o custom_n what_o we_o have_v already_o say_v shall_v suffice_v for_o direction_n in_o their_o meat_n and_o drink_n the_o childbed_n woman_n must_v likewise_o keep_v herself_o very_o quiet_a in_o her_o bed_n lie_v on_o her_o back_n with_o her_o head_n a_o little_a raise_v and_o not_o turn_v often_o from_o side_n to_o side_n that_o so_o the_o matrix_fw-la may_v be_v the_o better_o settle_v in_o its_o first_o situation_n she_o must_v free_v herself_o at_o that_o time_n from_o all_o care_n of_o business_n leave_v it_o to_o the_o management_n of_o some_o of_o her_o kindred_n or_o friend_n let_v she_o talk_v as_o little_a as_o may_v be_v and_o that_o with_o a_o low_a voice_n and_o let_v no_o ill_a news_n be_v bring_v to_o she_o which_o may_v affect_v she_o because_o all_o these_o thing_n do_v cause_n so_o great_a a_o commotion_n or_o perturbation_n of_o her_o humour_n that_o nature_n not_o be_v able_a to_o overcome_v they_o can_v make_v the_o necessary_a evacuation_n of_o they_o which_o have_v be_v the_o death_n of_o many_o the_o citizen_n wife_n have_v a_o very_a ill_a custom_n which_o they_o will_v do_v very_o well_o to_o refrain_v that_o be_v they_o cause_v their_o child_n to_o be_v baptize_v the_o second_o or_o three_o day_n after_o their_o labour_n at_o which_o time_n all_o their_o relation_n and_o friend_n have_v a_o collation_n in_o the_o childbed_n room_n with_o who_o she_o be_v oblige_v to_o discourse_n and_o make_v answer_n to_o the_o gossip_n and_o all_o comer_n a_o whole_a afternoon_n together_o with_o the_o usual_a compliment_n of_o those_o ceremony_n enough_o to_o distract_v she_o and_o though_o there_o be_v scarce_o any_o of_o the_o company_n which_o do_v not_o drink_v her_o health_n yet_o by_o the_o noise_n they_o make_v in_o her_o ear_n she_o lose_v it_o beside_o all_o this_o she_o be_v often_o constrain_v out_o of_o respect_n to_o forbear_v the_o use_n of_o her_o bed-pan_n and_o other_o necessary_n which_o be_v very_o prejudicial_a to_o she_o and_o this_o happen_v just_a at_o the_o time_n when_o she_o ought_v to_o have_v most_o rest_n because_o about_o the_o three_o day_n the_o milk_n flow_v in_o great_a quantity_n to_o the_o breast_n this_o be_v the_o reason_n why_o ordinary_o the_o next_o day_n they_o have_v a_o very_a great_a fever_n she_o ought_v always_o to_o keep_v her_o body_n open_a with_o clyster_n take_v one_o once_o in_o two_o day_n which_o not_o only_o evacuate_v the_o gross_a excrement_n but_o also_o by_o draw_v downward_o cause_v she_o to_o cleanse_v the_o better_a when_o she_o have_v observe_v this_o rule_n a_o fortnight_n or_o three_o week_n which_o be_v very_o near_o the_o time_n of_o have_v cleanse_v sufficient_o that_o those_o part_n may_v be_v thorough_o cleanse_v before_o she_o go_v abroad_o and_o begin_v upon_o a_o new_a score_n let_v she_o take_v a_o gentle_a purge_v make_v of_o senna_n cassia_n syrup_n of_o succory_n with_o rhubarb_n which_o be_v good_a to_o purge_v the_o stomach_n and_o bowel_n of_o those_o ill_a humour_n nature_n can_v not_o evacuate_v by_o the_o womb_n as_o it_o do_v the_o other_o superfluity_n this_o purge_n may_v be_v repeat_v if_o necessary_a all_o which_o be_v do_v and_o that_o no_o indisposition_n remain_v she_o may_v bathe_v once_o or_o twice_o or_o to_o wash_v and_o cleanse_v her_o body_n and_o afterward_o she_o may_v govern_v herself_o according_a to_o her_o former_a custom_n chap._n iu._n how_o to_o drive_v back_o the_o milk_n in_o those_o woman_n who_o be_v not_o willing_a to_o give_v suck_v there_o be_v many_o remedy_n use_v to_o this_o purpose_n some_o of_o which_o hinder_v the_o afflux_n of_o humour_n to_o the_o breast_n and_o other_o dissipate_v and_o in_o part_n dissolve_v the_o milk_n therein_o contain_v those_o which_o hinder_v the_o humour_n from_o plentiful_o flow_v thither_o be_v oil_n of_o rose_n well_o mix_v with_o vinegar_n with_o which_o the_o breast_n be_v to_o be_v anoint_v all_o over_o or_o unguentum_fw-la populeum_fw-la with_o ceratum_fw-la refrigerans_fw-la galeni_fw-la equal_o mix_v and_o extend_v upon_o a_o piece_n of_o linen_n 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