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and_o all_o fetid_v smell_n fall_n blow_n lift_v carrying_z dance_a run_a ride_v or_o any_o other_o outward_a violence_n may_v be_v the_o cause_n of_o abortion_n the_o internal_a cause_n may_v be_v the_o depravedness_n of_o the_o humour_n by_o which_o the_o mass_n of_o blood_n become_v vicious_a also_o acute_a or_o chronic_a disease_n especial_o of_o the_o womb_n and_o also_o violent_a cough_n sneeze_n vomit_v convulsion_n and_o flux_n of_o the_o belly_n may_v loosen_v the_o ligament_n of_o the_o womb_n and_o so_o cause_n miscarriage_n sign_n the_o sign_n of_o abortion_n at_o hand_n be_v great_a pain_n about_o the_o loin_n and_o share-bone_n sometime_o with_o shiver_v the_o breast_n grow_v little_a and_o flaggy_a the_o situation_n of_o the_o child_n change_v towards_o the_o bottom_n of_o the_o belly_n with_o a_o bear_n down_o and_o evacuation_n of_o blood_n etc._n etc._n progn_n 1._o woman_n who_o have_v moist_a and_o slippery_a womb_n be_v most_o subject_a to_o miscarry_v but_o with_o 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many_o time_n both_o do_v lose_v their_o life_n 2._o if_o the_o woman_n be_v in_o travel_n above_o four_o day_n the_o child_n can_v hardly_o be_v alive_a and_o therefore_o must_v be_v draw_v away_o before_o it_o be_v too_o late_a for_o if_o it_o be_v neglect_v it_o will_v cause_v fever_n faint_n convulsion_n sleepiness_n etc._n etc._n which_o be_v the_o forerunner_n of_o death_n 3._o if_o sneeze_n come_v of_o its_o own_o accord_n it_o be_v a_o good_a sign_n of_o deliverance_n first_o give_v this_o cordial_a to_o strengthen_v both_o the_o mother_n and_o child_n indication_n take_v water_n of_o baum_n vervain_n julep_n cinnamon_n of_o each_o two_o ounce_n syrup_n of_o clove-gilliflower_n saffron_n of_o each_o six_o drachm_n spirit_n of_o saffron_n confectio_fw-la alkermes_n of_o each_o one_o drachm_n mix_v it_o if_o the_o child_n be_v situate_v on_o os_fw-la pubis_fw-la it_o must_v be_v remove_v and_o all_o other_o unfit_a posture_n must_v be_v rectify_v then_o such_o
the_o vital_a strength_n without_o manifest_a cause_n which_o for_o the_o most_o part_n be_v epidemical_a but_o of_o this_o i_o intend_v to_o treat_v particular_o in_o chap._n 8._o of_o this_o book_n 3._o the_o last_o symptom_n which_o i_o shall_v here_o mention_v be_v seldom_o observe_v in_o which_o all_o the_o time_n of_o the_o disease_n the_o external_a part_n be_v cold_a while_o the_o internal_a part_n burn_v and_o therefore_o it_o be_v call_v by_o the_o latin_n lipyria_fw-la febris_fw-la febris_fw-la and_o in_o greek_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d quia_fw-la destituitur_fw-la ardore_fw-la externo_fw-la some_o think_v this_o distemper_n consist_v of_o a_o double_a fever_n choleric_a and_o pancreatical_a and_o not_o without_o reason_n because_o such_o like_a vapour_n may_v be_v continual_o raise_v in_o the_o small_a gut_n by_o the_o juice_n of_o the_o pancreas_n universal_o over-sour_a which_o may_v be_v confuse_v only_o with_o the_o mass_n of_o blood_n and_o breed_v a_o sense_n 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seven_o or_o eight_o ounce_n of_o blood_n at_o a_o time_n and_o if_o there_o be_v occasion_n let_v it_o be_v reiterated_a for_o i_o always_o prefer_v it_o be_v repeat_v less_o diminution_n as_o need_n require_v sometime_o institute_v in_o the_o same_o day_n before_o great_a evacuation_n make_v sudden_o which_o have_v bring_v many_o evil_n to_o the_o sick_a it_o matter_n little_a what_o vein_n be_v open_v unless_o in_o woman_n because_o of_o the_o monthly_a term_n either_o at_o hand_n or_o hinder_v and_o see_v it_o be_v the_o duty_n of_o every_o honest_a physician_n to_o be_v nature_n helper_n he_o ought_v to_o endeavour_v to_o remove_v all_o impediment_n whereby_o the_o sick_a may_v be_v cure_v more_o quick_o safe_o and_o pleasant_o without_o demur_n to_o magnify_v the_o cure_n and_o inflame_v the_o reckon_n wherefore_o since_o the_o first_o curative_fw-it intention_n of_o most_o fever_n be_v the_o discharge_n of_o the_o first_o turgent_fw-la monitor_n from_o the_o stomach_n and_o 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