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if_o they_o have_v be_v as_o big_a again_o as_o they_o be_v which_o have_v consider_v i_o immediate_o conceive_v the_o difficulty_n to_o proceed_v from_o something_o else_o wherefore_o i_o put_v my_o hand_n into_o the_o womb_n up_o to_o the_o child_n shoulder_n which_o seem_v not_o too_o big_a to_o pass_v with_o ease_n therefore_o i_o conclude_v that_o the_o hindrance_n be_v not_o there_o after_o that_o i_o put_v my_o hand_n further_o up_o direct_v it_o all_o along_o his_o breast_n at_o the_o bottom_n of_o which_o near_o the_o gristle_n xiphoïde_n i_o find_v his_o belly_n hydropical_a and_o full_a of_o water_n so_o that_o it_o be_v impossible_a ever_o to_o deliver_v the_o woman_n until_o the_o water_n be_v
empty_v by_o pierce_v the_o belly_n but_o there_o want_v a_o fit_a instrument_n for_o the_o purpose_n i_o immediate_o send_v to_o advertise_v one_o of_o the_o surgeon_n of_o the_o same_o hospital_n to_o who_o i_o declare_v the_o case_n as_o i_o find_v it_o add_v withal_o that_o the_o child_n can_v not_o be_v bear_v unless_o a_o orifice_n be_v make_v to_o empty_v the_o belly_n but_o he_o will_v by_o no_o mean_n follow_v my_o opinion_n whether_o it_o be_v out_o of_o policy_n believe_v it_o may_v be_v that_o he_o very_o well_o understand_v his_o business_n without_o need_v my_o advice_n or_o that_o he_o will_v not_o or_o can_v not_o believe_v the_o child_n to_o be_v hydropical_a as_o i_o inform_v he_o wherefore_o he_o content_v himself_o without_o a_o exact_a examination_n of_o the_o case_n to_o endeavour_v only_o the_o extraction_n of_o it_o after_o his_o manner_n and_o to_o effect_v it_o he_o immediate_o pull_v and_o separate_v the_o head_n whole_o from_o the_o body_n which_o hang_v then_o but_o by_o a_o skin_n because_o the_o midwife_n as_o i_o say_v before_o have_v pull_v it_o with_o so_o much_o violence_n afterward_o with_o his_o crotchet_n he_o pull_v away_o both_o the_o arm_n and_o some_o of_o the_o rib_n part_n of_o the_o lung_n and_o the_o heart_n one_o piece_n after_o another_o for_o above_o three_o quarter_n of_o a_o hour_n that_o he_o be_v very_o wet_a with_o sweat_n although_o it_o be_v cold_a weather_n and_o have_v thus_o tire_v both_o his_o mind_n and_o body_n he_o be_v constrain_v to_o quit_v the_o work_n to_o rest_v a_o while_n leave_v the_o midwife_n to_o endeavour_v what_o she_o can_v the_o whilst_o who_o weary_v herself_o also_o in_o vain_a as_o well_o as_o he_o have_v do_v by_o pull_v some_o of_o the_o child_n rib_n with_o her_o hand_n only_a reader_n only_a though_o some_o here_o in_o england_n blind_o adventure_v on_o the_o use_n of_o they_o to_o the_o loss_n of_o many_o life_n which_o can_v be_v approve_v for_o the_o reason_n give_v in_o the_o translator_n epistle_n to_o the_o reader_n for_o it_o be_v not_o a_o midwife_n work_n to_o use_v crotchet_n after_o this_o he_o return_v the_o second_o time_n with_o all_o his_o strength_n to_o the_o work_n without_o effect_v any_o more_o because_o he_o have_v not_o yet_o open_v the_o low_a belly_n nor_o the_o diaphragma_n nor_o will_v not_o as_o i_o advise_v he_o every_o moment_n without_o which_o it_o be_v absolute_o impossible_a to_o draw_v forth_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o body_n when_o he_o see_v that_o his_o second_o endeavour_n be_v as_o ineffectual_a as_o his_o first_o he_o give_v i_o at_o length_n his_o crotchet_n tell_v i_o that_o i_o may_v weary_v myself_o as_o well_o as_o the_o other_o which_o i_o willing_o and_o with_o joy_n accept_v for_o i_o be_v very_o certain_a i_o can_v finish_v the_o operation_n know_v very_o well_o that_o instead_o of_o amuse_v myself_o as_o they_o have_v do_v about_o pull_v of_o it_o i_o ought_v only_o to_o pierce_v the_o infant_n belly_n to_o let_v out_o the_o water_n after_o which_o all_o the_o rest_n will_v very_o easy_o follow_v for_o which_o purpose_n i_o put_v up_o my_o left_a hand_n into_o the_o womb_n just_a to_o the_o right_a side_n of_o the_o swell_a belly_n and_o then_o with_o my_o right_a hand_n i_o guide_v the_o crotchet_n like_a to_o that_o mark_v a_o among_o the_o representation_n of_o the_o instrument_n at_o the_o end_n of_o this_o second_o book_n instead_o of_o which_o it_o be_v better_a to_o use_v the_o crooked_a knife_n mark_v there_o d_o along_o my_o left_a hand_n into_o the_o womb_n and_o then_o i_o turn_v the_o point_n of_o it_o towards_o the_o infant_n belly_n in_o which_o i_o strike_v it_o so_o that_o i_o make_v a_o hole_n big_a enough_o to_o receive_v two_o of_o my_o finger_n end_n which_o i_o put_v into_o it_o after_o it_o be_v in_o the_o world_n and_o then_o stretch_v it_o a_o little_a all_o the_o water_n be_v immediate_o empty_v so_o that_o with_o one_o hand_n i_o easy_o draw_v forth_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o body_n to_o the_o astonishment_n of_o this_o chirurgeon_n who_o i_o can_v never_o persuade_v that_o the_o infant_n be_v so_o full_a of_o the_o dropsy_n after_o it_o be_v thus_o draw_v forth_o i_o have_v the_o curiosity_n to_o fill_v up_o the_o belly_n with_o water_n by_o the_o hole_n i_o have_v make_v to_o the_o end_n we_o may_v see_v what_o quantity_n of_o water_n have_v be_v there_o contain_v and_o of_o what_o bigness_n it_o may_v be_v when_o fill_v i_o pour_v in_o without_o lie_v above_o five_o quart_n which_o i_o shall_v hardly_o have_v believe_v if_o i_o have_v not_o see_v it_o myself_o and_o when_o the_o belly_n be_v fill_v with_o water_n it_o be_v of_o the_o bigness_n and_o figure_n of_o a_o very_a great_a football_n i_o have_v set_v down_o here_o all_o the_o circumstance_n of_o this_o history_n that_o the_o chirurgeon_n may_v know_v how_o to_o behave_v himself_o on_o the_o like_a occasion_n chap_n xx._n lib._n 2._o pag_n 237._o chap._n xx._n how_o to_o help_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 for_o the_o most_o part_n when_o a_o infant_n present_v any_o part_n of_o his_o body_n together_o with_o the_o head_n it_o be_v usual_o one_o or_o both_o the_o hand_n rather_o than_o any_o other_o which_o hinder_v its_o birth_n because_o the_o hand_n take_v up_o part_n of_o the_o passage_n and_o for_o the_o most_o part_n they_o cause_v the_o head_n to_o lean_v on_o one_o side_n when_o the_o child_n come_v thus_o it_o be_v quite_o contrary_a to_o nature_n to_o remedy_v this_o assoon_o as_o it_o be_v perceive_v that_o one_o hand_n present_v together_o with_o the_o head_n it_o must_v be_v prevent_v from_o come_v down_o more_o or_o engage_v further_o in_o the_o passage_n wherefore_o the_o chirurgeon_n have_v place_v the_o woman_n on_o the_o bed_n with_o her_o head_n a_o little_a low_o than_o her_o hip_n must_v put_v and_o guide_v back_o the_o infant_n hand_n with_o his_o own_o as_o much_o as_o may_v be_v or_o both_o of_o they_o if_o they_o both_o come_v down_o for_o to_o give_v way_n to_o the_o child_n head_n which_o have_v do_v if_o the_o child_n head_n be_v on_o one_o side_n it_o must_v be_v bring_v into_o its_o natural_a posture_n in_o the_o middle_n of_o the_o passage_n that_o it_o may_v come_v in_o a_o strait_a line_n proceed_v further_o as_o i_o have_v direct_v before_o in_o the_o 18_o chap._n of_o this_o book_n which_o treat_v of_o the_o child_n head_n come_v on_o one_o side_n chap._n xxi_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 when_o a_o infant_n present_v only_o one_o or_o both_o hand_n to_o the_o birth_n or_o a_o arm_n sometime_o out_o to_o the_o elbow_n and_o many_o time_n to_o the_o shoulder_n it_o be_v one_o of_o the_o worst_a and_o most_o dangerous_a posture_n a_o child_n can_v come_v in_o as_o well_o for_o himself_o as_o for_o his_o mother_n because_o of_o the_o violent_a force_n the_o chirurgeon_n be_v time_n be_v not_o always_o though_o often_o time_n always_o oblige_v to_o use_v both_o to_o the_o one_o and_o the_o other_o in_o search_v for_o the_o foot_n which_o be_v very_o far_o off_o by_o which_o he_o must_v always_o in_o these_o case_n turn_v and_o draw_v he_o forth_o which_o will_v often_o make_v he_o sweat_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o winter_n because_o of_o the_o difficulty_n in_o this_o labour_n more_o than_o in_o all_o the_o rest_n though_o some_o other_o of_o they_o indeed_o be_v more_o dangerous_a for_o the_o infant_n as_o when_o it_o present_v the_o belly_n and_o the_o navelstring_n come_v forth_o but_o not_o so_o painful_a for_o the_o chirurgeon_n because_o the_o foot_n of_o the_o infant_n be_v near_o the_o passage_n be_v not_o so_o hard_a to_o be_v find_v as_o when_o he_o come_v with_o a_o hand_n for_o than_o they_o be_v high_a at_o the_o very_a bottom_n sometime_o of_o the_o womb_n where_o he_o must_v seek_v they_o for_o to_o turn_v it_o and_o draw_v it_o forth_o as_o i_o be_o go_v to_o direct_v chap_n xxi_o lib._n 2._o pag_n 238._o chap_n xxii_o lib._n 2._o pag_n 241._o but_o above_o all_o when_o the_o dismember_n of_o a_o infant_n be_v thus_o intend_a or_o to_o draw_v it_o forth_o with_o a_o crotchet_n aright_o crotchet_n this_o caveat_n unnecessary_a to_o those_o who_o understand_v the_o art_n aright_o let_v the_o chirurgeon_n take_v great_a care_n that_o he_o be_v not_o deceive_v well_o consider_v whether_o it_o be_v assure_o dead_a and_o not_o to_o operate_v on_o this_o wise_a unless_o he_o be_v very_o certain_a of_o it_o by_o all_o the_o sign_n mention_v in_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 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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 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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
hand_n that_o so_o he_o may_v have_v more_o liberty_n to_o introduce_v it_o into_o the_o womb_n and_o slide_v it_o then_o along_o the_o child_n body_n either_o by_o the_o belly_n or_o side_n as_o he_o find_v it_o easy_a he_o shall_v fetch_v the_o foot_n and_o turn_v it_o bring_v they_o to_o the_o passage_n and_o so_o deliver_v the_o woman_n as_o be_v already_o direct_v if_o it_o be_v the_o back_n which_o present_v to_o the_o birth_n it_o be_v also_o impossible_a to_o be_v bear_v in_o that_o posture_n what_o pain_n soever_o the_o mother_n endure_v and_o beside_o the_o child_n have_v the_o body_n fold_v inward_o and_o almost_o double_a his_o breast_n and_o belly_n be_v so_o press_v together_o that_o he_o usual_o want_v little_a of_o be_v suffocate_v to_o avoid_v which_o the_o chirurgeon_n must_v quick_o slide_v up_o his_o hand_n along_o the_o back_n towards_o the_o inferior_a part_n until_o he_o meet_v the_o foot_n for_o to_o bring_v it_o forth_o the_o same_o way_n as_o if_o it_o come_v footling_n but_o when_o the_o child_n come_v with_o the_o breech_n if_o it_o be_v small_a and_o the_o mother_n big_a have_v the_o passage_n very_o large_a he_o may_v sometime_o with_o a_o little_a help_n be_v bear_v so_o for_o though_o he_o come_v double_a yet_o the_o thigh_n be_v fold_v towards_o the_o belly_n which_o be_v soft_a and_o give_v way_n it_o pass_v without_o much_o trouble_n assoon_o as_o the_o chirurgeon_n find_v the_o child_n to_o come_v with_o the_o buttock_n foremost_a he_o must_v not_o permit_v it_o to_o engage_v low_a in_o the_o passage_n for_o it_o will_v not_o come_v so_o unless_o it_o be_v very_o small_a and_o the_o passage_n very_o large_a as_o we_o have_v already_o say_v this_o be_v then_o in_o good_a time_n perceive_v he_o must_v if_o he_o can_v thrust_v back_o the_o breech_n and_o slide_v up_o his_o hand_n along_o the_o thigh_n to_o the_o leg_n and_o foot_n of_o the_o child_n he_o must_v bring_v they_o gentle_o one_o after_o the_o other_o forth_o of_o the_o womb_n by_o fold_v stretch_v wag_v and_o draw_v they_o gentle_o towards_o the_o side_n be_v careful_a not_o to_o wind_v they_o too_o much_o or_o cause_v a_o dislocation_n and_o then_o let_v he_o draw_v forth_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o body_n as_o if_o it_o come_v with_o the_o foot_n foremost_a i_o have_v say_v that_o the_o chirurgeon_n perceive_v the_o child_n to_o come_v with_o the_o breech_n foremost_a aught_o to_o put_v it_o back_o if_o he_o can_v for_o sometime_o he_o will_v be_v advance_v so_o forward_o in_o the_o passage_n that_o you_o may_v soon_o destroy_v both_o mother_n and_o child_n than_o reduce_v it_o back_o when_o once_o strong_o engage_v when_o this_o happen_v he_o can_v hinder_v it_o from_o come_v in_o this_o posture_n in_o which_o his_o belly_n be_v so_o press_v that_o he_o often_o void_v the_o ordure_n the_o child_n ordure_n meconium_n by_o his_o fundament_n however_o he_o may_v much_o help_v this_o birth_n by_o slide_v up_o one_o or_o two_o finger_n of_o each_o hand_n on_o each_o side_n of_o the_o buttock_n for_o to_o introduce_v they_o into_o the_o groin_n and_o have_v crooked_a they_o inward_a he_o must_v draw_v the_o breech_n just_o out_o to_o the_o thigh_n &_o then_o by_o draw_v and_o wag_v it_o from_o side_n to_o side_n he_o will_v disengage_v they_o from_o the_o passage_n as_o also_o the_o foot_n and_o leg_n one_o after_o the_o other_o be_v careful_a of_o dislocate_a any_o part_n and_o then_o he_o may_v extract_v the_o rest_n as_o before_o when_o come_v with_o the_o foot_n the_o first_o woman_n i_o ever_o lay_v be_v of_o a_o child_n which_o i_o draw_v possible_a draw_v this_o way_n ought_v to_o be_v avoid_v if_o possible_a thus_o forth_o with_o the_o buttock_n foremost_a be_v constrain_v to_o it_o because_o assoon_o as_o ever_o the_o water_n break_v which_o happen_v before_o i_o can_v arrive_v to_o hinder_v it_o they_o be_v so_o forward_o that_o it_o be_v impossible_a to_o do_v it_o otherwise_o which_o i_o perform_v very_o well_o and_o in_o short_a time_n without_o prejudice_n to_o the_o mother_n or_o child_n do_v as_o i_o have_v direct_v chap._n xxv_o of_o those_o birth_n wherein_o the_o infant_n present_v belly_n breast_n or_o side_n the_o backbone_n may_v easy_o be_v bend_v and_o turn_v forward_o a_o little_a but_o by_o no_o mean_n backward_o without_o excessive_a violence_n wherefore_o the_o worst_a and_o most_o dangerous_a figure_n that_o a_o child_n can_v offer_v in_o the_o womb_n to_o the_o birth_n be_v the_o belly_n or_o the_o breast_n for_o than_o its_o body_n be_v constrain_v to_o bend_v backward_o and_o whatever_o throw_v or_o endeavour_v the_o woman_n make_v to_o bring_v it_o forth_o it_o will_v never_o be_v accomplish_v for_o she_o will_v soon_o perish_v with_o her_o child_n than_o ever_o advance_v it_o in_o this_o posture_n into_o the_o passage_n wherefore_o it_o be_v in_o great_a danger_n if_o not_o timely_o succour_v and_o in_o case_n it_o shall_v escape_v which_o will_v be_v very_o strange_a it_o will_v be_v a_o long_a while_n after_o its_o birth_n weak_a in_o the_o back_n but_o that_o which_o augment_v the_o danger_n much_o more_o be_v that_o for_o the_o most_o part_n the_o navelstring_n come_v forth_o when_o the_o child_n come_v with_o the_o belly_n therefore_o assoon_o as_o it_o be_v discover_v to_o be_v so_o the_o chirurgeon_n must_v apply_v the_o sole_a remedy_n of_o draw_v it_o forth_o by_o the_o foot_n as_o speedy_o as_o may_v be_v in_o the_o follow_a manner_n chap_n xxv_o lib._n 2._o page_n 248._o when_o a_o child_n come_v with_o breast_n or_o belly_n the_o chirurgeon_n must_v always_o proceed_v after_o the_o same_o manner_n in_o both_o inasmuch_o as_o they_o require_v the_o same_o circumstance_n a_o infant_n may_v likewise_o come_v with_o the_o side_n which_o way_n it_o be_v as_o impossible_a to_o pass_v as_o the_o two_o former_a but_o it_o be_v not_o so_o much_o torment_v nor_o be_v this_o situation_n so_o cruel_a for_o it_o may_v remain_v in_o it_o a_o long_a time_n without_o die_v than_o in_o the_o two_o former_a wherein_o it_o be_v much_o more_o rack_v than_o in_o this_o in_o which_o the_o body_n may_v be_v bend_v forward_o and_o not_o backward_o as_o in_o the_o other_o neither_o do_v the_o navelstring_n come_v forth_o so_o easy_a as_o when_o it_o come_v with_o the_o belly_n first_o in_o this_o as_o in_o the_o other_o two_o birth_n the_o chirurgeon_n must_v draw_v the_o child_n forth_o by_o the_o foot_n on_o this_o fashion_n have_v place_v the_o woman_n as_o she_o ought_v to_o be_v he_o may_v push_v back_o a_o little_a with_o his_o hand_n the_o infant_n body_n the_o better_a to_o introduce_v it_o which_o he_o may_v slide_v along_o the_o thigh_n till_o he_o find_v the_o leg_n and_o foot_n by_o which_o he_o must_v turn_v it_o and_o afterward_o draw_v it_o forth_o just_a in_o the_o same_o manner_n as_o before_o with_o the_o same_o observation_n nor_o ought_v he_o to_o amuse_v himself_o in_o any_o of_o these_o three_o birth_n for_o to_o place_v the_o head_n right_a that_o it_o may_v come_v natural_o because_o it_o be_v in_o great_a danger_n of_o die_v in_o these_o unnatural_a position_n if_o not_o draw_v forth_o with_o speed_n which_o can_v never_o be_v effect_v unless_o it_o be_v by_o find_v the_o foot_n as_o i_o have_v direct_v chap._n xxvi_o of_o labour_n wherein_o several_a child_n present_v together_o in_o the_o different_a posture_n above_o name_v if_o all_o the_o unnatural_a figure_n and_o situation_n which_o we_o have_v hitherto_o describe_v that_o a_o single_a child_n may_v come_v in_o do_v cause_n those_o many_o difficulty_n and_o danger_n mention_v sure_o the_o labour_n wherein_o several_a together_o come_v in_o these_o bad_a situation_n must_v be_v much_o more_o painful_a not_o only_o to_o the_o mother_n and_o child_n but_o to_o the_o chirurgeon_n also_o for_o they_o be_v then_o so_o constrain_v and_o press_v that_o for_o the_o most_o part_n they_o trouble_v each_o other_o and_o hinder_v both_o their_o birth_n beside_o the_o womb_n be_v then_o so_o fill_v with_o they_o that_o the_o chirurgeon_n can_v scarce_o introduce_v his_o hand_n without_o much_o violence_n which_o he_o must_v do_v if_o they_o be_v to_o be_v turn_v or_o thrust_v back_o for_o to_o give_v they_o a_o better_a position_n than_o wherein_o they_o present_v chap_n xxvi_o lib._n 2._o pag_n 250._o sometime_o since_o i_o deliver_v two_o woman_n within_o a_o week_n one_o of_o the_o other_o both_o of_o twin_n one_o of_o each_o be_v dead_a and_o the_o other_o live_v the_o live_a child_n of_o the_o first_o woman_n be_v bear_v before_o the_o dead_a and_o the_o dead_a of_o the_o second_o be_v expel_v before_o the_o live_n and_o the_o same_o thing_n happen_v every_o day_n in_o respect_n
the_o blood_n may_v notwithstanding_o circulate_v in_o all_o the_o other_o part_n of_o the_o body_n to_o which_o i_o answer_v that_o in_o respect_n to_o the_o infant_n it_o be_v either_o absolute_o necessary_a that_o the_o blood_n for_o want_v of_o respiration_n shall_v be_v elaborate_v or_o prepare_v in_o the_o burden_n the_o thick_a part_n of_o the_o burden_n placenta_n and_o therefore_o there_o must_v be_v a_o free_a communication_n or_o for_o want_n of_o it_o that_o the_o infant_n must_v immediate_o breathe_v by_o the_o mouth_n as_o well_o to_o be_v refresh_v as_o to_o drive_v forth_o by_o expiration_n the_o fuliginous_a vapour_n which_o not_o be_v possible_a whilst_o in_o the_o womb_n it_o must_v unavoidable_o be_v choke_v and_o die_v in_o a_o very_a small_a time_n if_o it_o want_v both_o together_o wherefore_o in_o this_o case_n the_o woman_n must_v without_o any_o delay_n be_v deliver_v which_o if_o nature_n do_v not_o speedy_o perform_v the_o child_n must_v be_v draw_v forth_o by_o the_o foot_n woman_n that_o have_v great_a water_n and_o a_o long_a string_n to_o the_o burden_n be_v very_o subject_a to_o this_o mischief_n for_o the_o water_n come_v forth_o in_o great_a abundance_n at_o the_o break_n of_o the_o membrane_n do_v often_o at_o that_o instant_n draw_v the_o string_n which_o swim_v in_o the_o midst_n forth_o along_o with_o they_o and_o much_o the_o easy_a if_o the_o infant_n head_n be_v not_o advance_v very_o forward_o into_o the_o passage_n for_o to_o hinder_v the_o come_n forth_o of_o it_o in_o this_o manner_n assoon_o as_o it_o be_v perceive_v you_o must_v immediate_o endeavour_v to_o put_v it_o back_o to_o prevent_v the_o cool_n of_o it_o behind_o the_o child_n head_n lest_o it_o be_v bruise_v as_o we_o have_v already_o note_v whereby_o the_o blood_n may_v coagulate_v there_o keep_v it_o in_o that_o place_n where_o it_o be_v thrust_v back_o until_o the_o head_n be_v full_o come_v down_o into_o the_o passage_n may_v hinder_v the_o come_n down_o of_o it_o again_o which_o may_v be_v effect_v by_o hold_v it_o up_o with_o the_o finger_n of_o one_o hand_n on_o that_o side_n it_o come_v down_o until_o the_o head_n be_v advance_v as_o abovesaid_a or_o in_o case_n the_o hand_n be_v take_v away_o to_o put_v a_o piece_n of_o fine_a soft_a rag_n between_o that_o side_n of_o the_o head_n and_o the_o womb_n for_o to_o stop_v up_o the_o way_n it_o come_v down_o by_o always_o leave_v a_o end_n of_o the_o rag_n without_o the_o body_n for_o to_o draw_v it_o forth_o by_o at_o pleasure_n but_o sometime_o notwithstanding_o all_o these_o caution_n and_o the_o put_v back_o of_o it_o it_o will_v yet_o come_v forth_o every_o pain_n then_o without_o further_a delay_n the_o chirurgeon_n must_v bring_v the_o child_n forth_o by_o the_o foot_n which_o he_o must_v search_v for_o though_o the_o infant_n come_v with_o the_o head_n for_o there_o be_v but_o this_o only_a mean_n to_o save_v the_o child_n life_n which_o it_o will_v certain_o lose_v by_o the_o least_o delay_n in_o this_o case_n wherefore_o have_v place_v the_o woman_n convenient_o let_v he_o gentle_o put_v the_o head_n which_o offer_v back_o provide_v it_o be_v not_o engage_v too_o low_a among_o the_o bone_n of_o the_o passage_n and_o that_o it_o may_v be_v do_v without_o too_o great_a violence_n to_o the_o woman_n for_o in_o that_o case_n preface_n case_n see_v the_o preface_n it_o will_v be_v better_a to_o let_v the_o child_n run_v the_o hazard_n of_o die_v than_o to_o destroy_v the_o mother_n and_o then_o slide_v up_o his_o hand_n well_o anoint_v under_o the_o breast_n and_o belly_n to_o search_v for_o the_o foot_n by_o which_o he_o must_v draw_v it_o forth_o according_a to_o former_a direction_n this_o be_v dispatch_v let_v he_o immediate_o take_v great_a care_n of_o the_o infant_n which_o be_v ever_o in_o this_o case_n very_o feeble_a chap._n xxviii_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 the_o come_n forth_o of_o the_o navelstring_n before_o the_o infant_n of_o which_o we_o have_v treat_v in_o the_o forego_n chapter_n be_v often_o cause_n of_o his_o death_n for_o the_o reason_n there_o give_v but_o the_o come_n first_o of_o the_o burden_n be_v yet_o much_o more_o dangerous_a for_o beside_o that_o the_o child_n be_v then_o ordinary_o still-born_a if_o they_o be_v not_o assist_v in_o the_o very_a instant_n the_o mother_n likewise_o be_v often_o in_o very_o great_a peril_n of_o her_o life_n because_o of_o her_o great_a flooding_n which_o usual_o happen_v when_o it_o be_v loosen_v from_o the_o womb_n before_o its_o due_a time_n because_o it_o leave_v all_o the_o orifice_n of_o the_o vessel_n open_a to_o which_o it_o do_v cleave_v whence_o flow_v incessant_o blood_n until_o the_o child_n be_v bear_v because_o the_o womb_n whilst_o any_o thing_n continue_v there_o do_v every_o moment_n strong_o endeavour_v to_o expel_v it_o by_o which_o mean_v it_o continual_o void_v and_o epress_v the_o blood_n of_o the_o vessel_n which_o be_v always_o open_a as_o we_o have_v already_o often_o explain_v when_o the_o burden_n be_v so_o separate_v as_o long_o as_o the_o womb_n remain_v extend_v and_o can_v be_v close_v until_o it_o have_v void_v all_o that_o it_o do_v contain_v and_o come_v by_o the_o contraction_n of_o its_o membranous_a substance_n to_o stop_v they_o by_o press_v they_o together_o wherefore_o if_o we_o ought_v to_o be_v vigilant_a to_o succour_v a_o infant_n when_o the_o string_n come_v first_o we_o ought_v much_o more_o to_o be_v so_o when_o the_o burden_n come_v forth_o first_o and_o the_o least_o delay_n be_v ever_o cause_n of_o the_o infant_n sudden_a death_n if_o the_o woman_n be_v not_o speedy_o deliver_v because_o the_o infant_n can_v stay_v then_o long_o in_o the_o womb_n without_o suffocation_n stand_v then_o in_o need_n of_o breathe_v by_o the_o mouth_n as_o be_v explain_v in_o the_o forego_n chapter_n the_o blood_n be_v no_o long_o vivify_v by_o the_o 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it_o become_v a_o body_n altogether_o unnatural_a it_o must_v never_o be_v thrust_v back_o but_o contrary_o be_v ferch_v away_o and_o at_o the_o very_a moment_n after_o bring_v the_o child_n by_o the_o foot_n although_o it_o come_v natural_o with_o the_o head_n first_o for_o what_o reason_n can_v there_o be_v to_o put_v it_o back_o since_o it_o be_v of_o no_o use_n to_o the_o infant_n from_o the_o moment_n it_o be_v separate_v from_o the_o womb_n as_o can_v be_v deny_v and_o such_o a_o proceed_n be_v so_o far_o from_o be_v useful_a that_o this_o burden_n will_v much_o hinder_v the_o chirurgeon_n from_o be_v able_a to_o turn_v the_o child_n as_o he_o ought_v for_o to_o bring_v it_o by_o the_o foot_n wherefore_o when_o it_o present_v in_o the_o passage_n which_o may_v be_v soon_o perceive_v if_o they_o find_v every_o where_o a_o soft_a substance_n without_o the_o least_o resistance_n to_o the_o touch_n of_o any_o solid_a part_n find_v likewise_o the_o string_n fasten_v to_o the_o 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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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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
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 be_v total_o preternatural_a their_o expulsion_n must_v be_v procure_v assoon_o as_o possible_a which_o be_v very_o difficult_a when_o these_o strange_a body_n cleave_v to_o it_o and_o especial_o the_o mola_n which_o not_o be_v draw_v forth_o will_v often_o continue_v so_o fasten_v two_o or_o three_o whole_a year_n nay_o sometime_o the_o whole_a remain_a part_n of_o the_o woman_n life_n as_o paré_n tell_v we_o in_o the_o story_n of_o the_o pewterer_n wife_n that_o have_v one_o seventeen_o year_n who_o he_o open_v after_o her_o death_n to_o avoid_v the_o like_a accident_n and_o abundance_n of_o inconvenience_n which_o a_o mola_n bring_v it_o must_v be_v endeavour_v to_o be_v expel_v assoon_o as_o may_v be_v try_v before_o you_o come_v to_o manual_a operation_n to_o cause_v the_o woman_n to_o expel_v it_o of_o herself_o to_o which_o purpose_n give_v she_o strong_a and_o sharp_a clyster_n to_o stir_v up_o throw_v for_o to_o open_v the_o womb_n to_o give_v way_n to_o it_o relax_v and_o 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