Selected quad for the lemma: head_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
head_n	bring_v	hand_n	left_a	2,539	5	10.3901	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A53913	The compleat midwife's practice enlarged in the most weighty and high concernments of the birth of man containing a perfect directory or rules for midwives and nurses : as also a guide for women in their conception, bearing and nursing of children from the experience of our English authors, viz., Sir Theodore Mayern, Dr. Chamberlain, Mr. Nich. Culpeper ... : with instructions of the Queen of France's midwife to her daughter ... / by John Pechey ... ; the whole illustrated with copper plates.	Pechey, John, 1655-1716.; Chamberlen, Hugh.; Culpeper, Nicholas, 1616-1654.; Boursier, Louise Bourgeois, ca. 1563-1636.; Mayerne, Théodore Turquet de, Sir, 1573-1655.	1698 (1698)	Wing P1022; ESTC R37452	221,991	373

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215_o of_o the_o suppression_n of_o the_o flower_n p._n 216_o of_o the_o drop_n of_o the_o flower_n and_o the_o difficulty_n of_o their_o come_n down_o p._n 220_o of_o the_o discolour_n of_o the_o flower_n p._n 221_o of_o the_o inordinate_a flux_n of_o the_o flower_n p._n 222_o of_o the_o overabundance_n of_o the_o course_n p._n 224_o of_o the_o whites_n and_o gomorrhea_n in_o wom●n_n p._n 226_o of_o the_o green-sickness_n p._n 228_o of_o the_o suffocation_n of_o the_o matrix_fw-la p._n 230_o of_o barrenness_n p._n 243_o of_o bring_v up_o of_o child_n and_o their_o disease_n p._n 246_o of_o the_o disease_n of_o the_o head_n ibid._n bigness_n and_o swell_a of_o the_o head_n in_o little_a child_n p._n 248_o of_o the_o disease_n of_o the_o eye_n ear_n and_o nose_n in_o child_n p._n 249_o of_o certain_a ulcer_n in_o child_n mouth_n p._n 250_o of_o certain_a other_o tumor_n call_v paroulis_n and_o espoulis_n ibid._n of_o the_o two_o string_n under_o the_o tongue_n of_o the_o child_n p._n 251_o of_o the_o cough_n of_o child_n p._n 252_o of_o breed_a tooth_n ibid._n of_o the_o inflammation_n of_o the_o navel-string_n in_o infant_n p._n 253_o of_o the_o worm_n ibid._n of_o the_o convulsion_n in_o infant_n ibid._n of_o the_o swell_a of_o the_o hypocondria_n in_o infant_n p._n 255_o of_o costiveness_n in_o child_n ibid._n of_o looseness_n in_o child_n ibid._n of_o burstness_n in_o child_n p._n 256_o of_o the_o inflammation_n of_o the_o navel_n p._n 257_o of_o the_o jut_n forth_o of_o the_o navel_n ibid._n of_o the_o stone_n in_o the_o bladder_n p._n 257_o of_o the_o not_o hold_v of_o the_o urine_n p._n 258_o of_o the_o intertrigo_n ibid._n of_o leanness_n ibid._n of_o the_o difficulty_n that_o child_n have_v to_o make_v water_n p._n 259_o of_o the_o inflammation_n of_o the_o almond_n of_o the_o ear_n ibid._n of_o vomit_v p._n 260_o of_o the_o hicquet_n ibid._n of_o the_o pain_n of_o the_o belly_n in_o child_n p._n 261_o of_o the_o small_a pox_n in_o child_n ibid._n the_o content_n of_o the_o supply_n 1._o of_o the_o generative_a seed_n its_o beginning_n and_o particular_o of_o the_o four_o concoction_n pag._n 263_o 2._o the_o generation_n of_o man_n compare_v with_o the_o production_n of_o plant_n p._n 266_o 3._o by_o what_o mean_v parent_n may_v get_v wise_a child_n p._n 268_o 4._o the_o sign_n of_o the_o several_a degree_n of_o hot_a and_o dry_a in_o a_o man._n p._n 272_o 5._o what_o woman_n ought_v to_o marry_v with_o what_o man_n that_o they_o may_v have_v child_n p._n 273_o 6._o how_o male_n be_v get_v and_o not_o female_n and_o contrary_a p._n 275_o 7._o how_o to_o preserve_v child_n wit_n when_o form_v p._n 278_o 8._o further_o consideration_n of_o the_o gradual_a progress_n of_o the_o birth_n formation_n in_o the_o womb._n p._n 283_o 9_o the_o note_n of_o virginity_n whether_o violable_a but_o by_o man._n ibid._n 10._o whether_o there_o may_v be_v a_o mutation_n of_o sex_n and_o of_o hermaphrodite_n the_o content_n of_o sir_n theodore_n mayern'_v rare_a secret_n in_o midwifery_n to_o know_v the_o time_n of_o delivery_n whereby_o the_o woman_n may_v know_v the_o better_a how_o to_o prepare_v herself_o pag._n 295_o sign_n which_o precede_v delivery_n p._n 296_o to_o cause_n the_o woman_n to_o contain_v the_o birth_n p._n 297_o a_o emplaster_n to_o hinder_v the_o monthly_a flux_n in_o woman_n with_o child_n p._n 297_o a_o emplaster_n for_o a_o woman_n that_o be_v fearful_a of_o contain_v the_o birth_n ibid._n preparatory_a ointment_n to_o be_v use_v before_o the_o time_n of_o delivery_n p._n 298_o in_o case_n of_o vomit_v ibid._n regulation_n of_o diet._n p._n 299_o other_o advertisement_n relate_v to_o the_o several_a accident_n which_o may_v happen_v p._n 300_o to_o accelerate_v and_o hasten_v the_o labour_n before_o the_o time_n of_o child-bearing_a p._n 305_o a_o ointment_n for_o the_o midwife_n hand_n p._n 310_o after_o delivery_n p._n 310_o if_o the_o pain_n cease_v not_o etc._n etc._n ibid._n to_o strengthen_v the_o womb._n ibid._n to_o strengthen_v the_o womb_n without_o the_o help_n of_o swath-band_n p._n 311_o a_o fomentation_n to_o provoke_v the_o afterbirth_n ibid._n another_o for_o the_o same_o p._n 312._o a_o pessary_a for_o the_o same_o ibid._n two_o other_o pessaries_n for_o the_o same_o ibid._n to_o expel_v the_o child_n and_o afterbirth_n in_o time_n of_o great_a necessity_n ibid._n another_o to_o expel_v the_o afterbirth_n p._n 313._o to_o expel_v the_o birth_n whether_o alive_a or_o dead_a ibid._n against_o pain_n of_o the_o heart_n ibid._n to_o dry_v up_o the_o milk_n ibid._n another_o for_o the_o same_o p._n 314._o a_o fomentation_n for_o the_o same_o ibid._n another_o ibid._n a_o ointment_n against_o the_o curdling_n of_o the_o milk_n in_o the_o breast_n p._n 315_o to_o curdle_n the_o milk_n ibid._n against_o fissure_v in_o the_o breast_n p._n 316_o another_o for_o the_o same_o ibid._n pain_n in_o the_o breast_n after_o delivery_n ibid._n a_o opiate_n to_o be_v give_v to_o child_n new_o bear_v ibid._n against_o barrenness_n p._n 317_o another_o for_o the_o same_o ibid._n to_o increase_v lust_n and_o help_v conception_n p._n 320_o a_o opiate_n for_o the_o same_o ibid._n another_o for_o the_o same_o ibid._n a_o application_n to_o be_v make_v upon_o the_o privity_n present_o after_o delivery_n p._n 321_o the_o next_o day_n foment_n these_o part_n with_o this_o fomentation_n ibid._n a_o bath_n in_o summer_n p._n 322_o the_o three_o bath_n p._n 323_o after_o she_o have_v bathe_v let_v her_o foment_n for_o one_o or_o two_o day_n the_o low_a part_n of_o her_o belly_n ibid._n a_o fomentation_n for_o the_o womb_n the_o second_o day_n after_o the_o bath_n p._n 324_o to_o cause_n the_o swell_a of_o the_o belly_n to_o fall_v p._n 324_o pain_n after_o delivery_n ibid._n against_o the_o swell_a of_o the_o belly_n after_o delivery_n p._n 325_o against_o wrinkle_n of_o the_o skin_n after_o child-bearing_a ibid._n a_o ointment_n to_o be_v use_v before_o a_o woman_n lie_v down_o ibid._n another_o for_o the_o same_o p._n 326_o a_o pomatum_n for_o the_o same_o ibid._n a_o ointment_n for_o the_o same_o ibid._n another_o for_o the_o same_o ibid._n certain_a instruction_n ground_v upon_o practical_a observation_n fit_a to_o be_v know_v by_o all_o midwife_n and_o child-bearing_a woman_n etc._n etc._n p._n 327._o a_o second_o observation_n of_o a_o woman_n that_o have_v be_v in_o travel_n nine_o day_n p._n 330_o of_o a_o woman_n here_o in_o town_n that_o bear_v her_o child_n eleven_o month_n and_o can_v not_o be_v deliver_v p._n 331_o of_o the_o common_a opinion_n that_o a_o woman_n seven_o month_n go_v aught_o to_o walk_v very_o much_o and_o of_o the_o accident_n that_o happen_v thereby_o p._n 333_o of_o a_o child_n which_o they_o think_v sick_a of_o the_o epilepsy_n occasion_v by_o the_o sickness_n of_o the_o mother_n and_o of_o the_o cause_n p._n 336_o of_o a_o young_a woman_n who_o be_v strike_v upon_o the_o belly_n by_o her_o husband_n with_o his_o foot_n 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