Selected quad for the lemma: heart_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
heart_n	artery_n	blood_n	lung_n	3,010	5	11.3115	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A78521	The compleat midwifes practice, in the most weighty and high concernments of the birth of man. Containing perfect rules for midwifes and nurses, as also for women in their conception, bearing, and nursing of children: from the experience not onely of our English, but also the most accomplisht and absolute practicers among the French, Spanish, Italian, and other nations. A work so plain, that the weakest capacity may easily attain the knowledge of the whole art. With instructions of the midwife to the Queen of France (given to her daughter a little before her death) touching the practice of the said art. / Published with the approbation and good liking of sundry the most knowing professors of midwifery now living in the city of London, and other places. Illustrated with severall cuts in brass. By T.C. I.D. M.S. T.B. practitioners.	Chamberlayne, Thomas.; Boursier, Louise Bourgeois, ca. 1563-1636.	1656 (1656)	Wing C1817C; Thomason E1588_3; ESTC R14527	137,828	305

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the_o mountain_n savin_n of_o each_o three_o grain_n thebaic_a opium_n assa_fw-la faetida_fw-la of_o each_o one_o grain_n mingle_v all_o these_o with_o as_o much_o extract_v cassia_n as_o be_v sufficient_a and_o make_v of_o they_o certain_a pill_n as_o big_a as_o pease_n and_o give_v they_o to_o the_o woman_n in_o a_o small_a quantity_n of_o peny-royal-water_n it_o may_v be_v also_o expedient_a to_o apply_v this_o ensue_a plaster_n ℞_o one_o part_n of_o coloquintida_n boil_a in_o water_n and_o as_o much_o of_o the_o juce_n of_o rue_n with_o these_o mingle_v line-seed_n fenugreek_n barley_n of_o meal_n of_o each_o a_o spoonful_n let_v they_o all_o boil_v together_o and_o the_o plaster_n make_v of_o these_o must_v be_v lay_v upon_o all_o that_o part_n from_o the_o navel_n to_o the_o privity_n chap._n xxviii_o of_o case_n of_o extremity_n