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A69832 Culpeper's directory for midwives: or, A guide for women. The second part. Discovering, 1. The diseases in the privities of women. 2. The diseases of the privie part. 3. The diseases of the womb ... 14. The diseases and symptoms in children. Culpeper, Nicholas, 1616-1654. 1651 (1651) Wing C7488; Wing C7497; ESTC R171645 150,923 300

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or_o to_o the_o fountain_n of_o they_o it_o cause_v the_o epilepsy_n in_o some_o the_o whole_a body_n have_v a_o convulsion_n in_o other_o some_o part_n only_o as_o the_o eye_n head_n tongue●_n hand_n or_o leg_n and_o the_o outward_a sense_n be_v diverse_o take_v some_o see_v not_o some_o hear_v not_o some_o see_v and_o can_v speak_v some_o dote_n and_o think_v they_o see_v strange_a thing_n some_o cry_n out_o and_o know_v not_o why_o all_o lose_v the_o sense_n o●_n feeling_n if_o the_o vapour_n be_v n●t_v very_o malignant_a they_o re●u●n_v to_o their_o work_n after_o the_o fit_a as_o if_o they_o have_v not_o ●een_n ill_o it_o be_v know_v by_o what_o have_v be_v say_v for_o here_o sign_n 〈◊〉_d not_o only_o a_o convulsion_n as_o in_o other_o epilepsy_n ●●t_n dive●s_v symptom_n as_o in_o suffocation_n of_o the_o ●omb_n they_o seldom_o ●oam_v at_o the_o mouth_n
because_o ●e_a brain_n be_v not_o so_o shake_v as_o to_o cause_n ●oaming_v ●or_a be_v the_o vapour_n so_o fix_v in_o the_o root_n of_o the_o nerve_n but_o they_o often_o do_v hear_v it_o be_v grievous_a and_o have_v grievous_a symptom_n prognostic_n ●ut_v it_o be_v not_o so_o bad_a as_o a_o true_a epilepsy_n and_o if_o you_o ●ve_v proper_a medicine_n it_o never_o return_v the_o cure_n of_o the_o fit_n use_v thing_n as_o in_o suffocation_n of_o the_o womb_n or_o ●ther-sits_a as_o rue_v and_o castor_n be_v good_a against_o 〈◊〉_d also_o out_o of_o the_o sit_v you_o must_v cure_v it_o as_o the_o mo●●_n use_v thing_n that_o respect_v the_o womb_n and_o the_o 〈◊〉_d as●_n take_v peony_n root_n s●orzonera_n mislead_v t●●_n o●k_n each_o half_a a_o ounce_n polypody_o of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d a_o oun●e_n rue_v pennyroyal_n calamint●_n each_o a_o 〈◊〉_d seseli_fw-la pion●_n agnus_n castus_fw-la seed_n each_o ●●dram●_n carthamus_n s●eds_v bruise_v half_o a_o ounce_n 〈◊〉_d of_o rosemary_n s●ge_n s●aehas_n borage_n e●ch_v two_o pugil_n boil_v they_o to_o a_o pin●_n and_o half_a strain_n and_o ad●_n juice_n of_o bettony_n yarrow_n mercury_n mug●●rt_n s●n●a_fw-la five_o ounce_n agarick_n epithymum_n each_o half_a a_o ounce_n rhubarb_n clove_n each_o two_o dram_n ani●●●_n i_o ●nnel_n s●ed_z each_o three_o dram_n boil_v strain_n with_o s●gar_n and_o half_a a_o ounce_n of_o cinnamon_n make_v syrup_n give_v two_o ounce_n and_o these_o pill_n twice_o in_o a_o week_n a_o scruple_n o●●_n dram_n a_o hour_n afore_o supper_n take_v peony_n ro●●●_n senna_n each_o half_a a_o ounce_n mugwort_n botto●●_n rue_n yarrow_n each_o half_a a_o handful_n boil_v they_o clarify_v the_o decoction_n add_v juice_n of_o mercury_n a_o ounce_n aloe_n a_o ounce_n and_o half_a let_v it_o settle_v pour_v of_o the_o clea●_n add_v rhubarb_n sprinkle_v with_o cinnamon_n water_n 〈◊〉_d dram_n agarick_n half_a a_o ounce_n mastic_n epil●p●●_n powder_n each_o half_n a_o dram_n with_o syrup_n of_o mugw●●_n make_v pill_n to_o strengthen_v the_o head_n and_o the_o womb_n and_o to_o mend_v its_o distemper_n take_v fecula_n o●_n pim●●_n dram_n of_o briony_n amber_n misleto_n of_o the_o oak_n e●●●_n half_a a_o dram_n bezoar_v stone_n man_n s●ull_a each_o a_o s●r●ple_n make_v a_o powder_n give_v half_o a_o dram_n with_o scorzoner_n or_o tile_n flower_n water_n or_o with_o sugar_n make_v roll_n a_o electuary_n take_v conserve_v of_o balm_n ti●_n flower_n rosemary●_n lily_n co●vals_n scorzonera_n 〈◊〉_d ●an●ied_v each_o a_o ounce_n diamosch●_n dulce_fw-la a_o dra●_n powder_n of_o agnus_n castus_fw-la seed_n and_o peony_n ro●ts_v 〈◊〉_d two_o dram_n with_o syrup_n of_o st●●has_n chap._n 8._o of_o pain_n of_o the_o he●●_n from_o the_o womb._n many_o ●●ins_n come_v from_o the_o wom●_n bu●_n 〈◊〉_d chief_a and_o great_a be_v in_o th●_n head_n ●●●ver_o or_o on_o one_o side_n o●_n in_o the_o eye_n matter_n ascend_v to_o the_o membrane_n of_o the_o head_n cause●_n by_o the_o vein_n and_o artery_n from_o the_o womb_n it_o be_v a_o ●●po●_n or_o humour_n from_o blood_n and_o humour_n sometime_o bad_a blood_n that_o be_v thin_a go_v from_o the_o womb_n vessel_n to_o the_o great_a vessel_n and_o get_v to_o the_o head_n &_o t●_n the_o membrane_n there_o and_o cause_v a_o stretch_v ulcerate_v or_o prick_v or_o beat_v pain_n when_o it_o be_v carry_v through_o the_o artery_n be_v ●ul_a of_o blood_n they_o think_v their_o head_n will_v be_v tear_v and_o the_o sign_n membrane_n and_o it_o be_v behind_o in_o the_o head_n or_o when_o the_o term_n flow_v or_o ar●_n disorder_v from_o consent_n with_o the_o womb_n if_o it_o be_v from_o a_o vapour_n there_o be_v no_o heaviness_n and_o it_o cease_v present_o if_o from_o a_o humour_n there_o be_v heaviness_n these_o pa●●s_n be_v great_a and_o cause_n watch_v prognostic_n we_o have_v speak_v of_o the_o headache_n but_o here_o it_o be_v ●●om_o the_o womb_n therefore_o consider_v what_o humo●●_n cure_n offend_v in_o the_o womb_n and_o let_v they_o be_v purge_v and_o the_o distemper_n of_o the_o womb_n amend_v as_o w●_n show_v in_o the_o distemper_n of_o the_o womb._n there_o be_v also_o a_o pain_n in_o the_o loin_n because_o bad_a h●mors_n go_v from_o the_o vein_n of_o the_o womb_n and_o artery_n to_o the_o great_a vessel_n and_o so_o be_v send_v by_o the_o ●●pill●●_n vein_n into_o the_o membrane_n and_o stretch_v they_o and_o cause_n pain_n these_o humour_n must_v have_v ●●●per_a purge_n ●●●stion_n in_o what_o part_n of_o the_o head_n be_v the_o pain_n that_o come_v by_o consent_n from_o the_o womb_n i●_n i●_n in_o the_o crown_n before_o and_o behind_o but_o chief_o behind_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o join_n of_o the_o back_n with_o the_o womb_n for_o the_o womb_n be_v nervous_a and_o ●o●s●nts_n ●ith_v the_o membrane_n of_o the_o brain_n by_o the_o membrane_n of_o the_o ●arrow_n of_o the_o ●ack_n and_o so_o ●erves_v ●uff●●●ith_n nerve_n ●i●her_o by_o communication_n of_o matter_n or_o pain_n and_o because_o the_o original_n of_o the_o nerve_n be_v in_o the_o hinder_a part_n of_o the_o head_n woman_n be_v more_o pain_v there_o then_o man_n because_o of_o the_o womb._n chap._n 9_o of_o the_o disease_n of_o the_o heart_n and_o beat_v of_o the_o artery_n in_o the_o back_n and_o side_n from_o the_o womb._n the_o heart_n beat_v and_o the_o artery_n also_o as_o we_o show_v in_o the_o green-sickness_n and_o it_o be_v by_o ●●il_a u●pors_n s●nt_v by_o the_o ●●teries_n to_o the_o hea●t_n from_o the_o womb_n that_o a●ise_n from_o term_n and_o evil_a hum●●●_n gather_v in_o the_o womb_n and_o this_o be_v know_v by_o ●ther_a sign_n and_o symptom_n of_o a_o distemper_a womb_n cure_n to_o discuss_v the_o malignant_a vapour_n from_o the_o heart_n give_v cordial_n as_o in_o chap._n 3._o of_o palpitation_n of_o the_o heart_n as_o aqua_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la cinnamenwater_n and_o epithem_n bag_n and_o liniment_n the_o artery_n also_o beat_v with_o the_o heart_n as_o i●_n widow_n on_o the_o lef●_n hypochondrion_fw-mi and_o bac●_n where_o there_o be_v a_o great_a artery_n and_o the_o artery_n th●●_n beat_v in_o the_o back_n be_v part_n of_o the_o great_a artery_n they_o which_o beat_v in_o the_o hypochondrion_fw-mi be_v the_o lesse●_n spleniti●k_v and_o mesenterick_a branch_n therefore_o the_o beat_n be_v mo●e_n in_o the_o back_n then_o in_o the_o hypochondrion_fw-mi but_o both_o puls●tions_n come_v fro●_n the_o same_o cause_n c●us●●_n the_o inflammation_n of_o the_o artery_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o this_o beat_n when_o evil_a humour_n be_v send_v fr●●_n the_o womb_n into_o the_o great_a branch_n of_o the_o arte●●●_n and_o there_o b●●t●_n the_o heart_n be_v overhot_a sometime_o the_o motion_n of_o this_o artery_n be_v all_o the_o body_n over_o and_o from_o a_o hot_a humour_n the_o hot_a humour_n go_v to_o the_o heart_n and_o cause_v a_o fever_n but_o because_o there_o be_v little_a putrefaction_n it_o vanish_v present_o if_o the_o heat_n of_o the_o humour_n go_v to_o the_o brain_n by_o the_o artery_n there_o be_v madness_n some_o seek_v the_o cause_n in_o the_o u●ins_n and_o say_v that_o the_o artery_n suffer_v from_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o they_o you_o m●y_v feel_v it_o wi●h_v your_o hand_n lay_v upon_o the_o sign_n hypochondrion_fw-mi and_o there_o be_v sign_n of_o a_o distemper_a womb_n and_o melancholy_a from_o the_o womb_n if_o heat_n continue_v in_o the_o artery_n and_o go_v to_o the_o whole_a ●ody_n it_o consume_v it_o it_o be_v seem_o a_o small_a disease_n but_o it_o be_v not_o prognostic_n without_o danger_n because_o it_o come_v from_o a_o bad_a cause_n that_o weaken_v the_o bowel_n it_o be_v cure_v as_o melancholy_a from_o the_o womb_n and_o cure_n ●●opping_v of_o the_o term_n and_o as_o hypochondriack_a melancholy_n from_o the_o womb_n which_o follow_v chap._n 10._o of_o the_o disease_n of_o the_o spleen_n and_o the_o hypochondriack_a disease_n from_o the_o womb._n sometime_o the_o spleen_n and_o the_o hypochondria_n suffer_v from_o the_o womb_n so_o that_o you_o may_v doubt_v ●hat_n disease_n it_o be_v 〈◊〉_d from_o the_o womb_n by_o the_o artery_n the_o womb_n cause●_n 〈…〉_z one_o from_o the_o prepare_v artery_n 〈◊〉_d from_o the_o hypogastrick_n a●t●ry_n that_o from_o 〈…〉_z go_v almost_o to_o all_o part_n of_o the_o 〈…〉_z and_o 〈◊〉_d branch_n of_o the_o spleen_n there_o 〈…〉_z b●●_n blood_n be_v ●●ed_v in_o the_o womb_n and_o 〈…〉_z upward_o to_o the_o 〈…〉_z g●●●_n eas●●y_o from_o thence_o to_o the_o 〈…〉_z use_v t●_n the_o spleen_n and_o the_o part_n adjacent_a in_o the_o abdomen_fw-la and_o the_o soon_o 〈◊〉_d nature_n use_v to_o send_v bad_a humour_n to_o ign●●●●_n part_n these_o humour_n be_v gather_v by_o suppre●●i●●_n of_o term_n which_o though_o they_o seem_v to_o be_v onel●_n 〈◊〉_d the_o vein_n yet_o they_o get_v to_o the_o artery_n by_o their_o anastomosis_n therefore_o those_o woman_n that_o ●au●_n
little_a of_o the_o electuary_n of_o the_o ju●ce_n of_o rose_n if_o there_o be_v a_o chronic_a disease_n she_o may_v also_o be_v purge_v safe_o especial_o if_o she_o be_v use_v to_o it_o and_o strengthener_n be_v apply_v to_o the_o navel_n question_n 4._o whether_o purge_v or_o bleed_v be_v most_o dangerous_a for_o a_o woman_n with_o child_n we_o s●●wed_v in_o the_o last_o question_v the_o necessity_n of_o purge_v and_o its_o danger_n by_o the_o great_a motion_n of_o humour_n which_o if_o i●_n reach_v to_o the_o womb_n cause_v abortion_n because_o it_o cause_v pain_n in_o the_o belly_n and_o provoke_v the_o te●ms_n but_o blee_v disturb_v the_o humour_n less_o nor_o do_v hurt_v any_o way_n but_o by_o take_v nourishment_n from_o the_o child●_n and_o this_o you_o need_v not_o fear_n if_o there_o be_v too_o much_o blood_n therefore_o pu●ging_v be_v more_o dangerous_a than_o bleed_a question_n 5._o wh●ther_o be_v it_o lawful_a to_o cause_v a_o abortion_n to_o preserve_v the_o mother_n a_o christian_a may_v not_o cause_v a_o abortion_n for_o any_o cause_n for_o it_o be_v wickeds_n and_o the_o gentile_n in_o hipp●crates_n his_o time_n never_o allow_v it_o they_o will_v not_o hinder_v conception_n much_o less_o will_v they_o destroy_v it_o when_o make_v nor_o must_v the_o mo●her_n be_v preserve_v by_o the_o loss_n of_o the_o child_n for_o we_o must_v not_o do_v evil_a that_o good_a may_v come_v thereby_o but_o if_o to_o preserve_v the_o mother_n the_o physician_n purge_v or_o bleed_v and_o the_o abortion_n follow_v the_o fault_n be_v not_o the_o physician_n that_o intend_v it_o not_o but_o in_o the_o weakness_n of_o nature_n and_o of_o the_o child_n and_o be_v better_a to_o preserve_v the_o mother_n then_o by_o neglect_v the_o lawful_a mean_n let_v both_o die_v also_o the_o dead_a child_n must_v present_o be_v throw_v out_o question_n 6._o whether_o be_v clyster_n diuretic_n and_o swea●s_n prop●r_v for_o a_o woman_n with_o child_n though_o woman_n deny_v clyster_n to_o they_o yet_o if_o they_o have_v be_v use_v to_o they_o they_o may_v be_v give_v in_o a_o 〈◊〉_d quantity_n such_o as_o only_o mollitie_v and_o supple_a no●_n do_v th●y_o more_o hurt_v th●n_fw-mi lenitive_n diuretic_n or_o thing_n that_o provoke_v urine_n be_v ●●t_n safe_a because_o they_o provoke_v the_o t●●ms_n you_o 〈◊〉_d not_o give_v gentle_a sweat_v for_o nature_n will_v re●●ive_v strength_n by_o the_o castin●_n off_o of_o her_o enemy_n ●ou_fw-mi may_v use_v alterer_n th●t_o be_v proper_a as_o this_o syrup_n take_v the_o juice_n of_o unripe_a grape_n about_o the_o begin_n of_o september_n three_o galon_n add_v pom●●itrons_n or_o lemon_n bruise_v hal●_n a_o pound_n boil_v they_o 〈◊〉_d they_o be_v soft_a and_o strain_v they_o and_o with_o half_a a_o pou●●_n of_o sugar_n make_v a_o syrup_n chap._n 4._o of_o the_o symptom_n that_o befall_v woman_n with_o child_n in_o in_o the_o first_o month_n they_o be_v loathe_v of_o meat_n pica_n or_o evil_a appetite_n pewk_v vomit_v belly-ach_n 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be_v demonstrate_v nor_o can_v it_o arise_v to_o the_o stomach_n it_o be_v tie_v with_o such_o strong_a ligament_n to_o its_o place_n and_o when_o it_o fall_v out_o the_o ligament_n be_v extend_v by_o moisture_n and_o fall_v of_o it_o down_o and_o there_o be_v no_o reason_n why_o the_o ligament_n though_o lose_v or_o wet_a it_o shall_v go_v up_o so_o speedy_o and_o come_v down_o again_o for●_n fall_v down_o be_v by_o degree_n and_o it_o be_v not_o soon_o bring_v up_o again_o and_o though_o it_o be_v enlarge_v in_o conception_n it_o be_v by_o degree_n and_o equal_o not_o sudden_o in_o one_o side_n nor_o be_v the_o ligament_n make_v very_o loose_a in_o conception_n and_o the_o bottom_n of_o the_o womb_n be_v not_o tie_v the_o ligament_n be_v only_o on_o the_o side_n but_o this_o can_v be_v deny_v which_o woman_n affirm_v that_o they_o feel_v a_o body_n or_o ball_n move_v about_o the_o navel_n and_o a_o physician_n or_o midwife_n may_v feel_v it_o therefore_o let_v we_o inquire_v what_o 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worse●_n because_o the_o evil_a vapour_n be_v then_o more_o free_o carry_v by_o the_o vein_n artery_n and_o nerve_n and_o asilict_n the_o principal_a part_n the_o woman_n and_o other_o may_v feel_v a_o round_a body_n signs●_n and_o she_o ●indeth_v a_o pain_n at_o her_o heart_n and_o short_a breath_n without_o sleep_v or_o dote_v or_o other_o symptom_n and_o there_o we●e_a cause_n that_o disturb_v the_o womb_n it_o be_v not_o dangerous_a yet_o not_o to_o be_v slight_v for_o prognostic_n it_o may_v turn_v to_o the_o strangle_a of_o the_o womb_n when_o these_o evil_a vapour_n move_v to_o the_o noble_a part_n let_v the_o aim_n be_v at_o the_o corrupt_a seed_n and_o vapour_n cure_n which_o must_v be_v this_o uss_v and_o evacuate_v as_o in_o suffocation_n of_o the_o womb._n chap._n 16._o of_o fall_v out_o of_o the_o womb._n sometime_o it_o fall_v to_o the_o middle_n of_o the_o thigh_n o●_n to_o the_o kne●s_v almost_o or_o hang_v a_o little_a out_o the_o womb_n change_v its_o place_n when_o the_o cause_n ligament_n by_o which_o it_o be_v bind_v to_o the_o other_o part_n ●re_n not_o in_o order_n there_o be_v four_o two_o above_o ●road_a and_o membranous_a that_o come_v from_o the_o pe●iton●●um_fw-la and_o two_o ●elow_n that_o be_v nervous_a ●ound_n and_o hollow_a ●●●ide●_n it_o be_v bind_v to_o the_o ●reat_a vessel_n by_o vein_n and_o a●t●ri●s_n and_o to_o the_o ●ack_n by_o nerve_n now_o the_o place_n be_v change_v when_o it_o be_v down_o another_o way_n or_o when_o the_o ligament_n be_v loose_a and_o it_o fall_v down_o by_o its_o own_o weight_n it_o be_v draw●_n on_o side_n when_o the_o term_n be_v stop_v and_o the_o vein●_n and_o artery_n ●re_n full_a those_o namely_o which_o go_v to_o the_o womb_n if_o it_o be_v a_o mole_n on_o the_o one_o side_n th●_n liver_n or_o spleen_n ca●se_v it_o by_o the_o liure_n vein_n on_o the_o rig●t_a side_n or_o the_o spleen_n on_o the_o left_a as_o they_o be_v 〈◊〉_d more_o or_o less_o i_o also_o fall_v down_o by_o the_o loosn_a of_o the_o par●●_n to_o which_o it_o be_v fasten_v but_o how_o that_o can_v be_v it_o be_v not_o clear_a m●lier_fw-la hypocrates_n say_v it_o come_v from_o external_a caus●_n as_o fr●m_v ●old_a of_o the_o ●ee●_n or_o loin_n from_o leap_v or_o fear_n cut_v of_o wood●_n or_o r●●ning_n d●wn_v a_o ●ill_n and_o the_o like_o these_o make_v the_o ligament_n moist_a and_o lose_v also_o it_o may_v be_v from_o cold_a after_o childbearing_n get_v into_o the_o wom●_n when_o the_o ●●rms_n flow_v ●tting_v upon_o a_o cold_a stone_n and_o the_o like_a plate●us_fw-la other_o say_v it_o come_v from_o the_o solution_n of_o th●_n connexion_n of_o the_o sibrous_a neck_n and_o the_o part_n adj●●ent_a and_o that_o be_v fro●_n the_o weight_n of_o the_o wom●_n descend_v thi●_n we_o deny_v not_o but_o then_o the_o ligament_n must_v be_v loose_a or_o break_a but_o woman_n in_o a_o d●op●e_n can_v not_o be_v say_v not_o to_o have_v the_o wo●●_n f●ll_v down_o if_o it_o come_v only_o from_o looseness_n b●●_n the_o ●ause_n in_o they_o be_v the_o saltness_n of_o the_o water●_n which_o dry_v more_o than_o it_o moisten_v sign_n i●_n there_o be_v ●_o little_a tumour_n within_o or_o without_o the_o privity_n like_o a_o skin_n stretch_v or_o a_o weight_n ●elt_v about_o the_o privity_n it_o be_v only_o a_o descent_n of_o the_o womb_n but_o i●_n there_o be_v a_o tumour_n like_o a_o goose_n eg●_n and_o a_o hole_n at_o the_o bottom_n there_o be_v at_o first_o a_o g●ea●_n pain_n in_o the_o part_n to_o which_o the_o womb_n be_v ●astned●_n as_o the_o loin_n the_o bottom_n of_o the_o b●lly_n an●_n the_o privity_n and_o t●e_v os_fw-la s●crum_fw-la ●●om_o the_o stretch_a 〈◊〉_d break_v of_o the_o ligament_n but_o a_o little_a after_o the_o pain_n abate_v and_o there_o be_v a_o impediment_n in_o walk_v sometime_o blood_n come_v forth_o from_o the_o breach_n of_o the_o vessel_n and_o the_o dung_n and_o urine_n be_v stop_v and_o a_o f●aver_n and_o convulsion_n when_o it_o be_v new_a it_o be_v easy_o cure_v when_o old_a it_o prognostic_n be_v ha●d_a to_o be_v cure_v but_o not_o deadly_a only_o it_o be_v troublesome_a and_o nasty_a it_o hinder_v conception_n and_o keep_v term_n f●om_o flow_v orderly_o if_o it_o be_v with_o ●ain_n fever_n or_o convulsion_n it_o be_v deadly_a especial_o in_o woman_n with_o child_n that_o which_o come_v from_o corrosion_n of_o the_o ligaments●_n be_v dangerous_a first_o put_v it_o up_o before_o the_o air_n al●er_v it_o or_o it_o be_v cure_n in●●amed_v or_o swell_v therefore_o fir●t_o give_v a_o clyster_n to_o remove_v the_o excrement_n then_o lay_v her_o ●pon_n her_o ba●k_a wit●_n her_o l●gs_n abroad_o and_o thigh_n lift_v up_o her_o he●d_n down_o and_o take_v the_o tumour_n in_o your_o hand_n and_o thrust_v it_o in_o without_o violence_n i●_n it_o be_v swell_v by_o alteration_n and_o cold_a soment_n it_o with_o the_o decoction_n of_o mallow_n althaea_n lin●_n foenugreek_n seed_n chamomil_n flower_n bayberry_n and_o anoint_v i●_n with_o oil_n of_o lily_n and_o h●●s_n grease_n if_o th●re_o be_v a_o inflammation_n put_v it_o not_o up_o yet_o it_o 17._o may_v be_v fright_v in_o by_o show_v of_o a_o red_a hot_a iron_n and_o actin●_n as_o if_o you_o will_v burn_v it_o first_o sprinkle_v upon_o it_o the_o po●der_n of_o mastic_n frankincense_n and_o the_o like_a as_o take_v frankincense_n m●st●●h_o each_o two_o dram_n sarc●col_n steep_v in_o milk_n ●_o dram_n mummy_n pomegranate_n ●●●wers_n sang●i●_n draconi●_n each_o half_a a_o d●am_n wh●n_v it_o be_v put_v up_o let_v she_o lie_v with_o her_o leg_n stretch_v and_o one_o upon_o the_o other_o for_o eight_o or_o ten_o dai●s_n and_o m●ke_v a_o pe●●●●●_n like_o a_o p●ar●_n of_o cork_n
carrot_n seed_n each_o a_o dram_n two_o yolk_n of_o egg_n and_o oil_n of_o lily_n make_v a_o cataplasm_n for_o the_o belly_n apply_v plaster_n to_o the_o navel_n and_o cuppin●glasses_n with_o great_a flame_n to_o the_o region_n of_o t●e_v womb_n or_o dry_a fomentation_n of_o oates_n mi●ium_n anise_v cummin_n carret_n seed_n in_o a_o bag._n a●d_n use_v pessaries_n as●_n take_v heart_n marrow_n turpentine_n wax_n goose_n grease_n each_o ●hree_o dram_n saffron_n a_o dram_n yolk_n of_o egg_n seven_o with_o oil_n of_o lily_n m●ke_v pessaries_n if_o the_o humour_n and_o wind_n be_v malignant_a mi●_n scorzonera_n bezoar_v seed_n and_o root_n of_o an●elica_n w●ter_v of_o zedoary_a treacle_n mithridate_n and_o the_o like_a in_o suffocation_n of_o the_o womb._n chap._n 4._o of_o the_o disease_n of_o womb_n that_o come_v from_o sweet_a scent_n and_o stink_v there_o be_v a_o particular_a symptom_n in_o the_o womb_n which_o b●eeds_v great_a admiration_n that_o it_o delight_v ●n_o sweet_a scent_n and_o be_v offend_v with_o stink_n and_o it_o be_v certain_a for_o if_o musk_n civet_n or_o the_o like_a be_v but_o put_v to_o the_o nose_n of_o a_o woman_n that_o be_v subject_a to_o ●i●s_n of_o the_o mother_n they_o grow_v sick_a and_o if_o the_o s●me_n be_v put_v to_o their_o privity_n and_o stink_v to_o the_o nos●_n the_o ●it_n of_o the_o mother_n cease_v it_o be_v hard_o to_o give_v the_o reason_n of_o this_o many_o wi●e_a man_n have_v give_v their_o opinion_n but_o they_o disagree_v among_o themselves_o and_o satisfy_v i_o not_o neither_o do_v i_o promise_n to_o satis●ie_v other_o but_o it_o be_v probable_a to_o i_o that_o the_o womb_n be_v not_o delight_v with_o scent_n as_o sents_z for_o the_o privity_n have_v no_o smell_v and_o the_o sen●e_n of_o smell_v do_v not_o reach_v so_o ●ar_o but_o the_o quality_n by_o which_o it_o be_v well_o or_o ill_o be_v occult_a and_o not_o to_o be_v explain_v and_o not_o to_o be_v ●●parated_v from_o the_o odour_n if_o any_o ask_v what_o that_o quality_n be_v i_o answer_v the●e_n be_v many_o quality_n in_o nature_n that_o be_v hide_v ●rom_o our_o sense_n and_o yet_o we_o can_v deny_v they_o because_o we_o see_v their_o effect_n as_o the_o quality_n in_o a_o dog_n nose_n we_o can_v apprehend_v but_o the_o dog_n perceive_v it_o but_o how_o these_o quality_n come_v to_o the_o womb_n be_v r●cipi●t_fw-la by_o no_o other_o way_n but_o by_o the_o open_a way_n by_o the_o privity_n by_o which_o spirit_n get_v into_o the_o womb_n and_o in_o the_o su●●o●ation_n of_o the_o womb_n ●weet_a thin●s_n p_o o●it_fw-fr because_o they_o strengthen_v it_o by_o a_o peculiar_a quality_n to_o disperse_v the_o venomous_a air_n and_o draw_v down_o noceant_fw-la the_o spirit_n and_o humour_n but_o if_o they_o be_v put_v to_o the_o nose●_n the_o womb_n consent_v by_o the_o sympathy_n of_o the_o organ_n of_o smell_v and_o the_o brain_n with_o it_o this_o be_v by_o the_o nerve_n and_o artery_n for_o the_o heart_n be_v present_o refresh_v with_o a_o sweet_a scent_n because_o it_o present_o pierce_v into_o it_o be_v spiritual_a and_o there_o be_v a_o great_a consent_n of_o the_o womb_n with_o the_o brain_n and_o the_o smell_a as_o be_v see_v by_o the_o trial_n of_o barrenness_n by_o a_o fume_v from_o hypocrates_n aphor._n but_o we_o must_v observe_v that_o sweet_a scent_n be_v acceptable_a to_o all_o womb_n and_o stink_v be_v not_o but_o the_o same_o symptom_n be_v not_o in_o all_o woman_n from_o they_o for_o they_o who_o have_v a_o womb_n of_o a_o good_a constitution_n with_o no_o evil_a humour_n in_o it_o endu●e_v sweet_a thing_n well_o and_o delight_n in_o they_o but_o they_o who_o be_v unclean_a hate_v sweet_a thing_n and_o often_o 〈◊〉_d into_o ●its_n by_o they_o because_o while_o the_o womb_n be_v delight_v with_o that_o sweet_a and_o hide_a quality_n with_o which_o it_o have_v a_o peculiar_a sympathy_n the_o evil_a humour_n that_o lie_v in_o the_o womb_n especial_o if_o there_o be_v any_o corruption_n from_o seed_n and_o the_o seed_n also_o be_v stir_v and_o when_o the_o spirit_n fly_v up_o the●_n take_v the_o bad_a humou_n with_o they_o and_o send_v bad_a vapour_n to_o the_o heart_n which_o cause_n suffocation_n and_o other_o symptom_n but_o when_o the_o same_o scent_n a●e_v put_v to_o the_o privity_n the_o womb_n be_v refresh_v with_o they_o and_o the_o spirit_n be_v quiet●_n or_o move_v to_o the_o scent_n and_o so_o the_o humour_n if_o there_o be_v any_o be_v still_o or_o else_o move_v downward_o but_o stink_v on_o the_o contrary_a by_o reason_n of_o their_o antipathy_n with_o the_o womb_n be_v void_v by_o the_o spirit_n and_o so_o the_o humour_n move_v downward_o and_o o●ten_a the●e_n be_v a_o abortion_n thereby_o what_o be_v speak_v of_o sweet_a scent_n may_v be_v understand_v of_o all_o sweet_a thing_n and_o this_o our_o judgement_n in_o a_o matter_n so_o difficult_a the_o four_o book_n the_o second_o section_n of_o the_o symptom_n in_o the_o term_n and_o other_o flux_n of_o the_o womb._n chap._n 1._o of_o the_o flux_n of_o the_o term_n by_o divine_a providence_n the_o blood_n which_o be_v void_v every_o month_n be_v keep_v in_o when_o there_o be_v a_o child_n for_o if_o it_o be_v its_o nature_n it_o be_v not_o ill_o but_o only_o superfluous_a till_o they_o conceive_v nor_o be_v it_o more_o a_o excrement_n than_o seed_n and_o milk_n the_o term_n common_o begin_v at_o fourteen_o and_o then_o the_o hair_n appear_v on_o the_o privity_n the_o breast_n swell_v and_o woman_n begin_v to_o be_v lecherous_a and_o the_o ●lood_o can_v no_o long_o stay_v in_o the_o vein_n but_o break_v ●ut_v at_o the_o vein_n of_o the_o womb_n in_o some_o they_o begin_v at_o twelve_o and_o they_o be_v ●ery_o lustful_a common_o and_o of_o short_a life_n they_o continue_v till_o fifty_o in_o some_o till_o sixty_o and_o then_o ●op_n in_o some_o they_o begin_v at_o seu●n●●en_o or_o eigh●en_o and_o in_o some_o they_o stop_v 〈◊〉_d fifty_o accord_v to_o the_o variety_n of_o nature_n and_o diet_n nature_n do_v not_o send_v ●ort●_n eu●ry_o 〈◊〉_d what_o be_v ●●thered_v but_o sta●es_v till_o the_o plenty_n offend_v and_o ●oth_v only_o once_o in_o a_o month_n otherwise_o it_o will_v 〈◊〉_d filthy_a and_o unpleasant_a and_o hinde●_n co●●ep●ion_n 〈◊〉_d do_v they_o flow_v at_o one_o time_n in_o all_o exact_o but_o 〈◊〉_d be_v twenty_o two_o day_n or_o at_o most_o th●●ty_a be●●en_o the_o purge_n in_o some_o they_o last_v three_o day_n which_o be_v usual_a 〈◊〉_d the_o time_n of_o hypocrates_n in_o some_o four_o or_o five_o 〈◊〉_d more_o as_o their_o liver_n be_v reat_a or_o their_o diet_n be_v 〈◊〉_d or_o low_a hypocrates_n say_v they_o shall_v bleed_v but_o a_o pint_n 〈◊〉_d half_a or_o two_o pint_n this_o be_v not_o alike_o in_o all_o 〈◊〉_d differ_v in_o respect_n of_o age_n and_o diet_n as_o for_o the_o quality_n it_o must_v not_o be_v too_o thick_a no●_n 〈◊〉_d thin_a but_o of_o a_o middle_a substance_n without_o send_v a_o red_a colour_n yellow_a in_o choleric_a person_n in_o ●lancholick_a black_a in_o phlegmatic_a white_a and_o ●ust_z flow_v without_o any_o great_a symptom_n the_o passage_n be_v the_o vein_n of_o the_o womb_n be_v ●uble_a from_o the_o double_a branch_n on_o both_o side_n it_o 〈◊〉_d spermati●k_n and_o hypogastrick_n that_o they_o may_v 〈◊〉_d superfluity_n from_o all_o part_n and_o from_o this_o description_n of_o a_o natural_a flux_n 〈◊〉_d may_v gather_v what_o be_v preternatural_a question_v 1_o whether_o can_v a_o woman_n conceive_v that_o never_o have_v her_o term_n they_o be_v call_v by_o some_o flower_n because_o they_o go_v before_o conception_n as_o flower_n do_v befor●_n fruit_n but_o many_o have_v conceive_v that_o never_o 〈◊〉_d their_o flower_n be_v hot_a by_o nature_n as_o the_o 〈◊〉_d dean_v that_o never_o have_v any_o flower_n and_o vir●_n go_v that_o use_n more_o exercise_n but_o if_o these_o 〈◊〉_d no_o more_o blood_n than_o will_v nourish_v their_o body_n th●_n be_v ●arren_a i●_n any_o thing_n abound_v that_o be_v not_o require_v 〈◊〉_d nourishment_n of_o the_o part_n and_o it_o so_o much_o th●_n nature_n can_v endure_v it_o in_o the_o body_n the_o wo●_n draw_v it_o to_o it_o when_o it_o have_v conceive_v to_o ma●_n up_o the_o child_n of_o which_o hereafter_o question_v 2._o whether_o menstruous_a blood_n be_v o●ly_o superfluous_a in_o quantity_n or_o bad_a in_o respect_n quality_n writer_n disagree_v about_o this_o some_o say_v i●_n bad_a in_o quantity_n and_o quality_n and_o venemou●●_n the_o effect_n as_o make_v ivory_n obscure_a and_o 〈◊〉_d looking-glass_n corrupt_v wine_n by_o a_o 〈◊〉_d ●rom_o the_o body_n of_o a_o woman_n that_o have_v 〈◊〉_d flower_n other_o say_v they_o offend_v only_o in_o plenty_n 〈◊〉_d it_o be_v venomous_a it_o can_v not_o be_v a_o whole_a mo●_n in_o
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