of each an Ounce prâ—pare them by beating them together till they are of an apt thickness thâ—n seeth them over the Fire and whâ—n cool apply â—hem Plaister wise to the Fissure or for want of these take Unguentum Rosarum and anoint the place grieved applying upon it a Pultis of Ground-Ivy CHAP. XXXII The cause of the Bellies swelling after Delivery and how to prevent it and cure it if it happens CEâ—tain it is and experience teacheth often that many Women have their Beâ—lies swelled after Delivery as much almost as before and this happens through too much neglect and carelesness in not having regard to foment them as also to apply things convenient for the Privities by which means windiness and vapourâ— enâ—er and contract in the hollow coâ—câ—vities Veins and Aâ—â—eries the latter of which they enter by insensible ways Now to prevent it take Origanum Nightâ—shade and Mastick of each a Scruple Sagavâ—nâ—m a dram mix thâ—m together and make them into 7 Pillâ— take them all at once and after them drink the quantity of a quarter of a pint of the water of wâ—â—â—â— Lillâ—â—s viz. of the Flowers In case it be come alâ—eâ—dy let hâ—r take â—alf a pound of Spanish Figs thâ— Meâ—l oâ— Barâ—â—y and Beans finely sâ—sâ—â—â— 4 â—unces of â—ach 2 〈◊〉 â—f wâ—ll burnt brick pulverizâ—d Sâ—râ—ps of Nâ—â—s an â—unce boyl thâ—m in as much wâ—â—er of the Smiths Forge as will suffice to bring them to a thickness then spread them upon a Linnen cloth and apply them to the Belly twice â—r thrice aâ—d it will retire to its wonted smallnâ—ss CHAP. XXXIII Of the Inflamations in the Breast and its Cure THE Inflamation in the Breast is no other than the hard Swelling accompanied with a shooting pain as also a beating and redness and is mostly caused by the abundance of Blook drawn or flowing to the Breast and sometimes but rarely it is occasioned by the suppression of the Menses the Hemorrhoids or some bruise received by a blow or the like and is known by a certain redness and burning heat causing the whole body to be feaverish and out of order To cure it then first let the Diet be comforting moistening and of good nourishment as the Broth of Pullets Capons Cocks Chickens Veal c. wherein Indive Borage Purslain or Lettice has been boyled and if she can get it let the VVoman drink Iuice of Pomegranets but for want of that Barley-water wherein Annisâ—eds have been boyled but let her refrain drinking of VVine and strong Liquors as likewise hot Spices and if she find any Obstruction in her excremental Evacuation let her take a softning or mollifying Glyster and sleep at seasonable times as much as she can Another way to remedy it is by diverting the Humours which may be done by rubbing the Body in all adjacent places letting Blood in the Foot Scarification in the Legs or Vesicatiories applied in those places especially if the Menses are stupped or ready to come down if not it is requisite to bleed in the Arm. But if what has been mentioned prevail'd not to remove the Humours make a Cataplasm of the Leaves of Mellilot and Night-shade each half a handful and when boiled in Spring-water add to them Bean-meal two Ounces Oyl of sweet Almonds and Oatmeal of each an Ounce and apply them to the Breast observing so to do before thâ— Breast be exâ—raordinarily inflamed CHAP. XXXIV A Tumour in the Breast its Cause and Cure OF Tumours there are several sorts but first of the Flagitous Tumour the cause of which proceeds from a thick and unnatural Vapour arising from the Menstrual Blood which is retâ—ined or corrupted in the Matrix and that again occasioned by the suppressions of â—he Courses or when Naâ—ure is defective in discharging them into their proper place and due time as also from corruption of humoâ—rs whereby are ingendered â—vil Vapours and their passing by insensible ways causes the Breast to swell or distend as if it were a true swelling and is known by a shooting pain and disorder of â—he Heart by reason of the Wind that oppresseth it the lest Breâ—st being for the most part more swelled than the right communicating pains to the Arms and Shoulders aâ— likewise the Ribs on the same side â—he Breast being white and shining sounding like a Drum if touched gently and swelled in all parts alike To cure â—his as also the windy Tumourâ— you must order the Woman to observe a modâ—ration in Diet that thereby Câ—udities may be avoided and all such things as contract windy Humours in the Veiâ—s suffering â—er to drink water wherein Cinnamon and Anniseeds have been boiled as also the Rind of Cittron and then let hâ—r observe to take such things as are proper â—o provoke the Courses in doing which she will find the Humours abate then let her take Celandine Camomile Ground-â—ill and Ground-Juice stamp them and boil them in White-wine and in so doing you will ease the pain and restore the Breast As for Disease and Accidents incident to young Children there are but few Women of any experience but are skilful in cutting and ordering them wherâ—fore for breviâ—â—es sâ—ke I shall pass them over and prâ—ceed to Anatomize the Genitâ—l parts in a Man that one thing remâ—ining necessary in this Treatise as also to instance what Men and Women ought to marry â—hat their Islue may be Fair Healthful and Prosperous CHAP. XXXV The Anatomy oâ— the Organs of Generatiâ—n in Man THE Yard which is called in Latin Penis à Pedendo because it hangeth without the Belly â—s an Organical part made of Skin Tendons Veins Arteries Sinews and great Ligâ—menâ—s and iâ— long round and on the upper siâ—e flartish seated uâ—der â—he Ossâ— Pubis and destin'd by Nâ—ture partly for making of Water and pâ—rtly for coâ—veying the Seed into the Matâ—ix To which end there open â—nâ—o it small Pores through which the Seed passes into it â—rom â—he Vesiculae Seminales and alâ—o the â—eck of the Vesiâ—a Vrinaria which pours out the Urine in making of Wâ—ter Besides the common pâ—rts as the Cutâ—cle the Skin and the Membrana Carnosa it hath in these proper or internal parts as â—he two Nervous Bodies the Septum the Uâ—ethra the Glans four Muscles and the Vessels The Nervous Bodies so called are surrounded with a thick white Nervous Membrane but their inner substance is spongy consisting chiâ—fly of Veins Arteries and Nervous Fibres interwoven together like a Net And when the Nerves are repleat with Animal Spirits and the Arâ—eries with hot and spirituous Blood then the Penis is distended and becomes â—rect but when the Influx of the Spirits ceases then the Blood and remaining Spirits are absorded by the Veins and so the Penis becoâ—es limber and flaggy Below these Nervous Bodies like the Vrethra and whenever the Nervous Bodies swell it swells also The Muscles of the Penis are â—our two shorter arising from the Cexendix and sâ—rving its Erection and are therefore
of Man consisteth in the Soul the which although subject to Passion by reason of the gross composture of the Body in which it has a temporary confinement yet it is immortalâ— and cannot in it self corrupt or suffer change it being a spark of the Divine Mind and a blast of Almighty Breath that distinguishes Man from other Creatures and renders him Immortal and that every Man has a peculiar Soul it plainly appears by the vast difference between the Wit Judgment Opinion Manners Affections c. in Men. And this David observes when he says God hath in particular fashioned the Hearts and Minds of all Men and has given to every one it s own Being and a Soul of its own Nature Hence Solomon rejoyced that God had given him a happy Soul and Body agreeable and suitable to it It has caused many disputes amongst the Learned especially Philosophers in what part of the Body the Soul chooses to reside and some have given their Opinion that its residence is in the middle of the Heart and from thence communicates its self to every part which Solomon in the Fourth of his Proverbs seems to assert when he says Keep thy Heart with all thy diligence because Life proceedeth there from but many curious Physicians searching the Works of Nature in Man's Aâ—atomy c. do give it as their Opinion that its chief Seat is in the Brain from whence proceed the Senses Faculties and Actions diffusing the operation of the Soul through all parts of the Body whereby it is enlivened with heat and force but it doth communicate particular force to the Heart by Arterieâ— Carotides or sleepy Arteries that part upon the Throat the which if they happen â—o be broke or cut cause Barrenness and if stopped an Apoplexy for there must necessarily be some ways thro' which the Spirits Animal and Vital may have intercourse and convey Native Heat from the Soul For although the Soul is said to reside in one place it operates in every paâ—t exercising every Member which are the Souls Instruments by which she manifesteth her power but if it so happen that any of the Organical parts are out of Tune the work is confused as it may appear in case of Idiots Mad-men c. Though in some of them the Soul by forcibly working recovers her supernatural vigour and they become right after a long dispondency of Mind and in some it is lost in this Life For as Fire under Ashes nor the Sun obscured from our sight by thick Clouds afford not their full lustre so the Soul overwhelmed in moist or faulty matter is darkned and Reason thereby overclouded and altho' Reason shines less in Children than in those that are arrived to maturity yet no Man must imagine that the Soul is an Infant and grows up with the Child for then would it again decay but it suits it self to the weakness of Nature and the imbecility of Body wherein it is placed that it may the better operate And as the Body is more and more capable of receiving its influence so it shews its self in its proper lustre having force and endowments at the time it enters the former Child in the Womb for the substance of it can receive nothing less and thus much to prove that the Soul comes not from the Parents but is infused by God And the next thing now to be handled is its Immortality and thereby I shall demonstrate the certainty of its Resurrection That the Soul of Man is a Divine Ray infused by God I have already made apparent and now come to shew you that whatever immediately proceeds from him must participate of his Nature and from thence consequently be as immortal as its Original for although all other Creatures are indued with Life and Motion yet want they a reasonable Soul and from thence 't is concluded that Life is in their Blood and that being corruptible they perish and after their expiring are no more But Man being indued with a reasonable Soul and stamped with the Divine Image is of a different nature and though his Body be corruptible yet his Soul cannot perish but must when it is expelled its Earthly Tabernacle return to God that gave it either to receive reward or punishment now that the Body can sin of it self it is impossible because wanting the Soul it cannot act nor proceed to any thing either good or evil for could it do so additional Sins might be accumulated even in the Grave but 't is plain that after Death there is a cessation fox as Death leaves us so Iudgment finds us And St. Iohn in the Fifth Chapter of his Gospel tells us That the hour shall come that all that are in the Grave shall hear his Voice and they that have done well shall come forth to the Resurrection of Life and they that have done evil to the Resurrection of Condemnation And Holy Iob in the 14 and 19 Chapter speaking to the same purposes says For I know that my Redeemer liveth and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the Earth And though after my Skin Worms destroy this Body yet in my Flesh shall I see God whom I shall see for my self and mine Eyes shall beâ—old and not another though my Reins be consumed within me By this 't is plainly proved that the Soul is made of immortal Essence incapable of Death having a place assigned it after its separation from the Body till the day of the general Resurrection not in the Grave but in a Mansionâ— prepared by the Almighty for its Reception and that through the mighty working of him that is able to subdue all things to himself it shall again enter the same Body that was laid down tho' the dust thereof be scattered to the â—our Winds of Heaven nay such force and vigour shall it have that it shall as it were take up the Body for Iob positively says I shall rise out of the Earth at the last day c. Which being applicable to the future Tense may be meant two waysâ— I shall or will rise plainly foreseeing the Reâ—urrection he claimed it as the promise of his Creator Nay so far were the Heathens by the Light of Nature from doubting the Immortality of the Soul thaâ— Plato in his Phaedro thus reasons viz. Whaâ— consists out of Elements says he is Immortal and can never dye The Soul is not made oâ— Elements nor of created matter but came froâ— God and therefore it cannot dye c. Theâ— may it be without difficulty granted thaâ— the Body which has been a long Companion of the Souls will once again enjoy it never more to be separated for the Bodâ— at the Resurrection shall be incorruptible and so as far from a capacity of perishing any more as the Soul made so by him that first created it For St. Paul speaking of the Resurrection saith He shall change our vile Bodies and make them like his glorious Body The consideration of which makes
Instrument of Generation The Clytoris is a substance in the upper part of the Division where the two Wings concur and is the Seat of Veneral Pleasure being like a Yard in Scituation Substance Composition and Erection growing sometimes out of the Body two Inches but that rarely happens unless thro' extream lusâ— of extraordinary accident But to proceed this Clytoris consists of two spongy and skinny Bodies containing a distinct Original from the Pubis Bone the Head of it being covered with a tender skin having a hole or passage like the Penis or Yard of a Man tho' not quite through in which and the bigness it only differs from it The next thing in course are the fleshy Knobs and the great Neck of the VVomb And these Knobs are behind the Wings being four in number much resembling Mirâ—le Berries being placed in quadrangle one against the other and in this place is incerted to the Orifice of the Bladder which opens it self in the Fissure to evacuate the Urine for securing of which from cold or the like inconveniency one of these Knobs are placed before it and shuts up the passage The Lips of the VVomb that next appear being separated disclose the Neck thereof in which two things are to be observed viz. The Neck it self and the Hymen but more properly the Claustrum Virganale of which I have before discoursed But the Neck of the Womb is to be understood the Channel that is between the aâ—oresaid Knobs and the inner Bone of the Womb which receives the Penis like a Sheath and that it may the better be dilated for the pleasure of Procreation the Substance of it is Sinewy and a little Spongy and in this Concavity are divers Folds or Oâ—bicular Plights made by Tunicles wrinkled like an expanded Rose in Virgins they plainly appear but Women that have been used often in Copulation they are extinguished so that the inner side of the Wombs Neck appears smooth and in old Women it becomes more hard and grisly And now note that although this channel be sometimes writhed and crooked sinking down yet in the time of Copulation Labour or the Monthly Purgations it is erected and extended which over Extention occasioneth the great pain in Child-Birth The Hymen or Claustrum Virginale is that which closes the Neck of the Womb being as I have â—efore cited in the Chapter relating to Virginity broken in the first Copulation its use being rather to stay the untimely Courses in Virgins than to any other end and commonly when it is broke in Copulation or by any other accident a final quantity of Blood flows with some small pain passing Hence it is observed that between the duplicity of the two Tunicles which constitute the Neck of the Womb there are many Veins and Arteries running along and arising from the Vessels descending on both sides the Thighs and passing into the Neck of the Womb being extreamly large and the reason of their largements is for that the Neck of the Bladder requires to be filled with abundance of Spirits thereby to be extended and dilated for its better taking hold of the Penis great heat being required in some notions which becoming more intense by the act of frication does consume a considerable quantity of moisture in supplying which large Vessels are altogether necessary Another cause of the longness of these Vessels there is viz. By reason of the Menses have their way through them which often occasion Women with Child to continue their Purgations for altho' the Womb is shut up yet the passage in the Neck of the Womb through which these Vessels pass are open In this cause there is further to be observed that as soon as you penetrate the Pudendum there appears two litâ—le Piâ—s or Holes wherein is contained an Humour which by being expunged in time of Copulation greatly delights the Woman CHAP. XIV A Description of the Womans Fabrick the preparing Vessels and Testicles in Women as also of the Deferent or Ejaculatory Vessels IN the lower part of the Hypogastrion where the Hips are widest and broadest they being greater and broader thereabouts â—han those of Men which is the reason they have likewise broader Buttocks then Menâ— is the Womb joyned to its Neck and is placed between the Bladder anâ— strait Gut which keeps it from swaying or rowling yet give it liberty to stretch and dilate it self and again to contract as Nature in that cause disposes it Its figure is in a manner round and not unlike a Gourd lessening a little and growing more acute toward one end being knit together by its proper Ligaments its Neck likewise is joyned by its own substanceâ— and certain Membranes that fallen it to Os Sacrum and â—he Share-bone As to its largeness that much differs in Women especially the difference is great between such as have born Children and those that have born none In substance it is so thick that it exceeds a Thumbs breadth which after Conception it is so far from decreasing that it augments to a greater propotion and the more to strengthen and conâ—irm it it is interwoven with Fibres overthwart strait and winding and its proper Vessels are Veins Aâ—teries and Nerves and amongst these are two little Veins which pass from the Spermatick Vessels to the bottom of the Womb and two larger from the Hypogastricks which visits both the bottom and the Neck the Mouth of these Veins piercing as ' far as the inward concavity The Womb hath also two Arteries on both sides the Spermatick Vessels and the Hypogasticks which still attend or accompany the Veins and besides these there are divers little Nerves knit and intwined in the form of a Net which extend throughout even from the bottom to the Pudenda themselves being chiefly placed for sense and pleasure moving in Sympathy between the Head and Womb. Now it is to be farther noted that by reason of two Ligaments that hang on either side the Womb from the Share-bone and piercing through the Peritonaeum and are joyned to the Bone it self that the Womb is movable upon sundry occasions often falling low or rising high as for the Neck of the Womb it is of an exquisite feeling so that if it be at any time ouâ— of order by being troubled with a schirous brawn over-fatness moisture or relaxation the Womb is subjected thereby to Barrennessâ— In those that are with Child there frequently stays a most glutinous matter in the entrance to facilitate the Birth for at the time of Delivery the Mouth of the Womb is opened in a strange manner to such a widenes as is conformable to the bigness of the Child suffering an equal dilation from the bottom to the top As for the Preparatory or Spermatick Vessels in Women they consist of 2 Veins and 2 Arteries not differing from those in a Man but only in their largeness a manner of insertion for as to â—heir number there are so many Veins and the like proportion of Arteries as