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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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ammoniacum_n of_o 〈◊〉_d or_o birthwort_n by_o fernel_n or_o give_v steel_n and_o thing_n as_o in_o the_o hypochondriack_a disease_n lib._n 3._o par_fw-fr 5._o and_o in_o the_o chapter_n of_o term_n stop_v and_o melancholy_a from_o the_o womb._n chap._n 11._o of_o the_o distemper_n of_o the_o liver_n from_o the_o womb_n and_o of_o a_o b●ard_n grow_v by_o consent_n from_o the_o womb._n the_o womb_n have_v many_o and_o great_a vein_n mo●e_n than_o other_o part_n if_o then_o there_o be_v too_o much_o bl●●d_v in_o they_o it_o easy_o go_v back_o to_o the_o hollow_a ●ein_n and_o choke_v the_o heat_n of_o the_o liver_n and_o so_o the_o liver_n be_v distemper_v according_a to_o the_o humour_n it_o ●●eeds_v crude_a and_o phlegmatic_a blood_n which_o s●nt_a ou●●_n the_o body_n cause_v a_o cachexy_n and_o what_o dis●●ses_v come_v by_o the_o liver_n be_v by_o consent_n f●om_o the_o ●●mb_n as_o in_o stoppage_n of_o the_o term_n and_o greensickness_n hypocrates_n speak_v of_o a_o woman_n beard_n in_o 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their_o husband_n that_o si●●_n g●_n to_o the_o physician_n for_o counsel_n these_o woman_n have_v not_o fruitful_a ●eed_n and_o ther●●●e_o prognostic_n be_v barren_a for_o that_o see_v lib._n 3._o of_o barrenness_n of_o man_n where_o 〈◊〉_d liniment_n and_o ointment_n for_o the_o loin_n and_o p●vities_n of_o woman_n but_o that_o ●●e_z may_v take_v more_o pleasure_n let_v the_o man_n anoint_v the_o head_n of_o his_o yard_n ●ith_v civet_n or_o hen_n gall_n or_o the_o gall_n of_o a_o picked_a too_o much_o lechery_n not_o of_o itself_o hinder_v conception_n but_o wander_a lust_n that_o follow_v lechery_n do_v the_o cause_n be_v the_o same_o with_o those_o of_o womb_n prenzie_a as_o plenty_n of_o seed_n sharpness_n and_o commotion_n sharpness_n of_o seed_n from_o hot_a meat_n and_o medicine_n that_o provoke_v lust_n and_o sharp_a humour_n in_o the_o womb_n and_o seed_n thus_o lust_n or_o lechery_n be_v abate_v by_o medicine_n that_o extinguish_v the_o plenty_n of_o seed_n and_o allay_v its_o sharpness_n chap._n 2._o of_o barrenness_n and_o want_v of_o conception_n man_n or_o woman_n may_v be_v lustful_a and_o copulate_v and_o yet_o there_o may_v be_v no_o conception_n or_o 〈◊〉_d may_v conceive_v too_o many_o as_o twin_n or_o more_o 〈◊〉_d have_v one_o conception_n after_o another_o which_o be_v 〈◊〉_d superfoetation_n or_o 〈◊〉_d conceive_v a_o mole_n or_o 〈◊〉_d conception_n be_v of_o fruitful_a seed_n spend_v by_o a_o man_n ●nd_v mi●ed_v with_o a_o woman_n s●●d_n to_o perfection_n for_o 〈◊〉_d make_v of_o a_o child_n by_o the_o retentive_a and_o alter_a faculty_n of_o the_o womb_n hence_o it_o be_v necessary_a that_o both_o seed_n be_v fruitful_a that_o be_v hot_a ●ul_a of_o spirit_n and_o well_o temper_v and_o a_o fit_a subject_n for_o a_o soul_n and_o that_o both_o spend_v at_o a_o time_n and_o there_o be_v mix_v and_o retain_v together_o to_o produce_v a_o child_n also_o the_o suck_a of_o the_o womb_n be_v necessary_a and_o that_o it_o shall_v lay_v it_o up_o and_o embrace_v it_o so_o that_o there_o be_v no_o space_n between_o the_o seed_n and_o the_o womb_n sometime_o the_o womb_n greedy_o snatch_v and_o embrace_v the_o seed_n but_o do_v not_o keep_v it_o bu●_n let_v it_o come_v forth_o two_o or_o three_o day_n after_o or_o keep_v it_o to_o no_o purpose_n and_o bring_v it_o not_o to_o action_n as_o in_o a_o false_a conception_n or_o mole_n moreover_o there_o must_v be_v blood_n in_o readiness_n to_o get_v the_o child_n or_o be_v sprinkle_v it_o when_o it_o be_v first_o ●ormed_v and_o to_o nourish_v it_o after_o therefore_o if_o te●ms_n be_v want_v as_o in_o girl_n o●_n be_v stop_v or_o go_v as_o in_o old_a ●olk_n expect_v no_o conception_n if_o they_o flow_v not_o by_o reason_n of_o labour_n and_o too_o much_o exercise_v the_o conception_n be_v not_o
when_o two_o seed_n meet_v in_o the_o womb_n in_o less_o than_o seven_o hour_n after_o they_o be_v spend_v if_o the_o heat_n of_o the_o womb_n preserve_v they_o for_o nature_n be_v not_o idle_a a_o moment_n but_o present_o fall_v to_o conformation_n therefore_o hypocrates_n genit_fw-la ●aith_o that_o the_o begin_n of_o conception_n be_v to_o be_v reckon_v from_o the_o day_n that_o the_o seed_n be_v retain_v and_o if_o she_o conceive_v not_o from_o the_o weakness_n of_o the_o seed_n or_o womb_n the_o seed_n will_v fall_v out_o in_o seven_o day_n for_o hippocrates●aith_n ●aith_z that_o conception_n and_o abortion_n parti●_n be_v judge_v in_o the_o same_o time_n as_o a_o disease_n health_n and_o death_n be_v judge_v and_o arist●tle●aith_o ●aith_z ●f_a seed_n remain_v within_o till_o the_o seven_o day_n there_o be_v certain_a 3._o conception_n as_o for_o formation_n the_o soul_n lie_v in_o the_o seed_n snake_n its_o own_o house_n for_o all_o acknowledge_v a_o ●●rming_a faculty_n and_o you_o must_v then_o suppose_v there_o be_v a_o substance_n from_o whence_o this_o faculty_n flow_v and_o ●hough_o aristotle●aith_v ●aith_z that_o seed_n be_v a_o live_a creature_n in_o power_n not_o that_o there_o be_v not_o the_o e●●ence_n ●f_o the_o soul_n in_o the_o seed_n and_o that_o it_o be_v not_o a_o live_a ●●eature_n in_o respect_n of_o the_o first_o act_n but_o because_o 〈◊〉_d not_o come_v to_o the_o second_o act_n for_o wan●_n of_o ●it_a 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v perfect_v it_o have_v the_o second_o act_n and_o all_o its_o operation_n which_o for_o defect_n of_o organ_n it_o can_v produce_v there_o be_v divers_a opinion_n of_o the_o time_n of_o formation_n they_o be_v best_a that_o say_v the_o membrane_n a●e_v first_o make_v which_o wrap_v the_o child_n with_o the_o navel_n vessel_n by_o which_o it_o be_v join_v to_o the_o mothers_n womb_n and_o receive_v nourishment_n for_o the_o child_n then_o all_o other_o part_n be_v make_v soon_o or_o late_a a●_n the_o child_n require_v for_o dignity_n or_o necessity_n we_o intend_v here_o to_o speak_v of_o woman_n disease_n therefore_o there_o be_v three_o thing_n require_v for_o the_o formation_n of_o a_o child_n 1._o fruitful_a seed_n from_o both_o parent_n in_o which_o the_o soul_n remain_v that_o have_v a_o ●orming_a quality_n to_o make_v its_o own_o habitation_n 2._o the_o mother_n blood_n be_v require_v to_o enlarge_v the_o child_n to_o perfection_n 3._o there_o be_v require_v a_o good_a constitution_n of_o the_o womb_n to_o nourish_v the_o seed_n and_o stir_v the_o conceal_a force_n if_o these_o three_o be_v right_a there_o be_v a_o child_n that_o be_v ●ound_v and_o perfect_a that_o will_v be_v bear_v but_o if_o any_o of_o these_o be_v want_v there_o be_v twin_n be_v more_o and_o other_o fault_n of_o which_o in_o order_n chap._n 5._o of_o the_o generation_n of_o twin_n and_o many_o child_n nature_n have_v ordain_v that_o a_o woman_n shoul●_n conceive_v but_o one_o child●_n in_o these_o and_o oth●●_n ●_z especial_o and_o that_o every_o year_n yet_o in_o many_o pl●ce●_n s●e_o have_v more_o one_o have_v five_o at_o every_o birth_n twenty_o at_o four_o lying_n in_o a_o mar●●ret_a the_o countess_n of_o holst●rne_n in_o the_o time_n of_o th'emperor_n h●nry_n the_o seven_o have_v three_o hunder●●_n sixty_o four_o at_o one_o labour_n and_o another_o count●●_n in_o the_o time_n of_o fred●ri●●_n the_o eleven_o have_v ●iu●_n hundred_o and_o fourteen_o child_n at_o once_o be_v boy_n these_o be_v so_o seldom_o that_o they_o seem_v incredible_a i_o speak_v nothing_o of_o the_o cause_n of_o such_o monstruous_a ●_z production_n but_o of_o twin_n or_o three_o or_o four_n it_o be_v certain_a they_o be_v get_v at_o one_o time_n and_o this_o differ_v from_o superfoetation_n which_o be_v at_o many_o time_n and_o you_o must_v not_o impute_v it_o to_o the_o divers_a cell_n of_o the_o womb_n for_o woman_n have_v no_o such_o cell_n but_o only_o a_o line_n that_o divide_v the_o le●t_a side_n from_o the_o right_n but_o it_o come_v from_o the_o division_n of_o the_o seed_n into_o divers_a part_n and_o the_o least_o form_v force_n in_o the_o side_n be_v complete_a and_o make_v a_o child_n of_o every_o part_n of_o it_o and_o because_o the_o cavity_n of_o the_o womb_n can_v admit_v so_o many_o part_n of_o seed_n be_v no_o big_a than_o a_o bean_n and_o if_o it_o do_v admit_v they_o how_o can_v the_o seed_n be_v divide_v at_o one_o copulation_n into_o so_o many_o part_n i_o suppose_v that_o such_o woman_n have_v natural_o a_o large_a womb_n so_o that_o much_o seed_n be_v divide_v a●d_a as_o twin_n be_v beget_v at_o the_o same_o time_n so_o they_o have_v but_o one_o placenta_n or_o part_v tha●_n receive_v the_o navel-vessel_n of_o both_o but_o they_o have_v their_o several_a coat_n it_o be_v hard_o to_o know_v whether_o a_o woman_n have_v conceive_v sig●●_n twin_n only_a thei●_n belly_n be_v not_o even_o but_o divide_v with_o seam_n and_o wrinkle_n and_o the_o weight_n be_v common_o great_a and_o the_o motion_n be_v not_o one_o nor_o alike_o if_o a_o woman_n have_v two_o child_n a●d_v be_v weak_a prognostic_n ●●e_v be_v in_o danger_n in_o her_o travel_n twin_n of_o one_o sex_n ●●e_v mo●e_n lively_a th●n_n of_o both_o sex_n and_o one_o be_v 〈◊〉_d exp●●ience_n we●ker_n and_o short_a live_v than_o the_o 〈◊〉_d chap._n 6._o of_o superfoetation_n it_o be_v seldom_o that_o a_o woman_n have_v many_o child_n at_o divers_a copulation_n but_o it_o be_v so_o sometime_o and_o be_v call_v superfoetation_n that_o be_v a_o new_a conception_n after_o a_o former_a though_o hypocrates_n write_v 15._o that_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o womb_n after_o conception_n be_v so_o shut_v that_o you_o can_v put_v in_o a_o needle_n point_n yet_o a_o woman_n with_o child_n may_v take_v such_o pleasure_n after_o that_o she_o may_v a_o little_a open_a the_o womb_n to_o receive_v seed_n again_o and_o draw_v it_o in_o which_o may_v form_v another_o child_n cause_n therefore_o the_o cause_n be_v the_o pleasure_n the_o woman_n have_v which_o open_v the_o womb_n again_o to_o attract_v seed_n and_o it_o be_v necessary_a that_o the_o seed_n receive_v be_v in_o its_o proper_a membrane_n and_o peculiar_a receptacle_n difference_n these_o come_v sometime_o soon_o sometime_o late_a sometime_o the_o same_o day_n or_o the_o follow_n sometime_o long_o after_o sometime_o they_o have_v a_o three_o superfoetation_n so_o that_o they_o have_v two_o live_a child_n and_o one_o mischance_n sign_n it_o be_v know_v only_o by_o the_o motion_n of_o the_o infant_n when_o it_o be_v conceive_v long_o after_o the_o first_o prognostic_n it_o be_v dangerous_a for_o the_o mother_n for_o fear_v of_o abortion_n and_o for_o loss_n of_o much_o blood_n by_o two_o birth_n at_o no_o great_a distance_n of_o time_n cure_n it_o be_v best_a to_o leave_v the_o whole_a work_n to_o nature_n and_o woman_n ought_v to_o take_v heed_n of_o superfoetation_n therefore_o after_o they_o have_v conceive_v let_v they_o meddle_v no_o more_o chap._n 7._o of_o the_o ill_a formation_n of_o the_o child_n in_o the_o formation_n of_o the_o child_n there_o be_v divers_a symptom_n 1._o in_o the_o weakness_n of_o the_o child_n 2._o the_o part_n be_v more_o or_o ●ewer_a to_o which_o you_o may_v refer_v hermaphrodite_n 3._o the_o part_n be_v great_a or_o less_o as_o dwarss_v or_o giant_n 4._o there_o be_v some_o part_n out_o of_o place_n or_o shape_n as_o history_n ●●ew_n abundant_o you_o must_v ●ind_v the_o cause_n in_o the_o seed_n term_n cause_n womb_n and_o error_n in_o formation_n the_o cause_n of_o these_o be_v the_o action_n hurt_v of_o the_o form_v faculty_n this_o be_v not_o always_o from_o itself_o but_o from_o the_o unfitness_n of_o the_o ma●ter_n and_o fault_n in_o the_o place_n which_o kee●s_v it_o from_o the_o intention_n for_o action_n of_o active_a thing_n be_v not_o but_o in_o a_o dispose_v patient_a sometime_o there_o be_v a_o extraordinary_a cause_n as_o imagination_n when_o the_o mother_n be_v fright_v or_o imagine_v strange_a thing_n or_o long_v vehement_o for_o some_o mea●_n which_o if_o she_o have_v not_o the_o child_n have_v a_o mark_n of_o the_o colour_n or_o shape_n of_o what_o she_o desire_v of_o which_o there_o be_v many_o example_n but_o i_o doubt_v whether_o all_o error_n in_o formation_n depend_v together_o upon_o the_o imagination_n for_o the_o spirit_n and_o humour_n be_v trouble_v by_o the_o passion_n of_o the_o mind_n and_o so_o slow_a forceable_a immediate_o to_o the_o womb_n or_o other_o part_n and_o this_o disturb_v the_o sent●ntia_fw-la ●●rming_a faculty_n in_o its_o work_n also_o the_o form_v faculty_n be_v overcome_v with_o plenty_n of_o humous_n 〈◊〉_d want_v spirit_n that_o be_v go_v another_o way●●ay_n by_o chance_n make_v a_o ill_a shape_n therefore_o the_o ●●ssions_n of_o the_o mind_n be_v the_o first_o
10_o of_o the_o wrinkle_n of_o the_o belly_n after_o childbearing_n and_o mend_v of_o the_o largeness_n of_o the_o privity_n page_n 197_o chap._n 11._o of_o fever_n and_o acute_a disease_n in_o woman_n in_o childbed_n 198_o the_o content_n of_o the_o four_o book_n the_o three_o part_n of_o the_o disease_n of_o woman_n breast_n the_o first_o section_n of_o disease_n of_o the_o breast_n chap._n 1._o of_o the_o increase_a number_n of_o breast_n and_o greatness_n extraordinary_a 203_o chap._n 2._o of_o swell_v of_o the_o breast_n with_o milk_n 205_o chap._n 3._o of_o inflammation_n an●_n erisipelas_n of_o the_o breast_n page_n 206_o chap._n 4._o of_o the_o oedema_n of_o th●_n breast_n 20●_n chap._n 5._o of_o the_o scirrhus_n of_o th●_n breast_n 210_o chap._n 6._o of_o the_o glandle_n or_o kernel_n in_o the_o breast_n be_v swell_v or_o of_o the_o scrofula_n and_o struma_n in_o the_o breast_n 211_o chap._n 7._o of_o the_o cancer_n of_o the_o breast_n 212_o chap._n 8._o of_o ulcer_n and_o fistulaes_n of_o the_o breast_n 215_o chap._n 9_o of_o straitness_n of_o the_o passage_n of_o the_o breast_n ibid._n chap._n 10._o of_o strange_a thing_n breed_v in_o the_o breast_n 216_o chap._n 11._o of_o the_o disease_n of_o the_o nipple_n ibid._n the_o content_n of_o the_o four_o book_n the_o three_o part_n the_o second_o section_n of_o the_o symptom_n of_o the_o breast_n chap._n 1._o of_o want_n of_o milk_n and_o not_o give_v of_o suck_n 218_o chap._n 2._o of_o too_o much_o milk_n 220_o chap._n 3._o of_o curdling_n and_o other_o fault_n in_o the_o milk_n 221_o chap._n 4._o of_o milk_n come_v forth_o at_o wrong_a place_n 222_o chap._n 5._o of_o strange_a thing_n come_v forth_o of_o the_o breast_n 223_o chap._n 6._o of_o the_o change_n of_o colour_n in_o the_o nipple_n and_o pain_n of_o the_o ●reasts_n a_o tractate_n of_o the_o cure_n of_o infant_n the_o first_o part_n of_o the_o diet_n and_o government_n of_o infant_n chap._n 1._o of_o the_o choice_n of_o the_o nurse_n 225_o chap._n 2._o of_o the_o condition_n of_o good_a milk_n 227_o chap._n 3._o of_o cure_v the_o fault_n in_o milk_n ibid._n chap._n 4._o of_o the_o diet_n and_o government_n of_o newborn_a child_n 229_o chap._n 5._o of_o the_o diet_n of_o a_o infant_n from_o breed_v of_o tooth_n till_o it_o be_v wean_v page_n 230_o chap._n 6._o of_o wean_a of_o child_n ibid._n chap._n 7._o of_o child_n diet_n after_o wean_n 231_o the_o content_n of_o the_o second_o part_n of_o disease_n and_o symptom_n of_o child_n chap._n 1._o of_o infant_n disease_n in_o general_n 232_o chap._n 2._o of_o fever_n in_o child_n measle_n and_o small_a pox_n page_n 233_o chap._n 3._o of_o the_o milky_a scab_n achores_fw-la and_o favi_fw-la 235_o chap._n 4._o of_o a_o scald_a head_n 236_o chap._n 5._o of_o ptiriasis_n or_o breed_v of_o louse_n 239_o chap._n 6._o of_o hydrocephalus_n or_o swell_v of_o the_o head_n 340_o chap._n 7._o of_o siriasis_n 241_o chap._n 8._o of_o fright_v in_o the_o sleep_n 242_o chap._n 9_o of_o great_a watch_v 243_o chap._n 10._o of_o epilepsy_n and_o convulsion_n 244_o chap._n 11._o of_o strabismus_n or_o squint-eye_n 246_o chap._n 12._o of_o pain_n in_o the_o ear_n inflammation_n moisture_n ulcer_n and_o worm_n ibid._n chap._n 13._o of_o the_o thrush_n bladder_n in_o the_o gum_n and_o inflammation_n of_o the_o tonsil_n 247_o chap._n 14._o of_o breed_n of_o tooth_n page_n 248_o chap._n 15._o of_o loose_v of_o the_o tongue_n and_o of_o the_o frog_n 249_o chap._n 16._o of_o catarrh_n cough_n and_o difficult_a breathe_v 250_o chap._n 17._o of_o the_o hicket_n 251_o chap._n 18._o of_o vomit_v 252_o chap._n 19_o of_o the_o torment_n o●_n pain_n of_o the_o belly_n 253_o chap._n 20._o of_o puff_v up_o of_o the_o belly_n and_o hypochondria_n 255_o chap._n 21._o of_o the_o flux_n of_o the_o belly_n ibid._n chap._n 22._o of_o bind_v of_o the_o belly_n 257_o chap._n 23._o of_o the_o worm_n 258_o chap._n 24._o of_o the_o rupture●_n 261_o chap._n 25._o of_o stick_v out_o of_o the_o navel_n 262_o chap._n 26._o of_o inflammation_n of_o the_o navel_n 263_o chap._n 27._o of_o fall_v out_o of_o the_o fundament_n ibid._n chap._n 28._o of_o the_o sto●●_n in_o the_o bladder_n page_n 264_o chap._n 29._o of_o difficulty_n and_o stoppage_n of_o urinal_n 265_o chap._n 30._o of_o not_o hold_v the_o urinal_n 266_o chap._n 31._o of_o cha●ing_v in_o the_o hip_n call_v intertrigo_n 267_o chap._n 32._o of_o leanness_n and_o fascination_n ibid._n the_o four_o book_n of_o practical_a physic_n of_o woman_n disease_n the_o first_o part_n of_o disease_n in_o the_o privity_n of_o woman_n the_o first_o section_n of_o disease_n of_o the_o privy_a part_n and_o the_o neck_n of_o the_o womb._n chap._n 1._o of_o the_o straitness_n and_o largeness_n of_o the_o orifice_n there_o be_v three_o disease_n in_o this_o part._n the_o straitness_n and_o the_o largeness_n and_o the_o yard_n of_o a_o woman_n the_o straitness_n be_v when_o the_o cleft_n be_v so_o narrow_a that_o it_o will_v not_o admit_v of_o a_o man●_n yard_n or_o with_o much_o difficulty_n it_o hinder_v childbearing_n and_o if_o it_o be_v from_o the_o first_o conformation_n it_o be_v hard_o to_o be_v cure_v by_o physic_n but_o i●_n be_v enlarge_v either_o by_o copulation_n or_o by_o br_v forth_o of_o child_n sometime_o it_o be_v from_o a_o ●lcer_n or_o from_o astringent_a medicine_n give_v unadvised_o that_o they_o may_v appear_v to_o be_v virgin_n when_o they_o be_v not_o sometime_o the_o cleft_n be_v shut_v up_o outward_o and_o there_o be_v only_a passage_n for_o the_o urine_n and_o the_o term_n these_o woman_n be_v call_v atret●e_o that_o be_v shut_v up●_n not_o bore_v of_o which_o chap._n 3._o sometime_o it_o be_v so_o close_o that_o neither_o term_n nor_o urine_n can_v com●●orth_o the_o contrary_a to_o this_o be_v largeness_n of_o the_o cle●t_n or_o when_o there_o be_v more_o hole_n than_o nature_n have_v usual_o by_o often_o copulation_n or_o childbearing_n this_o laxity_n or_o largeness_n cause_v barrenness_n and_o fall_v out_o of_o the_o womb_n as_o hippocra●es_n show_v in_o the_o nature_n of_o woman_n and_o this_o make_v woman_n unpleasant_a to_o man_n this_o be_v cure_v by_o purge_v after_o childbearing_n by_o fomentation_n bath_n liniment_n of_o alum_n water_n and_o the_o decoction_n of_o astringent_a plant_n take_v com●rey_n root_n bole_n sanguis_n draconis●_n pomegranate_n flower_n alum_n mastic_n gall_n each_o half_a a_o dram_n make_v a_o powder_n and_o with_o steel_a wa●er_n make_v a_o mixture_n dip_v a_o pessary_a therein_o or_o tak●_n o●ken_v leave_v plantain_n each_o half_n a_o handful_n comfrey_o root_v a_o ounce_n pomegranate_n pe●ls_n and_o flower_n sumach_n each_o half_a a_o ounce_n alum_n a_o ounce_n boy●_n they_o in_o water_n and_o ●oment_n the_o privity_n sometime_o in_o hard_a travel_n the_o space_n between_o the_o fundament_n and_o the_o privy_a cle●t_n ar●_n break_v into_o one_o hole_n ero●_n show_v the_o cure_n o●_n i●_n som●_n pu●_n a_o long_a pie●e_n of_o all●m_fw-la into_o the_o ●le●t_n when_o ther●_n be_v divers_a passage_n in_o a_o woman_n privity_n it_o i●_n from_o the_o first_o conformation_n when_o by_o natur●●_n error_n the_o passage_n from_o the_o straight_a g●t_n go_v to_o the_o womb_n chap._n 2._o of_o the_o mentula_fw-la or_o yard_n in_o a_o woman_n the_o al●e_n or_o wing_n in_o the_o privity_n of_o a_o w●man●_n be_v of_o soft_a spongy_a ●lesh_n like_o a_o cock_n comb_n in_o shape_n and_o colour_n the_o part_n at_o th●_n top_n be_v hard_a and_o nervous_a and_o swell_v like_o a_o y●rd_n in_o venery_n with_o much_o spirit_n this_o pa●t_n sometime_o be_v big_a as_o a_o man_n yard_n and_o such_o wome●_n be_v think_v to_o be_v turn_v into_o man_n it_o be_v from_o too_o much_o nourishment_n of_o the_o part_n 〈…〉_z from_o ●he_n looseness_n of_o it_o by_o o●ten_o handle_v it_o be_v not_o safe_a to_o cut_v it_o off_o present_o but_o fi●st_v use_v 〈…〉_z dryer_n and_o discusser_n with_o thing_n that_o a_o little_a astringe_n then_o gentle_a caustic_n without_o cause_v pain_n as_o burn_v alum_n aegyptiacum_n take_v aegyptiacum_n oil_n of_o mastic_n roses●w●x_n ea●h_o half_a a_o ounce_n if_o these_o will_v not_o do_v the●●●t_v it_o off_o or_o tie_v it_o with_o a_o ligature_n of_o silk_n or_o horsehair_n till_o it_o mortisie_n aetius_n teach_v the_o way_n of_o amputation_n he_o c●ls_v 10●_o it_o the_o nympha_fw-la or_o c●itoris_fw-la between_o both_o the_o wing_n but_o take_v heed_n you_o cause_v not_o pain_n ●r_o inflammation_n after_o cut_v wa●h_v with_o win●_n with_o myrtle_n bay_n rose_n pomegranate_n flower_n ●oyled_v in_o it_o and_o cypress-nu●s_a and_o lay_v on_o a_o 〈…〉_z po●der_a some_o excrescence_n grow_v like_o a_o tail_n and_o fill_v the_o privity_n they_o differ_v from_o a_o clitoris_fw-la
ounce_n make_v a_o clyster_n repeat_v it_o often_o m●ke_a bath_n liniment_n fomentation_n than_o move_v the_o term_n with_o dittany_n birthwort_n briony_n etc._n etc._n take_v briony_n birthwort_n ea●h_o half_a a_o ounce_n asarum_fw-la two_o dram_n rue_n savin_n mugwort_n dittany_n pennyroyal_n motherwort_n each_o a_o handful_n elder_a and_o chamomil_n flower_n ●ach_v half_a a_o handful_n line_n and_o faenugreek_n seed_n each_o half_a a_o ounce_n boil_v they_o to_o a_o pint_n ad_fw-la hiera_n a_o ounce_n and_o half_a troche●_n of_o alkandal_n a_o dram_n oil_n of_o ru●_a and_o keir_n each_o a_o ounce_n and_o half_a make_v a_o clyster_n of_o the_o resident_n mak●_n a_o cataplasm_n for_o the_o belly_n or_o this_o pessary_a take_v troche_n of_o myrrh_n g●lbanum_n opopanax_n dissolve_v in_o wine_n each_o two_o dram_n showbread_n root_v a_o dram_n white_a hellebore_n half_a a_o dram_n with_o juice_n of_o rue_n 52._o if_o these_o will_v not_o do_v let_v the_o midwise_o take_v it_o out_o 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speak_v free_o of_o this_o which_o many_o doubt_n i_o suppose_v that_o many_o be_v make_v of_o a_o weak_a man_n seed_n mix_v with_o the_o woman_n seed_n and_o much_o blood_n but_o history_n confirm_v that_o widow_n ha●e_v have_v they_o without_o man_n seed_n but_o not_o of_o the_o shape_n with_o the_o other_o and_o be_v void_v they_o melt_v be_v in_o the_o air_n into_o water_n i_o think_v virgin_n can_v have_v they_o but_o from_o wantonness_n or_o in_o sleep_n they_o may_v spend_v their_o seed_n but_o because_o it_o be_v weak_a and_o the_o blood_n necessary_a for_o formation_n neither_o be_v draw_v by_o the_o womb_n nor_o flow_v to_o it_o of_o its_o own_o accord_n as_o it_o do_v in_o those_o that_o have_v have_v child_n and_o the_o vessel_n of_o the_o womb_n in_o virgin_n be_v straight_a than_o in_o widow_n and_o other_o that_o have_v have_v child_n therefore_o though_o the_o seed_n of_o virgin_n flow_v into_o the_o womb_n yet_o they_o can_v have_v a_o mole_n for_o want_n of_o blood_n which_o be_v necessary_a for_o the_o form_n of_o the_o same_o this_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v of_o mole_n which_o be_v not_o vital_a for_o vital_a mole_n that_o have_v some_o life_n can_v be_v get_v in_o virgin_n or_o widow_n without_o the_o seed_n of_o a_o man_n chap._n 10._o of_o monster_n history_n tell_v we_o of_o many_o monster_n bring_v forth_o by_o woman_n we_o speak_v of_o worm_n s●ct_n 2._o chap._n 8._o they_o be_v like_o toad_n or_o mouse_n ij_o or_o fi●●_n gordonius_n say_v it_o be_v usual_a in_o lombary_n lycosthones_n say_v and_o other_o also_o that_o serpent_n dog_n and_o other_o monster_n with_o part_n like_o brute_n beast_n have_v ●een_n bring_v forth_o c●esa_fw-es gaspar_n ●auhin_n speak_v of_o one_o anne_n troperim_n which_o 1575._o bring_v forth_o two_o serpent_n with_o her_o child_n in_o harvest_n hot_a weather_n she_o have_v d●u●k_a water_n in_o a_o brook_n in_o a_o wood_n near_o basil_n whe●e_v she_o think_v she_o drink_v the_o spawn_n of_o a_o serpent_n for_o 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seed_n and_o the_o seed_n of_o a_o beast_n it_o be_v seldom_o for_o the_o form_v faculty_n do_v not_o err_v of_o itself_o but_o be_v seduce_v by_o the_o imagination_n or_o frustrate_v of_o its_o end_n ●rom_o a_o fault_n of_o the_o spirit_n the_o heat_n or_o matter_n therefore_o imagination_n be_v the_o ●ause_n of_o monster_n for_o history_n mention_v that_o w●men_n with_o child_n by_o behold_v man_n in_o visard_n have_v bring_v forth_o ●_z with_o horn_n and_o ●eak●_n ●nd_v ●loven_v foot_n the_o s●me_n be_v when_o ●_z or_o heat_n seed_n or_o blood_n be_v weak_a or_o little_a and_o though_o doctor_n can_v cure_v monster_n yet_o they_o be_v to_o admonish_v woman_n with_o child_n not_o to_o look_v upon_o monster_n and_o to_o strengthen_v their_o spirit_n and_o heat_n and_o to_o keep_v the_o seed_n and_o blood_n ●ight_n and_o not_o to_o allow_v copulation_n in_o time_n of_o their_o term_n lest_o any_o monstrous_a birth_n shall_v be_v f●om_o much_o and_o impu●e_a blood_n chap._n 11._o of_o 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chap._n 1._o of_o the_o sign_n of_o conception_n if_o she_o keep_v the_o ●eed_n it_o be_v a_o sign_n she_o have_v conceive_v and_o a_o man_n may_v know_v that_o the_o seed_n be_v keep_v if_o he_o find_v in_o copulation_n that_o his_o yard_n be_v be_v suck_v and_o draw_v by_o the_o womb_n and_o the_o privity_n be_v not_o moist_a and_o if_o she_o perceive_v little_a or_o no_o ●eed_n ●o_o come_v forth_o again_o and_o grow_v chill_a and_o quiver_n 〈◊〉_d perceive_v a_o ●witching_a in_o h●r_a womb_n from_o the_o ●reat_a delight_n and_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o womb_n close_v ●nd_v the_o 〈◊〉_d stop_v but_o they_o be_v deceive_v when_o they_o count_v or_o reckon_v from_o the_o stoppage_n of_o the_o term_n for_o some_o have_v their_o term_n twice_o or_o thrice_o after_o they_o have_v