Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	woman_n	womb_n	work_n	28	3	4.9278	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A81130	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 privy part. 3. The diseases of the womb. 4. The symptomes of the womb. 5. The symptomes in the terms. 6. The symptomes that befal all virgins and women in their womb, after they are ripe of age.7. The symptomes which are in conception. 8. The government of women with child. 9. The symptomes that happen in child-bearing. 10. The government of women in child-bed, and the diseases that come after travel. 11. The diseases of the breasts. 12. The symptomes of the breasts. 13. The diet and government of infants. 14. The diseases and symptomes in children.; Directory for midwives. Part 2	Culpeper, Nicholas, 1616-1654.; Sennert, Daniel, 1572-1637. Practical physick; the fourth book.; Cole, Abdiah, ca. 1610-ca. 1670.	1676 (1676)	Wing C7498A; ESTC R224998	142,841	289

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be_v pain_n anodines_n or_o pessaries_n make_v of_o wax-candle_n dip_v in_o wound-oyntment_n or_o take_v wax_n turpentine_n goose-grease_n butter_n each_o a_o dram_n honey_n deers-marrow_n oil_n of_o rose_n bulls-grease_n each_o two_o dram_n or_o take_v frankincense_n mastic_n ceruse_n galbanum_fw-la each_o half_n a_o ounce_n mix_v they_o all_o with_o white_a wine_n then_o add_v pompholix_a a_o ounce_n and_o with_o wax_n and_o oil_n of_o rose_n make_v a_o ointment_n make_v injection_n or_o clyster_n for_o the_o womb_n of_o the_o decoction_n of_o round_a birthwort_n cypress_n boil_v in_o steel_a water_n and_o sharp_a wine_n with_o a_o little_a hydromel_n agrimony_n mugwort_n plantain_n rose_n schaenanth_n horehound_n chap._n 19_o of_o ulcer_n and_o rottenness_n of_o the_o womb._n though_o the_o neck_n of_o the_o womb_n be_v only_o subject_a to_o ulcer_n as_o we_o show_v yet_o the_o substance_n of_o the_o womb_n have_v be_v ulcerate_v and_o it_o have_v be_v observe_v to_o rot_v when_o it_o have_v fall_v out_o and_o to_o fall_v away_o as_o we_o say_v of_o a_o woman_n at_o avinion_n that_o after_o live_v some_o time_n and_o the_o example_n of_o rousset_n show_v that_o it_o may_v be_v safe_o cut_v off_o also_o a_o child_n dead_a in_o the_o womb_n 76._o lib._n the_o part_n caesar_n chir_o c._n 76._o may_v cause_v a_o ulcer_n and_o divers_a history_n witness_v in_o abucasis_n and_o alexander_n benedictus_n mauritius_n cordaeus_fw-la and_o many_o other_o how_o these_o ulcer_n and_o rottenness_n of_o the_o womb_n be_v cure_v be_v say_v in_o sect_n 1._o cap._n 8._o where_o we_o speak_v of_o ulcer_n of_o the_o neck_n of_o the_o womb_n and_o cap._n 10._o of_o fistulaes_n of_o the_o womb._n chap._n 20._o of_o the_o disease_n of_o the_o stone_n and_o vessel_n of_o procreation_n in_o woman_n it_o be_v apparent_a by_o history_n write_v by_o grave_n and_o learned_a man_n that_o the_o stone_n of_o woman_n and_o their_o seed-vessel_n be_v many_o time_n grievous_o distemper_v when_o the_o womb_n join_v to_o they_o be_v not_o sometime_o water_n be_v gather_v about_o the_o stone_n caesar_n in_o apprend_a ad_fw-la roussetum_fw-la 2._o de_fw-la partu_fw-la caesar_n as_o gasper_n bauhinus_n john_n schenkins_n write_v and_o he_o have_v another_o history_n lib._n obser_n 3._o from_o john_n heintz_n of_o a_o maid_n that_o desire_v a_o little_a before_o she_o die_v that_o her_o body_n may_v be_v open_v to_o testify_v her_o innocency_n in_o which_o beside_o other_o thing_n remarkable_a the_o stone_n be_v find_v swell_v as_o big_a as_o a_o head_n of_o a_o young_a child_n bluish_a and_o spongy_a much_o water_n come_v out_o of_o they_o and_o that_o make_v her_o belly_n swell_v and_o she_o take_v to_o be_v with_o child_n but_o the_o truth_n appear_v and_o her_o chastity_n testify_v the_o four_o book_n the_o second_o part_n of_o the_o symptom_n in_o the_o womb_n and_o from_o the_o womb._n chap._n 1._o of_o weakness_n in_o the_o womb._n there_o be_v many_o symptom_n from_o the_o womb._n of_o those_o in_o the_o womb_n the_o first_o be_v weakness_n so_o that_o it_o can_v perform_v its_o action_n the_o action_n of_o the_o womb_n be_v twofold_a private_a and_o public_a by_o its_o private_a action_n it_o make_v its_o nourishment_n of_o blood_n that_o come_v to_o it_o by_o its_o public_a action_n it_o serve_v for_o generation_n if_o the_o private_a faculty_n be_v hurt_v and_o the_o nourishment_n not_o well_o make_v there_o be_v a_o superfluous_a moisture_n and_o then_o weakness_n without_o other_o fault_n of_o the_o organ_n or_o unity_n divide_v cause_n the_o cause_n the_o first_o cause_n be_v distemper_n when_o the_o manifest_a quality_n be_v change_v or_o when_o the_o natural_a heat_n be_v suffocate_v or_o disperse_v or_o when_o the_o occult_a quality_n be_v change_v heat_v in_o the_o womb_n make_v a_o distemper_n if_o it_o be_v too_o much_o by_o which_o the_o womb_n suck_v more_o than_o it_o can_v concoct_v this_o be_v not_o proper_o weakness_n but_o that_o distemper_n be_v weakness_n when_o the_o action_n be_v either_o not_o do_v or_o weak_o do_v but_o cold_a rather_o make_v weakness_n in_o the_o womb_n by_o which_o it_o can_v make_v the_o sufficient_a quantity_n of_o nourishment_n hence_o excrement_n be_v heap_v up_o and_o it_o can_v perform_v its_o action_n also_o a_o moist_a distemper_n make_v weakness_n by_o which_o it_o can_v neither_o keep_v seed_n nor_o child_n it_o be_v also_o weak_a from_o looseness_n sign_n the_o sign_n little_a desire_n of_o venery_n and_o no_o pleasure_n therein_o argue_v weakness_n of_o the_o womb_n flux_n of_o seed_n often_o abortion_n 3_o part_n 1._o sect_n cap._n 2._o &_o 3_o pain_n in_o the_o loin_n and_o pubes_fw-la when_o the_o term_n be_v come_v fart_v from_o the_o womb_n headache_n and_o the_o like_a the_o sign_n of_o a_o cold_a and_o moist_a distemper_n with_o or_o without_o matter_n be_v already_o declare_v prognostic_n the_o prognostic_n it_o be_v a_o great_a disease_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o divers_a symptom_n in_o woman_n that_o have_v conception_n hurt_v it_o be_v worst_a when_o it_o come_v from_o disperse_v and_o extinguish_n of_o the_o natural_a heat_n cure_n the_o cure_n we_o have_v show_v how_o distemper_n of_o the_o womb_n be_v cure_v but_o the_o disperse_v of_o the_o spirit_n and_o natural_a heat_n be_v cure_v by_o thing_n that_o hinder_v the_o loss_n of_o spirit_n and_o strengthen_v the_o womb_n as_o spice_n cinnamon_n clove_n nutmeg_n mace_n diacalaminth_n aromaticum_fw-la rosatum_fw-la diaxilaloes_n rosata_fw-la novella_n treacle_n mithridate_n outward_o by_o oil_n of_o lily_n nard_n lavender_n and_o astringent_n when_o the_o womb_n be_v loose_a thing_n that_o help_v the_o womb_n in_o the_o whole_a substance_n be_v in_o the_o chapter_n of_o the_o cold_a and_o moist_a distemper_n as_o aqua_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la for_o woman_n or_o thus_o take_v castor_n three_o ounce_n saffron_n two_o ounce_n extract_v they_o singular_a add_v to_o both_o extract_n of_o mugwort_n two_o ounce_n of_o angelica_n a_o dram_n magistery_n of_o the_o mother_n of_o pearl_n a_o dram_n oil_n of_o clove_n a_o scruple_n of_o angelica_n and_o of_o amber_n and_o of_o nutmeg_n each_o half_a a_o scruple_n let_v she_o eat_v meat_n of_o much_o nourishment_n and_o drink_v good_a wine_n chap._n 2._o of_o the_o itch_n of_o the_o womb._n this_o be_v more_o in_o old_a then_o young_a woman_n and_o must_v be_v distinguish_v from_o the_o frenzy_n of_o the_o womb_n for_o here_o be_v only_o a_o desire_n to_o scratch_v the_o privity_n so_o that_o they_o can_v sleep_v nor_o be_v it_o with_o desire_n of_o copulation_n as_o in_o the_o fury_n of_o the_o womb._n it_o be_v a_o salt_n humour_n that_o be_v serous_a and_o adust_a that_o cause_v it_o that_o be_v send_v to_o the_o neck_n of_o the_o womb_n cause_n the_o cause_n and_o the_o privity_n how_o it_o come_v there_o i_o show_v in_o ulcer_n of_o the_o privity_n it_o be_v know_v by_o her_o relation_n and_o often_o put_v her_o hand_n to_o the_o privity_n cure_n the_o prognostic_n the_o cure_n it_o be_v more_o troublesome_a than_o dangerous_a because_o it_o hinder_v sleep_v first_o purge_v the_o whole_a body_n and_o if_o there_o be_v sign_n of_o plethory_n and_o strength_n permit_v bleed_v in_o the_o arm._n then_o qualify_v the_o sharp_a salt_n humour_n with_o cold_a and_o moist_a mean_n and_o remove_v they_o from_o the_o privity_n foment_n with_o a_o decoction_n of_o lettuce_n plantain_n willow_n dock-root_n and_o then_o anoint_v with_o galen_n cool_a or_o dip_v a_o pessary_a in_o this_o ointment_n and_o put_v it_o in_o or_o take_v alum_n niter_n sulphur_n each_o six_o dram_n staphisacre_n a_o ounce_n with_o rose-vinegar_n and_o fresh_a butter_n make_v a_o lineament_n if_o these_o will_v not_o cure_v use_v strong_a as_o the_o ointment_n of_o elicampane_z with_o quicksilver_n or_o take_v black_a

term_n flow_v not_o orderly_o in_o their_o youth_n be_v splenitick_a and_o hypochondriack_a in_o their_o age_n sign_n the_o sign_n it_o be_v know_v by_o a_o pain_n in_o the_o left_a side_n and_o breast_n to_o the_o throat_n there_o be_v short_a breath_n often_o belch_a the_o belly_n be_v bind_v they_o be_v sad_a and_o solitary_a when_o thin_a blood_n grow_v hot_a there_o be_v inflammation_n over_o all_o the_o body_n and_o chief_o the_o face_n which_o sudden_o vanish_v and_o there_o be_v other_o sign_n of_o hypochondriack_n these_o can_v endure_v sweet_a scent_n to_o their_o nose_n cure_n the_o prognostic_n the_o cure_n if_o it_o be_v not_o speedy_o cure_v it_o turn_v to_o worse_a disease_n as_o the_o schirrhus_n of_o the_o spleen_n the_o blood_n be_v common_o too_o hot_a therefore_o open_a a_o vein_n especial_o when_o it_o be_v from_o the_o term_n stop_v you_o may_v also_o open_a the_o haemorrhoid_v and_o then_o purge_v gentle_o and_o often_o with_o pill_n of_o tartar_n by_o quercetan_a of_o ammoniacum_n of_o aristolochia_n 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 part_n 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 beard_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 more_o than_o other_o part_n if_o then_o there_o be_v too_o much_o blood_n in_o they_o it_o easy_o go_v back_o to_o the_o hollow_a vein_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 breed_v crude_a and_o phlegmatic_a bood_z which_o send_v over_o the_o body_n cause_v a_o cachexy_n and_o what_o disease_n come_v by_o the_o liver_n be_v by_o consent_n from_o the_o womb_n as_o in_o stoppage_n of_o the_o term_n and_o green-sickness_n hypocrates_n speak_v of_o a_o woman_n beard_n in_o phaetusa_n the_o wife_n of_o pythius_n 45._o 6_o epid._n sec_fw-la 8._o aph_n 45._o for_o hair_n have_v their_o beginning_n and_o growth_n from_o the_o relic_n of_o the_o nourishment_n of_o the_o noble_a part_n that_o be_v from_o the_o excrementitious_a part_n of_o the_o blood_n and_o if_o term_n be_v stop_v and_o vicious_a humour_n that_o use_v to_o be_v evacuate_v with_o they_o be_v send_v over_o the_o body_n they_o cause_v divers_a disease_n and_o symptom_n and_o among_o the_o rest_n the_o body_n of_o a_o woman_n be_v make_v hairy_a and_o she_o have_v a_o beard_n which_o be_v rare_a chap._n 12._o of_o the_o disease_n of_o the_o stomach_n that_o come_v from_o the_o womb._n sometime_o from_o consent_n with_o the_o womb_n the_o appetite_n be_v lose_v diminish_v increase_v or_o deprave_a or_o there_o be_v hickets_z or_o vomit_v belch_a pain_n or_o heart-ach_n cause_n the_o cause_n this_o be_v when_o malignant_a vapour_n the_o way_n be_v large_a rise_v from_o the_o artery_n of_o the_o womb_n and_o go_v to_o the_o coeliack_a artery_n and_o through_o the_o hypogastrick_n and_o if_o they_o be_v hot_a they_o cause_v thirst_n if_o cold_a they_o hurt_v concoction_n and_o many_o time_n cause_v strong_a symptom_n from_o their_o malignity_n and_o occult_a quality_n who_o cause_n be_v not_o know_v hence_o it_o be_v that_o woman_n desire_v absurd_a thing_n as_o these_o vapour_n get_v into_o divers_a part_n of_o the_o stomach_n sign_n the_o sign_n you_o may_v know_v when_o the_o stomach_n be_v affect_v by_o consent_n from_o the_o womb_n because_o the_o symptom_n abate_v and_o return_v again_o when_o the_o vapour_n come_v to_o the_o stomach_n there_o be_v also_o other_o sign_n of_o the_o womb_n distemper_v and_o of_o the_o spleen_n and_o mesentery_n by_o the_o vessel_n of_o which_o the_o matter_n be_v send_v from_o the_o womb_n to_o the_o stomach_n prognostic_n the_o prognostic_n the_o symptom_n be_v worse_o when_o they_o come_v from_o the_o womb_n then_o 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dram_n extract_v of_o angelica_n half_a a_o scruple_n oil_n of_o clove_n cinnamon_n each_o five_o drop_n with_o sugar_n two_o ounce_n make_v roll_n or_o give_v pill_n of_o aloe_n and_o mastic_n often_o the_o four_o book_n the_o four_o section_n of_o the_o symptom_n which_o be_v in_o conception_n chap._n 1._o of_o the_o desire_n of_o venery_n hurt_v there_o be_v two_o symptom_n in_o woman_n about_o copulation_n the_o first_o lechery_n lose_v when_o she_o do_v not_o willing_o entertain_v a_o man_n or_o can_v long_o endure_v he_o or_o if_o she_o endure_v she_o find_v little_a or_o no_o pleasure_n no_o more_o than_o if_o she_o be_v outward_o handle_v the_o other_o be_v too_o great_a lust_n as_o in_o frenzy_n of_o the_o womb_n when_o they_o can_v be_v satisfy_v by_o many_o man_n cause_n cause_n the_o defect_n of_o appetite_n in_o lust_n be_v from_o defect_n of_o seed_n or_o when_o it_o be_v cold_a or_o there_o want_v spirit_n in_o the_o seed-vessel_n the_o cause_n of_o want_n of_o seed_n be_v lib._n 3._o par._n 9_o sect._n 2._o c._n 1._o sometime_o it_o be_v from_o evil_a conformation_n of_o the_o seed-vessel_n woman_n discover_v this_o to_o their_o husband_n that_o go_v to_o the_o physician_n for_o counsel_n sign_n the_o sign_n these_o woman_n have_v not_o fruitful_a feed_n cure_n the_o prognostic_n the_o cure_n and_o therefore_o be_v barren_a for_o that_o see_v lib._n 3._o of_o barrenness_n of_o man_n where_o be_v liniment_n and_o ointment_n for_o the_o loin_n and_o privity_n of_o woman_n but_o that_o she_o 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 with_o civet_n or_o hens-gall_n or_o the_o gall_n of_o a_o pickerel_n 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-frenzy_n 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 she_o may_v conceive_v too_o many_o as_o twin_n or_o more_o or_o have_v one_o conception_n after_o another_o which_o be_v call_v superfoetation_n or_o she_o conceive_v a_o mole_n or_o monster_n conception_n be_v of_o fruitful_a seed_n spend_v by_o a_o man_n and_o mix_v with_o a_o woman_n seed_n to_o perfection_n for_o the_o make_n 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 full_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 but_o 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 besprinkle_v it_o when_o it_o be_v first_o form_v and_o to_o nourish_v it_o after_o therefore_o if_o term_n be_v want_v as_o in_o girl_n or_o be_v stop_v or_o

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 form_v faculty_n in_o its_o work_n sententias_fw-la authoris_fw-la sententias_fw-la also_o the_o form_v faculty_n be_v overcome_v with_o plenty_n of_o humour_n or_o want_v spirit_n that_o be_v go_v another_o way_n may_v by_o chance_n make_v a_o ill_a shape_n therefore_o the_o passion_n of_o the_o mind_n be_v the_o first_o cause_n of_o error_n in_o formation_n and_o imagination_n help_v by_o stir_v up_o the_o appetite_n these_o be_v the_o common_a error_n of_o formation_n other_o be_v determinate_a error_n not_o simple_o from_o the_o imagination_n by_o the_o passion_n which_o have_v no_o determination_n 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therefore_o it_o be_v probable_a that_o whatsoever_o move_v the_o faculty_n of_o the_o soul_n in_o the_o mother_n may_v move_v the_o same_o in_o the_o child_n hence_o it_o be_v that_o while_o the_o form_n operate_v in_o the_o seed_n and_o womb_n of_o the_o mother_n if_o any_o species_n be_v send_v to_o the_o imagination_n of_o the_o mother_n which_o she_o strong_o receive_v it_o may_v make_v a_o impression_n upon_o the_o child_n yet_o every_o imagination_n can_v make_v this_o impression_n but_o that_o which_o make_v a_o great_a admiration_n or_o terror_n in_o the_o mother_n when_o the_o form_v faculty_n be_v at_o work_n as_o when_o she_o behold_v one_o with_o six_o finger_n she_o bring_v forth_o the_o like_a or_o when_o she_o produce_v hair_n where_o it_o shall_v not_o be_v or_o the_o likeness_n of_o a_o beast_n in_o any_o limb_n or_o when_o she_o see_v any_o thing_n cut_v or_o divide_v with_o a_o cleaver_n she_o bring_v forth_o a_o divide_a part_n or_o a_o harelip_n chap._n 8._o of_o a_o child_n turn_v into_o stone_n john_n albosius_fw-la doctor_n at_o senon_n and_o simeon_n provarcher_n of_o lingo_n physician_n of_o senon_n write_v of_o this_o in_o french_a and_o latin_n i_o shall_v give_v my_o opinion_n with_o other_o two_o thing_n be_v to_o be_v observe_v in_o this_o wonderful_a history_n first_o why_o the_o child_n in_o the_o time_n of_o travail_n be_v dead_a in_o the_o womb_n do_v not_o stink_v as_o be_v usual_a or_o kill_v the_o mother_n sudden_o or_o be_v not_o cast_v out_o by_o degree_n be_v rot_v second_o by_o what_o force_n the_o child_n be_v turn_v into_o stone_n for_o the_o first_o the_o mother_n live_v twenty_o eight_o year_n after_o she_o have_v this_o child_n therefore_o it_o be_v not_o credible_a that_o the_o womb_n be_v so_o cold_a that_o it_o may_v hinder_v putrefaction_n as_o some_o think_v it_o seem_v more_o probable_a to_o be_v that_o these_o question_n explanation_n depend_v upon_o one_o principle_n for_o the_o cause_n that_o make_v the_o stone_n hardness_n keep_v the_o child_n from_o putrefaction_n but_o what_o that_o be_v it_o be_v obscure_a many_o fly_v to_o the_o efficiency_n of_o the_o first_o quality_n other_o to_o dryness_n other_o to_o coldness_n other_o to_o both_o i_o acknowledge_v heat_n cold_a and_o dryness_n to_o he_o help_a cause_n for_o breed_v of_o stone_n in_o man_n body_n but_o the_o chief_a cause_n be_v a_o stone_n breed_v juice_n or_o spirit_n of_o which_o i_o have_v speak_v at_o large_a the_o principle_n of_o generation_n be_v weak_a in_o this_o child_n and_o impure_a and_o this_o stone_n breed_v juice_n be_v mix_v with_o the_o blood_n in_o the_o humour_n hence_o it_o be_v that_o it_o be_v not_o bear_v alive_a as_o in_o a_o mole_n breed_v in_o the_o womb_n which_o woman_n have_v till_o they_o be_v old_a and_o die_v with_o it_o and_o yet_o it_o stink_v not_o no_o more_o than_o stone_n breed_v in_o most_o part_n but_o there_o be_v but_o this_o history_n of_o such_o a_o birth_n chap._n 9_o of_o a_o mole_n it_o be_v flesh_n and_o mass_n without_o bone_n or_o bowel_n get_v of_o a_o imperfect_a conception_n instead_o of_o a_o child_n the_o latin_n call_v it_o a_o mole_n from_o the_o weight_n because_o it_o be_v troublesome_a to_o woman_n as_o a_o millstone_n in_o latin_a call_v lapis_fw-la moralis_n difference_n the_o difference_n sometime_o it_o be_v unshape_a flesh_n without_o bone_n only_o full_a of_o vein_n with_o a_o skin_n over_o it_o and_o nothing_o within_o but_o like_o the_o parenchyma_n of_o the_o bowel_n sometime_o it_o be_v membranous_a and_o fibrous_a altimarum_fw-la pet._n salis_n diu_fw-la in_fw-it annot_fw-mi in_o altimarum_fw-la without_o shape_n sometime_o it_o be_v long_o round_o or_o like_o a_o quarry_n of_o glass_n or_o like_o a_o brute_n beast_n some_o have_v bring_v forth_o three_o mole_n like_o man_n yard_n some_o be_v like_o congeal_a blood_n or_o the_o placenta_n of_o the_o womb_n into_o which_o the_o navel-vessel_n be_v insert_v some_o grow_v and_o be_v 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faculty_n they_o be_v hard_a to_o be_v know_v before_o the_o four_o month_n sign_n the_o sign_n than_o they_o be_v know_v by_o such_o as_o can_v distinguish_v between_o the_o motion_n of_o wind_n and_o a_o child_n 2._o if_o a_o woman_n turn_v from_o side_n to_o side_n it_o fall_v like_o a_o stone_n to_o that_o side_n she_o lie_v on_o and_o be_v heavy_a if_o it_o have_v any_o motion_n it_o be_v tremble_v and_o beat_v with_o construction_n and_o dilation_n like_o a_o sponge_n if_o after_o the_o time_n that_o the_o child_n shall_v move_v there_o be_v no_o motion_n and_o the_o belly_n swell_v and_o there_o be_v no_o sign_n of_o a_o dropsy_n it_o be_v a_o sign_n of_o a_o mole_n three_o in_o woman_n with_o child_n there_o be_v milk_n about_o the_o four_o month_n but_o in_o a_o mole_n the_o breast_n swell_v but_o there_o be_v no_o true_a milk_n 4._o they_o be_v more_o pain_v and_o faint_a and_o have_v more_o pain_n in_o their_o back_n and_o groyn_v if_o it_o be_v with_o a_o quick_a child_n it_o be_v hard_o to_o be_v know_v but_o it_o be_v know_v by_o its_o weight_n in_o the_o womb_n which_o she_o perceive_v when_o she_o get_v up_o to_o walk_v or_o move_v from_o side_n to_o side_n some_o be_v then_o strong_a and_o well_o colour_v it_o hurt_v the_o womb_n and_o whole_a body_n prognostic_n the_o prognostic_n if_o it_o be_v divide_v it_o be_v less_o dangerous_a when_o it_o be_v soft_a it_o be_v cast_v out_o the_o three_o or_o four_o month_n sometime_o it_o ulcerate_v or_o tear_n the_o womb_n and_o cause_v great_a bleed_n some_o have_v be_v cast_v out_o or_o draw_v out_o without_o danger_n some_o grow_v old_a with_o they_o in_o cure_n fabr._n count_v 2._o ob_n 55._o the_o cure_n and_o find_v no_o inconvenience_n but_o the_o weight_n to_o

from_o the_o first_o confirmation_n 20._o de_fw-fr passion_n mulier_fw-la c._n 20._o when_o by_o nature_n error_n the_o passage_n from_o the_o straight_a gut_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 alae_n or_o wing_n in_o the_o privity_n of_o a_o woman_n be_v of_o soft_a spungy_a flesh_n like_o a_o coxcomb_n in_o shape_n and_o colour_n the_o part_n at_o the_o top_n be_v hard_a and_o nervous_a and_o swell_v like_o a_o yard_n in_o venery_n with_o much_o spirit_n this_o part_n sometime_o be_v as_o big_a as_o a_o man_n yard_n and_o such_o woman_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 cause_n the_o cause_n from_o the_o looseness_n of_o it_o by_o often_o handle_v it_o be_v not_o safe_a to_o cut_v it_o off_o present_o cure_n the_o cure_n but_o first_o use_n driers_fw-mi 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 rose_n wax_n each_o half_a a_o ounce_n if_o these_o will_v not_o do_v then_o cut_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 mortify_v aetius_n teach_v the_o way_n of_o amputation_n 103._o tetrabser_n 4._o c._n 103._o he_o call_v it_o the_o nympha_fw-la or_o clitoris_fw-la between_o both_o the_o wing_n but_o take_v heed_n you_o cause_v not_o pain_n or_o inflammation_n after_o cut_v wash_v with_o wine_n with_o myrtle_n bay_n rose_n pomgranate_n flower_n boil_v in_o it_o and_o cypress_n nut_n and_o lay_v on_o a_o astringent_a powder_n 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 for_o the_o desire_n of_o venery_n be_v increase_v in_o that_o and_o the_o rub_n of_o the_o clothes_n upon_o it_o cause_n lust_n but_o in_o a_o excrescence_n of_o flesh_n they_o can_v for_o pain_n endure_v copulation_n but_o you_o may_v cut_v off_o this_o better_a than_o a_o clitoris_n because_o it_o be_v all_o superfluous_a chap._n 3._o of_o atretae_n or_o closure_n and_o straitness_n of_o the_o neck_n and_o mouth_n of_o the_o womb._n they_o be_v threefold_a be_v it_o either_o in_o the_o orifice_n or_o the_o neck_n or_o in_o the_o middle_n it_o be_v always_o hurtful_a either_o to_o copulation_n or_o the_o term_n or_o to_o conception_n and_o child-bearing_a i_o see_v one_o that_o have_v the_o first_o the_o orifice_n be_v very_o little_a only_o fit_a to_o purge_v the_o term_n and_o receive_v seed_n she_o conceive_v and_o the_o midwife_n discover_v in_o time_n of_o child-bearing_a and_o the_o chirurgeon_n open_v it_o and_o she_o be_v happy_o deliver_v but_o how_o the_o seed_n be_v spend_v into_o it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v understand_v 78._o lib._n de_fw-fr ab_fw-la sana_fw-la &_o morb_n cau_fw-fr cap._n 78._o flesh_n or_o a_o membrane_n be_v from_o evil_a conformation_n or_o a_o wound_n or_o ulcer_n of_o which_o benivenius_n fabricus_fw-la and_o hildanus_fw-la the_o cleave_v also_o may_v be_v close_v by_o a_o wound_n or_o ulcer_n as_o in_o a_o woman_n who_o with_o the_o french_a pox_n have_v all_o eat_v off_o and_o it_o grow_v together_o after_o only_o there_o be_v a_o little_a passage_n for_o urin._n this_o be_v either_o when_o the_o side_n grow_v together_o from_o a_o ulcer_n or_o when_o proud_a flesh_n stop_v it_o up_o which_o be_v sometime_o in_o the_o french_a pox._n when_o it_o be_v in_o the_o privity_n it_o be_v to_o be_v see_v sign_n the_o sign_n but_o when_o in_o the_o neck_n or_o orifice_n of_o the_o womb_n it_o be_v not_o know_v but_o when_o the_o term_n be_v to_o flow_v or_o when_o they_o copulate_v and_o it_o be_v either_o break_v by_o the_o force_n of_o blood_n or_o there_o be_v pain_n and_o be_v virgin_n they_o be_v take_v to_o be_v with_o child_n for_o if_o it_o last_v long_o the_o womb_n swell_v and_o the_o whole_a body_n be_v bluish_a these_o either_o hinder_v the_o term_n from_o the_o neck_n of_o the_o womb_n or_o from_o the_o vein_n of_o it_o if_o inflammation_n or_o ulcer_n be_v before_o this_o disease_n may_v be_v suspect_v to_o be_v if_o there_o the_o close_n be_v by_o the_o membrane_n the_o place_n be_v white_a if_o by_o flesh_n it_o be_v red_a and_o it_o be_v know_v by_o the_o touch_n for_o the_o membrane_n be_v hard_a than_o flesh_n the_o inconvenience_n be_v great_a prognostic_n the_o prognostic_n either_o in_o copulation_n conception_n or_o child-bearing_a especial_o for_o the_o child_n can_v get_v forth_o without_o hazard_n of_o itself_o or_o mother_n it_o be_v easy_a cure_v when_o it_o be_v from_o a_o membrane_n only_o because_o it_o be_v easy_o cut_v or_o break_v that_o in_o the_o orifice_n of_o the_o womb_n be_v not_o to_o be_v cure_v because_o the_o instrument_n can_v reach_v it_o take_v away_o that_o which_o stop_v the_o passage_n cure_n the_o cure_n a_o membrane_n that_o be_v outward_a be_v easy_o cut_v but_o if_o it_o be_v in_o the_o neck_n of_o the_o womb_n or_o be_v flesh_n it_o be_v hard_o for_o if_o the_o cut_v be_v large_a there_o be_v pain_n and_o bleed_a and_o the_o wound_n be_v hard_o to_o be_v cure_v because_o the_o neck_n of_o the_o bladder_n be_v easy_o hurt_v thereby_o uvierus_n teach_v this_o operation_n in_o his_o observation_n and_o hypocrates_n in_o his_o book_n of_o sterility_n show_v how_o a_o membrane_n may_v be_v take_v away_o without_o cut_v if_o flesh_n grow_v from_o a_o ulcer_n after_o purge_v use_v drier_n and_o discusser_n to_o diminish_v it_o with_o frankincense_n birthwort_n rose_n pomgranate_n flower_n mastic_n myrrh_n aloe_n &c._n &c._n as_o in_o chap._n 2._o florentius_n nicol._n florentius_n some_o think_v this_o disease_n may_v come_v from_o dryness_n but_o it_o be_v incredible_a if_o it_o come_v from_o a_o hard_a tumour_n soften_v and_o dissolve_v it_o with_o butter_n oil_n of_o sweet_a almond_n lily_n etc._n etc._n chap._n 4._o of_o pustles_a and_o roughness_n of_o the_o privity_n roughness_n and_o itch_a come_v from_o pustles_a in_o the_o neck_n of_o the_o womb_n and_o privity_n with_o scurff_n and_o swell_n which_o itch_v and_o pain_n cause_n the_o cause_n they_o be_v from_o a_o adust_a humour_n malignant_a and_o sharp_a which_o abound_v evacuate_v themselves_o by_o these_o loose_a and_o moist_a part_n and_o their_o stick_n exasperate_v the_o flesh_n this_o be_v in_o the_o french_a pox._n cure_n the_o sign_n the_o prognostic_n the_o cure_n they_o declare_v it_o themselves_o it_o be_v stubborn_a long_a and_o infectious_a to_o man_n and_o hard_o to_o be_v cure_v if_o the_o adust_a sharp_a humour_n come_v from_o the_o whole_a body_n prepare_v with_o borrage_n fumitory_n succory_n endive_n and_o the_o like_a then_o evacuate_v they_o with_o senna_n epithimum_n syrup_n of_o apple_n violet_n rose_n catholicon_n confection_n hamech_v pill_n of_o fumitory_n tartar_n let_v blood_n if_o there_o be_v fullness_n first_o in_o the_o arm_n then_o in_o the_o ankle_n but_o if_o it_o be_v from_o the_o french_a pox_n first_o use_v guajacum_fw-la and_o sarsa_n and_o the_o like_a foment_n the_o part_n often_o with_o a_o hot_a decoction_n of_o dock_n root_n fumitory_n hops_n pellitory_n or_o use_v this_o ointment_n take_v plantain_n and_o rose-water_n each_o four_o ounce_n shall_v gem_n niter_n alum_n each_o three_o dram_n sublimate_n a_o dram_n and_o half_a boil_v they_o to_o the_o three_o part_n strain_v they_o and_o add_v verdigreece_n a_o scruple_n then_o use_v gentle_a mean_n two_o day_n after_o till_o the_o pustle_v fall_v off_o and_o new_a flesh_n appear_v and_o then_o use_v the_o ointment_n again_o let_v the_o diet_n be_v to_o resist_v evil_a humour_n of_o good_a juice_n avoid_v salt_n sharp_a and_o sour_a thing_n chap._n 5._o of_o condyloma_n in_o the_o neck_n of_o the_o womb._n condyloma_n be_v a_o tubercle_fw-la or_o excrescence_n with_o heat_n and_o pain_n for_o these_o part_n be_v wrinkle_v and_o when_o the_o wrinkle_n swell_v there_o be_v a_o condyloma_n sometime_o it_o be_v without_o inflammation_n and_o soft_a or_o with_o inflammation_n and_o hard_a it_o be_v usual_a in_o the_o privity_n and_o fundament_n of_o such_o as_o have_v the_o french_a pox._n they_o be_v from_o a_o sharp_a malignant_a humour_n cause_n the_o cause_n which_o be_v always_o in_o the_o pox_n and_o sometime_o they_o follow_v hard_a cleft_n or_o chap_n they_o be_v pain_n and_o burn_a sign_n the_o sign_n the_o skin_n be_v wrinkle_v and_o when_o they_o be_v many_o they_o be_v like_o a_o bunch_n of_o grape_n they_o be_v hard_a to_o be_v cure_v prognostic_n the_o prognostic_n if_o they_o be_v from_o the_o pox_n first_o cure_n that_o and_o then_o they_o often_o vanish_v of_o themselves_o after_o general_a evacuation_n proper_a against_o the_o pox_n use_v tropic_n cure_n

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my_o sennertus_n platerus_n bartholinus_n and_o riolanus_n of_o the_o last_o edition_n make_v 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 each_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 half_a a_o handful_n elder_a and_o chamomil-flower_n each_o half_a a_o handful_n line_n and_o foenugreek-seed_n each_o half_a a_o ounce_n boil_v they_o to_o a_o pint_n add_v hiera_n a_o ounce_n and_o half_a troche_n of_o alkandal_n a_o dram_n oil_n of_o rue_n 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 make_v a_o cataplasm_n for_o the_o belly_n or_o this_o pessary_a take_v troche_n of_o myrrh_n galbanum_fw-la opopanax_n dissolve_v in_o wine_n each_o two_o dram_n sowbread-root_n a_o dram_n white_a hellebore_n half_a a_o dram_n with_o juice_n of_o rue_n 52._o fab._n cent_n 2._o ob_n 52._o if_o 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