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that_o mean_n be_v delay_v to_o the_o damage_n of_o the_o woman_n in_o childbed_n form_n the_o fourteen_o form_n if_o there_o be_v twin_n in_o the_o womb_n and_o one_o of_o they_o endeavour_n to_o come_v forth_o with_o the_o head_n foremost_a and_o the_o other_o with_o the_o foot_n first_o of_o all_o the_o midwife_n must_v consider_v which_o of_o the_o two_o the_o woman_n may_v be_v deliver_v of_o with_o most_o expedition_n if_o the_o head_n of_o the_o one_o be_v less_o forward_a than_o the_o foot_n of_o the_o second_o it_o will_v be_v most_o convenient_a to_o draw_v that_o forth_o by_o the_o foot_n turn_v the_o head_n of_o the_o other_o a_o little_a to_o the_o other_o side_n and_o that_o be_v deliver_v she_o must_v present_o lay_v hold_n of_o the_o head_n of_o that_o which_o be_v within_o and_o direct_v it_o just_a to_o the_o passage_n of_o the_o womb_n which_o may_v be_v do_v with_o more_o ease_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o gap_n which_o the_o foremost_a have_v make_v if_o it_o happen_v 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mother_n and_o careful_o tie_v up_o the_o navel_n string_n as_o be_v former_o mention_v &_o also_o bound_v again_o with_o a_o large_a and_o long_a fillet_n that_o part_n of_o the_o navel_n which_o be_v fast_o to_o the_o secondine_n that_o they_o may_v be_v the_o more_o easy_o find_v then_o the_o second_o child_n be_v bear_v the_o midwife_n must_v see_v if_o there_o be_v not_o two_o secondine_n for_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o shortness_n of_o the_o ligature_n it_o may_v have_v happen_v to_o retire_v back_o again_o to_o the_o damage_n of_o the_o woman_n and_o therefore_o the_o secondine_n must_v be_v hasten_v forth_o as_o soon_o as_o may_v be_v lest_o the_o womb_n shall_v close_v if_o the_o two_o infant_n have_v but_o one_o body_n the_o better_a way_n be_v to_o turn_v the_o head_n upward_o and_o to_o draw_v it_o forth_o by_o the_o foot_n then_o by_o the_o head_n take_v care_n when_o you_o come_v to_o the_o hip_n to_o draw_v it_o forth_o as_o quick_a as_o may_v be_v form_n the_o fifteen_o 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the_o mountain_n savin_n of_o each_o three_o grain_n thebaic_a opium_n assa_fw-la faetida_fw-la of_o each_o one_o grain_n mingle_v all_o these_o with_o as_o much_o extract_v cassia_n as_o be_v sufficient_a and_o make_v of_o they_o certain_a pill_n as_o big_a as_o pease_n and_o give_v they_o to_o the_o woman_n in_o a_o small_a quantity_n of_o peny-royal-water_n it_o may_v be_v also_o expedient_a to_o apply_v this_o ensue_a plaster_n ℞_o one_o part_n of_o coloquintida_n boil_a in_o water_n and_o as_o much_o of_o the_o juce_n of_o rue_n with_o these_o mingle_v line-seed_n fenugreek_n barley_n of_o meal_n of_o each_o a_o spoonful_n let_v they_o all_o boil_v together_o and_o the_o plaster_n make_v of_o these_o must_v be_v lay_v upon_o all_o that_o part_n from_o the_o navel_n to_o the_o privity_n chap._n xxviii_o of_o case_n of_o extremity_n
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