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by_o the_o tooth_n which_o be_v under_o if_o these_o thing_n do_v no_o good_a because_o the_o gum_n be_v either_o too-hard_a or_o too-thick_a that_o the_o child_n may_v not_o suffer_v so_o much_o nor_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o great_a pain_n fall_v into_o those_o accident_n by_o we_o abovementioned_a let_v the_o gum_n be_v cut_v with_o a_o lancet_n where_o the_o tooth_n be_v ready_a nurse_n use_v to_o do_v it_o with_o their_o nail_n but_o it_o be_v better_a to_o be_v do_v with_o either_o with_o a_o thin_a groat_n be_v as_o good_a or_o better_a than_o either_o a_o lancet_n because_o it_o be_v not_o so_o painful_a there_o be_v many_o remedy_n which_o divers_a person_n assert_v have_v a_o peculiar_a property_n to_o help_v the_o cut_n of_o the_o tooth_n as_o rub_v they_o with_o bitch_n milk_n hare_n or_o pig_n brain_n and_o hang_v a_o viper_n tooth_n about_o the_o neck_n of_o the_o child_n and_o other_o such_o like_a trifle_n but_o since_o they_o be_v found_v more_o on_o superstition_n 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happen_v to_o they_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o great_a pain_n they_o have_v at_o the_o cut_v their_o tooth_n for_o all_o the_o humour_n be_v so_o overheat_v that_o they_o be_v then_o very_o thirsty_a which_o make_v they_o endeavour_v to_o extinguish_v it_o draw_v more_o milk_n than_o their_o weak_a stomach_n can_v digest_v which_o corrupt_v there_o a_o looseness_n certain_o follow_v it_o may_v also_o happen_v by_o the_o viciousness_n of_o the_o nurse_n milk_n which_o may_v be_v too_o hot_a as_o a_o new-laid_a woman_n also_o be_v be_v ever_o impure_a especial_o the_o first_o five_o or_o six_o day_n if_o the_o looseness_n be_v not_o accompany_v with_o a_o fever_n or_o some_o other_o accident_n it_o be_v not_o dangerous_a because_o it_o be_v a_o indisposition_n convenient_a to_o a_o child_n nature_n and_o moist_a habit_n as_o also_o to_o the_o food_n wherewith_o it_o be_v nourish_v hypocrates_n assure_v we_o as_o much_o in_o the_o four_o and_o thirty_o aphorism_n of_o his_o second_o book_n in_o morbis_fw-la minus_fw-la periclitantur_fw-la quorum_fw-la naturae_fw-la aut_fw-la aetati_fw-la aut_fw-la tempori_fw-la morbus_fw-la magis_fw-la cognatus_fw-la fuerit_fw-la quam_fw-la quibus_fw-la in_o nullo_n horum_fw-la cognatus_fw-la fuerit_fw-la they_o say_v he_o be_v in_o less_o danger_n who_o malady_n be_v more_o familiar_a and_o convenient_a to_o their_o nature_n and_o temperament_n or_o their_o age_n custom_n of_o live_v or_o the_o season_n than_o they_o who_o disease_n have_v no_o respect_n to_o any_o of_o these_o thing_n but_o however_o if_o it_o continue_v too-long_o it_o will_v not_o be_v amiss_o to_o remedy_v it_o lest_o the_o child_n compose_v of_o a_o tender_a and_o soft_a substance_n easy_a upon_o this_o account_n if_o one_o may_v so_o say_v to_o be_v melt_v be_v not_o too-much_o enfeeble_v by_o it_o because_o of_o the_o great_a dissipation_n of_o spirit_n which_o the_o continual_a evacuation_n of_o humour_n flow_v through_o the_o belly_n effect_n for_o this_o purpose_n let_v it_o suck_v well_o purify_v milk_n give_v it_o but_o little_a at_o a_o time_n to_o the_o end_n it_o may_v the_o better_o digest_v it_o and_o to_o cleanse_v his_o stomach_n and_o gut_n of_o the_o ill_a humour_n which_o be_v contain_v in_o and_o cleave_v to_o they_o will_v yet_o so_o much_o the_o more_o hinder_v the_o digestion_n give_v it_o a_o flight_n infusion_n of_o rhubarb_n or_o a_o little_a compound_n syrup_n of_o succory_n gentle_a anodine_n clyster_n may_v likewise_o be_v give_v make_v with_o milk_n yolk_n of_o egg_n and_o honey_n of_o violet_n and_o after_o purge_v let_v they_o be_v make_v with_o plantain_n water_n one_o may_v then_o also_o mix_v the_o yolk_n of_o a_o egg_n in_o the_o pap_n he_o eat_v rub_v the_o belly_n with_o oil_n of_o quince_n and_o lay_v upon_o his_o stomach_n compress_n dip_v in_o red-wine_n wherein_o provence-rose_n be_v boil_v ever_o have_v respect_n above_o all_o to_o the_o cause_n of_o the_o looseness_n and_o the_o accident_n complicate_v with_o it_o and_o use_v remedy_n convenient_a to_o their_o nature_n chap._n xxx_o of_o vomit_n in_o child_n one_o need_v not_o wonder_v at_o the_o vomit_v of_o little_a child_n because_o it_o be_v a_o accident_n more_o ordinary_a and_o common_a to_o they_o than_o any_o other_o nor_o need_v one_o be_v very_o careful_a to_o stop_v it_o unless_o it_o be_v continual_a and_o a_o little_a excessive_a in_o which_o case_n it_o be_v fit_a to_o remedy_v it_o to_o prevent_v the_o consequent_n of_o a_o worse_a malady_n vomit_v usual_o happen_v to_o child_n because_o they_o often_o draw_v more_o milk_n than_o their_o little_a stomach_n can_v easy_o contain_v or_o digest_v with_o which_o be_v overcharge_v they_o be_v oblige_v to_o cast_v it_o up_o it_o may_v also_o happen_v to_o they_o because_o it_o be_v bad_a milk_n the_o effort_n of_o
one_o wherein_o no_o part_n fall_v down_o but_o only_o there_o be_v a_o distension_n of_o the_o membrane_n of_o the_o scrotum_fw-la and_o testicle_n cause_v by_o some_o matter_n there_o collect_v as_o well_o through_o the_o natural_a weakness_n of_o those_o part_n as_o with_o be_v bruise_v and_o press_v in_o a_o bad_a labour_n among_o which_o the_o watery_a and_o windy_a happen_v often_o for_o as_o for_o the_o fleshy_a and_o varicose_v they_o happen_v never_o or_o but_o very_o rare_o in_o little_a infant_n for_o the_o cure_n of_o the_o watery_a call_v hydrocele_n which_o be_v cause_v by_o water_n contain_v in_o the_o common_a or_o proper_a membrane_n of_o the_o testicle_n apply_v to_o the_o swell_a remedy_n that_o may_v resolve_v and_o dry_v up_o the_o water_n therein_o and_o dissipate_v the_o wind_n and_o afterward_o fortify_v the_o part_n they_o may_v be_v resolve_v with_o fomentation_n of_o the_o decoction_n of_o camomile_n melilot_n rue_n majoram_n and_o fennel_n in_o which_o also_o the_o compress_n to_o lay_v upon_o they_o may_v be_v dip_v they_o may_v be_v dry_v with_o limewater_n wherein_o a_o little_a allom_n be_v dissolve_v and_o after_o that_o the_o great_a part_n of_o water_n be_v resolve_v and_o dry_v away_o let_v the_o part_n be_v fortify_v lest_o other_o be_v there_o engender_v by_o put_v to_o it_o compress_n wet_a in_o red_a wine_n wherein_o rose_n and_o alum_n have_v be_v boil_v ever_o have_v respect_n to_o the_o cause_n of_o the_o hydrocele_n and_o that_o which_o feed_v it_o but_o if_o these_o remedy_n prove_v in_o vain_a the_o tumour_n must_v be_v open_v to_o evacuate_v the_o water_n by_o a_o single_a prick_n of_o a_o lancet_n with_o which_o one_o must_v be_v satisfy_v in_o little_a infant_n who_o for_o the_o weakness_n of_o their_o age_n tenderness_n of_o their_o body_n and_o want_v of_o the_o use_n of_o their_o reason_n can_v then_o undergo_v a_o great_a operation_n for_o the_o cure_n of_o a_o hydrocele_n chap._n xxxii_o of_o the_o scab_n which_o be_v upon_o the_o head_n and_o face_n of_o young_a child_n we_o intend_v to_o treat_v here_o only_o of_o such_o scab_n as_o have_v no_o malignity_n and_o be_v only_o cause_v by_o the_o supurfluity_n of_o some_o humour_n which_o for_o be_v simple_o overheat_v be_v easy_o convey_v to_o the_o head_n and_o face_n where_o they_o make_v little_a pimple_n in_o which_o these_o humour_n continue_v be_v corrupt_v and_o convert_v into_o matter_n which_o after_o eat_v through_o and_o ulcerate_v the_o simple_a superficies_n of_o the_o skin_n and_o dry_v round_o about_o the_o place_n where_o it_o come_v out_o make_v those_o crust_n there_o usual_o call_v scab_n with_o which_o some_o child_n head_n and_o face_n be_v every_o where_o so_o cover_v that_o they_o seem_v to_o have_v a_o cap_n and_o a_o mask_n of_o a_o piece_n for_o which_o nothing_o can_v be_v see_v but_o only_o the_o eye_n and_o edge_n of_o the_o lip_n which_o be_v exempt_a from_o it_o many_o person_n will_v have_v these_o scab_n aswell_o as_o the_o meazel_v and_o smallpox_n to_o proceed_v for_o the_o most_o part_n from_o some_o superfluity_n and_o residue_n of_o the_o menstruous_a blood_n from_o which_o the_o infant_n purge_v itself_o after_o it_o be_v bear_v which_o because_o it_o can_v be_v well_o rectify_v be_v so_o drive_v out_o that_o it_o may_v be_v cast_v off_o as_o useless_a but_o it_o be_v often_o from_o the_o ill_a nourishment_n of_o the_o child_n who_o sometime_o suck_v more_o milk_n than_o they_o can_v digest_v as_o also_o from_o the_o ill_a quality_n of_o it_o whence_o be_v engender_v a_o quantity_n of_o viscous_a and_o corrupt_a humour_n cause_v these_o scab_n which_o come_v most_o upon_o the_o head_n and_o face_n because_o they_o be_v moist_a especial_o in_o child_n than_o any_o other_o part_n of_o the_o body_n these_o scab_n may_v be_v know_v not_o to_o be_v malignant_a when_o they_o be_v superficial_a moist_a and_o yellowish_a and_o when_o the_o scab_n be_v take_v off_o the_o skin_n appear_v red_a and_o crimson_a without_o be_v deep_o ulcer_v the_o course_n of_o these_o humour_n must_v by_o no_o mean_n be_v hinder_v by_o drive_v they_o inward_o because_o their_o evacuation_n defend_v little_a infant_n from_o many_o ill_a disease_n and_o we_o ordinary_o see_v they_o who_o body_n have_v a_o long_a time_n purge_v away_o such_o superfluity_n to_o be_v in_o better_a health_n after_o they_o have_v cast_v forth_o all_o this_o kind_n of_o corruption_n and_o as_o guido_n say_v very_o well_o though_o to_o the_o sight_n these_o scab_n be_v ill_a yet_o in_o respect_n of_o their_o cause_n they_o may_v be_v very_o good_a because_o nature_n be_v thus_o accustom_a to_o purge_v the_o infant_n body_n in_o thrust_v out_o these_o excrement_n but_o endeavour_n must_v only_o be_v use_v to_o hinder_v the_o generation_n of_o more_o of_o these_o ill_a humour_n in_o the_o child_n wherefore_o a_o healthful_a nurse_n must_v be_v provide_v for_o it_o who_o milk_n be_v perfect_o purify_v and_o very_o cool_a the_o child_n belly_n must_v ever_o be_v keep_v open_a and_o purge_v if_o necessary_a with_o a_o little_a syrup_n of_o rose_n or_o succory_n that_o so_o the_o humour_n may_v not_o be_v send_v in_o too_o great_a abundance_n to_o the_o head_n nor_o the_o sanies_fw-la under_o the_o scab_n may_v not_o eat_v and_o corrode_a the_o skin_n cause_n deep_a ulcer_n it_o will_v not_o be_v amiss_o also_o to_o make_v the_o scab_n fall_v off_o that_o there_o may_v be_v a_o free_a vent_n or_o issue_n for_o which_o fresh_a butter_n be_v ordinary_o make_v use_n of_o rub_v they_o therewith_o to_o moisten_v they_o or_o with_o the_o lineament_n of_o oil_n of_o sweet_a almond_n lay_v afterward_o a_o cabbadg_n or_o beet-leafe_n upon_o it_o change_v they_o twice_o or_o thrice_o a_o day_n to_o avoid_v the_o offence_n and_o corruption_n of_o the_o moisture_n which_o these_o thing_n draw_v forth_o these_o thing_n ought_v to_o be_v continue_v till_o the_o child_n be_v perfect_o cure_v and_o no_o other_o because_o they_o do_v very_o much_o suppurate_n the_o scab_n and_o only_o draw_v away_o the_o superfluous_a humour_n which_o shall_v in_o no_o wise_n be_v retain_v within_o for_o fear_v lest_o a_o worse_a malady_n happen_v after_o the_o evacuation_n of_o which_o the_o place_n will_v dry_v and_o heal_v of_o themselves_o all_o this_o while_n the_o child_n hand_n must_v be_v pin_v down_o lest_o by_o rub_v and_o scratch_v the_o scab_n when_o they_o itch_v shall_v by_o irritate_v these_o part_n cause_v a_o inflammation_n whereby_o a_o yet_o great_a abundance_n of_o humour_n will_v flow_v thither_o chap._n xxxiii_o of_o the_o small_a pox_n and_o meazel_v in_o infant_n the_o small_a pox_n be_v a_o contagious_a disease_n to_o little_a infant_n which_o sometime_o also_o happen_v though_o more_o rare_o to_o person_n already_o advance_v in_o age_n in_o which_o abundance_n of_o pustules_fw-la all_o alike_o do_v break_v forth_o throughout_o the_o superficies_n of_o the_o skin_n engender_v from_o the_o impurity_n of_o the_o blood_n and_o other_o humour_n which_o nature_n there_o cast_v out_o as_o a_o universal_a emunctory_a to_o cleanse_v the_o whole_a body_n of_o they_o many_o ancient_a as_o well_o as_o modern_a physician_n attribute_v the_o cause_n of_o this_o disease_n to_o the_o residue_n of_o the_o menstruous_a blood_n wherewith_o the_o infant_n be_v nourish_v in_o the_o mother_n womb_n which_o after_o its_o birth_n come_v to_o be_v heat_v and_o to_o boil_v in_o the_o vessel_n be_v separate_v from_o the_o whole_a mass_n of_o blood_n which_o have_v be_v since_o engender_v and_o be_v spread_v throughout_o all_o the_o superficies_n of_o the_o body_n to_o be_v in_o that_o manner_n reject_v and_o expel_v this_o reason_v according_a to_o my_o opinion_n be_v not_o very_o probable_a for_o we_o daily_o see_v many_o man_n and_o woman_n who_o though_o very_a age_a have_v never_o have_v this_o malady_n which_o they_o can_v never_o have_v avoid_v if_o it_o proceed_v from_o the_o remainder_n of_o the_o menstruous_a blood_n wherewith_o every_o one_o without_o exception_n be_v nourish_v in_o their_o mother_n womb._n they_o which_o maintain_v this_o opinion_n reply_n that_o though_o some_o person_n be_v exempt_v from_o this_o disease_n it_o be_v because_o their_o strong_a and_o robu_v nature_n can_v digest_v and_o consume_v those_o superfluity_n or_o else_o purge_v they_o off_o by_o other_o way_n as_o by_o a_o looseness_n or_o in_o some_o manner_n more_o insensible_a however_o they_o must_v confess_v and_o agree_v that_o this_o menstruous_a blood_n if_o it_o be_v that_o can_v not_o remain_v hide_v and_o quiet_a in_o the_o body_n for_o 30_o 40_o or_o 50_o year_n after_o birth_n without_o produce_v its_o effect_n as_o we_o see_v in_o several_a that_o have_v not_o this_o disease_n till_o those_o year_n but_o it_o be_v