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 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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 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her_o palate_n neither_o will_v it_o be_v amiss_o if_o she_o eat_v a_o little_a good_a marmalade_n of_o quince_n before_o meal_n she_o may_v likewise_o wear_v upon_o the_o pit_n of_o her_o stomach_n a_o lambskin_n with_o the_o wool_n for_o to_o preserve_v it_o and_o augment_v its_o natural_a heat_n which_o be_v very_o necessary_a to_o digest_v food_n observe_v above_o all_o to_o give_v no_o purge_a medicine_n when_o this_o flux_n be_v only_o cause_v by_o weakness_n lest_o it_o be_v thereby_o augment_v if_o it_o be_v a_o diarrhaea_n and_o only_o a_o evacuation_n simple_o of_o such_o excrement_n as_o be_v retain_v in_o the_o gut_n and_o some_o superfluous_a humour_n which_o nature_n have_v send_v thither_o to_o be_v expel_v and_o that_o it_o continue_v no_o long_a time_n and_o be_v gentle_a the_o woman_n will_v find_v no_o inconvenience_n by_o it_o nor_o be_v she_o in_o that_o danger_n as_o when_o it_o pass_v those_o bound_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v good_a to_o leave_v the_o 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honey_n of_o rose_n and_o afterward_o astringent_a clyster_n in_o which_o must_v be_v neither_o oil_n nor_o honey_n mix_v because_o they_o relax_v instead_o of_o bind_v begin_v first_o with_o the_o gentle_a make_v with_o rose-water_n mix_v with_o lettuce_n and_o plantain-water_n afterward_o to_o strong_a compose_v with_o the_o decoction_n of_o the_o root_n and_o leave_n of_o plantain_n tapsus_n barbatus_n horse-tail_n with_o provence-rose_n the_o rind_n of_o pomegranate_n in_o smiths-water_n to_o which_o may_v be_v add_v of_o terra_fw-la sigillata_fw-la and_o dragons-blood_n each_o two_o drachm_n you_o may_v likewise_o foment_n the_o fundament_n but_o there_o must_v be_v care_n before_o you_o come_v to_o use_v the_o strong_a astringent_n that_o the_o woman_n be_v first_o well_o purge_v with_o the_o remedy_n before_o mention_v lest_o as_o the_o proverb_n be_v the_o wolf_n be_v shut_v in_o with_o the_o flock_n and_o endeavour_v to_o prevent_v abortion_n the_o death_n of_o the_o mother_n and_o consequent_o of_o the_o child_n be_v cause_v by_o a_o great_a mischief_n retain_v within_o abundance_n of_o ill_a humour_n of_o which_o nature_n will_v willing_o be_v discharge_v all_o which_o may_v be_v avoid_v if_o what_o i_o have_v say_v be_v well_o observe_v chap._n xix_o of_o the_o menstruous_a flux_n hippocrates_n in_o the_o 60th_o aphorism_n of_o his_o 5_o book_n say_v si_fw-la mulieri_fw-la utero_fw-la gerenti_fw-la purgationes_fw-la prodeant_fw-la impossibile_fw-it est_fw-la foetum_fw-la esse_fw-la sanum_fw-la if_o a_o big-bellied_a woman_n have_v her_o course_n it_o be_v impossible_a the_o infant_n can_v be_v in_o health_n this_o aphorism_n must_v not_o be_v take_v literal_o but_o must_v be_v understand_v when_o they_o come_v down_o immoderate_o for_o though_o according_a to_o the_o most_o general_a and_o natural_a rule_n the_o course_n ought_v not_o to_o flow_v when_o a_o woman_n be_v with_o child_n because_o their_o ordinary_a passage_n be_v stop_v and_o also_o 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in_o the_o womb._n chap._n xii_o of_o the_o inflammation_n of_o the_o breast_n of_o the_o new-laid_a woman_n until_o of_o late_o it_o be_v always_o believe_v that_o the_o blood_n be_v the_o matter_n whereof_o the_o milk_n be_v make_v in_o the_o breast_n but_o it_o be_v much_o more_o probable_a that_o the_o chyle_n only_o and_o not_o the_o blood_n be_v destine_v to_o its_o generation_n as_o well_o as_o it_o be_v the_o true_a matter_n out_o of_o which_o all_o the_o blood_n of_o the_o body_n be_v make_v that_o which_o easy_o make_v we_o judge_v so_o be_v the_o new_a discovery_n of_o the_o channel_n of_o the_o thorax_n which_o convey_v the_o chyle_n into_o the_o subclavian_n vein_n find_v out_o by_o mounseur_fw-fr pecquet_n physician_n of_o the_o faculty_n of_o montpelier_n to_o who_o all_o posterity_n will_v be_v eternal_o indebt_v for_o have_v mean_n hereby_o of_o be_v disabused_a of_o several_a notable_a error_n which_o for_o want_v of_o so_o fair_a and_o necessary_a a_o knowledge_n 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little_a the_o cure_n of_o it_o must_v not_o be_v otherwise_o undertake_v than_o by_o swath_n and_o compress_n fit_v for_o the_o purpose_n till_o they_o have_v acquire_v a_o more_o reasonable_a age_n when_o if_o the_o malady_n be_v not_o cure_v by_o the_o swath_n the_o operation_n may_v be_v do_v if_o desire_v but_o if_o after_o the_o inflammation_n there_o grow_v a_o imposthume_n which_o cause_v the_o shoot_v forth_o of_o the_o navel_n and_o that_o the_o tumour_n of_o it_o be_v very_o great_a than_o it_o ever_o kill_v the_o child_n and_o if_o it_o be_v open_v the_o matter_n indeed_o may_v be_v empty_v but_o there_o be_v great_a danger_n that_o together_o with_o it_o the_o gut_n come_v forth_o in_o the_o same_o place_n the_o first_o time_n the_o child_n cry_v which_o may_v afterward_o persuade_v those_o that_o understand_v not_o the_o art_n that_o this_o accident_n happen_v through_o the_o surgeon_n ignorance_n for_o this_o reason_n ambrose_n parè_v in_o his_o 94_o chapter_n of_o his_o book_n of_o generation_n advise_v you_o not_o to_o meddle_v with_o it_o but_o rather_o to_o let_v the_o child_n die_v without_o do_v any_o thing_n to_o it_o as_o he_o say_v he_o do_v himself_o when_o he_o be_v send_v for_o by_o a_o tailor_n in_o the_o like_a case_n he_o recite_v in_o the_o same_o place_n a_o story_n of_o a_o chirurgeon_n of_o his_o time_n call_v mr._n peter_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr rock_n who_o be_v in_o very_o great_a danger_n of_o his_o life_n for_o have_v open_v a_o impostume_n of_o the_o navel_n of_o a_o child_n of_o mounseur_fw-fr de_fw-fr martigue_n which_o be_v do_v the_o intestine_n come_v forth_o by_o the_o orifice_n and_o soon_o after_o the_o child_n die_v which_o the_o servant_n of_o the_o house_n report_v be_v thereby_o cause_v and_o therefore_o although_o without_o reason_n they_o will_v have_v kill_v he_o if_o the_o say_v mounseur_fw-fr de_fw-fr martigue_n have_v not_o hinder_v they_o but_o i_o believe_v the_o chirurgeon_n have_v shun_v the_o danger_n they_o put_v he_o in_o and_o that_o disgrace_n if_o he_o have_v before_o make_v a_o good_a prognostic_n of_o what_o will_v follow_v and_o the_o danger_n wherein_o the_o infant_n be_v for_o it_o may_v be_v resemble_v many_o of_o our_o time_n who_o undertake_v such_o thing_n that_o they_o may_v be_v think_v more_o able_a than_o other_o and_o be_v but_o simple_a fellow_n boast_v themselves_o capable_a to_o work_v miracle_n he_o have_v promise_v speedy_o to_o cure_v the_o child_n of_o this_o malady_n which_o be_v incurable_a that_o under_o so_o fair_a hope_n he_o may_v have_v a_o good_a sum_n in_o hand_n pay_v he_o in_o this_o we_o must_v follow_v parey_n advice_n with_o some_o distinction_n for_o if_o the_o impostume_n be_v small_a and_o the_o child_n strong_a one_o must_v not_o forbear_v have_v first_o make_v a_o good_a prognostic_n to_o open_v it_o and_o when_o there_o be_v never_o so_o little_a hope_n it_o be_v better_a to_o practice_v what_o art_n command_v than_o to_o forsake_v the_o sick_a in_o a_o certain_a despair_n chap._n xxvi_o of_o the_o smarting_n redness_n and_o inflammation_n of_o the_o groin_n buttock_n and_o thigh_n of_o the_o infant_n if_o the_o nurse_n do_v not_o keep_v the_o child_n very_o clean_o not_o change_v the_o bed_n or_o wash_v they_o each_o time_n or_o assoon_o as_o they_o be_v foul_v with_o their_o excrement_n their_o acrimony_n will_v not_o fail_v to_o cause_v redness_n and_o smarting_n in_o the_o groin_n thigh_n and_o buttock_n and_o afterward_o because_o of_o the_o pain_n these_o part_n will_v inflame_v which_o easy_o happen_v by_o reason_n of_o the_o tenderness_n and_o delicacy_n of_o their_o skin_n from_o which_o the_o body_n the_o the_o outward_a skin_n of_o the_o body_n epidermis_fw-la be_v at_o length_n separate_v and_o wear_v away_o if_o timely_a care_n be_v not_o take_v the_o cure_n of_o these_o indisposition_n be_v twofold_a that_o be_v first_o to_o keep_v the_o child_n clean_o and_o second_o to_o take_v off_o the_o sharpness_n of_o its_o urine_n as_o to_o the_o first_o the_o nurse_n must_v cleanse_v the_o child_n of_o his_o excrement_n assoon_o as_o he_o have_v void_v they_o shift_v it_o each_o time_n with_o a_o clean_a bed_n wash_v in_o the_o buck_n as_o to_o the_o second_o thing_n to_o be_v observe_v of_o temper_v the_o child_n urine_n that_o can_v be_v execute_v but_o by_o the_o nurse_n keep_v a_o cool_a diet_n that_o so_o her_o milk_n may_v have_v the_o same_o quality_n wherefore_o let_v she_o abstain_v from_o all_o thing_n that_o may_v heat_v she_o beside_o these_o two_o general_n cool_v and_o dry_v remedy_n must_v be_v apply_v to_o the_o inflame_a part_n wherefore_o each_o time_n the_o child_n excrement_n be_v wipe_v off_o let_v the_o part_n be_v bathe_v with_o plantain_n water_n mix_v with_o a_o four_o part_n of_o limewater_n and_o if_o the_o pain_n be_v very_o great_a let_v it_o only_o be_v foment_v with_o lukewarm_a milk_n many_o woman_n ordinary_o use_v the_o powder_n of_o a_o post_n to_o dry_v it_o or_o a_o little_a mill-dust_n which_o they_o strew_v upon_o it_o unguentum_fw-la album_fw-la or_o diapompholigos_n spread_v upon_o a_o small_a rag_n in_o form_n of_o a_o plaster_n will_v not_o be_v amiss_o above_o all_o when_o the_o nurse_n open_v the_o child_n let_v she_o be_v very_o careful_a to_o wrap_v the_o inflame_a part_n with_o fine_a white_a rag_n that_o those_o part_n may_v not_o by_o rub_v together_o be_v more_o gall_v and_o pain_v chap._n xxvii_o of_o the_o ulcer_n or_o thrush_n of_o the_o mouth_n of_o a_o infant_n very_a frequent_o the_o milk_n of_o a_o nurse_n that_o be_v red-haired_n give_v to_o wine_n or_o very_o amorous_a may_v by_o its_o heat_n and_o acrimony_n cause_v small_a ulcer_n in_o a_o infant_n mouth_n which_o be_v call_v aphthae_n and_o vulgar_o cancer_n sometime_o also_o