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let_v she_o be_v bring_v to_o the_o bed_n and_o anoint_v with_o this_o ointment_n take_v oil_n of_o sweet_a almond_n hen_n fat_a oil_n of_o lily_n mucilage_n of_o althoea_n of_o each_o half_n a_o ounce_n mingle_v all_o these_o with_o as_o much_o wax_n as_o be_v sufficient_a and_o make_v a_o ointment_n this_o be_v do_v give_v she_o this_o little_a doss_n take_v two_o yolke_n of_o egg_n and_o boil_v they_o in_o old_a wine_n then_o mix_v with_o they_o these_o spice_n cinnamon_n half_a a_o ounce_n rind_n of_o cassia_n two_o dram_n or_o you_o may_v leave_v out_o the_o cassia_n and_o instead_o thereof_o put_v in_o the_o more_o cinnamon_n saffron_n half_a ascruple_n savine_n betonie_n venus-haire_n dittanie_n fenugreeke_n laurel_n berry_n mint_n of_o each_o one_o dram_n the_o bone_n of_o the_o heart_n of_o a_o hart_n pearl_n prepare_v mingle_v all_o these_o with_o sugar_n and_o make_v a_o thick_a powder_n and_o give_v it_o if_o the_o secondine_n come_v before_o the_o child_n and_o hinder_v the_o egress_n of_o the_o child_n it_o be_v to_o be_v cut_v of_o and_o this_o follow_a pessarie_a to_o be_v put_v up_o take_v marsh-mallow_n with_o the_o root_n two_o hand_n full_n mother_n wort_fw-mi one_o handful_n rue_v one_o ounce_n and_o a_o half_a fenugreek_n line-seed_n of_o each_o a_o ounce_n ten_o fig_n make_v of_o these_o a_o decoction_n with_o as_o much_o water_n as_o be_v sufficient_a and_o when_o you_o have_v strain_v it_o add_v this_o to_o it_o oil_n of_o lily_n oil_n of_o line_n of_o each_o two_o ounce_n musk_n one_o grain_n in_o this_o decoction_n let_v the_o pessary_a be_v dip_v and_o put_v up_o she_o may_v afterward_o use_v this_o electuary_n ℞_o take_v myrrh_n castor_n calamum_fw-la arom_n of_o each_o two_o dramm_v cinnamon_n one_o ounce_n saffron_n half_a a_o scruple_n mace_n savin_n of_o eace_n a_o scruple_n clarify_a honey_n half_a a_o pound_n you_o may_v also_o make_v a_o electuary_n with_o the_o water_n of_o thyme_n and_o mother_n wort_n wherein_o have_v be_v 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stay_n the_o woman_n be_v to_o be_v refresh_v with_o convenient_a food_n to_o add_v strength_n to_o they_o give_v they_o sometime_o the_o yolk_n of_o egg_n boil_a in_o old_a wine_n with_o sugar_n and_o sprinkle_v over_o with_o saffron_n and_o cinnamon_n or_o some_o broth_n make_v of_o capon_n or_o hen_n season_v with_o cinnamon_n and_o saffron_n it_o may_v not_o be_v amiss_o to_o make_v certain_a perfume_n for_o the_o woman_n to_o receive_v up_o into_o her_o womb_n make_v of_o saffron_n castor_n myrrh_n and_o cinnamon_n of_o each_o the_o quantity_n of_o a_o bean_n and_o care_n must_v be_v have_v that_o the_o fume_n pass_v no_o further_o than_o the_o matrix_fw-la and_o this_o may_v be_v do_v till_o the_o fume_n of_o these_o spice_n shall_v cease_v after_o this_o a_o little_a sneezing-pouder_n be_v to_o be_v put_v into_o her_o nostril_n compose_v of_o hellebore_n or_o such_o like_a the_o woman_n shut_v her_o mouth_n hard_o and_o keep_v her_o breath_n if_o these_o thing_n prevail_v not_o 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powder_n of_o rose_n red_a coral_n gillowflower_n of_o each_o three_o ounce_n and_o a_o half_a seed_n of_o angelica_n two_o dram_n mastic_n a_o dram_n and_o a_o half_a ambergrease_n two_o grain_n musk_n one_o grain_n put_v all_o these_o in_o a_o sack_n of_o fine_a linen_n and_o quilt_n they_o together_o for_o the_o use_n aforesaid_a thus_o much_o be_v to_o be_v observe_v by_o woman_n with_o child_n that_o be_v in_o health_n and_o have_v no_o other_o disease_n hang_v upon_o they_o but_o of_o the_o other_o disease_n incident_a to_o woman_n with_o child_n we_o shall_v take_v a_o time_n hereafter_o to_o treat_v sect_n iv_o of_o the_o formation_n of_o the_o child_n in_o the_o womb_n chap._n i._o of_o the_o mixture_n of_o the_o seed_n of_o both_o sex_n as_o
the_o woman_n herself_o she_o must_v be_v of_o a_o good_a heart_n and_o force_v herself_o by_o strive_v as_o much_o as_o possible_a she_o can_v stop_v her_o mouth_n and_o keep_v her_o breath_n as_o if_o she_o be_v do_v the_o ordinary_a deed_n of_o nature_n as_o for_o the_o colic_n if_o it_o seize_v woman_n in_o travail_n you_o may_v read_v the_o remedy_n in_o the_o follow_a chapter_n chap._n iii_o how_o to_o expel_v the_o colic_n from_o woman_n in_o childbed_n there_o be_v some_o woman_n who_o at_o the_o same_o instant_n that_o they_o be_v in_o travail_n be_v take_v with_o fit_n of_o the_o colic_n which_o be_v often_o cause_v by_o the_o crudity_n and_o indigestion_n of_o the_o stomach_n which_o do_v torment_v woman_n so_o extreme_o that_o it_o exceed_v the_o pain_n of_o their_o travail_n and_o while_o this_o pain_n last_v a_o woman_n advance_v nothing_o towards_o the_o end_n of_o her_o travail_n the_o pain_n of_o travail_n be_v hardly_o to_o be_v distinguish_v from_o it_o for_o her_o 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water_n a_o good_a while_n before_o the_o woman_n travail_n there_o be_v some_o woman_n who_o have_v their_o water_n come_v from_o they_o a_o long_a time_n before_o their_o travail_n sometime_o twelve_o day_n sometime_o eight_o day_n sometime_o six_o and_o sometime_o four_o though_o the_o ordinary_a time_n be_v not_o above_o three_o hour_n before_o her_o travail_n they_o remain_v for_o the_o most_o part_v not_o above_o twenty_o four_o hour_n this_o be_v cause_v by_o some_o rupture_n of_o the_o membrane_n where_o from_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o formation_n of_o the_o child_n the_o humour_n be_v contain_v rather_o than_o by_o the_o abundance_n of_o humour_n and_o therefore_o though_o a_o woman_n that_o have_v abundance_n and_o that_o the_o membrane_n contain_v they_o be_v so_o strong_a that_o they_o will_v not_o break_v sudden_a though_o the_o woman_n shall_v not_o travail_v till_o they_o break_v yet_o the_o midwife_n ought_v not_o to_o break_v they_o but_o rather_o hold_v the_o woman_n 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distinguish_v whether_o they_o be_v the_o water_n of_o the_o birth_n or_o any_o hydropic_a humour_n of_o the_o matrix_fw-la chap._n vi_o what_o the_o midwife_n ought_v to_o do_v in_o time_n of_o travail_n the_o midwife_n see_v the_o birth_n come_v natural_o the_o pain_n now_o come_v thick_a and_o thick_a the_o womb_n also_o open_v to_o be_v deliver_v of_o its_o burden_n and_o the_o endeavour_n of_o the_o child_n be_v see_v to_o come_v forth_o the_o midwife_n must_v now_o encourage_v her_o patient_a admonish_v she_o to_o shut_v her_o mouth_n and_o to_o hold_v her_o breath_n and_o to_o strain_n and_o endeavour_v with_o her_o low_a part_n neither_o ought_v the_o midwife_n be_v too_o hasty_a either_o to_o widen_v or_o force_v the_o passage_n of_o the_o infant_n or_o to_o break_v the_o membrane_n but_o to_o stay_v till_o the_o membrane_n do_v burst_v of_o their_o own_o accord_n and_o here_o be_v to_o be_v note_v note_n note_n the_o ignorance_n of_o some_o woman_n who_o for_o haste_n to_o 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turn_v upon_o his_o back_n lest_o it_o shall_v be_v stifle_v for_o want_v of_o air_n then_o let_v she_o cut_v the_o navel-string_n leave_v the_o length_n of_o four_o finger_n tie_v it_o with_o a_o silk_n thread_n as_o near_o the_o belly_n as_o may_v be_v which_o do_v the_o child_n if_o it_o be_v well_o may_v be_v lay_v aside_o only_a care_n must_v be_v have_v that_o the_o head_n and_o the_o stomach_n be_v well_o cover_v and_o that_o nothing_o come_v upon_o his_o face_n chap._n vii_o how_o to_o draw_v forth_o the_o secondine_n this_o child_n be_v thus_o draw_v forth_o and_o in_o safety_n the_o midwife_n must_v now_o apply_v herself_o to_o the_o draw_v out_o of_o the_o secondine_n which_o must_v be_v do_v by_o wag_v and_o stir_v they_o up_o and_o down_o and_o then_o gentle_o draw_v they_o forth_o cause_v the_o woman_n to_o take_v salt_n in_o both_o her_o hand_n and_o to_o shut_v they_o close_o and_o then_o to_o blow_v in_o they_o whereby_o you_o shall_v know_v whether_o they_o be_v break_v or_o no_o it_o may_v be_v do_v also_o by_o cause_v she_o to_o put_v one_o finger_n in_o her_o mouth_n to_o provoke_v a_o desire_n of_o vomit_v or_o else_o by_o stir_v as_o when_o she_o be_v do_v the_o ordinary_a deed_n of_o nature_n or_o as_o nature_n itself_o constrain_v she_o to_o do_v before_o the_o head_n of_o the_o child_n be_v come_v forth_o all_o this_o must_v be_v do_v speedy_o yet_o if_o this_o be_v not_o sufficient_a she_o may_v take_v the_o yolk_n of_o a_o egg_n raw_a or_o she_o may_v take_v a_o small_a draught_n of_o raw_a elder-water_n or_o you_o may_v cause_v she_o to_o smell_v to_o a_o piece_n of_o assa_fw-la foetida_fw-la if_o she_o be_v trouble_v with_o wind_n collick_v or_o have_v
take_v cold_a which_o often_o time_n do_v breed_v wind_n which_o be_v a_o great_a hindrance_n to_o the_o come_n forth_o of_o the_o secondine_n the_o midwife_n ought_v to_o chafe_v the_o woman_n belly_n with_o her_o hand_n which_o do_v not_o only_o break_v the_o wind_n but_o cause_v the_o secondine_n to_o come_v down_o if_o this_o fail_v the_o midwife_n may_v with_o her_o hand_n dilate_v the_o exterior_a orifice_n of_o the_o womb_n draw_v it_o forth_o gentle_o and_o by_o degree_n chap._n viii_o what_o may_v be_v give_v to_o a_o woman_n in_o travail_n in_o the_o first_o place_n hot_a and_o violent_a remedy_n be_v to_o be_v avoid_v avoid_v hot_a thing_n to_o be_v avoid_v but_o in_o case_n of_o great_a necessity_n for_o it_o many_o time_n happen_v that_o they_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o dangerous_a fever_n two_o other_o thing_n be_v also_o very_o dangerous_a to_o a_o woman_n in_o travail_n too_o much_o repletion_n fullness_n as_o also_o emptiness_n and_o fullness_n and_o too_o much_o 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dead_a by_o reason_n of_o a_o certain_a very_o great_a fright_n which_o she_o have_v have_v for_o at_o the_o time_n that_o she_o be_v fright_v she_o perceive_v the_o child_n to_o move_v but_o after_o that_o never_o and_o her_o belly_n begin_v by_o little_a and_o little_a to_o wax_v less_o and_o about_o three_o week_n after_o she_o have_v that_o reflux_n of_o milk_n that_o woman_n use_v to_o have_v that_o lie_n in_o when_o this_o be_v go_v she_o have_v no_o grievance_n yet_o see_v she_o often_o and_o know_v she_o to_o be_v big_a with_o child_n she_o ask_v i_o my_o advice_n to_o know_v what_o she_o shall_v do_v whereupon_o i_o ask_v she_o if_o any_o ill_a vapour_n rise_v up_o into_o her_o mouth_n she_o tell_v i_o no._n if_o she_o have_v
in_o woman_n c._n 15._o p._n 42._o of_o the_o utility_n of_o the_o stone_n c._n 16._o p._n 43._o sect._n 3_o of_o the_o sign_n of_o conception_n c._n 1._o p._n 44._o whether_o she_o have_v conceive_v a_o male_a c._n 2._o p._n 46_o whether_o a_o female_a c._n 3._o p._n 47._o of_o the_o conception_n of_o twin_n c._n 4._o p._n ibid._n of_o false_a conception_n c._n 6._o p._n 48._o how_o woman_n with_o child_n ought_v to_o govern_v themselves_o c._n 6._o p._n 54._o how_o to_o govern_v themselves_o in_o the_o time_n of_o their_o go_v with_o child_n c._n 7._o p._n 57_o etc._n etc._n sect._n 4._o of_o the_o mixture_n of_o the_o seed_n of_o both_o sex_n as_o also_o of_o its_o substance_n and_o form_n c._n 1._o p._n 62._o of_o the_o three_o tunicle_n which_o the_o birth_n be_v wrap_v in_o in_o the_o womb_n c._n 2._o p._n 64._o of_o the_o true_a generation_n of_o the_o part_n and_o the_o increase_n of_o they_o according_a to_o the_o several_a day_n and_o season_n c._n 3._o p._n 65._o of_o the_o nourishment_n of_o the_o birth_n in_o the_o womb_n c._n 4._o p._n 69._o of_o the_o condition_n of_o the_o infant_n in_o the_o womb_n in_o the_o six_o seven_o and_o eight_o month_n c._n 5._o p._n 71_o sect._n 4._o of_o the_o situation_n of_o the_o child_n in_o the_o womb_n p._n 72._o sect._n 5._o of_o midwife_n c._n 1._o p._n 75._o what_o ought_v to_o be_v observe_v when_o she_o be_v near_o the_o time_n of_o her_o lie_v down_o c._n 2._o p._n 76._o how_o to_o expel_v the_o colic_n from_o woman_n in_o childbed_n c_o 3_o p._n 79._o how_o the_o midwife_n may_v know_v when_o the_o pain_n of_o travail_n do_v seize_v a_o woman_n c._n 4._o p._n 80._o of_o the_o fall_n down_o of_o the_o water_n a_o good_a while_n before_o the_o woman_n travail_n c._n 5._o p._n 81._o what_o the_o midwife_n ought_v to_o do_v in_o time_n of_o travail_n c._n 6._o p._n 82._o how_o to_o draw_v forth_o the_o secondine_n c._n 7._o p._n 84._o what_o may_v be_v give_v to_o a_o woman_n in_o travail_n c._n 8._o p._n 85._o how_o to_o put_v the_o womb_n again_o in_o its_o place_n c._n 9_o p._n 86._o against_o the_o extreme_a loss_n of_o blood_n which_o happen_v to_o woman_n immediate_o after_o their_o delivery_n c._n 10._o p._n ib._n what_o be_v do_v to_o a_o woman_n present_o after_o her_o delivery_n c._n 11._o p._n 88_o of_o woman_n that_o have_v a_o great_a deal_n of_o blood_n and_o purge_v not_o neither_o in_o their_o travail_n nor_o after_o c._n 12._o p._n 90._o for_o those_o who_o have_v but_o a_o little_a blood_n c._n 13._o p._n 92._o what_o be_v to_o be_v do_v to_o the_o infant_n c._n 14._o p._n ib._n how_o to_o govern_v woman_n in_o childbed_n c._n 15._o p._n 93._o of_o the_o bathe_n that_o a_o woman_n be_v to_o use_v for_o the_o first_o eight_o day_n of_o her_o lie_v in_o c._n 16._o p._n 95._o how_o a_o woman_n ought_v to_o govern_v herself_o in_o case_n she_o be_v to_o be_v deliver_v of_o two_o child_n c._n 17._o p._n 95._o of_o the_o danger_n that_o a_o woman_n have_v to_o purge_v herself_o for_o the_o first_o day_n of_o her_o lie_v in_o c._n 18._o 97._o of_o the_o second_o wash_v for_o woman_n c._n 19_o p._n 98._o what_o be_v to_o be_v do_v to_o infant_n as_o soon_o as_o they_o be_v bear_v c._n 20._o p._n 98._o of_o the_o last_o wash_n for_o woman_n c._n 21._o p._n 101._o of_o a_o astringent_a for_o woman_n when_o they_o shall_v have_v occasion_n c._n 2d_o p._n ibid._n to_o make_v cerecloth_n for_o woman_n c._n 23._o p._n 102._o to_o cleanse_v a_o woman_n before_o she_o rise_v c._n 24._o p._n ibid._n how_o a_o woman_n lie_v in_o of_o her_o first_o child_n may_v avoid_v the_o gripe_n of_o her_o belly_n c._n 25._o 103._o the_o queen_n of_o france_n her_o receipt_n p._n 104._o certain_a precept_n hinder_v the_o delay_n and_o difficulty_n of_o bring_v forth_o c._n 26._o p._n 105._o how_o the_o secondine_n be_v to_o be_v hasten_v out_o c._n 27._o p._n 108._o pill_n for_o the_o purpose_n p._n 111._o of_o case_n of_o extremity_n and_o first_o what_o be_v to_o be_v do_v to_o a_o woman_n who_o in_o her_o travail_n be_v accompany_v with_o a_o flux_n of_o blood_n and_o with_o convulsion_n c._n 28._o p._n 112._o of_o order_v the_o woman_n after_o she_o be_v deliver_v c._n 29._o p._n 129._o what_o be_v to_o be_v do_v to_o the_o breast_n belly_n and_o low_a part_n of_o the_o woman_n in_o childbed_n p._n 131._o a_o ointment_n p._n 132._o a_o oynment_n to_o keep_v the_o milk_n from_o clot_v p._n 133._o a_o fomentation_n much_o commend_v ibid._n of_o the_o choice_n of_o a_o good_a nurse_n p._n 135._o what_o be_v to_o be_v do_v in_o the_o extreme_a part_n of_o a_o child_n p._n 1._o 36._o what_o be_v to_o be_v do_v to_o such_o child_n as_o be_v trouble_v with_o phlegm_n p._n 137._o what_o be_v to_o be_v do_v to_o child_n that_o have_v their_o cod_n full_a of_o wind_n p._n 138._o how_o to_o take_v away_o the_o canker_n out_o of_o the_o infant_n mouth_n ibid._n what_o be_v to_o be_v do_v to_o child_n who_o intestine_n be_v fall_v p._n 139._o to_o make_v a_o ointment_n to_o strengthen_v the_o thigh_n and_o leg_n of_o a_o child_n and_o make_v he_o go_v ibid._n of_o the_o relaxation_n of_o the_o matrix_fw-la and_o the_o cause_n p._n 140._o of_o a_o disease_n that_o happen_v by_o reason_n of_o the_o fall_n of_o the_o matrix_fw-la p._n 143._o to_o remedy_v the_o fall_n of_o the_o fundament_n in_o infant_n p._n 144._o of_o the_o disease_n of_o woman_n and_o first_o of_o the_o inflammation_n of_o the_o breast_n ibid._n of_o windy_a tumor_n in_o the_o breast_n p._n 1._o of_o the_o watery_a tumour_n in_o the_o breast_n p._n 4._o of_o the_o kernel_n in_o the_o breast_n p._n 7._o of_o the_o scirrhus_n of_o the_o breast_n p._n 9_o of_o the_o canker_n in_o the_o breast_n p._n 12._o of_o the_o greatness_n of_o the_o breast_n p._n 14._o of_o the_o defect_n abundance_n and_o coagulation_n of_o the_o milk_n p._n 16._o of_o the_o disease_n of_o the_o neck_n of_o the_o womb_n and_o first_o of_o the_o disease_n call_v tentigo_n p._n 17._o of_o the_o narrowness_n of_o the_o neck_n of_o the_o womb_n p._n 19_o of_o weal_n condilomas_fw-la of_o the_o womb_n and_o of_o hemorrhoid_v p._n 20._o of_o the_o ulcer_n of_o the_o neek_z of_o the_o womb_n p._n 23._o of_o the_o womb_n be_v out_o of_o temper_n p._n 26._o of_o then_o arrownesse_n of_o the_o vessel_n of_o the_o womb_n p._n 30._o of_o the_o puff_v up_o of_o the_o womb_n p._n 31._o of_o the_o inflammation_n of_o the_o womb_n p._n 33._o of_o the_o scirrhus_n of_o the_o womb_n p._n 36._o of_o the_o dropsy_n of_o the_o womb_n p._n 38._o of_o the_o fall_n of_o the_o womb_n p._n 40._o of_o the_o ascent_n of_o the_o matrix_fw-la as_o also_o of_o the_o wound_n and_o ulcer_n of_o the_o same_o p._n 42._o of_o the_o pain_n of_o the_o womb_n p._n 44._o of_o the_o suppression_n of_o the_o flower_n p._n 46._o of_o the_o drop_n of_o the_o flower_n and_o the_o difficulty_n of_o their_o come_n down_o p._n 51._o of_o the_o discolour_n of_o the_o flower_n p._n 53._o of_o the_o inordinate_a flux_n of_o the_o flower_n p._n 54._o of_o the_o overabundance_n of_o the_o course_n p._n 56._o of_o the_o white_n &_o gonorrhoea_n in_o woman_n p._n 59_o of_o the_o green_a sickness_n p._n 61._o of_o the_o suffocation_n of_o the_o matrix_fw-la p._n 62._o of_o barrenness_n p._n 66._o of_o bring_v up_o of_o child_n and_o their_o disease_n of_o the_o disease_n of_o the_o head_n p._n 71._o bigness_n and_o swell_a of_o the_o head_n in_o little_a child_n p._n 73._o of_o the_o disease_n of_o the_o eye_n ear_n and_o nose_n in_o child_n p._n 75._o of_o certain_a ulcer_n in_o child_n mouth_n p._n 76._o of_o certain_a other_o tumour_n call_v paroulis_n and_o espoulis_n p._n 77._o of_o the_o two_o string_n under_o the_o tongue_n of_o a_o child_n p._n 78._o of_o the_o cough_n child_n ibid._n of_o breed_v tooth_n p._n 79._o of_o the_o inflammation_n of_o the_o navel-string_n in_o infant_n p._n 80._o of_o the_o worm_n ibid._n of_o the_o convulsion_n in_o infant_n p._n 81._o of_o the_o swell_a of_o the_o hypocondria_n in_o infant_n p._n 83._o of_o costivenesse_n in_o child_n ibid._n of_o looseness_n in_o child_n p._n 84._o of_o burstnesse_n in_o child_n ibid._n of_o the_o inflammation_n of_o the_o navel_n p._n 86._o of_o the_o jut_v forth_o of_o the_o navel_n p._n ibid._n of_o the_o stone_n in_o the_o bladder_n p._n 87._o of_o the_o not_o hold_v of_o the_o urine_n ibid._n of_o the_o intertrigo_n p._n 88_o of_o leanness_n ibid._n of_o the_o difficulty_n that_o child_n