the stomach and in a dry use moist things as Oyl of Lillies Dialthaea Hens grease Butter Let the Nurse avoid astringent meâ—ts as Qâ—inâ—es Medlars Beans and use Emollients If the chiâ—d be big give juyce or Decoction of red Colwoâ—ts worts with a little Salt and Honey If it be from slimy flegm give Honey or Syrup of Roses Correct the hot distemper of the Liver and Reins with Syrup of Violets and Emulsions of the four great cold Seeds If choler come not from the Gall to the Guts give the Decoction of Grass-roots Fennel Sparagus Maidenhair Give Clysters to cut and clense tough flegm As Take Alâ—haea roots Mallows Pellitory each half a handful Faenugreek and Lineseed each a dram Chamomil flowers a pugil boyl and to three or six ounces ad three drams of Cassia Oyl an ounce and the yolk of an Eg. To the Navel apply Hens grease and Ox gal Or Take Aloes two drams Ox gall a dram Scamony a scruple with Buttâ—r make an Oyntment Fill a Walnut shell with it and apply it to the Navel Anoint the belly with Emoillients Take fresh Butter Goose and Hens grease each half an ounce Oyl of sweet Almonds and Lineseed each two drams Veal marrow Dialthaea each two drams with Wax make an Oyntment Bran and juyce of Danewort make a loosning Cataplasm for the belly Only keep it from the stomach as you must do other Cataplasms Chap. 23. Of the Worms IT is observed that children have had worms in their mothers belly and voided them after they were born But they are chiefly bred by mixing milk with other meats in a hot and moist constitution and from sweet meats which woâ—ms love and Summer-fruits they are round and long or broad and little Besides what is said in Lib. 3. Part 2. Sect. 2. Cap. 5. Worms are known to be in a body when there is much spittle and a stinking breath troublesom sleep gnashing of teeth crying and bawling a dry cough loathing vomiting hickets want of appetite or too much thirst a belly swelled or bound or too loose thick white urin with pain when the belly is empty and the worms want food There is a cold sweat over the face and a high colour with sudden paleness sometimes a feaver and convulsion which ceaseth presently These are the signs of round worms rather then of the flat Infants are often long troubled with worms without any great inconvenience sometimes there are great Symptomes The long round worms are worst and have eaten sometimes the guts and belly through with a feaver they are more dangerous few are better then many and small then great white are better then those of other colours The other Prognosticks are mentioned in other places Preservation It is better to prevent the breeding of worms then to expel them by eating of meats of good juyce with Oranges and Pomegranates and avoiding sweet fat and slimy meats fish milk and Summer-fruits and figs. Drink thin Wine and Grass and Sorrel water with it and with pouder of Harts horn Let the belly be kept loose with Clysters foâ— children or give the Decoction of Sebestens before meat or of Wormwood and Scordium but children will not take bitter things therefore give Grass water and juyce of Lemons or Citâ—ons or a drop or two of Spirit of Vitriol When you know by the signs that there are worms kill and expel them with pouder of Coralline Wormseed Harts horn or eight grains of Mercurius dulcis Infuse them a night in gâ—ass water and cast away the substance oâ— the Mercury and give the Water Or Take Woâ—mseed two drams Coralline Harts horn prepared each a dram roots of Piony Dittany Magistery of Coral each a scruple make a Pouder or give the Essence of Peach flowers or the Decoction of Fern-water half an ounce or an ounce If there be a feaver use colder as juyce of Lemons Pomegranates Oranges Vinegar Harts horn Bezoar Confection of Hyacinth or this Potion Take Grass water four ounces Syrup of juyce of Citrons an ounce of Violets half an ounce Spirit of Vitriol two drops give two spoonfuls Give bitter things at the mouth and sweet at the fundament as a Clyster of Milk Or Take Raisons ten Figs seven boyl them in water take of it four ounces add Sugar an ounce and half make a Clyster Use varieties that the worms may not be too familiar with one Apply Peach leaves to the Navel bruised or a Cataplasm of Ox gall Wormwood and St. Johns-wort Or Take pouder of Wormwood Gith Centaury Wormseed Lupines each half an ounce with Oyl of Wormwood and Wax half an ounce make an Oyntment Or Take Treacle half an ounce with juyce of Wormwood apply it to the navel or make a Bath of Peach leaves and Wormwood put the child into it up to the navel If there be a Feaver use colder things mentioned Chap. 24. Of the Rupture IT is from the Peritonaeum loose or broken when the sâ—all guts fall into the cods from crying cough straininâ— at stoolâ— and from vehement motion or a fall Sometimes the Peritonaeum is well and a water falls from the belly into the cods The tumor is visible if it be from a gut it is in one part only as the right or left and it may be felt and the hole also â—hrough which it fel. If from water it is even all over and there was no cause of other Rupture It is easier cured in infants then in elder persons for it is safer but worse then that of water which goes away of it self when the water is consumed Let the belly be kept open let not the child cry Avoid vehement motion lay him upon his back and thrust it up gently and apply this Plaister Take Lambs tongue Sanicle each half an ounce Lentils and Lupines and red Roses in pouder each two drams Frankincense a dram Allum half a dram with the white of an Eg. Or Take Frankincense Cypress nuts Aloâ—s Acacia each two drams Mirrh a dram with Izinglass make a Plaster Or apply Gum Elemni steept in Vinegar till there be a Cream at the top and with oyl of Eggs make a Cerot Inwardly Take Sanicle Lambs tongue each half a handful Agrimony a handful Comfrey the greater half an ounce boyl them to a pint strained ad Sugar give it often Or give pouder of Mousear or Moonwort with Wine If it be from water anoint with Oyl of Elder Bayes Rue or apply a Cataplasm of pouder of Beans â—oenugreek Lineseed Chanâ—â—mil flowers Cummin seeds with these Oyls Chap. 25. Of sticking out of the Navel IT is without inflammation 1. When it was not well tied and too much left that sticks out 2. When the Peritonaeum is loose and hath water or wind in it from crying or coughing 3. When the navel is ulcerated and the guts fall into it this is called properly Exomphalon The navel yeilds to the touch but in an inflamation it is hard there is
the body and it could not form the child 〈◊〉 would Nature make milk of it Therefore menstrual blood onely offends quantity and not in any maniâ—eâ—t or hidden qâ—lity But it hath strange qualities when it is 〈◊〉 with bad humors or is kept too long in body to be corrupted and cause great Syâ—toms but this is when it is mixâ—â— with bad mors or is out of its vessels and so corrupts Question 3. Of the â—ext of Aristotle 7. de hist Animalium câ—pâ—â— and how it is to be understâ—od Aristotle writes thus Constantly every month â—ome have their Terms but most in the third as â—f he should say Few women have their courses â—very month but many have them every third â—onth This is against Galen and against expeâ—ience for it is certain that among six hundred women scarce one hath them every third month Therefore there is either an errour in the Greek Text or in the Translation or great Men do often 〈◊〉 which is probable and so did Arist tle in this of Physick Therefore it is in vain to defend their â—rrour Chap. 2. Of the Terms flowing too soon ORdinarily they begin at fourteen but many have had them sooner A child of eleâ—en daies old had a bloody humor flowing from 〈◊〉 privities Another of five years old had eveâ—y month a moderate flux Fernel reports that Girl of eight years old had the Terms but these 〈◊〉 rare and for the most part very lecherous 〈◊〉 short lived Chap. 3. Of want and stopping of the Terms SOme Women have them not till eighteen or twenty Some before and then they stop for a time without either giving suck or being with child Some have been without them three five or seven months and then they came agaiâ— This is an evil constitution or suppression of thâ—â— which it ought to flow from the fault of the blood and stoppage of the passages When Terms are wanting either blood is wanting oâ— stopt It is wanting either beâ—ause it iâ— not made or dispersed or turned to other useâ— for nature being more sollicitoâ—s to preserve the individual person then to propagate the speciâ—s spends 〈◊〉 in preserving of the person Blood is not made from divers causes as aâ—e cold constitution of â—iver Heart or a disease which distempers the â—â—wels Or often bleeding from great vessels or â—â—om having many issues which take from the blood It is spent other waies as before ripe age anâ— when women are with child or give suck or iâ— hot Natures and fat women in whom it is tuâ—ned to fat It is in vain to provoke Terms iâ— these There are other external evident causes of sâ—â—â—ping of the Terms as too great labour troubleâ—â—adness fear but these last do not only wast 〈◊〉 blood but cool and corrupt it and cause obsâ—â—ctions as Hippocrates speaks of Phatusa the 〈◊〉 of Pytheus The proper causes are the straitness of 〈◊〉 passages or evil conformation of the 〈◊〉 through which it should slow Or the closinâ— the womb of which we spake but I speak 〈◊〉 of the veâ—sels The usual cause of obsâ—â—uction is thick 〈◊〉 humors fâ—om the blood too thiâ—k or mixed 〈◊〉 melancholy which comes with it to the veiâ—â— the womb and stops them This thick blood comes from a cold distemper of the stomach liver and spleen from thick and gross food and drinking cold water when the Terms flow So thought Galen in his time of the Roman women that drank Snow-waterâ— and had few or no coursesâ— Straitness is when the body of the womb is made thicker either by Nature or other causes as a cold and dry or hot and dry disteâ—per Thirdly straitness is from compression of the vessels by a Scirrhus or hardness of the parts adjacent as the straight gut or by the stone in the bladder and the womb displaced Fourthly the flesh may grow together by a membrane that grows to the vessels or a â—â—ar after a wound Or after a mischance when the veins annexed to the Secundine grow so together that they cannot be opened of which in the first Question They are not the same in women and Virgins for blood stopt in Virgins goes to and â—ro changeth the colour and brings Feavers especially the white Feaver or Green-sickness But in women it goes more to the womb and brings Symptomes as loathing vomiting and Pica Galen hath other signs as heaviness a lazy pain in the loyns neck and behind in the head that reacheth to the roots of the eyes from the spâ—eading of the blood stopt through the whole body This laziness is chieâ—ly in the thighs and leggs by reason of the veins there consenting with the womb And are of a green complexion and hairy with a beard and shrill voice You may know women with child from such aâ— want their Terms only by pâ—â—per signs First the women with child keep their colour but the other are pale and ill-câ—loured they are merry the other sad 2. Their Symptoms daily grow milder but in the other they daily grow worse 3. You may feel the child move 4. It is perceived in a month You shall know from what causes the Terms are stopt thus If the Liver be cold there is no blood made that is superfluous and there are signs of a â—old Liver and you may know that blood is not sent to the womb when there is no heaviness pain or tumor about the womb the liver or spleen are stopt If it be â—rom flegm or melancholy which is oâ—ten there are signs of their abounding as lazâ—ness paleness seldom pulse crude urin Hippocrates saith That if the Terms stop therâ— are diseases in the womb tumors imposthumes ulcers and barrenness and diseases in the whole body Green-sickness Leucophlegmacy Dropsie Vomiting of blood Heart-ach Cough And the longer they have been stopt the haâ—der they are to be opened If the blood stopâ— go out at the nose it is good If it have great Symptomes there is fear of death You must not give Medicines to move the Terms to extenuate lean persons nor to such as want blood and have a weak Liver but they must be sed high First see iâ— bloâ—d abound and then aâ—ter a Leniâ—ive open a veinâ— and lâ—t that blood which is in the veins be drawn to the womb Galâ—â— took thâ—ee â—ints of blood at three times fâ—om 〈◊〉 leâ—n womâ—n and cured her of an old stopping 〈◊〉 the Terms You must open the ankle veinâ— the firâ—t day the right the next the left four or five daies before the time Or you may cup and â—â—ariâ—ie the Leggs And bind the parts below and rub them after general evacuation opening of the Haemorrhoids doth hurt and so do Issues because they draw from the womb Hiera picra halâ— an ounce or Pills de Tâ—ibus oâ— Hiera simple are good first Then prepare as Take water of Mugwort 〈◊〉 Maidenhair â—aâ—h three â—uâ—ces Syrup oâ—â—he five Roots and of Mugwort each two ounces maâ—e
or broke it there is no blood after copulation Therefore Deut. chap 22. the Law of Moses is taken for that which happeneth often and for the most part And there can be no more gaâ—hered fâ—om hence but bleeding is an undoubted sign of Virginity The same may be said of the African custom Question 3. Whether is the straitness of the priviâ—ies a sign of Virginity The privities are straiter in some according tâ— age habit of body and other circumstances and Virgins are straiter then women that have been at it But I deny that straitness is a certain argument of Virginity For after many acts of Venery it may be made so strait by astringent Medicinesâ— that Whores may be taken for Virgins as we shewed concerning a Wench that was married and to appear a Virgin she used a Bath of Comâ—rey roots Question 4 Whâ—â—her is Miâ—k iâ— the breasts a sigâ— oâ— Virginity lost Some say that there can be no milk in the bâ—easts tiâ—l a woman hath conceived and Virgins have neither the cause nor the end why milk is made And the terms stoâ—t do rather coâ—rupt then turn to milk And though there be alwaies in the breasts a faculty to make milk yet doth it not shew its power but upon an object and for some end Some say that Virgins may have milk and urge this Saying of Hippoâ—raâ—es If any have milk whâ—n she is neither with child nor breedingâ— thâ—ir â—erms are stopt Galen is of the same opinion and though it be seldom â—et he saith it is possible And Alexander Benedictus and Christopher de Vega saw it We shall not contradict Hippocrates and expeâ—ience but there is a twoâ—old milk The one of Virgins The other of those that have brought forth or conceived The first is made of blood that cannot get out at the womb but goes to the breasts and this is nothing but a superfluous nourishment of the breasts that turns milk by â—he faculty of the breasts without the company â—f a man or concâ—pâ—ion Tâ—e other is only when â—here is a child of this milk it is true what Hipâ—â—â—rates writes It is a certain sign of a Mole when â—râ—at bâ—llâ—â—d women haâ—e no milk in their breasts â—nd true milk in the breasts is a sign of a live â—hild in the womb These milks differ in respect of the blood and diversity of the veins that bring it to the breasts and though both are white yet that of Virgins is thinnest noâ— is it so much nor so sweet this may breed in the veins according to Aristotle from the supersâ—uous nourishment of the breasts and if Virgins have it they are not to be termed â—nchast Chap. 2. Of the Green-sickness or white Feaver THis is in Virgins fit for a man it is callâ—d the Virgins disease and the white Feaver not that there is alwaies a feaver but because their face is like people in a feaver It is thus defined The Virgins diseaâ—e is the changing of the natural colour into a pale and green with faintness heaviness of body loathing of meat palpitation of heart difficult breathing sadness swelling of the â—eet eyelids and face from depraved nourishment The first Cause is stoppage of terms The next is the gathering of bad humors for when the way to the womb is stopt the blood returns to the great vessels and bowels and choaks theiâ— heat and stops the vessels and spoils the making of blood and then there are crudities which being brought to the habit of the body cannot bâ— united perfectly to the partsâ— and cause a Cachâ—xy which is the way to a Dropsie and Leuâ—ophlegmacâ— and divers Symptoms The causâ—â— of the oâ—structions of the vessels of the womb are crude humors and â—legmatick â—limy bloodâ— from evil diet and drinking oâ— vinegar or eating raw corn chalk ashes lime earth â—lay and the like There is a pale and green colour the face is sâ—ollen and the eye-brows in the morning after sleep especially the ankles swell and the whole body is loose and moist from much water the lâ—ggs are lazy the pulse is little and often in the neck temples and back The heart beats the breath is short when they go up stairs they loath meat Some have the Pica or desire to eat absurd things The terms are stopt the Hypochoâ—dria are swollen somtimes they vomit if vapors â—â—ie to the head there is thirst and headach and if melancholy be mixed the animal actions are hurt These are not all in all people but most are in most and in some all It is often turned to a Dropsie Some after death have had a Scirrhus hard liver some die suddenly the heart being oppressed If the stomach be much afflicted it is dangerous and they loath meat much If it come from the womb alone it is easier cured It is best to begin in the Spring or Summer after a Clyster open a vein the ankle Then heat the thick cold humor and make it thin andâ—because it is too much to be purged at once prepare and purge often and mix attenâ—aters and cutters with your purges When the humors are above the stomach and Mesentery it is good to vomit those that can easily vomit and to give liver-physick or spleen or womb-physick even as in Leucophlegmacy â—ee the Chapter of Terms stopt But in this disease alwaies consider the liver spleen and Mesentâ—ry the obstructions of which are cuâ—ed with things mentioned At firâ—â— open the the obstructions of these paâ—â—s wiâ—h â—omâ—â—ew things that provoke terms and â—â—ter â—ive more Thus Take opening Roots an ounce Maddâ—r 〈◊〉 Orris Eâ—â—â—ampane Citron pâ—els dried Sarâ—â—â—â—â—â—h hâ—lf an â—unâ—e Mugwort Agrimony â—â—rmâ—nder each a handful Savin two pugils Câ—râ—hamâ—s seeds an ounce Senna two ounces Meâ—hoacan Agarick each half an ounce Stâ—â—chas 〈◊〉 two pugils Fennel Aniseed Galangal each two drams bâ—â—l them to a pint and half sweeten it aâ—d adâ— Cinnamon water three dramâ— Or infuse â—â—em all with Sea-wormwood half a handful common â—â—â—mwood two pugils Or Take Agarick pills of Râ—ubaâ—â— eaâ—h a dram Quercetâ—n's Pills of Tartar and of Ammâ—niacumâ— each half a dram Spike a sâ—ruple Oyl of â—innamon thâ—ee drops Extract of Wormwood half a scruple make Pills give a scruple an hour before meat Or Take juyce of Mâ—rcury clarified Honey or Sugar each an ounce add Gith seed Senna â—aâ—h two drams Mechoacan a dram make a Mass or give Conserve of Marigold flowers Stâ—el is an excellent remedy after Preparatives with proper Drinks or Ingredients And iâ— the vessels of the stomach are stopt give a Vomit and then gross pouder of Steel If the Mesentery be stopt Take Diarrhodon Diacurcuma Agarick each a dram Câ—rthamus seeds two drams red Dock roots Câ—rrot seed each 〈◊〉 dram and half Cloves a dram Steel prepared two ounces with clarified Honey make an Elâ—ctuary give two or four drams If she vomit stop it not If the Livâ—r be chiefly stoâ—tâ— let the Stâ—â—l be â—inely poudereâ—
And Take of it half a pound add eight ounces of Wine in a glass set it in the embers stir it and let it boyl twelve simmers tâ—l you see it â—roath and grow a little thick then pour the â—roath and all into another vessel do thus four times and then let it be gently boyled till it be thick as Honey Then Take Parsley Carrot seed Diacurcuma Diarrâ—odon each a dram and half Cinnamon a dram Steel so prepared six drams with Honey make an Electuary give three drams or five after exerâ—ise If the Spleen be stopt Take Steel prepared a pound wash it with Vineâ—ar then strain it and lay it on a clout and add pouder of Cloves hâ—lf an ounce Let them stâ—nd so a day and a night then put them in a glassed vessel ad ten ounces of white Wineâ— Diarrhodon Harts tongue Senna and Capar baâ—ksâ— then stir them then set them in the Sun for a day or in an Oven do this ten daies til the Steel be melted in the Wine and little or nothing at the bottom Give two ounces of this in the morning afâ—er purging and exercise Or Take Steel prepared an ounce Cinnamon Aniseeds each two drams Diamosâ—hu without musk a dram Sugar an ounce make a Pouder give a dram drink white â—ine and Mugwort water aftâ—r it Steâ—led Wine Take Steel in poudâ—r three ounces Cinnamon half an ounce white Wine three pints set them in a close glass eight dâ—ies in the Sun stir them every dayâ— Give six or eight ounces four hours aâ—ore dinner for fifteen or twenty dâ—ies and walk after it At first give a Steel-medicine to prâ—pare As Take Steel filings four ounces â—â—t iâ— in an irâ—n 〈◊〉 â—iblâ— or Ladle thâ—n cast it into two pints of water of Hâ—ps Grass Mâ—dder Borage or Spring-water stâ—â—in it and do so â—â—ven timâ—s Then Take so many ounces oâ—â—â—w Steel and cast it into water as befâ—re strain and add Syrup of Violets Borage or 〈◊〉 of Râ—ses four ounces give three ounces in the morning â—fter exâ—rcise Prepare thus three or four times and â—â—en use stronger Aâ—â—eâ— Steel use Sâ—orzonera stâ—â—pt all night in Wine give 〈◊〉 the morning This hath cured obstructi◠〈…〉 Bezâ—â—r â—â—one â—â—ith Mercatus opens obstructions in my exâ—erience and rehâ—ts venom give six or seven gâ—â—ins Steel is beâ—t Spring and Fall purge and exercise before and after it that it may be better dispersed Use Preparatives Purges and strengtheners often and for a long time and change the forms least the patient loath them If water spread about the body cool the body and make it heavy Use Sweats as Baths natural or artificial of Mugwort Calamints Nep Danewort Sage Bays Rosemary Mercury Ivy Briony roots Orris Elicampaâ—e After puâ—ging and opening obstructions all the Symptoâ—â—s wil vanish if not see for the Symptoms of the womb Let the air be temperately hot The meat of good juyâ—e and easie digestion pot-herbs and green fâ—â—its must be avoided fish milk lettice Make Sâ—uâ—e with Sage and Cinnamon Drink Wine lâ—t bread â—e well leavened with â—ennelsâ—â—dâ— drink no watâ—â— noâ— Broaths at first and in the deâ—liâ—â—tion of the disease use exercise and Vâ—nâ—ry Let sleep be moderate Question 1. Whether may the woman in this Disease be allowed the absurd things they long for They are Virgins or women with child that long for such things Virgins must not be allowed them as chalk c. for they will increase the disease Women with child must be pleased with fair woâ—dsâ— to abstain from them but if the appetite wil not be allayed rather grant them then suffer an abortion or mark upon the child Question 2. Is motion and exercise good in the Green-sickness They are better then idleness which heaps up crudities they raise the languishing heat in the bowels and help the nourishment to be distributed therefore they are to be used before the disease be great and in the declination they discuss the humors But use moderation least you weaken the body or choak themâ— First therefore use Frictions then watching then more exercise after convenient purging Question 3. Whether is Venery good for Maids in the Green-sickness It is probable and agreeable to reason and experience that Venery is good Hippocrates bids them presently marry for if they conceive they are cured John Langius â—aith this disease comes in the ripeness of age or presently after Venery heats the womb and the parts adjacent opens and loosens the passages so that the terms may better flow to the womb But if there be a great Cacochymy take that away before she be married and then Venery may do more then Physick But use it not in the vigor of the disease nor in weakness Question 4. Whether is Blood-letting good in this Disease A Cachexy beginning with coldness of the whole body seem to deny bleeding and because the crude humors are in fault rather then blood But Hippocrates adviseth bleeding at the first If it be a new disease and comes from stopt terms and blood abound that is stopt and not turned into another humor you may boldly bleed provided the strength permit and the passages be open But in an old disease when crude flegm abounds bleed not for it will increase the disease Chap. 3. Of Symptomes from the Womb and Mother-fits in General IT is not to be expressed what miserable diseases women are subject to both Virgins and others from the womb and its consent with other parts For when terms or blood are stopt there are great Symptoms and while they putrefie or get evil qualities the Symptoms are grievous and almost unexpressible One woman may have divers Symptoms from the womb at the same time when the seed and terms are mixed with other humors after they are corrupted and there is more sometimes and such noble substance as seed and terms being corrupted are like poyson The consent with other parts is from likeness of parts nearness or connexion of vessels And because the womb is membranous it hath a great consent with the membranes and nerves Also the parts adjacent are easily infected And thirdly it hath consent with all the body by veins arteâ—ies and nerves It consents with the brain by the nerves and membranes of the back-marrow it consâ—nts with the heart by the arâ—eries with the liver by the veins which are great in the womb and therfore the blood and bad humors go back to the â—â—ver It consents with the stomach by Anastomosis in the veins of the Mesentery and by the arteries through foul humors and vapors go from the womb to the Mesentery and stomach It conâ—ents with the spleen by the arteries therefore many women that had not their terms enough in their youth and have hot blood are â—fter Hypochondriack and a Physitian can scarce distinguish these diseases of the womb and spleen nor cure them severally It consents with the papps by veins and nerâ—es and the heart Diaghragma head brain and all
10 Of the Wrinkles of the Belly after Childbearing and mending of the largenâ—ss of the Privities Page 197 Chap. 11. Of Feavers and acute Diseases in Women in Child-bed 198 The CONTENTS OF THE FOURTH BOOK THE THIRD PART Of the Diseases of Womens Breasts THE FIRST SECTION Of Diseases of the Breasts CHap. 1. Of the increased number of Breasts and greatness extraordinary 203 Chap. 2. Of Swelling of the Breasâ—s with Milk 205 Chap. 3. Of Inflammation anâ— Erisipelas of the Breasts Page 206 Chap. 4. Of the Oedema of thâ— Breasts 20â— Chap. 5. Of the Scirrhus of thâ— Breasts 210 Chap. 6. Of the Glandles or Kernels in the Breasts being swollen or of the Scrofula and Struma in the Breast 211 Chap. 7. Of the Cancer of the Breasts 212 Chap. 8. Of Ulcers and Fistulaes of the Breasts 215 Chap. 9. Of straitness of the passages of the Breasts ibid. Chap. 10. Of strange things bred in the Breasts 216 Chap. 11. Of the Diseases of the Nipples ibid. THE Contents OF THE FOURTH BOOK THE THIRD PART THE SECOND SECTION Of the Symptoms of the Breasts CHap. 1. Of want of Milk and not giving of suck 218 Chap. 2. Of too much Milk 220 Chap. 3. Of Curdling and other faults in the Milk 221 Chap. 4. Of Milk coming forth at wrong places 222 Chap. 5. Of strange things coming forth of the Breasts 223 Chap. 6. Of the change of colour in the Nipples and pain of the â—reasts A Tractate Of the Cure of Infants THE FIRST PART Of the Diet and Government of Infants CHap. 1. Of the choice of the Nurse 225 Chap. 2. Of the Conditions of good Milk 227 Chap. 3. Of curing the faults in Milk ibid. Chap. 4. Of the Diet and Government of new-born Children 229 Chap. 5. Of the Diet of an Infant from breeding of Teeth till it be weaned Page 230 Chap. 6. Of Weaning of Children ibid. Chap. 7. Of Childrens Diet after Weaning 231 THE Contents OF THE SECOND PART Of Diseases and Symptoms of Children CHap. 1. Of Infants Diseases in General 232 Chap. 2. Of Feavers in Children Meazles and small Pox Page 233 Chap. 3. Of the Milkey Scab Achores and Favi 235 Chap. 4. Of a scald Head 236 Chap. 5. Of Ptiriasis or breeding of Lice 239 Chap. 6. Of Hydrocephalus or swelling of the Head 340 Chap. 7. Of Siriasis 241 Chap. 8. Of Frights in the sleep 242 Chap. 9. Of great Watching 243 Chap. 10. Of Epilepsie and Convulsion 244 Chap. 11. Of Strabismus or Squint-eyes 246 Chap. 12. Of pain in the Ears Inflammation Moisture Ulcers and Worms ibid. Chap. 13. Of the Thrush Bladders in the Gums and Inflammation of the Tonsils 247 Chap. 14. Of Breeding of Teeth Page 248 Chap. 15. Of Loosing of the Tongue and of the Frog 249 Chap. 16. Of Catarrh Cough and difficult Breathing 250 Chap. 17. Of the Hicket 251 Chap. 18. Of Vomiting 252 Chap. 19. Of the Torments oâ— pains of the Belly 253 Chap. 20. Of puffing up of the Belly and Hypochondria 255 Chap. 21. Of the Flux of the Belly ibid. Chap. 22. Of binding of the Belly 257 Chap. 23. Of the Worms 258 Chap. 24. Of the Ruptureâ— 261 Chap. 25. Of sticking out of the Navel 262 Chap. 26. Of Inflammation of the Navel 263 Chap. 27. Of Falling out of the Fundament ibid. Chap. 28. Of the Stoâ—â— in the Bladder Page 264 Chap. 29. Of Difficulty and stoppage of Urin 265 Chap. 30. Of not holding the Urin 266 Chap. 31. Of chaâ—ing in the Hips called Intertrigo 267 Chap. 32. Of Leanness and Fascination ibid. THE FOURTH BOOK OF PRACTICAL PHYSICK Of Womens Diseases THE FIRST PART Of Diseases in the Privities of Women THE FIRST SECTION Of Diseases of the Privie Part and the Neck of the Womb. Chap. 1. Of the straitness and largeness of the Orifice THERE are three Diseases in this Part. The straitness and the largeness and the Yard of a woman The straitness is when the cleft is so narrow that it wil not admit of a manâ— Yard or with much difficulty it hinders childbearing and if it be from the first conformation it is hard to be cured by Physick but iâ— is enlarged either by copulation or by bringâ—ng forth of children Somtimes it is from an â—lcer or from astringent Medicines given unadvisedly that they may appear to be Virgins when they are not Somtimes the cleft is shut up outwardly and there is only passage for the urin and the terms these women are called Atretâ—e that is shut upâ— not bored of which Chap. 3. Somtimes it is so close that neither terms nor urine can comâ—â—orth The contrary to this is largeness of the cleâ—t or when there are more holes then Nature hath usually by often copulation or childbearing This laxity or largeness causeth barrenness and falling out of the womb as Hippocraâ—es shâ—ws in the Nature of Women And this makes women unpleasant to men This is cured by purging after childbearing by Fomentations Baths Liniments of Allum water and the Decoction of astringent Plants Take Comâ—rey roots Bole Sanguis Draconisâ— Pomegranate flowers Allum Mastich Galls each half a dram make a Pouder and with steeled Waâ—er make a Mixture dip a Pessary therein Or Takâ— Oâ—ken leaves Plantane each half a handâ—ul Comâ—râ—y roots an ounce â—omâ—granate peâ—ls and flowers Sumach each half an ounce Allum an ounce boyâ— them in water and â—oment the priviâ—ies Somtimes in hard trâ—vel the space between the fundament and the pâ—ivie cleâ—t arâ— brokâ—n into one hole Eroâ— shews the Cure oâ— iâ— Somâ— puâ— a long pieâ—e of Allâ—m into the â—leâ—t When therâ— are divers passages in a womans privâ—ties it iâ— from the first conformation when by Naturâ—â— error the passage from the straight gâ—t goes to the womb Chap. 2. Of the Mentula or Yard in a Woman THe Alâ—e or wings in the privities of a wâ—manâ— are of soft spungy â—lesh like a Cocks comb in shape and colour the part at thâ— top is hard and nervous and swells like a Yâ—rd in Venery with much Spiâ—it This paâ—t sometimes is big as a mans Yard and such womeâ— were thought to be turned into men It is from too much nourishment of the part from â—he loosness of it by oâ—ten handling It is not safe to cut it off presently but fiâ—st use dryers and discussers with things that a little astringe then gentle Causticks without causiâ—g pain as burnt Allum Aegyptiacum Take Aegyptiacum Oyl of Mastich Rosesâ—Wâ—x eaâ—h half an ounce If these will not do theâ—â—â—t it off or tie it with a ligature of Silk or Horse-hair till it mortisie Aetius teacheth the way of amputation he câ—ls it the Nympha or Câ—itoris between both the wings but take heed you cause not pain â—r iâ—â—lammation After cutting waâ—h with Winâ— with Mâ—rtles Bays Roses Pomâ—granate flowâ—â—s â—oyled in it and Cypress-nuâ—s and lay on an 〈…〉 Poâ—der Some excrescences grow like a tail and fill the privities they differ from a Clitoris
and from an evil sangâ—ifiâ—ation in the liver and â—â—leen fâ—om â—hâ—ir weakness oâ— fâ—om errors in diet or from weakness of the womb from hard travel or often mischances cold air or water or whatsoever hurts the heaâ— of the womb Also stoppage of the terms doth cause gathering of water for the water useth to be evacuated with them Many take this for the only cause Somtimes the tunicles of the womb may be divided in some place and water may be gathered between them Hippocrates saith The terms are â—ewer and cease before the time the bottom of the belly swells and the papps are soâ—t without milk and she thinks she is with child by these you may know it is a Dropsie But because Doctors and Midwives are often deceived you must distinguish this from other swellings When a woman is sound and useth a sound man the womb by degrees swells and the child moves in its time but often there is a Dropsiâ— with conception before or after therefore in a Dropsie the tumor is equal according to the largeness of the womb and â—elly and noâ— pointed as in a woman with child Secondly iâ— the woman be in years and hath not conceived before and hath a good colour it is a sign of a Dropsie rather then conception If the tenth month be past and the child moves not nor the breasts swell but are soft say there is a Dâ—opsie of the womb Thirdly in a true conception women are bâ—tter after some months and the Symptoms abate but in a Dropsie they increase still It is distinguished from a mole by the weight in the bottom of the belly From an inflationâ— because the belly is stâ—etched in that and sounds being striken but is soâ—t in a Dropsie It differs from the Dropsie of the belly because the face is pale or wane in that from the distemper of the liver there is thirst but in the won bâ—dropsie she is of a good colour except the liver be also bad It differs from inflammation of the womb for that is â—ith a constant feaver and the Symptoms oâ— it and â—rom other tumors which are harder but in a Dâ—opsie of the womb if the belly be preâ—â—edâ— it yiâ—ldâ— You shal know whether it be from the fault in the woâ—b â—rincipally or â—â—om some other part thus Iâ— tâ—e woman be of a good colour and there were onely some diseases and causes that might hurt the wombâ— as abortion hard travel stoppage of terms or too many of them then the womb is chiefly affected but if there be signs of a distemâ—er in the whole body or in the liver or spleen aâ—d the colour is bad it is by consent from other parts You shall knâ—w whether the water be in bladdeâ—s or in the cavity of the womb thus If you find the oriâ—ice oâ— the womb closed and there is little pain it is in the cavity but if the oriâ—ice be open and there is great pain it is in bladders or without the cavâ—â—y If the humor in the womb be not corrupt this disease is of long continuance but may be easily cured it is eaâ—ier cured in the cavity then when it is in bladders and between the â—unicles A woman after conception having a Dropsie of the womb her child diâ—th and she is in danger When it is froâ— stâ—ppage of terms and new and the stâ—ength â—irm open a vein in the legs otherwise bleed not Purge according to the humor with respect to the womb as in Chap. 6. of a cold Distemper Then purge Water Take Angelica and Madder roots each half â—n ounce Calamintsâ— Penny-royal Mugwort Lovage eâ—ch a handful Savin a pugil boyl them in wine sweeten it with Sugar Or make Broaths with the same Take Dianisum Diagalangal each half a dram Oyl of Aniseeds Cloves each five drops Sugar three ounces make Rouls Inject into the Womb as in Dropsies Take Asarum roots tâ—ree drams Pennyroyal Calamints eaâ—h halâ— a handful Savin a pugil Mechoacan a dâ—am Aniseed Cummin each half a dram boyl taâ—e six ounces strained Oyl of Elder and Orris each an ounce make a Clyster Or use Peâ—â—aries Take Agarick a dram Coloquintida half a dram Gniâ—ium ten grains with Honey and Wool make a Peâ—â—ary Make Fomentations and Baths of Danewort Me cury Elder Pennyroyal Organ Chamomil-flowers Baâ—berries wild Cowcumbers Broom Carrot Rue seeds And anoint after with Oyl of Elder Danewort Orris with drops of Oyl of Angâ—lica Anise Caraway Sâ—lphur Baths are good and those of Niter oâ— the Plaister of Bayberries or Snails to the bottâ—m of the belly Vomiting and neesing break the bladders Give Clysters at the fundament as in Dropsies Take Mercury leaves Danewort Soldanella Mugwortâ— Motherwort each a handful Chamomil Elder Broom flowâ—rs each a dram boyl and to ten ounces strained add juyce of Beets Mercury Danewort ea h six drams Boys urine an ounce and half Hiera six drams Honey half an ounce make a Clyster Let the Diet be drying as in Chap. 5. Chap. 12. Of a Tumor in the Womb from blood in its Veins THis disease makes Women think they are with child also for blood long detained in the vâ—ins about the womb stretcheth them outwardly and twisteth them and the veins in the substance of the womb are ful and stretched and make it larger but when the terms flow it falleth again except there be a Cachexy or Dropsie This is onely from stoppage of terms and is cured by provoking them Chap. 13. Of Inflammation of the Womb. IF the blood that comes to the womb get out of the vessels into its substance and grow hot and putresie it causeth inflammation either all over or in paâ—t before or behind above or below on the right or left side Blood is the immediate Cause which is pure or mixed therefore the inflammation is either an Erysipelas Oedema or Scirrhus as flegm melancholy or blood abound Blood is either sent to or drawn by the womb by heat or painâ— it is sent to it when it aboundeth or is hot or thin and when the blood is moved by hot air exercise passions as anger or hot diet There is a tumor with heat and pain in the râ—gion of the womb with stretching and heaviness in the privities and if you put in your â—inger you 'l feel the heat and the more pain there is a feaver somtimes called Lipyria when there is cold without and heat within The tongue is dry and blâ—ck with watching doting toâ—â—ing to and fro the breasts are pufft up and pained There is headach to the roots of the eyes and a pain in the groyns hips midrif pleura and shoulders short wind and like a Pleurisie with loathing vomitinâ— hickets The belly is bound the pulse is small and often and weak but at first darting and quick And Hippocrates â—aith If the womb be inâ—lamed the terms are stopt and the neck of it is liâ—â— a Spiderâ— web with many small veinâ— c. Iâ—
it be inflamed before the pain is about the â—â—bes and the urin is stopt If behind it is in the â—oyns and the belly is bound If it be inflamed in the bottom the pain is towards the navel If it be from pure blood the Symptoms are less if from choler stronger the thiâ—st is more the watching greater if from melancholy all are worse If it be all over the womb it is dangerous and few escape it An Erysipelas in a woman with child is deadly because there is an abortion and the Mother dies the worse the Symptomes the greater is the danger And it is safer to discuss an inflammation then to ripen it if it turn to a Schirrus it is lasting and makes 〈◊〉 Dropsie If it be not after abortion or a flux of blood open a vein in the Arm or cup and scarifie the shoâ—lders Bleed nâ—t in the foot least you draw blood more to the womb but afterwards to derive if it be from terms stopt you may Galen â—aith You may divert the blood by bleeding in the arm or cupping the breasts and you maâ— derive it by â—pening the ankle-vein and cupping upon t e hips If there be cholerâ— purge it with Syrup of Roses Manna Rhubarb Diacatholicon and use not strong movers of the terms Use Alteâ—ers and Coolers as Juleps and Emulsions and provoke sleep and if there be dotage give Narcoticks Aâ—ter Univâ—rsals use Repellers and Aâ—odynes As Take Housleek Purslane Lettiâ—â— Venus-navelâ— Vine leaves each half a handful boyl them in wine add Barley meal two ounces Pomegranaâ—e fiowers two drams Bole a dram with Oyl of Roses â—ake a Pultis Or Take Diachylon simple twâ—â—unces jâ—yce of Venus-navel and Plantane each haâ—f an ounce Oyl of Roses an ounce Sugar of Lead a dram make an Oyntment in a leaden Mortar Make Injections of the same Herbs or of Milk and Rosewater Or Take Plantane Venâ—â—-naâ—el Lettice each a hanâ—ful reâ— Râ—ses two pâ—â—ilâ— boyl and ad Oyl of Mirtles an ounce Rosâ—-vinegar half an ounce make an Inâ—â—ction Make Clysters of the sâ—me Plants in a small quantity least they oppress the woâ—b Tâ—ke Alâ—haea roots an ounce Mâ—llows Violets Lettice each a handful Nightshade half a handful Violets Roses each a pugil sweet Prâ—nes ten Linseed half a dram boyl them in Barley watâ—r to six ounces ad Oyl of Roses three ounces make a Clysâ—er An anodyne Fomentation Take roots of Althaea Mallows and Viâ—lets each a handful red Roses Melilot Câ—amomil flowers each a pugil boyl them for a Fomentation Or use a Cataplasm of white Bread and Milk Iâ— the progress disâ—uss As Take pouder of Althâ—ea roots an ounce Chamomil and Meliâ—ot â—â—owers eâ—â—h two drams Mugwâ—rt half an ounce Barley and Bean flour â—ach an ounce boyl them in sharp wine add Hogs grease Oyl of Chamomil and Lilliâ—â— â—â—ch an â—unce make a Caâ—aplasm If the inflammation turn to matter ripen it As Take poâ—der of Altha a râ—ots Chamomil floâ—â—rs Mâ—lilâ—tâ— Lineseed Faeâ—ugreekâ— each an ounce Figgs eight boyl them add yolkâ— of â—our Eggs and haâ—â— a scruple of Saâ—â—ron make a Pultis Aâ—â—er it is ripe break it by motion of the body coughing neâ—sing cupping or by Peâ—â—aries As Take â—iggs an â—unce Rue half a handâ—ul boyl them 〈◊〉 ad Honey and Leaven each half an ounce Pigeons dung Orris roots each half a dram with wool make a Pessary Aâ—ter it is broken the pain abates thâ—n cleâ—se and heal the ulcer as in Sect. 1. c. 8. of an ulcer of the womb If it break about the bladder give an Emulsion of cold Seeds Whey and Syrup of Violets Let the diet be cool with Barley water warm Abstain from Wine to the deâ—lination of the disease let the belly still 〈◊〉 kept looâ—e Chap. 14. Of a Scirrhus and Cancer in the Womb. AN earthy matter left after an inflammation makâ—s a hard tumoâ— called a Scirrhus and sâ—mtimes it is without an inflammation It is a pâ—oper Sâ—irrhus when there is neither sense nor pâ—n it is impâ—oper when there is a little sense It is soâ—times as big as a mans head somtimes the whole womb is a Sâ—inhus sâ—mtimes onely pâ—rt of it The immediate Cause is a thiâ—k earthâ— huâ—or as nâ—tural melanâ—â—olyâ— whâ—n a thiâ—k humor is gathered in the womb there is a Scirrhus without inflammation aforegoing this iâ— usual in melancholy women and such as are noâ— clensed by their terms or have the Pica or green-sickness and are fifty years old Other humors somtimes breed a Scirrhus afteâ— inflammation when cold astringents have been used disorderly for then the humor is fixed to the part and hardned The same may be from hot discussers which send forth the thin matter in an inflammation and fasten the thick The tumor is to be felt it yields not and is without pain the terms flow not at first or very little afterwards there is a great flux of blood If an inflamation went before and the part is heavy and burdened it is a sign of a Scirrhus She is unweeldy â—loathful and you may know from what humor it is by the signs of the humors predominating in the body and the part pained will shew you in what place it is A Scirrhus easily turns to a Cancer And when the terms are stopt there is a Dropsie of the womb or belly It is easier cured in the neck then in the womb it self Moisten and heat the cold and dry humor with Borage Bugloss Fumitory Succory Epithymum Polypodâ— Then purge with Polypody Senna black Hellebore and the like As Take roots of Althaea Lilliâ—s eâ—ch two ounces Mallows Viâ—lâ—tâ— Alâ—haea Brankursine each a handâ—ul Mugâ—ort Calamints Chamomil flowers each half a handful â—aeâ—â—greek and Linâ—eâ—d each half an â—unce bâ—â—l them â—or a Fomentatiâ—n or Bath or to a Catapâ—asm with Lineseeâ— Faenugreek â—a h an â—uncâ— Fiâ—s six Orris pâ—uder â—wo drams Saâ—â—ron half a dram Henâ— grease and Oyl of sweet Aâ—monds as much as is â—it Or Take Bdellium Ammoniacum Galbanum each as much as you please beat them in a Mortar with Oyl de Been and Lillies add Mucilage of Faenugreek Lineseed Figgs make a Liniment or with wax a Plaister Or Take Oyl of Capars Lillies sweet Almonds Jesamine each an ounce fresh Butter Hens grease Goose grease each half an ounce Mucilage of Faenugreek Althaea and Oyntment of Althaea eaâ—h six drams Ammoniacum dissolved in wine an ounce with wax make an Oyntment Make Injections thus Take Bdellium dissolved in wine Oyl of sweet Almonds Lillies Chamomil each two ounces marrow of a Veal bone Hens grease each an ounce with the yolk of an Eg. In a bastard Scirrhus you may use healers and digesters better and Ammoniacum and hotter Fat 's Internal Medicines are steel c. of which in obstruction of the Womb and Scirrhus of the Spleen As for diet abstain from breeders of gross and slimy humors and from hot dryers Cancer of the Womb. What may be said of
it for two doses Or Take opâ—ning Roots half an ounce Madder Burnâ—â— eaâ—h three ounces Mugwort Bettony Germandâ—r Calamints â—ach a handful red Pease half a handfulâ— flowers of Bugloss Dill each a pugil boyl and sweeten it with Sugar For flegmatick Bodies take the Decoction of Guajacum Saâ—â—aphras Dittahy for fifteen dâ—â—es without sweating Then evacuate with Agarick Mechoacan Turbith Scammony Coloquintida blaâ—k Hellebore As Take Agarick two drams infuse it in Mugwortâ—â—ter two ounces Oâ—ymel an ounce strain and the Eâ—tract of Michoacan a sâ—ruple Or Take opâ—ninâ— Roots half an ounce Mugwort Bettony â—â—ch 〈◊〉 pugils Senna â—â—lâ— an â—unce Agariâ—k two draâ—◠〈◊〉 and Aniâ—â—â—d each a â—â—ruâ—â—e 〈◊〉 haâ—â— a dram Râ—sâ—mary flowers 〈◊〉 â—ugil inâ—â—â—e 〈…〉 thâ—â—e ounâ—â—â— anâ—â—aâ—f â—d Sâ—rup of Senna â—n 〈◊〉 aâ—â— halâ—◠〈◊〉 〈◊〉 hâ—lâ— a dram Or if they dâ—ink Wiâ—e Tâ—ke Tarâ—â—th 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 eaâ—h twâ— dâ—ams Senna an 〈◊〉 aâ—â— haâ—â— Maiâ—â—â—hair â—alm Râ—sâ—mary eaâ—â— two pugils Cinnamon Galangal each a dramâ— hang them in Wine give six ounces with half an ounce of Manna Or Take Diaturbith with Râ—ubarb half an ounce Mechoacan two drams Agarick a dram Diarrhodonâ— Cinnamon each half a dram Steel prepared a dram with Raisons make an Electuaryâ— give as much as a Wall nut Or give Pills of Agarick foetidae and so continue purging and â—reparing if the matter be stubborn Or Take Agarick two drams Mader a dram with Syrup of Mugwort make Pills Or Take Aloes three drams de Tribus oâ—e dram with juyce of Savin make Pillsâ— If the stomach is soul give a Vomit leâ—t it gâ—â— into the veins Then give provokers of the Terms which are hot and thin about the time they used to flow they are three degrees in strength and many soâ—tâ— of Medicines are made of them A Pouder Take Cinnamon a dram Ambâ—râ— sâ—ruple Saffron half a scruple Or Take Trochu of Mirrh of Wallâ—flowers each a scruple Saffron five grains Or Take Castor Pennyroyal each a scruple with Wine or proper Waters Physical Wine Take Madder roots an ouncâ— Orrâ—s half an ounce Balm Pennyroyal Mugwortâ— Rosemary eâ—ch a handful Wall-flowers half a pâ—gil Cinnamon an ounce Galangal half an ounâ—â— with Wine give four ounces Or Take the Dâ—câ—ction of red Pease Or Take Smallage Fennel roots each half an ounce Mugwort Bettâ—ny Pennyroyal Balm each a handful red Peâ—â—e half an handful Juniper-berries half aâ— ounce 〈◊〉 all flowers a pugil boyl and sweeten it Oâ— Take â—en ounces of it with thrâ—â— ounces of Mugwâ—â—â— for three doses Querâ—â—tan commends this Take Gromwelsâ—eds Anise Mâ—sletâ— of the Oak each three drams Dittany a dram Saffron a sâ—ruple â—ruiâ—â— and keep them twenty four hours in Wine then boylâ—them give fâ—â—r ounces for three daiâ—s together Or make the Womans â—qua viâ—â—e Or Take Balm â—ttâ—ny Pennyroyal Mâ—â—wort Nâ—p Motheâ—wort Dittany â—ach four handfuls Wine thirty pints distil them add three handfuls of each hâ—rbs and distil them again and ad Fennel seed Calamus Cinnamon Cassia lignâ—a Cardamoms each half an ounce distil them again Or give Syrup of Calamintsâ— Mugwort Or Take water of Pennyroyal Savin Calamints each four ounces Syrup of Mugwâ—rt â—â—ur ounces Cinnamon water an ounce give it at fâ—ur times Rouls Take Extract of Savin a scruple of Angelica half a sâ—ruple of Elicampane six grains Oyl of Cinnamon five drops of Cloves two drops with Sâ—gar dissolved in Balm waâ—er Or make an Electuary of Steel six ounces Cassia lignea Cinnamon each two drams Cloves a dram Raisons two ounces with Sugar dissolved in Mâ—gwort water Or Take Troches of Mirrh a dram Extract of Gentian and Savin each a scruple â—astor half a â—â—ruple make Pills give two scruples or give every third day pills of Hierâ— Use outward Mediâ—ines but pâ—ovoke not sweat â—y them Take Althaea and Lillâ— roâ—ts each two â—unces 〈◊〉 an â—unâ—e Mâ—llâ—wâ— Mâ—râ—ury Mâ—gwort 〈…〉 Mâ—therwort Calamintâ— Pâ—nnâ—royal Mâ—râ—â—ram Bayâ—â—â—â—ach tâ—â— haâ—dâ—ulâ— flowers of 〈◊〉 â—â—â—â—nder Cheirâ— each a â—â—ndful Faenugreâ—â—â— sâ—â—d an ouncâ— Juniper anâ— Bayberriâ—s each â—alf a hanâ—â—â—l bâ—â—l â—hâ—m in Water 〈◊〉 wiâ—h â—pâ—â—ges And then anoint with this Take Oyl of Lillies an ounce oâ— Lavender seeds stilled halâ— a dram Calamints and Gith pouder each a dram Storax calamint a scruple To Virgins that must take no Pessaries give Fumes with the head defended they wil â—pen the mouths of the vessels and cut thick humors As Take Mirrh Bdellium Storax each a dram Benzoin two scruples Gallia mosâ—hata ivet each half a scruple with liquid Storax make Troches Then use Clysters and Injections into the Womb with Purgers As Take Calaminâ—s Pennyroyal each a handful Gith seed Turbiâ—h each a dram Coloquintida half a dram boyl it in wine inject it into the womb If it be hot aâ—ter it inject the Decoction of Mallows with Milk or Barley water And because the neck of the womb lies upon the strait gut give Clysters Take Lilly roots an ounce Orris Valerian â—ach half an ounce Mercury two handfuls Mugwort Savin each a handful Chamomil Lavender flowers each a pugil Caraway Gith seed each a dram boyl add Hiera and Beâ—nedicta laxativa each half an ounce Oyl of Cheir two drams Electuary of Bayberries half an ounce If she be no Virgin put Mercury bruised in a Bag for a Pessary with Centaury flowers Or Garlick beaten with Oyl of Spike Begin still with the mildest as Mugwort Mercury Pennyroyal Marjoram Rue and then add Mucilages and Juyces to loosen the wombâ— let â—ot Pessaries lie long least they cause a Feaver If it be from a tumor provoke not the Terms but loâ—k to the tumor Let diet be hot and attenuating of good juyce with Parsley Savory Rosemary Cloves Cinamon Little sleep and much exercise Question 1. Whether are the other Causes of stoppage of the Terms Some say the blood going to other parts is a cause but it is rather contrary and the suppression of Terms is cause of that â—or the veins of the womb are large enough to evacuate blood Others say the strength of the womb is a cause which thiâ—kens the vessels that they receive no blood But the womb is made to receive it when it abounds Others accuse the strength which is to be denied but when it is so strong that it is too hot or too dry and will not receive the blood and that is a sign of weakness But there must be strength in the whole body to cast out superfluous blood or there will be other mischiefs Question 2. What Veins must be opened when the Terms are sâ—opt Authors disagree in this as Aetius and Galen who alwaies speaks of the ankle veins and most are of his mind being it is rational For a vein opened in the arm doth rather revel from the womb then draw the blood to it but in the ankle brings it to its place and opens obstructions and doth both lessen and bring blood to the womb and move that which is in the womb â—ixed Open the ankle therefore twice
or thrice rather then the arm once Therefore Galen commends Hippocrates that he opened a vein in the ankle in the Servant of Schimarg though she had a Plâ—thoryâ— But in other diseasâ—s of the womb as inflamâ—ation dropping or too many Terms it is good to open a vein in the arm The Saphena is opened by putting the foot in warm water before and after Question 3. At what time must a Vein be opened against the sâ—â—ppage of the Terms Galen saith It must â—e when Nature may be helped be the blood moved that is three or four daies before the usual time of their coming as if she had them alwaiâ—s in the ful of tâ—e Moon and they have been stopt some monthsâ— bleed three or four dâ—ies before the full to puâ— nâ—ture in mind of her duty and to make the blood run again Chap. 4. Of fewness of the Terms IT is when they flow less then they use or ought to â—low It is either from the blood or in the expulsive faculty in the passages As if blood â—e little the Terms are few and slow if the retentive faculty is weak and the expulsive strong they come at due time but in small quantity If the Terms are slow the fault is in the quality of the blood being too thick Also straitness of the passages may be a cause for if they be not wide enough the blood cannot flow fâ—eely The patient will tell the disease but the cauâ—e of it is to be found in the Chapter aâ—oregoing Few Terms from little blood is not dangerous if they be stopt from thick blood there follow diseases as Erysipelas Scirrhus or Cancer See the Chapter aforegoing for the Cure and and if it be from thickness of blood it is often cured by a general Purge for the whole body Chap. 5. Of Dropping of the Terms THis is a flux and lasts long and there is pain The blood flows not conveniently at the due time and manner and the privities are alwaies wet as when the urin drops Are from the blood and the passages of it and the retentive faculty as when the blood is too thiâ—k and sharp which stir up Nature to let it out and because it stretcheth the membranes theâ—e is pain Also the weakness of the retentive faculty is a cause The women declare it but if it be from thick blood and sharp and strait passages there is a sâ—â—etching pain about the womb If it be from câ—udity of blood and weakness of the retentive â—aculty the blood flows without pain and is not much â—elt It is troublesom to women and if it last long â—auseth ulcers and inflammations It is all in mending of the thick and sharp â—lood and in opening the passages which are â—he two chief causes of it of which we spake at â—rge If blood be superfluous loose it not nor open the ankle-vein lest you draw it more to the womb but take away the Cacochymy If it be from weakness of the retentive faculty strengthen the womb with dryers and ash ingents Chap. 6. Of the overflowin of the Terms IT is when it is too much or too long and hurâ—s any woman and brings diseases but a certain proportion of bleeding is not to be deâ—ined but too much is lost when the actions are hurt The immediate Cause is the opening of the vessels and the mediate cause is the blood in quantity or quality offending or by its force or disorderly motion Vessels are opened by Anastomosis Diapedesis Diaeresis or ruption or by Diaurosis or coâ—rosion Anastomosis is from a moist distemper of the vesselsâ— which loosneth the orifices or from external causes as Baths hot and moist or usâ— of Aloes The flux is seldom too great from a Diapedesis for it is but a sweating through Ruption is from plethory when the Terms have long been stopped and then break out and when the blooâ— is hot by air baths c. The outward causes are falls strokes hard travel great burdens lifted Erosion is from sharp blood or humor or from Medicines that corrode as Pessaries long kept For this great flux is chiefly from the veins in the bottom of the womb The flux of blood is too great when the strength abateth and Cachexy â—ollows with paleness swollâ—n feet and the blood that comes from the bottom of the womb is blacker and â—lottedâ— That from the neck is redder and thinner The signs of the causes If it be from muâ—lr blood there are signs of plethory and it easily â—lotteth together If the blood be sharp and cholâ—rick it is putreâ—ied in the womb you shal know waterish blood by its colour and the signs of that humor abounding and if you dip a clout in it and dry it in the shade you may see it If the womb be too moist such causes went before If it be from breaking of veins they will tell you of violence If it be from corrosion it is little and slow somtimes pure somtimes â—erous It weaâ—nâ—th the whole body the liver and bowels there is swounding the Whites and paleness and Dropsie somtimes That which hath been longâ— is hard to be cured and causeth death and in an old woman it is deadly If there be fulness abate the blood and keep it from flowing to the womb revel it râ—pâ—l cool and astringe it that it may not flow so faâ—â— and then amend the blood If it is from plenty of blood open the Liver-vein in the right arm bleed little and often because it makes better revulsion and weakens not open the Salvatella if there be weakness and cup â—he Back and Breast aâ—ainst the Liver beneath â—he papps where are veins from the womb cup â—ot beneath but in the shoulders or back and â—rms with scarification but scaâ—iâ—ie not under â—he breaâ—ts Bind and rub the aâ—â—s and shouldeâ—s and temâ—er and thicken the sharp thin humors with Deâ—â—ctiâ—ns and Waters of Plantane Purslane Sorrelâ— Knotgrass Shepherds-purse Pomegranate-Syrup and of dried Roses Sorrel Puâ—slane Coral Conserve of Roses Bole sealed Earth If it be urgent use Naâ—coticks Syrup of Poppies Treacle Philonium Laudanum If it still continue it is fed with choler thereâ— fore purge it with Syrup of Roses Manna Rhubarb Senna If it be fed with serous blood help the â—eins that do not their duty and the Liver and sweat with China You must not provoke urin but use astringents As Take the juyce of Ass-dung Syrup of Mirâ—lâ—s each half an ounce Plantane water an ounce Give it her and let her not know what it is Decoctions Take Comfrey roots Tormenâ—il â—ach two drams Purslune Plantane each a handful boyl themâ— add to six ounces Syrup of Curranâ— Quinces Mirtles each six drams giveâ— it at twice Or Take Syrup of Purslane juyce of Neâ—â—les each two ounces Purslane water four ounces Troches of Amber of sealed Earth each a dramâ— Bloodstone half a dram give two spoonfuls every day
A Water Take eight pinâ—s of Waâ—er â—iâ—h Starch Barley meal and Rise dried Roses a handful juyce of Yarrow Plantane each half a pinâ— Comfrey roots and all three ounces Horsâ—ail Bloodwort each half a handful Pears and Quinces Pomegranate flowers all Sanders each half an ounce Masâ—ich an ounce distil them and give twâ— ounces with half an ounce of Syrup of Roses or Purslane Electuaâ—ies Consâ—rve of Rosâ—s two ounces Quinces an ounce and halfâ—â—roches of burnt Ivory arâ— sealed Earth each a dram Crocus Martis Bâ—le red Coral prepared Mastich each half a dram wiâ—â— Syrup of Mirâ—les make an Electuaryâ— Poâ—ders Take Mastich red Coral prepared â—ach a dramâ—â—earl Smaragâ—s prepared 〈…〉 a sâ—ruple Bloodstone half a sâ—ruple Bâ—le hâ—lâ— drâ—m make a Poâ—der Michael Paschal cured many with this Pouder Take two Egâ—shâ—llâ— burnt Frankinceâ—se Mastich â—ach half an ounce Pearl red Coral and Amber â—ach two drams Bloodstone Smaragds prepareâ— â—â—â—h half a sâ—râ—ple Barley â—lour twâ— pugils whites of four Eggs with â—iâ—elâ—d Water make Câ—kes Give from half a dram to a drâ—m in pouder with Trotter broath in the morning Or give every day a dram of the pouder of Mulberry tree roots Or Take a plump Turtle drawn and pluckt wash it in Roseâ—water and red Wine put an ounce of Mastich in the belly of it stick it on and roast it and bast it with Vinegar of Roses Then put it into a glass close luted to be dried in an oven then beat all of it to pouder Give a spoonful with Plantane water or an astringent Dâ—coction Anoint the bottom of the belly â—eins and groyns with the dropping of it Or make Rouls thus Take Bole half a dram Magistery of Coral a dram Pearl prepared a scrâ—ple Sorrel and Plantane seed each half a dram Aromaticum rosatum Traganth each half a dram with Sugar dissolved in Plantane water make Rouls In the use of cold Asâ—ringents take heed you sâ—op not the veins and the heat be cooled If these help not use Narcoticks aâ— Troches of sealed Eaâ—th and Amber with Oâ—iâ—m these astringe also Uâ—e no Pessaries except the veins in the neck oâ— the woâ—b be open As Take Snâ—keweed Tormentil each half an ounce Pomegranate flowers Plantane seed each two drams Comfrey roots 〈…〉 Frankincense Mastich each a dram Acâ—ciâ— Sanguis Draconis each two scruples Blood-stone Starch each a dram and half with the whiâ—e of an Eg and Gum traganth dissolved in Rose water make Pessaries with red Silk Womb-clysters Take juyce of Yarrow Solomons seal each two â—unces Mucilage of Gum Arabick made in Plantane water two ounces make a Clyster A Fume Take Frankincense Mastich each two drams Mirtles Labdanum each a dram red Roses Pomegranate flowers each half a dram with Gum traganth make Troâ—hes to be burnt Oyntments Take Oyl of Mirtles Quinces each two ounces juyce of Plantane Solomons seal Horstail each an ounce boyl the juyces away ad Bole Plantane seed Mirtle berries Ceruss each half an ounce with Wax make an Oyntment Or use the Countesses Oyntment to the loyns and pecâ—en Cataplasms Take Quinces Pears boyled in red Wine add Bole Mastich Sanguis Draconis Acâ—cia make a Cataplasm or a Cerot Or Take Sorrâ—l and Plantane seed Purslane seed Bole Sanguis Draconis each two drams Frankincensâ— Mastich Mirrh each three drams Turpentine an ounce wiâ—h juyce of Plantane and Yarrow and Wax make a Cerot after the juyces are boyled away Fomentations are better then Baths for they make the humors flow more Let them be astringent and cool Or wash the legs and hips in cold water Lay Epithems to the Liver Oyntments Cerots or Plaisters If choler offend give Rhubarb and Consâ—rve of Roses to evacuate the Cacochymy If blood flow from a vein broken use Coral Bole Mirtles Comfrey Acacia Hypocistis or apply a Pultis of whites of Eggs and astringent Pouders If it come from a vessel corroded use stoppers and glutinaters that aâ—e slimy as Dropwort roots a dram with a rear Eg. Let the diet be as the Physick is In a flux from plethory eat little and that of little nourishment and in other cases give things to close the vessels Sleep long and use little Venery little or no exercise Anâ—er hurts and other passions Question Whether Frictions or Ligatures in the Legs may be made for Reâ—ulsion Hippocrates and Galen are misconstrued in his 8. Book of Blood-letting and they are not to be used in the flux of the Terms Chap. 7. Of the Terms flowing with pain and Symptoms THe Symptomes are pain in the loyns or thighs head-ach biting at the mouth of the stomach pain in the belly and loyns fainting They are as in suppression of Terms but less vehement and are in them that have not conceived There is obstruction thick and gross blood that stretcheth the vessels and the blood flows not orderly A little before the Terms there is head-ach biting at the stomach pain in the loyns and bottom of the stomach with beating at the heart and â—ainting When the pain is from thick blood it comes forth in â—lodds and the pain is worse beâ—ore If it be from wind it is sudden and stâ—ies not in a place and there is rumbling in the belly Take heed it tuâ—n not to the stoppage of terms if it be neglected It is greater in barren women and Virgins then in those have had children Take away the cause if they be thick humors evacuate them after they are prepared if sharp temper them These attenuate blood water of Grass roots Maidenhair Decoctions of the opening Roots Syrup of Maidenhair oâ— the five Roots Treacle and the like in the stoppage of the Terms Against pain â—se the Fomentations and Oyntments in the Chapter of pain of the Womb. Chap. 8. Of evil discoloured Terms THis is called the Terms depraved by bad humoâ—s and so they are voided Blood is foul either from evil diet or evil humors or stoppage of it The humors are flegm choler or melancholy mixed with it and then the Teâ—ms are either pale blew green or black and stinkingâ— or white and flegmatick They are so from a fault in the stomach The pale and yelloâ— are aâ—e from too great heat in the liver The blaâ—k arâ— from the spleen disordered Thaâ— blood which is naturalâ— is different fâ—om the bâ—d in colour and substance it is like that â—f a new â—â—ain sheep noâ— thiâ—ker nor thinner and â—he â—ad Terms come noâ—â—eâ—sonably but soonâ—â— or laterâ— of which Hippocrates You may know by the colour what humor predominates and by the subâ—tance The flegmatick and melaâ—choly are long in coming and the cholerick waterish Terms come qâ—icker The more they diâ—â—er from the natural sâ—ate the worse they are black and stinking are worst The matteâ—y are woâ—st of all If these flow seven eight or nine dâ—ies she is cured if they ulcerate the womb she is barren Hippocrates saith they must be purgâ—d and prepared
with Womb-clysters and Pessaries then dispeâ—se the reliques and strengthen the womâ— But â—irâ—â— give a general Purge that is gentle often and use things that prevent the breeding of seed Strengthen with Plaisters and Oyntments to the region of the womb As Take liquid Storax two drams Avens Agnus castus seeds Angelica each half a dram Alipta moschata a scruple Oyl of Nard Lillies and white Wax make aâ— Oyntment Or Take Seeds of Agnus castus â— dram all Sanders each half a dram whitâ— Rosâ— pouder a dram Tacamahaca a scruple Amber tâ—â— scruples Alipta moschata half an oâ—nce with Turpentine Labdanum and Wax make a Plaister Iâ— she be a Virgin let her be married If it be from terms stopt see in the Chaptâ—â— of that This disease is neither from seed nor bloodâ— nor humors if they be not corrupted after a peculiar manner If it be from the womb disteâ—pered give the Inâ—usion of an ounce of Brionâ— root in white Wine onâ—e in a week for a year 〈◊〉 bed time or this Hysteâ—iâ—k Water Take Lovage roots Piony Angelica Zedoarâ— each an ounce Misâ—eto of the Oak gathered in the wane of the Moon two ounces Mints Balm Calamints Bettony each a handful Carrot Parsnep sâ—â—d Castor each half an ounce distil them in white Wine and water of Motherwort after eight daies infuson Or Take Briony Valerian Spignel Angâ—lica roots each half an ounce Balm Caâ—amints Pennyroyalâ—â—ettony each half a handful boyl them in Wine add Syrup of Mugwort an ounce give it aâ— thrice Vitriol of Iron one grain with two grains of Sugar given in Wine some weeks is excellent Or Take Cummin seed wild Parsnep seed each â— dram give a dram in pouder Orâ— Take Faeâ—â—la Brioniae two drams Cummin seed Parsnep sâ—ed â—â—ch a dram Amber half a dram Cloves two sâ—ruâ—les Cinnamon a scruple make a Pouder Pills Take Castor a scruple Assa faetida half â— scruple Mirrh Galbanum Sagapenum each a â—cruple with Honey of Mercury make â—ills take 〈◊〉 a sâ—â—â—ple or a scruple often Or take Treacâ—e 〈◊〉 â—â—â—hridate Apply Plaisters or Linâ—ments to the region of 〈◊〉 Womb thus Take old Treacle half an ounce Agnuâ— castus seeds a dram Oyl of Angelica and â—ummin seeds each two drams with Plaister of â—â—yberriâ—s â—r make Oyntments of the same Questâ—â—â— 1. What preternaâ—ural diseases is the 〈◊〉 of the Womb properly â—â—me say it is a cold distemper in quality chanâ— they say right but coldness is not the chief â—â—â—â—om Others say it is respiration hurt Synâ—â—â— or Convulsion But it cannoâ— be defined by one Symptom Foâ— somtimes the animal actions are hurt and there is a Megrim Delirium Convulsion and sense and motion are gone Nor is it strange that so small a vapor should bring such Symptomes for it hath an occult venom in itâ— which is strong for it goes many waies and to many parts Question 2. What is the true Causâ— of the 〈◊〉 of the Mother I say it is the malignant vapors that flie up from the womb for it doth not work by a manifest quality but by a venom which Galen saitâ— is like that of a Torpedo or Phalanx or Scorpion which are little in bulk but do great miâ—chief being enemies to the vital spirits and heaâ— by which there is a coldness all over and sâ—oâ— breath from the actions of the heart hurt Foâ— when the heart is hurt or the vital Spirits eitheâ— suffocated or corrupted there are no good animal Spirits bred and they not flowing to thâ— nerves and muscles hinder the motion of thâ— breast Also this malignant vapor is an enemy 〈◊〉 the animal Spirits and makes doting and Coâ—vulsions when it gets to the brain The Cause of these vapors are corrupt seâ— and terms for while they are in thâ—ir proper vesels they change not their nature And the seâ— is not alwaies pure but mixed with 〈◊〉 humâ—â— and the seed-vessels are sometimes 〈◊〉 aâ— distempered Moreover the corruption 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the womb in a pâ—culiar manner for as Fâ—rrâ—â— saith The place from whence comâ—â— life is 〈◊〉 the breeder of the most deadly poyson Question 3. Is it good to give Wine in a â—it of the Mother Hippocratâ—â— and Avicen quarrel about this The fiâ—st alloâ—s wine because they are weak and nothing sooner reâ—reshethâ— But Avicen is for water and forbids flesh for they increase seed and â—lood But in the time of the â—it wine is proper and Avicen doth not speak of the â—it but of the diet out of the â—it when it comes from plenty of seed and blood nor will a little wine in the time of â—â—e â—it get presently to the womb Chap. 5. Of the Frenzie of the Womb. IT is a great and foul Symptome of the wombâ— both in Virgins and Widdows and such as â—ave known man These are mad for lust and inâ—iâ—e men and lie down to them and it differs â—rom Salacity because in that there is no Deliâ—ium It is an immoderate desire of Venery that â—akes women almost mad or a Delirium from â—n iminoderate desire of Venery it is without a â—eâ—veâ— and with heat and tends to madness â—here are degrees in it for modest women have 〈◊〉 but will not for shame declare it and die of â—onsumptions Others will not conceal it but â—eak their thoughts bawdily and follow men â—nd â—olliâ—iâ—e them shamelesly as Hippocrates 〈◊〉 in his Book of Virgins Diseases The immediate Cause is plenty of hot and sharp seed against Nature but next unto that â—hich is natural it is a little biting swelling and â—orcing Nature to let it out by lecheâ—y The brain is only hurt by consentâ— and the animal actions by an external error or too vehement object The part first affected is the womb in the Nympha which grows hot and swells but the Nymphae are not properly the seat of Venery but the Clitoris which was called by the same name anciently The heat and sharpness of seed is from the heat of the womb that breeds it from hot humoâ—â— in the womb and hot blood The outward Causes are hot meats spicedâ— strong wine and the like that heat the privitiesâ— idleness pleasure and dancingâ— and reading oâ— bawdy Histories They find their lust to boyâ— at first and soâ— shame will not declare it they are sad and silent and their eyes turn to and fro with lust anâ— if any speak of Venety they blush and the pulsâ— changeth when thâ— brain consenteth reason iâ— perverted and modesty is overcome then theâ— prate are lustful and angry somtimes they crâ— or laugh without a cause they follow men anâ— sollicite them for copulation Some will lie wiâ—â— any one they meet It is a â—ordid disease curable at first but if neglected it turns to madness Let Virgins that have it before reason is subverted be in company with chast Maidâ—ns oâ— hâ— married And be let blood to abate heat of blcoâ— and sharpness of seed very often there is no
liâ—tle of the Electuary of the juâ—ce of Roses If there be a chronick diâ—ease she may also be purged safely especially if she be used to it and strengtheners be applied to the navel Question 4. Whether purging or bleeding is most dangerous for a Woman with Child We sâ—â—wed in the last Question the necessity of purging and its danger by the great motion of humors which if iâ— reach to the womb causeth abortion because it causeth pain in the belly and provokes the teâ—ms But bleedinâ— diâ—â—urbs the humors less nor doth hurt any way but by taking nourishment from the childâ— And this you need not fear if there be too much blood Thereâ—ore puâ—ging is more dangerous then bleeding Question 5. Whâ—ther is it lawful to cause an Abortion to preserve the Mother A Christian may not cause an abortion for any cause for it is wickedâ— and the Gentiles in Hippâ—crates his time never allowed it they would not hinder Conception much less would they destroy it when made Nor must the moâ—her be pâ—eserved by the loss of the child For we must not do evil that good may come thereby But if to preserve the mother the Physitian purge or bleed and the abortion follow the fault is not the Physitian that intended it not but in the weakness of Nature and of the child and is better to preserve the mother then by neglecting the lawful means let both die Also the dead child must presently be thrown out Question 6. Whether are Clysters Diureticks and Sweaâ—s propâ—r for a Woman with Child Though women deny Clysters to them yet if they have been used to them they may be given in a 〈◊〉 quantity such as only molliâ—ie and supâ—le noâ— do thâ—y more hurt thâ—n Lenitives Diâ—â—eticks or things that provoke urine are â—â—t safe because they pâ—ovoke the tâ—â—ms You 〈◊〉 not give gâ—ntle Sweats for Nature will reâ—â—ive strength by the castinâ— off of her enemies â—ou may use Alterers thâ—t are proper as this Syrup Take the juyce of unripe Grapes about the beginning of September three galons add Pomâ—â—itrons or Lemons bruised halâ— a pound boyl them 〈◊〉 they are soft and strain them and with half a pouâ—â— of Sugar make a Syrup Chap. 4. Of the Symptomes that befal Women with Child in in the first months THey are loathing of meat Pica or evil appetite pewking vomiting belly-ach flux of the belly tooth and headach giddiness These all come from the stoppage of the terms especially in a Cacochymy or evil juyce for it goes to the stomach and so to the head Fiâ—st â—â—ey loath meat which Hippocrates â—aith is a sign of Conception And this is when the child takes the purest blood and leaves the impure which gets into the mouth of the stomach and insects it and hence comes the loathing of some sorts oâ— meats Sometimes this ceaseth of it self but if there be danger of a Consumption in the mother leâ—â— the child should be in danger for want of food give a gentle Vomit or Stomach-pills with thingâ— that strengthen the Stomach As Take Coâ—serâ—â— of red Roseâ— half an ounce of Bettony an ouncâ— pâ—â—served Quinces three dramâ— Aromaticum 〈◊〉 half a dram Pearl prepared half a scruple 〈◊〉 Syrup of green Ginger and Quinâ—es make an Eâ—â—ctuary Anoint the stomach with oyl of Mastich 〈◊〉 Quinces Wormwood Mirtles c. Give 〈◊〉 and powerful things with 〈…〉 roasted rather then boyled Pica is when they desire strange and absurd things as coals ashes c. as she that longed for her husbands flesh and though she loved him very well she killed him eat part and poudered up the rest Of this disease we spake in the third Book Juyce of yong Vine-â—eaves with syrup of Quinces is good against this or the water that drops in May from the Vines This keeps the child from suffering by the mothers appetite Or this Spirit Take Citron peels Oranges Pâ—â—ny roots as much as you please add Malmsey di 〈…〉 them some daies then beat the roots and peels ad more Malmsey and distil them The third is loathing and vomiting from an evil vapor or humor in the stomach from blood retained If vomiting gives her ease stop it not but leave it to Nature it wil cease after a month or two If it be with trouble give a gentle Vomit or strengthen the stomach or give a little Rhubarb The fourth is pain of the belly fâ—om wind and humors about the womb that go to the guts discuss them as in Chap. 3. of the Colick Avoid moist Fomentations give Cinnamon water or spiced Wine The fifth is a loosness which must be suddenly stopt least it cause an abortion First give a â—entle Clenser and strengthener â—s Rhubarb with â—â—â—up of Roses solutive then Quinces at the first course at meals and Rice Starch Almonds Conâ—â—â—â—e of Roseâ— Quinces Apply to the navel a Pul 〈…〉 of Quincâ—s Mastich Nutmegs Mace Cloves The sixth is the toothach from a shâ—rp humor â—â—om retention of the terms that goes to the râ—ot 〈◊〉 some tooth and hurts the membranes It ceaseth commonly of 〈◊〉 self yet if it be great use a Plaister of Mastich and Tacamahacca to the temples and hold in the mouth the Decoction of Fern rootâ— Cinquefoyl Snakeweed Sage Mulberry baâ—â—â— c. The seventh is headach when the vapors fâ—om the terms stopt ascend and twitch the membâ—aneâ— of the brain it must be repelled and abated with Lenitives of which in Lib. 1. Part 3. Sect. 1. Cap 3. of Headach The eighth of the Megrim from the vapors disturbing the Spirits that go to the head by the veins and arteries or by the gullet If it cease not discuss vapors and strengthen the brain inwardly and outwardly as in Vertigo Chap. 5. Of the Symptoms in Women with Child in the middle months THey are cough heart-beating fainting watching pain in the loyns and hips and bleeding 1. The cough is from a sharp vapor that comes to the jaws and rough artery from the terâ—s or from a thin part of that blood gotten into the â—eins of the breast or falling from the head to the breast This endangers abortion and strength â—ails from watching therefore purge the hâ—mors that fâ—ll from the head to the breast with Rhubarb Agariâ—lâ— and strengthen the head as in a Câ—tarrh and givâ—â—â—eet Lenitives as in 〈◊〉 Cough 2. Palpitation of heâ—â—t and fainting is fâ—â—m vapors that go to it by the â—rteries or fâ—om blâ—â—â— that aboundeth and caÌ„not get out at the womb but ascends and oppreâ—leth the heart Use Cordials as in Syncope inwardly and outwardly If it be from too much blood as in Plethory open a vein 3. Watching is from dry sharp vapors that trouble the animal Spirits Then use Frictions and wash the feet at bed-time and give Syrup of Poppies dried Roses Emulsions of sweet Almonds and white Poppy seeds 4. There is pain in the loyns and hipps from the weight of the child or from the terms stopt or growth
Argument of no force because the child hath its proper Soul and if it be wel it may live a while in the womb without beneâ—it from the mother as it doth when it is delivered But take heed it be not suffocated in the womb and keep the mothers mouth open and let the Midwiâ—e never move her hand from the privities till the Chirurgion have taken it out and you may know that the child is alive when the mother is dead by its leaping Charles Stepâ—ens shews the way of taking out a dead child When a live child is cut out of the belly of a live mother it is done onely least the mother or child or both should die And this may be done and both preserved alive which is plainly demonstrated by Francis Rousset in his Book of this subject so that there is no doubt of it For first he shews the necessity of the operation and next the possibility of it shewing that the muscles of the belly the Peritonaeum and womb may be cut without hazard of life Thirdly he confirms by History what he proved by reason and shews that many wounds of the muscles in the lower belly Peritonaeum and womb have been cured Fourthly he propounds many more dangerous cases then the Caesarean Section which were not deadly in themselves And then he shews the manner of the operation and how it is to be done Therefore have recourse to his works if thou wilt learn it THE FOURTH BOOK THE SEVENTH SECTION Of the Government of Women in Child-bed of the Diseases that come after Travel Chap. 1 Of the Government of Women in Child-bed PRESENTLY after she is delivered labor to make the Afteâ—birth follow of which in the Chapter following then compose her in bed and give her good food Let the air be temperate rather hot then cold Let her beware of cold that it get not into the womb it will cause torments and inflammations If travel be hard anoynt the belly and â—ides with oyl of sweet Almonds Lillies and warm Wine Let her meat be of good juyce and easie concoction Hen broath and Chickens and Capons Kid Mutton Veal let her drink thin wine iâ— there be no feaver or Cinnamon boyled in water the first daies drunk warm Let there be no noise about her and let her not rise too soon avoid passions least the humors be stirred and â—â—ll into some part If shâ— cannot or wil not suckle her child turn the milk from the breasts by repellers under the Arm-pits as Unguent of Roses Cerot of Sandeâ—s dissolved in vinegar and to the breasts apply a Cataplasm of Bean and Orobus flour with Oxymel or foment the breasts with the decoctiâ—n of Mints Dill Smallage or lay the leaves bruised upon them Before she goes forth let her bath with a decoction of Lilly roots Elicampane Mugâ—oâ—t Agrimony Borage Rosemary Chamoâ—il flowers Staechas Faenugreek Lineseed Citron peels Chap. 2. Of the Secundine or Afterbirth or a Mole that is left after Child-bearing THese stick in the bottom of the womb or like a ball to another part the mouth of â—he womb being open or closed It is not safe to cut the Aâ—â—erbirth from the Navel till both be come forth therefore draw iâ— out without breaking of the Navel string this iâ— retained because it grows to the sides of the womb or is swollen by hard travel or because the Navel string is broken by the infants straining or from cold air got in or from a frightâ— or from her not having throws fit to exclude itâ— or because she is impatient and wil not continuâ— in a due posture The Midwife wil declare it and the purgation is not the belly swels there is a feaver and heaviness and pain in the belly there is a stink anâ— loathing from stinking vapors difficult breathing Suffocation and Convulsion Many die from the retaining of it if it cannoâ— come forth when matter flows from the womb there is hope that they wil rot and come away in sixty daies First let the Midwife draw it gently with heâ— hand and use sneesing then burnt Partridge feathers to the nose and Goats hoofs as in thâ— suffocation of the womb Then use things that expel a dead child Diâ—tany oyl of wood Herâ—cleon after Preparatives Or Take Marjoram Chervil Pennyroyal each a handful Savin half a handful Anise and Fennel seed each half a dram Lovage and Parsley roots each three drams boyl them in water for thrâ—â— draughts Or Take Dittany troches of Myrrh Borax each half a dram Saffron Castor each a scruple make a Pouder Or Take round Birthwort two scruples Myrrh a scruple make a Pouder give it in Wine Make Pessaries of Mugwort Mercury Sage Orris in pouder with oyl of Keir Or Take round Birthwort Savin Briony Ox gall and Honâ—y and make a Pessary The stronger are of the Decoction of wild Cowcumber Coloquintida Staphisager Hellebore Honey and gall of an Ox. Fumes are made of Cassia lignea Nard Mugwort Savin Pennyroyal Dittany Or Take Mirrh Castor Galbaâ—um each half a dram Opopanax Cinnamon each a dram with Honey make Troches for to be burnt Then â—oment the Belly with the Decoction of those Plants Or Take Lupine meal an ounce pouder of Wormwood half an ounce Mirrh Rue â—ach three drams with Ox gall and Honey make a Câ—taplasm If it come not forth give a Womb-clyster of the Decoction of Sage Mugwort Mercury Calamints Pennyroyal If all fail inject things to suppurate into the womb and let it be turned to matter and come out by degrees and inject strengtheners into the womb Of the Mole lefâ— after Childbearing You may know it by the signs of a Mole mentioned she hath no ease after travel there is pain in the navel back and groyns and much clotted blood comes away and yet she hath no easeâ— the Cure is mentioned before in the Mole Chap. 3. Of the Purgation after Childbearing diminished or detained THis is not alike in all women for in some women the bloâ—d is fresh in others it is waterish cholerick or melancholick And somâ— bleed more then others according to the constitution and Countrey It is either not at all oâ— too much or too little When they are stopt or lessened the vessels arâ— too strait or the blood flows another way or iâ— is too thick or the vessels of the womb are pressed from its position the blood is drawn away by passions fear or goes hastily to the breaâ—â—s The just quantity is not to be deâ—ined when it is stopt the belly swels the pain is in the bâ—ttom of the bâ—lly and groyns there is chilness and a feaver after it â—ainting weak swiâ—t unequal pulse there is â—ootâ— in the urin Somtimes the belly is inflamed or she voids blew or black clodds of blood It is bad of it self to have any thing left after Childbearing and worse if it staies long and grows melancholick therefore it is a cause
of many diseases First endeavor to evaeuate the blood from the womb by Frictions Ligatures and Cupping iâ— they will not do open a vein in the foot Then open the passâ—ges with external and internal meansâ— anoint the Belly with loosning Oyls or soment thus Take Lilly roots Birthworts Briony Angelâ—ca each half an ounce Mercury Mugwort Pennyroyal Savin Calamints each a handful Tansey Chamomil and Elder flâ—wers each half a handful Faenugreek and Linseed each two drams bruise them grosly and put them in a bag and boyl them in Water and Wine lay it to the privities and bottom of the belly Give emollient Clysters and if some daies are paâ—â— purge with Agarick Rhubarb Senna Or Take Lilly roots Alâ—haea each half an ounce Birthworts two drams Pellitory Mercuryâ— Althiea each a handful Calamints Chamomil Elder floâ—ers each two pugils Faenugreek and Lineseed each two drams boyl them to ten ounces strained â—dd Oâ—l of Dill Lillies each an ounce Hiera simple half an ounce Oyntment of Sowbread three drams make a Clyster Or give Pessaries that provoke the Terms Give things to melt and attenuate the blood As Take opening Roots three drams Bettony Maidenhair Endive Schaenanth each two pugils Anise Fennel seed each a scruple red Pease a spoonful boyl them to a pint and half add Cinnaâ—on water two drams Syrup of the five Roots three â—â—nces give four ounces Chap. 4. Of too great a flux of blood after Childbearing THat is too much which makes weak It is blood abounding which haâ—â— been gâ—thered nine months in the womb It is thick or spends the Spirits and weakens There is loathing of meat pain the Hypochondria belly-ach weak and often pulse dark sight noise in the ears fainting and Convulsion It is dangerous when long and with fainting and Convulsion Therefore observe the pulse least she die suddenly See what strength she hath and stopt it not â—â—ddenly Iâ— it be not very gâ—â—at order a diet of â—oasâ—ed Hens basted with red Wine or Pomegraâ—â—e of Staâ—ch Almonds Rice Quinces Conâ—â—â—ve of Roses steeled Water and make Revulâ—â—ns use gentle things and strengthen the loose â—â—â—â—ges Anoint the belly with oyl of Roses Mirtles cup under â—he breasts and sides without scariâ—ication Apply a Cataplasm of red Roses Bole and Rosâ—-water to the Liver Then use stronger and give a higher diet oâ—ten in small quantity and give Syrups to stop blood As Take old Conserve of Roses two ounces of Tormentil an ounce of Quinces without speciâ—â— half an ounce Bole red Coral each half a dram with syrup of Currans and Coral make an Electuaâ—y Anoint the belly with the Oyntment of the Countess and other Astringents or use astringent Fomentations or let her take into the womb a Fume of Mastich Frankincense red Roses c. Then open a vein in the arm and let blood by degrees See Sect. 2. Chap. 6. of overflowing of the Terms Chap. 5. Of the Pains after Travel and torments in the Belly THese are not in the body and bottome of the womb but in the vessels and membranes by which the womb hangs and that goes to the sides and belly They are from a constant labor in travel when the bottom of the womb is pricked to send forth from cold air let into it or clotted blood detained or sharp blood sticking to the womb and pricking it They are in the womb it self you mâ—y know iâ— they came from cold by what hath been done clotted blood will manifest it self They weâ—ken much and are very troublâ—som therefore they must be abated First take away the cause or abate the pain and make that which hurts the womb fit to be evacuated by these Pills Take Cinnamon a dram Saffron a scruple Diaâ—ymini Diagalangal Zedoary each half a dram make a Pouder give a dram in Pennyroyal or Cinnamon water Or Take of Cummin seed steept in Spirit of wine and dried again a dram Ameos sâ—eds and Ginger each half a dram Cinnamon a scruple Castor half a scruple make a Pouder If she faint ad Cordial Waters As Take Diacyminum a dram Diamargariton frigid Citron peâ—ls Zedoary each half â— dram make a Pouder If she be cholerick or the humor thin and sharp cure it as a Colick from Choler As Take Syrup of Violets Borage each an ounce Mucilage of Quince seeds made with Violet water half an ounce water of Borage Scorzonera each two ounces give it at twice Extenuate the humors and loosen the passages outwardly Take Bean flour Faenugreek and Linseed each an ounce Chamomil flowers and Cummin seeds each half an ounce boyl them in Oyl of Lillies for a Cataplasm You may sume the womb with Decoctions of Herbs Chap. 6. Of the tearing of the Vulva to the Arse and coming forth of the Womb Inflammation Ulcer Suffocation and falling out of the Fundament THe tearing iâ— in hard travel when the motheâ— is tendeâ— and the child great of which â—â—forâ—â— The womb comes forth from the violent extraction of the child or afterbirth when the ligaments are streâ—ched The Cure is mentioned but you must not hinder the after flux by astringents let her therefore rest and lie one her back with her â—eet drawn up with Sweets to her nose and stinks to the womb so the womb will be retained and the flux continued after this is past you may use Astringents If there be inflammation from hard travel hinder not the afâ—er-flux of blood by Coolers If it turn to an ulcer let the after-flux flow and then cure it Suffocation after childbearing is from the â—â—inking after-blood which sends up stinking vapors which kill many It is cured by Friction of the leggs Ligatures and Cupping with Scarification applying stinks to the nose as Castor Partridgâ—eathers burnt Rue And applying Sweets to the privities You must cure the â—alling out of the Fundament from straining in Delivery as formerly shewed Chap. 7. Of Watching Doting and Epilepsie of Women in Child-bed THese are from the motion of the blood aâ—d huâ—orsâ— when the after-blood flows nâ—t kindlyâ— and there is a â—eaver of which in â—â—e 〈◊〉 Book And from vapors sent from the 〈◊〉 there is an Epilepsie which is cured by Râ—vâ—â—sion oâ— vapors and humors downwaâ—dâ— and â—â—â—fect Evacuation of the aâ—ter-blood which done all these Symptoms cease Chap. 8. Of the Swelling of the Womb Belly and Feet after Childbearing IT is commonly from cold gottâ—n into the womb and the belly sometimes swells as if there were another child It is cured by hysterical or mother Fomentations or with the skin of a new â—lain sheep and hard wine if in travel they keep a bad diet or drink too much the humors go into wind and if they fall into the legs they swel then take heed of much drink and after the flux is past make Evacuation with things that expel wind As Take Câ—leworts and Chamomil each as you please boyl them in Wine and â—omeâ—t the parts Or Take
must either use Moistners and Emollients with Digesters by turns or mixed â—oment with the Decoction of Mallâ—ws Althâ—â—â— Foenugreek and Lineseed Bâ—ank-ursine and Chamomil â—lowersâ— Then anoint with Oyl of sweet Almonds Chamomil Hens grease Veal marrow Oyntment of Althâ—â—a Or apply this Cataplasm Take Althâ—ea Mallows Brank-ursine Fennel tops each a handful boyl them soft stamp them ad Barley and Bean flour Linseed pouder of Althaea roots Chamomil flowers each an ounce Or lay on the great Diachylon Plaster and that of â—rogs Then sprinkle Wine upon a hot stone and let the Fume be received And apply a Plaster of Ammoniacum dissolved in Vinegar If it be a bastard Scirrhusâ— you may fear a Cancer Then after Universaâ—s and bleeding take away the disposition of the bowels that breeds black humors If you fear a flux of humors use oyl of Roses and juyce of Plantane and if there be heat stir them first in a Leaden mortar till they change their colour then add Ceruss Litharge each three ounces with Wax make an Oyntment Chap. 6. Of the Glandles or Kernels in the Breasts being swollen or of the Scrofula and Struma in the Breast CElsus saith the Struma and Scrofula in the Breast are rare It is from a thick humoâ— flegm or melancholy Struma is with pain sometimes and and is like a Cancer or seems to turn to a Cancer but continues many years at a sâ—andâ— But let the cause 〈◊〉 â—at it will it â—omes fâ—om stoppage or disorder of the terms by reason of the great consenâ— of the womb with the Breast The Glandles or Kernels are to be felt though not before there is one great unmoveable tuumor and the rest are small It is hard to be cured for two causes the eaâ—thiness of the matter and the deep lying of it They which are near the skin are easily dissolved After purging and bleeding use Emollients and Discussers that are strong as in Scirrhus Take Orris roots three ounces boyl them in Oxymâ—l stamp them add Turpentine Oyntment of Althaea each three ounces Mucilage of Faenugreek seed an ounce Or Take roots of Althaea two ounces Briony-roots an ounce Orris roots half an ounce boyl them soft in white Wine stamp them add Ammoniacum dissolved in Vinegar and Bdellium dissolved in Wine each an ounce with Pitch and Wax make a Plaster If it cannot be discussed suppurate or cut it but this is troublesom and dangerous Chap. 7. Of the Cancer of the Breasts HIppocrates saith That an occult Cancer is better not cured then cured â— for if cured they prâ—sently die but if not they live long Many women have lived long with good order of diet having a Cancer as if they had no disease so saith Wâ—lliam Fabricius and that if the Cancer be not ulcerated they may live forty years without pain and if you lay on Emolâ—ients and Suppuraters they die in half a year The Breasts are spungy and loose and therefore Cancers breed often there but the Cause is from the womb when they are of a hot and dry constitution with burnt blood and when the terms stâ—p and then the humors flie to the womb and and mâ—ke a Cancer either with or without a tuâ—or asâ—regomg A Cancer that â—râ—seth of it self is hard to be discerned at first for it is like a little tubercle no bigger then a pease and grows up by degrees and spreads out roots with veins about it And when the skin is eaten through it is a stinking ulcer and the lipps are hard and the matter black It is hard or never cured because the black humor that causeth it is very troublesom and hath a peculiar malignity which is fermented and made worse with Emollients and Suppuraters which loosen the vessels and dilate them so that the humor flows easier to the part and the corrupt humors get easier to the parts adjacent and infect them A Cancer not ulcerated is to be let alone by the counsel of Hippocrates But let blood and purge melancholy often But use no Topicks that may rot or provoke the part but things that by experience take away pain as Nightshade-water Snails boyled and Frogs in Oyl and with ashes of Frogs made into an Oyntment or Medicines of Lead As Take Oyl of Roses two ounces juyce of Nightshade berries an ounce and half Ceruss washâ—d Sugar of Lead each a dram Pompholygos half an â—unce mix them in a Leaden mortar till they aâ—e thick Or use Craysiâ—h ashes and the ashes of the inward ward rind of an Ash-tree or Herb Robert Arcaeus teacheth how to cut them out and then burn the part if they be deep and ulcerated But Fabriâ—ius shews that you must burn after to consume the reliques and stop the blood after it is â—lensed Take Herb Robert Verbascum or Moulin Scabious Caprifolium or Honeysucâ—les Diâ—â— Mans grease each equal parts burn them take three ounces and with six ounces of Nightshadâ— water in â— Leaden mortar mix them After cutting out the root purge melancholy often and provoke terms or Haemorrhoids least it return Give Treacle Mithridateâ— with juyce of Boâ—age Sorrel Craysish broath and Asses milk This Water is good against all Cancers Take Moulin roots Clowns all-â—â—al each two ounces Dropwort Ceterach Herb Robert Agrimony Tormentil Scabious Avens Flâ—xweed each a handful Nettle seed three drams Elder and Rosemary-flowers each a pâ—gil boyl and sweeten it with Sugar Foment and waâ—h the Cancer with one part of it and let the dreggs be applied as a Pultis Fuchsius his blessed Pouder Take white Arsenick that shineth not like glass an ounce poudâ—r it pour Aqua viâ—ae upon it and pour it off add fresh Aqua vitae every third day for fifteen daies Then Take roots of great Dragons gathered in July or August sliced and dried in the wind two ounces Thirdly â—ake bright clear Soote of the Chimney three drams make a Pouder Keep it close â—â—opt in a glass the older the better use it not till after a year For a palliative Cure keep it from increasing and take away pain with this Wateâ— Take Scrâ—phularia roots and Herb Robert each a handful Lambs-tongue Nightshade Bugloss Borageâ— Purâ—â—ane Eâ—ebright â—â—ttony each half a handful a Fâ—og and two whites of Eggs with Quince seeds and Faenugreekâ— each an ounce Rose and Eyebrightâ—ater each a pint distil them in a Leaden still Use not Cancers as other ulcers for Emolliâ—ntâ— Healers and Drawers exasperâ—te and kill wiâ—â— greâ—t pain Chap. 8. Of Ulcers and Fistulaes of the Breasts AFter Universals dry up the milk and if the Breasts hang down bind them up that the humors flow not down and move not the arm on that side Then clense it with the Docoction of Rhapontick Zedoary and Agâ—imony Heal thus Take strong Wâ—â—e six quarts Rhois Obsoniorâ—m Cypress-nuts each four ounces green Galls two ounces boyl them to the consistenâ—e of Honey If you fear a Fiâ—tula enlarge
Oyl of Roses Mastich each half an ounce red Sanderâ— Coral each a scruple with Wax mix it If the feaver come from breeding of it abate the pain and give the Alterers of which Chap. 14. of Bleeding of Teeth Of Meazles and small Pox. There are Epidemical feavers at certain times that cast out Meazles and small Pox of whicâ— before The cause is not only from the impurity of the terms but from the malignity of the air for they are more or less as the air is purer or impurer Somtimes it is infectious and the humors are so coâ—rupt that worms breed under the scabs and corrode the bones and internal parts as hath been seen in bodies opened dead of this disease If the disease be very infectious before there is a â—eaver it is good to preserve by change of air and Antidotes when many die of it but when few die it is not amiss to let them alone leaâ—â— they have it in a more dangerous time for most will have it only give a gentle Purge and â—ortifie Nature that she may better expel them If there be a â—eaver use no more Preservatives â—ut labour to get them forth by Medicines mentioned and defend the eyes and throat and â—â—event deformity of which before Chap. 3. Of the Milkey Scab Achores and Favi THe milkey Scab is at the first sucking the Achoâ—es are after The Achores are scabs not white and the white scab is not only in the face but all over the body The Achores are only in the head but they are cured alike They are all ulcers chiefly in the head with holâ—s that run with matter constantly They come from excrementitious humors waterish and sharp mixed of thick and thin very â—alt Therefore they are sometimes yellow or white or red or black but alwaies salt and biâ—ing and itching that makes them scratch They are gâ—thered in the womb and from corruption of the milk The Vulgar think they are healthful when they run because Nature sends them forth and if they strike in they cause diseases and Epilepâ—ies They cure in time â—f themselves but if the matter be very bad it pierceth the skull Dry these not rashly so they disfigure not the â—â—câ— nor hurt the eyes But drive them forth with â—â—abious Câ—rduus water and Cordials Use no Coolers nor Astringents least the matter be stroke in Let the Nurse forbear salt and sharp â—nd spiced things and strong Wine Pepare the humors with Borage Sâ—â—â—ory Bugloâ—s Fumitâ—â—y Hops Polypody and Dock roots Then purge with Senna Polypody Epithymum Rhuâ—â—â—b and strengthen thâ— Bowels As Take Conserve of Borage Bugloss Violets Fumitâ—ry Succory each an ounce Succory roots and Citrons candied each half an ounce Diarrhodon Diamargartion â—rigid Harts-horn each a sâ—ruple with 〈◊〉 oâ—â— Gâ—â—â—i-â—â—oâ—â—rs makâ— an Electuary Let the Nurse take every day two drams Or Take Harts-horn prepared two drams Magâ—stery of Coral a dram Diamargariton frigid half a dram give half a dram or a dram of this Pouder Let the child be purged with Manna or Raisons laxative If you fear great putrefaction under the scabs and that wil turn to a scald head or eat the skul wash the head with Decoction of Mallows Barley Celandine Wormwood or with Althaea-roots boyled in Boyes urine and Barley water And then anoint with Oyl of Roses bitter Almonds and a little Litharge Or Take ashes of Mirtles and Nut shells each a dram Tutty a dram and half Butter washed with Rose-water an ounce Or Take juyce of Beets Celandine each an ounce Hogs grease two ounces Sulphur a dram Or Take Cerâ—ss Litharge each two drams Pomegranate flowers and Agarick eâ—ch a dram with Oyl of Roses and Vinegar make an Oyntment or wash with Soap and then with the Decoction When the skull is bare use Honey of Roses and Spirit of Wine and after round Birthwort and Balsom of Peru and Turpentine with Tobacco water Chap. 4. Of a scald Head IF Achores or Favi last long or are ill cured They turn to a Scald which is a scabby ulcer that corrodes the skin and stinks it is called Tinâ—a or Moth which eats garmentsâ— as this doth the flesh Achores are moist ulcers in the head and body Tinea is a dry ulcer in the head only The immediate cause is a salt and sharp humor melancholick from the mothers blood or bad milk it infecteth others by the clouts or caps Some are like a bran or scurfe with scales some are slimy and when the scab is off there appears red quick nobs of flesh like the insides of sigs some are malignant some not some new some old There are dry scabs in the head yellow or ash coloured that run little and that which is voided stinketh It is hard to be cured If it be new or the matter yellow or the like it is easier An old Scald ash-coloured and black is stubborn aâ—tâ—r cure the hair will scarce grow there again because the skin is so hard if it will not grow red after rubbing there is no hopes of hair coming again First take off the Scab with â—lensers a little sharp and because the humors make the skin dry and thick moisten with Hogs grease upon Beet or Colewort leaves Or Take juyce of Fumitory Coleworts Docks Elicampâ—ne each an â—unce and half Litharge half an ounce with Hogs grease oyl of Rue and Wax make a sofâ— Oymment When the Child is of age and strong make first universal evâ—â—uation with Senna Rhubarb Agarick then take off the Scab with Sulphur two drams Mustard half a drain Stavisacre Briony roots each a dram Vinegar an ounce Turpentine half an ounce and Bears grease Or beat Watercresses with Hogs gâ—ease and apply it the scab wil fall off in twenty four hours continue it After the scab is off pull the hair out by the roots with instruments or medicines commonly they use a pitched cap and pull it off violently which brings away the hair Or Take Starch or Wheat flour two ounces Rosin half an ounce boyl it in water for a Pultis lay it upon the several Sâ—aldâ— and let it stick some daies then pluck it off suddenly Then use Emollients that correct the dry distemper Also use things to take the excrements out that lie deep in the skin As Take roots of Althaea Docks Lillies each an ounce Mallows Fumitory Sage each two handful boyl them in Liâ— add Vinegar wash the head with it every day Thenâ— Take Ostratium Sulphur each half an ounce oyl of Eggs an ounce with Hogs grease After that Take Briony and Dock roots and Elicampanâ— roots each an ounce Fumitory Celandine Scabious each two handful Chamomil and Balm each a handful boyl them in Lie and wash the head twice a day therewithâ— or foment it then rub the head with a course cloth or with oyl of Staphesacre or of Raddish till it grow red to draw out the bad humors that lie deep
the womb If you cannot make him sleep by singing nor rocking noâ— the like it is a disease Are diveâ—s in mâ—n and children in these it is from milk corrupt in the stomach from which sharp humors arise and disturbe the animal Spirits and infect them and if there be sad fancies frights â—ollow of which before If it cries alwaies and cannot by any art be made to sleep it is a sign of a diseaâ—e of watching which is dangerous because children use to sleep much And hence come Cataâ—rhs Convulsions Driness and Feavers The bad milk musâ— be amended and the corâ—upt meat prevented If it be from a feaver or pain â—emove them Galen adviseth you ofâ—en to change the bed and place Sleeping Medicines are not safe but hurt but are rather to be given the Nurse moderately as sweet Almonds Lettice Poppy seeds Wash the feet with Decoction of Dill tops Chamomil flowers Sage Oâ—iers Viâ—e leaves Poppy heads Cool not the head too much nor use Narcoticks These are saâ—e Oyl of Dill to the temples Oyl of Roses with Oyl of Nutmegs with Poppy seed Breast-milk Rose or Nightshade water with Saffron In great driness of the brain let the coveâ—ing of the cradeles head â—e wet Chap. 10. Of Epilepsie and Convulsion IT is either by consent from parts below when the milk corrupts in the stomach or from an ill quality in it from the Nurses bad diet or from worms in the guts or from vapors from bad humors that twitch the membranes of the brain as in the Meazles and â—mall Pox. It is somtimes from the brain first as when the humors are bred in the brain that cause it either from the parents or from distemper or bad diet It may come from toothach also when the brain consents and from a sudden fright It is manifest You shall know by the signs of the diseases whether it comes from bad milk worms or teeth If from a fright the people wil tell you If these all are absent it is certain that the brain is first affected It is a great disease and kills for the most part young children But when in older and it comes at a distance it vanisheth by age If it come with Pox or Meazles it ceaseth when they come forth if Nature be strong enough Give this Pouder to prevent it to a child as soon aâ— it is born Take male Piony roots gathered in the decrease of the Moon a scruple Magistery of Coral half a scruple with Leaf-gold make a Pouder Or Take Piony roots a dram Piony seeds Misâ—eto of the Oâ—k Eâ—kes hoof Mans skull Amber each a scruple Musk two grains make a Pouder The Florentines burn behind in the head to dry the brain and Celsus saith it is the last Remedy Aegineta saith that children cannot endure such cruelty for the pain and watching would kill them See Sylvaticuâ— The best part of the cure is in the Nurses dietâ— which must not be disordered If it be from coâ—rupt milk provoke vomit thus hold down the tongue and put a quill dipt in sweet Almonds down the throat If it come from worms give things that kill worms with Piony roots and the like If there be a feaver respect that also Give Coral Smaradgs and Elkes hoof In the â—it give Epileptick water as lavender-Lavender-water and rub with the Oyl of Amber or hang a Piony root Elkes hoof or Smaragd about the neâ—k Of a Convulsion This is when the brain laboâ—s to cast out what troubles it The matter is in the marrow of the â—ack and fountain of the nerves It is a â—â—â—bborn disease and often kills In the â—it wash the body especially the backbone with decoction of Althaea Lilly roots Piony Chamomil flowers And anoint with Mans and Goose grease Oyl of Worms Orris Lillies Foxes Turpentine Mastich Storax calamite The Sun flower is good boyled in water for to wash the Child Chap. 11. Of Strabismus or Squint-eyes THis is when they lie in the cradle with their head from the light or on one side and they still look towards the light which causeth distortion of the eyes or it may come from the Epilepsie or by birth If by birth it is not curable nor if it come from an Epilepsie If it come from custom and be new it is curable You must put a candle on the contrary side or a picture so long till the eyes come to be right Chap. 12. Of pain in the Ears Inflammation Moisture Ulcers and Worms OF these in the first Book But here we shal speak of inâ—antsâ— the brain in them is very moist and hath many excrements which Nature cannot send out at its proper pâ—ssages these get often to the ears and cause pain and flux of blood with inflammation and matter with â—ain In children pain and inflammation are hard to be kâ—own they cannot relate it only it is kâ—own by constant crying and feeling their ears and will not let others touch them sometimes the parts about the ears are red It is dangerous because it brings watching and Epilepsie the moisture breeds worms there and fouls the spungy bones and at length deafness incuâ—able Presently allay the pain but children must not have strong remedies Only use warm milk about the ears Oyl of Violets or the Decoction of Poppy tops To take away moisture use Honey of Roses and Aqua Mellis to be dropt into the ears Or Take Virgins Honey half an ounce red Wine two ounces Allum Saffron Salt-peter each a dram mix them at the fire Or drop in Hemp seed Oyl with a little Wine Chap. 13. Of the Thrush Bladders in the Gums and Inflammation of the Tonsils THese are from bad milk or from â—oul humors in the stomach for the mouth is tender and connot endure the sharp milk nor the vapors from the stomach because the coat is the same as in Lib. 2. Part. 1. Cap. 18. The bladders in the gums are thus cured Take Lentils busked pouder them lay it upon the gumâ— Or Take Milium in flour half an ounce with Oâ—l of Rosâ—s make a Linimem The inflammation of the Tonsils is more from eleven to thirteen for then the parts aâ—e harder and hold the humors longer and they cannot sweat out For Cure keep the belly 〈◊〉 b◠〈◊〉 the like use Repellers at first then Resolvers with Repellers and at last Resolvers alone but not too hot in age Gargles are best in infants anoint with Honey of Roses Mirtles Pomegranates Diamoron inwardly Outwardly use Oyl of sweet Almonds Chamomil St. Johns-wort c. Chap. 14. Of Breeding of Teeth THis is a necessary evil in all children and very great by reason of the variety of symptoms joyned with it It is about the seventh month first the fore-teeth then the eye-teeth and last of all the grindersâ— First they feel an itching in their gums then they are pierced as with a needle and pricked by
neither heat nor rednessâ— and it lasts longer then an inflammation If the navel was not wel cuâ— there wil be too great a quantity if the Peritonaeum be not broken but loose the navel starts not much out and is not greater by crying if it be broken the tuâ—or scarce appears when he lies upon his back but it increaseth by crying or walking If the Midwiâ—e did not cut the navel wel it is more troublesom then dangerous If it be too large or ulcerated at first it is easily cured but afterwards it may cause a deadly iliaâ—k passion when the guts that fall in are inflamed When the Peritonaeum is loose wind stretcheth the navel then use a Cataplasm of Cummin Bayberries and Lupines poudered in â—ed Wine or a Bag of Cummin and Spike boyled iâ— red Wine Then lay on an astringent and roul it If the Peritonaeum be broken first put in the gut then bind it close after you have laid on astringent Pouders Or Take pouder of â—ypressnuts Frankincensâ— Miâ—â—lâ— Mastich Sarcocol Allâ—m â—â—inglass each a drâ—m with the whites of Egs make a Pultis and give Mediâ—ines against Ruptures Chap. 26. Of Inflammation of the Navel IT is from pain when it is hot well tied that draws blood to it There is redness hardness heat and beating If it turns to an impoâ—tâ—umâ— and breaks the guâ—s come forth and the child usually dies First abate pain Take Maâ—â—ows boyled and stampt two ounces Barley meal half an ounce Lupines Fenâ—greeâ—â— eaâ—h two dramâ—â— with Oyl oâ— Roseâ—â—â—ke a Cataplasm To repel Blood Takâ— Fraâ—kincense a dram Acacia Fleabanâ— seed eâ—ch half a dram with the white of an Eg makâ— a Cataplasm 〈◊〉 Suppuration as much as may be but iâ— it doth suppurate Take Turpentiâ—e half an ounce the yolâ— of an Egâ— and Oyl of Roses two ounces Chap. 27. Of Falling out of the Fundament VVHen the muscle thaâ—â—huts the Arsâ—-holâ— is loose the fundament comes fâ—rth the cause is moisture of the muscles afteâ— a flux or straining at stool in Tenesmus or Needing or when the belly is bound The â—eople will tell you the causes and you may see it It is easily cured when it is from straning at stool if it have not been long out If it be from great store of moisture it is hard to be cured especially if there be a loosness of the belly for then Medicines cannot lie on First put it up if it be swollen foment it with the decoction of Mallows and Althaea or anoint with Oyl of Lilliesâ— then keep it in with astringents As Take â—â—d Roses Pomegranaâ—e peels and flowers Cypress nuts each half an ounce Sumach Frankincense Mastich each two dramsâ— boyl them in red Wine foment with a Spunge then sprinkle on this Pouder Take red Roses and Pomegranaâ—e flowers each half a dram Frankincense Mastich each a dram lay it upon a clout and put it to the Fundamentâ— See Lib. 3. Part 2. Sect. 1. c. 6. Chap. 28. Of the Stone in the Bladder THe stone in the bladder is usual in infants as that of the kidnies is in elder people How it is cured we shewed beforeâ— In infants it is from gross unclean milk made of tough meats this too much taken in causeth crudities sit to breed the stone â—r pap of Barley meal and milk may cause it There is alâ—o a weakneâ—s in the liver and stomach when they do not separate unprofitable food but much earthy juyce remains in the chyle that breeds stones Also a hoâ— distemper in the reins by which the chyle is drawn to the bladder and if there be a native hereditary disposition to breed the stone an earthy part is in the humor which makes the urine thickâ— this is in bigger Boys more then in infants They piss by drops with itching and pain the Urin is stopt often and thaâ— which is pissed is like cleer waâ—er white or like milk or whey somtimes blood is pissed and the yard often stands It increaseth dayly iâ— it be not opposed and cannot be cured without cutting which is dangerous for yong or old Prevent the breeding of it when you see the least disposition to it Let the belly be alwaies kept loose and the Nurse eat no gross slimy food make a bath of the decoction of Althaea Mallows Pellitory Parsley Dill Faenugreek Lineseed then anoint the bladder with Althaea oyl of Lillies and Scorpions and apply a Cataplasm oâ— Pellitory boyled with oyl of Lillies A Pouder Take Magistery of Crabs eyes white Amber Goats blood prepared each a scruple with Parsley water give it often Or give two drops of spirit oâ— Vitriol with half a dram of Cypress Turpentine Chap. 29. Of Difficulty and Stoppage of Urin. THere are many causes in ripe age that are mentioned but in Infants they are chiefly two causes the thick humor that breeds the stone that makes a strangury and dysury and the Stone that stops the bladder It is voided by drops and the child cries and the urin is thick you may try with the Catheter if there be a Stone If it be not presently cured it turns to the Stone and all natural evacuation in Children being stopt is dangerous It is as in the Stone you must evacuate humors from the first passages with Honâ—y of Roses Cassia Turpentine foment and anoint as before with Grass water Restharrow Dropwort watter and decoction of red Pease Or Take the blood of an Hare an ounce Saxiâ—â—â—ge roots six drams calâ—ine them give from 〈◊〉 scruple to half a dram with white Wine or Saxiâ—â—age water Chap. 30. Of not holding the Urin. SOmâ—â—piss noâ— oâ—â—y in their sleep but alwaies because the muscle that should close the orifice of the bladder is weak and when much water pricks it it suffers it to come forth sometimes a Stone in the bladder hurts the Sphincter so that it cannot do its duty The cause of weakness is a cold humor and moist from gross â—ough meats from gluttony and the like It cannot bâ— known iâ— Infants but iâ— may in elder children that â—now they ought not piss abed If it come by custome it turns to an habit or a disease and is hard to be cured in ripe years if it be from distemper it is easie to be cured Alter the cold and moist distemper dry and consume the flegm let the Nurse have a hot drying diet with Sage Hysop Marjoram let not the child drink much keep the belly Outwardly aâ—oâ—â—t the region of the bladder with oyl of Costus Orris and other driers make a bath oâ— Sulphur Allum and Oak leaves oâ—luse Sulphur or Allâ—m baths give this pouder Take Hogs bladders burnt roasted stones of a Hare Cocks throats roastedâ— each half a dram Acrons two scruples Nip Mace each a scruple give half a dram with Oak leaves water see Lib. 3. Part 8. Sect. 2. c. 6. Chap. 31. Of chaâ—ing in the Hips called