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A02362 Child-birth or, The happy deliuerie of vvomen VVherein is set downe the gouernment of women. In the time of their breeding childe: of their trauaile, both naturall, and contrary to nature: and of their lying in. Together with the diseases, which happen to women in those times, and the meanes to helpe them. To which is added, a treatise of the diseases of infants, and young children: with the cure of them. Written in French by Iames Guillimeau the French Kings chirurgion.; De l'hereux accouchement des femmes. English Guillemeau, Jacques, 1550?-1613.; Guillemeau, Jacques, 1550?-1613. De la nourriture et gouvernement des enfants. 1612 (1612) STC 12496; ESTC S103545 201,032 403

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ulcer_n be_v gentle_o rub_v a_o little_a with_o honey_n of_o rose_n and_o syrup_n of_o violet_n but_o if_o they_o will_v not_o yield_v to_o this_o than_o the_o chirurgeon_n shall_v touch_v they_o with_o a_o little_a aqua_fw-la fortis_fw-la but_o to_o every_o drop_n of_o the_o say_a water_n he_o must_v add_v twelve_o of_o plantain_n water_n according_a as_o he_o will_v have_v it_o to_o be_v in_o strength_n mouth_n then_o with_o a_o little_a clout_n tie_v to_o the_o end_n of_o a_o stick_n the_o ulcer_n shall_v be_v touch_v gentle_o they_o may_v also_o use_v this_o gargarism_n the_o ulcer_n must_v be_v dry_v up_o ℞_o hord._n integ_n pug._n i_o agrimon_n plantag_n rosar_n rub_v a_o m._n i_o coquantur_fw-la perfect_a in_o aqua_fw-la commuri_fw-la in_o colat_fw-la ad_fw-la ℥_o uj._o dissolve_v mellis_n rosat_n ℥_o i_o s._n piamor_n ℥_o s._n alumni_fw-la ʒ_n s._n fiat_fw-la gargarismus_fw-la utatur_fw-la ut_fw-la dixi_fw-la after_o they_o have_v use_v this_o gargarisine_n a_o while_n let_v 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chap._n xvii_o it_o be_v see_v oftentimes_o that_o the_o gum_n of_o little_a child_n be_v swell_v and_o inflam_v though_o their_o tooth_n be_v not_o ready_a to_o come_v forth_o which_o accident_n the_o ancient_n call_v paroulis_n and_o epoulis_n the_o paroulis_n be_v a_o little_a swell_a red_a and_o angry_a which_o be_v either_o breed_v of_o a_o choleric_a hot_a and_o adust_a blood_n or_o else_o of_o some_o sharp_a and_o salt_a phlegm_n which_o fall_v out_o of_o the_o brain_n upon_o the_o gum_n it_o may_v proceed_v also_o from_o some_o vapour_n that_o rise_v out_o of_o the_o stomach_n which_o cause_v not_o only_o the_o gum_n to_o be_v swell_v and_o inflam_v but_o oftentimes_o the_o jaw_n the_o cheek_n and_o the_o neck_n to_o be_v also_o affect_v with_o it_o bring_v also_o with_o it_o a_o ague_n and_o pain_n cure_n which_o be_v the_o occasion_n that_o these_o tumour_n do_v often_o suppurate_a and_o chief_o when_o there_o be_v any_o gross_a blood_n mingle_v therewithal_o otherwise_o it_o 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juiube_n if_o the_o jaw_n bone_n cheek_n and_o neck_n be_v inflame_v the_o ancient_n counsel_v we_o to_o rub_v they_o with_o a_o little_a oil_n of_o rose_n warm_v add_v thereto_o some_o juice_n of_o nightshade_n mesue_v ointment_n of_o rose_n be_v also_o very_o good_a for_o it_o if_o the_o child_n be_v any_o thing_n big_a let_v he_o take_v this_o drink_n ℞_o rasur_fw-fr eboris_fw-la in_o nodulo_fw-la inclus_fw-la ʒ_n ij_o sem_fw-mi portulac_n ℥_o ss_z fiat_fw-la decoctio_fw-la ad_fw-la lb._n ij_o in_o colatura_fw-la dissol_fw-la sir_n granat_n è_fw-la limonibus_fw-la a_o ℥_o i_o utatur_fw-la if_o the_o tumour_n can_v be_v resolve_v but_o rather_o grow_v to_o suppuration_n than_o you_o shall_v make_v he_o a_o gargarism_n with_o fig_n raising_n juiube_n licorise_v and_o french_a barley_n well_o boil_a let_v he_o hold_v in_o his_o mouth_n a_o little_a warm_a milk_n and_o sometime_o lie_v half_a a_o fat_a fig_n hot_a to_o the_o gum_n when_o it_o be_v come_v to_o suppuration_n the_o 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the_o part_n of_o his_o body_n be_v not_o strong_a and_o able_a enough_o to_o draw_v unto_o they_o sufficient_a nourishment_n delivery_n this_o difficulty_n of_o delivery_n happen_v also_o when_o the_o child_n be_v either_o sick_a or_o dead_a and_o be_v not_o able_a to_o help_v itself_o as_o likewise_o when_o he_o be_v too_o big_a in_o all_o his_o body_n and_o chief_o in_o the_o head_n or_o if_o he_o be_v a_o monster_n have_v two_o head_n two_o body_n four_o arm_n or_o leg_n or_o if_o they_o be_v twin_n the_o one_o hinder_v the_o other_o come_v forth_o child_n which_o will_v be_v evident_a by_o the_o bigness_n of_o the_o mother_n or_o if_o he_o be_v ill_o place_v to_o come_v forth_o put_v foremost_a a_o arm_n or_o a_o leg_n or_o both_o the_o shoulder_n buttock_n side_n or_o belly_n come_v foremost_a 4_o now_o concern_v that_o which_o be_v annex_v to_o the_o child_n the_o delivery_n prove_v difficult_a child_n if_o the_o membrane_n that_o contain_v the_o water_n whereon_o the_o child_n do_v float_v and_o swim_v be_v firm_a solid_a and_o hard_a that_o it_o can_v but_o very_o hardly_o be_v break_v or_o that_o the_o say_a membrane_n be_v so_o thin_a that_o it_o break_v too_o soon_o and_o before_o the_o child_n be_v well_o turn_v and_o ready_a to_o follow_v the_o say_a water_n which_o serve_v to_o carry_v he_o and_o make_v he_o come_v forth_o the_o easy_a for_o the_o child_n that_o remain_v dry_a come_v into_o the_o world_n with_o much_o pain_n likewise_o if_o the_o afterburthen_n offer_v itself_o first_o and_o that_o it_o stop_v the_o passage_n or_o if_o there_o be_v a_o mole_n or_o false_a conception_n as_o also_o if_o the_o woman_n have_v not_o be_v late_o at_o stool_n or_o make_v water_n delivery_n the_o which_o be_v cause_n that_o the_o great_a gut_n be_v full_a may_v close_v the_o neck_n of_o the_o womb_n as_o likewise_o the_o bladder_n be_v full_a may_v press_v it_o down_o because_o it_o be_v place_v between_o they_o both_o whence_o it_o be_v common_o say_v in_o the_o proverb_n que_fw-fr l'enfant_fw-fr est_fw-fr situé_fw-fr enter_fw-la le_fw-fr boire_fw-fr &_o le_fw-fr manger_n which_o be_v that_o the_o child_n be_v seat_v between_o the_o meat_n and_o the_o drink_n and_o therefore_o all_o the_o aforesaid_a accident_n must_v be_v remedy_v according_o the_o mean_n to_o help_v woman_n that_o be_v deliver_v with_o difficulty_n chap._n ix_o that_o a_o woman_n chirurgeon_n which_o be_v deliver_v with_o difficulty_n and_o much_o pain_n may_v be_v help_v the_o chirurgeon_n ought_v to_o know_v what_o be_v the_o cause_n thereof_o and_o from_o whence_o this_o difficulty_n do_v proceed_v that_o he_o may_v the_o better_o cure_v it_o if_o it_o be_v because_o the_o mother_n be_v to_o gross_a or_o fat_a and_o chief_o in_o her_o natural_a part_n as_o also_o if_o there_o be_v any_o store_n of_o fat_a offer_n itself_o as_o i_o have_v see_v it_o oftentimes_o happen_v in_o great_a strive_n and_o throw_v yea_o and_o that_o in_o such_o sort_n that_o it_o do_v even_o stop_v the_o passage_n of_o the_o child_n then_o the_o chirurgeon_n as_o gentle_o as_o he_o can_v possible_o must_v thrust_v back_o and_o put_v aside_o with_o one_o hand_n the_o say_v fat_a not_o tear_v or_o hurt_v it_o fat_a lest_o it_o be_v spoil_v and_o corrupt_v afterward_o hold_v it_o still_o down_o on_o the_o one_o side_n till_o the_o child_n be_v come_v forth_o of_o the_o womb_n keep_v it_o always_o from_o fall_v down_o into_o the_o passage_n and_o among_o the_o bone_n when_o the_o child_n be_v ready_a to_o come_v forth_o bladder_n but_o when_o part_n of_o the_o bladder_n be_v sink_v down_o and_o relax_v and_o be_v manifest_o perceive_v in_o the_o entrance_n of_o the_o womb_n then_o must_v he_o do_v the_o like_a as_o he_o do_v to_o the_o fat_a hold_v it_o aside_o upward_o with_o the_o flat_a of_o two_o or_o three_o of_o his_o finger_n until_o the_o child_n head_n be_v past_o the_o os_fw-la pubis_fw-la if_o he_o find_v then_o as_o it_o may_v so_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o the_o 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belly_n of_o a_o woman_n with_o child_n which_o procure_v great_a pain_n in_o her_o hip_n back_o and_o groin_n for_o the_o reason_n before_o rehearse_v heart_n so_o likewise_o be_v there_o the_o like_a vapour_n that_o arise_v from_o the_o womb_n and_o other_o part_n near_o which_o be_v enclose_v in_o the_o artery_n and_o by_o they_o be_v carry_v and_o impart_v to_o the_o heart_n which_o cause_n a_o pant_a and_o beat_v and_o the_o heart_n feel_v itself_o offend_v and_o oppress_v by_o the_o say_a vapour_n endeavour_v by_o his_o motion_n to_o expel_v and_o drive_v they_o away_o work_n far_o from_o itself_o nature_n have_v give_v to_o every_o part_n some_o particular_a mean_n whereby_o to_o repel_v and_o thrust_v back_o that_o which_o do_v annoy_v or_o molest_v it_o as_o the_o brain_n by_o sneese_v the_o lung_n by_o cough_v and_o the_o stomach_n by_o vomit_v but_o because_o this_o accident_n be_v oftentimes_o the_o forerunner_n of_o a_o syncope_n or_o swoon_v therefore_o will_v it_o be_v 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and_o that_o not_o all_o at_o once_o but_o rather_o at_o mâny_a time_n by_o little_a and_o little_a for_o according_a to_o galen_n blood_n there_o be_v no_o remedy_n that_o more_o hinder_v and_o altar_n the_o course_n of_o blood_n and_o noisome_a vapour_n from_o pierce_v and_o assail_a the_o heart_n then_o let_v of_o blood_n do_v let_v she_o take_v every_o morning_n one_o of_o these_o lozenge_n which_o be_v very_o proper_a lozenge_n ℞_o puluer_n laetitiae_fw-la galeni_fw-la &_o de_fw-la gemmis_fw-la a_o ℈_o i._n pull_n lapid_a bezoard_n &_o ossis_fw-la de_fw-la cord_n cerui_fw-la a_o ℈_o s._n confect_v de_fw-mi hyacintho_fw-mi ʒ_n s._n sacchari_fw-la cum_fw-la aqua_fw-la scordij_fw-la dissoluti_fw-la ℥_o ij_o fiant_fw-la tabellae_fw-la pond_n ʒ_n ij_o sumat_fw-la unam_fw-la singulis_fw-la diebus_fw-la mane_n &_o sero_fw-la cubitura_fw-la in_o steed_n thereof_o she_o may_v use_v this_o opiate_n opiate_n ℞_o conseruae_fw-la bugloss_n &_o borag_v a_o ℥_o s._n conseruae_fw-la radicis_fw-la 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chamoem_n melilot_n a_o p._n ij_o sem_fw-mi anisi_fw-la foenicul_fw-la a_o ʒ_n ij_o coquantur_fw-la in_o jure_fw-la pulli_fw-la vel_fw-la capit_fw-la veruec_fw-la aut_fw-la vituli_fw-la in_o colatur_fw-la ad_fw-la quart_n iij._o dissolve_v sacch_n albi_fw-la olei_fw-la violat_a butyr_n recent_a a_o ℥_o i_o ss_z vitell_a ovor_fw-la numero_fw-la ij_o fiat_fw-la clyster_n this_o may_v be_v give_v at_o twice_o she_o may_v also_o take_v some_o broth_n wherein_o be_v put_v a_o spoonful_n or_o two_o of_o the_o water_n or_o wine_n of_o seny_n which_o be_v make_v after_o this_o manner_n seny_n wine_n take_v half_o a_o ounce_n of_o seny_n well_o cleanse_v six_o clove_n bruise_v put_v they_o into_o a_o dish_n and_o pour_v upon_o they_o half_o a_o pint_n of_o wine_n or_o water_n ready_a to_o boil_v and_o so_o let_v they_o soak_v all_o night_n and_o in_o the_o morning_n take_v two_o or_o three_o spoonful_n which_o must_v be_v put_v into_o your_o broth_n keep_v the_o rest_n to_o serve_v you_o afterward_o at_o your_o need_n of_o the_o flux_n or_o looseness_n of_o the_o belly_n which_o trouble_v woman_n with_o child_n chap._n xvi_o the_o lask_z in_o what_o manner_n soever_o it_o be_v do_v put_v the_o woman_n in_o danger_n of_o come_v before_o her_o time_n and_o that_o for_o diverse_a reason_n first_o dangerous_a because_o thereby_o the_o meat_n they_o take_v for_o their_o nourishment_n be_v void_v too_o soon_o which_o shall_v have_v stay_v and_o be_v turn_v into_o blood_n for_o the_o nourish_a and_o sustain_v both_o of_o the_o mother_n and_o the_o child_n and_o therefore_o they_o both_o remain_v weak_a and_o feeble_a which_o compel_v the_o child_n to_o come_v forth_o and_o seek_v for_o food_n else_o where_o for_o as_o the_o proverb_n say_v proverb_n hunger_n make_v the_o wolf_n come_v forth_o of_o the_o wood_n beside_o the_o mother_n be_v so_o trouble_v with_o rise_v out_o of_o her_o bed_n as_o also_o with_o much_o strain_n herself_o especial_o if_o it_o be_v the_o bloody_a 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fit_a to_o know_v of_o what_o kind_n the_o flux_n be_v and_o what_o may_v be_v cause_n thereof_o now_o all_o flux_n of_o the_o belly_n must_v needs_o be_v one_o of_o these_o three_o either_o diarrhaea_n lienteria_fw-la or_o dysenteria_fw-la which_o soever_o it_o be_v of_o these_o if_o it_o proceed_v of_o a_o malign_a and_o putrid_a humour_n it_o must_v not_o be_v sudden_o stop_v by_o astringent_a medicine_n lest_o it_o happen_v unto_o the_o woman_n with_o child_n as_o it_o do_v unto_o smyrnia_n story_n as_o hippocrat_n say_v who_o have_v a_o flux_n of_o the_o belly_n sudden_o stop_v be_v deliver_v in_o the_o the_o four_o month_n therein_o now_o to_o know_v what_o kind_n of_o flux_n it_o may_v be_v the_o stool_n will_v show_v and_o testify_v if_o it_o be_v not_o violent_a it_o may_v be_v suffer_v to_o flow_v gentle_o and_o for_o a_o good_a while_n not_o omit_v in_o the_o mean_a time_n the_o use_n of_o some_o clyster_n that_o may_v assuage_v the_o pain_n if_o there_o be_v any_o but_o if_o it_o continue_v &_o that_o it_o be_v breed_v of_o some_o sharp_a and_o bite_a humour_n which_o knaw_v the_o gut_n and_o provoke_v the_o expulsive_a faculty_n of_o which_o kind_n be_v fret_v and_o bite_a choler_n or_o salt_n phlegm_n and_o that_o the_o mother_n seem_v to_o grow_v weak_a and_o faint_a then_o must_v it_o be_v remedy_v with_o as_o much_o speed_n and_o care_n as_o may_v be_v otherwise_o the_o woman_n have_v diverse_a pang_n and_o provocation_n be_v in_o danger_n to_o be_v deliver_v wherefore_o the_o humour_n offend_v must_v be_v purge_v with_o rhubarb_n compound_v sirup_o of_o cichorie_n and_o the_o like_a which_o have_v be_v already_o prescribe_v in_o the_o former_a chapter_n as_o also_o the_o like_a humour_n hinder_v from_o breed_v diet._n and_o therefore_o she_o must_v abstain_v from_o all_o unwholesome_a meat_n especial_o if_o the_o cause_n thereof_o proceed_v from_o thence_o beside_o the_o say_a humour_n must_v be_v allay_v and_o make_v more_o gentle_a that_o 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the_o juice_n of_o pomgranat_n a_o little_a before_o meal_n let_v she_o eat_v a_o slice_n of_o marmilade_n and_o see_v there_o often_o happen_v pain_n and_o gripe_n together_o with_o pang_n and_o throw_n because_o the_o gut_n be_v move_v and_o provoke_v therefore_o they_o must_v be_v wash_v and_o the_o pain_n mitigate_v with_o this_o clyster_n clyster_n ℞_o hord._n integ_n m.i._n cham●mel_n melilot_n a_o m.s._n plantag_n borag_v buglos_n a_o m.i._n bulliant_fw-la in_o jure_fw-la cap●t_fw-la veruec_fw-la aut_fw-la vituli_fw-la de_fw-la quo_fw-la cape_n quart_n iij._o in_o quibus_fw-la dissolve_v ol_fw-la violar_n ℥_o iij._o vitell_a duor_fw-la ovor_fw-la sachar_n rub_v ℥_o be_v fiat_fw-la clyster_n but_o if_o the_o woman_n be_v further_o molest_v with_o gripe_n and_o that_o she_o have_v great_a and_o often_o provocation_n then_o this_o clyster_n will_v be_v very_o fit_a
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deliver_v chap._n viii_o as_o a_o woman_n new_o deliver_v be_v subject_a to_o many_o accident_n by_o the_o overmuch_o flow_v of_o her_o natural_a course_n so_o be_v she_o likewise_o subject_a to_o more_o dangerous_a and_o deadly_a chance_n be_v if_o they_o be_v suppress_v and_o stay_v galen_n say_v that_o these_o after-purging_n which_o he_o call_v lechia_n be_v purge_n of_o ill_a humour_n which_o have_v be_v gather_v in_o the_o body_n all_o the_o time_n that_o the_o woman_n go_v with_o child_n for_o the_o child_n draw_v to_o itself_o the_o sweet_a and_o most_o familiar_a part_n of_o the_o blood_n leave_v the_o worst_a which_o otherwise_o if_o the_o woman_n be_v not_o with_o child_n shall_v be_v void_v out_o every_o month_n and_o if_o the_o monthly_a sickness_n stay_v do_v bring_v many_o inconvenience_n to_o a_o woman_n then_o much_o more_o these_o lochia_n be_v suppress_v must_v breed_v much_o more_o danger_n hippocrat_n hypocrates_n in_o his_o first_o book_n de_fw-fr morbis_fw-la 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a_o good_a substance_n let_v the_o nurse_n milk_n some_o few_o drop_n of_o it_o upon_o a_o look_a glass_n or_o other_o sleek_a thing_n and_o if_o in_o hold_v it_o gentle_o aside_o it_o flow_v and_o run_v present_o and_o keep_v not_o together_o a_o little_a than_o it_o be_v a_o sign_n that_o the_o milk_n be_v waterish_a and_o too_o thin_a if_o it_o stand_v still_o and_o will_v not_o run_v at_o all_o than_o it_o show_v that_o the_o milk_n be_v too_o thick_a and_o fat_a but_o if_o it_o run_v leisurely_o not_o stay_v either_o too_o long_o or_o flow_v too_o soon_o upon_o the_o say_a smooth_a body_n it_o show_v that_o the_o milk_n be_v of_o a_o middle_a substance_n and_o aught_o to_o be_v reckon_v and_o choose_v for_o the_o best_a the_o quantity_n of_o the_o milk_n may_v be_v know_v thus_o quantity_n if_o there_o remain_v some_o in_o the_o breast_n after_o the_o child_n have_v do_v suck_v and_o again_o if_o in_o open_v the_o child_n you_o find_v he_o bepiss_v but_o you_o must_v have_v a_o eye_n that_o your_o nurse_n be_v none_o of_o these_o coosener_n for_o there_o be_v some_o that_o give_v the_o child_n water_n to_o drink_v in_o secret_a and_o other_o which_o wet_v the_o child_n bed_n but_o such_o nurse_n deserve_v to_o be_v whip_v and_o their_o knavery_n may_v be_v easy_o descry_v both_o by_o the_o eye_n and_o the_o send_v and_o likewise_o discern_v by_o the_o taste_n now_o the_o observation_n child_n which_o be_v take_v from_o the_o nurse_n child_n for_o the_o choice_n of_o a_o fit_a nurse_n be_v concern_v his_o age_n for_o if_o her_o child_n be_v above_o seven_o or_o eight_o month_n old_a than_o her_o milk_n will_v be_v too_o stale_a afterward_o and_o beside_o it_o will_v be_v a_o doubt_n whether_o she_o will_v have_v milk_n enough_o to_o nurse_v he_o that_o shall_v be_v put_v unto_o she_o again_o if_o the_o child_n be_v but_o fifteen_o day_n or_o a_o month_n old_a that_o show_v that_o her_o milk_n be_v too_o new_a and_o that_o it_o be_v not_o as_o yet_o well_o 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herself_o concern_v her_o diet_n and_o manner_n of_o life_n chap._n ii_o it_o be_v not_o enough_o that_o a_o nurse_n be_v endow_v with_o the_o condition_n and_o quality_n aforesaid_a but_o it_o be_v very_o fit_a also_o that_o she_o maintain_v and_o preserve_v they_o wherefore_o we_o will_v set_v down_o brief_o how_o and_o in_o what_o manner_n she_o ought_v to_o govern_v herself_o first_o of_o all_o therefore_o let_v she_o shun_v and_o avoid_v all_o bad_a air_n and_o all_o kind_n of_o ill_a and_o stink_a smell_n for_o such_o scent_n as_o be_v too_o strong_a be_v naught_o and_o hurtful_a for_o she_o because_o they_o infect_v and_o overheat_n the_o spirit_n and_o blood_n whereof_o the_o milk_n be_v make_v from_o she_o must_v likewise_o avoid_v all_o meat_n that_o be_v either_o too_o much_o salt_v or_o spice_a or_o of_o a_o strong_a taste_n as_o onion_n leek_n garlic_n mustard_n and_o all_o kind_n of_o bake_v meat_n and_o old_a cheese_n let_v she_o eat_v veal_n mutton_n chicken_n kid_n partridge_n and_o such_o like_a meat_n which_o be_v of_o good_a juice_n and_o of_o easy_a digestion_n use_v and_o she_o must_v use_v they_o in_o moderate_a sort_n without_o glut_v herself_o all_o sort_n of_o fish_n be_v hurtful_a for_o she_o except_o it_o be_v in_o small_a quantity_n she_o may_v eat_v jack_n sole_n and_o quauluer_n and_o if_o she_o eat_v no_o fish_n let_v she_o use_v new_o lay_v egg_n her_o meat_n must_v be_v rather_o boil_a then_o roast_v but_o yet_o there_o must_v be_v have_v a_o respect_n to_o the_o habitude_n and_o complexion_n of_o the_o child_n for_o if_o he_o be_v very_o moist_a and_o phlegmatic_a than_o the_o nurse_n shall_v rather_o use_v roast-meat_n and_o so_o of_o other_o complexion_n her_o bread_n shall_v be_v of_o good_a wheat_n well_o make_v bread_n light_n and_o bake_v as_o it_o ought_v to_o be_v let_v she_o put_v into_o her_o pottage_n lettuce_n sorrell_n broth_n purcelaine_n borage_n buglosse_n and_o succory_n she_o shall_v refrain_v from_o all_o kind_n of_o raw_a fruit_n for_o her_o drink_n let_v she_o take_v ale_n or_o beer_n aristotle_n and_o where_o that_o can_v be_v have_v barley_n water_n or_o water_n sodden_a or_o else_o a_o small_a kind_n of_o hydromel_n or_o mead_n which_o have_v but_o a_o little_a cinnamon_n in_o it_o but_o i_o will_v rather_o counsel_v they_o to_o drink_v wine_n and_o water_n together_o aristotle_n forbid_v wine_n both_o to_o the_o nurse_n and_o the_o child_n except_o it_o be_v as_o they_o say_v well_o christen_v exercise_n she_o must_v use_v moderate_a exercise_n and_o chief_o before_o meal_n for_o moderate_a exercise_n do_v strengthen_v the_o natural_a heat_n and_o consume_v all_o superfluity_n
your_o far_a satisfaction_n of_o the_o inflammation_n and_o swell_a of_o the_o child_n navel_n chap._n xx._n oftentimes_o navel_n after_o the_o child_n navel_n be_v tie_v there_o come_v some_o inflammation_n swell_a or_o ulcer_n and_o especial_o this_o happen_v when_o that_o which_o have_v be_v tie_v be_v divide_v and_o fall_v away_o it_o be_v not_o perfect_o suppurate_v the_o same_o navel_n may_v swell_v also_o either_o through_o the_o child_n eager_a cry_n or_o when_o he_o cough_v much_o the_o tumour_n and_o swell_a be_v full_a of_o wind_n and_o sometime_o also_o of_o water_n cure_n the_o inflammation_n may_v be_v cure_v by_o the_o use_n of_o vnguentum_fw-la rosatum_fw-la or_o with_o a_o little_a vnguentum_fw-la refrigerans_fw-la galeni_fw-la the_o bathe_v it_o also_o with_o oil_n of_o rose_n and_o a_o little_a vnguentum_fw-la populeon_n may_v do_v very_o much_o good_a as_o for_o the_o ulcer_n if_o it_o be_v but_o small_a you_o may_v put_v upon_o it_o some_o fine_a flower_n or_o the_o powder_n of_o a_o rot_a post_n or_o else_o a_o little_a plaster_n of_o diapompholigos_n and_o vnguentum_fw-la desiccatiwm_fw-la mingle_v together_o you_o may_v also_o sometime_o touch_v it_o with_o a_o little_a allome_n water_n and_o so_o cicatrise_v it_o as_o for_o the_o swell_a you_o must_v have_v a_o care_n that_o the_o navel_n stand_v not_o forth_o too_o far_o and_o swell_v not_o more_o than_o it_o ought_v now_o to_o hinder_v that_o you_o shall_v lay_v upon_o it_o a_o cloth_n eight_o or_o ten_o time_n double_v and_o then_o swath_n it_o gentle_o that_o the_o say_a navel_n stand_v not_o forth_o too_o much_o which_o ought_v to_o be_v do_v if_o there_o be_v neither_o wind_n nor_o water_n contain_v within_o it_o but_o when_o either_o of_o they_o be_v there_o avicen_n use_v this_o medicine_n auicenus_fw-la medicine_n ℞_o spicae_fw-la nard_n pull_v ℥_o ss_z terebinth_n ℥_o iij._o ol._n amygdal_n dulc_a parum_fw-la fiat_fw-la unguentum_fw-la but_o i_o think_v to_o give_v it_o a_o form_n and_o consistence_n it_o be_v not_o amiss_o to_o add_v unto_o it_o a_o little_a wax_n i_o use_v common_o this_o plaster_n whether_o there_o be_v any_o wind_n or_o water_n which_o have_v power_n to_o resolve_v consume_v and_o dry_v up_o the_o say_a wind_n or_o water_n a_o approve_a medicine_n ℞_o unguent_n comitiss_n desiccat_fw-la rubr_n a_o ℥_o i_o stercor_fw-la columb_n ʒ_n ij_o pull_v irid._n florent_fw-la ʒ_n iij._o sulphur_n vivi_fw-la ʒ_n i_o ol._n nard_n ℥_o ss_z cerae_fw-la &_o terebinth_n q._n s._n fiat_fw-la ceratum_fw-la but_o the_o only_a thing_n be_v to_o keep_v it_o down_o with_o a_o bolster_n and_o swath_a that_o it_o swell_v not_o or_o stand_v forth_o the_o more_o some_o use_n emplastrum_fw-la contra_fw-la rupturum_fw-la for_o it_o of_o gripe_n and_o fret_v in_o the_o belly_n which_o trouble_v little_a child_n chap._n xxi_o these_o gripe_n do_v trouble_v little_a child_n very_o much_o the_o cause_n be_v two_o for_o either_o they_o come_v because_o the_o excrement_n call_v meconium_n be_v retain_v in_o the_o gut_n this_o humour_n be_v black_a and_o slimy_a like_o melt_a pitch_n which_o prick_v and_o wringe_v their_o gut_n and_o put_v they_o to_o pain_n to_o void_a it_o or_o else_o these_o gripe_n be_v breed_v of_o the_o abundance_n of_o milk_n which_o the_o child_n take_v or_o of_o the_o ill_a quality_n thereof_o the_o which_o be_v not_o digest_v do_v putrify_v and_o corrupt_v and_o turn_n either_o into_o choler_n or_o into_o sharp_a and_o salt_a phlegm_n or_o else_o there_o be_v breed_v some_o wind_n which_o cause_v a_o distension_n of_o the_o stomach_n and_o gut_n the_o cold_a air_n and_o the_o worm_n also_o may_v cause_v it_o which_o i_o leave_v to_o be_v handle_v in_o another_o place_n cure_n concern_v the_o cure_n if_o the_o say_a excrement_n call_v meconium_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o say_v gripe_n it_o must_v be_v evacuate_v by_o little_a suppositary_n make_v of_o the_o rib_n of_o a_o beete_n leaf_n or_o of_o soap_n and_o 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tooth_n as_o likewise_o by_o have_v a_o pin_n that_o prick_v they_o or_o else_o because_o they_o be_v not_o clean_a beside_o the_o child_n may_v be_v hinder_v from_o sleep_v through_o the_o overmuch_o quantity_n of_o milk_n that_o he_o have_v suck_v as_o also_o though_o it_o be_v take_v in_o small_a quantity_n if_o it_o chance_v to_o corrupt_v because_o as_o avicen_n say_v by_o mean_n of_o this_o putrefaction_n there_o be_v common_o breed_v wind_n and_o vapour_n in_o the_o brain_n amiss_o the_o sign_n hereof_o be_v evident_a enough_o as_o when_o the_o child_n cry_v continual_o and_o can_v be_v still_v or_o quiet_v at_o all_o by_o the_o teat_n then_o as_o gordonius_n say_v their_o ey-browe_n seem_v swell_v and_o sometime_o their_o countenance_n become_v very_o wan_a and_o pale_a which_o come_v so_o to_o pass_v as_o avicen_n say_v through_o the_o dissipation_n of_o the_o spirit_n and_o because_o the_o brain_n be_v fill_v full_a of_o vapour_n and_o exhalation_n cure_n concern_v the_o 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will_v be_v good_a to_o give_v the_o child_n some_o little_a clyster_n or_o gentle_a purgation_n likewise_o the_o nurse_n must_v rock_n and_o sing_v to_o he_o and_o if_o you_o find_v that_o he_o can_v take_v any_o rest_n by_o all_o these_o mean_n then_o may_v you_o give_v he_o a_o little_a barley_n water_n or_o barley_n cream_n with_o a_o few_o white_a poppy_n seed_n in_o it_o or_o else_o you_o may_v let_v he_o take_v a_o spoonful_n of_o syrup_n of_o violet_n and_o diacodium_fw-la mingle_v together_o but_o you_o must_v abstain_v by_o all_o mean_n from_o give_v he_o any_o narcoticall_a or_o stupify_a medicine_n according_a to_o the_o opinion_n of_o all_o practitioner_n rhasis_n bid_v we_o anoint_v the_o inside_n of_o the_o child_n nose_n with_o oil_n of_o violet_n and_o juice_n of_o lettuce_n put_v thereto_o also_o a_o little_a juice_n of_o henbane_n and_o yet_o he_o go_v far_a for_o he_o add_v some_o opium_n to_o it_o but_o herein_o we_o must_v be_v very_o wary_a and_o circumspect_a and_o rather_o forbear_v the_o use_n of_o it_o of_o the_o affrighting_n start_n and_o rage_a which_o happen_v to_o young_a child_n chap._n xxvi_o all_o child_n be_v natural_o very_o greedy_a and_o gluttonous_a and_o therefore_o many_o time_n and_o especial_o when_o they_o grow_v somewhat_o big_a and_o be_v wain_v they_o do_v fill_v themselves_o with_o much_o milk_n or_o with_o store_n of_o diverse_a other_o victual_n beside_o they_o be_v subject_a to_o breed_v worm_n which_o die_v abide_v still_o in_o their_o gut_n by_o reason_n of_o which_o there_o grow_v much_o corruption_n both_o in_o the_o stomach_n and_o gut_n and_o also_o in_o the_o mesenterie_n and_o this_o corruption_n grow_v hot_a by_o the_o heat_n and_o moisture_n of_o the_o child_n it_o send_v up_o vapour_n to_o the_o brain_n from_o the_o aforesaid_a part_n which_o mingle_v themselves_o with_o the_o spirit_n which_o be_v there_o place_v do_v cause_n dream_n fright_n and_o start_n in_o the_o sleep_n and_o as_o avicen_n witness_v make_v child_n afraid_a of_o thing_n which_o be_v not_o at_o all_o to_o be_v fear_v 24._o galen_n teach_v we_o that_o this_o fear_n happen_v then_o when_o the_o stomach_n of_o the_o child_n be_v weak_a and_o the_o meat_n which_o he_o take_v corrupt_v in_o it_o which_o cause_v vapour_n and_o fume_n to_o rise_v to_o the_o head_n and_o so_o bring_v these_o terror_n this_o may_v also_o happen_v to_o those_o which_o be_v more_o in_o year_n by_o the_o use_n of_o bad_a meat_n especial_o if_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o stomach_n be_v weak_a and_o feeble_a and_o therefore_o avicen_n say_v that_o bad_a concoction_n make_v bad_a dream_n as_o for_o the_o sign_n that_o belong_v hereunto_a sleep_n there_o can_v none_o be_v observe_v in_o child_n that_o can_v not_o speak_v but_o only_o as_o pliny_n say_v that_o as_o soon_o as_o they_o be_v awake_a they_o will_v screech_n and_o cry_v out_o as_o if_o they_o be_v out_o of_o their_o wit_n and_o utterlye_o cast_v away_o and_o common_o you_o shall_v find_v they_o all_o of_o a_o water_n and_o quake_v every_o part_n of_o they_o and_o if_o you_o ask_v they_o why_o they_o cry_v they_o which_o can_v speak_v will_v say_v that_o they_o be_v make_v afraid_a and_o that_o they_o see_v some_o thing_n in_o their_o sleep_n moreover_o they_o that_o be_v thus_o fright_v be_v much_o give_v to_o vomit_v they_o be_v pale_a of_o countenance_n and_o sometime_o very_o red_a and_o also_o they_o do_v hide_v their_o face_n and_o if_o anyone_o come_v near_o they_o they_o cry_v out_o and_o be_v afraid_a of_o he_o thus_o may_v we_o easy_o observe_v that_o such_o dream_n and_o fright_n happen_v not_o to_o young_a child_n but_o when_o they_o be_v ill_o at_o ease_n and_o full_a of_o bad_a humour_n 10._o and_o this_o be_v witness_v
by_o aristotle_n who_o say_v that_o young_a infant_n be_v not_o subject_a to_o dream_n experience_n teach_v we_o that_o those_o who_o as_o yet_o have_v not_o discretion_n to_o know_v good_a from_o bad_a be_v not_o fear_v with_o terrible_a and_o fearful_a sight_n but_o contrariwise_o do_v laugh_v at_o they_o and_o be_v well_o please_v for_o the_o cure_n of_o this_o accident_n cure_n both_o the_o nurse_n and_o also_o the_o child_n when_o he_o come_v to_o eat_v must_v avoid_v all_o meat_n which_o do_v corrupt_v the_o stomach_n and_o such_o as_o be_v apt_a to_o breed_v gross_a and_o malignant_a vapour_n such_o as_o pease_n beanes_n leek_n onion_n colewort_n which_o as_o dioscorides_n report_v do_v procure_v sad_a and_o melancholic_a dream_n keep_v let_v they_o feed_v upon_o good_a meat_n and_o in_o a_o moderate_a quantity_n that_o so_o the_o stomach_n may_v not_o be_v overcharge_v and_o that_o the_o concoction_n may_v be_v the_o more_o easy_a rhasis_n wish_v the_o nurse_n to_o drink_v a_o 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