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anethino_fw-la &_o camomile_n q._n s_o fiat_fw-la fricatum_fw-la let_v they_o chaw_v fennil_n or_o aniseed_n or_o a_o little_a cinnamon_n and_o take_v a_o toss_v dip_v in_o hippocras_n some_o have_v tell_v i_o that_o the_o distil_a water_n of_o citron_n pill_n drink_v be_v very_o singular_a good_a and_o it_o will_v not_o be_v amiss_o sometime_o to_o take_v a_o spoonful_n or_o two_o of_o this_o water_n a_o claret_n water_n â„ž_o aquae_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la â„¥_o s._n cinamo_n Ê’_n i_o macerent_fw-la spatio_fw-la fourteen_o hor._n deinde_fw-la affunde_fw-la aque_fw-la rosar_n â„¥_o iii._o saccari_fw-la candi_fw-la â„¥_o s._n fiat_fw-la aqua_fw-la clareta_fw-la capiat_fw-la coclear_a unum_fw-la if_o you_o perceive_v that_o she_o be_v much_o trouble_v with_o pain_n you_o may_v give_v she_o a_o clyster_n as_o this_o a_o glister_n â„ž_o folior_fw-la maluae_fw-la matrica_fw-la a_o m._n i._o flor_n camom_n meliloti_fw-la et_fw-la summitat_fw-la aneti_fw-la a_o m._n ss_z seminis_fw-la anisi_fw-la &_o foenic._o a_o Ê’_n iii._o bulliant_fw-la in_o jure_fw-la capit_fw-la veruec_fw-la vel_fw-la vituli_fw-la de_fw-fr quo_fw-la accipe_fw-la quart_n iij._o in_o quibus_fw-la dissolve_v ol._n aneth_n chamamel_n a_o â„¥_o ij_o sachar_n eub._n â„¥_o i_o s_o butyr_n recent_a â„¥_o i_o vitell._n duor_n ovor_fw-la fiat_fw-la clyster_n nevertheless_o admonishment_n i_o be_o of_o opinion_n if_o it_o may_v be_v do_v possible_o that_o they_o shall_v abstain_v from_o clyster_n because_o i_o have_v see_v woman_n sometime_o through_o as_o small_a a_o clyster_n as_o this_o fall_v into_o great_a torment_n yea_o and_o even_o into_o throw_n nature_n be_v thereto_o prepare_v and_o ready_a which_o turn_v to_o the_o surgeon_n disgrace_n wherefore_o let_v she_o use_v these_o lozenge_n follow_v lozenge_n â„ž_o sem_fw-mi anis_z foenic._o dulc_a a_o Ê’_n s_o nucis_fw-la mosch_n ℈_o i_o spec_fw-la diacumin_fw-la diarrhod_n abbot_n ana_fw-it ℈_o s_z sacchar_n in_o aq_n cinnamon_n dissolute_a â„¥_o ij_o fiant_fw-la tabulae_fw-la capiat_fw-la unam_fw-la singulis_fw-la auroris_fw-la she_o may_v use_v sugar_n of_o rose_n which_o to_o every_o ounce_n have_v two_o or_o three_o drop_n of_o the_o oil_n
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be_v dry_a proceed_v from_o some_o thin_a and_o sharp_a humour_n or_o vapour_n it_o must_v be_v thicken_v contrariwise_o if_o the_o humour_n be_v tough_a and_o thick_a it_o must_v be_v cut_v and_o attenuate_v by_o concoct_v both_o and_o therefore_o in_o this_o case_n the_o use_n of_o medicine_n that_o do_v dull_a the_o sense_n thereof_o be_v very_o profitable_a to_o mitigate_v violent_a cough_n of_o which_o kind_n be_v these_o that_o follow_v if_o the_o humour_n be_v thin_a and_o sharp_a this_o julep_n take_v twice_o or_o thrice_o be_v very_a fit_n â„ž_o syrup_n rosarum_fw-la sicar_n &_o de_fw-fr iviubis_fw-la a_o Ê’_n vi_o syrupi_fw-la de_fw-la nenuph._n â„¥_o s._n aquae_fw-la cardui_fw-la &_o ungulae_fw-la cabalinae_fw-la a_o â„¥_o ij_o s._n fiat_fw-la julap_v reiteretur_fw-la ter_z quater-ue_a ut_fw-la artis_fw-la est_fw-la if_o the_o humour_n be_v slimy_a thick_a and_o tough_a she_o may_v use_v this_o julep_n julep_n â„ž_o syrupi_fw-la capill_n veneris_fw-la &_o de_fw-fr liquirit_n a_o Ê’_n vi_fw-la oximelit_fw-la simplic_a â„¥_o s._n aquae_fw-la betonicae_fw-la &_o ungul_n cabal_n a_o another_o â„¥_o ij_o s._n fiat_fw-la julap_n reiteretur_fw-la ut_fw-la supra_fw-la let_v they_o often_o hold_v in_o their_o mouth_n sugar_n candy_n especial_o that_o which_o gather_v about_o the_o pot_n side_n wherein_o sirop_n of_o violet_n or_o the_o like_a have_v be_v put_v let_v they_o use_v trochisck_n juice_n of_o licorise_n and_o sometime_o chew_v a_o piece_n of_o lichorise_v in_o their_o mouth_n the_o lozenge_n of_o diatragacanthum_n frigidum_fw-la diairis_n simplex_fw-la and_o sugar_n of_o rose_n be_v very_o good_a the_o use_n of_o lohocs_n be_v very_o distasteful_a but_o in_o steed_n thereof_o let_v they_o use_v syrup_n of_o juiube_n of_o dry_a rose_n and_o a_o little_a diacodium_fw-la mingle_v together_o i_o have_v see_v this_o medicine_n do_v much_o good_a especial_o when_o the_o cough_n be_v great_a and_o that_o they_o feel_v some_o excoriation_n and_o roughness_n in_o the_o throat_n throat_n â„ž_o olei_fw-la amigd_v dull_a sine_fw-la igne_fw-la recent_a extract_v â„¥_o i_o s._n saccari_fw-la canda_fw-la subtilit_fw-la pulueris_fw-la â„¥_o s._n mucag._n seminis_fw-la psilij_fw-la &_o cydoniorum_fw-la cum_fw-la aqua_fw-la rosar_n leviter_fw-la extract_n a_o Ê’_n ij_o misce_fw-la omne_fw-la diligenter_fw-la let_v they_o take_v of_o this_o medicine_n in_o a_o spoon_n swallow_v it_o down_o very_o gentle_o that_o so_o some_o of_o it_o may_v the_o better_o slide_v down_o the_o side_n of_o the_o windpipe_n it_o will_v be_v very_o fit_a to_o rub_v their_o breast_n all_o over_o with_o fresh_a butter_n or_o oil_n of_o sweet_a almond_n and_o if_o they_o find_v any_o heat_n let_v they_o use_v oil_n of_o violet_n wash_v with_o barley_n water_n well_o boil_a flux_n and_o because_o there_o be_v nothing_o that_o stay_v destillation_n better_a than_o sleep_n and_o that_o those_o who_o have_v the_o cough_n sleep_v little_a it_o will_v be_v very_o good_a to_o make_v the_o patient_a sleep_n without_o give_v any_o violent_a sleep_a medicine_n this_o julep_n may_v be_v give_v very_o safe_o drink_v to_o stay_v the_o rheum_n â„ž_o syrupi_fw-la de_fw-la juiubis_fw-la violati_fw-la &_o diacodij_fw-la sine_fw-la specieb_v a_o â„¥_o s._n cum_fw-la decocto_fw-la portulacae_fw-la lactucae_fw-la boraginis_fw-la betonicae_fw-la &_o trium_fw-la flor_n cordial_a fiat_fw-la potus_fw-la capiat_fw-la hora_fw-la somni_fw-la this_o remedy_n procure_v sleep_v and_o so_o by_o consequence_n stay_v the_o rheum_n if_o you_o have_v any_o good_a laudanum_n you_o may_v give_v safe_o three_o or_o four_o grain_n thereof_o which_o i_o have_v see_v practise_v with_o prosperous_a success_n chap._n xv._n of_o costivenes_n wherewith_o woman_n with_o child_n be_v trouble_v among_o many_o other_o accident_n wherewith_o woman_n with_o child_n be_v trouble_v there_o be_v two_o the_o one_o contrary_a to_o the_o other_o whereunto_o they_o be_v much_o subject_n that_o be_v either_o they_o be_v bind_v and_o can_v go_v to_o the_o stool_n but_o with_o much_o inconvenience_n and_o very_o seldom_o or_o else_o they_o be_v always_o loose_a and_o subject_a to_o the_o flux_n child_n both_o may_v put_v the_o woman_n in_o danger_n of_o miscarry_v for_o when_o she_o be_v bind_v with_o much_o strain_n and_o that_o violent_o to_o unburthen_v nature_n the_o ligament_n may_v be_v loosen_v or_o some_o vein_n open_v and_o cause_n flux_n of_o blood_n which_o may_v make_v she_o fall_v into_o travail_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v fit_a to_o provide_v for_o it_o costivenesse_n the_o retention_n of_o the_o excrement_n and_o costivenes_n of_o the_o belly_n may_v happen_v either_o because_o they_o have_v use_v to_o be_v so_o natural_o or_o by_o alteration_n and_o change_v of_o year_n for_o as_o hypocrates_n say_v they_o who_o have_v their_o belly_n moist_a in_o their_o youth_n in_o their_o age_n will_v have_v it_o hard_a and_o dry_a and_o so_o contrariwise_o this_o accident_n happen_v to_o 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and_o
dry_v in_o woman_n with_o child_n through_o the_o great_a heat_n that_o be_v in_o the_o entrail_n which_o make_v they_o that_o they_o can_v easy_o flow_v the_o sedentary_a life_n also_o that_o woman_n lead_v be_v cause_n that_o their_o excrement_n be_v stay_v and_o gather_v themselves_o together_o by_o little_a and_o little_a and_o at_o the_o length_n stop_v up_o the_o passage_n this_o accident_n bring_v unto_o they_o flush_a in_o the_o face_n headache_n beat_v of_o the_o artery_n yea_o and_o oftentimes_o a_o ague_n for_o the_o cure_n of_o this_o disease_n a_o good_a order_n in_o diet_n be_v very_o needful_a cure_n use_v meat_n that_o do_v moisten_v and_o keep_v the_o gut_n supple_a and_o slippery_a and_o withal_o soften_v the_o excrement_n which_o must_v be_v do_v with_o very_o great_a discretion_n for_o too_o much_o moisture_n may_v at_o length_n over_o much_o relax_v the_o ligament_n of_o the_o the_o womb_n and_o of_o the_o child_n and_o thereby_o hasten_v the_o delivery_n notwitstanding_n a_o woman_n with_o child_n be_v too_o costive_a may_v use_v tender_a meat_n as_o veal_n wherewith_o they_o may_v make_v broth_n belly_n with_o lettuce_n purcelane_n sorrell_n spinach_n beet_n buglosse_n violet_n leave_v and_o sometime_o a_o little_a of_o the_o herb_n call_v mercury_n let_v they_o use_v prune_n and_o bake_a apple_n some_o take_v two_o or_o three_o gulp_v of_o fresh_a water_n before_o their_o meal_n but_o let_v they_o use_v gentle_a exercise_n to_o make_v their_o excrement_n follow_v the_o more_o free_o it_o be_v also_o very_o fit_a for_o a_o woman_n with_o child_n in_o the_o morning_n when_o she_o rise_v and_o at_o night_n when_o she_o go_v to_o bed_n to_o make_v proffer_n to_o unburthen_v nature_n without_o strain_v herself_o but_o very_o gentle_o if_o for_o all_o this_o her_o belly_n will_v not_o be_v correspondent_a it_o will_v not_o be_v amiss_o to_o give_v her_o clyster_n clyster_n â„ž_o malu_n bismal_a parietar_n matric_n a_o m._n ij_o flor_n 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℞_o rad._n buglos_n ℥_o be_v plantag_n agrimon_n a_o m._n i_o hord._n integ_v p._n i._o rosar_n rub._n m._n s._n balaustior_fw-la ʒ_n ij_o dactilos_fw-la n._n iiij_o glycyrrhiz_fw-fr ʒ_n be_v fiat_fw-la decoctio_fw-la in_o colatura_fw-la dissolve_v syrup_n granator_fw-la è_fw-la rosis_fw-la siccis_fw-la a_o ℥_o i._n fiat_fw-la gargarismus_fw-la after_o they_o have_v use_v this_o let_v they_o touch_v the_o part_n often_o with_o the_o medicine_n follow_v ℞_o succi_n granator_n cydonior_fw-la a_o ℥_o s._n succi_fw-la berber_n portulac_n a_o ʒ_n ij_o cum_fw-la tantillo_fw-la decoctionis_fw-la lentium_fw-la &_o rosarum_fw-la rubrarum_fw-la fiat_fw-la medicamentum_fw-la this_o medicine_n have_v power_n to_o bind_v and_o strengthen_v the_o part_n and_o to_o make_v the_o tumour_n resolve_v oftentimes_o the_o say_a epoulis_n grow_v so_o big_a that_o we_o be_v constrain_v to_o tie_v it_o not_o be_v able_a either_o to_o resolve_v it_o or_o bring_v it_o to_o suppuration_n some_o of_o they_o also_o 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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 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mari._n et_fw-la salomonis_fw-la a_o Ê’_n be_v herniar_n Ê’_n ij_o puluer_n limacum_fw-la rubror_n Ê’_n i_o fiat_fw-la omnium_fw-la puluis_fw-la every_o time_n that_o you_o make_v he_o pap_n put_v a_o dram_n or_o thereabouts_o into_o it_o and_o when_o you_o unswath_n he_o to_o make_v he_o clean_o use_v this_o fomentation_n to_o the_o part_n afomentation_n â„ž_o radic_n consolid_a maior_fw-la osmund_n regal_a cortic_a ulmi_fw-la fraxini_fw-la a_o â„¥_o s._n folior_fw-la plantag_n tapsi_fw-la barbati_fw-la centinodiae_fw-la herniariae_fw-la caudae_fw-la equinae_fw-la flor_n chamom_n meliloti_fw-la rosar_n rubr_n a_fw-fr m._n i._n s_o balaustor_n nucum_fw-la cupressi_fw-la calic_fw-mi gland_n a_o â„¥_o ij_o fiant_fw-la sacculi_fw-la parui_fw-la coquantur_fw-la in_o aequis_fw-la partibus_fw-la vini_fw-la austeri_fw-la &_o aquae_fw-la fabrorum_fw-la pro_fw-la fotu_fw-la partis_fw-la after_o that_o you_o have_v use_v this_o fomentation_n a_o quarter_n of_o a_o hour_n dry_v the_o part_n and_o 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his_o meat_n and_o drink_v if_o the_o child_n suck_v diet._n then_o must_v the_o nurse_n keep_v a_o good_a diet_n as_o we_o have_v heretofore_o prescribe_v and_o as_o if_o she_o herself_o have_v a_o ague_n if_o the_o child_n be_v wean_v he_o must_v abstain_v from_o eat_v all_o manner_n of_o flesh_n no_o not_o so_o much_o as_o of_o a_o little_a chicken_n till_o the_o pock_n be_v whole_o come_v forth_o but_o as_o avicen_n say_v he_o may_v use_v broth_n make_v with_o capon_n or_o chicken_n wherein_o you_o must_v put_v good_a store_n of_o sorrel_n broth_n cichory_n buglosse_n borage_n and_o lettuce_n he_o may_v also_o use_v the_o strain_a broth_n of_o pease_n lentil_o and_o barley_n water_v make_v with_o fig_n date_n raising_n of_o the_o sun_n also_o jelly_n prune_n and_o roast_a apple_n well_o sugar_a for_o his_o drink_n let_v he_o use_v a_o ptisane_n drink_n make_v of_o barley_n and_o licorise_v add_v thereunto_o some_o raising_n of_o the_o sun_n fig_n and_o date_n but_o in_o small_a 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