their shape the malignant are known by their hardness and heat and blewness filâ—h and pain They are often hard to be cured because the pox is with them and they are in a place to which Medicines are hard to be applied and to continue The Myrmeciae are not cut off but they leave a great ulcer the Thymi and Clavi grow again Acrochordones once cut leave no root After Universals and order of diet either use Medicines or cut or burn them to discuss then use Sage dried with Figs Organ Rue burnt dry Savin Frankincense with Wine and Vinegar or Snakes skins with Figs these also dry These corrode eat and burn as juyce of wild Cowcumbers with Salt Milk of Figgs Sheeps dung Goats gall with Niter Aqua fortis Spirit of Vitriol Sulphur Butter of Antimony Take heed that you hurt not the parts adjacent but defend them with Bole sealed Earth Rosewater and Vinegar if you put the Corrosives into Nut-shells change them twice or thrice in a day and wash the part with a clensing Decoction and then cut or burn Chap. 7. Of the Haemorrhoids of the Womb. THe veins that end in the neck of the womb often swel like the Haemorrhoids it is from gross blood that comes to these veins out of the time of the terms Inordinate flux of terms may occasion it when tâ—â—y slow out of the usual time they grow thick and cannot get out of the veins but swel them They are to be touched and with a Speculum matricis to be seen There is pain and bleeding without order she is pale and lazy Correct the blood purge and bleed in the arm to derive and revel of which in the diseases of the womb If pain be abate it by sitting in a Decoction of Mallows Althaea Chamomil Mâ—lilot flowers Moulin Lineseed Foenugreek of which also make Fomentations and Oyntments with Butter Populeon and Opium if there be pain Take Populeon Oyl of Roses and sweet Almonds fresh Butter each half an ounce Saffron a sâ—â—â—ple with the yolk of an Egg make an Oyntment Or Take Muâ—ilage of Quinces Althaea eaâ—h half an ounce Oyl of Roses and Hens greâ—se each a dram the yolk of an Eg and Saffron half a dram mix them in a leaden Mortar If pain be gone or abated and they bleed not use Dryers of Bole Earth of Lemnos Acacia Ceruss froath of Silver Lead burnt and washed long Birthwort Allum Verdigreece If they swell with blood evaporate it or â—oment with the Decoction of Mallows Althaea Pellitory Chamomil flowers Moulin Melilot seeds of Line and Foenugreâ—k If they do not good open them by Fig leaves rub'd upon them or by Horsleeches of which Chap. 2. If there be proud flesh take it oâ—t as is shewed If they bleed gently lâ—t Nature alone to the work for it is good and â—rees from other diseases If the flux be gâ—eat and abate the strength open a vein in the arm divers times and do as in over slowing of the terms Question How do the Haemorrhoids differ from the Terms flowing or stopt Mercurialis saith That though a flux of terms be immodâ—rate yet it hath its periods and is without pain and makes not the body lean but it is contrary in the Haemorrhoids But this is not true for the body is not made lean alwaies by the Haemorrhoids nor do the courses keep their periods alwaiâ—s Besides the pain which is almost alwaies in the Haemorrhoids they differ in that the terms flow from the veins of the womb and its neck but the Haemorrhoids are when the blood flows too much to the veins that nourish the privities and there either sticks or is evacuated Chap. 8. Of Ulcers in the Neck of the Womb. THey are seldome cured in the body of the womb and they are simple and clean or â—ordid and malignant Are a flux of sharp humors that lasts long in the Pox and Gonorrhaea Corrupt afterbirths and courses after childâ—earing detained inflammations turned to imposthuiâ—esâ— these are the internal The external are sharp Medicines hard travail a reat child taken out by â—orce violent leâ—hery wounds falls strokes Are pain and constant biting that increaseth â—â—â—â—cially in coâ—ulation or when Wine or Hydrâ—mel is injected You may also see it with a Speculum also there is matter gentle or â—ilthy if the ulcer go towards the bladder they piss hot and often there is pain in the roots of the eyes to the hands and fingers fainting and a little â—ever somtimes The external Causes are to be related by the patient If it be from the pox or Gonorrhaea the signs of them will appear of which Hippocrates They are hard to be cured because they are in a part fit to receive humors soft and moist and that hath consent with many parts Hence are divers Symptoms the great old and foul are worst when they corrode and are hollow they are seldome cured they that may easily have Medicines applied to them are easieâ—t cured First stop the flux of humors to the part if it be either from the whole body or any part And amend the distemper of the womb that it may neither breed nor receive bad humors If the French pox be with it resist that first If there be pain first abate that with Milk steeled or with three whites of Eggs and Mucilage of Fleabane or an Emulsion of Poppy seeds Or Take Althaea roots an ounce Dill seed two drams Barley a pugil Faenugreek and Lineseed each an ounce Fleabane and Poppy seed each half an ounce boyl them in Milk Of which in pain of the womb In a foul ulcer first use Clensers as Whey Barley water Honey Wormwood Smallage Orobus Orris Birthwort Mirrh Turpentine Allum As Take new Milk boyled a pint Honey half a pint Orris pouder half an ounce Use it hot often every day When that which was injected is voided wash with the decoction of Mallows and put up this Pessary Take Eruum and Lentils in pouder and Orris each two drams with Honey Or Take Diapompholigos with Frankincense Mastich Mirrh Aloes as the ulcer requires Or use Fumes As Take Frankincense Mastich Mirrh Storax Calamite Gum of Juniper Labdanum each an ounce make a Pouder or Troches with Turpentine If there be suspicion of the French pox add a little Cinnabar In a very foul ulcer and Aegyptiacum or Apostolorum or a little Spirit of Wine In a creeping corroding ulcer with clenâ—ers mix cold drying and astringent Medicines Allum water Plantane and Rose-water with Pomegranate flowers boyled and Pomegranate peels and Cypress-nuts is also good and with Aloes After clensing fill it with flesh and heal it up As Take Tutty washed half an ounce Litharge Ceruss Sarcocol each two drams with Oyl of Roses and Wax make an Oyntment Or smoak the privities with Mirrh Frankincense Gum or Juniper Labdanum two drams in pouder with Turpentine make Troches Or use Sulphur or Allum Baths and Plaisters
oâ— Spunge put into the womb dipt in sâ—arp â—â—ne oâ— jâ—yce of Acacia with pouder oâ— Saâ—guis Draconis Bole Mastiâ—h or the Counteâ—ies Oyntâ—ent with Galbanum and Bdellium Apply a Cupping-glass with great flame under the navel or paps or to both kidnies and lay this Plaister to the back Take Opopanax two ounces Storax liquid half an ounce Frankincense Mastich Pitch Bole each two drams with wax maâ—e a Plaister Or Take Labdanum a dram and half Frankincense Mâ—stich each half a dram wood Aloes Cloves Spikâ— eaâ—h a dram Ash coloured Ambergrâ—ece four grâ—iâ—â— Muâ—k half â— sâ—ruple make two râ—und Plaister◠〈◊〉 be laid on eacâ— side the Navel Make a Fume of a Snail skiâ— faltâ—d or of Garliâ—k and let it be taken in by a â—unnel Use aâ—tringenâ—â—omentations of â—ramble leaves Plaâ—tane Horstail Mirtles each two handfuls Wormwood two pugils Pomegranate flowers half an ounce bo l them in wine and water Or inject this with a Syringe Take Comsâ—ey roots an ounce Snakeweed Pomegranate flowers each half an ounce Rupâ—â—rewort two drams Yarrow Mugwort each half an ounce boyl them in red Wine Then use Sulphur Baths To strengthen the Womb Take Harts-bornâ— Bayes â—ach a dram Mirrh halâ— a dram make a Bâ—udâ—r for two dosâ—s give it with sharp wine Or Take Zedoary Pâ—rsnep seâ—ds Crabs eâ—es prepared â—ach a dram Nâ—â—mâ—g half a dram give a dram in pâ—uder but use astringents warily lest you stop the courses and cause worse mischief Iâ— it fall out from â—â—il hâ—mors that flow to the womb and loosen the ligâ—unents purge the body and then â—se dryers as the decoction of China Sarsa and Guajacum To keep it in its place make Roulers and ligatures as for the Rupture and use Pessaries into the bottom of the womb that may force it to remain of which Franâ—is Rousset hath writâ—en at large and shews that they neither hinder conception nor bring any inconvenience nay that they help conception and retain it and cure this disease perfectly And Gaspar Bauâ—inus confirms the same in his Appendix to Rousset You may use Circles or Balls instead of Pessaries As Take roots of wild Vine make round Circles or Balls of them greater or less as the Neck of the womb is Then Take Virginâ— wax melted with white Rosin or Turpentine dip the bâ—lls in till they are fit put one into the neck of the womb that will hold in being just fit let it nâ—t be tâ—ken out till it fall out and then put in another if she be not â—â—red If it gangrene and sphacelate cut it quite off if she fear cutting take it off by ligature of which Rousset who shews the way and saies that it may be cut off without danger of life He tells also of the place where you must cut and in Sect. 4. de partu Caesareo where the ligature is to be made Let the diet be drying and astringent and glewing as Rice Starch Quinces Pears green Cheese Avoid Summer fruits let the Wine be astringent and red The Cure of the inclining of the Womb. When it inclines to the side after Universals apply Cupping-glasses to the other side and let her still lie on the other side and let the Midwife anoint her singer with Oyl of sweet Almonds and draw it a little by degrees to the other side Chap. 17. Of the Rupture of the Womb. FEw Physitians have seen this I never read of any but once I saw it of which in my institutions lib. 2. pâ—rt 1. cap. 9. Chap. 18. Of Wounds and breaking of the Womb. IT is seldom woundâ—d by reason of the divers defences it â—â—th but somtimes the â—hirurgions wound it in cutting out of the child of which Hollerius inter rara no. 8. he speaks of a Woman with child in Paris that her childs hand put forth at the nâ—vel and was so in travel fifteen daies and both child and mother were safe It is evident if it be made by the Chirurgion in cuâ—â—ing out of a child and you may know iâ— by the place if it come otherwise There is blood and matter that flows out at the neck of the womb There is more pain when it is in the neâ—â— of the womb then when it is in the bottom These wounds are cured as appears by the Caesarean birth or cutting but they are dangerous by reasoâ— of the strange Symptoms and the consent of the parts Use Consolidaters or Healeâ—s and if there be pain Anodynes or Pessaries made of Wax candles dipt in Wound-oyntments Or Take Wax Turpenâ—ine Goose greâ—se Buâ—â—er each a dram Honey Deer's marrow Oyl oâ— Râ—sâ— Bulls grease each two drams Or Take Fraâ—â— kincense Mastich â—eruss Galbaâ—â—um each half an ounce mix them all with white â—ine then â—d Poâ—phâ—lix an ounce and wiâ—h Wax and Oyl of Roseâ— make an Oyntment Make Iâ—jâ—ctions or Clysters for the woâ—b of the Decoction of round Birthwort Cyprâ—ss boyled in steeled Water and sharp Wiâ—e with a little Hydromel Agrimony Mugwoâ—t Plantane Roses Sâ—haenanth Hoâ—ehound Chap. 19. Of Ulcers and rottenness of the Womb. THough the neck of the womb be only sâ—bjâ—ct to ulcers as we shewed yet the substance of womb hath been ulcerated and it hath been observed to rot when it hath fallen â—ut and to fall away * As we said of a Woman at Aâ—inion that after lived some time And the Examples of Rousset shew that it may be safely cut off Also a â—hild dead in the wombâ— may cause an ulcer as divers Histories witness in Albucasis and Alexander Benedictus Mauriciâ—s Cordâ—â—us and many others How thâ—se ulcers and rottenness of the womb are cured is said in Sect. 1. cap. 8. where we spâ—ke of Ulcers of the neâ—k of the Womb and Cap. 10. of Fiâ—â—ulaes of the Womb. Chap. 20. Of the Diseases of the Stones and Vessels of Procreation in Women IT is apparâ—nt by Hiâ—tories wâ—itten by grave and leaâ—ned Mâ—n that the stoâ—es of women and there seed-vessels are many times grievously distempered when the womb joyned to them is not Somtimes water is gathered about the stones as Gaspar Bauhinus John Schenkius write and he hath another History Lib. Obser 3 from John Heintz of a Maid that desired a little before she died that her body might be opened to testifie her innocency In which besides other things remarkablâ— the stones were found swollen as big as a head of a young child blewish and spungie much water came out of them and that made her belly swel and she taken to be with child buâ— the truth appeared and her chastity testified THE FOURTH BOOK THE SECOND PART Of the Symptoms in the Womb and from the Womb. Chap. 1. Of weakness of the Womb. THERE are many Symptomes from the womb Of those in the womb the first is weakness so that it cannot perform its actions The action of the womb is twofold private and publick By its private action it â—akes it nourishment of blood that comes to it
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
seed turns into fat or they are very lean because they want blood Hippocrates proves Barrenness thus Put â— Fume saith he under the Coats of a woman and lâ—t her be close clothed about and if the scâ—nt comâ— tâ— the nose she is not barren and he bids you put Garâ—â—ck â—â—ensed into the womb and if she smel of it at the 〈◊〉 â—he is fruitful A natural bad disposition that causeth barrenness is not curable Hippocrates saith that barrenness from ulcers is hard to be cured A woman that conceives not from disagreement with her husbands constitution by another husband or in time may be cured or some distemper that causeth sterility may be mended by Physick Take away the causes amend the distemper of the womb whether with matter or without matter is to be mended which causeth either no seed or that which is unfruitful or not convenient See Part 1. Sect. 2. Chap. 1. The Medicines of an occult quality are best As Take Rocket seed Silermontane each half a dram Ivory shavings Cinnamon Nutmeg each a dram Muâ—k in such as may three grains whiâ—e Sanderâ— three drams make a Pouder give a dram with Wine Or Take Species Diamoschu Diambra each a dram the matrix of a Hare a Bores stones and the â—ard of a Stag each half a dram Nutmeg Cinnarâ—on Cloves Rocket seed wild Parsnep seed each a dram Musk Amber each four grains with Sugar as much as all give two drams in Wine A Confection Take sweet Almonds Pistachâ—es Pine-nâ—ts Hazel-nuâ—s each an ounce Ciâ—ron peels Ginger Cloves Cinnamon each half a dram â— Rocket seed two dramâ— give a spoonful at bed time Or make this March-pane Take sweet Almonds four ounces Pine Pistachaes Hazel-nuts each two â—unces Diambra Dianâ—oschu each â— dram Ivory half a dram Cinnamon half an ounce An Electuary Take Conserve of Rosemary six ounces Dogs stones candiâ—d two ounces Orâ—bus Sâ—hiâ—kâ— reinâ— Bâ—res stones Sows wombs Deers priâ—â—ieâ— Ivory â—urnep seed Fennel Nettle seed Rocket Clary wild Mustard each two drams Pine-nuts â—weet Almonds each half an ounce Diamosâ—â— dulcis a dram Oyl of Nutmeg by exprâ—ssion two drams with Syrup of Betony make an Electuary Or use Triphera without Opium Or use Baths Inâ—essions Fomentations â—umes and Baths after terms for five daâ—es Take Briony Masterwort roots Mercury Mugwort Pennyroyal Mâ—rjoram Bays Sage Motherwort Juniper-berries and tops make a Bath Or use Sulphur Baths of Allum Niter Bitumen these do much good A Fume Take Labdanum Storax calâ—miâ—e Benzoin â—ach two drams wood Aloes a scruple Musk six grains with infusion of Traganth made in rose-Rose-water make Troches Make Pessaries of green Mercury and Motherwort Or Take Mastich Storax liquid each half an ounce Balm Nep Mercury each a dram Cloves Nutmeg each half a dram Civet half a scrupâ—e with wax make a Pessary After Baths and Fumes anoint the Pecten and Navel with this Take Oyl of Keir half an ounceâ—oyl distilâ—ed of Mâ—rjâ—ram a scruple of Cloves half a scruple of Nutmegs by exprâ—ssion a dram Sâ—oraâ— liquid two drams Civâ—â— and Musk each six grains with wax make a Liniâ—â—â—t After bathing let her have a Bag upon her belly of Balm Calamints Mints Motherwort and Wine Let her wear Plaisters upon her loyns and Perinaeum till the week before her Terms As Take thâ— Plaister for the Mother an ounce Sâ—â—rax liquid Caranna each two drams Gallia mâ—â—chata half a dram Oyl of Cloves half a scruple of Nutmegs by eâ—pression a dram with Oyl of Keir makâ— a Plaister If the Womb be too loose and slippery use Clysters of juyce of Meâ—cury with Honey Baths Pessaries Fumes and other astringents Topicks that strengthen If the mouth of the womb gape make a Decoction in Wine of Mirtles Mastich Wood-Vines Olives Wormwood Cypress roots Comâ—â—ey Snakeweed Cinquefoyl red Rose Pomegranate flowers foment the privities or with pouder of Mastich Frankincense Allum Wood-Aloes make a Fume Other diseases are to be cured as before sâ—ewed Let it be to increase seed of much good juyce In the time of copulation avoid passions anger sadness fear Let love be invited and if it burn there wil many Spirits fliâ— to the womb and privities Chap. 3. Of Barrenness for the time and conceiving seldom SOme conceive the seventh eighth or ninth year after wedding some presently but not after the first any more or not in many years after If Viâ—gins marry afâ—re fourteen they conceive 〈◊〉 or if the constitution of the womb be bad oâ— the seed Some conceive not from the disagreement of seeds til their constitution be changed They who want terms or have them disorderâ—â— or are sickly seldom or never conceive with â—â—ild or have had hard travel or a dead child Sâ—me are weakned so that after the first child they have no strength to conceive All these will be related whether she be married too soon or had hard travel or aborted or had a dead child or a mole If these were not the seed and womb have not a just proportion with the mans but it may be altered by age If the womb be much hurt after travel or any thing turn in it or broken they seldom conceive a gain And if a woman marry at a ripe age and have no remarkable disease and conceive not presently she is not to be accounted barren because some private indisposition hinders concâ—ption which after may be altered and she may prove fruitful A woman that marâ—â—es too young after she hath once conceived and then ceaseth must use Venery sparingly til she grow older that she may recover the strength she lost in her first travel And if a woman marry at ripe years and conceiveâ— not by reason of the driness of her womb let heâ— use Baths Fomentations and emollient Pessaries If she conceive not from weakness strengthen the womb and let her not use Venery often If Virgins be sick from seed retained or termsâ— let them marry But if there be a fault in the liver or spleen or the whole body that may be increased by Venery it is better that they be cureâ— before they be married And if they cannot bâ— cured let them not be married If the womb be distempered by birth or a disease cure it as in diseases of the Womb if it bâ— from a Mole or flux of blood cure it as it haâ—â—â— and shall be shewed If it be from a dead child first clense it witâ— juyce of Mercury and then put Treacle or Mithridate dissolved into the womb or with a Pessary or give them outwardly Chap. 4. Of Conception and forming of the Child COnception is an action of the womb after fruitful seed both male and female is received mixed and nourished its strength is stirred up to do its office Seed and Coema differ seed is that which comes from both male and female but Coema is that which is mixed of both and is called Conception which produceth a child This Conception is presently
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
the orisice and take away the Callus and heal it as an ordinary ulcer Chap. 9. Of straitness of the passages of the Breasts VVHen the veins and arteries are not wide enough to contain blood to be turned there is no milk They are stopt by thick humors as the vessels of the womb are the cause is the stoppage of the terms or hard tumors in the Breasts that stop or press When the nipâ—le hath no hole for the child to suck it is from the birth or a wound or â—â—ar after an ulcer There is little milk and the Breasts pine If the Breasts swell and milk cannot be suckt out the fault is in the papps or the veins of milk An obstruction from gross humors may be cured If it be from a Scirrhus or Scar after an ulcer it is incurable and so is the nipple born without a hole If it be from thick 〈◊〉 or blood attenâ—ate it with proper things as Fennel Dill Pâ—rsley Aniseeds Pease Rockeâ— feed or Earth-worms made into Cataplasms oâ— Fomentations Often rubbing of the Breasts opens the milk-veâ—s Chap. 10. Of strange things bred in the Breasts HAirs stones and worms have been found in the Breasts A worm breeds from putâ—id blood and is like a hair the same may be in the back and navel as I shewed And a good Author writesâ— that a woman pained in her breasts could not â—e eâ—â—ed till imâ—osthuâ—nes broke and worâ—s câ—me forth Levinus Lemnius â—â—w stones that grew in the Breast Chap. 11. Of the Diseases of the Nipples THey are either wanâ—inâ— or lie hid one or bothâ— which hinders giving suck If it be from the birth it is searce cured as also when the Nipple is eaten off by an ulcer When they come forth first use a sucking instrument and then apply Puppy-dogs to suck If there be no hole from birth or ulcer healed it is incurable iâ— it be a little often sucking will enlarge it The cleâ—ts in the Nipples is an usual evil and causeth great pain in Nurses and if it continue long it turns to foul ulcers and they cannot give â—â—ck To prevent this evil in the two last months of being with child wear two cups of wax over the Nipples with a little Rosin They are cured thus with Oyl of Wax Mirâ—les Oyntment of Lead Tutty Or Take Tutâ—y prepareâ— a scruple Allum â—alf a dram Campâ—â—ire six grains with Capons grease and Oyntment of Râ—â—â—s make an Oyntment Or Take Pomatum an ounce and half Mastich a â—â—â—uple pouder of Gum â—râ—ganth and red Roses â—â—ch half a scruple Or Take Oyntment of Lead Pomatum each half an â—â—nce Frankincense Bole each half a scruple mix them When the inâ—ant is to suck wash the Breasts â—â—rst with whitâ— Wine and rose-Rose-water That the child may suck without pain to the â—oman let her have a Tin or â—â—lver Nipple and â—â—ver it with the pap of a new killed Cow and let the child suck that 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 THERE are many Câ—uses of want of milk either there is little blood to breed it or the milk making faculty in the breast that makes milk is not right or the instruments for blood-making are distempered Somtimes the matter is consumed by a sâ—aver or fasting when they loath meat or from care or labour evacuations sweats or loose belly Or from weakness of the infant that cannot draw hard Also sadness fear and the like may hinder blood from flowing to the breasts Milk is wanting when the breasts are flaggie and swell not and little milk is sucked out The signs of the causes thus If it be from the liver there will be signs of its distemper if from great evaâ—uation that is known the fault is known to be in the breasts if as oft as they lie in they have no milk and the breasts are â—â—â—al and wrinkled or if Medicines to keep down the breasts have been applied she will tell you or if it be from weakness of the child or passions of mind The inconvenience is little to the Nurse but gâ—eat to the child therefore get another Nurse or â—ure her To breed milk give tâ—â—ngs that breed much and good blood of easie concoction Medicines to bâ—eed milk are Fennel roots and all green and thinâ—s that heat and are not very dry which aâ—e few but inâ—inite are they that hinder milk as things hot and dry and cold things These increase milk roots of Smallage seeds of Parslâ—y Dill Basil Anise Rocket Earth-worms washt in juyce of Fennel and dâ—ied or burnt in a pot a dram or two fasting for some mornings or Crâ—stâ—l or Milk-stone a dram Compounds are Take green Fennel Parsley each a handful Barley two pugils red Pease half an ounce boyl them and with Sugar sweeâ—en them or in Chiâ—ken broath Or Take green Fennel six drams Barley two pugils boyl them in broath and strain them Or Take Fennel seed six drams Anise a dram and half Rocket seed half a dram give a dram or two in Broath Or Take Cows Udder sliced dry it in an Oven and pouder it Take half a pound of it Anise Fennel seed each an ounce Cummin seed two ounces Sugar four ounces make a Pouder Hot Fomentations open the breast and attract blood as the Decoction of Fennel Smallage or stampt Mints applied Or Take Fennel and Parsley green each a handful boyl and stamp them aâ—â—arley meal half an ounce Gith seed a dram Storax calamite two drams Oyl of Lillies two ounces make a Pultis A Dropax and Synapisme or Plaister of Mustard are good if often changed Chap. 2. Of too much Milk THis is when much blood flows to the breasts and the mother will not give suck or weans the child for the infant cannot suck it as fast as it breeds when there is much blood and good breasts that can make Milk If Milk be kept and cannot be suâ—ked out by the child there are swellings inflammations pains curdlings and corruption Children that suck much if they be full bodied have a Convulsion The fiâ—st coming of Milk is not to be stopt but when there is more then the child can suck it is abated with a slender diet of little nourishment as Barley Pot-herbs water By letting blood or cupping or by Repellers to the veins under the arms above the breasts Mints Calamints Smallage Agnus castus Coriander Hemlock to abate Milk Mints and Smallage are doubted Compounds Take Smallage Mints Mallows each a handful Faenugreâ—k Cummin seed each half an ounce Chamoâ—il Melilot flowers each a pugil boyl them and foment add a little Wine or make a Pultis of them with Bean flour and Oxyâ—el Or Take Cummin seed boyl iâ— in Vinegar and with a Spunge foment They which will not give suck let them foment with this Decoction Take Mallowâ— â—ays Fennel
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
Then use Tarr and Wax for a Cerot Orâ— Take Salâ—-pâ—ter an ounce Oxymel an ounce and half Or Take quick Brimstone an ounce whiâ—â— Hâ—llebore Staphisacre each two drams with Hogs grease It is not safe to use Arsenick or Oâ—piment or Mercury or other poysâ—ns that corroâ—e because it is so neer the brain Chap. 5. Of Ptiriasis or breeding of Lice LIce are creatures which breed in clothes that are constantly worn but they are chiefly in children from the excrements of the head All say that filth and nastiness alone is the cause of lice but I think not so for filth alone cannot do it without heat for besides the first qualities there is a hidden force in the matter by which it is disposed to produce a particular species for fleas and worms wil not breed of that matter which breeds lice so it is in Plants Heat is the helping cause which raiseth the seminal force and brings it into act and though the matter be putrid it doth not woâ—k upon it but as it is somwhat natural Excrements are not presently putrid but there is in them a heat that can raise forming force and though there is some putrefaction yet is it not so great as to hinder the action hence it is that children and women that are hot and moist have many excrements that are fit to breed lice Some meats breed lice as Figs by their fat juyce which doth naturally tend to the skin and varieties of meats and not clensing nor combeing The plâ—ce where lice breed in children is the skin of the head where they stick fast with the hair especially if there be scabs The Signs are needless they are manifest It is a filthy troublesom disease many have them â—reed all over the body and some have died by them Somtimes the lice leave them when they are about to die To prevent breeding lice let children eat no food of evil juyce especially Figs let the head be often combed and washed and the matter purged that breeds them with hot dry thin medicines that draw the matter out and consume superfluous moisture Take heed of Mercury and Arsnick in children but make this Lotion Take round Birthwort Lupines Pine and Cypress leaves each equal parts boyl them Or Take Elicampane roots two ounces Briony half an ounce Beets Mercury Soap-wort each a handful Lupines a dram Niter half an ounce boyl them for a Lotion then use this oyntment Take pouder of Staphisacre three drams of Lupins half an ounce Agarick two drams quick Sâ—lphur a dram and half Ox gall half an ounce with â—yl of Wormwood there are stronger as white Hellebore and Mecrury which are not safe Chap. 6. Of Hydrocephalus or swelling of the Head WE spake of this in the water wiâ—hout the Skull but Hydrocephalus is from watâ—r gathered within the skull or in the ventricleâ— of the brain as when the childs head in the womb hangs down or when the brain is verâ— moist A tumor from water contained in the brain is less and harder then when it is out of the skull It is harder to be cured then when it is gathered without the skull and is often deadly There are many medicines mentioned that are good here to be used outwardly and to the nose and ears As Take Snails in their shells thirty Marjoram Mugwâ—rt each a handful stamp add Camphire a scruple Saffron half a dram with Oyl of Chamomil make a Pultis Snuff this Water often Take Nutmeg Cloves Câ—bebs each â— sâ—ruple Calamus Frankincense bark each half â— dram Marjoram water three ounces drop hot Oyls into the earâ— If in twenty daies the water be not gone open the skull and let out the water by degrees and take heed of cold The tumor of wind in the skin of the head or membranes of the brain is seldom without water which breeds wind Use Discussers that make thin as Chamomil Rue Organ c. Chap. 7. Of Siriasis IT is from Aetius a diâ—ease with a â—eaver or an inflammation of the membraneâ— and the brain so that there is a hollowness of the eyes and forhead It is from flegmatick blood that grows hot by putrefaction and so becomes like choler The remote causes are hot weather and milk full of wind from the evil diet of the Nurse Such milk will make the child drunk and cause this inflamation Heat of the forehead and hollowness there redness of face a â—eaver driness no appetite watching The hollowness in the â—ore-part of the head is where the Sagital and Coronal â—utures meet for there the bones are membranous and grow at last hard It is dangerous and counted deadly among women and as often as this bone oâ— membrane â—als there is a pit and the brain fals down they commonly die in three daies First give a Clyster of syrup of Roses or Violets then Coolers of the juyce and water of Lettice Gourds Melons or apply a Pumpion split in two But cool not the brain too much anoint with Oyl of Roses Or Take Oyl of Roses half an ounce Populeon an ounce the white of an Eg and of the Emulsion of cold Seeds drawn with Rose water two drams After the flux is stopt and the inflammation abated use Discussers As Take Oyl of Chamomil an ounce and half of Dill half an ounce with the yolk of an Eg. Let the Nurses diet be cooling or the milk be changed let it not be vexed Chap. 8. Of Frights in the Sleep HIppocrates saith this is often the cause is unclean vapors mixed with the animal spirits that disturbe them and present horrible objects to the fancy They arise from the depraved concoction of the stomach in full feeding children that eat more then they can digest These vapors ascend not onely by the weaâ—and but by the veins to the head It comes often from worâ—s also or corrupt humors that knaw the mouth oâ— the stomach They groan in their sleepâ— and twitch and bâ—ing frighted out of sleep they cry their breath is hot and often sâ—inking â—ure it presenâ—ly for iâ— is the â—ore-runâ—er of an Epilepâ—â—â— Give good Milk and leâ—s thâ—t the stomach be not over charged Let it not sleep presently after food but carry it about till it is in the bottom of the stomach Use Oyl of sweet Almonds or Honey of Roses two spoonfuls to clense the stomach Then strengthen it with Magistery of Coral or Conâ—ection of Hyacinths with Milk Or Take Magistery of Coral a dram Diapleres a scruple with Sugar dissolved in Rose water an ounce mâ—ke Rouâ—s Anoint the stomach with Oyl of Nard Wormwood Mints Mastich Nâ—tmegs If it be from a feaver look to that If from woâ—ms I shal after speak of it Some hang Coral and Wolves teeth about the childs neck Chap. 9. Of great Watâ—hing A Child new born sleeps more then he wakes because his brain is very moist and he used to sleep in
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-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
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
feaver with horror all over the body then the colour changeth in the part it is black and blew without pulse or sense when iâ— is cut or pricked it stinks and the strength decayes and the heart faints It is very dangerous and worse when it goes to the womb then outwards Some have had the womb fall out and have lived which besides grave Histories We saw at Avinion in an old Noble woman Anno 1635. Stop the puâ—reâ—action take away that which is rotten by sâ—arifying if you can then wash with the Deâ—â—ction of Wormwood Lupinâ—s and with Aegyptiacum and apply this Cataplasm Take Oâ—â—bus and Beanflower â—ach two â—unâ—es Oâ—ymâ—â— a pint boyl them add Lupineâ— Wormwood and Mirrh Cut off the dead flesh strengthen the principal parts the heart leâ—st the Spirits be infected with evil vapors that â—â—ie up by the arteries Give Conserve of Borage Bugloss Gilliflowers Diamargariton â—rigid Electuary of Gems frigid Confection of Hyacinthsâ— Syrup of Sorrel â—omegranates Borage and applâ— Epithems to the heart Vuierus cured a Noble woman aged twenty five she had a pustle in her privities in the Dog-daies from violent Lechery with her Husband and she used a Cataplasm from a sillâ— Chirurgion and in a few daies it rotted grew black and mortified and went towards the fundament very fast THE FOURTH BOOK THE SECOND SECTION Of the Diseases of the Womb. Chap. 1. Of the Knowledg of the Temper of the Womb. MARK Anthony Vlmus Physitian of Bononia shews the temper of the womb he saith that a beard in women shews that they have a hot womb and hot stones it comes with the beginning of the terms and when the breasts swell and is hard to be seen Aristotle saith That some women have hairs in their chin when their courses stop and when they have a hot womb and stones But there are more certain signs of heat 1. When hard hair comes â—orth suddenly thick black and long and large about if they come forth slow thin soft yellowish and but few not spreading the womb is cold Also when the terâ—s come forth at twelve years of age it is a â—ign of a hot womb and when they last long the blood is red hot but not very much In an old constitution they come later and the blood is cold and waterish and they end sooner If it be hot and moist they flow plentifully and last till after fifty If it be hot and dry the blood is yellow thin and sharp and pricks the privities If it be cold and moist the blood comes late forth with difficulty and it is whitish and thin If it be cold and dry the terms come forth very late and with difficulty and seldom continue till forty and the blood is thick and little The third sign is from Lechery for they who have hot wombs desire copulation â—ooner and more vehemently and are much delighted thâ—rwith They who are cold do the contrary The hot and moist are not tired with much Venery The hot and dry have great lust and a Frenzie if they want it but they are quickly â—ired because there are but few Spirits If it be cold and moist they are not soon lecherous and are â—asily satisfied and if they miscarry often the womb is made colder and they delight not in the sport but copulation doth them good and makes them more youthful If it be cold and dry they desire not a man in a long time and take no delight because the Spirits are few The fourth sign is from often conception for the hot conceive often and bring forth males or Viragoe's if the seed of the man agree with it The cold doth the contrary A hot and moist womb is very fruitful if the man be wel tempered and though he be old and weak yet she will conceive by him sometimes they have twins or over do and have a mole Hot and dry are fruitful but not so much as the former Cold and moist are hard to conceive especially when they are in years when they are yong and the seed of the man is hot and dry they conceive males but seldom wel shaped or healthful and the woman while she is with child is sickly A cold and dry womb is commonly barren and if they conceive the mans seed is hot and moist they bring forth â—emales and if males they are tall and quickly look old Chap. 2. Of the hot Distemper of the Womb. HEat of the womb is necessary for conception but if it be too much it nourisheth not the seed of the man but disperseth its heat and hinders the conception This preternatural heat is from the birth somtimes and makes them barren if afterwards it is from hot causes that bring the heat and the blood to the womb from internal and external Medicines too much hot meats and drinks and exercise They are prone to luâ—t have few courses yellow or black or burnt or sharp they have hairs betimes upon their privities they are subject to the headach and there are signs of much choler their lips are dry When this distemper is strong they have few terms and out of order they are â—ad and hard to flow and in time they are Hâ—pâ—â—â—ondriaâ—ks and for the most part barren and â—here is somtimes a Frenzie of the womb Use Coolers so that they offend not the vessels that must be open for the flux of the terms Therefore Use inwardly Succory Endive Violets Waterlillies Sorrel Lettice Sanders and Syrups and Conserves made thereof As Take Conserve of Succory Violets Waterlillies Borage each an ounce Conserve of Roses half an ounce Diamargariton frigid Diatrionsantalon each half a dram with Syrup of Violeâ—s or juyce of Citrons make an Electuary Outwardly use Oyntment of Galens Cooler Oyntment of Rosesâ— Cerot of Sanders Oyl of Roses Violets Waterlillies Gourds Venus navel to the back and loyns or make Cataplasâ—s of Barley meal Roses poudered Violets Water-lillies Sanders with juyce or water of Plantane Waterlillies Succory Lettice Oyl of Roses Violets Waterlillies Baths are good to sit in and cooling â—omentations and after let her take some of the Coolers mentioned In great heat use this cooling Pessary Take Opium a sâ—ruple Goose grease two scruples Wax and Honey each four scruples Oyl an ounce whites of two Eggs. This was from an opinion the Ancients had that Opium was cold but take heed of the using it too much least the narcotiâ—k quality hurt Let the air be cool her garments thin let her meat be with Lettice Endive Succory Barley give no hot meaâ—s nor strong Wine except it be watâ—â—ish and thiâ— rest is good both in body and mind she mâ—st not coâ—ulate but she may sleep much Chap. 3. Of the cold Distemper of the Womb. THis causeth many evils and barrenness They are contrary to those of a hot distemper cold air rest and idleness and cooling Medicinesâ— It is known by their not desire of leâ—hery noâ—
receiving pleasure in the time of copulaâ—ion when they spend their â—eed The terâ—s are fleâ—matick thiâ—k and â—â—imâ— and flow not righâ—lyâ— there is wind in the womb the seed is crude waterishâ— with a Gonorâ—haea It is the cause of obstructions and barrenness and is hard to be cured Use things proper to heal the womb as this Wâ—teâ— Tâ—ke Galangaâ— Ciâ—namonâ— Nutmeg Mace Cloves each tw◠〈◊〉 Gingâ—r Cubebâ— Zedoary â—ardamoâ—s eâ—ch â—n ounce grains of Paradise long Pâ—pper each half an ounce beat them and put them iâ— six quâ—rtâ— of â—ine for eiâ—ht daies then add Saâ—e Minâ—s Balm Motherwâ—rt eacâ— three handfâ—ls lâ—t them stand â—ight daies more then pour â—ff the â—ine and beâ—t the herbs and the Spiâ—es and thâ—n pour on the Wineâ— and distil them Another Take Cinnamon Nutmegs Clâ—vâ—s Mace Gingerâ— Cubebâ— Cardamomsâ— grains of Pâ—radise â—ach an ounâ—e and halâ— Galâ—nâ—al six drams long â—epper haâ—f an ounâ—e Zedoary five drams bruise them and add six quarts of Wine put them in a Cellar nine daiâ—s daily stirring them then add Mints two hâ—ndâ—uls then let them stand fourteen daies pour off the Wine and bruisâ— them and then pour on the Wine againâ— and distil them Querceâ—an hath an Hâ—sterick Exâ—ract a â—reater and a less use outwardly Fomentations Bathsâ— Baggs of hot Roots as Birthwort Lovage Valeâ—ian Angelica Burnet Mâ—sterwort Calamus Mâ—dder Elicampane Orâ—is and Herbs as Mugwort Balm Motherwort Savin Pennyroyal Calamints Organ Dittany Maâ—joram Rue Bettony Rosemary Lâ—vender Sage Stoechasâ—lowers Seeds of Smallage Parsley Rueâ— Carrots Anise Fennel Cummin Lovage Parsley Anoint with Oyl oâ— Lillieâ—â— Rueâ— Aâ—gelica Bays Cinnamon Cloves Mâ—ce Nutmeg Or Take Labdaâ—â—m twâ— ounces Frankinceâ—se Mastich â—iquid Storax â—ach half an ounâ—â— Oyl of Cloves Nuâ—megs each halâ— a scruple Oâ—l of Lillies Rue â—ach an ounce with Wax make a Plaister A Fâ—me Take Frâ—nkincense Mirrh Mastich â—ach a dram Bayberries a dram and half Labdaâ—um two dramsâ— Sâ—â—rax Clovesâ— eacâ— a dram Gum Arâ—bick and Wine make Troches or Pessaries of â—he same Let the diet be warming and the air the meat â—f easie concoâ—tion seasoned with Anise Fenâ—el Thyme Avoid Milk-meats and raw fruits Chap. 4. Of the moist Distemper of the Womb. THis is â—ommoâ—ly joâ—ned with a coâ—d distemper aâ—d causeth bâ—rrenness aâ—d 〈…〉 the same causes as a cold distemper for commonly cold things do moisten It is commonly in women â—hat are idle They that have moist wombs abound in courses but they are waterish and thin the privities are wet they have the Whites and desire not copulation much and delight not in it they retâ—in not the seed and if they conceive when the child is big they aborte or miscarry If it last long it is hard to be cured if it be much they conceive not It is by Dryers and things that cure the cold distemper are good againâ—â— the moist because all Healers have a drying power Use sulphur Baths and in Injections beware of astâ—ingents least the evil humors be stopâ— and the disease iâ—creased Chap. 5. Of the dry Distemper of the Womb. IN this the womb is hardened of it self it is fleshy and soft and moistned by blood foâ— conception It is somtimes from the birth or old age when they are past childbearing if it be from drâ—ing causes they are barren before they are old Diseases and Medicines dry the womb as inflammations feavers and when blood flows noâ— to it nor goes to the bottom of it by reason 〈◊〉 the straitness of the veins or obstructions as iâ— Viragoe's and such as never conceived and iâ— they void any blood it is fâ—om the neck of thâ— womb and not from the bottom They void little â—eed and are â—low in Veneryâ— the terms are few the mouth of the womb is dry and they are slender of a dry constitution their lower lip is alwaies chapt and blackish red This disâ—emper is hard to be cured in any part especially if it be old Use moistners as Borage Bugloss Mercury Mallows Althaea Violets sweet Almonds Pistâ—chaes Pine nuts Jujubes Dates Figs Raisons Of which are made Syrups Conserves Emulsions Candies c. Outward Remedies are made of the same adding Time Faenugreek seeds Lillies Branckurlin Pellitory c. Fomentations are made with Milk and after bathing anoynt the region of the womb and the belly to the privities with oyl of sweet Almonds Lilliâ—s Lineseed Jesamin fresh Butter Hens and Goose grease Let the Diet be moistning the Air moist the Meâ—t fatning of much nourishment and small excâ—ement let sleep be a little longer then usual great labour anger sadness fasting do hurt Chap. 6. Of compound distempers and first of cold and moist THere is seldom a simple distemper in the pâ—rt and commonly there is matter which â—eeds itâ— it is usually cold and moist which gaâ—heâ—s excâ—ements of that sort either in the wholâ—â—â—dy or in the womb after the terms Are all things that breed cold and flegmatick humors in the whole body or the womb They conceive not and are of an ill habit of body the terms seldom flow right and they have somtimes the whites It is harder to cuâ—e then a simple distemper The cold humor is in fault therefore prepare it with syrup of Mugwort Mints Bettony Hysop with a decoction proper As Take Fennel roots an ounce Valerian Elicampane Masterwort each half an ounce Penny-royal Mugwort Motherwort Nep Marjoram each a handful Rosemary and Sage flowers each two pugils Siler Montane Fennel Aniseed Parsnep seed each a dram boyl them to ten ounces strained add Sugar syrup of Mugwort two or three ounces Cinnamon water half an ounce make a potion for three doses Then purge it with Agarick Mechoacan Turbith and if other humots be mixed with flegm add Senna and the like or use Pills de tribus Aloephanginae Mastich of Hiera with Agarick Sine quibus Or Take Agarick a dram and half Senna two drams infuse them in Mugwort water to three ounces strained add Diaphaenicon or Diacarthaemum twâ— drams strain and add syrup of Mugwort half an ounce Cinnamon water half a dram After universal evacuations use Pessaries As Take Mercury bruise it and put it in a bag of white Silk anoynt it with Butter or Honey of Roses Or Take Benedicta laxativa three drams Agarick two drams Giâ—h seed a dram Pease meal six drams with juyce of Mercury make Pessaries in a Sarsnet Bag. Or Take Hiera a dram Agarick â—alf a dram â—dellium a dram with Honey make a Pessary or make it with pouder of Agarickâ— and Troches of Coloquintida or give sweats of Cuajaâ—um China and Sarsa As Take Guajacum a pound and eighteen ounces inâ—aâ—e them in twelve pints of water twenty four hours â—hen boyl them to the consumption of the third part â—ive six or eight ounces â—ot in the morning and leâ—â—er sweat Pour water to the reliques and boyl them to â—he consumption of the third
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—
the orgâ—ns of sense and motion with the liver spleen stomach belly mesentery bladder strait â—ut back hips arms and legs and causeth symâ—toms As Galen â—aith the mother or hysterical â—â—â—â—ion is one name but hath under it innumeâ—â—ble Symptoms Chap. 4. Of Suffocation of the Womb. IN this they seem to be strangled And there are so many Symptoms at once that it is impossible to define it by one Sometimes there is only short breath sometimes the animal actions are hurt the whole body is cold from a malignant vapor sent up from the womb The immediate Cause is a vapor malignant and venemous sent up by the arteries veins and nerves that hurt the actions of the parts it goes to This vapor is like air or wind thin and little but very strong to get presently through the whole body it chieâ—ly ascends to the gullet and causeth choaking as eating of Mushrooms Hellebore and other poysons There is often short difficult breathing with heart-ach vomiting and loathing If the vapor go first to the heart the motion of it ceaseth and there is swounding and she falls down If it go to the brain the animal actions are hurt When â—eed and terms corrupt in the womb with other bad humors they breed this evil vapor because they are the best substance and the beginning of generation they are worst when corrupted especially seed to hurt the whole body Somtimes it is in women with child when they have not their after puâ—ging but evil humors aâ—e leâ—t and corrupt in the womb The chief cause of this humor is in the trumpet of the womb and stones the body of which is hollow and loose the stones being in bladders and have hollowness full of water which in hystâ—rical women is yellow and thicker then ordinary This trumpet and the stones are often taken for the womb it selfâ— when they are swollen with corrupt seed and humors and wind and reach to the navel of which in the Chapter of ascent of the Womb. This disease is breeding sooner or longer as the matter is more or less somtimes corrupt humoâ—s lie still and if they be stirred they send a venom or vapor to the whole body now in women subject to this disease sweet sâ—ents to the nose or taken in or anger will move these huhumors and vapors They are according to the variety of the symptoms and efficient cause or venemous humors for corrupt blood especially seed puts on another Nature That Suffocation is at hand it appears by laziness weakness of the legs paleness sad countenance and the motion of somthing like a ball in the belly with noise like Froggs Snakes or Crows so that some think it devillish There is also belching yawning yexing short wind heart-beating loathing dulness laughture at the coming of the fit â—rom the vapor gâ—tting into the membrâ—ne of the breast that tickle them some cry some both laugh and cry These Symptoms increase when the fit comes and the jaws are closed that she seems to be choaked and sense and motion is gone or depraved Some have Convulsions some hâ—ar what is done about them but cannot speak the â—ulâ—e iâ— less the whole body is cold and the eyes 〈◊〉 as if they were dead When the â—it declines humors sâ—ow from the â—rivâ—â—iâ—s the guâ—s rumble the eyes open the cheeks grow red and the body warm the animal actions return and the patient sighs and comes to her self It is known to be from corrupt seed if the terms are in order and short breath and low voice Suffocation and Convulsions and all Symptomes are then more vehement and at the end of the fit there flows a humor like seed out of the privities It is from the terms if they be stopt or flow not orderly and if there be a disâ—ase in the womb it is neither from the seed noâ— the terms 1. If there come swounding or a great Convulsion or quenching of natural heat it is deadly 2. Suffocation from corrupt seed is more dangerous then that which is from the terms mixt with melancholick humors 3. The longer it lasts and the worse the symptoms the more is the danger It ceaseth in yong women when they begin to bear children 4. The oftner the fit comes the more you may â—ear the quenching of the natural heat by weakning of the heart often and if she foam at the mouth she dies The Cure of the Fit In the fit you must discuss the malignant vapors that riseth from the womb and turn it fâ—om the principal parts and you must evacuate the matter that breeds it and prevent its return Cal upon her loud pluck the hairs of her privities and ears make strong Ligatures and Frictions cup the legs and thighs and gâ—oyns hold stinks to the nose as Partridg-feathers burnt hairs Leather Horn Castor Assa foetida Galbanum oyl of Amber Rue the warts on Horses legs dried and the pouder upon coals burnt makes a â—ume which if taken in the nose suddenly raised them Apply sweet Scenâ—s to the priviâ—ies as Civeâ— Musk Gallia and Alâ—pta mosâ—hata or pouder of Cloves Or Take Storax calamita Benzoin each a dram Gallia moschata half a sâ—ruple make Troâ—hes with Gum Trâ—ganth and let the Fume be taken into the womb by a Funnel A Liniment Take Storax Benzoin each a dram Gallia moschata half a scruple Civet four grains liquid Storax half a scruple with Cotton put it into the womb Clysters to discuss wind draw down the matter Take the Carminative Dâ—coction a pint Electuary of Hiera six drams Benedicta laxativa an â—â—â—ce Oyl of Rue and Bayberriâ—s each a dram Use Womb-clysters and Pessaries to women that have known man Take Electuary of Hiera and Diaphaenicon each two drams Turpentine half an ounce Honey of Mercury an â—unce Castor halâ— a dram â—â—th Wool make a Pessary Oyl of Tin applied to the navel doth remove the sit Or Rue Castor and sneesing Pouders As Take white Hellebore halâ— a scruple long Pepper â—nd Ginger each half a dram or put Oyl of Amâ—â—â— into the Nose and Eâ—rs Apply to the Womb this Take Oyl of Rue â—aâ—s each two ounâ—â—s Cummin seed Câ—stâ—r dissolâ—â—â— in Vinâ—gar eâ—ch two drams with Wax make a 〈◊〉 Or use a â—lâ—â—sâ—â—r of â—â—lbâ—num Caâ—or and Aâ—â—a foetida A compound distilled Water Take Zedoary â—â—smp sâ—â—ds Lovage â—â—â—ts each two ounâ—â—s Mirrh Castor each half an oâ—nce Piony roots four ounâ—â—â— Misteto of the Oak gathered in the wain of the Moâ—n three ounces ad water of Motherwort four pinâ—s anâ— half Spirit of Wine a pint and half steep them eigâ—â— daies distil and give a spoonful with Tile-flower or Mugwort water or Oyl of Amber some drops Or Take Castor Mirrh Assa faetida each a sâ—ruplâ—â— Pepper half a scruple with syrup of Mugwort mâ—lâ— Pills give three The Cure out of the Fit First prevent the â—eed from corrupting in the womb and if it be corrupt evacuate it presenâ—â—y
ounce make a Clyster repeat it often Mâ—ke Baths Liniments Fomentations then move the terms with Dittany Birthwort Briony c. Take Briony Birthwort eaâ—h half an ounce Asarum two drams Rue Savin Mugwâ—rt Dittany Pennyroyal Motherwort each a hâ—ndful Elder and Chamomil flowers â—ach half a handful Line and Faenugreek seeds each half an ounce boyl them to a pint ad Hiera an ounce and half Trocheâ— of Alkandal a dram Oyl of Ruâ— and Keir each an ounce and half make a Clyster of the residents makâ— a Cataplasm for the belly Or this Pessary Take Troches of Mirrh Gâ—lbanum Opopanax dissolved in wine each two drams Sowbread roots a dram white Hellebore half a dram with juyce of Rue If these wil not do let the Midwise take it out with her hand if it be half rotten Or leave it to Nature which doth it in time To sâ—op the flux of blood after a Mole is taken out use things against overflowing of the Terms As Take Plantane Shepheards-puâ—sâ— Brambles Oaâ— leaves râ—d Roses eâ—ch a handâ—ul boyl them in steeled Water then take Bâ—rley bran tâ—o ounces Pomegranate flowers Cypress-nuts Pâ—megranâ—tâ— pâ—els red Rosâ—s Comfrey roots in pâ—uder eaâ—h an ounce Frogs burnt Boleâ— Sanguis Draconiâ— â—ach half an ounce with the Decoction aforesaid and a little Vinegar make a Cataplasm for the Region of the womb Take away pain with Anodynes mentioned in pain of the Womb keep up the strength with meat of good juyce Question Whether a Mole may be without the company of a man and without his seed To speak freely of this which many doubt I suppose that many are made of a weak mans seed mixed with the womans seed and much blood But Histories confirm that Widdows haâ—e had them without mans seed but not of the shape with the others And being voided they melted being in the air into water I think Virgins cannot have them but from wantonness or in sleep they may spend their seed but because it is weak and the blood necessary for formation neither is drawn by the womb nor flows to it of its own accord as it doth in those that have had children and the vessels of the womb in Virgins are straiter then in Widdows and others that have had children Therefore though the seed of Virgins flow into the womb yet they cannot have a Mole for want of blood which is necessary for the forming of the same This is to be understood of Moles which are not vital for vital Moles that have some life cannot be got in Virgins or Widdows without the seed of a man Chap. 10. Of Monsters HIstories tell us of many Monsters brought forth by women We spake of worms Sâ—ct 2. Chap. 8. They are like Toads or Mice or Fiâ—â— Gordonius saith it is usual in Lumbardy Lycosthones saith and others also that Serpents Dogs and other Monsters with parts like brute beasts have â—een brought forth Gaspar â—auhin speaks of one Anne Troperim which 1575. brought forth two Serpents with her child in Harvest hot weather she had dâ—uâ—k water in a Brook in a Wood near Basil wheâ—e she thought she drank the Spawn of a Serpent for a little after that her belly swelled and three â—onths after she was big with child and the Serpents grew as the child did Her belly was so big that she carried it in a swathing Band. She was delivered at last of a lean male child and because they suspect Worms or Snaks from the knawing and strange motion she felt that year they put a bason of milk under her and when they expected an afterbirth out came a Serpenâ— which she saw and perceived another coming forth they were an ell long and as thick as a childs arm Thus Baâ—â—hin and he speaks of others if you please to peruse him A Monster is that which is either wholly or in part like a beast or that which is ill shaped extraordinary Histories witness that a Monster may be fâ—om humane seed and the seed of a beast It is seldom for the forming faculty doth not erre of itself but is seduced by the imagination or frustrated of its ends â—rom a fault of the Spirits the heat or matter Therefore imagination is the â—ause of Monsters For Histories mention that wâ—men with child by beholdinâ— men in vizaâ—ds have brought forth Monstâ—rs with horns and â—eakâ— â—nd â—loven feet The sâ—me is when Spiriâ—s or heat seed or blood are weak or little And though Doctors cannot cure Monsters yet they are to admonish women with child not to look upon Monsters and to strengthen their Spirits and heat and to keep the seed and blood â—ight and not to allow copulation in time of their terms least any monstrous Birth should be fâ—om much and impuâ—e blood Chap. 11. Of false Conception and Swelling FAlse Conception or Gravidation is when the terms are stopt and the belly swells and there are signs like those of a true Conception then they think themselves with child and as Hippocrates saith They believe not to the contrary till ten months are past The causes are wind in the womb or water 〈◊〉 matter or thick â—â—egm These are bred fâ—om sickly seed retâ—ined uâ—on whiâ—h Nâ—ture works in vain or from a fault in the terms thaâ—â—orâ—upts the seed and breeds bad hâ—morâ— The like appears in Virgins when they begin to have theiâ— terms but it is discovered by pain The terms floâ— not as in a true Conception but in this there is pain of the head loyns belly â—nd groyns of which Hippâ—crateâ— â—aith thus They haâ—â— a false Coâ—ception withâ—uâ— terms 〈◊〉 witâ— a 〈◊〉 bellâ— haâ—e the headach and thâ—re 〈◊〉 â—illâ— in their breasts buâ— what is â—â—ke water and 〈◊〉 little Moreoveâ— the belly swels sooner then 〈◊〉 tâ—ue Concâ—ption their colour changeth 〈◊〉 facâ—â—nd â—eet sâ—ellâ— thâ—y loath meat â—ainâ—â— and have a depraved appetite The surest sign is the time of childbearing being past They are commonly barren or have ulcers in their privities It is cured by evacuation of the matter in the womb with proper Medicines as in the Chapteâ— of the Distemper of the Womb with matter and of inflation of the Womb and Dropâ—ie THE FOURTH BOOK THE SECOND PART THE FIFTH SECTION Of the Government of Women with Child and preternatural Distempers in Women with Child Chap. 1. Of the signs of Conception IF she keeps the â—eed it is a sign she hath conceived and a man may know that the seed is kept If he find in Copulation that his Yard is is sucked and drawn by the womb and the privities are not moist And if she perâ—eives little or no â—eed â—o come forth again and grow chill and quiver 〈◊〉 perceive a â—witching in hâ—r womb from the â—reat delight and the mouth of the woâ—b closeth â—nd the 〈◊〉 stop But they are deceived when they count or reckon from the stoppage of the terms For some have their terms twice or thrice after they have
it so the stomach iâ—â—â—mtimâ—s so strait that it cannot hold an indiâ—fâ—â—ent quantity of meâ—t as others can Chap. 3. Of the Signs of Natural Birth and the manner and Government of such as bring â—orth AT her timâ— of her bâ—inâ— tâ— be delivâ—red lâ—t â—er takâ— hâ—â—d of â—stâ—ingâ—nâ—s and thicâ—nâ—â—s but let her eat meat of easie concoction and oâ— good juyce and sit every fourth day in a hâ—t Bath Of Mallows Foenugreek Linseed Mugwort and Chamomil flowers and after let hâ—â— back loynsâ— belly and privities be anointed witâ— the Mucilagâ— of Althaea seed and Oyl of Lilliesâ— and let thâ— child bâ— stâ—engthened But when â—â—e hath pains from the navel to the groynâ— and in the back then the ligaments aâ—â— vessels are broken by which the child grow◠〈◊〉 the womb And because the womb violently strains to discharge it the membranous â—ibâ—es are extended and commonly there are very great pains and throws or the child will not be born and it is an evil sign when throwâ— cease because the expulsive faculty is weakenâ—d And let not the Midwiâ—e provoke throws till the time When the membranes are broken the water flows out that comes from the urin and sweat oâ— the child first little then more then wateâ—ish blood and the oriâ—ice of the womb begins to open to let out the childâ— And before this time you must not provoke throws Then let the Midwiâ—e put her â—inger into the oriâ—ice of the womb and she shall perceive somthing round and hard as an egg Let her not lie on her back flat but with her back up that she may breathe more freely After the child is born you must press the blood in the navel-vessels towards the navel of the inâ—ant and take heed that you loose not muâ—h blood in cutting off the â—â—vel-string for it haâ—â— destroyed weak children and you must lâ—boâ—â—o 〈◊〉 out the Sâ—â—uâ—dine with the child iâ— it bâ— in the womb anoint your hands with â—aâ—m oyâ— â—nd â—uâ— them iâ—to the womb and â—etch iâ— out Chap. 5. Of Natural hard Travel THough Child-bearing since Eves sin is ordained to be painful as a puniâ—hment theroâ— yet sometimes it is more painful then ordinary The first is from the mother and the expulsive faculty 2. From the Child 3. From the passage From the mother as when the womb is weak and the mother is not active to expell from weakness or diseases or want of spiâ—its of which Hippocrates It is from the birth when there are twins or more and both strive to go forth at a â—ime or if the child stick to a Mole or be so weak that it cannot break the membrane or if it be too big all over or in the head only or if the Navil vessels are twisted about his neck It is from the passages when the membranes aâ—e thick the oriâ—ice too strait and the neck of the womb is not open sufficiently as in such as labour of the first child or are very fat The passages are pressed and straitned by tumors in the adjacent parts or when the bones are too fiâ—m and wil not open then the mother and child aâ—e both in danger or when the passages are not â—â—â—ippâ—ry or when they are broken too soon by reason of the thin membranes or the water flows â—â—â—th sooner then it ought You may know haâ—d Travel by â—â—int throws that come at a great distance And you must consider all things concerning the mother womb â—â—d child In hard Travel the mother and child are in danger and the Perinaeum sometimes breaks with the skin from the privities to the Arsehole If a woman be four daies in travel the child scarce escapes All things that move the terms are good to make easie delivery As Myrrh white Amber in white Wine or Lillywater two scruples or a dram Some give a drop of oyl oâ— Amber in Vervain water or a scruple of mineral Borax or half a dram but begin with gentle things as a spoonful of Cinnamon water Or Take Cassia Lignea Dittany each a dram Cinnamon halâ— a dram Saffron a scruple make a Pouder give a dram Or Take Borax mineral a dram Cassia Lignea a scruple Saffron six grains give it in Sack Or Take Cassia Lignea a dram Dittany Amber each half a dramâ— Cinnamon Borax each a dram and half Saffron a scruple give half a dram Or give some drops of oyl of Hazel in convenient liquor or two or three drops of oyl of Cinnamon in Vervain water some prepare the secundine thus Take the Navel string and dry iâ— in an Oven Take two drams of the pouder Cinnamon a dram Saffron half a scruple with juyce of Savin make Troches give two drams or wash the Sâ—â—urdine in Wine and bake it in a pot then wash it in Endive water and Wine Take half a dram of it long Pepper Galangal each half a dram Piantâ—ne and Endiâ—e seed each a dram and half Laâ—ender seed four scruples make a pouder Or Take Labdanum two drams Storax caâ—amiâ—e â—eâ—â—â—in each half a dram Musk and Ambergrease each six grains make a pouder or Troâ—â—â—s for a â—â—me oâ— use pessaries to provoke the biâ—th Tâ—ke Galbâ—nu◠〈◊〉 in Vineâ—â—â— an ounâ—â— Myrrh two drams Saffron a dram with oyl of Orris make a Peâ—â—ary An Oyntment for the Pecten and Navil Take oyl of Keir two ounces juyce of Savin an ounce of Leeks and Mercury eaâ—h half an ounce boyl them to the consumption of the juyce add Galbanum dissolved in vinegar half an ounce Myrrh two drams Storax liquid a dram round Birthworâ— Sowbread Cinnamon each half a dram Saffron a scruple with Wax make an oyntment Also neesing provoke the birth and Amulets As a Snakes skin about her middle the Aegle-stone bound to her thigh If weakness be the cause refresh her with Wine and sops to the nose Consect Alkernies Diamose Diamarg If there â—e twins let the Midwife order them with her hands and help the foremost If the passages be not slippery use an emollient Fomentatâ—on and oyl of sweet Almonds Hens or Ducks grease c. If the belly be bound give a Clyster or Suppository When medicines wil not do it break the membrane with the â—ingers dipt in oyl or cut them When the Child is stil â—orn let the Mâ—dwife â—hew Spices and blow in its moâ—th or drop Aqua vitae in it or anoynt it with Honey Chap. 6. Of a vitious disorderly birth or difficulty preternatural IF the head come not forth first and the hands and â—eet are upwards there is an ill birth Hippocrates reckons two causes the largeness of the womb and disorderly motion of the mother from pain also the thickness of the membrane which when it cannot break with the head it attempts to do with the feet and hands The midwife may perceive in what figure the child comes forth All disorderly coming forth is dangerous to mother and child
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
suck may use this Take Barley meal of Lentils Althaea roots Chamomil flowers and Mints each half an ounce Agnus castus seeds two sâ—ruples boyl them in Wine ad a little Vinegar Oyl of Dill two ounces make a Cataplasme Chap. 3. Of Inflamation and Erysipelas of the Breasts SOmtimes the tumor in the Breast is inflamed from blood for though plenty of milk cauâ—e an inflammation blood is the immediate cause for milk as it corrupts and grows hot increaseth pain and so the blood staying in the fmal capillar veins being out of the vessels is hot putrid and inflamed There are other causes as strokesâ— falls straitness of cloaths and other hurts of thâ— Breasts A hard and red swelling shews inflammation with beating pain and a Feaver These inflammations are commonly withouâ— danger but because the Breasts are so loose and have many kernels and little heat they turn to Cancers and Scirrhus If you fear a great flux of blood that will increase the inflammation let blood in a plethorick bâ—dy But if it come from stopping oâ— thâ—â—â—rms or after flux first open the vein in thâ— ankle and sâ—arifie the leggs then if need be â—pen the arm If bad humors coming to the Breasts nourish the inflammation give a gentle Purge of Manna Senna and the like If the blood be too hot or mixt with hot humors that help the motion oâ— the blood Use Alterers as Lettice Endive â—urslane Plantane Waterlillies and the like Use Repellers after these but such as are weak and not too cold as a clout dipt in Water and Honey with Oyl of Roses applied to the breasts Orâ— Take Lettice Purslane each a handful red Râ—sâ—s half a handful boyl them in Water add Viâ—â—gar two ounces make an Epithem Orâ— Take Nightshâ—de Lettice each a handful bâ—yl them stamp them and ad Bâ—rley meal two ounâ—s pouder of Chamomil flowers half an ounce Oxymâ—l Oyl of Roses each a dram make a Cataplasm When the beginning of the inflammation is past ad Discussers with your Repellers As Take white Bread crums Barley flour each an ounce and hâ—lâ— Bean and Foenugreek flower each half an ounce pouder of red Roseâ— and Chamomil flowers â—â—ch two drams boyl them add Rose-vinegar an â—unce Oyl of Roses and of Chamomil each an ounce make a Cataplasm At length use only Disâ—ussers Aâ—â— Take Bean 〈◊〉 and of Lupines and of Faenugreek and 〈◊〉 and pouder of Chamomil flowers each an ounce maâ—e a Cataplasm If the matter grow hard use Emollients and 〈◊〉 As Take Mallowâ— a handful boyl 〈◊〉 till they are soft add pouder of Lineseed 〈◊〉 aâ—â— Chamoâ—il flowers each an ounceâ— boyl them 〈◊〉 add Oâ—l of Jâ—samâ—â—e â—n â—unce maâ—e a 〈…〉 Iâ— it tend to Suppuration lay a Plaister of 〈…〉 Or Take Mallows and Althaea each half a handfâ—l boyl them till they are sâ—â—t stamp them and ad pouder of Althaea roots two ounces pouder of Line and Faenugreek seeds each aâ— ounce Leaven half an ounce ad Oyntment of Aâ—thaea two ounces make a Cataplasm When tâ—ere is matter and the imposthumes breaks of its own accord it is well otherwise open it with a Lancet or some sharp Mediâ—ine and let out the matter and then clense it thus Tâ—ke Turpentine Honey of Roses each an ounce Mirrh a scruple The ulcer will be hard to be cured except you dry up the milk in the other Breast by reason of much blood that will flow thither to breed milk Question Whether the Inflammation of the Breasts be from blood alone or from milk alsoâ— The inflammation and swelling in women in Child-bed upon their Breasts is from the aâ—â—lux of too much milk and it is with redness and pain and beating or pulsation and it is not only from blood for tumors as in other parts aâ—e seldom pure or unmixed but there are other humors with it Therefore it is certain that when blood is drawn by heat or pain or comes of iâ— self to the Breasts and begins to corrupt the milk also may be corrupted Of the Erysipelas of the Breasts This Erysipelas is from fright or angâ—r and iâ— turns presently to a Phlegmon and is cured as the inflammation of the Breast Lay no cold astringent Repellers or fâ—t thingsâ— but things that sweat as Harts-horn sealâ—d Earth Carduus must be given with Elâ—er waterâ— to discuss the thin blood that causeth the inflammation Apply outwardly hot a Pledgâ—t dipt in Elder-water Chap. 4. Of the Ocdema of the Breasts THis flegmatick tumor is in cachectick women that havâ— the white Feaver it is cold and white and pits because the part is loose and spungie Are a loose tumor almost insensible of pain and the â—inger laid on leaves a pit It is larger when the terms are at hand and abateth when they are past If it come from a Cachexy and a disease of the womb it is dangerous but it commonly ends by resolution or dissolved The Cure is by dry and hot means and if it is from a Cachexy or want of Terms they must first be removed then use Topicks that discuss and â—â—solvâ— and strengthen let them be but temperately hot least you discuss the thin and leave the thick which will cause a Scirrhus Make therefore Fomentations of a Lixivium of Vine and Colewort ashes and Sulphur or a Decoction of Hysop Sage Organ Chamomil-flowers Then anoint with Oyl of Chamomil Lillies Bayes Or Take Barley flour four ounâ—â—â— of Lineseeds Faenugreek Dill Chamomil floâ—â—â—s each half an ounce Aâ—thaea rootâ— an ounce with Oyl of Chamomil and Dill make a Cataplasm Chap. 5. Of the Scirrhus of the Breasts IT is a hard tumor without pain from melâ—ncholy gathered in the veins that flows to the Breast or it is thick flegm dried Sometimes both humors are mixed together or more which makes a bastard Scirrhus And if burnt humors abound most it turns to a Cancer and if melancholy be most it is not a Scirrhus but a Cancer There are two signs of a true Scirrhus hardness and want of pain if it be fixed Iâ— is somtimes white somtimes black or blew as the humor is If it be a bastard Scirrhus there is heat and pain and if they increase it turns to a Cancer and the veins grow blew about and begin to swell The bigger and the harder it is the more hard it is to be cured If hairs grow upon a Scirrhus it is incurable and it easily turns to a Cancer After Universals and the Cause is removed from the womb or the whole body let the containing cause be softned made thin and discussed But beware of two things First that the thin parts be not discussed by too hot medicines and the thick left for so it will be incurable and as hard as a stone Secondly that you â—erment not the matter by moistning Emollients so that it turn to a Cancer The Ancients either used none or a dryâ—ng or a moistning Mediâ—ine only You
Smallage Parsley Mints each half a handful anoint after with Oyl Omphaâ—ine Then Take Turpentine washed with Wine and rose-Rose-water three â—unces Eggs two or three Saffron a scruple with Wax make a Plaister with a hole in the middle repeat it alwaies before Supper If you fear inflammation by too great a flux of Milk repel with a Cataplasin of Lettice Waâ—eâ—lillies Poppies Houslâ—â—k Or Take Turpentine washt with Mint water three ounces Cummin seed Orris Mints each half an ounce Saffron â—sâ—râ—ple with Wax make a Cerot Chap. 3. Of Curdling and other faults in the Milk IF it stay long in the breasts the thin evapoâ—â—tes and the thick remains and hardens the keâ—nels henâ—e are hard â—â—â—ors because the â—â—eesie part of the Miâ—k is apt to harden Somtimes Milk is too thiâ—k or too thin sharp â—alt â—he 〈◊〉 The tumor from Milk curdled is known by the plenty of Milk retained that make clefts and pain and little tumors If curdled Milk be long in the breasts it easily turns to an imposâ—hume and inflammation To hinder curdling Take pouder of Mints Coriander seed each two ounces Oyl of Dill an ounce with Wax make a Liniment Or Take Oyl of Mints Chamomil Dill Rue each an ounce To dissolve curdled Milk Take Fennel rootâ— Eryngus each an ounce Mints a handful green Fennel half a handful Aniseed a dram boyl them to a pint add Syrup of the two Roots and Oxymâ—l each two ounces Foment with the Decoction of Fennel Dill Southernwood Chamomil Melilot flowers Fenugreek Lineseed Parsley seed Smallage or stamp them or Mints with Butter and apply it If it be hard Take Mints Coleworts Bran each a handful boyl them in Vinegar and apply them Or Take juyce of Smallage Dill Coleworts each a handful boyl theâ— soft and bruise them ad pouder of Mirrh Orris each two drams Saffron a dram Oyl of Rue an ounce Vinegar an ounce and half make a Pulâ—is Chap. 4. Of Milk coming forth at wrong places MIlk hath been known to come forth with the urin or by the womb by which passage is the doubt the short way is from thâ— breast veins to the Epigastrick veins from the Epigastrick to the Hypogastrick and so to thâ— womb rather then from the Pap-veins to the breast-veins and so to the Hypogastrick and so to the Womb. Chap. 5. Of strange thing coming forth of the Breasts SOmtimes matter comes forth of the Nipples when they have long ulcers and aâ—ter the ulcer is healed it ceaseth Somtimes the terms have come forth of the breasts at set Periods of which Hippocrates When blood comes forth at the Nipples there is madness Amatus Lusitanus knew two Noble women that were so and not mad And Hippocrates doth not speak of the Terms but of othâ—r blood that is hot and flies to the hot and causeth madness and part of it goes to the breast and causeth pain and inflammation whiâ—h shews madness at hand It is cured by opening the Saphena in the foot to â—evel the blood Chap. 6. Of the change of colour inâ—the Nipples and pain of the Breasts THe change of colour in the Nipples is not a sâ—gn of the loss of Viâ—ginity for they are blew in them that give suck blaâ—â— in old women and in them that have kâ—own Venery it is natural and red aâ— a Strawberry Now because therâ— iâ— a great consâ—nt bâ—tween the womb and breasâ—s if the womb 〈◊〉 â—iâ—â—empâ—red the â—ipples aâ—◠〈◊〉 The pain in the breasts is from stretching by much milk and inflammation or from corrosion and twitching from sharp matter as in the Cancer and other Ulcers The cause of the pain is known from the distemper If it be from much milk it is a gentle pain If from inflammation it is stronger If from a Cancer it is very great How these pains are cured is shewed in theiâ— Chapters 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 THE blood that nourished the child in the womb is turned into milk to nourish him after he is born because he can eat no solid meats And becauâ—e from weaknâ—ss or a disease the mother somtimes caÌ„not suckle her child she must have a Nurse of good habit of body and red complexion which is the sign of the best temper and let her not differ much from the temper of the mother unless it be for the better let her be between twenty and thiâ—ty well bâ—ed and peaceable not angry melancholy or soolish not lecherous nor a drunkard Let it not be after her first child and let not her milk be too old or too newâ— oâ— ten months old at the most Let her breasts be well fashioned with goâ—d Nipples that the child may take them with pleasure Let her keep a good diet and abstain sroÌ„ hard wine and copulation and passions these chiefly trouble the milk and bring diseases upon the child If there be a bad humor from high â—eeding in the Nurse let her take a gentle Purge when she gives not suck except the child be to be purged by the same Question Whether is an Infant better nourished by the Mother or by a Nurse Some say by a Nurse others say the Mothers milk is more like the nourâ—shment it had in the womb which is best except she have a disease For he that gave her strength to conceive travel and bring forth wil give her strength to play the Nurse though she be weak And honest women will be very obedient to directions for the good of the child they love so deaâ—ly of which Pâ—aâ—â—rinus Chap. 2. Of the Conditions of good Milk IT must be neither too thick nor too thin for too thick cannot be concocted and the thin argues crudities If it be dropt upon the nail or a glass and falls not eâ—sily off as water if it stiâ—k too fast it is too thiâ—k Let the colour be whiâ—e the more it differs from that the worse it is Let it be sweet not four â—alt or bitter or 〈◊〉 Let iâ— neither smel burnt or soâ— for then it will easily corrupt in the stomach of the child Chap. 3. Of curing the faults in Milk THe usual fault is when it iâ— too thiâ— by râ—ason of plenty of Sâ—rum in the bloodâ— this nouâ—isheth little and makâ—s lean â—hildâ—â—n that sall into a Diarrhaea or Belly flux If it be too sharp thâ—y are scabby Give hot and dry things let bread be wel baked with Anise and Fennel seed roast the meat and give Rice and sweet Almonds avoid Fish Sallets Summer-fruits much Broâ—h use ofâ—en â—xercise and purge Serum or Whey with Syâ—â—p of Roses and Mechoacan or Râ—ubarb if i◠〈◊〉 hot or cholerick If â—â—roâ—s humors come from the distâ—mper of the Liver amend that and let cold and moâ—â—◠〈◊〉 be amâ—nded with things hot and dâ—y Of thick Milk It is from gross diet and drink or from a hot
she voided many small worms and was cured An Addition * Wheresoever foul humors stop in any part it is no wonder if it breed worms if other things agree which are required for the breeding of thâ—m Fat and hair found in a Womb. William Fabricius mentions that in a dead woman the womb was taken out and it weighed eighty seven pounds and was full of divers humors in the middle there were hairs like yellow wool An Addition * This was by Magick or a humor lay there fit to breed this strange matter by preternatural heat Stones bred in the Womb. Mercurialis doubts of stones being bred in itâ— but thinks it is clotted blood like stones But it cannot be denied which many worthy Authors write First Hippâ—craâ—es wâ—itâ—s that a Woman of sixty after noon alwaâ—es was painâ—d as one in travel after she had eaten many leeks she had one â—it worse then the rest and she arose and found somthing rough in the orifice of her womb and she fainted and another woman tâ—â—â—st in her hand and took out a great stone and the woman recovered Eâ—ius also saith Hard stones are bred in the womb sâ—mtimes c. Niâ—olas Floreâ—tine and Marâ—â—lâ—us Donatus say the same Chap. 10. Of the magnitude of the Womb increased and first of the inflation of the Womb. INâ—lation is a stretching of the womb with wind it called by some a windy Mole See Mathew de gradibus And Thadeus Dun lib. misâ—el c. 8. This wind is from a cold matter either thick or thin contained in the veins of the womb which overcomâ—s the weak heat of the womb it is gatherâ—d there by cold meats and drinks or flows from other parts Cold air may be the cause also if women that lie in expose themselves to it This wind is contained either in the cavity of the vessels of the womb or between the tuniclâ—â— There is a swelling in the region of the womb somtimes reaching to the navel loyns and Diaphragma as wind increaseth or decreaseth it aâ—iseth or abateth it is different from a Dropsie because it is never â—â—ollen so high And least a Phyâ—itian be deceived and take it for a conception observe the signs of women with child for if one sign be wanting you may suspect an inâ—lation also in inâ—lation the tumor inâ—reaseth and decreaseth but in conception it still increaseth Moreover if you strike upon 〈◊〉 belly there is a noise but not in conception It differs from a dropsie in the womb for theâ— is not such heaviness they move more easily arâ— the belly is not so swelled there were causes thâ—â— bred wind and things against wind do good It differs from a mole for there is in that 〈◊〉 weight and hardness in the belly and when theâ— move from one side to aâ—other they feel a weiâ—â— that moveth which is not in this of which Hippocrates The feet and the face swells in the hoâ—low parts the â—olor is bad the terms stopt theâ—â— is short wind c. If â—he wind is without the cavity of the wombâ— there is more pain and larger nor is there a noiâ—â— because the wind is in a straighter place It is neither a lasting nor a deadly disease iâ— well loâ—kâ— after if it be in the cavity of the womb it is eaâ—ier discussed Give Hiera Diaphoenicon with a little Castorâ— sharp Clysters that also expel wind if it bâ— in travel purge not till she be delivered Bleed not because it is from a cold matter iâ— it come after childbearing and the terms were not sufficient after and there is fulness of blood open the Saphena After these give things mentioned in Tympany that respect the womb As Take Conserâ—â— of Bettony Rosâ—mary each an ounce and half candied Eryngus Câ—tron pâ—â—ls candied â—â—ch half 〈◊〉 ouâ—câ— Diâ—â—yminum â—Diagalangal â—aâ—h a dâ—â—m Oyl oâ— Anisâ—eds six dâ—â—ps with Syrup of Citrons maâ—e an Elâ—câ—â—ary Or Take Conserve of Rosâ—mary â—alm each three ounâ—â—s candied Citâ—ons and Oranges each an ounce Diacyminum a dramâ— with Syrup oâ— Citrâ—â—â— make an Elâ—câ—uâ—ry Or give the Womans Aqua vitae or this Take Angelica roots two ounces Masterwort Elicampane Orange peels each six drams Calamints Pennyroyal Râ—e Sage Rosâ—mary each a handful Cummin Fennel Aniseed each half an ounce Juniper berries a handful Zedâ—ary â—alangal Cubebs each half an ounce with good wine distit them give a spoonful or two Apply outwardly a Cataplasm oâ— Râ—eâ— Mugwort 〈◊〉 Dill Calamints Nip Pennâ—râ—yal 〈◊〉 with Oyl of Rueâ— Cheir Chamoâ—il aâ—d make Baâ—hs of the same and baggs of Milium Sâ—ltâ— Chamomil â—â—â—wers Melilot Bayberriâ—s Cumâ—â—n Fennel seed or lay on a Plaister of Bayberries Let â—lâ—sters to expel wind be put into the womâ— Asâ— Take Calamints Agnus castus Rue each hâ—lâ— a handful Aniseeds Costus Cinnamon each two drams boyl them in wine for hâ—lf a pinâ— Apply a Cupping-glass with much flame to the breast and over against the womb Use Sulphur-baths and Spaw-waters inward and outward for they expel wind If it come from cold after childbearing and she is not well purged by her terms heat the womb and purge and give strong wine Let the diet be hot cutting and attenuating with things that expel wind and little at a time Questionâ— Whether the wind is in the cavityâ— when there is inâ—â—ation of the Womb It is so by experience though some deny it nor is there any cause why wind should not bâ— bred in the womb as well as in any other part both by reason of the excrements that come thither and the natural heat that turns them into wind these also stretch the womb though it be thick as in dropsies and conception also the retentive and altering faculty of the womb is never idlâ— so that when it receives diseased and unâ—ruitful â—eed it suffers it not to corrupt but turns it into wind As Hippocrates writes When the wâ—â—b is streâ—â—hed by wind from the belly women thiâ—k they havâ— conceived Chap. 11. Of the Dropsie of the Womb. THey are also deceived and think they are with child when there is water that swelâ— the womb this is a Dâ—opsie of the womb This water is either in the cavity oâ— between the coâ—ts of thâ— womb oâ— in its vessels â—â—salius Marcellus Donatus shew that water is in the cavity for it doth not preâ—ently by its plenty or quality force its passage out because the oriâ—ice is not alwaies open and Nature gathers it by degrees and is used to it Aâ—tius â—aies There are somtimes bladders of water in the womb And Christopher Vega â—aith that Leonora thought that she had gone six months and then voided sixty bladders of water and seven pieces of â—lesh like that of the sâ—leen in membranes There is sometimes a Dropsie of the womb wiâ—h conception as Schenkiâ—s and William Fabriâ—ius â—aith of his own Wiâ—e Aâ—e gathering of water from moistness mixed with the tâ—rmâ—
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. 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and dry distemper in the breasts that burns up the thin blood Give flesh of good juyce and easie concoction as Chickens Kid Veal abstain from gross food use moistners and attenuaters and if there be thick humors with the blood let them be evacuated Of the sharpness ill tast scent and colour of the Milk There are divers tasts scents and colours in milk from variety of diet Therefore let a Nurse take heed of fryed Onions and all four salt and spiced meats and let her eat Sallets and Rhadishes and the like Let her not be passionate Milk also is somtimes falt sharp cholerick and mâ—lancholick This breeds dangerous diseases as wringing in the belly flux watching leanness trush and falling-siâ—kness Correct the blood and keep a good diet beware of things that corrupt the milk as sharp â—alt things avoid anger and other passions and Venery Good Wine moderately taken by such as have used it takes away the ill scent from milk If these will not do purge the Cacochymy or evil â—uyces with Medicines proper for the humors offending Chap. 4. Of the Diet and Government of new-born Children THe best colour in a new-born child is redness all over the body that changeth by degrees to a Rose-colour they who are white are sâ—â—kly and short lived It must cry clear and loud which shews the strength of the breast Observe all the parts and â—igure and passages diligently let the Midwise handle it gently Roul it up with soft cloaths and lay it in a cradle and wash it first with warm wine give it a little honey before it sucks or a little Oyl of sweet Almonds newly drawn that if there be any filth contracted in the stomach from the womb it may be clensed for there is a black matter yellowish in the guts which if not voided will cause an Epilepsie Keep it from cold air and not too hot nor in too great light set not a candle behind it at the head nor let it see the Sunâ— least it be squint-ey'd Let it not be frighted nor left alone sleeping or waking least it receive hurt Let it sleep long carried in the arms often and give it the dug but â—ill not too much his stomach with milk After four months â—oosâ—n the arms but not the belly and breast and â—eet but keep them rouled from cold above a year Let it be often clensed from the excrements of the belly and bladder least they cause itching oâ— pain or excoriation A little crying empties the brain and 〈◊〉 the lungs and stiâ—s up naturâ—l 〈…〉 it not cry too much for to prevent Catarrhs and Rupturesâ— but it doâ—h least hurtâ— befoâ—e sucking and aâ—teâ—â—oncoâ—tion Thâ—â—iâ—st months let it only suck as often as it will â—o the stomach be not over â—harged Give it change of breasts somtimes the right somtimes the leâ—t Afterwards make Pap of Barley bread â—â—eâ—pt in water and boyled in Milk Let strong children have it bâ—times and not suck an houâ— after thus it must be nourisht til it breeds teeth Chap. 5. Of the Diet of an Infant from breeding of Teeth til it be weaned WHen the teeth come forth by degrees give it more solid food and deny it â—ot milk such as are easily chewed When it is stâ—onger let it not stand too soon but be held by the Nurse or put into a go-chair that it may thrust foâ—ward it self and not fall In plaâ—es where bathing of children is used 〈◊〉 it be washâ—d twice a week fâ—om the seventh â—â—nth till it be weâ—ned Chap. 6. Of Weaning of Children Wâ—â—n it nâ—t till the teeth are bred lâ—â—t when 〈…〉 â—â—â—th it â—â—use feavers and 〈…〉 â—nd â—ther Symptoms The 〈◊〉 châ—ld â—n muâ—t be sooner weanâ—d 〈…〉 somâ— in the twelâ—â—h some in the 〈…〉 Iâ— is good to â—ean them aâ— a year and half or two years old but give it not suddenly strange food but bring it to it by degrees while it sucks It is best to wean in the Spring or Fall in the increase of the Moon and give but very little Wine Chap. 7. Of Childrens Diet after Weaning FOr seven years the diet must be such as nourisheth and causeth growth for Hippocrates â—aith They cannot endure to fast especially if they be witty Keep them from passions sorrow and fear and cocker them not but keep them to reason Let them play to temper the affection but so as not to hurt the body THE SECOND PART Of Diseases and Symptoms of Children Chap. 1. Of Infants Diseases in General HIPPOCRATES divides their diseases according to their ageâ— In new born children there are alcers in the mouth vomiting coughs watchings fears inflammation of the navel â—oistness of ears At breeding of teeth the gums itch and there are Feavers and Convulsions and a loose belly when they breed the eye-teeth When they are older the Tonâ—â—â—s art inflamed the Vertebâ—e in the neck are luâ—aâ—ed inwardly they breath short they have the stone or round worms or Asâ—arides Warts Satyrism or â—tanding Yards Strangury Struma's and other Swâ—llings They have other diseases at other times as Meaâ—les small Pox the ligament of the â—ongue â—s tooshort â—hasing In the Cure use not strong Remedies nor bleeding not purging but Suppositories and Clysters As Take Violet leaves Mallows each a handful flowers of Chamomil and Violets each a pugil boyl them to four or five ounces strained ad Syrup of Roses half an ounce or six drams Oyl of Violets half an ounce make a Clyster If it need other Physick give it to the Nurse for the purging â—orce is sent to the milk as Hippocrates â—aith If a Woman take Elaterium or wild Cowcumbers the Child is purged but you must not give these to the Nurse but gentle things will purge the inâ—ant if the Nurse take them Chap. 2. Of Feavers in Children Meazles and small Pox. THey aâ—e subject to all sorts of Feavers but they have chiefly a Feaver from milk which putriâ—ies and turns to choler and inflames the humors And when the teeth break forth the gums are inflamed they have watching and itching pâ—in in the mouth and then feavers When feavers come from corrupt milk they expel no teeth and there are signs of corrupt milkâ— bellyach many stools yellow and green A â—eaver from breeding of teeth hath its proper sigâ—s These feavers cease when the cause is removed but if corrupt milk last long it is dangerous A â—eaver from corrupt milk is commonly from choler therefore give cold moist things to the Nurse as Lettice Endive Emulsions of the four gâ—eat cold Seeds Barley cream Give no Wine while the child is in a feaver Purge the Nurse gently with Manna Cassia Lenitive Electuary and Syrup of Roses Give Alterers to the insant as Syrup of Violâ—ts Sorrel Citrons Succory Endive water and of Vâ—olet with Sugar Anoint the Back-bone with Mucilage of Quinâ—â—s â—leabane with Oyl of Violets and a little Wax lay Astringents to the Stomach As Take