it be inflamed before the pain is about the â—â—bes and the urin is stopt If behind it is in the â—oyns and the belly is bound If it be inflamed in the bottom the pain is towards the navel If it be from pure blood the Symptoms are less if from choler stronger the thiâ—st is more the watching greater if from melancholy all are worse If it be all over the womb it is dangerous and few escape it An Erysipelas in a woman with child is deadly because there is an abortion and the Mother dies the worse the Symptomes the greater is the danger And it is safer to discuss an inflammation then to ripen it if it turn to a Schirrus it is lasting and makes 〈◊〉 Dropsie If it be not after abortion or a flux of blood open a vein in the Arm or cup and scarifie the shoâ—lders Bleed nâ—t in the foot least you draw blood more to the womb but afterwards to derive if it be from terms stopt you may Galen â—aith You may divert the blood by bleeding in the arm or cupping the breasts and you maâ— derive it by â—pening the ankle-vein and cupping upon t e hips If there be cholerâ— purge it with Syrup of Roses Manna Rhubarb Diacatholicon and use not strong movers of the terms Use Alteâ—ers and Coolers as Juleps and Emulsions and provoke sleep and if there be dotage give Narcoticks Aâ—ter Univâ—rsals use Repellers and Aâ—odynes As Take Housleek Purslane Lettiâ—â— Venus-navelâ— Vine leaves each half a handful boyl them in wine add Barley meal two ounces Pomegranaâ—e fiowers two drams Bole a dram with Oyl of Roses â—ake a Pultis Or Take Diachylon simple twâ—â—unces jâ—yce of Venus-navel and Plantane each haâ—f an ounce Oyl of Roses an ounce Sugar of Lead a dram make an Oyntment in a leaden Mortar Make Injections of the same Herbs or of Milk and rose-Rosewater Or Take Plantane Venâ—â—-naâ—el Lettice each a hanâ—ful reâ— Râ—ses two pâ—â—ilâ— boyl and ad Oyl of Mirtles an ounce rose-Rosâ—-vinegar half an ounce make an Inâ—â—ction Make Clysters of the sâ—me Plants in a small quantity least they oppress the woâ—b Tâ—ke Alâ—haea roots an ounce Mâ—llows Violets Lettice each a handful Nightshade half a handful Violets Roses each a pugil sweet Prâ—nes ten Linseed half a dram boyl them in Barley watâ—r to six ounces ad Oyl of Roses three ounces make a Clysâ—er An anodyne Fomentation Take roots of Althaea Mallows and Viâ—lets each a handful red Roses Melilot Câ—amomil flowers each a pugil boyl them for a Fomentation Or use a Cataplasm of white Bread and Milk Iâ— the progress disâ—uss As Take pouder of Althâ—ea roots an ounce Chamomil and Meliâ—ot â—â—owers eâ—â—h two drams Mugwâ—rt half an ounce Barley and Bean flour â—ach an ounce boyl them in sharp wine add Hogs grease Oyl of Chamomil and Lilliâ—â— â—â—ch an â—unce make a Caâ—aplasm If the inflammation turn to matter ripen it As Take poâ—der of Altha a râ—ots Chamomil floâ—â—rs Mâ—lilâ—tâ— Lineseed Faeâ—ugreekâ— each an ounce Figgs eight boyl them add yolkâ— of â—our Eggs and haâ—â— a scruple of Saâ—â—ron make a Pultis Aâ—â—er it is ripe break it by motion of the body coughing neâ—sing cupping or by Peâ—â—aries As Take â—iggs an â—unce Rue half a handâ—ul boyl them 〈◊〉 ad Honey and Leaven each half an ounce Pigeons dung Orris roots each half a dram with wool make a Pessary Aâ—ter it is broken the pain abates thâ—n cleâ—se and heal the ulcer as in Sect. 1. c. 8. of an ulcer of the womb If it break about the bladder give an Emulsion of cold Seeds Whey and Syrup of Violets Let the diet be cool with Barley water warm Abstain from Wine to the deâ—lination of the disease let the belly still 〈◊〉 kept looâ—e Chap. 14. Of a Scirrhus and Cancer in the Womb. AN earthy matter left after an inflammation makâ—s a hard tumoâ— called a Scirrhus and sâ—mtimes it is without an inflammation It is a pâ—oper Sâ—irrhus when there is neither sense nor pâ—n it is impâ—oper when there is a little sense It is soâ—times as big as a mans head somtimes the whole womb is a Sâ—inhus sâ—mtimes onely pâ—rt of it The immediate Cause is a thiâ—k earthâ— huâ—or as nâ—tural melanâ—â—olyâ— whâ—n a thiâ—k humor is gathered in the womb there is a Scirrhus without inflammation aforegoing this iâ— usual in melancholy women and such as are noâ— clensed by their terms or have the Pica or green-sickness and are fifty years old Other humors somtimes breed a Scirrhus afteâ— inflammation when cold astringents have been used disorderly for then the humor is fixed to the part and hardned The same may be from hot discussers which send forth the thin matter in an inflammation and fasten the thick The tumor is to be felt it yields not and is without pain the terms flow not at first or very little afterwards there is a great flux of blood If an inflamation went before and the part is heavy and burdened it is a sign of a Scirrhus She is unweeldy â—loathful and you may know from what humor it is by the signs of the humors predominating in the body and the part pained will shew you in what place it is A Scirrhus easily turns to a Cancer And when the terms are stopt there is a Dropsie of the womb or belly It is easier cured in the neck then in the womb it self Moisten and heat the cold and dry humor with Borage Bugloss Fumitory Succory Epithymum Polypodâ— Then purge with Polypody Senna black Hellebore and the like As Take roots of Althaea Lilliâ—s eâ—ch two ounces Mallows Viâ—lâ—tâ— Alâ—haea Brankursine each a handâ—ul Mugâ—ort Calamints Chamomil flowers each half a handful â—aeâ—â—greek and Linâ—eâ—d each half an â—unce bâ—â—l them â—or a Fomentatiâ—n or Bath or to a Catapâ—asm with Lineseeâ— Faenugreek â—a h an â—uncâ— Fiâ—s six Orris pâ—uder â—wo drams Saâ—â—ron half a dram Henâ— grease and Oyl of sweet Aâ—monds as much as is â—it Or Take Bdellium Ammoniacum Galbanum each as much as you please beat them in a Mortar with Oyl de Been and Lillies add Mucilage of Faenugreek Lineseed Figgs make a Liniment or with wax a Plaister Or Take Oyl of Capars Lillies sweet Almonds Jesamine each an ounce fresh Butter Hens grease Goose grease each half an ounce Mucilage of Faenugreek Althaea and Oyntment of Althaea eaâ—h six drams Ammoniacum dissolved in wine an ounce with wax make an Oyntment Make Injections thus Take Bdellium dissolved in wine Oyl of sweet Almonds Lillies Chamomil each two ounces marrow of a Veal bone Hens grease each an ounce with the yolk of an Eg. In a bastard Scirrhus you may use healers and digesters better and Ammoniacum and hotter Fat 's Internal Medicines are steel c. of which in obstruction of the Womb and Scirrhus of the Spleen As for diet abstain from breeders of gross and slimy humors and from hot dryers Cancer of the Womb. What may be said of
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
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-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
Inwardly give vulnerary Potions As Take Agrimony Burnet Plantane Knotgrass each two pugils China three dramâ— Coriander seed half a dram Currans half an ounce boyl them in Henbrâ—ath give it â—wice a day or give Turpentine and Sâ—â—ar â—â—r a month or a dram of Pills of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 If the body consume give Asses milk with 〈◊〉 of Roses for a month Chap. 9. Of Clefts in the Neck of the Womb. THese are long ulcers that are â—inal like those in the hands and feet in Winter they eat oâ— the skin and are somtimes deep with hard lips if old somtimes they are dry or somtimes bleed They come from hard travel when some paâ—ts in the neck of the womb are broken by a great child or violent copulation or flux of sharp humors that stick in the parts and corrode If it be new it is hidden somtimes and known in copulation by pain and bleeding The new are easier cured then when they are old and callous If they come from hard travel make a Clyster of the Decoction of Roses Plantane Birthwort Bole Sanguis Draconis Frankincense or with the white of an Egg a Pessary If from sharp humors after universal Evacuations use Topicks that bind without biting if the clefts be not callous as Oyl of Linseed and Roses with the yolk of an Egg and jâ—yce of Plantane mixed in a leaden Mortar Or Take Oyl of Roses eight ounces stir it in a leaden Mortar till it is black and thick then put in the pouders of Litharge of Silver and Câ—russ If they are callous make an Oyntment of oyl of Lillies Marrow of a Deer Turpentine and Wax if they are malignant cure them as â—â—stula'es of which in the Câ—apter following If there be itch or pain Take Diapompâ—oligâ—â— Pâ—pulâ—on â—aâ—h an ounce Sugâ—r of Lead â—amphire each a scruple make an Oyntment Let the diet be moist of good juyce Chickens Veal Kid rear Eggs Mallows Bugloss Borage abstain from sharp and salt meats Chap. 10. Of Fistulae's in the Neck of the Womb. MAny times there are ulcers in these parts because they are soft and easily corroded and â—re hard to be cured Some of them are â—â—rait others crooked some 〈◊〉 others hollow If matter stay there it corrodes and makes burroughs and divides the parts and makes a Callus and when the matter is voided the parts divided cannot unite It is known by the â—igure of the ulcer there is a callous lip and thin evil matter when it is pressed flows out there is no pain except it reach a sensible part Somtimes it reacheth the bladder and then the urin comes forth at the fistula somtimes the fundament and then the dung appears in the Fistula A new Fistula is easier cured then an old and a strait then a crooked it is scarce to be cured in a cacochymical old body and when it pierceth into the parts adjacent First use Universals and good diet then see if it may be cured by Medicines or better left to Nature to evacuate excâ—ements thereby Iâ— the last is best use a palliative Cure by often purging and sweating twice in a year and injections anâ— strengtheners and lay on a Plaiâ—â—er of 〈◊〉 If you hope for a Cure after Universals givâ— drying vulnerary Drinks of male Fern roots Centaury Agrimony Bettony Ladies-mantle c. Then use Topicks fiâ—st dilate the orisice iâ— it be strait with a Spunge or Gentian â—oots theâ— consume the Callus but first make it soft wiâ—â— Oyl of Lillies Deer's Marrow Tuâ—pentine and Wax Three things consume a Callus Medicines cutting and burning there in a new strait Fistula use Gentian black Hâ—llebore Aegyptiacum oâ— Vigo's Pouder with a Pencil Or Take Sublimate half a scruple Rose or Plantane water six ounces set it upon embers If it be towards the womb take heed of strong Medicines If it be callous and â—oul burn it either by a Caustick or hot iron These are good in the ouâ—ward part of the neck then clense and heal Chap. 11. Of a Cancer in the Womb. IT is seldom seen and never cured but here I shall speak of that in the neck of the womb which is ulcerated or not ulcerated It is from terms burnt and hot burnt humors that are black that flow thither it is after long â—â—irrhous tumors that have been immoderately softned It is first not ulcerated and when the humors are more corrupt it is ulcerated They are hard to be known at first because it is a tumor without pain and after there is a pricking in it and a pain in the groyns loyns and bottom of the belly The tumor is hard blew with blew stinking lipps When it is ulcerated the Symâ—â—â—â—s are all worse and there is a thin blaâ—k sâ—inking mattâ—r Somtimes much blood tâ—at is dangerous a genâ—le â—eaver loathing tâ—â—uble of mind thâ— cheekâ— are red from the vapoâ—s that fliâ— up from the womb It is hard to be cured because mild Medicineâ— are noâ—â—elâ— and strongâ— exâ—spâ—rate and the part makâ—s it more hard because it is neglected at the â—â—râ—t and increaâ—â—th 〈◊〉 the â—hysitian p eâ—ent ulceration or if it bâ—â—o hiâ—dâ—â— the incrâ—â—sâ— of it lâ—t diet be against mâ—lâ—nâ—holâ— pâ—â—pare and purge melâ—ncholy Tâ—is Pouder for many dâ—ies given is excellâ—â—t Take Smâ—râ—gdâ—â— Sapâ—irs and Eâ—st â—â—zâ—arstone eâ—ch a dram give every day three or four grains with Sâ—abious or Carduus water Let the Topicks not be biting at â—irst But foâ—ent with Jayâ—e of Plantane Nightshade Pursâ—â—ne or use Diapompholigos Or Takâ— jâ—ycâ—â—f Plantane Nightshaâ—e Purslanâ— eâ—â—h two ounces Muâ—ilage of Fleabane an â—unâ—e Oâ—l of Rosâ—â— three â—ouncesâ—â—tiâ— them in â— leaden Morâ—â—r Or Take Oâ—l of Râ—sâ—s of Eggs â—ach anounce and half Suâ—gâ—r of Lead a dâ—am â—tir them in a leaden Mortar then add Litharge Cerâ—ss each three drams Tutty a dram Camphire a sâ—ruple Or Take jâ—yce of Nightshâ—de six ounces Tutty and burnt Lead eâ—ch two drams aâ—phire half a dram â—â—ir thâ—â— long in a leadâ—n Mortar and add pouder of â—raysâ—â—h Injâ—â—t a Decâ—ction of Crayfish and iâ— pâ—in be grea◠〈◊〉 with Malloâ—s Althaea Wateâ—lilâ—ies Coâ—iâ—nder Dill â—leabane â—eed with Sasâ—roa in Milk or make a Cataplâ—sâ—e of the â—ame Some use Antimony Arsenick c. which are good in other parts But this cannot bear them A Noble woman had on the right side of her face an ulcerated cancer and when al the French Italian German Spanish Physâ—tians could noâ— cure her a Barber cured her only with Chiâ—kens sliced thin and laid on often every day Chap. 12. Of a Gangrene and Sphacel in the Womb. SOmetimes the whole womb is gangrenated and it is from the privities that receive many excrements apt to corrupt It is from an inflammation and ulcer not well cured because the part hath many excrements which easily quench the natural heat and then the part mortifies There is an usual heat in the neck of the womb and a
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—
A Water Take eight pinâ—s of Waâ—er â—iâ—h Starch Barley meal and Rise dried Roses a handful juyce of Yarrow Plantane each half a pinâ— Comfrey roots and all three ounces Horsâ—ail Bloodwort each half a handful Pears and Quinces Pomegranate flowers all Sanders each half an ounce Masâ—ich an ounce distil them and give twâ— ounces with half an ounce of Syrup of Roses or Purslane Electuaâ—ies Consâ—rve of Rosâ—s two ounces Quinces an ounce and halfâ—â—roches of burnt Ivory arâ— sealed Earth each a dram Crocus Martis Bâ—le red Coral prepared Mastich each half a dram wiâ—â— Syrup of Mirâ—les make an Electuaryâ— Poâ—ders Take Mastich red Coral prepared â—ach a dramâ—â—earl Smaragâ—s prepared 〈…〉 a sâ—ruple Bloodstone half a sâ—ruple Bâ—le hâ—lâ— drâ—m make a Poâ—der Michael Paschal cured many with this Pouder Take two Egâ—shâ—llâ— burnt Frankinceâ—se Mastich â—ach half an ounce Pearl red Coral and Amber â—ach two drams Bloodstone Smaragds prepareâ— â—â—â—h half a sâ—râ—ple Barley â—lour twâ— pugils whites of four Eggs with â—iâ—elâ—d Water make Câ—kes Give from half a dram to a drâ—m in pouder with Trotter broath in the morning Or give every day a dram of the pouder of Mulberry tree roots Or Take a plump Turtle drawn and pluckt wash it in roseâ—Roseâ—water and red Wine put an ounce of Mastich in the belly of it stick it on and roast it and bast it with Vinegar of Roses Then put it into a glass close luted to be dried in an oven then beat all of it to pouder Give a spoonful with Plantane water or an astringent Dâ—coction Anoint the bottom of the belly â—eins and groyns with the dropping of it Or make Rouls thus Take Bole half a dram Magistery of Coral a dram Pearl prepared a scrâ—ple Sorrel and Plantane seed each half a dram Aromaticum rosatum Traganth each half a dram with Sugar dissolved in Plantane water make Rouls In the use of cold Asâ—ringents take heed you sâ—op not the veins and the heat be cooled If these help not use Narcoticks aâ— Troches of sealed Eaâ—th and Amber with Oâ—iâ—m these astringe also Uâ—e no Pessaries except the veins in the neck oâ— the woâ—b be open As Take Snâ—keweed Tormentil each half an ounce Pomegranate flowers Plantane seed each two drams Comfrey roots 〈…〉 Frankincense Mastich each a dram Acâ—ciâ— Sanguis Draconis each two scruples Blood-stone Starch each a dram and half with the whiâ—e of an Eg and Gum traganth dissolved in Rose water make Pessaries with red Silk Womb-clysters Take juyce of Yarrow Solomons seal each two â—unces Mucilage of Gum Arabick made in Plantane water two ounces make a Clyster A Fume Take Frankincense Mastich each two drams Mirtles Labdanum each a dram red Roses Pomegranate flowers each half a dram with Gum traganth make Troâ—hes to be burnt Oyntments Take Oyl of Mirtles Quinces each two ounces juyce of Plantane Solomons seal Horstail each an ounce boyl the juyces away ad Bole Plantane seed Mirtle berries Ceruss each half an ounce with Wax make an Oyntment Or use the Countesses Oyntment to the loyns and pecâ—en Cataplasms Take Quinces Pears boyled in red Wine add Bole Mastich Sanguis Draconis Acâ—cia make a Cataplasm or a Cerot Or Take Sorrâ—l and Plantane seed Purslane seed Bole Sanguis Draconis each two drams Frankincensâ— Mastich Mirrh each three drams Turpentine an ounce wiâ—h juyce of Plantane and Yarrow and Wax make a Cerot after the juyces are boyled away Fomentations are better then Baths for they make the humors flow more Let them be astringent and cool Or wash the legs and hips in cold water Lay Epithems to the Liver Oyntments Cerots or Plaisters If choler offend give Rhubarb and Consâ—rve of Roses to evacuate the Cacochymy If blood flow from a vein broken use Coral Bole Mirtles Comfrey Acacia Hypocistis or apply a Pultis of whites of Eggs and astringent Pouders If it come from a vessel corroded use stoppers and glutinaters that aâ—e slimy as Dropwort roots a dram with a rear Eg. Let the diet be as the Physick is In a flux from plethory eat little and that of little nourishment and in other cases give things to close the vessels Sleep long and use little Venery little or no exercise Anâ—er hurts and other passions Question Whether Frictions or Ligatures in the Legs may be made for Reâ—ulsion Hippocrates and Galen are misconstrued in his 8. Book of Blood-letting and they are not to be used in the flux of the Terms Chap. 7. Of the Terms flowing with pain and Symptoms THe Symptomes are pain in the loyns or thighs head-ach biting at the mouth of the stomach pain in the belly and loyns fainting They are as in suppression of Terms but less vehement and are in them that have not conceived There is obstruction thick and gross blood that stretcheth the vessels and the blood flows not orderly A little before the Terms there is head-ach biting at the stomach pain in the loyns and bottom of the stomach with beating at the heart and â—ainting When the pain is from thick blood it comes forth in â—lodds and the pain is worse beâ—ore If it be from wind it is sudden and stâ—ies not in a place and there is rumbling in the belly Take heed it tuâ—n not to the stoppage of terms if it be neglected It is greater in barren women and Virgins then in those have had children Take away the cause if they be thick humors evacuate them after they are prepared if sharp temper them These attenuate blood water of Grass roots Maidenhair Decoctions of the opening Roots Syrup of Maidenhair oâ— the five Roots Treacle and the like in the stoppage of the Terms Against pain â—se the Fomentations and Oyntments in the Chapter of pain of the Womb. Chap. 8. Of evil discoloured Terms THis is called the Terms depraved by bad humoâ—s and so they are voided Blood is foul either from evil diet or evil humors or stoppage of it The humors are flegm choler or melancholy mixed with it and then the Teâ—ms are either pale blew green or black and stinkingâ— or white and flegmatick They are so from a fault in the stomach The pale and yelloâ— are aâ—e from too great heat in the liver The blaâ—k arâ— from the spleen disordered Thaâ— blood which is naturalâ— is different fâ—om the bâ—d in colour and substance it is like that â—f a new â—â—ain sheep noâ— thiâ—ker nor thinner and â—he â—ad Terms come noâ—â—eâ—sonably but soonâ—â— or laterâ— of which Hippocrates You may know by the colour what humor predominates and by the subâ—tance The flegmatick and melaâ—choly are long in coming and the cholerick waterish Terms come qâ—icker The more they diâ—â—er from the natural sâ—ate the worse they are black and stinking are worst The matteâ—y are woâ—st of all If these flow seven eight or nine dâ—ies she is cured if they ulcerate the womb she is barren Hippocrates saith they must be purgâ—d and prepared
of the child that stretcheth the ligaments of the womb and parts adjacent if there be Plethory bleed If it be from weight of the child hold it up with swathing Bands about the neck 5. There is flux of blood at the womb nose oâ— Haemorrhoids from plenty or from the weakness of the child that takes it not in or from evil humors in the blood that stir up Nature to send it forth Also the vessels of the womb may be broken or torn by motion fall cough or trouble of mind This is dangerous of which Hippocrates saith The child cannot be well if it be from blood only there is less danger so it â—lows by the veins of the neck of the womb for it takes aâ—ay Plethory or take not nourishment from the child If it be from the weakness of the child that draws it not abortion often follows or hard travel or she goes beyond her time If it slow by the inward veins of the womb there is moâ—e dangâ—r by the openness of the womb If it come fâ—om evil blood the danger is alike from Cacochymy which is like to fall upon both If thâ—râ— be Plethory open a vein warily and use astringents As Take Pearls prepared a scruple 〈◊〉 Coral two sâ—ruples Mace Nutmeg eaâ—h a dram Cinâ—â—mon halâ— a dram make a Poâ—der or with Sugar Râ—uâ—s or give this Pouder in Broath Tâ—kâ— red Coral a dram Pearl half a dram precious stonâ—â— eaâ—h half a scruple red Sanders half a dram Boâ—â— a dram sealed Earth Tormentil roots eâ—ch two sâ—ruples with Sugar of Roses and Manus Christi 〈◊〉 Pearl six drams make a Pouder You may strengthen the child at the navelâ— Iâ— there be Cacochymy alter the humoâ—s and if you may evacuate You may use Amulets in the hands and about the neck In flux of Haemorrhoids beware of the pain Let her dâ—ink hot Wine with a roasted Nutmeg Chap. 6. Of the Symptomes that are in the last months FIrst the urin is stopt from suppression of thâ— neâ—k of the bladder Let her then lie dâ—wnâ— and let bladder be fomented with a Bag of Pâ—llitoâ—y Parâ—ley rootsâ— Mâ—llows Lineseed and the like oâ— use the Câ—theter 2. The belly is bound from a hot dry liveâ—â— when the child dâ—â—ws all the moisture to it 〈◊〉 the guts Let her then use Moistâ—ers 〈◊〉 Butter Mâ—llows Borage in Broaths or take Clysters in a small quantity 3 The veins appear in the hips and leggs aâ— varicâ—ns onâ—ly then keep them from walkingâ— and let thâ—iâ—â—eet be laid upon a stool 4. The lâ—ggs swell from â—erous blood but thiâ— goes away with the aâ—terbirth and is the signs 〈◊〉 a female child but if she cannot walk foment â—ith a Lye made of Vine branches and Wine or with a Decoction of Organ Pennâ—royal Chamomil Calamints Or Take Bean and Lupine flour each twâ—â—unces Tartar an ounce Pigeons dung half an â—unce with â—eeled water and juyce of Coleworts make a Pultis Râ—b and wash the feet with salt water in which Châ—momiâ— Organ and Dill were boâ—led 5. The skin of the belly is cleâ—t with stretchâ—ng after the fourth month therefore use loosning Limments to keep off deformity as marrow of Veal and Sheeps legs Oyl of sweet Almonds Hens grease 6. The water gathered in time of being with â—hild between the membranes that hold the â—hild comes forth too soon because the membranes are broken by leaping or a conâ—usion This makes difficult birth for that water was to moisten the parts Therefore let her keep a good diet and strengthen the â—hild inwardly and outwardly Chap. 7. Of Weakness of the Child THis is either from weak seed or little nourishment or bad and causeth many diseases in the child To hinder abortion and death of the child know rightlâ— the weakness as Hippocrates saith They that will abort have first breasts that â—al away which iâ— from want of nourishment in the common veiâ—s of the womb and breasts Hippâ—crates â—ath a seâ—ond signâ— which is thisâ— Iâ— a Wâ—man with Child hath much milk flowing from her breast her Child is weak 3. If the terms flow often the nourishment is taken from the child 4. A mother often and long being sick shews that her child is weak because her blood is not good and the bad humors with the blood go to nourish the child which makes him sick 5. When the mother hath a flux of the belly the child is weak 6. WheÌ„ it begins to move and is scarce felt it is weak If it be from these causes take them away and strengthen the child first â—eed the mother high with meats of good juyce and sweet Almonds steept in Honey Raisons Quinces outwardly thus Take Malmsey three pints dissolve it in oyl â—f Nutmegâ— by exprâ—ssion half an ounce add pouder of Cloves Rue each half an ounce Rose Sage Marâ—oram Pennyâ—oyal water each a pint Aqua vitae three ounces Dip Spunges in it and apply them under the leâ—t breast to the arm-pits hams pulses soles of the feet and when they dry wet them again Chap. 8. Of Crying in the Womb. CHildren have somtimes cryed in the womb as Fabricius saith in his Epistle to his Brother James Finâ—el and Wâ—inridiâ—k of Monsters writes thus In this City of Bressa a child was heard to cry in the womb three daies before the travel when he was a man he was misâ—rable with poverty and disâ—asâ—s till he died Andreas Libaviâ—â— writes the same and others Some saâ— it portends evil to the Mother or Child or Countrey It is a vâ—ice by the expulsion of the air thâ—ouâ—h the â—ough arteâ—y and some air may in the câ—vities from vapors or Spirits as in eggs when chickens pip in them And if the child have a rough artery lungs and breasts which are the organs of breathing â—ound and the child is strong there is no hinderance but it may utter a voice But somthing whatsoever it is must stir it to make this noise THE FOURTH BOOK THE THIRD PART THE SIXTH SECTION Of Symptoms that happen in Childbearing Chap. 1. Of Child-bearing in General WHEN the child can no longer be contained in so small a place being grown and requiring moâ—e nourishment it kiâ—ks and bâ—eaks the membranes and Ligaments that hâ—ld it and thâ— womb by an expelling fâ—culty sends it forth with great strainingâ— and this is called â—ravel It is either naturâ—l or not natural legitimaâ—e or illigitimate The natural is when the child â—omes with the head forward and heels upwards with his hands and arms to his thighs and so the other parts easily follow then the Amnios is broken and the water that was laid up in time of being with child flows forth and moistens the passaâ—es then the child with more force breaks the Acetabula from which the Secundine is separated and the other membranes are broken and the blood flows into the cavity of the womb and the child gets out by the expulsive faculty with such force that
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 womb If you cannot make him sleep by singing nor rocking noâ— the like it is a disease Are diveâ—s in mâ—n and children in these it is from milk corrupt in the stomach from which sharp humors arise and disturbe the animal Spirits and infect them and if there be sad fancies frights â—ollow of which before If it cries alwaies and cannot by any art be made to sleep it is a sign of a diseaâ—e of watching which is dangerous because children use to sleep much And hence come Cataâ—rhs Convulsions Driness and Feavers The bad milk musâ— be amended and the corâ—upt meat prevented If it be from a feaver or pain â—emove them Galen adviseth you ofâ—en to change the bed and place Sleeping Medicines are not safe but hurt but are rather to be given the Nurse moderately as sweet Almonds Lettice Poppy seeds Wash the feet with Decoction of Dill tops Chamomil flowers Sage Oâ—iers Viâ—e leaves Poppy heads Cool not the head too much nor use Narcoticks These are saâ—e Oyl of Dill to the temples Oyl of Roses with Oyl of Nutmegs with Poppy seed Breast-milk Rose or Nightshade water with Saffron In great driness of the brain let the coveâ—ing of the cradeles head â—e wet Chap. 10. Of Epilepsie and Convulsion IT is either by consent from parts below when the milk corrupts in the stomach or from an ill quality in it from the Nurses bad diet or from worms in the guts or from vapors from bad humors that twitch the membranes of the brain as in the Meazles and â—mall Pox. It is somtimes from the brain first as when the humors are bred in the brain that cause it either from the parents or from distemper or bad diet It may come from toothach also when the brain consents and from a sudden fright It is manifest You shall know by the signs of the diseases whether it comes from bad milk worms or teeth If from a fright the people wil tell you If these all are absent it is certain that the brain is first affected It is a great disease and kills for the most part young children But when in older and it comes at a distance it vanisheth by age If it come with Pox or Meazles it ceaseth when they come forth if Nature be strong enough Give this Pouder to prevent it to a child as soon aâ— it is born Take male Piony roots gathered in the decrease of the Moon a scruple Magistery of Coral half a scruple with Leaf-gold make a Pouder Or Take Piony roots a dram Piony seeds Misâ—eto of the Oâ—k Eâ—kes hoof Mans skull Amber each a scruple Musk two grains make a Pouder The Florentines burn behind in the head to dry the brain and Celsus saith it is the last Remedy Aegineta saith that children cannot endure such cruelty for the pain and watching would kill them See Sylvaticuâ— The best part of the cure is in the Nurses dietâ— which must not be disordered If it be from coâ—rupt milk provoke vomit thus hold down the tongue and put a quill dipt in sweet Almonds down the throat If it come from worms give things that kill worms with Piony roots and the like If there be a feaver respect that also Give Coral Smaradgs and Elkes hoof In the â—it give Epileptick water as Lavender-water and rub with the Oyl of Amber or hang a Piony root Elkes hoof or Smaragd about the neâ—k Of a Convulsion This is when the brain laboâ—s to cast out what troubles it The matter is in the marrow of the â—ack and fountain of the nerves It is a â—â—â—bborn disease and often kills In the â—it wash the body especially the backbone with decoction of Althaea Lilly roots Piony Chamomil flowers And anoint with Mans and Goose grease Oyl of Worms Orris Lillies Foxes Turpentine Mastich Storax calamite The Sun flower is good boyled in water for to wash the Child Chap. 11. Of Strabismus or Squint-eyes THis is when they lie in the cradle with their head from the light or on one side and they still look towards the light which causeth distortion of the eyes or it may come from the Epilepsie or by birth If by birth it is not curable nor if it come from an Epilepsie If it come from custom and be new it is curable You must put a candle on the contrary side or a picture so long till the eyes come to be right Chap. 12. Of pain in the Ears Inflammation Moisture Ulcers and Worms OF these in the first Book But here we shal speak of inâ—antsâ— the brain in them is very moist and hath many excrements which Nature cannot send out at its proper pâ—ssages these get often to the ears and cause pain and flux of blood with inflammation and matter with â—ain In children pain and inflammation are hard to be kâ—own they cannot relate it only it is kâ—own by constant crying and feeling their ears and will not let others touch them sometimes the parts about the ears are red It is dangerous because it brings watching and Epilepsie the moisture breeds worms there and fouls the spungy bones and at length deafness incuâ—able Presently allay the pain but children must not have strong remedies Only use warm milk about the ears Oyl of Violets or the Decoction of Poppy tops To take away moisture use Honey of Roses and Aqua Mellis to be dropt into the ears Or Take Virgins Honey half an ounce red Wine two ounces Allum Saffron Salt-peter each a dram mix them at the fire Or drop in Hemp seed Oyl with a little Wine Chap. 13. Of the Thrush Bladders in the Gums and Inflammation of the Tonsils THese are from bad milk or from â—oul humors in the stomach for the mouth is tender and connot endure the sharp milk nor the vapors from the stomach because the coat is the same as in Lib. 2. Part. 1. Cap. 18. The bladders in the gums are thus cured Take Lentils busked pouder them lay it upon the gumâ— Or Take Milium in flour half an ounce with Oâ—l of Rosâ—s make a Linimem The inflammation of the Tonsils is more from eleven to thirteen for then the parts aâ—e harder and hold the humors longer and they cannot sweat out For Cure keep the belly 〈◊〉 b◠〈◊〉 the like use Repellers at first then Resolvers with Repellers and at last Resolvers alone but not too hot in age Gargles are best in infants anoint with Honey of Roses Mirtles Pomegranates Diamoron inwardly Outwardly use Oyl of sweet Almonds Chamomil St. Johns-wort c. Chap. 14. Of Breeding of Teeth THis is a necessary evil in all children and very great by reason of the variety of symptoms joyned with it It is about the seventh month first the fore-teeth then the eye-teeth and last of all the grindersâ— First they feel an itching in their gums then they are pierced as with a needle and pricked by
better to vomit these up then keep them in If Vomiting last long it causeth Aâ—rophy When it is from too much milkâ— give it less if it be from corrupt milk amend it as I shewed Clense the child with Honey of Roses and strengthen the stomach with Syrup of Mints Quinces Or Take Wood-aloes Coral Mastich each half a dram Galangal half a scruple with Syrup of Quinces make a Lincâ—us If the humor be sharp and hot give Syrup of Pomegranates Currans Coral Apply to the belly the Plaister of Bread the Stomach-cerot or Bread dipt in Wine hot Or Take Oyl of Mastich Quinces Mints Wormwood each half an ounce of Nutmegs by expression half a dram Chymical Oyl of Mints three drops Coral hath an occult propriety therefore it is hung about their necks Chap. 19. Of the torments or pains of the Belly IT is often with the flux of the belly and from milk alone that breeds wind and sharp humors When it is corrupted it gets to the guts and causeth a gnawing pain worms staying in the guts do the same They cry continually hate the breast and toss to and fro If it be from wind it ceaseth somtimes the belly swells and they break wind If it be from humors it is constant if it be tough flegm the belly is bound and the dung is slimy If it be sharp there is a flux yellow and green If from worms there are signs of them and of crudities and wind If this pain lasts long they are weak or have Convulsions or Epilepsie it is worse when â—rom corrupt milk and worms and is dangerous If it be from crude humors and wind give a Clyster Take Pellitory Chamomil flowers each a handful boyl them in Chicken broath to three or four ounces add Honey of Roses an ounce with the yolk of an Eg make a Clyster This may be given safely to a child of two monthâ— old Or give oyl of sweet Almonds with Sugar candy and a scruple of Aniseeds it purgeth new born Babes from green choler and stinking flegm If it be given with Sugar Pap it allays the crying pains of the belly Anoint the belly with Oyl of Dill or lay Pellitory stampt with Oâ—l of Chamomil to the belly Or Take Chamomil flowers Dill tops each a handful Faenugreek and Lineseed each half an ounce boyl them in Wine foment the belly twice a day before meat If pain be from corrupt milk â—hat is sharp give Syrup of Roses or Honey of Roses or Syrup of Succory with Rhubarb or a Clyster of the Decoction of Bran Pellitory with Sâ—rup of Roses And use outwardly Oyl of Roses Dill and Chamomil Chap. 20. Of puffing up of the Belly and Hypochondria WHen they suck too much the belly is swelled under the ribs for want of concoction and there are crudities in the stomach and wind and also in the parts adjacent The Hypochondria are hard and pussed up and there is straitness in the mouth of the stomach and short breath It is easily cured with good diet Give a thinner diet that the crudities may be coâ—cocted Give no fresh nourishment til thâ— first be digested then give Honey of Roses to purge Or the Decoction of Cardiaca which is good for the heart and mouth of the stomach it opens obstructions and clenseth flegm Or pouder of Piony roots Cummin seed Jesamine or make it up with Honey Oyl of sweet Almonds or Sugar for a Liniment Foment the sides with the Decoction of Cardiaca Chamomil flowers and Cununin seed Chap. 21. Of the Flux of the Belly IT is 1. From breeding of teeth with a feaveâ— commonly and the concoction is hindered and the nourishment corrupted 2. From much watching 3. From pain 4. From stirring of the humors by a feaver 5. When they suck or drink too much in a feaver Somtimes they have a flux without breeding of teeth from outward cold in the guts or stomach that hinders concoction If it be from teeth it is known by the signs in breeding of teeth if from external cold there are signs of no other causes If from a humor flowing from the head there are signs of a Câ—tarrh and the excrements are â—roathy If crude humors are voided there is wind belching and flegmatick excrements If they be yellow green and stink the â—â—ux is from a hot and sharp humor It is best in breeding of teeth when the belly is loose but if it be too greatâ— and you fear Atrophy it must be stopt if black excrements are voided with a feaver it is bad A sucking child needs not cure so much as the Nurse you must chiefly observe the condition of the milk and mend it if not change the Nurse let her not eat green fruit and things of hard co-coction If the child suck not take away the causes of the flux with purges that bind after as Syrup or Honey of Roses or a Clyster Take the decoction of Milium My robalans each two or three ounces with an ounce or two of Syrup of Roses make a Clyster After clensing if the cause be hot give Syrup of dried Roses Quinces Mirtles Coral Currâ—ns or the pouder of Diamarâ—ariton Coral Mastich Harts-horn red Roses or pouder of Miâ—tles with a little Sanguis Draconis Anoint with Oyl of Roses Mirtles Masâ—ich Or Take red Roses an ounce Mirtles Masâ—ich each two drams with Oyl of Mirtles and Wax make an Oyntment Orâ— Take red Roses Moulin each a handful Cypress roots two drams make a Bag boyl it in red Wine apply it to the belly or use the Plaister of Bread or Stomach oyntment If the cause be cold and excrements white give Syrup of Mastich and Quinces with mint-Mint-water Use outwardly Mints Mastich Cummin As Take Rose seeds an ounce Cumminâ— Aniseeds each two drams with Oyl of Mastichâ— Wormmood and Wax make an Oynâ—menâ— Chap. 22. Of binding of the Belly IT is from a cold and dry distemper of the guts from birth in some 2. From slimy flegm that wraps the dung which sticks in the guts This is from bad milk when the Nurse eats gross food slimy and astringent or drinks little 3. It is from a hot distemper of the kidnies or liver that dries the excrements 4. It is when choler doth not stir up the guts to expel If it be from a dry distemper of the guts it is hard to be cured if it be from slimy flegm the dung is wrapt in it If choler comes not to the guts to provoke them to stool the dung is white and the body yellow It is best in children to have a loose belly and they are more healthful for if it be bound the belly is pained and there is headach First take away the cause if it be from a hot distemper of any bowel or dry wash the child often to moisten and cool it in a Bath of Succory and Leâ—â—ice boyled In a cold distemper use hot for
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
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
By its publick action it serves for generation If the private faculty be hurt and the nourishmâ—nt not well made there is a superâ—luous moisture and then weakness without other fault of the organ or unity divided The first Cause is distemper when the manifest qualities are changed or when the natural heat is suffocated or dispersed or when the occult qualities are changed Heat in the womb makes a hot distemper if it be too much by which the womb sucks more then it can concoct this is not propeâ—ly weakness but that distemper iâ— weakness when the action is either not done or weakly done But cold rather makes weakness in the womb by which it cannot make the sufficient quantity of nourishment hence excremenâ—s are heaped up and it câ—nnot perform its actions Also a moist distemper makes weakness by which it can neither keep seed nor child it is also weak from loosness Little desire of Venery and no pleasure therin argue weakness of the womb flux of seed often abortion pain in the loyns and pubes when the terms are coming â—arts from the womb head-ach and the like The signs of a cold and moist distemper with or without matter are already declared It is a great disease by reason of the diverâ— Symptoms in women that have conception hurt It is worst when it comes from dispersing and extinguishing of the natural heat We have shewed how distempers of the womb are cured but the dispersing of the Spirits and natural heat is cured by things that hinder thâ— loss of Spirits and strengthen the womb as Spices Cinnamon Cloves Nutmeg Mace Diacalaminth Aromaticum rosâ—tum Diaxilaloes rosâ—ta Novella Treacle Mithridate Outwardly by Oyl of Lillies Nard Lavender and Astringents when the womb is loose Things that help the womb in the whole subsâ—â—nâ—e are in the Chapter of the cold and moist Diâ—â—emper as Aqua vitae for Women Or this Take Castor three ounces Saffron two ounces extract thâ—m siâ—gular add to both Extract of Mugwort two oâ—nces of Angelica a drâ—m Magistery of the mother of Pearl â— dram Oyl of Cloves a sâ—ruple of Angeliâ—â— and of Amber and of Nutmegs each half a scruple Let her eaâ— meat of much nourishmâ—nt and drink good Wine Chap. 2. Of the Itch of the Womb. THis is more in old then young womeâ—â— and must be distinguished from the Frenzie of the womb for here is only a desire to scrath the privities so that they cannot sleep Nor is it with desire of copulation as in the fury of the womb It is a salt humor that is serous and adust that causeth it that is sent to the neck of the womb and the privities How it comes there I shewâ—d in Ulcers of the privities It is known by her relation and often putting her hand to the privities It is more troublesom then dangerous becauâ—â— it hinders sleep First purge the whole body and if there aâ—â— signs of plethory and strength permits bleed iâ— the arm Then qualifie the sharp â—alt hâ—mors with cold and moist means and râ—movâ— them from the privities Foment with a Dâ—coction of Lettice Plantane Willow Dock rooâ—s and then anoint with Galenâ— Cooler Or dip â— Pessary in this Oyntment and put it in Oâ— Tâ—ke Allum Nitâ—r Sulphur each six drams Sâ—â—phisager an ounâ—e with Rose-vinegar and fresh Butter make a Linimens If these wil not cure use stronger as the oyntment of Elicampane with Quickâ—ilver Or Take black Soap Staphisacre â—ach a dram quiâ—k Brimstone half an ounce Quick silver two drams wiâ—â— Rose-vinegar and Hogs grease make an Oyntment Let the meâ—t be of good juyâ—e coolinâ— and moistâ—â—ng Take heed of Spices sharp and salt meats Chap. 3. Of pain in the Womb. THere is pain in the body of the womb witâ— other diseases sometimes as the Coâ—â—ckpains woven in the bottom of the belly and in the loyns and hips and is called the Pain of thâ— Womb. It is often in women with child as the inflammation of the womb it is burning and beating it binds the belly and stops the urin Solution of unity is the Cause of all pains and this is from the stretching of the womb and its vessels or corrosion Stretching is from wind or clotted blood in the cavity oâ— it and when Nature cannot expel it by reason of the straitness of the paâ—t there is pain Also pain is from stretching of the vessels beâ—ore the terms flow when they are close and the blood thick and this pain is increased by external cold especially after heat Somtimes there is a gathering oâ— humors about the womb when the terms â—â—ow and are â—oul and they get into the membranes and stretch them The same may be from corrupt seed that stretcheth the vessels Or from sharpness and corrosion in the neck â—f the womb when sharp humors flow through it and twâ—tch it The pain is manifest but let us look at the â—igns oâ—â—he causes If it be from clotted blood there was a flux of the same and the pain is fixed about the oriâ—ice of the womb If there were external causes the patient will relate If it be from seed there is suffocation of the womb The greater the cause is and the more vehement it works the more is the danger If there be pain and fear of fainting look to that before the cause with Anodynes and Narcoâ—icks if need be If it be from windâ— see inflation of the womb If iâ— be from clotted blood diâ—â—olve and evaâ—uate it with hot and attenuating Medicines made into Fomentations Baths and Oyntmenâ—s It is good to apply Treacle to the region of the womb or put it in with Rue and Honey Or give a Clyster to the womb of Ruâ— Foenugreâ—k sâ—ed and Oyl of Rue and Orris Or give 〈◊〉 and Cinnamon water If the vessels of the womb are not open enough for the terms See in the stoppage of the terms If there be wind make a Clyster thus Takâ— Merâ—ury Mugwort Calâ—mints Pennyroyal eaâ—h 〈◊〉 handâ—ul Chamomil and Melilot flowers each haâ—â— a handâ—ul 〈◊〉 anâ— Lineâ—eed each an ounâ—e boyl them in a pint strained dissolve Hiera Beâ—tdicta laxativa each half an ounce â—aâ—e a Clâ—â—â—â—r Give Mugwort Zedoary water Essence of Caâ—â—â—r Treacle or â—omens Aquâ— vitâ—e of whiâ—h before Make a Clyster for the Womb thus Takâ— Mugwort Calamints Bettony each hâ—lâ— a handâ—â—â— Gith Cummin Carrot Aniseedâ— eaâ—h a dram Spiâ—e Schoenanth Nutmeg Cinnamon eâ—â—h 〈◊〉 dram boyl them in Wine Then fill an Ox bladder half full with Oyl of Lillies and Dill and apply it to the belly Or Tâ—ke Oyl of Lillies Orris each an ounâ—e distilled Oyl of Angelicâ— a dram Goose and Heâ—s gâ—eâ—se each half an ounce Muciâ—â—gâ— of Linâ— aâ—d Faenugreek seed made with Muâ—wâ—rt wâ—â—er eaâ—h three drams seeds of Cummin Câ—rrâ—ts Carawaâ— each a dram with Wâ—x mâ—ke a soft Oyntment Oâ— Take Peâ—â—itorâ— two handâ—uls Mercury a handful beat them add Chamomil flowers Cummin Anise
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
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
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
the sharp bones whence is great pain watching and inflamation of gums feaver loosness and convulsions especially when they breed their eye-teeth First it is known by the usual time as the â—eginning of the seventh month Also they put their â—ingers in their mouths to allay pain 3. They hold the nipple faster then before 4. The gum is white where the tooth begins to come and there are divers Symptomes mentioned before The feaver that follows breeding of teeth comes from cholerick humors inflamed by watching pain and heat The longer teeth are breeding the greater the danger so that many die of feavers or convulsions They are best that have their belly loose These have no convuision a feaver consumes the humoâ—s Hard breeding of teeth is from thickness of the gums therefore molliâ—ie and loosen them rub them with the finger dipt in Butter and Honey or a Virgin Wax Candle is to be chewed upon Or anoint with â—ucilage of Quinces made with Mallow water or with the brains of a Hare Foment the cheek with the Decoction of Althaea and Chamomil flowers and Dill or with juyce of Mallows and fâ—esh Butter If the guâ—s are inflamed add juyce of Nightshade and Lettice Let the Nurse keep a temperate diet inclining to cold as Barley broaths or Watergrewel rear Eggs Prunes Lettice Endive Avoid salâ— sharp biting and peppered meats and Wine Chap. 15. Of Loosing of the Tongue and of the Frog WHen the tongue is tied they cannot freely suck This must be done by skilful Artists or use this Liniment Take clarified Honey and boyl it gently till it may be poudered Then Take yolks of hard Eggs dried in a glass in an Oven till they may be poudered a dram â—rankincense and Mastich each a scruple burnt Allum six grains with Honey of Roses make a Liniment The Frog is when the veins under the tongue are filled with bad blood and if flegm sweat out and stick in the passages there is a tumor like Mushrooms which causeth stamering It is cured thus Take Cuttlebone Sal gem Pepper each a dram burnt Spunge three drams make a Pouder or with Honey a Liniment rub under the tongue Lay under the chin a Plaister of goose dung and Honey boyled in Wine till the Wine be consumed Chap. 16. Of Catarrh Cough and difficult Breathing WEE have spoken of these before but because Hippocrates reckons them in Childrens diseases I shall touch upon them The general Cause of a Catarrh in a child is a moist brain and much milk that burdens the stomach from whence many vapors fil the brain and if the brain be full of excrements it is easily dissolved or melted either by heat or cold and goes to the nose â—â—ws or lungs which cause a cough or Asthma Moreover much food makes crudities in the first passages and flegmatick blood is bred of crudity and thick chyle in the liver This is sent by the arâ—erial vein into the lungs and prâ—ssing the Bronchia or pipes of the lungs causeth difficult breathing and Asthma It is known to be from a hot humor if it be thin they often neese the face is red and the jaws the breath is short and the Nurse â—inds it in her nipples If difficulty of breathing come from the head there will be a cough and snorting in breathing and a noise in the lungs when the air passeth not freely through them If it come from the parts below there is neither Câ—tarrh nor cough but hardness about the Liver and a tumor In children a great Catarrh with short breath is hard to be cured because they cannot take Physick First let it and the Nurse keep a good diet fil not the stomach with milk nor other diet but let the Nurse forbear sharp salt peppered â—our things and things that fill the head with vapors And give her a Pectoral Decoction Take Figs â—ujubes each ten Sebestens thirty Raisons stoned â—en drams Liquorish two drams Maidenhair Hysop Violets each half an ounce boyl them in three pints of Water to the consumption of the third part Let her take six ounces every morning Keep the belly open with Syrup of Roses or Cassia or a Clyster with oyl of sweet Almonds with Sugar candy or juyce of Fennel with Milk or hold down the tongue and provoke Vomiting Give Syrup of Jujubes Maidenhair If the matter be thick give Syrup of Hysop or Horehound or an Emulsion of oyl of sweet Almonds Pine-nuts Scabious water Or give a Lohoch of Diaireos Diatragacanth frigid Peâ—idies with Syrup of Jujubes If it be hot give Emulsions of the â—our great cold Seeds with Mallows Pellitory with Diatragacanth frigid To dry up the matter lay outwardly a stuph of Hemp hot and sprinkled with pouder of red Roses and Frankincense Apply Basil and Marjoram to the nose to make it sneese Chap. 17. Of the Hickets IT comes from corruption of the food in the stomach or from milk â—illing it or from cold 〈◊〉 these hurt the expulsive faculty and it is â—â—â—rred up to expel what is hurtful If iâ— come from reâ—letion of milk the belly swells and there is vomiting after If from corruption of milk the Nurse hath bad milk the child cries and is pained and the excrements sâ—nâ—â—l of stinking milk Hiâ—kets is commonly not dangerous in children and cease when the cause is taken away Iâ— it be from a vehement cause and goes to the nerves there follows a Convulsion or Epilepsie and death That from corruption of nourishment is cured by vomit with a feather dipt in Oyl to tickle the throat then strengthen the stomach with hot things As Syrup of Mints Bettony and soment it with Decoction of Mints Organ Woâ—mwood then anoint with Oyl of Mints Mastich Dill. Or Take Mastich an ounce Frankincense Dill seed each two drams Cummin seed a dram with juyce of Mints and Flax apply them to the stomach There is a disease like the Hiâ—kets in children from anger or grief when the Spirits are much stiâ—red and run from the heart to the Diaphragma forceably and hinder or stop the breath Somtimes they have a shril voice the Spirits suddenly breaking forth but when the passion ceaseth this Symptom ceaseth Chap. 18. Of Vomiting IT is from too much milk or bad milk or fâ—om flâ—gm that fals from the head to the stomach but this is seldom in children It is ofâ—en from a moist loose stomach for as driness retains so loosness le ts go If it be from much milk they are better after vomiting If it be from corruption of milk that which is vomited is yellow green or otherwise ill coloured and stinking worms are known by their signs It is for the most part without danger in children and they that vomit from their birth are the lustiest for the stomach being not used to meat and milk being taken too much oftentimes crudities are easily bred or the milk is corrupted and it 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