mother_n and_o child_n must_v afterward_o be_v order_v and_o declare_v how_o at_o this_o time_n to_o prevent_v and_o remedy_v divers_a indisposition_n which_o often_o happen_v to_o they_o both_o let_v we_o first_o consider_v those_o that_o arrive_v to_o a_o woman_n new_o lay_v and_o then_o we_o shall_v pass_v to_o those_o that_o regard_v a_o newborn_a infant_n chap._n i._n what_o be_v fit_a to_o be_v do_v to_o a_o woman_n new-laid_a and_o natural_o deliver_v immediate_o after_o the_o woman_n be_v deliver_v and_o the_o burden_n come_v away_o care_n must_v be_v take_v that_o the_o loosen_a of_o it_o be_v not_o follow_v with_o a_o flood_n which_o if_o it_o be_v not_o a_o soft_a closure_n to_o the_o womb_n must_v immediate_o be_v apply_v five_o or_o six_o double_a to_o prevent_v the_o cold_a air_n by_o enter_v in_o from_o sudden_a stop_v the_o vessel_n by_o which_o the_o woman_n shall_v cleanse_v by_o degree_n whereby_o there_o will_v certain_o happen_v many_o ill_a accident_n as_o great_a pain_n and_o gripe_v of_o the_o belly_n inflammation_n of_o the_o womb_n and_o divers_a other_o which_o we_o shall_v mention_v hereafter_o particular_o and_o which_o may_v easy_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o her_o death_n when_o the_o womb_n be_v so_o close_v if_o the_o woman_n be_v not_o deliver_v upon_o her_o ordinary_a bed_n let_v she_o be_v present_o carry_v into_o it_o by_o some_o strong_a body_n or_o more_o if_o there_o be_v need_n rather_o than_o to_o let_v she_o walk_v thither_o which_o bed_n must_v be_v first_o ready_a warm_v and_o prepare_v as_o be_v requisite_a because_o of_o the_o cleansing_n but_o if_o she_o be_v deliver_v on_o it_o which_o be_v best_a and_o safe_a to_o prevent_v the_o danger_n and_o trouble_n of_o carry_v she_o to_o it_o than_o all_o the_o soul_n linen_n and_o other_o thing_n put_v there_o for_o the_o receive_v the_o blood_n water_n and_o other_o filth_n which_o come_v away_o in_o labour_n must_v be_v present_o remove_v and_o she_o must_v be_v place_v convenient_o in_o it_o for_o her_o ease_n and_o rest_n which_o she_o much_o want_n to_o recover_v she_o of_o the_o pain_n and_o labour_n she_o endure_v during_o her_o travail_n that_o be_v with_o her_o head_n and_o body_n a_o little_a raise_v for_o to_o breathe_v the_o free_a and_o cleanse_v the_o better_a especial_o of_o that_o blood_n which_o then_o come_v away_o that_o so_o it_o may_v not_o clod_n which_o be_v retain_v cause_n very_o great_a pain_n all_o this_o will_v happen_v if_o they_o have_v not_o liberty_n to_o come_v free_o by_o this_o convenient_a situation_n in_o which_o she_o must_v put_v down_o her_o leg_n and_o thigh_n close_o together_o have_v a_o small_a pillow_n for_o her_o great_a ease_n if_o she_o desire_v it_o under_o her_o ham_n upon_o which_o they_o may_v rest_v a_o little_a be_v so_o put_v to_o bed_n let_v she_o lie_v neither_o of_o one_o side_n nor_o the_o other_o but_o just_a on_o the_o middle_n of_o her_o back_n that_o so_o the_o womb_n may_v repossess_v its_o natural_a and_o proper_a place_n it_o be_v a_o ordinary_a custom_n to_o give_v the_o woman_n assoon_o as_o they_o be_v deliver_v two_o ounce_n of_o oil_n of_o sweet_a almond_n draw_v without_o fire_n and_o as_o much_o syrup_n of_o maidenhair_n mix_v together_o which_o be_v as_o well_o for_o to_o sweeten_v and_o temper_v the_o inside_n of_o the_o throat_n which_o be_v heat_v and_o hoarse_a by_o her_o continual_a cry_n and_o hold_v her_o breath_n to_o bear_v down_o her_o throw_n during_o her_o labour_n as_o also_o to_o the_o end_n that_o her_o stomach_n and_o intestine_n be_v line_v with_o it_o shall_v not_o be_v so_o much_o afflict_v with_o dolorous_a gripe_n but_o this_o potion_n go_v so_o much_o against_o the_o stomach_n of_o some_o woman_n that_o be_v force_v to_o take_v it_o with_o a_o aversion_n and_o disgust_n it_o may_v do_v they_o rather_o more_o hurt_v than_o any_o wise_a comfort_n they_o wherefore_o let_v none_o have_v it_o but_o those_o that_o desire_v it_o and_o have_v no_o aversion_n to_o it_o i_o approve_v rather_o in_o this_o case_n of_o a_o good_a broth_n to_o be_v give_v she_o assoon_o as_o she_o be_v a_o little_a settle_a after_o the_o great_a commotion_n of_o labour_n because_o it_o will_v be_v both_o more_o please_a and_o profitable_a than_o such_o a_o potion_n and_o have_v thus_o accommodate_v she_o and_o provide_v for_o her_o belly_n breast_n and_o low_a part_n after_o the_o manner_n we_o shall_v direct_v in_o the_o next_o chapter_n leave_v she_o to_o rest_n and_o sleep_v if_o she_o can_v make_v no_o noise_n the_o bed-curtaine_n be_v close_o draw_v and_o the_o door_n and_o window_n of_o her_o chamber_n shut_v that_o so_o see_v no_o light_n she_o may_v the_o soon_o fall_v asleep_a if_o she_o have_v endure_v a_o hard_a labour_n she_o must_v be_v then_o order_v as_o the_o case_n require_v and_o as_o shall_v be_v hereafter_o declare_v but_o what_o we_o have_v here_o direct_v be_v only_o for_o a_o natural_a labour_n and_o where_o no_o extraordinary_a difficulty_n happen_v chap._n ii_o of_o convenient_a remedy_n for_o the_o low_a part_n of_o the_o belly_n and_o breast_n of_o woman_n new_o deliver_v since_o the_o low_a part_n of_o a_o woman_n be_v great_o distend_v by_o the_o birth_n of_o a_o infant_n it_o be_v good_a to_o endeavour_v therefore_o the_o prevention_n of_o a_o inflammation_n there_o wherefore_o assoon_o as_o the_o bed_n be_v cleanse_v from_o the_o foul_a linen_n and_o other_o impurity_n of_o the_o labour_n and_o that_o the_o woman_n be_v therein_o place_v according_a to_o the_o direction_n of_o the_o precede_a chapter_n let_v there_o be_v outward_o apply_v all_o over_o the_o bottom_n of_o her_o belly_n and_o privity_n the_o follow_a anodine_n cataplasm_n make_v of_o two_o ounce_n of_o oil_n of_o sweet_a almond_n with_o two_o or_o three_o new-laid_a egg_n yolk_n and_o whites_n stir_v they_o together_o in_o a_o earthen_a pipkin_n over_o hot_a embers_o till_o it_o come_v to_o the_o consistence_n of_o a_o pultiss_n which_o be_v spread_v upon_o a_o cloth_n must_v be_v apply_v to_o those_o part_n indifferent_o warm_a have_v first_o take_v away_o the_o closure_n which_o be_v put_v to_o she_o present_o after_o her_o delivery_n and_o likewise_o such_o clod_n of_o blood_n as_o be_v there_o leave_v this_o be_v a_o very_a temperate_a remedy_n and_o fit_a to_o appease_v the_o pain_n which_o woman_n ordinary_o suffer_v in_o those_o part_n because_o of_o the_o violence_n then_o endure_v by_o the_o infant_n birth_n it_o must_v lie_v on_o five_o or_o six_o hour_n and_o then_o be_v renew_v a_o second_o time_n if_o there_o be_v occasion_n afterward_o make_v a_o decoction_n of_o barley_n linseed_n and_o chervil_a or_o with_o marsh-mallow_n and_o violet_n leave_v add_v to_o a_o pint_n of_o it_o a_o ounce_n of_o honey_n of_o rose_n with_o which_o be_v luke_o warm_a foment_n three_o or_o four_o time_n a_o day_n for_o the_o first_o five_o or_o six_o day_n of_o childbed_n the_o bearing-place_n cleanse_v it_o very_o well_o from_o the_o blood_n clod_n and_o other_o excrement_n which_o be_v there_o empty_v this_o stupe_n be_v likewise_o very_o good_a to_o temper_v and_o appease_v the_o pain_n of_o those_o part_n some_o person_n only_o use_v to_o this_o purpose_n lukewarm_a milk_n and_o many_o woman_n only_a barleywater_n great_a care_n must_v be_v take_v at_o the_o beginning_n that_o no_o stop_a thing_n be_v give_v to_o hinder_v the_o cleansing_n but_o when_o ten_o or_o twelve_o day_n be_v past_a and_o that_o she_o have_v cleanse_v very_o sufficient_o remedy_n may_v then_o be_v use_v to_o fortify_v the_o part_n to_o which_o purpose_n a_o decoction_n be_v very_o proper_a make_v of_o provence-rose_n leave_n and_o root_n of_o plantain_n and_o smith_n water_n that_o iron_n be_v quench_v in_o and_o when_o she_o have_v sufficient_o and_o full_o do_v cleanse_v which_o be_v usual_o after_o the_o 18_o or_o 20_o day_n there_o may_v be_v make_v for_o those_o that_o desire_v it_o a_o very_a strong_a astringent_a lotion_n to_o fortify_v and_o settle_v those_o part_n which_o have_v be_v much_o relax_v as_o well_o by_o the_o great_a extension_n they_o receive_v as_o by_o the_o humour_n with_o which_o they_o have_v be_v so_o long_a time_n soak_v this_o remedy_n may_v be_v compose_v with_o a_o ounce_n and_o a_o half_a of_o pomegranate_n peel_n a_o ounce_n of_o cypress_n nut_n half_o a_o ounce_n of_o acorn_n a_o ounce_n of_o terra_fw-la sigillata_fw-la a_o handful_n of_o provence-rose_n and_o two_o drachm_n of_o roch-allum_n all_o which_o be_v infuse_v a_o whole_a night_n in_o five_o half_a pint_n of_o strong_a red_a wine_n or_o that_o it_o may_v not_o be_v too_o sharp_a a_o quantity_n of_o smith_n water_n mix_v with_o that_o wine_n afterward_o boil_v it_o well_o to_o
her_o palate_n neither_o will_v it_o be_v amiss_o if_o she_o eat_v a_o little_a good_a marmalade_n of_o quince_n before_o meal_n she_o may_v likewise_o wear_v upon_o the_o pit_n of_o her_o stomach_n a_o lambskin_n with_o the_o wool_n for_o to_o preserve_v it_o and_o augment_v its_o natural_a heat_n which_o be_v very_o necessary_a to_o digest_v food_n observe_v above_o all_o to_o give_v no_o purge_a medicine_n when_o this_o flux_n be_v only_o cause_v by_o weakness_n lest_o it_o be_v thereby_o augment_v if_o it_o be_v a_o diarrhaea_n and_o only_o a_o evacuation_n simple_o of_o such_o excrement_n as_o be_v retain_v in_o the_o gut_n and_o some_o superfluous_a humour_n which_o nature_n have_v send_v thither_o to_o be_v expel_v and_o that_o it_o continue_v no_o long_a time_n and_o be_v gentle_a the_o woman_n will_v find_v no_o inconvenience_n by_o it_o nor_o be_v she_o in_o that_o danger_n as_o when_o it_o pass_v those_o bound_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v good_a to_o leave_v the_o operation_n to_o nature_n without_o interrupt_v it_o in_o the_o beginning_n but_o if_o it_o continue_v above_o four_o or_o five_o day_n it_o be_v a_o sign_n then_o that_o there_o be_v ill_a humour_n contain_v and_o cleave_v to_o the_o inside_n of_o the_o gut_n which_o provoke_v they_o often_o to_o be_v discharge_v and_o aught_o to_o be_v remove_v with_o some_o purge_a medicine_n that_o may_v loosen_v and_o evacuate_v they_o after_o which_o the_o flux_n will_v certain_o cease_v some_o light_a infusion_n of_o senna_n and_o rhubarb_n with_o syrup_n of_o succory_n or_o a_o ounce_n of_o diacatholicon_n with_o a_o little_a rhubarb_n for_o a_o bolus_n to_o be_v take_v in_o a_o waser_n but_o if_o notwithstanding_o fit_a purge_n and_o a_o regular_a diet_n this_o flux_n continue_v and_o change_n into_o a_o dysenteria_fw-la the_o patient_a void_a every_o moment_n bloody_a stool_n with_o much_o pain_n and_o need_v she_o be_v then_o in_o great_a danger_n of_o miscarry_v &_o its_o prevention_n ought_v it_o be_v endeavour_v if_o possible_a therefore_o after_o have_v purge_v away_o the_o ill_a humour_n with_o the_o medicine_n above_o mention_v which_o be_v in_o the_o gut_n and_o hinder_v by_o a_o good_a diet_n that_o no_o more_o be_v engender_v to_o which_o purpose_n let_v she_o use_v good_a broth_n make_v of_o veal_n or_o chicken_n with_o cool_a herb_n temper_v the_o acrimony_n of_o these_o hot_a humour_n let_v she_o eat_v pap_n with_o the_o yolk_n of_o a_o egg_n new_o lay_v be_v well_o boil_v such_o diet_n soften_v and_o sweeten_v the_o gut_n within_o let_v she_o drink_v be_v water_n in_o which_o iron_n or_o steel_n be_v quench_v with_o a_o little_a wine_n if_o she_o be_v not_o feverish_a for_o then_o half_a a_o spoonful_n of_o syrup_n of_o quince_n or_o pomegranate_n be_v better_a to_o mix_v with_o the_o foresay_a water_n she_o may_v likewise_o eat_v a_o little_a marmalade_n of_o quince_n or_o other_o astringent_n and_o strengthener_n provide_v her_o body_n be_v well_o purge_v before_o and_o because_o there_o be_v always_o in_o these_o flux_n great_a pain_n and_o gripe_v all_o over_o the_o belly_n and_o gut_n and_o chief_o the_o rectum_fw-la all_o the_o humour_n be_v discharge_v upon_o it_o which_o irritate_v it_o extreme_o cause_v continual_a stimulation_n that_o aught_o to_o be_v appease_v if_o possible_a to_o prevent_v abortion_n and_o may_v be_v effect_v by_o clyster_n make_v of_o the_o broth_n of_o a_o calves-head_n or_o sheehead_n well_o boil_a mix_v it_o with_o two_o ounce_n of_o the_o oil_n of_o violet_n or_o else_o of_o good_a milk_n mix_v with_o the_o yolk_n of_o a_o fresh_a egg._n after_o the_o use_n of_o these_o strengthen_n and_o anodine_a clyster_n as_o long_o as_o be_v judge_v necessary_a which_o the_o patient_n ought_v to_o keep_v as_o long_o as_o she_o can_v the_o better_a to_o appease_v these_o pain_n you_o must_v proceed_v to_o the_o use_n of_o detersives_n make_v with_o the_o decoction_n of_o mallow_n and_o marsh-mallow_n with_o honey_n of_o rose_n and_o afterward_o astringent_a clyster_n in_o which_o must_v be_v neither_o oil_n nor_o honey_n mix_v because_o they_o relax_v instead_o of_o bind_v begin_v first_o with_o the_o gentle_a make_v with_o rose-water_n mix_v with_o lettuce_n and_o plantain-water_n afterward_o to_o strong_a compose_v with_o the_o decoction_n of_o the_o root_n and_o leave_n of_o plantain_n tapsus_n barbatus_n horse-tail_n with_o provence-rose_n the_o rind_n of_o pomegranate_n in_o smiths-water_n to_o which_o may_v be_v add_v of_o terra_fw-la sigillata_fw-la and_o dragons-blood_n each_o two_o drachm_n you_o may_v likewise_o foment_n the_o fundament_n but_o there_o must_v be_v care_n before_o you_o come_v to_o use_v the_o strong_a astringent_n that_o the_o woman_n be_v first_o well_o purge_v with_o the_o remedy_n before_o mention_v lest_o as_o the_o proverb_n be_v the_o wolf_n be_v shut_v in_o with_o the_o flock_n and_o endeavour_v to_o prevent_v abortion_n the_o death_n of_o the_o mother_n and_o consequent_o of_o the_o child_n be_v cause_v by_o a_o great_a mischief_n retain_v within_o abundance_n of_o ill_a humour_n of_o which_o nature_n will_v willing_o be_v discharge_v all_o which_o may_v be_v avoid_v if_o what_o i_o have_v say_v be_v well_o observe_v chap._n xix_o of_o the_o menstruous_a flux_n hippocrates_n in_o the_o 60th_o aphorism_n of_o his_o 5_o book_n say_v si_fw-la mulieri_fw-la utero_fw-la gerenti_fw-la purgationes_fw-la prodeant_fw-la impossibile_fw-it est_fw-la foetum_fw-la esse_fw-la sanum_fw-la if_o a_o big-bellied_a woman_n have_v her_o course_n it_o be_v impossible_a the_o infant_n can_v be_v in_o health_n this_o aphorism_n must_v not_o be_v take_v literal_o but_o must_v be_v understand_v when_o they_o come_v down_o immoderate_o for_o though_o according_a to_o the_o most_o general_a and_o natural_a rule_n the_o course_n ought_v not_o to_o flow_v when_o a_o woman_n be_v with_o child_n because_o their_o ordinary_a passage_n be_v stop_v and_o also_o because_o the_o blood_n be_v then_o employ_v for_o the_o nourishment_n of_o the_o infant_n of_o which_o if_o it_o flow_v away_o it_o be_v defraud_v and_o consequent_o much_o weaken_v yet_o there_o be_v some_o woman_n who_o notwithstanding_o they_o be_v with_o child_n have_v their_o course_n till_o the_o four_o or_o 5_o month_n about_o which_o time_n the_o infant_n be_v already_o pretty_a big_a draw_v a_o good_a quantity_n of_o blood_n for_o its_o nourishment_n wherefore_o there_o can_v so_o easy_o remain_v a_o superfluity_n as_o when_o young_a with_o child_n i_o know_v one_o that_o have_v four_o or_o five_o live_a child_n and_o have_v of_o every_o child_n her_o course_n due_o from_o month_n to_o month_n as_o at_o other_o time_n only_o in_o a_o little_a less_o quantity_n and_o be_v so_o till_o the_o 6_o month_n yet_o notwithstanding_o she_o be_v always_o bring_v to_o bed_n at_o her_o full_a time_n i_o likewise_o see_v another_o who_o not_o believe_v she_o be_v with_o child_n because_o she_o have_v her_o course_n and_o find_v herself_o out_o of_o order_n because_o she_o have_v conceive_v imagine_v it_o be_v some_o other_o distemper_n prevail_v with_o her_o physician_n to_o bleed_v and_o purge_v she_o very_o often_o which_o he_o do_v till_o he_o have_v indeed_o cure_v she_o but_o it_o be_v after_o she_o have_v miscarry_v be_v three_o month_n go_v this_o evacuation_n usual_o befall_v very_o sanguine_a or_o phlegmatic_a woman_n who_o breed_v more_o blood_n than_o the_o infant_n have_v need_n of_o for_o its_o nourishment_n at_o the_o beginning_n discharge_v themselves_o at_o those_o time_n of_o that_o superfluous_a quantity_n more_o or_o less_o according_a to_o their_o disposition_n but_o not_o by_o the_o bottom_n of_o the_o womb_n as_o former_o when_o they_o be_v not_o breed_v because_o those_o passage_n be_v effectual_o close_v by_o the_o afterbirth_n which_o adhere_v to_o it_o and_o the_o womb_n be_v then_o exact_o close_a but_o by_o a_o couple_n of_o branch_n which_o nature_n provident_a and_o careful_a of_o the_o preservation_n of_o individual_n as_o well_o as_o of_o the_o kind_a have_v destine_v to_o this_o use_n which_o proceed_v from_o the_o spermatick_a vessel_n and_o beside_o those_o they_o send_v to_o the_o testicle_n and_o other_o part_n before_o they_o arrive_v at_o the_o womb_n divide_v themselves_o on_o each_o side_n into_o two_o branch_n very_o considerable_a of_o which_o the_o one_o terminate_v in_o the_o fund_z of_o the_o womb_n by_o which_o the_o course_n pass_v when_o the_o woman_n be_v not_o with_o child_n and_o the_o other_o not_o enter_v there_o couch_v along_o the_o body_n of_o it_o be_v terminate_v in_o the_o side_n of_o the_o neck_n of_o the_o womb_n by_o which_o the_o course_n be_v discharge_v whilst_o they_o be_v breed_v in_o case_n the_o woman_n be_v plethoric_n when_o a_o woman_n void_v blood_n downward_o it_o must_v careful_o be_v consider_v whence_o it_o proceed_v
be_v take_v away_o lay_v some_o fine_a rag_n dip_v in_o oil_n of_o st_n johns-wort_n on_o each_o side_n the_o bearing-place_n and_o renew_v they_o twice_o or_o thrice_o a_o day_n foment_n these_o part_n with_o barley_n water_n and_o honey_n of_o rose_n to_o cleanse_v they_o from_o the_o excrement_n which_o pass_v and_o when_o the_o woman_n make_v water_n let_v they_o be_v defend_v with_o fine_a rag_n to_o hinder_v the_o urine_n from_o cause_v smart_a and_o pain_n by_o touch_v they_o sometime_o the_o bruise_n be_v so_o great_a that_o the_o bearing-place_n be_v inflame_v and_o a_o very_a considerable_a abscess_n follow_v which_o i_o have_v meet_v with_o in_o which_o case_n it_o must_v be_v open_v just_a below_o the_o swell_a in_o the_o most_o convenient_a place_n and_o after_o the_o matter_n be_v evacuate_v a_o detersive_a injection_n must_v be_v inject_v into_o the_o cavity_n with_o the_o same_o fomentation_n abovementioned_a viz._n barleywater_n and_o oil_n of_o rose_n which_o may_v be_v a_o little_a heighten_v with_o spirit_n of_o wine_n if_o there_o be_v any_o danger_n of_o corruption_n and_o afterward_o the_o ulcer_n must_v be_v dress_v according_a to_o art_n but_o sometime_o it_o happen_v by_o a_o unlucky_a and_o deplorable_a accident_n that_o the_o perinaeum_n be_v rend_v so_o that_o the_o privity_n and_o fundament_n be_v all_o in_o one_o if_o it_o be_v so_o let_v alone_o without_o reunion_n the_o woman_n afterward_o happen_v to_o be_v with_o child_n will_v indeed_o be_v deliver_v with_o more_o ease_n and_o without_o danger_n of_o suffer_v the_o same_o again_o as_o be_v usual_a when_o heal_v after_o such_o a_o accident_n but_o likewise_o if_o it_o remain_v in_o this_o manner_n it_o be_v so_o great_a a_o inconvenience_n that_o her_o ordure_n come_v both_o way_n wherefore_o have_v cleanse_v the_o womb_n from_o such_o excrement_n as_o may_v be_v there_o with_o red-wine_n let_v it_o be_v strong_o stitch_v together_o with_o three_o or_o four_o stitch_n or_o more_o according_a to_o the_o length_n of_o the_o separation_n and_o take_v at_o each_o stitch_n good_a hold_n of_o the_o flesh_n that_o so_o it_o may_v not_o break_v out_o and_o then_o dress_v it_o with_o a_o agglutinative_a balm_n such_o as_o be_v linimentum_fw-la arcei_n or_o the_o like_a clap_v a_o plaster_n on_o and_o some_o linen_n above_o it_o to_o prevent_v as_o much_o as_o may_v be_v the_o fall_n of_o the_o urine_n and_o other_o excrement_n upon_o it_o because_o their_o acrimony_n will_v make_v it_o smart_n and_o put_v it_o to_o pain_n and_o that_o these_o part_n may_v close_v together_o with_o more_o ease_n let_v the_o woman_n keep_v her_o thigh_n close_o together_o without_o the_o least_o spread_a until_o the_o cure_n be_v perfect_v but_o if_o afterward_o she_o happen_v to_o be_v with_o child_n she_o will_v be_v oblige_v to_o prevent_v the_o like_a mischief_n to_o anoint_v those_o part_n with_o emollient_a oil_n and_o ointment_n and_o when_o she_o be_v in_o labour_n she_o must_v forbear_v help_v her_o throw_n too_o strong_o at_o once_o but_o leave_v nature_n to_o perform_v it_o by_o degree_n together_o with_o the_o help_n of_o a_o midwife_n well_o instruct_v in_o her_o art_n who_o be_v warn_v by_o the_o first_o disgrace_n will_v do_v her_o best_a to_o avoid_v a_o second_o for_o usual_o when_o these_o part_n have_v be_v once_o rend_v it_o be_v very_o difficult_a to_o prevent_v the_o like_a in_o the_o follow_a travail_n because_o the_o scar_n there_o make_v do_v straighten_v the_o part_n yet_o more_o wherefore_o it_o be_v to_o be_v wish_v for_o great_a security_n against_o the_o like_a accident_n that_o the_o woman_n shall_v have_v no_o more_o child_n now_o if_o by_o neglect_v such_o a_o rent_n the_o lip_n of_o it_o be_v cicatrice_v and_o that_o cure_v be_v desire_v you_o must_v with_o a_o good_a pair_n of_o scissors_n cut_v off_o those_o scar_n in_o the_o same_o manner_n as_o be_v do_v in_o a_o harelip_n and_o it_o must_v afterward_o be_v dress_v according_o or_o as_o if_o it_o new_o happen_v chap._n viii_o of_o after-pain_n which_o happen_v to_o a_o woman_n new-laid_a and_o of_o their_o several_a cause_n the_o most_o common_a accident_n that_o usual_o trouble_v most_o woman_n during_o their_o lie_v in_o be_v after-pain_n we_o have_v former_o show_v how_o they_o be_v accustom_v to_o be_v prevent_v in_o give_v the_o woman_n immediate_o after_o she_o be_v lay_v two_o ounce_n of_o oil_n of_o sweet_a almond_n draw_v without_o fire_n with_o as_o much_o syrup_n of_o maidenhair_n but_o since_o notwithstanding_o this_o remedy_n the_o woman_n be_v much_o pain_v in_o her_o belly_n let_v we_o inquire_v what_o may_v be_v the_o cause_n of_o all_o these_o gripe_n which_o be_v usual_o call_v without_o distinction_n after-pain_n and_o be_v sometime_o feel_v about_o the_o reins_o loin_n and_o groin_n sometime_o in_o the_o womb_n only_o and_o sometime_o about_o the_o navel_n and_o all_o over_o the_o belly_n either_o continual_o or_o by_o fit_n with_o some_o remission_n in_o a_o certain_a place_n or_o sometime_o on_o one_o side_n and_o sometime_o on_o another_o all_o which_o reflection_n teach_v exact_o their_o several_a cause_n and_o according_o the_o remedy_n must_v be_v vary_v the_o pain_n of_o the_o belly_n for_o the_o most_o part_n proceed_v from_o one_o only_a of_o these_o four_o cause_n or_o several_a of_o they_o together_o the_o first_o be_v by_o wind_n contain_v in_o the_o bowel_n by_o which_o they_o be_v easy_o fill_v after_o labour_n as_o well_o because_o they_o have_v more_o room_n to_o dilate_v then_o when_o the_o child_n be_v in_o the_o womb_n by_o which_o they_o be_v compress_v as_o also_o because_o the_o nourishment_n and_o matter_n contain_v as_o well_o in_o they_o as_o in_o the_o stomach_n have_v be_v so_o confuse_v and_o agitate_a from_o side_n to_o side_n during_o the_o pain_n of_o labour_n by_o the_o frequent_a throw_n which_o always_o much_o compress_v the_o belly_n that_o they_o can_v not_o be_v well_o digest_v whence_o this_o wind_n be_v afterward_o generate_v and_o consequent_o the_o gripe_v which_o the_o woman_n feel_v run_v in_o her_o belly_n from_o side_n to_o side_n according_a as_o the_o wind_n move_v more_o or_o less_o and_o sometime_o also_o towards_o the_o womb_n because_o of_o the_o compression_n and_o commotion_n which_o the_o bowel_n make_v be_v extreme_o thereby_o agitate_a the_o second_o cause_n of_o these_o gripe_v which_o torment_v the_o woman_n as_o much_o as_o the_o former_a be_v that_o which_o proceed_v from_o some_o strange_a body_n rest_v in_o the_o womb_n after_o labour_n which_o it_o endeavour_v to_o expel_v by_o continual_a throw_n and_o it_o be_v sometime_o a_o false_a conception_n or_o a_o piece_n of_o the_o burden_n and_o very_o often_o clod_v blood_n which_o cause_n this_o torment_n and_o never_o cease_v till_o what_o be_v so_o contain_v in_o the_o womb_n be_v come_v away_o these_o painâ—_n be_v very_o like_o the_o same_o that_o a_o woman_n endure_v before_o she_o be_v deliver_v and_o be_v not_o abate_v by_o clyster_n as_o those_o be_v that_o proceed_v from_o wind_n but_o on_o the_o contrary_n be_v rather_o thereby_o excite_v and_o augment_v three_o these_o pain_n be_v often_o cause_v by_o the_o sudden_a suppression_n of_o the_o cleanse_v the_o childbed_n cleanse_v lochia_n which_o abundant_o fill_v the_o whole_a substance_n of_o the_o womb_n cause_v a_o great_a distension_n and_o by_o its_o long_a stay_n a_o inflammation_n which_o be_v communicate_v by_o mean_n of_o the_o peritonaeum_fw-la to_o all_o the_o part_n of_o the_o low_a belly_n by_o aeson_n whereof_o it_o swell_v and_o be_v extend_v and_o grow_v extreme_o hard_a which_o accident_n continue_v very_o often_o kill_v the_o woman_n in_o a_o short_a time_n after_o the_o four_o and_o last_o cause_n of_o these_o pain_n be_v the_o great_a extension_n of_o the_o ligament_n of_o the_o womb_n by_o reason_n of_o a_o hard_a labour_n here_o they_o remain_v more_o fix_v about_o the_o reins_o loin_n and_o groin_n than_o any_o other_o part_n because_o they_o be_v the_o place_n where_o these_o ligament_n be_v fasten_v however_o these_o pain_n do_v sometime_o communicate_v themselves_o by_o continuity_n to_o the_o whole_a womb_n and_o the_o rather_o when_o it_o have_v be_v bruise_v by_o a_o violent_a labour_n it_o be_v common_o hold_v that_o a_o woman_n be_v not_o trouble_v with_o these_o pain_n so_o much_o of_o her_o first_o child_n as_o of_o the_o follow_v but_o daily_a experience_n confirm_v we_o that_o it_o happen_v indifferent_o according_a as_o the_o present_a and_o various_a disposition_n contribute_v to_o it_o either_o more_o or_o less_o there_o be_v no_o certain_a rule_n in_o respect_n either_o to_o first_o or_o last_o labour_n all_o these_o pain_n must_v be_v cure_v according_a to_o their_o several_a cause_n and_o to_o prevent_v thoe_n
in_o her_o breast_n and_o that_o the_o pain_n and_o fever_n be_v much_o diminish_v and_o then_o beside_o the_o middle_a of_o the_o aposthume_n be_v a_o little_a elevate_v to_o a_o point_n and_o very_o soft_a and_o the_o contain_v matter_n may_v by_o the_o finger_n be_v perceive_v to_o fluctuate_v when_o these_o sign_n shall_v appear_v the_o aposthume_n must_v be_v open_v in_o the_o fit_a place_n to_o give_v issue_n to_o this_o matter_n be_v careful_a not_o to_o do_v it_o too_o soon_o and_o before_o the_o matter_n be_v full_o ripe_a because_o of_o too_o much_o pain_n for_o the_o breast_n be_v very_o sensible_a part_n and_o easy_o receive_v a_o defluxion_n because_o of_o their_o thin_a and_o spongious_a substance_n interlace_v with_o a_o infinite_a number_n of_o vessel_n wherefore_o it_o must_v be_v permit_v to_o ripen_v yet_o not_o suffer_v to_o stagnate_n there_o too_o long_o this_o apertion_n may_v be_v make_v with_o a_o lancet_n or_o with_o a_o grain_n of_o potential_a cantery_n make_v it_o large_a enough_o to_o evacuate_v such_o clod_n as_o be_v there_o usual_o meet_v with_o but_o it_o be_v best_o to_o use_v the_o lancet_n because_o there_o be_v no_o loss_n of_o substance_n and_o the_o scar_n be_v not_o so_o deform_v as_o that_o which_o succeed_v the_o application_n of_o a_o cautery_n guido_n will_v have_v this_o incision_n make_v in_o the_o form_n of_o a_o halfmoon_n to_o follow_v the_o round_a figure_n of_o the_o breast_n but_o it_o be_v no_o matter_n of_o what_o fashion_n it_o be_v provide_v it_o be_v in_o a_o place_n convenient_a for_o the_o empty_n the_o matter_n and_o that_o care_v be_v take_v that_o some_o great_a vessel_n be_v not_o open_v the_o principal_a of_o which_o be_v towards_o the_o armpit_n after_o that_o all_o the_o matter_n and_o putrify_a clod_v milk_n there_o find_v be_v empty_v the_o aposthume_n after_o the_o usual_a manner_n must_v be_v cleanse_v and_o mundify_v observe_v not_o to_o make_v the_o tent_n too_o long_o nor_o too_o hard_a but_o only_o very_o soft_a pledgit_n of_o lint_n without_o thrust_v they_o too_o deep_a in_o fasten_v a_o thread_n to_o the_o first_o if_o there_o be_v occasion_n the_o better_a to_o draw_v it_o out_o because_o these_o aposthume_n ordinary_o be_v hollow_a if_o there_o be_v much_o pain_n dip_v the_o bolster_n in_o oil_n of_o egg_n or_o basilicon_fw-la mix_v with_o a_o digestive_a if_o there_o remain_v any_o thing_n yet_o to_o suppurate_n afterward_o use_v detersives_n and_o mundifier_n as_o honey_n of_o rose_n or_o unguentum_fw-la apostolorum_fw-la according_a as_o the_o case_n require_v lay_v upon_o it_o a_o good_a plaster_n de_fw-fr mucilaginibus_fw-la to_o soften_v that_o hardness_n which_o may_v yet_o remain_v chap_n xv._o lib._n 3._o pag_n 349_o chap._n xv._o of_o excoriation_n and_o loss_n of_o the_o nipple_n very_a often_o woman_n that_o be_v nurse_n and_o especial_o the_o first_o time_n be_v subject_a to_o have_v their_o nipple_n which_o be_v endue_v with_o a_o exquisite_a sense_n because_o that_o many_o small_a nervous_a filament_n do_v there_o terminate_v chap_v and_o excoriate_v which_o be_v very_o painful_a to_o they_o and_o insupportable_a when_o notwithstanding_o this_o indisposition_n they_o give_v suck_v to_o their_o child_n and_o so_o much_o the_o more_o by_o how_o much_o they_o be_v hard_o milch_v as_o it_o happen_v the_o first_o time_n the_o milk_n not_o yet_o have_v make_v way_n through_o the_o small_a holes_n of_o the_o nipple_n which_o be_v not_o yet_o thorough_o open_v and_o then_o the_o child_n take_v more_o pain_n to_o suck_v than_o when_o the_o breast_n do_v almost_o run_v of_o themselves_o and_o sometime_o these_o chap_n and_o excoriation_n do_v so_o increase_v by_o the_o child_n be_v continual_a suck_n that_o in_o the_o end_n it_o take_v the_o nipple_n quite_o off_o from_o the_o breast_n and_o the_o woman_n be_v no_o long_o capable_a of_o give_v suck_n and_o there_o remain_v sometime_o a_o ulcer_n very_o hard_o to_o be_v cure_v this_o may_v sometime_o happen_v from_o child_n be_v so_o dry_a and_o hungry_a that_o they_o have_v not_o patience_n to_o suck_v soft_o and_o find_v the_o milk_n not_o speedy_o to_o follow_v as_o they_o desire_v they_o do_v bite_v and_o mump_v the_o nipple_n so_o strong_o think_v to_o draw_v milk_n down_o the_o better_a whether_o they_o have_v tooth_n or_o no_o that_o they_o become_v raw_a and_o in_o fine_a still_o continue_v it_o they_o be_v quite_o take_v away_o as_o we_o have_v say_v it_o happen_v also_o that_o other_o infant_n have_v their_o mouth_n so_o hot_a that_o they_o make_v the_o nipple_n sore_o as_o when_o the_o child_n have_v those_o little_a ulcer_n call_v thrush_n call_v thrush_n apthae_fw-la and_o much_o soon_o if_o they_o have_v the_o pox_n with_o which_o also_o they_o may_v infect_v the_o nurse_n and_o then_o those_o ulcer_n so_o cause_v do_v not_o easy_o yield_v to_o ordinary_a remedy_n but_o on_o the_o contrary_n grow_v daily_o worse_o and_o worse_o these_o chap_n and_o excoriation_n must_v not_o be_v neglect_v as_o well_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o great_a pain_n they_o put_v the_o woman_n to_o when_o she_o give_v suck_v as_o to_o avoid_v their_o daily_a grow_n worse_a and_o worse_o and_o at_o length_n their_o turn_n to_o malignant_a ulcer_n wherefore_o assoon_o as_o they_o begin_v let_v the_o woman_n forbear_v give_v her_o child_n suck_v until_o they_o be_v choir_n cure_v for_o with_o continual_a suck_v it_o will_v be_v very_o difficult_a to_o hinder_v its_o return_n by_o irritate_v of_o they_o during_o which_o the_o milk_n must_v for_o a_o small_a time_n be_v keep_v back_o lest_o by_o be_v no_o long_o draw_v it_o cause_v a_o inflammation_n in_o the_o breast_n through_o its_o great_a abundance_n however_o if_o but_o one_o nipple_n be_v sore_o she_o may_v give_v suck_v with_o the_o other_o to_o these_o sore_a nipple_n desiccative_a medicine_n may_v be_v apply_v as_o alum_n or_o limewater_n or_o they_o may_v be_v only_o bathe_v with_o plantain_n water_n put_v upon_o they_o small_a soft_a rag_n dip_v in_o any_o of_o they_o or_o use_v a_o small_a ceruse_n plaster_n or_o some_o ointment_n as_o dia_n pompholygos_n or_o a_o little_a powder_n amylon_n but_o especial_o care_n must_v be_v take_v that_o nothing_o be_v apply_v to_o disgust_v the_o child_n wherefore_o many_o content_n themselves_o to_o use_v only_a honey_n of_o rose_n some_o will_v instead_o of_o desiccatives_n use_v emolient_n but_o there_o must_v be_v a_o distinction_n for_o emollient_n be_v fit_a to_o preserve_v from_o such_o fissure_v but_o when_o they_o be_v already_o make_v desiccatives_n be_v best_a and_o to_o prevent_v the_o woman_n from_o hurt_n in_o these_o part_n which_o be_v very_o painful_a and_o that_o the_o rag_n may_v not_o stick_v to_o they_o one_o ought_v to_o put_v upon_o they_o a_o little_a wax_n or_o wooden_a cap_n or_o leaden_a one_o they_o be_v more_o desiccative_a like_a to_o those_o represent_v in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o chapter_n which_o must_v have_v several_a small_a hole_n on_o the_o top_n of_o they_o as_o well_o to_o give_v issue_n to_o the_o sanies_fw-la which_o proceed_v from_o the_o small_a ulcer_n as_o that_o the_o milk_n which_o often_o distil_v out_o of_o the_o nipple_n may_v by_o this_o mean_n pass_v away_o if_o the_o child_n have_v whole_o suck_v off_o the_o nipple_n the_o milk_n must_v then_o be_v quite_o dry_v away_o that_o so_o the_o ulcer_n which_o remain_v may_v be_v the_o soon_o heal_v for_o else_o one_o shall_v hardly_o obtain_v their_o end_n and_o in_o time_n they_o may_v become_v callous_a and_o malignant_a and_o if_o the_o child_n have_v the_o pox_n it_o will_v be_v very_o difficult_a to_o heal_v those_o ulcer_n of_o the_o nurse_n nipple_n if_o it_o continue_v to_o suck_v wherefore_o the_o child_n must_v be_v put_v to_o another_o who_o must_v use_v preservative_n against_o this_o malady_n but_o if_o they_o be_v only_o small_a simple_a ulcer_n in_o the_o mouth_n without_o any_o malignity_n it_o be_v enough_o to_o wash_v they_o with_o barleywater_n mix_v with_o a_o little_a juice_n of_o citron_n and_o the_o better_a to_o temper_v these_o humour_n which_o be_v overheat_v let_v the_o nurse_n take_v a_o cool_a diet_n that_o her_o milk_n may_v become_v of_o the_o same_o temperament_n and_o let_v she_o be_v blood_v and_o purge_v if_o it_o be_v necessary_a when_o the_o nipple_n be_v quite_o lose_v it_o be_v very_o difficult_a to_o give_v a_o child_n long_o suck_v because_o it_o can_v take_v no_o hold_n to_o suck_v the_o milk_n and_o also_o the_o small_a hole_n of_o the_o nipple_n be_v close_v up_o by_o the_o ulcer_n but_o if_o notwithstanding_o she_o shall_v desire_v to_o give_v suck_v another_o woman_n must_v by_o degree_n make_v her_o new_a nipple_n after_o the_o ulcer_n shall_v be_v perfect_o heal_v who_o suck_v with_o
compression_n be_v much_o great_a in_o respect_n of_o the_o vein_n which_o be_v always_o more_o outward_a and_o aught_o to_o carry_v back_o the_o blood_n to_o the_o heart_n than_o of_o the_o artery_n by_o mean_n of_o which_o it_o be_v carry_v to_o all_o the_o part_n for_o beside_o that_o the_o artery_n lie_v deep_a they_o have_v also_o a_o continual_a pulsation_n by_o the_o favour_n of_o which_o a_o little_a blood_n ever_o slide_v away_o and_o this_o be_v the_o reason_n that_o in_o all_o compression_n or_o ligature_n of_o part_n provide_v they_o be_v not_o too-hard_a the_o blood_n be_v easy_o carry_v into_o they_o by_o the_o artery_n and_o but_o very_o hardly_o or_o not_o at_o all_o carried_z back_o by_o the_o vein_n which_o be_v the_o reason_n that_o the_o part_n receive_v much_o more_o than_o it_o send_v back_o or_o consume_v for_o its_o nourishment_n must_v needs_o swell_v on_o this_o fashion_n by_o repletion_n if_o they_o that_o practise_v midwifery_n do_v but_o well_o consider_v what_o i_o have_v say_v when_o occasion_n offer_v which_o be_v very_o often_o they_o will_v find_v that_o these_o kind_n of_o knob_n or_o tumor_n which_o many_o child_n have_v on_o their_o head_n at_o their_o birth_n proceed_v ordinary_o from_o no_o other_o cause_n than_o what_o i_o have_v here_o explain_v these_o tumor_n many_o time_n be_v so_o great_a and_o high_a that_o the_o woman_n not_o be_v yet_o deliver_v nor_o have_v the_o inner_a orifice_n of_o the_o womb_n well_o dilate_v they_o do_v hinder_v the_o discovery_n of_o the_o part_n the_o infant_n first_o present_v make_v midwife_n sometime_o to_o imagine_v not_o be_v able_a to_o feel_v any_o bone_n of_o the_o head_n with_o their_o finger_n that_o it_o be_v the_o child_n shoulder_n or_o some_o other_o part_n nay_o some_o of_o they_o can_v tell_v what_o that_o swell_a be_v they_o feel_v but_o they_o may_v soon_o know_v it_o by_o reason_n these_o tumor_n though_o feel_v very_o fleshy_a at_o the_o touch_n be_v notwithstanding_o hard_a than_o any_o shoulder_n or_o buttock_n of_o a_o child_n which_o part_n be_v always_o more_o soft_a and_o without_o hair_n as_o the_o head_n have_v the_o bone_n of_o which_o may_v also_o be_v easy_o perceive_v if_o have_v the_o finger_n anoint_v with_o oil_n or_o fresh_a butter_n it_o can_v be_v introduce_v into_o the_o inner_a orifice_n for_o the_o part_n of_o the_o head_n within_o the_o womb_n be_v not_o swell_v it_o be_v only_o this_o which_o offer_v to_o the_o orifice_n and_o be_v press_v and_o begird_v by_o it_o as_o we_o have_v say_v if_o a_o child_n come_v with_o any_o other_o part_n beside_o the_o head_n as_o a_o arm_n or_o a_o leg_n and_o that_o these_o part_n likewise_o remain_v a_o long_a time_n press_v in_o the_o passage_n and_o in_o a_o posture_n much_o constrain_v or_o that_o they_o be_v come_v forth_o they_o likewise_o swell_v for_o the_o same_o reason_n there_o must_v not_o only_o be_v remedy_n apply_v to_o these_o knob_n and_o bruise_n of_o young_a child_n head_n but_o endeavour_n must_v be_v to_o prequent_v they_o or_o at_o least_o to_o hinder_v they_o from_o become_v so_o big_a the_o mean_n to_o prevent_v they_o be_v to_o procure_v the_o delivery_n assoon_o as_o may_v be_v that_o the_o infant_n head_n may_v not_o rest_v so_o too_o long_o and_o be_v straighten_a by_o the_o garland_n of_o the_o inner_a orifice_n of_o the_o womb_n which_o must_v be_v well_o anoint_v with_o oil_n or_o emollient_a ointment_n as_o well_o to_o further_o its_o dilatation_n as_o that_o the_o head_n may_v the_o soon_o and_o the_o easy_a pass_n some_o may_v object_v that_o if_o these_o tumor_n happen_v from_o the_o cause_n i_o have_v mention_v they_o will_v disappear_v assoon_o as_o the_o infant_n be_v bear_v because_o then_o the_o head_n be_v no_o long_o press_v nothing_o hinder_v the_o blood_n which_o have_v rumefy_v the_o part_n from_o return_v have_v its_o motion_n free_a but_o they_o must_v know_v that_o by_o its_o too_o long_o stay_v it_o make_v in_o one_o part_n it_o lose_v the_o spirit_n which_o be_v there_o suffocate_v of_o which_o be_v destitute_a it_o can_v no_o long_o move_v and_o be_v extravase_v without_o the_o vessel_n out_o of_o its_o natural_a place_n as_o it_o will_v be_v when_o the_o vessel_n contain_v it_o be_v too_o full_a it_o slide_v into_o all_o the_o little_a vacuity_n of_o the_o part_n for_o which_o cause_n it_o can_v afterward_o return_v by_o the_o ordinary_a way_n wherefore_o there_o be_v a_o necessity_n in_o this_o case_n either_o that_o it_o be_v resolve_v through_o the_o part_n or_o if_o it_o stay_v any_o time_n that_o it_o come_v to_o suppuration_n which_o however_o must_v be_v avoid_v if_o it_o be_v possible_a because_o of_o the_o nearness_n of_o the_o brain_n which_o in_o infant_n be_v not_o cover_v over_o with_o the_o skull_n at_o the_o suture_n which_o be_v always_o very_o open_a especial_o towards_o the_o mould_n to_o resolve_v these_o tumor_n then_o assoon_o as_o the_o child_n be_v bear_v foment_n they_o with_o warm_a wine_n or_o aquavitae_n and_o wet_v a_o compress_v in_o it_o put_v it_o upon_o they_o some_o midwife_n only_o dip_v a_o compress_v in_o oil_n and_o wine_n beat_v together_o other_o in_o oil_n of_o rose_n only_o have_v first_o foment_v they_o with_o wine_n but_o if_o notwithstanding_o this_o they_o come_v to_o suppuration_n the_o matter_n must_v not_o be_v suffer_v to_o remain_v there_o too_o long_o for_o fear_v lest_o the_o bone_n of_o the_o head_n which_o be_v very_o tender_a and_o thin_a in_o newborn_a child_n become_v alter_v and_o soul_n in_o this_o case_n it_o must_v be_v open_v with_o a_o lancet_n in_o a_o proper_a place_n according_a to_o art_n put_v upon_o it_o afterward_o a_o plaster_n of_o bettony_n if_o a_o leg_n or_o a_o arm_n be_v thus_o swell_v it_o must_v likewise_o be_v wrap_v up_o with_o compress_n dip_v in_o wine_n wherein_o provence-rose_n camomil-flower_n and_o melilot_n have_v be_v boil_a sometime_o also_o male-children_n have_v the_o scrotum_fw-la very_o much_o swell_v which_o may_v happen_v to_o they_o by_o reason_n of_o some_o water_n contain_v in_o their_o membrane_n or_o because_o they_o be_v bruise_v or_o too_o rude_o handle_v by_o the_o chirurgeon_n or_o midwife_n in_o the_o labour_n in_o these_o case_n compress_n dip_v in_o wine_n with_o rose_n be_v very_o proper_a to_o both_o chap_n xxi_o lib_n 2_o pag_n 381_o chap._n xxi_o of_o the_o mould_n of_o the_o head_n and_o of_o the_o suture_n be_v too_o open_a very_a often_o child_n who_o come_v before_o their_o time_n not_o have_v yet_o acquire_v their_o full_a perfection_n as_o also_o they_o which_o be_v by_o nature_n weak_a have_v the_o mould_n of_o their_o head_n and_o the_o suture_n so_o open_a by_o the_o distance_n and_o separation_n of_o the_o bone_n one_o from_o another_o that_o it_o be_v very_o soft_a and_o almost_o without_o any_o support_n because_o the_o bone_n easy_o yield_v to_o every_o side_n these_o child_n be_v not_o usual_o long-lived_a one_o must_v not_o think_v then_o to_o bring_v the_o bone_n close_o together_o by_o bind_v the_o head_n straight_o for_o this_o will_v so_o press_v the_o brain_n which_o be_v very_o tender_a that_o it_o will_v cause_v a_o worse_a malady_n in_o take_v away_o the_o liberty_n of_o its_o motion_n whereby_o its_o function_n will_v be_v deprave_v and_o afterward_o total_o abolish_v it_o will_v be_v sufficient_a to_o bind_v they_o soft_o with_o a_o small_a crosscloth_n lest_o they_o shall_v be_v too_o unsteady_a and_o commit_v the_o rest_n to_o nature_n work_n which_o by_o degree_n will_v close_v up_o these_o suture_n in_o finish_v to_o engender_v and_o dry_v up_o and_o unite_v these_o bone_n of_o the_o head_n which_o be_v not_o hitherto_o perfect_o form_v the_o place_n where_o the_o sagittal_n suture_a join_v and_o terminate_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o coronal_z which_o it_o always_o in_o every_o child_n divide_v in_o two_o continue_v to_o the_o very_a root_n of_o the_o nose_n be_v call_v mould_n call_v mould_n the_o fountain_n of_o the_o head_n because_o it_o be_v the_o soft_a and_o moiste_v part_n of_o it_o which_o for_o this_o reason_n be_v the_o last_o dry_v and_o close_v up_o the_o figure_n of_o it_o be_v represent_v in_o the_o head_n place_v at_o the_o begin_n of_o this_o chapter_n there_o be_v child_n who_o have_v it_o sometime_o open_a till_o they_o be_v three_o year_n old_a if_o not_o long_o which_o be_v a_o great_a sign_n of_o the_o weakness_n of_o their_o natural_a heat_n it_o be_v usual_o quite_o close_v up_o at_o the_o end_n of_o two_o year_n and_o soon_o or_o late_a according_a as_o the_o infant_n be_v more_o or_o less_o moist_a or_o more_o or_o less_o strong_a until_o these_o bone_n be_v entire_o close_v it_o be_v convenenient_a
though_o the_o milk_n have_v no_o ill_a quality_n in_o itself_o it_o may_v however_o corrupt_v in_o the_o child_n stomach_n because_o of_o its_o weakness_n or_o for_o some_o other_o indisposition_n in_o which_o acquire_v a_o acrimony_n instead_o of_o be_v well_o digest_v there_o arise_v thence_o bite_a vapour_n which_o form_v a_o thick_a viscosity_n stick_v like_o a_o kind_n of_o white_a soot_n all_o over_o the_o mouth_n do_v easy_o cause_n and_o engender_v these_o small_a ulcer_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o tenderness_n and_o delicacy_n of_o it_o this_o guido_n make_v we_o take_v notice_n of_o when_o he_o say_v that_o these_o ulcer_n for_o the_o most_o part_n happen_v to_o child_n by_o the_o badness_n of_o the_o milk_n or_o by_o its_o ill_a digestion_n of_o these_o ulcer_n some_o be_v benign_a as_o they_o that_o be_v cause_v by_o a_o simple_a heat_n of_o the_o nurse_n milk_n or_o by_o the_o child_n blood_n and_o humour_n be_v a_o little_a overheat_v or_o also_o for_o have_v have_v a_o small_a fit_a of_o a_o fever_n and_o they_o be_v then_o very_o superficial_a of_o small_a continuance_n and_o easy_o yield_v to_o remedy_n other_o be_v malignant_a such_o as_o be_v cause_v by_o a_o venereal_a vnome_n or_o that_o happen_v after_o a_o malignant_a fever_n and_o be_v scorbutic_a which_o be_v putrid_a corrosive_a and_o spread_v and_o do_v not_o only_o possess_v the_o superficies_n of_o the_o membrane_n which_o cover_v the_o roof_n of_o the_o mouth_n and_o tongue_n but_o make_v its_o scab_n deep_a be_v communicate_v to_o all_o the_o internal_a part_n of_o the_o throat_n as_o the_o venereal_a one_o especial_o which_o can_v never_o be_v cure_v by_o ordinary_a remedy_n but_o must_v be_v handle_v with_o specific_v without_o which_o they_o ever_o augment_v and_o soon_o kill_v little_a infant_n who_o be_v too_o weak_a to_o undergo_v the_o remedy_n fit_a for_o their_o cure_n the_o ulcer_n of_o the_o mouth_n according_a to_o galen_n be_v of_o difficult_a cure_n because_o they_o be_v in_o hot_a and_o moist_a place_n where_o easy_o putrefaction_n and_o corrosion_n be_v augment_v beside_o the_o remedy_n apply_v can_v lodge_v there_o be_v soon_o wash_v away_o with_o spital_n to_o cure_v these_o ulcer_n when_o they_o be_v small_a and_o without_o malignity_n you_o must_v take_v care_n to_o temper_n and_o cool_v the_o nurse_n milk_n prescribe_v she_o a_o cool_a diet_n bleed_v and_o purge_v she_o also_o if_o there_o be_v occasion_n wash_v the_o child_n mouth_n with_o barley_n or_o plantane-water_n and_o honey_n of_o rose_n or_o syrup_n of_o dry_a rose_n mix_v with_o they_o a_o little_a verjuice_n or_o juice_n of_o lemon_n as_o well_o to_o loosen_v and_o cleanse_v the_o viscous_a humour_n which_o cleave_v to_o the_o inside_n of_o the_o child_n mouth_n as_o to_o cool_v those_o part_n which_o be_v already_o overheat_v this_o may_v be_v do_v by_o mean_n of_o a_o small_a fine_a rag_n fasten_v to_o the_o end_n of_o a_o little_a stick_n and_o dip_v in_o this_o remedy_n wherewith_o the_o ulcer_n may_v be_v gentle_o rub_v be_v careful_a not_o to_o put_v they_o to_o too_o much_o pain_n lest_o irritate_v of_o they_o a_o inflammation_n be_v cause_v to_o augment_v the_o malady_n the_o child_n body_n must_v not_o be_v keep_v open_a that_o the_o humour_n be_v carry_v to_o the_o low_a part_n so_o many_o vapour_n may_v not_o ascend_v as_o usual_o do_v when_o the_o excrement_n of_o the_o belly_n be_v too-long_o retain_v if_o the_o ulcer_n participate_v of_o any_o malignity_n let_v topical_a remedy_n than_o be_v use_v which_o do_v their_o work_n speedy_o and_o as_o it_o be_v in_o a_o instant_n for_o to_o correct_v the_o evil_a quality_n of_o the_o humour_n that_o cause_v they_o and_o prevent_v their_o further_a augmentation_n for_o it_o be_v impossible_a if_o they_o shall_v remain_v long_o in_o these_o part_n but_o their_o effect_n and_o virtue_n will_v be_v hinder_v or_o much_o diminish_v by_o the_o moisture_n of_o the_o mouth_n for_o this_o purpose_n touch_v the_o ulcer_n with_o water_n of_o plantain_n sharpen_v with_o spirit_n of_o vitriol_n take_v great_a care_n that_o the_o infant_n swallow_v none_o of_o it_o and_o the_o remedy_n must_v be_v so_o much_o the_o strong_a and_o sharp_a as_o the_o ulcer_n be_v profound_a and_o malignant_a assoon_o as_o they_o have_v be_v cauterise_v with_o this_o water_n by_o only_o touch_v they_o once_o or_o twice_o with_o it_o according_a to_o their_o bigness_n depth_n or_o corruption_n that_o no_o sharp_a serosity_n may_v distil_v upon_o the_o place_n not_o yet_o ulcered_a and_o upon_o the_o infant_n throat_n wash_v its_o mouth_n with_o plantain_n water_n or_o with_o a_o decoction_n of_o barley_n agrimony_n and_o honey_n of_o rose_n continue_v to_o touch_v and_o wash_v the_o ulcer_n as_o it_o may_v be_v judge_v convenient_a and_o until_o you_o find_v that_o they_o spread_v no_o further_o to_o prevent_v that_o in_o the_o use_n of_o these_o sharp_a medicine_n not_o the_o least_o portion_n of_o they_o may_v fall_v upon_o the_o child_n throat_n and_o that_o by_o swallow_v of_o they_o he_o may_v receive_v no_o great_a prejudice_n some_o choose_v rather_o to_o cauterise_n these_o ulcer_n with_o small_a linen_n tent_n dip_v in_o boil_a oil_n which_o though_o afterward_o swallow_v can_v in_o the_o least_o prejudice_n he_o it_o will_v also_o not_o be_v amiss_o to_o purge_v the_o ill_a humour_n out_o of_o the_o whole_a habit_n of_o the_o child_n give_v he_o half_o a_o ounce_n of_o syrup_n of_o succory_n with_o rhubarb_n if_o these_o ulcer_n be_v maintain_v by_o a_o venereal_a venom_n these_o remedy_n may_v for_o some_o time_n hinder_v their_o increase_n but_o they_o will_v never_o be_v cure_v unless_o such_o as_o be_v more_o specific_a to_o that_o malady_n be_v apply_v as_o we_o shall_v hereafter_o direct_v chap._n xxviii_o of_o the_o pain_n in_o breed_v the_o tooth_n the_o tooth_n which_o be_v hide_v in_o the_o jaw_n usual_o begin_v to_o come_v forth_o not_o all_o at_o a_o time_n but_o one_o after_o another_o towards_o the_o five_o or_o six_o month_n sometime_o soon_o an_o sometime_o also_o late_a for_o to_o effect_v which_o they_o cut_v the_o gum_n wherewith_o they_o be_v cover_v then_o because_o of_o the_o exquisite_a sense_n of_o those_o part_n there_o happen_v so_o great_a pain_n to_o the_o child_n that_o many_o who_o hitherto_o be_v very_o well_o be_v now_o in_o great_a danger_n of_o their_o life_n and_o often_o die_v by_o reason_n of_o many_o mischievous_a accident_n which_o happen_v to_o they_o at_o that_o time_n hypocrates_n name_v the_o principal_a of_o they_o in_o the_o 25._o aphorism_n of_o his_o three_o book_n in_o progressu_fw-la verò_fw-la quum_fw-la â—am_fw-la dentire_fw-la incipiunt_fw-la gingivarum_fw-la prurigine_n febres_fw-la convulsiones_fw-la alvi_fw-la profluvia_fw-la &_o maximè_fw-la quum_fw-la caninos_fw-la edunt_fw-la dentes_fw-la &_o his_o praesertim_fw-la pveris_fw-la qui_fw-la crassissimi_fw-la sunt_fw-la &_o alvos_fw-la duras_fw-la habent_fw-la when_o say_v he_o child_n begin_v to_o breed_v their_o tooth_n they_o be_v trouble_v with_o ch_v of_o their_o gum_n fever_n convulsion_n and_o loosness_n and_o principal_o when_o they_o breed_v their_o tusk_n or_o dog-teeth_n especial_o those_o child_n who_o be_v fat_a or_o full_o of_o humour_n and_o bind_v the_o dog-teeth_n common_o call_v the_o eye-teeth_n cause_v more_o pain_n to_o the_o child_n than_o any_o of_o the_o rest_n because_o they_o have_v a_o very_a deep_a root_n and_o a_o small_a nerve_n more_o considerable_a which_o it_o be_v say_v have_v communication_n with_o that_o that_o make_v the_o eye_n move_v and_o as_o hypocrates_n also_o say_v those_o child_n which_o be_v very_o gross_a and_o bind_v in_o their_o body_n be_v upon_o this_o account_n in_o much_o more_o danger_n than_o other_o because_o the_o pain_n in_o these_o cause_v a_o much_o great_a sluxion_n of_o humour_n upon_o the_o disease_a part_n with_o which_o their_o body_n always_o abound_v when_o they_o be_v costive_a the_o tooth_n which_o be_v first_o breed_v be_v the_o cut_n or_o foretooth_n as_o well_o because_o they_o be_v soon_o perfect_a as_o because_o be_v small_a and_o sharp_a the_o gum_n be_v easy_a pierce_v through_o and_o also_o with_o less_o pain_n than_o by_o the_o rest_n which_o be_v soft_a at_o the_o begin_n and_o be_v large_a can_v so_o soon_o make_v their_o way_n at_o least_o not_o without_o great_a effort_n sign_n when_o child_n will_v breed_v their_o tooth_n be_v when_o the_o gum_n and_o cheek_n be_v swell_v they_o feel_v a_o great_a heat_n there_o with_o a_o itch_a which_o often_o make_v they_o put_v their_o finger_n in_o their_o mouth_n to_o rub_v they_o from_o whence_o much_o moisture_n distil_v down_o into_o the_o mouth_n because_o of_o the_o pain_n they_o feel_v there_o the_o nurse_n in_o give_v they_o suck_n find_v the_o mouth_n hot_a they_o
be_v much_o change_v and_o cry_v every_o moment_n and_o can_v sleep_v or_o but_o very_o little_a at_o that_o time_n and_o one_o may_v feel_v and_o see_v small_a point_n of_o the_o tooth_n through_o the_o gum_n which_o appear_v thin_a and_o pale_a on_o the_o top_n and_o swell_v and_o red_a on_o the_o side_n and_o if_o it_o happen_v that_o the_o tooth_n be_v a_o long_a time_n ere_o they_o be_v cut_v or_o that_o too_o many_o of_o they_o cut_v at_o a_o time_n there_o be_v great_a danger_n the_o child_n will_v fall_v into_o those_o accident_n mention_v by_o hypocrates_n in_o the_o aforesaid_a aphorism_n and_o if_o it_o do_v not_o quick_o cease_v they_o will_v die_v of_o it_o as_o many_o do_v in_o this_o case_n two_o thing_n must_v be_v regard_v the_o first_o to_o preserve_v the_o child_n from_o the_o evil_a accident_n that_o may_v happen_v to_o it_o because_o of_o the_o great_a pain_n and_o the_o second_o to_o assist_v as_o much_o as_o may_v be_v the_o cut_n of_o the_o tooth_n when_o they_o can_v hardly_o cut_v the_o gum_n themselves_o to_o prevent_v these_o accident_n to_o the_o child_n the_o nurse_n must_v keep_v a_o good_a diet_n and_o use_v all_o thing_n that_o may_v cool_v and_o temper_v her_o milk_n that_o a_o fever_n may_v not_o follow_v the_o pain_n of_o the_o tooth_n and_o to_o hinder_v that_o the_o humour_n may_v not_o fall_v too-abundant_o upon_o the_o inflame_a gum_n keep_v the_o child_n belly_n always_o loose_a to_o empty_v they_o downward_o to_o which_o purpose_n give_v he_o gentle_a clyster_n if_o he_o be_v bind_v but_o there_o be_v often_o no_o need_n of_o they_o because_o at_o that_o time_n they_o be_v usual_o trouble_v with_o a_o looseness_n as_o to_o the_o second_o which_o help_v the_o cut_n of_o the_o tooth_n that_o the_o nurse_n must_v do_v from_o time_n to_o time_n who_o must_v pass_v her_o finger_n upon_o the_o child_n gum_n gentle_o rub_v they_o that_o be_v thereby_o rarefy_v they_o may_v be_v the_o easy_a penetrate_v and_o cut_v by_o the_o tooth_n which_o be_v ready_a to_o come_v forth_o to_o which_o also_o the_o child_n may_v itself_o be_v helpful_a if_o they_o give_v it_o a_o little_a stick_n of_o liquorice_n to_o champ_v or_o a_o little_a end_n of_o a_o small_a new_a wax-candle_n which_o be_v very_o good_a to_o soften_v the_o gum._n there_o be_v ordinary_o make_v use_n of_o a_o silver_n coral_n furnish_v with_o small_a bell_n to_o divert_v the_o child_n from_o the_o pain_n it_o then_o feel_v sometime_o instead_o of_o coral_n they_o put_v a_o wolf_n tooth_n in_o one_o must_v not_o however_o believe_v that_o these_o thing_n have_v any_o peculiar_a property_n as_o many_o woman_n imagine_v but_o if_o they_o be_v helpful_a in_o this_o case_n it_o be_v because_o of_o their_o solidity_n evenness_n and_o smoothness_n for_o the_o child_n rub_v the_o gum_n with_o it_o to_o ease_v the_o itch_a which_o it_o feel_v there_o do_v by_o degree_n diminish_v the_o thickness_n of_o they_o and_o so_o they_o be_v at_o length_n insensible_o cut_v by_o the_o tooth_n which_o be_v under_o if_o these_o thing_n do_v no_o good_a because_o the_o gum_n be_v either_o too-hard_a or_o too-thick_a that_o the_o child_n may_v not_o suffer_v so_o much_o nor_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o great_a pain_n fall_v into_o those_o accident_n by_o we_o abovementioned_a let_v the_o gum_n be_v cut_v with_o a_o lancet_n where_o the_o tooth_n be_v ready_a nurse_n use_v to_o do_v it_o with_o their_o nail_n but_o it_o be_v better_a to_o be_v do_v with_o either_o with_o a_o thin_a groat_n be_v as_o good_a or_o better_a than_o either_o a_o lancet_n because_o it_o be_v not_o so_o painful_a there_o be_v many_o remedy_n which_o divers_a person_n assert_v have_v a_o peculiar_a property_n to_o help_v the_o cut_n of_o the_o tooth_n as_o rub_v they_o with_o bitch_n milk_n hare_n or_o pig_n brain_n and_o hang_v a_o viper_n tooth_n about_o the_o neck_n of_o the_o child_n and_o other_o such_o like_a trifle_n but_o since_o they_o be_v found_v more_o on_o superstition_n than_o any_o reason_n i_o will_v not_o trouble_v myself_o to_o enlarge_v upon_o what_o be_v so_o useless_a chap._n xxix_o of_o the_o looseness_n of_o a_o infant_n assoon_o as_o little_a infant_n be_v in_o the_o least_o indispose_v they_o very_o ordinary_o get_v a_o looseness_n to_o which_o their_o natural_a moistness_n very_o much_o contribute_v as_o be_v teach_v in_o the_o 53_o aphorism_n of_o the_o second_o book_n quicunque_fw-la alvos_fw-la humidas_fw-la habent_fw-la siquidem_fw-la juvenes_fw-la fuerint_fw-la melius_fw-la degunt_fw-la his_fw-la quae_fw-la siccas_fw-la habent_fw-la etc._n etc._n they_o say_v hypocrates_n who_o have_v a_o loose_a belly_n in_o their_o youth_n be_v in_o better_a health_n than_o those_o that_o be_v bind_v beside_o that_o all_o child_n be_v of_o a_o moist_a nature_n and_o usual_o during_o their_o suck_n feed_v with_o spoon-meat_n which_o easy_o and_o ready_o flow_v from_o the_o stomach_n and_o the_o gut_n for_o the_o most_o part_n the_o loosness_n happen_v to_o they_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o great_a pain_n they_o have_v at_o the_o cut_v their_o tooth_n for_o all_o the_o humour_n be_v so_o overheat_v that_o they_o be_v then_o very_o thirsty_a which_o make_v they_o endeavour_v to_o extinguish_v it_o draw_v more_o milk_n than_o their_o weak_a stomach_n can_v digest_v which_o corrupt_v there_o a_o looseness_n certain_o follow_v it_o may_v also_o happen_v by_o the_o viciousness_n of_o the_o nurse_n milk_n which_o may_v be_v too_o hot_a as_o a_o new-laid_a woman_n also_o be_v be_v ever_o impure_a especial_o the_o first_o five_o or_o six_o day_n if_o the_o looseness_n be_v not_o accompany_v with_o a_o fever_n or_o some_o other_o accident_n it_o be_v not_o dangerous_a because_o it_o be_v a_o indisposition_n convenient_a to_o a_o child_n nature_n and_o moist_a habit_n as_o also_o to_o the_o food_n wherewith_o it_o be_v nourish_v hypocrates_n assure_v we_o as_o much_o in_o the_o four_o and_o thirty_o aphorism_n of_o his_o second_o book_n in_o morbis_fw-la minus_fw-la periclitantur_fw-la quorum_fw-la naturae_fw-la aut_fw-la aetati_fw-la aut_fw-la tempori_fw-la morbus_fw-la magis_fw-la cognatus_fw-la fuerit_fw-la quam_fw-la quibus_fw-la in_o nullo_n horum_fw-la cognatus_fw-la fuerit_fw-la they_o say_v he_o be_v in_o less_o danger_n who_o malady_n be_v more_o familiar_a and_o convenient_a to_o their_o nature_n and_o temperament_n or_o their_o age_n custom_n of_o live_v or_o the_o season_n than_o they_o who_o disease_n have_v no_o respect_n to_o any_o of_o these_o thing_n but_o however_o if_o it_o continue_v too-long_o it_o will_v not_o be_v amiss_o to_o remedy_v it_o lest_o the_o child_n compose_v of_o a_o tender_a and_o soft_a substance_n easy_a upon_o this_o account_n if_o one_o may_v so_o say_v to_o be_v melt_v be_v not_o too-much_o enfeeble_v by_o it_o because_o of_o the_o great_a dissipation_n of_o spirit_n which_o the_o continual_a evacuation_n of_o humour_n flow_v through_o the_o belly_n effect_n for_o this_o purpose_n let_v it_o suck_v well_o purify_v milk_n give_v it_o but_o little_a at_o a_o time_n to_o the_o end_n it_o may_v the_o better_o digest_v it_o and_o to_o cleanse_v his_o stomach_n and_o gut_n of_o the_o ill_a humour_n which_o be_v contain_v in_o and_o cleave_v to_o they_o will_v yet_o so_o much_o the_o more_o hinder_v the_o digestion_n give_v it_o a_o flight_n infusion_n of_o rhubarb_n or_o a_o little_a compound_n syrup_n of_o succory_n gentle_a anodine_n clyster_n may_v likewise_o be_v give_v make_v with_o milk_n yolk_n of_o egg_n and_o honey_n of_o violet_n and_o after_o purge_v let_v they_o be_v make_v with_o plantain_n water_n one_o may_v then_o also_o mix_v the_o yolk_n of_o a_o egg_n in_o the_o pap_n he_o eat_v rub_v the_o belly_n with_o oil_n of_o quince_n and_o lay_v upon_o his_o stomach_n compress_n dip_v in_o red-wine_n wherein_o provence-rose_n be_v boil_v ever_o have_v respect_n above_o all_o to_o the_o cause_n of_o the_o looseness_n and_o the_o accident_n complicate_v with_o it_o and_o use_v remedy_n convenient_a to_o their_o nature_n chap._n xxx_o of_o vomit_n in_o child_n one_o need_v not_o wonder_v at_o the_o vomit_v of_o little_a child_n because_o it_o be_v a_o accident_n more_o ordinary_a and_o common_a to_o they_o than_o any_o other_o nor_o need_v one_o be_v very_o careful_a to_o stop_v it_o unless_o it_o be_v continual_a and_o a_o little_a excessive_a in_o which_o case_n it_o be_v fit_a to_o remedy_v it_o to_o prevent_v the_o consequent_n of_o a_o worse_a malady_n vomit_v usual_o happen_v to_o child_n because_o they_o often_o draw_v more_o milk_n than_o their_o little_a stomach_n can_v easy_o contain_v or_o digest_v with_o which_o be_v overcharge_v they_o be_v oblige_v to_o cast_v it_o up_o it_o may_v also_o happen_v to_o they_o because_o it_o be_v bad_a milk_n the_o effort_n of_o
one_o wherein_o no_o part_n fall_v down_o but_o only_o there_o be_v a_o distension_n of_o the_o membrane_n of_o the_o scrotum_fw-la and_o testicle_n cause_v by_o some_o matter_n there_o collect_v as_o well_o through_o the_o natural_a weakness_n of_o those_o part_n as_o with_o be_v bruise_v and_o press_v in_o a_o bad_a labour_n among_o which_o the_o watery_a and_o windy_a happen_v often_o for_o as_o for_o the_o fleshy_a and_o varicose_v they_o happen_v never_o or_o but_o very_o rare_o in_o little_a infant_n for_o the_o cure_n of_o the_o watery_a call_v hydrocele_n which_o be_v cause_v by_o water_n contain_v in_o the_o common_a or_o proper_a membrane_n of_o the_o testicle_n apply_v to_o the_o swell_a remedy_n that_o may_v resolve_v and_o dry_v up_o the_o water_n therein_o and_o dissipate_v the_o wind_n and_o afterward_o fortify_v the_o part_n they_o may_v be_v resolve_v with_o fomentation_n of_o the_o decoction_n of_o camomile_n melilot_n rue_n majoram_n and_o fennel_n in_o which_o also_o the_o compress_n to_o lay_v upon_o they_o may_v be_v dip_v they_o may_v be_v dry_v with_o limewater_n wherein_o a_o little_a allom_n be_v dissolve_v and_o after_o that_o the_o great_a part_n of_o water_n be_v resolve_v and_o dry_v away_o let_v the_o part_n be_v fortify_v lest_o other_o be_v there_o engender_v by_o put_v to_o it_o compress_n wet_a in_o red_a wine_n wherein_o rose_n and_o alum_n have_v be_v boil_v ever_o have_v respect_n to_o the_o cause_n of_o the_o hydrocele_n and_o that_o which_o feed_v it_o but_o if_o these_o remedy_n prove_v in_o vain_a the_o tumour_n must_v be_v open_v to_o evacuate_v the_o water_n by_o a_o single_a prick_n of_o a_o lancet_n with_o which_o one_o must_v be_v satisfy_v in_o little_a infant_n who_o for_o the_o weakness_n of_o their_o age_n tenderness_n of_o their_o body_n and_o want_v of_o the_o use_n of_o their_o reason_n can_v then_o undergo_v a_o great_a operation_n for_o the_o cure_n of_o a_o hydrocele_n chap._n xxxii_o of_o the_o scab_n which_o be_v upon_o the_o head_n and_o face_n of_o young_a child_n we_o intend_v to_o treat_v here_o only_o of_o such_o scab_n as_o have_v no_o malignity_n and_o be_v only_o cause_v by_o the_o supurfluity_n of_o some_o humour_n which_o for_o be_v simple_o overheat_v be_v easy_o convey_v to_o the_o head_n and_o face_n where_o they_o make_v little_a pimple_n in_o which_o these_o humour_n continue_v be_v corrupt_v and_o convert_v into_o matter_n which_o after_o eat_v through_o and_o ulcerate_v the_o simple_a superficies_n of_o the_o skin_n and_o dry_v round_o about_o the_o place_n where_o it_o come_v out_o make_v those_o crust_n there_o usual_o call_v scab_n with_o which_o some_o child_n head_n and_o face_n be_v every_o where_o so_o cover_v that_o they_o seem_v to_o have_v a_o cap_n and_o a_o mask_n of_o a_o piece_n for_o which_o nothing_o can_v be_v see_v but_o only_o the_o eye_n and_o edge_n of_o the_o lip_n which_o be_v exempt_a from_o it_o many_o person_n will_v have_v these_o scab_n aswell_o as_o the_o meazel_v and_o smallpox_n to_o proceed_v for_o the_o most_o part_n from_o some_o superfluity_n and_o residue_n of_o the_o menstruous_a blood_n from_o which_o the_o infant_n purge_v itself_o after_o it_o be_v bear_v which_o because_o it_o can_v be_v well_o rectify_v be_v so_o drive_v out_o that_o it_o may_v be_v cast_v off_o as_o useless_a but_o it_o be_v often_o from_o the_o ill_a nourishment_n of_o the_o child_n who_o sometime_o suck_v more_o milk_n than_o they_o can_v digest_v as_o also_o from_o the_o ill_a quality_n of_o it_o whence_o be_v engender_v a_o quantity_n of_o viscous_a and_o corrupt_a humour_n cause_v these_o scab_n which_o come_v most_o upon_o the_o head_n and_o face_n because_o they_o be_v moist_a especial_o in_o child_n than_o any_o other_o part_n of_o the_o body_n these_o scab_n may_v be_v know_v not_o to_o be_v malignant_a when_o they_o be_v superficial_a moist_a and_o yellowish_a and_o when_o the_o scab_n be_v take_v off_o the_o skin_n appear_v red_a and_o crimson_a without_o be_v deep_o ulcer_v the_o course_n of_o these_o humour_n must_v by_o no_o mean_n be_v hinder_v by_o drive_v they_o inward_o because_o their_o evacuation_n defend_v little_a infant_n from_o many_o ill_a disease_n and_o we_o ordinary_o see_v they_o who_o body_n have_v a_o long_a time_n purge_v away_o such_o superfluity_n to_o be_v in_o better_a health_n after_o they_o have_v cast_v forth_o all_o this_o kind_n of_o corruption_n and_o as_o guido_n say_v very_o well_o though_o to_o the_o sight_n these_o scab_n be_v ill_a yet_o in_o respect_n of_o their_o cause_n they_o may_v be_v very_o good_a because_o nature_n be_v thus_o accustom_a to_o purge_v the_o infant_n body_n in_o thrust_v out_o these_o excrement_n but_o endeavour_n must_v only_o be_v use_v to_o hinder_v the_o generation_n of_o more_o of_o these_o ill_a humour_n in_o the_o child_n wherefore_o a_o healthful_a nurse_n must_v be_v provide_v for_o it_o who_o milk_n be_v perfect_o purify_v and_o very_o cool_a the_o child_n belly_n must_v ever_o be_v keep_v open_a and_o purge_v if_o necessary_a with_o a_o little_a syrup_n of_o rose_n or_o succory_n that_o so_o the_o humour_n may_v not_o be_v send_v in_o too_o great_a abundance_n to_o the_o head_n nor_o the_o sanies_fw-la under_o the_o scab_n may_v not_o eat_v and_o corrode_a the_o skin_n cause_n deep_a ulcer_n it_o will_v not_o be_v amiss_o also_o to_o make_v the_o scab_n fall_v off_o that_o there_o may_v be_v a_o free_a vent_n or_o issue_n for_o which_o fresh_a butter_n be_v ordinary_o make_v use_n of_o rub_v they_o therewith_o to_o moisten_v they_o or_o with_o the_o lineament_n of_o oil_n of_o sweet_a almond_n lay_v afterward_o a_o cabbadg_n or_o beet-leafe_n upon_o it_o change_v they_o twice_o or_o thrice_o a_o day_n to_o avoid_v the_o offence_n and_o corruption_n of_o the_o moisture_n which_o these_o thing_n draw_v forth_o these_o thing_n ought_v to_o be_v continue_v till_o the_o child_n be_v perfect_o cure_v and_o no_o other_o because_o they_o do_v very_o much_o suppurate_n the_o scab_n and_o only_o draw_v away_o the_o superfluous_a humour_n which_o shall_v in_o no_o wise_n be_v retain_v within_o for_o fear_v lest_o a_o worse_a malady_n happen_v after_o the_o evacuation_n of_o which_o the_o place_n will_v dry_v and_o heal_v of_o themselves_o all_o this_o while_n the_o child_n hand_n must_v be_v pin_v down_o lest_o by_o rub_v and_o scratch_v the_o scab_n when_o they_o itch_v shall_v by_o irritate_v these_o part_n cause_v a_o inflammation_n whereby_o a_o yet_o great_a abundance_n of_o humour_n will_v flow_v thither_o chap._n xxxiii_o of_o the_o small_a pox_n and_o meazel_v in_o infant_n the_o small_a pox_n be_v a_o contagious_a disease_n to_o little_a infant_n which_o sometime_o also_o happen_v though_o more_o rare_o to_o person_n already_o advance_v in_o age_n in_o which_o abundance_n of_o pustules_fw-la all_o alike_o do_v break_v forth_o throughout_o the_o superficies_n of_o the_o skin_n engender_v from_o the_o impurity_n of_o the_o blood_n and_o other_o humour_n which_o nature_n there_o cast_v out_o as_o a_o universal_a emunctory_a to_o cleanse_v the_o whole_a body_n of_o they_o many_o ancient_a as_o well_o as_o modern_a physician_n attribute_v the_o cause_n of_o this_o disease_n to_o the_o residue_n of_o the_o menstruous_a blood_n wherewith_o the_o infant_n be_v nourish_v in_o the_o mother_n womb_n which_o after_o its_o birth_n come_v to_o be_v heat_v and_o to_o boil_v in_o the_o vessel_n be_v separate_v from_o the_o whole_a mass_n of_o blood_n which_o have_v be_v since_o engender_v and_o be_v spread_v throughout_o all_o the_o superficies_n of_o the_o body_n to_o be_v in_o that_o manner_n reject_v and_o expel_v this_o reason_v according_a to_o my_o opinion_n be_v not_o very_o probable_a for_o we_o daily_o see_v many_o man_n and_o woman_n who_o though_o very_a age_a have_v never_o have_v this_o malady_n which_o they_o can_v never_o have_v avoid_v if_o it_o proceed_v from_o the_o remainder_n of_o the_o menstruous_a blood_n wherewith_o every_o one_o without_o exception_n be_v nourish_v in_o their_o mother_n womb._n they_o which_o maintain_v this_o opinion_n reply_n that_o though_o some_o person_n be_v exempt_v from_o this_o disease_n it_o be_v because_o their_o strong_a and_o robu_v nature_n can_v digest_v and_o consume_v those_o superfluity_n or_o else_o purge_v they_o off_o by_o other_o way_n as_o by_o a_o looseness_n or_o in_o some_o manner_n more_o insensible_a however_o they_o must_v confess_v and_o agree_v that_o this_o menstruous_a blood_n if_o it_o be_v that_o can_v not_o remain_v hide_v and_o quiet_a in_o the_o body_n for_o 30_o 40_o or_o 50_o year_n after_o birth_n without_o produce_v its_o effect_n as_o we_o see_v in_o several_a that_o have_v not_o this_o disease_n till_o those_o year_n but_o it_o be_v