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twice_o a_o day_n morning_n and_o evening_n on_o the_o three_o day_n aforesaid_a chap._n xxi_o the_o sign_n that_o precede_v a_o natural_a and_o unnatural_a delivery_n the_o sign_n precede_v a_o natural_a labour_n a_o few_o day_n before_o be_v sink_v down_o of_o the_o belly_n which_o hinder_v a_o woman_n at_o that_o time_n in_o walk_v as_o easy_a as_o she_o use_v to_o do_v and_o thence_o flow_v from_o the_o womb_n slimy_a humour_n appoint_v by_o nature_n to_o moisten_v and_o smoothen_fw-ge the_o passage_n that_o its_o inward_a orifice_n may_v the_o more_o easy_o be_v dilate_v when_o it_o be_v necessary_a which_o beginning_n to_o open_v a_o little_a at_o that_o time_n suffer_v that_o slime_n to_o flow_v away_o the_o sign_n accompany_v present_a labour_n be_v great_a pain_n about_o the_o region_n of_o the_o reins_o and_o loin_n which_o come_v and_o redouble_v by_o interval_n answer_v in_o the_o bottom_n of_o the_o belly_n with_o reiterated_a throw_n the_o face_n be_v red_a and_o 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which_o make_v the_o midwife_n call_v it_o the_o gather_n of_o the_o water_n present_v themselves_o at_o this_o inward_a orifice_n do_v then_o resemble_v very_o well_o to_o the_o touch_n of_o the_o finger_n abortive_a egg_n which_o have_v yet_o no_o shell_n but_o be_v only_o cover_v with_o a_o simple_a membrane_n after_o this_o the_o pain_n redouble_v continual_o the_o membrane_n be_v break_v by_o the_o strong_a impulse_n of_o the_o water_n which_o incontinent_o flow_v away_o and_o then_o the_o head_n of_o the_o child_n be_v easy_o feel_v naked_a and_o present_v at_o the_o open_n of_o the_o inward_a orifice_n of_o the_o womb_n now_o all_o these_o or_o the_o great_a part_n of_o they_o meet_v together_o at_o what_o time_n soever_o of_o a_o woman_n go_v with_o child_n it_o be_v whether_o at_o the_o full_a time_n or_o no_o one_o may_v be_v assure_v she_o will_v soon_o be_v deliver_v but_o great_a care_n must_v be_v take_v not_o to_o hasten_v her_o labour_n before_o the_o necessity_n of_o it_o be_v know_v by_o these_o sign_n for_o that_o will_v but_o torment_v the_o woman_n and_o child_n in_o vain_a and_o put_v they_o both_o in_o danger_n of_o their_o life_n labour_v contrary_a to_o nature_n be_v when_o the_o child_n come_v in_o a_o ill_a figure_n and_o situation_n as_o when_o it_o present_v any_o otherwise_o than_o the_o head_n first_o as_o also_o when_o the_o water_n flow_v away_o a_o long_a time_n before_o it_o be_v bear_v also_o when_o the_o after-burthen_n come_v first_o the_o labour_n be_v also_o grievous_a when_o accompany_v with_o a_o fever_n or_o any_o other_o considerable_a disease_n which_o may_v destroy_v the_o child_n in_o the_o womb_n also_o when_o pain_n be_v small_a and_o come_v slow_a with_o long_a interval_n and_o little_a profit_n upon_o which_o account_n the_o woman_n be_v extreme_o tire_v but_o the_o wrong_a posture_n of_o the_o infant_n be_v most_o common_o the_o cause_n of_o difficult_a labour_n as_o soon_o as_o it_o be_v know_v that_o the_o woman_n be_v certain_o in_o labour_n by_o the_o sign_n above_o mention_v then_o must_v all_o thing_n necessary_a to_o comfort_v the_o woman_n in_o her_o labour_n be_v get_v ready_a and_o the_o better_a to_o help_v she_o care_n must_v be_v take_v that_o she_o be_v not_o straight_o lace_v a_o pretty_a strong_a glister_n may_v be_v give_v she_o or_o more_o than_o one_o if_o there_o be_v occasion_n which_o must_v be_v do_v at_o the_o beginning_n before_o the_o child_n be_v too_o forward_o for_o afterward_o it_o be_v very_o difficult_a for_o she_o to_o receive_v they_o in_o the_o mean_a while_o all_o thing_n necessary_a for_o her_o labour_n shall_v be_v put_v in_o order_n as_o well_o for_o the_o woman_n as_o the_o child_n her_o midwife_n stool_n or_o rather_o a_o pallet-bed_n girt_v place_v close_o by_o the_o fire_n if_o the_o season_n require_v it_o the_o pallet_n ought_v to_o be_v so_o place_v as_o to_o be_v turn_v round_o about_o when_o there_o be_v occasion_n the_o better_a to_o help_v the_o woman_n if_o the_o woman_n be_v full_a of_o blood_n it_o may_v be_v convenient_a to_o bleed_v she_o a_o little_a for_o by_o this_o mean_v her_o breast_n be_v disengage_v and_o her_o respiration_n free_a she_o will_v have_v more_o strength_n to_o bear_v down_o her_o pain_n which_o may_v be_v do_v without_o danger_n because_o the_o child_n be_v about_o that_o time_n ready_a to_o be_v bear_v have_v no_o more_o need_n of_o the_o mother_n blood_n for_o its_o nourishment_n which_o have_v be_v often_o practise_v with_o good_a success_n beside_o this_o evacuation_n often_o hinder_v her_o have_v a_o fever_n after_o delivery_n and_o to_o preserve_v her_o strength_n it_o will_v be_v convenient_a to_o give_v she_o some_o good_a jelly_n broth_n new_o lay_v egg_n or_o some_o spoonful_n of_o burn_a wine_n from_o time_n to_o time_n or_o a_o toast_n dip_v in_o wine_n avoid_v solid_a food_n above_o all_o she_o must_v be_v persuade_v to_o hold_v out_o her_o pain_n bear_v they_o down_o as_o much_o as_o she_o can_v at_o the_o instant_n when_o they_o take_v she_o the_o midwife_n must_v from_o time_n to_o time_n touch_v the_o inward_a orifice_n with_o her_o finger_n to_o know_v whether_o the_o water_n be_v ready_a to_o break_v and_o whether_o the_o birth_n will_v follow_v soon_o after_o she_o must_v also_o anoint_v all_o the_o bear_a place_n with_o emollient_a oil_n hog_n grease_n or_o fresh_a butter_n if_o she_o perceive_v it_o can_v hardly_o be_v dilate_v and_o all_o the_o while_o she_o must_v be_v near_o her_o woman_n to_o observe_v her_o gesture_n diligent_o her_o complaint_n and_o pain_n for_o so_o she_o may_v guess_v pretty_a well_o how_o the_o labour_n advance_v without_o be_v oblige_v to_o touch_v her_o body_n so_o often_o the_o woman_n may_v by_o interval_n rest_v herself_o on_o
and_o a_o very_a considerable_a abscess_n follow_v 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 decoction_n must_v be_v inject_v into_o the_o cavity_n make_v of_o barleywater_n and_o oil_n of_o rose_n to_o which_o spirit_n of_o wine_n may_v be_v add_v 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 sometime_o it_o happen_v that_o the_o perineum_fw-la be_v so_o rend_v that_o the_o privity_n and_o the_o fundament_n be_v all_o in_o one_o in_o this_o case_n 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 the_o rent_n be_v strong_o stitch_v together_o with_o three_o or_o four_o stitche_n or_o more_o according_a to_o the_o length_n of_o the_o separation_n take_v at_o each_o stitch_n good_a hold_n of_o the_o flesh_n that_o so_o it_o 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her_o art_n 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 chap._n xxii_o of_o hard_a labour_n many_o cause_n may_v be_v assign_v that_o occasion_n hard_a labour_n as_o the_o natural_a weakness_n of_o the_o mother_n body_n or_o her_o age_n she_o be_v too_o young_a or_o too_o old_a or_o it_o may_v be_v occasion_v by_o disease_n that_o she_o have_v with_o her_o big_a belly_n leanness_n or_o too_o much_o dryness_n of_o the_o body_n or_o fat_a compress_v the_o passage_n of_o the_o womb_n the_o ill_a conformation_n of_o the_o bone_n encompass_v the_o womb_n as_o in_o those_o that_o be_v lame_a may_v also_o occasion_v it_o wind_n swell_v the_o bowel_n a_o stone_n or_o preternatural_a tumour_n in_o the_o bladder_n that_o press_v the_o womb_n may_v be_v the_o occasion_n so_o may_v the_o ill_a constitution_n of_o the_o lung_n or_o of_o the_o part_n serve_v respiration_n for_o the_o hold_n of_o the_o breath_n conduce_v much_o to_o the_o exclusion_n of_o the_o child_n various_a disease_n of_o the_o womb_n may_v also_o render_v the_o delivery_n difficult_a as_o swell_n ulcer_n obstruction_n and_o the_o like_a the_o hard_a labour_n be_v occasion_v by_o the_o child_n when_o by_o reason_n it_o be_v dead_a or_o putrify_v or_o any_o way_n disease_a it_o can_v confer_v any_o thing_n to_o its_o own_o exclusion_n also_o when_o the_o body_n or_o head_n be_v too_o large_a or_o when_o there_o be_v more_o than_o one_o so_o twin_n most_o common_o cause_v hard_a labour_n or_o the_o ill_a situation_n of_o the_o child_n be_v the_o cause_n or_o when_o the_o hand_n or_o the_o foot_n offer_v first_o or_o when_o one_o hand_n or_o one_o foot_n come_v out_o first_o or_o when_o it_o be_v double_v or_o when_o the_o membrane_n break_v too_o soon_o so_o that_o the_o water_n flow_v out_o and_o leave_v the_o orifice_n of_o the_o womb_n dry_a at_o the_o time_n of_o exclusion_n or_o when_o the_o membrane_n be_v too_o thick_a so_o that_o they_o can_v be_v easy_o break_v by_o the_o child_n cold_a and_o dry_a air_n and_o a_o northwind_n be_v very_o injurious_a to_o woman_n in_o labour_n because_o they_o bind_v the_o body_n and_o drive_v the_o blood_n and_o spirit_n to_o the_o inner_a part_n and_o they_o be_v very_o injurious_a to_o the_o child_n come_v from_o so_o warm_a a_o place_n and_o hot_a wether_n dissipate_v the_o spirit_n and_o weaken_v the_o child_n crude_a nourishment_n and_o such_o as_o be_v difficult_o concoct_v and_o bind_v take_v in_o a_o great_a quantity_n before_o labour_n render_v it_o difficult_a the_o stomach_n be_v weaken_v and_o the_o common_a passage_n contract_v which_o ought_v to_o be_v open_a in_o this_o case_n drowsiness_n hinder_v the_o action_n of_o the_o mother_n the_o unseasonable_a motion_n of_o the_o woman_n much_o retard_v the_o delivery_n as_o when_o she_o refuse_v upon_o occasion_n to_o stand_v walk_z lie_v or_o sit_v or_o sling_n herself_o about_o unadvised_o so_o that_o the_o child_n can_v be_v bear_v the_o right_a way_n be_v turn_v preposterous_o by_o the_o restlessness_n of_o the_o mother_n urine_n in_o the_o bladder_n or_o excrement_n in_o the_o right_a gut_n or_o the_o pile_n when_o they_o be_v much_o swell_v hinder_a nature_n endeavour_n by_o narrow_a the_o neck_n of_o the_o womb_n fear_v sorrow_n anger_n make_v the_o labour_n difficult_a a_o blow_n a_o fall_n or_o a_o wound_n may_v also_o much_o obstruct_v the_o labour_n want_v of_o good_a assistance_n to_o lift_v the_o woman_n up_o just_a at_o the_o time_n of_o delivery_n and_o a_o ignorant_a midwife_n who_o order_v the_o woman_n to_o endeavour_v a_o expulsion_n and_o to_o stop_v her_o breath_n when_o the_o ligament_n of_o the_o fetus_n stick_v firm_o to_o the_o womb_n so_o that_o the_o woman_n be_v tire_v before_o the_o time_n of_o her_o delivery_n in_o hard_a labour_n woman_n common_o give_v a_o spoonful_n or_o two_o of_o cinamon-water_n or_o cinnamon_n powder_v with_o a_o little_a saffron_n or_o half_o a_o dram_n of_o confection_n of_o alkerme_n in_o broth_n or_o half_o a_o scruple_n of_o saffron_n alone_o in_o some_o broth_n or_o every_o hour_n a_o lit-wine_n if_o these_o thing_n be_v not_o sufficient_a the_o follow_a may_v be_v use_v which_o have_v be_v frequent_o find_v very_o effectual_a take_v of_o dittany_n of_o crect_n and_o both_o the_o birthwort_n and_o of_o troache_n of_o myrrh_n each_o half_a a_o scruple_n of_o saffron_n and_o cinnamon_n each_o twelve_o grain_n of_o confection_n of_o alkerme_n half_a a_o dram_n of_o cinnamon-water_n half_a a_o ounce_n of_o orange-flower-water_n and_o of_o mugwort-water_n each_o one_o ounce_n make_v a_o potion_n oil_n of_o amber_n and_o of_o cinnamon_n and_o extract_v 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foot_n the_o midwife_n must_v thrust_v they_o back_o and_o turn_v the_o child_n right_a which_o may_v be_v do_v by_o place_v the_o woman_n on_o she_o back_o upon_o a_o bed_n with_o her_o head_n low_a and_o foot_n high_a chap._n xxiii_o of_o a_o dead_a child_n when_o the_o child_n be_v dead_a the_o motion_n of_o it_o cease_v which_o either_o the_o woman_n feel_v before_o in_o the_o womb_n or_o the_o midwife_n with_o her_o hand_n a_o sense_n of_o weight_n with_o pain_n afflict_v the_o belly_n and_o the_o child_n fall_v like_o a_o stone_n from_o side_n to_o side_n the_o belly_n feel_v cold_a the_o eye_n be_v hollow_a the_o face_n and_o lip_n pale_a the_o extreme_a part_n cold_a and_o livid_v the_o breast_n flaccid_a and_o at_o length_n the_o child_n putrify_v stink_a matter_n flow_v from_o the_o womb_n
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rose-water_n a_o pint_n and_o half_a two_o lemon_n peel_a and_o slice_v of_o unripe_a sloe_n one_o pound_n infuse_v they_o together_o two_o day_n and_o then_o distil_v they_o in_o a_o glass_n alembick_a with_o a_o gentle_a fire_n and_o bathe_v the_o woman_n belly_n with_o it_o but_o the_o follow_a make_v the_o belly_n more_o solid_a take_v of_o fig_n one_o pound_n of_o the_o meal_n of_o barley_n and_o bean_n each_o half_a a_o ounce_n of_o the_o meal_n of_o rice_n two_o ounce_n of_o gall_n and_o cypress_n nut_n each_o one_o dram_n of_o mastic_n and_o myrrh_n each_o one_o dram_n and_o half_a of_o the_o seed_n of_o fennel_n one_o dram_n boil_v they_o all_o in_o smith_n water_n till_o they_o be_v a_o little_a thick_a then_o apply_v they_o to_o the_o belly_n or_o after_o bathe_v with_o a_o decoction_n of_o the_o foresay_a thing_n apply_v the_o follow_a pultiss_n to_o the_o belly_n take_v of_o the_o meal_n of_o bean_n rice_n acorn_n and_o almond_n each_o two_o ounce_n of_o brick_n powder_v 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mallow_n marshmallow_n mugwort_n fenugreek_n camomile_n and_o melilote_n and_o if_o the_o pain_n be_v violent_a you_o must_v inject_v into_o the_o womb_n goat_n or_o sheep_n milk_n with_o opium_n and_o saffron_n each_o three_o or_o four_o grain_n to_o which_o may_v be_v add_v a_o little_a rose_n water_n but_o if_o the_o swell_a can_v be_v resolve_v and_o tend_v to_o suppuration_n it_o must_v be_v further_v by_o the_o application_n of_o the_o follow_a pultis_fw-la take_v of_o the_o root_n of_o marshmallow_n of_o the_o flower_n of_o camomile_n and_o melilote_n of_o the_o seed_n of_o flax_n and_o fenugreek_n each_o one_o ounce_n of_o fat_a fig_n number_v eight_o boil_v they_o to_o the_o consistence_n of_o a_o pultis_fw-la then_o add_v the_o yolk_n of_o four_o egg_n of_o saffron_n half_a a_o scruple_n of_o oil_n of_o lily_n and_o fresh_a butter_n each_o one_o ounce_n make_v a_o cataplasm_n if_o the_o swell_a be_v make_v by_o congestion_n it_o be_v slow_a and_o without_o pain_n and_o 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