or_o one_o foot_n and_o one_o head_n the_o posture_n be_v so_o many_o and_o strange_a that_o no_o woman_n midwife_n nor_o man_n whatsoever_o have_v see_v they_o all_o we_o have_v a_o example_n in_o scripture_n of_o two_o child_n that_o judah_n get_v incestuous_o upon_o his_o daughter_n in_o law_n tamar_n who_o offer_v themselves_o to_o the_o birth_n at_o the_o same_o time_n gen._n 38.26_o and_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v in_o the_o time_n of_o her_o travel_n that_o behold_v twin_n be_v in_o her_o womb_n and_o when_o she_o travel_v one_o of_o they_o put_v forth_o his_o hand_n &_o the_o midwife_n take_v and_o bâ—und_v upon_o his_o hand_n a_o scarlet_a thread_n say_v this_o come_v out_o first_o and_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o as_o he_o draw_v his_o hand_n again_o back_o his_o brother_n come_v out_o and_o she_o say_v how_o have_v thou_o break_v forth_o this_o breach_n be_v upon_o thou_o therefore_o his_o name_n be_v call_v pharez_n and_o after_o he_o come_v his_o brother_n that_o have_v the_o scarlet_a thread_n upon_o his_o hand_n and_o his_o name_n be_v call_v zerah_n we_o do_v not_o read_v but_o that_o she_o be_v safe_o deliver_v of_o they_o both_o and_o neither_o mother_n nor_o child_n die_v in_o the_o birth_n but_o we_o find_v a_o example_n that_o will_v serve_v to_o our_o purpose_n concern_v hard_a labour_n and_o that_o of_o rachel_n a_o good_a woman_n wife_n to_o the_o patriarch_n jacob_n gen._n 35.17_o 18._o rachel_n travel_v and_o she_o have_v hard_a labour_n and_o when_o she_o be_v in_o travel_n the_o midwife_n say_v to_o she_o fear_v not_o thou_o shall_v have_v this_o son_n also_o but_o her_o soul_n be_v depart_v for_o she_o die_v etc._n etc._n a_o single_a birth_n and_o a_o boy_n which_o be_v easy_a labour_n as_o i_o say_v than_o of_o a_o girl_n and_o a_o young_a woman_n who_o have_v bear_v one_o child_n before_o yet_o child-bearing_a be_v so_o dangerous_a that_o the_o pain_n must_v needs_o be_v great_a and_o if_o any_o feel_v but_o a_o little_a pain_n it_o be_v common_o harlot_n who_o be_v so_o use_v to_o it_o that_o they_o make_v little_a reckon_n of_o it_o and_o be_v wont_a to_o fare_v better_o at_o present_a than_o virtuous_a person_n do_v but_o they_o will_v one_o day_n give_v a_o account_n for_o it_o if_o they_o continue_v impenitent_a and_o be_v condemn_v to_o a_o torment_n of_o hell_n which_o far_o surpass_v all_o pain_n in_o child_n birth_n yet_o these_o doubtless_o be_v the_o great_a of_o all_o pain_n woman_n usual_o undergo_v upon_o earth_n there_o be_v many_o more_o cause_n of_o great_a pain_n in_o travel_n than_o have_v be_v yet_o speak_v of_o for_o if_o a_o woman_n miscarry_v before_o the_o due_a time_n of_o child_n birth_n if_o she_o come_v in_o three_o or_o four_o or_o five_o month_n after_o she_o have_v conceive_v the_o womb_n at_o that_o time_n be_v close_o shut_v by_o the_o course_n of_o nature_n and_o must_v be_v force_v to_o open_v which_o if_o the_o child_n come_v at_o the_o just_a time_n it_o shall_v come_v open_v itself_o but_o abortion_n make_v the_o woman_n that_o she_o ofttimes_o never_o can_v conceive_v again_o for_o she_o can_v hardly_o ever_o retain_v the_o man_n seed_n any_o more_o there_o be_v such_o a_o weakness_n cause_v in_o the_o retentive_a faculty_n or_o else_o she_o will_v hardly_o ever_o conceive_v again_o and_o i_o have_v hear_v some_o woman_n complain_v that_o have_v miscarry_v of_o the_o great_a pain_n they_o have_v endure_v at_o such_o a_o time_n and_o to_o profess_v that_o they_o have_v find_v less_o pain_n in_o bear_v ten_o child_n than_o when_o they_o have_v miscarry_v with_o one_o but_o there_o be_v yet_o something_o worse_o than_o all_o this_o when_o a_o child_n come_v to_o be_v dead_a in_o the_o womb_n and_o be_v of_o full_a age_n to_o be_v bear_v for_o than_o it_o can_v help_v the_o woman_n because_o it_o stir_v not_o nor_o can_v it_o be_v turn_v that_o it_o may_v be_v bring_v forth_o but_o with_o great_a difficulty_n and_o if_o the_o woman_n have_v be_v long_o sick_a herself_o the_o infant_n can_v be_v strong_a in_o her_o womb_n if_o she_o have_v by_o some_o accident_n have_v her_o course_n come_v down_o much_o after_o she_o be_v conceive_v with_o child_n or_o have_v some_o extraordinary_a flux_n or_o looseness_n and_o if_o the_o child_n do_v not_o stir_v as_o a_o live_n and_o healthful_a child_n will_v these_o be_v sign_n of_o imbecility_n moreover_o the_o secundine_a which_o cover_v the_o child_n in_o the_o womb_n of_o which_o i_o give_v you_o the_o description_n before_o that_o it_o be_v the_o membrane_n and_o coat_n chorion_n and_o amnios_n and_o these_o be_v ofttimes_o so_o strong_a that_o they_o will_v not_o break_v to_o make_v passage_n for_o the_o child_n to_o come_v forth_o &_o it_o may_v cause_v hard_a labour_n also_o if_o the_o secundine_n be_v too_o thin_a and_o weak_a so_o that_o it_o cleave_v asunder_o before_o the_o child_n be_v turn_v or_o fit_v to_o come_v to_o the_o birth_n for_o by_o this_o mean_v all_o the_o moisture_n and_o humour_n run_v forth_o of_o the_o womb_n and_o leave_v the_o afterbirth_n dry_a and_o the_o birth_n can_v hardly_o pass_v because_o the_o womb_n be_v not_o slippery_a want_v due_a moisture_n cold_a also_o shut_v the_o womb_n close_o and_o heat_n cause_v the_o woman_n to_o faint_v if_o either_o of_o they_o exceed_v so_o that_o she_o must_v be_v keep_v in_o a_o due_a temper_n or_o her_o delivery_n will_v not_o be_v so_o easy_a as_o it_o may_v be_v otherwise_o beside_o these_o diet_n be_v to_o be_v take_v into_o consideration_n for_o sour_a and_o bind_a thing_n will_v straiten_v the_o orifice_n of_o the_o matrix_fw-la as_o quince_n and_o chestnut_n and_o service_n and_o medlar_n and_o pear_n all_o these_o and_o such_o like_a cause_n dolour_n by_o contract_v the_o womb_n sweet_a scent_n cause_v hard_a delivery_n because_o they_o draw_v the_o matrix_fw-la upward_o too_o much_o hunger_n or_o thirst_n weariness_n or_o watch_v extraordinary_o and_o to_o use_v cold_a bath_n after_o the_o five_o month_n or_o astringent_a mineral_n bathe_v of_o alum_n salt_n or_o iron_n or_o of_o vegetable_n that_o bound_v much_o will_v produce_v the_o like_a painful_a effect_n the_o woman_n may_v be_v assure_v also_o by_o the_o pain_n she_o feel_v before_o travel_v if_o they_o be_v above_o the_o navel_n and_o in_o the_o back_o only_o and_o not_o below_o as_o they_o shall_v be_v in_o time_n of_o delivery_n that_o all_o be_v not_o so_o well_o as_o not_o to_o put_v she_o to_o more_o than_o ordinary_a pain_n the_o sign_n of_o easy_a birth_n be_v contrary_a to_o these_o for_o then_o the_o pain_n bear_v downward_o and_o not_o upward_o and_o so_o they_o be_v not_o so_o violent_a if_o she_o have_v usual_o be_v deliver_v with_o ease_n if_o the_o woman_n have_v cold_a faint_a sweat_n and_o she_o swoon_v away_o and_o her_o pulse_n beat_v out_o of_o measure_n there_o be_v much_o danger_n but_o if_o she_o be_v strong_a and_o lusty_a and_o the_o child_n tumble_v and_o strive_v much_o to_o come_v forth_o and_o the_o pain_n fall_v to_o the_o bottom_n of_o the_o belly_n there_o be_v no_o fear_n but_o know_v this_o all_o woman_n be_v most_o in_o danger_n to_o miscarry_v in_o the_o first_o and_o second_o month_n after_o they_o have_v conceive_v for_o then_o the_o ligament_n and_o all_o part_n of_o it_o be_v weak_a and_o easy_o spoil_v and_o tear_v in_o sunder_o and_o about_o the_o end_n of_o she_o go_v with_o child_n the_o child_n be_v heavy_a and_o the_o womb_n begin_v to_o open_v and_o so_o cause_v danger_n of_o abortion_n but_o in_o about_o four_o five_o or_o six_o month_n there_o be_v least_o danger_n in_o take_v physic_n or_o let_v blood_n if_o the_o woman_n be_v oppress_v with_o it_o for_o than_o she_o will_v not_o easy_o miscarry_v i_o tell_v you_o before_o that_o woman_n be_v all_o ready_a to_o be_v bring_v a_o bed_n at_o seven_o month_n end_n for_o that_o number_n of_o seven_o be_v the_o perfection_n of_o all_o number_n pythagoras_n say_v that_o seven_o be_v the_o knot_n that_o bind_v man_n life_n and_o hypocrates_n lib._n de_fw-fr principiis_fw-la say_v that_o the_o time_n of_o all_o man_n be_v determine_v by_o seven_o every_o climatericall_a or_o seven_o year_n breed_v a_o new_a alteration_n in_o the_o body_n of_o man_n child_n cast_v their_o tooth_n at_o seven_o and_o maid_n course_n begin_v to_o flow_v at_o fourteen_o seven_o time_n seven_o be_v of_o great_a danger_n to_o man_n life_n and_o the_o great_a climaterical_a which_o few_o escape_n be_v seven_o time_n nine_o which_o make_v sixty_o three_o but_o the_o sign_n of_o miscarriage_n in_o childbirth_n be_v if_o the_o child_n be_v fall_v low_a towards_o the_o womb_n mouth_n and_o so_o out_o of_o its_o
in_o the_o vein_n be_v too_o hot_a and_o overheat_n the_o artery_n but_o if_o this_o heat_n of_o the_o artery_n affect_v the_o brain_n the_o patient_n will_v be_v mad_a if_o it_o go_v over_o the_o whole_a body_n she_o fall_v into_o a_o consumption_n lay_v your_o hand_n on_o the_o left_a side_n and_o you_o shall_v feel_v the_o artery_n beat_v much_o so_o then_o this_o disease_n have_v several_a consideration_n and_o must_v be_v cure_v partly_o as_o hypochondriacal_a melancholy_n partly_o as_o in_o the_o cure_n for_o stop_v of_o the_o course_n and_o partly_o as_o melancholy_a arise_v from_o the_o womb_n physician_n can_v hardly_o tell_v which_o way_n to_o proceed_v oftentimes_o in_o these_o distemper_n because_o it_o be_v hard_o to_o say_v what_o disease_n the_o woman_n be_v sick_a of_o when_o the_o spleen_n and_o left_a hypochondry_n be_v afflict_v from_o the_o womb_n the_o womb_n have_v two_o artery_n the_o one_o from_o the_o hypogastrick_n artery_n and_o another_o from_o the_o prepare_v artery_n that_o which_o come_v from_o the_o hypogastrick_n run_v almost_o through_o the_o whole_a abdomen_fw-la when_o the_o foul_a corrupt_a blood_n in_o the_o womb_n run_v backward_o to_o the_o hypogastrick_n artery_n it_o pass_v to_o the_o caeliac_n artery_n and_o so_o to_o the_o spleen_n and_o the_o part_n near_o it_o and_o it_o be_v nature_n present_a way_n to_o thrust_v ill_a humour_n to_o the_o ignoble_a part_n when_o the_o course_n be_v stop_v these_o ill_a humour_n be_v think_v to_o be_v only_o in_o the_o vein_n but_o the_o vein_n and_o artery_n mouth_n be_v so_o join_v that_o they_o pass_v from_o the_o vein_n to_o the_o artery_n and_o that_o be_v the_o reason_n that_o elderly_a woman_n who_o course_n be_v stop_v when_o they_o be_v young_a be_v trouble_v oftentimes_o with_o the_o spleen_n &_o hypochondriack_a melancholy_n these_o can_v endure_v to_o smell_v to_o sweet_a scent_n they_o be_v short_a breathe_v costive_a and_o belch_n often_o they_o have_v pain_n in_o the_o left_a side_n and_o be_v very_o sad_a when_o the_o thin_a part_n of_o the_o blood_n be_v inflame_v they_o grow_v very_o hot_a and_o red_a in_o the_o face_n but_o that_o last_v not_o long_a the_o disease_n it_o will_v produce_v if_o not_o cure_v be_v chief_o a_o schirrhus_n of_o the_o spleen_n open_v a_o vein_n if_o the_o blood_n be_v hot_a and_o the_o course_v stop_v use_v leech_n to_o the_o haemorroid_v and_o purge_v often_o but_o very_o gentle_o with_o quercetan_n pill_n of_o tartar_n or_o fernelius_n his_o cum_fw-la ammoniaco_n and_o birth-wort_n or_o prepare_v steel_n to_o open_v the_o course_n and_o to_o cure_v melancholy_a that_o arise_v from_o the_o womb_n when_o the_o liver_n be_v hurt_v by_o the_o gross_a blood_n run_v back_o to_o the_o hollow_a vein_n from_o the_o womb_n as_o it_o often_o do_v if_o the_o course_n be_v stop_v &_o blood_n abound_v it_o breed_v raw_a phlegmatic_a blood_n and_o cause_v the_o green-sickness_n for_o there_o be_v many_o more_o great_a vein_n in_o the_o womb_n than_o in_o any_o other_o part_n of_o the_o body_n and_o they_o be_v often_o obstruct_v and_o sometime_o by_o this_o stop_n not_o only_o sundry_a disease_n but_o hair_n will_v grow_v over_o the_o whole_a body_n for_o hair_n grow_v from_o the_o excrementitious_a part_n of_o the_o blood_n and_o if_o that_o excrement_n be_v send_v over_o the_o body_n it_o will_v produce_v hair_n so_o hypocrates_n tell_v we_o of_o a_o woman_n with_o a_o great_a beard_n and_o it_o be_v not_o long_o since_o there_o be_v a_o woman_n to_o be_v see_v here_o in_o england_n which_o have_v not_o only_o a_o long_a beard_n but_o her_o whole_a body_n cover_v with_o hair_n it_o be_v also_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o womb_n or_o by_o consent_n from_o it_o that_o many_o woman_n have_v no_o stomach_n other_o have_v a_o very_a large_a appetite_n and_o sometime_o a_o desire_n to_o eat_v strange_a thing_n not_o fit_a for_o food_n they_o vomit_n and_o have_v the_o hiccough_n &_o many_o such_o ill_a symptom_n as_o the_o vapour_n be_v so_o be_v the_o disease_n if_o cold_a than_o they_o breed_v cold_a disease_n if_o hot_a such_o disease_n as_o proceed_v of_o heat_n for_o these_o filthy_a vapour_n when_o the_o way_n be_v large_a easy_o ascend_v from_o the_o artery_n of_o the_o womb_n and_o get_v into_o the_o hypogastrick_n and_o caeliac_n artery_n hot_a vapour_n cause_n thirst_n cold_a vapour_n destroy_v concoction_n and_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o many_o cruel_a disease_n by_o their_o malignity_n when_o the_o stomach_n be_v hurt_v by_o the_o womb_n it_o be_v easy_o perceive_v for_o the_o sign_n of_o it_o go_v away_o sometime_o and_o come_v again_o only_o when_o the_o fume_n fly_v to_o the_o stomach_n there_o be_v no_o cure_n for_o this_o but_o by_o first_o cure_v the_o womb_n for_o this_o disease_n be_v worse_a than_o if_o the_o stomach_n be_v original_o the_o cause_n of_o the_o distemper_n cure_v the_o womb_n and_o if_o there_o be_v no_o other_o cause_n the_o stomach_n be_v cure_v first_o give_v a_o vomit_n to_o cleanse_v the_o stomach_n and_o use_v often_o to_o take_v pill_n of_o aloe_n and_o mastic_n for_o these_o fortify_v the_o stomach_n if_o one_o womb_n in_o a_o woman_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o so_o many_o strong_a and_o violent_a disease_n she_o may_v be_v think_v a_o happy_a woman_n of_o our_o sex_n that_o be_v bear_v without_o a_o womb_n columbus_n report_v that_o he_o see_v such_o a_o woman_n and_o that_o her_o secret_n be_v as_o the_o secret_n of_o other_o woman_n and_o part_n of_o the_o neck_n out_o it_o will_v be_v needless_a to_o tell_v you_o what_o some_o have_v write_v that_o it_o have_v be_v often_o see_v that_o worm_n and_o hair_n and_o fat_a and_o stone_n and_o many_o other_o strange_a thing_n have_v be_v find_v in_o woman_n womb_n but_o what_o a_o miserable_a case_n be_v she_o in_o that_o be_v bear_v with_o two_o womb_n such_o a_o woman_n julius_n obsequeus_n relate_v that_o he_o see_v and_o bauhinus_n speak_v of_o a_o maid_n who_o have_v a_o matrix_fw-la like_o that_o of_o a_o bitch_n divide_v in_o two_o part_n but_o some_o perhaps_o may_v think_v these_o thing_n fabulous_a i_o confess_v they_o be_v monstrous_a and_o out_o of_o the_o ordinary_a course_n of_o nature_n and_o i_o know_v no_o cure_n for_o they_o if_o such_o thing_n shall_v happen_v i_o forbear_v therefore_o to_o speak_v any_o more_o of_o they_o and_o shall_v proceed_v to_o some_o thing_n more_o material_a to_o be_v know_v and_o such_o thing_n as_o few_o woman_n live_v but_o have_v frequent_a occasion_n to_o be_v provide_v with_o remedy_n for_o chap._n iii_o of_o woman_n breast_n and_o nipple_n nature_n within_o some_o convenient_a time_n after_o the_o child_n be_v conceive_v in_o the_o womb_n begin_v to_o provide_v nourishment_n for_o it_o so_o soon_o as_o it_o shall_v be_v bear_v the_o breast_n be_v two_o in_o number_n lest_o by_o accident_n one_o breast_n shall_v fail_v and_o sometime_o woman_n have_v twin_n and_o more_o child_n than_o one_o to_o give_v suck_v to_o some_o woman_n say_v gardan_n have_v be_v see_v with_o more_o than_o two_o breast_n for_o they_o have_v have_v two_o breast_n on_o each_o side_n but_o that_o be_v very_o rare_a the_o form_n of_o the_o breast_n be_v round_o and_o sharp_a at_o the_o nipple_n yet_o these_o differ_v in_o many_o woman_n for_o some_o have_v breast_n no_o big_a than_o man_n and_o some_o have_v huge_a overgrow_a swell_a breast_n by_o reason_n of_o much_o blood_n abound_v and_o strong_a heat_n to_o draw_v and_o to_o concoct_v it_o the_o breast_n shall_v be_v of_o a_o moderate_a size_n neither_o too_o great_a nor_o too_o small_a not_o too_o soft_a nor_o too_o hard_a it_o be_v not_o necessary_a to_o have_v they_o over-big_a though_o they_o can_v hold_v but_o little_a milk_n thou_o may_v hold_v sufficient_a but_o large_a breast_n be_v in_o danger_n to_o be_v cancerate_v and_o inflame_v beside_o that_o the_o milk_n be_v not_o so_o good_a because_o their_o want_n a_o moderate_a heat_n the_o immediate_a cause_n of_o great_a breast_n be_v partly_o natural_a by_o birth_n the_o passage_n be_v loose_a and_o large_a and_o sleep_n and_o idleness_n further_v it_o and_o much_o handle_n of_o they_o heat_n and_o draw_v the_o blood_n thither_o their_o cause_n be_v not_o many_o it_o be_v best_a to_o prevent_v their_o grow_v too_o big_a at_o first_o for_o it_o be_v not_o easy_o do_v afterward_o cooling_n diet_n and_o dry_v and_o astringent_a repercussive_a topical_a mean_n be_v the_o best_a bind_v thing_n help_v loose_a breast_n and_o make_v they_o hard_o all_o cold_a narcotick_a stupify_a medicament_n be_v forbid_v they_o will_v bind_v the_o vessel_n but_o they_o abate_v natural_a heat_n and_o will_v let_v no_o milk_n breed_v when_o child_n be_v wean_v discusser_n and_o drier_n
seed_n vessel_n need_v not_o to_o be_v great_a so_o that_o if_o they_o have_v any_o prostate_n say_v galen_n to_o keep_v the_o seed_n in_o they_o be_v so_o small_a they_o can_v hardly_o be_v discern_v chap._n xv._o of_o the_o seed-carrying_a vessel_n in_o woman_n these_o vessel_n that_o carry_v the_o seed_n come_v from_o the_o low_a part_n of_o the_o stone_n they_o be_v on_o each_o side_n one_o and_o be_v prop_v up_o by_o the_o ligament_n of_o the_o womb_n they_o be_v white_a and_o sinewy_a they_o do_v not_o go_v direct_o to_o the_o womb_n but_o with_o many_o wind_n and_o turn_n because_o the_o way_n be_v short_a they_o be_v broad_a near_o the_o stone_n than_o they_o grow_v less_o and_o again_o when_o they_o come_v to_o the_o womb_n they_o be_v enlarge_v they_o go_v to_o the_o horn_n of_o the_o womb_n and_o there_o they_o end_v and_o by_o those_o horn_n they_o pass_v into_o the_o womb_n this_o may_v be_v plain_o see_v in_o other_o female_a creature_n as_o well_o as_o in_o woman_n though_o with_o much_o difference_n these_o vessel_n in_o their_o twist_n be_v like_a to_o the_o seed_n bladder_n as_o be_v in_o man_n full_a of_o wrinkle_n &_o in_o the_o midst_n they_o have_v a_o hole_n or_o mouth_n like_o to_o a_o trumpet_n mouth_n and_o it_o be_v curl_v up_o like_o vine_n tendril_n they_o be_v more_o fold_v together_o than_o in_o man_n because_o they_o be_v not_o to_o pass_v through_o the_o peritoneum_fw-la for_o woman_n stone_n do_v not_o hang_v forth_o as_o man_n do_v also_o they_o do_v not_o come_v from_o the_o stone_n present_o to_o the_o neck_n of_o the_o bladder_n as_o with_o man_n but_o they_o go_v from_o the_o stone_n to_o the_o womb_n and_o when_o they_o come_v to_o the_o side_n of_o it_o call_v the_o horn_n there_o they_o part_v and_o one_o part_v which_o be_v large_a and_o short_a enter_v into_o the_o middle_n of_o the_o horn_n of_o his_o own_o side_n or_o very_o near_o it_o and_o there_o it_o deliver_v in_o and_o so_o into_o the_o cavity_n of_o the_o womb_n seed_n perfect_o concoct_v but_o the_o other_o part_n which_o be_v long_o though_o it_o be_v narrow_a pass_v along_o by_o the_o side_n of_o the_o womb_n to_o the_o neck_n of_o it_o on_o both_o side_n and_o below_o the_o innermost_a mouth_n of_o the_o womb_n they_o be_v implant_v under_o the_o neck_n of_o it_o into_o the_o forestander_n which_o be_v not_o so_o plain_a to_o be_v see_v as_o they_o be_v with_o man_n yet_o these_o hold_v the_o seed_n there_o till_o it_o be_v the_o time_n of_o copulation_n and_o then_o they_o cast_v it_o forth_o for_o thus_o woman_n great_a with_o child_n do_v spend_v their_o seed_n and_o not_o by_o open_v the_o innermost_a mouth_n of_o the_o womb_n as_o some_o false_o think_v for_o so_o soon_o as_o a_o woman_n conceive_v the_o mouth_n of_o the_o womb_n be_v most_o exact_o shut_v close_a yet_o they_o can_v lie_v with_o man_n all_o that_o while_n and_o some_o woman_n before_o other_o will_v take_v more_o pleasure_n and_o be_v more_o desirous_a of_o their_o husband_n company_n than_o before_o which_o be_v scarce_o see_v in_o any_o other_o female_a creature_n beside_o most_o of_o they_o be_v full_o satisfy_v after_o they_o have_v conceive_v but_o it_o be_v needful_a for_o man_n that_o it_o shall_v be_v so_o because_o polygamy_n be_v forbid_v by_o the_o law_n of_o god_n chap._n xvi_o of_o woman_n stone_n woman_n have_v need_n of_o stone_n to_o concoct_v and_o digest_v their_o seed_n as_o well_o as_o man_n the_o use_n of_o stone_n in_o both_o sex_n be_v to_o make_v seed_n fruitful_a for_o if_o either_o the_o stone_n of_o the_o man_n or_o woman_n be_v out_o of_o temper_n they_o must_v needs_o be_v barren_a and_o unfruitful_a nor_o be_v there_o any_o great_a sign_n of_o health_n than_o when_o the_o stone_n be_v well_o and_o of_o this_o jugement_n be_v that_o great_a physician_n hypocrates_n there_o be_v many_o difference_n betwixt_o the_o stone_n of_o both_o sex_n 1._o in_o place_n because_o woman_n be_v cold_a than_o man_n their_o stone_n be_v keep_v within_o their_o low_a belly_n to_o keep_v they_o warm_v and_o to_o make_v they_o fruitful_a and_o they_o lie_v on_o either_o side_n of_o the_o womb_n above_o the_o bottom_n when_o woman_n be_v not_o with_o child_n but_o when_o they_o be_v with_o child_n these_o stone_n lie_v near_o the_o place_n where_o the_o hanch-bone_n and_o the_o holy-bone_n join_v and_o they_o be_v contain_v in_o loose_a skin_n come_v from_o the_o peritoneum_fw-la which_o skin_n cover_v also_o half_a the_o stone_n and_o they_o lie_v upon_o the_o muscle_n of_o the_o loin_n within_o the_o abdomen_fw-la 2._o woman_n stone_n have_v no_o cod_n to_o hold_v they_o as_o man_n have_v they_o have_v but_o one_o skin_n to_o cover_v they_o for_o lie_v within_o the_o body_n they_o need_v no_o more_o but_o man_n stone_n have_v four_o several_a skin_n to_o keep_v they_o warm_v because_o they_o hang_v without_o their_o belly_n also_o the_o cod_n or_o rather_o coat_n for_o the_o stone_n be_v soft_a and_o thin_a than_o the_o man_n and_o cleave_v fast_o to_o they_o that_o it_o seem_v to_o be_v the_o same_o body_n with_o they_o this_o coat_n also_o receive_v the_o vessel_n of_o blood_n and_o wrap_v they_o fast_o keep_v the_o blood_n from_o shed_v forth_o 3._o woman_n stone_n be_v not_o so_o thick_a nor_o great_a nor_o round_o nor_o smooth_a nor_o hard_a as_o man_n be_v but_o they_o be_v small_a and_o uneven_a and_o broad_a and_o flat_a both_o before_o and_o behind_o whereas_o man_n be_v oval_n smooth_a large_a round_o and_o equal_a the_o upper_a side_n of_o woman_n stone_n be_v so_o unequal_a that_o they_o resemble_v small_a kernel_n of_o the_o kall_n join_v together_o and_o they_o be_v long_o and_o hollow_a with_o small_a texture_n in_o they_o and_o they_o be_v full_a of_o a_o watery_a humour_n like_o very_o thick_a whey_n when_o woman_n be_v in_o good_a health_n but_o when_o they_o be_v sickly_a they_o seem_v like_o bladder_n full_a of_o a_o clear_a watery_a humour_n and_o sometime_o of_o a_o yellow_a colour_n like_o saffron_n and_o will_v stink_v so_o that_o it_o oftentimes_o cause_v the_o strangle_a of_o the_o mother_n which_o midwife_n call_v fit_n of_o the_o mother_n 4._o their_o stone_n be_v also_o cold_o and_o moist_a and_o so_o be_v their_o seed_n and_o therefore_o woman_n have_v no_o beard_n on_o their_o face_n because_o of_o the_o coldness_n of_o their_o stone_n 5._o they_o have_v no_o forestander_n man_n seed_n be_v the_o agent_n and_o woman_n seed_n the_o patient_a or_o at_o least_o not_o so_o active_a as_o the_o man_n aristotle_n deny_v that_o woman_n have_v any_o seed_n at_o all_o and_o jovianus_n pontanus_n will_v prove_v this_o by_o the_o moon_n which_o aristotle_n liken_v to_o woman_n in_o act_n of_o procreation_n who_o hold_v that_o the_o moon_n do_v nothing_o but_o bring_v moist_a matter_n for_o the_o sun_n to_o work_v upon_o in_o thing_n below_o but_o hermetick_n philosophy_n will_v prove_v that_o the_o moisture_n the_o moon_n bring_v have_v a_o active_a principle_n as_o well_o as_o the_o sun_n and_o so_o doubtless_o woman_n be_v not_o only_o passive_a in_o procreation_n but_o active_a also_o as_o well_o as_o the_o man_n though_o not_o in_o so_o high_a a_o degree_n of_o action_n her_o seed_n be_v more_o watery_a and_o man_n seed_n full_a of_o vital_a spirit_n more_o condense_v thick_a and_o glutinous_a for_o have_v the_o woman_n seed_n be_v as_o thick_a as_o the_o man_n they_o can_v never_o have_v be_v so_o perfect_o mingle_v together_o chap._n xvii_o of_o the_o womb_n itself_o or_o matrix_fw-la the_o womb_n be_v that_o field_n of_o nature_n into_o which_o the_o seed_n of_o man_n and_o woman_n be_v cast_v and_o it_o have_v also_o a_o attractive_a faculty_n to_o draw_v in_o a_o magnetic_a quality_n as_o the_o loadstone_n draw_v iron_n or_o fire_v the_o light_n of_o the_o candle_n and_o to_o this_o seed_n run_v the_o woman_n blood_n also_o to_o beget_v nourish_v increase_n and_o preserve_v the_o infant_n till_o it_o be_v time_n for_o it_o to_o be_v bear_v for_o the_o natural_a and_o vegetable_a soul_n be_v virtual_o in_o the_o seed_n and_o run_v through_o the_o whole_a mass_n and_o be_v bring_v into_o act_n by_o the_o virtue_n and_o heat_n of_o the_o woman_n that_o receive_v the_o seed_n and_o by_o the_o form_n faculty_n which_o lie_v hide_v in_o the_o seed_n of_o both_o sex_n and_o in_o the_o disposition_n of_o the_o womb_n both_o seed_n be_v well_o mingle_v together_o at_o the_o same_o time_n in_o all_o part_n of_o the_o body_n i_o mean_v as_o to_o the_o part_n make_v of_o seed_n but_o as_o for_o the_o part_n make_v with_o blood_n they_o be_v make_v at_o several_a time_n as_o they_o
this_o opinion_n but_o none_o that_o ever_o see_v the_o womb_n can_v think_v so_o for_o there_o be_v but_o one_o hollow_a place_n unless_o man_n will_v say_v that_o those_o hole_n where_o the_o seed_n vessel_n come_v into_o the_o womb_n be_v place_n for_o child_n to_o be_v conceive_v in_o they_o that_o maintain_v seven_o cell_n in_o the_o womb_n say_v a_o woman_n may_v have_v seven_o child_n at_o a_o birth_n three_o boy_n three_o girl_n and_o one_o hermaphrodite_n other_o say_v a_o woman_n can_v have_v but_o two_o child_n at_o once_o because_o nature_n have_v give_v she_o but_o two_o breast_n she_o may_v as_o well_o go_v but_o two_o mile_n because_o she_o have_v but_o two_o leg_n but_o it_o be_v usual_a for_o woman_n to_o have_v three_o at_o one_o birth_n in_o egypt_n the_o place_n be_v so_o fruitful_a they_o have_v sometime_o five_o or_o six_o at_o a_o birth_n aristotle_n tell_v we_o of_o one_o woman_n that_o at_o four_o birth_n bring_v forth_o twenty_o perfect_a live_a child_n but_o albertus_n magnus_n tell_v we_o of_o one_o woman_n who_o miscarry_v of_o two_o and_o twenty_o perfect_a child_n at_o once_o and_o of_o another_o that_o have_v one_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o at_o once_o and_o every_o one_o of_o they_o as_o big_a as_o a_o man_n little_a finger_n but_o believe_v he_o that_o will_v yet_o the_o story_n of_o margeret_n countess_n of_o holsteed_n who_o tomb_n be_v say_v to_o be_v in_o a_o monastery_n in_o holland_n be_v much_o loud_o to_o have_v have_v three_o hundred_o and_o sixty_o four_o live_a infant_n bear_v at_o a_o birth_n all_o live_n &_o christen_v but_o to_o let_v this_o pass_v and_o come_v to_o what_o we_o know_v how_o come_v it_o to_o pass_v that_o twin_n be_v conceive_v at_o the_o same_o time_n if_o the_o womb_n have_v no_o more_o but_o one_o cell_n empedocles_n say_v the_o cause_n be_v plenty_n of_o seed_n that_o be_v sufficient_a to_o make_v more_o than_o one_o child_n asclepiades_n ascribe_v it_o to_o the_o strength_n of_o the_o seed_n eject_v and_o ptolemy_n to_o the_o position_n of_o the_o star_n when_o child_n be_v beget_v that_o twin_n be_v beget_v at_o the_o same_o act_n of_o copulation_n be_v hold_v by_o all_o ancient_n and_o modern_a writer_n for_o the_o seed_n say_v they_o be_v not_o cast_v into_o the_o womb_n all_o at_o once_o divide_v in_o the_o womb_n and_o make_v more_o child_n another_o reason_n they_o give_v be_v that_o the_o womb_n when_o it_o have_v receive_v the_o seed_n shut_v so_o close_o that_o no_o more_o seed_n can_v enter_v i_o answer_v to_o the_o first_o question_n that_o the_o beginning_n of_o conception_n be_v not_o so_o soon_o as_o the_o seed_n be_v cast_v into_o the_o womb_n for_o then_o a_o woman_n will_v conceive_v every_o time_n she_o receive_v it_o but_o the_o perfect_a mix_n of_o the_o seed_n of_o both_o sex_n be_v the_o begin_n of_o conception_n and_o it_o be_v hard_o to_o believe_v that_o the_o womb_n that_o be_v so_o small_a at_o first_o that_o it_o will_v hardly_o hold_v a_o bean_n and_o have_v but_o one_o cell_n can_v mingle_v the_o man_n and_o woman_n seed_n together_o exact_o in_o two_o place_n at_o the_o same_o time_n and_o it_o be_v certain_a it_o shut_v so_o close_o that_o no_o place_n be_v leave_v for_o the_o air_n to_o enter_v in_o second_o answer_v the_o womb_n do_v not_o shut_v so_o close_o present_o but_o that_o superfluous_a seed_n may_v come_v forth_o and_o after_o conception_n the_o pleasure_n of_o venus_n will_v open_v the_o womb_n at_o any_o time_n for_o it_o open_v the_o muscle_n willing_o in_o such_o case_n nor_o do_v all_o author_n agree_v that_o twin_n be_v beget_v at_o the_o same_o time_n for_o all_o the_o stoic_a philosopher_n hold_v that_o they_o be_v beget_v at_o several_a time_n and_o if_o you_o read_v the_o treatise_n of_o hermes_n he_o will_v tell_v you_o that_o twin_n be_v not_o conceive_v at_o the_o same_o minute_n of_o time_n for_o if_o they_o be_v conceive_v at_o once_o they_o must_v be_v bear_v at_o once_o which_o be_v impossible_a some_o may_v object_v that_o the_o treatise_n of_o hermes_n speak_v not_o to_o a_o minute_n but_o if_o it_o be_v true_a to_o a_o sign_n ascend_v it_o must_v be_v true_a to_o a_o degree_n and_o to_o a_o minute_n and_o second_o all_o author_n allow_v of_o a_o superfetation_n that_o be_v the_o woman_n may_v conceive_v again_o when_o she_o have_v conceive_v of_o one_o child_n before_o she_o be_v deliver_v of_o that_o so_o alcumena_n in_o plautus_n amphitryo_n be_v say_v to_o have_v bring_v forth_o hercules_n at_o seven_o month_n and_o iphyclus_n three_o month_n after_o hypocrates_n tell_v we_o of_o a_o woman_n of_o larista_n who_o be_v deliver_v of_o two_o perfect-living_a child_n at_o forty_o day_n distance_n one_o from_o the_o other_o avicenna_n hold_v that_o all_o woman_n that_o have_v their_o term_n after_o conception_n may_v conceive_v again_o before_o the_o first_o be_v bear_v and_o if_o they_o can_v conceive_v so_o long_o after_o again_o before_o the_o first_o be_v deliver_v much_o rather_o soon_o when_o the_o womb_n be_v not_o fill_v with_o the_o growth_n of_o the_o first_o but_o to_o end_v this_o dispute_n we_o read_v gen._n 4.2_o that_o eve_n conceive_v again_o and_o bare_a his_o brother_n abel_n the_o original_a signify_v she_o conceive_v upon_o conception_n and_o bear_v his_o brother_n abel_n and_o in_o the_o treatise_n of_o hermes_n you_o shall_v find_v a_o reason_n why_o two_o child_n may_v be_v conceive_v a_o month_n asunder_o and_o yet_o bear_v about_o the_o same_o time_n and_o a_o woman_n may_v miscarry_v of_o one_o of_o they_o and_o yet_o go_v her_o full_a time_n with_o the_o other_o as_o hypocrates_n show_v in_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr natura_fw-la pveri_fw-la nay_o he_o relate_v of_o woman_n that_o bring_v forth_o two_o child_n at_o one_o birth_n and_o a_o three_o fifteen_o week_n after_o let_v then_o midwife_n take_v heed_n that_o they_o do_v not_o force_v the_o second_o child_n before_o its_o time_n especial_o if_o there_o be_v no_o great_a flux_n of_o blood_n nor_o sign_n of_o labour_n appear_v question_n why_o do_v woman_n desire_v copulation_n when_o they_o have_v already_o conceive_v and_o beast_n do_v not_o pappea_n the_o daughter_n of_o agrippa_n a_o roman_a a_o lustful_a lass_n answer_v because_o they_o be_v beast_n some_o say_v it_o be_v a_o virtue_n and_o prerogative_n give_v to_o woman_n but_o they_o be_v those_o that_o call_v vice_n virtue_n the_o truth_n be_v that_o adam_n first_o sin_n lie_v heavy_a upon_o his_o posterity_n more_o than_o upon_o beast_n &_o for_o this_o the_o curse_n of_o god_n follow_v they_o and_o inordinate_a lust_n be_v a_o great_a part_n of_o this_o curse_n &_o the_o propagation_n of_o many_o child_n at_o once_o be_v a_o effect_n of_o this_o intemperance_n hypocrates_n forbid_v woman_n to_o use_v copulation_n after_o conception_n but_o i_o may_v not_o wrong_v the_o man_n so_o much_o but_o these_o be_v the_o fruit_n of_o original_a sin_n for_o which_o we_o ought_v to_o humble_v ourselves_o in_o the_o presence_n of_o god_n and_o pray_v earnest_o for_o his_o assistance_n against_o the_o effect_n of_o it_o chap._n xviii_o of_o the_o fashion_n and_o greatness_n of_o the_o womb_n and_o of_o the_o part_n it_o be_v make_v of_o the_o womb_n be_v of_o the_o form_n of_o a_o pear_n round_o towards_o the_o bottom_n and_o large_a but_o narrow_a by_o degree_n to_o the_o neck_n the_o roundness_n of_o it_o make_v it_o fit_a to_o contain_v much_o and_o it_o be_v therefore_o less_o subject_a to_o be_v hurt_v when_o woman_n be_v with_o the_o child_n the_o bottom_n be_v broad_a like_o a_o bladder_n &_o the_o neck_n narrow_a but_o where_o they_o be_v not_o which_o the_o child_n the_o bottom_n be_v no_o broad_a than_o the_o neck_n some_o woman_n womb_n be_v large_a than_o other_o according_a to_o the_o age_n stature_n and_o burden_n that_o they_o bear_v maid_n womb_n be_v small_a and_o less_o than_o their_o bladder_n but_o woman_n be_v great_a especial_o after_o they_o have_v once_o have_v a_o child_n and_o so_o it_o will_v continue_v it_o stretch_v after_o they_o have_v conceive_v and_o the_o large_a it_o extend_v the_o thick_a it_o grow_v it_o have_v part_n of_o two_o kind_n the_o simple_a part_n it_o be_v make_v of_o be_v membrane_n vein_n nerve_n and_o artery_n the_o compound_a part_n be_v four_o the_o mouth_n the_o bottom_n the_o neck_n and_o the_o lap_n or_o lip_n the_o membrane_n be_v two_o as_o i_o say_v one_o outward_a and_o the_o other_o inward_a that_o it_o may_v open_v and_o shut_v at_o pleasure_n the_o outward_a membrane_n be_v sinewy_a and_o the_o thick_a of_o all_o the_o membrane_n that_o come_v from_o the_o peritoneum_fw-la it_o be_v strong_a and_o double_v and_o clothes_n the_o womb_n
of_o the_o woman_n do_v not_o rise_v high_o in_o false_a conception_n but_o in_o true_a it_o do_v some_o woman_n have_v their_o term_n well_o and_o their_o womb_n well_o dispose_v yet_o their_o belly_n have_v swell_v and_o the_o cause_n not_o discern_v till_o they_o be_v dead_a for_o be_v open_v one_o or_o both_o corner_n of_o the_o womb_n have_v have_v little_a bag_n of_o water_n or_o else_o cluster_n of_o kernel_n and_o strange_a flesh_n grow_v in_o they_o some_o woman_n have_v also_o a_o piece_n of_o flesh_n hang_v within_o the_o inward_a neck_n of_o the_o womb_n fasten_v about_o a_o finger_n broad_a at_o the_o root_n and_o grow_v daily_o downward_o in_o form_n like_o a_o bell_n and_o sometime_o fill_v all_o the_o privy_a member_n orifice_n and_o may_v be_v see_v hang_v forth_o all_o these_o make_v the_o belly_n swell_v round_o but_o be_v not_o proper_o mole_n as_o they_o be_v before_o speak_v of_o among_o false_a conception_n all_o monstrous_a birth_n may_v be_v reckon_v for_o a_o monster_n say_v aristotle_n be_v a_o error_n of_o nature_n fail_v of_o the_o end_n she_o work_v for_o by_o some_o corrupt_a principle_n sometime_o this_o happen_v when_o the_o sex_n be_v imperfect_a that_o you_o can_v know_v a_o boy_n from_o a_o girl_n they_o call_v these_o hermaphrodite_n there_o be_v but_o one_o kind_n of_o woman_n hermaphrodite_n when_o a_o thing_n like_o a_o yard_n stand_v in_o the_o place_n of_o the_o clitoris_n above_o the_o top_n of_o the_o genital_a and_o bear_v out_o in_o the_o bottom_n of_o the_o share-bone_n sometime_o in_o boy_n there_o be_v see_v a_o small_a privy_a part_n of_o the_o woman_n above_o the_o root_n of_o the_o yard_n and_o in_o girl_n a_o yard_n be_v see_v at_o the_o lesk_n or_o in_o the_o peritoneum_fw-la but_o three_o way_n a_o boy_n may_v be_v of_o doubtful_a sex_n 1._o when_o there_o be_v see_v a_o woman_n member_n between_o the_o cod_n and_o the_o fundament_n 2._o when_o it_o be_v see_v in_o the_o cod_n but_o no_o excrement_n come_v forth_o by_o it_o 3._o when_o they_o piss_v through_o it_o but_o monster_n most_o ordinary_o fall_v out_o be_v when_o the_o child_n bear_v be_v of_o some_o strange_a feature_n or_o like_o a_o dog_n or_o any_o other_o creature_n as_o the_o tartar_n late_o captivate_v by_o the_o german_n in_o their_o last_o war_n against_o the_o turk_n if_o the_o relation_n be_v true_a he_o have_v a_o head_n and_o neck_n like_o a_o horse_n some_o think_v he_o be_v beget_v of_o a_o beast_n a_o custom_n too_o frequent_a among_o those_o miscreant_n some_o be_v monster_n in_o magnitude_n when_o one_o part_n as_o the_o head_n be_v too_o great_a for_o the_o body_n or_o a_o giant_n or_o a_o pigmy_n be_v bring_v forth_o sometime_o in_o place_n when_o the_o part_n be_v displace_v as_o when_o the_o eye_n stand_v in_o the_o forehead_n or_o the_o ear_n behind_o in_o the_o poll_n many_o such_o strange_a birth_n have_v be_v in_o the_o world_n and_o sometime_o child_n have_v be_v bear_v with_o six_o finger_n on_o a_o hand_n and_o six_o toe_n like_o those_o giant_n the_o scripture_n speak_v of_o and_o other_o there_o be_v bear_v with_o but_o one_o eye_n or_o one_o hand_n one_o ear_n and_o the_o like_a chap._n v._n of_o the_o cause_n of_o monstrous_a conception_n what_o shall_v be_v the_o cause_n of_o monstrous_a conception_n have_v trouble_v many_o great_a learned_a man_n alcabitius_n say_v if_o the_o moon_n be_v in_o some_o degree_n when_o the_o child_n be_v conceive_v it_o will_v be_v a_o monster_n astrologer_n they_o seek_v the_o cause_n in_o the_o star_n but_o minister_n refer_v it_o to_o the_o just_a judgement_n of_o god_n they_o do_v not_o condemn_v the_o parent_n or_o the_o child_n in_o such_o case_n but_o take_v our_o bless_a saviour_n answer_n to_o his_o disciple_n who_o ask_v he_o who_o sin_v the_o parent_n or_o the_o child_n that_o he_o be_v bear_v blind_a our_o saviour_n reply_v neither_o he_o nor_o his_o parent_n but_o that_o the_o judgement_n of_o god_n may_v be_v make_v manifest_a in_o he_o in_o all_o such_o case_n we_o must_v not_o exclude_v the_o divine_a vengeance_n nor_o his_o instrument_n the_o star_n influence_n yet_o all_o these_o error_n of_o nature_n as_o to_o the_o instrumental_a cause_n be_v either_o from_o the_o material_a or_o efficient_a cause_n of_o procreation_n the_o matter_n be_v the_o seed_n which_o may_v fail_v three_o several_a way_n either_o when_o it_o be_v too_o much_o and_o then_o the_o member_n be_v large_a or_o more_o than_o they_o shall_v be_v or_o too_o little_a and_o then_o there_o will_v be_v some_o part_n or_o the_o whole_a too_o little_a or_o else_o the_o seed_n of_o both_o sex_n be_v ill_o mix_v as_o of_o man_n or_o woman_n with_o beast_n &_o certain_o it_o be_v likely_a that_o no_o such_o creature_n be_v bear_v but_o by_o unnatural_a mixture_n yet_o god_n can_v punish_v the_o world_n with_o such_o grievous_a punishment_n and_o that_o just_o for_o our_o sin_n aristotle_n tell_v we_o that_o in_o africa_n so_o many_o monster_n be_v breed_v among_o beast_n because_o go_v far_o together_o to_o water_n they_o that_o be_v of_o different_a kind_n engender_v there_o and_o so_o daily_o new_a monster_n be_v beget_v but_o the_o efficient_a cause_n of_o monster_n be_v either_o from_o the_o form_n faculty_n in_o the_o seed_n or_o else_o the_o strength_n of_o imagination_n join_v with_o it_o add_v to_o these_o the_o menstruous_a blood_n and_o the_o disposition_n of_o the_o matrix_fw-la sometime_o the_o mother_n be_v fright_v or_o conceive_v wonder_n or_o belong_v strange_o for_o thing_n not_o to_o be_v have_v and_o the_o child_n be_v mark_v according_o by_o it_o the_o unfitness_n of_o the_o matter_n hinder_v formation_n for_o a_o agent_n can_v produce_v the_o effect_n where_o the_o patient_a be_v not_o fit_a to_o receive_v it_o imagination_n can_v do_v much_o as_o a_o woman_n that_o look_v on_o a_o black-more_a bring_v forth_o a_o child_n like_o to_o a_o black-more_a and_o one_o i_o know_v that_o see_v a_o boy_n with_o two_o thumb_n on_o one_o hand_n bring_v forth_o such_o another_o but_o ordinary_o the_o spirit_n and_o humour_n be_v disturb_v by_o the_o passion_n of_o the_o mind_n and_o so_o the_o form_v faculty_n be_v hinder_v and_o overcome_v with_o too_o great_a plenty_n of_o humour_n that_o flow_v to_o the_o matrix_fw-la or_o the_o spirit_n be_v call_v off_o and_o go_v another_o way_n but_o the_o imagination_n be_v so_o strong_a in_o some_o person_n with_o child_n that_o they_o produce_v such_o real_a effect_n that_o can_v proceed_v from_o nothing_o else_o as_o that_o woman_n who_o bring_v forth_o a_o child_n all_o hairy_a like_o a_o camel_n because_o she_o usual_o say_v prayer_n kneel_v before_o the_o image_n of_o st._n john_n baptist_n who_o be_v clothe_v with_o camel_n hair_n how_o the_o imagination_n can_v work_v such_o wonder_n be_v hard_o to_o say_v but_o there_o must_v be_v some_o strength_n of_o mind_n that_o can_v convey_v the_o species_n from_o the_o external_a sense_n to_o the_o formative_a faculty_n for_o by_o this_o mean_n there_o be_v a_o consent_n between_o the_o faculty_n superior_a and_o inferior_a the_o soul_n be_v all_o in_o all_o and_o all_o in_o every_o part_n of_o the_o body_n yet_o it_o work_v in_o several_a part_n as_o occasion_n serve_v the_o child_n in_o the_o mother_n womb_n have_v a_o soul_n of_o its_o own_o yet_o it_o be_v a_o part_n of_o the_o mother_n until_o she_o be_v deliver_v as_o a_o branch_n be_v part_n of_o a_o tree_n while_o it_o grow_v there_o and_o so_o the_o mother_n imagination_n make_v a_o impression_n upon_o the_o child_n but_o it_o must_v be_v a_o strong_a imagination_n at_o that_o very_a time_n when_o the_o form_v faculty_n be_v at_o work_n or_o else_o it_o will_v not_o do_v but_o since_o the_o child_n take_v part_n of_o the_o mother_n life_n whilst_o he_o be_v in_o the_o womb_n as_o the_o fruit_n do_v of_o the_o tree_n whatsoever_o move_v the_o faculty_n of_o the_o mother_n soul_n may_v do_v the_o like_a in_o the_o child_n so_o the_o part_n of_o the_o infant_n will_v be_v hairy_a where_o no_o hair_n shall_v grow_v or_o strawberry_n or_o mulberry_n or_o the_o like_o be_v fashion_v upon_o they_o or_o have_v lip_n or_o part_n divide_v or_o join_v together_o according_a as_o the_o imagination_n transport_v by_o violent_a passion_n may_v sometime_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o it_o the_o arabian_n say_v a_o strange_a imagination_n can_v do_v as_o much_o as_o the_o heaven_n can_v to_o make_v plant_n and_o metal_n in_o the_o earth_n the_o second_o cause_n be_v the_o heat_n or_o place_n of_o conception_n which_o mould_n the_o matter_n quick_o into_o sundry_a form_n but_o imagination_n hold_v the_o first_o place_n and_o thence_o it_o be_v that_o
it_o the_o child_n by_o the_o mouth_n to_o drink_v but_o in_o what_o place_n this_o string_n must_v be_v cut_v midwife_n and_o physician_n can_v scarce_o agree_v elias_n lib._n 4._o c._n 3._o say_v it_o must_v be_v cut_v four_o finger_n breadth_n from_o the_o body_n but_o what_o be_v this_o midwife_n finger_n be_v not_o equal_a i_o suppose_v he_o mean_v four_o inch_n for_o that_o be_v the_o opinion_n of_o the_o ancient_n miraldus_fw-la be_v critical_a in_o this_o point_n and_o from_o he_o some_o error_n be_v beget_v about_o it_o in_o late_a writer_n and_o midwife_n hence_o it_o be_v if_o spigelius_n speak_v truth_n that_o midwife_n cut_v the_o female_n navelstring_n short_a than_o they_o do_v the_o male_n for_o boy_n privy_a part_n must_v be_v long_o than_o woman_n but_o it_o female_n be_v cut_v short_a they_o say_v it_o will_v make_v they_o modest_a and_o their_o secret_n narrow_a spigelius_n and_o other_o laugh_v at_o this_o conceit_n for_o if_o midwife_n by_o cut_v their_o navel-string_n can_v make_v their_o secret_n wide_o all_o woman_n that_o have_v hard_a labour_n have_v good_a reason_n to_o complain_v of_o their_o midwife_n for_o cut_v their_o navelstring_n so_o short_a miraldus_fw-la bid_v cut_v the_o navelstring_n long_o in_o both_o sex_n for_o that_o the_o instrument_n of_o generation_n in_o both_o follow_v this_o proportion_n if_o woman_n navel-string_n be_v cut_v too_o short_a it_o will_v hinder_v their_o childbearing_n taisner_n a_o excellent_a astrologer_n be_v of_o this_o mind_n if_o nature_n frame_v the_o child_n by_o the_o navelstring_n in_o the_o womb_n there_o be_v no_o small_a use_n of_o it_o afterward_o miraldus_fw-la say_v that_o if_o a_o child_n navelstring_n be_v cut_v off_o and_o let_v fall_v to_o touch_v the_o ground_n that_o child_n shall_v never_o hold_v its_o water_n sleep_v nor_o wake_v also_o if_o you_o carry_v a_o piece_n of_o a_o child_n navelstring_n about_o you_o you_o may_v say_v miraldus_fw-la wear_v it_o for_o a_o foil_n in_o a_o ring_n you_o shall_v never_o be_v trouble_v with_o convulsion_n fit_v nor_o the_o fall_v sickness_n i_o have_v know_v all_o this_o try_v but_o he_o say_v far_a that_o it_o will_v defend_v those_o that_o carry_v it_o from_o devil_n and_o witchcraft_n and_o one_o may_v try_v this_o if_o they_o please_v if_o the_o child_n be_v very_o weak_a when_o it_o be_v bear_v put_v back_o gentle_o the_o natural_a blood_n by_o the_o navel_n vein_n and_o the_o vital_a by_o the_o navel_n artery_n and_o you_o shall_v see_v the_o child_n almost_o dead_a before_o to_o revive_v like_o one_o awake_v out_o of_o sleep_n if_o the_o child_n seem_v full_a of_o life_n and_o spirit_n then_o stop_v the_o navelstring_n near_o the_o navel_n that_o no_o blood_n nor_o vital_a spirit_n go_v back_o and_o that_o will_v keep_v the_o child_n strong_a as_o it_o be_v have_v do_v this_o bound_v the_o navelstring_n with_o a_o strong_a ligature_n and_o cut_v it_o not_o off_o too_o near_o to_o the_o string_n lest_o it_o unloose_v you_o need_v not_o fear_v to_o bind_v the_o navelstring_n very_o hard_o because_o it_o feel_v not_o and_o that_o piece_n of_o the_o navelstring_n you_o leave_v on_o will_v fall_v off_o in_o a_o very_a few_o day_n for_o the_o whole_a course_n of_o nature_n be_v soon_o change_v in_o the_o child_n and_o another_o way_n ordain_v to_o feed_v it_o it_o be_v no_o matter_n what_o you_o cut_v it_o off_o with_o so_o it_o be_v sharp_a to_o do_v it_o neat_o the_o reason_n of_o so_o many_o nodes_fw-la or_o knot_n in_o the_o child_n navelstring_n be_v that_o the_o blood_n and_o vital_a spirit_n may_v not_o come_v in_o too_o fast_o to_o choke_v the_o child_n nature_n be_v a_o careful_a nurse_n but_o midwife_n say_v these_o knot_n in_o number_n signify_v so_o many_o child_n the_o red_a boy_n the_o whitish_a girl_n and_o the_o long_a distance_n between_o knot_n and_o knot_n long_a time_n between_o child_n and_o child_n but_o all_o false_a for_o all_o woman_n almost_o have_v equal_a knot_n and_o more_o knot_n with_o their_o last_o child_n than_o with_o the_o first_o when_o the_o navelstring_n be_v cut_v off_o apply_v a_o little_a cotten_n or_o lint_n to_o the_o place_n to_o keep_v it_o warm_v lest_o the_o cold_a get_v in_o and_o that_o it_o will_v do_v if_o it_o be_v not_o hard_a enough_o bind_v and_o if_o it_o do_v you_o can_v think_v of_o a_o great_a mischief_n for_o the_o child_n when_o part_n of_o the_o navelstring_n leave_v be_v fall_v off_o midwife_n use_v to_o burn_v a_o rag_n to_o tinder_n and_o to_o apply_v to_o the_o place_n a_o little_a powder_n of_o bolearmoniack_a be_v better_a because_o it_o dry_v beast_n can_v lick_v the_o navelstring_n round_o enough_o to_o keep_v out_o the_o air_n but_o the_o curse_n lie_v heavy_a on_o woman_n for_o our_o grandmothers_n first_o sin_n than_o it_o do_v upon_o beast_n chap._n v._n what_o be_v best_a to_o bring_v away_o the_o secundine_a or_o after-burden_n woman_n be_v in_o as_o great_a danger_n if_o not_o more_o after_o the_o young_a be_v bear_v but_o beast_n be_v not_o the_o caule_n or_o inward_a chamber_n of_o the_o womb_n the_o child_n do_v lie_v in_o stay_v ofttimes_o long_o after_o the_o child_n be_v bear_v which_o shall_v present_o follow_v it_o &_o when_o it_o so_o happen_v if_o it_o begin_v especial_o to_o corrupt_v as_o it_o will_v soon_o do_v it_o cause_v grievous_a pain_n and_o ofttimes_o death_n wherefore_o make_v haste_n to_o drive_v it_o forth_o but_o be_v sure_o the_o mean_v you_o use_v be_v very_o gentle_a for_o the_o woman_n be_v now_o grow_v weak_a and_o her_o womb_n be_v quick_a of_o feel_v but_o the_o secundine_a be_v dead_a let_v the_o quick_a then_o cast_v forth_o the_o dead_a midwife_n long_a nail_n may_v do_v mischief_n i_o grant_v delay_n be_v dangerous_a for_o if_o it_o be_v retain_v till_o it_o corrupt_v it_o will_v cause_v fever_n imposthume_n convulsion_n and_o such_o like_a know_v this_o that_o what_o bring_v away_o the_o birth_n will_v also_o do_v good_a to_o call_v forth_o the_o afterbirth_n then_o comfort_v the_o woman_n let_v she_o snuff_v up_o a_o little_a white_a hellebore_n in_o powder_n to_o make_v her_o sneefe_n but_o put_v the_o woman_n to_o as_o little_a trouble_n as_o you_o can_v for_o she_o have_v endure_v pain_n enough_o already_o the_o herb_n vervain_n boil_v in_o wine_n or_o a_o syrup_n make_v with_o the_o clarify_a juice_n as_o i_o tell_v you_o of_o tansie_n featherfew_n and_o mugwort_n do_v the_o same_o but_o hardly_o so_o forcible_o alexander_n boil_v in_o wine_n and_o the_o wine_n drink_v be_v excellent_a sweet-cece_o angelica_n root_n or_o master-wort_n do_v the_o same_o so_o use_v the_o smoke_n of_o marigold_n flower_n take_v in_o by_o a_o tunnel_n at_o the_o secret_n will_v easy_o bring_v forth_o the_o secundine_a though_o the_o midwife_n have_v let_v go_v she_o hold_v mugwort_fw-ge boil_v soft_a in_o water_n &_o apply_v like_o a_o poultess_n to_o the_o navel_n bring_v birth_n and_o afterbirth_n away_o but_o then_o remove_v it_o lest_o it_o bring_v the_o womb_n after_o all_o woman_n suffer_v great_a pain_n in_o childbirth_n because_o the_o womb_n that_o have_v many_o nerve_n and_o sinew_n by_o which_o the_o body_n feel_v be_v straight_o till_o time_n of_o delivery_n and_o then_o it_o be_v stretch_v which_o cause_v great_a pain_n and_o some_o woman_n have_v more_o pain_n in_o bear_v than_o other_o have_v because_o some_o woman_n passage_n be_v narrow_a and_o their_o womb_n more_o full_a of_o nerve_n as_o anatomy_n will_v show_v and_o some_o think_v the_o reason_n of_o the_o great_a soreness_n of_o some_o woman_n be_v because_o the_o share-bone_n and_o os_fw-la sacrum_fw-la or_o holy-bone_n do_v part_n or_o give_v way_n in_o hard_a travel_n it_o be_v that_o excellent_a anatomist_n doctor_n read_v opinion_n and_o i_o believe_v it_o to_o be_v true_a for_o nature_n strive_v to_o the_o utmost_a in_o such_o time_n crook_n and_o columbus_n deny_v this_o but_o the_o bone_n be_v join_v with_o cartilage_n and_o ligament_n which_o be_v wet_a with_o much_o moisture_n may_v give_v way_n though_o the_o bone_n open_v not_o but_o in_o all_o labour_n the_o nerve_n that_o carry_v feel_v through_o the_o whole_a body_n be_v then_o stretch_v and_o cause_n soreness_n till_o they_o have_v rest_n and_o be_v settle_v again_o chap._n vi_o of_o the_o great_a pain_n and_o throw_v some_o woman_n suffer_v after_o they_o be_v deliver_v sometime_o a_o woman_n deliver_v shall_v for_o two_o of_o three_o day_n after_o and_o now_o and_o then_o long_o feel_v such_o bitter_a pain_n in_o her_o belly_n and_o above_o the_o groin_n as_o if_o she_o shall_v be_v deliver_v again_o these_o pain_n be_v not_o in_o the_o body_n and_o bottom_n of_o the_o womb_n but_o in_o the_o vessel_n and_o ligature_n by_o
the_o midwife_n book_n or_o the_o whole_a art_n of_o midwifery_n discover_v direct_v childbearing_n woman_n how_o to_o behave_v themselves_o in_o their_o conception_n breed_n bear_v and_o nurse_n of_o child_n in_o six_o book_n viz._n i._o a_o anatomical_a description_n of_o the_o part_n of_o man_n and_o woman_n ii_o what_o be_v requisite_a for_o procreation_n sign_n of_o a_o woman_n be_v with_o child_n and_o whether_o it_o be_v male_a or_o female_a and_o how_o the_o child_n be_v form_v in_o the_o womb_n iii_o the_o cause_n and_o hindrance_n of_o conception_n and_o barrenness_n and_o of_o the_o pain_n and_o difficulty_n of_o childbearing_n with_o their_o cause_n sign_n and_o cure_n iu_o rule_n to_o know_v when_o a_o woman_n be_v near_o her_o labour_n and_o when_o she_o be_v near_a conception_n and_o how_o to_o order_v the_o child_n when_o bear_v v._o how_o to_o order_v woman_n in_o childbirth_n and_o of_o several_a disease_n and_o cure_n for_o woman_n in_o that_o condition_n vi_o of_o disease_n incident_a to_o woman_n after_o conception_n rule_n for_o the_o choice_n of_o a_o nurse_n her_o office_n with_o proper_a cure_n for_o all_o disease_n incident_a to_o young_a child_n by_o mrs._n jane_n sharp_a practitioner_n in_o the_o art_n of_o midwifery_n above_o thirty_o year_n london_n print_v for_o simon_n miller_n at_o the_o star_n at_o the_o west_n end_v of_o st._n paul_n 1671._o to_o her_o much_o esteem_a and_o ever_o honour_a friend_n the_o lady_z ellenour_n talbutt_n be_v these_o my_o poor_a and_o weak_a endeavour_n humble_o present_v by_o madam_n a_o admirer_n of_o your_o virtue_n and_o piety_n jane_n sharp_a to_o the_o midwife_n of_o england_n sister_n i_o have_v often_o sit_v down_o sad_a in_o the_o consideration_n of_o the_o many_o misery_n woman_n endure_v in_o the_o hand_n of_o unskilful_a midwife_n many_o profess_v the_o art_n without_o any_o skill_n in_o anatomy_n which_o be_v the_o principal_a part_n effectual_o necessary_a for_o a_o midwife_n mere_o for_o lucre_n sake_n i_o have_v be_v at_o great_a cost_n in_o translation_n for_o all_o book_n either_o french_a dutch_a or_o italian_a of_o this_o kind_n all_o which_o i_o offer_v with_o my_o own_o experience_n humble_o beg_v the_o assistance_n of_o almighty_a god_n to_o aid_v you_o in_o this_o great_a work_n and_o be_o your_o affectionate_a friend_n jane_n sharp_a the_o content_n of_o the_o several_a chapter_n book_n i._o of_o the_o necessity_n and_o usefulness_n of_o the_o art_n of_o midwifery_n page_n 1_o chap._n i._n a_o brief_a description_n of_o the_o generative_a part_n in_o both_o sex_n and_o first_o of_o the_o vessel_n in_o man_n appropriate_v to_o generation_n p._n 5._o chap._n ii_o of_o the_o seed-preparing_a vessel_n p._n 6._o chap._n iii_o of_o the_o vessel_n that_o make_v the_o change_n of_o the_o red_a blood_n into_o a_o white_a substance_n like_o seed_n p._n 8._o chap._n iu._n of_o the_o cod_n or_o rather_o the_o stone_n contain_v therein_o p._n 10._o chap._n v._n of_o the_o carry_v vessel_n p._n 14._o chap._n vi_o of_o the_o vessel_n for_o seed_n p._n 16_o chap._n vii_o of_o a_o man_n yard_n p._n 18._o chap._n viii_o of_o the_o nut_n of_o the_o yard_n p._n 27._o chap._n ix_o of_o the_o muscle_n of_o the_o yard_n p._n 28._o chap._n x._o of_o the_o generative_a part_n in_o woman_n p._n 33._o chap._n xi_o of_o the_o womb_n p._n 38._o chap._n xii_o of_o the_o likeness_n of_o the_o privity_n in_o both_o sex_n p._n 40._o chap._n xiii_o of_o the_o privy_a passage_n in_o the_o secret_n of_o the_o female_a sex_n p._n 41._o chap._n fourteen_o of_o the_o seed-preparing_a vessel_n in_o woman_n p._n 54._o chap._n xv._o of_o the_o seed-carrying_a vessel_n in_o woman_n p._n 58._o chap._n xvi_o of_o woman_n stone_n p._n 60._o chap._n xvii_o of_o the_o womb_n or_o matrix_fw-la p._n 63._o chap._n xviii_o of_o the_o fashion_n of_o the_o womb_n and_o the_o part_n of_o which_o it_o be_v make_v p._n 73._o book_n ii_o chap._n i._n what_o thing_n be_v require_v for_o the_o procreation_n of_o child_n p._n 87._o chap._n ii_o of_o true_a conception_n p._n 92._o chap._n iii_o sign_n that_o a_o woman_n have_v conceive_v and_o whether_o it_o be_v a_o boy_n or_o girl_n p._n 102._o chap._n iu._n of_o false_a conception_n and_o of_o the_o mole_n or_o moon_n calf_n p._n 106._o chap._n v._n of_o the_o cause_n of_o monstrous_a conception_n p._n 116._o chap._n vi_o of_o the_o resemblance_n or_o likeness_n of_o child_n to_o parent_n p._n 120._o chap._n vii_o of_o the_o sympathy_n between_o the_o womb_n and_o other_o part_n p._n 125_o chap._n viii_o how_o the_o child_n grow_v in_o the_o womb_n and_o how_o the_o part_n of_o it_o be_v successive_o make_v p._n 132._o chap._n ix_o of_o the_o posture_n the_o child_n lie_v in_o the_o womb._n p._n 153._o book_n iii_o chap._n i._n what_o hinder_v conception_n and_o the_o cause_n of_o woman_n barrenness_n p._n 163._o chap._n ii_o of_o the_o great_a pain_n and_o difficulty_n of_o child-bearing_a with_o the_o sign_n cause_n and_o cure_n p._n 166._o book_n iu._n chap._n i._n rvles_n for_o woman_n when_o near_o their_o labour_n p._n 187._o chap._n ii_o to_o know_v the_o fit_a time_n when_o the_o child_n be_v ready_a to_o be_v bear_v p._n 205._o chap._n iii_o what_o must_v be_v do_v after_o the_o woman_n be_v deliver_v p._n 210._o chap._n iu._n when_o and_o how_o to_o cut_v off_o the_o child_n navelstring_n and_o what_o be_v the_o consequent_a thereof_o p._n 212._o chap._n v._n what_o be_v best_a to_o bring_v away_o the_o secundine_a or_o afterbirth_n p._n 217._o chap._n vi_o of_o the_o great_a pain_n and_o throw_v some_o woman_n suffer_v after_o they_o be_v deliver_v p._n 219._o chap._n vii_o of_o the_o colic_n some_o woman_n be_v afflict_v with_o in_o the_o time_n of_o their_o travel_n p._n 220_o chap._n viii_o of_o woman_n miscarry_v or_o abortment_n with_o the_o sign_n thereof_o p._n 221._o book_n v._o chap._n i._n how_o woman_n in_o childbirth_n must_v be_v govern_v p._n 228._o chap._n ii_o of_o the_o looseness_n of_o the_o womb_n p._n 236._o chap._n iii_o of_o fever_n after_o child-bearing_a p._n 243._o chap._n iu._n of_o woman_n vomit_v p._n 248._o chap._n v._n of_o woman_n disease_n in_o general_n p._n 250._o chap._n vi_o of_o the_o green_a sickness_n or_o white_a fever_n p._n 266._o chap._n vii_o of_o the_o straitness_n of_o the_o womb_n o._n 299._o chap._n viii_o of_o the_o largeness_n of_o the_o womb_n p._n 285._o chai_n ix_o of_o the_o term_n in_o woman_n p._n 288._o chap._n x._o of_o the_o overflow_a of_o the_o course_n and_o immoderate_a flux_n thereof_o p._n 296._o chap._n xi_o of_o the_o whites_n or_o woman_n disease_n from_o corruption_n of_o humour_n p._n 302._o chap._n xii_o of_o the_o swell_a and_o puff_v up_o fâ—_n the_o body_n especial_o the_o belly_n and_o foot_n of_o woman_n after_o delivery_n p._n 308._o chap._n xiii_o of_o cold_a moist_a hot_a dry_v and_o all_o the_o several_a distemper_n of_o the_o womb_n p._n 313._o book_n vi_o chap._n i._n of_o the_o strangle_v of_o the_o womb_n and_o the_o effect_n of_o it_o with_o the_o cause_n and_o cure_n p._n 317._o chap._n ii_o of_o the_o fall_v sickness_n p_o 328._o chap._n iii_o of_o woman_n breast_n and_o nipple_n the_o disease_n incident_a to_o the_o same_o with_o their_o cure_n p._n 336._o chap._n iu._n necessary_a direction_n for_o nurse_n p._n 351._o chap._n v._n instruction_n in_o the_o choice_n of_o nurse_n p._n 360._o chap._n vi_o of_o the_o child_n p._n 372._o chap._n vii_o discovery_n of_o the_o several_a disease_n incident_a to_o child_n with_o the_o cure_n p._n 377._o the_o midwife_n book_n book_n i._o the_o introduction_n of_o the_o necessity_n and_o vsefulness_n of_o the_o art_n of_o midwifery_n the_o art_n of_o midwifery_n be_v doubtless_o one_o of_o the_o most_o useful_a and_o necessary_a of_o all_o art_n for_o the_o be_v and_o well-being_n of_o mankind_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v extreme_o requisite_a that_o a_o midwife_n be_v both_o fear_v god_n faithful_a and_o exceed_v well_o experience_v in_o that_o profession_n her_o fidelity_n shall_v find_v not_o only_o a_o reward_n here_o from_o man_n but_o god_n have_v give_v a_o special_a example_n of_o it_o exod._n 1._o in_o the_o midwife_n of_o israel_n who_o be_v so_o faithful_a to_o their_o trust_n that_o the_o command_n of_o a_o king_n can_v not_o make_v they_o depart_v from_o it_o viz._n but_o the_o midwife_n fear_v god_n and_o do_v not_o as_o the_o king_n of_o egypt_n command_v they_o but_o save_v the_o man_n child_n alive_a therefore_o god_n deal_v well_o with_o the_o midwife_n and_o because_o they_o fear_v god_n he_o make_v they_o house_n as_o for_o their_o knowledge_n it_o must_v be_v twofold_a speculative_a and_o practical_a she_o that_o want_v the_o knowledge_n of_o
speculation_n be_v like_a to_o one_o that_o be_v blind_a or_o want_v her_o sight_n she_o that_o want_v the_o practice_n be_v like_o one_o that_o be_v lame_a and_o want_v her_o leg_n the_o lame_a may_v see_v but_o they_o can_v walk_v the_o blind_a may_v walk_v but_o they_o can_v see_v such_o be_v the_o condition_n of_o those_o midwife_n that_o be_v not_o well_o verse_v in_o both_o these_o some_o perhaps_o may_v think_v that_o then_o it_o be_v not_o proper_a for_o woman_n to_o be_v of_o this_o profession_n because_o they_o can_v attain_v so_o rare_o to_o the_o knowledge_n of_o thing_n as_o man_n may_v who_o be_v breed_v up_o in_o university_n school_n of_o learning_n or_o serve_v their_o apprenticeship_n for_o that_o end_n and_o purpose_n where_o anatomy_n lecture_n be_v frequent_o read_v the_o sitution_n of_o the_o part_n both_o of_o man_n and_o woman_n and_o other_o thing_n of_o great_a consequence_n be_v often_o make_v plain_a to_o they_o but_o that_o objection_n be_v easy_o answer_v by_o the_o former_a example_n of_o the_o midwife_n among_o the_o israelite_n for_o though_o we_o woman_n can_v deny_v that_o man_n in_o some_o thing_n may_v come_v to_o a_o great_a perfection_n of_o knowledge_n than_o woman_n ordinary_o can_v by_o reason_n of_o the_o former_a help_n that_o woman_n want_v yet_o the_o holy_a scripture_n have_v record_v midwife_n to_o the_o perpetual_a honour_n of_o the_o female_a sex_n there_o be_v not_o so_o much_o as_o one_o word_n concern_v men-mid-wive_n mention_v there_o that_o we_o can_v find_v it_o be_v the_o natural_a propriety_n of_o woman_n to_o be_v much_o see_v into_o that_o art_n and_o though_o nature_n be_v not_o alone_o sufficient_a to_o the_o perfection_n of_o it_o yet_o far_o knowledge_n may_v be_v gain_v by_o a_o long_a and_o diligent_a practice_n and_o be_v communicate_v to_o other_o of_o our_o own_o sex_n i_o can_v deny_v the_o honour_n due_a to_o able_a physician_n and_o chirurgeon_n when_o occasion_n be_v yet_o we_o find_v even_o that_o among_o the_o indian_n and_o all_o barbarous_a people_n where_o there_o be_v no_o man_n of_o learning_n the_o woman_n be_v sufficient_a to_o perform_v this_o duty_n and_o even_o in_o our_o own_o nation_n that_o we_o need_v go_v no_o far_o the_o poor_a country_n people_n where_o there_o be_v none_o but_o woman_n to_o assist_v unless_o it_o be_v those_o that_o be_v exceed_o poor_a and_o in_o a_o starve_a condition_n and_o then_o they_o have_v more_o need_n of_o meat_n than_o midwife_n the_o woman_n be_v as_o fruitful_a and_o as_o safe_a and_o well_o deliver_v if_o not_o much_o more_o fruitful_a and_o better_a common_o in_o childbed_n than_o the_o great_a lady_n of_o the_o land_n it_o be_v not_o hard_a word_n that_o perform_v the_o work_n as_o if_o none_o understand_v the_o art_n that_o can_v understand_v greek_a word_n be_v but_o the_o shell_n that_o we_o ofttimes_o break_v our_o tooth_n with_o they_o to_o come_v at_o the_o kernel_n i_o mean_v our_o brain_n to_o know_v what_o be_v the_o meaning_n of_o they_o but_o to_o have_v the_o same_o in_o our_o mother_n tongue_n will_v save_v we_o a_o great_a deal_n of_o needless_a labour_n it_o be_v commendable_a for_o man_n to_o employ_v their_o spare_a time_n in_o some_o thing_n of_o deep_a speculation_n than_o be_v require_v of_o the_o female_a sex_n but_o the_o art_n of_o midwifery_n chief_o concern_v we_o which_o even_o the_o best_a learned_a man_n will_v grant_v yield_v something_o of_o their_o own_o to_o we_o when_o they_o be_v force_v to_o borrow_v from_o we_o the_o very_a name_n they_o practice_v by_o and_o to_o call_v themselves_o men-midwife_n but_o to_o avoid_v long_a preamble_n in_o a_o matter_n so_o clear_a and_o evident_a i_o shall_v proceed_v to_o set_v down_o such_o rule_n and_o method_n concern_v this_o art_n as_o i_o think_v needful_a and_o that_o as_o plain_o and_o brief_o as_o possible_o i_o can_v and_o with_o as_o much_o modesty_n in_o word_n as_o the_o matter_n will_v bear_v and_o because_o it_o be_v common_o maintain_v that_o the_o masculine_a gender_n be_v more_o worthy_a than_o the_o feminine_a though_o perhaps_o when_o man_n have_v need_n of_o we_o they_o will_v yield_v the_o priority_n to_o we_o that_o i_o may_v not_o forsake_v the_o ordinary_a method_n i_o shall_v begin_v with_o man_n and_o treat_v last_o of_o my_o own_o sex_n so_o as_o to_o be_v understand_v by_o the_o mean_a capacity_n desire_v the_o courteous_a reader_n to_o use_v as_o much_o modesty_n in_o the_o perusal_n of_o it_o as_o i_o have_v endeavour_v to_o do_v in_o the_o write_n of_o it_o consider_v that_o such_o a_o art_n as_o this_o can_v be_v set_v forth_o but_o that_o young_a man_n and_o maid_n will_v have_v much_o just_a cause_n to_o blush_v sometime_o and_o be_v ashamed_a of_o their_o own_o folly_n as_o i_o wish_v they_o may_v if_o they_o shall_v chance_v to_o read_v it_o that_o they_o may_v not_o convert_v that_o into_o evil_n that_o be_v real_o intend_v for_o a_o general_a good_a chap._n i._n a_o brief_a description_n of_o the_o generative_a part_n in_o both_o sex_n and_o first_o of_o the_o vessel_n in_o man_n appropriate_v to_o procreation_n there_o be_v six_o part_n in_o man_n that_o be_v fit_v for_o generation_n 1._o the_o vessel_n that_o prepare_v the_o matter_n to_o make_v the_o seed_n call_v the_o prepare_v vessel_n 2._o there_o be_v that_o part_n or_o vessel_n which_o work_v this_o matter_n or_o transmute_v the_o blood_n into_o the_o real_a desire_n for_o seed_n 3._o the_o stone_n that_o make_v the_o seed_n fructify_v 4._o there_o be_v vessel_n that_o convey_v the_o seed_n back_o again_o from_o the_o stone_n when_o they_o have_v concoct_v it_o 5._o there_o be_v the_o seminal_a or_o seed-vessel_n that_o keep_v or_o retain_v the_o seed_n concoct_v 6._o the_o yard_n that_o from_o these_o contain_v vessel_n cast_v the_o seed_n prepare_v into_o the_o matrix_fw-la chap._n ii_o of_o the_o seed-preparing_a vessel_n 1._o the_o vessel_n that_o prepare_v the_o matter_n to_o make_v the_o seed_n be_v four_o two_o vein_n and_o two_o artery_n which_o go_v down_o from_o the_o small_a gut_n to_o the_o stone_n they_o have_v their_o name_n from_o their_o office_n which_o be_v to_o fit_v that_o matter_n for_o the_o work_n which_o the_o stone_n turn_v into_o seed_n that_o be_v make_v fruitful_a by_o they_o though_o it_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o seed_n or_o blood_n change_v into_o a_o white_a substance_n before_o it_o come_v to_o the_o stone_n it_o will_v be_v needful_a that_o you_o shall_v know_v that_o the_o fountain_n of_o blood_n be_v the_o liver_n and_o not_o the_o heart_n as_o be_v ancient_o suppose_v and_o the_o liver_n by_o the_o vein_n disperse_v the_o blood_n through_o the_o body_n the_o two_o artery_n that_o prepare_v the_o matter_n arise_v both_o from_o the_o great_a artery_n or_o trunk_n that_o be_v in_o the_o heart_n and_o be_v the_o begin_n of_o all_o the_o artery_n for_o the_o artery_n rise_v from_o the_o heart_n as_o the_o vein_n do_v from_o the_o liver_n but_o the_o two_o vein_n for_o preparation_n of_o seed_n be_v one_o on_o the_o right_a the_o other_o on_o the_o left_a side_n the_o right_a vein_n proceed_v from_o the_o great_a hollow_a vein_n of_o the_o liver_n a_o little_a below_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o emulgent_a vein_n but_o the_o left_a vein_n spring_v common_o from_o the_o root_n of_o the_o emulgent_a vein_n yet_o it_o have_v be_v see_v to_o have_v a_o branch_n that_o come_v to_o it_o from_o the_o trunk_n of_o the_o hollow_a vein_n of_o these_o two_o vein_n and_o artery_n there_o be_v one_o vein_n and_o one_o artery_n of_o each_o side_n these_o two_o vein_n in_o the_o middle_a part_n pass_v straight_o through_o the_o loin_n and_o they_o repose_v upon_o the_o lumbal_n muscle_n have_v only_o a_o thin_a skin_n that_o come_v betwixt_o they_o and_o there_o they_o divide_v and_o scatter_v themselves_o into_o the_o skinny_a part_n that_o be_v near_o adjoin_v all_o these_o vein_n and_o artery_n so_o descend_v be_v call_v seed-preparing_a vessel_n and_o they_o be_v cover_v with_o a_o skin_n that_o come_v from_o the_o peritonaeum_fw-la the_o vein_n lie_v uppermost_a and_o the_o artery_n under_o it_o the_o low_a part_n of_o these_o two_o vein_n go_v beyond_o the_o midriff_n to_o the_o stone_n and_z descends_z with_o a_o little_a nerve_n and_o that_o muscle_n which_o hold_v up_o the_o stone_n through_o the_o double_n of_o the_o midriff_n but_o they_o pass_v not_o through_o the_o peritonaeum_fw-la and_o when_o it_o come_v near_o the_o stone_n a_o artery_n join_v with_o it_o and_o then_o be_v these_o vessel_n with_o that_o skin_n that_o come_v from_o the_o peritonoeum_n twist_v together_o as_o the_o young_a twig_n of_o vine_n be_v and_o so_o pass_v they_o to_o the_o end_n of_o
from_o cold_a and_o that_o nothing_o get_v in_o to_o offend_v the_o womb_n some_o call_v this_o the_o woman_n modesty_n for_o they_o be_v a_o double_a door_n like_o floodgate_n to_o shut_v and_o open_v the_o neck_n of_o the_o womb_n end_v in_o this_o and_o it_o be_v as_o it_o be_v a_o skinny_a addition_n for_o cover_v of_o the_o neck_n answer_v to_o the_o foreskin_n of_o a_o man_n yard_n these_o lip_n which_o make_v the_o fissure_v of_o the_o outward_a orifice_n be_v long_o soft_a of_o a_o skinny_a and_o fleshy_a substance_n in_o some_o kind_a spungy_a and_o like_a kernel_n with_o a_o hard_a brawny_a fat_n under_o they_o and_o they_o be_v cover_v with_o a_o thin_a skin_n but_o in_o those_o woman_n that_o be_v marry_v they_o lie_v low_a and_o smooth_a than_o in_o maid_n when_o maid_n be_v ripe_a they_o be_v full_a of_o hair_n that_o grow_v upon_o they_o but_o they_o be_v more_o curl_v in_o woman_n than_o the_o hair_n of_o maid_n they_o that_o have_v much_o hair_n and_o very_o young_a be_v much_o give_v to_o venery_n the_o wing_n appear_v when_o the_o lip_n be_v part_v and_o they_o be_v make_v of_o soft_a spungy_a flesh_n and_o the_o double_n of_o the_o skin_n place_v at_o the_o side_n of_o the_o neck_n these_o compass_n the_o clitoris_n and_o be_v like_o a_o cock_n comb._n these_o wing_n beside_o the_o great_a pleasure_n they_o give_v woman_n in_o copulation_n be_v to_o defend_v the_o matrix_fw-la from_o outward_a violence_n and_o serve_v to_o the_o orifice_n of_o the_o neck_n of_o the_o womb_n as_o the_o foreskin_n do_v to_o a_o man_n yard_n for_o they_o shut_v the_o cleave_v with_o lip_n as_o it_o be_v and_o preserve_v the_o womb_n from_o cold_a air_n and_o all_o injury_n and_o they_o direct_v the_o urine_n through_o the_o large_a passage_n as_o between_o two_o wall_n receive_v it_o from_o the_o bottom_n of_o the_o cleave_v like_o a_o tunnel_n and_o so_o it_o run_v forth_o in_o a_o broad_a stream_n and_o a_o hiss_a noise_n not_o so_o much_o as_o wet_n the_o wing_n of_o the_o lap_n as_o it_o go_v along_o and_o therefore_o these_o wing_n be_v call_v nymph_n because_o they_o join_v to_o the_o passage_n of_o the_o urine_n and_o the_o neck_n of_o the_o womb_n out_o of_o which_o as_o out_o of_o fountain_n whereof_o the_o nymph_n be_v call_v goddess_n water_n and_o humour_n do_v flow_v &_o beside_o in_o they_o be_v all_o the_o joy_n and_o delight_n of_o venus_n those_o part_n that_o be_v see_v without_o be_v the_o lip_n the_o slit_n and_o the_o groin_n but_o so_o soon_o as_o the_o lip_n be_v divide_v there_o be_v three_o slit_n to_o be_v see_v the_o great_a be_v the_o outmost_a and_o be_v first_o see_v and_o there_o be_v two_o less_o slit_n between_o the_o wing_n which_o serve_v to_o close_v up_o the_o part_n the_o more_o firm_o but_o that_o which_o be_v the_o great_a and_o long_o slit_v be_v make_v by_o the_o lip_n and_o bend_v backward_o towards_o the_o fundament_n from_o the_o share-bone_n downward_o towards_o the_o slit_n of_o of_o the_o buttock_n and_o the_o more_o backward_o it_o go_v the_o deep_a and_o broad_a it_o be_v and_o so_o it_o make_v a_o trench_n like_o a_o boat_n and_o end_n in_o the_o welt_n of_o the_o orifice_n of_o the_o neck_n of_o the_o womb_n the_o clitoris_n be_v a_o sinewy_a hard_a body_n full_a of_o spungy_a and_o black_a matter_n within_o it_o as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o side_n ligament_n of_o a_o man_n yard_n and_o this_o clitoris_n will_v stand_v and_o fall_v as_o the_o yard_n do_v &_o make_v woman_n lustful_a and_o take_v delight_n in_o copulation_n and_o be_v it_o not_o for_o this_o they_o will_v have_v no_o desire_n nor_o delight_n nor_o will_v they_o ever_o conceive_v some_o think_v that_o hermaphrodite_n be_v only_a woman_n that_o have_v their_o clitoris_n great_a and_o hang_v out_o more_o than_o other_o have_v and_o so_o show_v like_o a_o man_n yard_n and_o it_o be_v so_o call_v for_o it_o be_v a_o small_a exuberation_n in_o the_o upper_a forward_z and_o middle_a part_n of_o the_o share_n in_o the_o top_n of_o the_o great_a slit_n where_o the_o wing_n end_n it_o differ_v from_o the_o yard_n in_o length_n the_o common_a pipe_n and_o the_o want_n of_o one_o pair_n of_o the_o muscle_n which_o the_o yard_n have_v but_o be_v the_o same_o in_o place_n and_o substance_n for_o it_o have_v two_o sinewy_a body_n round_o without_o thick_a and_o hard_o but_o inward_o spungy_a and_o full_a of_o hole_n or_o pore_n that_o when_o the_o spirit_n come_v into_o it_o it_o may_v stretch_v and_o when_o the_o spirit_n be_v dissipate_v it_o grow_v loose_a again_o these_o sinew_n as_o in_o a_o man_n yard_n be_v full_a of_o gross_a black_a vital_a blood_n they_o come_v from_o both_o the_o share-bone_n and_o join_v with_o the_o bone_n of_o the_o hip_n they_o part_v at_o first_o but_o join_v about_o the_o join_n of_o the_o share-bone_n and_o so_o they_o make_v a_o solid_a hard_a body_n of_o the_o yard_n and_o the_o end_n be_v like_o the_o nut_n to_o which_o be_v join_v a_o small_a muscle_n on_o each_o side_n the_o head_n of_o this_o counterfeit_a yard_n be_v call_v tertigo_n and_o the_o wing_n join_v cover_v it_o with_o a_o fine_a skin_n like_o the_o foreskin_n it_o have_v a_o hole_n but_o it_o go_v not_o through_o and_o vessel_n run_v along_o the_o back_n of_o it_o as_o upon_o a_o man_n yard_n common_o it_o be_v but_o a_o small_a sprout_n lie_v close_o hide_v under_o the_o wing_n and_o not_o easy_o feel_v yet_o sometime_o it_o grow_v so_o long_o that_o it_o hang_v forth_o at_o the_o slit_n like_o a_o yard_n and_o will_v swell_v and_o stand_v stiff_a if_o it_o be_v provoke_v and_o some_o lewd_a woman_n have_v endeavour_v to_o use_v it_o as_o man_n do_v they_o in_o the_o indies_n and_o egypt_n they_o be_v frequent_a but_o i_o never_o hear_v but_o of_o one_o in_o this_o country_n if_o there_o be_v any_o they_o will_v do_v what_o they_o can_v for_o shame_n to_o keep_v it_o close_o the_o clitoris_n in_o woman_n as_o it_o be_v very_o small_a in_o most_o serve_v for_o the_o same_o purpose_n as_o the_o bridle_n of_o the_o yard_n do_v for_o the_o woman_n stone_n lie_v far_o distant_a from_o the_o man_n yard_n the_o imagination_n pass_v to_o the_o spermatical_a vessel_n by_o the_o clitoris_n move_v and_o the_o low_a ligature_n of_o the_o womb_n which_o be_v join_v to_o the_o carry_v vessel_n of_o the_o seed_n so_o by_o the_o stir_n of_o the_o clitoris_n the_o imagination_n cause_v the_o vessel_n to_o cast_v out_o that_o seed_n that_o lie_v deep_a in_o the_o body_n for_o in_o this_o and_o the_o ligament_n that_o be_v fasten_v in_o it_o lie_v the_o chief_a pleasure_n of_o love_n delight_n in_o copulation_n and_o indeed_o be_v not_o the_o pleasure_n transcendent_o ravish_v we_o a_o man_n or_o woman_n will_v hardly_o ever_o die_v for_o love_n i_o tell_v you_o the_o clitoris_n be_v so_o long_o in_o some_o woman_n that_o it_o be_v see_v to_o hang_v forth_o at_o their_o privity_n and_o not_o only_o the_o clitoris_n that_o lie_v behind_o the_o wing_n but_o the_o wing_n also_o for_o the_o wing_n be_v two_o skinny_a caruncle_n on_o each_o side_n one_o join_v almost_o at_o first_o arise_v from_o a_o welt_n or_o guard_n of_o the_o skin_n of_o a_o ligamental_a substance_n in_o the_o back_n part_v the_o slit_n of_o the_o neck_n and_o they_o lie_v hide_v betwixt_o the_o two_o lip_n of_o the_o lap_n they_o always_o almost_o touch_v one_o the_o other_o and_o they_o go_v up_o to_o the_o end_n where_o the_o share-bone_n meet_v and_o when_o they_o join_v they_o make_v a_o fleshy_a rise_n and_o cover_v the_o clitoris_n with_o a_o foreskin_n and_o so_o they_o rise_v to_o the_o top_n of_o the_o great_a cleave_v they_o be_v long_o from_o the_o middle_n upward_o and_o sometime_o they_o will_v hang_v forth_o a_o little_a at_o the_o great_a slit_n without_o the_o lip_n with_o a_o blunt_a corner_n yet_o they_o be_v threesquare_n like_o that_o part_n of_o a_o cock_n comb_v that_o hang_v down_o under_o his_o throat_n both_o for_o form_n and_o colour_n they_o be_v soft_a and_o spungy_a partly_o fleshy_a and_o partly_o skinny_a in_o some_o country_n they_o grow_v so_o long_o that_o the_o chirurgeon_n cut_v they_o off_o to_o avoid_v trouble_n and_o shame_n chief_o in_o egypt_n they_o will_v bleed_v much_o when_o they_o be_v cut_v and_o the_o blood_n be_v hardly_o stop_v wherefore_o maid_n have_v they_o cut_v off_o betimes_o and_o before_o they_o marry_v for_o it_o be_v a_o flux_n of_o humour_n to_o they_o and_o much_o motion_n that_o make_v they_o grow_v so_o long_o some_o sea-mem_a say_v that_o they_o have_v see_v negro_n woman_n go_v stark_o naked_a and_o these_o wing_n
can_v soon_o or_o late_a procure_v nourishment_n and_o spirit_n the_o part_n therefore_o next_o the_o liver_n be_v soon_o make_v than_o those_o that_o be_v far_o from_o it_o and_o those_o be_v first_o make_v that_o the_o mother_n blood_n first_o run_v to_o that_o be_v first_o the_o navel_n vein_n and_o that_o be_v first_o make_v by_o that_o the_o blood_n be_v carry_v to_o other_o part_n the_o womb_n be_v like_o a_o bottle_n or_o bladder_n blow_v when_o the_o infant_n be_v in_o it_o and_o it_o lie_v in_o the_o low_a belly_n and_o in_o the_o last_o place_n among_o the_o entrail_n by_o the_o water_n course_n because_o this_o be_v easy_o enlarge_v as_o the_o child_n grow_v in_o the_o womb_n and_o the_o child_n be_v by_o this_o mean_n more_o easy_o beget_v and_o the_o woman_n deliver_v of_o it_o nor_o be_v it_o any_o hindrance_n to_o the_o part_n of_o nutrition_n while_o the_o woman_n continue_v with_o child_n but_o have_v the_o womb_n where_o the_o infant_n lie_v be_v seat_v in_o the_o middle_n or_o upper_a belly_n the_o child_n will_v have_v be_v soon_o stifle_v for_o the_o womb_n can_v not_o have_v stretch_v wide_a according_a to_o the_o growth_n of_o the_o child_n because_o the_o bone_n that_o compass_v the_o upper_a belly_n will_v have_v hinder_v it_o the_o hollow_a part_n of_o the_o belly_n where_o the_o womb_n lie_v be_v call_v the_o basin_n and_o it_o be_v place_v between_o the_o bladder_n and_o the_o right_a gut_n the_o bladder_n stand_v before_o it_o and_o be_v a_o strong_a membrane_n to_o defend_v it_o and_o the_o right_a gut_n lie_v behind_o it_o as_o a_o pillow_n to_o keep_v off_o the_o hardness_n of_o the_o backbone_n so_o that_o the_o womb_n lie_v in_o the_o middle_n of_o the_o low_a belly_n to_o balance_v the_o body_n equal_o and_o to_o contain_v the_o womb_n the_o basin_n be_v large_a in_o woman_n than_o in_o man_n as_o you_o may_v see_v by_o their_o large_a buttock_n as_o the_o child_n grow_v the_o bottom_n of_o the_o womb_n which_o lie_v uppermost_a lie_v at_o liberty_n and_o not_o tie_v grow_v upward_o towards_o the_o navel_n and_o so_o lean_v upon_o the_o small_a gut_n and_o so_o fill_v all_o the_o hollow_a of_o the_o flank_n when_o woman_n be_v near_o the_o time_n to_o bring_v forth_o the_o womb_n be_v fasten_v and_o tie_v partly_o by_o the_o substance_n of_o it_o and_o also_o by_o four_o ligament_n two_o above_o and_z two_o beneath_z but_o the_o bottom_n be_v not_o tie_v neither_o before_o nor_o behind_o nor_o above_o but_o be_v free_a and_o at_o liberty_n that_o it_o can_v stretch_v as_o need_n require_v in_o copulation_n or_o child-bearing_a and_o it_o have_v a_o kind_n of_o animal_n motion_n to_o satisfy_v its_o desire_n galen_n say_v that_o the_o side_n be_v fasten_v to_o the_o hanch-bone_n by_o membrane_n &_o ligament_n come_v from_o the_o muscle_n of_o the_o loin_n and_o interweave_v ofttimes_o with_o fleshy_a fibre_n and_o carry_v to_o other_o part_n of_o the_o womb_n to_o hold_v it_o fast_o the_o neck_n of_o the_o womb_n be_v tie_v but_o not_o every_o side_n to_o the_o part_n that_o lie_v near_o it_o at_o the_o side_n it_o be_v loose_o tie_v to_o the_o peritoneum_fw-la by_o certain_a membrane_n that_o grow_v to_o it_o and_o on_o the_o back_n part_v it_o be_v fasten_v with_o thin_a fibre_n and_o a_o little_a fat_a to_o the_o right_a gut_n and_o the_o holy-bone_n it_o lie_v upon_o that_o fat_a all_o along_o that_o passage_n and_o it_o grow_v into_o one_o with_o the_o fundament_n above_o the_o lap_n to_o which_o it_o be_v join_v before_o if_o the_o fundament_n chance_v to_o be_v ulcerate_v within_o the_o dung_n have_v be_v see_v to_o fall_v out_o at_o the_o lap._n the_o fore_a part_n be_v knit_v to_o the_o neck_n of_o the_o bladder_n and_o because_o the_o womb_n neck_n be_v broad_a than_o the_o neck_n of_o the_o bladder_n some_o part_n of_o it_o be_v fasten_v by_o membrane_n come_v from_o the_o peritoneum_fw-la to_o the_o share-bone_n from_o hence_o it_o happen_v that_o when_o the_o womb_n be_v inflame_v the_o woman_n have_v a_o great_a desire_n to_o go_v to_o stool_n and_o to_o make_v water_n but_o can_v the_o low_a string_n that_o fasten_v the_o womb_n be_v two_o also_o call_v the_o horn_n of_o the_o womb_n they_o be_v sinewy_a round_a red_a and_o hollow_a chief_o at_o their_o end_n like_v to_o the_o husky_a membrane_n and_o sometime_o this_o hollowness_n be_v full_a of_o fat_a these_o horn_n come_v from_o the_o side_n of_o the_o womb_n and_o at_o their_o first_o come_v forth_o they_o touch_v the_o seed-carrying_a vessel_n when_o these_o production_n be_v stretch_v too_o much_o as_o they_o be_v ofttimes_o in_o hard_a labour_n in_o childbirth_n there_o happen_v to_o woman_n a_o rapture_n as_o well_o as_o to_o man_n but_o they_o may_v be_v cure_v by_o cut_v and_o strong_a ligature_n fleshy_a fibre_n be_v join_v to_o these_o production_n after_o they_o come_v forth_o of_o the_o abdomen_fw-la and_o they_o be_v small_a muscle_n call_v holder_n up_o in_o woman_n they_o belong_v not_o to_o the_o stone_n as_o they_o do_v in_o man_n because_o they_o join_v in_o man_n to_o the_o seed_n vessel_n when_o these_o ligament_n come_v at_o the_o share-bone_n they_o change_v into_o a_o broad_a sinewy_a slenderness_n mingle_v with_o a_o membrane_n which_o touch_v and_o cover_v the_o forepart_n of_o the_o share-bone_n and_o upon_o this_o the_o clitoris_n cleave_v and_o be_v tie_v which_o be_v nervous_a and_o of_o pure_a feel_n when_o it_o be_v rub_v and_o stir_v it_o cause_v lustful_a thought_n which_o be_v communicate_v to_o these_o ligament_n be_v pass_v to_o the_o vessel_n that_o carry_v the_o seed_n yet_o these_o holder_n up_z serve_v for_o other_o use_n for_o as_o they_o be_v muscle_n that_o hold_v up_o the_o stone_n in_o man_n so_o they_o hold_v up_o the_o womb_n in_o woman_n that_o it_o may_v be_v keep_v from_o fall_v out_o at_o the_o lap._n the_o part_n then_o of_o the_o womb_n be_v two_o the_o neck_n or_o mouth_n and_o the_o bottom_n the_o neck_n be_v the_o entrance_n into_o it_o which_o will_v open_v and_o shut_v like_o a_o purse_n for_o in_o the_o act_n of_o copulation_n it_o receive_v the_o yard_n into_o it_o but_o after_o conception_n the_o point_n of_o a_o bodkin_n can_v pass_v yet_o when_o the_o time_n come_v for_o the_o child_n to_o come_v forth_o it_o will_v open_v and_o make_v room_n enough_o for_o the_o great_a child_n that_o be_v conceive_v this_o make_v galen_n wonder_n and_o so_o shall_v we_o all_o to_o consider_v how_o fearful_o and_o wonderful_o god_n have_v make_v we_o as_o the_o psalmist_n say_v the_o work_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v wonderful_a to_o be_v seek_v out_o of_o all_o those_o that_o take_v pleasure_n therein_o the_o form_n of_o the_o womb_n be_v exact_o round_a and_o in_o maid_n it_o be_v no_o big_a than_o a_o walnut_n yet_o it_o will_v stretch_v so_o after_o conception_n that_o it_o will_v easy_o contain_v the_o child_n and_o all_o that_o belong_v to_o it_o it_o be_v small_a at_o first_o to_o embrace_v the_o seed_n that_o be_v but_o little_o cast_v into_o it_o it_o be_v make_v of_o two_o skin_n a_o outward_a and_o a_o inward_a skin_n the_o outward_a be_v thick_a smooth_a and_o slippery_a except_v those_o part_n where_o the_o seed_n vessel_n come_v into_o the_o womb_n the_o inward_a skin_n be_v full_a of_o small_a hole_n it_o be_v far_o different_a from_o the_o matrix_fw-la of_o beast_n which_o galen_n know_v not_o for_o the_o grecian_n in_o those_o day_n hold_v it_o a_o abomination_n to_o dissect_v any_o man_n or_o woman_n though_o they_o be_v dead_a all_o the_o knowledge_n of_o anatomy_n they_o learn_v be_v by_o dissect_v ape_n and_o such_o creature_n that_o be_v the_o most_o like_a to_o mankind_n but_o the_o inside_n of_o man_n or_o woman_n they_o see_v not_o and_o so_o be_v ignorant_a of_o the_o difference_n between_o they_o whence_o it_o be_v confirm_v that_o they_o know_v not_o the_o seat_n of_o some_o disease_n so_o well_o as_o we_o do_v and_o therefore_o must_v need_v fall_v short_a of_o the_o cure_n nor_o will_v they_o use_v the_o mean_n to_o find_v out_o what_o disease_n they_o die_v of_o which_o true_a anatomy_n will_v have_v make_v know_v to_o they_o and_o will_v have_v be_v a_o great_a furtherance_n to_o preserve_v other_o that_o be_v sick_a of_o the_o same_o disease_n that_o other_o die_v of_o before_o it_o have_v be_v much_o and_o long_o dispute_v how_o many_o cell_n be_v in_o the_o womb_n mundinus_n and_o galen_n say_v there_o be_v seven_o several_a cell_n and_o that_o a_o woman_n may_v by_o reason_n of_o so_o many_o place_n distinct_a one_o from_o the_o other_o have_v seven_o child_n at_o a_o birth_n and_o many_o midwife_n be_v of_o
to_o make_v it_o more_o strong_a and_o grow_v to_o it_o on_o both_o side_n the_o inward_a membrane_n be_v double_a also_o but_o can_v scarce_o be_v see_v but_o in_o exulceration_n of_o the_o womb_n when_o the_o woman_n conceive_v it_o be_v thick_a and_o soft_a but_o it_o grow_v thick_a daily_o and_o be_v thick_a when_o the_o time_n of_o birth_n be_v fibres_n of_o all_o kind_n run_v between_o these_o membrane_n to_o draw_v and_o keep_v the_o seed_n and_o to_o thrust_v forth_o the_o burden_n and_o the_o flesh_n of_o the_o womb_n be_v chief_o make_v up_o of_o fleshy_a fibres_n the_o three_o sort_n of_o fibres_n for_o seed_n do_v plain_o appear_v after_o woman_n have_v go_v long_o with_o child_n those_o that_o draw_v the_o seed_n be_v inward_a and_o be_v not_o many_o because_o the_o seed_n be_v most_o cast_v into_o the_o womb_n by_o the_o yard_n the_o thwart_a fibre_n be_v strong_a and_o most_o and_o they_o be_v in_o the_o middle_n but_o the_o fibre_n that_o lie_v transverse_a be_v strong_a also_o and_o lie_v outward_a because_o it_o be_v great_a force_n that_o be_v require_v in_o time_n of_o delivery_n the_o vein_n &_o artery_n that_o pass_v through_o the_o membrane_n of_o the_o womb_n come_v from_o divers_a place_n for_o two_o vein_n and_o two_o artery_n come_v from_o the_o seed_n vessel_n and_o two_o vein_n and_o two_o artery_n from_o the_o vessel_n in_o the_o low_a belly_n and_o run_v upward_o that_o from_o all_o the_o body_n both_o from_o above_o and_o under_o blood_n of_o all_o sort_n may_v be_v convey_v to_o bring_v nourishment_n for_o the_o womb_n and_o for_o the_o infant_n in_o it_o also_o they_o serve_v as_o scavenger_n to_o purge_v out_o the_o term_n every_o month_n the_o twig_n of_o the_o vein_n that_o be_v in_o the_o low_a belly_n mingle_v in_o the_o womb_n with_o the_o branch_n of_o the_o seed_n vein_n and_o the_o mouth_n of_o they_o reach_v into_o the_o hollow_a of_o the_o womb_n and_o they_o be_v call_v cup_n through_o these_o come_v more_o blood_n always_o than_o the_o infant_n needs_o that_o the_o child_n may_v never_o want_v nutriment_n in_o the_o womb_n and_o there_o may_v be_v some_o to_o spare_v when_o the_o time_n come_v for_o the_o child_n to_o be_v bear_v but_o after_o the_o birth_n this_o blood_n come_v not_o hither_o but_o go_v to_o the_o breast_n to_o make_v milk_n but_o at_o all_o other_o time_n it_o be_v cast_v out_o monthly_o what_o be_v superfluous_a and_o if_o it_o be_v not_o it_o corrupt_v and_o cause_v fit_n of_o the_o mother_n yet_o they_o come_v often_o from_o the_o seed_n corrupt_v and_o stay_v there_o than_o they_o do_v from_o blood_n it_o be_v not_o only_a blood_n be_v void_v by_o the_o term_n but_o multitude_n of_o humour_n and_o excrement_n and_o these_o purgation_n last_v sometime_o three_o or_o four_o day_n sometime_o a_o week_n and_o young_a folk_n have_v they_o when_o the_o moon_n change_v but_o woman_n in_o year_n at_o the_o full_a of_o the_o moon_n which_o be_v to_o be_v observe_v that_o we_o may_v know_v when_o to_o give_v remedy_n to_o maid_n who_o term_n come_v not_o down_o for_o we_o must_v do_v it_o in_o the_o time_n when_o the_o moon_n be_v new_a or_o ready_a to_o change_v and_o to_o elder_a woman_n about_o the_o time_n that_o nature_n use_v to_o send_v they_o forth_o because_o a_o physician_n be_v but_o a_o helper_n to_o nature_n and_o if_o he_o observe_v not_o nature_n rule_n he_o will_v soon_o kill_v than_o cure_n the_o sinew_n of_o the_o womb_n be_v small_a but_o many_o and_o interweave_v like_o network_n which_o make_v it_o quick_a of_o feel_v they_o come_v to_o the_o upper_a part_n of_o the_o bottom_n from_o the_o branch_n of_o the_o nerve_n of_o the_o six_o conjugation_n which_o go_v to_o the_o root_n of_o the_o rib_n and_o to_o the_o low_a part_n of_o the_o bottom_n and_o to_o the_o neck_n of_o the_o womb_n from_o the_o marrow_n of_o the_o loin_n and_o the_o great_a bone_n thus_o they_o by_o their_o quick_a feel_a cause_n pleasure_n in_o copulation_n and_o expulsion_n of_o what_o offend_v the_o part_n they_o be_v most_o plentiful_a at_o the_o bottom_n of_o the_o womb_n to_o quicken_v and_o strengthen_v it_o in_o attract_v and_o embrace_v the_o seed_n of_o man_n there_o be_v but_o one_o continue_a passage_n from_o the_o top_n or_o lap_n to_o the_o bottom_n of_o the_o womb_n yet_o some_o divide_v it_o into_o four_o part_n namely_o into_o the_o upper_a part_n or_o bottom_n for_o that_o lie_v uppermost_a in_o the_o body_n 2._o the_o mouth_n or_o inward_a orifice_n of_o the_o neck_n 3._o the_o neck_n 4._o the_o outward_a lap_n lip_n or_o privity_n the_o chief_a part_n of_o these_o which_o be_v proper_o the_o womb_n or_o matrix_fw-la be_v the_o bottom_n here_o be_v the_o infant_n conceive_v keep_v form_v and_o feed_v until_o the_o rational_a soul_n be_v infuse_v from_o above_o and_o the_o child_n bear_v the_o broad_a part_n or_o bottom_n be_v set_v above_o the_o share-bone_n that_o it_o may_v be_v dilate_v as_o the_o child_n grow_v the_o outside_n be_v smooth_a and_o overlay_v with_o a_o watery_a moisture_n there_o be_v a_o corner_n on_o each_o side_n above_o and_o when_o woman_n be_v not_o with_o child_n the_o seed_n be_v pour_v out_o into_o these_o for_o the_o carry_a vessel_n for_o seed_n be_v plant_v into_o they_o they_o be_v to_o make_v more_o room_n for_o the_o child_n and_o at_o first_o it_o be_v so_o small_a that_o the_o parent_n seed_n fill_v it_o full_a for_o it_o embrace_v it_o be_v it_o never_o so_o little_a as_o close_o as_o it_o be_v possible_a the_o bottom_n be_v full_a of_o pore_n but_o they_o be_v but_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o cup_n by_o which_o the_o blood_n in_o child-bearing_a come_v out_o of_o the_o vein_n of_o the_o womb_n into_o the_o cavity_n the_o corner_n of_o the_o womb_n bottom_n be_v wrinkle_v the_o bottom_n be_v soft_a than_o the_o neck_n of_o it_o yet_o hard_a than_o the_o lap_n and_o more_o thick_a from_o the_o low_a part_n of_o the_o bottom_n come_v a_o piece_n a_o inch_n long_o like_o the_o nut_n of_o the_o man_n yard_n but_o small_a as_o one_o little_a finger_n and_o a_o pin_n point_n will_v but_o enter_v into_o it_o but_o it_o be_v rough_a to_o keep_v the_o seed_n from_o recoil_v after_o it_o be_v once_o attract_a for_o when_o the_o part_n be_v overslippery_a the_o humour_n be_v peccant_a and_o those_o woman_n be_v barren_a hypocrates_n say_v that_o sometime_o part_v of_o the_o kall_n fall_v between_o the_o bladder_n and_o the_o womb_n and_o make_v woman_n fruitless_a this_o part_n may_v well_o be_v reckon_v for_o another_o part_n of_o the_o womb_n for_o it_o lie_v between_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o bottom_n and_o the_o mouth_n &_o there_o be_v a_o clear_a passage_n in_o it_o the_o womb_n have_v two_o mouth_n the_o inward_a mouth_n and_o the_o outward_a by_o the_o inward_a mouth_n the_o bottom_n open_v direct_o into_o the_o neck_n this_o mouth_n lie_v overthwart_o like_o the_o mouth_n of_o a_o place_n or_o the_o passage_n of_o the_o nut_n of_o the_o yard_n the_o whole_a orifice_n with_o the_o slit_a transverse_n be_v like_o the_o greek_a letter_n theta_n θ_o it_o be_v so_o little_a and_o narrow_a that_o the_o seed_n once_o in_o can_v scarce_o come_v back_o nor_o any_o offensive_a thing_n enter_v into_o the_o hollow_a of_o the_o womb_n the_o mouth_n lie_v direct_o against_o the_o bottom_n for_o the_o seed_n go_v in_o a_o straight_a line_n from_o the_o neck_n to_o the_o bottom_n the_o womb_n be_v always_o shut_v but_o in_o time_n of_o generation_n and_o then_o the_o bottom_n draw_v in_o the_o seed_n and_o it_o present_o shut_v so_o close_o that_o no_o needle_n as_o i_o say_v can_v find_v a_o entrance_n and_o thus_o it_o continue_v till_o the_o time_n of_o delivery_n unless_o some_o ill_a accident_n or_o disease_n force_v it_o to_o open_v for_o when_o woman_n with_o child_n be_v in_o copulation_n with_o man_n they_o do_v give_v seed_n forth_o but_o that_o seed_n come_v not_o from_o the_o bottom_n as_o some_o think_v but_o by_o the_o neck_n of_o the_o womb_n it_o must_v open_v when_o a_o child_n be_v bear_v so_o wide_o as_o to_o give_v passage_n for_o it_o by_o degree_n because_o the_o neck_n of_o the_o womb_n be_v of_o a_o compact_a thick_a substance_n and_o thick_a when_o the_o birth_n be_v nigh_o wherefore_o there_o cleave_v to_o it_o a_o body_n like_o glue_v and_o by_o that_o mean_v the_o mouth_n open_v safe_o without_o danger_n of_o be_v tear_v or_o break_v and_o as_o often_o as_o the_o passage_n be_v open_v it_o come_v away_o like_o a_o round_a crown_n and_o midwife_n call_v it_o the_o rose_n the_o garland_n or_o the_o crown_n if_o this_o mouth_n be_v too_o
write_v now_o for_o their_o better_a instruction_n and_o reformation_n then_o will_v man_n wonder_v no_o long_o what_o become_v of_o so_o many_o child_n as_o be_v bear_v in_o the_o city_n one_o can_v hardly_o find_v as_o many_o live_n as_o be_v bear_v in_o half_a a_o year_n time_n i_o be_o persuade_v not_o so_o many_o can_v be_v find_v to_o have_v live_v to_o seven_o year_n of_o age_n they_o that_o love_v their_o child_n will_v take_v my_o advice_n and_o they_o and_o their_o child_n will_v have_v good_a cause_n to_o thank_v i_o for_o it_o and_o beside_o the_o avoid_v the_o mischief_n of_o intemperance_n to_o themselves_o and_o posterity_n they_o shall_v find_v the_o blessing_n of_o god_n upon_o they_o as_o a_o great_a reward_n of_o this_o virtue_n of_o moderation_n and_o the_o poor_a will_v have_v just_a cause_n to_o pray_v for_o i_o and_o they_o for_o what_o be_v wasteful_o spend_v by_o the_o riotous_a may_v be_v charitable_o bestow_v upon_o their_o poor_a neighbour_n that_o stand_v in_o need_n of_o it_o chap._n ii_o of_o true_a conception_n true_a conception_n be_v then_o when_o the_o seed_n of_o both_o sex_n be_v good_a and_o due_o prepare_v and_o cast_v into_o the_o womb_n as_o into_o fruitful_a ground_n and_o be_v there_o so_o fit_o and_o equal_o mingle_v the_o man_n seed_n with_o the_o woman_n that_o a_o perfect_a child_n be_v by_o degree_n frame_v for_o first_o small_a thread_n as_o it_o be_v of_o the_o solid_a and_o substantial_a part_n be_v form_v out_o and_o the_o woman_n blood_n flow_v to_o they_o to_o make_v the_o bowel_n and_o to_o supply_v all_o part_n of_o the_o infant_n with_o food_n and_o nourishment_n conception_n be_v the_o proper_a action_n of_o the_o womb_n after_o fruitful_a seed_n cast_v in_o by_o both_o sex_n and_o this_o conception_n be_v perform_v in_o less_o than_o seven_o hour_n after_o the_o seed_n be_v mingle_v for_o nature_n be_v not_o a_o minute_n idle_a in_o her_o work_n but_o act_n to_o the_o utmost_a of_o her_o power_n it_o be_v not_o copulation_n but_o the_o mixture_n of_o both_o seed_n be_v call_v conception_n when_o the_o heat_n of_o the_o womb_n fasten_v they_o if_o the_o woman_n conceive_v not_o the_o seed_n will_v fall_v out_o of_o the_o womb_n in_o seven_o day_n and_o abortion_n and_o conception_n be_v reckon_v upon_o the_o same_o time_n the_o seed_n of_o both_o must_v be_v first_o perfect_o mix_v and_o when_o that_o be_v do_v the_o matrix_fw-la contract_n itself_o and_o so_o close_o embrace_v it_o be_v greedy_a to_o perfect_v this_o work_n that_o by_o succession_n of_o time_n she_o stir_v up_o the_o formative_a faculty_n which_o lie_v hide_v in_o the_o seed_n and_o bring_v it_o into_o act_n which_o be_v before_o but_o in_o possibilty_a this_o be_v the_o natural_a property_n of_o the_o womb_n to_o make_v prolific_a seed_n fruitful_a it_o be_v not_o all_o the_o art_n of_o man_n that_o set_v the_o womb_n aside_o can_v form_v a_o live_a child_n to_o conceive_v with_o child_n be_v the_o earnest_a desire_n if_o not_o of_o all_o yet_o of_o most_o woman_n nature_n have_v put_v into_o all_o a_o will_v to_o effect_v and_o produce_v their_o like_a some_o there_o be_v who_o hold_v conception_n to_o be_v a_o curse_n because_o god_n lay_v it_o upon_o eve_n for_o taste_v of_o the_o forbid_a fruit_n i_o will_v great_o multiply_v thy_o conception_n but_o forasmuch_o as_o increase_v and_o multiply_v be_v the_o blessing_n of_o god_n it_o be_v not_o the_o conception_n but_o the_o sorrow_n to_o bring_v forth_o that_o be_v lay_v as_o a_o curse_n we_o see_v that_o there_o be_v in_o woman_n so_o great_a a_o longing_n to_o conceive_v with_o child_n that_o ofttimes_o for_o want_v of_o it_o the_o womb_n fall_v into_o convulsion_n and_o distract_v the_o whole_a body_n the_o womb_n as_o i_o say_v be_v fast_o tie_v at_o the_o neck_n and_o about_o the_o middle_n but_o the_o bottom_n hang_v lose_v so_o that_o it_o do_v ofttimes_o fall_v into_o strange_a motion_n the_o natural_a motion_n of_o it_o come_v from_o the_o move_a faculty_n but_o the_o unnatural_a motion_n from_o some_o unhealthful_a and_o convulsive_a cause_n which_o be_v most_o common_o breed_v in_o it_o for_o want_v of_o conception_n and_o not_o bear_v of_o child_n we_o see_v no_o woman_n ordinary_o that_o be_v better_o in_o health_n than_o those_o that_o often_o conceive_v with_o child_n and_o some_o be_v so_o fruitful_a that_o they_o conceive_v with_o many_o child_n about_o the_o same_o time_n so_o that_o consider_v his_o magnitude_n sure_o not_o creature_n multiply_v more_o than_o man_n for_o he_o have_v a_o priority_n in_o this_o blessing_n above_o the_o beast_n twin_n be_v frequent_a and_o sometime_o two_o or_o three_o child_n at_o one_o birth_n be_v not_o the_o same_o thing_n with_o superfetation_n when_o child_n be_v get_v again_o before_o the_o first_o be_v deliver_v you_o must_v not_o think_v divers_a cell_n in_o the_o womb_n to_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o this_o multiplicity_n of_o child_n for_o there_o be_v no_o such_o thing_n in_o the_o womb_n to_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o this_o multiplicity_n of_o child_n for_o there_o be_v no_o such_o thing_n in_o the_o womb_n but_o only_o one_o line_n that_o part_n one_o side_n from_o the_o other_o but_o such_o woman_n have_v large_a womb_n than_o other_o and_o so_o the_o seed_n divide_v find_v place_n to_o form_v more_o child_n than_o one_o if_o their_o be_v sufficient_a strength_n in_o the_o several_a part_n of_o the_o seed_n to_o do_v it_o yet_o when_o twin_n be_v beget_v they_o have_v no_o more_o than_o one_o cake_n call_v placenta_n that_o both_o their_o navel_n vessel_n be_v receive_v by_o though_o they_o have_v different_a secundine_n or_o coat_n that_o cover_v they_o it_o may_v be_v discern_v but_o with_o some_o difficulty_n that_o a_o woman_n will_v have_v more_o than_o one_o child_n by_o their_o heavy_a burden_n and_o slow_a motion_n also_o by_o the_o unevenness_n of_o their_o belly_n and_o that_o there_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o separation_n make_v by_o certain_a wrinkle_n and_o seam_n to_o show_v the_o child_n be_v part_v in_o the_o womb_n and_o if_o she_o be_v not_o very_o strong_a to_o go_v through_o with_o it_o in_o her_o travel_n she_o be_v in_o danger_n both_o she_o and_o her_o child_n if_o the_o twin_n be_v both_o boy_n or_o both_o girl_n they_o will_v fare_v the_o better_a yet_o one_o be_v find_v by_o frequent_a example_n to_o be_v more_o lusty_a &_o long_o live_v than_o the_o other_o be_v they_o both_o of_o one_o sex_n or_o one_o a_o boy_n the_o other_o a_o girl_n that_o which_o be_v strong_a increase_v but_o the_o weak_a decay_n or_o fail_v by_o reason_n of_o the_o prevail_a force_n of_o the_o other_o sometime_o the_o woman_n conceive_v again_o a_o long_a time_n after_o her_o conception_n the_o womb_n open_v itself_o by_o reason_n of_o great_a delight_n in_o the_o action_n though_o it_o be_v shut_v so_o close_o as_o no_o air_n can_v enter_v for_o the_o matrix_fw-la attract_v and_o make_v room_n for_o it_o and_o this_o may_v fall_v out_o not_o only_o for_o once_o but_o at_o a_o three_o copulation_n that_o a_o woman_n may_v have_v one_o mischance_n and_o two_o child_n yet_o no_o twin_n it_o may_v be_v discern_v by_o the_o several_a motion_n of_o the_o infant_n but_o the_o mother_n be_v in_o great_a danger_n of_o her_o life_n by_o lose_v of_o so_o great_a a_o quantity_n of_o blood_n as_o she_o must_v needs_o lose_v at_o two_o birth_n in_o so_o short_a a_o compass_n of_o time_n it_o be_v most_o dangerous_a to_o spurr_v nature_n to_o delivery_n before_o her_o period_n wherefore_o in_o such_o case_n leave_v it_o to_o the_o work_n of_o nature_n use_v only_a corroborative_n and_o some_o such_o remedy_n as_o may_v facilitate_v her_o progress_n therein_o but_o woman_n may_v avoid_v this_o mischief_n that_o often_o happen_v if_o they_o will_v rest_v themselves_o content_a when_o they_o have_v once_o conceive_v but_o that_o story_n which_o i_o touch_v before_o seem_v to_o i_o to_o be_v but_o a_o mere_a romance_n of_o margaret_n countess_n of_o hennenberge_n and_o sister_n to_o william_n king_n of_o the_o roman_n as_o some_o writer_n record_n that_o when_o she_o be_v forty_o year_n old_a she_o be_v deliver_v at_o one_o birth_n successive_o of_o as_o many_o child_n as_o there_o be_v day_n in_o the_o year_n namely_o three_o hundred_o sixty_o five_o the_o one_o half_a boy_n and_o the_o other_o half_a girl_n and_o the_o odd_a child_n be_v divide_v to_o both_o sex_n a_o hermaphrodite_n partly_o male_a partly_o female_a and_o that_o the_o cause_n of_o this_o miracle_n be_v from_o a_o curse_n of_o her_o sister_n some_o say_v a_o poor_a beggar_n woman_n at_o her_o door_n lay_v upon_o she_o for_o her_o causeless_a jealousy_n and_o
stop_v hypocrates_n confirm_v this_o affirm_v that_o woman_n be_v in_o danger_n to_o run_v mad_a when_o blood_n come_v forth_o at_o their_o nipple_n brassavolus_n tell_v we_o of_o woman_n milk_n that_o come_v like_o blood_n but_o it_o be_v raw_a unconcocted_a blood_n and_o that_o may_v be_v for_o nurse_n course_n be_v always_o stop_v because_o the_o blood_n run_v to_o their_o breast_n to_o make_v milk_n by_o the_o colour_n of_o the_o nipple_n the_o state_n of_o the_o womb_n be_v perceive_v if_o the_o pap_n look_v pale_a or_o yellow_a that_o shall_v look_v red_a the_o womb_n be_v not_o well_o also_o if_o you_o will_v stop_v the_o term_n that_o run_v too_o much_o set_v a_o great_a cup_a glass_n under_o the_o breast_n for_o that_o will_v turn_v the_o course_n of_o the_o blood_n backward_o far_o you_o may_v know_v the_o child_n if_o it_o be_v a_o boy_n to_o be_v three_o month_n old_a and_o if_o a_o girl_n to_o be_v about_o four_o month_n old_a if_o you_o find_v milk_n in_o the_o mother_n breast_n for_o at_o those_o time_n the_o child_n first_o move_v and_o then_o be_v there_o milk_n find_v in_o the_o breast_n of_o the_o mother_n if_o the_o right_a breast_n swell_v and_o strut_v out_o the_o boy_n be_v well_o if_o it_o flag_n it_o be_v a_o sign_n of_o miscarriage_n judge_v the_o same_o of_o the_o girl_n by_o the_o left_a breast_n when_o it_o be_v sink_v or_o round_o and_o hard_o the_o first_o signify_v abortion_n to_o be_v near_o the_o other_o health_n and_o safety_n both_o of_o the_o mother_n and_o the_o child_n chap._n viii_o how_o the_o child_n grow_v in_o the_o womb_n and_o one_o part_n after_o the_o other_o successive_o make_v man_n be_v of_o several_a mind_n concern_v the_o time_n when_o each_o part_n be_v make_v i_o think_v they_o be_v in_o the_o right_n who_o maintain_v that_o the_o membrane_n be_v first_o make_v which_o wrap_v the_o child_n with_o the_o navel-vessel_n by_o which_o the_o child_n be_v fasten_v to_o the_o mother_n womb_n and_o draw_v nutriment_n from_o she_o and_o all_o part_n be_v make_v soon_o or_o late_a as_o dignity_n and_o necessity_n of_o the_o part_n require_v but_o this_o be_v think_v to_o be_v the_o hard_a piece_n of_o anatomy_n because_o it_o be_v seldom_o to_o be_v observe_v because_o if_o woman_n die_v in_o childbed_n they_o first_o miscarry_v and_o die_v afterward_o some_o follow_v galen_n herein_o who_o never_o see_v a_o woman_n anatomize_v other_o columbus_n some_o vesalius_n but_o few_o or_o none_o know_v the_o truth_n the_o stone_n of_o a_o woman_n for_o generation_n of_o seed_n be_v white_a thick_a and_o well_o concoct_v for_o i_o have_v see_v one_o and_o but_o one_o and_o that_o be_v more_o by_o one_o than_o many_o man_n have_v see_v in_o the_o act_n of_o copulation_n both_o eject_v their_o seed_n which_o be_v unite_v in_o the_o womb_n and_o boy_n or_o girl_n be_v beget_v as_o the_o seed_n be_v that_o prevail_v strong_a or_o weak_a so_o the_o great_a light_n put_v out_o the_o lesser_a the_o sun_n the_o light_n of_o a_o candle_n nature_n desire_v to_o beget_v its_o like_a in_o all_o thing_n a_o man_n a_o manchild_n a_o woman_n one_o of_o she_o own_o sex_n but_o we_o follow_v desire_v not_o nature_n when_o we_o with_o the_o contrary_n if_o the_o horse_n or_o mare_n trot_v it_o be_v strange_a that_o the_o filly_n shall_v amble_v the_o seed_n of_o both_o person_n be_v join_v the_o matrix_fw-la present_o shut_v as_o close_o as_o may_v be_v to_o keep_v in_o and_o to_o fasten_v the_o seed_n by_o its_o native_a heat_n and_o so_o woman_n belly_n seem_v lank_a at_o their_o first_o conception_n the_o first_o thing_n that_o work_v be_v the_o spirit_n of_o which_o the_o seed_n be_v full_a this_o be_v stir_v up_o to_o action_n by_o heat_n of_o the_o womb_n and_o though_o the_o seed_n seem_v to_o be_v homogeneous_a and_o all_o one_o substance_n yet_o it_o consist_v of_o very_o different_a part_n some_o pure_a and_o some_o impure_a the_o spirit_n then_o in_o the_o seed_n divide_v between_o these_o part_n and_o make_v a_o separation_n of_o the_o earthy_a cold_a clammy_a grosser_n part_n from_o the_o more_o aerial_a pure_a and_o noble_a part_n the_o impure_a be_v cast_v to_o the_o outside_n to_o circle_v in_o and_o keep_v close_o the_o seed_n which_o be_v pure_a and_o of_o the_o outside_n be_v the_o membrane_n make_v by_o which_o the_o seed_n enclose_v be_v keep_v from_o danger_n of_o cold_a and_o other_o ill_a accident_n just_a as_o it_o be_v in_o tree_n so_o it_o be_v here_o the_o cold_a winter_n congeal_v the_o vital_a spirit_n of_o the_o tree_n but_o the_o sun_n heat_n revive_v it_o in_o the_o spring_n and_o open_v the_o pore_n of_o the_o tree_n and_o separate_v the_o clean_a from_o the_o which_o be_v unclean_a make_v of_o the_o pure_a juice_n flower_n of_o the_o impure_a and_o gross_a juice_n leave_v and_o bark_n the_o first_o thing_n nature_n make_v for_o the_o child_n be_v the_o amnio_n or_o inward_a skin_n that_o surround_v the_o child_n in_o the_o womb_n as_o the_o pia_fw-la mater_fw-la do_v the_o brain_n next_o be_v the_o chorion_n or_o outward_a skin_n make_v which_o compass_v the_o child_n as_o the_o dura_fw-la mater_fw-la the_o brain_n this_o be_v soon_o do_v by_o nature_n for_o god_n and_o nature_n hate_v idleness_n and_o no_o soon_o be_v these_o two_o coat_n make_v but_o present_o the_o navel-vein_n be_v breed_v pierce_v both_o these_o skin_n while_o they_o be_v exceed_o tender_a and_o convey_v a_o drop_n of_o blood_n from_o the_o mother_n womb-vein_n to_o the_o seed_n of_o this_o one_o drop_n be_v form_v the_o child_n liver_n from_o the_o liver_n be_v breed_v the_o hollow_a vein_n and_o this_o vein_n be_v the_o fountain_n of_o all_o other_o vein_n of_o the_o body_n so_o this_o be_v do_v the_o seed_n have_v blood_n sufficient_a to_o feed_v it_o and_o to_o form_v the_o rest_n of_o the_o part_n by_o it_o be_v a_o vain_a fancy_n that_o some_o hold_n how_o that_o all_o the_o part_n be_v form_v together_o other_o that_o the_o heart_n be_v first_o frame_v it_o must_v receive_v a_o right_a construction_n what_o aristotle_n say_v that_o the_o heart_n live_v first_o and_o die_v last_o for_o the_o liver_n be_v make_v much_o before_o the_o heart_n nor_o be_v that_o if_o it_o be_v well_o understand_v to_o be_v find_v fault_n with_o that_o a_o man_n live_v successive_o first_o the_o life_n of_o a_o plant_n then_o of_o a_o beast_n and_o last_o of_o a_o man._n for_o first_o the_o child_n grow_v than_o it_o begin_v to_o move_v last_o of_o all_o it_o become_v a_o reasonable_a soul_n next_o to_o the_o hollow_a vein_n of_o the_o liver_n be_v make_v be_v the_o artery_n of_o the_o navel_n make_v than_o the_o great_a artery_n which_o be_v the_o tree_n and_o all_o the_o small_a artery_n be_v but_o branch_n come_v from_o it_o &_o last_o of_o all_o the_o heart_n be_v frame_v as_o columbus_n prove_v upon_o very_o sufficient_a reason_n for_o all_o the_o artery_n be_v make_v before_o it_o for_o the_o body_n receive_v its_o life_n by_o artery_n and_o the_o navel_n artery_n be_v breed_v from_o the_o mother_n artery_n and_o therefore_o be_v make_v next_o to_o the_o vein_n to_o give_v vital_a blood_n to_o the_o seed_n as_o the_o liver_n feed_v it_o with_o natural_a blood_n to_o build_v a_o frail_a house_n for_o poor_a mortal_n next_o in_o order_n so_o far_o as_o reason_n and_o anatomy_n can_v guide_v we_o the_o liver_n send_v blood_n to_o the_o artery_n to_o make_v the_o heart_n for_o the_o artery_n be_v make_v of_o seed_n but_o the_o heart_n and_o all_o fleshy_a part_n be_v make_v of_o blood_n last_o of_o all_o the_o brain_n and_o then_o the_o nerve_n to_o give_v feeling_n and_o motion_n be_v produce_v if_o the_o most_o noble_a part_n be_v first_o frame_v as_o the_o peripatetic_n suppose_v than_o the_o brain_n and_o heart_n shall_v be_v first_o make_v which_o be_v not_o agree_v to_o reason_n and_o observation_n as_o for_o the_o form_n of_o the_o bone_n in_o order_n i_o think_v aristotle_n say_v true_a that_o the_o whirl_v bone_n and_o the_o skull_n be_v first_o make_v i_o confess_v all_o these_o thing_n have_v be_v question_v by_o some_o but_o i_o love_v not_o impertinent_a dispute_n as_o it_o be_v the_o quality_n of_o the_o grecian_n who_o have_v make_v a_o large_a dispute_n whether_o the_o elephant_n tusk_n be_v horn_n or_o tooth_n hypocrates_n divide_v the_o form_n of_o the_o infant_n into_o four_o division_n first_o the_o seed_n of_o both_o sex_n mix_v have_v not_o lose_v their_o own_o form_n but_o resemble_v curdle_v milk_n cover_v with_o a_o film_n or_o cream_n the_o next_o form_n be_v a_o rude_a draught_n of_o the_o part_n or_o a_o chaos_n like_o a_o lump_n of_o
not_o so_o pure_a as_o the_o first_o rise_v to_o the_o breast_n to_o make_v milk_n and_o the_o gross_a part_n of_o the_o three_o stay_n in_o the_o womb_n and_o come_v away_o with_o the_o birth_n and_o afterbirth_n but_o this_o be_v a_o long_a dispute_n how_o the_o child_n come_v to_o be_v feed_v in_o the_o womb_n alcmeon_n think_v the_o child_n body_n be_v soft_a like_o a_o sponge_n do_v draw_v nourishment_n by_o all_o part_n of_o its_o body_n as_o a_o sponge_n suck_v water_n not_o only_o drink_v from_o the_o mother_n vein_n but_o from_o the_o womb_n also_o hypocrates_n as_o well_o as_o democritus_n or_o epicurus_n seem_v to_o say_v that_o the_o child_n suck_v both_o nourishment_n and_o breath_n at_o the_o mouth_n from_o the_o mother_n when_o she_o breathe_v for_o these_o two_o cause_n 1._o because_o it_o can_v not_o suck_v so_o soon_o as_o it_o be_v bear_v be_v it_o not_o use_v to_o it_o before_o 2._o there_o be_v excrement_n find_v in_o the_o gut_n of_o a_o new_a bear_v child_n but_o all_o creature_n that_o suck_v will_v do_v it_o present_o by_o instinct_n of_o nature_n as_o chicken_n that_o never_o feed_v before_o will_v present_o pick_v up_o their_o food_n and_o as_o for_o the_o excrement_n find_v in_o the_o gut_n they_o be_v not_o excrement_n of_o the_o first_o concoction_n for_o they_o stink_v not_o but_o be_v gross_a blood_n that_o come_v from_o the_o vessel_n of_o the_o spleen_n to_o the_o gut_n and_o be_v dry_v there_o but_o now_o it_o be_v agree_v by_o all_o since_o the_o truth_n be_v find_v out_o that_o the_o child_n in_o the_o womb_n be_v feed_v by_o its_o navel_n only_o they_o differ_v about_o the_o food_n it_o live_v on_o the_o peripatetic_n say_v it_o be_v feed_v by_o menstrual_a blood_n which_o be_v the_o excrement_n of_o the_o last_o nutriment_n of_o the_o fleshy_a part_n which_o at_o certain_a time_n be_v purge_v forth_o by_o the_o womb_n in_o a_o moderate_a quantity_n but_o primary_o ordain_v for_o the_o generation_n and_o nutriment_n of_o the_o child_n but_o fernelius_n pliny_n columella_n and_o columbus_n deny_v this_o because_o such_o blood_n be_v impure_a and_o will_v where_o it_o fall_v destroy_v plant_n and_o tree_n dog_n will_v run_v mad_a that_o eat_v it_o and_o ofttimes_o hurt_v the_o woman_n themselves_o cause_v swimming_n of_o the_o head_n pain_n swell_n and_o suffocation_n this_o than_o be_v ill_a food_n for_o a_o tender_a infant_n but_o to_o answer_v all_o if_o the_o woman_n be_v in_o good_a health_n her_o monthly_a course_n be_v no_o bad_a blood_n for_o quality_n though_o they_o hurt_v in_o quantity_n be_v more_o than_o she_o can_v concoct_v and_o therefore_o she_o send_v forth_o what_o be_v too_o much_o but_o if_o her_o body_n be_v ill_o affect_v the_o blood_n that_o stay_v in_o the_o womb_n be_v naught_o as_o well_o as_o that_o she_o void_v by_o her_o term_n but_o when_o the_o course_n be_v not_o due_o void_v but_o stay_n in_o be_v stop_v beyond_o their_o time_n of_o evacuation_n than_o they_o cause_v those_o ill_a effect_n former_o mention_v else_o not_o but_o woman_n have_v not_o these_o course_n the_o great_a part_n of_o the_o time_n they_o be_v with_o child_n nor_o yet_o when_o they_o give_v suck_v for_o the_o most_o part_n if_o the_o child_n be_v not_o feed_v with_o this_o blood_n what_o become_v of_o this_o blood_n when_o woman_n be_v with_o child_n certain_a it_o be_v it_o turn_v into_o milk_n when_o time_n serve_v to_o suckle_v the_o infant_n with_o yet_o hypocrates_n be_v mistake_v who_o say_v that_o the_o last_o part_n of_o the_o time_n the_o child_n lie_v in_o the_o womb_n after_o it_o be_v quick_a it_o be_v feed_v partly_o by_o the_o mother_n milk_n but_o this_o be_v certain_a that_o the_o infant_n in_o the_o womb_n be_v feed_v with_o pure_a blood_n convey_v in_o the_o liver_n by_o the_o navel-vein_n which_o be_v a_o branch_n of_o the_o great_a vein_n and_o spread_v to_o the_o small_a vein_n of_o the_o liver_n and_o here_o this_o blood_n be_v more_o refine_a the_o thick_a gross_a crude_a part_n go_v to_o the_o spleen_n and_o kidney_n and_o the_o gross_a excrement_n of_o it_o to_o the_o gut_n and_o that_o be_v it_o be_v find_v in_o the_o gut_n as_o soon_o as_o they_o be_v bear_v the_o most_o pure_a part_n go_v into_o the_o hollow_a vein_n and_o from_o thence_o through_o the_o whole_a body_n by_o small_a branch_n this_o blood_n have_v a_o watery_a substance_n with_o it_o as_o all_o blood_n have_v to_o make_v it_o run_v and_o keep_v it_o from_o clod_v and_o this_o water_n in_o man_n and_o woman_n breath_n forth_o by_o sweat_n &_o so_o it_o do_v in_o a_o child_n and_o be_v contain_v in_o the_o lambskin_n as_o i_o tell_v you_o this_o watery_a substance_n that_o be_v join_v with_o the_o blood_n when_o the_o blood_n come_v to_o the_o kidney_n part_n from_o the_o blood_n and_o be_v send_v by_o the_o kidney_n that_o make_v their_o separation_n by_o the_o ureter_n to_o the_o bladder_n nor_o do_v the_o infant_n piss_v as_o he_o lie_v in_o the_o womb_n by_o the_o yard_n but_o the_o urine_n be_v carry_v by_o the_o vrachos_n a_o vessel_n to_o carry_v it_o which_o be_v long_o and_o without_o blood_n to_o the_o allantois_n â—or_a skin_n that_o be_v make_v to_o hold_v the_o child_n water_n in_o so_o long_o as_o it_o remain_v in_o the_o womb_n this_o vrachos_n or_o passage_n go_v from_o the_o bottom_n of_o the_o bladder_n to_o the_o allantois_n and_o have_v no_o muscle_n belong_v unto_o it_o that_o the_o child_n may_v void_a the_o urine_n when_o nature_n require_v but_o when_o the_o child_n be_v bear_v it_o have_v muscle_n at_o the_o root_n of_o the_o bladder_n to_o shut_v and_o open_a that_o we_o may_v make_v it_o not_o a_o mere_a natural_a but_o partly_o a_o mix_a action_n to_o follow_v our_o business_n and_o make_v water_n not_o always_o but_o when_o we_o please_v but_o this_o be_v not_o the_o course_n with_o the_o child_n continual_o for_o the_o first_o month_n the_o child_n urine_n come_v out_o through_o the_o passage_n of_o the_o navel_n but_o in_o the_o last_o month_n by_o the_o yard_n but_o it_o never_o go_v to_o stool_n in_o the_o womb_n because_o it_o take_v no_o nutriment_n by_o the_o mouth_n after_o forty_o five_o day_n the_o child_n live_v but_o move_v not_o common_o he_o move_v in_o double_a the_o time_n he_o be_v form_v and_o be_v bear_v in_o thrice_o the_o time_n after_o he_o begin_v to_o move_v if_o the_o child_n be_v full_o form_v in_o forty_o day_n she_o will_v move_v in_o ninety_o day_n and_o be_v bear_v in_o the_o nine_o month_n but_o he_o receive_v daily_o more_o food_n after_o the_o three_o and_o four_o month_n to_o the_o day_n of_o his_o birth_n a_o child_n bear_v in_o six_o month_n be_v not_o perfect_a and_o must_v die_v but_o one_o bear_v in_o seven_o month_n be_v perfect_a but_o one_o bear_v in_o the_o eight_o month_n can_v live_v because_o in_o the_o seven_o month_n the_o child_n use_v all_o its_o force_n to_o come_v out_o and_o if_o it_o can_v it_o must_v stay_v two_o month_n long_a to_o recover_v the_o strength_n lose_v upon_o the_o former_a attempt_n that_o have_v make_v it_o too_o feeble_a to_o get_v forth_o in_o the_o eight_o month_n for_o if_o it_o come_v not_o forth_o at_o the_o seven_o month_n it_o remove_v its_o station_n and_o change_v itself_o to_o some_o other_o place_n in_o the_o womb_n these_o two_o motion_n have_v so_o weaken_v it_o that_o it_o must_v stay_v behind_o a_o month_n long_o for_o if_o it_o come_v forth_o before_o it_o be_v almost_o impossible_a for_o it_o to_o live_v but_o astrologer_n determine_v this_o business_n another_o way_n for_o they_o affirm_v that_o child_n bear_v in_o the_o seven_o month_n do_v live_v by_o reason_n of_o the_o complete_n of_o the_o motion_n of_o the_o seven_o planet_n allow_v one_o month_n to_o each_o of_o they_o begin_v with_o saturn_n thus_o saturn_n jupiter_n mars_n sol_n venus_n mercury_n luna_n now_o if_o the_o child_n come_v not_o forth_o at_o the_o seven_o month_n but_o stay_v till_o the_o eight_o month_n the_o planet_n have_v rule_v every_o one_o his_o month_n saturn_n begin_v to_o rule_v again_o who_o be_v a_o enemy_n to_o conception_n in_o all_o his_o quality_n and_o so_o the_o child_n bear_v in_o the_o eight_o month_n will_v be_v bear_v dead_a or_o live_v a_o very_a short_a time_n yet_o other_o philosopher_n maintain_v that_o saturn_n be_v no_o enemy_n to_o conception_n but_o rule_v in_o the_o first_o month_n by_o his_o influence_n and_o retentive_a faculty_n the_o child_n be_v fix_v in_o the_o womb_n but_o as_o the_o celestial_a body_n have_v their_o influence_n upon_o the_o terrestrial_a and_o upon_o all_o the_o element_n they_o cause_v all_o the_o change_n
the_o child_n by_o his_o calcine_v heat_n what_o be_v breed_v by_o moisture_n and_o heat_n be_v fix_v by_o cold_a and_o dryness_n mars_n heat_v with_o a_o fiery_a calcination_n but_o venus_n she_o temper_v the_o heat_n of_o mars_n by_o her_o moisture_n for_o she_o be_v a_o cold_a moist_a planet_n and_o fit_o add_v to_o abate_v the_o courage_n and_o violent_a heat_n of_o warlike_a mars_n there_o be_v a_o great_a sympathy_n between_o mars_n and_o venus_n and_o therefore_o sure_o the_o poet_n speak_v so_o much_o of_o their_o conjunction_n for_o they_o be_v eminent_a in_o this_o of_o man_n generation_n you_o may_v by_o this_o find_v out_o the_o cause_n of_o sympathy_n and_o antipathy_n in_o natural_a thing_n and_o see_v all_o thing_n be_v make_v up_o of_o such_o contrary_a quality_n what_o be_v generate_v must_v in_o time_n be_v corrupt_v nothing_o be_v eternal_a in_o this_o world_n but_o a_o perpetual_a motion_n breed_v mutation_n and_o not_o man_n nor_o any_o thing_n else_o can_v continue_v in_o the_o same_o stay_n mars_n and_o venus_n do_v here_o play_v their_o part_n in_o man_n production_n for_o they_o be_v the_o near_a of_o the_o five_o planet_n to_o the_o earth_n but_o next_o to_o they_o be_v mercury_n of_o a_o changeable_a disposition_n and_o appli_v himself_o to_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o planet_n with_o several_a aspect_n and_o he_o cause_v the_o desire_n of_o knowledge_n in_o man_n sense_n and_o reason_n also_o some_o maintain_v to_o be_v the_o work_n of_o mercury_n by_o his_o influence_n upon_o the_o child_n in_o the_o womb_n it_o be_v not_o deny_v but_o a_o pierce_a acute_a humour_n proceed_v from_o he_o which_o be_v most_o likely_a to_o effect_v not_o alone_o the_o sensible_a but_o the_o rational_a part_n in_o man_n chap._n ix_o of_o the_o posture_n the_o child_n hold_v in_o the_o womb_n and_o after_o what_o fashion_n it_o lie_v there_o here_o physician_n be_v at_o a_o stand_n and_o be_v never_o like_a to_o agree_v about_o it_o not_o two_o in_o twenty_o that_o can_v set_v their_o horse_n together_o the_o speculation_n be_v very_o curious_a insomuch_o that_o the_o prophet_n david_n ascribe_v this_o knowledge_n as_o more_o peculiar_a to_o god_n psalm_n 139._o my_o reins_o be_v thou_o thou_o have_v cover_v i_o in_o my_o mother_n womb_n i_o will_v give_v thanks_o unto_o thou_o for_o i_o be_o fearful_o and_o wonderful_o make_v marvellous_a be_v thy_o work_n and_o that_o my_o soul_n know_v right_a well_o my_o bone_n be_v not_o hide_v from_o thou_o though_o i_o be_v make_v secret_o and_o fashion_v beneath_o in_o the_o earth_n thy_o eye_n do_v see_v my_o substance_n yet_o be_v unperfect_a and_o in_o thy_o book_n be_v all_o my_o member_n write_v which_o day_n by_o day_n be_v fashion_v whenas_o yet_o there_o be_v none_o of_o they_o yet_o anatomist_n have_v narrow_o inquire_v into_o this_o secret_a cabinet_n of_o nature_n and_o hypocrates_n that_o great_a physician_n tell_v we_o in_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr natura_fw-la pveri_fw-la that_o the_o infant_n lie_v in_o the_o womb_n with_o his_o head_n his_o hand_n and_o his_o knee_n bend_v downward_o towards_o his_o foot_n so_o that_o he_o be_v bend_v round_o together_o his_o hand_n lie_v upon_o both_o his_o knee_n the_o thumb_n of_o his_o hand_n &_o his_o eye_n meet_v each_o with_o other_o &_o so_o say_v bartholinus_n the_o young_a of_o the_o two_o likewise_o columbus_n opinion_n be_v that_o the_o child_n lie_v round_o in_o the_o womb_n with_o the_o right_a arm_n bend_a and_o the_o finger_n of_o the_o right_a hand_n lie_v under_o the_o ear_n of_o it_o above_o the_o neck_n the_o head_n bow_v so_o low_a that_o the_o chin_n meet_v and_o touch_v the_o breast_n and_o the_o left_a arm_n bow_v lie_v above_o the_o breast_n and_o the_o face_n and_o the_o right_a elbow_n bend_a serve_v to_o underprop_v the_o left_a arm_n lie_v upon_o it_o the_o leg_n be_v lie_v upward_o and_o the_o right_a leg_n be_v lift_v so_o high_a that_o the_o infant_n thigh_n touch_v its_o belly_n the_o knee_n touch_v the_o navel_n and_o the_o heel_n touch_v the_o left_a buttock_n and_o the_o foot_n be_v turn_v backward_o and_o hide_v the_o privy_a member_n as_o for_o the_o left_a thigh_n that_o touch_v the_o belly_n and_o the_o left_a leg_n be_v lift_v up_o to_o the_o breast_n the_o stomach_n lie_v inward_a but_o the_o expert_a spigelius_n have_v the_o fashion_n of_o a_o child_n near_o the_o birth_n who_o figure_n i_o have_v here_o lay_v down_o and_o i_o believe_v it_o be_v very_o proper_a for_o as_o well_o as_o i_o be_o able_a to_o judge_v by_o the_o figure_n it_o be_v the_o very_a same_o with_o that_o of_o a_o child_n that_o i_o have_v once_o the_o chance_n to_o see_v when_o i_o be_v perform_v my_o office_n of_o midwifery_n here_o insert_v the_o figure_n of_o the_o child_n near_o its_o birth_n the_o figure_n explain_v be_v a_o dissection_n of_o the_o womb_n with_o the_o usual_a manner_n how_o the_o child_n lie_v therein_o near_o the_o time_n of_o its_o birth_n bb._n the_o inner_a part_n of_o the_o chorion_n extend_v and_o branch_v out_o c._n the_o amnios_n extend_v dd._n the_o membrane_n of_o the_o womb_n extend_v and_o branch_a e._n the_o fleshy_a substance_n call_v the_o cake_n or_o placenta_n which_o nourish_v the_o infant_n it_o be_v full_a of_o vessel_n f._n the_o vessel_n appoint_v for_o thâ—_n 〈…〉_o this_o be_v a_o general_a observation_n that_o the_o male_a child_n most_o common_o lie_v on_o the_o right_a side_n in_o the_o womb_n and_o the_o female_a on_o the_o left_a side_n but_o hypocrates_n lay_v it_o down_o as_o the_o most_o universal_a way_n to_o have_v his_o hand_n knee_n and_o head_n bend_v down_o towards_o the_o foot_n his_o nose_n betwixt_o his_o knee_n his_o hand_n upon_o both_o knee_n and_o his_o face_n between_o they_o each_o eye_n touch_v each_o thumb_n but_o he_o be_v wrap_v as_o he_o lie_v in_o two_o mantle_n or_o garment_n as_o i_o say_v for_o a_o boy_n have_v no_o more_o that_o which_o immediate_o cover_v he_o and_o lie_v next_o to_o his_o skin_n be_v call_v amnios_n the_o skirt_n or_o lambskin_n it_o be_v wonderful_a soft_a and_o thin_a and_o be_v loose_a on_o all_o side_n only_o it_o grow_v so_o fast_o to_o the_o cake_n that_o it_o can_v hardly_o be_v part_v from_o it_o the_o use_n of_o it_o far_o be_v to_o receive_v the_o child_n sweat_n and_o urine_n which_o moisten_v the_o mouth_n of_o the_o matrix_fw-la also_o and_o make_v the_o birth_n more_o easy_a but_o the_o outward_a coat_n call_v chorion_n be_v very_o strong_a and_o sinewy_a and_o enclose_v the_o child_n round_o about_o and_o like_o a_o soft_a pillow_n or_o bed_n bear_v up_o all_o the_o vein_n and_o artery_n of_o the_o navel_n which_o will_v have_v be_v in_o danger_n to_o have_v be_v carry_v so_o far_o without_o some_o soft_a bolster_n to_o sustain_v they_o these_o coat_n grow_v fast_o together_o seem_v to_o be_v but_o one_o coat_n or_o one_o to_o be_v the_o beginning_n of_o the_o other_o and_o this_o altogether_o take_v be_v call_v the_o after-burden_n or_o secundine_a for_o when_o the_o child_n be_v grow_v strong_a enough_o to_o come_v out_o of_o the_o womb_n and_o the_o time_n of_o his_o birth_n be_v at_o hand_n he_o break_v through_o these_o cover_n and_o the_o cover_n come_v forth_o after_o the_o child_n be_v bear_v yet_o sometime_o a_o piece_n of_o the_o amnios_n cover_v the_o child_n face_n and_o head_n when_o he_o be_v bear_v and_o woman_n call_v it_o the_o caule_v and_o hold_v it_o to_o be_v a_o sign_n of_o some_o great_a happiness_n that_o will_v befall_v the_o child_n in_o the_o follow_a part_n of_o his_o life_n but_o some_o think_v it_o be_v neither_o here_o nor_o there_o one_o bear_v without_o this_o caule_v may_v be_v as_o happy_a as_o he_o that_o be_v bear_v with_o it_o there_o belong_v to_o the_o child_n while_o it_o lie_v in_o the_o womb_n some_o thing_n that_o be_v proper_a for_o it_o some_o to_o clothe_v it_o and_o be_v only_o for_o that_o time_n that_o it_o lie_v in_o that_o place_n and_o afterward_o of_o no_o know_a use_n though_o some_o have_v try_v to_o make_v use_n of_o they_o in_o physic_n and_o chirurgery_n but_o common_o they_o cast_v it_o away_o some_o thing_n again_o serve_v to_o nourish_v and_o feed_v it_o in_o the_o womb_n and_o those_o be_v the_o navel-vessel_n which_o be_v four_o in_o number_n two_o artery_n one_o vein_n and_o that_o vessel_n which_o be_v call_v vrachos_n which_o carry_v away_o the_o child_n water_n in_o the_o womb_n to_o that_o skin_n that_o be_v prepare_v to_o hold_v that_o water_n so_o long_o as_o the_o child_n stay_v in_o the_o womb_n and_o it_o be_v call_v allantois_n the_o vein_n i_o speak_v of_o come_v from_o the_o infant_n liver_n and_o
when_o it_o be_v pass_v the_o navel_n it_o branch_v into_o two_o branch_n and_o these_o again_o divide_v and_o subdivide_v the_o skin_n call_v chorion_n support_v the_o branch_n of_o it_o and_o these_o be_v join_v to_o the_o vein_n of_o the_o mother_n womb_n and_o serve_v to_o suck_v and_o to_o carry_v the_o mother_n blood_n from_o thence_o to_o feed_v the_o infant_n with_o while_o it_o stay_v there_o this_o vein_n be_v for_o that_o end_n that_o the_o infant_n may_v be_v feed_v from_o the_o first_o time_n of_o conception_n until_o it_o be_v bear_v and_o then_o its_o use_n be_v over_o as_o to_o the_o first_o intention_n when_o the_o child_n come_v to_o feed_v itself_o for_o than_o it_o have_v no_o need_n to_o suck_v blood_n from_o the_o mother_n as_o it_o do_v before_o the_o artery_n be_v two_o on_o each_o side_n and_o these_o spring_n from_o the_o branch_n of_o the_o great_a artery_n of_o the_o mother_n that_o come_v from_o the_o small_a gut_n and_o these_o serve_v to_o carry_v vital_a blood_n to_o feed_v the_o infant_n with_o when_o it_o be_v first_o well_o prepare_v and_o concoct_v by_o the_o mother_n the_o next_o part_n for_o servile_a use_n be_v a_o nervous_a production_n call_v vrachos_n and_o it_o come_v from_o the_o bottom_n of_o the_o bladder_n of_o the_o child_n to_o its_o navel_n and_o it_o serve_v as_o the_o name_n also_o imply_v to_o carry_v the_o child_n urine_n to_o the_o allantois_n or_o skin_n that_o must_v retain_v it_o but_o anatomist_n be_v not_o all_o of_o one_o mind_n about_o it_o for_o some_o say_v there_o be_v no_o such_o thing_n to_o be_v find_v in_o the_o after-burden_n of_o woman_n but_o in_o beast_n it_o be_v let_v their_o ignorance_n or_o dispute_v be_v what_o they_o will_v to_o no_o purpose_n i_o shall_v satisfy_v all_o by_o true_a experience_n which_o can_v be_v contradict_v he_o that_o read_v the_o anatomy_n lecture_n of_o montpelion_n in_o france_n bartholomew_n cabrolius_n a_o skilful_a chirurgeon_n profess_v that_o he_o see_v a_o maid_n who_o urine_n come_v forth_o at_o her_o navel_n the_o ordinary_a passage_n of_o her_o water_n be_v obstruct_v and_o dr._n john_n fernelius_n tell_v the_o same_o story_n of_o a_o man_n who_o be_v thirty_o year_n old_a who_o have_v a_o stop_n in_o the_o neck_n of_o his_o bladder_n so_o that_o for_o many_o month_n continual_o his_o water_n come_v forth_o by_o his_o navel_n yet_o he_o find_v no_o hurt_n at_o all_o by_o it_o but_o be_v very_o well_o in_o health_n and_o fernelius_n say_v the_o reason_n be_v because_o his_o navelstring_n be_v not_o well_o tie_v and_o the_o passage_n of_o the_o vrachos_n give_v way_n because_o it_o be_v not_o well_o dry_v and_o there_o be_v another_o example_n that_o valchier_n coiler_n lay_v down_o of_o a_o german_a maid_n of_o noremberge_n she_o be_v thirty_o four_o year_n of_o age_n these_o distemper_n be_v not_o frequent_a because_o she_o must_v be_v a_o very_a unskilful_a midwife_n that_o know_v not_o how_o to_o tie_v and_o cut_v the_o navel_n string_n yet_o these_o accident_n be_v sufficient_a in_o such_o a_o dark_a matter_n to_o prove_v that_o there_o be_v such_o a_o thing_n as_o a_o vrachos_n or_o urine-carrier_n from_o the_o navel_n in_o both_o sex_n man_n as_o well_o as_o woman_n these_o four_o vessel_n as_o i_o say_v namely_o one_o vein_n two_o artery_n and_o the_o vrachos_n join_v together_o near_o the_o navel_n and_o they_o be_v tie_v by_o a_o skin_n they_o have_v from_o the_o chorion_n or_o outward_a coat_n of_o the_o secundine_a and_o so_o they_o seem_v to_o be_v a_o chord_n or_o gut_n without_o any_o feel_n this_o be_v that_o that_o all_o people_n call_v the_o navelstring_n if_o woman_n or_o man_n doubt_v of_o the_o truth_n of_o this_o relation_n let_v he_o only_o take_v the_o child_n navelstring_n when_o it_o be_v cut_v off_o and_o untwist_v it_o and_o open_v it_o and_o so_o they_o shall_v be_v able_a to_o satisfy_v themselves_o these_o vessel_n be_v so_o join_v for_o to_o strengthen_v they_o that_o they_o will_v not_o be_v break_v nor_o yet_o be_v they_o entangle_v together_o when_o the_o child_n be_v bear_v into_o the_o world_n than_o these_o vessel_n as_o they_o hang_v without_o from_o the_o navel_n serve_v for_o no_o other_o use_n but_o to_o be_v knit_v fast_o and_o to_o make_v a_o strong_a band_n to_o cover_v the_o navel-hole_n yet_o experience_n have_v find_v a_o way_n to_o make_v a_o physical_a use_n of_o they_o that_o what_o be_v spare_v from_o tie_v and_o to_o be_v cut_v off_o may_v not_o be_v throw_v away_o as_o for_o the_o secundine_a and_o the_o part_n of_o it_o the_o part_n of_o it_o be_v hold_v to_o be_v four_o i_o shall_v show_v you_o a_o little_a more_o concern_v the_o description_n and_o use_n of_o they_o the_o first_o part_n be_v that_o which_o be_v common_o call_v a_o sugar_n cake_n in_o latin_a placenta_n and_o indeed_o it_o be_v very_o like_o a_o cake_n in_o the_o form_n of_o it_o it_o be_v tie_v both_o to_o the_o navel_n and_o to_o the_o strong_a outward_a sinewy_a coat_n of_o the_o child_n in_o the_o womb_n call_v chorion_n and_o this_o be_v that_o which_o make_v the_o great_a part_n of_o the_o after_o burden_n or_o secundine_a the_o flesh_n hereof_o be_v soft_a and_o of_o a_o red_a colour_n much_o like_o the_o spleen_n or_o milt_z tend_v somewhat_o to_o black_a there_o be_v abundance_n of_o small_a vein_n and_o artery_n in_o it_o and_o it_o shall_v be_v probable_a that_o the_o chief_a use_n it_o serve_v for_o be_v to_o clothe_v and_o keep_v the_o infant_n in_o the_o womb_n columbus_n a_o very_a good_a anatomist_n yet_o be_v much_o deceive_v when_o he_o affirm_v the_o chorion_n or_o strong_a and_o outward_a membrane_n that_o wrap_v the_o child_n in_o the_o womb_n to_o be_v no_o skin_n it_o be_v undoubted_o know_v that_o the_o chorion_n and_o amnios_n do_v compass_v the_o child_n round_o above_z beneath_z and_o on_o all_o side_n but_o the_o allantois_n that_o contain_v the_o child_n urine_n do_v not_o so_o columbus_n he_o mistake_v this_o skin_n for_o the_o placenta_n or_o cake_n but_o hypocrates_n give_v this_o name_n secundine_n as_o general_a to_o the_o whole_a in_o that_o book_n he_o have_v write_v of_o woman_n disease_n for_o the_o chorion_n be_v a_o skin_n very_o white_a and_o thick_a light_a and_o slippery_a and_o it_o be_v lace_v and_o adorn_v and_o branch_v with_o a_o great_a many_o small_a vein_n and_o artery_n and_o we_o must_v not_o think_v that_o it_o serve_v only_o for_o a_o cover_n of_o the_o child_n in_o the_o womb_n for_o it_o serve_v far_a to_o receive_v and_o to_o bind_v fast_o the_o root_n of_o the_o vein_n and_o artery_n or_o navel-vessel_n which_o i_o speak_v of_o before_o the_o allantois_n or_o skin_n to_o contain_v the_o child_n urine_n in_o the_o womb_n be_v deny_v by_o many_o that_o there_o be_v any_o such_o vessel_n to_o be_v find_v in_o man_n body_n i_o must_v confess_v reason_n must_v help_v we_o to_o discern_v it_o for_o we_o can_v hardly_o see_v it_o or_o find_v it_o it_o be_v say_v that_o in_o holland_n man_n be_v wont_a to_o be_v present_a at_o their_o wife_n labour_n as_o well_o as_o woman_n and_o that_o few_o of_o the_o woman_n use_v stool_n but_o they_o sit_v in_o their_o husband_n lap_n when_o they_o be_v deliver_v and_o they_o say_v there_o be_v such_o a_o a_o thing_n galen_n maintain_v that_o there_o be_v as_o much_o reason_n and_o experience_n for_o it_o in_o man_n as_o in_o beast_n good_a woman_n as_o well_o as_o myself_o have_v do_v may_v look_v for_o it_o and_o find_v it_o too_o if_o they_o please_v a_o very_a fine_a white_z soft_a exceed_o thin_a skin_n and_o it_o lie_v just_a under_o the_o cake_n or_o placenta_n and_o there_o it_o be_v tie_v to_o the_o vrachos_n from_o which_o it_o take_v in_o the_o urine_n and_o its_o office_n be_v to_o keep_v the_o urine_n apart_o from_o the_o sweat_n that_o the_o saltness_n of_o the_o urine_n may_v not_o hurt_v the_o tender_a infant_n which_o it_o must_v needs_o do_v be_v it_o not_o keep_v up_o in_o a_o place_n by_o its_o self_n the_o amnios_n be_v the_o last_o and_o inmost_a skin_n and_o it_o be_v wonderful_a fine_a soft_a white_z transparent_a feed_v and_o interweave_v with_o many_o vein_n and_o artery_n this_o skin_n not_o only_o infold_v the_o infant_n but_o also_o hold_v the_o sweat_n that_o come_v from_o it_o while_o it_o lie_v in_o the_o womb_n book_n iii_o chap._n i._n what_o it_o be_v that_o hinder_v conception_n and_o may_v be_v the_o cause_n that_o some_o woman_n be_v barren_a barrenness_n as_o i_o say_v be_v either_o by_o nature_n and_o that_o may_v be_v when_o two_o person_n be_v join_v in_o marriage_n that_o either_o both_o be_v deficient_a by_o
reason_n of_o ill_a conformity_n of_o the_o generative_a part_n or_o but_o one_o of_o they_o for_o if_o both_o be_v not_o perfect_a to_o all_o respect_n as_o to_o that_o work_n of_o copulation_n they_o shall_v never_o have_v any_o child_n and_o such_o marriage_n be_v not_o lawful_a by_o the_o law_n of_o god_n or_o man_n because_o that_o procreating_a and_o bear_v child_n be_v one_o of_o the_o chief_a end_n of_o marriage_n but_o accidental_a barrenness_n may_v happen_v to_o they_o by_o reason_n of_o some_o curable_a infirmity_n and_o when_o that_o be_v remove_v they_o may_v be_v as_o fruitful_a as_o other_o that_o be_v natural_o so_o physician_n and_o midwife_n have_v try_v many_o way_n to_o discover_v when_o man_n and_o wife_n can_v fructify_v where_o the_o fault_n lie_v whether_o the_o hindrance_n be_v from_o the_o man_n or_o from_o his_o wife_n or_o from_o both_o the_o best_a experiment_n that_o ever_o i_o can_v find_v be_v to_o take_v some_o small_a quantity_n of_o barley_n or_o any_o other_o corn_n that_o will_v soon_o grow_v and_o soak_v part_n of_o it_o in_o the_o man_n urine_n and_o part_n in_o the_o woman_n urine_n for_o a_o whole_a day_n and_o a_o night_n then_o take_v the_o corn_n out_o of_o both_o their_o urine_n and_o lay_v they_o apart_o upon_o some_o floor_n or_o in_o part_n where_o it_o may_v dry_v and_o in_o every_o morning_n water_v they_o both_o with_o their_o own_o urine_n and_o so_o continue_v that_o corn_n that_o grow_v first_o be_v the_o most_o fruitful_a and_o so_o be_v the_o person_n who_o urine_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o it_o if_o one_o or_o neither_o part_n of_o these_o grain_n grow_v they_o be_v one_o or_o both_o of_o they_o barren_a almost_o all_o man_n and_o woman_n desire_v to_o be_v fruitful_a natural_o and_o it_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o self-destroying_a not_o to_o be_v willing_a to_o leave_v some_o succession_n after_o we_o nay_o it_o seem_v to_o be_v more_o general_a and_o to_o tend_v to_o the_o ruin_n of_o the_o world_n which_o can_v be_v continue_v without_o fruitfulness_n in_o copulation_n virginity_n and_o single_a life_n in_o some_o case_n be_v prefer_v before_o matrimony_n because_o it_o be_v a_o singular_a blessing_n and_o gift_n of_o god_n which_o all_o people_n be_v not_o capable_a of_o but_o for_o man_n or_o woman_n to_o mutilate_v themselves_o on_o purpose_n or_o use_v destructive_a mean_n to_o cause_n barrenness_n beside_o the_o mean_n prescribe_v of_o prayer_n and_o fast_v i_o can_v think_v to_o be_v justifiable_a though_o some_o person_n have_v presumptuous_o venture_v upon_o it_o let_v the_o votary_n of_o the_o roman_a church_n look_v to_o it_o when_o they_o make_v vow_n of_o chastity_n which_o the_o great_a part_n of_o they_o doubtless_o be_v never_o able_a to_o keep_v but_o by_o use_v unlawful_a mean_n i_o much_o doubt_n whether_o they_o pray_v and_o fast_o so_o much_o as_o they_o pretend_v to_o the_o principal_a cause_n of_o barrenness_n in_o man_n or_o woman_n lie_v in_o the_o generative_a part_n and_o if_o child_n be_v bear_v defective_a it_o be_v not_o we_o that_o be_v midwife_n can_v cure_v it_o what_o nature_n want_v art_n can_v hardly_o make_v perfect_a it_o be_v not_o my_o design_n so_o much_o to_o speak_v of_o unfruitfulness_n in_o man_n but_o of_o woman_n in_o relation_n to_o their_o conception_n and_o child-bearing_a and_o i_o conceive_v the_o chief_a cause_n of_o woman_n barrenness_n to_o be_v from_o the_o womb_n of_o they_o that_o be_v ill_o form_v or_o ill_o dispose_v and_o not_o as_o natural_o it_o shall_v be_v in_o those_o that_o may_v have_v child_n there_o be_v many_o infirmity_n that_o we_o woman_n especial_o be_v make_v unfruitful_a by_o but_o god_n have_v appoint_v several_a remedy_n for_o most_o accident_n that_o none_o need_v to_o despair_v of_o help_n true_a it_o be_v that_o the_o scripture_n relate_v of_o a_o woman_n that_o have_v a_o issue_n of_o blood_n twelve_o year_n and_o can_v find_v no_o cure_n but_o have_v spend_v all_o upon_o physician_n yet_o at_o last_o she_o be_v cure_v by_o touch_v the_o hem_n of_o christ_n garment_n it_o be_v probable_a god_n will_v not_o have_v she_o cure_v by_o man_n that_o her_o faith_n may_v be_v confirm_v by_o the_o surpass_a virtue_n she_o find_v in_o christ_n but_o before_o i_o come_v to_o speak_v of_o this_o i_o shall_v speak_v of_o the_o thing_n that_o be_v most_o proper_a to_o follow_v in_o order_n namely_o concern_v delivery_n of_o woman_n with_o child_n chap._n ii_o of_o great_a pain_n and_o difficulty_n in_o child-bearing_a with_o the_o sign_n and_o cause_n and_o cure_n i_o have_v do_v with_o that_o part_n of_o anatomy_n that_o concern_v principal_o we_o midwife_n to_o know_v that_o we_o may_v be_v able_a to_o help_v and_o give_v direction_n to_o such_o woman_n as_o send_v for_o we_o in_o their_o extremity_n and_o have_v we_o not_o some_o competent_a insight_n into_o the_o theory_n we_o can_v never_o know_v how_o to_o proceed_v to_o practice_n that_o we_o may_v be_v able_a to_o give_v a_o handsome_a account_n of_o what_o we_o come_v for_o the_o accident_n and_o hazard_n that_o woman_n lie_v under_o when_o they_o bring_v their_o child_n into_o the_o world_n be_v not_o few_o hard_a labour_n attend_v most_o of_o they_o it_o be_v that_o curse_n that_o god_n lay_v upon_o our_o sex_n to_o bring_v forth_o in_o sorrow_n that_o be_v the_o general_a cause_n and_o common_a to_o all_o as_o we_o descend_v from_o the_o same_o great_a mother_n eve_n who_o first_o taste_v the_o forbid_a fruit_n but_o the_o particular_a cause_n be_v diverse_a according_a to_o several_a age_n and_o constitution_n and_o conformation_n or_o infirmity_n for_o sometime_o maid_n be_v marry_v very_o young_a at_o twelve_o or_o fourteen_o year_n of_o age_n and_o prove_v so_o soon_o with_o child_n when_o the_o passage_n be_v very_o little_a dilate_a but_o be_v very_o strait_a and_o narrow_a in_o such_o a_o case_n the_o labour_n in_o child-bearing_a must_v needs_o be_v great_a for_o the_o infant_n to_o find_v passage_n and_o for_o the_o mother_n to_o endure_v it_o and_o it_o must_v of_o necessity_n be_v much_o great_a if_o some_o disease_n go_v along_o with_o it_o which_o happen_v oft_o in_o those_o part_n as_o pushes_z and_o pyles_n and_o aposthume_n that_o nature_n can_v hardly_o give_v way_n for_o the_o child_n to_o be_v bear_v sometime_o the_o bladder_n or_o near_a part_n be_v offend_v and_o the_o womb_n be_v a_o sufferer_n by_o consent_n and_o this_o will_v hinder_v delivery_n and_o so_o if_o her_o body_n be_v bind_v that_o she_o can_v go_v to_o stool_n the_o belly_n stop_v with_o excrement_n will_v make_v the_o pain_n in_o travel_n the_o great_a because_o the_o womb_n have_v not_o room_n to_o enlarge_v itself_o so_o if_o woman_n be_v too_o old_a as_o well_o as_o too_o young_a or_o if_o they_o be_v weak_a by_o accident_n or_o natural_o of_o feeble_a constitution_n if_o they_o be_v fearful_a &_o can_v well_o endure_v pain_n be_v they_o too_o lean_a or_o too_o spare_a body_n too_o gross_a or_o too_o fat_a or_o if_o they_o be_v unruly_a &_o will_v not_o be_v govern_v they_o will_v suffer_v the_o great_a pain_n in_o childbirth_n and_o it_o be_v not_o without_o reason_n maintain_v also_o that_o a_o boy_n be_v soon_o and_o easy_o bring_v forth_o than_o a_o girl_n the_o reason_n be_v many_o but_o they_o serve_v also_o for_o the_o whole_a time_n she_o go_v with_o child_n for_o woman_n be_v lusty_a that_o be_v with_o child_n with_o boy_n and_o therefore_o they_o will_v be_v better_a able_a to_o run_v through_o with_o it_o the_o weak_a they_o be_v the_o great_a the_o pain_n because_o they_o be_v less_o able_a to_o endure_v it_o and_o the_o strength_n of_o the_o child_n be_v much_o for_o it_o will_v soon_o break_v forth_o than_o when_o it_o be_v weak_a though_o it_o be_v of_o the_o same_o sex_n if_o the_o child_n be_v large_a and_o the_o passage_n straight_o as_o it_o be_v always_o though_o not_o alike_o in_o all_o she_o must_v look_v for_o a_o great_a deal_n of_o pain_n when_o the_o time_n of_o delivery_n come_v but_o none_o more_o painful_a and_o dangerous_a than_o monstrous_a birth_n sometime_o the_o child_n do_v not_o come_v at_o the_o time_n appoint_v by_o nature_n or_o it_o offer_v not_o itself_o in_o such_o a_o posture_n as_o that_o it_o may_v find_v a_o passage_n forth_o as_o when_o the_o foot_n first_o present_v themselves_o to_o the_o neck_n of_o the_o womb_n either_o both_o foot_n together_o or_o else_o but_o one_o foot_n and_o both_o hand_n upward_o or_o both_o knee_n together_o or_o else_o more_o dangerous_a yet_o lie_v all_o upon_o one_o side_n thwart_o the_o womb_n or_o else_o backward_a or_o arselong_v or_o two_o child_n offer_v themselves_o at_o once_o with_o their_o foot_n first_o
slice_v the_o root_n boil_v all_o in_o rain_n water_n take_v out_o the_o mucilage_n and_o mix_v it_o with_o the_o foresay_a oil_n then_o let_v the_o pound_a gum_n traganth_n and_o hen_n grease_n boil_v so_o long_o till_o the_o mucilage_n come_v to_o a_o salve_n use_v this_o anoint_v every_o day_n for_o five_o or_o six_o week_n before_o she_o lie_v in_o but_o before_o i_o come_v to_o her_o time_n of_o delivery_n i_o shall_v speak_v a_o word_n of_o one_o frequent_a cause_n of_o woman_n miscarriage_n and_o that_o be_v their_o long_n and_o sometime_o of_o their_o unnatural_a and_o unreasonable_a desire_n after_o they_o have_v conceive_v with_o child_n you_o must_v know_v that_o to_o exceed_v in_o the_o thing_n not_o natural_a as_o philosopher_n call_v eat_v and_o drink_v fullness_n emptiness_n sleep_n and_o watch_n exercise_n and_o rest_n and_o too_o great_a intention_n of_o the_o mind_n may_v hasten_v the_o birth_n and_o cause_n abortion_n those_o woman_n that_o use_v moderation_n in_o the_o foresay_a thing_n be_v not_o so_o often_o long_v for_o what_o they_o can_v not_o easy_o attain_v to_o nay_o sometime_o you_o have_v lady_n at_o court_n and_z citizens_z wife_n and_o country_n woman_n too_o will_v long_o to_o eat_v sand_n and_o dirt_n but_o their_o child_n seldom_o live_v long_o that_o be_v begin_v thus_o that_o some_o woman_n with_o child_n will_v desire_v to_o steal_v thing_n from_o other_o this_o be_v no_o small_a argument_n that_o the_o child_n she_o go_v withal_o will_v be_v a_o thief_n wherefore_o she_o must_v take_v care_n to_o give_v it_o good_a education_n and_o to_o bring_v it_o up_o in_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n when_o nature_n be_v thus_o pervert_v in_o what_o she_o desire_v she_o be_v force_v to_o leave_v the_o conception_n because_o she_o can_v attain_v what_o she_o look_v for_o this_o may_v be_v prevent_v by_o a_o decoction_n of_o vine_n leave_v frequent_o take_v it_o may_v be_v provide_v by_o prepare_v a_o decoction_n strong_a of_o it_o at_o time_n of_o the_o year_n and_o to_o boil_v that_o into_o a_o syrup_n to_o use_v when_o need_n require_v for_o it_o be_v say_v to_o be_v very_o proper_a for_o this_o distemper_n though_o i_o can_v call_v it_o a_o disease_n there_o be_v another_o cause_n not_o far_o unlike_a in_o the_o effect_n to_o woman_n long_n and_o that_o be_v sudden_a fear_n for_o many_o a_o woman_n bring_v forth_o a_o child_n with_o a_o hare_n lip_n be_v sudden_o fright_v when_o she_o conceive_v by_o the_o start_n of_o a_o hare_n or_o by_o longing_n after_o a_o piece_n of_o a_o hare_n miraldus_fw-la thought_n so_o and_o many_o woman_n can_v deny_v it_o to_o be_v true_a but_o he_o be_v a_o notable_a conceit_a old_a philosopher_n and_o he_o bethink_v himself_o how_o he_o may_v find_v but_o a_o remedy_n to_o do_v poor_a woman_n good_a and_o it_o be_v this_o which_o be_v easy_o prove_v let_v a_o woman_n slit_v her_o smock_n like_o her_o husband_n shirt_n and_o that_o he_o say_v upon_o his_o knowledge_n will_v do_v it_o book_n iv_o chap._n i._n rule_n for_o woman_n that_o be_v come_v to_o their_o labour_n all_o woman_n midwife_n especial_o shall_v be_v well_o see_v against_o this_o time_n of_o necessity_n and_o all_o thing_n provide_v that_o may_v cause_v they_o to_o be_v easy_o deliver_v and_o childbed_n linen_n at_o hand_n have_v first_o invoke_v the_o divine_a assistance_n by_o who_o we_o live_v and_o move_v and_o have_v our_o be_v when_o the_o patient_n feel_v her_o throw_n come_v she_o shall_v walk_v easy_o in_o her_o chamber_n and_o then_o again_o lie_v down_o keep_v herself_o warm_a rest_v herself_o and_o then_o stir_v again_o till_o she_o feel_v the_o water_n come_v down_o and_o the_o womb_n to_o open_v let_v she_o not_o lie_v long_o a_o bed_n yet_o she_o may_v lie_v sometime_o and_o sleep_v to_o strengthen_v she_o and_o to_o abate_v pain_n the_o child_n will_v be_v the_o strong_a sometime_o the_o child_n be_v dead_a in_o the_o womb_n before_o and_o you_o may_v know_v it_o to_o be_v dead_a when_o the_o breast_n sudden_o hang_v down_o slack_a nature_n make_v no_o milk_n or_o provision_n for_o they_o for_o there_o be_v no_o reason_n she_o shall_v second_o she_o be_v cold_a all_o the_o belly_n over_o chief_o the_o navel_n three_o her_o water_n be_v thick_a and_o have_v a_o stink_a substance_n that_o fall_v to_o the_o bottom_n four_o the_o child_n move_v not_o though_o you_o wet_v your_o hand_n in_o warm_a water_n and_o rub_v it_o over_o her_o belly_n which_o be_v a_o true_a trial_n and_o it_o will_v stir_v if_o it_o be_v alive_a five_o she_o dream_v of_o dead_a people_n and_o be_v frighten_v with_o it_o six_o her_o breath_n smell_n filthy_o seven_o she_o belong_v to_o eat_v strange_a thing_n unfit_a for_o to_o eat_v eight_o she_o look_v ill_o favoured_o and_o sorrowful_o nineth_o the_o child_n fall_v to_o the_o side_n she_o lie_v on_o like_o a_o lump_n of_o lead_n but_o garden_n tansey_n or_o the_o eagle_n stone_n will_v bring_v the_o child_n to_o its_o right_a place_n if_o it_o be_v weak_a only_o but_o if_o it_o be_v dead_a there_o be_v no_o way_n to_o help_v that_o but_o to_o hasten_v delivery_n as_o fast_o as_o may_v be_v for_o it_o be_v a_o misery_n beyond_o expression_n for_o a_o woman_n to_o go_v with_o a_o dead_a child_n in_o her_o womb_n as_o for_o two_o twin_n to_o be_v bear_v that_o grow_v together_o and_o one_o of_o they_o dead_a the_o live_a child_n can_v long_o endure_v virgil_n tell_v we_o of_o mezenius_n a_o tyrant_n dead_a body_n to_o the_o live_n he_o do_v place_n join_v they_o hand_n to_o hand_n and_o face_n to_o face_n tenthty_a corrupt_a stink_a humour_n run_v from_o the_o womb_n chief_o if_o she_o have_v have_v some_o ill_a disease_n eleven_o her_o eye_n look_v hollow_a and_o her_o nose_n strange_o her_o lip_n wan_a and_o pale_a twelve_o her_o breath_n stink_v if_o the_o child_n have_v be_v dead_a two_o or_o three_o day_n the_o more_o of_o these_o sign_n appear_v at_o once_o the_o more_o certainty_n of_o the_o death_n of_o the_o child_n wherefore_o present_o use_v medicine_n to_o expel_v it_o forth_o or_o manual_n and_o chirurgical_a operation_n with_o all_o care_n to_o save_v the_o mother_n life_n for_o she_o be_v in_o great_a danger_n of_o death_n also_o the_o sign_n of_o great_a danger_n to_o she_o be_v 1._o if_o she_o swoon_n in_o labour_n or_o be_v in_o a_o trance_n and_o memory_n be_v go_v 2._o if_o she_o be_v extreme_a weak_a 3._o if_o she_o will_v not_o answer_v when_o you_o call_v or_o very_o hardly_o 4._o if_o she_o have_v convulsion_n fit_n or_o shrink_v together_o in_o travel_n 5._o if_o she_o loath_a meat_n 6._o if_o her_o pulse_n beat_v high_a and_o quick_a but_o if_o none_o of_o these_o sign_n appear_v there_o be_v not_o so_o great_a danger_n wherefore_o present_o hasten_v by_o medicament_n to_o provoke_v the_o expulsive_a faculty_n to_o cast_v it_o forth_o but_o the_o physic_n must_v be_v strong_a than_o for_o a_o live_a child_n for_o a_o dead_a child_n make_v no_o way_n want_v motion_n but_o a_o live_a child_n do_v the_o virtue_n of_o the_o eagle_n stone_n in_o such_o case_n some_o commend_v but_o i_o fear_v it_o be_v but_o a_o fancy_n of_o miraldus_fw-la for_o i_o never_o see_v it_o try_v there_o must_v be_v no_o delay_n at_o such_o time_n especial_o to_o drive_v the_o dead_a child_n forth_o before_o it_o be_v corrupt_v for_o then_o the_o mother_n can_v scarce_o escape_v nature_n be_v sometime_o strong_a and_o able_a to_o call_v forth_o a_o dead_a birth_n without_o help_n but_o then_o the_o danger_n be_v the_o more_o when_o help_n want_v the_o cause_n that_o some_o child_n die_v in_o the_o womb_n be_v 1._o want_v of_o nutriment_n 2._o corrupt_a diet_n 3._o gluttony_n and_o surfeit_v that_o choke_v the_o infant_n 4._o the_o cup_n be_v sometime_o break_v by_o stroke_n sudden_a fear_n much_o sneese_n cough_a violent_a motion_n extreme_a joy_n sorrow_n or_o trouble_v of_o mind_n or_o by_o medicament_n that_o corrode_v or_o bitter_a drink_v the_o infant_n loathe_v or_o thing_n that_o provoke_v the_o course_n or_o by_o acute_a disease_n or_o lasty_a by_o hard_a labour_n or_o difficulty_n in_o bear_v of_o child_n these_o follow_a medicament_n will_v god_n willing_a cause_v she_o to_o be_v deliver_v of_o the_o dead_a child_n and_o herself_o escape_v death_n by_o they_o make_v she_o sneeze_v with_o powder_n of_o pepper_n and_o white_a hellebore_n snuff_v up_o into_o her_o nostril_n drink_v a_o dram_n of_o basil_n powder_v with_o white_a wine_n it_o make_v the_o delivery_n easy_a etc._n etc._n but_o if_o it_o fall_v out_o that_o these_o medicament_n prevail_v not_o as_o sometime_o they_o do_v not_o that_o disease_n be_v beyond_o the_o power_n of_o medicine_n
life_n and_o motion_n cease_v the_o child_n must_v needs_o cease_v that_o depend_v upon_o it_o but_o it_o be_v a_o error_n for_o the_o child_n have_v a_o soul_n and_o life_n of_o its_o own_o and_o may_v live_v a_o while_n without_o the_o mother_n but_o the_o midwife_n must_v keep_v the_o womb_n open_a that_o it_o be_v not_o stifle_v till_o the_o chirurgeon_n cut_v it_o out_o you_o shall_v feel_v the_o child_n leap_v when_o the_o mother_n be_v dead_a charles_n stephen_n show_v how_o to_o cut_v out_o a_o dead_a child_n and_o francis_n ruset_n say_v a_o live_a child_n may_v be_v cut_v out_o of_o the_o womb_n &_o both_o child_n &_o mother_n do_v well_o it_o be_v possible_a and_o sometime_o necessary_a to_o be_v do_v and_o it_o stand_v by_o reason_n for_o woman_n receive_v sometime_o wound_n in_o the_o peritoneum_fw-la and_o the_o muscle_n of_o the_o low_a belly_n more_o dangerous_a than_o the_o cesarian_a cut_n and_o yet_o escape_v well_o enough_o a_o child_n may_v be_v sometime_o very_o weak_a yet_o not_o dead_a take_v heed_n you_o do_v not_o force_v delivery_n in_o such_o occasion_n till_o you_o be_v sure_a it_o be_v time_n for_o child_n may_v be_v sick_a and_o faint_a in_o their_o mother_n belly_n but_o to_o prevent_v danger_n burn_v half_a a_o pint_n of_o white-wine_n add_v no_o spice_n to_o it_o but_o half_o a_o ounce_n of_o cinnamon_n and_o drink_v it_o off_o if_o your_o travel_n and_o throw_v come_v upon_o you_o be_v sure_a it_o be_v dead_a but_o if_o it_o be_v but_o sick_a and_o weak_a it_o will_v refresh_v it_o and_o strengthen_v it_o if_o the_o child_n be_v dead_a in_o the_o womb_n the_o juice_n of_o garden_n tansey_n anoint_v on_o the_o secret_n or_o a_o oil_n make_v in_o summer_n with_o the_o herb_n before_o it_o run_v to_o flower_n and_o boil_v in_o oil_n till_o the_o juice_n be_v waste_v and_o set_v in_o the_o sun_n a_o month_n before_o you_o boil_v it_o be_v a_o especial_a oil_n for_o midwife_n the_o eagle-stone_n hold_v near_o the_o privy_a part_n will_v draw_v forth_o the_o child_n as_o the_o loadstone_n draw_v iron_n but_o be_v sure_o so_o soon_o as_o the_o child_n and_o after_o burden_n be_v come_v away_o that_o you_o hold_v the_o stone_n no_o long_o for_o fear_v of_o danger_n any_o of_o these_o herb_n half_a a_o dram_n in_o powder_n drink_v in_o white-wine_n will_v do_v much_o viz_o of_o bettony_n or_o sage_n or_o pennyroyal_n fetherfew_n or_o centory_n ivy-berry_n and_o leaf_n or_o drink_v a_o strong_a decoction_n of_o master-wort_n or_o of_o hyssop_n in_o hot_a water_n it_o soon_o will_v bring_v the_o dead_a child_n forth_o because_o the_o afterbirth_n be_v corrupt_v in_o such_o case_n and_o come_v forth_o by_o piece_n it_o be_v fit_a to_o drink_v of_o the_o same_o drink_n till_o all_o be_v come_v away_o or_o the_o root_n of_o polipody_n stamp_v and_o warm_v lay_v to_o the_o sole_n of_o her_o foot_n present_o work_v the_o effect_n the_o same_o thing_n almost_o all_o be_v proper_a when_o the_o child_n be_v live_v and_o come_v to_o be_v bear_v but_o if_o her_o travel_n be_v long_o the_o midwife_n must_v refresh_v she_o with_o some_o chicken_n broth_n of_o the_o yolk_n of_o a_o potch_v egg_n with_o a_o little_a bread_n or_o some_o wine_n or_o strong_a water_n but_o moderate_o take_v and_o withal_o to_o cheer_v she_o up_o with_o good_a word_n &_o stroke_v down_o her_o belly_n above_o her_o navel_n gentle_o with_o her_o hand_n for_o that_o make_v the_o child_n move_v downward_o she_o must_v bid_v she_o hold_v in_o her_o breath_n as_o much_o as_o she_o can_v for_o that_o will_v cause_v more_o force_n to_o bring_v out_o the_o child_n place_v here_o the_o picture_n of_o all_o sort_n of_o posture_n of_o child_n take_v notice_n that_o all_o woman_n do_v not_o keep_v the_o same_o posture_n in_o their_o delivery_n some_o lie_n in_o their_o bed_n be_v very_o weak_a some_o sit_v in_o a_o stool_n or_o chair_n or_o rest_n upon_o the_o side_n of_o the_o bed_n hold_v by_o other_o woman_n that_o come_v to_o the_o labour_n if_o the_o woman_n that_o lie_v in_o be_v very_o fat_a fleshly_a or_o gross_a let_v she_o lie_v grovel_v on_o the_o place_n for_o that_o open_v the_o womb_n and_o thrust_v it_o downward_o the_o midwife_n must_v anoint_v her_o hand_n with_o oil_n of_o lily_n and_o the_o woman_n secret_n or_o with_o oil_n of_o almond_n and_o so_o with_o her_o hand_n handle_v and_o unloose_v the_o part_n and_o observe_v how_o the_o child_n lie_v and_o stir_v and_o so_o help_v as_o time_n and_o occasion_n direct_v but_o above_o all_o take_v heed_n you_o force_v not_o the_o birth_n till_o the_o time_n be_v come_v and_o the_o child_n come_v forward_o and_o appear_v ready_a to_o come_v forth_o now_o the_o danger_n be_v much_o to_o force_v delivery_n because_o when_o the_o woman_n have_v labour_v sore_o if_o she_o rest_v not_o a_o while_n she_o will_v not_o be_v able_a present_o to_o endure_v it_o her_o strength_n be_v spend_v before_o also_o when_o you_o see_v the_o after-buthen_a then_o be_v sure_a the_o birth_n be_v at_o hand_n but_o if_o the_o coat_n be_v so_o strong_a that_o they_o will_v not_o break_v to_o make_v way_n for_o the_o child_n to_o come_v forth_o the_o midwife_n must_v gentle_o and_o prudent_o break_v and_o rend_v it_o with_o her_o nail_n if_o she_o can_v raise_v it_o she_o may_v cut_v a_o piece_n of_o it_o with_o a_o knife_n or_o pair_n of_o sciffers_n but_o beware_v of_o the_o infant_n then_o follow_v present_o a_o flux_n of_o humour_n and_o the_o child_n after_o that_o but_o if_o all_o the_o humour_n that_o shall_v make_v the_o place_n slippery_a chance_n to_o run_v forth_o by_o this_o mean_n before_o the_o child_n come_v the_o part_n within_o and_o without_o must_v be_v anoint_v with_o oil_n of_o almond_n or_o lily_n and_o a_o whole_a egg_n yelk_n and_o white_a beat_v and_o pour_v into_o the_o privy_a passage_n to_o to_o make_v it_o glib_a instead_o of_o the_o water_n that_o be_v run_v forth_o too_o soon_o if_o the_o child_n have_v a_o great_a head_n and_o stick_v by_o the_o way_n the_o midwife_n must_v anoint_v the_o place_n with_o oil_n as_o before_o and_o enlarge_v the_o part_n as_o much_o as_o may_v be_v the_o like_a must_v be_v do_v when_o twin_n offer_v themselves_o if_o the_o head_n come_v first_o the_o birth_n be_v natural_a but_o if_o it_o come_v any_o other_o way_n the_o midwife_n must_v do_v what_o she_o can_v to_o bring_v it_o to_o this_o posture_n sometime_o the_o infant_n come_v with_o the_o leg_n forward_o and_o both_o arm_n downward_o close_o to_o the_o side_n this_o way_n the_o midwife_n may_v endeavour_v to_o take_v it_o forth_o if_o it_o continue_v the_o same_o posture_n by_o anoint_v and_o gentle_o handle_v the_o place_n but_o it_o be_v safe_a if_o she_o can_v to_o turn_v the_o leg_n upward_o again_o by_o the_o belly_n that_o the_o head_n may_v first_o come_v down_o by_o the_o back_n of_o the_o womb_n for_o that_o be_v the_o natural_a way_n if_o the_o child_n come_v forth_o with_o both_o leg_n and_o foot_n first_o and_o the_o child_n hand_n both_o lift_v above_o the_o head_n this_o be_v the_o worst_a for_o danger_n of_o all_o the_o rest_n she_o must_v strive_v to_o turn_v the_o child_n and_o if_o she_o can_v she_o must_v try_v to_o bring_v the_o hand_n down_o to_o the_o side_n and_o to_o keep_v the_o leg_n close_o that_o it_o may_v come_v forth_o or_o else_o to_o bind_v the_o foot_n as_o they_o come_v out_o with_o some_o linen_n cloth_n and_o tender_o to_o help_v delivery_n but_o it_o will_v be_v hard_a to_o it_o sometime_o the_o child_n will_v come_v forth_o with_o one_o foot_n and_o the_o other_o lift_v upward_o then_o let_v the_o woman_n in_o childbed_n be_v lay_v upright_o on_o her_o back_n &_o hold_v up_o her_o thigh_n and_o belly_n that_o her_o head_n be_v low_a than_o her_o body_n then_o let_v the_o midwife_n with_o her_o hand_n gentle_o put_v back_o the_o leg_n that_o be_v come_v forth_o into_o the_o womb_n again_o and_o bid_v the_o labour_a woman_n to_o stir_v and_o move_v herself_o that_o by_o she_o stir_v the_o birth_n may_v offer_v itself_o the_o head_n downward_o and_o if_o so_o you_o may_v then_o set_v she_o in_o a_o chair_n as_o she_o be_v at_o first_o that_o she_o may_v have_v a_o natural_a delivery_n but_o if_o this_o can_v be_v do_v than_o the_o midwife_n with_o her_o hand_n must_v discreet_o bring_v forth_o that_o leg_n that_o be_v not_o yet_o come_v forth_o but_o beware_v she_o put_v not_o the_o child_n hand_n that_o lie_v close_o down_o by_o its_o side_n out_o of_o their_o place_n if_o the_o side_n of_o the_o child_n come_v towards_o the_o passage_n she_o must_v turn_v the_o child_n
which_o the_o womb_n hang_v and_o so_o it_o pass_v to_o the_o side_n and_o belly_n the_o cause_n be_v the_o cold_a air_n that_o be_v get_v in_o by_o her_o sore_a travel_n in_o childbirth_n or_o sharp_a or_o clot_a blood_n stick_v in_o the_o womb_n and_o prick_n for_o expulsion_n these_o pain_n make_v the_o woman_n weak_a and_o very_a troublesome_a wherefore_o you_o must_v strive_v to_o abate_v they_o some_o woman_n be_v so_o hardy_a that_o to_o hinder_v this_o they_o will_v drink_v cold_a water_n so_o soon_o as_o they_o be_v deliver_v if_o the_o woman_n be_v choleric_a she_o may_v do_v it_o with_o a_o crust_n of_o toast_a bread_n otherwise_o it_o be_v dangerous_a chap._n vii_o of_o the_o colic_n some_o woman_n be_v afflict_v within_o the_o time_n of_o their_o travel_n some_o woman_n have_v the_o colic_n at_o the_o time_n they_o shall_v bring_v forth_o a_o child_n which_o hinder_v the_o delivery_n and_o the_o pain_n surpass_v the_o pain_n of_o their_o travel_n you_o can_v scarce_o distinguish_v one_o of_o these_o pain_n from_o the_o other_o but_o whilst_o the_o colic_n last_v the_o birth_n come_v not_o forward_o at_o all_o the_o cause_n of_o this_o disease_n be_v great_a crudity_n and_o indigestion_n of_o the_o stomach_n let_v she_o take_v cinnamon_n water_n one_o ounce_n with_o two_o ounce_n of_o oil_n of_o sweet_a almond_n new_o draw_v if_o this_o do_v it_o not_o then_o give_v she_o a_o glister_n against_o wind_n or_o use_v fomentation_n against_o wind_n both_o be_v good_a in_o this_o case_n more_o remedy_n there_o be_v against_o wind_n for_o childbed_n woman_n but_o these_o may_v suffice_v chap._n viii_o of_o woman_n miscarriage_n or_o abortment_n with_o the_o sign_n thereof_o there_o be_v abundance_n of_o cause_n whereby_o woman_n be_v drive_v to_o abort_n or_o miscarry_v and_o i_o have_v speak_v somewhat_o of_o this_o before_o i_o shall_v add_v a_o little_a more_o to_o it_o the_o better_a to_o know_v the_o sign_n cause_n and_o remedy_n against_o it_o it_o be_v the_o bring_v forth_o a_o untimely_a birth_n or_o fruit_n before_o it_o be_v ripe_a if_o it_o happen_v in_o seven_o day_n after_o conception_n it_o be_v but_o a_o effluxion_n but_o if_o in_o fourteen_o day_n after_o it_o be_v a_o untimely_a birth_n sometime_o a_o untimely_a birth_n may_v be_v alive_a but_o it_o be_v very_o seldom_o that_o it_o continue_v the_o elder_n and_o strong_a it_o be_v the_o more_o hope_n for_o life_n some_o woman_n have_v such_o large_a womb_n or_o slippery_a &_o full_a of_o slimy_a humour_n that_o the_o seed_n can_v be_v contain_v but_o slip_n away_o sometime_o it_o be_v a_o imposhumation_n cause_v pain_n that_o hinder_v retention_n but_o this_o be_v rather_o effluxion_n than_o abortment_n but_o sometime_o the_o cup_n or_o vein_n whereby_o the_o conception_n be_v tie_v to_o the_o womb_n through_o which_o also_o nourishment_n pass_v to_o it_o as_o we_o say_v before_o be_v stop_v with_o viscous_a ill_a humour_n and_o so_o swell_v with_o wind_n or_o inflame_v that_o the_o cup_n break_v and_o the_o fruit_n be_v lose_v for_o want_n of_o food_n this_o happen_v common_o in_o the_o second_o or_o three_o month_n so_o hypocrates_n tell_v we_o that_o this_o be_v the_o certain_a cause_n if_o the_o woman_n that_o miscarry_v be_v of_o a_o good_a state_n of_o body_n not_o too_o fat_a nor_o too_o lean_a sometime_o the_o right_a gut_n or_o the_o womb_n may_v have_v a_o ulcer_n or_o pile_n or_o the_o bladder_n or_o ureter_n swell_v with_o the_o stone_n or_o strangury_n and_o the_o pain_n thereof_o may_v break_v the_o cup_n or_o if_o she_o have_v a_o tenasmus_n great_a provocation_n to_o stool_n and_o can_v do_v nothing_o she_o bring_v forth_o her_o birth_n by_o strain_v downward_o and_o that_o before_o she_o shall_v also_o great_a cough_n make_v the_o woman_n feeble_a and_o consumptive_a and_o the_o child_n consume_v within_o she_o great_a bleed_a at_o the_o nose_n or_o any_o great_a loss_n of_o blood_n or_o too_o great_a flux_n of_o her_o course_n after_o conception_n cause_n miscarriage_n if_o they_o flow_v in_o in_o the_o three_o month_n else_o not_o also_o open_v of_o a_o vein_n may_v cause_v it_o if_o the_o woman_n want_v blood_n but_o such_o as_o be_v sanguine_a may_v let_v blood_n after_o the_o four_o month_n and_o before_o the_o seven_o month_n but_o it_o be_v good_a to_o see_v there_o be_v cause_n for_o it_o else_o not_o violent_a purge_v before_o the_o four_o month_n or_o after_o the_o seven_o cause_n abortment_n but_o gentle_a purge_n between_o the_o four_o and_o the_o seven_o month_n be_v safe_a violent_a flux_v or_o vomit_v make_v woman_n strain_v too_o much_o especial_o lean_a folk_n and_o may_v perish_v the_o child_n and_o break_v the_o cup_n if_o the_o woman_n hunger_n much_o for_o want_v of_o food_n nature_n have_v nothing_o to_o spare_v to_o keep_v the_o child_n alive_a it_o be_v the_o same_o thing_n with_o beast_n and_o plant_n that_o want_v nutriment_n and_o too_o much_o will_v choke_v it_o sharp_a disease_n or_o pestilential_a fever_n imposthume_n in_o the_o breast_n palsy_n falling-sicknes_n kill_v the_o child_n and_o sometime_o the_o child_n be_v sick_a in_o the_o womb_n also_o change_v of_o weather_n may_v cause_v miscarriage_n say_v hypocrates_n when_o the_o winter_n be_v hot_a and_o moist_a and_o the_o spring_n cold_a and_o dry_a that_o follow_v it_o the_o woman_n that_o conceive_v in_o that_o spring_n will_v easy_o abort_v and_o if_o they_o do_v not_o they_o will_v suffer_v hard_a labour_n in_o childbirth_n and_o the_o child_n will_v be_v weak_a and_o short_a live_v the_o reason_n may_v be_v because_o the_o body_n be_v open_v and_o make_v more_o tender_a by_o the_o forego_n heat_n and_o moist_a weather_n and_o then_o the_o succeed_a cold_n make_v it_o more_o dangerous_a great_a labour_n as_o dance_v leap_v fall_v or_o bruise_n great_a passion_n sudden_o come_v not_o look_v for_o may_v make_v a_o woman_n miscarry_v let_v all_o woman_n beware_v of_o it_o for_o it_o be_v more_o painful_a than_o a_o true_a delivery_n because_o one_o be_v natural_a and_o the_o other_o against_o nature_n nature_n help_v the_o one_o but_o not_o the_o other_o sign_n of_o abortment_n i_o have_v speak_v of_o in_o part_n but_o common_o about_o the_o three_o and_o four_o month_n woman_n body_n that_o will_v swell_v and_o puff_v up_o with_o hardness_n and_o stiffness_n stitch_n and_o windiness_n run_v about_o she_o yet_o she_o feel_v no_o more_o weight_n in_o her_o body_n this_o be_v a_o sign_n of_o miscarriage_n if_o it_o be_v not_o prevent_v there_o be_v nothing_o better_a after_o conception_n to_o prevent_v abortment_n than_o good_a natural_a food_n moderate_o take_v and_o to_o use_v all_o thing_n with_o moderation_n to_o avoid_v violent_a passion_n as_o care_n and_o anger_n joy_n fear_v or_o whatsoever_o may_v too_o much_o stir_v the_o blood_n use_v not_o phlebotomy_n without_o great_a cause_n nor_o yet_o violent_a purgative_n if_o the_o matrix_fw-la be_v too_o much_o dilate_v use_v thing_n that_o contract_n and_o fasten_v as_o bath_n prepare_v unguent_n ointment_n fume_n odour_n plaster_n some_o remedy_n be_v specifical_a against_o miscarriage_n and_o if_o the_o woman_n be_v in_o danger_n she_o may_v use_v they_o and_o that_o in_o divers_a way_n that_o she_o may_v take_v they_o as_o thus_o take_v red_a coral_n in_o powder_n two_o dram_n shave_n of_o ivory_n one_o dram_n and_o a_o half_a mastic_n half_a a_o dram_n and_o one_o nutmeg_n in_o powder_n give_v half_o a_o dram_n in_o a_o rear_n egg_n etc._n etc._n a_o powder_n to_o hinder_v abortion_n take_v bistort-root_n one_o scruple_n kermes_n berry_n plantain_n and_o purslain_a seed_n of_o each_o one_o dram_n coriander_n prepare_v two_o scruple_n sugar_n all_o their_o weight_n take_v every_o day_n one_o scruple_n with_o a_o little_a maligo_n wine_n if_o the_o body_n be_v not_o costive_a for_o a_o ague_n sometime_o woman_n with_o child_n fall_v into_o a_o ague_n then_o take_v barley_n meal_n juice_n of_o sloe_n and_o of_o housleek_a a_o sufficient_a quantity_n and_o with_o vinegar_n make_v a_o cataplasm_n and_o lay_v it_o upon_o a_o double_a cloth_n and_o lay_v it_o often_o upon_o the_o woman_n belly_n and_o this_o will_v preserve_v the_o child_n from_o it_o for_o the_o wind_n some_o be_v much_o trouble_v with_o wind_n that_o will_v cause_v they_o to_o miscarry_v then_o take_v cumminseed_n and_o boil_v it_o in_o water_n give_v she_o four_o spoonful_n of_o it_o twice_o a_o week_n with_o a_o dram_n of_o mithridate_n against_o sudden_a fright_n take_v mastic_n frankincense_n of_o each_o one_o dram_n dragon_n blood_n myrtle_n bolearmoniak_n hermes_n berry_n of_o each_o half_n a_o scruple_n make_v they_o into_o powder_n and_o give_v half_a a_o dram_n at_o once_o with_o white_a wine_n or_o chicken_n broth_n to_o strengthen_v the_o child_n in_o
the_o womb._n take_v two_o pound_n of_o the_o crumb_n of_o the_o inward_a part_n of_o white_a bread_n cammomile_n flower_n one_o handful_n mastic_n two_o dram_n clove_n half_a a_o dram_n bruise_v they_o and_o mingle_v they_o well_o with_o some_o maligo_n wine_n and_o two_o ounce_n of_o rose_n vinegar_n boil_v they_o to_o a_o pultiss_n and_o lay_v it_o on_o a_o double_a cloth_n to_o the_o os_fw-la pubis_fw-la purgation_n may_v not_o be_v use_v unless_o the_o belly_n be_v bind_v and_o then_o a_o gentle_a glister_n or_o some_o manna_n or_o cassia_n about_o half_a a_o ounce_n be_v safe_a to_o give_v by_o potion_n slipperiness_n of_o the_o womb_n be_v cure_v by_o a_o injection_n make_v of_o pomegranate_n pill_v boil_v in_o oil_n of_o lily_n or_o take_v mastic_n myrtle_n gallia_n moscala_fw-la of_o each_o half_n a_o dram_n mix_v they_o with_o goose-grease_n and_o sheeps-wool_n and_o sew_v they_o in_o a_o linen_n cloth_n and_o make_v a_o pastry_n and_o tie_v a_o string_n to_o it_o to_o pull_v it_o out_o again_o when_o you_o have_v put_v it_o up_o into_o the_o place_n to_o strengthen_v the_o matrix_fw-la take_v four_o ounce_n of_o the_o oil_n of_o nut_n barrows-grease_n one_o ounce_n and_o half_a cypress-nut_n mastic_n of_o each_o one_o dram_n and_o half_a boil_v they_o all_o about_o five_o hour_n and_o with_o this_o anoint_v her_o belly_n womb_n and_o reins_o of_o she_o back_o book_n v._o chap._n i._n how_o woman_n after_o childbirth_n must_v be_v govern_v there_o be_v great_a difference_n in_o woman_n constitution_n and_o education_n you_o may_v kill_v one_o with_o that_o which_o will_v preserve_v the_o other_o tender_a woman_n that_o be_v breed_v delicate_o must_v not_o be_v govern_v after_o the_o same_o manner_n that_o hardy_a country_n woman_n must_v for_o one_o be_v common_o weak_a stomach_v but_o the_o other_o be_v strong_a if_o you_o shall_v give_v the_o weak_a woman_n present_o after_o delivery_n strong_a broth_n or_o egg_n or_o milk_n it_o will_v cast_v she_o into_o a_o fever_n but_o the_o other_o that_o be_v strong_a will_v bear_v it_o but_o tender_a woman_n must_v be_v tender_o feed_v and_o nothing_o give_v they_o that_o be_v of_o hard_a digestion_n nor_o yet_o what_o they_o have_v no_o mind_n to_o provide_v that_o what_o she_o desire_v be_v not_o offensive_a but_o for_o the_o first_o week_n she_o lie_v in_o let_v she_o have_v boil_v and_o not_o roast_v jelly_n and_o juice_n of_o veal_n or_o capon_n but_o no_o mutton_n broth_n for_o that_o may_v make_v her_o feverish_a let_v she_o drink_v barley_n water_n or_o boil_v one_o dram_n of_o cinnamon_n in_o a_o pint_n of_o water_n dissolve_v two_o ounce_n of_o fine_a sugar_n in_o it_o if_o she_o will_v drink_v wine_n mingle_v twice_o as_o much_o water_n or_o two_o three_o part_n with_o it_o but_o let_v it_o be_v white_a wine_n in_o the_o morning_n and_o claret_n in_o the_o afternoon_n she_o may_v sometime_o drink_v almond-milk_n but_o beware_v of_o crudity_n some_o woman_n when_o they_o lie_v in_o be_v still_o sleep_v some_o can_v sleep_v if_o she_o can_v sleep_v let_v she_o drink_v barley_n water_n well_o boil_a not_o strain_v it_o at_o all_o but_o let_v she_o forbear_v it_o after_o the_o first_o week_n lest_o it_o nourish_v too_o much_o and_o stop_v the_o liver_n bath_n for_o childbed_n woman_n for_o the_o first_o week_n let_v her_o womb_n and_o privity_n be_v bathe_v with_o a_o decoction_n of_o chervil_n a_o good_a handful_n boil_v in_o a_o good_a quantity_n of_o water_n add_v to_o it_o after_o it_o be_v boil_v one_o ounce_n of_o honey_n of_o rose_n this_o will_v draw_v away_o the_o purgation_n and_o cleanse_v and_o heal_v the_o part_n and_o it_o will_v take_v away_o all_o inflammation_n for_o the_o second_o week_n boil_v province_n rose_n put_v in_o bay_n wine_n and_o water_n and_o with_o this_o decoction_n bathe_v her_o secret_n keep_v she_o not_o too_o hot_a for_o that_o weaken_v nature_n and_o dissolve_v her_o strength_n nor_o too_o cold_a for_o cold_a get_n in_o will_v cause_v torment_n hurt_v the_o nerve_n and_o make_v the_o womb_n swell_v let_v her_o diet_n be_v hot_a and_o eat_v but_o little_a at_o once_o some_o nurse_n persuade_v they_o to_o eat_v apace_o because_o they_o have_v lose_v much_o blood_n but_o they_o be_v simple_a that_o say_v so_o for_o the_o blood_n void_v do_v not_o weaken_v but_o unburden_v nature_n for_o if_o it_o have_v not_o come_v away_o long_a disease_n or_o death_n will_v have_v succeed_v some_o say_v oatmeal_n candle_n be_v good_a for_o they_o but_o oatmeal_n make_v people_n trouble_v with_o the_o green_a sickness_n by_o its_o bind_a quality_n boil_v will_v never_o make_v a_o bind_a thing_n to_o purge_v ill_a humour_n as_o they_o say_v it_o do_v childbed_n woman_n but_o purge_v thing_n by_o boil_a may_v sometime_o be_v make_v to_o bind_v let_v she_o for_o three_o day_n keep_v the_o room_n dark_a for_o her_o eye_n be_v weak_a and_o light_a offend_v they_o let_v all_o great_a noise_n be_v forbear_v and_o all_o unquietness_n remember_v to_o be_v praise_v god_n for_o her_o safe_a delivery_n first_o then_o so_o soon_o as_o she_o be_v lay_v give_v she_o a_o draught_n of_o white_a wine_n burn_v with_o a_o dram_n of_o spermaâ—cety_n melt_v in_o it_o vervain_n be_v a_o herb_n that_o fortify_v the_o womb_n it_o be_v fit_a to_o gather_v in_o may_n and_o june_n you_o may_v dry_v it_o in_o the_o sun_n and_o keep_v it_o to_o boil_v with_o her_o meat_n and_o drink_v you_o shall_v profit_v more_o in_o two_o day_n with_o it_o than_o in_o two_o week_n without_o it_o if_o the_o woman_n be_v feverish_a boil_v plantain_n leaf_n and_o root_n with_o it_o and_o if_o she_o be_v not_o yet_o they_o will_v do_v well_o together_o for_o the_o heat_n of_o the_o one_o be_v temper_v by_o the_o coldness_n of_o the_o other_o but_o if_o her_o purgation_n stop_v for_o plantain_n take_v mother_n of_o tyme._n if_o her_o purgation_n be_v clot_v and_o smell_v filthy_o or_o the_o after-burden_n be_v not_o quite_o come_v away_o boil_v featherfew_n mugwort_n penniroyal_n mother_n of_o time_n in_o white_a wine_n sweeten_v with_o sugar_n let_v she_o drink_v that_o new_o lay_v egg_n and_o sugar_n penides_n be_v best_a for_o she_o to_o eat_v often_o of_o moderate_o and_o boil_v cinnamon_n in_o all_o her_o meat_n and_o drink_n let_v she_o talk_v little_a nor_o stir_v much_o especial_o if_o she_o be_v weak_a for_o six_o or_o seven_o day_n after_o she_o be_v deliver_v be_v a_o decoction_n of_o mallow_n with_o a_o little_a red_a sugar_n be_v a_o good_a glister_n if_o she_o be_v too_o costive_a crato_n prescribe_v colewort_n and_o chrysippus_n make_v they_o to_o be_v a_o universal_a remedy_n for_o all_o disease_n but_o they_o be_v too_o windy_a for_o woman_n in_o childbed_n after_o the_o first_o week_n if_o she_o be_v near_o clean_a of_o her_o purgation_n she_o may_v use_v comfry_n and_o knot-grass_n in_o broth_n to_o close_v the_o womb_n that_o have_v be_v so_o much_o open_v you_o may_v use_v a_o little_a purge_n with_o they_o therefore_o put_v in_o some_o polypody_n of_o the_o oak_n that_o be_v best_a leaf_n and_o root_n both_o be_v bruise_v the_o quantity_n be_v almost_o at_o your_o discretion_n sometime_o pain_n increase_v after_o delivery_n hypocrates_n say_v woman_n be_v most_o subject_a to_o they_o after_o the_o birth_n of_o their_o first_o child_n some_o physician_n think_v it_o be_v by_o reason_n of_o the_o thinness_n and_o sharpness_n other_o from_o the_o thickness_n and_o sliminess_n of_o the_o blood_n but_o if_o you_o use_v the_o former_a direction_n these_o pain_n may_v be_v prevent_v what_o i_o say_v of_o vervain_n before_o be_v a_o good_a remedy_n or_o else_o boil_v a_o egg_n soft_a and_o mingle_v the_o yelk_n with_o a_o spoonful_n of_o water_n of_o cinnamon_n and_o let_v she_o drink_v it_o also_o a_o fume_n of_o the_o powder_n of_o bay-berry_n cast_v on_o a_o chafe_a dish_n of_o coal_n receive_v at_o her_o secret_n be_v a_o great_a help_n and_o for_o present_a ease_n boil_v a_o equal_a quantity_n of_o tar_n and_o barrow_n grease_v together_o when_o it_o boil_v put_v in_o a_o little_a pigeons_n dung_n to_o it_o spread_v it_o on_o a_o linen_n cloth_n and_o lay_v it_o hot_a to_o her_o reins_o she_o may_v drink_v half_o a_o dram_n of_o bay-berry_n in_o powder_n in_o a_o quarter_n of_o a_o pint_n of_o muskadel_n you_o may_v see_v by_o this_o that_o cold_a and_o wind_n cause_v these_o pain_n for_o excoriation_n of_o the_o privity_n anoint_v they_o with_o oil_n of_o sweet_a almond_n or_o oil_n of_o st._n john_n wort_n which_o be_v better_o against_o the_o pile_n or_o hemorrhoid_v take_v polypody_n bruise_v and_o boil_v it_o with_o your_o drink_n or_o meat_n let_v she_o be_v let_v blood_n in_o the_o saphena_n
this_o straitness_n as_o i_o say_v but_o the_o straitness_n of_o the_o womb_n itself_o and_o its_o vessel_n be_v sometime_o natural_a by_o ill_a conformation_n and_o such_o woman_n will_v miscarry_v in_o the_o four_o or_o five_o month_n because_o the_o womb_n that_o natural_o stretch_v as_o the_o child_n grow_v in_o bigness_n &_o will_v after_o the_o woman_n be_v deliver_v shrink_v as_o small_a as_o it_o be_v before_o in_o some_o woman_n will_v not_o be_v extend_v but_o if_o the_o straitness_n be_v in_o the_o vessel_n or_o neck_n of_o the_o womb_n conception_n be_v hinder_v because_o the_o term_n can_v flow_v gross_a humour_n especial_o when_o the_o womb_n be_v cold_a and_o weak_a stop_v the_o mouth_n of_o the_o vein_n and_o artery_n inflammation_n or_o swell_n or_o scar_n or_o schirrhus_n or_o the_o like_a may_v be_v the_o cause_n sometime_o thick_a phlegm_n abound_v if_o there_o be_v a_o wound_n or_o the_o after-burden_n be_v forcible_o pull_v out_o if_o the_o term_n be_v stop_v from_o a_o old_a obstruction_n of_o grow_v humour_n the_o cure_n be_v hard_a a_o schirrhus_n or_o humour_n that_o shut_v up_o the_o vessel_n can_v be_v cure_v what_o be_v to_o be_v cure_v must_v first_o be_v do_v by_o general_a evacuation_n of_o purge_v and_o bleed_v then_o use_v mean_n to_o provoke_v the_o term_n if_o the_o straitness_n come_v from_o disease_n first_o cure_v they_o sometime_o the_o secret_n of_o woman_n be_v full_a of_o bush_n and_o scurf_n with_o itch_a and_o pain_n wheal_v rise_v in_o the_o neck_n of_o the_o womb_n they_o be_v of_o two_o sort_n some_o be_v gentle_a but_o most_o common_o they_o be_v venomous_a and_o come_v from_o the_o foul_a disease_n and_o will_v impart_v it_o unto_o man_n they_o proceed_v from_o burn_v sharp_a choleric_a malignant_a humour_n hard_o to_o be_v cure_v syrup_n of_o fumitory_n be_v very_o good_a in_o such_o case_n it_o be_v also_o profitable_a to_o wash_v the_o part_n with_o wine_n and_o salt-peter_n draw_v blood_n if_o it_o abound_v first_o in_o the_o arm_n then_o in_o the_o ankle_n but_o first_o if_o be_v the_o disease_n drink_v the_o decoction_n of_o sarsa_n and_o guaicum_fw-la for_o it_o avoid_v sharp_a sour_a meat_n it_o be_v good_a to_o purge_v with_o confectio_fw-la hamech_v or_o fumitory_n pill_n you_o may_v see_v the_o cause_n of_o this_o great_a itch_a and_o scurf_n if_o you_o search_v with_o speculum_fw-la matricis_fw-la a_o instrument_n surgeon_n use_v sometime_o tubercle_n grow_v in_o the_o neck_n of_o the_o womb_n with_o heat_n and_o pain_n you_o may_v see_v they_o they_o for_o they_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o swell_a wrinkle_n like_o the_o wrinkle_n you_o see_v when_o you_o close_v your_o fist_n but_o they_o be_v much_o large_a and_o when_o they_o swell_v they_o make_v these_o tubercle_n they_o be_v usual_a in_o the_o secret_n or_o fundament_n and_o come_v from_o the_o same_o malignant_a cause_n with_o the_o former_a and_o some_o be_v more_o inflame_v and_o painful_a than_o other_o be_v the_o swell_n be_v hard_a proceed_v from_o thick_a burn_a humour_n powder_n of_o eggshell_n burn_v be_v good_a to_o strew_v upon_o they_o to_o dry_v they_o up_o if_o they_o be_v new_a and_o there_o be_v no_o inflammation_n but_o if_o they_o be_v old_a and_o dry_a they_o must_v first_o be_v soften_v these_o wrinkle_a skin_n when_o they_o be_v many_o resemble_v a_o bunch_n of_o grape_n cure_v the_o pox_n first_o for_o usual_o that_o be_v the_o cause_n and_o then_o they_o will_v vanish_v of_o themselves_o if_o medicament_n prevail_v not_o some_o old_a author_n bid_v we_o to_o use_v a_o actual_a cautery_n and_o to_o burn_v they_o away_o likewise_o wart_n in_o the_o secret_n be_v breed_v by_o a_o gross_a dreggy_a ill_a humour_n and_o be_v of_o kind_n with_o the_o forementioned_a nature_n send_v it_o forth_o to_o the_o outward_a skin_n and_o there_o it_o become_v wart_n if_o they_o be_v hard_a or_o blue_a and_o painful_a you_o may_v know_v what_o they_o be_v the_o pox_n be_v in_o they_o and_o hard_o to_o be_v get_v out_o and_o they_o lie_v where_o medicine_n can_v scarce_o be_v apply_v to_o they_o to_o remain_v if_o you_o apply_v sharp_a topicals_n use_v a_o defensative_a of_o bowl_n and_o vinegar_n that_o you_o hurt_v not_o the_o part_n and_o so_o you_o may_v touch_v they_o with_o aqua_fw-la fortis_fw-la or_o spirit_n of_o vitriol_n or_o of_o brimstone_n there_o be_v several_a sort_n of_o these_o excrescence_n there_o be_v those_o that_o be_v call_v myrmeciae_fw-la leave_v a_o ulcer_n if_o you_o cut_v they_o off_o thymi_fw-la &_o clavi_fw-la will_n grow_v again_o but_o acrocordane_n leave_v no_o root_n if_o they_o be_v once_o cut_v away_o the_o powder_n of_o mulberry_n be_v good_a to_o cure_v wart_n and_o swell_n upon_o the_o privity_n of_o man_n and_o i_o recommend_v it_o to_o woman_n in_o the_o same_o case_n sometime_o woman_n have_v the_o pile_n of_o the_o womb_n like_o those_o in_o the_o fundament_n they_o proceed_v from_o gross_a blood_n that_o stay_v about_o the_o end_n of_o these_o vein_n in_o the_o neck_n of_o the_o womb_n woman_n that_o be_v thus_o trouble_v look_v pale_a and_o be_v very_o faint_a and_o weary_a this_o may_v come_v from_o too_o long_o flow_v of_o the_o course_n and_o grow_v thick_a and_o can_v get_v forth_o they_o be_v painful_a and_o bleed_v disorderly_a you_o may_v see_v they_o by_o the_o help_n of_o speculum_fw-la matricis_fw-la and_o touch_v they_o the_o cure_n be_v by_o revulsion_n of_o the_o humour_n by_o let_v blood_n in_o the_o arm_n or_o heel_n and_o by_o gentle_a application_n if_o the_o pain_n be_v great_a if_o nature_n open_v they_o and_o they_o bleed_v moderate_o you_o may_v give_v way_n to_o nature_n but_o if_o they_o run_v violent_o open_v a_o vein_n in_o the_o arm_n two_o or_o three_o time_n purge_v with_o rhubarb_n tamarind_v and_o mirobolan_n mingle_v and_o use_v topical_n to_o stay_v the_o blood_n the_o blind_a pile_n bleed_v not_o at_o all_o they_o be_v cure_v by_o let_v young_a woman_n bleed_v free_o and_o by_o soften_a the_o part_n with_o emollient_a fomentation_n to_o open_v the_o vein_n and_o to_o dispel_v the_o humour_n make_v with_o mallow_n marshmallow_n cammomile_n melilot_n maâ—lius_n linseed_n fenugreek_n anoint_v where_o the_o pain_n be_v with_o butter_n populeon_n and_o opium_n if_o the_o pain_n be_v go_v and_o they_o bleed_v not_o use_v drier_n of_o bowl_n ceruse_n alum_n burn_a lead_n wash_v if_o the_o vein_n swell_v with_o blood_n rub_v they_o with_o fig_n leave_v or_o with_o horse_n leech_n apply_v draw_v blood_n from_o they_o this_o disease_n of_o the_o pile_n of_o the_o womb_n differ_v from_o the_o flow_n of_o the_o course_n because_o this_o be_v with_o great_a pain_n and_o moreover_o the_o course_n run_v from_o the_o vein_n of_o the_o womb_n and_o the_o neck_n of_o it_o but_o the_o pile_n be_v cause_v when_o the_o blood_n run_v too_o much_o to_o the_o vein_n that_o force_v the_o secret_n and_o either_o stop_v there_o or_o come_v forth_o sometime_o by_o they_o but_o some_o say_v they_o differ_v from_o the_o course_n namely_o by_o their_o great_a pain_n but_o that_o they_o make_v the_o body_n lean_a if_o they_o last_o long_o and_o the_o blood_n come_v not_o forth_o so_o orderly_o nor_o at_o certain_a period_n and_o set_v time_n as_o the_o course_n use_v to_o do_v sometime_o the_o womb_n have_v ulcer_n breed_v there_o some_o be_v clean_a and_o some_o again_o be_v sordid_a and_o malignant_a all_o hard_a to_o be_v cure_v they_o proceed_v general_o from_o a_o virulent_a gonorrhoea_n or_o the_o pox_n but_o they_o may_v rise_v from_o inflammation_n by_o abundance_n of_o sharp_a corrode_a humour_n from_o abortion_n or_o hard_a labour_n or_o sharp_a medicine_n or_o when_o the_o afterbirth_n be_v pull_v out_o by_o force_n and_o rend_v the_o womb_n the_o pain_n of_o ulcer_n be_v bite_v and_o increase_v by_o sharp_a injection_n of_o wine_n or_o honey_n and_o water_n all_o ulcer_n be_v hard_a to_o heal_v there_o because_o of_o the_o sensibility_n and_o moistness_n of_o the_o part_n and_o a_o light_a excoriation_n or_o rawness_n will_v not_o easy_o be_v heal_v but_o eat_v ulcer_n never_o be_v cure_v there_o almost_o but_o by_o death_n ulcer_n by_o venery_n if_o they_o be_v cure_v you_o must_v first_o cure_v the_o pox._n all_o ulcer_n in_o the_o secret_n of_o womb_n may_v be_v cure_v if_o they_o be_v not_o canker_v and_o the_o way_n to_o cure_v they_o be_v by_o purge_v and_o bleed_v to_o cleanse_v and_o carry_v away_o and_o divert_v the_o ill_a humour_n and_o moisture_n from_o the_o womb_n if_o there_o be_v great_a pain_n abait_v that_o with_o mucilage_n of_o fleabane_n and_o white_n of_o egg_n or_o a_o emulsion_n of_o poppey_n seeds_n warm_a injection_n into_o the_o womb_n will_v help_v forward_o the_o cure_n make_v of_o
to_o ulcer_n yet_o sometime_o the_o substance_n of_o the_o womb_n have_v be_v ulcerate_v and_o rot_v away_o a_o dead_a child_n in_o the_o womb_n may_v cause_v a_o ulcer_n but_o all_o these_o ulcer_n and_o rottenness_n be_v to_o be_v deal_v withal_o as_o i_o have_v show_v before_o sometime_o there_o may_v be_v a_o rupture_n of_o the_o womb_n i_o never_o see_v but_o one_o and_o that_o be_v exceed_v rare_a it_o happen_v so_o seldom_o the_o womb_n be_v so_o fence_v by_o the_o adjacent_a part_n that_o it_o be_v seldom_o wound_v unless_o the_o chirurgeon_n chance_v to_o do_v it_o in_o cut_v the_o child_n forth_o of_o the_o womb_n there_o be_v more_o pain_n in_o the_o neck_n of_o the_o womb_n than_o in_o the_o bottom_n of_o it_o but_o this_o cut_n may_v be_v cure_v by_o injection_n and_o glister_v for_o the_o womb_n make_v with_o decoction_n of_o round_a birthwort_n cypress_n nut_n boil_v in_o steel_n water_n and_o astringent_a wine_n and_o a_o little_a honey_a water_n and_o agrimony_n mugwort_n plantain_n rose_n camel_n hay_o horehound_n if_o the_o pain_n be_v great_a use_n anodynes_n or_o pessaries_n make_v with_o a_o wax_n candle_n dip_v in_o vulnerary_a ointment_n as_o take_v turpentine_n goose_n grease_n wax_n and_o butter_n of_o each_o a_o dram_n bull_n grease_n dere_v marrow_n honey_n oil_n of_o rose_n of_o each_o two_o dram_n i_o have_v refer_v all_o the_o foresay_a disease_n to_o a_o natural_a or_o accidental_a straitness_n of_o the_o mouth_n or_o neck_n or_o middle_a of_o the_o womb_n all_o of_o they_o be_v a_o hindrance_n to_o copulation_n and_o make_v compression_n upon_o the_o part_n chap._n viii_o of_o the_o largeness_n of_o the_o womb_n the_o opposite_a to_o straitness_n of_o the_o womb_n be_v the_o largeness_n of_o the_o orifice_n and_o sometime_o more_o cut_n than_o nature_n make_v which_o may_v proceed_v from_o copulation_n or_o bear_v of_o child_n by_o the_o largeness_n of_o the_o orifice_n woman_n be_v often_o barren_a and_o sometime_o the_o womb_n fall_v out_o as_o hypocrates_n say_v nor_o do_v man_n desire_v to_o keep_v company_n with_o such_o woman_n the_o cure_n after_o childbirth_n be_v with_o astringent_a fomentation_n and_o bath_n of_o alum_n water_n bind_v thing_n of_o bole_n dragon_n blood_n comfrey_n root_n pomegranate_n flower_n mastic_n alum_n gall_n of_o each_o half_n a_o dram_n powder_n all_o and_o make_v a_o pessary_a to_o thrust_v into_o the_o orifice_n dip_v in_o this_o mixture_n make_v fit_a with_o steel_a water_n hard_a labour_n do_v sometime_o cleave_v the_o privy_a part_n as_o low_a as_o the_o fundament_n whereby_o the_o rent_n be_v make_v so_o wide_a that_o it_o go_v from_o one_o to_o the_o other_o hole_n a_o long_a piece_n of_o alum_n put_v into_o the_o cleave_a may_v do_v good_a to_o help_v it_o but_o if_o there_o be_v many_o passage_n in_o the_o secret_a part_n it_o come_v from_o a_o error_n in_o nature_n there_o be_v a_o passage_n open_a from_o the_o womb_n to_o the_o straight_a gut_n there_o be_v some_o disease_n whereby_o physician_n be_v much_o deceive_v think_v the_o cause_n to_o lie_v in_o the_o womb_n when_o it_o do_v not_o for_o woman_n stone_n and_o vessel_n of_o procreation_n may_v be_v sore_o distemper_v and_o their_o womb_n be_v no_o way_n affect_v with_o it_o gasper_n bauhin_n and_o john_n scenkius_fw-la tell_v we_o of_o a_o maid_n who_o belly_n be_v swell_v as_o though_o she_o have_v be_v with_o child_n but_o when_o she_o die_v she_o desire_v to_o be_v open_v to_o let_v the_o world_n know_v her_o innocency_n and_o it_o do_v so_o appear_v for_o her_o stone_n be_v swell_v as_o big_a as_o a_o white_a penny_n loaf_n they_o be_v blue_a and_o spongy_a and_o full_a of_o water_n the_o womb_n be_v sometime_o subject_a to_o great_a pain_n beside_o what_o proceed_v from_o the_o former_a disease_n for_o there_o be_v that_o which_o be_v call_v the_o colic_n of_o the_o womb_n it_o be_v usual_a to_o woman_n with_o child_n as_o the_o inflammation_n of_o the_o womb_n be_v it_o bind_v the_o belly_n and_o stop_v the_o vein_n all_o woman_n be_v subject_a to_o it_o either_o from_o sharp_a humour_n or_o from_o clot_a blood_n that_o stick_v to_o the_o hollow_a of_o the_o womb_n drink_v of_o cold_a drink_n may_v cause_v it_o sometime_o it_o come_v from_o retention_n and_o corruption_n of_o the_o seed_n that_o be_v cure_v as_o fit_n of_o the_o mother_n if_o it_o come_v from_o ill_a humour_n that_o lie_v there_o purge_v they_o forth_o if_o from_o windy_a vapour_n that_o rise_v from_o the_o heat_n of_o ill_a humour_n these_o must_v be_v discuss_v give_v a_o glister_n of_o maligo_n wine_n and_o nut_n oil_n of_o each_o three_o ounce_n aquavitae_n one_o ounce_n oil_n of_o juniper_n and_o rue_n distile_v of_o each_o two_o dram_n apply_v it_o warm_v lay_v on_o a_o plaster_n to_o the_o navel_n of_o tacamahac_n and_o gum_n caranna_n chap._n ix_o of_o the_o term_n the_o monthly_a course_n of_o woman_n be_v call_v term_n in_o latin_a menstrua_fw-la quasi_fw-la monstrua_fw-la for_o it_o be_v a_o monstrous_a thing_n that_o no_o creature_n but_o a_o woman_n have_v they_o or_o else_o menstrua_fw-la because_o they_o shall_v flow_v every_o month_n and_o they_o be_v name_v flower_n because_o fruit_n follow_v and_o so_o will_v they_o if_o they_o come_v down_o orderly_o they_o be_v then_o a_o sign_n that_o such_o people_n be_v capable_a of_o child_n it_o preserve_v health_n to_o have_v they_o natural_o but_o if_o they_o be_v stop_v there_o must_v be_v danger_n when_o the_o woman_n be_v conceive_v than_o they_o stop_v they_o begin_v common_o at_o fourteen_o year_n old_a and_o stop_v at_o fifty_o or_o in_o some_o at_o sixty_o year_n old_a they_o be_v of_o no_o ill_a quality_n natural_o but_o be_v only_o superfluous_a moisture_n and_o blood_n the_o female_a sex_n abound_v withal_o for_o when_o they_o stop_v the_o child_n in_o the_o womb_n be_v supply_v by_o they_o the_o term_n run_v long_o two_o or_o three_o day_n with_o some_o woman_n than_o with_o other_o for_o they_o differ_v as_o woman_n do_v according_a to_o plenty_n or_o less_o plenty_n of_o good_a diet_n and_o labour_n or_o idleness_n or_o the_o like_a hypocrates_n say_v they_o shall_v bleed_v in_o all_o but_o two_o pint_n at_o most_o or_o a_o pint_n and_o a_o half_a the_o colour_n of_o the_o blood_n and_o substance_n differ_v according_a to_o divers_a temper_n it_o shall_v not_o be_v too_o thick_a nor_o too_o thin_a without_o any_o ill_a scent_n and_o of_o a_o red_a or_o red_a colour_n and_o the_o vein_n of_o the_o womb_n be_v the_o passage_n which_o be_v double_a from_o the_o spermatick_a and_o hypogastrick_n double_a branch_n on_o both_o side_n to_o send_v forth_o superfluous_a menstrual_a blood_n from_o all_o part_n of_o the_o body_n some_o say_v this_o blood_n be_v venomous_a and_o will_v poison_v plant_n it_o fall_v upon_o discolour_v a_o fair_a look_a glass_n by_o the_o breath_n of_o she_o that_o have_v her_o course_n and_o come_v but_o near_o to_o breathe_v upon_o the_o glass_n that_o ivory_n will_v be_v obscure_v by_o it_o it_o have_v strong_a quality_n indeed_o when_o it_o be_v mix_v with_o ill_a humour_n but_o be_v the_o blood_n venomous_a itself_o it_o can_v not_o remain_v a_o full_a month_n in_o the_o woman_n body_n and_o not_o hurt_v she_o nor_o yet_o the_o infant_n after_o conceprion_n for_o than_o it_o flow_v not_o forth_o but_o serve_v for_o the_o child_n nutriment_n we_o read_v of_o a_o child_n but_o five_o year_n old_a that_o have_v she_o monthly_a purgation_n and_o john_n fernelius_n write_v of_o one_o that_o be_v but_o eight_o year_n old_a that_o have_v they_o but_o certain_o it_o must_v be_v a_o sign_n of_o a_o lascivious_a disposition_n and_o of_o a_o short_a life_n some_o woman_n course_n stop_v not_o only_o by_o conception_n but_o from_o other_o cause_n that_o have_v come_v again_o very_o well_o seven_o or_o eight_o month_n after_o but_o if_o the_o term_n fail_v there_o be_v either_o want_n of_o blood_n or_o the_o blood_n be_v stop_v but_o some_o refer_v the_o cause_n of_o stop_v the_o course_n to_o four_o head_n viz._n 1._o corruption_n of_o the_o blood_n 2._o the_o womb_n ill_o dispose_v 3._o a_o ill_a habit_n of_o the_o body_n 4._o a_o ill_a custom_n of_o the_o faculty_n of_o the_o body_n 1._o if_o the_o womb_n be_v disease_v as_o it_o be_v subject_a to_o many_o the_o term_n will_v increase_v or_o diminish_v wherefore_o the_o womb_n must_v be_v first_o heal_v 2._o if_o the_o blood_n be_v corrupt_a it_o will_v be_v too_o thick_a or_o too_o thin_a by_o reason_n of_o ill_a humour_n and_o ill_a diet_n 3._o if_o the_o body_n be_v ill_o dispose_v it_o send_v not_o blood_n as_o it_o shall_v do_v some_o laborious_a country_n woman_n become_v so_o hot_a and_o
will_v do_v well_o to_o consume_v the_o moisture_n that_o be_v superfluous_a take_v the_o meal_n of_o bean_n and_o orobus_n of_o each_o two_o ounce_n and_o a_o half_a powder_n of_o comfrey_n root_n half_o a_o ounce_n mint_n three_o dram_n wormwood_n cammomile_n flower_n rose_n of_o each_o two_o dram_n when_o they_o be_v boil_v with_o two_o ounce_n of_o oil_n of_o mastic_n make_v a_o cataplasm_n or_o take_v red_a rose_n myrtle_n leave_v horstail_n mint_n plantain_n a_o handful_n of_o each_o flower_n of_o sour_a pomegranate_n two_o pugil_n boil_v all_o in_o vinegar_n and_o red_a wine_n and_o with_o a_o sponge_n lay_v it_o warm_a to_o the_o breast_n and_o let_v it_o dry_v on_o if_o milk_n be_v too_o much_o in_o the_o breast_n after_o the_o child_n be_v bear_v and_o the_o child_n be_v not_o able_a to_o suck_v it_o all_o the_o breast_n will_v very_o frequent_o inflame_v or_o imposthume_n breed_v in_o they_o they_o swell_v and_o grow_v red_a and_o be_v painful_a be_v overstretched_n whence_o hard_a tumor_n grow_v too_o much_o blood_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o it_o or_o the_o child_n be_v too_o weak_a and_o can_v draw_v it_o forth_o sometime_o it_o go_v away_o without_o any_o remedy_n but_o if_o you_o need_v help_v then_o hinder_v the_o breed_n of_o more_o milk_n and_o try_v to_o consume_v that_o which_o be_v breed_v if_o the_o child_n can_v draw_v it_o forth_o glass_n be_v make_v to_o suck_v it_o forth_o the_o woman_n must_v eat_v and_o drink_v with_o moderation_n and_o use_v a_o dry_a diet_n if_o she_o nurse_v not_o the_o child_n herself_o or_o if_o the_o child_n be_v wean_v to_o dry_v up_o the_o milk_n take_v a_o good_a quantity_n of_o rozin_n mingle_v it_o with_o cream_n and_o be_v lukewarm_a lay_v it_o all_o over_o the_o breast_n or_o make_v a_o plaster_n to_o dry_v up_o the_o milk_n with_o bean_n meal_n red_a vinegar_n and_o oil_n of_o rose_n lay_v it_o on_o warm_a if_o the_o breast_n be_v inflame_v keep_v a_o good_a reasonable_a cool_a diet_n moisten_v and_o comfortable_a it_o be_v blood_n and_o not_o milk_n that_o cause_v inflammation_n for_o milk_n when_o it_o grow_v hot_a make_v pain_n and_o thereby_o the_o blood_n that_o stay_v in_o the_o small_a capillar_n vein_n be_v out_o of_o the_o vessel_n be_v inflame_v and_o corrupt_a it_o may_v also_o come_v from_o fall_n or_o bruise_n or_o straight_o lace_v of_o the_o breast_n if_o there_o be_v a_o fever_n and_o a_o throb_a pain_n and_o a_o red_a hard_a swell_a the_o breast_n be_v inflame_v inflammation_n may_v be_v without_o danger_n but_o the_o breast_n that_o be_v loose_a and_o full_a of_o kernel_n will_v soon_o turn_v to_o a_o schirrhus_n or_o a_o cancer_n if_o the_o body_n then_o be_v full_a of_o blood_n open_v a_o vein_n but_o if_o the_o course_n be_v stop_v open_a a_o vein_n in_o the_o ankle_n and_o after_o that_o in_o the_o arm_n you_o may_v purge_v bad_a humour_n easy_o with_o manna_n or_o senna_n if_o the_o blood_n be_v over_o hot_a eat_v endive_n lettuce_n water-lily_n plantain_n purslain_a use_v repercussive_n and_o moderate_a cool_a thing_n apply_v a_o cloth_n dip_v in_o oil_n of_o rose_n with_o honey_n and_o water_n when_o the_o strength_n of_o the_o inflammation_n be_v past_a use_n discusser_n as_o well_o as_o repercussive_n as_o take_v white-bread_n crumb_n barley-flour_n of_o each_o one_o ounce_n and_o a_o half_a flour_n of_o bean_n and_o fenugreek_n of_o each_o half_n a_o ounce_n powder_n of_o cammomile_n flower_n and_o red_a rose_n of_o each_o tow_n dram_n boil_v they_o then_o mingle_v rose_o vinegar_n one_o ounce_n and_o as_o much_o of_o oil_n of_o rose_n and_o camomile_n lay_v it_o over_o the_o breast_n then_o use_v only_a discutient_n as_o take_v bean_n meal_n lupin_n fenugreek_n linseed_n and_o powder_n of_o camomile_n flower_n each_o a_o ounce_n make_v a_o cataplasm_n if_o the_o matter_n begin_v to_o grow_v hard_a use_v thing_n that_o soften_v and_o attenuate_v as_o take_v a_o handful_n of_o mallow_n and_o boil_v they_o soft_a powder_n of_o linseed_n marshmallow_n and_o camomile_n flower_n each_o one_o ounce_n boil_v all_o again_o and_o with_o a_o ounce_n of_o oil_n of_o jessamine_n make_v a_o cataplasm_n if_o you_o find_v that_o it_o will_v come_v to_o suppuration_n lay_v on_o a_o plaster_n of_o diachylon_n if_o it_o turn_v to_o matter_n and_o the_o impostume_n break_v otherwise_o open_v it_o with_o a_o lancet_n and_o let_v out_o the_o matter_n then_o cleanse_v it_o thus_o take_v turpentine_n and_o honey_n of_o rose_n of_o each_o one_o ounce_n myrrh_n a_o scruple_n it_o will_v be_v hard_a to_o cure_v the_o ulcer_n unless_o you_o dry_v the_o milk_n in_o the_o other_o breast_n because_o much_o blood_n will_v run_v thither_o to_o breed_v milk_n a_o erisipelas_n of_o the_o breast_n come_v from_o great_a anger_n or_o some_o fright_v which_o turn_v to_o a_o inflammation_n and_o be_v cure_v as_o the_o former_a apply_v no_o fat_a thing_n nor_o cold_a repercussive_n to_o discuss_v the_o thin_a blood_n that_o make_v the_o inflammation_n lay_v on_o a_o clout_n dip_v in_o elder-water_n and_o give_v her_o hartshorn_n terra_fw-la sigillata_fw-la and_o carduus_fw-la with_o elder-water_n to_o make_v her_o sweat_n some_o woman_n breast_n be_v too_o small_a when_o the_o blood_n can_v find_v a_o way_n to_o the_o breast_n but_o be_v repel_v and_o force_v some_o other_o way_n or_o when_o the_o liver_n be_v dry_a and_o the_o woman_n feverish_a toil_v over_o much_o or_o watch_v or_o from_o some_o cause_n that_o waste_v the_o body_n therefore_o feed_v well_o and_o foment_n the_o breast_n with_o warm_a water_n and_o white-wine_n wherein_o soften_a thing_n have_v be_v boil_v then_o anoint_v they_o with_o oil_n of_o sweet_a almond_n and_o rub_v the_o breast_n often_o to_o attract_v the_o blood_n sometime_o hard_o cold_a swell_n will_v breed_v in_o woman_n breast_n and_o phlegmatic_a swell_n as_o we_o see_v in_o person_n that_o have_v the_o green-sickness_n their_o breast_n will_v pill_v for_o the_o part_n be_v loose_a and_o spongy_a it_o be_v large_a when_o the_o term_n be_v like_a to_o flow_v and_o when_o they_o be_v go_v it_o abate_v for_o a_o while_n if_o it_o come_v from_o a_o ill_a habit_n of_o the_o body_n derive_v from_o the_o womb_n it_o be_v to_o be_v fear_v otherwise_o it_o may_v be_v discuss_v or_o dissolve_v dry_a and_o hot_a meat_n and_o mean_n be_v best_a if_o the_o course_n be_v stop_v open_v they_o and_o cure_v the_o ill_a habit_n then_o use_v topic_n to_o discuss_v and_o strengthen_v the_o part_n they_o must_v be_v temperate_o hot_a otherwise_o you_o will_v cause_v a_o schirrhus_n by_o resolve_v the_o thin_a part_n and_o leave_v the_o thick_a to_o grow_v hard_a make_v a_o lie_n of_o colewort_n and_o vine_n ash_n and_o brimstone_n or_o a_o decoction_n with_o hyssop_n sage_n origanum_fw-la and_o camomile_n flower_n then_o anoint_v with_o oil_n of_o lily_n bay_n and_o camomile_n or_o take_v four_o ounce_n of_o barley_n meal_n and_o half_a a_o ounce_n of_o linseed_n and_o of_o fenugreek_n dill_n and_o camomile_n flower_n as_o much_o one_o ounce_n of_o marshmallow_a root_n with_o oil_n of_o dill_n and_o camomile_n make_v a_o application_n these_o phlegmatic_a swell_n must_v be_v discuss_v at_o first_o or_o they_o may_v turn_v into_o cancer_n she_o must_v eat_v bread_n well_o bake_v parch_a almond_n dry_a raisin_n let_v she_o drink_v a_o decoction_n of_o china_n root_n sassafras_n and_o sarsa_n forbear_v milk-meat_n unleavened_a bread_n and_o sleep_v present_o after_o meat_n beside_o watery_a and_o hydropic_a humour_n there_o be_v kernel_n grow_v in_o the_o breast_n which_o be_v small_a round_o spongy_a body_n and_o sometime_o swell_v by_o humour_n flow_v thither_o there_o grow_v sometime_o other_o hard_a swell_n cause_v by_o that_o they_o call_v the_o kings-evil_a it_o be_v engender_v of_o gross_a phlegm_n or_o thick_a mattery_a blood_n and_o grow_v hard_a under_o the_o skin_n the_o stop_n of_o the_o course_n be_v the_o ordinary_a cause_n when_o the_o menstrual_a blood_n run_v back_o to_o the_o breast_n this_o will_v soon_o become_v a_o cancer_n if_o it_o be_v not_o prevent_v by_o soften_a mean_n and_o a_o moderate_a thin_a diet_n keep_v herself_o warm_a and_o use_v good_a exercise_n before_o meat_n avoid_v idleness_n and_o meat_n of_o hard_a digestion_n bath_n of_o brimstone_n be_v good_a to_o be_v prescribe_v against_o windy_a and_o watery_a swell_n but_o celsus_n say_v that_o the_o scrofula_n of_o the_o breast_n be_v seldom_o see_v for_o that_o must_v proceed_v from_o a_o thick_a phlegmatic_a humour_n mix_v with_o a_o melancholy_a humour_n it_o be_v sometime_o painful_a and_o somewhat_o like_o a_o cancer_n or_o will_v soon_o be_v turn_v to_o one_o but_o stand_v often_o time_n at_o the_o same_o pass_n for_o many_o year_n it_o come_v from_o disorder_n or_o stop_v
change_v it_o often_o and_o lay_v on_o another_o all_o such_o thing_n as_o be_v eat_v breed_v milk_n will_v do_v the_o like_a if_o you_o lay_v they_o on_o outward_o or_o foment_n the_o breast_n with_o this_o decoction_n as_o fennel_n smallage_n mint_n pound_n they_o and_o lay_v they_o on_o with_o barley_n meal_n half_a a_o ounce_n the_o seed_n of_o gith_n one_o dram_n and_o with_o two_o dram_n of_o storax_n calamita_n and_o two_o ounce_n of_o the_o oil_n of_o lily_n to_o make_v a_o poultis_fw-la some_o say_v that_o by_o sympathy_n a_o cow_n udder_a dry_v in_o a_o oven_n first_o cut_v into_o piece_n and_o then_o powder_v half_o a_o pound_n of_o this_o powder_n to_o a_o ounce_n of_o aniseed_n and_o as_o much_o of_o sweet_a fennel-seed_n with_o two_o ounce_n of_o cummin_n seed_n and_o four_o ounce_n of_o sugar_n will_v make_v milk_n increase_v exceed_o or_o boil_v a_o handful_n of_o green_a parsley_n and_o a_o handful_n of_o fennel_n with_o a_o small_a handful_n of_o barley_n and_o half_a a_o ounce_n of_o red_a pease_n in_o chicken_n broth_n or_o sweeten_v the_o former_a decoction_n with_o fine_a sugar_n and_o so_o drink_v it_o dill_n and_o basil_n and_o rochet_n and_o crystal_n also_o but_o this_o must_v be_v wary_o take_v not_o too_o often_o nor_o too_o much_o be_v good_a to_o cause_v milk_n in_o the_o breast_n some_o prescribe_v the_o hoof_n of_o a_o cow_n forefoot_n dry_v and_o powder_v and_o a_o dram_n take_v every_o morning_n in_o ale_n i_o think_v it_o shall_v be_v the_o hoof_n of_o the_o hinder_a foot_n for_o they_o stand_v near_a the_o udder_a where_o milk_n be_v breed_v i_o mislike_v not_o the_o experiment_n but_o our_o lady_n thistle_n be_v by_o signature_n and_o the_o white_a milky_a vein_n it_o have_v well_o know_v to_o be_v a_o very_a good_a help_n to_o woman_n that_o want_v milk_n a_o woman_n may_v be_v of_o a_o good_a complexion_n and_o yet_o want_v milk_n in_o her_o breast_n and_o there_o be_v a_o royal_a person_n now_o live_v that_o i_o will_v not_o be_v so_o bold_a to_o name_v here_o that_o when_o his_o nurse_n want_v milk_n the_o physician_n doctor_n mayhern_a and_o other_o be_v desirous_a to_o put_v she_o off_o from_o be_v nurse_n because_o they_o say_v she_o have_v not_o milk_v sufficient_a to_o supply_v the_o child_n with_o but_o his_o sacred_a majesty_n of_o bless_a and_o glorious_a memory_n speak_v in_o the_o woman_n behalf_n when_o the_o physician_n confess_v that_o the_o milk_n she_o have_v be_v very_o good_a what_o say_v his_o majesty_n be_v not_o a_o pint_n of_o cream_n as_o good_a as_o a_o quart_n of_o milk_n some_o woman_n there_o be_v that_o be_v full_a of_o blood_n lusty_a and_o strong_a and_o so_o well_o temper_v to_o increase_v milk_n that_o they_o can_v suckle_v a_o child_n of_o their_o own_o and_o another_o for_o a_o friend_n and_o it_o will_v not_o be_v amiss_o for_o they_o when_o they_o have_v too_o great_a plenty_n to_o do_v so_o if_o they_o be_v poor_a for_o it_o will_v help_v they_o with_o food_n and_o not_o hurt_v their_o own_o child_n for_o if_o a_o child_n suck_v too_o much_o milk_n it_o will_v soon_o fall_v into_o convulsion_n fit_v if_o the_o child_n be_v full_o body_v and_o if_o milk_n be_v too_o much_o in_o the_o breast_n it_o will_v clodder_n and_o corrupt_a and_o inflame_v the_o blood_n if_o it_o be_v not_o draw_v forth_o when_o blood_n first_o come_v to_o the_o breast_n to_o make_v milk_n though_o it_o come_v in_o great_a plenty_n we_o may_v not_o stop_v it_o but_o afterward_o labour_v to_o diminish_v it_o by_o a_o slender_a diet_n and_o eat_v thing_n that_o breed_v small_a nourishment_n or_o else_o lay_v repercussive_a medicament_n to_o the_o vein_n under_o the_o arm_n and_o above_o the_o breast_n to_o drive_v the_o blood_n back_o you_o may_v also_o open_a a_o vein_n calamint_n and_o agnus_n castus_n coriander_n seed_n and_o hemlock_n be_v enemy_n to_o breed_v of_o milk_n when_o you_o suspect_v that_o the_o blood_n will_v be_v inflame_v by_o too_o great_a plenty_n of_o milk_n then_o make_v a_o poultiss_n of_o housleek_n lettuce_n poppy_n and_o water_n lily_n this_o will_v drive_v it_o back_o they_o that_o be_v desirous_a to_o put_v forth_o their_o child_n to_o nurse_n may_v use_v this_o decoction_n of_o bay_n mallow_n fennel_n smallage_n parsley_n mint_n half_o a_o handful_n of_o each_o to_o foment_n the_o breast_n and_o afterward_o they_o must_v anoint_v they_o with_o oil_n omphacine_n make_v of_o sour_a grape_n then_o take_v turpentine_n wash_v with_o wine_n and_o rose-water_n three_o ounce_n and_o two_o or_o three_o egg_n with_o one_o scruple_n of_o saffron_n and_o a_o sufficient_a quantity_n of_o wax_n to_o make_v a_o plaster_n lay_v this_o on_o upon_o the_o breast_n fresh_a every_o day_n before_o supper_n but_o leave_v a_o hole_n in_o the_o middle_n of_o the_o plaster_n for_o the_o nipple_n to_o come_v forth_o if_o the_o milk_n be_v much_o and_o stay_v long_o in_o the_o breast_n it_o do_v curdle_n when_o the_o thin_a part_n evaporate_v and_o the_o thick_a stay_v behind_o and_o turn_v into_o kernel_n and_o hard_a swell_n which_o be_v the_o cheesy_n part_n of_o the_o milk_n will_v soon_o grow_v hard_a and_o this_o will_v easy_o inflame_v and_o impostumate_v beside_o the_o plenty_n it_o may_v be_v salt_n or_o sharp_a or_o exceed_v in_o many_o other_o ill_a quality_n when_o milk_n be_v too_o much_o it_o will_v cause_v pain_n in_o the_o breast_n and_o cleft_n but_o to_o hinder_v it_o from_o clot_v and_o congeal_v make_v a_o pap_n of_o grate_a white_a bread_n new_a milk_n and_o oil_n of_o rose_n seethe_v they_o all_o together_o and_o lay_v it_o warm_a over_o the_o breast_n let_v she_o use_v to_o eat_v saffron_n cinnamon_n and_o mint_n with_o her_o meat_n and_o observe_v a_o moderate_a diet_n with_o moist_a meat_n which_o breed_v but_o thin_a milk_n but_o if_o the_o milk_n be_v clod_v and_o inflame_v pound_n chickweed_n and_o lay_v it_o warm_a over_o the_o breast_n or_o anoint_v they_o with_o the_o mucilage_n of_o fleawort_n purslane_n seed_n and_o fenugreek_n make_v up_o with_o wax_n to_o a_o ointment_n but_o sometime_o the_o woman_n take_v cold_a and_o fall_v into_o a_o ague_n then_o lay_v on_o a_o poultis_fw-la to_o the_o breast_n make_v with_o melilot_n camomile_n fennel_n seed_n anniseed_n dill_n seed_n linseed_n fenugreek_n southernwood_n basil_n and_o ginger_n with_o oil_n of_o camomile_n to_o hinder_v the_o curdling_n take_v two_o ounce_n of_o coriander_n seed_n and_o as_o much_o of_o mint_n and_o one_o ounce_n of_o oil_n of_o dill_n make_v to_o a_o livint_n with_o a_o little_a wax_n and_o to_o dissolve_v what_o be_v already_o curdle_a take_v a_o ounce_n of_o each_o of_o these_o root_n fennel_n and_o eringo_n and_o half_a a_o handful_n of_o green_a fennel_n top_n and_o one_o dram_n of_o anniseed_n boil_v all_o to_o a_o pint_n add_v oxymel_n simple_a two_o ounce_n and_o as_o much_o of_o the_o syrup_n of_o the_o two_o open_v root_n at_o the_o apothecary_n it_o be_v a_o thing_n to_o be_v wonder_v at_o how_o nature_n sometime_o will_v find_v strange_a convenience_n &_o passage_n that_o be_v not_o ordinary_a in_o some_o woman_n for_o some_o have_v void_v their_o breast_n milk_n by_o their_o urine_n and_o sometime_o by_o the_o womb_n and_o it_o have_v be_v a_o great_a dispute_n by_o which_o of_o the_o two_o the_o milk_n come_v forth_o the_o short_a way_n for_o the_o milk_n to_o return_v be_v the_o way_n the_o blood_n come_v to_o the_o breast_n to_o make_v the_o milk_n not_o from_o the_o vein_n of_o the_o breast_n to_o the_o hypogastrick_a vein_n and_o next_o to_o the_o womb_n but_o from_o the_o breast_n vein_n to_o the_o epigastrick_a vein_n and_o from_o they_o to_o the_o hypogastrick_n and_o so_o to_o the_o womb_n but_o this_o be_v seldom_o see_v or_o hear_v of_o but_o strange_a thing_n have_v come_v forth_o of_o the_o breast_n and_o sometime_o the_o menstrual_a blood_n unchanged_a run_v forth_o this_o way_n at_o certain_a season_n hypocrates_n write_v that_o when_o the_o blood_n come_v out_o of_o the_o nipple_n those_o woman_n be_v mad_a yet_o amaâ—us_a lusitanus_n tell_v we_o of_o his_o own_o experience_n that_o he_o see_v two_o woman_n at_o who_o pap_n their_o monthly_a term_n come_v forth_o and_o yet_o neither_o of_o they_o be_v mad._n but_o we_o must_v right_o understand_v hypocrates_n meaning_n for_o he_o do_v mean_a of_o her_o fiery_a blood_n that_o fly_v up_o and_o inflame_v the_o party_n whereof_o part_n go_v to_o the_o breast_n and_o much_o to_o the_o the_o brain_n cause_v pain_n and_o inflammation_n and_o that_o be_v a_o forerunner_n of_o madness_n but_o it_o be_v not_o menstrual_a blood_n will_v do_v this_o unless_o it_o be_v endue_v with_o some_o extraordinary_a malignant_a quality_n