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
foreskin_n within_o the_o neck_n a_o little_a towards_o the_o share_n bone_n there_o be_v a_o short_a entrance_n who_o orifice_n be_v shut_v with_o certain_a fleshy_a and_o skinny_a addition_n whereby_o and_o by_o the_o aforesaid_a foreskin_n the_o air_n come_v between_o they_o make_v a_o hiss_a noise_n when_o they_o make_v water_n the_o figure_n of_o the_o concavity_n of_o the_o womb_n be_v four-quare_a with_o some_o roundness_n and_o hollow_o below_o like_o a_o bladder_n there_o be_v towards_o the_o neck_n of_o the_o womb_n on_o both_o side_n a_o strong_a ligament_n near_o the_o haunch_n bind_v the_o womb_n to_o the_o back_n they_o be_v like_o a_o snail_n horn_n and_o therefore_o be_v call_v the_o horn_n of_o the_o womb_n about_o these_o horn_n there_o be_v one_o stone_n on_o each_o side_n hard_a and_o small_a than_o man_n stone_n and_o not_o perfect_o round_a but_o flat_a like_o a_o almond_n seed_n be_v breed_v in_o they_o not_o thick_a and_o hot_a as_o in_o man_n but_o cold_a watery_a seed_n these_o stone_n have_v not_o one_o purse_n to_o hold_v they_o both_o as_o man_n stone_n have_v but_o each_o of_o they_o have_v a_o cover_n of_o its_o own_o that_o spring_v from_o the_o peritoneum_fw-la bind_v they_o about_o the_o horn_n and_o each_o of_o they_o have_v a_o small_a muscle_n to_o move_v they_o by_o the_o foresay_a seed-vessel_n be_v plaint_v in_o these_o stone_n and_o be_v call_v prepare_v vessel_n descend_v from_o the_o liver_n vein_n the_o great_a artery_n and_o the_o emulgent_a vein_n then_o there_o be_v other_o vessel_n call_v carrier_n that_o continual_o dilate_v themselves_o and_o proceed_v as_o far_o as_o the_o concavity_n of_o the_o womb_n where_o it_o be_v join_v to_o the_o neck_n and_o they_o carry_v the_o seed_n to_o the_o hollow_a of_o the_o womb._n the_o many_o orifice_n of_o these_o vessel_n be_v call_v cup_n the_o menstruous_a blood_n run_v forth_o by_o they_o and_o the_o infant_n suck's_n its_o nutriment_n from_o they_o by_o the_o vein_n 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be_v large_a the_o place_n of_o the_o cut_n of_o the_o matrix_fw-la be_v between_o the_o fundament_n and_o the_o share-hone_a and_o the_o place_n between_o both_o artery_n be_v call_v the_o peritoneum_fw-la the_o neck_n from_o the_o cut_n by_o the_o belly_n go_v upward_o as_o far_o as_o the_o womb_n and_o the_o place_n of_o it_o be_v between_o the_o right_a gut_n and_o the_o bladder_n all_o these_o be_v place_v at_o length_n in_o the_o cavity_n of_o the_o belly_n the_o womb_n be_v small_a in_o maid_n and_o less_o than_o their_o bladder_n neither_o be_v the_o hollow_a complete_a but_o grow_v big_a as_o the_o body_n do_v in_o maid_n of_o ripe_a year_n it_o be_v not_o much_o big_a than_o you_o can_v comprehend_v in_o your_o hand_n unless_o when_o they_o come_v to_o be_v with_o child_n yet_o it_o grow_v by_o reason_n of_o their_o course_n the_o side_n of_o it_o be_v fleshy_a hard_a and_o thick_a but_o when_o a_o woman_n be_v with_o child_n it_o be_v stretch_v out_o and_o make_v thin_a and_o seem_v more_o sinewy_a and_o then_o it_o rise_v towards_o the_o navel_n more_o or_o less_o accordding_n as_o the_o child_n be_v in_o bigness_n it_o have_v but_o one_o hollow_a cell_n yet_o this_o at_o the_o bottom_n be_v in_o some_o manner_n divide_v into_o two_o as_o if_o there_o be_v two_o womb_n fasten_v to_o one_o neck_n for_o the_o most_o part_n boy_n be_v breed_v in_o the_o right_a side_n of_o it_o and_o girl_n in_o the_o left_a it_o join_v to_o the_o brain_n by_o nerve_n to_o the_o heart_n by_o artery_n to_o the_o liver_n and_o light_n by_o vein_n to_o the_o right_a gut_n by_o pannicle_n to_o the_o bladder_n by_o the_o neck_n of_o it_o which_o neck_n be_v short_a and_o come_v not_o forth_o as_o man_n do_v it_o be_v join_v to_o the_o haunch_n by_o the_o horn_n the_o concavity_n of_o it_o be_v loose_v every_o way_n and_o therefore_o it_o will_v fall_v to_o the_o side_n and_o sometime_o it_o will_v come_v all_o forth_o of_o the_o body_n by_o the_o neck_n of_o it_o perhaps_o 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of_o october_n domianus_n a_o chirurgeon_n cut_v out_o a_o whole_a womb_n from_o one_o call_v gentil_n the_o wife_n of_o christopher_n briant_n of_o milan_n in_o the_o presence_n of_o many_o learned_a doctor_n and_o other_o student_n and_o that_o woman_n do_v afterward_o follow_v her_o ordinary_a business_n and_o as_o she_o and_o her_o husband_n confess_v and_o report_v she_o keep_v company_n with_o her_o husband_n and_o cast-forth_a seed_n in_o copulation_n and_o have_v she_o monthly_a course_n as_o she_o be_v wont_a to_o have_v before_o chap._n xii_o of_o the_o likeness_n of_o the_o privity_n of_o both_o sex_n but_o to_o handle_v these_o thing_n more_o particular_o galen_n say_v that_o woman_n have_v all_o the_o part_n of_o generation_n that_o man_n have_v but_o man_n be_v outward_o woman_n inward_o the_o womb_n be_v like_a to_o a_o man_n cod_n turn_v the_o inside_n outward_a and_o thrust_v inward_a between_o the_o bladder_n and_o the_o right_a gut_n for_o then_o the_o stone_n 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