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the_o danger_n of_o a_o fever_n and_o that_o the_o disorder_n of_o the_o womb_n may_v be_v heal_v and_o their_o strength_n weaken_v by_o delivery_n may_v be_v restore_v to_o which_o end_n three_o thing_n be_v to_o be_v mind_v first_o a_o exact_a course_n of_o diet_n must_v be_v order_v viz._n that_o they_o be_v feed_v for_o a_o week_n at_o least_o with_o water-gruel_n sometime_o make_v with_o beer_n sometime_o make_v with_o water_n mix_v with_o whitewine_n or_o with_o panada_n and_o other_o thing_n of_o easy_a digestion_n second_o they_o must_v take_v great_a care_n that_o they_o do_v not_o catch_v cold_a whereby_o the_o pore_n and_o the_o lochia_n may_v be_v stop_v wherefore_o let_v they_o continue_v in_o bed_n at_o least_o till_o the_o ten_o day_n three_o the_o lochia_n must_v be_v gentle_o provoke_v to_o this_o end_n midwife_n when_o after_o hard_a labour_n there_o be_v danger_n of_o a_o stoppage_n of_o the_o lochia_n give_v sperma_fw-la caeti_fw-la irish_a slate_n powder_a or_o 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hen_n grease_n woman_n milk_n the_o mucilage_n of_o the_o seed_n of_o fenugreek_n flax_n oâ—_n mallow_n and_o a_o little_a opium_n and_o a_o little_a saffron_n injection_n may_v be_v also_o make_v for_o the_o womb_n of_o goat_n or_o sheep_n milk_n with_o opium_n or_o saffron_n each_o grain_n three_o or_o four_o with_o a_o little_a rose-water_n or_o to_o the_o pessaries_n may_v be_v add_v a_o moderate_a quantity_n of_o opium_n with_o a_o little_a saffron_n yolk_n of_o egg_n and_o oil_n of_o rose_n or_o pessaries_n may_v be_v make_v of_o philonium_fw-la romanum_fw-la with_o cotton_n or_o a_o anodyne_a fomentation_n may_v be_v prepare_v in_o the_o follow_a manner_n take_v of_o marsh-mallow_n with_o the_o root_n of_o mallow_n and_o violet_n each_o one_o handful_n of_o camomile_n melilot_n and_o rose_n each_o one_o pugil_n boil_v they_o for_o a_o fomentation_n the_o disease_n decrease_v purge_v must_v be_v repeat_v with_o gentle_a cathartic_o but_o if_o it_o tend_v to_o resolution_n which_o 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