in_o woman_n c._n 15._o p._n 42._o of_o the_o utility_n of_o the_o stone_n c._n 16._o p._n 43._o sect._n 3_o of_o the_o sign_n of_o conception_n c._n 1._o p._n 44._o whether_o she_o have_v conceive_v a_o male_a c._n 2._o p._n 46_o whether_o a_o female_a c._n 3._o p._n 47._o of_o the_o conception_n of_o twin_n c._n 4._o p._n ibid._n of_o false_a conception_n c._n 6._o p._n 48._o how_o woman_n with_o child_n ought_v to_o govern_v themselves_o c._n 6._o p._n 54._o how_o to_o govern_v themselves_o in_o the_o time_n of_o their_o go_v with_o child_n c._n 7._o p._n 57_o etc._n etc._n sect._n 4._o of_o the_o mixture_n of_o the_o seed_n of_o both_o sex_n as_o also_o of_o its_o substance_n and_o form_n c._n 1._o p._n 62._o of_o the_o three_o tunicle_n which_o the_o birth_n be_v wrap_v in_o in_o the_o womb_n c._n 2._o p._n 64._o of_o the_o true_a generation_n of_o the_o part_n and_o the_o increase_n of_o they_o according_a to_o the_o several_a day_n and_o season_n c._n 3._o p._n 65._o of_o the_o nourishment_n of_o the_o birth_n in_o the_o womb_n c._n 4._o p._n 69._o of_o the_o condition_n of_o the_o infant_n in_o the_o womb_n in_o the_o six_o seven_o and_o eight_o month_n c._n 5._o p._n 71_o sect._n 4._o of_o the_o situation_n of_o the_o child_n in_o the_o womb_n p._n 72._o sect._n 5._o of_o midwife_n c._n 1._o p._n 75._o what_o ought_v to_o be_v observe_v when_o she_o be_v near_o the_o time_n of_o her_o lie_v down_o c._n 2._o p._n 76._o how_o to_o expel_v the_o colic_n from_o woman_n in_o childbed_n c_o 3_o p._n 79._o how_o the_o midwife_n may_v know_v when_o the_o pain_n of_o travail_n do_v seize_v a_o woman_n c._n 4._o p._n 80._o of_o the_o fall_n down_o of_o the_o water_n a_o good_a while_n before_o the_o woman_n travail_n c._n 5._o p._n 81._o what_o the_o midwife_n ought_v to_o do_v in_o time_n of_o travail_n c._n 6._o p._n 82._o how_o to_o draw_v forth_o the_o secondine_n c._n 7._o p._n 84._o what_o may_v be_v give_v to_o a_o woman_n in_o travail_n c._n 8._o p._n 85._o how_o to_o put_v the_o womb_n again_o in_o its_o place_n c._n 9_o p._n 86._o against_o the_o extreme_a loss_n of_o blood_n which_o happen_v to_o woman_n immediate_o after_o their_o delivery_n c._n 10._o p._n ib._n what_o be_v do_v to_o a_o woman_n present_o after_o her_o delivery_n c._n 11._o p._n 88_o of_o woman_n that_o have_v a_o great_a deal_n of_o blood_n and_o purge_v not_o neither_o in_o their_o travail_n nor_o after_o c._n 12._o p._n 90._o for_o those_o who_o have_v but_o a_o little_a blood_n c._n 13._o p._n 92._o what_o be_v to_o be_v do_v to_o the_o infant_n c._n 14._o p._n ib._n how_o to_o govern_v woman_n in_o childbed_n c._n 15._o p._n 93._o of_o the_o bathe_n that_o a_o woman_n be_v to_o use_v for_o the_o first_o eight_o day_n of_o her_o lie_v in_o c._n 16._o p._n 95._o how_o a_o woman_n ought_v to_o govern_v herself_o in_o case_n she_o be_v to_o be_v deliver_v of_o two_o child_n c._n 17._o p._n 95._o of_o the_o danger_n that_o a_o woman_n have_v to_o purge_v herself_o for_o the_o first_o day_n of_o her_o lie_v in_o c._n 18._o 97._o of_o the_o second_o wash_v for_o woman_n c._n 19_o p._n 98._o what_o be_v to_o be_v do_v to_o infant_n as_o soon_o as_o they_o be_v bear_v c._n 20._o p._n 98._o of_o the_o last_o wash_n for_o woman_n c._n 21._o p._n 101._o of_o a_o astringent_a for_o woman_n when_o they_o shall_v have_v occasion_n c._n 2d_o p._n ibid._n to_o make_v cerecloth_n for_o woman_n c._n 23._o p._n 102._o to_o cleanse_v a_o woman_n before_o she_o rise_v c._n 24._o p._n ibid._n how_o a_o woman_n lie_v in_o of_o her_o first_o child_n may_v avoid_v the_o gripe_n of_o her_o belly_n c._n 25._o 103._o the_o queen_n of_o france_n her_o receipt_n p._n 104._o certain_a precept_n hinder_v the_o delay_n and_o difficulty_n of_o bring_v forth_o c._n 26._o p._n 105._o how_o the_o secondine_n be_v to_o be_v hasten_v out_o c._n 27._o p._n 108._o pill_n for_o the_o purpose_n p._n 111._o of_o case_n of_o extremity_n and_o first_o what_o be_v to_o be_v do_v to_o a_o woman_n who_o in_o her_o travail_n be_v accompany_v with_o a_o flux_n of_o blood_n and_o with_o convulsion_n c._n 28._o p._n 112._o of_o order_v the_o woman_n after_o she_o be_v deliver_v c._n 29._o p._n 129._o what_o be_v to_o be_v do_v to_o the_o breast_n belly_n and_o low_a part_n of_o the_o woman_n in_o childbed_n p._n 131._o a_o ointment_n p._n 132._o a_o oynment_n to_o keep_v the_o milk_n from_o clot_v p._n 133._o a_o fomentation_n much_o commend_v ibid._n of_o the_o choice_n of_o a_o good_a nurse_n p._n 135._o what_o be_v to_o be_v do_v in_o the_o extreme_a part_n of_o a_o child_n p._n 1._o 36._o what_o be_v to_o be_v do_v to_o such_o child_n as_o be_v trouble_v with_o phlegm_n p._n 137._o what_o be_v to_o be_v do_v to_o child_n that_o have_v their_o cod_n full_a of_o wind_n p._n 138._o how_o to_o take_v away_o the_o canker_n out_o of_o the_o infant_n mouth_n ibid._n what_o be_v to_o be_v do_v to_o child_n who_o intestine_n be_v fall_v p._n 139._o to_o make_v a_o ointment_n to_o strengthen_v the_o thigh_n and_o leg_n of_o a_o child_n and_o make_v he_o go_v ibid._n of_o the_o relaxation_n of_o the_o matrix_fw-la and_o the_o cause_n p._n 140._o of_o a_o disease_n that_o happen_v by_o reason_n of_o the_o fall_n of_o the_o matrix_fw-la p._n 143._o to_o remedy_v the_o fall_n of_o the_o fundament_n in_o infant_n p._n 144._o of_o the_o disease_n of_o woman_n and_o first_o of_o the_o inflammation_n of_o the_o breast_n ibid._n of_o windy_a tumor_n in_o the_o breast_n p._n 1._o of_o the_o watery_a tumour_n in_o the_o breast_n p._n 4._o of_o the_o kernel_n in_o the_o breast_n p._n 7._o of_o the_o scirrhus_n of_o the_o breast_n p._n 9_o of_o the_o canker_n in_o the_o breast_n p._n 12._o of_o the_o greatness_n of_o the_o breast_n p._n 14._o of_o the_o defect_n abundance_n and_o coagulation_n of_o the_o milk_n p._n 16._o of_o the_o disease_n of_o the_o neck_n of_o the_o womb_n and_o first_o of_o the_o disease_n call_v tentigo_n p._n 17._o of_o the_o narrowness_n of_o the_o neck_n of_o the_o womb_n p._n 19_o of_o weal_n condilomas_fw-la of_o the_o womb_n and_o of_o hemorrhoid_v p._n 20._o of_o the_o ulcer_n of_o the_o neek_z of_o the_o womb_n p._n 23._o of_o the_o womb_n be_v out_o of_o temper_n p._n 26._o of_o then_o arrownesse_n of_o the_o vessel_n of_o the_o womb_n p._n 30._o of_o the_o puff_v up_o of_o the_o womb_n p._n 31._o of_o the_o inflammation_n of_o the_o womb_n p._n 33._o of_o the_o scirrhus_n of_o the_o womb_n p._n 36._o of_o the_o dropsy_n of_o the_o womb_n p._n 38._o of_o the_o fall_n of_o the_o womb_n p._n 40._o of_o the_o ascent_n of_o the_o matrix_fw-la as_o also_o of_o the_o wound_n and_o ulcer_n of_o the_o same_o p._n 42._o of_o the_o pain_n of_o the_o womb_n p._n 44._o of_o the_o suppression_n of_o the_o flower_n p._n 46._o of_o the_o drop_n of_o the_o flower_n and_o the_o difficulty_n of_o their_o come_n down_o p._n 51._o of_o the_o discolour_n of_o the_o flower_n p._n 53._o of_o the_o inordinate_a flux_n of_o the_o flower_n p._n 54._o of_o the_o overabundance_n of_o the_o course_n p._n 56._o of_o the_o white_n &_o gonorrhoea_n in_o woman_n p._n 59_o of_o the_o green_a sickness_n p._n 61._o of_o the_o suffocation_n of_o the_o matrix_fw-la p._n 62._o of_o barrenness_n p._n 66._o of_o bring_v up_o of_o child_n and_o their_o disease_n of_o the_o disease_n of_o the_o head_n p._n 71._o bigness_n and_o swell_a of_o the_o head_n in_o little_a child_n p._n 73._o of_o the_o disease_n of_o the_o eye_n ear_n and_o nose_n in_o child_n p._n 75._o of_o certain_a ulcer_n in_o child_n mouth_n p._n 76._o of_o certain_a other_o tumour_n call_v paroulis_n and_o espoulis_n p._n 77._o of_o the_o two_o string_n under_o the_o tongue_n of_o a_o child_n p._n 78._o of_o the_o cough_n child_n ibid._n of_o breed_v tooth_n p._n 79._o of_o the_o inflammation_n of_o the_o navel-string_n in_o infant_n p._n 80._o of_o the_o worm_n ibid._n of_o the_o convulsion_n in_o infant_n p._n 81._o of_o the_o swell_a of_o the_o hypocondria_n in_o infant_n p._n 83._o of_o costivenesse_n in_o child_n ibid._n of_o looseness_n in_o child_n p._n 84._o of_o burstnesse_n in_o child_n ibid._n of_o the_o inflammation_n of_o the_o navel_n p._n 86._o of_o the_o jut_v forth_o of_o the_o navel_n p._n ibid._n of_o the_o stone_n in_o the_o bladder_n p._n 87._o of_o the_o not_o hold_v of_o the_o urine_n ibid._n of_o the_o intertrigo_n p._n 88_o of_o leanness_n ibid._n of_o the_o difficulty_n that_o child_n
the_o belly_n wax_v hard_a as_o happen_v to_o those_o who_o be_v trouble_v with_o the_o dropsy_n and_o almost_o of_o a_o equal_a roundness_n with_o many_o prick_a pain_n at_o the_o bottom_n of_o the_o belly_n which_o have_v scarce_o any_o intermission_n which_o be_v the_o cause_n that_o they_o can_v hardly_o sleep_v be_v encomber_v with_o a_o heavy_a and_o dead_a burden_n it_o may_v be_v know_v also_o by_o other_o sign_n for_o in_o the_o conception_n the_o male_a infant_n begin_v to_o move_v at_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o three_o month_n for_o the_o most_o part_n and_o the_o female_a at_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o three_o or_o four_o month_n now_o where_o any_o motion_n happen_v the_o woman_n ought_v to_o observe_v whether_o she_o have_v any_o milk_n in_o her_o breast_n or_o no_o if_o she_o have_v milk_n in_o her_o breast_n it_o be_v a_o sign_n of_o true_a conception_n if_o she_o have_v not_o it_o be_v a_o sign_n of_o a_o false_a one_o beside_o in_o true_a conception_n the_o mother_n shall_v perceive_v her_o child_n to_o move_v on_o all_o side_n often_o though_o to_o the_o right_a flank_n then_o to_o the_o left_a sometime_o up_o sometime_o down_o without_o any_o assistance_n but_o in_o false_a conception_n although_o there_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o motion_n which_o be_v not_o enliven_v that_o proceed_v from_o the_o expulsive_a faculty_n of_o the_o mother_n and_o not_o from_o the_o mole_n the_o mother_n shall_v also_o perceive_v it_o to_o tumble_v always_o on_o that_o side_n she_o lie_v not_o have_v any_o power_n to_o sustain_v itself_o beside_o as_o she_o lie_v on_o her_o back_n if_o any_o one_o do_v push_n gentle_o downward_o the_o burden_n of_o her_o belly_n she_o shall_v perceive_v it_o to_o lie_v and_o rest_n in_o the_o place_n where_o it_o be_v push_v without_o return_v thither_o beside_o that_o which_o will_v confirm_v it_o more_o be_v when_o after_o the_o end_n of_o nine_o month_n the_o woman_n shall_v not_o come_v to_o her_o travel_n but_o that_o her_o belly_n still_o swell_v and_o be_v puff_v up_o more_o and_o more_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o part_n of_o the_o body_n grow_v thin_a and_o meager_a this_o be_v a_o sign_n of_o a_o mole_n notwithstanding_o that_o many_o woman_n have_v be_v know_v to_o go_v ten_o or_o eleven_o month_n before_o their_o delivery_n the_o sign_n of_o the_o windy_a mole_n be_v these_o when_o the_o belly_n be_v equal_o stretch_v and_o swell_v up_o like_o a_o bladder_n more_o soft_a than_o when_o it_o bear_v the_o fleshy_a mole_n and_o especial_o near_o the_o groyne_n and_o small_a of_o the_o belly_n if_o it_o be_v strike_v on_o it_o sound_v like_o a_o drum_n sometime_o the_o swell_a decrease_v but_o by_o and_o by_o it_o swell_v more_o and_o more_o the_o woman_n feel_v herself_o more_o light_n it_o be_v engender_v and_o increase_v swift_a than_o the_o fleshy_a mole_n or_o the_o watery_a and_o it_o make_v such_o a_o dissension_n of_o the_o belly_n as_o if_o one_o be_v tear_v it_o a_o sunder_o for_o the_o watery_a and_o humorous_a mole_n the_o sign_n be_v almost_o the_o same_o the_o belly_n increase_v and_o swell_v by_o little_a and_o little_a as_o the_o woman_n lie_v upon_o her_o back_n the_o side_n of_o her_o belly_n be_v more_o swell_v and_o distend_v then_o the_o middle_n or_o the_o bottom_n of_o the_o belly_n which_o grow_v flatter_v then_o by_o reason_n that_o the_o water_n and_o the_o humour_n fall_v down_o to_o the_o side_n of_o the_o belly_n move_v up_o and_o down_o on_o the_o belly_n as_o if_o there_o be_v a_o fluctuation_n of_o water_n there_o this_o distinction_n be_v more_o to_o be_v observe_v in_o the_o watery_a mole_n that_o the_o flank_n and_o thigh_n be_v more_o stretch_v and_o swell_v then_o the_o humoral_a because_o that_o the_o water_n flow_v thither_o oftentimes_o and_o that_o which_o come_v forth_o through_o nature_n conduit_n be_v as_o clear_a as_o rock_v water_n without_o any_o ill_a savour_n but_o that_o which_o flow_v out_o in_o the_o humoral_a distemper_n be_v more_o red_a like_a water_n wherein_o flesh_n have_v be_v wash_v and_o be_v of_o a_o ill_a savour_n this_o be_v also_o to_o be_v mark_v in_o false_a conception_n that_o the_o flower_n never_o come_v down_o and_o the_o navel_n of_o the_o mother_n advance_v itself_o little_a or_o nothing_o both_o which_o happen_v in_o true_a conception_n there_o be_v beside_o these_o above_o write_v certain_a other_o tumor_n which_o the_o woman_n do_v take_v for_o mole_n these_o occasion_n a_o rotundity_n and_o swell_a in_o the_o belly_n which_o be_v not_o discover_v till_o the_o woman_n be_v open_v and_o then_o there_o do_v appear_v though_o the_o body_n of_o the_o womb_n be_v clean_a and_o neat_a without_o any_o thing_n contain_v in_o it_o at_o one_o or_o both_o corner_n of_o the_o womb_n a_o quantity_n of_o water_n contain_v as_o it_o be_v in_o little_a bag_n in_o other_o be_v to_o be_v see_v a_o heap_n of_o kernel_n and_o superfluous_a flesh_n cluster_v up_o together_o in_o the_o womb_n which_o cause_n it_o to_o swell_v yet_o in_o these_o woman_n it_o have_v be_v observe_v that_o their_o purgation_n have_v be_v very_o regular_a which_o have_v be_v a_o sign_n that_o the_o womb_n itself_o have_v be_v in_o good_a temper_n there_o be_v also_o another_o excrescency_n of_o flesh_n which_o may_v be_v term_v a_o pendent_a mole_n mole_n the_o pendent_a mole_n which_o be_v a_o piece_n of_o flesh_n hang_v within_o the_o inner_a neck_n of_o the_o womb_n which_o at_o the_o place_n where_o it_o be_v fasten_v be_v about_o a_o finger_n breadth_n still_o increase_v big_a and_o big_a towards_o the_o bottom_n like_o a_o little_a bell_n this_o flesh_n hang_v in_o the_o interior_a neck_n of_o the_o womb_n possess_v the_o whole_a orifice_n of_o the_o privy_a member_n sometime_o appear_v outward_a as_o big_a as_o the_o fist_n as_o have_v be_v observe_v in_o some_o woman_n of_o the_o cure_n of_o all_o these_o we_o shall_v treat_v in_o due_a place_n chap._n vi_o how_o woman_n with_o child_n ought_v to_o govern_v themselves_o in_o the_o first_o place_n she_o ought_v to_o choose_v a_o temperate_a and_o wholesome_a air_n neither_o too_o hot_a nor_o too_o cold_a nor_o in_o a_o watery_a and_o damp_n place_n nor_o too_o subject_a to_o fog_n or_o wind_n especial_o the_o south_n wind_n which_o be_v a_o great_a enemy_n to_o woman_n with_o child_n cause_v oft_o time_n abortion_n in_o they_o the_o north_n wind_n be_v also_o hurtful_a engender_v rheum_n and_o catarrh_n and_o cough_n which_o do_v often_o force_v a_o woman_n to_o lie_v down_o before_o her_o time_n likewise_o the_o wind_n which_o carry_v with_o they_o evil_a odour_n and_o vapour_n for_o these_o be_v suck_v with_o the_o air_n into_o the_o lung_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o divers_a disease_n for_o her_o diet_n diet._n her_o diet._n she_o ought_v to_o choose_v meat_n that_o breed_v good_a and_o wholesome_a nourishment_n and_o which_o breed_v good_a juice_n such_o be_v meat_n that_o be_v moderate_o dry_a the_o quantity_n ought_v to_o be_v 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