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the_o woman_n to_o keep_v during_o her_o whole_a childbed_n chap._n iii_o what_o diet_v a_o woman_n in_o childbed_n ought_v to_o observe_v during_o the_o whole_a time_n of_o her_o lying-in_n when_o it_o be_v accompany_v with_o no_o ill_a accident_n although_o a_o woman_n be_v natural_o deliver_v yet_o notwithstanding_o she_o must_v observe_v a_o good_a diet_n to_o prevent_v many_o ill_a accident_n which_o may_v happen_v to_o she_o during_o her_o childbed_n at_o the_o begin_n of_o which_o she_o must_v be_v direct_v in_o her_o meat_n and_o drink_n almost_o as_o if_o she_o have_v a_o fever_n that_o so_o it_o may_v be_v prevent_v inasmuch_o as_o she_o be_v then_o very_a subject_n to_o it_o so_o likewise_o it_o often_o happen_v to_o she_o by_o the_o least_o
in_o the_o womb._n chap._n xii_o of_o the_o inflammation_n of_o the_o breast_n of_o the_o new-laid_a woman_n until_o of_o late_o it_o be_v always_o believe_v that_o the_o blood_n be_v the_o matter_n whereof_o the_o milk_n be_v make_v in_o the_o breast_n but_o it_o be_v much_o more_o probable_a that_o the_o chyle_n only_o and_o not_o the_o blood_n be_v destine_v to_o its_o generation_n as_o well_o as_o it_o be_v the_o true_a matter_n out_o of_o which_o all_o the_o blood_n of_o the_o body_n be_v make_v that_o which_o easy_o make_v we_o judge_v so_o be_v the_o new_a discovery_n of_o the_o channel_n of_o the_o thorax_n which_o convey_v the_o chyle_n into_o the_o subclavian_n vein_n find_v out_o by_o mounseur_fw-fr pecquet_n physician_n of_o the_o faculty_n of_o montpelier_n to_o who_o all_o posterity_n will_v be_v eternal_o indebt_v for_o have_v mean_n hereby_o of_o be_v disabused_a of_o several_a notable_a error_n which_o for_o want_v of_o so_o fair_a and_o necessary_a a_o knowledge_n be_v 'slid_o and_o entertain_v into_o the_o practice_n of_o physic_n until_o this_o time_n however_o since_o the_o vessel_n which_o may_v for_o this_o purpose_n convey_v part_n of_o this_o chyle_n to_o the_o breast_n be_v not_o yet_o manifest_o know_v we_o will_v content_v ourselves_o to_o explain_v after_o the_o follow_a manner_n the_o cause_n of_o the_o inflammation_n of_o the_o breast_n which_o do_v very_o often_o happen_v to_o woman_n new_o deliver_v all_o the_o blood_n and_o humour_n be_v so_o heat_v and_o agitate_a during_o travail_n by_o the_o pain_n and_o throw_n of_o labour_n that_o the_o breast_n compose_v of_o glandulous_a and_o spongious_a body_n easy_o receive_v in_o too_o great_a abundance_n of_o these_o humour_n which_o flow_v to_o they_o from_o all_o part_n be_v soon_o inflame_v thereby_o because_o this_o repletion_n do_v very_o sensible_o and_o painful_o distend_v they_o to_o this_o contribute_v very_o much_o the_o suppression_n of_o the_o lochia_n and_o a_o universal_a fullness_n of_o the_o body_n this_o inflammation_n may_v likewise_o happen_v by_o the_o woman_n have_v be_v too_o straight_o lace_v by_o some_o blow_n receive_v upon_o the_o breast_n or_o for_o have_v lie_v upon_o they_o which_o easy_o bruise_v they_o as_o also_o for_o want_v of_o have_v give_v milk_n to_o the_o child_n in_o as_o much_o as_o by_o this_o mean_v the_o milk_n which_o be_v in_o great_a quantity_n in_o the_o breast_n not_o be_v evacuate_v be_v overheat_v &_o corrupt_v by_o too-long_o stay_v there_o but_o from_o whatsoever_o cause_n this_o inflammation_n of_o the_o breast_n in_o a_o woman_n new-laid_a may_v proceed_v convenient_a remedy_n must_v be_v speedy_o apply_v lest_o it_o afterward_o aposthumate_v or_o else_o that_o not_o suppurate_v there_o remain_v a_o scirrhous_a hardness_n which_o in_o time_n may_v degenerate_v into_o a_o cancer_n a_o very_a pernicious_a malady_n and_o for_o the_o most_o part_n incurable_a when_o confirm_v beside_o the_o danger_n that_o a_o inflammation_n of_o the_o breast_n may_v be_v convert_v into_o these_o dangerous_a distemper_n there_o happen_v usual_o to_o the_o woman_n in_o those_o part_n which_o be_v very_o sensible_a a_o extreme_a pain_n which_o often_o cause_v shake_v fit_n and_o afterward_o a_o fever_n with_o so_o great_a a_o burn_n of_o the_o whole_a body_n that_o she_o can_v scarce_o endure_v any_o clothes_n upon_o she_o and_o when_o she_o do_v never_o so_o little_o uncover_v herself_o or_o put_v her_o arm_n out_o of_o the_o bed_n she_o have_v new_a shake_n fit_v which_o afterward_o augment_v the_o heat_n of_o her_o fever_n it_o be_v no_o great_a wonder_n that_o a_o fever_n soon_o happen_v upon_o this_o occasion_n because_o the_o breast_n by_o their_o nearness_n to_o the_o heart_n do_v easy_o communicate_v their_o inflammation_n which_o sometime_o excite_v fury_n and_o frenzy_n if_o the_o blood_n be_v sudden_o and_o in_o great_a abundance_n carry_v thither_o as_o hypocrates_n assure_v we_o in_o the_o 40_o aphorism_n of_o his_o 5_o book_n quibuscunque_fw-la mulieribus_fw-la ad_fw-la mammas_n sanguis_fw-la colligitur_fw-la furorem_fw-la significat_fw-la if_o say_v he_o the_o blood_n be_v carry_v to_o and_o in_o great_a abundance_n collect_v in_o the_o breast_n it_o signify_v that_o fury_n and_o frenzy_n will_v follow_v now_o the_o principal_a and_o most_o certain_a mean_n to_o hinder_v the_o afflux_n of_o so_o great_a a_o quantity_n of_o humour_n to_o the_o breast_n and_o prevent_v the_o come_n of_o a_o inflammation_n there_o be_v to_o procure_v a_o good_a and_o ample_a evacuation_n of_o the_o locbia_n by_o the_o womb._n wherefore_o if_o they_o be_v suppress_v they_o must_v be_v provoke_v by_o the_o mean_n elsewhere_o direct_v for_o by_o this_o evacuation_n all_o the_o humour_n will_v take_v their_o course_n towards_o the_o low_a part_n the_o whole_a habit_n of_o body_n may_v be_v empty_v by_o bleed_v in_o the_o arm_n afterward_o for_o a_o great_a diversion_n and_o the_o better_a to_o bring_v down_o the_o lochia_n bleed_v in_o the_o foot_n during_o which_o topical_a remedy_n to_o the_o breast_n must_v not_o be_v forget_v as_o in_o the_o beginning_n to_o chase_v well_o into_o they_o oil_n of_o rose_n and_o vinegar_n beat_v together_o lay_v upon_o they_o afterward_o unguentum_fw-la refrigerans_fw-la galeni_fw-la and_o a_o three_o part_n of_o populion_n mix_v with_o it_o or_o a_o cataplasm_n make_v of_o the_o settle_n find_v in_o a_o cutler_n grin-stone-trough_n oil_n of_o rose_n and_o a_o little_a vinegar_n mix_v together_o if_o the_o pain_n continue_v very_o great_a another_o cataplasm_n may_v be_v make_v of_o the_o crum_n of_o white_a bread_n and_o milk_n mix_v with_o oil_n of_o rose_n and_o the_o yolk_n of_o raw_a egg_n upon_o all_o these_o may_v be_v lay_v compress_n dip_v in_o vinegar_n and_o water_n or_o in_o plantain_n water_n but_o great_a care_n must_v be_v take_v that_o these_o remedy_n apply_v to_o the_o breast_n be_v only_o cool_v and_o repress_v without_o any_o great_a adstriction_n for_o it_o may_v cause_v a_o scirrhous_a tumour_n which_o will_v remain_v a_o long_a time_n and_o it_o may_v be_v a_o worse_a distemper_n after_o the_o height_n of_o the_o inflammation_n shall_v be_v pass_v and_o the_o great_a part_n of_o the_o antecedent_n humour_n evacuate_v and_o turn_v aside_o let_v medicine_n a_o little_a resolve_v be_v use_v to_o digest_v resolve_v and_o consume_v the_o milk_n which_o abound_v in_o the_o breast_n to_o prevent_v corruption_n by_o its_o stay_n wherefore_o let_v they_o be_v draw_v by_o the_o child_n or_o some_o other_o person_n or_o else_o resolve_v unless_o that_o it_o be_v suppurate_v it_o may_v be_v resolve_v by_o the_o application_n of_o pure_a honey_n to_o the_o breast_n which_o in_o this_o case_n be_v very_o effectual_a or_o else_o a_o red_a cabbadg-leaf_n may_v be_v anoint_v with_o it_o and_o apply_v to_o the_o breast_n have_v first_o wither_v it_o a_o little_a before_o the_o fire_n and_o all_o the_o hard_a stalk_n and_o vein_n take_v out_o do_v not_o lace_v the_o breast_n too_o straight_o nor_o apply_v any_o course_n or_o rough_a clothes_n to_o they_o that_o they_o may_v not_o be_v therewith_o scratch_v and_o bruise_v a_o very_a good_a remedy_n for_o the_o same_o be_v a_o whole_a red_a cabbage_n boil_v in_o river_n water_n to_o a_o pap_n and_o then_o well_o bruise_v in_o a_o wooden_a or_o marble_n mortar_n and_o pulp_v through_o a_o sieve_n which_o mix_v with_o oil_n of_o camomile_n may_v be_v apply_v as_o a_o poultis_fw-la to_o the_o breast_n in_o the_o use_n of_o all_o these_o mean_n let_v the_o woman_n observe_v a_o cool_a diet_n not_o very_a nourish_v that_o too_o much_o blood_n and_o humour_n may_v not_o be_v engender_v of_o which_o there_o be_v already_o too_o great_a a_o quantity_n she_o must_v always_o keep_v her_o body_n open_a that_o the_o humour_n may_v be_v so_o much_o the_o more_o carry_v downward_o and_o consequent_o turn_v from_o the_o breast_n during_o the_o whole_a time_n the_o inflammation_n continue_v let_v she_o keep_v her_o bed_n lie_v on_o her_o back_n that_o she_o may_v have_v the_o more_o ease_n for_o be_v raise_v the_o breast_n which_o be_v gross_a and_o heavy_a because_o of_o the_o abundance_n of_o humour_n with_o which_o they_o be_v replete_v do_v very_o much_o pain_v she_o when_o they_o hang_v down_o let_v she_o stir_v her_o arm_n as_o little_a as_o may_v be_v and_o after_o the_o fourteen_o or_o fifteen_o day_n of_o her_o childbed_n when_o she_o have_v sufficient_o cleanse_v and_o the_o inflammation_n be_v abate_v and_o she_o no_o long_o feverish_a purge_v she_o once_o or_o twice_o as_o the_o case_n shall_v require_v to_o empty_a the_o ill_a humour_n which_o remain_v in_o the_o whole_a habit_n of_o her_o body_n if_o notwithstanding_o all_o these_o remedy_n the_o swell_a of_o the_o breast_n do_v not_o go_v down_o and_o that_o she_o still_o
feel_v much_o pain_n and_o a_o great_a pulsation_n with_o a_o hardness_n more_o in_o one_o place_n than_o another_o be_v be_v certain_a it_o will_v aposthumate_v there_o of_o which_o we_o will_v treat_v hereafter_o chap._n xiii_o of_o the_o curdling_n and_o clod_v of_o the_o milk_n in_o the_o beginning_n of_o childbed_n the_o woman_n milk_n be_v not_o well_o purify_v because_o of_o the_o great_a commotion_n her_o body_n suffer_v during_o labour_n and_o it_o be_v then_o mix_v with_o many_o other_o humour_n now_o if_o they_o be_v then_o convey_v to_o the_o breast_n in_o too_o great_a abundance_n they_o cause_v a_o inflammation_n treat_v in_o the_o forego_n chapter_n but_o when_o the_o infant_n have_v already_o suck_v fifteen_o or_o twenty_o day_n or_o more_o the_o milk_n then_o only_o without_o this_o mixture_n of_o humour_n be_v contain_v there_o and_o sometime_o curdle_n and_o clod_n and_o then_o the_o breast_n which_o before_o be_v soft_a and_o even_o become_v hard_o uneven_a and_o rugged_a without_o any_o redness_n and_o the_o distinction_n and_o separation_n of_o all_o the_o kernel_n fill_v with_o curdle_a milk_n may_v easy_o be_v perceive_v the_o woman_n find_v a_o great_a pain_n there_o and_o can_v milk_v they_o as_o before_o she_o find_v a_o shiver_a especial_o about_o the_o middle_n of_o she_o back_o which_o seem_v to_o her_o like_a ice_n this_o shiver_a be_v usual_o follow_v by_o a_o fever_n of_o four_o and_o twenty_o hour_n continuance_n and_o sometime_o less_o if_o the_o clod_n of_o the_o milk_n do_v not_o turn_v to_o a_o inflammation_n of_o the_o breast_n which_o will_v undoubted_o happen_v if_o it_o be_v not_o empty_v or_o dissipate_v and_o resolve_v this_o clod_n of_o the_o milk_n for_o the_o most_o part_n proceed_v because_o the_o breast_n be_v not_o full_o draw_v either_o for_o that_o she_o have_v too_o much_o milk_n or_o the_o infant_n be_v too_o small_a and_o weak_a to_o suck_v all_o or_o because_o she_o do_v not_o desire_v to_o be_v a_o nurse_n for_o the_o milk_n in_o these_o case_n remain_v in_o the_o breast_n after_o concoction_n without_o be_v draw_v lose_v the_o sweetness_n and_o benignity_n it_o have_v and_o by_o mean_n of_o the_o heat_n that_o it_o there_o acquire_v and_o the_o too_o long_o stay_v it_o there_o make_v sour_v it_o curdle_n and_o clod_n just_a as_o we_o see_v rennet_n put_v into_o ordinary_a milk_n turn_v it_o into_o curd_n this_o accident_n may_v likewise_o happen_v from_o have_v take_v a_o great_a cold_a or_o keep_v the_o breast_n not_o well_o cover_v from_o whatsoever_o cause_n this_o curdling_n proceed_v the_o ready_a and_o most_o certain_a remedy_n be_v speedy_o to_o draw_v the_o breast_n until_o they_o be_v empty_v and_o dry_v but_o because_o the_o infant_n be_v weak_a and_o small_a can_v draw_v strong_a enough_o by_o reason_n the_o woman_n be_v not_o soft_o milcht_v when_o the_o milk_n be_v so_o curdle_a let_v another_o woman_n draw_v they_o until_o the_o milk_n come_v free_o and_o then_o she_o may_v give_v the_o child_n suck_v and_o to_o the_o end_n she_o may_v not_o afterward_o breed_v more_o milk_n than_o the_o child_n can_v draw_v let_v she_o use_v diet_n that_o give_v but_o little_a nourishment_n and_o keep_v her_o body_n always_o open_a but_o when_o it_o happen_v that_o the_o woman_n neither_o can_v nor_o will_v be_v a_o nurse_n it_o be_v necessary_a to_o use_v other_o mean_n for_o the_o cure_n of_o this_o distemper_n then_o her_o breast_n must_v not_o be_v draw_v for_o attract_v more_o humour_n the_o disease_n will_v ever_o recur_v if_o they_o be_v not_o again_o empty_v wherefore_o it_o be_v necessary_a to_o prevent_v the_o come_n of_o any_o more_o milk_n into_o they_o and_o to_o resolve_v and_o dissipate_v that_o which_o be_v there_o for_o this_o purpose_n the_o plenitude_n of_o the_o body_n must_v be_v empty_v by_o bleed_v in_o the_o arm_n and_o beside_o this_o evacuation_n let_v the_o humour_n be_v draw_v down_o by_o strong_a clyster_n and_o bleed_v in_o the_o foot_n purge_v also_o if_o it_o be_v necessary_a and_o to_o resolve_v digest_v and_o dissipate_v the_o curdle_a milk_n apply_v the_o gataplasme_n which_o we_o say_v be_v proper_a as_o that_o of_o pure_a honey_n or_o that_o of_o the_o four_o brans_fw-la boil_v in_o a_o decoction_n of_o sage_n milk_n smallage_n and_o fennel_n mix_v with_o it_o oil_n of_o camomile_n with_o which_o oil_n the_o breast_n may_v likewise_o be_v well_o anoint_v i_o have_v sometime_o see_v woman_n apply_v to_o their_o breast_n with_o no_o small_a success_n the_o linnen-covers_a of_o salt-butter-pot_n it_o be_v a_o dry_a remedy_n and_o lie_v to_o soak_v up_o the_o moisture_n of_o these_o part_n and_o may_v be_v use_v provide_v the_o remedy_n before_o mention_v have_v discuss_v the_o milk_n but_o it_o notwithstanding_o all_o this_o it_o can_v be_v dissipate_v nor_o resolve_v there_o be_v great_a danger_n by_o its_o long_a stay_n there_o that_o it_o will_v cause_v a_o inflammation_n of_o the_o breast_n if_o it_o so_o happen_v it_o may_v be_v remedy_v according_a to_o the_o direction_n of_o the_o forego_n chapter_n let_v we_o now_o treat_v of_o aposthume_n of_o the_o breast_n which_o often_o follow_v their_o inflammation_n chap._n fourteen_o of_o aposthume_n of_o the_o breast_n of_o a_o woman_n new-laid_a there_o may_v at_o all_o time_n happen_v to_o maid_n as_o well_o as_o wife_n aposthume_n of_o the_o breast_n either_o hot_a or_o cold_a the_o cure_n of_o which_o do_v not_o differ_v as_o say_v guido_n except_o that_o too_o strong_a repercussive_n must_v not_o be_v use_v because_o of_o their_o nearness_n to_o the_o heart_n and_o that_o the_o retention_n of_o the_o course_n contribute_v much_o to_o the_o breed_n of_o they_o and_o their_o provocation_n to_o their_o cure_n as_o also_o bleed_v in_o the_o saphaena_n but_o our_o intention_n be_v only_o to_o treat_v of_o those_o which_o happen_v to_o a_o new-laid_a woman_n and_o ordinary_o succeed_v a_o infiammation_n of_o the_o breast_n cause_v by_o corruption_n of_o the_o milk_n and_o too_o great_a abundance_n of_o blood_n and_o humour_n convey_v thither_o after_o all_o possible_a endeavour_n have_v be_v use_v to_o cause_v this_o inflammation_n to_o cease_v whether_o by_o universal_a evacuation_n of_o the_o body_n as_o well_o by_o bleed_v in_o the_o arm_n and_o foot_n as_o the_o provocation_n of_o the_o lochia_n or_o also_o by_o medicine_n restrain_v repel_v or_o simply-dissolving_a apply_v to_o the_o breast_n if_o the_o woman_n still_o suffer_v great_a pain_n there_o and_o have_v astrong_a pulsation_n more_o in_o one_o place_n than_o another_o where_o a_o hardness_n of_o a_o livid_n colour_n may_v also_o be_v perceive_v and_o soft_a in_o the_o middle_n it_o be_v a_o sign_n that_o they_o will_v aposthumate_v then_o the_o application_n of_o all_o the_o former_a topic_n must_v be_v forbear_v and_o ripen_a medicine_n apply_v it_o be_v much_o better_a to_o make_v a_o perfect_a suppuration_n than_o long_a to_o use_v repeller_n or_o 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have_v nothing_o peculiar_a in_o respect_n of_o child_n as_o to_o the_o knowledge_n or_o cure_n of_o they_o but_o only_o for_o the_o tenderness_n and_o delicacy_n of_o their_o body_n there_o now_o remain_v only_o for_o to_o finish_v our_o undertake_n that_o we_o give_v necessary_a direction_n in_o the_o choice_n of_o a_o good_a nurse_n chap._n xxxiv_o of_o the_o requisite_n and_o necessary_a condition_n in_o the_o choice_n of_o a_o good_a nurse_n the_o first_o and_o principal_n of_o all_o the_o quality_n in_o a_o good_a nurse_n be_v that_o she_o be_v the_o own_o mother_n of_o the_o child_n as_o well_o because_o of_o the_o mutual_a agreement_n of_o their_o temper_n as_o that_o have_v much_o more_o love_n for_o it_o she_o will_v be_v much_o more_o careful_a than_o a_o hire_a nurse_n who_o ordinary_o love_v her_o nurse-child_n but_o with_o a_o feign_a and_o seem_a love_n have_v no_o other_o end_n or_o foundation_n but_o the_o hope_n of_o her_o recompense_n she_o expect_v for_o her_o pain_n by_o a_o mercenary_a hire_n wherefore_o the_o true_a mother_n though_o not_o the_o best_a nurse_n shall_v ever_o be_v prefer_v before_o a_o stranger_n but_o because_o there_o be_v several_a that_o either_o will_v not_o or_o can_v suckle_v their_o own_o child_n whether_o it_o be_v to_o preserve_v their_o beauty_n as_o all_o person_n of_o quality_n and_o most_o of_o the_o citizen_n do_v or_o that_o their_o husband_n will_v not_o suffer_v they_o nor_o be_v trouble_v with_o such_o a_o noise_n or_o that_o be_v ill_a or_o indispose_v they_o can_v there_o be_v then_o a_o obligation_n to_o provide_v another_o nurse_n which_o shall_v be_v choose_v as_o convenient_a for_o the_o child_n as_o may_v be_v now_o even_o as_o we_o see_v tree_n though_o of_o the_o same_o kind_n &_o grow_v in_o the_o same_o place_n be_v afterward_o transplant_v into_o another_o soil_n produce_v fruit_n of_o a_o different_a taste_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o nourishment_n they_o draw_v thence_o even_o so_o the_o health_n of_o child_n and_o sometime_o their_o manner_n depend_v on_o the_o nourishment_n they_o receive_v at_o the_o beginning_n for_o as_o to_o the_o health_n of_o the_o body_n it_o be_v well_o know_v it_o answer_v the_o humour_n that_o all_o the_o part_n be_v nourish_v and_o maintain_v with_o which_o humour_n ever_o retain_v the_o nature_n of_o the_o food_n whereof_o they_o be_v engender_v as_o for_o the_o manner_n they_o ordinary_o follow_v the_o temperament_n which_o also_o proceed_v from_o the_o quality_n of_o the_o humour_n and_o the_o humour_n from_o the_o food_n by_o this_o consequence_n as_o the_o nurse_n be_v so_o will_v the_o child_n be_v by_o mean_n of_o the_o nourishment_n which_o it_o draw_v from_o she_o and_o in_o suck_v she_o it_o will_v draw_v in_o both_o the_o vice_n of_o her_o body_n and_o mind_n this_o appear_v very_o easy_o in_o animal_n that_o suck_v a_o strange_a dam_n for_o they_o always_o partake_v something_o of_o the_o creature_n they_o suck_v be_v according_o either_o of_o a_o mild_a or_o fierce_a nature_n or_o of_o a_o strong_a or_o weak_a body_n which_o may_v be_v note_v in_o the_o example_n of_o young_a lion_n tame_v by_o suck_v a_o domestic_a animal_n as_o a_o cow_n ass_n or_o goat_n and_o on_o the_o contrary_a a_o dog_n will_v become_v more_o furious_a or_o fierce_a if_o it_o suck_v a_o wolf_n the_o necessary_a condition_n in_o a_o good_a nurse_n be_v usual_o take_v from_o her_o age_n the_o time_n and_o manner_n of_o her_o labour_n the_o good_a constitution_n of_o all_o the_o part_n of_o her_o body_n and_o particular_o of_o her_o breast_n from_o the_o nature_n of_o her_o milk_n and_o in_o fine_a from_o her_o good_a manner_n as_o to_o her_o age_n the_o most_o convenient_a be_v from_o twenty_o five_o to_o thirty_o five_o year_n of_o age_n because_o that_o during_o this_o space_n the_o woman_n be_v most_o healthy_a strong_a and_o vigorous_a she_o be_v not_o fit_a before_o five_o and_o twenty_o because_o her_o body_n not_o have_v yet_o acquire_v all_o its_o dimension_n can_v be_v so_o robu_v nor_o after_o thirty_o five_o because_o not_o have_v blood_n enough_o in_o so_o great_a abundance_n she_o can_v have_v milk_n enough_o for_o the_o nourishment_n of_o the_o child_n however_o some_o woman_n be_v indifferent_a good_a nurse_n from_o twenty_o to_o forty_o but_o very_o rare_o before_o or_o after_o as_o to_o the_o time_n and_o manner_n of_o her_o labour_n it_o must_v be_v at_o least_o a_o month_n or_o six_o week_n after_o it_o that_o so_o her_o milk_n may_v be_v thorough_o purify_v because_o at_o that_o time_n her_o body_n be_v usual_o cleanse_v of_o the_o lochia_n which_o follow_v labour_n and_o the_o humour_n be_v no_o long_o disturb_v with_o it_o nor_o must_v it_o be_v above_o five_o or_o six_o month_n that_o
and_o make_v you_o yet_o better_a able_a to_o conceive_v these_o thing_n than_o i_o have_v here_o explain_v they_o and_o that_o all_o may_v be_v for_o ever_o to_o his_o great_a glory_n the_o end_n of_o the_o three_o and_o last_o book_n a_o table_n of_o the_o chapter_n the_o first_o book_n of_o the_o disease_n and_o different_a disposition_n of_o woman_n with_o child_n from_o the_o time_n of_o conception_n to_o the_o full_a time_n of_o reckon_a pag._n 1._o chap._n 1._o of_o the_o sign_n of_o sterility_n and_o fertility_n in_o woman_n p._n 2_o chap._n 2._o of_o conception_n and_o the_o condition_n necessary_a to_o it_o 12_o chap._n 3._o of_o the_o sign_n of_o conception_n 17_o chap._n 4._o what_o generation_n be_v and_o what_o be_v necessary_a to_o it_o 24_o chap._n 5._o of_o big-belly_n and_o their_o difference_n with_o the_o sign_n of_o the_o true_a and_o false_a great_a belly_n 31_o chap._n 6._o how_o to_o know_v the_o different_a time_n of_o pregnancy_n 35_o chap._n 7._o whether_o it_o may_v be_v know_v that_o a_o woman_n be_v with_o child_n of_o a_o boy_n or_o girl_n and_o the_o sign_n whether_o she_o shall_v have_v many_o child_n 43_o chap._n 8._o of_o supersoetation_n 49_o chap._n 9_o of_o a_o mole_n and_o its_o sign_n 53_o chap._n 10._o in_o what_o manner_n a_o woman_n ought_v to_o govern_v herself_o during_o her_o be_v with_o child_n when_o it_o be_v not_o accompany_v with_o other_o considerable_a accident_n to_o endeavour_v to_o prevent_v they_o 56_o chap._n 11._o the_o mean_n to_o prevent_v the_o many_o accident_n which_o happen_v to_o a_o woman_n during_o the_o whole_a time_n of_o her_o be_v with_o child_n and_o first_o of_o vomit_n 68_o chap._n 12._o of_o the_o pain_n of_o the_o back_n reins_n and_o hip_n 74_o chap._n 13._o of_o the_o pain_n of_o the_o breast_n 76_o chap._n 14._o of_o incontinence_n and_o difficulty_n of_o urine_n 78_o chap._n 15._o of_o the_o cough_n and_o difficulty_n of_o of_o breathe_v 81_o chap._n 16._o of_o the_o swell_a and_o pain_n of_o the_o thigh_n and_o leg_n 85_o chap._n 17._o of_o the_o hemorrhoide_n 89_o chap._n 18._o of_o the_o several_a flux_n which_o may_v happen_v to_o a_o woman_n with_o child_n and_o first_o of_o a_o looseness_n 92_o chap._n 19_o of_o a_o menstruous_a flux_n 98_o chap._n 20._o of_o flooding_n 102_o chap._n 21._o of_o the_o weight_n bear_v down_o or_o relaxation_n of_o the_o matrix_fw-la which_o hinder_v a_o womon_n with_o child_n in_o her_o walk_n and_o the_o freedom_n of_o coition_n 116_o chap._n 22._o of_o the_o dropsy_n of_o the_o womb_n and_o oedemitous_a tumor_n of_o the_o lip_n of_o the_o privity_n 119_o chap._n 23._o of_o the_o venereal_a disease_n in_o woman_n with_o child_n 123_o chap._n 24._o of_o abortion_n and_o its_o cause_n 129._o the_o second_o book_n of_o labour_n natural_a and_o unnatural_a with_o the_o way_n how_o to_o help_v woman_n in_o the_o first_o and_o the_o right_a mean_n of_o remedy_v the_o rest_n p._n 137_o chap._n 1._o what_o labour_n be_v and_o the_o difference_n of_o it_o together_o with_o its_o different_a term_n 138_o chap._n 2._o the_o sign_n which_o precede_v and_o accompany_v as_o well_o a_o natural_a as_o a_o unnatural_a delivery_n 146_o chap._n 3._o of_o the_o membrane_n of_o the_o infant_n and_o the_o water_n 151_o chap._n 4._o of_o the_o placenta_n and_o umbilical_a vessel_n of_o the_o child_n 161_o chap._n 5._o of_o the_o several_a natural_a situation_n of_o a_o infant_n in_o the_o mother_n womb_n according_a to_o the_o different_a time_n of_o pregnancy_n 170_o chap._n 6._o what_o a_o woman_n ought_v to_o do_v when_o she_o be_v go_v her_o full_a time_n 174_o chap._n 7._o what_o be_v to_o be_v do_v when_o the_o woman_n first_o fall_v in_o labour_n 177_o chap._n 8._o of_o the_o natural_a labour_n and_o the_o mean_n of_o help_a woman_n when_o there_o be_v one_o or_o more_o child_n 184_o chap._n 9_o how_o to_o fetch_v the_o afterburthen_n 189_o chap._n 10._o of_o laborious_a and_o do_v fficult_a labour_n and_o those_o against_o nature_n their_o cause_n and_o difference_n together_o with_o the_o mean_n to_o remedy_v they_o 192_o chap._n 11._o of_o unnatural_a labour_n where_o manual_a operation_n be_v absolute_o necessary_a what_o observation_n the_o chirurgeon_n must_v make_v before_o he_o go_v about_o it_o 201_o chap._n 12._o the_o sign_n to_o know_v whether_o the_o child_n be_v alive_a or_o dead_a 208_o chap._n 13._o how_o to_o fetch_v the_o afterburthen_n when_o the_o string_n be_v break_v 211_o chap._n 14._o to_o deliver_v a_o woman_n when_o the_o child_n come_v footling_n 218_o chap._n 15._o how_o to_o fetch_v the_o head_n when_o separate_v from_o the_o body_n and_o it_o remain_v behind_o in_o the_o womb_n 222_o chap._n 16._o how_o to_o help_v a_o woman_n in_o her_o labour_n when_o the_o head_n of_o the_o child_n thrust_v the_o neck_n of_o the_o womb_n forth_o before_o it_o 225_o chap._n 17._o how_o to_o fetch_v a_o child_n when_o come_v right_o it_o can_v pass_v either_o because_o it_o be_v too_o big_a or_o the_o passage_n can_v sufficient_o be_v dilate_v 227_o chap._n 18._o how_o to_o deliver_v a_o woman_n when_o the_o child_n present_v the_o side_n of_o the_o head_n to_o the_o birth_n or_o the_o face_n 229_o chap._n 19_o how_o to_o deliver_v a_o woman_n when_o the_o head_n of_o the_o child_n be_v bear_v and_o the_o womb_n close_v about_o the_o neck_n 231_o chap._n 20._o to_o deliver_v a_o woman_n when_o the_o child_n come_v with_o one_o or_o both_o hand_n together_o with_o the_o head_n 232_o chap._n 21._o how_o to_o deliver_v a_o woman_n when_o the_o child_n present_v one_o or_o both_o hand_n foremost_a without_o any_o other_o part_n 237_o chap._n 22._o how_o to_o deliver_v a_o woman_n when_o hand_n and_o foot_n come_v together_o 241_o chap._n 23._o how_o to_o deliver_v a_o woman_n when_o the_o child_n come_v with_o the_o knee_n 244_o chap._n 24._o of_o a_o delivery_n when_o the_o child_n come_v with_o shoulder_n back_o or_o breast_n 245_o chap._n 25._o of_o those_o birth_n wherein_o the_o infant_n present_v the_o belly_n breast_n or_o side_n 248_o chap._n 26._o of_o labour_n wherein_o several_a child_n present_v together_o in_o the_o different_a posture_n abovenamed_a 250_o chap._n 27._o of_o a_o labour_n when_o the_o navelstring_n come_v first_o 255_o chap._n 28._o of_o a_o labour_n wherein_o the_o burden_n either_o first_o offer_v or_o first_o come_v quite_o forth_o 258_o chap._n 29._o of_o flooding_n and_o convulsion_n in_o labour_n 261_o chap._n 30._o how_o to_o deliver_v a_o woman_n when_o the_o child_n be_v hydropical_a or_o monstrous_a 262_o chap._n 31._o of_o deliver_v a_o dead_a child_n 265_o chap._n 32._o of_o extract_v of_o a_o mola_n and_o a_o false_a conception_n 271_o chap._n 33._o of_o the_o caesarean_a section_n 275._o the_o three_o book_n treat_v of_o woman_n in_o childbed_n and_o of_o the_o disease_n and_o symptom_n befalling_a they_o at_o that_o time_n of_o child_n newborn_a and_o their_o ordinary_a distemper_n together_o with_o necessary_a direction_n for_o to_o choose_v a_o nurse_n chap._n 1._o what_o be_v to_o be_v do_v to_o a_o new-laid_a woman_n and_o natural_o deliver_v 288_o chap._n 2._o of_o convenient_a remedy_n for_o the_o low_a part_n of_o the_o belly_n and_o breast_n of_o a_o woman_n new_o deliver_v 290_o chap._n 3._o what_o diet_v a_o woman_n in_o childbed_n ought_v to_o observe_v during_o the_o whole_a time_n after_o lie_v in_o when_o it_o be_v accompany_v with_o no_o ill_a accident_n 296_o chap._n 4._o how_o to_o drive_v back_o the_o milk_n in_o those_o woman_n who_o be_v not_o willing_a to_o give_v suck_v 300_o chap._n 5._o of_o several_a disease_n and_o symptom_n which_o happen_v to_o a_o woman_n new_o lay_v and_o first_o of_o flooding_n 302_o chap._n 6._o of_o the_o bear_n down_o and_o fall_v out_o of_o the_o womb_n and_o fundament_n of_o a_o woman_n new-laid_a 307_o chap._n 7._o of_o bruise_n and_o rent_n on_o the_o outward_a part_n of_o the_o womb_n cause_v by_o labour_n 314_o chap._n 8._o of_o after-pain_n which_o happen_v to_o a_o woman_n new-laid_a and_o of_o their_o several_a cause_n 317_o chap._n 9_o of_o the_o lochia_n which_o flow_v from_o the_o womb_n in_o childbed_n whence_o they_o come_v and_o the_o sign_n when_o they_o be_v good_a or_o bad_a 322_o chap._n 10._o of_o the_o suppression_n of_o the_o lochia_n and_o the_o accident_n which_o follow_v thereupon_o 330_o chap._n 11._o of_o the_o inflammation_n which_o happen_v to_o the_o womb_n after_o delivery_n 334_o chap._n 12._o of_o the_o inflammation_n of_o the_o breast_n of_o the_o new-laid_a woman_n 338_o chap._n 13._o of_o the_o clod_n and_o curdle_v of_o the_o milk_n 342_o chap._n 14._o of_o imposthume_n of_o the_o breast_n of_o woman_n new-laid_a 345_o chap._n 15._o of_o excoriation_n and_o loss_n of_o the_o nipple_n 349_o chap._n 16._o of_o tend_v child_n newborn_a and_o first_o how_o to_o bind_v cut_v and_o swath_n the_o navelstring_n 353_o chap._n 17._o how_o a_o newborn_a babe_n must_v be_v wash_v and_o cleanse_v from_o the_o excrement_n as_o also_o how_o it_o ought_v to_o be_v wrap_v up_o in_o swadling-cloath_n 358_o chap._n 18._o of_o diet_v and_o order_v a_o newborn_a babe_n 364_o chap._n 19_o of_o the_o indisposition_n of_o little_a child_n and_o first_o of_o their_o weakness_n 372_o chap._n 20._o of_o contusion_n or_o bruise_n of_o the_o head_n and_o other_o part_n of_o toe_n body_n of_o a_o newborn_a babe_n 376_o chap._n 21._o of_o the_o mould_n of_o the_o head_n and_o of_o the_o suture_n be_v too_o open_a 381_o chap._n 22._o of_o a_o newborn_a babe_n fundament_n be_v close_v up_o 385_o chap._n 23._o of_o cut_v the_o tongue_n when_o tongue-tied_a 386_o chap._n 24._o of_o gripe_n and_o pain_n of_o the_o belly_n of_o a_o young_a child_n 388_o chap._n 25._o of_o the_o ulceration_n or_o shoot_v forth_o or_o rapture_n of_o the_o navel_n of_o a_o young_a infant_n 391_o chap._n 26._o of_o the_o smarting_n redness_n and_o inflammation_n of_o the_o groin_n buttock_n and_o thigh_n of_o the_o infant_n 395_o chap._n 27._o of_o the_o ulcer_n or_o thrush_n of_o the_o mouth_n of_o a_o infant_n 397_o chap._n 28._o of_o the_o pain_n in_o breed_v the_o tooth_n 400_o chap._n 29._o of_o the_o looseness_n of_o a_o infant_n 404_o chap._n 30._o of_o vomit_n in_o child_n 406_o chap._n 31._o of_o a_o hernia_n or_o rupture_n in_o child_n 408_o chap._n 32._o of_o the_o scab_n which_o be_v upon_o the_o head_n and_o face_n of_o young_a child_n 412_o chap._n 33._o of_o the_o small_a pox_n and_o meazel_v in_o infant_n 414_o chap._n 34._o how_o to_o cure_v the_o venereal_a lues_fw-la in_o infant_n 422_o chap._n 35._o how_o to_o hinder_v child_n grow_n squint-eyed_a 428._o chap._n 36._o of_o the_o requisite_n and_o necessary_a condition_n in_o the_o choice_n of_o a_o good_a nurse_n 430._o finis_fw-la
a_o vomitu_fw-la singultus_fw-la malum_fw-la some_o advice_n that_o after_o all_o these_o thing_n have_v be_v try_v in_o vain_a great_a cupping-glass_n shall_v be_v apply_v to_o the_o region_n of_o the_o stomach_n to_o keep_v it_o firm_a in_o its_o place_n but_o i_o believe_v it_o to_o be_v a_o chip_n in_o pottage_n which_o do_v neither_o good_a nor_o hurt_n because_o the_o stomach_n be_v loose_a and_o no_o way_n adhere_v to_o this_o upper_a part_n of_o the_o belly_n but_o since_o these_o vomit_n cool_v it_o and_o daily_o weaken_v it_o i_o shall_v advise_v a_o big-bellied_a woman_n to_o wear_v in_o the_o winter_n upon_o its_o region_n a_o good_a piece_n of_o warm_a serge_n or_o soft_a lambskin_n which_o will_v a_o little_a warm_a those_o part_n and_o help_v digestion_n which_o be_v always_o weak_a the_o italian_n have_v a_o custom_n which_o be_v not_o bad_a they_o wear_v to_o the_o same_o purpose_n a_o fair_a piece_n of_o stuff_n under_o their_o doublet_n upon_o the_o region_n their_o stomach_n of_o which_o they_o be_v so_o careful_a that_o if_o they_o shall_v leave_v it_o off_o but_o two_o day_n in_o the_o winter_n nay_o even_o in_o the_o summer_n they_o will_v think_v themselves_o sick_a and_o they_o be_v so_o great_a lover_n and_o so_o curious_a of_o it_o that_o this_o stomacher_n be_v often_o their_o great_a bravery_n enrich_v it_o with_o gold_n and_o silver_n embroidery_n and_o ribond_n of_o very_a fine_a colour_n we_o have_v discourse_v enough_o about_o vomit_v cause_v by_o pregnancy_n wherefore_o we_o will_v pass_v forward_o to_o some_o other_o accident_n chap._n xii_o of_o pain_n of_o the_o back_n reins_n and_o hip_n all_o these_o accident_n be_v but_o the_o effect_n of_o the_o dilatation_n of_o the_o womb_n and_o the_o compression_n it_o make_v by_o its_o greatness_n and_o weight_n on_o the_o neighbour_a part_n which_o be_v much_o great_a the_o first_o time_n the_o woman_n be_v with_o child_n than_o afterward_o when_o the_o womb_n only_o receive_v the_o same_o dimension_n it_o have_v already_o before_o but_o when_o it_o have_v not_o yet_o be_v dilate_v it_o be_v more_o sensible_a of_o this_o extension_n and_o the_o ligament_n which_o hold_v it_o in_o its_o natural_a situation_n suffer_v a_o great_a stress_n in_o the_o first_o pregnancy_n have_v never_o before_o be_v force_v to_o lengthen_v to_o answer_v the_o extent_n of_o the_o womb_n than_o in_o the_o follow_a great-belly_n to_o which_o it_o obey_v more_o easy_o the_o second_o time_n these_o ligament_n as_o well_o round_o as_o large_a cause_n these_o pain_n be_v much_o straighten_a and_o draw_v by_o the_o bigness_n and_o weight_n of_o the_o womb_n which_o contain_v a_o child_n to_o wit_n the_o large_a one_o those_o of_o the_o back_n and_o loin_n which_o answer_n to_o the_o reins_o because_o these_o two_o ligament_n be_v strong_o fasten_v towards_o these_o part_n the_o round_a one_o cause_n those_o of_o the_o groin_n share_n and_o thigh_n where_o they_o terminate_v they_o be_v 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be_v a_o great_a hindrance_n to_o the_o child_n suck_v and_o that_o it_o turn_v not_o into_o a_o ill_a nature_a ulcer_n chap._n xxiv_o of_o gripe_n and_o pain_n of_o the_o belly_n of_o a_o young_a child_n many_o child_n be_v so_o gripe_v that_o they_o can_v forbear_v cry_v night_n nor_o day_n for_o the_o great_a pain_n they_o feel_v in_o their_o belly_n with_o which_o some_o be_v so_o vex_v and_o torment_v that_o they_o die_v of_o it_o it_o be_v very_o often_o the_o first_o and_o most_o common_a distemper_n which_o happen_v to_o little_a infant_n after_o their_o birth_n which_o in_o general_a and_o for_o the_o most_o part_n come_v from_o the_o sudden_a change_n of_o their_o nourishment_n forasmuch_o as_o have_v always_o receive_v it_o by_o the_o umbilical_a vessel_n while_o they_o be_v in_o their_o mother_n belly_n they_o come_v to_o change_v it_o of_o a_o sudden_a not_o only_o the_o manner_n of_o receive_v it_o but_o the_o nature_n and_o quality_n of_o it_o assoon_o as_o they_o be_v 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bear_v and_o the_o womb_n close_v about_o the_o neek_z the_o child_n come_v natural_o with_o the_o head_n first_o because_o that_o by_o the_o hardness_n and_o bigness_n of_o it_o the_o passage_n may_v be_v the_o better_o make_v and_o open_v for_o the_o other_o part_n of_o the_o body_n which_o usual_o pass_v afterward_o without_o pain_n but_o notwithstanding_o sometime_o the_o head_n be_v so_o small_a and_o the_o shoulder_n so_o large_a that_o without_o a_o very_a great_a difficulty_n they_o can_v pass_v which_o make_v the_o child_n remain_v often_o in_o the_o passage_n after_o the_o head_n be_v bear_v this_o accident_n may_v likewise_o happen_v sometime_o for_o not_o have_v be_v careful_a to_o lose_v no_o time_n to_o draw_v forth_o the_o child_n by_o the_o head_n as_o direct_v in_o the_o discourse_n of_o natural_a labour_n to_o the_o end_n the_o shoulder_n may_v at_o the_o same_o instant_n succeed_v in_o the_o place_n the_o head_n possess_v chap_n xix_o lib._n 2._o pag_n 232._o in_o the_o year_n 1660_o whilst_o i_o practise_v midwifery_n in_o that_o hospital_n it_o happen_v that_o the_o deputy_n have_v a_o woman_n who_o child_n she_o can_v not_o possible_o bring_v into_o the_o world_n further_o than_o its_o head_n where_o it_o so_o remain_v and_o see_v she_o can_v not_o after_o all_o her_o endeavour_n finish_v the_o work_n she_o call_v the_o midwife_n of_o the_o place_n to_o her_o aid_n which_o be_v then_o madam_n de_fw-fr france_n who_o likewise_o use_v her_o utmost_a skill_n but_o in_o vain_a and_o when_o they_o be_v both_o thus_o tire_v in_o pull_v the_o head_n so_o as_o the_o vertebra_n of_o the_o neck_n be_v separate_v and_o that_o it_o hang_v only_o by_o a_o little_a of_o the_o skin_n i_o come_v in_o the_o interim_n when_o they_o desire_v i_o to_o examine_v the_o business_n and_o to_o find_v the_o cause_n why_o the_o child_n can_v not_o be_v draw_v forth_o with_o all_o their_o strength_n which_o be_v sufficient_a to_o have_v draw_v forth_o the_o shoulder_n 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the_o 12_o chap._n of_o this_o book_n for_o what_o a_o horrible_a spectacle_n will_v it_o be_v to_o bring_v as_o some_o have_v sometime_o do_v a_o poor_a child_n yet_o live_v after_o the_o arm_n have_v be_v cut_v off_o or_o any_o other_o part_n of_o the_o body_n wherefore_o let_v he_o make_v a_o double_a reflection_n on_o his_o work_n before_o he_o go_v about_o it_o chap._n xxii_o how_o to_o deliver_v a_o woman_n when_o hand_n and_o foot_n come_v together_o if_o the_o infant_n present_v both_o hand_n and_o foot_n together_o at_o the_o birth_n it_o be_v altogether_o impossible_a it_o shall_v be_v bear_v so_o the_o chirurgeon_n therefore_o guide_v his_o hand_n towards_o the_o orifice_n of_o the_o womb_n will_v perceive_v nothing_o but_o a_o many_o finger_n close_o together_o and_o if_o it_o be_v not_o sufficient_o dilate_v he_o will_v be_v a_o good_a while_n before_o he_o can_v exact_o distinguish_v between_o the_o hand_n and_o foot_n by_o reason_n they_o be_v sometime_o so_o shut_v 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hardness_n and_o roundness_n and_o take_v it_o for_o the_o head_n especial_o when_o be_v situate_v a_o little_a high_a it_o can_v be_v reach_v but_o with_o the_o end_n of_o a_o finger_n only_o but_o if_o it_o be_v touch_v and_o handle_v a_o little_a better_o the_o infant_n be_v fall_v a_o little_a low_o it_o will_v easy_o be_v distinguish_v assoon_o then_o as_o it_o be_v perceive_v it_o must_v not_o be_v suffer_v to_o advance_v further_o in_o this_o posture_n but_o have_v place_v the_o woman_n the_o knee_n must_v gentle_o be_v put_v back_o for_o to_o have_v the_o more_o liberty_n to_o unfold_v the_o leg_n one_o after_o the_o other_o which_o the_o chirurgeon_n chap_n xxiii_o lib._n 2._o pag_n 2â—…_n chap_n xxiv_o lib._n 2_o pag_n 245._o may_v do_v by_o put_v one_o or_o two_o of_o his_o finger_n under_o the_o hamm_n direct_v they_o by_o little_a and_o little_a all_o along_o behind_o the_o leg_n until_o he_o meet_v the_o foot_n and_o draw_v always_o a_o little_a oblique_o for_o to_o 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mother_n and_o child_n must_v afterward_o be_v order_v and_o declare_v how_o at_o this_o time_n to_o prevent_v and_o remedy_v divers_a indisposition_n which_o often_o happen_v to_o they_o both_o let_v we_o first_o consider_v those_o that_o arrive_v to_o a_o woman_n new_o lay_v and_o then_o we_o shall_v pass_v to_o those_o that_o regard_v a_o newborn_a infant_n chap._n i._n what_o be_v fit_a to_o be_v do_v to_o a_o woman_n new-laid_a and_o natural_o deliver_v immediate_o after_o the_o woman_n be_v deliver_v and_o the_o burden_n come_v away_o care_n must_v be_v take_v that_o the_o loosen_a of_o it_o be_v not_o follow_v with_o a_o flood_n which_o if_o it_o be_v not_o a_o soft_a closure_n to_o the_o womb_n must_v immediate_o be_v apply_v five_o or_o six_o double_a to_o prevent_v the_o cold_a air_n by_o enter_v in_o from_o sudden_a stop_v the_o vessel_n by_o which_o the_o woman_n shall_v cleanse_v by_o degree_n whereby_o there_o will_v certain_o happen_v many_o ill_a accident_n as_o great_a pain_n and_o gripe_v of_o the_o belly_n inflammation_n of_o the_o womb_n and_o divers_a other_o which_o we_o shall_v mention_v hereafter_o particular_o and_o which_o may_v easy_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o her_o death_n when_o the_o womb_n be_v so_o close_v if_o the_o woman_n be_v not_o deliver_v upon_o her_o ordinary_a bed_n let_v she_o be_v present_o carry_v into_o it_o by_o some_o strong_a body_n or_o more_o if_o there_o be_v need_n rather_o than_o to_o let_v she_o walk_v thither_o which_o bed_n must_v be_v first_o ready_a warm_v and_o prepare_v as_o be_v requisite_a because_o of_o the_o cleansing_n but_o if_o she_o be_v deliver_v on_o it_o which_o be_v best_a and_o safe_a to_o prevent_v the_o danger_n and_o trouble_n of_o carry_v she_o to_o it_o than_o all_o the_o soul_n linen_n and_o other_o thing_n put_v there_o for_o the_o receive_v the_o blood_n water_n and_o other_o filth_n which_o come_v away_o in_o labour_n must_v be_v present_o remove_v and_o she_o must_v be_v place_v 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difficulty_n happen_v chap._n ii_o of_o convenient_a remedy_n for_o the_o low_a part_n of_o the_o belly_n and_o breast_n of_o woman_n new_o deliver_v since_o the_o low_a part_n of_o a_o woman_n be_v great_o distend_v by_o the_o birth_n of_o a_o infant_n it_o be_v good_a to_o endeavour_v therefore_o the_o prevention_n of_o a_o inflammation_n there_o wherefore_o assoon_o as_o the_o bed_n be_v cleanse_v from_o the_o foul_a linen_n and_o other_o impurity_n of_o the_o labour_n and_o that_o the_o woman_n be_v therein_o place_v according_a to_o the_o direction_n of_o the_o precede_a chapter_n let_v there_o be_v outward_o apply_v all_o over_o the_o bottom_n of_o her_o belly_n and_o privity_n the_o follow_a anodine_n cataplasm_n make_v of_o two_o ounce_n of_o oil_n of_o sweet_a almond_n with_o two_o or_o three_o new-laid_a egg_n yolk_n and_o whites_n stir_v they_o together_o in_o a_o earthen_a pipkin_n over_o hot_a embers_o till_o it_o come_v to_o the_o consistence_n of_o a_o pultiss_n which_o 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neglect_n commit_v towards_o she_o in_o her_o tend_v for_o this_o reason_n one_o must_v not_o be_v of_o the_o opinion_n of_o many_o nurse-keeper_n who_o will_v have_v a_o new-laid_a woman_n to_o be_v well_o feed_v as_o well_o to_o restore_v her_o lose_a strength_n by_o the_o tediousness_n of_o the_o labour_n and_o by_o the_o quantity_n of_o blood_n then_o evacuate_v for_o which_o cause_n they_o believe_v the_o woman_n must_v be_v well_o nourish_v to_o make_v more_o blood_n as_o also_o to_o fill_v up_o her_o belly_n which_o be_v very_o much_o empty_v by_o the_o birth_n of_o the_o child_n but_o it_o be_v much_o better_a to_o follow_v in_o this_o the_o counsel_n which_o hypocrates_n give_v we_o in_o his_o ten_o aphorism_n of_o the_o second_o book_n where_o he_o say_v impura_fw-la corpora_fw-la quo_fw-la plus_fw-la nutriveris_fw-la eo_fw-la magis_fw-la laeseris_fw-la the_o more_o you_o nourish_v impure_a body_n the_o more_o you_o hurt_v they_o now_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o a_o woman_n new_o deliver_v be_v of_o this_o sort_n as_o you_o may_v know_v by_o the_o quantity_n of_o cleansing_n and_o superfluity_n which_o flow_v from_o her_o womb_n at_o this_o time_n when_o for_o this_o reason_n they_o must_v be_v very_o regular_a in_o their_o diet_n especial_o the_o three_o or_o four_o first_o day_n in_o which_o time_n she_o must_v be_v nourish_v only_o with_o good_a broth_n new_o lay_v egg_n and_o jelly_n without_o use_v at_o the_o beginning_n more_o solid_a meat_n but_o when_o the_o great_a abundance_n of_o her_o milk_n be_v a_o little_a past_a she_o may_v with_o more_o safety_n eat_v a_o little_a broth_n at_o her_o dinner_n or_o a_o small_a piece_n of_o boil_a chicken_n or_o mutton_n as_o she_o like_v best_a afterward_o if_o no_o accident_n happen_v they_o may_v by_o degree_n nourish_v she_o more_o plentiful_o provide_v in_o the_o mean_a time_n that_o it_o be_v a_o three_o part_n less_o than_o she_o be_v accustom_v to_o take_v in_o her_o perfect_a health_n and_o that_o 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