Selected quad for the lemma: woman_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
woman_n	child_n	mother_n	nurse_n	1,698	5	11.4284	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A81130	Culpeper's Directory for midwives: or, A guide for women The second part. Discovering, 1. The diseases in the privities of women. 2. The diseases of the privy part. 3. The diseases of the womb. 4. The symptomes of the womb. 5. The symptomes in the terms. 6. The symptomes that befal all virgins and women in their womb, after they are ripe of age.7. The symptomes which are in conception. 8. The government of women with child. 9. The symptomes that happen in child-bearing. 10. The government of women in child-bed, and the diseases that come after travel. 11. The diseases of the breasts. 12. The symptomes of the breasts. 13. The diet and government of infants. 14. The diseases and symptomes in children.; Directory for midwives. Part 2	Culpeper, Nicholas, 1616-1654.; Sennert, Daniel, 1572-1637. Practical physick; the fourth book.; Cole, Abdiah, ca. 1610-ca. 1670.	1676 (1676)	Wing C7498A; ESTC R224998	142,841	289

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it_o be_v cure_v by_o evacuation_n of_o the_o matter_n in_o the_o womb_n with_o proper_a medicine_n as_o in_o the_o chapter_n of_o the_o distemper_n of_o the_o womb_n with_o matter_n and_o of_o inflation_n of_o the_o womb_n and_o dropsy_n the_o four_o book_n the_o second_o part_n the_o five_o section_n of_o the_o government_n of_o woman_n with_o child_n and_o preternatural_a distemper_n in_o woman_n with_o child_n chap._n 1._o of_o the_o sign_n of_o conception_n if_o she_o keep_v the_o seed_n it_o be_v a_o sign_n she_o have_v conceive_v and_o a_o man_n may_v know_v that_o the_o seed_n be_v keep_v if_o he_o find_v in_o copulation_n that_o his_o yard_n be_v suck_v and_o draw_v by_o the_o womb_n and_o the_o privity_n be_v not_o moist_a and_o if_o she_o perceive_v little_a or_o no_o seed_n to_o come_v forth_o again_o and_o grow_v chill_a and_o quiver_n and_o perceive_v a_o twitch_a in_o her_o womb_n from_o the_o great_a delight_n and_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o womb_n close_v and_o the_o 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or_o superfoetation_n or_o the_o child_n be_v hurt_v but_o she_o may_v use_v it_o moderate_o in_o the_o last_o she_o may_v bathe_v in_o the_o last_o month_n once_o in_o a_o week_n to_o loosen_v the_o privy_a part_n let_v she_o avoid_v anger_n sorrow_n fear_n and_o too_o much_o mirth_n let_v she_o sleep_v rather_o than_o to_o be_v watchful_a let_v the_o belly_n be_v keep_v loose_a in_o the_o first_o month_n with_o pruens_fw-la raisin_n or_o manna_n in_o broth._n and_o let_v she_o use_v medicine_n to_o strengthen_v the_o womb_n and_o the_o child_n a_o electuary_n take_v conserve_v of_o borage_n bugloss_n and_o red_a rose_n each_o two_o ounce_n of_o balm_n a_o ounce_n citron-peel_n and_o chebs_n myrobalan_n candy_v each_o a_o ounce_n extract_v of_o wood-aloe_n a_o scruple_n pearl_n prepare_v half_o a_o dram_n red_a coral_n ivory_n each_o a_o dram_n precious_a stone_n each_o a_o scruple_n candied_a nutmeg_n two_o dram_n with_o syrup_n of_o apple_n and_o quince_n make_v a_o electuary_n 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borax_n or_o half_o a_o dram_n but_o begin_v with_o gentle_a thing_n as_o a_o spoonful_n of_o cinnamon-water_n or_o take_v cassia_n lignea_fw-la dittany_n each_o a_o dram_n cinnamon_n half_a a_o dram_n saffron_n a_o scruple_n make_v a_o powder_n give_v a_o dram_n or_o take_v borax_n mineral_n a_o dram_n cassia_n lignea_fw-la a_o scruple_n saffron_n six_o grain_n give_v it_o in_o sack_n or_o take_v cassia_n lignea_fw-la a_o dram_n dittany_n amber_n each_o half_n a_o dram_n cinnamon_n borax_n each_o a_o dram_n and_o half_a saffron_n a_o scruple_n give_v half_o a_o dram_n or_o give_v some_o drop_n of_o oil_n of_o hazel_n in_o convenient_a liquor_n or_o two_o or_o three_o drop_n of_o oil_n of_o cinnamon_n in_o vervain-water_n some_o prepare_v the_o secundine_a thus_o take_v the_o navel-string_n and_o dry_v it_o in_o a_o oven_n take_v two_o dram_n of_o the_o powder_n cinnamon_n a_o dram_n saffron_n half_a a_o scruple_n with_o juice_n of_o savin_n make_v troche_n give_v two_o dram_n or_o wash_v the_o secundine_a in_o wine_n and_o bake_v it_o in_o a_o pot_n then_o wash_v it_o in_o endive-water_n and_o wine_n take_v half_o a_o dram_n of_o it_o long_a pepper_n galangal_n each_o half_a a_o dram_n plantain_n and_o endive-feed_n each_o a_o dram_n and_o half_a lavender-seed_n four_o scruple_n make_v a_o powder_n or_o take_v labdanum_n two_o dram_n storax_n calamite_n benzoin_v each_o half_a a_o dram_n musk_n and_o amber-grease_n each_o six_o grain_n make_v a_o powder_n or_o troche_n for_o a_o fume_n or_o use_v pessaries_n to_o provoke_v the_o birth_n take_v galbanum_fw-la dissolve_v in_o vinegar_n a_o ounce_n myrrh_n two_o dram_n saffron_n a_o dram_n with_o oil_n of_o orris_n make_v a_o pessary_a a_o ointment_n for_o the_o pecten_a and_o navel_n take_v oil_n of_o keir_n two_o ounce_n juice_n of_o

prevent_v symptom_n to_o take_v away_o pain_n and_o strengthen_v the_o part_n foment_n with_o the_o decoction_n of_o mugwort_n mallow_n rosemary_n wormwood_n myrtle_n st._n johns-wort_n each_o half_n a_o ounce_n sperma_fw-la ceti_fw-la two_o dram_n deers-suet_n a_o ounce_n with_o wax_n make_v a_o ointment_n or_o take_v wax_v four_o ounce_n sperma_fw-la ceti_fw-la a_o ounce_n melt_v they_o dip_v flax_n therein_o and_o lay_v it_o all_o over_o the_o belly_n in_o some_o country_n woman_n will_v not_o permit_v these_o but_o leave_v all_o to_o god_n chap._n 9_o of_o the_o caesarean-birth_n the_o belly_n and_o womb_n be_v cut_v sometime_o to_o take_v out_o the_o child_n and_o this_o be_v call_v the_o caesarean-birth_n and_o they_o that_o live_v be_v call_v caesar_n it_o be_v do_v in_o three_o case_n 1._o when_o the_o child_n be_v dead_a and_o the_o woman_n alive_a 2._o when_o the_o woman_n be_v dead_a and_o the_o child_n alive_a 3._o when_o both_o mother_n and_o child_n be_v alive_a this_o be_v seldom_o because_o either_o medicine_n do_v it_o or_o it_o be_v take_v out_o by_o other_o chirurgery_n or_o the_o work_n be_v leave_v to_o nature_n 188._o enchirid._n consul_n medic_fw-la p._n 188._o mathias_n cornax_n have_v a_o history_n of_o one_o that_o carry_v a_o dead_a child_n in_o her_o belly_n four_o year_n it_o be_v take_v out_o by_o cut_v the_o womb_n and_o belly_n and_o the_o mother_n live_v and_o conceive_v with_o child_n after_o she_o faint_v not_o at_o the_o time_n and_o the_o wound_n grow_v together_o without_o stitch_v and_o her_o term_n after_o come_v in_o good_a order_n and_o she_o have_v a_o lusty_a boy_n till_o the_o second_o of_o june_n the_o surgeon_n that_o have_v cut_v she_o afore_o be_v send_v for_o and_o the_o old_a orifice_n be_v open_a and_o the_o mother_n and_o the_o woman_n present_a will_v not_o yield_v to_o the_o second_o cut_v therefore_o her_o strength_n fail_v and_o the_o chirurgeon_n take_v out_o a_o complete_a child_n but_o it_o be_v dead_a there_o be_v more_o history_n of_o live_a child_n cut_v out_o of_o their_o mother_n belly_n be_v dead_a and_o roderick_n à_fw-fr castro_n say_v 11._o pin._n lib._n 7._o hist._n nat_n c._n 90._o rod._n a_o castry_n lib._n 4._o de_fw-la morbis_fw-la mul._n c._n 1._o augen_n lib._n 5._o epit_fw-la 2._o 11._o that_o a_o infant_n can_v live_v in_o the_o mother_n womb_n be_v dead_a except_o it_o be_v take_v out_o at_o the_o very_a time_n of_o her_o departure_n or_o while_o there_o be_v vital_a spirit_n because_o when_o the_o motion_n and_o life_n of_o the_o mother_n cease_v the_o life_n of_o the_o child_n also_o cease_v yet_o be_v his_o argument_n of_o no_o force_n because_o the_o child_n have_v its_o proper_a soul_n and_o if_o it_o be_v well_o it_o may_v live_v a_o while_n in_o the_o womb_n without_o benefit_n from_o the_o mother_n as_o it_o do_v when_o it_o be_v deliver_v but_o take_v heed_n it_o be_v not_o suffocate_v in_o the_o womb_n and_o keep_v the_o mother_n mouth_n open_a and_o let_v the_o midwife_n never_o move_v her_o hand_n from_o the_o privity_n 1._o lib._n 3._o the_o disect_n part_n cor_fw-la humh_o c._n 1._o till_o the_o chirurgeon_n have_v take_v it_o out_o and_o you_o may_v know_v that_o the_o child_n be_v alive_a when_o the_o mother_n be_v dead_a by_o its_o leap_v charles_n stephens_n show_v the_o way_n of_o take_v out_o a_o dead_a child_n when_o a_o live_a child_n be_v cut_v out_o of_o the_o belly_n of_o a_o live_a mother_n it_o be_v do_v only_o lest_o the_o mother_n or_o child_n or_o both_o shall_v die_v and_o this_o may_v be_v do_v and_o both_o preserve_v alive_a which_o be_v plain_o demonstrate_v by_o francis_n rousset_n in_o his_o book_n of_o this_o subject_n so_o that_o there_o be_v no_o doubt_n of_o it_o for_o first_o he_o show_v the_o necessity_n of_o the_o operation_n and_o next_o the_o possibility_n of_o it_o show_v that_o the_o muscle_n of_o the_o belly_n the_o peritonaeum_fw-la and_o womb_n may_v be_v cut_v without_o hazard_n of_o life_n three_o he_o confirm_v by_o history_n what_o he_o prove_v by_o reason_n and_o show_v that_o many_o wound_n of_o the_o muscle_n in_o the_o low_a belly_n peritonaeum_fw-la and_o womb_n have_v be_v cure_v four_o he_o propound_v many_o more_o dangerous_a case_n than_o the_o caesarean_a section_n which_o be_v not_o deadly_a in_o themselves_o and_o then_o he_o show_v the_o manner_n of_o the_o operation_n and_o how_o it_o be_v to_o be_v do_v therefore_o have_v recourse_n to_o his_o work_n if_o thou_o will_v learn_v it_o the_o four_o book_n the_o seven_o section_n of_o the_o government_n of_o woman_n in_o childbed_n of_o the_o disease_n that_o come_v after_o travel_n chap._n 1._o of_o the_o government_n of_o woman_n in_o childbed_n present_o after_o she_o be_v deliver_v labour_v to_o make_v the_o afterbirth_n follow_v of_o which_o in_o the_o chapter_n follow_v then_o compose_v she_o in_o bed_n and_o give_v her_o good_a food_n let_v the_o air_n be_v temperate_a rather_o hot_a then_o cold_a let_v she_o beware_v of_o cold_a that_o it_o get_v not_o into_o the_o womb_n it_o will_v cause_v torment_n and_o inflammation_n if_o travel_n be_v hard_o anoint_v the_o belly_n and_o side_n with_o oil_n of_o sweet_a almond_n lily_n and_o warm_a wine_n let_v her_o meat_n be_v of_o a_o good_a juice_n and_o easy_a concoction_n hen-broth_n and_o chicken_n and_o capon_n kid_n mutton_n veal_n let_v she_o drink_v thin_a wine_n if_o there_o be_v no_o fever_n or_o cinnamon_n boil_a in_o water_n the_o first_o day_n drink_v warm_a let_v there_o be_v no_o noise_n about_o she_o and_o let_v she_o not_o rise_v too_o soon_o avoid_v passion_n lest_o the_o humour_n be_v stir_v and_o fall_v into_o some_o part_n if_o she_o can_v or_o will_v not_o suckle_v her_o child_n turn_v the_o milk_n from_o the_o breast_n by_o repeller_n under_o the_o armpit_n as_o unguent_n of_o rose_n cerot_n of_o sanders_n dissolve_v in_o vinegar_n and_o to_o the_o breast_n apply_v a_o cataplasm_n of_o bean_n and_o orobus-flour_n with_o oxymel_n or_o foment_n the_o breast_n with_o the_o decoction_n of_o mint_n dill_n smallage_n or_o lay_v the_o leave_v bruise_v upon_o they_o before_o she_o go_v forth_o let_v she_o bathe_v with_o a_o decoction_n of_o lilly-root_n elicampane_z mugwort_n agrimony_n borage_n rosemary_n chamomil-flower_n stoechas_n faenugreek_n linseed_n citron-peels_a chap._n 2._o of_o the_o secundine_a or_o afterbirth_n or_o a_o mole_n that_o be_v leave_v after_o child-bearing_a these_o stick_n in_o the_o bottom_n of_o the_o womb_n or_o like_o a_o ball_n to_o another_o part_n the_o mouth_n of_o the_o womb_n be_v open_a or_o close_v it_o be_v not_o safe_a to_o cut_v the_o afterbirth_n from_o the_o cause_n the_o cause_n navel_n till_o both_o be_v come_v forth_o therefore_o draw_v it_o out_o with_o break_v of_o the_o navel-string_n this_o be_v retain_v because_o it_o grow_v to_o the_o side_n of_o the_o womb_n or_o be_v swell_v by_o hard_a travel_n or_o because_o the_o navel-string_n be_v break_v by_o the_o infant_n strain_v or_o from_o cold_a air_n get_v in_o or_o from_o a_o fright_n or_o from_o she_o not_o have_v throw_v fit_a to_o exclude_v it_o or_o because_o she_o be_v impatient_a and_o will_v not_o continue_v in_o a_o due_a posture_n sign_n the_o sign_n the_o midwife_n will_v declare_v it_o and_o the_o purgation_n be_v not_o the_o belly_n swell_v there_o be_v a_o fever_n and_o heaviness_n and_o pain_n in_o the_o belly_n there_o be_v a_o stink_n and_o loathe_n from_o stink_a vapour_n difficult_a breathe_n suffocation_n and_o convulsion_n prognostic_n the_o prognostic_n many_o die_v from_o the_o retain_v of_o it_o if_o it_o can_v come_v forth_o when_o matter_n flow_v from_o the_o womb_n there_o be_v hope_n that_o they_o will_v rot_v and_o come_v away_o in_o sixty_o day_n cure_n the_o cure_n first_o let_v the_o midwife_n draw_v it_o gentle_o with_o her_o hand_n and_o use_v sneese_v then_o burn_v partridge-feather_n to_o the_o nose_n and_o goats-hoof_n as_o in_o the_o suffocation_n of_o the_o womb._n then_o use_v thing_n that_o expel_v a_o dead_a child_n dittany_n oil_n of_o wood_n heracleon_n after_o preparative_n or_o take_v marjoram_n chervil_n pennyroyal_n each_o a_o handful_n savin_n half_a a_o handful_n anise_v and_o fennel-seed_n each_o half_n a_o dram_n lovage_a and_o parsley-root_n each_o three_o dram_n boil_v they_o in_o water_n for_o three_o draught_n or_o take_v dittany_n troche_n of_o myrrh_n borax_n each_o half_a a_o dram_n saffron_n castor_n each_o a_o scruple_n make_v a_o powder_n or_o take_v round_a birthwort_n two_o scruple_n myrrh_n a_o scruple_n make_v a_o powder_n give_v it_o in_o wine_n make_v pessaries_n of_o mugwort_n mercury_n sage_n orris_n in_o powder_n with_o oil_n of_o keir_n or_o take_v round_a birthwort_n savin_n briony_n oxgall_n and_o honey_n and_o

culpepers_n midwife_n 2._o part._n culpeper_n directory_n for_o midwife_n or_o a_o guide_n for_o woman_n the_o second_o part_n discover_v 1._o the_o disease_n in_o the_o privity_n of_o woman_n 2._o the_o disease_n of_o the_o privy_a part._n 3._o the_o disease_n of_o the_o womb._n 4._o the_o symptom_n of_o the_o womb._n 5._o the_o symptom_n in_o the_o term_n 6._o the_o symptom_n that_o befall_v all_o virgin_n and_o woman_n in_o their_o womb_n after_o they_o be_v ripe_a of_o age._n 7._o the_o symptom_n which_o be_v in_o conception_n 8._o the_o government_n of_o woman_n with_o child_n 9_o the_o symptom_n that_o happen_v in_o child-bearing_a 10._o the_o government_n of_o woman_n in_o childbed_n and_o the_o disease_n that_o come_v after_o travel_n 11._o the_o disease_n of_o the_o breast_n 12._o the_o symptom_n of_o the_o breast_n 13._o the_o diet_n and_o government_n of_o infant_n 14._o the_o disease_n and_o symptom_n in_o child_n london_n print_v for_o george_n sawbridge_n at_o the_o sign_n of_o the_o bible_n on_o ludgate-hill_n 1676._o the_o content_n of_o the_o four_o book_n of_o practical_a physic_n of_o woman_n disease_n the_o first_o part_n of_o disease_n in_o the_o privity_n in_o woman_n the_o first_o section_n of_o disease_n of_o the_o privy_a part_n and_o the_o neck_n of_o the_o womb._n chap._n 1._o of_o the_o straitness_n and_o largeness_n of_o the_o orifice_n page_n 1_o chap._n 2._o of_o the_o mentula_fw-la or_o yard_n in_o a_o woman_n page_n 3_o chap._n 3._o of_o atretae_n or_o closure_n and_o straitness_n of_o the_o neck_n and_o mouth_n of_o the_o womb._n page_n 4_o chap._n 4._o of_o pustles_a and_o roughness_n of_o the_o privity_n page_z 6_o chap._n 5._o of_o condyloma_n in_o the_o neck_n of_o the_o womb._n page_n 7_o chap._n 6._o of_o wart_n in_o the_o neck_n of_o the_o privity_n and_o womb._n page_n 8_o chap._n 7._o of_o the_o hemorrhoid_v of_o the_o womb._n page_n 9_o chap._n 8_o of_o the_o ulcer_n in_o the_o neck_n of_o the_o womb._n page_n 11_o chap._n 9_o of_o the_o cleft_n in_o the_o neck_n of_o the_o womb._n page_n 14_o chap._n 10._o of_o fistulaes_n in_o the_o neck_n of_o the_o womb._n page_n 15_o chap._n 11._o of_o a_o cancer_n in_o the_o womb._n page_n 16_o chap._n 12._o of_o a_o gangrene_n and_o sphacel_n in_o the_o womb._n page_n 18_o the_o content_n of_o the_o second_o section_n of_o the_o disease_n of_o the_o womb._n chap._n 1._o of_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o temper_n of_o the_o womb._n page_n 20_o chap._n 2._o of_o the_o hot_a distemper_n of_o the_o womb._n page_n 22_o chap._n 3._o of_o the_o cold_a distemper_n of_o the_o womb._n page_n 24_o chap._n 4._o of_o the_o moist_a distemper_n of_o the_o womb._n page_n 25_o chap._n 5._o of_o the_o dry_a distemper_n of_o the_o womb._n page_n 26_o chap._n 6._o of_o compound_v distemper_n and_o first_o of_o cold_a and_o moist_a page_n 27_o chap._n 7._o of_o the_o ill_a shape_n of_o the_o womb_n and_o first_o of_o the_o straitness_n of_o it_o and_o its_o vessel_n page_n 30_o chap._n 8._o of_o the_o open_n of_o the_o vessel_n of_o the_o womb_n beside_o nature_n page_n 32_o chap._n 9_o of_o a_o double_a womb_n the_o want_v of_o the_o womb_n and_o evil_a shape_n of_o the_o womb_n and_o strange_a thing_n find_v in_o it_o page_n 33_o chap._n 10._o of_o the_o magnitude_n of_o the_o womb_n increase_v and_o first_o of_o the_o inflation_n of_o the_o womb._n page_n 25_o chap._n 11._o of_o the_o dropsy_n of_o the_o womb._n page_n 38_o chap._n 12._o of_o a_o tumour_n in_o the_o womb_n from_o blood_n in_o its_o vein_n page_n 42_o chap._n 13._o of_o inflammation_n of_o the_o womb._n ibid._n chap._n 14._o of_o a_o scirrhus_n and_o cancer_n in_o the_o womb._n page_n 45_o chap._n 15._o of_o the_o displace_n of_o the_o womb_n and_o first_o of_o the_o ascent_n of_o it_o page_n 47_o chap._n 16._o of_o fall_v out_o of_o the_o womb._n page_n 49_o chap._n 17._o of_o the_o rupture_n of_o the_o womb._n page_n 54_o chap._n 18._o of_o wound_n and_o break_v of_o the_o womb_n ib._n chap._n 19_o of_o ulcer_n and_o rottenness_n of_o the_o womb._n page_n 55_o chap._n 20._o of_o the_o disease_n of_o the_o stone_n and_o vessel_n of_o procreation_n in_o woman_n ibid._n the_o content_n of_o the_o second_o part_n of_o the_o symptom_n in_o the_o womb_n and_o from_o the_o womb._n chap._n 1._o of_o weakness_n of_o the_o womb._n page_n 57_o chap_n 2._o of_o the_o itch_n of_o the_o womb._n page_n 59_o chap._n 3._o of_o pain_n in_o the_o womb._n page_n 60_o chap._n 4._o of_o the_o disease_n of_o the_o womb_n that_o come_v from_o sweet_a scent_n and_o stink_v page_n 63_o the_o content_n of_o the_o second_o section_n of_o the_o symptom_n in_o the_o term_n and_o other_o flux_n of_o the_o womb._n chap._n 1._o of_o the_o flux_n of_o the_o term_n page_n 66_o chap._n 2._o of_o the_o term_n flow_v too_o soon_o page_n 69_o chap._n 3._o of_o want_n and_o stoppage_n of_o the_o term_n ibid._n chap._n 4._o of_o fewness_n of_o the_o term_n page_n 78_o chap._n 5._o of_o drop_v of_o the_o term_n page_n 79_o chap._n 6._o of_o the_o overflow_n of_o the_o term_n page_n 80_o chap._n 7._o of_o the_o term_n flow_v with_o pain_n and_o symptom_n page_n 85_o chap._n 8._o of_o evil_a discolour_a term_n page_n 86_o chap._n 9_o of_o term_n come_v before_o their_o time_n page_n 87_o chap._n 10._o of_o term_n that_o come_v after_o their_o usual_a time_n page_n 88_o chap._n 11._o of_o the_o term_n void_v another_o way_n page_n 90_o chap._n 12._o of_o the_o whites_n ibid._n chap._n 13._o of_o the_o gonorrhoea_n page_n 94_o chap._n 14._o of_o strange_a thing_n void_v by_o the_o womb._n page_n 95_o the_o content_n of_o the_o three_o section_n of_o the_o symptom_n that_o befall_v all_o virgin_n and_o woman_n in_o their_o womb_n after_o they_o be_v ripe_a of_o age_n chap_n 1._o of_o virginity_n page_n 96_o chap._n 2._o of_o the_o green-sickness_n or_o white-feaver_n page_n 100_o chap._n 3._o of_o symptom_n from_o the_o womb_n and_o mother-fits_a in_o general_n page_n 106_o chap._n 4._o of_o suffocation_n of_o the_o womb._n page_n 108_o chap._n 5._o of_o the_o frenzy_n of_o the_o womb._n page_n 115_o chap._n 6._o of_o the_o melancholy_a of_o virgin_n and_o widow_n page_n 118_o chap._n 7._o of_o a_o epilepsy_n from_o the_o womb._n page_n 120_o chap._n 8._o of_o pain_n of_o the_o head_n from_o the_o womb._n page_n 122_o chap._n 9_o of_o the_o disease_n of_o the_o heart_n and_o beat_v of_o the_o artery_n in_o the_o back_n and_o sides_n from_o the_o womb._n page_n 124_o chap._n 10._o of_o the_o disease_n of_o the_o spleen_n and_o the_o hypochondriack_a disease_n of_o the_o womb._n page_n 126_o chap._n 11._o of_o the_o distemper_n of_o the_o liver_n from_o the_o womb_n and_o of_o a_o beard_n grow_v by_o consent_n from_o the_o womb._n page_n 127_o chap._n 12._o of_o the_o disease_n of_o the_o stomach_n that_o come_v from_o the_o womb._n ibid._n the_o content_n of_o the_o four_o section_n of_o the_o symptom_n which_o be_v in_o conception_n chap_n 1._o of_o the_o desire_n of_o venery_n hurt_v page_n 130_o chap._n 2._o of_o barrenness_n and_o want_v of_o conception_n page_n 131_o chap._n 3._o of_o barrenness_n for_o the_o time_n and_o conceive_v seldom_o page_n 139_o chap._n 4._o of_o conception_n and_o form_v of_o the_o child_n page_n 141_o chap._n 5._o of_o the_o generation_n of_o the_o twin_n and_o many_o child_n page_n 142_o chap._n 6._o of_o superfoetation_n page_n 144_o chap._n 7._o of_o the_o ill_a formation_n of_o the_o child_n page_n 145_o chap._n 8._o of_o a_o child_n turn_v into_o stone_n page_n 147_o chap._n 9_o of_o a_o mole_n page_n 148_o chap._n 10._o of_o monster_n page_n 151_o chap._n 11._o of_o false_a conception_n and_o swelll_v page_n 153_o the_o content_n of_o the_o five_o section_n of_o the_o government_n of_o woman_n with_o child_n and_o preternatural_a distemper_n in_o woman_n with_o child_n chap._n 1._o of_o the_o sign_n of_o conception_n page_n 155_o chap._n 2._o of_o the_o government_n and_o diet_n of_o woman_n with_o child_n page_n 156_o chap._n 3._o of_o the_o cure_n of_o woman_n with_o child_n in_o general_n page_n 158_o chap._n 4._o of_o the_o symptom_n that_o befall_v woman_n with_o child_n in_o the_o first_o month_n page_n 162_o chap._n 5._o of_o the_o symptom_n in_o woman_n with_o child_n in_o the_o middle_a minth_n page_n 164_o chap._n 6._o of_o the_o symptom_n that_o be_v in_o the_o last_o month_n page_n 166_o chap._n 7._o of_o weakness_n of_o the_o child_n page_n 167_o chap._n 8._o of_o cry_v in_o the_o womb._n page_n 168_o the_o content_n of_o the_o six_o section_n of_o symptom_n that_o happen_v in_o child-bearing_a chap._n 1._o of_o child-bearing_a in_o

general_n page_n 170_o chap._n 2._o of_o abortion_n page_n 172_o chap._n 3._o of_o the_o sign_n of_o natural_a birth_n and_o the_o manner_n and_o government_n of_o such_o as_o bring_v forth_o page_n 175_o chap._n 5._o of_o natural_a hard_a travel_n page_n 177_o chap._n 6._o of_o a_o vicious_a disorderly_a birth_n or_o difficulty_n preternatural_a page_n 179_o chap._n 7._o of_o a_o slow_a birth_n page_n 180_o chap._n 8._o of_o a_o child_n dead_a in_o the_o womb._n page_n 181_o chap._n 9_o of_o the_o caesarean_a birth_n page_n 183_o the_o content_n of_o the_o seven_o section_n of_o the_o government_n of_o woman_n in_o childbed_n and_o of_o the_o disease_n that_o come_v after_o travel_n chap._n 1._o of_o the_o government_n of_o woman_n in_o childbed_n page_n 186_o chap._n 2._o of_o the_o secundine_a or_o afterbirth_n or_o a_o mole_n that_o be_v leave_v after_o child-bearing_a page_n 187_o chap._n 3._o of_o the_o purgation_n after_o child-bearing_a diminish_v or_o detain_v page_n 189_o chap._n 4._o of_o too_o great_a a_o flux_n of_o blood_n after_o child-bearing_a page_n 191_o chap._n 5._o of_o the_o pain_n after_o travel_n and_o torment_n in_o the_o belly_n page_n 192_o chap._n 6._o of_o the_o tear_v of_o the_o vulva_fw-la to_o the_o arse_n and_o come_v forth_o of_o the_o womb_n inflammation_n ulcer_n suffocation_n and_o fall_v out_o of_o the_o fundament_n page_n 193_o chap._n 7._o of_o watch_v dote_v and_o epilepsy_n of_o woman_n in_o childbed_n page_n 194_o chap._n 8._o of_o the_o swell_a of_o the_o womb_n belly_n and_o foot_n after_o child-bearing_a page_n 195_o chap._n 9_o of_o vomit_v looseness_n belly-bound_a and_o not_o hold_v of_o urine_n in_o woman_n in_o childbed_n ibid._n chap._n 10._o of_o the_o wrinkle_n of_o the_o belly_n after_o child-bearing_a and_o mend_v of_o the_o largeness_n of_o the_o privity_n page_n 197_o chap._n 11._o of_o fever_n and_o acute_a disease_n in_o woman_n in_o childbed_n page_n 198_o the_o content_n of_o the_o first_o section_n of_o the_o disease_n of_o the_o breast_n chap._n 1._o of_o the_o increase_a number_n of_o breast_n and_o greatness_n extraordinary_a page_n 203_o chap._n 2._o of_o swell_v of_o the_o breast_n with_o milk_n page_n 205_o chap._n 3._o of_o inflammation_n and_o erisipela_n of_o the_o breast_n page_n 206_o chap._n 4._o of_o the_o oedoma_n of_o the_o breast_n page_n 209_o chap._n 5._o of_o the_o scirrhus_n of_o the_o breast_n page_n 210_o chap._n 6._o of_o the_o glandle_n or_o kernel_n in_o the_o breast_n be_v swell_v or_o of_o the_o scrofula_n and_o struma_n in_o the_o breast_n page_n 211_o chap._n 7._o of_o the_o cancer_n of_o the_o breast_n page_n 212_o chap._n 8._o of_o ulcer_n and_o fistulaes_n of_o the_o breast_n page_n 215_o chap._n 9_o of_o straitness_n of_o the_o passage_n of_o the_o breast_n ibid._n chap._n 10._o of_o strange_a thing_n breed_v in_o the_o breast_n page_n 216_o chap._n 11._o of_o the_o disease_n of_o the_o nipple_n ibid._n the_o content_n of_o the_o second_o section_n of_o the_o symptom_n of_o the_o breast_n chap._n 1._o of_o want_n of_o milk_n and_o not_o give_v of_o suck_n page_n 218_o chap._n 2._o of_o too_o much_o milk_n page_n 220_o chap._n 3._o of_o curding_n and_o other_o fault_n in_o the_o milk_n page_n 221_o chap._n 4._o of_o milk_n come_v forth_o at_o wrong_a place_n page_n 222_o chap._n 5._o of_o strange_a thing_n come_v forth_o of_o the_o breast_n page_n 223_o chap._n 6._o of_o the_o change_n of_o colour_n in_o the_o nipple_n and_o pain_n of_o the_o breast_n page_n 224_o a_o tractate_n of_o the_o cure_v of_o infant_n the_o content_n of_o the_o first_o part_n of_o the_o diet_n and_o government_n of_o infant_n chap._n 1._o of_o the_o choice_n of_o the_o nurse_n 225_o chap._n 2._o of_o the_o condition_n of_o good_a milk_n 227_o chap._n 3._o of_o cure_v the_o fault_n in_o milk_n ibid._n chap._n 4._o of_o the_o diet_n and_o government_n of_o new_a bear_v child_n 229_o chap._n 5._o of_o the_o diet_n of_o a_o infant_n from_o breed_v of_o tooth_n till_o it_o be_v wean_v 230_o chap._n 6._o of_o wean_a of_o child_n ib._n chap._n 7._o of_o child_n diet_n after_o wean_n 231_o the_o content_n of_o the_o second_o part_n of_o disease_n and_o symptom_n of_o child_n chap._n 1._o of_o infant_n disease_n in_o general_n 232_o chap._n 2._o of_o fever_n in_o child_n measle_n and_o small_a pox._n 233_o chap._n 3._o of_o the_o milky_a scab_n achores_fw-la and_o favi_fw-la 235_o chap._n 4._o of_o a_o scald_v head_n 236_o chap._n 5._o of_o ptiriasis_n or_o breed_v of_o louse_n 239_o chap._n 6._o of_o hydrocephalus_n or_o swell_v of_o the_o head_n 240_o chap._n 7._o of_o siriasis_n 141_o chap._n 8._o of_o fright_v in_o the_o sleep_n 242_o chap._n 9_o of_o great_a watch_v 243_o chap._n 10._o of_o epilepsy_n and_o convulsion_n 244_o chap._n 11._o of_o strabismus_n or_o squint-eye_n 246_o chap._n 12._o of_o pain_n in_o the_o ear_n inflammation_n moisture_n ulcer_n and_o worm_n ibid._n chap._n 13._o of_o the_o thrush_n bladder_n in_o the_o gum_n and_o inflammation_n of_o the_o tonsil_n 247_o chap._n 14._o of_o breed_n of_o tooth_n 248_o chap._n 15._o of_o loose_v of_o the_o tongue_n and_o of_o the_o frog_n 249_o chap._n 16._o of_o catarrh_n cough_n and_o difficult_a breathe_v 250_o chap._n 17._o of_o the_o hicket_n 251_o chap._n 18._o of_o vomit_v 252_o chap._n 19_o of_o the_o torment_n or_o pain_n of_o the_o belly_n 253_o chap._n 20._o of_o puff_v up_o of_o the_o belly_n and_o hypochondria_n 255_o chap._n 21._o of_o the_o flux_n of_o the_o belly_n ibid._n chap._n 22._o of_o bind_v of_o the_o belly_n 257_o chap._n 23._o of_o the_o worm_n 258_o chap._n 24._o of_o the_o rupture_n 261_o chap._n 25._o of_o stick_v out_o of_o the_o navel_n 262_o chap._n 26._o of_o inflammation_n of_o the_o navel_n 263_o chap._n 27._o of_o fall_v out_o of_o the_o fundament_n ibid._n chap._n 28._o of_o the_o stone_n in_o the_o bladder_n 264_o chap._n 29._o of_o difficulty_n and_o stoppage_n of_o urine_n 265_o chap._n 30._o of_o not_o hold_v the_o urine_n 266_o chap._n 31._o of_o chafe_v in_o the_o hip_n call_v intertrigo_n 267_o chap._n 32._o of_o leanness_n and_o fascination_n ibid._n the_o four_o book_n of_o practical_a physic_n of_o woman_n disease_n the_o first_o part_n of_o disease_n in_o the_o privity_n of_o woman_n the_o first_o section_n of_o disease_n of_o the_o privy_a part_n and_o the_o neck_n of_o the_o womb._n chap._n 1._o of_o the_o straitness_n and_o largeness_n of_o the_o orifice_n there_o be_v three_o disease_n in_o this_o part._n the_o straitness_n and_o the_o largeness_n and_o yard_n of_o a_o woman_n the_o straightness_n be_v when_o the_o cleft_n be_v narrow_a that_o it_o will_v not_o admit_v a_o man_n yard_n or_o with_o much_o difficulty_n it_o hinder_v child-bearing_a and_o if_o it_o be_v from_o the_o first_o confirmation_n it_o be_v hard_o to_o be_v cure_v by_o physic_n but_o it_o be_v enlarge_v either_o by_o copulation_n or_o by_o bring_v forth_o of_o child_n sometime_o it_o be_v from_o a_o ulcer_n or_o from_o astringent_a medicine_n give_v unadvised_o that_o they_o may_v appear_v to_o be_v virgin_n when_o they_o be_v not_o sometime_o the_o cleft_n be_v shut_v up_o outward_o and_o there_o be_v only_a passage_n for_o the_o urinal_n and_o the_o term_n these_o woman_n be_v call_v atretae_n that_o be_v shut_v up_o and_o bore_v of_o which_o chap._n 3._o sometime_o it_o be_v so_o close_o that_o neither_o term_n nor_o urinal_n can_v come_v forth_o the_o contrary_a to_o this_o be_v largeness_n of_o the_o cleave_v or_o when_o there_o be_v more_o hole_n than_o nature_n have_v usual_o by_o often_o copulation_n or_o child-bearing_a this_o laxity_n or_o largeness_n cause_v barrenness_n and_o fall_v out_o of_o the_o womb_n as_o hypocrates_n show_v in_o the_o nature_n of_o woman_n and_o this_o make_v woman_n unpleasant_a to_o man_n this_o be_v cure_v by_o purge_v after_o child-bearing_a by_o fomentation_n bath_n liniment_n of_o alum_n water_n and_o the_o decoction_n of_o astringent_a plant_n take_v comfry_n root_n bole_n sanguis_fw-la draconis_fw-la pomgranate_n flower_n alum_n mastic_n gall_n each_o half_a a_o dram_n make_v a_o powder_n and_o with_o steel_a water_n make_v a_o mixture_n dip_v a_o pessary_a therein_o or_o take_v oaken_a leaf_n plantain_n each_o half_n a_o handful_n comfry_n root_v a_o ounce_n pomegranate_n peel_v and_o flower_n sumach_n each_o half_a a_o ounce_n alum_n a_o ounce_n boil_v they_o in_o water_n and_o foment_n the_o privites_n sometime_o in_o hard_a travel_n the_o space_n between_o the_o fundament_n and_o the_o privy_a cleft_n be_v break_v into_o one_o hole_n eros_n show_v the_o cure_n of_o it_o some_o put_v a_o long_a piece_n of_o alum_n into_o the_o cleft_n when_o there_o be_v divers_a passage_n in_o a_o woman_n privity_n it_o be_v

half_a a_o ounce_n with_o good_a wine_n distil_v they_o give_v a_o spoonful_n or_o two_o apply_v outward_o a_o cataplasm_n of_o rue_n mugwort_n chamomil_n dill_n calamint_n nip_v pennyroyal_n thyme_n with_o oil_n of_o rue_n cheir_n chamomil_n and_o make_v bath_n of_o the_o same_o bag_n of_o milium_fw-la salt_n chamomil-flower_n melilot_n bayberry_n cummin_n fennel-seed_n or_o lay_v a_o plaster_n of_o bayberry_n let_v clyster_n to_o expel_v wind_n be_v put_v into_o the_o womb_n as_o take_v calamint_n agnus_n castus_fw-la rue_n each_o half_a a_o handful_n anniseed_n costus_n cinnamon_n each_o two_o dram_n boil_v they_o in_o wine_n for_o half_a a_o pint_n apply_v a_o cupping-glass_n with_o much_o flame_n to_o the_o breast_n and_o over_o against_o the_o womb._n use_v sulphur-bath_n and_o spaw-water_n inward_a and_o outward_a for_o they_o expel_v wind_n if_o it_o come_v from_o cold_a after_o child-bearing_a and_o she_o be_v not_o well_o purge_v by_o her_o term_n heat_n the_o womb_n and_o purge_v and_o give_v strong_a wine_n let_v the_o diet_n be_v hot_a cut_v and_o attenuate_v diet._n the_o diet._n with_o thing_n that_o expel_v wind_n and_o little_a at_o a_o time_n question_n whether_o the_o wind_n be_v in_o the_o cavity_n when_o there_o be_v inflation_n of_o the_o womb_n it_o be_v so_o by_o experience_n though_o some_o deny_v it_o nor_o be_v there_o any_o cause_n why_o wind_n shall_v not_o be_v breed_v in_o the_o womb_n as_o well_o as_o in_o any_o other_o part_n both_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o excrement_n that_o come_v thither_o and_o the_o natural_a heat_n that_o turn_v they_o into_o wind_n these_o also_o stretch_v the_o womb_n though_o it_o be_v thick_a as_o in_o dropsy_n and_o conception_n also_o the_o retentive_a or_o alter_a faculty_n of_o the_o womb_n be_v never_o idle_a so_o that_o when_o it_o receive_v disease_v and_o unfruitful_a seed_n it_o suffer_v it_o not_o to_o corrupt_v but_o turn_v it_o into_o wind_n as_o hypocrates_n write_v when_o the_o womb_n be_v stretch_v by_o wind_n from_o the_o belly_n pveri_fw-la lib._n the_o nat_n pveri_fw-la woman_n think_v they_o have_v conceive_v chap._n 11._o of_o the_o dropsy_n of_o the_o womb._n they_o be_v also_o deceive_v and_o think_v they_o be_v with_o child_n when_o there_o be_v water_n that_o swell_v the_o womb_n 79._o ves_n lib._n 6._o the_o corp_n humh_o fab._n mar._n do_v de_fw-fr hist_o i_o mira_fw-la l._n 4._o c._n 21._o tetrab_n 6.4_o ser_z 4._o c._n 79._o this_o be_v a_o dropsy_n of_o the_o womb_n this_o water_n be_v either_o in_o the_o cavity_n or_o between_o the_o coat_n of_o the_o womb_n or_o in_o its_o vessel_n vesalius_n marcellus_n donatus_n show_v that_o water_n be_v in_o the_o cavity_n for_o it_o do_v not_o present_o by_o its_o plenty_n or_o quality_n force_v its_o passage_n out_o because_o the_o orifice_n be_v not_o always_o open_a and_o nature_n gather_v it_o by_o degree_n and_o be_v use_v to_o it_o aetius_n say_v there_o be_v sometime_o bladder_n of_o water_n in_o the_o womb_n 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take_v angelica_n and_o mad_a root_n each_o half_n a_o ounce_n calamint_n pennyroyal_n mugwort_n lovage_n each_o a_o handful_n savin_n a_o pugil_n boil_v they_o in_o wine_n and_o sweeten_v it_o with_o sugar_n or_o make_v broth_n with_o the_o same_o take_v dianisum_n diagalangal_n each_o half_a a_o dram_n oil_n of_o aniseed_n clove_n each_o five_o drop_n sugar_n three_o ounce_n make_v roll_n inject_v into_o the_o womb_n as_o in_o dropsy_n take_v asarum_n root_n three_o dram_n pennyroyal_n calamint_n each_o half_a a_o handful_n savin_n a_o pugil_n mechoacan_a a_o dram_n aniseed_n cummin_n each_o half_a a_o dram_n boil_v they_o and_o take_v six_o ounce_n strain_v oil_n of_o elder_a and_o orris_n each_o a_o ounce_n make_v a_o clyster_n or_o use_v pessaries_n take_v

cut_v out_o of_o the_o child_n of_o which_o hollerius_n inter_fw-la rara_fw-la no._n 8._o he_o speak_v of_o a_o woman_n with_o child_n in_o paris_n that_o her_o child_n hand_n put_v forth_o at_o the_o navel_n and_o be_v so_o in_o travel_n 15_o day_n and_o both_o child_n and_o mother_n be_v safe_a prognostic_n the_o prognostic_n it_o be_v evident_a if_o it_o be_v make_v by_o the_o chirurgeon_n in_o cut_v out_o of_o a_o child_n and_o you_o may_v know_v it_o by_o the_o place_n if_o it_o come_v otherwise_o there_o be_v blood_n and_o matter_n that_o flow_v out_o at_o the_o neck_n of_o the_o womb_n there_o be_v more_o pain_n when_o it_o be_v in_o the_o neck_n of_o the_o womb_n then_o when_o it_o be_v in_o the_o bottom_n these_o wound_n be_v cure_v as_o appear_v by_o the_o caesarean_a birth_n or_o cut_n but_o they_o be_v dangerous_a by_o reason_n of_o the_o strange_a symptom_n and_o the_o consent_n of_o the_o part_n cure_n the_o cure_n use_v consolidates_n or_o healer_n and_o if_o there_o 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distemper_n be_v weakness_n when_o the_o action_n be_v either_o not_o do_v or_o weak_o do_v but_o cold_a rather_o make_v weakness_n in_o the_o womb_n by_o which_o it_o can_v make_v the_o sufficient_a quantity_n of_o nourishment_n hence_o excrement_n be_v heap_v up_o and_o it_o can_v perform_v its_o action_n also_o a_o moist_a distemper_n make_v weakness_n by_o which_o it_o can_v neither_o keep_v seed_n nor_o child_n it_o be_v also_o weak_a from_o looseness_n sign_n the_o sign_n little_a desire_n of_o venery_n and_o no_o pleasure_n therein_o argue_v weakness_n of_o the_o womb_n flux_n of_o seed_n often_o abortion_n 3_o part_n 1._o sect_n cap._n 2._o &_o 3_o pain_n in_o the_o loin_n and_o pubes_fw-la when_o the_o term_n be_v come_v fart_v from_o the_o womb_n headache_n and_o the_o like_a the_o sign_n of_o a_o cold_a and_o moist_a distemper_n with_o or_o without_o matter_n be_v already_o declare_v prognostic_n the_o prognostic_n it_o be_v a_o great_a disease_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o 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woman_n be_v bar_n first_o see_v if_o the_o fault_n be_v in_o the_o man_n or_o woman_n sign_n the_o sign_n lib._n 3._o of_o sterility_n in_o men._n for_o woman_n see_v if_o they_o be_v apt_a to_o venery_n or_o not_o or_o receive_v the_o yard_n fit_o 2._o search_v if_o she_o have_v good_a seed_n answerable_a to_o the_o man_n or_o whether_o she_o have_v use_v quencher_n of_o seed_n you_o may_v know_v that_o she_o spend_v little_a or_o no_o seed_n if_o she_o have_v little_a or_o no_o pleasure_n in_o the_o act_n unfruitful_a seed_n be_v know_v by_o a_o disease_n in_o the_o womb_n a_o cold_a and_o moist_a distemper_n the_o sign_n whereof_o be_v mention_v a_o foul_a body_n show_v the_o same_o for_o good_a seed_n can_v be_v make_v of_o bad_a blood_n it_o be_v hard_o to_o find_v whether_o the_o two_o seed_n have_v the_o right_a proportion_n or_o the_o womb_n agree_v with_o the_o man_n seed_n yet_o temperate_a with_o temperate_a be_v very_o fruitful_a because_o they_o be_v both_o of_o a_o 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or_o shape_n of_o what_o she_o desire_v of_o which_o there_o be_v many_o example_n but_o i_o doubt_v whether_o all_o error_n in_o formation_n depend_v together_o upon_o the_o imagination_n for_o the_o spirit_n and_o humour_n be_v trouble_v by_o the_o passion_n of_o the_o mind_n and_o so_o slow_a forceable_a immediate_o to_o the_o womb_n or_o other_o part_n and_o this_o disturb_v the_o form_v faculty_n in_o its_o work_n sententias_fw-la authoris_fw-la sententias_fw-la also_o the_o form_v faculty_n be_v overcome_v with_o plenty_n of_o humour_n or_o want_v spirit_n that_o be_v go_v another_o way_n may_v by_o chance_n make_v a_o ill_a shape_n therefore_o the_o passion_n of_o the_o mind_n be_v the_o first_o cause_n of_o error_n in_o formation_n and_o imagination_n help_v by_o stir_v up_o the_o appetite_n these_o be_v the_o common_a error_n of_o formation_n other_o be_v determinate_a error_n not_o simple_o from_o the_o imagination_n by_o the_o passion_n which_o have_v no_o determination_n 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therefore_o it_o be_v probable_a that_o whatsoever_o move_v the_o faculty_n of_o the_o soul_n in_o the_o mother_n may_v move_v the_o same_o in_o the_o child_n hence_o it_o be_v that_o while_o the_o form_n operate_v in_o the_o seed_n and_o womb_n of_o the_o mother_n if_o any_o species_n be_v send_v to_o the_o imagination_n of_o the_o mother_n which_o she_o strong_o receive_v it_o may_v make_v a_o impression_n upon_o the_o child_n yet_o every_o imagination_n can_v make_v this_o impression_n but_o that_o which_o make_v a_o great_a admiration_n or_o terror_n in_o the_o mother_n when_o the_o form_v faculty_n be_v at_o work_n as_o when_o she_o behold_v one_o with_o six_o finger_n she_o bring_v forth_o the_o like_a or_o when_o she_o produce_v hair_n where_o it_o shall_v not_o be_v or_o the_o likeness_n of_o a_o beast_n in_o any_o limb_n or_o when_o she_o see_v any_o thing_n cut_v or_o divide_v with_o a_o cleaver_n she_o bring_v forth_o a_o divide_a part_n or_o a_o harelip_n chap._n 8._o of_o 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moulin_n scabious_a caprifolium_fw-la or_o honey-suckle_n dill_n mansgrease_n each_o equal_a part_n burn_v they_o take_v three_o ounce_n and_o with_o six_o ounce_n of_o nightshade-water_n in_o a_o leaden-mortar_n mix_v they_o after_o cut_v out_o the_o root_n purge_v melancholy_a often_o and_o provoke_v term_n or_o haemorrhoid_v lest_o it_o return_v give_v treacle_n mithridate_n with_o juice_n of_o borage_n sorrel_n cray-fish-broath_n and_o asses-milk_n chalmiteus_n ant._n chalmiteus_n this_o water_n be_v good_a against_o all_o cancer_n take_v moulin-root_n clown_n all-heal_a each_o two_o ounce_n dropwort_n ceterach_n herb_n robert_n agrimony_n tormentil_n scabious_a aven_n flaxweed_n each_o a_o handful_n nettle-seed_n three_o dram_n elder_a and_o rosemary-flower_n each_o a_o pugil_n boil_v and_o sweeten_v it_o with_o sugar_n foment_n and_o wash_v the_o cancer_n with_o one_o part_n of_o it_o and_o let_v the_o dregs_n be_v apply_v as_o a_o pultis_fw-la fuchsius_n his_o bless_a powder_n 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eye-bright-water_n each_o a_o pint_n distil_v they_o in_o a_o leaden_a still_o use_v not_o cancer_n as_o other_o ulcer_n for_o emollient_n 30._o lib._n 6._o c._n 30._o healer_n and_o drawer_n exasperate_v and_o kill_v with_o great_a pain_n chap._n 8._o of_o ulcer_n and_o fistulaes_n of_o the_o breast_n after_o universals_z dry_v up_o the_o milk_n and_o if_o the_o breast_n hang_v down_o bound_v they_o up_o that_o the_o humour_n flow_v not_o down_o and_o move_v not_o the_o arm_n on_o that_o side_n then_o cleanse_v it_o with_o the_o decoction_n of_o rhapontick_a zedoary_a and_o agrimony_n heal_n thus_o take_v strong_a wine_n five_o quart_n rhois_n obsoniorum_fw-la cypress-nut_n each_o four_o ounce_n green_a gall_n two_o ounce_n boil_v they_o to_o the_o consistence_n of_o honey_n if_o you_o fear_v a_o fistula_n enlarge_v the_o orifice_n and_o take_v away_o the_o callus_fw-la and_o heal_v it_o as_o a_o ordinary_a ulcer_n chap._n 9_o of_o straitness_n of_o the_o passage_n of_o the_o breast_n when_o the_o vein_n and_o artery_n be_v not_o wide_a enough_o to_o contain_v blood_n to_o be_v turn_v there_o be_v no_o milk_n they_o be_v stop_v by_o thick_a humour_n cause_n the_o cause_n as_o the_o vessel_n of_o the_o womb_n be_v the_o cause_n be_v the_o stoppage_n of_o the_o term_n or_o hard_a tumour_n in_o the_o breast_n that_o stop_v or_o press_v when_o the_o nipple_n have_v no_o hole_n for_o the_o child_n to_o suck_v it_o be_v from_o the_o birth_n or_o a_o wound_n or_o scar_n after_o a_o ulcer_n sign_n the_o sign_n there_o be_v little_a milk_n and_o the_o breast_n pine_v if_o the_o breast_n swell_v and_o milk_n can_v be_v suck_v out_o the_o fault_n be_v in_o the_o pap_n or_o the_o vein_n of_o milk_n prognostic_n the_o prognostic_n a_o obstruction_n from_o gross_a humour_n may_v be_v cure_v if_o it_o be_v from_o a_o scirrhus_n or_o scarborow_n after_o a_o ulcer_n it_o be_v incurable_a and_o so_o the_o nipple_n bear_v without_o a_o hole_n cure_n the_o cure_n if_o it_o be_v from_o thick_a humour_n or_o blood_n attenuate_v it_o with_o proper_a thing_n as_o fennel_n dill_n parsley_n anniseed_n pease_n rocket-seed_n or_o earthworm_n make_v into_o caraplasm_n or_o fomentation_n often_o rub_v of_o the_o breast_n open_v the_o milk-vein_n chap._n 10._o of_o strange_a thing_n breed_v in_o the_o breast_n have_v stone_n and_o worm_n have_v be_v find_v in_o the_o breast_n a_o worm_n breed_v from_o putrid_a blood_n 12._o bald._n ronsaeus_n miscel_n epist_n 10._o lib._n the_o occult_a na_fw-fr mira_fw-la c._n 12._o and_o be_v like_o a_o hair_n the_o same_o may_v be_v in_o the_o back_n and_o navel_n as_o i_o show_v and_o a_o good_a author_n write_v that_o a_o woman_n pain_v in_o her_o breast_n can_v not_o be_v ease_v till_o imposthume_n break_v and_o worm_n come_v forth_o levinus_n lemnius_n see_v stone_n that_o grow_v in_o the_o breast_n chap._n 11._o of_o the_o disease_n of_o nipple_n they_o be_v either_o want_v or_o lie_v hide_v one_o or_o both_o which_o hinder_v give_v suck_v if_o it_o be_v from_o the_o birth_n it_o be_v scarce_o cure_v as_o also_o when_o the_o nipple_n be_v eat_v off_o by_o a_o ulcer_n when_o they_o come_v forth_o first_o 31._o amatus_fw-la lusit_fw-la cur_n med_a cent_n 5._o cur_n 31._o use_v a_o suck_a instrument_n and_o then_o apply_v puppy-dog_n to_o suck_v if_o there_o be_v no_o hole_n from_o birth_n or_o ulcer_n heal_v it_o be_v incurable_a if_o it_o be_v a_o little_a often_o suck_v will_v enlarge_v it_o the_o cleft_n in_o the_o nipple_n be_v a_o usual_a evil_n and_o cause_v great_a pain_n in_o nurse_n and_o if_o it_o continue_v long_o it_o turn_v to_o foul_a ulcer_n that_o they_o can_v give_v suck_n to_o prevent_v this_o evil_a in_o the_o two_o last_o month_n of_o be_v with_o child_n wear_v two_o cup_n of_o wax_n over_o the_o nipple_n with_o a_o little_a rosin_n they_o be_v cure_v thus_o with_o oil_n of_o wax_n myrtle_n ointment_n of_o lead_n tutty_n or_o take_v tutty_n prepare_v a_o scruple_n alum_n half_a a_o dram_n camphire_n six_o grain_n with_o capons-grease_n and_o ointment_n of_o rose_n make_v a_o ointment_n or._n take_v pomatum_n a_o ounce_n and_o half_a mastic_n a_o scruple_n powder_n of_o gum_n traganth_n and_o red_a rose_n each_o half_a a_o scruple_n or_o take_v ointment_n of_o lead_n pomatum_n each_o half_n a_o ounce_n frankincense_n bole_n each_o half_a a_o scruple_n mix_v they_o when_o the_o infant_n be_v to_o suck_v wash_v the_o breast_n first_o with_o white_a wine_n and_o rose-water_n that_o the_o child_n may_v suck_v without_o pain_n to_o the_o woman_n let_v she_o have_v a_o tin_n or_o silver_n nipple_n and_o cover_v it_o with_o the_o pap_n of_o a_o new_a kill_v cow_n and_o let_v the_o child_n suck_v that_o the_o four_o book_n the_o three_o part_n the_o second_o section_n of_o the_o symptom_n of_o the_o breast_n chap._n 1._o of_o want_n of_o milk_n and_o not_o give_v suck_v there_o be_v many_o cause_n of_o want_n of_o milk_n either_o there_o be_v little_a blood_n to_o breed_v it_o or_o the_o milk-making_a faculty_n in_o the_o breast_n that_o make_v milk_n be_v not_o right_a or_o the_o instrument_n for_o blood-making_a be_v distemper_v sometime_o the_o matter_n be_v consume_v by_o a_o fever_n or_o fast_v when_o they_o loath_a meat_n or_o from_o care_n or_o labour_n evacuation_n sweat_n or_o loose_a belly_n or_o from_o weakness_n of_o the_o infant_n that_o can_v draw_v hard_o also_o sadness_n fear_n and_o the_o like_a may_v hinder_v blood_n from_o flow_v to_o the_o breast_n milk_n be_v want_v when_o the_o breast_n be_v flaggy_a sign_n the_o sign_n and_o swell_v not_o and_o little_a milk_n be_v suck_v out_o the_o sign_n of_o the_o cause_n thus_o if_o it_o be_v from_o the_o liver_n there_o will_v be_v sign_n of_o its_o distemper_n if_o from_o great_a evacuation_n that_o be_v know_v the_o fault_n be_v know_v to_o be_v in_o the_o breast_n

the_o strong_a child_n must_v be_v soon_o wean_v than_o the_o weak_a some_o in_o the_o twelve_o some_o in_o the_o fifteen_o month_n it_o be_v good_a to_o wean_v they_o at_o a_o year_n and_o half_a or_o two_o year_n old_a but_o give_v it_o not_o sudden_o strange_a food_n but_o bring_v it_o to_o by_o degree_n while_o it_o suck_v it_o be_v best_a to_o wean_v in_o the_o spring_n or_o fall_v in_o the_o increase_n of_o the_o moon_n and_o give_v but_o very_o little_a wine_n chap._n 7._o of_o child_n diet_n after_o wean_n for_o seven_o year_n the_o diet_n must_v be_v such_o as_o nourish_v and_o cause_v growth_n 13._o 1._o aphor._n 13._o for_o hypocrates_n say_v they_o can_v endure_v to_o fast_o especial_o if_o they_o be_v ●itty_a keep_v they_o from_o passion_n sorrow_n and_o fear_v and_o cocker_v they_o not_o but_o keep_v they_o to_o reason_n let_v they_o play_v to_o temper_v the_o affection_n but_o so_o as_o not_o to_o hurt_v the_o body_n the_o second_o part_n of_o disease_n and_o symptom_n of_o child_n chap._n 1._o of_o infant_n disease_n in_o general_n 24._o 5._o aphor._n 24._o hippocrates_n divide_v their_o disease_n according_a to_o their_o age_n in_o new_a bear_v child_n there_o be_v ulcer_n in_o the_o mouth_n vomit_v cough_n watch_n fear_n inflammation_n of_o the_o navel_n 25._o aphor._n 25._o moistness_n of_o ear_n at_z breed_n of_o tooth_n the_o gum_n itch_n and_o there_o be_v fever_n and_o convulsion_n and_o a_o loose_a belly_n when_o they_o breed_v the_o eye-teeth_n 26._o aphor._n 26._o when_o they_o be_v old_a the_o tonsil_n be_v inflame_v the_o vertebra_n in_o the_o neck_n be_v luxate_v inward_o they_o breath_n short_a they_o have_v the_o stone_n or_o round_a worm_n or_o ascaride_n wart_n satyrism_n or_o stand_a yard_n strangury_n struma's_n and_o other_o swell_n they_o have_v other_o disease_n at_o other_o time_n as_o measle_n small_a pox_n the_o ligament_n of_o the_o tongue_n be_v too_o short_a chafe_v in_o the_o cure_n use_v not_o strong_a remedy_n nor_o bleed_a not_o purge_v but_o suppository_n and_o clyster_n as_o take_v violet_a leaf_n mallow_n each_o a_o handful_n flower_n of_o chamomil_n and_o violet_n each_o a_o pugil_n boil_v they_o to_o four_o or_o five_o ounce_n strain_v add_v syrup_n of_o rose_n half_a a_o ounce_n or_o six_o dram_n oil_n of_o violet_n half_a a_o ounce_n make_v a_o clyster_n if_o it_o need_v other_o physic_n give_v it_o to_o the_o nurse_n 6._o 6._o epid._n c._n 6._o for_o the_o purge_a force_n be_v send_v to_o the_o milk_n as_o hypocrates_n say_v if_o a_o woman_n take_v elaterium_n or_o wild_a cucumber_n the_o child_n be_v purge_v but_o you_o must_v not_o give_v these_o to_o the_o nurse_n but_o gentle_a thing_n will_v pur●e_v the_o infant_n if_o the_o nurse_n take_v they_o chap._n 2._o of_o fever_n in_o child_n meazel_v and_o small_a pox._n they_o be_v subject_a to_o all_o sort_n of_o fever_n but_o they_o have_v chief_o a_o fever_n from_o milk_n which_o putrify_v and_o turn_v to_o choler_n and_o inflame_v the_o humour_n and_o when_o the_o tooth_n break_v forth_o the_o gum_n be_v inflame_v they_o have_v watch_v and_o itch_a pain_n in_o the_o mouth_n and_o then_o fever_n when_o fever_n come_v from_o corrupt_a milk_n sign_n the_o sign_n they_o expel_v no_o tooth_n and_o there_o be_v sign_n of_o corrupt_a milk_n belly-ach_n many_o stool_n yellow_a and_o green_a a_o fever_n from_o breed_v of_o tooth_n have_v its_o proper_a sign_n these_o fever_n cease_v when_o the_o cause_n be_v remove_v but_o if_o corrupt_a milk_n last_o long_o prognostic_n the_o prognostic_n it_o be_v dangerous_a a_o fever_n from_o corrupt_a milk_n be_v common_o from_o choler_n cure_n the_o cure_n therefore_o give_v cold_a moist_a thing_n to_o the_o nurse_n as_o lettuce_n endive_n emulsion_n of_o the_o four_o great_a cold_a seed_n barley-cream_n give_v no_o wine_n while_o the_o child_n be_v in_o a_o fever_n purge_v the_o nurse_n gentle_o with_o manna_n cassia_n lenitive_a electuary_n and_o syrup_n of_o rose_n give_v alterer_n to_o the_o infant_n as_o syrup_n of_o violet_n sorrel_n citron_n succory_n endive-water_n and_o of_o violet_n with_o sugar_n anoint_v the_o backbone_n with_o mucilage_n of_o quince_n fleabane_n with_o oil_n of_o violet_n and_o a_o little_a wax_n lay_v astringent_n to_o the_o stomach_n as_o take_v oil_n of_o rose_n mastich_n each_o half_a a_o ounce_n red_a sander_n coral_n each_o a_o scruple_n with_o wax_n mix_v it_o if_o the_o fever_n come_v from_o breed_v of_o it_o abate_v the_o pain_n and_o give_v the_o alterer_n of_o which_o chap._n 14._o of_o bleed_v of_o tooth_n of_o measle_n and_o small_a pox._n 12._o lib._n 4._o de_fw-fr fabr_fw-fr c._n 12._o there_o be_v epidemical_a fever_n at_o certain_a time_n that_o cast_v out_o measle_n and_o small_a pox_n of_o which_o before_o the_o cause_n be_v not_o only_o from_o the_o impurity_n of_o the_o term_n but_o from_o the_o malignity_n of_o the_o air_n for_o they_o be_v more_o or_o less_o as_o the_o air_n be_v pure_a or_o impure_a sometime_o it_o be_v infectious_a and_o the_o humour_n be_v so_o corrupt_a that_o worm_n breed_v under_o the_o scab_n and_o corode_o the_o bone_n and_o internal_a part_n as_o have_v be_v see_v in_o body_n open_v dead_a of_o this_o disease_n if_o the_o disease_n be_v very_o infectious_a before_o there_o be_v a_o fever_n it_o be_v good_a to_o preserve_v by_o change_n of_o air_n and_o antidote_n when_o many_o die_n of_o it_o but_o when_o few_o die_v it_o be_v not_o amiss_o to_o let_v they_o alone_o lest_o they_o have_v it_o in_o a_o more_o dangerous_a time_n for_o most_o will_v have_v it_o only_o give_v a_o gentle_a purge_n and_o fortify_v nature_n that_o she_o may_v expel_v they_o if_o there_o be_v a_o fever_n use_v no_o more_o preservative_n but_o labour_v to_o get_v they_o forth_o by_o medicine_n mention_v and_o defend_v the_o eye_n and_o throat_n and_o prevent_v deformity_n of_o which_o before_o chap._n 3._o of_o the_o milky_a scab_n achores_fw-la and_o favi_fw-la the_o milky_a scab_n 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