Of
the
Genitals
or
vessels
dedicated
to
Generation
in
Men
and
Women
.
THe
consideration
of
these
things
is
so
necessary
for
the
purpose
of
this
book
,
that
they
require
not
onely
a
deep
meditation
,
but
the
praeeminence
to
take
up
the
first
thoughts
of
those
who
would
arrive
to
the
knowledg
of
a
thing
so
much
needful
to
all
mankinde
.
And
it
may
be
lawfully
feared
that
many
women
do
miss
their
design
because
they
know
nothing
but
the
outside
of
things
;
so
that
in
matters
of
extremity
,
because
they
are
ignorant
of
the
structure
of
the
parts
,
they
cannot
tell
how
to
go
about
their
work
.
We
shall
therefore
begin
with
an
easie
Anatomy
of
the
privy
parts
both
of
men
and
women
,
so
far
as
shall
be
requisite
to
the
gaining
of
so
great
a
skill
.
In
the
first
place
therefore
we
shall
begin
with
man
,
in
whom
those
things
which
are
called
the
vessels
of
preparation
are
first
to
be
considered
.
CHAP.
I.
Of
the
vessel
of
preparation
.
AMong
the
Spermatic
vessels
are
to
be
considered
first
,
two
veins
,
and
two
arteries
:
these
are
carried
downward
from
the
small
guts
to
the
Testicles
,
and
are
much
bigger
in
men
then
they
are
in
women
.
The
original
of
these
veines
is
not
alwayes
the
same
,
for
commonly
the
right
vein
riseth
out
of
the
hollow
veine
,
a
little
below
the
source
or
original
of
the
Emulgent
;
but
the
least
takes
his
original
from
the
lower
part
of
the
Emulgent
it self
.
Yet
sometimes
it
hath
a
branch
carried
to
it
from
the
trunk
of
the
hollow
vein
.
The
middle
part
of
these
veines
runs
directly
through
the
Loyns
,
resting
upon
the
Lumbal
Muscle
,
a
thin
Membrane
only
intervening
;
and
thus
having
gone
about
half
its
journey
,
it
branches
out
and
distributes
it self
to
the
near
adjoyning
filmy
parts
of
the
body
.
The
uttermost
part
of
these
vessels
is
carried
beyond
the
Midriff
to
the
Stones
,
yet
do
they
not
pass
through
the
Peritonaeum
,
but
descends
with
a
small
nerve
and
the
muscle
called
Cremaster
,
through
the
Duplicity
of
the
Midriffe
;
when
it
approaches
neer
the
stones
it
is
joyned
with
an
artery
;
and
now
these
vessels
which
were
before
a
little
severed
one
from
the
other
,
are
by
a
film
rising
from
the
Peritoneum
closed
up
,
and
bound
both
together
,
and
so
twisting
up
like
the
young
tendrils
of
a
vine
,
they
are
carried
to
the
end
of
the
stones
.
fig:
1.
fig:
2.
diagrams of the urinary system
CHAP.
II.
Of
the
Parastatae
,
or
vessels
where
the
bloud
is
first
changed
.
THese
four
vessels
after
many
ingraftings
and
knittings
together
,
seem
at
length
to
become
onely
two
bodies
,
full
of
little
crumplings
like
the
tendril
of
a
vine
,
white
and
in
the
form
of
a
Piramid
,
resting
the
right
upon
the
right
stone
,
&
the
left
upon
the
left
stone
.
These
are
called
Parastatae
,
which
as
they
stand
pierce
the
tunicles
of
each
stone
with
certain
fibers
or
extraordinary
small
veines
,
which
afterwards
dispearse
themselves
through
the
body
of
those
stones
.
The
substance
of
these
Parastatae
is
between
that
of
the
stones
and
that
of
the
preparing
vessels
;
for
they
neither
altogether
consist
of
Membranes
,
neither
are
they
altogether
Glandulous
or
kernelly
.
CAAP.
III.
The
use
of
the
preparing
vessels
.
THe
use
of
those
vessels
which
are
called
the
vessels
of
preparation
is
chiefly
to
attract
out
of
the
hollow
vein
,
or
left
Emulgent
,
the
most
pure
and
exquisitely
concocted
bloud
,
which
is
most
apt
to
be
converted
into
seed
;
which
they
contain
and
prepare
,
giving
unto
it
a
certain
rude
form
of
seed
in
those
parts
that
lie
as
it
were
in
certain
pleights
or
folds
,
which
they
do
by
a
peculiar
property
bequeathed
to
them
.
Another
use
of
them
is
gathered
by
their
scituation
,
for
as
they
are
now
scituated
,
that
is
to
say
,
the
right
vein
coming
from
the
hollow
vein
,
and
the
left
from
the
Emulgent
,
this
inconvenience
is
avoided
,
that
the
left
vein
is
not
forced
to
pass
over
the
great
artery
,
and
so
be
in
danger
of
breaking
,
by
reason
of
the
swift
motion
of
the
artery
.
Moreover
there
being
a
necessity
that
male
and
female
should
be
begot
,
it
is
fit
that
there
should
be
seed
proper
for
the
generation
of
both
sexes
,
whereof
some
must
be
hotter
and
some
must
be
colder
;
and
therefore
nature
hath
so
ordered
it
,
that
the
hotter
seed
should
proceed
from
the
right
vein
for
the
generation
of
man
,
and
the
colder
from
the
left
for
the
generation
of
females
.
The
left
vein
hath
also
this
property
to
draw
from
the
Emulgent
the
more
serous
and
less
pure
bloud
,
to
the
intent
that
the
serous
humour
might
stir
up
venery
by
its
salt
and
acrimonius
substance
;
and
therefore
it
is
observed
that
those
who
have
the
left
stone
bigger
are
most
full
of
seed
,
and
most
prone
to
venery
.
The
use
of
the
Parastatae
is
this
,
to
contain
the
bloud
and
stay
it
in
their
windings
and
wrinkled
bodies
,
and
by
power
received
from
the
stones
to
change
the
colour
of
the
bloud
.
CHAP
IV.
Of
the
Testicles
in
general
.
THe
stones
are
in
number
two
,
very
seldome
one
,
and
much
seldomer
three
or
four
.
The
scituation
of
the
stones
in
men
,
is
without
the
Midriff
,
at
the
root
of
the
yard
under
the
belly
,
and
that
for
two
causes
,
to
keep
men
more
chaste
;
it
being
observed
that
those
creatures
which
carry
their
stones
within
their
bodies
are
more
salacious
,
and
bring
forth
in
greater
numbers
.
Their
bigness
is
not
always
alike
in
all
creatures
,
but
in
men
as
big
as
a
Pigeons
egg
,
or
as
a
small
Hens
egg
;
and
commonly
the
left
is
bigger
then
the
right
.
In
the
Anatomy
of
the
stones
divers
things
are
to
be
considered
.
Their
Tunicles
or
the
skins
in
which
they
are
wrapt
,
as
well
those
which
are
common
to
both
,
as
those
which
are
particular
to
either
,
next
the
muscles
,
then
the
substance
of
which
they
are
composed
:
and
lastly
the
vessels
which
are
dispearsed
through
the
body
of
the
stones
.
CHAP.
V.
Of
the
Tunicles
of
the
stones
.
THe
Testicles
are
wrapt
up
in
divers
coverings
,
about
the
number
of
which
there
hath
been
great
dissention
.
But
they
are
now
reduced
to
five
,
whereof
two
are
common
,
and
are
called
Scrotum
,
and
Dartos
,
three
particular
,
the
names
of
which
are
Elytroydes
,
Erythroides
,
and
Epididymis
.
The
first
of
these
,
which
is
like
a
satchel
or
purse
,
and
is
common
to
both
,
consists
of
a
skin
and
a
cuticle
.
This
contains
the
two
stones
like
a
purse
,
and
is
obvious
to
the
touch
.
The
skin
of
this
part
differs
from
any
other
part
of
the
skin
which
covers
the
body
:
for
whereas
that
is
stretched
out
and
spred
close
over
the
whole
body
,
this
is
more
loose
,
and
made
to
stretch
out
or
to
be
wrinkled
up
together
as
occasion
is
,
that
is
as
the
stones
either
ascend
or
descend
:
they
ascend
commonly
in
the
time
of
conjunction
,
they
descend
in
febers
,
weakness
of
the
Testicles
,
or
by
reason
of
old
age
.
The
second
Tunicle
.
The
second
is
called
Dartos
,
because
it
is
easily
separated
from
the
others
.
In
this
the
testicles
lie
as
it
were
in
a
nest
,
wrapping
them
about
more
close
then
the
Scrotum
doth
.
It
takes
its
Originall
from
the
fleshie
Pannicle
,
which
though
it
be
thinner
hereabouts
then
in
any
other
part
of
the
body
,
yet
is
it
full
of
little
Veines
and
arteries
.
The
proper
Tunicles
The
proper
Tunicles
.
are
first
the
Elytroides
which
is
also
called
Vaginalis
by
reason
it
supplyes
the
office
of
a
sheath
.
It
takes
its
originall
from
the
production
of
the
Peritoneum
,
for
where
the
spermatic
vessells
pass
,
they
do
not
at
all
bruse
the
Peritoneum
,
but
carie
it
downe
to
the
stones
,
and
so
constitute
or
make
this
Tunicle
.
To
know
this
Tunicle
,
and
the
original
of
it
is
very
necessary
for
Physick
,
because
that
hollowness
which
the
Processess
of
the
Peritoneum
do
make
for
the
passage
of
the
spermatic
vessels
,
is
somtimes
dilated
as
far
as
the
beginning
or
source
of
this
Tunicle
,
and
both
the
small
guts
and
the
caule
fall
down
upon
the
Testicles
,
which
is
the
cause
of
that
kind
of
birstness
which
by
the
Physitians
is
called
Enterocle
.
This
Tunicle
grows
to
that
which
is
called
Dartos
,
being
ioyned
to
it
by
many
nervous
fibres
.
Underneath
this
is
the
Tunicle
called
Erythroides
,
or
the
red
Tunicle
;
so
called
from
the
multitude
of
red
veines
which
are
sprinkled
up
and
down
in
it
.
It
rises
from
the
other
membranes
and
is
encompassed
without
by
the
first
proper
tunicle
.
The
third
,
and
that
which
immediately
compasseth
the
stones
,
is
that
which
is
called
Epididymis
:
it
is
white
,
thick
and
strong
,
to
preserve
the
soft
and
loose
substance
of
the
stones
.
It
riseth
ftom
the
Tunicle
of
the
seminal
vessels
,
being
the
thickest
of
all
the
Tunicles
,
and
hath
some
few
veines
scattered
up
and
dovne
in
it
.
CHAP.
VI.
Of
the
suspensory
Muscles
.
TO
keep
the
stones
from
oppressing
,
or
stretching
over
much
the
passages
of
the
seminal
vessels
,
Nature
hath
provided
them
two
Muscles
for
them
to
hang
by
,
on
both
sides
one
,
in
form
oblonge
and
slender
.
These
Muscles
derive
their
original
from
a
thick
membrane
which
is
joyned
to
the
hanch
bone
in
the
further
part
of
that
region
,
where
the
hair
grows
,
The
original
of
these
Muscels
.
and
is
fastened
to
this
bone
with
certaine
fleshie
and
straight
fibers
;
where
the
oblique
Muscles
of
the
Abdomen
or
Mideriff
end
,
thence
reaching
down
upon
the
superiour
members
of
the
Testicles
,
they
are
extended
through
the
whole
length
of
that
round
body
.
These
Muscles
are
never
seen
in
women
being
altogether
useless
,
because
their
stones
are
not
pendent
,
but
are
enclosed
within
their
bodies
.
CHAP.
VII
.
Of
the
substance
and
temper
of
the
stones
.
THe
substance
of
the
stones
is
glandulous
or
kernelly
,
white
,
soft
,
loose
,
spongy
,
and
hollow
;
having
sundrie
vessels
dispersed
through
them
.
Now
although
the
substance
of
the
Testicles
be
most
soft
and
moist
,
yet
doth
not
this
moistness
constitute
a
uniforme
or
homogeneal
body
;
for
the
substance
of
the
stones
is
wholly
dissimilar
,
and
full
of
fibres
.
These
fibres
also
seeme
to
be
of
a
different
substance
from
that
of
the
stones
,
being
only
cloathed
which
the
flesh
of
the
stones
,
as
the
fibres
of
the
Muscles
are
inwardly
nervous
,
but
coverd
over
which
the
flesh
of
the
Muscles
.
These
fibres
again
differ
in
this
,
that
the
fibres
of
the
Testicles
are
hollow
,
but
the
fibres
of
the
Testicles
full
and
substantiall
.
These
fibres
are
said
to
come
from
the
spermatick
vessels
,
and
thence
branch
themselves
forth
through
the
Testicles
,
by
which
that
part
of
the
seed
which
is
over
and
above
what
serves
for
the
nourishment
of
the
testicles
,
as
drawn
forth
and
kept
for
procreation
.
As
concerning
the
Temper
of
the
stones
,
they
would
sooner
be
thought
cold
then
hot
,
if
that
Maxime
were
true
,
that
all
white
things
are
cold
,
and
all
red
things
hot
.
Nothwithstanding
,
because
nature
is
known
to
abhor
all
coldness
in
the
work
of
generation
;
Therefore
we
must
presume
to
affirme
the
temper
of
the
stones
to
be
hot
,
for
they
always
abound
with
blood
,
and
a
pure
spirit
,
that
can
never
be
whichout
heat
:
Besides
that
heat
is
required
for
the
concoction
of
this
blood
;
and
the
changing
it
into
seed
;
yet
is
it
very
temperate
,
as
appeares
by
the
softness
of
the
substance
,
for
as
coldness
and
driness
is
the
cause
of
hardness
,
so
heat
and
moisture
is
the
cause
of
softness
.
Nevertheless
we
are
to
understand
this
,
that
the
temper
of
the
stones
is
not
alike
in
all
,
for
in
some
they
are
far
colder
then
in
others
.
And
therefore
these
who
have
hot
testicles
are
more
salacious
and
prone
to
venereal
actions
,
having
the
places
neer
about
much
more
hairie
,
and
their
testicles
much
harder
then
others
.
Those
that
have
their
testicles
cold
,
find
every
thing
contrary
.
The
greatest
heat
is
in
the
right
testicle
,
because
it
receives
more
pure
and
hotter
blood
from
the
hollow
veine
and
the
great
Artery
,
the
left
colder
,
because
it
receives
a
more
inpure
and
serous
bloud
from
the
Emulgent
veine
.
CHAP.
VIII
.
Of
the
Actions
of
Testicles
.
THe
action
and
use
of
the
Testicles
,
is
to
Generate
seed
,
a
gift
which
they
obtaine
from
an
inbred
qualitie
which
nature
hath
bestowed
upon
them
.
For
the
bloud
being
received
by
the
spermatic
vessels
,
and
there
beginning
to
change
it's
colour
,
is
by
and
by
received
by
the
deferent
vessels
,
or
the
vessels
which
carry
the
bloud
so
prepared
to
the
Testicles
,
where
it
is
for
a
while
contained
,
and
afterwards
being
carried
to
the
stones
is
by
them
made
seed
,
and
the
last
work
perfected
.
And
it
may
with
more
easiness
be
affirmed
,
that
the
seed
is
generated
by
the
stones
,
because
every
like
is
said
to
generate
its
like
;
now
the
substance
of
the
Testicles
is
very
like
the
seed
it self
,
that
is
white
moist
and
viscous
.
Whether
the
stones
are
the
onely
efficient
causes
of
the
seed
,
is
not
here
to
be
disputed
,
being
onely
a
nice
point
,
and
no
way
profitable
;
we
shall
rather
with
silence
adhere
to
that
opinion
,
which
affirmes
the
function
of
the
testicles
to
be
the
generation
of
the
seed
,
which
is
the
most
likely
,
and
proceed
to
the
next
.
CHAP.
IX
.
Concerning
the
Vtilitie
of
the
Testicles
and
their
parts
.
THe
structure
of
the
Testicles
being
thus
known
,
It
remaines
that
wee
shew
you
their
use
.
This
is
first
discovered
from
their
situation
.
For
of
those
creatures
that
have
stones
,
some
have
them
in
their
bodyes
,
as
all
Fowl
,
others
have
them
without
,
though
not
pendent
;
others
have
them
hanging
downward
,
as
men
.
Men
therefore
have
their
Testicles
without
their
bodys
for
two
causes
;
first
,
because
it
is
required
that
the
Testicles
of
the
male
should
be
bigger
and
hotter
then
those
of
the
female
,
so
that
it
were
impossibe
for
them
to
be
contained
with
the
body
,
because
of
their
quantity
.
Besides
,
the
seed
of
the
male
being
the
effective
original
of
the
creature
,
and
therefore
hottest
,
it
is
also
required
that
the
seed
should
be
more
abundant
then
could
be
contained
in
the
Testicles
,
were
they
placed
within
the
body
;
for
the
seminarie
passages
must
have
bin
less
,
and
the
veines
themselves
would
not
have
afforded
such
plentie
of
matter
as
now
they
doe
.
The
motion
of
the
Testicles
is
also
to
be
considered
;
by
which
they
move
somtimes
upward
and
somtimes
downward
.
The
one
of
these
motions
which
is
made
upward
is
voluntary
,
as
being
made
by
the
muscles
,
but
the
motion
downward
is
a
forced
motion
,
not
happening
without
the
laxitie
of
the
muscles
;
the
Testicles
through
their
own
weight
falling
downwards
.
These
muscles
are
called
Cremasteres
,
their
use
being
to
draw
up
the
Testicles
to
shorten
the
way
for
the
Ejaculation
of
the
seed
,
as
also
to
keep
the
vessels
from
being
distended
too
far
by
the
weight
of
the
Testicles
.
The
use
of
the
Tunicles
is
now
to
be
spoken
of
,
and
first
of
that
which
is
outermost
,
and
is
called
by
the
Latines
Scrotum
,
being
the
purse
wherein
the
Testicles
are
contained
.
It
is
made
to
wrinkle
it self
up
and
to
let
it self
loose
that
it
may
be
large
enough
for
the
Testicles
when
they
swell
with
plenty
of
seed
,
and
to
wrinkle
up
again
when
the
Testicles
,
being
emptied
and
so
becoming
less
,
are
drawn
upward
.
The
other
coates
or
tunicles
also
made
for
the
defence
of
the
stones
,
but
so
thin
and
light
,
that
they
should
not
oppress
the
stones
with
their
weight
;
that
which
is
called
Erythroides
hath
many
veines
for
the
nourishment
of
the
Adjacent
parts
.
The
Epididymis
,
was
made
to
wrap
the
testicle
round
about
,
lest
the
Humid
matter
of
the
testicle
should
flow
about
and
consequently
be
wasted
.
CHAP.
X.
Of
the
vessels
that
east
forth
the
seed
.
THat
passage
which
comes
from
the
head
of
the
testicles
to
the
root
of
the
yard
,
is
called
the
Ejaculatorie
vessel
.
This
,
as
I
said
before
,
rises
from
the
head
of
the
testicles
,
and
joyning
downward
to
the
testicle
descends
to
the
bottome
,
and
thence
being
reflexed
again
,
and
annext
to
the
preparing
vessel
,
it
returns
againe
to
the
head
of
the
testicle
,
from
thence
it
proceeds
upward
from
the
Testicle
till
it
touch
the
bone
of
the
small
guts
,
still
keeping
close
to
the
preparing
vessel
,
till
it
pierce
the
production
of
the
Hypogastrium
.
Thence
tending
downward
through
the
hollowness
of
the
hip
,
it
slydes
between
the
bladder
and
the
streight
gut
,
till
it
reach
the
glandulous
Prostatae
or
forestanders
,
and
fix
it self
at
the
foot
or
root
of
the
yard
,
and
there
end
.
It
is
not
all
one
at
the
beginning
,
and
at
the
end
,
for
at
the
beginning
,
while
it
remains
among
the
tunicles
of
the
testicles
,
it
is
full
of
windings
and
turnings
;
neer
the
end
it
hath
many
little
bladders
like
to
warts
.
Now
we
must
understand
that
these
seminarie
vessels
doe
not
onely
containe
the
seed
,
but
they
perfit
and
concoct
it
,
having
a
seminifie
or
seed-making
qualitie
,
which
they
borrow
from
the
Testicles
.
There
are
other
uses
of
these
seminary
vessels
:
for
neer
the
original
of
this
vessel
,
that
is
to
say
,
the
head
of
the
testicles
many
small
passages
,
or
as
it
were
conduit-pipes
,
do
stretch
themselves
forward
into
the
body
of
the
testicle
,
into
which
the
genital
seed
that
remaines
is
remitted
,
and
also
drawn
or
sucked
from
those
passages
;
this
seminarie
passage
is
at
length
wound
above
the
testicles
,
adjoyning
all
along
,
but
no
where
incorporated
into
the
body
of
the
Testicle
,
unless
at
the
bottom
,
in
which
place
it
is
thought
that
the
seed
doth
again
insinuate
it self
into
the
testicles
through
those
hollow
fibres
:
being
thence
propagated
and
continually
making
supply
to
the
stones
.
It
is
to
be
noted
also
,
that
these
vessels
while
they
move
to
the
Root
of
the
yard
,
do
not
go
by
streigth
passages
,
which
would
be
then
very
short
,
but
by
crooked
windings
and
turnings
,
make
the
passages
as
long
as
may
be
,
that
they
may
have
longer
time
to
containe
and
prepare
the
seed
.
CHAP.
XI
.
Of
the
Seminarie
bladders
.
AT
the
end
of
the
deferent
vessels
on
both
sides
,
are
certain
little
bladders
,
knit
and
joyned
together
,
and
placed
between
the
bladder
and
the
right
gut
;
the
last
of
which
,
together
which
the
seminarie
vessels
,
is
terminated
in
the
prostatae
or
forestanders
by
a
little
channel
.
These
bladders
have
two
several
uses
,
for
they
doe
not
only
striengthen
the
seminarie
vessels
where
they
end
,
but
also
seem
to
be
the
stores
and
magazines
of
the
seed
.
They
are
many
,
that
every
time
a
man
uses
the
act
of
venerie
,
he
may
have
a
new
supply
of
matter
from
these
several
vesicles
.
Thus
that
which
is
next
the
yard
being
first
disburdened
,
the
second
is
the
next
time
emptied
,
and
so
till
all
the
store
is
spent
;
and
were
it
not
for
these
vesicles
,
a
man
could
not
lye
which
a
woman
more
then
once
.
In
these
vessels
,
such
is
the
propensitie
of
nature
to
propagate
,
let
the
body
be
never
so
much
emaciated
,
there
is
always
found
a
lesser
or
greater
quantitie
of
seed
.
They
are
hollow
and
round
to
containe
a
greater
quantitie
of
seed
,
they
are
also
full
of
membranes
,
that
they
may
be
contracted
or
extended
as
the
plenty
of
seed
requires
;
they
are
crooked
and
full
of
windings
,
and
turnings
,
that
the
seed
contained
may
not
easily
slip
out
.
CHAP.
XII
.
Of
the
kernelly
Prostatae
,
or
forestanders
.
THe
glandulous
prostatae
or
forestanders
:
are
two
little
testicles
as
it
were
seated
at
the
foot
of
the
yard
,
a
little
above
the
sphinctere
of
the
Urinarie
vessels
,
they
are
wrapt
about
with
a
membrane
,
which
doth
also
cloath
the
seminarie
vessels
and
vesiicles
:
before
and
behind
they
seeme
more
flat
,
on
the
sides
they
are
more
round
,
they
have
a
substance
like
other
kernels
,
loose
and
spungie
,
only
they
differ
from
them
by
reason
of
their
whiteness
and
hardness
;
they
are
endued
which
an
exquisite
feeling
,
to
stir
up
a
greater
desire
of
copulation
.
These
Glandulae
or
kernels
have
certaine
pores
that
open
themselves
into
the
Ureter
through
which
the
seed
,
these
forestanders
being
squeezed
by
the
lower
Muscles
of
the
yard
,
distils
into
the
yard
.
The
use
of
these
kernels
is
partly
to
beget
an
oylie
,
fat
,
and
slipperie
substance
,
with
which
the
urinarie
passage
is
sometimes
anointed
,
to
defend
it
from
the
acrimony
both
of
the
Seed
and
Urin
,
and
to
keep
it
always
moist
.
The
other
use
is
taken
from
the
name
of
Prostatae
,
which
word
in
the
singular
number
signifies
a
tutor
or
defender
,
for
they
are
there
placed
to
preserve
and
strengthen
the
ends
of
the
different
vessels
,
lest
by
over
much
distention
of
the
yard
,
the
teminary
vessel
should
be
either
burst
or
moved
out
of
their
places
.
They
have
a
third
use
,
for
being
placed
between
the
bladder
and
the
right
gut
,
they
serve
instead
of
cushions
for
the
vessel
to
rest
upon
,
and
to
guard
them
from
all
compression
:
Hence
it
hapned
sometimes
that
those
who
are
very
much
bound
in
their
bodies
while
they
strain
themselves
over-vehemently
,
do
now
and
then
void
a
kind
of
seed
,
which
happens
by
a
violent
compression
of
those
parts
.
CHAP.
XIII
Of
the
structure
of
the
Yard
.
THe
structure
of
the
Yard
is
not
unknown
,
that
is
to
say
,
at
the
root
of
the
share
bone
in
the
hinder
part
of
the
Hypogastrion
or
lower
part
of
the
belly
,
where
the
hair
grows
,
which
bone
is
called
Os
pubis
.
Though
the
greatest
part
of
it
is
not
pendent
without
,
but
adjoyning
to
the
podex
is
scituated
near
the
joyning
of
the
share
bone
,
being
fast
knit
to
it
in
the
perinaeum
,
or
space
between
the
cods
and
the
fundament
;
the
other
part
is
pendent
and
is
seen
hanging
outward
.
This
scituation
is
most
appropriated
to
the
manner
of
the
act
of
generation
,
usual
and
peculiar
to
men
,
who
do
not
couple
after
the
manner
of
beasts
.
The
figure
of
it
is
in
a
manner
round
,
though
not
exactly
,
broader
in
the
upper
part
which
is
called
the
back
of
the
Yard
.
The
Thickness
and
Longitude
of
the
Yard
is
so
much
as
is
required
for
procreation
,
The
quantity
of
it
.
yet
it
is
not
so
long
as
in
many
other
creatures
.
Yea
,
and
in
several
men
there
is
a
very
great
diversity
,
little
men
being
for
the
most
part
,
best
provided
in
that
part
;
It
is
also
thought
,
that
there
is
a
national
difference
,
as
to
the
bigness
of
this
member
;
it
being
a
general
received
opinion
,
that
the
often
use
of
Venery
doth
increase
the
quantity
of
it
in
all
dimensions
.
The
Yard
will
also
be
longer
,
if
the
Navel
strings
are
not
bound
up
,
or
knit
too
close
by
the
midriffe
,
in
children
that
are
newly
born
;
but
at
some
distance
from
the
navel
:
This
happens
by
reason
of
the
ligament
coming
fron
the
navel
to
the
bottom
of
the
bladder
;
which
if
it
be
too
much
abbreviated
,
draws
up
the
bladders
,
and
consequently
shortens
the
yard
;
but
if
the
navel
string
be
left
at
a
longer
distance
,
the
Urac
hos
is
inlarged
,
and
consequently
the
yard
hath
more
liberty
to
extend
it self
,
and
therefore
the
midwifes
are
from
hence
advertised
,
that
they
do
not
spoil
the
harvest
of
Generation
,
by
cutting
the
sithe
too
short
.
The
substance
of
the
Yard
.
As
to
the
substance
of
the
yard
,
it
is
not
of
a
bony
substance
,
as
in
dogs
wolphs
or
foxes
;
for
so
it
would
become
always
hard
and
erected
,
and
hinder
men
from
all
business
but
the
act
of
venerie
.
Neither
is
it
grisly
,
for
so
it
could
neither
erect
it self
,
nor
flag
,
when
occasion
required
;
neither
is
it
full
of
veines
,
for
so
it
could
not
be
emptied
and
repleted
on
such
a
suddain
as
often
happens
;
besides
that
tunicle
of
the
veins
are
so
thin
that
they
could
not
suffer
so
great
a
dissention
;
neither
can
it
be
full
of
Arteries
,
because
it
wants
a
continual
pulsation
;
neither
can
it
consist
of
nerves
,
because
they
having
no
hollowness
cannot
be
extended
and
loosened
,
as
it
must
of
necessity
happen
to
the
yard
.
It
is
therefore
necessary
that
the
yard
should
have
such
a
substance
as
is
not
peculiar
to
any
other
part
of
the
body
.
It
is
therefore
to
be
understood
that
there
do
concur
to
the
framing
of
the
yard
,
two
nervous
bodies
,
the
passage
for
the
Urine
,
which
is
called
Urestua
,
the
glary
or
nut
of
the
yard
,
four
muscles
,
the
vessels
and
the
skin
.
Here
doth
arise
a
question
,
why
the
yard
hath
not
any
far
;
which
is
in
brief
this
;
because
that
there
should
be
no
hinderance
to
the
perfect
sence
of
the
yard
,
which
could
of
necessity
not
be
avoided
,
if
that
member
were
subject
to
any
obesity
;
the
fat
being
subject
to
be
melted
by
frication
.
CHAP.
XIV
.
Of
the
several
parts
constituting
the
Yard
.
AMong
the
parts
that
compose
the
structure
of
the
yard
,
is
that
skin
which
with
its
cuticle
,
and
fleshy
pannicle
,
is
common
not
only
to
this
,
but
to
other
members
;
only
it
hath
this
peculiar
to
it self
,
that
it
may
be
reflexed
,
and
drawn
back
from
the
nut
of
the
yard
.
This
skin
that
turns
back
is
called
the
preputium
;
because
that
part
in
circumcision
was
cut
away
,
with
which
prepuce
,
the
nut
of
the
yard
is
covered
.
The
Glans
or
nut
of
the
yard
is
a
fleshy
part
,
soft
,
thin
,
repleat
with
bloud
and
spirits
;
The
nut
of
the
yard
.
endued
with
an
exquisite
sence
;
something
sharp
and
acute
at
the
end
.
This
is
fastened
to
the
prepuce
at
the
lower
part
,
by
a
certain
ligament
,
which
is
therefore
called
the
bridle
,
or
the
filet
,
which
commonly
is
broken
in
the
first
venereal
assaults
,
which
are
for
the
most
part
the
most
furious
.
The
greatest
part
of
the
yard
is
constituted
by
two
nervous
bodies
,
on
both
sides
one
,
The
two
nervous
bodies
.
which
terminate
both
together
in
the
nut
.
They
rise
from
a
twofold
original
,
leaning
or
resting
upon
the
hip
,
under
the
share
bone
;
whence
as
from
a
sure
foundation
they
go
on
till
they
arrive
at
the
nut
of
the
yard
.
They
consist
of
a
double
substance
,
the
first
is
nervous
,
Their
substance
.
hard
and
thick
;
the
inner
part
black
,
loose
,
soft
,
thin
and
spungy
.
It
is
called
the
Nervous
pipe
.
These
two
bodies
are
joyned
together
by
a
certain
membrane
,
thin
,
yet
nervous
,
which
is
strengthened
by
certain
overthwart
fibers
,
being
there
placed
in
the
likeness
of
a
weavers
shuttle
:
and
though
in
their
original
they
are
seperated
the
one
from
the
other
,
that
there
might
remain
some
certain
space
for
the
ureter
;
yet
they
are
joyned
together
about
the
middle
of
the
share
bone
;
where
they
lose
about
the
third
part
of
their
nervous
substance
.
The
interiour
substance
,
which
is
wrapt
about
by
the
exteriour
nervous
substance
,
The
Ureter
.
hath
this
worthy
observation
,
that
there
appears
stretched
through
the
whole
length
of
it
,
a
thin
and
tender
artery
,
proportionable
to
the
bigness
of
the
body
;
which
is
diffused
through
the
whole
loose
substance
of
the
yard
,
reaching
as
far
the
root
of
the
yard
.
Besides
these
two
,
there
is
another
body
which
lies
between
these
two
,
as
proper
,
or
rather
more
peculiar
to
the
yard
then
they
are
.
This
is
a
pipe
placed
at
the
inferiour
part
of
the
yard
,
being
called
the
Vreter
,
though
it
be
a
passage
as
proper
to
the
seed
,
as
to
the
urine
;
which
is
encompassed
by
the
two
fore-mentioned
bodies
.
This
is
a
certain
Channel
produced
in
length
,
and
running
through
the
middle
of
those
nervous
bodies
,
consisting
of
the
same
substance
that
they
do
,
being
loose
,
thick
,
soft
,
and
tender
;
every
way
equal
from
the
neck
of
the
bladder
to
the
nut
of
the
yard
,
saving
that
it
is
a
little
wider
at
the
beginning
,
then
it
is
toward
the
place
where
it
ends
,
which
is
at
the
head
of
the
glans
or
nut
of
the
yard
.
At
the
beginning
of
this
Channel
there
are
three
holes
;
one
in
the
middle
,
The
holes
of
th●
Ureter
.
and
something
bigger
then
the
other
two
,
arising
from
the
neck
of
the
bladder
;
the
other
two
on
both
sides
one
,
being
something
narrower
,
proceeding
from
the
passage
that
goes
out
of
the
seminary
vessels
,
and
conveighs
the
seed
into
this
channel
.
This
is
further
to
be
noted
in
this
place
,
that
in
the
channel
,
where
it
is
joyned
to
the
glans
,
together
with
the
nervous
bodies
,
Note
.
there
is
a
little
kind
of
cavern
,
in
which
sometimes
either
putrid
seed
,
or
any
other
corroding
humour
,
as
happens
in
the
gonorrhaea
,
being
collected
,
is
the
cause
of
ulcers
in
that
part
,
the
cause
of
very
great
pain
;
and
it
many
times
also
comes
to
pass
,
that
there
is
a
certain
little
piece
of
flesh
which
grows
out
of
this
ulcer
,
that
oftentimes
stops
up
the
passages
of
the
urine
.
To
the
structure
of
the
yard
,
The
Muscles
of
the
Yard
.
there
do
moreover
concur
two
pair
of
muscles
,
one
more
short
and
thick
,
proceeding
from
a
part
of
the
hip
,
near
the
beginning
of
the
yard
,
and
being
of
a
fleshy
substance
.
The
use
of
these
two
muscles
,
is
to
sustain
the
yard
in
the
erection
;
and
to
bend
the
fore-part
of
the
yard
,
which
is
to
be
inserted
into
the
womb
:
the
other
pair
is
longer
,
and
rises
from
the
sphincter
of
the
fundament
,
where
they
are
endued
with
a
more
fleshy
substance
,
being
in
length
full
as
long
as
the
yard
;
under
which
they
are
carried
downward
,
ending
at
the
sides
of
the
ureter
,
about
the
middle
of
the
yard
.
Their
use
is
to
dilate
the
ureter
,
both
at
the
time
of
making
water
,
and
at
the
time
of
conjunction
;
lest
it
should
be
stopped
up
,
by
the
repletion
of
the
nervous
bodies
,
and
so
stop
up
the
passage
of
the
seed
.
They
are
also
thought
to
keep
the
yard
firm
,
lest
it
should
lean
too
much
to
either
side
,
and
also
to
press
out
the
seed
out
of
the
prostatae
or
forestanders
.
The
vessel
of
the
Yard
.
There
are
vessels
also
of
all
sorts
in
the
yard
:
first
of
all
certain
veins
appearing
in
the
external
parts
,
and
in
the
cuticle
;
which
branch
themselves
out
from
the
Hypogastrion
.
In
the
middle
,
betwen
the
space
of
the
fibres
,
they
send
out
certain
branches
from
the
right
side
,
to
the
left
,
and
from
the
left
,
to
the
right
.
These
veins
swelling
with
a
frothy
bloud
and
spirit
,
erect
the
yard
.
There
are
also
certain
nerves
which
scatter
themselves
from
the
pith
or
marrow
of
the
holy
bone
quite
through
the
yard
,
bringing
with
them
the
cause
of
that
pleasure
and
delight
,
which
is
perceived
in
the
erection
of
the
yard
.
CHAP.
XV.
Of
the
Action
of
the
Yard
.
THe
main
scope
of
Nature
in
the
use
of
the
yard
,
was
the
injection
of
seed
into
the
womb
of
the
woman
,
which
injection
could
not
be
done
,
till
the
seed
were
first
moved
;
neither
could
the
seed
be
moved
but
by
frication
of
the
parts
,
which
could
not
be
done
,
till
it
were
sheathed
in
the
womb
,
nor
that
neither
,
till
the
yard
were
erected
.
This
distension
is
caused
by
repletion
;
which
is
caused
by
the
plentie
of
seed
:
Secondly
,
by
superfluitie
of
wind
,
which
if
it
be
too
violent
,
is
the
cause
of
priapisme
:
A
Third
cause
proceeds
from
the
abundance
of
urine
contained
in
the
bladder
.
Somtimes
the
heat
of
the
reines
is
a
cause
thereof
.
CHAP.
XVI
.
Of
the
use
of
the
Yard
in
general
.
THe
Yard
is
scituated
under
the
midriff
over
against
the
womb
.
And
is
also
placed
between
the
thighes
,
for
the
greater
strengthning
of
it
in
the
act
of
copulation
;
Neither
is
this
the
only
strength
which
it
hath
,
for
at
the
lower
part
it
appears
more
fleshie
,
which
flesh
is
altogether
muscly
,
for
the
greater
strength
thereof
.
Neither
is
it
only
contented
with
this
Musclie
flesh
,
it
having
too
muscles
also
for
the
same
purpose
,
on
both
sides
to
poise
it
even
in
the
act
of
erection
;
which
though
they
are
but
little
,
yet
are
they
exceeding
strong
.
The
figure
of
the
yard
is
not
absolutly
round
,
but
broader
on
the
upper
side
,
lest
it
should
be
hindered
by
the
convexity
of
the
superior
part
,
in
the
casting
forth
of
the
seed
.
Concerning
the
biggness
of
the
yard
,
it
is
by
most
estemed
to
be
of
a
just
length
,
when
it
is
extended
the
bredth
of
nine
thumbs
.
CHAP.
XVII
.
Of
the
use
of
the
parts
constituting
the
Yard
.
THe
first
thing
in
the
constitution
of
the
yard
,
that
offeres
it self
to
view
,
is
the
skin
,
which
is
long
and
loose
,
by
reason
that
the
yard
which
is
sometimes
to
be
extended
,
&
somtimes
to
fall
downe
againe
,
so
requires
it
.
The
extremity
of
the
skin
is
so
ordered
,
that
it
somtimes
covers
the
glans
,
and
somtimes
draws
back
;
that
whilst
it
covers
the
nut
of
the
yard
,
it
may
defend
the
yard
from
frication
,
or
provoking
the
motion
of
the
seed
.
Moreover
this
skin
in
the
act
of
copulation
,
shuts
up
the
mouth
of
the
womb
,
and
hinders
the
ingress
of
the
cold
air
.
Concerning
the
two
nervous
bodyes
,
constituting
the
substance
of
the
yard
;
their
use
is
for
the
vital
spirit
to
run
through
the
thin
substance
of
them
,
and
fill
the
yard
with
spirits
.
Moreover
by
their
thicknesse
,
they
doe
prevent
the
two
hastie
empting
and
flying
out
of
the
spirits
,
which
are
to
stay
in
,
for
the
greater
and
longer
erection
of
the
yard
.
The
use
of
the
Ureter
is
for
the
passage
of
seed
and
urine
through
it
.
The
substance
of
the
Ureter
is
much
the
same
with
the
two
former
bodys
;
the
inside
being
more
thin
and
loose
,
the
outside
more
nervous
and
thick
;
which
is
so
ordained
,
that
it
may
be
more
apt
to
be
erected
with
the
yard
.
It
goes
forward
from
the
place
where
it
begins
,
to
the
end
of
the
spermatick
vessels
,
and
the
neck
of
the
blader
,
and
the
warty
forestanders
where
There
arises
a
thin
and
tender
membrane
,
which
the
Chirurgions
ought
to
take
a
great
deale
of
care
least
they
break
,
while
they
thrust
their
siringes
toward
those
parts
;
It
is
endued
with
an
exquisite
sense
to
stir
up
pleasure
and
venereal
desire
.
As
to
tbe
substance
of
the
Glans
,
The
use
of
the
Glans
.
it
is
the
same
with
that
of
the
yard
;
only
it
is
not
envelop'd
with
any
nervous
body
.
For
this
ought
to
be
repleted
and
increased
,
but
not
hardened
;
lest
it
should
injure
the
bone
of
the
womb
,
by
rubbing
too
hard
upon
it
.
The
figure
of
the
Glans
is
such
that
at
the
top
where
it
is
most
acute
,
it
hath
a
hole
for
the
issuing
forth
both
of
seed
and
Urine
,
which
part
coming
to
the
mouth
of
the
wombe
,
casts
the
seed
into
that
concavitie
,
at
which
time
the
neck
of
the
wombe
with
her
overthwart
fibres
,
seems
to
take
hold
and
embrace
the
glans
;
and
that
it
might
take
the
better
hold
,
nature
hath
framed
a
round
Circle
at
the
bottom
of
the
yard
,
for
that
purpose
,
with
a
convenient
jeting
out
round
about
from
the
body
of
the
yard
;
by
the
benefit
of
which
circle
,
the
seed
is
kept
in
the
womb
,
and
not
suffered
to
flye
out
.
Lastly
,
the
Glans
is
so
constituted
,
as
if
all
the
actions
of
the
yard
consisted
in
the
Glans
;
whether
in
the
act
of
erection
,
or
copulation
;
or
as
to
the
pleasure
which
a
man
perceives
that
lies
all
in
this
place
.
SECT.
II.
CHAP.
I.
Of
the
Genitals
of
Women
.
AT
the
lower
part
of
the
belly
appears
the
pubes
,
or
the
region
of
the
hair
.
Under
this
place
are
as
it
were
lips
of
flesh
,
which
in
women
that
are
ripe
for
man
,
are
clad
with
hair
at
the
upper
part
,
because
of
the
heat
and
moisture
of
the
place
;
and
this
part
is
that
which
is
most
properly
called
the
privy
member
,
being
the
exteriour
orifice
,
into
which
the
yard
of
the
man
enters
.
In
the
middle
it
hath
a
cleft
,
on
both
sides
of
which
are
two
fleshy
protuberances
,
beset
with
hair
,
being
two
soft
oblong
bodies
composed
of
skin
and
a
spungy
kind
of
flesh
.
CHAP.
II.
Of
those
parts
called
Mymphs
and
Clytoris
.
THe
Nymphae
or
wings
are
a
membraine
or
filmy
substance
,
soft
and
spungy
,
and
partly
fleshy
;
they
are
of
a
ruddy
colour
,
like
the
comb
of
a
Cock
under
his
throat
;
they
are
two
in
number
,
though
in
the
beginning
they
are
joyned
together
by
an
acute
Angle
,
where
they
produce
a
carneous
substance
,
like
the
preputium
which
cloaths
the
Clytoris
.
Sometimes
these
wings
so
far
encrease
,
that
there
is
many
times
need
of
incision
;
a
disease
common
among
the
Egyptians
.
The
Clytoris
,
The
Clytoris
.
is
a
certain
substance
in
the
upper
part
of
the
great
cleft
,
where
the
two
wings
concur
.
This
in
women
is
the
seat
of
venereal
pleasure
:
It
is
like
the
yard
in
scituation
,
substance
,
composition
,
and
erection
,
and
hath
something
correspondent
both
to
the
prepuce
,
and
to
the
glans
in
men
.
Sometimes
it
grows
out
to
the
bigness
of
the
yard
,
so
that
it
hath
been
observed
,
to
grow
out
of
the
body
the
breadth
of
four
fingers
.
This
Clytoris
consists
of
two
spungie
and
sinewy
bodies
,
having
a
distinct
original
,
from
the
bone
of
the
pubes
.
The
head
of
this
is
covered
with
a
most
tender
skin
,
and
hath
a
hole
like
the
glans
,
though
not
quite
through
,
in
which
,
and
in
the
bigness
it
differs
only
from
the
yard
.
CHAP.
IV.
Of
the
fleshie
knobs
,
and
the
greater
neck
of
the
womb
.
PRresently
behinde
the
wings
,
before
we
go
far
inward
in
the
middle
of
the
cleft
,
there
do
appear
four
knobs
of
flesh
,
being
placed
in
a
quadrangular
form
one
against
the
other
;
they
are
said
to
resemble
Myrtle
berries
in
form
.
In
this
place
is
inserted
the
orifice
of
the
bladder
,
which
opens
it self
into
the
fissure
,
to
cast
forth
the
Urine
into
the
common
channel
.
Now
lest
any
cold
air
or
dust
,
or
any
such
thing
should
enter
into
the
bladder
after
the
voiding
of
the
Urine
,
one
of
these
knobs
is
seated
so
,
that
it
shuts
the
urinary
passage
.
The
second
is
right
opposite
to
the
first
,
the
other
two
collateral
.
They
are
round
in
virgins
,
but
they
hang
flaging
when
virginity
is
lost
.
The
lipps
of
the
womb
being
gently
separated
,
the
neck
of
the
womb
is
to
be
seen
,
The
neck
of
the
womb
.
in
which
two
things
are
to
be
observed
;
the
neck
it selfe
,
or
the
Channel
,
and
the
Hymen
,
which
is
there
placed
:
by
the
neck
of
the
womb
,
is
understood
the
Channel
,
which
is
between
the
said
knobs
,
and
the
inner
bone
of
the
womb
;
which
receives
the
yard
like
a
sheath
;
the
substance
The
substance
.
of
it
is
sinewie
,
and
a
little
spungie
,
that
it
may
be
dilated
;
In
this
concavitie
there
are
certaine
folds
or
orbicular
pleights
;
these
are
made
by
a
certain
tunicle
,
so
wrinkled
,
as
if
a
man
should
fold
the
skin
with
his
fingers
.
In
virgins
they
are
plaine
;
in
women
with
often
copulation
,
they
are
oftentimes
worn
out
,
sometimes
they
are
wholy
worn
out
,
&
the
inner
side
of
the
neck
appeares
smooth
,
as
it
happens
to
whores
;
and
women
that
have
often
brought
forth
,
or
have
bin
over
troubled
with
their
fluxes
.
In
old
women
it
becomes
more
hard
and
grisly
.
Now
though
this
channel
be
somthing
writhed
and
crooked
when
it
falls
and
sinkes
downe
,
yet
in
time
of
the
flowers
and
copulation
,
or
in
time
of
travel
it
is
erected
and
extended
,
and
this
over-great
extension
in
women
that
bring
forth
,
is
the
cause
of
that
great
pain
in
child-bed
.
CHAP.
V.
Of
the
Hymen
.
THe
Hymen
The
Hymen
.
is
a
membrane
not
altogether
without
blood
,
neither
so
tender
as
the
rest
,
but
more
ruddie
,
and
scattered
up
and
downe
with
little
veins
,
&
in
a
circular
form
;
it
is
placed
overthwart
,
and
shuts
up
the
cavity
of
the
neck
of
the
womb
.
In
the
middle
it
hath
a
little
hole
,
through
which
the
menses
are
voided
.
This
at
the
first
time
of
copulation
is
broken
,
which
causes
some
pain
,
and
gushing
forth
of
some
quantity
of
blood
;
which
is
an
evident
sign
of
virginitie
;
for
if
the
blood
do
not
flow
,
there
is
a
suspition
of
a
former
deflowring
.
CHAP.
VI.
Of
the
vessels
that
run
through
the
neck
of
the
womb
.
BEtween
the
Duplicitie
of
the
two
tunicles
,
that
constitute
the
neck
of
the
womb
,
there
are
many
veines
and
arteries
that
run
a
long
;
arising
from
those
vessels
,
that
descend
on
both
sides
to
the
thighs
,
and
are
inserted
into
the
side
of
the
neck
of
the
womb
:
the
great
quantity
and
bigness
of
them
deserves
admiration
;
The
cause
of
the
largness
of
the
vessels
.
for
they
are
much
bigger
then
the
nature
and
openness
of
the
place
seems
to
require
.
The
cause
of
this
is
two
fold
;
first
because
it
being
requisite
for
the
neck
of
the
bladder
to
be
fil'd
with
abundance
of
spirits
,
&
to
be
extended
and
dilated
for
the
better
taking
hold
of
the
yard
;
there
is
required
a
great
heat
for
these
kind
of
motions
,
which
growing
more
intense
by
the
act
of
frication
,
doth
consume
a
great
quantitie
of
moisture
,
so
that
great
vessels
are
requisite
,
and
onely
able
to
make
that
continual
supply
that
is
needfull
.
There
is
another
cause
of
the
longness
of
these
vessels
,
which
is
this
;
because
that
the
monthly
purgations
are
poured
through
those
veines
;
for
the
flowers
must
not
come
onely
out
of
the
womb
,
but
out
of
the
neck
of
the
womb
also
:
whence
it
happens
,
Note
.
that
women
with
child
do
somtimes
continue
their
purgations
,
because
that
though
the
wombe
be
shut
up
,
yet
the
passages
in
the
neck
of
the
womb
are
open
.
The
two
holes
,
or
pits
,
near
the
lips
of
the
pudendum
.
This
is
also
further
to
be
noted
in
the
neck
of
the
womb
,
that
as
soone
as
ever
your
sight
is
entered
within
the
female
fissure
,
there
do
appeare
to
the
view
,
two
certaine
little
holes
,
or
pits
,
where
in
is
contained
a
serous
humor
;
which
being
pressed
out
in
the
act
of
copulation
,
doe
not
a
little
add
to
the
pleasure
thereof
.
This
is
the
humor
with
which
women
doe
moisten
the
top
of
a
mans
yard
;
not
the
seed
but
a
humor
proper
to
the
place
,
voided
out
by
the
womb
.
CHAP.
VII
.
Of
the
fabrick
of
the
womb
.
TO
the
neck
of
the
womb
,
the
wombe
it self
is
adjoyned
,
in
the
lower
part
of
the
Hypogastrion
,
where
the
Hips
are
widest
and
broadest
;
which
are
greater
and
broader
thereabouts
then
those
of
men
;
which
is
the
reason
also
that
they
have
broader
buttockes
then
men
have
.
The
womb
The
womb
.
is
placed
between
the
bladder
and
the
straight
Gut
;
being
joyned
to
the
bladder
and
leaning
upon
the
streight
Gut
;
where
it
lies
as
between
two
cushions
;
this
situation
of
the
wombe
was
fittest
,
that
so
it
might
have
libertie
to
be
stretched
or
contracted
,
according
to
the
biggness
of
the
fruit
contained
in
it
.
The
figure
The
figure
.
of
the
wombe
is
round
,
and
not
unlike
a
Gourd
that
lessens
and
growes
more
acute
at
the
one
end
;
the
bottome
of
the
womb
is
knit
together
by
Ligaments
of
its
own
,
which
are
peculiar
.
The
neck
of
the
womb
is
joyned
by
its
own
substance
,
and
by
certaine
membranes
to
the
share
bone
and
the
sacred
bone
.
As
to
the
bigness
The
bigness
.
of
it
,
that
varies
according
to
the
age
,
constitution
of
the
body
,
and
use
of
venerie
.
For
it
is
much
greater
in
women
that
have
brought
forth
,
then
in
those
that
are
with
child
,
and
after
the
birth
,
for
the
most
part
it
exceeds
the
bigness
of
the
bladder
;
but
in
virgins
it
is
for
the
most
part
equal
to
the
bladder
.
It
is
of
a
substance
so
thick
as
that
it
exceeds
a
thumbs
bredth
in
thickness
,
which
after
conception
is
so
far
from
decreasing
,
that
it
increases
still
to
a
greater
bulk
and
proportion
.
This
substance
the
more
to
confirme
it
,
is
interweaved
with
all
manner
of
fibres
,
The
fibres
.
streight
,
oblique
,
and
overthwart
.
The
Vessels
of
the
womb
are
Veins
,
The
veins
.
Arteries
,
and
Nerves
.
There
are
two
little
veines
which
are
carried
from
the
spermatick
vessels
to
the
bottom
of
the
wombe
;
and
two
greater
from
the
Hypogastricks
,
which
go
not
onely
to
the
bottom
,
but
to
the
neck
.
The
mouth
of
these
veines
pierce
as
farr
as
the
inward
concavitie
;
in
which
place
the
extremities
of
them
are
called
Acetabula
;
which
in
the
time
of
the
flowers
,
gape
and
open
themselves
by
reason
of
the
great
plenty
and
stream
of
bloud
,
that
powres
it selfe
from
thence
;
and
therefore
they
are
at
that
time
most
conspicuous
;
In
women
with
Child
,
that
which
is
called
the
Liver
of
the
wombe
,
is
joyned
to
them
,
that
it
might
draw
blood
for
the
nourishment
of
the
child
;
at
which
time
these
veins
doe
so
swell
,
but
especially
in
the
time
of
neer
deliverie
,
that
they
are
as
bigg
as
the
Emulgent
veines
,
or
at
least
half
as
thick
as
the
Hollow
veines
.
It
hath
two
Arteries
The
Arteries
.
on
both
sides
,
the
Spermatick
,
and
the
Hypogastrick
,
which
every
where
doe
accompany
the
veines
.
The
womb
hath
also
divers
little
Nerves
knit
together
in
forme
of
a
net
,
which
are
carried
not
only
to
the
interior
part
of
the
bottom
of
the
womb
,
but
also
to
the
neck
,
and
as
far
as
the
privities
themselves
;
and
that
cheifly
for
sence
and
pleasure
;
for
which
cause
there
is
a
great
sympathy
between
the
womb
and
the
head
.
This
is
also
further
to
be
noted
,
Note
.
that
the
womb
in
its
situation
is
not
fixed
and
immoveable
,
but
moveable
,
by
reason
of
two
ligaments
which
hang
on
both
sides
,
from
the
share
bone
,
and
piercing
through
the
Peritonaeum
;
are
joyned
to
the
bone
it self
,
so
that
it
somtimes
happens
that
through
those
holes
of
the
Peritonaeum
,
which
give
passage
to
these
ligaments
being
loosned
,
either
the
Omentum
or
Call
,
or
the
Entrailes
,
doe
swell
outwardly
,
and
cause
the
burstness
either
of
the
Caule
,
or
of
the
Guts
,
and
sometimes
it
happens
by
reason
of
the
loosnes
of
those
ligaments
,
that
the
womb
is
moved
with
such
a
force
,
that
it
falls
down
;
and
in
the
act
of
Copulation
is
moved
up
and
downe
;
somtimes
it
moves
upward
,
that
some
women
doe
affirme
that
it
ascends
as
high
as
their
stomach
.
Now
though
the
womb
be
one
continued
body
,
yet
is
it
divided
into
the
mouth
,
and
the
bottom
.
The
bottom
of
the
womb
is
called
all
that
which
by
still
assending
stretches
it self
from
the
internal
orifice
to
the
end
;
being
narrow
toward
the
Mouth
,
but
dilating
it self
by
little
and
little
,
till
it
come
at
the
entrailes
.
The
mouth
of
the
womb
,
is
that
narrowness
between
the
neck
and
the
bottom
;
it
is
an
oblong
and
transverse
Orifice
;
but
where
it
opens
it selfe
,
orbicular
,
and
round
,
the
Circumference
very
thick
and
of
an
exquisite
feeling
;
and
if
this
mouth
be
out
of
order
,
and
be
troubled
with
schirrus
,
brawn
or
over-fatness
;
over-moisture
,
or
relaxation
,
it
is
the
cause
of
barrenness
.
In
those
that
are
big
with
child
,
there
uses
to
stick
to
this
orifice
;
a
thick
viscous
glutinous
matter
,
that
the
parts
moistened
may
be
the
more
easily
opened
.
For
in
the
deliverie
,
this
mouth
is
opened
after
a
very
strange
and
miraculous
manner
,
so
that
according
to
the
bigness
of
the
birth
,
it
suffers
an
equal
dilatation
,
from
the
bottom
of
the
womb
to
the
privy
member
.
CHAP.
VI.
Of
the
preparing
vessels
in
women
.
THe
spermatick
preparing
vessels
,
The
vessels
.
are
two
veins
and
two
arteries
,
differing
not
at
all
from
those
of
men
,
either
in
their
number
,
original
,
action
,
or
use
,
but
only
in
their
bigness
and
the
manner
of
their
insertion
.
For
as
to
their
number
,
there
are
so
many
veins
,
and
so
many
arteries
,
as
in
men
.
They
arise
also
from
the
same
place
as
in
men
,
that
is
to
say
,
the
right
,
from
the
trunk
of
the
hollow
vein
descending
;
the
left
,
from
the
left
Emulgent
.
There
are
two
arteries
The
Arteries
.
also
,
on
both
sides
one
,
which
grows
from
the
Aorta
;
these
both
bring
vital
bloud
for
the
work
of
generation
.
As
to
the
Longitude
and
Latitude
of
these
vessels
,
they
are
narrower
and
shorter
in
women
,
only
where
they
are
wrinkled
,
they
are
much
more
wreathed
and
contorted
then
in
men
;
for
the
way
being
shorter
in
women
then
in
men
,
nature
required
that
for
stretching
out
of
these
vessels
,
that
they
should
be
more
wrinkled
and
crankled
then
in
men
,
that
the
bloud
might
stay
there
in
greater
quantity
,
for
the
preparation
of
the
seed
.
These
vessels
The
insertion
of
the
vessels
.
in
women
are
carried
with
an
oblique
course
through
the
small
guts
to
the
stones
,
being
wrapt
up
in
fatter
membranes
;
but
in
the
mid-way
they
are
divided
into
two
branches
whereof
the
greater
branch
goes
to
the
stone
,
constituting
the
varicous
or
winding
body
,
and
those
wonderful
inoculations
:
the
lesser
branch
ends
in
the
womb
;
in
the
sides
of
which
it
is
scattered
up
and
down
,
and
chiefly
at
the
higher
part
of
the
bottome
of
the
womb
,
for
nourishment
of
the
womb
and
of
the
birth
;
and
that
some
part
of
the
flowers
may
be
purged
out
through
those
vessels
:
Now
because
the
stones
of
women
are
seated
near
the
womb
,
for
that
cause
these
vessels
fall
not
from
the
peritoneum
,
neither
make
they
such
passages
as
in
men
,
neither
reach
they
to
the
share
bone
.
CHAP.
VII
.
Of
the
Stones
in
Women
.
THe
stones
of
women
,
although
they
do
perform
the
same
actions
,
and
are
for
the
same
use
as
mens
,
yet
they
differ
from
them
in
scituation
,
Their
scituation
.
substance
,
temperament
,
figure
,
magnitude
,
and
in
their
covering
.
They
are
seated
in
the
hollowness
of
the
Abdomen
;
neither
do
they
hang
out
as
in
men
,
but
they
rest
upon
the
muscles
of
the
Loynes
;
and
this
for
that
cause
that
they
might
be
more
hot
and
fruitful
;
being
to
elaborate
that
matter
,
which
with
the
seed
of
man
engenders
man
.
In
this
place
arises
a
question
,
not
trivial
;
A
doubt
.
whether
the
seed
of
woman
be
the
efficient
,
or
the
material
cause
of
generation
?
to
which
it
is
answered
,
that
though
it
have
a
power
of
acting
,
yet
that
it
receives
the
perfection
of
that
power
from
the
seed
of
man
.
The
stones
of
women
differ
from
mens
also
,
as
to
their
figure
,
Their
figure
.
because
they
are
not
so
round
and
oval
as
those
of
men
,
being
in
their
fore
and
hinder
part
more
depressed
and
broad
;
the
external
superficies
being
more
unequal
,
as
if
a
great
many
knots
and
kernels
were
mixed
together
.
There
is
also
another
difference
,
as
to
the
subject
,
because
they
are
softer
and
moister
then
those
of
men
,
being
more
loose
and
ill
compacted
.
The
bigness
and
temper
.
Their
magnitude
and
temperament
do
also
make
a
difference
,
for
the
stones
of
women
are
much
colder
and
lesser
then
mens
;
which
is
the
reason
that
they
beget
a
more
thin
and
watry
seed
.
Their
coverings
also
do
make
a
difference
,
for
mens
are
wrapt
up
in
divers
tunicles
,
because
being
pendent
outward
,
they
were
otherwise
more
subject
to
external
injuries
;
but
the
stones
of
women
have
but
one
tunicle
,
which
though
it
stick
very
close
to
them
,
yet
are
they
also
half
cloth'd
over
with
the
Peritoneum
.
CHAP.
VIII
.
Of
the
deferent
or
ejaculatory
vessels
.
THe
deferent
vessels
are
two
blind
passages
,
on
both
sides
one
,
nothing
differing
in
substance
from
the
spermatick
veines
.
They
rise
in
one
part
from
the
bottom
of
the
womb
,
neither
doe
they
reach
from
their
other
extremitie
,
either
to
the
stone
or
to
any
other
part
,
but
are
shut
up
,
and
unpassable
,
adhering
to
the
womb
,
just
as
the
the
blind
gut
adheres
to
the
Colon
;
but
winding
halfe
way
about
the
stones
,
are
every
waies
remote
from
them
,
no
where
touching
them
,
onely
are
tied
to
them
with
certaine
membranes
,
not
unlike
the
winges
of
Bats
,
through
which
certaine
veines
and
arteries
,
being
produced
from
the
stones
,
doe
run
;
and
end
in
these
passages
:
where
they
begin
,
at
the
bottom
of
the
womb
,
they
are
hollow
and
large
,
but
as
they
proceed
further
on
,
they
grow
narrower
,
till
near
their
end
they
do
again
obtain
a
larger
bigness
;
these
two
passages
thus
running
from
the
corners
of
the
womb
,
to
the
stones
,
are
taken
only
to
be
certaine
ligaments
,
by
which
the
stones
and
the
womb
are
strongly
knit
together
;
and
these
ligaments
in
women
,
are
the
same
things
with
the
Cremasteres
in
men
.
CHAP.
IX
.
Of
the
Actions
and
Uses
of
the
Genital
parts
in
Women
.
IN
the
privie
part
are
seen
,
the
Pubes
,
the
mountaines
of
veins
,
the
two
lipps
,
the
Orifice
,
under
which
the
two
wings
lye
hid
the
little
knobs
of
flesh
,
resembling
myrtle
berries
,
the
passages
of
the
Urin
and
the
Clytories
.
As
for
the
pubes
and
the
Mountains
of
Venus
,
they
serve
for
this
use
,
that
the
great
Orifice
might
be
the
better
shut
,
and
to
avoyd
compression
in
copulation
;
for
which
cause
they
are
beset
with
haire
,
and
are
covered
with
a
hard
kind
of
fat
;
the
great
orifice
receives
the
yard
,
and
gives
passage
to
the
Urine
and
the
birth
.
The
use
of
the
wings
,
or
knobs
of
flesh
,
like
Myrtle
berries
,
are
for
the
defence
of
the
internall
parts
,
shutting
the
orifice
of
the
neck
,
least
cold
aire
,
dust
,
or
any
other
annoyances
,
should
hurt
it
,
from
without
;
and
while
they
swell
up
,
they
cause
titillation
and
desire
in
those
parts
.
Lastly
,
the
passages
of
the
Urine
being
shut
up
by
the
knobs
of
flesh
resembling
myrtle
berries
,
hinders
the
unvoluntarie
passage
of
the
Urine
.
CHAP.
X.
Of
the
action
of
the
Clytoris
.
THe
action
of
the
Clytoris
is
like
that
of
the
yard
,
which
is
erection
;
which
erection
is
for
the
motion
and
attraction
of
the
seed
.
CHAP.
XI
.
Of
the
action
and
use
of
the
neck
of
the
womb
.
THe
action
of
the
neck
of
the
womb
,
is
the
same
with
that
of
the
yard
;
that
is
to
say
,
erection
,
which
is
occasioned
divers
ways
.
First
,
all
this
passage
is
erected
and
made
streight
,
for
the
better
conveyance
of
the
yard
to
the
womb
.
Then
while
the
whole
passage
is
erected
,
it
is
repleated
with
spirit
and
vital
bloud
,
whereby
it
becomes
narrower
for
the
more
streight
embracing
of
the
yard
.
The
causes
of
this
erection
are
,
first
,
because
if
the
womb
were
not
erected
,
the
yard
could
not
have
a
convenient
passage
into
the
womb
;
secondly
,
it
would
hinder
convenient
affrication
,
without
which
the
seed
could
not
be
drawn
forth
.
Lastly
,
it
hinders
any
hurt
or
damage
which
might
be
done
by
the
violent
force
of
the
yard
.
CHAP.
XII
.
Of
the
uses
of
the
vessels
running
through
the
neck
of
the
womb
.
FIrst
,
it
is
required
that
there
should
be
a
concurrence
of
divers
veins
and
arteries
,
for
the
nourishment
of
that
part
;
and
though
that
part
it self
being
full
of
membranes
does
not
require
much
nourishment
,
yet
by
reason
that
it
is
to
suffer
erection
,
that
could
not
be
done
but
by
bloud
and
spirits
,
which
are
contained
in
these
vessels
;
besides
,
although
the
fubstance
of
this
part
be
of
a
cold
temperament
,
being
notwithstanding
still
heated
by
the
act
of
copulation
,
that
heat
would
soon
consume
a
slender
nourishment
,
which
nature
hath
supplied
by
the
concourse
of
these
vessels
.
Another
cause
of
the
plenty
of
these
veins
,
is
nourishment
of
the
birth
,
and
the
exclusion
of
the
flowers
.
CHAP.
XIII
.
Of
the
actions
of
the
womb
.
THe
first
use
of
the
womb
is
to
attract
the
seed
,
by
a
familiar
sympathy
,
just
as
the
load-stone
draws
iron
.
The
second
use
is
to
retain
it
,
which
is
properly
called
conception
.
The
third
is
to
cherish
the
seed
thus
attracted
,
to
altar
it
,
and
change
it
into
the
birth
,
by
raising
up
that
power
which
before
lay
sleeping
in
the
seed
,
and
to
reduce
it
from
power
into
act
:
The
fourth
action
of
the
womb
is
to
send
forth
the
birth
at
the
time
prefixed
;
the
apt
time
of
expulsion
,
is
when
the
expulsive
faculty
begins
to
be
affected
with
some
sence
of
trouble
,
that
is
when
the
birth
afflicts
and
oppresses
the
womb
with
its
own
weight
.
Besides
these
uses
,
it
hath
these
moreover
to
nourish
the
birth
,
and
to
dilate
it self
,
which
it
doth
by
the
help
of
veins
and
arteries
,
which
do
fill
more
and
more
with
matter
,
as
nature
requires
.
The
chiefest
action
of
the
womb
and
most
proper
to
it
,
The
proper
actions
of
the
womb
.
is
the
retention
of
the
seed
;
without
which
,
nothing
of
other
action
could
be
performed
for
the
generation
of
man
.
CHAP.
XIV
.
Of
the
utility
of
the
womb
.
FIrst
,
it
is
the
most
fit
place
for
copulation
,
as
being
in
a
place
furthest
removed
from
the
senses
,
near
which
it
were
not
fit
to
be
,
by
reason
of
the
inconveniencies
which
would
necessarily
arise
.
It
is
most
fit
to
receive
the
birth
,
as
being
hollow
,
in
which
concavity
the
birth
may
increase
to
its
full
proportion
every
way
.
It
is
most
fit
for
the
exclusion
of
the
birth
,
as
being
placed
downward
,
whereby
the
birth
might
help
its
self
with
its
own
weight
;
and
also
by
reason
of
the
muscles
of
the
Abdomen
,
which
serve
for
compression
,
and
do
help
the
endeavours
of
the
mother
.
CHAP.
XV.
Of
the
Utility
of
the
preparing
vessels
in
women
.
THe
Utilities
of
these
vessels
are
taken
,
first
,
from
their
original
,
and
from
their
insertion
,
the
right
vein
rising
from
the
hollow
,
and
the
left
from
the
emulgent
,
as
in
men
,
that
the
more
hot
and
purer
bloud
might
come
from
the
right
vein
,
for
the
procreation
of
males
,
and
the
more
serous
and
watry
bloud
from
the
Emulgent
,
for
the
generation
of
women
.
The
vessels
also
in
women
are
shorter
then
in
men
,
because
the
way
is
not
so
far
to
the
stones
;
which
brevity
of
the
vessels
is
lengthened
out
by
the
many
turnings
and
windings
with
which
those
vessels
are
endued
.
In
the
middle
way
those
vessels
divide
themselves
like
a
fork
,
the
greater
part
going
to
the
stones
,
carrying
the
matter
for
seed
;
the
lesser
is
carried
to
the
womb
,
where
it
scatters
it self
all
along
the
sides
of
it
,
for
the
Nutrition
of
the
womb
.
As
for
the
Arteries
,
they
afford
the
bloud
which
is
more
full
of
spirits
to
perfect
the
seed
.
CHAP.
XVI
.
Of
the
Utility
of
the
stones
.
THe
use
of
the
stones
in
women
,
is
the
same
as
in
men
;
that
is
to
say
,
to
prepare
the
seed
,
and
to
make
it
fit
for
procreation
.
They
are
seated
within
,
that
they
should
not
want
a
continual
heat
,
to
cherish
them
;
for
the
matter
of
the
seed
being
colder
in
men
then
in
women
,
it
requires
a
greater
heat
,
which
it
would
of
necessity
want
,
were
the
stones
placed
outward
,
like
those
of
men
;
and
for
that
cause
are
they
covered
only
with
one
tunicle
,
that
the
heat
of
those
parts
may
more
easily
pass
to
them
.
And
therefore
the
stones
of
women
,
are
softer
then
those
of
men
,
because
they
should
not
perfect
so
substantial
a
seed
;
and
that
the
heat
of
the
adjacent
parts
should
not
be
wholly
taken
up
in
the
cherishing
of
them
.
Their
figure
is
not
exactly
round
,
Their
figure
.
but
depressed
,
that
the
little
Meanders
of
the
veins
dispersed
through
the
membrane
,
from
the
stones
to
the
deferent
vessels
,
might
have
more
roome
to
be
inserted
for
the
attraction
of
the
seed
,
out
of
the
whole
substance
of
the
stone
.
The
inequality
and
ruggedness
of
them
makes
for
the
longer
stay
of
the
seed
in
those
crooked
and
winding
vessels
.
SECT.
III.
CHAP.
I.
Of
the
signes
of
Conception
.
Signs
of
conception
.
HAving
thus
shewed
you
the
Anatomy
and
use
of
the
parts
,
it
will
be
requisite
to
discourse
of
the
conception
it self
,
which
is
the
main
and
chief
end
of
these
vessels
:
And
first
of
the
signs
of
conception
.
The
signes
of
conception
on
the
mothers
side
,
are
certaine
and
apparent
;
first
,
if
after
she
hath
had
the
company
of
her
husband
,
she
hath
received
more
content
then
ordinary
.
Pains
in
the
head
,
vertigo
,
dimness
of
the
eys
;
all
these
concurring
together
,
portend
conception
;
the
apples
of
the
eyes
decrease
,
the
eyes
themselves
swell
and
become
of
a
dark
colour
,
the
veins
of
the
eyes
wax
red
,
and
swell
with
blood
,
the
eyes
sink
,
the
eye-brows
grow
loose
,
various
colours
appear
in
the
eyes
,
little
red
pimples
rise
in
the
face
,
the
veines
between
the
nose
and
the
eyes
swell
with
blood
,
and
are
seen
more
plain
;
the
vein
under
the
tongue
looks
greenish
,
the
neck
is
hot
,
the
back-bone
cold
,
the
veins
and
arteries
swell
,
and
the
pulses
are
observed
more
easily
;
the
veins
in
the
breast
first
look
of
a
black
colour
,
but
afterward
turn
yellowish
,
the
teats
looke
red
;
if
she
drink
cold
drinke
,
she
feeles
the
cold
in
her
breast
,
she
loaths
her
meat
and
drinke
,
she
hath
divers
longings
,
but
her
naturall
appetite
is
destroyed
:
continual
vomitings
follow
,
and
weakness
of
the
stomach
,
sower
belches
,
wormes
about
her
navel
,
faintness
of
the
loynes
,
the
lower
part
of
her
belly
swelling
,
inward
griping
of
the
body
,
the
retention
of
the
seed
seaven
dayes
after
the
act
of
copulation
;
after
which
act
there
is
a
cold
and
trembling
,
which
seizes
the
external
members
;
the
attractive
force
of
the
womb
increases
,
the
womb
dries
up
.
It
is
also
a
certain
sign
of
conception
if
the
Midwife
touching
with
her
finger
the
interiour
neck
of
the
womb
,
shall
find
it
exactly
closed
,
so
that
the
point
of
a
needle
will
not
go
between
:
the
womb
waxeth
round
and
swels
,
the
flowers
cease
to
flow
,
for
the
veins
through
which
they
come
down
,
carry
the
bloud
to
the
nourishment
of
the
birth
;
the
thighs
swell
with
some
pain
,
the
whole
body
grows
weak
,
and
the
face
waxes
pale
;
the
Excrements
proceed
slower
out
of
the
body
:
the
Urine
is
white
,
a
little
cloud
swimming
at
the
top
,
and
many
atoms
appear
in
the
Urine
.
Take
the
Urine
of
a
woman
and
shut
it
up
three
days
in
a
glass
,
if
she
have
conceived
,
at
the
end
of
three
days
there
will
appear
in
the
Urine
certain
live
things
,
to
creep
up
and
down
.
Take
also
the
Urine
of
a
woman
,
and
put
it
in
a
bason
a
whole
night
together
,
with
a
clean
and
bright
needle
in
it
,
if
the
woman
have
conceived
,
the
needle
will
be
scattered
full
of
red
speckles
,
but
if
not
,
it
will
be
black
and
rustie
.
CHAP.
II.
Whether
she
have
conceived
a
Male.
Conception
of
a
Male.
IF
she
have
conceived
a
male
childe
,
the
right
eye
will
move
swifter
,
and
look
clearer
then
the
left
.
The
right
pap
will
also
rise
and
swell
beyond
the
left
,
and
grow
harder
,
and
the
colour
of
the
teats
will
change
more
suddainly
.
The
milk
will
increase
more
suddainly
,
and
if
it
be
milked
out
and
be
set
in
the
Sun
,
it
will
harden
into
a
clear
mass
,
not
unlike
pearl
.
If
you
cast
the
Milk
of
the
woman
upon
her
Urine
,
it
will
presently
sink
to
the
bottom
.
Her
right
cheek
is
more
muddy
,
and
the
whole
colour
of
her
face
is
more
cheerful
;
she
feels
less
numness
:
The
first
motion
of
the
child
is
felt
more
lively
in
the
right
side
for
the
most
part
upon
the
sixtieth
day
.
If
her
flowers
flow
the
fourtieth
day
after
conception
.
The
belly
is
more
acute
toward
the
navel
.
As
the
woman
goes
she
always
puts
her
right
leg
forward
,
and
in
rising
she
eases
all
she
can
her
right
side
sooner
then
her
left
.
CHAP.
III.
Whether
she
have
conceived
a
Female
.
IF
she
have
conceived
a
Female
Conception
of
a
Female
.
the
signs
are
for
the
most
part
contrary
to
those
aforesaid
.
The
first
motion
is
made
most
commonly
the
nintieth
day
after
conception
,
which
motion
is
made
in
the
left
side
;
Females
are
carried
with
greater
pain
,
her
thighs
and
Genital
members
swell
;
her
colour
is
paler
,
she
hath
a
more
vehement
longing
.
Her
flowers
flow
the
thirtieth
day
after
conception
.
Girles
are
begot
of
parents
who
are
by
nature
more
cold
and
moist
,
their
seed
being
more
moist
,
cold
and
liquid
.
CHAP.
IV.
Of
the
Conception
of
Twins
.
IF
a
woman
have
conceived
twins
,
Conception
of
Twins
.
the
signes
thereof
appears
not
till
the
third
or
fourth
moneth
after
her
conception
;
and
then
it
will
appear
by
the
motion
of
the
Infant
,
and
by
the
extraordinarie
swelling
of
her
belly
.
As
to
the
motion
,
it
is
plaine
that
she
doth
beare
twins
if
she
perceive
a
motion
on
the
right
and
left
side
at
the
same
instant
,
which
she
perceives
more
quick
and
violent
.
As
for
the
greatness
of
the
belly
,
if
the
woman
perceive
it
bigger
then
at
any
other
times
of
her
being
with
child
,
as
also
if
the
two
flanks
be
swelled
higher
then
the
middle
of
the
belly
;
if
there
doe
appeare
,
as
it
were
,
a
line
of
devision
from
the
navel
to
the
groine
,
making
a
kind
of
channel
all
a
long
;
if
the
woman
carrie
her
burden
with
more
then
ordinary
paine
:
These
are
commonly
the
signes
of
twins
.
CHAP.
V.
Of
false
Conception
.
False
Conception
.
WOmen
doe
oftentimes
deceive
themselves
concerning
their
conception
;
for
they
doe
many
times
beleive
themselves
to
be
big
with
child
,
when
it
is
nothing
else
but
either
the
retention
of
their
flowers
,
which
doe
not
fall
down
according
to
their
accustomed
periods
of
time
,
or
else
that
which
is
called
the
Moon-calfe
,
which
is
a
lump
of
flesh
,
for
the
most
part
like
the
guisern
of
a
bird
,
greater
or
lesser
,
according
to
the
time
of
its
being
there
,
which
is
most
commonly
not
above
foure
or
five
months
.
Several
sorts
of
Moles
.
Of
moles
there
are
two
sorts
;
the
one
is
called
the
true
mole
,
the
other
is
called
the
false
mole
.
The
true
mole
is
a
fleshie
body
,
filled
with
many
vessels
,
which
have
many
white
,
green
,
or
black
lines
,
or
membranes
;
it
is
without
thought
,
without
motion
,
without
bones
,
without
bowels
,
or
entrailes
;
receiving
its
nourishment
through
certaine
veines
;
it
lives
the
life
of
a
plant
,
without
any
figure
or
order
being
engendered
in
the
concavitie
of
the
matrix
,
adhearing
to
the
sides
of
it
,
but
borrowing
nothing
of
its
substance
.
Of
the
false
mole
Of
the
false
mole
.
there
are
four
sorts
,
the
windie
mole
,
which
is
a
conflux
of
wind
;
the
watrie
mole
,
which
is
a
conflux
of
watrie
humours
;
the
Humorous
mole
,
which
is
a
conflux
of
various
humours
;
the
Membranous
mole
,
which
is
a
thin
bag
filled
with
blood
.
All
these
four
are
contained
in
the
concavity
of
the
womb
.
These
moles
Sign
of
moles
.
are
somtimes
engendered
with
the
Infant
,
though
they
do
oftentimes
cause
the
Infant
to
die
,
either
because
it
doth
deprive
the
Infant
of
that
nourishment
,
which
goes
from
the
infant
to
the
encrease
of
that
,
or
else
because
it
hinders
the
growth
and
perfection
of
the
Infant
.
The
cause
of
the
fleshy
mole
doth
not
always
proceed
from
the
mother
,
for
the
man
doth
often
contribute
to
the
encrease
of
it
,
when
the
seed
of
the
man
is
weak
,
imperfect
and
barren
,
or
though
it
be
good
,
if
there
be
too
small
a
quantity
of
it
,
which
after
it
is
mingled
with
the
seed
of
the
woman
,
is
chok'd
by
the
menstrual
bloud
,
and
so
not
being
sufficient
for
the
generation
of
the
Infant
,
instead
thereof
produces
this
little
mass
of
flesh
,
which
by
little
and
little
grows
bigger
,
being
wrapt
about
in
a
caule
,
while
nature
strives
to
engender
any
thing
rather
then
to
be
idle
.
It
happens
also
when
the
woman
during
her
monethly
purgations
receives
the
company
of
her
husband
,
her
body
being
not
yet
purged
and
void
;
or
else
when
the
woman
lies
with
a
great
desire
and
lust
with
her
husband
,
after
she
hath
conceived
,
or
when
she
hath
retained
her
monethly
courses
beyond
her
time
.
The
windy
mole
,
The
windy
mole
.
is
engendered
by
the
weak
heat
of
the
matrix
,
and
the
parts
adjoyning
,
as
the
liver
and
the
spleen
,
which
engender
a
quantity
of
winde
,
which
fix
in
the
concavity
of
the
matrix
.
The
watry
Mole
,
The
watry
mole
.
is
engendered
of
many
confluences
of
water
,
which
the
womb
receives
,
either
from
the
speen
,
or
the
liver
,
or
the
parts
adjoyning
,
or
else
from
the
weakness
of
the
liver
which
cannot
assimulate
the
bloud
which
is
sent
thither
,
for
the
nourishment
of
the
thing
contained
in
it
;
part
whereof
turns
into
water
,
which
cannot
be
voided
,
but
remains
in
the
womb
.
That
which
is
called
the
Humorous
mole
,
is
engendered
of
many
moist
humours
,
serosities
,
or
the
whites
,
or
certain
watry
purgations
,
which
sweat
forth
from
the
menstruous
veins
,
and
are
contained
in
the
concavity
of
the
matrix
.
The
Membranous
mole
,
The
membranous
mole
.
is
a
skin
or
bag
,
which
is
garnished
with
many
white
and
transparent
vessels
,
filled
up
with
bloud
:
This
being
cast
into
the
water
,
the
bloud
goes
out
,
and
the
membrane
is
seen
only
to
gather
like
a
heap
of
clotted
seed
.
False
Conception
hath
many
signes
,
The
signs
of
false
conception
.
common
with
the
true
conception
;
as
the
supression
of
the
flowers
,
depraved
appetite
,
vomitings
,
swelling
of
the
belly
,
and
of
the
breasts
;
so
that
it
is
a
hard
thing
to
distinguish
the
one
from
the
other
:
only
these
that
follow
are
more
properly
the
signs
of
false
,
then
true
conception
.
For
in
false
conception
,
the
face
is
ordinarily
puffed
up
,
the
breasts
,
that
at
the
first
were
swollen
,
afterwards
become
every
day
more
then
other
softer
and
lanker
,
and
without
milk
.
In
fine
,
the
face
,
the
breast
,
the
arms
,
the
thighs
and
groynes
grow
lank
and
meager
:
The
belly
waxes
hard
,
as
happens
to
those
who
are
troubled
with
the
Dropsie
,
and
almost
of
an
equal
roundness
;
with
many
pricking
pains
,
at
the
bottom
of
the
belly
,
which
have
scarce
any
intermission
;
which
is
the
cause
that
they
can
hardly
sleep
,
being
encombered
with
a
heavy
and
dead
burthen
.
It
may
be
known
also
by
other
signs
,
for
in
the
conception
the
Male
Infant
begins
to
move
at
the
beginning
of
the
third
moneth
,
for
the
most
part
,
and
the
female
at
the
beginning
of
the
third
or
fourth
moneth
,
now
where
any
motion
happens
,
the
woman
ought
to
observe
whether
she
have
any
milk
in
her
breasts
or
no
,
if
she
have
milk
in
her
breasts
,
it
is
a
sign
of
true
conception
,
if
she
have
not
,
it
is
a
sign
of
a
false
one
.
Besides
,
in
true
conception
,
the
mother
shall
perceive
her
child
to
move
on
all
sides
,
oftner
though
to
the
right
flank
then
to
the
left
,
sometimes
up
,
sometimes
down
,
without
any
assistance
;
but
in
false
conception
,
although
there
be
a
kind
of
motion
,
which
is
not
enliven'd
that
proceeds
from
the
expulsive
faculty
of
the
mother
,
and
not
from
the
mole
.
The
mother
shall
also
perceive
it
to
tumble
always
on
that
side
she
lies
,
not
having
any
power
to
sustain
it self
;
beside
as
she
lies
on
her
back
,
if
any
one
do
push
gently
downward
the
burthen
of
her
belly
,
she
shall
perceive
it
to
lie
and
rest
in
the
place
where
it
was
pushed
,
without
returning
thither
:
Beside
that
which
will
confirm
it
more
,
is
,
when
after
the
end
of
nine
moneths
the
woman
shall
not
come
to
her
travel
,
but
that
her
belly
still
swels
and
is
puffed
up
more
and
more
,
all
the
rest
of
the
parts
of
the
body
growing
thin
and
meager
,
this
is
a
sign
of
a
mole
,
notwithstanding
that
many
women
have
been
known
to
go
ten
or
eleven
moneths
before
their
delivery
.
The
signs
of
the
windy
mole
are
these
,
when
the
belly
is
equally
stretched
and
swelled
up
like
a
bladder
,
more
soft
then
when
it
bears
the
fleshie
mole
,
and
especially
near
the
groynes
,
and
small
of
the
belly
;
if
it
be
struck
on
,
it
sounds
like
a
drum
;
sometime
the
swelling
decreases
,
but
by
and
by
it
swels
more
and
more
;
the
woman
feels
her self
more
light
,
it
is
engendered
and
encreases
swifter
then
the
fleshie
mole
,
or
the
watry
,
and
it
makes
such
a
dissention
of
the
belly
,
as
if
one
were
tearing
it
a
sunder
:
For
the
watery
and
humorous
mole
,
the
signs
are
almost
the
same
;
the
belly
increases
and
swels
by
little
and
little
,
as
the
woman
lies
upon
her
back
,
the
sides
of
her
belly
are
more
swelled
and
distended
then
the
middle
,
or
the
bottom
of
the
belly
,
which
grows
flatter
then
,
by
reason
that
the
water
and
the
humours
fall
down
to
the
sides
of
the
belly
,
moving
up
and
down
on
the
belly
,
as
if
there
were
a
fluctuation
of
water
there
.
This
distinction
is
more
to
be
observed
in
the
watry
mole
,
that
the
flank
and
thighs
are
more
stretched
and
swollen
then
the
humoral
,
because
that
the
waters
flow
thither
oftentimes
,
and
that
which
comes
forth
through
natures
conduite
,
is
as
clear
as
rock
water
,
without
any
ill
savour
:
but
that
which
flows
out
in
the
humoral
distemper
is
more
red
,
like
water
wherein
flesh
hath
been
washed
,
and
is
of
an
ill
savour
.
This
is
also
to
be
marked
in
false
conception
,
that
the
flowers
never
come
down
,
and
the
navel
of
the
mother
advances
it self
little
or
nothing
,
both
which
happen
in
true
conception
.
There
are
besides
these
above
written
,
certain
other
tumours
which
the
women
do
take
for
moles
.
These
occasion
a
rotundity
and
swelling
in
the
belly
,
which
are
not
discovered
till
the
woman
be
opened
,
and
then
there
doth
appear
,
though
the
body
of
the
womb
be
clean
and
neat
,
without
any
thing
contained
in
it
,
at
one
or
both
corners
of
the
womb
,
a
quantity
of
water
,
contained
as
it
were
in
little
bags
;
in
others
are
to
be
seen
a
heap
of
kernels
and
superfluous
flesh
clustered
up
together
in
the
womb
,
which
cause
it
to
swell
.
Yet
in
these
women
it
hath
been
observed
,
that
their
purgations
have
been
very
regular
,
which
hath
been
a
sign
that
the
womb
it self
hath
been
in
good
temper
.
There
is
also
another
excrescency
of
flesh
,
which
may
be
termed
a
pendent
mole
,
The
pendent
mole
.
which
is
a
piece
of
flesh
,
hanging
within
the
inner
neck
of
the
womb
,
which
at
the
place
where
it
is
fastened
,
is
about
a
fingers
breadth
,
still
increasing
bigger
and
bigger
toward
the
bottom
like
a
little
bell
:
This
flesh
hanging
in
the
interior
neck
of
the
womb
,
possesses
the
whole
orifice
of
the
privy
member
,
sometimes
appearing
outward
,
as
big
as
the
fist
,
as
hath
been
observed
in
some
women
.
Of
the
cures
of
all
these
we
shall
treat
in
due
place
.
CHAP.
VI.
How
women
with
childe
ought
to
govern
themselves
.
IN
the
first
place
she
ought
to
chuse
a
temperate
and
wholsome
air
,
neither
too
hot
nor
too
cold
,
nor
in
a
watry
and
damp
place
,
nor
too
subject
to
fogs
or
winds
,
especially
the
South
winde
,
which
is
a
great
enemy
to
women
with
childe
,
causing
oft
times
abortion
in
them
.
The
North
winde
is
also
hurtful
,
engendring
Rhumes
and
Catarrhs
and
Coughs
,
which
do
often
force
a
woman
to
lie
down
before
her
time
.
Likewise
the
winds
which
carry
with
them
evil
odours
and
vapours
,
for
these
being
sucked
with
the
air
into
the
Lungs
,
are
the
cause
of
divers
diseases
.
For
her
diet
Her
Diet.
she
ought
to
chuse
meat
that
breeds
good
and
wholsome
nourishment
,
and
which
breeds
good
juice
,
such
are
meats
that
are
moderately
drie
,
the
quantity
ought
to
be
sufficient
,
both
for
themselves
,
and
for
their
children
,
and
therefore
they
are
to
fast
as
little
as
may
be
,
for
abstinence
unless
upon
good
occasion
renders
the
child
sickly
,
and
tender
,
and
constrains
it
to
be
born
before
its
time
,
to
seek
for
nourishment
,
as
the
over-much
diet
stuffs
it
up
,
or
renders
it
so
big
,
that
it
can
hardly
keep
its
place
.
All
meats
too
cold
,
too
hot
,
and
too
moist
,
are
to
be
avoided
,
as
also
the
use
of
salads
and
spiced
meats
;
and
the
too
much
use
of
salt
meats
,
are
also
forbidden
,
which
will
make
the
childe
to
be
born
without
nails
,
a
sign
of
short
life
.
Her
bread
ought
to
be
good
wheat
,
well
baked
and
levened
.
Her
meats
ought
to
be
Pigeons
,
Turtles
,
Phesants
,
Larks
,
Partrige
,
Veal
,
and
Mutton
.
For
herbs
she
may
use
Lettice
,
Endive
,
Bugloss
,
and
Burrage
,
abstaining
from
raw
Salads
:
for
her
last
course
she
may
be
permitted
to
eat
Pears
,
Marmalad
,
as
also
Cherries
and
Damsons
;
she
must
avoid
all
meats
that
are
diuretick
,
and
provoke
urine
,
or
the
termes
,
and
such
meats
as
are
windy
,
as
Pease
,
and
Beans
.
Of
Longing
.
Yet
because
there
are
some
women
that
have
such
depraved
stomachs
,
by
reason
of
a
certain
salt
and
sower
humor
contained
in
the
membranes
of
the
stomach
,
as
that
they
will
eat
coles
,
chalke
,
ashes
,
cinders
,
and
such
like
trash
,
so
that
it
is
impossible
to
hinder
them
;
to
such
therefore
we
can
only
say
thus
much
,
that
they
ought
to
forbear
as
much
as
in
them
lies
,
assuring
them
that
such
trash
does
not
only
endanger
their
own
health
,
but
the
health
of
the
childe
.
Yet
if
they
cannot
command
that
depraved
appetite
,
let
them
so
provide
,
though
it
be
by
giving
some
small
satisfaction
to
their
depraved
longings
,
that
they
do
not
hasten
any
further
inconvenience
;
for
though
those
strange
meats
be
very
contrary
to
nature
,
yet
the
strange
desire
that
they
have
to
them
,
does
not
a
little
avail
to
the
disgestion
of
them
.
For
her
drink
,
let
it
be
small
Ale
,
though
now
and
then
a
cup
of
pure
wine
does
not
amiss
,
to
comfort
the
stomach
and
the
parts
dedicated
to
generation
.
Her
time
of
sleep
Her
sleeping
.
is
best
in
the
night
,
for
the
concoction
of
those
meates
which
she
hath
eate
in
the
day
time
:
she
must
avoid
,
by
all
meanes
,
the
sleeping
after
dinner
;
she
may
sleep
full
out
nine
houres
;
her
sleeping
beyond
that
time
is
prejudiciall
.
She
may
exercise
Her
exercise
.
her self
moderately
,
for
violent
exercise
loosens
the
Cotyledons
,
through
which
the
Infant
receives
his
nourishment
:
the
riding
in
coaches
is
forbid
especially
,
for
the
last
three
months
.
She
ought
to
avoyd
great
noises
,
Other
precepts
.
as
the
noise
of
Guns
,
or
great
bels
.
Laughing
,
crying
,
if
it
be
immoderate
,
is
extremely
hurtfull
,
as
also
immoderate
anger
.
In
the
first
four
moneths
she
ought
not
to
lye
with
her
husband
,
for
that
shakes
and
moves
the
fruite
of
her
womb
,
and
causes
the
flowers
to
descend
;
she
must
also
abstain
in
the
sixth
and
eight
;
but
in
the
seventh
and
ninth
it
is
not
denyed
,
and
is
thought
to
facilitate
the
delivery
.
She
ought
also
to
keep
her
body
soluble
,
which
if
it
should
come
of
it self
,
she
must
take
loosing
syrups
to
help
nature
;
Assoon
as
ever
they
perceive
themselves
to
be
with
child
,
they
must
lay
a
side
their
busks
,
and
not
straighten
themselves
any
way
,
for
feare
of
hurting
the
fruit
of
their
womb
,
by
not
giving
it
its
full
libertie
of
growth
.
CHAP.
VII
.
How
women
ought
to
govern
themselves
,
in
the
time
of
their
going
with
childe
.
FIrst
,
that
her
breasts
,
Precepts
concerning
the
breasts
.
after
her
delivery
,
may
not
grow
bigge
,
and
swell
over-much
;
as
also
to
a
void
the
danger
of
two
much
blood
,
which
being
converted
into
milke
,
may
chance
to
curd
and
breed
some
disease
in
the
breast
:
Therefore
as
soon
as
she
perceives
her selfe
with
child
,
let
her
cary
about
her
neck
,
a
small
neck-lace
of
gold
,
though
some
do
more
esteem
of
a
neck-lace
of
steel
,
or
a
little
ingot
of
steel
,
to
hang
between
the
two
breasts
:
you
may
also
foment
the
breasts
a
quarter
of
an
hour
every
morning
,
with
the
distilled
waters
of
sage
,
perwincle
,
or
ground-Ivy
,
making
them
first
luke
warme
:
when
the
third
or
fourth
moneth
of
her
time
is
come
,
Concerning
the
belly
.
and
that
she
perceives
the
Infant
begin
to
move
,
about
which
time
the
belly
begins
to
swell
,
and
to
grow
big
,
she
may
swathe
it
with
a
linen
swath-band
,
which
she
may
anoint
with
some
convenient
pommatum
;
this
keeps
the
belly
smooth
,
and
from
wrinkles
,
and
from
hanging
down
like
a
tripe
.
She
may
use
this
liniment
,
or
Pommatum
.
℞
the
gall
of
a
kidd
,
and
of
a
sow
,
of
each
℥
iij.
capon
greass
and
goose
greass
of
each
an
ounce
and
an
halfe
;
cut
these
into
little
peices
,
and
melt
them
in
an
earthen
dish
,
putting
therto
as
much
water
as
will
suffice
to
keep
them
from
burning
;
then
straine
it
through
a
linen
cloath
,
and
afterwards
having
washed
it
in
faire
water
,
untill
it
be
very
white
,
add
to
it
of
the
marrow
of
a
redd
deare
,
about
an
ounce
,
then
wash
it
againe
in
rose
water
,
or
some
other
water
of
a
good
sent
,
and
anoint
the
swath-band
therewith
.
Or
this
,
℞
.
of
the
grease
of
a
dog
,
and
the
fat
of
mutton
,
which
is
about
the
kidnyes
,
of
each
two
ounces
;
the
fat
of
a
whale
,
about
an
ounce
;
oyle
of
sweet
Almonds
,
about
an
ounce
and
a
halfe
;
prepare
the
greases
as
above-said
,
then
mingle
them
with
the
other
things
,
and
wash
them
in
rose
water
,
as
before
.
Some
women
that
are
loath
to
grease
their
bellyes
with
these
oyntments
,
doe
carry
the
skin
of
a
dog
,
or
else
the
outward
and
thin
pilling
of
a
sheeps
skin
;
take
the
skin
of
a
dog
ready
drest
,
for
the
making
of
gloves
;
wash
it
a
good
many
times
in
faire
water
first
,
and
afterward
in
rose
water
,
then
drye
it
in
the
shade
,
and
moisten
it
in
the
foresaid
oyles
.
Take
this
one
more
Liniment
.
℞
.
a
quarter
of
a
pound
of
fresh
butter
,
well
washed
in
faire
Water
;
of
rose
water
,
and
of
oyle
of
sweet
Almonds
,
an
ounce
;
of
the
seed
of
a
a
Whale
,
half
an
ounce
;
melt
these
altogether
,
and
anoint
the
belly
.
These
oyntments
are
to
be
kept
in
a
Galley-pot
,
covered
over
with
rose
water
.
The
woman
having
attained
the
ninth
moneth
of
her
time
,
and
still
continuing
these
oyntments
,
she
may
now
begin
to
use
more
exercise
,
walking
gently
before
dinner
,
for
the
first
twelve
or
fifteen
dayes
of
that
moneth
;
afterwards
she
may
use
a
more
strong
exercise
,
that
is
for
the
eight
or
ten
next
dayes
.
In
the
first
days
of
this
moneth
it
might
not
be
unprofitable
to
be
bathed
in
the
following
decoction
,
for
the
space
of
a
quarter
of
an
houre
,
and
being
afterwards
put
to
bed
,
to
let
her selfe
be
well
rubbed
,
and
afterwards
anoynted
with
some
good
oyntment
all
about
the
navill
,
along
the
Os
sacrum
,
and
the
bone
of
the
small
guts
,
and
all
about
her
hips
and
thighs
.
You
may
use
this
Bath
.
℞
of
Mallows
,
marsh-mallows
,
mother-wort
,
of
each
two
handfuls
;
roots
of
Lillies
,
three
ounces
,
of
Camomil
and
Melilot
flowers
,
of
each
a
good
handful
;
the
seed
of
Line
,
Quinces
,
and
Fenugreek
,
of
each
an
ounce
;
boyl
all
these
in
fair
water
to
make
a
decoction
,
and
for
a
half
bath
.
You
may
use
this
Oyntment
.
℞
Hens
grease
,
three
ounces
,
the
grease
of
a
Duck
,
an
ounce
and
an
halfe
,
oyle
of
Linseed
,
an
ounce
and
an
half
,
fresh
butter
,
two
ounces
;
melt
all
these
together
,
and
then
wash
them
well
,
either
in
pellitorie
water
,
or
in
the
water
of
mugwort
,
adding
thereto
two
ounces
of
the
muscilage
of
Marsh-mallows
.
If
the
woman
all
her
time
doe
complaine
,
that
she
feels
little
or
no
motion
of
the
child
,
let
her
carry
upon
her
navel
this
following
quilt
,
which
will
give
strength
to
the
Infant
.
℞
powder
of
Roses
,
red
Corral
,
Gillow-flowers
,
of
each
three
ounces
and
an
half
,
seed
of
Angelica
,
two
drams
,
Mastick
,
a
dram
and
an
half
,
Ambergrease
,
two
grains
,
Musk
,
one
grain
;
put
all
these
in
a
sack
of
fine
Linen
,
and
quilt
them
together
for
the
use
aforesaid
.
Thus
much
is
to
be
observed
by
women
with
childe
,
that
are
in
health
,
and
have
no
other
diseases
hanging
upon
them
:
but
of
the
other
diseases
incident
to
women
with
childe
,
we
shall
take
a
time
hereafter
to
treat
.
SECT.
V.
CHAP.
I.
Of
Midwifes
.
ALthough
in
these
dayes
there
are
many
unskilful
women
that
take
upon
them
the
knowledge
of
Midwifry
,
barely
upon
the
priviledge
of
their
age
:
yet
there
are
many
things
which
ought
to
be
observed
in
a
Midwife
,
that
they
are
utterly
wanting
of
.
Let
us
therefore
consider
of
the
things
required
in
a
midwife
,
in
relation
both
to
her
person
,
and
her
manners
:
as
for
her
age
,
Her
Age.
she
ought
to
be
neither
too
young
,
nor
too
old
,
in
a
good
habite
of
body
,
and
not
subject
to
diseases
,
not
mishapen
in
any
parts
of
her
body
,
peculiar
in
her
habits
and
in
her
person
;
her
hands
must
be
small
,
with
her
nailes
pared
close
,
without
any
rings
upon
them
,
in
the
time
of
her
duty
,
nor
bracelets
upon
her
wrists
;
she
must
be
cheerfull
,
pleasant
,
strong
,
laborious
,
and
used
to
travaile
;
it
being
required
that
she
should
be
stirring
at
all
hours
,
and
abiding
long
time
together
with
her
patient
.
For
her
manners
,
Her
manners
.
she
ought
to
be
Courteous
,
sober
,
chast
,
not
repining
,
cholerick
,
arrogant
,
or
covetous
,
nor
apt
to
talke
of
what
she
sees
done
in
the
houses
where
she
hath
to
doe
.
Her
Spirit
.
For
her
spirit
,
she
ought
to
be
prudent
,
wary
and
cunning
,
oft
times
to
use
faire
and
flattering
words
.
She
ought
moreover
to
know
,
that
God
hath
given
to
all
things
their
beginnings
,
their
Increasings
,
their
Estate
of
perfection
,
and
declination
:
Therefore
the
said
Midwife
,
nor
any
of
her
assistants
,
must
not
do
any
thing
rashly
,
for
to
precipitate
or
hasten
nature
.
CHAP.
II.
What
ought
to
be
observed
,
when
she
is
neer
the
time
of
her
lying
downe
.
Of
women
near
the
time
of
their
lying
down
.
THe
hour
of
the
womans
Lying
down
approaching
,
the
woman
with
child
ought
to
prepare
her self
in
this
manner
,
she
must
presently
call
her
midwife
and
assistance
to
her
,
it
being
requisite
to
have
them
sooner
then
later
.
Her
Bed
.
She
ought
to
prepare
a
little
bed
,
or
couch
,
of
a
moderate
hight
,
as
well
for
the
convenience
of
the
midwife
,
as
for
the
ease
of
herself
,
and
others
that
shall
be
about
her
to
assist
her
in
her
travell
:
This
must
be
situated
in
a
place
convenient
for
people
to
pass
up
and
downe
,
neere
the
fire
,
and
far
from
doors
:
It
will
be
requisite
for
her
to
have
change
of
linen
,
as
also
a
little
cricket
for
her
to
rest
her
feet
on
,
having
more
force
when
her
feet
are
bowed
.
When
she
findes
her
pains
growing
,
In
the
time
of
travail
what
to
do
.
it
will
be
necessary
for
her
to
walke
leisurely
up
and
down
the
chamber
,
afterwards
she
may
lie
downe
warme
,
and
then
rise
and
walke
againe
,
expecting
the
coming
down
of
her
waters
,
and
the
opening
of
the
womb
.
For
to
keep
herselfe
long
a
bed
,
is
very
troublesome
.
Though
when
she
is
a
bedd
,
notwithstanding
that
she
hath
some
certaine
paines
somtimes
,
yet
she
may
lie
and
rest
herselfe
,
and
now
and
then
take
a
nap
.
By
which
meanes
,
both
the
mother
and
the
Infant
doe
with
greater
strength
endure
their
succeeding
hardship
;
besides
that
,
her
waters
do
come
downe
better
.
If
her
travel
be
long
,
she
may
take
some
broth
or
the
yolk
of
a
poched
egg
,
with
some
bread
,
or
a
cup
of
wine
,
or
distilled
water
;
yet
she
must
have
a
care
left
she
overcharg
her self
,
either
with
meat
or
drink
.
It
is
certain
,
that
all
women
are
not
delivered
alike
;
for
some
lie
in
their
bed
,
others
sit
in
a
chair
,
being
supported
and
held
up
by
others
,
or
else
resting
upon
the
side
of
the
bed
,
or
chair
;
others
upon
their
knees
,
being
upheld
under
their
arms
;
but
the
best
,
and
safest
,
is
to
lie
in
their
beds
;
and
for
her
good
and
convenient
delivery
,
let
the
Midwife
,
and
others
,
observe
what
follows
.
Certain
Rules
.
First
,
the
woman
that
is
in
travail
,
ought
to
be
laid
upon
her
back
,
her
head
being
lifted
up
a
little
higher
,
with
a
pillow
,
having
also
a
pillow
under
her
reins
to
sustain
her
back
;
under
her
buttocks
and
Os
sacrum
,
she
must
have
a
larger
pillow
,
to
raise
them
a
little
,
and
that
her
rump
may
be
elevated
;
for
a
woman
that
lies
low
in
those
parts
,
can
never
be
well
delivered
for
the
avoiding
of
which
,
this
scituation
is
very
convenient
.
Her
thighs
and
knees
must
be
a
good
way
separated
the
one
from
the
other
,
with
her
legs
bowed
and
drawn
up
toward
her
buttocks
,
the
soles
of
her
feet
,
and
her
heels
,
being
fixed
upon
a
boord
,
laid
thwart
the
bed
for
that
purpose
.
Secondly
,
To
some
women
they
doe
use
a
swath-band
,
four
double
,
this
swath-band
must
be
a
foot
broad
,
or
more
;
which
being
put
under
her
reines
,
is
to
be
held
up
streight
,
by
two
persons
standing
on
each
side
,
just
at
the
time
of
her
paines
;
both
of
them
,
at
the
same
instant
,
heaving
up
both
ends
,
with
an
exact
cavenness
;
for
otherwise
,
it
does
more
harme
then
good
.
It
is
also
requisite
,
that
two
of
her
freinds
should
hold
the
upper
part
of
her
shoulders
,
that
she
may
be
able
to
force
out
the
birth
with
more
advantage
;
And
it
will
not
be
amiss
,
for
some
of
her
friends
to
press
the
upper
parts
of
her
belly
,
so
to
thrust
downe
the
infant
,
by
little
and
a
little
,
such
a
soft
compression
,
will
much
facilitate
the
travel
and
give
ease
to
the
womans
paines
.
Thirdly
,
As
for
the
woman
herselfe
she
must
be
of
a
good
heart
,
and
force
her selfe
by
striving
as
much
as
possible
she
can
,
stopping
her
mouth
,
and
keeping
her
breath
,
as
if
she
were
doing
the
ordinary
deeds
of
nature
.
As
for
the
collick
,
if
it
seize
women
in
travaile
,
you
may
read
the
remedies
in
the
following
chapter
.
CHAP.
III.
How
to
expell
the
Collick
from
.
women
in
Childbed
.
There
are
some
women
,
who
at
the
same
instant
that
they
are
in
travaile
,
are
taken
with
fits
of
the
collick
,
which
is
often
caused
by
the
crudities
,
and
indigestions
of
the
stomach
,
which
doe
torment
women
so
extremely
,
that
it
exceeds
the
paine
of
their
travaile
;
and
while
this
paine
lasts
,
a
woman
advances
nothing
toward
the
end
of
her
travaile
,
the
paine
of
travaile
being
hardly
to
be
distinguished
from
it
.
For
her
ease
therefore
,
the
woman
ought
to
take
these
remedies
;
two
ounces
of
oyle
of
sweet
Almonds
,
with
an
ounce
of
Cinnamon-water
,
or
else
some
wind
dispelling
Glyster
,
and
if
the
first
time
suffice
not
,
you
may
reiterate
it
;
sometimes
fomentations
,
that
are
proper
for
the
dispelling
of
winde
,
are
very
necessary
for
this
purpose
.
CHAP.
IV.
How
the
Midwife
may
know
when
the
pains
of
travail
do
seize
a
woman
.
WHen
the
woman
begins
to
cry
out
,
and
hath
sent
for
her
Midwife
,
the
first
thing
that
the
Midwife
is
to
ask
,
is
,
when
she
did
conceive
?
2.
Then
is
she
to
look
diligently
upon
the
belly
of
the
woman
,
and
to
mark
it
well
,
for
if
she
do
behold
the
upper
parts
of
the
belly
sunk
and
hollow
,
and
the
lower
parts
of
the
belly
full
and
big
,
she
may
then
conclude
that
the
child
is
fallen
down
.
3.
She
ought
then
to
ask
her
some
questions
concerning
her
pains
;
for
if
they
be
quick
and
strong
,
beginning
at
the
reins
,
and
sliding
down
all
along
the
belly
,
without
ending
at
the
navel
,
but
still
falling
down
upon
the
groins
,
and
inwardly
at
the
bottom
of
the
belly
,
below
which
is
the
interiour
neck
of
the
womb
,
these
are
certain
signs
that
the
woman
begins
to
be
in
labour
.
4.
But
for
more
certaintie
,
the
midwife
may
put
up
her
hand
,
being
anointed
first
with
fresh
butter
,
and
if
she
perceive
the
interior
neck
of
the
womb
to
dilate
it selfe
,
t
is
a
certaine
signe
that
the
paines
of
childbed
are
upon
the
woman
,
or
if
she
perceive
any
thing
to
push
forwards
,
her
travaile
is
also
undoubtable
.
CHAP.
V.
Of
the
falling
down
of
the
waters
,
a
good
while
before
the
woman
travails
.
There
are
some
women
,
who
have
their
waters
come
from
them
,
a
long
time
before
their
travaile
,
sometimes
twelve
days
,
sometimes
eight
dayes
,
somtimes
six
,
and
sometimes
foure
;
though
the
ordinary
time
be
not
aboue
three
houres
before
her
travaile
:
they
remaining
for
the
most
part
not
above
twenty
four
howers
.
This
is
caused
by
some
ruptures
of
the
membranes
,
where
from
the
beginning
of
the
formation
of
the
child
,
the
humour
is
contained
,
rather
then
by
the
abundance
of
humours
;
and
therefore
though
a
woman
that
hath
abundance
,
and
that
the
membranes
containing
them
,
are
so
strong
that
they
wil
not
breake
suddaine
,
though
the
woman
shall
not
travail
till
they
breake
,
yet
the
midwife
ought
not
to
break
them
,
but
rather
hold
the
woman
over
a
vessel
of
warme
water
,
and
also
use
some
softening
linniment
,
to
soften
the
membranes
,
that
so
the
mother
straining
the
head
or
other
member
of
the
child
,
may
breake
them
more
easily
.
But
for
those
women
that
have
these
evacuations
so
long
before
they
travaile
,
they
must
refraine
going
into
the
aire
,
for
feare
of
injuring
themselves
,
the
passages
being
open
;
for
though
the
air
cannot
hinder
the
childe
from
coming
forth
,
by
reason
of
its
weight
,
yet
oft
times
getting
within
the
secondine
,
it
not
onely
streightens
the
vessels
,
and
mouthes
of
the
veines
,
that
are
at
the
bottom
of
the
womb
,
but
also
causes
several
convulsions
,
to
the
great
danger
of
the
woman
:
but
it
is
an
easie
thing
to
remedy
these
accidents
,
by
keeping
close
in
her
chamber
,
having
also
a
special
regard
to
distinguish
,
whether
they
be
the
waters
of
the
birth
,
or
any
Hydropick
humour
of
the
Matrix
.
CHAP.
VI.
What
the
Midwife
ought
to
do
in
time
of
travaile
.
THe
Midwife
seeing
the
birth
come
naturally
,
the
pains
now
coming
thicker
and
thicker
,
the
womb
also
opening
to
be
delivered
of
its
burthen
,
and
the
endeavours
of
the
childe
being
seen
to
come
forth
;
The
Midwife
must
now
encourage
her
patient
,
admonishing
her
to
shut
her
mouth
,
and
to
hold
her
breath
,
and
to
strein
and
endeavour
with
her
lower
parts
;
Neither
ought
the
Midwife
be
too
hasty
,
either
to
widen
or
force
the
passage
of
the
Infant
,
or
to
break
the
membranes
,
but
to
stay
till
the
membranes
do
burst
of
their
own
accord
.
And
here
is
to
be
noted
,
Note
.
the
ignorance
of
some
women
,
who
for
haste
to
be
gone
to
other
women
,
do
tear
the
membranes
with
their
nail
,
to
the
danger
,
both
of
the
woman
,
and
of
the
childe
,
which
then
remains
dry
,
without
that
moisture
which
makes
the
passages
slippery
;
which
must
of
necessity
augment
the
pain
of
the
woman
.
When
the
head
comes
forth
of
the
womb
,
the
Midwife
must
take
it
gently
between
her
two
hands
,
and
then
when
the
pains
increase
,
slipping
down
her
hands
under
the
arm-holes
,
gently
drawing
forth
the
Infant
,
yet
staying
her
hand
always
,
but
when
the
pains
come
upon
the
woman
.
This
must
be
done
with
a
very
delicate
and
tender
hand
,
lest
the
child
,
by
any
rude
or
harsh
handling
,
should
receive
any
deformed
shape
of
body
.
When
the
child
is
come
into
the
world
,
which
is
commonly
with
his
face
downward
,
it
must
be
suddenly
turned
upon
his
back
,
lest
it
should
be
stifled
for
want
of
air
.
Then
let
her
cut
the
navel-string
,
leaving
the
length
of
four
fingers
,
tying
it
with
a
silk
thread
,
as
near
the
belly
as
may
be
:
Which
done
,
the
childe
if
it
be
well
,
may
be
laid
aside
,
only
care
must
be
had
,
that
the
head
and
the
stomach
be
well
covered
,
and
that
nothing
come
upon
his
face
.
CHAP.
VII
.
How
to
draw
forth
the
Secondines
.
THis
childe
being
thus
drawn
forth
,
and
in
safety
,
the
midwife
must
now
apply
her selfe
to
the
drawing
out
of
the
secondines
,
which
must
be
don
by
wagging
and
stirring
them
up
and
down
,
and
then
gently
drawing
them
forth
,
causing
the
woman
to
take
salt
in
both
her
hands
,
and
to
shut
them
close
,
and
then
to
blow
in
them
,
whereby
you
shall
know
whether
they
be
broken
or
noe
:
it
may
be
done
also
by
causing
her
to
put
one
finger
in
her
mouth
,
to
provoke
a
desire
of
vomiting
,
or
else
by
stirring
,
as
when
she
is
doing
the
ordinary
deeds
of
nature
,
or
as
nature
it selfe
constrained
her
to
doe
,
before
the
head
of
the
child
was
come
forth
.
All
this
must
be
don
speedily
;
yet
if
this
be
not
sufficient
,
she
may
take
the
yolke
of
an
egg
raw
,
or
she
may
take
a
small
draught
of
raw
elder-water
,
or
you
may
cause
her
to
smell
to
a
peice
of
Assa
Foetida
.
If
she
be
troubled
with
winde
collicks
,
or
have
taken
cold
,
which
often
times
doth
breed
wind
,
which
is
a
great
hinderance
to
the
coming
forth
of
the
secondines
.
The
Midwife
ought
to
chafe
the
womans
belly
with
her
hand
,
which
does
not
only
breake
the
wind
,
but
causes
the
secondine
to
come
downe
.
If
this
failes
the
midwife
may
with
her
hand
dilate
the
exterior
orifice
of
the
womb
,
drawing
it
forth
gently
and
by
degrees
.
CHAP.
VIII
.
What
may
be
given
to
a
woman
in
travaile
.
In
the
first
place
hot
and
violent
remedies
are
to
be
avoyded
,
Hot
things
to
be
avoided
.
but
in
cases
of
great
necessitie
;
for
it
many
times
happens
that
they
are
the
cause
of
dangerous
fevers
.
Two
other
things
are
also
very
dangerovs
to
a
woman
in
Travaile
too
much
repletion
,
As
also
emptiness
and
fulness
.
and
too
much
emptiness
,
for
the
stomack
of
a
woman
with
child
doth
not
digest
her
meat
in
so
short
a
time
as
women
that
are
not
with
child
doe
;
Therfore
the
midwife
ought
to
informe
her self
how
long
it
was
since
she
eat
,
and
in
what
quantitie
;
and
if
it
were
long
since
she
did
eate
,
and
that
she
grow
feeble
.
they
may
give
in
the
intermissions
of
her
paines
some
warme
cherishing
and
cordial
broths
,
or
the
yolke
of
a
potched
egg
.
if
her
travaile
endure
long
;
then
to
strengthen
her
and
comfort
her
,
she
may
take
a
draught
of
Cinamon
water
,
not
exceeding
an
ounce
,
or
at
twice
a
dram
of
the
confection
of
Alkermes
;
dissolved
in
two
spoonfulls
of
Claret
wine
;
and
not
more
then
one
of
these
three
things
.
For
if
they
take
too
much
,
as
is
before
said
,
it
causes
fevers
,
and
heats
the
whole
body
,
of
which
follows
many
inconveniences
;
for
it
stopps
the
purgations
,
of
which
many
strange
diseases
ensue
.
CHAP.
IX
.
How
to
put
the
Womb
again
in
its
place
.
SOme
women
newly
brought
to
bed
,
are
many
times
afflicted
with
greater
paines
,
then
those
of
their
travaile
,
by
reason
that
the
womb
is
not
well
put
into
its
place
,
or
if
it
have
,
the
swath-band
being
loose
,
it
is
apt
to
roule
upwards
in
the
belly
.
This
happens
to
women
that
are
not
well
purged
after
their
deliverie
;
for
remedie
hereof
,
having
put
the
matrix
right
into
its
place
,
roule
up
two
linen
swathes
,
pretty
hard
,
bringing
them
also
round
the
hipps
;
then
take
whites
of
eggs
,
beaten
,
and
a
dram
of
Pepper
in
pouder
,
which
being
spread
upon
Toe
,
is
to
be
applyed
warme
to
the
navil
;
then
let
the
bellie
be
well
swathed
;
this
is
the
only
remedy
to
ease
the
paine
.
CHAP.
X.
Against
the
extreme
loss
of
blood
,
which
happen
to
women
,
immediately
after
their
delivery
.
THere
are
many
women
who
immediately
after
their
delivery
,
doe
suffer
great
losse
of
blood
,
which
proceeds
from
a
great
plenitude
,
or
fullness
,
or
by
reason
that
in
their
travaile
,
they
took
too
many
hot
and
corosive
medicines
,
or
by
streining
themselves
too
hard
,
over-heated
the
blood
,
so
that
after
travaile
,
it
runs
from
them
in
great
quantitie
.
To
remedie
this
,
the
woman
ought
to
take
often
a
small
quantitie
of
wine
,
in
a
spoon
,
and
if
the
weakness
be
much
,
let
her
mix
half
a
dramme
of
Alkermes
,
with
a
draught
of
wine
,
and
take
care
that
she
be
well
swathed
upward
;
for
that
presses
downe
and
streightens
the
vessels
,
and
hinders
the
violent
flux
:
give
her
also
the
yolke
of
an
egg
to
take
,
for
that
recalls
the
natural
heat
to
the
stomach
,
which
was
dispersed
through
the
whole
.
It
would
be
necessary
also
,
to
spread
a
long
the
reines
of
the
woman
,
and
all
along
the
back-bone
,
by
reason
of
the
hollow
veine
,
a
napkin
dipt
in
Oxicrat
,
or
water
mingled
with
vinigre
.
You
may
also
lay
upon
each
groin
,
a
skeine
of
raw
silk
moistened
in
cold
water
.
Take
also
of
that
well
tempered
earth
,
of
which
they
make
the
floor
of
an
oven
,
and
steep
it
in
strong
vinigre
,
then
spread
it
upon
a
linnen
cloath
,
and
lay
it
upon
the
reines
;
this
moderates
the
heat
of
the
blood
,
and
stoppes
the
violent
flux
of
it
.
Great
care
must
be
also
had
,
that
all
the
while
the
Blood
comes
from
her
,
she
do
not
sleep
,
for
many
times
they
are
taken
away
in
that
weakeness
when
the
people
thinke
they
doe
not
take
their
rest
,
but
when
you
see
this
great
flux
moderated
,
you
may
take
away
the
astringent
medicines
by
little
and
little
,
that
so
the
blood
may
cease
running
by
degrees
,
lest
any
bloud
should
be
retained
that
may
chance
to
doe
mischeife
.
CHAP.
XI
.
What
is
to
be
done
to
a
woman
,
presently
after
her
delivery
.
PResently
after
a
woman
is
delivered
if
she
have
had
a
sore
travail
,
they
ought
to
cast
her
into
the
skin
of
a
sheep
flead
alive
,
and
put
about
her
reins
as
hot
as
may
be
;
Upon
her
belly
also
lay
the
skin
of
a
Hare
flead
alive
,
having
cut
the
throat
of
it
afterwards
,
and
rubbed
the
skin
with
the
bloud
,
which
is
to
be
clapt
as
warm
as
may
be
to
her
belly
.
This
closes
up
the
dilatations
made
by
the
birth
,
and
chases
from
those
parts
the
ill
and
melancholly
bloud
.
These
remedies
are
to
be
kept
on
two
hours
in
Winter
,
and
one
hour
in
Summer
.
After
this
swath
the
woman
with
a
napkin
about
a
quarter
of
a
yard
large
,
having
before
chafed
the
belly
with
oyl
of
St
John's
wort
.
Then
raise
up
the
Matrix
with
a
linen
cloth
many
times
folded
,
then
with
a
little
pillow
about
a
quarter
of
a
yard
long
,
cover
her
flanks
,
then
use
the
swath
,
beginning
a
little
above
the
hanches
,
yet
rather
higher
then
lower
,
winding
it
pretty
tight
.
Lay
also
warm
cloaths
upon
the
nipples
,
letting
alone
those
remedies
which
are
proper
for
the
driving
back
of
the
milk
,
which
are
not
so
soon
to
be
applied
,
for
the
body
is
now
all
in
a
commotion
,
and
there
is
neither
vein
,
nor
artery
which
doth
not
beat
,
wherfore
those
remedies
that
chase
away
the
milk
,
being
all
dissolving
,
therefore
it
is
not
proper
to
put
such
medicines
upon
the
breast
during
that
commotion
,
for
sear
that
those
medicines
,
should
make
a
stop
of
any
thing
hurtful
in
those
parts
,
and
therefore
it
is
better
to
give
ten
,
or
twelve
hours
for
the
bloud
to
settle
in
;
as
also
for
that
which
was
cast
upon
the
Lungs
by
the
agitation
of
travail
,
to
distil
down
again
into
its
place
.
You
may
also
make
a
restrictive
of
the
white
and
yellow
of
an
egg
beaten
togeiher
,
with
an
ounce
of
oyl
of
St
John's
wort
,
and
an
ounce
of
oyl
of
roses
,
an
ounce
of
rose
water
,
and
an
ounce
of
plantine
water
,
beat
all
these
together
very
well
;
in
this
you
may
dip
a
linen
cloath
folded
double
,
and
apply
it
without
warming
of
it
to
the
breasts
,
this
comforts
and
eases
the
pains
of
that
part
.
She
must
not
sleep
presently
,
but
a
matter
of
four
hours
after
her
delivery
,
you
may
give
her
some
nourishing
broth
or
candle
,
and
then
if
she
will
she
may
sleep
.
CHAP.
XII
.
Of
women
that
have
a
great
deal
of
bloud
,
and
purge
not
,
neither
in
their
travail
nor
after
.
SOme
women
have
great
superfluity
of
bloud
,
and
yet
purge
not
at
all
,
neither
in
their
travail
,
nor
afterwards
;
to
which
if
remedies
be
not
applied
,
the
women
do
run
great
hazards
and
dangers
in
their
lying
in
,
great
suffocations
of
the
matrix
,
and
continual
feavers
;
this
may
be
remedied
,
being
first
enformed
of
their
natural
disposition
afore
they
were
with
child
;
knowing
that
when
they
had
their
purgations
,
they
had
them
in
great
quantity
,
and
for
a
good
while
together
,
as
also
when
they
came
,
being
a
gross
and
thick
bloud
;
and
therefore
seeing
that
now
they
do
not
purge
in
great
quantity
,
and
that
they
have
divers
unquietnesses
,
weaknesses
of
the
stomach
,
and
pains
of
the
head
;
wherefore
you
may
give
her
in
the
morning
,
a
little
syrrup
of
Maiden-hair
,
and
Hysop
water
mingled
together
,
and
syrrup
of
Wormwood
,
with
White-wine
,
in
their
broths
you
may
boyl
Jacines
and
opening
herbs
,
keeping
the
belly
soluble
with
Glysters
,
they
must
eat
no
solid
meat
,
she
must
be
well
chafed
from
the
groines
down
to
the
very
ankle-bone
,
alwayes
stroaking
and
carrying
the
hand
downward
;
bloud
letting
also
in
the
foot
in
the
morning
is
not
amiss
,
as
also
some
fumigation
,
that
Cleanses
the
matrix
,
and
draws
downe
the
blood
;
yet
care
must
be
had
,
that
these
last
remedies
be
not
used
before
the
Matrix
be
put
into
its
place
,
for
feare
that
these
remedies
should
draw
it
down
too
low
,
but
about
eight
or
ten
days
after
the
Matrix
was
put
into
its
place
;
for
cleansing
the
matrix
,
you
may
use
this
receit
.
Take
Pellitory
,
Sanicle
,
Camomile
,
Melilot
,
greene
Balm
,
red
Balme
,
whit
Mulleine
,
Mallowes
,
Marsh-mallowes
,
Betony
,
Margeram
,
Nipp
,
March
,
Violets
,
Mugwort
,
take
of
each
a
like
quantitie
,
and
cut
them
small
,
and
let
them
boyle
in
a
new
pot
,
with
three
pints
of
good
white
wine
,
let
the
woman
take
the
fume
of
this
receite
three
times
in
a
day
;
if
she
have
any
gross
blood
in
the
matrix
,
it
will
undoubtedly
bring
it
down
:
You
may
also
chafe
the
womans
belly
with
oyle
of
violets
,
this
helpes
the
purgations
being
once
dissolved
.
The
reason
why
this
thick
blood
stayes
in
these
partes
,
is
,
because
the
woman
having
it
before
she
was
with
child
,
the
heate
of
the
womb
when
she
is
with
Child
redoubling
,
thickens
it
more
,
so
that
when
she
comes
to
lye
down
,
it
cannot
flow
,
so
that
it
is
to
be
taken
away
as
much
as
may
be
with
the
aforesaid
reasons
.
Mollifying
fomentations
are
also
proper
for
this
purpose
,
while
the
woman
sits
over
the
fumigation
.
CHAP.
XIII
.
For
those
who
have
but
a
little
blood
.
THose
women
that
have
but
little
bloud
,
ought
not
to
live
in
their
beds
as
those
who
have
a
great
deal
.
They
out
to
take
good
nourishment
in
a
little
quantity
.
As
eggs
well
boyled
in
the
shell
in
a
morning
:
The
juyce
of
Mutton
and
Veal
squeezed
out
,
and
Mutton
broth
,
and
all
these
being
mingled
together
,
nourish
very
much
,
and
make
very
good
bloud
,
as
also
Pigeons
,
Partridg
,
Mutton
,
Quaile
,
and
such
other
meats
good
for
the
stomach
.
CHAP.
XIV
.
What
is
to
be
done
to
the
Infant
.
THe
Midwife
having
tied
up
the
Navel
string
,
as
is
beforesaid
,
she
ought
next
to
cleanse
the
Infant
not
only
in
the
face
,
but
also
over
the
whole
body
;
anointing
the
groins
,
hips
,
buttocks
,
thighs
,
and
joynts
with
oyl
of
sweet
Almonds
or
fresh
Butter
,
this
makes
the
skin
more
firm
,
shuts
up
the
pores
of
the
skin
,
so
that
the
exteriour
air
cannot
come
to
hurt
it
,
and
besides
this
,
it
strengthens
all
the
parts
of
the
bodie
.
It
would
not
be
amiss
to
make
a
bath
or
decoction
of
Roses
and
Sage
in
Wine
,
and
with
that
to
wash
the
Infant
every
morning
.
After
the
Infant
is
thus
well
anointed
,
and
after
that
well
dried
and
wrapped
up
,
you
may
give
to
the
Infant
a
little
Sack
and
Suger
in
a
spoon
,
or
else
the
quantity
of
a
pease
bigness
of
Mithridate
or
Treacle
dissolved
in
wine
,
with
a
little
Carduus
water
.
CHAP.
XV.
How
to
govern
women
in
Child-bed
.
THere
is
great
difference
in
the
governing
women
,
in
Childbed
,
for
she
that
thinks
to
order
,
an
ordinarie
labouring
,
or
countrie
woman
,
like
a
person
of
qualitie
,
kills
her
;
and
she
that
thinks
to
govern
a
person
of
qualitie
like
an
ordinarie
Countrie-woman
,
does
the
same
to
her
:
for
the
stomack
and
Constitution
of
the
one
is
tender
,
and
weake
,
and
the
Constitution
and
stomack
of
the
other
strong
,
and
lustie
;
which
will
not
be
satisfyed
with
ordinary
viands
,
for
if
you
give
to
one
of
these
strong
stomachs
presently
after
their
delivery
,
any
strong
broth
or
eggs
,
or
a
draught
of
milke
,
are
like
mills
that
allways
grind
and
empty
as
fast
as
they
pour
in
,
and
that
that
gives
one
woman
,
a
feaver
,
keeps
another
from
it
;
and
therfore
women
in
Childbed
are
to
be
governed
by
their
several
constitutions
.
As
for
women
that
are
delicate
,
and
have
been
accustomed
to
live
delicately
,
greater
care
must
be
taken
of
them
,
giving
them
meats
that
breed
good
nourishment
,
and
do
not
clog
the
stomach
,
forbearing
also
to
give
her
those
meats
to
which
she
has
too
great
a
dislike
,
agreeing
to
her
humour
,
provided
that
the
meats
which
she
loves
be
not
hurtful
,
and
giving
her
for
the
first
eight
days
of
her
lying
in
,
boyled
meats
rather
then
rosted
,
as
gellies
,
&c.
the
juyce
of
Veal
or
Capon
,
but
not
mutton
,
it
being
too
feverish
,
giving
her
to
drink
barly
water
,
or
else
water
boyled
,
wherein
is
boyled
a
dram
of
Cinamon
to
every
pint
,
and
two
ounces
of
sugar
dissolved
,
or
if
she
do
not
love
sugar
,
Coriander
seed
water
,
if
she
drink
wine
,
let
it
be
two
thirds
of
water
to
one
third
of
wine
,
giving
her
in
the
morning
White
wine
,
and
in
the
afternoon
Claret
,
taking
care
of
eating
any
thing
that
may
breed
any
crudities
,
she
may
also
take
at
the
discretion
of
those
about
her
,
Almond
milk
now
and
then
.
There
are
some
women
that
cannot
be
kept
from
sleeping
,
and
others
that
cannot
sleep
at
all
.
It
will
not
be
amiss
to
give
to
those
that
cannot
sleep
,
French
barly
water
;
the
way
to
make
it
well
,
is
to
let
it
boyl
well
,
and
to
take
the
broth
without
streining
it
;
neither
ought
it
to
be
taken
after
the
eight
dayes
are
past
,
by
reason
that
it
nourishes
exceedingly
,
and
does
not
a
little
obstruct
the
Liver
.
CHAP.
XVI
.
Of
the
bathings
that
a
woman
is
to
use
for
the
first
eight
dayes
of
her
lying
in
.
TAke
a
good
handful
of
old
or
new
Chervil
,
and
boyl
it
in
a
sufficient
quantity
of
water
,
then
taking
it
from
the
fire
,
add
to
it
a
spoonful
of
Mel
Rosatum
,
or
hony
of
Roses
,
this
draws
down
the
purgations
,
clenses
and
heals
the
parts
.
The
herb
it self
may
serve
for
a
fomentation
,
to
take
away
any
inflamation
.
There
are
some
that
use
milk
to
the
purpose
aforesaid
,
affirming
that
it
is
a
great
asswager
of
the
pain
;
but
that
having
been
proved
by
others
,
hath
been
observed
rather
to
engender
filth
,
then
to
be
any
way
a
clearer
,
by
reason
that
the
sharp
humour
causes
it
to
curdle
.
CHAP.
XVII
.
How
a
woman
ought
to
govern
her self
,
in
case
a
woman
be
to
be
delivered
of
two
children
.
THe
travaile
of
a
woman
bringing
forth
two
Infants
is
more
tedious
,
and
it
many
times
happens
,
that
one
of
the
children
comes
forth
very
well
,
and
the
other
comes
forth
very
scurvily
;
And
this
is
certain
,
that
that
which
comes
forth
first
,
is
always
the
strongest
,
having
the
power
to
goe
before
the
other
,
and
to
break
the
membranes
that
enveloped
it
.
And
ofttimes
while
the
second
is
born
,
the
other
remaines
behinde
wrapt
in
such
membranes
as
the
former
was
,
so
that
it
remaines
a
good
space
behind
the
other
,
somtimes
two
houres
,
and
yet
it
hath
bin
very
well
borne
.
Now
knowing
that
,
that
which
came
first
was
the
stronger
,
it
would
not
be
amiss
to
assist
the
other
in
coming
forth
,
by
breaking
the
membranes
that
contain
the
waters
,
and
if
that
faile
,
by
giving
strong
Glysters
to
excite
the
paine
;
which
were
it
not
many
times
done
,
the
child
would
never
be
able
to
endure
the
paine
of
coming
into
the
world
,
by
reason
of
its
extraordinary
weaknes
;
which
is
so
great
somtimes
,
that
the
bone
of
the
forehead
is
devided
,
and
separated
down
to
the
nose
;
although
the
Infant
being
born
,
it
joynes
together
againe
,
and
the
Infant
does
very
well
,
which
if
it
happen
,
you
must
have
a
great
care
,
to
bind
some
kind
of
soft
pillow
upon
the
place
,
that
the
aire
may
not
enter
in
.
If
the
second
Child
come
forth
ill
,
you
must
not
delay
to
breake
the
membranes
,
and
to
draw
the
Infant
gently
out
by
the
feet
,
for
having
used
all
its
endeavour
to
come
forth
,
to
keep
it
there
,
or
to
prolong
the
travaile
any
longer
,
is
more
dangerous
then
profitable
;
sometimes
two
come
so
suddainely
the
one
after
the
other
,
that
there
seemes
to
be
but
one
deliverie
of
both
,
there
being
but
a
little
membrane
that
separates
them
;
In
this
case
holding
the
first
,
you
must
cut
the
navel
string
,
and
bind
it
about
,
and
tye
it
about
the
Hipp
,
while
they
draw
forth
the
other
Infant
,
which
by
a
longer
stay
would
be
much
weakened
.
CHAP.
XVIII
.
Of
the
danger
that
a
woman
hath
,
to
purge
her selfe
for
the
first
days
of
her
lying
in
.
IT
is
an
ordinary
thing
for
women
that
lye
in
,
by
reason
of
their
bed
,
to
loose
the
benefit
of
their
bellyes
,
which
hinders
the
evacuation
of
their
milke
,
which
causes
fevers
,
by
sending
gross
vapours
to
the
head
,
yet
can
they
not
bee
freed
by
any
purgation
taken
in
at
the
mouth
,
but
it
would
be
much
to
the
purpose
to
take
pertinent
Glisters
which
hinder
the
foresaid
evills
,
causing
their
breasts
to
become
full
,
and
to
be
come
stiff
,
taking
them
as
ocasion
requires
,
once
in
two
or
three
dayes
.
There
are
some
unskilfull
women
,
that
not
understanding
the
ill
consequences
which
may
follow
,
who
doe
give
Sene
to
women
in
the
first
days
of
their
lying
in
;
of
which
some
have
bin
very
ill
,
and
others
have
dyed
.
For
nature
is
now
weakned
,
by
the
travaile
,
and
while
it
is
labouring
to
restore
the
body
to
its
former
Estate
,
is
not
to
be
disturbed
with
violent
purgations
.
And
therfore
Glisters
are
always
most
proper
.
Neither
are
laxative
broths
,
nor
the
broth
of
prunes
,
nor
baked
apples
fasting
for
these
things
doe
engender
wind
,
but
rather
some
good
suppositories
would
be
more
usefull
.
CHAP.
XIX
.
Of
the
second
washing
for
women
.
THe
second
washing
for
women
ought
to
be
with
Province
roses
,
put
into
little
baggs
and
boyld
in
water
and
wine
,
of
each
a
like
proportion
;
and
this
to
be
done
for
the
second
eight
dayes
.
CHAP.
XX.
What
is
to
be
done
to
Infants
,
assoon
as
they
are
born
.
IT
is
an
approved
Maxime
,
that
as
soon
as
a
child
is
born
,
you
ought
to
give
it
a
spoonfull
of
pure
wine
,
for
that
assists
and
helps
the
child
to
regaine
its
spirits
.
Another
advantage
is
this
,
that
the
wine
cutts
the
flegme
which
the
Child
has
in
its
throat
;
besides
the
spirits
of
the
wind
rising
up
to
the
head
comforts
,
and
strengthens
it
;
and
them
less
subject
to
be
drunk
;
it
hinders
them
also
from
the
Epilepsie
,
which
proceeds
from
the
debilitie
of
the
braine
.
This
being
done
,
and
the
Mother
fully
delivered
,
you
must
tie
the
Navel
Veine
with
a
silk
well
twisted
,
and
many
times
doubled
,
and
if
there
be
any
blood
in
the
veine
,
you
must
be
sure
to
emptie
it
,
for
feare
if
it
should
be
left
,
it
should
turne
into
corruption
;
then
it
must
be
well
dryed
with
pouder
of
rotten
wood
:
you
must
tye
it
,
two
fingers
breadth
from
the
belly
,
and
leave
it
long
,
three
fingers
breadths
above
the
tying
place
,
and
if
it
be
fatt
,
you
must
close
it
over
and
aboue
,
that
the
veine
may
be
well
closed
,
then
wind
the
string
twice
about
it
,
knitting
as
many
knots
;
but
if
the
child
be
come
a
fore
its
time
,
you
need
not
tye
it
so
strong
for
feare
of
cutting
it
with
the
silke
;
but
if
the
Navel
veine
be
full
of
water
and
wind
,
you
ought
then
,
having
tyed
it
one
time
and
wrapt
a
linnen
cloth
about
the
end
of
it
,
which
is
still
to
be
held
upward
,
to
uncover
it
againe
,
about
half
an
hour
after
,
and
then
to
tye
it
and
wrap
it
about
againe
,
still
keeping
the
end
up
for
feare
,
that
if
the
veine
were
not
fully
closed
,
that
there
might
be
some
danger
in
the
bleeding
.
Some
people
give
to
the
Infant
Treacle
dissolved
in
wine
;
but
this
must
be
don
warily
in
a
very
small
quantitie
,
and
that
not
commonly
neither
.
The
Infant
must
be
washed
with
water
and
wine
luke
warm
,
to
clense
it
;
After
wards
wash
the
face
,
as
also
chafe
the
throate
,
the
Armes
and
hands
,
with
oyle
of
wallnuts
,
drawn
without
fire
,
which
some
say
will
keep
them
from
sunburning
,
then
put
one
hand
upon
the
bone
of
the
forehead
,
and
another
upon
the
bone
called
the
Coronal
bone
,
and
softly
close
up
the
gap
which
was
made
during
the
time
of
travaile
,
closing
also
the
suture
one
against
another
exactly
;
then
gently
put
your
finger
under
the
tongue
,
to
see
if
the
Infant
have
the
string
or
no
;
and
if
it
have
,
it
may
be
clipt
away
with
the
poynt
of
a
paire
of
sharp
cizers
,
without
danger
There
are
some
that
thinke
they
can
shape
the
head
and
nose
of
a
child
as
if
it
were
of
wax
.
But
let
such
take
notice
that
have
flat
nosed
Children
,
rather
to
let
the
nose
alone
,
then
by
squeezing
and
closing
it
too
much
,
to
render
the
nose
obstructed
;
for
that
compressing
the
Gristles
of
the
nose
renders
the
child
liable
either
to
speake
alway
in
the
nose
,
or
to
lose
his
smelling
,
There
are
some
children
that
are
borne
with
their
noses
awry
,
for
the
help
of
which
you
may
with
your
finger
moystened
in
fair
water
,
gently
stroke
the
nose
,
but
lay
no
stress
upon
it
.
That
happens
by
reason
that
the
nose
of
the
child
lights
upon
some
bone
of
the
Mother
as
it
was
comming
into
the
world
.
CHAP.
XXI
.
Of
the
last
washing
for
Women
.
THe
last
washing
for
women
,
is
to
be
for
four
days
,
with
Province
Roses
boyled
in
wine
and
Myrrh-water
.
CHAP.
XXII
.
Of
an
Astringent
for
Women
when
they
shall
have
occasion
.
Take
Galls
,
Cypress
nuts
,
and
Pomgranate
flowers
,
Roch
Alome
,
of
each
two
ounces
,
Province
Roses
,
four
ounces
,
knot
grass
,
a
good
Handfull
;
the
rind
of
Cassia
,
the
rind
of
Pomegranates
,
Scarlet
berries
,
of
each
three
ounces
,
the
nature
or
sperm
of
a
whale
,
one
ounce
,
Rose
water
,
Myrrh
water
,
and
Burnet
water
,
of
each
an
ounce
and
a
half
,
wine
and
water
of
a
smiths
forge
,
of
each
four
ounces
,
and
a
half
,
then
make
two
little
baggs
about
a
quarter
of
a
yard
long
,
and
half
a
quarter
of
a
yard
broad
,
then
boyle
all
these
in
the
foresaid
water
in
a
new
pot
,
using
the
baggs
one
after
another
as
occasion
serveth
.
CHAP.
XXIII
.
To
make
searcloaths
for
women
.
TAke
white
wax
,
halfe
apound
,
the
sperme
of
a
whale
,
and
venice
turpentine
,
well
washed
in
rose
water
,
plantaine
water
,
of
each
an
ounce
and
a
halfe
,
then
melt
all
these
together
,
then
mingle
with
them
an
ounce
of
venice
white
Lead
,
then
order
you
your
cloth
as
you
please
,
making
some
for
the
bellie
,
and
some
for
the
nipples
,
having
first
rubbed
it
over
with
oyle
of
Acorns
,
or
the
sperme
of
a
whale
.
CHAP.
XXIV
.
To
cleanse
a
woman
before
she
rises
.
TAke
bitter
Almonds
and
peel
them
,
make
thereof
a
past
with
the
powder
of
Iris
and
the
yolk
of
eggs
,
and
put
it
in
a
little
bagg
of
Tammy
,
and
temper
it
within
the
bag
,
with
black
wine
luke-warm
,
and
afterwards
use
it
upon
the
places
where
the
sear-clothes
have
been
laid
,
then
wash
the
places
with
black
wine
mingled
with
orange
flower
.
CHAP.
XXV
.
How
a
woman
lying
in
of
her
first
child
,
may
avoid
the
gripings
of
her
belly
.
THere
are
some
women
lying
in
of
their
first
childe
,
who
are
troubled
much
with
gripings
in
the
belly
,
and
these
women
commonly
endure
pains
when
their
terms
come
down
,
by
reason
of
the
smalness
of
the
veins
which
conveigh
the
bloud
into
the
Matrix
;
such
women
have
griping
in
their
bellies
when
they
lie
in
of
their
first
child
,
which
other
women
are
not
troubled
with
,
by
reason
that
they
have
larger
vessels
;
yet
although
they
have
them
not
in
their
first
lying
in
,
it
would
not
be
amiss
to
use
some
proper
remedies
,
that
so
they
may
be
never
troubled
with
them
,
which
if
they
receive
not
at
their
first
lying
in
,
they
will
be
uncapable
of
receiving
them
ever
after
,
for
though
they
may
take
remedies
afterwards
to
lessen
the
pain
,
yet
they
can
never
cure
it
wholly
.
Now
that
which
is
ordinarily
done
to
women
is
as
soon
as
ever
they
are
brought
to
bed
,
is
to
give
them
two
ounces
of
oyl
of
sweet
Almonds
drawn
without
fire
,
with
two
ounces
of
syrrup
of
Maiden-hair
;
t
is
true
this
is
good
to
make
her
purgations
part
away
,
but
not
to
remedy
the
griping
.
Some
there
are
that
do
take
two
drops
of
the
bloud
which
comes
out
of
the
navel-string
of
the
Infant
,
and
give
it
mingled
to
the
woman
in
the
foresaid
syrrups
,
though
there
is
much
fault
to
be
found
with
this
by
reason
of
the
nastiness
of
it
.
Others
do
boyl
a
white
Chicken
,
in
the
which
they
do
put
two
ounces
of
Sugar
,
a
dram
of
fine
Cinamon
,
half
a
Nutmeg
grated
,
two
or
three
Dates
,
five
or
six
Cloves
,
the
Fowl
being
boyled
,
you
may
put
into
it
a
small
quantity
of
Claret
,
then
boyl
it
altogether
again
,
letting
it
boyl
till
the
Fowl
be
well
soaked
,
then
strain
it
,
and
give
it
to
the
woman
as
soon
as
she
is
laid
down
;
for
want
of
a
white
Hen
you
may
take
a
Pigeon
,
or
a
red
Partridg
for
want
of
either
;
Onely
take
heed
to
give
her
this
if
she
be
feverish
,
because
it
is
something
hot
.
The
seed
of
Savory
taken
in
warm
broth
is
very
good
,
and
it
is
also
very
good
for
those
that
have
the
collick
.
The
Queen
of
France
her
Receit
.
Take
a
dram
of
the
root
of
the
greater
Consound
or
Comfrey
,
one
of
the
kernels
of
peaches
,
nutmegs
,
of
each
two
scruples
,
yellow
Amber
half
a
dram
,
Amber-grease
half
a
scruple
,
mingle
all
this
together
and
give
it
to
the
woman
as
soon
as
she
is
laid
down
,
the
quantity
of
a
dram
mingled
in
white
wine
,
or
if
the
woman
be
feverish
,
in
some
good
warm
broth
.
CHAP.
XXVI
.
Certain
precepts
hindering
the
delay
and
,
difficulty
of
bringing
forth
.
BEing
now
come
to
talke
of
the
impediments
of
the
birth
,
you
must
know
that
the
birth
is
hindered
by
a
twofold
manner
,
the
one
natural
,
the
other
not
natural
;
of
the
unnatural
we
shall
treat
of
in
its
place
;
for
the
natural
take
these
following
directions
:
But
in
the
first
place
let
the
Midwife
be
very
skilful
,
that
she
may
decline
as
much
as
in
her
lies
,
all
the
impediments
that
may
be
avoided
.
If
the
birth
be
hindred
by
the
driness
and
straightness
of
the
neck
of
the
womb
,
take
a
little
beaten
Hellebore
or
Pepper
,
and
blow
it
into
the
nostrils
of
the
mother
.
Her
mouth
must
be
held
close
,
her
breath
kept
in
,
and
sneesing
must
be
provoked
as
much
as
may
be
,
whereby
the
spirits
being
forced
to
the
lower
parts
,
may
be
the
more
available
to
force
down
the
childe
.
You
may
also
give
her
Shepherds-purse
dried
in
a
little
broth
or
wine
;
also
a
little
quantity
of
hony
mingled
with
twice
as
much
luke-warm
water
and
give
her
,
will
not
be
unprofitable
.
The
milk
also
of
another
woman
mixt
with
maiden-hair
,
and
applied
warm
to
the
navel
.
She
may
take
also
oyl
of
Laurel
in
wine
or
warm
broth
,
two
grains
of
Pepper
being
taken
inwardly
do
not
only
force
out
the
birth
,
but
also
drive
out
the
secondines
.
This
is
also
an
excellent
remedy
against
a
difficult
travail
.
Take
Trochischs
of
Myrrh
one
dram
,
grains
of
Saffron
ten
,
Cinnamon
one
scruple
,
mingle
all
this
with
two
ounces
of
Peny-royal
water
,
and
give
it
the
woman
to
drink
.
Let
her
drink
it
warm
,
and
let
her
go
to
her
bed
for
an
hour
,
till
she
finds
the
operation
of
the
drink
moving
her
to
her
labours
.
If
this
profit
,
and
that
the
Infant
coming
with
his
head
foremost
stick
in
the
womb
,
you
may
use
these
pills
,
of
which
she
may
take
seven
and
then
rest
.
℞
Gum
,
Bdelium
,
Myrrh
,
Savin-seed
,
Liquid
Storax
,
or
Stacte
Castor
,
Agaric
,
of
each
half
a
scruple
,
Diagridium
six
grains
,
mingle
all
these
with
Cassia
extracted
,
as
much
as
suffices
,
and
make
up
pils
about
the
bigness
of
pease
.
You
may
also
use
a
pessary
,
as
long
and
as
thick
as
your
finger
,
of
pure
wool
,
which
must
be
covered
over
with
silk
,
and
dipt
in
the
juice
of
Rue
,
where
Scammony
hath
been
dissolved
,
and
so
used
.
If
these
things
prove
without
effect
,
she
may
use
this
ensuing
bath
above
her
belly
.
Take
of
the
roote
and
herb
Althea
six
handfulls
,
Mallows
,
Camomile
,
Melilot
,
Parsley
,
of
each
foure
handfulls
,
Line-seed
,
and
seed
of
fenugreek
,
of
each
two
pound
,
Lavender
,
and
Laurel
leaves
,
of
each
two
handfulls
.
Let
all
these
things
be
boyled
to
gether
in
water
,
where
in
the
woman
is
to
sit
,
or
else
to
have
those
parts
well
wet
and
moistened
with
spunges
,
which
being
done
,
and
the
woman
well
dryed
with
warme
cloaths
,
let
her
be
brought
to
the
bed
,
and
anointed
with
this
oyntment
.
Take
oyle
of
sweet
Almonds
,
Hens
fatt
,
Oyle
of
Lillies
,
Muscilage
of
Althoea
,
of
each
halfe
an
ounce
.
Mingle
all
these
with
as
much
wax
as
is
sufficient
,
and
make
an
oyntment
:
This
being
done
give
her
this
little
doss
.
Take
two
yolkes
of
egges
,
and
boyle
them
in
ould
wine
,
then
mix
with
them
these
spices
,
Cinamon
half
an
ounce
,
rind
of
Cassia
two
drams
,
or
you
may
leave
out
the
Cassia
,
and
instead
thereof
put
in
the
more
Cinnamon
,
saffron
halfe
ascruple
,
Savine
,
Betonie
,
Venus-haire
,
Dittanie
,
Fenugreeke
,
Lawrel
berries
,
Mint
,
of
each
one
dram
:
The
bone
of
the
heart
of
a
Hart
,
Pearles
prepared
,
Mingle
all
these
with
sugar
,
and
make
a
thick
pouder
and
give
it
.
If
the
secondine
come
before
the
child
,
and
hinder
the
egress
of
the
child
,
it
is
to
be
cut
of
,
and
this
following
pessarie
to
be
put
up
.
Take
Marsh-mallows
,
with
the
rootes
two
hand
fulls
,
Mother
wort
one
handfull
,
Rue
one
ounce
and
a
half
,
Fenugreek
,
Line-seed
,
of
each
an
ounce
,
ten
figgs
,
make
of
these
a
decoction
,
with
as
much
water
as
is
sufficient
,
and
when
you
have
streined
it
,
add
this
to
it
,
Oyle
of
Lillies
,
oyle
of
Line
,
of
each
two
ounces
,
Musk
one
graine
:
In
this
decoction
,
let
the
pessary
be
dipt
and
put
up
;
she
may
afterwards
use
this
electuarie
.
℞
Take
Myrrh
,
Castor
,
Calamum
,
Arom
,
of
each
two
dramms
,
Cinamon
,
one
ounce
,
saffron
halfe
a
scruple
,
Mace
,
Savin
,
of
eace
a
scruple
clarified
hony
halfe
a
pound
,
you
may
also
make
an
electuary
with
the
water
of
Thyme
,
and
mother
worte
,
wherein
have
bin
boyled
Fenu-greek
,
Line-seed
,
Graines
of
Iuniper
,
of
each
one
spoonful
.
Now
after
that
the
woman
hath
bin
weakned
with
these
impediments
,
you
may
give
her
in
broth
,
species
Loetificans
,
or
Manus
Christi
or
Diamargaritont
CHAP.
XXVII
.
How
the
secondines
are
to
be
hastened
out
.
THe
secondines
afore
that
the
Infant
is
born
,
may
be
many
ways
hindred
;
first
by
the
debilitie
or
weaknes
of
the
Matrix
,
which
happens
by
the
frequent
motion
and
endeavouring
of
the
Infant
,
as
also
by
reason
of
the
difficultie
of
the
birth
,
or
by
reason
that
the
womb
doth
not
continue
distended
,
or
because
it
is
many
times
streightened
,
by
which
the
womb
is
so
weakned
,
that
by
its
own
force
it
is
not
able
to
expell
the
secondines
;
Besides
the
secondines
may
inwardly
stick
close
to
the
womb
,
which
happens
many
times
through
the
abundance
of
superfluous
humors
that
are
retained
in
the
matrix
,
by
reason
of
which
Glutinous
humors
,
the
secondines
stick
to
the
Matrix
.
These
are
noe
way
else
to
be
pulled
away
,
but
by
the
hand
of
the
midwife
.
Thirdly
,
the
secondines
are
hard
to
come
away
,
if
all
the
waters
come
away
with
the
Infant
,
for
then
the
secondines
being
left
without
moisture
,
cannot
come
away
by
reason
of
the
drines
of
the
womb
,
besides
that
the
Matrix
and
the
neck
of
the
womb
are
rougher
by
reason
of
the
driness
therof
.
for
these
waters
render
the
way
slipperie
and
easie
both
for
the
infant
and
for
the
secondines
,
which
being
slipped
away
,
the
womb
is
to
be
anoynted
with
juices
and
oyles
.
Fourthly
,
when
the
mouth
of
the
Matrix
,
by
reason
of
the
paines
of
child-bearing
,
swells
,
as
often
happens
,
unless
there
be
a
provident
care
taken
to
prevent
it
.
Fiftly
,
when
the
neck
,
of
the
Matrix
is
streighter
and
more
close
,
and
for
that
reason
fat
women
travaile
with
much
more
difficultie
,
Therefore
when
the
secondines
doe
make
any
extraordinary
stay
,
the
Midwife
is
to
use
all
her
endeavour
to
make
way
for
them
.
for
that
retention
causes
suffocation
and
divers
other
evils
,
for
being
long
detained
,
they
putrifie
and
cause
an
evil
smell
,
which
ascending
up
to
the
heart
,
liver
,
stomach
,
diaphragma
,
and
so
to
the
brain
,
cause
pains
in
the
head
and
lungs
,
shortness
of
breath
,
faintness
,
cold
sweats
;
so
that
there
is
great
danger
,
and
also
Apoplexies
,
and
Epilepsies
,
are
not
a
little
to
be
feared
.
Now
in
all
the
time
of
their
stay
,
the
women
are
to
be
refreshed
with
convenient
food
,
to
add
strength
to
them
,
giving
them
sometimes
the
yolks
of
eggs
boyled
in
old
wine
with
Sugar
,
and
sprinkled
over
with
Saffron
and
Cinamon
,
or
some
broth
made
of
Capon
or
Hen
,
seasoned
with
Cinamon
and
Saffron
;
It
may
not
be
amiss
to
make
certain
perfumes
for
the
woman
to
receive
up
into
her
womb
,
made
of
Saffron
,
Castor
,
Myrrh
,
annd
Cinamon
,
of
each
the
quantity
of
a
bean
,
and
care
must
be
had
that
the
fume
pass
no
further
then
the
Matrix
,
and
this
may
be
done
till
the
fume
of
these
spices
shall
cease
.
After
this
a
little
sneezing-pouder
is
to
be
put
into
her
nostrils
composed
of
Hellebore
or
such
like
,
the
woman
shutting
her
mouth
hard
,
and
keeping
her
breath
;
If
these
things
prevail
not
,
give
her
this
following
potion
,
℞
Trochisch
of
Myrrh
ʒ
j
,
ten
grains
of
Saffron
,
one
scruple
of
Cinamon
,
Peny-royal
two
ounces
;
make
of
this
one
draught
and
give
her
;
after
she
hath
taken
this
and
rested
a
little
while
,
let
a
pessary
of
Hellebore
and
Opoponax
,
wrapt
up
in
pure
wool
,
be
thrust
up
into
the
neck
of
the
womb
.
This
will
certainly
bring
down
the
seconds
,
for
it
is
of
so
great
vertue
,
that
it
is
efficacious
in
expelling
the
child
which
is
dead
,
together
with
the
seconds
.
Take
Mallows
,
Hollihock
,
Wormwood
,
Mugwort
,
Calamint
,
Origanum
,
an
.
M.
j.
make
a
bath
,
and
let
her
sit
therein
up
to
the
navel
,
and
stroke
ever
downwards
with
her
hands
,
and
give
her
inwardly
Myrrh
℈
i
j.
Cinamon
pouder'd
in
Nutmeg-water
or
wine
,
or
drink
Calamint
or
Penyroyal
in
wine
.
Neither
will
it
be
amiss
to
anoint
the
Matrix
with
the
oyntment
called
Basilicon
,
if
this
doth
nothing
avail
toward
the
bringing
down
of
the
seconds
,
and
that
the
woman
is
in
great
danger
of
her
life
,
then
with
the
consent
of
her
husband
and
kinred
,
give
her
seven
of
the
following
Pils
,
which
being
taken
,
let
her
lie
still
,
till
the
vertue
of
them
do
provoke
new
pains
;
for
they
are
of
so
great
vertue
also
,
that
they
do
expel
the
dead
child
,
together
with
the
secondines
;
yet
herein
it
will
not
be
amiss
to
consult
the
skilful
Physician
.
The
Pills
are
these
.
℞
Of
Castor
,
Myrrh
,
Liquid
storax
,
of
each
a
scruple
,
the
bark
of
Cinamon
,
or
Cassia
,
and
Birthwort
,
of
each
half
a
scruple
,
Agaric
half
an
ounce
,
Diagridion
six
grains
,
Saffron
,
Siler
of
the
mountain
,
Savin
,
of
each
three
graines
,
Thebaic
Opium
,
Assa
faetida
,
of
each
one
grain
,
mingle
all
these
with
as
much
extracted
Cassia
as
is
sufficient
,
and
make
of
them
certain
Pils
as
big
as
pease
,
and
give
them
to
the
woman
in
a
small
quantity
of
Peny-royal-water
.
It
may
be
also
expedient
to
apply
this
ensuing
plaster
.
℞
one
part
of
Coloquintida
boyled
in
water
,
and
as
much
of
the
juce
of
Rue
,
with
these
mingle
Line-seed
,
Fenugreek
,
Barley
of
meal
,
of
each
a
spoonful
,
let
them
all
boyl
together
,
and
the
plaster
made
of
these
must
be
laid
upon
all
that
part
,
from
the
navel
to
the
privities
.
CHAP.
XXVIII
.
Of
Cases
of
Extremity
,
and
first
,
what
is
to
be
done
to
a
woman
,
who
in
her
travail
is
accompanied
with
a
flux
of
bloud
,
and
with
convulsions
.
IN
the
first
place
,
great
care
must
be
had
,
as
to
the
situation
of
the
woman
:
The
woman
in
this
case
must
be
laid
cross
her
bed
where
she
must
be
held
by
some
one
that
hath
strength
,
that
she
may
not
slide
or
move
her self
in
the
operations
of
the
Chirurgion
.
Her
thighes
must
be
held
hard
and
wide
abroad
,
with
her
leggs
bent
backwards
towards
her
hipps
,
and
her
head
leaning
upon
a
bolster
the
reines
of
her
back
,
and
her
Crupper
,
being
alittle
elevated
,
with
certaine
pillows
put
under
neath
her
thighes
;
besides
this
she
must
be
well
covered
with
linnen
cloaths
,
laid
upon
her
stomacke
,
belly
and
thighes
,
to
defend
her
from
the
cold
and
wind
:
Being
thus
situated
,
the
Chirurgion
ought
to
putt
up
his
hand
,
being
first
well
opened
,
with
in
the
neck
of
the
womb
,
to
remove
all
those
clotts
of
blood
,
which
may
lie
there
to
obstruct
the
passages
of
the
blood
.
He
may
then
trye
if
the
interior
neck
of
the
womb
be
sufficiently
dilated
,
that
he
may
put
in
his
hand
and
move
the
Infant
,
if
it
be
needfull
,
which
must
be
done
as
gently
and
with
as
little
violence
as
may
be
,
he
must
anoynt
it
on
all
parts
with
sweet
butter
,
or
good
Pomatum
,
and
so
opening
it
by
little
and
a
little
,
he
may
put
his
hand
quite
in
;
and
if
the
waters
are
not
yet
come
downe
,
he
may
without
any
difficultie
let
them
forth
,
and
then
at
the
same
instant
,
if
the
Infant
Come
with
the
head
forwards
,
he
shall
gently
turn
it
,
to
find
out
the
feet
and
when
he
hath
found
one
of
them
,
he
shall
gently
draw
it
forth
,
and
immediately
tye
a
riband
about
it
with
a
knott
hanging
downe
ward
,
then
let
him
put
it
in
a
gaine
,
suffering
part
of
the
riband
to
hang
out
,
that
he
may
more
easily
be
able
to
find
out
the
other
foot
,
which
he
shall
quickly
doe
,
by
thrusting
up
his
hand
a
long
the
thigh
of
the
Infant
;
when
he
hath
found
it
he
shall
take
the
other
foot
,
and
draw
them
both
together
at
an
even
length
,
giving
the
woman
now
and
then
some
leisure
to
breath
;
but
urging
her
still
to
streine
her selfe
when
she
feeles
the
paines
coming
on
her
,
then
shall
the
Chirurgion
or
midwife
take
a
fine
linnen
cloath
,
and
wrap
about
the
thighs
of
the
child
,
least
by
taking
it
naked
,
his
fingers
should
slip
,
in
that
manner
drawing
it
forth
,
till
it
appeare
all
come
forth
,
observing
still
that
the
belly
and
the
face
be
still
kept
downward
.
Now
if
the
woman
have
a
flux
of
bloud
,
and
that
the
neck
of
the
Matrix
be
open
,
the
Chirurgion
ought
then
to
consider
,
whether
the
Infant
or
the
secondine
come
forth
first
of
all
,
for
it
oftentimes
happens
,
that
the
secondines
passing
toward
the
mouth
of
the
Matrix
,
do
so
stop
and
obstruct
it
that
they
do
not
give
leave
for
the
childe
or
the
waters
to
come
forth
,
so
that
some
perceiving
that
softness
,
are
presently
of
opinion
that
the
mouth
of
the
womb
is
not
open
.
But
this
the
Midwife
or
Chirurgion
may
easily
discern
by
thrusting
up
the
middle
finger
as
high
as
may
be
,
and
feeling
therewith
the
circumference
of
the
neck
of
the
womb
,
by
which
they
wil
soon
perceive
whether
the
womb
be
dilated
or
no
,
and
whether
it
be
the
secondines
that
present
themselves
.
Now
when
it
is
found
to
be
the
secondines
,
and
that
they
cannot
easily
come
forth
,
the
Midwife
may
with
her
two
fingers
widen
the
passage
,
that
he
may
have
thereby
the
liberty
to
put
up
his
hand
,
and
seek
for
the
Infant
.
Now
if
the
secondines
are
not
placed
in
the
middle
,
they
must
be
turned
a
little
,
as
quickly
as
may
be
,
that
you
may
more
conveniently
seek
for
the
feet
of
the
Infant
,
to
draw
it
forth
as
we
have
said
.
In
such
a
case
as
this
,
all
care
must
be
had
that
nothing
be
broken
,
and
that
every
thing
be
brought
out
whole
,
for
so
though
the
woman
should
dye
,
the
Midwife
or
the
Chirurgion
would
be
blameless
.
If
the
secondines
come
first
,
the
best
way
is
to
deliver
the
woman
withall
the
expedition
that
may
be
,
by
reason
of
the
great
fluxes
of
blood
that
will
follow
by
reason
that
the
veins
are
opened
but
here
are
two
things
to
be
considered
the
first
is
whether
the
secondines
are
much
or
little
come
forth
;
if
they
are
but
little
advanced
,
they
must
be
put
back
with
care
and
diligence
and
if
the
head
of
the
child
appeare
first
it
must
be
guided
directly
toward
the
neck
of
the
womb
;
as
in
the
most
naturall
birth
,
but
if
there
appear
any
difficulty
in
the
birth
,
by
reason
of
the
weakness
either
of
the
childe
or
of
the
mother
,
then
the
most
convenient
way
will
be
to
seek
for
the
feet
,
as
we
have
said
before
.
Another
thing
to
be
observed
is
,
that
if
the
secondine
be
so
far
advanced
that
they
cannot
be
put
back
,
and
that
the
childe
follows
it
close
,
then
are
the
secondines
to
be
pulled
away
with
all
the
care
and
expedition
that
can
be
,
and
to
be
laid
aside
without
cutting
the
entrail
that
sticks
to
them
,
for
by
that
you
may
be
guided
to
the
Infant
,
which
whether
it
be
alive
or
dead
,
it
is
to
be
pulled
out
by
the
feet
with
as
much
care
and
quickness
as
may
be
;
though
it
is
not
to
be
done
but
in
cases
of
great
necessity
,
for
otherwise
the
secondines
ought
to
come
last
.
If
the
childe
be
dead
in
the
womb
of
the
mother
,
Of
the
child
dead
in
the
mothers
belly
.
the
woman
is
then
to
be
situated
in
the
same
posture
,
as
when
she
is
troubled
with
a
flux
of
bloud
.
If
it
present
it selfe
dead
,
with
the
head
formost
,
and
that
ther
is
little
or
no
hope
that
the
woman
may
be
delivered
without
assistance
,
and
that
her
strength
begins
to
faile
her
,
the
most
certaine
and
safe
way
is
to
put
up
the
hand
,
for
the
Chirurgion
must
then
slide
up
his
left
hand
being
hollowed
,
as
when
a
man
strives
to
hold
water
in
it
,
causing
it
to
slide
in
the
neck
of
the
womb
,
along
the
lower
part
thereof
toward
the
feet
,
and
that
betweene
the
head
of
the
Infant
,
and
the
neck
of
the
Matrix
,
and
having
thus
opened
the
womb
with
his
left
hand
,
he
shall
with
his
right
put
up
his
hook
above
his
left
hand
,
between
the
head
of
the
child
,
and
the
flat
of
his
hand
,
and
fix
it
in
the
bone
of
the
temples
,
toward
the
eare
,
or
else
in
the
hollow
of
the
eye
,
or
in
the
Occipital
bone
,
keeping
his
left
hand
still
in
its
place
;
after
this
gently
moving
and
stirring
the
head
with
his
left
hand
,
with
his
right
hand
holding
the
hook
well
fixed
,
he
shall
draw
the
child
forth
by
degrees
,
exhorting
the
woman
all
the
while
to
force
and
streine
her selfe
with
all
her
power
;
and
then
is
the
best
time
to
draw
forth
the
child
,
when
the
paines
shall
seize
her
;
now
if
it
happen
that
he
loose
his
hold
in
one
place
,
the
danger
is
nothing
,
for
he
hath
the
libertie
to
fix
his
instrument
better
in
another
place
.
The
head
being
thus
drawn
forth
,
he
must
with
all
speed
that
may
be
,
slip
his
hands
down
the
childs
armeholes
,
to
draw
forth
his
shoulders
,
and
the
rest
of
his
body
:
In
the
meane
while
it
will
be
requisite
to
give
the
woman
a
small
draught
of
wine
,
or
a
Tost
sopt
in
wine
or
Hipocras
.
Another
way
.
If
after
these
Medicines
following
adhibited
,
the
child
make
no
hast
into
the
world
,
but
lyes
unmoved
in
the
womb
,
then
you
may
proeeed
to
instruments
after
another
manner
.
First
of
all
,
as
soone
as
the
woman
is
brought
to
the
bed
,
let
her
take
this
following
potion
hot
,
and
abstaine
from
all
other
meat
,
and
remaine
quiet
for
the
space
of
an
houre
or
two
,
till
she
feele
the
power
and
efficacy
of
the
medicine
.
℞
.
Seven
cut
Figs
,
Fenugreek
,
Motherwort-seed
,
and
Rue
,
of
each
two
drams
,
Water
of
Penyroyal
and
mother
wort
,
of
each
six
ounces
,
boyle
all
these
to
the
consumption
of
half
,
strein
them
and
to
the
straining
add
Trochischs
of
Myrrh
one
dram
,
three
graines
of
Saffron
,
Suger
as
much
as
is
sufficient
;
make
one
draught
of
this
,
and
spice
it
with
a
little
Cinamon
.
After
she
hath
rested
a
little
upon
this
,
let
her
again
return
to
her
travel
,
at
what
time
certain
perfumes
must
be
made
ready
of
Trochischs
,
composed
of
these
following
spices
,
to
be
cast
on
the
coals
,
and
so
used
as
that
the
perfume
may
onely
come
to
the
Matrix
,
and
no
further
.
Take
Castor
,
Sulphur
,
Galbanum
,
Opoponax
,
Pigeons
dung
,
Assa-faetida
,
of
each
half
a
dram
,
mingle
all
these
with
the
juyce
of
Rue
,
and
make
a
Trochisch
of
them
in
the
form
of
a
filberd
.
If
these
produce
no
effect
,
you
may
use
this
following
Emplaster
.
Take
Galbanum
an
ounce
and
a
half
,
Colocinthis
without
the
grains
two
drams
,
the
juyces
of
Rue
and
Motherwort
,
new
Wax
,
as
much
of
each
as
is
sufficient
,
of
each
make
a
plaster
.
Let
this
be
spread
upon
a
cloth
to
reach
from
the
navel
to
the
privities
,
and
in
breadth
to
both
the
sides
,
which
she
may
keep
on
for
the
space
of
an
hour
or
two
.
A
pessary
may
be
also
convenient
,
made
of
Wooll
,
and
closed
over
with
silk
,
and
then
moistned
in
the
following
decoction
.
Take
of
Round
birth-wort
brought
from
France
,
Savin
and
Colocynthis
,
with
grains
,
Staves
acre
,
black
Ellebore
,
of
each
half
a
dram
,
bruise
these
together
and
make
a
pessary
,
with
as
much
of
the
juyce
of
Rue
as
is
sufficient
.
But
now
if
all
these
things
avail
not
,
and
that
the
Midwife
is
not
able
to
dilate
the
passage
for
the
infant
,
then
you
must
have
recourse
to
the
Chirurgion
;
To
which
purpose
she
is
to
be
placed
in
a
seat
,
so
that
she
may
turn
her
crupper
as
much
from
the
back
of
the
chair
as
may
be
,
drawing
up
her
legs
as
close
as
she
can
,
but
spreading
her
hips
abroad
as
much
as
may
be
.
Or
else
if
it
seem
more
commodious
,
she
may
be
laid
upon
the
bed
,
with
her
head
downwards
,
with
her
buttocks
raised
,
and
her
thighs
drawn
up
as
much
as
can
be
,
then
you
may
go
to
work
either
with
your
speculum
matricis
,
or
his
Apertory
,
so
that
the
womb
being
sufficiently
widened
by
the
help
of
these
instruments
,
the
birth
may
be
drawn
out
by
the
hands
of
the
Chirurgion
,
together
with
the
seconds
,
if
possible
may
be
.
The
womb
must
then
be
washed
and
anointed
,
the
woman
then
must
be
laid
in
her
bed
,
and
wel
comforted
with
spices
,
as
also
with
some
comfortable
meat
and
drink
.
This
course
must
be
taken
with
all
dead
infants
,
and
also
with
moles
and
secondines
,
which
are
hindered
in
their
coming
forth
naturally
.
If
by
these
Instruments
the
womb
cannot
be
sufficiently
widned
for
the
egress
of
the
infants
,
there
are
yet
other
Instruments
,
by
which
the
womb
may
be
widened
with
dammage
to
the
mother
,
and
birth
be
brought
forth
,
such
as
are
Drakes
bill
,
and
the
long
Pincers
,
by
which
the
womb
is
not
only
widened
,
but
the
birth
taken
hold
of
by
them
for
the
more
forcible
drawing
it
forth
.
If
there
be
any
swelling
,
or
inflation
,
or
concrete
bloud
gathered
together
in
the
preputium
of
the
Matrix
,
under
the
skin
,
those
tumours
either
before
or
after
the
birth
,
where
the
matter
appears
thinnest
and
ripest
,
the
midwife
may
cut
with
a
pen
knife
and
squeeze
out
the
matter
;
anoynting
it
afterwards
often
with
a
pessary
dipt
in
oyl
of
roses
until
it
be
whole
.
If
it
happen
that
the
child
be
swollen
in
the
womb
,
in
any
part
of
it
,
by
reason
of
wind
or
any
watrie
humor
,
yet
if
it
be
alive
,
such
meanes
are
to
be
used
,
as
may
be
least
to
the
detriment
of
the
child
and
of
the
mother
;
but
if
it
be
dead
,
in
what
ever
part
those
humours
be
,
either
in
the
brest
arms
or
legs
,
the
midwife
may
then
put
up
her
hand
,
and
with
a
little
knife
for
that
purpose
,
cut
the
swollen
,
that
by
letting
out
of
the
wind
or
humour
,
the
child
may
grow
less
,
and
be
brought
forth
with
less
difficultie
.
Many
times
it
happens
that
the
child
comes
into
the
world
with
the
feet
formost
;
and
the
hands
dilating
themselves
from
the
hipps
.
In
this
case
the
midwife
ought
to
be
well
furnished
with
oyntments
,
helping
the
egress
of
the
Infant
,
by
anointing
and
stroking
it
,
least
it
be
carried
backward
.
Having
also
a
great
care
to
take
hold
of
both
the
armes
of
the
Infant
,
and
keep
them
close
to
the
hipps
,
that
the
child
may
come
forth
after
its
own
manner
.
If
by
reason
of
this
deduction
of
the
armes
,
from
the
sids
of
the
Infant
,
and
the
narrowness
of
the
Matrix
,
it
so
happen
that
the
child
cannot
make
a
total
egress
,
the
womb
of
the
woman
,
and
the
Infant
it self
and
child
,
are
to
be
well
anointed
,
sneezing
powders
being
administred
to
the
woman
,
to
helpe
her
endeavours
,
the
womb
is
also
to
be
pressed
hard
with
both
hands
,
that
the
child
make
no
retirement
back
,
but
may
still
move
forward
.
3
2
1
6
5
4
depictions of fetuses in the womb
If
the
child
happen
to
come
forth
but
with
one
foot
,
the
arme
being
extended
along
the
sides
,
with
the
other
foot
turned
backward
;
the
woman
is
instantly
to
be
brought
to
her
bed
,
and
laid
in
the
same
posture
as
we
have
before
told
you
,
and
then
is
the
other
foot
which
came
forth
first
,
to
be
put
back
into
the
womb
;
which
being
done
,
let
the
woman
rock
her self
from
one
side
of
the
bed
to
the
other
,
(
lying
alwayes
with
her
head
low
and
her
buttocks
rais'd
)
till
she
apprehend
the
child
to
be
turned
,
upon
which
she
may
immediately
expect
her
pains
with
all
the
assistance
that
may
be
given
;
and
in
the
mean
while
to
be
comforted
as
much
as
may
be
with
cordial
potions
,
and
wholsome
medicines
.
Many
times
it
happens
that
the
child
lies
athwart
,
and
fals
upon
its
side
,
If
the
child
lie
athwart
which
when
it
comes
to
pass
,
the
mother
is
not
to
be
urged
to
her
labour
,
neither
is
the
birth
to
be
expected
after
that
manner
,
for
it
is
impossible
that
the
child
should
be
so
born
without
some
conversion
;
and
therefore
the
Midwife
is
to
do
all
she
can
to
reduce
it
to
a
more
natural
form
of
birth
,
by
moving
the
buttocks
,
and
steering
the
head
to
the
passage
;
if
this
succeed
not
,
let
her
trie
by
often
rocking
the
woman
to
and
fro
,
to
bring
the
child
to
its
natural
form
of
being
born
.
The
fifth
unnatural
form
.
If
it
happen
that
the
childe
hasten
to
the
birth
,
with
the
legs
and
arms
distorted
,
the
Midwife
ought
not
to
hasten
the
woman
,
but
immediately
cast
her
on
her
bed
,
where
she
may
direct
the
woman
to
roul
her self
to
and
fro
;
or
else
she
may
gently
stroak
the
womb
of
the
woman
,
as
she
lies
till
she
have
reduced
the
Infant
to
a
better
posture
;
If
this
profit
not
,
the
Midwife
must
take
the
legs
and
close
them
together
,
then
if
she
can
she
must
get
her
hand
about
the
armes
of
the
child
,
and
in
the
safest
way
she
can
direct
it
to
its
coming
forth
:
though
it
be
the
safest
way
to
turn
the
Infant
in
the
womb
,
and
by
that
means
compose
it
to
the
natural
birth
.
The
sixth
form
.
If
the
infant
come
into
the
world
with
both
knees
forward
,
with
the
hands
hanging
down
upon
the
thighs
.
The
Midwife
may
then
put
up
both
the
knees
,
upward
,
till
the
feet
happen
to
come
forward
,
and
then
with
her
left
hand
let
her
take
hold
of
the
feet
,
and
keep
her
right
hand
about
the
sides
of
the
childe
,
and
in
that
posture
endeavour
the
birth
of
the
child
;
but
if
that
succeed
not
,
let
the
woman
,
as
is
said
before
,
be
brought
to
her
bed
,
and
there
wallow
from
side
to
side
,
till
she
have
moved
the
childe
into
a
better
posture
.
9
8
7
12
11
10
depictions of fetuses in the womb
But
when
it
happens
that
the
child
hastens
forwards
with
on
arme
extended
upon
the
thigh
,
Of
the
seventh
form
.
and
the
other
stretched
over
the
head
,
the
feet
being
stretched
out
at
length
in
the
womb
,
the
Midwife
may
by
no
means
receive
the
childe
in
this
posture
,
but
must
lay
her
patient
upon
the
bed
,
as
we
have
said
before
;
then
must
the
womans
belly
be
gently
pressed
backward
,
that
the
infant
may
retire
into
the
womb
,
and
if
it
give
not
backward
of
its
own
accord
,
the
Midwife
may
with
her
hand
gently
thrust
back
the
shoulder
,
and
bring
the
arm
that
was
stretched
back
to
its
right
place
.
The
most
dangerous
of
all
those
that
we
have
spoken
of
is
this
,
The
eight
form
.
and
therefore
the
Midwife
must
take
great
care
to
put
back
the
Infant
in
this
case
into
the
womb
:
first
of
all
therefore
anoint
well
her
hands
,
as
also
the
womb
of
the
woman
,
then
if
she
can
let
her
thrust
in
her
hand
near
the
armes
of
the
Infant
,
and
so
move
the
shoulders
that
the
infant
may
fall
back
into
the
womb
;
and
then
to
bring
it
to
the
natural
form
,
let
her
thrust
up
her
other
hand
,
and
reduce
the
armes
of
the
infant
to
the
sides
of
it
;
If
this
succeed
not
,
the
woman
must
be
laid
on
her
bed
,
and
after
a
little
rest
,
she
must
be
ordered
as
before
we
have
said
:
If
this
avail
not
,
she
must
be
brought
back
to
her
seat
,
as
we
have
before
rehearsed
;
then
must
her
womb
,
by
the
help
of
those
women
that
assist
her
,
be
gently
prest
downward
,
and
on
both
sides
,
while
the
Midwife
having
anointed
the
matrix
,
and
both
the
armes
of
the
Infant
,
joyns
them
as
close
together
as
she
can
,
and
in
that
manner
receives
the
Infant
.
And
there
is
the
lesse
danger
in
this
form
if
the
Midwife
be
diligent
and
the
child
slender
.
The
ninth
form
.
If
the
Infant
thrust
it self
forwards
with
the
buttocks
formost
,
the
Midwife
must
put
her
hand
well
anointed
,
and
so
by
heaving
up
and
putting
back
the
buttocks
,
strive
to
turn
the
head
to
the
passage
.
Yet
overmuch
haste
must
not
be
made
,
lest
the
Infant
should
fall
back
into
some
worse
posture
;
and
therefore
if
it
cannot
be
turned
by
putting
up
the
hand
,
the
woman
must
be
brought
to
her
bed
,
and
ordered
as
we
have
often
said
before
,
comfortable
things
being
conveniently
ministred
to
her
.
The
tenth
form
.
If
the
child
come
forward
,
with
the
neck
bowed
and
the
shoulders
forward
,
with
the
hands
and
feet
stretched
upwards
;
in
this
case
the
Midwife
must
carefully
move
the
shoulders
backward
,
that
she
may
be
able
to
bring
the
head
forwards
,
which
may
be
easily
done
,
for
the
shoulders
being
removed
,
the
head
will
soon
appear
foremost
,
yet
if
this
suffice
not
,
the
woman
must
be
laid
on
her
back
upon
the
bed
,
and
ordered
according
to
the
former
precepts
.
The
eleventh
form
When
the
Infant
thrusts
forth
the
hands
and
feet
formost
,
care
must
be
had
to
avoid
the
danger
of
this
mishapen
posture
,
and
therfore
the
midwife
must
strive
by
removing
the
feet
,
to
lay
hold
on
the
head
,
and
as
much
as
in
her
lyes
,
to
direct
it
to
the
passage
;
the
hands
are
also
to
be
removed
,
unless
of
their
own
accords
they
fall
down
to
the
sides
.
If
by
this
means
it
cannot
be
done
,
the
former
precepts
of
converting
the
child
are
to
be
observed
.
Sometimes
it
happens
that
the
childe
strives
to
force
its
passage
in
this
posture
which
is
very
dangerous
.
First
of
all
therefore
,
The
12th
form
.
let
the
midwife
anoynt
her
hands
well
,
and
the
womb
of
the
woman
,
which
being
done
let
her
put
up
her
hand
,
and
seek
for
the
armes
of
the
child
,
which
when
she
hath
found
,
let
her
hold
them
fast
till
she
hath
hold
of
the
head
also
,
which
she
must
with
all
her
skill
endeavour
to
bring
formost
,
then
let
her
remove
the
hands
of
the
Infant
,
and
fix
them
upon
the
sides
of
the
Infant
.
Yet
if
this
doe
not
availe
,
it
will
be
the
safest
way
to
lay
the
woman
on
her
bed
,
and
to
proceed
according
to
the
former
precepts
,
to
trye
if
by
that
delay
she
may
have
the
more
advantage
to
proceed
as
before
.
The
same
method
which
is
to
be
observed
in
single
birth
,
The
13th
form
.
is
also
to
be
observed
in
case
of
twins
or
of
triple
birth
:
for
as
the
single
birth
,
hath
but
one
naturall
way
,
and
many
unnaturall
formes
,
so
is
it
with
the
birth
of
more
children
;
and
therfore
when
it
happens
,
that
when
twins
appeare
coming
into
the
world
according
to
the
naturall
forme
,
the
midwife
must
observe
to
receive
that
first
which
is
nearest
the
passage
,
yet
be
sure
not
to
let
go
the
other
,
lest
it
should
fall
back
into
the
womb
,
and
tumble
into
some
other
forme
,
but
the
one
being
born
,
immediatly
to
receive
the
other
;
this
birth
is
the
more
easie
,
in
the
natural
form
,
because
the
first
child
widens
the
passage
for
the
latter
,
but
in
unnatural
births
there
is
most
difficulty
in
the
passage
of
the
second
child
.
care
must
be
also
had
in
the
birth
of
twins
,
that
the
secondines
be
maturely
brought
forth
,
least
the
womb
being
delivered
of
its
burden
should
fall
,
and
the
secondine
by
that
meanes
be
delayed
to
the
damage
of
the
woman
in
childbed
.
The
fourteenth
form
.
If
there
be
twins
in
the
womb
,
and
one
of
them
endeavour
to
come
forth
with
the
head
formost
,
and
the
other
with
the
feet
;
First
of
all
the
Midwife
must
consider
which
of
the
two
the
woman
may
be
delivered
of
with
most
expedition
;
if
the
head
of
the
one
be
less
forward
then
the
feet
of
the
second
,
it
will
be
most
convenient
to
draw
that
forth
by
the
feet
,
turning
the
head
of
the
other
a
little
to
the
other
side
,
and
that
being
delivered
,
she
must
presently
lay
hold
of
the
head
of
that
which
is
within
,
and
direct
it
just
to
the
passage
of
the
womb
;
which
may
be
done
with
more
ease
,
by
reason
of
the
gap
which
the
formost
hath
made
.
If
it
happen
that
in
drawing
forth
the
first
by
the
feet
,
that
the
other
chang
its
situation
,
the
midwife
may
then
draw
forth
the
other
by
the
feet
,
as
she
did
the
first
;
and
if
the
head
of
the
first
be
more
forward
,
then
must
she
put
back
the
feet
of
the
first
,
and
receive
that
which
comes
with
the
head
formost
.
If
both
of
them
press
together
to
the
passage
of
the
womb
,
the
midwife
must
take
great
care
;
and
therfore
she
must
put
up
her
hand
to
see
which
of
them
is
most
forward
,
as
also
to
try
whether
it
be
not
some
monstrous
conception
,
as
two
heads
upon
one
body
,
or
two
bodies
joyned
in
one
,
either
at
the
shoulders
,
or
at
the
sides
,
which
may
be
known
,
if
she
put
up
her
hand
gently
between
the
two
heads
as
high
as
she
can
,
and
if
she
find
that
they
are
twins
,
she
may
gently
put
the
one
to
one
side
,
to
make
way
for
the
passage
of
the
other
,
which
is
most
advanced
,
which
must
be
directed
just
to
the
orifice
of
the
womb
,
having
a
great
care
that
she
do
not
change
the
situation
of
the
second
;
and
as
she
feeles
the
pains
of
the
mother
coming
on
her
,
she
must
by
all
means
bring
forward
the
childe
,
that
she
would
receive
,
still
keeping
the
other
back
,
with
two
or
three
fingers
of
the
left
hand
:
and
thus
having
delivered
the
first
,
if
the
second
be
not
well
situated
,
she
must
bring
the
head
to
the
neck
of
the
womb
,
where
it
will
find
the
passage
open
to
it
,
by
the
delivery
of
the
first
.
Now
lest
the
first
childe
should
be
in
danger
of
its
life
,
you
must
take
it
from
the
mother
,
and
carefully
tie
up
the
navel
string
,
as
is
formerly
mentioned
,
&
also
bind
again
with
a
large
and
long
fillet
,
that
part
of
the
navel
which
is
fast
to
the
secondines
,
that
they
may
be
the
more
easily
found
.
Then
the
second
child
being
born
,
the
Midwife
must
see
if
there
be
not
two
secondines
,
for
by
reason
of
the
shortness
of
the
ligature
,
it
may
have
happened
to
retire
back
againe
,
to
the
damage
of
the
woman
;
and
therfore
the
secondines
must
be
hastened
forth
as
soon
as
may
be
,
least
the
womb
should
close
.
If
the
two
Infants
have
but
one
body
,
the
better
way
is
to
turn
the
head
upwards
,
and
to
draw
it
forth
by
the
feet
,
then
by
the
head
;
taking
care
when
you
come
to
the
hipps
,
to
draw
it
forth
as
quick
as
may
be
.
The
fifteenth
form
.
The
second
forme
of
the
unnaturall
birth
is
very
dangerous
,
and
therfore
requires
the
greater
care
of
the
midwife
.
First
therfore
,
let
her
well
anoynt
the
womb
of
the
woman
,
that
the
passage
may
be
more
slipperie
,
which
being
done
,
let
her
take
hold
of
the
hands
of
one
of
the
Infants
,
and
keeping
them
close
to
the
sides
,
direct
the
head
to
the
orifice
of
the
womb
;
that
being
born
,
let
her
proceed
in
the
same
manner
toward
the
other
.
If
she
cannot
come
to
take
hold
of
either
of
the
Infants
armes
,
she
must
bring
the
woman
againe
to
her
bed
,
and
trye
if
by
the
foresaid
Agitation
of
her
body
,
the
infants
may
be
Brought
to
a
more
convenient
forme
of
delivery
.
CHAP.
XXIX
.
Of
ordering
the
woman
after
she
is
delivered
.
IN
the
first
place
she
must
keep
a
temperate
dyet
,
having
a
great
care
not
to
over
fill
her selfe
after
so
great
an
evacuation
;
and
indeed
her
dyet
must
be
like
that
of
wounded
persons
;
neither
are
the
tales
of
Nurses
to
be
beleived
,
who
exhort
them
to
fill
after
so
great
an
emptines
,
telling
them
that
the
loss
of
bloud
must
be
restored
;
for
these
are
meer
fooleries
;
for
as
for
that
blood
which
she
hath
lost
,
it
is
but
unnecessary
blood
,
such
as
is
usually
kept
for
the
space
of
nine
months
,
which
to
voyd
,
is
much
conducing
to
her
health
;
besides
their
nourishment
for
the
first
days
,
must
be
but
slender
,
for
feare
of
falling
into
a
fever
;
besides
the
abundance
of
milke
which
it
would
bring
into
the
brest
,
where
it
might
be
in
danger
of
curdling
,
or
apostematizing
,
and
therfore
for
the
first
five
days
,
let
her
use
broths
,
Panadas
,
potched
eggs
.
Gellies
,
abstaining
from
flesh
,
or
french
Barly
,
In
the
Morning
,
broth
will
be
expedient
;
at
dinner
,
broth
or
eggs
or
Panada
;
and
at
supper
,
the
same
,
with
some
Gellies
for
her
second
courses
.
If
she
intend
to
nourse
her
childe
,
she
may
feed
more
plentifully
;
and
drinke
some
Barly-water
where
in
some
corianders
or
fennell
seed
may
be
put
.
In
Italie
the
persons
of
most
account
doe
use
this
water
.
Take
two
Capons
,
the
fethers
being
well
pulled
of
,
and
the
bowels
wholly
taken
out
,
which
you
shall
boyl
in
a
glaz'd
earthen
pot
,
in
a
sufficient
quantitie
of
water
till
they
be
halfe
boyled
then
must
they
be
taken
out
of
the
pot
,
together
with
the
broth
;
and
being
cutt
to
peices
are
to
be
put
into
a
Lembick
in
manner
following
.
℞
.
Bugloss
,
Borache
and
Time
,
two
good
handfulls
,
and
with
that
cover
the
bottome
of
the
shell
,
then
lay
upon
that
a
row
of
flesh
,
then
upon
that
a
ranck
of
leaf
gold
,
with
a
dram
of
powder
of
pearles
,
and
upon
that
pover
the
broth
,
let
all
this
be
distilled
in
Balneo
Mariae
,
drawing
forth
a
pint
at
a
time
,
which
you
shall
reiterate
as
often
as
you
have
any
thing
left
,
to
give
to
the
woman
in
child-bed
,
for
the
space
of
ten
or
twelve
dayes
.
This
water
must
be
drawn
six
weeks
or
two
months
before
it
be
used
;
If
the
woman
be
not
troubled
with
a
fever
,
let
her
drinke
a
little
white
wine
or
Claret
,
with
twice
as
much
hot
water
;
If
she
haue
a
mind
to
drink
between
meales
or
at
night
,
it
may
be
convenient
to
give
her
some
syrrup
of
maidenhaire
,
or
any
other
syrrup
that
is
not
astringent
,
with
a
little
boyled
water
.
After
the
suspition
of
fever
,
or
heat
of
her
brests
is
over
,
she
may
be
nourished
more
plentifully
,
and
you
may
give
her
,
together
with
her
broth
,
some
other
meat
,
as
Pullet
,
Capon
,
Pigeon
,
Mutton
or
Veale
,
boyled
.
After
the
eight
day
is
past
;
at
what
time
the
Womb
is
well
purged
and
discharged
,
it
will
be
expedient
to
give
her
cold
meat
in
greater
quantitie
,
that
she
may
be
enabled
to
gaine
.
strength
;
during
all
this
time
,
she
must
rest
very
quiet
,
and
be
free
from
all
manner
of
disturbance
;
she
must
sleep
as
little
in
the
day
time
as
may
be
.
If
she
goe
not
well
to
the
stoole
,
she
may
have
some
such
kind
of
Glyster
as
this
.
℞
.
of
mallows
,
Marshmallows
,
and
Pelitory
of
the
wall
,
an
.
one
handfull
,
Flowers
of
Camomile
,
and
Melilot
,
of
each
a
small
handfull
,
Aniseeds
and
Fenell
seeds
,
of
each
two
ounces
,
boile
these
in
the
decoction
of
a
wethers
head
,
take
of
this
three
quartaries
and
dissolve
in
them
of
course
suger
and
common
hony
,
of
each
two
ounces
,
new
fresh
butter
three
ounces
;
of
this
make
a
Glister
,
and
if
occasion
serve
,
add
to
this
an
ounce
of
Catholicon
.
What
is
to
be
done
to
the
Breast
,
Belly
,
and
lower
parts
of
the
Woman
in
child-bed
.
IN
the
first
place
you
may
lay
the
skin
of
a
hare
or
sheep
for
the
space
of
four
or
five
howers
,
which
being
taken
away
,
you
may
then
anoynt
it
with
this
following
oyntment
,
and
then
lay
a
linnen
towell
all
over
her
belly
and
hipps
,
which
must
be
continued
on
for
the
first
seven
days
,
looking
after
and
turning
every
morning
.
The
Oyntment
may
be
this
.
℞
the
oyl
of
sweet
Almonds
,
Camomil
and
Hipericon
,
an
.
one
ounce
and
a
half
,
Spermaceti
two
ounces
,
Goats
fat
one
ounce
,
oyle
of
Myrtles
halfe
an
ounce
,
melt
all
these
and
make
an
oyntment
to
anoynt
the
belly
,
Now
before
the
cere
cloath
be
put
on
,
you
must
apply
a
little
plaister
of
Galbanum
,
about
the
bigness
of
two
or
three
fingers
to
the
navel
,
in
the
middle
of
which
may
be
put
two
or
three
graines
of
civet
,
yet
so
as
that
the
woman
may
not
perceive
the
sent
of
it
.
The
cere
cloth
may
be
this
.
℞
.
White
wax
four
ounces
,
Pomatum
without
musk
,
Calfes
greass
,
of
each
an
ounce
,
Spermaceti
an
ounce
and
a
half
,
oyle
of
Hipericon
and
sweet
Almonds
,
of
each
one
ounce
,
Venice
Turpentine
,
washed
in
Pellitory
water
,
halfe
an
ounce
,
melt
these
in
Balneo
Mariae
,
and
spread
them
upon
a
cloath
about
the
bigness
of
the
belly
,
and
when
it
is
coole
apply
it
.
The
next
care
is
to
be
had
of
the
brests
,
upon
these
some
put
round
cere
cloths
,
made
thus
,
take
six
ounces
of
new
wax
,
oyle
of
Myrtle
,
roses
and
hony
of
Narbon
,
of
each
two
ounces
,
melt
these
all
togethe●
,
and
make
a
cere
cloth
;
Let
them
have
holes
in
the
middle
for
the
nipples
to
goe
through
.
This
oyntment
is
also
very
good
to
keep
the
milke
from
clotting
.
℞
.
Oyntment
of
Populion
one
ounce
,
Galens
refrigerating
oyntment
half
an
ounce
,
oyle
of
roses
six
dramms
,
vinegar
a
small
quantitie
,
melt
them
together
and
make
an
oyntment
.
This
fomentation
is
also
much
commended
.
℞
.
Fennel
,
Parssely
,
Petroselinum
,
Mallows
,
Althea
,
of
each
a
small
handfull
,
Laurel
and
Camomile
flowers
,
of
each
half
a
handfull
,
boyle
these
according
to
art
,
and
make
a
fomentation
for
the
nipples
.
After
this
fomentation
,
anoynt
them
with
oleum
rosatum
omphacium
,
and
then
apply
this
following
plaister
.
℞
.
Venice
Turpentine
foure
ounces
,
well
washed
in
strong
wine
and
rose
water
,
adding
to
it
two
whole
eggs
,
and
a
scruple
of
saffron
,
with
as
much
wax
as
is
sufficient
,
spread
this
upon
a
linnen
cloth
,
and
apply
it
:
as
for
the
lower
parts
,
for
the
three
first
dayes
,
they
are
to
be
fomented
with
a
certaine
fomentation
of
milke
,
where
in
hath
bin
boyled
a
few
roses
,
some
chervil
,
and
a
little
plantaine
.
From
the
next
day
to
the
eight
day
,
you
may
use
this
bath
;
wine
and
water
,
of
each
half
a
pint
,
red
roses
,
and
flowers
of
Hipericon
,
of
each
two
handfulls
,
Agrimony
one
handfull
,
make
of
this
a
decoction
;
after
bathing
once
or
twice
lay
this
following
oyntment
along
the
lipps
of
the
privities
,
upon
a
linnen
cloth
.
℞
Oyle
of
Hipericon
two
ounces
,
Spermaceti
an
ounce
and
a
halfe
,
a
little
white
wax
,
mix
all
these
together
melt
them
and
make
an
oyntment
.
After
the
eight
dayes
are
past
,
you
may
lay
upon
her
belly
this
following
plaister
.
℞
.
Oyle
of
Hipericon
,
Camomile
,
and
aniseeds
,
of
each
one
ounce
,
oyle
of
Mastick
,
an
ounce
and
a
half
,
oyle
of
myrtles
six
dramms
,
Spermaceti
two
ounces
,
the
fat
of
the
reines
of
a
goat
an
ounce
and
a
half
,
Dears
suet
one
ounce
,
of
this
make
an
oyntment
to
anoynt
the
belly
of
the
woman
in
childbed
,
and
then
apply
this
following
plaister
.
℞
.
Oyle
of
myrtles
,
and
Hypericon
,
of
each
an
ounce
and
a
halfe
,
oyle
of
Nippo
one
ounce
,
Venice
Turpentine
,
washed
in
water
of
Motherwort
,
four
ounces
,
melt
all
these
together
and
put
them
upon
a
hempen
cloath
,
that
may
cover
all
the
belly
,
and
lett
her
weare
it
the
space
of
eight
dayes
.
These
fifteen
days
being
past
,
for
the
space
of
eight
days
more
,
you
may
lay
upon
her
belly
and
her
hipps
,
this
following
plaisters
.
℞
.
Oyle
of
Mastick
,
myrtles
,
Iasmine
,
and
Quinces
,
of
each
an
ounce
and
a
halfe
,
oyle
of
Acornes
two
ounces
,
spermaceti
one
ounce
,
Venice
Turpentine
,
washed
in
Plantaine
water
,
half
an
ounce
,
wax
six
ounces
,
melt
all
these
together
,
adding
powder
of
Mastick
,
and
Terra
sigillata
an
.
halfe
an
ounce
,
florentine
,
Orrice
one
ounce
,
spread
all
these
upon
a
hempen
cloath
,
and
lay
it
on
her
belly
,
to
be
kept
there
for
the
space
of
eight
or
ten
dayes
;
for
the
lower
parts
this
fomentation
may
be
needfull
.
℞
.
Leaves
of
Plantaine
,
Mulleine
,
Centinody
and
Horstaile
,
an
.
one
handful
,
Cypress
leaves
a
handfull
and
a
halfe
,
of
the
rind
of
Pomgranates
,
cypress
nuts
;
and
Pomgranate
flowers
,
of
each
halfe
an
ounce
,
red
roses
,
Camomil
and
Melilot
,
of
each
a
handfull
,
roch
Alum
two
ounces
,
calamus
aromaticus
,
and
florentine
Orrice
,
of
each
three
drams
,
Gilliflowers
one
dram
,
make
of
these
two
sacks
,
and
boyle
them
in
like
quantities
of
sower
wine
,
and
smiths
water
,
for
the
exteriour
mouth
of
the
neck
of
the
womb
.
Of
the
choice
of
a
good
Nurse
.
THe
choice
of
a
good
Nurse
is
very
important
,
and
therefore
you
must
first
look
upon
her
aspect
,
and
see
whether
her
sight
be
no
way
imperfect
,
as
whether
she
be
squint-eyed
,
or
have
a
down-cast
look
;
you
must
have
a
special
care
that
she
be
not
red
hair'd
,
for
their
milk
is
extreamly
hot
;
see
moreover
whether
her
teeth
be
sound
and
white
and
well
set
,
know
whether
she
come
of
parents
that
have
been
troubled
with
the
consumption
;
and
if
she
have
not
,
nor
be
exsumptive
herself
,
you
may
judg
of
her
stomach
,
and
whether
she
be
subject
to
catarrhs
;
you
must
also
take
heed
that
she
send
no
stinking
breath
,
either
from
her
mouth
or
nostrils
,
for
that
corrupts
the
Lungs
of
the
Infant
.
Enquire
whether
neither
she
nor
any
of
her
kindred
have
been
troubled
with
leprosie
,
by
reason
that
it
is
very
contagious
,
or
with
the
Epilepsie
or
Falling-sickness
.
And
therefore
those
women
that
either
cannot
,
or
will
not
nurse
their
own
children
,
must
make
use
of
such
women
as
are
most
fit
to
the
humour
they
would
have
the
child
to
be
of
,
for
the
nurse
is
now
to
be
the
second
mother
of
the
child
,
from
whom
the
Infants
draws
all
her
conditions
,
be
they
good
be
they
bad
;
and
it
is
often
seen
that
children
do
partake
more
of
the
conditions
of
the
Nurse
then
the
Mother
,
and
therefore
care
must
be
taken
,
that
the
Nurse
be
good
conditioned
,
good
teeth
,
brown
hair
,
of
a
healthy
generation
,
that
neither
she
nor
her
husband
may
have
had
the
French
disease
,
that
she
be
not
peevish
nor
cholerick
,
that
she
have
milk
in
abundance
,
and
a
good
fleshy
breast
,
that
her
breast
be
not
over-fleshy
,
that
she
be
not
too
fat
,
and
above
all
,
that
she
be
not
of
too
amorous
a
humour
,
and
desirous
to
be
with
her
husband
,
for
that
is
perfect
venome
to
the
milk
.
What
is
to
be
done
in
the
extream
pains
of
the
childe
.
IF
a
child
have
extream
throws
presently
after
it
be
born
,
you
must
rub
it
with
Pelitory
and
fresh
butter
,
or
Spinach
,
or
else
with
Hogs
grease
,
and
apply
it
upon
the
navel
,
having
first
a
great
care
that
it
be
not
too
hot
.
Or
else
make
a
little
cake
of
eggs
and
oyl
of
nuts
,
and
apply
in
the
very
same
place
;
if
this
avail
not
,
give
it
a
little
Glyster
of
milk
,
the
yolke
of
an
egge
and
a
little
Sugar
,
this
easeth
the
pain
of
the
intestines
.
What
is
to
be
done
with
those
children
that
are
troubled
with
flegme
.
THere
are
some
children
born
of
ill
constitution'd
women
,
or
else
of
women
that
have
not
used
good
nourishment
in
the
time
of
their
being
with
child
,
who
are
very
full
of
flegme
,
these
you
must
lay
upon
one
side
,
and
sometimes
upon
the
other
;
for
if
you
lay
them
upon
their
backs
,
you
may
perchance
choak
them
;
you
must
be
sure
to
keep
their
bellies
soluble
,
causing
them
to
void
that
bloud
kept
in
the
entrails
from
the
time
of
their
being
in
the
womb
,
by
giving
it
a
little
suppository
of
black
soap
well
rubbed
in
fresh
butter
,
to
take
away
the
Acrimony
of
it
,
then
give
it
a
spoonful
of
syrrup
of
violets
;
this
causes
the
flegm
to
pass
down
;
if
you
perceive
that
the
Infant
hath
not
much
heat
,
you
may
mix
with
it
half
the
quantity
of
oyl
of
sweet
Almonds
,
and
half
of
the
syrrup
of
violets
,
and
continue
it
,
stroaking
the
stomach
and
the
belly
of
the
Infant
with
fresh
butter
,
every
time
that
they
undress
him
.
That
which
ought
to
he
done
to
children
,
that
have
their
cods
full
of
wind
.
WHen
Infants
have
their
cods
full
of
wind
,
ye
must
examin
whether
it
be
with
wind
or
water
;
if
it
be
water
,
by
rubbing
and
chafing
the
skin
with
fresh
butter
,
the
waters
will
sweat
out
;
if
it
be
wind
,
the
children
must
be
stirred
,
and
swung
gently
,
mingling
in
their
drinke
the
decoction
of
aniseeds
.
How
to
take
away
the
canker
from
the
mouths
of
Infants
.
THere
have
been
known
certaine
children
which
have
been
nourished
with
cold
milk
,
which
hath
bin
thick
and
in
great
quantity
,
which
a
few
days
after
its
birth
,
hath
heated
the
mouth
of
the
infant
in
such
a
fashion
,
that
it
caused
a
white
canker
,
which
presently
possessed
the
tongue
,
palate
,
the
gums
,
the
throat
,
and
all
the
mouth
,
whereupon
it
was
taken
with
a
fever
,
and
it
could
no
longer
suck
,
all
the
assistance
that
could
be
was
still
applyed
,
and
when
no
other
medicine
did
avayle
,
there
was
found
one
,
a
particular
remedie
,
which
was
,
half
a
handfull
of
sage
,
a
handfull
of
cherveil
,
brused
a
little
,
and
boyled
in
a
sufficient
quantitie
of
water
,
a
bout
a
dozen
seethings
,
to
which
you
must
add
a
spoonfull
of
vinegre
,
when
you
have
streined
it
,
you
must
put
to
it
an
ounce
of
mel
rosatum
,
then
you
must
have
a
little
hooked
stick
,
with
a
little
peice
of
scarlet
tyed
at
the
end
,
then
putting
the
water
in
a
sawcer
,
dip
the
end
of
the
stick
where
the
scarlet
is
tyed
,
and
then
rub
the
place
affected
gently
,
and
you
shall
find
the
cancer
to
asswage
by
little
and
a
little
.
What
is
to
be
done
to
children
whose
intestines
are
fallen
.
THere
are
a
great
many
infants
whose
great
gut
fals
,
which
is
a
thing
very
easily
remedyed
at
the
beginning
,
and
therfore
you
must
put
it
up
againe
,
first
,
lay
the
child
with
his
head
lowermost
,
then
you
must
have
a
thick
cushion
,
soaked
in
smiths
water
,
then
you
must
have
an
emplaister
made
of
the
roots
of
great
Consound
scraped
,
and
put
upon
it
as
an
oyntment
,
then
looking
to
it
every
day
,
taking
care
that
it
crie
but
little
,
and
never
unbind
him
but
as
hee
lyes
,
lest
the
gut
tumble
down
againe
,
and
so
the
cure
be
delayed
,
as
the
child
grows
big
the
hole
lessens
,
and
the
Intestine
grows
big
.
This
is
an
experienced
way
.
To
make
an
oyntment
to
strengthen
the
thighs
and
leggs
of
a
child
,
and
make
him
goe
.
TAke
Sage
,
Marjoram
,
Dwarfe
,
Elder-bruise
them
a
good
while
together
till
you
have
beaten
out
a
good
deale
of
juice
,
then
put
it
into
a
glass
viol
,
till
it
be
full
,
and
stop
up
the
hole
,
with
past
and
round
the
sides
also
,
put
the
said
past
,
put
it
then
in
an
oven
to
bake
as
long
as
a
good
bigg
loafe
,
then
draw
it
forth
and
suffer
it
to
coole
,
then
breake
the
past
which
is
round
the
viol
,
breake
the
bottle
and
keep
up
that
which
is
with
in
,
which
you
shall
find
turnd
to
an
oyntment
,
and
when
you
would
use
it
,
you
must
add
to
it
some
of
the
marrow
of
the
hoofe
of
an
oxe
,
melting
it
all
together
,
and
when
you
have
so
done
,
you
must
rub
the
hinder
part
of
the
leggs
and
thighs
of
the
child
.
This
hath
been
done
to
a
child
whom
a
famous
Physitian
,
after
three
yeares
having
in
hand
,
gave
over
,
saying
,
that
it
would
never
goe
.
Of
the
relaxations
of
the
Matrix
,
and
the
cause
.
There
are
many
causes
of
the
relaxation
of
the
Matrix
,
the
one
proceeding
from
great
fluxes
which
fal
down
upon
the
ligaments
thereof
,
causing
them
to
wax
loose
;
Others
come
to
this
disease
by
some
falls
,
others
by
reason
of
carring
in
their
womb
too
great
burdens
,
others
by
streining
themselves
in
travaile
before
their
time
,
and
because
the
orifice
of
the
womb
is
not
open
;
somtimes
,
and
very
often
;
by
reason
of
the
midwifes
,
who
putting
up
their
hands
into
the
womb
,
teare
downe
they
know
not
what
,
which
is
often
times
apart
of
the
Matrix
,
to
the
bottom
of
which
the
secondines
adhere
,
drawing
down
part
of
the
womb
.
which
they
take
to
be
the
secondines
,
which
is
often
times
brought
also
to
a
worse
condition
,
when
the
unskilfull
women
force
her
to
the
remedies
,
for
bringing
down
the
secondines
,
as
holding
baysalt
in
her
hand
,
streining
to
vomit
,
and
the
like
.
For
remedie
wherof
,
all
these
relaxation
of
the
Matrix
,
by
the
same
remedies
,
except
those
which
are
occasioned
by
strong
fluxes
,
for
in
this
case
other
remedies
are
not
sufficient
,
being
that
you
are
to
take
away
the
cause
of
those
defluxions
,
before
you
can
proceed
to
the
cure
of
the
relaxation
.
Among
the
rest
I
will
relate
one
that
hath
been
found
very
profitable
and
experienced
,
which
is
this
astringent
.
Take
Gall
nuts
,
Cypress
nuts
,
and
Pomegranate
flowers
,
Roche
Alum
,
of
each
two
ounces
,
Province
Roses
four
ounces
,
Centinode
,
a
good
big
handfull
,
the
rind
of
Cassia
,
the
rind
of
Pomegranates
,
Scarlet
Graines
,
of
each
three
ounces
,
the
nature
of
a
whale
,
one
ounce
,
Myrrh
water
,
rose
water
,
and
sloe
water
an
ounce
and
a
half
,
thick
wine
,
and
smiths
water
,
of
each
foure
ounces
and
a
half
;
then
make
two
little
baggs
of
a
quarter
of
a
yard
long
,
causing
them
to
boyle
in
the
foresaid
waters
,
in
a
new
pot
,
using
one
after
another
as
you
have
occasion
,
leting
it
lye
upon
the
bone
of
the
Pubes
,
passing
in
between
the
hipps
,
chafing
her
often
,
and
holding
her
head
and
her
reines
low
,
using
in
the
morning
,
somtimes
a
little
mastick
,
in
an
eg
,
or
somtimes
plantaine
seed
:
if
the
disease
be
not
too
old
,
it
may
be
cured
by
this
meanes
,
but
if
it
be
of
a
long
standing
,
you
must
make
a
pessarie
halfe
round
,
and
half
oval
,
of
great
thick
cork
,
peirced
through
in
the
middle
,
tye
a
little
packthred
to
the
end
,
then
cover
it
over
with
white
wax
,
that
it
may
doe
no
hurt
,
and
to
make
it
more
thick
,
this
must
be
dipped
in
oyle
of
Olives
to
make
it
enter
,
and
it
must
be
streit
that
it
may
not
easily
fall
out
,
and
if
it
be
too
little
,
to
have
an
other
bigger
,
&
when
the
woman
goes
to
do
her
necessary
occasions
,
she
must
hold
it
in
,
least
she
should
force
it
out
;
the
hole
is
made
that
the
vapors
of
the
womb
may
have
a
vent
,
and
to
give
way
for
her
purgations
to
flow
,
neither
must
it
be
taken
away
till
after
the
purgations
are
passed
,
the
thicknes
causes
the
matrix
to
mount
up
as
long
,
as
it
is
very
thick
,
for
the
ligaments
being
close
doe
then
retire
.
If
they
be
women
that
beare
children
,
the
midwife
ought
not
to
suffer
them
to
force
themselves
,
but
as
nature
constraines
her
,
having
her
own
hand
ready
after
the
throw
,
to
put
back
the
Matrix
with
her
finger
,
and
when
she
is
brought
to
bed
,
lay
her
low
with
her
head
and
with
her
reines
,
raising
her
up
,
with
pillows
put
under
her
hipps
;
and
for
women
that
are
troubled
with
this
disease
,
they
ought
not
to
lace
themselves
over
hard
,
for
that
thrusts
down
the
matrix
,
and
makes
the
woman
pouch
bellyed
,
and
hinders
the
Infant
form
being
well
situated
in
her
body
,
causing
her
to
carrie
the
child
all
upon
her
hipps
,
and
makes
her
belly
as
deformed
,
as
her
wast
is
handsome
.
Of
a
disease
that
happens
by
reason
of
the
fall
of
the
Matrix
.
THere
is
somtimes
a
relaxation
of
the
membrane
,
that
covers
the
rectum
Intestinum
,
when
the
head
of
the
child
,
at
the
beginning
of
the
travaile
falls
downward
,
and
draws
it
low
;
often-times
it
comes
by
reason
of
women
with
child
lacing
themselves
,
which
causes
such
a
conflux
of
wind
to
these
parts
,
that
it
seemes
to
the
woman
to
be
the
head
of
the
child
,
in
so
much
that
she
is
hardly
able
to
stand
upright
,
neither
can
she
goe
.
For
remedy
hereof
,
you
must
keep
the
woman
soluble
,
giving
her
Anise
and
Coriander
seeds
to
dissipate
the
winds
.
You
must
take
Sage
,
Agrimony
,
Mother-wort
,
balme
,
White
wormwood
,
Margerome
a
little
rue
,
and
a
little
Thyme
,
and
Camomile
,
and
having
picked
all
the
above
written
herbs
,
you
must
cut
them
very
small
,
and
having
well
mingled
them
put
them
into
a
maple
platter
,
and
then
put
hot
cinders
upon
them
,
and
upon
those
another
handfull
of
herbes
,
covering
the
platter
with
a
close
cloth
,
that
the
woman
may
receive
the
smoake
;
this
is
a
remedie
which
hath
been
much
approved
and
experimented
.
To
remedie
the
fall
of
the
fundament
in
Infants
.
TAke
of
the
green
shrub
wherof
they
make
broomes
,
and
cut
it
smal
,
and
lay
it
upon
the
coales
,
and
set
the
child
over
the
smoake
thereof
,
and
it
will
certainly
cure
it
.
Of
the
diseases
of
women
,
and
first
of
the
inflammation
of
the
brest
.
THe
inflamation
of
the
brests
is
a
hard
swelling
,
together
with
a
beating
paine
,
redness
and
shooting
.
The
cheif
cause
of
this
is
the
abundance
of
blood
,
drawn
up
together
in
that
place
,
though
there
be
somtimes
other
causes
also
,
as
the
suppression
of
the
courses
,
the
Haemorrhoids
,
or
a
blow
received
upon
the
breasts
.
The
signes
of
it
are
easie
to
be
known
,
that
is
to
say
,
a
certain
rednes
and
burning
heat
,
oftimes
joyned
with
a
fever
.
For
the
cure
of
this
,
there
are
four
sorts
of
remedies
;
first
,
as
the
order
of
dyet
,
which
must
be
comforting
and
moistning
,
as
broth
of
pullets
,
where
endive
,
borage
,
lettice
,
and
purselaine
may
be
boyled
also
;
she
may
drinke
the
juce
of
Pomegranates
,
or
barly
water
,
with
aniseeds
boyled
in
it
:
the
use
of
wine
and
all
sorts
of
spices
are
very
dangerous
,
and
if
the
woman
goe
not
freely
to
the
stoole
,
there
is
nothing
better
then
a
lenitive
glyster
;
she
may
sleep
much
,
and
must
not
disturb
her selfe
with
any
passion
.
The
next
way
of
remedy
is
by
diverting
the
humours
,
which
is
done
by
frictions
,
letting
bloud
in
the
foot
,
scarification
of
the
legs
,
or
vesicatories
applied
to
those
places
,
especially
if
the
flowers
are
stopped
or
ready
to
come
down
;
if
not
,
it
will
be
expedient
to
open
a
veine
in
the
arme
.
You
may
also
prepare
the
humour
to
void
it
out
of
the
place
affected
,
by
opening
either
the
middle
vein
,
or
the
Basilic
,
or
the
Vena
Saphena
,
which
may
be
done
two
or
three
times
,
if
occasion
serve
;
after
bloud-letting
,
purge
,
but
let
this
be
done
with
sweet
medicines
,
such
are
Cassia
,
Manna
,
Tamarind
,
syrrup
of
Roses
,
or
Violets
Solutive
,
having
a
little
before
used
certain
syrrups
,
which
may
asswage
and
temper
the
humours
.
Take
syrrup
of
Roses
and
Purslain
,
of
each
one
ounce
,
Endive
water
and
Plantain
water
,
of
each
an
ounce
,
give
this
to
the
patient
;
Neither
will
it
be
amiss
to
give
her
syrrup
of
Succory
,
or
Endive
,
or
such
like
,
for
these
syrrups
have
a
cooling
and
refreshing
faculty
,
especially
being
mingled
with
Plantain
,
or
Endive
water
,
or
such
like
,
or
the
decoction
of
the
said
herbs
;
now
when
the
humour
is
thus
prepared
,
you
may
give
her
some
gentle
purges
.
As
for
example
,
take
of
the
pulp
of
Cassia
,
and
Tamarinds
,
of
each
six
drams
,
of
this
make
a
little
bolus
with
some
sugar
,
and
give
to
the
patient
,
or
with
this
potion
.
Take
of
the
Leaves
of
Italian
Orach
three
drams
,
of
Aniseed
one
scruple
,
infuse
these
in
four
ounces
of
the
foresaid
waters
.
Into
this
being
strained
,
infuse
an
ounce
of
Cassia
,
and
into
the
streining
of
this
dissolve
an
ounce
of
solutive
Roses
;
of
this
make
a
potion
and
give
it
.
The
fourth
way
of
cure
consists
in
Topicks
,
such
as
may
drive
back
and
repress
the
humour
,
though
care
must
be
had
that
they
be
not
over
strong
,
lest
you
thereby
do
cool
the
heart
too
much
,
and
thereupon
drive
the
humour
upon
the
heart
it self
.
And
therefore
temperate
medicines
are
chiefly
to
be
chosen
,
and
such
especially
as
are
able
to
digest
and
dissolve
the
humour
:
Wherefore
it
shall
not
be
amiss
to
apply
a
linnen
cloath
dipt
in
white
strong
vineger
,
and
a
little
cold
water
,
which
must
be
applied
to
the
breasts
,
and
often
changed
.
Or
else
you
may
dip
linnen
cloaths
also
in
a
decoction
of
Camomil
flowers
,
and
Violet
flowers
,
with
a
small
quantity
of
oyl
of
Roses
,
and
a
drop
of
vineger
or
two
;
or
you
may
use
this
fomentation
.
Take
of
the
juyce
of
Nightshade
&
oyl
of
Roses
,
of
each
an
ounce
and
a
half
,
of
the
decoction
of
Fenugreek
,
Camomil
and
Lineseed
two
ounces
,
vineger
one
ounce
.
This
medicine
you
may
use
by
dipping
a
spunge
therein
,
and
so
washing
and
fomenting
the
breast
therewith
.
Or
you
may
apply
this
Cataplasme
;
take
of
the
leaves
of
Nightshade
and
Melilot
half
a
handful
of
each
,
let
them
be
boyled
&
extracted
through
a
course
cloth
then
add
to
them
bean
meal
two
ounces
,
Oxymel
and
oyle
of
sweet
Almonds
of
each
one
ounce
;
of
this
make
a
Cataplasm
and
apply
it
.
If
the
disease
be
more
prevalent
,
you
must
use
more
forcible
remedies
,
and
among
the
rest
this
fomentation
.
Take
of
the
leaves
of
Mallows
,
Violets
,
Dill
,
of
each
one
handful
,
flowers
of
Camomil
and
Melilot
of
each
a
small
handful
and
a
halfe
,
boyl
these
together
,
adding
to
them
a
little
wine
and
oyl
of
Dill
or
Mustard
;
first
let
the
breast
be
fomented
with
this
,
and
afterwards
with
an
oyntment
composed
of
equal
parts
of
new
butter
,
oyl
of
violets
and
Hens
fat
.
But
if
these
things
avail
not
to
dissipate
the
humour
,
you
must
observe
whether
the
inflamation
tend
either
to
a
suppuration
or
induration
.
If
you
find
that
it
tends
to
a
hardness
,
you
must
try
all
means
to
hinder
it
by
the
way
of
mollifying
plaisters
,
among
which
this
is
not
a
little
experimented
:
Take
the
marrow
of
a
Calves
leg
two
ounces
,
Sheeps
grease
one
ounce
,
Saffron
four
scruples
,
Cumminseed
bruised
,
two
scruples
,
mingle
all
these
and
make
a
plaister
.
If
the
inflamation
doth
not
harden
,
but
doth
altogether
tend
to
a
suppuration
,
which
may
be
known
by
these
signs
;
that
is
to
say
,
the
increasing
of
the
tumour
,
the
beating
and
excessive
heat
,
&
pain
which
rages
about
those
parts
so
vehemently
,
that
do
not
admit
them
to
be
touch'd
.
But
now
the
suppuration
is
to
be
hastened
with
hot
and
moist
medicines
,
which
have
an
Emplastick
faculty
,
for
which
purpose
this
is
much
commended
:
Take
the
leaves
of
Mallows
one
handful
,
roots
of
Althea
one
ounce
,
boyl
these
together
,
and
when
they
are
mashed
draw
them
out
,
and
add
to
them
bean
meal
and
Fenugreek
,
of
each
one
ounce
,
the
whites
of
two
eggs
,
myrrh
and
Assa
faetida
of
each
one
dram
,
Saffron
one
scruple
,
mingle
all
these
together
,
and
make
a
Cataplasm
for
your
use
;
to
this
you
may
either
add
Capons
grease
,
Hogs
grease
,
or
fresh
butter
.
If
these
remedies
do
not
suddenly
bring
the
inflammation
to
a
suppuration
,
you
must
then
take
of
the
shells
of
snails
bruised
,
and
lay
them
upon
the
Cataplasm
in
such
a
manner
,
that
the
snail
shell
may
come
to
touch
that
part
of
the
tumour
which
is
most
elevated
and
pointed
,
whence
it
appears
,
that
the
matter
will
first
issue
;
If
these
remedies
avail
not
,
it
will
be
necessary
to
open
the
said
Apostem
,
with
a
Lancet
,
and
this
must
be
done
when
you
are
sure
that
the
matter
is
ready
to
come
forth
,
which
may
be
known
by
these
signs
,
when
the
beating
ceases
,
when
the
fever
,
the
pain
and
the
heat
of
the
part
do
begin
to
diminish
,
when
you
perceive
the
place
pointed
,
and
raised
and
enclining
to
a
blackish
colour
.
When
the
wound
is
open
,
you
must
first
apply
to
it
a
digestive
,
composed
of
an
ounce
of
turpentine
,
half
an
ounce
of
oyl
of
Roses
and
the
yolk
of
an
egge
.
After
this
you
must
cleanse
it
with
honey
of
roses
,
Turpentine
and
barly
meal
,
or
with
the
oyntment
of
the
Apostles
,
or
the
oyntment
called
Aegyptiacum
,
then
you
may
put
on
the
top
of
the
place
,
the
oyntment
called
Basilicon
or
Paracelsus
plaister
which
doth
digest
,
cleanse
carnifie
&
cicatrize
after
a
very
extraordinary
manner
.
This
is
furthermore
to
be
observed
,
that
an
ulcer
in
the
breast
is
not
easily
cured
,
if
the
milk
be
not
dried
out
of
the
other
breast
;
and
therefore
the
milke
is
to
be
dried
up
by
keeping
the
child
from
sucking
,
and
by
putting
upon
the
breasts
of
the
woman
,
cloaths
dipped
in
cold
water
,
together
with
bean
barly
and
vineger
,
and
such
like
remedies
.