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             A general treatise of the diseases of maids, bigbellied women, child-bed-women, and widows together with the best methods of preventing or curing the same / by J. Pechey ...
             Pechey, John, 1655-1716.
          
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           A
           General
           TREATISE
           OF
           THE
           DISEASES
           OF
           
             Maids
             ,
             Bigbellied
             Women
             ,
             Child-bed-Women
             ,
             and
             Widows
             ,
          
           TOGETHER
           With
           the
           best
           Methods
           of
           Preventing
           or
           Curing
           the
           same
           .
        
         
           By
           
             J.
             PECHEY
          
           of
           the
           College
           of
           Physicians
           in
           London
           .
        
         
           LONDON
           ,
           
             Printed
             for
          
           Henry
           Bonwick
           ,
           
             at
             the
          
           Red-Lyon
           
             in
             St.
          
           Paul
           's
           Church-Yard
           ,
           1696.
           
        
      
       
         
         
         
           THE
           PREFACE
        
         
           WOMAN
           of
           all
           the
           Creatures
           is
           the
           Fairest
           and
           most
           Beautiful
           ,
           kind
           Nature
           having
           bestow'd
           on
           her
           a
           delicate
           and
           fine
           habit
           of
           Body
           ,
           and
           design'd
           her
           only
           for
           an
           easie
           Life
           ,
           and
           to
           perform
           the
           tender
           Offices
           of
           Love
           ;
           whereas
           ,
           she
           compos'd
           Man
           of
           more
           robust
           Principles
           ,
           that
           he
           might
           be
           able
           to
           protect
           the
           Woman
           ,
           to
           delve
           and
           manure
           the
           Earth
           ,
           and
           to
           undergo
           the
           other
           Toils
           of
           Life
           .
        
         
           But
           by
           reason
           of
           this
           Curious
           Frame
           ,
           the
           Fair
           Sex
           (
           as
           other
           
           fine
           things
           are
           )
           is
           subject
           to
           many
           Injuries
           ,
           for
           besides
           the
           common
           Calamities
           ,
           there
           are
           many
           great
           and
           dangerous
           Diseases
           peculiar
           to
           Women
           arising
           from
           their
           Constitutions
           ,
           monthly
           Purgations
           ,
           Pregnancy
           ,
           Labours
           and
           Lying
           in
           .
        
         
           Their
           Constitution
           disposes
           them
           to
           Hysteric
           Diseases
           ,
           which
           resemble
           almost
           all
           the
           Diseases
           Mankind
           is
           subject
           to
           ,
           viz.
           An
           
             Apoplexy
             ,
             Epilepsie
             ,
             Palpitation
             of
             the
             Heart
             ,
             Coughs
             ,
             Violent
             Vomiting
             ,
             Colick
             ,
             Stone
             in
             the
             Kidnies
             ,
          
           and
           many
           other
           .
           Pains
           and
           sometimes
           Swellings
           in
           the
           Jaws
           ,
           Shoulder
           Hands
           ,
           Thighs
           and
           Legs
           accompany
           these
           Diseases
           .
           Nor
           can
           the
           Teeth
           free
           themselves
           from
           this
           Disease
           :
           but
           the
           most
           
           cmomon
           Pain
           ,
           is
           the
           Pain
           of
           the
           Back
           .
           A
           dejection
           of
           Mind
           also
           accompanies
           this
           Disease
           continually
           .
        
         
           A
           Suppression
           or
           Immoderate
           Flux
           of
           the
           Courses
           ,
           causes
           many
           disorders
           in
           the
           Body
           ,
           so
           also
           does
           their
           Flowing
           before
           their
           due
           time
           ,
           or
           their
           staying
           longer
           than
           they
           should
           ,
           and
           their
           complication
           with
           other
           Diseases
           renders
           the
           Cure
           difficult
           .
        
         
           All
           the
           time
           their
           being
           with
           Child
           ,
           which
           is
           a
           nine
           Months
           Sickness
           ,
           they
           are
           inclined
           to
           Nauseousness
           ,
           Vomiting
           ,
           to
           Pains
           of
           the
           Back
           ,
           Reins
           ,
           and
           Hips
           ,
           violent
           Coughs
           ,
           Swellings
           of
           the
           Legs
           and
           Thighs
           ,
           Piles
           ,
           and
           many
           other
           Diseases
           ,
           and
           upon
           some
           Indispositions
           of
           the
           
           Body
           to
           Miscarriage
           ,
           which
           is
           the
           worst
           and
           most
           dangerous
           of
           all
           .
           When
           they
           are
           in
           Labour
           ,
           and
           when
           they
           lie
           in
           ,
           they
           are
           encompassed
           with
           many
           difficulties
           and
           dangers
           ,
           viz.
           an
           ill
           position
           of
           the
           Child
           ,
           suppression
           of
           the
           Lochia
           ,
           Floodings
           ,
           Fevers
           ,
           after
           Pains
           ,
           Apostemations
           of
           the
           Breasts
           ,
           and
           many
           other
           Diseases
           .
           So
           that
           if
           Nature
           had
           not
           wisely
           tacked
           an
           Appetite
           to
           things
           necessary
           ,
           we
           must
           conclude
           ,
           the
           Preservation
           of
           Individuals
           and
           of
           Species
           too
           would
           not
           have
           been
           near
           so
           well
           provided
           for
           as
           now
           it
           is
           .
        
         
           The
           following
           Treatise
           is
           a
           Collection
           from
           
             Rodericus
             a
             Castro
          
           and
           others
           ,
           that
           have
           wrote
           well
           of
           Womens
           Diseases
           ,
           and
           I
           judge
           
           it
           may
           be
           serviceable
           to
           Ladies
           and
           Gentlewomen
           ,
           who
           charitably
           dispence
           Physick
           ,
           and
           give
           advice
           to
           their
           poor
           Neighbours
           in
           the
           Country
           ,
           where
           there
           is
           no
           Physician
           near
           ;
           and
           it
           may
           be
           also
           of
           use
           to
           Physicians
           ,
           Chyrugeons
           and
           Midwives
           ,
           it
           being
           a
           general
           Treatise
           of
           Womens
           Diseases
           and
           the
           Methods
           and
           Medicines
           contained
           in
           it
           ,
           being
           approved
           and
           frequently
           practised
           by
           the
           most
           Renowned
           Authors
           of
           each
           Physical
           Province
           .
        
         
           
             From
             the
             Angel
             and
             Crown
             in
             
               Basing-Lane
               ,
               London
            
             
               June
               the
               16th
               .
               1696.
               
            
          
           
             John
             Pechey
             .
          
        
      
       
         
         
         
           THE
           INDEX
           .
        
         
           
             Page
             .
          
           
             ABscesses
             194
          
           
             Acrocordo
             233
          
           
             Acute
             Diseases
             of
             Women
             in
             Child-bed
             165
          
           
             After-pains
             161
          
           
             Allantois
             84
          
           
             Amnios
             82
          
           
             Back
             pains
             98
          
           
             Barrenness
             53
          
           
             Bath-waters
             8
          
           
             Belly-bound
             96
          
           
             Bloody-Flux
             103
          
           
             Breasts
             Cancerated
             214
          
           
             Caesarian
             Delivery
             150
          
           
             Chaps
             in
             the
             Nipples
             173
          
           
             Child-bed
             Purgations
             161
          
           
             Child
             dead
             148
          
           
             Choice
             of
             a
             Nurse
             182
          
           
             
             Clefts
             of
             the
             Privities
             233
          
           
             Clitoris
             61
          
           
             Conception
             73
          
           
             Condyloma
             233
          
           
             Corion
             82
          
           
             Cough
             100
          
           
             Courses
             14
             ,
             19
             ,
             22
             ,
             28
             ,
             30
             ,
             37
             ,
             45
             ,
             46
             ,
             104
          
           
             Decoction
             99
          
           
             Delirium
             170
          
           
             Dropsie
             of
             the
             Womb
             203
          
           
             Eggs
             69
          
           
             Emulsion
             99
          
           
             Epilepsie
             170
          
           
             Fallopian
             Tubes
             71
          
           
             Ficus
             233
          
           
             Flooding
             105
             ,
             158
          
           
             Green-sickness
             13
          
           
             Hermophrodites
             61
          
           
             Hill
             of
             Venus
             59
          
           
             Hip-Pains
             98
          
           
             Hymen
             63
          
           
             Hysteric
             Diseases
             1
          
           
             Infant
             nourished
             88
          
           
             Inflation
             of
             the
             Womb
             203
          
           
             Labour
             hard
             143
          
           
             
             Labour
             contrary
             to
             Nature
             122
          
           
             Legs
             swell'd
             100
          
           
             Liquid
             Laudanum
             12
          
           
             Loosness
             102
          
           
             Lozenges
             115
          
           
             Madness
             170
          
           
             Melancholy
             ibid
             245
          
           
             Milk
             173
             ,
             179
          
           
             Miscarriage
             107
          
           
             Mole
             75
          
           
             Myrtle
             berry
             Caruncles
             64
          
           
             Navel-string
             86
          
           
             Nymphs
             60
          
           
             Piles
             101
          
           
             Privities
             59
             ,
             106
             ,
             191
          
           
             Reins
             pain'd
             98
          
           
             Scabs
             of
             the
             Privities
             233
          
           
             Secundine
             retain'd
             155
          
           
             Sphincter
             64
          
           
             Stone
             of
             the
             Womb
             226
          
           
             Suckling
             of
             a
             Child
             182
          
           
             Superfaetation
             78
          
           
             Testicles
             68
          
           
             Thymus
             233
          
           
             Tumours
             from
             Milk
             173
          
           
             Vlcers
             corrosive
             194
          
           
             
             Vomiting
             97
          
           
             Vrachus
             87
          
           
             Vrine
             difficult
             100
          
           
             Warts
             233
          
           
             Water
             breaking
             121
          
           
             Whites
             52
          
           
             Womb
             closed
             42
          
           
             Womb
             65
          
           
             Womb-Cake
             80
          
           
             Woman
             with
             Child
             managed
             95
          
           
             Womb
             bearing
             down
             106
          
           
             Womb
             falling
             201
          
           
             Womb
             Cancerated
             214
          
           
             Womb
             Worms
             226
          
           
             Wrinkles
             in
             the
             Belly
             188
          
        
      
    
     
       
         
         
           A
           General
           TREATISE
           OF
           Womens
           Diseases
           .
        
         
           
             CHAP.
             I.
             
          
           
             Of
             the
             Hysteric
             Disease
             .
          
           
             THIS
             Disease
             proceeds
             from
             a
             weakness
             and
             confusion
             of
             the
             Spirits
             ,
             and
             is
             not
             only
             very
             frequent
             ,
             but
             also
             so
             wonderfully
             various
             ,
             that
             it
             resembles
             almost
             all
             Diseases
             Mankind
             is
             subject
             to
             :
             For
             after
             hard
             Labour
             ,
             or
             some
             great
             disturbance
             of
             the
             Mind
             ,
             it
             occasions
             an
             Apoplexy
             ,
             which
             ends
             in
             a
             Palsie
             of
             half
             the
             Body
             .
             Sometimes
             it
             produces
             violent
             Convulsions
             very
             like
             the
             Falling-Sickness
             ,
             and
             these
             are
             commonly
             call'd
             Mother-fits
             .
             Sometimes
             it
             possesses
             the
             outward
             part
             of
             the
             head
             ,
             causing
             
             violent
             pain
             continually
             fixt
             in
             one
             part
             ,
             which
             may
             be
             cover'd
             with
             the
             top
             of
             the
             Thumb
             ,
             and
             violent
             Vomiting
             accompanies
             this
             pain
             .
             It
             also
             occasions
             sometimes
             a
             great
             Palpitation
             of
             the
             Heart
             ,
             and
             sometimes
             the
             Woman
             coughs
             without
             intermission
             ,
             but
             spits
             up
             nothing
             .
             Sometimes
             rushing
             violently
             upon
             the
             region
             under
             the
             Heart
             ,
             it
             causes
             violent
             pain
             much
             like
             the
             twisting
             of
             the
             Guts
             ,
             and
             the
             Woman
             Vomits
             exceedingly
             ,
             and
             casts
             up
             a
             green
             Matter
             ,
             and
             sometimes
             Matter
             of
             an
             unusual
             Colour
             ;
             and
             often
             after
             the
             Sick
             have
             been
             almost
             destroy'd
             by
             the
             said
             pain
             ,
             and
             the
             reachings
             to
             Vomit
             ,
             it
             is
             at
             length
             carried
             off
             by
             the
             Jaundice
             tincturing
             the
             surface
             of
             the
             Body
             like
             Saffron
             .
             The
             Sick
             is
             much
             dejected
             ,
             and
             Despair
             as
             certainly
             accompanies
             this
             kind
             of
             Hysteric
             Disease
             ,
             as
             the
             Pain
             and
             Vomiting
             above
             mention'd
             .
             When
             this
             Disease
             falls
             upon
             one
             of
             the
             Kidnies
             ,
             it
             plainly
             represents
             by
             the
             pain
             it
             causes
             there
             a
             fit
             of
             the
             Stone
             ;
             and
             it
             is
             difficult
             to
             distinguish
             it
             from
             the
             Stone
             ,
             unless
             perchance
             some
             unlucky
             accident
             disturbing
             the
             Womans
             mind
             a
             little
             before
             she
             was
             taken
             ill
             ,
             shews
             that
             it
             was
             an
             Hysteric
             Disease
             .
             Nor
             is
             the
             Bladder
             free
             from
             this
             false
             Symptom
             ;
             for
             it
             does
             not
             only
             cause
             pain
             there
             ,
             but
             it
             also
             stops
             the
             Urin.
             Sometimes
             falling
             
             upon
             the
             Stomach
             it
             causes
             continual
             Vomiting
             ,
             and
             sometimes
             a
             Loosness
             when
             it
             is
             settled
             upon
             the
             Guts
             ,
             but
             no
             pain
             accompanies
             either
             of
             these
             Symptoms
             .
          
           
             And
             as
             this
             Disease
             afflicts
             almost
             all
             the
             inward
             parts
             ,
             so
             sometimes
             it
             seizes
             all
             the
             outward
             parts
             ,
             occasioning
             pain
             ,
             and
             sometimes
             a
             Swelling
             in
             the
             Jaws
             ,
             Shoulders
             ,
             Hands
             ,
             Thighs
             ,
             Legs
             ;
             but
             the
             Swelling
             of
             the
             Legs
             is
             plainer
             seen
             than
             the
             rest
             ,
             and
             contrary
             to
             Swellings
             in
             the
             Dropsie
             ,
             is
             most
             in
             the
             Morning
             ;
             nor
             being
             pressed
             does
             it
             leave
             a
             pit
             ,
             and
             most
             commonly
             it
             swells
             only
             one
             of
             the
             Legs
             .
             Nor
             can
             the
             Teeth
             free
             themselves
             from
             the
             assaults
             of
             this
             Disease
             ,
             tho
             they
             are
             not
             hollow
             ;
             and
             tho
             there
             is
             no
             apparent
             Defluction
             ,
             that
             may
             occasion
             the
             pain
             ,
             yet
             it
             is
             no
             whit
             gentler
             nor
             shorter
             nor
             easier
             Cured
             .
             But
             the
             pain
             of
             the
             Back
             is
             most
             common
             ,
             which
             most
             certainly
             all
             feel
             ,
             how
             little
             soever
             they
             are
             afflicted
             with
             this
             Disease
             .
             Moreover
             this
             is
             common
             to
             the
             foresaid
             pains
             ,
             that
             the
             place
             whereon
             they
             were
             ,
             is
             tender
             and
             akes
             as
             if
             it
             were
             soundly
             beaten
             ,
             but
             this
             tenderness
             goes
             off
             by
             degrees
             .
             And
             this
             is
             worth
             observing
             ,
             that
             often
             a
             notable
             coldness
             of
             the
             outward
             parts
             makes
             way
             for
             these
             Symptoms
             ,
             which
             for
             the
             most
             part
             does
             not
             go
             off
             till
             the
             fit
             ends
             ;
             which
             coldness
             is
             almost
             
             like
             that
             wherewith
             a
             Carcass
             grows
             stiff
             ,
             yet
             the
             Pulse
             is
             good
             .
             Moreover
             all
             Hysteric
             Women
             complain
             of
             a
             dejection
             and
             sinking
             of
             the
             Spirits
             ,
             and
             sometimes
             laugh
             excessively
             ,
             and
             at
             other
             times
             cry
             as
             much
             ,
             without
             any
             real
             cause
             for
             either
             .
             But
             the
             most
             proper
             and
             almost
             inseparable
             Symptom
             ,
             is
             a
             Urin
             as
             clear
             as
             Rock-water
             .
             Sometimes
             ill
             fumes
             are
             belched
             up
             ,
             and
             sometimes
             the
             Wind
             that
             comes
             from
             the
             Stomach
             is
             sower
             just
             like
             Vinegar
             :
             But
             their
             Minds
             are
             more
             affected
             than
             their
             Bodies
             ;
             for
             an
             incurable
             Desperation
             is
             mixt
             with
             the
             very
             nature
             of
             the
             Disease
             .
          
           
             A
             day
             would
             scarce
             be
             sufficient
             to
             reckon
             up
             all
             the
             Symptoms
             belonging
             to
             this
             Disease
             ,
             and
             I
             think
             Demetrius
             reckn'd
             pretty
             right
             ,
             tho
             he
             mistook
             the
             cause
             of
             the
             Disease
             ,
             when
             he
             said
             ,
             in
             an
             Epistle
             to
             Hippocrates
             ,
             that
             the
             Womb
             was
             the
             cause
             of
             Six
             hundred
             Miseries
             and
             of
             innumerable
             Calamities
             .
             The
             external
             causes
             of
             this
             Disease
             are
             either
             violent
             motions
             of
             the
             Body
             ,
             or
             which
             is
             much
             oftner
             ,
             vehement
             disturbances
             of
             the
             Mind
             ;
             to
             these
             disorders
             of
             the
             Mind
             which
             are
             usually
             the
             occasion
             of
             this
             Disease
             ,
             is
             to
             be
             added
             emptiness
             of
             the
             Stomach
             by
             reason
             of
             long
             fasting
             ,
             inmmoderate
             Bleeding
             ,
             a
             Vomit
             or
             Purge
             that
             works
             too
             much
             .
          
           
           
             In
             order
             to
             the
             cure
             ,
             I
             order
             that
             eight
             Ounces
             of
             Blood
             be
             taken
             from
             the
             right
             Arm
             ,
             and
             that
             the
             following
             Plaister
             be
             apply'd
             to
             the
             Navel
             .
          
           
             Take
             of
             Galbanum
             dissolved
             in
             Tincture
             of
             Castor
             and
             strain'd
             three
             Drachms
             ,
             of
             Tacamahaca
             two
             Drams
             ,
             mix
             them
             ,
             make
             a
             Plaister
             .
          
           
             The
             next
             Morning
             let
             her
             use
             the
             following
             Pills
             .
          
           
             Take
             of
             the
             Pill
             Coch-major
             two
             Scruples
             ,
             of
             Castor
             powder'd
             two
             Grains
             ,
             of
             Peruvian
             Balsam
             four
             drops
             ,
             make
             four
             Pills
             ;
             let
             her
             take
             them
             at
             five
             in
             the
             Morning
             ,
             and
             sleep
             after
             ;
             repeat
             them
             twice
             or
             thrice
             ,
             every
             Morning
             ,
             or
             every
             other
             Morning
             ,
             according
             to
             the
             Womans
             strength
             ,
             and
             as
             they
             work
             .
          
           
             Take
             of
             the
             Waters
             of
             Black-Cherries
             ,
             Rhue
             ,
             and
             Compound
             Briony
             ,
             each
             three
             Ounces
             ;
             of
             Castor
             ty'd
             up
             in
             a
             rag
             ,
             and
             hanged
             in
             the
             Viol
             half
             a
             Dram
             ;
             of
             Fine
             Sugar
             a
             Sufficient
             quantity
             ,
             make
             a
             Julep
             ,
             whereof
             let
             her
             take
             four
             or
             five
             Spoonfulls
             when
             she
             is
             faint
             ,
             dropping
             into
             the
             first
             dose
             ,
             if
             the
             fit
             is
             violent
             ,
             twenty
             drops
             of
             the
             Spirit
             of
             Harts-horn
             .
          
           
             After
             the
             Purging
             Pills
             just
             described
             are
             taken
             ,
             let
             her
             use
             the
             following
             .
          
           
             Take
             of
             the
             filings
             of
             Steel
             eight
             Grains
             ,
             with
             a
             sufficient
             quantity
             of
             extract
             of
             Wormwood
             ,
             make
             two
             Pills
             ,
             let
             her
             take
             them
             early
             in
             the
             Morning
             ,
             and
             at
             five
             in
             the
             Afternoon
             ,
             for
             Thirty
             days
             ,
             drinking
             upon
             them
             a
             
             draught
             of
             Wormwood
             Wine
             .
             Or
             if
             she
             like
             a
             Bolus
             better
             ;
          
           
             Take
             of
             the
             Conserves
             of
             Roman
             Wormwood
             ,
             and
             of
             the
             yellow
             peel
             of
             Oranges
             each
             one
             Ounce
             ,
             of
             Angelica
             and
             Nutmegs
             candied
             and
             of
             Venice
             Treacle
             each
             half
             an
             Ounce
             ,
             of
             candied
             Ginger
             two
             Drachms
             ,
             make
             an
             electuary
             with
             a
             sufficient
             quantity
             of
             Syrup
             of
             Oranges
             .
          
           
             Take
             of
             this
             electuary
             one
             Drachm
             and
             an
             half
             ,
             of
             the
             filings
             of
             Steel
             well
             rub'd
             eight
             Grains
             ,
             make
             a
             Bolus
             with
             a
             sufficient
             quantity
             of
             Syrup
             of
             Oranges
             ,
             to
             be
             taken
             in
             the
             Morning
             ,
             and
             at
             five
             in
             the
             Evening
             ,
             drinking
             upon
             it
             a
             Glass
             of
             Wormwood-wine
             .
          
           
             Take
             of
             choice
             Myrrh
             and
             Galbanum
             each
             one
             Drachm
             and
             an
             half
             ,
             of
             Castor
             fifteen
             Grains
             ,
             with
             a
             sufficient
             quantity
             of
             Balsam
             Peru
             ,
             make
             twelve
             Pills
             of
             every
             Drachm
             ;
             let
             her
             take
             three
             every
             Night
             ,
             and
             drink
             upon
             them
             three
             or
             four
             Spoonfuls
             of
             Compound
             Briony
             Water
             through
             the
             whole
             course
             of
             this
             process
             .
          
           
             But
             if
             these
             Pills
             move
             the
             Body
             ,
             which
             sometimes
             they
             do
             in
             Bodies
             that
             are
             very
             easily
             purged
             ,
             the
             following
             may
             be
             used
             instead
             of
             them
             .
          
           
             Take
             of
             Castor
             one
             Drachm
             ,
             of
             Volatile
             Salt
             of
             Amber
             half
             a
             Drachm
             ,
             with
             a
             sufficient
             quantity
             of
             extract
             of
             Rue
             ,
             make
             twenty-four
             small
             Pills
             ,
             let
             her
             take
             three
             every
             Night
             .
          
           
             But
             Steel
             Medicines
             ,
             which
             must
             be
             noted
             ,
             occasion
             sometimes
             in
             Women
             great
             disorders
             
             both
             of
             Body
             and
             Mind
             ,
             and
             not
             only
             on
             the
             first
             days
             ,
             which
             is
             usual
             almost
             in
             every
             body
             ,
             but
             also
             all
             the
             time
             they
             are
             taken
             :
             In
             this
             case
             the
             use
             of
             Steel
             must
             not
             presently
             be
             interrupted
             ,
             but
             Laudanum
             must
             be
             given
             every
             night
             for
             some
             time
             in
             some
             Hysteric
             water
             that
             they
             may
             the
             better
             bear
             it
             .
          
           
             But
             when
             the
             Symptoms
             are
             mild
             ,
             and
             it
             seems
             the
             business
             may
             be
             done
             without
             Steel
             ,
             I
             think
             it
             sufficient
             to
             Bleed
             and
             to
             Purge
             three
             or
             four
             times
             ,
             and
             then
             to
             give
             the
             altering
             Hysteric
             Pills
             above-mentioned
             morning
             and
             evening
             for
             ten
             days
             ,
             which
             method
             seldom
             fails
             ,
             when
             the
             Disease
             is
             not
             violent
             ,
             yea
             the
             Pills
             alone
             Bleeding
             and
             Purging
             being
             omitted
             ,
             do
             often
             a
             great
             deal
             of
             good
             .
          
           
             But
             some
             Women
             can't
             bear
             Hysteric
             Medicines
             ,
             and
             are
             much
             injured
             thereby
             ,
             therefore
             they
             must
             not
             be
             given
             to
             such
             .
          
           
             If
             the
             Blood
             is
             so
             very
             feeble
             ,
             and
             the
             confusion
             of
             the
             Spirits
             so
             great
             ,
             that
             Steel
             ordered
             to
             be
             used
             according
             to
             the
             method
             prescribed
             is
             not
             sufficient
             to
             cure
             the
             Disease
             ,
             the
             Sick
             must
             drink
             
             Tunbridge-waters
             or
             the
             like
             ,
             for
             they
             cure
             Diseases
             more
             efectually
             than
             any
             preparation
             of
             Iron
             ;
             but
             if
             in
             drinking
             of
             them
             any
             Sickness
             happen
             that
             belongs
             to
             Hysteric
             Symptoms
             ,
             the
             Sick
             must
             forbear
             drinking
             them
             a
             day
             or
             
             two
             ,
             till
             that
             Symptom
             that
             hindred
             their
             passage
             is
             quite
             gon
             .
             And
             it
             is
             to
             be
             noted
             ,
             that
             Purging
             must
             be
             avoided
             all
             the
             time
             the
             Woman
             drinks
             these
             waters
             .
             But
             if
             this
             Disease
             does
             not
             yeild
             to
             Steel-waters
             ,
             the
             Sick
             must
             go
             to
             the
             Bath
             ,
             and
             when
             she
             has
             used
             the
             waters
             of
             it
             three
             mornings
             following
             ,
             the
             next
             day
             let
             her
             go
             into
             the
             Bath
             ,
             and
             the
             day
             following
             let
             her
             drink
             them
             again
             ,
             and
             so
             let
             her
             do
             by
             turns
             for
             two
             months
             ,
             for
             in
             these
             and
             others
             of
             what
             kind
             soever
             they
             are
             ,
             the
             Patient
             must
             persist
             in
             the
             use
             of
             them
             till
             she
             is
             quite
             well
             :
             Venice-treacle
             used
             often
             and
             a
             long
             time
             is
             a
             great
             remedy
             in
             this
             Disease
             .
             Spanish-wine
             ,
             with
             Gentian
             ,
             Angelica
             ,
             Worm-wood
             ,
             Centory
             ,
             and
             other
             strengthening
             things
             infus'd
             in
             it
             ,
             does
             a
             great
             deal
             of
             good
             ,
             some
             spoonfuls
             of
             it
             being
             taken
             thrice
             a
             day
             ,
             if
             the
             Woman
             be
             not
             thin
             and
             of
             a
             cholerick
             habit
             of
             Body
             .
             And
             truly
             a
             large
             draught
             of
             Spanish-wine
             taken
             by
             it self
             at
             bed-time
             for
             some
             nights
             has
             been
             very
             beneficial
             to
             some
             Women
             .
             Jesuits-powder
             also
             wonderfully
             comforts
             and
             invigorates
             the
             Blood
             and
             Spirits
             ,
             a
             Scruple
             of
             it
             being
             taken
             morning
             and
             evening
             for
             some
             weeks
             .
          
           
             But
             if
             the
             Remedies
             above-mentioned
             don't
             well
             agree
             ,
             which
             often
             happens
             in
             thin
             and
             choleric
             Constitutions
             ,
             then
             a
             
             Milk-dyet
             may
             be
             used
             ,
             for
             some
             Women
             (
             which
             one
             would
             wonder
             at
             at
             first
             )
             that
             have
             been
             a
             long
             while
             afflicted
             with
             Hysteric
             Diseases
             ,
             and
             could
             be
             relieved
             no
             other
             way
             ,
             have
             been
             recovered
             by
             Dieting
             themselves
             for
             some
             time
             only
             with
             Milk
             ;
             and
             especially
             those
             that
             Labour
             with
             an
             Hysteric
             Cholick
             ,
             which
             can't
             be
             appeased
             by
             any
             thing
             but
             Opiates
             ,
             to
             which
             repeated
             Women
             are
             much
             accustom'd
             ,
             the
             pains
             returning
             as
             soon
             as
             the
             vertue
             of
             the
             Opiate
             fades
             .
             But
             riding
             on
             Horse
             back
             or
             in
             a
             Coach
             every
             day
             for
             a
             long
             while
             is
             the
             best
             remedy
             .
          
           
             This
             is
             the
             general
             way
             of
             Curing
             this
             Disease
             ,
             which
             is
             apply'd
             to
             the
             original
             cause
             ,
             namely
             ,
             the
             weak
             constitution
             of
             the
             Blood
             ,
             and
             so
             is
             to
             be
             used
             only
             when
             the
             Fit
             is
             off
             ,
             therefore
             as
             often
             as
             the
             Fit
             comes
             join'd
             with
             any
             one
             of
             the
             fore-said
             Symptoms
             ,
             if
             the
             Disease
             be
             such
             or
             so
             great
             an
             one
             that
             it
             will
             not
             bear
             a
             Truce
             till
             it
             may
             be
             cured
             by
             Medicines
             that
             strengthen
             the
             Blood
             and
             Spirits
             ,
             we
             must
             presently
             make
             use
             of
             Hysteric
             Medicines
             ,
             which
             by
             their
             strong
             and
             offensive
             smell
             ,
             recall
             the
             disorderly
             and
             deserting
             Spirits
             to
             their
             proper
             Stations
             ;
             whether
             they
             are
             taken
             inwardly
             or
             smelt
             to
             ,
             or
             outwardly
             apply'd
             ,
             such
             are
             Assa-faetida
             ,
             Galbanum
             ,
             Spirit
             of
             Sal
             Armoniac
             ,
             and
             lastly
             whatever
             
             has
             a
             very
             ungrateful
             and
             offensive
             smell
             .
          
           
             In
             the
             next
             place
             you
             must
             take
             notice
             ,
             that
             if
             some
             intollerable
             pain
             accompanied
             the
             fit
             ,
             or
             violent
             Vomiting
             ,
             or
             a
             Loosness
             ,
             then
             besides
             the
             Hysterics
             above-mentioned
             ,
             Laudanum
             is
             to
             be
             used
             ,
             which
             is
             only
             able
             to
             restrain
             these
             Symptomes
             .
             But
             in
             quieting
             the
             pains
             which
             Vomiting
             occasion
             we
             must
             take
             great
             care
             that
             they
             are
             not
             mitigated
             either
             by
             Laudanum
             or
             any
             other
             Opiat
             before
             due
             evacuations
             have
             been
             made
             ,
             unless
             they
             exceed
             almost
             all
             humane
             patience
             .
             Therefore
             in
             lusty
             Women
             and
             such
             as
             abound
             with
             Blood
             a
             Vein
             must
             be
             opened
             ,
             and
             the
             Body
             purged
             ,
             especially
             if
             they
             have
             been
             lately
             seized
             with
             the
             fit
             .
             But
             if
             weak
             Women
             and
             those
             of
             a
             quite
             contrary
             Constitution
             labour
             with
             such
             a
             fit
             and
             pain
             ,
             and
             have
             been
             afflicted
             with
             it
             not
             long
             ago
             ,
             it
             will
             be
             sufficient
             to
             cleanse
             their
             Stomachs
             with
             a
             gallon
             of
             Posset
             drink
             taken
             in
             and
             ejected
             by
             Vomiting
             ,
             and
             then
             to
             give
             a
             large
             Dose
             of
             Venice-Treacle
             ,
             and
             a
             few
             spoonfuls
             of
             some
             Spirituous
             Liquor
             ,
             that
             is
             pleasing
             to
             the
             taste
             ,
             with
             a
             few
             drops
             of
             Liquid
             Laudanum
             ,
             to
             be
             taken
             presently
             after
             .
             But
             if
             the
             Sick
             has
             Vomited
             a
             great
             while
             ,
             and
             there
             is
             danger
             lest
             by
             a
             further
             provocation
             by
             Vomits
             the
             Spirits
             should
             be
             put
             into
             a
             rage
             ,
             and
             the
             Sick
             too
             much
             weakened
             ,
             in
             this
             
             case
             you
             must
             give
             Laudanum
             without
             delay
             ,
             and
             such
             a
             Dose
             that
             is
             sufficient
             to
             vanquish
             it
             .
          
           
             But
             here
             two
             things
             are
             to
             be
             chiefly
             noted
             ,
             first
             that
             when
             you
             have
             once
             begun
             to
             use
             Laudanum
             after
             due
             and
             necessary
             evacuations
             ,
             it
             must
             be
             taken
             in
             the
             same
             Dose
             ,
             and
             must
             be
             often
             repeated
             till
             the
             Symptom
             is
             quite
             conquered
             :
             only
             such
             a
             space
             must
             be
             betwixt
             each
             Dose
             ,
             that
             we
             may
             know
             what
             the
             former
             has
             done
             ,
             before
             we
             give
             another
             :
             and
             then
             when
             we
             treat
             the
             Disease
             with
             Laudanum
             ,
             we
             must
             do
             nothing
             else
             ,
             and
             nothing
             must
             be
             evacuated
             ,
             for
             the
             gentlest
             Glister
             of
             milk
             and
             sugar
             is
             sufficient
             to
             spoil
             whatever
             has
             been
             repaired
             by
             the
             Laudanum
             ,
             and
             to
             occasion
             a
             return
             of
             the
             Vomiting
             and
             pain
             .
             But
             though
             the
             Pains
             above
             mentioned
             are
             apt
             to
             overcome
             the
             vertue
             of
             the
             Laudanum
             ,
             yet
             violent
             Vomiting
             indicats
             the
             largest
             Dose
             of
             it
             ,
             and
             that
             it
             should
             be
             very
             often
             repeated
             ,
             for
             by
             reason
             of
             the
             Vomiting
             ,
             the
             Laudanum
             is
             cast
             up
             before
             it
             can
             do
             any
             good
             ,
             unless
             it
             be
             given
             afresh
             after
             every
             time
             the
             Sick
             Vomits
             ,
             and
             chiefly
             in
             a
             solid
             form
             ,
             and
             if
             it
             be
             given
             in
             a
             liquor
             the
             quantity
             must
             be
             so
             small
             that
             it
             must
             but
             just
             wet
             the
             Stomach
             ,
             so
             that
             by
             reason
             of
             the
             small
             quantity
             of
             the
             matter
             it
             cannot
             be
             cast
             up
             ,
             for
             instance
             ,
             some
             drops
             
             of
             Liquid
             Laudanum
             in
             one
             spoonful
             of
             strong
             Cinnamon-water
             ,
             or
             the
             like
             ;
             and
             the
             Sick
             must
             be
             admonished
             to
             keep
             her self
             quiet
             presently
             after
             taking
             the
             Laudanum
             ,
             and
             that
             she
             keep
             her
             Head
             as
             much
             as
             is
             possible
             immoveable
             ,
             for
             the
             smallest
             motion
             of
             the
             Head
             provokes
             Vomiting
             more
             than
             any
             thing
             else
             ;
             and
             when
             the
             Vomiting
             ceases
             ,
             and
             is
             as
             it
             were
             tam'd
             ,
             it
             is
             expedient
             to
             give
             a
             Dose
             of
             Laudanum
             morning
             and
             evening
             to
             prevent
             a
             relapse
             ,
             which
             also
             ought
             to
             be
             observed
             after
             a
             Loosness
             ,
             or
             Hysteric
             pains
             .
          
           
             And
             because
             frequent
             mention
             has
             been
             made
             of
             Liquid
             Laudanum
             in
             this
             Chapter
             ,
             and
             it
             is
             much
             used
             in
             other
             Diseases
             Women
             are
             subject
             to
             ,
             I
             will
             here
             set
             down
             the
             best
             way
             of
             making
             it
             .
          
           
             Take
             of
             Spanish-wine
             one
             pint
             ,
             of
             Opium
             two
             ounces
             ,
             of
             Saffron
             one
             ounce
             ,
             of
             the
             Powders
             of
             Cinnamon
             and
             Cloves
             each
             one
             Drachm
             ;
             let
             them
             be
             infused
             together
             in
             a
             Bath
             for
             two
             or
             three
             days
             ,
             till
             the
             liquor
             comes
             to
             the
             consistence
             of
             a
             thin
             Syrup
             ;
             strain
             it
             and
             keep
             it
             for
             use
             .
             The
             Dose
             is
             sixteen
             or
             twenty
             Drops
             ,
             to
             be
             taken
             in
             a
             small
             draught
             of
             Beer
             ,
             or
             in
             some
             distilled-water
             .
          
        
         
           
           
             CHAP.
             II.
             
          
           
             Of
             the
             Green-Sickness
             .
          
           
             THE
             Green-sickness
             is
             an
             ill
             habit
             of
             the
             Body
             proceeding
             from
             Obstructions
             ,
             it
             is
             accompanied
             most
             commonly
             with
             a
             beating
             of
             the
             Heart
             ,
             difficulty
             of
             breathing
             ,
             and
             a
             longing
             for
             absurd
             things
             ,
             and
             an
             unfitness
             for
             motion
             ,
             and
             other
             Symtoms
             ;
             the
             Face
             and
             whole
             Body
             are
             pale
             ,
             and
             sometimes
             of
             a
             leaden
             and
             green
             colour
             ,
             there
             is
             an
             inflation
             ,
             and
             as
             it
             were
             a
             swelling
             upon
             the
             Eye-lids
             ;
             the
             Legs
             also
             swell
             ,
             especially
             about
             the
             Ankles
             ;
             there
             is
             a
             heavy
             and
             often
             a
             lasting
             pain
             of
             the
             Head
             ,
             the
             Pulse
             is
             quick
             ,
             the
             Sick
             are
             drowsie
             ,
             and
             have
             an
             aversion
             for
             wholsome
             food
             ;
             lastly
             ,
             the
             Disease
             increasing
             and
             the
             Obstructions
             being
             multiplied
             ,
             a
             suppression
             of
             the
             Courses
             at
             length
             follows
             ,
             which
             shews
             the
             Disease
             is
             confirmed
             .
          
           
             This
             Disease
             most
             commonly
             is
             not
             dangerous
             ,
             but
             if
             it
             be
             neglected
             too
             much
             ,
             it
             occasions
             great
             Diseases
             ,
             as
             hard
             Swellings
             ,
             a
             Dropsie
             ,
             and
             other
             grievous
             Diseases
             ,
             which
             at
             length
             kill
             the
             Patient
             .
          
           
             When
             the
             Disease
             is
             small
             and
             chiefly
             arises
             from
             Obstructions
             of
             the
             veins
             of
             the
             Womb
             ,
             it
             is
             easily
             cured
             by
             Marriage
             in
             
             young
             Virgins
             .
             Those
             that
             have
             had
             this
             Disease
             a
             long
             while
             are
             either
             Barren
             ,
             or
             bring
             forth
             Children
             that
             are
             Sickly
             and
             short
             lived
             .
          
           
             The
             Cure
             is
             to
             be
             perform'd
             by
             the
             same
             Method
             and
             Medicines
             proposed
             in
             the
             foregoing
             Chapter
             for
             the
             cure
             of
             the
             Hysteric
             Diseases
             .
          
        
         
           
             CHAP.
             III.
             
          
           
             Of
             Women
             that
             never
             had
             their
             Courses
             .
          
           
             THE
             flux
             of
             the
             Courses
             is
             an
             undoubted
             sign
             that
             a
             Woman
             is
             mature
             ,
             yet
             there
             are
             some
             Women
             that
             never
             had
             them
             ,
             tho'
             they
             have
             had
             conversation
             with
             their
             Husbands
             ,
             and
             some
             of
             them
             have
             had
             Children
             ,
             and
             others
             not
             ;
             some
             of
             them
             have
             enjoyed
             good
             health
             ,
             and
             others
             have
             been
             sickly
             :
             the
             cause
             of
             this
             defect
             is
             in
             general
             two-fold
             ,
             the
             first
             is
             common
             to
             the
             whole
             Body
             ,
             namely
             ,
             because
             a
             Woman
             is
             fleshy
             ,
             laborious
             ,
             and
             her
             parts
             are
             so
             disposed
             that
             every
             Member
             takes
             up
             and
             expels
             what
             is
             convenient
             for
             it
             ,
             so
             that
             there
             is
             no
             room
             for
             a
             menstruous
             purgation
             ,
             these
             are
             of
             a
             hot
             Constitution
             and
             such
             as
             are
             termed
             Virago's
             ,
             they
             are
             of
             a
             
             brown
             Colour
             ,
             of
             a
             compact
             Body
             ,
             and
             their
             Loins
             and
             Buttocks
             are
             large
             ,
             so
             are
             the
             Breasts
             and
             Shoulders
             ,
             they
             have
             a
             great
             voice
             ,
             are
             strong
             and
             hairy
             ,
             and
             this
             Constitution
             tho'
             it
             be
             the
             reason
             that
             Women
             are
             in
             health
             ,
             yet
             it
             is
             contrary
             to
             their
             Sex
             ,
             and
             the
             Course
             of
             Nature
             ;
             and
             therefore
             to
             be
             accounted
             vitious
             .
             But
             other
             Women
             are
             sickly
             upon
             this
             account
             .
          
           
             If
             this
             Disease
             proceed
             from
             an
             hot
             Intemperies
             of
             the
             Womb
             ,
             it
             may
             be
             known
             by
             a
             great
             pain
             in
             the
             part
             ,
             and
             by
             the
             heat
             of
             the
             whole
             Belly
             :
             a
             dry
             Imtemperies
             may
             be
             known
             by
             long
             Fevers
             going
             before
             ,
             and
             a
             thin
             habit
             of
             Body
             ,
             but
             in
             time
             they
             grow
             Gross
             and
             Cachectical
             by
             reason
             of
             the
             want
             of
             this
             evacuation
             .
             If
             it
             proceed
             from
             an
             ill
             Formation
             ,
             there
             are
             swellings
             of
             the
             Belly
             ,
             pain
             and
             a
             weight
             .
          
           
             If
             it
             arise
             from
             a
             hot
             Intemperies
             ,
             as
             it
             doth
             most
             commonly
             ,
             it
             must
             be
             Cured
             by
             four
             kinds
             of
             Remedies
             ,
             first
             by
             cooling
             Diet
             ,
             they
             must
             eat
             Chicken
             ,
             Veal
             ,
             or
             the
             Broth
             wherein
             hath
             been
             boiled
             cooling
             Herbs
             ,
             as
             Endive
             ,
             Sorrel
             ,
             Lettice
             ,
             Spinage
             ,
             and
             the
             like
             ;
             Oranges
             are
             also
             good
             ,
             and
             roasted
             Apples
             ,
             and
             stewed
             Prunes
             ;
             their
             Drink
             must
             be
             small
             Beer
             ;
             their
             Sleep
             and
             Exercise
             must
             be
             moderate
             ;
             for
             violent
             Exercise
             and
             frequent
             walking
             are
             plainly
             injurious
             ,
             and
             so
             are
             disturbances
             of
             the
             
             Mind
             .
             Secondly
             they
             must
             Bleed
             twice
             or
             thrice
             a
             Year
             in
             the
             Foot
             ,
             and
             for
             some
             days
             they
             must
             take
             such
             things
             as
             are
             proper
             to
             qualifie
             the
             hot
             and
             bilious
             Humours
             ,
             as
             the
             waters
             and
             syrups
             of
             Purslain
             ,
             Succory
             Endive
             ,
             Violets
             ,
             and
             the
             like
             ,
             and
             let
             them
             be
             Purged
             with
             the
             following
             Medicines
             .
          
           
             Take
             of
             the
             best
             Rhubarb
             two
             Scruples
             ,
             infuse
             it
             a
             whole
             night
             in
             four
             ounces
             of
             Endive
             water
             ,
             strain
             it
             in
             the
             morning
             ,
             and
             add
             to
             it
             an
             ounce
             of
             Manna
             ,
             or
             of
             the
             pulp
             of
             Cassia
             ,
             and
             an
             ounce
             of
             syrup
             of
             Roses
             solutive
             .
          
           
             Thirdly
             ,
             let
             them
             use
             such
             things
             as
             leisurely
             attemperate
             the
             heat
             of
             the
             Humours
             and
             Part
             ;
             as
             Conserve
             of
             Roses
             ,
             or
             of
             Violets
             ,
             with
             Endive-water
             ,
             or
             a
             Ptisan
             before
             Meals
             ,
             or
             Goats-milk
             in
             the
             morning
             with
             the
             flowers
             of
             Violets
             and
             Borrage
             :
             But
             the
             use
             of
             Cooling
             Apozems
             is
             much
             praised
             in
             this
             Case
             .
          
           
             Take
             of
             cleansed
             Barly
             three
             pugils
             ,
             of
             the
             Roots
             of
             Borrage
             and
             Succory
             ,
             each
             Ounce
             ,
             of
             the
             leaves
             of
             Burrage
             ,
             Succory
             ,
             Endive
             ,
             Fumitory
             and
             Sorrel
             ,
             each
             one
             Handfull
             ,
             of
             the
             Cordial
             Flowers
             ,
             and
             of
             the
             Cold
             Seeds
             ,
             each
             one
             Pugil
             ,
             of
             Anniseeds
             one
             Dram
             ,
             of
             Prunes
             Twelve
             ,
             of
             Raisons
             one
             Ounce
             ;
             Boyl
             them
             in
             a
             sufficient
             quantity
             of
             Water
             to
             one
             Pint
             and
             an
             Half
             ;
             to
             the
             strained
             Liquor
             add
             a
             sufficient
             quantity
             of
             Sugar
             ,
             make
             a
             clear
             Apozem
             ,
             aromatize
             it
             with
             a
             Drachm
             of
             the
             Species
             of
             the
             three
             Sanders
             .
             
             But
             if
             you
             intend
             to
             have
             it
             Purge
             a
             little
             ,
             add
             towards
             the
             latter
             end
             the
             Leaves
             of
             Senna
             ,
             and
             of
             the
             Pulp
             of
             Tamarinds
             ,
             each
             one
             Ounce
             ,
             and
             after
             it
             is
             boyled
             ,
             three
             Ounces
             of
             Syrup
             of
             Roses
             solutive
             ,
             or
             of
             Succory
             with
             Rhubarb
             ▪
          
           
             Fourthly
             ,
             Topicks
             must
             be
             applied
             to
             the
             lower
             part
             of
             the
             Belly
             .
          
           
             Take
             of
             Oyl
             of
             sweet
             Almonds
             (
             washed
             with
             the
             Waters
             of
             Barly
             ,
             Gourds
             ,
             and
             Roses
             ,
             each
             a
             like
             quantity
             )
             one
             Drachm
             of
             Hens-fat
             ,
             Butter
             ,
             and
             Goats-milk
             ,
             each
             half
             an
             Ounce
             ,
             of
             the
             Juice
             of
             Gourds
             ,
             Endive
             or
             Violets
             ,
             each
             six
             Drachms
             ,
             with
             Wax
             make
             a
             Liniment
             ,
             Oyntment
             or
             Plaister
             ,
             as
             the
             Woman
             likes
             best
             .
             But
             it
             will
             do
             most
             good
             ,
             if
             the
             Part
             be
             Fomented
             before
             with
             a
             Decoction
             of
             Lettice
             ,
             Violets
             ,
             Marsh-mallows
             ,
             Fumitory
             ,
             Mallows
             ,
             and
             the
             like
             ;
             and
             to
             open
             the
             Passages
             ,
             add
             the
             Leaves
             of
             Maiden-hair
             ,
             Mercury
             and
             Mugwort
             ▪
             a
             Bath
             may
             be
             also
             made
             of
             these
             .
          
           
             Night
             Glisters
             also
             wonderfully
             Cool
             the
             Womb
             and
             the
             whole
             Body
             .
          
           
             Take
             of
             Chicken-broath
             altered
             with
             the
             foresaid
             Herbs
             six
             Ounces
             ,
             of
             the
             Oyl
             of
             Sweet-almonds
             and
             Violets
             ,
             each
             two
             Ounces
             ,
             of
             Suggar
             one
             Ounce
             ,
             Yolks
             of
             Eggs
             two
             ,
             mingle
             them
             ,
             let
             it
             be
             retained
             ,
             if
             she
             can
             all
             the
             Night
             ;
             and
             when
             the
             Heat
             is
             very
             much
             ,
             stuff
             the
             Chicken
             for
             this
             Decoction
             with
             Conserve
             of
             Roses
             .
          
           
             If
             the
             Disease
             proceed
             from
             Dryness
             ,
             it
             must
             be
             Cured
             with
             moistning
             Meats
             of
             
             good
             Nourishment
             ,
             and
             with
             Drinks
             ;
             and
             the
             Woman
             must
             walk
             often
             ,
             but
             not
             so
             much
             as
             to
             tire
             her self
             ,
             and
             Frictions
             must
             be
             used
             above
             the
             region
             of
             the
             Womb
             ,
             that
             the
             parts
             may
             be
             dilated
             so
             that
             the
             menstruous
             Blood
             may
             be
             allured
             to
             the
             Womb.
             Baths
             are
             also
             proper
             ,
             and
             Oyntments
             made
             of
             mucilages
             of
             the
             Seeds
             of
             Psyllium
             and
             Quinces
             and
             the
             like
             ;
             and
             Glysters
             also
             do
             good
             .
          
           
             Take
             of
             the
             Decoction
             of
             Marsh-mallows
             ,
             Mallows
             ,
             and
             Violets
             six
             Ounces
             ,
             of
             fresh
             Butter
             three
             Ounces
             ,
             mingle
             them
             ,
             make
             a
             Glyster
             .
          
           
             But
             all
             Evacuations
             must
             be
             avoided
             ,
             for
             they
             increase
             the
             Dryness
             .
          
           
             If
             the
             Disease
             proceeds
             from
             an
             ill
             Formation
             ,
             Medicines
             are
             most
             commonly
             unprofitable
             ;
             and
             therefore
             you
             must
             endeavour
             to
             lessen
             the
             Blood
             ,
             if
             it
             abound
             ,
             or
             to
             divert
             it
             another
             way
             ;
             therefore
             you
             must
             Bleed
             three
             or
             four
             times
             a
             Year
             in
             the
             Arm
             ,
             or
             in
             the
             Foot
             ,
             if
             Blood
             seem
             to
             abound
             in
             the
             Womb.
             But
             if
             the
             strength
             of
             the
             Woman
             cannot
             bear
             Bleeding
             ,
             then
             she
             must
             use
             a
             thin
             Diet
             ,
             and
             frequent
             Exercise
             ,
             and
             Frictions
             all
             over
             the
             Body
             ,
             especially
             early
             in
             the
             Morning
             ,
             for
             so
             the
             Blood
             may
             be
             turned
             from
             the
             Inner
             Parts
             to
             the
             Outward
             ,
             and
             part
             of
             it
             discussed
             .
             Baths
             moderately
             hot
             are
             also
             good
             ,
             and
             
             these
             things
             may
             be
             sufficient
             for
             Married
             Women
             ,
             which
             by
             conversation
             with
             their
             Husbands
             are
             somewhat
             discharged
             ;
             but
             they
             will
             not
             be
             sufficient
             for
             Maids
             and
             Widows
             ;
             and
             therefore
             it
             will
             be
             necessary
             to
             provoke
             the
             Hemorrhoids
             or
             to
             open
             Issues
             .
             But
             if
             the
             Disease
             proceed
             from
             obstinate
             Obstructions
             ,
             it
             must
             be
             treated
             as
             is
             proposed
             in
             the
             Chapter
             of
             the
             Suppression
             of
             the
             Courses
             .
          
        
         
           
             CHAP.
             IV.
             
          
           
             Of
             the
             Courses
             breaking
             out
             by
             places
             not
             Natural
             .
          
           
             THE
             Menstruous
             Flux
             happens
             to
             break
             out
             by
             contrary
             wayes
             ,
             upon
             two
             accounts
             ;
             for
             either
             Nature
             providing
             for
             the
             safety
             of
             the
             Womans
             Body
             ,
             when
             she
             knows
             there
             is
             any
             Impediment
             in
             the
             Womb
             ,
             and
             the
             Veins
             of
             it
             ,
             that
             hinder
             the
             Blood
             from
             passing
             ,
             seeks
             another
             passage
             ,
             whereby
             she
             may
             be
             unburthened
             ,
             and
             the
             health
             of
             the
             Woman
             preserved
             ;
             or
             forgetting
             the
             Natural
             passages
             ,
             she
             either
             accustoms
             her self
             to
             another
             ,
             or
             wandring
             about
             ,
             she
             sometimes
             uses
             this
             passage
             ,
             sometimes
             that
             ;
             for
             in
             some
             the
             menstruous
             Blood
             is
             discharged
             by
             the
             Mouth
             ,
             
             in
             others
             through
             the
             Nostrils
             ,
             by
             the
             Eyes
             and
             Bloody
             Tears
             ,
             by
             the
             Dugs
             and
             Piles
             ,
             also
             by
             the
             Fingers
             and
             Urine
             ,
             and
             sometimes
             by
             a
             Redness
             in
             one
             of
             the
             Cheeks
             ,
             and
             if
             there
             be
             an
             Impediment
             in
             the
             Womb
             ,
             that
             hinders
             the
             passage
             of
             the
             Blood
             that
             way
             ,
             it
             is
             better
             it
             should
             flow
             
               these
               ways
               than
               not
               at
               all
               ,
               for
               so
               says
               Hippocrates
               ,
               Menstruis
               deficientibus
               sanguinem
               e
               naribus
               erumpere
               bonum
               est
               .
            
          
           
             The
             cause
             of
             this
             Disease
             is
             most
             commonly
             some
             violent
             Passion
             of
             the
             Mind
             ,
             or
             some
             great
             disturbance
             happening
             when
             the
             Courses
             are
             near
             flowing
             ;
             it
             comes
             also
             from
             Obstructions
             of
             the
             Womb
             ,
             or
             by
             reason
             of
             violent
             Pains
             ,
             and
             great
             Diseases
             of
             the
             upper
             Parts
             ,
             also
             from
             the
             weakness
             of
             them
             ,
             when
             the
             VVomb
             and
             lower
             Parts
             are
             strong
             ;
             for
             the
             weak
             Parts
             always
             receive
             what
             the
             stronger
             put
             upon
             them
             .
             It
             also
             comes
             from
             some
             external
             Cause
             ,
             as
             by
             drinking
             cold
             Water
             unseasonably
             ,
             or
             by
             washing
             the
             Feet
             and
             Legs
             unseasonably
             ,
             or
             by
             the
             use
             of
             Vinegar
             ,
             when
             the
             Courses
             are
             near
             .
          
           
             The
             Scope
             of
             the
             Cure
             is
             Two-fold
             ,
             the
             First
             is
             the
             Evacuation
             of
             the
             Blood
             abounding
             ,
             the
             other
             is
             the
             Recalling
             of
             it
             to
             the
             lower
             Parts
             ,
             which
             is
             chiefly
             done
             by
             Cooling
             the
             upper
             Parts
             ,
             and
             by
             Heating
             ,
             Moistning
             ,
             and
             Opening
             ,
             the
             lower
             
             Parts
             ;
             but
             both
             may
             be
             well
             answered
             by
             Bleeding
             in
             the
             Foot
             three
             or
             four
             days
             before
             the
             Blood
             flows
             ,
             and
             by
             applying
             Cupping-glasses
             to
             the
             Thighs
             Legs
             and
             Hips
             ,
             sometimes
             Dry
             ,
             but
             most
             commonly
             with
             Scarification
             ,
             and
             also
             by
             provoking
             the
             Hemorrhoids
             ,
             by
             Frictions
             ,
             by
             Walking
             ,
             by
             hot
             Baths
             natural
             or
             artificial
             ;
             by
             Fomentations
             made
             of
             opening
             Herbs
             ,
             by
             Unctions
             ,
             Pessaries
             ,
             and
             uterine
             Glisters
             .
             But
             see
             more
             of
             this
             in
             the
             Chapter
             of
             Suppression
             of
             the
             Courses
             .
             The
             two
             following
             Remedies
             are
             peculiarly
             proper
             for
             this
             Disease
             ,
             viz.
             Bleeding
             in
             the
             Foot
             for
             several
             Months
             at
             the
             times
             we
             have
             mentioned
             ,
             and
             the
             Bath-waters
             wherein
             the
             Woman
             must
             be
             Bathed
             early
             in
             the
             Morning
             ,
             and
             must
             continue
             a
             while
             in
             them
             ;
             but
             this
             must
             be
             noted
             ,
             that
             the
             Waters
             must
             not
             reach
             above
             the
             region
             of
             the
             Liver
             ,
             and
             in
             the
             mean
             while
             the
             upper
             Parts
             must
             be
             ●anned
             .
          
        
         
           
           
             CHAP.
             V.
             
          
           
             Of
             the
             Courses
             coming
             before
             their
             due
             time
             ,
             and
             of
             staying
             longer
             than
             they
             should
             .
          
           
             IN
             many
             Women
             the
             Courses
             flow
             before
             their
             accustomed
             time
             ,
             and
             sometimes
             they
             stay
             longer
             than
             they
             should
             ;
             and
             this
             anticipation
             and
             delay
             are
             sometimes
             orderly
             and
             sometimes
             disorderly
             .
             The
             Causes
             are
             either
             the
             Vice
             of
             the
             Womb
             ,
             as
             the
             ill
             Figure
             of
             it
             ,
             or
             a
             Solution
             of
             the
             Continuum
             ,
             and
             sometimes
             a
             hurt
             on
             some
             other
             account
             ;
             as
             a
             Vitious
             humour
             that
             irritates
             before
             the
             time
             ,
             by
             reason
             of
             plenty
             of
             Blood
             ,
             or
             the
             thinness
             or
             sharpness
             of
             it
             ;
             the
             quantity
             of
             humours
             occasioning
             it
             may
             be
             known
             by
             the
             dulness
             of
             the
             Body
             ,
             by
             the
             sanguine
             habit
             of
             the
             Woman
             ,
             by
             a
             sedentary
             and
             idle
             Life
             ,
             by
             excess
             in
             eating
             and
             drinking
             ,
             or
             by
             some
             other
             Evacuation
             stopped
             or
             lessened
             .
             The
             Acrimony
             of
             the
             Blood
             may
             be
             known
             by
             the
             Heat
             ,
             Erosion
             ,
             and
             Pain
             in
             the
             Excretion
             ,
             or
             by
             the
             Vitious
             habit
             of
             the
             Womans
             Body
             ,
             and
             the
             course
             of
             her
             Life
             foregoing
             ,
             or
             by
             the
             Diet
             she
             was
             wont
             to
             use
             ,
             and
             the
             like
             .
             But
             if
             it
             come
             leasurely
             ,
             
             and
             without
             pain
             ,
             the
             retentive
             faculty
             is
             weak
             ;
             it
             may
             also
             be
             occasioned
             by
             a
             blow
             or
             fall
             .
          
           
             If
             it
             proceed
             by
             reason
             of
             the
             Loosness
             ,
             and
             fault
             of
             the
             retentive
             faculty
             ,
             it
             must
             be
             strengthened
             by
             proper
             Remedies
             ;
             if
             it
             come
             from
             a
             plenitude
             ,
             it
             must
             be
             remedied
             by
             a
             sparing
             Diet
             and
             moderate
             Exercise
             ,
             and
             by
             taking
             away
             so
             much
             Blood
             as
             is
             agreeable
             to
             the
             strength
             in
             the
             middle
             of
             the
             Month
             ,
             or
             a
             little
             before
             the
             Courses
             flow
             .
             Frictions
             also
             in
             the
             Arms
             ,
             and
             in
             all
             the
             upper
             parts
             of
             the
             Body
             are
             proper
             ;
             the
             Woman
             must
             abstain
             from
             Wine
             ,
             and
             all
             Strong-waters
             ,
             and
             instead
             of
             them
             Chalybeats
             must
             be
             used
             ;
             and
             if
             these
             things
             do
             not
             do
             the
             business
             ,
             she
             must
             be
             blooded
             in
             the
             Arm
             ;
             but
             if
             it
             proceed
             from
             the
             Acrimony
             of
             the
             Humours
             ,
             she
             must
             eat
             freely
             Meat
             of
             good
             nourishment
             ,
             and
             must
             exercise
             a
             little
             ,
             and
             such
             Medicines
             must
             be
             used
             as
             attemperate
             the
             humours
             ,
             and
             she
             must
             be
             purg'd
             ,
             and
             Uterine
             Glisters
             must
             be
             injected
             made
             of
             two
             Ounces
             of
             Oyl
             of
             Violets
             ,
             and
             four
             Ounces
             of
             the
             Decoction
             of
             Mallows
             ;
             but
             care
             must
             be
             taken
             that
             the
             Courses
             be
             not
             quite
             stopped
             ,
             because
             it
             is
             dangerous
             .
             Lastly
             ,
             if
             a
             blow
             ,
             a
             fall
             ,
             or
             difficult
             labour
             occasion
             this
             disease
             ,
             the
             following
             Cataplasm
             must
             be
             applied
             to
             the
             Womb
             and
             Neighbouring
             parts
             .
          
           
           
             Take
             of
             the
             Powders
             of
             Dragons-blood
             ,
             Frankincense
             ,
             Mastich
             ,
             and
             of
             the
             greater
             Comfry
             ,
             each
             two
             Drams
             ,
             with
             a
             sufficient
             quantity
             of
             Turpentine
             make
             a
             Cataplasm
             .
          
           
             If
             the
             Woman
             be
             of
             a
             hot
             Constitution
             ,
             apply
             the
             following
             Plaister
             .
          
           
             Take
             of
             the
             Powders
             of
             Roses
             ,
             Myrtles
             ,
             and
             Balaustins
             ,
             and
             Mastich
             ,
             each
             one
             Drahom
             ,
             of
             fine
             Flour
             one
             Ounce
             ,
             with
             the
             Whites
             of
             Eggs
             make
             a
             Plaister
             .
          
           
             The
             Courses
             stay
             beyond
             their
             time
             by
             reason
             of
             age
             ,
             when
             they
             are
             about
             to
             go
             away
             ,
             or
             by
             a
             vice
             of
             the
             whole
             Body
             or
             of
             the
             womb
             :
             If
             it
             proceed
             on
             the
             account
             of
             age
             ,
             you
             must
             only
             endeavour
             to
             prevent
             those
             inconveniences
             which
             are
             wont
             to
             follow
             ,
             especially
             the
             Gout
             ,
             and
             a
             pain
             in
             the
             Hip
             ,
             which
             may
             be
             done
             by
             a
             spare
             Diet
             ,
             much
             exercise
             ,
             and
             by
             bleeding
             yearly
             ,
             till
             Nature
             has
             been
             accustomed
             to
             the
             want
             of
             the
             menstruous
             Purgation
             :
             But
             if
             it
             proceed
             from
             a
             Vice
             of
             the
             whole
             Body
             ,
             it
             must
             be
             treated
             as
             a
             suppression
             of
             the
             Courses
             .
             If
             it
             proceed
             from
             a
             peculiar
             disorder
             of
             the
             Womb
             ,
             it
             requires
             a
             peculiar
             Cure
             ,
             and
             is
             a
             Symptom
             of
             the
             kind
             of
             the
             vitiated
             action
             of
             Excretion
             ,
             either
             because
             it
             is
             hindred
             by
             the
             ill
             Formation
             ,
             or
             a
             gross
             Humour
             that
             Obstructs
             .
             The
             Causes
             therefore
             are
             these
             three
             ,
             which
             are
             contrary
             to
             the
             anticipation
             of
             the
             
             Courses
             ,
             viz.
             the
             weakness
             of
             the
             Faculty
             ,
             the
             fault
             of
             the
             Humours
             ,
             and
             the
             dulness
             of
             the
             Sense
             .
             The
             impotence
             of
             the
             Faculty
             is
             occasioned
             by
             the
             frigidity
             ,
             or
             moisture
             of
             the
             Temperament
             ,
             or
             by
             the
             depraved
             Figure
             of
             the
             Instrument
             ;
             the
             Humour
             is
             faulty
             upon
             the
             account
             of
             its
             thickness
             ,
             siccity
             and
             clamminess
             :
             The
             Sense
             is
             rendred
             dull
             most
             commonly
             by
             moisture
             abounding
             .
             The
             weak
             Faculty
             by
             reason
             of
             Frigidity
             ,
             is
             known
             by
             the
             Womans
             perceiving
             a
             weight
             and
             disturbance
             after
             the
             time
             of
             the
             coming
             of
             her
             Courses
             is
             past
             .
             The
             fault
             of
             the
             Instrument
             may
             be
             known
             by
             what
             went
             before
             ,
             as
             by
             hard
             labour
             ,
             a
             tumour
             ,
             cicatrix
             ,
             leaping
             or
             a
             fall
             ,
             whereby
             the
             Womb
             ,
             or
             a
             part
             subservient
             to
             it
             is
             displaced
             ,
             or
             the
             figure
             of
             it
             deformed
             .
             The
             fault
             of
             the
             Humour
             may
             be
             known
             by
             those
             things
             that
             are
             evacuated
             by
             the
             Blood
             ,
             as
             if
             it
             be
             whitish
             it
             may
             be
             seen
             ,
             if
             it
             be
             gross
             and
             clammy
             ,
             a
             sedentary
             life
             ,
             and
             a
             gross
             and
             flegmatic
             Diet
             went
             before
             ;
             the
             Woman
             is
             of
             a
             soft
             ,
             pale
             and
             leaden
             habit
             of
             body
             ,
             and
             is
             fat
             ;
             and
             by
             the
             Bloods
             flowing
             slowly
             ,
             and
             by
             the
             long
             continuance
             of
             the
             Courses
             sometimes
             ,
             and
             by
             their
             ending
             in
             a
             slime
             .
             If
             when
             they
             stay
             a
             long
             time
             before
             they
             come
             ,
             the
             Woman
             does
             not
             perceive
             any
             disturbance
             in
             the
             Womb
             and
             neighbouring
             Parts
             ,
             
             the
             Sense
             is
             dull
             .
             If
             the
             Disease
             arise
             from
             a
             thick
             and
             clammy
             Humour
             ,
             as
             it
             does
             most
             commonly
             ,
             it
             must
             be
             cured
             according
             to
             Galen
             ,
             with
             three
             sorts
             of
             Remedies
             ;
             First
             ,
             by
             a
             thin
             and
             heating
             Diet
             ,
             by
             moderate
             exercise
             ,
             and
             frictions
             of
             the
             Legs
             :
             Secondly
             ,
             by
             attenuating
             and
             heating
             Potions
             made
             of
             opening
             Roots
             of
             Calaminth
             ,
             Fennel
             ,
             Saxifrage
             ,
             Burnet
             ,
             Hysop
             ,
             and
             the
             like
             ,
             Saffron
             and
             Cinnamon
             being
             added
             to
             them
             ,
             and
             the
             Cure
             must
             be
             begun
             presently
             after
             the
             Purgation
             of
             the
             Courses
             .
             Let
             the
             Woman
             take
             every
             Morning
             five
             or
             six
             Ounces
             of
             the
             following
             Apozem
             .
          
           
             Take
             of
             the
             Roots
             of
             Smallage
             ,
             Fennel
             ,
             and
             Parsley
             ,
             each
             two
             Ounces
             ,
             of
             the
             Leaves
             of
             Feverfew
             ,
             Cat-mint
             ,
             Penny-royal
             ,
             Maiden-hair
             ,
             each
             one
             Handful
             and
             an
             Half
             ,
             of
             the
             Seeds
             of
             Anise
             and
             Fennel
             ,
             each
             one
             Drachm
             and
             an
             Half
             ;
             boyl
             them
             in
             a
             sufficient
             quantity
             of
             Water
             to
             a
             Quart
             ;
             in
             the
             strained
             Liquor
             dissolve
             of
             the
             Syrups
             of
             Mugwort
             and
             Maiden-hair
             ,
             each
             three
             Ounces
             ;
             the
             Syrup
             of
             Hysop
             ,
             or
             of
             the
             Five
             Opening
             Roots
             made
             without
             Vinegar
             is
             also
             very
             good
             ,
             being
             mixed
             with
             the
             Waters
             of
             Fennel
             ,
             Cat-mint
             ,
             Penny-royal
             ,
             and
             Parsley
             ,
             and
             other
             things
             may
             be
             used
             which
             are
             mentioned
             in
             the
             Chapter
             of
             the
             Suppression
             of
             the
             Courses
             .
             3dly
             ,
             She
             must
             be
             Purged
             with
             Agarick
             Trochiscated
             ,
             or
             with
             the
             Pill
             of
             Mastick
             ,
             Or
             ,
          
           
           
             Take
             of
             the
             Pills
             of
             Agarick
             ,
             and
             Aloephargin
             ,
             each
             two
             Scruples
             ,
             with
             the
             Syrup
             of
             Mugwort
             ;
             make
             four
             Pills
             .
          
           
             Fourthly
             ,
             Those
             things
             which
             draw
             the
             the
             Blood
             downwards
             must
             be
             used
             ,
             as
             bleeding
             in
             the
             Foot
             three
             or
             four
             days
             before
             the
             accustomed
             time
             of
             the
             Courses
             ;
             these
             things
             being
             done
             ,
             the
             Legs
             and
             lower
             Belly
             must
             be
             fomented
             with
             a
             decoction
             of
             Fenugreek
             ,
             Camomile
             ,
             Dill
             ,
             Melilot
             ,
             Fennel
             ,
             Parsly
             ,
             Daucus
             .
             And
             while
             she
             is
             bathing
             let
             her
             take
             one
             of
             the
             Tablets
             called
             Diacalaminth
             ;
             afterwards
             let
             the
             Parts
             be
             fumed
             with
             Spices
             ,
             and
             use
             Frictions
             and
             Ligatures
             to
             the
             Legs
             ,
             and
             let
             Cupping-glasses
             be
             applyed
             to
             the
             Claves
             of
             the
             Legs
             without
             scarification
             ;
             and
             if
             the
             Courses
             do
             not
             yet
             flow
             ,
             let
             the
             Woman
             be
             purged
             every
             third
             day
             with
             four
             or
             five
             of
             the
             Pills
             mentioned
             before
             .
             Let
             the
             lower
             Belly
             be
             anointed
             with
             the
             Oyls
             of
             Capers
             ,
             White
             Lillies
             ,
             Dill
             ,
             Cinnamon
             ,
             and
             Saffron
             ,
             and
             let
             Uterine
             Glisters
             be
             injected
             made
             of
             four
             Ounces
             of
             the
             Decoction
             of
             Penny-royal
             ,
             Horse-mint
             ,
             Thym
             ,
             and
             Cresses
             ,
             with
             two
             Ounces
             of
             Oyl
             of
             Rue
             ,
             or
             of
             Dill
             ,
             which
             wonderfully
             rouze
             the
             dull
             sense
             of
             the
             Womb.
             
          
        
         
           
           
             CHAP.
             VI.
             
          
           
             Of
             the
             Courses
             corrupted
             ,
             or
             suppurated
             .
          
           
             THE
             Courses
             may
             be
             corrupted
             four
             several
             ways
             ;
             First
             from
             drawing
             a
             putrid
             quality
             from
             the
             whole
             Body
             :
             Secondly
             ,
             from
             the
             mixture
             of
             some
             putrid
             humour
             in
             the
             passages
             :
             Thirdly
             ,
             by
             a
             long
             suppression
             :
             Fourthly
             ,
             from
             an
             intemperies
             in
             the
             Womb
             ,
             or
             from
             an
             abundance
             of
             putrid
             humours
             contained
             in
             and
             about
             it
             ,
             and
             are
             coloured
             and
             disordered
             according
             to
             the
             nature
             of
             the
             humours
             ;
             they
             are
             White
             ,
             Pale
             ,
             Livid
             ,
             Green
             ,
             Black
             ,
             Skinny
             ,
             Fibrous
             ,
             Membranous
             ,
             Windy
             ,
             Fetid
             ,
             and
             they
             have
             Sand
             and
             Worms
             in
             them
             .
          
           
             The
             Cure
             is
             in
             a
             manner
             the
             same
             which
             is
             proposed
             for
             the
             Cure
             of
             the
             Whites
             ;
             for
             an
             exact
             course
             of
             Diet
             being
             ordered
             ,
             the
             Woman
             must
             be
             purged
             with
             Agarick
             trochiscated
             ,
             or
             with
             the
             Pill
             of
             Mastich
             ,
             if
             a
             Phlegmatic
             humour
             abounds
             ;
             if
             a
             bilious
             humour
             be
             the
             cause
             ,
             let
             her
             be
             purged
             with
             Rhubarb
             ,
             as
          
           
             Take
             of
             the
             best
             Rhubarb
             ,
             four
             Scruples
             ,
             of
             yellow
             Myrobalans
             one
             Drachm
             and
             an
             Half
             ,
             infuse
             them
             a
             Night
             in
             three
             Ounces
             of
             Succory
             
             Water
             ;
             to
             the
             strained
             Liquor
             add
             of
             Syrup
             of
             Roses
             Solutive
             ,
             and
             of
             Manna
             ,
             each
             one
             Ounce
             .
          
           
             If
             Melancholy
             Humours
             abound
             ,
          
           
             Take
             of
             Senna
             one
             Ounce
             ,
             of
             the
             Seeds
             of
             Annise
             one
             Drachm
             ,
             infuse
             them
             in
             four
             Ounces
             of
             Fumitory-water
             ;
             to
             the
             strained
             Liquor
             add
             of
             Pulp
             of
             Cassia
             ,
             and
             of
             Syrup
             of
             Roses
             Solutive
             ,
             each
             one
             Ounce
             .
          
           
             If
             the
             Courses
             are
             suppurated
             ,
             such
             things
             must
             be
             used
             now
             and
             then
             ,
             as
             evacute
             a
             dust
             and
             Cholerick
             humours
             ,
             which
             may
             be
             easily
             prepared
             with
             Agarick
             ,
             Rhubarb
             ,
             and
             Senna
             ;
             and
             sometimes
             Glisters
             must
             be
             used
             ,
             and
             moderate
             exercise
             ,
             which
             purge
             the
             Body
             and
             Womb
             ;
             and
             if
             the
             Stomach
             abounding
             with
             Flegm
             be
             the
             cause
             ,
             a
             Vomit
             used
             by
             Intervals
             is
             proper
             ,
             that
             what
             is
             daily
             heapt
             up
             there
             may
             be
             purged
             off
             before
             it
             enters
             the
             Veins
             .
          
           
             Thirdly
             ,
             Such
             things
             must
             be
             used
             as
             are
             able
             to
             eradicate
             the
             Disease
             ,
             and
             if
             the
             Humours
             are
             cold
             and
             gross
             ,
             sudorifics
             must
             be
             used
             ,
             as
             a
             Decoction
             of
             Sarsaparilla
             ,
             Guiac
             ,
             China
             ,
             and
             the
             like
             .
             But
             if
             Choler
             or
             Melancholy
             be
             the
             cause
             ,
             bathing
             is
             most
             proper
             ;
             but
             gentle
             Frictions
             and
             Pessaries
             are
             proper
             for
             both
             ,
             and
             anoint
             the
             Belly
             with
             the
             Oyl
             of
             Sweet
             Almonds
             ,
             or
             with
             the
             Oyl
             of
             Violets
             ,
             which
             
             are
             also
             to
             be
             put
             up
             the
             Womb.
             But
             if
             these
             things
             do
             no
             good
             ,
             an
             Issue
             must
             be
             made
             in
             one
             or
             both
             the
             Arms
             ,
             which
             is
             of
             excellent
             use
             .
          
        
         
           
             CHAP.
             VII
             .
          
           
             Of
             the
             Complication
             of
             the
             Courses
             with
             other
             Diseases
             .
          
           
             THere
             is
             scarce
             any
             thing
             that
             does
             disturb
             Physicians
             more
             ,
             and
             which
             makes
             them
             err
             so
             much
             ,
             as
             the
             complication
             of
             the
             Courses
             with
             Diseases
             ;
             and
             this
             happens
             chiefly
             six
             ways
             .
             First
             ,
             When
             a
             Disease
             happens
             just
             when
             the
             Courses
             are
             about
             to
             come
             .
             Secondly
             ,
             If
             by
             reason
             of
             the
             invasion
             of
             a
             Disease
             ,
             the
             Courses
             come
             before
             their
             due
             time
             .
             Thirdly
             ,
             If
             the
             time
             of
             the
             Courses
             and
             of
             the
             Disease
             are
             complicated
             ,
             so
             that
             they
             come
             together
             .
             Fourthly
             ,
             If
             the
             Courses
             being
             suppressed
             ,
             delayed
             or
             lessened
             ,
             a
             Disease
             comes
             upon
             them
             upon
             an
             other
             account
             .
             Fifthly
             ,
             If
             by
             reason
             of
             a
             Disease
             pre-existing
             ,
             a
             suppression
             or
             delay
             of
             the
             Courses
             is
             the
             cause
             of
             the
             increase
             of
             the
             Disease
             and
             its
             Symptoms
             .
             Sixthly
             ,
             If
             when
             there
             is
             a
             Disease
             ,
             the
             Courses
             flow
             .
          
           
           
             If
             therefore
             the
             Courses
             are
             just
             about
             to
             flow
             ,
             when
             the
             Disease
             is
             beginning
             ,
             or
             in
             the
             process
             of
             it
             ,
             we
             must
             consider
             whether
             the
             Disease
             be
             one
             of
             those
             ,
             which
             is
             occasioned
             by
             the
             Womb
             ,
             in
             which
             case
             if
             the
             Disease
             requires
             bleeding
             without
             any
             delay
             ,
             we
             must
             draw
             it
             from
             the
             foot
             ,
             that
             it
             may
             be
             let
             out
             by
             a
             convenient
             way
             ,
             that
             the
             Womb
             may
             be
             evacuated
             ,
             and
             the
             cause
             expelled
             .
             But
             if
             the
             Disease
             arises
             from
             the
             whole
             Body
             ,
             or
             from
             some
             principal
             member
             of
             it
             ;
             that
             Vein
             of
             the
             Arm
             (
             most
             affirm
             )
             must
             be
             opened
             ,
             which
             chiefly
             respects
             the
             part
             affected
             :
             but
             this
             opinion
             ,
             if
             it
             be
             generally
             received
             ,
             seems
             to
             me
             injurious
             ,
             and
             we
             ought
             rather
             to
             distinguish
             concerning
             the
             number
             of
             the
             days
             ,
             the
             acuteness
             of
             the
             Disease
             ,
             and
             the
             plenitude
             of
             the
             Body
             ;
             for
             if
             the
             Disease
             be
             not
             acute
             ,
             Blood
             ought
             to
             be
             drawn
             from
             the
             Foot
             ,
             and
             especially
             ,
             if
             the
             Woman
             be
             within
             three
             or
             four
             days
             of
             her
             Courses
             ,
             and
             in
             this
             case
             she
             ought
             to
             be
             blooded
             in
             the
             Foot
             ,
             although
             the
             Disease
             be
             acute
             ,
             and
             this
             both
             reason
             and
             experience
             confirms
             ;
             for
             Nature
             is
             to
             be
             evacuated
             that
             way
             she
             tends
             ,
             if
             it
             be
             a
             convenient
             place
             ;
             for
             if
             the
             Woman
             be
             blooded
             in
             the
             upper
             parts
             ,
             we
             often
             see
             that
             she
             becomes
             delirious
             ,
             and
             that
             watchings
             ,
             sleepy
             Diseases
             ,
             difficulty
             of
             Breathing
             ,
             
             and
             at
             length
             Death
             it self
             follow
             .
             But
             if
             there
             be
             eight
             days
             ,
             or
             thereabouts
             ,
             before
             the
             time
             of
             the
             Courses
             ,
             and
             there
             is
             a
             great
             plenitude
             ,
             and
             the
             Woman
             cannot
             be
             so
             sufficiently
             evacuated
             by
             the
             Foot
             ,
             as
             the
             Disease
             requires
             ,
             then
             all
             agree
             that
             she
             must
             be
             blooded
             in
             the
             Arm
             ,
             especially
             if
             the
             Disease
             be
             acute
             ;
             but
             purging
             Medicines
             ,
             Vomits
             ,
             and
             Sudorisicks
             must
             be
             deferred
             till
             the
             Courses
             are
             over
             ,
             or
             you
             must
             use
             those
             that
             are
             very
             gentle
             ,
             lest
             Nature
             should
             be
             hindred
             ,
             or
             diverted
             ;
             for
             if
             so
             ,
             the
             Blood
             may
             be
             unseasonably
             detained
             ,
             or
             may
             rush
             upon
             some
             principal
             part
             ,
             or
             increase
             the
             Disease
             .
             But
             if
             it
             happen
             that
             the
             Womans
             Courses
             are
             procrastinated
             ,
             it
             is
             lawful
             to
             Purge
             ;
             for
             sometimes
             we
             see
             that
             Purging
             brings
             the
             Courses
             .
             If
             the
             Disease
             be
             Chronical
             ,
             it
             is
             best
             to
             Purge
             eight
             days
             after
             the
             Courses
             are
             gon
             off
             .
          
           
             But
             if
             the
             Courses
             come
             before
             their
             due
             time
             in
             Diseases
             ,
             which
             is
             the
             second
             way
             of
             complication
             ,
             nothing
             in
             curing
             Womens
             Diseases
             is
             so
             difficult
             and
             dangerous
             ,
             especially
             at
             the
             beginning
             of
             the
             Disease
             ,
             before
             universal
             Remedies
             have
             been
             given
             ;
             for
             at
             other
             times
             if
             we
             do
             nothing
             ,
             there
             is
             the
             less
             perplexity
             ;
             but
             if
             at
             the
             beginning
             you
             Bleed
             or
             Purge
             ,
             you
             hinder
             the
             menstruous
             Purgation
             ,
             and
             if
             
             you
             do
             neither
             ,
             the
             Disease
             increases
             .
             Those
             things
             that
             are
             proper
             for
             the
             Disease
             ,
             stop
             the
             Courses
             ;
             and
             if
             they
             flow
             ,
             they
             do
             not
             relieve
             the
             Disease
             ,
             because
             they
             are
             then
             Symptomatical
             ;
             for
             such
             an
             evacuation
             ,
             is
             almost
             always
             pernicious
             at
             the
             beginning
             of
             the
             Disease
             ,
             for
             Nature
             at
             that
             time
             seldom
             promotes
             any
             useful
             evacuation
             ;
             wherefore
             we
             must
             diligently
             consider
             what
             good
             or
             hurt
             comes
             from
             it
             ,
             and
             from
             what
             cause
             the
             anticipation
             of
             the
             Courses
             in
             Diseases
             proceeds
             ;
             for
             in
             the
             beginning
             and
             in
             the
             increase
             ,
             as
             we
             said
             ,
             it
             is
             full
             of
             danger
             ,
             but
             in
             the
             state
             and
             declination
             ,
             the
             cruption
             of
             the
             Courses
             ,
             if
             they
             flow
             easily
             ,
             is
             wont
             to
             be
             advantageous
             ,
             by
             reason
             of
             the
             fitness
             of
             the
             Season
             for
             evacuation
             ,
             if
             it
             be
             not
             complicated
             with
             some
             other
             evacuations
             of
             Nature
             .
             The
             Anticipation
             of
             the
             Courses
             proceeds
             from
             many
             causes
             :
             but
             from
             whatever
             cause
             it
             come
             ,
             if
             there
             be
             a
             plenitude
             ,
             the
             Cure
             must
             be
             begun
             by
             bleeding
             in
             the
             Foot.
             But
             if
             the
             Courses
             flow
             at
             their
             accustomed
             time
             ,
             and
             happen
             to
             come
             at
             the
             beginning
             of
             the
             Disease
             ,
             you
             must
             first
             wait
             on
             Nature
             ,
             and
             if
             after
             twelve
             hours
             the
             Flux
             is
             not
             ,
             or
             is
             not
             like
             to
             be
             sufficient
             ,
             you
             must
             bleed
             in
             the
             Foot
             ,
             to
             compleat
             the
             natural
             evacuation
             of
             the
             Woman
             ;
             and
             moreover
             ,
             
             you
             must
             take
             away
             so
             much
             Blood
             ,
             as
             the
             Disease
             requires
             ,
             for
             we
             must
             respect
             Custom
             and
             the
             Disease
             too
             ,
             and
             this
             may
             be
             understood
             of
             violent
             Diseases
             ;
             yet
             it
             is
             chiefly
             to
             be
             used
             in
             small
             ones
             ;
             and
             therefore
             that
             they
             should
             not
             grow
             to
             be
             violent
             ,
             you
             must
             incourage
             the
             Courses
             by
             all
             means
             ,
             by
             Ligatures
             ,
             Frictions
             ,
             Suppositories
             ,
             Glisters
             ,
             and
             other
             things
             ,
             which
             are
             sufficient
             to
             provoke
             the
             parts
             near
             the
             Womb
             ;
             and
             if
             the
             Disease
             arise
             from
             a
             cold
             cause
             ,
             you
             must
             give
             such
             Medicines
             as
             promote
             the
             Courses
             ,
             and
             also
             respect
             the
             Disease
             :
             But
             if
             a
             Purge
             be
             necessary
             ,
             you
             must
             defer
             it
             till
             the
             Courses
             are
             over
             ,
             lest
             the
             Blood
             being
             moved
             and
             disturbed
             thereby
             ,
             greater
             mischief
             should
             be
             occasioned
             .
          
           
             But
             if
             the
             Disease
             be
             one
             of
             the
             greatest
             ,
             as
             a
             Quinsey
             ,
             Frensy
             ,
             Plurisie
             ,
             or
             an
             acute
             Fever
             ,
             you
             must
             first
             bleed
             in
             the
             Foot
             ,
             afterwards
             the
             same
             day
             ,
             you
             must
             bleed
             in
             the
             Arm
             ;
             but
             in
             the
             mean
             while
             you
             must
             apply
             Ligatures
             to
             the
             Legs
             whilst
             the
             Blood
             flows
             ,
             and
             this
             is
             good
             Practice
             ;
             for
             the
             Indication
             of
             the
             most
             violent
             Disease
             is
             always
             to
             be
             respected
             before
             that
             Indication
             which
             is
             taken
             from
             the
             Courses
             ,
             and
             in
             the
             same
             manner
             you
             must
             proceed
             in
             the
             other
             Seasons
             of
             the
             Disease
             ,
             wherein
             you
             ought
             to
             defer
             Purging
             ,
             Vomiting
             
             and
             Sweat
             ,
             if
             the
             Disease
             requires
             them
             ,
             till
             the
             Courses
             are
             gone
             off
             ;
             for
             the
             Indication
             of
             the
             Courses
             is
             greater
             than
             the
             Indications
             of
             these
             helps
             ,
             unless
             a
             Sanies
             flow
             beyond
             the
             appointed
             time
             ,
             which
             is
             not
             to
             be
             accounted
             at
             that
             time
             to
             proceed
             from
             fulness
             ,
             and
             in
             this
             case
             ,
             an
             Indication
             for
             purging
             being
             urgent
             ,
             you
             may
             Purge
             .
          
           
             The
             Fourth
             Case
             was
             ,
             when
             upon
             the
             Courses
             stopt
             a
             Disease
             came
             .
             In
             this
             case
             we
             must
             first
             consider
             whether
             the
             Courses
             are
             but
             now
             stopt
             ,
             or
             whether
             they
             have
             been
             stopt
             a
             long
             while
             ;
             and
             moreover
             ,
             whether
             the
             Disease
             proceeds
             from
             this
             suppression
             ;
             for
             if
             it
             arise
             from
             hence
             ,
             you
             must
             without
             doubt
             bleed
             in
             the
             Foot
             first
             ,
             nor
             must
             we
             Purge
             ,
             Vomit
             ,
             or
             Sweat
             before
             ;
             and
             afterwards
             in
             the
             Arm
             ,
             if
             the
             Disease
             require
             it
             ,
             especially
             if
             it
             be
             four
             days
             past
             the
             accustomed
             time
             of
             the
             Courses
             .
             But
             if
             the
             suppression
             be
             new
             ,
             and
             the
             Disease
             not
             urgent
             ,
             before
             you
             use
             other
             means
             ,
             you
             must
             expect
             a
             while
             the
             flowing
             of
             the
             Courses
             ,
             especially
             if
             you
             do
             not
             understand
             rightly
             the
             nature
             of
             the
             Disease
             ;
             for
             it
             is
             more
             secure
             ,
             the
             Courses
             being
             stopt
             to
             bleed
             in
             the
             Foot
             than
             to
             Purge
             ,
             Vomit
             ,
             or
             Sweat.
             But
             if
             notwithstanding
             bleeding
             in
             the
             Foot
             ,
             the
             Courses
             flow
             but
             slowly
             ,
             you
             ought
             to
             
             give
             such
             Medicines
             as
             move
             them
             ;
             and
             it
             will
             be
             proper
             to
             give
             them
             before
             they
             begin
             ,
             if
             you
             suspect
             that
             Nature
             will
             not
             do
             the
             business
             throughly
             her self
             .
          
           
             But
             if
             the
             Courses
             delay
             ,
             and
             the
             Disease
             grows
             worse
             thereby
             ,
             most
             affirm
             that
             the
             Cure
             must
             be
             begun
             by
             those
             helps
             ,
             which
             the
             Disease
             and
             its
             Cause
             require
             ,
             without
             respect
             to
             bleeding
             in
             the
             Foot.
             But
             I
             am
             not
             of
             the
             same
             Opinion
             ;
             for
             in
             slight
             Diseases
             ,
             and
             in
             such
             as
             will
             bear
             a
             Truce
             ,
             experience
             has
             taught
             me
             that
             it
             is
             best
             to
             bleed
             in
             the
             Foot
             ;
             for
             the
             indication
             from
             the
             Courses
             stopt
             is
             more
             to
             be
             minded
             than
             a
             small
             Disease
             ,
             and
             therefore
             they
             ought
             to
             be
             provoked
             ,
             first
             by
             Ligatures
             ,
             Cupping-glasses
             ,
             Frictions
             ,
             and
             Medicines
             ,
             and
             afterwards
             you
             must
             provide
             for
             the
             Disease
             :
             But
             if
             the
             Disease
             be
             violent
             ,
             as
             a
             Quinsie
             ,
             Pleurisie
             ,
             or
             the
             like
             ;
             then
             certainly
             those
             Remedies
             must
             be
             given
             which
             the
             Disease
             requires
             ,
             without
             consideration
             of
             the
             Veins
             of
             the
             Foot.
             
          
           
             But
             when
             the
             Courses
             should
             come
             at
             the
             time
             of
             the
             Disease
             ,
             and
             are
             stopt
             ,
             by
             reason
             of
             the
             Disease
             and
             its
             Cause
             ,
             without
             doubt
             we
             ought
             to
             bleed
             in
             the
             Foot
             ,
             and
             to
             take
             away
             so
             much
             Blood
             ,
             as
             the
             plenitude
             of
             the
             Womb
             requires
             ,
             or
             till
             the
             Courses
             flow
             ,
             and
             if
             there
             be
             occasion
             we
             may
             Purge
             gently
             ,
             and
             not
             divert
             the
             
             Course
             of
             Nature
             .
             Lastly
             ,
             if
             when
             the
             Disease
             is
             present
             ,
             the
             Courses
             flow
             by
             drops
             before
             their
             time
             ,
             you
             must
             proceed
             as
             in
             the
             second
             Case
             concerning
             the
             Anticipation
             of
             the
             Courses
             in
             Diseases
             :
             Or
             ,
             if
             it
             happen
             at
             their
             due
             time
             ,
             you
             must
             treat
             them
             as
             in
             the
             third
             Case
             when
             the
             Courses
             happen
             with
             the
             Seasons
             of
             the
             Disease
             ;
             only
             the
             dropping
             of
             the
             Courses
             signifies
             a
             greater
             oppression
             of
             Nature
             ,
             and
             therefore
             requires
             larger
             bleeding
             .
          
        
         
           
             CHAP.
             VIII
             .
          
           
             Of
             the
             Courses
             coming
             difficulty
             ,
             and
             with
             violent
             Symptoms
             .
          
           
             THis
             Disease
             is
             like
             a
             Dysury
             or
             adifficulty
             of
             Urine
             ,
             for
             it
             is
             accompanied
             with
             Pain
             and
             a
             great
             disturbance
             ,
             the
             Symptoms
             often
             come
             before
             the
             Courses
             ,
             and
             sometimes
             with
             the
             Courses
             ;
             the
             Blood
             comes
             by
             drops
             and
             is
             attended
             with
             violent
             Pain
             .
             This
             Symptom
             comes
             upon
             an
             Obstruction
             of
             the
             Courses
             ,
             sometimes
             upon
             Solution
             of
             the
             Continuum
             ,
             an
             Ulcer
             ,
             Erosion
             ,
             and
             painful
             disorders
             in
             the
             neighbouring
             parts
             ,
             The
             Courses
             ,
             as
             was
             said
             before
             ,
             come
             sometimes
             drop
             by
             drop
             ,
             and
             sometimes
             plentifully
             ;
             
             sometimes
             by
             intervals
             ,
             and
             sometimes
             continually
             ;
             sometimes
             orderly
             ,
             and
             sometimes
             disorderly
             .
          
           
             It
             is
             most
             commonly
             occasioned
             by
             the
             same
             Causes
             from
             whence
             a
             suppression
             of
             the
             Courses
             proceeds
             ,
             but
             gentler
             ;
             for
             there
             is
             not
             a
             total
             Suppression
             ,
             but
             an
             unequal
             Obstruction
             of
             the
             Vessels
             of
             the
             Womb
             ,
             by
             reason
             of
             thick
             clotted
             ,
             and
             feculent
             blood
             ,
             which
             stretches
             the
             Vessels
             ,
             and
             Nature
             violently
             endeavouing
             to
             Evacuate
             it
             ,
             a
             gross
             wind
             arises
             ,
             which
             distending
             the
             Vessels
             ,
             and
             the
             neighbouring
             parts
             ,
             occasions
             the
             violent
             pain
             ,
             which
             continues
             untill
             the
             clods
             are
             ejected
             .
             Sometimes
             the
             Blood
             flows
             plentifully
             ,
             yet
             the
             Courses
             are
             counted
             difficult
             and
             lessened
             ;
             because
             tho
             a
             great
             quantity
             is
             evacuated
             ,
             yet
             it
             is
             not
             answerable
             to
             the
             plenitude
             .
             The
             second
             Cause
             is
             an
             Ulcer
             ,
             or
             some
             preternatural
             Tumour
             in
             the
             Womb
             or
             neighbouring
             parts
             ,
             which
             are
             provoked
             and
             hurt
             by
             the
             commotion
             of
             the
             Blood.
             The
             third
             is
             the
             acrimony
             of
             the
             Humours
             .
             This
             Disease
             is
             known
             by
             a
             pain
             in
             the
             Head
             ,
             a
             pain
             in
             the
             Stomach
             ,
             Restlesness
             ,
             pains
             in
             the
             Loins
             ,
             and
             of
             the
             lower
             Belly
             ,
             just
             like
             the
             pains
             of
             Child-bearing
             ,
             coming
             with
             the
             Courses
             ,
             or
             eight
             days
             before
             .
             There
             is
             often
             also
             fainting
             and
             convulsions
             ,
             and
             a
             palpitation
             of
             the
             Heart
             ;
             and
             by
             these
             you
             may
             know
             ,
             
             that
             the
             Blood
             is
             clotted
             or
             thick
             ,
             and
             a
             small
             swelling
             is
             sometimes
             perceived
             in
             one
             or
             both
             of
             the
             Groins
             ,
             by
             reason
             of
             clotted
             Blood
             contained
             in
             it
             ;
             and
             just
             before
             the
             evacuation
             of
             the
             clotted
             Blood
             ,
             the
             pain
             is
             most
             violent
             ,
             and
             at
             the
             same
             time
             if
             wind
             be
             joined
             with
             it
             ,
             it
             breaks
             from
             the
             Womb
             or
             backwards
             with
             a
             noise
             ,
             and
             there
             are
             wandring
             pains
             about
             the
             Loins
             and
             Hips
             .
             If
             an
             Ulcer
             be
             the
             cause
             ,
             Sanies
             or
             Pus
             is
             mixed
             with
             the
             Blood
             ,
             and
             the
             Courses
             flow
             always
             with
             a
             fixed
             pain
             .
             This
             Disease
             afflicts
             Virgins
             and
             those
             that
             are
             Barren
             .
             The
             Cure
             is
             two-fold
             ,
             the
             first
             respects
             the
             Cause
             ,
             the
             second
             the
             mitigating
             the
             Pain
             .
             If
             it
             proceed
             from
             feculent
             gross
             and
             clotted
             Blood
             ,
             a
             thin
             Diet
             and
             moderate
             Exercise
             must
             be
             ordered
             ,
             and
             Medicines
             that
             cause
             Revulsion
             and
             Evacuation
             ,
             must
             be
             used
             .
             Blood
             therefore
             must
             be
             drawn
             from
             the
             Arm
             if
             there
             be
             a
             great
             quantity
             of
             it
             ,
             but
             if
             the
             quantity
             be
             small
             ,
             from
             the
             Foot
             ;
             and
             the
             clotted
             Blood
             that
             cannot
             be
             evacuated
             ,
             must
             be
             drawn
             out
             by
             Cupping-glasses
             applied
             to
             the
             Thighs
             and
             Legs
             with
             Scarification
             ,
             and
             by
             Ligatures
             upon
             the
             Legs
             ,
             and
             the
             Humour
             may
             be
             turned
             by
             applying
             Leeches
             to
             the
             Fundament
             if
             the
             pain
             continue
             after
             the
             Courses
             are
             stopp'd
             ,
             but
             they
             must
             not
             be
             used
             before
             .
          
           
           
             Secondly
             ,
             Evacuation
             must
             be
             used
             with
             this
             distinction
             ,
             when
             feculent
             and
             grumous
             Blood
             is
             the
             cause
             ,
             you
             must
             Bleed
             ;
             when
             an
             Ulcer
             ,
             Wind
             ,
             or
             an
             Acrid
             Matter
             ,
             you
             must
             Purge
             most
             .
          
           
             Thirdly
             ,
             The
             Passages
             must
             be
             Relaxed
             and
             Opened
             ,
             and
             the
             Pain
             mitigated
             ;
             wherefore
             ,
             if
             the
             matter
             be
             thick
             ,
             slatulent
             ,
             feculent
             ,
             or
             clammy
             ;
             a
             Dram
             of
             Venice
             Treacle
             ,
             or
             of
             Mithridate
             must
             be
             taken
             at
             Bed-time
             in
             three
             Ounces
             of
             Balm-water
             ;
             and
             Baths
             must
             be
             provided
             ,
             and
             Lotions
             for
             the
             Legs
             made
             of
             a
             Decoction
             of
             Marsh-mallows
             ,
             of
             the
             Seeds
             of
             Flax
             ,
             Fenugreek
             ,
             Dill
             ,
             Rhue
             ,
             and
             Mugwort
             ,
             and
             the
             Feet
             must
             be
             bathed
             in
             it
             hot
             a
             while
             ,
             and
             the
             vapours
             must
             be
             received
             ,
             and
             a
             Spunge
             dipt
             in
             it
             must
             be
             applyed
             to
             the
             Privities
             ,
             and
             the
             lower
             Belly
             must
             be
             Fomented
             afterwards
             with
             Flannel
             dipt
             in
             Wine
             and
             Oyl
             of
             Roses
             ,
             or
             with
             a
             Bladder
             half
             full
             of
             warm
             Oyl
             ;
             but
             it
             will
             be
             better
             to
             anoint
             the
             Navel
             ,
             and
             the
             region
             below
             it
             with
             Oyl
             of
             Saffron
             ,
             of
             White-lillies
             ,
             the
             Seeds
             of
             Flax
             ,
             of
             Capers
             ,
             of
             Yolks
             of
             Eggs
             ,
             or
             of
             sweet
             Almonds
             ,
             among
             which
             or
             with
             one
             of
             them
             must
             be
             dissolved
             a
             Drachm
             of
             Treacle
             ,
             a
             Pessary
             dipt
             in
             the
             same
             is
             also
             is
             of
             great
             use
             ;
             or
             the
             foresaid
             Parts
             may
             be
             annointed
             with
             Hens-fat
             and
             Butter
             ;
             or
             with
             Butter
             and
             some
             of
             the
             foresaid
             Oyls
             .
             
             The
             following
             Oyntment
             is
             also
             very
             proper
             .
          
           
             Take
             of
             the
             juice
             of
             Angelica
             one
             Drachm
             ,
             of
             Oyls
             of
             Capers
             and
             of
             White-lilies
             ,
             each
             one
             Ounce
             and
             an
             half
             ,
             of
             White-wine
             half
             an
             Ounce
             ,
             with
             Wax
             make
             an
             Oyntment
             .
          
           
             The
             following
             Cataplasm
             is
             also
             very
             good
             .
          
           
             Take
             of
             common
             Oyl
             ,
             of
             sweet
             Wine
             ,
             and
             fresh
             Butter
             ,
             each
             two
             Ounces
             ,
             of
             Bran
             three
             Ounces
             ;
             boyl
             them
             gently
             ,
             apply
             them
             hot
             and
             repeat
             them
             frequently
             .
          
           
             But
             if
             acrid
             and
             eroding
             Matter
             be
             the
             cause
             you
             must
             use
             gentle
             Oyntments
             ,
             and
             Fomentation
             of
             warm
             Water
             ,
             or
             Purslain
             and
             Lettice
             Water
             with
             Emulsions
             of
             the
             cold
             Seeds
             ;
             and
             the
             Parts
             must
             be
             anointed
             with
             the
             Oils
             of
             sweet
             Almonds
             ,
             of
             Violets
             and
             of
             Roses
             .
          
           
             If
             the
             Disease
             proceeds
             from
             an
             Ulcer
             ,
             you
             must
             endeavour
             the
             Cure
             of
             it
             ,
             and
             you
             must
             mitigate
             the
             Pain
             by
             injecting
             uterine
             Glisters
             made
             of
             four
             Ounces
             of
             warm
             Water
             ;
             and
             if
             the
             heat
             be
             very
             much
             ,
             the
             Water
             must
             be
             sweetned
             with
             Sugar
             ,
             and
             you
             must
             add
             one
             Drachm
             of
             the
             white
             Troches
             of
             Rhasis
             .
             Or
             ,
             the
             Glister
             may
             be
             made
             with
             three
             Ounces
             of
             Allum-water
             ,
             which
             is
             of
             excellent
             use
             ;
             or
             with
             so
             much
             Barly-water
             with
             an
             Ounce
             of
             Syrup
             of
             Roses
             ;
             or
             with
             Milk-water
             with
             Sugar
             ;
             or
             
             with
             an
             Ounce
             and
             an
             half
             of
             Milk
             it self
             ,
             with
             the
             like
             quantity
             of
             a
             Decoction
             of
             the
             Leaves
             and
             Seeds
             of
             Plaintain
             ,
             to
             which
             may
             be
             added
             half
             an
             Ounce
             of
             the
             emulsion
             of
             the
             cold
             Seeds
             ;
             and
             if
             the
             Pain
             and
             Heat
             is
             very
             violent
             ,
             inject
             two
             Ounces
             of
             the
             Decoction
             of
             Henbane
             ,
             or
             white
             Poppies
             .
             But
             if
             these
             things
             will
             not
             do
             the
             business
             ,
             some
             Opium
             must
             be
             mixed
             with
             the
             Decoction
             before
             mentioned
             .
             Lastly
             ,
             if
             other
             remedies
             will
             not
             do
             the
             business
             ,
             an
             Issue
             must
             be
             opened
             in
             the
             Leg.
             
          
        
         
           
             CHAP.
             IX
             .
          
           
             Of
             the
             Closure
             of
             the
             Womb.
             
          
           
             VIrgins
             labouring
             under
             this
             Disease
             are
             said
             to
             be
             Imperforate
             .
             This
             closure
             is
             wont
             to
             be
             in
             three
             places
             ,
             viz.
             in
             the
             mouth
             of
             the
             Womb
             ,
             in
             the
             neck
             of
             it
             ,
             and
             in
             the
             Privities
             .
             It
             is
             occasioned
             either
             in
             the
             first
             Formation
             when
             a
             Membrance
             covers
             the
             Orifice
             of
             the
             Womb
             ,
             or
             its
             Neck
             ,
             or
             by
             a
             Wound
             ,
             or
             Ulcer
             preceding
             ,
             which
             growing
             together
             stops
             the
             Neck
             of
             the
             Womb
             ,
             or
             joins
             the
             Lips
             ,
             or
             it
             is
             occasioned
             by
             Humours
             ,
             or
             a
             Compression
             .
          
           
           
             If
             the
             Closure
             be
             in
             the
             Privities
             ,
             it
             may
             be
             easily
             known
             ,
             but
             if
             it
             be
             in
             the
             Neck
             ,
             or
             Orifice
             of
             the
             Womb
             ,
             it
             is
             not
             found
             out
             till
             the
             Courses
             begin
             to
             flow
             ,
             or
             till
             Women
             are
             Married
             ;
             for
             at
             the
             time
             of
             the
             menstruous
             Purgation
             ,
             Pains
             and
             Gripes
             are
             perceived
             in
             the
             region
             of
             the
             Womb
             at
             certain
             times
             ,
             with
             a
             sense
             of
             weight
             ,
             yet
             no
             Flux
             follows
             .
             Moreover
             ,
             you
             may
             guess
             at
             it
             ,
             if
             the
             Maid
             be
             of
             good
             habit
             of
             Body
             not
             Cachetical
             ,
             and
             without
             Obstruction
             ,
             the
             Disease
             continuing
             the
             Womb
             swells
             ,
             so
             that
             Virgins
             seem
             to
             be
             with
             Child
             ,
             and
             sometimes
             the
             whole
             Body
             ,
             which
             looks
             livid
             :
             But
             if
             the
             Neck
             of
             the
             Womb
             be
             closed
             ,
             it
             may
             be
             known
             in
             the
             first
             Copualtion
             ,
             because
             it
             cannot
             admit
             the
             Virile
             Member
             .
             Lastly
             ,
             if
             the
             Orifice
             of
             the
             Womb
             be
             shut
             ,
             it
             is
             difficultly
             known
             ,
             but
             it
             may
             be
             found
             out
             by
             the
             hand
             of
             a
             Skilful
             Midwife
             .
          
           
             As
             to
             the
             prognostick
             ,
             if
             the
             Closure
             be
             in
             the
             Orifice
             of
             the
             Privities
             ,
             it
             is
             easily
             Cured
             by
             a
             small
             Section
             :
             But
             if
             it
             be
             in
             the
             inner
             Parts
             ,
             the
             Cure
             is
             much
             more
             difficult
             .
          
           
             When
             a
             Membrane
             shuts
             the
             passage
             ,
             it
             is
             easily
             Cured
             ,
             but
             when
             the
             Closure
             is
             from
             fleshy
             Matter
             ,
             as
             it
             happens
             after
             Ulcers
             ,
             then
             the
             Cure
             is
             much
             more
             difficult
             .
          
           
           
             The
             Closure
             of
             the
             inner
             Orifice
             of
             the
             Womb
             is
             Incurable
             ,
             for
             Chirurgcial
             Instruments
             cannot
             work
             upon
             it
             .
          
           
             If
             the
             Closure
             of
             the
             Womb
             be
             contracted
             from
             the
             Birth
             ,
             it
             must
             be
             opened
             by
             simple
             Section
             ;
             but
             if
             it
             takes
             its
             rise
             from
             an
             Ulcer
             ,
             as
             it
             often
             happens
             in
             the
             French-Pox
             ;
             we
             must
             consider
             ,
             whether
             it
             be
             an
             Excrescence
             of
             Flesh
             that
             does
             not
             wholly
             stop
             the
             passage
             ;
             and
             whether
             it
             quite
             stops
             For
             if
             it
             be
             only
             an
             Excrescence
             ,
             we
             must
             endeavour
             (
             convenient
             Evacuations
             going
             before
             )
             first
             to
             hinder
             the
             increase
             of
             the
             Flesh
             by
             drying
             and
             discussing
             Medicines
             ,
             and
             afterwards
             we
             must
             lessen
             the
             Flesh
             by
             Medicines
             made
             of
             Frankincense
             ,
             Birthwort
             ,
             the
             Bark
             of
             Frankincense
             ,
             Roses
             ,
             Balaustins
             ,
             Mastick
             ,
             Myrrh
             ,
             Aloes
             ,
             and
             the
             like
             ;
             and
             if
             these
             things
             are
             not
             sufficient
             ,
             we
             must
             use
             burnt
             Allom
             ,
             Unguentum
             ,
             Aegyptiacum
             ,
             and
             the
             like
             ;
             or
             the
             Flesh
             may
             be
             cut
             off
             by
             that
             Instrument
             that
             is
             used
             for
             extirpating
             a
             Polipus
             .
             But
             if
             the
             Neck
             of
             the
             Womb
             be
             wholly
             shut
             ,
             we
             must
             endeavour
             to
             renew
             the
             Ulcer
             ,
             and
             to
             take
             off
             the
             superfluous
             Flesh
             by
             the
             foresaid
             Medicines
             ,
             or
             it
             must
             be
             cut
             .
          
           
             If
             a
             Tumour
             shut
             the
             passage
             of
             the
             Womb
             ,
             it
             must
             be
             removed
             by
             proper
             Remedies
             .
          
           
             If
             it
             be
             occasioned
             by
             a
             Compression
             of
             
             the
             Neck
             of
             the
             Womb
             ,
             that
             which
             causes
             the
             Compression
             must
             be
             removed
             ,
             namely
             ,
             a
             Stone
             in
             the
             Bladder
             ,
             a
             Tumour
             of
             the
             right
             Gut
             ,
             or
             the
             like
             .
          
           
             When
             the
             passage
             is
             too
             narrow
             ,
             it
             most
             commonly
             proceeds
             from
             hardness
             and
             dryness
             ;
             and
             therefore
             you
             must
             use
             moistning
             ,
             emollient
             ,
             and
             relaxing
             things
             ;
             as
             half
             Baths
             ,
             Fomentations
             ,
             Liniments
             ,
             and
             Pessaries
             ;
             and
             so
             the
             part
             being
             relaxed
             ,
             you
             must
             put
             a
             leaden
             Pipe
             ,
             or
             white
             Wax
             fitted
             for
             the
             purpose
             ,
             moistened
             with
             Butter
             ,
             or
             some
             emollient
             Oyl
             ,
             and
             she
             must
             always
             wear
             it
             ,
             or
             at
             least
             a-nights
             ;
             and
             a-days
             ;
             let
             a
             Pessary
             made
             of
             Cotten
             be
             used
             anointed
             with
             Oyntment
             Marsh-mallows
             ,
             or
             the
             like
             .
          
        
         
           
             CHAP.
             X.
             
          
           
             Of
             Suppression
             of
             the
             Courses
          
           
             THere
             is
             said
             to
             be
             a
             Suppression
             of
             the
             Courses
             ,
             when
             in
             Women
             of
             a
             mature
             Age
             ,
             that
             neither
             give
             suck
             nor
             are
             with
             Child
             ,
             the
             Evacuation
             of
             Blood
             by
             the
             Womb
             ,
             which
             is
             Naturally
             wont
             to
             be
             Monthly
             ,
             flows
             seldom
             ,
             or
             sparingly
             ,
             or
             is
             wholly
             stopt
             .
          
           
           
             Because
             this
             Suppression
             proceeds
             from
             Natural
             and
             Preternatural
             Causes
             ,
             the
             signs
             of
             both
             shall
             be
             distinctly
             proposed
             ,
             lest
             the
             Practitioner
             should
             be
             deceived
             by
             Women
             being
             with
             Child
             by
             Illegitimate
             Coition
             ,
             and
             so
             rashly
             prescribe
             Medicines
             to
             provoke
             the
             Courses
             .
          
           
             First
             therefore
             ,
             Women
             with
             Child
             most
             commonly
             retain
             their
             Natural
             Colour
             ,
             and
             others
             do
             not
             .
          
           
             Secondly
             ,
             the
             Symptoms
             which
             do
             happen
             to
             Women
             with
             Child
             at
             the
             beginning
             ,
             abate
             Daily
             ,
             but
             on
             the
             contrary
             in
             Suppression
             of
             the
             Courses
             ,
             the
             longer
             they
             are
             stop'd
             ,
             so
             much
             the
             more
             the
             Symptoms
             are
             increased
             .
          
           
             Thirdly
             ,
             In
             Women
             with
             Child
             after
             the
             third
             Month
             ,
             the
             motion
             and
             situation
             of
             the
             Child
             may
             be
             sensibly
             perceived
             by
             laying
             the
             hand
             on
             the
             Belly
             .
             But
             in
             others
             the
             Swelling
             is
             not
             at
             all
             hard
             ,
             nor
             is
             it
             always
             contained
             within
             the
             Limits
             of
             the
             Womb.
             
          
           
             Fourthly
             ,
             If
             the
             inward
             Mouth
             of
             the
             Womb
             be
             touched
             by
             a
             Skilful
             Midwife
             ,
             she
             will
             find
             it
             not
             exactly
             closed
             ,
             as
             it
             is
             in
             Women
             with
             Child
             ;
             but
             rather
             hard
             ,
             contracted
             ,
             and
             somewhat
             painful
             .
          
           
             Fifthly
             ,
             Women
             with
             Child
             are
             most
             commonly
             cheerful
             ;
             but
             on
             the
             contrary
             in
             a
             Suppression
             ,
             they
             are
             most
             commonly
             sorrowful
             and
             sad
             .
          
           
           
             A
             Suppression
             of
             the
             Courses
             is
             very
             dangerous
             ,
             and
             many
             desperate
             Diseases
             arise
             from
             it
             .
          
           
             The
             Cure
             of
             this
             Disease
             must
             be
             varied
             according
             to
             the
             variety
             of
             the
             Causes
             ,
             and
             first
             ,
             if
             it
             proceed
             from
             too
             great
             a
             quantity
             of
             Blood
             ,
             bleeding
             must
             be
             ordered
             in
             the
             Arm
             ,
             and
             a
             large
             quantity
             of
             Blood
             must
             be
             taken
             away
             ;
             afterwards
             it
             must
             be
             drawn
             downwards
             by
             opening
             the
             lower
             Veins
             about
             the
             time
             the
             Woman
             used
             to
             have
             her
             Courses
             before
             she
             was
             ill
             .
          
           
             If
             by
             reason
             of
             want
             of
             Blood
             the
             Courses
             stop
             ,
             as
             after
             long
             Fevers
             ,
             after
             great
             Evacuations
             ,
             and
             when
             the
             Body
             is
             much
             wasted
             ,
             you
             must
             not
             endeavour
             to
             provoke
             the
             Courses
             till
             the
             Body
             is
             replenish'd
             ,
             and
             a
             sufficient
             quantity
             of
             Blood
             is
             bred
             ,
             which
             being
             done
             they
             generally
             flow
             of
             their
             own
             accord
             ;
             but
             if
             it
             happens
             that
             Nature
             forforgets
             her
             Office
             ,
             she
             must
             be
             rous'd
             up
             by
             opening
             the
             lower
             Veins
             ,
             and
             by
             Medicines
             proposed
             in
             the
             Chapter
             of
             Hysterick
             Diseases
             :
             But
             the
             quantity
             of
             Blood
             must
             be
             moderate
             ,
             lest
             the
             strength
             should
             be
             dejected
             ,
             and
             the
             Sick
             should
             fall
             into
             a
             Consumption
             .
             yet
             it
             must
             be
             carefully
             noted
             ,
             that
             every
             wasting
             of
             the
             Body
             does
             not
             shew
             a
             want
             of
             Blood
             ,
             but
             only
             that
             which
             succeeds
             great
             Evacuations
             ,
             and
             the
             like
             .
             For
             sometimes
             it
             happens
             that
             the
             
             Courses
             being
             suppressed
             and
             detained
             in
             the
             Veins
             ,
             occasion
             an
             ill
             quality
             ,
             whereby
             the
             Blood
             is
             rendred
             unfit
             to
             nourish
             the
             Parts
             ,
             upon
             which
             account
             the
             Body
             wasts
             ,
             tho
             the
             Veins
             are
             full
             of
             Blood
             ,
             in
             which
             Case
             large
             bleeding
             is
             required
             .
          
           
             As
             to
             the
             suppression
             of
             the
             Courses
             which
             happens
             by
             a
             preposterous
             motion
             of
             the
             Blood
             ,
             when
             it
             is
             evacuated
             by
             bleeding
             at
             Nose
             ,
             by
             Vomiting
             ,
             Spitting
             ,
             or
             Hemorrhoids
             ,
             and
             other
             parts
             ,
             the
             Cure
             of
             it
             is
             perform'd
             by
             repelling
             the
             Blood
             from
             the
             parts
             through
             which
             it
             flows
             contrary
             to
             Nature
             ,
             and
             by
             drawing
             it
             back
             to
             the
             passage
             of
             the
             Womb.
             The
             first
             is
             performed
             when
             the
             Blood
             rushes
             out
             of
             the
             upper
             parts
             ,
             by
             washing
             the
             Arms
             ,
             Head
             ,
             and
             Face
             ,
             with
             cold
             Water
             ,
             and
             by
             forbearing
             the
             exercise
             of
             those
             parts
             ,
             especially
             singing
             and
             speaking
             aloud
             .
             The
             second
             is
             perform'd
             by
             opening
             the
             lower
             Veins
             ,
             three
             or
             Four
             days
             before
             the
             Blood
             breaks
             out
             ,
             and
             by
             Cuping-Glasses
             applied
             to
             the
             Thighs
             and
             Legs
             sometimes
             with
             ,
             sometimes
             without
             Scarification
             ,
             by
             provoking
             the
             Hemorrhoids
             ,
             by
             Running
             ,
             by
             Walking
             ,
             Fomentations
             ,
             and
             Baths
             made
             of
             opening
             Herbs
             ;
             but
             the
             Bath
             water
             is
             especially
             commended
             ,
             and
             the
             Sick
             must
             bath
             in
             them
             often
             a
             good
             while
             after
             Meals
             ,
             but
             the
             water
             
             must
             not
             rise
             above
             the
             Navel
             ,
             and
             at
             the
             same
             time
             the
             upper
             parts
             be
             cool'd
             by
             fanning
             them
             .
          
           
             If
             the
             Blood
             flow
             by
             the
             Hemorrhoids
             ,
             the
             Cure
             is
             very
             difficult
             ;
             for
             if
             you
             use
             things
             to
             draw
             downwards
             ,
             they
             bring
             them
             also
             to
             the
             Fundament
             ,
             and
             if
             you
             use
             astringent
             things
             to
             it
             ,
             they
             by
             nearness
             of
             the
             parts
             ,
             repell
             what
             should
             be
             brought
             to
             the
             Womb
             ;
             so
             that
             the
             only
             way
             of
             Cure
             is
             to
             apply
             such
             things
             to
             the
             Womb
             as
             may
             allure
             the
             Blood
             thither
             ,
             after
             you
             have
             used
             such
             things
             as
             draw
             the
             Blood
             downwards
             .
          
        
         
           
             CHAP.
             XI
             .
          
           
             Of
             an
             Immoderate
             Flux
             of
             the
             Courses
             .
          
           
             AN
             immoderate
             Flux
             of
             the
             Courses
             comes
             either
             in
             Child-bed
             ,
             or
             at
             other
             times
             ,
             as
             to
             the
             first
             that
             afflicts
             Women
             most
             on
             the
             first
             day
             after
             a
             difficult
             Labour
             ,
             and
             is
             accompanied
             with
             a
             long
             train
             of
             Hysteric
             Symptoms
             ;
             and
             as
             it
             happens
             only
             on
             the
             first
             days
             so
             usually
             does
             not
             last
             long
             ,
             for
             if
             a
             thickning
             diet
             be
             order'd
             ,
             it
             soon
             abates
             :
             The
             following
             Drink
             may
             be
             also
             used
             .
          
           
           
             Take
             of
             Plantain
             water
             and
             Red
             wine
             ,
             each
             one
             Pint
             ,
             boil
             them
             till
             a
             third
             part
             be
             consumed
             ,
             sweeten
             it
             with
             a
             sufficient
             quantity
             of
             white
             Sugar
             ,
             and
             let
             her
             take
             half
             a
             pint
             twice
             or
             thrice
             a
             day
             ,
             and
             in
             the
             mean
             while
             the
             following
             Medicine
             tyed
             up
             in
             a
             rag
             ,
             may
             be
             often
             held
             to
             her
             Nose
             .
          
           
             Take
             of
             Galbanum
             and
             Assa
             foetida
             each
             two
             Drams
             ,
             of
             Castor
             one
             Dram
             and
             half
             ,
             of
             Volatile
             Salt
             of
             Amber
             half
             a
             Dram
             ,
             mingle
             them
             :
             Or
             instead
             of
             it
             ,
             Spirit
             of
             Sal
             armoniac
             may
             be
             used
             .
          
           
             But
             as
             to
             the
             Flux
             which
             happens
             out
             of
             Child-bed
             ,
             you
             must
             bleed
             in
             the
             Arm
             ,
             and
             eight
             Ounces
             of
             Blood
             must
             be
             taken
             away
             ,
             the
             next
             Morning
             the
             following
             Purge
             must
             be
             given
             .
          
           
             Take
             of
             Tamarinds
             half
             an
             Ounce
             ,
             of
             Sena
             two
             Drams
             ,
             of
             Rubarb
             one
             Dram
             and
             an
             half
             ,
             infuse
             them
             in
             a
             sufficient
             quantity
             of
             Fountain
             water
             ,
             in
             three
             Ounces
             of
             the
             strain'd
             Liquor
             ,
             disolve
             of
             Manna
             ,
             and
             Syrup
             of
             Roses
             solutive
             each
             ,
             an
             Ounce
             ,
             make
             a
             Purging
             Potion
             ,
             which
             is
             to
             be
             repeated
             every
             third
             day
             for
             twice
             .
             Every
             Night
             at
             bedtime
             through
             the
             whole
             course
             of
             the
             Disease
             give
             an
             Ounce
             of
             Diacodium
             mixt
             with
             two
             Ounces
             of
             Black
             Cherry
             water
             .
          
           
             Take
             of
             the
             Conserve
             of
             dried
             Roses
             two
             Ounces
             ,
             of
             the
             Troches
             of
             Lemnian
             Earth
             a
             Dram
             and
             an
             half
             ,
             of
             Pomgranate
             peel
             and
             of
             
             red
             Coral
             prepared
             each
             two
             Scruples
             ,
             of
             Blood
             Stone
             ,
             Dragons
             Blood
             ,
             and
             Bole-armenic
             each
             two
             Scruples
             ,
             with
             a
             sufficient
             quantity
             of
             Simple
             Syrup
             of
             Coral
             ,
             make
             an
             Electuary
             ,
             whereof
             let
             her
             take
             the
             quantity
             of
             a
             large
             Nutmeg
             in
             the
             Morning
             ,
             and
             at
             five
             in
             the
             Afternoon
             ,
             drinking
             upon
             it
             six
             Spoonfuls
             of
             the
             following
             Julip
             .
          
           
             Take
             of
             the
             waters
             of
             Oakbuds
             and
             of
             Plantain
             each
             three
             Ounces
             ,
             of
             Cinnamon
             water
             hordeated
             and
             of
             Syrup
             of
             dried
             Roses
             each
             one
             Ounce
             ,
             of
             Spirit
             of
             Vitriol
             a
             sufficient
             quantity
             to
             make
             it
             pleasantly
             acid
             .
          
           
             Take
             of
             the
             Leaves
             of
             Plantain
             and
             Nettles
             each
             a
             sufficient
             quantity
             ,
             beat
             them
             together
             in
             a
             Marble
             Mortar
             ,
             and
             press
             out
             the
             juice
             ,
             clarifie
             it
             ,
             and
             give
             six
             Spoonfuls
             of
             it
             cold
             three
             or
             four
             times
             in
             a
             day
             ;
             after
             the
             first
             Purge
             apply
             the
             following
             Plaister
             to
             the
             region
             of
             the
             Loins
             .
          
           
             Take
             of
             the
             Plasters
             of
             Diapalma
             and
             ad
             herniam
             each
             equal
             parts
             ,
             mix
             them
             and
             spread
             them
             on
             Leather
             .
          
           
             A
             cooling
             and
             thickening
             Diet
             must
             be
             order'd
             ,
             only
             it
             may
             be
             proper
             to
             allow
             once
             or
             twice
             a
             day
             a
             small
             glass
             of
             Claret
             to
             recover
             the
             strength
             .
          
        
         
           
           
             CHAP.
             XII
             .
          
           
             Of
             the
             Whites
             .
          
           
             THis
             obstinate
             and
             lasting
             Disease
             may
             be
             cured
             by
             bleeding
             once
             ,
             and
             by
             Purging
             with
             two
             Scruples
             of
             Pill
             Coch-Major
             four
             times
             ,
             and
             by
             the
             following
             strengthening
             Medicines
             .
          
           
             Take
             of
             Venice
             Treacle
             one
             Ounce
             and
             an
             half
             ,
             of
             the
             Conserve
             of
             the
             Yellow
             Peel
             of
             Oranges
             one
             Ounce
             ,
             of
             Diascordium
             half
             an
             Ounce
             ,
             of
             Ginger
             candied
             ,
             and
             Nutmegs
             candied
             each
             three
             Drams
             ,
             of
             compound
             Powder
             of
             Crabs
             eyes
             one
             Dram
             and
             an
             half
             ,
             of
             the
             outward
             Peel
             of
             Pomgranats
             ,
             of
             the
             roots
             of
             Spanish
             Angelica
             ,
             and
             of
             the
             troches
             of
             Lemnian
             Earth
             each
             one
             Dram
             ,
             of
             Bole-Armenic
             two
             Scruples
             ,
             of
             Gun-arabic
             half
             a
             Dram
             ,
             with
             a
             sufficient
             quantity
             of
             Syrup
             of
             dried
             Roses
             make
             an
             Electuary
             ,
             whereof
             let
             her
             take
             the
             quantity
             of
             a
             large
             Nutmeg
             in
             the
             Morning
             ,
             and
             at
             five
             in
             the
             Afternoon
             ,
             and
             at
             Night
             ,
             drinking
             upon
             it
             six
             Spoonfuls
             of
             the
             following
             infusion
             .
          
           
             Take
             of
             the
             roots
             of
             Elecampane
             ,
             Masterwort
             ,
             Angelica
             ,
             and
             Gentian
             ,
             each
             half
             an
             Ounce
             ,
             of
             the
             Leaves
             of
             Roman
             Wormwood
             ,
             white
             Horehound
             ,
             the
             lesser
             Centory
             and
             Calaminth
             
             each
             one
             handful
             ,
             of
             Juniper-berries
             one
             Ounce
             ,
             cut
             them
             small
             ,
             and
             infuse
             them
             in
             five
             pints
             of
             Canary
             Wine
             ,
             let
             them
             stand
             in
             infusion
             ,
             and
             strain
             them
             only
             as
             you
             use
             them
             .
          
        
         
           
             CHAP.
             XIII
             .
          
           
             Of
             Barrenness
             .
          
           
             BArrenness
             proceeds
             from
             many
             causes
             ,
             but
             they
             may
             be
             reduced
             to
             four
             Heads
             ,
             according
             to
             the
             four
             Natural
             Operations
             which
             are
             required
             to
             perfect
             Conception
             .
             The
             first
             is
             that
             the
             Woman
             in
             Copulation
             receive
             the
             Mans
             seed
             :
             Secondly
             ,
             that
             it
             's
             retain'd
             a
             due
             time
             :
             Thirdly
             ,
             that
             it
             is
             nourished
             in
             the
             Womb
             :
             Fourthly
             ,
             that
             the
             Woman
             afford
             due
             Matter
             for
             the
             forming
             and
             necessary
             increase
             of
             the
             Embroy
             ;
             and
             hence
             four
             impediments
             of
             Conception
             arise
             .
          
           
             First
             ,
             The
             Reception
             of
             the
             Seed
             is
             hindered
             by
             many
             causes
             ,
             as
             immature
             Age
             ,
             when
             by
             reason
             of
             the
             narrowness
             of
             the
             Genital
             passages
             the
             Woman
             cannot
             admit
             the
             Mans
             Yard
             ,
             or
             at
             least
             not
             without
             great
             pain
             ,
             which
             makes
             her
             dislike
             Copulation
             ;
             and
             Old
             Age
             has
             the
             same
             effect
             ;
             
             for
             in
             elderly
             Virgins
             the
             Genital
             parts
             for
             want
             of
             use
             ,
             are
             rendr'd
             so
             strait
             ,
             that
             they
             can't
             easily
             receive
             the
             virile
             Member
             ,
             and
             such
             as
             are
             lame
             ,
             or
             have
             their
             Limbs
             distorted
             ,
             or
             their
             Hips
             depressed
             ,
             can
             scarce
             lye
             in
             such
             a
             posture
             as
             is
             necessary
             for
             a
             fit
             Reception
             of
             the
             Seed
             ;
             too
             much
             fat
             also
             stops
             the
             passages
             ,
             and
             makes
             the
             Copulation
             incommodious
             :
             And
             lastly
             ,
             a
             cold
             intemperies
             of
             the
             Womb
             makes
             the
             Woman
             dull
             ,
             so
             that
             she
             scarce
             injoys
             any
             pleasure
             in
             Copulation
             ,
             or
             is
             so
             flowly
             moved
             ,
             that
             the
             inward
             Orifice
             of
             the
             Womb
             does
             not
             open
             seasonably
             to
             receive
             the
             Mans
             Seed
             .
             The
             Passions
             of
             the
             Mind
             also
             are
             a
             great
             hinderance
             ,
             especially
             hatred
             between
             Man
             and
             Wife
             ,
             whereby
             the
             Woman
             having
             an
             aversion
             for
             such
             pleasure
             does
             not
             supply
             Spirits
             sufficient
             to
             make
             the
             Genital
             parts
             turgent
             at
             the
             time
             of
             Copulation
             ;
             nor
             does
             the
             Womb
             kindly
             meet
             the
             Seed
             ,
             and
             draw
             it
             into
             its
             Cavity
             ,
             from
             whence
             and
             from
             mixture
             of
             both
             the
             Seeds
             ,
             Conception
             arises
             .
          
           
             The
             Reception
             of
             the
             Seed
             may
             be
             also
             hinder'd
             by
             Swellings
             ,
             Ulcers
             ,
             Obstructions
             ,
             Narrowness
             or
             Distorsions
             of
             the
             Genital
             parts
             ,
             or
             of
             the
             Neighbouring
             parts
             ,
             or
             by
             a
             stone
             in
             the
             Bladder
             or
             the
             like
             .
          
           
             Conception
             may
             be
             also
             hindred
             by
             reason
             
             the
             Seed
             is
             not
             retained
             upon
             the
             account
             of
             too
             great
             moisture
             of
             the
             Womb
             ,
             namely
             when
             it
             s
             fill'd
             with
             many
             excrementitious
             humours
             ,
             whereby
             being
             render'd
             too
             laxe
             it
             cannot
             be
             contracted
             ,
             as
             it
             ought
             to
             retain
             the
             Seed
             received
             ,
             but
             this
             chiefly
             happens
             by
             reason
             of
             miscarriage
             or
             hard
             labour
             ,
             whereby
             the
             Fibres
             of
             the
             Womb
             and
             its
             inner
             Orifice
             are
             torn
             ,
             but
             the
             Whites
             are
             the
             most
             common
             cause
             of
             Barrenness
             .
          
           
             Conception
             is
             also
             hindred
             when
             the
             Seed
             is
             not
             sufficiently
             nourished
             in
             the
             Womb
             ,
             as
             when
             the
             Intemperies
             of
             the
             Womb
             is
             so
             very
             cold
             ,
             that
             it
             extinguishes
             the
             Seed
             ,
             or
             so
             hot
             as
             that
             it
             dissipates
             it
             ,
             or
             over-moist
             or
             dry
             .
          
           
             The
             Age
             fit
             for
             Conception
             is
             from
             fourteen
             to
             fifty
             ,
             and
             therefore
             those
             Women
             that
             are
             younger
             or
             older
             do
             not
             conceive
             ,
             by
             reason
             of
             a
             defect
             of
             Seed
             and
             menstruous
             Blood
             ,
             yet
             it
             must
             be
             confessed
             ,
             that
             some
             Women
             have
             conceived
             who
             never
             had
             their
             Courses
             .
          
           
             A
             disproportion
             betwixt
             the
             Mans
             and
             Womans
             Seed
             is
             also
             the
             occasion
             of
             Barrenness
             ,
             tho
             there
             is
             no
             sensible
             defect
             in
             either
             ,
             and
             it
             happens
             sometimes
             that
             the
             same
             Man
             has
             Children
             by
             another
             Woman
             ,
             and
             the
             same
             Woman
             Children
             by
             another
             Man
             ,
             when
             together
             they
             were
             
             Childless
             .
             It
             comes
             to
             pass
             sometimes
             that
             after
             a
             Woman
             has
             conversed
             ten
             or
             more
             Years
             with
             her
             Husband
             ,
             and
             has
             not
             conceived
             ,
             afterwards
             she
             has
             had
             Children
             ,
             the
             cause
             whereof
             is
             the
             change
             of
             her
             Constitution
             by
             time
             .
          
           
             Having
             made
             frequent
             mention
             of
             Womens
             Seed
             ,
             I
             must
             here
             acquaint
             you
             that
             many
             Learned
             Physicians
             and
             Anatomists
             deny
             that
             Women
             have
             any
             Seed
             ,
             for
             some
             Women
             send
             forth
             no
             humour
             as
             is
             called
             Seed
             ,
             and
             yet
             they
             are
             Fruitful
             enough
             ,
             yea
             some
             after
             they
             have
             begun
             to
             emit
             such
             an
             humour
             ,
             tho
             indeed
             they
             took
             great
             pleasure
             in
             Copulation
             ,
             yet
             grew
             less
             fruitful
             than
             before
             .
             'T
             is
             also
             said
             by
             some
             that
             a
             seminal
             Air
             or
             Vapour
             arising
             from
             the
             Mans
             Seed
             ,
             and
             not
             the
             Seed
             it self
             causes
             Conception
             ;
             but
             passing
             by
             Controversies
             and
             nice
             Speculations
             ,
             I
             according
             to
             my
             way
             of
             Writing
             ,
             set
             down
             such
             Methods
             and
             Medicines
             as
             are
             approved
             of
             for
             the
             Cure
             of
             this
             Disease
             .
          
           
             And
             First
             ,
             the
             narrowness
             of
             the
             genital
             parts
             by
             reason
             of
             youth
             ,
             in
             progress
             of
             time
             will
             grow
             large
             enough
             ,
             and
             therefore
             there
             is
             no
             need
             of
             any
             other
             Cure
             ,
             but
             in
             the
             mean
             while
             Copulation
             must
             be
             forbid
             ,
             for
             by
             the
             too
             early
             use
             of
             it
             ,
             the
             natural
             constitution
             of
             the
             parts
             is
             disordered
             ,
             but
             if
             it
             proceed
             from
             small
             stature
             or
             age
             ,
             it
             is
             incurable
             .
          
           
           
             Over-fatness
             may
             be
             corrected
             by
             a
             spare
             and
             proper
             Diet
             ,
             and
             by
             convenient
             evacuations
             .
          
           
             If
             Barrenness
             proceeds
             from
             a
             disorderly
             Diet
             ,
             as
             from
             excessive
             eating
             or
             drinking
             ,
             the
             Woman
             must
             be
             reduced
             to
             a
             regular
             course
             of
             Life
             .
          
           
             Such
             as
             are
             robust
             and
             of
             a
             manly
             Constitution
             must
             by
             all
             means
             be
             reduced
             to
             a
             womanly
             state
             ;
             that
             they
             may
             become
             fit
             for
             generation
             ,
             they
             must
             forbear
             strong
             Meats
             and
             Labour
             ,
             and
             the
             Courses
             must
             be
             forced
             ,
             and
             by
             Bleeding
             and
             Purging
             and
             the
             like
             ,
             the
             habit
             of
             the
             Body
             must
             be
             rendred
             cold
             and
             moist
             .
          
           
             But
             the
             most
             frequent
             cause
             of
             Barrenness
             is
             a
             cold
             and
             moist
             disposition
             of
             the
             whole
             Body
             and
             of
             the
             Womb
             ,
             which
             the
             Whites
             often
             accompany
             ,
             and
             for
             the
             cure
             in
             this
             case
             ,
             the
             Whites
             must
             be
             cured
             by
             the
             method
             prescribed
             in
             the
             Chapter
             of
             the
             Whites
             ,
             and
             the
             following
             things
             must
             be
             ordered
             ,
             which
             are
             peculiarly
             proper
             .
          
           
             And
             First
             the
             flegmatick
             humours
             must
             be
             evacuated
             by
             Medicines
             that
             purge
             Sweat
             and
             force
             Urine
             ,
             and
             revulsion
             must
             be
             made
             by
             Issues
             in
             the
             Arms
             ,
             Neck
             and
             Legs
             ,
             and
             the
             principal
             parts
             must
             be
             strengthened
             by
             Treacle
             ,
             Mithridate
             ,
             Confection
             of
             Alkermes
             and
             the
             like
             .
          
           
           
             Afterwards
             such
             things
             must
             be
             used
             as
             are
             proper
             by
             a
             specific
             quality
             to
             strengthen
             the
             Womb
             and
             to
             help
             Conception
             .
          
           
             Take
             of
             the
             roots
             of
             Eringo
             and
             Satyrion
             candied
             each
             one
             Ounce
             ,
             of
             green
             Ginger
             candied
             half
             an
             Ounce
             ,
             of
             Hazel
             Nuts
             ,
             Pine
             Nuts
             ,
             and
             Pistachies
             each
             six
             Drams
             ,
             one
             Nutmeg
             candied
             ,
             of
             the
             Seed
             of
             Rocket
             and
             Cresses
             each
             two
             Drams
             ,
             of
             the
             ashes
             of
             a
             Bulls
             Pisle
             ,
             of
             the
             Reins
             of
             Scinks
             and
             of
             the
             raspings
             of
             Ivory
             each
             one
             Dram
             ,
             of
             confection
             of
             Alkermes
             three
             Drams
             ,
             of
             Diambra
             and
             sweet
             Diamoch
             each
             one
             Ounce
             and
             an
             half
             ,
             of
             Ambergriese
             half
             a
             Dram
             ,
             with
             the
             Syrup
             of
             candied
             Citrons
             ,
             make
             an
             Electuary
             ,
             let
             her
             take
             the
             quantity
             of
             a
             Nutmeg
             at
             bedtime
             ,
             drinking
             upon
             it
             a
             glass
             of
             good
             Wine
             .
          
           
             Some
             count
             the
             Secundine
             of
             a
             Woman
             dried
             and
             powderd
             very
             effectual
             ,
             one
             Drachm
             of
             it
             being
             taken
             .
          
           
             The
             Seeds
             of
             Bishops
             weed
             are
             also
             much
             commended
             .
          
           
             Many
             good
             Authors
             affirm
             ,
             that
             if
             a
             Woman
             drink
             six
             Ounces
             of
             the
             juice
             of
             Garden
             Sage
             with
             a
             little
             Salt
             ,
             the
             fourth
             day
             of
             her
             Menstruous
             Purgation
             ,
             and
             a
             quarter
             of
             an
             hour
             after
             has
             Conversation
             with
             her
             Husband
             ,
             she
             will
             infallibly
             conceive
             .
             And
             by
             the
             use
             of
             this
             remedy
             Aetius
             says
             ,
             the
             Egyptian
             Women
             became
             fruitful
             after
             a
             great
             Plague
             .
          
           
           
             It
             's
             said
             many
             have
             conceived
             when
             their
             having
             Children
             has
             bin
             despair'd
             of
             ,
             by
             thrusting
             up
             far
             in
             the
             Privities
             Garlic
             heated
             with
             Oyl
             of
             Spike
             ,
             and
             wrapt
             in
             a
             fine
             rag
             ,
             for
             it
             powerfully
             forces
             the
             Courses
             ,
             and
             cleanses
             and
             delights
             the
             Womb.
             
          
        
         
           
             CHAP.
             XIV
             .
          
           
             Of
             the
             Parts
             of
             Women
             that
             serve
             for
             Generation
             .
          
           
             THE
             Parts
             serving
             for
             Generation
             in
             Women
             may
             be
             divided
             into
             the
             Privities
             ,
             the
             Womb
             ,
             the
             Testicles
             ,
             and
             the
             Vessels
             that
             prepare
             and
             carry
             .
             That
             part
             is
             called
             the
             Privities
             which
             appears
             at
             first
             sight
             without
             dissection
             ,
             it
             reaches
             from
             the
             lower
             part
             of
             the
             Os
             Pubis
             ,
             within
             an
             Inch
             of
             the
             Fundament
             ;
             it
             is
             less
             and
             closer
             in
             Maids
             ,
             than
             in
             those
             that
             have
             born
             Children
             .
             It
             hath
             two
             Lips
             ,
             which
             toward
             the
             Pubes
             grows
             thicker
             ,
             and
             meeting
             upon
             the
             middle
             of
             the
             Os
             Pubis
             makes
             that
             rising
             that
             is
             called
             the
             Hill
             of
             Venus
             ;
             its
             outward
             substance
             is
             Skin
             covered
             with
             Hair
             ,
             as
             the
             Lips
             are
             ,
             which
             begin
             to
             grow
             in
             this
             place
             about
             the
             age
             of
             Fourteen
             ;
             the
             inner
             substance
             of
             the
             Hill
             of
             Venus
             chiefly
             consists
             
             of
             Fat
             ,
             which
             makes
             it
             bunch
             up
             ,
             which
             in
             Copulation
             hinders
             the
             bones
             of
             the
             Pubes
             of
             the
             Man
             and
             Woman
             to
             hit
             one
             against
             another
             ,
             which
             would
             by
             causing
             pain
             abate
             the
             Venereal
             pleasure
             .
             A
             Muscle
             springing
             from
             the
             sphincter
             of
             the
             Fundament
             lies
             under
             this
             Fat.
             Its
             Office
             is
             to
             straighten
             the
             Orifice
             of
             the
             Sheath
             .
             The
             Nymphs
             and
             the
             Clitoris
             appear
             when
             the
             Lips
             are
             drawn
             a
             little
             aside
             :
             The
             Nymphs
             stand
             next
             the
             Urine
             ,
             as
             it
             spouts
             out
             from
             the
             Bladder
             ,
             and
             keeps
             the
             Lips
             from
             being
             wet
             ;
             they
             are
             placed
             on
             each
             side
             ,
             just
             within
             the
             Lips
             ,
             they
             are
             two
             fleshy
             and
             soft
             Productions
             beginning
             at
             the
             upper
             part
             of
             the
             Privities
             ,
             where
             they
             make
             that
             wrinkled
             membranous
             Production
             ,
             which
             cloaths
             the
             Clitoris
             like
             a
             Fore-skin
             :
             They
             are
             in
             shape
             and
             colour
             like
             the
             Thrils
             that
             hang
             under
             a
             Cocks
             Throat
             ,
             they
             have
             a
             red
             substance
             partly
             Fleshy
             ,
             partly
             Membranous
             ;
             within
             Soft
             and
             Spongy
             ,
             composed
             loosly
             of
             small
             Membranes
             and
             Vessels
             ,
             so
             that
             they
             are
             very
             easily
             distended
             by
             the
             influx
             of
             the
             Animal
             Spirits
             and
             Arterial
             Blood.
             They
             are
             larger
             in
             grown
             Maids
             than
             in
             Young
             ,
             and
             grow
             larger
             upon
             the
             use
             of
             Venery
             ,
             and
             after
             the
             Bearing
             of
             Children
             ;
             their
             use
             is
             to
             defend
             the
             inner
             Parts
             ,
             and
             to
             cover
             the
             passage
             of
             the
             Urine
             ,
             and
             a
             good
             part
             of
             the
             Orifice
             of
             the
             Sheath
             in
             the
             upper
             
             part
             of
             the
             Privity
             .
             Betwixt
             the
             Nymphs
             is
             placed
             the
             Clitoris
             ;
             it
             answers
             to
             a
             Man's
             Yard
             ,
             in
             shape
             ,
             situation
             ,
             substance
             ,
             erection
             ,
             and
             differs
             from
             it
             only
             in
             length
             and
             bigness
             .
             Those
             that
             are
             called
             Hermophrodites
             have
             it
             so
             long
             and
             big
             ,
             as
             to
             be
             able
             to
             Converse
             with
             Women
             in
             the
             manner
             of
             Men.
             They
             are
             not
             of
             two
             Sexs
             as
             is
             commonly
             reported
             ,
             only
             their
             Stones
             are
             placed
             in
             the
             Lips
             of
             the
             Privities
             ,
             and
             their
             Clitoris
             is
             preternaturally
             extended
             :
             But
             in
             most
             it
             does
             not
             appear
             unless
             the
             Lips
             are
             drawn
             aside
             :
             It
             is
             a
             little
             ,
             long
             and
             round
             Body
             ,
             it
             lies
             under
             the
             fat
             of
             the
             hill
             of
             Venus
             ,
             and
             puffs
             up
             in
             Venery
             ,
             and
             straightening
             the
             Orifice
             of
             the
             Sheath
             makes
             it
             embrace
             the
             Virile
             Member
             the
             more
             closely
             :
             It
             s
             outward
             end
             is
             like
             the
             Glans
             of
             a
             Men's
             Yard
             ,
             and
             as
             the
             Glans
             in
             Men
             is
             the
             seat
             of
             the
             greatest
             pleasure
             in
             Copulation
             ;
             so
             is
             this
             in
             Women
             :
             There
             is
             as
             it
             were
             a
             hole
             in
             it
             ,
             tho
             indeed
             there
             is
             really
             no
             such
             thing
             ,
             most
             of
             it
             is
             covered
             with
             a
             thin
             Membrane
             from
             the
             Conjunction
             of
             the
             Nymphs
             :
             It
             has
             two
             pair
             of
             Muscles
             ,
             the
             upper
             are
             round
             and
             spring
             from
             the
             bones
             of
             the
             Hip
             ;
             these
             by
             straitening
             the
             roots
             of
             the
             Nervous
             Bodies
             ,
             that
             arise
             on
             each
             side
             from
             the
             bunching
             of
             the
             Os
             Ischium
             detain
             the
             Blood
             and
             Spirits
             in
             them
             ,
             and
             so
             erect
             the
             Clitoris
             ,
             even
             as
             
             those
             in
             Men
             do
             the
             Virile
             Member
             ;
             the
             other
             rise
             from
             the
             Sphincter
             of
             the
             Fundament
             ,
             and
             these
             serve
             to
             straiten
             and
             narrow
             the
             Orifice
             of
             the
             Sheath
             :
             It
             has
             Veins
             ,
             and
             Arteries
             ,
             and
             Nerves
             ,
             which
             are
             somewhat
             large
             .
             In
             some
             Eastern
             Countries
             the
             Clitoris
             is
             wont
             to
             be
             so
             large
             ,
             that
             for
             its
             deformity
             ,
             and
             the
             hindrance
             it
             causes
             in
             Copulation
             ,
             they
             used
             to
             cut
             it
             quite
             out
             ,
             or
             to
             sear
             it
             ,
             to
             hinder
             its
             growth
             .
          
           
             The
             Sheath
             is
             so
             call'd
             because
             it
             receives
             the
             Virile
             Member
             like
             a
             sheath
             ,
             it
             is
             soft
             and
             loose
             ,
             uneven
             and
             wrinkly
             ,
             of
             a
             nervous
             but
             somewhat
             spongy
             Substance
             ,
             which
             is
             puft
             up
             in
             Copulation
             to
             embrace
             the
             Yard
             the
             better
             :
             It
             s
             about
             seven
             fingers
             breadth
             long
             ,
             and
             as
             wide
             as
             the
             strait
             Gut
             ;
             but
             the
             length
             and
             width
             differ
             in
             respect
             of
             Age
             ,
             and
             as
             the
             Woman
             is
             more
             or
             less
             provoked
             to
             Copulation
             :
             The
             wrinkles
             are
             much
             more
             numerous
             and
             close
             in
             Virgins
             ,
             than
             in
             those
             that
             have
             Born
             many
             Children
             ,
             and
             in
             Whores
             that
             use
             frequent
             Copulation
             ,
             and
             in
             Women
             that
             have
             had
             the
             Whites
             a
             long
             while
             .
          
           
             It
             has
             very
             many
             Arteries
             and
             Veins
             ,
             some
             whereof
             inosculate
             one
             with
             another
             ,
             and
             others
             not
             .
             By
             the
             Arteries
             that
             open
             into
             it
             ,
             the
             Courses
             sometimes
             flow
             in
             Women
             with
             Child
             ,
             that
             are
             full
             of
             Blood.
             These
             Vessels
             bring
             plenty
             of
             Blood
             to
             it
             
             in
             Copulation
             ,
             which
             by
             heating
             and
             puffing
             up
             the
             Sheath
             increases
             the
             pleasure
             ,
             and
             hinders
             the
             Man's
             Seed
             from
             cooling
             ,
             before
             it
             is
             conveyed
             to
             the
             Womb.
             All
             along
             the
             Sheath
             there
             are
             abundance
             of
             Pores
             ,
             from
             whence
             a
             thin
             Humour
             always
             flows
             ,
             especially
             in
             Copulation
             ,
             and
             increases
             the
             pleasure
             of
             the
             Woman
             ,
             and
             is
             that
             which
             is
             supposed
             to
             be
             her
             Seed
             .
             Near
             its
             outer
             end
             ,
             under
             the
             Nymphs
             ,
             in
             its
             upper
             part
             ,
             it
             receives
             the
             Neck
             of
             the
             Bladder
             .
             In
             Virgins
             its
             passage
             is
             so
             narrow
             ,
             that
             at
             their
             first
             Conversation
             with
             a
             Man
             ,
             they
             have
             commonly
             more
             pain
             than
             pleasure
             ,
             by
             reason
             of
             the
             extension
             of
             it
             by
             the
             Virile
             Member
             ,
             which
             breaks
             some
             small
             Vessels
             ,
             from
             whence
             Blood
             issues
             .
          
           
             The
             Hymen
             is
             a
             thin
             nervous
             Membrane
             ,
             interwoven
             with
             fleshy
             Fibres
             ,
             and
             endowed
             with
             many
             little
             Arteries
             ,
             and
             Veins
             ,
             behind
             the
             insertion
             of
             the
             Neck
             of
             the
             Bladder
             ,
             with
             a
             hole
             in
             the
             midst
             ,
             that
             will
             admit
             the
             top
             of
             ones
             little
             finger
             ,
             whereby
             the
             Courses
             flow
             ,
             it
             is
             also
             called
             the
             Girdle
             of
             Chastity
             .
             But
             it
             is
             broken
             and
             bleeds
             at
             the
             first
             Copulation
             ,
             and
             never
             closes
             again
             .
             But
             tho'
             a
             Man
             when
             he
             finds
             these
             signs
             of
             Virginity
             ,
             may
             certainly
             conclude
             he
             has
             Married
             a
             Maid
             ;
             yet
             if
             they
             are
             wanting
             ,
             it
             does
             not
             necessarily
             follow
             that
             Virginity
             is
             wanting
             ;
             
             for
             the
             Hymen
             may
             be
             corroded
             by
             sharp
             Humours
             flowing
             through
             it
             with
             the
             Courses
             ,
             and
             from
             other
             Causes
             ;
             or
             ,
             if
             a
             Maid
             be
             so
             indiscreet
             as
             to
             become
             a
             Bride
             while
             her
             Courses
             flow
             ,
             or
             within
             a
             Day
             after
             ,
             then
             the
             Hymen
             and
             the
             wrinkled
             Membrane
             of
             the
             Sheath
             are
             so
             relaxed
             ,
             that
             the
             Virile
             Member
             may
             enter
             without
             any
             obstruction
             ,
             and
             so
             give
             suspition
             of
             Unchastity
             ,
             when
             there
             is
             really
             no
             occasion
             for
             it
             .
             Sometimes
             in
             old
             Maids
             the
             Hymen
             is
             so
             strong
             that
             it
             cannot
             be
             penetrated
             without
             difficulty
             ;
             and
             in
             some
             it
             is
             naturally
             quite
             closed
             up
             ,
             and
             so
             their
             Courses
             are
             stopt
             ,
             which
             much
             endangers
             their
             Life
             ;
             if
             it
             be
             not
             opened
             with
             a
             Chirurgical
             Instrument
             .
          
           
             The
             Myrtle-berry
             Caruncles
             lie
             close
             to
             the
             Hymen
             ,
             the
             largest
             of
             'em
             is
             uppermost
             ,
             standing
             just
             at
             the
             Mouth
             of
             the
             passage
             of
             the
             Urine
             ,
             which
             it
             shuts
             after
             making
             water
             ;
             opposite
             to
             this
             at
             the
             bottom
             of
             the
             Sheath
             there
             is
             another
             ,
             and
             in
             each
             side
             one
             .
             But
             of
             these
             ,
             there
             is
             only
             the
             first
             in
             Maids
             ,
             the
             other
             three
             being
             made
             by
             the
             broken
             Hymen
             .
             These
             three
             when
             the
             Sheath
             is
             extended
             disappear
             in
             Labour
             ,
             and
             cannot
             be
             seen
             till
             the
             Sheath
             is
             contracted
             to
             its
             natural
             straitness
             .
          
           
             The
             Sheath
             near
             its
             outer
             Orifice
             ,
             has
             a
             Sphincter
             Muscle
             about
             three
             fingers
             broad
             
             that
             contracts
             it
             as
             the
             case
             requires
             ;
             and
             therefore
             Men
             and
             Women
             need
             not
             doubt
             but
             that
             their
             Genitals
             will
             be
             proportionable
             ,
             for
             the
             Sheath
             is
             so
             artificially
             made
             ,
             that
             it
             can
             suit
             with
             every
             Penis
             .
          
           
             The
             Womb
             is
             seated
             in
             the
             lowest
             part
             of
             the
             Belly
             ,
             betwixt
             the
             Bladder
             and
             straight
             Gut
             ,
             its
             hindmost
             part
             is
             loose
             ,
             that
             it
             may
             be
             extended
             as
             the
             Child
             increases
             ,
             but
             its
             sides
             are
             tied
             fast
             by
             two
             pair
             of
             Ligaments
             .
             It
             s
             substance
             is
             whitish
             ,
             nervous
             ,
             and
             compact
             in
             Virgins
             ,
             but
             a
             little
             spongy
             and
             soft
             in
             Women
             with
             Child
             .
             It
             has
             two
             Membranes
             ,
             the
             outer
             is
             strong
             and
             double
             arising
             from
             the
             Peritoneum
             ,
             the
             inner
             being
             proper
             is
             Fibrous
             and
             more
             Porous
             .
             Betwixt
             these
             Membranes
             ,
             there
             is
             a
             certain
             fleshy
             and
             fibrous
             contexture
             ,
             which
             in
             Women
             with
             Child
             ,
             together
             with
             the
             said
             Membranes
             ,
             imbibes
             so
             much
             of
             the
             nutritious
             Humours
             ,
             that
             then
             flow
             thither
             ,
             that
             the
             more
             the
             Child
             increases
             ,
             the
             more
             fleshy
             ,
             fibrous
             ,
             and
             thick
             does
             the
             Womb
             grow
             ,
             so
             that
             in
             the
             last
             months
             it
             is
             an
             inch
             thick
             ,
             and
             some
             times
             two
             fingers
             breadth
             ,
             tho'
             it
             be
             extended
             to
             so
             much
             greater
             compass
             ,
             than
             it
             has
             when
             a
             Woman
             is
             not
             with
             Child
             ,
             and
             yet
             within
             three
             weeks
             after
             Delivery
             it
             is
             as
             thin
             as
             before
             ,
             and
             contracts
             so
             wonderfully
             ,
             that
             it
             may
             be
             held
             in
             ones
             hand
             .
             In
             Virgins
             it
             is
             about
             
             two
             fingers
             breadth
             broad
             ,
             and
             three
             long
             ;
             in
             those
             that
             have
             Copulated
             ,
             it
             is
             a
             little
             bigger
             ,
             it
             is
             like
             a
             Pear
             ,
             only
             a
             little
             flattish
             above
             and
             below
             ,
             but
             in
             Women
             with
             Child
             it
             becomes
             more
             round
             .
             In
             Maids
             its
             cavity
             is
             so
             small
             ,
             that
             it
             will
             hardly
             contain
             a
             large
             Hazel-nut
             ;
             it
             is
             divided
             be
             a
             Line
             that
             goes
             length-ways
             ,
             much
             like
             that
             in
             a
             Man's
             Cod.
             Its
             Arteries
             spring
             partly
             from
             the
             Spermatick
             and
             Hypogastrick
             ;
             they
             run
             along
             the
             Womb
             ,
             bending
             and
             winding
             ,
             that
             they
             may
             be
             extended
             without
             danger
             of
             breaking
             ,
             when
             the
             Womb
             is
             stretched
             with
             the
             Child
             .
             The
             monthly
             Courses
             flow
             by
             these
             Arteries
             in
             greatest
             quantity
             into
             the
             Womb
             it self
             :
             But
             in
             less
             quantity
             by
             the
             Branches
             that
             open
             into
             the
             Neck
             of
             the
             Womb
             ,
             and
             a
             small
             quantity
             of
             the
             Courses
             come
             out
             of
             the
             Sheath
             .
             It
             is
             much
             disputed
             what
             is
             the
             reason
             of
             the
             Courses
             ,
             whether
             they
             flow
             by
             reason
             of
             too
             great
             quantity
             of
             Blood
             ,
             or
             whether
             at
             set
             times
             ;
             there
             is
             also
             a
             fermentation
             of
             the
             Blood
             ,
             which
             opens
             the
             orifices
             of
             the
             Arteries
             :
             But
             it
             is
             most
             probable
             that
             it
             proceeds
             from
             a
             fermentation
             at
             appointed
             times
             ,
             for
             if
             a
             Woman
             feeds
             high
             and
             so
             breeds
             much
             Blood
             ,
             the
             Courses
             flow
             never
             the
             sooner
             ,
             tho'
             perhaps
             they
             may
             be
             in
             a
             greater
             quantity
             ;
             and
             if
             she
             use
             the
             greatest
             abstinence
             and
             spareness
             
             of
             Diet
             ,
             they
             will
             not
             be
             the
             longer
             before
             they
             come
             ,
             so
             that
             when
             through
             such
             effervency
             the
             Blood
             flows
             plentifully
             into
             the
             Vessels
             of
             the
             Womb
             ,
             and
             the
             Veins
             of
             the
             Womb
             are
             not
             able
             to
             carry
             it
             all
             back
             again
             by
             Circulation
             ,
             it
             flows
             out
             of
             the
             extremities
             of
             the
             Arteries
             so
             long
             ,
             till
             the
             too
             great
             quantity
             of
             the
             Blood
             is
             lessened
             ,
             and
             the
             fermentation
             ceases
             ,
             which
             it
             does
             usually
             after
             three
             or
             four
             days
             .
             The
             Courses
             seldom
             flow
             in
             Women
             with
             Child
             ,
             and
             the
             wanting
             of
             them
             is
             their
             first
             item
             of
             having
             Conceived
             .
          
           
             The
             Veins
             spring
             from
             the
             Preparantes
             ,
             and
             from
             the
             Epigastrick
             ,
             the
             Nerves
             from
             the
             greatest
             plexus
             of
             the
             mesentery
             of
             the
             Intercostal
             Pair
             ,
             and
             from
             the
             lowest
             plexus
             of
             the
             same
             ,
             and
             also
             from
             the
             Nerves
             of
             the
             Os
             Sacrum
             ,
             and
             the
             same
             run
             also
             to
             the
             Testes
             or
             Ovaria
             .
             These
             plexus
             of
             Nerves
             are
             chiefly
             affected
             in
             Hysterick
             Fits
             ,
             and
             are
             Convulsive
             ,
             and
             often
             happen
             when
             the
             Womb
             is
             not
             at
             all
             in
             fault
             ;
             and
             the
             Ball
             that
             seems
             to
             rise
             from
             the
             bottom
             of
             the
             Belly
             in
             these
             Fits
             ,
             and
             to
             beat
             strongly
             about
             the
             Navel
             ,
             which
             is
             usually
             supposed
             to
             be
             the
             rising
             of
             the
             Womb
             ,
             is
             nothing
             but
             a
             Convulsion
             of
             these
             Nerves
             ;
             for
             some
             Men
             are
             troubled
             with
             the
             same
             Symptom
             .
          
           
           
             The
             use
             of
             the
             Womb
             is
             to
             receive
             into
             its
             capacity
             the
             principals
             of
             the
             formation
             of
             the
             Fetus
             ,
             to
             afford
             it
             nourishment
             ,
             and
             to
             preserve
             it
             from
             injuries
             ,
             and
             at
             length
             to
             expel
             it
             .
          
           
             The
             neck
             of
             the
             Womb
             seems
             to
             be
             a
             part
             of
             the
             Fundus
             ,
             only
             it
             is
             much
             more
             narrower
             ,
             for
             its
             cavity
             is
             no
             wider
             in
             Virgins
             than
             a
             small
             Quill
             ,
             and
             in
             Women
             with
             Child
             its
             inner
             orifice
             does
             either
             quite
             close
             its
             sides
             together
             ,
             or
             is
             daubed
             up
             with
             a
             slimy
             yellowish
             Humour
             ,
             so
             that
             nothing
             then
             can
             enter
             into
             the
             Womb.
             It
             has
             the
             same
             Membranes
             ,
             and
             the
             same
             Vessels
             with
             the
             Womb.
             
          
           
             Womens
             Testicles
             differ
             much
             from
             Mens
             ,
             their
             situation
             is
             within
             the
             Body
             ,
             on
             each
             side
             two
             fingers
             breadth
             from
             the
             bottom
             of
             the
             Womb
             ,
             to
             the
             sides
             whereof
             they
             are
             knit
             by
             a
             strong
             Ligament
             ;
             they
             are
             flat
             on
             the
             sides
             ,
             in
             their
             lower
             part
             oval
             ;
             their
             Superficies
             is
             more
             rugged
             and
             unequal
             ,
             than
             in
             those
             of
             Men
             ,
             they
             differ
             in
             bigness
             ,
             according
             to
             Age
             ;
             in
             those
             newly
             come
             to
             Maturity
             ,
             they
             are
             about
             half
             as
             big
             as
             those
             of
             Men
             ,
             but
             in
             such
             as
             are
             in
             Years
             ,
             they
             are
             less
             and
             harder
             ,
             tho'
             they
             sometimes
             grow
             preternaturally
             to
             a
             vast
             bigness
             ,
             for
             several
             Quarts
             of
             Liquor
             has
             been
             found
             contained
             in
             them
             ,
             in
             a
             Dropsie
             of
             the
             Womb
             ;
             
             they
             have
             but
             one
             Membrane
             that
             encompasses
             them
             round
             ;
             but
             on
             their
             upper
             side
             where
             the
             preparing
             Vessels
             enter
             them
             ,
             they
             are
             about
             half
             way
             involved
             in
             another
             Membrane
             that
             accompanies
             those
             Vessels
             ,
             and
             springs
             from
             the
             Peritoneum
             ;
             when
             this
             cover
             is
             removed
             ,
             their
             substance
             appears
             whitish
             ,
             but
             is
             wholly
             different
             from
             Mens
             Testicles
             ;
             for
             Mens
             are
             composed
             of
             Seminary
             Vessels
             ,
             which
             being
             continued
             to
             one
             another
             are
             twenty
             or
             thirty
             Ells
             long
             ,
             if
             they
             could
             be
             drawn
             out
             at
             length
             without
             breaking
             ;
             but
             Womens
             do
             principally
             consist
             of
             a
             great
             many
             Membranes
             and
             small
             Fibres
             ,
             loosly
             united
             to
             one
             another
             ;
             among
             which
             there
             are
             several
             little
             Bladders
             full
             of
             clear
             water
             ;
             the
             liquor
             contained
             in
             those
             Bladders
             has
             been
             always
             supposed
             by
             the
             followers
             of
             Hippocrates
             and
             Galen
             ,
             to
             be
             Seed
             stored
             up
             in
             them
             ;
             but
             Dr.
             Harvey
             and
             many
             Learned
             Physicians
             and
             Anatomists
             suppose
             these
             little
             Bladders
             to
             contain
             nothing
             of
             Seed
             ,
             but
             that
             they
             are
             truly
             Eggs
             ,
             analogous
             to
             those
             of
             Fowl
             and
             other
             Creatures
             ,
             and
             that
             the
             Testicles
             so
             called
             are
             not
             truly
             so
             ,
             nor
             have
             any
             such
             Office
             as
             those
             of
             Men
             ,
             but
             are
             indeed
             an
             Ovarium
             ,
             wherein
             those
             Eggs
             are
             nourished
             by
             the
             sanguinary
             Vessels
             dispersed
             through
             them
             ,
             and
             from
             whence
             one
             or
             more
             ,
             as
             they
             are
             fecundated
             by
             the
             Man's
             Seed
             ,
             separate
             ,
             
             and
             are
             conveyed
             into
             the
             Womb
             by
             the
             Tubae
             Falopianae
             :
             If
             you
             boyl
             these
             Eggs
             their
             Liquor
             will
             have
             the
             same
             colour
             ,
             tast
             ,
             and
             consistency
             with
             the
             white
             of
             Birds
             Eggs
             ,
             and
             they
             do
             not
             want
             shells
             ,
             because
             they
             are
             sufficiently
             defended
             by
             the
             Womb.
             These
             Eggs
             in
             Women
             are
             commonly
             about
             the
             number
             of
             twenty
             in
             each
             Testicle
             ,
             whereof
             some
             are
             far
             less
             than
             others
             .
          
           
             The
             Spermatick
             Vessels
             are
             of
             two
             sorts
             ;
             Arteries
             and
             Veins
             ;
             the
             Arteries
             are
             two
             as
             in
             Men.
             They
             spring
             from
             the
             great
             Artery
             a
             little
             below
             the
             Emulgents
             (
             very
             rarely
             either
             of
             them
             from
             the
             Emulgent
             it self
             )
             and
             pass
             down
             towards
             the
             Testes
             ,
             not
             by
             such
             a
             direct
             course
             as
             in
             Men
             ,
             but
             with
             much
             twirling
             and
             winding
             among
             the
             Veins
             ,
             with
             which
             they
             have
             no
             inosculation
             ,
             as
             has
             been
             generally
             said
             .
             But
             for
             all
             their
             Winding
             ,
             when
             they
             are
             stretched
             out
             to
             their
             full
             length
             ,
             they
             are
             not
             so
             long
             as
             those
             of
             Men.
             The
             Veins
             are
             two
             ,
             arising
             as
             in
             Men
             ,
             the
             right
             from
             the
             Trunk
             of
             the
             Cava
             ,
             a
             little
             below
             the
             Emulgent
             ,
             and
             the
             left
             from
             the
             Emulgent
             it self
             ,
             but
             they
             are
             much
             shorter
             than
             in
             Men
             ;
             both
             the
             Arteries
             and
             Veins
             as
             they
             pass
             down
             are
             covered
             with
             one
             common
             Coat
             from
             the
             Peritoneum
             ,
             and
             near
             the
             Testes
             they
             are
             divided
             into
             two
             
             Branches
             ,
             the
             upper
             whereof
             is
             implanted
             into
             the
             Testicle
             by
             a
             Triple-root
             ,
             and
             the
             other
             is
             subdivided
             below
             the
             Testes
             into
             three
             twigs
             ,
             one
             of
             which
             goes
             to
             the
             bottom
             of
             the
             Womb
             ,
             another
             to
             the
             Tuba
             and
             round
             ligament
             ,
             the
             third
             creeping
             by
             the
             side
             of
             the
             Womb
             ,
             under
             its
             common
             Membrane
             ends
             in
             its
             Neck
             ,
             where
             it
             is
             Woven
             with
             the
             Hypogastrick
             Vessels
             like
             a
             net
             .
             By
             this
             way
             it
             is
             that
             the
             Courses
             sometimes
             flow
             in
             Women
             with
             Child
             ,
             for
             the
             first
             Months
             ,
             and
             not
             out
             of
             the
             inner
             Cavity
             of
             the
             Womb.
             
          
           
             The
             use
             of
             these
             Spermatick
             Vessels
             is
             not
             to
             Minister
             to
             the
             Generation
             of
             Seed
             ,
             according
             to
             the
             Ancient
             Doctrine
             ,
             but
             to
             the
             Nutrition
             of
             the
             Eggs
             in
             the
             Ovaria
             or
             Testes
             ,
             according
             to
             the
             new
             ,
             and
             to
             the
             nourishment
             of
             the
             Fetus
             ,
             and
             of
             the
             solid
             parts
             ,
             and
             the
             expurgation
             of
             the
             Courses
             .
          
           
             The
             carrying
             Vessels
             that
             go
             straight
             from
             the
             Testes
             to
             the
             bottom
             of
             the
             Womb
             ,
             and
             were
             supposed
             to
             emit
             the
             Seed
             from
             the
             Stones
             into
             the
             bottom
             of
             the
             Womb
             ,
             are
             accounted
             by
             
               de
               Graef
            
             only
             Ligaments
             of
             the
             Testicles
             to
             keep
             them
             in
             their
             place
             ;
             for
             they
             come
             not
             to
             the
             Inner
             Cavity
             of
             the
             VVomb
             .
             The
             Fallopian
             Tubes
             are
             very
             slender
             and
             narrow
             Ducts
             ,
             nervous
             and
             white
             ,
             arising
             from
             
             the
             horns
             or
             sides
             of
             the
             VVomb
             ,
             and
             at
             a
             little
             distance
             from
             it
             they
             become
             larger
             ,
             and
             twist
             like
             the
             tendrel
             of
             a
             Vine
             ,
             till
             nearer
             their
             end
             ,
             where
             ceasing
             their
             winding
             they
             turn
             very
             large
             ,
             and
             seem
             membranous
             and
             fleshy
             ,
             which
             end
             is
             very
             much
             torn
             and
             jagged
             like
             rent
             Cloths
             ,
             and
             has
             a
             large
             Foramen
             ,
             which
             lies
             closed
             ,
             because
             those
             jaggs
             fall
             together
             ,
             but
             it
             being
             opened
             ,
             they
             are
             like
             the
             utmost
             Orifice
             of
             a
             Brass
             Trumpet
             .
             These
             Tubes
             ,
             according
             to
             Dr.
             Harvey
             ,
             are
             the
             same
             in
             VVomen
             ,
             that
             the
             horns
             of
             the
             VVomb
             are
             in
             other
             creatures
             ,
             for
             they
             answer
             to
             those
             both
             in
             situation
             ,
             connexion
             ,
             amplitude
             ,
             perforation
             ,
             likeness
             ,
             and
             also
             Office.
             The
             capacity
             of
             these
             Ducts
             varies
             very
             much
             ;
             for
             in
             the
             beginning
             ,
             as
             it
             goes
             out
             of
             the
             VVomb
             ,
             it
             only
             admits
             a
             Bristle
             ,
             but
             in
             its
             progress
             ,
             where
             it
             is
             largest
             ,
             it
             will
             receive
             ones
             little
             finger
             ;
             but
             in
             the
             outmost
             extremity
             ,
             where
             it
             is
             divided
             into
             jaggs
             ,
             it
             is
             but
             about
             a
             quarter
             so
             wide
             .
             They
             are
             very
             uncertain
             also
             in
             their
             length
             ,
             for
             from
             four
             or
             five
             they
             sometimes
             increase
             to
             eight
             or
             nine
             fingers
             breadth
             long
             .
             Their
             use
             is
             in
             a
             fruitful
             Copulation
             to
             grant
             a
             passage
             to
             a
             more
             subtile
             part
             of
             the
             Masculine
             Seed
             ,
             or
             to
             a
             Seminal
             Air
             towards
             the
             Testes
             to
             bedew
             the
             Eggs
             contained
             in
             
             them
             ,
             which
             Eggs
             ,
             one
             or
             more
             being
             by
             that
             means
             fecundated
             ,
             and
             dropping
             off
             from
             the
             Testes
             ,
             are
             received
             by
             the
             extremity
             of
             the
             Tubes
             ,
             and
             carried
             along
             the
             inner
             Cavity
             to
             the
             Womb.
             But
             it
             may
             be
             objected
             that
             the
             narrowness
             of
             the
             Tubes
             are
             not
             fit
             for
             such
             a
             use
             ;
             yet
             ●e
             that
             considers
             the
             straitness
             of
             the
             inner
             Orifice
             of
             the
             Womb
             ,
             both
             in
             Maids
             and
             in
             Women
             with
             Child
             ,
             and
             yet
             observes
             it
             to
             dilate
             so
             much
             upon
             occasion
             ,
             as
             to
             make
             way
             for
             the
             Birth
             of
             a
             Child
             ,
             cannot
             wonder
             that
             to
             serve
             a
             necessary
             end
             of
             Nature
             ,
             the
             small
             duct
             of
             the
             Tubes
             ,
             should
             be
             so
             far
             widened
             ,
             as
             to
             allow
             passage
             to
             an
             Egg
             ,
             seeing
             its
             proportion
             to
             their
             duct
             is
             many
             times
             less
             ,
             than
             of
             the
             Child
             to
             the
             usual
             largness
             of
             the
             said
             Orifice
             .
          
        
         
           
             CHAP.
             XV.
             
          
           
             Of
             Conception
             .
          
           
             COnception
             is
             nothing
             else
             but
             an
             action
             of
             the
             Womb
             ,
             whereby
             the
             prolifie
             Seeds
             of
             the
             Man
             and
             Woman
             are
             there
             received
             and
             retained
             ,
             that
             an
             Infant
             may
             be
             engendered
             ,
             and
             formed
             out
             of
             it
             .
             
             There
             are
             two
             sorts
             of
             Conception
             ,
             the
             one
             true
             ,
             according
             to
             Nature
             ,
             to
             which
             succeeds
             the
             Generation
             of
             the
             Infant
             in
             the
             Womb
             ;
             the
             other
             false
             ,
             as
             a
             false
             Conception
             ,
             Mole
             ,
             or
             any
             other
             strange
             Matter
             .
          
           
             It
             is
             not
             absolutely
             necessary
             ,
             that
             the
             Mans
             Seed
             should
             be
             received
             ,
             and
             retained
             entire
             ;
             for
             a
             small
             quantity
             of
             it
             may
             be
             sufficient
             ,
             nay
             a
             meer
             steam
             of
             it
             ,
             to
             impregnat
             .
          
           
             Conception
             may
             be
             known
             by
             the
             more
             than
             ordinary
             delight
             in
             the
             act
             ,
             and
             some
             few
             Months
             after
             ,
             the
             Woman
             perceives
             a
             small
             pain
             about
             her
             Navel
             ,
             and
             some
             little
             Commotions
             in
             the
             bottom
             of
             her
             belly
             .
             The
             inward
             Orifice
             of
             the
             Womb
             is
             exactly
             closed
             ,
             she
             longs
             for
             strange
             things
             ,
             she
             is
             often
             troubled
             with
             Nauseating
             and
             Vomiting
             ,
             her
             Courses
             are
             stopt
             ,
             the
             Navel
             starts
             ,
             her
             Nipples
             are
             very
             obscure
             or
             dark
             coloured
             ,
             with
             a
             yellowish
             circle
             round
             about
             ,
             her
             eyes
             are
             dejected
             and
             hollow
             ,
             the
             Whites
             of
             them
             dull
             and
             troubled
             ,
             her
             Blood
             ,
             when
             she
             has
             Conceived
             some
             time
             ,
             is
             always
             bad
             ;
             the
             Belly
             is
             flat
             :
             Yet
             it
             must
             be
             acknowledged
             that
             some
             of
             these
             signs
             are
             also
             to
             be
             found
             upon
             an
             Obstruction
             of
             the
             Courses
             in
             Virgins
             ;
             wherefore
             judgment
             upon
             Conception
             must
             not
             be
             too
             
             positive
             ,
             especially
             ,
             when
             the
             Woman
             is
             upon
             tryal
             for
             her
             life
             ,
             for
             some
             upon
             having
             their
             Courses
             have
             been
             judged
             not
             with
             Child
             ,
             and
             yet
             after
             Execution
             have
             been
             found
             to
             be
             so
             .
          
           
             The
             Infant
             moves
             it self
             manifestly
             about
             the
             forth
             Month
             ,
             sooner
             or
             later
             as
             the
             Woman
             is
             strong
             or
             weak
             .
             Some
             Women
             feel
             it
             from
             the
             second
             ,
             others
             about
             the
             third
             Month
             ,
             and
             some
             before
             that
             time
             .
             At
             the
             beginning
             ,
             the
             first
             motions
             are
             very
             small
             ,
             but
             grow
             greater
             proportionably
             ,
             as
             the
             Infant
             grows
             bigger
             and
             stronger
             .
          
        
         
           
             CHAP.
             XVI
             .
          
           
             Of
             a
             Mole
             .
          
           
             A
             Mole
             is
             deformed
             and
             useless
             Flesh
             contained
             in
             the
             Womb
             ,
             and
             is
             occasioned
             by
             the
             corrupted
             Seed
             of
             the
             Man
             and
             Woman
             ,
             for
             it
             is
             never
             generated
             without
             the
             use
             of
             Copulation
             ;
             it
             is
             covered
             with
             a
             Membrane
             and
             sticks
             to
             the
             Womb
             ,
             the
             longer
             it
             is
             retained
             in
             the
             Womb
             the
             harder
             it
             grows
             ,
             and
             is
             more
             difficultly
             expelled
             :
             Most
             commonly
             there
             is
             but
             one
             ,
             yet
             sometimes
             more
             ;
             when
             it
             
             is
             ejected
             in
             the
             second
             Month
             it
             's
             called
             a
             false
             Conception
             .
          
           
             It
             's
             difficult
             to
             distinguish
             a
             Mole
             ,
             from
             being
             with
             Child
             ,
             for
             the
             Courses
             are
             stopt
             ,
             the
             Belly
             grows
             big
             by
             degrees
             ,
             and
             the
             Breasts
             are
             increased
             .
             But
             the
             first
             sign
             of
             it
             is
             a
             leaden
             colour
             in
             the
             Face
             ,
             the
             Belly
             is
             harder
             and
             sorer
             than
             when
             a
             Woman
             is
             with
             Child
             ,
             and
             it
             is
             very
             troublesome
             and
             painful
             to
             go
             with
             ,
             and
             it
             falls
             on
             whatsoever
             side
             she
             turns
             ;
             there
             is
             a
             great
             weariness
             in
             her
             Legs
             and
             Thighs
             ,
             she
             finds
             a
             great
             heaviness
             at
             the
             bottom
             of
             her
             Belly
             ,
             and
             her
             Urin
             is
             obstructed
             ;
             but
             it
             may
             be
             certainly
             known
             ,
             if
             no
             motion
             be
             felt
             after
             four
             or
             five
             Months
             ,
             or
             when
             her
             Reckoning
             is
             out
             .
             Some
             have
             a
             Mole
             two
             or
             three
             Years
             ,
             and
             sometimes
             much
             longer
             .
          
           
             As
             to
             the
             Cure
             ,
             I
             shall
             speak
             only
             of
             that
             part
             of
             it
             which
             may
             be
             performed
             by
             Medicines
             ,
             for
             if
             it
             stick
             much
             to
             the
             bottom
             of
             the
             Womb
             ,
             or
             is
             very
             large
             ,
             it
             will
             scarce
             be
             expelled
             unless
             a
             Chyrurgeon
             extract
             it
             .
          
           
             Give
             the
             Woman
             a
             Spoonful
             of
             Syrup
             of
             Mugwort
             Morning
             and
             Evening
             for
             three
             days
             following
             ,
             either
             by
             it self
             or
             mixt
             with
             an
             Ounce
             of
             Penny-royal-water
             ;
             afterwards
             Purge
             her
             every
             other
             day
             ,
             or
             every
             third
             day
             with
             the
             fetid
             Pill
             ,
             two
             Scruples
             
             or
             a
             Dram
             may
             be
             taken
             at
             a
             time
             early
             in
             the
             Morning
             ,
             and
             let
             her
             sleep
             if
             she
             can
             till
             they
             begin
             to
             work
             ;
             let
             her
             be
             purged
             in
             this
             manner
             five
             times
             .
          
           
             Things
             that
             loosen
             must
             be
             also
             applied
             frequently
             to
             the
             Womb
             to
             open
             the
             passages
             likewise
             to
             the
             Belly
             ,
             Groins
             ,
             Loins
             ,
             and
             Hips
             ,
             with
             Spunges
             and
             Flannels
             ;
             the
             following
             Fomentation
             is
             of
             excellent
             use
             .
          
           
             Take
             of
             the
             leaves
             of
             Marsh-mallows
             and
             Mallows
             each
             one
             handful
             ,
             of
             the
             roots
             of
             round
             and
             long
             Birthwort
             each
             one
             handful
             ,
             of
             the
             leaves
             of
             Mugwort
             ,
             Mercury
             ,
             Feverfew
             ,
             Sage
             ,
             Hysop
             and
             Calaminth
             each
             half
             an
             handful
             ,
             of
             the
             Seeds
             of
             Flax
             ,
             Marshmallows
             ,
             Fenugreek
             ,
             Anise
             ,
             Lovage
             ,
             each
             half
             an
             Ounce
             ,
             of
             the
             Flowers
             of
             Camomile
             ,
             Melilote
             ,
             Rosemary
             ,
             Broom
             ,
             Mugwort
             ,
             each
             one
             Pugil
             ,
             of
             Bran
             one
             Pugil
             ;
             hoyl
             them
             in
             a
             sufficient
             quantity
             of
             Water
             to
             five
             quarts
             ;
             add
             of
             Oyl
             of
             Olives
             half
             a
             pint
             ,
             of
             the
             Oyls
             of
             Camomile
             and
             sweet
             Almonds
             each
             four
             Ounces
             ,
             of
             the
             Oyl
             of
             Lillies
             two
             Ounces
             ;
             foment
             the
             parts
             as
             above
             directed
             ,
             and
             afterwards
             anoint
             them
             with
             Ointment
             of
             Marshmallows
             .
          
        
         
           
           
             CHAP.
             XVII
             .
          
           
             Of
             Superfoetation
             .
          
           
             THere
             is
             a
             great
             dispute
             whether
             a
             Woman
             ,
             who
             hath
             two
             or
             more
             Children
             at
             once
             ,
             conceived
             of
             them
             at
             one
             or
             several
             coitions
             :
             Some
             will
             have
             this
             to
             be
             superfoetation
             ;
             but
             there
             are
             signs
             whereby
             we
             may
             know
             the
             difference
             ,
             whether
             both
             Children
             were
             begotten
             at
             once
             ,
             or
             successively
             one
             after
             another
             .
             Supefoetation
             ,
             according
             to
             Hippocrates
             ,
             is
             a
             reiterated
             Conception
             ,
             when
             a
             Woman
             being
             already
             with
             Child
             conceives
             again
             the
             second
             time
             .
             That
             which
             makes
             many
             believe
             ,
             that
             there
             can
             be
             no
             Superfoetation
             is
             ,
             because
             as
             soon
             as
             a
             Woman
             has
             Conceived
             ,
             her
             Womb
             closes
             ,
             and
             is
             exactly
             firm
             ,
             so
             that
             the
             Seed
             of
             the
             Man
             ,
             absolutely
             necessary
             to
             Conception
             ,
             finding
             no
             place
             nor
             entry
             ,
             cannot
             ,
             as
             they
             say
             ,
             be
             received
             ,
             nor
             contained
             in
             it
             :
             But
             it
             may
             be
             answered
             ,
             that
             tho'
             the
             Womb
             be
             usually
             exactly
             shut
             and
             close
             ,
             when
             a
             Woman
             has
             Conceived
             ,
             yet
             it
             may
             be
             sometimes
             opened
             to
             let
             pass
             some
             ferous
             slimy
             Excrements
             ,
             or
             especially
             when
             a
             Woman
             is
             much
             delighted
             in
             the
             act
             of
             Copulation
             .
             
             But
             this
             second
             Conception
             is
             very
             rare
             ;
             for
             we
             must
             not
             imagine
             ,
             that
             when
             a
             Woman
             brings
             forth
             two
             or
             more
             Children
             at
             once
             ,
             there
             is
             a
             Superfoetation
             ;
             because
             they
             are
             almost
             always
             begot
             in
             the
             same
             act
             ,
             by
             the
             reception
             of
             abundance
             of
             Seed
             into
             the
             Womb.
             
          
           
             When
             a
             Woman
             brings
             forth
             one
             or
             more
             Children
             at
             a
             Birth
             ,
             begotten
             at
             once
             ,
             which
             are
             usually
             called
             Twins
             ,
             it
             is
             known
             by
             their
             being
             both
             almost
             of
             an
             equal
             bigness
             and
             thickness
             ,
             and
             by
             having
             but
             one
             common
             after-birth
             ,
             not
             separated
             one
             from
             the
             other
             ,
             but
             by
             their
             Membranes
             :
             But
             if
             there
             are
             several
             Children
             ,
             and
             a
             Superfoetation
             ,
             they
             will
             not
             have
             a
             common
             burthen
             ,
             nor
             will
             they
             be
             of
             an
             equal
             bigness
             .
          
           
             To
             conclude
             ,
             Of
             a
             hundred
             Women
             that
             have
             Twins
             ,
             ninety
             of
             them
             have
             but
             one
             burthen
             common
             to
             them
             both
             ,
             which
             is
             a
             certain
             sign
             they
             had
             no
             Superfoetation
             .
          
        
         
           
           
             CHAP.
             XVIII
             .
          
           
             Of
             the
             Womb-Cake
             ,
             of
             the
             Membranes
             involving
             the
             Child
             ,
             and
             of
             the
             Humours
             contain'd
             in
             them
             ,
             of
             the
             umbilical
             Vessels
             ,
             of
             the
             parts
             of
             a
             Child
             that
             differ
             from
             those
             of
             the
             adult
             .
          
           
             THE
             Womb-Cake
             ,
             otherwise
             called
             the
             Womb-Liver
             ,
             for
             the
             likeness
             of
             substance
             ,
             is
             soft
             ,
             and
             has
             innumerable
             Fibres
             and
             small
             Vessels
             ;
             it
             is
             two
             Fingers
             breadth
             ,
             thick
             in
             its
             middle
             ,
             but
             thinner
             near
             the
             edges
             ,
             and
             a
             quarter
             of
             a
             Yard
             over
             from
             one
             side
             to
             the
             other
             ,
             when
             the
             Infant
             is
             near
             the
             Birth
             ;
             on
             that
             side
             next
             the
             Foetus
             ,
             it
             is
             smooth
             and
             something
             hollowish
             ,
             like
             Navelwort
             ,
             and
             is
             knit
             to
             the
             Chorion
             ;
             but
             on
             that
             next
             the
             Womb
             ,
             it
             is
             very
             unequal
             ,
             having
             a
             great
             many
             bunchings
             ,
             whereby
             it
             sticks
             fast
             to
             the
             Womb.
             VVhen
             there
             is
             but
             one
             Child
             in
             the
             Womb
             ,
             it
             is
             but
             one
             ;
             but
             if
             there
             be
             Twins
             there
             are
             two
             Womb-Cakes
             ,
             and
             a
             particular
             rope
             of
             Umbilical
             Vessels
             is
             inserted
             into
             each
             from
             each
             Child
             ;
             it
             grows
             not
             out
             of
             the
             Womb
             originally
             ,
             but
             its
             first
             rudiments
             appear
             like
             a
             woolly
             substance
             on
             the
             outside
             of
             the
             outer
             Membrane
             that
             
             invests
             the
             Embrio
             called
             Chorion
             ,
             about
             the
             eighth
             or
             ninth
             Week
             ,
             upon
             which
             in
             a
             short
             while
             a
             red
             fleshly
             and
             soft
             substance
             grows
             ,
             but
             unequally
             and
             a
             little
             in
             knobs
             ,
             and
             then
             it
             presently
             thereby
             sticks
             to
             the
             Womb
             ,
             and
             is
             very
             conspicuous
             about
             the
             twelfth
             or
             thirteenth
             Week
             ,
             till
             now
             the
             Infant
             is
             increased
             and
             nourished
             wholly
             by
             the
             apposition
             of
             the
             Cristalline
             or
             albugineous
             liquor
             ,
             wherein
             it
             swims
             loose
             in
             the
             inner
             Membrane
             ,
             called
             Amnios
             ,
             having
             no
             Umbilical
             Vessels
             ,
             whereby
             to
             receive
             any
             thing
             from
             the
             Womb-Cake
             .
             But
             when
             it
             grows
             bigger
             ,
             and
             begins
             to
             want
             nourishment
             ,
             the
             extremities
             of
             the
             Umbilical
             Vessels
             begin
             to
             grow
             out
             of
             the
             Navel
             by
             little
             and
             little
             ,
             and
             are
             extended
             towards
             the
             Womb-cake
             ,
             that
             they
             may
             draw
             out
             of
             it
             a
             more
             nourishing
             juice
             ,
             and
             carry
             it
             to
             the
             Infant
             ,
             as
             Plants
             do
             from
             the
             Earth
             by
             their
             roots
             .
             It
             has
             Vessels
             from
             the
             Womb
             and
             from
             the
             Chorion
             ;
             the
             former
             are
             of
             four
             kinds
             ,
             Arteries
             ,
             Veins
             ,
             Nerves
             ,
             and
             Lympheducts
             ;
             all
             which
             tho'
             they
             be
             very
             large
             ,
             and
             visible
             in
             the
             Womb
             ,
             and
             also
             where
             the
             Womb-Cake
             is
             joyned
             to
             it
             ,
             yet
             they
             send
             the
             smallest
             Capilaries
             to
             the
             Womb
             it self
             .
             Those
             that
             come
             from
             the
             Chorion
             are
             Arteries
             and
             Veins
             .
             The
             Arteries
             and
             Veins
             that
             come
             from
             the
             Womb
             ,
             
             spring
             from
             the
             Hypogastricks
             ,
             and
             also
             that
             branch
             of
             the
             Supermaticks
             that
             is
             incerted
             into
             the
             bottom
             of
             the
             Womb
             ;
             those
             that
             come
             from
             the
             Chorion
             are
             the
             Umbilical
             Vessels
             of
             the
             Infant
             .
             The
             Womb-Cake
             after
             it
             is
             joyned
             to
             the
             Womb
             ,
             sticks
             most
             firmly
             to
             it
             for
             the
             first
             Months
             ,
             as
             unripe
             Fruit
             does
             to
             the
             Tree
             ,
             but
             as
             the
             Infant
             becomes
             bigger
             and
             riper
             ,
             and
             nearer
             to
             the
             Birth
             ,
             by
             so
             much
             the
             more
             easily
             will
             it
             part
             from
             the
             Womb
             ,
             and
             at
             length
             it
             falls
             out
             of
             the
             Womb
             ,
             and
             makes
             part
             of
             the
             After-birth
             .
          
           
             Next
             to
             the
             Womb-Cake
             follow
             the
             two
             Membranes
             ,
             viz.
             Chorion
             the
             outer
             ,
             and
             Amnios
             the
             inner
             ,
             wherein
             the
             Child
             is
             wrapt
             :
             Betwixt
             these
             two
             after
             the
             Child
             is
             perfectly
             formed
             ,
             there
             is
             a
             third
             ,
             viz.
             Allantois
             .
             The
             Chorion
             is
             pretty
             thick
             ,
             smooth
             on
             the
             inside
             ,
             but
             without
             somewhat
             unequal
             and
             rough
             ,
             and
             in
             that
             part
             of
             it
             which
             sticks
             to
             the
             Womb-cake
             ,
             and
             by
             it
             to
             the
             Womb
             ,
             it
             has
             very
             many
             Vessels
             which
             spring
             from
             the
             Womb
             it self
             and
             the
             Umbilical
             Vessels
             .
             Twins
             are
             both
             inclosed
             in
             one
             Chorion
             ,
             but
             have
             each
             a
             particular
             Amnios
             ;
             it
             invests
             the
             Egg
             orriginally
             ,
             which
             Egg
             being
             brought
             to
             the
             Womb
             ,
             and
             becoming
             a
             Conception
             ,
             this
             Membrane
             imbibes
             the
             moisture
             that
             bedews
             
             the
             Womb
             plentifully
             at
             that
             time
             .
             This
             Liquor
             that
             it
             imbibes
             ,
             is
             thought
             to
             be
             the
             Nutritious
             Juice
             that
             ouzes
             out
             of
             the
             Capilary
             Orifices
             of
             the
             Hypogastrick
             and
             Spermatick
             Arteries
             ,
             and
             is
             of
             the
             same
             nature
             with
             that
             which
             afterward
             is
             separated
             in
             the
             Womb-cake
             ,
             and
             carried
             to
             the
             Infant
             by
             the
             Umbilical
             Vein
             ;
             and
             with
             that
             also
             which
             abounds
             in
             the
             Amnios
             even
             till
             the
             Birth
             .
          
           
             The
             Amnios
             is
             the
             inmost
             Membrane
             that
             immediately
             contains
             the
             Child
             ;
             it
             is
             not
             knit
             to
             the
             Chorion
             in
             any
             place
             save
             where
             the
             Umbilical
             Vessels
             pass
             through
             them
             both
             into
             the
             Womb-cake
             ;
             it
             is
             very
             thin
             ,
             soft
             ,
             smooth
             ,
             and
             pellucid
             ,
             and
             encompasses
             the
             Infant
             very
             loosly
             ,
             it
             has
             Vessels
             from
             the
             same
             Origins
             as
             the
             Chorion
             .
             From
             a
             limpid
             Liquor
             contained
             in
             this
             Membrane
             ,
             the
             first
             lineaments
             of
             the
             Embrio
             are
             drawn
             .
             But
             because
             this
             Liquor
             is
             so
             very
             little
             ,
             there
             sweats
             through
             this
             Membrane
             presently
             part
             of
             that
             Nutritious
             Albugineous
             Humour
             that
             is
             contained
             in
             the
             Chorion
             ,
             which
             it
             had
             imbibed
             out
             of
             the
             Womb
             ,
             and
             by
             the
             addition
             of
             this
             Humour
             to
             the
             undiscernible
             Rudiments
             of
             the
             Embrio
             ,
             it
             receives
             its
             increase
             .
             But
             tho'
             the
             Amnios
             have
             its
             additional
             Nutricious
             Liquor
             at
             first
             only
             by
             Transudation
             ,
             yet
             when
             the
             Umbilical
             
             Vessels
             ,
             and
             the
             Womb-cakes
             are
             formed
             ,
             it
             receives
             it
             after
             another
             manner
             ,
             for
             then
             being
             separated
             from
             the
             Mothers
             Arteries
             by
             the
             Placenta
             ,
             and
             imbibed
             by
             the
             Umbilical
             Veins
             of
             the
             Infant
             passes
             directly
             to
             its
             Heart
             ,
             from
             whence
             being
             driven
             a
             great
             part
             of
             it
             down
             the
             Aorta
             ,
             it
             is
             sent
             forth
             again
             by
             the
             Umbilical
             Arteries
             ,
             out
             of
             whose
             Capillaries
             dispersed
             plentifully
             through
             the
             Amnios
             ,
             it
             issues
             into
             its
             cavity
             .
             A
             third
             Membrane
             which
             invests
             the
             whole
             Infant
             is
             the
             Allantoides
             ;
             it
             has
             the
             same
             Figure
             as
             the
             Chorion
             and
             Amnios
             ,
             betwixt
             which
             it
             is
             placed
             in
             their
             whole
             circumference
             .
             Now
             ,
             tho'
             it
             must
             be
             supposed
             that
             this
             as
             well
             as
             the
             other
             two
             is
             originally
             in
             the
             Egg
             ,
             yet
             there
             is
             no
             appearance
             of
             it
             ,
             till
             after
             the
             Umbilical
             Vessels
             and
             the
             Womb-cake
             are
             formed
             ,
             and
             the
             albugineous
             Liquor
             ceases
             to
             be
             imbibed
             by
             the
             Chorion
             out
             of
             the
             Uterus
             ;
             but
             as
             soon
             as
             the
             Infant
             begins
             to
             be
             nourished
             by
             the
             Umbilical
             Vessels
             ,
             and
             the
             Urachus
             is
             permeable
             ,
             then
             presently
             this
             Membrane
             begins
             to
             shew
             it self
             ,
             containing
             a
             very
             thin
             Liquor
             ,
             which
             is
             the
             Urine
             of
             the
             Infant
             brought
             into
             it
             by
             the
             Urachus
             ,
             and
             wherewith
             it
             is
             filled
             daily
             more
             and
             more
             till
             the
             Birth
             :
             It
             may
             be
             known
             from
             the
             Chorion
             and
             Amnios
             by
             this
             ,
             that
             they
             have
             numerous
             Vessels
             dispersed
             through
             them
             ;
             
             but
             this
             has
             not
             the
             least
             visible
             Vein
             or
             Artery
             ;
             it
             is
             very
             hard
             to
             separate
             the
             Chorion
             from
             it
             ,
             but
             towards
             the
             Birth
             it
             becomes
             so
             turgid
             with
             Urine
             ,
             that
             the
             Amnios
             which
             immediately
             contains
             the
             Infant
             ,
             swims
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
             Liquor
             that
             it
             contains
             is
             the
             Urine
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
             brought
             hither
             by
             the
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
             soon
             as
             the
             Infant
             is
             perfect
             〈…〉
             ,
             its
             Kidneys
             must
             needs
             perform
             〈…〉
             Office
             of
             separating
             the
             Serum
             from
             the
             Blood
             ,
             for
             otherwise
             it
             would
             be
             affected
             with
             an
             Ansarca
             ;
             I
             say
             ,
             the
             Serum
             is
             separated
             in
             the
             Kidneys
             ,
             and
             glides
             down
             from
             thence
             into
             the
             Bladder
             ,
             wherein
             there
             is
             a
             pretty
             large
             quantity
             when
             the
             Infant
             is
             five
             or
             six
             months
             old
             :
             Now
             it
             flows
             not
             out
             of
             the
             Bladder
             by
             its
             orifice
             ,
             because
             at
             that
             time
             the
             Sphincter
             is
             too
             contracted
             and
             narrow
             ,
             and
             if
             it
             should
             pass
             that
             way
             ,
             it
             would
             mix
             with
             the
             nourishing
             juice
             wherein
             the
             Infant
             swims
             in
             the
             Amnios
             ,
             and
             wherewith
             by
             taking
             it
             in
             by
             its
             mouth
             ,
             it
             is
             partly
             nourished
             ,
             and
             so
             would
             defile
             and
             corrupt
             it
             .
             Nature
             therefore
             has
             provided
             it
             another
             passage
             by
             the
             Urachus
             inserted
             into
             the
             bottom
             of
             the
             Bladder
             ,
             which
             tho
             it
             grows
             solid
             like
             a
             Ligament
             after
             the
             Child
             is
             Born
             ,
             as
             the
             umbilical
             Vein
             does
             ,
             yet
             while
             the
             Infant
             is
             in
             the
             Womb
             ,
             it
             is
             open
             and
             conveighs
             the
             Urine
             into
             the
             Allantoides
             ,
             
             that
             is
             placed
             betwixt
             the
             Chorion
             and
             Amnios
             ,
             where
             it
             is
             collected
             and
             preserved
             till
             the
             Birth
             .
          
           
             The
             Naval-string
             is
             membraneous
             ,
             wreathed
             ,
             and
             unequal
             ,
             and
             arises
             from
             the
             Navel
             ;
             it
             reaches
             to
             the
             Womb-cake
             ;
             it
             is
             about
             half
             an
             Ell
             long
             ,
             and
             a
             finger
             thick
             ,
             The
             Vessels
             contained
             in
             this
             string
             ,
             and
             covered
             with
             the
             common
             coat
             called
             Funiculus
             are
             four
             ,
             one
             Vein
             ,
             two
             Arteries
             ,
             and
             the
             Urachus
             ;
             the
             Vein
             is
             larger
             than
             the
             Aretries
             ,
             and
             arises
             from
             the
             Liver
             of
             the
             Infant
             at
             the
             trunk
             of
             the
             Vena
             porta
             ,
             and
             from
             thence
             passing
             out
             of
             the
             Navel
             it
             runs
             along
             the
             Funiculus
             to
             the
             Womb-cake
             ,
             into
             which
             it
             is
             implanted
             by
             innumerable
             Roots
             ;
             but
             before
             it
             reaches
             it
             ,
             it
             sends
             some
             little
             twigs
             into
             the
             Amnios
             .
             The
             umbilical
             Vein
             serves
             for
             conveying
             to
             the
             Infant
             the
             nutricious
             juice
             separated
             in
             the
             Womb-cake
             from
             the
             Mothers
             Arteries
             ;
             but
             together
             with
             this
             juice
             returns
             so
             much
             of
             the
             Arterial
             blood
             ,
             that
             comes
             from
             the
             Infant
             ,
             as
             is
             not
             spent
             upon
             the
             nourishment
             of
             the
             Womb-cake
             ,
             or
             of
             the
             Chorion
             and
             Amnios
             .
          
           
             In
             the
             Funiculus
             are
             included
             also
             two
             Arteries
             ,
             which
             are
             not
             both
             of
             them
             together
             so
             big
             as
             the
             Vein
             ;
             they
             spring
             out
             of
             the
             inner
             Iliacal
             branches
             of
             the
             great
             Artery
             ,
             and
             passing
             by
             the
             sides
             of
             the
             Bladder
             ,
             
             they
             rise
             up
             to
             the
             Navel
             ,
             out
             of
             which
             they
             are
             conducted
             to
             the
             Womb-cake
             ,
             in
             the
             same
             common
             cover
             with
             the
             Vein
             and
             Urachus
             wherewith
             they
             are
             twined
             and
             wreathed
             like
             a
             Rope
             .
             Spirituous
             blood
             is
             driven
             from
             the
             Infant
             by
             the
             beating
             of
             its
             Heart
             to
             the
             Womb-cake
             ,
             and
             the
             Membranes
             ,
             for
             nourishment
             ,
             from
             which
             ,
             what
             Blood
             remains
             circulates
             back
             again
             to
             the
             umbilical
             Vein
             together
             with
             nutricious
             juice
             ,
             imbibed
             afresh
             by
             its
             Capillaries
             dispersed
             in
             the
             Womb-cake
             .
             But
             besides
             Arterial
             Blood
             ,
             there
             flows
             out
             of
             the
             Navel
             by
             them
             part
             of
             the
             Nutricious
             juice
             ,
             that
             was
             imported
             by
             the
             umbilical
             Vein
             ,
             I
             say
             flows
             out
             by
             these
             Arteries
             ,
             which
             by
             their
             branches
             ,
             that
             are
             dispersed
             through
             the
             Amnios
             ,
             discharge
             it
             by
             their
             little
             mouths
             into
             it
             .
             The
             fourth
             Umbilical
             Vessel
             is
             the
             Urachus
             ,
             or
             Urinary
             Vessel
             ,
             it
             is
             a
             small
             ,
             membranous
             ,
             round
             Pipe
             indued
             with
             a
             straight
             cavity
             arising
             from
             the
             bottom
             of
             the
             Bladder
             up
             to
             the
             Navel
             ;
             out
             of
             which
             it
             passes
             along
             within
             the
             common
             cover
             and
             opens
             into
             the
             Allantoides
             .
             These
             four
             Vessels
             ,
             as
             has
             been
             said
             above
             ,
             have
             one
             common
             cover
             ,
             which
             also
             keeps
             each
             of
             them
             from
             touching
             the
             other
             ;
             it
             is
             called
             Funiculus
             ;
             it
             is
             membranous
             ,
             round
             and
             hollow
             ,
             indifferent
             thick
             ,
             consisting
             of
             a
             double
             coat
             ,
             the
             inner
             from
             the
             Peritoneum
             ,
             
             and
             the
             outer
             from
             the
             Paniculus
             carnosus
             .
             It
             has
             several
             knots
             ,
             which
             Dr.
             Wharton
             thinks
             are
             little
             Glands
             ,
             through
             which
             the
             nutricious
             juice
             distills
             out
             of
             the
             capacity
             of
             the
             Funiculus
             into
             the
             cavity
             of
             the
             Amnios
             .
          
           
             Midwives
             guess
             by
             their
             number
             how
             many
             more
             Children
             the
             Mother
             shall
             have
             ,
             but
             without
             reason
             .
             When
             the
             Infant
             is
             Born
             ,
             its
             Navel-rope
             is
             wont
             to
             be
             tyed
             about
             one
             or
             two
             fingers
             breadth
             from
             the
             Navel
             ,
             with
             a
             strong
             Thread
             cast
             about
             it
             several
             times
             ,
             and
             then
             about
             two
             or
             three
             fingers
             breadth
             beyond
             the
             Ligature
             to
             be
             cut
             off
             ;
             what
             is
             not
             cut
             off
             is
             suffered
             to
             remain
             till
             it
             drop
             off
             of
             its
             own
             accord
             .
          
           
             As
             to
             the
             way
             how
             the
             Infant
             is
             nourished
             there
             has
             been
             great
             Disputes
             ,
             some
             affirm
             by
             Blood
             only
             ,
             and
             that
             received
             by
             the
             Umbilical
             Vein
             ,
             others
             by
             Chile
             only
             received
             in
             by
             the
             Mouth
             ;
             but
             indeed
             according
             to
             the
             different
             degrees
             of
             Perfection
             ,
             that
             an
             Egg
             passes
             from
             Conception
             to
             an
             Infant
             ready
             for
             the
             Birth
             ,
             it
             is
             nourished
             variously
             .
             For
             ,
             First
             ,
             As
             soon
             as
             an
             Egg
             Impregnated
             descends
             into
             the
             Womb
             ,
             it
             presently
             imbibes
             through
             its
             outer
             Membrane
             some
             of
             that
             albugineous
             Liquor
             ,
             that
             at
             this
             time
             plentifully
             bedews
             the
             internal
             Superfices
             of
             the
             Womb
             ,
             so
             that
             as
             
             soon
             as
             the
             first
             Lineaments
             of
             an
             Embryo
             begin
             to
             be
             drawn
             ,
             out
             of
             that
             Humour
             contained
             in
             the
             Amnios
             ,
             they
             presently
             receive
             increase
             by
             the
             apposition
             of
             the
             said
             Liquor
             filtrated
             out
             of
             the
             Chorion
             through
             the
             Amnios
             into
             its
             cavity
             ;
             and
             this
             same
             Liquor
             ,
             that
             thus
             increases
             the
             first
             rudiments
             of
             the
             Embryo
             ,
             Dr.
             Harvey
             calls
             Coliquamentum
             .
             But
             when
             the
             parts
             of
             the
             Embryo
             begin
             to
             be
             a
             little
             more
             perfect
             ,
             and
             the
             Chorion
             becomes
             so
             dense
             ,
             that
             not
             any
             more
             of
             the
             said
             Liquor
             is
             imbibed
             by
             it
             ,
             the
             Umbilical
             Vessels
             begin
             to
             be
             formed
             ,
             and
             to
             extend
             to
             the
             side
             of
             the
             Amnios
             which
             they
             penetrate
             ,
             and
             both
             the
             Vein
             and
             Arteries
             pass
             also
             through
             the
             Allantois
             and
             Chorion
             ,
             and
             are
             implanted
             into
             the
             Womb-Cake
             ,
             that
             at
             this
             time
             ,
             first
             gathering
             upon
             the
             Chorion
             joins
             it
             to
             the
             Womb
             ;
             and
             now
             the
             Hypogastrick
             and
             Spermatick
             Arteries
             ,
             that
             before
             cast
             the
             nutricious
             Juice
             into
             the
             cavity
             of
             the
             Womb
             ,
             open
             by
             the
             orifices
             into
             the
             Womb-cake
             ,
             where
             they
             deposite
             the
             said
             juice
             ,
             which
             is
             absorded
             by
             the
             Umbilical
             Vein
             ,
             and
             by
             it
             conveyed
             ,
             first
             to
             the
             Liver
             ,
             then
             to
             the
             Heart
             of
             the
             Infant
             ,
             where
             the
             thinner
             and
             the
             more
             spirituous
             part
             of
             it
             is
             turn'd
             into
             Blood
             ;
             but
             the
             more
             gross
             and
             earthy
             part
             of
             it
             descending
             by
             the
             Aorta
             enters
             the
             Umbilical
             Arteries
             ,
             and
             
             by
             those
             branches
             of
             them
             ,
             that
             run
             through
             the
             Amnios
             ,
             is
             discharged
             into
             its
             cavity
             .
          
           
             The
             grosser
             nutricious
             Juice
             being
             deposited
             by
             the
             Umbilical
             Arteries
             in
             the
             Amnios
             ,
             as
             soon
             as
             the
             Mouth
             ,
             Gullet
             ,
             and
             Stomach
             ,
             and
             the
             like
             are
             formed
             so
             perfectly
             ,
             that
             the
             Foetus
             can
             swallow
             ,
             it
             sucks
             in
             some
             of
             the
             said
             Juice
             ,
             which
             descending
             into
             the
             Stomach
             and
             Intestines
             ,
             is
             received
             by
             the
             Lacteal
             Veins
             ,
             as
             in
             grown
             Persons
             .
             The
             Infant
             therefore
             is
             nourished
             three
             several
             ways
             ,
             but
             only
             by
             one
             Humour
             :
             First
             ,
             by
             apposition
             of
             it
             ,
             while
             it
             is
             yet
             an
             imperfect
             Embrio
             ,
             and
             has
             not
             the
             Umbilical
             Vessels
             formed
             :
             But
             after
             these
             are
             perfected
             ,
             it
             then
             receives
             the
             same
             nutricious
             Juice
             by
             the
             Umbilical
             Vein
             ,
             the
             more
             Spirituous
             and
             thin
             part
             whereof
             it
             changes
             into
             Blood
             ,
             and
             sends
             forth
             the
             grosser
             part
             by
             the
             Umbilical
             Artery
             into
             the
             Amnios
             ,
             which
             the
             Infant
             sucks
             in
             at
             its
             Mouth
             ,
             and
             undergoing
             a
             new
             Concoction
             in
             its
             stomach
             ,
             is
             received
             out
             of
             the
             Intestines
             by
             the
             Lacteal
             Veins
             ,
             as
             is
             done
             after
             the
             birth
             .
          
           
             A
             Child
             in
             the
             Womb
             differs
             from
             an
             adult
             Person
             in
             many
             parts
             ,
             the
             parts
             are
             less
             ,
             the
             colour
             of
             the
             whole
             reddish
             ,
             the
             Bones
             soft
             ,
             and
             many
             of
             them
             gristly
             and
             flexible
             in
             the
             Head
             :
             There
             are
             several
             
             differences
             :
             First
             ,
             the
             Head
             ,
             in
             respect
             to
             the
             proportion
             of
             the
             rest
             of
             the
             Body
             ,
             is
             bigger
             ,
             the
             Crown
             is
             not
             covered
             with
             Bone
             ,
             but
             only
             with
             a
             Membrane
             ;
             the
             Bone
             of
             the
             Forehead
             is
             divided
             ,
             as
             also
             of
             the
             under
             Jaw
             ,
             and
             the
             Os
             Cuneiforme
             is
             divided
             into
             four
             .
             The
             Bone
             of
             the
             hinder
             part
             of
             the
             Head
             is
             distinguished
             into
             three
             ,
             four
             or
             five
             Bones
             .
             The
             Brain
             is
             softer
             ,
             and
             more
             fluid
             ,
             and
             the
             Nerves
             very
             soft
             .
             The
             Bones
             that
             serve
             the
             Sense
             of
             Hearing
             are
             wonderfully
             hard
             and
             big
             ;
             the
             Teeth
             lie
             hid
             in
             the
             little
             holes
             of
             the
             Jaw-bone
             ;
             the
             Dugs
             swell
             ,
             and
             out
             of
             them
             in
             Infants
             new
             born
             ,
             whether
             Male
             or
             Female
             ,
             a
             serous
             Milk
             issues
             forth
             sometimes
             of
             its
             own
             accord
             ,
             and
             sometimes
             with
             a
             gentle
             pressure
             :
             The
             Vertebrae
             of
             the
             Back
             want
             their
             spinous
             processes
             ,
             and
             each
             of
             them
             made
             of
             three
             distinct
             Bones
             :
             The
             Heart
             is
             remarkably
             big
             ,
             and
             its
             Auriculae
             large
             :
             There
             are
             two
             Unions
             of
             the
             greater
             Vessels
             ,
             that
             are
             not
             conspicuous
             in
             grown
             Persons
             :
             First
             ,
             the
             Foramen
             ovale
             ,
             by
             which
             there
             is
             a
             passage
             open
             ,
             out
             of
             the
             Cava
             into
             the
             Vein
             of
             the
             Lungs
             ,
             just
             as
             each
             of
             them
             are
             opening
             ,
             the
             first
             into
             the
             right
             Ventricle
             ,
             and
             the
             latter
             into
             the
             left
             Ventricle
             of
             the
             Heart
             ,
             and
             this
             Foramen
             ,
             just
             as
             it
             opens
             into
             the
             Vein
             of
             the
             Lungs
             has
             a
             Valve
             
             that
             hinders
             any
             thing
             from
             returning
             out
             of
             the
             said
             Vein
             into
             the
             Foramen
             :
             Secondly
             ,
             the
             Arterial
             Channel
             ,
             which
             two
             fingers
             breadth
             from
             the
             Basis
             of
             the
             Heart
             joyns
             the
             Artery
             of
             the
             Lungs
             to
             the
             Aorta
             ;
             it
             has
             a
             pretty
             lage
             Cavity
             ,
             and
             ascends
             a
             little
             obliquely
             from
             the
             said
             Artery
             to
             the
             Aorta
             ,
             into
             which
             it
             conveys
             the
             Blood
             ,
             that
             was
             driven
             into
             the
             Artery
             of
             the
             Lungs
             ,
             out
             of
             the
             right
             Ventricle
             of
             the
             Heart
             ,
             so
             that
             it
             never
             comes
             into
             the
             left
             Ventricle
             ,
             as
             the
             Blood
             that
             is
             sent
             out
             of
             the
             left
             Venticle
             into
             the
             Aorta
             never
             came
             in
             the
             right
             ,
             except
             a
             little
             that
             is
             returned
             from
             the
             nutrition
             of
             the
             Lungs
             ,
             but
             past
             immediately
             into
             it
             out
             of
             the
             Vena
             Cava
             by
             the
             Foramen
             ovale
             ,
             so
             that
             the
             Blood
             passes
             not
             through
             both
             the
             Ventricles
             ,
             as
             it
             does
             after
             the
             Child
             is
             born
             .
             You
             may
             know
             whether
             Infants
             killed
             by
             Whores
             ,
             and
             which
             they
             commonly
             affirm
             were
             still-born
             ,
             were
             really
             so
             or
             no
             ,
             by
             putting
             the
             Lungs
             of
             the
             Infant
             in
             Water
             ;
             for
             if
             they
             were
             still-born
             the
             Lungs
             will
             sink
             ,
             if
             alive
             ,
             so
             as
             to
             breath
             never
             so
             little
             while
             ,
             they
             will
             swim
             .
             The
             Gland
             Thymus
             is
             very
             large
             ,
             and
             consists
             as
             it
             were
             of
             three
             Glands
             ;
             the
             Umbilical
             Vessels
             go
             out
             of
             the
             Abdomen
             ;
             the
             Stomach
             is
             narrower
             ,
             but
             pretty
             full
             of
             a
             whitish
             liquor
             :
             The
             Caul
             is
             scarce
             visible
             ,
             the
             
             Guts
             are
             seventimes
             longer
             than
             the
             Body
             ;
             the
             Excrements
             in
             the
             small
             Guts
             are
             flegmatick
             and
             yellow
             ,
             but
             in
             the
             thick
             somewhat
             hard
             and
             blackish
             ,
             sometimes
             greenish
             ;
             the
             Caecum
             is
             larger
             than
             usual
             ,
             and
             often
             fill'd
             with
             Faeces
             :
             the
             Liver
             is
             very
             large
             ,
             and
             extends
             it self
             into
             the
             left
             side
             ,
             and
             covers
             all
             the
             upper
             part
             of
             the
             Stomach
             ,
             it
             has
             a
             passage
             ,
             which
             is
             not
             in
             grown
             Persons
             ,
             called
             the
             Veiny
             Channel
             ,
             which
             arising
             out
             of
             the
             Sinus
             of
             the
             Porta
             ,
             carries
             the
             greatest
             part
             of
             what
             is
             brought
             by
             the
             Umbilical
             Vein
             directly
             ,
             and
             in
             a
             full
             stream
             into
             the
             Cava
             above
             the
             Liver
             :
             But
             this
             passage
             presently
             closes
             ,
             as
             soon
             as
             the
             Infant
             is
             born
             ,
             and
             turns
             to
             a
             ligament
             ,
             as
             doth
             the
             Urachus
             and
             the
             two
             Umbilical
             Arteries
             .
             The
             Spleen
             is
             small
             ;
             the
             Gall-bladder
             is
             full
             of
             yellow
             or
             green
             Choler
             ;
             the
             Sweet-bread
             is
             very
             large
             and
             white
             ;
             the
             Kidneys
             are
             bigger
             and
             unequal
             in
             their
             Superficies
             ;
             the
             Renes
             Succenturiati
             are
             exceeding
             large
             ;
             the
             Ureters
             are
             wide
             ,
             and
             the
             Bladder
             stretched
             with
             Urine
             ;
             in
             Females
             the
             VVomb
             is
             depressed
             ,
             the
             Tubes
             long
             ,
             and
             the
             Testes
             very
             large
             ;
             the
             little
             Bones
             of
             the
             VVrists
             and
             Instep
             are
             gristly
             ,
             and
             not
             firmly
             joyned
             together
             .
          
           
             Its
             Knees
             are
             drawn
             up
             to
             the
             Belly
             ,
             its
             Legs
             bending
             backwards
             ,
             its
             Feet
             across
             ,
             
             and
             its
             Hands
             lifted
             up
             to
             its
             head
             ,
             one
             of
             which
             it
             holds
             to
             the
             Temple
             or
             Ear
             ,
             the
             other
             to
             the
             Cheek
             ,
             where
             there
             are
             white
             spots
             on
             the
             Skin
             ,
             as
             if
             it
             had
             been
             rubbed
             upon
             ;
             the
             Back-bone
             turns
             round
             ,
             the
             Head
             hanging
             down
             towards
             its
             Knees
             ,
             its
             Face
             commonly
             towards
             the
             Mothers
             Back
             ;
             but
             near
             the
             birth
             ,
             sometimes
             a
             VVeek
             or
             two
             before
             ,
             it
             alters
             its
             situation
             ,
             and
             tumbles
             down
             with
             its
             Head
             to
             the
             Neck
             of
             the
             VVomb
             ,
             and
             its
             Feet
             upwards
             ;
             then
             the
             VVomb
             also
             settles
             downwards
             ,
             and
             its
             Orifice
             relaxes
             ,
             and
             opens
             ;
             and
             the
             Infant
             moving
             up
             and
             down
             tears
             the
             Membrans
             wherein
             it
             is
             included
             ,
             and
             the
             waters
             flowing
             into
             the
             Sheath
             ;
             but
             sometimes
             the
             Membranes
             come
             forth
             whole
             ;
             at
             the
             same
             time
             the
             neighbouring
             parts
             are
             loosened
             and
             become
             fit
             for
             distension
             ,
             and
             the
             Bones
             near
             are
             so
             much
             relaxed
             in
             their
             Joynts
             ,
             that
             they
             make
             way
             for
             the
             Infant
             ,
             and
             the
             motion
             of
             it
             so
             much
             disturbs
             the
             VVomb
             ,
             that
             the
             Fibres
             of
             it
             and
             the
             Muscles
             of
             the
             Belly
             contract
             altogether
             to
             expel
             it
             .
          
        
         
           
           
             CHAP.
             XIX
             .
          
           
             Of
             the
             Management
             of
             a
             Woman
             with
             Child
             .
          
           
             THE
             Woman
             ought
             to
             be
             kept
             in
             a
             good
             moderate
             and
             clear
             Air
             ,
             and
             she
             must
             Eat
             what
             she
             likes
             best
             ,
             and
             be
             sure
             not
             to
             Fast
             too
             long
             ;
             only
             she
             must
             observe
             not
             to
             eat
             too
             much
             at
             a
             time
             ;
             and
             to
             comfort
             the
             Stomach
             ,
             which
             is
             always
             weak
             in
             this
             condition
             ,
             she
             may
             Drink
             a
             little
             Wine
             ,
             or
             for
             want
             of
             it
             strong
             Beer
             at
             Meals
             .
             As
             to
             Sleep
             ,
             a
             Woman
             with
             Child
             requires
             more
             sleep
             than
             she
             does
             at
             other
             times
             .
             As
             to
             Exercise
             and
             Rest
             ,
             she
             must
             order
             her self
             according
             to
             the
             different
             times
             ;
             for
             at
             the
             beginning
             she
             ought
             to
             keep
             her self
             quiet
             ,
             and
             not
             to
             use
             Copulation
             :
             Riding
             on
             Horse-back
             ,
             or
             in
             a
             Waggon
             ,
             or
             indeed
             in
             a
             Coach
             is
             not
             safe
             at
             any
             time
             of
             her
             being
             with
             Child
             ,
             especially
             when
             she
             is
             near
             her
             time
             ,
             for
             such
             Exercises
             often
             cause
             Miscarriage
             .
             But
             she
             may
             Walk
             gently
             ,
             or
             be
             carried
             in
             a
             Chair
             .
             She
             must
             not
             carry
             or
             lift
             heavy
             Burdens
             ,
             or
             lift
             up
             her
             Arms
             too
             high
             ,
             and
             therefore
             ought
             not
             to
             dress
             her
             own
             Head.
             Let
             her
             Exercise
             be
             gentle
             walking
             in
             low-heel'd
             
             Shoes
             ;
             but
             she
             had
             better
             Rest
             too
             much
             than
             Exercise
             too
             much
             ,
             for
             more
             hard
             Labours
             are
             occasioned
             by
             violent
             Exercise
             than
             by
             any
             other
             thing
             .
             Moreover
             ,
             it
             is
             convenient
             that
             the
             Woman
             should
             abstain
             from
             Copulation
             the
             last
             two
             months
             ,
             for
             the
             Body
             is
             very
             much
             moved
             ,
             and
             the
             Belly
             compressed
             in
             the
             action
             ,
             which
             causes
             the
             Child
             to
             take
             a
             wrong
             posture
             .
          
           
             If
             the
             Belly
             be
             bound
             ,
             as
             it
             is
             often
             at
             this
             time
             ,
             Prunes
             stewed
             ,
             or
             Veal
             Broath
             may
             be
             often
             used
             ,
             or
             the
             following
             Glister
             may
             be
             used
             .
          
           
             Boyl
             an
             Handful
             of
             Mallow
             Leaves
             ,
             in
             three
             quarters
             of
             a
             Pint
             of
             Milk
             ,
             let
             the
             Milk
             just
             boyl
             up
             ,
             add
             to
             it
             two
             Ounces
             of
             brown
             Sugar
             ,
             and
             a
             little
             fresh
             Butter
             ,
             strain
             it
             for
             use
             .
          
           
             She
             must
             moderate
             her
             Passions
             ,
             and
             great
             care
             must
             be
             taken
             that
             she
             be
             not
             Frighted
             ,
             and
             that
             Melancholy
             News
             be
             not
             suddenly
             told
             her
             ,
             but
             you
             must
             endeavour
             to
             keep
             her
             as
             chearful
             as
             possibly
             you
             can
             ,
             the
             sudden
             surprizes
             of
             joy
             must
             be
             also
             avoided
             ,
             for
             excesses
             on
             either
             hand
             are
             prejudicial
             .
             The
             Cloaths
             of
             a
             Woman
             with
             Child
             should
             sit
             easie
             ,
             for
             any
             immoderate
             pressure
             is
             apt
             to
             make
             the
             Child
             deformed
             ,
             and
             hurts
             the
             Breasts
             ,
             and
             very
             often
             causes
             miscarriage
             .
             Unnecessary
             Bleeding
             must
             be
             avoided
             ,
             so
             must
             all
             strong
             Purges
             
             but
             if
             Purging
             is
             requisite
             ,
             only
             such
             things
             as
             Purge
             gently
             must
             be
             used
             ,
             as
             Cassia
             ,
             Rubarb
             ,
             and
             Manna
             .
             The
             Cassia
             is
             best
             sucked
             out
             of
             the
             Canes
             ,
             the
             Rubarb
             may
             be
             chewed
             ,
             and
             an
             Ounce
             and
             a
             half
             or
             two
             Ounces
             of
             Manna
             may
             be
             dissolved
             in
             Posset-drink
             ,
             and
             used
             upon
             occasion
             in
             the
             Morning
             .
          
           
             Vomiting
             often
             afflicts
             Women
             with
             Child
             ,
             but
             if
             it
             be
             moderate
             and
             at
             the
             beginning
             and
             without
             great
             straining
             it
             is
             beneficial
             ;
             if
             it
             continues
             longer
             than
             the
             third
             or
             fourth
             Month
             it
             ought
             to
             be
             remedied
             ;
             in
             order
             to
             which
             let
             the
             Woman
             use
             good
             food
             ,
             and
             a
             little
             at
             a
             time
             ,
             and
             let
             her
             use
             with
             her
             meat
             the
             juice
             of
             Oranges
             ,
             she
             may
             eat
             now
             and
             then
             Broth
             mixed
             with
             the
             yolk
             of
             an
             Egg
             ,
             for
             it
             's
             very
             nourishing
             and
             of
             easie
             digestion
             ,
             and
             after
             meals
             let
             her
             eat
             a
             little
             Marmalade
             of
             Quinces
             ,
             and
             she
             may
             drink
             a
             Glass
             of
             Claret
             ;
             she
             must
             forbear
             fat
             meat
             and
             Sauces
             ,
             and
             sweet
             and
             sugar'd
             Sauces
             .
             But
             if
             the
             Vomiting
             continues
             notwithstanding
             this
             regular
             Diet
             till
             the
             Woman
             is
             above
             half
             gon
             ,
             she
             must
             take
             the
             following
             Purge
             .
          
           
             Take
             of
             Tamarinds
             half
             an
             Ounce
             ,
             of
             Sena
             one
             Dram
             ,
             of
             Rubarb
             one
             Dram
             and
             an
             half
             ,
             boyl
             them
             in
             a
             sufficient
             quantity
             of
             water
             ,
             in
             three
             Ounces
             of
             the
             strained
             Liquor
             dissolve
             an
             Ounce
             of
             Manna
             ,
             and
             an
             Ounce
             of
             Syrup
             of
             
             Succory
             with
             Rubarb
             ;
             make
             a
             purging
             potion
             to
             be
             taken
             in
             the
             Morning
             .
             It
             may
             be
             repeated
             once
             or
             oftener
             upon
             occasion
             .
          
           
             And
             it
             may
             be
             proper
             for
             the
             Woman
             in
             the
             Winter
             time
             to
             were
             a
             Lambskin
             or
             the
             like
             upon
             her
             Stomach
             and
             Belly
             .
          
           
             If
             pains
             of
             the
             Back
             ,
             Reins
             and
             Hips
             are
             violent
             ,
             the
             Woman
             must
             be
             blooded
             ,
             and
             take
             at
             bed-time
             sixteen
             drops
             of
             the
             Liquid
             Laudanum
             mentioned
             at
             the
             latter
             end
             of
             the
             Chapter
             of
             Hysteric
             Diseases
             in
             a
             glass
             of
             Canary
             Wine
             ,
             or
             in
             any
             thing
             else
             she
             likes
             ,
             and
             she
             must
             keep
             her
             Bed
             till
             the
             pain
             abates
             ;
             if
             the
             pain
             is
             continual
             ,
             the
             Belly
             must
             be
             supported
             with
             a
             Swaith
             fitted
             for
             the
             purpose
             .
          
           
             If
             after
             the
             third
             or
             fourth
             Month
             the
             Breasts
             are
             very
             painful
             ,
             't
             is
             convenient
             the
             Woman
             shou'd
             bleed
             in
             the
             Arm
             ,
             if
             she
             be
             full
             of
             blood
             ,
             and
             use
             a
             Diet
             that
             is
             moderately
             cooling
             and
             nourishing
             ;
             but
             if
             the
             pain
             comes
             at
             the
             beginning
             ,
             we
             ought
             to
             leave
             the
             whole
             business
             to
             nature
             ,
             only
             the
             Woman
             must
             have
             a
             care
             that
             she
             receives
             no
             blows
             on
             those
             parts
             ,
             nor
             must
             she
             be
             strait
             laced
             ,
             for
             fear
             the
             Breasts
             shou'd
             impostumate
             .
          
           
             If
             incontinence
             or
             difficulty
             of
             Urin
             be
             occasion'd
             by
             the
             weight
             and
             bigness
             of
             the
             Belly
             ,
             the
             Woman
             may
             remedy
             it
             ,
             and
             ease
             her self
             ,
             if
             when
             she
             wou'd
             make
             water
             ,
             
             she
             lift
             up
             with
             both
             her
             hands
             the
             bottom
             of
             her
             Belly
             ,
             or
             she
             may
             wear
             a
             large
             Swaith
             fitted
             for
             this
             use
             ,
             to
             bear
             up
             the
             Belly
             ,
             but
             the
             best
             way
             is
             to
             keep
             her
             in
             Bed.
             
          
           
             If
             a
             sharpness
             of
             Urin
             causes
             an
             Inflammation
             on
             the
             Neck
             of
             the
             Bladder
             ,
             it
             may
             be
             appeased
             by
             a
             regular
             cooling
             Diet
             ,
             and
             emulsions
             of
             the
             cold
             Seeds
             used
             Morning
             and
             Evening
             .
          
           
             Take
             of
             blanched
             Almonds
             number
             twelve
             ,
             of
             the
             four
             greater
             cold
             Seeds
             each
             one
             Dram
             and
             an
             half
             ,
             of
             the
             Seeds
             of
             Lettice
             and
             white
             Poppies
             each
             half
             a
             Dram
             ,
             beat
             them
             in
             a
             Marble
             Mortar
             ,
             and
             pour
             on
             them
             gently
             three
             quarters
             of
             a
             pint
             of
             Poppy
             Water
             ,
             make
             an
             emulsion
             for
             two
             doses
             ,
             add
             one
             Ounce
             of
             Syrup
             of
             Violets
             and
             half
             a
             Dram
             of
             Sal
             Prunella
             .
          
           
             If
             the
             Inflammation
             and
             Sharpness
             of
             Urine
             be
             not
             removed
             by
             the
             things
             above-mention'd
             ,
             a
             little
             Blood
             may
             be
             taken
             from
             the
             Arm
             ,
             and
             the
             neck
             of
             the
             Bladder
             may
             be
             bathed
             with
             the
             following
             Decoction
             ,
             with
             Flannels
             dipt
             in
             it
             and
             pressed
             out
             .
          
           
             Take
             of
             the
             roots
             of
             Marsh-mallows
             one
             Ounce
             ,
             of
             the
             Leaves
             of
             Mallows
             ,
             Marsh-mallows
             ,
             Pellitory
             ,
             and
             Violets
             ,
             each
             one
             handful
             ,
             of
             the
             Flowers
             of
             Melilote
             one
             handful
             ,
             of
             the
             Seeds
             of
             Flax
             and
             Fenugreek
             each
             two
             Drams
             ,
             boyl
             them
             in
             a
             sufficient
             quantity
             of
             Water
             to
             a
             pint
             and
             half
             .
          
           
           
             But
             if
             the
             Woman
             notwithstanding
             she
             observes
             these
             directions
             cannot
             make
             water
             ,
             it
             must
             be
             drawn
             out
             with
             a
             Catheter
             by
             an
             Artist
             .
          
           
             If
             the
             Woman
             be
             troubled
             with
             a
             violent
             Cough
             she
             must
             be
             blooded
             in
             the
             Arm
             at
             any
             time
             of
             her
             being
             with
             Child
             ,
             for
             this
             is
             apt
             to
             occasion
             miscarriage
             ,
             and
             all
             salted
             and
             spiced
             meat
             and
             sharp
             things
             must
             be
             forborn
             .
             She
             may
             now
             and
             then
             use
             juice
             of
             Liquorish
             ,
             Sugar
             Candy
             ,
             and
             Syrup
             of
             Violets
             ,
             and
             if
             the
             Body
             be
             bound
             a
             Glister
             of
             Milk
             and
             Sugar
             may
             be
             injected
             .
             The
             following
             Syrup
             is
             very
             proper
             in
             this
             case
             .
          
           
             Take
             half
             a
             pint
             of
             Claret
             Wine
             ,
             one
             Dram
             of
             Cinnamon
             ,
             half
             a
             Dozen
             Cloves
             ,
             and
             four
             Ounces
             of
             Sugar
             ,
             burn
             the
             Wine
             ,
             and
             boyl
             it
             to
             the
             consistence
             of
             a
             Syrup
             ,
             whereof
             let
             the
             Woman
             take
             three
             spoonfuls
             at
             Bedtime
             .
          
           
             The
             Woman
             must
             go
             loose
             in
             her
             Clothes
             ,
             and
             if
             the
             Rheum
             be
             very
             thin
             ,
             and
             the
             Cough
             tickles
             much
             ,
             Sixteen
             drops
             of
             the
             Liquid
             Laudanum
             mentioned
             in
             the
             Chapter
             of
             Hysteric
             Diseases
             must
             be
             now
             and
             then
             taken
             at
             bedtime
             in
             some
             liquor
             she
             uses
             to
             drink
             .
          
           
             If
             the
             Legs
             and
             Thighs
             swell
             and
             are
             painful
             ,
             they
             must
             be
             swaithed
             with
             a
             Swaith
             three
             or
             four
             Fingers
             broad
             ,
             beginning
             to
             swaith
             from
             the
             bottom
             ;
             but
             in
             
             this
             case
             't
             is
             best
             for
             the
             Woman
             to
             be
             kept
             in
             Bed
             ;
             if
             there
             be
             signs
             of
             fulness
             of
             blood
             ,
             she
             must
             be
             blooded
             in
             the
             Arm.
             
          
           
             If
             the
             big
             bellied
             Woman
             be
             troubled
             with
             the
             Piles
             ,
             and
             abound
             with
             Blood
             ,
             she
             must
             be
             blooded
             in
             the
             Arm
             ,
             and
             if
             her
             Body
             is
             Costive
             ,
             the
             emollient
             Glyster
             mentioned
             above
             must
             be
             used
             ,
             and
             afterwards
             to
             ease
             the
             Pain
             they
             must
             be
             anointed
             often
             with
             Populean
             Ointment
             mixt
             with
             a
             few
             Grains
             of
             Opium
             :
             For
             instance
             ,
          
           
             Take
             of
             Populean
             Ointment
             one
             Dram
             ,
             of
             Opium
             five
             Grains
             ,
             beat
             them
             well
             together
             in
             a
             Mortar
             ,
             and
             anoint
             the
             Piles
             with
             it
             twice
             or
             thrice
             a
             day
             .
          
           
             But
             if
             the
             Inflammation
             and
             the
             swelling
             are
             much
             ,
             you
             must
             apply
             Leeches
             to
             the
             part
             affected
             ,
             and
             let
             her
             keep
             her
             Bed.
             
          
           
             If
             the
             Piles
             bleed
             of
             themselves
             immoderately
             (
             for
             if
             the
             Flux
             be
             moderate
             at
             this
             time
             the
             Woman
             being
             full
             of
             Blood
             she
             may
             be
             relieved
             thereby
             )
             a
             cooling
             and
             thickening
             course
             of
             Diet
             must
             be
             order'd
             ,
             as
             three
             parts
             of
             Fountain
             water
             ,
             and
             one
             of
             Milk
             boyl'd
             together
             and
             drank
             cold
             ,
             roasted
             Apples
             ,
             Barly-broths
             ,
             and
             the
             like
             ,
             also
             thickning
             and
             cooling
             Juleps
             and
             Emulsions
             .
          
           
             Take
             of
             the
             Waters
             of
             Plantain
             and
             Cinnamon
             hordeated
             each
             four
             Ounces
             ,
             of
             distilled
             
             Vinegar
             half
             an
             Ounce
             ,
             of
             True-bole
             and
             Dragons-blood
             each
             half
             a
             Dram
             ,
             of
             the
             Liquid
             Laudanum
             mentioned
             in
             the
             Chapter
             of
             Hysteric
             Fits
             thirty
             drops
             ,
             of
             Syrup
             of
             Myrtles
             one
             Ounce
             and
             an
             half
             ,
             mix
             them
             and
             make
             a
             Julep
             ,
             let
             her
             take
             four
             or
             five
             Spoonfuls
             every
             night
             at
             Bed-time
             .
          
           
             Take
             of
             the
             four
             greater
             cold
             Seeds
             ,
             each
             one
             Dram
             and
             an
             half
             ,
             of
             sweet
             Almonds
             number
             four
             ,
             of
             the
             Seeds
             of
             white
             Poppies
             two
             Drams
             ,
             Plantain
             Water
             eight
             Ounces
             ,
             of
             red
             Poppy
             Water
             four
             Ounces
             ,
             of
             Cinnamon
             Water
             hordeated
             one
             Ounce
             and
             an
             half
             ,
             make
             an
             Emulsion
             ,
             to
             which
             add
             three
             Drams
             of
             pearled
             Sugar
             ,
             and
             half
             an
             Ounce
             of
             the
             Juice
             of
             Cevil
             Orange
             ,
             mingle
             them
             ,
             let
             her
             take
             four
             Ounces
             thrice
             a
             day
             .
          
           
             Bleeding
             in
             the
             Arm
             is
             also
             proper
             in
             this
             case
             to
             turn
             the
             Flux
             .
          
           
             If
             a
             loosness
             comes
             upon
             a
             Woman
             with
             Child
             ,
             and
             continues
             above
             five
             days
             ,
             she
             must
             use
             Food
             of
             easie
             digestion
             and
             little
             at
             a
             time
             ,
             and
             let
             her
             Drink
             be
             Claret
             Wine
             mixt
             with
             Water
             ,
             wherein
             Iron
             has
             been
             quenched
             ,
             and
             now
             and
             then
             Milk
             boyl'd
             with
             thrice
             the
             quantity
             of
             Water
             ,
             or
             the
             white
             Decoction
             made
             in
             the
             following
             manner
             .
          
           
             Take
             of
             Calcined
             Harts-horn
             powder'd
             two
             Ounces
             ,
             of
             Fountain
             water
             two
             quarts
             ,
             boyl
             it
             till
             half
             is
             consumed
             ,
             strain
             it
             gently
             through
             
             a
             linnen
             rag
             ,
             and
             add
             to
             it
             three
             Ounces
             of
             Syrup
             of
             Quinces
             .
          
           
             And
             before
             Meals
             she
             may
             eat
             a
             little
             Marmalade
             of
             Quinces
             .
             But
             note
             ,
             that
             before
             she
             uses
             these
             astringents
             ,
             it
             will
             be
             convenient
             to
             purge
             off
             the
             ill
             humours
             with
             the
             following
             Potion
             .
          
           
             Take
             of
             Rubarb
             one
             Dram
             and
             a
             half
             ,
             of
             Sena
             two
             Drams
             ,
             boyl
             them
             in
             a
             sufficient
             quantity
             of
             Water
             ,
             to
             three
             Ounces
             of
             strain'd
             Liquor
             ,
             add
             one
             Ounce
             of
             Syrup
             of
             Succory
             with
             Rubarb
             ,
             and
             two
             Drams
             of
             Cinnamon-water
             .
             Let
             it
             be
             taken
             in
             the
             Morning
             .
          
           
             But
             if
             the
             Loosness
             turn
             to
             the
             Bloody-flux
             ,
             the
             case
             is
             very
             dangerous
             ,
             and
             therefore
             after
             the
             use
             of
             the
             purging
             Potion
             above
             mention'd
             ,
             if
             the
             Woman
             has
             strength
             enough
             to
             bear
             it
             ,
             you
             must
             immediately
             give
             sixteen
             drops
             of
             the
             Liquid
             Laudanum
             so
             often
             mentioned
             in
             this
             Treatise
             ,
             in
             two
             or
             three
             Spoonfuls
             of
             Cinnamon-water
             hordeated
             or
             the
             like
             ,
             which
             must
             be
             repeated
             every
             night
             at
             bedtime
             ,
             and
             in
             the
             Morning
             too
             ,
             if
             the
             Flux
             continue
             violent
             ,
             and
             to
             keep
             up
             the
             strength
             four
             or
             five
             Spoonfuls
             of
             the
             following
             Julep
             may
             be
             taken
             often
             .
          
           
             Take
             of
             the
             Waters
             of
             Black-cherries
             and
             Strawberries
             each
             four
             Ounces
             ,
             of
             Epidemic
             water
             and
             Compound
             Scordium-water
             ,
             and
             of
             Cinnamon-water
             hordeated
             each
             one
             Ounce
             ,
             of
             
             Pearls
             prepared
             one
             Dram
             and
             an
             half
             ,
             of
             Chrystaline
             Sugar
             a
             Sufficient
             quantity
             ,
             make
             a
             Julep
             .
          
           
             The
             VVomans
             Drink
             in
             this
             case
             must
             be
             the
             Milk
             water
             ,
             or
             the
             white
             Decoction
             above
             described
             ,
             and
             when
             she
             is
             very
             weak
             ,
             she
             may
             take
             for
             her
             ordinary
             Drink
             ,
             a
             quart
             of
             Fountain
             water
             boyl'd
             with
             half
             a
             pint
             of
             Sack
             ;
             and
             she
             may
             eat
             sometimes
             Panada
             ,
             and
             sometimes
             Broth
             made
             of
             lean
             Mutton
             ,
             and
             she
             must
             be
             kept
             in
             Bed
             :
             Moreover
             a
             Glister
             made
             of
             half
             a
             pint
             of
             Cows
             Milk
             ,
             and
             an
             Ounce
             and
             an
             half
             of
             Venice-treacle
             must
             be
             injected
             daily
             .
          
           
             If
             the
             VVoman
             has
             her
             Courses
             after
             the
             fourth
             or
             fifth
             Month
             of
             her
             being
             with
             Child
             (
             for
             some
             VVomen
             have
             them
             till
             the
             Fifth
             Month
             ,
             without
             any
             manner
             of
             prejudice
             to
             themselves
             or
             their
             Children
             )
             you
             must
             endeavour
             to
             stop
             them
             then
             ,
             and
             before
             too
             if
             you
             suppose
             they
             slow
             by
             reason
             of
             the
             heat
             and
             acrimony
             of
             the
             Blood
             ,
             or
             the
             weakness
             of
             the
             Vessels
             ,
             and
             not
             from
             an
             abundance
             of
             Blood
             ,
             which
             may
             be
             known
             by
             her
             having
             her
             Courses
             much
             when
             she
             was
             not
             with
             Child
             .
          
           
             To
             stop
             this
             Flux
             ,
             the
             VVoman
             must
             be
             kept
             in
             bed
             ,
             and
             forbear
             all
             things
             that
             may
             heat
             the
             Blood
             ,
             especially
             anger
             ;
             she
             must
             use
             a
             strengthening
             and
             cooling
             Diet
             ,
             feeding
             on
             Meat
             that
             breeds
             good
             blood
             
             and
             thickens
             it
             ,
             as
             Broths
             made
             of
             Poultry
             ,
             Necks
             of
             Mutton
             ,
             Knuckles
             of
             Veal
             ,
             wherein
             may
             be
             boyl'd
             cooling
             Herbs
             ;
             she
             may
             eat
             new
             lay'd
             Eggs
             ,
             Gellies
             ,
             Rice-milk
             ,
             Barly-broth
             ,
             and
             the
             like
             ,
             and
             Iron
             must
             be
             quenched
             in
             her
             Beer
             ,
             and
             she
             must
             forbear
             Copulation
             ,
             and
             the
             Belly
             must
             be
             bathed
             about
             the
             region
             of
             the
             VVomb
             with
             Tent
             ,
             wherein
             Pomegranate-peel
             ,
             Provence
             Roses
             and
             Cinnamon
             has
             been
             boyl'd
             .
          
           
             But
             if
             the
             VVoman
             be
             taken
             with
             Flooding
             ,
             the
             case
             is
             extreamly
             hazardous
             ,
             and
             if
             it
             continues
             violent
             ,
             she
             must
             be
             deliver'd
             without
             delay
             ,
             for
             otherwise
             death
             will
             necessarily
             follow
             :
             Yet
             it
             is
             to
             be
             noted
             ,
             that
             it
             must
             not
             be
             done
             presently
             as
             soon
             as
             the
             Flux
             is
             perceived
             ,
             because
             some
             small
             Floodings
             have
             been
             sometimes
             suppressed
             by
             keeping
             quiet
             in
             bed
             ,
             by
             bleeding
             in
             the
             Arm
             ,
             and
             the
             use
             of
             Remedies
             above
             mention'd
             :
             If
             therefore
             the
             Blood
             flows
             ,
             but
             in
             a
             small
             quantity
             ,
             and
             continues
             but
             a
             little
             while
             ,
             she
             must
             not
             be
             delivered
             ;
             but
             if
             it
             flows
             in
             so
             great
             abundance
             that
             she
             falls
             into
             Convulsions
             and
             Faintings
             ,
             the
             Operation
             must
             not
             be
             deferred
             ,
             whether
             she
             has
             pains
             and
             throws
             or
             not
             .
          
           
             And
             because
             in
             Floodings
             ,
             weakness
             and
             faintings
             ever
             follow
             ,
             we
             must
             endeavour
             to
             preserve
             that
             little
             strength
             the
             VVoman
             
             has
             left
             ,
             and
             to
             increase
             it
             if
             possible
             ,
             that
             so
             she
             may
             be
             able
             to
             bear
             the
             Operation
             ;
             to
             which
             purpose
             there
             ought
             to
             be
             given
             her
             from
             time
             to
             time
             good
             strengthening
             Broths
             ,
             Gellies
             ,
             and
             a
             little
             good
             VVine
             ,
             she
             must
             always
             smell
             to
             Vinegar
             ,
             and
             have
             a
             warm
             toast
             dipt
             in
             VVine
             and
             Cinnamon
             appli'd
             to
             the
             region
             of
             her
             heart
             ,
             which
             do
             her
             more
             good
             than
             solid
             Food
             ,
             and
             to
             prevent
             the
             Blood
             from
             flooding
             in
             great
             abundance
             before
             she
             can
             be
             delivered
             ,
             a
             Vein
             in
             her
             Arm
             may
             be
             open'd
             to
             turn
             the
             course
             of
             it
             ,
             and
             Napkins
             dipt
             in
             VVater
             and
             Vinegar
             may
             be
             apply'd
             all
             along
             her
             Reins
             .
          
           
             If
             the
             Woman
             be
             troubled
             with
             a
             bearing
             down
             of
             the
             Womb
             ,
             her
             best
             way
             is
             to
             keep
             in
             Bed
             ;
             but
             if
             she
             cannot
             conveniently
             do
             so
             ,
             she
             must
             wear
             a
             broad
             Swaith
             to
             keep
             up
             her
             Belly
             ;
             but
             if
             the
             bearing
             down
             proceeds
             from
             humours
             that
             relax
             the
             Ligaments
             of
             the
             VVomb
             ,
             she
             must
             be
             kept
             to
             a
             drying
             Diet
             ,
             her
             Food
             being
             rather
             roasted
             than
             boyl'd
             ,
             and
             must
             refrain
             from
             Copulation
             and
             must
             not
             be
             strait
             Laced
             .
          
           
             If
             the
             lips
             of
             the
             Privities
             are
             much
             swelled
             ,
             by
             reason
             of
             watery
             humours
             falling
             upon
             them
             ,
             you
             must
             scarifie
             with
             a
             Lancet
             all
             along
             the
             Lips
             ,
             that
             the
             humours
             may
             distil
             out
             ,
             and
             you
             must
             foment
             
             the
             Parts
             with
             the
             following
             Decoction
             .
          
           
             Take
             of
             the
             leaves
             of
             Bays
             ,
             Sage
             ,
             Rosemary
             ,
             and
             of
             the
             Flowers
             of
             Camomile
             each
             one
             handful
             ,
             boyl
             them
             in
             a
             Sufficient
             quantity
             of
             Fountain
             water
             ;
             to
             a
             pint
             and
             half
             of
             the
             strain'd
             Liquor
             ,
             add
             a
             quarter
             of
             a
             pint
             of
             Brandy
             ,
             and
             bath
             the
             parts
             affected
             often
             with
             a
             Spunge
             dipt
             in
             the
             hot
             Liquor
             .
          
        
         
           
             CHAP.
             XX.
             
          
           
             Of
             Miscarriage
             .
          
           
             TO
             prevent
             Miscarriage
             ,
             all
             indispositions
             of
             the
             Body
             which
             are
             wont
             to
             occasion
             it
             must
             be
             removed
             ,
             as
             fulness
             of
             Blood
             ,
             ill
             humours
             ,
             and
             peculiar
             Diseases
             of
             the
             VVomb
             ,
             as
             Swellings
             ,
             Ulcers
             and
             the
             like
             .
          
           
             Fulness
             of
             Blood
             opens
             the
             Veins
             of
             the
             VVomb
             ,
             or
             Strangles
             the
             Infant
             ,
             and
             therefore
             the
             VVoman
             must
             be
             Blooded
             ,
             and
             so
             much
             Blood
             must
             be
             taken
             away
             ,
             as
             will
             sufficiently
             discharge
             nature
             .
          
           
             If
             an
             ill
             habit
             of
             body
             and
             ill
             humours
             are
             the
             cause
             of
             Miscarriage
             ,
             the
             VVoman
             must
             be
             frequently
             purged
             ,
             and
             a
             small
             
             quantity
             of
             Blood
             may
             be
             taken
             away
             ,
             and
             betwixt
             the
             Purges
             ,
             such
             things
             must
             be
             used
             as
             correct
             the
             indisposition
             of
             the
             Bowels
             ,
             and
             the
             sharpness
             of
             the
             humours
             ,
             and
             the
             humours
             must
             be
             thickened
             if
             they
             are
             too
             thin
             .
             And
             if
             Flegmatick
             humours
             abound
             ,
             they
             must
             be
             carried
             off
             by
             Sweats
             and
             such
             things
             as
             force
             Urin
             :
             Issues
             in
             the
             Arms
             and
             Thighs
             are
             also
             very
             proper
             to
             prevent
             Miscarriage
             ,
             whatever
             ill
             humours
             abound
             in
             the
             body
             .
          
           
             The
             peculiar
             Diseases
             of
             the
             VVomb
             ,
             as
             over
             great
             Moisture
             ,
             Swellings
             ,
             Ulcers
             ,
             and
             such
             like
             ,
             must
             be
             cured
             by
             their
             proper
             Remedies
             :
             And
             first
             ,
             if
             Moisture
             abound
             ,
             let
             the
             Woman
             be
             purged
             with
             two
             Scruples
             of
             the
             Pill
             Coch-major
             twice
             a
             week
             ,
             and
             when
             she
             does
             not
             Purge
             ,
             let
             her
             drink
             Morning
             and
             Evening
             of
             the
             following
             Decoction
             .
          
           
             Take
             of
             the
             roots
             of
             Sarsaparilla
             four
             Ounces
             ,
             of
             China
             two
             Ounces
             ,
             of
             white
             and
             red
             Sanders
             each
             half
             an
             Ounce
             ,
             of
             the
             rasping
             of
             Harts-horn
             and
             Ivory
             each
             three
             Drams
             ,
             infuse
             them
             ,
             and
             boyl
             them
             in
             eight
             pints
             of
             Fountain
             water
             till
             half
             is
             consumed
             ;
             add
             a
             quarter
             of
             pound
             of
             Raisins
             of
             the
             Sun
             ,
             and
             if
             the
             Woman
             be
             of
             a
             Flegmatick
             constitution
             ,
             instead
             of
             China
             ,
             add
             two
             Ounces
             of
             Guiacum
             rasped
             .
             Let
             her
             drink
             half
             a
             pint
             Morning
             and
             Evening
             .
          
           
           
             Take
             of
             Franckincense
             ,
             Myrrh
             ,
             Mastich
             ,
             Storax
             ,
             Calamite
             ,
             Gum
             of
             Juniper
             ,
             Ladanum
             ,
             each
             one
             Ounce
             ,
             with
             a
             sufficient
             quantity
             of
             Turpentine
             make
             Troches
             ,
             and
             let
             one
             or
             more
             of
             them
             be
             cast
             on
             live
             Coals
             ,
             and
             let
             the
             fume
             be
             received
             into
             the
             Privities
             through
             a
             Funnel
             .
          
           
             If
             a
             Swelling
             be
             the
             cause
             ,
             you
             must
             make
             application
             according
             to
             the
             nature
             of
             the
             humour
             ,
             and
             the
             time
             and
             other
             Circumstances
             of
             the
             swelling
             ;
             if
             it
             be
             hot
             and
             made
             by
             fluxion
             ,
             which
             may
             be
             known
             by
             the
             pain
             and
             suddenness
             of
             the
             swelling
             ,
             as
             also
             by
             the
             Tension
             and
             Pulsation
             ,
             and
             by
             being
             accompanied
             with
             a
             Fever
             ,
             Bleeding
             must
             be
             used
             in
             the
             first
             place
             ,
             and
             the
             Woman
             must
             be
             frequently
             purged
             with
             the
             purging
             Potion
             mention'd
             in
             the
             foregoing
             Chapter
             ,
             made
             of
             Tamarinds
             ,
             Sena
             ,
             Manna
             ,
             and
             the
             like
             ,
             and
             after
             Evacuations
             you
             must
             apply
             cooling
             and
             repelling
             things
             to
             the
             Reins
             and
             the
             lower
             part
             of
             the
             Belly
             ,
             as
             Oyl
             of
             Roses
             washed
             in
             Vinegar
             and
             the
             like
             ,
             and
             the
             following
             Decoction
             may
             be
             injected
             into
             the
             Womb.
             
          
           
             Take
             of
             the
             leaves
             of
             Plantain
             ,
             Water
             Lillies
             ,
             Night-shade
             ,
             and
             Endive
             each
             one
             handful
             ,
             of
             red
             Roses
             two
             Pugils
             ,
             boyl
             them
             in
             three
             pints
             of
             Fountain
             water
             till
             a
             pint
             is
             consumed
             ,
             add
             to
             it
             of
             Oyl
             of
             Myrtles
             one
             Ounce
             ,
             of
             Vinegar
             half
             an
             Ounce
             .
          
           
           
             But
             note
             you
             must
             not
             use
             cooling
             and
             repelling
             things
             too
             long
             ,
             lest
             the
             Tumour
             be
             hardened
             thereby
             and
             turn
             to
             a
             Scirrhus
             ,
             and
             therefore
             soon
             after
             the
             beginning
             of
             the
             Swelling
             ,
             emollient
             and
             resolving
             things
             must
             be
             mixt
             with
             Repellents
             ,
             Mallows
             ,
             Marshmallows
             ,
             Mugwort
             ,
             Fenugreek
             ,
             Camomile
             and
             Melilote
             ;
             and
             if
             the
             pain
             be
             violent
             ,
             you
             must
             inject
             into
             the
             Womb
             Goat
             or
             Sheeps
             milk
             ,
             with
             Opium
             and
             Saffron
             each
             three
             or
             four
             Grains
             ,
             to
             which
             may
             be
             added
             a
             little
             Rose
             Water
             .
          
           
             But
             if
             the
             swelling
             cannot
             be
             resolved
             and
             tends
             to
             Suppuration
             ,
             it
             must
             be
             furthered
             by
             the
             application
             of
             the
             following
             Pultis
             .
          
           
             Take
             of
             the
             roots
             of
             Marshmallows
             ,
             of
             the
             Flowers
             of
             Camomile
             and
             Melilote
             ,
             of
             the
             Seeds
             of
             Flax
             and
             Fenugreek
             each
             one
             Ounce
             ,
             of
             fat
             Figs
             number
             eight
             ,
             boyl
             them
             to
             the
             consistence
             of
             a
             Pultis
             ,
             then
             add
             the
             yolks
             of
             four
             Eggs
             ,
             of
             Saffron
             half
             a
             Scruple
             ,
             of
             Oyl
             of
             Lillies
             and
             fresh
             butter
             each
             one
             Ounce
             ,
             make
             a
             Cataplasm
             .
          
           
             If
             the
             Swelling
             be
             made
             by
             congestion
             ,
             it
             is
             slow
             and
             without
             pain
             ,
             and
             generally
             cold
             ,
             and
             the
             matter
             of
             it
             is
             either
             thin
             and
             serous
             ,
             or
             thick
             and
             flegmatick
             and
             apt
             to
             grow
             hard
             .
             In
             this
             case
             Steel
             Medicines
             used
             as
             directed
             in
             the
             Chapter
             of
             
             Hysteric
             Diseases
             do
             good
             ,
             but
             purging
             must
             go
             before
             :
             Issues
             in
             the
             Legs
             are
             also
             proper
             ,
             and
             emollient
             and
             resolving
             Medicines
             must
             be
             apply'd
             outwardly
             in
             the
             following
             manner
             .
          
           
             Take
             of
             the
             Roots
             of
             Marshmallows
             and
             Lillies
             each
             two
             Ounces
             ,
             of
             the
             leaves
             of
             Mallows
             ,
             Violets
             ,
             Marshmallows
             ,
             and
             Bears-breech
             each
             one
             handful
             ,
             of
             the
             Seeds
             of
             Flax
             and
             Fenugreek
             each
             one
             Ounce
             ,
             of
             the
             leaves
             of
             Mugwort
             and
             Calamint
             half
             a
             handful
             ,
             of
             the
             Flowers
             of
             Camomile
             and
             Melilote
             each
             one
             Pugil
             ,
             boyl
             them
             in
             three
             pints
             of
             Fountain
             water
             till
             a
             third
             be
             consumed
             ,
             and
             foment
             the
             region
             of
             the
             Pubes
             and
             Groin
             with
             a
             Spunge
             dipt
             in
             it
             and
             pressed
             out
             :
             Of
             the
             same
             Decoction
             the
             dose
             of
             the
             Simples
             being
             increased
             ,
             a
             bath
             may
             be
             made
             ,
             which
             is
             very
             effectual
             in
             this
             case
             ,
             and
             more
             powerful
             than
             the
             Fomentation
             ▪
             Glisters
             also
             and
             Injections
             may
             be
             made
             of
             the
             same
             Decoction
             ,
             and
             frequently
             used
             ,
             whereunto
             may
             be
             added
             the
             Oyls
             of
             Lillies
             ,
             Camomile
             ,
             and
             sweet
             Almonds
             .
          
           
             But
             these
             Medicines
             must
             be
             used
             with
             great
             caution
             ,
             lest
             the
             swelling
             shou'd
             degenerate
             into
             a
             Cancer
             ,
             and
             indeed
             't
             is
             to
             no
             purpose
             to
             use
             Medicines
             when
             the
             Swelling
             is
             without
             pain
             and
             of
             a
             stony
             nature
             .
          
           
           
             But
             if
             an
             Ulcer
             be
             the
             cause
             ,
             the
             cure
             of
             it
             must
             be
             performed
             by
             stopping
             the
             Fluxion
             of
             the
             humours
             ,
             and
             by
             cleansing
             and
             conglutinating
             the
             Ulcer
             ;
             and
             first
             if
             the
             Body
             abound
             with
             Blood
             ,
             or
             if
             the
             Ulcer
             be
             accompanied
             with
             an
             Inflammation
             ,
             a
             Vein
             must
             be
             opened
             in
             the
             Arm
             ,
             and
             Bleeding
             must
             be
             repeated
             as
             often
             as
             there
             is
             danger
             of
             a
             new
             Fluxion
             ,
             especially
             at
             the
             times
             of
             the
             Courses
             ,
             to
             lessen
             them
             ,
             for
             they
             are
             wont
             to
             increase
             the
             matter
             of
             the
             Ulcer
             ,
             and
             to
             promote
             the
             Flux
             of
             other
             humours
             to
             the
             Womb.
             Purging
             is
             also
             very
             necessary
             to
             cleanse
             the
             Body
             from
             ill
             humours
             ,
             but
             it
             ought
             to
             consist
             of
             gentle
             Catharticks
             ,
             as
             of
             Sena
             ,
             Rhubarb
             ,
             Tamarinds
             ,
             Myrobolans
             and
             the
             like
             ,
             or
             the
             Purging
             Potion
             of
             Tamarinds
             may
             be
             used
             but
             if
             the
             Woman
             Vomits
             easily
             she
             may
             take
             the
             following
             Vomit
             or
             the
             like
             .
          
           
             Take
             of
             Vinum
             benedictum
             six
             Drams
             ,
             of
             the
             Water
             of
             Carduus
             Benedictus
             one
             Ounce
             ,
             of
             Oxymel
             of
             squills
             half
             an
             Ounce
             ,
             mingle
             them
             ,
             make
             a
             Vomit
             ,
             let
             it
             be
             taken
             about
             four
             in
             the
             afternoon
             ,
             and
             she
             must
             drink
             a
             large
             draught
             of
             Posset
             Drink
             after
             every
             time
             she
             Vomits
             .
          
           
             The
             days
             the
             Sick
             does
             not
             Purge
             ,
             a
             Vulnerary
             Decoction
             must
             be
             used
             a
             long
             while
             in
             the
             following
             manner
             .
          
           
           
             Take
             of
             the
             leaves
             of
             Agrimony
             ,
             Knot-grass
             ,
             Burnet
             ,
             and
             Plantine
             ,
             each
             one
             handful
             ,
             of
             the
             roots
             of
             China
             three
             Drams
             ,
             of
             Coriander
             one
             Dram
             ,
             of
             Raisins
             half
             an
             Ounce
             ,
             of
             red
             Sanders
             one
             Scruple
             ,
             boyl
             them
             in
             Chicken
             broth
             ,
             strain
             it
             ,
             let
             the
             Sick
             drink
             it
             Morning
             and
             Evening
             .
          
           
             If
             there
             be
             a
             Fever
             ,
             and
             if
             a
             great
             quantity
             of
             matter
             be
             evacuated
             ,
             Whey
             is
             very
             proper
             ,
             half
             a
             pint
             or
             more
             being
             taken
             in
             a
             Morning
             with
             a
             little
             Honey
             of
             Roses
             ,
             and
             if
             there
             is
             an
             Hectick
             Fever
             and
             the
             Body
             begins
             to
             wast
             ,
             Asses
             milk
             must
             be
             taken
             with
             Sugar
             of
             Roses
             for
             a
             whole
             Month.
             
          
           
             Turpentine
             washed
             in
             some
             proper
             water
             for
             the
             Womb
             ,
             as
             in
             Mugwort
             or
             Feverfew
             water
             ,
             or
             in
             some
             water
             proper
             for
             the
             Ulcer
             ,
             as
             Plantain
             or
             Rose
             water
             ,
             and
             taken
             with
             Sugar
             of
             Roses
             cleanses
             and
             heals
             the
             Ulcer
             .
          
           
             To
             cleanse
             dry
             and
             heal
             the
             Ulcer
             various
             injections
             are
             proposed
             ,
             but
             they
             must
             not
             be
             used
             till
             the
             Inflammation
             is
             taken
             off
             ,
             and
             till
             the
             pain
             is
             quieted
             ,
             and
             therefore
             upon
             account
             of
             the
             Inflammation
             an
             Emulsion
             of
             the
             cold
             Seeds
             ,
             or
             the
             Whey
             of
             Goats
             Milk
             ,
             or
             Milk
             it self
             may
             be
             injected
             first
             ,
             and
             if
             necessity
             requires
             ,
             a
             Decoction
             of
             Poppy
             heads
             and
             tops
             of
             Mallows
             may
             be
             injected
             .
             Some
             Practitioners
             
             say
             ,
             the
             Sick
             may
             be
             much
             relieved
             by
             injecting
             frequently
             warm
             water
             ,
             and
             when
             the
             heat
             and
             pain
             is
             quieted
             ,
             we
             may
             use
             such
             things
             as
             cleanse
             ,
             beginning
             with
             the
             gentle
             ,
             and
             proceeding
             gradually
             to
             the
             stronger
             .
             The
             gentle
             are
             Whey
             with
             Sugar
             ,
             a
             Decoction
             of
             Barly
             with
             Sugar
             ,
             or
             Honey
             of
             Roses
             ,
             but
             Simple
             Hydromel
             cleanses
             most
             .
             But
             if
             the
             Ulcer
             be
             very
             sordid
             ,
             the
             following
             Decoction
             may
             be
             used
             .
          
           
             Take
             of
             the
             roots
             of
             Gentian
             ,
             Rhaponticum
             ,
             Zedoary
             ,
             and
             round
             Birthwort
             each
             one
             Ounce
             ,
             of
             White-wine
             three
             pints
             ,
             boyl
             them
             to
             the
             consumption
             of
             a
             third
             part
             ;
             in
             the
             strain'd
             Liquor
             dissolve
             half
             a
             pound
             of
             Sugar
             ,
             and
             keep
             it
             for
             use
             ;
             a
             little
             Vnguentum
             Aegyptiacum
             may
             be
             added
             to
             it
             if
             there
             be
             occasion
             to
             cleanse
             more
             .
          
           
             If
             the
             Ulcer
             be
             deep
             ,
             the
             fume
             mention'd
             above
             may
             be
             used
             ;
             when
             the
             Ulcer
             is
             very
             obstinate
             ,
             Cinnabar
             must
             be
             added
             ,
             which
             is
             of
             excellent
             use
             .
          
           
             If
             these
             Diseases
             happen
             when
             a
             Woman
             is
             with
             Child
             ,
             the
             difficulty
             is
             greater
             ,
             because
             bigbellied
             Women
             cannot
             so
             easily
             bear
             all
             kind
             of
             remedies
             ,
             yet
             lest
             being
             destitute
             of
             all
             help
             they
             shou'd
             remain
             in
             extream
             danger
             of
             Miscarriage
             and
             Death
             ,
             some
             kind
             of
             Remedies
             are
             to
             be
             used
             ;
             therefore
             if
             she
             be
             too
             full
             of
             
             Blood
             ,
             she
             must
             have
             a
             Vein
             opened
             ,
             tho
             she
             be
             with
             Child
             ,
             especially
             in
             the
             first
             Month
             ,
             and
             so
             twice
             or
             thrice
             if
             need
             be
             ,
             but
             much
             Blood
             must
             not
             be
             taken
             away
             at
             a
             time
             .
             And
             when
             there
             is
             abundanee
             of
             ill
             humours
             ,
             gentle
             purging
             must
             be
             used
             and
             repeated
             ,
             especially
             in
             the
             middle
             Months
             ,
             and
             in
             the
             mean
             while
             those
             astringent
             and
             strengthening
             ▪
             Medicines
             must
             be
             used
             all
             the
             time
             the
             Woman
             is
             with
             Child
             ,
             that
             are
             proper
             to
             hinder
             Miscarriage
             .
          
           
             Take
             of
             Kermes
             Berries
             and
             Tormentil
             roots
             each
             three
             Ounces
             ,
             of
             Mastich
             one
             Dram
             and
             an
             half
             ,
             make
             a
             Powder
             ,
             whereof
             give
             now
             and
             then
             half
             a
             Dram
             ,
             or
             as
             much
             as
             will
             lie
             on
             the
             point
             of
             a
             knife
             ,
             or
             let
             her
             take
             every
             Morning
             some
             grains
             of
             Mastich
             :
             Or
          
           
             Take
             of
             conserve
             of
             Roses
             two
             Ounces
             ,
             of
             Citron
             Peel
             Candied
             six
             Drams
             ,
             of
             Myrobolans
             candied
             ,
             of
             the
             Pulp
             of
             Dates
             each
             half
             an
             Ounce
             ,
             of
             Coral
             prepared
             ,
             Pearl
             prepared
             ,
             and
             shavings
             of
             Harts-horn
             each
             one
             Dram
             ,
             with
             Syrup
             of
             Quinces
             make
             an
             Electuary
             ,
             of
             which
             let
             the
             Woman
             take
             often
             the
             quantity
             of
             a
             Nutmeg
             .
          
           
             The
             following
             Lozenges
             are
             very
             good
             for
             they
             strengthen
             ,
             and
             by
             little
             and
             little
             free
             the
             Body
             from
             Excrements
             ,
             tho
             they
             do
             not
             sensibly
             purge
             sometimes
             .
          
           
           
             Take
             of
             Mace
             ,
             of
             the
             three
             Sorts
             of
             Sanders
             ,
             Rubarb
             ,
             Sena
             ,
             Coral
             ,
             Pearl
             ,
             each
             one
             Scruple
             ,
             of
             Sugar
             dissolved
             in
             Rose-water
             four
             Ounces
             ,
             make
             all
             into
             Lozenges
             weighing
             three
             Drams
             apeece
             ;
             let
             her
             take
             one
             twice
             a
             Week
             by
             it self
             ,
             or
             dissolved
             in
             a
             little
             Broth.
             
          
           
             The
             following
             Plaster
             may
             be
             apply'd
             to
             the
             Reins
             .
          
           
             Take
             of
             the
             Plaster
             ad
             Herniam
             and
             de
             Minio
             each
             equal
             parts
             ,
             spread
             it
             on
             Leather
             ,
             and
             apply
             it
             to
             the
             small
             of
             the
             Back
             .
          
           
             But
             Plasters
             must
             not
             be
             worn
             long
             together
             ,
             lest
             they
             should
             cause
             an
             heat
             of
             Urin
             ,
             and
             the
             Stone
             in
             the
             Kidnies
             .
          
           
             In
             the
             use
             of
             these
             things
             ,
             the
             Woman
             must
             keep
             her self
             as
             quiet
             as
             possibly
             she
             can
             ,
             both
             in
             Body
             and
             Mind
             ,
             and
             must
             abstain
             from
             Copulation
             .
          
           
             But
             if
             notwithstanding
             the
             Medicines
             aforesaid
             ,
             by
             reason
             of
             the
             Vehemence
             of
             the
             cause
             ,
             whether
             it
             be
             outward
             or
             inward
             ,
             the
             Sick
             be
             ready
             to
             miscarry
             ,
             we
             must
             do
             the
             best
             we
             can
             with
             the
             following
             remedies
             ,
             and
             in
             the
             first
             place
             so
             soon
             as
             Pains
             and
             Throws
             shall
             be
             perceived
             in
             the
             lower
             part
             of
             the
             Belly
             ,
             and
             in
             the
             Loins
             ,
             we
             must
             endeavour
             to
             allay
             them
             both
             by
             Medicines
             taken
             inwardly
             and
             outwardly
             apply'd
             according
             to
             the
             variety
             of
             the
             Causes
             ,
             and
             if
             Crudities
             and
             
             Wind
             are
             the
             cause
             ,
             as
             they
             are
             most
             usually
             when
             the
             cause
             is
             within
             ,
             a
             Powder
             must
             be
             given
             made
             of
             
               Aromaticum
               Rosatum
            
             and
             Coriander
             Seeds
             ,
             and
             we
             may
             give
             of
             the
             Imperial
             Water
             if
             Flegm
             and
             Wind
             abound
             .
          
           
             At
             the
             same
             time
             let
             Carminative
             Medicines
             be
             apply'd
             below
             the
             Navel
             of
             the
             Patient
             ,
             such
             are
             Bags
             of
             Anise
             Seeds
             ,
             Fennel
             Seeds
             ,
             Fenugreek
             Seeds
             ,
             Flowers
             of
             Camomile
             ,
             Elder
             ,
             Rosemary
             and
             Stechas
             ,
             mixt
             together
             ,
             or
             a
             Rose
             Cake
             fryed
             in
             a
             Pan
             with
             rich
             Canary
             ,
             and
             sprinkled
             with
             Powder
             of
             Nutmegs
             and
             Coriander
             Seeds
             ,
             or
             the
             Gaul
             of
             a
             Wether
             new
             kill'd
             or
             his
             Lungs
             lay'd
             on
             warm
             .
             If
             by
             these
             means
             the
             pains
             cease
             not
             ,
             let
             a
             Glister
             be
             injected
             made
             of
             Wine
             and
             Oyl
             ,
             wherein
             two
             Drams
             of
             
               Philonium
               Romanum
            
             may
             be
             dissolved
             ,
             or
             Narcoticks
             may
             be
             given
             inwardly
             in
             a
             small
             quantity
             to
             allay
             the
             Violence
             of
             the
             humours
             and
             wind
             ,
             as
             we
             are
             wont
             to
             do
             in
             pains
             of
             the
             Colick
             .
             But
             if
             Blood
             begins
             to
             come
             away
             ,
             Frictions
             and
             painful
             Ligatures
             of
             the
             upper
             parts
             must
             be
             used
             to
             turn
             the
             course
             of
             the
             Blood
             ,
             and
             if
             the
             Woman
             be
             full
             of
             Blood
             ,
             it
             will
             not
             be
             amiss
             to
             take
             some
             Blood
             from
             her
             ,
             especially
             before
             it
             begins
             to
             low
             ,
             but
             it
             must
             be
             taken
             away
             at
             several
             times
             a
             little
             at
             once
             .
          
           
           
             And
             if
             the
             Flux
             of
             Blood
             continues
             we
             must
             proceed
             to
             an
             astringent
             and
             thickening
             Diet
             and
             Medicines
             ,
             as
             mentioned
             above
             .
             Astringent
             Fomentations
             may
             be
             also
             used
             outwardly
             made
             of
             Pomgranate-peels
             ,
             Cypress
             Nuts
             ,
             Acorn
             Cups
             ,
             Balaustines
             ,
             and
             the
             like
             ,
             boyl'd
             in
             Smiths
             water
             and
             Red
             wine
             :
             Or
             a
             little
             bag
             full
             of
             Red
             Roses
             and
             Balaustines
             may
             be
             boyl'd
             in
             Red
             Wine
             and
             apply'd
             hot
             to
             the
             Womans
             Belly
             :
             And
             the
             Plaister
             above
             mentioned
             may
             be
             used
             .
             It
             is
             believed
             ,
             that
             the
             two
             following
             Medicines
             will
             certainly
             retain
             the
             Child
             in
             the
             Womb
             if
             they
             be
             used
             before
             it
             is
             torn
             from
             the
             Vessels
             of
             the
             Womb.
             
          
           
             Take
             of
             leaves
             of
             Gold
             ,
             Number
             twelve
             ,
             of
             Spodium
             one
             Dram
             ,
             the
             Cocks
             treading
             of
             three
             Eggs
             not
             addle
             ,
             mix
             all
             very
             well
             till
             the
             Gold
             be
             broken
             into
             small
             peeces
             ,
             afterwards
             dissolve
             them
             in
             a
             draught
             of
             White
             Wine
             ,
             and
             give
             it
             three
             Mornings
             following
             .
          
           
             At
             the
             same
             time
             let
             the
             following
             Cataplasm
             be
             applied
             .
          
           
             Take
             of
             Male
             Frankincense
             powdred
             two
             Ounces
             ,
             the
             whites
             of
             five
             Eggs
             ,
             let
             them
             be
             stirred
             together
             over
             hot
             Coals
             ,
             add
             Turpentine
             to
             make
             them
             stick
             ,
             then
             spread
             them
             upon
             Tow
             ,
             and
             lay
             them
             upon
             her
             Navel
             as
             hot
             as
             she
             can
             possibly
             endure
             them
             twice
             a
             
             day
             Morning
             and
             Evening
             on
             the
             three
             days
             afore-said
             .
          
        
         
           
             CHAP.
             XXI
             .
          
           
             The
             Signs
             that
             precede
             a
             Natural
             and
             Vnnatural
             Delivery
             .
          
           
             THE
             signs
             preceding
             a
             natural
             Labour
             a
             few
             days
             before
             ,
             are
             sinking
             down
             of
             the
             Belly
             ,
             which
             hinders
             a
             Woman
             at
             that
             time
             in
             walking
             as
             easie
             as
             she
             used
             to
             do
             ,
             and
             thence
             flows
             from
             the
             Womb
             slimy
             humours
             ,
             appointed
             by
             nature
             to
             moisten
             and
             smoothen
             the
             passage
             ,
             that
             its
             inward
             Orifice
             may
             the
             more
             easily
             be
             dilated
             ,
             when
             it
             is
             necessary
             ,
             which
             beginning
             to
             open
             a
             little
             at
             that
             time
             suffers
             that
             slime
             to
             flow
             away
             .
          
           
             The
             signs
             accompanying
             present
             Labour
             are
             ,
             great
             pains
             about
             the
             Region
             of
             the
             Reins
             and
             Loins
             ,
             which
             coming
             and
             redoubling
             by
             intervals
             ,
             answer
             in
             the
             bottom
             of
             the
             Belly
             with
             reiterated
             Throws
             ,
             the
             Face
             is
             red
             and
             inflamed
             ,
             because
             the
             Blood
             is
             much
             heated
             by
             the
             continual
             endeavours
             of
             the
             Woman
             to
             bring
             forth
             
             the
             Child
             ,
             as
             also
             because
             that
             during
             these
             strong
             Throws
             ,
             her
             respiration
             is
             ever
             intercepted
             ,
             for
             which
             reason
             much
             Blood
             hath
             recourse
             to
             the
             Face
             ,
             her
             Privy
             Parts
             are
             swelled
             ,
             because
             the
             Infants
             head
             often
             thrusts
             ,
             and
             causes
             the
             Neighbouring
             Parts
             to
             distend
             outwards
             ;
             upon
             which
             account
             they
             appear
             swell'd
             in
             this
             manner
             ;
             she
             is
             often
             subject
             to
             vomiting
             ,
             which
             makes
             many
             believe
             ,
             who
             know
             not
             the
             cause
             of
             it
             ,
             that
             the
             Women
             are
             for
             this
             reason
             in
             danger
             :
             But
             it
             is
             generally
             the
             sign
             of
             a
             speedy
             delivery
             ,
             because
             the
             good
             pains
             are
             then
             excited
             and
             redoubled
             every
             moment
             ,
             until
             the
             business
             is
             finished
             .
          
           
             When
             the
             Birth
             is
             very
             near
             ,
             Women
             are
             troubled
             with
             an
             universal
             trembling
             ,
             and
             chiefly
             of
             the
             Legs
             and
             Thighs
             ,
             with
             the
             heat
             of
             the
             whole
             Body
             and
             Humours
             ,
             which
             then
             flow
             from
             the
             Womb
             ,
             and
             they
             are
             often
             discoloured
             with
             Blood
             ,
             which
             with
             the
             signs
             above
             mentioned
             is
             an
             infallible
             sign
             of
             the
             nearness
             of
             the
             Birth
             .
             This
             the
             Women
             usually
             call
             shows
             ,
             and
             if
             one
             then
             puts
             up
             their
             Finger
             into
             the
             Neck
             of
             the
             Womb
             ,
             they
             will
             find
             the
             inner
             Orifice
             dilated
             ,
             at
             the
             opening
             whereof
             ,
             the
             Membranes
             of
             the
             Infant
             containing
             the
             Waters
             present
             themselves
             ,
             and
             are
             strongly
             forc'd
             downwards
             with
             
             every
             pain
             the
             Woman
             has
             ,
             at
             which
             time
             one
             may
             perceive
             them
             to
             resist
             the
             Finger
             ,
             more
             or
             less
             as
             the
             pains
             are
             stronger
             or
             weaker
             .
             These
             Membranes
             with
             the
             Waters
             in
             them
             ,
             when
             gathered
             (
             that
             is
             ,
             when
             they
             are
             advanced
             before
             the
             head
             of
             the
             Child
             ,
             which
             makes
             the
             Midwives
             call
             it
             the
             gathering
             of
             the
             Waters
             )
             presenting
             themselves
             at
             this
             inward
             Orifice
             ,
             do
             then
             resemble
             very
             well
             to
             the
             touch
             of
             the
             Finger
             ,
             abortive
             Eggs
             which
             have
             yet
             no
             shell
             ,
             but
             are
             only
             covered
             with
             a
             simple
             Membrane
             .
             After
             this
             the
             pains
             redoubling
             continually
             ,
             the
             Membranes
             are
             broken
             by
             the
             strong
             impulse
             of
             the
             Waters
             ,
             which
             incontinently
             flow
             away
             ,
             and
             then
             the
             head
             of
             the
             Child
             is
             easily
             felt
             naked
             ,
             and
             presented
             at
             the
             opening
             of
             the
             inward
             Orifice
             of
             the
             Womb
             :
             now
             all
             these
             or
             the
             greatest
             part
             of
             them
             meeting
             together
             ,
             at
             what
             time
             soever
             of
             a
             VVomans
             going
             with
             Child
             it
             be
             ,
             whether
             at
             the
             full
             time
             or
             no
             ,
             one
             may
             be
             assured
             she
             will
             soon
             be
             delivered
             :
             But
             great
             care
             must
             be
             taken
             not
             to
             hasten
             her
             Labour
             before
             the
             necessity
             of
             it
             be
             known
             by
             these
             signs
             ;
             for
             that
             would
             but
             torment
             the
             VVoman
             and
             Child
             in
             vain
             ,
             and
             put
             them
             both
             in
             danger
             of
             their
             lives
             :
          
           
           
             Labour
             contrary
             to
             nature
             is
             when
             the
             Child
             comes
             in
             an
             ill
             Figure
             and
             Situation
             ,
             as
             when
             it
             presents
             any
             otherwise
             than
             the
             Head
             first
             ;
             as
             also
             when
             the
             Waters
             flow
             away
             a
             long
             time
             before
             it
             is
             born
             ;
             also
             when
             the
             After-burthen
             comes
             first
             .
             The
             Labour
             is
             also
             grievous
             when
             accompanied
             with
             a
             Fever
             ,
             or
             any
             other
             considerable
             Disease
             which
             may
             destroy
             the
             Child
             in
             the
             Womb
             ;
             also
             when
             pains
             are
             small
             and
             come
             slow
             with
             long
             intervals
             and
             little
             profit
             ,
             upon
             which
             account
             the
             Woman
             is
             extreamly
             tired
             ;
             but
             the
             wrong
             posture
             of
             the
             Infant
             is
             most
             commonly
             the
             cause
             of
             difficult
             Labour
             .
             As
             soon
             as
             it
             is
             known
             that
             the
             Woman
             is
             certainly
             in
             labour
             by
             the
             signs
             above
             mentioned
             ,
             then
             must
             all
             things
             necessary
             to
             comfort
             the
             Woman
             in
             her
             Labour
             be
             got
             ready
             ,
             and
             the
             better
             to
             help
             her
             ,
             care
             must
             be
             taken
             that
             she
             be
             not
             strait
             laced
             ;
             a
             pretty
             strong
             Glister
             may
             be
             given
             her
             ,
             or
             more
             than
             one
             ,
             if
             there
             be
             occasion
             ,
             which
             must
             be
             done
             at
             the
             beginning
             ,
             before
             the
             Child
             be
             too
             forwards
             ,
             for
             afterwards
             it
             is
             very
             difficult
             for
             her
             to
             receive
             them
             ▪
             in
             the
             mean
             while
             all
             things
             necessary
             for
             her
             Labour
             should
             be
             put
             in
             order
             ,
             as
             well
             for
             the
             Woman
             as
             the
             Child
             ;
             her
             Midwifes
             Stool
             ,
             or
             rather
             a
             Pallet-bed
             girted
             
             placed
             close
             by
             the
             Fire
             ,
             if
             the
             Season
             require
             it
             ;
             the
             Pallet
             ought
             to
             be
             so
             placed
             ,
             as
             to
             be
             turned
             round
             about
             when
             there
             is
             occasion
             ,
             the
             better
             to
             help
             the
             Woman
             .
             If
             the
             Woman
             be
             full
             of
             Blood
             ,
             it
             may
             be
             convenient
             to
             Bleed
             her
             a
             little
             ,
             for
             by
             this
             means
             her
             Breasts
             being
             disingaged
             ,
             and
             her
             Respiration
             free
             ,
             she
             will
             have
             more
             strength
             to
             bear
             down
             her
             pains
             ,
             which
             may
             be
             done
             without
             danger
             ,
             because
             the
             Child
             being
             about
             that
             time
             ready
             to
             be
             born
             ,
             hath
             no
             more
             need
             of
             the
             Mothers
             Blood
             for
             its
             nourishment
             ,
             which
             has
             been
             often
             practised
             with
             good
             success
             .
             Besides
             ,
             this
             Evacuation
             often
             hinders
             her
             having
             a
             Fever
             after
             delivery
             ,
             and
             to
             preserve
             her
             strength
             ,
             it
             will
             be
             convenient
             to
             give
             her
             some
             good
             Gelly
             Broaths
             ,
             new
             laid
             Eggs
             ,
             or
             some
             Spoonfuls
             of
             burnt
             Wine
             from
             time
             to
             time
             ,
             or
             a
             Toast
             dipt
             in
             Wine
             ,
             avoiding
             solid
             Food
             .
             Above
             all
             she
             must
             be
             perswaded
             to
             hold
             out
             her
             pains
             ,
             bearing
             them
             down
             as
             much
             as
             she
             can
             ,
             at
             the
             instant
             when
             they
             take
             her
             .
             The
             Midwife
             must
             from
             time
             to
             time
             touch
             the
             inward
             Orifice
             with
             her
             Finger
             ,
             to
             know
             whether
             the
             Waters
             are
             ready
             to
             break
             ,
             and
             whether
             the
             Birth
             will
             follow
             soon
             after
             ;
             she
             must
             also
             anoint
             all
             the
             bearing
             place
             with
             emollient
             
             Oyls
             ,
             Hogs
             grease
             or
             fresh
             Butter
             ,
             if
             she
             perceive
             it
             can
             hardly
             be
             dilated
             ;
             and
             all
             the
             while
             she
             must
             be
             near
             her
             Woman
             to
             observe
             her
             gestures
             diligently
             ,
             her
             complaints
             and
             pains
             ;
             for
             so
             she
             may
             guess
             pretty
             well
             how
             the
             Labour
             advances
             ,
             without
             being
             obliged
             to
             touch
             her
             Body
             so
             often
             .
             The
             Woman
             may
             by
             intervals
             rest
             her self
             on
             the
             Bed
             to
             refresh
             her self
             ,
             but
             not
             too
             long
             ,
             especially
             if
             she
             be
             a
             little
             short
             thick
             Woman
             ,
             for
             they
             have
             always
             worst
             Labours
             ,
             if
             they
             lie
             much
             on
             their
             Beds
             in
             their
             Travail
             ,
             especially
             of
             their
             first
             Children
             ,
             than
             when
             they
             are
             prevailed
             with
             to
             walk
             about
             the
             Chamber
             ;
             (
             but
             they
             must
             be
             supported
             under
             the
             Arms
             ,
             if
             it
             be
             necessary
             )
             for
             by
             this
             means
             the
             weight
             of
             the
             Child
             causes
             the
             inward
             Orifice
             to
             dilate
             sooner
             than
             in
             Bed.
             When
             the
             Waters
             of
             the
             Child
             are
             ready
             and
             gather'd
             ,
             the
             Midwife
             ought
             to
             let
             them
             break
             of
             themselves
             ,
             for
             the
             breaking
             of
             them
             before
             the
             Infant
             be
             wholly
             in
             the
             passage
             prolongs
             the
             Labour
             ;
             for
             by
             the
             too
             hasty
             breaking
             of
             these
             Waters
             ,
             which
             ought
             to
             help
             the
             Child
             to
             slide
             forth
             with
             greater
             ease
             ,
             he
             remains
             dry
             ,
             which
             hinders
             afterwards
             the
             Pains
             and
             Throws
             ,
             so
             that
             they
             cannot
             be
             so
             effectual
             in
             excluding
             
             the
             Child
             ,
             as
             otherwise
             they
             would
             have
             been
             :
             It
             is
             therefore
             better
             to
             let
             them
             break
             of
             themselves
             ,
             and
             then
             the
             Midwife
             may
             easily
             find
             the
             Child
             bare
             by
             the
             part
             which
             first
             presents
             ,
             and
             so
             judge
             certainly
             whether
             it
             comes
             right
             ,
             that
             is
             with
             the
             Head
             ,
             which
             she
             will
             find
             hard
             ,
             big
             ,
             round
             ,
             and
             equal
             ;
             but
             if
             it
             be
             any
             other
             part
             ,
             she
             will
             perceive
             something
             unequal
             and
             rugged
             ,
             and
             hard
             or
             soft
             ,
             more
             or
             less
             according
             to
             the
             parts
             ;
             immediately
             let
             her
             dispatch
             to
             deliver
             her
             Woman
             ,
             if
             she
             be
             not
             already
             ,
             and
             assist
             the
             Birth
             ,
             which
             ordinarily
             happens
             soon
             after
             ,
             if
             natural
             ,
             in
             the
             following
             manner
             .
          
           
             After
             the
             Waters
             be
             broke
             of
             themselves
             ,
             as
             above-said
             ,
             let
             the
             Woman
             be
             presently
             placed
             on
             the
             Pallate
             provided
             for
             her
             to
             this
             purpose
             ,
             near
             the
             Fire
             ,
             or
             she
             may
             ,
             if
             she
             like
             it
             better
             ,
             be
             delivered
             in
             her
             ordinary
             Bed
             ;
             for
             all
             Women
             are
             not
             accustomed
             to
             be
             delivered
             in
             the
             same
             posture
             ,
             some
             will
             be
             delivered
             on
             their
             Knees
             ,
             others
             standing
             ,
             leaning
             with
             their
             elbows
             on
             a
             Pillow
             ,
             upon
             a
             Table
             ,
             or
             the
             side
             of
             a
             Bed
             ,
             and
             others
             lying
             upon
             a
             Quilt
             in
             the
             midst
             of
             the
             Chamber
             .
             But
             the
             best
             and
             surest
             way
             of
             Delivery
             is
             in
             Bed
             ,
             to
             avoid
             the
             inconvenience
             
             and
             trouble
             of
             being
             carried
             thither
             afterwards
             ,
             in
             which
             case
             it
             ought
             to
             be
             Furnished
             rather
             with
             a
             Quilt
             than
             a
             Feather-bed
             ,
             having
             upon
             it
             Linnen
             and
             Cloaths
             in
             many
             folds
             ,
             with
             other
             necessaries
             to
             be
             changed
             upon
             occasion
             ,
             that
             the
             Woman
             may
             not
             be
             incommoded
             afterwards
             with
             the
             Blood
             ,
             Waters
             ,
             and
             other
             filth
             ,
             which
             is
             voided
             in
             Labour
             .
             The
             Bed
             must
             be
             so
             made
             ,
             that
             the
             Woman
             being
             ready
             to
             be
             delivered
             ,
             should
             lie
             on
             her
             back
             upon
             it
             ,
             with
             her
             Head
             and
             Breast
             a
             little
             raised
             ,
             so
             as
             that
             she
             be
             neither
             lying
             nor
             setting
             ;
             for
             in
             this
             manner
             she
             breaths
             best
             ,
             and
             will
             have
             more
             strength
             to
             help
             her
             pains
             ,
             than
             if
             she
             sunk
             down
             into
             her
             Bed
             ;
             being
             in
             this
             posture
             she
             must
             spread
             her
             Thighs
             abroad
             ,
             folding
             her
             Legs
             a
             little
             towards
             her
             Buttocks
             ,
             somewhat
             raised
             by
             a
             small
             Pillow
             underneath
             ,
             and
             her
             Feet
             must
             be
             staid
             against
             some
             firm
             thing
             ;
             moreover
             let
             her
             hold
             some
             By-standers
             with
             her
             Hands
             ,
             that
             she
             may
             the
             better
             stay
             her self
             during
             her
             pains
             .
             Being
             thus
             placed
             near
             the
             side
             of
             her
             Bed
             ,
             with
             her
             Midwife
             by
             to
             help
             upon
             occasion
             ,
             she
             must
             take
             courage
             ,
             and
             further
             her
             pains
             the
             best
             she
             can
             ,
             bearing
             them
             down
             ,
             when
             they
             take
             her
             ,
             which
             she
             may
             
             do
             by
             holding
             her
             Breath
             ,
             and
             forcing
             her self
             all
             she
             can
             ,
             just
             as
             when
             she
             goes
             to
             stool
             .
             In
             the
             mean
             while
             the
             Midwife
             must
             comfort
             her
             ,
             and
             persuade
             her
             to
             endure
             her
             Labour
             bravely
             ,
             and
             put
             her
             in
             hopes
             of
             a
             speedy
             delivery
             .
             The
             Midwife
             ,
             with
             her
             Hand
             anointed
             with
             Oyl
             or
             fresh
             Butter
             ,
             may
             gently
             dilate
             the
             inward
             Orifice
             of
             the
             Womb
             ,
             putting
             her
             Fingers
             ends
             into
             its
             entry
             ,
             and
             stretching
             them
             one
             from
             another
             ,
             and
             thrusting
             by
             little
             and
             little
             the
             sides
             of
             the
             Orifice
             towards
             the
             hinder
             part
             of
             the
             Childs
             Head
             ,
             anointing
             these
             parts
             also
             with
             fresh
             Butter
             .
             When
             the
             Infants
             Head
             begins
             to
             advance
             to
             the
             inward
             Orifice
             ,
             it
             is
             commonly
             said
             it
             is
             crown'd
             ,
             and
             when
             it
             is
             come
             so
             far
             ,
             that
             the
             extremity
             begins
             to
             appear
             manifestly
             without
             the
             privy
             Parts
             ,
             it
             is
             then
             said
             that
             the
             Child
             is
             in
             the
             passage
             ,
             and
             the
             Woman
             in
             Travail
             imagins
             ,
             tho
             it
             is
             no
             such
             thing
             ,
             that
             her
             Midwife
             hurts
             her
             with
             her
             Fingers
             ,
             finding
             her self
             as
             it
             were
             scratched
             ,
             and
             pricked
             with
             Pins
             in
             those
             parts
             ,
             by
             reason
             of
             the
             violent
             distension
             ,
             which
             the
             bigness
             of
             the
             Childs
             Head
             causes
             there
             .
          
           
             When
             things
             are
             in
             this
             posture
             ,
             the
             Midwife
             must
             seat
             her self
             conveniently
             
             to
             receive
             the
             Child
             ,
             which
             will
             soon
             come
             ,
             and
             with
             her
             Fingers
             ends
             ,
             her
             Nails
             being
             close
             paired
             ,
             endeavour
             to
             thrust
             ,
             as
             above-said
             ,
             this
             crowning
             of
             the
             Womb
             ,
             back
             off
             over
             the
             Head
             of
             the
             Child
             ;
             and
             as
             soon
             as
             it
             is
             advanced
             as
             far
             as
             the
             Ears
             ,
             or
             thereabouts
             ,
             she
             may
             take
             hold
             of
             the
             two
             Sides
             with
             her
             two
             Hands
             ,
             that
             when
             a
             good
             pain
             comes
             ,
             she
             may
             quickly
             draw
             forth
             the
             Child
             ,
             taking
             care
             that
             the
             Navel-string
             be
             not
             then
             intangled
             about
             the
             Neck
             ,
             or
             any
             other
             part
             ,
             lest
             thereby
             the
             After-burthen
             be
             pulled
             with
             violence
             ,
             and
             possibly
             the
             Womb
             also
             ,
             whereunto
             it
             is
             fastened
             ,
             and
             so
             cause
             Flooding
             ,
             or
             else
             break
             the
             string
             ,
             whereby
             the
             Woman
             may
             come
             to
             be
             more
             difficultly
             delivered
             .
             It
             must
             also
             be
             observed
             ,
             that
             the
             Head
             be
             not
             drawn
             forth
             straight
             ,
             but
             shaking
             it
             a
             little
             from
             one
             side
             to
             the
             other
             ,
             that
             the
             Shoulders
             may
             sooner
             and
             easier
             take
             place
             ,
             immediately
             after
             it
             is
             past
             ,
             which
             must
             be
             done
             without
             losing
             any
             time
             ,
             lest
             the
             Head
             being
             past
             ,
             the
             Child
             be
             stopt
             there
             by
             the
             largeness
             of
             the
             Shoulders
             ,
             and
             be
             in
             danger
             of
             being
             suffocated
             in
             the
             passage
             :
             But
             as
             soon
             as
             the
             head
             is
             born
             ,
             if
             there
             be
             need
             ,
             the
             Midwife
             may
             slide
             in
             her
             Finger
             under
             the
             Arm-pits
             ,
             and
             
             the
             rest
             of
             the
             Body
             will
             follow
             without
             any
             difficulty
             .
             As
             soon
             as
             the
             Midwife
             has
             in
             this
             manner
             drawn
             forth
             the
             Child
             ,
             she
             must
             put
             it
             on
             one
             side
             ,
             lest
             the
             Blood
             and
             Waters
             ,
             which
             follow
             immediately
             after
             should
             choak
             it
             ;
             afterwards
             let
             her
             be
             very
             careful
             to
             examin
             that
             there
             be
             no
             more
             Children
             in
             the
             Womb
             ,
             which
             she
             may
             know
             ,
             if
             putting
             her
             hand
             up
             the
             entry
             ,
             she
             finds
             there
             another
             Water
             gathering
             .
             If
             it
             be
             so
             ,
             she
             must
             have
             a
             care
             not
             to
             go
             about
             to
             fetch
             the
             After-burthen
             ,
             till
             the
             Woman
             be
             delivered
             of
             all
             her
             Children
             ;
             wherefore
             the
             first
             string
             must
             be
             cut
             ,
             being
             first
             tied
             with
             a
             Thred
             three
             or
             four
             double
             ,
             and
             the
             other
             end
             must
             be
             fastened
             with
             a
             string
             to
             the
             Womans
             Thigh
             .
          
           
             As
             soon
             as
             the
             Child
             is
             born
             ,
             before
             the
             Navel-string
             is
             tied
             or
             cut
             ,
             the
             Woman
             must
             be
             freed
             of
             the
             After-burthen
             .
             To
             perform
             this
             ,
             the
             Midwife
             having
             taken
             the
             string
             must
             wind
             it
             once
             or
             twice
             about
             one
             or
             two
             of
             her
             Fingers
             of
             her
             left
             hand
             joined
             together
             ,
             the
             better
             to
             hold
             it
             ,
             wherewith
             she
             may
             then
             draw
             it
             moderately
             ,
             and
             with
             the
             right
             Hand
             ,
             she
             may
             only
             take
             a
             single
             hold
             of
             it
             above
             the
             left
             near
             the
             Privities
             ,
             drawing
             likewise
             with
             that
             very
             gently
             ,
             resting
             
             the
             Fore-finger
             of
             the
             same
             Hand
             extended
             ,
             and
             stretched
             forth
             along
             the
             string
             towards
             the
             entry
             of
             the
             Sheath
             ,
             always
             observing
             to
             draw
             it
             from
             the
             side
             ,
             where
             the
             burthen
             cleaves
             least
             .
             Above
             all
             things
             care
             must
             be
             taken
             ,
             that
             it
             be
             not
             drawn
             forth
             with
             too
             much
             violence
             ,
             lest
             by
             breaking
             the
             string
             ,
             you
             are
             obliged
             to
             put
             the
             whole
             Hand
             into
             the
             Womb
             to
             deliver
             the
             Woman
             ,
             or
             the
             Womb
             be
             drawn
             down
             forth
             with
             it
             ;
             also
             by
             drawing
             it
             out
             with
             too
             much
             violence
             ,
             a
             great
             flooding
             may
             thereby
             happen
             .
             To
             facilitate
             the
             expulsion
             ,
             the
             Woman
             may
             blow
             strongly
             into
             her
             Hands
             shut
             ,
             or
             she
             may
             put
             her
             Finger
             into
             her
             Throat
             ,
             as
             if
             she
             would
             provoke
             Vomiting
             ,
             or
             she
             may
             strive
             as
             if
             she
             were
             going
             to
             stool
             ,
             bearing
             always
             down
             ,
             and
             holding
             her
             breath
             .
             When
             all
             these
             circumstances
             have
             been
             observed
             ,
             if
             you
             meet
             with
             difficulty
             ,
             you
             may
             ,
             if
             need
             be
             ,
             after
             that
             you
             know
             on
             which
             side
             the
             After-birth
             is
             situated
             ,
             command
             an
             experienced
             Nurse-keeper
             to
             press
             the
             Belly
             lightly
             with
             the
             flat
             of
             her
             Hand
             ,
             directing
             it
             gently
             downwards
             by
             way
             of
             Friction
             ;
             above
             all
             being
             careful
             not
             to
             do
             it
             too
             violently
             ;
             but
             if
             all
             this
             be
             in
             vain
             ,
             then
             must
             the
             Hand
             be
             directed
             
             into
             the
             VVomb
             to
             loosen
             and
             separate
             it
             .
          
           
             As
             soon
             as
             the
             VVoman
             is
             delivered
             of
             both
             Child
             and
             Burthen
             ,
             it
             must
             then
             be
             considered
             whether
             there
             be
             all
             ,
             and
             care
             had
             ,
             that
             not
             the
             least
             part
             of
             it
             remain
             behind
             ,
             not
             so
             much
             as
             the
             skirts
             or
             clods
             of
             Blood
             ,
             which
             ought
             all
             to
             be
             brought
             away
             with
             the
             first
             ;
             for
             otherwise
             ,
             being
             retained
             ,
             they
             cause
             great
             pains
             .
             When
             the
             Woman
             has
             two
             Children
             ,
             you
             must
             not
             fetch
             the
             Burthen
             ,
             as
             was
             said
             before
             ,
             till
             both
             the
             Children
             are
             born
             ,
             and
             then
             it
             may
             be
             done
             without
             danger
             ,
             shaking
             and
             drawing
             it
             always
             gently
             sometimes
             by
             one
             string
             ,
             sometimes
             by
             the
             other
             ,
             and
             sometimes
             by
             both
             together
             ,
             and
             so
             by
             turns
             till
             all
             is
             come
             .
             When
             the
             Infant
             comes
             right
             and
             naturally
             ,
             the
             Woman
             is
             brought
             to
             Bed
             ,
             and
             delivered
             with
             little
             help
             ,
             for
             which
             the
             meanest
             Midwifes
             are
             capable
             ,
             and
             oft-times
             for
             want
             of
             them
             ,
             a
             simple
             Nursekeeper
             may
             supply
             the
             place
             .
             But
             when
             it
             is
             a
             wrong
             Labour
             there
             is
             a
             great
             Mystery
             belongs
             to
             it
             ;
             for
             then
             the
             skill
             and
             prudence
             of
             a
             Surgeon
             is
             for
             the
             most
             part
             requisite
             .
          
           
             Immediately
             after
             the
             Woman
             is
             delivered
             ,
             and
             the
             Burthen
             come
             away
             ,
             care
             
             must
             be
             taken
             that
             the
             loosening
             of
             it
             be
             not
             followed
             with
             a
             Flooding
             ;
             if
             it
             be
             not
             ,
             a
             soft
             closure
             must
             be
             immediately
             applied
             to
             the
             Womb
             ,
             five
             or
             six
             times
             double
             ,
             to
             prevent
             the
             cold
             Air
             entring
             in
             and
             stopping
             the
             Vessels
             ,
             whereby
             the
             Womb
             should
             cleanse
             by
             degrees
             when
             the
             VVomb
             is
             so
             closed
             :
             If
             the
             VVoman
             was
             not
             delivered
             upon
             her
             ordinary
             Bed
             ,
             let
             her
             presently
             be
             carried
             into
             it
             by
             some
             strong
             Body
             or
             more
             if
             there
             be
             need
             ,
             rather
             than
             to
             let
             her
             walk
             thither
             ;
             which
             Bed
             must
             be
             ready
             warmed
             and
             prepared
             ,
             as
             is
             requisite
             for
             the
             cleansings
             .
             But
             if
             she
             were
             delivered
             on
             it
             ,
             which
             is
             best
             and
             safest
             to
             prevent
             the
             danger
             and
             trouble
             of
             carrying
             her
             to
             it
             ,
             then
             all
             the
             soul
             Linnen
             and
             other
             things
             put
             there
             for
             receiving
             the
             Bloud
             ,
             VVaters
             ,
             and
             other
             filth
             ,
             which
             comes
             away
             in
             Labour
             ,
             must
             be
             removed
             ,
             and
             she
             must
             be
             placed
             conveniently
             in
             it
             for
             her
             ease
             and
             rest
             ,
             which
             she
             much
             wants
             to
             recover
             her
             of
             the
             Pains
             and
             Labour
             she
             endured
             in
             Travail
             ,
             she
             must
             be
             placed
             with
             her
             Head
             and
             Body
             a
             little
             raised
             for
             to
             breath
             the
             freer
             ,
             and
             to
             cleanse
             the
             better
             ,
             especially
             of
             that
             Blood
             which
             then
             comes
             away
             ,
             that
             so
             it
             may
             not
             clod
             ,
             which
             being
             retained
             causes
             very
             great
             pains
             .
             All
             this
             
             will
             happen
             if
             they
             have
             not
             liberty
             to
             come
             freely
             by
             this
             convenient
             Situation
             ,
             in
             which
             she
             must
             put
             down
             her
             Legs
             and
             Thighs
             close
             together
             having
             a
             small
             Pillow
             for
             her
             greater
             ease
             ,
             if
             she
             desire
             it
             under
             her
             Hams
             ,
             upon
             which
             they
             may
             rest
             a
             little
             .
             Being
             so
             put
             to
             Bed
             ,
             let
             her
             lie
             neither
             on
             one
             side
             nor
             the
             other
             ,
             but
             just
             on
             the
             middle
             of
             her
             Back
             ,
             that
             so
             the
             VVomb
             may
             repossess
             its
             natural
             and
             proper
             place
             .
          
           
             It
             is
             an
             ordinary
             custom
             to
             give
             the
             VVoman
             ,
             as
             soon
             as
             she
             is
             delivered
             ,
             two
             Ounces
             of
             Oyl
             of
             Sweet
             Almonds
             ,
             and
             as
             much
             Syrup
             of
             Maiden-hair
             ,
             which
             is
             good
             to
             sweeten
             and
             temper
             the
             inside
             of
             the
             Throat
             ,
             which
             was
             heated
             ,
             and
             hoarse
             by
             her
             continual
             cryes
             ,
             and
             holding
             her
             breath
             ,
             to
             bear
             down
             her
             Throws
             during
             her
             Labour
             ;
             it
             is
             also
             good
             to
             prevent
             the
             Grips
             ;
             but
             this
             Potion
             goes
             so
             much
             against
             the
             Stomachs
             of
             some
             VVomen
             ,
             that
             being
             forced
             to
             take
             it
             with
             an
             aversion
             ,
             it
             may
             do
             them
             more
             hurt
             than
             good
             ;
             therefore
             let
             none
             have
             it
             ,
             but
             those
             that
             desire
             it
             and
             have
             no
             aversion
             for
             it
             :
             But
             good
             Broath
             taken
             after
             she
             is
             a
             little
             setled
             may
             be
             more
             beneficial
             .
          
           
             Having
             thus
             accommodated
             her
             ,
             and
             provided
             for
             her
             Belly
             ,
             Breasts
             ,
             and
             lower
             
             parts
             ,
             leave
             her
             to
             rest
             and
             sleep
             if
             she
             can
             ,
             making
             no
             noise
             ,
             the
             Bed-Curtains
             being
             close
             drawn
             ,
             and
             the
             Doors
             and
             VVindows
             of
             her
             Chamber
             shut
             ,
             that
             so
             seeing
             no
             light
             ,
             she
             may
             the
             sooner
             fall
             asleep
             .
          
           
             As
             soon
             as
             the
             Bed
             is
             cleansed
             from
             the
             foul
             Linnen
             and
             other
             impurities
             of
             the
             Labour
             ,
             and
             the
             Woman
             therein
             placed
             ,
             let
             there
             be
             outwardly
             applied
             all
             over
             the
             bottom
             of
             her
             Belly
             and
             Privities
             ,
             the
             following
             anodyne
             Pultiss
             made
             of
             two
             Ounces
             of
             sweet
             Almonds
             with
             two
             or
             three
             new
             laid
             Eggs
             yolks
             and
             whites
             ,
             stirring
             them
             together
             in
             an
             earthen
             Pipkin
             over
             hot
             Embers
             till
             it
             comes
             to
             the
             consistence
             of
             a
             Pultiss
             ,
             which
             being
             spread
             upon
             Cloath
             ,
             must
             be
             applyed
             to
             those
             parts
             indifferently
             warm
             ,
             having
             first
             taken
             away
             the
             Closures
             which
             were
             put
             to
             her
             ,
             presently
             after
             her
             Delivery
             ,
             and
             likewise
             such
             clods
             of
             Blood
             as
             were
             there
             left
             .
             This
             is
             a
             very
             fit
             Remedy
             to
             appease
             the
             Pains
             which
             Women
             commonly
             suffer
             in
             those
             Parts
             ,
             by
             reason
             of
             the
             violence
             then
             endured
             by
             the
             Infants
             Birth
             ;
             it
             must
             lie
             on
             five
             or
             six
             hours
             ,
             and
             then
             be
             renewed
             a
             second
             time
             ,
             if
             there
             be
             occasion
             .
             Afterwards
             make
             a
             Decoction
             of
             Barly
             ,
             Linseed
             ,
             and
             Chervil
             ,
             or
             with
             Marsh-mallows
             
             and
             Violet
             Leaves
             ,
             adding
             to
             a
             Pint
             of
             it
             an
             Ounce
             of
             Honey
             of
             Roses
             ,
             wherewith
             ,
             being
             luke-warm
             ,
             Foment
             three
             or
             four
             times
             a-day
             ,
             for
             the
             first
             five
             or
             six
             days
             of
             Child-bed
             ,
             the
             bearing
             place
             ,
             cleansing
             it
             very
             well
             from
             the
             Clods
             of
             Blood
             and
             other
             Excrements
             which
             are
             there
             emptied
             .
             Some
             Persons
             only
             use
             for
             this
             purpose
             luke-warm
             Milk
             ,
             and
             many
             Women
             only
             Barly-water
             .
             Great
             care
             must
             be
             taken
             at
             the
             beginning
             that
             no
             stopping
             thing
             be
             given
             to
             hinder
             the
             cleansings
             ,
             but
             when
             ten
             or
             twelve
             Days
             are
             past
             ,
             and
             she
             has
             cleansed
             sufficiently
             ,
             Remedies
             may
             then
             be
             used
             to
             fortifie
             the
             Parts
             ,
             for
             which
             purpose
             a
             Decoction
             is
             very
             proper
             made
             of
             Province
             Roses
             ,
             Leaves
             and
             Roots
             of
             Plantain
             and
             Smiths
             water
             ,
             and
             when
             she
             has
             sufficiently
             and
             fully
             done
             Cleansing
             ,
             which
             is
             usually
             after
             the
             eighteenth
             or
             twentieth
             Day
             ,
             there
             may
             be
             made
             for
             those
             that
             desire
             it
             ,
             a
             very
             strong
             astringent
             Lotion
             to
             fortifie
             and
             settle
             those
             parts
             which
             have
             been
             much
             relaxed
             ,
             as
             well
             by
             the
             great
             extension
             they
             received
             ,
             as
             by
             the
             Humours
             ,
             wherewith
             they
             have
             been
             so
             long
             time
             soak'd
             ;
             this
             Remedy
             may
             be
             composed
             with
             an
             Ounce
             and
             an
             half
             of
             Pomgranat
             Peel
             ,
             an
             Ounce
             of
             Cypress
             Nuts
             ,
             half
             an
             
             Ounce
             of
             Accorns
             ,
             an
             Ounce
             of
             seal'd
             Earth
             ,
             an
             Handful
             of
             Provence
             Roses
             ,
             and
             two
             Drachms
             of
             Roch-allom
             ,
             all
             which
             being
             infused
             in
             a
             Quart
             and
             half
             a
             Pint
             of
             strong
             Red-wine
             ,
             or
             that
             it
             may
             not
             be
             too
             sharp
             ,
             some
             Smiths
             water
             may
             be
             mixed
             with
             the
             Wine
             ,
             afterwards
             boil
             it
             to
             a
             Quart
             ,
             then
             strain
             it
             ,
             squeezing
             it
             strongly
             ;
             and
             with
             this
             Decoction
             Foment
             the
             inferior
             parts
             Night
             and
             Morning
             to
             strengthen
             and
             confirm
             them
             .
             But
             they
             will
             never
             be
             reduced
             to
             the
             same
             state
             they
             were
             in
             ,
             before
             the
             Woman
             had
             Children
             .
             A
             small
             Plaister
             of
             Galbanum
             ,
             with
             a
             little
             Civit
             in
             the
             middle
             may
             be
             also
             applyed
             to
             the
             Womans
             Navel
             .
             As
             for
             Swaiths
             they
             need
             not
             be
             used
             the
             first
             Day
             ,
             or
             at
             least
             very
             loosly
             ,
             especially
             if
             there
             has
             been
             hard
             Labour
             ,
             because
             the
             least
             compression
             of
             the
             Womans
             Belly
             ,
             which
             is
             then
             very
             sore
             ,
             as
             the
             Womb
             also
             is
             ,
             proves
             a
             great
             inconvenience
             to
             her
             ;
             wherefore
             let
             her
             not
             be
             swaithed
             until
             the
             second
             Day
             ,
             and
             that
             very
             gently
             at
             the
             beginning
             .
             The
             use
             of
             Swaiths
             and
             of
             a
             good
             large
             square
             Bolster
             over
             the
             whole
             Belly
             may
             be
             continued
             the
             first
             seven
             or
             eight
             Days
             to
             keep
             it
             a
             little
             steady
             ;
             but
             they
             must
             be
             taken
             off
             and
             removed
             often
             to
             anoint
             the
             Womans
             Belly
             
             all
             over
             ,
             if
             it
             be
             sore
             ,
             and
             if
             she
             has
             After-Pains
             ,
             with
             Oils
             of
             sweet
             Almonds
             and
             St.
             Johns-wort
             mixed
             together
             ,
             which
             may
             be
             done
             every
             Day
             .
             But
             after
             that
             time
             they
             may
             be
             degrees
             begin
             to
             swaith
             her
             straiter
             ,
             to
             contract
             and
             gather
             together
             the
             parts
             which
             are
             greatly
             extended
             ,
             during
             her
             going
             with
             Child
             ,
             which
             may
             be
             then
             safely
             done
             ,
             because
             the
             Womb
             by
             these
             former
             cleansings
             is
             so
             diminished
             ,
             that
             it
             cannot
             be
             too
             much
             compressed
             by
             the
             Swaiths
             .
          
           
             Proper
             Remedies
             may
             be
             applied
             to
             the
             Breasts
             to
             drive
             back
             the
             Milk
             ,
             if
             the
             Woman
             will
             not
             be
             a
             Nurse
             ;
             but
             if
             she
             intends
             to
             be
             a
             Nurse
             ,
             it
             will
             be
             sufficient
             to
             keep
             her
             Breasts
             very
             close
             ,
             and
             well
             covered
             with
             gentle
             and
             soft
             Cloaths
             to
             keep
             them
             warm
             ,
             and
             to
             prevent
             the
             curdling
             of
             the
             Milk
             ;
             and
             if
             there
             be
             danger
             of
             too
             much
             Milk
             being
             carried
             thither
             ,
             anoint
             the
             Breasts
             with
             Oyl
             of
             Roses
             and
             a
             little
             Vinegar
             beat
             together
             ,
             and
             put
             upon
             them
             some
             fine
             Linnen
             dipt
             in
             it
             ,
             observing
             that
             if
             the
             Woman
             do
             Suckle
             the
             Child
             ,
             she
             give
             not
             the
             Breast
             the
             same
             day
             she
             is
             brought
             to
             Bed
             ,
             because
             then
             all
             her
             Humours
             are
             extreamly
             moved
             with
             the
             pains
             and
             agitation
             of
             the
             Labour
             ;
             therefore
             let
             her
             defer
             it
             at
             least
             till
             the
             next
             
             day
             ;
             and
             it
             would
             be
             yet
             better
             to
             stay
             four
             or
             five
             days
             or
             longer
             ,
             to
             the
             end
             the
             fury
             of
             the
             Milk
             ,
             and
             the
             abundance
             of
             the
             Humours
             ,
             which
             flow
             to
             the
             Breast
             at
             the
             beginning
             ,
             may
             be
             spent
             ,
             in
             which
             time
             another
             Woman
             may
             give
             it
             Suck
             .
          
           
             Although
             a
             Woman
             be
             naturally
             Delivered
             ,
             yet
             notwithstanding
             she
             must
             observe
             a
             good
             Diet
             ,
             to
             prevent
             many
             ill
             accidents
             which
             may
             happen
             to
             her
             during
             her
             Child-bed
             ,
             at
             the
             beginning
             whereof
             she
             must
             be
             directed
             in
             her
             Meat
             and
             Drink
             almost
             in
             the
             same
             manner
             as
             if
             she
             had
             a
             Fever
             ,
             that
             so
             it
             may
             be
             prevented
             ,
             in
             as
             much
             as
             she
             is
             then
             very
             subject
             to
             it
             ;
             for
             this
             reason
             she
             must
             be
             regular
             in
             her
             Diet
             ,
             especially
             the
             three
             or
             four
             first
             Days
             ,
             in
             which
             time
             she
             must
             be
             nourished
             only
             with
             good
             Broaths
             ,
             new-laid
             Eggs
             ,
             and
             Gellies
             ,
             without
             using
             at
             the
             beginning
             more
             solid
             Meats
             :
             but
             when
             the
             great
             abundance
             of
             her
             Milk
             is
             a
             little
             past
             ,
             she
             may
             with
             more
             safety
             eat
             a
             little
             Broath
             at
             Dinner
             ,
             or
             a
             small
             piece
             of
             boyl'd
             Chicken
             ,
             or
             Mutton
             ;
             afterwards
             ,
             if
             no
             accident
             happens
             ,
             she
             may
             be
             degrees
             be
             nourished
             more
             plentifully
             ,
             provided
             that
             it
             be
             a
             third
             part
             less
             than
             she
             was
             accustomed
             to
             take
             in
             her
             perfect
             health
             ,
             and
             that
             her
             Food
             be
             of
             good
             and
             easie
             Digestion
             ;
             as
             
             for
             her
             Drink
             ,
             let
             it
             be
             a
             Ptisan
             made
             of
             Liquorish
             ,
             Figs
             ,
             and
             Anniseeds
             ,
             boyled
             in
             Water
             :
             She
             may
             also
             ,
             if
             she
             be
             not
             Feverish
             ,
             drink
             a
             little
             white
             Wine
             well
             mixed
             with
             Water
             ,
             but
             not
             till
             after
             the
             fifth
             or
             sixth
             Day
             .
             But
             it
             is
             to
             be
             noted
             that
             laborious
             Women
             of
             a
             strong
             Constitution
             require
             a
             more
             plentiful
             feeding
             ;
             yet
             notwithstanding
             ,
             if
             they
             do
             not
             change
             the
             quality
             ,
             they
             must
             at
             least
             retrench
             the
             quantity
             of
             their
             ordinary
             Food
             .
          
           
             The
             Child-bed
             Woman
             must
             likewise
             keep
             her self
             very
             quiet
             in
             her
             Bed
             lying
             on
             her
             Back
             ,
             with
             her
             Head
             raised
             ,
             and
             not
             turning
             often
             from
             side
             to
             side
             ;
             that
             so
             the
             Womb
             may
             be
             the
             better
             settled
             in
             its
             first
             Situation
             :
             She
             must
             free
             her self
             at
             that
             time
             from
             all
             care
             of
             Business
             ,
             let
             her
             talk
             as
             little
             as
             may
             be
             ,
             and
             that
             with
             a
             low
             Voice
             ,
             and
             let
             no
             ill
             News
             be
             brought
             to
             her
             ,
             which
             may
             affect
             her
             ,
             because
             all
             these
             things
             do
             cause
             so
             great
             a
             commotion
             of
             the
             Humours
             ,
             that
             Nature
             not
             being
             able
             to
             overcome
             them
             ,
             cannot
             make
             the
             necessary
             Evacuation
             of
             them
             ,
             which
             has
             been
             the
             Death
             of
             many
             .
             The
             Woman
             ought
             always
             to
             keep
             her
             Body
             open
             with
             Glisters
             ,
             taking
             one
             once
             in
             two
             Days
             ,
             which
             not
             only
             evacuate
             the
             gross
             Excrements
             ,
             but
             also
             by
             drawing
             downwards
             
             cause
             her
             to
             Cleanse
             the
             better
             .
             When
             she
             has
             observed
             this
             Rule
             a
             Fortnight
             or
             three
             Weeks
             ,
             which
             is
             very
             near
             the
             time
             of
             having
             Cleansed
             sufficiently
             ,
             that
             those
             Parts
             may
             be
             throughly
             cleansed
             before
             she
             goes
             abroad
             ,
             and
             begin
             upon
             a
             new
             Score
             ,
             let
             her
             take
             a
             gentle
             Purge
             of
             Senna
             ,
             Cassia
             ,
             and
             Syrup
             of
             Cichory
             ,
             with
             Rubarb
             ,
             which
             is
             good
             to
             Purge
             the
             Stomach
             and
             Bowels
             of
             those
             ill
             Humours
             Nature
             could
             not
             evacuate
             by
             the
             Womb
             :
             This
             Purge
             may
             be
             repeated
             upon
             occasion
             .
          
           
             Women
             in
             their
             first
             Labours
             have
             many
             times
             bruises
             and
             rents
             of
             the
             outward
             parts
             of
             the
             Womb
             ,
             and
             they
             must
             never
             be
             neglected
             ,
             lest
             they
             degenerate
             into
             malignant
             Ulcers
             ;
             for
             the
             heat
             and
             moisture
             of
             these
             Parts
             ,
             besides
             the
             filth
             which
             continually
             flows
             thence
             ,
             easily
             contributes
             to
             it
             ,
             if
             convenient
             Remedies
             be
             not
             timely
             applied
             ;
             wherefore
             as
             soon
             as
             the
             Woman
             is
             laid
             ,
             if
             there
             be
             only
             simple
             contusions
             and
             excoriations
             ,
             apply
             a
             Pultiss
             made
             of
             yolks
             and
             whites
             of
             new-laid
             Eggs
             and
             Oil
             of
             Roses
             seethed
             a
             little
             over
             warm
             Embers
             ,
             continually
             stirring
             till
             it
             be
             mixed
             ,
             and
             then
             spread
             it
             upon
             a
             fine
             Cloath
             ,
             and
             apply
             it
             very
             warm
             for
             five
             or
             six
             Hours
             ,
             when
             being
             taken
             away
             ,
             lay
             some
             fine
             Rags
             dipt
             in
             Oil
             of
             St.
             Johns-wort
             on
             each
             side
             
             the
             bearing
             place
             ,
             and
             renew
             them
             twice
             or
             thrice
             a
             Day
             .
             Foment
             these
             parts
             with
             Barly-water
             and
             Honey
             of
             Roses
             to
             cleanse
             them
             from
             the
             Excrements
             which
             pass
             ,
             and
             when
             the
             VVoman
             makes
             water
             ,
             let
             them
             be
             defended
             with
             fine
             Rags
             to
             hinder
             the
             Urine
             from
             causing
             pain
             and
             smarting
             .
             Sometimes
             the
             bruises
             are
             so
             great
             ,
             that
             the
             Bearing-place
             is
             inflamed
             ,
             and
             a
             very
             considerable
             abscess
             follows
             ,
             in
             which
             Case
             it
             must
             be
             opened
             just
             below
             the
             Swelling
             in
             the
             most
             convenient
             place
             ;
             and
             after
             the
             Matter
             is
             evacuated
             ,
             a
             detersive
             Decoction
             must
             be
             injected
             into
             the
             Cavity
             ,
             made
             of
             Barly-water
             and
             Oyl
             of
             Roses
             ,
             to
             which
             Spirit
             of
             Wine
             may
             be
             added
             ,
             if
             there
             be
             any
             danger
             of
             Corruption
             ,
             and
             afterwards
             the
             Ulcer
             must
             be
             Dressed
             according
             to
             Art.
             
          
           
             Sometimes
             it
             happens
             that
             the
             Perineum
             is
             so
             rent
             ,
             that
             the
             Privities
             and
             the
             Fundament
             is
             all
             in
             one
             ;
             in
             this
             case
             ,
             having
             cleansed
             the
             Womb
             from
             such
             Excrements
             as
             may
             be
             there
             with
             Red-wine
             ,
             let
             the
             Rent
             be
             strongly
             stitched
             together
             with
             three
             or
             four
             stiches
             ,
             or
             more
             ,
             according
             to
             the
             length
             of
             the
             separation
             ,
             taking
             at
             each
             stich
             good
             hold
             of
             the
             Flesh
             ,
             that
             so
             it
             may
             not
             break
             out
             ,
             and
             then
             dress
             it
             with
             Linimentum
             Arcaei
             ,
             or
             the
             like
             ;
             claping
             
             a
             Plaister
             on
             ,
             and
             some
             Linnen
             above
             to
             prevent
             ,
             as
             much
             as
             may
             be
             ,
             the
             falling
             of
             the
             Urine
             ,
             and
             other
             Excrements
             upon
             it
             ,
             because
             the
             acrimony
             of
             them
             would
             make
             it
             smart
             ,
             and
             cause
             Pain
             ;
             and
             that
             these
             parts
             may
             close
             together
             with
             more
             ease
             ,
             let
             the
             Woman
             keep
             her
             Thighs
             close
             together
             ,
             without
             the
             least
             spreading
             until
             the
             Cure
             be
             perfected
             :
             but
             if
             afterwards
             she
             happens
             to
             be
             with
             Child
             ,
             she
             will
             be
             obliged
             to
             prevent
             the
             like
             mischief
             to
             anoint
             those
             parts
             with
             Emollient
             Oyls
             ,
             and
             Oyntments
             ,
             and
             when
             she
             is
             in
             Labour
             ,
             she
             must
             forbear
             helping
             her
             .
             Throws
             too
             strongly
             at
             once
             ,
             but
             leave
             Nature
             to
             perform
             it
             by
             degrees
             ,
             together
             with
             the
             help
             of
             a
             Midwife
             well
             Instructed
             in
             her
             Art
             ;
             for
             usually
             when
             these
             parts
             have
             been
             once
             rent
             ,
             it
             is
             very
             difficult
             to
             prevent
             the
             like
             in
             the
             following
             Travail
             ,
             because
             the
             Scar
             there
             made
             does
             straighten
             the
             parts
             yet
             more
             ;
             wherefore
             it
             were
             to
             be
             wished
             for
             greater
             security
             against
             the
             like
             accidents
             ,
             that
             the
             Woman
             should
             have
             no
             more
             Children
             .
          
        
         
           
           
             CHAP.
             XXII
             .
          
           
             Of
             hard
             Labour
             .
          
           
             MAny
             Causes
             may
             be
             assigned
             that
             occasion
             hard
             Labour
             ,
             as
             the
             natural
             weakness
             of
             the
             Mothers
             Body
             ,
             or
             her
             Age
             ,
             she
             being
             too
             Young
             or
             too
             Old
             ;
             or
             it
             may
             be
             occasioned
             by
             Diseases
             that
             she
             had
             with
             her
             big
             Belly
             ,
             leanness
             or
             too
             much
             dryness
             of
             the
             Body
             ,
             or
             Fat
             compressing
             the
             passages
             of
             the
             Womb
             ,
             the
             ill
             conformation
             of
             the
             Bones
             encompassing
             the
             Womb
             ,
             as
             in
             those
             that
             are
             Lame
             ,
             may
             also
             occasion
             it
             ;
             Wind
             swelling
             the
             Bowels
             ,
             a
             Stone
             or
             Preternatural
             Tumour
             in
             the
             Bladder
             that
             presses
             the
             Womb
             may
             be
             the
             occasion
             ;
             so
             may
             the
             ill
             constitution
             of
             the
             Lungs
             ,
             or
             of
             the
             parts
             serving
             respiration
             ,
             for
             the
             holding
             of
             the
             Breath
             conduceth
             much
             to
             the
             Exclusion
             of
             the
             Child
             .
             Various
             Diseases
             of
             the
             VVomb
             may
             also
             render
             the
             Delivery
             difficult
             ,
             as
             swellings
             ,
             Ulcers
             ,
             Obstructions
             ,
             and
             the
             like
             .
             The
             hard
             Labour
             is
             occasioned
             by
             the
             Child
             ,
             when
             by
             reason
             it
             is
             Dead
             ,
             or
             Putrified
             ,
             or
             any
             way
             Diseased
             it
             cannot
             confer
             any
             thing
             to
             its
             own
             exclusion
             ;
             also
             
             when
             the
             Body
             or
             Head
             is
             too
             large
             ,
             or
             when
             there
             are
             more
             than
             one
             ;
             so
             Twins
             most
             commonly
             cause
             hard
             Labour
             ,
             or
             the
             ill
             situation
             of
             the
             Child
             is
             the
             cause
             ,
             or
             when
             the
             Hands
             or
             the
             Feet
             offer
             first
             ,
             or
             when
             one
             Hand
             or
             one
             Foot
             comes
             out
             first
             ,
             or
             when
             it
             is
             doubled
             ,
             or
             when
             the
             Membranes
             break
             too
             soon
             ,
             so
             that
             the
             VVater
             flows
             out
             and
             leaves
             the
             Orifice
             of
             the
             VVomb
             dry
             at
             the
             time
             of
             Exclusion
             ,
             or
             when
             the
             Membranes
             are
             too
             thick
             ,
             so
             that
             they
             cannot
             be
             easily
             broken
             by
             the
             Child
             .
          
           
             Cold
             and
             dry
             Air
             and
             a
             North-wind
             are
             very
             injurious
             to
             VVomen
             in
             Labour
             ,
             because
             they
             bind
             the
             Body
             and
             drive
             the
             Blood
             and
             Spirits
             to
             the
             inner
             parts
             ,
             and
             they
             are
             very
             injurious
             to
             the
             Child
             coming
             from
             so
             warm
             a
             place
             .
             And
             hot
             Weather
             dissipates
             the
             Spirits
             ,
             and
             weakens
             the
             Child
             .
             Crude
             Nourishment
             and
             such
             as
             is
             difficultly
             concocted
             and
             binds
             taken
             in
             a
             great
             quantity
             before
             Labours
             renders
             it
             difficult
             ,
             the
             Stomach
             being
             weakned
             ,
             and
             the
             common
             passages
             contracted
             ,
             which
             ought
             to
             be
             open
             in
             this
             Case
             .
             Drowsiness
             hinders
             the
             action
             of
             the
             Mother
             .
             The
             unseasonable
             motion
             of
             the
             VVoman
             much
             retards
             the
             Delivery
             ,
             as
             when
             she
             refuses
             upon
             occasion
             to
             stand
             ,
             walk
             ,
             lie
             ,
             or
             sit
             ,
             or
             slings
             her self
             about
             
             unadvisedly
             so
             that
             the
             Child
             cannot
             be
             Born
             the
             right
             way
             ,
             being
             turned
             preposterously
             by
             the
             restlesness
             of
             the
             Mother
             .
             Urine
             in
             the
             Bladder
             ,
             or
             Excrements
             in
             the
             right
             Gut
             ,
             or
             the
             Piles
             when
             they
             are
             much
             swell'd
             hinder
             Natures
             endeavours
             ,
             by
             narrowing
             the
             Neck
             of
             the
             VVomb
             .
             Fear
             ,
             Sorrow
             ,
             Anger
             make
             the
             Labour
             difficult
             .
             A
             Blow
             ,
             a
             Fall
             ,
             or
             a
             Wound
             ,
             may
             also
             much
             obstruct
             the
             Labour
             .
             Want
             of
             good
             assistance
             to
             lift
             the
             Woman
             up
             just
             at
             the
             time
             of
             Delivery
             ,
             and
             an
             Ignorant
             Midwife
             who
             orders
             the
             Woman
             to
             endeavour
             an
             expulsion
             ,
             and
             to
             stop
             her
             breath
             when
             the
             ligaments
             of
             the
             Fetus
             stick
             firmly
             to
             the
             Womb
             ,
             so
             that
             the
             Woman
             is
             tired
             before
             the
             time
             of
             her
             Delivery
             .
          
           
             In
             hard
             Labour
             Women
             commonly
             give
             a
             Spoonful
             or
             two
             of
             Cinamon-water
             ,
             or
             Cinnamon
             powder'd
             with
             a
             little
             Saffron
             ,
             or
             half
             a
             Dram
             of
             Confection
             of
             Alkermes
             in
             Broth
             ,
             or
             half
             a
             Scruple
             of
             Saffron
             alone
             in
             some
             Broth
             ,
             or
             every
             hour
             a
             lit-VVine
             .
          
           
             If
             these
             things
             are
             not
             sufficient
             the
             following
             may
             be
             used
             which
             have
             been
             frequently
             found
             very
             effectual
             .
          
           
           
             Take
             of
             Dittany
             of
             Creet
             ,
             and
             both
             the
             Birthworts
             ,
             and
             of
             Troaches
             of
             Mirrh
             each
             half
             a
             Scruple
             ,
             of
             Saffron
             and
             Cinnamon
             each
             Twelve
             Grains
             ,
             of
             confection
             of
             Alkermes
             half
             a
             Dram
             ,
             of
             Cinnamon-water
             half
             an
             Ounce
             ,
             of
             Orange-flower-water
             ,
             and
             of
             Mugwort-water
             each
             one
             Ounce
             ,
             make
             a
             Potion
             .
             Oyl
             of
             Amber
             and
             of
             Cinnamon
             ,
             and
             extract
             of
             Saffron
             are
             very
             effectual
             in
             a
             small
             quantity
             ,
             namely
             five
             Grains
             of
             extract
             of
             Saffron
             ,
             four
             or
             five
             drops
             of
             Oyl
             of
             Cinnamon
             ,
             twelve
             or
             fifteen
             drops
             of
             Oyl
             of
             Amber
             in
             Wine
             ,
             Broth
             or
             some
             other
             Liquor
             ;
             and
             let
             the
             Woman
             take
             Sneesing
             Powder
             for
             it
             hastens
             delivery
             .
          
           
             The
             Midwife
             must
             frequently
             anoint
             the
             Womb
             with
             the
             Oyls
             of
             Lilies
             or
             of
             Sweet
             Almonds
             ,
             and
             the
             Belly
             must
             be
             fomented
             with
             a
             Decoction
             of
             the
             Roots
             of
             Marshmallows
             and
             Lilies
             ,
             of
             the
             Leaves
             of
             Mallows
             ,
             Violets
             ,
             Mugwort
             ,
             of
             the
             Seeds
             of
             Fenugreek
             and
             Flax
             ,
             of
             the
             Flowers
             of
             Camomile
             and
             Melilote
             .
             Sharp
             Glisters
             must
             be
             also
             injected
             to
             stimulate
             the
             Womb
             ,
             and
             to
             carry
             off
             the
             Excrements
             .
             Anoint
             the
             Navel
             with
             Oyl
             of
             Amber
             .
          
           
           
             If
             the
             Child
             begins
             to
             come
             forth
             preposterously
             ,
             as
             with
             one
             Arm
             or
             Foot
             ,
             the
             Midwife
             must
             thrust
             them
             back
             ,
             and
             turn
             the
             Child
             right
             ,
             which
             may
             be
             done
             by
             placing
             the
             Woman
             on
             her
             Back
             upon
             a
             Bed
             with
             her
             Head
             low
             and
             Feet
             high
             .
          
        
         
           
           
             CHAP.
             XXIII
             .
          
           
             Of
             a
             dead
             Child
             .
          
           
             WHEN
             the
             Child
             is
             dead
             the
             motion
             of
             it
             ceases
             ,
             which
             either
             the
             Woman
             felt
             before
             in
             the
             Womb
             ,
             or
             the
             Midwife
             with
             her
             Hand
             ;
             a
             sense
             of
             weight
             with
             pain
             afflicts
             the
             Belly
             ,
             and
             the
             Child
             falls
             like
             a
             Stone
             from
             side
             to
             side
             ;
             the
             Belly
             feels
             cold
             ,
             the
             Eyes
             are
             Hollow
             ,
             the
             Face
             and
             Lips
             pale
             ,
             the
             extream
             parts
             cold
             and
             livid
             ,
             the
             Breasts
             flaccid
             ,
             and
             at
             length
             the
             Child
             putrifying
             ,
             stinking
             matter
             Flows
             from
             the
             Womb
             ,
             and
             an
             ill
             and
             strong
             smell
             exhales
             from
             the
             Womans
             Body
             ,
             and
             her
             Breath
             stinks
             .
             If
             the
             Secundine
             be
             excluded
             first
             ,
             it
             is
             a
             certain
             sign
             that
             the
             Child
             is
             dead
             .
          
           
             The
             whole
             cure
             consists
             in
             the
             exclusion
             or
             extraction
             of
             the
             Child
             .
          
           
             Take
             of
             the
             Leaves
             of
             Savine
             dryed
             ,
             of
             the
             roots
             of
             round
             Birthwort
             ,
             of
             the
             Troches
             of
             Myrrh
             and
             of
             Castor
             each
             one
             Dram
             ,
             of
             Cinnamon
             half
             a
             Dram
             ,
             of
             Saffron
             one
             Scruple
             ,
             mingle
             them
             make
             a
             Powder
             ,
             whereof
             let
             her
             take
             one
             Dram
             in
             Savine
             Water
             .
          
           
           
             Foment
             the
             Pubes
             ,
             Privities
             ,
             and
             Perineum
             ,
             with
             an
             Emollient
             Decoction
             made
             of
             the
             Leaves
             of
             Mallows
             ,
             and
             Marsh-mallows
             ,
             and
             the
             like
             and
             let
             a
             Pessary
             be
             put
             up
             the
             Privities
             .
          
           
             Take
             of
             the
             Roots
             of
             round
             Birthwort
             ,
             Orris
             ,
             Black
             Hellebore
             ,
             of
             Coloquintida
             and
             Myrrh
             each
             one
             Dram
             ,
             of
             Galbanum
             and
             Opopanax
             each
             half
             a
             Dram
             ,
             with
             Ox
             Gall
             ,
             make
             a
             Pessary
             .
          
           
             If
             after
             having
             tried
             Medicines
             a
             long
             while
             ,
             the
             Child
             cannot
             be
             ejected
             ,
             it
             must
             be
             extracted
             by
             a
             Surgeon
             ,
             either
             with
             Instruments
             ,
             or
             with
             the
             Hand
             alone
             .
          
        
         
           
           
             CHAP.
             XXIV
             .
          
           
             Of
             the
             Caesarian
             Delivery
             .
          
           
             THE
             Caesarian
             Delivery
             is
             a
             dextrous
             extraction
             of
             a
             Living
             or
             Dead
             Child
             from
             the
             Mothers
             Womb
             ,
             which
             cannot
             be
             other
             ways
             excluded
             ,
             and
             that
             without
             endangering
             the
             Life
             of
             both
             ,
             or
             of
             either
             ,
             and
             without
             spoiling
             the
             Faculty
             of
             conceiving
             ;
             and
             by
             this
             Art
             the
             first
             
               Scipio
               Africanus
            
             of
             the
             Romans
             was
             cut
             out
             of
             his
             Mothers
             Womb
             ,
             and
             therefore
             was
             called
             Caesar
             .
             This
             Caesarian
             Section
             is
             thought
             to
             be
             necessary
             ,
             when
             the
             Mother
             and
             the
             Child
             are
             so
             weak
             ,
             that
             they
             cannot
             be
             preserved
             any
             other
             way
             .
             The
             use
             of
             it
             is
             twofold
             ,
             one
             ,
             that
             a
             living
             Child
             may
             be
             extracted
             ;
             the
             other
             ,
             that
             the
             Mother
             may
             be
             preserved
             alive
             ;
             and
             tho'
             it
             is
             very
             hazardous
             ,
             yet
             in
             a
             desperate
             case
             it
             is
             better
             to
             do
             something
             than
             nothing
             ;
             especially
             when
             a
             confederacy
             is
             like
             to
             be
             broken
             by
             the
             death
             of
             a
             Wife
             ;
             or
             when
             a
             Family
             is
             like
             to
             be
             extinguished
             ;
             or
             some
             Kingdom
             or
             Principality
             is
             like
             to
             be
             lost
             .
             In
             this
             manner
             we
             find
             in
             the
             Annals
             of
             Spain
             ,
             
             the
             King
             of
             Navar
             was
             preserved
             ;
             for
             his
             Mother
             being
             wounded
             in
             the
             Belly
             by
             the
             Saracens
             ,
             as
             she
             was
             Hunting
             ,
             a
             Noble
             Man
             coming
             to
             her
             help
             ,
             saw
             the
             Child
             put
             its
             hand
             out
             of
             the
             Wound
             ,
             and
             drew
             it
             forth
             ,
             and
             educated
             it
             privately
             ;
             and
             afterwards
             ,
             when
             the
             Nobility
             was
             contending
             about
             the
             Election
             of
             a
             Prince
             ,
             he
             brought
             out
             the
             young
             King
             ,
             and
             so
             the
             Controversie
             ended
             .
          
           
             The
             causes
             which
             require
             this
             operation
             are
             ,
             a
             too
             great
             Child
             ,
             or
             Twins
             ,
             or
             more
             that
             endeavour
             to
             be
             born
             together
             ;
             or
             if
             a
             fleshy
             Mole
             join
             to
             the
             Child
             ,
             the
             ill
             posture
             of
             it
             ,
             and
             if
             it
             cannot
             be
             reduced
             to
             a
             better
             ,
             either
             by
             its
             own
             help
             ,
             or
             the
             help
             of
             others
             ;
             or
             because
             it
             is
             dead
             ,
             or
             so
             much
             swell'd
             by
             a
             Disease
             ,
             that
             the
             Naturall
             passage
             is
             too
             narrow
             :
             But
             in
             this
             case
             ,
             it
             is
             best
             to
             take
             it
             away
             peece-meal
             .
             The
             causes
             on
             the
             Mothers
             part
             are
             the
             narrowness
             of
             the
             passages
             ,
             either
             naturally
             ,
             by
             reason
             she
             is
             too
             young
             ,
             or
             too
             old
             ;
             or
             because
             the
             VVomb
             is
             shut
             ,
             either
             by
             a
             Cicatrix
             or
             a
             Callous
             .
             Moreover
             many
             tumours
             in
             the
             Womb
             ,
             or
             the
             Mouth
             of
             it
             may
             be
             the
             cause
             :
             In
             these
             cases
             ,
             tho
             it
             be
             very
             dangerous
             ,
             yet
             it
             is
             very
             necessary
             to
             use
             Section
             ,
             and
             the
             operation
             may
             be
             happily
             
             performed
             ,
             as
             may
             appear
             by
             several
             Experiments
             to
             him
             that
             reads
             Rousel
             .
          
           
             But
             before
             you
             enter
             upon
             this
             Operation
             ,
             you
             must
             consider
             ,
             whether
             the
             Child
             can
             be
             Extracted
             any
             other
             way
             that
             is
             safer
             and
             easier
             .
             You
             must
             moreover
             consider
             whether
             there
             are
             Signs
             of
             Death
             ,
             and
             if
             so
             ,
             you
             must
             not
             enter
             upon
             the
             Operation
             ,
             lest
             the
             Womans
             Death
             be
             laid
             upon
             the
             Section
             ,
             and
             your
             rashness
             :
             But
             when
             you
             have
             througly
             weighed
             all
             things
             ,
             if
             the
             Woman
             be
             of
             a
             strong
             Nature
             ,
             tho
             by
             reason
             of
             the
             Labour
             she
             is
             weak
             ,
             you
             may
             venture
             upon
             the
             Operation
             .
          
           
             Most
             Authors
             would
             have
             it
             made
             on
             the
             left
             side
             of
             the
             Belly
             ,
             because
             it
             is
             more
             free
             from
             the
             Liver
             ;
             but
             I
             ,
             says
             Mauriceau
             ,
             think
             it
             will
             be
             better
             and
             more
             skilfully
             made
             just
             in
             the
             middle
             of
             the
             Belly
             between
             the
             two
             right
             Muscles
             :
             because
             in
             this
             place
             there
             is
             only
             the
             coverings
             ,
             and
             the
             white
             line
             to
             cut
             .
             To
             dispatch
             then
             with
             more
             ease
             and
             speed
             ,
             the
             Chyrugeon
             having
             placed
             the
             Woman
             so
             ,
             that
             the
             Belly
             may
             be
             a
             little
             raised
             ;
             let
             him
             take
             a
             good
             sharp
             incision
             Knife
             ,
             very
             sharp
             on
             one
             side
             ,
             with
             which
             he
             must
             quickly
             make
             an
             Incision
             ,
             just
             in
             the
             
             middle
             of
             the
             Belly
             between
             the
             two
             right
             Muscles
             unto
             the
             Peritoneum
             ,
             of
             the
             length
             and
             extent
             of
             the
             Womb
             ,
             or
             thereabouts
             ;
             after
             that
             he
             must
             only
             peirce
             the
             Peritoneum
             with
             the
             point
             of
             his
             Knife
             ,
             to
             make
             an
             Orifice
             for
             one
             or
             two
             of
             the
             Fingers
             of
             his
             left
             hand
             ,
             into
             which
             he
             must
             immediately
             thrust
             them
             to
             cut
             it
             ,
             lifting
             it
             up
             with
             them
             ,
             and
             conducting
             the
             Instrument
             for
             fear
             of
             pricking
             the
             Guts
             ,
             in
             proportion
             to
             the
             first
             incision
             of
             the
             coverings
             ,
             which
             having
             done
             ,
             the
             Womb
             will
             soon
             appear
             ,
             into
             which
             he
             must
             make
             an
             Incision
             in
             the
             same
             manner
             ,
             as
             he
             did
             in
             the
             Peritoneum
             ,
             being
             careful
             not
             to
             thrust
             his
             Instrument
             at
             once
             too
             far
             in
             ;
             having
             then
             so
             opened
             the
             VVomb
             ,
             he
             must
             likewise
             make
             an
             incision
             in
             the
             Infants
             Membranes
             ;
             taking
             care
             not
             to
             wound
             it
             with
             the
             Instrument
             ,
             and
             then
             he
             will
             soon
             see
             it
             ,
             and
             must
             immediatly
             take
             it
             out
             of
             the
             burthen
             ,
             which
             he
             must
             nimbly
             separate
             from
             the
             bottom
             of
             the
             VVomb
             ,
             and
             finding
             it
             to
             be
             yet
             living
             ,
             let
             him
             praise
             God
             for
             having
             so
             blessed
             and
             prospered
             his
             Operation
             .
             But
             the
             Children
             so
             delivered
             are
             usually
             so
             weak
             ,
             if
             not
             quite
             dead
             ,
             as
             it
             often
             happens
             ,
             that
             it
             is
             hard
             to
             know
             ,
             whether
             it
             is
             alive
             or
             dead
             ;
             
             yet
             one
             may
             be
             confident
             the
             Child
             is
             living
             ,
             if
             by
             touching
             the
             Navel-string
             ,
             the
             Umbilical
             Arteries
             are
             perceived
             to
             move
             ,
             as
             also
             the
             Heart
             ,
             by
             laying
             the
             Hand
             on
             the
             Breast
             ,
             and
             if
             it
             prove
             so
             ,
             means
             must
             be
             used
             to
             fetch
             it
             to
             it self
             ,
             by
             spouting
             some
             VVine
             into
             the
             Nose
             and
             Mouth
             ,
             and
             by
             warming
             it
             ,
             until
             it
             begins
             to
             stir
             of
             it self
             .
          
           
             But
             it
             is
             to
             be
             noted
             ,
             that
             Mauriceau
             much
             disapproves
             this
             cruel
             Operation
             ,
             and
             says
             it
             ought
             not
             to
             be
             performed
             until
             the
             VVoman
             is
             dead
             ,
             for
             that
             the
             VVoman
             always
             dies
             in
             the
             operation
             ,
             or
             presently
             after
             .
          
        
         
           
           
             CHAP.
             XXV
             .
          
           
             Of
             the
             Secundine
             retained
             .
          
           
             IN
             a
             natural
             Birth
             the
             Secundine
             is
             usually
             excluded
             presently
             after
             the
             Child
             ;
             and
             when
             it
             is
             not
             ,
             the
             Life
             of
             the
             Woman
             is
             much
             indangered
             .
             It
             is
             retained
             by
             the
             too
             great
             thickness
             of
             the
             Coats
             ,
             the
             swelling
             of
             them
             ,
             and
             by
             an
             afflux
             of
             Humours
             occasion'd
             by
             hard
             Labour
             ;
             also
             by
             the
             strutting
             of
             the
             Mouth
             of
             the
             Womb
             after
             the
             exclusion
             of
             the
             Child
             .
             The
             External
             Causes
             are
             ,
             Coldness
             of
             the
             Air
             ,
             whereby
             the
             Secundine
             is
             repelled
             ,
             and
             the
             Orifice
             of
             the
             Womb
             shut
             .
             Certain
             perfumes
             ,
             whereby
             the
             Womb
             is
             allured
             upwards
             ,
             violent
             passions
             of
             the
             Mind
             ,
             as
             Fear
             ,
             and
             sudden
             Frights
             ,
             the
             perverseness
             of
             the
             Woman
             ,
             who
             will
             not
             abide
             in
             such
             a
             posture
             ,
             or
             use
             such
             endeavours
             as
             are
             requisite
             ,
             the
             weight
             of
             the
             Child
             ,
             whereby
             the
             Navel
             is
             broken
             ,
             the
             After-birth
             remaining
             within
             ,
             the
             unskilfulness
             of
             the
             Midwife
             who
             cuts
             the
             Vessels
             of
             the
             Navel
             too
             soon
             ,
             or
             does
             not
             hold
             them
             in
             her
             Left
             Hand
             as
             she
             ought
             ,
             for
             if
             she
             let
             them
             go
             ,
             they
             are
             drawn
             
             back
             into
             the
             Womb
             ,
             and
             are
             hid
             there
             with
             the
             Secundine
             .
          
           
             It
             is
             easie
             to
             know
             when
             the
             Secundine
             is
             retained
             in
             the
             VVomb
             ,
             but
             sometimes
             a
             piece
             of
             it
             is
             separated
             and
             remains
             in
             the
             Womb
             ,
             which
             is
             not
             so
             easily
             perceived
             ,
             yet
             it
             may
             be
             known
             ,
             because
             the
             Womb
             after
             Delivery
             endeavours
             to
             eject
             something
             ;
             but
             tho
             its
             endeavours
             are
             but
             small
             ,
             a
             sense
             of
             heat
             and
             pain
             is
             perceived
             in
             the
             Womb
             ,
             and
             after
             a
             few
             days
             a
             cadaverous
             smell
             exhales
             from
             the
             Womb.
             The
             retention
             of
             the
             Secundine
             is
             very
             dangerous
             ,
             and
             if
             it
             continues
             some
             days
             ,
             an
             acute
             Fever
             ,
             Nauseousness
             ,
             Faintings
             ,
             difficulty
             of
             Breathing
             ,
             Coldness
             of
             the
             extream
             Parts
             ,
             Convulsive
             Fits
             ,
             and
             at
             length
             Death
             follows
             .
          
           
             The
             Secundine
             retained
             ,
             is
             expelled
             by
             the
             same
             remedies
             ,
             which
             are
             proposed
             for
             a
             dead
             Child
             ,
             to
             which
             may
             be
             added
             some
             Specificks
             deliver'd
             by
             Authors
             .
             Rulandus
             says
             ,
             he
             has
             given
             with
             success
             thirty
             drops
             of
             Oyl
             of
             Juniper
             .
             Some
             order
             the
             Woman
             to
             bite
             an
             Onion
             three
             or
             four
             times
             and
             to
             swallow
             the
             Juice
             ,
             and
             presently
             after
             to
             drink
             a
             small
             draught
             of
             Wine
             .
             The
             Juice
             of
             green
             Lovage
             drank
             in
             Rhenish-wine
             is
             also
             commended
             .
             Sneesing
             is
             also
             good
             ;
             but
             the
             best
             way
             is
             
             to
             have
             it
             drawn
             out
             by
             a
             skilful
             Chyrurgeon
             ,
             before
             the
             Inflammation
             is
             increased
             .
             If
             the
             Secundine
             cannot
             be
             ejected
             by
             any
             means
             ,
             but
             sticks
             firmly
             to
             the
             Womb
             ,
             and
             putrifies
             there
             ,
             Suppuraratives
             must
             be
             injected
             ;
             to
             this
             purpose
             Basilicon
             may
             be
             dissolved
             in
             the
             following
             Decoction
             .
          
           
             Take
             of
             the
             Leaves
             of
             Mallows
             with
             the
             roots
             three
             handfuls
             ,
             of
             the
             roots
             of
             both
             the
             Birthworts
             each
             six
             Drams
             ,
             of
             Flax
             Seeds
             and
             Fenugreek
             Seeds
             each
             half
             an
             Ounce
             ,
             of
             Violets
             one
             handful
             ,
             of
             the
             Flowers
             of
             Camomile
             ,
             and
             the
             lesser
             Centory
             each
             half
             an
             handful
             ,
             make
             a
             Decoction
             in
             Water
             mingled
             with
             Oyl
             ,
             if
             you
             would
             have
             it
             suppurate
             much
             ,
             but
             to
             cleanse
             add
             a
             little
             Vngentum
             Aegyptiacum
             .
          
        
         
           
           
             CHAP.
             XXVI
             .
          
           
             Of
             the
             Flooding
             of
             a
             Woman
             new
             laid
             .
          
           
             FLooding
             is
             a
             more
             dangerous
             accident
             than
             any
             other
             which
             may
             happen
             to
             a
             Woman
             newly
             laid
             ,
             and
             which
             dispatches
             her
             so
             soon
             ,
             if
             it
             be
             in
             a
             great
             quantity
             ,
             that
             there
             is
             not
             often
             time
             to
             prevent
             it
             ;
             wherefore
             in
             this
             case
             convenient
             Remedies
             must
             be
             speedily
             applied
             to
             stop
             it
             ;
             to
             which
             purpose
             it
             is
             fit
             to
             consider
             what
             causes
             the
             Flooding
             ,
             and
             if
             it
             be
             a
             false
             Conception
             ,
             a
             piece
             of
             the
             burthen
             or
             clodded
             Blood
             remaining
             behind
             ,
             all
             diligence
             must
             be
             used
             to
             fetch
             them
             away
             ,
             or
             to
             cause
             a
             speedy
             expulsion
             of
             them
             .
             But
             if
             when
             nothing
             remains
             behind
             in
             the
             Womb
             ,
             the
             Blood
             notwithstanding
             continues
             to
             flow
             ,
             you
             must
             Blood
             in
             the
             Arm
             to
             make
             diversion
             ,
             and
             let
             her
             Body
             be
             laid
             flat
             ,
             and
             not
             raised
             ,
             that
             so
             the
             Blood
             may
             not
             be
             sent
             down
             to
             the
             lower
             Parts
             .
             Let
             her
             keep
             
             her self
             very
             quiet
             ,
             and
             not
             turn
             from
             side
             to
             side
             ;
             the
             upper
             part
             of
             her
             Belly
             must
             not
             be
             Swathed
             or
             Bolstered
             ,
             and
             her
             Chamber
             must
             be
             kept
             a
             little
             cool
             ,
             and
             the
             Coverings
             of
             the
             Bed
             must
             not
             be
             many
             ,
             that
             so
             the
             Flooding
             may
             not
             be
             promoted
             by
             the
             heat
             .
          
           
             But
             if
             notwithstanding
             all
             this
             the
             Blood
             flows
             continually
             ,
             the
             last
             remedies
             must
             be
             tryed
             ,
             which
             is
             to
             lay
             the
             Woman
             upon
             fresh
             Straw
             ,
             with
             a
             single
             Cloath
             on
             it
             ,
             and
             no
             Quilt
             ,
             that
             so
             her
             Reins
             may
             not
             be
             heated
             ,
             applying
             along
             her
             Loins
             Cloaths
             wet
             in
             cold
             Vinegar
             and
             Water
             ,
             unless
             it
             be
             Winter
             ,
             and
             then
             it
             must
             be
             a
             little
             warmed
             ;
             and
             to
             the
             end
             her
             strength
             may
             be
             preserved
             ,
             which
             is
             extreamly
             wasted
             ,
             let
             her
             take
             every
             half
             Hour
             a
             little
             good
             strong
             Broath
             with
             a
             few
             Spoonfuls
             of
             Gelly
             ,
             and
             between
             whiles
             the
             Yolk
             of
             a
             new
             laid
             Egg
             ;
             but
             too
             much
             Food
             must
             not
             be
             given
             at
             a
             time
             ,
             because
             her
             Stomach
             cannot
             digest
             it
             .
             Her
             Drink
             must
             be
             Red
             Wine
             with
             a
             little
             Water
             wherein
             Iron
             has
             been
             quenched
             ;
             and
             if
             there
             is
             the
             least
             appearance
             of
             Excrements
             contained
             in
             the
             Guts
             ,
             make
             no
             Scruple
             to
             give
             a
             Glister
             to
             evacuate
             them
             .
             But
             if
             notwithstanding
             
             the
             Blood
             continues
             Flooding
             ,
             then
             the
             Woman
             will
             often
             have
             Fainting
             Fits
             ,
             and
             be
             in
             great
             danger
             of
             losing
             her
             Life
             ,
             because
             we
             cannot
             apply
             in
             those
             places
             the
             Remedies
             fit
             to
             stop
             the
             opening
             of
             the
             Vessels
             as
             we
             can
             in
             another
             .
          
        
         
           
           
             CHAP.
             XXVII
             .
          
           
             Of
             a
             Suppression
             of
             the
             Child-bed
             Purgations
             ,
             and
             After-pains
             .
          
           
             THE
             Suppression
             of
             the
             Lochia
             is
             one
             of
             the
             worst
             Symptoms
             that
             can
             befall
             a
             Woman
             in
             Child-bed
             ,
             especially
             if
             they
             happen
             to
             be
             totally
             and
             suddenly
             stopt
             the
             first
             three
             or
             four
             days
             ,
             which
             is
             the
             time
             they
             should
             come
             down
             plentifully
             .
          
           
             To
             bring
             the
             Lochia
             well
             down
             ,
             let
             the
             Woman
             avoid
             Passion
             ,
             and
             all
             disturbances
             of
             the
             Mind
             ,
             which
             may
             stop
             them
             ;
             let
             her
             lie
             in
             Bed
             with
             her
             Head
             and
             Breast
             a
             little
             raised
             ,
             keeping
             her self
             quiet
             ,
             that
             so
             the
             Humours
             may
             be
             carried
             downwards
             by
             their
             natural
             tendency
             .
             Let
             her
             observe
             a
             good
             Diet
             ,
             somewhat
             hot
             and
             moist
             ,
             and
             apply
             an
             Hysteric
             Plaster
             to
             her
             Navel
             .
          
           
             Take
             of
             the
             Conserves
             of
             Roman
             Wormwood
             and
             Rue
             each
             one
             Ounce
             ,
             of
             the
             Troches
             of
             Myrrh
             two
             Drams
             ,
             of
             Castor
             ,
             English
             
             Saffron
             ,
             Volatile
             Salt
             of
             Armoniac
             ,
             and
             of
             Assa
             fetida
             ,
             each
             half
             a
             Dram
             ,
             with
             a
             sufficient
             quantity
             of
             the
             Syrup
             of
             the
             five
             opening
             Roots
             ,
             make
             an
             Electuary
             .
             Let
             her
             take
             the
             quantity
             of
             a
             Large
             Nutmeg
             every
             third
             Hour
             ,
             drinking
             upon
             it
             three
             or
             four
             Spoonfuls
             of
             the
             following
             mixture
             .
          
           
             Take
             of
             the
             Water
             of
             Penny
             royal
             and
             Balm
             each
             three
             Ounces
             ,
             of
             Compound
             Briony
             water
             two
             Ounces
             ,
             of
             Syrup
             of
             Mugwort
             three
             Ounces
             and
             an
             half
             ,
             of
             Saffron
             two
             Drams
             ,
             of
             Castor
             tied
             up
             in
             a
             rag
             and
             hanged
             in
             a
             Glass
             one
             Scruple
             ,
             mingle
             them
             .
          
           
             If
             these
             things
             are
             used
             presently
             upon
             the
             Suppression
             ,
             they
             generally
             take
             it
             off
             ▪
             but
             if
             they
             have
             been
             used
             so
             long
             that
             all
             the
             quantity
             is
             taken
             ,
             and
             the
             Lochia
             are
             still
             stopt
             ,
             in
             this
             case
             we
             may
             use
             Laudanum
             for
             once
             ,
             but
             it
             is
             best
             to
             mix
             it
             with
             Hesterick
             things
             :
             For
             instance
             ,
             take
             sixteen
             drops
             of
             Liquid
             Laudanum
             in
             a
             Spoonful
             of
             Compound
             Briony
             ,
             or
             Water
             .
             But
             it
             must
             be
             carfully
             noted
             ,
             that
             if
             after
             having
             once
             taken
             it
             ,
             the
             business
             is
             not
             done
             ,
             Opium
             must
             not
             be
             repeated
             again
             ,
             but
             having
             waited
             a
             while
             ,
             to
             see
             what
             it
             will
             do
             ,
             we
             must
             return
             again
             to
             Emmenagoges
             mixt
             with
             Hystericks
             ,
             and
             afterwards
             we
             must
             inject
             a
             Glister
             ;
             but
             what
             
             was
             said
             before
             of
             Opium
             ,
             is
             to
             be
             taken
             notice
             of
             in
             respect
             of
             Glisters
             ,
             for
             unless
             the
             first
             bring
             down
             the
             Lochia
             ,
             nothing
             is
             to
             be
             hoped
             for
             from
             more
             .
          
           
             These
             things
             therefore
             being
             done
             ,
             it
             is
             safest
             and
             the
             duty
             of
             a
             prudent
             Physician
             to
             wait
             and
             see
             what
             time
             will
             do
             ,
             for
             if
             the
             Woman
             live
             over
             the
             twentieth
             day
             ,
             she
             will
             be
             in
             a
             manner
             out
             of
             danger
             ,
             and
             then
             she
             will
             be
             able
             to
             bear
             such
             a
             method
             as
             is
             proper
             and
             effectual
             enough
             to
             force
             the
             Lochia
             .
          
           
             If
             the
             After-pains
             are
             more
             than
             usual
             ,
             you
             must
             Swath
             the
             Womans
             Belly
             gently
             ,
             that
             it
             may
             subside
             ,
             and
             not
             move
             hither
             and
             thither
             ,
             as
             it
             often
             happens
             after
             delivery
             ,
             upon
             so
             sudden
             an
             evacuation
             ,
             and
             then
             give
             three
             Ounces
             of
             Oyl
             of
             Almonds
             fresh
             drawn
             ,
             mixt
             with
             one
             Ounce
             and
             an
             half
             of
             Syrup
             of
             Violets
             .
          
           
             And
             Glisters
             may
             be
             injected
             made
             of
             Milk
             and
             Sugar
             ,
             and
             yolks
             of
             Eggs
             ,
             and
             the
             Belly
             must
             be
             anointed
             with
             the
             Oyl
             of
             Dill
             ,
             or
             of
             Rue
             ,
             or
             of
             Jasmine
             .
             A
             Fomentation
             may
             be
             also
             made
             of
             a
             Decoction
             of
             Mugwort
             ,
             Feverfew
             ,
             Baulm
             ,
             of
             the
             Leaves
             of
             Bays
             ,
             and
             Calaminth
             ,
             of
             the
             Seeds
             of
             Daucus
             ,
             Cummin
             ,
             and
             Carraways
             ,
             of
             the
             Flowers
             of
             Camomile
             
             and
             Wall-flower
             ,
             made
             in
             Water
             and
             White-wine
             ,
             or
             in
             Milk.
             It
             is
             also
             proper
             to
             cover
             the
             Belly
             with
             a
             Sheeps-skin
             ,
             fresh
             flead
             off
             ,
             and
             appli'd
             hot
             .
             The
             following
             Powder
             taken
             presently
             after
             delivery
             preserves
             the
             Woman
             from
             Pain
             in
             a
             wonderful
             manner
             ;
             and
             some
             think
             if
             the
             Woman
             takes
             it
             in
             her
             first
             lying
             in
             ,
             she
             will
             never
             be
             troubled
             with
             these
             Pains
             .
          
           
             Take
             of
             Comfry
             dryed
             one
             Dram
             ,
             of
             the
             Kirnels
             of
             Peach
             stones
             ,
             and
             of
             Nutmegs
             ,
             each
             two
             Scruples
             ,
             of
             Amber
             half
             a
             Dram
             ,
             of
             Ambergrise
             half
             a
             Scruple
             ,
             make
             a
             Powder
             ,
             whereof
             let
             her
             take
             a
             Dram
             with
             White-wine
             ,
             and
             if
             there
             be
             a
             Fever
             with
             Broth.
             
          
           
             If
             the
             Woman
             after
             delivery
             be
             troubled
             with
             a
             pain
             in
             the
             Groin
             ,
             it
             may
             be
             taken
             off
             by
             applying
             a
             Plaster
             of
             Galbanum
             and
             Assafetida
             to
             the
             Navel
             ,
             in
             the
             middle
             whereof
             some
             Grains
             of
             Musk
             must
             be
             placed
             .
          
        
         
           
           
             CHAP.
             XXVIII
             .
          
           
             Of
             acute
             Diseases
             of
             Women
             in
             Child-Bed
             .
          
           
             A
             Putrid
             Fever
             seises
             Child-bed
             Women
             at
             various
             Seasons
             ,
             and
             upon
             several
             occasions
             ,
             sometimes
             presently
             after
             delivery
             ,
             especially
             if
             it
             has
             been
             difficult
             and
             hard
             ,
             sometimes
             on
             the
             first
             ,
             sometimes
             on
             the
             second
             ,
             third
             ,
             or
             fourth
             day
             ,
             but
             the
             later
             it
             begins
             ,
             the
             better
             it
             goes
             off
             .
          
           
             It
             begins
             and
             proceeds
             most
             commonly
             in
             the
             following
             manner
             ,
             after
             a
             previous
             indisposition
             ,
             the
             Fever
             begins
             most
             commonly
             with
             a
             shaking
             and
             shivering
             ,
             which
             Heat
             presently
             follows
             ,
             and
             after
             that
             Sweat
             ,
             the
             first
             or
             second
             day
             fits
             of
             Heat
             and
             Cold
             succeed
             one
             another
             ,
             and
             then
             all
             the
             Blood
             being
             inflamed
             ,
             the
             Lochia
             if
             they
             were
             not
             suppressed
             before
             ,
             flow
             but
             little
             ,
             or
             quite
             stop
             ;
             if
             the
             Disease
             be
             acute
             ,
             and
             of
             quick
             motion
             ,
             it
             comes
             to
             its
             height
             the
             third
             or
             fourth
             day
             ;
             the
             Heat
             is
             violent
             ,
             and
             the
             Thirst
             
             very
             much
             ,
             the
             Pulse
             vehement
             and
             quick
             ,
             watchings
             obstinate
             ,
             there
             is
             a
             great
             restlessness
             ,
             that
             the
             sick
             tumble
             from
             one
             side
             of
             the
             Bed
             to
             the
             other
             continually
             ;
             the
             Urin
             is
             thick
             and
             red
             ,
             and
             there
             are
             many
             other
             grievous
             Symptoms
             ;
             when
             the
             Fever
             is
             in
             its
             state
             ,
             no
             Crisis
             is
             to
             be
             expected
             ,
             for
             I
             never
             saw
             this
             Disease
             go
             off
             by
             a
             critical
             Sweat.
             
          
           
             The
             acute
             Diseases
             of
             Women
             in
             Child-bed
             are
             sometimes
             accompanied
             with
             a
             Quinsie
             ,
             Plurisie
             ,
             Peripneumonia
             ,
             Bloody-flux
             ,
             Small-pox
             ,
             and
             the
             like
             ;
             of
             these
             a
             Quinsie
             ,
             Plurisie
             ,
             and
             Peripneumonia
             ,
             by
             reason
             of
             the
             great
             Smilitude
             of
             the
             Cause
             ,
             and
             Analogy
             of
             the
             Cure
             ,
             may
             be
             considered
             together
             ;
             presently
             at
             their
             first
             beginning
             we
             must
             endeavour
             that
             the
             Blood
             fixed
             any
             where
             ,
             and
             beginning
             to
             be
             extravasated
             be
             restor'd
             to
             Circulation
             ,
             lest
             an
             Imposthume
             should
             be
             occasioned
             ;
             wherefore
             internal
             remedies
             which
             free
             the
             Blood
             from
             Coagulation
             must
             be
             used
             ,
             of
             which
             sort
             are
             Diaphoreticks
             abounding
             with
             Volatile
             Salt
             ,
             as
             Spirit
             of
             Harts-horn
             ,
             of
             Soot
             ,
             and
             Urine
             ,
             also
             Testaceous
             and
             Bezoartick
             Powders
             ,
             Lapis
             Prunella
             ,
             Decoctions
             and
             a
             Julep
             made
             of
             Vegetables
             that
             force
             Urine
             and
             the
             Courses
             ,
             with
             all
             which
             must
             be
             mixt
             
             such
             things
             as
             have
             been
             found
             by
             experience
             to
             be
             proper
             for
             Uterine
             Diseases
             .
             Moreover
             discutient
             Medicines
             ,
             which
             disperse
             the
             matter
             impacted
             ,
             such
             are
             Liniments
             ,
             Fomentations
             ,
             and
             Cataplasms
             ,
             must
             be
             carefully
             applyed
             to
             the
             parts
             affected
             ;
             in
             the
             mean
             while
             the
             violent
             Motion
             and
             immoderate
             effervescence
             must
             be
             driven
             far
             from
             thence
             ,
             and
             the
             filth
             must
             be
             driven
             as
             much
             as
             is
             possible
             downwards
             ;
             to
             this
             end
             Frictions
             ,
             Ligatures
             ,
             Epispasticks
             ,
             and
             if
             there
             be
             occasion
             ,
             Cupping
             Glasses
             ,
             must
             be
             applied
             about
             the
             Legs
             and
             Feet
             .
             If
             the
             Disease
             be
             very
             violent
             Bleeding
             is
             indicated
             ,
             and
             unless
             there
             be
             a
             Plethora
             in
             the
             whole
             Body
             ,
             and
             the
             Inflammation
             be
             very
             acute
             in
             the
             part
             affected
             ,
             it
             were
             be
             best
             to
             open
             a
             Vein
             in
             the
             Foot
             ,
             or
             to
             apply
             Leeches
             to
             the
             Hemorrhoidal
             Veins
             ;
             but
             if
             necessity
             urge
             ,
             we
             may
             bleed
             in
             the
             Arm
             ,
             and
             afterwards
             ,
             if
             it
             can
             be
             admitted
             ,
             in
             the
             Foot
             ;
             but
             you
             must
             take
             notice
             ,
             that
             Bleeding
             must
             be
             cautiously
             used
             in
             these
             Cases
             ,
             for
             unless
             it
             does
             good
             ,
             which
             I
             have
             seldom
             found
             ,
             the
             Sick
             is
             in
             a
             worse
             condition
             ,
             being
             render'd
             weaker
             thereby
             .
          
           
             The
             Bloody-flux
             is
             very
             often
             deadly
             ,
             and
             so
             much
             the
             rather
             ,
             because
             such
             
             things
             as
             qualifie
             the
             Blood
             ,
             and
             that
             moderately
             bind
             ,
             are
             indicated
             ;
             but
             the
             Flux
             of
             the
             Lochia
             forbids
             them
             ,
             wherefore
             in
             this
             case
             till
             she
             has
             been
             well
             Purged
             by
             a
             long
             Flux
             of
             the
             Lochia
             ,
             the
             fierceness
             of
             the
             Symptoms
             must
             at
             present
             be
             only
             appeased
             .
          
           
             The
             Indications
             in
             the
             Small-pox
             are
             not
             only
             contrary
             to
             those
             above
             described
             ,
             but
             also
             to
             one
             another
             ;
             for
             the
             Flux
             of
             the
             Lochia
             must
             be
             moderately
             restrain'd
             ;
             but
             in
             the
             mean
             while
             the
             efflorescence
             of
             the
             Blood
             ,
             and
             gentle
             Sweating
             must
             be
             continued
             ,
             wherefore
             such
             things
             as
             are
             of
             an
             Alexipharmic
             and
             Astringent
             Nature
             must
             be
             boyl'd
             in
             their
             Broths
             ,
             as
             the
             Roots
             of
             Tormentil
             and
             Bistort
             ;
             and
             in
             this
             case
             the
             Woman
             must
             not
             eat
             Flesh
             ,
             or
             the
             Broths
             of
             it
             ,
             nor
             must
             she
             rise
             ,
             but
             be
             kept
             as
             quiet
             as
             is
             possible
             ,
             and
             the
             whole
             business
             must
             be
             left
             in
             a
             manner
             to
             God
             and
             Nature
             ▪
          
           
             All
             Women
             in
             Child-bed
             have
             an
             inbred
             Venom
             ,
             and
             they
             ought
             to
             be
             careful
             of
             it
             ,
             and
             to
             avoid
             it
             as
             much
             as
             the
             greatest
             Malignity
             ;
             wherefore
             they
             ought
             to
             use
             an
             exact
             course
             of
             Diet
             ,
             whereby
             the
             impurities
             of
             the
             Blood
             and
             Humours
             may
             be
             purged
             in
             Child-bed
             without
             the
             
             danger
             of
             a
             Fever
             ,
             and
             that
             the
             disorders
             of
             the
             Womb
             may
             be
             healed
             ,
             and
             their
             strength
             weakned
             by
             delivery
             may
             be
             restored
             ,
             to
             which
             end
             three
             things
             are
             to
             be
             minded
             ,
             first
             an
             exact
             course
             of
             Diet
             must
             be
             ordered
             ,
             viz.
             That
             they
             be
             fed
             for
             a
             Week
             at
             least
             with
             Water-gruel
             ,
             sometimes
             made
             with
             Beer
             ,
             sometimes
             made
             with
             Water
             mixt
             with
             White-wine
             ,
             or
             with
             Panada
             ,
             and
             other
             things
             of
             easie
             Digestion
             :
             Secondly
             ,
             They
             must
             take
             great
             care
             that
             they
             do
             not
             catch
             cold
             ,
             whereby
             the
             Pores
             and
             the
             Lochia
             may
             be
             stopt
             ;
             wherefore
             let
             them
             continue
             in
             Bed
             at
             least
             till
             the
             tenth
             day
             :
             Thirdly
             ,
             The
             Lochia
             must
             be
             gently
             provoked
             ;
             to
             this
             end
             Midwives
             when
             after
             hard
             Labour
             ,
             there
             is
             danger
             of
             the
             stoppage
             of
             the
             Lochia
             ,
             give
             Sperma
             Ceti
             ,
             Irish
             Slates
             powdered
             ,
             or
             White-wine
             Tinctured
             with
             Saffron
             ,
             and
             they
             make
             the
             Gruel
             with
             Water
             and
             White-wine
             ,
             wherein
             as
             also
             in
             Posset-Drink
             they
             boyl
             Marygold
             Flowers
             ,
             the
             Leaves
             of
             Penny-royal
             ,
             or
             Mugwort
             .
          
        
         
           
           
             CHAP.
             XXIX
             .
          
           
             Of
             the
             Melancholy
             ,
             Madness
             ,
             Delirium
             ,
             and
             Epilepsie
             of
             Women
             in
             Child-bed
             .
          
           
             THese
             Diseases
             happen
             in
             Child-bed
             ,
             for
             want
             of
             a
             sufficient
             evacuation
             ,
             by
             reason
             of
             the
             fault
             of
             the
             Blood
             ,
             the
             Suppression
             of
             it
             ,
             or
             too
             great
             an
             Evacuation
             ;
             or
             by
             Fevers
             ,
             an
             ill
             Vapour
             rushing
             upon
             the
             Brain
             ,
             whereof
             Lusitanus
             mentions
             an
             observation
             of
             a
             very
             Beautiful
             Lady
             ,
             that
             presently
             after
             delivery
             fell
             Melancholy
             ,
             and
             was
             mad
             for
             a
             Month
             ,
             but
             by
             the
             use
             of
             a
             few
             Medicines
             recovered
             her
             Senses
             ;
             and
             I
             ,
             says
             
               Rodericus
               a
               Castro
            
             ,
             have
             often
             cured
             a
             Dutch
             Merchants
             Wife
             who
             was
             frequently
             distracted
             after
             delivery
             .
             These
             Diseases
             are
             thus
             distinguished
             ,
             Melancholy
             is
             a
             Delirium
             without
             a
             Fever
             ,
             occasioned
             by
             a
             Melancholy
             humour
             possessing
             the
             Seat
             of
             the
             Mind
             .
             Madness
             is
             more
             outragious
             ,
             and
             a
             hot
             Intemperies
             is
             the
             occasion
             of
             it
             ;
             whereas
             Melancholy
             proceeds
             from
             a
             cold
             Intemperies
             :
             
             An
             Epilepsie
             is
             a
             Convulsion
             of
             all
             the
             parts
             of
             the
             Body
             ,
             not
             perpetual
             ,
             but
             by
             intervals
             ,
             with
             a
             depravation
             of
             Sense
             and
             Jugdment
             .
             Lastly
             ,
             a
             Delirium
             is
             an
             alienation
             of
             the
             Mind
             ,
             and
             proceeds
             most
             commonly
             from
             a
             bilious
             Fever
             ,
             and
             therefore
             is
             not
             a
             Disease
             ,
             but
             a
             Symptom
             .
          
           
             These
             are
             the
             general
             Indications
             ;
             if
             these
             Diseases
             proceed
             from
             an
             immoderat
             Flux
             ,
             it
             must
             be
             stopt
             ,
             the
             strength
             must
             be
             kept
             up
             ,
             and
             the
             cold
             and
             dry
             Intemperies
             must
             be
             corrected
             .
             If
             they
             proceed
             from
             a
             Suppression
             of
             the
             Child-bed
             Purgations
             ,
             they
             must
             be
             forced
             ;
             if
             they
             are
             occasioned
             by
             a
             fault
             in
             the
             Blood
             ,
             they
             must
             be
             treated
             as
             the
             Melancholy
             of
             Virgins
             and
             Widows
             .
          
           
             The
             most
             Grievous
             Symptom
             of
             these
             Diseases
             are
             obstinate
             Watching
             ;
             in
             this
             case
             apply
             often
             to
             the
             Temples
             the
             following
             Oxyrrhodine
             .
          
           
             Take
             of
             the
             Waters
             of
             Roses
             and
             Plantain
             ,
             each
             four
             Ounces
             ,
             of
             Oyl
             of
             Roses
             ,
             three
             Ounces
             ,
             of
             Vinegar
             of
             Roses
             one
             Ounce
             ,
             the
             Powder
             of
             Red
             Sanders
             ,
             one
             Drachm
             ,
             mingle
             them
             ,
             apply
             it
             in
             a
             Rag
             ,
             or
             Populeon
             Oyntment
             mixed
             with
             Oyntment
             of
             Roses
             ,
             three
             Grains
             of
             Opium
             ,
             and
             one
             Scruple
             of
             Saffron
             ;
             
             or
             a
             live
             Pigeon
             cut
             in
             two
             may
             be
             applied
             hot
             to
             the
             Head.
             And
             if
             these
             things
             do
             not
             do
             ,
             one
             Dram
             of
             Philonium
             may
             be
             given
             in
             Lettice
             Water
             and
             a
             little
             Wine
             at
             Bed-time
             .
             Note
             that
             in
             an
             Epilepsie
             the
             Oxyrrhodine
             above
             mentioned
             is
             not
             so
             proper
             ,
             because
             it
             cools
             the
             Head
             too
             much
             ,
             and
             in
             Melancholy
             such
             things
             must
             be
             added
             to
             it
             as
             moisten
             more
             .
          
        
         
           
           
             CHAP.
             XXX
             .
          
           
             Of
             driving
             away
             the
             Milk
             ,
             of
             Tumors
             from
             Milk
             ,
             of
             want
             of
             Milk
             ,
             and
             of
             Chaps
             of
             the
             Nipples
             .
          
           
             IF
             the
             Milk
             flow
             too
             freely
             into
             the
             Breasts
             ,
             a
             Thin
             and
             Spare
             Diet
             must
             be
             ordered
             ,
             and
             the
             Breasts
             must
             be
             often
             sucked
             to
             prevent
             the
             Inflammation
             of
             them
             ,
             and
             the
             immoderate
             effervescence
             of
             the
             Blood
             ;
             and
             if
             it
             be
             not
             thought
             convenient
             that
             the
             Woman
             should
             give
             suck
             ▪
             it
             is
             customary
             on
             the
             first
             or
             third
             day
             of
             Lying
             in
             ,
             to
             apply
             over
             the
             Breasts
             moderately
             astringent
             Cerecloths
             ,
             or
             the
             Populean
             Oyntment
             ,
             and
             Galens
             cooling
             Cerate
             equally
             mixt
             ,
             and
             spread
             on
             Linnen
             ;
             some
             use
             Linnen
             dipt
             in
             Luke-warm
             Verjuice
             ,
             wherein
             a
             little
             Allom
             has
             bin
             dissolved
             ,
             that
             so
             it
             may
             be
             more
             astringent
             ;
             but
             great
             care
             must
             be
             taken
             in
             the
             application
             and
             change
             of
             these
             things
             ,
             that
             the
             Woman
             catch
             not
             the
             least
             cold
             ,
             as
             also
             that
             no
             Inflammation
             or
             Impostume
             be
             caused
             ,
             instead
             of
             driving
             back
             the
             
             Milk
             :
             Wherefore
             things
             are
             to
             be
             applyed
             according
             to
             the
             variety
             of
             the
             case
             .
          
           
             But
             the
             best
             way
             to
             drive
             away
             the
             Milk
             is
             the
             causing
             an
             ample
             Evacuation
             of
             the
             Lochia
             ,
             which
             is
             much
             further'd
             by
             keeping
             the
             Belly
             open
             with
             Glisters
             .
          
           
             Milk
             is
             the
             occasion
             of
             many
             tumours
             of
             divers
             kinds
             :
             The
             differences
             may
             be
             thus
             enumerated
             ;
             if
             the
             Ferment
             of
             the
             Breast
             be
             over
             active
             ,
             it
             separates
             the
             Milk
             with
             too
             great
             violence
             ,
             causing
             thereby
             an
             over
             Fermentation
             in
             the
             part
             ,
             which
             usually
             produces
             a
             Tumor
             called
             a
             Phlegmon
             ,
             if
             the
             Serum
             be
             hot
             ,
             or
             partakes
             much
             of
             Blood
             ;
             otherwise
             it
             raises
             a
             Tumor
             called
             an
             Oedema
             ;
             or
             if
             the
             matter
             be
             disposed
             to
             Coagulate
             ,
             the
             Kings
             Evil
             :
             And
             these
             are
             the
             most
             frequent
             Species
             of
             Tumors
             generally
             reputed
             to
             arise
             from
             Milk
             ,
             and
             either
             of
             them
             may
             degenerate
             into
             a
             Scirrhus
             ,
             and
             that
             Scirrhus
             into
             a
             Cancer
             .
             The
             Signs
             are
             Visible
             ;
             if
             the
             first
             happen
             ,
             there
             are
             all
             the
             Symptoms
             of
             a
             Phlegmon
             ,
             Heat
             ,
             Redness
             ,
             Tension
             ,
             Pulsation
             ,
             and
             the
             like
             ;
             if
             the
             Second
             ,
             large
             distension
             with
             pain
             ,
             but
             no
             heat
             ;
             if
             the
             Kings
             Evil
             ,
             then
             hard
             Kernels
             are
             easily
             felt
             .
          
           
           
             Swellings
             made
             by
             the
             over
             eagerness
             of
             the
             milky
             Ferment
             go
             easily
             off
             ,
             if
             no
             other
             Symptom
             attend
             them
             .
             Sucking
             and
             drawing
             the
             Breast
             for
             the
             most
             part
             discharges
             the
             Milk
             ,
             as
             fast
             as
             it
             can
             be
             generated
             ,
             and
             then
             all
             goes
             off
             well
             .
             But
             if
             the
             Fermentation
             produce
             any
             disorder
             in
             the
             Blood
             ,
             there
             is
             more
             or
             less
             danger
             according
             to
             the
             quality
             of
             the
             Tumor
             produced
             ,
             viz.
             A
             Phlegmon
             is
             apt
             to
             occasion
             a
             Fever
             ,
             Oedematous
             Tumors
             are
             apt
             to
             grow
             Ulcers
             ,
             and
             sometimes
             Scrophulous
             ,
             and
             Scirrhous
             ,
             and
             require
             a
             long
             time
             for
             their
             Cure.
             Because
             it
             frequently
             happens
             to
             Women
             in
             Child-bed
             ,
             that
             their
             Breasts
             do
             swell
             extraordinarly
             by
             reason
             of
             abundance
             of
             Milk
             ,
             which
             flows
             into
             them
             ,
             and
             occasions
             Inflammations
             ,
             Impostumations
             ,
             and
             the
             like
             ;
             therefore
             their
             Diet
             ought
             to
             be
             slender
             ,
             and
             of
             such
             a
             quality
             as
             may
             less
             dispose
             the
             Humours
             to
             ferment
             ,
             as
             Water-gruel
             ,
             Panado
             ,
             and
             the
             like
             .
             But
             if
             the
             Inflammation
             be
             not
             violent
             ,
             or
             the
             Patient
             weak
             ,
             Chicken
             Broath
             may
             be
             allowed
             with
             Wood-sorrel
             ,
             Purslain
             ,
             Lettice
             boiled
             in
             it
             ,
             or
             a
             boiled
             Chicken
             ,
             a
             Potched
             Egg
             ,
             and
             such
             sort
             of
             Meats
             of
             easie
             digestion
             .
             The
             Medicines
             proper
             to
             diminish
             the
             Milk
             ,
             are
             Lettice
             ,
             Purslain
             ,
             
             Endive
             ,
             Succory
             ,
             Smallage
             ,
             and
             the
             like
             ,
             the
             Seeds
             of
             wild
             Rue
             ,
             Cummin
             ,
             Basil
             powdered
             and
             given
             to
             the
             quantity
             of
             one
             Dram
             daily
             in
             Broath
             ,
             will
             dry
             up
             the
             Milk
             ,
             as
             Authors
             write
             .
          
           
             The
             Milk
             is
             usually
             drawn
             out
             of
             the
             Breasts
             by
             the
             Infants
             sucking
             them
             :
             But
             if
             the
             Child
             be
             so
             weak
             ,
             it
             cannot
             suck
             ,
             or
             does
             not
             discharge
             them
             enough
             ,
             some
             body
             else
             must
             do
             it
             ,
             or
             young
             Whelps
             may
             suck
             them
             ,
             or
             the
             Mother
             may
             draw
             her
             own
             Breasts
             her self
             by
             an
             Instrument
             sold
             for
             that
             purpose
             .
          
           
             The
             swelling
             made
             by
             the
             Milk
             is
             restrained
             by
             the
             application
             of
             Night-shade
             ,
             Lettice
             ,
             Plantain
             ,
             Vine-tops
             ,
             Bramble-buds
             ,
             Horse-tail
             ,
             and
             the
             like
             ,
             or
             with
             the
             Oyl
             of
             Myrtles
             and
             Vinegar
             .
          
           
             It
             may
             be
             discussed
             by
             the
             application
             of
             Mints
             ,
             Catmints
             ,
             Rue
             ,
             the
             Seeds
             of
             Fenugreek
             ,
             Cummin
             ,
             Fennel
             ,
             and
             the
             like
             ,
             or
             dried
             up
             by
             applying
             Cloaths
             dipt
             in
             Lime
             water
             ,
             or
             a
             Solution
             of
             Sacharum
             Saturni
             in
             the
             Water
             of
             Frogs
             Spawn
             ;
             during
             which
             time
             fine
             Tow
             may
             be
             sprinkled
             with
             Ceruss
             ,
             and
             applied
             to
             the
             Arm-pits
             :
             But
             these
             things
             must
             be
             only
             used
             at
             the
             beginning
             of
             the
             Fluxion
             .
          
           
             But
             if
             the
             Inflammation
             be
             gon
             too
             far
             towards
             Suppuration
             ,
             then
             it
             must
             be
             promoted
             
             with
             Suppuratives
             ,
             and
             opened
             by
             Incision
             or
             a
             Caustick
             .
          
           
             Where
             the
             swelling
             has
             been
             hard
             ,
             and
             not
             inflamed
             ,
             use
             the
             following
             Cerat
             .
          
           
             Take
             of
             the
             tops
             of
             Wormwood
             powdered
             two
             Drams
             ,
             of
             the
             Seeds
             of
             Fenugreek
             and
             Fennel
             ,
             each
             one
             Ounce
             and
             an
             half
             ,
             of
             the
             Juice
             of
             Henbane
             and
             Hemlock
             ,
             each
             three
             Ounces
             ,
             of
             Oyntment
             of
             Marsh-mallows
             two
             Ounces
             ,
             of
             Ducks
             Fat
             ,
             and
             Goose
             Grease
             ,
             each
             one
             Ounce
             ,
             of
             Deers
             Suet
             two
             Ounces
             ,
             of
             Liquid
             Storax
             half
             an
             Ounce
             ,
             with
             a
             sufficient
             quantity
             of
             Wax
             ,
             make
             a
             Cerat
             .
          
           
             Hemlock
             boyled
             in
             Wine
             ,
             and
             beaten
             up
             with
             Hogs
             Lard
             resolves
             the
             hardness
             of
             the
             Breasts
             .
             Green
             Mints
             ,
             or
             Chickweed
             are
             common
             applications
             ,
             and
             of
             good
             use
             ,
             either
             alone
             or
             mixed
             with
             other
             Medicines
             ,
             in
             all
             the
             hard
             Swellings
             of
             the
             Breast
             occasioned
             by
             Milk.
             All
             Plasters
             applied
             to
             the
             Breasts
             must
             have
             a
             hole
             sniped
             in
             them
             for
             the
             Nipples
             ,
             lest
             they
             be
             fretted
             by
             them
             ,
             especially
             that
             the
             Milk
             may
             be
             drawn
             forth
             whilst
             the
             Medicines
             lye
             on
             .
          
           
             But
             it
             is
             best
             to
             prevent
             such
             Swellings
             at
             the
             beginning
             by
             procuring
             an
             ample
             and
             large
             Evacuation
             of
             the
             Lochia
             .
             For
             
             the
             Chaps
             and
             Excoriations
             of
             the
             Niples
             ,
             Rags
             dipt
             in
             Plantain-water
             may
             be
             applied
             ,
             or
             the
             Oyntment
             called
             Diapompholigos
             may
             be
             used
             :
             But
             great
             care
             must
             be
             taken
             that
             nothing
             be
             applied
             to
             disgust
             the
             Child
             ;
             wherefore
             some
             only
             use
             Honey
             of
             Roses
             :
             But
             if
             the
             Excoriation
             and
             Pain
             be
             much
             ,
             the
             Woman
             must
             forbear
             giving
             the
             Child
             suck
             .
          
           
             If
             the
             Child
             has
             wholly
             sucked
             off
             the
             Nipples
             ,
             the
             Milk
             then
             must
             be
             quite
             dried
             away
             ,
             that
             so
             the
             Ulcers
             which
             remain
             may
             be
             the
             sooner
             healed
             .
          
        
         
           
           
             CHAP.
             XXXI
             .
          
           
             Of
             want
             of
             Milk.
             
          
           
             THE
             cause
             of
             want
             of
             Milk
             is
             a
             Vice
             of
             the
             Blood
             ,
             the
             weakness
             of
             the
             Body
             ,
             or
             of
             the
             Child
             ,
             the
             smallness
             of
             the
             Breasts
             ,
             the
             narrowness
             of
             the
             Vessels
             ,
             any
             immoderate
             Evacuation
             by
             another
             part
             ,
             as
             by
             the
             Mouth
             ,
             by
             the
             Courses
             ,
             by
             the
             Nostrils
             ,
             or
             by
             the
             Hemorrhoids
             ,
             by
             immoderate
             Cold
             ,
             ill
             Diet
             ,
             Fasting
             ,
             great
             Labour
             ,
             or
             Sorrow
             .
          
           
             The
             whole
             Cure
             in
             a
             manner
             consists
             in
             Diet.
             If
             therefore
             it
             be
             occasioned
             for
             want
             of
             Blood
             ,
             or
             by
             a
             dry
             Intemperies
             ,
             from
             whence
             it
             chiefly
             proceeds
             ,
             it
             must
             be
             cured
             by
             a
             hot
             and
             moist
             Diet
             ,
             and
             the
             Air
             must
             be
             moist
             and
             moderately
             warm
             .
             Sleep
             is
             better
             than
             immoderate
             Watching
             .
             The
             Bread
             must
             be
             Wheaten
             and
             well
             fermented
             .
             Goats
             or
             Sheeps
             Milk
             boil'd
             with
             Yolks
             of
             Eggs
             ,
             and
             sweetned
             is
             good
             ;
             so
             is
             Rice
             boild
             with
             Milk
             and
             Honey
             ,
             Potched
             Eggs
             ,
             Chicken
             Broath
             ,
             Mutton
             or
             Veal
             Broath
             ,
             or
             Broath
             
             of
             Phesants
             ,
             or
             the
             Flesh
             of
             them
             with
             a
             Sauce
             made
             of
             Rocket
             and
             Honey
             ;
             the
             Udders
             of
             Animals
             are
             also
             good
             .
             Of
             Fishes
             ,
             a
             Trout
             ,
             Mullet
             ,
             a
             Salmon
             ,
             Soles
             ,
             Place
             ,
             Pikes
             ,
             and
             the
             like
             are
             good
             ;
             and
             for
             the
             second
             Course
             ,
             Sweet
             Almonds
             ,
             Raisins
             of
             the
             Sun
             ,
             Pistaches
             ,
             Pine
             Nuts
             ,
             Rocket
             ,
             Parsnips
             roasted
             under
             the
             Embers
             ,
             or
             prepared
             with
             Honey
             .
             Diascorides
             and
             Avicenna
             commend
             Fennel
             and
             Smalage
             ;
             Lettice
             is
             also
             good
             ,
             so
             are
             Cabbage
             ,
             Wild
             Thime
             ,
             Leeks
             ,
             Rocket
             ,
             Fennel
             .
             Let
             her
             drink
             be
             sweet
             Wine
             ,
             or
             White-wine
             ,
             or
             Barley
             water
             with
             the
             Seeds
             of
             Fennel
             ,
             or
             Ale
             ;
             wherein
             if
             you
             boyl
             Butter
             ,
             Sugar
             ,
             and
             Bread
             ,
             you
             'll
             Scarce
             find
             a
             better
             Diet
             for
             this
             purpose
             .
             The
             German
             Women
             use
             this
             for
             their
             Meat
             and
             Drink
             almost
             all
             the
             time
             they
             give
             suck
             .
             All
             things
             that
             are
             acid
             ,
             acrid
             ,
             bitter
             and
             very
             hot
             must
             be
             avoided
             .
             But
             if
             this
             defect
             proceed
             from
             heat
             or
             choler
             ,
             you
             must
             use
             cooling
             things
             ,
             and
             the
             Body
             must
             be
             purged
             according
             to
             the
             Nature
             of
             the
             Humour
             :
             But
             if
             the
             Blood
             be
             Flegmatick
             ,
             and
             the
             Vessels
             obstructed
             ,
             you
             must
             open
             the
             Obstructions
             and
             attenuate
             the
             Blood
             ;
             therefore
             you
             must
             give
             hot
             things
             ,
             as
             Smallage
             ,
             Dill
             ,
             Penny-royal
             with
             Wine
             :
             But
             you
             must
             be
             
             careful
             not
             to
             give
             things
             that
             are
             too
             hot
             ;
             for
             they
             dry
             up
             the
             Milk.
             And
             as
             those
             things
             which
             Moderately
             provoke
             the
             Courses
             breed
             Milk
             ,
             so
             those
             that
             violently
             force
             them
             lessen
             it
             .
          
           
             Blood
             is
             never
             to
             be
             drawn
             ,
             nor
             are
             strong
             Purges
             to
             be
             used
             :
             But
             if
             it
             be
             necessary
             to
             use
             Purging
             by
             reason
             of
             the
             fault
             of
             the
             Humours
             ,
             the
             Nurse
             must
             take
             four
             days
             before
             such
             things
             as
             increase
             the
             Milk
             ,
             and
             such
             Medicines
             must
             be
             given
             as
             increase
             the
             Milk.
             As
          
           
             Take
             of
             thee
             Seeds
             of
             Fennel
             ,
             of
             Leeks
             ,
             and
             Rocket
             ,
             each
             two
             Drams
             ,
             of
             Mace
             one
             Dram
             ,
             of
             the
             Leaves
             of
             Mallows
             half
             a
             handful
             ,
             boyl
             them
             in
             Chicken
             Broath
             ,
             and
             let
             her
             take
             six
             Ounces
             of
             the
             Broath
             ,
             and
             wash
             ▪
             the
             Breasts
             with
             the
             Broath
             .
          
           
             But
             if
             the
             want
             of
             Milk
             proceeds
             from
             the
             smallness
             of
             the
             Breasts
             ,
             foment
             them
             with
             a
             Decoction
             of
             Fenugreek
             ,
             and
             Camomile
             made
             in
             Wine
             ,
             or
             with
             hot
             Beer
             and
             Butter
             .
             But
             if
             these
             things
             do
             not
             good
             ,
             you
             must
             chuse
             another
             Nurse
             ;
             but
             you
             must
             try
             all
             things
             first
             ,
             for
             change
             of
             Milk
             is
             very
             injurious
             to
             the
             Child
             .
          
        
         
           
           
             CHAP.
             XXXII
             .
          
           
             Of
             a
             Woman
             suckling
             her
             own
             Children
             ,
             and
             of
             chusing
             a
             Nurse
             .
          
           
             THE
             Mothers
             Milk
             is
             fittest
             for
             the
             Child
             ,
             because
             it
             is
             most
             agreeable
             to
             it
             Nature
             :
             Besides
             the
             Mother
             will
             be
             more
             vigilant
             and
             careful
             than
             a
             hired
             Nurse
             ;
             for
             none
             can
             love
             ,
             the
             Child
             so
             well
             as
             the
             own
             Mother
             ,
             who
             upon
             the
             account
             of
             her
             affection
             is
             unwearied
             in
             the
             attending
             of
             the
             Child
             ,
             and
             thinks
             she
             never
             does
             enough
             for
             it
             ,
             and
             is
             presently
             awaked
             by
             its
             crying
             ;
             whereas
             mercenary
             Nurses
             often
             overlay
             Children
             and
             suffocate
             them
             .
             Moreover
             the
             Body
             ,
             and
             the
             disposition
             of
             the
             Mind
             are
             more
             framed
             by
             the
             Milk
             and
             Nourishment
             ,
             than
             by
             the
             nature
             of
             the
             Seed
             ;
             and
             as
             you
             often
             observe
             that
             the
             Child
             is
             purged
             when
             the
             Nurse
             is
             Purged
             ;
             so
             the
             Body
             and
             Humours
             are
             in
             a
             manner
             the
             same
             with
             hers
             ,
             as
             Trees
             partake
             of
             the
             nature
             of
             the
             Soil
             they
             are
             planted
             in
             .
             Besides
             ,
             it
             is
             the
             duty
             of
             a
             Mother
             to
             nurse
             
             her
             own
             Child
             ;
             for
             those
             that
             do
             not
             are
             but
             half
             Mothers
             ,
             and
             to
             be
             sure
             cannot
             love
             them
             so
             well
             as
             those
             that
             do
             .
             Upon
             this
             account
             a
             Roman
             Youth
             of
             the
             Family
             of
             the
             Gracchi
             ,
             returning
             Rich
             and
             Victorious
             from
             the
             Wars
             ,
             being
             met
             by
             his
             Mother
             and
             his
             Nurse
             ,
             gave
             his
             Mother
             a
             Silver
             Ring
             ,
             and
             his
             Nurse
             a
             Gold
             Chain
             ;
             whereat
             his
             Mother
             being
             offended
             ;
             You
             ,
             said
             he
             ,
             nourished
             me
             only
             Nine
             Months
             in
             the
             Womb
             ,
             and
             then
             rejected
             me
             ,
             this
             Woman
             received
             me
             into
             her
             Arms
             ,
             and
             suckled
             me
             two
             Years
             ,
             and
             taught
             me
             to
             be
             orderly
             .
             The
             Water
             nourishes
             what
             is
             bred
             in
             the
             Water
             ,
             and
             the
             Earth
             nourishes
             what
             is
             bred
             in
             the
             Earth
             :
             Nor
             is
             there
             any
             Beast
             so
             cruel
             ,
             as
             not
             to
             nourish
             its
             young
             ones
             .
             Tygers
             ,
             Lions
             ,
             and
             Vipers
             take
             care
             of
             their
             young
             ones
             ,
             and
             only
             Man
             makes
             Foundlings
             of
             his
             :
             Oh!
             incredible
             and
             execrable
             Villany
             ,
             what
             can
             be
             more
             cruel
             ,
             than
             to
             expose
             a
             tender
             Infant
             that
             implores
             his
             Mothers
             help
             ,
             as
             soon
             as
             possibly
             she
             can
             get
             rid
             of
             it
             ?
             But
             God
             in
             his
             Providence
             often
             punishes
             their
             Inhumanity
             ;
             for
             their
             Milk
             often
             curdles
             in
             their
             Breast
             ,
             and
             occasions
             dreadful
             pains
             ,
             so
             that
             those
             Breasts
             ,
             which
             were
             denied
             their
             Children
             are
             forced
             to
             be
             suckt
             by
             
             Puppies
             ;
             nor
             is
             this
             all
             ,
             for
             their
             Breasts
             are
             often
             Inflamed
             and
             Suppurated
             ,
             and
             must
             be
             cut
             with
             Knives
             ,
             or
             burnt
             with
             red
             hot
             Irons
             ,
             or
             becoming
             Cancerous
             ,
             the
             rotten
             Flesh
             drops
             from
             them
             piece-meal
             .
             But
             some
             will
             object
             in
             their
             excuse
             ,
             that
             they
             are
             either
             too
             young
             or
             too
             weak
             ,
             yet
             without
             doubt
             if
             they
             are
             able
             to
             Conceive
             ,
             they
             may
             Suckle
             too
             ;
             for
             God
             never
             gave
             them
             Breasts
             full
             of
             Milk
             to
             no
             purpose
             .
             But
             if
             they
             have
             not
             Milk
             enough
             ,
             which
             is
             the
             only
             real
             excuse
             ,
             a
             Nurse
             must
             be
             chosen
             ,
             who
             ought
             to
             be
             of
             an
             age
             betwixt
             twenty
             and
             thirty
             ;
             she
             ought
             to
             be
             of
             a
             strong
             Constitution
             ,
             well
             Coloured
             ,
             not
             too
             Fat
             ,
             nor
             too
             Lean
             ;
             she
             must
             not
             have
             rotten
             Teeth
             ,
             nor
             a
             stinking
             Breath
             ,
             nor
             be
             affected
             with
             Scabs
             ,
             Ulcers
             ,
             the
             French-Pox
             ,
             Gout
             ,
             Consumption
             ,
             or
             any
             other
             Disease
             .
             Thirdly
             ,
             Her
             Manners
             are
             to
             be
             considered
             ;
             for
             the
             Child
             sucks
             them
             in
             with
             the
             Milk
             ;
             whereof
             the
             Nurse
             ought
             to
             be
             good
             tempered
             ;
             she
             must
             not
             be
             subject
             to
             violent
             Passions
             ,
             nor
             wholly
             without
             Passion
             ,
             nor
             of
             a
             weak
             Judgment
             ;
             she
             must
             not
             be
             squint
             eyed
             ,
             lest
             the
             Child
             should
             be
             so
             ;
             she
             must
             be
             Chast
             ,
             and
             not
             have
             Conversation
             with
             her
             Husband
             ,
             lest
             her
             Courses
             should
             flow
             ,
             or
             the
             
             Blood
             be
             disturbed
             ,
             and
             consequently
             the
             Milk
             ;
             or
             be
             with
             Child
             ,
             whereby
             the
             Milk
             would
             be
             lessened
             ,
             and
             become
             vitious
             :
             but
             some
             think
             that
             the
             Courses
             flowing
             moderately
             does
             not
             vitiate
             the
             Milk
             ,
             but
             rather
             cleanses
             the
             rest
             of
             the
             Blood.
             Fourthly
             ,
             we
             must
             consider
             the
             time
             from
             Delivery
             ;
             for
             she
             must
             not
             give
             suck
             too
             near
             Delivery
             ,
             nor
             too
             long
             from
             the
             time
             of
             it
             .
             She
             must
             not
             give
             suck
             until
             she
             be
             free
             of
             the
             Child-bed
             Purgations
             ;
             the
             time
             most
             approved
             of
             ,
             is
             from
             the
             Second
             Month
             to
             the
             Sixth
             ,
             and
             she
             should
             have
             Nursed
             a
             Child
             before
             .
             Fifthly
             ,
             The
             Breasts
             are
             to
             be
             considered
             ,
             which
             ought
             to
             be
             moderately
             full
             ,
             not
             loose
             and
             hanging
             down
             ;
             but
             solid
             and
             firm
             ,
             of
             a
             moderate
             bigness
             and
             hardness
             ,
             and
             the
             Veins
             of
             them
             should
             look
             blew
             ,
             and
             dispersed
             into
             many
             streams
             ,
             moderately
             elevated
             ,
             that
             they
             may
             contain
             the
             more
             Milk
             ;
             for
             if
             they
             are
             dense
             ,
             and
             the
             Milk
             is
             bound
             up
             in
             them
             ,
             and
             as
             it
             were
             suffocated
             ,
             the
             Child
             can
             scarce
             draw
             it
             ,
             and
             so
             either
             takes
             a
             distaste
             ,
             or
             if
             it
             suck
             on
             ,
             the
             Nose
             is
             flattened
             by
             the
             pressure
             .
             Sixthly
             ,
             The
             Paps
             must
             not
             be
             so
             short
             as
             that
             the
             Child
             cannot
             take
             hold
             of
             them
             with
             his
             Lips
             ,
             nor
             so
             long
             and
             
             thick
             ,
             as
             to
             fill
             the
             Infants
             Mouth
             ,
             so
             that
             it
             cannot
             readily
             use
             its
             Tongue
             to
             suck
             or
             swallow
             .
             Seventhly
             ,
             The
             nature
             of
             the
             Milk
             must
             be
             considered
             ,
             which
             ,
             besides
             the
             clearness
             and
             sweetness
             of
             it
             ,
             which
             are
             the
             first
             requisits
             ,
             must
             be
             also
             sweet-sented
             ,
             not
             too
             thick
             nor
             too
             thin
             ,
             which
             may
             be
             tried
             by
             dipping
             a
             hair
             in
             the
             Milk
             ,
             hanging
             it
             up
             ,
             if
             the
             Milk
             slide
             off
             ,
             it
             is
             naught
             ,
             but
             if
             it
             compass
             the
             whole
             hair
             it
             is
             good
             .
             Eightly
             ,
             chuse
             a
             Nurse
             which
             was
             last
             delivered
             of
             a
             Male
             child
             .
             Ninethly
             ,
             Such
             an
             one
             as
             is
             not
             wont
             to
             miscarry
             .
             Tenthly
             ,
             She
             must
             not
             be
             with
             Child
             .
             The
             Nurse
             so
             described
             on
             the
             first
             days
             she
             begins
             to
             suckle
             must
             use
             a
             simple
             Diet
             ,
             lest
             too
             much
             Milk
             should
             overwhelm
             the
             tender
             Infant
             .
             Afterwards
             let
             her
             have
             good
             Meats
             :
             She
             must
             not
             Drink
             excessively
             ,
             she
             must
             abstain
             from
             Wine
             ,
             and
             from
             salt
             ,
             sharp
             ,
             and
             a
             stringent
             Meats
             ,
             and
             Leeks
             ,
             Onions
             ,
             Garlick
             ,
             Rocket
             and
             Spices
             .
             She
             must
             avoid
             all
             perturbations
             of
             Mind
             ,
             and
             Copulation
             ;
             let
             her
             moderately
             exercise
             her
             Arms
             and
             upper
             Parts
             .
             Lastly
             ,
             Her
             Diet
             must
             be
             such
             ,
             as
             the
             Nature
             and
             Constitution
             of
             the
             Infant
             requires
             ;
             if
             the
             Child
             be
             of
             a
             hot
             Constitution
             ,
             she
             must
             use
             a
             cooling
             Diet
             ;
             but
             if
             the
             Infant
             
             be
             of
             a
             cold
             Constitution
             ,
             a
             little
             Wine
             and
             Spices
             must
             be
             allowed
             ,
             and
             stronger
             exercise
             ,
             and
             if
             the
             Nurse
             be
             not
             well
             ,
             she
             must
             be
             purged
             ,
             and
             Diet
             must
             be
             ordered
             according
             to
             the
             faults
             of
             the
             Milk
             ,
             and
             the
             disorders
             of
             the
             Child
             .
             The
             Nurse
             must
             be
             always
             chearful
             ,
             and
             laughing
             ,
             and
             singing
             with
             the
             Child
             .
             She
             must
             keep
             it
             clean
             .
             She
             must
             speak
             distinctly
             .
             She
             must
             assist
             the
             Child
             in
             sucking
             by
             pressing
             gently
             her
             Breasts
             ;
             but
             she
             must
             not
             let
             the
             Child
             suck
             too
             much
             at
             once
             .
          
        
         
           
           
             CHAP.
             XXXIII
             .
          
           
             Of
             Wrinkles
             in
             the
             Belly
             and
             Breasts
             after
             Delivery
             .
          
           
             WHen
             the
             Child
             in
             the
             Womb
             grows
             big
             ,
             it
             stretches
             the
             Belly
             ,
             or
             maks
             it
             chap
             ,
             so
             that
             after
             Delivery
             Wrinkles
             remain
             in
             the
             Belly
             ,
             and
             her
             Breasts
             grow
             small
             after
             the
             Milk
             goes
             away
             for
             the
             same
             reason
             .
             The
             Chaps
             may
             be
             prevented
             ,
             if
             after
             the
             fourth
             Month
             of
             being
             with
             Child
             ,
             a
             Linnen
             cloath
             dipt
             in
             the
             Oyl
             of
             sweet
             Almonds
             be
             applied
             to
             the
             Belly
             .
             The
             Wrinkles
             left
             after
             Delivery
             may
             be
             taken
             off
             by
             two
             sorts
             of
             Remedies
             .
          
           
             First
             therefore
             ,
             If
             the
             Womans
             Month
             be
             not
             out
             ,
             apply
             to
             the
             Belly
             the
             following
             Oyntment
             .
          
           
             Take
             of
             Sperma
             Ceti
             two
             Drams
             ,
             of
             Oyl
             of
             Sweet
             Almonds
             ,
             and
             St.
             Johns
             Wort
             ,
             each
             one
             Ounce
             and
             an
             half
             ,
             of
             Goats
             Suet
             one
             Ounce
             ,
             of
             new
             Wax
             a
             sufficient
             quantity
             ,
             make
             an
             Oyntment
             .
          
           
           
             Secondly
             ,
             After
             the
             Womans
             lying
             in
             ,
             such
             things
             may
             be
             used
             as
             gently
             bind
             ,
             and
             render
             the
             Belly
             solid
             and
             firm
             .
          
           
             Take
             of
             the
             distilled
             Water
             of
             Mallows
             ,
             and
             Marsh-mallow
             ,
             each
             one
             Quart
             ,
             of
             Rose-Water
             a
             Pint
             and
             half
             ,
             two
             Lemons
             ▪
             peeled
             and
             sliced
             ,
             of
             unripe
             Sloes
             one
             Pound
             ;
             infuse
             them
             together
             two
             days
             ,
             and
             then
             distil
             them
             in
             a
             Glass
             Alembick
             with
             a
             gentle
             fire
             ,
             and
             bath
             the
             Womans
             Belly
             with
             it
             .
             But
             the
             following
             makes
             the
             Belly
             more
             solid
             .
          
           
             Take
             of
             Figs
             one
             Pound
             ,
             of
             the
             Meal
             of
             Barley
             and
             Beans
             ,
             each
             half
             an
             Ounce
             ,
             of
             the
             Meal
             of
             Rice
             two
             Ounces
             ,
             of
             Galls
             ,
             and
             Cypress
             Nuts
             ,
             each
             one
             Dram
             ,
             of
             Mastich
             ,
             and
             Myrrh
             ,
             each
             one
             Dram
             and
             half
             ,
             of
             the
             Seeds
             of
             Fennel
             one
             Dram
             ;
             boyl
             them
             all
             in
             Smiths
             Water
             till
             they
             are
             a
             little
             thick
             ,
             then
             apply
             them
             to
             the
             Belly
             ;
             or
             after
             bathing
             with
             a
             Decoction
             of
             the
             foresaid
             things
             :
             apply
             the
             following
             Pultiss
             to
             the
             Belly
             .
          
           
             Take
             of
             the
             Meal
             of
             Beans
             ,
             Rice
             ,
             Acorns
             and
             Almonds
             ,
             each
             two
             Ounces
             ,
             of
             Bricks
             powdered
             one
             Ounce
             ,
             of
             Bole-armenick
             two
             Drams
             ,
             of
             Dragons
             Blood
             one
             Dram
             ,
             of
             Cypress
             Nuts
             half
             an
             Ounce
             ,
             of
             Kermes
             three
             Drams
             ,
             of
             Galls
             half
             an
             Ounce
             ,
             of
             Oyl
             of
             Myrtles
             six
             Ounces
             ,
             of
             the
             Waters
             of
             Medlars
             ,
             
             and
             Sloes
             ,
             each
             one
             Pint
             ,
             of
             Rose-water
             one
             Pint
             and
             an
             half
             ;
             boyl
             them
             to
             the
             consistence
             of
             a
             Pultiss
             ,
             apply
             it
             to
             the
             Belly
             .
          
           
             It
             also
             makes
             the
             Breasts
             solid
             .
             But
             lest
             the
             Breast
             and
             Bowels
             should
             be
             offended
             by
             its
             frigidity
             and
             binding
             quality
             ,
             add
             of
             Mastick
             two
             Drams
             ,
             of
             Nutmegs
             three
             Drams
             ,
             of
             Florentine
             Orris
             half
             an
             Ounce
             .
             Myrrh
             mixed
             with
             these
             ,
             the
             Decoction
             of
             it
             ,
             or
             used
             any
             other
             way
             renders
             the
             Belly
             smooth
             and
             firm
             ,
             and
             the
             Breasts
             hard
             compact
             and
             small
             ,
             and
             narrows
             the
             Privities
             ,
             and
             is
             accounted
             a
             great
             secret
             in
             this
             case
             .
          
        
         
           
           
             CHAP.
             XXXIV
             .
          
           
             Of
             straitning
             the
             Privities
             after
             Delivery
             .
          
           
             AFter
             Delivery
             the
             Privities
             are
             lax
             ;
             and
             hence
             Barreness
             ,
             and
             a
             falling
             of
             the
             Womb
             are
             sometimes
             occasioned
             .
             The
             Cure
             is
             performed
             by
             two
             sorts
             of
             Remedies
             .
          
           
             First
             ,
             if
             the
             Privities
             are
             too
             moist
             ,
             such
             things
             must
             be
             used
             as
             dry
             ;
             the
             following
             Uterine
             Glister
             is
             very
             proper
             .
          
           
             Take
             of
             Galls
             number
             four
             ,
             of
             Spodium
             two
             Spoonfuls
             ,
             powder
             them
             very
             fine
             ,
             and
             add
             Six
             Ounces
             of
             Stiptic-wine
             ;
             afterwards
             put
             up
             the
             following
             Pessary
             .
          
           
             Take
             of
             the
             Bark
             of
             the
             Pine
             two
             Drams
             ,
             Allom
             one
             Dram
             ,
             of
             Cyprus
             one
             Pugil
             ,
             boyl
             them
             in
             Wine
             to
             the
             consistence
             of
             a
             Pultiss
             ,
             apply
             them
             often
             with
             a
             rag
             :
             Or
             infuse
             Galls
             in
             Rain-water
             eight
             days
             ,
             and
             with
             soft
             Wool
             sprinkled
             with
             Sulphur
             ,
             and
             dipt
             in
             
             this
             Water
             and
             dried
             without
             pressing
             ,
             make
             a
             Pessary
             .
          
           
             But
             Secondly
             ,
             And
             chiefly
             you
             must
             use
             Astringents
             ,
             Foment
             the
             Genitals
             with
             the
             Water
             or
             Decoction
             of
             Acorns
             ,
             unripe
             Sloes
             ,
             and
             of
             Horse-tail
             ;
             or
             Foment
             the
             Parts
             with
             Allom-water
             ,
             or
             with
             Stiptic-Wine
             ,
             that
             is
             ,
             red
             and
             rough
             Wine
             boyl'd
             with
             Galls
             ,
             Leaves
             of
             Myrtles
             ,
             Red
             Roses
             ,
             Pomgranet-peel
             Balaustines
             ,
             and
             Cypress
             Nuts
             :
             Or
             ,
          
           
             Take
             of
             Cypress
             Nuts
             and
             Galls
             ,
             each
             one
             Pound
             ,
             of
             Roch-allom
             ,
             and
             the
             filings
             of
             Iron
             prepared
             in
             Vinegar
             ,
             each
             half
             a
             Pound
             ,
             boyl
             them
             in
             a
             sufficient
             quantity
             of
             the
             Waters
             of
             Galls
             ,
             which
             Tanners
             use
             ,
             and
             Foment
             the
             Parts
             often
             with
             it
             .
          
           
             The
             following
             Water
             is
             counted
             excellent
             .
          
           
             Take
             of
             Galls
             ,
             and
             of
             Cypress
             Nuts
             ,
             each
             half
             a
             Pound
             ,
             of
             Allom
             six
             Drams
             ,
             Bole-armonick
             half
             a
             Pound
             ,
             of
             the
             Meal
             of
             Acorns
             ,
             and
             of
             old
             Beans
             ,
             each
             half
             a
             Pound
             ,
             the
             Whites
             of
             twelve
             Eggs
             ,
             of
             Powder
             of
             Brick
             one
             Pound
             ;
             let
             them
             be
             all
             finely
             powdered
             ,
             and
             infuse
             them
             three
             Days
             in
             Smiths
             
             Water
             ,
             or
             in
             a
             decoction
             of
             Sloes
             ,
             Medlars
             ,
             or
             Horse-tail
             ,
             with
             half
             a
             Pint
             of
             Rose
             Vinegar
             ;
             then
             Distill
             them
             in
             a
             cold
             Still
             with
             a
             gentle
             Fire
             ;
             add
             to
             the
             Water
             that
             comes
             off
             ,
             of
             the
             Powders
             of
             Mastick
             ,
             Myrrh
             ,
             and
             Dragons
             Blood
             ,
             each
             two
             Drams
             .
             Set
             the
             water
             in
             the
             Sun
             in
             the
             Summer
             for
             ten
             days
             ,
             this
             straitens
             the
             Privities
             ,
             smoothens
             the
             Belly
             ,
             and
             makes
             the
             Breasts
             solid
             .
          
        
         
           
           
             CHAP.
             XXXV
             .
          
           
             Of
             Abscesses
             and
             Corrosive
             Vlcers
             arising
             from
             Distempers
             of
             the
             Womb
             in
             Childbed
             .
          
           
             THE
             Womb
             is
             sometimes
             terribly
             affected
             in
             Child-bed
             ,
             and
             produces
             Fevers
             of
             very
             Malignant
             and
             Venomous
             Natures
             ,
             which
             soon
             cause
             Phlegmons
             ,
             and
             worse
             Tumours
             ,
             in
             the
             Womb
             it self
             ,
             and
             sometimes
             in
             other
             parts
             of
             the
             Body
             ,
             there
             being
             none
             of
             them
             on
             which
             the
             Uterine
             Ferment
             has
             not
             an
             influence
             .
             The
             Exhorbitances
             or
             Degenerations
             of
             that
             ,
             whether
             from
             an
             hurt
             in
             Labour
             ,
             from
             part
             of
             the
             After-birth
             left
             behind
             ,
             from
             cold
             taken
             ,
             or
             the
             Lochia
             stopt
             ,
             soon
             produce
             such
             Virulent
             Distempers
             in
             the
             Blood
             as
             make
             it
             cast
             out
             a
             Tumor
             ,
             either
             upon
             the
             part
             it self
             ,
             or
             else
             outwardly
             upon
             the
             Muscles
             of
             the
             Body
             ,
             where
             when
             they
             
             light
             ,
             they
             prove
             corrosive
             ,
             sometimes
             eating
             out
             the
             Flesh
             in
             which
             they
             lodge
             ,
             which
             falls
             off
             in
             whole
             pieces
             ,
             without
             that
             change
             of
             colour
             in
             the
             Skin
             ,
             which
             is
             in
             Gangreens
             ,
             so
             that
             sometimes
             the
             Bone
             it self
             is
             laid
             bare
             by
             them
             .
          
           
             The
             Causes
             are
             hard
             Labour
             ,
             the
             Womb
             hurt
             ,
             or
             part
             of
             the
             Secundine
             left
             behind
             ;
             Cold
             taken
             in
             Child-bed
             ,
             and
             a
             predisposition
             in
             the
             Humours
             ,
             by
             reason
             of
             their
             peccancy
             in
             quantity
             or
             quality
             .
          
           
             The
             Prognostick
             may
             be
             taken
             from
             the
             largness
             ,
             or
             other
             qualifications
             of
             the
             Abscess
             ,
             and
             the
             Symptoms
             that
             happen
             to
             the
             Body
             thereupon
             .
             If
             the
             Tumor
             happens
             only
             from
             some
             little
             disturbance
             in
             the
             Womb
             of
             a
             Person
             otherwise
             of
             a
             good
             habit
             of
             Body
             ,
             the
             cure
             is
             hopeful
             .
             If
             part
             of
             the
             After-birth
             be
             retained
             ,
             there
             is
             no
             hope
             's
             of
             Cure
             till
             that
             be
             removed
             ,
             nay
             if
             it
             stay
             so
             long
             ,
             as
             to
             induce
             Putrefaction
             of
             the
             part
             ,
             it
             will
             be
             too
             late
             then
             to
             remove
             it
             .
          
           
           
             If
             the
             Body
             be
             of
             an
             ill
             Habit
             ,
             the
             Tumours
             are
             apt
             to
             Degenerate
             into
             very
             Venomous
             and
             Malignant
             Abscesses
             ,
             which
             if
             they
             do
             not
             suddenly
             kill
             ,
             do
             at
             least
             produce
             ill
             conditoned
             Ulcers
             ,
             hard
             of
             Cure
             ,
             and
             for
             the
             most
             part
             mortal
             in
             the
             long
             course
             of
             the
             Disease
             .
          
           
             In
             the
             Cure
             of
             these
             Abscesses
             ,
             you
             are
             to
             inform
             your self
             how
             the
             Womb
             is
             disturbed
             ,
             and
             appease
             that
             ;
             and
             if
             any
             part
             of
             the
             After-birth
             be
             left
             behind
             ,
             to
             endeavour
             the
             bringing
             that
             away
             ,
             and
             by
             good
             Sudorificks
             ,
             Cordials
             and
             the
             like
             ,
             to
             expel
             the
             Venom
             ,
             and
             fortifie
             the
             Spirits
             against
             the
             Malignity
             that
             is
             thereby
             contracted
             ,
             and
             to
             attemperate
             the
             heat
             ,
             and
             the
             Acrimony
             by
             Julips
             and
             Emulsions
             .
          
           
             The
             Swellings
             arising
             from
             these
             require
             to
             be
             treated
             in
             their
             beginning
             with
             moderate
             Repellents
             and
             Discutients
             afterward
             ,
             according
             as
             the
             Matter
             prepredominates
             ,
             make
             way
             for
             its
             discharge
             .
          
           
           
             A
             young
             Woman
             after
             Child-bed
             was
             seized
             with
             a
             great
             Pain
             and
             Swelling
             in
             her
             Groin
             ,
             with
             a
             Fever
             .
             Bleeding
             and
             Lenient
             Purgatives
             to
             Evacuate
             the
             Humours
             were
             prescribed
             ,
             also
             Cordial
             Juleps
             ,
             and
             the
             like
             ,
             to
             attemperate
             the
             Heat
             ,
             and
             fortifie
             the
             Spirits
             ;
             and
             Moderate
             Repellents
             mixed
             with
             Discutients
             in
             Fomentations
             ,
             and
             Plasters
             with
             Bandage
             were
             used
             ,
             which
             dispersed
             the
             Humor
             in
             the
             Thigh
             ,
             and
             restored
             that
             part
             to
             its
             former
             temper
             :
             But
             in
             the
             mean
             time
             the
             Tumor
             increased
             in
             the
             Groin
             ,
             and
             was
             suppurated
             after
             the
             manner
             of
             a
             Bubo
             ;
             it
             was
             opened
             ,
             and
             a
             detersion
             was
             endeavoured
             ;
             but
             the
             Sinus
             reaching
             down
             the
             Twist
             ,
             the
             Matter
             could
             not
             be
             discharged
             without
             laying
             it
             more
             open
             ,
             as
             in
             Sinous
             Ulcers
             ,
             by
             which
             method
             it
             was
             cured
             .
          
           
             A
             Gentlewoman
             in
             Child-bed
             was
             seized
             with
             a
             Fever
             ,
             and
             the
             Ninth
             Day
             complained
             of
             a
             pain
             in
             her
             Foot.
             Discutients
             were
             prescribed
             ,
             together
             with
             things
             proper
             for
             the
             Fever
             to
             breath
             out
             the
             impacted
             Matter
             in
             her
             Foot
             ;
             but
             the
             pain
             increasing
             ,
             the
             upper
             part
             of
             the
             Foot
             from
             the
             Instep
             to
             the
             Toes
             
             were
             Oedematous
             ;
             but
             from
             the
             inside
             of
             the
             Ancle
             to
             the
             middle
             of
             the
             Sole
             of
             her
             Foot
             inflamed
             ,
             and
             seeming
             to
             apostumate
             .
             The
             ill
             consequences
             of
             an
             Apostumation
             in
             that
             part
             amongst
             the
             Tendons
             and
             Bones
             ,
             and
             where
             the
             Skin
             is
             usually
             so
             hard
             and
             tough
             ,
             that
             our
             strongest
             Causticks
             could
             difficultly
             penetrate
             ,
             being
             feared
             ;
             It
             was
             resolved
             to
             endeavour
             the
             restraint
             of
             the
             Influx
             ,
             and
             so
             to
             dry
             up
             the
             Humour
             affecting
             the
             part
             ;
             to
             which
             purpose
             was
             applied
             the
             following
             Plaster
             .
          
           
             Take
             of
             Barley
             Meal
             Six
             Ounces
             ,
             of
             Flax
             Seeds
             powdered
             Six
             Drams
             ,
             of
             the
             Flowers
             of
             Camomile
             and
             Elder
             ,
             each
             three
             Drams
             ,
             of
             the
             Flowers
             of
             Red
             Roses
             and
             Balaustins
             ,
             each
             one
             Ounce
             ;
             these
             with
             the
             addition
             of
             Honey
             of
             Roses
             and
             Oyl
             of
             Myrtles
             were
             boyled
             to
             the
             consistence
             of
             a
             Plaster
             in
             red
             Wine
             ,
             and
             at
             Bed-time
             an
             Anodyne
             Draught
             was
             given
             to
             cause
             rest
             .
          
           
             The
             next
             Morning
             the
             Patient
             was
             somewhat
             relieved
             ,
             and
             when
             the
             Dressings
             were
             taken
             off
             ,
             the
             Tumor
             and
             Inflammation
             seemed
             less
             .
             This
             way
             of
             
             dressing
             was
             continued
             with
             Compress
             and
             Bandage
             ,
             and
             the
             Humour
             was
             in
             few
             Days
             dried
             up
             ,
             and
             the
             Foot
             seemed
             well
             ;
             but
             there
             appeared
             again
             a
             Swelling
             on
             the
             Foot
             ,
             and
             Apostumated
             in
             the
             Sole
             of
             the
             Foot
             in
             three
             several
             places
             ,
             which
             were
             opened
             with
             a
             Caustick
             ,
             to
             prevent
             the
             increase
             of
             the
             Matter
             ,
             and
             the
             Eschars
             were
             divided
             to
             give
             a
             vent
             ,
             and
             they
             were
             dressed
             with
             Basilicon
             and
             the
             Plaster
             as
             before
             ,
             and
             the
             flowing
             of
             the
             Matter
             was
             indeavoured
             to
             be
             hindred
             dayly
             by
             Compress
             and
             Bandage
             ;
             but
             the
             Position
             of
             the
             Foot
             gave
             way
             ,
             and
             it
             sunk
             lower
             ,
             so
             that
             there
             was
             a
             necessity
             of
             applying
             another
             Caustick
             ,
             which
             proved
             effectual
             to
             the
             Discharge
             of
             it
             ;
             so
             that
             the
             upper
             Orifices
             healed
             ,
             but
             this
             last
             Eschar
             separated
             slowly
             ,
             and
             left
             the
             great
             Tendon
             bare
             ;
             the
             Separation
             was
             furthered
             by
             the
             use
             of
             Oyl
             of
             Turpentine
             with
             Basilicon
             applied
             warm
             ,
             and
             the
             Tendon
             was
             incarnated
             with
             a
             Sarcotick
             composed
             of
             a
             mixture
             of
             Powder
             of
             Orris
             ,
             Myrrh
             ,
             Sarcocoll
             ,
             and
             Mercury
             precipitate
             ,
             with
             Honey
             of
             Roses
             and
             Turpentine
             ,
             and
             the
             Ulcer
             was
             cicatrized
             with
             the
             Epuloticks
             .
             After
             
             it
             was
             cicatrized
             the
             Sole
             of
             her
             Foot
             was
             so
             relaxed
             and
             tender
             ,
             that
             upon
             setting
             it
             on
             the
             Ground
             it
             became
             very
             much
             subject
             to
             a
             pituitous
             Swelling
             :
             But
             by
             the
             use
             of
             a
             Fomentation
             and
             a
             laced
             Stocking
             ,
             the
             weak
             parts
             were
             strengthned
             ,
             and
             she
             was
             cured
             .
          
        
         
           
           
             CHAP.
             XXXVI
             .
          
           
             Of
             the
             Falling
             of
             the
             Womb.
             
          
           
             FOR
             the
             Cure
             of
             this
             Disease
             ,
             regard
             must
             be
             had
             to
             two
             things
             ;
             the
             first
             is
             to
             reduce
             the
             Womb
             to
             its
             natural
             place
             ;
             the
             second
             is
             to
             strengthen
             and
             to
             keep
             it
             there
             .
          
           
             If
             the
             Womb
             be
             quite
             out
             or
             turned
             ,
             the
             Woman
             must
             first
             of
             all
             render
             her
             Urine
             ,
             and
             a
             Glister
             must
             be
             given
             to
             Evacuate
             the
             gross
             Excrements
             that
             are
             in
             the
             right
             Gut
             ,
             that
             so
             the
             Reduction
             may
             be
             the
             easier
             performed
             :
             Then
             place
             her
             on
             her
             Back
             with
             her
             Hips
             raised
             a
             little
             higher
             than
             her
             Head
             ,
             and
             then
             foment
             all
             that
             is
             fallen
             out
             ,
             with
             a
             little
             Wine
             and
             Water
             luke-warm
             ,
             and
             with
             a
             soft
             Rag
             put
             it
             into
             its
             proper
             place
             ,
             thrusting
             it
             back
             not
             all
             at
             once
             ,
             but
             wagging
             it
             by
             little
             and
             little
             from
             side
             to
             side
             .
             In
             case
             this
             be
             too
             painful
             ,
             because
             it
             's
             already
             too
             big
             and
             swell'd
             ,
             anoint
             it
             with
             Oyl
             of
             Almonds
             ,
             for
             the
             more
             easie
             reduction
             of
             it
             ;
             but
             wipe
             oft
             
             the
             Oyl
             ,
             as
             soon
             as
             it
             is
             reduced
             .
             But
             if
             it
             cannot
             be
             put
             up
             by
             reason
             of
             the
             great
             Inflammation
             and
             Tumor
             ,
             there
             is
             great
             danger
             that
             it
             will
             gangrene
             .
          
           
             As
             to
             the
             second
             part
             of
             the
             Cure
             ,
             which
             consists
             in
             the
             retention
             of
             the
             Womb
             in
             its
             place
             ,
             and
             the
             strengthening
             of
             it
             ,
             let
             the
             Woman
             keep
             her self
             in
             Bed
             upon
             her
             Back
             having
             her
             Hips
             a
             little
             raised
             ,
             her
             Legs
             crossed
             ,
             and
             her
             Thighs
             joyned
             together
             to
             prevent
             the
             falling
             of
             it
             out
             again
             .
             But
             the
             best
             way
             is
             to
             put
             up
             a
             Pessary
             into
             the
             Neck
             of
             the
             Womb
             to
             keep
             it
             firm
             .
          
           
             Take
             of
             Oak
             Bark
             two
             Ounces
             ,
             boyl
             it
             in
             two
             Quarts
             of
             Fountain
             Water
             ,
             add
             at
             the
             latter
             end
             an
             Ounce
             of
             Pomgranat-peel
             bruised
             ,
             Red
             Roses
             ,
             Pomgranat
             Flowers
             ,
             each
             two
             handfuls
             ,
             and
             then
             add
             half
             a
             Pint
             of
             Red-wine
             ;
             strain
             it
             ,
             and
             bath
             the
             part
             affected
             with
             Flannels
             dipt
             in
             it
             in
             the
             Morning
             two
             hours
             before
             the
             Woman
             rises
             ,
             and
             at
             night
             when
             she
             is
             in
             Bed
             ;
             continue
             it
             till
             the
             Symptom
             is
             quite
             gone
             .
          
        
         
           
           
             CHAP.
             XXVII
             .
          
           
             Of
             a
             Dropsie
             and
             Inflation
             of
             the
             Womb.
             
          
           
             THE
             Inflation
             and
             Dropsie
             are
             confounded
             by
             almost
             all
             Authors
             ;
             but
             they
             are
             to
             be
             distinguished
             ;
             for
             there
             is
             a
             certain
             Inflation
             of
             the
             Womb
             which
             ought
             not
             to
             be
             called
             a
             Dropsie
             ,
             Viz.
             When
             the
             Womb
             is
             Inflated
             ,
             and
             stretched
             suddenly
             by
             Wind
             rushing
             in
             ;
             upon
             which
             account
             a
             violent
             Pain
             is
             occasioned
             ;
             this
             often
             happens
             in
             Hysterick
             Diseases
             .
             Wherefore
             a
             Dropsie
             of
             the
             Womb
             is
             two-fold
             ,
             one
             from
             Wind
             ,
             which
             is
             like
             a
             Tympany
             ;
             another
             from
             a
             watery
             Humour
             ,
             which
             is
             like
             a
             Dropsie
             of
             the
             Belly
             .
          
           
             As
             to
             the
             Diagnostick
             of
             these
             Diseases
             ,
             many
             things
             are
             to
             be
             enquired
             into
             .
          
           
             First
             ,
             How
             they
             may
             be
             distinguished
             from
             an
             universal
             Dropsie
             .
          
           
             Secondly
             ,
             How
             the
             Species
             of
             it
             may
             be
             known
             ,
             viz.
             Whether
             it
             proceeds
             from
             Wind
             ,
             Water
             ,
             or
             Flegm
             ▪
          
           
           
             Thirdly
             ,
             If
             it
             arise
             primarily
             from
             the
             Womb
             ,
             or
             be
             occasioned
             by
             the
             fault
             of
             some
             other
             part
             .
          
           
             Fourthly
             ,
             Whether
             the
             peccant
             Matter
             be
             contained
             in
             the
             Cavity
             of
             the
             Womb
             ,
             or
             within
             the
             Membranes
             of
             it
             ,
             or
             in
             Bladders
             .
          
           
             Fifthly
             ,
             How
             it
             may
             be
             distinguished
             from
             other
             Tumours
             of
             the
             Womb.
             
          
           
             Sixthly
             ,
             How
             it
             may
             be
             distinguished
             from
             being
             with
             Child
             .
          
           
             Seventhly
             ,
             How
             it
             may
             be
             distinguished
             from
             a
             Mola
             .
          
           
             First
             ,
             It
             is
             distinguished
             from
             an
             universal
             Dropsie
             ,
             for
             that
             in
             a
             Dropsie
             of
             the
             Womb
             ,
             the
             Tumour
             possesses
             more
             the
             bottom
             of
             the
             Womb
             ,
             and
             there
             is
             not
             so
             soon
             a
             paleness
             and
             wasting
             of
             the
             whole
             Body
             ,
             as
             in
             an
             universal
             Dropsie
             .
             Besides
             ,
             in
             a
             Dropsie
             of
             the
             Womb
             ,
             the
             thirst
             and
             driness
             of
             the
             Tongue
             is
             not
             considerable
             ,
             and
             Wind
             breaks
             out
             by
             intervals
             ,
             or
             a
             little
             Water
             flows
             out
             ,
             which
             manifestly
             shew
             ,
             that
             Wind
             or
             Water
             is
             contained
             in
             the
             Womb.
             
          
           
             Secondly
             ,
             The
             Species
             of
             Dropsies
             in
             the
             Womb
             are
             thus
             distinguished
             ,
             if
             it
             be
             occasioned
             by
             Wind
             ,
             the
             bottom
             of
             the
             Belly
             sounds
             being
             struck
             ;
             there
             are
             pricking
             pains
             in
             the
             Belly
             ,
             which
             sometimes
             
             run
             through
             the
             Diaphragm
             ,
             Stomach
             ,
             Loins
             ,
             Navel
             ,
             and
             other
             parts
             ,
             and
             sometimes
             the
             Wind
             does
             evidently
             break
             through
             the
             Neck
             of
             the
             Womb
             ;
             the
             Disease
             grows
             worse
             upon
             eating
             and
             drinking
             ,
             and
             they
             often
             belch
             ,
             and
             are
             better
             after
             it
             ;
             they
             sometimes
             perceive
             a
             pain
             in
             the
             Region
             of
             the
             Hypogaster
             ,
             so
             that
             they
             cannot
             bear
             an
             Hand
             laid
             on
             it
             ;
             these
             signs
             are
             also
             in
             an
             Inflation
             of
             the
             Womb
             ;
             but
             there
             is
             this
             difference
             ,
             for
             an
             Inflation
             is
             but
             for
             a
             small
             space
             ,
             and
             a
             Dropsie
             from
             Wind
             continues
             much
             longer
             .
          
           
             But
             if
             a
             Dropsie
             of
             the
             Womb
             is
             occasioned
             by
             Water
             ,
             that
             Region
             appears
             soft
             and
             flaccid
             ,
             for
             Wind
             causes
             a
             tension
             ;
             there
             is
             a
             greater
             weight
             in
             the
             part
             ,
             and
             a
             sound
             as
             it
             were
             of
             Water
             floating
             ,
             and
             Water
             sometimes
             drops
             from
             the
             part
             .
             And
             if
             it
             proceed
             from
             Flegm
             ,
             there
             is
             a
             greater
             softness
             and
             flaccidity
             of
             the
             part
             ,
             which
             dayly
             increases
             ,
             and
             afflicts
             the
             neighbouring
             parts
             with
             oedematous
             Swellings
             .
          
           
             Thirdly
             ,
             If
             there
             be
             signs
             of
             the
             whole
             Bodies
             being
             ill
             affected
             ,
             as
             by
             long
             or
             acute
             Fevers
             ,
             by
             immoderate
             Hemorrhagies
             ,
             by
             weakness
             of
             the
             Stomach
             ,
             swelling
             of
             the
             Liver
             or
             Spleen
             ,
             
             or
             by
             other
             obstinate
             Diseases
             of
             those
             parts
             ,
             by
             which
             the
             Dropsie
             of
             the
             Womb
             began
             ,
             and
             increased
             with
             them
             ;
             there
             is
             good
             reason
             to
             conjecture
             that
             the
             Matter
             of
             the
             Dropsie
             is
             received
             in
             those
             parts
             ;
             but
             if
             when
             the
             whole
             Body
             is
             well
             ,
             such
             a
             Tumour
             happens
             ,
             and
             succeeds
             particular
             Diseases
             of
             the
             Womb
             ,
             as
             hard
             Labour
             ,
             suppression
             of
             the
             Courses
             ,
             or
             too
             large
             an
             Evacuation
             of
             them
             ,
             or
             Ulcers
             and
             Tumours
             ,
             we
             may
             guess
             that
             the
             Dropsie
             of
             the
             Womb
             proceeds
             from
             them
             .
          
           
             Fourthly
             ,
             The
             Matter
             which
             is
             contained
             in
             the
             cavity
             of
             the
             Womb
             causes
             a
             much
             greater
             Tumour
             than
             when
             it
             is
             contained
             within
             the
             Membranes
             .
          
           
             Fifthly
             ,
             a
             Dropsie
             of
             the
             Womb
             may
             be
             distinguished
             from
             Tumours
             that
             proceed
             from
             a
             Phlegmon
             ,
             or
             an
             Erysipelas
             ,
             because
             in
             these
             there
             is
             a
             Fever
             and
             Pain
             upon
             the
             least
             touching
             ;
             it
             may
             be
             distinguished
             from
             the
             Scirrhous
             ,
             or
             Cancerous
             Tumour
             by
             the
             hardness
             that
             resists
             the
             Finger
             .
          
           
             Sixthly
             ,
             When
             a
             Woman
             is
             with
             Child
             ,
             the
             Tumour
             is
             not
             equal
             and
             depressed
             ,
             but
             thrusts
             it self
             out
             above
             the
             Navel
             ;
             and
             when
             a
             Woman
             is
             with
             Child
             ,
             after
             some
             Months
             she
             is
             most
             
             commonly
             better
             ;
             but
             the
             longer
             a
             Dropsie
             lasts
             ,
             the
             worse
             it
             grows
             ,
             and
             the
             motion
             of
             the
             Child
             is
             plainly
             to
             be
             felt
             after
             the
             third
             or
             fourth
             Month
             ;
             yet
             in
             a
             Dropsie
             that
             arises
             from
             Wind
             ,
             a
             palpitation
             may
             be
             sometimes
             perceived
             in
             the
             Womb
             ,
             and
             when
             a
             Woman
             is
             with
             Child
             ,
             the
             Breasts
             swell
             ,
             but
             in
             a
             Dropsie
             they
             wax
             small
             .
          
           
             Seventhly
             ,
             In
             a
             Mole
             there
             is
             a
             weight
             felt
             in
             the
             Body
             ,
             which
             is
             not
             perceived
             in
             a
             Dropsie
             of
             the
             Womb
             ,
             and
             when
             the
             Sick
             lies
             on
             either
             side
             ,
             a
             weight
             is
             perceived
             ,
             as
             if
             a
             Stone
             rolled
             thither
             .
             Moreover
             ,
             in
             a
             Mole
             there
             are
             violent
             Fluxes
             of
             the
             Courses
             by
             intervals
             ,
             namely
             ,
             every
             third
             or
             fourth
             Month
             ,
             which
             does
             not
             happen
             in
             a
             Dropsie
             of
             the
             Womb
             ;
             and
             lastly
             ,
             in
             a
             Mole
             the
             Breasts
             swell
             ,
             and
             have
             Milk
             in
             them
             sometimes
             ,
             but
             there
             is
             no
             such
             thing
             in
             a
             Dropsie
             .
          
           
             As
             to
             the
             Prognosticks
             ,
             a
             Simple
             Inflation
             of
             the
             Womb
             is
             not
             dangerous
             ,
             but
             if
             it
             continue
             long
             ,
             it
             may
             turn
             to
             a
             Dropsie
             .
          
           
             If
             Wind
             or
             Water
             is
             contained
             in
             the
             cavity
             of
             the
             Womb
             it
             is
             easier
             cured
             than
             when
             it
             is
             included
             in
             the
             Membranes
             ,
             or
             in
             Bladders
             .
          
           
           
             This
             Disease
             is
             cured
             much
             the
             same
             way
             as
             a
             Dropsie
             or
             Green-sickness
             is
             ;
             but
             some
             things
             peculiar
             to
             this
             Disease
             must
             be
             added
             :
             If
             the
             Disease
             be
             new
             ,
             and
             occasioned
             by
             an
             Obstruction
             of
             the
             Courses
             ,
             and
             if
             there
             be
             a
             fulness
             of
             Blood
             ,
             Bleeding
             may
             be
             proper
             ,
             otherwise
             it
             is
             injurious
             ;
             but
             Purging
             is
             always
             necessary
             ,
             and
             must
             be
             often
             repeated
             ,
             and
             after
             sufficient
             Purging
             ,
             Aperitives
             ,
             Diureticks
             ,
             and
             such
             things
             as
             move
             the
             Courses
             must
             be
             used
             ,
             to
             which
             may
             be
             added
             the
             following
             .
          
           
             Take
             the
             Roots
             of
             Smallage
             ,
             and
             Madder
             ,
             each
             half
             an
             Ounce
             ,
             of
             the
             Leaves
             of
             Savin
             ,
             Feverfew
             ,
             and
             Penny-royal
             ,
             each
             one
             Pugil
             ,
             of
             the
             Seeds
             of
             Daucus
             ,
             one
             Dram
             ,
             boyl
             them
             in
             the
             Broaths
             of
             young
             Pidgeons
             ,
             and
             let
             her
             take
             it
             strained
             in
             the
             Morning
             for
             many
             Days
             .
             But
             before
             she
             takes
             the
             Broath
             ,
             let
             her
             swallow
             one
             of
             the
             following
             Pills
             ,
          
           
             Take
             of
             the
             best
             Castor
             ,
             Myrrh
             and
             Madder
             ,
             each
             half
             a
             Dram
             ,
             of
             Saffron
             one
             Scruple
             ,
             with
             the
             Juice
             of
             Lemons
             ,
             make
             nine
             Pills
             ;
             after
             the
             use
             of
             which
             Medicine
             ,
             violent
             Exercise
             must
             be
             used
             ,
             that
             thereby
             the
             Excrements
             bred
             in
             the
             Bowels
             ,
             and
             in
             
             the
             habit
             of
             the
             Body
             may
             be
             dissipated
             ,
             and
             also
             all
             that
             which
             is
             contained
             in
             the
             Womb
             ,
             the
             Skins
             being
             broken
             by
             the
             violence
             of
             the
             Exercise
             ,
             and
             if
             the
             Woman
             Vomit
             easily
             ,
             it
             will
             be
             proper
             to
             Vomit
             her
             twice
             a
             Week
             .
             The
             following
             Bolus
             is
             very
             effectual
             to
             discuss
             the
             Humour
             contained
             in
             the
             Womb.
             
          
           
             Take
             of
             Mineral
             Borax
             ,
             half
             a
             Dram
             ,
             of
             Saffron
             half
             a
             Scruple
             ,
             with
             the
             Juice
             of
             Savin
             ,
             make
             a
             Bolus
             ,
             to
             be
             taken
             twice
             a
             Week
             .
          
           
             Sudorificks
             are
             also
             very
             proper
             ;
             in
             the
             mean
             while
             the
             heat
             of
             the
             Stomach
             must
             be
             strengthened
             by
             things
             taken
             inwardly
             ,
             and
             outwardly
             applyed
             .
             The
             Womb
             must
             also
             be
             strengthened
             by
             proper
             Topical
             Medicines
             :
             First
             by
             Fomentations
             and
             Baths
             made
             of
             a
             Decoction
             of
             the
             Roots
             of
             Briony
             ,
             and
             wild
             Cucumber
             ,
             of
             the
             Leaves
             of
             Dwarf
             Elder
             ,
             Mercury
             Elder
             ,
             Wild-marjoram
             ,
             Calaminth
             ,
             Wormwood
             ,
             Rue
             ,
             Sage
             ,
             Marjoram
             ,
             Thym
             ,
             Bays
             ,
             Penny-royal
             ,
             Mugwort
             ,
             of
             the
             Seeds
             of
             Broom
             ,
             Daucus
             ,
             Cummin
             ,
             Anise
             ,
             Fennel
             ,
             of
             the
             Berries
             of
             Lawrel
             and
             Juniper
             ,
             of
             the
             Flowers
             of
             Camomile
             ,
             Melilot
             ,
             Rosemary
             ,
             of
             which
             may
             be
             made
             Bags
             to
             be
             boiled
             in
             Wine
             .
          
           
           
             But
             that
             the
             forementioned
             Fomentation
             may
             succeed
             the
             better
             ,
             you
             must
             apply
             it
             before
             and
             behind
             ,
             and
             the
             Sick
             ought
             to
             Sweat
             ,
             if
             she
             can
             ,
             in
             the
             Bed
             or
             in
             a
             Bath
             .
          
           
             In
             a
             windy
             Dropsie
             dry
             Fomentations
             are
             more
             beneficial
             ,
             with
             Bags
             made
             of
             Grommel
             ,
             Salt
             ,
             Cummin
             and
             Bran
             ,
             torrified
             in
             a
             Frying-pan
             ,
             and
             sprinkled
             with
             Wine
             .
          
           
             After
             the
             Fomentation
             ,
             anoint
             the
             lower
             Belly
             with
             the
             Oyls
             of
             Nard
             ,
             Dill
             ,
             Rue
             ,
             Worm-wood
             ,
             Southern-wood
             ,
             and
             if
             they
             are
             Chimically
             prepared
             they
             will
             be
             the
             more
             effectual
             .
          
           
             After
             the
             Anointing
             the
             Belly
             ,
             apply
             the
             Plaster
             of
             Lawrel-berries
             ,
             or
             a
             Pultiss
             made
             of
             Cows-dung
             ,
             Sheeps-dung
             ,
             of
             the
             Seeds
             of
             Smallage
             ,
             Parsley
             ,
             and
             Cummin
             boyled
             in
             Honey
             .
             Glisters
             must
             be
             frequently
             injected
             ,
             made
             of
             a
             Decoction
             of
             Wormwood
             ,
             Wild-marjoram
             ,
             Penny-royal
             ,
             Rue
             ,
             Centaury
             ,
             and
             the
             like
             ;
             or
             of
             the
             Oyls
             of
             Rue
             ,
             Nutmeg
             ,
             Dill
             ,
             and
             Whitewine
             ,
             or
             in
             Malago
             Sack
             ,
             wherein
             must
             be
             dissolved
             Benedictum
             Laxativum
             ,
             Diaphenicon
             ,
             Hiera
             diacolocinthidos
             ,
             Turpentine
             ,
             Confection
             of
             the
             Lawrel-berries
             ,
             Honey
             of
             Rosemary
             ,
             and
             the
             like
             .
             Injections
             for
             the
             Womb
             may
             be
             
             prepared
             in
             the
             following
             manner
             to
             evacuate
             the
             Humours
             contained
             in
             it
             .
          
           
             Take
             of
             the
             Roots
             of
             Asara-bacca
             ,
             three
             Drams
             ,
             of
             the
             Leaves
             of
             Penny-royal
             ,
             and
             Calaminth
             ,
             each
             half
             an
             handful
             ,
             of
             Savin
             ,
             one
             Scruple
             ,
             of
             Mechoacan
             ,
             one
             Dram
             ,
             of
             the
             Seeds
             of
             Anise
             and
             Cummin
             ,
             each
             half
             a
             Dram
             ,
             boyl
             them
             and
             strain
             them
             ,
             and
             in
             six
             Ounces
             of
             the
             Liquor
             ,
             dissolve
             of
             Oyls
             of
             Orris
             and
             Elder
             ,
             each
             one
             Ounce
             ;
             make
             an
             Injection
             .
          
           
             For
             the
             same
             purpose
             Pessaries
             may
             be
             made
             thus
             .
          
           
             Take
             of
             Coloquintida
             and
             Mechoacan
             ;
             each
             one
             Dram
             ,
             of
             Nitre
             ,
             half
             a
             Scruple
             ,
             with
             a
             sufficient
             quantity
             of
             boyled
             Honey
             ;
             make
             a
             Pessary
             .
             or
             ,
          
           
             Take
             of
             Elaterium
             ,
             half
             a
             Dram
             ,
             of
             Figs
             bruised
             a
             sufficient
             quantity
             .
          
           
             When
             the
             Inflation
             proceeds
             from
             Wind
             a
             Fume
             from
             Nutmegs
             is
             very
             good
             ,
             and
             is
             commended
             by
             Solinander
             in
             these
             words
             ,
             A
             VVoman
             in
             Child-bed
             by
             exposing
             her self
             to
             the
             Air
             too
             soon
             ,
             fell
             into
             intolerable
             Pains
             ,
             nor
             
             could
             be
             relieved
             by
             any
             means
             ,
             at
             length
             an
             Old
             and
             Skilful
             Midwife
             was
             called
             ,
             she
             ordered
             three
             Nutmegs
             to
             be
             grosly
             beaten
             ,
             which
             she
             put
             into
             a
             Chaffing-dish
             with
             live
             Coals
             ,
             and
             placed
             the
             Chaffing-dish
             so
             ,
             that
             the
             Fume
             of
             the
             Nutmegs
             by
             the
             help
             of
             a
             Funnel
             inverted
             ,
             passed
             into
             the
             VVomans
             Privities
             ,
             and
             she
             received
             the
             same
             Fume
             into
             her
             Mouth
             and
             Nostrils
             after
             the
             same
             manner
             ,
             and
             as
             soon
             as
             the
             Fumes
             had
             Penetrated
             ,
             the
             Woman
             cryed
             out
             presently
             she
             must
             go
             to
             Stool
             ,
             and
             as
             soon
             as
             she
             had
             so
             spoken
             a
             great
             noise
             was
             heard
             like
             the
             shooting
             of
             a
             Gun
             ,
             and
             the
             Woman
             was
             Cured
             in
             the
             same
             moment
             ;
             and
             being
             encouraged
             by
             this
             Success
             ,
             I
             used
             it
             ,
             says
             he
             ,
             often
             in
             like
             Case
             ,
             and
             it
             succeeded
             well
             .
          
           
             A
             Cupping-glass
             with
             much
             Flame
             applyed
             to
             the
             Navel
             wonderfully
             discusses
             Wind
             :
             But
             when
             the
             Disease
             is
             Humoural
             ,
             Issues
             in
             the
             Legs
             evacuate
             by
             degrees
             the
             filth
             of
             the
             Womb.
             The
             Bath
             waters
             used
             inwardly
             and
             outwardly
             are
             also
             very
             good
             ,
             if
             the
             Body
             be
             not
             very
             hot
             .
             
               Amatus
               Lusitanus
            
             commends
             the
             VVater
             or
             Decoction
             of
             Camomile
             Flowers
             to
             ease
             the
             Pain
             of
             the
             VVomb
             :
             In
             this
             Case
             he
             orders
             four
             
             or
             five
             Ounces
             of
             it
             to
             be
             given
             at
             a
             time
             .
          
           
             Lastly
             ,
             if
             the
             Inflation
             happens
             after
             Delivery
             ,
             there
             is
             no
             need
             of
             any
             other
             Cleansing
             ,
             than
             what
             is
             done
             by
             the
             Womb
             :
             But
             if
             it
             does
             not
             proceed
             well
             ,
             it
             must
             be
             helped
             with
             Pessaries
             ,
             and
             Cupping-glasses
             applyed
             to
             the
             Thighs
             ,
             and
             with
             other
             Remedies
             described
             for
             the
             Suppression
             of
             the
             Courses
             :
             And
             if
             there
             be
             VVind
             ,
             the
             Fume
             of
             Nutmegs
             above
             proposed
             are
             very
             proper
             .
          
        
         
           
           
             CHAP.
             XXXVIII
             .
          
           
             Of
             a
             Cancer
             of
             the
             Breast
             and
             Womb.
             
          
           
             A
             Cancer
             is
             the
             name
             of
             a
             Tumour
             arising
             as
             it
             is
             thought
             from
             an
             adust
             ,
             or
             atrabilious
             Humour
             .
             It
             is
             round
             ,
             unequally
             hard
             ,
             and
             if
             not
             inflamed
             ,
             of
             a
             Livid
             or
             Brown
             Colour
             with
             exquisite
             pricking
             Pain
             ,
             the
             Veins
             appear
             turgid
             in
             the
             Skin
             upon
             the
             surface
             of
             the
             Tumour
             .
          
           
             The
             remote
             cause
             of
             this
             Tumour
             is
             either
             a
             fault
             in
             the
             original
             Constitution
             of
             the
             Body
             ,
             or
             an
             acquired
             one
             ,
             as
             by
             a
             Bruise
             ,
             or
             the
             like
             ;
             or
             by
             an
             error
             in
             Dyet
             .
          
           
             The
             differences
             of
             Cancers
             are
             many
             ;
             some
             are
             with
             Ulceration
             ,
             others
             not
             ;
             some
             are
             loose
             and
             moveable
             ,
             and
             so
             hard
             that
             they
             have
             knocked
             one
             against
             another
             like
             Peebles
             ;
             some
             are
             fixed
             to
             the
             Bones
             ,
             and
             some
             lie
             superficially
             ;
             other
             differences
             may
             be
             taken
             from
             the
             Humour
             to
             which
             they
             owe
             their
             Original
             .
             If
             the
             Matter
             be
             not
             very
             Corrosive
             ,
             their
             
             growth
             is
             slow
             ,
             and
             they
             are
             not
             very
             painful
             .
             These
             are
             called
             the
             milder
             sort
             ,
             and
             some
             of
             them
             affecting
             the
             Breast
             have
             been
             palliated
             a
             long
             time
             with
             easie
             remedies
             .
          
           
             A
             Lady
             laboured
             many
             Years
             of
             an
             ulcerated
             Cancer
             ,
             it
             eat
             deep
             into
             the
             left
             Breast
             ,
             and
             was
             fixed
             to
             the
             Ribs
             ,
             but
             not
             with
             much
             pain
             ;
             in
             progress
             of
             time
             the
             Lips
             inverted
             ,
             and
             united
             as
             it
             were
             ,
             and
             lay
             covered
             with
             a
             crusty
             Scab
             ,
             the
             Humour
             in
             the
             mean
             while
             spent
             it self
             upon
             the
             Nerves
             and
             caused
             a
             Species
             of
             the
             Palsie
             in
             some
             parts
             of
             her
             Body
             ,
             and
             the
             Gout
             in
             others
             .
             She
             lived
             long
             ,
             and
             in
             her
             latter
             Age
             tolerably
             healthful
             ;
             this
             is
             to
             be
             judged
             a
             Scirrhous
             Cancer
             ,
             yet
             by
             ill
             management
             ,
             or
             by
             an
             increase
             of
             acrimony
             ,
             this
             and
             such
             like
             frequently
             terminate
             in
             raging
             Cancers
             ,
             and
             torment
             the
             Patient
             with
             exquisite
             darting
             pains
             ;
             an
             instance
             or
             two
             whereof
             I
             shall
             set
             down
             ,
             to
             make
             the
             Young
             Practitioner
             more
             cautious
             in
             undertaking
             the
             Cure
             of
             them
             .
          
           
             A
             VVoman
             had
             a
             painful
             hard
             Swelling
             in
             one
             of
             the
             Glands
             of
             her
             Breast
             ;
             she
             was
             advised
             to
             forbear
             the
             use
             of
             all
             Cataplasms
             and
             Plasters
             that
             might
             heat
             her
             Breast
             ,
             and
             to
             dress
             it
             with
             Valentia
             
             Stramonij
             ,
             but
             she
             was
             otherwise
             perswaded
             ,
             and
             thereby
             increased
             her
             Misery
             .
             About
             half
             a
             Year
             after
             she
             had
             a
             stinking
             sordid
             Ulcer
             with
             lips
             turned
             out
             ,
             and
             the
             Breasts
             fixed
             to
             the
             Ribs
             ,
             with
             a
             hard
             unequal
             Swelling
             reaching
             to
             the
             Clavicle
             and
             side
             of
             the
             Neck
             ,
             Apostumated
             in
             some
             parts
             and
             Ulcerated
             in
             others
             ,
             from
             the
             pectoral
             Muscle
             it
             crept
             up
             to
             the
             Shoulder
             ,
             and
             affected
             the
             Arm-pits
             ,
             and
             by
             the
             compression
             of
             the
             Vessels
             the
             upper
             part
             of
             the
             Arm
             Swelled
             Scirrhous
             ,
             from
             the
             Elbow
             downwards
             it
             was
             Oedematous
             to
             the
             Fingers
             ends
             ,
             she
             made
             use
             of
             many
             Eminent
             Physicians
             and
             Chyrurgeons
             in
             the
             City
             ,
             but
             dyed
             miserably
             .
          
           
             There
             is
             also
             a
             sort
             of
             Bleeding
             Cancers
             ,
             which
             become
             such
             either
             from
             the
             eruption
             of
             some
             Vessel
             ,
             which
             makes
             the
             vent
             often
             at
             the
             Nipple
             or
             some
             other
             Pin-hole
             ,
             the
             Breast
             remaining
             whole
             ,
             or
             else
             from
             the
             spreading
             of
             infinite
             capillary
             Vessels
             in
             a
             Fungus
             ,
             which
             in
             ulcerated
             Cancers
             is
             not
             rare
             .
             These
             do
             very
             much
             spend
             the
             Strength
             of
             the
             Patient
             ,
             so
             that
             she
             soon
             Dyes
             exhausted
             and
             tabid
             .
          
           
           
             Of
             all
             the
             Diseases
             which
             afflict
             Mankind
             ,
             the
             Cancer
             is
             the
             most
             grievous
             and
             rebellious
             ,
             and
             is
             generally
             Incureable
             by
             reason
             of
             its
             corrosive
             and
             malignant
             venome
             fermenting
             in
             the
             Humours
             ,
             which
             so
             far
             as
             we
             can
             find
             ,
             yields
             neither
             to
             Purging
             ,
             Bleeding
             ,
             Repellents
             ,
             Discutients
             ,
             Suppuratives
             ,
             nor
             any
             other
             Medicine
             ,
             inward
             or
             outward
             .
             Those
             which
             lie
             superficially
             under
             the
             Skin
             may
             be
             attempted
             by
             the
             Chyrurgeon's
             Hand
             ,
             or
             if
             they
             rise
             from
             an
             External
             Cause
             ,
             as
             a
             Bruise
             ,
             or
             the
             like
             ,
             tho
             they
             lie
             deeper
             they
             may
             be
             cut
             off
             or
             otherwise
             extirpated
             :
             But
             those
             that
             arise
             from
             a
             corrosive
             quality
             in
             the
             Humours
             ,
             though
             they
             may
             be
             cut
             off
             ,
             or
             otherwise
             extirpated
             ,
             yet
             the
             success
             is
             most
             doubtful
             .
          
           
             The
             Cure
             of
             a
             Cancer
             in
             general
             consists
             in
             these
             Intentions
             ,
          
           
             First
             ,
             in
             the
             Generation
             of
             good
             Blood.
             
          
           
             Secondly
             ,
             In
             Correcting
             and
             Evacuaating
             the
             Atrabilious
             Humours
             in
             the
             Body
             .
          
           
             Thirdly
             ,
             In
             preventing
             the
             Growth
             of
             the
             Tumour
             ,
             and
             disposing
             it
             to
             Discussion
             .
          
           
           
             We
             endeavour
             to
             perform
             the
             First
             intention
             by
             an
             exact
             regulation
             of
             Diet
             ▪
             and
             way
             of
             Living
             ,
             advising
             to
             abstain
             from
             such
             sharp
             ,
             salt
             ,
             and
             gross
             Meats
             ▪
             as
             may
             dispose
             the
             Blood
             to
             acrimony
             ▪
             and
             order
             such
             as
             are
             Cooling
             and
             Moistning
             ,
             of
             easie
             Digestion
             and
             of
             good
             Nourishment
             .
          
           
             The
             Second
             intention
             is
             to
             prepare
             and
             purge
             all
             the
             acrimonious
             Humours
             ;
             and
             if
             there
             be
             a
             Plethora
             ,
             or
             a
             Suppression
             of
             the
             Hemorrhoids
             ,
             or
             Courses
             ,
             a
             Vein
             may
             be
             opened
             and
             a
             Glister
             given
             ,
             and
             the
             Humours
             may
             be
             also
             evacuated
             by
             a
             convenient
             Purge
             .
             as
          
           
             Take
             of
             the
             three
             Cordial
             Flowers
             ,
             one
             Handful
             ,
             of
             Sena
             three
             Drams
             ,
             of
             Dodder
             of
             Thym
             ,
             two
             Drams
             ,
             infuse
             them
             in
             Whey
             ,
             and
             strain
             it
             ,
             add
             an
             Ounce
             of
             the
             Purging
             Syrup
             of
             Apples
             ,
             and
             six
             Drams
             of
             Manna
             ;
             mingle
             them
             .
          
           
             Traumatick
             Decoction
             are
             also
             usually
             prescribed
             .
          
           
             Take
             of
             the
             Roots
             and
             Leaves
             of
             Avens
             ,
             of
             the
             greater
             Celandine
             ,
             of
             Burnet
             ,
             Groundsel
             ,
             Gentian
             ,
             Plantain
             ,
             each
             one
             Handful
             ,
             boyl
             them
             in
             two
             parts
             of
             Water
             and
             one
             of
             Wine
             to
             the
             
             quantity
             of
             three
             Pints
             ,
             sweeten
             it
             with
             Sugar
             ,
             and
             let
             a
             Pint
             be
             drunk
             thrice
             aday
             ▪
          
           
             The
             following
             Electuary
             is
             also
             reckoned
             very
             good
             .
          
           
             Take
             of
             the
             Powders
             of
             Frogs
             and
             Snails
             prepared
             ,
             each
             half
             an
             Ounce
             ,
             of
             the
             Powder
             of
             River
             Crabs
             ,
             one
             Ounce
             ,
             of
             the
             Bone
             of
             a
             Stags
             Heart
             ,
             one
             Dram
             ,
             of
             Citron
             Peel
             Candied
             ,
             one
             Ounce
             ,
             of
             the
             Conserve
             of
             Borrage
             and
             Wood-sorrel
             ,
             each
             two
             Ounces
             ,
             of
             the
             Syrup
             of
             the
             juice
             of
             Citron
             and
             of
             Gilly-flowers
             ,
             a
             sufficient
             quantity
             ,
             make
             an
             Electuary
             .
             Take
             the
             quantity
             of
             a
             Chesnut
             ,
             Morning
             and
             Evening
             .
          
           
             Emulsions
             ,
             Distilled
             Milks
             ,
             and
             Opiates
             are
             also
             very
             proper
             to
             attemperate
             the
             Acrimony
             and
             to
             ease
             the
             Pains
             .
          
           
             The
             Third
             intention
             is
             to
             restrain
             the
             growth
             of
             the
             Tumour
             ,
             and
             to
             discuss
             it
             moderately
             .
             Whilst
             the
             Humours
             are
             are
             evacuating
             ,
             we
             apply
             Repellents
             ,
             and
             afterwards
             we
             add
             Discutients
             ;
             the
             Repellents
             ought
             to
             be
             of
             the
             milder
             sort
             ,
             lest
             they
             render
             the
             Humours
             too
             gross
             and
             unfit
             for
             resolution
             ,
             as
             Lettice
             ,
             Purstain
             ,
             Plantain
             ,
             Navel-wort
             ,
             Night-shade
             
             and
             Housleek
             :
             Lentils
             boyl'd
             in
             Vinegar
             ,
             also
             Clay
             tempered
             with
             Vinegar
             .
          
           
             The
             Medicines
             ready
             Compounded
             are
             the
             White
             Oyntment
             ,
             
               Nutritum
               Populeon
            
             of
             Tutty
             and
             of
             burnt
             Lead
             ,
             and
             Lead
             it self
             .
          
           
             All
             the
             Oyntments
             prescribed
             ,
             must
             be
             beaten
             up
             in
             a
             Leaden
             Mortar
             .
             Thin
             milled
             Lead
             is
             usually
             worn
             in
             this
             Case
             ;
             so
             are
             Plates
             of
             Gold.
             Oyl
             of
             Frogs
             is
             commended
             ,
             and
             is
             made
             by
             Baking
             them
             with
             Butter
             in
             their
             Mouths
             .
             Frogs
             Spawn
             Water
             is
             proper
             to
             be
             used
             in
             Summer
             ,
             Cloaths
             being
             dipt
             in
             it
             and
             applyed
             ,
             but
             they
             must
             be
             shifted
             as
             often
             as
             they
             dry
             .
             But
             in
             the
             Winter
             the
             following
             Cerat
             is
             better
             .
          
           
             Take
             of
             a
             green
             Frog
             ,
             three
             Drams
             ,
             of
             the
             Powder
             of
             River
             Crabs
             burnt
             ,
             half
             an
             Ounce
             ,
             of
             Lytharge
             of
             Gold
             ,
             two
             Ounces
             ,
             of
             burnt
             Lead
             and
             Tutty
             prepared
             ,
             each
             two
             Drams
             ,
             of
             Cerus
             ,
             six
             Drams
             ,
             of
             the
             Juice
             of
             Night-shade
             and
             Plantain
             ,
             each
             six
             Ounces
             ,
             of
             Vinegar
             ,
             two
             Ounces
             ,
             of
             Oyl
             of
             Frogs
             ,
             and
             of
             Populeon
             Oyntment
             ,
             each
             three
             Ounces
             ,
             of
             the
             Suet
             of
             a
             Calf
             ,
             four
             Ounces
             ,
             of
             Wax
             a
             sufficient
             quantity
             ,
             make
             a
             Cerat
             .
             Or
             ,
          
           
             Take
             of
             the
             Seeds
             of
             White
             Poppy
             ,
             one
             
             Ounce
             ,
             of
             the
             Seeds
             of
             Henbane
             ,
             half
             an
             Ounce
             ,
             of
             Opium
             ,
             one
             Dram
             ,
             of
             Gum
             Arabick
             ,
             half
             an
             Ounce
             ,
             powder
             them
             ,
             and
             with
             the
             Oyls
             of
             Roses
             and
             Myrtles
             ,
             each
             three
             Ounces
             ,
             of
             Wax
             a
             sufficient
             quantity
             ,
             make
             a
             Cerat
             .
          
           
             This
             is
             proper
             in
             case
             of
             Pain
             ,
             in
             the
             extremity
             whereof
             you
             may
             double
             the
             quantity
             of
             Opium
             ,
             or
             in
             such
             Cases
             you
             may
             Foment
             the
             Tumour
             with
             a
             Decoction
             of
             Poppy
             Heads
             ,
             Flowers
             of
             Roses
             ,
             and
             tops
             of
             Mellilot
             ,
             and
             apply
             the
             following
             Oyntment
             .
          
           
             Take
             of
             Old
             Treacle
             ,
             one
             Ounce
             ,
             of
             the
             Juice
             of
             River
             Crabs
             half
             an
             Ounce
             ,
             of
             the
             Juice
             of
             Lettice
             ,
             and
             of
             Oyl
             of
             Roses
             ,
             each
             one
             Ounce
             and
             an
             half
             ,
             of
             the
             Yolks
             of
             Eggs
             roasted
             under
             the
             Embers
             number
             two
             ,
             of
             Camphor
             ,
             half
             a
             Dram
             ,
             beat
             them
             in
             a
             Leaden
             Mortar
             ▪
          
           
             The
             Discutients
             are
             Ceterach
             ,
             Agrimony
             ,
             Ducksmeat
             ,
             Scabious
             ,
             Thorn-apple
             ,
             the
             Juice
             of
             Coriander
             ,
             Frogs
             ,
             Snails
             ,
             River
             Crabs
             ,
             Raisins
             of
             the
             Sun
             stoned
             and
             beaten
             ,
             with
             Rue
             and
             Garden
             Night-shade
             made
             into
             a
             Pultits
             are
             proper
             to
             resolve
             them
             .
          
           
           
             Many
             such
             Medicines
             are
             designed
             to
             this
             purpose
             ,
             Cancers
             requiring
             variety
             of
             Applications
             .
          
           
             If
             notwithstanding
             all
             your
             Endeavours
             ,
             the
             Tumour
             increases
             ,
             and
             is
             like
             to
             ulcerate
             ,
             you
             may
             do
             well
             to
             forewarn
             the
             Patient
             of
             the
             danger
             ,
             and
             if
             it
             be
             loose
             ,
             propose
             the
             extirpation
             of
             it
             ,
             propose
             it
             to
             them
             ,
             lest
             afterwards
             they
             desire
             it
             when
             it
             is
             too
             late
             .
             But
             to
             undergo
             this
             Operation
             Successfully
             ,
             the
             Patient
             ought
             to
             be
             of
             a
             strong
             Constitution
             ,
             and
             of
             a
             pretty
             good
             habit
             of
             Body
             ,
             and
             not
             in
             declining
             Age
             ,
             when
             the
             Courses
             are
             ceased
             .
             It
             were
             also
             to
             be
             wished
             that
             the
             Cancer
             took
             its
             original
             from
             some
             Accident
             or
             Bruise
             ,
             and
             the
             like
             ;
             and
             the
             Operation
             ought
             to
             be
             performed
             in
             the
             Spring
             or
             Autumn
             of
             the
             Year
             .
          
           
             For
             a
             Cancer
             of
             the
             Womb
             Topicks
             must
             be
             applyed
             ,
             which
             moderately
             Bind
             and
             Cool
             .
          
           
             Take
             of
             Oyl
             of
             Myrtles
             and
             of
             Roses
             ,
             each
             two
             Ounces
             ,
             of
             the
             Juice
             of
             Night-shade
             ,
             and
             of
             Housleek
             ,
             each
             one
             Ounce
             ,
             beat
             them
             all
             in
             a
             Leaden
             Mortar
             with
             a
             Leaden
             Pestle
             till
             they
             grow
             black
             ,
             then
             add
             of
             Lytharge
             and
             of
             Ceruss
             washed
             in
             Scabious
             water
             ,
             
             each
             three
             Ounces
             ,
             of
             Tutty
             prepared
             two
             Drams
             ,
             of
             Camphir
             ,
             ten
             Grains
             ,
             make
             a
             Liniment
             ,
             wherewith
             Anoint
             the
             Part
             three
             or
             four
             times
             a-day
             .
          
           
             The
             following
             is
             said
             to
             be
             better
             ,
             and
             with
             it
             the
             Tumours
             of
             the
             Paps
             ,
             which
             are
             counted
             Cancerous
             may
             be
             Cured
             .
          
           
             Take
             of
             the
             Oyl
             of
             Yolks
             of
             Eggs
             ,
             two
             Ounces
             ,
             of
             the
             Juice
             of
             Night-shade
             and
             Speedwel
             ,
             or
             of
             Housleek
             ,
             each
             half
             an
             Ounce
             ,
             of
             crude
             Mercury
             two
             Drams
             ,
             stir
             them
             about
             in
             a
             Leaden
             Mortar
             with
             a
             Leaden
             Pestle
             ,
             till
             they
             acquire
             the
             consistence
             of
             a
             Liniment
             .
          
           
             The
             foresaid
             Liniments
             are
             to
             be
             applyed
             to
             the
             Womb
             with
             a
             long
             Tent
             ,
             or
             with
             a
             Wax
             Candle
             wrapt
             round
             with
             a
             Rag
             :
             But
             Injections
             may
             be
             much
             easier
             used
             .
          
           
             Take
             of
             Barley
             water
             ,
             half
             a
             Pint
             ,
             of
             the
             waters
             of
             Night-shade
             and
             Plantain
             ,
             each
             two
             Ounces
             ,
             of
             the
             water
             of
             speedwel
             one
             Ounce
             ,
             of
             the
             white
             Troches
             of
             Rhasis
             ,
             two
             Drams
             ,
             of
             Sacharum
             Saturni
             one
             Dram
             ,
             make
             an
             Injection
             .
          
           
           
             If
             the
             Pain
             be
             very
             violent
             add
             to
             four
             Oounces
             of
             the
             Injection
             ,
             one
             Ounce
             of
             Syrup
             of
             Poppies
             .
             If
             the
             Cancer
             be
             Ulcerated
             ,
             the
             Dose
             of
             the
             Mercury
             to
             be
             added
             to
             the
             foresaid
             Liniment
             must
             be
             increased
             ,
             and
             the
             Ashes
             of
             River
             Crabs
             may
             be
             conveniently
             added
             .
          
           
             But
             all
             these
             things
             are
             not
             sometimes
             sufficient
             to
             appease
             the
             violent
             Pain
             ,
             which
             sometimes
             will
             not
             suffer
             the
             Sick
             to
             sleep
             or
             rest
             ,
             so
             that
             we
             are
             forced
             sometimes
             to
             use
             Narcoticks
             ,
             and
             indeed
             ,
             they
             are
             not
             injurious
             in
             this
             Disease
             .
          
           
             I
             knew
             a
             Woman
             ,
             that
             was
             affected
             with
             a
             Cancer
             in
             her
             Breast
             ,
             who
             took
             every
             Night
             for
             four
             Months
             ,
             two
             or
             three
             Grains
             of
             Laudanum
             ,
             and
             was
             much
             relieved
             thereby
             .
          
           
             If
             much
             Blood
             flow
             from
             a
             Cancer
             ulcerated
             ,
             as
             it
             often
             happens
             ;
             inject
             into
             the
             Womb
             the
             Juice
             of
             Plantain
             with
             a
             little
             Frankincense
             .
          
           
             Lastly
             ,
             Seeing
             a
             perfect
             Cure
             cannot
             be
             expected
             ,
             whether
             the
             Cancer
             be
             ulcerated
             or
             not
             ,
             we
             must
             endeavour
             to
             hinder
             the
             breaking
             of
             it
             ,
             and
             the
             increase
             of
             it
             ,
             when
             it
             is
             broken
             ,
             and
             in
             both
             we
             must
             qualifie
             the
             violence
             of
             the
             Pain
             by
             such
             things
             as
             evacuate
             the
             whole
             Body
             ,
             
             and
             by
             other
             Remedies
             which
             alter
             and
             evacuate
             the
             melancholy
             Humour
             ,
             and
             hinder
             its
             growth
             ,
             as
             by
             Bleeding
             in
             the
             Arm
             ,
             the
             Hemorrhodial
             Veins
             ,
             in
             the
             Foot
             ,
             by
             the
             use
             of
             Potions
             ,
             Apozems
             ,
             Juleps
             ,
             Broath
             ,
             Milk
             ,
             Whey
             ,
             Mineral
             Waters
             ,
             and
             the
             like
             ,
             which
             are
             commonly
             prescribed
             ;
             but
             Purging
             must
             more
             especially
             be
             repeated
             .
          
        
         
           
           
             CHAP.
             XXXIX
             .
          
           
             Of
             Worms
             ,
             and
             of
             the
             Stone
             of
             the
             Womb.
             
          
           
             THough
             many
             are
             of
             the
             Opinion
             that
             Worms
             are
             Generated
             only
             in
             the
             Intestines
             ,
             yet
             it
             is
             manifest
             by
             Experience
             ,
             and
             the
             Testimony
             of
             Learned
             Men
             ,
             that
             they
             are
             Bred
             in
             many
             other
             parts
             of
             the
             Body
             ,
             as
             in
             putrid
             Ulcers
             in
             the
             Teeth
             ,
             in
             the
             Ears
             ,
             in
             the
             Reins
             ,
             and
             in
             the
             Bladder
             ,
             tho'
             rarely
             ,
             by
             reason
             of
             the
             acrimony
             and
             saltness
             of
             the
             Urine
             .
             In
             the
             Womb
             also
             Worms
             are
             sometimes
             generated
             ,
             tho'
             it
             be
             rare
             ,
             because
             the
             passages
             of
             it
             are
             so
             open
             that
             they
             will
             not
             suffer
             the
             Humours
             ,
             tho'
             they
             are
             gross
             and
             crude
             ,
             to
             continue
             there
             so
             long
             as
             to
             generate
             Worms
             .
             They
             are
             most
             commonly
             Ascarides
             ,
             and
             they
             are
             most
             commonly
             in
             the
             Privities
             ,
             or
             in
             the
             Neck
             of
             the
             Womb
             ,
             they
             are
             very
             like
             those
             that
             are
             in
             the
             right
             Gut
             ,
             perhaps
             they
             creep
             thither
             from
             the
             Anus
             .
          
           
           
             The
             material
             cause
             of
             Worms
             ,
             is
             a
             cold
             phlegmatick
             and
             crude
             Humour
             ,
             which
             is
             apt
             to
             putrifie
             .
          
           
             When
             there
             are
             Worms
             in
             the
             Womb
             ,
             the
             whole
             Body
             is
             restless
             and
             uneasie
             ,
             the
             Mouth
             of
             the
             Womb
             is
             always
             moist
             ,
             the
             Women
             are
             thin
             and
             weak
             ,
             and
             sometimes
             the
             Worms
             are
             expelled
             with
             the
             Courses
             ,
             and
             sometimes
             they
             may
             be
             seen
             ,
             the
             Lips
             of
             the
             Privities
             being
             opened
             .
             Women
             so
             afflicted
             sleep
             disturbedly
             ,
             and
             often
             wake
             in
             a
             fright
             ,
             they
             have
             disorderly
             Fevers
             ,
             and
             all
             other
             Symptoms
             which
             appear
             in
             Worms
             of
             the
             Intestines
             .
          
           
             As
             to
             the
             Cure
             ,
             we
             must
             endeavour
             to
             hinder
             the
             generation
             of
             them
             ,
             and
             to
             kill
             them
             when
             they
             are
             generated
             ;
             this
             may
             be
             done
             by
             three
             sorts
             of
             Remedies
             .
          
           
             First
             ,
             By
             a
             thin
             hot
             and
             drying
             Dyet
             ,
             by
             acid
             and
             bitter
             Meats
             ,
             yet
             they
             must
             consist
             of
             good
             Nourishment
             ,
             and
             be
             easily
             concocted
             ,
             and
             that
             are
             free
             from
             all
             crudity
             ;
             the
             flesh
             of
             Chickens
             ,
             of
             Hens
             ,
             of
             small
             Mountain
             Birds
             ,
             and
             the
             Broath
             of
             them
             with
             the
             juice
             of
             a
             Lemon
             are
             good
             :
             Among
             Fruits
             Oranges
             ,
             Cappares
             ,
             Olives
             with
             Vinegar
             :
             Among
             Herbs
             ,
             Endive
             ,
             Sow-thistle
             ,
             and
             Groundsel
             :
             
             Let
             her
             Drink
             be
             a
             Decoction
             of
             Cinnamon
             ,
             Rubarb
             ,
             the
             Seeds
             of
             Purslain
             ,
             the
             Roots
             of
             China
             ,
             Scorzonera
             ,
             or
             Sarsaparilla
             .
             All
             Meats
             of
             Milk
             ,
             Fish
             ,
             and
             whatever
             generates
             Flegmatick
             Humours
             must
             be
             avoided
             ,
             and
             full
             Feeding
             ,
             and
             a
             disorderly
             course
             of
             Dyet
             .
          
           
             Secondly
             ,
             Those
             things
             must
             be
             used
             which
             Concoct
             ,
             and
             Purge
             off
             Phlegmatick
             Humours
             ;
             as
             Syrup
             of
             Wormwood
             ,
             Succory
             ,
             Succory
             with
             Rhubarb
             ,
             of
             the
             acid
             juice
             of
             Citron
             with
             the
             waters
             of
             the
             same
             Herbs
             ,
             or
             of
             Grass
             ,
             Purslain
             ,
             and
             Sorrel
             ,
             and
             the
             Flegm
             must
             be
             constantly
             Purged
             off
             with
             Pills
             of
             Mastick
             ,
             of
             Agarick
             ,
             or
             the
             like
             .
          
           
             Thirdly
             ,
             Such
             things
             must
             be
             used
             as
             kill
             Worms
             ,
             and
             uterine
             Glisters
             to
             that
             purpose
             must
             be
             injected
             made
             of
             a
             Decoction
             of
             Wormwood
             ,
             Southernwood
             ,
             and
             Centaury
             with
             Allom.
             Or
             ,
          
           
             Take
             of
             Mint
             ,
             Calaminth
             ,
             Penny-royal
             ,
             each
             one
             Handful
             ,
             boyl
             them
             till
             the
             third
             part
             of
             the
             Water
             is
             consumed
             ,
             mingle
             Honey
             with
             it
             and
             inject
             it
             .
             Or
          
           
             Take
             of
             the
             Decoction
             of
             Lupins
             six
             Ounces
             ,
             of
             Aloes
             three
             Drams
             ,
             of
             Honey
             one
             Ounce
             ,
             which
             may
             be
             injected
             also
             with
             the
             
             like
             quantity
             of
             Decoction
             of
             Mercury
             and
             Wormwood
             ;
             or
             the
             following
             Pessary
             may
             be
             used
             .
          
           
             Take
             of
             Bulls
             Gall
             ,
             one
             Dram
             and
             an
             half
             ,
             of
             the
             Powder
             of
             Lupins
             ,
             two
             Drams
             ,
             of
             Oyl
             of
             Wormwood
             ,
             two
             Ounces
             ,
             of
             good
             White-wine
             ,
             half
             an
             Ounce
             ,
             mingle
             them
             ,
             and
             dip
             the
             Cotton
             for
             the
             Pessary
             in
             it
             .
          
           
             At
             the
             same
             time
             apply
             to
             the
             Region
             of
             the
             Womb
             the
             following
             Oyntment
             .
          
           
             Take
             of
             the
             Leaves
             of
             Wormwood
             ,
             Costmary
             ,
             and
             Calaminth
             ,
             each
             one
             Handful
             ,
             of
             Peach
             Leaves
             half
             an
             Handful
             ;
             boyl
             them
             in
             the
             sharpest
             Vinegar
             ,
             or
             in
             Wine
             for
             the
             Womb
             ,
             to
             the
             strained
             Liquor
             ,
             add
             of
             Aloes
             and
             Agarick
             ,
             each
             half
             an
             Ounce
             ,
             of
             Coloquitida
             three
             Drams
             ,
             of
             Oyl
             of
             bitter
             Almonds
             ,
             and
             of
             Bulls
             Gall
             ,
             each
             a
             sufficient
             quantity
             ,
             with
             a
             little
             Wax
             ,
             or
             without
             it
             ,
             make
             an
             Oyntment
             .
             You
             may
             also
             make
             a
             Cataplasm
             of
             the
             same
             Herbs
             boyled
             and
             bruised
             with
             the
             Meal
             of
             Lupins
             ,
             Oyl
             of
             Wormwood
             ,
             and
             Ox
             Gall
             ,
             and
             the
             Pill
             of
             Aloes
             ,
             or
             of
             Hiera
             ,
             must
             be
             taken
             often
             ,
             a
             Scruple
             at
             a
             time
             .
          
           
           
             That
             the
             Stones
             grow
             in
             every
             part
             of
             the
             Body
             ,
             Galen
             testifies
             ,
             as
             in
             the
             Bladder
             ,
             Reins
             ,
             Liver
             ,
             Intestines
             ,
             Lungs
             ;
             and
             therefore
             it
             is
             no
             strange
             thing
             if
             they
             should
             be
             generated
             also
             in
             the
             Womb
             ,
             as
             Aetius
             writes
             :
             but
             they
             are
             not
             altogether
             like
             the
             Stones
             of
             the
             Bladder
             ,
             nor
             are
             they
             loose
             ,
             for
             if
             so
             they
             could
             not
             continue
             in
             the
             Womb
             ;
             but
             they
             grow
             to
             the
             Tunicks
             of
             the
             neck
             of
             the
             Womb.
             The
             causes
             of
             them
             are
             the
             same
             ,
             as
             of
             the
             Stone
             in
             the
             Bladder
             ,
             namely
             ,
             gross
             and
             viscid
             Humours
             .
             The
             signs
             of
             them
             are
             a
             dull
             pain
             in
             the
             Womb
             ,
             and
             the
             Courses
             are
             inordinate
             ,
             and
             a
             Finger
             being
             put
             up
             the
             Anus
             ,
             the
             Stone
             may
             be
             selt
             .
             But
             if
             the
             Stone
             be
             in
             the
             neck
             of
             the
             Womb
             ,
             the
             pain
             is
             great
             ,
             and
             affects
             the
             neighbouring
             parts
             ,
             and
             the
             Womb
             ,
             and
             the
             Woman
             can
             not
             sit
             without
             pain
             .
          
           
             As
             to
             the
             Cure
             ,
             an
             emollient
             and
             lubricating
             course
             of
             Diet
             must
             be
             used
             ,
             and
             the
             gross
             and
             viscid
             Humours
             must
             be
             Purged
             off
             :
             But
             the
             chief
             part
             of
             the
             Cure
             is
             to
             be
             performed
             by
             extracting
             the
             Stone
             ,
             but
             first
             the
             parts
             must
             be
             quieted
             by
             an
             emollient
             Glister
             made
             of
             a
             Decoction
             of
             Mallows
             ,
             Marsh-mallows
             ,
             Fenugreek
             ,
             of
             the
             Seeds
             of
             Flax
             ,
             and
             a
             great
             deal
             of
             
             Oyl
             of
             Roses
             and
             of
             Lillies
             to
             make
             the
             Manual
             operation
             the
             easier
             ,
             which
             must
             be
             performed
             in
             the
             following
             manner
             .
          
           
             The
             Womans
             Thighs
             being
             spread
             ,
             the
             Chirurgeon
             must
             thrust
             up
             two
             of
             the
             Fingers
             of
             his
             Left-hand
             ,
             and
             with
             his
             Right
             he
             must
             press
             the
             upper
             part
             of
             her
             Belly
             to
             force
             the
             Stone
             out
             ,
             and
             this
             may
             be
             the
             easier
             done
             ,
             if
             the
             Stone
             be
             in
             the
             Neck
             of
             the
             Womb
             ,
             but
             if
             it
             be
             in
             the
             Womb
             it self
             ,
             the
             Operation
             will
             be
             more
             difficultly
             performed
             :
             But
             if
             the
             stone
             grow
             to
             the
             mouth
             or
             neck
             of
             the
             Womb
             ,
             and
             cannot
             be
             extirpated
             this
             way
             ,
             it
             must
             be
             cut
             out
             ,
             the
             Woman
             being
             rightly
             placed
             ,
             and
             the
             parts
             dilated
             with
             a
             Speculum
             Matricis
             ,
             which
             being
             done
             ,
             those
             things
             must
             be
             injected
             into
             the
             Womb
             which
             cure
             Ulcers
             ,
             first
             ,
             Astringents
             ,
             and
             such
             things
             as
             stop
             Blood
             ,
             and
             afterwards
             drying
             things
             ,
             and
             an
             exact
             Course
             of
             Diet
             must
             be
             ordered
             ,
             and
             the
             Woman
             must
             be
             Purged
             twice
             in
             a
             Year
             ,
             lest
             the
             Stone
             should
             grow
             again
             .
          
           
             The
             Cure
             of
             the
             Stone
             in
             the
             Bladder
             in
             Women
             is
             to
             be
             managed
             much
             in
             the
             manner
             as
             in
             Men
             ,
             but
             it
             seldomer
             happens
             ,
             and
             is
             easier
             Cured
             ,
             because
             the
             
             passage
             of
             the
             Urine
             is
             larger
             ,
             and
             shorter
             ,
             and
             straighter
             in
             Women
             .
             But
             if
             it
             happen
             ,
             and
             must
             be
             extracted
             ,
             the
             Chirurgeon
             must
             put
             two
             of
             the
             Fingers
             of
             his
             Left-hand
             ,
             (
             the
             VVoman
             being
             placed
             as
             above
             directed
             )
             into
             the
             Privities
             ,
             and
             with
             his
             Right
             he
             must
             press
             the
             Bladder
             ,
             and
             force
             the
             Stone
             to
             the
             neck
             of
             it
             ,
             so
             as
             to
             make
             it
             pass
             the
             Muscle
             that
             shuts
             the
             neck
             of
             the
             Bladder
             ,
             and
             then
             a
             little
             above
             the
             wings
             of
             the
             Privities
             ,
             at
             which
             place
             the
             Stone
             occurs
             he
             must
             cut
             ,
             so
             that
             the
             Stone
             may
             be
             extracted
             with
             a
             pair
             of
             Forceps
             .
             Lastly
             ,
             the
             Ulcer
             must
             be
             Cured
             by
             Astringent
             ,
             and
             Incarnating
             Medicines
             .
          
        
         
           
           
             CHAP.
             XL.
             
          
           
             Of
             a
             Condyloma
             ,
             of
             the
             Hemorrhoids
             ,
             Warts
             ,
             Thymus
             ,
             Acrocordo
             ,
             and
             a
             Ficus
             ,
             and
             of
             Scabs
             of
             the
             Privities
             ,
             and
             of
             Chaps
             ,
             and
             Clefts
             of
             the
             same
             .
          
           
             A
             Condyloma
             is
             a
             Tubercle
             arising
             from
             an
             Inflammation
             ,
             and
             resembles
             the
             Knucles
             when
             the
             Hand
             is
             shut
             .
             It
             is
             cured
             by
             four
             kind
             of
             Remedies
             ,
             First
             by
             Diet
             and
             Purging
             Medicines
             that
             respect
             the
             antecedent
             cause
             ;
             Secondly
             ,
             By
             drying
             and
             repelling
             Topicks
             ,
             if
             the
             Callus
             be
             newly
             bred
             ,
             as
             by
             Baths
             and
             Vapours
             of
             a
             Decoction
             of
             Vervain
             ,
             of
             the
             Leaves
             of
             Brambles
             ,
             of
             Acacia
             ,
             Ivy-leaves
             ,
             to
             which
             must
             be
             added
             ,
             by
             reason
             of
             the
             Pain
             ,
             Camomile
             Flowers
             ;
             and
             if
             the
             Condyloma
             be
             Inflamed
             such
             things
             must
             be
             used
             as
             mitigate
             the
             pain
             ,
             as
             the
             following
             decoction
             .
          
           
           
             Take
             of
             the
             leaves
             of
             Melilot
             ,
             Mallows
             ,
             and
             Marshmallows
             ,
             each
             half
             an
             handful
             ,
             of
             the
             Seeds
             of
             Flax
             and
             Fenugreek
             ,
             each
             three
             Drams
             ,
             of
             the
             Flowers
             of
             Camomile
             two
             Pugils
             ,
             boyl
             them
             ,
             and
             to
             a
             Pint
             of
             the
             Decoction
             ,
             add
             two
             Ounces
             of
             Roses
             ,
             inject
             it
             by
             a
             Syringe
             ;
             or
             warm
             Milk
             may
             be
             so
             injected
             .
             If
             the
             Condyloma
             being
             old
             is
             grown
             hard
             ,
             and
             does
             not
             yeild
             to
             the
             foresaid
             Medicines
             ,
             Aetius
             commends
             as
             a
             wonderful
             remedy
             Mineral
             Misy
             mixed
             with
             Turpentine
             ;
             or
             instead
             of
             it
             Roman
             Vitriol
             ,
             a
             Dram
             of
             the
             Troches
             of
             Steel
             reduced
             to
             powder
             ,
             and
             mixed
             with
             the
             Oyls
             of
             Roses
             and
             Wax
             ,
             and
             made
             into
             an
             Oyntment
             with
             half
             an
             Ounce
             of
             the
             Juice
             of
             Mullein
             is
             also
             very
             good
             .
             The
             following
             is
             also
             much
             commended
             .
          
           
             Take
             of
             Tuty
             thrice
             burnt
             and
             washed
             ,
             of
             Ceruss
             washed
             ,
             of
             the
             Froth
             of
             Silver
             washed
             ,
             each
             two
             Drams
             ,
             of
             the
             Yolks
             of
             two
             roasted
             Eggs
             ,
             Wax
             ,
             Sope
             and
             Oyl
             of
             Roses
             ,
             each
             two
             Ounces
             ;
             make
             an
             Oyntment
             .
          
           
             But
             if
             these
             things
             do
             no
             Good
             ,
             it
             must
             be
             cut
             off
             ,
             and
             if
             there
             be
             many
             of
             them
             ,
             they
             must
             be
             burnt
             off
             ,
             and
             the
             Ulcer
             must
             be
             regularly
             cured
             :
             but
             cutting
             or
             
             burning
             in
             these
             parts
             is
             dangerous
             and
             must
             not
             therefore
             be
             used
             unless
             there
             be
             an
             absolute
             necessity
             .
          
           
             If
             there
             be
             Hemorrhoids
             ,
             they
             are
             either
             in
             the
             Mouth
             or
             Neck
             of
             the
             Womb
             ,
             or
             in
             the
             Womb
             it self
             ,
             or
             in
             the
             Privities
             ;
             they
             are
             as
             divers
             as
             those
             in
             the
             Anus
             ,
             they
             are
             either
             blind
             or
             open
             ;
             they
             are
             with
             or
             without
             Inflammation
             ;
             they
             differ
             also
             upon
             their
             bigness
             ,
             Number
             and
             Figure
             ;
             they
             are
             occasioned
             by
             Chaps
             ,
             and
             by
             a
             Condyloma
             ,
             but
             chiefly
             by
             gross
             and
             feculent
             Humours
             falling
             upon
             the
             Veins
             of
             the
             Womb
             ,
             or
             by
             an
             inordinate
             defluxion
             of
             Menstruous
             Blood
             into
             those
             Veins
             .
             This
             Disease
             may
             be
             known
             by
             a
             weight
             in
             those
             Parts
             ,
             and
             Women
             so
             affected
             are
             weak
             and
             subject
             to
             Spontaneous
             Lassitude
             :
             But
             if
             the
             Hemorrhoids
             of
             the
             Womb
             ,
             or
             Anus
             flow
             moderately
             ,
             they
             cure
             and
             prevent
             many
             Diseases
             ,
             and
             the
             unseasonable
             stopage
             of
             them
             occasions
             the
             Falling
             Sickness
             ,
             and
             many
             other
             Diseases
             .
             They
             are
             cured
             as
             the
             Piles
             of
             the
             Anus
             .
          
           
             There
             are
             four
             sorts
             of
             Warts
             of
             the
             Womb
             and
             Privities
             .
          
           
           
             The
             First
             are
             Acrocordones
             ,
             which
             hang
             as
             by
             a
             Thred
             .
          
           
             Secondly
             ,
             Thymus
             which
             is
             a
             rough
             and
             oblong
             Tumour
             ,
             and
             without
             pain
             ,
             if
             it
             be
             gentle
             and
             white
             ,
             or
             redish
             ;
             but
             if
             it
             be
             Malignant
             it
             is
             livid
             and
             painful
             .
          
           
             Thirdly
             ,
             Ficus
             or
             Mariscae
             ,
             which
             differ
             from
             a
             Thymus
             only
             in
             bigness
             .
          
           
             The
             Fourth
             is
             Clavus
             ,
             which
             is
             a
             hard
             white
             and
             round
             prominence
             like
             the
             Heads
             of
             Corns
             .
             These
             Tumours
             in
             general
             are
             of
             a
             Scirrhous
             nature
             ,
             and
             come
             by
             immoderate
             Copulation
             ,
             and
             are
             sometimes
             Malignant
             ,
             by
             reason
             of
             the
             French-Pox
             .
             The
             gentle
             are
             known
             by
             their
             white
             or
             redish
             colour
             ,
             and
             by
             the
             absence
             of
             pain
             ,
             the
             Malignant
             by
             their
             hardness
             ,
             leaden
             colour
             and
             pain
             .
          
           
             They
             are
             Cured
             by
             four
             sorts
             of
             Remedies
             .
          
           
             First
             ,
             By
             a
             Diet
             that
             is
             not
             apt
             to
             breed
             gross
             Humours
             ,
             and
             by
             Catharticks
             to
             Purge
             such
             Humours
             off
             ,
             and
             by
             Sweats
             ,
             if
             they
             are
             obstinate
             .
          
           
           
             Secondly
             ,
             By
             discussing
             Medicines
             ,
             which
             are
             most
             proper
             for
             the
             Thymus
             and
             Clavus
             as
             by
             dried
             Sage
             ,
             with
             fat
             Figs
             ,
             or
             Old-shoes
             burnt
             and
             powdered
             and
             mixed
             with
             Wine
             and
             applyed
             :
             But
             the
             Soles
             of
             Shoes
             and
             a
             dried
             Gourd
             powdered
             by
             themselves
             ,
             and
             afterwards
             mixed
             and
             applied
             with
             Wine
             to
             Warts
             do
             very
             well
             ,
             or
             you
             may
             take
             of
             Rue
             and
             Pennyroyal
             ,
             each
             equal
             parts
             ;
             let
             them
             be
             burnt
             and
             powdered
             ;
             the
             Bark
             of
             Frankincense
             ,
             the
             Leaves
             of
             Basil
             Wine
             and
             Vinegar
             ,
             Shoomakers
             Ink
             ,
             boyl
             them
             in
             the
             VVater
             that
             drops
             out
             of
             a
             Vine
             cut
             ;
             moisten
             the
             part
             with
             this
             Decoction
             ;
             this
             is
             reckoned
             an
             excellent
             Medicine
             .
          
           
             Prick
             with
             a
             Needle
             the
             Eye
             of
             a
             Goat
             newly
             killed
             ,
             and
             anoint
             daily
             the
             part
             with
             the
             Liquor
             that
             flows
             from
             it
             ,
             and
             within
             Six
             Days
             ,
             as
             Aetius
             writes
             ;
             Myrmecies
             will
             be
             extirpated
             ,
             which
             consist
             of
             broad
             Roots
             ,
             and
             they
             itch
             .
          
           
             Thirdly
             ,
             Things
             that
             burn
             and
             eat
             are
             proper
             for
             Myrmecies
             and
             Acrocordos
             ,
             as
             the
             juice
             of
             wild
             Cucumber
             with
             Salt
             ,
             or
             the
             like
             :
             But
             corroding
             things
             must
             
             not
             continue
             long
             upon
             the
             part
             ,
             for
             when
             they
             have
             been
             applied
             an
             hour
             or
             thereabout
             ,
             the
             part
             must
             be
             washed
             twice
             or
             thrice
             with
             Astringent
             Wine
             ;
             and
             the
             Neighbouring
             parts
             must
             be
             defended
             by
             an
             Oyntment
             made
             with
             Bolearmenick
             ,
             sealed
             Earth
             ,
             Rose-water
             and
             Vinegar
             .
          
           
             Fourthly
             ,
             If
             they
             may
             be
             cut
             off
             ,
             they
             ought
             to
             be
             so
             ,
             but
             some
             bind
             the
             root
             of
             these
             with
             a
             Horse-hair
             ;
             and
             straighten
             it
             daily
             till
             they
             fall
             off
             .
          
           
             In
             the
             Privities
             and
             Mouth
             of
             the
             Womb
             ,
             especially
             in
             such
             Women
             ,
             as
             have
             the
             French-Pox
             ,
             Pustles
             arise
             ;
             they
             often
             itch
             ;
             they
             are
             occasioned
             by
             the
             abundance
             ,
             and
             grossness
             of
             a
             bilious
             and
             adust
             Humour
             ,
             or
             by
             the
             French-Pox
             ,
             they
             may
             be
             easily
             seen
             by
             a
             Speculum
             Matricis
             .
             They
             are
             to
             be
             cured
             by
             four
             sorts
             of
             Remedies
             .
          
           
             First
             ,
             By
             Meats
             of
             good
             juice
             ,
             and
             by
             abstaining
             from
             all
             acrid
             ,
             acid
             and
             salt
             things
             .
          
           
             Secondly
             ,
             By
             Universal
             Evacuations
             ,
             as
             by
             Bleeding
             and
             Purging
             ,
             and
             such
             things
             ,
             
             as
             attemperate
             the
             Humour
             must
             be
             used
             ,
             as
             Syrup
             of
             Borrage
             ,
             Violets
             ,
             Fumitory
             and
             Succory
             ,
             and
             the
             like
             .
             Decoctions
             of
             Sarsa
             ,
             or
             of
             Guiacum
             with
             Sweating
             are
             also
             very
             proper
             ,
             and
             Purges
             and
             Sudorificks
             must
             be
             often
             repeated
             .
          
           
             Thirdly
             ,
             Topicks
             must
             be
             applyed
             ,
             and
             if
             the
             Pustles
             are
             gentle
             bathing
             is
             proper
             ,
             and
             afterwards
             wash
             the
             part
             with
             hot
             Wine
             and
             Nitre
             .
          
           
             For
             Pustles
             and
             Scabs
             the
             following
             Oyntment
             of
             has
             bin
             found
             very
             successful
             .
          
           
             Take
             of
             the
             Roots
             Elecampane
             ,
             Burnet
             and
             sharp
             pointed
             Dock
             ,
             each
             three
             Ounces
             ,
             of
             Fumitory
             Water
             Six
             Ounces
             ,
             of
             the
             sharpest
             Vinegar
             ,
             or
             of
             the
             best
             Wine
             ,
             for
             Diseases
             of
             the
             Womb
             ,
             two
             Ounces
             ;
             having
             bruised
             the
             roots
             well
             ,
             infuse
             them
             a
             day
             and
             a
             night
             ,
             then
             boyl
             them
             ,
             and
             press
             them
             strongly
             ;
             to
             the
             strained
             Liquor
             add
             half
             a
             pound
             of
             Turpentine
             ,
             of
             Oyl
             of
             Roses
             three
             Ounces
             ,
             of
             Wax
             half
             an
             Ounce
             ,
             boyl
             them
             again
             to
             the
             Consumption
             of
             half
             ,
             and
             add
             of
             Sulphur
             one
             Ounce
             and
             an
             half
             ,
             of
             Cerus
             five
             Ounces
             ,
             of
             Roch-allom
             half
             an
             Ounce
             ,
             of
             Sal
             Gemma
             two
             drams
             ,
             of
             Oyl
             of
             Eggs
             ,
             six
             Drams
             ,
             mix
             them
             by
             beating
             of
             them
             well
             
             together
             ,
             then
             wash
             the
             whole
             Composition
             in
             Fumitory
             Water
             .
          
           
             But
             if
             the
             Pustles
             are
             Malignant
             ,
             and
             Obstinate
             ,
             you
             must
             use
             stronger
             Desiccatives
             ,
             which
             correct
             the
             Venom
             of
             the
             Pustles
             ,
             and
             at
             the
             same
             time
             you
             must
             use
             sudorific
             decoctions
             .
          
           
             Take
             of
             Plantain
             and
             Rose
             Water
             each
             four
             Ounces
             ,
             of
             Sal
             Gemma
             ,
             Nitre
             ,
             and
             Allom
             ,
             each
             two
             Drams
             ,
             of
             Sublimate
             one
             Dram
             and
             an
             half
             ,
             boyl
             them
             till
             a
             third
             part
             is
             consumed
             ;
             to
             the
             strained
             Liquor
             ,
             add
             of
             Verde-greese
             one
             Scruple
             ;
             after
             you
             have
             used
             this
             two
             or
             three
             dayes
             ,
             you
             must
             forbear
             a
             while
             ,
             and
             use
             gentler
             things
             ,
             and
             return
             again
             to
             the
             use
             of
             it
             ,
             till
             the
             Pustles
             are
             quite
             taken
             off
             .
          
           
             This
             moreover
             must
             be
             added
             ,
             which
             is
             of
             excellent
             use
             ,
             having
             first
             bathed
             with
             a
             decoction
             of
             Fumitory
             ,
             Lupins
             ,
             Beans
             ,
             and
             a
             little
             Salt.
             
          
           
             Take
             of
             the
             Roots
             of
             Elecampane
             cut
             small
             four
             Ounces
             ,
             boyl
             them
             well
             in
             a
             sufficient
             quantity
             of
             Water
             with
             a
             little
             Vinegar
             or
             Wine
             ,
             then
             beat
             them
             in
             a
             Mortar
             and
             Pulp
             them
             through
             a
             Sieve
             ,
             and
             add
             of
             fresh
             
             Lard
             three
             Ounces
             ,
             of
             Juice
             of
             ground
             Elder
             ,
             and
             of
             Fumitory
             ,
             each
             one
             Ounce
             and
             an
             half
             ,
             of
             Quick-Silver
             extinguished
             in
             fasting
             Spittle
             ,
             or
             in
             the
             Yolk
             of
             an
             Egg
             ,
             half
             an
             Ounce
             ,
             of
             Ceruss
             and
             Lytharge
             ,
             each
             one
             Ounce
             ,
             of
             Brimstone
             one
             Dram
             and
             an
             half
             ,
             stir
             them
             about
             for
             an
             hour
             ,
             and
             mix
             the
             Powders
             by
             degrees
             .
          
           
             But
             because
             Pustles
             continue
             sometimes
             a
             long
             while
             ,
             you
             must
             make
             an
             Issue
             in
             the
             Leg
             ,
             before
             they
             are
             quite
             dryed
             up
             .
          
           
             Clefts
             and
             Chaps
             are
             sometimes
             in
             the
             Mouth
             of
             the
             Womb
             ,
             as
             in
             the
             Anus
             ,
             Hands
             ,
             Lips
             ,
             and
             Nipples
             ,
             by
             reason
             of
             violent
             Cold
             ,
             a
             North
             Wind
             ,
             and
             the
             like
             ;
             they
             are
             small
             ,
             long
             and
             narrow
             Ulcers
             ,
             sometimes
             deep
             ,
             and
             sometimes
             only
             superficial
             ;
             they
             are
             also
             ocasioned
             by
             hard
             labour
             ,
             by
             Acrid
             and
             Corroding
             Humours
             ,
             or
             by
             a
             great
             dryness
             in
             the
             Womb.
             
          
           
             They
             are
             to
             be
             cured
             by
             five
             sorts
             of
             Remedies
             ;
             by
             a
             moistening
             and
             smoothening
             Diet
             ,
             avoiding
             such
             things
             as
             are
             acrid
             ,
             and
             stop
             the
             Belly
             ;
             therefore
             let
             the
             Woman
             eat
             Chicken
             ,
             Mutton
             ,
             Veal
             ,
             and
             
             Broaths
             made
             of
             Succory
             ,
             Bugloss
             ,
             Burrage
             ,
             Spinage
             ,
             and
             the
             like
             ;
             let
             her
             Drink
             be
             rather
             Beer
             than
             Wine
             ,
             she
             must
             avoid
             Cheese
             and
             Spices
             ,
             Violent
             Exercise
             ,
             and
             Copulation
             :
             And
             if
             Acrid
             humours
             be
             the
             cause
             ,
             she
             must
             be
             blooded
             ,
             if
             there
             be
             a
             plenitude
             ;
             afterwards
             she
             must
             be
             Purged
             with
             Cassia
             ,
             Manna
             ,
             and
             the
             like
             ,
             and
             the
             Humours
             must
             be
             attemperated
             with
             the
             Syrups
             of
             Succory
             ,
             Roses
             ,
             Violets
             ,
             Borrage
             ,
             Fumitory
             ,
             and
             with
             the
             Waters
             of
             the
             same
             Herbs
             .
             If
             they
             are
             occasioned
             by
             hard
             labour
             ,
             and
             Bleed
             ,
             the
             Blood
             must
             be
             stop'd
             by
             the
             following
             Uterine
             Glister
             .
          
           
             Take
             of
             the
             leaves
             of
             Plantain
             one
             handfull
             ,
             of
             Roses
             four
             Pugils
             ,
             boyl
             them
             in
             a
             sufficient
             quantity
             of
             Water
             till
             half
             is
             consumed
             .
             To
             six
             Ounces
             of
             the
             strained
             Liquor
             add
             of
             the
             Powders
             of
             Dragons
             Blood
             ,
             Bole
             armenick
             ,
             Myrrh
             ,
             Frankincense
             ,
             Birthwort
             ,
             each
             half
             a
             Dram.
             
          
           
             If
             the
             Chaps
             are
             dry
             ,
             hot
             ,
             and
             itch
             ,
             the
             part
             must
             be
             Fomented
             with
             things
             that
             moisten
             ,
             as
             the
             following
             Decoction
             .
          
           
           
             Take
             of
             the
             flesh
             of
             Frogs
             ,
             Snails
             ,
             and
             River
             Crabs
             ,
             each
             two
             Drams
             ,
             of
             Barley
             two
             Pugils
             ,
             of
             Mallows
             and
             Ducks
             meat
             ,
             each
             one
             handful
             ,
             of
             Flax
             Seeds
             one
             Ounce
             ,
             boyl
             them
             in
             a
             sufficient
             quantity
             of
             Water
             ,
             and
             let
             six
             Ounces
             be
             injected
             in
             the
             manner
             of
             a
             Vterine
             Glister
             ,
             and
             anoint
             the
             part
             affected
             with
             the
             Oyntment
             of
             Ceruse
             with
             Camphor
             ;
             and
             if
             the
             pain
             and
             heat
             be
             much
             ,
             anoint
             it
             with
             the
             following
             Oyntment
             .
          
           
             Take
             of
             the
             Populeon
             Oyntment
             one
             Ounce
             ,
             of
             Camphor
             two
             Scruples
             ,
             of
             Ceruss
             washed
             in
             Rose
             Water
             one
             Scruple
             ,
             and
             the
             white
             of
             one
             Egg
             ,
             mingle
             them
             .
          
           
             Oyl
             of
             Flax
             hot
             is
             also
             good
             for
             Chaps
             of
             the
             Anus
             and
             Womb
             ,
             so
             is
             Pomatum
             ;
             Oyl
             of
             the
             Yolks
             of
             Eggs
             ,
             or
             of
             Flax
             Seeds
             stir'd
             about
             in
             a
             Leaden
             Mortar
             is
             also
             proper
             ,
             and
             if
             they
             are
             occasioned
             by
             driness
             ,
             Barly
             boyled
             in
             Water
             in
             Linnen
             Baggs
             ,
             and
             applyed
             for
             nine
             days
             are
             very
             beneficial
             .
             But
             if
             the
             Chaps
             are
             malignant
             ,
             apply
             the
             following
             .
          
           
           
             Take
             of
             good
             Aqua
             vitae
             one
             point
             ,
             of
             Sublimate
             powdered
             one
             Scruple
             ,
             of
             Verdegrease
             half
             a
             Scruple
             ,
             the
             Whites
             of
             three
             Eggs
             ,
             stir
             them
             well
             together
             ,
             and
             anoint
             the
             part
             every
             other
             day
             ,
             and
             apply
             over
             a
             Plaster
             of
             Diachylon
             .
          
        
         
           
           
             CHAP.
             XLI
             .
          
           
             Of
             the
             Melancholy
             of
             Virgins
             and
             Widows
             .
          
           
             MElancholy
             befalls
             Virgins
             ,
             Widdows
             ,
             and
             Barren
             VVomen
             ,
             oftner
             than
             other
             VVomen
             ;
             there
             are
             two
             Causes
             of
             it
             .
          
           
             First
             ,
             the
             Nature
             of
             a
             Woman
             which
             is
             tender
             ,
             and
             the
             Mind
             easily
             dejected
             .
          
           
             Secondly
             ,
             Gross
             Blood.
             
          
           
             The
             signs
             of
             it
             are
             a
             Pulsation
             about
             the
             Back
             ,
             which
             is
             a
             Symptom
             almost
             perpetual
             in
             VVomen
             so
             affected
             ;
             the
             Skin
             is
             sometime
             squalid
             ,
             wrinkley
             and
             rough
             ,
             especially
             in
             the
             Arms
             ,
             Knees
             and
             joints
             of
             the
             Fingers
             ;
             much
             Cogitation
             ,
             Suspicion
             ,
             Shame-facedness
             ,
             Dejection
             of
             Mind
             ,
             disturbed
             Sleep
             ,
             frightful
             Dreams
             ,
             a
             preposterous
             Judgment
             ;
             the
             Breast
             is
             often
             very
             Hot
             and
             hath
             a
             Pulsation
             in
             it
             ,
             and
             when
             the
             Vapour
             rises
             upwards
             ,
             there
             is
             a
             Palpitation
             of
             the
             Heart
             ,
             or
             Fainting
             ;
             there
             is
             a
             rising
             in
             the
             Throat
             ,
             
             as
             in
             Mother-fits
             ,
             the
             Belly
             is
             most
             commonly
             Bound
             ,
             they
             are
             Thirsty
             ,
             and
             subject
             to
             VVatchings
             ,
             to
             Despair
             ,
             and
             to
             VVeeping
             and
             Sorrow
             ,
             and
             sometimes
             the
             Melancholy
             is
             so
             high
             ,
             as
             that
             they
             grow
             almost
             Distracted
             ,
             and
             are
             ready
             to
             make
             away
             with
             themselves
             .
          
           
             There
             are
             three
             Degrees
             of
             this
             Disease
             ,
             according
             to
             which
             the
             Danger
             is
             more
             or
             less
             ,
             and
             the
             Cure
             is
             to
             be
             varied
             accordingly
             .
          
           
             The
             First
             ,
             Is
             when
             the
             Signs
             are
             small
             .
          
           
             The
             Second
             ,
             when
             the
             Disease
             has
             lasted
             a
             long
             while
             ,
             and
             has
             disordered
             the
             VVomans
             Mind
             so
             ,
             as
             that
             she
             is
             continually
             Sorrowful
             and
             Sad.
             
          
           
             The
             Third
             ,
             Is
             when
             the
             VVoman
             ,
             is
             so
             overcome
             with
             it
             ,
             that
             she
             will
             not
             speak
             ,
             nor
             give
             any
             answers
             ,
             and
             this
             is
             near
             to
             Madness
             .
          
           
             The
             First
             Degree
             of
             this
             may
             be
             removed
             by
             a
             sparing
             Diet
             ,
             by
             Exercise
             ,
             and
             by
             variety
             of
             pleasant
             Company
             ,
             and
             if
             she
             be
             not
             Married
             ,
             she
             must
             be
             Blooded
             in
             the
             Arm
             every
             third
             or
             fourth
             
             Month
             ,
             in
             the
             middle
             of
             the
             Month
             :
             But
             if
             she
             be
             most
             Melancholy
             at
             the
             time
             of
             her
             Courses
             ,
             she
             must
             be
             Blooded
             in
             the
             Foot
             two
             or
             three
             days
             before
             or
             after
             them
             .
          
           
             But
             if
             the
             Disease
             be
             in
             the
             Second
             Degree
             ,
             the
             Curative
             Indications
             are
             principally
             four
             .
          
           
             The
             First
             ,
             to
             hinder
             the
             Congestion
             of
             the
             Blood
             in
             the
             VVomb
             ,
             by
             such
             things
             as
             force
             the
             Courses
             .
          
           
             The
             Second
             ,
             is
             to
             expel
             the
             Melancholy
             that
             is
             heapt
             up
             .
          
           
             The
             Third
             ,
             Is
             to
             discuss
             the
             VVind
             .
          
           
             The
             Fourth
             ,
             To
             provide
             for
             the
             Head
             ,
             Heart
             ,
             Womb
             ,
             and
             the
             whole
             Body
             .
          
           
             It
             is
             to
             be
             Cured
             therefore
             by
             five
             sorts
             of
             Remedies
             .
          
           
             First
             ,
             By
             a
             moistning
             Diet
             ,
             as
             let
             the
             Dinner
             be
             of
             a
             boyl'd
             Chicken
             ,
             with
             the
             Roots
             of
             Fennel
             ,
             Parsley
             ,
             red
             Vetches
             ,
             and
             Saffron
             :
             And
             the
             Supper
             of
             new-laid
             Eggs
             ,
             roasted
             ,
             and
             stewed
             Prunes
             ,
             or
             
             Borrage
             prepared
             with
             Almond-milk
             ,
             by
             reason
             of
             Watchings
             ,
             wherewith
             they
             are
             much
             troubled
             ;
             or
             a
             Ptisan
             with
             a
             little
             Anniseeds
             and
             Cinnamon
             ,
             to
             expel
             the
             Wind.
             Let
             the
             Drink
             be
             Rhenish
             or
             VVhite-wine
             with
             Borrage
             flowers
             in
             it
             ,
             midling
             Beer
             medicated
             with
             Elecampane
             or
             Balm
             ,
             or
             water
             boyled
             with
             the
             Herb
             Maiden-hair
             ,
             with
             the
             Roots
             of
             Scorzonera
             ,
             Lemon-peel
             ,
             and
             Citron-seeds
             .
             If
             the
             Belly
             be
             bound
             ,
             use
             the
             following
             Glister
             .
          
           
             Take
             of
             the
             Roots
             of
             Fennel
             and
             Parsley
             ,
             each
             one
             Ounce
             ,
             of
             the
             Leaves
             of
             Mallows
             ,
             one
             Handful
             ,
             of
             Polypody
             of
             the
             Oak
             ,
             one
             Ounce
             ,
             of
             the
             Seeds
             of
             Bastard
             Saffron
             ,
             Flax
             ,
             and
             Fenugreek
             ,
             each
             one
             Dram
             ,
             boyl
             them
             to
             a
             Pint
             ,
             to
             the
             strained
             Liquor
             add
             of
             the
             Oyls
             of
             Dill
             ,
             Camomile
             ,
             Violets
             ,
             and
             of
             Brown-Sugar
             ,
             each
             one
             Ounce
             ,
             of
             Diacatholicon
             ,
             half
             an
             Ounce
             .
          
           
             Secondly
             ,
             Evacuations
             must
             be
             used
             ,
             and
             if
             there
             be
             a
             plenitude
             ,
             Bleeding
             must
             be
             ordered
             ,
             and
             purging
             Medicines
             frequently
             ;
             but
             the
             Humour
             must
             be
             first
             prepared
             by
             the
             following
             Medicines
             ,
             or
             the
             like
             .
          
           
           
             Take
             of
             Syrups
             of
             Borrage
             ,
             of
             Apples
             ,
             and
             of
             Epithymum
             ,
             each
             one
             Ounce
             ,
             of
             the
             waters
             of
             Borrage
             and
             Balm
             ,
             each
             two
             Ounces
             ,
             mingle
             them
             ,
             and
             when
             the
             Woman
             has
             used
             this
             six
             or
             eight
             Days
             ,
             let
             her
             take
             every
             other
             Week
             one
             Dram
             of
             the
             Pills
             of
             Aloes
             ,
             of
             Mastick
             ,
             or
             of
             Agarick
             ;
             or
             rather
             because
             the
             Pills
             dry
             and
             heat
             ,
             let
             her
             take
             three
             or
             four
             times
             in
             a
             Year
             a
             Bolus
             made
             with
             an
             Ounce
             of
             the
             pulp
             of
             Cassia
             ,
             and
             two
             Drams
             of
             the
             Powder
             of
             Sena
             :
             The
             following
             Syrup
             is
             much
             commended
             .
          
           
             Take
             of
             the
             waters
             of
             Borrage
             ,
             Succory
             and
             Hops
             ,
             each
             ten
             Ounces
             ,
             of
             the
             juice
             of
             Borrage
             clarified
             eight
             Ounces
             ,
             of
             the
             juice
             of
             fragrant
             Apples
             ,
             six
             Ounces
             ,
             of
             the
             Leaves
             of
             Sena
             three
             Ounces
             ,
             of
             the
             Cordial
             Flowers
             ,
             each
             one
             Pugil
             ,
             of
             the
             Roots
             of
             Scorzonera
             cut
             small
             ,
             or
             of
             Angelica
             ,
             two
             Ounces
             ,
             boyl
             them
             over
             a
             gentle
             Fire
             till
             the
             twentieth
             part
             is
             consumed
             ;
             to
             the
             strained
             Liquor
             add
             of
             choice
             Rubarb
             ,
             and
             of
             Agarick
             trothiscated
             ,
             each
             four
             Drams
             and
             an
             half
             ;
             after
             it
             has
             boyled
             gently
             ,
             strain
             it
             out
             ,
             and
             add
             of
             the
             powder
             of
             the
             Stone
             called
             Lazulus
             prepared
             ,
             and
             tied
             up
             in
             a
             rag
             two
             Drams
             ,
             of
             Sugar
             a
             sufficient
             quantity
             ,
             make
             a
             Syrup
             of
             a
             moderate
             consistence
             :
             The
             Dose
             is
             three
             or
             four
             Ounces
             .
          
           
           
             The
             following
             Medicine
             is
             much
             commended
             .
          
           
             Take
             of
             the
             Leaves
             of
             Spleen-wort
             ,
             Penny-royal
             ,
             Maiden-hair
             ,
             Thym
             ,
             Fumitory
             ,
             Borrage
             ,
             Mugwort
             ,
             and
             Agrimony
             ,
             each
             half
             an
             Handful
             ,
             of
             the
             Roots
             of
             Succory
             ,
             Endive
             ,
             Smallage
             ,
             Angelica
             ,
             Fennel
             ,
             Asparagus
             ,
             and
             Eringo
             ,
             each
             one
             Ounce
             ,
             of
             the
             flowers
             of
             Borrage
             ,
             Stechas
             ,
             Rosemary
             ,
             Violets
             ,
             each
             one
             Pugil
             and
             an
             half
             ,
             of
             Epithymum
             ,
             and
             of
             the
             leaves
             of
             Sena
             ,
             each
             half
             an
             Ounce
             ,
             of
             Doronicum
             ,
             of
             the
             Seeds
             of
             Anise
             ,
             Fenel
             ,
             Basil
             ,
             and
             Citron
             ,
             each
             two
             Drams
             and
             an
             half
             ,
             of
             Cinnamon
             half
             an
             Ounce
             ,
             of
             all
             the
             Sanders
             ,
             each
             half
             a
             Dram
             ,
             boyl
             them
             in
             a
             sufficient
             quantity
             of
             Water
             to
             a
             Quart
             ;
             at
             the
             end
             add
             of
             the
             Bark
             of
             the
             Root
             of
             black
             Hellibore
             ,
             and
             of
             choice
             Rubarb
             ,
             each
             four
             Scruples
             ,
             of
             the
             stone
             called
             Lazulus
             tied
             up
             in
             a
             rag
             ,
             one
             Dram
             ,
             of
             sweet
             smelling
             Flag
             ,
             of
             Zedoary
             ,
             and
             of
             the
             Seeds
             of
             Peony
             decortiated
             ,
             each
             half
             a
             Scruple
             ,
             strain
             it
             ,
             and
             with
             a
             sufficient
             quantity
             of
             white
             Sugar
             make
             a
             clear
             Potion
             ;
             aromatize
             it
             with
             one
             Dram
             of
             Diamosh
             .
             The
             Dose
             is
             five
             or
             six
             Ounces
             .
          
           
             But
             if
             these
             things
             do
             no
             good
             ,
             four
             
             Grains
             of
             Stybium
             prepared
             may
             be
             safely
             given
             ;
             but
             it
             is
             best
             to
             begin
             with
             two
             Grains
             .
             But
             some
             in
             a
             desperate
             Melancholy
             have
             not
             feared
             to
             give
             three
             four
             or
             five
             Grains
             of
             Vigo's
             precipitate
             with
             an
             Ounce
             of
             good
             Wine
             ,
             or
             in
             Conserve
             of
             Roses
             .
          
           
             Thirdly
             things
             that
             discuss
             Wind
             must
             be
             used
             ,
             and
             the
             following
             Glister
             must
             be
             frequently
             injected
             .
          
           
             Take
             of
             the
             Roots
             of
             Fennel
             ,
             and
             Parsley
             ,
             each
             one
             Ounce
             ,
             of
             the
             Seeds
             of
             bastard
             Saffron
             ,
             Anise
             ,
             Flax
             ,
             and
             Fenugreek
             ,
             each
             one
             Dram
             ,
             of
             the
             Leaves
             of
             Mallows
             ,
             one
             Handful
             ,
             of
             Polypody
             of
             the
             Oak
             ,
             half
             an
             Handful
             ,
             boyl
             them
             in
             a
             sufficient
             quantity
             of
             Water
             to
             a
             Pint
             ;
             add
             of
             the
             Oyls
             of
             Camomile
             ,
             and
             Dill
             ,
             each
             one
             Ounce
             ,
             and
             an
             half
             ,
             of
             Lenitive
             Electuary
             ,
             and
             of
             brown
             Sugar
             ,
             each
             one
             Ounce
             ;
             make
             a
             Glister
             .
          
           
             And
             it
             is
             convenient
             to
             anoint
             the
             Spleen
             with
             the
             following
             Liniment
             .
          
           
             Take
             of
             the
             Decoction
             of
             Tamarisck
             ,
             Capers
             ,
             and
             Spleen-wort
             ,
             each
             two
             Ounces
             ,
             of
             Oyl
             of
             Capers
             ,
             and
             Lillies
             ,
             each
             one
             Dram
             ,
             of
             Treacle
             and
             Mithridate
             ,
             each
             two
             Drams
             ,
             
             with
             a
             sufficient
             quantity
             of
             Wax
             make
             an
             Oyntment
             .
          
           
             Fourthly
             ,
             Such
             things
             must
             be
             used
             as
             cause
             Sleep
             ,
             whereof
             there
             is
             so
             great
             want
             in
             this
             Disease
             ,
             that
             this
             Symptom
             often
             takes
             up
             the
             whole
             Cure
             ;
             it
             happens
             by
             reason
             of
             the
             siccity
             of
             the
             Brain
             ,
             and
             therefore
             things
             that
             moisten
             are
             to
             be
             used
             .
             To
             this
             purpose
             ,
             the
             Feet
             and
             Legs
             are
             wont
             to
             be
             washed
             with
             a
             Decoction
             of
             Mallows
             ,
             Roses
             ,
             Camomile
             ,
             Violets
             ,
             and
             the
             Flowers
             of
             Lettice
             ,
             and
             sometimes
             Henbane
             ,
             and
             the
             heads
             of
             whith
             Poppies
             are
             added
             to
             it
             ,
             and
             the
             Head
             is
             to
             be
             Embrocated
             in
             the
             following
             manner
             .
          
           
             Take
             of
             the
             foresaid
             Decoction
             a
             Quart
             ,
             of
             the
             Oyls
             of
             Poppies
             ,
             and
             Roses
             ,
             each
             three
             Ounces
             ,
             mingle
             them
             ,
             and
             pour
             them
             gently
             being
             warm
             upon
             the
             Head
             ;
             but
             the
             Hair
             must
             be
             first
             shaved
             off
             .
             Afterwards
             apply
             to
             the
             Head
             a
             Rag
             dipt
             in
             the
             Oyls
             of
             Roses
             and
             Camomile
             ,
             or
             of
             Poppies
             ,
             if
             the
             Watchings
             be
             very
             great
             ,
             or
             in
             Womans
             or
             Goats
             Milk
             ,
             and
             if
             these
             things
             are
             not
             sufficient
             ,
             anoint
             the
             Nostrils
             with
             Populeon
             Oyntment
             ;
             or
             take
             of
             Oyntment
             of
             Roses
             one
             Ounce
             ,
             of
             Opium
             four
             Grains
             ,
             mingle
             them
             ,
             and
             anoint
             the
             
             Nostrils
             ,
             the
             Temples
             ,
             and
             the
             Palms
             of
             the
             Hands
             ,
             and
             the
             Soles
             of
             the
             Feet
             ,
             and
             the
             Pulse
             ,
             and
             let
             her
             take
             inwardly
             the
             following
             Emulsion
             .
          
           
             Take
             of
             Sweet
             Almonds
             blanched
             four
             Ounces
             ,
             of
             the
             Seeds
             of
             Melons
             ,
             and
             Gouras
             ,
             each
             one
             Ounce
             ,
             of
             the
             Seeds
             of
             Lettice
             ,
             and
             Poppies
             ,
             each
             two
             Drams
             ,
             beat
             them
             in
             a
             Marble
             Mortar
             ,
             and
             pour
             upon
             them
             a
             Pint
             of
             Barley
             water
             ,
             and
             a
             little
             Rose
             water
             ,
             sweeten
             it
             with
             Sugar
             and
             make
             an
             Emulsion
             ;
             let
             it
             be
             taken
             just
             after
             Supper
             ,
             and
             at
             Bed-time
             give
             the
             following
             Anodyne
             .
          
           
             Take
             of
             Cowslip
             water
             ,
             two
             Ounces
             ,
             of
             Diacodium
             ,
             one
             Ounce
             .
          
           
             Lastly
             ,
             such
             things
             must
             be
             used
             ,
             as
             strengthen
             the
             Brain
             and
             Heart
             ,
             apply
             the
             following
             Epithem
             to
             the
             region
             of
             the
             Heart
             .
          
           
             Take
             of
             the
             waters
             of
             Balm
             ,
             Orange
             flowers
             ,
             and
             Borrage
             ,
             each
             three
             Ounces
             ,
             of
             good
             White-wine
             ,
             two
             Ounces
             ,
             of
             the
             Juice
             of
             fragrant
             Apples
             ,
             one
             Ounces
             and
             an
             half
             ,
             of
             the
             Powders
             of
             Diamosck
             ,
             Diambra
             ,
             of
             the
             Bark
             of
             Citron
             ,
             each
             half
             a
             Dram
             ,
             mingle
             them
             ;
             or
             anoint
             the
             region
             of
             the
             Heart
             with
             the
             
             Oyntment
             of
             Flowers
             of
             Oranges
             ,
             and
             let
             her
             Eat
             now
             and
             then
             Citron
             ▪
             Bark
             Candied
             ,
             or
             the
             Roots
             of
             Bugloss
             ,
             or
             Scorzonera
             Candied
             .
          
           
             But
             if
             the
             Disease
             be
             so
             high
             ,
             that
             the
             Woman
             is
             plainly
             Delirious
             ,
             which
             is
             the
             third
             Degree
             of
             this
             Disease
             ;
             the
             same
             Remedies
             in
             a
             manner
             must
             be
             used
             ,
             only
             the
             most
             effectual
             must
             be
             chosen
             ,
             and
             care
             must
             be
             taken
             ,
             that
             a
             cold
             and
             dry
             Intemperies
             be
             not
             contracted
             ,
             and
             therefore
             less
             Blood
             must
             be
             taken
             away
             ,
             and
             she
             must
             be
             Purged
             strongly
             with
             a
             Dram
             of
             the
             Pill
             De
             Lapide
             Lazuli
             ,
             or
             with
             the
             like
             quantity
             of
             the
             following
             .
          
           
             Take
             of
             Epithymum
             ,
             six
             Ounces
             ,
             of
             Agarick
             ,
             four
             Drams
             ,
             of
             the
             Bark
             of
             black
             Hellebore
             ,
             one
             Dram
             and
             an
             half
             ,
             of
             the
             species
             of
             simple
             Hiera
             ,
             four
             Drams
             ,
             with
             Honey
             of
             Roses
             make
             a
             Mass
             .
             But
             the
             following
             Electuary
             is
             better
             .
          
           
             Take
             of
             the
             Stone
             called
             Lazulus
             ,
             one
             Dram
             ,
             of
             the
             Leaves
             of
             Sena
             ,
             one
             Dram
             and
             an
             half
             ,
             of
             the
             best
             Agarick
             two
             Drams
             ,
             of
             the
             Syrup
             of
             Purslain
             ,
             or
             of
             the
             Juice
             of
             Fumitory
             or
             of
             Hops
             ,
             three
             Ounces
             ,
             of
             Conserve
             
             of
             Roses
             or
             of
             Violets
             ,
             one
             Ounce
             ,
             mingle
             them
             ;
             let
             her
             take
             an
             Ounce
             once
             a
             Week
             .
          
           
             And
             the
             Body
             must
             be
             moistned
             by
             all
             means
             ,
             by
             Baths
             and
             the
             like
             ;
             wherewith
             ,
             and
             with
             a
             moistning
             Diet
             Galen
             cured
             Melancholy
             ,
             and
             such
             things
             must
             be
             used
             as
             provoke
             the
             Courses
             ;
             but
             if
             they
             will
             not
             flow
             ,
             the
             application
             of
             Leeches
             to
             the
             Hemorrhoids
             is
             very
             proper
             ,
             because
             Hippocrates
             and
             Galen
             say
             that
             Melancholy
             Blood
             is
             drawn
             by
             these
             Veins
             ;
             they
             may
             be
             opened
             two
             ways
             ;
             by
             rubbing
             the
             Fundament
             with
             a
             course
             Cloth
             ,
             and
             by
             Leeehes
             ,
             which
             must
             be
             of
             a
             moderate
             bigness
             ,
             and
             they
             must
             be
             taken
             from
             a
             clear
             and
             running
             Water
             ,
             they
             must
             not
             be
             green
             ,
             pale
             ,
             nor
             hairy
             ;
             but
             reddish
             ,
             and
             after
             they
             are
             taken
             they
             must
             be
             pressed
             ,
             that
             they
             may
             Vomit
             up
             the
             Venom
             ,
             if
             they
             have
             any
             ;
             then
             they
             must
             be
             kept
             in
             a
             Glass
             full
             of
             clear
             Water
             sweetned
             with
             Sugar
             ,
             and
             the
             Water
             must
             be
             changed
             once
             a
             Week
             .
             When
             they
             are
             to
             be
             applied
             ,
             you
             must
             Foment
             the
             part
             with
             a
             Decoction
             of
             Camomile
             ,
             Mallows
             ,
             Mullein
             ,
             and
             the
             like
             ;
             then
             rub
             it
             ,
             that
             the
             Mouth
             of
             the
             Veins
             may
             appear
             ,
             and
             to
             each
             of
             them
             
             apply
             a
             Leech
             ;
             if
             they
             will
             not
             stick
             ,
             anoint
             the
             place
             with
             Chickens
             Blood
             ,
             or
             the
             like
             ;
             and
             whilst
             they
             are
             sucking
             ,
             let
             a
             hot
             Decoction
             of
             Camomile
             ,
             Dill
             ,
             Roses
             ,
             and
             Mallows
             be
             put
             under
             them
             ,
             that
             the
             vapour
             of
             it
             may
             comfort
             them
             .
             A
             sufficient
             quantity
             of
             Blood
             being
             drawn
             ,
             they
             generally
             fall
             off
             of
             themselves
             ;
             if
             they
             do
             not
             ,
             pinch
             them
             by
             the
             Tails
             ,
             or
             sprinkle
             upon
             their
             Mouths
             Ashes
             ,
             Salt
             ,
             or
             Aloes
             .
             If
             the
             Blood
             slow
             too
             long
             ,
             apply
             Rags
             dipt
             in
             stiptick
             Wine
             ,
             or
             the
             white
             of
             an
             Egg
             with
             some
             astringent
             Powder
             .
          
           
             FINIS
             .
          
        
      
    
     
       
         
         
           Books
           Printed
           for
           Henry
           Bonwike
           ,
           at
           the
           Red
           Lyon
           in
           St.
           Paul's
           Church-yard
           .
        
         
           COllections
           of
           Acute
           Diseases
           ,
           in
           five
           parts
           :
           1.
           
           Of
           the
           Small
           Pox
           ,
           and
           Measles
           .
           2.
           
           Of
           the
           Plague
           and
           Pestilential
           Fevers
           .
           3.
           
           Of
           Continual
           Fevers
           .
           4.
           
           Of
           Agues
           ,
           a
           Pleuresie
           ,
           Peripneumonia
           ,
           Quinsie
           ,
           and
           the
           Cholera
           Morbus
           .
           5.
           
           And
           Lastly
           ,
           Of
           the
           Bloody
           Flux
           ,
           Miscarriage
           ,
           of
           Acute
           Diseases
           of
           Women
           with
           Child
           ,
           a
           Rheumatism
           ,
           Bleeding
           at
           Nose
           ,
           Apoplexy
           ,
           Lethargy
           ,
           and
           several
           other
           Diseases
           .
           in
           8
           o
        
         
           A
           Collection
           of
           Chronical
           Diseases
           ,
           viz.
           The
           Cholick
           ,
           the
           Bilious
           Cholick
           ,
           Hysterick
           Diseases
           ,
           the
           Gout
           ,
           and
           the
           Bloody
           Urine
           from
           the
           Stone
           in
           the
           Kidnies
           .
           8
           
           o.
        
         
           Promptuarium
           Praxeos
           Medicae
           ;
           Seu
           methodus
           medendi
           ,
           praescriptis
           Celeberrimorum
           Medicorum
           Londinensium
           Concinnata
           .
           Et
           in
           Ordinem
           Alphabeticum
           Digesta
           .
           12
           
           o.
        
         
           The
           Compleat
           Herbal
           of
           Physical
           Plants
           .
           Containing
           all
           such
           English
           and
           Foreign
           Herbs
           ,
           Shrubs
           and
           Trees
           ,
           as
           are
           
           used
           in
           Physick
           and
           Surgery
           ;
           And
           to
           the
           Vertues
           of
           those
           that
           are
           now
           in
           use
           ,
           is
           added
           one
           Receipt
           ,
           or
           more
           of
           some
           Learned
           Physician
           .
           The
           Doses
           ,
           or
           Quantities
           of
           such
           as
           are
           prescribed
           by
           the
           London
           Physicians
           ,
           and
           others
           ,
           are
           proportioned
           .
           Also
           Directions
           for
           making
           Compound
           Waters
           ,
           Syrups
           ,
           Simple
           and
           Compound
           ,
           Electuaries
           ,
           Pills
           ,
           Powders
           ,
           and
           other
           sorts
           of
           Medicines
           .
           Moreover
           the
           Gums
           ,
           Balsams
           ,
           Oyls
           ,
           Juices
           ,
           and
           the
           like
           ,
           which
           are
           sold
           by
           Apothecaries
           and
           Druggists
           ,
           are
           added
           to
           this
           Herbal
           ;
           and
           their
           Virtues
           and
           Uses
           are
           fully
           described
           .
           8
           o
        
         
           The
           Storehouse
           of
           Physical
           Practice
           :
           Being
           a
           General
           Treatise
           of
           the
           Causes
           and
           Signs
           ,
           of
           all
           Diseases
           afflicting
           Human
           Bodies
           .
           Together
           with
           the
           shortest
           ,
           plainest
           and
           safest
           way
           of
           curing
           them
           ,
           by
           Method
           ,
           Medicine
           and
           Diet
           :
           To
           which
           is
           added
           for
           the
           Benefit
           of
           Young
           Practisers
           ,
           several
           Choice
           Forms
           of
           Medicines
           used
           by
           the
           London
           Physicians
           .
           8
           o
        
         
           
             These
             Five
             by
             the
             Author
             of
             this
             Treatise
             .
          
           
             Pains
             afflicting
             Human
             Bodies
             :
             Their
             various
             Difference
             ,
             Causes
             ,
             Parts
             affected
             ,
             signals
             of
             Danger
             ,
             or
             Safety
             ;
             shewing
             the
             Tendency
             ,
             of
             Chronick
             and
             Acute
             Diseases
             ,
             
             for
             a
             seasonable
             prevention
             of
             fatal
             Events
             .
             With
             a
             Tract
             of
             Issues
             and
             Setons
             .
             By
             
               E.
               Manwaring
            
             ,
             M.
             D.
             8
             o
          
           
             The
             Compleat
             Chyrugeon
             ;
             or
             the
             whole
             Art
             of
             Chyrurgery
             explain'd
             ,
             by
             way
             of
             Questions
             and
             Answers
             .
             Containing
             an
             exact
             account
             ,
             of
             its
             Principles
             ,
             and
             several
             parts
             ;
             Viz.
             Of
             the
             Bones
             ,
             Muscles
             Tumours
             ,
             Ulcers
             ,
             and
             Wounds
             Simple
             and
             Complicated
             ,
             or
             those
             by
             Gun-shot
             ;
             as
             also
             of
             Venereal
             Diseases
             ,
             the
             Scurvey
             ,
             Fractures
             ,
             Luxations
             ,
             and
             all
             sorts
             of
             Chyrurgical
             Operations
             ;
             together
             with
             their
             proper
             Bandages
             and
             Dressings
             .
             Whereto
             is
             added
             a
             Chyrurgical
             Dispensatory
             ;
             shewing
             the
             manner
             ,
             how
             to
             prepare
             all
             such
             Medicines
             as
             are
             most
             necessary
             for
             a
             Chyrurgeon
             ;
             and
             particularly
             the
             Mercurial
             Panacaea
             .
             Writen
             in
             French
             by
             
               M.
               Le
               Clerc
            
             ,
             Physician
             in
             Ordinary
             ,
             and
             Privy
             Counseller
             to
             the
             French
             King.
             Faithfully
             Translated
             into
             English
             .
             12
             o
          
           
             
               Pia
               Desideria
            
             ,
             or
             Divine
             Addresses
             .
             In
             three
             Parts
             .
             1.
             
             Sighs
             of
             the
             Penitent
             Soul.
             2.
             
             Desires
             of
             the
             Religious
             Soul.
             3.
             
             Extasies
             of
             the
             Enamour'd
             Soul.
             Illustrated
             with
             47
             Cuts
             .
             Written
             in
             Latin
             by
             
               Herm.
               Hugo
            
             ;
             Englished
             by
             
               Edm.
               Arwaker
            
             .
             8
             o
          
           
           
             The
             Art
             of
             Catechizing
             ,
             or
             the
             Compleat
             Catechist
             :
             In
             four
             Parts
             .
             1.
             
             The
             Church
             Catechism
             resolv'd
             into
             Easie
             Questions
             .
             2.
             
             An
             Exposition
             of
             it
             ,
             in
             a
             continued
             ,
             full
             ,
             and
             Plain
             Discourse
             .
             3.
             
             The
             Church
             Catechism
             resolv'd
             into
             Scripture
             Proofs
             .
             4.
             
             The
             Whole
             Duty
             of
             Man
             reduced
             into
             Questions
             .
             Fitted
             for
             the
             meanest
             capacities
             ,
             the
             Weakest
             Memories
             ,
             the
             Plainest
             Teachers
             ,
             and
             the
             most
             uninstructed
             Learners
             .
             12
             o
          
           
             Country
             Conversations
             :
             Being
             an
             Account
             of
             some
             Discourses
             that
             happened
             in
             a
             Visit
             to
             the
             Country
             last
             Summer
             ,
             on
             Divers
             Subjects
             ,
             chiefly
             of
             the
             Modern
             Comidies
             ,
             of
             Drinking
             ,
             of
             Translated
             Verse
             ,
             of
             Painting
             and
             Painters
             ,
             of
             Poets
             and
             Poetry
             .
             8
             o
          
           
             The
             Christians
             Manual
             .
             In
             two
             Parts
             .
             1.
             
             The
             Catechumen
             :
             or
             an
             account
             given
             by
             the
             Young
             Person
             of
             his
             Knowledge
             in
             Religion
             ,
             before
             his
             admission
             to
             the
             Lords
             Supper
             ;
             as
             a
             Ground
             Work
             for
             his
             Right
             understanding
             the
             Sacrament
             .
             2.
             
             An
             Introduction
             to
             the
             Sacrament
             :
             Or
             a
             short
             ,
             safe
             and
             plain
             way
             to
             the
             Communion
             Table
             ;
             being
             an
             Instruction
             for
             the
             Worthy
             Receiving
             the
             Lords
             Supper
             .
             
             To
             which
             is
             added
             the
             Communicants
             Assistant
             ;
             being
             Devotions
             to
             that
             purpose
             :
             fitted
             to
             be
             used
             before
             ,
             at
             ,
             and
             after
             the
             Receiving
             the
             Blessed
             Sacrament
             .
             Collected
             for
             ,
             and
             Familiarly
             addressed
             to
             every
             particular
             Communicant
             .
             By
             
               L.
               Addison
            
             ,
             D.
             D.
             Dean
             of
             Litchfield
             .
             12
             o
          
           
             Letters
             of
             Religion
             and
             Virtue
             to
             several
             Gentlemen
             and
             Ladies
             ;
             to
             excite
             Piety
             and
             Devotion
             ;
             with
             some
             short
             Reflections
             on
             Divers
             Subjects
             .
             12
             o
          
           
             A
             Practical
             Discourse
             of
             the
             Sin
             against
             the
             Holy
             Ghost
             :
             Shewing
             plainly
             .
             1.
             
             What
             it
             is
             .
             2.
             
             How
             any
             Person
             may
             certainly
             know
             ,
             whether
             he
             has
             been
             Guilty
             of
             it
             .
             Designed
             to
             bring
             Incouragement
             to
             the
             Faithful
             Penitent
             ;
             Tranquility
             of
             mind
             to
             the
             Obedient
             ;
             Joys
             to
             them
             that
             love
             ;
             and
             the
             Returning
             Sinner
             from
             Desparation
             .
             8
             o
          
           
             A
             Discourse
             Proving
             from
             Scripture
             and
             Reason
             that
             the
             life
             of
             Man
             is
             not
             Limited
             by
             any
             Absolute
             Decree
             of
             God.
             By
             the
             Author
             of
             the
             Duty
             of
             Man.
             8
             o
          
           
             The
             Best
             Gnide
             to
             Devotion
             ;
             being
             short
             Prayers
             ,
             Meditations
             and
             Thanksgivings
             taken
             out
             of
             Scripture
             and
             fitted
             to
             all
             occasions
             .
             24
             o
          
        
      
       
         
         
           Advertisement
           .
        
         
           EXcellent
           Purging
           Pills
           ,
           prepar'd
           by
           the
           Author
           ,
           are
           to
           be
           sold
           ,
           by
           Mr.
           
             Henry
             Bonwicke
          
           ,
           at
           the
           
             Red
             Lyon
          
           in
           St.
           
           Paul's
           Church-yard
           .
           They
           cure
           the
           Scurvey
           ,
           the
           most
           reigning
           Disease
           of
           this
           Kingdom
           ;
           they
           Purge
           the
           Head
           ,
           Breast
           ,
           Stomach
           and
           Reins
           ,
           and
           Cleanse
           the
           Blood
           ;
           and
           are
           a
           very
           proper
           Purge
           for
           those
           that
           cannot
           confine
           themselves
           when
           they
           want
           Purging
           ,
           but
           are
           forced
           to
           go
           abroad
           about
           their
           Business
           .
           The
           Price
           of
           each
           Box
           is
           One
           Shilling
           Six
           Pence
           ,
           with
           Directions
           for
           use
           .
        
         
           FINIS
           .
        
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
      
    
  

