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â„ž_o sang._n dracon_n coral_n rub_v usti_fw-la terr_n sigillat_n a_o ℈_o i_o semin_fw-fr rosar_n rub_v ℈_o ss_z spodij_fw-la carab_n citrin_n a_o gr_n xij_o aq_fw-la myrtillor_n vel_fw-la plantag_n â„¥_o iiij_o fiat_fw-la potus_fw-la some_o in_o this_o case_n give_v three_o or_o four_o ounce_n of_o the_o juice_n of_o plantain_n galen_n galen_n affirm_v that_o he_o have_v stay_v the_o immoderate_a flow_v of_o the_o monthly_a sickness_n with_o the_o foresay_a juice_n of_o plantain_n when_o nothing_o else_o will_v do_v good_a ludovicus_fw-la mercatus_n commend_v these_o two_o medicine_n above_o all_o other_o mercatus_n his_o medicine_n â„ž_o far_o hord._n oryz._n &_o amili_fw-la a_o q._n s_o ad_fw-la formandum_fw-la panem_fw-la ponderis_fw-la â„¥_o uj._o recent_a coct_v proijce_fw-la in_o libr._n viij_o aq_fw-la chaly_n beatae_fw-la quibus_fw-la add_v rosar_n rub_v siccar_n p._n ij_o succi_fw-la plantag_n lb._n i_o rad._n consolid_a maior_n â„¥_o ij_o caudae_fw-la equin_n m._n i_o carnis_fw-la prunor_n sylu_a cidonior_n a_o â„¥_o ij_o portulac_n m._n ij_o bol._n armen_n â„¥_o i_o balau_v santal_a omnium_fw-la a_o â„¥_o ss_z fiat_fw-la omnium_fw-la distilatio_fw-la de_fw-la qua_fw-la cape_n mané_fw-fr â„¥_o ij_o addendo_fw-la sirup_o portulac_n aut_fw-la rosar_n siccar_n â„¥_o ss_z he_o likewise_o commend_v this_o medicine_n follow_v as_o be_v very_o certain_a and_o approve_a and_o of_o great_a virtue_n to_o stay_v the_o sickness_n â„ž_o rad._n filipendul_a â„¥_o ij_o fiat_fw-la puluis_fw-la cape_n Ê’_n i_o cum_fw-la vitello_fw-la ovi_fw-fr singulis_fw-la diebus_fw-la a_o electuary_n â„ž_o cons_n rosar_n antiq_n â„¥_o i_o carnis_fw-la cydon_n con_v con_fw-la rad._n symphit_n a_o â„¥_o ss_z pull_v diamargar_n frig_n trochis_fw-la é_fw-fr carab_n a_o ℈_o i_o bol._n armen_n Ê’_n i_o sing_v dracon_n ℈_o ij_o cum_fw-la sirup_o rosar_n siccar_n fiat_fw-la opiata_fw-la exhibenda_fw-la ad_fw-la Ê’_n i_o per_fw-la se_fw-la vel_fw-la cum_fw-la aqua_fw-la plantag_n exper._n galen_n teach_v we_o this_o medicine_n which_o may_v be_v both_o inject_v and_o also_o take_v inward_o 〈…〉_z â„ž_o mucag._n gummi_fw-la tragacanth_n &_o arabic_n in_o aq_n plantag_n extract_v â„¥_o iij._o succi_fw-la plantag_n â„¥_o iiij_o fiat_fw-la iniectio_fw-la inijciatur_fw-la in_o uterum_fw-la &_o â„¥_o i_o potui_fw-la praebe_fw-la this_o iniection_n follow_v may_v also_o be_v very_o good_a another_o â„ž_o succ._n polygan_n â„¥_o iiij_o mucilag_n gummi_fw-la tragacanth_n extract_v in_o aqua_fw-la centinod_n chalybeat_fw-la â„¥_o iij._o amyl_n â„¥_o i_o misce_fw-la fiat_fw-la iniectio_fw-la you_o shall_v also_o make_v use_n of_o this_o pessarie_a if_o there_o be_v need_n a_o astringent_a pessarie_a â„ž_o bol._n armen_n terre_fw-fr sigillat_n a_o â„¥_o i_o litargir_n â„¥_o ss_z cum_fw-la albumine_fw-la ovi_fw-fr fiat_fw-la astringens_fw-la pessarium_fw-la with_o this_o you_o may_v anoint_v your_o pessarie_a make_v fit_a for_o the_o purpose_n either_o of_o cotton_n or_o linen_n cloth_n of_o the_o retention_n and_o stop_v of_o the_o after-purging_n in_o woman_n new_o deliver_v chap._n viii_o as_o a_o woman_n new_o deliver_v be_v subject_a to_o many_o accident_n by_o the_o overmuch_o flow_v of_o her_o natural_a course_n so_o be_v she_o likewise_o subject_a to_o more_o dangerous_a and_o deadly_a chance_n be_v if_o they_o be_v suppress_v and_o stay_v galen_n say_v that_o these_o after-purging_n which_o he_o call_v lechia_n be_v purge_n of_o ill_a humour_n which_o have_v be_v gather_v in_o the_o body_n all_o the_o time_n that_o the_o woman_n go_v with_o child_n for_o the_o child_n draw_v to_o itself_o the_o sweet_a and_o most_o familiar_a part_n of_o the_o blood_n leave_v the_o worst_a which_o otherwise_o if_o the_o woman_n be_v not_o with_o child_n shall_v be_v void_v out_o every_o month_n and_o if_o the_o monthly_a sickness_n stay_v do_v bring_v many_o inconvenience_n to_o a_o woman_n then_o much_o more_o these_o lochia_n be_v suppress_v must_v breed_v much_o more_o danger_n hippocrat_n hypocrates_n in_o his_o first_o book_n de_fw-fr morbis_fw-la mulier_fw-la witness_v this_o plain_o say_v that_o when_o the_o after-purging_n come_v in_o less_o quantity_n then_o be_v fit_a than_o the_o woman_n in_o childbed_n fall_v into_o a_o sharp_a ague_n she_o be_v trouble_v with_o a_o pain_n in_o her_o stomach_n she_o find_v herself_o ill_a through_o all_o her_o body_n she_o feel_v a_o pain_n in_o the_o joint_n of_o her_o hand_n in_o her_o thigh_n be_v and_o hip_n the_o place_n about_o her_o neck_n back_o and_o groin_n be_v sore_o and_o there_o be_v a_o weakness_n in_o every_o part_n she_o fall_v into_o a_o vomit_v of_o phlegm_n and_o also_o of_o bitter_a and_o sharp_a matter_n and_o final_o she_o be_v in_o danger_n to_o be_v lame_a and_o impotent_a of_o some_o of_o her_o member_n death_n for_o the_o matrice_n have_v a_o affinity_n and_o connexion_n with_o many_o part_n of_o the_o body_n as_o with_o the_o head_n and_o stomach_n and_o if_o this_o matter_n be_v transport_v and_o carry_v to_o the_o head_n breast_n and_o lung_n and_o there_o make_v a_o abode_n
℞_o rad._n buglos_n ℥_o be_v plantag_n agrimon_n a_o m._n i_o hord._n integ_v p._n i._o rosar_n rub._n m._n s._n balaustior_fw-la ʒ_n ij_o dactilos_fw-la n._n iiij_o glycyrrhiz_fw-fr ʒ_n be_v fiat_fw-la decoctio_fw-la in_o colatura_fw-la dissolve_v syrup_n granator_fw-la è_fw-la rosis_fw-la siccis_fw-la a_o ℥_o i._n fiat_fw-la gargarismus_fw-la after_o they_o have_v use_v this_o let_v they_o touch_v the_o part_n often_o with_o the_o medicine_n follow_v ℞_o succi_n granator_n cydonior_fw-la a_o ℥_o s._n succi_fw-la berber_n portulac_n a_o ʒ_n ij_o cum_fw-la tantillo_fw-la decoctionis_fw-la lentium_fw-la &_o rosarum_fw-la rubrarum_fw-la fiat_fw-la medicamentum_fw-la this_o medicine_n have_v power_n to_o bind_v and_o strengthen_v the_o part_n and_o to_o make_v the_o tumour_n resolve_v oftentimes_o the_o say_a epoulis_n grow_v so_o big_a that_o we_o be_v constrain_v to_o tie_v it_o not_o be_v able_a either_o to_o resolve_v it_o or_o bring_v it_o to_o suppuration_n some_o of_o they_o also_o be_v of_o a_o ill_a &_o malignant_a quality_n which_o must_v not_o be_v touch_v or_o meddle_v with_o but_o with_o great_a discretion_n of_o the_o two_o string_n or_o ligament_n that_o a_o child_n have_v under_o his_o tongue_n chap._n xviii_o in_o child_n that_o be_v new_o bear_v there_o be_v common_o find_v two_o string_n the_o one_o come_v from_o the_o bottom_n of_o the_o tongue_n and_o reach_v to_o the_o very_a tip_n and_o end_v thereof_o this_o string_n be_v very_o slender_a and_o soft_a and_o it_o hinder_v the_o child_n from_o put_v it_o out_o at_o length_n and_o from_o take_v the_o nipple_n as_o they_o say_v that_o he_o can_v suck_v well_o this_o string_n must_v be_v cut_v with_o a_o sizzer_n within_o a_o few_o day_n after_o he_o be_v bear_v and_o then_o the_o nurse_n must_v thrust_v her_o finger_n under_o the_o child_n tongue_n and_o lay_v there_o at_o the_o first_o a_o little_a chaw_v salt_n to_o keep_v it_o from_o grow_v together_o again_o there_o be_v also_o another_o string_n which_o be_v both_o hard_a big_a and_o more_o firm_a than_o the_o former_a which_o begin_v at_o the_o root_n of_o the_o tongue_n and_o stretch_v itself_o almost_o through_o the_o middle_n thereof_o the_o which_o string_n be_v oftentimes_o so_o short_a that_o it_o hinder_v the_o child_n from_o stretch_v it_o and_o put_v it_o forth_o of_o his_o mouth_n and_o also_o from_o turn_v and_o wag_v it_o thereby_o to_o bring_v back_o the_o meat_n he_o have_v chaw_v that_o he_o may_v swallow_v it_o this_o may_v easy_o be_v perceive_v for_o if_o you_o bid_v the_o child_n to_o put_v out_o his_o tongue_n he_o can_v do_v it_o for_o when_o he_o go_v about_o to_o do_v it_o it_o bind_v and_o fold_v double_a in_o his_o mouth_n he_o not_o be_v able_a to_o make_v it_o come_v far_o than_o his_o lip_n which_o much_o hinder_v he_o in_o his_o speech_n and_o in_o the_o delivery_n of_o his_o word_n make_v he_o common_o to_o stammer_v tongue_n the_o cure_n of_o this_o be_v only_o to_o be_v do_v by_o the_o chirurgeon_n and_o that_o after_o two_o manner_n the_o first_o be_v thus_o you_o must_v cause_v the_o child_n tongue_n to_o be_v lift_v up_o and_o hold_v stiff_o on_o both_o side_n as_o well_o by_o your_o own_o finger_n as_o by_o some_o other_o which_o shall_v hold_v the_o other_o side_n of_o the_o tongue_n to_o keep_v it_o stiff_o and_o then_o let_v the_o string_n be_v cut_v with_o a_o sharp_a instrument_n thrust_v in_o the_o point_n as_o deep_a as_o shall_v be_v fit_a way_n the_o second_o way_n also_o be_v by_o lift_v up_o the_o tongue_n and_o hold_v it_o fast_o as_o have_v be_v already_o say_v and_o then_o with_o a_o needle_n with_o a_o double_a thread_n in_o it_o you_o shall_v draw_v the_o thread_n across_o the_o say_a string_n or_o ligament_n to_o wit_n as_o far_o as_o you_o will_v cut_v it_o and_o tie_v it_o hard_o cut_v away_o the_o end_n of_o the_o thread_n somewhat_o near_o the_o knot_n and_o so_o let_v it_o stay_v there_o till_o it_o have_v separate_v that_o part_n of_o the_o 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headache_n pain_n of_o the_o side_n and_o stomach_n and_o vomit_v concern_v the_o cure_n of_o it_o we_o must_v have_v a_o respect_n to_o the_o cause_n &_o so_o according_o it_o must_v be_v remedy_v if_o the_o cough_n proceed_v of_o cold_a let_v the_o little_a one_o be_v keep_v reasonable_a warm_a cough_n and_o give_v he_o a_o little_a oil_n of_o sweet_a almond_n mingle_v with_o sugar_n candy_n let_v his_o breast_n be_v rub_v all_o over_o with_o fresh_a butter_n and_o oil_n of_o sweet_a almond_n and_o then_o lie_v upon_o it_o some_o warm_a cloth_n if_o his_o nose_n be_v stuff_v let_v it_o be_v unstop_v with_o a_o little_a ointment_n of_o rose_n or_o some_o of_o the_o liquor_n you_o boil_v your_o meat_n in_o whereof_o you_o may_v put_v a_o little_a up_o into_o his_o nose_n for_o that_o purpose_n if_o it_o proceed_v of_o some_o sharp_a humour_n than_o it_o must_v be_v mitigate_v and_o thicken_v by_o give_v he_o a_o little_a syrup_n of_o violet_n and_o of_o juiube_n mingle_v together_o as_o also_o let_v he_o use_v juice_n of_o licorise_n oil_n of_o sweet_a almond_n and_o sugar_n candy_n and_o lozenge_n of_o diatragacant_a hum_n frigidum_fw-la if_o the_o child_n be_v any_o thing_n big_a you_o may_v give_v barley_n cream_n with_o a_o few_o white_a poppy_n seed_n and_o let_v he_o drink_v a_o ptisane_n make_v with_o barley_n and_o licorise_v let_v all_o his_o breast_n and_o throat_n be_v anoint_v with_o oil_n of_o violet_n wash_v in_o barley_n water_n apply_v to_o the_o nape_n of_o his_o neck_n a_o toss_v of_o bread_n hot_a or_o else_o half_a a_o loaf_n new_a out_o of_o the_o oven_n cough_n if_o the_o cough_n hinder_v he_o from_o sleep_v you_o may_v give_v he_o a_o little_a sirup_o of_o juiube_n and_o violet_n with_o asmuch_o diacodium_fw-la sine_fw-la speciebus_fw-la mingle_v altogether_o let_v he_o also_o use_v conserve_v of_o rose_n if_o the_o cough_n come_v by_o reason_n of_o some_o phlegm_n or_o gross_a and_o slimy_a humour_n that_o be_v gather_v together_o in_o the_o breast_n you_o must_v give_v the_o child_n a_o little_a sirup_o of_o maidenhair_n with_o as_o much_o sirup_o or_o licorise_v and_o hyssop_n or_o honey_n of_o narbone_n mingle_v together_o rasis_fw-la add_v in_o this_o case_n a_o little_a fennell_n water_n anoint_v his_o breast_n also_o with_o this_o ointment_n a_o ointment_n for_o the_o breast_n ℞_o ol._n amygdal_n dulc_a ℥_o i_o unguent_n resumpt_n ℥_o ss_z axung_a anseris_fw-la gallinae_fw-la a_o ʒ_n ij_o liquesiant_fw-la simul_fw-la lento_fw-la igne_fw-la pro_fw-la litu_fw-la ut_fw-la dictum_fw-la est_fw-la i_o have_v already_o set_v down_o diverse_a other_o medicine_n in_o my_o former_a book_n speak_v of_o the_o cough_n which_o happen_v unto_o woman_n with_o child_n to_o which_o place_n i_o refer_v you_o for_o
not_o loose_a you_o may_v give_v he_o this_o gentle_a clyster_n a_o clyster_n â„ž_o sacchar_n rub_v â„¥_o s._n ol._n violat_a â„¥_o i_o mell._n mercur._n Ê’_n iij._o cum_fw-la decoct_v vituli_fw-la vel_fw-la pulli_fw-la â„¥_o v_o fiat_fw-la enima_fw-la cum_fw-la quo_fw-la intestina_fw-la abluantur_fw-la concern_v blood-letting_n if_o the_o child_n be_v somewhat_o big_a let_v as_o of_o three_o or_o four_o year_n old_a or_o if_o he_o be_v of_o a_o very_a sanguine_a complexion_n and_o that_o the_o ague_n be_v accompany_v with_o unquietness_n toss_v to_o and_o fro_o rave_v difficulty_n of_o breathe_v and_o inflammation_n of_o the_o eye_n i_o will_v advise_v you_o to_o draw_v a_o little_a blood_n from_o he_o which_o i_o have_v see_v practise_v in_o the_o first_o day_n of_o the_o sickness_n by_o the_o best_a physician_n of_o this_o city_n rhasis_n and_o avicen_n command_v that_o at_o the_o beginning_n we_o do_v open_v the_o vein_n of_o the_o nose_n and_o they_o say_v moreover_o that_o many_o 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anisi_fw-la &_o foenic._o a_o Ê’_n iii._o bulliant_fw-la in_o jure_fw-la capit_fw-la veruec_fw-la vel_fw-la vituli_fw-la de_fw-fr quo_fw-la accipe_fw-la quart_n iij._o in_o quibus_fw-la dissolve_v ol._n aneth_n chamamel_n a_o â„¥_o ij_o sachar_n eub._n â„¥_o i_o s_o butyr_n recent_a â„¥_o i_o vitell._n duor_n ovor_fw-la fiat_fw-la clyster_n nevertheless_o admonishment_n i_o be_o of_o opinion_n if_o it_o may_v be_v do_v possible_o that_o they_o shall_v abstain_v from_o clyster_n because_o i_o have_v see_v woman_n sometime_o through_o as_o small_a a_o clyster_n as_o this_o fall_v into_o great_a torment_n yea_o and_o even_o into_o throw_n nature_n be_v thereto_o prepare_v and_o ready_a which_o turn_v to_o the_o surgeon_n disgrace_n wherefore_o let_v she_o use_v these_o lozenge_n follow_v lozenge_n â„ž_o sem_fw-mi anis_z foenic._o dulc_a a_o Ê’_n s_o nucis_fw-la mosch_n ℈_o i_o spec_fw-la diacumin_fw-la diarrhod_n abbot_n ana_fw-it ℈_o s_z sacchar_n in_o aq_n cinnamon_n dissolute_a â„¥_o ij_o fiant_fw-la tabulae_fw-la capiat_fw-la unam_fw-la singulis_fw-la auroris_fw-la she_o may_v use_v sugar_n of_o rose_n which_o to_o every_o ounce_n have_v two_o or_o three_o drop_n of_o the_o oil_n
the_o heart_n and_o matrice_n be_v delight_v with_o pleasant_a odour_n let_v those_o that_o be_v trouble_v with_o this_o disease_n use_v good_a smell_n sweet_a but_o neither_o strong_a nor_o pierce_v chap._n xiiii_o of_o the_o cough_n one_o of_o the_o most_o grievous_a and_o almost_o insupportable_a accident_n that_o can_v happen_v to_o a_o woman_n with_o child_n be_v the_o cough_n the_o which_o be_v violent_a oftentimes_o cause_v headache_n pain_n of_o the_o side_n flank_n and_o belly_n cough_n vomit_v &_o watch_v the_o woman_n not_o be_v able_a to_o sleep_v or_o take_v any_o rest_n for_o the_o great_a concussion_n and_o agitation_n which_o be_v make_v through_o the_o whole_a body_n which_o oftentimes_o put_v the_o woman_n in_o danger_n to_o be_v deliver_v before_o her_o ordinary_a time_n for_o the_o most_o part_n it_o proceed_v of_o some_o sharp_a and_o bite_a vapour_n cause_n which_o arise_v from_o the_o nether_a part_n or_o else_o by_o the_o distillation_n of_o some_o thin_a humour_n that_o come_v from_o the_o brain_n and_o fall_v trickle_v upon_o the_o trachea_n arteria_fw-la or_o wind_n pipe_n &_o the_o lung_n which_o provoke_v they_o to_o cough_v &_o yet_o bring_v up_o little_a or_o nothing_o the_o distilation_n may_v also_o be_v of_o some_o thick_a humour_n which_o fall_v down_o upon_o the_o say_a part_n therefore_o we_o must_v have_v respect_n to_o the_o antecedent_n cause_n cure_n by_o hinder_v such_o vapour_n and_o humour_n from_o breed_v then_o stay_v those_o which_o may_v flow_v or_o fall_v down_o if_o there_o be_v any_o cause_n or_o matter_n join_v with_o it_o already_o fall_v and_o impact_v in_o the_o lung_n &_o breast_n then_o must_v it_o be_v bring_v up_o by_o spit_v for_o the_o help_a hereof_o diet_n they_o must_v avoid_v all_o salt_n and_o spice_a meat_n as_o also_o those_o that_o be_v sharp_a and_o bite_v especial_o if_o it_o be_v cause_v by_o some_o vapour_n or_o distillation_n of_o a_o thin_a or_o serous_a humour_n concern_v general_a medicine_n medicine_n if_o it_o be_v accompany_v with_o a_o fever_n or_o some_o great_a heat_n it_o will_v not_o be_v amiss_o to_o draw_v a_o little_a blood_n then_o the_o better_a to_o turn_v the_o course_n of_o the_o distillation_n which_o cause_v the_o cough_n to_o apply_v cup_v glass_n upon_o the_o shoulder_n with_o some_o light_a scarification_n and_o if_o the_o cough_n shall_v be_v of_o so_o long_a continuance_n cautery_n i_o will_v counsel_v you_o to_o lay_v a_o cautery_n in_o the_o hollowness_n of_o the_o nape_n of_o the_o neck_n which_o i_o have_v practise_v with_o good_a success_n but_o it_o must_v not_o be_v do_v before_o you_o have_v try_v the_o medicine_n follow_v and_o when_o the_o cough_n be_v great_a and_o violent_a friction_n the_o rub_n of_o the_o arm_n shoulder_n and_o back_o must_v not_o be_v omit_v as_o also_o when_o the_o hair_n be_v shave_v away_o to_o apply_v emplasterum_fw-la de_fw-la betonica_n upon_o the_o head_n to_o stay_v the_o rheum_n if_o the_o cough_n be_v dry_a proceed_v from_o some_o thin_a and_o sharp_a humour_n or_o vapour_n it_o must_v be_v thicken_v contrariwise_o if_o the_o humour_n be_v tough_a and_o thick_a it_o must_v be_v cut_v and_o attenuate_v by_o concoct_v both_o and_o therefore_o in_o this_o case_n the_o use_n of_o medicine_n that_o do_v dull_a the_o sense_n thereof_o be_v very_o profitable_a to_o mitigate_v violent_a cough_n of_o which_o kind_n be_v these_o that_o follow_v if_o the_o humour_n be_v thin_a and_o sharp_a this_o julep_n take_v twice_o or_o thrice_o be_v very_a fit_n â„ž_o syrup_n rosarum_fw-la sicar_n &_o de_fw-fr iviubis_fw-la a_o Ê’_n vi_o syrupi_fw-la de_fw-la nenuph._n â„¥_o s._n aquae_fw-la cardui_fw-la &_o ungulae_fw-la cabalinae_fw-la a_o â„¥_o ij_o s._n fiat_fw-la julap_v reiteretur_fw-la ter_z quater-ue_a ut_fw-la artis_fw-la est_fw-la if_o the_o humour_n be_v slimy_a thick_a and_o tough_a she_o may_v use_v this_o julep_n julep_n â„ž_o syrupi_fw-la capill_n veneris_fw-la &_o de_fw-fr liquirit_n a_o Ê’_n vi_fw-la oximelit_fw-la simplic_a â„¥_o s._n aquae_fw-la betonicae_fw-la &_o ungul_n cabal_n a_o another_o â„¥_o ij_o s._n fiat_fw-la julap_n reiteretur_fw-la ut_fw-la supra_fw-la let_v they_o often_o hold_v in_o their_o mouth_n sugar_n candy_n especial_o that_o which_o gather_v about_o the_o pot_n side_n wherein_o sirop_n of_o violet_n or_o the_o like_a have_v be_v put_v let_v they_o use_v trochisck_n juice_n of_o licorise_n and_o sometime_o chew_v a_o piece_n of_o lichorise_v in_o their_o mouth_n the_o lozenge_n of_o diatragacanthum_n frigidum_fw-la diairis_n simplex_fw-la and_o sugar_n of_o rose_n be_v very_o good_a the_o use_n of_o lohocs_n be_v very_o distasteful_a but_o in_o steed_n thereof_o let_v they_o use_v syrup_n of_o juiube_n of_o dry_a rose_n and_o a_o little_a diacodium_fw-la mingle_v together_o i_o have_v see_v this_o medicine_n do_v much_o good_a especial_o when_o the_o cough_n be_v great_a and_o that_o they_o feel_v some_o excoriation_n and_o roughness_n in_o the_o throat_n throat_n â„ž_o olei_fw-la amigd_v dull_a sine_fw-la igne_fw-la recent_a extract_v â„¥_o i_o s._n saccari_fw-la canda_fw-la subtilit_fw-la pulueris_fw-la â„¥_o s._n mucag._n seminis_fw-la psilij_fw-la &_o cydoniorum_fw-la cum_fw-la aqua_fw-la rosar_n leviter_fw-la extract_n a_o Ê’_n ij_o misce_fw-la omne_fw-la diligenter_fw-la let_v they_o take_v of_o this_o medicine_n in_o a_o spoon_n swallow_v it_o down_o very_o gentle_o that_o so_o some_o of_o it_o may_v the_o better_o slide_v down_o the_o side_n of_o the_o windpipe_n it_o will_v be_v very_o fit_a to_o rub_v their_o breast_n all_o over_o with_o fresh_a butter_n or_o oil_n of_o sweet_a almond_n and_o if_o they_o find_v any_o heat_n let_v they_o use_v oil_n of_o violet_n wash_v with_o barley_n water_n well_o boil_a flux_n and_o because_o there_o be_v nothing_o that_o stay_v destillation_n better_a than_o sleep_n and_o that_o those_o who_o have_v the_o cough_n sleep_v little_a it_o will_v be_v very_o good_a to_o make_v the_o patient_a sleep_n without_o give_v any_o violent_a sleep_a medicine_n this_o julep_n may_v be_v give_v very_o safe_o drink_v to_o stay_v the_o rheum_n â„ž_o syrupi_fw-la de_fw-la juiubis_fw-la violati_fw-la &_o diacodij_fw-la sine_fw-la specieb_v a_o â„¥_o s._n cum_fw-la decocto_fw-la portulacae_fw-la lactucae_fw-la boraginis_fw-la betonicae_fw-la &_o trium_fw-la flor_n cordial_a fiat_fw-la potus_fw-la capiat_fw-la hora_fw-la somni_fw-la this_o remedy_n procure_v sleep_v and_o so_o by_o consequence_n stay_v the_o rheum_n if_o you_o have_v any_o good_a laudanum_n you_o may_v give_v safe_o three_o or_o four_o grain_n thereof_o which_o i_o have_v see_v practise_v with_o prosperous_a success_n chap._n xv._n of_o costivenes_n wherewith_o woman_n with_o child_n be_v trouble_v among_o many_o other_o accident_n wherewith_o woman_n with_o child_n be_v trouble_v there_o be_v two_o the_o one_o contrary_a to_o the_o other_o whereunto_o they_o be_v much_o subject_n that_o be_v either_o they_o be_v bind_v and_o can_v go_v to_o the_o stool_n but_o with_o much_o inconvenience_n and_o very_o seldom_o or_o else_o they_o be_v always_o loose_a and_o subject_a to_o the_o flux_n child_n both_o may_v put_v the_o woman_n in_o danger_n of_o miscarry_v for_o when_o she_o be_v bind_v with_o much_o strain_n and_o that_o violent_o to_o unburthen_v nature_n the_o ligament_n may_v be_v loosen_v or_o some_o vein_n open_v and_o cause_n flux_n of_o blood_n which_o may_v make_v she_o fall_v into_o travail_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v fit_a to_o provide_v for_o it_o costivenesse_n the_o retention_n of_o the_o excrement_n and_o costivenes_n of_o the_o belly_n may_v happen_v either_o because_o they_o have_v use_v to_o be_v so_o natural_o or_o by_o alteration_n and_o change_v of_o year_n for_o as_o hypocrates_n say_v they_o who_o have_v their_o belly_n moist_a in_o their_o youth_n in_o their_o age_n will_v have_v it_o hard_a and_o dry_a and_o so_o contrariwise_o this_o accident_n happen_v to_o other_o because_o the_o gut_n be_v not_o provoke_v &_o stir_v up_o by_o the_o clyster_n of_o nature_n which_o be_v the_o gall_n that_o they_o may_v expel_v and_o thrust_v forth_o their_o excrement_n there_o may_v be_v allege_v many_o more_o reason_n which_o at_o this_o time_n i_o will_v leave_v to_o speak_v of_o and_o only_o frame_v myself_o to_o that_o which_o most_o common_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o it_o in_o woman_n with_o child_n which_o be_v refer_v to_o two_o point_n costivenes_n either_o because_o the_o gut_n be_v press_v by_o the_o unevennes_n of_o the_o womb_n which_o be_v too_o full_a and_o be_v place_v upon_o they_o and_o chief_o upon_o the_o great_a gut_n crush_v and_o thrust_v they_o one_o against_o another_o in_o such_o sort_n that_o they_o have_v no_o mean_n to_o enlarge_v and_o dilate_v themselves_o thereby_o to_o void_v the_o excrement_n contain_v within_o they_o the_o other_o be_v because_o the_o gut_n and_o the_o excrement_n within_o they_o be_v common_o very_o hard_o and_o
they_o have_v take_v upon_o they_o authority_n to_o judge_v of_o the_o virginity_n of_o maid_n nevertheless_o all_o the_o famous_a university_n of_o italy_n have_v reject_v and_o condemn_v the_o opinion_n of_o such_o midwife_n who_o say_v they_o can_v judge_v thereof_o and_o master_n cuiacius_fw-la have_v do_v the_o like_a for_o the_o french_a say_v that_o it_o be_v very_o difficult_a yea_o impossible_a to_o know_v whether_o a_o maid_n be_v a_o virgin_n or_o no_o and_o that_o this_o power_n be_v never_o give_v unto_o midwife_n by_o the_o civil_a law_n to_o judge_v thereof_o what_o manner_n of_o woman_n a_o midwife_n ought_v to_o be_v many_o thing_n be_v requisite_a and_o needful_a in_o a_o midwife_n but_o they_o be_v all_o refer_v to_o her_o person_n person_n to_o her_o manner_n and_o to_o her_o mind_n first_o concern_v her_o person_n she_o must_v be_v of_o a_o indifferent_a age_n neither_o too_o young_a nor_o too_o old_a well_o compose_v of_o body_n not_o be_v subject_a to_o any_o disease_n nor_o misshape_a or_o deform_v in_o any_o part_n thereof_o neat_a in_o her_o apparel_n and_o person_n especial_o have_v little_a hand_n &_o not_o thick_a clean_o and_o her_o nail_n pare_v very_o near_o and_o even_o neither_o must_v she_o wear_v ring_n upon_o her_o finger_n nor_o bracelet_n upon_o her_o arm_n when_o she_o be_v about_o her_o business_n she_o must_v be_v pleasant_a merry_a of_o good_a discourse_n strong_a painful_a and_o accustom_v to_o labour_n that_o she_o may_v be_v able_a if_o need_v be_v to_o watch_v two_o or_o three_o night_n by_o the_o woman_n wherem_fw-la concern_v her_o behaviour_n she_o must_v be_v mild_a gentle_a courteous_a patient_a sober_a chaste_a not_o quarrelsome_a nor_o choleric_a neither_o proud_a or_o covetous_a nor_o a_o blabber_n or_o reporter_n of_o any_o thing_n she_o shall_v either_o hear_v or_o see_v in_o secret_a in_o the_o house_n or_o person_n of_o she_o she_o have_v deliver_v for_o as_o terence_n say_v reprove_v it_o be_v not_o fit_a to_o commit_v she_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o a_o drunken_a or_o rash_a woman_n that_o be_v in_o travail_n of_o her_o first_o child_n as_o for_o her_o mind_n she_o must_v be_v wise_a discreet_a mind_n and_o witty_a able_a to_o make_v use_n sometime_o of_o fair_a and_o flatter_a speech_n as_o plato_n report_v midwife_n be_v wont_a to_o do_v in_o time_n past_a which_o be_v do_v to_o no_o other_o end_n but_o only_o to_o busy_a and_o beguile_v the_o poor_a apprehensive_a woman_n and_o it_o be_v a_o commendable_a deceit_n allow_v also_o in_o a_o chirurgeon_n when_o it_o be_v do_v for_o the_o patient_n good_a for_o as_o the_o same_o terence_n say_v deceit_n do_v serve_v oftentimes_o for_o a_o good_a medicine_n in_o extreme_a disease_n now_o above_o all_o thing_n the_o say_a midwife_n ought_v to_o know_v that_o nature_n the_o handmaid_n of_o this_o great_a god_n have_v give_v to_o every_o thing_n a_o beginning_n increase_n state_n perfection_n &_o decline_v which_o he_o do_v manifest_o wife_n and_o chief_o show_v say_v galen_n in_o the_o birth_n of_o a_o child_n when_o the_o mother_n bring_v he_o into_o the_o world_n for_o nature_n surpass_v all_o and_o in_o that_o she_o do_v be_v wise_a than_o either_o art_n or_o the_o midwife_n whosoever_o she_o be_v yea_o than_o the_o best_a or_o most_o cunning_a workman_n that_o may_v be_v find_v partium_fw-la as_o galen_n witness_v for_o it_o be_v she_o that_o have_v set_v down_o the_o day_n of_o the_o child_n conformation_n and_o the_o hour_n of_o his_o birth_n and_o certain_o it_o be_v a_o thing_n worthy_a of_o consideration_n to_o see_v how_o in_o a_o little_a space_n thing_n yea_o even_o in_o the_o twinkle_n of_o a_o eye_n the_o neck_n of_o the_o womb_n which_o all_o the_o time_n of_o the_o nine_o month_n be_v so_o perfect_o and_o exact_o close_v and_o shut_v that_o the_o point_n of_o a_o needle_n can_v not_o enter_v therein_o how_o i_o say_v in_o a_o instant_a it_o be_v dilate_v and_o enlarge_v to_o give_v passage_n and_o 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ulcer_n be_v gentle_o rub_v a_o little_a with_o honey_n of_o rose_n and_o syrup_n of_o violet_n but_o if_o they_o will_v not_o yield_v to_o this_o than_o the_o chirurgeon_n shall_v touch_v they_o with_o a_o little_a aqua_fw-la fortis_fw-la but_o to_o every_o drop_n of_o the_o say_a water_n he_o must_v add_v twelve_o of_o plantain_n water_n according_a as_o he_o will_v have_v it_o to_o be_v in_o strength_n mouth_n then_o with_o a_o little_a clout_n tie_v to_o the_o end_n of_o a_o stick_n the_o ulcer_n shall_v be_v touch_v gentle_o they_o may_v also_o use_v this_o gargarism_n the_o ulcer_n must_v be_v dry_v up_o ℞_o hord._n integ_n pug._n i_o agrimon_n plantag_n rosar_n rub_v a_o m._n i_o coquantur_fw-la perfect_a in_o aqua_fw-la commuri_fw-la in_o colat_fw-la ad_fw-la ℥_o uj._o dissolve_v mellis_n rosat_n ℥_o i_o s._n piamor_n ℥_o s._n alumni_fw-la ʒ_n s._n fiat_fw-la gargarismus_fw-la utatur_fw-la ut_fw-la dixi_fw-la after_o they_o have_v use_v this_o gargarisine_n a_o while_n let_v there_o be_v add_v to_o it_o of_o berberis_n flower_n of_o pomgranat_n and_o a_o little_a of_o the_o juice_n of_o the_o say_a pomegranate_n for_o the_o ulcer_n of_o the_o mouth_n require_v medicine_n to_o dry_v they_o up_o which_o do_v their_o operation_n speedy_o author_n but_o if_o you_o perceive_v that_o they_o spread_v or_o creep_v far_o abroad_o use_v this_o medicine_n which_o i_o myself_o use_v very_o often_o and_o find_v it_o to_o be_v very_o singular_a good_a which_o be_v to_o take_v half_a a_o ounce_n of_o rosewater_n or_o plantain_n water_n add_v thereto_o half_a a_o dragme_n of_o oil_n of_o vitroil_n and_o to_o touch_v the_o sore_n with_o it_o and_o this_o medicine_n do_v never_o deceive_v i_o but_o the_o chirurgeon_n ought_v to_o taste_v it_o first_o with_o his_o tongue_n to_o see_v that_o it_o be_v neither_o too_o strong_a nor_o too_o sharp_a of_o the_o inflammation_n swell_a and_o superfluous_a flesh_n which_o happen_v in_o the_o gum_n call_v paroulis_n and_o epoule_n chap._n xvii_o it_o be_v see_v oftentimes_o that_o the_o gum_n of_o little_a child_n be_v swell_v and_o inflam_v though_o their_o tooth_n be_v not_o ready_a to_o come_v forth_o which_o accident_n the_o ancient_n call_v paroulis_n and_o epoulis_n the_o paroulis_n be_v a_o little_a swell_a red_a and_o angry_a which_o be_v either_o breed_v of_o a_o choleric_a hot_a and_o adust_a blood_n or_o else_o of_o some_o sharp_a and_o salt_a phlegm_n which_o fall_v out_o of_o the_o brain_n upon_o the_o gum_n it_o may_v proceed_v also_o from_o some_o vapour_n that_o rise_v out_o of_o the_o stomach_n which_o cause_v not_o only_o the_o gum_n to_o be_v swell_v and_o inflam_v but_o oftentimes_o the_o jaw_n the_o cheek_n and_o the_o neck_n to_o be_v also_o affect_v with_o it_o bring_v also_o with_o it_o a_o ague_n and_o pain_n cure_n which_o be_v the_o occasion_n that_o these_o tumour_n do_v often_o suppurate_a and_o chief_o when_o there_o be_v any_o gross_a blood_n mingle_v therewithal_o otherwise_o it_o 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juiube_n if_o the_o jaw_n bone_n cheek_n and_o neck_n be_v inflame_v the_o ancient_n counsel_v we_o to_o rub_v they_o with_o a_o little_a oil_n of_o rose_n warm_v add_v thereto_o some_o juice_n of_o nightshade_n mesue_v ointment_n of_o rose_n be_v also_o very_o good_a for_o it_o if_o the_o child_n be_v any_o thing_n big_a let_v he_o take_v this_o drink_n ℞_o rasur_fw-fr eboris_fw-la in_o nodulo_fw-la inclus_fw-la ʒ_n ij_o sem_fw-mi portulac_n ℥_o ss_z fiat_fw-la decoctio_fw-la ad_fw-la lb._n ij_o in_o colatura_fw-la dissol_fw-la sir_n granat_n è_fw-la limonibus_fw-la a_o ℥_o i_o utatur_fw-la if_o the_o tumour_n can_v be_v resolve_v but_o rather_o grow_v to_o suppuration_n than_o you_o shall_v make_v he_o a_o gargarism_n with_o fig_n raising_n juiube_n licorise_v and_o french_a barley_n well_o boil_a let_v he_o hold_v in_o his_o mouth_n a_o little_a warm_a milk_n and_o sometime_o lie_v half_a a_o fat_a fig_n hot_a to_o the_o gum_n when_o it_o be_v come_v to_o suppuration_n the_o 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your_o far_a satisfaction_n of_o the_o inflammation_n and_o swell_a of_o the_o child_n navel_n chap._n xx._n oftentimes_o navel_n after_o the_o child_n navel_n be_v tie_v there_o come_v some_o inflammation_n swell_a or_o ulcer_n and_o especial_o this_o happen_v when_o that_o which_o have_v be_v tie_v be_v divide_v and_o fall_v away_o it_o be_v not_o perfect_o suppurate_v the_o same_o navel_n may_v swell_v also_o either_o through_o the_o child_n eager_a cry_n or_o when_o he_o cough_v much_o the_o tumour_n and_o swell_a be_v full_a of_o wind_n and_o sometime_o also_o of_o water_n cure_n the_o inflammation_n may_v be_v cure_v by_o the_o use_n of_o vnguentum_fw-la rosatum_fw-la or_o with_o a_o little_a vnguentum_fw-la refrigerans_fw-la galeni_fw-la the_o bathe_v it_o also_o with_o oil_n of_o rose_n and_o a_o little_a vnguentum_fw-la populeon_n may_v do_v very_o much_o good_a as_o for_o the_o ulcer_n if_o it_o be_v but_o small_a you_o may_v put_v upon_o it_o some_o fine_a flower_n or_o 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varicosa_n do_v seldom_o or_o never_o happen_v to_o young_a child_n i_o have_v observe_v that_o many_o child_n be_v bear_v with_o these_o rupture_n which_o happen_v because_o the_o child_n be_v in_o the_o mother_n womb_n do_v often_o strive_v in_o turn_v and_o wind_v himself_o or_o else_o do_v so_o strain_v himself_o that_o the_o gut_n and_o caule_v do_v bear_v down_o upon_o the_o production_n of_o the_o peritonaeum_fw-la which_o be_v enlarge_v give_v occasion_n of_o a_o rupture_n as_o for_o those_o which_o be_v call_v hydrocele_n and_o physocele_n which_o be_v the_o watery_a and_o windy_a rupture_n it_o can_v be_v deny_v but_o that_o the_o child_n before_o he_o be_v bear_v if_o he_o draw_v bad_a humour_n from_o the_o mother_n breed_v these_o water_n and_o wind_n which_o may_v flow_v down_o into_o the_o purse_n of_o the_o cod_n nevertheless_o rupture_n most_o common_o these_o kind_n of_o rupture_n be_v breed_v after_o the_o child_n be_v bear_v and_o come_v into_o the_o world_n which_o 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mari._n et_fw-la salomonis_fw-la a_o Ê’_n be_v herniar_n Ê’_n ij_o puluer_n limacum_fw-la rubror_n Ê’_n i_o fiat_fw-la omnium_fw-la puluis_fw-la every_o time_n that_o you_o make_v he_o pap_n put_v a_o dram_n or_o thereabouts_o into_o it_o and_o when_o you_o unswath_n he_o to_o make_v he_o clean_o use_v this_o fomentation_n to_o the_o part_n afomentation_n â„ž_o radic_n consolid_a maior_fw-la osmund_n regal_a cortic_a ulmi_fw-la fraxini_fw-la a_o â„¥_o s._n folior_fw-la plantag_n tapsi_fw-la barbati_fw-la centinodiae_fw-la herniariae_fw-la caudae_fw-la equinae_fw-la flor_n chamom_n meliloti_fw-la rosar_n rubr_n a_fw-fr m._n i._n s_o balaustor_n nucum_fw-la cupressi_fw-la calic_fw-mi gland_n a_o â„¥_o ij_o fiant_fw-la sacculi_fw-la parui_fw-la coquantur_fw-la in_o aequis_fw-la partibus_fw-la vini_fw-la austeri_fw-la &_o aquae_fw-la fabrorum_fw-la pro_fw-la fotu_fw-la partis_fw-la after_o that_o you_o have_v use_v this_o fomentation_n a_o quarter_n of_o a_o hour_n dry_v the_o part_n and_o then_o lie_v upon_o it_o this_o plaster_n follow_v a_o emplaster_n â„ž_o vnguentum_fw-la de_fw-la siccat_fw-la rubr_n â„¥_o ij_o puluer_n mastich_n olibani_fw-la sarcocollae_fw-la nucum_fw-la cupressi_fw-la a_o Ê’_n i_o cum_fw-la tantillo_fw-la cerae_fw-la et_fw-la olei_fw-la mastich_n fiat_fw-la emplastrum_fw-la satis_fw-la molle_fw-la let_v this_o emplaster_n be_v lay_v upon_o the_o part_n and_o upon_o that_o a_o little_a bolster_n to_o keep_v all_o fast_o together_o that_o nothing_o slip_v of_o you_o shall_v bind_v it_o on_o or_o else_o use_v a_o truss_n but_o it_o will_v be_v fit_a for_o the_o child_n to_o have_v it_o bind_v on_o and_o then_o to_o be_v swath_v up_o this_o fomentation_n and_o plaster_n must_v be_v use_v for_o the_o space_n of_o thirty_o or_o forty_o day_n child_n and_o if_o the_o child_n be_v somewhat_o big_a let_v he_o be_v keep_v quiet_a in_o his_o bed_n for_o forty_o day_n together_o take_v the_o powder_n before_o describe_v with_o broth_n or_o with_o a_o little_a water_n of_o myrtel_n or_o else_o make_v the_o say_a powder_n into_o small_a lozenge_n the_o fomentation_n must_v be_v make_v for_o he_o as_o be_v already_o describe_v wherewith_o he_o must_v be_v bathe_v half_o a_o hour_n every_o morning_n and_o then_o the_o plaster_n lay_v on_o and_o fasten_v with_o a_o truss_n or_o cloth_n bind_v on_o it_o he_o must_v forsake_v all_o windy_a meat_n as_o pease_n keep_v beanes_n raw_a fruit_n salad_n and_o white_a meat_n feed_v upon_o good_a meat_n that_o be_v roast_v and_o of_o they_o but_o in_o small_a quantity_n let_v he_o drink_v a_o little_a red_a wine_n drink_n mingle_v with_o boil_a water_n if_o his_o belly_n be_v bind_v give_v he_o a_o little_a clyster_n or_o else_o some_o broth_n with_o seine_n in_o it_o and_o you_o must_v remember_v that_o the_o fomentation_n must_v not_o be_v use_v nor_o the_o plaster_n lay_v on_o nor_o the_o truss_n or_o swath_n apply_v before_o the_o gut_n or_o caule_v be_v put_v up_o if_o so_o be_v that_o they_o be_v fall_v down_o and_o especial_o you_o must_v have_v a_o care_n that_o his_o head_n be_v lay_v somewhat_o low_a lay_v and_o his_o buttock_n high_a as_o he_o lie_v in_o his_o bed_n that_o by_o this_o mean_v nothing_o may_v come_v down_o concern_v the_o watery_a and_o windy_a rupture_n the_o child_n must_v keep_v the_o same_o diet_n as_o have_v be_v already_o prescribe_v and_o as_o for_o local_a medicine_n they_o must_v be_v such_o in_o both_o as_o have_v power_n to_o attenuate_v dry_a up_o discuss_v and_o resolve_v the_o water_n and_o wind_n which_o be_v within_o the_o purse_n of_o the_o cod_n for_o the_o watery_a rupture_n i_o have_v often_o try_v this_o medicine_n a_o plaster_n â„ž_o unguent_n comitiss_n &_o desiccativi_fw-la rubr_fw-la a_o â„¥_o ij_o stercor_fw-la columbi_fw-la â„¥_o ss_z sulphuris_fw-la vivi_fw-la Ê’_n iij._o puluer_n baccar_fw-la lauri_n &_o semin_fw-fr sinapi_fw-la a_o Ê’_n i_o olei_fw-la aneth_n &_o
terebinth_n venetae_fw-la a_o Ê’_n iij._o cerae_fw-la q._n s_o fiat_fw-la emplastrum_fw-la this_o emplaster_n also_o be_v of_o good_a use_n for_o a_o windy_a rupture_n unless_o you_o can_v heal_v it_o with_o this_o fomentation_n a_o fomentation_n â„ž_o rosar_n rubr_n flor_n chamaemel_fw-la meliot_n &_o aneth_n a_o m._n i_o semin_fw-fr foenicul_fw-la &_o anis_z a_o â„¥_o s_z folior_fw-la origani_fw-la calamenth_n a_o m._n i_o baccar_fw-la lauri_n &_o ireos_n florent_fw-la pulueris_fw-la a_o Ê’_n ij_o fiant_fw-la sacculi_fw-la duo_fw-la coquantur_fw-la in_o aequis_fw-la partibus_fw-la vini_fw-la albi_fw-la &_o aquae_fw-la pro_fw-la fotu_fw-la but_o when_o these_o watery_a rupture_n grow_v so_o hard_o that_o they_o can_v be_v dissolve_v by_o the_o medicine_n aforesaid_a then_o must_v they_o be_v open_v which_o i_o have_v practise_v upon_o young_a infant_n and_o among_o other_o upon_o a_o child_n of_o mons_fw-la de_fw-fr vilantry_n be_v not_o above_o two_o month_n old_a and_o this_o i_o do_v by_o the_o counsel_n of_o mr_n hautin_n and_o mr_n duret_fw-la the_o king_n physician_n in_o ordinary_a and_o physician_n of_o paris_n the_o manner_n of_o make_v this_o incision_n i_o have_v set_v down_o in_o my_o book_n of_o the_o practice_n of_o chirurgerie_n to_o which_o i_o refer_v the_o reader_n where_o he_o may_v find_v all_o the_o particularity_n set_v down_o of_o the_o difficulty_n of_o make_v of_o water_n wherewith_o young_a child_n be_v trouble_v chap._n xxviii_o it_o happen_v oftentimes_o piss_v that_o young_a child_n can_v not_o make_v water_n and_o that_o upon_o diverse_a occasion_n but_o chief_o through_o the_o fault_n of_o urine_n which_o offend_v either_o in_o quantity_n or_o quality_n the_o ill_a quality_n of_o the_o urine_n be_v when_o it_o be_v hot_a sharp_a and_o prick_v which_o make_v the_o child_n afraid_a to_o piss_v because_o of_o the_o pain_n which_o they_o feel_v when_o their_o water_n come_v the_o urine_n offend_v in_o quantity_n when_o it_o be_v in_o 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phlegm_n or_o slime_n or_o blood_n mingle_v with_o the_o water_n or_o if_o there_o breed_v any_o sand_n or_o stone_n this_o may_v be_v the_o cause_n to_o hinder_v the_o child_n urine_n and_o this_o may_v happen_v to_o young_a child_n as_o hypocrates_n note_v 26._o because_o they_o eat_v much_o which_o procure_v much_o crudity_n and_o breed_v the_o matter_n of_o the_o stone_n cure_n for_o the_o cure_n hereof_o you_o must_v proceed_v according_a to_o the_o cause_n which_o if_o it_o be_v because_o the_o urine_n be_v sharp_a and_o prick_v or_o too_o hot_a then_o if_o it_o be_v a_o suck_a child_n it_o will_v be_v good_a to_o prescribe_v the_o nurse_n a_o diet_n nurse_n to_o temper_v her_o blood_n which_o it_o may_v be_v be_v too_o hot_a let_v she_o also_o be_v purge_v let_v blood_n and_o bathe_v and_o let_v she_o use_v broth_n make_v with_o cool_a herb_n if_o the_o child_n be_v somewhat_o big_a you_o may_v give_v he_o this_o medicine_n a_o medicine_n for_o the_o gravel_n in_o the_o 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the_o yard_n but_o the_o hole_n have_v be_v low_a in_o the_o perinaeum_fw-la so_o that_o they_o be_v constrain_v to_o piss_v as_o it_o be_v sit_v &_o when_o they_o hold_v up_o their_o cod_n or_o scrotum_fw-la they_o seem_v to_o be_v both_o man_n and_o woman_n i_o have_v heretofore_o for_o all_o the_o other_o accident_n above_o name_v advise_v the_o nurse_n to_o have_v a_o care_n and_o look_v to_o they_o but_o because_o the_o cure_n of_o these_o belong_v proper_o to_o the_o chirurgeon_n to_o have_v set_v it_o down_o more_o at_o large_a and_o specify_v it_o more_o particular_o in_o this_o place_n that_o they_o may_v the_o better_o help_v it_o consider_v the_o inconvenience_n that_o may_v follow_v as_o we_o will_v show_v you_o for_o the_o first_o close_v which_o be_v when_o the_o skin_n of_o the_o yard_n be_v so_o straight_o that_o the_o water_n can_v come_v forth_o but_o drop_v by_o drop_n this_o imperfection_n cause_v a_o great_a deal_n of_o filth_n to_o be_v gather_v betwixt_o the_o 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