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Men, women, or children, Feb. 10. 1688 : Trusses of all sorts made easie and fit for those that have ruptures or broken bellies, or bearing down in their privy parts, that you may go about your business without pain or trouble.

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Rupture of organs, tissues, etc. - Early works to 1800

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Men, women, or children, Feb. 10. 1688 : Trusses of all sorts made easie and fit for those that have ruptures or broken bellies, or bearing down in their privy parts, that you may go about your business without pain or trouble.