The birth of mankinde, otherwise named The womans booke. : Set foorth in English by Thomas Raynalde phisition, and by him corrected, and augmented. Whose contents yée may reade in the table following: but most plainely in the prologue.

  • Rösslin, Eucharius, -1526. Swangern Frawen und hebammen Rosegarten. English
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[1604]
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Credit: The birth of mankinde, otherwise named The womans booke. : Set foorth in English by Thomas Raynalde phisition, and by him corrected, and augmented. Whose contents yée may reade in the table following: but most plainely in the prologue. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    halfe a pynte of water luke warme, wherein hath beene fodden two {poonefulles of clarificd hony, and thenaf gevwardif itcome not of it (elfe, with ber finger o2 with a feather put into her thzote,tet her prouoke her felfe to bontit. 7 gow fit befo that the woman abound tn blood, then thallitbee bevy goon alittle toict her bieod, both foz ber felfe, and atfo foz the byzth, which, thor0w overs much aboundance offt.might bappen to bee fullocaten and firangled ; of the which thing allo 4] baue token fargely before. 1 Furthermoze,tfthe woman feare abogcement, by reafon of continual cough , 02 ouertuch Dome & par= beeaking, o2 the flure , 02 of the Difeafe called Tenafmus, o2of onermuch ifluing of blood, whether it bee by the nofe, ozother partes of thebody, afte the aduile ofa Pbilitton for remedy. Fifor the fragility , tenderiiefie, and biache of the Secundine, the feare this abozcement for becaule that in this cale the Secundtne Hall not be able to hold and contatne the birth : As foz this there is noother medicine to defend it, but onely Chat the par= tie take heede that thee Hurt not herlelfe by oucrmuch moutng o2 Firving.as bylabouring, daunting, cunning, Kanding, fat going,o2 catring of ponderous and waigh- ty things, oz lifting of the fame. Sndtobe Hhoze.tet hex with all warines take heed,andbe diligent, that the ef chewy and abftaine from all fuch things the which © might caule and induce aboacement. : OF een ————
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