The compleat midwife's practice enlarged in the most weighty and high concernments of the birth of man containing a perfect directory or rules for midwives and nurses : as also a guide for women in their conception, bearing and nursing of children from the experience of our English authors, viz., Sir Theodore Mayern, Dr. Chamberlain, Mr. Nich. Culpeper ... : with instructions of the Queen of France's midwife to her daughter ... / by John Pechey ... ; the whole illustrated with copper plates.

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TAKE Pine-Apples, new Filberds peel'd, of each one ounce and a half, brains of Cock-spar∣rows two drams, new Satyrion, rosted under the ashes in wet tow, three drams; Stones of a Ram roasted, half an ounce, Indian Nuts, one dram, pound them all with the broth of young Pigeons, then mingle there∣with six ounces of refined Sugar, and boil it to a thick∣ness, and add thereto the following pouders.

Take seed of Bombax cleansed, the best Cinamon, each two scruples, seed of Rocket, Onions, Nettles, and Parsnips, each half a dram, the reins of Skinks, Long Pepper, Galang. White Ginger, of each two scruples, shavings of the pizzle of a Hart four scruples; make a Confection, and take the quantity of a Walnut

after the first sleep, and two hours before you eat.