The compleat midwifes practice, in the most weighty and high concernments of the birth of man. Containing perfect rules for midwifes and nurses, as also for women in their conception, bearing, and nursing of children: from the experience not onely of our English, but also the most accomplisht and absolute practicers among the French, Spanish, Italian, and other nations. A work so plain, that the weakest capacity may easily attain the knowledge of the whole art. With instructions of the midwife to the Queen of France (given to her daughter a little before her death) touching the practice of the said art. / Published with the approbation and good liking of sundry the most knowing professors of midwifery now living in the city of London, and other places. Illustrated with severall cuts in brass. By T.C. I.D. M.S. T.B. practitioners.

Of the Inflammation of the Almonds of the Ears.

IF the child be very smal. you must wash the throat as neer the root of the tongue as may be with a linen cloth tied to a stick dipped in this gargarisme; take of new extracted Cassia one dram, syrup of dry Roses one dram and a half, with six ounces of the decoction of Cori∣ander. Or you may anoint the neck with oyl of Violets, and Camomil, binding the neck with a little roller well anointed with the same; when the child goes to bed you may give him in a spoon a little syrup of dry'd Roses, of Pavot and Nenuphar mingled together. Oxy∣croceum alone doth also make an excellent Gargarism.

If they come to a suppuration, you must use this gargarisme. Take of the decoction of Bar∣ley, Plantain, Agrimony, Veronicae, Honysuckle and herb Rob six ounces, in which dissolve mel Rosatum, and Sugar-candie, of each half an ounce, to make a gargarism.