The midwives book, or, The whole art of midwifry discovered.: Directing childbearing women how to behave themselves in their conception, breeding, bearing, and nursing of children in six books, viz. ...
Sharp, Jane, Mrs.
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For Excoriation of the Privities.

Annoint them with Oyl of sweet Almonds, or Oyl of St. John's-wort, which is bet∣ter.