Ariftotles Compleat Mafler•‘Piece. 31 n pans. Secrets of N A T U R E Difplaying the %\m 3. The third is the Urethra, which is only the Chan- nel by which both the Seed and the Urine are conveyed out: It is in Subftance foftand look, thick and finewy, like that .of the Side-ligaments. It begins at the Neck> of the Bladder, but fprings not from thence, only is join’d to it, and fo proceeds to the Glans.\t has threat Holes in the Beginning, the largeft whereof is in the; midft, for that receives the Urine into it ; the other two are finaller, receiving the Seed from each feminal Vefiel. 4. The fourth is the Gians, which is at the End of the Penis, cover’d with a very thin Membrane, by reafon of which it is of a moft exquifite Feeling. It is cover’d with a Prcputium or Fore-skin, which, in fome, covers the Top of the Yard quite dole, in others not; and by its moving up and down in the && of Copu- lation, brings Pleafure both to the Man and Woman, The extream Part of offs Cover, which I call Prepu- t:utnl and which is fo call’d a praputanioi from cut- ting off, is that the jkrvs were commanded to cut off on the eighth Day. The Ligament, by which. ic is faften’d to the Gians, is call’d Franum, or the Bridle, 5. The fifth Thing is the Mufcles, and thefe are four isL Number,two being plac’d on each Side. Thefe Mufcles (which are Inftruments of voluntary Motion, atfftoffc'jS Sgtegcc-gsfctr. and without which no Part of the Body can move it felQ confift of fibrous Fle(h, to make up their Body; of Nerves, for their Sente ; of Veins for their vital Heat, and of a Membrane, or Skir, to knit them together, and to dirtinguifk one MuTcle from another ; and all of them from the Fie(h. I have already faid, there is two of ’em on each Side; and I will now add, that one on each Side is (hotter and thicker ; and that their Ufe is to ereft the Yard, from whence they have ob- tain’d the Name otEreftcres. And having told you that two of them are thicker and (hotter than the other, 1' need not tell you that the other two are longer and thinner ; only I take Notice, that the Office of the two laft is to dilate for if you will) open the lower Parc of the Urethra, both for making Water, and voiding the Seed, and therefore are called Acceleratorss. 9. The fixth and lart Things are the Vdfels, which confirt of Veins, Nerves, and Arteries; of which fame pals by the Jkin, and are vilible to the Eye, and o- thers pafs more inwardly: For,indeed the Arteries are difperfed through the Body of "the Yard, much more ’ than the Veins; and this Difperfion is contrariwife* 1 the right Artery being difperfed to the left Side, and the left to the right As for the two Nerves, the greater is bellow’d upon the Mufcles, and the Body of the Yard, and the teller upon the Skin. What I have hitherto faid, relates to the Yard, pro- perly fo call’d ; but becaufe there are feme Appendi- ces belonging thereto, which, when wanting, render the Yard of no Ufe in the A& of Generation, it will alfo be neceffary, before I conclude this Section, to fay fomethirgof them ; f mean the Stones or Tefticles, fo called, becaufe they teftify the Perfon to be a Man. Their Number and Place is obvious; and as to their Ufe, in them the Blood brought thither by the Sper- matick Arteries, is elaborated into Seed. They have Coats or Coverings of two Sprts, proper and common ; the common are two, and invert both the Tejies: The outermoft of the corygnon Coats confifts ©t the Cuticula, or true Skin, callef tfcrctuw, hanging 3ttflot!e’g 9fttser#ffC£v cut of the Abdomen, like a Purfe; The Membranct Cam,fa is the innermoft. The proper Coats are alfo two; the outer called Elythmdis, or Vaginalis; the inner Albuginea; Into the outer are inferred the Cre- maflers- to the upper Part of the Tejies are fixed the Epididymides, or Parajiatx, from whence arife the Va~ fa Deferentia, or Ejaculatoria; which when they ap- proach near the Neck of the Bladder, depofit the Seed into the Vficula Seminales, which are, each (for there are two of’em) like a Bunch of Grapes, and emit the Seed into the Urethrafvn the A<& of Copulation. Near thefe are the Proflat#, which are about the Bignefs of a Wall-nut, and joyn to the' Neck of the Bladder: Thefe afford an oily, flippery, and fat Humour, to befmear the Urethra, and thereby to defend it from the Acrimony of the Seed and Urine. But the Vef- fels by which the Blood is conveyed to the Tefles, out «f which the Seed is made, are the Arteri# Sperma- tic#, and thefe are alfo two : And fo Ukcwiie are the Veins, which carry out the remaining Blood, which are called Venn Spermatic#. And thin Man's noble Parts defer ib'd toe fee, ( For (ueb the Parts of Generation be :) And they that carefully furveys, will find. Each Part U fitted for the Uje defign'd: The purefl Blood, roe find, if well roe heed, Is in the Te/iicles turn'd into Seed-, Which by mofl proper Channels is tranfmitted Into tbs Place by Nature for it fitted -. With highefl Seafe of Pleafure, to excite in amorous Combatants the more Delight. For Nature does in this great Work defign Profit and Pleafure, in one AH, to join. 2. Of tbs fecret Farts in Women, appropriated to the Work of Generation. WOman, next to Map, the ncbleft Piece of the Creation, is Bone of his Bone, and Flcfh of his ariflotie’* Soa!fer pitce. Fldh, a Sort of Second fell ; And in a married State are accounted but one; for, as the Poet fays, Man and bii Wife arc but cm right Canonical Hermaphrodite. It is therefore the fecret Parts of this curious Piece of Nature that we are to lay open, which we fhall do with as much Modefly and Sobriety as will confifl with cur fpeaking intelligibly; For’tis better to fay no- thing, than to fpeak fo as not to be underlined. 1 he external Parts, commonly call’d the Shamefacednefs that is in Women to have *em feen) are the Lips of the great Orifice, which are vi- fible to the Eye. and in thefe that are grown, are co- ver’d with Hair, and have pretty Store of fpungy Far, their Ufe being to keep the internal Parts from all Annoyance by outward Accidents. Within thefe are the Nymph*, or Wings, which prefent themfelves to the Eye; when the Lips are fe- vered, and confifl of fofc and fpungy Fldh,' and the doubling of the Skin plac’d at the Sides of the Neek ; they compafs the and both in Form and Co- lour, refemble the Comb of a Cock, looking frdh and red, and in the A& of Coition receive the Pend, or Yard between them; besides which, they gave PalTage both to the Birth and Urine. The Ufe of the Wings and Knobs, like Myrtle-berries, fhutting the Orifice and Neck of che.Tladder, and by their fwdling up, caufe Tidfation and Delight in thole Parts, and alfo obftrufl the involuntary Fafihge of the Urine. The next Thing is the Clytons, vf inch is a finewy and bard Part ofthe Womb, repleat with fpungy and black Matter within, in the fame manner as the Side-ligaments of the Yard; and indeed refembles it in Form; fiiffers Ere&ion, and falling in the fame Manner, and it both ftirs up Luft, and gives Delight in Copulation; for without this, the Fair Sex neither defire marital Em* braces, nor have Pleafurejn ’em, nor conceive by ’em. And, according to the Greatnefs or Snaallneft of this Part, they are more or lefs fond of Mens Embraces > fo that it may properly be ftil’d the Seat of Luff, Blowing the Coals up of thoje amorous Vires, Which Toutb and Beauty to be quench'd requires. And well may it be ftiled fo; for it is like a Yard in Situation, Subffarce, Compolition, and Ered on, grow- ing fometimes out of the Body two Inches, but that happens not but upon Tome extraordinary Accident. It confifts, as I have faid, of two fpungy and skinny Bo- dies, which begin with a dirtind Original from the Q% Pnbjs; the Head ofit being covered with a tender Skin, having a Hole like the Yard of a Man, but not through; in which, and the Bignefs of it, it only differs from it. The next Thing is thePaffige of the Urine,which is Under the Clitoris, and above the Neck of the Womb, •o that the Urine of a Woman comes not through the Neck of the Womb, neither is the Paffage common as in Men, but particular, and by it felf. .1 his Paffigeo- Psrs it lelf into the Figures to evacuate the Urine; fo? the fecuring of which from Cold, or any other Incon- vsniency, there is one of the four Caruncles, or fklhy Knobs plac’d before it, which fhuts up the Palfage: For thefe Knobs, which are in Number four, and in Re- semblance like Mirtk-berries, are plac’d behind the Wings before fpoken of, quadrangular!',', one againft the other. The fe are round in Virgins, but bang flag- ing when Virginity is loff. ’ Pis the uppermoft of thefe that Nature has placed for the fecuring the Urinary Tallage-from Cold, as I have already faid, and which 15 therefore largeff,. and forked for that End. The Lip ,of the Womb that next appear, cover the Neck thereof, bat being feparated difolofe it ; and then two Things are to be obferved, and thefe are,the- Neck it felf and the Hymen, more properly called the Clanjirum Virginale; of which I Ihall’have more Oc- ealion to (peak, when I come to fhew what Virginity is. The Neck of the Womb 1 call the Channel, which is between the Tonementioned Knobs, and the inner Bone of the. Womb, which receives the Man’s Yard- like a Sheath i and that it may be dilated with the 18 more Eafe and Pleafure in the AS: of Coition, It Is finewy and a little fpungy; and there being in this Con- cavity divers Folds, or orbicular Plaights made by Tu- nicles, which are wrinkled, it forms an expanded Rofe which may be feen in Virgins; but in thofe that have often ufed Copulation, it comes by degrees to be ex- tinguifhed; fo that the inner Side of the Meek of the Womb appears fmooth, and in an old Woman it be- comes more hard and griftly. But though this Chan- nel be finking down, writhed and crooked, yet it is otherwife in the Tima of Copulation, as alio when Women are under their monthly Purgations, or in La- bour, being then very much extended, which is * great Caufe of their Pains. The Claujtmm Virginals, commonly call’d the Hy- men, is that which clofes the Meek of the Womb; for between the Duplicity of the two Tunicles, which conflitute the Neck of the Womb, there are many Veins arid Arteries running along, that arife from the Veffels of both Sides of the Thighs, and fo pals in- to : he Neck of the Womb, being very large; and the Reafon thereof is, becaufe the Neck of the Womb requires t© be filled with abundance of Spirits, to be dilated thereby, that it may the better take hold of the Penis; fitch Motions requiring* great Heat, which being made more intenfe by the '.cfc oi Frication, con- fumes a great deal of in the fupplvig whereofj large Veffels are very neceffary. Hence it is, that the Neck of the Womb in Women of rcafona- ble Stature, is 8 inches in Length. But there is al- fb another Caufe of the Largeaefsof thefe Veffels, I. e, becaufe their monthly Purgations make their Way through them ; and for this Reafon, Women, though with Child, often continue them: For tho’ the Womb be fhut up, yet the Paffage in the Neck of the Womb, through which thefe Veffels pafs, is open* And therefore as foon as you penetrate the Pudendum, there may be feen two little Pits or Holes, in which are contained an Humour, which by being prefled out in the Time of Coition, does great!y delight the BrtBatle*o Fair Sex. Tho’ thofe we have already mentioned .are proper- ty the Parts appropriated to the Work of Genera- tion, yet there are other Parts, without which, Gene- ration-work cannot he accomplifn’d; of which we niuft alfo give a Defcription ; and the Principal of thefe is the Womb, which is the Field of Geßeration, without which nothing can be done. The Parts we have already been fpeaking of, being ordained by Na- ture only, as it were fo many Vehicles, to convey the Seed to the Womb, which being impregnated there- with, by Virtue of the Plaftick Power of Nature, produces its own Likenefs. The Womb is fltuated in the lower Parts of the Hypogafl/ion, being joined to its Neck, and is plac’d between the Bladder and the ftraight Gut; f • that it is kept from fwaying or rolling, yet hath it Liberty to ftretch and dilate it felf, and alfo to contract it fel£ according as Nature in that Cafe difpofes it. It is of a round Figure, fomething like a Gourd'; leffening, and growing more acute towards one End; being hnit together by its proper Ligaments, and its Neck joined by its own Subftance, and certain Membranes that fafien it to the Os Sacrum, and the Share-bone. It is very different,, with refpcft to its Largenefs in Women, efpecially between fuch as have had Chil- dren, and thofe that have had none It is fo thick in Subftance, that it xc eds a Thumb’s Breadth: and after Conception augments to a greater Proportion ; ar,d to {Lengthen it yet more, ’tis interwoven with Fibres overthwart, both ftraight and winding ; and its proper Velfeli are Veins, Arteries and Nerves; a- nio gft wh ch, there are two little Veins which pals from the Spertratick Vefiels t« the Bottom of the Womb; and two bigger from the H}pogaftucks, touching both the Bottom and the Neck, the Mouth of thefe Veins piercing as far as the inward Concavity. The Womb, befideswhac I have already mention’d, hath two Arteries on both Sides the Spermatick Vef- fels, and the Hypogaftricks, which ftill accompany the Veins; with fundry little Nerves, knit and interwove SficUlotle’g pallet#iece* in the Form of a Net, which are alfo extended throughout, even from the Bottom to the Pudenda themlelves, being fo placed chiefly for the Scnfe ofPlea fure,fympathetically moving from the Head and Womb. Here the Reader ought to obferve, That the two Ligaments hanging on either Side the Womb, from the Share-bore, piercing thro’ the Peritonxum, and joyred to the Bone it lelf, caufes the Womb to be moveable, which upon fundry Occafionseither falls low, or rifcs high. The Neck of the Womb is of a moll ex- quifite Senfe, fo that if it be any time diforder’d, cither with a Schirrcfity, too much Fat, Moillure, or Relaxation, the Womb is made fubjeft to Barrenr.efs. In thofe that are rear their Delivery, there ufually flays a moid glutinous Matter in the Entrance, to fa- cilitate the Birth; for at that Time the Mouth of the Wromb is opened to fuch a Widenefs, as is in Pro- portion to the Largenefs of the Child, {offering an e- qual Dilatation from the Bottom to the Top. Uuder the Parrs belongingto Generation in Woman, are alfo comprehended the Preparatory or Spermatick VefTels. The Preparatory Veffels differ not in Number from thole in Men, ter they are Ukewife four, two Veins and two Arteries ; their Rife and Original i the fame as in Men, differing only in their hargenels, and Manner of Infertion; the right Vein iffuing from the Trunk of the hollow Vein deicenairg, and the left from the emulgent Vein; and on the Side of them are two Arteries which grow from the Aorta „ i'hefePre- paratory Veffels are Ihorter in Women than in Men, becaufc they have a fhorcer Faffage, the Stones of a Vf oman lying within the Belly, but thofe of a Man without; but, to make Amends for their Shortnefs, they have far more Wreatlnngs to and fro, in and out, than they have in Men that fo the Subdance they carry, may be the better prepared. Neither are they united as they are in Men, before they come to the Stones, but are divided into two Branches, wbeie- of the greater only palfcth to the Scones, the leffer to the Womb, both for theNourilhment ofitfelfand of flrfdotle* ®aUet*pfBce* the Infant therein. Let me further add, thefc Sper* matick Veins receive the Arteries as they pafs by the Side of the Womb, and thereby make a Mixture of the vital and natural Blood, that their Work ma) be no re perfect. The Deferentia, or carrying VelTels, Spring from the lower Part of the Stones, and are in Colour white, in Subftance finewy, and paffe not to ;he Womb ftraight,hut wreathed ; they proceed from the Womb in two Parts refembling Horns, whence they are called the Horns of the Womb. The Stones of Women are another Part belonging to the Inftruments of Generation: For fuch Things they alfo have, as well as Men, but they are alio diffe- rently plac’d; neither is their Bignefs, Temperament, Subftance, Form, or Covering the fame. As to their Place, it is in the Hoilownefs of the Abdomen, refting upon the Mufclesof the Loins, and fonot pendulous, as in Men ’tis obvious they are; And that they are io plac'd is, that by contra&ing the greater Heat, they may be the more fruitful, their Office being to contain the Ovum, or Egg, which being im- pregnated by the Seed of the Man, is T H A T from the Embrio is engender’d. Thefe Stones differ from Mens in their Form ; for tho’ they are in Men, they are' uneven in Women, being jjfo depreffed or ftattifh in them, tho’ in Men their borm is more round and oval. They have alfo in Women but one Skin, whereas Mens nave four; Na- tufe having wifely contriv’d to fortify thofe mo ft a- the Injuries of the Air, that are moft expofed 10 it; the Stones of Women being within, but thofe Men without the Belly. They differ alfo in their Subftance, being much more fafe and pliable than ffiofe of Men, and not fo well compared; Their Big- and Temperature differ, in that they are leffer 1 ?nd colder than thofe in Men. Some indeed will their Ufe to be the fame as in Men, to con- Seed; but that is for Want of Judgment, and ■?°t for Want of Ignorance: For Arijiotle and Scot as b°th affirm, that the Women have no Seed; and aunt ucuw 21 22 therefore their Stones differ alfo in their Ufe from thofe of Men; their Ufe being, as I have already faid, to contain that Egg which is to be impregna- ted by the Seed of the Man. tt now only remains that I fay fomething of the Ejaculatory Velfels, which are two obfcure Paffages, one on either Side, which in Subftance differ nothing from the fyermatick Veins. They rife on one Part from the rtottom of the Womb, but not reaching from their ®ther Extremity, either to the Stones, or anyo- ther Part, are fhut up and uncapabk ; adhereing to the Womb as the Colon does to the blind Gut, and winding half-way about; tho’ the Stones are remote from them, and touch them not, yet they are tied to them by certain Membranes refembling the Wings of a Bat, thro’ which certain Veins and Arteries patting from the End of the Stones, may be faid here to have their Paffages, proceeding from the Corners of the Wemb to the TefUcles, and are accounted the pro- per Ligaments by which the Tefticles and Womb are .United, and ftrongly knit together. gciffotle’g Soaffcr=l!?iece* Ibxi I the Womens Secrets have fwvey'd, Anil let them fee how curioufly theire mads ; And that, tbi they of different Sexes be, Ta in the Wbde they are the fame m v>e i for thofe that have the firideji Searchers been. Find Women are but Men turn'd Out-fide in ; And Men, if they but caji their Byes about, May find they're Women, with their In-fide out. S* 3* the Vft at*d Adi on of the (everal Farts in Wo- men appropriated to Generation, HAving taken a Survey of the Parts of Generation* both in Men and Women, it is now requilite, that, according to my intended Method, I Ihould Ihewthe Ufe and A&ion of thofe Parts in the Work ; of Generation, which will excellently inform us, that Nature has made nothing in vain. The external Parts of Womens Privities, or that which is moft obvious to the Eye at firft Vie v, com- monly called Pudendum, as that which being feen by a Man, caufes Shame, and Biufhing in the Cheeks of the Fair Sex, are defign’d by Nature to cover the great Orifice, as that Orifice is to receive the Penu9 or Yard in the A let is there betwixt tbefe that Unity, That vie in nothing can a greater find, Uniej's V tfj Suil, tbat's to the Body join'd: And fure in this Dame Nature's in the Right, The fir id efl Union yields the mofi Delight. Of the Reftriblion laid upon Men, in the Ufe of Carnal Copulation, by the Infiitutim of Marriage : IV. th tbs Advantage that it brings to Mankind j and the pro- per Time for it. CHAP. 11. S* i* Of the Reftrittion laid upon Man, in the Ufe of Carnal Copulation, &c. THough the great Axchiti the moft happy Condition (where Perfcns are equally yoak’dj that is to be enjoy’d on this Side Heaven "tic* And who, that is not out of their Wits, will que- ftion the Pleafare and Advantage of a married State, that will but give himfelf leave to reficft upon the Author thereof, or the Time and Place of its Insti- tution? The Author and InlHtutor of Marriage, and that firft brought Man and Woman together, was no other than he that made them; even the great LORD of the Univerfe, whofe Wifdom, being infi- nite, could not but know what Condition was belt fir us, and his Goodnefs being equal to his WilcUm, fufficientlv fliews, the End of this Inflitution was the Happinefs of the Creatures he had made ; and that, indeed, Man could not be happy without it, for he faw it was rot good that Man ihould be alone, and therefore made a Woman to compleat his Happinefs, 'which was not perfe&, whilft he wanted fuch a meet help for him. The l ime of the Inflitution is alfo very remark- able ; for it was whilft Adam and his new-made Bride Were cloath’d with all that Virgin-purity and Inno- ccnce with which they were created, before they had entertain’d the leaft Converfe with the Temp ter, er had given way to one difordered Thought; and could curioufly furvey the fcveral incomparable beauties and Perfe&lons of each other, without Sin, knew not what it was to lull; ’Twasat this hap- py Time that the Creator divided Adam from him- felf, and of a crooked Rib made him a beautiful and Jfieet Help for bin; and then, by inflituting Mar- riage, united him unto himfelf again, in holy Wed- lock’s happy Bands. Nor does the Place where iirft this happy State was inilituted, want its due Emphafis, but ought to be conilcierd : It was in Paradife where the Frit Match was made; and which, I fhould fay, fcaraely cou’d have been Paradife without it. For Paradife all mmntvmrnpmz- know to be a Place of Pleafure, wherein they were fur- rounded with the Quintessence of all Delights; where there was nothing wanting that might pleale the Bye, or charm the Ear, or gratify the i'afte; or might delight the Smell with odoriferous and agree- able Perfumes: And yet,even in Paradifc, where Adam was polfeSs’d of all thole ravifhing and pleating Sweets, and enjoyed all the Plealures of Paraoife, he enjoy'd not Happinefs till he enjoy’d his Eve, tor until then., there was no meet Help for him So that it Seems in Paradife, the Center of Delight and Flappinefs, Adam remain’d unhappy, whilft in a fmgle State ; and {o wou’d Eve likewile have been, had ine been there alone: So that it was a married State that was the Compleating of their mutual Happinefs, and was even Che Paradife of Paradife it Self Neither will thole admire that Man at firft was not compleatiy happy without ma rking, that will but give tHemSelves the Leifure to conlider, what an Ad- dition to our HappineSs a good Wile makes ; For iuch a one is the bell Companion in Prosperity, and in Ad verity the fureft Friend? the great ell Af- iiftance in Bulinefs, the only lawful and comfortable Mea s by .which we can have llfue, and the great Remedy againft Incontinency : And if we will believe King Solomon, fan Author of an undoubted Credit) the greatell Honour unto him that has her; for he it is that tells us, She u a Crown to her Husband. And fare tbele arc no fmall Advantages of Marriage. Be- iidcs that natural Propenfion there is in Man and Wo- man to each other, Seeking this Nuptial Conjunction, looks jull as if the Man miffing his Rib, were reftlefs till he had recover’d it again ; and, on the other Hand, as if the Woman (knowing from whence ihe came) remain’d unfatisfy’d, till ihe had got again to an'sotie’g cg)&seC‘Ptec&' her old Place, under the Arm, the Wing of her be- loved Husband And therefore thofe that do complain of Marriage* if they wou’d but examine their own Carriage and* Behaviour in it better, wou’d find it is themfe’ves make Marriage lb unea'y : For as on~e Cicero laid old Age, It was nt old Ag', but the Folly of old Msn* that made rid fo b'urt'henf' me ; fo 1 rmv fay of Marriage, It is a t Carriage, but the Folly f the P’f- .jfas maoi d. that mates it fo un ify. P married Per- sons wou’i hut each take care to do their feveral and refpeftiv-Duties there w >u’d be no complaining 5 nor woo’d they find anv Condition more pleafant, or more profit'hie than a married Life; There being m >re Satbfaftion to be tifeen in the Embraces or a loving and chide Wife, than in the wanton Dalhan1- ces of ail the in the World ; btfidcs the Bleiung that attends the and that Ruin, Mifery, and heavy CjiHe, that always waits upon the other. And thus, I hops, I have fuffi :i -ntly Ihewed the Pleafure and Advantage of a married state. Thus does this Section unto all relate The Pleafures that attend a marry*d State ; And /hews, it d. es with 'nn ceace confifi : A d that f many have thfe Plea fures mifi% Is their run Faults, that will no rvijer be, As m this Mtt' our they may plainly Jee. §• ?. At what Age young Men and. Virgins are capably cf the Mirrl age-bed, and why they jo much dr fire ii. H Avmg fiiewn the ReflriAion laid upon Men and Women, with refpeA to promifeuous Coition, and alfb the Pleafure and Advantage of a married i-ife, I now proceed to fliew at what Age \oung Men and Virgins are capable of the Marriage-bed ; which hec?ule fo rmny defire before they attain to it, it will be neceffary to fhew the Caufes of fiich their impetuous Defires. The Inclination of Virgins to Marriage, is to be known by divers Symptoms : For when they arrive to ripe Age, which is about Fourteen or Fifteen, their natural Purgations begin to flow; and then the Blood, which no longer ferves for the Increafe of ®eir Bodies, does, by its abounding, dir up their Minds to Verery; To which alfo, external Caufc s may incite them. For their Spirits are brisk and in- flam’d when they arrive at this Age, and their Bodies are often more heated b> their eatingof lharp and fait Things, and by Spices, by which their Defire of Ve- nereal Embraces becomes very great, and at fome critical jur&ures almoft infuperable. And the Ufe of thefe Co much deflr’d Enjoyments being deny’d to Virgins, Is often follow’d by very dangerous, and fometimes difmal Conlequences, precipitating vhem into thofe Follies that may bring ap indelible Stain upon their Familit s, or tlfe it brings upon them the Green ficknefs, or other Dlfeafes. But when they are .married, and thofe Defines fatisfied by their Husbands, thofe Diilempers vantfh, and their Beauty returns more gay and lively than before. And this ftrong Inclination of th. irs may be known by their eager ga- zing at Men, and off Aing their Company ; *hich fufficiently demonftratts that Mature prompts them ts defire Coition. Nor is this the Cafe ot Virgins only, but the fame may be obferv’d in young brisk Widows, who cannot be fatislied without that due Benevolence, which they were wont to have from their Husbands. atittotle’S gaiter-lOfece. At fourteen Years of Age, commonly the Msnfes begin to flow in Virgins; at which Tims they are ca- pable of conceiving, and therefore lit for Marriage ; tho’ it would be much better both for themfelves and their Children, if they married not till eighteen or twenty ; and if they be very healthful, and llrong of Body, and always addiifl themfelves to Temperance, they may continue Bearing till upwards of 50 ; tho1" generally thev leave off about 4s; for the Menfes jgow a longer Time in feme than in others: But when they ceafe, th§y ceafe Bearing. And therefore the Bearing of IJaac By Sarah at that Age.may he weft termed miraculous, becaufe it had ceas’d to be with her according to the Cuftom of Women. As for male Youth, when thay arrive at *6, or be- tween that and 17, having much vital Strength, they may be capable of getting Children; which Ability, by* the Force and Heat of Procreating Matter, conftantly increafes till the Seed by degrees becoming unfruitful; the natural Spirits feeing extinguifhed, and the Heat dried up. ifhus ic is with them, for the mod: part. But many times it falls out otherwifa in particular I nflances t As once in Svoeedland, a Man was married at 100 Years old to a Bride of 30, and had many Children by her ; but he was a Man of fo hail a ConfHtution, and carried his Age fo well, that Strangers would not have gu< fled him at above 60. And in Campania, where tire Air is clear and temperate, it is ufual for Men of 80 Years old, to ma ry young Virgins, and have Chil- dren by them : Which fhews, that Age in Men hinders not Procreation, unlefs they be exhaufled in their Youth, and their Yard flirivel’d up. If any ask whv a Woman is fooner barren than a Man f Let fuch know that the natural Heat, which is the Caufe of Generation, is more predominant xa Men than Women: For the Monthly Purgations of Women Ihew them to be more moift than Men, and f° does alfo the Softnefs of their Bodies. And the Man exceeding her in native Heat, conco&s the Hu- mours into proper Aliment, by the Benefit whereof they are elaborated into Seed : But Women, tho’ of a. finer Make, yet not being fo ftrong as Men, their Fa- culties are thereby hindred in their Operation. acfffotfe’g 93affer*pfrc?. 31 Thus Nature to her Children U fo hind, That early they thofie Inclinations find, Which prompt them on to propagate Mankind, Hence 'tis aXrirgin her Vefires can't fmother. But refllefs is, till (he be made a Mother, 32 sciaotle’s Q9atter-Pfcce; chap. nr. Of Virginity what it is, bom it may be known, by what i it may be loft, and boro a Perfon may know that it is fo. | N the laft Chapter I treated of the Defire that young .Men and Virgins have to mutual Embraces and at what Age they are fit for them; I have alfo (heav’d that thofe Pleasures are only lawfull' to be enjoy’d in a married State, and have alfo acquainted my Reader ! ■with the Advantage offii-h a Condition. But fince the Ht fires o‘ many after mum A Embraces are fo im- j pttuous, that ni-t having an Opportunity to enter in- to a Married but<.. the, haveanti ripated thqPleafures ■of Matrimonv, and Jo'-* their Virginity beforehand, and jet, perhaps, have afterwards pretended to bring their Virgir.it) t• a Marriage bed, by which means many an h ne'h Man has bee,-: deceiv'd, and meretri- cious Women efcap’i with mpunity ; and on the other hand, Pm- virtuous young Virgins, that have indeed come fuoh urto their Husbands Beds, have been accufed by the Ignorance and incredulity of their Husbands, to have loft their Virginity beforehand, when there has beenrofuch Matter. Therefore to do Right in this Cafe to both Parties, my D fign in tin's Chapter is to fhevv what Virginity is, and wherein it corflib ; how many Ways it may be loft ; and how a Man may know whether it he lo + or rot: That fo WVmen may not be wrongfully cenfur’d,'or M en Impos’d upon. Virginity untouch’d and taintlefs, is the Boaftand Pride of the fair iex; hut they geretally commend it to put ic off: For as good as it is, they care not how foon they are honeftly rid of it And 1 think they are in the right on’f, for if they keep it tool )rg, it grows ixfdefi, or at leaft lofcs much of its Valued a ftale Virgin (if fuch a Thing there bej being lock'd upon §. I. Of Virginity, and wherein it confifts. «rf(fO ’a 95Kfct=1?fcce: like econft sart. Difplaying the Secrets of Nature, 33)e of span I N Wbat C nception ls\ what is pre-re fuifite thereto ; how a Woman may know whether fie has eonceived3 and whether a Boy or Girl. CHAP. I. §. i. Of Conception, what it is, &c. TH £ Firft Part of this Book does moll proper- ly contain the Foundation and Ground-work of the Secrets of Nature in the Generation of Man ; the inftrumencs of Generation in both Sexes hayirg been defcrib’d ; and the Ufc of thoie Inlf la- ments, and the Aptnefs of them to the CJfcs for which Nature intended them, fliew’d. I have alfo Ihew’d what mull be done by both Sexes, in order to the:r having a lawful Ufe ®f each other ; And then ha ing Ihewn when they are fit to ent r into a mar- ried state, and are capable of performing the Work of Generation, I have treated of Virginity, and Ihewn what it is, and wherein it confills, as alio how it may be known; and the fcveral Ways of its being li ft: But ftill all thefe are but the Prooemiums of Ge- neration-work, or the Begetting or procreation of Children. We mull therefore in this Second Parc proceed on, and fhew what Conception is, and the Signs and Tokens thereof and what are the Pre-re- quilites thereunto: For when once a Woman has con- ceived, the Work or Generation is begun, and Time, with Nature’* Help, will perfeft the Work $ and what at firft is hut Conception, will iffue in a perfect birth. Now in Conception, that which is firil to be re- garded, and without which it cannot be, is the Seed of the Man, that being the aftive Principle, or effi- cient Caule ol the Fcetus, the Matter ot which is ar- terial Blood, and animal Spirits, which are elabora- ted into Seed in the Teftfoles, and from thence by proper Veffete convey’d into the Yard; from whence in the A the lovely Beauties of each other, and bear the bright Idea’s of them in their Minds; and if it happen, that inftead of Beauty, there is any Thing tnac looks like Imperfeftion or Deformity, rfor Nature is not alike bountiful to all; let them be cover'd over with a Vail of Darknefs, and buried in Oblivion. And iince the utmoft Intention ofDefirc is rtquir’d in this Aft, it mav not be amifs for the Br degrbom, for the more eager height’nirg of his Joy, to delineate the Scene of their approaching Happinefs c > his fair Bride, in fome fuch amorous Rapture as this: Now my fair Bride, now will Ifi rm the Mint Of Love and foy, and rifle all that’s in’t : J&ow my infranchis’d Hand on every jide, Shall der thy naked p I Ih’d Iv’ry Jlide : freely frail nnw my longing Eyes beh id Ihy bared Snow, an i thy unbraided G id, JVV Cu ta*ns nrw, t o’bf tranjparent l awn. Shall be before thy Virgin-lnafurs drawn: Stiff otle’S S©3llet>PUce. 41 I will enjoy tbeevcvs, my Fair eft • Come, And. fly with me to Love’s Elilium. My Rudder with thy held Hand, like a try'd A d skilful Pilot, thu Jhalt fleer', and guide My Bark in Love's dark£bannel where it fpall Dance, as the bounding Waves do rife and fall j Whllfl my tall Pinnace in the Cyprian Strait, Rides fa fe at Anchor, and unlades the Fraight, Having by thefe, and other amorous Ails, i which Love can better dictate than my Pen; wound up your Fancies to the higheft Ardor and Defire, Perform thofe Rites Nature and - ve requires, 'lit y u have quench'd each then am'reus Fires. And now for the fecond Thing prop' s’d : 'vV hen the Aft of Coition is over, and the Btid groom has done what Nature prompied him to, he ought to take heed of withdrawing too fuddenly out of the Field of Love, left he fhouW, by fo doing, make Way for Cold to ftrike into the Womb, which might he qf a dangerous Confcquence But when he has gi- ven Time for the Matrix to cofe uo, which it natu- rally does foon after it has received the aftive Prin- ciple, in order to make a Conception ; he may fafeiy Withdraw and have the Bride unto her (oft Repofe, Which ought to be with all the Calmrcfs that the fi- lent Night, and a Mind free from all difturblng Care, can give; betaking herfelf to Reft upon the right Side, *nd nt re roving without great Occafi jn, till Ihe has taken her fir ft Seep. She alfo ought to have a Cara °fSneezmg. and, ifpofltble, to avoid both that.and or any other Thing that caures S too vio- lent Motion of the Body. Neither Ih ;u\d they too o,ten reiterate thofe amorous Engage ments till the Conception be confirm’d ; And even then the Bride- groom (hould remember, that ’tis a Market that lafts aH the Year, and fo be careftil that he does not (pend his St jck too lavilhly : Nor will his Wife like him aCa!Tthe vvorfe for’ti for generally Women rather chufe to have a Thing done well* then have it often • 42 3rtffotle*af And in this Cafe, to do it well and often too ls in- confident. But fo much fhall fuffice for this. §. 4> Hum a Woman may know whetherJhe bas eomeived. AFter the Means made u(e of, irr order to Con* ception, according to the Directions before gi- ven, there is Reafcn to expeA that Conception fhould follow: But becaufe the Succefs of all our A&ions de- pends upon the Divine Blefling, and that Things do rot always fuccced according to our Defires, there- fore Conception does not always follow upon Coi- tion ; For which Reafon it is that many Women, cfpeeially thofe that are but newly married, know not whether they have conceived ornot, after Coition; which if they were allured of, they might and wru’d avoid feveral I neon vcniencies which thes now runup- on through Ignorance thereof. For, when after Con- ception a Woman finds an Alteration in her fell, and yet knows not from whence it arifes, flic is apt to run to a Doftor, and enquire of him what the Matter is, who, not knowing that Ihe is with Child, gives her perhaps a ftrong cathartical Portion, which certainly deftrovs the Conception. There are oth rs, that out of a foolilh bafhful Coynefs, tho’ they do know they have conceived, yet will not corf fs it, that they may be inftmfted how to order themfelves accordingly ; Thofe that are f > coy, may in time learn to be wilcr. And, for the fake of thofe that are igno- rant, I fhall (et down the Signs of Conception, that Women may thereby know, whether they have con- ceived or no. Xf a Woman have conceived, the Vein under tbs Eve will be fvvelled; that is, under the lower Eye- Li 1, the Vein in the Eyes appearing clearly, and the Eye fomething difcoloured ; If the Woman have not her Terms upon her, nor hath watched the Night before, this is a certain Sign fhe has conceived ; and this appers moft plainly juft upon the Conception, and holds for the firft two Months. Again, Stop the Urine of the Woman clofe in a Glafs *We Days, and then drain it through a fine Linnen- c-~th; if you find fmall Hvirg Creatures in it, fhe is aflurcdly conceived with Child: For the Urine, vhich wss before Part of her own Subfiance, will be Benerative as well as its Mifirefs Bc, whtr fhe rifeth up from her Chai*, doth fooner (lay her felf upon her right Hand, than on her left. Alfo the Belly lies rounder and higher than when it is a Female. The Colour of the vAfoman is not fofwar- thy, but more clear than when i is a Girl. The right Side is like.viemore plump and harder than the left the right Nipple redder. She likew.fe breeds a Boy eafier, and with lefs Pain, t ian a Girl, and carries h -r Burthen not fo heavily, but is more n'lia- ble and (Hrring. ! will only, as to this, add the fo”b ving Experi- ments, which I never knew t > fail; li the Circle un- der the Woman's Eyes, which is of a wan blue Co- lour, be more apparent under the right E e, and that moll d [(coloured, (he is with Child of a Boy: If the Mara be moil apparent in her left Eye, fhe is with Child of a Girl —Tic other’is, Let ner drop a Drop of her Muk in a Baf -n of fair Water it it finks fo the Bottom as it drops in, round in a Drop, it is a Girl fhe is with Child or; for, if it be a B> , it will fpread. and fwirn a Ton; Thu- I have often tn’d, and it never failed. This is enough to latisfy the Curious j for others, let them Hay till the Birth decide it. JFiy, together Male or Female Child it be, Tou are ecncetv’d v)ith% by tbefe Rules you1 U fee. aacuiuiu,» vpaawipii u-t How a Woman Jhou’d order her felf that defires to con* ceive ; and vohat Jhe ought to do after Conception, CHAP. 1L %' iHotv a Woman Jkould order her felf in order t& J A n very well fatisfied that many Women deilre Copulation, not from any Delight or Satisfaction they take therein, more than as it is the Means, ap- pointed by him chat bids us Increafc and Multiply, tor the Obtaining of Children, and the Propagation of Mankind : And the’ feveral make ule of Coition to obtain that End. yet we find by Experience, that in many it does not fucceed, becaule they order not themielves as they ought to do. For tho’ it mult be granted, that all our Endeavours depend upon the divine Blefli g ; yet if we are wanting in any Thing to our felve>, how can we expert that Blefling to faceted our Endeavours ? My Bulrefs therefore in this Se&ion, Hull be to fliew how Women, that de- fire to have Children, fhoa’d order taemfelves. Finl then. Women that are definus t > have Chil- dren, muft, in order thereunto give themielves to moderate Exercil’e: For want or Exhale and Ldienefs, are very great Enemies to the Work of Generation; and indeed are Enemies both to Soul-and Body. And thole that lhall gi/e themielves the Trouble to ob- terve it, will find thole City-Dames that live high, *nd do nothing, feldom have Children, or if they have, they feldom live : Whereas thole poor Women that accuftom themielves to Labour, have many Chil- dren, and thole ftrong and luily. Nor need we won- der at it, if we conlider the Benefit that comes by a moderate Exercife and Labour; for it opens the Eorej, quickens the Spirits, ftirs up the natural Heat, lengthens the Body, Senles and Spirits, comforts the Limbs, and helps Nature in all her Exercifes, of the Procreation of Children is none of the Laft. Conception. A fecond Thlrg to be obferved by Women in order to Conception, is, that they avoid all manner of Dif- content, and the Occafions of it; for Difcontent is a great Enemy to Conception, and it fo difpirits either Man or Woman, that ir hinders them from putting forth their Vigour, which ought to be exerted in the Aft of Coition : When on the contrary, Content,and Satisfaftion of Mind dilate the Heart and Arteries, whereby the vitalßlood andSpirks art treely diftributeci throughout the Body 5 and thence anfe fitch Aff.fti- ons as pleafe,recreate,and refrelh the Nature of Man ; as Hope, Joy, Love, Gladilefs and Mirth. Nor does it only comfort and (Lengthen the Body, but alfo the Operations and Imaginations of the Mind ; which is fo much the more neceffary, infomuch as the Imagi- nation of the Mother works forcibly upon the Con- ception of the Child. Women therefore ought to take great Care, that their Imagination be pure and clear, that their Guild may be well formed. A third Thing that Women ought to take Care of, to farther Conception, is to keep the Womb in good Order ; and to that End, to fee that the Menfis come down as they ought to do: For if they are difeo- loured, then they are out of Order; but if the Blood comes down pure, then the Woman will be very prone to conceive with Child, eipecially if they ufe Copulation in two or three Day# after the monthly Terms are flayed. A fourth Thing, a Woman that would conceive Ihou’d obferve, is. That Hie ufe not the Aft of Co- ition too often: For Satiety gluts the Womb, and renders it unfit to do its Office. There are two Things demonflrate this; one is, that common Whores (who often ufe Copulation) have never, or very rarely any Children; for the Grafsleldomgrows in a Path that is commonly trodden in. The other is. That thole Women, whole Husbands hive been long ablent, do, after Copulation with them again conceive very quickly# A fifth Rule is. That they take Care that the Time °f Copulation be convenient, that there maybe no Fear of j for Fear hinders Conception, And then it were bell alio that the Defire of Copulation be natural, ai d eot ftirr’d up by Provocation*: And it it he natural, the greater the Woman’s De/ire of Copu. Nation is, the more likely Ihe is to conceive. I will add no more, but, what feme Authors report, Fhat a Loadftone carried about the Woman, not only caufsth Conception, but Concord between Man and ife - which, if it be true, I wou’d have no married 'Voman go without one, both for her own and Hus- band’s Quiet. iTnua Let all the Fair that would have Children from Their fojt Embraces, read what’s here laid down •* Tbofs that to Exercife thentfe.ves incline, And in their Love to be content deficit, Who have their monthly Terms in cider flow. And regulate them if they do not Jo j That Levis Embraces moderately ufe, And to enjoy ’em a fit Seafon chafe $ Tbefe may content with what they’ve done remain, And need not fear their iViJhes to obtain. S. 2. What a Woman ought to obf ervt after Conception• AFter a Woman has conceived, or has any Rea- fon to think lb, Ihe ought to be very careful of *ler felf, left /he fhould do any Thing that might hin- Nature in her Operation. For in the firft two rjpntbs after Conception, Women are very fubjeft to becaufe then the Ligaments are weak, af!d foon broken. To prevent which, let the-Woman every Morning drink a Drught of Sage-Ale, and ic do her Abundance of Good. But if, notwithftand- Signs of Abortioß-or Mifcamage appear, let her a Toail dipt in Tent (in cafe Muskadel cannot be P°tten) to her Navel ; for this is very good j or, let pr take a little Garden-taniey, and having bruis’d it, ■Pinkie it with Muskadel, and apply It to the Navel, and fhe will find it much better.' Alfo Tanfey infii* ted in Ale, like Sage ale, and a Draught drunk every Morning, is raoft excellent for fuch Women as are fubjedl to Mifcarriage. Alfo taike juice of Tanfey, clarity it, and boil it up into a Syrup with twice its Weight in Sugar, and let a Woman take a fpoonfulor two of it in fuch Gales, and it will be an excellent Prefervative againft Mifcarriage. Alfo, if Ihe can, let her be where the Air is temperate, and let her Sleep be moderate; let her alfo avoid Watching and im- moderate Exercife, as alfo dillurbing Paffions, loud Clamours, and filth; Smells; and let her abftain from all Things which may provoke either Urine or the Courfes: And alfo from all lharp and windy Meats, and let a moderate Diet be obferved If the Excre- ments of the Guts be retained, lenify the Belly with Clyllers made of the Deco&ion of Mallows and Vio- lets, with Sugar and c mmon Oil; or make Broth of Burrage, Euglofs, Beets, Mallows, and take therein a little Manna, But on the contrary, if Ihe be troubled with a Loofenefs of the Belly, let it not be (lopped without the Judgement or a Phyfician ;.for the Matter all Uterine Fluxes hath a malignant Quality, and mutt be evacuated and removed, before the Flux be llayed. xiuuuuta t«sittUt£^iUC. Horo the Child lieth, and how it growzth up in tbs Womb of the JM.ther ajter Conception. CHAP. 111. HAving (hew’d how a Woman ought to order her felf after Conception, it will now be ncceffary to Ihew how the Foetus is produced thereby ; And then how the Emhrio3 when formed, lies in the Womb of its Mother. §, i. How the Child, is form'd in the Womb after Con- AS to the Formation of the Child, it is to be no* ted, That, after the Aft of Coition, the Seed ception. lies warm in the Womb for fix Days, without any vi- sible Alteration, only the Womb clofcsup itfelfto pre- vent its iffuirg forth again, and for the fecuring it from anj Cold ; and all this Time it looks like Butter, or coagulated Milk : And it wou’d be very neceflary for her who has Reafon to believe Ihe has conceived, to forbear the Embraces ot her Husband all that time, led the Conception fhou’d' be fpoil’d; but in three Days after, it is alter’d from the Quality of thick Milk or Butter, and it becomes Blood, or at lead refembles it in Colour, Nature having now begun to work upon it. In the next fix Days following, that Blood begins to be united into one Body, and to grow hard,and becomes now to be of a little Quantity, *>nd to appear a round Lump; And,as at the firit Crea- tion the Earth was void, and without Form ; fo in this creating Work of Divine Power in the Womb, this flxa pel el's Embrio lies like the firft Mate. But in two Days alter, the principal Members are form’d by *be plaflick Power of Nature, and thefe principal Members are four in Number, vtQ. The Heart, the Brain, the Liver, and the Tefticles or Stones, Three Days after, the other Members are form’d, and are from the Shoulders, by the forming Fa-, culty tot he Knees ; and the Heart, Liver, and Stones, JT'th their Appurtenances, do grow bigger and bigger. J-our Days after that, the feveral Members of the Vvuole Body do appear; and as Nature requires, they |-onjun hinder Conception, as is apparent from thofe Women that arc deflowered againil their Will j no Concept!* tiens following any forc’d Copulation. And here let me caution Parents againflons Thing, that often caufes Barrenness, which might be eafily prevented ; and that is, againft lotting of Virgins blood in the Arm before their Courfes come down ; Thefe come down in Virgins ufually in the 14th Year of their Age, fcldom before the 13th, but never be- fore the 12th. Now becaufe ufually all young Vir- gins are out of Order before they firfe break down, the Mother goes with her to the Dcftrr, who find- ing the Fulncfs of Bicod is theOccafion of her Illnefs, orders her to be let Blood in the Arm ; upon which file becomes well for a time, the fuperfluous Blood being taken away; and this Remedy, which is wotf* than the Difeafe, being repeated four or five times, the Blood comes not down at all to the Womb as it doth in other Women, hut the Womb dries up, and 1* for evet barren : Whereas had lh.e been let Blood 3r> the Foot, it would have brought the Blood down- wards and fo have provok’d the Terms, and have prevented that Mifchief. Another Caufe of Barrennefs is, for Want of a con- venient moderating Quality, which the Woman ought to have with the Man*, as, if he be hot, (he mull be cold; if he be dry, (he mull be moiil: But if they be Wh dry, or both moill of Conftitution, they cannot Propagate ; though in this Cafe, neither of them may be Darren, finely confidered : for he or die, though 54 acitwtie’g £oatfenptece. now as barren as the barren Fig-tree, yet being joyned with an apt Conftitution, may become as fruitful as the Vine. Another Caufe of Barrennefs may be the Difufe of Copulation : For fome there are of that frigid ConfH- tution, that they either ufe rot the Means at all, or elfe perform it with fo much Languour and Coldnefs, that it is not likely it fhould prove efficacious: Whereas, as I have already laid, the A& of Coition Should be performed with the greatell Ardour and Intenfenefs of Defire imaginable, or elfe they may as well let it alone; for as good never a whit, as never the better; But fince Nature teaches to do what they do in this kind vigoroully, this frigid Difpofition is the Effedl of a cold de/lemper, anti mufc be cured by fuch Things as beat and nourifh : And therefore fuch ought‘to eat and drink of the heft, fince the Latin Proverb tells us, Sine Cerere & Libzio friget Venus ; Without good. Drink, and feeding high, Defire to Venus jocn will die. Such therefore ought to feed upon Cock-Hones and •Lamb-Hones, Sparrows, Partridges, Quails, and Phea- fants Eggs : For ’tis an infallible Aphorifm in Phy- flck, that what foe ver any Creature is extreamly ad- diVbd to, they operate to the fame End by their mumidl Virtue in the Man that eats them: There- fore Partridges, Quails, and Sparrows, C?c, being ex- treamlv addicted to Venery, they work the fame E/rifts in thofe who eat them. And this likewife is wor- thy to be noted, That in what Part of the feody the Faculty that you would {Lengthen Iks, take the fame Part of another Creature, in whom that Faculty is llrorg, as a Medicine: As for inftance, the Virtus pro- treat iva lies in the TeHicles, therefore Cock-Hones, CSV. are medicinal in this Deftemper. Let fucb Perfons alfo cat fuch Food as is very nourifhing, as Parfnips, Alifanders, Skirrets, and Pine nuts *, and let them take a Dram of Dyafatyrion in an Electuary every morning, The Stones of a Fox, dried to Powder, and a awaotle’s £©affet>Picce. F)ram taken every Morning in Tent, is alfo very good In this Cafe, And fo alfo is a Dram of Satyrion-Roots, taken in like manner. §• a. Of the Signs cf Insufficiency in Men, and Barren- nejs in Women. A Fter married "People have lived lorg together and both fsem likely, and yet neither of them have had Children, there often arifes Difcontent be- tween them; and both are troubled becaufcthey know not on which Side the Fault lies: And though Authors have left feveral Ways to know whether the Man or the Woman be defective, yet becaufe I cannot confide in their Judgements, I fhall pafs them by in Silence, and rather lav down a few Rules that m iy be depended Upon, than many tjhat are uncertain. But I mull firft premife, that Women are fubje& to fo many Infirmi- ties more than Men, that the Caufe of Barrennds Is oftner on their Side than the Man’s : For if the Man hag' tbs Irftrument of Generation perfeft, being in Health, and keeping a regu!ar and temperate Diet and Esercife,! know no accidental Caufe of Batrennels in him: Whereas the chief Caufe of Barrennefs in a Wo- man lies in herwomb,and the Infirmities incident there- unto ; feme of which are the Stopping of theMenftrua, or their Overflowing; as alfo the Flux of the Womb, with the Falling cut thereof; and the Inflammation, Heat, ana Drynefs thereof; for each of Which we fhall preferibe proper Cures. But to be a little more particular. If a Man or woman fin whom 3?fece. dour fo received, paffcth through the Body up into the Mouth aifd Noftrils, of her felf fhe is fruitful : But if fhe feels not the Fume in her Mouth and Nofe,- it denotes Barrennefs one of chefe ways, viThat the Seed is ci- ther through Cold cxtinguilhed, or through Heat diffi- pated. And if aWoman be fufpefted to be unh'uitfol, cart; natural brimfione, fuch as is digged out of the Mine in- to her Urine,aud if Worms breed therein, fhe is fruitful. But this lhall fuffice to be faid of the Gauds and Signs of Barrennefs , it is now high time to proceed to the Cure. §. 3. Of the Cure cf Barrennefs. J N the Cure of Barrennefs, Refpeft mud be had to the Caufe •, for the Caufe mull be firrt removed, and then the Woman drengchened, and the Spirits of the Seed enlivened by corroborating Applications. If Barrennefs proceeds from over-much Heat, let her ufe inwardly Succory, Endive, Violets, Water-little s, Sor- rel, and Lettuce, with Syrups and Conferves made thereof thus; Take Conferve of Barrage, Violets, Succory, Water I'd- lies,-f each one Ounce-, half an Ounce of Conferve of Roles ; b] amargar iton frigid. Dia-trion Sunt a! on, of each half a brain -, with Syrup of Violets, or Juice of Citron, make an Elefluary, Let heralfo take of Endive, Water lillies, Burrage-flow~ ers, of each a Handful ■, Rhubarb, Mirobalans, of each 2, make a Dccoflhn -, drfrf to 'he Strain- ing the Syrup laxative of Violets, 1 Ounce •> .3/ faj}ia, half an Ounce-, Manna,3 Drams-, make all into a Potion. Take of the Syrup of Mu gw or t 1 Ounce Syrup of Maiden-hair, 2 Ounces-, Water of Succory, Barrage, Fen- nel, of each 3 Ounces -, Fulv. Etetl• Trionfanc. made all up into a Julep. Apply to the Reins and Privities Fomentations °f the Juice of Lettuce Violets, Rofes,Mallows, Vine leaves, znd Night-Jhade -, let her alfo anoint her Secret Parts with the cooling Ointment of Galls. Baths are good for her to ft in. Let tie Air be clear, her Garments thin, her Fort Let- 58 attftotie’tf 99dffcsr-'l:3icfc. tuce, Endive, Succory, and Barley *, but let her have no hot Meats, mr flrong Wine, except it be rraterijh and thin. Reft is good for her, both in Body and Mind: She muft life butfittle Copulation, but mayjleep as much as floe trill. If Barrenncfs be occasioned by the Predominancy of Cold, extinguishing the Power ©f the Seed, which may be known by her deSiring Va»ery,and receiving no Pleafure in the Att: ol Copulation, even while the Man is Spending his Seed} her Terms are flegmatick, thick, andflimy,. and flowing not rightly: in chi* Cafe, kc her take Syrup of Calamlnt, Mugwort, Betony, of each an Ounce \ Water of Fenny-royal, Feverfew, rtyfap, Sage, of each - two Ouncesand make a Julep. Alfo let her take every : Morning two Spoonfuls of Cinnamon-water,with one Scruple cf Mitbridate. Alfo let her take Oyl of Annffeed, one Scru- ple and half-, Jajmini, Diacalam. both Diamofci, Diaga- lang. of each one Dram -, Sugar four Ounceswith Water of Cinnamon make Lozenges -, and take of them a Dram and half twice a Day, two Hours before Meals, Let her alfo f'aften Cupping-glaffes taker Hips and Belly. And let her take Star ax Culamita, one Ounce; Maflick, Cloves, Cinnamon, Nutmeg, Lignum Aloes, Frankincenfe, of each half an Ounce Musk, ten Oyains -, Ambergreafe,balf aSi.ru- ple,witb Kofe-water, make a Con fell ion ■, divide it into four Parts j of one Part make a Pomum odoratum to fmell to, if She be not hysterical : Of the fecond make a Mafs of PiUs, and let her take 3 every Night •, of the third make a Peffary, and put it up i and of the fourth make a Suffu- migation for the Womb. It Barrenness arifes from the Faculties of the' Womb being weakned, and the Life of the Seed Suffocated by o- vermuch Humidity flowing on thofe Parts, let her take of Betony, Marjoram, Mugwort, Peuny-roya\, Balm, of each one Handful Root of A/drum, Fennel, Elecampane, of each two Drams Annifeed, Cumminfeed, of each a Dram -, with Sugar and Water, a fujjicient Quantity, of which make a Syrup, and take three Ounces every other Morning. Then purge with thefe Pills following, ‘Take of PH, Foetid. 2 Scruples -} Dtagrjdm3 2 Grains, Specter, de Caftoye one San- pie; make them upinto 6 Pills with Syrup of Mugwort. A|fo take Spec. Diagemm£,Diamofci, Diambra,of each one Dram Cinnamon, one Lram and half-, Mace, Nutmeg, of each half a Dram Sugar fix Ounces: With Water of Feverfew make Lozenges, to be taken every Morn- ing. Likewile let her take of the Cecoftion of SarfapariU.a and Virga Aurea, wish a good Quantity of Sage, which is an Herb o' that Virtue, that Cornelius agrippu honoured it with the Title of Sacra Herb a, a holy Herb -, and Dodo- mas in his Hiftory of Plants, reports, That after a great Plague had happened in AEgypt, which had almoA depo- pulated the Country, the tmviving Women were com- manded to drink the Juice of Sage, that they might mui tiply the fatter. Let her alfoanomther Genitals with the Oyl of Amifeeds and Spikenard. Trochisks to fmochcr the Womb, are alfo very good ; To nuke which, let he*’ take Mace, Nutmeg, Cinnamon, St or ax, Amber, of each one: Dram •, Cloves,Labdani, of each half a Dram \ ‘Turpentine a' fujjielent Quantity. Lilfly,Ti*& the Roots of Valerian and' Elecampane, of each i Pound ■, nf G ailing al, 2 Ounces-, Ori- gan, Lavender, Marjoram, Betony, Mug wort, Bay-leaves, Calamint,of each 3 Hrndfuls-, with Water make an In'fejfi- on, in which let her fit after Jhe hath had her Confer. iiut to proceed. If Barrennefs be cauftd by the Drysefs of the Womb confuming the Matter of tire Seed Jet her take every 'Day I Almond milk, and Goats-milk extracted with Honey. Eat j often of the Root Satyr ion condicd,and of the Electuary of j D’ufatyrion. Let her alfo take 5 Weather-heads, and boil | them until all the Elefh comes from tip Bones-, then take | of Melilot, Violets, Cammomile, Mercury, Orchis with the) Roots, of each a Hindful ■, Fenugreek, Li feed, Valerian- ' roots, of each one Pound: Let all tbefe be decoded in the. aforefaid Broth, and let the Woman-fit in the Dccciion up to the Navel. Alfo take of Deer’s Suet half an Ounce, Cow's Marrow, Styraca Liquid e, of each a Dram-, Oyl of fwcet Almonds two Ounces -, with Silk or Cotton make a Pcjfary-, and make Injelims only offrejh Butter, and Oyl of Sweet Almonds. auffctit’is chatter pece. It lometiraes happens chat Barrennefs is caufed by Ke- nufneis in the Manner of the Aft of Coition, and though there be no Impediment on either fide, yet if both Sexes meet not in that Aft with cqualVigour,no Conception fol- lows , for many times the Man is too quick lor the Wo- man •, or rather the Woman is too flow for the Man, and is not prepared to receive the Seed with that Delight which (he ought, when it is emitted by the Man; and thole that follow the Opinion of the Ancients, That the Woman contributes Seed to the Formation ot the Child, : as well as the Man, are of Opinion that there ought to be a Joint ErailTion both of the Man and Woman at the fime Inflant * which adminiflring to both a very great Dilighr, perfefts the Work of Concept on. But if in this cafe the Woman be flack, it will be proper for the Man to cake the advice given in Chap, ill. §. 3. where both Sexes are Ihewed how to manage themfelves in the Aft of Coition, that lb by flirring up in the WomanaDefirc to Venery,lhe may meet his Embraces with the greater Ar- dour. But if this Ihould prove indfcftual, let her, before the Aft of Coition, foment the Privy Parts with the De- ctdion cf Betony, Sage, Byjj'op, and Calamint, and. anoint the Mouth and Neck of the Womb with Musk and Civet 9 and the Caufeof Barrennefs being removed, let the Womb be corroborated by the following Applications. Take of Bay-berries, tfiaflick, Nutmeg, Frankincenfe,Cy- prefs-Nurs, Lahdani, Galbani, of each one Dram Styracis liquids:,two ScruplesCloves,half a Scruple ■, Ambergreefe, two Crains i Musk,fix Grains ■, then with Oyl of Spikenard make a Fejfary. Alfo take red Rofes, white Frankincenfe, Lapidis Hematitis,of each half an Ounce5 Sargnis Draco- nis, fine Bole, Maffick, of each two Draims ■, Nutmeg, Cloves, of each one Dram ■, Spikenard half a Scruple, and with Oyl of Wormwood make a Tlaifterfor the lower Part of the Belly. And let her eat often of the E'ingo Roots condi- led, & make anlnjeblion of the Juice of the Roots of Saty- rion. And then let her ulc Copulation foon after the Mcn- -11 s are ccafed, Conception being then moll ape to follow y for then the Womb is thirfly and dry, and apeeft both to nttao'le’js Soaaet#tece. draw the Seed, and to retain it, by the Roughnefs of the inward Superficies. And kt her take great care to avoid Excels of all Things, and to lay afide all Paflions of the Mind, Ihunning Study and Care as Things that are Ene- mies to Conception: For if a Woman conceives under fuch Circumftances, how wife and prudent foevcr the Parents are, the Children at the heft will be but foolilh, becaufe the Animal Faculties of the Parents, vithe Un- derflanding and Judgement (from whence the Children derive their Reafon) are confufcd through the Multitude of Cares and Cogitations: of which we fee divers Exam- ple* in learned Men, who after great Study and Care, having performed their conjugal Rites with their Wives, have often begot Children, which have indeed been the Fruit of their Bodies, but not the HTue of their Brains. But thus much lhall fuffice for the Chapter of Barrennefs. Which to both Sexes clearly does relate How Nature fometimes does debilitate : And likewise jlews, how thofe who love to pry ■% Into the Cauie of Things, may foon efpy % On which fide lofufficiency does lye : Jt And'tis a Maxim ’mong Phyficians known, The Cure’s half wrought, when once the Caufe is ftiowa. Here the Fair Sex thofe Remedies may fee, Which willy if barreny make them fruitful be. CHAP. V. How Child-bearing Women ought to govern themfelves during the Time of their Pregnancy. §. i. Of Air, Diet, Exercife, &c. I Have already (hewn how a Woman ought to order her lelf, and what fhe ought to do, prefently after Conception, in order to prevent Mil’carriage * and there- fore (hall fay no more as to that: What I defign in this Chapter, is to (hew hew (he ought to govern her felf dur- ing the whole Time of her Pregnancy, 62 Firft then, Let a Woman that is with Child, £lf (he can) choofe a temperate Air, not infefled with Fogs, and for that Reafon not near any marfhy Grounds, Rivers, Lakes, or Ponds ; but this by fome cannot be avoided, their Habitations tailing out to be in fuch Places: But ihofe that can live where they pleafe, ought to avoid fuch Places •, and fo they fhould iikewife the Going abroad in too hot or too cold Weather ; as alfo when the South- winds blow hard, for that often proves very hurtful to Women with Child; and fomctimes caufes Abor- tion. Nor is the North-wind much lefs hurtful, ot lefs to be avoided, as caufing Rheums, Coughs, and Catarrhs,which opening the Body, often caufe Mil'carriage. Secondly, She ought alfo to be very cautious in the Matter of her Diet, choofing only tbefe Meats that create whokfome Nourishment, and fuch as are moderately dry : and let her take care to prevent and avoid immoderate Failing, for that will weaken the Infant, and render it of a fickly Coattitution, and fometimes caufcs Abortion. And as all ExceiTes are to be avoided, fo fhe mufl take care not onlw of avoiding immoderate Faffing, but immo- derate Eating too, which will not be only apt to fluff up the Child, but to fwell it up to that Degree, that it will endanger the Life both of Sc fdf and the Mother in its Birch, Let it fuffice then in general, that fhe avoid all Meats that are either too hot, or too cold and moift ; fuch as Sallads, Spices, and hot Meats, which often caufe the Child to »e born before its Time, and fomctimes without Nail?, which fordhews a fhorc Life; And there- fore in this cafe the mod whqlefome Meats are Pidgcons, Partridges, Pheafants, Larks, Veal, Mutton, or any Meat that yields a good Juice, and contributes kindly Nourifh- ment ; as aifo fuch Fru ts as are fwecr, and of eafy Digefti- on, as Cherries, Pears, Dam Tons, and the like : But let her avoid, as pernicious,all fuch things as create and caufe Wind. Care alfo ought to be taken with refpeft to her Exer- cife, which ought to be moderate : For violent Motion, either in walking or working, is hurtful and dillurbing to the Womb; efpccially riding upon the Scones in a Coach, or any other uneven Place; and, in like manner. aitttoti£’Picce. Midwives to know the true Time of a Woman’s ha- l°ur, I will beftow the next Seftion in fhew’mg the Signs, which they may know when the true Time of her labour is come. 3* Signs by which the true ‘Time of Womens Labour may be known. WHen Women draw near the Time of theft Rec- koning, efpecially with the firft Child, and per- any extraordinary Pains in their Belly, they imme- diately lend for their Midwife, as taking it for their La- bour ; Though perhaps thofe Pains which are fo often *diftaken for Labour, are only caufed by the Cholick, and Proceed from Wind; which Pains, though they come *nd go, griping the whole Belly, are yet without any Arcing downward into the Womb, as is done by thofe foat go before Labour. But thefe Cholick Pains may be Amov’d by warm Cloths laid to the Belly, and the Ap- plication of a Clyfier or two, by which thofe Pains that Pteceed a true Labour, arc rather furthered chan hinder- ed. 7'here are ajfo other Pains incident to Women in foat Condition, from a Flux of the Belly, which are ca- foy known by the frequent Stools that follow them. But to fpeak more direftly to the Matter: The Signs Labour fome few Days before are, That the Woman’s jfolly, which before lay high, finks down, and hinders er from walking fo eafily as the ufed to do •, alfo there *fovvs from the Womb flimy Humours, which Nature has Appointed to moiften and make fmooth the Paffage, that bs inward Orifice may be the more eafily dilated when tfiere is Occafion ; which beginning to open at that bide, fuflfers that Slime to flow away, which proceeds from the Glandules called PreftaU. Thefe are Signs pre- ceding Labour. But when (he is prefently falling into Labour,the Signs are great Pains about the Region of the Reins and Loins, Wich coming and retreating by Intervals, anfwer in the bottom of the Belly by congruous. Throws: And fome- 68 Snffotle’iS S@alfet'-Ptece* times the Face is red and inflamed, the Blood being;- much heated by the Endeavours a Woman makes to bring' forth the Child; and likewife, becaufe during theft; flrong Throws her Refpiration is intercepted, which, caufes the Blood to have Rccourfe to her Face: Her Privy Parts are alfo fwelled, by the Infant’s Head lying in the Birth, which by often thrufling, caufcs thofe Parrs to diftend outwards. She is likewife much fubjeft to Vo- miting, which is alfo a Sign ot good Labour, and fpeedy Delivery, though by ignorant Women thought other wife; for good Pains are thereby excited and redoubled ; Which Vomiting is occafioncd by the Sympathy there is between the Womb and the Stomach. Alfo when the Birch is near, mofl Women arc troubled with a Trembling of the Thighs and Legs; not with Co'd, like the Begin-1 ningofan Ague-fit, but with the Heat of the whole Bo-1 dy y though this indeed docs not happen always. Alfo if the Humours, which then flow from the Womb, are difeofoured with Blood, (which is what the Midwives ca’l Shows) it is an infallible Mark of the Birth’s being near : And if then the Midwife puts her Finger up the Neck of the Womb, (he will find the inner Orifice dila- ted ; at the Opening of which, the Membranes of the In- fant containing the Waters prefent thernfelves, and arc ftrongly forced downwards with each Pain (he hath; at which Time one may perceive them fometimes to re- fill the Finger, and then agiin to prefs forward, being more or lefs hard and extended, according as the Pains arc flronger or weaker. Thefe Membranes, with the Waters in them, when they are before the Head of the Chi’d, which the Midvvives call the Gathering of the Water, refemhle, to the Touch of the Finger, theft Eggs which have yet no Shell, but are covered only with a fmple Membrane : After this, Pains ftill redoubling* the Membranes are broken by the flrong Imprefllon of the Waters, which prefently flow away, and then the Head of the Infant is prefently felt naked, and prefents it felfat the inward Orifice of the Womb. When thefc Waters come thus away, then the Midwife may be af- Hired the Birch is very near, this being the moil certain Sign that can be; for the Amnion and Allantois being broken, (which contained chofe Waters) by the prefling forward of the Birch, the Child is no more able to fub- long in the Womb afterwards, than a naked Man in a Heap of Snow. Now thefe Waters, if the Child come prefently after them, facilitate the Labour, by taking the P-ffage flippery; and therefore let no Mid- Wife ufe any Means to force away the Waters; For Na- ture knows beft when the true Time of the Birch is, and therefore retains the Water till that Time. But if by Accident the Water break away too Jong before the Birch, then fuch Things as will haften it, may be fafely adminiflred : And what is to be done in that Cafe, I Hull fliew in another Seftion by and by. tmotirrwannr^ifce* 69 §. 4. What is to be done At the true Time of Labour. WHen, by the loregoing Signs concurring, the Mid- wife is fadsfied that it is the true Time of her fhe muff take care to get all Things ready that *rs nccdfiry to comfort the travelling Woman in that ''me •, and the better to do that, let her fee that fne be ftrait lac’d. She may alfo give her a pretty ftrong if fhe finds there be Occafion for it ; bur with T*s Provifo, That it be done at the Beginning, and bc- *°re the Child be too forward ; For otherwife it will be for her to receive it j the Advantage of which , is, that the Guts thereby will be excited to dif- cnarge sc lelf of its Excrements, and the Helium being Emptied, there will be more Space tor the Dilating of ,^e Palfage \ likewife to caufc the Pains to bear more yQWnwards, through the Endeavours fhc makes when fhe ,s at Stool And, in the mean Time, let all other ne- ceffary Things for her Labour be put in Order, both for Mother and the Child. As to che Manner of the Delivery, various Midwives different Ways : Some are delivered Sitting on a Mid- -tfe’s Stool: But for my own Part, I think that a Pal- let-bed girded, and placed near the Fire, that the good Women may come on each Side, that (he may mor« readily be affifted, is much the better Way. And if the labouring Woman abounds with Blood, # may not be improper to let her bleed a little, for by that Means (he will both breathe the better, and have her Breads more at Liberty and likewife more Strength to bear down her Pains. And this (he may do without Danger, becaufe the Child being now ready to be born, needs not the Mother’s Blood tor its Nouriftiment any longer. And not only fo, but this Evacuation does ma- ny Times, prevent her having Fever after Delivery. Likewife, if her Strength will permit, let her walk up and down her Chamber •, and the better to enable her* thereto, let her cake fome good (lengthening Things, fuch as new-laid Eggs, Jelly-broth, or fome Spoonfuls of burnt Wine-, and encourage her, by all Means, to hold' offher Pains, bearing them down when they take her,; all that (he can. And let the Midwife often touch the inward Orifice with her Finger, that (he may the better know whether the Waters are ready to break, and ther the Birth will follow foon after -, for generally the I Birth follows in two Hours time after the Efflux of the Water; And to help it afterwards, let her anoint the j Woman’s Privities with emollient Oils, Hogs-greafe, and frefti Butter j cfpecially if (he finds they are too hard to be dilated. atfffotle’js Soaaet=Bfece. Lee the Midwife alfo be near the labouring WomaU all the While, and diligently obferve her Gefturcs, PainW and Complaints, for by this (he may guefs pretty wel' how her Labour goes forward : For when (he change her Groans into loud Cries, it is a great Sign the Bird1 is near ; at which Time her Pains are greater, and mor* frequenr. Let her alfo fometimes reft her felf on hti, Bed, to renew her Strength •, but not too long at a timej/ for to lie coo long at a time will retard her Labour, therefore ’tis better for her to walk about the Chamber as much as (he can; which, that (he may the better dev let the good Women fupport her under her Arms, if ,c be neccffary : For by walking, the Weight of the Child caufes the inward Orifice of the Womb to dilate much fooner than it would do if flic lay upon her Bed be- sides, her Pains, while walking, will be ftronger and frequenter, and by Confequcnce her Labour will not be near fo long. If fhe finds any Tick Qulams, let her not be difcouraged,and if (he finds any Motions to Vomit, Jet her doc rcptcls them, but rather give way to them. For it will (however uneafy and irkfome they be for the pre- fect) be much for her Benefit, becaufc they further the Pains, and provoke downwards, lanudue ja iputc^piece* 71 §• 5. How to provoke the Birth, and caufe ffeedy Delivery, | N the third Seftion of this Chapter, I told you that fometimes it happens that the Water breaks away too long before the Brth, and that in fuch Cafes thofe Things that haften it, may be fafcly adminiftred ■, and I there promifed, in another Seftion, to let the Midwife know what Things were moft effeftual in fuch Cafts: And I now intend to make good my Word. When the Birth is long deferred, after the Coming jlown of the Waters, let her haftea the Birth by drink- ’og a good Draught of Wine, wherein Dittany, red Co- Juniper-berries, Ik tony, Penny-royal, and Feacher- fcw have been boyled * or the Juice of Feather-few, ta- ken in its Prime, (which is in May) and clarified, and boiled up into a Syrup, with twice its Weight of Su- §ar, is verv upon this Occafion. Alfo Mugwort the fame Manner, workcthche fame Effeft. And alfo docs a Dram of Cinnamon in Powder given in- wardly •, or Tanfy bruifed, and applied to the Privities, the Scone Mtites held to the Privities, does in very little time draw forth the Child, and the r*. tcer- Wden \ but great Care muff be taken to remove it pre- sently, or clfe it will draw forth the Womb and all, fo £tcat i* its Magnedck Virtue. Alfo a Decoftron of Sa- lary made with White wine, and drunk, gives a Wo- f*Un fpeedy Delivery. Alfo wild Tanfy, or Silver-weed kfuifed, and applied ro the Woman’s Noftrils, is very good. So a!fo is Date-ftone* beaten to Powder, and half a Dram of them taken in White-wine. Parfley is of excellent life on thisOccafion : For if you bruife it, and prefsout the Juice, and then dip a Linnen Cloth in it, and put it up, being fo dipped, into the Mouth ot the Womb, it will prefencly caufe the Child to come away,l though it be dead, and will bring away the After-bur-’ den alio- The Juice of Parfley, being a Thing of great: Virtue, efpccially of Scone-Farfley, being drunk by a Woman with Child, it cleanfeth not only the Womb, but alfo the Child in the Womb, of all grols Humours. A Scruple of Cajioreum in Powder in any convenient Li- quor, is very good to be taken in fuch a Cafe-, and fo! alfo is two or three Drops of Spirit of Cafloreum in any convenient Liquor. Eight or nine Drops of the Spirit of1 Myrrh, given in a convenient Liquor, has the fame Ef- feft. Or give a Woman in Travail another Woman’s) Milk to drink, it will caufe fpeedy Delivery. Alio the i Juice of Leeks being drunk with warm Water, hath aj mighty Operation, caufmg fpeedy Delivery. Take Pi- ony Seeds, and beat them to Powder, and mix the Pow- der with Oil; with which Oil anoint the Loins and Pri- vities of the Woman with Child, it gives her Deliverance very fpcedily, and with lefs Pain than can be imagin’d*- And this may be noted for a general Rule, That all thofe Things that move the Terras, are good for making the Delivery cafy. There are alfc feveral other Things efficacious in this Cafe; but I need not heap up Medi- cines unneccffariiy, what 1 have already named beingl fufficient. centum # §. 6. How a Woman (Imld be placed, in order to her DC' livery with DireHions to the Midwife how to Deliver the Labouring Woman. HAving (hewn how the Birth may be facilitated, in cafe it come not foon after the breaking away of the Waters, I come now to ftiew the Manner of her Delivery. When any of the fore-named Medicines have haftened the Birch, let the Midwife,place the Woman in a pro- per Pollute for Delivery ; And firft, let the Woman be conduced to the Pallet-bed, plac’d at a convenient Di- ftance from the Fire, accord ng to the Seafon of the Year, and let there be a Quilt laid upon the Pallec-bed- fiead, which is better than a Feather-bed, and let it have thereon Linnen-cl'oths in many Folds, with fuch ocher Things as are neceffiry, which may be changed accord- ing as the Occafion requires it, that fo the Woman may not he incommoded with the Blood, Waters, and ocher. Filch, which is voided in Labour: Then lecher lay the Woman upon her Bad:, hdviflg her Head a little rais’d by the Help of a Pillow, having the ifke Hejji IZ her Reins and Buctocks,that her Rump may lie high, tor If fhe lie low, (he cannot well be delivered. Then let her keep her Knees and Thighs as fjr afunder as fhe can, her Legs being bowed cowards her Buttocks, and Jet her Feet be Raid againft a Log, or fomc other firm Thing: And let two Women hold her Shoulders, that fhe may firain out the Birch with the more Advantage, holding in her Breath, and forcing her fclf as much as poffihle, in Hke manner as wheh !he goes’to Stool ; F®r by fuch rhe Diaphfagma, or Midriff, being Rrongfy thruft downward*, ntceffarily forces down the Womb and Child in it. in the mean time, let the Midwife en- courage her all. fne can, and take Care that fhe have no Rings on her Hand when fhe anoints the Parts: Then 'vith her Finger let her gently dilate the inward Orifice Of the Womb, and putting her Fingers in the Entry thereof, firetch them one from the other when her Pains take her, by this Means endeavouring to help forward the Child i and thrufting by little and little the Sides of the Orifice towards the hinder Part of the Child’s Head, anointingihofe parts alfo with frefh Butter, in cafe it he Deceflary. And when the Head of the Infant is fomewhac advanced into this inward Orifice, it is ufual among Mid- lives to fay it is crowned becaufc it both girds and for- touads it like a Crown ; but when it is gone fo far, and atmxitrrs wmffnpixxK the Extremity begins to appear without the Privy Parts," they then fay the Child is in the Paflage 5 and at this Time the Woman feels her felf as if ftic were fcratched or pricked with Pins, and is ready to think that the Mid- wife hurts her j whereas in Truth it is only octafioncd by the violent Diftcmion of thofc Parts, which fometimes, even luffers a Laceration through the Bigncfs of the Child s Head. When Things are come to this Pollute, let the Midwife feat her felf conveniently to receive the Child, which will now come very quickly, and with her Fingers Ends, which (he ought alfo to be fure to keep clofe pa - red, let her endeavour to thruft the crowning of the Womb back over chc Head qf ±~ Child. And as fooa V. *t is advanced as far as the Ears, or thereabouts, Jet her take hold of the two Sides with her two Hands, and wait till the good Pain comes, and then quickly draw forth the Child, taking Care that the Navel-firing be not then in- tanglcd about the Child’s Neck, or any other Part, as fometimes it is, left thereby the After-burden be pulled with Violence, and perhaps the Womb alfo, to which it is faflned, and fo either taufe her to flood, or clfe break the String, both which are of bad Confcquence to the Woman, and render her Delivery the more difficult. Great Care muft be taken that the Head be not drawn forth ftraight, but (baking it a little from one. Side to the other, that the Shoulders may the fooner and cafier take its Place, immediately after it is paft •, which muft be done without Jofing any Time, left the Head being paft, the Chi'd be ftopt there by the Largenefs of the Shoul- ders, and fo be in Danger of being fuffocated in the Paf- fage, as it has fometimes happened, for Want of Care therein. But as foon as the Head is born, (he may Hide in her Fingers under the Arm-pits, and the reft of the Body will follow without Difficulty. As foon as the Midwife hath in this Manner drawn forth the Child, let her Jay it on one Side, left the Blood and Water which follow Immediately fhould do it an Injury, by running into its Mouth and Nofe, as it would do if it lay on its Back, and fo endanger the choaking of it. The Child §tf(fatle,s» staffer piece* artftotle’o S3aßet>l?iece. 75 being thus drawn forth, the next Thing requifuc, is to bring away the After-burden: Bat before that, let the Midwife be very careful to examine whether there be any more Children in her Womb* for fometimesa Womaa may have Twins that expefted none: Of which the Mid- wife may fatisfy herfelf, both by the Continuance of the Womans Throws after the Child is born, and the Bigncfs of the Mother’s Belly. But this is not fo certain a Way to know it, as it is to put her Hand up the Entry ofthc Womb and there feel whether another Water be not gathering, and a Child in it preferring to thePaflagc. And if (he finds it fo, (he mud have a Care how fhe goes about the After- birth, till the Woman be delivered of all the"Children (he is pregnant with. Wherefore the firft String muft be cut, and tied with a Thread three or four double, And the End fattened with a String to the Woman s Thigh, to prevent the inconvenience it may caufe by banging between her Thighs- And then removing the Child already born, (he mutt take care to deliver her of the reft, whether more or lefs, obferving all the Circumftances as were in the firft. After this is done, it will be ncceffary to fetch away the Afcc-r-births. But that (hall be the Buficcfs of the next Scftion. §. 7. How the Midwife muft bring away the After-bur dent UN til the After- burden is brought away, (which fometimcs is more difficult to do than the Child, and altogether as dangerous, if it be not fpecdily done) the Woman cannot properly be faid to be fafely delivered though the Child be born. And therefore how the Mid- wife may do it fafely, without prejudice to the Woman, is the Bufinels of this Seftion. Therefore as Toon as the Child is born, before the Mid- wife either ties or cuti the Navel-String, left the Womb Should clofc, let her, having taken the String, wind it once °i' twice about one or two of the Fingers on the Left Hand, joyned together the better to hold it, with which (he may draw it modcrartcly. and with the right Hand flic may only t ike Angle hold of it above the left, near the Privi- ties, drawing likewife with that very gently, refiing a while, with the Fore-finger of the forne Hand extending and firetching forth along th» String towards the Entry j of the Vaginat j always obi'erving, for the more Facility, to draw it from the Side to which the Burden leaf! inclines, I for in fo doing, the reft will feparace the better. And extraordinary Care muft be taken, that it be not drawn forth with too much Violence, leaft by breaking the String near the Burden, the Midwife be obliged to put up the whole Hand into the Womb to deliver the Woman \ and (he had need to take care in this Matter, that fo the Womb it felf, to which fometimes this Burden is faftned very ftrongly, be not drawn away With it, which has fometimes happened. It’s therefore very neccffary to afltft Nature with proper Remedies; Which are, in general, whatever has been before mentioned, to caufe a fpeedy Delivery, for whatever has a Magnecick Vir- tue to bring away the Birth, has the fame to bring a- way the After-birth: which, the Midwife ought to confider, that the good Woman cannot but be much fpent by the Fatigue fhe has already undergone, in bring- ing forth the Infant, and therefore ftiould be fure to take care to give her (omthing to comfort her. To which pur- ?ofe fpme good Jelly-broths, and a little Wine with a oaft in it, and other Comforting Things, will be necef- faty. Sneezing being very conducing to the bunging away of the After-birch, let her alfo take’a little white Helle- bore in Powder to caufe her to Sneeze. Tanfy, and the Stone /FtiteSy applied as before direfted, is very efficaci- ous in this Cafe. The Smoke of Marigold-flowers received up the Woman's Privities by a Funnel, will bring away the After-birth, though the Midwife has loft her hold. Or if you will boil Mugwort in Water till it be very fofc arid then take It out, and apply it like a Poultis to the Na- vel of a Woman in Travail, it inftancly brings away both Birth and After-birch-, hut as foon as they are come forth, it muft be inftamly taken away, left it fhould bring away the Womb aifo. raifmrgypmiei,=piece. ari&otfe’i 77 §. F. Horn to cut the Child's Navel-firing. AFter the Birth and After-birth are fafely brought away, the Midwife ought to take Care to cut the Navel-firing; which, though it be by fome efieem- ed a Thing of fmall Moment, yet it requires none of the leaft Skill of a Muiwife to do it with that Care and Prudence that it ought. And therefore, to in- ftrutft the induftrious Midwife a little therein : As loon as the Child Is come into the World, let her con- fider whether it be weaker flrong, and if it be weak, let her gently put back Part of the vital and natural Blood into the Body of the Child by the Navel, for that recruits a weak Child; the vital and natural Spirit being communicated by the Mother to the Child by its Navel-firing. But if the Child be firorg, there is no need of it. Only it will not be amifs to let the Midwife know. That many Children that are h -rnfeerriingT dead, may be Toon brought to Life a- 3gain, if fhe fqueezes out fix or feven Drops of Blood out of chat Part of the Navel firing which is c ut off and give it to the Child inwardly. As to the cutting it fhorc, or long,- Arbors can Scarce agree about it, nor Midwives neither; fome prefcribing it to be cut at four Fingers breadth, which B at the bed but an uncertain Rule, unlefs all Fin- gers were of one Size. It is a received Opinion, That the Tarts adapted to Generation, are either contracted 0r dilated, according to the Catting of the Navel* ftrirrg; which is the Reafon that Mid wives are gene- rally fo kind to their own Sex, that they leave a longer Bart of the Navel-firing of a Male, than of a Female, hecaufe they would have the Males we]] provided for the Encounters of 'Venus* And the Reafon they give 'vhy they cut thofe of a Female more fhort, is, be- caufe they believe it makes them modeft, and their Briyities narrower, which makes them more accepta- ble to their Husbands. But whether this be fo or fiot, (which yet fome of the greateft Searchers into thsSeerets cf Nature affirm for a Truth) yet certain it 78 is, that great Care ought to be ufed about the Cut- ting of the Navel-firing; and efpecially, hhat after it 5s cut, it be not fufifer’d to touch the Ground ; for if it be, the Child will never be able to hold its Water, but be fubjeft all its Life-time to a Diabetes, as Expe- rience has often confirmed. But as to the Manner of Cutting the Navel-firing, let the Midwife take a brown Thread, three or four times double, of an Ell long, or thereabout, tied with a finglc Knot at each of the Ends, to prevent their intangling ; and with this Thread fo accommodated, (which the Midwife ought to have in a Readinefs before the Woman’s La- bour, as alfo a good Pair of Scilfars, that fo no Tims imy be loftj let her tie the String, within an Inch of the Belly, with a double Knot; and timing about the Ends of the Thread, let her tie two more on the other Side of the String, reiterating it again, if it b? neceffa y ; then let her cut off the Navel-firing ano- ther Inch below the Ligature, toward the After-birth; fo that there only remains but two Inches of the String, in the Midft of which will be. the Knot we fpeak of; which muft be Co firait knit, as not to fuf- fer a Drop of Blood to fquee2.e out of the Veffete ; but yet Care muft be taken not to knit it fo firait, as to cut it in two; and therefore the Thread muft be pretty thick, and pretty ftraic knit, it being better too ftrait, than too loofe; fome Children havemifera- biy loft their Lives, with all their Blood, before it hath been difeovered, that the Navel-firing was not . well tied Therefore great Care muft be taken, that no Blood fqueeze through; for if there do, new Knots muft be made with the reft of the String. You reed not fear to bind the Navel-ftring very hard, becaufe it is void of Senfe ; and that Part of it which you leave on, falls off of its own Accord in a very few Days, or- dinarily fix or feven, and fometimes in lers time : But ’ds very rare that it tarries longer than the eighth of ninth Day. As foon as the Navel-ftring is cut off, apply a little Cotton orLifit to the Place, to keep it warm, left the anfiotie’s 95aiier tity of Bole-armoniac, becaufc of its dr ing Quality. But thus much may fuffice as to cutting the Nave!- ftring, and Delivering of a Woman in Labour, where the Labour is natural, ?nd no ill Accident happens. But it fometimes fo falls out, that the Labour is not only hard and difficult, but unnatural alfo, in which the Midwife muft take other Meafures: And to ffiew what is to be done in Rich Cafes, fhall be the Subieft cf the following Chapter. *rinotit’iS CHAP. vir. U bat unnatural Labour ?V, and whence it proceeds; and robot the Akdwije ought to do in fucb Cafes. JT is an old and approved Axiom in the Schools, That he who diftinguiffies well, argues well; and this Rule holds good in our prefent Subjeft of unna- tural Labours, at which we are now to treat It will therefore be neceffary,/for the better Information of the induftrious Midwife,) to acquaint the Reader, that there are three Sorts of bad Labour, all painful and difficult, but not air properly unnatural; which therefore I Hull thus cUftinguiflu §• i* Wha,t unnatural Labour is. The firft may be properly ftiled hard Labour, and it is that wherein both Mother and Child do fuffer very much by extream Pain. atittotte’g Soader>pfece. The fecond may well enough be (Hied difficult La- bour, which is thus differenced from the former. That befides thofe ex'ream Pains, it is generally at- tended with feme unhappy Accident, which by re- tarding the Birth, makes it very difficult. Now nei- ther of theie, though hard and difficult, can be call’d unnatural:' For, for Women to bring forth Children in Pain and Sorrow, is natural and common to all it is therefore the third Sort of Labour which I call unnatural ; and that is. when the Child effays to come into the World, in a contrary Pofition to that which Nature ordained. To explain this, the Reader mu ft know that there is but one right and natural Way or Pofture, in which Children come to the Birth, and that is, when the Head comes firft, and the Body follows after in a ftraight Line : Now if inftead of this Pcfture, the Child comes to the Birth with its Feet foremoft, or with the Side acrofs, it is quite contrary to Nature*, or, to fpcak more plainly, unmtural. Having thus (hewed the feveral Sorts of bad La- bours, and diftinguiflied thofe that are hard and diffi- cult, from that which is unnatural, it remains I ftiew from whence fuch Labours proceed. 1, Whence ha> unnatural Labour proceeds. TH E firft Anfwer to theQueftion that fome put, Whv Women bring forth their Children with fo much Pain ? Is, That it is the Effcift of the Curie pronounced againft Women for her Tranfgreffing the Law of the creator, for upon her Sinning, it was pronounced as a Curfe againft her, That in Sorrow foe jhculd bring forth her Children. But the natural and phyfical Reafon hereof is, That the Senfe of Feeling being diftributed to the whole Body by the Nerves: And the Mouth of the Womb being fo ftrait, that it mull of Necelfity be dilated at the Time of the Delivery, the dilating thereof flretch- cth the Nerves, and from thence comes the Pain : And therefore the Reafon why feme Women have more Pain in their Labour tln-n others, proceeds from their ha* ving the Mouth of the Matrix more full oi Nerves than ethers. But to purfue the Bulinefs of the Sefelion. ® Hard and difficult Labour may proceed either from the Mother or Child, or from both: It may proceed from the Mother, by reafon of a general Indifpofition of her Body ; or from the Indifpolition of Ibme par- ticular Part only, and that principally of the Womb, which may be affe&ed With fitch a Weakreis, as rea- ders the Mother unable to expel her Burden. It may be alfo becaufe fhe is too young, or it may be too old, and fo may have the Paffages too {lrak ; and then, if it be her firft Child, the Parts may be too drv and hard, and cannot be eafily dilated. The Cholick dees alfo caule Labour to be hard and difficult, becaule it hinders the true Pains which Ihoukl accelerate it. By which Means, or which Reason rather, all great and acute Pains render a Woman’s Labour very diffi- cult. As when the Woman is taken with a violent Fever, frequent. Convulfi ins, or a great Flooding, or any other violent Diftemper ; Specially' when the Membranes are thick, and the Orifice is tOo (Irak, or the Neck of the Womb not fufficicntly opened. Hard Labour may alfo proceed from the Child, and this is, either when it happens to (lick to a Mole, or is fa weak it cannot break the Membrane; alfo when it is too big,, either all over, or in its Head only, or it the Navel kVcffels fhoald be t willed about its Neck ; as alfo when it proves mondrous, or comes into the Birth in an unnatural Pofiure. And fomc- tunes it proceeds from the Ignorance of the Mid wife, who for wafit of Undsrflapdmg, may hinder Nature in her Work, indead of helping her. But it is time to confider.of the Remedies to be' applied for the Help of Mother, and Child iq all fuch Cafes. wattle3? 3. How the Atydwife mu/i proceed in cyder to fhs De- livery of to be the Bed, being held by tbofe that are tfrtWt&’ief Cdnifer-pkcr. of a good Strength to prevent her flipping down, o* moving her felf, during the time of the Operation. Then let her Thighs be put afunder as far as may be and Held fo, while her Legs are bent backwards t} ward her Hips, her Head leaning upon a Bolder* and the Reins of her Back fupported in the like manner ; her Rump and Buttocks being lifted up: Obferving to cover her Stomach, Belly, and Thighs, with warm Linnen, as well for Decency’s fake, as to keep them from the Cold. The Woman being in this Poflure, let the Midwife for other Operator) put up her Hand, and try whe- i ther the Neck of the Womb be dilated, and then remove! the contracted Blood that obflruCts the Paffage of the: Birth ; and having gently made way, let the Operator j tenderly move the infant, having his hand anointed, with Tweet Butter, or an harmtefs Pomatum, and if the Waters are rot come down, they may be let forth without any difficulty ; and if the Infant Ihould attempt to break forth not with the Head foremoft, or acrofs,| he ought gently to turn it, that he may find the Feet ; which having done, let him draw forth one, and ha- ving fattened to it a Ribbon, put it up again, and, find out the oth:r, and then bring them as dole and as even as may be ; let the Woman breathe between whiles, afiiiling Nature what Ihe can by draining* in bringing forward the Birth, that fo be may the more, eafily draw it forth ; and that the Operator, may do it the better, and his Hold may be the finer, he mult fallen or wrap a Linren-cloth about the Child’s Thighs, obferving to bring it unto the World with its Feet downward. But in cafe there be a Flux of Blond let the Ope- rator be well faiisfied whether the Child or theSecun* dine comefirfl 5 for when fometimes the Secundine has come firtt, the Mouth of the Womb has been thereby (lopped, and the Birth hindred, to the great Hazard both of the Woman and Child : And therefore in this Cafe the Secundine mud be removed by a f.virc Turn, and the Child fought for and drawn forth} as has beer direfted* i Stiffotlt’g SS9sficr#ic£e.’ If upon Enquiry it appear that the Secundine comes firft, let let the Woman be delivered with all conveni- ent Speed, becaufe then a great Flux of Blood will fol- low; for then the Veins are opened. And on this account, two things are to be minded : Firft, Whether the Se- cundire advances forward much of little ; If the for- mer, and the Head of the Qhild find apsars, it mud be dife&ed to the Neck of' the Womb, as in the Cafe of Natural Birth’s ; but if there apears any Difficulty in the Delivery, the bed way is to fearch for the Feet and by them draw it forth; but if the Secundine ad- vances but little, it may be put by with a gentle Hand, and the Child taken out find : But if the becundine h j advanced, lb that it cannot be put back, and the Child follow it dole, then the Secundine is to be taken forth with much care, andasfwifcas maybe, and hid afide without cutting the Intrail that is fattened to them, for by that you mav be guided to the Infant; which, whether it be alive or dead, mud be drawn forth by the Feet as foon as poluble ; though this Is not to be done but in Cafes of great Neceffity; u/r the Order of Mature is for the Secundine to come lad. §• 4. Of the Delivery of a Dead Child. IN delivering a Woman of a dead Child, before any Thing be attempted, the Operator ought firft to he very certain that the Child is dead indeed; which may be known by the Falling of the Mother’s lireafls, the Coidnefs of her Belly, the Thicknefs of her Urine, which is attended with a (linking Sediment at bottom ; ; and no Motion to be perceived In the Child: Alio, when flte turns herfelf in her Ded, the Child fways that way like a Lump of Lead, and her Breath (links, though not .ufed to do -To before. When by thefe, and the like Signs, the Midwife or Operator, is come to a fettled judgement that the Child is dead, let the i>J/lidwi{e apply herfelfto the having of the Mother,by giving her thole Things that are the mod- powerful in airlifting Nature in her Operations; and which (he has jjecn before direfted to. But if through Weaknefs the Woman is not able to co-operate with Nature, fo that a Manual Operation is abfolutely neceffary, let the O perator carefully obferve the following Directions. IF the Child be found dead with its Head foremofl, he mull take notice that the Delivery will be the moredif- licu’t, becaufe in this Cafe it is not only impoffible that the Child Ihould any ways afllll in its Delivery, but the ftrength of the Mother dees alfo very much fail her ; and therefore the modfureandfafp Way for him, is to put up his left Hand, Aiding it, as hollow in the Palm as he can, into the Neck of the Womb, into the lower Part thereof, towards the Feet, and that be- tween the Head of the Infant, and the Neck of the Matrix*, and then having a Hook in the right Hand, couch it cl.ofe,and flip it up above the the left hand,be- tween the Head of the Child,and the Flat of his Hand, Fixing ic in the Bone of thsTemple, towards the Eye; or for want of convenient Coming at thefe, in the oc- cipital Bone ; obierving ftill to keep the left Hand in its place, and with it gently moving and ftirring the Head ; and fo with the right Hand hook, draw the Child forward, encouraging the Woman to put forth her utmoft Strength, and always drawing when .-the Woman’s Pangs are upon her. The Head being thus drawn forth, the Operator mud: v ith all fpeed flip his Hand under the Arm-holes of the Child, and take it quite forth ; giving prefently to the Woman a Toad of fine Weaten-bread, in a quarter of a Pine of Tent, to revive and shear her Spirits. Thus much ihall luffice to fijew the induftrlous-Midwife what is to be done for the Delivery of Women, in Cafe of Extremity. By what has been already (hewed, ihe will know what to do in any other Cafe that may fall out; rememhring ftifl, that for a Child to come with Head toremort, and the Body to follow in a flraigbt Line, is the right Failure for a Child when it comes to the Birth. And if it prefents any either way, it will be the Wifdom of the Midwife, if poflihle, to bring it to this Poilure; but if that cannot be done without very great Danger, then put it into a Pofturs that it may be brought forth gtiftotiE’g 9paffet#itcr* SfcrtotleV ©erflo Piece* by the Feet. And if the Midwife, perceiving in what Pofture the Child prefents, or that the Woman floods, or any other Accident happens, by which fhe finds it is not in her Power to deliver her, it will he her Wif- dom to fend for a Man Midwife betimes, rather thafi put Things to the utmoft Extremity. CHAP. VIII. How Child-bed Women ought to bo ordered after Delivery, §. i. Directions for Child-bed Women after Delivery, AFtcr the Birth and After-birth are brought away* if the Woman’s Body be very weak, keep her not too hoc; for Extremity of Heat weakens Nature, and diffolvcs the Strength : But whether fhe be weak or ftrong let no cold Air come near her at firft; for Cold is an Enemy to theSpermatick Parts ; and if Cold gets into the Woman, it increafts the After-pains, cau- ses Swellings in the Womb, and hurts the Nerves. Therefore, If a Woman has had-very hard Labour, it is convenient after Delivery, ti wrap her in the Skin of a Sheep, taken off whilft it is warm, and putting the fldhly Side to her Reins and Belly ; or> if this cannot Co well be had, the Skin of a Kare or Rabbet, taken off as foon as ’tis killed, may be applied to the fame Parts j and by to doing, the Dilatation made in the Birth will be doled up, and the melancholy Blood expelled from thofe Parts; And thefe may be continu- ed the Space of an Hour or two. After which let the Woman be fwathed with a fine Linnen-cloth, about a Quarter of a Yard in length, chafing her Belly before it be fwathed, with the Oyl of Sc. John’s Wort; after that, raife up the Matrix with a Linnen-cloth many times folded j then with a little Pillow or Quilt cover her Flanks ; then place the Swathe fomewhat above the Haunches, winding it indifferent ftiff; applying at the fame time a warm Cloth to her Nipples, and rot prefsmly applying Remedies to keep back the Milk, ariflotie’iS SSntoPitcc. by reafon the body at fuch a Time is out of Frame; for there is neither Vein nor Artery which does not drong- i}’ beat; and thofe Remedies that drive back the Milk, being of a diftblving Nature, it is improper to apply them ro the Bread during fuch a Diforder of the Body, feft evil Humours fhould be contra&ed in the Bread thereby ; and therefore twelve Hours at lead ought to be allowed for the Circulation and Settlement ot the Blood, and that what was cad upon the Lungs by the violent Agitation of the Body during the Time of her Labour, may again return to its proper Receptacles. After Ihe has been delivered a while, you may make a Reftriftive of the Yolk of two Eggs, a Quarter of a Bint of White-wine, Oyl of St. John's Wort, Oylof Rofes, Plantain and Rofe-water, of each an Ounce ; rnix them together, fold a Linnsn-cloth, and dip there- in, warm it before a gentle Fire, and apply it to the Breads, and the Pains of thofe Parts will be gently C afed. But be fure let her not fleepfoon after herDclivery, but let her take fome Broth, Caudle, or any other li- quid Matter that is nourifhing, about 4. Hours after Delivery, and then Ihe may be fafcly permitted td fleep, if Ihe be fo difpofed, as ’tis probable Ihe will be, being tired by the Fatigue of her Labour. But be- fore this, as foon as (be is laid in her Bed, let her drink a Draught of burnt White-wine, in which you have melted a Dram of Sp:rma Celt. Let her alfo avoid the Light for the firft three Days ; for her Labour weakens her Eye-fight exceedingly, there being a Sym- pathy between them and the Womb. The Herb Ver* vain is a moft lingular Herb for her, and you may Ufe it any way ; for if you boil it in her Meats and Drinks, it hath no offenfive Tafte, but has many plea- fmt Virtues. If lh« happen to be feverilh, add either the Leaves or Roots of Plantain to it5 and though Ihe be not fevcrifh, yet it may be the better,,and add ftrength to the other. But if her' Courfes come not away as they ought, let the Plantain alone aud inftead tfareol put Mother of Thyme* If the Womb be foul. 88 which may be known by the Impurity of the Blood, agd its (linking, and coming away in clotted Lumps j ,or if you fufped any of the After-birth to be left behind (which- may fometimes happen, though the Midwife be never fo careful and skilled) then make her a Drink of Featherjevf, Mugwort, Penny-royal, Mother 6fThy me, boiled in White-wine, and fvveetened with Sugar. Pa- nada, and new laid Egg*, are the bed Meat for her at flrd, of which let her eat often, and but little at a Time. An.i let her ufe Cinnamon in all her Meats and acittatle’j 93altet>Ptece. Drinks, for it mightily drengthers the Womb ; let her llir as little as may be for 6 or 7 Days after Deli- very; and let her talk as little as may be, fur that wea- kens her. If (lie goes not well to Stool, give her a Glyder made with the Decodion of Mallows, and a little brown Sugar. After (he hath lain inn a Week or fomthing more,give her fuch Things as clofe the Womb ; of which Knot-grafs aud Co in fry, are the chief; to which you may add a little Polypodium, both Leaves and-Roots bruited,, which will purge gently This is as much, in cate of a natural Birth, as needs at flrd to done. §. 2. How a Woman ought take ordered in Cafes cf Exi irepiitjy after unnatural labour. BE flies what has been (aid in the foregoing Seffioß, in Cafes of Extremity, or unnatural Labour, thefe Rules ought to be. ohfervcd. In the rirll place, Let the Woman be fare to keep a temperate Diet; and take care that Hie does by no means overcharge hr felt; after fuch an excefHye Eva- culation, not being ruled, or giving credit to unskilful Nudes, who are apt to admonifh them to feed hearti- ly, the better to repair the Lofsof Blood ; for the Blood is not for the moft part pure/but fuch as has been de- tained in theVeiTelsor Membranes, and it is better voided, for the Health of the Woman, than kept, un- lefs there*happen an extraordinary Flux of Blood; For if her Nourifhment be too much, it may make her lia- ble to. a Fever, and increafe the Milk to Suoeriluitv. SitiffotlE’g ut. Which may be of dangerous Confequence. It is there- fore requisite, for the fird five Days efpecially, that fixe take moderately Panada, Broth, poch’d Eggs, Jelly of Chickens, and of Calves-feet, and French Barley-broth, each Day fomewhat encreafirg the Quantity: And il fhe intend to be Nurfe to her Child, fhe may take a little .more than ordinary, toencreafe the Milk by Degrees ; which mull be of no continuance, but drawn off either by the Child, or otherwife. >ln this Cafe lihewife let her have Coriander or Fennel-feed boiled in her Barly- Broth; and by that means, for the time before menti- oned, let her abftain from Meat: If no Fever trouble her, fhe may drink mu and then a fmall Quantity of White-wine, or Claret, as alfo Syrup of Maiden-hair, or any other Syrup that is of an adringent Quality, taking it in a little Water well boiled. And after tbs Bear of a Fever, or Contra&ion of Humours to the Bread is over, fhe may then b* nourifhed more plen- tifully with the Broth of Pullets, Capons, Pidgeons, Partridges, Mutton Veal, £SV. which mud not be till after eight Days at lead from the Time of her Delive- ry, for by that Time the Womb will have purged it- felf, unlefs feme intervening Accident fhould hinder. It will then alfo he expedient to give her cold Meats, fo it be done fparingly, the better to gather Strength; and let her, during the Time, red quietlv, and free from Disturbance, not deeping in the Day-time, if fhe can avoid it If there happen any Obttruftion in the Evacuation of her Excrements, the following Glyder *nay be adminidred : Take Pelletory of the Wall, and of both the Mallows of each a Handful ; Fennel and Annifeeds of each two Ounces; boil them in the Deco&ion of the Sheep’s-head, and take oi this 3 Quar- ters, diffolving in them of common Honey and courfe Sugar, and of new frefh Butter, Ho Ounces; drain it well, and adminider it Glydtr-wife, But if it does not operate to your Mind, then you may take an Ounce -of Catholicon. Thefe Things being carefully obferved, there is no Quedion, but the Lying-in Woman will do very well, though her Labour has been never fo hard, and he? Extremity never fo great. But if any Accident fhould happen, not here fo fully provided againft, they may End thofe Things more fully difcourfed in my long Experienced Midwife, to which I refer the Reader. SCriflotle’g gaffer piece* C H A P. IX. Of a Mtley or falfe Conception ; and alfo of Mmfiers and monftrous Births, with the Reafons thereof §. 11 Ofa Moh3 or falfe Conception, WE hive hitherto been treating of the Secrets of Nature in the Generation of Mar, and of the Ifaic of a true Conception: It will be row convenient before we conclude this Difcourfe, to fay fomthing of •' Mole, or falfe Conception, and of the Generation of Monflers: Both which I (hall do very briefly. As to a Mole, or falfe Conception, it is called by the Greeks Moby, from the Load or heavy Weight there- of; It being nothing elfe but a Mai's or great Lump of Flefh, burdening the Womb And it is defined to be an inarticulate Piece of Flefh without any Form; afffd therefore differs from Mongers, which are both Forma- ts and Artieulata. And then it is faid to be a Concep- tion, but a falfe one; which puis a Difference between a true Conception and a Mole; and the Difference holds good three wavs : F/r/?, in the G nuss becaufe a Mole cannot be faid to be an Animal, Secondly, it differs in Species, becaule it hath no Humane Figure, and bears not the Character of a Man. And,rbirdlyft differs in the Indivictuum, for it hath no Affinity with the Parts, ei- ther in the whole Body, or any Particle of the fame. There is Variety of Judgements among Authors, a- beut the producing Caufe of this Effect; Tome affirm* ing, that it is produced by the Woman’s Seed going into the Womb without the Man’s; (but becaufe we have before proved that Women have properly no Seed at all, but only an Ovarium, which is fecundated by tlie Principle of the Man’s Seed ; this Opinion reeds no Confutation.) Others fay, it is engendered of the Menftruous Blood ; But fhould this be granted, it would follow that Maids by having their Courfes ftopt, might be fubjeft to the fame ; which never any yet were. True Caufe therefore of this carnons Conception nhkb we tail a Mole, proceeds both from the Man and from the Woman, from corrupt and barren Seed in the Man, and from the meqftruous Blood in the Woman, both mixed together in the Cavity of the Womb, and Nature finding her felf Weak, (yet defirous of main- taining the Perpetuityof her Species) labours to bring forth a vicious Conception, rather than none, and not being able to bring forth a living Creature, generates a Piece of Flelh. atWotlt’ss 99aHsr=Pitce. Now that this imperfeft Conception may be known to be fuch, it is defeerned by thefe Signs: the Monthly Courfes are fuppreffed, the Belly is puffed up, and al- fo waxes hard, the Breads fwell, and the Appetite is depraved. But you will fa v, Thefe are Signs of a breed- ing Woman in a true Conception, and therefore thefe cannot didinguilh a Mole. To This I anfwer. Though thus far they agree, yet they are different in feveral Refpefts; For a Mole may be felt to more in the Womb before the third Month, which an infant cannot; nor is this Motion of the Mole the Effeft of any fenfitive Po- wer therein, but only caufed by the Faculty of the Womb, and of the Seminal Spirits diffafed through the Subdarce of the Mole; for though it has no Animal, yet it has a vegetative Life But then the Belly isfud- denly fwelled where there is a Mole ; but in a true Conception the Belly is fird contra&ed, and then ri- feth gradually. Another Difference is, the Belly beiny preffed with the Hand, the Mole gives Way, and the- Hand being taken awav, it returns to the Place again, but a Child in the Womb, though preffed with the Hand Moves not prefentlv, and being removed returns not at all, or at lead very flowly.But (to name no more) another very material Difference is, that a Child con- tinues rot in the Womb above eleven Months at mod ; but a Mole continues fometiires four or five Year,^ feme- 3c(ffotle,£ fometimes more, and fometimes lefs, according ro its Being fattened in the Matrix ; for fometimes it has fo fallen out, that the Mole falls away in 4 or 5 Months : And if it remains until the 1 ith Month, the Legs are feeble, and the whole Body appears in a watting Con- dition ; on the 'Belly-Iwells bigger and bigger, 'which is the Reafon that fome who are afflifted, think they are Hyd topical, though it be no filch Thing ; which a Woman may eafily know, if fhe will but consider that in a Dropfie the Legs fweli and grow big, but in the Cafe of the Mole, they Confume and wither. This Dif- temper is an Enemy to true Conception, and of dan. gerous Confeqiience ; for a Woman that breeds a Mloe, is every way more inconvenienced than a Woman that is with Child; and all the While fhe keeps it, fhe lives in danger of her Lite. The Cure of this Dittemperconfifts chiefly in expel- ling it as foon as may be; for the longer it is kept, the worfe it is, and this many times cannot heefTfted with, out Manual Operation; but that being the latt Reme- dy, all other Means ought to be ufed firtt. Amongtt: which, Phlebotomy ought not to be omitted, for feeing Letting of Blood caufeth Abortion, by reafon it takes away that Nourifhment which fhould fuftain tbs Life of the Child, why may not this vicious Conception be by the fame Means deprived of that vegetative Sap by which it lives ? To which End, open the -Li- ver* Ven, and then the Saphena on both Feet; fatten Cupping-glaffes to the Loins and Sides of the Belly, which done, let the Urinary Parts be firtt mollified, and then the1 expul five Faculty be pnovoked to expel the Barden. And to lool'en the Ligatures of the Mole, take Mallows with the Roots, three Handfuls ; Pelli- tory, Cammomile, Violet-leaves, Meliot, Roots of Fennel, Parfley, Mercufy, of each two Handfuls; Fenugreek andLinfeed, of each one Pound ; boil them in Water, and make a Bath thereof, and let her fit therein up to the Navel: And at her going out of the Bath, let her Reins and Privities be anointed with this Unguentl: Take Ammoniaci, Labdani, frefh But- ter, of each an Ounce ; and with Oylof Linfeed make an (Ointment, Or, indead of this may be ufcd Un~ gusntum Jjgripp# or Dialthe# Alfo take Ed, Branch# Wafin# Roots, or Arthx, Mercury, of each a Handful; Linfeed and Barley Meal, of each fix Ounces ; boil all thefe with Water and Honey, and make a Plaider.- And the Ligaments oLthe Mole being thus loofcned, let the expulfive Faculty be (limed up to expel the Mole; for the effePting of which, all thofe Medica- ments are very proper, which bring down the Cour- ses. And therefore take Ravine, Madder, Valerian, Hore-hound, Sage, Hyflbp, Betony, Penny-royal, Calamint, Hvpericon, and with Water make a De- ception, and give three Ounces of it, with an Ounce and a half of Syrup of Feverfew. But if thefe Re- medies prove not available, then mud the Mole be drawn away by marilxal Operation, in the Manner following : Let the Operator (having placed the Wo- man in a proper Pofture, as has been dejefted in Ga- tes of unnatural Labour) Aide his Hand into the Womb, and with it draw forth the Mole ; but if it he grown fo big that it cannot be drawn away whole (which is very rare, becaufe it is a foft tender Body, sr,d much more pliable than a Child) let the Ope- rator bring it away by Parts, by ufing a Crotchet or mnifej if it cannot be done otherwife- And if the O Perator finds it joined and fadened to the Wdmb, he mad gently feparate it with his Fingers Ehds, his hfails being pared, putting them by little and little between the Mole and the Womb ; beginning on that hide where it doth not flick fo fad ; and fo purfue it till it be quite loofened; taking great Care, if ic Brows8rows too fad, not to rend or hurt the proper Sub- teance of the Womb, proceeding as in xhe Cafe of an After-burden, that days behind’in the VVomb when the String is broken-oft': But a Mble hath never any String fattened to it, nor any Burden from whence it (hould receive its Nourifhment; but does of ic telf immediately draw it from the Veffels of the \Vornb. And thus much (hall fuffice to be faid con- £Uiuang'& mimti'mwiu cerning a Mole ; of which I have Ihewed the the Signs, and the Cure. SWftotle’S Rafter-Piece. 1 N the former Seftion I have treated of Moles, 1 which are properly faife Conceptions as I have fhewed ; And now I am come in this Seftion, with which I fliall conclude this Part, to fay fomething of morftrous Births, and the Reafon thereof. Monfters are properly depraved Conceptions, and are defined by the Anticnts to be Excurfions of Na- ture j and are always vicious either in Figure, Situa- tion, Magnitude, or Number. They are vicious in Figure, when a Man bears the Character of a Beall: They are vicious in Magni- tude, when the Parts are not equal ; or that one Part is too big for the other: And this is a Thing very common, by reafon of fome Excrefcence. They are vicious in Situation many Ways ; as if the Ears were on the Face, or the Eyes on the Bread, or on the Legs, as was feen in a Monfter born at Ravenna in Ita- in the Year 1570. And laftly, They are vicious in Number, when a Man hath two Heads, or four Hands, and two Bodies joined, which was the Cafe of the Monfter born at in the Year 1540. As to the Caufe of their Generation, it is either Di- vine or Natural; The Divine Caufe proceeds from the permiflive Will of the great Author of our Beings buffering Parents to bring forth fuch deformed Mon- fters, as a Punifhment for their filthy and corrupt Af- feftion, which let loofe unto Wickednefs, like brute Beads that have no Underftanding ; For which Rea- fen the antient Romans eßafted, That thole that are deformed, fhould not be put into Religious Houfes. And St. Jerome, in his Time, grieved to fee the De- formed and Lame offered up to God in Religious Houfes, and Keeker man, by way of Inference, excluded all rhat are Mif-lhapen, becaufe outward Deformity of Body is often a Sign of the Pollution of the Heart, as a Curfe laid upon the Child, for the Incontinency §. a. Of Monfters, and monftrous Bhths, of the Parents. Yet there are many born depraved, which ought rot to be afcribed to the Infirmity of the Parents. Let us therefore fearch out the Natural Caufe of their Generation, which according to the Ancients, who have dived into the Secrets of Nature, is either in the Matter or in the Agent, in the Seed, or in the Womb : The Matter may be in fault two Ways; by Defeft, or by Excefs. By Defeat, when the Child hath but one Arm, or one Leg, (3V. By excefs, when it hath three Hands or two Heads. Some Monfters are alfo begotten by Womens beftial and unnatural Coition,[Sh-, The Agent or Womb may be in fault three ways; Fir ft in the forming Faculty, which may be too ftrong, or too weak ; by which a depraved Figure is oftentimes produced. Secondly, The Inftrument, or Place of Con- ception, the evil Conformation, or evil Difpofition whereof, will caufe a monftrous Birth, And, Thirdly, The Imaginative Power, at the Time of Conception, which is of fuch force, that it (lamps a Character of the Thing imagined upon the Child : So that the Chil- dren of an Adulterels, by the Mother’s Imaginative Power, may have the' neareft Refemblance to her own Husband, though begotten by another Man And through this Power of the Imaginative Faculty it was, that a Woman at the Time ofConceptior,beholding the PiAureot a Black-amore, conceived, and brought forth a Child refembling an /Ethiopian. And that this Power of the Imagination was well enough known to the An- cients, is evident by the Example of %accb3 the Father "ofthe twelve Tribes of Ifrael, who having agreed with bis Father-in-law to have all the fpotted Sheep for the keeping of his Flock to increafe his Wages,took Hafel- Rods, and peeled with white Stieaks in them, and laid them before the Sheep when they came to drink, and then coupling there together, whilft the) beheld the Rods, conceived end brought forth fpotted Young. Nor does the Imagination work in the Child at the time of Conception only, but afterwards alfo; as was feen in the Example of a worthy Gentlewoman, who being big with Child, and paffing by a Satcher killing of . Meat, animus vjsavtiC‘S)tcce. Meat, a drop of Blood fpurted on her Face ; where- upon flie prefently faid. That her Child would have fome Blemifh on his H^ce: Which proved true; for at the Birth it was found marked with a red Spot. But befides the Ways already mentioned, Mongers are fometimes produced by other Means ; to wit, by the undue Coition of a Man with his Wife, when her monthly Flowings are upon her; which being a Thing againd Nature, no Wonder that it fhould produce an Unnatural IfTue. If therefore a Man’s Define be never fo great for Coition (as fometimes it is after long Afa- fence,} yet if a Woman knows that the Cuftom of Wo- men is upon her, fhe ought not to admit of any Em- braces, which at that time are both unclean and unna- tural; the iiTue ofthofe unclean Embraces proving of- ten mmjhcus,at a juft-punilhruenc for fuch a turpidinous Aftion. Or if they fhould not always produce mondrous Births, yet are the Children then begotten for the mod part dull, heavy, and fluggifh, and defedHve in their Underflanding, wanting the Vivacity and Livclinefs which ihofe Children who are begotten when Women are free from their Courfes, are endued withal. There has been fomething to do among Authors, to know whether thofe that are born Mongers have reafonable Souls; fome affirming, and others denying it-; the Refult on both fides at lad coming to this. That thofe who according to the Order of Nature, are defcended from our ftrd Parents, by the Coition of Man and Woman, though their outward Shape niay be deformed and mondrous, have notwithdanding meafonable Souls. But thofe Menders that are not be- gotten by Men, but are the Produft of a Womans un- natural Lull and Copulating with other Creatures, ffiall perifh as the brute Beads by whom they were begot- ten, not having a reafonablc Soul* Ihe fome being aifo true of imperfedl and Abortive Births. The are fome opinion, that Monders mey be engen- dered by fome infernal Spirits; but notwithdanding, Egidiwi factm petended ro believe it with refpedt to a deformed Monder born at Cracovia j and Hieronymus atmotie’g cpwcr^icce* Ctfdanus writeth of a Maid, that was got with Child by a luvil, fhe thinking it had been a fair young Man; Vet it looks more like Frenzy than Faith to believe it, as being contrary both to Rcafon and Religion: For the Devil being a wicked Spirit, and not capable of I having humane Seed, how is it pofllble he Ihould be- get a Humane Creature ? If they fay. That the Devil ! may affume to hxmfelf a dead Body and enliven the Fa- j culties of it, and thereby make it able to generate •, I ! anfwer, that though we fuppofe this could be done* Which I believe not, yet that Body muft bear the Image of the Devil; And it borders upon Blafphemy, to think the All wife and Good-being would fo far give Way to the word of Spirits, as to fuflfer him to raife Up his Diabolical OfF-fpring. For in the School of Na- ture we are taught the contrary, vi%. That like be- gets like; whence it follows that a Man cannot be born of a Devil* Yet it cannot be dcnyed, but that Devils, transforming themfelves into Humane Shapes, may a- bufe both Men and Women, and with wicked People Ufe Carnal Copulation. But that any fuch unnatural ConjunAion can bring forth a Humane Creature, is contrary to both Nature and Religion. atfftotfe’s 93>iCerelong to it ; Refpcft being alfo had unto the Sex; For when we behold a Man,'Whole,Faceds like unto a Woman, and'ive pafs our Judgement upon it, having diligently obferved it, and not in his Face only, but on other Parts of his Body, as his Hands, CSV. in like Manner we alfo behold the Face of a Wo- man, who in Refpeft of her Flefti and Blood is Ukeunr to a Man, and in the Difpofure alfo of. the greatcic Parts of her Body* But dees Phylxognomy give the fame Judgement on her, as it does of a Man that is like unto her]1 By no means, but far otherwise, in re- gard that'the Concepticn of the Woman is much dif- ferent from that of a Man,even in thofe RefpeAs which are faid to be common. Now in thefe common Re- fpeifts, two Parts are attributed to a Man, and a third Part to a Woman. Wherefore it being our Intention to give yojx an exaft Account, according to the Rules of Phyfiogno- my, of all and every Part of the Members of the Body, we vyill begin with the Head, as it hath Relation on- ly to Man and Woman, and not to any other Creature, that the Work may be more obvious to every Reader. armotle’g CHAP. 11. Of the Judgement by Phyfiognomy, drawn from all Parts of the Head and Face. § I. Of the Hair of the Heady either in Man or Woman. HAir that hangs down without curling, if it be of a fair Complexion, and thin, and foft withal, fig- nifies aMan to be naturally faint hearted,and of a weak Body, but of a quiet and harmltfs Difpofition. Hair that is big and thick, and fhort withal, denotes a Man to be of a flrong Conftitution, fecure, bold, deceitful, and for the moil Part unquiet and vain ; luffing after Beauty, and more foolilh than wife, though Fortune may favour him. He whole Hair is partly curled and partly hanging down, is commonly a wife Man, or a very Fool, or elfe a very Knave as he is a Fool. He whofe Hair groweth thich on his Temples, and his Brow', that one may at the ftrfl Sight certainly conclude that fuch a Man is by Nattue iimple, vain, luxurious, luflful, credulous, clowniiji in his Speech and Converfation, and dull in his Apprehenlion. He whofe Hair not only curls very much, but hufheth cut, and Hands an End, if the Hair be of a white, or .yellowifb Colour, he is by Nature proud and bold, dull of Apprehenlion, loon angry, a Lover of Vencry, enftiitts’a pgasenlpfccc. and given to lying, malicious, and ready to do an.v Mifchie£ He whole Hair rifes in the Corners of his Temples, and are grofs and rough withal, is a Man highly conceited of himfelf, inclined to Malice, but c urningly conceals it, is very courtly, and a Lover of new Fafhions. He who hath much Hair, that is to fay, whofe Hair is very thick all over his Head, is na- turally vain, and very luxurious, of a good Digellisn, eaf/ of Belief, and flow of Performance, of a weak Memory, and for the mod; Part unfortunate. Ho whofe Hair is of a reddifli Complexion, is for the moil Part, if not always proud, deceitful, detraftlng, venereous, and full of Envy. He whofe Hair is ex- traordinary fair, is for the mod; Part a Man fit for all praife-worthy Enterprises ; a Lover of Honours, but much inclined more to Good than Evil, laborious and careful to perform whatfoever is committed to his Care ; fecret in the Carrying on of any Bufinefs, and fortunate. Hair of ydlowifh Colour, Ihevrs a Man to be good conditioned, and willing to any Thing; fear- ful, fliarne-faced, and weak of Body, but firing in the Abilities of the Mind, and more apt to remember? than revenge an Injury. He whofe Hair js ef a b.rowmfh Complexion, aud curleth not too much nor too little, is a wen-difpofed Man, inclined to that which is good, a Lover of Peace, Cleanlinefs, and good Manners. He ivhofe Hair turns grey, or hoary, in the Time of his Youth, is generally given to Wo- men, vain, falfe, unftable, and talkative. Note, That whatever Signification the Hair has in Men, it has the fame in Women alfo. Th’M does wife Nature meiee cm very Ha V, Shew all the Paffion'. that within us are Jj to the Bottle we are meft inclin'd. Or if we fancy me ft the Female Kind ; If unto Virtue's Prubs cur Mind we bendy Or if to vicious V/ays our Foetfieps tend; A skilful Artift can unfold the fame. And from Air Hair a certain Judgement frame- fhflforle’# ®a!!cr#fccr; But fince our Perriwtgs art corns in Fafhicn, No Room is left jcr f'uch an Objervation. §. 2. Of Judgement by Thgficgnomy, ■ drawn from the Foreheads TH E Forehead that rifeth in a Round, fignifies a Man liberally merry, of a good Underftand- ing, and generally inclined to Virtue. He whole Forehead is iiefhy, and the Bone of the Brow jutting out, and without Wrinkles, is a Man much inclined to Suits of Law, contentious, vain, deceitful, and ad- dided to follow ill Courfes. He whofe Forehead is very low and little, is of a good Und-rftanding, mag- nanimous, but extre'amly bold and confident, and a great Pretender to Love and Honour, He whofe Forehead feems fharp and pointing up in the Corners of.his Temples, fo that the Bone feems to jutt forth a little, is a Man naturally viain and fickle, and weak in his Intelleduals. He whofe Brow on the Temple is full of Flelh, is a Man of a great Spirit, proud, wrath- ful, and of a grofs Undemanding. He whofe Brow is full of Wrinkles, and hath as it were a Seam com* ing down the Middle of his Forehead, fo that a Man might think he had two Foreheads, is one that is of a great Spirit, a great Wir, void of Deceit, and yet of a hard Fortune. He who has a full large Forehead, and a little routed withal, ddlitute of Hair, or at lead, that has little on it, is bold, malicious, high fpiritcd, full of Cooler, and apt to tranfgrefs beyond all Bounds, and yet of a good Wit, and very appre- henfive. He whofe Forehead is long and high, and jutting forth, and who/O Face is figured aimed fharp, or picked towards the Coin, is one reafonably honed, but weak and fimple, and ofa hard Fortune. Who views Men voeU3 m*f «* their Vices hit, For feme Mens Crimes are Ik their Forehead writ: But the refohed Man cut-bravFs his Fate, And will be Goodi ait bo’ UnfortunaS^ 3Wttfltft?iB ©u3rr Piece. §. 3. Of what Judgement may be given dy Phyficgnomy from the Eye-brows oj Man or Woman. THofe Eye-brow? that are much arched, whether in Man or Woman, and which by a frequent Motion elevate rhemfelves, fhew the Perfon to be proud, high-fpirited, vainglorious bold and threat- ring; a Lover of Beauty, and indifferently inclined cither to Good or Evil. He whofe Eye-lids bend downwards when he fpeaks to another Man, or when he looks upon him, and who has a Kind of skulking Look, is by Nature a penurious Wretch, clofe in all his Aft ions, of very few Words, but full of Malice in his Heart. He whofe Eye-brows are thin, and have but little Hair upon them, is but weak in his Intelleftuals, and too credulous, very lincere, foe table, and defirous of good Company, He whofe Eye- brows are folded, and the Hair thick, and bending downwards, is one that’s clownifh, and unlearned, heavy, fufpicious, miferable, envious, and one that will cheat and cozen you if he can, and is only to be kept honeft by good looking to. He whofe Eye-brows have but a fhort Hair, and of a whitifh Colour, is fearful, and very eafy of Belief, and apt to undertake any Thing. Thofe on the other Side, whofe Eye* brows are black, and the Hair of them but thin, will dp nothing without great Confideration, and are bold and confident in the Performance of what they under- take; neither are they apt to believe any Thing without Keafon for fo doing. Thus by the Eye-brows Womens Minds we know, Whether they’re white, or black, or quick, or flow • yjnd whether they'll be cruel, or be kind, By looking in their Eye-brows, we in ay find. §. 4* How to judge from the Space between the Eye-brows, IF the Space between the’Eye-brows be of more than ordinary Diflance, it fhews the Perfon to be hard-hearted, envious, clofe and cunning; apprehen- sive, greedy of Novelties, of a vain Fortune, addict- ed to Cruelty more than Love. But thofe Men whofe Eye -brov\s are at a greater Didance from each other, are for the mod Part of a dull Underftanding ; yet fubtle enough in their Dealings, and of an uncommon Boldnefs, which is often attended with a great Felici- ty ; but that which is moll commendable in them, is, That they are moll fure and conllant in their Friend- fhips. fftfitaftt# Q9nfFct43tcce. §. 5. Judgement to be wade from the Eyes of either ■ Man or Woman. GReat and full Eyes either in Man or Woman, Ihsw the Perfon to be for the mod Part floth- ful, bold, envious, a bad Concealer of Secrets, mife- rable, vain, given to lying, and yet of a bad Memo- ry, flow of Invention, weak of his Intellectuals, and yet very much conceited of that little Knack of Wif- dom he thinks himfelf Mailer of. He whofe Eyes are hollow in his Head, and therefore difeerns excel- lently well at a great Didance, is one that is fufpici- ous, malicious, furious, perverfe in hL Convcrfatibn, of an extraordinary Memory, bold, cruel, and falfe both in Words and Deeds threatnlng, vicious, luxu- rious, prpud, ; envious, and treacherous : But he whofe Eyes are as it were darting out of his Flead, is a Ample foolifh Perijbn, lhamelefs, very lervile, and eafily to be perfuaded either to Vice or Virtue. He who looks lludioufly and! acutely with his Eyes and Eye-lids downwards, is denoted thereby to be of a malicious Nature, very treacherous, falfe, unfaithful, envious, miferable, impious towards God, and dif- honeft towards Men. He whofe Eyes are fmall, and conveniently round, is balhful and weak, very credu- lous, liberal to others, and civil in his Conversion. He whofe Eyes du look a fquint, is thereby denoted to be a deceitful Perfon, unjud, envious, furious, a great Liar, and as the EfFeCl of all this, miferable. He who hath a wandring Eye, and which is rolling Up and down, is for the mod Part a vain, Ample, de-. ceitful Man, luilful, treacherous, and high-minded, an Admirer of the Fair Sex, and one eafy to be per* fuaded to Vice or Virtue. He or (he whole Eyes are often winking, and which move forward and back- ward, fiiews the Perfon to be luxurious, unfaith- ful, and treacherous, prefumptuous, and bard to be- lieve any thing that is fpoken. If a Perfon has any Greennefs mingled in the white of his Eyes, fuch is commonly Ally, and often very falfe, vain and deceit- ful, unkind to his Friends, great Concealer of his own Secrets, and very cholerick They vvhofe Eyes are every way rolling up and down, or they who iel- dom move their Eyes, and when they do, do as it were draw their Eyes inwardly, and accurately fallen them upon feme Objeft, fuch are by their Inclinations very malicious, vain glorious, flothful, unfaithful, en- vious, falfe and contentious. They whofe Eyes are addifted to be blood-fhot, are naturally cholerick, proud, dil’dainful, cruel, without Shams, perfidious, and much inclined to Superftition. They who have Eyes like Eyes of Oxen, are Peribns of good Nutri- ment, but of a weak Memory, and dull of Undcr- ftandirg, and fiily in their Converfations. But thofe whofe Eyes are neither too little, nor too big, and in- clined to a Black, do fignify a Man mild, peaceable, honell, witty, and of a good Under Handing-, and one that, when reed requires it, will be fcrviceable to his Friend. . , atinotle’g cra?ffet ;jtcce. Thes from the Eyes roe feveral Things may fee, By Nature’s Art of Phyjfogitamy, That no Man j'carce can make a Look aftra*. But tvs thereby fopte fecret Symptoms may Dij'cern of their and forefsey Unit whit Paths their Steps diretted be. And this may teach us Goodnefs more to For where one’s gocdt there's twenty otherwise* 112 attno spaiict’Pea. §. 6. Of Judgment drawn from the Noje. A Long and thin Nofe denotes a Man bold, curi- ous, angry, vain, eafie to be perfuaded, either to G;-od or evil, weak and crediculous. A long Note, and extended, the Tip of it bending downwards, Ihews the Perfon to be wife, difereet, lecret and officious, honeft and faithful, and one who will not be over-reach- ed in Bargaining. A Bottle Nofe is what denotes a Man to be impetuous in the obtaining his Delire ; alfo vain, falfe, luxurious, weak, and an uncertain Man, apt to believe, andeafy to be perfuaded. A Nofe broad in the Middle, and lefs towards the End, denotes a vain and talkative Perfbn, a Lyar, and one of a bard Fortune. He who hath a Long and great Nofe, is an Admirer of the fair Sex, and well accomplifhed for the Wars of Venm ; butignorant in the Knowledge of any Thing that’s.good, extreamly adifted to Vice; affiduous in the obtaining what he delires, and very fecrct in the Profecution of it; and though very ignorant, would fain he thought very knowing. A Nofe very iharp on the Tip of it, and neither too long nor too Ihoit, too thick, nor too thin, denotes the Per fon, if a Man, to be of a fretful Difpofuion, always pining and pevilh ; and if a Woman, a Scold, contentious, wedded to her own Humours, of a morofs and dogged Carriage, and if married, a plague to her Husband. A Nofe very round in the End of it, and having but little Noftrils, jfhew» the Perfon to be munificent and liberal, true to his tru(h, but withal very proud credulous,and vain. A Nofe very long and thin at the End of it, •'and fome- thing round withal, iignifies one bold in hil Difcourie, honed in his Dealings, patient in receiving, and llov in offering Injuries, but yet privately malicious. He whole Note is naturally more red than any other Part of his Face, is thereby denoted to be covetous, impious, i luxurious, and an Enemy to Goodnefs. A Nofe that turns up again, and is lorg and full on the Tip ofit, lliews the Perfon that has it to be bold, proud, cove- tous, envious, luxurious, a Lyar and Deceiver, vain, glorious, unfortunate and contentious. He whofe Nofe rifeth high in the Middle, is prudent and politick, and of great Courage, honourable in his A&ions, and true tohis Word. A Nofe big at the End, ihews a Perfon to be of a peaceable Difpofition, induftrious and faith- ful, and of Good Underftanding A very thick Nofe with wide Noftrils, denotes a Mon dull of Apprchen- fion, and more inclined to Simplicity than Wifdom; and withal contentious, envious, vain glorious, and a Liar. S&naotle’g 113 Thus from the Nofe our pbyfi egnomifi Can fmeU mens Inclinations if he lifl ; And from its Colour and its various Male, Of Vice and Virtue can a Survey take. r §. 7. Judgement co be made from the Niflrilai^ WHen the Noftrihareclofe and thin, th^fdenote aMan to have but little Tefticles, and to be ry defirous of the Enjoyment of Women, but tnodeft in his Convention. But he whofe Noftrils are great and wide, is ufually well hung and luftful; but with- al, of an envious, bold and treacherous Difpofition,and though dull of Underftanding, yet confident enough, Tina tbofe who chiefly mind the brutal Party May learn to cbufea Husband by this Art. §, 8. Of Judgement to be made from the Mouth. ACjreat and wide Mouth, ftiews a Man to bs bold Warlike, ftiamelefs* and Stout, a gieat Liar, and as great a Talker, and Carrier of NeWs, and alfo a great-Eater ; but as to his Intelle&uals, he is very dull, being for the mnft part very fimple. A little Mouth Ihews the Perfon to be of a quiet and pacifick Temper, fomewhat fearful, but faithful, fecret, mo. deft, bountiful, and but a little Eater. Ho whofe Mouth fmels of a bad Breath is one of a corrupted Liver, or Lungs, is oft-times vain, wanton, deceitful, of indifT- grHfoHe* apiece. rent Intellects, envious, covetous, and a Promife break- er. He that has a fweet Breath is the contrary. Thus from the Mouth it felf swe likewife fee What Signs of Good arid Bad may gather’d be Tot Let the Wind blow Eaft, Weft, Norths South, B th good and bad proceed Hct of the Mouth. § 9. Judgements drawn from the Lips of a Man or Woman. THe,Lips, when they are, very big and blabbering, Ihew a Perfon to be credulous, foolilh, dull,and flupid, and apt to beinticed to any Thing. Lips of an indifferent Size, denote a Perfon to be di(creet,; feeret in all Things, judicious, and of a good Wit, but fome- what hafty. To have Lips well coloured, and more thin than thick, fhews a Perfon to be good conditioned, and well humoured in all Things, and more eafily perfuaded to Good than Evil. To have one Lip big- ger than another, fhews Variety of Fortunes, and de- notes the Party to be of a dull fluggilh Temper, and but of a very indifferent Underftanding,as being much addi«fted to Foils1. The Lips they fo much diat on for a Kifs., Oft tell fond Levers tv ben they do amtfs< §. |G* Of Judgements drawn from the Teeth. WHen the Teeth are final], and but weak in per- forming their Office, and efpccially if they are Ihort and few, though they fimv the Party to be of a weak Conftitution, yet they denote him to be of an extraordinary Underft-andirg.:; and not only fo, of a meek - diipofiti n, ho r 3 if, faithful, and feeret in . whatsoever he is intruded with. To have £>ms Teeth longer or fhorter than others denotes a Perfon to be of a good Apprehehenfion, but bold, dil'dainful, envious, and Proud. To have the Teeth very long, and grow- ing fharp towards the End, if they are long in chaw- ing, and thin withal, denote the Pecfon to be envious, gluttonous, bold, fhamekfc, unfaithful, and fulixiclous. Srfffotie’js g®affet--pece. When the-Teeth look very brown or yellowifh, wbeV ther they be long or fhort, it fhews the Perfon to be of a fufpicious Temper, envious, deceitful, turbulent. To, have Teeth ftrong, and clofe together, fhews the to be of long Life, a Defirer of Novelties, and Things that are fair and beautiful,but of a high Spirit,and one that will have his Humour in all Things; he loves to, hear News, and afterwards to repeat them ; and is apT to entertain any Thing into his Belief. To have Tekth thin and weak, fhews a weak and feeble Man, and>one of afhoitLife, and of a weak Apprehenfion; feutchafle, fhame-faced. tradable, and honed. Thus from the Teeth an Artifi can portendy Whether Mem Steps to Vice or Virtue bend. § ii. Judgements drawn from the Tongue. A Tongue too (wife in Speech, fhews a Man to be downright foolifh, or at bed but of very fhallow or vain Wit. A ftanimering Tongue, or one thatdum- bles in the Mouth, fignifies a Man of weak Under- dandirg, and of a Wavering Mind, quickly in a Rage, and foon pacified. A very thick and rough Tongue, denotes e Man to be apprehendve, fubtle, and full of Complements, yet vain and difdainfal, treacherous, and prone to impiety. A thin Tongue fhews a Man of Wifdom and found judgement, very ingenious, and of an affable Difpofition, yet iometimes timorous, and too credulous. No Wonder His that from Mens Speech we feet Whether or no they wife or foofijl) be : But from afilent Tongue our Author tells'' The fecret Pajfmis that within Men dwells. , . §. 12. Judgements to be drawn from the Voice of Men or Women. A threat and full Voice in exthe r Sex, fhews them to be ofa great Spirit., confident, proud, and wil- ful. A faint and weak Voice, attend ed with but little Sftiflotle’g ce. Breath, (hews a Perfon to be of a good Underflanding, a nimble Fancy, a little Eater, but weak of Body,and of a timorous Difpofltion. A loud and flirill Voice, which founds clearly, denotes a Perfon provident, fa- gacious, true, and ingenious, but withal capricious, vain-glorious, and too cVedulous. A ,(Bong Voice when a Man ling*, denotes him to be of a reafonabls flrong Confutation, and a good Underflandini, neither too j penurious, nor too prodigal; alfo ingenious, and an i Admirer.oF the Fair Sex. A weak and trembling Voice, ! (hews the Owner of it to be envious, fufpicious, flow ; in Bufinefs, feeble and fearful. A loud, flirill,. and un- pleafant Voice, flgnifies one bold and valiant, hut quarelfome and injurous, and altogether wsdded to own Humours, and governed by his own Counfels A rough and hoarfe Voice,whether in fpeaking or flinging, declares one to be a dull and heavy Perfon, of much Guts and little Brains. A full, and yet mild Voice, and pleafing to the Hearer, Ihews a Perfon to be of a quiet and peaceable Difpofition (which is a great Vir-; tue, and rare to be found in a Woman) and alfo very thrifty, and fecret, not prone to Anger, but of a yield-1 ing Temper. A Voice beginning low (or in the Bafe) ; and ending high itr the Treble, denotes a Perfon to be violent, angry, bold, and fecure. Tbus by our Voice, is to an Artift known. Unto what Virtue or what Vice roc'-e prone : And he that will of r good Wife make choice, May obufe. her by cbferving of her Voice. §.13. Judgement drawn from the Chin. A Thick and full Chin, abounding with too muth Flefli,fhews a Man inclined to Peace, honeft, and true to his Truft; but flow in Invention, ?nd eafy to be drawn either to Good or Evil. A and reafonably full ofFlefh, fhews a Perfon to be of a good Underftanding, a high Spirit, and a laudable Cpnverfation. A double Chin fhews a peaceable Dif- ppfitton, but one dull of Apprehenfion, vain, credu- lous, a great Sup planter, and fecret in all his Actions. A crooked Chin bending upwards, and picked for want ofFlefh, is by the Rules of Phyfipgnomy, according to Nature, a very bad Man; being proud, impudent, envious, threading, deceitful, prone to Anger and Treachery, and a great Thief. Thus fro m the terchead to the Chin we've fhcron H w Mankind's Inclinations may be known ; From whence th' observing Reader needs muji find We're more to Evil than to Good inclin'd. . . §. 14. Judgement to be made from the Beard, •XT’ Dung Men haveufually Hair begin/to down up- j. on their Chins at fifteen Years of Age, and fotnetimes iboner. Tbefe Hairs proceed from the Su- perfluity of Meats, the Fumes whereof afcend to their Chin and Cheeks, like Smoak to the Funnel of,*. Chimney ; andbecaufe it cannot find an open Paifage, by which it may afcerd higher, it vents it felf forth, in the Hairs, which are called the Hair of There are very few, or almoil no Women" at all chat have Hair on their Cheeks ; and the Reafoh is, thofe Humours which caufe Hair to grow on ttie Cheeks of a Man, are by Wdrtien. evacuated in their monthly Courfes ; which they have more or lefs, according to the Heat or Coldnels of their Conilitutions, and the Age and Motion of the Moon 5 of which v\e have fpoken at large in the firil Part of this Book. Yet fometimes Women of a hot Conilitution have Hair to be feen on their Cheeks, but more commonly on their Lips, or near unto their Mouths, where the Heat ipoil aboundeth. And where rhis happens, fuch Wo- men are much addiiled to the Company of Men, and are of a ilrong and manly Conilitution. And a Wo- man wjjftliath but little Hair on her Cheeks, or a- bout h*Meuth and Lips, is of a good Complexion, weak of Conilitution, lhameFaced, mild, and obedi- ent y t*hercas a Wosnan of a more hot Complexion is atnflottey S@attet*piecr; quite otherwife. But in a Man, a Beard well com-1 pofed, and thick of' Hair, fignifks a Man of good Na- ture, honeft, loving, fociabie, and full of Humanity. But on the contrary, he that hath but little Beard, is for the mod Part naturally proud, pining, peevilh, and unfociable. They who have no Beards, have always fhrill and ftrange kind of fqueakirg Voice?, and arc of a weak Confluution; which is apparent in the Cafe of Eunuchs, who, after they are deprived of their Virility, are transformed from the Nature of Men into the Condition of Women. Of Mens and Womens Beards I might fay But Prudence bids me that Difcoii'rfe give o’er. § is. Of the Judgements drawn from the Ears* GRcat and thick Ears are a certain Sign of a fool- ifh Perfon, of a bad Memory, arid- worfe Un- demanding. But frmll and thin Ears Ihew a Perfon to be ofa good Wit and Undemanding, grave,fecrea, thrifty, modeft. refolute, of a good Memory, and onel Willing to fcrve his Friend. He whole Ears are longer and broader than ordinary, is thereby figpified to bd a bold Man, uncivil, vain, loolilh, fcrviceabte. to another mere than Himfelf, arid a Man of filial! In- duftry, but of great 'Stomach. Who his'juft PraiJ'e unwillingly dies hear. Shows a good Life, as well as a good Ear, §. 16, Judgments drawn from the Pace either cf Man or Woman, A Face apt to fjve'at on every Motion, (hews the Per (bn to be of a hot Conftitution, vain and lux- uric us,of a good Stomach,but of a bad Under landing, and a worfe ConverCation. A very flefhly Face, fhews the Pevfon to be of a fearful Difpofition, but a merry Heart, and withal bountiful ond dicreet, eafy to be intreated, and apt to believe every Thing.' A lean Face by the Rules of denotes the Perfon to be atlllotle’ja 119 ofa good Underftanding, but fomewhat capricious, and difdainful in his Convcrfation. A little and round Face fhews a Perfon to be fimple, very fearful, of a bad Memory, and a clownilh Difpofition. A plump Fafceand full of Carbuncles, fhews a Man to be a great Drinker of Wine, vain, daring, and foon intoxicated. A Face red, or high coloured, Ihews a Man to be much inclined to Choler, and one that will be foon angrv, and not eafily pacified. A long and lean Face,, fhews a Man to be bold both in Speech and A&ion, but with- ,al foolilh, quarrelfcme, proud, injurous, and deceitful, A Face every way efa due Proportion,denotes an inge- nious Perfon, one fit for any Thing, and very much in- iclinedto whatds good. One of a broad, full, fat Face, is by the Rules of Phyfiognomy of a dull,lumpilb, hea- vy Conftitution, and for that one Virtue has three Vi- ces. A plain flat Face without any Rifing, ihews a Per- son to be very wife, lovely, and courtly in his Carri- age, faithful to his Friend, and patient in Adverfity, A Face finking down a little, with Creates in it, in- clineing to Leanneftj, denotes a Perfon to be very labo- rious, but envious, deceitful, falfe, quarrelfome, vain, and fillv, and ofa dull and clownilh behaviour. A Face of a handfome-Proportion, and more inclining to Fat than to Lean, fhews a Perfon juft in his A&ibns, true to his Word, civil and refpe&ful in his of 9n indifferent Underfunding; and of an extraordinary Memory. A crooked Face, long and lean,, denotes a Man endued with as bad Qualities, as the Face is With ill Features. A Face broad about the Brows, and and left as it grows toward the Chin fhews a Man fimple, and fooliih in managing his Affairs, vain tn his Difcourfe, envious in his Nature, deceitful, <]uarrelfome, and rude in his Convcrfation. A Face Well coloured full of good Features, and of an exa& Symmetry and juft Proportion in all its Parts, by Which it is delightful to look upon, is commonly the Wex ofa fairer Mind •, and fhews a Perfon to be well difpofed ; but withal declares that Vertue is not f> hiipreenably feated there, but that by ftrong Temp- 120 tations (efpecially of the fair Sex; it may be fupplant- ed, and overcome by Vice. A pale Complexion Ihews the Perfon not only to be fickly, but very mali- cious, treacherous, falfe, proud, prefumptuous and extreamly unfaithful A Face well coloured, Ihews the Perfon to be of a Praife-worthy Difpofition, and a found Complexion ; eafie ot Belief, and refpeftive to his Friend; ready to do any Man a Courtefis; and very eafie to be drawn to any Thing. BnftDtle’g Thioi V hifiognomy reads in each Face, What Vice or Wirtue rv’re mej} prone t' embrace ; For iri Man's Face there hardly is a Liney But tf feme inroard Pafpon is a Sign. And be that reads this Section o'er, may find The jairefi Face has fliU the cleaneji Mind. §. 17. Oj Judgements darn if from the Head in Generalt either oj Man or Woman. A Great Head, and round withal,denotes a Perfon to be fecret, and of great Application in Carry- ing on of Bufinefs, and all'o ingenious, and of a large imaginative Faculty and Invention : andlikewife labo- rious, conftant; and honeft. The Head whofe Gullet Hands forth, and declines towards the Earth, fignifies a Perfon thriity, : wife, peaceable, fecret, of a retired Temper, and conftant in the Management of his Af- fair's.; A long Head and Face, and great withal, denotes a vain, footjfh, and idle Perfon, a News-carrier, cre- dulous, and very envious. To have one’s Head always ihaking, and moving from ore Side to another,denotes a fhallow weak Perfon, unftahle in all his Aftions, gi- ven to Lying, a great Deceiver, a great Talker, and prodigal in bis Fortunes. A big Head and broad Face, Ihews a Man to be very couragious, a great Hunter after Women, very fufpicious, bold and foatnelefe. He who hath a very big Head, but not foproportio able as it -ought to the Body, if he hath a Ihort Neck and crooked Gullet, is generally a of a fhrewd Ap- prehenfion, wife, lecret, of 4 found Judgc- merit, faithful, true, and courteous to all. He who hath a little Head, and a Long (lender Throat, is (foe the mod part; a Mm very weak, yet apt to learn,but unfortunate in his Aft ions. And fo much lhall fuffice with refpeft to Judgements from the Head and Face. avtuotle’o sgattenPiMf. CHAP. 111. Of Judgements drawn from fever jtl other Farts of Man's Body, &c. IN the Body of Man, the Head and Face are prin- cipal Parts, being the Index that Heaven has laid open to every one’s View to make a Judgement there- from; and therefore I have been the larger in my Judgements from the feveral Parts thereof: But as to other Parts, I fhall be much more brief, as not be- ing fo obvious to the Eyes of Men. yet I fhall pro- ceed in order. The Threat, if it be white, whether it be fat or lean, fhews a Man to be vain-glorious, timorous, wanton, and very much fubjeft to Choler. If the Throat be fo thin and lean, that the Veins appear, it fhewsaManto be weak, flow, and ,of a dull and heavy ConftitUtion. A long Neck fhews onp to have long and {lender Feet, and that the Per (bn is ftiff and inflexible either to Good or Evil. A fhort Neck fhews one to be witty andinge- nious, but deceitful and inconftant, well skilled in the i Gfe ef Arms; that yet cares not to ufe them, but is a great Lover and Admirer of Peace and Quietnefs. A lean JhouJder-hme, flgnifles a Man to be weak, ti- morous, peaceable, not laborious, and yet fit for any Employment. He wfcofe Shoulder bones are of a great Eignels, is commonly, by the Rules ofPoyflognomy. a } ftrong Man; faithful, but unfortunate; fomewhat dull of U nderflanding, very laborious, a great Eater and Erinker, and one equally contented in all Conditions, He, whofe Soulder-koners feem to be fmooth, is by the R-ule of Nature, mpdeft in his Looks, and temperate all bis Actions, he h at Bed and Board. He whofe 122 Shoulder-bone bends, and. is crooked inwardly, is common- ly a dull Perfon, and withal deceitful. Long Arms, and which hanging down, do touch the Knees, tho’ fuch Arms are rarely ieen, denotes a Man libe- ial* but withal vain glorious proud* and confident. He whole Arms are very Ihorr* in refpeft ot the' Stature of his Body, is thereby fignified to be a Man of a high and gallant Spii it, of a graceful Temper, bold* and warlike. He whole Arms are heavy, and full of Bones, Sinews and Flefh, is a Man of reafonable' Strength, a great Defircr of Novelties, and Beauties, and one that is very credulous, and apt to be- lieve every thing. He vvhofe Arms are very hairy, whether they be lean or fat, is, for the mold part, a luxurious Perlon, weak in Body and Mind, very fufpicious, and malicious withal. He whole Arms have no Hair on them at all, is ot a weak Judgement very angry, vain, wanton, credulous, ealily deceived himfelf, and yet a great Deceivers of others; no Fighter* and very apt to betray his deaieu Fi lends. sm'ffatlc# 99aaet#ieu. C H A P. IV. OfValmtfiryt [hewing the yariow Judgements drawn from the Hand, "DEing engaged in this third Part to fhew what Judgements *> may be drawn according to Phyfiognomy, trom the fe- veral Parts of the Body, and coming in Order to Ipeak ot the Hands, it has put me under a NeceHity of laying some- thing about Palmiltry, which is_a Judgement made of the Conditions, Inclinations, and Fortunes of Men and Wo- men, from the various Lines and Characters which Nature Iras imprinted in their Hand, which are almoft as various'as the Hands that have them. And to render what 1. fhall lay the more plain, I will in the firtt place prefent the Scheme or figure of a Hand, and explain the various Lines therein. Iv t'lis Figure the Reader will fee that one of the Line-?, -and which indeed is reckoned the principal, is called the Line of Life j this Line indoles the Thumb, feparating in from the Hollow oi the Hand. The next ro it, which is called the Natural Line, takes its Beginning from the Riling of the near the Line of Life, and reaches to the Table Line, and generally makes a Triangle thus: A The Table Line, commonly called fhe Line of Fortune, begins under the little Finger, and ends near the middle Finger. The Gir- dle of which is another Line fo called, begins near xhe firft Joint of the little Finger, and ends between the fere Finger and the middle Finger. The Line of Death is that which plainly appears in a Counter Line to that of Lite 5 and is by fome called the Siller-line ending ufitally as the other ends: For when the Line of Life'll ended, Death comes, and It can go no further. There are aifo Lines in the flefhy Parts, as in the Ball of the Thumb, which is called the Mount of Venus h under each of the Fingers are abb Mounts, which are each one governed by a feveral Planet ; and the Hollow of the Hand is called the Plain of Mars; Thus, ' • „ . S&tifffltle’g pallet* Piece. The Thumb ire to Dame Venus Rule commit, Jove the fore Finger fwa)ss as he thirties fit : Old Saturn does the middle Finger guide: O'er the R ing Finger Sol does fill/ preftde : The out fide Brawn pale Cynthia does direct. And into th’ Hollow Mars does msfi infpeCt : The little Finger does to Merc’ry fall. Winch is the nimhlefi F/anet of them all. I now proceed to give Judgement from thefe feveral Lines ; ,And in the firft place, take notice that in Falmiflry the left ‘Hand is chiefly to be regarded ; becaufe therein the Lines Uie moll viflblc, ami have the ftrifleft Communication with the Heart and Bram. Now having p; embed. this, in the /text Place obierve the Line of Life, and if it be fair, ex* Jended to its full Length, and not broken with an Intermix- !Ure of Crofs Lines, it ftiews long Life and Health 5 and it the fame if a double Lins of Life appears, as there fome- hmes does. When the Stats appear in this Line, it is a fig- fificator of great Loffes and Calamities:. If on it there be [he Figure of two o‘s or ar, it threatens the Perfon with olindne|s: If it wraps it fell about the Table lane, then decs *t promife Wealth and Honour to be attained by prudence 5:.d induitry. If the Line be cut or jagged at the upper-end, Jt denotes much Sickne.s. If this Line be cut by any Lines doming from the Mount of Venus, it declares die Perfon o roe Unfortunate in Love and Bufinefs alio, and threaten* him with bidden Death. A Crofs between the Line of T die Table Line, ftiews the Perfon to be very and charitable, and of a noble Spirit. Lee 113 now fee the Signification of the Table Line. / The Table Line, when broad, and of a lovely Colour, fhews a healthful Confitution, and a quiet and concerned Mind, and of a contagious Spirit: But if it have Croffes towards the little Finger, it threatens the Party with muclr Affliction by Skknefs. If the Line be double, or divided info three parts in any of the Extremities, it fhews the Per- fon to be of a generous Temper, and of a good Fortune to fupport it; but if this Line be forked at the End, it threa- tens the Perfon fhall fuffer by Jealoufies, and Doubts, and with the Lofs of Riches got by Deceit. If three Points inch as thefe ... are found in it, they denote the Perfon prudent and liberal, a Lover of Learning, and of a good Temper. If it fpreads it felf towards the tore and middle Finger, and ends blunt, it denotes Preferment. Let us now fee what it Unified by. # . The Middle Line. This Line has in it oftentimes (for there is fcarce one Hand in which it varies not) divers very fignificant Char afters. Many fmall Lines, between this and the Table-line, threaten the Party with Sickne's, but alio give him Hopes of Recovery. A half Oofs branching into ||iis Line, declares the Perfon fhall have Honour, Riches, and good Succels in all his Under takings. A half Moon de- notes cold and watry Diftempers ; but a Sun or Star upon this Line, promifes Profperity and Riches; This Line dou- ble in a Woman, fhews fhe will have feveral Husbands, but without any Children by them. The Line of Venus, if it happens to be cut or divided near the Fore-finger, threatens Ruin to tire Party, and that it fhall befal him by means of lafciviows Women, and bad Company : Two Croffes upon this Line, one being bn the Fore-finger, and the other bending towards the little Finger, fhews the party to be weak, and inclined to Mddefty and Virtue ; indeed it generally denotes Modefty in Women, and s therefore thofe who delire fuch Wives, ufually chufe them by this Standard. The Li-ver-l ine, if It be ttraight, and croffed by other lanes, fhews the Perfon to be of a found Judgement, and a piercing Underftanding : Bat if it be winding, crooked, and bending outward, it fhews Deceit and Flattery, and that the Party is not to be traded. If it makes a Triangle A, or Quadrangle □, it fhews the Perfon to be of nob'e Dtfcent, and ambitious of Honour and Promotion. If it happens that this Line and the middle Line begin near each other, it denotes the Perfon to be weak in Iris Judgement, « a Man ; but if a Woman, danger by hard Labour. The Tain Mars being in, the hollow of the Hand, molt arisctk’g ®ai!er* Piece. of the Twines pafs through it, which render it very fignifi* cant. This 'Plain being hollow, and the Lines beingcrook* cd and diftorted, threaten the Party to fall by his Enemies- When the Lines beginning at the Wiift, aie long within the .Plain, reaching the Brawn of the Hand, they fhew the Per- Ton to be one given to Quarelling, often in Broils, and of a hot and fiery Spirit, by which he fha.ll fuffer much Damage. If deep large Crofies be in the middle of the Plain, it Brows the Party fhall obtain Honour by Martial Exploits ; but if it be a Woman, that fhe fhall have feveral Husbands, and cafy Labour with her Children. The Line of Death is fatal, when any Croffes or broken Lines appear in it; for they threaren the Perfon with Sick- nefs and a fhort Life A clouded Moon appearing therein, threatens a Childbed W'bman wish Death. A bloody Spot, in the Lins, denotes a violent Death. A Star like a Comer, threatens Ruin by War, and Death by Pettilence. Bnt if a bright Sim appears therein, it promifes long Life and Piofperiuy, As for ,the Lines in the Wriji, being fair, they denote good Fortune ; but if crofted and broken, the contrary. Thus much with relpefd to the feveral Lines in the Hand; Now as to the Judgement to be made from the Hand itfelf 5 if the Hand be foft and long, and lean withal, it denotes the Perfon of a good IT a Lover of Peace and ■Hor.efty, difereer, fcrviceab’e, a good Neighbour, a Lover of Learning. He whofe Hands are very thick, and very fhort, is thereby fignified to be faithful, ftrong and labori- ous, and one that cannot long retain his Anger. He whofe Hands are full of Hahs, and thole Hairs thick, and great ones, if his Fiageis withal be crooked, is thereby denoted to be luxurious, vain, falfe, of a dull ITndcrftanding, and more foolifh than wi e. He whofe Hands and Fingers do bend upwards, is commonly a Man liberal, ferviceablr, a Ceeper of Secrecy, and apt, to his power (for he is-T'ddorrv fortunatej to do any Man a Courtefie. He whofe Hand is ftift, and will not bend at the upper Joyrtfs near to his Fin- ger, is always a wretched miferable Perfon, covetous, obfti- nate, Incredulous, and one that will believe nothing that contradiffs iris own p ivate Intereft. And thus much fhall (office to befaidof Judgements in Phyfiognomy taken from the Hands arfantlt’js ?3ancopifCe. Thus he that Nature rightly under [lands. May from each Line imprinted in his Hands, H'S future Tate and Fortune come to know. And in what Path it is his Feet (hallgo : His fecret Inclinations he may fee. And to what Vice he (fsali addicted he ; 126 To tli End that when'he looks into his Hand, He may upon his Guard the better fiand 5 And turn his wandrin% Steps another Way, Ji hen e’er he finds he does from Virtue fray. iduotle’g CHAP. V. judgements according to Phy/togmmy drawn from the federal Tarts of the Body, from the Hands to the Feet. A Large and full Bread fhews a Man valiant and coura- X V Sinus, but withal proud, and hard to deal with i quick-' ly angry ; and very apprehenfive of an Injury. He whole i2iea.lt is narrow, and which rifeth a little in the Middle of it, is by the bed Rules of Phyfiognomy of a clear Spirit, of •y,reat Understanding, goodin Counfel, very faithful, clean both in blind and Body y yet as an Allay to all this, he is loon Angry, and inclined long to keep it. He whofe Bread ts (bmetning hairy, is very luxurious, and ferviceable toano-; tner.. He who has no Hairs upon his Bread, is a Man weak ; by Nature, of a ’lender Capacity, and vary timorous, but .<•* a laudable Lite and Cohverfation, inclined to Peace and •much retired to him'elf. The Back or the Chine Bone, if the Flefh be any thing hairy and lean, and higher than any ocher Part that is be- hind, iknifics a Man fhamelefs, beaftly, and withal mali- cious. He whole Back is large, big, and fat, is thereby de- noted to be a tlrong and flout Man, but of a heavy. Difpo- 1 iition, vain, flow, and full of Deceit. A Man who has a great Paunch or Belly firetching our, is ; one that, by the Rules of Phyfiognomy, is apt to havea good Opinion of himfelf, a great Pater, and a greater Drinker, j How in undertaking, and flower in profecuting what he un- j dertakes j yet very magnanimous, and indifferent honed. ■■ H? whole Belly is but little, is for the mod part a Man, condantinhis Undertakings, fagacious, of a good Underhanding, and found Judgement. He whofe Belly is very hairy, that is to fay from the Navel downwards, is de- noted thereby to be very talkative, bold, apprehenuve, wittv, a lover of Learning and Eloquence, and fpeaks well Eimfelf, noble in his Reblutions, but not very fortunate. He or firs whofe Belly is Toft over all the Body, is weak, luftful, and fearful upon little or no Occafion, of a good j Ur.dcrftanding, and an excellent Invention, but little Eaters, faithful, but of a various Fortune, and meets with more Adverfity than Profperity. He whofe Flefh is rough and hat'd, is a Man of drong Conditutioii, and very bold, but vain, proud, and of a cruel Temper.' A Perfon whofe Skin isfmooth, fat, and white, is aPerfon, curious, vain-glori- ous, timorous, fhame-faced, malicious, faife, and too wife to believe all he hears. Thick Ribs, and flcfhy, fignify once of a ftrong Conftitu- tion, but dull, flow, heavy, and loolifh. One whole Ribs are thin and hollow, and dedicate of much Fiefh, is for cue molt part of a weak Conftitution, not made to endure La- bour, apprehenfive, honed, and confcientious. A Thigh full of Hair, and the Hair inclin’d to curl, fig- nines one Jufty, licentious, fir for Copulation : Thighs with b’.K little Hair, and tlrofe fine and (lender, thews the Fer- fon to be reafonably chafte,and one that Iras no great Defire to veneral Pleafures, and who will have but few Children, Hips that are fiefhy, denote the Perlon to be bold, ftrong, and prodigal; And this appears not only in human Kind, but in feveral Fowls that are fiefhy in thofe Parts, as the Cock, the Hawk, and others. But on the contrary, Hips thin and lean, fignifie the Party to be weak, timorous, and unfit for hard,Larbour. Knees that are full and fat, ■ do fignify a Man to be liberal, but ve'y fearful, vain, and not able to endure any great Labour: But he whole Knees are.lean, and the Bones there*, of do eafiily appear, is ftrong, bold, induftrious, not apt-to be tired, a good Footman, and one rhat delights to travel. The Legs of both Men and Women have a fieftiy Subftance behind, which are called Calves, which Nature hath giyen them (as in our Book of living Creatures we have observed.) in Lieu of thofe long Tails, winch molt other Creatures hayg pendant behind. Now a great Calf, and lie whole Legs are of a great Bone, and hairy withal, denote the Perfon to l>e ftrong bold, fecure, dull in Underfunding, and (low in Uufmf., inclin’d to Procreation, and for the moft part fortunate in his Undertaking's. Little Legs, and but little Hair on them, (hews the Perfon to be weak, fearful, of a quick Under* Handing, and neither luxu ious at Bed nor Board. He whole Legs do much abound with Hairs, (hews he has great Store in another place, and that he is luftful and luxurious, ftrong, bur unftable inßefolutions,and abounding with ill Humours. The Joynts of tl>e Feet, if they be broad and thick, and ft’and out withal, fignify the Perfon to be fhame-faced, fear- ful, weak, and not apt to endure Hardfhip, or much La- bour? but withal very faithful, apprehenfive of any thing, and kind to his Friend. He or (he, the Nails of* whole* Feet are croaked like Faukons, is a Perfon of a malicious, greedy, and5 ravenous Difpofition but thofe whole Nails of their Feet are of a competent Length and Thicknefs, and a little reddifh withal, are by Nature bold, ftrong, and biafi foiritecL auffcrtlE’s .Tne Feet of either Man or Woman, if broad and thick with Flefh, and long in Figure, especially if the Skin feds hard, they are by Nature of a ftrong Confutation, and a grofs Nutriment, but of a weak Intel!eif, which renders thezr Undertakings vain : But Feet that are thin and lean, and of a foit Skin, fhew the Peifon to be but weak of Body, but of a ftrong Uuderftanding, and of an excellent Wit. The Nailoi a Foot belongs to Manor Woman, but raliens are proper to Birds only and Beads . And even Nals in Men or Women, are not without their Significa- tion in Phyftognomy : For Nails that arc long, thin, and of a good Colour, do fhew either Man or Woman to he of a good Condition, and of a good and found Difpofition of Body : Befides, where the Nails are thus long and thin, it fhews that the Mother of that Perfon fed on Things of a good Nourifhment, and on no Meats that were'over-falted , or unlealbned. Thofe whofe Nails are white, with feme Mixture of Rednefs, are healthful Perfons ; and thofe whofe Nails are grofs, and of another Colour, are for the to oft part fickly and weak. The Heels, when little, and lean, fhew a Perfon apt to entertain Fear, upon any light Occafion, and alfo denote Weaknefs and Simplicity. When the Heels are full, that is to fay, great and thick, it is a Sign the Perfon Is bold, ftrong and couragious, and apt to endure Labour. The Soles of the Feet do adminifter plain and evident Signs whejjp>y the Difpofitions and Conftitutions of Men and Women may be known, as do the Palms of their Hands; being as full of various Lines, by which Junes all the For- tunes, or the Misfortunes of Man or Woman rmv be known, and their Manners and Inclinations made plainly to appear. But this in general we mav take Notice of, that many long Lines and Strokes, do prefage many-Afflictions, and a very troublefome Life, attended with mutfh Chief and Toil, Care, Poverty, and Mifery ; but fhort Lines if they are thick and full of crofs Lines, are -et worfein every De- gree, Thofe, the Skin of whofe Soles is very thick and grofs, are for the moft part able, ftrong, and venturous. Whereas on the contrary, thofe the Skin of whofe Soles of their Feet is thin, are generally weak and timorous. I Ihall now, before 1 conclude (.having given an Aceouni ofwhgt Judgement may be made by ohferving the feveral Parts of the Body, from the Crown of the Head to the So’e of the Feetj give an Account of what Judgements may be drawn by the Rules of Phyfiognnmy from Things Extrane- ous to the Body, among which I reckon thofe Excrefcences .which are found upon many s and which indeed to them arc Parts of the Body, but are fo far from being neceflary Parrs, sitmtm ®aaet>Pece- that they are the Deformity and Harden of it ; fand after- wards fay lomcthing of thole Habits of the Body by which Perfons diftinguifh themelves. attttatle’si SoaOtr-Ptc«* t. Of Crooked and Deformed Ferfons, A Crooked Bread or Shoulder, or the Exuberance of Flefh in the Body either ot Man or Woman, fignifies the Per- fon to be extreamly parlimuaious and ingenious, and of a great Undei (landing- but very covetous, and fcraping after the Things of tire World ; attended aii'o with a very bad Memory, being alfo very deceitful and .malicious : They are feldom'in a Medium, but ekhei very virtuous, or extream- ly vicious. But if the Perfon deformed hath an Excrefcence on the Bread inftead of the Back, he is for the molt part of a doable Heart, and very aufchievous. x. Of the divcrfe Manners of Gainand particular Fojtures both of Men ami Women. O H or fhe that goes (Jowly, making great Steps as they go, i-A are generally Perions of bad Memory, and dull of Ap- p.ehenfion, given to loyteiiug, and not apt to believe what is told them. He who goes apace, and makes (hort Steps, is for the part quick in all his Undertakings, fvvift in his Imagination, and nimble in die Difpolition of his Affairs. He who makes wide and uneven fteps, and goes fide-long withal, is one of a giecdy, fordid Nature, fubtil, maiittt- ous, and wife to do Evil. 3- Of the common Gate ani-Motion either in Man orjVoman. EVevy Man hath a certain kind of Gate and Motion c» hitihelf, and io in a Manner hath_every Woman : For a Min to be fhaking his Head, or tiling any light Motion with his Hands or Feet when he Ihould be retired : This Man, whether he Hands, or fits, or fpeaks, is always ac- companied with an extravagant Motion unneceffary, luper- finaus, unhandfome. Now this Man by tire Rules of Nature and Fiiyfiognomy, is a Man vain, unwife, unchafte, a De- tractor, unitable and unfaithful. He or (lie whole Motion is not much when ducouvi'mg with any one, is tor the rnoft part wife and wdl-b-ed, and tic for any Employment, inge- nious and apprehenfive, frugal, faithful, and indufirious in Bufinefs. He whofc Pofture is forward and back, or as it were whisking up and down, and mimical, is thereby de- noted to be a vain filly Perfon, of a heavy and dull Wit, and very malicious. He whole Motion is lame and lumping, or any otiierwile imperfeCt, or that counterfeits an Imper- fection, is denoted to be envioug, covetous, and malicious, fade, and detracting. srttitotie’g £pafter*piec& T3Hyfiognomy draws Several Judgements alio from the Sta- jme of a Man, which take as foiloweeh : if a Man be upright and firaight, and inclined rather to Leannefs than Fat, it fhews him to be bold, cruel, proud, clamorous, hard to p'eaie, and harder to be reconciled when difpleafed ; very frugal, deceitful, and in many Things malicious. To be o; a tail Stature, aud corpulent with it, denotes him to be not only handfome, but valiant also, but of no extraor- dinary Underftanding, and which is worft of all, ungrate- ful and trapanning. He who is extreamly tall, and very ■ean, and thin, is a plodding, projecting Man that defigr.s no Good himfelf, and fufpeCfs every one to be as bad as himfelf, importunate to obtain what he defires, and ex- xreamly wedded to his own Humours. He who is thick 3nd fnert, is vain, envious, fiifpicious, and very fhallow -■t Apprehenfion, eafy of Belief, but very long before he will forget an Injury. He who is lean and fhort, but up- right withal, is by the Rules of Fhy/iognomy, wife and in- genious, bo!d; and Confident, of a'good Underftanding, but of a deceitful Heart. He who (loops as he goes, not fo much by Age asCuftora, is very laborious, a Retainer of ■'secrets, but very incredulous, and not eafy to believe every vain Report he hears., He that goes with his Belly ftrctch- ing forth, is fociable, merry, and eafily to be perfuaded. 4. 'Judgements drawn from the Stature of a Man, f. General Ohfkryations worthy of Note. 117 Hen you find a red Man to be faithful, a tall Man to he ■ v wife, a fat Man to be fwift of Foot, a lean Man to be a Fool, a handfome Man notto be "proud, a poor Mm not to rd envious, a whitely Man to be wife, one that talks in the Nbfe to fpeak without fhnffling, a Knave to be no Lyar, an upright Man not to be bold and hearty to his own Lofs, one that drawls vohenhe fftaks notto be crafty and circiimverttirig; a Man of hot CphftittKion, and full of Hair on his B eatt ■and 6odv, notto be luffful ; on.e that winks on another with his Eyes, not to be falfis and deceitful; one that knows Ivw to fhuffle his Cards, to be ignorant how to deal them ; a rich Man to be prodigal, a Sailor and Hangman to be. pi- tiful i a poor Man to build Churches, a Higlar not to be a. Xyar, and'Piaifer of his Ware, a Buyer not to find fault with, and undervalue that he would willingly buy; a Quack Doftor to ha ve a good Confcicnce both to God and Man ; a Bailiff, or Catch-pole, not to be a mercileTs Villain. ;an Hoftsfs not to over-veckon you, and an Ufurer to be charita- ble; then fay you have found a Prodigv, or Men. affing contrary to the common Courfe of their Nature. 99aaec-I9£ece. CHAP. VI. Of the Powers of the Celefiial Bodies over Men and Women. TJAviog fpoken thus largely of Phyfiognomy, -and the Judge- x ments given thereby concerning the Difpolitions and tions of Men and Women, drawn by the faid Art from every Parc (yea, even from the Excrefcences) of the Bodies of Men and1 Women, it will be convenient here, to fhew how all theie Things cometopafs: And how it is that the fecret Inclinations, and fu- ture Fates of Men and Women may be known from the Conll- derationof the feveral Parts of their Bodies. This arifeth from the Power and Dominion of Superiour Powers over Bodies Infe- riour ; By fuperiour Powers I underhand the twelve Signs of the Zodiack, whofe Signs, Characters, and Signification, are theie that follow. j. Aries, 'f, a Ram, which governs the Head and Face. 2. Taurus, £5, a Bull, which governs the Neck. 3. Gemini, 3X, the Twins, which governs the Hands and Arms. 4.. Cancer, Cg, a Crab, which governs the Bread and Stomach. 5. Leo, , A Lion, which governs the Back and Heart. 6. Virgo, JA Virgin, who governs the Belly and Weis. ’ 7. Libra, q, A pair of Eallances, which governs the Reins and Loyns. 8. Scorpio, tJI, A Scorpion, he governs the Secret Parts. 9. Sagitary, , A Centaur,with Bow and Arrows; who governs the Thighs. to. Capricorn, VS> A Goat, he governs the Knees, 11. Aquarius, 2w, A young Man pouring out a Cup of Wafer, he governs the Legs. . J2, Pifces, arFifb, he governs the Feet, artOotlt’s Soaftet#itte. All which arc exaftly prefented to the Eye by this Figure. It is here farchermore neceflary to let the Reader know that ihe Antients hare divided the Celellial Spheres into twelve Parrs according to the Number of thefe Sings, which are termed Houfcs ■, and have placed the twelve Signs into the twelve Houles ias in the firft Houle Aries, in the fecood Taurus, in the third Gemini Sic. And befides their aligning the twelve signs to the twelve Houles, they allotted to each Houle its proper Bali* pels. To the firft Houle they give the Signification of Life ; The fecond has the Signification of Wealth, Subftance or Riches ■, The third is the Manfion of Brethren; The fourth the Houle of Parentage j The fifth is the Houfe of Children ; The fitth is the Haute of Sicknefs or Difeafes; The feventh is the Houfe of Wedlock, and ailb of Enemies, hscaufe oftentimes a Wife or Husband proves the worit Enemy ; The eighth is the Houfe of Death ; ; The ninth is the Houfe of Religion ; Ths tenth is the Significator of Honour I The eleventh of Friendship j The twelfth is the Houfe of Affliftioa and Woe. All which are comprehended in the following Verfes: Firfl Houfe Jhews life, the fecond iVealtk doth give •, The third, bow Brethren, fourth bow Parents live } JJJue the fifth, the fixth Difeafe does bring \ The fevenlb tVedlocand the eighth Death's Sting ; The ninth Religion, the tenth Honour Jhows -, friendjhip tb} eleventh, and the twelfth our iVbes. Mow, Ajirologically fpeakjng, a Houle is a certain Space In the Heaven or Firmament, divided by certain Degrees, through which the Planets have their Motion ; and in which they have their Refidence, and are fituate. And thefe Houfes are divided by thirty Degrees, for every Sign has lb many Degrees. And thefe Signs or Houfes are called the Houfes of fuch and Inch Planets as make there Refidence therein, and are laid to delight in them, and as they are pofited in fuch and fuch Houfes, are faid to be either dignified, or debilitated. For tho’ the Planets in their feveral Revolutions go through all the Houfes, yet there arc Ibme Houfes which they are more properly faid to delight in: As for Inftance, Aries and Scorpio are the Houfes of Mars, Tau- rus and Libra of Venus, Gemini and Virgo, of Mercury Sagitta- tins and Pifces are the Houfes of Jupiter, Capricorn and Aquari' vs are the Houfes of Saturn j Leo is the Houle of the Sun, and Cancer» is Hie Houfe of the Moon. Now to fum up all, and Ihew how this concerns Phyfiognomy, it is thus: As the Body of Mao, as we have (hewed, is not only ooverned by the Signs and Planets, but every Part is appropri- ated to one or other of them, fo according to the particular in- fluences of each Sign and planet fo governing, is the Difpofition, Inclination and Nature of the Perfon governed : For as inch and fuch Marks and Tokens do Ihew a Perfon to be born under Inch a planet, fo according to the Nature, Power, and Influences of the Planet is the Judgement to be made of that Perlbn. By which the Reader may fes that the Judgements drawn from Phyfiogno- my are grounded upon a certain Verity. The End of Ariftotle’s Mafter-Piece. T H E Family Phyfician; Being Choice and Approved Remedies for all the feveral Distempers in- cident to Humane Bodies. For the Apoplexy, TAke Man’s Skull prepared, Powder of the Roots of Male Peony, of each an Ounce and half’, Contrayerva, baltard Dittany, Angelica, Zedoary ; of each two Drams Mix and make a Powder; add thereto two Ounces of .candid Orange and Lemon-peel, beat all together to a Powder, whereof you may take Haifa dram, or a dram. . A Tnwderfor the Epilepfy, or Falling Sickjiefs. • TakeofOpopanax, crude Antimony, Dragon’s Blood, Caltor, Peony-feeds, of each an equal Quantity; make a fubtle Powder • The Dofe from half a Dram in black-cherry Water. Before you take it, the Stomach mull be cleanfed with feme proper as that of Mynficht's, Emetick Tartar, from four Grains to hx • If for Children, Salt of Vitriol, from a Scruple to hall a Dram. Take Cream oi Tartar half a Scruple, Carter two Grains Mix all together for a Vomit, to be taken about four a Clock ui the Afternoon. At Night going to Bed, ?twill be very proper to take a Dofe of the Apolfolick PoWder. A Vomit for fwimming in the Head. For an Headach of a longjiaading. Take the Juice, or Powder, or dillill’d Water ot Hoglice, and continue the Ule of it. Take Conferve of Comfrey, and of Hipps, of each an Ounce and half: Conferva of red Roles, three Ounces, Dragon’s Blood a Dram, Species of Hyacinth two [Scruples, red Coral a dram: Mix, and with Syrup of fed Poppies make a foft Electuary. Take the Quantity of a Walnut, Night and Morning. For Spitting ef Blood. Take Crab’s Eyes, red Coral, Ivory, of each two drams; burnt Harts-hom one Dram, Cinnamon and red Saunders, of each hall a Diam ; Make of all a iubds Powder, and take half a Pram as you fee Occafion. A Powder againfl vomiting. ’fcfce family p&gßtian. 135 . Take o> Venice Treacle and Diafcordium, ot each half a dram m warm Ale, Water gruel, or what you bed like, lad at Night going to bed. For a Loofenejs. Fird take a dram of Powder of Rhubarb in a fufficient Quan- tity of Conferve ot red Rofes, in the Morning early; Then at Night take ot torrify’d or roaded Rhubarb, half a dram, dial- cordium a dram and half. Liquid Laudanum cydoniafed, a fern- pis : Mix, and make a Bolus. For the Bloody Flux. Take Carious water ten Ounces, Water of red Poppies three Ounces, fyrup ot Poppies an Ounce; Pearl prepared a Dram: Make a Julep, and take fix Spoonfuls every fourth Hour. For an Inflammation of the Lunas, Take Gum Armoniac and Bdellium did'olved in Vinegar of Squid, ot each halt an Ounce; Powder of the Leaves of Hed<>e Mudard and Savory, ot each half a dram, Flowers of Sulphur three drams, and with a fufficient quantity of Syrup of Sulphur, make* Mafsot fmali Pills; three whereof take evary Evening. Pills very profitable in an Afthma. Take choice Rhubard one Dram, Gum Lac prepared two Drams; Xyloaloes, Cinnamon, long Birthwort, ot each half a £*raP1> Radius ot the Sun doned, Fidicks, of each half an Ounce; the bed Engluli Saffron, half a Scruple : With Syrup of Cichory and Rhubarb make an Eiedfuary. Take the Quantity 0f a Nir- meg, or a fmall Walnut, every Morning fading. An rieSuary for the Drop ft. For aHrea!(ntfs in Women. Alter a gentle Purge or two? take the following Decpftion, viz. A.Qtiarter of a Pound of Lignum Vitae, Saflafrais half a Qiiarter ot a Pound, Haifms of the Sun half a Pound, liqaorifh liiced- two Ounces ; boyl all in fix Quarts of Water to a Gallon ; drain arnd keep it tor .Ufe. Take had a Pint firfl: in the Mornin*, fc- ding twaHoars after; another at four a Clock in the Afternoon ; the third lad at Night going to bed. lake clean French Barley a Handful, Leaves of Mallows, Mer- cury, Vio-lexs, ot each a Handful and a half; twelve Damask Prunes', boy. all in a futficicnt Quantity of Water to a Pint and ha t; when drained add an Ounce and half of frefh Caffia and mhet Day WUh lhC Y°lk °f an Egs" This may be iojea6d every A Clyftsr proper in a Plurefie. Ta&s 0)1 cf Violets, ot Iwest Almonds, of each an Ounce ; An Ointment for the fame. €(je jfamilp p&pnctan. with Wax and a little Saffron, make an Oyntment} Warm it, and bathe it upon the Part affiedted. An Ointment for the Itch. Take fulphur Vive in Powder, half an Ounce-, Oyl of Tartar per deliqnium,’ a fufficient Quantity. Oyntment of Roles, four Ounces-, make a Liniment, to which add a Temple of Oyl of Rhodium to aromatize it, and rub the Parts affected with it. For a running Scab. Take two Pounds of Tar, incorporate it into a thick Mils with good lifted Allies: boyl the Malk in Fountain-water, adding Leaves of Ground*lvy, white Hore-hound, Fumitory, Roots of {harp pointed dock, and of Elecampane, of e.uh four Handful* j make a Bath to be ufed with Care of taking Cold. Take Wormfeed, half a Dram ; Flower of Sulphur, a Dram ; Sal-prunella, Haifa Dram: Mix, ’find make a Powder. Give as much as will lye upon a 111ver Threepence Night and Morning in Grocer’s Treacle or Honey . Or for People grown up, you may add a fufficient Quantity of Aloes Rofat, and fo make them up into Pills, three oa four thereof may be taken every Morning. For Worms in Children. For the Gripes in children. Give a Drop or two of the Oil of Annifeedsioa fpjonful of Pa- nada, Milk, or what elfe you think fit. Take Crab’s Eyes, a Dram •, Cream of Tartar, Haifa Dram ; white Sugar-candy finely powderedt the Weight of both: Mix all very well together, and give as much as will lye oponaiilvec Threepence, in a Spoonful of Barley-water, or Sack-whey. For Fevers in Children. An Ele ftuary for the Scurvey. Take Conferyes ot Fumitory, Roman Wormwood, Scorvygrafs, of each two Ounces: Powder of the Roots of Angelica, Winter's Cinnamon, Aron Root, of each two Drains ; Powder of Crab’s Ejes : a Dram •, Species dia trion Santalon, a Dram and a half; Salt of Wormwood two Drams-, with a futile lent Quantity of Syrup of the Juice of Citron-peel, make an Electuary. Take,the Quantity of a Nutmeg Night and Morning, drinking after it a good Draught of clarified Whey. ForHeatofVrine. Take Roots of Mallows a Pound, Leaves of Mallows and March- mallows, of each two handfulsboy 1 them in (is Quarts ot Bar- ley-water to a Gallon, (train and fweeten it with Syrup of Marin, mallows, and drink it as common Drink, €4): family PDyficimt. 137 Take Chicken broth, wherein are boiled the Hoots of Butcher’s- broom. Chervil, Polypody, the Leaves of Scolopendrium, Han’s Tongue, and Ccterach: Take a draught every Morning, at live a Clock in the Afternoon, and lalt at Night, diilblving in each draught half a dram of Cream of Tartar, and ten Grains of Salt of Wormwood. A Broth for Melanchelly Terfons, A Purging Broth for an Aftbma. Take Roots of Florentine Orrice, Elecampane*'of each a Dram andha’f; leaves of Colt's Foot, Hyfop*of each a handful; Rai- fins of the Sun cleaned, licjuorifh diced, of each two Drams; Figs in number four, choice Sena three Drams, Roots of Polypody of the Oak, and Seeds of ballard Saffron, of each half an Ounce; Annifeeds a Dram and half; boyl them with the third or fourth Parc of an old Cock. Make broth to be taken in the Morning, at five in tbs Afternoon, and lad at Night, for twelve or four- teen Days fuccdlively. , For (pitting of Blood. Ta\e Conferve of Hips and Comfrey, of each an Ounce and a half; of Red Rofes three Ounces, Dragon's Blood a Dram, Red Coral a Dram, Species of Hyacinth, two Scruples: With a fujfi. dent Quantity of Syrup of red Poppies, make a foft Elea nary ; Take a Dram and half at Night, and early in the Morning, drinlfing after it a Draught of the following Julep. Take Progfpawn ■ water. Plantain-water, of each three Drams ; Syrup of Red Rofes, and Syrup of Coral, of each an Ounce ; Dree* gous Blood two Scruples; mix and take as before directed. A Deception for an Inflammation of the Lungs. Take /hazings of lla-t's-horn and Ivory, of each three Drams ; prtf/i roots three Ounces, Raifins of the Sun Honed, an Ounce and half ; Liquorijh two Drams; biyl them in three Pounds of Water to two : When flrained,. add Syrup of Violets an Ounce, Salpru- nella a/dram ; take three or four Ounces thrice a Day. A Diet-drink for the Vertigo, or fwimming of the Head. Take final'i Ale, and boil in the Leaves of the Mifleto of the apple tree. Roots of Male-peony, Peony flowers ; then put it into a Vejfel of four Gallons, in which hang a Bag with half a Pound of Peacock?* Dung, and two Drams of Cloves bruijed , Drink it as common Drink* Clje jfamii? Pfipfiftan. Tate Leaves of GronncTlvy five Handfuls; Nutmegs ffeed, 'in number fir.; Crumbsdf White bread two Pounds,. Snails, half’ boyled and diced, three Pounds; Milk from off this three or four times a Day ; You may fweeten it with Sugar of Pearl, or Roles. A DijiiUed Water for a confirmed Pthlfic A Quieting Night draught when the Cough is violent. Take of Water of Green W1 eat fix Ounces Syrup of Dialcor- dium three Ounces: Mix, fake two or,three Spooaiuls.going--to jkd, every Nighti or every other Night. For the Dropfy An afarea. After due Purgation take the following Diet-drink, viz. Take Roots of Florentine Orris, Calamus Aromaticus, Elecampane* lefier Oalangal. of each an Ounce and half; Shavings of Lignum Vitae and Saflkfrafsofeach four Ounces; Ray-berries and Juniper- berries, of each two Ounces; Seeds of Annis, Coriander, Caro* ways, Iweet Fennel, Dill, of each an Ounce ; Cubebs and long Pepper, of each an Ounce and half; Nutmegs Ginger and Clove-, of each half an Ounce ; Jamaica Pepper two Ounces, the dry Leaves of Agrimony, ’Calamine, WoOd-iage, of each a‘Handful ; Liquorlfh three Ounces. After you ha ve diced and btuifid them, boyl them in four Gallons of Spring-water to the Had, drain and bottle it for common drinking. ATbyftcial Ale far the fame. Take Shavings of Saflafrafs three Ounces, Roots of the leffw Oalangal an Ounce, Carrot-feeds and Juniper-berries of each an Ounce and haltj white Allies oi Broom cleanfed, two Pounds; Put all into a Lag. and bang it in four Gallons of new Ale or Wort, let it land ilx or feven Days, then you may begin to drink of it. For the Dropfy Afcjtes, Take the Leaves of Sea-bindweed, and Hedge-hyflbp of each a Handful; Roots of Dwarf elder, and Domedick Orr/s; of each an Ounce and a hall; Roots ot ADraVacca and wild Cucumbers, of each‘two Ounces; Roots of leller Galangal fix Drams, Jalop half an Ounce, Elaterium three Drams, Cubebs two Drams, ilice and bruileall, then add to them three Pounds of tartarifed Spirit of Wine, put them in a Sand-heaf for two Days: Then (drain very clear, of which you may take the Quantity of two or three poonfuls in a proper Vehicle. For a Tympany Dropfy, Take Roots of Chervil, and candyed Erlngo-root?, of each an ounce ; roots of butchers broom, two ounces; grafs- roots, three ounces; (havings of ivory and harts horn, of each two drams and a half; burdock-feeds three drams,boyl them in three pound of tyring water to two. While the ftrain’d liquor is hot, pour it upon the leaves of water crefles and goofe-grafs bruis’d, of each a handful, adding a pint of rhenifll wine: Make a clofe infufion for two hours, then ftratn our the liquor again, and add to it 3 ounces of nia- giftral water of earth-worms, and an ounce and half of the fyrup of the five opening roots. Make an Apoxera, where- of take four ounces twice a day,: 1 Clje fnmilp PBfistfa* Fir a Vomiting. Take fait of wormwood two drams, compound powder of aron-roots an ounce and half, fugar of rofes three drams. Make a powder, and take a dram in the morning, and at five in the afternoon, in a draught of beer boy Pd with mace and a cruft of bread. Take Venice treacle an ounce, powder of tormentil-roots, contrayerva, pearl, and prepared coral, of each a dram, conferve of red rofes violated, two ounces, with a diffid- ent quantity of fhe fyrup of dry’d rofes, make an cleft nary. Take the quantity of a wallnut every fourth or fifth hour, drink after it a draught of ale, or beer, with a cruft of bread, mace, or cinnamon boil’d in it. For a Vomiting or Loofenc fs. For the Prembling of the Heart. Take white amber a fcruple, both bexoars, of each half a dram, coral prepar’d, and pearl, of each two drams; am- bcrgreafc a fcruplo-; make a powder. Take half a dram twice a day in the following diftill’d water. Take filings of iron half a pound, the rinds of twelve oranges, frelh ftr aw berries eight pound : bruife them, and add to them a gallon of white wine. Let them digefc in a farul-heat clofe cover’d for twenty four hours, afterwards diftil in a common ftill. Take the powders in three ounces of this water twice a day, as above dire died. A DiliiU'd Water fir the Jaundice. Take a pound of the roots of Englifh rhubarb flic’d, the rinds of four oranges flie’d, filings of ftoel a pound, frefh ftrawberries fix pounds, three quarts of white wine ; Let them hand in infufionfor fometime, anddilfil all according to art. Tafe of it four ounces twice a day, with twenty drops of the (pint of faffron. For the PHes-external. Supple the part very well with pure Hog’s lard. This has cur’d feveral. For the internal Piles. Take a chafing difh of charcoal place it in a clofe-ftool. 140 ftrew powder of brimftonc upon it, and fit bare over the fume or fraoke for fometime. Probatum eft. Jamil)) Pbpfitiatt. For theß.huemat.ifm. Take volatile Sa't of hart’s-horn, vol. fait of amber, of each two drams, crabs eyes an ounce, cochinele a fcruple ; mix and make a powder. Take half a dram of this three times a day, or indeed every four hours, keeping your bed, and 1 wearing upon it. For a violent Tooth-ach. If the tooth be hollow, nothing cures but drawing; but if ocoafion’d thro’ a deflation oi rheumupon thepart, firfl take a gentle purge, and at night when you go to bed, take a grain or two of London laudanum, which will thicken the humour, flop the deduction, and confequently remote the pain. For St- Anthony V Fire. Bleeding premis’d, take frogfpawn-water, and plantain- water, of each half a pint, fugar of lead two drams ; mix and fhake the bottle till the fair is difTolv’d. Dip a linntn- cloth in this water, and bathe the part afflicted with it. It eools wonderfully. Take flowers offal armoniac half a dram, fait of amber a fcruple, ' pedes d iacurcuma a dram, extrait of gentian a dram, faflron a fcruple, gum ammoniac diflblv’d in vinegar of 1 quills, whatfufiices; make a mafs of ftnall pills ; take three or four morning and evening. For the Black Jaundice, Take fpecies di am brae two ounce*, powder of viper’s Rcfh, (that is beft which is prepar’d at Mompelleir) an ounce, hearts and livers of the fame, half an ounce: mix, make a powder : take a dram twice a day, in fix ounces of the dc- coction of eringo roots preferv’d, burdock-roots and feeds, and fage- leaves. For a cold Pally. Take the common bitter drink without the purgatives, two quarts, fait of wormwood two ounces, the beft englifll faffron a dram. Aker you have taken a vomit, or a conve- nient purge, take half a pint of this three times a day, viz. in the morning faffing, three a clock in the afternoon, and laft at night. For an Agile. Take extract of gentian an ounce, powder of the jehut* bark half an ounce, (alt of tartar a dram, with lyrup of wormwood a diffident quantity: mix? and make fmall pills. After a vomit as before, take lour or five of ,thefe pills every morning faffing. Pills for the fame. die jFamfi? P&pfictan. For the Gkolick. 141 Take annifeeds, fweet fennel-feeds, coriander, carroway-. feeds, of each two drams, cummin-feeds a dram, rafed gin- ger a fmall a quantity: Eruife all in a. mortar,, and put them into a quartet nan ts brandy ; Let them intule three days, fhaking the bottle three or tour times a day ; then lira in and keep it for ufe: take two or three fpooniuls in the lit. Take conferve of eye-bright an ounce and half, conferve of rofes an ounce. galangal half a dram, m.'ve two fcruple s cubcbsone fcruple, doves a dram,cinnamon four fcruples,’ feeds of Rue and Tweet fennel, of each half a dram, powder of nutmegs two fcruples, preferv’d nutmegs half an ounce ; Reduce all into a very fine powder, and with a fufficient quantity °f the confection of ginger, make an deduary ; take the quantity of a nutmeg, or a final! walnut every Morning. An Electuary topr ferve the Sight. Take Venice treacle three drams, bittany, feeds of air.ecs, daucus; ot each fix grains, galangal, cloves, of each a Icruple, wood ot aloes, coral of each afcruple; confem of rofes an ounce, conferve of mint half an ounce, with afuf- iicient quantity of fyrnp of mint; make an eleduary. If need require, you may add twograins of jjpiura. Dote, the quantity of a nutmeg in the morning faffing. For the palpitation, or keativg of the Heart• Take powder of crabs eyes, burnt baits-horn, and red coral, Ot each a dram, engiifh faffron a fcruple : mix, and make a powder. Take a fcruple of it night and morn- in afpoonful ot barley-water, drinking a draught after it. Lozenges rejiorative hi a Confumption. Take pine-huts prepared, two drams and a half, green fiftkk two drams, fpecies diambrte two fcruples, cinna- mon half a dram, galangal a fcruple, cloves half a dram, nutmeg two fcruples, white ginger half a dram, xiloaloes, half a fcruple : with four ounces and a half oi lugardiflblv’d in role-water, and the fpecies make aconfedion in lozenges. For a Pain of the Stomach proceeding from Wind.' Take coriander-feed a dram, red coral, xiloaloes, of each half a fcruple, powder ot dry’d acorns two drams, nutmegs, five lernp’es, red fannders tv.'o fcruplcs and a half; with five ounces and a half of fugar, make tragte a, and let it be given going to bed; the gauntry-women commonly give try’d mice uj this d idem per, with good fuccefs. Againft involuntary pifjing. Take powder of chamedrois, chatnepitys, and gentian, of £>a.ch three drams, drfd leaves of rue four ounces. Make ail Againft Aches and pains in the Joynts. into a dno powder. After due. purging giyela dr am of this powder night and morning, in a fpoonjulof white-wi'rie- A Dieurerick decoCtion in the Stone. Take maiden-hair one handful and a half, roots of par fly one ounce, mphritick wood half an ounce,Jeeds cf Jaxifirage, one dr am and a half, prunes fion'd ten, white cherries feven- teen, grajs roots three drams. Let ail he bruifed and boiled on a gentle fire, tn three Pints and a half of running water, till the third part is cenfumed, then make a firong exprcjfion, in which difiolve an ounce and a half of the jyrups of violets, and of fine rhubarb two ounces : then clarify it with the white of an egg- Dofe four ounces- Cfje familppwficfcw. Take cinnamon four fcruples, thime a push, or as much as you can take up with your fore fingers and your thumb, liquorilh a dram and half, roots of irios two drams, cnula campana one dram, rafins of the fun hon’d half an ounce. Let all be boyled in a double Veflel, with eight ounces of fennel-water, three ounces of hyfop water, half a pint of fcabious-water, then let it be hrained, and in the draining dihelve feven ounces’of fine fugar: then add of cinnamon two fcruples, cloves a icruple, irios half a dram, tying them clofeiy in a bag, boyl the; julep to a thicknefs, and clarify it white of an egg: two or three ounces as occahon requires. Apettoral Julep. Powder agalnf Poyfon and Pcfliltnce. Takezeodary, euphorbium, corallina,tormentil, gentian, common dittany, fealed earth, . arm enian bole, red and white coral, fpikenard, maffick, clove gillyflowers, lefler centaury, red launders,bone of the hags hear r,camphire, of each equal parts. Make all into ah impalpable powder, five one dram with forrelwatcr, or with wine and forrel oyled together. 1 ' For Hypocondriacal Convulsions in a hot Temper ament. Take conserve of woodforrel, leaves of tamarisk flow- ers, conferye of hips, of each three .ounces, confection of alkermes, fpecies diarrhodori abbatis, of each a drain ; with a fufficient quantity of fyrup of the jnice of citrons, make an opiated The Dofe is the biguefs of a nutmeg, twice or thrice a day. For a Convul[ion Cons'h in Children. After a gentle vomit and purge,apply a blifter to the nape of the neck ; but if the dill era per be to© obftinate, then cut an iilue in the neck, or arm, or in the arm pits 5 keep ’em clofe to a diet drink of china, farfa, harts horn, fhavings of ivory, launders, and feme diurctick ingredients. But for a fpeeikek, you may give cu nmols every day in powder or bos I’d milk. YOll may add the decoction of hyfop, with a little caftor and fafffon. mm ifamiiy popficiait. Purging Pills fir, the Scurvy. Take rofin of julep twenty grains, ftomatick pills, with gum two drams, vitriolated tartar fixteen grains, oyl of juniper ten grains 5 with a fufficient quantity of gum am- moniac diflolved in Vinegar of fquills. Take four at atime early in the morning, falling two hours after. You may take them once a week. A Garble for fivoln and fpungy Gums. Take of vitriol camphorated an ounce, fpring water a quart, mix them very well in a glafs, often fluking of it, and when the liquor becomes clear, u.le it. For finking Gums without Pittennefs. Take powder of thebeft myrrh an ounce, claret-wine a pint: after two or three days infufion, wafli your gums and mouth with it. For a Rhucmatifm proceeding from the Scurvy. i ake Itone-horfe dung a pound, white wine three or four quarts; dillil according to art: take five or fix ounces twice or thrice a day. Some take the infttfiononly, but this exceeds it. A Julep for the Phrenfy• Take black cherry water, water of apples and cowflips, of each four ounces, whole citrons two ounces, pearl finely pulveris’d a dram, fyrup of the juice of citrons an ounce j mix, make a julep. Dofe three ounces, three or four times a day. Take the juice of houfe-leek, and mix it with woman’s milk, and apply it to the fore part of the head, iha- ved. An outward Medicine for the fame. Take black foap two ounces, fdphur vive in powder an ounce j tyethemup in a rag, and hang them in a pint of vinegar for tne {pace ot nine days, then gently rub and walh. -he part twice a day , that is, night ana morning Fer Spots and Pimples on the Skin. Take the gum caranna, tacamahacca, balfam of Tolu, of each three drams s powder of myrrh, and amber, ot each a dram ■ nutmegs, mace, cloves, of each a dram ; plainer of flos unguent arum two ounces. Melt them all together, and make a plainer to be ipread oft leather: Ap- ply it to the Head ihav’d. ■A Piai(ier for the Head of a ttuPid P erf on. Take balfam capivi three drams, balfam of Peru a dram, yl of amber halt a dram, oyl of nutmegs by expreffion, wo drams, palm oyl halt an ounce : mix, make a lini- hentfor the head. . A Liniment for the fame. A Qecoclion for an Empyema, or Suppuration in the Breafl. C6e family pspncfott- Take leaves of fanxcle, Paul’s be tony, co’t’s foot, agri- mony, moufe-ear, hart’s-tongue, of each a handful, roots of chervil. and madder, of each an ounce, fre> ch-bariey half an ounce, ratlins of the fin an ounce and half, red citrons half an ounce: boil all in two quarts of fpring-wa- ter, to the confimption of half. Strain and fweeten it with clarify’ff honey- For an inward Bleeding- Take leaves of plantain, and flinging nettles, of each three handfuls: brnlfe them very well, and pour on them fix ounces of plantain water ; afterwards make a Itrong expreilion, and drink the * hole off. Take a dry’d toad, fow it up in a liik bag, and hang it at the pit of the ftomack for a contiderable time. This has pc'-f onned tiie cure, when other medicines have proved in- effectual. For a Bleeding at the Nofr- Take calcanthum rubefaffum, ov the caput mortuum of vitriol, halt an ounce ; boy 1 it in a auavt of quick lime wa- ter to a pint; when quid and fettled, ffrainit. Dip a tent in it, and thrift it up die noftriis 3 or you may feinT i<>jnc of it up the, noie. For the fame- finis.