The complete midvvife's practice enlarged [electronic resource] : in the most weighty and high conce...
The complete midvvife's practice enlarged [electronic resource] : in the most weighty and high concernments of the birth of man. Containing a perfect directory, or rules for midwives and nurses. As also a guide for women in their conception, bearing and nursing of children: from the experience of our English viz. Sir Theodore Mayern, Dr. Chamberlain, Mr. Nich Culpeper. and others of forreign nations. With instructions of the Queen of France's midwife to her daughter, a little before her death, touching the practice of the said art. The fourth edition enlarged, with the addition of Sir Theodore Mayerns rare secrets in midwifry, with the approbation of sundry the most knowing professors of midwifry now living in the city of London, and other places, viz. R.C. J.D. M.S. T.B.W.C.M.H. practitioners of the said art. With a further discovery of those secrets kept close in the breast of Mr. Nich. Culpeper, and other English writers; never made publick till now. A work so plain, that the weakest capacity may easily attain the knowledge of the whole art. Illu.
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London : printed for Obadiah Blagrave at the Bear in St. Pauls Church-yard, over against the little North-Door, 1680.
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1680.
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English
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[28], 12[?] [i.e. 322], [14] p., [3] leaves of plates : port.
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London : printed for Obadiah Blagrave at the Bear in St. Pauls Church-yard, over against the little North-Door, 1680.
Analytical title
Rare secrets brought to light.
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England
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1680.
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The complete midvvife's practice enlarged [electronic resource] : in the most weighty and high concernments of the birth of man. Containing a perfect directory, or rules for midwives and nurses. As also a guide for women in their conception, bearing and nursing of children: from the experience of our English viz. Sir Theodore Mayern, Dr. Chamberlai...
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Rare secrets brought to light.
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Page 322 is misnumbered 12[?].
An expanded edition of "The compleat midwifes practice" (Wing C1817C), originally published in 1656 and attributed to Thomas Chamberlayne.
With engraved frontispiece illustration depicting Louise Bourgeois Boursier, midwife to the Queen of France.
Reproduction of original in the Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine, London....
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Wing (CD-ROM, 1996) C1817F.
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Also available in microfilm held offsite at RAV/FM4/57.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1999- (Early English books online) Digital version of: (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 2527:9)
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74VvmxmxLm3M
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