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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 conce...

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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. 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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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.

Author / Creator

Publisher

London : printed for Obadiah Blagrave at the Bear in St. Pauls Church-yard, over against the little North-Door, 1680.

Uniform title

Compleat midwifes practice.

Alternative title

Complete midwife's practice enlarged.

Date

1680.

Record Identifier

74VvmxmxLm3M

MMS ID

991006685139702626

Language

English

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Physical Description

Physical content

[28], 12[?] [i.e. 322], [14] p., [3] leaves of plates : port.

Publication information

Publisher

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.

Place of Publication

England

Date Published

1680.

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Available for use in the Library. Available from home to registered NSW residents.

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Alternative Titles

Full title

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...

Variant title

Rare secrets brought to light.

Notes

General note

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....

Citation / References Note

Wing (CD-ROM, 1996) C1817F.

Additional physical form availability note

Also available in microfilm held offsite at RAV/FM4/57.

Reproduction note

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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MMS ID

991006685139702626