LEADER 03329nam 2200529Ia 450 001 996393933803316 005 20200824121816.0 035 $a(CKB)4940000000115169 035 $a(EEBO)2240922478 035 $a(UnM)99897766e 035 $a(UnM)99897766 035 $a(EXLCZ)994940000000115169 100 $a19970116d1680 uy | 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurbn||||a|bb| 200 14$aThe complete midvvife's practice enlarged$b[electronic resource] $ein 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 210 $aLondon $cprinted for Obadiah Blagrave at the Bear in St. Pauls Church-yard, over against the little North-Door$d1680 215 $a[28], 12[?] [i.e. 322], [14] p., [3] leaves of plates $cport 300 $aPage 322 is misnumbered 12[?]. 300 $aAn expanded edition of "The compleat midwifes practice" (Wing C1817C), originally published in 1656 and attributed to Thomas Chamberlayne. 300 $aWith engraved frontispiece illustration depicting Louise Bourgeois Boursier, midwife to the Queen of France. 300 $aThe words "Sir Theodore ... Culpeper." are enclosed in braces on title page. 300 $aSignatures: [A] [B]? chiČ A-X. 300 $aChiČ is a bifolium consisting of letterpress "The explication of the figure" on verso of first leaf and an engraving of female anatomy on recto of second leaf. 300 $a"Rare secrets brought to light" has separate dated title page; pagination and register are continuous. 300 $aReproduction of original in the Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine, London. 330 $aeebo-0186 606 $aObstetrics$vEarly works to 1800 606 $aMidwives$vEarly works to 1800 606 $aGynecology$vEarly works to 1800 606 $aMedicine$vEarly works to 1800 615 0$aObstetrics 615 0$aMidwives 615 0$aGynecology 615 0$aMedicine 700 $aChamberlayne$b Thomas$01009129 701 $aBoursier$b Louise Bourgeois$fca. 1563-1636.$01009130 701 $aMayerne$b The?odore Turquet de$cSir,$f1573-1655.$01002101 701 $aCulpeper$b Nicholas$f1616-1654.$0793347 801 0$bCu-RivES 801 1$bCu-RivES 801 2$bCu-RivES 801 2$bWaOLN 906 $aBOOK 912 $a996393933803316 996 $aThe complete midvvife's practice enlarged$92404735 997 $aUNISA