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The compleat midwife’s practice enlarged, in the most weighty and high concernments of the birth…

Full Title

Full Title
The compleat midwife’s practice enlarged, 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 authors. Viz. Sir Theodore Mayerne, 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. As also a farther discovery of those secrets kept close in the breast of Sir Theodore Mayern, Mr. Nicholas Culpeper, and other English writers, not made publick ’till now. The fifth edition corrected, and much enlarged, by John Pechey, fellow of the College of Physicians, London. The whole illustrated with copper plates.

Last Name

Last Name
Chamberlayne

First Name

First Name
Thomas

Date

Date
1698

Publication City

Publication City

Imprint

Imprint
London : printed for H. Rhodes at the corner of Bride-Lane, in Fleet-street, J. Philips at the King’s Arms, J. Taylor at the Ship in St. Paul’s Church Yard, and K. Bentley, in Russel-street, Covent Garden, 1698.

Topic

Genre

midwifery manual

ESTC

http://estc.bl.uk/R37452

Public Fulltext

http://name.umdl.umich.edu/A53913.0001.001

Format

Format
8

Publisher

Publisher Place

Pages

Pages
368

ID

ID
R37452