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The compleat midwife’s practice enlarged

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 foreign 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 J.P., fellow of the College of Physicians, London. The whole illustrated with copper plates.

Author

Chamberlayne, Thomas

Last Name

Last Name
Chamberlayne

First Name

First Name
Thomas

Date

Date
1699

Publication City

Publication City

Imprint

Imprint
London : printed, and sold by A[rthur]. Bettesworth, at the Red Lion on London-Bridge, 1699.

Topic

Genre

midwifery manual

ESTC

http://estc.bl.uk/R181583

Format

Format
8

Printer

Printer Place

Bookseller

Bookseller

Bookseller Place

Pages

Pages
368

ID

ID
R181583