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The complete midvvife’s practice enlarged

Full Title

Full Title
The complete midvvife’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 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 o 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. Illustrated with several cuts in brass.

Author

Chamberlayne, Thomas

Last Name

Last Name
Chamberlayne

First Name

First Name
Thomas

Date

Date
1680

Publication City

Publication City

Imprint

Imprint
London : pinted for Robert Hartford at the Angel in Cornhill, near the Royal Exchange, 1680.

Topic

Genre

midwifery manual

ESTC

http://estc.bl.uk/R223305

Format

Format
8

Publisher

Publisher

Publisher Place

Pages

Pages
347

ID

ID
R223305