The compleat doctoress: or, A choice treatise of all diseases insident to women. With experimentall remedies against the same. Being safe in the composition. Pleasant in the use. Effectuall in the operation. Faithfully translated out of Latine into English for a common good

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Title:	The compleat doctoress: or, A choice treatise of all diseases insident to women. With experimentall remedies against the same. Being safe in the composition. Pleasant in the use. Effectuall in the operation. Faithfully translated out of Latine into English for a common good
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THE FIRST BOOK OF Womens Diseases.

AN INDEX OF THE CHAPTERS.

VVomens DISEASES.

The first Chapter. Of the consent between the Diseases of the Matrix, and those of the other parts.

CHAP. II. The suppression of the Courses.

CHAP. III. The immoderate flowing of the Courses.

CHAP. IV. Of the coming away of the Courses by Drops, of the vehement Symptomes thereof, and of the Whites.

CHAP. V. Of the Complication of the Menstrunm, with other Diseases.

CHAP. VI. Of hard swellings in the Breasts.

THE SECOND BOOK, Written by NICHOLAS FONTANUS: OF Womens Diseases.

The first Chapter. OF the Mother.

CHAP. II. Of the Epilepsy in the Matrix, And th severall kindes thereof.

CHAP. III.f Mlancholy proceeding from the Ma∣trix.

CHAP. IV. Of a cold Distemper, or a swelling in the Matrix.

CHAP. V. A Schirrhus in the Matrix.

CHAP. VI. Of the Dropsey in the Matrix.

CHAP. VII. Of the falling down of the Matrix.

CHAP. VIII. Of an Itch, Clefts, Chaps, and an Inflam∣mation in the Matrix.

CHAP. IX. Of a Cancer, and an Ʋlcer in the Matrix

CHAP. X. Of Wormes, the Stone in the Matrix, and the Hemorrhoids.

THE THIRD BOOK, OF Barrennesse, and such Diseases, as befall Women with Childe.

The first Chapter. OF Barrennesse, both Absolute and Re∣spective.

CHAP. II. Of the shapeless lump of Flesh called Mola.

CHAP. III. Of Womens Longings.

CHAP. IV. Of a bad stomach, proceeding from Vo∣miting.

CHAP. V. Of a Pain in the Belly, the Passion of the Heart, and of sounding Fits.

CHAP. VI. Of a Cough in Women with Childe.

CHAP. VII. Of the swelling of the Legs in Women with Childe.

CHAP. VIII. Of Costiveness in Women with Childe.

CHAP. IX. Of the flowing away of Bloud from the Matrices of women with Childe.

CHAP. X. Of water flowing away from the Ma∣trices of women with Childe.

CHAP. XI. Of Acute Diseases, befalling Women with Childe.

THE FOURTH BOOK, OF VVomens Diseases.

The first Chapter. OF a Naturall Birth, and of Abortion.

CHAP. II. Of a hard Labour.

CHAP. III. Of the Retained Secundine.

CHAP. IV. Of the Dead Childe.

CHAP. V. Of the Torments, and the suppression of the Courses after the Birth.

CHAP. VI. Of the immoderate coming down of the Courses after the birth.

CHAP. VII. Cures of such Diseases as usually befall a woman, after she is delivered.

CHAP. VIII. Of an inflammation in the Matrix af∣ter a womans Delivery.

CHAP. IX. Of too little, and too much Milke.

CHAP. X. Of the Inflammations of the Breasts.

CHAP. XI. Of wrinckles remaining in the Matrix after a Womans Delivery, and of the meanes to contract the Matrix.