The compleat midvvife's practice enlarged. In the most weighty and high concernments of the birth of man. Containing perfect rules for midwives and nurses, as also for women in their conception, bearing, and nursing of children: from the experience, not onely of our English, but also the most accomplisht and absolute practicers among the French, Spanish, Italian, and other nations. A work so plain, that the weakest capacity may easily attain the knowledge of the whole art. With instructions of the Queen of France's midwife to her daughter, a little before her death, touching the practice of the said art. Published with the approbation and good liking of sundry the most knowing professors of midwifry, now living in the City of London, and other places. Illustrated with severall cuts in brasse. The second edition corrected, by R.C. I.D. M.S. T.B. practitioners of the said art. With a full supply of those rare secrets which Mr. Culpeper in his brief treatise of midwifry, and other English

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  • The compleat midvvife's practice enlarged. In the most weighty and high concernments of the birth of man. Containing perfect rules for midwives and nurses, as also for women in their conception, bearing, and nursing of children: from the experience, not onely of our English, but also the most accomplisht and absolute practicers among the French, Spanish, Italian, and other nations. A work so plain, that the weakest capacity may easily attain the knowledge of the whole art. With instructions of the Queen of France's midwife to her daughter, a little before her death, touching the practice of the said art. Published with the approbation and good liking of sundry the most knowing professors of midwifry, now living in the City of London, and other places. Illustrated with severall cuts in brasse. The second edition corrected, by R.C. I.D. M.S. T.B. practitioners of the said art. With a full supply of those rare secrets which Mr. Culpeper in his brief treatise of midwifry, and other English
  • Compleat midwifes practice
  • Compleat midwife's practice enlarged Full supply of such most useful and admirable secrets
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Imprint
[London]: Printed for Nath. Brooke at the Angel in Cornhill, 1659.
Publication year
1659-1659
ESTC No.
R209733
Grub Street ID
85961
Description
[16], 309, [11] p., [6] plates : port. ; 8⁰
Note
Attributed to Thomas Chamberlayne.

An expanded edition of "The compleat midwifes practice" (Wing C1817C), originally published in 1656 and attributed to Thomas Chamberlayne.

With engraved frontispiece depicting Louise Bourgeois Boursier, midwife to the Queen of France.

Frontis. = plate.