Sentence:  In Japonia 'tis a common thing to stifle their children if they be poor, or to make an <WSD>abort</WSD>, which Aristotle commends. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  A miscarriage; an untimely birth; an abortion. (Attested from around (1350 to 1470) until the mid 17th century.)