The complete midvvife's practice enlarged
Subtitle: 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 of 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. Illu
Contributors: Boursier, Louise Bourgeois, ca. 1563-1636; Mayerne, Théodore Turquet de, Sir, 1573-1655; Culpeper, Nicholas, 1616-1654
Series: Early English books, 1641-1700 -- 2527:9
Publisher: printed for Obadiah Blagrave at the Bear in St. Pauls Church-yard, over against the little North-Door
Published: 1680
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Format: Microform
Number of pages: 322
Subjects: Obstetrics -- Early works to 1800; Midwives -- Early works to 1800; Gynecology -- Early works to 1800; Medicine -- Early works to 1800
Genres: Early works to 1800
Other titles: Complete midwife's practice enlarged; Rare secrets brought to light
Work titles: Compleat midwifes practice
Notes: Page 322 is misnumbered 12[?]

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

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

The words "Sir Theodore ... Culpeper." are enclosed in braces on title page

Signatures: [A] [B]p4s chip2s  A-X

Chip2s  is a bifolium consisting of letterpress "The explication of the figure" on verso of first leaf and an engraving of female anatomy on recto of second leaf

"Rare secrets brought to light" has separate dated title page; pagination and register are continuous

Reproduction of original in the Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine, London

Wing (CD-ROM, 1996) C1817F

Microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1998. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 2527:9).