The complete midvvife's practice enlarged in the most weighty and high concernments of the birth of man [microform] : 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 [sic] Viz. [brace] Sir Theodore Mayern, Dr. Chamberlain, Mr. Nich. Culpeper [brace] and others of foreign nations. With instructions of the queen of France's midwife to her daughter ... touching the practice of the said art. With a further discovery of those secrets kept close in the breast of Mr. Nich. Culpeper ... Illustrated with several cuts in brass

Additional Titles: Complete midwife her practice enlarged and Complete midwife's practice enlarged
Published: London : Printed for Robert Hartford at the Angel in Cornhill, near the Royal Exchange, 1680.
Edition: 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 ...
Physical Description: 24 unnumbered pages, 322 pages, 14 unnumbered pages, [7?] leaves of plates : illustrations, portrait
Additional Creators: Boursier, Louise Bourgeois, approximately 1563-1636, Chamberlayne, Thomas, Chamberlen, Hugh, Culpeper, Nicholas, 1616-1654, and Mayerne, Théodore Turquet de, Sir, 1573-1655

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"Rare secrets brought to light, which for many years were locked up in the breast of ... Sir Theodore Mayern ... London, 1696" (p. [291]-326) has special t.p.
Advertisement: "Books printed for Obadiah Blagrave ..." p. 128-[14].
Imperfect: only four plates present, of six described in the volume in addition to frontispiece.
Reproduction of original in: British Library.
Running title of second part: Sir Theodore Mayern's rare secrets in midwifry.
Wing (2nd ed.) attributes to Thomas Chamberlayne; parts also attributed to Hugh Chamberlen, and others.
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Microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1999. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 2604:3)

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Wing, D.G. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, and British America, and of English books printed in other countries, 1641-1700 (2nd ed.) C1817FA

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