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The compleat midwife's practice enlarged in the most weighty and high concernments of the birth of man [electronic resource] : 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 authors, viz., Sir Theodore Mayern, Dr. Chamberlain, Mr. Nich. Culpeper ... : with instructions of the Queen of France's midwife to her daughter ... / by John Pechey ... ; the whole illustrated with copper plates
Bib ID 8244933
Format BookBook, OnlineOnline
Author
Pechey, John, 1655-1716
 
Online Access
Edition The fifth edition corrected, and much enlarged. 
Description London : Printed for H. Rhodes ... J. Philips ... J. Taylor ... and K. Bentley ..., 1698 
[16], 352 p., [5] leaves of plates : ill., port. 
Series

Early English books online.

Notes

"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.

The author's name appears after the edition statement.

Advertisement on p. [8]-[9].

Reproduction of original in Yale University Library.

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Wing P1022

Reproduction Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1999- (Early English books online) Digital version of: (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 220:7) 
Subjects Obstetrics -- England -- Early works to 1800.  |  Medicine -- Early works to 1800.
Other authors/contributors Chamberlen, Hugh  |  Culpeper, Nicholas, 1616-1654  |  Boursier, Louise Bourgeois, ca. 1563-1636  |  Mayerne, Théodore Turquet de, Sir, 1573-1655
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