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.
| Author/creator | Chamberlayne, Thomas |
| Other author | Boursier, Louise Bourgeois, ca. 1563-1636. |
| Other author | Culpeper, Nicholas, 1616-1654. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Edition | 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 writers, have kept close to themselves, concealed, or wholly omitted. |
| Publication Info | [London] : Printed for Nath. Brooke at the Angel in Cornhill., 1659. |
| Description | [16], 309, [11] p., [6] plates : port. |
| Supplemental Content | https://search.proquest.com/docview/2248504788 |
| Subjects |
| Uniform title | Compleat midwifes practice |
| Variant title | Compleat midwife's practice enlarged |
| Series | Early English books online. ^A888680 |
| General note | Attributed to Thomas Chamberlayne. |
| General note | An expanded edition of "The compleat midwifes practice" (Wing C1817C), originally published in 1656 and attributed to Thomas Chamberlayne. |
| General note | With engraved frontispiece depicting Louise Bourgeois Boursier, midwife to the Queen of France. |
| General note | Frontis. = plate. |
| General note | "A full supply of such most useful and admirable secrets, which Mr. Nicholas Culpeper, .. in the Art of midwifry, have hitherto wilfully passed by, .. and wholly omitted; .. By T. Chamberlain. M.P." has a separate dated title page; pagination and register are continuous. |
| General note | The final 5 leaves are an advertisement for books sold by Nath. Brooks; register is continuous. |
| General note | Annotation on Thomason copy: "Aug:". |
| General note | Reproduction of the original in the British Library. |
| References | Wing (2nd ed., 1994) C1817D |
| References | Thomason E.1723[1] |
| Reproduction note | Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1999- (Early English books online) Digital version of: (Thomason Tracts ; 214:E1723[1]) |
| Other title | Full supply of such most useful and admirable secrets. |
| Stock number | CL0051000008 ProQuest Information and Learning. 300 N. Zeeb Rd., Ann Arbor, MI 48106 |
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