Aristotle's master-piece: or, The secrets of generation displayed in all the parts thereof. : Containing 1. The signs of barrenness. 2. The way of getting a boy or girl. 3. Of the likeness of children to parents. 4. Of the infusion of the soul into the infant. 5. Of monstrou births, and the reasons thereof. 6. Of the benefit of marriage to both sexes. 7. The prejudice of unequal matches. 8. The discovery of insufficiency. 9. The cause and cure of the green-sickness. 10. A discourse of virginity. 11. How a midwife ought to be qualified. 12. Directions and cautions to midwives. 13. Of the organs of generation in women 14. The fabrick of the womb. 15. The use and action of the genitals. 16. Signs of conception, and whether of a male or female. 17. To discover false conception. 18. Instructions for women with child. 19. For preventing miscarriage. 20. For women in child-bed. 21. Of ordering new-born infants, and many other very useful particulars. To which is added, a word of advice to both sexes in the act of copulation, and the pictures of several monstrous births. Very necessary for all midwives, nurses, and young-married women.

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Aristotle's master-piece: or, The secrets of generation displayed in all the parts thereof. : Containing 1. The signs of barrenness. 2. The way of getting a boy or girl. 3. Of the likeness of children to parents. 4. Of the infusion of the soul into the infant. 5. Of monstrou births, and the reasons thereof. 6. Of the benefit of marriage to both sexes. 7. The prejudice of unequal matches. 8. The discovery of insufficiency. 9. The cause and cure of the green-sickness. 10. A discourse of virginity. 11. How a midwife ought to be qualified. 12. Directions and cautions to midwives. 13. Of the organs of generation in women 14. The fabrick of the womb. 15. The use and action of the genitals. 16. Signs of conception, and whether of a male or female. 17. To discover false conception. 18. Instructions for women with child. 19. For preventing miscarriage. 20. For women in child-bed. 21. Of ordering new-born infants, and many other very useful particulars. To which is added, a word of advice to both sexes in the act of copulation, and the pictures of several monstrous births. Very necessary for all midwives, nurses, and young-married women. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Secrets of generation.

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London : Printed, and are to be sold at the Hand and Scepter near Temple-bar, 1692.

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8 unnumbered pages, 182 pages, 2 unnumbered pages : woodcuts ; 12mo (15 cm)

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ESTC R493118

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Copy 1. 17th century mottled sheep binding with double blind fillets.

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