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59. TJie sickness called * long sought^ 



bounden to a stake, by the hyghe-waye syde, that euerye 

 man, that rydethe or goeth that waye, maye se and knowe 

 by that signe, that there is sycknes of cattell in the towne- 

 20 shyp. And the husbandes holde an opynyon, that it shall 

 the rather cease. And whanne the beaste is flaine, there 

 as the murren dothe appere bytwene the flesshe and the 

 skynne, it wyll ryse vppe lyke a iellyand frothe an inche 

 Remedy for 24 depe Or more. And this is the remedy for the murren. 



murrain. ' •' 



Take a smalle curteyne-corde, and bynde it harde aboute 

 the beastes necke, and that wyll cause the bloudde to 

 come in-to the necke, and on eyther syde of the necke 



28 there is a vayne that a man may fele with his fynger; and 

 than take a bloud-yren, and set it streight vppon the 

 vayne, and smyte him bloudde on bothe sydes, and let 

 hym blede the mountenaunce of a pynte or nyghe it, and 



32 than take awaye the corde, and it wyll staunche bleding. 

 And thus serue all thy cattell, that be in that close or 

 pasture, and there shall no mo be sicke, by goddes leue. 



[Fol. 36.] 



Bleed the 

 sick cattle 



'Long 

 sought.' 



The beast 

 coughs 20 

 times an 

 hour. 



[Fol. 36*.] 



Cut the 

 dewlap. 



59. ^ longe sought, and remedy therefore. 



There is an nother maner of sycknesse among bestes, 

 and it is called longe soughte ; and that sickenes wyl 

 endure lo«g, and ye shal perceyue it by his hoystynge ; 



4 he wyl stande moche, and eate but a littel, and waxe very 

 holowe & thin. And he wil hoyst .xx. times in an houre, 

 and but fewe of them do mende. The best remedy is to 

 kepe thy cattell in sondrye places, and as many as were 



8 in companye with that beast that fyrst fell sycke, to let 

 them a lyttel bloude. And there be many men, that can 

 seuer them, and that is to cutte the dewlappe before, and 

 there is a grasse that is called feitergrasse, take that 

 1 2 grasse, and broyse it a lyttell in a morter, and thanne put 

 therof as moche as an hennes &g%Q. in-to the sayd dew- 

 lappe, and se it fall not oute. Thus I have seen vsed, 

 and men haue thought it hath done good. 



