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Simples are hurtful unto them ^ the cold and moifl are moft pro- 

 fitable. 



Having thus Ihewed you thefe four Complexions, Choleric]^, Sanguine^ 

 Flegmatkk and MelancholUck, together with their Qualities and Strengths, 

 you ihall underftand now, that amongft Farriers there is another Com- 

 plexion, or fifth Conftitution, which is called the Compofition or Mix- 

 ture of Complexions : that is, whenlbever a Horfe doth participate of 

 all the four Elements equally, and in due proportion, none being greater 

 or leffer than another, and this Complexion of all other is the beft, 

 and moft perfeft, and the Horle which is of this Complexion, is ever 

 of one of thefe Colours, that is to fay, either a fair Brown Bay, Dab- 

 led or not Dabled , a Dabled-Grey, a Black, fall of Silver Hair, or a 

 fair Roan^ Red or Black. And thefe Horfes are of Nature moft Excellent, 

 moft Temperate, Strongeft gentleft, and moft Healthful \ though they 

 may have any Dlfeafe, yet are they Naturally inclined to no Difeafe : 

 But what Infirmity Ibever falleth unto them, is meerly Accidental, and 

 not through any overflow of Natural Diftemperature. All Medicines 

 muft be compounded for them according to the Nature of the Sicknefsy 

 and the time of their Languijliment. For if the Sickfiefs he T'oung ?Lndne\v 

 Bred, then they are able to receive any well compofed Rcceip : But if it be 

 Old, and the inward Porvers and Faculties feebled, then you muft be 

 careful to help Nattire, by adding to every Medicine, of what Nature 

 foever, fome Slmf^e of Comfort, that, as ill Humours be cleanfed, lb 

 Strength may ftill be be repaired and maintained. And thus much for 

 Complexions. 



Chap. XI. Of inward Sichncjfcs, the Caufes andfeveral Kinds thereof. 



Since I have already paffed over all thofe things which have Natural 

 and perfect working in a Horfe's Body, and do maintain, uphold and 

 preferve the fame in good State and Health, except accidentally the}'- be 

 encountred and crofTed by fome Excefs, either in Diet or in Exercife, it 

 ihall now be meet, that we begin to fpeak of the Things, which be Contrary 

 and againft Nature, which are all thofe Things, whereby at any time the 

 healthful Eftate of the Horfe^s Body is any way impeached ; and they be 

 three in Number ; that is, the Caufes, the Sicknefs, and the Accidents which 

 follow every Sicknefs. 



Now the Caufes of Sicknefs are all unnatural Affe^s, and evil Dilpoiiti- 

 ons, which going before, do as it were by Violence, bring Sicknefs after them ; 

 and of thefe Caxifes there be two Sorts, fome Internal, fome External '. The 

 Internal be thofe which breed within the Body of the Horfe, as evil Hu- 

 mours, evil Obftru^ions, and evil Juice. External are they which com- 

 municate with the outward Parts of the Body, as Heat, Cold, Worms, 

 and fuch like, of which I ihail fpeak more in the Second Book : and for 



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