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will appear abouc his Withers and Flaiiks. The Cure is, fuft to purge 

 his Head by Sneezing, the Manner whereof you ihall fijid in a pardcular 

 Chapter hereafter: Which Hone, you ihall give him this Drink : Take of 

 Jermander two Ounces, of Gum Trai^acantli and dried Roles, of each 

 Half an Ounce, beat them into fine Powder, ai:d put them into a Quart 

 •of Ale, adding thereunto of Oil-Olive two Ounces, and as much Ho- 

 ney ^ and wlien it is luke-warm, give it the Horfe to diink : Then Walk 

 -him a little fpace, and after fet him up clofe and warm, keep him from 

 cold Water, and let his Provender be dry Oats. 



C H A H. XZ. Of the Heaick Fever, 



TH E HcElick Fever in Horfes, is a dangerous and mortal Fever, 

 being in a Horfe the firft Original breeder of a Confumption •, it ij 

 a certain hot and dry Humour, which runneth between the Skin and the 

 Fleih, proceeding from a fick Stomach, which having been fcalded with 

 hot Diinks, as thole ill-dieted running Horfes be, which feed upon much 

 Spice, (as thole which take hot Drenches upoji every foolifh and flight 

 Occafion) hath almoft clean loft the Power of Digeftion: It fometimes 

 happens to thofe Horfes which Men too carcially teaching to drink 

 Beer and Wine , do lb continually apply them thereunto , that in 

 the End they become fnbjeft to this Sicknefs. The Sigiis to ki:ow it ^ 

 the Horfe will never eat with any Appetite •, aiid when you draw out his 

 Tongue, you iliall find ic raw and almoft fcalded ; his Flejh will be loole 

 and riaggy, and his Body fabjeft to a continual Trembling. The Cure is, 

 firfc wafii his Fongue either with the Syrup of Mulberries, or with Al- 

 iom, Running-water, Sage, and Wo'^ibirie- leaves boiled together, then 

 give him Fafting in a Morning this Drink : Take of Aloe?, one Ounce, 

 of Garlick half an Ounce, of Licoras and Annileeds of each a Dram, 

 beaten to Powder, and let him drink it with a Quart of White-wine, 

 luke-warm, and made fveet with Sagar-caixiy or Honey : Let him drink 

 no Drink, but warm Malhes ot" Malt aiid VVater, and let his Meat be 

 fweet Flay, or green Corn-blades :;, and ever after his Medicine, let him 

 be chafed a little, keep fafting two or three Hours and ftand warm 

 and wellcloathed. 



Chap. XXL Of the Fever tA/ceri in ylutuiW', or the F.v.l of the Leaf. 

 \ L L thefe Fevers before fpokeji of, do for the moft part commoidy 

 Jf^ happen to Horfes in the Spring-time of the Year, by realbn thcit 

 the newBlood is ever apteft to be inflamediYet notwithftanding,wefiixl by 

 Experience, thatFevers will ibmetim.e come at the Fall ofthe Leaf, which 

 we call Autumn^ and they are of a longer continuance than the other. 

 The Signs are none other bu*: fucji as I have already declared : For they 

 are the iame Fevers, only altering the time of the Year. If therefore 



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