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Southeniwoit, of each halt' an Ounce, of dry fat Fi£^s three Ounces, of 

 the Deed of Sinallage an Ounce and a half, of Rue half an Handful!, 

 boil them all with Pvunning-VVater in a clean Veffel, till almoft half be 

 cohfumed \ then when it begiins to thicken, take it from the Fire, ftrain 

 it, and juv^ i*: the riorfe luke-warm. . Now there are not any of thefe 

 Drinks but arefuFkicnt for the Cure. But the firft is beft. Now for his 

 Dier, be fure to keep him failing long before his Fits come, and let his 

 3>rink be o^.Iy warm Mallies of Malt and Water. Now if you per- 

 ceive that his Fits continue, and bring the Horfe to any weaknefs, you 

 ihall then to comfort ard quicken the natural heat of the Horfe, rub 

 and chafe all his Body over, either in the Sun or by fome fof t Fire with 

 fome wholefome Friftion , of which Fri£lions you ilull find, choice 

 in a particular Chapter hereafter following, together with their feverai . 

 Natures andUfes. 



Chap. XXIV. - Of the Fever which cometh by Surfeit of Meat only. 

 H E Fever which cometh by Surfeit of Meat only, without .either 



Dilbrder of Travel or Corruption of Blood, is known by thefe 



Signs: The Horfe will heave and beat upon his Back, his Breath will.be 

 iliort, hot, and dry, and his Wii^-d will draw only at his Nofe with great 

 Violence. The Cure therefore is, you fliall let him Blood in his Neck, 

 under his Eyes, and in the Palate of his Mouth, you ihall alio purge his 

 Head by making him Sneeze, then keep him with. very thin- Diet, that 

 is, let him fliil for more than half of the Day, and let him not drink 

 above once in four and twenty Hours, and that Drink to be warm Watery 

 you fhall alio once or twice chafe his Body with a wholeiome Fri£lion ; 

 and if during his Cure, he chance to grow Co ftive, you ihall caufe him 

 to be raked, and afterward give him either a Suppofitory, or a Gliiler, 

 of both which, and of their feveral Natures, you ihall read fuihciently 

 in a Chapter following. 



C'H A ?. XXV. Of Fevers extraordlrmryy ar.d ftrfi of TeflUan Fezcrs. 



E find by many Ancient Italian Writers, that bozh tlieHoma/^Js 

 and othe;s their Country-Men, have by Experience found many 

 Hories fubjc^l to *-h»s Pelliletit Fever, which is a moil Contagious and 

 Pehiferous Dileale almofl incurable ^. and for mine own Part 1 have Ceen 

 it in mai.y Colts and Young Korfes- Surely it proceedeth, as I judge, 

 either from great Corruption of Blood, or from Lifefti^n of the Air. 

 The. i1gns.'thereof be, the Horfe will hold down, his Head, forfake his 

 Meat , {lied much Water at his Eyes ^ and many times havo nvellings or 

 Ulce:f pfmg a little below his Ear-roots. The Cure is, nrft you ihall 

 not fail to let him Blood in the Neck-vein ^ then two or thret. hours after 

 you ihall give him a Gliiler, then make him this Plaiiier : Take of 



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