Of Cures Fhyfical, Lib. I. 



It is moft expedient alio, for every Horfe-leach to confider the fe- 

 cond Qualities, which are lb called, becaule they take their beginnings 

 from the firft Qualities already declared, of which fecond Qualities 

 fome are called palpable, or to be touched, as thefe, foftnefs, hardnefs, 

 finoothnefs, roughnefs, thicknefs, bricklenefs, heavinefs, thinnels, fmall- 

 nefs, groffnefs, and fach other like. Some again are not palpable, as 

 thoie which appertain to hearing, feeing, and fmelling, as noifes,colours, 

 odours, and fuch like j and by obferving well the fecond Qualities, he 

 iliall with much eafe know whether the Horfe bedifpofedto any Sick- 

 nefs or not, as fliall be more largely declared hereafter in every particu- 

 lar Chapter. 



Chap. IV. Of Humours^ and to what end they ferve. 



NO W concerning Humours^ which are the third Compofers of a 

 //o^/fjBody, and fo likewife of every other Beaft alio ^ you fhall 

 underfiand that they are four in Kumber, that is to fay, Blood, Phlegm, 

 Choler, and Aielancholy. As touching Blood, it is in its Kature uncorrupted, 

 and therefore hot and moift, and fweet in tafte ;, participating of the 

 Elements Water and Air : Cholcr is hot and dry, and bitter in tafte, as 

 participating of the Elements Fire and Earth: MeUmholly is cold mid 

 dry, and in tafte fowre and heavy, as participating- of the Elements Fire 

 and Air : Phlegm is cold and moift, and either fveet, or wollowifn with- 

 out any tafte at all, as participating of the Elemerits Water and Earth: 

 So that thefe four Humours by their Qualities, are every way allied 

 unto the Elem.ents. For to Ipeak briefly, and according to the manner 

 of Phyficians, Blood is of .the nature of the Air, it being moft predomi- 

 nant therein ^ Phlegm of the nature of the Water, d?c/fr of the nature of 

 Fire, and Mdancholly of the nature of the Earth. And albeit thefe Hu- 

 mours are fymbolized or mixt through every part of the Body, yet every 

 one of them aboundeth more in one part than in another, and have their 

 places of Reiidence, abfolute ajid particular to themfelves •, as Blood a- 

 bout the Heart -^ Phlegm m the Brain ; Choler in the Liver ;, and MelwchoUy 

 in. the Sfleen. Kow as thefe Humours do more or lefs abound, or. have 

 greater or lelfer Soveraignty in the Horfe, fo is the Beaft naturally better 

 or worie coloured, qualiiied, or difpofed : As thus ^ That Horfe in whom 

 Blood hath the greateft predominance, and may be called a Horfe, fan- 

 guire, is bright,"bay of Colour, and in Difpofition pleafant, nimble, and 

 of temperate or moderat.- Motion. That Horfe inv/hom Phlem has the 

 greateft Dominion, and may be called a Phlegmatick Horfe, is for the 

 moft part of a milky white Colour, and fo confequently flow, dull, and 

 heavy. If Choler bear the greateft Rule in his Conftitution, then is his Co- 

 lour commoiily a bright Sorrel,and by that means of difpofition, hotjfiery, 

 and of iit'cle ftrength. Laftly, If the Earth have gotten power above the 



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