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or the Spur-veins, or on both. To conclude, there is no Drink nor Diet 

 which is comfortable, but it is moft fovereign good for this Infirmity. 



Chap. LXVI. Of the Greedy Worm, or Hungry 'Evil in Horfes. 



THIS Hungry Evil is a Difeafe more common,than found out by our 

 Farriers, becaufe the moft of our Horfe-Mafters being of great Ig- 

 norance, hold it a fpecial Virtue to fee a Horfe eat eagerly ^ whereas in- 

 deed this over-hafty and greedy Eating, is more rather an liiftrmity and 

 Sicknefs of the Inward-Parts ^ and this Difeafe is none other than an 

 Infatiate and greedy Eating, contrary to Nature and old Cuftom, and for 

 the inoft Part, it followeth fome extream great Emptinel's or want of 

 Natural Food, the Beaft being even at the Pinch, and ready to be Chap- 

 fallen. There be fome Farriers which fuppofe, that it proceedeth from 

 fome extream Cold outwardly, taken by Travelling in Cold and Barren 

 Places, as in the Froft and Snow, where the outward Cold maketh the 

 Stomach Cold, whereby all the inward Powers are weakened. The Signs 

 are only an Alteration or Change in the Horfe's Feeding, having loft all 

 Temperance, and Snatching and Chopping at his Meat, as if he would 

 devour the Manger : Thfe Cure, according to the Opinion of fome Far- 

 riers, is, firft to comfort his Stomach by giving him great Slices of 

 White Bread tofted at the Fire, and fteeped in Muskadine, or elfe Bread 

 untofted, and fteeped in Wine, and then to let him drink Wheat-flower 

 and Wine brewed together. There be others that ufe to knead ftiff 

 Cakes of Wheat-flower and Wine, and feed the Horfe therewith. O- 

 thers ufe to make him Bread of Pine-Tree-Nuts and Wine mingled toge- 

 ther, or elle common Earth and Wine mingled together. But for mine 

 own part, 1 hold nothing better than moderately feeding the Horfe ma- 

 ny times in the Day with wholefome Bean-bread, well baked, or Oats 

 well dried and fifted. 



Chap. LXVII. Of the Difeafcs of the Liver in general, and firfi of the In- 

 flammation thereof. 



THERE is no Queftion but the Liver of a Horfe is fubjeft to as «C^ 

 many Difeafes, as either the Liver of a Man or any other Creature^ "^ 

 only through the Ignorance of our common Farriers, fwho make all in- 

 ward Difeafes one Sicknef^^ j the true Grounds and Caufes not being look- 

 ed into, the Infirmity is let pafs, and many times poifoned with falle 

 Potions ^ but true it is, that the Liver Ibmetimes by the Intemperatenefs 

 thereof, as being either too hot, or too cold, too moift, or too dry, or 

 Ibmetimes by means of evil Humours, as Choler, or Flegm overflowing 

 in the fame. Heat ingendring Choler, and Coldnefs Flegm, the Liver 

 IS fubje£l to many Sicknefles, and is diverfly pained, as by Inflammations, 

 Apofthumation, or Ulcer, or by Obftruftions, Stoppings, or hard 



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