Of the Pantas or Afthma. 



The Tantus is a daDgerous Diftemper, and kwHarvkf 

 cfcape which are afflidted therewith. It happens when 

 the Lungs arc as it were fo baked by exceirive hear, 

 that the Han>]^ cannot draw her breath, and when 

 drawn, cannot well emit it again. You may judge 

 of the beginning, of this Diftemper by the Hatvl^s la- 

 bouring much in the Pannel, moving her Train of- 

 ten up ^nd down at each motion oi her Pannel \ and 

 (he cannot many tinnes mewt or flife> or if (he do, (he 

 drops it fa(\ by her. It is known likewife by your 

 Haivk^s frequent opening her Clap and Beak. 



The beft Remedy is, to fcour your H^b?!;^ with good 

 Oyl-Olive well walhed in feveral Waters till it become 

 clear and white, w;hich you mult do after this manner : 

 Take an earthen Pot with a fmall hole in the bottom 

 thereof, which you mu(t ftop with your Finger i then 

 pour therein yourOyl with a quantity of Water, and 

 coil thefe together with a Spoon till, the Water grow 

 darkifli » after which remove your Finger, and the 

 Vi'arer will run out, but the Oyl remain beiiind floating 

 on the topi thusdofeven or eight times, till you have 

 throughly purified the Oyl : Then take a Sheep's Gut 

 above an Inch long for a Faulcon and Gofhawk, but 

 of lefs length for Icfler Hawks^ and fill it with this 

 Pyl, and taften it with Thread at both ends. Your 

 HzMPJ^ having hrfl cafl: , convey this Cut into her 

 Throat, holding her on the FiU till (he make a A^cwti 

 an hour after (he hath done mcwting feed her with a 

 Calf's Heart or a Pullet's Leg, giving her every third 

 or fourth day a Cotton calting with Cube^s and 

 Cloves. I (hill onely adde one Receipt more for the 

 Vantoi or Aiihm.i^ and that is the Oyl of fweet Al- 

 rrionds pjurcd into a wa(ht Chicken's Gut, and given 

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