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will caufe the hair to fall away, from whence oitiinarily doth 

 proceed a dry fcarffor fcab, which is very contagious. 



Hippiatrus. How comet h the Farcin to the Great H'^e. 



Hippofems. No way fo foon as by a bad liable, whither Swine 

 and Pouitrey do refort, for their dung is moft pernicious: 

 Alfo by cvii drelTing, which may be a great caufe, and by too 

 much ranknefs of blood, and by fome v/ound, hurt, or blow 

 with a ftafF, efpecially if the ftafFhave knags or knots upon it, 

 fomecimes by enter-firing and hewing, and laftly by fjiur gall- 

 ing. 



Hippiatrus. Which be the four AfMadUs which do mofl appear^ 

 Vfhen a Horfejl^eweth by his aBioa that he is in danger of death by the 

 [aid Difeafes ? 



HippoferHs. That hapneth often by too much ventofity, or 

 by eating too much raw meat, or to have drunk being very 

 hot: It Cometh alfo of the coldnefsof Vrin^ or having ridden 

 him too hard too long together, not giving him leave to piis. 



Hippophilus. / pray Hippofcrus, give me leave to demand 

 of yoii^ whatyofiwoidddoinfiicbacafi, by yenr beji endeavours ^ t9 

 favt the life of the poor beafi"^ 



'.HippoferHs, In a cafe of this nature, I would firft take blood 

 froa\ him^ if I found juft caule for it, and then fhould 1 admi- 

 nifter a laxative clyller, which ihould be both comforting, and 

 yet operative, which isjnfcrted in Ith. 2. Chap. 6. SeB. 8 clij. 2. 

 Or elfe 1 would give him a drink of good operation, which you 

 (hall find in lib. 2. Chap. 7. Se^. 8. clif. 6. either of which, of 

 both, are moil fovercign in this cafe. But if I fhall find, that 

 the malice of the malady doth not continue in the body, <but 

 falleth down into the four legs, as ufually it will do : Then do 

 I ufe to open the Veins in thofe places, and in the neck alfo, or 

 in any other part 1 Ihall judge fhall be mofl nccefTary, and of his 

 bloud 1 win make a rdfl:ridtivecharge,adding thereunto Wheat- 

 meal, Bole, Sanguis Draconis^ Egg5n the flrongeft whitc-wine 

 Vinegar, and fuch like, which I will more at large exprefs in 

 the place of Cures : This (I fay) will I apply to all the four 

 Z'f^/, and over and againfl the Kidnies-, the Breafi-, Throaty Feet 

 and the like places j then would I cup the bottom of the Soles^l 

 will alfo apply to the four Legs^ Garters, which I will tye hard 

 \ afeiove the /^«fwand Hams, and fo govern my felf in performing 

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