6^ The Compleat Horfemarf^ .CHAP. IL 



for their virtues are to purifie the blood, prevent Obftrudionsj 

 open and refolve the Ltvery cool the blo&d^ and preierve the 

 whole ftru^ture of th^^bcdy in excellent health. 



Thus have I (as fuccindly as I have been able j declared the 

 Teafons of ficknefs in general, together with the true caufe of 

 health and long life, the contrarieties whereof will engender, 

 in your Horfe, infirmities and death : for the fenfitive Bodies 

 as well of all other creatures, as of Horfes, are often (upon 

 the leall caufe given) difgufted and brought out of joint and 

 temper, by reafon of the affiduar warfare of the never-cea- 

 iing jarring Elements, that it not a little importeth a Mailers 

 care to look very narrowly into theftate of his Body. For 

 put cafe that time and experience do approve the contrariety of 

 the before-named inherent qualities of Heat, Cold, - Drynels, 

 and Moifture, the formal caufes of all intrinlecal dileales, the ; 

 continuance and unperceivable lingring in them,together with 

 the true caufe of their fudden and untimely death : Yet is there 

 means as eafily to be found, as well for the prevention of all 

 enfuing ficknefs (if we will but apply our care and diligence) 

 before it approacheth, as for the able curing of them when 

 they are come, and palpably perceived ; according to the opi- 

 nion of famous Galen-, who faith : He that frevevteth the caufe 

 of ficknefs^ prevent et h the fckfjefs it felf: for ta^e away the canje and 

 the effe^ followeth not. 



- Hiffcfhilui, You have fpoken well Hippofertu upon this fub- 

 jedt ^ but yetyour laft Article is not without difficulty, in that" 

 you do advife to adminilter certain powders, and other Sim- 

 ples unto a Horfe in his Provender, which fhould conlerve 

 him in health, and prevent all inward dileales in him. I can- 

 tiot certainly but approve very much hereof j in that they be 

 moft fovereign in fuch cafes you fppk of: but the manner of 

 adminiftring them, is the thing 1 much Hand upon, knowing 

 right well that thefe Simples (or the greater part of them) 

 are offtrong and offenfive fcents and fmells, and others are as 

 far difguftful and unplealant to his talte, whereby he may very 

 '.eafily be induced by difliking thole Powders and Simples, to 

 ^ Icath and utterly forlake his Provender. 



HippoferHs. Sir^ you objed well, neverthelefs, give me leave 



io tell you, that in cafes of this nature, life (we fay) makes 



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