J76 The Coffipkat Horfe-maff, CHAP. UL 



ther living Creatures^ can worfe indure to receive inwardly hot 

 things, by reafon that he is inv/ardly fo extreamly hot by na- 

 ture j and therefore whatfoever thing is to be adminillred to 

 him, ought not to be more than bloudwarm at moft, by any 

 means, for that nothing can be more noxious to him than the 

 endangering the fcalding of his Stomach and Entrails : befides 

 let his drinks and inward medicines be given him in the molt 

 leifurely manner you are able, for fear of fufFocating him , nei- 

 ther fuffer any man (as I have feen many ufe to do) to pinch 

 his Cnllet or Wind- Fife-, whereby he is provoked to cough moll 

 violently, for it is a thing moft dangerous both to his wind, 

 and caufeth, oft-times flefhy ftuflflike to the Garget to growr in 

 his throat. Now for the adminiftring of Pills, Balls, and 

 fuch like medicines, little .ad'^ice is required, if they be not 

 made too great j only if y^ take forth his Tongue firft, and 

 then put them up into his month, you cannot do amifs, but of 

 this method no man can be ignorant. 



Hippophilus. What time is befl wherein to adminijler your medi- 

 cines to afickj^orfe ? 

 The'tifre Hippoferns. Evermore in a morning fafting,unlefs upon urgent 

 when to occafion (as in cafe of fudden and dangerous licknefs,which may 

 gfmini- j^appej^ iQ fall out upon a fudden accident ) and the longer he 

 be kept falling from meat and drink, as well before he taketh 

 his Phyfick, as after, it will be the better ^ for by that means 

 bis medicine will work the more kindly in his Body ? for he 

 ought to be kept from eating and drinking at leaft three hours 

 before and after. 



Hippophilus. Is it requiftte he be exercifed after the tahjng ofhii 



If hy fie at medicines} 



What ex- Hippoferns. Sir a little moderate exercife is very necelTary, 



ercifeis whereby his Phyfick may work the better, and the fooner, as 



^°^ to trot him upon fo eafie apace as you can caufe him to take, [ 



withphy-otherwife to walk him up and down out ot the wind in the 



firK. warm Sun, by the fpace of a quarter of an hour •, but then fo 



foon as he cometh into the Stable, let his Stajl be littered ber 



fore-hand well, then prelently cloath him up, and Hop him 



warm^ and keep the air from him, neither let his Keeper go 



from him in three or four hours, but let him rivet his eyes 



Upon him continually, obferving well his poltures and as ocr 



cafion. 



