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difcover when his fforfe falleth into any infirmity and fiGkneli, 

 as when you do perceive that his countenance or poltures do 

 alter from their ufual cultoms, then be you well afTured, your 

 i/'j/f doth alter and decay in his health, Alio you muftobferve 

 his feeding, and how he doth eat, a , whether with a good ap- 

 petite, or with a wQzkfiomach^ the firll being good, the fecond 

 unkindly and unhealthy, as alio how he doth difcharge or emp- 

 ty himfelf, and how his Vrine and the colour of his duf^g or 

 or dnre do zhcr J which if his rf'^»^ or excrements be pale, and 

 full of grains-, then is it good, but if blackiOi and dusky (ac- 

 cording as I have before init^ due place handled) then b. you 

 confident, he hath much heat and drinefs in his body, by which 

 means probably enfjeth great and dangerous licknefs : very ma- 

 ny other fignsof licknefs there are, as the not calling or/hed- 

 dingof his hair, in its due and proper feafbn, hide-bound, co- 

 ftivenefs, laxativenefs, the clinging up oihisbeliy to the/^«%,. 

 -continual dillike,drowlinefs, dulnefs, and heavinefs, when he 

 hath war- ted due ordering and feeding, &c. AM which fymp- 

 tom-"are fo well known to every man, as that they need not be 

 handled further in this place. 



Hippophilus. But now H\[)^ok.n\%-, fithence you have thns far 

 difcoveredi what are the caufcs and figns of danirerons ficknefs-y I 

 VfoHid gladly yon would fijew me how I may either prevent fcknefs be- 

 fore it Cometh^ or cure the fume at frfi appearance. 

 ■ Hifpoferus. Sir, in this cafe two things are principally and 

 diligently to be confidered. The firft is to prevent licknefs i.. 

 before it Ihall approach, whereby it fhail not offend at all, and 

 the fecond is, to take it at thefirit appearance, and fo to pre- 

 vent and hinder it, whereby to prevent the danger thereof. 

 As touching the Hrlt, the belt way will be three or four days Dange- 

 before you pat forth your Horfe to grafs, to take blood from rous fick- 

 him, andtlk- next day to give him thedrink of Oiapente^ halfnefs how 

 an ounce, and a pint and half of fweet Sack, which you fhall [^^^P''^" 

 find mentioned in Ub, 2. .b^^ fequent^ and lb by degrees to a-"""' 

 bate his cloaths if he have had any, and it is alio very good 

 that when you do take blood ivom him, you do receive it in a 

 bafon or W/, and therewith anoint his ^^c/^, loins, fillets, hreafij 

 and all fuch like places about bim with the fame blood-, foritis 

 moft wholfome, and doth comfort the body y^ry much,cleanfeth 



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