1^4 '^^•^ Compkat hlcrfewatj, CHAP. VL 



wht'li he lofeth hisfpirit^ mettle^ firength, chccr^it'mfs^ and fio- 

 mach : and therefore we fee it cometh princip^diy -or want of 

 good nourifhment and digefture, which pafleuh inio mclantjio- 

 ly, it proceeding either from the y^/ff^, or from u\z liver ^ or 

 both, the i'/W being corrupted, and converted into a thin and 

 vvatry fubftance, and fometimes it cometh of over much reit^ 

 for want of moderate exercife, which 1 do judge to be the more 

 probable. Some Feniers do affirm that there be three kii.dsof 

 thia difeafe, but I could never oh^'rve more than one only, 

 which hath its origin either of ;7;f . .?; c/Wj , ^/W, water ^ or 

 wind-, but chiefly of water, by reafonthat the htlly and ie^s of 

 a Horfe v/ill fwell, and that a watry hmmur runs betv\ixt the 

 skin and the fiejij ^ and if you lay your finger hard upon the 

 fwoln places, when you fhall take it away, there will be in the 

 place a pit for afinall time after. Thefigns to know it are, 

 that he will be fwelled both body and legs^ he will be alfo Ihort 

 breathed, lofe his /o»;rfc/?, have in his W^a continual drought, 

 but yet when he cometh to drink, he will not drink much^ but 

 pudder long with his JNofe in the water, he will be as if he had 

 a general confumption over all his body.^ and in time he will 

 pine and fall away to the very bones^ and his flanks and bnttocki 

 will be dry, and his hair will Ihed and pill off with every rub- 



Dropfie. bi"S' ^^' T'^^ ^^^^ ^^' fi'"^ ^^^ himblood-y to take away the 

 cold thin waterilh, or wheyifh^/W, that better may come in 

 its place, then cover him «warm^ and give him a fwcat in the 

 Stable ; but if he will not be brought to fweat in the Stable (ai 

 many times it fb falleth out) then exercife him abroad till he 

 fweat, and bring him into the Stable again, and cloath and 

 litter him warm, and let him be. well rubbed, and give hira 

 Sallow leaves, or the leaves of tlie Elm tree green, Rie^blades, 

 Sedge, or grals, to keep his body open^ .'aiidiwlJen you do give 

 him Hay, let it be fprinkled with water *, then give him this 

 drink: , H - 



Take ofAIe one gallon, fetit upon thefire, andfcum offthc 

 froth, as it rifeth, then put into it of Wormwoodr and of 

 Rue the tender tops and leaveswithcratflalks, carefully pick- 

 ed, of each a handful, andfobpil the Aletoaqiuart^ tl^n tafc* 

 h: off, andftrain it weH:, and diifolve intoit of the beft /-»» 

 don Treacle three oiinccs^ and piiLaifoi into it of long Pepper 



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