4 X 7l:>e Expert Farmer, Chap. 9^ 



for it, unlefs we will name the fame the Pluri/ie^ for the E- 



pithete, we have from the French, who ftyle the fame Mai- 



de-Flanks^ it is when your Horfe is troubled with overmuch 



abundance of blood, whereby he either ingendreth a Mainge, 



or elfe falleth dangeroufly fick thereby, who by reafon he hath 



been oft times let blood before, his body now will look for it, 



whereof he miffing, falleth cither into very dangerous, or no 



lefs Joathfome Maladies j the cure is, 



Tianlii or Firft take blood from both fides the Neck, and tliree days 



Mai-de- after in both the Spur-veins, in the mouth, and in the Tera- 



FUn^s. pie- veins j then give him a drink of Diapentc and fweet Sack, 



and he will do well. \"^ This is very good. 



SECT. 25. F. 



Hippoph. \A7 Hat good Charge have yon wheremth to fiop the 

 ^ ^ Feet ? 

 ffippof. I think I have fufficiently fiiewed you already, not- 

 withftanding for the refidue, I do remit you to its proper 

 place, when and where I will give you ftore of good Receipts, 

 and therefore 1 leave it for the prefent. 



S E C T. 2(5. F. 



Hippoph. yi/Natisgoodtofiay a Flux .? 



//^pj>o/ This cometh of cold taken, fome- 

 timcs by reafon nature is offended with fome Cholerick Hu- 

 mour proceeding from the Liver or Gall, into the Guts. It 

 cometh oft fooner, when a Horfe drinketh too much, pre- 

 fently after the eating a great quantity of Provender, for by 

 that means the water coming to the Provender, caufeth the 

 Provender to fwell, whereby crudities are bred in the Sto- 

 mach, and fo conveyed down to the Guts, which occafioneth 

 his Flux, aifo it cometh by travelling too foon after Proven- 

 der, it not being well digefled before : And it will come alfo 

 to a Horfe by drinking cold water when he is very hot, and 

 after ( the water not being prefentiy warmed in his belly ) 

 is the caufe of aj^ax or Flux. It will alfo come by eating of 

 a Feather, Hendung, Spider, fome venemous worm, or other 



troublefome 



