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then the more flowly they do beat and heave,the more old and 

 dangerous is the difeafe ^ he will alfo draw his breath at his 

 mfe fhort, and yet weakly, and he will groan often,and prin- 

 cipally when he lyeth down and rifeth up, and when at any 

 time he congheth^ he will feem to chew fome thing betwixt 

 Iiis teeth^ and from his mfe will ilTue much corruption. The 

 Cure is. 



Take Q^horfs-Luyig-rvort, ^Iks Mullet, it groweth in every 

 place with broad hoary foft leaves which do feel like Velvet, 

 jhred it, ftampit and itrain it, then take of Fenugreek a good 

 Ipoonful, and of IVladder as much, make them into fine pow- 

 der, and give this to your horfe in Muskadine one pint, or 

 zl^Q in good Ale one quart, and adminifter this unto him e- 

 very other day for twelve or fourteen days, and fprinkle his 

 Hay with water, and let his Oats be wafhed in good Ale, and 

 let his drink be white water, and fometimes fweet Malhes."^^'^ 

 This is very good. Another ^ 



Take a Snake, and cut off the head and tail, and flea it,and 

 after cut' the fame into pieces the length of your finger, and 

 roft it as you would and Eele upon a Spit, but do not bail it 

 with any thing, for it will baft itfelf , referve carefully the 

 oyl that drippeth from it, and herewith anoint the breajl 

 and the fonr fiort-ribs of the Horfe which be againfl the Lnngs^ 

 but clip away the hair firft from about the place where you 

 are to anoint him, otherwife the hair will take up much of 

 thefaid Oyl j and thus doing often for fome time you fliall 

 recover his Lnngs again, and make him perfedly found. This 

 was taught mc by a great Marijhai of Towv, but I never could 

 come to maketryal thereof. 



CHAP. XIV, 



SECT, u M, 



Hippophcrts, 



Ow Hippoferus th^t we hava ^ndsdthu Chsftir, kt 

 Hs frocccd to another ^ and tell m wkai if good to c/r^ 



