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flop, and litter him warm, and let him ftaiid fo four hours, 

 then unbit him, and if it be Winter time give him fweec 

 Wheat-ftraw, but no Hay ^ and if it be in Summer give him 

 Grafs, green Corn, or the leaves of Sallows, and for nine 

 days give him either fwettMaPnes, or white- Water, putting 

 therein fome Sallet-oyl, and be you allured he will do well 

 again. "^^'^This is alfovery good. Another, 



Take a Hedge-hog alive, and bake inthc Oveninancar- 

 then-pot, clofe Hopped until he do become fo dry as that you 

 may make h'im into fine powdery give him alfo of this 

 powder one fpoonful in a quart of good Ale every other day, 

 and this will infinitely help and preferve his wind. \"^ This 

 is alfo fpecial good. 



SECT. 2. fr. 



Hippoph. T5 there fnch a difeafe -which is called the Wild- 

 1 fire? 



Hipj!of. Yea Sir, there is, and it is a difeafe mofl dange- 

 rous and very difficult to cure, but by a Receipt of a powder 

 which once I obtained of a skilful Chirurgion , which faid 

 powder is not fit to be applyed to any living creature, but 

 to 2 horfe only, it is fo terrible. And thus it is to be made. 

 ^iz,. 



Take of living Toads four, the greatefl and blackefl can 

 be found, living Moles or Ants three, and of old Shoo-foles 

 fix, and heads of Garlickunpilled, and with their beards and 

 roots remaining upon them forty, then take of the leaneil and 

 faltelt Martlemas beef three pounds, cut it into thin and fmall 

 pieces and dices, fuch Martlemas beef I meanwhich hath long- 

 eft hanged in the fmoak •• take alfo of Oats eight pints, and of 

 old woollen-rags the courfer the better two pounds ^ take al- 

 fo of Swallows dung a good quantity, and four or five living 

 fwailows, put all thefe things into an Earthen-pot new, and 

 well nailed, and let it be big enough to be able to hold all the 

 Tngredients,and put alfo thofe living creatures among them a- 

 live, and then make a cake of Clay, and therewith lute up the 

 Pot clofe, as that neither fmoak nor air can either get in or 

 out i having fo done carry your Pot into fome Orchard or o> 



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