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a black Jaundife, for then you (hall perceive the whites of 

 his eyes, lips, tongue and mouth to be a thick and duskifh 



, colour, and noc io clenr, and fanguineas before when he was 

 not vilited with any fuch infirmity, both v/hich are fo mor- 



-tal ( efpeciaiiy the latter J as that if very great care be not 

 taken whereby to pry into itsfymptomes, the Horfe may fall 

 down upon a fudden ( as 1 have often feen and known ) even 



.as he travelleth, and dye ^ or elfe he appearing to be found 

 and healthy, and to eat his meat like as he was accuflomed 

 over night when you left him, coming again unto him^ in the 

 morning, you may find him dead, ftiff and cold. And the 

 origenof this malady cometh principally of unkindly and un- 

 natural heats, given him by moll; violent and intemperate ri- 

 ding, whereby the Liver becometh inflamed ^ the Liver, the 

 Blood, Gall, and the Spleen, which caufeth choUer to have 

 foveraignty and dominion over the humours, and fo engen- 

 dreth this perillous difeafe, which feldom bringeth a lingring 

 or languiAiing death, but that which endeth him fuddenly, 

 and therefore is mofl requifite that the greater eye and care 

 be had unto it. The bell fymptoms how to know it is thus. 

 Your horfe will be dry in his body, mouth and noftriis, be- 

 ing marvellous hot through the abundance of choller that 

 reigneth in him, and he will be very gaunt in his belly towards 

 the flanks, he will be alfo very f^int sndnot only fweat upon 

 every the leall motion, but alfo as he flandeth in the Stable : 

 his eyes, the inlide of the lips, mouth, and tongue, will be 

 yellow as faffron, and he will feldom lie down, and being laid, 

 he will fometimes groan. The cure. Firll let him blood in 

 the neck and mouth, and let him bleed well, then give him 

 this drink. 

 realom. Take of Turmerick and long Pepper, of each one penny- 

 worth, Ann ifecds and Licoris in fine powder and fearced, of 

 each half a fpoonful, Selendinc, the leaves and roots one 

 handful, chop, ftamp, and ftrain the Selendine, and fo put all 

 thefe together into ftrong Ale ons quart, warm this upon the 

 fire, andin the warming add unto it of London Treacle one 

 ounce, and of fweet Butter the quantity of anEgg,andgive 

 him white- Water, and he will do vJell. ^"^ This is very 

 good- Another. Firft bloody him aS before, and then 



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