224 The boohe of Hunting 



The fifth and laft kynde of madnefTe, is called the Rewma- 

 tike or flauering madnefle. For when a dogge hath it, his heade 

 fwelleth, and his eyes become yellowe as a Kyghts foote, and he 

 driueleth and flauereth at the mouth commonly. 



When a dogge hath any of thefe kyndes of madnefle, he will 

 haue no luft to eate, but lyueth eight or nyne dayes in this forte, 

 doing no hurte to any thing, and in the ende dyeth for hunger : 

 wherewithall you muft vnderftande, that dogs are of this pro- 

 pertie generally ; Whenfoeuer they feele any difeafe within their 

 bodies (without any occafion of hurtes, or fuch accidentes) they 

 wil neuer feede lightly, vntill they be healed therof. For proofe, 

 when a dogge is ficke, he will not eate the deyntyeft morfell that 

 you can proffer him, vntill he haue eaten grafTe, and caft vp all 

 that was within him, and then he will eate. Some are of opini- 

 on, y* the worme vnder a dogs tong, is the caufe of madnelTe : but 

 1 thinke not fo. Although it maye be, that fuche as haue beene 

 wormed, doe not fo commonly fall madde : yet fometimes they 

 do, as may dayly be feene. 



Thefe difeafes are taken amongft dogs, by breathing and com- 

 panying one with another. And therfore it flial be beft to fliut vp 

 luch as haue them, from al the reft of your hounds, as is before fayd. 



The receipt to heale the dumme madnefle 



TAke the weight of foure Frenche crownes, of the iuyce of an 

 herbe called Spathula putrida^ which hath a leafe muche like 

 vnto the herbe called Ireos^ or Flower de luce (but it is a litle blac- 

 ker) and put this iuyce into a litle pewter pot. Then take afmuch 

 of the iuyce of an herb, called Helleborus niger^ in Englifli Bear- 

 wort, and as much of the iuyce of Rewe. And if it be in fuch feafon 

 that thefe herbes haue no iuyce in them, you muft make a decoc- 

 tion of them. And when you haue all thefe iuyces together, take 

 as much white wine as there was iuyce of Rewe. Then ftreine 

 them all through a fayre lynnen cloth, and fet them in a glafle. 

 Then take Scamony two drammes, and let the Scamony be vn- 

 preparate, the which you fliall mingle amongft all thefe iuyces. 

 Then take the dog, and put a table napkin rowled in his mouth for 



byting. 



