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any DIfeafes, and never droop 'till Age has 

 worn out Nature, which fome have been 

 known to live twenty-four Years. , I have 

 leen fome myfelf of tv/enty-two Years old 

 but the Reader muft imagine, fuch long- 

 liv'd Birds muft not only be of a healthy 

 Confdtution, but have a careful Keeper, 

 which is a great Argument, that People 

 v/ould never iofe fo manyBirds, were it not 

 for VvTint of proper Infirudions; in which I 

 hope the ?ma]i 'Tracf will be of Service. 



In the fird place I fhall take Notice of 

 their DIfeafes •, then of the Remedies pro- 

 per to be ufed. 



The firil: IVlalady which they are mod 

 incident to, is a Surfeit, from either their 

 being fed b;/ .the old Ones, with too much 

 Gretns, or from their own over-gorging 

 when they come to feed the mfe Ives on the 

 fame Food 5 efpecially that fort of Chick- 

 weed, which is very thick of Leaves,' and 

 is very rank and moili, having too many 

 broad Leaves and no Seeds ; this fort of 

 Chickweed is very pernicious both to old 

 and you;;g, but nioreeipecially to theyoung 

 C nes. to whom it is very apt- to give the 

 Difremper cali'd the Surf liit, "which cauies 

 them to fweilvery much under their Bellies, 

 appearing as it were trarifparent, full of ltt-> 

 tiered \ eins, ail their little Bowels linking 

 down to the exti earn Farts -of their Bodies, 



