of Plinies Naturall Hiftorie. 
A_ with anifefeed,doth mitigat the quivering and quaking inacoldague fit, A fuffumigation made 
therewith ,draweth downe womens ficknefle,if we may beleeve magicians ; who are grown to this 
pafle in their vanitie, that they avouch forcertaine, That ifan archer doe bind unto his arme a 
tooth of an Hyzne, growing on the right fide of the upper chaw; hee fhall {hoot point-blanke 
and never miffe his marke. Take the palat qr roufe of the mouth of this beaft dried and made hot 
togither with Egyptian alume,put the fame into the mouth and chaunge it three times for new 
Rtill they promife i¢fhall correct a ftinking breath and heale any ulcers or cankers in the mouth, 
And as for thofe that weare under the foles of their feet within the fhooe,a Hyxns tongue,there 
- isnot a dog will be fo hardieas to bay or barke atthem, The brain of the Hyzne lying in the left 
fide ofthe head, eafeth any deadly difeafes of man or beaft, if the nofthrils be annointedthere- 
with. The skin of the forehead ferveth as a countrecharme againftall witchcraft and enchaune- 
ments. The fleth growing to the nape of the neck,being dried and made into powder, appeafeth 
the painein the Joins of the backe,either eaten or drunke,it skills not whether. Forthe griefe of 
finews,they give order tomake a fuffumigation with the nerves of Hyena, whichrun along the 
thoulders and backe. And the hairs growing about the muzzle of this beaft, have an armarorious 
yertue with them,to make a woman love a man,in cafe her lips be buttouched therewith, The li- 
ver of the Hyena given in drinke,cureth the cholique and ftone. A's for the heart, bee ittvken in 
meat or drinke,iteafeth all the pains of thebodie : the milt,cureth the {pleene :the kell with the 
fat abourit,helpeth any inflammation of ulcers ifit be applied.with oile : the marrow within the 
[ams nei the gwefe ofthe backbong and finews; and finally, doth secover and refrefh the 
wearineffe of the reins and kidnies; The finews of this beaft drunke in wine with frankincenfe,ree 
ftore women to the fruitfulneffe of the womb,efpecially when by indirect means of forcerie they 
ate become barren and unapt for conception. he matrice of the female Hyxne givenin drinke 
with the rind of afweet pomegranar, is averie comfortable medicine for that part ina woman; 
_ Afuffumigation made with the fattaken from the betchill peece or loines, is fingular for thofe 
women that be in hard travaile of child,and procureth them {peedie deliverance, [he marow or 
pith out of the ridge-bone whefoevercarieth about them, fhall find helpe againft vaine illufions 
and fantafticall imaginations. The pizzle of the male Hyzxna, ifit be burnt,caftech afume which 
is good ior them that have any finews plucked with the crampe. Save the feet of this beaft, and 
the verie touching of them isfoveraigne for bleared eyes, for ruptures, amd inflammations: bur 
this regard mnft be had, that the left toocbe applied to thofe griefs in the left fide, and the right 
tothe contraric. But wot yee what ?if the right foot of the Hyena chaunceto be carried over a 
woinan whiles fhe is in labour of child. birth, the fhall {urely die of it; buccontrariwile, leritbe 
the right foot, thee (hall have quicke difpatch and be delivered with eafe, The skin or purfe that 
holdetl the gall, being either drunke in wine or taken with meat, helpeth thofe that for weake- 
nefle of tLomacke be apt to fainrand fall into cold {weats: and the bladder token with wine, cu- 
reth thofe that cannot hold their water. Now looke what urineis found within the bladder of 
this beaft, you mutt chink it's an excellent drinkeif it be wixed with oile, Selame feed, and hos 
ney, for any old griefe wharfoever. The firftrib and the eigth will make a perfume, which is pat 
fing good for thofe who are burften : the fpondyles or joynts of the ridge-bone, are as conveni- 
ent for women in travaile of childbirth: andthe Hyznsbloud taken inwardly with fried barley 
meale doth mitigat the wrings and gripes of the bellie. Ifthe fide pofts or doore-checks of any 
houte be ftriked with the faid blond, wherefoever magicians are bufic with theit feats and jug- 
gling cafts, they*fhall take no effect, whether theybe charmes, exorcilnis, or invocations : info- 
much as they fhall got be able toraife yp fpirits, nor have any ‘conference with familiars by any 
means of conjuration, whether it be bytorch-lights, by bafon, by water, by globe, or otherwife. 
The fieth of this beafteaten, is very efiectuall ag ainft the biting of a mad dog; and yet the liver 
is of greater efficacie in this cafe, If there chaunce either flefh or bone of man or woman whome 
this beaft hath killed and devoured, fo be found in the maw, {urelythe perfume thereof isa pre- 
fent remedie for the gout, as thefe magicians would feeme to perfuade us. But howif there be 
found the nails of man or woman there? then woe be to all thofethat wereat the hunting andta- 
king ofthis beaft, forit prefageth that one of them is fure to die for it, Befide all this, they doe 
afficme, That either the excrements or bones which the Hyena difchargeth out of the belly at 
the time that fhe is killed ferve for countrecharms or prefervativesagain{t forceriesand practi- 
{cs of magicians. As forthe ordure or dung which is found within het guts, being dried and ta- 
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