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A faout of a Wolfe kept long dried,isa countercharme again{t all witchcraft and forcerie ; which 
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isthe reafon that they ufually fet it upon gates of countrey fermes. The fame force the very skin 
is thoughtto have which is flaied whole of itfelfe,without any flethyfrom the nape of the necke; 
And in truth,over and above the properties witch I have reported alreadie of this beaft, of fuch 
power and vertue itis,that if horfes chaunceto tread inthe tradts of a Wolfe, their feet will bee 
immediately benummed and aftonied. Alfo their lard is a remedie for thofe who are empoyfo- 
ned by drinking quick-filver. Affes milke if itbe drunke, doth dull and mortifie the force of any 
poyfon : but more particularly,if any have taken Henbane,the vifcous gurn of the hearbe Cha- 
mzleon, Hemlocke, the fea-Hare,the juice of Carpathum,the poyfon Pharicum, or Dorycni- 
um: Alfo in cafe thatcruddled milke have done harm to any : for furely itis no better than poy- 
B fon,efpecially the firft beettitigs ifir quaileand cruddle in the ftomack. To conclude, Affes milke 
hath many othermedicinable properties which wee will {peake of hereafter. Butremember al- 
waies to ufe this milke while itis freth and new drawne out of the udder, or els noz long aker, and 
then itmuftbe warmed: for there isnotany milke that fooner loofeth the vertue. Moreover,the 
bones of an affe well broken, bruifed,and fodden, are given for a countrepoyfon againft the ve- 
nome of the fea-Hare.And for all thefe purpofes beforefaid,the milke andbones of the wild Af- 
{es be shonght more effectuall. | bi . 
. As touching wild horfes,the Greekes have written nothing, becaufe throughout al! Greece 
there arenone of them to be feene. Howbeit,whatfoever medicinable vertues bee attributed to 
horfes,the fame we mutt think more forcible inthe wildthan in others, Neither had the Greeks 
Cc any experience of thofe Neat or Buffles called Vri and Bifontes:& yet the forreft of India be full 
of wild buls & kine. Now by good reafon and proportion,we are to thinke,that whatfoevercom- 
meth from them, is more availeablein Phyficke,than from the tame of that kind, And verely, 
Cow milke isfaid tobee a generall countrepoyfon, able tokiil any of thofe venomesabovena- 
med. Overand befides, if the dangerous Lillie called Ephemerum Colchicum, be taken inward- 
ly and ferled inthe ftomacke,orif the greene flies Cantharides have been given in drink,the aid 
milke willfend ap all againe by vomis, And as for the Cantharides,the broth of Goats feth will 
doethelike. Againit chofe co:rofive poylons which killby exulceration,the tallow ofa Calfe.or 
any Boeufe,is a foveraigne medicine. “As forthe daunger that commeth by drinking Horfe-lea- 
aa) us Ven e ay a aes : 
ches, Susyr made of Cows milke,is a fingular remedie,f it be taken with vinegre heat witha gad 
D ofitcele. The fame alonewithout any othepshing is a good countrepoyfon,for if oile be wanting, 
butter may ferve the turn as well. Being joined with honey, it healeth the fores occafioned by the 
biting of the PorceletscalledMultipede . The broth made of their tripes, if it bee drunke, is 
thoughtto kill any poyfon abovenamed: and befides,the Aconite and Hemlocke:fo doth the 
fuer of a Calfe. Greene cheefe made of Goats milke, is good for therm that have drunke the ve- 
nomous vilccficie iffuing out of the hearb Chameleon, called Ixias: but sheirmilke is areme- 
die againft the flies Cantharides and the venomous hearbe Ephemerun,if it be drunke with the 
grape Laminia. Goats bloud fodden together with the marrow, istaken againft the poyfons cal- 
led Toxicazand Kids bloudagainft the reit. The rennet found in the afaw of aKid, hath a peculiar 
vertue to mortifie the venome of the forefaid vifcous gum Ixia,asalfo of the hearb itfelfe, Cha- 
E_ mezleon the white,yea,and Buls bloud for which the rennet of an Hare with vinegre,is a fingue 
Jar defenfative. Againft the venomous Raie or Pufien called PaftinacaMarina :the pricke or 
ftiry alfo of any fea-fith,the {aid rendles of an Hare,Kid,or Lambe,is a fingular antidot,taken to 
the weight of one dram in wine.As for the rennet of an Hare, ir is one of the ordinary ingredients 
that goc tothe compofition of all prefervatives and countrepoyfons. 
There isakind of Butterfliethat ofeth to flic about candles as they are burning, which istec- 
koned among poyfons. The adverfative remedie againftir, is a Goats liver: like as their gall is fo- 
veraigne again{tany venomous drinkes made of the rufticke weazill. 
Crap. X1. . . 
Pee Receits and remedies for many kinds of maladies,taken from fundrie beaffs. 
Vit now will [return to the remedies appropriat to difeafes refpe@tive to the particular mem=" 
bers of the bodie.And firltto begin atthe head : Beares greafe mixed with Ladanum, and 
thatkind of Maidenhaire which iscalled Adiantum,retaineth the haire of the head which 
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