of Plinies Naturall Hiftorie. ey , 
A had provéd true. Sextis affirmeth, That the bodie of a Salamander cleanfed fromthe guts and. 
garbage within, and, parted from the head and feet, if it bee condite in honey, inciteth greatly 
to i luft chofe that eatthereof: but he denicth flatly thatitdoothextinguith and put out 
$6 fist thio Ti ayagcio) to gai sry ot code ; 
Now concerning thofe birds which yeeld any helpe againft ferpents, the Vulture or Geir de: 
ferveth to be fecin'the firft ranke : but this hath been obferved and found by experience, that the 
blackeof this kind arenot{o powerfull as others in this behalfe, Ic is commonly faid,thata pet- 
fume made with burning their feathers chafeth ferpents away. Likewife,it is an opinion general- 
‘lyreceived,that whofoever carie about them the heart of this foule, are fecured {rom the violent 
___ affauls,not of ferpents, onely,butalfo.of other wild beafts,yea,and of theeves androbbers by the 
B highwayfide. The fame alfo affureth them to efcape the daunger of princes wrath and indigna- 
tion,howfoever they be fet and incenfed againft them. The flefh of Cocks and Capons difmem- 
bred,if itbee applied warme (as it was plucked from the bones) to the place which is bitten or 
{tung by any ferpent,draweth out the venome,and mortifieth the ftrength thereof, fo doth their 
braines,if it bee drunke in wine. But the Parthians thinke it better to lay unto the {aid fores the 
braines.of an Hen, Alfoabroth made of fuch Pullein,hath a fingular vercue in this cafe, ifitbe 
fupped off : like as in many others it worketh wonderfull effets,as itis ufed.For firft and formoft 
neither Lions nor Panthers will fet upon thofe perfons who are bathed with their decoétion,ef- 
pecially if there were any Garlicke fodden therein.Secondly, it is pafling good to keepe the body 
loofe : but ftranger is the operation,if it were ofan old Cocke. //em,ltferveth very welltocure | 
© long feavers,the trembling alfoandnummedneffe of the lims, it affuageth the paine of all kinds 
of gout, eaferh the headach, ftaieth the violence of rheumes efpecially falling into the eyes, re- 
_ folveth ventofities, quickeneth the dull appetite to meat, preventeth the daunger of the inordi- 
nat defire to the ftoole without doing any thing, if it bee taken betimes and in the beginning of 
that difeafe ;ftrengthenetha feeble liver,comforteth the reines and the bladder,coficoGeth cru- 
ditiesin the ftomacke,and finally helpeth thofe who are thort winded. In regard of thefe mani- 
fold commodities,the mannex of making this broth asit ought to be,is fer down in writing, and 
direCtion given therefore, For more effe€tuall it is found to be, in cafe there be fodden with the 
Cocke or Capon the fea wort Soldanella, or the hearbe Cybium, Capres,or Perfely,Mercurie 
the hearbe Polypoditin,or Dill. Nowthe beft way of making this broth,is to ferthe faid Cocke 
D orCapona feething with the abovenamed hearbes in three gallons of water; and to fuffer the 
fame to boile untill there remain but three pints of liquor : when itis thus{odden to this height, 
it ought to coole without dores in the open air: and thenis it fingular good tobe given in thofe 
cafes above rchearfed provided alwaies,that the patient have taken a vomit before, for that is the 
onely feafon.And for asmuch as lam thus far entred into a difcourfe of Pullain,I cannot forget 
one miraculous experiment, although it be nothing pertinent to Phyfick,& thisicis,Thatif one 
putthe ficth of an Hen into goldas itis in melting, it will draw all the meteall into it, and * con- ‘Hetdupd pets 
fume ito, as thereupon thefaid flefh is held to bee the poyfon(asit were) of gold. Moreover, if adventure iris, 
you would not have a Cocke to crow and chaunt, put a wreath or collar of Vinetwigs about his sap cone 
necke, But to returne againe to our receits and medicines againft ferpents : the flefh of yong Pi- we ae S ak 
E geons newly hatched,as alfo of Swallows,is very good : fo are the feet of a fcriche Owle burnt to- reeces of gold, 
gether with the hearbe*Plumbago. But before write farther of this bird,I cannot overpaffe the "> norms 
vanitie of Magicians which herein appeareth moft evidently : For over and befides many other thereby more 
- monftrous lies which they have devifed,they give it out, That if one doe lay the heart of a fcrich- ae . 
Owle upon the left pap of a woman as fhe lieth afleepe, fhe will difclofe and utter all the fecrets of - 2x. he ba 
her heart: alfo whofoever carie about them the fame heart when they goe to fight, (hail be more lef" wild Ta- 
hardie,and performe their devoire the better againft their enemies, They tell us moreover, I wot 7°" 
not what tales of their egges, andnamely, thatthey cure the accidents and defects befalling to 
the haire of the head. But 1 would faine know of them whatmanever found a fcrich Owles neft 
and met with any of their egges, confidering that it is holden foran uncouth and ftraunge pro- 
© digietohave feene the birdit{elfe ? And what might he be that tried fuch conclufions and expe- 
riments,efpecially in the haire of his head? Furthermore, they affirme afluredly, That the bloud 
of their young birds will curle and frizzle the fame haire Much like to thefe toies are their re- 
ports al{o of che Bat: for (fay they) if a man goe round aboutan houfe three times, carrying a 
live Bat with him,and then naile it upon the window with the head downeward, it is a foveraigne 
counts 
