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[Take the Herb which groweth In dry and barren 
Hills, called the Star of the Earth ; you muft give it 
three Days together. The firft time you muft gather 
three of thefe Herbs, with all the whole Roots,* and 
\vafh them clean, and pound them well 5 which done, 
give them to your Horfe in Milk, Beer, Ale, or 
White-wine, but be careful the Horfe takes all the 
Herbs and Roots : If you will, you may make up thefe 
Herbs and Roots in frefh or fweet Butter, which will 
do as well. The fecond Day give your Horfe five 
of thefe Herbs and Roots, as before 5 and the third 
Day give him feven. Do this punftually, and you 
may be well allured your Horfe will be perfeftly 
cured 5 for albeit I myfelf have never tried this Me- 
dicine, yet I do know, the Party of whom I had this 
Cure, hath cured much Cattle of all Sorts therewith. 
I myfelf can fay thus much of this Receipt, That I 
knew it cure an whole Kennel of Hounds of a Gen- 
tleman’s, one Beagle excepted, which they did not 
fufpeft to be bitten, which indeed was bitten 5 fo he 
fell mad and died, but all the reft efcaped. Another 
time, a Gentleman’s Son of my Acquaintance was 
unfortunately bitten, who was cured by the Party 
who taught me this Receipt 5 and this young Gentle- 
man (who was then a Boy of 10 Years old) was fo 
far fpent with the Rancor of the Difeafe, before this 
Man took him in hand, as that his Head began to 
be addle, and he to talk very idly 5 yet he cured 
him, fo as he lived and did well, and is at this Hour 
living, and a very proper and handfome Man, &c.~\ 
Thus far de Grey . Now, Sir, I am apt to think, 
that any one who confiders what he fays about the 
XCennel of Hounds, will be ready to conclude, that 
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