The historie of foure-footed beastes Describing the true and liuely figure of euery beast, with a discourse of their seuerall names, conditions, kindes, vertues (both naturall and medicinall) countries of their breed, their loue and hate to mankinde, and the wonderfull worke of God in their creation, preseruation, and destruction. Necessary for all diuines and students, because the story of euery beast is amplified with narrations out of Scriptures, fathers, phylosophers, physitians, and poets: wherein are declared diuers hyerogliphicks, emblems, epigrams, and other good histories, collected out of all the volumes of Conradus Gesner, and all other writers to this present day. By Edward Topsell.

Topsell, Edward, 1572-1625?

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OF THE HORSSE.

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Of the Feuer accidentall comming of some vlcer in the mouth or throat.

THe Horsse not being well kept and gouerned, after that he hath beene let blood in the vpper partes: yea, and also besides that of his owne nature is subiect vnto the [ 50] distillation in his throate, or partes there about, the painefull swelling or vlcer wher∣of, causeth the Horsse to fall into a grieuous Ague. Whereof, besides the former reme∣dies apt to purge humors, it shall be necessary also, to let him bloode in the vaine of the head, and in the palat of his mouth, and to bee short in all those places where the disease causeth most griefe. And if the Horsse bee so sore pained as he cannot swallow downe Page 346 his meate, it shall bee good to giue him lukewarme water, mingled with Barly meale, or wheat meale, and besides that, to make him swallow downe seuen sops sopped in wine one after another, at one time: some vse at the second time to dip such sops in sweet sallet oile. Thus far Vegetius.

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