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?
Of wrinching the neather ioynt.
THis commeth many times by treading awry in some cart root or otherwise. The signs [ 0] be these. The ioynt will be swollen and sore, and the horse will halt. The cure whereof according to Martin is thus: take of Dialthea halfe a pounde, and as much of Neruall. [ 20] Mingle them together and anoint the sore place therewith, chafing it well with both your hands that the oyntment may enter, continuing so to do euery day once, vntill the oynt∣ment be all spent, and let the horse rest. But if this will not preuaile, then wash it with warm water and shaue away all the haire sauing the fewter-lock. Scarifie it and lay to it Cantha∣rides, and heale it as you do each splent in the knee.
