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.

The receipt of a Causticke vsed by Chiron, to dry vp the superfluous moisture and to bind parts loosened, and to strengthen parts weakened.

TAke of Bitumen Iudaicum two pounde, of Bitumen Apolonij two pounde, of the purest part of Frankencense six ounce, of Bdellium Arabicum two ounces, of Deares sewet 2. pound, of Populeum two ounces, of Galbanum two ounces, of the drops of Storax two oun∣ces, of common wax two pound, of Resin Gabial one pounde, of Viscus Italicus three oun∣ces, of Apoxima two ounces, of the iuice of hipsop two ounces, of the drops of Armoniake [ 30] two ounces, of pitch one pound.