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.

Of swelling in the necke after bloodletting.

THis may come of the fleame being rusty, and so causing the vaine to rankle, or else by meanes of some cold wind striking suddainely into the hole. The cure according to Martin is thus. First annoint it with oyle of Camomell warmed, and then lay vpon it a lit∣tle hay wet in cold water, and bind it about it with a cloth, renewing it euery day the space [ 20] of fiue daies, to see whether it wil grow to a head, or else vanish away. If it grow to a head, then giue it a slit with a lancet, and open it with a Cornet that the matter may come out. Then heale it vp, by tainting it with Flax dipt in Turpentin and Hogs-greace molten to∣gether, dressing it so once a day vntil it be whole.