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 putrified and rotten lungs.

THe signes to know whether a Horsses lungs be putrified or rotten, according to Theomnestus are these. The Horsse will eat and drinke greedilyer then he was wont to do, he shal be oftner vexed with a cough, and in coughing he will cast little lumps of matter out at his mouth. The cure whereof according to Theomnestus, is thus. Giue him to drinke euery morning, the space of seuen daies the iuyce of Purslain mingled with Oyle of Roses, and ad thereunto a little tragagantum that hath been layed before in steep [ 10] in Goates milke, or else in Barly or Oten milke, strained out of the corne. When the A∣postume is broken, then a very strong vile and euill sauour will come out of his Nostrils: for remedy whereof, it shall be good to giue him the space of seuen daies this drink here following: take of the roote called Costus two ounces, and of Casia or else of Cinamon three ounces beaten into fine powder, and a fewe Raisins, and giue it him to drinke with wine. But Vegetius would haue him to be cured in this sort and with lesse cost I assure you. Take of Frankincense and Aristoloch, of each two ounces, beaten into fine powder, and giue him that with wine, or else take of vnburnt Brimstone two ounces, and of Aristoloch one ounce and a halfe beaten into powder, and giue him that with wine. And hee would haue you also to draw his breast with a hot iron, to the intent the humors may issue forth outwardly. [ 20]