The noble arte of venerie or hunting VVherein is handled and set out the vertues, nature, and properties of fiutene sundrie chaces togither, with the order and maner how to hunte and kill euery one of them. Translated and collected for the pleasure of all noblemen and gentlemen, out of the best approued authors, which haue written any thing concerning the same: and reduced into such order and proper termes as are vsed here, in this noble realme of England. The contentes vvhereof shall more playnely appeare in the page next followyng.

Of the vertue and properties of the Harte. Chap. 15.

THere is a bone founde in the heart of an Harte, the which is very medecinable against the trembling of the heart, and especially for women great with childe.

2 Againe take the pissell of an Harte and temper it in vinay∣gre the space of foure and twentie houres, and afterwards drie it, then beate it into pouder, and drinke the weight of a Frenche crowne thereof in Plantine water, and it shall heale eyther man or woman of the bloudie fluxe.

3 Likewise take a Hartes head when it is halfe shotte out, & is yet bloudie, & cut it in small morselles, and put it in a great violl or glasse, then take the iuyce of an hearbe called Tutsome, and the iuyce of another hearbe called Spanyshe peper or other∣wise Cassis, afterwardes you shall put the iuyce of all these hearbes to the gobbets of the Hartes head, and lute and stoppe very close your violl or glasse, suffring all these drugges to stand togither the space of two dayes: that done, you shall distill them in a Lymbecke of glasse, and the water that commeth ther∣of wilbe excellent agaynst all venimes or poysons, aswell of the bitings of Serpents as others.

4 Also the Hartes horne burnte and beaten into powder will kyll wormes bothe within the bodie and without, and wil dryue Serpentes out of their holes and dennes: the gather∣bagge, or mugwet of a yong Harte when it is in the Hyndes bellie, is very medicinable also agaynst the byting of Ser∣pentes.

5 The marowe or greace of an Harte is very good for the Goute proceeding of a colde cause, melting it and rubbyng the place (where the payne is) therewith. Also the Hart firste taught vs to finde the herbe called Dyctamus, for when he is strickē with an arrow or darte, he seeketh out that hearbe and eateth thereof, the which maketh the darte or arrowe to fall out, and healeth him immediately.