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.

The receipt to heale the dumme madnesse.

TAke the weight of foure Frenche crownes, of the iuyce of an herbe called Spathula putrida, which hath a leafe muche like vnto the herbe called Ireos, or Flower de luce (but it is a litle blac∣ker) and put this iuyce into a litle pewter pot. Then take asmuch of the iuyce of an herb, called Helleborus niger, in English Bear∣wort, & as much of the iuyce of Rewe. And if it be in such season that these herbes haue no iuyce in them, you must make a decoc∣tion of them. And when you haue all these iuyces together, take as much white wine as there was iuyce of Rewe. Then streine them all through a fayre lynnen cloth, and set them in a glasse. Then take Scamony two drammes. and let the Scamony be vn∣preparate, the which you shall mingle amongst all these iuyces. Thē take the dog, & put a table napkin •…•…owled in his mouth for

byting, and put downe this 〈◊〉〈◊〉 in•…•…o his throate, with so•…•…e horne or tunnell, holding vp his heade alofte, least he cast it vp a∣gaine. When you haue giuen him this receipt, you shall let him bleed with a kni•…•…e in the mouth, as you pricke a hor•…•…e, in y^• gums of the vpper iaw, & the •…•…oofe of his mouth, & •…•…ut him two or three vaines in his gums, that he may bleede the better. Then kennell him with fayre fresh straw, and he will a•…•…end. Note here that the herbe commonly called Harts horne, or Dogs tooth, is excel∣lent good to cure any kynde of madnesse, being dro•…•…ke eight drammes of the iuyce thereof, with a little salt.