The gentleman's recreation in four parts, viz. hunting, hawking, fowling, fishing : wherein these generous exercises are largely treated of, and the terms of art for hunting and hawking more amply enlarged than heretofore : whereto is prefixt a large sculpture, giving easie directions for blowing the horn, and other sculptures inserted proper to each recreation : with an abstract at the end of each subject of such laws as relate to the same.

A brief Discourse of the Cure of Maladies belonging to Spaniels, with other accidents happening.

HOw necessary a thing a Spaniel is to Faulconry, and for those that delight in that noble recreation, keeping Hawks for their pastime and pleasure, I think no body need question, as well to spring and retrive a fowl being flown to the mark, as also divers other ways to help and assist Faulcons and Goshawks.

Now since they are subject to many diseases and casu∣alties, I shall endeavour to propound a suitable cure for them; and first, I shall begin with the Mange, as the capital enemy to the quiet and beauty of a brave Spaniel, wherewith poor creatures they are often grievously tor∣mented, and as frequently infect others.

For the cure of this distemper, take a pound of Bar∣row-flick, common Oil three ounces, Brimstone well pul∣verized foar ounces, Salt well beaten to powder, Ashes well sifted and searced, of each two ounces; boil all these in a kettle or earthen-pot, and when they are all well incorporated together, anoint your Spaniel with this thrice every other day, either against the Sun or Fire: having so done, wash him all over with good strong Lye, and this will kill the Mange. Remember you shift his kennel and litter often.

If the Spaniel lose its Hair, as it often happens, then bathe your Spaniel in the water of Lupines or Hops, and anoint him with stale Barrows-flick.

This ointment, besides the cure, maketh his skin look slick and beautiful, and kills the fleas, the dogs disquie∣ters, and enemies to his ease.

If this be not strong enough to destroy this malady, then take two quarts of strong vinegar, common oil six ounces, brimstone three ounces, soot six ounces, brayd salt and searced two handfuls: boil all these together in the vineger, and anoint your dog as aforesaid. This receipt must not be administred in cold weather, for it may hazard his life in so doing.

If a Spaniel be not much troubled with the Mange, then it is easie to cure him thus:

Make bread with wheaten-bran, with the roots, leaves, and fruit of Agrimony, beating them well in a mortar, and, making it into a paste or dough, bake it in an oven, and so made, give thereof to your Spaniel, giving him no other bread for some time, letting him eat as long as he will.

Cure of the Formica.

In the summer-time there is a scurvy malady which very much afflicts a Spaniel's ears, and is accasioned by flies and their own scratching with their feet: We term it a Mange, the Italians, Formica, and the French, Four∣mier.

For the cure, take Gum-dragaganth four ounces in∣fused in the strongest Vinegar may be gotten, for the space of eight days, and afterwards bruised on a mar∣ble-stone, as painters do their colours, adding unto it Roch-allum and Galls beaten to powder, of either two ounces; mingle all these well together, and lay it on the place afflicted.

For Swelling in the Throat.

By reason of a humour distilling from the brain, the throat of a Spaniel will often swell unreasonably. For cure whereof, anoint the grieved place with oil of Camomile; then wash it with vinegar not over-strong mix∣ed with salt. Probatum est.

Of Worms breeding in the Hurts and Mangy parts of a Spaniel.

These worms do hinder the cure of the mange or wounds, causing them to continue at one stay, or to grow worse and worse. To remove this hindrance, take the gum of Ivy and convey it into the wound, and let it there remain a day or two, washing the wound with Wine; and after that anoint it with Bacon-grease, oil of Earth-worms, and Rue.

The powder of wild Cucumbers is excellent good to kill these worms, and will prove a good corrosive, also eating away the dead flesh, and increasing the good.

If the worms be within the body, you must destroy them in this manner: Cause your Spaniel, by fair means or foul, when fasting, to eat the yolk of an egg with two scruples of Saffron pulverized and confected with the same egg, keeping him after it fasting till night.

When a Spaniel is hurt, as long as he can come to lick the wound with his tongue he needs no other remedy; his tongue is his best Chirurgeon: but when he cannot do that, then such wounds as are not venomous you may cure with the powder of Matresilva dried in an oven, or in the Sun. If it be a bite of a Fox, anoint it with oil wherein Earth-worms and Rue have been boiled toge∣ther. If by a mad dog, let him lap twice or thrice of the

broth of Germander, and eat the Germander too boil∣ed.

Others bore the skin of his neck through with a hot-Iron just betwixt his ears, so as the fire may touch both sides of the hole made: after that, plucking up the skin of the dog's shoulders and flanks backwards, thrust it through with a hot-Iron in like manner: by giving the venom this vent, it is a ready way to cure him.

To help a Spaniel that hath lost his sense of Smelling.

Spaniels, sometimes, by reason of too much rest and grease, or some other accident, do lose their sense of smelling, so as they cannot spring or retrive a fowl after their usual manner: To recover it again, take Agarick two drams, Sal Gemma one scruple; beat these into powder, and incorporate them with Oxy∣mel, making a pill as big as a nut, cover it with but∣ter, and give it the dog by fair means or foul. This will bring him into a quick scent, as I have oftentimes pro∣ved it.

The benefit of cutting off the tip of a Spaniel's Tail or Stern.

It is necessary for several reasons to cut off the tip of a Spaniel's stern when it is a whelp. First, by so doing worms are prevented from breeding there; in the next place, if it be not cut, he will be the less for∣ward in pressing hastily into the covert after his game; besides this benefit, the dog appears more beauti∣ful.