The history of four-footed beasts and serpents describing at large their true and lively figure, their several names, conditions, kinds, virtues ... countries of their breed, their love and hatred to mankind, and the wonderful work by Edward Topsell ; whereunto is now added, The theater of insects, or, Lesser living creatures ... by T. Muffet ...

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Title: The history of four-footed beasts and serpents describing at large their true and lively figure, their several names, conditions, kinds, virtues ... countries of their breed, their love and hatred to mankind, and the wonderful work by Edward Topsell ; whereunto is now added, The theater of insects, or, Lesser living creatures ... by T. Muffet ...
Author: Topsell, Edward, 1572-1625?
Publication: London :: Printed by E. Cotes for G. Sawbridge ... T. Williams ... and T. Johnson ...,; 1658.
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Subject terms: Zoology -- Pre-Linnean works.
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Of the Fever taken in the Autumn, that is to say, at the fall of the leaf.

IF a Horse chance to get a Fever at the fall of the leaf, cause him immediately to be let bloud in the neck vein, and also in the third furrow of the roof of his mouth, and then give him this drink; Take of Jermander four ounces, of Gum-dragant, and of dryed Roses, of each one ounce, beat them all into fine powder, and put them into a quart of Ale, adding thereunto of Oil-olive four ounces, and of Hony as much, and give it the Horse lukewarm.