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Of bleeding at the Nose.

I Have seen Horses my self, that have bled at the nose, which have had neither sore nor ulcer in their nose, and therefore I cannot choose, but say with the Physitians, that it cometh by means that the vein which endeth in that place, is either opened, broken or fettered. It is opened many times by means that bloud aboundeth too much, or for that it is too fine, or too subtil and so pierceth through the vein. Again, it may be broken by some violent strain, cut or blow. And finally, it may be fretted or gnawn through, by the sharpness of some bloud, or else of some other humor contained there∣in. As touching the cure, Martin saith, it is good to take a pinte of red Wine, and to put therein a quartern of Bole Armony, beaten into fine powder, and being made luke-warm, to pour the one half thereof the first day into his nostril that bleedeth, causing his head to be holden up, so as the liquor may not fall out, and the next day to give him the other half. But if this prevaileth not,

then I for my part would cause him to be let bloud in the breast vein, on the same side that he bleed∣eth at several times: then take of Frankincense one ounce, of Aloes half an ounce, and beat them into powder, and mingle them throughly with the whites of Egges, untill it be so thick as Honey, and with so••t Hares hair, thrust it up into his nostril, filling the hole so full, as it cannot fall out; or else fill his nostrils full of Asses dung, or Hogs dung, for either of them is excellent good to restrain any flux of bloud.