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Of the diseases in the Gall.

IN my opinion the gall of a Horse is subject to divers diseases, as well as the gall of a Man, as to obstruction, whereof cometh the fulness and emptiness of the bladder, and likewise the stone in the gall. But obstruction may chance two manner of ways: First, when the way, whereby the choler should proceed from the liver unto the bladder of the gall as unto his receptacle, is stop∣ped, and thereby the bladder remaineth empty, whereof may spring divers evill accidents: as vo-miting, the Lax or Bloudy flix. Secondly, when the way whereby such choler should issue forth of the bladder of the gall down into the guts is shut up, whereby the bladder is over full and abound∣eth with two much choler, which causeth heaviness, suffocation, belching, heat, thirst, and disposition

to angryness. The signes of both kindes of obstruction in the gall is costiveness and yellowishness of skin infected with the yellow Jaundise. The stone in the gall, which is somewhat blackish, pro∣ceedeth of the obstruction of the conduits of the bladder, whereby the choler being long kept in, waxeth dry, and turneth at length to hard gravel or stones, whereof because there is neither signes nor any grievous accident known to the Physitians, I leave to talk any farther thereof, and the rather for that none of mine Authors do make any mention of the gall at all. Notwithstanding to give some light to the learned Farriers, and that they may the better understand the inward parts of a Horse; I thought good to write thus much, thinking it no time lost while I may profit them any way.