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 ...

Of foundering behind.

THis haps most commonly when a Horse is very fat, and hath his grease moulten within him, which is soon done with every little heat. You shall perceive it by his going, for he will be afraid to set his hinder-feet to the ground, and he will be so weak behind, as he will stand quive∣ring and shaking, and covet alwayes to lie down. The cure, according to Martin, is thus: First gar∣ter him about the houghes, and then force him to go a while to put him in a heat, and being some-what warm, let him bloud in the thigh veins, reserving of that bloud a pottle, to make him a charge in this sort; Put unto that bloud, of Wheat-flower and of Bean-flower, of each a quarter of a peck, of Bole-armony one pound, of Sanguis Draconis two ounces, six Egges, shels and all, of Turpentine half a pound, of Vinegar a quart; mingle all these things together, and therewith charge both his hinder-legs, his reins, and flanks, all against the hair. And if the Horse cannot dung, let him be raked, and give him this glyster; Take of Mallowes three handfuls, and boyl them well in fair Water from a pottle to a quart; then strain it, and put thereunto half a pound of Butter, and of Sallet Oyl a quarter of a pinte, and having emptied his belly, give him also this drink to comfort him; Take of Malmesie a quart, and put thereunto a little Cinamon, Mace, and Pepper, beaten into fine powder, and of Oyl a quarter of a pinte, and give the Horse to drink of that luke-warm with a horn. That done, let him be walked up and down a good while together if he be able to go; if not, then tie him up to the rack, and let him be hanged with Canvas and Ropes, so as he may stand upon the ground with his feet: For the lesse he lyeth, the better; and pare his hinder-feet thin, untill the dew come out, and tacking on the shooes again, stop the hoofs with Bran and Hogs grease boyled toge∣ther, and let both his feet, having this geer in it, be wrapped up in a cloth even to his pasterns, and there tie the clout fast. Let his diet be thin, and let him drink no cold water, and give him in Winter wet hay, and in Summer grasse.