48 THE MASTER OF GAME

said, wipout deyeng of eny harme. And some
men seyn that it commep to hem of a worme ! p*
pei haue vnder pe tunge and ye shuld fynde but
fewe houndes pat pei ne han a worme vnder the
tunge, And many men seyn that 3if pb’ worm
were take from hem pei shuld neuer wex woode,
but perof make I noon affirmacion. Nabelees it
is good to take it from hem. And men shulde
take it away in pis maner. Men shal take pe
hounde whan he is passed half a 3eere and hoolde
fast his fowre feet, and put a staf ouer wherte is
mouthe bicause pat he shuld not bite and after
take pe tounge and ye shal fynde pe worme vndir
pe tounge. Than shul 3e slitte pe tounge vndir-
nethe and put a nedel wip threde by twix pe
worme and pe tounge and knyt it and draw pe
worme out with pe prede or ellis wip a smal pynne
of tre. And not wipstondyng pat men callen it
a worme it is but a grete veyn pat houndes hauen
vndir pe tounge. This woodenesse disseseth not
opere houndes hauen men neiber beestes. That
opere woodnesse is called fallyng for whan pei
wene to goo forp ry3tes pei falle nowe in oon
syde and nowe in anoper side and so pei did with
inne forsaid teerme. This woodnesse strecchep
to non oper heund (sic) ne to none opere man ne
beest. That ober woodnesse is clepid yflanked ®
for pei ben so forswonge by the mydell of pe
flankes as pough pei had neuyr ete mete and
pantep in her flankes with moch payn and wollen
not ete, but stoupen loue with pe hede, and loken
alway dounward, and whan pei goon pei take up
her feet hie and goon jolling as a dronkene man.
pis woodnesse streechep to noon othir houndes
ne to non oper pinges and pei dyen as it is
saide bifore. That oper woodnes is cleped for
woodnesse slepyng for pei lyen alway and maken
semblaunt as pei were asleped and so pei dey
without mete, pis siknesse strecchep to noon oper
ping. That other is woodnesse clepid woodnes
of hede. Napeles al woodnes ben of folynesse of
hed, and of hete of hert, for her hedes bycomen
grete and swellen fast, pei eten no mete and so
pei deyen in pis woodnesse, and this woodnesse
strecchep to non ober thyng, and in certayn
I say neuer hounde pat had eny of all this
woodnesse that euyr myght be hool. Neuertheles
many men wenyn somtyme pat an hounde be
woode whan he is nou3t so. And perfore pe
best preef than eny man may doo it is for to
drawe hym fro pe oper houndes and assaye him iii
daies alhool euerych on aftre oper sewyng 3if he

1 See Appendix : Worming.

2 “Tank madness” in Turbervile, p. 223. Tucked up, G. de F. (p. 88): “ cousus parmi les flans on (

flanks drawn in”).

without doing any harm. Some men say that it
cometh to them froma worm! that they have under
the tongue, and ye should find but few hounds that
hath not a worm under the tongue. And many
men say that if that worm was taken from them
they would never go mad, but thereof I make no
affirmation. Nevertheless it is good to take it
from them, and men should take it away in this
manner. Men should take the hound when he
is past half a year old and hold fast his fore-feet,
and put a staff athwart his mouth so that he should
not bite. And after take the tongue and ye should
find the worm under the tongue, then ye should
slit the tongue underneath and put a needle with
a thread betwixt the worm and tongue and cut
and draw the worm out with the thread or else
with a small pin of wood. And notwithstanding
that men call it a worm it is but a great vein that
hounds have under their tongue. This madness
diseaseth not other hounds, neither man nor other
beast. That other madness is called falling, for when
they want to walk straight they fall now on one
side and now on the other side, and so die within
the aforesaid term. This madness stretcheth to
no other hound nor man or beast. That other
madness is called flank madness,” for they be so
sore and tucked up by the middle of the flanks
as though they never ate meat, and pant in their
flanks with much pain, and will not eat, but stoop
low with the head and always look downwards,
and when they go they take up their feet high
and go rolling as a drunken man. This madness
stretcheth to no other hound nor to any other
things, and they die as it is said before. The other
madness is called sleeping madness, for they lie
always and make semblant as if they were asleep,
and so they die without meat. This sickness
stretcheth to no other thing. That other madness
is called madness of head. Nevertheless all mad-
nesses are of foolishness of the head and of the
heat of the heart, for their head becometh great
and swelleth fast. They eat no meat and so they die
in that madness. This madness stretcheth to
no other thing. And certainly I never saw a
hound that had any of all these madnesses that
ever might be healed. Nevertheless many men
think sometime that a hound be mad when it
is not so, and therefore the best proof that any

man may do, is to draw him from the other hounds
and assaye him three whole days each one after
the other following, if he will eat flesh or any other

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wil ete flesshe or eny other pinge and 3if he wil
not ete wibinne iii daies slee hym as for a wood
hound. The remedies for men or beestis than
ben bitt with woode houndes moost nedes be don
in a shoort tyme after pe biteng, for 3if it were
passed an hoole day it were hard to vndertake to
hele hym of pe frest to woundes,’ pat I of spak
at pe begynnyng for alle pe oper may do noon
harme and pe remedies been of diuerse maners,
some goon to pe see and pat is but a litel helpe
and maketh ix wawes of pe see to passe ouer
hym pat is so bitte, some taken an olde cok and
pullen al pe fetheres from alle about his eris, and
hongep hym by pe legges and by the wenges, and
settep the cokkes eres vpon pe hool of pe bityng
and stinketh * along the cok by the neke and bi pe
shuldres bicause pat pe cookes eris shul soke pe
vemyn of pe biteng, and so men doon longe vpon
eueryche of pe woundes, and 3if pe woundes be to
litel pei must be made wydder with a barbouris
launcet. And many men seyn, but perof make I
noon affirmacion pat 3if pe hounde were woode
pe cok shuld swelle and deye, and he pat was bitte
wip pe hounde shal be hool, and 3if pe cok ne
deye not it is a tokenyng pat pe hounde was not
woode. There is anoper helpe for men may make
sause of salt and vynegre and strong garlike
ypilled and stamped and nettelis togedir and also
hoote as it may be sufferyd to lay vpon pe bityng
and pis is a good medecyne and a trew for it hap
be preuyd, and euery day shuld it be leide vpon
pe bityng ii tymes also hoot as it may suffred, in
to pe tyme pat it be hoole, or ellis by ix dayes.
And 3it per is anober medecyne better pan alle
the oper. Take lekes and stronge garlek chibollis
rewe and nettelis and hakk hem smale wib a
knyff and pan medle hem with oyle olyff and
vinnegre and boyle hem togiddre, and pan take alle
pe herbis as hoot as pei may be suffred and laye
vpon pe wounde euery day ii tymes, to pe wounde
be hoole, or at pe lest bi ix daies but at the
bygynnyng pat be woundes be closed or garsed ®
vpon pe wounde for to drawe out pe vemyn of
pe wounde bicause pat he goop not to the hert.
And 3if an hounde is bite of anober woode hounde
it isa good ping for to halowe it alle aboute pe
bityng with an hoott iren. The houndis also
hauyn anoper siknesse that is called the mamewe
and pat commep to hem for cause pat pei be
malencolious. Ther is iiii maners mamunesse pat
on is clepid quyk mamewes pe whiche pullep * pe
houndes and brekep her skynnes in many places,

1 The Shirley MS. has here been followed.

* Makes them lose their hair. G. de F. (p. go)

thing. And if he will not eat within three days
slay him as a mad hound. The remedies for men
or for beasts that be bitten by mad hounds must
need be done a short time after the biting, for if
it were past a whole day it were hard to undertake
to heal him of the two first madnesses! whereof
I spake at the beginning, for all the others can
do no harm, and the remedy may be of divers
manners. Some goeth to the sea, and that 1s
but a little help, and maketh nine waves of the sea
pass over him that is so bitten. Some take an old
cock and put all the feathers from above his vent
and hangeth him by the legs and by the wings,
and setteth the cock’s vent upon the hole of the
biting, and stroketh* along the cock by the neck
and by the shoulders because that the cock’s vent
should suck all the venom of the biting. And
so men doeth long upon each of the wounds, and
if the wounds be too little they must be made wider
with a barber’s lancet. And many men say, but
thereof I make no affirmation, that if the hound
were mad, that the cock shall swell and die, and
he that was bitten by the hound shall be healed.
If the cock does not die it is a token that the hound
is not mad. There is another help, for men may
make sauce of salt, vinegar and strong garlic pulled
and stamped, and nettles together and as hot as
it may be suffered to lay upon the bite. And this
is a good medicine and a true, for it hath been proved,
and every day should it be laid upon the biting
twice as hot as it can be suffered, until the time
when it be whole, or else by nine days. And yet
there is another medicine better than all the other.
Take leeks and strong garlic and chives and rue
and nettles and hack them small with a knife,
and then mingle them with olive oil and vinegar,
and boil them together, and then take all the herbs,
also as hot as they may be suffered, and lay them
on the wound every day twice, till the wound
be healed, or at least for nine days. But at the
beginning that the wound be cupped® or lanced
for to draw out the venom out of the wound because
that it goeth not to the heart. And if a hound
is bit by another mad hound it is a good thing for
to hollow it all about the biting with a hot iron.
The hounds have also another sickness that is
called the mange, that cometh to them because
that they be melancholy. There are four manners
of mange, that one is called the quick mange the
which pulleth * the hounds and breaketh their skins

; * Should read “ seth,’ evi repaie :
Survey ano N enh CNRiR Ree eNte ee ee stroketh,’ evidently a mistake of the scribe.

hence “cupped and lanced”’ would be the proper meaning

The latter; “ ventouses, que on appelle coupes,”

; Peas :
, “et si poile le chien,”

 

 

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