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(21) The sick Lion, the Fox, and the Wolf.

LION, having surfeited himself with feasting too luxuriously on the carcase a Wild Boar, was seized with a violent  dangerous disorder. The beasts of the flocked in great numbers to pay their  upon the occasion, and scarce one was absent, except the Fox. The Wolf, an ill-natured and malicious beast, seized this to accuse the Fox of pride,, and disaffection to his majesty. In midst of his invective, the fox entered;  having heard part of the Wolf's accusation, and observing the Lion's countenance  be kindled into wrath, thus adroitly  himself, and retorted upon his accuser. see many here, who, with mere lip-service, pretended to shew you their loyalty;  for my part, from the moment I heard  your majesty's illness, neglecting useless, I employed myself day and  to enquire among the most learned , an infallible remedy for your , and have at length happily been  of one. It is a plaister made of part a Wolf's skin, taken warm from his back,  laid to your majesty's stomach. This was no sooner proposed, than it was  that the experiment should be