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�j Thefecond, directing the moft exacVand approved ma- S
Pj ner how to know and cure all Maladies and Difeafes in Horfes: a *�
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Q Ferrier or Horfe-Leach: the Cures placed Alphabetically; with jj*|

6 hundreds of Medicines never before imprinted in any Auchour. cS

[^ Pnblifhed at the earned reqikft of fundry Noble and Worthy Gen» mj
� tlemen, for the generall good and benefit of the Nation.

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T O THE. RIGHT HONORABLE, **f A ZM 8 S,*** MARCiyESSE KAMI LTON, Earle o�%4rran and fa^r'tige^ Baron of Even_y. e^f^r- $r<tf&, and Ettnerdale, Mafter of the Horfe to his Ma- jcfty, Knight of the Monorable^Order of the Garter, and one of his Ma jellies moil honorable privy Councell. O hate presented this piece of Horfe- \| manjhip to any other hand then I Tours^ had keen Very improper -₃ as ©3 well in regard of. the phce your Lordjhip beares, at ofrny reffeBs to your Noble f erf on. \|\|\| HeereisaSubjeB (My Lord) ________>yip worthy of your confederation, and &&tt�I��lESABS the imployments of your thoughts P&en feriepti-y for in this moft generous Creature, next unto a 3 *Mm-,*

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		Man, conffleth the pleafure, honour₃and defence of a moftflou- rifhing Kingdoms I have given part of my Youth to the invefligationof this beautifuU andufefull Creature ; / have fearched many Nati- ens for my better information ; and albeit I have found fame Climates more Fortunate then this of Ours , in the produBion of a happy jhapeto this Creature, for the meftpart our Horfes not being drawne out with fuch delicate Lineaments, never- thelejje fome of them, I have ( where care and diligence have been ufedin the Breed) of moft alfolute, andperfeB^faape; and whereas frequently, the Barbary Jennet, Turke and Neapo- litan Ceurfer, are cried up for their beauties, yet as in fome fhapes they excel!, fo in fome other they may bee found clefeBive. But if me regardthe Spirit, rigour, and doing of _A Horfe' no Nation, or Soyle, produceth a more ABive, then this our I- land of Great Brittaine,^; hath been well experienced by ma- ny Noble and memoralle Services. Vnto which ifweeadde a due obferuation in our Breed both on the one fide of the Stallion or Sire, and the Damme, our lofi glory willbefoone recovered. But fince the laying afide of the great Saddle and Cannon and negleB of the Horfe of Menage , fince the applying our Breed onely to Racing, or (as I may better fay) in furnifhwg our felves with Horfes of jpeedto runne away from our Enemy the mofi Ancient Honour of Hotfe-manfhip peculiar to this our Kingdome, and for which all other Nations highly efieemedm is now almoft vanifbed and loft; infomuch as were wee prefled with thoughts of defence (from which the mofl prudent and watch full Eye of Heaven guards m ) wee fhould bee forced ( I ■write this in bluffs) to pull Horfes fiom the Coach, and Can, to fill up our Troopes. Let it therefore bee recorded, (my Noble Lord) that while fi you

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you were Mafter of the Horfe to his Majefy, an exaB observa- tion was eflatliftjed throughout this whole Kingdome,for the due breeding of ferviceable Horfes ; to the furtherance of which woft Noble defgne,if thefe my Obfervations fhatt any way con- duce, ifhallblejje my Pen that it ever waded infuch a SubjeB^ P^of effing my felfe to owe unto my Countrey all I have , and to tt my Labours at a mofl loyall Subject and true Patriot , / moft humbly offer. .. And my good Lord, thefe Obfervations gathered in my Touth, i was advifed by fome Noble Fnends (though now old) to publifh for the generaU good of this our Ktngdome: Other- Wife for my ownepart ijhould have rather fupprejjedthem, as not being nowfo ft a fubjetJ for mee to treate off, but the Pub- Uque good hath over fwayedmee. wherfore with thefe Oblati- ons I conclude , Kiffng your Lordfhips Hands, and f,u'ti ever t*^Qfi]Jemy felfe,

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The Printer to the Reader.

COurteom Reader, the Learned i/tuthor of thk Elabo-
rate Teece of Horfe-maafhip and Ferriery didpromife
(as thou mayefi fee in his Preface to the Reader ) that
when thts Booke fhould come to the Second Edition , bee would
then adde a great deale more to the fame worke j the which
(to my knowledge) hee had accomplished. But Death preven-
ting him before I got them into my hands ₃ they are {among o-
ther things) moft ef them as yet detained: But doubtntt₃ the
next Imprejfmn, thou fhalt bee fure to have them, M I am ab-
solutely pnmifed. This I thught good to give thee notice of.
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		To the Trader* ^%$^^\|»Hen I doe confidcr (benevolent Reader)* -■^Q ^^^^ _t'_neinconvenience whereinto that Man is plunged, who brings him- felfe upon the publique Stage of promulgating his Bookes in Print, bee the fubje& never ib laudable, and the Author no leffe cautelous and futficient, endeavouring with all dilligence to prevent the brand of a black coale: ne- vtrtheleffe all induftry applyed, helhall not palfe with- out obloquy and afperfion. This very confideration hath fo affrighted and de- terred me, that albeit I have had many great motives exciting me to make a tender of the Love, Duty, and Servkelbearetomy Countrey j yet when I doe con- template the many'cenfures I muft undergoe, j. have been evermore difheartned as well irom beginning, as going forwards in this my defired purpofe. Notwith- standing partly through the rdped 1 beare to my Coun- tries profit and honour, and partly by meant s oi the im- portunity of many my right noble and generous friends, who have been eye-witnc fTes to fundry of my Cures,ai>d thole not a lew uncouth and rare: I have adventured even row in my declining dayes, to leave this VYorke as a Monument to enfuing times, no whit doubting, but that the judicious will friendly accept thereof; but as b for

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		for the malevolent and ignorant , I am moft confident that the quils they (hall dart at me, cannot go as from a Porcupine, and therefore will doe me the lefTe hurt or domage, I therefore am bold to put into thy hand this poore VVorke of mine, which I have digefted into two Books: In the firft, I lay thee downe rudiments how thou may- eft breed Horfes to thy beft advantage and liking � which albeit they may appeare unto thee to bee recent and u.iknowne, yet if thou wilt be�pleafed to put them in ure, and make triall ( not digreihng from my princi- ples) thou wilt (1 doe allure me) bee fo farre from difli- king them, as never hereafter to fwerve or dilTent from tht m. For if we fliall ferioufly ruminate in how high eftccme that man is, who is owner and poffcflbr of good Horfes, how much commended, how much re- fpe&ed, how much talked of, and how well proffered fcr them: but when he fhail bee known to bee a bree- der of fuch good Horfes, will not his encomiums* bee the greater? but when together with thefe himfelfe fhall oe knowne to be exquifite in Horfemanfhip, wherby to caufe his Horfe to (View himfelfe in his Pace, Menage, and all other his Poftureslike as well becomes aright good Horfe, pcrfe&iy mouthed, delicately borne, obe- dient to the hand, and to anfwer the Switch and Spur, will not (I fay) that Gentleman be highly commended, and have more eyes upon him as he pafleth along, than are commonly caft upon a Comet, or the Sun Eclip- fed ? yes undoubtedly. For if weedoe but note when a handfome Horfe pafleth along _s wee may obferve the people not onely gaze upon him as hee commeth to- wards and againft them, but to turne themfelves and loeke

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		looke after him fo long time as hee continued! within their view and fight: Mans love to the Horfe is general- ly fo great. Sithence then the Horfe is a creature fo generous,and therefore fo much liked and beloved of all, in my poore judgement, it fhould fuit very well with every Gentle- man of worth, ranke, and qualitie, to endeavour (if not to breed, yet at leaft) to bee matters of fuch Horles ( which hee rriuft keepe) that {hall be truely handfome and comely, rightly bred, of good colour, cleanerhape, well marked, and Angularly well ridden and made, and fo he (hall the better advance his honour and reputa- Havingnow bred, or otherwife by thy diligent en- deavours attained unto fuch Horfes as bee truely good, and for thy turne; the fccond thing to be thought of, is, if they be not already made unto thy hand as thou defi- reft to have them, that thou then do procure fuch a Ri- der, who is knowne to be a mafter of his Art, or other- wife thou wilt be much deceived, and far to feek of en- joying thy wiftved defires, and therfore I have given thee inftruftions how to make thy choice ol fuch a man, whereby thou (halt not be wronged in thy expe&ation, nor thy Horfe marred in his firft making and handling. Neither have 1 taken upon mee to teach him his Art, ( for that were a thing very impertinent) but thole do- cuments which lhavefet thee downe muft ferve onely tofhew thee how thou fhouldeft foon find whether the Rider may be for thy turn or not. The third thing which thou art to take to thy conh- deration, i?, the good or harm that may come unto thee by the choice thou makeft of, thy Groome , or Keeper, b % Who

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		who may cither through his ignorance, or inconfidera- tion, icon make him unfit both for thy own life, or any manseife: our of which reafon I have depainted thee a Groome m his lively co!ours,and if his conditions and qualities (hall bee otherwiie than what I have delinea- ted, affure thy felfe thou doeft runnea manifeft hazard of marring that. Hone thou didft hope mould have b«cn to thy Ivari- aei-rc. Andforafmuch asitis a mat- ter very mu-.h praiie-worthy to bee a Matter of good Horfes, to have them made perfect and ready, to have fuch Uidtts. Keepers, and Groomes, as be very perite in their faculties ; yet if thy Stable be not every way fitting andcorrefpondent, much diiprofit and inconvenience may fcherby foon redound to thy Horfe. I have therfore wefenbed thee the means how thou mayeft have a per- fea and good Stable, with all commodities and accou- n merits thereunto belonging: and therefore if thou wilt be pieaied to make ule of thefe my rudiments, and punai ally observe thefe my grounds a'ndprinciples,af- fore-thy felfe thou wilt in fhort time afpire to that wh ich will be thy honour and renown. Ami to the end thou maieft the more perfectly and eafily underftand the full drift and fum of this my firft Bookc, I will here give unto thee an Epitome of it in a few lines, vvnicn may do thee much pleafure in the per- ufall thereof. ^ In the Introduction, I mew thee how needfull a crea- ture the Horfe is beyond all others, and what admira- ble things Horfesin former times have perpetrated and done, whereof I produce thee inftaaces of the famous a�te of funary brave and generous Horfes, whofe love to theirMaiters have been Co great, as hardly to bee credi- ted₃

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ted, if ancient Hiftories, and Annals of good integrity, had not engraven them in the memory of never-dying pofteritic. We read of Bzcepbahx, what he did tor the good, life, and fafcty of his Mafter j of the Horfe oiDi- ^«, with what undaunted courage he comported himfelfe in battell for the relief and fuccor ot his Lord; it is recorded aifo of the Horfe ot Antioehut, what ill tuc- ceffe befell centuretw, who when he had famAntio^ would needes back the Horfe of his (lain Mafter. it is alfo noted what inly love Nicomedes his Horie bare to his Lord and Mafter, when after his death of meer griet famifhed himfelfe. We read of Aethon the Horle ot Fallot, who was evidently obierved and feene to weepe at the VuneraU of his Mafter. Silm makes report ot two famous Horfes called ftbm and Ckm, the one eminent for his proweffeand hardinefle inWatj, and the o ther fo? his unparalelied fwiftnefle. Moreover wee may read , how that this poore creature hath to well merited of man, as that many have creded Monuments and Sepulchres, celebrated Exequies, builded and founded munificent Cities, fet up Pyramides made Epitaphs, ereded goodly Statues, inftuuted Playes and Games ₅ and ill thefe in honour of the Horle- befides many other remarkeable things right worthy of note. , . In the wayof Breeding, I doe intimate unto thee the manner how, the feafon when, the place where, toge- ther with the colours, marks, and fhapes, as well ot thy Stallions, as of thy Race, or Stud Mares, and from what defe&s they muft be free: what fignes are belt wherein to cover, what courfe to take, with them that they may conceive, what exercife is fitteft for them as well when b z ^theY

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		they bee with Fole, as after foling j how to cherifh thy Mares when their Colts fhallrunne by them, and how to breed up thy Colts till they come to handling, back- ing, and riding, with other circumftanccs very necefla- ry to bee knowne- and thus much briefly for thefirft Booke. The fecond Booke confiftcth chiefly of the manner how thou maieft cure all fuch difeafes and maladies ( both intrinfecall and extrinfecall ) whereunto either the life of the Horfe, or any of his limbes or members may be any way endamaged or in danger. This I have handled by way of familiar Dialogue, which I hold to bee beft , for avoiding of prolix and over-tedious dif- courfes, by realbn it will very much helpe the memory of the Reader, and keepe hisminde the better attent upon the ftate of the Queftion or fubjed in hand, and by that mcanes I may my felfe bee the better able alio to explicate and deliver my meaning much more dec r- ly. In which Dialogue, I have introduced as proiocu- tors, three peribns onely, viz. Firft, Hyppephykt a Gen- ileman,one who is the true lover of cne Horfe : Second- ly, Hyppyatrtu the Furrier or MarifhaU, one rnoft expert in Horfe-leach craft: And tiv^:; ,.Iy, Hypgoferm his Ser- vant and Journey-man, fewhecimes his Aoorcnticc bred up by him, from whom Hyppferm hath had his educa- tion and knowledge in tins An ₅ thefe bee a 11 the Dra- matic perfana to this Scene. Wherefore in the firft Chapter,I doe endeavour to iiluftrateunto thee the true Office of the Ferrier, wherein I doe produce an exa& examen of his function. In the fecond Chapter, I doe inculcate as well the caufes of health as oi ficknefle, wherein I make an a- bridgement

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		bridgement ofall thofe things which all learned Phyfi- tians and Chirurgions ( both ancient and modern doe from the grounds and principles of profound Philofb- Phy) find e to governe and beare rule in the body of the Horfe, without which hee can have no flefh , bones, finewes, bioud, or life it felfe, wherewith to make up the entire ftru&ure of an originall body, and fuch are firft the Elements ; fecondly , the Humours ; thirdly, the naturall faculties j fourthly, the inftrumcntall members y fifthly, the fpirits animall �, fixtly, thefpi- rits vitall; feventhly, the natural! parts, and Co of the refidue. And having fufficiently difcufled all thefe things in due order and method. I doe then fhew thee what meanes wee have to preserve the Horfe from all inward difeafes,which I doe finde to bee foure in num- ber, viz. By Purge, by Sweat, by Phlebotomie, and by Vomit; and then doe I proceed to inculcate unto thee the caufes of health and long life, which I doc make to bee in number twelve, which if thou doe well oblerve, they will redound to thy great utility and profit. In the third Chapter I do demonftrate certain things molt befitting aFerrier to know and underftand well, before hee (hall take upon him to adminifter; in the handling whereof I doe begin firft with the foure Ele- ments , anatomizing unto thee their true natures and venues, and how and where they bee fcituate, things moft needfull to bee knowne ; then I go along with the two proper Elements, fhewing from whence the feed and menftruall bloud is ingendred, then I paffe tor- wards in intreating of the foure Humours, explaining their natures and vermes, pointing unto the places oV their abode and refidence, and what relation and cohe- rence

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		rence they have unto the foure Complexions, I doe al- fo fbew thee what are the two fpifits animall, and the two vitall, their natures, vertues, and places of abode and refidence in the body of the Horfe. After all this I fhew thee, that by duly obferving the complexion of the Horfe thou art to cure, thou maieft thereby the fooner, better, and with more fecurity and cafe, perfe& thy cure j nay, I go yet further with thee, in (hewing unto thee an exa& way whereby to know by the com- plexion it felfe, the difeafes whereunto the Horfe is moft propenfe; then I make knowne what bee the eaufes oi the evill difpofirions of the Horfe , which bringeth and begetteth unavoydable infirmity and fick- neffe, whereof they bee two in number, viz, Intrinfecall and Extrinfecall, 'together with a definition of the na- ture of fickneffe; and fo I go along in teaching thee the manner how thou oughteft to adminifter fuch Drinkes, Potions, Cliiters, and Medicines, without any the leaft perill.to thy Horfe, as alio the time of the day moil futeable to that purpofe; and what exercifcis moft requifite to bee had after Phyfick or Medicine. And laftly, Icome to touch brieflyupon his mine and ordure, whereby to give the rules infallible how to know and underftand the true (late of the body of the Horfe, as well in health as in ficknefle. In the fpurth Chapter of this fecond Booke, I doe be- gin to handle the Cures in particular, wherein Irunne a courfe by my felfe, which I have not knowne any be- fore mee undertake: For whereas Mailer Blundevi^ Matter Markbam, and others, doe begin with all the in- ward difeafes which are to be cured by way of Phyfick, and the^ with the outward maladies which doe apper- taine

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		tame unto Chyrurgiry; I have thought it much better totakethedifeafes Alphabetically, mixing the extrin- lecall with the intrinfecall, by which meanes they will ^e Sooner and more eafily bee found, and turned unto ^ore readily. And wherefoever you fhall finde this * rnarke inferted in the end of any cure, I have fet the iame there,to let you know that Receipt to bee undoub- ted j and approved for good and certaine, being by my jelfe often pra&ifed and ufed. And thofe Receipts that have not the marke, are fuch Cures which I did pro- cure from fundry able Ferrier?, whereof I have had no triall or experience at all, for want of time and means, and therefore dare not avouch or crie them up for Ma- thematicall, albeit they doe appeare unto mee to bee probably good, but by reafon I have not tried them, I would not adventure a preba,tum>Qt ecce upon them. Ne- vertheleffe if God permit mee to reprint, I doubt not but by that time to give them for approved and warran- table, and to adde many more unto them which I have already by mee, which I doe forbeare to publifh at this prtfent, albeit I doe know many of them to bee as pro- bably good as anyof thofe. In the other Chapters I go cleane through the whole Alphabet, according to the Method ufed in the fourth Chapter_; and therefore let this abftraft futfice for the pretent. And forafmuch as I have difcufled the former tmngs of Breeding, &e. in my Hrft Booke: Yet my Hi- fp^was not at the firft to trench fo deepe into that lubject, but to fhew principally the Ferriers Craft and Art, out of an earneft defirel have to excite andftirre up our yong Gentlemen to affume fome knowledge of a Myitery f₀ necefTary for them to apprehend, or at leaft- c wife

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		To the Reader. "wifeto have a glimpfe of, confidering how rare a thing it is to finde a bkilfuli Terrier among our rural! or Countrie Smiths. For if the Nobility and.Gentry of this burlfle of Great Britlataedid truely know how ho- nourable, and how commendable Horfemanftiip were, and how much they are efteemed. and admired, who are t.het-rjue piokifours thereof, they would labour more the., they now doe,to breed and have good Horfes j but it much truubieth mee to fee how little eftec.meGen- tlemen now a daies have thereof. Some Horfes they have, though not for Menage, yet for Hunting ; but what manner of Hunting? Pox-hunting forfooth > or Harriers which bee as rteete as petty Grey-hounds wherewith they doe fo much over-ilraine theftrength of their poore Horfes (forcing them oyer deep Fallows, tough Claies, and wet and rough Lands) that albeit thcfe Horfes bee. ftrong and able, yet are thc_:y, fo toiled out therewith , as, that when they come home at night, they would pitty the heart of him who loveth a Horfe, co fee them fo l>emired, blouded, fpurred, lamentably fpcut₃ tyred out; Whereas if fuch Horfes had been rid- den to the great Saddle and Cannoa, they would have infinitely delighted all men who fhould have beheld them. But let me leave them unto their roilefeme fports, and let ray fpeech bee dire&ed to .fuch Heroick and Ge- nerous Spirits, who haye a defire to informe and better their underiUnding in the fecrets ofthisbrave Myftery; who if they have a will to be edoftrinated therein,then for ^Mathematical! ground of true Horlemanlhip, I _t muiVteil them, that"they having and pofltifing of good Horfe ₅ yea and riding it feife is utile worth-without the

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		�,------,�, �� --------------.� the k no wledge of the Terriers Craft, a t the lea-ft in the Theorick or Speculative part, if not in the Pra&ick ; and therefore I could wifh that every worthy Gentle- man iTiOuidhave a good infight thereinto, albeit he doth not make it his Trade ₅< Occupation, or frequent practice and profeffion. Yet it will not be amifle , he be able to know every difeafe in a Horfe,its Symptoms, and how it commeth, together with the true figne thereof, which indeed is a matter of very great confe- rence. For when a Nobleman if. G.) Knight, or Gen- tleman fball have a Horfe that doth well merit his af- fe&ion, and which {hall be for his turne, if any acci- dent or malady', (hall befall him, albeit he may not him- felfe take upon him the Cure, and to Drench, Bloudy, or Dreffe him with his owne hands ₅ yet ( fending for a Terrier) he may difcourfe with him upon the Nature of the Difeafe, and thereby come to underftand whe- ther the Temerfpeafceth according to Art or not, and whether his intended c®urfe of adminiftxing, beanfwe^ rable to true Art and perfect Science, and probably a fecure way to perfect the Cure; fo as if the fvte-fkr and Owner of the Horfe be not himfelfe enabled with fomc fuperficiall knowledge at the leaft,at what time he Ihall confult with the Terrier, if not (I fay) able to judge of the Mansfufficiency (the Smith himfelfe being indeed mfufficienc) by miftakiivg the infirmity, hee may igno- rantly adminifter or applie fuch contrarie Medicine, whereby inftead of labouring to cure hirnjhefhall molt, eafilieandinfalliblie kill him, to the nofoiallrcgreet and gfiefe of the Owner. _ Bu;'Terriers and smiths mayperaclyenture greatly re- pine, anct grumble at the purification of this VVorke of c 2 mine

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		mine, like as to my knowledge, and in my hearing, they have moft virulentlie exclaimed, and vehementlie inveighed againft Matter Blundevjle, Mafter Markham, and others, Vifhing their Bookes burned, and the Au- thours at the Goodyere , for publishing and Printing them 5 pretending much wrong to be done, tofuch poor men who have ferved Apprentiihips to the Trade, having none other way or meanes of livelihood but on-' lie this. But heerunto I anfwer, that thefe men have no caufe at all to feare any prejudice thereby 5 and I dare boldly affirme the promulgation of Bookes will be fo far from their harmeor hinderancc, as that it will be infinitelie to their benefit : For when they ihall find a- ny one Nobleman, Knight, or GentIeman,who will un- dergo fo much paines as either to Bloudy, Drench, Co- rohve, Cauterize, applie Cataplafmes, Emplaifters, Powders, Unguents, or the like to his Horfe, whatfoe- ver he hath attained unto by reading or otherwife � you (hall have a thoufand who upon any the leaft oc- caiion will fend for a Ferries to take the Cure in hand. Againe, inftead of this pretended prejudice,' this com- moditie will accrew to my brethren Smiths, Marijbalts, and Ferrlers, vtz, they fhall by promulgation of Bookes (of this Nature) become much more able, and Imbui tn fiitdiif, that is, much more learned and indoctrinated in this generous Facultie then ever they were before, by which meanes they will be efteemed much more fa- mous and eminent , and cried up for the moft ex- pert and able Men in this moft Noble Science. For how commeth it to paffe, that Phyfitians, Chyrar- fions, Lawyers, Divines, and all other Artifts doe ecomc fo great Do&ours of their Arts and Profef-

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		lions, and admired for moft famous and learned Men, and fo frequently fought after, enquired out, andfent for when occafion is ?_ Is it not for what ,tbey have at- tained unto by ftudie and reading, untill which time they were not fo hardie as to adventure upon pra&ice ? So as without their Librarie , they could never have been able to have attained unto that eminent know- ledge they have afterwards afpired unto; neither could they othcrwife have been polfiblie able to pra&ife and worke by true Art and Science. For the Workes of learned and eminent men, is the onlie thing that doth enable them,which are left as a never dying Monument to enfuing and endleffe Pofteritie, as the common good to the Wcale Publick, even to all enfuing Ages: Imi- tating therein the ancient Sages of Greece, that when a- niemanhad invented that thing which was knowneto be commodious to theRepublick, left the thing ihould be buried with the Inventer, and by that meanes raked up with him in the aihes of perpetuall oblivion: They ordained that the firft Inventer fliould fet up his Science to bee knowne by way of Record in their Pub- lique Schooles in fpacious Tables and in Capitall Cha- racters of Gold with this Impreffe, or Title, viz,. k.«miov v-eoi 8to_T�<>o» KyotdwyidtH t= fcvi. Bonum pulchrm, & dlvimm_yqmd Genti eft quam Uni. That is, That thing is to be efteemed better and more excellent which is commu- nicated to the Weale Publique in generall, rather then to bee imprifoned in the Bofome ot any particular man. "Wherefore that thing (I fay ) whereat I doe principally airne, is to publifh the true Art of the Fej-_;^rJr*, a Faculty wherein I have been daily verfed, and duigentliepradifedfor more then fortie yeares, and c 5 that

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		ro $<? Reader. that unto my no fmall labour and expence_; and I doe wellaflure my feJfe that peradventure no one Gentle- man in this opt Kin'gdome more, who hath done grear: te?j m'Ore difficulty or deipctate Cures. . ' ■: During the time of my travels, I have for mybetter indemnity, not only perufed what Authors I could, meet with j who have written upon this Subject; but I did alio make my felfe an'eye-witneffe to^: the Cures or' the; molt faitl(m Manuals and Ferriers^ the Cities-and pla- ces afforded where I came, omitting no diligence which might inform or enable my knowledge; neither would 1 be too credulous, or give toomucK beliefe to fame or reports, for'wd have &� Maxime in the civill Law, which faith: 'F.iThdfe'r fe parum momenti habet ad probandkmz Pame alone-it not of credit fufficicnt to fatisfie or con- vince the underitanding of Man, untill fuch time as hee hath, made trial!. For the common Proverb is, Stgi fa- cile Credit^He decipitur. He that eafily believeth, is ea- fily deceived. And truly thus much I am able to fpeake^ that France and Flanders (for that in thofe two places I had., meft commerce and experience, albeit I travelled many Orhef parts of.Chriftendome) were the two Kingdomes in which I found the"beft₅ ableft, 'and moft expert Mttrijkals, otFrrriers 5 but oi all the places where ever yet I came, T am able of my own knowledge to lay tnus much (and that with «o fmall grief) that the worii Ferrlen generally 1 - ' ^To be thofe whd ate-of our own Nation: nevcrthe.'c-, I do not conclude or cor-ddmn all for ihiailicienf, for forhe there i>e WeH knowne unto mc very quaint and expertF^:ernt>< % who cah workeive^ ijy^dl^arfd according to tr^ B Method. Ihawe" therefore in this¹eiaⁱbor:atc Worke of trune given you feve-

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		To ihf Reader. (everali Receipts for every Cure, andm^ft of thenxap- proved by myparticular practice and experience � 0- thers a^aine I have inferted which are the Cures of o- ther able^mtn, .which by reafon they do found probable unto me,1 have furfred there to paite among my.owne., (though I never had meanes or opportunityto make tri- ali of them.) And the reafon why I have inculcated fo many fever-all Receipts to each Cure, are two j vi.* Firft becauf© that Receipt which will cure one difeafc, will not alwaies cure the fame Malady in another Horie. Secondly? y©» fhall finde fo'roe Receipts either very dif- ficile to make, or. the ingredients not eafic to be gotten, otherwife !fepy prove more chargeable than the Owner of the,H©rfe is well able to defray: and therefore I have given thee Receipts for all forts and degrees of Horfes $ howbeit thofe Receipts which are mol coftly and intricate to make and compound are commonly the verybeft, and worketh the beft effects,.. and, therefore I leave thee to'thy felfe to make thy own choice. Now if any man fhall fay, that I have robbed, or ri- fled other mens labours: I anfwer , I have not robbed, but approved them; for by the fame rule I may. afvy.ell obje&, that whofoever worketh by my_;Booke robbech ^e, fo_r if that be theft, I pray what Phyfitian is there in the whole world, / promulgating his .Science jbmay not be as much cenfureb and accufed for rifling the A- phorif_mes cSGjilen&nd Hipocrates,* yea and.of others the Ancients and Moderne Authours aifo. But howfocver, I am to far from traducing other mens endeavours, as _;tfiat I do both reverence and admire them, and eftcem 'my fejfe unworthy their Scholar. Butt "I. know .no xca- : fon why I may notpufelivh my knowledge of this .Noble

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		Art; for what faith a venerable Authour ? guife dicit fcirequod ne[cit,temerarim eft _: & quinegatfcire quodfcit, tngrntm eft. As that man is to bee accompted for moft temerarious and rafh, thatfhall take upon him to know that which in truth he knoweth not; foalfodothhe {hew himfelfe to be moft ingrate, who denteth to know that thing which truly he doth know. Innumerable are the grounds which may be laid to the rearing of this Structure, which being fo well knowne to all, by fetting each downe in perticular, I fhall therein but onely Sify- fhi faxam volvere ; confume much time (which to me is moft precious) and labour to little purpofe , and lefle profit; and therefore I will in this difcourfe draw to- wards an end', left I might tire thee out with too long an Epiftle; yet leffe I thought I could not inculcate, by reafon there are many things in this worthy and noble Science, which might otherwife feeme to be very dark and abftrufe, and the Cures I have (I fay) carryed Dia- logue-wife, Ne inquam, & inqu'it fajitis interponeretuv ; meerly to avoid confuiion _: For Antyotle faith well; *OmneEns naturditer� appettt fuam* perfeBionem. Every Ens that is to fay; Everyman hath anaturall propenfion to arrive unto that perfection to which he hath a will or <kfire to underftand. Now the reafon why I did enterlace my firft Booke with the Honours and perfections which Horfes in for- mer times have atchieved, as alfo with fuch rules and principles of breeding, mape, marks, colours, &c. was, left otherwife I might be like to one who tellcth a ftck man of a foveraigne medicine for his infirmity, and yet conceales from him the ufe thereof. And therefore I doe make it my chiefeft defire, and principall intention, yea

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		yea my oblisation, not onely to illutlracc each difeafe, together witli its cure, but alfo to make up all the At- tributes belonging to a perfect Horfe, and fuch defe&s which be incident to fo noble and ufefull a creature, be- wg hkewife difcovered. if therefore it may pleafe thee fometimes to retire thy felfe in the perufall of this Treatife;, and with due and ferious judgement, not fo much to reflect upon.the Method and forme of this worke ,' as of the matter or iubjca it felfe, then I doubt not but that thou wilt re- ceive fuch benefit and contentment, as that therby thou wilt be much bettered and enabled in thy u:iderftanding both for the breeding and well ordering of young Hor- ^es> and in the cure of every of their maladies. And forafmuch as I have brought this my firft worke to its period , which I may rightly refembleto a Stru- cture or Building, my fpeciall care hath been to make it taire and beautifull to the eye, and to grace, gariufh,and let it forth with varieties of d ivers forts, wherin I have been very diligent to give it all fatisfaftion I have been jple, and therefore I rTave laboured to paint and polifh it forth with whar variety is moft neceffary for fo exqui- «te a building. ■ the^^' ^thence nothing more imports a building, all r"⁰ k^y ^a "^rC'^anc**"^ubftantia)l foundation, and with-' jjjj⁰ ^ma^^e the walls fo tite and impregnable, as to be olen-e ^not ^° ^muc^ ^wi^nc^^e ^a°d weather, as the vi~ > affaults, and batterie of detracting enemies; my care therefore hsth been to have it founded and fci- A^atj^e?^p0nr ^UI moveable Rock of a pregnant truth. And therefore cohering I have applyed ail this pains «»aipenttomuch tim_Cand coft, which 1 might have A other-

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	To. ike Reader.

otherwi'fe both icnploycd and applyed to my more.par- ticular commodity, by which 1 have not onely finifhed this Structure, and made it commodious for thee, but I do aifp prcfenr it unto thee meeriy for thy proper ufe and habitation� and therefore I hope that thou wilt not make fuchufe therof, asmen doe of an Inne, where be taketh a bait.or repaft , for one meale, or for a lod- ging, for one night andaway, to wit, by onely taking a fuperficiall view thereof; bur that thou wilt make it thy .abode, at the Icaft for fome time ; I meane by rea- ding and digefting the whole worke in order as it lyeth treatabiy andfenoufly, and after by putting in pra&ice what therein thou (halt find to be fit for thy ufe -Jo (halt thou reap and enjoy the benefit � my felfe the comfort;, and the Common-wealth the honour. If any leakes be in the Printing, impute them either unto the mifprifion of the Printer, or elfe to the negli- gence of him unto whom the charge of the corre&ing was committed- and ifanybeirithe.Authour , let the fault light upon thofe who fpurred himfo fa ft on to hafte it to the Preife _s but howfoever (hew thy charity in corre&ing the faults and flips, as well of the one, as of the other: So (halt thou (hew thy felfe to the world like thy felfe, truely_;Noble, and.oblige the Authour to remaine ever thy humble Servant, and true triend; Farewell,

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		To my VVorthy Friend Monfieur de Gray, upon his ex- quifite piece of Horfemanfhip andFerriery. WHen Troy's Palladium, on whofe fatal! (t ay 7 heir fortunes,hopes, their GodSyiheir Altars lay j was by Ulyfles cunning handfurpriz'd, And Pallas nood to fee Troy [aerified: The Greeks pretending recommence, retur'ne A Horfe, whofe entrals that vafi^hykurH,,, � How different ts thy Gift,fmce herewejec Pleafure with fafeiy, firengtb with wuagreei Tnis frame exceeds that, but to nobler-ends, That hurts by'fraud,.by knon>fedgejpM\d$eads: And though in Ilium's Horfe an Amy reft, Twill he far more to �OMPMHENp this Beafi 3 Since Ignorance hath taught our ifle to lay Her Art, on Jades that onetyrun away. But when I looke on thine, and there heboid Souldiers made knovpijtg, and'theknming0h_y ^ I cry, had thufbeen given for that of wood,* Minerva hadntwttd_t 4/^JlipmjW, ■ a _t^ >Vs? »

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	To his good Friendj Thomas de Guy, upon his Book , called the Expert He. ner.

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\X1Nillo her HeadersvexihfiuLleJje wayes, >\ ttA J uri e advwurov': Lines for vulgar praife$ Thou in a Nolle At -, wdvfi^rMll skill, pctatefl the labours ■i^t a medf $uill,. To make m hy Thy » ell-fp'nl I/tduftry, Supine Mil fts .o km, andrefttfie y St/ice in this "Piece of Thine, the Horfe appeares i (pph ilft him hit Rjder as a Pilot jleeres - V j Through fiormfs 'of courage) fa thy awfull hand Znfoir}'d ofy^?^ and obey Command. Tl^n,Thou\t^%^h⁽^yt^h'^^nfm» By propava tua oj a generow jirarn, .» ZTapraBis'd Precepts with / vdiciom heed F'rrlyajjord)luiix.btsieit<r&feed. I: tsiad l^h,tk'tLt^bis:mrkewayiu^fJypleafe_yMxperimen all tares of each Difeafe, iVhicbfrequently c«curre tn ibis brave Beafl sAie, wuh the kjje approv'd,ly Thee expreft; That all nay fa^ive, t'» ibis Bookhave found A Horfe mwrnd^ellmentiaged, and found, S.T.H.

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	To my knowing Friend, Monficur De Gray.

OLd Edward, Noble Worceftcr^ that Brunch Sprung from great John of Gaxmt,and Royal Blanch, **Of Thee our dc la Gray teas wont to fay,** To fee Thee on Thy Horfe of menage play, Was folid pleafure, or the Excellence That fed iJte Ey, went further then the Senfe. . I And I Relieve it, fine the A%iveparc* That fhines in Precepts of thy skilful! Art, And comes to us from {peculations taught Through long Experien^ and with labour wrought Jn thefe thy choree phylippieks, makes this Land Blefl in the fatreproduBion oflhy hand. Our skilful/ Markham, and old Blundcvill, Or whofoe're hath touch this marfhaU $uiU, Receives by Thee more light then was his owne, Or was by th' Ancients, or by Moderns knowne, G.F.

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		To my well-deferving Friend, Thomas de Gry_t* upon his exad piece of Horfemanjhtp and Ferriery. IF ird)9 love A Horfe next t» my &fc Should now be mute in the commending flrife Of this thy Hotfema<ifbii?, my de la Gra^ J might henceforth be kwifa all the play At Banfteed, VV'inchefter, and Salsoury^ And fit me downe under thif Horfe and dye. Na% I will mite before thy Booke_b and fill The vacant roome of fame de\erving quiU t Afidm{hinallmyjporttol>easfure_iAs »hen thou work fi upn a defter ate Cure.

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		Upon JVkwifieur. de Gray, his raoft elaborate piece of Horfemanfhip and Ferriery. THk Book's inform'd with ahigh Genim I ihiS- Avove the malice ofdetraBion it l< �Wor needs a friends E/icomium blaze it forth * Improper venue vindicates its worth.- - Tet,fmce, by th' tAuthows happy care andfainc I underflood howfirft to ufe the rey ne. �dad-Menage fonipes, I (ould not chufe But vent this gratefuU Rhapture of my Muff, How that by it he amply doth impart The ejjen.ee of the Horfemans,Ferriers Art; So that the fforfe jhali t» perfection grow, -Andno difeafe bis courage brave o* rethrow. Wow Twill leave Vegifasayery.courfes, Mfue to mount one of his wll-tmn'd Hotfes,

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fsfft § iff fit tifi To the Authour of the Expert Verrier. HEerS Mirro«r₇ eak ModeUoftrue Honour j Fame writs on Thy name, thou writ'ft upon Her. By CaVall'ry the Gdaen Fleece tha'ft mnne j Therein, Thou art a No^-pareM, That one. whefe Fame fbaUdie I Wtml It jhaSremaine TheAge^refagd by Ovid's juilime ftrrine. L H. D. M.

	To roy ever honoured Friend Thomas de Gray, upon his feleft Piece of Horfemanjbip and Ferriery. ) S'Age haft Thou made our Later Age, Thou art the Phoenix of our Time , Certes, Thy rare Piece fpr^ge, jtathmnne the Fleece it's fo Jut. lime, jjdy yonger Pen cannot but wait on Thee, ffieje Name fbaB ever be most desr to wee. Francis Hawkias,

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	THE COMPLEAT H O R s EM A N. zAND EXPERT F E R R I E R.

Chap. I. THE INTRODUCTION. F wee will but take to our ferious consideration how many greatob- Wyf- ligations wee have to admire the &5& iiiHnite goodrieffe of Almighty God in creating fuch a marvel- lous number of creatures, meerely for the ufe and fervice of man, whereof no one of them can bee wantingj and that arnongfV them all, wee have none more uuiuJ ₅ or _which can bee k lie lpared, then the ^: ^:'^;- r atu e.'moregeru:rpuf!,r.orany.thafi
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		" The fompleat Horfe-maz/y ferve him better in time of Peace and War j none bet- ter for manuring and tilling the Earth, and to caufe it to produce its fruits ; none more ufef nil for bringing in the fruits of the Earth j none more bchoofefuil to b( are and carry him his long and tedious journcyes, in heace and cold, through thick and thin ,. by night and day ■;■ none better to carry him from: danger, and to land his Mafterattheport of fafety, then the Horfet and for his paftimesand recreations, no creature to bee compared to this i, neither is there any creature crea- ted by the great Creator of all things,. which doth fo perfectly undc rif and a-nd connive with the nature and minde of man,.or that beareth a more inly love to man, as doth this poore creature the Horfe _; for upon all occafionsheeiweatechjheetrudgethj hee toyleth, hee drudgeth, hee moyleth, he laboureth pro limBm , with great alacrity and cheexefiilneffe ( fo long as his vital! fpirits laft ) to give comfort and content to him that fecdeth and chentheth him, yea and that (' I fay ) with fuch joy and alacrity , as if Hike to a reafonable crea- ture, hee found- himfelf e obliged thereto in the bond of all fincene duty and gratitude. For mould Ifpeake sac ther like a Philofopher then aChriftian, I could not but agniz e nature to bee admirable in all her workes, wherein man doth owe unto her infinite, and thoie^e- ry great thankes, in that fhee hath accommodated and ©k'ntifully furnifhed him with all things needful! for Bis ufe, as alfo in that fhee hath propagated f among all other ) the Hoife, the moil ufcfull for the fervice of man, and who- beftacknowledgeth hisMaftcr.. And thatthismay bee the:better anatomized, I will (hew- pu what I finde recorded by authenticall Authours of

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		Th ^^xcellency °^tilis praife-worthy creature, w J?^e ^io* ^much-renowned BucephJm, who carryed his gaiter through fo many conquered Kingdomes, (kim. fuffc ^examP^le ^t0 allenfuing Ages ,.\vho would not rrer any man but great Alexander to back him, who >nied to bee proud at what time hee carryed fo do nous and victorious a charge � and it is alfo written of Mja , that being wounded at the fiege and facking of -nebes , hee carryed him couraeiouily through 'the credihfe ^an,^dthro"g^s ^ all the Combatants, with in- Drizino rZ wf ^u^utS^c'�^thingt all cftccming or Kr^S n °^ffC ⁰ⁱ, ^h!^S ^bl00d' ^ban§ ^moft ^defitous, and no lefle willing to do his Matter all faithfull fcrvice, to tue utmoft of his power, and to the effufion of the laft h � , ^bl°°^d' ^labouring to purchafc unto himfelfe °y ftis <not to bee parallelled; valour, and his rcfolute per everance, a victorious advantage over the enemy, ^f.^^yinghighrenowne, the Horfeof Cfar C,¹ �^ld little mferiour to that of Buceyhalm } Diom- jim the Tyrant of sialy, in a great and well fought bat- "^e ₃ was himfelfe fo hard put to it, that he was con- h?* fofotfakehisHorfc, nevertheleffe the poore Dealt made his way through the throngs of the Ene- a Jj ,^w"° ^a^ bloody and miery as hee was, gat bim to inbatlfT^shisStable- CetaametmolGdtth, having H_0lf, If ⁱⁿ_r^e ^Antmfo" t he in a bravado mounted bis whit I T � °^unci °y good experience , (albeit no refenfm ^advantage ) that the fayd Horfe retained a uTff ^thc death of his ilaine Mafter: for the «one ₁₀ ioone _as hee felt this his new Lord upon his bowL^nevergaveov^ fling»g> yarking, plunging, and towadwg, commanding the Bit withlus tefth, Iaun- A 2 ching

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		The Compleat Horfe-man, chingoutfometimes this way, fometimes that way,. with fo great impetuofity and fury, that at length hee caft his rafh Rid^cr to the Earth , and then fell to him with his heeles, redoubling his ftrokes in fo thick and violent a manner,not giving over till he had flaine him out-right, whereby hee gave him little caufe to triumph and glory in his temerarious attempt. Weereadeo* Nicomedes, King of Btthynia, whofe Horfe fo intirtly lo- ved him, as that his Mailer was no fooncr dead, but the Horfe prefently forfooke his meate, and fo continu- ed , untill fuch time as hee languishing for very griefe, dyed of famine. Virgil, the Prince of Poets, iriaketh honourable mention of Aethon , the Horfe of Pallas, fonne of Svander, who faith that this Aethon being pre- sent at the Funerall of his Mafter, wept for forrow, as thefe two verfes doe inculcate: .After c.ime Aethon, bold in fight now weefihg^ jindm huteareiyhu mournfuil'vifagefteeping. Silim Italian in his ninth Booke, doth highly extoll two horfes, to wit, Velorw, and �>ew, fpeaking of them:.,. Ill this manner.... Ready* Pelorus was to- tti hand and fayne^. Obedient jlill, and of a generom'ftrayne .* Hearing his Mafters voyce Cirxus hies, _f'Fore the beholder5, and the winde of flies. The tra&ablcneffeand love that the Horfe beareth to man, have been the occafion that fundry great per- fonages have reciprocally anCwered it, by erecting of Statues, .

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		and Expert Ferrier. Statues, and by building of.moft famous Cities to their honour and memory. Alexander before mentioned,foun- dedan opulent City in honour of Bucephal^nd gave it ais name,and celebrated his exequies. The Egyptians e~ retted moft magnificent Piramides, and fumptuous fe- puichres to luch horfes as had ferved them well in their wars. OBavrM C<p/4/₃3nd after him,Adrian the Emperor, interred their Hoiks with great pomp and folemnities, and caufed famous Epitaphs to be ingraven upon their monuments. TheEmpcrour Commodw., did the like to W^t\h^^,and_B^COm7^landed ^that hee{houldbe buried m the Vatican. Romulm did inftitute Pl_aves and Gamescalled^/^inhoiieur of Horfes, and caufed them to bee prefented in the field of CMars.. The Ethio- pians did fo highly efteem of thefe noble creatures, as that they armed their Helmets with the skins of Horfes, iutrermg their earcsto remaine on,, and they did weare, tneirtailes upon their Crefts, like asnowadaies men ulQ their Plumes. Other Nations have done the like,, �who held Horfes in no little efteem. Wee read of a Ro- man Emperour, who made his Horfe a Senator. The ancient Aftrologers have likewife attributed fo much to Horles, that they have placed one winged amongft the coekftiall fi_gnes. _Trie Poets hold that the Fountain Vwhere the nine Mufes ufed to bathe themfelves, and to drinke; fprang up, by the blow of the foot which Jf^g^^eaaainft the two-topt hill, PamaJJm.. Ne_rtharV* - ^tIle ^Sca> is furnamed %« ; bv. reafon verfeerl ^P°^CtS ^doe ^hUe)^the ^^rft ^Horfe *** ^was ^e" �,w₀ ^r^^eived his orisen from him, or from a ftone �^eon^^ had poured water. .There remaineth ^uchmoretobeef_ai_d^r_in._honouE ₀f_thc Horfe, then B 3 there

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		6 The fompleat Herfe-man_i there hath been already delivered. Wherefore omit- ting further Encomiums, and attributes, I haften to matters of greater confequence, Sithence therefore the cafe fo ftandeth,that this dumb creature is by Almighty God o-iven unto man, as a creature offo ufefull impor- tance'; what thankfulneffe then are we bound to give unto him for fo great a bleffihgand benefit ? And there- fore what diligence is required of us � yea, & what care- fulnefTe ouffht" we to ufe, in travelling to attaine to this fo neceffary a creature in the moft exadl manner we are able ? Nor can this poffibly be acquired to our true con- tent , unleffe we do apply our belt endeavours herein ; for the Ancients have this Proverb, AU rare and excel- lent things are hard to compajje : and therefore we ought to apply all care and induftry to attaine unto good Hor- fes, which can never bee fo well done, as by breeding them j for they mull bee the Horfes that will bee able beft to ferve us in thofe offices whereunto wee fhall in- tend them, according as hereafter fhall be moft exactly illuftrated.

			C H A P. II. Of the be ft manner of Breeding. THere are fo many diverfities of ppinions,fo main- ly defended fm & cw> that maketh men feare- full to bring that to publique view, which long practice and experience hath brought them to know and undcrftandtobe moft true and infallible: Nevcrthe* Icffe I prcfuming, that the ratoe judicious may perad- venture

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		A»d Expert Fevrier. *, l.» ? » which if theybeepkafedfoto of thi, �;Z* ^dCI" f? ^wm"^th ** «^ld Wove lxsS5 ^2? ^T^' ^abovc ah other waves ter wM\| � ^P13a^d - ^vvh° ^fin^di"8 »to bee mixh bet- unto whom Almighty God hath �~ f��^'� hand _wo�,d cake I JS SS3S^iSS carp otj j � ?� ^bk,bQg ^and benefit, by applying their beft Bafflef »S^Sn ^ktf^C ^coiV ^.inbreeding Jaictemi S^S?i^!S5^ ^For ^ Procuring a (W J�^left Stallions, which for mettle, Wir the«Sffi n^ndtruclXg^e««ous_3as wellflfav) &«m SuJ ^c ^ls' ^neicher ^t0° ^fmali > nor toa ^dff^' ^or under-bodied_; but well knit, ferve _yo^ H¹ ^at you. (hall have Horfes fit wherewith t® turne and VnTf ^�y "f °" ^al[ ^0ccafions,andyour owne ftnall honour _a i ^S,and ^accl^uire ^to y«ur feife-na Prince, and the\^^CC!^m^^endat:iGns ^both ^&0^ Pur ^wuxaw.a.yo^amft underftaod that fome -things

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		8 The Compleat Horfe-man, are neceffary to be confidered. Firft,that your grounds bee fit for breedings and thofe not to bee fuch as bee low, wet, fenny, moorifh, ormariiri; but theymuftbee Paftures upland, hilly, and in fome places ftony and roc- ky , for Grounds of this nature are very profitable for your Colts, to fcope, run and play in- it helpeth their winde, it knitteth their joynts, and hardeneth and raa- keth tough their hooves ; Some of your Grounds ought alfo not to bee without Underwoods, Bufhes> Furfells, Broome, and the like j thefe will ferve for fhelter at what time the cold windes doe blow j the refidue of your Grounds ought to have Lawncs and Plaines, wherein fhould bee better graffe then the for- mer 5 and in thefe La wnes, is needfull there fhould be great Oakes, and fuch like Timber-trees for them, whereby to fhelter them from the fcorching Sunne in the extreame heates, efpecially during the time of the Canicular dayes j and thefe trees will alfo defend them from the buzzing and ftinging Fly, which otherwife would greatly annoy and airlift them : You muft alfo accommodate your Grounds with partitions conveni- ent, as well for change, which fometime is moft requi- fite , as alfo whereby to fegregate each fort of Cattell by it felfe j as your yong and old , rafe#r breeding Mares by themfelves, your weanlings by themfelves, your Fillyes by themfelves, and your ftoned Colts by themfelves, according as your beft judgement mail dictate ; otherwife your breed will bee in coifufion, arid come to nothing , and fo you may run the hazard, to lofe both your coil and paines. Places muft bee alfo itiade apart, wherein both your Mares withfole, and thofe who have their Colts fucking upon them, may '■■~" """".................."~ rua

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		and Expert Ferrier* ran by themfelves.withall quietneffe and rctircdnefTe ₅and every of thefe partitions muft bee fo fufficiently TV," u ^aS ^that ⁿo one fort of Cattell can breake into �e other. And I doe yet further advife , that thefe grounds bee well furnifhed with fweete and whole- some water,whereof ought not to bee any want, either ^ln Winter or Summer, for otherwife you may endan- ger thetainting and furfetting of them. ere�^XA ^hf^rmorc>^that certaine Sheds and Hey-houfesbe WiS?r u^them �? ^bee ^fed ⁱⁿ> ^d^'m the time of the \\ inter when mlfcis fcanty, and nit fo much nouri- shing, and the cold Windes,Frofts, Raines, and Snows, may greatly pinch and annoy them � in which houfings, would bee fet up Racks and Mangers whereat to feed tnem _h there would alfobe laid cleane ftraw for them to lye upon, which will very much comfort and keepc tnern warme : But above all, the greateft care mull oec had to the iences in generall,whether wall, (which Y.;S^CK^m?^rc ^the ^beft>^> P^ale' <l^uickf«s, broad diches, or high bankes, left they {hould at any time breake forth, vo ui ^y°^Ur ^nei§^hbours ^t0 baftardize, and wrong arnVr ' ^and ^VGU ^ou§^ht alfo to inftitute a trufty Jho llI l^Cnt ^Bay^liffcor fervant, whofc onely fundion nincT j ^e ^to ^make his fence-walke morning and eve- mn 5^S ^ ^y ^as ^any well experienced Keeper or Wood- and h ° r> ^Pale-walke,to fee that the fences bee fkft, oncc^t P^atte11 afe : and let him not faile every day, very fort f^⁵ ^to take a true tale and inventory of e- for Lor, o ?^attell hee hath in his feverall Grounds, faW ^a7^^ould bee mimns,or fome misfortune bc- a ne any of them. _and _if ^J^^ _finde _a _wantin himflot;reilfearchiK_gjuntnihe_e hath foundmand C if

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		7t>e fompleat H-orfe-man, if it bee in danger or ficke, 'let him not give overhim- felfe if hee can, (othcrwifc let him hafte to call compa- ny and ftrcngth enough,) to free it out of harmes way. Now as touching the Grounds themfelves,as I would not have them too rich, or too rankc anddeepc with graife ; fo mu# they not bee too barren , fhort, and moflie 5 for as well in this (ubjec\ as in all other thing;, the golden meane is evermore to bee preferred. Having thus provided your felfe ©f a Stud of the choiceft and ableft Mares, for age, colour, fhape, andmarkes, your Stallions alfo of like attributes , your care muft bee to fee your Mares well covered, for in this chiefly conlift- eth the life and quintefTence of your breeding. Bee you therefore marvellous carefull, that neither your Stalli- on or Marc, have any of-thcfe enfuing defe&s j viz. neither Moone-eyes, watry-cyes, or blood-fhotten-eyes, or other defe�t in their eyes or fight, no taint in their winde by Glanders or otherwife, no way fubjecT: to Mainge, Mallender, Sellender, Splents, Spaven, Curb, Ring-bone, Scratches, Kybed-heeles, or any other the likeforances � that they bee not Cock-thropled , but their Throples very loofe j for let either Stallion or Mare have any of thefe maladies, then bee you well allured their Colts will take them as hereditary from their Parents : Infomueh as when you cfteeme your felfe confident of fuch y©ng Horfes, you fo much deli- red to bee mafter of, you will bee miftaken; for in- stead of a Stirrier or Horfeformannage, you have bred him fit for nought elfe but the plough j and in the place of a Hunter, hee proves a Mil-horfe ; and in hope you had a Horfe for a Courfe> hee proves for no better afe but the Cart; and him you defire to have for your owne

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			owne Pad-iaddle, you will bee conftrained to fell him to a Carrier, to beare a Pack-faddle with a burthen. To come to intreate of the time raoft fitting for co- ^vc"ⁿgyour Mares, let that bee fo done, that they may cait their Foles in the dead of Winter; as either in December j or January ; for during their time of going with Fole, to wit, from the day of their Covering," unto that of their Foling, is commonly twelve moneths, and ten dayes : Yet fome doe aver, they doe want eleven da yes of twelve moneths, of which'computation there 1^J I* ^wec^^es ^oddcs ^: °^chersa§aine doeaffirmc, tnat a Mare gocth but onely eleven moneths, and ten dayes, wherein is greater oddes; but I have found it to f iV^⁰** ^certa^^ne rule which never didfailemee (unlefle in a yong Marc upon her firft Cole, who will want fome few dLayes of the ordinary account) and long and frequent experience hath made meet© bee very peneft, that a Mare goeth (unleife fome mifchance or other accident hath otherwife occafioncd ) twelve moneths and ten dayes : For when at any time I have peene prefent when a Mare hath beene covered, I have in the very minute entred into my Aimanacke, the very "ay and houre in which fhee took the Hoife , and be- caule I would not fee ed, I have beene pr iei.t at _A^Cr ,°^ⁿgj and I have found over to faiie me. me ^^Iccu' toohierve with tolaii � ^e ^ccm tti®^a ^aMint �«r«^ l^ut ^ ^as ^ urMar^^r co- vered about S. r Secemker, th©i, * ' ' "^ '

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		12 The C°^mfeM Horfe-man, Mare be at gralTe, but taken into thehoufe, fixe weeks or a month at the leaft j during which time, let them be both very well fed with good old Hay and Oates_%well dufted and flfted,to the end they may have ftrength and feed to perform the office for which you have them. But if you will have your Mare certainely to conceive, then take bloud from both fides of her necke, and let her bleed at either veine well nigh a.quart j which niufi be done five or fixe dayes before fhe is to be covered; and the next day after her bleeding, give her in a quart of new milke, halfe a iij. of Artimefia, alias Mugge- wort, chopped very imall, a peece of fweet Butter, and § 2. of London Treacle warmej all thefe put upon the fire till the Butter and Treacle be diffolved, and give this to the Mare bloud-warme in the morning fafting, and fo the next morning againe, . andlet her drinke be Whitewater. This drinke is raoft foveraigne to caufe conception, it prpvoketh feed abundantly , it openeth ther>ores in the body, andcaufeth the Mare to keepe fhe feed fhe receiveth from the S taliion $ moreover this drinke cpmforteth the wombe and matrix very much : fo as it is great oddes but that fhe being thus ordered^ will bee fped and conceive , unleffe (ha bee a Mare of great fterility, which fuppoied, fhe is not to be kept for- a race or breeding Mare. Moreover, if you be defirous to have your Mare to conceive a Horfe-colt, rather then a Filly 5 obferve then this lcflbn I fhall here give you, and you fhall finde it an infallible rule, which will never miffe, viz. At what time yom would have your Mare to be covered ₃Let k bee done when one of the firft five mafculinc Signes do rftigne₃ which are either Aries, Tauru^ Gemi- ni)

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		and Expert Ferrier, i? to 2Ste^or t°'^but ^if ^me ^ftau ^be ^c°^vered ^when ^a- ^! S/S ^miWlie0r ^Watry ^flS^nesare predominant, as Pirfj if* ^S�^rP^t0* ^sgMariw, Capriccrnw, Aquarius, or thkV ^tn5V^be Y°u confident it will be a Filly. For �is nave I often tryed, and found it feldome or never �«!, ?^e> ^P^^y^if ^e winde be either Weft or rNorth( butWeftis beft) at the time of her covering, ana you will findc this my rule to be moft infallible, for ��^e t^1CnC\|^C ?^ath ^tauS^ht ^ic ^me ^: ^And ^r ^have attained unto , «»to J.?' h experience, then I was ever able to aftire »ave dtfated ₅ taught, or told me: Forweetavea ma- �^C' ^Ex?^mence tithehftandableftmifirefcandmodera- 1 vf ^0Vu ^°^r ^tbe ^manner ^of ^tne covering of your Mares, faa j^bc ^brought into fome place abroad, and there auned to fome ftrong pott 5 then bring out to her fome ironed Jade firft to dally with her, and he will provoke thp ?J!?-^ap?^tu,^de ^and ^defirc ^ofcoky 3 which done, let rnnr, a⁰a^{belcdf0rtht0wardsher}₃ betwixt two or if h_P a I j S ^mcn ^who ^may be able to matter him «ne: lhould prove unruly, and let him leape her j and dnn ^C, ^eina corning betimes fatting; which ter ^a,^nother ^man landing by with a paile of cold wa- is dif ^y ^m ^bls ^hand' ⁱⁿ ^the ^very^time ^when ^the ^Horfc fWW> ^let ^m� caft the cold water upon her thecal j? ^reafon ^of ^the coldnefle, the ftrengthof to mrink³-^a ^uddenncire ^thcreof' ^wili ^cau'ehex meanes tomakf i�^ ^U? ^hcr ^body > ^and» ^wiU ^bethctherwife the ^r ^retame ^the feed m the matrix, o- fnclofpJf k ^Vf°^naj^> ^vv°uld not peradventure fo foone . it, DM tor lome time after,howfoever the womb C 3 would

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		the Comfleat Jiorfe-man, would draw together, but not fo fuddenly, whereby upon the Mares metion there might be fome danger of diffolving. Take then away the Stallion , and let the Mare be put into fome remote place alone , from fight and hearing of other Horfes and Mares, but let her nei- ther eate nor drink e in foure houres after , neither lee her have any water at all till night, and then give her either a fweet math, or white water. After fhe hath been thus Covered, you fhali know whether or not me hath either conceived, or loft, or caft her feed, by many evident fymptoms which will appeare to your eye j for if fhe retaineth a good ftomack to her meat, and focon- tinueth, if {he do not neigh at hearing or fight of other horfes, if fhe do not piffc oft times in the day , cafteth not her eye about gazing continually at every noyfe fhe heareth,prickethnottiphereares, and that in three ox foure dayes after her covering, her belly feemeth to be more gant, her haire more flicke and clofe to her skin, fhewing of a brighter colour > and fhe feemeth tofall a- way and become lean ; if (I fay) any of thefe Symptoms do appear in her, then is.it an evident figne (he hath kept her feed and conceiveth, but if the contrary appeare in her, then hath fhe loft it and ingendreth not. But as for offering her the Horfe againe ten dayes af- ter, together with fuch like circumftances, I hold them impertinent for this place, being fo frequently knowne and pra&ifed, and therefore my labour may well be fpared. But for her keeping and ordring after her Co- vering, let her not drink that fhe defrcth, but continue her with the fame dyet which formerly fhe had before her covering for three weekes or a month after, left the feed might "fortune to be impaired, before the Colt be fufficiently

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fujficiently formed in the wombe, and let her bee kept bou ortf T^ef �y ^bce' ^and ^ ^wkh<» any 2- Mcr whit " ^dUnn§ ^that ^threc ^wcekesor ^mon«h : fourp?hf_tt _r°°n^r' ,^whcmn ^havc a fpeciall care of r_p^hln§S ^: ^FirfL' ^that «>«; bee not at'any time _Sal- }Wd» or runne off from her winder Secondly that Jhee bee not put to carry heavy burthens: Thirdly, that provoke&r 2f ^h" ^^ercifcbee ^not ^fuch ^which may sttWss^r^^every ^of ^thcfc* ^th^ houfe^S^g ^thf'^Wkh ^f°'^lc' ^ ^muft ^bee ^kePt ^ the CesK^ ^"^u⁵ ?^leaft> and then let firit her heeW , ^e" °^ff'^her ^feet ^pared ^well>^�he ^Frufh and fhooel ?fⁿ > ^and P^lates ^after ^the manner of running let her i -^nGtu^t0 ^COme ^homc ^t0 ^the ^hceles ) fct on _s^o«ofS^lnJ^hedrici^lGround you have, yet notfo fat leal once ^^that{he5 ^m?^y ^at ^hcr ^eafc ^fil1 ^her bcl- temlr n?Z_t t f^y > ?^d* ^about ^the ^lattc* end of Sep- gcr theW«* totfoqnietly, that you ftiall not endan- othSS⁸^⁶⁶¹^' ^eithc* ^hy ^the 'ufhingof «nrS_v?f^feS ^and ^Mares ^againft her, or through lier doores or^Pr^gi-?^r '"^derate brufhing againft pofts, * the dmf" ^]t^ke' _r^Let ^hcr ^bec ^kePt thusln the houfe ^«be_aTL°_f: -^"g' ^a°d long after, andlethcr Andwhe 1 ^Sprefcribed' her keeper n^ndlTPi ^hcf ^folf § ^aPP^roachcth, ^Iet a houfe convenientT?^ly ^uP^onher> putting her into «■ fo^A?r«f°^r ^her vunhaltrcdandumied, left ^Un§J ^thc ^Colt ^ceivc damage, by reafon that
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		i6 The C^$mP^^eat Herfe-many Marcs doe commonly caft their foles {landing: Wher- fore let not the roome whereinto you put her , bee too ftreight, but very wax me (for warmth is a great com- fort as well to Mares with fole, as in foling ) and let good ftore of ftraw bee laied, that the Fole may fall from the Mare the fofter, and bee in leffe danger of harme, and let her (I fay ) bee watched for feare the Fole come not right j and fo foone as fhee hath foled and licked it dry, let her keeper prefently milkeand ftroake her, and that before the Colt doefuckehcr which will both caufe her to give downe her milke' making the fame to multiply,and alfo keepe the Udder that the milke doe not clod, which if it mould doe, the Mare might happily in fhort time become dry, whereof if there bee any perill, I then advife you to draw as much milke from her as you can, and boile it with the leaves of Lavender, or Spike, and fo bath her Udder therewith warme, continuing fo daily to doe, untill bv this meanes you have broken the curd,knobs,and knots' caufing them to bee diflblved. And as for the water which fhee is to drinke for fome time after her foling let it bee either fweete Mafhes, or white wa te* and a moneth after her foling, give her a Mafh, putting there- into the powder of Brimeftone, or Savin, or the like which will bee a great prefervation of the Colt � and then if fhee bee moderately laboured either at Plough or Harrow, if fhee will draw, as well the Mare as Colt will profper the better j provided fhee bee kept from raw meat while fhee remaineth is the Stable, by which eicanes fhee will the fooner recover ftrength, luff, and courage,ar.d have ftore of good milke,which will caufe ■ the Colt to thrive the better, and to grow to bee of the greater

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		°^K,I» and Expert Fenter, ij greater bone, which above all things is a matter of to ft ^c?^nfe(l^uence' And that you fuffer not the Cole till aT l ^e ^Mare ^when^^ee commeth from worke,un- qJ ^bee ^throughly cold, left thereby you furfet the Thus much I have thought fit to handle of this fub- jcet 5 and albeit Ihavelabouredheereintoattainet© Brevity, nevercheleffe the premifes well confidered , I rran,f^0t !^r,^eatl>'^offend ⁱⁿ prolixity, howfoever this my c2i° n^ ^?S different from the old received Cuftornes, will not (I doe aflure mec) paffe void ofcen- lure. But as touching old Cuftomes, thus much I doe noL^rC> ^t!^iat ^astbeyare ⁱⁿ ^many^^°* ^tbatforce> ^asman ^w_�.^ls,^aWet0 abrogate _; fo on the contrary part, «tny ot them are fo abfurd and ridiculous, as nothing thin ^ep^orei for what faith the Civill Law? Tkofe .*� which by event or fuccep of time are foundto bee per- ZT�7 ^hunf^HU* even thofe thinas ought to bee repealed, yea hoTdVi? ^Werl^M ^theW fi»"<tprofile. Whicii sround iirn?l^g00d₁¹rⁿⁿ?^thing^f0 ^much ^as ⁱⁿ °M Cuftomes, nor f ^abfurd"ies _? I am able to produce inftances erl* #V I ^howfoever with many, It if one of Hercules the v r^rS ^t0 ^he&te ^mmy ^a ^manfi°^m ^hi ^old Cufiomes bee* f&ver^ ^had* ^albe" ^Ctt$^me & a metre Tyrant, and his obferve? "^ ^tnM^abU, as a grave Authour very well

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			CHAP. III. Jiow to to&ke and order jow St die. Aving thftS waded into this myftcry of Breading, i iioid it a thing very behoov eful to.be handled, how your Stable ought to be accommouated. Firft therefore your Stable fhould be fcituate where the ayre is wfoUbme, pure, and good, and the ground dry : the ftrudure would be either of free Stone or Brick, but Brick is bell , moft wholfome, and war- meft: bcfidcsthis benefit Brick hath, which Stone hath not, of being very dry, for Stone will weep, andfweat drops of water againit raine and myfty weather, which begettcth damps, and caufcth Rheumes in Horfes. Your Stable ought not to have any unfavory Gutter, Chan- nell, or Sinke neare to it, no Jakes, Hogfties, or Hen- rouftjWhcrcby to annoy it. It would be alfo fecled over kead, and have ftrong doores, with locks, bolts, and barres unto it. The Rack would not be made tcohigb, or two low, but placed in an indifferent proportion, and and fo artificially fct, that neither the duft or the hay- feeds may fall into his mane, or upon his neck and face. The manger would be fct at an indifferent height, made deep, and of one entire piece, as well for ftrength as for conveniency to be kept fweet and cleane. Let the flore be pitched with flint, and not planked. The windows would be made with handfome fhuts and cafements, and well glazed, as well to keep out cold and winde, as alfo (when there may be caufe) to let in the coole and frefh

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		___°° ^K* � and Expert Terrier.* DkW>^ayreV ^Againe' ^take ^hecd ^there ^bc ^m ^lonie ^wall or with W ' ^nCar� ^aS ^that ^the ^Horf^e ^raay ^reach hereto mav d \^mou'^ch: ^tor ^uP^on ^that ^hc will §^naw > which d itl "^lr? ^much P^rei^udice» and be the caufe of much ' '_berous ficknes; for Lome and Lime are fuffocating per h ' t ^lCy ^WlU ^infea ^and P^lltrifie ^thc ^bloud > ^endar f_na ^Lun§^s' ^and be no friend to his winder neither xvonN^a!^lyaU^^t0r^Iycncare ^him- Furthermore there TontnknH^ ^afai[^e ^L,^0ft> wherein to lay hay, and SSⁿ8 ^cba^rs ** yo«r Grooms, whofe ruarneile, together with their care and vigikney might prevent many dangers and inconvenience! whkh nfay accrue unto your Horfes by night. Alfo let a neat Sad- aic-houie be contrived with Bings for Provender, and in all ^k'r ^Whemn ^t0 ^lay ^UP ^the ^Saddlcs> ^Bridles> and aii other furniture appertaining to Horfes,and an Aqua- Sfti ^Whef^with ^t0 ^bring water to the Stable. And 2'^othc/ ^Stalls would beerecled remote, wherein upon occafion to fever the lick from the found Many o he accoutrements there are belonging to a per" I » aole, as partitions with boards, pofts, and bar! with Si^rTu^mt2.^e,^veryP°^ft' ^whereoa ^toiiang Bridles ^andthelike_; {helvesalfofeftned to the wallfeeingfor knoJ ^UfeS '^t0 Pi*" neceffaresupon, &e. which being _p"ow_n to all men, will be needlelfe for me here to re- then^UDC-^{maypCradveHtureftartIea}t paving, rather ard mnrh r^gyourflGre' preferring planks as warmer, ^ alfo for tfc^ttCr ^thcn ^fimt ^ a pitched flore can be- ^me hSrd. ^UlSaneW ^thln^^lktIe P^radi{ca>^and ^¹" ^But §^lvc ^me leave (I pray ) a little to inform your D 2 underftanding
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mnderftanding in this one poynt, by which means your judgement may fortune to be much bettered. Firft tl in fore, whekas novelty may be objected , I fhall moil afily affoyle that point,, even from the fo'fe-fame ground in the civiil Law , which I inferted in the con- clufion of the precedent Chapter, viz. That things found to be prejudiciall, ought to be inhibited, although they mi^ht be thought needfull, and good in foreknown times. For that paving of Stables is better then plank- ing them j I have reafons not a few wherewith to G\|- titfie a reafonabie man. Firft, it is much more durable Pacing of a _ancj lafting, fuppofing the flore to be pitched by an ex- C2f p-rt workman ; Secondly , it is leffe charge by much, picking. and therefore in that point the better: Thirdly, for a � Horfe to ftand continually upon a pitched flore, it cm- ²» boldiieth his feet, and treading the more: Fourthly, it 3. is the mod excellent thing that may be for Colts, who 4 are unfhod; for it hardeneth their hooves, 10 as by cuftome they will be as bold to go upon ftones , rocky, and hard waves, asHorfes that are fhod: neither will a pitched flore fuffer the hoofe to go abroad in manner of anOyfter: befides the ufe thereof will make their hooves more tough, durable, and hollow, infomuch as when they fhall come to-be fhod, and to have exercife , they vvill carry their fhooes much longer, better, and with more eafe then otherwife, if they had been ufed to a planked flore. The Jnconve- Now on the contrary part,, which concerneth the nienctof a planked flore, that (I fay) cannot in reafonbe fogood piapk<rd flore. ^ ^^ degrees. Firft, it is more flippery, out of which ■ reafon a tnetled horfe may foone be in danger to be la- med or fpoyled by fome fudden flip, whereof I have had

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M^toT^* ^Wu^kh ^aP^itChCd ^StablC ^1S ^n0C ^f° tWHorW ^:_r^Sec?^ndly>^the Pl-nks often times Shrinking, LT, Specially if he be a ftirrier who is accufto- anHh r^CUrvet ⁱⁿ ^the Stable) may eafily break a plank, 2v w - ^gettin8^into ^a ^hole> ^or between the planks, \J* kS^ ftg'Pg andftriving may eafily break his hive ! ? ^(haU ^te ^abIe ^to §^^c " forth , whereof I von n^-T uⁿ °ⁿ? H^ea K^atHstefiu; Thirdly, when ins heats w,iir^r'^dun^^whlch time the fcorch- -ng mat* will fofuxicate and dry the planks whirh mem down to the Joyces will rot, and fo the planks 8 ve _Way₃ efpecially when horfes ( who not being han- ^a in iome months before) beeomming wild, ram- whTf r ^l\^nruly' ^are ^newly brought into the Stable, 2. t ^§ ^the P^lanks ^t0 ^movc 9 Yield , and eive way Snfe ^Wi¹¹ ^fal1 ^from ^ftartin§ "^thtr^t, tolUneini rnn' V t ^flf^Qe °f ^""Jsljows, and thofe who might _S^^eir�P-^a^^fu^₅ ^which ^is a thins wry voum -ⁿ ^a ^fl°^re ^of ^is nature: Fourthly, wftercas a _Da^^y ^lmagl,^nC ^that ^a P^lankcd ^florc ^is warmer then Pitchetfl^r ^Pl^'^hed51 ^do ^know ^thc contrary j for your. as hath i ^novaultsor channels under them, like which n°<r^r ? _f^nkcd' wherewith to convey the water horfe Iveth ^0m ^the ^horfes '■> ^by ^whicn ^means ^tne and hefidw S.^ver ^a ^moy^ft and dampiih place and vault; novfom. � , ^eirnoie, which is moft unwhoifonu, ^>wmc> ana many times the caufe of much infirmity ; � D $ neither
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		22 The Compkat Horfe-man, Cs a v. 3' neither can it in reafon be fo warm as. is the pitched flore, for that the chinks and awger-holes bored through the planks ( which muft ahvayes be kept open to letiorth the urine) doth give way to the cold wind, which continually afcendeth up to the horfe, as well ly- ing as ftanding, cannot but do him much dammage. I do therefore affirm, that if your Groom have a care to litter his horfe well, foashe may lye foft and warm, (which is a prime propercyappertainingtohisoffi.ee) your horfe will then profper, and like much better up- on a pitched flore then he can upon a planked 5 provi- ded your flore be la id even , not higher before then be- hind, more then fo much that may make the water to avoyd to his hinder feet, where there ought to be a fmall gutter to caufe it to pafle away -, for in railing your flore fo much , I doe abftra�t from the ancient ill cuftome, by reafon that a Horfe ftandeth higher before then he doth behind, his hinder legs will fwell, and fo he becometh lame j befides, it giveth him a taint in the back and kidneys; and to conclude, his long ftan- ding in thisuneaue manner, begetteth in the poor bean: much paine and griefe, and this occafioneth unto him (which would not otherwife be ) the putting forth of Wind-gals, Pains₃ Scratches, andfuch likenoyfome foraiices. Another thing may peradventure bee thought ftrange, which I have handled in the former Chapter, where I intreate of breeding 5 in that I would have the Of the time of time ©f the Mares foling to bee either in DecemLer or Foling. January this being in the very depth of Winter, as well when the fcalbn is commonly coldeft , and when little or no graifc is to bee had , fo as of neceffity the Mare muft

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		^da^er the ft, r ! ^a P^f0Portion₅ab either to en- Wol^th_rTve°o^POOrCr^andfeeblG' ^as ^mt ^t0 ^bccabl^° icrunlc 1§ I ^Pr° ?^er ^to ^any P^urP°^re- To fatisfie this feafon for\ Z ,°^ ^exP^Cricnce , that the Winter sthevervLft^a;r° rf ^1!V ^be?°^nd ^al1 F^venture, ftngfoeeL"ken Jnf ^^^aS ^Cok> <W ter and more npuri«S?�S!^!5₁ ^and »;« much bet- Colt (hallfuckefromhbDammca^nf foJf�^the ^Th?CtT bv t-hr» r^i- n n i , � ^llL ^dl &^raMe₅ lo as there- «' noun/hra by the Colt fliall bee moreluftv,ftrona health* crZ *«»««, tcr of bone and Mature be^r oki/, ^a' j >^y,,.§^rE?" thai«gva«? better knit eS S ^^ ^urckrameflc,. in mmfr, � hooved ;_d 1'; J fl ? ^more_K^ncatly ^ynted and "foled in mIi ? ^et,^CCr ^thcn ^rhac ^CoIt ^that myWon if 7h ^T '■ °^r ^a"^y ^the ^hocter «°«h8 �� and 5555T (⁵wh-:k T^Dr ^{§raffccaufcth}B«««plenitude , > ^ wnichl deny not } vet is nor .-hi r r goodandnounlhinp. f_ot the _a^H � ' ,^thc,^iamcfo i'ueketh at eratfe f! ! � i , ^which ^the ^Co^ winter for,? i ' ^a^^t7^ "d watry � and albeit Utter Cw^Ibct^kcr, more fubftantiali awfr^ S^HS&S⁸ ^Mar/^bdns ^vcr>' ^wdl ^fbd> l«ftV and 1Wf / V2^k ^VC5^y ^fat' ^and ^raakc ^him more ^leSuS/^a\\^have %d,j then if the Mare the ^tremity of h7^C c j ^^lter ^thro^gh, and in all the ex- over, ^heC^K^^COlf ^hadbc^^k'^ **» More- Mare, will alfoS ■ ^ ^miike ^he^awet... from the a^dfuch like food^edf�^h,^heruP^on Hay, pates, Bran, §^aine ^wliUay, that their teeth are fo render,

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		The C^om$^eAt Herfe-man, C h a p. 3. _tt3 that they will not be able to chew and eat fuch kind of hard meates; I anfwer, they are very much mifta- ken for not only my felfe alone, but fundry others have with me been eye-witneffes of the contrary j therefore this needs no further folution. And whereas it hath been objected unto me, that that Colt which is foled in Mah or Soljlke, in thatfeafon, the Mare will have ftore of milke, thus much I do ingenuoufly confefle,but then what manner of milk will it be ? None other then luch as {hall be marvellous thin and watrifh, (as I iayd be- fore) which abundance will alio fayle, even when the Colt hath raoft need thereof, that is, when the Colt besinneth to come up to fome ftrength, and at wiiat time he {hould receive raoft nutriment; to wit, when the winter commeth on, whofe Snows, Frofts,cold raine?, and Houds will not a little nip and pinch the Colt, and enfeeble the Mare in fuch terrible and defperate man- ner that (he will want her former plenty ol food, warm and dry lodging , and other necefiary reliefe and fu- ftentation, and fo in like manner, hex abundance of milke, at what time her poore Colt fhould depend up- pon the enfeebled Mare, who is not able to fupply its ownenecd : by meanes whereof it muft neceflarily fall out, that ihe muft bring both her felfe and her Colt to cxtreame poverty, not being able to fuftaineherowne life, much leffe her Colts and her own, and fo become feeble before winter be halfe fpent � and over and a- bove all this, the Colt will by his running abroad with the Marc, become fo falvage and wilde, as that if any infirmity {hould happen to feize upon it, its owne un- rulineffe will be fo great, that the Cure may thereby become the nw>r.e difficile: for to fpeake truly, infinite have

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		■J, ' ----------------� ��,------------------------** ^K* � and Expert Ferrier.* 25 ^^Cw"⁵ ^and ^day^!Y ^arc ^tne "umbers of Colts � yea, and thole many times rightly bred , which have mif- I d t^nd P^crii^^cdinthisnature, ao therefore conclude, and as a friend to my Coun- ty averre , that the ableft way to breed up the bell ^dna moftfcrviecable Horfes, is (as I have before incul- cated) after this method and none other j and there- fore I am bold to advife all noble Gentlemen, who are lovers of good Horfes, and of this myftery, to make tryau, and to put thefe my rudiments in execution, and he will never (I do well affure me; hereafter, either al- ter or lwerve from them �, for of this kinde 6f Ceding* i have had more then forty yeares good experience: during which time, I intimated thefe my grounds to a flight, an intimate friend of mine, who was a great lOverof goodHorfes, and as great a Breeder, as a lover j* them, and very well verfed in Horic-man-fhip, who neanne my reafons, and throughly dieefting them, ap- proved of them fo well, as that he fell to follow thefe myinftm�tions, and efteeming them fuflicient, would never be brought from them after- he affirming, no way comparable to this: for he found by piaine de- ©nitration, that whereas in former times in breeding Us commonly he did, ten or twelve Colts yearly j) wnen they came to Backing;, Riding, and proof of thofe huiT_u^tWelve>^he thought himfelfe well appayed, and moft ^a5^d .^coft ^wdl beftowed, if two or three at the after fn'te⁶ J¹^¹» ^and ^lo ^nis minde_; whereas ever on^ mifoA \^ts ^tnus ^bredand reared up, hardly any likin i u^Whkh P^roved ^not risiht and to his good low?^:- �"?� ^^anner of ^^W;made him more in with this myftery _s then ever before, reafon ditfa- E ting

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		t^j " " r/?_ c°^^eat Hoi� c h a p. 3.** tins it fo well unto him. For, moft certaine it is, when the S tallion and Mare are both right, and have all their true attributes, and the time, feafon, and manner of breeding, with all circumftances thereunto belonging, � punctually and in every poynt duely ©bferved; it will be a hard matterfor the Colt to prove ill: but if other- wife, then marvell not it the Colt anfwer not your ex- pectation , according to the Greeke Adage, which faith � xom2 std^n©-' mmov�ov, Jade Sir?, Jade Colt. Where- fore if upon tryall itfhall appear to you, that you have hitherto been tofeeke df the true grounds, and of the orisinall caufes why you have not bred fo many good Hones as you have dcfired, doe not then wonder that The caufe of your errour; and of fo great a mifchiefs hathftoltt upon and deceived you: lor the great decay of good Hor- fes, together with thofe infinite errours in breeding and H©rfe-man-fhip j that increafe that is, being in lo vile a manner of bafe Jades; have fo fwarmed in this king- dome, as that ( a lamentable cafe to be related ) of one rightly bred, we now a dayes have a thoufand Jades; to*"the great diihonour, difprofit, and weakning both of Kino- and Countrey. And what is the reafon ? I fhall in a word tell you: It is impojfible for a man to bring hit work to its wtfhed perfe8ion> who never knew the true grounds sfhif principles.

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CHAP. IV. Of the CMarks, Cohan, and Shapes ofMorfes. � H E next thing befitting our fub jeer, is to fpeake (albeit briefly) of the Coiours, Marks,_ and" perfed Shapes of Horfes; Wherein I will firft deliver other mens opinions, and laftly, _mi_ne owne.* S'omc there be who hold that Colours₅Marks, ana Shapes are little materiall to make up a perfeA "one, which I will not contradict, for my meaning is ^"0 traduce or controule any man: but this I will Ys that if a good Horfe have thefe properties adherent efte^US'^g0?^dnefre5 ^then ^is ^he qucftionlefle in much better tetrnj tor if beauty be added to his other inward ver- S Fa" M,^hf dike to the nightingale in the begin- ning of April], heard,and hearkened unto) more praife- worthy, and better prized. For a Horfe, if he be good and crviceable, well mettled, bold, and hardy/ of a Rffh i ° i ^lon» ^of ^a ^r°und and comely trot and pace, tonal^Y ^aH ^Wdl ^borne> ^obedient mouthed, lure on foot, ■ a ifn r ^§ ⁵ ^and ^eafie '■> ^wiu C I % ) not fuch thcfe ^bf^C ^Wdl ^efteem^ ? But if together with colour⁸?⁰ ^proP^erties » there (hall be added, good him to an^UC ^marks> ^ar'd perkd fhape , which caufcth not _th^^P_e^eaf^emoftbeautifull to all beholders: will caufe him ,"f^0w,^mcnts fet him the better forth , and red anZ Y ^thebetter ^cftcemed> of every man defi- ^J ^aQd ^much ^more money offered for him ? nay, ihall E 2 not

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		28 The Compleat Horfe-man, Qn KV.y notyou (whofe the Horfe is) be. come unto, be fued un- to , have letters fent you from iuudry friends, and will not your felfe prize him at a higher rate then otherwife you would have done ? yes affuredly -_y and hereof I make -no queftion. True k is, and I muft confeffe no lefTe, that a Horfe may be very good, andperforme his function very well, who hath neither good colour, true marks, or perfed fhape j never theleffe, thefe extrinfe- call venues are more frequently to be found, and better obferved to bee in good Horfes, in whom are colour, marks, and fhape, than in Horfes.wb.icb are otherwife. Whereiore becaufe thefe things are termed exteriour venues, and therefore takes it objedl from the eye only,. I will conjoyne them altogether in this my difcourfe, andfhcwyou what hathbeene, and is the opinion of b@th ancient and modern Writers. Virgil in his Geor- gicks, handling moft accurately fundry points of Huf- bandry, among"other thingsfin his third book ofGeor- gicks, defcribeth the Horie, as well his breeding, and his feverall forts of imployments, as his colour, fhape, and marks; yea, and that in moft exquifite manner i And thus he beginneth : Let the Males goe" without reftraint to vefiery, andfo By timely greeds preferve aperfeB kinde. Their fir(i age be ft, all jf retchedmortals ftnde ; tAfter difeafes and old age do come, Labour, and deaths inexorable doeme. There ft ill mil be, whofe bodies with thy will Thou would"ft wi}h chang'd. Therefore repaire them ft ill, nAnd left thy kinde quite loft thoufinde too late, $reveni thelejje andyearely propagate.

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		■grtfuch a choyceyoumufi in Horfes make, y�> vhontyoufa Stallion meant to take_y^^hf of all _tbe _race, _eleR _with _car . J/f from a tender Folefuch Colts as are DareT7f^y> &' 1"' "< 4 ^dbold, "jre lead the way, into the rivers enter ^^d^themfAvesonunknownefeastoventure.* XTt^hi^rgT^ ^whtteP�"� commonly, Tanl!nl^^^mdkeilth^ ground Zthii ht "ZW^vfeare advances, I Hi hi ? i ^Mm ^m* ** ^rii^ht h^der dances. Tratlrir ^hy,^d ^a^fi^r°^ ^ mow ew SuchL r^Mh ^his "#»» hoofe doth found.* *^sy^out7T::fTTTt^sf^^d* Arh; 11 i ^S> ^0ir ^th°ft^tm that drew,, � ^ ^Chm0t: M ^ape and hew ^ndTl\^CTT^fiy^g Saturnc tooke, Tetlf !t^^hm ^^ihJhriilnei,hinosjho9ke, ThlhJ^t[e<^e°^r^^e ^hAVe bought to rmukt ThJlf^hM^olda_ge. A Horfe _fro�n/old ■ ^r° %� Jff i"? °fi >* ■« iUketh^^^hef^^otry Inline he %?^e?^hl$^eP< >fttU* dry) To marke hu � ^^oreMj^ good �.. ^r/» ^a&^ei nts courage and hi? brood,* E 3 with

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		30 The Compleat Horfe-man, C m a?.4 With other Arts how fad a horfe mU be when overcome-) how proudof i)i8ory. 2>ofl thou, not fee when through the field in freed Two racing Chariots from the Lifts are fied_t The young mens hearts all rife, as forth they ftart₉ Andfeare with joy confounded jtrikes each heart .* They give their Horfe the rgynes, andlafh them <m_% Their hurried wheeles'enfiaming, as they run 5 Now low they goe, now rife as they wouldflye Through th' empty ayre, and mount up to the sky: No^reftin^, no delay, afandy chud Darkens the ayre, they on through fboutings loud Of ftanden by, aUJweat, andfom'd do fly, So great's their love of prayfe and viBory. Fir ft Eri&honius chariots did invent,* Andbyfeure Horfes drawn in triumph went. The Peletronian LapithesjJy/2 found The ufe ef backing Horfes, taught them bound, And run the Ring ; taught Riders t' exerafe Inmartiall ranks both equal! Myfieries :■ The Mafters if both thefe have equallneed Toftnde out Horfe of courage, andgoedjpeed_y Though nerefo nobly borne, though oft in game They WOniheprize, and far their Countrey claime Epire₃ crfam'd Mycena', or elfe tocke Their birth atfirftfrom Neptuncs trident ftroke. Thefe things olferv'd at Covering time, they care To make their Stallion ftrongly fat andf aire Thefather of their brood; for him they mow ^ Choyce graffe₃fweet ftreams,andcorne to him allm, heft hepouldfaile hispleafant worke to doe, And th young ones ftarVekngS from hu hunger crow.

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		_j^ * h and Expert Terrier. 2] JuJp °^fV^HrM^� ^keeP the females light Tov ^eaU� * ^andv"hen ^ty have an appetite _An?^nerh kt them not drinke nor eate, ^°⁰-^mi^e,^them °ft> ^andtr them in the heate, ' ^en tnjuU Barnes the ripe come crowded lies. ' empty ch4e before the weft windhes. ■Mithvthey doe, lefl too much ranckneffe make sTedlil Tf^e* ^h ^hM ^that ^they fl«« ^d�» ^* put tf thyrmnde thou more to war doearve An/rf, i⁰l^Sr^9dir^mula'fi �ina Chariots drive, T<?ti^tair^k,^ef ^t0 ^make tb Horfe abide - - TblV ^J r ^armes>^h�re their hudvoyces,* ii:t_n^mthlV^he^^hlelethimheare ^Jrobetvl^ ^heelmore Mdmore appeare when tiTi ^ft ^ke,^$ ^htf ^neek>^h" ^m&^e &'� '. TheM " "T W«%, let htm heare Softh^y^ ,^mhlih^ ^he compel'dto weave To run! t--^f°^Ur ^Summm>^teMh ^hi� then. The J f^ ^tn or^ high to beat currueat ^ChMeJ_eV" rf^let hirnwith hufpeed Scowr oW ^m'f> &nd from all. curbing freed, Thefands no mTtT ^^eld^° Hk > there* � vhen the Scvh?* ' %^>* ^d°e frw, ^Fr°m their rnfiL &**> ^and Kortk-weftmvd ^etr Mqumer fiercely blow, andbind

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		The fimpleat Horfe-man, C h a p. 4. The dry clouds up: all ore the waving field Come bows with equall blafis ; woods tops do yield A murmuring noyfe, long waves roule on thefiore, Worth flies the wind, [weeps lands and waters ore 5 Thy Horfe thus ordred to the races end' A&bloudy fom'd, viBorioufly will tend, Or elfe his tawed neck will better bow To draw the Belgian Chariot � let him grow Full fed_} whence he is broken well, nor fear e His growth ; fo fed before he's broke, he'le be are Too great a fiomack patiently tofeele 7 he lafiomg whip, or chew the curbingfieele. But no one care doth more their firength improve, Thenfiill to keep them from veneriall love. &c. See how the Horfes ]oynts all tremble, when zA Mares known-fent he through the ayre dothfeele 1 Nofiripes, no fir ength of men, no lit offteele, JVo Rocks, nor Dikes, or Rivers in his way, which roule whole mount aines^ can his fury flay. @c. But firangefi far isthofe KjM&resfuriow love, which Venus fent, when they their Master Glaucus piece-meale rent. JjOtfe makes them mount ore lofty Gargarus, Andfwim thefireame of fwift Afcanius. tsindwhen Lords flame their greedy marrow burnes, Mofi in the Spring, (for heat then mofi returns To th'bones) upon high rocks they take their places, tAndt» the wefiern wind all turn their faces, Suck in the Mafls, and (wondrom to befayd) , Grove great withfole without the horfes ayd. Then ore the Ricks andValleys allthey run, Not to the North, mor to the rifing Sun, ■ Nor

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		- - » '^_ °^K^I and Expert Ferrier, 33 Nor Caurns quarter, nor the South whence rife BUtklbwers which darken and di^urb the skies. vJwX ^lhick poyfon fromthe groyns efthefe mch Shepheards truly caR Hippomancs; ^Ppomanes, »hich oft had Step-dames ufe, ^dcharmingwords, and banejuG beam infufe. ^ut ^ttme irreparable flies may. �tc. hi^rT*r^that ^famous ^French ^Poct> dothlikewife in the mS ^ ^Che ^HandY-^rafts, excellently defcribe tnctourthpart of the firjlday of the fectnd^eek, whKh ^beginneth thus: r^^C �^m/?^^ "^ith hif deep fear disturbed, venprfiofall tF undaunted Courfer curbed _h w-1ift ^d°^Ut ^amhe� feet he run Jth luftyjpeed he might his deaths-man fhun. f �ng'hundredbr_Ave₃ light, lufly Horfes, VV , ^cf"f^m ^eV marking their curlew forces) %L^mjeth ^om'f°^rh id»f rim proof, 7-1 ^r°^U'^ ^hi&^h> ^hoBo»> f^moet^ brown, jetty hoof; «h pafternsfhort, upright, [but yet tn mean) ^l^V^kh^ron^pejhlelJeknees^ndlean, WlhiV, ^legh ^bro^d ^eaf,'and large behind, ^t crTA ^r$^e> f^mmh flwks, and double chind: WhlZ # > ^lm'^d ^Uke W-ltt bow, ■ A frmfu^g ^thin ^CHrkd ^Mme ^do'-^hfi^m' Whh dockti^e^^0uchifgthel^ly ground, ^pricked c7$,T^ft H ff' ^r°^md* ** flight foot; ale^Ure, bonny face, F , Thin

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	thin joule, his head yet of a middle fiz>e, full lively flaming, Rightly routing eyes ; Great foming mouth, hot fuming noftrils vide, Of chef nut hair, his forehead ftarrifi'd: Two mi Iky feet, a feather en his breafl, whomfeven years old at the next ^rajj'eheguefi^ This comely Jennet, gently firji he wins, And then to back him aBively begins. Stecy and fir eight he fits, turning hit fight StiU'tmxt the ears of his Palfrey light. The chafed horfe, fuch thraUiUfuffering, Begins to fnujfe, tofnort, to leap, to fling ; And flying fwift hisfearfuU Rider makes, jjkefome unskilfulL Lad that undertakes ToholdfsmeShips Helm, whilfi the headlong tyde Carries away its vejjell, and her guide j ffho neer to drowned in the jaws of death, Tale, j ear full, fhivenng, faint, and out of breathy A thoufand times (to heaven ereBed eyes) Repents him offo bold an enterprise � But fitting faft,leffe hurt then* fear d,* Cain Boldens himfelfe, andhtsbrave horje apaine Brings him to pace, frofn pacing to his trot_yFrom trot to gallop, after runs him out In full career, and at his courage fmiles, Infitt ing fill, he runsfo many miles. His pace is J'aire and free_s his trot if light As Tigers courfe, or Swallowes nimble flight 1 And his brave gallop (eems as fwift to go, As Bifcaine Dan, or fbafts from Ruffian Bow. But roaring Canon from htsfmoking threat, Hever more $eed) ftewes the thmdring fkot (That

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	fi^m ^a«^^rm} ^mom whole [quadras dome, UndbatterIj&mI^s ₀f tfummondtowne) ^tWhght-Hotfefends, ifhedobutfeele t Bridle flack,-and in his fide the heele; Shunning himfelje, his finely flrength he firetcheth, flying the earth, and flying ayre he catcheth; Borne whirle-mnd like, he makes the trampling ground Shrink under him, and fhake with doubling found, rHi^^en ^the fa^h[m ^wore purfaekemay, '»fieldy clouds he vanifhetl"away. . The wife voax't _Ri_der _not _t$_eemi ^ To take too much now of his lufiy heap; ^4raineshufury, then with learnedmad, �etripl_e-_corVet _makes him underftand; ^wm skilfullvoyce he gently cheares his pride, -And on his neck his flattringpalme doth glide z ^HJ pops himfteadyflill, new breath to take, x � ^thef^ame path brings him fofilj back : Xutth'angry Steed, riftng and rearing proudly, Striking the ftones,ftamping, and neighing lowdly, Cats for the Comb ate, plunges, leaps and prances, BJomes the path, with fparkling eyes he glances 5 Champs onhis burmfht Bit, andglorioufly «** nimble jet-locks lifteth belly-high ; P?e-long\aunts,on either fide he juftfa, Hs waving crefi coragioufly he bridles; _r��g the gazers gladon every fide c7iLT^re ^r90me ^unt0 ^his P^ortlyF^de'* ji^u_t ■ ^f^uftrokes him, and now fure in (eat, lo bemorefamm,_0ne _Me J_ols ^ ^ Another while he doxhhim backward bring, F z Then

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			?6 The CompleM Horfe-man, C h a p . 4»

		Then ofaU feare he makes him lightly hmnd, Ar>i o each hand to menage rightly round: To fid , to ume, to caper, and tofwim, To da /"'■) ° b'^ah ^tG holdup any limme : An4 akj> done, uitb time, or ace, ordred skill, i/is both hadlut one body and one will:. T'one fcr his part no Utile glo.y games, T'other through praBife by degrees attaines Grace in bis gallop, in his pace agility, Lightnefje of head, and in his flop facility ; Strength in his leap, andftedfajl menagings, Aptntfje in all, and in his courfe new wings, @t. A famous Ferrier of Paris' delivereth thcfe colours of a good Horfe, which becaufe they are in French verfe, I have Englifhed them verbatim, thus : ifycu defire a Horfe thee long to feme, Take abrmne-bay, and him with care preserve: The gray's not ill, but he is prized far That is cole-black, and blazed with a fiar : if for thyfelfe, or friend, thou wilt procure A Horfe, let him white-Lyardbe, he'I long endure. And the fame French-man fheweth,what be alfo the f/aHorfc" properties and .markes which a good Horfe ought to have j whereof three are to be of an Oxe, three of a Fox, three of a Hart, and three of a Woman. Thofe three of an Oxe, are to have, a faire and full eye, a large neck, and to be ftrong and fhort joynted. Thofe three of a Fox, are, to have a comely and iliort trot, fimll,and long eares, and a bufhy tayle. Thofe three of a Hart, arc

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		,_^ ^K>1, and Expert Ferrier. 27 and'?fe^VC u^ane ^and ^dfy^cl^tobewelirifcnbefo^T "* lame an ' f ^ad* ^Thofc ^thr^^e ^of ^a Woman, are to be haire _a, . ^re ^breafted, to have a bcautifull and full /f gentle to his Rider and Keeper, to Lp ti- ? ^Authour delivered* yet further what ought fes ff^l°H^r ^and ^&aP^eof ^a S^ Horfe, Thole hor- and'r < i? ,^are ^of ^ac^^cA'^colour, with Mane, his fvW t 1' T ^commonly good. The Sorrell, if KS¹^ Fet-lockcs, and lift along his ■ bad _4uahttes. 1 he Brown-bay, Dun, Dapple-Prey, iron- ry JLf if l" ^C?^rcm^^ies ^bc black, are many times ve- 2fi^,^^Cyu^Wcllchofcn' ^AU Horfes(faithhe)o_fhen_i._p<: 2 I §^00d ^L_u^cg^s> good Feet, and their Fet-lockes ulS&T.* alfol�1 ^over(:^harg^e<* with hayre j they muft have tney^^S?^ ^mTi^ed' ^and well meded : S^tbSly-Tcfe⁶? ?^r &.^l?P'> ^but ^to have a led with n J ^nfcil^befof> ftreight backt, not char^ bcndX VrF^Cat ^°^ulderS» ^he ^muft ^have ^a ^thi« Thiehc m».!i ^a9^arP^sback>^ag°^od Croupcr, large fet �n ' T ^W/^U ^fP^read ^Buttocks>^and a traine well Eye a ";^a?r' ^and ^thin ^Hea<, a full fparkling loofcT^, °^Itn?,» ^awide> ^thin> ^and ^lcane Jaw, a ^nottoo lona ,^a ^wcll'^truffccl-wgcthcrBody _a and Legs ^VCryproh_aftL u ^gthus ^acc°utred and fhaped, ids fheweth Zl u^WlU ^be ^very frrviceablc. Hee alio %htofa4_rfe^W?;^Creby_i^to>^now ^the §^ood ^or ^eviU in his Face bctwlSk^^^ ^h? T? ^a �*? & »» -* ^hlghabovctheeve, \^eycs ^: ^lf ^thc ^faV^d ^fea�ftcr ^bee ^[hf-- %^h< �^uc ^e>^es> then hath hee afluredly a good froa ... b_aJ F 3 _and^ofaHo'^fe-

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		38 The Comjfleat Horfe-man, Chap.4» and perfecl fight; but if the feather be below his eyes, the horfe then hath «ft times a bad fight: Obferve this? rule well, and you fhall findc it to be a thing faoft ccth tainc. He alfo givcth other marks touching the Legs «f tL horfe : which briefly are, that a horfe muft have his fore-legs above the knees, to be ftrong, flat, and lasge, aibeitthe lower partof the Legs befmall: provided he have a good foot, which fuppofing, hee may prove a which bee the horfe oflong continuance. Another Authour ipeaking beft colours j of the colours of Horfes, doth denominate them after ©fa Horfe. _thj_smanncr? _w-_z< a Browne-Bay, a Blacke-Roan, or Black full of filverhayrs, Cole-Black, Gheft-nut, Dark- Bay, Fly-bitten, or VS hite-Lyard. The Browne-Bay is fo highly efteemed with all Nations, as that they doc with one aflent alwayesrank him in the very firft place of tolours: the Italians and French doe fo much prize the Brown-Bay, as that they evermore call that colour Bayary LoyaU, the Loyall Bayard, or more properly ac- cording to our Englifh phrafe, trufty Bayard. The French, Italians, and Germans doe very far commend and prefer three forts of Colours in Horfes j to wit, the Browne-Bay, the Cheft-nut, and the Cole-Black ; but they doe evermore preferre the Browne-Bay to the firft place. Mafter Blundevile, and Matter Markhtm doe both accord in the choyce of the Colours of the Horfe, and they never doe faile in preferring the Browne-Bay to the firft place. What fhall I needefpeake any more of Colours; I will now proceede to their Markes, wherein, albeit in raoft things all in a manner doe agree ; yet onely in fome few points there is fome fmalt difference. AH generally aflent in the white S arre, and white foote, if

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		ooit t r � ' �~~ � � and Expert: Ferrier. 29 whte S^V^ too broad, orto^tT^TSh Kened V ^e?afterne' ^for ^then ^k ^is ^called ^h«M or the face if ■ l⁶ ^commcnd ^the fbimme, or rafe downe filkc R 5k " u ?^0t ^much ^der then a three-penny JT** �_f »<» theNofe ^bUt1S^hen ^k ^^ to endjull between ^rfaHfl,feface rfSr ' ^atl^d ^not ^bee ^more ^eil the one fide of the Horfe-n^LT ^ ,°^the<- ^This indeede is of all true well beenmn v!^BCd ?°^ft ^bc^tif«U good Marke, and ^teS�? �* ^H°^rfeC ^S"uld have the neare^fkV^T,' ^the &r foote behinde , and the sZl beJ^r> ^ ^aSu^had ^a ^Horfe ^of ^the ^old ^Lordwuhfo ZI ?°^urfef > ^Which ^hce ^brouSht out ot f � WsLord^T ^r^rg^^lab0Ur' «d perm of his life, � was of ?^ ^dt^d(^undry^timcs report unto mee,) which howfoeverfh^r_a ^^Y> ^and ,^hlS ^CWO ^feete ^a «oiTe white ₅. thfam^ Mar"es^kn°^WT^C ^fT ""^ ^(hke of of thc^diiUke A Ski?rf ^nCVer ^hCarC ^thCrCaf°^nShiBhlvromi. j u ^KniS� ^of my acquaintance would Sw_aTr^ndS^C\^Horfe> ^who had a white foot., STthTl^bc$^ with black motlyfpots , affirm-' ?rlat vl ^f ^C/° ^marked ^did ^betoken §^ood settle, wavescaU?n l"! V^^fpiHt' ^forhee ^wouldaI" brave f_pi_rit ^h ^a ,^H?^rfe > H� &$ a Horfe of a himbyoldst^a�^dthlshecwou^ report, was taught no leffe exceiw ^ ^Lf>^that ^famous Hor fe-man, and many delicate c^f ^der> °^f ?^h??l^this ^Kni§^ht ^bouS^hcAll iood Hnr^^,-^omeofw{uch were thus marked. mucr?whit^no f? ^docatteft, that the Hcrfe with «cn white upon his face, raw nofed, (heath, yard, fu- el!,.

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		a₀ The Com$^eAt Horfe-man, Chap.4* ell, and hooves white, skin white, and legs hofed, and wall-eyed � is generally weake, faint, of a cowardly condition tender, and wafhy of nefh, fubject. to rebelli- on, reftifeneffe, to ftartingdlumbUng, evill fightcd, fub- ject. to tire, dangerous to his Keeper, for biting and ftriking ', and in a word, of a moft bafe and evill con- dition. For the countenance is the true Index of the mind : And a lewd 7oeke prognefticateth a lewd condition : And fta&rnfcoi' againe, a deformed countenance doth delineate a wicked , den to bee % and deformed disfofition and manners. It is holdcn for a gooJmarkein ^ j^arkc in a Horfe to have'many Feathers about a Horfe. ^ ^ ^ ^_n ^ f_orch_ead, fo it bee fcituated above the eyes, and the higher it ftands,thc better: Alfo upon the middle of the Neck neare to the Creft, under the Neck in the middle of the Throple, upon the Breft, and _upoHboththe Flanks, and upon both Buttocks, which for Horfes to have Feathers in thefe, and fuch like pla- ces, is moft commendable. Now as touching the perfect and true fhape of a Horfe, wherein wee have more contrariety of opinions, then are either in the Colour or Marks, whereof I have given you a tafte already: Neverthcleife,I will demon- The petf«a ftrate how far commonly all doe meete in the lhape of aape of a _a well timbred Hcrfe. Firft therefore it is required that ^Horfe" the hoofe bee black, fnaooth, dry, large, round, and hol- low : The Patterns ftraight and upright, Fetlocks fhorr, the leggesftraight and flat, called alfo lath-legged, the jenees^bony, leane and round, the neck long,high-rear'd> and great towards the Breaft , the Brcaft Targe and round, the Bares fmall, fharpe, long, and upright, the Forehead leane and large , the Eyes great, full, ana black the Browes well filled, and {hooting outwards? the Tawes wide, {lender, and leane, theNoftrills wide, ^y and

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		The C^oml^^eat Horfe-mari) G h a p. 4. je& unt© mee, that many times Horfes, who are of the left Colours, beft Markes, and trueft fhapes, doe nevcr- theiefle prove arrant Jades, reftiffe, ftubborne, ill natu- red, fubje& to tyring, and the like: Ianfwer, I acknow- ledge, all this tc bee moft true, for I have knowne Hor fes, who upon their firft view, have beene in extrinfe- call (hew fri hopefull, as that they have promifed what a man could expec* from them j which notwithftand- ing when they have come to the teft, they have beenc a fcandall to their fex; but this is not a thing frequent, for in every one of thefe who have thus mifcarried j you lhall have twenty who will prove right,and anfwe- rable to your minde : I have alfo known Horfes, which wanting thefe good attributes, and who have beene as different from thofe wee call good, even as Chalke is from Checfe,who have proved very good Horfes: how- beit I will not counfeU you to breed upon fuch an one, who albeit hee may bring you Colts, yet I dare not pro- mife you hec {hall ever bring you a good Colt, where- of I have oftimcs made tryall, as well for Horfes of Mennage, as for Hunters, and Horfes for the Courfe. Neither neede there any more bee fayd upon this fub' jeft.

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	CHAP. V. Of the Office of the Rider andQrwme, kving now bred Colts according to my inftru&ions, which you may well hope will prove to your mind and beft liking, neverthelcffe fome things there _yet remaine whereof duly to confider; and that is, that when you have thus (I fay ) bred ... - your Colts j which you may very wtu nope are right, your eye and judgement for Shape, ^oiour₃and Marks promifmg no leffe -₃ it then behoo- Ri JI � ^y° «^t0 ^be ^very ^cautclous ⁱⁿ ^the Handling,Breaking, rJLIS^ ^well"^ordrinS ^th�m, whether you intend them wWhT^ ^C°^Urfe> Hunting, or the Rode j in any of nfR;? " ^^fpeaa11 ^care ^would ^be ^had to provide you oi meters, Grooms, and Keepers,fuch as {hall be known cnnfa^Cu^Pert ⁱⁿ ^thcir ^faculties; i" which principally final! ^{eitherthcirclircd} ^making> ^or marring, and handr?¹¹⁶" ^F°^r ^we ^cannot &Y ■> ^that ^a ^Colt C yetun- perfed ^at ^^Uee ^or ^^oure y^ea" °* ^a§^e» ^is3 ^or ^can ^^c ^aden u !°^0cl ^Hor^ ^whiltt ^hec rcmaineth (Ifa.y) unrid- hath bee^andu^Cd' ^and ^unmadc'? ^untiU ^mch ^tinic ^as ^heto 'cad ⁿ ⁿ ^UP^int0 ^tne ^s ^cabieJ^mai^ g^entleJ taught den w^??^ttobc{hod> tobeBack'd, Broken, Rid- hkuZrJi ^°uthed₅ and to bee bnefe, brought to ^uuuouperfea.on. By this time .you will coSie to me to .know anduBdcrftand his true Worth, Ver- G 2 tue,

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		44 The Cbmpleat Hmfe-man, C h a p. 5» tue, Nature, Difpofition, and Quality, his Pace his Raine, or Bearing, MsToughncfTe, Strength, and Aflfa- bihty, his true worth, and goodnefTe, and what other attributes are befitting a generous Horfe. What manner His Rider therefore rnuft bee an expert and able acrTgh'fo' Horfe-man and his Keeper every way as fuffident j o- be. therwile what defects you fhall find in your Horfe are not to be attributed to him, but either to his Rider, or to the Groome. Wherefore your cafe muft be, that both Rider and Groome be knowne fufficicnt, left for want of true fcience , your Horfe may eft-foones be brought to affume fuch ftrtifter condition?, from which he will not be weaned in a long time after. Wherefore if your Rider be knowne to bee an able man, and your Groome fumcientlyskilfull, you irmft then expect that pcrfe&ion from your horfe, you ever hoped. For my part thus much I aver, that this Noble Science (Noble I call it, for that it is a faculty well befeeminga truely Noble Gentleman) is an art wherein I have beene vcr- fed and travelled for morethen forty yeares, as well ac home, as in parts abroad, in which I have molt dili- gently confumed much time, as well to the labour of my body and minde, as to my nofmall expence � and it doth not a little trouble mc that in places where I come here in Snglan^ I doe finde fo few Horfe-men (confide- nng.it is an Hand that doth abound in Horfes whereof no Kingdome under heaven more ) and yet fo many Braggadochies there be, who will focrack and boaft oi their skill in this heroick Science, and when I (hall be- ^gln ^lr r,r? ^^thera ^of Horfemanftup, they will talk fo fillily, andio impertinently^ makes me blufti to heare them : lnfomuch as I have much trouble with my

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		-j^^K* » And Expert Ferrier.* SL^P?'}f^nCe ^/^^ring to let them know their ab- wonder ?°?^S ^dlf^^ou/^fes > venting many incredible as f h? k> ^aS ^far ^ff^om ^fenfc>^and ^as ^high above the Moon, astneMoonts above us, and they are as poore, and as 1^, u^nthuV^me ^naturcnd knowledge of the Art, dW n? ^aS^C? ^underftand the very fir! grounds and C^i^^H°^^man?^,> °^thcrs there\ee, who ^^Sdb/S,?^ C^UpCr_f^fidail Speculative know ft ⁸^^y// ^§j ,^WOrks ^of ^Maft< Blundeuile Mar toxMMm, and others, getting thereby fotetlmpfc rZlf ^ren^^e ^as ^betwixt ^us ^and ^thG Antipodes,) and therefore in what efteeme they either are or can bee a- mong Horf emen, is moft eafie to be imagined. Others there are, who beingfoadive and dexterous, as to be a- holL ^SMnridden Colt, a few plunges, bv faft holding with both hands to the Mane and Pumraelf and till by ftrmng and his vfolent difordered Litadon, � hath put himfclfc from off his windc -_y he will not ftick prelently to promife to himfelfc, the true and entire myftery ot able Horfemanfhip. Others againe I oft S' ^wh? ^bY Sometimes frequenting the Muzc, bonefm ^ldcr^^ufe;o menage j who after have madeno men .?.^Cry 5^hemfelvesup for as good and as able Horfc- whobvr^L^ln�^^/<lW- °^thcrs ^e very well know, ever(Go^^^ as their dimiS^^i�¹¹ P^urP°^lc < ^fo ^far ^f?^rt� <««. � u.i u j **ui was able to extend ) upon fuch (not rightly bred Geldings, and fmall Nags of their G 3 owne)
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		^6 The Compleat Horfe-man, Chap.5' owne) wherein they have afiumed unto themfelves fo much pretended knowledge, as that they have in their disjoynted difcourfes, not (pared to tax the famous Ale x&nders, and other eminent Riders of this oar King- dome for Novices, and meere ignorant Horfemen.^-Such (I (ay) is the vanity and arrogancy of thefe our dayes, in which ignorance <lareth to adventure to tra- duce knowledge, and Vice lay an obloquy upon Venue, For unlejj'e a man- do arrive umo the depth of profound know- ledge, he (JjaB te derided j hut like tti he either hath or hdih it not, � he {hall he either commended or [corned. For you (hall not fee one in a hundred of thefe pretenders of know- ledge , who doth not (b much as underftand the terms of this generous rayfteryj and therefore I may truly fav o( them : that Not to know the termes or principles, is to be ignorant of the Art it felfe: And yet I have knowne fbme of thefe fo impudently weak , as to take upon them to teach, whereat I have not a little marvelled, it being a generall received rule, viz. It is impcffihle for a man to teach that which he never learned. And further a venerable Authour faith, He that wWbehis ownefcholler, {hall he fare to have afoole to his mafter. For affuredly, great folly andweaknejjeis to he obfervedinihat man, who {hall take upon him to he a mafter or teacher, who never knew what it was to be afcholler. But if vou defire to have your Colts come to the height of perfection ₅ let then your care bee to furnnh your felfe of a good Rider, and fuch an one who ib well knowne and cryed up to bee an exquifite Horfeman. Hemuft not be of life diflblute, or debaucht, nor of nature harfh, furiou6, cholerick, orhayre-braind : for the leaft of either of thefe vices, are unbefceming a per' fan

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	^°°k. ^x« and Expert Terrier.* fon of this fofeffi_on.. but he muft be of lifefober, and in his iundion laborious and diligent, of complexion tttgmatiquc, and patient, he mult be mafter of his paf- man knoweth how to conquer And overcome Htrnjelfe; for that Rider that is cholerkk, rafh, hafty, and iooneprovoked to impatience_} can never make a good Horfeman, let him love the Art never fo well, neither fhall hee bee able to make a Horfe fo perfect as ?J�b� i^ieemiS^ht have done , were hee oth'erwiie nconfiderate Mbn^SS^S l&ggZ hork be rightly organized, and as well natured, as well metted, and as correfpondent for markes and colours, neieldome proves ill in the making., fuppofing his Ri- aer be mafter of his Art, but if otherwiic, by which meanes he do fall into imperfe&ions or vices: it is not much to be wondredat, for thofe his cvill conditions and tauits are not fo much to be imputed to the horfe, as to his teacher, and as touching curftnes and corre�ti- on to bee ufed to young Horles, wee have a gene- rail rule m Horfemanftip, which is, that he is mtcvyed X Z V°⁰ⁱⁱ ^Horf^emm> who wanteth knowledge how to bring is^or[e toperfeStion&jfweet and gentle meanes, rather then* muft'r⁸⁰' ?ⁿ^f^eVere chaftifetnent : yet that corre&ion as nc ^^etimes ^ ^ulted 3 ⁿ⁰ man but knowcth, to bee be fo^C Px ^as ^^ls meate j neverthekffe let correction tTifli^r^^ldc^^atelyapplyed, as not therein to exceed mcumitsand bounds of moderation: Letit,Ifay, be wnzto amending _dndnatoMrrtim or confufion, and mer mmngtfbim, f_or diftretion in a cafe' of this na- ture is a moft precious Jewell, and highly to be valued, and
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		48 The Compleat Horfe-mw, C h a p. 5« and when his Rider (hall at any time corre& him, let it be done in the very inftant when heoffcndeth, and doth juftly merit the fame, and not other wife, forelfe he will not know the cauie why he was chaftifed, where- by lie becommeth rather confounded then amended : fo on the other fide, when the horfe doth well, let him be cherifticd and much made of, which will the better encourage him in the fame way of going forward in Wh« _mann« well-doing. of pcrfon a And as touching the Groomc, hee muft bee a man Groom ought _who _muft _truly \|_ove his _horf_e ^ _and f₀ fl^ _his _courfe towards him, as that the horfe may love and dote upon his Keeper, othcrwife the horfe may fooneget fo many evill habits, which hee will not eafily alter or forget. For as Arisletle learnedly faith, Like as you order him, fo fhallyou finde : For the Horfe by nature is the moft lo- ving creature to man of all other bruit creatures, and none more obedient, none more intelligible, none more defirous to pleafe j wherefore if he be fweetly, mild- ly, and plaufibly dealt with, he will be alfo reciprocall: Otherwife if his Keeper bee harfh, furious, cholcricke, and paflionate, the horfe will bee put belides his pa- tience, ftare and fee boggards in his Keepers face, be- come rebellious, fall to linking, biting, and other vices, to the often endangering as well of the life and limbs of his Keeper, as of his Rider, and others: For the old Proverb is moft true, Patience once wounded or wronged, isfoone turned into fury and rage. For the horfe is notfaid to be C^reMura, animalis, a creature endowed with areafona" ble.fode j but is, Creaturajimpliciler animata, a creature which hath onely life and fence j as learned Philofophers do teach: a creature (I fay) in whom is oncly life, fenfo and

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*^ai^mts^fr^rfe> ^ha '^stai?** therefore v\|_urr ^by ^^udS^cment ^and discretion. If debauchr K? ^r°°^mebeeamanofa ^lo°^fc>> will, and ? _a^h_na PfT � ^hi^e ^is wholly unit tofupply this Fa hec _mi au ^k� ^adia?^c,^ot this nature upon him � niuft bee KwT * "j"!-?^a ^boundleffc P^nce , hec «^4 with Aeo ^andr^dlfcrCetC' ^ ^wh^h ***** hee ^Horfc-ShSrf? r^aalit? > ^andleffc ^dfficulty bring with Km^i�^^1>W^ andkencl ^as hec mav at nlS ^CS ^and,^h,^carts ^tr^ly united ; fo dally, aS , ^dff^eth ^: ^Hcc muft continually toy, wanton f!^ay T^ ^hlm-> ^and ^tcach ^him «> pl»7 the wordsa-H .vf r^Wayes ^talkinS ^and ^fP^eakin§ P^lca^ warrne anS _rl^g/^nd ^cv?^unS ^when the Sunnc (hineth ligh ^nd _Co_n enl^rUn\^fc°P^e' ^and ^w him all the de~ and fw_Cei^PT^P ⁵f^nd ^Cheri(h ^hlm>^kV him warme about him K^f ^alway^es ^fidlin8 ^and ^doing fomething °C Zt r^ampCrinS ^w'^th ^hceles ^and ^le§^s>** ^foles, S ^UP,^hlsff^ete, rapping him gently upon the W* Wr^^k?°^C^ⁿS ^h^^m ^fo% «P^ the Coffinsf untill himfelfe^tfi^^^ght h"n to take upanytboteof alwayes fo h" ^dS,^: ^His ^KeeP^er ^muft have him perfeft a 5^e ^othf ^body> fating upon his coate fo upon it. His fee'^aS ^thata mar'may almoft fee his face coffinsdaylyannovn^d v^ ^kc,P^r ?°PP_r^ed * ^and_u^ and other fuch liki � ^J ^hls ^heeles ^free ^&ora Scratches, °tneriucn like forances; and his Keeper ought al- H fn

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		50 The Compleat Horfe-man, C h a p. 5. fo to keepe fo continuall a vigilant eye upon him , and all his a&ions, as well in his feeding and drinking, as 0- therwife, whereby no fymptomesof fickncffe or infir- mity (inward or outward ) fhall bee able fo foone to fhew its head , but they may bee as eafily, and as foone cured and amended , or elfe prevented: For to amend* fault in the leginning> is far better andmore eafie, then when it hath beene long accujlomed : For our old Proverbe is, Things are fooner prevented then amended. But lam loath to wade any further into this fubjecV for this is not that I intended when I began : Yet fi- thence I am thus far imbarqued in it, I will give you a few Rules which may bee profitable both to the Maftcr and the Groome, which if they bee well obferved, you may undoubtedly keepe your Horfe long in very good ftuki fit to be eftate and health.' Firit, therefore before you put your c ierr«?. _Horf_e _tQ ^_xa^_c ^ j f_peaj_ce _nowofHorfcs which have beene ridden and excrcifed ) fome foure or five dayes � or a week c before, take blood from him according as your difcretion or the Ferrier by his Art fhall di&ate; The next day after give him the drinke of 'Diapente, mentioned in lib. 2. chap. 7. Seft. 2. with good Sack, and let him after his drinke bee inured to hardinefle fome dayes before his turning forth, by taking by degrees his cloathsfrom him, left by doing things on a fuddaine,. hce fortune to take more cold, then you can eafily cure- neither would I have you put him forth till the midft of May y at the fooneft, for till that time, grafle will not have bite enough for him to fill his belly, northe Ccafon warme enough, (and let the day wherein you turn him forth be a warme Sun-ftune day, and about the houre ©f ten;) for Horfes pampered in warme (tables, and kept

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		°^K'^I« and ExpertFerrier* 51 Jjept dofe, will be fubjed to take cold, if a difcreet.or- . aer and courfc bee not taken with them. Secondly, let 2. S tu 1 ^C ^takenuP from graffe about the feaftof Saint **Zo T�^j ^which ^is ^uP^on ^the ²⁴- ^day^of ^Au§^uft >^or** , ?^e ^a"^Cr j for then the fcafon doth begin to let fall ^ewcs> which betideth no good, but much harme yourhorfe, and then beginneth the heart of graffe i° ^aJ/^e > fo as the graffe which then hce feedeth upon, ^fu u¹ ^no §^ood ^nutriment, but groffe flegmatick and U^A T°^nr$> ^whkh Putrifieth and corrupteth the WOUd. Let your Horfe, I fay, be taken up about the day betore mentioned, but with all the quietneffe that may �^ee> for feare of heating him , by reafon his greafe hee lolv ^at P^affe ^is ^tender>^fo ^as ^evcrY^lictle motion will dif- foth ^1C ^^me' ^wnerDy^tlie bloud maybe inflamed,and fick ^^r^^e ^^e brought into eminent perill at leaft of jjj ⁿ.^es> K ⁿot of death. A day or two after you have hloud¹ ^^aW^e> or fooner, let him bee fhod , and let _Dre p» ^arV* drencht, as before is fhewed you; for this which^tCu ^Yellowes, Stavers, andfuch like difeafes, heart- ^r j n^^au^^c ^and Spleene occafioneth, which the the y^an<i "length of graffe (through the rankneffe of cleanf°k-^ ^ iⁿg^er>d^er ^m his body j Then purge and _areu^m both outwardly and inwardly, like as you Third! f^,2-⁴f²- other tim ^arch your Horfesmouth, both then and at 3 Canker?⁶⁵ °^ftenj &r feare of Barbes, Bigs, Blifters,and dent tobre^ ^^UC^ ^^e ^ma^^^cs which are very inci- ^colour of th^r¹ ^mouths of Horfes, which by the you m� nl* �^ots°f his Gums, Tongue, and Mouth Chme^y_vr^CClr> ^a*^d fotbe better and more eafily P^ventandcure _an fuch difeafes as arc inherent Hz to

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		The C^ompl^eat Horfe-man, C h a p. 5» tojhofe parts. Fourthly, rub and wafh lometimes vour Horfes mouth and tongue with vinegar or Ver- juce mingled with bay fait, but Verjuce is the better, and let fome pafl'e downe his throate , for it is both wholfome and good. Fifthly, obferve your Horfes Eyes , and Countenance , which if you doe finde to bee heavy, drowfie , and dull, then bee you con- fident all is not well within him : Then take bloud from him and give him thedrinke of Diapente, or ^<Di&tejjerQrt_i and hee fhall doc well againe. Sixthly, obferve well his ftanding, and his going, if you doe perceive him to felter with any of his feete, be it never fo little, or elfe which foot foever hee doth favour, let the Groomc prefently take up that fpote, and examine ir, if hee can feele any place warmer then other, let him now alfure himfelfe fomething is a- miffe there -, take off the Shooe, and fearch the foote carefully, to fee whether Gravell, or Nayle bee any caufe thereof �> but if you doe findc all well there, fearch the heele and frufh , if you finde not any thing there, fearch higher for fome fwelling that may bee in the pafterne-joynt in the legge , or backe finnewj and when hee hath found the fault, and caufe of his complaint , let him prefently informe the Ferrier, who is to apply his remedies, and by this meanes h& fhall difcharge his duty as well becommeth him. Seventhly, obferve alfo if hee put forth his foot? more then ufually hee was wont to doe ₅ then afford your felfe, the griefc lyeth either in the knee oi {houlder ; if it bee fo ,. prefently advertife the Vet' rier , who knoweth what is beft to bee done wi^ him. Eighth^

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Eighthly, when you are to take your journey with 8. �im, water him in the houfe, and give him his break- rWk ?n,^cleanc0atcs' ^fweetc> and well fifted _srv a If ^hm ^and ^ly^e ^him ^UP ^to ^the ^Rack > ^then cur- *ftr t \f^nd* ^faddle ^him' ^but ^draw ^not ^the ^Girts ^t0° ixreighttiUyoucometotakehisbacke_; then prefent- iy cait his cloath over him , left hee take cold, and wnen you come to take his backe, draw his Girts reignt, and fo on Gods name begin your journey, but W ? '^tW?'^or ^raore> g° faire^and foftly, for if you fteat him too foon he will not digeft his meat, but em- pties will arife in his ftomack,which you (hall perceive °yuslcownng and purging, as he travelleth, whereby y«u may either founder iiim in his body, or elfe caufe a ^meniura, burning Fever, or fome other worfe infir- ^"y to feize: and as you doe travell him, when you ^re come fome foure or five miles from Home , alight �f^0m ^hlQJ and walk him, fometimes (landing ftill to'fee anA* ^may P^r°^vokc him to ftale,for it is very vvholfome ana good, which you may alfo do well to attempt when you diimountand walk him down any hill: and fome fljee miles before you come to your journeys end, ride hS ^lu^t0 River ^or other watering place, unto his ver r ⁿ° ^dccP^crinany wife,and then let him drink, srees°fi a ^Uch ^at ^the ^firft> ^as ^heG ^dtfirctb> ^but ^by ^de" mouth ^talcing^uP^llis head ^t0 ^cau^"^c him to waih his j_ct _ni >thereby to free it from filth and fome; then in reafo v,^nke ^c ^bis ^draughr_s and laitly, fo much as brought wS SL^S ^Thcn °^bf'^rVl ^UP°ⁿ ^Whilt ^pac? ^y°^Uv ?� r_V ^l ^to the water, witn the lame pace cand nei- tneriottiicrnor _fafter) ride him a mile or better, by wmen time he will have warmed the water in his belly, H 3 without

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		jjj. The Cample at Horfe-ntait, Chap.J. without taking cold or harme. This watering him thus, will very much rcfreih him , caufe him to forget his wearifomenefte, and when hee {hall come to eate, it will be with very good appetite, which otherwifehee would not have done. A mile at leaft before you come to your journies end, flack your pace, and begin to goe more foftly, to the end he may not be too hot when nee fhallbe fet up , have him without delay into the Sta- ble warme, well littered up to the belly ; but take heed you fuffer him not to be either walked, or wafhcd, for thefe two things are very pernicious, and raoft dange- rous for him, and the cauie of more fickneffe, forances, and death to Horfes, then of all other things befides. So foone as you have brought him into the Stable, the firft thing you doe, off with your Coat, and tye him up to the empty Rack � then litter him up to the belly, un- gird him, take off his Saddle, rub his back with fpeed, and put his Cloath upon him, and upon that his Saddle againe, and gird him with his Surfingle, then make cleane his ftirrops, ftirrop-leathers and Girts , and rub him downe both Legs, Belly, Body, Breaft, Head, Face, and Neck, and fo ftuffe him up with cleane dry ftra w, and let him ftand fo upon the Bit an houre, evermore looking upon him, left hee fweat anew, which if you ftiall perceive, then to allay it, take away fome of the ftraw wherewith he is ftuffed, and he will coole againe; if you finde him in good temper, unbridle him, and wafh his mouth with water and fait, and wafh alfo his Bit, and fo bridle him up againe, and give him fome good Hay in his Rack to champ upon, for halfe an hours fpacc. After come to him againe, and then un- bridle him , put on his Coller-halter, and fo give- him

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		■��^' �____and Expert Terrier, , * him frefh 141 --------------------^:----------��_______�■■ ^f°kt him S !°n^Cate V ^The?^rub ^himaI10vcr i and ^him> and J�,t^l you have topped; then come to <> whirh u , ^eithcrafweet ^ma(h or white wa- ^fo'halfc2 L ^hr^C ^hath ^drunke ? ^le< him cate Hay <K but bv ^ ^aftCrj ^and ^then§^ive ^h'�* his Proven- <* cloying O^- Tr'?⁰ ^much ^tog^cthcr. ^for ^feare«^addKr _a^^1CA^f?^f0?^ne_J^ashec ^hatl* difpatched, "P wame '_d^nd2?^hlS ^body^a11 °ver, cloathhim whifps: Which done f^ fe T. ^fOUnd ^with ^fea11 ^f<>anwar� ''"/^ ^ > ^that ^fohec �Y^* _rcfK> a warm,. _and _thus _doing. _fc?ye ^ ^ ^ ^obferveⁿXrt^0rning' l°T ^t0 ^him ^carIy> and ^fi^ WhisSSc ^f^nQu ^hch,^ath ^]a>'ⁿ ^wn then look Ace w^S^^"¹?¹""^ orcoftive, or ¹^,andfo₀^r? ⁵ ahandfullor two ofHemp- ^wi^ as you ih iri? ^aS r ^are ^a?^«* d, or Other- ^4 otSrudlm ^tl0u^d°^C ^find ^t0 ^bec ^moft ^rcqui<ite; \|°^r CSST ^thCrCare ,^t0 ^bce §^iven ' ^^vhichGroome �! ^y � � ^commonly knowne to every ^dforVd^Tr"¹¹¹?' ^t0 ^rchearre: ^0nely » f ^m»n of eood Hf ^lay,V^that ^a §^ood ^Groom ^ought to be haunteroFAle k _r ^{OCrdemeanoiir}'^no ^TjP^!cr₅ "° w are) no lye_r a °_r ,'?^r ^Tavcrns₃ ^^ as too tco raa- long from him in ?^a ■ ^om ^his ^Horfe ⁱⁿ ^the night, ^ftorW^e muft bep hie r^e ^cay> ^and ^an ^carlY f&f �■,* tiie Sra- _ _t '««uc ilia. Lotniv!- >-- r 1 ',-. ^at� ^Wlth ^ar-y as with his HorT_c. have crur-

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		The Compleat: Horfe-man, C h a p. 5* courfe with none fo much as with him : hec muft bee his principall affociate , and make him of his Cabbinet-Councell : his Horfe muft bee his oneiy idta, the onely Miftreffe whom hec muft court, and ferve: and fofoone as he doth fufped but a- ny the leaft inconvenience in him, let him inftantly im- part it to the Ferrier, and looke what the Ferrier doeth 8)ive in dirc&iom, let his Keeper diligently obferve and execute accordingly; for it is an argument of a proud and prepoftcrous condition in a Groome, to fwarve from the inftruttions which the Ferrier fhall at any time give. Ninthly, as the Groome muft have a fpeci- all care he doe not pine, or undcr-meat his Horfe ia his diet, fo he muft be as cautelous he doe not cloy him by laying before him too much Provender at once: but his way muft be to give him little at once, aad often j he muft eat up all before he give him any more j yea he muft eat it with good appetite, other wife hee may marre his appetite utterly, and bring him to loath his Provender j � and looke what Hay and Provender hee doth at any time give him, let it be fweet, well duftcd, and throughly purged froaa Feathers, Hcnnes-dung, Cats-dung, ftones, gravcll, and fuch like filth, which are things hurtful! and troublefome to his ftomack and feeding; for they will caufe him to refufe and forfake hismeate, unleffe pure hunger {hall conftraine him thereunto j for fuch kinde ofnafty meate and foode , will engender in hirfrjioyfome and noxious infirmi' ties. Tentbly, as touching the furniture and Caparr fon which the Horfe is to weare, the Groome rfiuft be carefuUtokeepethemdeane, bright^ andhandfomc: the

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^B ° ° k. I. and Expert Verrien the Saddles, afterfwcatingand travell, well ayred in the Sunne and Winde, and after beaten and dufted, the *l'k"?¹ ,^WlP^Gd ^cleanc> ^with ^the^ftroP^s^andother ^iuch**leathers thereto belonging and appertaining, and fo put up fafe and handfomely with their cafes and cove- rings upon them to preferve them from dull : The foot cloaths (if hee have any under his charge ) cleanfedj brumed, and neately folded up j the Bus taken from theHcad-ftalls, and cleane wafhed, dryed before the tire, and wrapped up in anoyly cloath tokeepe them irom raft and canker , and the Boffes carefully alfo made cleane, together with their Bits, and fo laydup in the Preffe or Cheft made for fuch like purpofc. The Head-ftalsandReines, Croopers, and other accoutre- ments would likewife bee wiped, made very cleane,and hanged up in the PrclTe in their proper places : The V^lrtss Surfingles, Stirrip-leathers, and fuch like nccefla- ries, would bee diligently viewed and examined, clean- led, and made cleane,and if any thing bee amiffe or bro- ken, let it bee mended incontinently , left they fhould bee to doe when they were to bee ufed : In conclufion, nothing fhould bee out of order at any time, but every thing (as well Stable as Saddle-houfe) kept cleane, neat, and fwecte, which will purchafe unto the Groome no imaii refpeft with his Lord or Mafter, and much more witneff °r! ^and ^aPP^laufc ^of f° ^manY ^as &3^llbee an eyc-
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			to finde you at home. Hyppiarras* Sir, it may well be, that you may come often to mj houfe and yet mijfe of me, unlejje it be at certain fet hours, for that I having many Cures daylyin my hands, andbefides, I am frequently fent for by many to looke upon ficke horfes', mdrvell not you cannot fo eafily finde mee at home; but vehat is your pleafurc now that you have met me $ Hyppophjlw. You may remember ( good Hyppiatrm) youpromifed me (upon ourlaft meeting) to affift me in the perfe&ing of my Cures, which fo long fince I pur- pofed to publifh ₃ and now I would gladly know what day and place you would appoint for the finall difpatch of thebulineffe. Hypjfiatm. Truly Sir, the time now fits well, fori have difpatched all my affaires for this day j wherefore fithence wc are met fo neare my houfe, wee will enter, where wee will bee retired into a private chamber, pro- hibiting any acceffe unto us, my man Hyppoferw onely excepted, whom I will interrogatein fuch points as fhall conccrne the Ferriers Art or Science: and you fitting by, making your felfe very attent to our difcourfe, and taking in writing the prime heads of our difcuffion, when any thing pafleth wherof you may defire to bee better informed, propofe the fame, and wee will give youafullfolution. Hyppophyluf. Your motion likes me well, for it will be the beft courfe you can thinke of wherebyroaive ntf ample fatisfa&ion. ^^ JformallExamenoftht Office of the Ferrier. Hyppiatrus. what it the* Ferriers Art $ H

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		°oo k. 2. _anel Expert Ferrier, Hyppoferw. It principally confifts of foure things, to worLe ^1CnCe' ^ExP^enence> Knowledge, and Handy- Hyppiatrus. z^sfiAug »^ ffe/fr* ,W _teg _mee»hat is Hypmjerm. Handy-worke is to heate the Iron Well, to ioddcr well, to Forge well, to turnea Shooe well, to make and poynt a Nayle well, to pare the hoofe ^. ^Cauterize well, to let blood well, to bee light, and well-banded, bold,and hardy in dreffing of a Horfe well, ol fuch Accidents as may happen unto him. Hyppiatrus. what are the PrwcipaU Members of the *Creature $* ^l *M\?P^^em'-* ^ThCy ^bee ^thrCC' ^Viz'^the **^Liver>^thc ^Heart»** �^atnc.jrw₅ and if the Creature bee offended ma- ny otthefe three,cfpecially the Brain.which is in the top °t the head, then I fay hee will dye. Hyppophylw,* I alwayes tooke the.principall members ©1 any hvmg Creature to be foure. of ^M'f�' ^Th<ein (Sir) you were miftaken, for any a P^lmQt* ^thrce ^Deing hurt,therc is evermore pre- ^lent ^dc^th> efpecially the Heart,* and the Braine : But if any other member befides thefe thrce bee hurt, yet may your Horfe live,and doe well againe. But which mera- nri« -^Pra7 V^ou ^sir)^doe you hold to bee one of the foure Pⁿ"^cpall members? ^ffpophyfa.* The stones or Gigniton.. rus? ^laWUS" ^Hoa> ^doe y^QHaj]°y^le th** OjVfif/»» Hyppofer Hyprfem. Moft eaflly Sir, that the Giwtors cannot Bee any one of the principall members, reafon teacheth w»*or you cannot fo much as touch any ol thefc three ; I 3 but
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		but you doe either kill the Creature outright, or elfc defperately endanger him. Now fuppofing the Stones may fortune to receive hurt or dammage, yet if I bee indefpaire of healing or curing them, I can neverthe- leffe cut, or take them cleane away from the body , or caufe them to fall away by other good meanes, or by medicine, without pcrill of his life _: hec will onely � thereby lofe his naturall heate, whereby hce will bee diftnabled from having any difpofition to Ceity, or po- wer of Thcreaiiom '■ Hvppiatrus. jvhat-is that vchicb goeth from the Head of the Horfe,- arul dijtifitb itfelfe through-out dl other Mem- ben I . ByMo[erM. They are two Sinnewei , or Tendents which are white, and have a Liggature beginning at the very end of the rfofe, and extend themfelves along the Ned\. and along the Back, and maketh their extent to the foure �?�, 'and taketh their Ligaments in the tore F?�t* HypvophliuJ was in good hope Hyppoferw, you would likewife have fpoken of the number of the Stnne»#₉and where everyone is feated j tor ic is a thing very � materiall, and I doe the rather defireitior that lam notasyetperfeainthatpoynt. Hmiavrw. That was but forgotten both by my felfe and him Sir , wherefcre Hyppoferw make a-nfwer to the Gentlemans demand. the number jlippoferw. I (hall doe it moft gladly 5 wherefore a* «f the fin.ws. _t0UChi_ng the Sinnenes wee fay, that tier, are in ever/ Horfe twenty nine, or thirty, great and (mail. /Firfij the twooreat $:hnen>es which I named before _s .whtf¹ 2. have then: firft Origcn from the end oi the Noje,* It^

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and Ex-pert Ferrier. 6$ two branches which are maine sinners that proceed txIS, t ^Bfame ' ^and ^mnneth downe the cheekes to the iovnt f ?^there ^arc ^from ^the Shoulders to the firfV ³- ercat- � ^^rw^ j ot fore-Legs downewards ₅ two ₃are f #«. Item from the jf«« to the Tajternes* tbpu^¹¹/² §^reat Sinneaes _y with the fame number in 8. and k -^Part- ^Item ⁱⁿ ^the ^fore-P^art ^of ^the *4y about it, as well within as without, are ten Sin-* to. _th« ».iome greater and fome fmaller. Item from S/kw»^WSt i,^the ^Baeke* ^to ^the ^stae are foure great * _nprr , ,^y» ^one§^rcat mainc sW«> which" run- i. ber P ^t0 ^the ^Cndot ^the ^Tay.^le- ^So ^as ^the ^ful1 ^num" m kf fe^to»« are twenty nine, or thirty, which are ^t0 bee dilcerned. ' ⁷ /■;, _;7PP^latrus- what is that which we do commonly callprin- ''MflrvitallBloud? Hjmferw. Thofe bee tf&rt which are vefTells ^quicke or running 5/^, which men doe call vit&lL Blod "^attus' ^^At ** ^l^^Ai ^w^^tc^ ^mtn ^^oe ^CAil* ^vitaU

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	^c'eat k hloud is in continuall agitation, and never hody P^^latrus« ^How many Vcines hath a Horfe in his whole oxSj^)p0fem' Tofpeakeproperly, a Horfe hath but Med- °^ne ^Veyne ^J ^which ^is ^that which wee call the true 'f? °^rXfX"°⁵ ^r<?^ ^which ^is ⁱⁿ ^the Liver, being the thcr- ^UntiUll<^ Source , and great Tun from whence ler rT^,COj ^>^w' ^and liftle^^(asthefmal- ^vcrs ^doe ieparate themfelves ) which doe

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		The Compleat Horfe-m&n, Chap. � runne thorough all the parts and members of the whole body. Hyppiat. trhat caByou* Separation ? Hyppof. Separation is of two kindes , viz.. afcendant, and difcendant : thofe which doe afcend to the Head and Body, arc called Veiaes ascendant $ and thofe which doe runne low, or to the j>�^,and lower raembers,arc called Hollow,* or Descendant Veines. Hyppophyl. I did ever thinke and believe till now, that a Horfe had more wines then one j how then com- meth it to paffe that wee open Seines in fo many feva- rall parts of the body, being fo different Seines the one from the other ? Hyppiatrtu. I anfwer you Sir, if you beepleafed to examine your Paper, there you fhall finde how that Hyppoferm told you that a Horfe hath but onelyone Vcine, and it is a moft infallible verity, for that all thofe other Ctnes which you call Veines, are but the very fame with that One, which evermore ftandcth full of Bloody up to the top, conveyed into him, which fayd great Veine is annexed unto the Liver -₃ which Veine doth re- ferable a great Tunne or CeHerne, which conveyeth the Blood into all the letter Veines, by which meanesthey continually remaine full, having no vacancy or want: Like as a Cefterne (V.G.) receiveth its water from * Pumpc, and fo conveyeth and beftoweth it into and a' mong the {"mailer Pipes, ofttimes ftoreth with plenty . of water, a whole Village or Townc,or at leaft a whole Family. Hyppophylus, / underhand you well � hut now friend Hyppoferus, tell mee I wAy you, in how many Veines may * man take Blood/w» 4 horfe in cafe of neceffuy I HyppofeM'⁴

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		⁰ ° k. � and Expert Ferrier.* 65 Hyppoferw. I_n many parts, to wit; In the Neck, in The n^/¹the vteping-Feims, under the �«s, and in fix other pia- ^of ^tke- ^vnnsS- ces ot and about the Head � as in the pdate-feiries, in the Tongue, _ln the FUnk-Feines,m the jtor^ and5//»-Kf/Wj-: ¹'Uhefoure members, to wit, the Legges, Thighes, Paft- ernesandFeete � alfo in fundry other places, according ^as neceffity mail require it, and in places which may Jnc better kill the Malady or Difeafe of the fayd ^Hy[f^ephylM.. But yet I was in good hope you would Have delivered the Reafons for which vou doe open a- ny p;«_Wj as alfo which they be in particular. Hyppoferus. The Femes which wee doe ufually. open, ^rc; J Firft, the two Temple-Feines, which eafeth the J_r«J^a_eV^icl" .paincs m the /fairf, comrning of Colds, Rhcumcs, Fea- vers, Yellowes,andStavers, DrowfinefTe, Frenzy, the Meepy-e_vill₃ Falling-evill, or any griefe in or about the Eyes or Brdne. Secondly,wee open the twofwor weep- tng-veiws , being moft foveraigae for fucfT Difeafes ²* ²' ^whereunto the Eyes are fubjett; as watery or weeping eyes, Bloodrfbotten _y Pin and webbe, haw, or the like. Thirdly, ₂ Wee open the two Pdel-Femes in the Mouth , and thole ^5#uoe cure the Lampas, and any inward fickneffe within the Body. as the Yellowes, Stavers, Anticor, Surfets, Wwfiflcffe , Tyredneffe , or wearineflfe of the Body ; 2^r ^li: �^c Horfe have any Malady in the Throat, as the strangles, Quincy, Kernelis, Puftills, either within or ^wltP°tt^it _many times helpeth Inflamations, Glanders, or me like _: p_or _t^_e _catj_Hg _or {wallowing of his owne blood, is moft wholcfome and foveraignein fuchca- k �' J⁰;"¹'^c%> ^We ^doe ufually open the two Neck-Ferns, 4. ₂. Which helpeth Farcins, Yellowes, Stavers, Scabs,Main- K ses,

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the C^oml>leat Horfe-wan, Chap.

ses, Agues, Feavers, Colds, Surfers, Glanders, or any
other Malady, which may bee any way noxious to the
inward parts of the body : And it alfo prcventeth fud-
daine fickneffe, if you have any fufped thereof. Fiftly,
the opening of the two Plate or Breaft Veines doe helpe
the Anticor,Sicknefle of the Heart,Morfounding, which
is the foundring in the body by over riding, whereby the
Greafe of the Horfe is molten ; it alfo preventeth Difea-
fes in the Liver, Lungs, and inward parts grieved; and
fonaetimes hurts in the shoulder, which caufcth lame'
neffe before. Sixtly, wee ufe to touch the two Armeot
Thigh Veines before, which helpeth Foundring in the
Fore-feete, Mallcnders, Splent, Screw, Ring-bone, and
fucfe like infirmities in the Fore-feete, and fuch other

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higher parts. Seventhly, wee ufe to take Bkodhom the

foure shackleVeines before,, and this is very good for the
Crown-fcab, Ring-bone,and fuch like Difeafes. Eight-
2. 8. ly, wee ufe to ftrike the two Spur Veines, which cureth
the Farcin in the Sides, morfounding,fwelling under the
Belly, which is a Difeafe called the Feltrick, and the
2 a like. Ninthly, wee prick the two T»e-Veines which doe
hdpeFrettizing, Foundring, Hoofe-bound, beating of
the Horfes Feete by riding upon hard and ftony wayes,
_a> io. and the like. Tenthly, wee open the two rhgh-Veines
behind^-, and this doth helpe the griefesof the Kidneys,
Swellings in the hinder legget, Foundrings, Selenders,
Scratches, Kybes,0V. and it helpeth alfo Difeafes in and
about the Belly, as pifling of Blood, pifling oft after great
and extraordinary labour, and the weakeneffe of the
Reines, the Back, Belly, Guts, or any other the inward
parts, the Curb, Spaven, and fuch Difeafes which cotfl^
ofrankeneffeof.B/oorf. Eleventhly, weefometimesdo⁵4* ^JI« opcP

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open the foure shackle Veines, behinde 5 and this is vc- fy good againft foundrings and other paines in and a- r°V^r ^ ^FMe. Twelfthly, wee let bleod'm the two flank wnanch-'veines, and this is moft profitable for all kinde of leavers, the Stones, Poverty, and the Felter-worme. inirteenthly, wee draw blood from the two taile-<veines> Which cureth the mainge in the taile, falling off the haire , or the itch in the taile. And thefe are for the moft part all the Veines which are ufually opened, or that my felfe have ever knowne, or have feene my Ma- lter open, which are very great mcanes to helpe thefe Difeafes by mce mentioned. Soas the fullfummc-or number of Veines which Venters ctfe commonly to open, ^are thirty. Other Veines there are which are of a imal- ^lc* proportioii,and therefore not fit to bee opened. Ne- ^vertheleffe fome Venters there are, who have fondly re- ported unto mee that they have let Horfes bleed in ma- jy of thofe fmall Veines, but I could never learne for ft" P^Urpofe the fame was done : Let this therefore ^lcn * have heere fet you downe,fuince for this mat- Hyppophjlm. I have heard you Hyppoferus attentively, wli u'-¹ ^woulcl ^moft gladly underftand one thing, thef ^^J ^that ^w^^ereas you fay that the opening of gtadl k'" ^dotl1 ^helP^e ^and^�Ure ^^ucil Difeafes, 1 would SiefeBr � ^fatisfied heerein; for if by the opening of fp_arG^« ^the Horfe will bee cured , then wee may far !5 r^^0nt* ⁱⁿ ^aPplyⁱⁿg drinkes, purgations, cli- ^JWferui. Sir,I_{affuremeeyoucannot} beefoigno- ^m ^as y°u fpeake _s f_Gr this opening oiVeinet and blo_Bd- K z letting
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			^g The fimpleat H°^rf^e-^}nan-> Chap.

		letting doth not alwayes abfolutely cure thofe difeafes which I have namecU but i« doth fometimeaffwagC the ma'do nancy of the maiaciy, I'ometimes it prcventeth difeafes ^Sand fom^times againe it prepareth the body the better to receive fuch phyficall drinkes which doe inwardly cure them, and fuch Salves,, Qyks, and Un- guents, which doe drye and beale up outward infifmi- ties ^ but-that iLud-lkting doni abfolutely cure them, I lay it doth nor, howfoever in fome cafes it may. Hyppiarrus. what is that which departs from the head of the horfe , and ferveth him for his principal! mem- bers I Hyppcferm. I have {hewed you that already : they befinnewes and nerves y thefe finneires which depart and proceed from the head, give fence and feeling, arriving in the body of the creature, and fo diffufe and fpread -tjhemfelves through all the principall members, which doc defcend from the head unto all the o- ther members , which make a conjun&ion of the bones, of t\\elegges, of the body , and of all the other members, of the boner.. Hyppiatrus. How many bones hath a htrfe,. and how are they fcituatedin the body I Hyppoferuf. There are in the body of every horfe, two hundred fifty and feven bones. Hyppiatrus. Name them feVerally. Hyppoferuf. All the bones which every horfe hath whereby to make up an organall body, are thefe: Vi** %f_m hee hath in his head thirty nine, and forty teeth: the 40. bones in his head doe comprehend the Crocks and Han- dles of the [cull, albeit they bee compofcd of parts and ? oarcclls of certaine other bones, alfo the -two flat Hat** ^V ■: dXch

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		dres, which from the Palate g zndxkf-TwkeQ^rhroai		5- 52
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		ty W&t,. the Fort-levgcs, aria t>&re4eeie :hav<i fOKy f<pure, I. A a hinder-legges and jfote forty. So as the whole ₅6. itru&ure of the body of a Horfe whereby to perfe&a 44. lull building of bones, co'nfifteth of.about ,2 5 7. or % 5 9. if 40. they bee. rightly computed;■, whiehdoe repr-efent them- 2 5? felvcs altogether at what time the $&&&. Anatomy :-.oi a Horfe is laid open. Hyppyatrus. what mturall compofitionhath the Head of thehorfj . Hyppoferw. Hee hath �jy« to fee, Earn -wherewith to heare, Nofrih to frntil or fcent, a Mouth and Tongue to tafte and eate, and wherewith to nourifh him. Hyppyatrus,. what naturall compofition hath the whole bo- &y of,% horfe in generally ■Hyppol'erus.; The whole Body hath its Heart, Liver, Lungs, Spleene, Stones, and Gigmlors : AH which are cal- led the Noble Parts,and that m©ft juftly : For when ei- ther the one or the other of any of thefe parts receive hurt, or damage, the poore Beaft is in perrillof his life, except in the Gtgmtors, according as I have declared. . Hyppyatrus. what Maladies or Difeafes are mofi ufuaily incident to the�horfe � ^HMM?rui. Sundry pifeafes,_: as namely, Auyn.es and ^rrippirgs₅ _can_Ct\|. -_m p_r�nch₅ Tranchaifoni, Foundlings, arcins, Mainges, and very many more which ieverally ,fu^at^ ^wouldfpcnd much time: Nevenhekfie, 1 wiiinandlebTieiely their;natures, dividing them into lorts, viz. motik and dry _a the moift doe proceede com- monly from naughty i{_podjy _thc drycommeth of heate�■; as the ScabjMainge, andfuch like Difeafes proceeding K 3 from

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		The QompeAt Horfe-man, Chap.^ from moiftneffe j feme againe are called Leprofies, or the Elephantique mallady,by reafon that Elephants are much troubled therewith, and every Difeafe is knowne by its proper fymptomes. Hyppyatrus. what bee the figms whereby to know the \W mid or moift Difeafes Z ■ Jtyppbfem. The humid or moift malady is properly called the Glanders, which oft times proceedes trorfl the Liver and Lights, when they bee infected with pu' trefa&ion and rottennefle ; or when they breed intia' med Lumps, Knots, or Kernels under the chaule, which all doe come of cold taken by immoderate riding and labour, and want of care afterwards, which begetteth evill humours in the body, which when they fhall be' gin to breake from the Horfe , by his running and pur ging at the Nofe, whereof other Horfes will have a dc fire to lick, and thereby they do become iofe&ed. Hyppyatrus. Many horfes there bee which doe run at tbt Nofe, &he have not the Glmdtrs. Hyjfpoferm. 'Tis very true, but this Difeafe of the Glanders may be knowne by its Knots, Kernels , and Puftils which arife under the Jaw. You may alfo knoW it by the colour of the corruption which the Horfe ven' teth: For, if that mattrative fturfe bee greene, and of* ftrong and offenfive favour, or if it bee white, and ftifl' keth , as alfo vifcous and flimy ; then bee you confi' dent it is the Glanders; but if hee fhall caft forth cor- ruption at his mfe, which is white,and that by bits afl^ gobbets, which doth not ftinke or have any evil! favoi^ or fmell, then it is not the Glanders,but fome diifcemp^' rature which commcth of a cold lately taken, which *^seafily cured, if it bee not let runnc too long, &

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		BoOr. 2 ----�-----------------------� �,__* __ and Expert Ferrier. yi *%S^%^^ ^� ; �"-----** $p^\Z^hat ^hee ^the ^aridor ^dry vfafc which wee A ^y ^tlre ^an ^aItcation ^of ^the body, which is n Jo? ^co�^onty cal Surfets and Purfivcnefle, ^ftfensth or K u^d °5 ^by ^ridinS of aHorfe beyond his ^by PmtWh�^a ' ^efP^CciallyFefently after water, or 4afc-°^t0T^Uchlabour> <«* violent mn- hot? "^ⁿ'ⁿg>or by wafhing him when hec is very fo^l^PG^% ^H� "^mmnha ^Ho o have the Tranche too^TV By fuffering him to drinke when hee is ^hil» toftaei, I ?^Sinhim' ^and ^not ^by foxing ^viIi humo_urs. "^ ^1D ^CGnvenic� time, and of I ^4^P^'^atrUS' *^WU ^flgmS ^haVe* *y°^u "f* *^the ^ScMe* or ^m^^tm^m^S ^^00d ^rcafon %** this proceedeth of ^cab> ^Maing^e J ^orI^h in a Horfe, which whenV?⁰ l^rcat abundance of ill blood, ^cufe_th _its ?� °^nce ^inflamcd ^by over^hard riding, ^b^y_s bJSSSr, It ^a," "S^h ^runni"g over the whole ^has if "' "S ^b«wixt the fleft and the skinne, i_nfo- ordinarily T:i^cwfff thchaire to fclaway,from whence ^v«7 contigi^ P^roceede a dry fcurfe or f cab, which is _t ^Hyppyatru_s; » .:.'; tow* *° commeth the Farcin to the Crea- ^30W.* No_Wav. _r , ' . ^lhet Swine and Pnl^J ° \^ooneas by a bad Stable, whi- °^Ultrey doe refort, for their doung is ___«

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		The Compleat Horfe-m&n, Chaj.¹' ,.,_,...��■�■■.........�"��- � .....� I. -»i� - i~~.....~~�- inoft pernitious: Alfo by evill dreffrng, which may bee . a great caufe, and by too much rankeneffe of blood,and by fome wound, hurl", or blow with a ftaffe, efpecially if.theftaffe have knags or knots uponit, fometimesby enter-firing, andhewmg, andlailly by fpur-galling Hyppyatrus. which bee the foure Maladies which doe mb$ appeare when a herfe fheweth by his attion, that he is in dang& of deaths by. the [aid Difeafes .2 Hyppftrw* That hapneth often by too much ventofi' ty, or by eating too much raw raeate,or to have drunke being very hoc: It commeth alfo of thccoldncffe of V rim, or having ridden him too hard too long together, not giving him leave to pivfe. Hyppophylus. I pray Hyppoferus, give mte leave to dc maud ofyou^ what you would doe m fuch a cafe, by yeur Left eft", deavours, tofavet-he life of the pore beaft I Hyppoferm. In a cafe of this nature, I would fjrft take blood from him, if I found juft caufc for it, and then fhould Ladminifter a laxative clifter, which mould bee both comforting, and yet operative, which is infertecjl in lib, 2, chap. 6. SeS. %.dif. 2. Or elfe I would give him a drinke of good operation, which you {ball 'findc 0 iib. 2. chap. 7. SeB, Q.c'lif. 6. either of which, or both, are moftfoveraigne in this cafe. But if I ("hall finde,that the malice of the malady doth not continue in the body,^ falleth downc into the fourc legges, as ufually it'wdf doe: Then dec 1 ufe to open the Veincs in thofe pla- ces, and in the necke alfo , or in any other part I fha^ judge fhall bee moftneceffary, and of 'his blood lJ-W$ make a reftridive charge, adding thereunto Wheatcj. meale, Bote, Sanguis-Draconis, Eggcs, the ftrong^ white-wine Vineger, and fuch like > which I will &^oiC

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	^°°k.2. mid Expert Ferrier, at large expreffe in the place.of Cures: This (I fay) will I apply to all the foure Legges,and over and againft the Kidvejes , the Breaft_y Throat, Feete, and the like pla- ces , then would I cup the bottome of the Soles, I will alio apply to the foure Legges, Garters, which I will tie hard above the Knees and Hammes, and fo governe my felfe in performing the Cure , according to the ftrength, vercue , and greatneffe of the Horfe, and as my judgement (hall dictate unto me. Hyppyatrus. By how many wayes may evil/ come to a horfe i HyppofevW. Two wayes, viz. by nature and by acci- dent againft nature; as of thofe Difcafes which fall downe into the Legges and Feete of the Horfe , from whence doe come Scratches, Splents, Squibs, Mallen- ders, &c. with other kindes of humours and accidents as well in the body of the Creature, as in the members _;and/A/x;₀aliorum \udicio ; thefe things appeare unto me to comprehend in them the aforefayd accidents, which doe happen to the Horfe, even as foone by nature many times, as by accident or againft nature. Hyppophylus. Hyppoferus, / doe not well understand ^K poynt_: rou fay that thefe things may happen as well by nature, ^ againft nature , which are to my underftanding a plaine contradiction. J pray explicate yet your felfe more
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fully. ■Hytyoferut, Thofe things which are againft nature,I told you are by accident;. but when I fay that certaine Dileales may _as well come unto him bv nature as by accident; yea even in the fc4fe-fame Di'feafe, my mea- ijingts, that if the Stallion bee troubled with the fame Queafc at what time the Mare V who is the Damme of ' l this

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		74 The fimpleat Horfe-mWy Chap.1' this Colt is covered, I fay that then- the Colt himfelfe ihal! bee capable oi the fame malady. As if the Stalli" on or the Mare (Parents to the fame Colt) have for tir a mak a Spaven, I fay that the Colt will naturally have a Spavin 5 and thus I have explicated my felfc, and af' foykd your demand. Hyfpiatrus. But what call you Accident , or aqainfa nf turel Hyppcfertu. As thus, verbi gratia 5 if walking your Horfe in your hand in the fields, or elfewhere, and that hee happen cobee ftrucken with fome cudgel!', leaver, or h-.avy baftinaJo, or with fome (word, hatchet, bill? or e-her ed<ie-toole, or thatyou fhould enforce him to dot mot,: then what nature or ftrength were well able to compaffej or leading him upon plaine ground, hee might wrinch any member, or fway his back, ox. breake his'�■ legge j either by the ftrokc or ftripe of fome other Horfe, or other wife accidentally, or fhould by misfor- tune fall downe fome fteepe precipice, whereby he may breake or diflocate fome limbe or member: All thefe difafters wee ufuaily doe call Accidentall, and all fuch things of this nature. Hyppiatrus. which bee the Elements which doegiw life and nutriment unto mm , and all other hving Crete tares I Hyppoferm. They are foure in number, that is to fay, fire, Ayre, water, and BkrW, whofe natures if you fhaJi plea% I willdifcuffe elfewhtre. Hyppiatrus. jvo rpray let ut have them hah now andelfr where, thar natures, conditions, md "utilities. Hyppffiw.* The nature of Fire is to bee hot and dry, Jyre to bee hot and moiit, water to bee cold and moifa and

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^anHypp^^id_anddry. ~~~ diack; J^T' ?^oe^M k°* the twelve Sigms of the ley Creatures } ^y tegwerne the body of man, and of all ^usSh^' ^Y₁?'^Idoekn°w them all perfealy; and ^v»89 r 2^Cy ^: ^^W-^Cj ^r^s»w> ffrtw//w> Cancer, Leo,* $w � rh f ^Sr^r?t°³ ^Sai^itiar^₃ Capricomm, Aquarius ^* Veare .i? , ^ali g°^ve�e the twelve months of the their ITkr??' ***** ^kmm ^the ^mmes* * * Pallets, and \n^Hi^^m' ^TharI ^doevery well, and theybe feven Mercm, I}* ^t0 ^wit' Saturne, Jupiter, Mars, Sol, rem) ■^ 'h «nd Luna.* ^«rE?i^atJ^US- ^whaiPrti doe the twelve Signes before ^^0neigwernc ? ...-.■� tteck^i>Pf^em* -^^r^es* g°^verneth the Head, Taurwthe ^Wwind?^W^^the ^shmlden* ^and ^^m" > c<*«/ the S?o- -L/&-4 the p � ³ ^Le° ^the ⁱ^Myf> rirgo the Belly and Guts, Sittoriuf _tu ^ ^ail(i ^Suttof^A Scorpio the privy parts, Sa- Leas^n^^^TCapricornm the Knees, Aquarim the �/o«/P^atrUS- ⁷* »&* <^« # itbeftforahorfetobeelet ^cafe oi&Qft'* ^^rebee no extraordinary caufcy as in ^tilc-fifte_�nP^ratf ficknesjorfo j then jUe. the thir^.and fever, cccne arS" � ^^tilCfourth> W^' 2&2fc# t'he 41 he -fii3�5?ff^aH*^Qi -4p«^^tiie teiuh, and fixceen. ^Uy ^m ^urg^cntc_afcofneceflit_yrin^^rrffie
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		The C^orn^^eat Horfe-man, C:h a p. !� eleventh, and twenty eight. Otlober the eighr,and twen- ty three. November the fift, and fixteene. December the fourteene and twenty fix. And thefe daies doe we hold to bee the very beft , unlefle dangerous or fuddaine fickneffe doe caufe us to alter the fame ; for i_n cafes of neeetfitie, no daies are to bee regarded orobferved: For �ui retinente Vita, & nonfit mortisimago : Sifemper fuerit vivens, morietur & infra, Hyppiatrus. what medicine wouldyou-apply to a horfejtho may have any of the four e Maladyes I Hyppoferm. I would give him of the foure Cor' diall Waters, which I would make , of Buglas, Savin, Succarie , Aqua-vita.', Eiidife , and tltf like. . Hyppiatrus. Hm would you make a comfortable dtinke I Hyppoferw, 1 would make it of certaine Cordially to wit 5 of Sugar, Cinamon, Cloves, Nutmegs, Saffron, Licoris, Annyfeeds _; all thefe in fine powder., adding" thereto white wine, and all thefe infufed in a cleans earthen pot, and hereof would I make a drinke. Hyppiatrus. whereof would you maka an operatic¹drinkel. Hyppofarm. 1 would take white Wine, Sallet-oyl^ Aloes, R'ubarS, Agarick, Duke, or Duck-powder, H<r ny, Cordiall-powder j and of all thefe things would¹put, fuch a quantme as I ihould thinks xequiu"te > and according to the ftrength andicorpuJicicy of «^heHorfe. Hyp'

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°°k. 2. arid Expert Ferrier.

Hyppjatrus. whereof would \ou wake a laxative cti-
ftrjty ^J ^J -

Hjppoferw. Into a laxative Clifter I will put either
ot Pellitory, Melelote or Cammomile ( but Pellitory is
the beft) and of this would I make a Deco&ion, and to
this Deco&ion would I put Salkt Oyle, Hony, Aloes,
and Verjuice of the Grab.

Hyppiatrus. what bee the natures of your principaH

Hyppeferw. Agarick purgcth the Braine, Aloes the
Breaft) and body, Rubarb purgcth the evitt water, and it
openeth the Liver, and helpeth obftruftions, and epila-
tions, Ariftolochia-Rotunda mollifieth the Breafl, Liver_yand Lungs, and Bacchalauri or Bay-berries, doe morti-
ne the peccant Humours which doe" ingender in the
XreaftyOtEntrayles neare about the Heart: and Saffron
(if it bee difcreetly given ) doth marvelloufly comfort
and enlighten the Heart*

Ly. CHAP. II.

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		78 The Qompleat Herfe-man, Q _H a p. t.

			CHAP. II. Of the caufes ofsicknejfe ingeneraU j andthe caufes of Heath and long Life. Hyppyatrw. O W that wee have proceeded thus farfe, in a difcuffion of the Office of the terrier j Let us approach yet nearer to intreat of the Cures, and that wee may goe on Pedeten- tim^ and Gradatim 5 Let us firft dif- cuffe the caufes of maladies; and therefore I demand of you, what ate the true caufes of the ficknefje of the horfe i Hyppo[erw. Sir, that man which hath a defire to be- come an Expert Terrier^ mu# apply himfelfe to under- ftand the true nature of tWo things, viz. ofGeneration and oicortuption^ in which I could never finde the Icaft difcord in the Primary nature of Horfes, albeit com- pounded of the contrary narure of the foure Elements. But I will proceede in Anatomizing unto you the verity heereof, more particularly, whereby you may the bet- ter un^erftaad my meaning. Hyppbphjlw. But friend Hyppoferus in my judgement, you begin to aflume too high a pitch for ordinary Fer riers, who are in a manner all or the greater number un- lettered perfcns ; and therefore will never bee able to underftand what Generation and Corruption meaneth, for thefe

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		^^^^_ ________ and Expert Ferrier, n ^X^^^^^^^m* ^the Ground^f^hl^. XyPPoferT ,^ab0ve_L^their ^Ge^ � Sphere. beeduelvlr' ' ^c ^bee ^many things necef&ry to him th ?^^nc» and ^as diligently to bee olferveu in whichu?K r ^llreth ^to ^bee ^a pafe&and-abl_?ft»!r₉bee a�^W!?^Qfocver ^all bee defective in ,hee may well JbJ!!^ri�^tV^arH(af'^Utich> ^but ^skilfu11 **� or fay that t? ^U ⁿ,^evcr ^bee" ^And ^for ^that y°^u P^leafe «> wiA the tearm^tQ° r^igh ' ^becaufe ^be§^aQ ^my ^du~^courfehad not � �^esot,^«^⁰₅ ^corruption :* If you felfe fo _rwf ?^ W, I ftould haveixplicacedmy mieht __�?' asthacaveryreafonable judgement thing c^y^ve apprehended mee_; for I hold it not a vw whit_^t0P^Uzze11 mens Braines,* either with dkW-.. lonV j¹ ^y ^are ^not ^able ^to underftand, or with over- rent-r ^tCd/^GUS ^dirc0urfes>^of ^thing^s meercly imperii-. Patien t -7°^U ^^l[ ^bee P^lcafed tohearemee with _are "^cei I will touch upon this fubjedfc, to wit � What nd fin ^Ct^Ux^CS °^f ^SickndIc ⁱⁿ generall/as alfo of Health the reft^ ' ^and ^tliat ^LdComu levitate, and fo leave fidcrin ^to7^our J^udg^emcnt,and praaice;efpecially₅con- ^learneli ^at?^her ^Authours (�f* Mafters) have fo Art. y^a ^and ^no ^lcl^^c fufficicntly intrcated in this very forenvSⁿ^^hercfore (and but to fay, whatlfaidbe- S^etieraU , i?^ufes ^of fickneffe and death of Horfes in th^eir prtfe^¹ � ^true ^knowIcdge whereof, confifteth that wee doe^⁰?' ^doe ^hold ^u ^a ^thinS ^moft ^ncedfull call Generation and ^y know that thing which wee do klof₀phers have>rS°^rruP^tion> ^which ^al1 P'hfi^tiam* ^a<id *«d \\rk naf ?u^Uch ^difcuffcd ^both ⁱⁿ -� ^hools "Kings j and ho_w the body of the Horfe Ciike

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		80 The Commie at Horfe~man, Chap.¹* alfo to that of man; is compounded of the foure Elr of the fowententSy viz. Fire, Ayre, water, and�'artk The natures oi (reA re $�? f°^ure ^Elements ^are different: For Fire is hot and Water, and dry, but it participates moft of Heat, i^yre is hot arid ^E'^1Ith' moiftjbut chiefly rnoyft : water ismoift and cold, but moft cold: Earth is cold and dry, but moft dry. Fin and Aye are both light Elements; and water and Earth of the foure both heavy. Foure Humours alfo there are, which bee Hamou: s, as it were foure Children to thefe foure Elements; and cu "h'^F1c8rP' ^tnCf^c ^are '■> ⁵^°^j Flegme, C'holer,* and Melancholy. Theft M.lan j^fy! foure Humours are attendant upon the foure former Elr ments, without which a naturall body cannot bee made; for Bloud naturally (if it bee perfect) is hot and moyft, but taketh moft from heate, and therefore i* fubordinate to Ayre. Flegme is cold and moift, but the principall quality thereof is coldneffc , and therefore hath reference to water, choler is hot and dry, but hi^schiefeft nature is heate, and therefore is governed by the Element o�Fire. Melancholly is cold and dry, but his chiefeft condition is dryneffe, and therefore fubje#* it felfe to the Element of Earth. Now the fountaine o* the bloud is the Liver, which difperfing it felfe by th^chelpe of the veines into all the parts ofthe body-, nouri' ftieth and preferveth the fame. Flegme prcoccupatetP the brdne, being a cold and fpungy fubftance, and th^efeate ofthefenfiblefoule. Choller inhabiteth the L'tveti which being hot and dry, maketh a pleafing harmony with the bloud. Melancholy refideth in the fpleen?* which is the receptacle anddifcharge ofthe excrement of the Liver. From whence wee may collc�t, that¹!; hath its proper ufe and end: as for demonftration, blo^uj* principally nouriftieth the body_y Flegme occafionet^ mot«<>ⁿ

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			_ °^K'²' and Expert Terrier. 81 Drn^tl0iⁿ °[^thu^e ^]°^ym ^a'^nd ^memhers- Choller exciteth and Po^voketnthe^)toavovdits excrements; ar.d laiily, unnnn l ^y ^difP°foh the body toan appetite. Vv her- eon ail the learned Philofophers doe with one unani- us aflent agree in this, that in every naturall bedy _wff^e ^are foure principall mflrumentall members, from ^nich ail the parts of an orunkallbody is fajd to bee fra- ^The�t' th J ^hcleatcthe h-atxe, the heart, the hver_y am bers.* The &S^oa?^s °gjgnhors 3 and each one of thefe doe per- ^brara^e imr the hay_: ^ for the fmnews doe receive their fuftentatioo ° ^om ^tv'^e ^«, and thefe are called animall 'tbirits; the

		Now fprafmuch as I have Chewed you the foure Ele- ents with their true natures, the foure Humours with 1 ^C!^rcl^uaUtieSj and the foure mflrumentall members with ^nejrtrue conditions.- It now remaineth that wee in- ^rcat briefcly of the foure naturallfacuities, whkh is in very b_Qci^ together with their true attributes; The firit The-foure ni-- Jacuky i_s _t0 _e^ _t\|_1� f_ec0nc{ _t0 _retaine , the third to cm- '««' f«o! i«. ^ and the fourth to exvell. And to anfwer to thefe ^r°^eat»^tore- ^0Ure faculties, you muft underft and that there are reft- IVel'ZT* ^-^lnS"'¹ the body, the afore-named Humours, that is to ^!?<■''� »^aJir °^Ud>71c§^mc> Choler, and Melancholy, whereof na s'^makethufe of the fcrvice of but one of thefe one- ly to workeupo_n> _wriich is an excrement,* which wee do juitlycall^, or vkeyifh-bloud, whofe engendring -"s wrought in the Li_ver> _and fo conveyeth it felfe into the wines, at what time the foure humours doe take from M the

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		The fompleat Hotfe-man, Chap.²' the body that forme and fubflance it ought to aflame: and of this very liquor doth nature ferve it felfe, tore- folve the meate, and fo to operate that the fame ma/ paffe through the ftraightcatw, Csnduhs, Pores, and Phages, carrying nouriftiment to all the parts of" the �odj. Ybu mutt thereforetanderftand that the'veines are the reap a. les for thebkud, which is mixed with the vitaH ffintS} fo as the laid wm have their fource ot origin from the L-ver, whereby their office is to exhauft from the Liver unto the veines thefaid nbeyifk fubftance, and to injecl: part thereof through the paflages into the Wander, and irotn thence againe forth of the tody .- by which means the body is freed from ofrencejandfrom iu- ftaining domagc: whereof two of the vanes conduct part 01 the faid whey from the Liver unto the Cods , and fo to thefeed-veffels,where it rcmaineth with fome fmall quantity of the pureft llcud, by which meanes, the ope- ration of the Stones ( whole quality are hot and dry ) do thereby effed a raoft perfect Seed. Which wovemes, nature ( who is the moft exquifite Artift, and qua nim habei vitii ) hath planted one in the reifies on the riP'ht fide, which etideth'in the right Cod, and another fenr blabie in the left_; both which take their ifliie from either of the Cods accordingly ; befides, nature hath beftowed upon the right Cod much heate and dryneffe, %^haVl^flle ^alfo S^iven ^unuo ^the ^left ■> ^as g^at a quantity of cold and moyfturc, the right Cod \|W meanes of i«* heate engendfing the Male, and the left by reafonof its cold engendring the Female, and fo likewife is it & v/ell of the Female, as of the Male of every creature. But now to come tothe Heart, which is formed with th^eLiver and Sraine_} and maintained with the pureft hb»^ whick

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		B O 0 K 2 " i ^ � .__ and Expert Ferrier. if vou ^ ^ft° ^exceffivcly^hor,as whilft the creature liveth, poffible ^°"^r ^^!1§^er ^1Ht0 ^lts follow part, it is im- fcaidin ^f? ^c?^nti^nue it there long without burring or fue 'f? ^1C ^atne j from whence it rrmft neceilariiyen- jj. a ^^at ^rhe liver being the fountainc of all the lkod_yttcod h ^nQcc^^ltY b'aye great and abundance of pure ofth-^W 1 ^rew^^^to fupporc and maintaine the ftrudure _n ^e ^wnole<Wy₅ _a nci "the vitall Jpirit of any creature is fpealj -^r ^thing then a corporeal! fume or ?ty«Mr, (to �L ! ^pr?^pcrly) ^vcry pure and i'ubtile j begun in the the � ^C °P^cratlon °f^the "aturall heate, fpread by bed ^rtes ^and Veiaes-y to reireih and comfort the whole the & ^Wm'^ch agitative or fukile Jpirit proceeding from reafn ^^Vtt&ll giims, beingacontinuall motion, bv wh* 1° ^motion and agitation is the true life thereof, the A ^cont^nua% remafncthin all living creatures. But foti- *ⁿ ^w^^lc^ ^may bee truely and rightly ftiled the per f²⁶ °f'^f^e* ³ⁿd heate, nature hath alligned it its pro- the .^cci which is to bee fcituate in the Center, that is life ^mic^^c P^artof the hdy .- From whence proceedeth aiea"^ ^^Cate ^nt0 ^cac^ rasan.ofthe.Wjtj by which liatu _n^t^^ley ^arC P^rc^^crve^ ^and enabled to perform their if ther ^an P^r0P^er fun&ion. And ^as touching the cods, feet bl J^r ^-^ee ^not ^we^ R°^re^ nay full of pure and par p_e^ � >either is the creature able to cone oft and di- rjeei_nj]^Itl^^atc5ⁿo^r can the m& bee hot: So as if there cannotl, P^arts ^a defect of heate, the feede of the beaft Horfe be^ ^PCf^^e^X concoded, by which meanes the ny p_0w"°^mrtlcth frigid and impotent, and without a- neede u V"* ^ °f Procreation. And this is as much as wavX a ^y of thisfubjed: Whereiniflhave any ^mm>^or not delivered my felfe fo dearely, where- M 2 by

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		g* The fompleat Hor/e-man, C h a p. ²» by to bee underftood as I defire , the blame muft light upon the great defire I promifed to brevity : Howfoc ver I have endeavoured what in mce lyeth,. to dilate and explicate my felfe at full. Now I will begin to fhew you what meanes wee have to prcferve Horfes from all inward Difcafes, which confifteth of foure wayes, viz, by Purging SweA' ting-, Flekthony, or Blood letting? and Vomit. As touching the firit, which is Purgmg_y it is twofold, to wit, outward ■ _r and inward. This outward purgtKg is by cleanfing; the _Put"i ig!'^§o!' outward parts, which mull bee done immediately at outward Put- what time you take up your h orfe from gralfc, which S^h-S- would be about Saint 'Barthsiememei day , for then the heart of grafle doth begin to decline,, and therefore af' ter that day, the grafle he then feedeth upon, breedeth no good but bad and corrupt bloud_r and ib confequent- ly iundry forts of maladies and infirmities in his body J befides, the ayre beginneth then to grow fharpe, which is alfo very dangerous,. yea and moil contagious fo^fhim j and if you iiiffcr him to runne after that time, hi^shayre will grow long and rough, fo as he will not have for that. Winter any flicke or glittering coat. Of this outward clcanfing or purging your Horfe,,you-(hall Bnd taught you in lik.z.ca-p. 6.SeB. 6. and the manner-ho^ and when it would bedone^viz,..in a warme day in the Sunne, at what time every part and member of him would be foaped, warned, dryed^and cleanfed from all manner otfweatjeurfe, du^idirt, and filth, yea and th^fall his whole Body* over, especially his Mane, Tayle, and Cods,, who being thus cleanfed and made dryagaine? and his yard drawne, cleanfed andannointed with'try^ Hogges greafe, let his Eares, .his Mane,. (juft fofan e*^s

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		^0 0 k. 2. _Ang Expert Ferrier. 85 the top of the head-ftaU will cover, and no more) and . under theChaule,be handfomely trimmed, then pull away by the roots all the finelling hayres about and un- ^er,nis mouth and nofe, and the long ftubbome hayres under and about his Eyes ; which done, cut away about a nandfull of the lower part of his Tayle even and de- cently � then caufe the Ferrier to fhooe him up, but let mm be carefull to pare him neatly, and to open the Heeles andFruftu Then cloath him up warme, and flopped with ImaU wifpes : this done .annoint all his hoofe, with the ointment ( having firft wartied them cleane, and made them dry againe J prefcribed you in lib. 2.caj>.u,Setl. 9. Then let his feet be picked cleane, and flop him with Oxe-dung. Now as touching his inward purging, this ought to effing and bee done evermore before you put him to any labour S⁸ ^m" ' or exercife _: And firft let him bee raked, by cauiing loitie one who hath a fmall hand and armc, to annoint them firft with a little fweete Butter, or Oyle de Bay, but iomc doe ufe Sope, which I doe hold too (harpe, an} lo putting his hand into his Fundament, let him bring forth all his dung , and while hee is in lb doing, f ft ^Uy ^t0 ^fcel ^for^°^ts ^or V^^ormsJ which may flick alt unto the great Gut, and the place where the dung ^lctn j which if hee finde, let him pluck them away gently, and by degrees, and (o bring them all out j this c°»^eo ^§ive ⁿⁱⁿ^thc Clifler mentioned in lib. 2. cap. 6. ⁶ / � 9f$' &^c' 4. and fo foone as the Horfe hath recei- ved it ^Ufter-wife, then prefently clap histaile clofe to ftis 1 ewell, and fo caufe him to kecpe it fo long as you ; can- and tins would bee do;;:, three or foure daves bctore the Full or Change of the Moonc, The nest day M 1 **t«

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		8d> The (ompleat Horfe-man, Chap, 2.

	Dn'»ke i. ^a^^tcr' g^ve h"¹¹ ^ms ^^r^ ^rinke j inferted lib,* 2. cap, 1 ^. ' tf<?#. 14. �»g. 4. the next day following, give him his fc- ^tm ^e ^u , cond drinke, fhewed you in lib, 2. cap. 16, SeR. i^pur.* 5. and Co follow iuch directions fhewed vou in thole Rules. The next day following you have thus given him his LetbbuJ, two drinkes, let him idmd 5 if you mall finde the blood to bee very bad, take the more from him, if reafonablc good, take the leffe $ but if very good, then draw your cord, and fo doe but give the i^reine vent, and no more, .then afterwards keepe him with warme Mafhes, as is taught you elfc where. The next day after blood-latin-■> Sit&t, Jtveat him like as is prefcribed you in lib. 2. cap. i3. Se8. 28. S. And if you doe difcover any cold in him by any Vomit. iymptomes, then give him the vomit prefcribed you in lib. 2. cap. 2c. SeRA. v. And to prevent any obftrucHons in the Liver, or Lungs, or his Heart any way oppreffed, or otherwife to prcferve the Hood pure, and from cor- rupting ; all which inconveniences may bee a ready meancs to bring your Horfe to his end 5 give him in his powders to fc ^sbvenider, fi^Jct} Powders and other Simples which you par into his^e illit 11 finde in fundry places of this Tieatife; for this Provender. _will refine his blood, and prcferve his Liver from in- fection, and keepe him in perfect health. Thus far Sir, I have declared unto you what I un- derftand of the Caufeof SicknefTe ingenerall. It re- maineth now for mee to inculcate what are the caufes of health and long life, which to bee briefe are twelve f. Caufes cf in number : Viz.* The firft is Nature, good digeition, health & long _anci _g00d Nutriment_; the fecond is moderation in feed- ing and dyet; the third is, moderate labour; the fourth is, moderate ufe of deeping and waking _; the fifth is, moderate

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			--------^_J_____ and Expert Ferrier, 87 eighth nnV 1 ^lcventbis₃ wholefome ayre _: the ninth is' 7 f uf ^excrcifed ^to° ^r°^one after grafle : the tenth is³ ° , ^pt ^from ^raw ^and g^rccne meates: the the elc4 L^t0 ^fufered to eate or drinkc being hot: the end nf� � ^ ^ROt ^to ^be ^dcher ^wa!hed °^r walked at With h«p ^S T^S ^j?^urnics: ^the ^twdfe ^is>^t0 g^e him ?^;^&^^ w^as ^are mentioned. Chapters which are by mee Hyppiatrus. You haveffaken nell* Hyppofe�* k , r _;J -j much as yet you have not inn? . U «,« J,,� /s�. �*,�/:.

		«&§&'� ^Iwi\|¹_r^Si5^: rfe twelve caufe of long ^JV , wh kW ^t0 ^aH^^e>^e"her inwardly or outward- % Art I ¹}^owfocvCr ^theY ^m"ft bee hoJpcn eyther tion. ^? 7 wdnftry, or eile by judgement and difcre- ^ral1 muft^Cn^0re<?^0Ui^muft ^knovv ^that ^whatfoever is nam- . ^andpm^ ^yP^rocced ^irom Z°⁰^ temperature, Wh««,in₃« ^tkz t&f t ^fo"^re ^<iuaiitics °^f ^the «^«- P^atemiv? ^J ^nd ^adecl^uate proportions of tem- j»«ime,ir. ^fon ^at all' ^{arethetruccau}feon₀nalifc₃ by rea- three things ^ttl^lxtUres ^of fuperfluities are againft thefc Nutriment/Fork ^Nature> S^ood<%^ftion, and found Portioned wbei ^and ^nutnmcnc. are then well pro- §^rcat quantity is LeT^ther* ^tl)e ^m?y^fturc ^with ^irs ^twoReheat- tJL. v ^otninant» whereby it devoureth ' ^It)r ^wne" Overmuch heate too fuddenly con- fume th.

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	fave � whereby the Horfe (hall dayly repaire the decay of hh humidity, by fupply of moderate.noun foment and never over-whelme or fuppreffe his heaterwithtoo great abundance of moifturc , nor mixe his Humtdu* locale with too much fupeffluous impurities to extreames are evermore perillous and ill, as well a exceffe as in defed : tor as too much eating ( bc� the meate never fo good and wholelome ) hmdreti crmd diseftion , andWndrcth Crudities, togctnc* Sanivill habit of 3fe Stomack, fo hkewile to* fpare a diet doth as much weaken and decay nature, by reafon that the heate which thereby will■ anfe in t» ftomack, will firft over-charge, and afterward conflUg the Radicall moifturc 5 both which are friends to ficW nette and death. _t The third caufe of long life is moderate labour , ModcL 1- matter very much effeduall to digeftion, and therefor S to long life, dilating, and fprcading nutriment into^ very member of the body: for over-much reft, breeds in the body fupcrabundance of bad humors, which cO leth the body : for want of which moderate exerci> it is as it were caft into a tW and in a manner throug _&lumpimneffe befotted and benummed : iromwcfl doth fpringanother mifchiefe equivalent to the form

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			⁰ ^K* ²« aud Expert terrier, 8<?

		to wit: a collection of excrementall fuperfluities, oc- aiionedthrough Iazineffe and idleneffe, byreafon that dig ft? ^^ant °f^moderate exercife, is not able to m ! !r ^1S ^recei^ve<* nutriment j by which meanes many maladies are ingendred in his body, proceeding from corruption inthebloud, crudities in the ftomacke,and tne hke, becaufe hee hath in his body ( as a man may properly f_ay) averyunke or ftanding-poole of unnatu- rall humours. And therefore I _gi_ve all men this cave- at, «». to bee very careful they doe not put their hor- ies to over-much labour and travell, until! fuch time as they have well dkefted their meate, for that by their immoderate exercife, they over-clog their ftomack,and lothey cannot haveatrueconcodtion, their ftomacks being full j _and their bodies cloyed and over-much ftuf- j ^w"h raw and cruded humours, which through vio- i^ent ^cxercife are difperfed, firft into all the Veincs , ^corrupting the bloud) and from thence into all the infi^tS°-* ^^e ^°^y > ^wn^^e^ ingendreth fo many noyfome nrmities within the body, and fo many loathfome fo- _ti ^nce* without the body,as will not eafily be cured: and f if h i ^fe it doth greatly behoove a man, that his horfe ne love him, and defire to keep him long)his exercife _wjfJ^ther too intemperate, nor too little, burrjrdred Th^JUf^sement ^and ^difcretion° pin ^Urth ^cauf^e of long life is moderate ufe of flee- 4, hea^K¹¹^ ^Waking, for tnefe are the maintenance of Moderate and both^"A if they be had with moderation/^' p . ,^a.^re ^vety noxious othcrwife beyond meafure. or inordinate watchins is a maine enemy to health, cav^l ^and ^c°nfumeth the vitall fpirits, and it de- y<-tn the Humidum Radkale, caufeth maceration and N tferility^

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		9° The Comj)leat Horfe-7van₉ Q _H _A p. 2» fterility, itisan impediment to the operation of tb^cBrawe andfcnte, "begetteth ficcitie in the 5_W> and aridity in the Marro», and worketh the evill efFetf:si^flthe Liver and Lungs. On the otherfidc, immodera^ fleephindreth health, quencheth the naturall heat, ^ What _wanner^confumeththemoyfturein the Body; for il_ccp is but* of ching flee_F vapour afcending from the ftomack to the Brame whicfr ftupificth the Brain for a feafon, and during that tit& ltmakeththebody fenfleire; and the fooner it being proyokedbyover-much feeding, Huffing, andfilhW the belly; and therefore it greatly itandeth a man tf pon that hee hath a vigilant care to his horfe his fleepe, that it bee moderately taken, forasl faid but now # too much deep is noxious, fo alfo too little is as prejudr % The fifth caufe of health, and health and fnno i;fr is Moderation ,w _arPclt _r�~* l^� u� ■ ■ ? .'^J.^"«i ana long lirei' infpmd.ngu. ^th« .g^r^^at care bee had.in keeping your Horfe frome' pon M«es, cefle in ipending himfelfe upon Mares/or that h> Deaths Harbcnger, by reafon it doth after a moft violent man- ner, confume the fpirits, dcbilitateth thefiomack , drf .-tth up the brMne and marrow* - and therefore the re' ion why a Gelding (if hee bee kept free from futfctsyM* longer lived then the Storicd-Horfe: SolikewifetV reafon why a Mule, being a mixed creature, (howbeit* Monftcr in nature ) is longer lived then either of them J for that his juftmg ( howfoevcr without fruit )S kinde is but once onely in the whole courfe of hs life; and therefore Icould wift,th«onc Horfe bee not fuffr- red to cover above three Mares at the moil through%* the whole yeare, and thatfrom the yearesofhifco*' ining to fixe, until! hee hath attained twelve \ and no longer ₅ for when a Horfe hath once feene twelve yearc⁵

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	^B°0_K. 2
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________________I And Expert Terrier. 91' wi.trebvh"- <$ ' ^naturc ^Wiil then begm to decay, can prove r ^allnot ^bGe able to beget Colts which his yono _v ^^0od ^and Serviceable, as thofe hee begat in thisa&^& J^tarcs^For befides (hard and toylfome labour) dull him ^C?^lty ^W"^h ^MarCS > ^doth more weaken and verbe K .J >'°^u. cannot bee ignorant of the old Pro- fle ' ^WJllcr* iaithj Qmne ammd pofi Ceitum tri- pS^&yt ^0f ^lonS^lifc i^oderate riding in long « ",;? ⁱ ^ ^lntcmpcrate driving his hear frnm t\S Moderate mward.into the outward parts </th"b_odv � ZZ�** nite hn ^vchement ^as that it rauft needs prove an infi- the Horf°^Ur ^U,^n�0_r^nacure>^fo inflaming the blmd, that if ^clcan_c i t^at J ^inftant ^bce ^not ^very ^emP^ty^and Rether !. u\ -?' ^the MmImAhumours* being mixed to- fed into^i? ^th�S^h ^the- ^violence ^ther^eo^f> ^d%r- then afudd T¹"? P^art ^and member of the bod_h and ^doth inftantl" ^d ^taken ^uP^on «(which rarely faileth) gealethic Jf^tr^^e ^and corrupt the �W, and con- Horfe_: _ef_D � ,? ^Unavoydable periil of the life of the ^bec either iff ^^^a^^ter ^t^^& ^lntemperate riding, hee ^as many of r^tC> ^drmkc» ^or ridden into the water, , todoe7M^youriurly^andlazy* Groomes arc accuftomed ⁿy long j o J ^COun.^cc^ therefore is, that when you have ^iuhibittv_a!k^r-^neyinIlaD'^s l^'thistravellbee moderate, butfofoor;¹^¹¹¹^ ^afhing, or giving him cold water ; him into the s°^Uk * ^d^^mounc �^m> l^ct h^^s Keeper have through all the* ^WeUUttered,and throughly rubbed ^drv, let him be cf*^⁰^^tlis ^bocly ^C^ ^^ce ^b^^e throrow.- ^reaiOuable time S^danci ^ttoP^ed ^UP WWm* and at a J *« htm have white water.

		N 2 The

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	92 The C^om^^eAt Horfe-man, Chap.²* y. The feventh caufe of health and long life, is; whol" VVhcliom Air. fome ayre and foyle, cleane keeping, painfull and good drefling, the Stable kept neat, fweet, andwarmej his food old, fweet, cleane, and dry, well fifted and lhaken, and freed from duft andlfilth; his litter fweet and dry, and all wet and old litter removed from under his feete and manger, and let all evill favours be removed frofl* about the Stable. g_# The eighth caufe of health and long life is, not to Not to travd! fuffer yourHorfe to.be travelled or exercifed too foonc ^t0ng°* ^Sf�e ^afteryou ^have ^takcnhim ^from§^raffe5 ^umi11 ^mch time ⁸" ^e* ashee beethorowly purged and cleanfed from his hr perfluous and bad humours, which he gat by being at in time of his reft, and full feeding, which cef tainely are not a few; butheereofI have fufficientl/ fpoken before in this very Chapter, and therefore I pafle it over. 9. The ninth caufe of health and long life is, not to VwoTwL ^foffcr ^him ^t0 ^cate ^any ^raw> ^or grcenc mcate whileft be _m<ate. * {hall be kept in the Stable, for that fuch dyet doth be- get many bad and humours oppugnant to nature � a* Feavers, Surfcts, Yellowes, StaversjAnticors, Morfoun' ding , and the like ; all which will debilitate Nature, and endanger the breeding of many defperate difeafes, to the perill as well of .the Horles life, as health, if extraordinary care bee not had ( by way ofpreveir tion)m very good time 3 by the diligence ot an Expert, ferrier. ^a ^l The tenth caufe of health and long life is, by kee- Notto'cate Pⁱⁿg J^m\^HorJ^e_u^from meate and drinlc whileft hec% whiifthecis not, for that doth weaken the heart and fpirits- it'M " so enemy to the Appetite, anddigeftion, engendreth Oppiiati©n^s»

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Book. 2.

_t - - ~~�■-~~

________ 4## Expert; Ferrier_m q+>

maladies aT' ^brcede<h Feavcrs, and many other
de_ath. ' ^1S ^vcr^ ^often ^the occafion of fuddain

vervnL^ClT^Cntu ^caufeof ^health ^and^Iong^life ^is> ^t0bce 1V

wafwK «' ^V⁰*^ not permit your Horfe to be No.t,b

bee
wa-

Xheha^K^^¹^⁰^ ^0rtravell> ifmhisna-Sl^w«?

ofHrnve fpoken iurWly in the fa 2?; Sd^

to ufeV^Welfth ^and ^kft ^caufe ^of ^hcalch and lone life is, m.
cer_r,i_tt.T^St0P^utand ^mixe ^witb his Provender, ^T»-*<«

SXPS^ ^thfpr^dcr ^of ^Annifceds «*:Kfi�

Brimftn, ' ^Gr(?^fFenugnck, Turmerick, Bay-berries or vender,
camnanern ^whl^Lilly roots frnall chopped _r Enula-
wiic drycdan^C]^,₁ S^recne/^nd newly gathered, other-

%iol ?^cntoliBepor^dcr'^or ^therootsof

lowes H, T?^e ^ke ^or ^lts P^owder) Savin, Marfh-Mal-
^c"hcr fin n ¹¹°P^e3Hort>hound_> or Colts-footc: thefc
dryed an ? ■ ^choPP^ed ^if Y^ou give them ereenc , or elfe
him k ?^U'^en ^ln Powder,. which Simples will keepe

^t0 Purl l n^{lpCrfedhealth}' for their vermes are
refolve _tk . ' prevent Obftru&ions, open and

ferve the^C k5*^r ³ ^c00*^e ^the ^Bloud ⁵ ^and P^re"
health. ^w"ole ftru&ure of the Body in excellent

Thus have I r r �

dared thereafo ^^cclnt% as I have beene able) de-

the true caufes of h ^f ^fi,^c,^kncffc ⁱⁿ gencrall, together with

■whermf �,;i i ^uealth and lone life, the contrarieties

^Qt Will engender in your Horfc, infirmities and

N 3 death;

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		... ■-.» .-,,«.-., ■ I .»■■ ■■"■ .-~~�1 .........~~� ■ II-~~-� M~~l ""■■■'■ I ■ ■! ■ �■■,■, *l~~l-l.~~'.U. . .>«..,..* ■ .. I ■~~J..~~"- '** ?4 The fimpleat Harfe-mM, Chap.2*

			death: for the fenfitive Bodies as well of all other crea- tures as of Horfes,are often (upon the leaft caufe given) difgufted & brought out of joynt & temper,by real on of the affiduall wariare of the never-ceafing-jarring Ele-< ments, that it not a little importeth a rnafters care to looke very narrowly into the ftate of his body. For put cafe that time and experience doe approve the contra- riety of the before named inherent qualities of Heate, Cold, Dryneffe, and Moillure, the formall caufcs or all intrinfecali difeafes, the continuance and unpercei- vable lingring in them , together with the true caufe of their ifuddaine and untimely death � Yet is there meanes as cafily to be iound, as well for the prevention ofallenfuinglicknefTe (if wee will but apply our care and diligence) before it approacheth , as for the able curing of them when they are come, and palpably per- ceived � according to the opinion of famous galea, who faith: Hee that preventeth the caufe of ficknefle, preventeth theficknes itfelfe : for take away the caufe and theeffecT:followethnot. Hyppophyltu. You have fpoken well Uyppofrm up* this fhbje6t; but yet your laft Article is not without difficulty, in that you doe advife to adminifter certaint powders, and other fimples unto a Horfe in his Proven der, which {hould conferve him in health, and prevent all inward difeafes in him. I cannot certainely but approve very much hereof, in that they bee moil fovc- raigneinfuch cafes you fpeake of, but the manner oi adminiftring them, is the thing I much ftand upon, knowing right well that thefe fimples ( or the greater part of them ) are of ftrong and offenfive fcents and fmels, and others areas fardifguftfull andunpleaiant to

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			Book. 2.
			Book. 2.
		____ and Expert Ferrier, �5 dV�n�^/^h�reby he may very eafily be induced by ly forfat�u- JP^0wders and fimples,to loath and utter- ly ^etUs Provender. TOeiSST* ,?^lr3 ^you ^obi^e�t ^welI> nevertheleffe, give (weffllV⁰,¹ ^you? ^that ^incafes of this nature,, life \vm K ^ma ^CS P^^crfea:ne{rc ^: True it is, that horfes fimolef Lf," T^t{T ^�tom ^thefe ^ki^e of drugs and thc� 5ZSu ^thCu^? i^aveYou nofeare , for rather n t^c bit h, °^atC ^hlsProve^rat all, hunger will his Provedfrnrn°n'f" ^aT^Cl1 ^thofe ^Po^ers, as t^Li* * Prided you doe not offend him? by E ^g ^ln,-°? §^reat ^a quantity at once,but by deereS perfeft ^a 5 ^at ^a ^tirne> ^tiU ^cuftome ^hath ^madc ^h� cov d_aL ^m_J°^ft ^ccrtaine ^ic is, that fome horfes are fo provoke S³ ^and ^choyce ^feedcrs>^as ^that y°^u can hardly others the ?^t0f^ate ^any ^Pr°vender at all j whereas ^nl _make ,^who ^are ^fo g^reat Seders, as that they foall lav b"? ^to ^dcv°^ure ^whac meate foever you ^wftich a ffn ,^re_a^them; ^for ^h ^is ^very ^homeIy viands, y°n jfhall fi i o^mack.^e will refufe : nevertheleffe if take thefe v!^ ^thac ^vour ^Hori"^e cannot bee brought to ■fcmetimfc i°^gS ^Wlth ^his Provender, .you may then P^lcs»with^dm_A^ln^^et of thefe Powders and other fim- drinks^ _an J>� .Jj? ^or Beere, giving it him as you give good to be 5 ^W Suffice � howbeit it will do him more ^Hyppiatr\|s^Ven ^m ^hi-^S P^rovcnder- jfjorfe to WeferJ^u¹ " °^e ^ ^^m& ^tQ ^" �^Ven ^u'■ the bloud ? ^e'Liver from infetting, and to refine Hyppoferu \ u* ^ft_r^redin this cafe, bmL °^Wf ^^any ^thifS^S ,^admini" ^Li�topre- ^oHtoJim ₀f the o^ ^VCry ^bcft�> ^t0 ^take ^the roote f_trye. i vt cne Uke , to wafhitjj and to make it very

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		q$ The Compleat Horfe-m&n, C h a p. ²*

			very cleane j then cut or chop it very fmall, then take Liver-wort, one handfull, fmall chopped alfo , and w much Rubarb as the weight of a teller, either cut very fmall, or grated : give him this in his Provender thre^eor foure mornings together fading, and give him no meate in three houres after, and let his drink be whit^ewater for that day, and give him this monthly, and onceinhalfea yeare, make tryall of his bloud to fe^chow pure or foule it is, and adminifter accordingly, Hyppophylus. / pray yon Hyppoferus, what is the trttt nature of, Ruharb I whether is it purgative or binding I Hyppofcrw. Truely Sir, Rubarb hath too contrary natures: for if you cither fcrapc, grate> or cut it j the^ is k a loofener, for it diffolveth and openeth the Live?) and expelleth the obftru&ions thereof; it expulfeth a^ badhumours in and about the heart, liver, and fpleem'i itcleanfeth the body, andfendeth away the peccant htf' mours among the excrements, and all fuch things & may annoy or offend the imrayles: But if you fhal* pound or beat Rubarbe in a Morter, or otherwife, th^cfpirit thereof being a fubtile body, will Tranjtre and fly^eaway, whereby the operation thereof will be to bincto and be no way profitable. fiypfophylm. Let this fuffice for the prefent, I have d^ taincdyoutoo long from your particular affairs j it no^ grows late, and therefore I will rake leave till our ne¹meeting, which (God willing) fhalbe to morrow at tty* fame houre, at what time I fhall not fayle you, for th^�Idefireafinallendofthisbufineffe: wherefore for t^^lSprefent 1 will take leave, recommending you both¹⁰G°d. -_v*

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Boo

K. 2.

aud Expert Ferrier.

G HAP. III.

°ffuck things which are of neceflity to bee knowne by

every expert Ferrier, before he doth

adventure to admimfter.

Hyppophylut.

Itherto Hyppiatrm wee have procee-
ded orderly, and your^{fervant
Hyppefertts hath difcourfed very ao
curately and pithily : Neverthe-
leffefome things there bee which
yet he hath not put home enough,
�whereby I have not received that
full fatisfa&ion I defire.

difcuflefuT"iv^⁵ ^S"^^cnce ^wee^aremet ^^creagaineto
felfc. _m ."rings whereof you defire to informe your

^tls&ed<^S^^havey°^u Myand;,fubftantiallyia-

cerncth" *< *^ be;) in every poynt, which might con-
pofe _yo" ^S °^ur ^mbje&; wherefore I intreate you to prd-

i ,. ^tSi ^and l°°'k in what Hypp'ofem may faile,
^'lenc¹- - - � -^J -

p. Si

may perldveS^^^that *5 ?f�*^that H ^^

^if as things occurS, ^me (^1C being none ofthclbeft)
queftionS^ t^t0 ^my thoughts, I fhould aske any
HUemonthat mights happen toWput of feafon and

O order,

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		₉Z The C<M$^eAt Horfe-matf, Cha^J;

			order, yet you will not take it ill that I fhould interrupt him or you in your difcourfes. Hyppiatrus. No truely Sir, will I not, and therefo^ begin to make your demand, zndHyppofertu (hall gi^^cyou anfvver. Hyppophylw. I thanke you, then thus:. As touching the compofition of the body oi the Horfe, more I grafl¹might have been.fpoken in words, but not more to pUf pole j fora man to run into divifions and fub-divifiofl⁵> were but to beget confufion in the unlearned Reader? (fuchare your ordinary Smiths for the moftpart, (oi whofe inftru&ion I do principally undergoe thefe paiiW and to fend him away worfe fatisfied in his judgement then before. Whereas a plaine and fuccincx method doth more edifie and inftruft him then the oth^ can doe. I therefore demand of you Hyppoferw, th^{forafmuch as you have fpoken well of thefoure E^ ments; to wit, Fire, Ayre, Water, and Earth, yetha^ you not demonftrated their natures, or where they a^ placed. For true it is, myfelfe , and a,ll. mendoeptf' fe&ly know, that thefe foure Elements are not the¹⁵foure materiall and vifiblc Elements which weedaj$ behold and make ufe of, as things moft ufefull for us^ wards the fuftentation of our livelihood : being cz&,* turcs, without which wee cannot live : but I wotf^ gladly have you (hew what their true natures bee, b&$ things incorporate, and therefore concealed from o^ eyes : I would alfo know in what parts they doe raig¹' and have thek identity or being. Jiyppcjerm.* Sir, as touching the natures of thefef^ Elements, I have fufficiently made appeare unto y°^a>L CApitHkpv4cedtnHi$nt inimi^\m* as touching th^e y J

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		Boo_K <y ; ~ . -----� � and Expert Terrier. 99 meⁿ_n^dts^Pwh-t 1°^Ur ^dcma"d> I fay, that thefe foure Ele^- f_romtr ^lc[j^be in nature fodiffonant and diitin<a one can bee ° '' ^as ^that ^notmng ^can bee more, no white yon m i*⁶ °PP°^fitc t® biackc_; neverthelefle that ft h; ,y^kn°w thefe Elements, I thus averrc. The Fire Thence of Moofe.%^H^,B,,?^ltei,ci8^llbour' oradjoynii«totlieiS^,"«- ncxr therefore naturally hot: Ayre is placed ter L^U=,?° ^K⁵,^and ^therei°re naturally light. The Wa- movft T^Ci^lu,^ntothe ^A^V ^and therefore naturally but \cL_r a ^ ^mf ,^1S ^cltua~^te ^ncxt ^to ^the ^Water> nowcttj and out of that reafon , naturally heavy. thatF ^S ^theit ^VertUCS all the learned doe hold, nerat ^ ^mcanes ^0r "^s heate, exciteth matter to ge- I- ay �¹⁰?³. ^and °^ccafi°^neth warmth in every living bo- "** ^fuchev [f^doth ^riP^en ^thing^s ^raw andundigefted, in is of _a ^c ^and f^btile wife, as that the Ayre, which b_0el_y J¹?^* g^r°ffe nature, may the better enter into the foft _m^aj^lng^acommixture with the Fire, whereby al- th_e Wa ^atet^ ^t^^e ^^eatc °f^the Fi^fe 3^tne coldncffe of te_ffi0pr^ter> and the dryneffe of the Earth, fo as dif- reafonof¹³⁷ ^the ^ oppreffe the iWj. The Ayre by _Ayre⁴ceive it "^s ^moy^ftnefle maketh the matter apt to re- Fire ksn^UraU ^ftaP^c' ^and through the inftind of the fubtileas ^tUra11 ^heatej ^caufing ^the mixt 5o^j«as well by thev kJP⁶¹¹^¹^ ^as well Light and moving, where- »«the iK_r"^Cltllcr ^t0° groffe nor too heavy, and with- burning heatp⁰⁰^? ^and ^abateth ^thc extremity of the third Biased u ^Hem> ^Liver>^&c- ^As ^touching ^the 3. trough the r«u^W�^ch ^is Water, its nature is, th#fWater. tcth ana w� P ^there°f " ccmeealeth, conglutina- ^m_b^aen tn^?^hln ^mixt **&& tne parts and ^&ers together, to wit, $***> Bones, and ^5 O 2 10

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		_1QO The Comfort Borfe-man, C h a p. $> fo as the Water by meancs of its coldnefTe doth tempe* and affwage the violent heat of the Fire , and the coV- denfity of the Aire , colle&ing thofe things together 4. which they otherwise would have diffevered. And-^5 E ^iIth- touching the Element of Earth, its nature is by meane ofitsdryneffe and Siccity, in mixt Bodyes, fo tohard^ and fatten them together, as that having once affura^ their fhapes, it caufeth them to retaine and keepe thetfb which otherwife by the force of the other Element would be fo laxandloofe, as not to be able to hold W gethcr, wherein I could produce many familiar inftaiV ces, which for brevities fake I am inforced to omit. 3ti^lthe opinion of the beft phyfitians is, that when any nattf' rail Body dyeth, the fubftance thereof returneth back ' gaine to thofe Elements from whence they came. Thtf⁹you may plainely fee, that Fire is naturally hot j a^ therefore feparateth: Aire moift, and therefore givetb Shape: Water cold and therefore bindeth : and Earth drie, and therefore naturally hardneth,and kecpeth '$ irnprelfion: W fierefore in ;any Malady in- a Horfe,' dp'* fervebut this one Rule, viz,..tha.t when at any time $ Inflammation ftiall arife in the Body, be you confident^ proceeds of Fire, and therefore you muft adminift^cf(if you will pcrforme a right Cure ) things contrary ^l° that Element; to wit ^ what may be-agreeable to fci& and Water, wlierby to moiflen, coolc, and allay th^erage oCthe heat. If it be a flux ofBloud, or the like, pr⁰' ceeding from the abundance of moifture; which tak^ its origin from the Element of Aire, then muft you af \|ly Medicines which.may conwive with the par^' whofe drynelTe may harden iuch moifturR If it p°J cced oicoldRbumeSyGX* the like, whereby the infir^v

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	Book. 2.
	Book. 2.	and Expert Ferrier. ioi
		and Expert Ferrier. ioi

then S^^0UrJ^C ^from ^thc Element of Water; you muft ofFir^iⁿA ^fHedicines ^cohcrin§ ^with ^the Element and m a ^e ⁵ ^which mav be able through its heat na moyiture to expell all cold and sroffe humours. �u-u «' ^lftheg"efebee Maingcnelfe, or trie-like, wmch commcth from thc Earth, which be dry and a- na inteaxous dtfeafes, then muft your applications bee foil Tr^thC ^Ekment ^of ^Hre > wWe nature is to dif- that hLt^CCK^1V� ^hum°^UrS,^: ^wherefore (I fay againe > rn!, ? '"J ^° P^redomina� is affwaged by the meanes of moiftneffe and coldneffe_: too glat moift- aaT^Y ^heateand dryneflc, over-much coldnes by heat and drynefle, and too great a proportion of dryneffe by Hyppophylus. But then tell mee, J pray you, bee there no other elements ,. or beginnings in Irvine Bodies , more then thefe foure before named? , Xyppfcrus. No Sir, not any other which have their beginnings: buc there are two other which the Lear- ned doe terme proper Elements: 'viz, the Insendrine of Seed, and Me^rud Bloud 5 but thefe {I fay) do aflumc their eflence from the other foure Elements, whereby, Sr^C?^ea^' ^which otherwife they could nor, ra_ therefore are fubordinate to them, and they take and* S&^ll?'_f paying_fp9ken fuffciently<ofthe-natures Humours i ^lM« foure Elements : what fay you to. the Uyppoferuf T r " nnmher wiiirV, S ^that ^the 'Humours are alfo foure in The four m accordino <T ^uians.doe_;ftile the firft qualities ,^�>.* S, ^g^/ ^S7 ^^Ve forrnerly intimated: and thefe lourcatfi.Bloud, Phlegme, poller, and Melancholy.- Bloud 6 3 being

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		Ida The fampleat tiorfe-many C h a r. J* being fweet in tafte, phlegme, neither fweet, bitter, n«# fowre, and therefore of no tafte, or if of any, ( like to that of good Oyle) rather fweet then other wife � chol' lev is bitter in tafte : and Melancholy is fowre in tafte: So as by thefe taftes you may diftinguifli them: afl^ thefe Humours have reference or neere affinity unt0 the foure Elements, for like as I have before agnized? Bloud is of the nature of the ±Ayre ₅ Phlegme <�� the water , choller of the Fire, and Melancholy of.tttf Earth : and thefe Humours have their particular abode and refidence in the 6ody_t abfolute and peculiar to therfl' felvcs; as Bloud hath his abiding in and about t\& Heart j phlegme in the Braine, choller in the Livery and Melancholly in the Spleene, whereby we may the bsttct come to know what Complexion raigneth in ever/ Horfe, as alio how hec is naturally qualified and difeo- fed : for the Horfe that is of a Sanguine Complexiei commonly a Bright Bay, who is ofdifpofition joviaUi wanton, or merry, agile and of motion temperate, nei' thcr too fiery y nor too dull or melancholly � Yoitf Milke-white is of Complexion phlegmatique, whofe pt<T pertv commonly is to be lunt, heavy, and flow; You* Bright-Sorrell hath commonly reference to choller, and hee is naturally for the moft part fiery, hot, and' ev<* free-mcttlcd, but yet of no great ftrength � Your Moufc Dun and fuch like rufty and fut-colours are commonly of a Melancholy Complexioni"j and they bee ordinarily G& wa^ly, faint-hearted, fobje&tofiarting, floathfu% reftife, ftubborne, difobedient, revengeful!, &_c but * thefe complexions bee rightly fymbolized, and doc¹¹meet in one and the lame Horfey* according to each on& proper nature, they doe perfbrme their functions** they.

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Boo-

Ated Expert Ferrkr. «

*niainethfoi,n/ ^ ^harmony» whereby the #«#
^ordif^reeni^ .^an^^healthy^: but if there bee difcord
"^bother?¹" ^Elemcnts ^and Humours, there
poore JW� _r tf *r ^thc Complexio/ts, and then doth the
Health. ^rforitto ^the ^da"ger both ofLifeand

**�Z^PP0&: ^lJZ^Qr_u underftood that there are cer-
of every H_orr7 , ^doe "^maine in the Body
_Ywi 7 «°rje _: doe you know them Hyppofe-

in number^Jt'J o°^e'- ^andtheybeefaydtobee two , ._An- ,

u� *. . .^spwtt Animal h*»U

the Braine^

^ and power

iyd of the sinnews.» and the

Writvk_aa_maZ IT ^cay^dof ^the ^W/*5�- andthe
Jy ^caufe of thl ^a°°^dc,^ln ^the ^Hean> which is the one- Spirit Viuti.
^ththe_B/Llw^efliveheatc ^thcrcof> ^whiGh ^difP^
FortheH�ndrr^^Part ^and ^member of theJ^v.
different, the 2�2*^^aref equality abfolutely

^cold: and fay? } \ ^the *^r^ ^is asextreamely
this pl_ace> ¹⁰ ^hereot n^ds not any more befpokenin

firmitics � L^US" ⁵«J *»*) not /»man conjetture to what in-
Comple_xi_0n^^w Horfes may proudly bee fubjett by thf*.

great advantaJ?^' ^V^^ry ^eafiI^ y^ca ^and ^that with fo
expert and s&iKtP¹⁰� ^to ^th? Cure, iUhzFerrier bee
Medicines, as that*"u- ^maklng ^and applying of his
^e horfe that is of r5 ⁿS ^can ^be ^more- For example, The j.Tc..ft
^with- apleafantand ;k^Urr^Clther Bngbt-by, or Dark-bay,^k�"') ^bv^
P *wnt and cheerful! countenance, or if he be a ^ComP^Ux °»-

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	~~!i»4 n The CompUat Horfe-man, C h a Pj white Flea-kitten, white-Lyard, or *w with a vbitrfi}* or race downe the face, or white-ioote _; if hec bee pi either of thefe colours, we hold him to be of a Sangu0 of the San. complexion, and in H«rjfc$ of this complexion the Elem^ KTion⁰"¹" of Aire is moft predominant, and they be commonly jj nature affable, well-metled, adive,and of goodftrengW but the Maladies whercunto they are moft ufually in^cl' dent are Leprofie5,Glanders,Confumptions, & the lik^ yet thefe Horfesaxe frequently of fo able ConftitutionSj as that they have vigour enough to endure goodanj* ftron<T Medicines: provided thefe Medicines be not to⁰ hot, but cooling. The Horfe-which is Milke-white,Teio'fh dunne, Sanded, ot pie-bold $ thefe take more from tn.^e Of the Fieg. Element of Water than from any of the other thrcfj maticfe Com- _anc\| _thefe we fay are of a Flegmatique Complexio'¹' _rUxion. _and they are naturally flow, dull, heavy, and nefh °^f wafh of their fle(h; and they bee moft inclined to V°\ feSjRhumes, paincs in the head,Stavers, Yellowes, arj ■the like , and thefe Horfes can undergoe good ftrG# Medicines, if there bee caufe to adminifter fuch; && vided thefe Medicines bee not made of Ingredicnts,tb* bee not over cold. . The Horfe whofc colour is Moufe-Dunne, Ch?\| nut, Browne, or of a foote-colour, or Iron-Grey; th^c _0flheMel_an. are commonly of a Melancholy Complexion, participates ckoly Com- more of the earth, then of any of the other Elemen¹' pieion. by which meanes they are of nature dull, heavy, jfe* ged, reftife, faint-hearted, &c. and therefore raqM clined to Inflamations in the Spleene, Siccity, and 'far-, ty in the Liver, to the Dropfey, Frenzy, and the l$J, thefe Horfes are better able to endure ftronger M^e ^ cines then any of the former,. provided thofe Medici^

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andmoift. ThiS⁸?^¹^ but inch as arc both cold out any _WrnWu^fe ^whofe ^colour ^is cole-Black,with- ^rell> or the lilfj T u ^dcf^pe ^I?ⁿ-^Grey₃ ^a Bright-Sor- Chokrick Co i ■ ^c°loured Horfes wee fay bee of a ^ntofF.V^luT >/^ndth^ Partake more of theEle- or _the _chole. that tW. ³ l any other of the threeformer, for ^nck complex- GainedIXhlT^ ^Hery' ^hot> ^to° ^frcc' �»hare-^,OH- doe no Zm'Z ^theF� ^mu? bee very carefull he at any time fffohel ?^g ^ 1j^dne ^tof"^ch ^a Horfc y uinc, ror lo he may f₀₀n deftroy him knSfe ^But P.%;^, I would'bee _gI_ad to foure c₀ J/ ^Cmf^n that Horfe is₃in whom all the Rorfe thl -ⁿ\ ^oe Pyntlymectc, as namely in that Dapple C ^1S ^eUi^er °^f ^a Browne-Bay, or a Dapple-Bay, ^a Red-Ron!^Y'^a ^Bu^kc,^k,^fu11 °^ffllvCr ^haW Black-Rone ^ivone₎₀rthehke. ' ^thenffiTf' ^Si,^r>^as ^x ^cannot g^ivc you more Elements^-, . y°^u mot riT <^bef ^ore ^nam<;^d '�^lb ¹T^noc ^able ^to s^ive �&�� ^Hoiemav ^C ^ComP^lextonS 5 but yet that one "eetingin one noueh _aL^Paf^tIclP^ate ^ofthem all, is a thingpofliblee-?rt'^ch* ?^ea «i the �� ^^J^^^ofaUotherjiSfeS^- r^«« j P^erfca: For W/^ in whom the foure able of 11! u ^mcetc> ^cannot ^but bee the beft and moft ^and for i°, >, ^ ^and ^the b^ for jhape ₃* for colour, Wfocvej? thi ^foundeft and moft healthy _h for nevertheleOb 2 ^may accidentally fall into infirmities ₃and therefore \vh^y ^are ^not ^naturally^inclinabletoany, cafion to adminift * * ^Fcrricr ^fta11 ^at ^anJ^timc have oc- ^cumfpea:thephvfi^,i^UL^tothern5 ^hee ^^ft bee very cir- ^ding to the nature of a ^^ ^adminift^rcd ^accor' ' nature ot the dxfeafe, and hee mtift exa-
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		io$ The Comple&t Horfe-man, . C h a mine both the caufe and time of his firft languifhing j ^swhether it bee a fickneffe newly taken, or long befo#» whether it proceeded of a Surfeit, Hard-riding, Eyi* dyet, &c. by which meanes hee may adminifter^ phyfick (whether Pills, Potions, cr Cl'iiters) themO^f5 i'ccurely: For medicines given upon a firft fickneffe,ai» before theHorfebee farre fpent and weakened through the diftemper of the malady, may bee compounded $^c > ftronger, and will worke to more effecl:,but after a \o$> fickneffe, when as the ftirits bothvitall and a»tma& ^c' enfeebled, the elements are in open rebellion each o$ againft the other, and the humours in a confufed 4 ftemper; then (I fay) mult the phyficali medicine be $ tempered and ordered, ib as that nature muft bee aifi#' ed, but no way further perplexed or troubled, whereW the evill humours muft bee fent away, the body clean$\| and acquitted of the caufes of its diftemper, and then ^{will not bee long before the poore creature may* reco\'4 ftrength and fanity, and fo repaire daily the decay ^ his former ftate of health. Hyppophyius. Have doe you hold the caufes of fickneffe? ThecaufM of Hyppofem. Ifyou meanethe caufes of fickneffe W fickncffs defi- ply,'you muft underftand, that all Maladies and S'xK ^ned" neffe of what nature foe ver they bee, are apBs and eviP ditfojitions (as learned Phyfitians doe call them) unfl' turall, which doe proceede,and are,as it were, the Pf curfors which doc meft violently hale and pull ficknc^ after them, and thus in a word doe they define the &* fes of fickneffe, and not other wife. ^^ Hyppophyius. H_m many forts of caufes be there I . I TwoMufejof Hyppeferm. Oiiely two degrees , ihx., Intrinfecd °° fickn ffc. Extrinfecatt; the Intriuficd* arc thofe which are ing^cdj

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Boo_K j '^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ~^_ ' � ana Expert Terrier. 107 vifibletotr.¹¹^¹¹⁶^' ^and ^thcrc^^Gre cannot bee made tomes � TI ° ^ ^^Ut ^are ^made ^knowIie ^by ^their fynp- more _Mfiijr ate ExtrinfecaU, and therefore are wlw r ^y.Covered and known'e by outward obied. ^refore they nccdc no further difcourfe. vwne^ ^^US' ^Hm(toe yeu define fickne�fe as it & in its tlHnSn^;,^^⁰ ' °^r ⁷^> ^1S ⁿ°^ne ^0thcrS.ckaefi-_e A trmflcan ift which is contrary to nature. For all in- fined. UDon tho ^T, ^moft commonly poffefie and feize Feave pT^°^C ^Wj' ^and ^th0fe ^aremoft frequently ties! ^? ^ ^ ^Convulfiohs,e&V. Other infirmi- parts oTrif /°^e ^atlac^ 3 ^but ^onety certaine members or Surtclt u-^y ⁵ ^as ^Colds ^which ^doe perplex the bead, vens p ^W 1 ^h ^doe ^ann°y^thc ftomack, and Splents, Spa- ttitife 11 r ' ^and ^^awes ^m ^fhe ^ey^es> ^and ^c^^e ^^^c ^ex" kdiesl ^rances3^^ut more forts of infirmities and raa- eafilv "f^ver knew, every feverall of which may molt warA ⁿ Palpably bee difcovered as well by their in- Hy ^S°^U-^tWard%^ncs«.* »iwi ^ ^^ id jour opinion as touching the ad- rttJL^°f^'^fs,^tPotions_i and clifters to afukeborfe₃to differ % ⁿ ^ better to apply them 'very warme , or but in- rr - heed^?!^^* ^ ^eVen ^m ^tmS ^^ P°^int ^is ^a fp^eCiall Hew to apply Medic- ^care *^� ^to ^bec ^had ^arid ^take!1>°^r ^y §^vins "^w!^rd ^ttedi" undoe^T°^r ^lifters too warme, a Fcrrier may eafily "' t₀ cure ^and ^utterty deftroy^the H? ^^e would labour i_n _tL ,^: yea with as great facilitie, as if he gave him for v ^^iace ^of ^a ^wholeforae Cwdi^y* a formall /wjifa* .- CreZ°^U ^muft ^underftand that a korje of all other living ^8rey i can worfe indure to receive inwardly hoc
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		Xo8 The Compleat Horfe-man, Chap. 3' things, by reafon that he is inwardly Co extreamly h^otby nature, and therefore whatfoevcr thing is to be 3<J' miniftrcd to him, ought not to bee more than bloud warmeatmoft, by any mcanes, for that nothingc^ be more noxious to him than the endangering theYc^ ding of his Sttmaek and Intrayles-, befides, let his drin^ and inward medicines be given him in the moft leifurC ly manner you are able , for feare of fuffocating hin? 5 neither fuffer any man (as I have feene many ufe to do) to pinch his Gullet or wind-pipe,, whereby he is provokc* to cough moft violently, for it is a thing moft dang^e' rous both to hiswinde, and caufeth oft times flefM ftuffe like to the Garget to grow in his throat Now & theadminiftrmgof Pils, Balls, and fuch like medicine* littic advice is required, if they bee not made too sre»& onely if you take forth his tongue firft, and then put th^ up into his mouth, you, cannot doe amifle, but of th»* method no man can be ignorant. Hyppophilus. what time isk'eft wherein toadntimW your Medicines to afick horfe.. The time wle Hyppoferm. Evermore in a morning failing, unle# » actomaler, _up0� urgent occafion. ( as in cafe of fudden and dange- rous fickncffe, which may happen to fall out upon* iudden accident;) and the longerhee bee kept ilsM from meate and drinke, as well before he taketh $ Fttyficke, as after , ic. will bee the better � for bv th^rmeanes his medicine will worke the more kindly in b Bod, for he ought to bee kept from eating and drink** at leaft three houres before and after ^dnatmn Hyppophilus. /, it requifite he be exercifed after the j kmg of hu Pbyjiem medicines i* ttfac esercife Hyppoferw.. Sir, a little moderate exercife is very & ■MyiC^:<xS^ thereby his Phyficke may worke the beV?

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		Book 2 j---------------:-----�----'--------------------- -_______" ^&nd Expert Ferrter. ig<? "^dtkcfo^7aTto trot him upon fo eafie apace as and do ^t0 ^takc» ^otherwifc ^t0 ^walke ^him ^UP the (na^Wner°^Ut ^be ^win&^e* ⁱⁿ the warme Sunne , by hp rf i° ^a ^<l^uartet of an houre, but then fofoone as u- cometh into the Stable , let his Stall bee littered be- jore hand well, then prefently cloath him up, and flop u- _v^warme j and keepe the aire from him, neither let us peeper goe from him i₀ three or foure houres, but well f-^nve^iseiesupon him continually, obferving Ze c h ^PT^urf> ^and ^as occafion may require, let him neceflar * ^F ^and ^fupply ^the " �^th ^a11 ^thin§^S the f/%° ^P >* May a man attaine to any knowledge of or Z >^W ⁱⁿ^Hⁿⁱ°n rf ^ horfe by ohfetlMmhis Ordure excrements ? ^^m^^erM' ^Ycsmayhe Sir, and that very much _; in- °^rEwc' ha /r ^l ^WOuld ^advifc ^a11 ^careiul1 Fcrriers who ^me0!S* bef©² ^a K ° ^attaine reputation by their Art, that rhe/p ^y ^d°^e ^adrunifter any inward medicine, whe- f if ^S^atlons₃or Cordialls -that they be carefull firft oarK ^)t0 ^Cee ^his ^0rdure^; ^for ^l ^do ^finde ^for ^the ^moft ell u?�^ure* ^is ^cO"^efpondent to the food the horfe «etn, elpecially for the colour� for if he run at graffc, more ^y ^ID ^the ^Stable' ^then ^wiU ^his ^dun& ^b?^c ^cver" _aga-^^reene3 howbeitof a more bright, and ibmetimes fol_uu^e°L^a ^moredarke colour, and it will bee rather from f h ^U ^bar.^> but ^t^^le indifferent colour, and freer of the mo ^n<r^^e ^is ^ever beft, and dotli make appearance Jq fbpf^kJvu¹]¹^ ^an(i health of the kail, as alfo that he inb^e;ft!r^le,^ffefubi^ea ^to coftiveneffe,and therefore Za\1Z,r^tC.^ofM. But if his Ordurebee very bright ^a ^laxatlve, it is an infallible figne that hee hath eaten P" 3 foroe

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		no The-Cmpleat Borfe-man, Chap. 3" forae thing that is againft nature j as a Feather , of fome naughty Wonne, fome Spider, or the like ufi' wholefome thing, otherwife hce fcowreth of fome iv ward cold which hath formerly lurked in his ftom&ck & body : But if his dung at graffe or foile bee very hard and coltive, which hce putteth forth with round and hard trattles, then is it a great figne that hee is very ho: i¹his body* and inward pans, which may endanger the Sta' vers, or elfe doth fhow that hee hath a furfeit which hee got (before his putting forth) through intemperate riding, waining, raw,or evill food, or the like, where- by the horfe is in danger to become morfounded, to have the Yellowes, or Jaundife, or a JFeaver, which willo- therwife hardly appeare in him in its effe&s untill his comming into the Stable, at what time due order muft bee takenfor fpeedy prevention. But if your horfe doe feed upon Straw, then will the colour of his dung bee yellow and fomewhat hard, long, and well compact all which be tokens of a healthy and a found body-_y but if it bee reddifh, and exceeding dry, it is a figne of err fuing fickncffe, by meanes of a great drought^in the kr dy, and fo alfo if it bee thinnej but if it bee blackifh, and doth notfmell ftrong,then is it a figne that the horft is in danger of death. But if your horfe doe feede upon Hay and Oates, and that hee bee found in body, then will his Excrements bee a browne, yellow moift and wellcompadl, but if the browneffe bee converted into reddifhnefle, .you may bee then well allured that hee liath fome diftemperature in his body, hut when it con- vertcth into blackneffe, then if prevention bee not {pec dily had, death enfueth _; and as touching the fmdh that fallcth out according to the quantity of the Pro- vcjick^f

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		Boor ₂ ^^^^^m^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^mim^^^^^mm »^___^___^ and Expert Ferrter,* in ft_r0n ^ ^yov? §^ive him, for the more Provender, the Beanes Z"ll ^f-^he"^meI1 ^of ^his°^r^^ ^and ^Peafe ^andOates ^i ^cau^^e his Ordure* to fmell ftronger then the mo ^aiR; ^ead ^more ^en any Graine or Pulfe; and Pfrfefl- ^C j r^ad ^and Provender you give him, the more Kis j u ^d ^flia11 y°^u ^kecP^e ^hiniin ^his *^hod3-* ^But ^if bee v ^C ^brownc ^and ^flim;^r3^and hⁱⁿ ^e ^withall_? then h_IS 7® ^ affured hee hath much greace which lie thin for _r?° ^y V ^which ^phY^fick muft fetch away from him, Uicnalfois hisWwfifputrified , corrupted, or enfla- voiJ ?^ut ^lf ^you ^doe ^findeby^his^^w^5 that hee iaeth undigefted ftuffe, which you may know by the f_en^^e^°rnes of Oates, YVheate,'and other Graine he your I l^0ix^ ^m ^^s ^dm^* ^t^^len P^cr^^wade y°^ur &]&> that _ri^ ^r& hath lately taken a formall furfeit,which may not f !zp ^ⁿS hira to his end, if a difcreete courfe be a_ncJ[ ^^eer^y taken ; In a word, if his dung bee black, bu_t trf i ^^�t!^e ^or no fmell, then make you no queftion after foil ^S-ⁱⁿ danger ° death, vvhich will full ibon and n-_D ³ f the greater care bee not taken to hinder Hyn^Vei^tthefame' fi,_fi]7°P"ylus. Have you made the like olferuatiom of* «S ^w ^Watcr °f^the ^Horfe ^? ^a Utile: ^rf; ^es mdeede have I, whereby I have not tience fr ^tedmy^elfe, and attained unto great expe- ^rier (hall ^Uctl ^as ^I ^dare h^oi^V averre, that that Fer- notbee 'ver^** ^C°^me ^t0 ^bce ^an ^^xP^ert Artift, who (hall Of Urine, nifter his M_eT^ ^verl^^ed therein, nor bee able to admi- fervant of the^Cl^neS ^ar§ht, who fhall not bee very ob- Water to bee eith ^^X "^r^ne ^: ^^or ^ hee fhall finde his Unlike to the colonic ^whitifli, or yellow, not much tu tnecoiour ₀f.Whey,or fat Amber,orif it bee

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		-iia The Compleat Horfe-man, Chap. 3' not very cleere,but fmelleth fcmewhat ftrong j let the Terrier then be confident the Horfe is not fick, butfoufl* and healthy , and in perfect ftate of fody j but if his %' rixebee extreame cleare and white, and of thecolo^ufof Rock-water, and withall {limy, then hath hee a tait»^cin his Kidneies, Reine$> or Back^ or elfc hee enclineth t° the Stone₃or elie hee hath feme fteppage in his Kidneft', But if his water bee high coloured, like to the colour 0> ftrong Beere, then is it a token the blood of the horfe $ enflamed, and that hee is fubjed to a Feavet,ot to forr^ ftrong Surfeit$ but if it bee red, and of the colour almo" oHlood,* then is the Mood more enflamed, which came o> over hard Riding, which may prove very dangerous tO his life. But if it bee of a pale greenifh colour,thick,ati<j vifcous, then certainely his Back is growne weake, aW hee is in danger of a Confumpion of his Seed, But if it b^ehigh coloured and nebulcd or mixed with fmall Clouds with a kinde of blackncffe therein, then this doth d^e' monftrate enfuing fickneffe and death,if it bee not catf' fully prevented. But if the Nebulofity bee difperf"^ into feverall parts, and not combined as it were into o$ MaJJe or Body; this then argueth, that the malice of tW difeafe beginneth to depart , whereby the Terrier txfll have great hope of the health of the horfe : And tin¹* farre I have by diligent obfervation found t© bee t&p" certaine, whereby I have brought many a defper^ Malady to its wifhed Cure,which otherwife I could v& {Qcafilyhaveeffe&ed. -■��■ � CHA?'*

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CHAP. IV. T»c manner ofba#dli»g the particular Cures, Hyppyatrm, Ir, I doubt not but that wee have proceeded farre enough into this fubjeft , for I cannot fee what can bee fpokcn more ; let us now come to the particularCures,hand- ling each one in its proper place. Hyppopbyh* With all my heart; _Wec but I pray let mee defire you, that the f ^ ^not oncly handle the Cures themfelves, but fubj_C(a^^Cra^ Difeafes to which a borfe is or may bee %n .' together with the caufes of fuch difeafes, the ner h~^w ^t0 know them, and the mcanes and man- ^^Wt0curethem. VVherf^^* ^A11 ft¹¹¹ ^bce ^done ^to y°^tfrmindeSir: JftJ i,¹ P^raTproceed, and c] ^y ^l* ^wil1 ^: Neyerthelefle I hold the beft ^fbatet^ ^wa^^w^ ^^ec ^to^^ant^^e ^c^^c ^Cures* by ^way^or" to inforri ^hereby whofoever doth defire at any time <% turne'th"¹ ^fe"^eofanyC»^,hee may the more rea- Tdle,* ^CreuRto₅without looking over the index or 3mm. I thinke not that to bc.amifle.

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	H4 Th? Compleat Horfe-man, Chap-

				SECT. i. iA. Hyppophylus.

		T	Hen thm ; Tell mee Hyppoferus, doeyou know tbt Receipt which is culled Acopum ? Doe you alfo knot
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its Nature $ whether it k a Medicine to bee ftikefr. inwardly, or an Unguent to bee applyed outwardly ? Hymferm. Sir,to make anfwer to two things in one, Two things to _T r� c n. �- � � «ri i r « beobfetveJ in } ^lay J F^ft.? ^ir ^ls mpoffible for any man to become � w.y* Cbic berruCT Ferrier, who [hall not firft know-unto what di' ieafes a horfe is enclinable_: Secondly, what bee the caU' fes of every difcafe in particular.- Thirdly, how, an^ by what waies and mcanes thefe difeafes doe accreW^:Fcuri:hlv,the fignes how to know and diftinguifh them-' And laftly,'. themeanes and manner how to cure thc-itf. Secondly, as touching this your demand of Acopum, and its true Nature j I anfwer, that I doe know it well to bee a moft foveraigne thing in fome caufes_; for I hav^ ©ccafion to make ufe thereof very often : It is both ³medicine to bee taken inwardly, and an Oyntment to b^capplied outwardly. Matter BLmdnile was the firft thaf ever brought the Knowledge and Ufe thereof into ' 0& Kirtgdome, who had it from the Italians when heelfv^ in Naples, as himfelfe told mee, where it is very mod¹ufed_;and hee alfo affirmed that it was formerly in mu# ufe and high efteeme among the ancient Grecian Fe$' ers, who gave it the name of Acopum. Matter Matkh^ hath alfo in his Mafier-piece the fame Receipt,, but h^�ewould make it his owne, forheegiveth it no name,^ ftileth it in his nineteenth Chapter of his cures p)4^c^^r thus-'

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___ft�/ f^am°H* Receipt ^hich is both a [ingular Drench, ^Cnts > \\q§ \°y^Htmefa �' And in reciting the Ingredi- ^what Mafi-^ma ^tbe 4^uant"ies but the fourth part of ⁰ⁿe and y^QT_r^Blmdevile fettcth downe,which is in effe& ^fame V_P ^e ^thlnS ?' ^and ^hcc relateth likewife the ^0fielv M ft^CS ^thcreof> ^which ^Mafter Blundevile* doth - ^fuUs he 7 ^Markham ^faith that foure or five Spoone- MaWr ^muft ^bee §^ivcn ^with ^a P^t of Sack or ^lhed7vT^y ' � f ^a ^f? ^that ^che "$# °f^the We* being ba- ^ SI' ^U {? ^S°r°^d S^§al^nft ^wcarincffe ^a»^d tyrcd- itcurerK u, ^ftIJ⁵ ^ ^ ^tbf ^bci«g S^" in Wine, ticuia ^a ° inward maladies_; all which par- Hyr? ^Ma^^er 5/»«fri;/7tf nameth not. ^/«rf°^pllylus' ^ " ^ ^r^^0/z f ^W^w Markham 'tf'tfc* fi. ^08?^^? ^iut ^a 1^UAner °f the Ingredients in the making fam_m Receipt ' Pfovfnf?^ Hisrcafonisgood, Sir, and I will ap- ⁿⁱ»ke r'^nisJ^ud§^emcnt therein : for if any man fhould ^doth fJ:F^Qit �* ^^antity together as Mafter Blundevile Whiift. ^{doWBeinhisRccd}Pt, " ^WOuld notbccfpent ■^ilvuf ^Wu^re §^ood' ^butonely^by ^fuch ^a ft"** ^asnath for ti^^c ^thereof,and fuch an one will bee hardly found- ^the bettc¹¹⁶^ ^and °^fcner ^mch ^like ^Re^�s are made, ^be^d«iinift X^heQ>* ^nd y^iclde more profit when they �^j?/^^ T � ^IS ^ ^ReceiV^t bo* ^0r <p% l# operation ?* »ot hold g^'j � ^is hot in working, othcrwife it could Convu!fio_nSja^_d^ca[^es of Surfeits, Tyr'ednefle, and of ■eft vertuc, bci_n ^^e_? wherein confiftcth its chief- ^d,niniftred inwfrdi^dminiftred ^outwarclly i ^but ^bcillS ^the« the ancien.- _F ^y? ^lt ^x%* not altogether fohot, for ^nZ ^Ferners would notliave preferxbed to Qja have

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	_1;� lije Comfleat Horfe-ma/t_y C h a?^'

		have it taken with Sack or Muskadine, both whichare very hot j for it helpeth all Feavers for the moft part; but vet I'would not have it adminiftred inwardly in i°

a pint ot >acK cr MUSKacune; umeiie it ae to De gi very cold Caufes, for the Wine it fclfe is very hot. B^ boHi my Mafter and my felfe doe commonly adminifte* two Spoonful Is at the moft at a time, in a pint of whi^ Wine _3/ or with a quart of good Ale or Beere , whicP wee hold to bee much better and fafer, and wee haV¹found it evermore to worke to our hearts defire j info' much as we have both wrought admirable Cures thef with, I do affure you, Hyppophylus. / pray deliver me this Receipt, ju(l t. Mafte' Markham bath it.* Hyppofem. Ifhall Sir, moft willingly ; but then y^ muft underftand that the quantities will bee more i^ uicate to weigh forth, whereby to make it the mo^ punctually.. Acopam* Take Suforbimnjnalfc an ounce, caftoreumy one oun# Adrace?, halfe a quarter of a pound, Bdelium , halfe ^ ounce , and halfe a quarter, Pepper one ounce, Vo& greafe halfe an ounce, Opopo/uix, one ounce, Lacerpititt^' three quarters of an ounce, Amomacum, halfe a quart^ of a pound, Pigeons dung as much, gatta/inm, halfe a? ounce, Nitrum, one ounce and a quarter, Spumani^ three quarters of an ounce, Ladanum, a quarter ot * pound, Perethrum, and Bay-berries, of each three qtf^* ters of an ounce, Cardanum, two ounces, feede ot W, fealfe a quarter of a pound. Seede of Agnm Caftm, °c* <$>uncc, Parfely-ie^ halfe an ounce, dryedRootes^

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		Book r ----:---------------------------------------------- �-�-L_l______ ^Ani* Expert Ferrier.* 117 cTplZffiZ� ^l!7> T ^"ccandacplr^lfopcand Flom-e de lZ ' °^f ^Cach ^a ^ci^uartcr ^of ^a P^0ur,cL ^Gy^le °f ofOvlp^ -d ^a T^ter ©fa pound, and halfc a quarter. ters Jf ^^y/sm^chjOyleof Spikenard,three quar- Pound ^j^Ui? II? °^leum ^cyP^rintl� j three quarters of a poundanJ. Ivc ^a ^qV^artCr » ^the°l<'cft Oyle Olive , a 5S� t * ^half^c>^ a quarter of a pound, and two onSJr�?' q^rter ofapoundj melt of every cnts being firl beaten to S^� l&^y have boyled a little on the fire, take it off, and ltrainc7t Xn ^eane S^ypof* and To keepe it for your ufe_;and wnen _you _are _t0 _adminifter _of _it _tQ _Horfe _kt _k waff/5 ^as_u^bcfof^e_r^is flawed, and if by longkecpins it that i i ' ?^en ^f°(^tenit ^with ^the °y^le of Cyprefe, fo mat it may be good and thick, V ^A^yco^Pp°um?^1US' ^whAt ^re ^the Venues of thUReceipt, cal-* dc^fc^owi? f^t^^d^^fter ?#**- w,c _a J ⁵ J? ^WK ^Jt ^hcIP^eth Convulfions in the/- vc«»«. and dkK? T^f>^ltdrawetn ^forch all novfome humors, gourdemet.the head of all griefe,' being put up rilsoi^Kl^G,^{00fcfcatherann}°y^edinitintotherf vulfion, n ' ^W ^hcalcth C¹ %; all manner of Con.- ^ RhunVcs^ampS5i^T^' and Stringhoks, Golds, ^with opnil ' " ^dlliolvet« the Lrtw- being troubled and Aridity i_n°ⁿu ^and ©kftni&ions; it helpeth Siccity tyrednelfe if J .°^ 5 itbanifheth all wearineffe and And laftfv J* &$ bee bathed with this medicine: if it bee IdmLiS^ ^al1 ^forts of inward fcuVafe bee admimftred by way of Drench to a Hori
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		The Compleat Horfe-man, Chant

in Wine, ftrong Beere, or good Ale.

	SECT.2 %A. Hyppophylus. Oe pu know another Receipt , which it called A^r' man ? � a , _ ,.,_ �' Hyfjoferw. Yea Sir, it is a CmfeBion la grea¹requeft in France among the Ferriers there, and now \V« haveithecre in England; and it is a moil foveraigy medicine to bee given to a fickhorfe, and it is to bee ad' miniftred inwardly. ,..."� -."■ . . _Af, Hyppophylus. jpfrdt ■«? the principal! Venues of We IV-* man?, r Hyvvoferw. It provoketh a good appetite to meat^i^ cauleth good digeftion 5 it taketh away all annoyance* which doe either clog or otherwife trouble the ftomacki it cooleth the inward heate in the body _s it helpeth # Agues and Feavers 5 it is moft excellent againft Surfeit/? it is an infallible remedy for the Quinfie or Squinancy ij? the throat comming of cold taken, and very good again? ■thcTranchaifonsor gripings in the lellyorguts, procee- ding of jw'wfe, and fuch like inward infirmities. Hyppophylus. Bow doe you make ihk confeBioni Hyppoferw. Take Hony of Rofes a pound and ha)$> the Crums of the whiteft Manchet made into fine pQ'^ der qaaatfimfufficie^ then take Nutmegs, cordiall p_ oC der' and C mamon, of each an ounce and halfe j mi* # the-febem* made firft into fine powder, then put ic'i$2 acleanediaife orGaily-pot, and moyften it with W vines�'

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		Book i ' "~i- �-, �^l�^rT~---------� I---------------- ~-��!_L!___^_... 'and Expert Ferrter. H9 pap^all' ^3tit ^ma-ybcofa thicke fubftance like unto together '^ "ⁿ§^rccncnts being very well incorporate have oc ' C "° ^kecP^e " ^to y°^ur ufc. And ^w^^en y^ouiturjon ^Ck ^t0 ^atiminifter of this ^ww^take fome of and lc h* ^eiK* $^a ^Buls P^izel!'^ana put it into his mouth, that h u ^cnamP Aereonjbiit if you give it to a Horfe tlfo ^a 5?^^ ^him gulp down two horns full,as pert? f ^Horfe ^thathath a Feaver, and is muchdiftem- thl ^t.^hcrewith^ and'it will give him health, in two or Uio ^^meS ^taklITS' ^and S^lve himalfo an appetite to his ^at-Butthen you rnuft remember that he take this in a _a�_e^rnin§ falling, and let him faft three or foure houres tithe f ^and ^^s ^^rm^^e ^mu^ bee for fome time tm hel ^XVr^Ct ^^at1ac:s> °^r ^wmte water, and a fpare dyet, jt ^e fome what recovered. P_0vv^yJ⁾P°Pⁿⁱlus. 1 pray what is t hat thing you call cor dia II if .?!) ^andnbereofisit wade I ⁿ°ueht ^e?^a" �'^of<fi^a$^r'P$der hath not its name for tuiswe] ^its- ^nature jumps right with its Epkbeton _:to their ?v � ^^rom ^r^^e ^F/f'^^ ? ^wu° uf^� ^to give it ^th a p^lcV^^0r^^cs which are far fpent and enfeebled Rioft _r Ij^^^ption in thejiejh, liver, &c. for it is a ^andj^v_x^aUra^^ve Cordially comforting thcviialipart^ ¹¹ ^is mai^n!maII>'andreftorcth it to Sanity r ana thus Tak° c^i* °f fine Bole ^nam°ⁿ.^and ^^ugar₅ of each foure ounces, and Conlhl Pew- into very fi\|!5^:^°ⁿ^^ack two ounces: let all thefe be made ^cXU

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		The Cmpleat Horfe-man,________C h a^, Jtyrffrw. Yes Sir, I have another Powder whg the French doc call D»ke, or Duche-Powder, which W» differeth from the former cordiall powder, onelv it w»� tcth the Bolearmoniack. W ee have alio another c#»j _aK which is an�/«terj, and is knowne by thenar^ eUBumum Theriacum, by reafon it hath much Tread in it; and we docompound this �fcff«<mhus. _tf Take Syrrop of Violets, Syrropef Lemons, SyrnJ ofllofcs, ofeachhalfe an ounce, adding thereunto^ your beft iWo* Treble, one ounce, mingle them ^ together, andit isa moft foveraigne Cordial! to bee ^ mii'iftred unto Horfes which arc dangeroufly fkk *"
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			weake.
Hyppophylus, why doe you rather chufe London ?#' ele before Venice Treacle, Treacle of Genoa, or our com^" "Treacle. ,< Hyppoferw. This London Treacle I doe fele&fof^ medicines for Horfes, rather then any other Trca^c' whatfoever, by reafoiiit worketh the beft with th<^ ofanyother,forthatr<?wVe Treacle, and that of <5^₍are too hot; and your common Treacle is nothing * all worth, it being made onely of the droffe and &■&. ^L merits oiMolaJJes, which is none other thing then ^l\ droffe of the refining of Suear, for I have made trY* of them all j but this London Treacle I doe finde xov moft agreeable to the nature of Horfes : Wheref^ ( both my feife and my Mafter doe ufe none otherjUfl^ in fome particular caufes, wherein we adminifter fo& timet the Treacle of Venice. Hyppophylus. what meane you iyyour white water I _f W&u water. Hyppejenti- white water is none other thing then W* j,, ma«lc fcot in a cleane Kettle, and when it is hot enotf & j

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		and Expert Terrier, 121 _ti_ ^P^^to it a quantity of wheat-bran, and fome- H?Sf ^T^> ^wmch * commonly prefcribe to ficke ft«are � �^J^³ ^infkad ^of ^M^^hes> ^for ^that ^when *^Ma~* cefla f " ^not ^t0 ^bee ^had» ^or ^that ^they ^are ^not ^nc~ _or ^ry ^Gr ^my purpofe ( as in fome cafes they bee not) jfi ° P^revcnt giving of cold water; I make ufe of this "<? »^r, which muft evermore be given blood warm, Wording as our cnfuingdifcourfe {hall declare. _c ^yppophilus. But mvp letmretume to this confegion you* * your Arman : riiat other Venues bath it mere then what J * have already delivered } Hyppoferus. Truely Sir, I have fhewed you before in nun_Ue_r all its Vermes j and to recite them againe, I cold ^U I^s ^mo^ f°^veraig^ne f°^r Horfes that have taken a or tU* j ^VC ^{Itlflarnations} ^or Puftilsjunder their 0>auU₉ ^ Jfreby are troubled with the Quinfie or Squinanfie: o₀f!^C ^mf^iadies this ConfeBion mil helpe, if it bee given thetl -f^^k ^witl1 ^a ^horne» ^for ^having^tJieQuinfie in tn mS'�ⁿ §^lvingthis ^w, it provoketh him not of I / ^take ^fome ^of ^chc CmfeBiormpon* the end _tjy.^a ^Mui^zdl, and put it a pretty way downe his b_re^^c> ,y ^w^-h mcancs heeftrayning to cough, may Horf_e^C ^lmP°ft^riumation in his throaty whereby the them ^may ^in-lclfe dangerof his life j andcaufing fhrt-h ^a.^ttcratve ftcitfc to vent out,' the Horfe will bee in [,d�* ;t�7 ' ^- -Jn-tbmary other ki tides of Arman be- ypP°ferw O i French have U ^y ^oae ^more ^Str> ^which a-fo.-.ihc rm»i.; the r fo op. f J'-^t? amongil us, which is not akoge- ²> ^^ake Hofvo^tlVC ^^S ^^lc �°^rm''?> ^a,ⁿ^ ^L'^}'^s V ^iS-> vi" J ^ne P^\|$, and waime it d ;i.uk upon the K fire,

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*-�"-----------------'-----'-----------------------------:----------^;-----------------~----------v ------�------------ lit** The Compleat Horfe-tmn, C h a p-4* fire j then take halfe a pint of Vineger, and a littl^ VYheate flower,and one penny-worth of Pepper in fin^epowder, mixe all tbefe, and adminifter it bleod warflV asaforefaid. Hyppophylus. with what manner of Vineger doe you * (unity make up your medicines ? Hyppofems. When we fpeake in generall termes d Vineger to bee put into any medicines to bee givefl' either for inward or outward difeafes ; wee alwai? Vineger. intend it muft bee the ftrongeft and beft white-wine 0' neger -_? but if it bee of any Other kinde ofyineger& fe/juicr, wee then doc give it in the Receipt, its prop^ffname. Hyppophylus. As touching honey wherewith f make up your medicines, what manner of honey mu(l & bee I Hyppoferw. That fhould bee made of life-honey onety ^Honey- and of none other, unleffe commonAioney, or courfchofify be in the Receipt particularly named, as it many tin^ is. Hyppophilus. Let uinovtgoeontofomewhat elfe; fV^ hold you good for the head-ach in a horfe ? SECT. 3. \A. Hyppoferw.

		VV	E E adminifter according to the m^ of the Bifeafe, for that the paines in W
		VV
	head are feverall and diftind difeafes, ^ therefore have feverall cures. , Hyppophilus. which bee thofe feverall Maladies, '�*

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�^__*l2" and Expert Terrier. ti 3

tberT^ ^A ^man *^/W* ^An^ diftingaijh ^^m ^eAcb from Or

it, yS? ?"� ^ J^udic*^ous andcautelous obfervation

maladi / ^wee ^doe ^know ^and <h^ftinguifh ^a11 ^forts ^ot

^rcafon ^CSj �°^rtkeHorfe being a dnmb creature without

yOU vl S^CeCh' ^iS ^n0t *^ble ⁽ ^Uke ^aS ^mm ^Cai1) ^t0 ^teil A* in tke

the_� j ^painely^cth> ^and therefore it muft bee Head.
ferv/iv J^udS^ement of Ae Ferrier, to bee able to ob-
icrl* ^hiS}�^efy">P°�es whereby hee may eoe rieht to
fa^fj¹/? ^tb:^C ^Cure" ^othcrwife hecmuftofneetultie
tall ^Whcrcforc ^as ^thc difeai es of the head are of teve-
«re ^t}^ature8J ^evcry °f which doe beget his paine, even fo
thefe ^I?^lecl!^ci^nes which we apply as different. Now
f_rom P^ainesin thefoWdoe proceed from the braine, or
breed m V^Anicles > ^by which-meanes they doe properly
CatL ^gA^mS5 ^thcNight-Mare, Glanders, Rhumes,
tHtTtrf ^AP°plexies_} Convulfions, Palfies, Frenzies, -
Which 3^S' ^S1f Piⁿg-^evill_} Madnefle, and the like: all

S orT°^nll ^d°^e P^r0ceed ^from ^thc ^fubftancc of the
VellT u^th^^ankUs^^0r ^that ^fro^ thec^ and
feelino- j^hrou§^h ^which ^the ft*� <wim'l doe give
^ofthe� d *?°^vll?§ ^t0 ^a11 ^thc P«» *^nd members
der. -*' ^the diieafes before mentioned doeengen-

fcfZrS^^' ^Fr°�*h*t grounds bath this head ach
Bypfe °^rgm *

fome bein?f * ^hc E^roun<Js and caufes are many Sir:
fomecho^ri^k^^"^and ^^omeoutward> ^ashymeanesof
which meaneskTr^¹^ may be predominant, by
^cHe of fome heat ^tlmes ^breed ⁱⁿ �c poHtcUsiOt

^fOmetimesW fom? uⁿ ^thr^§^h ^violcnt ^laboUr > ^andj whc biow given him in the PmU or o-

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	! 2 a the Cowrie at Horfe-man_y Cha.p»4»

		ther place of the head ; and fome doe hold it co&' meth of fome evill favour, which I alfo doe allow oU fometimes it commeth of Crudities and raw from the Stomack,by reafon there is fo great a fympathy betwixt the stomac'k and the Braine, wnereby they do^ccontinually participate as well of their good difpoutiofl* in health, as of their domages in the leaftof their infi' mitics and fufferings. Hyppophyltu.* But many there bee who doe hold dim that a Horfe hath, no Braines at all, but onely a kind^eof windy liquid jab ftancej\ot unlike unto a kind of jelly' Hyppoferm. That opinion is moft erronious, for * horfe hath a moft petft&braine, like as hath any othe' living creatureySthtit indeed not in fo great a proportion as other Animals have. For naturall reafon doth & &ate that if a herfe had not his braine^it were impoffib^ for him to have femblable difeafes in the head whi^ both Man and all other living things have, who a^f? (I fay J likewife fubjeft to fuch Maladies j which coujr not proceed from any other caufes but onely from thoy before premifed. Neither were it poffible �qtzHwJ to endure fo great labour and toyle, or to undergoe i° great and fo many waics, fuch extreame violences?* daily he doth, ii nature had not endowed him with W organall pares correfpondent to his ftrength, ablenei^ and adivity of body :* neither could he have any metf¹^ ry at all, but appeare a Lump offiefh and bones with^ motion* But not to verberate the Aire ₅ I affirme tha^c * horfe hath his braines in as compleate meafure, al^ (as I have but now touched) not in fo great a quantpf as other BeaSls have, but in as ample, folid, and fu#5j,
Brainet.


			ent manner, as any other, living Creature, together t«*	*&._*
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				Book.2.
				Book.2.
		and Expert Ferrier. 125 adhSe to tW^Ch ^Artifts ^doe ^cal1 T4WwV/«, which doth whichth ⁵-^{COnciu�tccil?ytheC}^ ^or ^CmduHsty _motj_Q ^C ^^f^ Spirits doc give fome feeling, fence, and difeafp \ r ^^s ^^rom ^wficnce proceeds the caufes of ifrou 1 f ^ncffe' ^And ^f°r your better fatisfadion 7 « pleaje I m_ay b_c p_ref_ent when at any time your vcT r ^1S ^to ^cuc ^up ^a W'^for y°^ur *^hounds* >* ^wil1 ^let c/�, ^moil pkinely both the 3>W«<> and the 2»#«'- Hypophilu?. How jkaXa man come to know when a horfe ** Anypainein bis Head ? ^Hmoferm. ThcSymptomesaremoft evident, if you and f ^^e^^: ^or ^^is ^e^es ^w^ "^we^ ^and become ^watry₃f,_eael ^l¹^ Matterative_; hee will hang downc his _Up -⁵ ,^as if hee were fieepy � hee will pricke his ewes* din? ' ^forfakehis meate, and his fight will bee ^Hyppophilus. what Cure hxvt you for the Head- ftalksnfr^' .^^omc ^uf^G ^t0 p^funie his head with the _raH _r\|^ ^rlick and Frank infence, two or three feve- hi_s jv₀r ^CS' J^hich will bring much liquid ftufe forth of it fome³■^W indeed is very good, and I doe pra&ife _ter j , ^tlrncs as occafion is offered 5 but then withall af- hfaev* P^erfu.^aied him, Iufeto let him Uoudmthc I doe not^ ^and ⁿ ^h ^^ie Weeping veines : And when Goofr, _aiJf^rfume him, I take the longeft feather of a »P into his AjTv^Cn ^il ^wcll>^in0ile ^de ^Ba>'> ^which ^! P^uchisfcf^abunS?⁵ ^an<* this doth both open and purge together wit-V, nl ^y ^s ^and ^then keeping his Foule warrxie, affr^ Ir^_ntr?,^Cratcdiet₅ for thtec or fouredaks ^ Ithentakc^^ _from J_he _Nsck._ve^._and give i- R 5 him

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Ii'i5 Tta Comfort Horfe^ntan, C h a p« 4*

	him all the time of his Cure either good MajheS ^Gtwhite-water, and undoubtedly hee will doe well. 3$ fometimes if 1 finde his bead-ach cemmeth of cold takefr wherein he may be inclining to an Ague or Feaver , > then befides drawing bloud, doe both apply Acopum ^l° his Nofe, like as I (aid for Oile de-Bay , and alfo gi^f him thereof to drinke j as I have formerly prefcrib^' If he be Feaverilh: take a pinte of Muskadine, th^ yolkes of five new-laid Egges, and a head ofGarli^ picked, pilled, and bruiied, Pepper, Cinamon, at^ Nutmegs, &fomuch as well lean take up upon a Teft^ or fix-penny piece: thefe all made into very fine poW' der j give him to drinke bloud-warme three daies &' gether, and let him fa ft fix hours after. ^

		SECT. 4. i/f. Hyppophilus. HOx> doe you make iEgiptiacUm ? Hyppofems. Wee have two forts of then¹' the ftrft we doe call Blaek-AZgipti&cum* j the ^ cond Red, both Correfi'ves j for their natures bee to <&' rode and eate away all manner of dead, prowd, rotC^ and naughty flefh out ot any old Sore or Ulcer,and th^c'' do alfo cleanfe aud prepare a Sore, make it apt to ^ healed with carnifying, or healing Salves.

				The firft u thus made.

			Take courfeEnglifh Hony two pound, Verdegrt*y		r J
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		and Expert Ferrier, 127 and fo put ini ^adc ,^int° P°^wdcr ? ⁿ,^d ^mlXed ^t°S^e^er» 1. keeping . ^aa earthen pot, and let upon the fire, beerni u ^Wlt^.^contlnua^ ftirring j but fo foone as it for b f r° ^°^^e» ^ta^^e ^xt* ^^rom the fire, and let it coolej Wh' ll � "ⁿ§ " ^^ong ^to boile, it will become red, fid ? "^0t ^bc ^fo §^0od' ^This ^black ^t/�g^tP^tiacltm ^be" ^es what I have faid before of its vermes, is alio ve- jS^od todiffolve the hooves of the borfe, if they bee an u? °^r ^hard: ^fo ^aS ? ^wiU ^caufe ^the ^cor^ruP^tion>^if^V be in thejW, to afcend above at the <>�»«� where th k ^e ^S' ^and ^a^° ^tore^^ore ^an^ repaire the hoofeoi* e feorf_� _when the fcle is taken out: and in this nature fine ^tf^U^^u^^e this Unguent, butor.cly at the third dref- S ^after you have taken out the folk \* 7% ffco^ ^�giptiacum «■ w^; thw. ounces⁶ ^C°^Urfe Hony two pounds , Verdegreafe foure Agyptucun. greafe ' ?^Ccne-Coperas two ounces, beare the Verde- 2. Putiti ^a ^the ^operas very fmall to powder , then g_er "° ^ar» earthen pot, and put unto it a little Vine- it for k°^ile it very well till it become red and keep Awthvr. SECT,.5. ^. Hyppophilus. *yj^Hstifj^ ^ _Cuye _fera _Horfe _that ^ _Acckr*

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			The Compleat Uw^e-mm^

		J-^�llrT^s Malady fo calkd by the <»
		J-^�llrT^s Malady fo calkd by the <»
	isthffamewecaU prick't with a N,^ m theSh^g and it is eafily cured if the Werner be skilfull, and V it be alfo taken in time. And thus wee worke, ^ Firft take out the fole, and cut the boefe round axfi the place pricked, that no corruption bee remaining^ hinde, fill it up againc with hurds fteeped in white⁵Egges � dreffe him thus three daies together, then he* � the fore up with fait made into fine powder ming¹with Vineger, or elfe with Diers Galls, or with Mi� or Lentils jind anoint the outfide of the hoofe with bl* n/�gipttacum. # Another. Take a little cotten or bumbaft, and fteep it in brov^ Sueercandy molten, and apply it with a hot Iron the place. And if the foot be bruifed with the (hooC■* that the femall home be hurt or bruifed, then cle' and prepare the place firft, and then apply unto J quick or live Spider with a hot Iron, and (o tack on»_fftiooe, and let him not come into any wet till hee ^Diij\|ly cured. V Another.* Take Sallet Oile,Turpentine, and Rofinpitch,all&$ ten together, put it very hot into the hole where n pricked, aiid fo ftop the hole with Hurdes. ***
Ardoy.

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°^K' ²* And Expert Terrier�

S E C T, 6, $s4,

Hyppophylus.

Hat Receipts have you for all ivwardDifea-
fes Z

it ,. ▼ Hyppoferw. The spmyards have one

/^cine with which they Cure all Difeafes _h and al-
V¹ 1 lay they doe cure all Difeafes with this one Re-
g'*/*j yet my meaning is, that looke whatfoever the in-
^rmity bee, they adminifter none other thing but that
pS? ^w^^cther it cure or kill ; and this they call a Cata-
rh« ? °f which they make no fmall account, which
^iney |We _as Pills.

oun y^^^cate Meale twelve pound, Annifeeds foure ah Difeafes»
ccs l^'^ln ^"^e powder,Brimftone in powder three oun- Cmpiafinc-

ⁱⁿ powd^nU^^ricJc *ⁿ P^owc^^er ^t*^lrce ^ounces & /«*� Comin *�
Oyle ₀ne^r ^^ree ounces, Honey two pound, good Sallet

much as w°ur^d> ^& /^>m-^of §^oodSack ^asmuch ■> ^or ^foThis r l ^u^^ce ^t0 ^make it into a Cataplafme or Pafte.
it _to �*^taMm_e (fay the Spa»yards)or Medicine, is all of

untill if k^Ut "^U° ^a ^^0nCP^ot: ^we^ ^neal^ed > and fo boyled
up i_nt0 p.^f ^tmck,fo as when it is cold it may bee made

kept wirl °^r ^Balls > ^whilft ^lt ^is ⁱⁿ ^b°y^ling « muft bee
^to°s andh°-^ntiRUaU ^ftirring> otherwife it will burne
every motnf"^ ^thus ^macle ^into P^\S^ive ^^lm °^ ^tilcmor longer if^ ^f^ⁿg» for foure or five dayes together,

moft foveraJS. ^U ^fec ^caufe 5 ^for ^that ^^thc^ "^isforts of Worn ^a§ainft ^many Maladies. It killeth all
hcbeth th_P n!?^^thinthe^ of the Mrfe; it alfo
Petti the Difeafe of _thez.«4> and inward parts, .

S ' and

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		and it is generally good for any inward caufe � and $ excellent local! plaifter to bee applycd outwardly, ft ^ the Spmy&rds principall Phyfick for their Jemets and #C �««; I have made tryali thereof fundry times, and do find it to be moft ufeful in all cold Caufes ₅ and tru^e' ly it is moll Cordiall, for it doth bring a leane ^ poor Horfe unto flefh and good ftate in a little time *' A fecond Receipt* I alfo have,which cureth all inw^ Difeafcs, which I had of a Rural! Smith ₃ who was cry~^c(j ^^mS^ef^&Vp* for a famous Ferrier all the Country about : So* atap a n having heard fo great a report of his skill, addrefTed ^ felfe unto him, and when I had conferred with hii¹' putting him hard to it in the matter of his Art j hee & laifc ingenuoufly conk (led unto mee that hee had b^ this one only drinke, which gat him all his Knowledge and Credit, which with much preflure I wrefted froj him, under condition that I ihould never make hi^ kaowiie, wherein I have precifely kept my word. A¹! the Cure and Drinke is this : ^!.jr«. Take Wheat Me^ fix pound, j or as much as will bring the Ingredients ifl\ a ft iff e Pafte, Annifeeds two ounces, Comin two G$ ces, wilde or baftard Saffron one dramme and ha^' white Wine foure Pints,Fenugrcke one ounce and t _t* drammes, Brimftone one ounce and halfc, good S$j Oyle one pint and two ounces,Englifh Hony one po^¹¹ j and halfe ; powderand fearce what is to bee powd^ and fearced, then compound them together, and rf . It into one body into a ftifFe Pafte, and fo keepeit^ . cleane Gally-pet clofe covered for your ufe. And W^}l<V you have occafion to ufe it, make a Pill or Ball xh&^c°u of the bigncfTe of a mans fift, _and fo lave and difloh'^ into two Gallons of faire water, tell it bee all mo? ^

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		have no ^both morning-and evening, and let hitn bee the k^C °^ther water to drinke, to the end hee may i_n ^ better compelled to drink* of the Water, which of u- ^wiU ^doe>^andlike '^it^vcry ^wcll> **� find " ^CAt}>W�e I have made often ufe, and I doc i_t _a?_f^lt ^t0 hee a foveraigne Receipt for many infirmities; and K° P^rcvcnteth much inward fickneffe 5 it raifeth p * battleth a Horfe much better then either Graffe or °vendcr _h and it giveth him Life, Spirit, and Sto- *<, and keepeth him in perfect health. t>t 'if ^or^^nary Countrey Smiths have yet another andt* ^wh^cn they adminifter upon all inward caufes, ^caufes^Ue^^lt* ^^Qt^ °^ ^t"^nes ^^lt ^r§kt, eipccially in cold T L* Lico_rj_s^C /^!cnnug^ricJcJ Turmerick, Graines, Annifeedes, _AllD _f�_afcs, and of<;~#ⁿ�~P^ePP^er> Comin, of each halfe an ounce, ^ l^endi_!le Jp^ror» one dramme; and of Hearbes, take Se- of _tac^ j^Pelamontine, Iibp, Time and Rofemary, them aM 1 ^rnuch_J but yet no more then will make of Hearbcs ^Uthalfe ^a handfuli: Firft, chop fmall thefe ^hen _tu I ^ put them into a quart of good Ale, and ^ PQty/^ 1 ^Vek°ylcd a whiie,iput in your Spices fine- fire . _tn^rec3 ^ar«d then boyle them againe with a fmall ^t0 ^tnc l_x^^take M from the fire, and ftraine it, and put ^aiV;l htUc °^r ^tilC ^^uantitv of an Egge of fweete Butter, ^H^f_e4,^ⁿ; ounce* of Lmdtn Treacle, give this to your P^e,J fet hi ^Vyarmca&ndridebim moderately after,and ft foureho¹¹¹^ ^warme ^anc* well littered, letting him � ^Ct Mai"h ^Brcsa?^K'^r y and let his drinke bee either a ^Cavers f\J?J ^wliite VVater. This is very good asainft ^tS^olds, and the Yellowea, **� S 2 Seft.7,

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		jjj The tfompleat Hwfe-man, C. h-a P'4* SECT. 7. \4. Hyppophylus. IMet mi long finceveith a Difeafe c&UtdSt. Aothofl^ Fire, / pray if there fuch a Difeafe $ Hyppeferus. Yes Sir, there is fiich a Difeafe, but i^cfo feldorae comes to a Horfe, as that few Fcrriers W^ehad occafion to cure the fame ₅ by reafon very 0 knew it, and therefore marvell not in that they caring cure the fame. Saint Anthonies Fire is that burnetii¹¹the ftefh moft extreamely,and hath in it fo great mali<# as that looke what you doe apply to the place (unle$ you hit the Cure right) it will doe it no good, but r»�>^ harme, much after the nature of a Nik me tmgere > °⁽mid-fire. This Difeafe is alf© called by fome the fbi»fP in a Horfe, and like as the Difeafe it felfe is very ra# and feldomc kEOwne in a Horfe, fo alfo is the Cure** uncouth and ftrange. For my part I will not profc^ my felfe to be any whit more skilfull then indeed 13$\ This indeede I never yet obferved to bee in any Hq$' I onely have heard fome Ferriers talke thereof_; but jf I never heard but of one man, who was ever trucly $,■ to make a Cure thereof; and this was a Knight oi^\ ry good worfhip who taught it mee, hee averring ^ fidently unto mee, how "that hee Jiad cured three i^^crail Horfes of this very malady. I asked him wh^ this Difeafe proceedeth, and what arc the fympto{L whcrby to know the fame; hee anfwered mee that l»j could never rightly come t© bee mathematically aif^ feow itbreejdetl^or ©ccu\|reth t® the Horfe,but by g^ct

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°u j -^ll^ ^t^^at himfelfe thought it came from fome chokruk blood paffing to his head into the &■» and j>anm-* to be H .^caufcth ^the ^Hor{e ^to become ftarke mad, as ^e ^prived of his memory, in not knowing his Kee- F j or any other bodyelfe j yea his fury is fo great, .^s ^t0 ^re"ft ftripes, to flight and contemne correction, bee "never fo fevere, hee will endeavour what in him ly- «) to perpetrate what mifchiefe hee is able , by biting, ^riking , and endangering whom or whatfoever thing ^c°mmeth into his way, and when hee cannot have his ,^mindeofli ving creatures, whereupon to wreake his sia- j\^c<; 5 then will hee doe it partly upon dead creatures, by wite and gnawing his Manger and Rack-ftaves, and by too !v ^tllGPo^^s ^anc* Barrerwith his heeles, and partly P°ⁿ niinf_e\f_e} by beating his head againft the wall and & °und � hce will alfoforfakeboth^hismeat and fleep, $:. Amtwnies ⁿ^^turall reft, untill hee dyeth, if hee bee not m tiaie ^Fr"' ^r^^d> which is thus. tak ^a^^e ^ ^^e'P.^e ^cnou§¹> ^anc^ca^ ^mm ^} ^w^ich done, thi *^}rwme which groweth in a Fallen Teafell, and put flit ^t1?^rmc ^ahve, and without any hurt into a quill, then for , kinne of the fore-head, of the Horfe* under the net °^⁵ ^and °P^cn ^fh^e fame round about with your cor- bctt_er^marⁱⁿg ^a concavity an inch round every way and blo_w th ^w^xt ^t^^ie kin»e and the bone ; which done, which v ^fayci W°^rme ^out °^^thc f^^inco ^c^^c P^iaceyou doe ^mac!e hollow ^as af©reiayd; but take hcedc aeaine u°^l^^trie Worme in ftitching up the ikinne and after f^Ule ^that ^thc VVorme may not get forth _; tim_e the w ?^y ^day^cs ^^ie w°^rm ^wj^ ^ye,^ancl ⁱⁿ ^^at tju,^ ^Hotk will be throughly cured. This cure was S«t nice by the aforefaid Noble Knight, with which S 2 he

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154 The Cowfert Horfe-mm,

hee affirmed to mee, that hee had cured three or foU^

Horfes,

SECT. 8. iA.

Hyppophylus.

*"rY y Hat fay you ^t0 ^&n Anticor ?
\f \f Hyo^erw. Sir , I fay it is a Difc^
T ▼ whereunto Horfes are oft times end*'
hed, and itcommeth fundry wayes, to wit, fomctiitf^
with too much feeding without excrcife, fometimes °*
too hard and immoderate riding,or other labour; bo¹"¹which wayes the blend of the creature becommeth cO?
rupted and iaflamed, which maketh its refidence in a&
-about the heart > which if" it fhould not have a way ^
make its vent, it would quickly kiil him, by whi<j
means many good H©rfes dye fuddainely, and the caul
unknown. This Difeafe is apparent to the eye by a (vm
ling, which will arife in the middle of the frreajt, ju*H
gairit the heart., from whence it taketh its name, whm
if it bee not foone prevented , will aicend to' the ib/of'
and then it is certaine death. It commeth likewifcj¹?
Surfeits taken by heats and colds > fometimes alf0;*f
feavers, which are malignant, and fometimes aga*¹¹by feeding upon unwholefomc meates. The fign*⁵ \.
know this Difeafe before: the fwellins doe-appear"', �_A

thefe, hee will bee ficke and groane many times v«l -_�htcc is laved, hee will hang downc his hea'tLand fon⁹*.

his meate, and then if hee Qioulc � ^:l"sc zo eate, ^>-
meateheclovethbeft, wketherHa/, Graffe, P^r°^_cf,

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	�■�,-�____ -- ~~■ --�~~ . .1 . �,,.,~~......~~■■�,~~..... ■ .....■~~ and Expert Ferrier, 155 if he^hath^⁵ ^ it upon the Ground before him, and proffer to h ' * ^mi.^nde ^to ^eate thereof, albeit hec make bee able ⁿ% ^^iS mouth towards it, yet hee fhall not ' doe ner ^ ^^ '^K* ^but ^wil1 ^f°°^nCr ^fami{h > ^whth t^ from kS^IV0 , ^fwelling to appeare , firft draw biood then iS^lteftee-rewjyca. if^r_you cannot findc them, prooor in^im ^Lkl^d u^°^th ^fldcs ^of ^thc "<< i to a good - ounce krowne fe^? ffig^SSSS ��//<&» Treacle, which will drive the liekneff? JrS - J 5? iC ^/wr' which done,annovnt the fwelling with tnisOy_ntmenti , 5 �ach^arh,^H°^g§es &^reafe> &»g«afr_a ^and Bafiiicon, of .&* bodv Tnf °^UnceS ⁵ ^lncorP^oratc alhhefe well into one rv dav r ii ^ann°^ynt ^and ^rub ^the fwellirie therewith eve- 4K^ifS�Si^If^ndfci -^d-open it, and with you Conp"^ptedmattcr ' ^then ^ft the Sore ». 4. and tW^P ^WatCr ^n,cntkwd ^ &. *w w. hed yout ⁿ-^PUV w ^your §^reene Oyntmcnt prefcri- \T\nnL^eV^e !^m" ^andit will bee foone whole. Incv_Cr Ijfjf l^CUf^ed ^many ^Ho^^s of this Difeaf,, and ^high towardII ^ ^H°^rfe ^had notbeenefwelledtoo hand. V tt .^c,^; a °^r �'' ^before ^tookehlm ⁱⁿcure for an � v" ^Mafter SUttdeviles and Mafter Markhams itftthev1e'T^Kthu§' they give himti � /^^inthc Pltte-Veines, and then ^ana_Putther;t_Gr,r^nkc-^Take samon two ounces ^a ^^uaF^tcrne ^of ^s«S^ar₅ ^ancl ^of ^c^~ fⁿd keepe him i,,⁵ ^and ^io g^ivck him blood-warme, ^thatnowinT^¹¹¹⁶ ⁱⁿ ^the Stable, efpecially his ^L° ^Wlnde 4oe offend him ₅ and for his drink, ^J 1

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		^ ~ The Compkat Horfe-m&n_y C h^^J let it bee warme Mafhes, and fuch meate as heevV^ cate. And if the (welling doe appeare,then befidesl* tins him Hood, they doeftrike the fwelhng m drv^cplaces with their ftegme, that the corruption may g. forth, and annoynt the place with warme Hogs grtf¹> and that will caufe it to weare away, or elfe grow t°, head if it bee kept warme. ThusMafter Blundevile ^ Mailer Markbams cure is in effect: the very fame. Mai* ^ Markham alfo prcfcribeth Malmfey and DUpente, v/W. is ufed alfo by others, and it is vciy good j and hee a)i faith that fome doc adminifter DoHour Stephens jVfi'A, which hee amrmeth hee hath feene to have wroufg. in this kinde ftrange effects. For my part I mbmjt, K that thefe Receipts t'ecme very probable j howfoever never did experiment any but that onely which \P\ inferted, which I had of a famous Ferrier in Trime, ^.j therefore I rinding mine to bee infallible, made try* of none other. SECT.?. �/. Hyppoferus. "W~ TyT yHat a that you doe caK m* Upper Art*** j upper Attaint. %/ m/ _Hyppof_em. \_t [_s none other thing ^ ▼ V a (Welling of the Matter or Back-}^ of the fore-legge above the Pafiern-jo)nt_y and moft ^c°^ monly commeth by an over-reach 3 that is, wh^en _ce, Horfe in running either downe a hill, or upon df^effi or upon or over-thwart high farrowes of plowed L^a ^c grupon other evill or uneven Grounds, doe ftrik^� _{e(

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		Boo_K,2₍ ------------__..________, �-______J___^^ , and Expert Terrier, %<". This?^/" ^a8^ainft ^thc §^reat $^ne"~&* ^efore- %PPOphvl ^We ^tearmean Upper Attaint. tktttheoy-J,\ ^Hm ^may ^a �&n some tokmwafluredh tylWfe ^} **^that ^finew ^? - ^J ^vcry PalDahT; ?^Ur 7^e ^and ^hand ^(Sk) will fcew it you ^be ^fore, andfo, u 'r^T,^wiil ^fwcll> ^and ^urne, and Hvnn 1 i ^Horfe ^Wl11 hault therewith hyppophylus. what cure have you for^T Hjptfem,, Wee ufe to apply toThrnl u ^rcftringent which muft be fieEe ^pUcC ^a ^char§^e ^3g�^0)les ^or ^Ungums '&&�** �3h�a\ ^HeCrdn ^Sir' ^Under y°^ur ^favour You are ^m°ft nS^akQn ^: ^For ^a11 ^thiuP " arefuppling are r^muchm ^and ^Ung^uents will caufe the Rnew* to ^ apply^.Aenotherwife _; and therefore wee ^tCnzinS^s J S??' and drying things. Some ufe Cau- ^UPⁿght Lai. _L^indeedc will cure, _a�d fet the Herfe °wit_: pf «^nc> but therein are two inconveniences- ^defiftethfrom h^f" " ^takethawa? ^his P^aine><o^a* hee ^tcrfw_eUc/^mhaulting, yet will the place bee ever af- ^g hi, _lifc\^vvhich will bee a continuall eye-fore, du- W^^t wiRK ^ly"^the ^raarkcs ^a»^d Goalees where n�F ^ofadi�i ^eC,^ever ^after ^fccne> ^maki"g the nulhes to th_e W^nt'^C°^lour 5 ^both which are gre& ble- . ^Hyppoph_yi_Us^Jf- WCafel ' ^remthenemfttteth your left Cure in yppoferuf I a 1 ^t0 Wy this'enfu^g ^j�^e ^for ^a Sorance of this nature

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		I₃S The, Comjdeat: Horfe-tva/t, C h a P- 4* Attaint u_rp-t Take Cat'tharidestwo ounces,Maftick fourepenn^f °r₃h,e^k ^ll,eW worth, Venice Turpentine two penny worth, Euforb** urn foure dranimes, Black Rofin fix ounces, Aqua-fa^r' tis two drammes; beare the Cantharides and Eufof bium into .fine powder § then firft melt the Maftitk^eand Black Rofin, then put in your Turpentine , whicfr fo foon as it is molten, putin your Cantharides and f&* forbium, and let all boyle together , keeping them ftifj ring , and have a fpeciall care it boyle not over _; a^ when you have taken itirom the fire,put in your hep? fortis, and fo ftir them well together, and put it into * glafle or gally-pot,and fo keep it for your ufe. And whe� you have occafioa to ufe the fame, .firft wafh and-ba^ the grieved place well, then with yonrSplatter, fpre»* it upon the place being made warme ,: and clappe $$ upon it of the fame colour, and give him reft, andb^cewiil doe well. But hee muft have time , and after* W etke that hee hath beenc thus charged, let himb^ put forth to graife if it bee not in Winter,.or the W^ teror cold; weather approaching. **. Another Take the whites of two new layed Egges, and^ powder of Bole Armoniack and thebeft andftrong^c' white Wine Vineger, incorporate thefe very well& gether with the powder of Sanguis Dtraconis,and ha^ ing fhaven away the haire as aiorefayd , fpread it g<^ and thick upon the grieved place, adding itili more e^ ry three dayes for fifteene dayes together, and then pi¹him forth to graffe, and let him runne a whole W^tC ' and after fo long as you fhall thinke to beefuflficW and hee will bee found againe. ^ This I have »^ilmade tryall of, ani I have found it to bee right %°°^'_/ji, A French Mtrfyd taught mee a Medicine for an A

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			and Expert Ferrhv.^ 139 howbeif^"^^ > whereof I did never make ufe$ the beft protelled unto mee hee thought it one of f_avvr l- ^CUres that hee could ever know j andlmyfelf be_Cam ^^rc^^e a Horfe therewith, but how the Horfe Parted⁶/^UrC^' ^ had not time to know, by re-a-fon Ide- And l, Orleans before the Cure was performed. S_ax _f Cure was this. Take one or two handrails of ₄ .^atrage, and all the Sewet of a Loine of Mutton, and Sew °^f ^walteVVinc ;. chop the Hearbe, and mince the bci^ ^C veryfaaali, and foboyleall thefe together which j^_oⁿ\| thus well boyled , take a fufficicnt cpantityof W ^ung* 5 ^r-^cwly made by a Hwfe that goeth to grafle, Sal ^^ut^ⁿgi^cto the other Ingredients, vvorke it to a re_ne^e \ ^and apply it plaifter-wife to the place good hot, thj_n^^VlnS it twice every day for fo long time as you fhal ^ to be convenient, both ^W ^fter Blundevile ,* and Matter Mtrkham doe Fi_rft §^ree in the Cure of an Attaint, which is thus: fhave _tu7^atl(i bath the place with warmc Water, and fatrifie ^ ^ircio farre as the fweliing goeth � then the bJooh ^replace with the poyflt6f a Razor , that 5,uf_0r^.^d ^may ifliie forth: Then take Cantharides and glt^^UnVofeachhalfe an ounce, powdred, and min- fhyfp_r^°gether with-a quarte-rne ofSops?, and: with g ferine- l. . ^°me of the Ovntmcnt over -all thefore, fiif*

		foro2_Ck' ^w reft in the place Where you ilrefled him into the^^^e^°^ureaf^ter j ^m^ ^th^cn y°^u may take i.im. od fo twJl^^' ^t^^lcre ^ttiff him ftand without Litter, Month* J 1^tlmt hee may riot" touch the fore with '-his ⁿer airai ^ ^then thenex-t day ufe him-in the fame nian- ^frc^ Bi I?' ^hett ^thctiM>day a^hoynt^ place with *** > continuing fo m doe bythc-fpacc^f time T 2 dayes.

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		The Comfleat Horfc-man, Ch a v.4> daycs, and atnine dayes end, make him his bath. Take Mallowes three handfulls, aRofe-Cake, and Sage oi each -a handful! $ boyle them together in a fuf" ficient quantity of faire water; and when the Mallow^ are become foft, put in halfe a pound of Butter, and halfe a pint of Sallet Oyle, and then being fomewha* warme � wafh and bath the fore place therewith every day once, till it be whole. This medicine I confeflfe 1 never tryed ,...but I thinke it very good. Mafter Blundr vik hath piieiy this, but Mafter Markham hath fundry 0' thers; fome of which , I will relate, to the end, th^eTerrier may make his choice. Another, _r Take Di'althea, Agrippa,and Oyle, and mixing theft together, lay it to the fwelling. Another. Take alfo Frankinfence^ Rofin, Tarre, Euforbiuni? Turpentine, Feniigrick, of each a quarter of an ounce? of Sewet one ounce, of Oyle one ounce, of Wax-three ounces, and three quarters of an ounce of Myrrh -; mi* and melt &11 thefe together, and plaifter-wife lay it t° the place till it be whole. Another. , Take alfo Sanguis Draconis three quarters of a° ounce, Bole-Armoniack one ounce, Oyle as. much, M' ftick three ounces, Sewet as much, and as much Swine greafe; melt and mix all thefe together , and lay it i° the fwelling, and it will take it away. . Another Cure I f_ourid in.an Old Manufcript, wi* which I have cured many ^or/>5,which have been mud* fwelled, which is this: viz. Take Turpentine, of Venice one ounce, andAq^^rvit«,threc fpoonfuls: beate them together in a Blado^er' or fome other convenient VeiTell, untill they come t⁰* perfect falve,then annoynt the fore very well therevvi^j

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	and heat it m with a hot Brick,or a ho t Iron � and thus doing toure or five times, it willfet him upright. ,. 1 nis 1 nave often tried, and it is. very good.

		SECT. 10. vi. Hyppophylus. WHat is that you call a Nether Attaint ? Hyppoferw. It is alfo an Over-reach fometimes , and fometimes againe it comtneth by a Wrench, fometimes by a Straine, fortie- ses by treading upon a (Viarpe ftone or ftub,and fome- «Qies it corameth by a blow, and it is called properly a Neither Attaint, by reafon it being commonly upon the Attaint N'es °^^e-legge , like as is the other j it is nevertheleffe. pla-^chtr' ^CS^ lower then the other is; for whereas the other is ^°^vc the Fet-lock Joynt, this is under it, for it is com- monly Upon the Heeleor Frujh , nor is it oft times vifible o the eye ■ howfoever it may bee felt, as well by the * ^ete and glowing which will bee upon the Heele,* as al- S-.y ^efoftneffe* for there will bee a Bladder or blifter in ^Vi[^C0Us corrupt matter like to Jelly, which will grow eo 1 ^place 5 ^and ^befldes ^ic will make the//^ to k°mplaine_} _ancj _it _w1q _dcc _a]f₀ fomevvhat fwelied. I j^e ^cured fundry Hurfes* which have had this mala.'.y, they have done well again. EEhe Cure is thus. 1 ak_ca p_eece0fp4[:_ti_Rg-₃ and blanks, is ab wet.ic 'M- u?T}°J^nt ^a little good and hard, whichwi&Tdatife the liter or fwelling the better to appcare more vifible co ^ne ^eye ; make lncifibn with your Incifion-Knifc, and T 3 crufh

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t^i The Compleat H@rfe-mw, Chap*4'

erufti out all the corrupt Jelly, and congealed matter*
Then heale it up by waftiing the fore with Copei**^swater, declared m lib. 2. cap. 10. SeB./{.and aftera^
noynt it with the greene Oyntment mentioned in cap**
& Sett, ibid, and fo in triort time it will bee whole ar^
found againe. *^*. This is a very hard Cure for yotf*
ordinary Countrey Smiths to take in hand to perform*;
if they bee not well acquainted with the nature of thi^sMalady* Mafter Blux-devile and Mafter Markham, hav^cboth this manner of Cure , onely they differ from mc^ein the healing Salve.

SECT. 11. e/f.
Hyppophilus*

Hat Cure have you for theAvivesi

Jiyppeferttf. This tearme Avives xv&

havealfo gotten from the French, whid¹our Terriers doe call the Fives. It is a Difeaie whkb
growes under the �*res, and fecundum vulgu^ it is call^
Avive*. the fi<W oxVives, from the Sores it creepeth downe &
wards the Thro At, which when they begin to enflari*?
will fwell, and not onely pame the Horfe vexy much, b&
alfo prove mortall, by flopping his winde they wilh$
him out-right, if it bee net in time cured ; andlW*
felfe have feene and knowne Horfes dye of this mala^f
It proceedeth moft commonly of Rankneffe o&M&ods
in the Cure, care muft bee taken that you doe v^ottouch the Graines or Kernells with your fingers. Th^fitAvivesoi rives we certains fiat Kernells, much l&^e

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		^BQo_K. ₂. ... , __________... "Sjy,�-ll_____^ -^ Expert Ferrier, 14.5 Bunches oTr~~~�TT-,-------r-----1-----�-�r---------------_ ted toaeth_er ^rap_u^CS ^whlch &^ow ⁱⁿ ^a ^clufter> ^clo& ^k«<- cut the ₅i; , ^c P^Iacc 5 the moft certame cure is to ^Grai"es cZ^He* ^gdt ^way^�s>^and ^to ^y the Kernells or ^t0 ^a Pairp ff �⁹-^and ^then ^with ^an Inftrumcnt made like fPPWn^ r ^t0 ^pinch ^forrh the Graines, then to Si fte^T ^P u^CC ^dther ^a ^Lijinen-cloath, or a few ^fo bound on ^W? ^ln ^whitcs of Egges well beaten, and ^ mnft�^,,^renT^lnS^itday¹y»^ic will cure it j but ^nt hll r ,^Up ft? *^W ^with ^the Greene Ovnc- ^C0^mc,n ^p° " ?' '*^& ^SeB- ^ihi^ V- But the ton juft¹? ^cu_L^re » «> ^draw ^d«wne the fore with a hot I- ^thei»und ^mid ' ^fofarreas ^thedwellinggocth, and °f the f_ajv^thc ^roote ^of ^the ^ draw to other ftroakes and With r °^f ^a" ^Arrowes ^hed, then open the skirnie, ^and & cut K^aU ^pairC °^f ^plycrs' P^ul1 ^ouc ^the ^Kernells> done, fjn ^^crn ^off> but have a care of the Veine j that ^dcr> and aft ,P^lace ^with Bay-falt made into fine pow- naent. * * ^r "^eale up the fore with the aforfayd Oynt- the Cure* \ ^Tllis havelaifo pra&ifed, and performed ^ K-afonnf � ^With g^reater difficulty then the former, therefore T \ ^Fire ^which ^I ^puc ^t0 ^thc P^lace> and and fpeedief°* °^Id ^mj* ^formCr ^CurC ^the ^beCter ³ ^lafer> Mafte_r»i' * � ^the W^s'�.^devilend MafkcxMarkbam doc fay, that WmeVin_Cse ^to. ^takc a fpunge well dipped in llrong a day till the � ^bound ^to ^the Sore,renewing it twice thernioft p_art ₀^^rtf^lls doe rot; then they open the nea forth, and then* fiif^oftnefl?e > ^and°^let ^corruption ^and the next day _tK ^tile ^^oIe ^witl1 *** ^^ne^ Grayed; ^ater, and the n ^ ^Wa^ ^away ^c^^e ^^ ^w"^ ^warme^«h Honey and Fir? ^day ^aftcr > ^thcy ^ann°y^nt the^Sore �^u nower mingled together till it be whole.

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				The Compkat Horfe-man, C h a ?> 4* whole. This Cure I never madetryallof,but it feem^¹to mee to be a very good and probable Cure. Anothtf For the Avives. Take Tarre, tryed Hogs greafe, Bay fair, and Frfl' kinfence powdred, of each fo much as will fuffice; p$. thefc on the fire all together, then with a clout fatten^ to the end of a ftick, boyling hot, fcald the placesfou** or five mornings one after another untill the inflam^cclplaces do become fof t and ripe. Then with your inrt' lion knife, flit the skin, and let forth the corruption^:then to heale up the forarces, take tryed Hogsgrcal³and Verdigreaie made up into fine powder, melt thetf¹upon a gentle fire, but fuffer it not to boile more then waume or two at the moft, then take it ofi\ and puc t° it of ordinary Turpentine, as much as will futfice, ar^ fo ftir all together untill it be cold. And herewith art' noint the foranccs daily till they be whole * J. This 1⁵very good. Mafter Markham* in his Matter piece, hath a Cure f<?^fthe Avives, which he intituleth j A mejl rare andcer^¹approved Medicine, nhichvill cure the Vives, without eitW Burning, melting, rotting, or any fuch like violent exerriy' But as yet I did never experiment the fame. The Q$^zis this. Take a penniwerth of pepper, beaten to fine po^ der, S wines greafe a fpoonefull, the juice of Rue a ha^ full, and of Vinegar two fpoonfuls, mixe all well to$^e' ther, and convey it equally into both the eares of*¹Horfe, and fo tye or ftitch them up, then fhake his e^rethat the medicine may fink downwards: which do^ you fhall let him kloud in the neck-veine, and in the tef ple-veine. And this (faith he) is an infallible Cure. ^
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SECT. 12. Ji

Hyppophylus.

Hat difeafe is that which we doe call the Ar-
raiftes ?

fyith Hyvpofemt. Arrdfles is alfo a French

�a-> ^et°j^n> ^W^ich ^is ^a ^dil*^eal*^e wee do commonly call the
Unlit* ^Ing^endring ⁱⁿ ^the heeki of a Horfe, not much
HlO ^t0,t^^e ^Scratc^^es J hut ^c^^at: "^is ^much more vene-
tli«^Ui^an^ malignant. It commeth of too much reft, and

him ^el^ferL^^ of care in the not rubbing and dretfing
*Uv in 1 c V,^Teafon ^that ^the ^Horre ftandcth continu-
^inde f f ' ^his ^fore-f^eet being higher than his
ti_ng V^^: ">* by reafon of his great reifc and pampc-
kftrfe,*/ ^d corrupting in his boc% falls down into his
ca}j_tC ^⁵>^aridbreedeth this difeafe, which now wcdo
^^^naijle^orRat-tayl??. The bcft Cure for this Amiftww
W_arnT^y ^ls> fi^fftj ^toiet the Horfe bee ridden till hee bee R« .ayks.
peare f ?*?^the ^vei.^ns ^wil1 fwell, and the better ap-
Hiakitt u*¹ ^xn^loud in the fetkck-veines on both fides,

the f_0r°_s ^lttl ^t0 ^bkeJ well � and the next day alrer, wafh
%^frorn^Vl;^tk ^warme water, and then clip away all the
^ccs with thi rv^Ut ^l^^e f°^re*> ^l^^en ^an°int the grieved pla-

ounces, and of P^eras> and Verdigreafe, of each two
Coperas and V*^mmon honey foure ounces; beat your
them with your ff^S^afe ^VCrY fnaall, ^and fo worke
^thanoint the &?' � ^a^-^UnSf ?>*f^: f^eT
5* ^ do conclude &jg&* ^ *?* ?* ^

"v CHAP.

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				Chap *:
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			CHAP. V. SECT.i. JJ;

Hyppophylus. Hat it your be$ wayⁱ tobreekt andher the b&ckeofA Horjethat is [mine $ Hypiscfert,.. Wee have m2^fl7 waycs to cure a malady of this nJ tore: If the place bee fwelled,aJy yet rot ripe enough to be opened then apply that remedy which ^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ fhall finde taught you hecrealt^ef?to refolve or ripen the fame j and'when it is ripe, p¹¹' your Incifion-Knife unto it, or a hot Iron , andfoop^ it in the loweft part, fo as the putrefaction may ^ more eafily paffe away; then every morning inject ^ Lotion with a Scringe, which is thus to bee made, vix «k fwclled Take Honey-fuekle leaves, Plantine, Ribwort, Y*J row, Burfa-Paftoris, Knot-grafFe, and Cumphrey ? ° each halfe a handfull, boyle thefe in a quantity of ^ft/v ning water, till a moity bee confumed, then ftraine ^c\ Hcarbes from the water, cattingaway the Hcarbes,¹¹ ' then f( t the water upon the fire againe, and fo foone * it beginneth to boyle againe , put into the fayd^^tC, honey of Rofes One ounce, Allum and Alkenet,. <^^caV two cirammes, ftirre all thefe well together , and l^et. boyie till thcfe latter.ingredients bee wcU.ditfd** '

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		and Expert Terrier* J 47 iCfl tajrA * C "- ■ .iii mil i» - .1 . L_ .... . ....... T ^lr>to a 1 ^W ^m ^thc ^^re * ^and ^when ^ir ^isco^ * P^ut ^icufe. Uf^Ca l^C- S^lal^^e 5 keeping it clofe flopped for your and' it ^C11 ^s ^watcr every day five or fix ciaies together, of th_e /y ^CUre ^any ^Sorance ⁱⁿ the ^^» ^or ^ot^^T P^arcrao-^ f^^J provided that to s^'« the fore, youapplva have ^a h ^WCt-ⁱⁿ ^the ^laid ^Water* *** ^Anothcr ^ReceiP^c ^IOthf- T ^rew"^ri I have cured many galled backs, and ^cr iorances: which is as followeth. i_n,^ake water and fait, andboilechem well together^ nrftvvafh the lore place therewith. Then take pep- ibr ^Itla^^e.^intc{ ^vcry fi^nc powder, and ftrew it upon cne j ^^e> and it will heale it in very fhort time. \* A third eur^f ^much more foveraign than the 2 former, which vylS^tordyaU galled &irtby but any other wound ■f^ljj°ever. « ^aft* u ^ⁿ> ^ancl common Pitch, of each fix ounces, G_aju ^e ^an^ Incenfe, of each one ounce. Turpentine, diflbl ^nUrns^°l^carmoniack,ofeach three ounces, melt, tlcfi_re ^a^ incorporate all thefe together uponagen- tolles ^3atlj ^asthey doe begin to cook, make them up in P°n a'ckv u ^^en y°^u ^w0U^ ^u^^e ^ Salve, fpread it u- to ufe � ° � ^0r leather, fomewhat thin 5 but if y6u be Ward n^C ^VVi^^0u.^t: either cloath or leather, to any out- thicker 14! ^s ^not y^ct broken , then lay it on much it is _Wa ^nanY°uufeto do Plaifter-wife_; and whileft ^"his Ew^' ^c^fi^ee^^s °^ ^e fame colour upon it* fore, or hun'r ^ " ^cureth ^any f^weHiⁿg? gall, wound, wnpoftumatio "."Peneth, breaketh, and healeth all ^cellent&fc-r^-k^j ^an<^ puftils. It is alfo a mod JP of all evil hurnour^W^I % ** * r"' �" f^l Paging of fwelliiig_S%^ai^d ^alio ^vcry ^foveraig^ne ^for ^af' V 2 Another

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			J g fk_e fimpleat Horfe-man, C h aj^§ Another Receit I have taught me by a worthy Knigft but I never made ufe thereof. . Take the leaves of A( mart, and wafh them, and l^a; them all over the place $ and albeit you ride him evefJ day, yet will he heale very faft. But if he do remai^ in the Stable without exercife, ifyouputthe water⁰* the leaves upon the place , it will heale him fp^ee' Another Receit I have which was taught mebVr Fre/tch Marifhall, howbeit I made no triall thereof' but hee commended it to bee tresknne-, which is th^lS'- viz,. Take three parts of fheeps dung, and one part o W'heate crRye-flower, and drietfieflower, and th^ knead them together, and bake it a little, and apply^Jbloud warme to the place.

		SECT. 2. S. Hyppophylus. IS there a Difeafe in a Horfe called the Barbes ? Hyppfem. Yea Sir, there is fuch a difeafe, ano* groweth in the mouth under the tongue naturally? ⁰^ * every Horfe hath them, neverthelcffe there is no h&&, in them, untill they do become inflamed, and then thw will fwell with corrupt bloudj proceeding from naug _cty kumcurs,* and become raw, and fo trouble and p?^li , the Horfe, fo as hee cannot feed without muchgri^ j for it commeth by means of evill humours, and infill' ^ Hood. I never heard of more Cures then two for t

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		_^^K» ²- and Expert Terrier. 14? Malady, which is to take hold of his Tongue, and on cuhtr hde under it of the Ja₃* youfhall fee two Teats , ^aP^s 5 clippe them away clofe, and then wafh the Place _With a little water and fait, and they are cured, pother Cure.. Take :a paire of Sizers and clip them away from un- Jj* the Tongue, and let them bleed, then prick him in ^the Palate of the Mouth with your Fleame , that hec ^*y bleed the better, then wafh the places with white Wine Vineger, Bolearmoniack, and Bay-Salt, of each ^as ^Uch as will iutfice, and for three or tbure dayes af- J.^er j let him lee that no Hay-duft ftick upon the places ⁰ clipped, and hec will foone bee well againe.

			SECT. 3. B. . ■.,- Hyppophylus. "V "> v- -jr Hat good Receipt have you to difj'dve and dry \/ \ / a" ^A# M humours in the boay ? ^V V ' Hv>l4erm. The heft thing that I could «»* ^f'^r ^H»; t �* ^know, is a ccrtaine Bath which I make, wherewith _thc � _B?. j ^Datu him, and I doe finde it to bee right gooJ, which * «iake thus, p&. Take Sage and Roiemary, of each a Pou^di^Ul1' ^of thc-Barkc of ^the Rooce of Beech , three Afh~⁵J^ndoftheBarkesol yongElmc, Oake?, and rfChrft ^ach « haadfaH, ofN?p, Penny-Royali, and I., ac hi"⁵ ^theRmdes being taken away, oi each a ftandfull,three or fo_urc white Onions clcane pilled and ^CUt ^lnt0 ^imall pieces or dices., red Wine three potties, V 3 ftrong

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		156 'the CompUat Horfe-man, Chap. 5' 'ftrong white Wine Vineger two pottles 5 boyle all thefe together, and caufe your Horfe to bee walked* quarter of an houre before,a good pace, that hee may bee onely warme , then let him bee prefently bathed with this Bath good and hot, and then fet him up wariflj and let his drinke bee either fweete Mafhes, or whitf water $ bath him thus three dayes together, and feed^chim with fuch meate as is fweete and wholclorae, and let him not bee ridden into any water in eight or tennG dayes after, and this will diffolve and dry up ail his bi& Humours. ^. This I learned of an Italian Rider ifl Bruxels₃ whom I faw pra&ife it very often whilft I wa* there, and rode with him. And fince I have my il-lf* adminiftred it to many good Horfes heere in England* with which I have done very much good. Hyppophylus. Now that wee fpeake of Bathes , iwoS glacily know what are their Venues } Hyppoferm. Bathes have beene much more in ufe if former times then now they are , howbeit I and my Mafter doe ufe them often, and wee (foe findegrea* profit by them : For they are fomentations,"which b& the moft comfortable things of any to the joynts and limbes of a Horfe. Bathes diffolve all ill humours, and gives heate and warmth unto all the Members that ar* benummed with cold, or for want of Blood; it comfof tech and ftrengtheneth them , and it giveth very grea^feafe to the pained Sinevres. Befides, it affwageth fwel' lings in or about any outward parts of the body � fot bah f« smtyg'S dwelled, ftiffc or benummed, or for any ©chef kgg"- .joynt pained or grieved, or for any ftrtng-haulr, cramff> or convulsion. I commonly ufe a bath > which doth'rt¹fhort time cure all fuch like maladies. Awlmy6atb& this. Take I

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		and Expert Ferrier, 151 u.¹ ^ke Muskadine and Sallet Oyle-of each a pint, Bay- Bath, bo vie Tif ^emai7> ^of ^each ^c ^wo ^ha^ndfuils' ^let ^them ' Horfp k ^an ^^oure>and ^when y°^u ^are ^to *** y°^ur a whT ^Cwich > ^ru'° ^and ^chafc ^thc §^rieved P ^ace ^wittlf_0ot P^e ^or haire-cloath a pretty while , then put the fer ^Int° ^^otne ^broad bowle or payle, whereby to pre- _tL ^ve ^tbe Liquor and Hearbes, and lave and bach him j ^sa quarter of an houre j which ended, bmdeupon _t, Ptace a piece of Sheepes or Lambes skinne , with _a ^e.^w°olly fide to the legge, and let him ftand fo foure u twenty houres: applv this five or fixe times, and it ^beapWcure.^. all °^tiler ^Sat^ * have,which is moft foveraigne to cure sith T^⁵ §^owty> andfwoln hgges, which commeth h_a ^er "Y Farcin, Scratches, or the like, wherewith I "r ?^Ured ^very many Horfes. And thus it is made. ^stti n ^c ^Grounds of a Bcere Barrell, with the Barm, B?.th. l₀^^ag^e»teatherfew, Wintcr-favory, Cumfry, Mai 2. j^. �^sj Rue, Set-well, Penny-Royall, Wormewood, _ani^Ange],of each a good handful!, and of the leaves Shee ^r^cs °^ Mifl^etow three or foure good handfulls, a pP^es Tallow one pound, tryed Hogges-greafe halfe Bran?¹^ >�^thrce ^or ^oure handfulls ofRyeor Wheate ^a,1d JvlV ^°^^e ^a11 ^th<^^e together untill all the Hearbes Quour ^ow become foft j but bee fure you haveli- fi_re _Du^e"^^u§^h 5 and a little beforcyou take it from the? firft one \u° ^h ^fome ^Hay �' ^With ^this ^bath ^his ^LeS§^cs ' Vou are Wa\w>^he ^0thcr» P^ucthl§ ^fti11 ^that ^be^ ^which W fhewed '^nt°^a ^broadBowlc ^orPaik ^J ^as ^1S ^a" fuffinVni-iv, .u' ^and, ^hen vouhave bathed that �%; ing _T^y' 7^en _J^take of the m in the Bath, and make- �8 ^uia-band chtxeof, rowle it about the &&> bove

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I§2 The Compleat Horfe-mm, C « a p. 5* bove the uppermoft or middle Jeynt, and put off the hearbs betwixt his Leg and the Thumb-band: andfo ufe the other Leg or Legs which are fwelled and need - bathing: Which done, powre of the liquor remaining upon the thum-bands: and thus let him be bathed here with every day once, for To many daies together as yo¹¹fhall thinke requiiite, and it will bring downe the fw^el* ling quite, and make him found. ^ Another Bath I have no lefle excellent, wherewith 1 have done many rare cures, viz. Bxth. Take Smaliage, Ox-Eyc, and Sheeps Sewet, of each 3' like much, to a good quantitie: Chop them fmall tog^e' ther_b and after ftampthem ina'ftone Morcer j tn^n boy le. them with mans Urine, and bathe the grieved parts herewith war me, doing as before with a Bowie oi Paile: then with Thumb-bands offoft Hay made flfM wet in cold water, rope up the member, as well above as below the griefe. Ufe this as oft as you fhall f^ee caufe, but if,the griefe happen in travell, then by bkthj ing.him thus over night, and roping him up, he will b^c able to travell againe the next morning without com' plaining. \* This I doe alfure you is a moft excel" lent Bach , and it cureth any Lameneffe which commcth either by ftroke, ftraine, or other Acer dent. One Other Bath I have whereof I never made ufo
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		taught mee by a Gentleman, who was well vcrfed in Horfe-Leech-erafi. And his Receipt is this « vtz. Take. Sayine, and the Barke and Leaves of the Bay tree, Pellitory,rRofemary, Sage, Rue, of each¹ three ounces, boile thefe in a Gallon of white Wine, until*

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halfebcconfumed: herewith bathe your Horfe asbe- nf?i f I^Wed>^and whether the griefe be viGblt or not, vac « and you will finde it an approved Medicine. Af- r this manner hath the Gentleman delivered me this ^^ceipt₅ which hee proteftedto mec to bee moft fove- aigne: which I can neither commend nor difpraife, by j~^alon I never yet had experience thereof. And thus ^Uc« of Batbs^now let us paflfe to other matters.

		SECT. 4. B. Hyppophilus. IWtypu Hyppoferus, cm you fhetv me what is good to ^Caufe a Horfe in the Stable to Belly well ? Hyppoferu.* That can I Sir, for many horfes by be- fe& P^l ^lon§ⁱⁿ ^tbc ^Stable (cfpecially yong W/«) will ^Ja©me ha.ve good bellies, for their bellies will {hrinke P Awards their Flanks, and they become as great as �ⁿⁿⁱng Horfes ufe to bee, when they are dieted for a w^u⁶' ^wmck doth betoken great Coftivenes in them, and f ^proceedcth of much unnaturall heate in the body j turaH ^Q]cihoyf^es ^never thrive or like well, for they be na- the / ^tender ₅ and w,afh, or flew of their flefh: and to d^C ^efucha horfel could wifh you not to keep, but to hardlTt^Y ^as ^foone ^as ^may ^bee- ^For ^if ^hee ^COme °^nCCbe nfr^r, r; ?^ur> 7°^u cannot poifibly keep him found,but hLe ^a?^dunhealthy. The beft Cure which I thar^TTl l^mebyaf^^ MarifbtBi who told me _B:11 _unt#vvhilv, ^y ^hi^ec ^hath ^ut his art two fmall firings, ^nctl-^extcnd from his cods to the bottome of his belly, X to

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	IJ4 fhe C°wpl^eat Harfe-ivany Cch a V}$

		to vvir, qfeach fide ore; which faid firings you. mU# break with your ftVger, a thing very eafie to be done by thoiethathavepracMedir; and when you havebr⁰" ken them , you muft anoint that place every day vvi$ frefh Burter and V/i-^ueMum Populeon mixed together 5 this done, in ihort time hee will come to Bei:y well. This I never my felfe tryed, but he that taught it &^cdid much pra�tife ir, and he brake many of thole firing* of fundry horfes in my light..

			SECT. 5. ft. Hyppophilus.,

				.

■ Hat meanes have you tohelpe the paine in t¹Belly of a* Horfe ? Hyppoferm. This difeafe is that W^ call the Collick, which the Italians doe cail Gclon, ito& whence our Eaolifh Ferriers derive the word ColBcke:^ Trench call it i-ianchaifms , which is a paine or grip^ in the �<?ijv,comming lbmetimesof cold and wind, #\|< jelly paine. fometimes of zpoifc Humours, which lie in the (&& (jus; fometimes byrtafon of abundance of Billion* . fbarpe Humours j and -fometimes by inflammations * the Body caufed by feeding upon raw and bad mea^ which occaiion Crudities. But of this wee ihall fct. octafion to fpeak more in its proper place of the c^-' Only thus much, that whereas paines and Griping⁵.^ the 'Belly do proceed ofttimes from the Liver, and ^j working of the Sj-leex₉ which is moft ventolbus. B^/. ikinkG it not amifle to give you one Receipt wheicvv'^

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and Expert Ferrier, 155 _nr^^ure,^an.y ^Gripings or paines which may at any time therh ^r ^trom ^the ^Liver> Spleene, ot Mil. Nei- u .^ ,^veyouanv Sisnes whereby to know this difeafe, ""IjOMy the fame for the collitk. And the Cure is this. ea~h1n°F> Cowflips, Liverwort, Lung-wort, of �« hke much, fo as all when they bee together, they ^°e not exceed halfc a handfull. Then take Gentia t-a, futolochia, Rotunda, Fennugrick, Enula-Campana, Cd^ ^⁰ⁿS"^PePP^er> °f ^cach haffe a fpoonfu'd , and one ?°°ⁿ\|uirof Honey: chop the hearbs (mail, and make ^e other fimples into fine powder, and I oyle them in a 9Uart of Ale or Muskadine, which is much better., and the- f ^hirn ^d1ouc* ^warmcJ ^aiK* ^ric^e him an houre after, _g-_r^en f} ^im up warme, and foure or five houres after f_etp^Um boiled barley, and for three or foure dayes, ^ . ^s drinke be either Mafhes or white water. \* ^lth this I have done many good Cures.

			SECT. 6. B. Hyppophilus. Hat is good taheale the tongue of a Horfe, which is hurt with the Bit or timber.
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	b_eu ▼ Hyppefem. If the o#�»fofyourHorfeBk whrrewitk acc^^^t with his Bit orHaultef, or by any other ^ »ng« i_s. - . ^or ^miihap, the beft way to cure andheale it,^hurt 4 LJnnl^^�ll~^Ro?^rui»> and annoynt it therewith, with Sore kf r ^SgC ^faftcnc<i ^ the end of a fticke, let the ^Dee ^l0 annoynred three or foure times a day, and

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let'him alwayes after drefling ftand upon the Trench
one houre , and in fhort time it will bee whole. W J¹ jj
this I have cured many Horfes, fome of which have had
their Tongues cut more then halfe through. *^*. A'
nother Cure I have, which a French-man taught m^ef>
which is as followeth.

TakeredHony,themarrow of powdred Pork,quick'
lime and Pepper,all made into fine powder,of each lik^emuch,boyIe all thefe together,ftill itirring it till it coifl^cto an Oyntment, with which annoynt the Sore twice ^e'
very day till it be whole. With this Receipt I have ctf'
red fundrygood Horfes , and I doe know it to bee very
good.**.

SECT.7. Mi

Hyppophylus.

Ovp may a man flanch the bleeding at the Nofe >"
when a Veine is cut, or a wound given , wherefy

Horfe is in danger to bleed to death.
Bl«<iirg to Hyppoferm. Wee have many wayes wherewith J⁷

ftanch.

a»«*^w�----- �5 ^ ■ J - � � »t -.* � * � - _

thus, take the tender tops of Ifop, andftampethem^
mafh, and put them up into his Nofe, or lay and bind^fiV
to the wound or veine cut or broken, and hee will W

fuddainely ftanched. *^*_:. Another. he I

Take Burfa-Paftoris bruized, and apply it to ^tfl

place, and this is very good. Another. 1

Take the powder ot the ftone called Emachile, *^&,

bl©w it up into the Nofe, or lay it to the Veine or #**** \

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and the blood will be itanched. Another.

Take his owne^W, dry it, and make it into fine
powder, and apply. it as is aforefaid, is very good. \*.
t/inother.

Take the tops of the angrieft and yongeft red Net-
tles, and ftampe them very well, and laid to the place,
Will ftanch bleeding. ***- ^Another.

Take Hoeees dung, and apply jt as aforeiaid, is very

* *

Take alfo Bumfeaft-cotten , Woollen cloath, Silke,
Felt, all thefeburned, or the Hearbe called Clownes-
aU-heale, will doe the like. ***�' All of thefe I have
often tryed, and doe finde them right good.

■

SECT.8. B.

Hypp°phy^^us-

V \/ Uytrterw- Blindneffe may come many Blmdreffc.

▼ V wayes, and therefore if it bee that whioh
cotnmcth of filmes. or thickneffe in the Eyes, which of
all other kindes of this nature is eafieft to bee cured_; 1
will remit them to their proper places. But lor filmes
oncly I _wm p-i_ve you one or two Receipts. But tirlt it
were fi_c _you f^ould underftand how this Difeafe cora-
meth to a Horfe. If hee bee tubjeft to haye a thicknefle
or white filmes *_n _his _eyes _h _lt _COmmeth moil common-
ly of a rhume which pafleth into his eyes from his head,
which you may foonc perceive by his continuall weep-
ing > and fending forth watery moifture, which will
° X -, rum:e

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reg The O^m^^eat Horfi-man, Cha^V "rlinnTlromTis eyes upon his face_; which when yo^ {hall obferve, let then his iOe/w fundry times every da) wafh and bath his eyes with cold water newly drawi^ from the Well j and this will prevent his filmes, zw cure that -ftux or rhume-J but if the filmes doe come be fore you obferve that he had any fuch rhume or running at the eyes; Then ] Take mans dung, and put it into a Fire-pan, and W burnc it until! it come to be a cole, then beate it to fine powder^ and put thereof into a Goofe-quill, and blov* it into his eyes twice a day 5 and this will cleare his eft
		* *
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	aiaine.^. Take alfo the tops of theangnclt yong red Nettle a handfull,and ftampe them very well, then put it intf a fine Linnen cloath, and then dip it into Beere a little and foftraine forth the juyce; which done,, put a fevf eraines of fait, bay or white to it, and when it is diffol' ved, drop of this liquor into the grieved eye, one drop} and doe thus morning and evening, and it will take a' way not onely a filme , and other fuch like thick neifc which may hinder his fight, but it will alfo takeawaf a Pearle. 'Thefe two Reeipts I have often pra&ifed,aod I have found them very good. \. Hyppophylus. J'have heard fome fay that they can w&⁽ JIarftfuddainely blinde, and yet after reftore him to hif^/* feB fight againe j but I think they doeboafi and crack of m^^ethen they be able to doe, hove thinkeyou Hyppoferus ? Hvppoferv'* Whytruely Sir, this is eafily done, a«" I will briefly difcover unto you the fecret, which¹* Take Saffron, and dry it, and make the fame intof rvfine powder as much as will fuffice, and put of t«ⁱ⁵ /..;' powder

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		Bo'oK.a. and Expert Ferrier, 5J powder into a qiiillTS ifc^ow Mmohiseyes ,-and when it hath remained' there ■by^p-thefpace'ot halfea quarter of an houre, wipe this, powdc r irom his eyes fa cleane \ as that it may not bee difcer-ried , and this will ^akehim ftone biinde. But if you Lee deurous'tQ have him to reaflume his' light againe, then � ^: Take Garlick, and chew it in your ^:mouth, and then ^hilft it is ftill in your mouth, breath into his eyes, and to five or fixe times thus doing, hee will againe fee vc- 'y perfeaiy ' . But this latter muft bee adminiftfed ^wichin eight dayes after the Saffron was biowne into his ^cyes, othtrwiie his fight will never be recovered. % '��■.. -,.. ° SECT.?. B. � Hyppophylus. «j/i iswdw4 tbebitingof Amtdmgl* V\l mMe�>-^l ^have ^oneIy ^three?^ur^^sV for it, whereof I never hadoccafioivto f^akc tryall � howbeit they were all recommended uh- ^t0?^e forfpeciallgood ; The firft is:. ; ?^ak^ the tende? tops of Rue, Boxe-lcaves, and Prim- b.m* of ■. ^ootes, of each a^Phandfull, pemnd them together m -� D» ^m°ner, and put them into a quart of new milke with �� _rreac� _onc _ounce? and fogive it him blood \|gg^ This proportion will lerve very wed for two Take Hobgoblin, Perewincle , and Boxe leaves> of ch one handfuU, firft mince them imall, and then mpe them very feaall & a Clone. morwr, and vf.m * miike.

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		itfo Tlie Compleaf Horfe-man, C h aJ^J-' Milke or Bee)-e adminifter it, both at the Change ot Full of the Moone. A third Cure I alfo have, which» this: _fl Take the Hearbe which groweth in dry and barren Hills j called The Starve of the S&rtb ; youmuftgiv^elthree dayes together; the firft time you muft gath^ethree of thefe Hearbes with all the whole R<jotes, ^, wafhthem cleane, and wipe them cleane, then po&^]ithem well, lofmg no part of them ; which done, gi^fit your Horfein Milke, Beere, Ale,,orwhite Win^j but bee carefull the Horfe take all the Hearbes aijr Rootes ; but if you will , you may make up th^ Hearbes and Rootes in frelh or fweete Butter, whi^ Will doe as well � the fecond day give your Horfe fl^ of thefe Hearbesand llootesjike as" you gave him the¹¹the day before ; and the third day give him fevC¹! Doe this punctually as I have heerc prelcribed you,ai^ bee you well alfured your Horfe will bee perfectly <$■'.* red : For albeit I my felfe have never tried this nied¹' cine,yet 1 doe know the party of whom I had this Cu^rf' hath cured much Cattle of all forts therewith � for/* cureth all forts of living Creatures which fhall bee bK ten by a madl>og : I my felfe can fay thus much of tM Receipt, that I knew it cure a whole Kemell of Hou#f, of a Gentleinans, one Beagle excepted, which they djf not fufpeft to bee bitten, which indeedc was bitten, >°, hee fell mad and died, but all the refidue efcapeda¹¹did very well. Another time a Gentlemms fonne of ^ acquaintance was unfortunately bitten by a mad V°& who vvas cured by the party who taught race this ft^e' ceipt, and this yong Gentleman ( for hee was then b^ j Boy of ten Yeares old) was fo farre fpent with the ir*J

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		^°o k. 2. and Expert Terrier. l6l ^c°r of the Difeafe before this man tooke him in hand, H � his head* began to bee addle, and hec to talke ve- 7 j^dly₃ yet hee cured him, fo as hee lived and did well, ^^ld ^ls at this houre living, hee being now come to mans p^ate> and a very handfome and proper man, whole J ^rents whilft they lived, I very well knew, and with ^v«®m I _Was _vcry intimately acquainted. **.

SECT. 10. b: Hyppophylus. "T 7" T" T H^at ^remefy have you for a S paven ? V \/ Hywfem. Wee have two forts ot ^V V Spawns : The one wee call a Through ^^et> Blood or Boe-Spaven,the other a dry or Bone-Spa- !fⁿ i the firft of thefe two is eafily cured j the iecond ^V bee cured , but fuch a cure is not for every Ferrier '^0tWtponhimtocompaue : For that it is a Cure of l^Iy* §^reat difficulty, and of no leffe danger. To ipeakc _Bi_00(l.f_p^^er^ore firft of the Blood Spaven, it is a Difeafe which ff°X^tth upon the boutb , with a fwelling which is foil vlriu^d> ^hich though itbeegreateftupon themfide, tl^the ^fWellineappeareth alfo upon the out fide, being �^a and nourifEedby the great Feint, which runneth a- j°g ^e infideofthe thigh* , and fo commeth along the
	ani f« f ^^fe> and ^fo ^downe ^thc ^le$&^e ^t0 ^the*$""? and fo from the^^ _to _the _bottorue of thefme. This ^alady commeth by _mcancs that the blood is corrupted V^^UgM ^ardu^ndi,ⁿ^ Specially when the Horfe is very y^yng. Nowthe^Wbeins through overmuch heating

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		: _%j_t The CowpleM Horfe-mau, C haM' too much ftirred, it begetteth a fiuxible humour, whicj¹being marvellous thinrie, falleth to running downward towards its Center, but it is flopped in its paflage in th^ehcmh, where itrcfideth, and by that mcanes (welled and lbbecommerh a Difcafe,which peftring thatpla^ makes thtjnym ftirfe, wherebyhee becommethilar^ lame, not being able to go, but with great difficulty ^ⁿpaine. The figne is moft eafie, being molt apparent^tCthe eye. The belt way to cure it, is j firft, to fhavc ^yway the haire on both fides the iwelling, fo farre for^ as the fwelling goeth -_y then take up the thigh VM'^lil)and let it ileed well j which done, tie the Veined^ the O/efice, and let the Veine bleed from below what¹¹will ; whereby the blood which was aiTembledal^¹!¹the l'paven place, which caufed the former fwelling?^lSby this meanes fent away 5 then with your Fleame °\ Incicion Knife, make two Incifions in the lower part ® the fwelling, and after prick two or three holes in ea^cfide of the hough where the Spaven is, that themedici^ may take the better effect, and when the ihod and w^\ hath vented away fo much, as it will doe, binde ro^¹¹ \ about it, plaifter-wife the whites of Egges and Bol<^' moniak very well beaten together, either upon H^ or Linaen cloath, and make it fail about the hough > {J keepe on the plaifter. The next day take it off,ancl W»f Eatk for a and bathe the forance with this Both, Viz,,* Take M^ Bioud-ipavsn. i_owes _and the tops of Nettles, and boile them in W< till they beefoft, and therewith bathe him. Then tfR Mallow-Roots, Brancha Urfina, OyIe,Waxe,and W^ Wine., fo much as will fuffice, and boile them, bi^ this warme to the forance round about the hough ■> ** _sfew a cloath about it, and fo let it remainc three a*/ .

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°°k,2. and Mxfert ferrier. 16:

j^°f^e i and every morning ftroke it downc wards with
both y_0ur ^_an(j_s g_ently, to the end the bloody humour
^may ifllie forth. The fourth-day bathe and wafh it vc ry

a wfflf ^Wlt^^the ^formcr ^Bat^' That done, Take .'Carana,

ⁿd itone Pitch, of each one ounce, and of Brimftone a

garter ofan ounce made into very fine powder _; melt

neie together on the fire, and when it is almoft ready

°bce taken off, put into it of Venice Turpentine iaaire

bounce, and make a plaifter thereof, fpreading itup-

, ⁿ father, and apply it to the place warme, round a-

°^ut the hough, and fo let it remaine untill it doe fall a-

^^ay of its owne accord j or if it doe come off fooner

jj^n you might thinke fitting, then make another plai-

Jr^r of the like ingredients, and apply it as before. *■%*.

-¹ ^s is the beft cure that I could ever know for this ma-

?^dy₃ with which Ihave cured many Blood-Severn. \\

"^JjfrforaBlood-Spaven.
Da p ⁿ ^cbe fwelling doth appeare upon the inward
hlpL°f^thehough, take up the thigh veine, and let it
weed from the nether part of the leg, till it will bleed
^ onger, and after give fire to the Spaven both longftV
^lesandcroff_e-waies, and then apply a reftringent

nev?^e

^try^ed, butpofitively fpeaking , I hold it to bee a

SECT. n. M.

rim j Hyppophilus.

wpoucure thYdrie or Bone-Spaven ?
*yppojer_M. _This _malady _is not eafily cured

^ut ^WlthS^r«at difficulty and danger: it is a
Y % great

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i <$4 The Compleat Horfe-man, C h a ?� 5' great hard cruft, yea as hard as a bone if it be let runn^c? Kicking, or indeed growing to the bone, much clol^efthen the barkc of an Oake to the body _y and it is upo¹¹the infide of the bough under the \oynt neare to the p&¹veine', of which I fpake of before in the Cure of tb<j lloud-jpaven; by which meanes the Horfe that hat¹, Bone fpateo. fuch a Svave»₃* cannot chufe but hault. This bone-ffa^ commethtwowaies; thefirftthrough hard riding,⁰* ©ther kinde of intemperate labour, whereby the blouf diffolving, falleth downe and maketh its refidence $ the bough _y which doth in fhort time become drieai^ hard as any bone, from whence the forancc taketh $ denomination. Secondly, the Horfe may have this m' lady by inheritance or kinde either from the Sire ot Dam, as I have before fpecified in the fccond Chap' rer of the firft Booke, where I doe intreate of Br^e' ding. TheSigne to know it, is evident enough ; viz. W your Eye and hand, for it is both viiible and palpable ^c' nough, and as eafie to be feen and felt as the Leg it.felf� The beft way to cure it, is, firft by taking up the tbk^ veine> which caufed it, and fed and nourished it, andl^ him bleed well, and fo put him into the Stable, and &⁰no more to him for that day; the next day (have aw^ the haire from off the Spaven, and rub it hardwitJ¹^ Rowling-pin (having firft anoynted the place with t^rtreleum, and chafed it well in with your hand ) or fo¹¹Otherround andfmooth ftick, morning and evening & fouredaies together, and at the fourth daiesend, \ dowae the skin with your Incifion-knife, the full tevtiP of the Spavm , but b* very carefull you doe not to^^c *

	the great Artery OX r«V>both which do lie very n^ca&	iot
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		and Expert Ferrier. 165 UtteV°^U ^°^C ^never ^° ^^e ^^Urt ^tbe S^reat ^Anerh y°^udore 1 ^ma^^rne ^triC Horfe paft all recovery -, having thus and:* J ^l-° ^the ^placc ^the ^Hcrt> ^caIlecl ^Fla^^uta bruifed, the f ^e " ^on ^that ^ "^a^ ^not °^> ^^or ^two ^^ay^cs ^more 5 f_0rl.^0r three daies after : Take Cantharides and Eu- . °^1Utri, and incorporate them well together, (being ^°re beaten into fine powder) with black Sope , and ry ^ '^an<^ ^^ay t^is to the place, and thus drefle it eve- ^tnorning 5 this will lay the Bone* and Cruft bare. _g^e* take Fearne-rootes, Hounds-tongue, and Bore- al ^a^e j incorporate all thefe together, and lay it to the � ^ace3 until! you perceive the Cruft to bee loofe, and to with^vvaftec' ^a^^ay^now ^and ^t^^ien ^t0 ^oo"^cn ^t^^ie ^^ame _w-1 y°^Ur Cornet or other Inftrument, and if you can don ^C?^nveniency take it off quite, doe fo : Which Ptef^C \ ^UP^ttlc ^wounc^ ^wit^ y°^ur ^Greene Ointment fo_a^C 1 ^d ^you ⁱⁿ ^llb- ^z- ^caP-¹⁰- SeB.^, ^^ou mayal- Plalff ^t0 ^t^ie ^Sorance after the aforefaid Corafives, a the fl^efk°^f ^ftrong vEgiptiacum, till it hath fretted off and f ^Up0n ^tlle ^Cmft ^fo ^bare ^as P°^^lbly ^may bee, the f vi ^°^U ^lllay ^ch^e better attempt the taking away of aHufn ^.^ru^5 ^orhy rubbing it with a Rowling-pin, or con ^ annointed with Petroleum* till the Cruft be kind^f ^ ^into ^a ^mattrative fubftancc, or other thinner wav _A^COrruPtion,which may very eafily be drawne a- jjj' ^And thus have I cured the Bone-Spaven feverall cured k ^Which Difcafe I cannot eafily commend to be fome oX ^a'7-⁵ ^but ^thofe ^who ^have ^beforc ^hand *^GeneIW.,^,^ ^skuTull Ferrier* to doe it before him, and the Cn^^dr.^eeufethinche working, by reafon that the Cure _1S fo extreamly difficile, and over-dangerous.\* cut when at any time you doe perceive a fwelling begin Y ₃ to

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\g$ The Compleat Horfe-vram,

	to bee in the Spoken-place of your korfe, whereby^
		may fufpect it may prove a S/wi;«; for prevention whereof. Take naturall Balfome, and having firft ihaven away the haire, annoint the place with the laid Balfome, t°^rt wo or three daies: and after you (hall repreffe the 0' mours with this Charge. Take Oyle of Rofes three ounces, Bole-Armonia^ one ounce, wheat flower halfe an ounce, and the whi^teof one Egge � make all thefe into one body, and ever? day (having firft annointcd it with Balfome) lay onthf faid Charge. \.* Hyppophylus. But let m looke back againe to the Ey^eS' what fay you to Blood-fhotteii Eyes ? For a Bone or Dry-Spaven or Cur be : Firft, take up th^eveine that feedeth it (whether Spaven ox cm be) as w^» below as above, then give it fire, then charge the plan with pitch made hot, and clap flax, upon it, then totf^cdaies after, you muft dulcifie the fbrance with the 0/^ Pamvileon, and frefh Butter molten together upon a g^cirtie fire, and when the fcarre fhall bee fallen away, J⁰^ muft apply unto it a kind of ftuffe whicti is called B-^' co or white, made I thinke of Jeffoe,and fo continue^lluntill it bee whole.^. This is very good.


			SECT. 12. B. Hyppoferus. T Say Sir, th&t Blood-Jhotten Eyes may eafily bee holp^

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		____^K' ♦ and Expert Ferrier.* \6j W^w] ^EJ^e-S they" are a tender Member, fooneft hurt creat* ^ ^ ,°f any part about the body of any living bee ^S^' ^ ^erefore there ought the greater care to taken in the cure thereof j and take this by the way tor a point of good Counfell, and for a good Rule, Hat m adminiftring to the Eyes, you bee very careful! nat your Medicine bee not too cold, but often made nd renewed _; for by ufing old made Medicines, either ,^ei^ Vermes doe paffe away, whereby the Member orelied receives no good; or elfe, by being too old, the p^edicines may moil eafily putrifie and corrupt, and ? % that meanes doe much more harme then good to ^e-Member you hoped to cure j infomuch as if you bee j, ^very cautelous in making and compounding your ^eceipts for the Eyes aright, you may molt eafily endea- AiVt^§ ^t0 ^cure ^one ^�y^e> ^not ^^c ⁿ P^uttⁿg ^out both. U Difeafes in the Syes come onely of two Caufes, viz,. .. r^s either inward, or outward: Secondly, by means piorne Blow, Stripe, Prick, Cut,Bruife, orfomefuch }^ accident. The inward caufcs doe either proccede °tti tviWHumours,* whichdoe make their refort to the Blood-fhorten i^^fJ> or elfe by the meanes of fome cold taken, which ^E?^cs" bv ⁿ ^^ort^ ^at ^c^^e ^Ey^es>^mt0 ^^ome §^reat ^F^^uXi ^or ^e^^e^^^^s of fome hot, ftiarpe, or fait Humours which Will ^Illa^^c ^l^^QiV refort to the Eyes; all which doe and an \ ^f§.^en^^er Blood-fhottea, weeping, or watery Eyes_;Malad^ ^°^e .P^rocee<i^e fr°^m inward caufes. Now thefe fes aref ^W_T^^C^ have their fource from outward cau- Srnne p-w^ave before mentioned) cither by a Blow, aSvL' X' , ^fe>^or the like, which will caufe paine ana anguifh, and fuch like inconveniences, whereby the ^Member ^beinS diftempered through heate, burning, glowing,

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			168 The {bmpleat Horfe-mm, C h a ?� 5'

		glowing, &c. will wcepe and fend forth much moiftu^> which will prcwiucenotonely^/oo^-jfcow^andw^^l' Eyes ; but alfo (if Art^and Care bee not added in tim<j convenient) DimneiTe of Sight, Filmes, Pearles, Pinan^ Web, Dragons, Serpentines, and fuch numberleffeSO' ranees, yea and direft Blindnejje it felfe, without fpe^c1' all providence and care ufed by way of prevention Wherefore for Maladies of this Nature, I will prefcrib^cyou a few Receits , which (hall bee very good and af proved. Firft therefore, whereas the common cure!¹¹pra&ife among our ordinary Ferriers and Smiths is, ^l° draw ikoel as well from the lemfle-Veines, as for tb^eNeck-Veines-jsxy Counfell i«,(vvhich experience is taug^J mee by my Mafter heere, and it hath not a little profit and pleafured mee) to be very cautelous how you dra^ Hood from wcake and enfeebled Eyes, as Blood-jhotte'h and R})umatique-Eyes, muft bee ( unleffe in cafes of & treame neceflity) for by fo doing, I have knowne W fes in like cafes which before they had hloodx.zko.vs. ho& them were able to fee a little,but after llood-letting th^e/ have become fo blinde as a Beetle ; nor were they e\'^�iable (no Art wanting ) to fee more, fo as they after W came very notable Ttrong, and able Millkorfes. V'lfi therefore I averre , that inftead of opening a peine,' counfell you to lay unto the Temple-Veims a Charge Whereby to ftay and hinder that flux of noxious bum** which were the caufe of this Malady � and let th* Biooi (hotter. Charge bee made thus. Take Pitch, Rofin, Maftick, °[ F-yes,* charge, each like much j melt all thefe together, and either ap; ply it uponaplaifter made of Leather cut round, or^0tVelvety of that colour, or as neare to the colour oi &^ekorfe, as may bee, or elfe lay it good and warme to $^c Tem^'

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		^B °° k. 2. _and Expert Ferrier._______ l&9 "temple-rein, with a cloath faftned to a ftick, and be- fore it bee cold, clap Hockes of the fame colour to the wt? %l^lld ^iet» & remaine on, till of it fclfc it WU- way. Then .dreffe the grieved Eyes with thefe enfumg , Take the white of a new-layed Egge, Honey, Sdcn- �^lne> andredFennell, of each fo much as willfumce_;^ltmpe them all well together, and fo binde it unto the l^tl^dEye.* * * Butifyoudoefinde, that the fight j ^a,^xeththicke* and that you obierve dim.neffe of fight ^hun> through his weeping : Take then Laptt calami- ty ^a^d pm it into the fire making it red hot, which ffi* °^r ^"^ch ⁱⁿ ^a Pintof white Wine ₅ which done rf^theftone bee made red hot, and quenched in the ^e Wine the fecoad time, andfo in like manner the J?^ titne : and after the third quenching, wnen it is a^ghcold, dryit -, and beate it into fine powder, 5?^d Put the powder thereof into a glafle Viall, and put ck¹⁰ Your white Wine wherein your ftone wa> quen- ?, and after it hath ftood and infufed One whole S&atthelcafti put one drop of the cieereftof the .U^xne into the eye* of the horfe, and fo into the other eye ^l? ^ice a day, till vouhave ftayedthe Rbumeand ^^Uli? Reared his Eyes. *< Another. . ,.. aJo ^ethe Juice of Selendine, Red-Fennell, Vervine, T^d. ^Kuc, of each a like quantity, viz,, one Branch, or � P^rjgge of either � ft_ampe them together, and ftraine Ln^^shacleancunelinnenragge into a little deerc IZZl W"2⁵ ^thcn Put into it as much grated Ginger �ndBay-falt finely powdred, of each fomuch as will RkflT^iT -^P^ P^cc, putting all thefe into a Me-viall, let it ftand to fettle, and when you doe fee >- it

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The C^om$^eat Horfe-man_y Q-Ah^J^

*7^C

it as cleare as it will be, drop a drop of this water i^
to either eye morning and evening bloud warm, Sec. *
Another. s .

Take alfo Alc-hoore (which is indeede your.^
ground Ivy ) and ftamp it well in a ftone morter,and¹it be too dne 3 put thereinto a little white RofeW^
or the water of Eye-bright diftilled, then ftraine it &^la tlaffc, aud annoint, wafh, bathe, and taint (if need W
ttie forance therewith, and in fhort time it will cure ^
9'f$ perix&ly.*** The refidue of Receipts I referveⁱtheir due places.

SECT. 13. B.

Hyppophylus.

iff.

'Hat good Cure have you for a bloud-runJ
"ch?

Hyppoferw. 1 his forance -comma" ■
a Horie commonly by means of fome extreame heat $
ven him in the body through over-violent exercife, W^^e. _fBkod run- by the bloud is inflamed, fome whereof getteth bet^.¹*

ning itch,

the skin and the fiefh, which running too and fro, b^rt

fait and billious, it there doth itch and fmart, provokj!¹*
the Horfe many times to rub, fcrub, and bite himf^c"^
VVhich diieafe if it be let run loag, will come to
Zlephantiek leprofie, or at leaft a terrible mainge ^: ■ I
which means he will foone infe& all the HorfesVh* .
are in the Stable where heltandeth, for It is a-cont*^
ous malady and loathfome. The beft way to cure «
itch before it proceed further, is, Take Chamberly & ^

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	°°k. 2. and Expert Fenter. *iji* ah^af ^su^W° ^quarts> ^Bay ^falta ^handfull> uⁿA^aked Lime ₍j_re^aj, ^ ^�nula-campana root dryed and finely pow- thinfl* ^^uil5 ^t if not dryed, then greene, cut into the ?' *^ens ^dun8 ^a handfull: boile all thefe toge- .»<awhile j then with a ftick with a elout faftned to fe' k^ ^t'^le Horfe all over fo hot as hee may well fuf- r the farrie: ufe this three or foure mornings toge- atv^^ " ^w^ ^cure ^^^m> keeping him to a fpare dyet, ^giving him white water. \*

		SECT. 14. B. Hyppophylus. Hat if good to prevent Blowing and Pur- fiveneffe in & Horfe }
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Sj_r , ▼ Hyppofems. You mull firft: underftand l j ^e true nature of this griefe, as alfo how he came y ^lt» whereby you may the more eafily know how to 5^e the famej for that there be fundry waies and means ₀f ^ef<% a Horfe may come to be breathleife andfhort _ea^^lU(^^e3 and every one of them may bee a feverall dif- a mo*¹^⁰' ^rccl^uu:e ^a diftihclr. remedy. But if you mean f_es ^rttleffe of windonely, then know that many Hor- _na ^re ⁿaturally thicke winded, as being cock-tbropled,* u to°iv ^chAifled-> So:. Alfofhortneffe of wind may come loving �d ^nwithjS¹^¹^¹¹^ ^as when being/kt and over-la- ^,ucfiyc'^ere-^;' much bIiuIj ?^r ty'being too ranke of bloud, or by too rj_V m_M:_m, _A. _a ?"* ^ar>d purfiveneffe _; fo as upon a- y motion or ex_trafe heevvillfwetLt, pant, blow, and Z 2 heave

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		172 The Comply tiorfe-mari, C h^J heave at the jftwB j and this commeth upon hi&^l* immoderate riding, eating, drinking, and reft. ^ⁿfuch like exercife cauteth the pnch of theHorfe (» ⁿ j be put to any fudden motion or exercife ) to bee (o h& and ftrutted out,as that he muft fo ftraine his longh (' bellows of the lodyjas to caufe a diflocaaiori in them j ^ meanes whereof they cannot execute their office or i^ Fionas they ought - and if care and remedy bee 5 fpeedily had, he will in {hort time be paft all recov^' and then he is brought to that difeafe which the xdf. do call broken-mtuied: wherefore to prevent it,adm^ fter unto him this enfuing Cure. , Let all the hay he eateth, (nor let him eat all he dc> reth, for fuch Horfes are commonly great feeders) b^efprinklcd and moiftned with water, which will afTw^, hisexcefle of drinking, and very much coolehis^? which cannot but be inflamed. Then give him evw morning, for ioure or five daies together, two Egs W. pea twenty foure houres in the ftrongeft white win^e ^v_�neger you can get: give him (I fay ) thefe two Egg^ ,. and then the vineger after, then ride him foftly an hO^ after, which done, fet him up warmc, and three hoU^f after, give him hay fprinkled with water, and at nij when you doe give him his Oates, wet* them in 3?^ or good Ale, and let his drinkebe white water. J ^ \ this ten daies, fo that about the beginning of May _r^fl_cabout Michaelmas₃he.e* may bee in breath j and fo k^eef- him to fpare dyet, but with difcretion. \-* This m^ cine will both purge him, and fcowre from himj*jjj flegme and filth, as well at nofezsmoutb* , andhee^ bee both founder and in better health a long time »y\ provided hee bee alfo kept to moderate exercife. /*-.^

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		and Expert Terrier* 175 not^tCt ^Y°^U ^^a-^Ve ^t^lus d^rench^e<:i and dyeted him, you do to cT r"^eive ^^ls* blowing and lifting at the ribs and flanks cure ^a ^l^^en ^^ec y^QU ^confi^^ent yourHerfeispaftall ted ' i^y ^ moiften his meat as before is inculca- ce \h ^Q ^wiH bold out the longer. \* Another Re- * j\|^ave for the fame malady, which ifheebeenot P^aft all cure, will doe him much good,which is this,w's. Take Wheat Meale, the powder of Lung-wort, altos gullet ₅ Gentiana, Annifeeds, Comin-feeds, of each "tee drams, make them into fine powder, and make Paite with them with honey, and frefh butter , of each , quantity, ^° ^much as will fuffke, and put to it the ^ ^es' of two new laid egges' j make this pafte into �r\^an<i every morning fafting give him three or foure ^efe pil_s rowled up in the powder of Enulacampa- , ^aj and the powder of Licoris, of each like much. Thefe f ■ Preferve the wiade of the Horfe mar velloufiy, and , ^eepes him alwaies in breath , and therefore good they ^bcoftenufed.V- ^\|f thefe two Receits I have had great experience^ nd ^a «utdl was taught, whereof I had not oft made trial, ?^et with that little experience i have had of it, I do find ^ v ^r^^t §⁰⁰^j being asfolloweth. _unto^a� ^tne Excrements of a fucking Childe, and put halfe^lb^apilUof ^w^^itc Wine; letlcboile till the one This will ^COn^^umed ■> ^an<* f° S^ivC ^K ^mm blood-warme. daies- f₀ ^cau^^e bim t© forfake his blowing for fifteene him the fiSjfejJ¹?⁵ beginncth agame to blow, give this from time^o _tS^ner^a^^ne > ^andn $& ^bm_r^wlth, bv rhU m.»« ^totltre,fo oft as you .(hall have caufe,and by this meanes _yo_u ^_all _hav> _his _winde _g0od. *■ « then you muft beware you put not into the Wine, Z 3 too

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		too large a proportion of theExcrements₅for it wil mak^chim to bee very fick, and peradventure endanger hif¹ for howfoever when at any time you doe adminifter tf> it will make him very fick. Remember alfo to fprinkl^ his meat, and to give him white water.

SECT, 15. 3< Hyppophylus. Vlgr -j Hat is your, opinion of Botts₃Trunchions,^ \ j Wormes, their feveraU forts , andhowd^ v you kill them I Uyppofemi. The generall Opinion is, that there ar^ebut two forts ofthefe kinde of creeping Creatures, to wit Botts and wormes, for they hold that Trumhions and Botts are both one and the fame thing, but they ar^emuch miftaken j for Botts are of a different fhape and colour from Trumhions, and of different natures, for Botij&c, Botts doe breed and refide in the great gut adjoyning t° the fundament, but Trunchions doe breed and make the# abode in the maw onely, and if they bee fuffered to t& maine any time within the body of the Horfe , they w$ make their way through the aforefaid great gut, and the trumhions through the maw , both which permit Thrte fo ts of ^^oe bring death to the Horfe. Nov, I doe averre, tfr#? Vermm which there is a third fort, which have none other Genomic' doc engender ti_on then plaine jvormes, uilefle you will add e the wow the'horfe? * nuwrwormeS) ^alK* ° ^^ie thtm wa'w-mrmes,* which nan?^eincivede is moft proper to them_} by reafon that theyi^�' led for their retting place the mm onely, from whic¹ the/

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		and Expert Ferrier. 175 ley never depart, where they doe cate fmall holes Th? ^mm> ^y meanes whereof the Horfe dieth. ine Bots are a kinde of little wormes with great 1. »^ea-iS and imall tailes , they breed and live as Ifaid be- bos. ore M the great gut-₃ adjoyning to the fundament, and they may bee taken away moft eafily by putting in your hand, and by picking thc-m from the gut to which they ^are fattened. Trunchions are in {Viape fhort and thick, and of a pret- 2. ry big_ne{p_e5an(i _they have black and hard heads,but they muft be fent away by medicine. ■^m-_mrmes are long, red, and {lender, much like un- 3. ° ^eatth-wormes, moft of them of the length of a mans Wormcs, ⁿS^Cr, and fome are longer, thefe muft alfobee taken a Way by _metii_ci_ne. All thefe three forts doe ingender ^ the bad)* of the Horfe, by meanes of evill, raw, and ^cgmatiq_Ue _meates, which have turned to bad digefti- ⁿi whereby putrified matter hath bred in the m&w₃, ^nd. from thence thefe three forts of evill creatures have Jjg^endred. You mav very eafily know when your "orle i_s troubled with them ; forhee will fweat with paine _s ftampe with his fore-feet, and ftrike at his belly* _h his hinder feet* �, hee will alio turne his head to~ he wiu¹^ ^he^^to looke upon it, and forlake his meatc, _rubhi_s^lfo§^r°ane, tumble, and wallow j he will alio how to k1p^as ^if ^ic ^wcre ^trou!:)le^ ^witri ^tae ^itcn- ^Nowendanger ^VVorracs is very difficile, for fearc of muft bee¹¹^ ^tlle ^^G °f y^om ^Hor)k s ^oneiy medicines maw and to?ⁿ ^whicri ^mu^ ^cau^^e ^them ^to diftaft the bv )Jn _m«� ^e^^uP°ⁿ hach drinkesbcincr fwcet,where- tL lTV°^ld ^thettl with his dung. I will heere give you many Receipts, fome of which I have very much exjperimen-

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	experimented; and the firft is this, tfk. Take ot Esremony one handfull, chop and ftampe ^ltfmall, and putinto it a quart of new Milke, with brim' ftone made into very fine powder, halfe an ounce; giv* this to your Horfe fafting blood-warm, and keepe him upon the trench fafting three houres at the leaft, and a¹night give him white water. \* Another. "Take the guts ot a well growne Chicken/all but the,. Gizard) and rowle it up warrne in the powder of brim' ftone, and bay-fak, and put it downe his throat, and trCj him up and downe halfe an houre, doing as before. # � ^Another.* Take new milke, and the powder of brimftone, this doth the like. *** Another, Take Saven, and Worme-wood chopped and ftarfl' ped fmall,put to it a pint of Muskadine, and give it him war me. V Take alfo a quart of brine newly made* and give it him to drinke. \ Another.* Take as much Precipitate, alias Red Mercwy calcined) as will lie upon a two penny piece ot fllver, and convey it into a piece of fweet butter the bignefle of an egge, 10 maner of a pill ; give him this in a morning faking* the Horfe having ftood all night in his MuJfeti&tiW empty Rack, unleffe extremity doe compell you, for '& fuch a cafe you may adminifter it at any other tim^e' When you are to give it him, take forth his tongue, and make him fwallow the whole pill, then ride him * while up and downe, and after fet him up warme, cat¹' ting him tofaft three houres after; and with this m^e' dicine you may kill all manner of Bots, Trunchions, and mrmes, of what kinde foever; yet at the giving, y⁰}¹muft bee wondrous circumfpedt and careful! _h for tin* frecifit&^te

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			^Bo° k. 2. _and E_Xp_ert Terrier. 177"

		bee 'Cr^kf * ^VQTJ ^ftronS P°y^fon» wherefore you muft ought n ° ^ant ^0I" y^our proportion 5 wherein you if y₀ ^lotto exceed, except with good caution. Again, fweet b^rniXC 7^0ur ^Pre"P'^tate ^^eiore hand with a little te ^tter, the quantity of a Hafell-nut, and then af- ftia k ^^aP " ^UP ⁿ ^trie g^reatcr htmpe of butter , it i_t y ^^ee received by the Horfe to his leffe danger, and thisf 1 k^euaes ^vcrY ^much allay its evillquality. But the . ^ve ^t0 y°^ur owne difcretion, aflfuring' you that t)ir"^e is hardly any thing comparable to this, for this Ho r^' ** This Receipt I have adminiftred unto three j_ec ^es°nely, whereof the firft and laft I cured, but the for ^^e(* under my hands j but I doc aifure you not TaF ^Want °^ ^care' *** Another. t_Wo ^e ^sublimatum fo much as can bee taken upon a Bars. Jc^ P^enily piece of filver, and made up in butter, will ^fhe f ^^ots ⁿ ^a Horfe , if it bee adminiftred as was orrrier Receipt. This I did never try. Another,* a q_U ^e ^a quart of good Ale, of Rue, and Saven, of each brL^vf* ^ot ^a pound, of Stone-Crophalfea pound; ^ar>db �] ^e^^e ^na ^morter' ^an< P^uc ^t"^cm ^t0 ^the ^^e> Tak ^an^ ^^e ^w^^vo^them � Another. Wimftone ^ ⁿ^^w ^mi^^e ^a ^cl^uart» ^anc* ^a P^cnny weight of of his tailed ^^nc P°wder, and twenty of the long haires into the mUk^Ut ^very ^^10rt' ^anc* P^ut "altogether hxowahandf^Ji^arK�'^v^ ^1Z ^^m ^t0 ^rinke, ^an<* ^c^^en cUred * * a ^U , °^ hay-falt into his mouth, and hee is iinke bloud^warml �?f § u^W% � f " ^hi?^t0⁴«&w ³ ^d ^let ^mm && ^el§"^t houres ^aiter" A a Take

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_t �-----------■ �'--------------------------------------------- ...... ■ ₁₇g The C°mf^eAt Horfe-man, C a a p» � Take the firft day a quart of new milke , and put^t0it halfe a pint of Honey, and give it him warme ; <&* will caufe th em to give over gnawing and feeding up⁰ J the maw for a feafon, by reafori they will drin k e &■ ■ fuck the mtfke and honey for a time j the next day,g^lV<;him his drinke. Take a quart of fweet Wort, or of your ftrong^elAle, efpecially if it bee new, then take a'quarter o^ pound of Ferhe-roots,of Saven halfe a pound, of Stofl^rCrop halfe a pound 5 ftampe them altogether, and ^ to it of Brimftone and of foot, of each two fpoonfull.⁵' both well powdred, and let all thefe bee well fteeped;¹* Wort or Ale two houres, then ftraine it, and give h^i((lof this two good home fulls, then bridle him , and l^ethim ftand upon the trench fixe houres, but this will^ri(?Ckill them -, the third day give him thefe purging pi^⁵* Take of Lard one pound/let it bee laid in water ^° houres, then take nothing but the pure fat thereof 01^ beat it well in a ftone morccr, and put thereto of A³¹¹' feeds, Lfcofis, and Fennugrick, all made into fine pc^ der, of each halfe an ounce, Aloes powdred,two dra^⁵] and of Agarick one ounce � make all thefe well mi^ into one body , and divide them equally into fixe fir* or Balls, then the Horfe having fafted over night, gj^V4 him in the morning three of tfiefe Pills, annointed p, with honey, then cloath him up, and litter him jf^* and keepethe Stable warme, and at night given!* fweete Mafh, and for three daies after, let hirnh^j none other drinke then white water. Thefe Bails ^W/� fo purge ijit had humours that breed and nourifh t^pe j ■jrermihe, that the Horfe will bee perfectly cleane W

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		°°k. i. and Expert Ferrier. 179 ^Ih_all findc them to come away in his dung, and the moft °* them to bee living j for no medicine (but thofe two °nely of Precipitate and Sublimate before remembred, in ^whl^ is fo great perill ) can kill them. %.* This Re- vert before any ocher I have made moft ufe or, and I find ¹¹ ° bee the very beft, and moft infallible of them all; ^jid this will hardly leave one Bot, Trunchion* or worm in J* ^ms Body: I forbeare to report unto you, what quant- ity of thefe vermine a if or/e hath voyded at a time, for love not to relate wonders. Another Receipt I will de- liver you, howbeit not equivalent to the former, which ^1Sthis,Tte. Take the tender tops of green broome, and of Saven, ^ot ^each halfe a handfull, 'chop them very {mail, and ^Worke them up into Pills with frefh or fweet butter; f. having kept the Horfe over night fafting, give to jam three of thefe Pills in the morning early, then fet ^ Upon the Trench, and let him faft two hours after, ^ittgi_ve hi_m _no _water till night, and that white water. , * This alfo have I experienced, and have found it to ^e very good, for it hath caufed the Horfe to voyd ma- y of thefe bad Cattle. I will conclude with this: viz. ~^k(r a quart of milke warme from the Cow, and da ^t0jf ^°ⁿey halfe a pinte, and give it him the firil 1 ^' ac ^next ^^ay^take ^Rue ^an( ^Ro^^emary> of each half top k ³ ^ftamP^them ^wel1 ^to§^ether>^then ^let ^ic infofe* ogether with the powder ofBrimftone, and Sootefo th ft*^S ^WiU ^fuffice>^four ^hours ⁱⁿ ^Wort ^or ^Ale ^a <l^uarr> nen itra_lne i_tj _and _give i_t _mm bloud warme _s then let foT t-^Walke<1 or gently ridden an houre or two, and vn ■ "? "P ^warme and give him Hay an houre before you give him any drinke, which let be white water, and A a 2 you

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		i8o The Compleat Horfe-man₃ - Chap-5' you muft not give him Hay in foure or fix houres after you have given him his forefaid drinke ; and y^otlmuft withall remember, that in all medicines afwcll f# this kinde of Malady,as for any other, his drinke taw} be either afweet Maih, orelfe white water. ^ Th^lSalfo is a very spod Receipt, and I have had good exp^e' rience of it, ana¹ it hath evermore wrought well. ^- --------------------------------------�i�---------�-----7-----------' ' '"-----~~----- "■■■ '■■■- ■ ""~~ SECT. 16. B. Hyppophilus. «^r TT^ yH&t help have you for a Brittle Hoofe ? \f lA Hyppoferm. This commeth two wai^e5> T V to wit, by nature,or by accident: it cot¹' meth naturally when the Stallion* who begat him ,- & the Mare which did Fole him, was fubjedt to the k&^einfirmity 5 and therefore I doadvife all men to forbea^ Brittle hoofc. Breeding with fuch a Stallion or Mare, for all their Pr will be in danger to partake thereof. If it come accid^' tally, then, muft itfall out to come either byTome S^" fet that fell down into the Feet, which cauifed a ficcitf in the Heofes,ot elfe in that he had been formerly Foi^Jirdred or heat in the Feet, and not well cured.. I need fT fhew the figns whereby to know this Malady, beingly moft apparant. As touching the Cure, I will give fj! but only one Receipt for the prefent_; by reafon I & \* have occafion to handle it more largely when we cO& to intreat of the Hoofes: and the Cure is this: viz. r Take a Rape, or a Drawing-Iron, and with either⁰thefe make the Coffin of the ffwfe fine and thin, in. ^

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to places as you {hall fee caufe, and pare the Soles ve- ry thin alfo_: then apply to the Feet, as well Soles as Co/-. M thisinfuinjr Charge. Take Ric-bran, or for default thereof, Wheat-bran, Oxen or Cowcs-dung, of thcie fo ">uch as will fuffice, then take Sheeps Suet, and Hogs greafe tryed, Tarr, and Turpentine of each half a pound, taince- the Sheeps-Suet very fmall, and melt it on the fire, then put to your Hogs-greafe, and when thefe bee Molten, put in your Oxe or Cow-dung , ftirring them ^vvell together, then by degrees put in your Bran, conti- nually ftirring them, and laftly your Tarre and Turpen- tine, and when you have kneaded all thefe fo well to- gether as that they are become one body , and like to Pafte: take them from the fire, and fo keepe them for Your ufe, and being onely warm, flop his Soles there- with, but tack on his Shoos firft : but for his Coffins make ^fiags of courfe cloath , and firft covering all his Coffins \|^Qod and thick , fatten thofe bags over his boofes to his ^?4ifowjbut take heed they be not too hard tyed, yet fo ^sthey may ftayon ; dreffe him thus every day once for fifteen or twenty daies together, and let him not in U that time touch any water with his Feet, and his hoofs pH become firme and tough again. After, if you turn J?¹^ forth into moift ground, it will be the better, if the ^afon wm _permit _k<° you muft during the time of his ^r_e gi_ve _him _conti_nually white Water * * This

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			SECT. 17. B. ; WHyppophilus. Hat doe you hold good to be applied to the Heeles and Feet of _a Horfe, that is bruited and beaten mth tra- Aa 3 *^H)t*

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jiW^. Sir* I will give you only one Receipt for this Cure which I have often ufed,and it isio truely * fhulidi " " ^k'^S ^CqUSllCan ^hatdly^ ^f°^Un4 Prui fed kecks* Take of the tender tops of the moift angry, and fi& and feet. _gi_ng Nettles vou can get one handfull, itamp them v«j well in a Mo'rter, and when they be throughly beate'¹' put unto them of Turpentine and tried Hogs greafe, W) much as will fufficc, to bring it to a formall Unguent^;Apply this to $i&mi and Heels of your Horje, in bags of clouts, and lee this be done the very next morning afttf you come where you may reft him,renew this every day once, and in ftabrt time he may be found and well a'

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	SECT. 18. b� Hyppophylus* v- '■-«r "J* Hat is good to allay burning with* Shot) \ / \ / Gun-powder^ or Wild-fire ? V V Hyppfem. For this malady I ufe ^c>vermore to take Varniih, and to put it into faire watf^f> and to beat the water and varnifh very well togeth<> then I poure away the water from the varnilh, and^lBurning with with a feather I annoint the place burned , and in ^ ^0m' times drefling, it will kill the fire; which done,I he¹* the forance with carnifying and healing falves. * This is very good. But I will now give you two or three other Unguen _ which are moft precious againft all forts of burning^ which is this.

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			__^_°^K- ². am Expert: Terrier. 18?

		Take Hogges-greafe , as much as will fuffice ,' fet it ^uP°ⁿ the fire," and let it boiie well, and as the skirnme ^anieth₅ take it away with a feather, or fiich like thing, uncill no more will arii'e; that done , and that it hath °ued enough,, then put it forth into an earthen vefTell, andfet it forth in the open aire foure or five nights, af- ter which time you mult wafh it in a great quantity of p^ere running or fountaine water , tb the end it may pe free from fait or other filth, and wafh it fo long in JUndry waters in fome great bowle, untill it come to bee very white; then melt onely this Ointment, and fo keepe it for your ufe, wherewith annoint the place Ipicved, and in fnort time it will cure them. # This ■ had of a famous French Marifhall, and I have often J?^e<i it, and I have ever found it to bee raoft foveraigne °^r all forts of burnings. But if Hogges greafe may not ^^ec had, then take the fat of Bacon",, and wafh it well, ^atl it is marvellous good. \ Another.* Take frefh butter," and the whites of Egges, of each as much as wiilfutfice , beate them well together!, till you bring them to a formal! Unguent, and"ahnoint the places burned therewith, and it will fpcedily take away thefire _an^ _cure _tncm f₀andiy. '\* This is all fpeciall 'S°°d. Amiher. Take a ftone of quick-lime which muft bee well bur- ^s (that which is beft burned, will bee lighted) dif- lolve it in faire water, and when the water is fettled, fo ^Ef ^lft^C ^^imc remaineth in the bottome, ftraine the cleereft of the water thorow a fine cleane lianen cloath, then put unto this water either the Oyle of Hemp-feed, or ol theyOyle of Olive, of like quantity with the wa- ter, and lo beating them well together , you ihall have an

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&4 7fe Complex Horfe-man, Chap.5

		an excellent Unguent moft precious for all forts of bur nings. And the nature of thefe three Unguents bee to leave no fcarres. Wherefore wee apply them for moft Iovcraigne remedies, as well for man as beaft in cafes of this nature. \* This alfo I have often tryed, and 1 have found them all to bee moft lingular.


			SECT. 19. 2.


	-■ Hyppophilus. 'Otv doe you take away Bunches, Knots, Warts, and Wens,from a Horfe ? Hypfo[erttf. Thefe kindcs of fo ranees doe come to a Horfe, by meanes of much rankneffe of bad _es blood, which is engendred of peccant humours, which ,&c humours doe proceed of naughty meat. They are fo ap- parent to the 9^,that any man may point at them with his finger. The way to free your Horfe of them, is firft: Take up fuch Veines as you may know to feed them ; then fhaveaway the haire from about the places , and for foure daies togethe r, lay ^gyptiacum to them j at foure daies end,wafh and bath the places with ftrong Wine vineger made hot 5 th<Si take Wine vineger one pinte, green Coperas, and Diers Galls, of each four oun- ces, Cantharides two ounces, bay fait one handful make thefe into fine powder, and let them boile on the fire with the Vineger a little, and fo wafh the forances therewith fcalding hot, and every third day continue thus to doe till you perceive them to drie up. Let the fcurf fall away of its own accord at leafure, if any more fhall

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and Expert Terrier, 185 Hied ^^e° �^t0§^row f⁰"¹ afterwards, apply the fame f_ame^cV¹.^eag^inc, albeit it was formerly cured by the the fa ^ ^: y^ct ^^ave ^not ^^een ^any ^^0rj^^e ^t0 ^a^ ^nt0hitn' ^mema^^a<^y againe, and during the time you have him^1,n ^CUres ^^et ^not ^come ⁿ ^any ^water j but keepe \ Ji_rn ^lnthe Stable warme. ^* Another Cure is this.- Vei before) (have away the hayre, and take up the J^^hich feed thofe forances, then fix daies after, let vy '⁰«rfin the ta?/<?s to draw away the humours* down- »_Cr ^s: then wafh and bathe him well with hot vine- fy j which done, take a quart of Oyle of Nuts, and pi_h ^eSf^cafe powdred two ounces, and a quarter of a i_t _c^te of Inke j mix all thefe well together, and apply her � ^C^^e P^^aces> rubbing and bathing them well ii_c^evv'^9 ^and- ^^the Knots and Warts do not begin to e_Ver^UP ^at the firfl drefling, then rauft you begin againe ^cured ^f°Urth day, ^untillfuch time as they be throughly V_Cr?' * Another. Take courfe honey one pound, &_etj/^c§^reafe in powder three ounces, mix thefe well to- a_n _QJ^r ^w"h the fineil wheat flowre , and fo bring it to as \Jc ^tm-9t, and after you have cleanfed the forances pl_a ^0rP ^s fhewed you, apply this oyntment to the Kriotj^¹^ ^a rowler: if there be any Warts among the f}i,j .' ^CUt them away cleane before you doe apply the ^0ther j^ltrnent> and thus doing ten or twelve daies every Sh_av^day> bee will bee perfectly cured. \* Another, ^en wafvf^ ^bayre, ^an<i take ^UP ^trie veins as aforefaid, f^wet malt^ ^^at^ ^t^^ie P^ace ^wc^' ^t^^len ^ta^^e ^muttouQf_a _a^j _w^^Ws» and brimftone, make a decodion here- with tho* A.jJj ^youhave very well bathed the forances PUttin^v t ^0�tio^ take thefubftance thereof,and ^lng ^u ^betweene two linnen cloathes, makeitfaft

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				The C^orK^^eAt Hotfer-man^ C h a ?� ?' to the plpce over night, and in the morning take it^a' way, which done, apply unto the place this Ungues viz. 1 ake Vineg^er and mutton Scwet, the gumme of"¹Pine-tree, new Wax, and Rofin of each like much j melt all thefe together. ( but put in your Gum laft) ^ Co annoitit the lorances with a feather twice every till they bee whole. Of this Cure I never made tri^> but it fcemeth to be a good one. You muft not forg? in every of thefe Cures to take upfuch veines which^J'¹your judgemeat you may finde to feed thofe foranc^' la (have away die bayre from about them clea¹^ ■- with this other Cure, I will conclude. Wafh 3$ ie the places with thedecodion laft before mentis j and lay the fubftance to the fores. Take th^ Wax, Turpentine, and Gum, Arabicke, of && like much : melt them to an Unguent, and herevs^ annoint the forances j during which time, let him co$l* into no water, and the Poults of Mallowes, &c. rt^ bee every night applyed till hee bee whole. A^ ther. f Take (and to conclude-) blew llateand Brimftone? _teach four ounces, Verdigreafe one ounce, made into^ powder, then take frefh butter fourepound, melt it ⁱⁿf final! Kettle or Pofnet, and fc> foone as the butter \^°L ten, put into icail the former -ingredients, and & ^X\ themboilewellj _and _when you have brought it <% perfca Unguent, take it oft, and keep it foryour f' And when you would ufe it, warm thereof upon * ^c% fing dilh and coles, and annoint your Horfe thereof * upon the forance, and that but ©nee, and it will ru^^cJ But you muft let him hkud the day before you ^°S
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and Expert Ferrier,

107

_it^^lnthe wckvdne. And at the end of eight da yes,
Sorr-³ ^H^an^^^c of cold Lee, and three ounces of bia'tke
oin ^VVa^ for^ance therewith. This quantitie of

^ tment will ferve butonely for.two Hories. Of this
_t ^ce'P^ never had occaiion to make triall j but it was
Wj^l rne by a famous Marifyalloi France, who com-

atirl¹ ^lt ^unt0 ^me *^or ^an ^extraorcmiary good Receipt $
^d truely it feems to me fo to be.

CHAP. VI.
S E C T. 1. C.

Hyppophylus.

)Hat if good to be apply ed to a Horfe, that
halb caji him[elfe inbts Halter ?

Hjppoferw. This commonly com-
meth to a Horfe which being tyed
downe to the Manger, his eare or
Pottle itching, with his hinder Foote
fcratcheth the place that itcheth,
_F fo as when hee taketh away his

1 °° » ^r..^e Haulter catchethinto thePafiem Joynt -_y which
rV₍-}^lⁿg'^falle_th to ftriving, whereby he cafteth him-
jeite do wne, and by meanes of the hardnes of the Cord,
t^te ^IS E^auled ^Cve» to the very bone, and many times if he
*e not oportunely refcued , the Halter doiii ftrangic

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him, and he found ftark dead. But if the Horfe doe & cape with hfc, he will bee nevertheleife terrible gaul^? which will foon rankle and fwell ₃ unlefTe cure be pff fently adminiftred. The figne whereby to know i^f>^lSapparant enough, I will give vou onely two Receipt for this forance, whereof the firft {hall be this, viz,. Caftk a Ha:-;. Take the leaf of the hearb called Saubfucus,ftamp^Jtandftrain it, and take only the juice thereof, and ap$ the laid juice to the forance by wafhing it therewith after take a linnen cloath, white and clean, and mak^ into three or foure folds, iteeping the cloath in the &P juice, and bind it on to the place grieved, but in Win^ when the faid leafe is not to be had, you mult take th^cfecond rinde thereof, and do therewith as before � bU^cthen note, that before you warn and apply the faid' jui^ to the wound, you muft firft wafti the forance w$ warm water and then apply your fayd juice, and h^ fliall be perfedly cured infhort time. This I never f^l- experienced, by reafon I could never yet meet with th^eHearb. This fecond I have often tried, and I have foui^ it to be infallible, viz. Make a Rowle of fat Wo^ and ftecpthe fame in Vinegcr and Sheeps fewet fo m^ as wil fuffice, boyled together til it commeth to be vetf thicMndlet the Rowle be full as long, or rather W what longer then the place gauled: apply this to & doath" %**? ^a"^d ^bindeuP°« ^ cCel> wifbe\vhore⁸ⁱⁿ\|.^t ^twH^ada^ 'ndinihortfltf^ wm De wnole. This is right good. * *

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	SECT. 2. C. Hyppophilus.

WHat Cure haveyoufir a Canker ? Hyppferttf. This is a very loathfome forance,which if it be foffred to run long ^Ufofefter, and corrupt the place where it hapneth, ^lhat it will violently eat, even to the very bone _: if it fall Vl?on the Tongue, it will eat the very root in funder -, if ¹¹¹ the jsrofe , it will eate the very Griftle through; You ^y eaflly know this forance, for that the places will be ^Vefy raw, and bleed often, and many-times you {halper- 55ive a white fcurfe to grow upon the place grieved. j°^r it is a moft Cankeirom. Vleer,'� which ofttimes is ingen- ^edof a fretting humour. It commeth two waies , ^tis, either of naughty, and corrupt bloud* procured 2 ^eanes of unwholfome meate , or by fome Billiom "utnour which came to the Horfe by an extreame cold Canker. ij°t long before taken, which will caufe his breath to i^lnk loathfomely. I will deliver unto you fundry Cures or this fo_rance, which my felfe have experimented, and ^Cave found them to be very good. Take white Wine halfVa Pinte, Roch Alome the HJofa Wall-nut, Bay-falt half a fpooniull, En- gmn Hon_y _0ne fpoonfull, Red-Sage, Rue, Ribwort, Ho- S ^C f ^Leaves_v Yarrow , Plantine, Bramble- l ^e*^v^ ,^oi ^each like much, but of every one a little: °^u ^aU ^there in the white Wine fo much as will fuffice, Bb i till

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		igo The Compleat Horfe-maff, C ha p. ^ till a quarter bee confumed, and then firft injed of th^lSWater into the forance, or elk if the Canker bee in th^cJ0»^ , wafh the place with a clout faftned to a ftick⁵end, and fo drefife him therewith twice a day or oftnCf if you fhall fee caufe, till it bee whole. \ Another. Take greene Coperas, and Alome,of each one poun4 white Coperas foure drams, boile thefe in a pottle 0* running Water until! almoft the onernoitybee confe med, then take it from the fire, and put intoit of He ney halfe a pound , then holding up his Mead with & Drenching Staffe (but yet not too high) with a Pewter or Elder Seringe or Squirt, inject it into his Nofe (if th^ Canker bee there) blood-warme ; which done, give pfj% fently his j^w/liberty , whereby hee may inuflfcafld blow forth the corruption, and faile not to inject hi¹thus three or foure times one after the other at ever/ dreffing; and doe thus Morning and Evening till it be⁶whole, which will not bee long. * But if it beeon^e" lya fore Mouth, and that.it come to be a Canker, then Take of the ftrongeft white Wine Vineger,and ma^ it thick with powdred Alome, and fo wafh the foranf? therewith two or three dayes together , for .this wW ■kill and deftroy the ulcer, then heale up the foran^ thus j Viz.. , ₍ Takeof faire Water a quart, Alome, and Honey, °* each foure ounces, Maudeline leaves, red Sage, and Cf lumbine leaves , ©f each a handfull -_y boile all thefe¹' the Water till halfe bee confumed,and every day tw'i^' that is, Morning and Evening, wafh his Mouth th^^rwith blood-warme, and it will heale him. �* * ₉An^'!' Firft make this ftrong Alome water, viz,. Take r* Lome halfe a pound, H©ny halfe a pinte, red Sage, j*^.

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		Book. 2. and Expert Ferrier. 9^l Wood-hind-leaves, of each a handfull: boile ail thefe in faire water, till halfe be confumed� with this water and hearbs, wafh and rub the Sores'till they become red and raw, then take white Wine Vineger halfe a pintcj Alomepowdred two ounces, Gingerpowdrcd halfe an ounce, and of life Honey halfe a pinte, mixc all thefe well together, and therewith annoint the Sore Morning and Evening, and it will cure him. \. All thefe Receipts I have made triall of, and have found them to be right good. <»other.* Take the juice bf the root Afybodill feven ounces, Quick-lime, and Arfnick of each two ounces, beat and incorporate all thefe together, and put them into a new Pot clofe flopped, and let it boyle till it come to attics_;thefe afhes you fhall apply to the Sorance twice a day, but the fore muft be firft waftied with ftrong Vmeger, ^as before is taught. SECT. 3. C. Hyppophylus. HOw cure you t^Horfe who bath caft bti Hoofe ? tiyppofenu. This is a troublefome Sorance, yet with care it may be cured: it commeth ei- ther by meanesof fome Foundring , or by an Accloy, ?^rick> Stub, Graveling,Quitterbonc₅ or other hurt with- in the Foot,, which breaking out above round about the Cronet_} and in time the Hoofe breaking, it falieth from the Foot, I need relate no Signes whereby to know" \W fame. The Cure is thus. ' Take

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		Chap.^'
	\$i The fimpleat HorfeinAn,	Chap.^'

Take zAqua-fortis the ftrongeft you can get, and firft Hoof".⁸'^e with a Rape, or Drawing Iron, file or draw away the old Hoofe fomewhat neare, then touch the Hoofe fo pre* pared with your Aqua-fortis, three or four feverall dref' iings,and no more: this done, annoint the Foot with the Unguent wee do commonly make for Hordes feet: viz- Tak^e Hogs-greafe three pound, Pach-greafe two pound? Venice Turpentine one pound, new Wax halfe a pound, Sallet-Oile one pound : melt and mix all thefe upon the fire, and herewith chafe, rub, and annoint the Cof' fin of the Hoofe up to the very top; and this will bring a new Hoofe. %* Take alfo'Turpentine halfe a pound , Tarre halfe 3 pinte, new Wax halfe a pound, Sallet-Oile one pinte : melt all thefe except the Turpentine together till they be well mixed, and a little before you take it from the fire, put in your Turpentine, and fo ftir it till it be cold; but before hand make him a Buskin of Leather, with * thick fole, made fit for his Hoofe, but wide enough, that it may be tied about his PAfterne, and dreffe his Hoof^ewith this medicine, laying Tow ©r Hurds upon it, and f© put on the faid Buskin, and faftei it to the Ptfterflt joynty or a little above, but fo as the Buskin may fl°* way offend or trouble the foot, renewing your medicine every day once till it be whole. %..* This Receipt is alfo moft foveraigne for a Horfe tha* isboofe-bound: and as the new hoofe begin neth to corfl^e> It behooveth you carefully to obferve where it growe* harder or thicker in one place more than in another, <?? erumbleth, or goeth out of order or fafhion any wher^cabout the hoofe, which when you {hall perceive, file the place with your Rape, and fo keep the hoofe in good W jfh iofo

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*" *� and Expert Terrier, ipg

h₀ r*⁰' y ^wmch means there will come a verie perfect
ftio^v ^^n: ^wmcri being, put him out to grafs into fome
canf ?^a^^Ure ^or Meadow, for that is the onely way to

jl^e ^tile ^hoof^e to become tough.
cin_e y.PP°P.h^^us« what is the reafon that in all your rnedi-
*»hen^tK ^ichyou ufe Turpentme, you put that in laft, and not

_p°^tt put in your other ingredients $

reaf^f ^mi ^^r> * ^fta11 §*^vey^ou ^ina ^worc* ^aEfficient
J . ⁰ⁿ *°.^r this demand ; to wit,if the ingredients which

_a� _r P^uc ^lnJ-o any medicine be to.be molten upon the firej
^ums, P_ltchj _TarrC) _Rofillj _and _the _Uke. _if j ^^

Lf^ln ^my ^^urP^entine together at once with the Refidue
De_n°-^e ^K f°^uld ^be Sufficiently molten or boiled, the Tur-
f_nt^ntlne (^being a drug fofubtile) would confume it felf
_Un ° ^pour, and by that meanes leave the medicine
Tur � ' ^and ^^lat i^sttlecau^^e why I doe put in my
fire ^^ent*^ne evermore a little before I take it from the

S E C T. 4. c,

Hyppophilus.

'^fvh_A

_H ^at ^ctfe% do you Cauterize, andwhatbe its virtues i
� naturcT^^* Cauterization or giving of fire is of two
ttuallis tt\a.c\^VT' ^A^^m^ ^an(* Potential: your Cautery A-
you feare and I^hot ^f^ inftruments, with which
theperfeainaoS i°^fe P^lacf^s which be requifite for
t_t0t ^ ,«v* ^e Cure you have in handjwhich can-

dle fi_re. _a � ^Vetli^re other wife wel cured,but by giving of
: s m cale ofg_reat impoftumations,ftanching of

C c bloud

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		The Comyka Horfe-man, C h a p«
	194	The Comyka Horfe-man, C h a p«
	194

Uoud in wounds, or in fearing o�vemes,fineiees, or & like: or elfe in cafe of difmexnbring, if other means p* not at hand, whereby to ftay the flux oflloud with^ Cautery aftu danger of bleeding to death, and fo Iikewife in very $& ^ali' ny cafes of this nature, wherin I do advife all men tb^at are not very perfect in giving the fire, that they aO$°\ pra&iceupon Horfes of price, but firft upon Jades, ai^ low^Jprized Horfes, to the end they may the better cofi^L, to know how to carry their hand , and to underfta^ themfelves in this Art the better : as when they are t° ufe the lighter, and when the heavier hand ; as alfo tfl³they do make their circles round, and their lines ftreig^ and even, and not crooked or waving. For this a�tu* fire is a thing moft neceffary for chem that doe tru^e'f know and undcrftand the true ufe and vertue ther^' and therefore it ought to be very carefully, judiciouM'j and moderately applyed , and never but upon good a"¹, very confiderate grounds: which in fo doing, you fa* find it to be a molt foveraigne remedy to hinder and M all manner of corruption whereunto any member tf&\ be inclined , provided that in the handling of your f ftrument, you touch not Mujcles, Arteries, Smewes, j)l ments, Cords, or the like, for fo you may utterly la# where you would fct upright, and deftroy where j° . would cure , excepting only in cafes needfull. For ^ applying this tRudlire,* you (hall joineand conglutii^l3tparts and members fevered, drie up fupcrfluous moilf^ and fmke members fwelled : you (hall befides bring fo¹all evil! and putrifacf ious matter congealed and ga^¹ _ired into Knots, as Wens, Biles, Fulfils, Exulecrati^ and the like;::: you fhall alfo affwage oldgriefes, &K j ■ make perfect all fueh parts of the body* as bee any W/. corrupt'

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		⁰ k. 2. and Expert Fenter.

	corrupted: neithermail you need feare the increafe of ny evill humours, by reafon that the skm being fevered °y meanes of the hot iron , it doth ripen and digeft all /tenner °f putrifa&ion andmatrative ftuffe, whereby it ^enteth and paffeth away much more eafily, healing J¹"-! qualifying all griefeandpaine, caufing the member^ hich before was fubjed to feftring and to gangrene, to ^ecorn.e the founder, and by much the ftronger, fb as othing of difadvantage will be remaining, but the fear ⁿly where the iron parted, and the worn: that can bee ^ade thereof, will be but a little eye-fore. But then you ^l^^uft have a very great regard unto your Inftruments yzt they be made according to the nature and qualities c i ,^e place and member which is to be feared ; for one ! .^l°n will not ferve in all caufes: for as the places nich are to bee cauterized* are commonly different in. n ?P^e and proportion, foalfo ought the fhapes andfa- ⁿⁱ°ns of your Inftuments to be made accordingly. You ^re alfo to have a fpeciall care to the heating of your .^ftruments, which ought to be done with a right good judgement; for as they muft not be too cold_} ib ought C^Qy* not to be too hot, for by that means you may eafi- < ^lnflarne the cauterized places too much: Again in gi- , ⁿg the fire great care muft be had to the bearing of the , ^and₃ for therein confifteth very great cunnings and as I _t ^ve before admonifhed you to bee careful! that you _t ^ttr "9¹ any/z«e^ or ligament, fo no fire is to be given cbj ^e j ^°^cat^^on or fraction of any bone, And as cou- fom ^iC'^nett^^e wherof your inftruments are to be made; o_rT ^Ff f Hfe, and brajje, or copper before fteelt ccmTrt- � ^wil1 ^not controule any mans knowledge telling mine own_e _to be the leaft ; onely thus much CC 2** I

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the Compleat Horfe-man,

Chap

lpe>

I may averre of that little I have (through Gods p^er

million )that having made triall of them all, yet I h^

ever in all my pra&ice* found iron and fteele to b^e5

theveriebeft, and moft certane to worke with,.of&

the other mettals, and my reafon is, becauk fteele or i<"°ⁿ

will retain its once received heat longer than any oth^efr

mettle, whereby I cannot bee fo much deceived'in &1

worke; for gold, fitver, and krajje, as they bee foofl^ef

made hot than iron or fteele, fo are they as foone col^ j

wow fteele and iron mettals are much more fubftantiA¹

and harder of nature than the other mettals bee , a^

therefore as they are fomewhat longer before they b^eC

hot, fo they retaine their heat much longer, which d»*'

ring the time of their agitation, workes more furely^:

agame, a man cannot tell when thofe other mettalls *^t&

hot enough, as alfo when they be too hot, if you put n^e'

ver fo little water to them whereby to allay their os&

much heat, they fuddenly turn and become fo cold ^

not to bee able to make them worke at all ; the contf^j

ry whereof you mail finde to be in the nature of iron a'lj!

fteele. And let this fuffice for cautery aBuall. Now I V^U

in a word handle cautery Potentidl, which as the cauty

aBuall burneth theJkfhby the hot instrument; even ^

doth cautery potentiall burne theflejh by medicine , °

which there are three forts or degrees, namely by c^'

five, by cauftick, or by futrifaction. Corafive is when t^\

is applyed to the wound wherein is dead or pr°^u<!

fiejb to corrode or eate it away, by which meanes t&?

wound is prepared and made the _m0re fit forEwp^

fters, Waters, or Unguents which do carnifie and ta**^c

good flefh, by which meanes the wound which heft*.

wasfoule, ts now become cleane, healed up > ^al�

' _madc-

Cautery po-
tential!.

Corafive,

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		B o o k �> i ^_____~ and Expert Ferrier. lp« adeiound, and thefe corroding things are commonly ^eapuates, Sublimatum, Arfhick, Refalgar, Leads _e ^e ^atldred,Verdigreafe,Alome, Coperas white and °_u ^nei Vitreall, Saudaraclia Chryfocollo, Origa- y⁰¹.' Mercury, Aconitum , Capitellum, Romanc ^ ^uttall. Shavings of Oxe or Harts home, red Corall, nP^geof the Sea fomewhat burned, Unguentum Apo- oiorum,Unguentum ^Egiptiacum, Unguentum Carac- ^utn_s Magiftra, Sal-niter, Cantharides, Apium, A- \|j^^a~fortis , Siclamine, Melanacardinum, and many ?l^0re> which I am enforced to leave out partly for wane } Memory, and partly for want of time; all which ^)?^Urne,eate, and corrode the flejh_} putting thepoore th l° ^m ^c^^e P^a^ne* A Caufltck is a greater burner, for Cauft kk.< ^at being once put to the skin^ will in fhort time make ^Vound where none was before, for therewith we do j,? to make iffues, and where it isfet to the flejh or, . ^lil 3 it maketh its way in , whereby we may in fhor- fl^ripace adminifter out'�Emplaftrutn, for Caufticks are longer and more violent than either PutrifaSives or co^ ^YAk)e$. for whereas corafives do worke only upon skin ^r^ken, and to corrode an i eat out dead, proud, i'pungy, ^ ^zughuGflejh : and PutrifaBives do ripen, mollifie, bre u^reP^are ^e wound for the Cauftick j fo Caufticks doe and k ^%ki"- §z flejh & all j & therefore it is more violent, _Vo burneth worfe then any of the two former. Now L^^T.^pHtrtfaBives are fuch medicines as wee doe com- I'umfjft^ the^im ft^P^^y ^to Swellings, which wee doe make for rnlwV ^part °f medicines compounded j as Poulteflfe?, thi ^0rrf^U> white Lillv rootes, and the like, for fuch. ungs are drawers and ripeners,caufing fwellings which ^nard ^andfle(hy, ^ _bec^r_omc foft _and putrifadive, M
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			-_____________ /: 2% the Compleat Horfe-man, Chap. ^v' to prepare Sorances for the Caufticks, whofe nature is to breake and open, what before the PutrifaBi'Ve had rip^e' ned, which otherwife muft have beene dpne by c^utefj ABmll or by incifion. And this I do hold fufficient to be handled upon this fubjed j howfoever much more, and manie other particulars may bee delivered, yet inthi⁵confiftcth the fubftance of all, for by reafon I aime a^cbrevitie, I refer you to Mailer Blundeviles Offices, and t° Mailer Markbams Majter piece, who have intreatedherc of verie accurately.

		SECT. 5. c. Hyppophylus. ■«r ~T"8T y Hat good Charge have you to bee apply edt"^^ \f \f the Feet, wherewith to flop them, when t�* T T Horfe is either Surbated or in danger⁰} Foundring ? Hyppoferus. This commeth commonly to yong Hav^eh which are forely ridden before their Hoofes and feet b& hardned, as alfo fometimes when Ho.fes upon hard & argefcr ding and long travell areillfhod; this doth not oneiy >ng. caufe them to bee Surbated, but alfo hazardeth theif Foundring', whichfo fooneas you do perceive, the fir* thing you do, is, to caufe his Feet be clean pickt, that n° Gravell bee remaining betwixt the Web of the Sho0^e - and the Sole, then wafh the-Feet with water and ialj> and about an houre after let his feete be throughly VP ■flopped with the charge prefcribed you in Chapter && tenth, StB. the fifteenth ot this Booke; andhee will bef well in ihort time, SEC*' 1

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			SECT. 6. c. Hyppophilus. Vyr "yHat if the be$ way to Cleanfe//zi Purges % / Horfe from aU filth, at hi* firft taking up from y nrafije i Hyppoferw. This I have (hewed you in the feventh Chapter of this Booke; but yet I will once again reite- rate it unto you in few words. Firft therefore,he having ^en lud into the Stable, the next day, if it be a hot Suri- ^yday, let his Keeper take him out of the Stabic in- ^C!e^^fe:J°^a place convenient, and there let him hanfomly trim ^Hat ^e" % ; a thing which everie Groome* and Keeper knoweth M enough how to do 9) then let him take ordinarie °ft WafhnW Sope, and annoint his Headall Over there- with, taking a great care that none of the Sope or fuds §^et into his Byes or Bores, then wafh him with warme ^Vvater, and fo purge and wafh all manner of filth from ^^is Head and everie part thereof ; that done, firft wipe ^ his Head, Fares, Eyes, and Face, with a warme linnen -loath � and then wipe and rub him drie with woollen cloathes; _then Sope his whole body all over Capapee, ^leavln&i^ part thereof free, efpecially his Mane _;and Tayle, then wafh him very clean with Buck-Ice, with a . wiip or woollen cioath, and when you have fufficiently cleanied him₃ _let _him ^_e _wjp_Cd₃ rubbed, and made dri^ asbelore yo_tt have done his Head , and whcaheeis throughly drie, i_et him bee led into the Stable and .fo cloathed up with a clean thin foft cioath, and (hod up at yourpleamre. And by this kinde Qi purging, trim- ming,

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			200 The Compleat Herfe-man, Chap.^' 'ming, and cleanfingofa Hoofe, I have in three or four^ hours fpace fo altred a Horfe, as that his owner hath nO* on the ludden known him.

		SECT. 7. C. Hyppophylus. I Have known Hordes troubled with fundry forts offoule $ fore heeles, all which carry the name of Scratches ing^e" nerall-i fome whereof have Clitts CXO&, and overthwdrb fome CUfts with Cracks, and fome long Chfts, &c. what $ you fay to thefe Maladies I Hyppoferw. I fay Sir, that every of thefe forts are v^ ry foule Sorances, yet foone cured, if the Ferrier bee & well skilled as to take up the Veines, before he apply hi⁵Medicines and remedies. The Maladies doe come by Surfets taken by over-heats, by warning his Horfe wh^ he commeth home hot,by naughtie meat, or by corrUp^tMeud, the Peccant Humours falling downwards and f^' ling in thofe parts where the forancesare, wherby th^e1 prove moft troublefome to the creature, and no leffe ttOK fome to the beholders; for the heeles be very raw, ^. dorunwithloathfome water and matter which dQ& Clifts ana ftinke very offenfiveiy. The fignes need no defcripti^* Cracks in the The Cure is, firft to take up the Thigh-veines, wher^ ^Hcele5, to ftop and hinder the falling down of thefe bad hum"? which do feed them; then clip or (have away the U^f1, clofe from about the fores, then wafh the places W# broken Beere and Butter warme, and drie them aga*¹¹ ' which done, apply this Plaifter to the place grieved.

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	^Oo k. 2. _ane{ Expert Terrier, 2>r Take Sheeps fewet, or Deeres it wet, which is much _v^^tter > and being molten upon the fire, let it coole till y u may hold your finger therein 5, then put to it lb Uch Rie-bran , or for want thereof Wheat-bran, as ^lll bring it to a Salve, lay it to the place Piaiiler-wife P©n Hunjs or Tow, and bind a clean linnen cioath o- ^e*'the Piaiftcr to keep it on, and fo let it remain foure the;
		?af f°^res ^w*^ ^^e ^tflroughly purged, and the fcurfe will atirJ ^COrne °^> ^cncn ^ta^^c °^ B°^rcs greafe well rotted, _t, ^ nielt it upon the fire, and when it is fo cold as was ^ ^sheeps, or Deers fewet, put to it the yoiks of Egges,

^uch as will fuifice, and a little Verdegreafe in ftne {l ^Vvder: incorporate all thefe well together, bringing n/?¹¹⁰ an Unguent, with which annomt the Sores eve- * J^ay once,until they be thorowly and perfe&ly whole. y Amiher. ^.⁴akc Oile de-Bay foure ounces, Verdegreafe, and J^targe of Gold both in fine powder,of each two drams, _tL^ke all thefe into an Unguent, and annoint the fores _Q ^ere>vith morning and evening till they be whole. In t� ^ery of thefe Cures, let your Horfe come into no wa- V* Another. three ^Soot> five ounces, Verdigreafe m fine powder, ther inm^hc^es> ^0rPⁱⁿ>^one ^ounce > ^bcate ^a11 ^thefc ^t0§^�" commnnu powder, and then adde thereto as much �h?Z^y^as °^f* ^ail ^thc ^refidue' ^b°y^le ^a11 ^thefe ^to~ Sinrh ,,7511 P^u»ine into it as it boileth quick-lime, as Cn n S ^Iucefkeeping it alwaies ftirring till it be W , �i ⁵c^andis become thick : with this Ointment Cv a rif Ti^twice ^evefy da^MtiU they be fuifici- Dd Take

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The Comfort Jforfe-man,

ao2

Take hot wood afhes and quick-lime, and with co&'
mon honey and white wine, make it into one body t°*j
perfecl: Unguent, and h'eerwith anoynt the Sores j a°r
» this malady have not been long upon the Horfe, th*j
oyntment will certainely cure him j but if he be old a^
have run long upon him, then give him the fire, a^
drevfe the Burning with the oyntment prefcribed you¹¹¹the former Cure. ^Another.

Take a round iron, and give the fire towards the &
tremirks or ends of the chops, and annoint them ev^t
day as before, and affure your felfe the clifts, chops, a*¹rifcsywiil not increale, but diminifh, and fo in fhort ti^^ehe wilbe whole and found. \* This is fpeciall good.

SECT. 8. c.

Hyppophilus.

mulct gladly knm (Hyppoferus) ./e«ev&/#g- of Clift^
and their true natures.

Hyppoferw. As touching clifters, there bee fun^!
kinds of Purgations, and therefore to the end you fh* r
the better underftand them and their proper venue⁵* _/will firft anatomize unto you the feveral degrees of W*
gations: and by reafon I havebeene much, and that 1°
a long time verfed in this fubjed, I am not afharned *
Of Cliilers, difcover unto yoU from whence I had my firft grou^
and principles: for every man (as the Proverbe is) J*¹*? _chave a beginning_: to wit, he muft be zfcholar, before ».
ante* Matter _: for as Seneca fayth very well, ^
great temerity in &ny man to take upon htm to bee a ^Ktl
ttho did never know what it was to hale beene a Scholar. ^
firft rudiments therefore Ireceivedfrom tAxMund^W

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		°°k. . and Expert Ferrier,* 201 ^a^ ^att^^r Somewhat I attayned unto by the help of Mr, ^arkham, both very well travelled in this Art ', the reft atcruevcd partly in my Travels, and partly from my Particular praSice and experience. Now. Mr. Otfarkbam °i\|°.^Vveth Mr. Blundevile in many things verbatim, in the j^e« infubftance, wherin Mr. Markhamdoth more large- V dilate and deliver himfelfe, making thereby ofttimes 3ⁿy things more cleare and apparant, yet they both ^^ent in what they fay ; viz. that Purgation is defined Purga^n.n ds. V the learned phyfitians to bee the emptying and voiding ^fi°c>i- ^Superfluous humours, which do cumber, pefter, and ~fturb the body* with their peccant condition : affirming ^^at fuch ill humours doe breed much bad nutriment, hich the Learned do call Cacochymia, which when it ^ not be corrected or amended, either by fair means, °^r % the help of nature, then muft it be compelled, for- ^ec* 3 end driven away by Purgation, Vomit, d/fier, or x?Ppofitory. And whereas Mailer Blundevile faith, that ^°rfes are not ufed to be purged by Vomit as men be � I ^conference with him once, asked him the reafon ther- * i heeanfwered mee, for that the necke of the Horfe ^s of that length, as not to be able to purge by Vomt

^hich for the prefent I tooke for fatisfa&ion; I then _a^§^ir»ing the thing not to be knowne, untill fuch time ^traveUing into remote parts, where I had frequent i , ^Cp^C^ With famous Marifyalls and Ferriers, I at
	Udo-i o ^a r^1C<^ ^uP^on ^one ^emment ^or ^ms f^aculty, who fes as fre ⁿ °^^erec^ⁿ^ ^t0 adminifter Vomit* to Hor- urK � i j^^Uetuly as hee did eyther Purgation or clytfer; wmcti tmng _when j _wellobl-_erved) ^l_x demanded ifa �orle coulu Vomi_h _and _t0 _what _purpof_e he did admini- ■^r ^m ^that ^klnde: he anfwered mee that a Horfe could Dd z Vomit,

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		204 The Compleat Horfe-man, ChaP^' vomit, and that he oft times adminiftred for the fa^ end, and thereupon both gave me his Receipt, and A& adminifter in my prefence, and made me an eye-witwft* to the working,. not in one Horfe alone, but in fund? others. But now leaving this to its proper place, I cOifl^eto affoile your demand as touching clyfiers,* their nature⁵., and vermes, clyfiers Secundum vulgm are called Glip^fSi' but the more learned affume the name clyfter, borro^' ed from the Latine word clyjler, from whence tb^cFrench hath it clyfiere. Now whereas all other kind^eSof Phyfick is received in at the mouthy clyfiers and Suff fitaries am adminiftred/w Anum, whofe natures for th^emoft part are to purge the Guts, and to caufe the Ho$ to void > (and to throw forth of his belly fuch humo^ as doe offend him in matter of his health,) to allay th^efharpnelfe of bad humours, to cleanfe ulcers, toarfwag^ethe griefes and paines in the belly caufed by winde or other wife, and fo like wife in many other cafe' Now Clyfiers* are not all of one and the fame nature neither are they all laxatives ( as many doe imagine ) or do ferve to one and the fame end: for fome va$ be made to give eafe , fome are reftringent and dO^cbinde, fome do loofen and purge, fome are to cleanfe ^' cers,old and long running fores, and fome to prepare ^ body^ the better to receive its fhyficke, whereby it jW the Detter worke , which otherwife cannot be adroit' ftred without much perill to the life of the fickecre' ture. So that a clyfier* is (I fay) commonly given for * �Preparative or beginning to purgation. And achfieiW deanfing the^vrefreftieththe vitall parts, and p^rr, pareth the way before. Wherfore I do admonifhever? terrier, that when at any time they are to admin^

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		fc 0 o k . 2. _and Expert Ferrier. ______ ²⁰5 Myfick to a Horfe, whether Purgative or otherwife, if Jhe Horfe be not at the time foluble in body that after Mud-letting the next day he give a dyfter, and then may ^hebe the bolder to adminifter what he {hall think moft jequifite _: left otherwife by giving medicine, without tarther preparation, he ftir and provoke the peccant hu- ^m, which by reafon they cannot finde prefent way torch, being hundred by oppilations in the guts, through ^coftiveneffe and ventofitic, and other impediments doe Attempt to make their paflage by a contrary way, which ^cnnot be done, but with great hazard to the life of the Pooorebeaft. Hvppophilus. But of what ingredients dee you make your* Myfters, Hyppofcrus ? Hyppoferm. We doe ufually make our clyfters olDeco- Wj, of Drugs, ofOyles,* and fomctimes we adde Salt. Hyppophilus. what is a Deco&ion ? _A ^co&ton i ^H)PP°ferm. Adeco&ionisa broth made of certaine _whac u a. ^rbs, as Mallow?, Marfh-Maliows, Pelletory, Camo- mile, and fomtimes of white Lilly roots,and other fuch ^lle things, which we do boile in water to a third part, ftd fometimes we ufe inftcad of hearbes and water, to Jake the fat of beefe broath, or the broach of a S heepes ^ad, Mi_lkj whay, and fome fuch kind of liquor. ^Hyppophil_Us. what quantity of Broath or Decoaion do J°^u ujua/ly p_ut -_tm> thereof to make your Clyfter ? ^HJppofe_m, That we doe adminifter according to the J& ftrength,greatnefle, _an(j _corp_Ul_encie of the Horfe _; °r if hee bee a Horfe of a ftrong and able body , of large Fowth, and ftature, fac and lufty, we ufe to put into '« clyfter of the decoBion three pintes, but if hee bee ot «nall growth, weake,ficke, feeble, or leane, then wee Dd 3* do

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	do put in a quart of the fame at moft: of Oile wee ufe to put in halfea pinte, of fait two or three dramrncs at moft, and fometimes we put in verjuice, fometimes ho; ny, as we {hall find caufe: Drugs we ufe, as Sene, Cat' fia, Agaricke, Annifeeds, oyle of Dill, oyle of Camo- mile, oyle of Violets, Sugar-Candy, &c. Hyppophilus. who, quantity of Drugs is needfullfor o'fl>¹Clyfter? Hyppoferm. You ought not to exceed the quantity of three ounces in one clyfter at moft, neyther muft you ci' ceed of butter foure ounces, and you muft bee very care' -fully®ur clyfter bee not adminiftred more than bloud- warme. Hyppophilus. what time is fit for a Horfe to keepe or t? taynehts Clyfter? Hyppoferw. When you give it him, let him be fonie' what empty, but before .he. doe receive it, let him be ra- ked, and then having adminiftred it₃ let him keep it a* leafthalfe an houre, to the end it may work in his bel' ly, andfo doe him the more good* and to caufehim th^cbetter to keepe the fame j let his Keeper (fo foon as th^ Horfe hath received it) hold his tayle clofe to his mew for halfc an houres fpace, or more, for the longer he^&keepeth it, the more effe<5tuall it will be unto him; th^ebeft inftrument wherein to give it to a Horfe, is a &-T fter-pipemadeof purpofe, which ought to be 12 inch^cSin the fhanke, which muft alfo be put home, and wh^eflthe clyfter is afliuned, let the giver draw away the pip^cby degrees, and not all at once. j Hyppophylus. I prayfet me dovenefome good Receipt °J Clyfters- _a Hyppoferw. ^That (hall I, Sir, moft willingly: the fir 1*

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"0 0 k. 2. _ant[ Expert Ferrier. 207

Clyfter that I ever gave, was to a fmall Nag of a Gentle- ~
rnans, which being very coftive in his body,and refufing
"*s meat, did droop,languifh,and pine away j infomuch
as the owner fearing his Horfes life, repayred unto me
*°r counfell ; when I had well confidered the nature of
^^ls infirmity, together with its iymptomes, I held it
^oft requifice to adminifter a Clyfter, which I did 5 and
^lt Was this: viz. Take the fat of beefe broth, one pinte 1.
^and a halfe, of good Englifh honey halfe a pinte, adding Chft>».
thereto of white fait two drammes, mixe all thefe well,
^andfo adminifter it bloud warm clyfler-mfcand 10 foon
^as he hath taken it, clap his tayle ciofe to his tueII, by the
%ace of halfe an houre together at lead , and if then it
^^0e not worke , as I am confident it will, then let one
take his back, and ride him up and downe a reasonable
Jpund trot fometimes,- ( but not fo as to caufe him to
*Weat) for halfe an houre more, and fet him up war me
loathed and littered , and fo let him ftand upon his
^trench foure or five houres j during which time he will
Purge kindly � then unbit him, and give him fweet hay,
^and an houre after he hath eaten, give him white water,
ⁿ°r let him drink e any cold water in a day or two af-
^ter« And this you fhall finde to bee the beft remedv for

^this malady. *

This I have adminiftred f<epe & fepim, and have done

great good therewith :. for the nature of this chfter is,

to open and loofen the Body, to bring away with it all o�-

u / ^liu>murs 3 ^t0 remove Ohftru&ions ingendred in

the body by rr>_�ans of exceflive heat; it cleai feth the Gut^

and llicketh away all llimy fubftance which is refiding
in the Guts. .

Hyppophilus. why but Hyppoferus / observe a conin-

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			The Complex Horfe-man, Chap.*"
	208


		dtBion in xou, as touching the quantity of jour Deco&ion; r

whereas you did before afiirme that you ufe to put into your flers at the woft but three pints, and at the leaft but a quirt 5 ioufay that you did adminifter to this Horfe , but a pint 0* \alfe onely, which is under quantity of what you did before f^e' feribe * Hyppoferu:, Sir, in anfwer hereunto you muft und^' ftand that in cafes of this nature , phyfick ought vvi^ judgement to beadminiftred, and thereafon why I p^ into the clyfter of this broach fo little, was, for that th^eHorfe was grown verie weak, poor,and low ofhhfleflh and in goodfyears, and was befides a very fmall N^ fetched out of Scotland (rom the mountains otGaloway⁰* Galwin, and therefore if I fhould have made his clyfter (° ftrong, and have added fo great a quantitie of DecoBio* to him, as I might peradventure have put to a clyfter fat a great, large, far, healthy, or corpulent Horfe, I mig^ have repented it; and therefore I made it as I told yo^ wherby it wrought moft kindly, and did him that go<^ which t hoped,"and defired: But pafling from this no\^> let us proceed to intreat yet farther oiclyfters, & of the^ feverall kindes. zsinother. 2, Take Pellitory two handfulls , or for want thcrc^ Clyfler Laxa- Mclelote two handfulls, or if that may not be had, the? ^ve' Camomile two handfulls, but Pellitory is the beft 0 may be had j boile it to a DecoBion,* and then adde top of Sallet-Oile, and of Verjuice of the Crab,of each half⁶a pinrc, of Honey foure ounces, of Caflia two ou»c^e'⁷mix all thefe well together, and fo apply it bloud-war¹¹Clyfter-wife. \ This we do call a Clyfter Laxative, f°.^rthis will open the body andguts of the Horfe very well, f^cwill take from him all noxious and offeniive humours s.}{ wu¹

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	» ----.---------------------------------,-----------,----------,------__ ■oook. 2. and Expert Ferrier. -aop Will carry a way all fpungy matter: it will aUay the bt- uouineffe and {harpneffe of humours; it will cleanfe old Z/^Cer.^s i it will refrefh and comfort the Vkall parts, &c, �out if you do finde that by giving too great a quantities y°ur Horfe purgeth and febwreth longer and more vio- ^ently then you would have had him to have done, or or feare it fhould ftir up in himupon the fudden. more ?^-humours than you may eafily know how to allay, 3. «en gi_vc him this clyjlef, viz,. Take the aforefaid Deco- ciyft ,� Rr-, m _0lle pj_ntj _adding thereto as much of Cowes milke, ^ftri"S ^aul it commeth warme from her) and put alfo thereto ^le yo'kes of three new layed Egges, well beaten and ^ mixed with the faid liquor: and fo give it your r^ blond warme. This is called a clyfter Re[hwaent_y t-^r this is only to be applied to a Herfe that is very W ^j or that doth emptie himfelfe too much, which is ^Ccfioned oft times through overmuch debilitie, and ^antof ftrength,or when nature is very much offended; ^ may applie this fo oft as need fhall require. _K. Another.* _cj a,ke Mallows three handfulls', Marlh Mallow roots _a _RJ ^^a^^edand bruifed, and Violet leaves, of each two fAo7fe.°^r' _cj ^n<imUs, Flax feed three fpoonralls, fo many of the y₀ ^ve^°f white Lilly rootes as you may eafily hold in to ^r � ^^: ^oile ^a^ '^He in faire water from a gallon _0nc^a^^lne quart, thenftraine it, and put thereto ot Sene ft_Uor _tj^^e3 which rauft bee intufrdor ftecped in theli- PHt theret ^^ ftanding upon the hot embers; then arme,afij^et°®;^haife_r^aP^int> ^af.^bein§^bloud pWhalfc an hi' ^cW»rf<i* «»^Hn8 ^him «>keep » oeft «-ir^ � v°ure or longer it you may : at\d the time to give this is _three � fouredaies before the E e Full

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full and change of the Moone_; howfoever it may Jjf given to very good profit (as occafion may proffer it te»J at any other time. \ This clyfter* is to be given to* Ketty or fat Horfe , which otherwife cannot bee W cleane, for it purgeth^/w* abundantly, and it is alfo p#^rcipally to be given to a Horfe that is newly taken fro¹¹graffe. Another.* 5. Take of Whey a quart, of Annifeeds in fine powd^ a ciyiter for _two penniworth, of the leaves of Mallows one handful Maancholly. ^ ^ ^ ^ _Mallows _be _foftj _then _ftfaine ^ fr& put to it of fweet Butter foure ounces, which when tl\ butter is molten, adminifter it bloud warme. \* T^ purgeth melancholy , it caufeth a good appetite wh$ before was wanting, it refrefheth the fririts dulled, iP occafioneth good digeftion if the Horfe be kept warfl^' and well tended. *** Another. 6. Take of the Oile of Dill, of the Oile of Camom^ .Ctyjer in cafe ₀f _th_e Oile of Violets, of Caflia, of each halfe an ouk^J fickncffe"^te and of brown fugar candie in powder three ounces, th^c take of Mallow-leaves halfe a handfull: boile the 0, lows firft to a deco&ion in faire water, then ftraiflC¹' and put to the broath all the forenamed ingredients, ^ minifter this bloud warme clyfter-mfe.* This is a &°i, foveraigne clyfter to bee given in cafe of defperate &� neffe; it helpeth all Feavers 5 it is good asainft tk^ ftilence, and all languifhing difeafes, moft excellent,. gainft Surfets either by Provender or otherwife, a-^iy will occafioii great ftrength in (hort time, if it be rig^nt ^Jmade,-aHQ carefully given. \* Another. ,\ diftlfor the ^Take the pulpe of Colloquintida, halfe an onncfcL Peftiience. meane the feeds and skin taken away) of Dragaati^ , three quarters of an ounce, of Centuary and of W°^fJ

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		Book. a. #d Expert Terrier._______ 3ii wood,of each halfea handfull, of Caftoreum a quarter of an ounce, boile all thefe in three quarts of water to a quart ₅ thenftraineit, anddiffolve into the broath ot Gerologundinum three ounces, and of white fait three ^drams, of Salet Oyle halfe a pinte, andbloud-warm ad- This I have often proved, and doe finde it to be moft ^ecellent for the Peftilence, andtOhelpe allFeavers. Worker. , . . , � Take the deco&ion of Mallows, and put to it either ciyft r.Lem. fre(h Butter foure ounces, or of Sallet Oile halfe a ««. Pinte,andsive ithimC/#^//>..V This is the gen- ^ clyfte? of any before prescribed j for « is both a ^Liti_v? and a great cooler of the body, and.doth inh- ^itely cafe paine: It is the beft thing that can be given ^toaHorfe that is taken, or agamft Convulfions or �^ramps₅ and moft fmgular againft Coftiveneffe procee- ds {;_om any ficknes or furfet by Provender,foundrmg ^1,1 the body, &c. Another.* _9t Take fait water or new made Brine two pintes, dii- ciyfterfonhe ^r°lve therin a pretty quantity of Sope, &fo bloud-warm Collick. ?dminifter it cMer-mfe. This I never did experience, Wocver I have beene oft perfwaded by many able terriers, who have averred it to be the moft excellent ^that _may _be had for the Collick, or any fic-knefte or gri- P^xngs in the guts or belli. And let this fuflice for clyjlen: onciy b� * of advice I counfell you that before you aaminuter any clyfier WO\x firftrakchimj that you put in the Pipe (being _fir� _annomted with fweet Butter or Ode Olive) gently _and by degrees, and that you alfo draw it forth very tr_eatablv i that you make him keep itatleaft halfe an houre -, that yw. doe adminifter u but Ee/ hloud-

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	212	The C^om^^eat Horfe-tnan, , Gh*^'

i>loud warm at moft'j thatyou fqueez and prefsbet\V^eel; your hands the bladder ftrongly .asid laftly, that you ^le_{him not drink any cold water in a day or two after, v* let it be either a iweet Mafhj or elfe white water. SECT. 9- C. ■< Hyppophilus. %k T\ TH&tiSgoodtoke&tfliedtOAHorfethatisd^ \f \f ^ ''³^; ^rlc'^C ^ty0r hath other hurt in the* hoO^" T V Uyppofertts. You muft firft with y^olJ. Butrer, drawing iron,, or paring knife, lay the wotffl bare as may be; .then i "take wax, H< >gs greafe, and Turpentine, of each 0& Cloyed. ₀unc:e,Vcru igreale two ounces, boile thefe upon a gen^ tire , your .vaxc and Hogs greafebeing firft put in ^ moken _y then put w your Turpentine, and laftly y<^ ■VcTdigreafcin fine .powder,"& being indiferently war¹¹¹' clip tow or nurds into the Ointment, and folayit to^r . Sorr:, then (top andfpientit up, and dreffe him twi<� day , and this will make him whole and found in fa⁰time. *** But of this more in its due place. S E C T. io. c, Hyppophilus. . "^ "7"^T T~Hatfayyw to a Horfe whsfc Cads and Stw \f \f are failed I* ^ V ▼ Hyppoferm. This Infirmitie proceed^ Cod$fwcl!cJ fr°mmndrycaufes,asfometimes by being bitten^W^C[L Jtog,* or withanother Horfe, or by being ftung with fa¹^, venemous orevil creature.The French do cal.it 4Pjf»,.

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		^^' ²« and Expert Ferrier. ^2I1 Cotillon's_: I_t _commeth alfoby raeanes ofTome evil!J>»- nours and corrupt &W which" do fall down to the cods, f^f^tlnies after Tick neffe, and fometimes after ranknefs ^otwud and feed, for want of a Mare. If it come ofrank- ^"� o? feed or oMloud, then let him have a Mare, and cover her two or three daies together, and half an hour ^lt5^rj ride him into the water above the cods or fcon.es a- \|^ajnft the ftream, and he will do well. '� But if this ^feafe come by other caufes, then Take the Lees of Claret Wine, and Comen-fced,. o^de into fine powder, and a little Wheat or Beanc °Wre j boile thefe together to an Unguent, & fo warm j^Shc may wel endure it,annoint the cods* therwithjWhich /^^ne5 draw forth hisyard, and wafh it, and his/jbeyf^alfo *^h white wine vineger -₃ and three or four hours after, o^^e him into the water above the cods,* and let him al- ? ftand in the water Tome fhort tune, andfometimes j^^e him againft the ftrtame: doe this every day till ^lilc fwelling be affwagcd. ** This is a very good Cure, Another: -Take the roots of wild Cucumbers, and white fate, ;?. ^uch as will fuffice, boile thefe in faire wan r to an ,^ltltment, and annoint the cods therewith warme : and i? ^aPply this Ointment.. lake Q_oats greafe, or for default thereof, Deers Te~ > the white of an Egge,and Sallet Oile : boile thefe _tu^^r ^a §^^ntl^e fire _y and herewith annoint the cods, but the wa ^^ee ^aPpty^ed ^a&^er ^hce hath beene ridden into he be Weil¹* ^e ^aS^aine: ^^oe ^th^^s ^evcry ^ once till ^ � , � V ** This I have often tried, and have found «to be right good. Amiher. � i-irlt, annoynt _and _bathe the cads in the 'MB

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		~iij The Compleat Horfe-mAtt,_______Ch^' oFHemlock, and when it is dried, then Take Pigeons dung, and new Milke, and boile it tiu $ be as thick like to a PoultefTe, and therewith annoi¹ the cods every day once. Another. Firft let him bloud in both the Jpur or flank-Veins j thefl take Oile of Rofes and vineger, of each a pinte, and 0* Bolearmoniack in fine powder two ounces : make a" thefe into one body , and being luke-warm annoint the teds therewith, and the next day ride him into the w** ter up to the cods againft the ftreame $ then bring hitf¹into the ftablc, and when hee is through drie, annoin* him again: thus continuing to doe, till he be well. f3U^fif the cods be fwoln by means of any hurt, bite, or ftrokO then apply to them this following charge .� A charge for Take Bolearmoniack in powder, vineger, and the Swelled Cods, whites of Egges as much as will fuffice, well beaten, an^ wrought together, and annoint him therewith daily till it be abated, and if it impoftumate, where you find it to befoft, open it either with a hot iron, or with yotf^fincifion knife, if it breake not of it felfe, and fo heale ^ up with the ointment taughtyou inlib. 2. cap. I®. SeB. 4' and it will foon be whole. ^ This is very (bvcraig^nC' SECT. 11. C. Hyppophylus. ^T TTX* ft** fa) you to the* Collick ? _h Coiudr. %/ %/ Hjppofew. It is Sir, a difeafe wH^cJJ T T commeth of winde, and therefore we g^ jierally call it the wind coHick; the French call this <i#^a: the Tranchaifons 5 it caufeth great gripings, and extr^e^ jMwae w &^e beUy of the Horfc, (o as hee will oft t&*

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		^°°k.2. and Expert Ferrier,. 215 J* down and tumble, he will alfo ftrike at his belly with his hinder feete, and ftampe with hisfore-feete j and the painc will bee fo great as to caufe him to forfake his meate : thefe fignes I have often obferved in Horfes P^erplexed with this malady ; and albeit I have fundry Receipts for it, and all or the molt of them by me tried ⁿd approved good, yet one of Matter Blundevtles* and Rafter Markhams, I hold inferiour to none of mine, for I have often tried it 5 and this is it: TakeaquartofMuskadine, or of fweete Sacke, of Cloves, Pepper, Cinasion, of each halfe an ounce, Sur Er two ounces, make all thefe into fine Powder, and §iye it him bloud warme: then annoint his flanks* with ^jle de Bay ; (but I often ufe to annoint them with the ^ⁿtment ©f Acopum, I finding it to bee much better) ^tn^n bridle him up, and trot him out a good round trot, ^Dt gallop him foftly fometimes the fpace of an houre ^UnUll he do dung, but if he will not, then rake him , or / ^e\|f^eput an Onion pilled and jagged into his fundament : !J^et1 for three or four daies, let his drink be either fweec Mafh.es or white water, and keepe him warme, and he ^W1H do well againe. \ Another. Keep him fafting °ver nigh_tj and in the morning give him this drinke. Tu^e°* ^w^ite Wine a quart, Fennugrick.foure.ouft- ^cesj ~?J-berries, and Pepper, of each four ounces,Grains. ^".p^er of each one ounce, Water-CrefTes. two . ^p,^SaE^e one handfull, Sengrene one pound, Mints ? ^u"y iiatnp the hearbs, and pound the fpice^, and put tnem in_to _the _%Vi_ne_r and le t it boiie a little, then nraine it, and p_ut _to [_t _0I life Honey two fpoonfuis, and lo give it him bloud warm. V I his I have alfo found ¹⁰ ^be ^verY good: notwithftanding if he be aftoxedh.fe, the

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		"Vi6^J The Comply Herfe-matt, Gha?.** "TthThcft cure for him is to have a v%^,efpecially if & be fo troubled with the <ro#/V�, fo as that he cannot pnT^c' befides it helpeth and preventeth fundry forts of tickc rtefies and diieafes, and ftrengthneth nature. \* AtP tber. Take of white Wine one pinte, and three or four^eCantharides; and make them into very fine powder? and give this to the Horfe (well brewed in wine) bloud' warme. This I never tryed, for that"thefe flies "being * ftrong corafive, have deterred me, howfoever I have been often invited thereunto by many good Ferners, wh<? have averred unto me, that they have often ufed it, an-' have found it to be right good. Another.* Take Clove?, Pepper, Cinavnon, oi each one ounce; all made into fine powder, and well mixed, then p'ut$ into a quart of Muskadine, anH let it boile a while » then take it off, and put to it of Honey one fpoonfulJ i give it him bloud-warme: which done, cloath him up) and litter him, and {o let him ftand upon his trench foure houres ; then give him meafyand an houre after * fweet Mafh, or white wa i-v. This was taught me by * Noble Knight^ who (aid he had often ufed it/ But if youf Horfe hath the rollick and ftone^ then Take of white Wine one pinte, of Burr-feeds eigh^c ounces, made into fine powder , of Pariley-feede v#° Colikkad ounces, in powder alfo, of Ifope, unfetLeekes, ai> ^5tone' V/ater-Crefles, of each halfe a handfull, of black 5₀pe halfe an ounce � ftampe all the Hearbes in * morter, and ftraine them with the Wine, then pjf^r to that Liquor j your Burre and Parfleyfeed, and i° give it fiim bloud-warme � this will breake the ftonS> and brkisit from him with much eafe , and cure h\|^s

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1> ^__°k. 2. and Expert Terrier. Wick. -� This I have often admimftred. SECT. 12. c. ^ Hyppophilus. % "^"X* THat Difeafe if that which it called the Colt- V V ^EviU?ir ▼ Hyppoferw. It » a difeafe indie^r/, ^ ^d^V and cods* of a Hor/e or Gelding, and it commeth to q°> . by m^eans of heat and ranknefie oifeed ; and to a th & by weakneffe and coldneffe of feed-, to the Hoy/e d ^r°Ugh too great abundance oifeede, which caufeth a ^PPping in the pipe or conduB of the jmjt/, and to a (Jde ^.for want of heat and ftrength to fend it forth, wher- to ^eJ^rfr^ and/&<?4& fwelleth very much. The beft way ^_e^c^^rea Horfe is to give him a Mare,* whereby he fen- 4ft ^°rth his/m/freely, and then two or three houreg fj ^et fwim him, or elfe ride him up to theflankes to and L ^a prettie while againft the ftreame. This difeafe is c J^^ne by the fwelling of the yard-Mid fheath; I have _Ce.^e<* many Horfes and Geldings With this enfuingRe- W^' ^'^r^ ^^wim ⁿ^m> but fpecially againft the ftream °rflve daies together, then apply this plaifter:* ^ill H ^fle-meale, and Mallowes, of each onehand- feen ^^rcafc halfe a pound, chop the Mallows fmall, of _wP^^t ^t0 the Hogs greafe, and fo boile it with a pinte cl_0atn^lte Wine, and when it is boiled, put it into a th_at j_t ^^nci wrap his cods therein'; and fo order it as rw neit)L^f^t*^er ^^e ^a P^ur^"^e'^aIK ^ma^e it faft fo, as it With � nr , a °ft» ^nor ^nurt ^him: dreffe him here- ^expiience f⁷ ?■ ^he ^bce ^welL *** ^l ^h*^ve ^had §^reatthis Receipt: but if you bee defirous to J f have
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	7^8" """"""""" The�omplet Horfe-man,* C h aJ^ � "Have variety, thenloQke overM.&Rst.Blundevile and M' fter Mfirkham,who* are well ftorcd. SECT. 13. c. . ■■■' . . Hyppophylus. ■«-V Tjiat is befi to be given for a Cold ?. � . /W Hyppofrw. There are fo many and fo g0?!?' as that I am toTeeke almoft how to begin., they be oij.

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		newly taken,fomefor,old cQld;,iome for colds that br^ geth the Ghnders, &W, Wherfore for fote newly t'afc^cat firft ,^ou muftunderftand (Sir) that a cold newly % ken (a thing not to be prevented , by. reafon it oft t'0 commeth by-meanes and wayes unknown) you muft ° 1 ■ � icrxie-firft, that if your Horfeheepropenfe to many ^ ' humours, whereof fome Horfes are more than other, f, muft firft then, labour to expel them by purging his0], then feaich betwixt his jaws, and if there you do find ^ {malf kernels^ then be you aflured he hath a new-ta^j ttAd, butif he have great kernels, then was not tNJjjS fo lately taken as you might have imagined j alfo it. IL' do ratte in the head, it is a figne his co/a⁷ is newly tQ> ■-. or if he do void anv thin matter forth of his nofe or f» or if he hold his head into the manger � orif when W� drinketh ,� the water commetli forth of his ho(tnU 1 J\ that he cougheth oft, and fo'metimes perhaps che^ mattrative ftuffe betwixt his teeth, &c. Thefe and^ ny others be certain fignes of a Pole, Catarre, and if . ly taken fold, wherin is no danger if it be taken in^cl _Q^ otherwife it will come to a worfe matter; I will 0 � give you fuijdry good Receipts, moft of which I ha^v $

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		Book. 2. and Expert'Terrier. 219 ten tried and found to be right good, Firft, I hold mo- derate exercife, and fcafonable ayering to be marvellous good ₃ without further applying of medicines j but if y°U findc that he is much Hopped m the bead, then Takeafmallquantitieoffremorfweet Butter, and ^offintnftone made into fine powder � worke them to- cher till they be one entire My and ofadeep yellow g°ld colour, then take two long Goofe-wing leathers, Jⁿd annoint'them herewith to the very quills on either ^^e �■> which done, rowle them in more of the powder ^0f firimftone, and fo put them up into cither ncflrillone, ⁿd at the butt end of the quils put a ftrong packthread, ^wJhich mil ft be faftned over his pole,* like to the headftall ^of ^a Bridge � and then leap his back, and moderately up J^nddowne'an houre or longer, and this will prove, ke ^ to fnort and fnuffle forth of his nofe and head much ^of the congealed filth which is in his head, then tie him L° e Rack for an houre after, and this will purge his ^ead* very clean: then draw forth the feathers and hee ^U do well, keeping him warme, and giving him Ma- ^hesor white water every day for foure or five daies af- ^ter« This Receipt was taught me for more than thirty Jears f_ltlceb _a f_am0us MarifbaU of Trance, which fince ¹ found inMafter Markbams Mdfler piece, but I hold it one of th_ebeft things can be prefcribed for this Malady. * Anoth_�r very fhort, but as good. Take of _Time _one handfulf, boile it in a quart of a!Jj^ngu ' ^tu ^ic ^come ^to ^a P^intC} ^thcn ^ftraine "^J ^an<1a-dde the_teunto ₀f _ordinary Treacle two fpoonfulls, and give it him bbud warme. V ^Amther- An excellent drink e to be given to a Horfe for a new- ^aken cold, provided he be young, that is, not above 5. years old. FT a Take

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		Take of French Barly halfe a pound, put it taP* pofnet, and put thereto of faire water one quart, and ij* it upon the fife, and let it boilea little, then take it ow and draine the water from the Barly, and caftaf' the water, then adde the fecond time the like quanti^tlCof water, and boile it as much as you did the firft v&^e\ and then draine it from the water, and caft away $?' water againe, then adde once againe the like quanti^jf of a quart of water, as you did twice before, and bo& thatalfofolonga time as you did the two former ^^rten, drain thisalfo from the Barly, but caft it not atftf' buc keep it, and then adde to the water of Annifc^e<* and Licoris,of each halfean ounce, make them into^v^ ry fine powder, and fearce them, and put the faidp⁰^' dc r into the boiled water, and adde to it of white $ gar; andy four ounces, then fet it upon the fire in a c\^ skillet, and io boile it up untill a third part bee co$' med, then take it off and ftraineit, and give it y°^ufHori'e bloud-warme 5 drench him thus three morni¹! together, and it will ripen his cold and caufe it to c0&* away. This is-very good. \ ^Another.* . Take of white wine vineger the beft and ftrong^e*' five fpoonfulls, and put to it of Oile de Bay one fpo⁰^ full, warme it upon the fire, ftirrins it well; this^t

	whileft it is yet moift with the water, put the one \f of your Medicine wto the fame , and Co as Cf x dily as may bee, convey it into one of his mfirils, J¹,

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		.^_J_** ²« and Expert Ferrter. 2%i j.-j^CV. Other moitie into his other mfkrill; this done, ¹ f Yi* for halfe an hour moderately, then fet him up, cloath andlittef him warme, and let him ftand up- P°ⁿ the trench three or four houres before you give him ⁿY meat, and after doe as is accuftomed to bee done to j Horfes in Pbyfick. *** This I do approve to be equi- ^atent to either of the two former. ^Another. Take water and fait fo much as wil fufnce,brew them j fM together, it then being made bloud warme, give ^f him, and doe after as is ufuall \* This for a new ^ken cold I have often ufed, and I doe finde it to bee ^l,ngular good to be given to a young Horfe. Another, Take of Oile de-Bay, ofAnnifeeds, and of Licoris,of ^a°h one halfe penny worth, and of brown fugar-candy ? P^nny worth, make all thefe into fine powder, and ^emg well mixed, few it up into a fine linnen rag, and ?&ften it unto the Bit or Snaffle of the Horfe, andfo /de a journey, and travellhim, and in fhort (pace he I ^1 be cured, if it be a new-taken cold onely. ^ This nave alfo proved, and I doe finde it good, for it will ^cu.^te both cold and cough if it be rightly applied, to wit, ^Wlth riding and exercile. Another. Take of white wine one pinte, Sallet Oik a quarter , ^a Pinte, Rubarb and Alloes, and Saffron, of each two ^^anjs>lSutmeg,Sene, Agarick, Bay-berries, Duke or ^Utcnpowdcr^and of Cordial powder, of each halfe an Unce_: mixe all thtfe together, and thenadde to it of «oneyf_0ure ounces, warme them well in a Pipkin, and give it hi_m _to d_rmke bloud warme, but let him ftand u- poh the trench at leaft three houres before, and three oures after, neither let him for all that dayeateany ^ates, but in its ftead, let him have Wheat-bran, and: Ff 3 let i ■

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		₂₂2 The Compleat Horfe-ma/?>

			let his drinke be that day cither a warme Mafb, or white water, and no cold water,but this white water for foure or five dales after, and put into his Provender for foi#^ctime Fennugricke made into groffe powder. \* Thi^sis a moft foveraigne drinke to be given for a cold. Bu* if vou doe find tHat his head is very much oppreiTed wi^ a pefept catar , then give him this drinke twice a daft viz. Take Fennugrick one ounce,and boile it into a good quantise of water till it bur ft, then mix with the decO'* clion thereof wheat meale fo much as will fuffke, and give it him to drink. Another. Take a quart of the bcft Ale, and warme it upon the fire, and put into it fo much Tobacco made'into fin^ePowder , as you can take up upon a (hilling at twicer and as much dried Rofcmary in fine powder as you maf take up upon a ihilling at once y give him this to drink'j bloud warme in a morning rafting. This drinke is called Potio-Necotiana, But I did never make triall thereof, fo^fthat I once faw it given by a.Terrier to afickeHorfe which fo wrought with him, as that with all his Lem tiles andcordials the Ferrier had much labour to fa\^?ethe life of the poore Horfe ; this potion was fo violent which notwithftanding drove the Horfe into a mo# dangerous calentura. But the next is better. Take a Hens egge, and make a hole in the top there" of, no bigger than that you may get forth the white and yolke, then take Tarre and fweet Butter, of each like much, as much as will fuffice, incorporate thefe well iff gether into one body, and fo convey it into the egge fh^e'^?and give it your Horfe three or foure mornings together? and either journey him gently, or elfe ride him tb^rce ,^or fourehouresafter it; which done, bring him m^° fff ° Stable

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		⁰ ° k . 2. and Expert Terrier. 223 Stable, and cloath him up warme and litter him well, and let him be well rubbed, and fo keep him upon the wench two houres after, and then give him Hay, and ^an houre after give him either a warme Mafh, or white ^'^a;?r y and this will helpe a cold newly taken, *** This will not make him fick, for I have often madetri- ^a" of it. Another as good as this. , Take the long white moffethat groweth upon an old Sty Parke pale, one handfull, chop it fmall, and put it ^Int0 a pottle of good Ale or Beere , till one halfe bee L°ⁿfumed 5 then take it off, and ftraine and preffe it ^^ard, and put into the liquor of Annifeedsand Licoris, f^ch half a fpoonfull, and a piece of fweet Butter,and .give it him three mornings together failing , and it ^11 cure him. \* Another if he hath takena cold or P^0zeintheW. Take a quart of Muskadinc or fweet Sack, ofNut- ^ttleg_Sj Pepper, Cominfeed, Graincs, Bay-berries, of each hree drams, all made into fine powder : boile thefe a ^Ume or two, then take ft off, and put into it apiece , °f fweet Butter , and give it your Horie three mornings [°gethcr bloud warme; let him all thofe three dales , kept warme, neither let him drinke any cold water, ^Ut either a fweet Mafh, or white water, yea and that jhree _0r fc_ure ^_es* after; and during thefe three daie, ^ him faft three hours after the Recelt of his fa id me- ^ieine. Alfo three daies after when you perceive the ^c°ld to begin tobreake from him, and to rot, caufe him to fnceze, by blowing into either noftrik,* either the pow- ^der of Tobacco, or of Pepper, orofElebore. \* -&- pother which will cure a longer taken cold, yea though it be accompanied with a drie coush and ihortnetfe of ^r ^& breath,

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			The ComfleAt Horfe-w&n,

		breath, or purfivenefle, which I had of Matter M^' barn, and I have often made triall thereof, and it hat" done cures which have beene held impoflible to hav^ebeen effe&ed. Take of the conferve of Elecampane three quarts* of an ounce, and diffolve it in a pinte and a halfe ^oifweet Sack, and fo give it your Horfe with a horn in * morning fafting, and ride him gently a little after: aⁿ^ thus doe fundry times untili you doe finde the infirmity, to decreafe. Hyppophilus. But Hyppoferus, tbu Conferve of E* campane I dofuppofe is hard to come hy,forfurely every CoUO' trey Apothecary bath it not -_y bow then may « mm mw this ConfeBion you fa much commendi _f Hyppofertu. Sir, this Conferve I make my felfe, and * will give you the receipt hereof. You muft underftand that there be two kinds thereof, the one is called parti' cularly a Preferve, and the other an abfolute cmfeftt' The firft is Simple, the other Compound, both very fovc raigne for this Infirmity, but the Conferve is evermore t° be efteemed the better, and I doe counfell you never t° be without either of them j for they will keep the \vho^^eyeare through, if they be referved clofe flopped. Whe^f' fore as touching the firft, which is the Simple, you m&y preferve it like as you do all oth er green rootes, and ° keep them in a Gaily pot or Glafle in a good quantit^eof its owne Sirop, till you have occafion toufe the fafl¹^ and when you are to ufe it, let it bee beaten well i° ^aMorter together with its Sirop and refined Sugar ma"^efirft into very fine powder. Now your Compound ot Conferve is thus made : Firft, let your rootes of 0^�cair^ pane be neatly Candied, and. made very drieand hard.

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			⁰ ^K« � and Expert Ferrier.* 22.5

		'^ld Ret the beft and youngeft Rootes can be had, which mii be kept alfo in a Gaily pot or glaflfe clofc ftoppcd, ^a drit _an^ _warme place where they may not give a- °.\|'^!e j and when you would ufe them, take fo much as and beate it in a Morter with the Sirop of j^l ^ts;fooie, and the powder of refined Sugar, ftill wor- _a ⁿ§ it til! you have brought it to bee a perfect Conserve, ksl^⁰ S^vcn ^t0 y^our Horfe in good fweet Sack or Mus- . ^Uie. The firft of thefe two which is the simple,* is of (i °^ excellent ufe, for it helpeth aay ordinary cold or &i ^ⁿg> ^lt comiorteth the Lings, enlargeth his winde, ^eth the Headhomall filthy matter, and diffolveth k^atly other obftru&ions, as well in the Body and Head. \i^l ^e Cempouad or Conserve worketh better effe&s in j ^e %ody of the Horfr, efpecially if the malady be old and j^^rousjor if there be any taint, in the Lung^hiver,or t^ ^ard parts: This Conserve in time, by frecjuent ufe i>of_will cure all drie Coughs which are held to bee liable, i_t helpeth the heaving of the Belly and Flanks, x J^ailfcth the Horfe to take his made kindly and. tempe- <j, ,^e'y>and freeth him of his drie Cough, which before f₍ Neatly annoy him j but if you have not thefe Con- jv^take this other Receipt little inferiour to thefor- ^ thefe Maladies. %i °"^trie Sirop of Colts-foot one ounce, of Ele- WP^ane roots dried , Annifeeds and Licoris, of each ^^ ^ean ounce, all made into fine powder, Drowne Su- in_to^c_t^an^y powdredone ounce, which muft bee divided Uffi_c ^Wo P^arts> then take fweet Butter fo much as will M^i ?> ^andfo make this into three Pills good and ftiffe j dr_ej* _s ^one' ^r°le them in the other moitie of your pow- ^ugar Candy, and fo give them your Horfe falling, Gg then

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		_l2g The Compleat Horfe-man, C h a ?«

			then ride him gently for halfe an houre , and after f^ethim up warme, and let him faft three houres attf^fj caufing him to be well rubbed: Let him drinke no cow water, unleffe it bee with exercife, and let his Hay b^eeSprinkled with water, and his Oates wet in ftrong A^ or e'Me with Beere. y Another very good.. Take the cankerous Moffc of an old Pale, or of $ limbes of an old Oake two handfulls, chop and fM^e4j! fmall, and boile it in a pottle of new Milke , and v/$ itarootc of Elecampane, let thefeboile together ^ halfe bee confumed,then ftraine it,and prefTe the M⁰^ and Roote very well; which done, put to it of {\ve^cf Butter the quantity of a Duck-Egge, and fo give it hi^ in a mornh-.g faffing bloud warme, and ride him mo^ rately an houre after ; then fet him up, cloath him &\ litter him warme, and order him as is accuftomed W^ Hotfes in phyfick : Let him have this drinke three rfl°^f! rungs together, and it will cure both his Cold a'¹Cough wet or dry,or his Poze if hee have it. But if f\ finde your Horfe to bee flopped in the Head, and that ^ voydeth filth, and ftinking matter out from his-W' then fhall you every morning adminifter this fume. . , Take of Auripigmentum and of Colts-foote amd^e^ to powder, of each two drams, then with Venice t^' pentine worke them into a ftiffe pafte, and maketh^e[\j into fmall Cakes the bredth of a fixpence,and dry S a little, and then put fire into a Chafing-difh f_scoales ₅ and fo put one of thefe Cakes upon theC°%J covered with a Tunnel], and fo fume him, and this oP. onely during his phyfick, but at other times after, ^ let his dfink'e bee either fweete Mathes or white v?aj' %� vfmther,* If your Horfe hath a new taken coWⁿ.^_e

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			give him his Caudle, which I have often ufed, and doe nnde it to be very good. ■ '-,«,' j . Take the Yolkcs of foure new layd Egges, and beate them well toeether, and diffolve them «?tfh a quart ot good Ale, then take three good Nutmegs with a little Weeds and Licoris, made all into fine powder, and ^as much Pepper in fine powder as you can take up up- on _a fi_Xpence � put thefe into the Ale, with a piece of Wet Butter,'fo much as will fuffice, and two ipoonc- Ms of ordinary Treacle, and of bro wne Sugar Candy ^fOUre ounces,warme all thefe upon the fire all the Trea- ' ^CWButter bee moken,fhengive ithimbloud warm, ^f°ure or five mornings together j and this is an inlaid Take a pSttle of fweet Wort, three beads of Garhck P^led, or ordinary Honey halfe a pound, boile thefe till °e moiety bee confumed, and give it your Horfe* three Mornings together : Then for three mornings together «ttr, give him thefe Pills. Take Boxleaves and Harts- ^nguf of each fo much as wjlKuffice, ftampe them M together, and with fweet Butter make it in to Pik\| ^d fo Ivery morning give him three ol thefe Pilk* ^Bu* if hee hath a cold which breaketh and runneth from ^hiltl , then muft you bee carefull to keepe his Head and f^ck warme , by putting on a double Hood, and every ^Morning fafldng'ride him with two long Goofe-fcathers g«up into either Nojlnll, well dipped before hand in °yle de Bay, and with a ftrongPackthread from the ^ends of the'qmllsfaftned over his headline a Headitall of a Bridle, fo as the Leathers may not get forth , and Jau\en alfo to his Bh or Snaffle one Roote or two of W tyodium _s having beene all night before laine fterped Gg * in

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		2 3.8 The C°^mfi^e&t Hwfe-mM} . Gh''' in the Oyle of Spike, and every time you ride him a?' noint the Bit thus before hand prepared with the fay Oyle, and when hee commeth heme, put upon his W his double hood,and rub him againft the haire all ovef> efpecially his Nak and Pole, (for fri&ion in this cafe i⁵moft foveraigne) then whilft he is yet warrae, perfufl^, his Nofe with Frankinfence, Storax, and Benjamin, ® each like much ; doe this nine dayes together,- andl^�fhis drinke bee white water: For all Rhumes having had time to worke their malice will become dangerou? yea and many times cureleffe. ^* Now if your Ji»^rr have taken an extreame cold_} then Take Cloves, Nutmegges, Ginger, Galls, or the {rU^ltof the Oake and Cardimums, of each like quantity (° much as will fuffice, and of Fennell-feedes more then ' ny one of the other Ingredients, mstke* them into 6$^e_fpowder, and fearce them, then put two fpoonefulls ^ this powder to a quart of Sad- or Mus�adine,and ftrai" thefe into two penny-worth of Englifh Saffron, and the yolkes of two new laid Egges well beaten together give this to your Horfe blood warme fafting , and l^ethim have none other drinke then white water for th^eeor foure dayes after, and let his Hay bee fprinMed w^ water, and every day at noone give him the blades^ Reed,or the leaves of Sallowes to eate out of your hafl^' for they bee very good for him, and cooling for his bodfi* doe this divers mornings together, and it will not on&1 cleanfe his Gold , but alfo open his Pipes, and fa ^hl\ winde at liberty. But if your Horfe have an inW^ cold, which lyeth lurking i_n his L»ng$ and Stomal, ^heJlgive him this Medicine. Take Oile de Bay and goodTarre. of each the <j«^a.ⁿ

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			^K« ²« and Expert Ferrier* 22a

		Su ^ree Wall nuts, halfe as much Honey, brown- with^r"^Cancty ⁿ ^^ne P^0W(^^er halfe ^an ounce, mixe thefe fuffi ^a ^P^aMttie of powdred Brimftone fo much as will }\|7^Ce3, and few them into a fine linnen cloath, and tie , to his Bit or Snaffle, and fo ride or journey him mo- ^�^^ly till all bee diffolved into his body, then bring %hA ^nt0 ^l^^e Stable, and cloath and litter him warme, - J 3 hours after give him Hay, and after a warm mafb; n ^e him thus three mornings together and longer, if you ^aU fee caufe. *** Another. r Take bloud from him, if you have ground for the _B . _v ^ otherwife not j then inftead of giving him Oates, ^r " ^Fepare^°^u fhall give him bran boyled in water after this man- as!? ^V^z ^^et ^a Kettle ^over he ^^re ^a^^m°ft ftd of water, i < When it begmneth to boile, put in your bran, and it¹ ^hoile ^a^^u^ garter of an houre at leaft, then take f°«3 and let it ftand till it be almoft cold, and about f ^^re or five a clock in the morning, give him this bran r *ot as he can eate; then for his drinke, give him the J/^llle Water, and at night give him Oates and white it K^⁵ ^anc ^^et ^^im ^^ee ^covere<^an<^ Ottered warme j if ?^ in Summer, let not the Stable be too hot, for that r ^l take away his ftomack, and make him faint, and Wh* ^l°° ^much '■>^aru* ^at night give him the quantity of _tL-^at y°u can put into an Egge-ftiell among his Oats of _e\|JP°Wder following, to which you muft keep him for y\| ^^ayes together, or longer, if you fhall fee caufe. Wh^ ^^.underftand that the boyled Branne , is that Whih ^^eth ^UP ^a^ his grofife and corrupt humours, this⁰ ^Was ^l^^e ^cau^^e °f his cold. Now the powder is MonL^r'i^Takeof Comin-feed, Fenugrieke, Sileris^ ^ntani W_m sifileos) Nutmegs, Cloves, Ginger, Lin- G_g3 *ted,.*

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		7o "~ the Comfort Horfe-mM)*

			feed, of each two ounces, Quick Brimftone fixe ounces* make all thefe into fine powder, and let them bee itff? mixed: this muft be given with his Oats,as is before in' '"eulcated �, but he muft firft be watered, and then p^rrfently let him be well rubbed, body, necke, pole, leU^eS? Ir&ft and belly, and clothed and Uttered warm, and � houre before you give him his Oats, put into his R&^c � a little fweet wheat ftraw , and fo ( I fay) let him ef\| thereof the i'pace of one houre or better, and then gj^v_tfhim his Oats mixed with this powder , which havin.u eaten, give him Hay at your pleafure; and thus dotify* in ihort time you (hall perceive his Cold to bee qui. gone, and the (boner if nee {hall bee moderately aie^ean houre after Sun rifing, and an houre before Sun-f^e<:' if the Sun doe fliine. Now if this Cold bring with i^� * violent Cough, as is often feen, then give him the afo^re* faidW'heat-bran boyled_s together with the faid po^' der with his Oates, but then not above three or fcn^ daies, for that the faid powder difperfeth thecorrUp. and grolle humours that are in the body, which doe oc& {ionthe faid cough, and when you doe perceive thatP hath purged fumciently, keepe him notwithftandi¹® to his white water, but an houre before you doe ^ ter him $ 1 ake a fticke of the bigneffe of your thumb or bf#$* of well nigh a foot long, and wrap a linnen clout a^° i it foure or five times, firft dipped in Oilc de-Bay, f_�(puc it into his mouth , and with fome piece of lea¹'¹thong, or other fmall cord faften it to either end oi^j* flick, andfo faften it over his eares like the HeacUW f a Bride, like as Smiths ufe to doe when they bu¹'^ Horfc for cheLampas,and let him drink with this P ^

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		Book. 2. and Expert Ferrier. 23I in his mouth; which done, let him ftand with it thus in his mouth an houre after at the leaft, to the end hee ^miY lick and fuck up the faid Oyle, and when hee is to cate his Oates, put among them this other powder fol- Wing,^-^ Take Fenneli-feede foure ounces, Fennugrick two Alices, Cardimums one ounce, pound thefe groily , o- ^rwifehee will blow them away in eating his Oates, ^ With his Oates put every night of this powder one %X)nfull and keepe him warme, and f o ufe him as be- Wisprefcribed. \ Another.* . Take Ivy-berries and dry them, and make them into ^Wder, and fo give it to your Horfe in Ale or Beere. ; This I never tried, and thisj is onely for a Cough. Mother for a Cough.- Take of fait one pint, of Sallet °yle halfe a pint, Oyle of Annifeeds one ounce, brown Sar Candy, in powder three ounces, give this with y°Ur horn to your Horfe three mornings together and ^U Will rid him of his Cough, andhea.e any putrira�U- ? in his Lungs, or any other inward parts whatfoever. ^Tis alfo I never tried, but it was highly commended to ?. Another Receipt for a Cough, whicn I have °^und to be very good. Take two new laid Egges, and open the crownes and \|^et forth ibme of the white, and then put into theie ^E§ges fo much of the powder of Brimftonc as you can ^tak^ up upon a dulling into either Egge ; give rum this ^every morning for feme time, or till you tee the cough ^t0 go from him. Another.* Take three new laid Egges, and put them into a. pint pot, then put fo much of the beft and ftror.geft white Wine Vineger into the pot as will very well cover the tgs.

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		₂j₂ The Cewpktt Horfe-mfifh Egges, and let them lie in the Vineger 14 houres at djj* leait, then beate the Vineger and Egges together fa^e� and all,and fo give it your Horfecold, and then rw^cor walke him an honre, and againft his camming ^ltl}have his drinke in readineffe, and give it him, Viz. .Takelfope, Annifeeds, Licoris^Graines, Long Pep' per, Gentiana, Elecampane dried, of each three dranto make all the Spices into fine powder, and ftampe the Ifope well, and fo put all into good Sack one pint, and of good Ale alfo one pint, and of Honey one fpoonful'j and fo boile it, and give it your Horfe bloud-warm^c> and fet him up, and cloath him, and litter him warrn^e? caufing him to faft three houres after it , and give hifl* no cold water, but fweet Mafhes or white water ; and this will cure him, for it is an approved good Receipt' \* Another very good. Take Wheat Meale, Annifeeds, Licoris, Polipodi' urn of the Oake dried, Elecampane dried $ make all thefe into powder, and mix them well : Take tW° fpoonfulls of this powder, with a head of Garlick pij' led and bruized, mix all thefe well together, and wit¹your Wheat Meale and Honey as much as will fulfil' make pills thereof to the bigneffe of a Walnut, and gi^vCyour Horfe every morning three orfoure of thefe piU⁵' and fofoone as he hath taken them, give him two n^eV^ laid Egges with their fhels. ^.* Another. , Take of life Honey three fpoonfulls, of the beft * j!** whiteft refined loafe Sugar one fpoonfull and a haP?* made into fine powder, dryed Elecampane Root ta^^c alio into fine powder one fpoonefull, and of Am¹^ grecce two graines, mix all thefe very well together,^' putit intoanEgge-fhell, and give him heereof at nig¹⁷* late?

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		,J^J^». and Expert terrier. 233 Utc
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	th ^aH^ ^mt^^e ^mornⁿS fafting j and fo let bira taft for w"tt\ ^rcs ^af^ter>^n<^ t>^e ^c^^e ^c°ugh never fo violent, it *\ "°th ftay and cure the fame \ This is right gwd,foj j h_ave h_acl _very g^^ p_r0of thcrof. Another. fake Benjamin and Brimfto^e made into very fine rOvvder, of each halfe an ounce, give this your Horfe , }th one pinte of Muskadme, putting into it two new tK %S^es V^^% ^anc^a^ s broken and well beaten toge- J~^f> let it be given three mornings together. This was '^mended unto me for afpeciall good Receipt, burl ^v?r did make triall thereof. Another.* a Take Nettle-feeds, Annifceds, Reyfins of the Sunne ₀^^ed, Elecampane in fine powder , of each halfe an <l ^11cej make all the fpices and feeds into very fine pow- th^a.ndau: the Reyfins vcryfmall, and fo boile all f_Ul ^ein Muskadine or Sack a cuiart, with three fpoon- jj.^s °f life Honey, then ftraine it, and give it him three ^ninps together bloud-warme, This I never proved. fth ^c °f ^-^ue ^one ^^an"f^uU> chop or ftarape it very fj ^a^> and put toitapenny worth of Anniiceds.in very fo ^^der, make it up in Pills with fweet Butter, and f_Q6^^ve it your Horfe. %* This I have found to be moft o_r f^ra^^ne for a Horfe that hath a cold whether newly ^oft ^tQiei% taken, either wet or drie cough �, it is alio _0r ^cxcellent for a Horfe that hath been over-ridden, fo _v^, ^Way ^wronged by labour. Now if his Cough bee tolent as that it may endanger his mnde; then, *ke Calamint, Genuana,Corninleed, Licoris, Ele-

p^ff^ °f each two drams, make all the.fe into fine ftUncT^' ^andconfe�t them with life Ho^ey and Butter igied together and molten _h and wheu it is cold, H h make

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			The Com-pleat Horfe-man, C a ^A ^p"

		make it up into Pills;- then rowle them in the po^l of Annifeeds, and give him of thefe Pills three or &0* every morning, for two or three mornings together #' fling, and after keep him warme, and let his drink^e ^ Maib.es or white water. \* But if he hath a CoW, of the lungs^ive him thefe Pils. Take the Roots of M^' lowes newly gathered, Elecampane Rootes newly ^a^j gathered, oi each one handfull, {lice them thin, ^a^ hoile them in faire water with Barly two handfulls,^tlthe roots be fort, then ftraine forth the liguor, and p^uinto it a penny difh of fweet Butter, of life Honey th^, fpoonfulls, and as much Beane meale as will make* into a pafte; then, make it into Pills, and rowle th& up in the powder of Annifeeds, and give him thre^e ° foure of them every morning rafting for three or io^i mornings together, keep him temperately vvarme, f during the time he taketh thefe Pills, let his drink^e ^ cither fvvcet Mafhes or white water, and every day,^&bout mid day, give him boiied Barly or Brewers gr* x Another tor a Horfe that hath his wind broken.' -, Take the leaves of Mullet, alias Mullen, alias &°f'_tLungworr, and drie them , and make them into p/V powder, and then make them up in Balls or Pils ^'^ill ordinary Honey fo much as will fuffice_: let thefe P^il\| bee made of the bigneffe of an Egge, and give bin¹ ° them three at a time, fourteen or fifteen daics tog^t] or longer if you (hall fee caufe, and let him not any cold water, during the time, and for a while ³^c _vthe giving of his Pills , and let his exercife bee ^ moderate, and h_ls Hay fprinkled with water, and " Gates wet witn good Ale _Qr Beere, and in fbort tim^e ^xwill be well and found againe. * This is am⁰** *j

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	Proved good Receipt, with which I have done' Cures held impoflible to have bee n effe&ed. Another. Take Comin halfe an ounce, Annifeeds and Licoris, °^cach two ounces ₅ dried rootes of Elecampane three °Unces, make them into fine powder, and boile them in ^a.Pottle of Ale or Beere to a quart, then ftraine it, and §^lve the liquor to your Horfe in a morning fafting bloud ^tme, and ride him moderately upon it two or three Ijjres, then fet him up warme, and ufe him utfupra.* ^slriever tried,but he that gave it me did highly com- n^eiid the fame unto me. Thus have I given you many Seipts for a cold, andfuch difeafes which are thereof ^efndant, whereofmanyareto my knowledge right f^i* and by my felfe experimented, with which I have ^ cures which have beene held very ftrange, and be- ^H expe&ation. Hyppophilus. Truely Hyppoferus, as touching thefe ^«Ww, fomething there if in them, wherein I doe earnefly '^tye to be yet better informed; and firf I would gladly know *# bee the di'verfities of the difeafes which doe proceed from* /& 1 and how wee may come to know one malady from am- a typpofem. Sir,inanfwer hereunto you muft under- _t- ⁿd, that from a cold taken doth ifiue many infirmi- 1 ^lesa if* the faid cold be not fpeedily prevented 5 as namc- J> firft Coughs, as well wet as drie, Catars, Murs, \|y^hUmes,Poze,Ratlings in the b<?4</,Kernels,and inflama- _c^l0ns under the chaufakh Bunches,Knot^Puitik,&c.It ^^u^th alfo Hidebound, Feavers, Head-aches, Frenzy, _s^leepingeviU, weeping Eyes, Canker in the Rofe, trangks, Quinfey, to have Gourded orfwolnelegsi It ¹¹¹ ^cauk the hayre to ftare, it will in time caufe the

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z$6 The Compleat Horfe-ma/f, Q.n**^

mourning of the chine (if there be fuch a difeafe) ^9^
netle of breath, purfivcneffe, purtifick, broken wn*¹'
(alfo if there bee fuch a difeafe ) Frelifed,. broken at�
rotten lungs, glanders incurable, j fit be not in time P^rvented, griefeandpaine in the breaft, Anticor, it will f
fo caufe the evill habit ofithcftmsck, dropfie, loathjJ|
of meat, foundringboth in the body and feet, tyredne^
putriractionandinflamationsin the bloudy it will*¹ _ycaufe many difeafes and inflamations in the liver, tog^e_cther with the ficcitie and ariditie thereof, obftru#ioⁿ''

epilations, coftiveneife,. and ftoppings both in the ^j
andfiorfy, aconfumptionin the liver, the overflowing ^
the gaB, theunraturail working of the Jpleene, the \ ^cVlows, Stavcrs, the Collickandgripings, Mj bound,l&,
and hloudy-fiux. Ail thefe and many more difeafes &?,
maladies do depend upon this one only infirmity we^c&thca^'', and tkirefore how needfull a thing it is f°^ff|
man who is the true lover of his/ferp,. to bee care*¹³,
what in hna lieth both to keeps his Horfe from cold¹^
king, as alfo to know how to cure the fame fo foon^e .
it fha;! appeare, in performance whereof no fmall ^
gence and art is required.

SECT. 14. C.

Hyppophilus. ■ a

Ou make queflien whether or not there be fuch aM¹[^Ai

which irfo commonly called the Mourning of the ^^f

why is there not fuch a difeafe ? _(t

Hyppafen*. No truly , there is no fuch difeafe, l\,

that which is called the mourning of the chin*, * {*JL

©ther thing than a plain an/lranke Glanders, which ^v

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		■^^�²« &id Expert terrier. %yj y tew of our Er.glilh Femers doe know how to coU⁵ ^w!^^cri hath ^lts fi^rft Source and origen from a . ^ which being let run long, commeth tobee a Glan- ^i which in time doth wafte the liver of the Horfe, ^ ^reby hee dieth ; for if for your better underftan- ₀,ⁿS you fhall bee pleafed to "open Horfes which doe die . "is difeafe, you (hall evermore finde the chine* and ^ "of the Horfe to bee found and whole , but the liver- ! ^rifhed, and his /##gs putrified , by reafon whereof Hwp long before his death cafteth forth of his Jr rnuch corrupt and ftinking matter and filth; J^efbre this mallady cannot in reafon bee ftiledthe ^ning of the Chine , but meerely the G launders; ceto ^^0r ^remecty thereof you fhall have fundry ex- ^f ^nt Receipts when wee fhall come to handle this , ^afe, and therefore till then I forbeare to fpeake any ^thereof. ta ,yPpophilus. You queftion alfo another difeafe called a* V . ⁿ ^Wmtb �h ^^s f Jo general! a malady, as that m man* frveth it that name, what do you call it I. is ^ypixferw. Sir, as touching this infirmity, I fay there f₀ⁿ°ne fuch, for you rauft underftand that this difeafe ^^u%arly called a broken wind, is truly a fhortneffe of ^lhp a j or attaint or defect: in the winde, Purfiveneffe, f^ ^^ttlat: or Purtifick, as Artifts do call it. Three cau- _a _c y,^e ^^c °f this infirmity, two wherof proceed from _sJlyOrmerly taken,andthe third from another ca'ufe,... cer^ Pantry be demonftrated. The firlt is an exul- ^lHe r^10not tbe lungs, which doth begin from a cold ; ^Sht* ^on.^d by ■clinging and growing together of the ⁵¹ dill' ^wn.^ofeorig^cncame alfoof cold $ and the third is ^location of the lungs � and this 'laft commeth by
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		'the Cornpleat Horfe-mw, __________ meanes of fomeviolent or fudden ad or motion of h^ebody , or byfotnefali whereby the lungs* were becom^ediflocated, difplaced, or turned in the body of the JfW^e> every of which doe occa&onfhortnejje of heath, byreafoⁿthe lungs have not power fufficient ( being the belloW^ej of the body) to open. Chut, and play at pleafure � ^. this is the caufe why the Horfe heaveth at the ribs ^ fiankes, fetcheth His breath fhort and hot at the ##> wheefeth, and oft times reeleth when he is put to liir that doth ftraine his winde,* and therefore fo long ash^eis kept in the Stable at drie and hard meats, he heavef-¹more than when he is at grade, for if you doe wafti h� Provender in Ale or Be ere, and fprinkle his Hay wi¹¹¹water, you {hall perceive him to heave the leffe : btffy when he runneth at graife, he heaveth fo little, as haM' ly to be feen, and the reafon is, for that the Horfe h' ving naturally a very moift body, the cold which h^eChath taken-doth fo condenfe and make thicke thofe & mours which before were thin, which doe (whileft th^ were tenues* ) paffe moft eafily through the pores, b^unow they are become thick, vifcous, and {limy, floppy the pores in fuch fort as hardly to be able to breath, ^ with great labour and no leffe paine , which doth p^�(rvoke him to heave and lift, by reafon that the luH^s* fores, and pipes are fo flopped and oppreft, as not to b^cable to pertorme their fun&ion and naturall office., ⁰^ which oature hath created them, and befides thofe ftop^ pings do conftrain him to cough and labour fo extrea^' ly, as to endanger oft times the breaking of a vet from whence enfue tnany more inconveniences .d¹ . this one: nevertheleffe you may have means to help j wfluie, but to recover him perfe& and fous&ag*¹^

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		^ce not abfolutely promife you, and if you be felicitous ^t0Underftand more of this fubjed, to fave both your P^tie labour and mine, if you will be pleafed to perufe Rafter Blundevile and Mafter Markham, they are able to give y_ou ample fatisfa&ion. SECT. 15. C. Hyppophylus. V" "yyT "TTHat'meanes barue yon tobelpea Confump- \/ \/ tion? T \ Hyppofem. \Vee have two kindes of ^Mumptions, the firft is called the drye malady, the o- ^r the confumption of the fiefk: as touching the firft, ^ich commonly commeth at the firft of a cold taken, p^en it exukerateth the lungs, vvhich in the beginning !^eftdeth forth thin matter from the #e/>, but after when J* ^s grown more tough and vifcous, it runneth no more, ^u caufeth a maceration and leanneife through the _DryMli_a-_y#^Holc body, whereby he droopeth and pineth away,and ^a^cit he eateth and drinketh , yet it is without appe- ?^Itei his meat doing him but little goo^. The fignes to f^ovv it are thefe ^ hh belly will bee gaunt, and he will ^Hide-bound , hisflejh will coniume almoft to sktttm ^Jd bents, if you ftrike him on the belly, it will found j?°How, his h&ire will ftare, neither will he caft it in due ,^efon, when other Horfes which bee found will doe, p Will cough hollow and faintly: the Horfe that is doubled with this difeafe, well may he be kept for fomc ^ltte alive,^but long he cannot be, for the malady is.in- F^rabk, if it be too long let mane, and therefore I leve ^Qm to Dogs and Crowes in his languishing plight. The other

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		₃₄o The Conpl" Horfe-mdn,__________^^ 6thcr«»T«w«w»isthat oftheM, which alfobegin^ of a cold formerly taken , which for want of remedy time, occafi©netha generall diflike and maccrati" throughout the whole body: it commeth from "A'r derate labour or-traveil by violent heatc and cold tak^eupon it: " commeth alfo by riding him into the wat^ after a great heat given, and then fet up prefently neg' ligently j as once it happened to a young Nag* of %°° mettell andfpirit, and otvery great hope, the own of which Nag delivered him to an Ambler to pace, yvfl whileft hee had him in agitation, hearing Hounds » broad made in to them, who rode hira hard all day . the death of the Hare j then comming home hot an all in a (weate, ncare to the imimtten houfe was a Ri^v(v with a Water-Mill, where he let him up to the skirt^ the Saddle, and then brought him into the Stable whe^fwas neither cloath, litter, or any other thing to kee^ him warm, or wherwith co rub him, at which time J tooke fo defperate a cold as never after to bee cut&' for in fhort time after, he brought him to the Gsntk0* that did owne him, when upon his comming home t� _fNag drooped, forfooke his meat, and became very uy \ the Gentleman defired mee to endeavour the be^ might for his recovery, for that he loved the Nag w^ ' I ignorant of the caufe of his Malady, went as I thoug j according to Art, I tooke Uoud* from fundry vein^s >* C^mpucfigave him a Suppofnorj, and after certaine-CW^r^ which I allured me were moft needfull for him; ^ _fthat I did adminifter wrought very kindely and ^^e_Q[but yet nothing could provoke in him an appetite, ^ bee the meanes of any amendment, I then fayed D_ withfri&ion, and Cordialls, but all was cart «�

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				and Expert Ferrier. 241

		ded f^or ^on^^tlt ^e^^e ^wou^ prevaile ; then I perfwa- itiirU ^Gef'^it^^emt,ⁿⁱ⁰ ^mrne bitn ^t0 graffe, it being in the him ^M^ and a very feafonable time, for I found j/⁰¹ to bee inwardly found, hee ranne ac graffe about a ^ ^fteth , but ftill grew weaker , and every day more ij§^er then other , and at length hee grew to bee fo <} ^cfl enfeebled by continualllanguiflung as that being (i ^ne, hee was not able to rife, but with helpe,in fine, j: °^tcly after the Nagge* died -, then for my better expe-

	i		Ice I would needes have him opened, which being
	i
h ^ne 5 a founder body in a Horfe could not beefeene, a* I difcovered the caufeofthe difeafe and death of y_Q^ls Nagge inhis sktwe , for it being taken from him, jj¹ "Hight raoft evidently fee the Fat which did lie next C j ^ ^h brisk) ribs,* and fides, to bee fo caked and U_e "y as that it, not being diffolvcd, the Nagge- could ^^et after enjoy himfelfe, which caufed him to waft f₀^windle ofhisflefk, and languifhing die, which fo Q_w^,1e as I efpied, I prefently told the Gentleman, the W^^r °f ^�h^e Nugge^xhzt the Ambler had given him that hjsf^y (^tne Nagge being then very fat; and after in Hjj ^^Qat put him into the water, which the owner exa- Po_r'^Ullg found to bee moft true, as well from the re- 4 ^t'■ f>l honeft neighbours who lived adjacent to the Hjj ^k«r₃ as (after iome fmall prelTure) from the inge- h^confeffionofthe very Ambler himfelfe. And this v^J °ee ^�he more carefull in avoiding the like incon- of ^l5?^ce 5 ^and bee the better able to judge of a Malady Co^r ⁿ^ture' ^B^t now as touching the beft cure for a ^T^pt'^on* ^offr H (albeit there bee many) yet I recommend but onely this one, which both Mafter I i Blunde-

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		₂a_Z The C^Qm$^eAt Horfe-man, C h ap^ $lundevile₀ and Mafter Markham have recorded, whi^ch is this, yi&, * Take a Shecpfhead with the wooll on,cleave it,^ ^Ce"^fu"p?^ion it very cleane, and boile it in a gallon of faire watcr^T o tbc He h. _t._u _the _fleftl _CQme _from _the _bones ^ _tbeQ _ftraine _the li- quor from the flefh, and put into thebroath of refi^nCf loafe-Sugar haifea pound, of Cinamon, conferee °\ Rofes, conferve of Barberries, conferve of Cherries, ° each three ounces, and give your Horfe of this broa^ i quart, every morning faftingbloud vvarme, ufe this^�l1foure or more Shccpfheads bee ipent, and after evW ef thefe driskes let him bee walked abroad,(if the W^ ther bee warme and not windy) otherwife walke ^ ₍in fome barne, or warme place,and let him faft tvf° \i* three homes after , and let him not drinke any^! / w^ter in flfteene daies after at theleaftj but let J¹drinke bee either tweet Mafhes, or white water_sand >°_this Diet let that bee what himfelfe beft liketh,and &_sgiven by little at once and often; and by thism^t hee may recover bothfiefb* and ftrength agaifle in t& « nabletime. \* Nevcrthelefle when hee hath gO^ttCy fiefh, depart with him lb foone as may bee,left upon ^ hard travell hee happen torelaps, as is moft ptob^b_pChee may. With this Receipt I have recovered d Horles, whereof one was a Horfe of a high price. _fgf Hyppophylus. ButtellmeeIprayyou_ywereitami(j'^eU₇tbu dtjeafe) to take hLoad from bimbef&reyw drench b»L jpppofer. Yea, that it were Sir very much &?fj for fo to doe, were certaine death ; for in cafe df* fumpttom you muft take _fto J Wat all,but rather Iff to chernlh the thud hee hath, (or his debility *^nd M bleneffe will bee fuch > as that hee eonfuming (o ^^u ^

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^°0_K. 2. and Expert Eerrien

J!¹ ^his jfajk j you muft rather endeavour to procure his

trength then any way to hinder the fame, which the

[°^ile of hlmd may moft eafily doe. Neither muftyou

2 too bufic in adminiftring unto him Fxrges, but Cordf

*, >^as Diapente, Diatefieron, Duke powder, Cordial! poW-

7*> and (uch like reitoratives, alfo by giving him good

rj^e*t > as good ftrengthning bread and heartning, well

r^andof purpofeforhim, if hee will eate bread,

betimes boyledBarley,and Oates, alfo boyled Beans,

. ^ fuch like hearty meat, as will reftore him, and to

!^l,^Ve him fometimes about midday a quart of ftrong

f:-^le or Beere, is very good, and will greatly comfort,

k¹^- And thus keeping him warme, feeding him, and

* * ⁱⁿg him well,you may in time recover him again.

& And this is the beft Counfell lean give you for

^hls Infirmity.

243

SECT. 16. C.

Hyppophylus.
On? what fay you to a Convultlon ? How doe pa cure

t^_e r Hyppoferm. A Crampeand Convulfionis one and
^ra\v'^lItlc Malady, which is a violent contracting or
\y_e}i ^'g together of Sisemit andyeinei, and Mu kits, as
th_e r ^0ugh the whole Body, as in-any one member of
*he wif*? ' y^et ^^ot^^lt ^not ^aiwaves apprehend er feize
ti^ .°j^e fo^s but takes ore member or other,af,fome-
T_Qn "^iethhold upon the Eye j fometimes upon the
^^e*nK c J^m*^s> L*l*h&egges$&c, which albeit it com-
thtQJ?? ^revtrall mea.^s, yet principally it comes either
ugUeoid in the Udy , or elfe for want of Maud, or

li z laftly

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~~^ ~~ The Complex Horfe-mAn,* ^CJL^i'--' laftly bv overmuch paging. The fignes to know ^ diieaie are raoft eafie, for that Horje that is thereW«. troubled, will have that member ( for the time the ^pis upon it) f° ft"f^e j that a man with the utmoft 01 ® ft rength is not able to ftir the fame, by reafon that tn ^ Swerves and Muskles will bee fo much contracted as & poflibly to bring the limb to its priftine ftate, but ofl^eJ by rubbing and chafing, the limb or member with vv#^ cloathes, and after the fit is over, it were very requn¹^ to fweat him in the Stable in his cloaths, for two ^ three houres together, and if the malady bee in the K Convulfion. _wer parts, as in the Mags* then let that member which taken bee wifped up with thumb-bands of Hay & _ffwet firft, and after when the member is thus wifped? caft thereon cold water, and after this his fweating?¹^ his whole body (but eipccially the member taken) ^ annointed with the oyntment of Acopum before mefl^ nedin the fecond booke cap. lj.,Se8, i.A. and to $ him fome of it inwardly with iweet Sack, or M^^ dine: and thus have I recovered fundry Horfes perp�c, ed with this difeafe, giving him two or three drink* terof i>ipnte and then to Keep him warme,and t°f _tc tinuehim for fome time withfweet maftiesor v^.
			water, but when you come to give him cold watef �
			water, but when you come to give him cold watef �
		j;aine, let it bee with exerciie and ayrings after Su⁰^ [et^ the Su-ane mining, and W^ _{there is no winde, or other cold nipping weather. � ₀
	s

				if you have not of this Acopum in a readinefie, ^il _rapply this bath or Ointment to the grieved place or & ' ber_t viz. _fS) take Pinpernell a good armefiall, PrimrofeJ^ , Camomile, Crow-foot, Mallowes, Eenneil, Role*¹'¹ g

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			and Expert Ferrier. 245

		_a? fi\handfnls, and fine upland Hay, tut and made is °^Ut, ^^fo^mGr3 when the ftrcngth and heart of grafle ^a^ the beft, a good quantity, put all thefe into a Lead ^rv,halderon,and fill up the Chalderon with fair wa- . ^rs and fo let it fteep eight and forty hours, then boile , ^ⁿtill the hearbs be fofct, and bathe the grieved mem- ^r therwith foure daies together, morning and evening ^rmcd, which done, apply fome of thefe hearbs to the \|k ^Ces or limbes grieved, and keepe them on with a ^Umb-band of Hay, wet in the faid deco&ion, and e- J^y day about noone annoint the faid vifited member JJth Petroleum, and Nervall, and Oyle oi Spike, mix- ^ together, and keep him warme, give him good meat 1^* mames or white water, not only during the time of .^ls cure, but a good time after, and let his ayrings bee operate, and nis exercife moderate, and take heed of _c ^auiing him after labour, for that probably was the ^ofhisC»#x>»/jfow. \* Another. .Take ftrong white Wine vineger, and Patch-greafe,¹'m Pcece-greafe, of each like much, melt them upon pE^cntle fire, then with wheat flowre make it into a °Ulteffe , and apply it to the grieved member good and you?⁶* renewing it morning and evening, but before ron adminifter this charge (by holding a barre of i- noi* °* a charing difh of coales neere ) let him bee an- q !^Ked with Petroleum,Nervall, and Patch-greafe, ani Hnd °^ ^sP&e,of eachlike much) very well, and after hitri k°ⁿ ^l^^e ^cnarg^e ^auV ^over ^tne g^ri^cved place, dreffe exe ' t ^morn'^Lng and evening, and give him moderate whif ^an<^ ^ay^rmg^s j and let him have mafhes and tv «~ ?^aL^er ^t0 ^drink> and keep him warm. This is ve- ygood. %* Amber. li 3 Firft

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		TjT ** "the C^om�^leat tforfe-�¹)________Ch^__ Firftrakehim, then give him the Qlytler preferibe4 in booke 2. chap* n. Se& 8. Clyfte* 4- then let tWJ men (on either fide of the horfe one) rub him well Wl{# foft cloaths all his ^ and/w�s over, efpecially thedi^ ealed //'^j then cloath him up warm, and let him ftand upon the trench foure or five hours, to the end the O-f* fter may worke the more kindly, after give him mea^ and white water, and fo feed him for that day. But * muft tell you, that fo foone as you have given him tb^lSClyfter, and before his fri&ion, give him this drink⁵whereby to cleanfe his hody, viz Take of white wine one pinte, Aloes haife an ounc^ A^arick halfe an ounce₅ all beaten very fmall, and W&. feS ui the Wine, putting thereto of the pureft clarifi^ Hogs greafe one {poonfull, or for want thereof ( an¹-} which is much better) offweet butter fix ounces, an" give him this bloud-warme* The next day prepare in * readinefie this Unguent. Take of ftrong Ale two quarts , and of blacke SQp^etwo pound, boile them together till they looke bla<> like Tarre, and herewith annoint, rub, and chafe hi^ all over that the Unguent may fink in: that done, cio^j¹him up, and ftufft him warme that he may fweat w^¹' but ftuffe bead, neek^ and h4* well, let him fweat th^utwo houres^ tnen cooie him by degrees> taking noV \ little from him,then a littJCj till he be brought to a %°°f_etemper again, then keep* him {o, and about one 01 tj� clock at afternoone, g\|_ve him a warme mafhj or ^f< water, and then iome Hay _b and an houre ^ that Provender. Let not this drink bee given hn¹- ^ bove once* during ins whole Cure, but his dyfterh ^spetl aad Fritthm, till hee bec well ; yet the clyftrs not ev ?

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			and Expert Terrier, ₃₄₇

		y neither, and let hisdrinkebee white water, where- ⁱⁿ MaUowes have been boiled, uulefTe fometimes you B^lve him wherewith to comfort him a fweete Mafh, V^^c if hee will not drinke his white water boiled with jMallowes,then let him have it without,and let his food ^ee that which is fweet and very good. This did I ne- ^Vcr trie, but two feverall Ferriers who lived more then 5°° miles diftant the one from the other, gave mee this Receipt Verbatw> without fcarce akring o'ne word, and ^^ey both protefted unto mee they have cured fundry ?^orfes which have been forely perplexed wxch this Di- fcafe. ^yppophylus. what mane you by moderate andtemjie- ^y<tteaiering of <t Horfe? l Xypptfem. I doe meane by moderate aiering,thathcc_Ayer;_ng> .^e not forth in aiering too long, and by temperate fl^i&g 3 that a fick Horfe if there bee caufe why hee ,°u!d bee aiered, it bee not done too late in the'Eve- ⁿiⁿg>nor too early in the Morning, for thatfuch kind of brings will take too much from a Horfe that is feeble �* ^flck, but in fuch cafes,let him bee walked to his aier- jⁿS^s in a warme Evening, an houre before funne-fet at 3^ s and in a Morning an houre after the funne is up, P^ially if the winde bee not too high, or blow too L?p and that the funne (bine warme: For by aiering Jyjrefunne-rififtg, and after funne-fet (like as is to be .led with running and hunting Horfe) will make a fat rotig jjorfe both (o pooreand leane, as not to have a fJ^rP,^w of flefb on his back, as the Proverbe is, and to eble as not to bee able to arife being; laied, and there- °^re give not fuch kinde of aierings to a Horfe that is in- »rme j but thofe which I doe tearme the temperate aierings,

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		_.. _________.----�----------------------��------------------~ *z ,* ₂₄8 The CompUat Horfe-mm,________Cha^J' airings, will greatly comfort the fpirits of your J9W give him a very good appetite to his meate, and en' creafe his fiefr and good liking, whereas the late ai<■' ings will bee (as I faid before) very noxious to fick, « feafed, or leane Jforfes. SECT. 17. c. Hyppophylus. , Y ⁱflr0> doe you belpe a Horje tfat growth caftiveor her: ~~1 ""f~~ If bound I < JL JL Hyppoferw. The nature of this difeafe is iuc"» as that the Hwfe that is therewith troubled, cannot a»' charge himfelfe but with great paine and trouble, W ordure comming from turn both very dry and hard- Horfes that are kept too much to hard, dry-, andh° meates, are raoft incident to this malady; ibmetiiJjJ it commeth by eating too much Provender, efpecia¹/ Beanes, Peafe, Tares, or Wheat, which albeit th« Graines bee more hearty then any other, yet they u# � cate and dry up the moifture, becaufe they beget tnpi* heat and coftiveneffe in the body , then other Gratf doe, yea and winde too, and bad humours caufing ^oD. ftru&ions 5 and ibmetimes this coftiveneffe comm^e^ to a Horfe by reafon hee hath been kept to too fp#^e j diet, as is ufually feen in Jlorfes in diet j for this hot an dry food doth fuck up (like to a fpunge) the flgt*^f� moifture of xhehdy, giving way thereby that MK& become the more predominant, fo that the mea^ ^ eatetb cannot bee Co well digefted. This is a <&^ea j it rv perilous, and the origine of many maladies '■> _clireis eafily knowBe by its fymptomes. And you may ^

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	^B°0k. a. and Expert Ferrier. 249

Rafter this manner, riz. Ovl<» k ir^tlie ^d.^ecoa:ion ^of ^Ma^°wes one quart, Sallct Co ^l "lfe a pint , or fre{h Butter halfe a pound. Bene-* ^or ^bei'y f»»fisi. cpft ^at^Ve* j ^one ounce, give him this bloud-warme _c ^l ^ter~Wife, and then clap his taile to his tmU, and fo fc_ej ^^m ^to ^^eeP ^ halfe an houre at leaft, being vval- ^ Up and down, then fet him up warme ,and it will tim ³ whereby hee will empty himfelfe, and in due ^pe gi_vc hi_m _a f_Weet mafh, and after Hay, and fo keep ty-¹}¹⁰ mames or white water two or three daies, but rsi^all faile not to rake him before you adminifter your ^lyfter. ^ This is a moll excellent Receipt which ft^U ^all findein lib. 2.ap.t.Se8.7.Cljjteri. C.* \* ^,^^re be many other good Suppofitmes, and cljfters, H'^Cu * ^^ave ^a^^reac^y ^an^ ^w1^ hereafter fet you down, ^lchbe very foveraign for this malady. SECT. 18. c. w Hyppophiius, \ JTT "irHat difeafe ts that wee caltths* Crowne- V \/ fcab? ^crUft Hyppofem. This forance is a fcab or n_ex ^Mch groweth upon the cronetor top of the hoofe_y^t0Us ^r° ^^ay^e» " ^s ^a ^^c^y ftin^ing ^and canke- tj_le ^"^afe, and not onely troublefomc, but painfull to ^hilff^^s ^an( ^c commeth commonly in the winter, ch_e« ^tne Horfe is in the Stable, like as doth the Scrat- Co/_t tifi¹¹^^il ^ls* ingendred firft by reafon the Horfe from a � ^ePt i ^^ame ^to ^^e h^an(iled , was for the moft part ^^cUnakT⁰ⁱ^^s ^wct' ^an<* ^c0^ g^roun<^^s' f°^r ^no Horfes are *We unto this difeafe, but thofe that are bred up

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The fompleat Horfe-man^

H A P.

2 5°

fuch like grounds. Thefignesto know this mala";

is, that the kayre will ftare about the coronet, and b^ecome thiii and brifly. The way to cure the fame is,
Crowne fcab. Firft. to wafh and bath the place well fo farre as t^
Scab or forance goetb, which is commonly round abo�
the coronet, then fhave or clip away the haire cl^o1 ^fthen - e

Take Turpentine, tryed Hogs greafe, and Honey^
each like much, a little of the powder of Bolearmqnia*'
theyolksoftwoEgges, with as much wheat flowre*
will thicken it by working it to a Salve, and apply ^
plaifter-wife, with a linnen cloath to the forance,^f ₍. hewing it every day once till it be whole, but let him ⁿ\,
come into any wet during his cure. \* This is a vw
good one. Ana her.

Take old chamber-ly, andfet it upon the fire, and ^
the fcum arifeth , take it off, then put to it of wh¹^
fait as much as will fuffice, and as the fcum arifeth v%
fecond time, take it away ; with this liquor wafh &
bath the forance three orfoure times a day till it b ^
whole. *** Another very good which I have oft
ufed. 'a

Take foft Sope, tryed Hogs greafe, of each h^. jj
pound, Bolearmoniack in fine powder fo much as ^ �
iuffice, Turpentine foure ounces, make all thefeinto^\
body, and fo plaifter-wife apply it to the place, K^
ding it on-with a clout that it come not off, renege
it daily till it doe leave running, then wafh and b*ju
it in Vineger warmed, till the forance bee cleane &

^UP- ***

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		B°o_K. z. and Expert Ferrier. 251

			SECT. 1?. C. Hyppophylus. ¹0#> doe you take away a Curoe ? Hyppferm. This is a fwelling a little beneath � the Elbow oi theHeagfc upon the great Sinew be- , - j and above the top of the home, which caufed l^ Horfe to halt, efpecially when he beginneth to bee ,^0t>for by reft it paineth hitn the lefle_: k commeth ei- 7^e* by a ffcrain, or by carrying feme heavy burthen, or ?He taketh it hereditarily trom his Sire or Dam. The pes to know it is, by the long fwelling in the p,ace be- ^0te mentioned. The cure is, fc.^rft, fhave away the haire , then with an Inele or <~^ulb- getting bind the Hough ftreight above the joint, then ^^lth afmall fticke beat, rub, and chafe the Curb, like � ^u ufe to doe in the cure of the Splent, then with a ^leame or Knife pierce the skin through m two or three P^Iaces, and fo with your Thumb thrult forth, and cru(h °^Ut the corrupt bloud, and ahcr convey fo deepe as you ^Ca_Fⁿ get into every hole the bignefle of two barly cor ties � ^mck , and fo having bound up the place, let J! ^fo remame by the fpace of foure and twenty joure_S;) _t\|_ien ₀p_en the place and annoint it every ^day once with moken Butter, till it bee whole. \ Mother, � Take Wine Lees one pint, a porrenger full of wheat- ^°vvre, of Comin in fine powder halt'e an ounce, mixe JU thefe well together, and being made warme upon ^hc fire, charge the place therewith, renewing it every ^y once, by the fpace of three or foure daies together, Kk 2 and

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		252 The Cwnyleat Horfe-man_y Ch''7- a nd when you doe perceive the fwelling to bee alu¹^ gone, then draw it with your hot Iron, and charge ^ burning with Pitch and Rofin molten together , whi^¹muft be applyed warme, to the end, the charge M&1* ftkk on the better ₃ and then prefently clap on Fl©ck^eS' and let it f© reft till of it (elfe it fall away , and let h^ come in no wet or water by the fpace of twelve °* foureteene daies after^ and hee will beeperfe&ly cured- *** Jnother.. Take a Bar of Iron, heat it red hot, and hold it nea^feto the place till it become warm, then with your flea⁰¹¹prick fix or feven holes through the Skinne₃ and annoi^"' the Sorance with Nervell, then take of Salt a fpoonfu"⁵and of Vcrdegreafe a penny weight in fine pewd-'¹ with the white of an Egge, let thefe be well incorp^orf ted together, then ta�e a little Flax or Hurds, and w^ ^ilin this medicine, and bind it to the place, renewing^il K very day once,and in fhort time it wilbe perfedly cured- %* Ail thefe Receipts I have ufed, and I have.fouW ■them to be nght good. CHAP. VII. SECT. i. d. Hyppophiluv !§jf MS ^E^^nm ^at wee have made an endofthU cW^ If W H ^lei ^mP^r6ceedt0 another: Tell mee I pray you, W ^s?'�^W^ ^a ^Dan§^erous S'teknt&cometoaHorfe f Wm ^HWfc^rH> Sir, that which you call V^i

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		p -^J^^K- ²« and Expert Ferrier. 253 TfSukneJJe is ofdiv ers natures proceeding, from fundry Parous f₀ \^s> having every one ltsdiftin&fypmtcs, and there- ^^c_c^k₀^ntfle_e^h_h^3VViria u ^reci^u^^re Overall remedies 5 wherefore that you trie k ^C ^^etter know how and when any fickneffe com- jj ^j obftrve 1 pray but thefe foure principlesfoilow- ' %^and youfhall never erre. viz.*

	v_e ^j that all fickneffe commeth either by heats in o-		I.
^r violent exercife, as when the Horfe (v.g.) hath his c&u^e ^m^^ten3 the ^^em overcharged, the vitaO. bloud for- ** from the inward parts, and the large Pores and Orifi- _Ca^s °f the heart fo obftru&ed, and flopped, that the jpirits Itiot returne back to their proper places, foas the Or- , ^ '^ of the body cannot rejoice, but by this means the body ^ of neceffity languifh, founder andmortifie. ^ ^econdlv, dangerous iickneffe commeth alfo by cold?,. ₄c y indifcreet, or negligent keeping, as well before as pi ^et lone and violent exercife, and then is the head per- Ij^d, the eyes dulled, and pained, the rootes of the k$^Ue "^mamed and fwelled, the lungs with rhumes tid- ¹¹ and offended , occafioning ftrong, and laborious f ^Shing, and the Noftrils often diftilling and powring lh filthy and corrupt matter, of I■ ^rdly₃ dangerous ficfav ffe commeth alfo by furfeit j_s q,^⁰^ either by eating too much, or tco little of what the fia ^0r ^a^° °* ^t^iat ^wmc^ ^ls* ^not wholefome, fo as p_reij ftlleth, or at leaft debilitateth the Stomacke, op- nto k ^%^^eHeart> ^an^* f^e»deth up thofe evill fumes p_ren V^c ^H^d₃ by which are insendred the Stavers, trifj^nZleS' ^anc* ^other mortall difeafes; the fecond pu- _Co ^es ^lh^e iioud_t and converts all its nutriment into _Ci_nⁿy^tl@n3 from whence proceeds the Yellowes, Far- 3 leavers, Mainges, and other fuch life peftilent, le- Kk 3 prous

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		₂₅₄ The Comply Horfe-man,____________ - ^usand loathfom<Tdifeafes, which fuffocating ^th� heart, and clogging the Stomacke , dilates and fy^ felfe univerfaily over the whole body , leaving no fW her free and confoundeth every faculty, and m^^e p_ourchly and laftly^ dangerous fickneffe come ^a'¹by accident, as when a Horfe (v.g.) receiveth fome d^P or perilous wound or hurt, either in his body, or cU ^ where in fome vitall or dangerous part, by means wh^e� of nature is fo far offended, as that incontinently a g nerall fickneffe fcizeth upon the Horfe , which (not» opportune time prevented) death fuddenly enfueth y3fl thefe infirmities are called by the more expert Ferri^ Accidentall Weavers : for if you bee pleafed to obfe^rVwell, you fhall finde the Horfe fomctimes trembles' fometimes fweating , fometimes cold, fometimes btfjv ning, but never in good temper. And thus much brir j,' of thefe foure points or grounds, which be the occafi⁰of moft dangerotaficknejjes Accident all.* Hyppophilus, what means bath a man to know theflg#^e,_ewhereby todiflinguijh thefe fever all ficknejjes the one from^{Other .2 A Hyppoferw. Very eafily S ir, for if fickneffe do proc^cfrom the firft of thefe four principles, to witj from h^³, .* then are the fignes thefe, viz. The heavineffc °. ^ � countenance, (welling of his limbs, especially of his # der legs, fcowring and loofeneffe of his body, in tb^e ^j ginning of ficktufs fhort, and hot breath, a loathing % torfakmgofmeat, &c. 3. Ban J Iffr°^m the fecond, viz. cold,* then the fignes^af^el_h fi,-bfa how dejeiled countenance , dulneffe or fkepindfe of ^l^\^j to know. Puitils or hard Knots under the chattie, yea and w _s

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		B 0 o _k. 2. and Expert Ferrier. 255 times inflamed Kernels and fwellings fo high as to the ^very roots of the eares,z rotten or moift inward hollow f^oughj he many times chewing betwixt his teeth, fome toofe, fii_thv, and flegmatick matter, immediately after ^'coughing , which in fome cafes is not an evill figge, Wreafon that thereby the cold rotteth andgoeth away; Whereas on the contrary fide for a Horfe to cough clcare ^aild drie doth demonftrate a drie cough, which hath ^lo«a time lurked in his body, forely fcftring and tormen- ^1 him inwardly, which is very difficile to cure, but ^length difcovers it Gflfc by realon of thecreates lan- gUi(hfna and gcnerall falling away oihis fiejh; for ^befa will be ihrunke up, and when he dnnketh much °f the fame, water will iffue forth of his nofe, his eyes VviH be either watry, or matterative, and run continual- ly through paine which he hath in his.bead, procured ^bV meanes of his cold, and his bam will bee rough and "Som the third, to wit, from furfet by meat, either na- >Crunnaturally the fignes be thele, a ctulnefleof Shead _ne<,andcountenance,yea. and thatm iucn avio- ^lct manner fo as the Horfe* will bee hardly able to lite JPhis^from the manger, a dull and dead eye, and ^fu»k i_llto his head, his tares prickt upright and the tops ^of them cold, as alfo his uppcr lips mdhisfhea:b,his pace Ss and (Wring, and (if the difcalc bee tar gone) J»^e Will bee of a frantick and mad comportment _? as by ^b«in_s and enawins the Rack and Manger, or whomfo- ^ever Wl come within his reach, and iometimes by bi- ^g ot himfelfe, and by beating his hen el againft the wall ^ad floore, and other fuch frantick poftures and pamops W if the malady bee not yet gotten into the braise,* ct ' ^D doe

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		256 The Compleat Horfe-man, Ch^p^' doe not occupy that place �, but that it hath fettled & felfe more intrinfecally in the body* or heart, then y°\|j mail perceive by the whites of the eyes, the Up aM tongue* thisDifeafe to bee the plaine Yellowes, and** the Difeafe bee farre gone, then will the Yellowes v^edifperfed all over the "whole >kinne,a.nd the Horfe {W^e5 in the morning when firft you come to him, as if he h^dbeene forely ridden, or had an ArBick Fewer, and h^v � a defire rather-to bee lying then to ftand, and when h?^cftandeth , it will bee with his fore-legges* ftradling ^rjl one from the other, and hee will alfo have a loofenei^ or fcowring, cfpecially if the Horfe hath taken his v&' feit by eating too many Oates, or other Provendefr and by drinking fuddenly after, which you fhal the b^et' ter know, becaufe the Horfe will in his Ordure void fo# of his Oates or other Graine whole, as not being d^rgefted, by reafon that the cold water fo luddainely ' ken, upon his over-hafty eating (not being all chevied/ will coole hisftomack, and make him to fwell; befid^c* the Horfe will have a general! loathing and forfaking °, his meat, which is likewife the common fymptotne � every kinde of furfeit, and almoft every degree oifa'* nefle. 4, The fourth and laft ground or principle is, that» ^K infirmity and ficknefle doe proceede from accidef.* meanes, then are the Agnes, a perplexed and rrbu?v? Body, fometimes fweating at the roots of his fares, in ^lj\|W«»andbehinde thejWWm, againft thebfrt,fo&^e'* times hee will bee taken with a trembling all his fv over, and fometimes with a glowing and burning '&ⁿvital!parts,* as in the temples of his head, againft his W> ontheinfideofhis/tfrW^w, next to the Mj , aWfe.

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		and Expert Terrier. 257 J^-Jnfideof the hinder-legges , alfo his mouth will bee and T^ ^^ot> te/tgue wul beefubjeft to bee enflamed Q.ylrrcd; in finest will have a loathing and averfi- g_r ^trom meat ^ but onely that hee muft eate, and a tj^ draught and thirft, and a great longing to drinke ^{p Water, and when hee hath drunke what him like- _Co ^J yet will hee nevcrthelelfe defire to keepe his mouth ty/^ually in the water. Many other fignes there bee, _c^^treby a man who is any thing at all skillfull and W^e^0us) ^may ty ohfoving, difcover when his Horfe* into any infirmity and ficknefle, as when you do tL^ivc that hiscountenance and poftures do alter front ijjf ufuall cuftomes, then bee you well alfured, your oL-J^e doth alter and decay in his health. Alfo you muft VyJ^e his feedingj and how hee doth eate,as whether ^ih * S⁰⁰^ appetite, or with a wcakefttmack^ the firft i\₀w^ good, the fecond unkindly and unhealthy, as alfo fyj* hee doth difcharge or empty himfelfe, and how W^mw and the colour of his dung or trdure doe alter, 5r^^ch if his dung or excremems keepale, and full cf i^S then is it good, but if blackifh and ausky (accor- fi$ ⁴* * have before in its due place handled) then bee i<l L^dent > hee hath much Theat and drienefle in his 8^ ? Which meanes probably enfueth great and dan- ^j^fickneffe j verv many other fignes of ficknefle ts d_u^4re,as ^tnc w>t cafting or fhedding of his haire,in ■ "es^u⁶ ^a°d proper feafon,feV<r-^o««^coftivenes,laxative- 4i(f:t ^e ^c,^ⁿging up of his beUy to the jiankes, continuall lenhee which that w*d not bee handled further in this place. LI Hyp-

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thw Jarre difcourfed, what are the caufes Andjignes of «V. reus fickaefje, I would gladly you would fhewmeehow I mty ^ei' ther prevent ficknejle be]we it commetb , or cure the far/tf^ 6rfl'appearance I ^ j Hyppoferm. Sir, in this cafe two things are princip^aI' ly and diligently to bee confidered. The firft is to p^r� vent fickndfe before it fhall approach, whereby it ft^j. not offend at all, and the fecond is, to take it at the 6f^lappearance, arid lb to prevent and hinder it, whef^ D.-ngerous to prevent the danger thereof. As touching the firfe"^1 ick;^,fi;_nt^b(,vv beft way will bee three orfoure daies before you p¹¹, forth your Horfe to graiTe, to take lloud from him, ^ the next day to give him the drinke of 'DiapeMe, h&K an ounce, and a pinte and a halfe of fweet Sack, wh^ you fnall finde mentioned in Uk. 2, SeB.fequent. s&& H by degrees to abate his cloths if lice have f lad any, ⁿit is aifo very good that when you doe take lloud* i^f0.¹^ him, you doe receive it in a lafonor hwle, and thereW^jtannoint hisbackjoines, fillets, Ireajf, and all fuch likepj ces about him with the fame lloud^or it is moft wfrj? u fome, and doth comfort the body very much, cleafl^cL . the skine, and begettcth a gencrall rejoycing threw}, out all the vitad parts of the Horfe, But if ypuha^v^, intent to put him forth to graiie, and yet would P^fi vent inwardficknefle , then faile not ( when you &^s. beft meanes) to give him reft, take no UoudSrom ti&JL all, ( unleffe you may juftly fufped hisbloud not to & very good ) but give him onely a drinke of DUfff ^ piatejjrren, for either of theft are the greateft an» , ,_crefiners and purifiers of the lloud of any thing can �� adminiitred, and doc caufe the Horfe to avert ^l^*

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		Boo_K. 2. and Expert Ferrier. 25?

			°W cholmcke matter, and all evill mdigeftcd humours,* T^ichmav ^anY way putrifie, inflame, or corrupt the S. And obferve moreover, that inadminiitringof \|jiefe drinks, if Sack or Muskadine be not a: hand to be H that tken in the place of a pint and a half of cither ? thefe ( which is the proportion I limit to a Horfe of a. ^nff, able, and corpulent &wty,- but to a fmall or weak ^/fone pinte) you doe take of good Ale or Beere, ^ quart, and the fame quantitieof DUpente of Dia- H»vn formerly prefer i bed: and if the Ale or Beere be ^ade warme upon the fire, it will be the better. And ^thft much as touching the firft point, to wit, the preven- Nof fickneffe before it come; that it may uot* of- ^eM your Horfe at all. Now I come to the fecond Mat, viz. � ' . ■ _f To take fickneffe at its firft appearance, whereby to ₂; !^et1d it packing before it hath taken deepe roote in the D«_gcrw H of the Horfe , fo that it (ball never come to danger Cnk^St ^'ife or limb, then thus in a few words. You muft bee^t0 ^care' ^Very cautelousand vigilant in ohferving your Horfe well, f^ to prie into him fo narrowly, as to diicover the ^eft fympcome of fickneffe,- that may bee able topeepe °^Ut its head, which fo foon as you fhali defcrie, then I Gently (if need fhali require) let him Mmd and tnree ^everall mornings together, give him the dtiukc of Dta- f fe, and let him be kept warm, well ruboed,and have T^hes or white water during that time, and fome daies ^attcr, which will bee a very good meanes for lura tore- gain in perfed health,ftrer:gih,and goodeftate of body; pt if this D/'apente* or -.Diatefjero/i bee not to bee had on a . ^udden,then - take Seiendine halfe a handfull, as well the roots as LI 2 the

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		atfc the C<mpk Horfe-man,* C H^jJ- the leaves, well waihed and picked, Wormewood an Rueofeachhalfca handfull, boile all thefe in ftr^on» Ale or Beere, from a pottle to a quart, and then ftrain j wel,& put into the liquor of fweet Butter half a p°^unt^rand of ordinary Treacle two fpoonfuls, and fog^f him bloud warme. _# And thisismoft effectual!^wthe ends before recited,. SECT. a. Vi Hyppophylus. + YOaJpeak 'Very much«/'Diapente, givingit veryg^ commendations-, I pray how dee you make the [am?' Hyppcferuf. The Receipt oiDiapente dotfl ^ lit many more Encomiums than I am able to give it, ?. that it is fo precious and foveraigne a Powder for H^r'* and it is compounded of five fevtrall fimples, if it ^ rightly made. It is (Ifay) the moil foveraigne thwj which can be given to a Hvrfe by way of drench, w"¹^ by to cure him of very many inward difeafes. It is %°"\,* againft all infectious maladies, as Feavers of what A rare foever, all forts of Peftilences, or contagious col ^ Coughs,wet or drie,Glanders, Surfeits, inflamatioP⁵"^,, the mud otliver, Frenzies, Yellowes, it purifieth, ^ftneth, and purgeth the bloud from all infe&ion and ^c° rupdon, it eafeth the overflowing of the gall, and * work,ngofthe^/ww,andina word, it cureth wha<* ever, difcafes the body of the Horfe may bee invvar^a' inclined unto; and it is thus made, viz. , _flj _m Take Ariftolochia-Rotunda, Gentiana, Ba*¹^ Myrrha, Eboraci, of each like much, let thefe ^5- pounded feverally and* finely fearced, and after weig ^

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		on iff ^^e q¹¹¹¹¹^⁶⁵ ^may bee juft and even , not any asm ^0r ^more ^c^^an another, and after fo \vell mixed , «jay be poflibly, and fo put into a Gaily pot prelfed as < as may be done,,and after fo clofe ftopped, as that aire can get into itj and thus you muft make it,& re- inki '^K ^^or Y⁰¹¹¹'^^his muft be adminiftred to a Horfe , Muskadine, if you drench him for a cold or Glan- ^s« If for other maladies, then in fwcet Sack, and the ^p^itie muft bee a pinteanda halfe : but if Sacke or t ^Usadincbe not to be had, then give it in ftrong Ale or jjv^s and the quantitie of this powder of Diapente r^ft bee two or three fpoonefulls ,. unleffe to a tie * ^"^lc^^e» ^or ^^ce^^e Horfe ^ ^t^^ien ^^e ^^e^^e <iunti- (^Recording as in your own judgement and reafon you f " thinke to be moft requifite. % And thus is this Y-^ceUent powder of Diapente made , andfuch are its SECT. 3.P. <w Hyppophylus. _/ tjf''°* doe pit make aljb your DiateflTeron ? JCjl Hyppoferw. This cmfeilionl have heard Come rc»r ^ca^ Horfe-Mtibndau_ia.ndSomQ Horfe-Treacle_yby U rf¹¹ °^ ^t^^ie ^nwarc* ^vcrtue thereof, whereby to expell tlw?^^onous ^an(* ^contao^olls announces , and to dri«e tL . ^and all manner of fickneffe from the fowt. And Puti � °f the powder of Dhpeate* two ounces, and DinKffvcen; \^ ' ^lnt°acleaR ftone Morter, that is not over-great, ty r" l^¹⁰ of life or clarified Hony the like qianti- * the morter be made hot againft the fire _;»efore 1*1 3 �

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you doe put in your powder or honey, and then lfjP- a peftell of wood worke it, till it come to a very T'^ecle, which when you (hall finde to bee fufficiently && pounded, then take it forth, and put it into a cl^ea°^ gally-pot or glafle, and fo keepe it very clofe ftopP^ lor your ufe , and when you haveoccafion to make ** Take of this confeBion halfc an ounce, and diff<»^v? r₀in Muskadine or fweete Sack a pint and a halfe, fl _Q, "give it your Horfe bloud-warme, and as occafion is P^ fered, adde to it of London* Treacle one ounce* # ^.\ Diatejjeron is a. ConfeBion fo foveraigne, being as l&< before, an Antidote againft all infectious difeafes, i^r j t, prefent cure for all forts of Feavers, or any other & perate or dangerous fickneffe,taking firft bloudixofc ? Horfe if there be caufe. SECT. 4. D. Hyppophylus, j IS there nothing good befides tlvfe in cafe of defferttf ^ dangerouf fickntjle , fusing th#i neither Diapen^tCDiatefferona^e/vw'2 _t. Hyppoferw. Yea Sir, if neither of thefe may beeg⁰/. ten, and that you are feaffull of the life of your U°ⁿthen do I counfell you thus. ₀e Defperue and Take of the heft Tarre t wo ounces, of Honey ° ,1 jhngtrous ounce, black Sop two drams₃ and bay-Salt a han^ ftdwtflc _inCorporate all thefe well together, then fill two eg& flie!<>, the crownes oneiy being broken , fo as you ^lTf/_sget forth the meat, and fill them upagaine svitD t' _eme4iciiif,aad pur Uietadownc his throat, andw*¹^

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	^0t ride him gently up and downe a quarter of an home ^0r ^m<?re warme cloathedj that done, fet him up warm, ^ litter him well, and let his drinke bee either Ma- ^^csOr white water for foure or five dales after, but let ^ltt* faft three houres after his medicine,and let his Hay "5** Provender bee fweete and good. \* This I have ^tten experimented. SECT. 5. p. Hyppophylus. Should thinkeRyp$okr\is,that for chsnge, Bread mn good to bee given fometimes to a Horfe ; I pray what is your opinion thereof I ^JRyppofem, If you meane fuch ordinary Horfe-bn&d, fhich our common Bakers ufed to make for Horfe?, ^ ^Nvhich is now long fince out of date and ufe) I fay it ^Caftnot bee good for a Horfe , by reafon it was ill made, ^ the Materialls whereof it was compounded _a nou- f^lui ve_ry little , nay it hurteth a Horfe much more then ^^ doe him §ood, for it breedeth evitt humours, and 7?^ bloud in his body, it being made of bran and chi-, in 1 ^r ^t'^ie ^mo^ P^art ^w^^ ^a ^ � ^ ^cour^^e ^y^e"^meale₃ to % _w^a p it itick together, and fo made up and kneaded k ^lt» cold water, and aiter the outfide of the Loaves or J?- ^s are rowled in ground or rather bruiied peafe, _v ■ ^l(fh can in no cafe "bee good or wholefomc. But if ^ ^u have a defire to give your Ho fe bread,whereby hee ,^ay the better endure labour, either in his traveller ^.ⁿS journies,or in Tilting,¹ "Lund ng,or other wife, then, pj.2-⁰^ P^icale to give hinathss bread which I dee heere ^cribe y°u,it will give mm ftrength of Wj,bee-very much

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	much helpfull to his rnwde, keepe him from fintfB§ in his labour and exercife, be it never fo fore. ., Take Wheat meale, Oatemeale, andBeanes, au Horfe-feeaJ. g_round very fmall, of each one peck, Annifcedcs foUJ"^e I. ounces, Gentiana, and Fenugrick, of each one ounc^ej -Licoris two ounces, let all thefe bee finely powdred afl^d fearced, and adde the whites and yolkes ©f twenty n^evvr laid Egges, well beaten together, and put to the oth^cr ingredients,and fo much ftrong Ale as will knead it ^UP' then make your Loaves like to Horfe-lread_, but not to°* thick, and let them bee well baked, bur not burned j let not this bread bee given to your Horfc too new, an^d when you are do give it to him,let it be five or fixmof nings together without any Provender ; and thus yO^ fhall have him well winded, lufty, ftrong, hardy, eⁿ. healthy,whereby to bee able to hold out and retaine h^s mettle to the la#. Aifo when hee is to bee ufed ^oi* employed. Takea thin linnen cloath,and put therin of white Sug^fZg Candy one ounce, and as much powder of Annifeed* few up this to the Bit or Snaffle in a fine linnen do¹�* when you are to take his back, flrft dipped in White & Claret Wine, and fo let him bee extrcifed, or travel" led with this in his mouth; this giveth moiftuie to W* math and Jfowutf, it cxpelleth inward heat, and fa¹' neffe from his fady andfe^^, andcaufeth himco forg^ethis labour and travell , fox it doth revive htevitatt $' fits. * Another kinde of bread I will give you o°^rmuch unlike the former, but fomewhat better and * greater cooler, * Take Wheat meale one peck, Ri_e meale, Beanjg and Oate rrteaje, both ground very f_mali, of each tiP*

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		\ P^e<₅ Annifeeds, Licoris,of each one ounce,and white ^u§^ar Candy foure ounces, all in fine powder, the ^^lk« and whites of twenty Egges well beaten, and to ^h white Wine as will knead it into a pafte , make /Us into great loaves, bake them well, and after they "^e ^fwo or three dayes old, let him eate of this bread, ^^chip away the outfide. ** .. ^yppophylu-;. what is the rea\onyou chu\e of We^e grams, ^ rather then flower, wherewith ysu doe make par bread ? U^ypP^erut. Sir, I preferre Meale farre before Flower, J Won Flower is much more hot and binding, and ^efore the courfer the bread is, the better it is for the fjfc, and the more wholefome; and the reafon why k^ put Rie into my latter bread , is, beeaufe Rie is a tk°^leer, and a cooler, and therefore it will make him ^morefoluble. SECT. 6. D.* w Hyppophilus. \ y"W yjJat is good to dijjolve andmolifie Tumors Y \/ and hard fallings in fo> Legges , or other to ▼ parts and* members of the Horfe ? \yyJPpefrrw. Tumors and fwellings fometimes comes % ^ats gotten with over hard riding, whereby the *�? ^bein§ ^0ver ^much ^heatj ^the §^rea'^c ^falleth ^down3 aJ ^tlingin the Lewes and other parts, doe grow drie bo^ard, this breedeth Splents, Spavens, Curbes, Rmg- h J^S> ^an<i the like forartces, which in truth are none o- % ^tnings then proper Tumors* j befii es it doth occafi- ^^0cner Knots and Swellings, which are to bee cured "^r this maner, riz. M m Ta^c

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		~~------~~ �------------ rt ₂66 The Conifleai Horfe-wan, C tf ^A ^?^ d ffdve 1 u. Take of the roots of Mallows, or of Holliocks oU^ mors. _tw0 ounces, of Linfeed, and of Fenugrick, of each "^x ounces, ©f the fat or greafe of Hennes or Capons, or i° want thereof, of Neatsfoot Oile, a wine quart, oW* fix ounces, fteep the rootesand feeds being bruifed?^Jflpottleof white Wine, when it is fcalding hot, for th^cdaies aud three nights, and the fourth day boil^e &^ein the fame liquor, and adde thereto when you begiⁿ ^ fet it upon the fire, your greafe and waxe, putting³'!, thereunto of Rofia three ounces, then let all thefe v^Qitogether a good while, and at the taking it from the fi^j put thereinto of Venice Turpentine two ounces, ^aD₍fo ftirthem together,aiid thu.. it is made fitting for 1°^l\* ufe, which being well referved, will diffolve alH^iaf, fwellings and Tumours, .the Sorances being daily ^ nointed therewith. \* This I have by much pra#l^cfound to be very good. Another, Take white Lilly root?, Hemlock, Mallowes, B^ff foote, Scabeous, Cuccoe-pits, of each one handfr'¹' chop them fmail, ana infufe them for twelve day^cst<rgetherin white-wine, andSallet Oile, of each onep¹¹¹^ then take wax foure ounces, and Beane-flowre, tw^c.^is' fpoonefulls, and fo boile it, and after (train ir, aiidbr^ it to anUagucnt,,and therewith annoint the rumors &_Qiwelled parts, which being done, apply this Plai#^er ^cthe places. Another. ^ ' Take Darnell and red Docks, of each twohandj^' hruife them, and then boile them in Wine, andSal^IeOxk,ofeach one pinte, andBeane Flowre foure Sp°° _sfuis, and put thereto of Afles or Oxes dung, fo tnnc^ * will fuffice, when it is boiled to a Poultetfe , *W\% Pktjkr-wife and ufe this every day once till it ^bJ^e ^_h]s

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	This is alfo very good. Another. 2r' if � ^^ⁿ^^ec^ ^an^ pound it in a Morter, and of Fenu- \|_n^lCf ⁿ powder, of each foure ounces, Pitch and Ro- °t each three ounces, Damask Role leaves dried, two th >^nCCS' ^"^cn oiGreece fix ounces, boile all thefe toge- adrf' ^anc^ ^wnen y^ou ^are ^reacty to take it from the fire, ^e thereto of Turpentine two ounces, Hony fix oun- pj^S» andSallet Oile fo much as will fuffice, and thus ap- O^ltlg this Salve Plaifter wife to the place, it will mol- _a^Jnyhardfubftance. \* This I have often tryed, ^nclhave found it to be very good. SECT. 7. -0. �w Hyppophilus. Ij Bt Hyppoferus, is there any Cure for a fick Horfe , \\^hofe infirmity iffodefl>erate_iandbefofarjfent_y as to k generally judged to be almojl at the point of death � ^ Jtjppoferw. Truely Sir, both my Mafter and my felfe a ~^e done fuch cures upon Horfes which have beene fo

{J^rately fick as you fpeakeofj infomuchas thebe- and ^^ave pronounced fentcnce of death upon them, bee r ^C °^wners would have been well content to have f^ ^nlatisfied, and wellappayed with their skins and j^> and I will fhew you what our cure is. tty k °^^en ^t^^e ^ncc^ ^veⁿ:>^anc* ^^ec ^^lm bleed well,then �j⁰ ^^0tirs after his bleeding, War ^e ?^ ^D'^atejJ^eron half an ounce,and give it him bloud Dtfp?racc Oj. J?⁰¹¹ Muskadine a pinte, or Sac�, for want therof, fi«<>e^ffe- t_a/ ^e ** they bee not on thefudden to be gotten, then �°V ?°⁰⁽ⁱ ^Ale ^ ^Beere> ^wit^ ^t^^ie f^aic quantitie of �%eron_} then having given it, walke him haife an M m ^6 houre

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		__________________________________-�-___~----------��'■■■�'~~" ■~~' '"■' ' '' ~~" "~~ " If- 268 The Complex Horfe-man, Qnj^J: houre (if hce bee able) in the warme Sunne, or ^^^ bee not Sunne-fhine, then in fome warme Stable ■> % Barne, then fet him up warme cloathed, andli^^er� j and let him bee rubbed all over, as Head, Pole, A^reck,^. Legges, and efpecially twixt the Eares, for that g^eatJ eafeth the paine in the Head,* by reafon it diffolveth ^ difperfeth the humours � at noone unbridle him,andPjj fcr him \ ikilv fw.eet Hay, fprinkled with water,W^ if bee (hall rcfufe to eate, (as 'tis likely hee will) ^ j ofiVr, him'; fo much bread as the quantity of a p^ Ioate, and let him eate it all if hee will, but if hee &°c reiufc tp eate thereof aifo, then give him one galloj¹ , the ftrongeft Aie-wort you can get of the fir ft runfl^j fofooneasit ismaflied, but let it not bee over hot, ^3lV before barme bee put unto it> give.himthis I fay bio¹! warme, but it that cannotbee gotten, then provide ^J- in a readineile againft the fame houre, a fweetM³!^ which, when hee hath taken, fume, his head w'¹^ Qlibanum, Storax, and Benjamin, and then let him ^ > rubbed ,-againe as before , and fee him warme kept^-' ufuall for C\ck Horfes in phyfick, and thus doe for tK _fdayes together in all points (bloud'letting excepted) K_�that mull bee once onely (unlcfle extraordinary^c2^[_tdoe require the fame) and aifure your feife your 0^6fL will mend dayly, and recover his health and ftrengt^ fhort time , and.at three daies end,, give himno V$ $ Mafhes, but in their ftead, let him have white-w^ . onely : If by mcanes of this fic^neffc hee hath^W Puftills orinflamations rifen under his chaule, therj^cH away the haire, and apply fuch things thereunto,as &■ \ ripen them and bring them to a head ; and after br^ them with Shooma�ers wax, or other fuch li^^e 1^

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		-J^*** and Expert Ferrier. 2#p ^, j?S^s > and fo let let them run and heale at pleafure, of rf ^ ^^0U ^^oe ^^nt^e y°^ur ^Horf^e* ^t0 ^^e ^c0^^vc ty ^meanes ^ �^ls fickneffe, as commonly Herfes* will be after Phy- ^^eS then firft rake him, and rinding his dung to be hot, r^ and hard, give him the Suppofitory of a candle, ^ ^eWed you in cap. 18, SeB. 27. Suppo[. 1. of this fecond . °oke. And this is the beft Suppofitory can be given him c a cafe of this nature. ^ But if contranwife you ^ehim to have a ftrong and violent lax, or fcowring J^'ihim, whereby he purgeth overmuch, andfo con- j!^cth, then be you affured, that he hath fomething in J¹¹l^odj wherewith nature is offended, which you muft taur to remove, and for remedy thereof, oTakc of new milke one quart, and put to it of Beane j^Vre two fpoonfuls, and as much of the powder of ^^earmoniack fearced, boile thefe untill the milke, . ^lcken, and fo bloud warme give it your Horfe, and c ^a morning or two fafting with a home, and it will yhisloofeneffe. V* But if this doe nor, thenfhall you * _t-Take of red Wine one pinte,or Tinto, the like quan- J& and put into it of Burfa-Paftoris, one handfull, and ₀ fanners Barke in fine powder, halfe a handfull, the ^Y^e being firft taken way, then boile it till the hearb q: §n to be (oft, then ftraine it, and put thereto of ^ ^na^on powdred two fpoonfulls, and fo give it him, lib) ^Vvarmc ^one ^or ^tw0 mornings, and this will infal- _atJ* &^ay his flux: and if you cannot get Diapente or Di-. �Uf#, then give him this drinke. QUh °� Dragon-water* one pinte ,. London-Treacle ece fciv � ^^arme "^til1 ^the Treacle bee diffolved , and fo ^sve "himbloud warme ; give him this drinke three. Mm 3 mornings

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			\yo The Comfo* Hrf^¹^

		morningltogcther, andfor his drinke otherwife, let hJjjj have fweet Matties three mornings onely, and after he be well recovered, let him have no cold water by ny meanes, but onely white water, and through Go alfiftance he will be (bone reftored to his former heal¹ � * * Thefe things I have often pra&ifed to good p^u pofe. SECT. 8. D. Hyppophilus, , "%" T"%^ yHat if to hee doneto a UotCt that droop� \y \f pineth, or langutfheth i V V Hjppofertt.* This difeafe commeth W; cold taken, or by fome unnaturall furfeit, by reafon⁰over-hard riding, or by b ing wafhed after an extrefl^ heate ₅ the fignes to know it, is, hee will ieed,but wi^�' no appetite, neither will the meat hee eateth, dife^e'\| well with him ; for, give him Oates and you (hall ft¹¹many of them come forth whole in his ordure ₅ bcfid^cJ hee will bee lanke in the ieBj and fiankes, and his fm will fall away. The cure for fuch a malady, is firft to Drooping. Take Mood from him as well in the neck as fturre-vetPJ for that the Mood is moft corrupt and naugh t, the ne, rake him, and adminifter unto him theC/$er prefcribe you in lib.* 2. cap. 6, and SeS.7. Clift. 2. c. the next day * ter hee hath taken his Ctifter,give Him this drinke. - Take of new milke warmed as much as will &$^ the yolkes of three new laid Egges, of Pepper, rP^a^, into very fine powder, a halfe penny-worth of A^Dn_o� feeds, Myrra, Bay-berries, Turmarick powdred ^a^^Qy ^ each half a dram, of ordinary Treacle one penny-wG* and a little Sa&roti powdred, pound all the fimpl^s^r^_e

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	^arc to bee pounded, every one by it felfe, and mix them �" With the refidue, and them iniufe m the milke a l[ °^ night, and the next morning give it to the Horfe J°ud warme , and after order him as you are accufto- , :^d to doe k Horj'es in Pbjjick^ but let him have this ^arn�_e �_ve _mornings together, and /fceepe him to Mafh- ^^s Or white water, and if during that time you doe not "i^e his appetite to come unto him better then before, Mn let him reft foure daies, and at foure daies end give ^^ltn- thisdrini'e,/. y Ta&e Bay-berries, Juniper-berries, Ariftoloch. rot. r^V°^ry, Myrra, of each two ounces, mak all thefe into \|^^e powder , and fearce them, and let them bee well A^ed, boile of this powder two fpoonfulls in ftrong ^^le one quart, or Muscadine or SacXone pint, whic<h is r ^Uc'h better, adding thereto when you ta�e it from the .^reifo much Pepper finely beaten, as will lie on a fix {t^s and fo rnucb grated Ginger as will lie upon a vL^na, andfobloud. warna-eadminifter it to your Horfe^* ^n ^ foone as hee hath ta�en this-drinX-e , trot him fe^titly _a _m[\_c _or two upon faire ground>and thcnfet him jP Marine, and caufe him to fweate in the Stable an qP¹¹¹^ but not too viokndy, and after coole himclif- fy ^e%i and by degrees, and give him this_:dnn�e and th ^tS }^^tCe* times, to wit, every other day,j andafteu .^e taHng of thefe three drin�es/fa,fc of burnt Sack one fi_ra? ^and put to it of Arcraent two good lumps made . ^tlntofine powder, and give it your Horfe two-naor- arirP'i ^a* ^s to fay, naving given if once, let him reft, aft ⁿ �^ve ^K ^^ilm*^or ^tnc' ^^:eon^ fai&te.fo^urc ^^ay^tSSfc" � * -^Aw^ thus have I cured fundiy Horiwof this SECT.

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	SECT. 9. D. Hyppophylus. �w* "T"^ "TTUat cure have you for a Dropfie ? \/ \/ Hyppoferw.^ This difeafe hath an apP^a' ▼ ▼ rant ground more then conjecTiurall, ° it never commeth to be known by any fymptomes, t>^aonely when the Horfe* falleth into diilike, andlofeth^ true aad perfeol colour of his haire and skin, and v^^r hee lofeth his Jpirit, mettle, flrengtb, cheerfulnejje, and/f mack, and therefore we fee it commeth principally °. want of good nounfhment and digefture_swhich pa{fc^tPinto melancholly, it proceeding either from the filee^'* or from the liver, or both, the -lloud being corrupt? and converted into a thinneand watry fubilance, &» fometimcs it commeth of over much reft, for want⁰* moderate cxcrcife , which I doe judge to bee the m0^fprobable. Some Terriers doe affirme that there & three kindes of this difeafe _? but I could never obf^crVr more then one onely, which hath its ongen eithef ° melamhoUy blood, water, or mnde, but chiefcly of sv&^lC ? by reafon that the heUy and kgges of a Horfe will fw^cI? and that a tv&ry humour runnes betwixt the skmne ^an. theflefb, and if you lay your finger hard upon thefv^rj places, when you (ball take it away, there will b�^cl_othe place a pit for a fmall time after. The figne* ^lknow it are, that he will be fwelled both hdy At\dki^ he will be alfo fhort-breathed, lofe his (lowack, have J his hdy a continnall drought,but yet when he ^c°^m°?^e_og todrinke, hee will not drinke much j but P^u^^er ^\| with his nofe in the water, hee will bee as if hee ha . gene?¹*

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		^J^k. a. and Expert Terrier. 273 ^[^l corfumption over all his fody, and in time hee _aA Pile and fall away to the very bones, and his jlankes Qft.^ttocks willbe drie, and his haire wiilfhed and pill Hj* to rake awav the cold, thin watrifh or wheyifh ^ > that better may come in its place,then cover him k .^eJ and give him afweatin the Stable, but if ^ ^11 not be brought to fweat in. the Stable (as many j^^es it fo falleth out) then exercife him abroad till hee kj^af> and bring him into theStable againe,and cloath g: ^ Utter him war me, and let him be well rubbed, and L^Ve him Sallow leaves, or the leaves of the Elme tree p_e^Cen-e, Rie blades, Sedge, or grade, to keep his body o-* wVad when you doe give him Hay, let it be fprlnkled C Water; then give him this drinke: o{� ^ake of Ale one gallon, fet it upon the fire, and fcum ty ^^e froth, as it rifeth , then put into it of Worme- (^j?^ and of Rue the tender tops and leaves without i)₀^es carefully puked j or each a handful!, and fo i_t ^^le the Ale to a quart, then take it off, and ftraine th_r ^e^ s and diflblve into it of the beft ho/do Treacle Q_r ^e °unccs, and put alfo into it of long-Pepper and ^nc^ ^^ot^ ^ma^^e ^nt0 ^^ne Powder, of each one ⁿd a ^NVarme'^an<* ° g^ve ^lt ^^m ^t0 drinke, ^tnen hathe i\vi_c ^noint the legs that be fwelled with Traine-Oyle Hijjj !\^a day , till the fwelling goe away ; and give ^at u ^Cs°^r White water, "and feed him with luch gi_V(> :*?. wilheft eate, changing his diet dayly , and %s f ^by ^little ^at ^once> ^ancl ^afcer ^fome ^^mal1 ^tiaic^neV� ^Wlth ^him' ^if ^the weather bee feafonable, ^rum ^t0 graffe, and hee ftiall doe well and become N n foundj

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^ndagaihfe.:>*** This isall the Dropfie I doe knojj howfoever many Femers do talke much of another »■* ^ which they doe call the Feltrick, which is not tru^ei7 Dropfie,butadifeafe diftinft from the Dropfie, ^un j which young Ho?fes are inclinable , that from Pole^a j Co/«"arcbredinFcnneSj Moores, Marfhcs, moift y wet grounds, and Commons, by meanes whereof ^lil]_swill i well exceedingly under th§ beky , and fo f°°ⁿ⁽Ly they do come to be handled and backed, whereby ^l.J, may bee provoked to fweat, they will prefently ha^veflanmtions under the chaule, run at mfe, fall into af curable Glanders, and in a word become inwardly¹ten, the cure i?, _y FeltrUfe Firft with your fleameftrike him in fundry place* ^u/-₀ der the &#y, where the f welling is moft ranke, & A let the corrupt t/loudand filth iflue forth, by the fpacf.₍an houre or two, then wipe the placescleane and a'' and then .;_f? Take of Buck-lie made very ftrong with chamber^lp and the Afhcs of Afhen wood, and diiTolve into th^c ,* of Unguentum Populeon, and Diakhea, of each -_eounce, or as rcmch as will fufh'ce, according to th^c ^ you have, and being made good and hot, wafh, ^ , and annomt the fwelliog therewith morning and ^e y ning till the fwelling bee quite gone, and after ^eV^ drefling, trot him up and downe by the fpa^ce°₍₁^ quarter of an houre, which will be a very good ^iX)C%o' tacauk the humour todiffolve, and fo to depart th^e;_ve ner and the better -₃ and for two or three daies, %'₀him falling a quart of good Ale, and of vUpe"^te ₀i<* {poonfulls, which muft be immediately before his ^ ting forth, after his drefling, and fo fet him up ^ ^

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		and Expert Terrier. _a^_ ^ give him white water. %* And thus have I cured ^anT Hwfes of the Feltrisk. SECT. io. T>. . Hyppophylus. \ 7^ ^T "jTHat is good to take deadfefb out of a Sore > V \/ Hjpptfertit. Wee ufe fundry forts of ty v corrofives wherewith to cleanfe foule ^tids, and to eate any dead, proud, and naughty fk(h ^ of fores, to the end they may heaie and carnifie the p^Ctet and more kindly : but yet omitting all forts of ^Wders and other corrofives to corrode and eate away Jr fle(h j I will teach yoa a moft precious Unguenr, ^ ^lch will ta�e off any dead,proud, fpungy,or bad" flefh, \t^foot* or any other part ot the body, be'the wound ne- _an ° deep or ulcerated, and it will not only ta�e away ^ Pf°Ud,dead,and naughty flefla, but it wil alfo cleanfe, ^. heale up the fame v°ry foundly in fhort fpace: And , i^figuent is thus made and compounded. <j_e ^a^e of common Hony two ounces,Roach-alum,Ver-^D;ai ^fllA' <ira ^a^^c ^and Vineger, of each one ounce, fublimat two f_evJ^^s3 let all be made into fine powder , and boile it a ftonTi^Umes j keeping & ftiU ftirring, and then ta�e it We a ^^re> ^aⁿ^ ^^ceP ⁿ ^xn* ^a §^a^y P^ot' ft°PP^C(i f°^r y^ourS_0r* ^Pply this Unguent upon lint or fine hurds, to the l:_Ut:^an5^e °nce a day, and it cureth fpeedily, and foundly, fore^r obferve that every day before you'drcffe the \v_a.⁵^^0uc^^eanfe₃ wafh, and injec/t into the wound the f_0r^^r_TJ^au&^bt you in the next SeB. which I wil fhew you Prnv j ^rc ^or ^decP^e wound. .** And this is an ap- V oved cure, and beyoad all peradventue. Nn 2 SECT.

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	: SECT. II. D. Hyppophilus. w- T"tr "TESfheiv me then what is good for a* Pun#^uf%/ \/ or deep wound} v ▼ Hyppoferu?., If it bee in the foot, e^* other part of the body, if you can come well unto it j ?u if it bee an Impoftumation unbroken, fcald it firft ^j the medicine of red Tarre, Hogs greafe, bay Salt, ■� _fgrftn Copporas, defcribed in lib. 2. cap. 16. Sett. i°> the Poll-eviu^ then wafh the wound with this water* D wounds Take red Sage, Plantane, Ribwort, Yarrow, Br^ bk-kaves, Rofemary, Ifope, and Honey-fuckle-kaf J of each one halfe a handfull, boile them in white one pinte, and as much of Smiths, or coletrough-w^ I then adde thereunto in the boiling , of common H0f j, one fpoonfull,. and as much Alum as a Walnut, 2^ .* bright black piece of Sea-cole, the bigneffe of an �i$ UHDroken, then let this boile till the onemoitie be ^c®, fumed, then ftrain it hard, and wafh the Sorance wr. with, and if the wound be deepe, injed of this W^.¹" with a firing or fquirt every day: when you dreffc & ' and by thus doing you fhall cleanfe the wound, tak^c j way all dead and bad flefh, and heale up the vjo^^ both foundly and fpeedily. \* This is a m©ft app*"°^vReceipt. SECT. 12. D.

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			WHat is befito be apply ed to a defter ate Straine ? y Hyppoferm. If it be fo defperate an old SV ^*

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		fro o k. 2. and Expert terrier.________fo Kha7it beheldh^uwW^if'it lieth in the sWAr, or ^other hidden and ftefhy part of the body, or that the « have a Fijlub, Poll-evtU or other inflamation or filing, then ufc but this one Medicine, and it will ^CUre the fame. viz. �. ne'ie-ate , Take a lame earthen vefTel, or crock, of one, two, or Debate ^rW_e gallons Sr more, and fill it almoft.to the top with <>»� and Brookelme, of each like much and mix them Ml then fill it up to the top with old chamber-lie as ^cabe rotten , fo that all the hcarbs be quite covered ffd mo?e then ftop it clofe with a ^«^^ $ thing, and fo keep it for your ^'^u^^ ^be too old- now when you have occafion to uletnis ^cine for any griefe aforefaid, then takeanear- <Wpk n, and put thereinto afwell of the liquor, ^fthe^PhcarbesfoWhasmallfuffice, foryourpre^ S ufe and boile it well upon the fire. Then it it h it,atoe in the shoulder, you (haU take an old ^ote and cut off the foote, fo as you may draw it over J* %jt and bring it up above the knee a moft to N/^ofthe Shoulder, keeping the neather part or ^booteasclofeand ftraight to the legge as may bee S the upper part which is to cover the shoulder mu ^wiSdf^acious, then into thisboote thraftall fixture, fohot asthe tf<rf< canfuffer «, aj�lay< S &ft and clofe about the Shoulder, Specially before and J^nd > then drawing up the upper part of the boot , ^f°faft_c'nittothe Mme , and about his i^ a* -that it - ^y not by any meanes flip downe,_: but keep conttant ndfirme: and thus you muft apply this Medicine to e place, till the griefe depart j this is the moft violet «* all medicines, and fit for no creature but a,H"K «*> N n "3 enaurc, _t

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	endure, yet in {hort time it will bring forth whatfoeyef evill matter lieth in the \oiau; and if you have occ&k°ⁿto apply this to a F/ftula^ Poil-roill, or any Impofthum^ tion, or fwelling, then may you fpare the boote, and o»J ly lay on the medicine in manner of a Palttr, and it W# be futficient. \* This is a very approved Receipt. SECT. 13. D. Hyppophylus. yr �jr^r* j* Hat meanes have you to diffolve Greafe^ \/ \f GlutinafatorkettyHorfe, after a ftro#� V V athe or violent exercife } Hynpvferm. For a thing of this nature, I have feent'tf⁵fcowring adminiftred, viz. Take'of fvveet Sack one quart, and fet it upon th^c' fire, either in a Bafin, or open Skillet, and when if^lSfcalding hot, put into it of Rofrn one ounce, made w^l° very fine powder, then by degrees, a little after a \it0 convey it into the Sacke, continually ftirring it as y<?j put it in, for feare of clotting, and when the Sack art¹it is very well incorporate, take it from the fire, and p^. into it of Sallet Oile halfea pinte, and fo ftirtbem vv^e' together , and as it cooleth, puc alfo into it of brovv^ Sugar-candy, made into fine Powder one ounce, ^alt when it is oneiy bloud warme, give it to your H&fb (bone as hee commeth from his exercife, and then b«W\| fet up, let him be well rubbed, and cloathed warme a'¹^ well littered, and let him faft pfoJrec houres after it, a'g let the Groome remain continually with him during m& three houres, till you doe give him meate, yea and «\| b.oure after, neither let your H^/e ail that time ft^

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	and Expert Frrrier. 27! k ^on§> ^n0r fl^eeP»but be kept ftirring, and moving, for , .^at the medicine will by that meanes worke the more ^ln%, and when you fhall give this or any other fcow- ^ring, bee you fure that neither the fame day, nor the ^Xt> you give him any cold water, but either a iWeet ^^am or white water. This fcowring I once did fee ^ade, _an(i given by a Jocky, to a ftrong, lufty, able hun- ^lt>g Harfe, which hee had in agnation for a hunting ^atch, but it wrought fo violently, and made him fo ^team. fick for more then twenty foure houres after ^takmo- thereof, as that I never durft be fo hardy, as ^to Put the fame inure- neverthelelTe the creature did ^Very well recover againe, and won his match.

				SECT. 14. D. Hyppophylus.
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			ff may a man come to know what are the difeafes of the Liver >

Hyppofem. Afturedly Sir, the difeafes of the f ^lver are many, but yet the true and certaine grounds, ^0vv to difcover them is beyond every Ferners skill to �^0rnpavTe; neverthelelTe, that there be many, and thofe ^everali and diftindt. Infirmities in the Liver, no man ^needs make doubt: for if the Liver bee either too hot, j?^r too drie, too moift, or too cold, may eaiily be difea- .^ed_s which muft needs occurre to the Horfc either by temperate riding or labour, or by evill food, or by peancs of evill and corrupt humeurs, which doe gather o the place, or by the overflowing of the GM_t or when <~<Ue,* is predominate^ being chiefly ingendred tnrough ^eat, like as cold begettcth Flegme , which cauieth trie ficknes

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		₂₇j The Complex Horfe~man,________C h ^J fickneffe and indifpofition of the Liver, together vf itspaineand anguifh, whence proceed inflamatiOJ-J and Impoftumacions, itoppings, obftruaions, knobs, y and very pernicious Ulcers, every of which doetau^ the generall Confumption and difeafe thereof. I& difeafe oi the Liver* do proceed from any hot caufe, tf more cafie to be discovered, then if it came from" cold caufe, for that it doth difcover it felfe by thde4P parant figncs, viz. He will be loane and fall away oi¹¹^ ftejh, he will loath his meat, and that which he eat^�tdoth him little or no good, for want of ready digeiti^ his or dure will be very offenfive, his third great, and W will be very much fubjec* to a loofencffe : whereas ° the other tide, if the difeafe arifeth from any cold caU�' you cannot difcerne it by any of thefe fignes, for that P will be in very good liking and ftate of body, eateP meat with a good appetite:, his excrements will h^.. no evill favour when he difchargeth himfelfc, hec W^Ji drinke orderly and temperately, neither will he be lo^ Orcoftive j wherefore if it come of any cold caufe, W^emuft then endeavour to finde out its fymptomes. N⁰^ if a Horfe bee difeafed in his Liver, the infirmity n}^ (I fay) proceed from an inflamationand impoftumati⁰ ' ©r from art ulcer. If it come from a cold caufe, it cⁿ_tnot be an inflamation, nor an irnpoftumation, for tb thefe two do both come from a hot caufe, as all the teC ned do know full well, and therfore of neceffity it ti& j be an ulcer, which proceedeth from a cold caufe, ^arJ, the fignes to know it is, continual! coldnefTe of his i<r* his haire will ftare, and hee will bee fubjecT: to great & ^rblenefTe, faintneffe and debility of body, and thereal⁰^ is₃ for that the ulcerated matter doth diifufe through^

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	he whole both its evill vapours, which corruptcth and ._to^ry ^Uchoffendeth the heart in fuch wife , whereby �₍c. gallon and haften the death of the poorebeaft : ^ ^titne the malady be not difcovered, and skilfully fuK- ^ ^^rt ^curec^ * ^ave ^-treated Sufficiently upon this (j i^e&,towit, of the nature of this infirmity, and the _t^ieshow to know the fame. And therefore 1 think it ^^e We do go to the Cure. Jj-^S° foon as you have diicovcred this difeafe: firft let Dlfeafeof the. 3 Uoudon both fides the neck the firft day, and the ^LlTer* k^Xt day let him � loud in both the Jpur-vei/ies, then give ^this drink, <viz. n^ ^rake Itope,Cows-lip-leaves, Liver-worr,Lung-wort, \^ HoUn or Mo'et-ieaves, Harts-tongue, of each a % ^ ^C^^en take Gentiana, Ariftolochia rotunda, d_a ^,r^k,Enulacatnpana dried, and long Pepper , of y₀J¹ Uke muchjfo as wnen they be pounded and fcarced, ^ uay have of each a fpoonfull; chop the hearbe?, ^fj.^en mingle them with this powder, and put to-it Ut � ^^0nc7 ^one fpoonfull, then boyle all thefe ingredi- ^_e ,^ltl a quart of ftrong Ale, untill a moiety be confu- 4m ? ^and ftraine it well, and fo give it him hloud warm, ^°Ur if^p ^^im ^warm>^anc* having made him faft three or bi_lt ^oures after thisdnnke, give him Barly boiled, ^th ^^a^ ^rem^e ^to ^eate ^cherof, by reafon the drink M^n ^de him drie and fhirfty, then give him a warm io_t i * ^ar,d after the boyled Barly againe j but let him *^fcW^ve ^tllis ^drink»^but ^the ^y^atter ^^e ^^ath ^been ^lec** ^U_t i ⁿ the fp_Ur veines_y* give him this drink three times, N »� ^hl�^alwaies reft 3 daies betwixt every drench, ^ink ^C iT ^white ^watcr ^for fi^en daies after his laft > and let him every day be well rubbed, and this Oo will

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				the CompleM <Horfe-;n{in, ^ill cure hirnT%* I haveoftenmade triall oFthisf^ and I have found if to be very good,- and it is alio WW _flar for the lungs, j but ifyou.doe fufpcd: the liver tp«: wafted.; then give him this-dvii1ke.-vU: ,_: ■<■:■;* i . ,_� Take of ftrong wt rt, either of Ale or Beere,and g^xit him to drinke in a morning, having fafted al-LWjS h from meat and. drinker/and three houres after he h\j drunkc his Wort, give him Oa-ts.baked \n the Oyen,^ doe thus for thr.ee Or. foure da yes together or lo^f1\|'i as you {hall fee caufe₃ and he will be ibund agaitie. But if you do fufpccT: his liver not to be very found, t-h^. Take a good root or two of Polipodiuni of the 0^a!v! made very'tleane, and. pi Liverwort, aIUsMullet.⁰'^ handfullj cut them very final!, then take of Rubarb4^cf j ped or grated,into;fine powder, fix penny weight,^a' three or tour e daies in a month give it him in'hisft ^ vender early in the morning two or three houres b^c^₅fie drinker^ a<n<d Jet his drink be white water during .y cure, and once in fix months make triall of his H<>^u<'₀$* openingia veine,' whether it be pure of corrupt, fo & \ _fl< take it from ^ia^aGcordinglyvthat is, the greater <P ^ tity-if the-famp .be had_? and the- leffe if it be good?.^j_fadminifter-helpgseaufe fhall require j& \* This¹⁵fo a moft fov.eraign Receipt. SEC,T_vi5_:f. , . ■ ■: Hyppophtfu* /Jy Ou haqe formelyaekveredme ryanygood R^ecetP, '..[Ji* coldSybutpet would I'-glmlyhavefrmthing whichr " r� \| be gyodfor a Horfe that, fwfeib at the Note; _olj ^yppqfem, Very, welf^' i will therefore ■%?$# t)mwhiebilialibe^:verygOod', and which ^lhav^₀^
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		%0 k. 2.- ^:> ami-^xperP^ferrier. a '� � ___ 275 ^oved. Firft then if you (hair- finde ydur H»/rto have ^taj^ a cold, and therewith^eiuniietf* at tht-Ajf^ n^heteby he may be in danger of a Glanders, let him ^/eejat the neck-winewell, then � ' :^;1- - -; ' ,: ; , j.^keof Affefettda, the quantitybfahazie- nuty^:and CoW.erruo. r^lve _ii: _in _a saucer full of white wine>vine_?er, then ;;-s^atthc _a^ake Lint or fine Hurdsv arid dip it into the medicine, Wfo ftob it into the ftrfW of the �M<,1 and with a nee- T and thread fiitch Wj&WtoZ ft> asthelmedtone get ^forth: the next day, take the drymoffe Which'grow- J^h Upon an old pale of a Parke, or other pale, or upon ^he Umbs of aa-Old Oake, one liandmll' or better,chop it SSI. and boile it in a pottle of new miike, -together 3 agreenjroocofBecarrrpa^ettf mtbttnand Ima i l^&fo let it boile till hal^ the milk be c^nfemed, ' ,ⁿ ftrain it and preffe it th6roUghly/ and before it be ?3'i* Put into the miike a soodepiece of fweet. Butter, ?^d ot orHinaW Treacle -fo much as will luifice aJO> H it him bloud warme.*** This is alfo good tor the ?«, Frenzy, S cavers, Pefe, Cold, Cough, wet or ^^le₅ Aiortneffe otbreath,rotten/a,^, Glanders, raour- S?g ot the Chine, Lax, loofencffc, Bioudy^tlux,or the; ^lke^leal_�s. ■>■>■ - ^: ■' ' SECT. 16. D. w Hyppophilus. T ^^,W" ^ Hat may a map nwjly to a* Horfe ro caufe ^ V Hgppefemf. This is a Difcafe which _t(.^meth of weaknefle in the ■Sack , ox kidneys,* either. q,_w his yard _Oj^ughovtr-tiding or fome leaper'if raiiyn- by meaas * ^c°ld$ andlbmtimes it?cdrmn6thiy a terrible ftripe O o 2 g^lven

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2j6 the Compleat llmfe-wan,


		riven	him upon the luyes* agaift the kidneys, or upon^l j
	pm' it fell e, or by wearincffe. or tyredneffe ; the tfgⁿ. to know it j is by the unfeemly hanging of the rnew>^paid the cure is thus: ,₍₍, Firft wafh and bath all the-yardandfheatb with W-&' \\ ine made warmejand after that annoint it with ^ of Rofes, and life hony mingled together, and fo p^ut , the yard imo thefbeath, and with a loft boulfter of C^avas, keep it from falling dowin, and drefle him thus^cV _&ry day once till he be' well , and let his back andfiU^ets $ kept warme, and annointed with Acopum, or i/\| j have not Acopum, then apply this charge unto his^ apdjiUefa _{ Take Bolearmoniack, the whites of Egges, \Vⁿ * mea'e, Sanguis Draconis, Venice Turpentine,and fc^o!% white Wine vinegcr, of each of thele as much as ^\ f'ufiue, mix them well, and charge his lack thereWJ^' his jheath and hisjW.f, and he fhall be well. AmiW'* Take the Afh.es of Afhen-wood, thewhiteft, fin*}' and belt burned, and fearce them, one pound,or red'^c^ dried_>and made into fine powder, halfe a pound, P° $ armoniack halfe an ounce powdred,boile all thefe iⁿ. _Qmuch Verjuice of the Crab, as will make it liquid^ pap, and with ir, annoint his Yard, Sheath, and S^V. momn.ga.id evening, and he fhall be presently 0&^c '* *** This isfpeciall good- SECT. 17. X>. Hyppophylus. ./#. W Hat if good to draw a tbor^ftub, iron, finter, »^fiwhat effe out of the* fiefti of the Horie ?

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			and Expert terrier, 277 vtyppoferuf. If the ftub, thorne, or whatfoever elfe it ^J ^lhat is gotten into the jiejh be lb deepe that you can- ,.^t come to it to pluck it forth with your fingers or r^ers, then lay to the place a good quantity of black ^Drawa ^thcrn' ^.P⁶, and fo let it he all night, and in the morning it l ^lJl make it fo appeare, fo as you may come to take _t¹^ of it with your L.ftrument j but if it be gotten in- to ^fl^eft>* f° deepe, as that the Sope cannot doe it,then tiM ^Vou °P^en thefiejb by the way of incifion, fo deepe «* you may come to take hold thereof with your In- J^taent, and fo pluck it forth,which done,heale up the ^ ^Und with the Ointment taught you in lib. 2. cap. 10. w\ �^G%* *^an( ^^ea^^e" ^uf³ ^^Ut ^be ^ccrta^ne ^c^^at y^ou ^°* tv « from the bottome, left it break out again. \* l5^1s is the moft certame way for this cure that I doe Sir. SECT. 18. J).

		W Hyppophylus. Y ^^T f^at good drink is to be given, whereby to pre Y \/ \^erVe ^x^^e Lungs ? (J₀ ▼ Hyppoferw. If you have no great occa- jjj 'o fear your borfes lungs f.het\ you may adminifter to pj ,.^ln_t his Provender only fuch powders as you fhal find ^ ^Cr,^bed you already in lib.2. cap.2. SeB. 43. but if you fj ? juft caule tofufpeft that his lungs, may be rotten, 4oa^l'^Ze^'^or broken, then to heale or make them found lc* ^lne? or at leaft to give him great cafe, for you may j^ W it by thefe fignes, viz. his fiankes will beat when ^L^0l»gheth, which he will often do, but principally th_e ⁿ,y°^ugive him riding or exercife, and the flower y beat, the older and more dangerous the difcafe is; Oo j he

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278 The Compleat Hgrfe-mm,

		he will alfodraw his winde fhort, he will.groane ^CT ' but moft in lying downe , and rifmgup, and be very

	fearmllan<W6th tocougn. The cure is, Take Tartar made of white V\ ine Lees,. which yWi rrky^haveof the jlpolhecarw₃or if you-pleafe you,mf7 make it your Telle. (For it is none other thing then ^tn. thickeft of the Lees of white Wine welldryedao made into powder.)Take (I fay)ofthis one ounce ^a5$f^!Mfe, oflfope and of Coltsfoot, of each halfe a >b^J full, of Hore-hound one handfull, of Elecampane-in »^fl>j powder, Annifeeds, and Licoris,ofeach one ounce, :° brdwne Sugar-candyfoure ounces, boile all thele cog ther in good Ale one quart, and when it is halfeboii^e^; put 'into it of Ifop water, and.of Coks-foot water* w$\* twice di'ftilled 3 to take off their crudities, of each^ pint, and fo boile all againe together, and. then ftraifl it, and give it your Horfe bloud warme. \Ify^oUJJorfe have been exercifed, being foule, or having be^�' in diet, then he hath been over-much ufed to CU#^ef^ Drinkes, Rakings, Purgation^, Swear, Vomits, and^tfi. like �, give him "this drmke t^ien', and you ihall finite^J_cto be "moft foveraigne for him, and the cMner h«\|, within, the better is"its Operation,and-will workeic^0fkindly in 'his^aafy, and at what times you are to I¹.¹' Hunt, Travell, or exerciic him, give him tur one P^iriof this dnnke in the morning fatting before las;g^oiI\| forth, for it will lb Helps his bredth,* whereby (thr^^ moderate exercife ) he will be much the beets r P®{\ go through with his worke, then otherwiiehec J& have done.- *** And this drinke I have often P^l0ffa_:Alio if you do find him to be either dileaied, or &?'* '.. his lurigifx that they beany way tretized,then gj^ke this drink.

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		*iapen- , whcr-

	¹¹¹ Barly hach been boiled till it ount, ana w<uu«. «. m ^e fire till the Hogs greafe bee diffolved, andiobloud ^ttne gi«e it your fick Horle,' and three hourcs after &^vc him of the Barley warine to eate, and either fweet ^fhes-or white water to drinke. ** This was taught ^by _an/^to&iderⁱⁿ W andi have often made ^thereof and have found it to be fpeciall good> how- * fo_r the time it wil caufc him to be very lit k,but have 0 fear, for it is right good for this Malady. Another. \ take Muskadine or fweet Sack one pint lite_;Hone_yV fpoonfuls, Myrrh, Saffron, Cafcia,and:Cinamon, ^0f each like much, make all thefe into fine powder, and ^ two fpoonfuls of this powder with your Muskadine ?^n<i Honev and give it him warme with a Home, give ^hiM this drinke fifteen dales togetht r, continuing^ * him mafhes and white water and this «* moft ^CCtain Cure. \ But if you do find that his Lungsbe ^t0t^n.andimportumatec],then _ . j Take of the juice of Purilaine half e a pmte, and miKe ^hetc-with of the Oile of Roles fo much as _:wiU iuihee, JM put thereto a little jr^nimn fteeped before m r°at_S E_Wes or Cowes milke, and give him thereof to Ske feven mornings together :but this drinke will ^but onely ripen and breake the Ir»poftu«ie, which J⁰* .Chair know to bee done, by his exceeding ihn- 3 breath , thenfhaM you give him m the powder Mifia three ounces,; and fevenRaifins of the Sun itoned, ^Ue thefe in Muskadine one pinte, and blcui warme \|^lve it him, and it wiUheaic up his $iM& aga>H~ * ^lhis is very good, , sfCT

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	�o The CoMfl"* Horfe-wan.*

				SECT. 19. D,

					Hyppophilus. .,tdfti

		I	S there nothing to be given to a Horfe , wbcrtmw °T* Anient dffeafes all the whole year^:e I >■ Hyppofem. As touching the prevention of aU<*
fcafes, I have fpoken before, I thinke, fufficiently, ^byet I will teach you one thing, (for that you aredeuro ro learne, and learning is no burthen) which may > _tworthy your notice, for I will keep no fecret from I⁰"'* fithence it it is my Matters pleafure, I mould dilate f^putmoft of my skill and Art. _ Firft, therefore the ipringot the yearecomming ^u>' a time when new bloud beginneth tocome, and that &■ l_ong graffe will be able to take hearr, whereby the ^J ter to give nutriment to a Ho/fe 5 the firft day oEJf'j open a veine'm the Nesk_y to fee the better how the^j^ is: if good, take the left , if bad then the more: tif from that day untill the firil of May,gi\'c him this v^L I {hall prefcribe you, and let him have it every day w"*^ out faile, morning and evening during the whole rflO'^1coiAprill, from the firft day to the laft, which is be⁰* his turning out to graffe, or foyling, which fhould b? bout the middle of May, and let him have the fafl^e fo all the whole month olORober (like as you muft d<? - jtjrrill&ftet you have taken him from graffe, about ^^ tholometvtide^md, doe as you before have been taug^ntall points.That which I prefcribe is this. ₍, Bfefen Take a Bufhell of old Rie, fweet and cleane, w^ prcTent. ged, orfiftcd, from duft,ftones,lome, feathers, ^cObW^_0tfor any fuchUke filth, and put it into a clean iron g�

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		c and Exfrrt Ferrhr. 2$I ^/.^d without water j I meane fuch an iron pot, in fell . ^uftially fleih meat is boiled, for luck a like vel- ftnd ^-1S ^^e^^^Gr this our purpofe, lttakethleaftharrne, _a^IS much more wholefoiTie then BrafTc, Copper, or " other m?ttall: Set this pot thus drie, and without (f ^terover the fire, and put into it your Bufhell of Rie &:. ^a lefle quantitie you cannot well have j and as it bc- \|.'ⁿ-eth to waxhot, keepe the Rie with continuall ftir- ^ S) even from the bottome,without any intermiflion, b'^jl you have fo parched the Rie, that it becommeth Jl^ck and hard, which to befo, will askegood heate. ^Holeffe labour to ftirre it up and downe in the pot^ _Vvp^ you doe finde that the Rie is futficieiitly parched, L^h you fnall know by its black neffe, dryneffe and t^ ^r^neffc, ta&e it from the fire, and put it into fome o- L^er cleane and drie veffell, which fo foone as it is cold, y the veffell be kept clofe Hopped , and fo kept for tty^lr ^uk' Now when you are to ufe of this Rie, take to fi°^r ^tnree good handfulls of it, and let it be beaten ^is b P°wder ^an^ given to your Horfe mingled with o_r \^rovender, at every watring, morning and evening, thj �er times when you ufually give him Gates j do tL_r ,^c'fe two entire moneths diAyril and OBober, for Ll_% 3W men doe hold, that in thefe two moneths the M j^tu.^rneth and altereth,as we alter his diet from hard to 1� ^at» to graffe j. and fo likewife from grafle loth ^ ^meat5 ^^or tbfe* Rie thus .parched and ordered, Sp[_e^X ^rcfine the Bloud, coole the Liver, and purgeth the th_e�^? ⁵ ° ^as the whole ftruciure of the Body is thereby ^aH^ettCr ^eal^ ^ami ^freet1' ^rom ^a^ ^mc^t>^acl ^anc* unna- Wh'S²⁰^⁵ ^which would otherwife make the body* "able to fundrie Maladies and Difeafes, which this P p Rie

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Rie preventeth,and therefore if you be willing toke<?p^cyour tforp found, and free from D.ieafes, crjcr him '"
thefe two moneths according as I have prescribed 1°^
and you (hall be fecure. \* This 1 have oft made t»^eof, and it is good.

SECT. 20. d.

Hyppophylus.

ve you any comfortable drinke to administer ⁱ⁰

Horfe that it veryfick $ . y

� Hyppoferm. I have heeretofore (hewed y°
divers, but yet I will give you one more.
©rinks ««n- ^Take ^oi §^ooci ^white Wine one pint, 'of white Sug*^
fo'iubie. Candy, and of Cinamon, of each one ounce, of Cl°^v*j
halfe an ounce, Saffron three drams, of Sugar tS^
three ounces, make all thefe into fine powder , ^
take Mithridate two ounces,Honey of Rofes foure o$f

ces, mixe all thefe
Wine, and ma�e

well together, and j>ut it to ^
loud warmeover the fire, and

give it him , and now and then ashe ftandcth upon ^
trench, let him chew upon the end of a Bulls pi^'
fome Arman, let him be cloathed and littered war¹¹⁷ j
and remaine rafting upon the trench three houres, ^aIV
after give him a fweet Mali), or white Water, and *

ter ofder him as is ufuall for a (\ck Horfe. * * Th*^s

id*

one of the beft prefervative drin�es that I knov/) ^aI)lhave had great proofe thereof.

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			SECT. *i. D.

	Hyppophilus, \ >" Y* TTHtft r^»j^ have you for a diflocated jtyat I 1/ \ / jippofem. Let it be firft put into its ,T V right place, thenin the binding up apply ^s plaifter _a TakeWheatBran,andHogsgreafe,ofeachasmuch Dtod i ^wHl furfice make them into one body, and make ' ' � !Sof _a nlaifter of Hurds, and fo apply it to the place, \^H after binde and fwathe it up, and the joynt and mem- "" Mil be well again having reft. SECT. 2. A Hyppophylus. \ >w- -rH4f difetfe if that if* M&^TrancHaifons? \/ \ / Hwpoferus. This tearm we have from y V theT^wfe,-which-isonelyapaincorgri* �5? in the My, caufed partly of wihde, _ and partly of Si^iand ^eft ^fo»^nes ^of ^both>^and ^our F"&^ltfi -⁶¹�¹ ^ls!^e ■to ^^^^^^^^ «, ^ftandins becaufe you � ... A y> I will give you two or three French Receipts tor tJfWdifc ate, albeit I never did experiment any ot A y« I doe hold them to be good.

		^l^4^uent>Take ofGarficiii u-piifed,as muc^- will P p 2 iliiiiv- ,

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	284 The fr&Jrsi Jlofi-man, . Q^^i fmficc, and ftamp it well, and mix with it of SaU« ^0las much as will fuffiec , and fo bring it to anUngue _> and therewith annoint the yard, fheath, and cods, an will both give him eafe, and caufe him to ftale fuade"; > by which means he will amehli Anther. ■ Take Cinque-foile halfe a handfull or Pantap^W ^eat and ftamp it well, and moiiten it with warme ^ ter, and fo give it him to drink. Another. . j Take of the powder of Siliris-Montani, D'quarc₃� of Comin, of each an ounce , and put them into W¹¹wine one pinte, and fo give it him, then fo foone a ^ hath taken this drink, trot him out for halfe an hp^' a good round trot, efpecially up the hi'l,and after b^r* * him into the Stable, and cloath and litter him wa#^fl ' Another. Take of Fenugrick, and of Comin, of each oneotf °^c ^ make them into fine powder, and with white VV^⁶pint, give it him bloud warm, &: trot him.out as b&° S E C T. 23. D. Hyppophylus. ' Ave you no way to dry fores Z .q H'wt>6feru?.Yea.Sir. and T will a'wp vou »° x

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Dry up fore*		<** -� receipts ror tnat purpoie. 1 alee egge m^* r. ^ burn them almoft black : take, alfo the upper J^rf&i old (hoes, and burne them to a, cole: take alfo a C¹ ■ J cole, quicHime, and greene Coperas, burned_; * well nealed earthen pot, untill it be red : ta�e 01 ��- of thefe a l#c quantity, and beatethem together to ^ powder ,. and ftrew this powder upon the'fore fWffe led place, and every time, you dreflc the fore j^SJggg

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		^ta^e Maftic&, Fran&incenfe, Clove?, Greene Cope- < ^s^rimftonc,of each li�e much,Myrrh double as much ^	int where- ;h toheaie ccrs or old
			int where- ;h toheaie ccrs or old
	f. ^ie of the former ingrcdients,beat all thefe by them- _u;^_r. ,^Ves to fine powder^ and mixe them well, then ^r°^rc* . ^^e of this Powder and burne it uponachafing-difh ^coles , but be carcfull it name not , then as the. j^°a�eor fume thereof arifeth, ta�e of fine lint a good or two , and hold it over the faidfmoa^e or r^^e, fo as it may receive all the laid ftearne into the l^l^Unt, then when it is throughly well permrned,put U yiit into a box, pot, or glafte, and be furie to flop it jP°clofe, as that none the leaft aire can poftibly come ^^to it (for the leaft aire will deprive the lint of its ver- ₀ ^e) and fo �eepe it for your ule j and when you have j ^c^fion to make ufe thereof, fir ft wafh the-fore wjth f_r^ttiade chamber-lie Wiarme , either as i^commeth ^ ^ the man, or elfe warmed upon the fire, then drie f₀^<c fore againe, and lafthy lay fome of this lint to the y₀^>andfoma&e it up, and do this twice every day,and you &ⁿ& " ^to ^be ^a fp^eecty &p"rfe6t cure # But if ^%)uld dry up the fcratches in the h eeles of your borfei ^rOci ^t^^len chamber-lie which is old>made,or ftale,and togp?¹ roch-AUum as much as willfuffice, boile them °the ⁵ and referve\it .thus wplli bailed in a glafTe, or lS_c * ^c^eane veffell well ftopped, then take of greene ^Us ^t^^ie ft^rong^eftv^raoftaQgr)randkeene,^two hand- tViin&^an^ ^ ^c^^em ^tixm ^uP^on ^^rae P^^acei^or Qther broad 0_Ve\|⁵ ^an<a & ^^rY Acm either before the fire, or in ar> %o ^s ^^ houfhold bread is drawne ,, then make it Powder very, fine, _h this done; , \ take of Pepper,. and

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		j8<� The Compkat Herfermsn^ C » ^p and make it alfo into very finepowder , being finelf fearced, fo as it may be of li�e quantitiej with the p⁰^" der of Nettles , and fo mix them well together, th^J keepe this powder in a drie glaffe, clofe flopped, ⁿj, when you may have occafion to ufe this powder, ^ waft the fore with the faid liquor of Allom and C'^ ber-He made bloud warme, and fo having purged � _cleanfed,a<nd dried the forance well with a clean U^ cloth, ftrewandlay on your powder, and thus doeafc^eftravel or cxercife every day once during the time of W reft, and this will cure him throughly. ^This c&^chave often pra&ifed. SECT. 14. D. Hyppophylus* X 7"X T^Hat &T ^^that riickuctiled the Art¹' Arr5m,sor ▼ ▼ Hyppofem. This is alfo a French If ^Ra:s ^taii5- theton which we call the Rats tails being a kind olicsF chesjof this difeafe I have fpofen before in the letter ' and thcrfore I wil now leave entreating further thei^c°* " ■ � �- T--------�''--------^-~-i�-��-----,�!------------,------------,_____^^ CHAR VIIL SECT. i. e. Hyppophilus, , Hat if to be &hc» to Hor& thatbtW" ~?,-l aint? E^� $&* ^A &** & a find of red i&g fe^fc^whi&h imny frmers willfaycan-d^*^

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				and Expert Ferric/.

?° ^arme, but they are much mifta�en, fori have ^'0\vn_e jjwfe to die with eating it j but if he have ^aien a Taint , the fignes will be, that he will be fief, ⁿd forfaj^e his meat, and he will fwellin ailhis^/y, . ° his eyes will fo fwell that you would thinie thev , ^0ll'd fall out of his bead, he will draw in and out his ^eth very fhortj and his tongue and mouth will be very _e^ry and hot, and peradventurc blilired, but he will be r "ty cured, for fofoone as you fhall perceive him, to ^°^r^c his meat, and that he doth begin to fwell, then J?.y°^tt confident that he hath eaten fome unwholefome jr^lt[% > for this inconvenience feidome commeth to any fc but at graffe onely. The cure is, t. a�e of the urine of man as it commeth warme from ^, ^^onc pint, and of bay-falt one handfull, ftirre thcie W^Cj ^log^cth^er_} ^an& g^ve ^lt ^^lm* ^vv"h ^a home, and alter, red up and dqwne halfe an houre, and he.is cu- m; ' \* This I have fundry.times tried, and it is a ccr� �^aitlcurc, SECT.2. E.


		Vv	Hyppophylus. Hat cure have you for a Hcrfe that hath eaten a feather ?
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	iftth a l * Hyppoferui. This may begotten afw el neglf "^as abroad at gra-ffejin the liable through the ing ^^Cllcp °f the Keeper or Groome, in not dufting,lha�e- ^elf °^r Pj^cⁱⁿg s and fearching his Hay and Provender anion W ^ ⁿ°^C °°^^Ho narrowly, t.hat no Feathers be hijQ mv ^ay> Oatcs, or Provender, when he giveth -PK-a/c, either in the Eadr or Manger , hee may

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			g _s$8 the Compleat: Uorfe-man, Cn*^?i

		may alfo get a Feather at graffe, as hee feedeth ⁿ __ Meadow, or Pafture, where Swans, Gecfc, Ducks,T^ kies or other Poultry or Foules doe ly and feed: rt^1^l'\* the Summer feafon, mowting, and mewing their �^ci thers, whereby the Horfe graifing and feeding in-tnp places, may eafily and unawares eat a Feather, whtf j being taken into the wef&nd, will ftick faft there, vyhi^ will fo fuffocate him, as that it will provoke hfffWj cotigh fo vehemently, as if histfeart would'breake {^ it will ftick fo faft in his Throat or Wefdnd, as that P " can neither fwallow it down hitb his Body, nor caft it^l \ at his Mouth. The cure is. tk Put the cord of your Drenching Staffe into his w't u afetber. ^ _hold _his ^_/up _on _high \ _then _t^_e _Gf y_crj_uk^e^ the crab one pint, and two new laid Egs, and beat tl^ _iCtogether, (hells and all, with the Verjuice, and fo g¹^ it him with a Home, and fo foon as he hath fwallo^ the fame, give him a few fmall branches of S^aViIj'^rand this will carry away the feather into hisflo^ y This I have very oftentimes done , and made » well againe. S E C T. 3. E. Hyppophylus. ■ _f jg^ BUt then nhat Care haveyoufor a Horfe that h[rtf^} -^i a Spider, whith I take to bee much more periloW^t0life ef the Horfe? ₀{ Hyffoferm. The fignes to now this is lite tot^&jj the Taint,* but onely that he will fwell much mo^fe; ,.� thisinay befall him rather in Winter then Pijf! 1 V for whicb give him this drinte,^l^; t' ^l" ^c

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		and Expert Ferrier. _a8^ ^_tJ*^cUrineof a Man newly raade one quart, of Rue, ^E»<° aSpdtr. m^u¹^ Scabious, Pimpernel], Dragons, oleach ali�e auj-. ' "Ut in fuch a quantity, as in the whole , all will jw ^Unc but only to one handfull, chop thefe hearbs to- il jj!j^r foall ^ _and let them boile together in the Urine e_cu > adding thereto of Bay-falt, and Sallet-oyle of * * vr^ne ipoonfull, and fo give it him bloud warme, * _^o\v if it be in Winter, 'H^,a^^e °^¹^^ri^ne ^one quart, Arcment one lump, Arijto- S_a«^ ^r°tanda_y Mithridate, of each one dram, Englifti ik/⁰ⁿj onefcruple, Sallet-oyle one fpoonfull, Bezar- 1)}. ^e ^fhree graias, let thefe be fet on the fire and given nfl -f^0ud- warm, if it be in Summer, turn him to graffe, a ban ^ne^be rate him, and then convey into his Tuek* be Ji°f fre(h Buster. Bus if it be in Winter, let him to j ra^-ed, and give himof the blades of greene Rie, ty^^d quantity, and for his Provender, let it be for H ]°^r ^t?^ree ^m«-'al^es, of fcalded bran and Hempfeed, t?_r �^l his drin�e for three or foure dayesbe white wa- ** Thefe are all approved medicines. S E CT. 4. M. Y .- Hyppophilus. % / \* f Hat it good for allow on the Eye, whereby as y V/ well tofave tbeEye, as to off wage thefuelling jj ▼ thereof i ^aif'^^rw' ^is ^nce^^s ^no ^^U^Y afwell to find out the< fo_r j^ �° w it commeth, as the fignes how to know it, wJ? ^re appaiant-cnough, there o;dy remaineth to ^lot the Cure, fcave off the rmire from off and about the pJace Q^<j iwei-

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			"^T~ ?** Cmp¹" Horfe-tnan,*

		fwelled,having firft well bathed it in warm water, tⁿ..ftto»k» Take the cendreft tops of VVormewood, PfM^S Byea fl_rok.. ^ _Branca,_Urur.a, of each halfe a handfull, chop «J heroes very fraali, and then beat them to an Oin«°^e . with old Bores greafe lb much as will fuffice, then 9 _to it of life Honey and Whcate-flowre, of each⁰. Spoonefuil , and of Lyr.feed-Oile three Spoon"¹⁵ ' boile thefe over the fire very wc 11, keeping it with &^ tinuall ftirring, and when itisfuificiently well bo»^ej ftraine it into a Gaily Pot, and keepe it ft°P?f_ej and as occafion is offered, annoint the place fw^¹¹heerwith. *** SECT. 5. E. ■H ^^HH\| Hyppophilus. - Hat remedy if to bee had for the Eye W>M charged with a Filme, Pin and web, of ** _T t - Dragons, &c. _�, Hyppcfcrm. Thefe difeafes in the Eye, doe come (°^ times by racanes of fome paine in the bead, which ^c^y feth a Rheurae to fall into the Eyes, and fomctiin^cS u meanesof Rheumes. therofelves, which caufirtg ' Eyes to water, doeingender thefedifeafes, and i'⁰¹^ times againe itis occaiioned by meanes ofaftrip'. _f0hay-duftj or fome hame which may bee gotten^J ^ the Eye.* I need not deliver you the fignes whereby f know them, they are vifib'le to the fight. The cure & fore is thus. ^ Eyef ilme, ^Take Camfire or Sol- Arwoniacum, or for want <j* Pin and wb ther of thefe,; white Sugar-Gandy: any of thefet¹^ Dragon. ^eing _ma(j_e j_nt0 _verv g_nep_0wder, andblowne ^int°^c '■fytofee times a day, are moft foveraigne to ^aV^_egfifi

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		T~ ...........-----------------------------------:------------:-----------_ °°0k, 2, _And Expert Terrier,* ty\ ^fcafes in the Eyes of a Horfe, but %o\ A moniacum is the ^V^^ry heft of them all. V But if a Filmc or Pearl, with- ?^ut »Pin and Web, doe grow in the Eye, then, take up ^0c^ the two weeping veittes fob, which are under the ■^-j and then give a �W<rm;<? ^t0 e&her place, <w?,s. to o- ^^Qthe j&# all along to the very Eyes, and put in to each ? ^em, a quill cut in the middle, then ofttimes cleanfe ¹ ^% and comfort the places c,Auteri&ed or roweled with y&eatum populeum, and wafh the �j« every day three I¹ ^es _with Eye bright water, mingled with the juice of Wallace, and about fifteen dayes after, take away the ]^uils,and after wafh the Eyes with cold Fountain-water. Mother. But if it be a Pin and Web, then Take Cuttle bone, Tartar, Salt-Gemme, of each like pi_a md w&. ^h, make them all into pure fine powder, and with J M blow of this fine powder well mixed, into his eye !° or three times a day or oftener. \ This have I ?^ed and have found it to be fpeciall good. But if it be a ^earl, that the Horfe hath in his eye, then .Take the angrieft tops of red Nettles, and fterape _PMtk _M J ^Q!n well, and put them into a fine cleane linnen Rag, Film?. j ^e\|i dip the Nettles as they be in the Rag , into Bcere, f} yet veryfliyhdy, andfo wring forth the juice of the :^aui Nettles, into lbmecleane thing, wnich done, put to ^a httle Salt fo much as will futfia, made firft into fine ^Ncr, and when the Salt is difloived , convey ^^e drop of the medicine into rhe grieved Eye, mor- "§ and evening, and this will rake away the Pearle₂■!^ the Eye will become as cleare as the other. *** . ⁿis I have often tryed, and found it to doe rare cures ⁱⁿthis kinde. Now for a Pm and Web, any of thefe bluing wiU cure it. Q^q 2 Take

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	292 The C°M]>l^eat Horfe-tnan, C ^H J^J Take the fwordof a Gammon of Bacon and dry ^ and make it into powder, and blow thereof in^�01grieved Eye.* *** This is good. Another. z Take the juice of ground-Ivie, aliat* Ale-hoofe ,K lendine, life-hony, and womans milkc, of each of ^ly. fo much as will fuffice, mix all thefe well, and put ft^1,rto the Eye of the Harfe. \ Another.* . Take the powder of the bottome of a Braflfe pot, ^tl]' ctftrermoft black being flrft taken off, and the v& powder let it be blowne into the Eye of the Horfe, ^ⁱwill helpe him. Another. Take the powder of burnt Allume,or of a black ^_ccr the powder of Ginger, either of thefe made into^i powder and blowne into the Eye of the Harfe, ^ Jielpea Pin and web. Another.. Take fait Arment, and make it into very fine der, and put thereto of life-honvandfrefh butter? ^j each fo much as will fuffice, incorporate all thtfc ^^c c together, and fo convey of this medicine into the if\ Hiw, the Horfe, and th is will cure a Pin and web. _# B^uC_; there be a Haw in the Eye, this every Smith can i^^c&, way; nevcrthek ffe whereas all other FcmmjhaX & j I faw woi&e upon this difcafe, doe ufe ro take it »^vV^ from theom-lideof the�_r, I doe takeitawaV^⁵! that part which lieth next of all to the eye, and*¹ °_sfinde my way to be much better, and a iafer way > well whereby to preferve the fight of the eye, as alf° ^l% wfh, and iolooneas Ihave cutout the Haw, !<&?' to vvafh the�, with white Wine, and the juice of K lendine mulled together, of ea< h a like much, ft*? healcth theforance, and keepeth the eye* from rankW Now I haveoi( timesfcen the French Manuals ¹&^C%

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			x^?^²* and Expert Ferrier. 293 ^wajfc of the eye, with a Spanifh needle,threeded with fo f browne threed, and to pluck forth the Haw v ^aire as he well can , then with a paire ot fizers to P off the Haw fo clofe as he can : But 1 cannot com- 1 ^eM this maner of curing the HaWj for by that means 1 ^cutteth away the wajh* of the eye, which indeed is the ^auty of the eye, whereby the Horfe becommeth lleare- > which is in him a very great eye-fore, he being ^eby very much disfigured. %* y^e gotten a canker in his eye, then
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				fake Ale-hoofe ( which is indeed your true ground- Eye a Canker.
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_tp0 and ftamp it well in a morter, and if it be very dry, J¹^ moiftcn it with a little white Rofe-water, or the ^ajer of Eye-bright diftilled, as much as will fuffice, ^ ^ fo llraine it into a cleane glavTe,and therewith wafh, n^annoint, and taint theforance therewith , and in _a ?ft time it will cure it. ^ This is very good to cure f ~^ankcr, a Pin and V\ eb, l-lcudfbo-ten eyes, or any .3 griefe in or about the eyes j and I have often made °fthis medicine. Another much better. _t> ake of (lone Coperas fa thing knovvne to few, arid .before very hard to get) but in the ftead thereof you ^y ufe ordinary white Coperas , make it into fine i^der, as much as willfuffice, (torImuftleave the p-^ity to your owne difcretionjand put it into a fmall j. P^iri₃ and put thereto fo much veryfaire, clearcrun- _Veⁿ6 5 or Well-water, as will fill up the Pipkin to the Caiir ^t0P⁵ ^^ct ^r^^e ^?^ⁱⁿ* upon a few coalcs, and ₀^^e the water to boile, but fo treatibly, as it may but ^-y fanper, and as the fcum doth arife , tak e it away W ^a feather, continuing fo to doe, till the fcum doe **e to arife any more, and when you have fufficiendy Qq 3 well

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		7^4~ T^^e Cowi>leat Horfe-ma», ■ ^^j^^_e~kToff_sand let it ftand til it be throtfg cold₅then poureaway the clear from the bottonyvn . muft be caft away, and the clear kept in a glafle y* very clofe ftopped and bound up for your ufe, wf^llbeing thus carefully kept, the water willremaine.i^Dperfection long, yea a whole yea re together or long ^ This water cureth almoft all diieafcs in tnc eyes,& F^j Pearls,weeping eyes,Pin and Web,Dragons,Caia*' ' dimneffe of fight, Blindneffe, Rheumatick , w^ljr,* ftroake, blow or ftripe of or in the eye, andlacoj* quently in many other cafes of the like nature. * And of this water I have had great experience.***! Take Sal-Arnaoniack, Lapis Tulia prepared, $&. called in Latine 'Fanicmn-Ivdicunt, and of Gmg^e ' of each halfe an ounce , and of white Sug^ candy two ounces, powder all thefe and fearfe th^j and being well mixed, put this powder into a clean & dry box very clofe flopped, and fo kcepe it that no 1 _Qcome to it for your ufe, and when you have occafipj¹ ^ ufe of this powder,take a little thereofjand mix wi^-j ofthe juice ofground-Ivy,4//W Ale-hoof,asmuch as u fuffice,and fo twice a day convey therofinto his eye W ^ a feather, till it be throughly whole. **This^ i[ principal! good receipt; I will give you another fp^ec good Receipt which will cure all manner of fore ey Take the leaves and roots of Vervine, ordinary 1^;0.'^' and Roman Vitrioll, of each like much; beat, ^V_e, nd mix thefe tosether,and put it into a ftillitory g^la ^ and diftill it by Balnea-Maria, with a gentle 6r^eJ � the water you take into your Receptacle, put into * all glafle, and keepe it very clofe flopped, that no i get into it, and* when you are to ufe of the fame **�

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			and Expert Ferrter. 2$$ Pj?urc ₀�-_t _a fo_tfe -_mo _a �i_vej. fp_00ne3 _anci auix _with it _.^^efat of a Hen or Cap©n,a final quantity,ar)d there- r ^ltn- anoint the lore eye twice a day, and it will cure the ^^e perfe&ly. \* I will give you another Receipt **ch will take the filme.from off the eye* albeit there be

		^very great and thick ikin grown. Take the gall of a Hare, and life Honey, of each like ^l^ch₃ put them together into a fpoone, and hold the Poone over the fire, till the medicine be bloud warmc, ^ with a feather convey part of this medicine into the of the Horfe,* and thus drelfe him morning and eve- % and in fhort time it will take it quite away, fo as
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	■ ^e0? will become as bright and cleare againe as ever r^as before. � This Receipt I doe hold no whit in-
j^oiu- to any ofthe former, for I have often made ufe ^°rcof. But if your Horfe have gotten a ftripe in the �^ then let him bloud in the neck^ and in the weeping ww, ⁰¹¹ the fame fide where the ftripe is, then Take white Rofe-water> and the white of a new kid ^g^beat them very well together, then waft and bath pe «y_e _well therewith, and lay round about it with your PUtter this charge reftringent. .Take Maftick, Bolearmoniack, Sanguis Draconis, Eye a rfnrge. the white of a new laid egge,. and white wine vineger °f the ftrongeft , beat firlt the hard-'fimple.ito very fine j^wder, and then fearfe them, and they Inpft be beaten ^yerally, then mix them all together with the white the egge,and the vineger lb well wrought,as that the ^edicine come to a thick Ointment,,and with this ^rge the iorance round about the eye,-and this will Gep oflf the teamzr, and when that you fihde that the 3 doth begin to amend, then wafla and bathe the eye

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_Z96 The Cemfleat Horfe-max,

	twice or thrice a day, or oftener, with cold Fountain o
	twice or thrice a day, or oftener, with cold Fountain o		^
		Well water, fo frefh as it is taken or drawne out ot tfl Well or Fountain, and if after you (hall perceive tn* there doth grow-a JzW, or $�ui over the g<», then take^ away by blowing, or putting the powder of Caraph¹* * > or Sol-Armoniacura,or white Sugar-Candy in fine povv der, according as I have before prefcribed you.*** P is a mod lbveraign Receipt. Alio if your Horfe in his (J have gotten a ftripc, Take of frefh butter wherin never came falr^the qua¹¹' tity of a. Walnur, &put it into his ear on that fide \vh^eithe ftripe is, and it will help him. Another. Take Lentels or gray Peafe,and champ or chew th^�(iin your mouth, & then whiift they be in your mouth, blop and breath into your hordes eye, but not any of the Vc9\ by any means; do this everyday oftci?, and a little afa^fWafh the fore eye with cold Fountains water till rtb^cwhole. *** But yet I will teach you another Receip^cwhich will take offa Pin and'Web, Film,Thickneffo°^fany other foulncffe which may be in the eye whatfoev^> wherof I have had great experience,and have done m' ny rare cures in this kinde, viz.* Take the ftiels of feven or eight egges, cleanfe the'* from all manner of inward flime, and dry them well within, then lay thofe ftels, between two new TylcSj or old, fo they be made very cleane and free from M^¹" ter, and then lay them in the glowing embers, and c⁰' ■ver them all over, and on every fide with burning ⁿ^ embers^ and fo let them ly a good fpace, unrill the mo& fubftance be <$uite taken from them, then take the¹ ^UE» and beate.tHe ihels to very, fine: powder', and\-tyr*? the powder, then with a Goofe quiU blow °f j powder

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		nd' � ^mt° y^our H&fa eye^doe* this twice every day, ej,_e .^lt,^ls a certaiae cure. \* But if you doe finde trie infl° ^ ^Wltn ^an>' R-humatick humour,or that it be lil ^Q^ed, or that it hath gotten a bruife, ftripe, or the �j? then On r^e of the pureft and whiteft refined loafe Sugar, )i>₀ ^lPoonfull and a halfe, let it be made into fine P^ ^anc^ ^^ear^^e(^» ^or ^e^^e °f the beft white Sugar- it ^ y (which is much better) the like quantity, let ^nely powdred and fearfed, and mixe with it fo ^sa\* ^^ay ^or ^^weet Butter(wherein never came Salt) ^_e Walnut , and adde alfo to it fo much of the for- t^Ppwder ofEgge-fhels as of Sugar-Candy, make tL⁶ into one body, and bring it to a falve, and put tw^e°f into the h&rfes eye morning, evening, and n A and this will make the eye to be cleare, found, cj_e ^hole againe. ** This Unguent doth purge, {>_et]^fe₉coole,and comfort the eye of the &w/e,and hel- go₀j§reatly hisjight j make ufe of this, for it is very if the eyes be inflamed, which you may eafily �j^ by the red ftrakes which will be in them,then ^fQt\ r^^e Thuris Mafculi, the marrow of a Lamb, Saff- ^of_e 5 ^or~ ^eacn ^one ounce, of the oyle of b^^s one ounce, & the whites of ten new laid Egges, tK_etl^aild incorporate all thefe very well togetherjand tye* ₀^^ltn ^a feather put fome of this medicine into his We l^Cc every day. *** This receit is very good,for I "f V^ad great triall thereof. Another. fcofcv of white Starch made of Wheate, Frankin- li_ti ^J^fe~honey, of each as much as will fuffice, make th_e d5 ^into ^one ^b°dy, and with a feather apply it to Sieved (ye. Another. Rr If

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		2 o8 ^ Expert Ferrier. If the inflammation be great_slet him bhttd in ^^oi^$ tetvple-veines, and in the weeping veines, and then j his eye/ with voomam milke and life-honey mingle .^ gether. *** Another for a wart or fpongy ^cxcri^ growing neere to the eye of the /wr/e, which com& ,_c, ly doth proceed from a condenfed flegme that icendeth to the eye , which in time will caufe th^e ^ cither to confume, or to grow little, if it be not f vented,which muft be done thus. $ Take Roch-AUum and burn it,and then adde tytaWath itfo much white Coperas unburnt, grinde the?.;j gether to very fine powder, then lay a little oi A Powder juft upon the top of the wart, but take Pi none get into the eye, for it is a ftrong corrafive, a will corrode; let the Wart be thus drefled once ev j_tday, and in amort time itwll confume and ^eaf:^ lunatich* ^^teaway^nevertocomemore.,,, But"toucj^ .^^ Lunatick eyes, this word Lunaticke is derive" * J the Latino word �««, which fignifieth the A/iw^ 5 -^ the reafon why this difeafe takes its denomiⁿ^ ^ from thence,is, for that at certaine times of the &' $* he will fee well, and at other times a little, but ^ at other times no whit at all; and therefore tn^ ^ feafeis called luna.tickjp.nd, this kind of blindnel¹ W do hold to be the very worft of all other,but vvh^e ^ doth fee you may know it by the colour of his ef^ ^ then they will be dimrne and yellowift, but ^wj^ie^fiis feeth nothing, then will they look fiery and red- ^ difeafe commeth fometimes naturally, takingi^� _tfce ditarily,either from the Stallion his Sire, or ^tC>l &fo' f«rehis Damme_s by whom he was begotten ^a ._{j jj,_rled; it commeth alfo fometimes by means of ^eV _00trs

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		a_O0 Tks Expert Ferrier. mans milke.%* This is very good for this difeafc,^ this I can boldly commend unto you to be a good medicine, for I have often ufed it. Now as _tf cbingfore eyes* which mud: be cured by medicine? > ^ mnft underftand that the eye is the mod delicate � j, of any one member in all the whole body, it is the j_$ or Candle which doth give light to the whole ho»h \i the guide which doth ulher the body _? and to car) from danger, fo as it (hall not at any time either i* . ble upon rocks or blocks, or fall into any precip . ₍ wherefore great regard ought to be had how Y^0}X-_ce t at any time tamper or meddle with this fo cho¹ ^ member■, left inftead of endeavouring to cure ^oXiCLfo eje, you put out both, a thing often ieen and kⁿ⁰ m and therefore the medicines which you apply^t0 _et eyes ought evermore to be new made, yea in am^j every day, for that when once they begin to g^r ^ ftale, they become ftiarpe and afper, perplexing _fC poorebeaft, much more then otherwise} neithe¹ they fo wholfome, nor fo powerfull whereby ^w V^ form their office for which they were made and eft pounded. If you have a horfe which is but we³* jf fight, thelefle�W you take from him the bet^ g will be for the continuance of his fight, for by ^lfJ" much blond from a horfe weakly fighted, will on ^a * _e, den caufe him to become fione blinde, like as by ^e> _i0* xience I have often known and obferved. But ⁿ⁰J\_r conclude this Paragraph, becaufe I have not ye^c � ^ died one part appertaining to aj�re e^e, viz.for ^a .j, which by an unluc\iejiroke oxftripe is broken and ^ ten out of the head of the horfe. I will g*^ve ^jc, onely receitj which can never be parallelled: t° ^e

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		^Hen � A^^um3^an<l fi^r^ ^Durn ^ ^m ^a fire-pan,and after Eye hrok$n. l_et ^\^lt is burned fo, put it upon the hot coales, and Uj_e , "urn there till all the moyfturebe quite confu- Hii-³ ^lt becommeth as light as a feather _s and as ey_e ^e ^as fnow,and fo brittle as that it will break with ty^. touch, unlefle it be very carefully handled, ^Vetvr^It: ^s ^° battle ^as ^tnat ^lt* ^w^ runne to afb.es with W j^all prefiure_?and that the tafte of Alluin remai- W u ^e ^m ^C^^e^^ Allum₃theni^s ^1Z fufficienly bur- a^⁵ ^en take of this powder as much as will iuffice, tjjg ^ixe it with Life-honey ,and ftir them well toge- %^r'^as ^tnat y°^u ^^oe k"ⁿg^ll ^to ^an ^Ung^uenf i put of i L^eJ^ery day morning and evening into his eye with Hi] »^ ° k°k y^our ^^an^ ^uP^on ^tne ^ey^e ^a p^retty ^ ^5 that the medicine cannot fuddenly get forth, ew^y thus doing infewdaies it will be throughly S though the eye be utterly loft. Hip Sect. 6. E. P°Ph. \T\7 Hat is good to takg away a bony excre- ^. V V tion₅or aflefy J %$$°P- This malady of a bony excretion commeth co».^5°«imonly by the means ofcaujikks and burning ^lHe l ^Ves 3 which be laid to wounds that are neere to ^t»o_u^^e3^as when the wound is either in the legge, or ^Ur^_ej^^e paftemes, for thatthe flefh being extreamly ^th ^an^ mortified by fuch caujiicki St corrofives^ it y the^CaU^^e ^an ■^excreft^en ^to g^roW ^uP^on ^tne bene, which; ^jb(te^kilrulii«M®Fthe Fewer the wound is healed Hich i~^texcr&?4k doth remain ftill upon the bone, talj_en ^commeth an e;e-pre₃unleffe it be afterwards Mak ' ^wl"choccafioneth a new cure, and over ^UOve it enforceth oft times the horfe to* halt- fome-

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fometimes again an excretion oommeth by the
being_galled with a lock or fetters, having beep ^
continued upon the fame foot, without changing
removing in time convenient.But howfoever it c
meth, the cure is, .^

Take Elecampane root newly gathered_aand cle

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it from its earth, and wrap it up in a brown P^_s,
then wet the paper, and fo heale it in the hot^eDl ^ }s
and fo roft it as you would doe a Warden, when
throughly well rofted, that it be like pap, f° \*h&
your horfe can fufFer it (for it muft not fcald h^?L<l,
you have a (tick, (like as you doe a fplent) r^u^ «A
knocked, and chafed the excretion^ binde this ro ^
root clofe unto the place, and fo let it remain^e °?^
houres before you doe remove it, and in two or*
times thus dreffing it, the excretion will rot and^c »
fume to nothing,and this wil alfo take away a fp*
*^ This is very good. Another. -$

Take the oyle of Origanum, and every m^g
and evening, or oftner, take a little upon the ^Df?_e^

of your thumbe,and rub the place, and it win*^ctV

■k

with in time confume, and quite take it a way-
And this will alfo take away a fplent.

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Hippoph.^Efl 7Hat mil cure anImpoftHf»ei#^tl3e

VV^Horfe? fatf

Hippof- This difeafe proceeds from fundry ^c% ₀fi&

by means of fome blow with fome ftaffe °* _; of

fuch like thing, which he reeeiveth about the ^

*/># or elfe by means of fome hurt he may g^et? ^; ]a$

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			The Expert Ferrier. 303 er ^Wf ^un? ^or galled with a new or hard hempen hal- f₀ ' Specially if a knot be neereor upon the place 5 ^d^Cr'^llles ^lt* ^comes ^a^° °^ ^a ^c°ld taken in the head, hnu, "^ittlmes ^ag^ame by means of bad and peccant

		W tt^³ ^wmcb refiding in head^ doe make its paifage &i ^^e cans 5 it is eafily known by its much burning, WY^^lng, andfwelling, and by the horfes unwilling- ly 1 ^e to be touched and handled about that place j if s^ ^an impoftumation,then thus it muft be cured, ty! ^ake Linfeed and make it into fine powder, and �^._w f^ <^^eauflower, of each halfe a pinte, ordinary Honey fi_uimtel. ^ . Pint, tried Hogs-greafe one pound,mixe all thefe % ^Uc* warm them upon a fire ₉ keeping them con- fer % fti^rrmg^: ^tnen ^ta^^e of this Oyntment and W! ^lt ^uP^on ^a litinen cloath, or upon a plaifterof W ^r? the bredth of the fwelling onely,and apply it W¹⁶⁰ tbeplace, and renew it once every foure tL ^enty houres, till it either doe breake orbefo W⁵ ^as that it may be opeaed _? which muft be done WⁿWards, that the corruption may eafily iffuea- 4? then heale it up with this Salve. Ht^^e Mel-Rofarum,Sallet-oyie,and ordinary Tur- tle'!^e:> of each two ounces, incorporate them well %' ^r ₃ and make for the horfe a biggen, or night- bo^ ° keepe on the medicine, taint the fore to the W^a^e dipped in this Oyntment, and apply alfo a ^_r ^e* of the faid ftuffe upon the fore, renewing it W^^aytill it be whole and found: � But if the y^ j ^Ulnation be broken of its own accord before ^<joe perceive it,then ^°n R °^yle ^of RofessVenice Turpentine, and com- ^oney, of each like much, mixe them well toge- ther

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		5 04 ^Ae Expert Ferrier. together,8c fo making it bloud-warm upon a ifWT^ bers or coales,dip fome black Wooll in the meal ^ and fo flop up that eare therewith which is g^rl?r^e renewing it once a day till it be whole.* ,,* But 1 .^ eares be onely inflamed, then flop of this aft^3f _afld medicine into them, and it will both eafe hio¹ j take away the inflammation.^ Another. ^ Take of Pepper made into fine Powder dift» ^t ' ^ Hogges-greafe one fpoonfull, the juyce of ^-^ue_t^o handrail , the flrongeft white Wine-vinegar , -f fpoonfull, beate all thefe very well together, ^ _ej, the Swelling, Impoflumation, or Inflammation,¹' _Q$ ther in the EaresJFaceflead or Throat of the Horfefi'A take either black Wooll, fine Lint, Flax or Hurd^s»^ dip it into this medicine, and fo flop both hi^s * ₀t therewith, and then flitch them up, that it g^e!jjjig forth, renewing it once in two daies, till the fWp . be clean gone, your horfe* will be certainly cured _flBut if the griefe be in any other part of the bod)i ^ ₀t* with this Unguent you fhall annoynt the grie^v\| ^ fwoln place once or twice a day till it depart. _<jf?\ if the fwelling be neere or about the Cods* or P parta,then .�& Firfi Bathe the place wel with cold water,^ ^ being made dry againe with a cloathjannoyn^lt\ «cfi the faid Oyntment every day once or twice, ^aty^etb fhall finde it to be a prefent cure _J<..This alf° ^c Qtf? the Vlcer and Canker in the No/e, and it is a ^f^' for theVives/. I have often cured all thei^edies with this Receipt. c$^'*

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				CHAP. IX. Sect. 1.F. HIPOPHYLUS.

			Mt eureka* jofirth^Fff«? .■ , ^ I fl^tf Of all the difeafes, where-

	unto Hor/c/ are inclinable,� this of the Farcin is the moft loathfome , moft ^^qwyp ftinking , and the moft filthy, where- in^ fore for the fame I (ball fet you down \vjj y cures, but firft I intend to difcourfe fome- ^Vi a^ i^cs Nature, and how it comes to SLHorfe? c^ji^s 5Heafe we here in England* doe for the moft part «]»> ^FarcJ» ^anc^ {.Secundum valgus)* it is called the Maft*» ^for fo MafterM<«r^«doth ftile it 5 But %iv_t^ fondevile. the Italians^ and the fjmwA, doe do_e ^^ name ofFarcin, to which denomination I tiatjj!p ^rather incline, by reafon we take the faid I d_0e �^orn the Italians,* and the French, forthat truly Infl_r^e ?ⁿde that to be the proper name of the faid ^a difl^y 3 derived from the word Farcin* ₉ which is l^'ne ^mo^ ^mre&io\is, poyfonous, and dangerous, ^d o?^ever ^fo ^little let alone, or negle&ed. It is a ^nd J), n.M^r1^epin? ^vlcer> beginning with hard knots, ^Ult"₅ and after dilating and fpreading itfelte a � into

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		gO0 Tie Expert Ferrier. CHA^r. into branches (like a Vine or Ivy) doth not c& from running,untill fuch time as it hath vifited e J part and member of the g^ ₃ for �,/ C*w»" /^^ it commonly beginning either in a veine, or neer ^ fome Majier-veme,* which feedeth and nourilhetn difeafe, that is the caufe of its dirfufion. It is lflg ^ dred fometimes of corrupt blood, which heats ^a^ furfets have occasioned in the Body �-, fometim^eS. _t, \ hurts and wounds received, as alfo by fome Cafl _? ■rous and poyfonOns thing, as'ruftySpurres , S°^a, �, Bits, or the like } it is alfo taken from another ^'g j; which is falne into the fame difeafe, alfo by h^e/L$ one Uggc againft another, and being fmitte^ Oj \| fome ftarTe, whereon are hard knots., and foridrM#jj_: \ like means andwaies? it comes alfo to" aitf^Vfit furfets given him, which finding no other' ^\\fi < avoydance _D layes hold of this difeafe, whereby 4 �/W, being overmuch heat, his greafe molten, \$ his taking a fudden cold, which is molt frequent a ^ great heats, then growing in the badf, and ^el~P^e<?₀ti' in the bloud) fuch obltructions, corruptions, and Y _Qtrefactionmot having any means to vent it felfe?⁰ ^ avoyde,or evacuate, but by this way onel'y, by g^r°^ inginto knots,Puftils, Ulcers, or the like, whtf\^f fo contagious and infe&ious, foasif but any o^ kerfe doe but gnaw or lick with his teeth or too&jj, upon the place infected, he will be affuredly ^wl, _en alhort time after himfelfe infefted alfo 5 ^an .₀iiS once -^horfi i_s ftrucken or infe&ed with this leg¹ j_Smalady,if he be not prefently and Ikilfully ^cUf ,L^' as infallible death to him,as if he had either his / � fareial cut_? or his braints beate out with a Butcher '^*

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	(i_nf_ft^r_r^eforeifin this cafe your he?Jc be vifited with this

	°bf_e^r°^Us difeafe, Icouldwifli you would carefully			«.
do₆n^Ve ^o^ings: the firftis, that fo foon as you Vou ^rcei^ye this malady to appeare upon him, that (bin Patently fequefter him from his fellows, into hen,-^ot^^r Sable or ftall by himfelfe alone, for feare c_0tl jljSht inf eel: them, for that it is catching ■> And fe- 2, °PPn ⁵ ^to ^^e ^very diligent in omitting no time or C^j, ^rtunity, in getting him adminiftred unto for his fyjlj' The fignes of this difeafe are fo plaine and fa- W^⁵ 4s that it needeth no defcription. Iwillpafle \r^e ^CUre' To the end therefore you may goe the ^ abf^ecurety ^to ^wor^^e 3 whereby you may make it He p ^and perfect cure, efpecially if you doe finde ^llw V^ils to be malevolent, and greatly inflamed, $t_r* I¹⁶ firft day let him bleud in or neere to that Ma- ^lhe_ri !?sWhich doth moft feed and nourish theF4rcin₃\* r!° °°ⁿ ^as you have well bhudied* him, give him Ma of Aloes, made into fine powder, one ounce, ^ft}_c Quantity of London Triacle, fo much as will iWf^³ ^and of life Honyfo much as wilLfuffice_s mixe '^^11 together, and give it him in a horning ^itlw³ ^and fix houres after give, him white water, f^ty t? ^eedeth this bloudying* him, or purgation, any ^r t}_l^ln^^er ^mm fi"^om being drefled for his difeafe, N^^at: blond-letting doth but onely hinder it from b¹ tlf ^a?T ^Aer for that time,and the Purge; fen- c y* ati^e ^^ea^^e ^fron* the hetrt, to the end it may no %^°y that place, wherefore for the perfecting Tav ^re> .�■■■,.-.■ ^ke of oyle de-Bay two ounces ₉ of Euforbium- Aaa 2 made

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		made into fine powder one ounce, incorporate b° thefewell together, that they may become t»u^t0body, then fearch for the firft origen, or fpring �' thefirft knots did begin, and fo continue (&^cfZ till you fmdeoutthe laft, clip away the 64 ^it0_fioffand about all thefe knots,and annoynt them V^J well with this oyntment once every three daies h ^a _tfafter you have thus drefled him three times, iwjc doe not finde the Farcins to be killed, and that¹' knots doe not dry up, then bathe the placetP'^ daies together with the ftale or urine of a Co* _eOxe, and with the herbe called Lions foot, in l^j\\ Leentipedium} both boyled together, and this ^t cure him. V'.This medicine I never made ufe o\ d* onceonely, and it cured the horfe unto which¹adminifter the fame. * * Another. / i ^Tr^keuⁿ¹^ ^leavesof pot-herbe called Bcete^s>J thefmalleftbutfoundeftleaves, and nine ff^J bay-falt, beate thefe very well together to falve, ' ra a morning before Sun-riling put this mediciP ₍o to both his Eares byequall portions, and p^u ;_rte_?them after it alit.de wooll, to keep in theme<»^c U and fo flitch" up his Eares, and let him ftand to \&* meate and white water 24 houres at the leaft, ,. take forth the wooll and ftuffe,and he is cure^ A, With this receit I have cured fundry horfes.* A⁰ V If your Horfe* have a Farcin in any of the foure <T-^ 5^of H^s ^k$eb> ^lethim blted well in the**'' talhng,;_then _t Jake of Arfenick two ounces, and put it.^rf ^^e/i!T'^Ci^0th' a^indc it up with a S&fa sew Pacfe-thred, and fatten it unto the *** W*

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		The Expert Terrier 309 Q.yj'.Ais is to be thus adminiftred, if the Farcin be }_n^yinthe fore-parts j but if the difeafe be as well ^^hinder-parts as in the fore-parts, then hang like ^^e quantity of Arfenick, made up in a cloth *yl ^3S ^Wastne former, and hang that alfo upon his e^^e \ ^and the more you ride, work, or traveil, and q_u ^e him, the better it will be for his difeafe, to (L ^eand ride the fame , and the more fpare his hjL ' ^tne fooner he is cured, provided you keep giv \^^rmV^ne S^tab^^e i ^a"d for fome time you muft H \v ^m ^wn^te water. This cure I did never try, but \^, ^a^aught me by great MarijhaU 0/ Pari/,* one who %] t> ^reP^ute °f^a ^very h°^neft ^man 5 ^ar,d ^a ^m°ft fk.il- f_eAi ^erner, who protefted unto me that he had per- ^ cured many Morfet with this receit. Another. pr_er .^e white Bran prepared, like as you fhall findc fat ^Cr,^ed you, lilt. a. cap. i.feS. 4. F. how to make ^^reflj^⁵ and give it him a day before he is to be tw ^e<jUnd let him eat it fo hot as well he may: con- l_et 1? him to this dyet three mornings together, then ^^aV t? ^^ well in the tteckf veine, but give him no ly ?^at day he hleedetb^ but fsveet Wheat-ftraw one- 4ft_e ^either let him either eate or drink in four houres t\v₀ \ ^aid then let his drink be white water. And hii^^ai5^s after his 4/w^/'«g, you fhall begin to give Q^H §ain his Wheat-bran prepared as before, which tit^e °^ntinue for fix daies together, during which this p^°^u ^mall give him every evening with his Oats, Tak^W(i^er ^andthefe roots following,^. ^ont_an- ^c°min, ofLinfeed,ofFenugrick, Sileris* °Un_Ces ^I;> °f ^each rwo ounces, quick Brimftone foure \s let all thefebepowdredj and mixe them A a 3 well

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well, and give it at one time with his Oats, ^la, _e}_ng as you may put into an egge-fliell, the meat^& ^ firft taken out; let him be thus ufed daily ty? fpaceof fix daies. Thofe daies being ended, �^ Take the root of Salericke, the root of Taflu^s" ■ batus, the root of Valerion, and the root of L^a�" ^ zpn, of each like much, chop them all very hearbs to the pot, which being thus well Aj¹ _tegive them to the Horfi without Oates if he wi" ^e _Q$ them, if not, then otherwife in Pils; a^dwh�ⁿi-^ give him the roots, doe not give him the afo^re c^ powder, and fo continue him with thefe roo^�S ^ daies together,which fix daies ended, caufe him ^t _ltbleudied again on the other fide of the nec^b^¹} .s let him not bleed fo much as before, and order W -_tJlbefore after the firft bleeding: nor (hall yougi^ve. pt either powder or roots, but let him be KiM \s warm, and have his ordinary allowance of me^'^ well of Hay, as of Oats .> and then for fix daie^sil -_v6every evening after he hath drunk white water? h\ him one evening of this powder with his Oat^eSj ₀t the next evening of thefe roots, and if you fi¹¹ - utf\ the Farcin to dry up to your mind, continue ^d this powder, and thefe roots for fix daies more? j
	thofe daies being paft, give him good H^a^ ^e good Oats, and not any longer the powder⁰ ^y roots: and thus following thefe directions ?ⁿⁱ\ \>e


ally, your Harfe fhall be perfe&Iy cured, ^anj_th^^rbrought into good ftate and health again ? ^ne_rt <& fhall the relicks of the Farcin remain in any ?_thef* his body 5 and'if there be any knots remainiⁿ^' _t\fi fliallbreake^ purge, «leanfe, heate,and dry ^UP ^ai¹*

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		the Expert Ferrier: 311 f_eJ* ^caufe being taken and purged away. Of this my never triall, by reafon that many of the in- vents were not eafily to be had. Another, of j ke black Elebore, and adde to the hearb fome itj^s juyce, put unto it old Boares-greafe, and boyle to l .iU the juyce be quite boyled into it, whereby \^iltx%^lt* ^to ^a perfedt unguent, with which you mall ^c»ji ?^^nt and rub the knots, or buttons of the Far-* L⁵ out before you doe apply this unguent, let the W^e be {haven or clipped away from and about the ty>J^s* \* With this receit I have cured onely one Y Another: \Vjj.Ae five or fix handfulsof four-leaved Plantane, \_c, the roots, of Bay-fait one handfull, and fo \J\Comin as you may well take up, with your ^_f r- ar\d two fingers, beat the Comin to fine pow- ^-^and then ftamp the Plantane and Salt well to- V^ with the Comin , and after they be well in- ^r% ^ate3 ^et * fteepe and infufe 24 houres, then JK ^e and wring it hard, and give the liquor thereof \% Horfi in a morning failing, but you mud take \|}{>₀ from him the day before, and he muft ftand Rtjj f^e Trench fix houres before you give him the \|\|iy_c^^rrnke, and you muft alfo put into his eans the <i^ of R.ue, and then ftitch up his eares, and fo let \|^U_e ^^rnain 24Lhoures 5 but if the malady {hall con- V lio^^-l think it will not doe ) then muft you f h}_s j ^W again, and give him the aforefaid drink. % J^¹ tryed, but he that taught me this,did af- Vijj ^e that there i s no kin d of F<re/',but this receit t�^e^ⁿ°ther: Moli or Av ^^e unt the hearb Moty_a it groweth in marim q_Ua.pUati* grOUndSj qnt.

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			grounds, you muft take io,i 1,12, or 13. of ther (or according to the ftrength,greatnefle or corpu _f(cy of your Horfe ) let your roots be in the nutf> p or quantity. Take alfo of White-wine one pint? ./fy take of bay. Salt-one handfull (which was never u^ and put it into the White-wine, then take °y^, Wine-vinegar half a pint more or lefle, but firft ** _{jt you muft take the roots of the faid Moly ₃ and A be gathered a day before you are to ufe it 5 you ^l ^ onely take the roots thereof, ( and call: away^l\,$ fidue) for that they are moftufefull, and ^a^ \|^ have fo done, take thefe great roots and warn $ clean, fo as no filth doe remaine upon them, .$ take the faid roots andbruife them, and-fteep⁽^n in the Wine with the Salt and Vinegar,, in an e^af ^ Pipkin, and flop it clofe that no ayre get into i^c > 4* let it infufe fo a whole night, then about fev\|-_ve eight of the clock in the morning, ftrain it., $& %& it him to drinke, and after he hath taken it ^CM\ him up warm, and let him be walked foUre ho ^ but above all things, you muft not give him any yft in foure daies after, but inftead of Oats g^lV. j,j� Wheat-bran prepared, and let his drinke 1^' j, c> water; neither muft you naffer him togoe°^r^5 the Stable in three or four daies after -at the i°° ₀$* and then after that you may ride Or work hi¹¹¹ ^a -hf* pleafure 5 neither muft this drinke be ^a^^lJl c^ warm, but cold. ."%-This is a known certain ^M among the Mrifids in France, but by feafbj* j _c0x^ never finde the herb Moly growing in �#g^"'_tkel^e, never come to pra&ife the cure here 5 ^nevetJyfA⁹h* I will give you the defcriptionof this faid h^ea $<>

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314 The Expert Ferrkr. (QHA-J^ grounds, it refembleththe hearbcalled S^C°°P _a, dion, or Sorrell, onely the leafe is bigger and b^r^ der, the flower is like to the white Violet, ^M^-is about the bignefle of a purple wild Violet, and .^ as white as milke, it fmelleth ftrong like Garlic S ^ root is little and round, which is moft foveraigⁿ .^ heale the overtures of the matrix, being beaten ■ the oyntment of Ireos, applied as a PelTure or _ l_yfter �■> Homer* faith that the god Mercury was the fir' c₀t ventor and finder out of this Plant, and theg^s r_ff the excellency thereof, named it Moly : fee ThtfP ' ftWiParacelfm^n&Diefcorider. _t^e Albeit that all thefe receits be very good ^ ^c Farcin₃ yet are not all Uorfis cured with one and /j. fame medicine; and moft certaine it is, that the &. _einfallible way to cure the Farcin, is to give hi¹¹¹ ₀{ fire: in the pradice not onely of this cure, bt^


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	wardly, it is greatly behoofefull that the Ferr¹ A* mindnilltoobfervetheftrength, age, quality? A ability of the Horfe to which he is to adminifter, ~ accordingly to'mixe and apply his Ingredients^ ther. nf' ' Firft let him bloud on both fides the nechf an" JP ^ wines _t and let him bleed a good quantity, then J, Hemlocke, Cinque-foyle, or Five-leaved-grafl^e? ,#, Rue,of each like much 5 ftamp them and ftrain * ^gji and put the juyce thereof into hiseares, an" ^ ftitch them up 24 houres, and it is a certain c ^ ^ For with this I have cured ftwdry Hafes- * ^tner« _u *_a&&* Firft₉ Jet tim �/«/ well at the mckveine ^�"- f jr

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		The Expert Ferrier- 315 c^¹ ^t0ra-Magna, and Aloes Pratice, of each two oun- di^,^atl4 as much Barly~bran '■> mixe all thefe, and _uof,. /T⁶ it in an oyle-olive one pinte,and put thereto Part ^i^ne ^one ?^mte)^an^^tnen divide it into two ' the ^S °^r ^oities, and fo give it two mornings toge- ^eitK ^t0 ^^OUr ^Mdrf^e facing with a Horn , that is to fay₃w ^^r morning the one moyty: this done, take as 2, t^j 1 . blacke Sope as a Walnut , halfe as much Arfe- ^f_a^ ⁿ fine Powder, and work them into one body to t^ ^^e₃ then with the point of a knife flit or open all a ^rd knots or puftils, and fo put into every of \\ l¹the quantity of two Barley-corns of this Salve, ^^ ^wi^^eate f°^rtn ^tftecores 3^an(^ kin ^tne p°y^°- Wa^S ^Hm6us ? then where you fee the wounds, and \vmf^s ^red 8c faire,heale them up by annointing them fy_r^ ^m Gutter molten and made hot, and then TT^j .^pon them the Powder of Bolearmonack. **. oft. ^,s ^a moft approved good Receipt,and by my felf �^Praftifed. Another. . . o_De p^e the juyce of Rue,and of Aqua-vitae, of each ^jPoonfull andahalfe, beat them well together^ th_e y.equall portions convey it into both his eares,* f^liji, ^ltch them up for 24 houres fpace, and he is in- ^_e"^ly cured. V-This is an excellent cure, and by ^^enufed. Another. Mth * ^^a(h all the pi aces that be raw or fwelled, the_n,. , ^aniDei"ly, or white Wine-Vinegar wanned, ^r _0n^ake ^of Salt one handfull, of white Wine^Vine- <H_eJ^e Pottle, ofAllum diffolved in the Vinegar "ot^ j^^Cy.s of Verde-greafe and green Copperas₃^ItS into fine powder, of each one pounds " thefe upon the fire, and every day waft the Bbb 2 fores

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		fores, and places fwelled therewith warm, j"'"^ day, morning and evening. This I never did e- F rience, but it was commended unto me by ^°^X'_th Knight, who averred unto me that he had c^ therewith very many B&rfes* of the Farcin. f?^e fob faid that he had cured fome with this Receipt lowing, viz, ,{o Take Tarre, Tallow, and Horfe-dung, of & $ much as will fuffice, incorporate all thefeupo⁰fire, and annoynt him therewith hot. Another. ± Take Hempfeedone pound, and bruife it t^e then take Rue and Salt, of each one handfull, ? 0 leaves of Mallows two handfuls,boyleall thefe^d water,two quarts, unto a moyty, then itraine & j,js and give it your Horfe bloud-warm, give him o* ._tft two mornings, but not two mornings "together > ₀b let him Hay one morning betwixt, then takeag^il quantity of Chamberly and Hemlock fo much ^s _tj)l fuffice, and boyle them well, and warn the fo^reLr? they be quite whole,and dryed up.*. This is ^xgood receipt. Another. in Take the hearb with the root called Digital ty,* in Englifh Sope-ghve^lus F ex-glove^ good qu^'' m bmde it up into a fine linnen ragge, and if the /"^ be in the forepart, of the Horfe, hangitup⁰¹¹ ₀{i vt<tine> but if in the hinder part, then hang 'hr the taiks and this will cure him. This I never ai^a $, penence 3 But now I will give you for a cloiey^f belt and moft certaine cure for this difeafe₅that *^c & yet knew: and _with _which _T _haye _perf_eft_ed tno^V^c cures or this nature, then of all therefidue ^binculcated. And thus it is. Another. 4$&

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		________I the Expert Terrier 3 ^l7 I >ke of Rue, the leaves and tender tops onely, S^t any the leaft ftalks, a good handfull firft S them Ldl, and then ftamp them ma Morter to ^tyoyntment, when they are fo well pownded ^pUt thereunto of the pureft white tryed Hogs-greaie ?« %>onfuli , and fo work them together to a per- ;S & _ve, or unguent _h that done, ftop into either core S Whole quantity by equall portions, and put a » e wooll upon the Medicine to caufe it to keejpc ? He better and fo ftitch up his eaves, and let him . >ai_ne i_n the Stable foure and twenty houres at >\ and either put him forth to grade, or e fe if he r ^tQbe wrought, work him, for the more bis labour S the morefpare his diet is the fooner he is cured* _cf« This I commend to you for the beft aid^moft Secure that I could ever meet with 5 for with k^hlSi JUceiot onely, I affure you on my credit, 1 NW Th� Ferriers holden for incurable and fen-. Wtobe'food forH^. TheFm^doe alfo ^hedifeafe, Uddevcr. Sect. a.F. Voph. jHaveb^dofanotherkindofF^cm.aied ■*&en»<tfer-Farcin? _ur \J*fP# Trudy. Sir, in anfwer to thr>, I by, oblerva- i>f this difeaYe doe finde, that there is but onely 5jJad, albeit I will not deny, but that fome one _W. fanm; .,7 be more malignant then another, according to ^Qe conftitution of the Hirft who is vifited there-

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2\|g The Expert Ferrzer with, by reafon that chsler may be in that Horfe " predominant then in another horfe,* of any or tn^ ther humors, for then it commeth forth more dry5 if the horfe be naturally Rheumatick, then inay i^ \|. peare more watry and moyft, and fo of the reil 0- but ftill it is but one and the fame infirmity, fp^r ° ^ forts I could never finde. But touching this W^a j forcings you arepleafed to term the fame,the f^r* ,j giveth this name, viz. laLoHfpc, which is in ^j₀the Weulfe₀ and they gave me the reafon why tn^g . fo call it, to wit, becaufe it feftreth the flefh, & $ and corroding therein inwardly, and it begi¹¹^ moft commonly in the feet, rather then in any ° $$* member of the horfe. And for this difeafe a ^ ^ French MariJhaUofPark gave me this enfuing^cbut I never yet made tryall thereof viz. J^ Firft waih the place, and (have away the hayr^e' A fearch the place well with your linger, and let i° y the corruption, but be fure you fearch it to the ^ bottome. <U� Take then Horfe-dung,or Goofe-dung,Wine? ^_eand Vinegar,of each fo much as will fuffice, and¹¹ j^ thereof a Salve, and fo Playfter-wife apply '^t.^t°_aD^ forance, binding it on, and the third day open ^Vjj-d ' drefle it up again as before, and doe this every ^tt?_JlJe day till it be whole5 but be fure you doe evertf j^ you drelle him, examine the very bottome. n allured me to be a very perfeft cure.

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		Sect. 3. F. 'Ppoph. TTTTh** ff thtdifeafe called j&eFlankes₃' VV tmdhewifitc'ured?* cr faf- This ^is when ^a ^horf^e ^natil g^otten ^a wrinch, l_e\^citi ftroke,or other griefe in his back, which is cal- ^he French Ferriers, Flanges , the cure is this. t^^lrft (have away the hayre from the place grieved, .Ilmkgs. �ijfey on this charge. , ' to ^ake Bol-Armonack, Cumfry, alias Confohda- \\K>* Galbanum, Sol-Armoniack,Sanguis Draconis, Of ^0vn blcud Bunmndy-Pitch,Maftick, Olibanum ^^each like much, fo much as will fuffice 5 (lamp and 5y^l »U thefe together, with Wheat-meale, Vinegar, fo^e whites ofEgges,fo much as will fuffice, and pu^ke it into a charge, and therewith charge the CL^Ce grieved, then clap upon the top all along the %^ezndl>acio{xhcHorfe, a(heepes-lkinne, com- ^8 hot from the (heepe, and change it every day, C^at three of fouredaies end he will be well, but 4₀ J^e charge lie upon the place untill fuch time as it ^efall away it felfe, and keep him warm. S E G T. 4. F, ^lpP°ph.rT₀» may a man bring in few date f his fkp_p OHorfe U be fat; er at lufi in g«od liking ^fag him to be found? , .'_■'' ..., brkW- Sir, over-much riding and exercife will t₀ k\| ^lhe fatteft Horft that ever trode upon the Earth ^ornepoore, bare, andleane, and fo will too . earfy

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		chaV-9' 320 The Expert Ferrier. _ZZ^-^' early, and too late ay rings, bad dyet, evill keep¹^' lingring after b&trcs, and fpending upon them, ^ Fat Borfe, gring after grafle, and the like: But if your H<) ^* poore, bare, lean, and feeble, fo that his ftoma ^₀ii good to meat, I will give you a receit, which C¹ /^f doe duly obferve my rules, juftly as I (hall d^e ^ _q{them ) you mail get him up into fejh in twel^vfourteen daies. r^c* Firft therefore take hhudirom him,if you doe _tit grofle, or Flegmatick, for otherwife he ^an^, Bran prepa- poffibly mend} then inftead of Oats in the m?^r0_t^ red. you (hall give him Wheat-bran, prepared afte¹ ^ manner. Set over the fire a clean Kettle, andfiU ^ moft full with faire-water, and fo foon as ic b°1 m put in your Wheat-bran, and fo let it boyle a afi? jt of an houre at the leaft �■> then take it on, and .^ ftand to coole, and about foure or five in the m°^r ^r give him of this bran fo hot as he can eate it, th^e m his drink give him of the fame water, and at ^p <j\| t give him Oates and white water,and let him b^e ^₀t covered & littered warm; but if it be Summer,^ .m the Stable be too hot, but temperate, and gjpfi give him with his Oates alfo the quantity ° ^&&* you may convey into an Egge-fhell of this P° A\C following, with which you muft continue h^lfl?j (tf fpace of eight daies_; or-according as you &* Afi* caufc. You muft underftand that this branO fo prepared is the onely thing which drieth^utth^e.naughty, grofle, and corrupt humours _y and do ._e, better prepare the body to aflume luft, �%0^' ftrength and fleCh,together with the help of <*^e ^rder,whichisthis. fal#

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		v^°Kl The Expert Ferrier. . :³¹ * ^T5e~ofammin,Fe^ic^Siie^-Montani_sNut- fat « lean 1%.Cloves, Ginger, Linfeed, of each two ounces, *� ^-Brimftone hx ounces , make all thele into J^dcr, of this powder give him every night the E5^ntity «f an Egge-fhell fulLwith his Oates.as I have uS-prefcribed>ut hemuft be firft watered with J?¹? ^ter, which fo foon as he hath drunk let his >k b_&dy* be rubbed, then cloathed and Jittered WT* being done, then give himafmall (heafeof R_aS-ftraw, fweet, good,and well threfhed into his C^keo and let him eate thereof by the fpace of an i>5 which done,give him Oates mixed with his Y₀°>r, which when he hath eaten give him Hay at > Pleafure, remembring to keep him warm, but fo «&> moderation^ let him be alfo well rubbed, C^Ci% againftthehayre, and by this doing you V^foon-perceive him to mend exceedingly, but C>ft Put alfo into his Oates, together with its ti>r powder of Nettle-feed two handfuls every & for that is the thing which P"^nclP^a»y � J C^eW to battle: It will alfo greatly availe to his ni><Wnt,if he be ayred every morning and eve- O^an houre after Sunne-rifing,and an houre before C^e-fet,if the weather be warm,and the Sunne doe C^ V And this I doe affure you is themoft exqui- *C°^Urfe can be taken, whereby to fet up a lean ^fendtomakeapoorH^r/cfet in little time, and fiaall charge.

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		Sect. 5. F. Hippoph. \i\TH4t help have you fir thtfi&ⁿ& °> * V Fundament � -^ tiippof.Thxs malady commeth to a norfe ^°^lf^C^_eet^c by cold , fometimes through weakneffe and Jfc poverty, amd fometimes by means of a laxative _fjt and flux of blond, when {training to expell, the � is not able j and by that means the fundament meth out, the cure is, ^ Take white Salt made into very fine powder, ^ Falling of _a ii_tt}_e _Up_Qn _tne g_Ut} then take a piece of Lard 3 U, tbefitndam _firft having boyled Mallow-leaves till they b^_tJj« ^mnu take of thefe leaves and beat them well ^. $ Lard, and when it is fufficiently beaten make ^l Jj like to zfuppofitory, and apply it to the place ^eJ, day once,till it be whole. *** This I have often^t 3 E C T. 6. F. Hippoph. T should be very glstd to know what yM^c ■<?/Feavers. ^ Hifptf.* Sir, as touching feavers in fcfor/w, I ^^ they be as fubjecl to them, as man is,as alfo tML w Feavers are or feverall natures, which cannot v ^ med, which may moft eaftly be diftinguifte. ^ known, if you pleafe diligently to obfer ve. A -^jrig commeth many times, either by intemperate ^_cv or travell,or elfe through bad and un wholfo^^fe and all Feaver, f_or the mod: part have thej^r ,». from thefe effefts,if you adde thereunto evil* ^ _G f.

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Pⁿ- \f \Z~fy Hippoferus, how dee you define * t». V > Feaver? ^ '&°f-1 define it thus. A Feaver is an unnaturall Feaver ^ '^temperate heat which beginneth at the heart, ^»e^ tL ^eth it felfe through all the arteries and veines of
	Hv ^hole body of the Horfohindring all his naturall ^i^l0ns : howfoever fome Ferriers are pleafed to Cm them more forts, then I will queftion their phy-

		4^nd learned diftindions , for I could never con- W⁶ them but in a few, as quotidian, tertian, qnartan, C tftiUt₃ and yet all thefe be of one nature, albeit �,, ^ore malignant then others be, onely a HeSique %" is of a different nature from the former, and fo \vk ^a Peftiknt fever* may be. Now as touching feavers \^X^ come in the Spring, Summer,Autumn,or Win- iti k¹ ^cannot fee why they mould be/^©er/ different C^tUre from thefe other, for there are not any of C^e» but may come to a Norfe in any of thefe fea- SECT.8.F. ^ Poph. TT~» Rem whence do Fevers proceed $ V, J? Hippof. Firft, Sir you mult under- 4iL ^triat Fever* are of two forts, that is to fay, Or- tiJyP and Accidentall , the ordinary Feavers are ^i\l^tnat come of forfeits, over-riding, and labour, WJJ^olfome ^meat>^as ^m°y^ft3 ^raw3 ^moiil(1y?^an<1 ^mu^y ^t<Kl3 corne, provender and hav, of wHat nature, Ccc₂ *°^

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		324 The Expert Terrier. C HA j^ fort or condition foever 5 but your Feavers aceta- t&U come of fome terrible ftroke or deepe WO^u ^ j bringing therewith infufFerable paine, dolour, * griefe to the poore beaft} again, your ordi»^ar) ,-^ vers come oft times by the extream violent fcorcⁿ °_foftheSunne, but moft commonly in the (&% daies, as when your horfe is abroad at grafle, wh?^f _feither want of water, or having fuch as is ^nel^_?good or wholfome , or elfe where is want of hou'¹ d melter to goe into _s or fhady trees to be under,. ,$ fuch kind of Jgn.es* doe prove for the moft part e¹J Heftick, or pejiilgftt Feaversfov* by that means hi^s" m becommeth inflamed , whereby the humour of '^ ^ is predominate. Now Sir, if you be pleafed t° %. ferveftriclrlyand carefully, you {hall alfofinde^ Feavers doe come many times alfo from a quite c° _ftrary caufe 5 as from cold taken upon hard riding' ^ great labour, and by having at fuch times cold ^L, given him to drink, or by warning or walking 0 Vp ving fweat much,or by being out too late in the $' « or gutting in of the evening, or upon day-break¹ % efpecially neere or among fenny, moorifti, or ^k grounds, by reafon that naughty vapours Ao^^X^ from fuch kind of places. Fewers alfo doe acC*L to Horfes* when upon hard riding, and great ttfJ you give your Horfe cold water drawn out of a W ₀r which being much colder then either Ri^vefjitf, Pond water, doth more chill the Horfe ir^iL. Whereby he is much more diftempered, caufiog \|L to quake, and to (hake exceedingly after his dri? * which occafioneth crudities, and an evill h^¹¹ ^ the ftomacfc.j which doth beget and ingend^ ^

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		Jab * °^r ^Pe^ver* 3 wherefore after fweating and great b_e °^h* do advife you that whatfoever is given him, ^whe k ^Ct ^OVer ^l^^e "^ ^to ^ta^"^e ^away the chilnefie, that^ y y°^m ^^or^^e ^may ^ta^^e ^tne ^el^^e dammage, for p_r havers taken of this nature, doe commonly his f^C P^�ftil^ent Feavers, whofe nature is to infecl: all tyj j;^eMowes which are in the fame ftable or roome His ⁵ ^^e ^^e ^not ^e^tner fpeedily removed from lj_e ^Conforts, or elfe fuddenly cured 5 and the reafon j^ ^e°t is moft evident, for that when as a Horfe hath \y^° all the whole day travelled ( efpecially in the tj ^lnter)and brought into the ftable all hot and fwea- t₀ j^hen in Ihort time after his blood* and pores begin k' ,^efetled, and to return to his heart again, and to i_na^ltlttals₃ then if you give him cold water, you may ^{fn^y P^ercei^ve ^nmi ^to &^ ^mto ^a formall quivering V01 Hl ^mg ^^or ^a ^times which being once parted over, 3nrl � "^ee ^'^m ^mo^ P^a^P^ably aflume a moft extream a ^^violent burning, and peradventure after fals into f₀ °ft defperate fweating,whereby is moft eafie to be tyk^tl^ in him a general diftemperature throughout his F_e °^^e body, together with a formall and dangerous r>_e ^v^r, wherefore if the Ferrier be not the more ex- byP.^ may ftickclofer unto him, and remain longer tykj '^ then a bum ell of Oats will doe. But a Feaver blejjf¹* doth proceed either from the corruptio of the I b.a ^r fr°^m ^tne contagion of the ayre_s (according as b_ej_t^Ve before intimated)that I fay is moft frequent,al- ^^n^⁰¹ ^° ^we^ known to all f errierj,and I am able to °Wl ^l^^Us ^mucn °^ ^tne^^e ^^m^ °f fevers* out of mine Vjqi °ⁿg experience, that they are of that extreame ^en>ce, and fo malignant, and theirpoyfon of that, infinite

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			2 26 Th^e Expe-t Ferrier. infinite force, as that if through their own ^VIOieu^ they be not able of themfel ves to bring the creatu vifited therewith to his end; yet will thefeconve their malice into other mortall maladies and 4" iJ which will in time prove as noxious, to wit, into Yellows, Stavers, Glanders, Dropfie, Confump"^ Farcin, &c. unto which a peftilent Feaver is & ~ more the precurfor: infomuch as if the Ferrier be A very ikilful and cautelous in obferving and knoWi^fl» the true fymptomes of thefe kind of difeafes, he &l* eafily inftead of labouring to effedf. a Cure,through ^Dmifprifion, mifcarry therein. Sect. 9. F. Hippoph.\ T\ T^Hat be the true fymptomes ° V V figms whereby to know aFeaV&' _}p 1 Hfppff- If you doe obferve him well, you mall f^ej to Hew. ceive him fo foon as he beginneth to befeaverifi, ^aTj when the fit firft commeth upon him, to hang or "? down his head^* and if at firft comming it beg¹. neth with a cold fit, then will he quake and trefl¹'⁷ j and when his cold fit is over, then will he gloW ^ burn throughout his whole body, his breath W# /^ very hot, and he will fetch his winde thick, ^an<jLt -nojtrils* will be very open, and his flank/ ^w^ $ thick 5 he will forfake his meat, and reele oft t\m^eS x he goeth, his eyes will be fwelled,they will water/¹ .,. be matteratiye; he will fall away and confurne i^L- p.fly, \x\$jimes wilt hang low, he will defire and o.* oft to lie down, and yet being laid he will rife Jy$ denly again₅he will have great defire to drink,n^eJ* jij

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	t> _^K_2._______the Expert Ferrier. 327 the ^ ^dri^ ^mucn>^and y^et y°^u would think that all qu_e^VVater in the Thames would not be fufficientto his ⁿ°^ ^^S. ^tn^^r^ ^^or ^ne will covet evermore to keep tl_e ^m°^utn ^m ^tne ^water , albeit he will drink very lit- h_en^an^ ⁿis lleep will goe from him. And thefe are the l 5 moil: certaine, .and apparent fymptomes that I doe °^ of a Feaver. Sect. 10. f. to^- cttres for thefe or~ V V dinary Fevers ? tj^tyof- If the Feaver be quotidian and daily, then _F tj^^e the yolkes of three new laid Egges , and beat ordinary. vj^¹¹ well with feven fpoonfuls of the belt Aqua {^15 and put unto it of ordinary Treacle, a fpoon- ej. y> and fo making it bloud-warme over a few hot ^J^rs, give it him, and then take his back and ride itj^ntill he doe begin to fweat, and then bring him \y ° the {table, andcloath, wifpe, and litter him
		t}j ^ fo as he may fweat an houre in the liable , but Hq ⁿ coole him by degrees, and let him faft three hi^^s after, but let him bkud before you drench


te_r ^D ^ln the neck and mouth, and give him white wa- ^o\i°^r ^fafhes. This drink woula be given him one An,^ before the fit commeth. - Thi#is very good, ^ad � ^white Wine one pinte, of Aloes one ounce, An^¹¹¹^ fine powder_sof Agaricke halfe an ounce,' d<^ ^lleeds and Licoris, of each one dram in fine pow- let^ii^a^^adde thereto of life-Honey one fpoonfull,, ^thefebemade warm upon the fire, andfogive him

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				The Expert Ferrier. GK^W him bloud-warm : then take his back, and ^rl(le. J^ into a good fweat, arid fet him up, cloath him, « him, and flop well his body, head, and bread, ana him fweat fo two houres, then by degrees coole xji ? and when he is cold let him be well rubbed and clo thed up again warm, but not to fweat any more, a let him ftand upon the Trench three houres after ^ fweating, then unbit him , and warn his tongue a ^ mouth, with Alume, Vinegar, Sage,and water boy¹together, that done give him a little Wheat-lrraW ^ eate, and an houre after a gallon of fweet, dry, ^_�clean Oats, well dreffed and lifted, but lay not al* ^ once before him, but three or foure handfuls a time continuing thus to feed him, till he hath ea^f , tip his whole gallon, and at night give him af^L Malh. And the next morning let him bleed at ^tfl.f neck and mouth, the quantity of a quart and le^y the bloud be good, but if you doe finde the bloU" _fbe black, thick, hot, inflamed, yellowifb, frothy ■> . otherwise evill coloured, take then from him ^l^j quarts, after keep him warm, and let him purge, * for four or five daies after give him either warm � ^ fhes, or white water. ^ This I have likewife k¹⁰to be very good. Another. Firft let him bloud in the Neck and Mouth,tbe^ Take Germander, Sallet-oyle, and life-HoneV?^ each four ounces, of Gumme, Draganet, dry ^ve"vtf)'* fes, of each one ounce 5 put thefe pounded and c^h°[_f)ped very fmall into good Ale a quart, andwar¹4 and fo give it him, then ride him till he fweat, ". order him as in the former cure. Of this I did"^fl�maketryall. Another. ^^c*
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		The Expert Terrier* g 30 in » ^alte ^of ^tne ^t0P^s o^f Time one handfull,boyle thefe ^len(?^Uart ^of ^Beer= uVitiU the Time doe begin to waxe b_ro ^er5 andfoft, thenftrainitj and put to it, of Ann/¹ Sugai-Candy, in powder two pennyworth, Pen ^^s ^U1 ^mie powder one pennyworth, and two tygj^y^orth of ordinary Triacle, when all thefe are ty ^iflblved over the fire give it your horfe bloud- Mo^ * ^^ou ^mu^ ^remember that you doe let him ^jy before you doe give him this drink_?in the ntck^ 1L1 ^n,°tk. ,* This I have often tried and found it ^good. Another. half °^ ^^rong ^A^e ^one °i^uart3^anc^ of Wormwood <L ^e ^a handfull, long Pepper, Graynes,and the pow- \^ °^ dried Rue, ofeach one ounce,London Triacle ojj. °Unces, boyle them to a third part, then take it c_ar,^nciftrainit ,that done put into it of brownSugar- b\|₀ y in powder, halfe an ounce, and fo give it him c^ ^Warm. .�* This at tw^rice giving will certainly �j, ^sFeaver. Another. ^ji ^a^c Stone-Crop,of the juyce thereof four fpoon- ^_v³ Put this juyce into ftrong Ale one quart, and fo H^,¹* your Horfe, then let him be walked, (if the ^ith ^enottoocoidand(liarpe)anhoure, then fet ^cOol ^^ ^cover hi^m f° ^as ^ne ^maY fweat an hour, then \v_at^e j^m by degrees, and let himdrinke no cold °ld j y ^any means, and let his Provender be good, Whr ^an" ^well'fift^etl Oats, but againft the fit com- §>t_ar ^whether the Feaver be guoiidUn, Tertian, or ^^aftin ** ^ ^^et ⁿ^m be kept fading, for the longer he is o°nJ>' ^and more empty upon his ficke daies, the ^Pprov^J¹¹ ^hisFeaver leave him. \* This is a well ^ved Receipt j and let thisfuifice for ordinary - D d d re-.*

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Feavtrs, provided that when his fits be gone ^
him, and that he appeareth more lightfome an<j
it will be very good and wholfome for him h?
caufe him to be had abroad, and walked warm ^c ^
red, and foayred in due time, in the warm ^ 0
and that will greatly comfort him, and revi^vfpirits.

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V V Heftique?

Hifpaf. I fay Sir,it is a molt dangerous and "l^V
Feaver, and fo malignant, as that if a fkilfull i ^tl0.
be not with him in time, it is certain death, an^a �
it beginneth with a consumption in the flefh j ^lt w
ceedeth of a hot humour ingendred firft in th^e A
mack, which too much Phyfick hath occasioned? ^
by taking away of too much bloud from him ^lix A
youth without neceffity, wherefore it is a thing ₀(i
perillous to take bloud from young Horfes ^y,
very flight caufe, and not to be over ready witfr*_s $
fick,but only in cafe of great neceffity. The fig⁰ jjjs
know this Feaver from any other,are to look i^Ac
mouth,and to draw forth his tongue,& you iha* ^t,
both his mouth and tongue raw, and marvello^uS ^
and having little appetite to meat,
fume and wajfte,and feem loofe,if you ftrike him jjt
your hand upon the buttocks, the flefh thereof #
quiver and quake, and he will be continually ^lu. y-
to quaking and (baking all his whole body o*^er'_s fie
fides he will be very much inclined to fr?^eat flatf"

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		^°K2. The Expert terrier. 331 .Weth in the frabie, The cure is. Firft to make this ■}. for his mouth. arJ ^U °f running water or Well-water two quarts, p,^d Put thereto of Sage, of Yarrow, of Ribwort, of j ^a°tane, of Bramble-leaves, and of Hony-fuckle- ₀'^Ves^ of each one handfull, with common Hony ^e fpoonfull, boyle all thefe to the confumption of {j ^eiU©yty₅ and a little before you take it from the _t ^e Put to it the quantity of a wal-nut of Allum, and tal° fpoonfo^ of Vinegar j when that is dhTolved _ei^^e it off and draine the water from the hearbs, or c^le fleigfctly ftraine it, which water you fhall keepe o^r yourufe, and when you would wafti his mouth j, ^ereWith fatten to a ftick a ragge, and fo wafti his S^Uth and tongue twice or thrice a day, and this ty * Uiake his mouth well again '■> or elfe if you doe _v 'ⁿ his mouth with the Syrrup of Mulberies, it is aJV* wholfome and good. * . After give him this ^rir»ke of Aloes one ounce powdred, of Garlick half Fuvtr* ounce, Annifeeds and Licoris of each halfe an MtfUqm: W ³ ^ma^^e && y^our -Aloes, Annifeeds, and Licoris j} J? "ne powder, and after bruife your Garlicke a ^ ^e s putting thereto of brown Sugar-Candy three _0tJ ^Ces, in powder, and adde thereto of white Wine W ^-^lnt '"> ^warm ^tn^^s5^an^ ° g^lve it your Horfe, then and 1 ^^e ^r^^en a little, and fo fet him up warm, f_0re ^et him be fet upon the Trench three houres be- ^e^u ^tnree houres after, and then either give him and. j ^ay ^or green Corn, or the leaves of Sallowes, him th^^ar<^^S "^t give him a fweet Mafli, and give uis drink every other day, for three mornings, D d d 2 con-

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i------�--------�-------------------~~ ' ' *ruk?$'* The Expert Ferrier. Kjti^J^ ��--------------------------------------------------____- - ^jd continuing him with Maflies or white Water ^ ^ let his Oates be very well fifted, and in (hort twa't will doe well again. -. With this receipt 1 n. cured fundry Horfes, but then forget, not to .^jj his mouth daily with the aforefaid lotion.But itⁱⁿ ^ thefe feverall Feavers you doe finde him either t coftive, or very hot in his body, then you ^may , ₂, well to administer that Cljjler prefcribed you in'' ' chp.6.fi3.2. Cli(ieriJettcr C.* Sec t. 12. F. Hippoph.\7l//fjf fiyyoH how to Fever Peftijf %- V V Hippof. It is adifeafemoit^c�^ tagious, for it is fo malignant, as that it will in^fj, many Horfes as be in the liable where he Hand . and it proceedeth from one of thefe two caufe^s? . $ either from an infectious ayre, or from the corrup ^ of the bloud , inflamed by meanes of intemperate jjl. ding, and exercife.The fignes are thefe_?the Hoi'i^e ^ hang down his head in the Manger, as if he flept j^I eyes will water very much, and Inflammations arife at the roots of the eares, as if he had the ^'^V_cjjl The bell: cure I ever knew was this, with t^j^ have cured many Horfes vifited with a peftilent ^_f, ver j firft let him bleed well in the Neck-veine/^ jj ving the bloud in a clean bafon.which when it^lS A
		will be very bad,and il-coloured, then wafli his ^ ₀with the lotion fpecified in the precedent Se»
	Secondly apply to the Temples this Playfter. Take of Camamile, of Goats-milke, of the ffl^		� ch
		Sage₅ofSallet-oyle, of white Wine-vinegar °^fr₀ure

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J)"�--------■--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------,��------------------� J^_2. The Expert Ferrier. 333 fuli^ ^P⁰⁰¹^, of tved-rofe-leaves dried one hand- ¹¹ = which muft be either of a Red-rofe-cake, or ^herwife Red-rofe-leaves dried 5 beat them all in a torter till they become one body, & fo thick as that jr may fpead it playfter-wife, upon a linnen cloatb, ^ ftrew upon the Playfter two or three Nutmegs ^ade into fine powder, then make it good and not, 5S^ting the backfide of the Playfter into a Pewteiv ^> overaChafing-difhandcoales, and fo admi- t ^lter it warme to the Horfe, for his drinke, let it be jj^ch Water wherein have been boyled Violet-leaves, L^alWes,and Sorrell. but if the fit doe hold him vio- >,then. i_t fake of London-Triacle three ounces,and diilblye
		j^Mufkadine one pint, and fqueezeinto it the a J'ce of two or three good Lemons and fo admini-
	f}^ it with a home: and this will prefently put the v_e .°*» him, for the prefent. The nature of this Fea- i_t ^r ;s fo malignant, and fo contagioufly hot, as that Jj'U furre the mouth exceedingly, and caufe ulcers ^ fores to breed in the mouth and throat: where- y₀^reyou mall doe the more carefully, if everyday i_t ^U doe look into his mouth, and if you can perceive Ijj °b_e furred,and clammy,then faile you not to wafh k.^outh and tongue, either with the Syrrup of c^beries, or the lotion water taught you in the pre- C^etlt ^Se&ion j and if through his great heat you doe Hv ^yoUr Horfes body to be coftive, then (hall you fitter this Clifter. a k ^ake of new Milke,and of Sallet-oyle,of eachhalfe VS?^te» and of the decoftion of Mallows, and of ⁰¹ets_of each one pinte, adding thereto of Sene₃
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one ounce , and of Century halfe an ounce, ^acj .-_flg Iter this Clifter bloud-warm, and by thus order* g your Horfe, you will infallibly cure him of his i^ei!0 _tpejiitest �■> for I my felfe have cured many,and 1 ^n&yL, failed in any one.^ Provided you doe give him & ^ ring the time of his phyfick,continualIy morning ^aI1j evening, either fweet Mafhes, or white water, ^a^ be alfo dieted and ordered as is fitting for a Ho¹that is in phyfick. Sect. 13. F. a Hippoph. \XT Hat Difeafe is that which of fi^0S VV called the Flying- Worm ? J Hippof This malady is the fame which theF'ff^ Ver what. MxriJJjah doe call v.r volant, which we in Engl»^a'ft* call a Tetter or Ring-toerm, and byreafon itrufl¹^
		up and down the body upon the Ikinne, it is <#' _tby the name of the Flying-wer/v.It commeth by ^a ^ in the bloucl, whereby is ingendred a billious, ^^a^' or hot humour which breedeth toaTettet-or^ ic swwy but moft commonly it feizeth the rump °; ._ct Horfe, running down all along the joynts, till/^jb into the tayle, where I have known it torema^^t long,untill fuch time as it came to be a Caffk^r:^f_th^efometimes again, itwillfeize foine flefhy part P� p body of a Horfe, and fo torment him throu#jj.<~ continuall itching, as that the HorfePwill C^ ^ quent rubbing himfelfe againft ports, pales, tre^eS'tO walls, &c. as alfo with his teeth (if he can c^^J the place) bring away the hayre, yea the flrij?J{fi fieih alfo. And this'difeafe many ignorant F^e ^yc

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		b ^00K ²� The Expert Fenter 3.35 J^e taken to be nought elfe but the loufe of a Hog, ^ filch to kill or deftroy, they onely apply a little 3 but I have often known it to prove another L^lng, viz, a formall Ring-worm or Tetter. It is eafily _t, °Wn by the falling away of the hayre, by reafon of {j ^"orfes continuall fcrubbing when it is in the t₀ j P^art 3 but if it get into the joynt betwixt the it t °^ ^r^^e ^rumP^e and^tne tayle, then you fhall know f_e y a kind of fcab, which you may with your finger jq. ^e, and if you fcrape or picke it away, then will ^l¹.⁶ forth by little and little a kind of thin water, <l ^Ich being let long to runne, will intimerunne b_e^n into his tayle, fromjoyntto joynt, and there v_e^c°rne _a canker, as I faid before 3 wherefore to pre- a * this inconvenience, if the Tetter be in the joynt, f^^ke of Precipitat two drams, and put it into a ^g^w,» \3-* Viall-glafle, with faire water, much more then ^or ^e"^e'^v \_x, ^cover the powder, keeping it clofe fropped, and it } this water waih the place every day once, and \ ''1 infallibly cure it. And alwaies fo foon as you p_ej^e. drefled the forance with this water, andftop- le_t �* Up again clofe, then ihake it together, and fo b_ef feniain untill its next dreffing, which ought to a^y A^lce ^a ^^ay- But ? the Tetter* or King-worm be in it} _ti ^e/hy part, it is killed by bathing the forance W ^.JuyceofSothern-wood, Maudlin, and Rue, of o]_e ^kemuch, ftamped together and ftrained, and ty c^^tne P^ce be warned and bathed therewith eve ^c^c? °^nce ^or ^twice? till it be whole.^ I have thus ^qmany Tetters. Sect.

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	Sect. 14. F+ Hippopk \ J \ J Hat is good to keep a Htrfi^¹V V be not tormentedwith* Flies. ^ Hyppof. Thefe Flyes are a vermine which are , bold then welcome to a Horfe,for what by their ^ zing,their biting, and (tinging, they doe inuⁿ ^ annoy and afflict the poore beaft, caufing him¹¹J times to falter in his tra veil, and lofehis paces $ moft commonly through his nodding and other ^ pollutes and geftures, provoked by thefe FlyeS M caufe himfo to fret, as to lofehis rain and �°u_ec'¹carriage of his body, whereby he hath much f<j undervalued, beiides in his travell thefe Fly^eS ^ caufe him to fret and fume, that he both ovei'tO;. ^ himfelf in his way,caufing him to fweat fo ^^CJo1 that he lofing his mettle, hath many times ^rA' inflamed his bloud, and brought upon himfe* _t]ii' nelie, together with a diftemperature through⁰ .^fi whole body. So likewife being at grafle,at wh^a ,$ the Flye is too bufie, they doe provoke him to^r tf and to fcope about, by which means he being ^i' times very full, it caufeth crudities and raw d& j_ts, ons to arife in his ftomack, which breedeth ^_reo» or other maladies ;, wherefore for prevention ^t'z!^ Take the leaves of Gourdes, Pumpions, o^r ^vh or garden Cucumbers, ftampthem, andftrai⁰_cu and with the juyce thereof warn your Horfe^J^is^land the Flyes will not come nigh him. *** ^U , have made often triall. Another. fljj. Take an Apple of Colliquintick, and flicc °^r

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		The Expert Ferrier. 337 fo _;in°^lma11 pieces,and boyle it in Oyle de Bay, _and n_0t ^noT^nt your Horfe therewith \ and the Flyes will 1 K°^ach ^him* * ^This ^is ^alfog°^od^Anotner-* _t^ ^a«-Mallowes, ltamp and (train them _? and with ^i!^^e thereof wafh vour Horfe, and it will keep ^ «ie Flies. %,* This is an approved good thing ^ Another. ?^dh ^erdegreafe made into very fine powder, W _c ⁰yk it in Vinegar, and waih him therewith, be- \. ^arerull that none get into his eyes or eares. * * ^ls ^ls the beft, and will laft longeft. Sect. 15. F. r°ph.Ti rHtf is good to moBifie thtfoot of\a ^ VV Horfe > ^enf^' ^y^our Horfe hath been foundred,and that ^_rj ^^lng cured^hisy^/ej and hoofes do waxe dry and ^Wc y ^De ^eitber fhrunke,or in perill of fhrinking, ^ ^rft take off his fhooes � and let him be pared \_e^e^hat clofe,? but not too neere} which done,with \k^^axe molten annoynt the foles with the faid ^op¹¹ ^^axe3 ^w^tb a Goofe-feather,and fo fet on his ^f^againe, then three daies after %c ^trJ^Q<^ Hogs-greafe and Tarre, of each foure jr_tt, _w ^fa >c ^D °^f ^fat ^Pitch> ^and of Turp entine, of each two /;&. °Ph'^SV^melt ^and ^mixea11 thefetogether, andfirft S^h¹},^et therewith, and after annoynt the coffin ^5 .°.°fe's good and thick with the fame receipt. %r> "thebeft mollifier can be had in a cure of ^ture. \* I have often ufed it.

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Sect. 16. f. � tht Hippoph. %f\T^Ha remedy have you for the* Fig »' ▼ foot^Horfe? ^ Jiipp<f. This difeafe is fo called by reafon of^{nnaughty flefh which groweth upon the frufti or he^e ' which is in likenefle and {hape of a Fig, from wh^erJ , this malady and forance taKeth its denominatio¹ ' and the French alfo give it the very fame Epithet⁰ ' viz. U Figne, whichfignifiethaF^. Itcommeth J means of fome hurt which the Horfe hath forniej^. received in his foot (which was not well healed) ' fome naile₉ftub, thorn;, bone or ftone , and oft ^ by fome over-reach, upon the heele or frum. It is� parent to the eye , and therefore needs no other P- monftrance. The cure is, � Wigge in tht* Cut away the hoofe, fo as there may be a con ^ve^A foot' ent fpace betwixt the fole and the hoofe, tothe^eI^ the Fig may the more eafily be cured , then p^u.^c \_&the forance a piece of fpunge which you muft b¹¹¹y clofe upon the Fig, which will eate it offto the ^^c �, rbote, thenhealeup the fore with the green OY¹?^ menttaughtyouin/^.2.^/>.io./efi^f.4.G^:. / I have found good. Another. ._f* _p� Cut away the Fig clofe, either with your l^^cr%e knife, or elfe burn it off with a hot Iron (which i^s , better way) and fo lay unto it for two daies after ed Hogs-greafe to take away the fire. ^t- Take then the tops of the moft angry young'-jr^y ties you can finde, pound them very fmall, and 1°^* . them uponalinnencloath juft the bignefle ot .

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		OOK 2. r,V? Expert Terrier. 339 '<?:> then take the rov/d � of Verdegreece , and J^reW ltupor t; pefl Nettles ( which muft be Gone before yc to th« forance) and fo binde it upon the forance, renewing it every ilav once,till the ^oofe have recovered the fore. ^* This I doe knew ⁰ °e a moft certaine cure,for it never did fade me. Sect. 17. f. ^PPoph.Y} Vt now what fay yen f-Fiftula? hew doe XJlyeu cure that � » Hippof. A FiJiuU is a hollow Ulcer which maketh ^lts Way crooked, proceeding oft times from naughty ^dMalignant humours 5 lometimes it is ingendred ^r°rn fome wound which hath not been well healed 3 ,^0rfletimes it commeth by means of a ftripe, which j^ing been ftrongly laid on, that it hath bruifed the pfti to the bone, whereby it hath putrified inward- ly:) and either brake forth of it felfe, or was opened p the Ferrier, and thus it commeth to be a Fiftula 3 lometimes it commeth by a wrench, or pinch with a M>ll_ar _m d_rawing,or by being wrung by the tree of a ^a<i Saddle 5 and fometimes itgendrethof its own ^c�?i'd by the means of peccant and bilious humours, t^ich hath long lyen lurking in the body of the _t °rfe. The fignes how to know it are fo manifeft^as j_s ^at it needeth not an Ecee. The way how to cure it, to fearch to the bottom either with a probe of lead, y ^ewith fome other thing which will bend and ieid r^⁰*¹ ^way foever the concavity of the forance ji ^eth it: and when you have found the bottome ^ereof, let it be opened downwards, if it may poffi- Eee 2 bly

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bly be done, to the end the corruption may the bet teriflue from the place, then taint for two ^oVt^^v?_edaies with tried Hogs-greafe, thereby to caufe th⁽hole to be the wider, and then injed this water fol- lowing : Take of Sublimate, and of Precipitat, of each i°, t iftttla. _much as will lie upon a three pence, of Alum, and 0 white Coperas, of each three ounces, burn ail the* in an earthen pot, but firft rub the bottom with a hfv tie Oyle, that it may riot burn there t, this done^bvtf¹* them altogether, then take of faire cleare water, tW^ quarts, boyle this water firft by it felfe, and fcum} in theboyling, then take it from the fire, and put & as much of this powder as will lie upon a milling^;ltwice, and thus it is made. But if you be defirous * make this water of more ftrength and efficacy, ta> then fair water, & Coltrough or Smiths water,of ei^clike inuch, and of white Wine-vinegar a third pJ^f' and with the afhes of Aihen-wood,make lye of th^ with the water and Vinegar., andfo make yourV^' ter with this powder and lye, and the former iogf^ dients, according as before is taught you. Inject tP water with a Syringe into the forance, and in fa^0%time it will both kill theFiftula, and heale it ^ll� *** This is a moft approved and infallible cure. A¹¹ther. _e Take of the beft Honey one pint, of Verdigi"^e^_eone ounce, make it into fine powder, and to b<? ?_n, them together upon foft fire three quarters o* ^ homes thatdone,ftraineitintoaGally-pot, ^an. _tfSkeepeitfor your ufe. V This is a moft P?^e%fdi* uagusnt. where with to-taint a Fiftula or poli-e^^lJ ^J \t

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		^lt: §oeth down to the bottom, it eateth away all dead ^nd evill fleih, whereby to caufe that the carnifying "pft may heale the better. \* This I have often J ^le^« I have alfo another ./Egyptiacum,which I make fake Honey one pinte, white Wine-vinegar halfe Pinte, Allum three ounces, and Verdigreece finely Powdred, one ounce and halfe \ boyle all thefe toge- � ,?^er till it be thick 5 this is a good vEgyptiacum. But > You defire to make it yet ftronger, then put to thefe ⁿ8^r<;dients of Mercury fublimate in fine powder one °^uice, and of Arfnick three fcruples powdred alfo, \ⁿ<i ^° boyle them with the former Ingredients. This j* will kill any Fiftula or old ulcer whatfoever be- ^Sdrefled therewith: but the other which is made J\^efy of Vinegar,Allum, and Verdigreece,may be ap- [/^led to a Fiftula in the mouth, without prejudice to ^^e Horfe. , Of both thefe I have made often triall. Sect. 18. f. ^Poph-F T Aveyounotjome geodwattr beftde_swhere~ _b L JLrvitb to w-sjb a Fiftula or old fore I %J lis
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toT ^white Wine-vinegar four pints, of Camphire jy^ ^a of Mercury-Precipitate, of each halfe an ounce, _waUr. I-^Treacle three ounces, red Sage, Yarrow, and jj Wort, of each one handfull, of Honey, and of sJ??^s-greafe,of each halfe a pound, boyle all thefe to- ft, ^tuntill the one halfe be contained, and then ; ^ail*e it _a and "fo waih and cleanfe the wound with the

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		The Expert Ferrier. CHAjM^ Iheliquor., This is fpeciall good. Another no whit inferiour to the former. <_e Take of Coltrough-water, four quarts, fii'ft v°j _fit by it felfe a good while, and fcumme it folong any fcumme doth arife, then ftraine it through a W cloth into a clean pot, and throw away the groun > which will be black and naught, then warn the P° net clean wherein it was boy led, and putinY⁰water again. Then take of white Coperas, of An^uandofVerdegreece, of each one pound, beattb^eall into fine Powder, and put them into the W^t j and boyle them all together, and when it is boy¹as much as will fuffice, which will foon be done, ^]it Hand to fettle awhile, then poure the cleare 11. _raglaile, being firftcold enough, and fo keep it Vour ufe. But the powder which remaineth in^ bottome. you may dry and keepe in a box by it &■!* for it will heale and dry up any fore or Ulcer. >■ . water being injefted with a fyi inge of Wood or V^ ter will cure any fiflult whatfoever, if it may c°⁵ _cto the bottome thereof. %* Of this water 1 h* _thad great experience. But you muft underftand ^tP^_$thefe feverall Waters will onely kill the canker^ humoui of the F//?»/^and therefore after the m¹¹^ thereof is quelled, you muft heale up the for^ _a, with the greene Oyntment prefcribed you in #j_vCcbap.io.fe8./\.G. orelfewith fome carnifying^SaorUnguent. Another. - . _�, Search the depth thereof with your Probe, ^a* _t, fore is taught you, but be certain you finde th^e .^y tome, then if the bottom be where yournayfr° ₀u make incifion, doe it, and that fo wide as th^ ^_ay

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		I> ■----------------------------�--------------------------------------------_______________,____________________________________________________-I OOK 2. v The Expert Ferrier 34^ ^^aythruft in your finger to feele whether any bone ^r griftle be periftied , or whether there be any fpun- jps loofe, dead, or proud flefh therein, which muft ^rIcbe gotten forth either byincifion, orbycorro- Y^ 5 then take of common Hony foure ounces, and 1 verdigreece one ounce, made into fine powder, {i?yle thefe together, keeping it alwaies boyling, and _t '.^rring it till it look red, then with a taint of Hurds ^aitlt it to the bottome, and make it fo fad: that it get 1^0t forth, and renew the taint every day once, till it n^aye done mattering, making the taint everyday /!^0rter then other,and fprinkle upon it a little flaked j ^e. Eut if you cannot come to taint it to the bot- jP^eof the-fijiuU, then take ftrong Lye, Honey, ^^Ch-Allum, white Mercury, of each as much as will _v6ee, and boyle them together, and in j eft it to the j_f^ery bottome of the fijiul^* and it will kill it. ^ But ^fifiula be in the head, then {j * ake the juyce of Houfeleeke, and dip a locke of into it, and put the fame into his earef₃J^ fo ftitch them up, renewing it every day till it be ^ °le. This cure hath been highly recommended r¹ ^to me, but I never had opporunity to make proofe Vo� Another. ^ * ake Roman Viterall, Roch-Allum, and Rofe- fj_r ^ter₃ of each two ounces,boyle all thefe on a quicke j_t ^j till they come to be as hard as a ftone, then beat * tv ^^ne powder, and when you dreffe the fore,make Q^^nt₅which being dipped in Unguentum iEgyptia- ^nd⁵ ^r°wle it then in this powder, and fo convey the $li* /°^ ^°^^r ^tamt ^°wn to the very bottome of the I ^Hl«* This is the beftway alfo to cure a foU-tviM, and

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and this powder being laid upon an old fore, . both heale and dry it up. /.This I only made tW^ proof of, the firft time to afijiula^nd* the fecond tu � _:to poi/-eviJ,hoth which cures I perfecfed.But ^noVf_fJ°i. would gladly know how to ripen and breakea^/f* ' wherefore ,_Q Take Brook-lime,Mallowes, Aflmart, of each 1* much, boyle them in old Chamberlye, till the h^S be very foft, and apply thefe hearbes to the fwe"¹⁰^ neither doe you renew it in two or three daies, ^a° then it will both ripen andbreake any impofW¹¹^ ^ This I have often ufed,and found very good-A⁰let this fuffice for this malady. Sect. 19. f. Hippoph. ^TOvp let $ts come 10 the Feet, heve d«^e ) 1 A\| cure the Fetlock being hurt ?, ^y fetlock hurt Hipptf- If this forancecommethbyany wound? J the biting _oi a Dogge, or by being caft in a Ha¹then the beft way to cure the fame is, J Take unilaked Lime, and the yelke of an Egg^, each like much, beat them together to a falve °^rV ₀f guent, then mixe therewith the juyce of one hea< Gariick, and a little foot, and with this annoiflt fore till it be almoft whole,then to sk}»ne the fe^'pe Take Salle t-oyle, and oyle of Rofes, of each ^ ounce, of Turpentine three ounces, andofnev^ . - one ounce, melt them all together, andaddet** .^ fourth part of the powder,Verdegreafe,and her^e Zfc annoynting the fore, in few daies it will heale¹ sg^ fldnne it up very foundly. f-�# This is a ^ver^pi"C-

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		The Expert F'enter. 345 U> c ^Vec^ ^^ece^P^t* ^^ut if your Horfe have gotten a _t� ^e j;⁰Qt by means of any cannell-nayle, or bruiie,by ^^ieaainguponaftone, which after rankleth inward- ^.⁵ Or by other accident 5 thenfirfl: raife thefkinne 0 ^t'^lyour Cornet, and lay upon the forance, Wheat- -. ^^er and Bores-greafe well incorporate together, ^ drefle him therewith twice a day, for two daies ��ther, and at the fecond daies end, 1 ake the powder of Quick-lime, Sope, and Tal- ^Xv₃ and mixe them well together.and for three daies F_rg_atByer ,^r ^ore apply it to the place 5 dreiling it alfo twice a mq$ng hoof Yi then wafh the wound with hot Vinegar,and put J>on it Caprinell, till it be whole. This I never tried, Ja^ if the hoofe doe weep, or froath by fending forth .rⁿne, watry, or froathy fruffe; then open the top hereof with your Cornet, fo as the wound may be- c^0lrie hollow round about the extremities thereof, fo 1 ^r forth as that you may come to the Mafter-veine to it in {under -, which done, let it bleed at plea- rj^re what it will, and when the veine hath ftanched, ?.l tip the wound with Salt finely powdred,then take ^i'ds, and fteepe them in Vinegar, andfoftopthe .^^ovind therewith, and bind thereto a cloath to keep b^e fame from falling away, and it will cure it. �% i^if the felt hehoofe,* and in danger to fall away, law it round twixt the fole and the hoofe with ^^ur drawing Iron,and fo take out the fole quite^nd /j^en fuffer his foot to bleed welljthen apply to it this * lifter _a Jake the whites of Egges, and beat them a little₃ _a j jo laying them upon Hurds, apply it to the foot, ** bind it on-.th.at it fall not oftand let it remain 00 Fff fo

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		_g<0 TkeExpert Ferrier. CHAP'S^ fo bythefpace of twodaies, which ended ^P^eI\_lCf and warn the foot with ftrong Vinegar warmed, < then fill the fole with the powder of Salt and Tar mixed together, and fo binde it up with Hurds i^ ped in ftrong Vinegar, and thus drefle it till it whole. Thefe two Receipts were taught me by ^a V mous Ferrier or P,trk in Fv;«?,but I never had occ* on to make ufe of it,howbeit I efteem them to be v^ j, good. But if your Horfe be foundred in the feet, i and that he hath not been foundred above four "^a^J then with this enfuing Receipt you mayeafib/ \ him upright, and make him found again in four da¹more.The Cure is this. Fomdring ' Firft, let him bloud in the Neck;, Breaft, andSp^ut, in the feet, veines, and take from him of bloud two quarts, wh¹^. you muft receive in a Bafon, or other clean Veu^e'' with which make this Charge as followetti. . i Take the bloud, and put into it eight new ^\ Egges₃ fhels and all, beat them well with the bl<\^u ' put to it of Bole-armonacke in fine powder hal^e. pound, ftrong white Wine-Vinegar one pint,Sang^uDraconis three ounces, in fine powder, make this W with Wheat-meale good and thicke, fo much as ^ fuffice, with this charge hisBacke, Reines, Bre^ Thighes,Fetlocks, and Soles, and fpread two cloa^ Plaifter-wife, good and thick, and apply them to ^tla_�Coffin of his Hoofes _s and bind the fore-legges abo the knees good and ftreight, with broad Filleting? ° Liftes, then ride him two houres upon a hard ^f^_twhich if it be paved or pitched is the better, his te ^ having been pared reafonable neer before hand, ^a�_ewhen you doe bring him i_nto the ftable,let his ^5^ flopped with this Charge. *

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		The Expert Ferrier- 34,7 Sh ^⁶ ^^e' ^or Wheat-branne, Oxe or Cow-dung, j ^Ueepes-fuet, Turpentine (which muft be put in laft) y Your Sheepes-iuet be of the fat of the loyne of tlw^ton' ^anc^ ^mmced ^very final! �■)* melt and beat all 1 ^e^e upon the fire _D and mixe them very well in the ^ingj and then put in your branne to make it into all ^e P^aft^e3^au which being through hot, then laft of put in your Turpentine, and fo incorporate all , ^efy well together, with this flop your Horfe , who ■^eing thus three or foure daies charged and flopped, ^lcUlen, and kept warm, and not iuffered to drinke .^M water, but either Maihes, or White water, he ^l be found in fou re or fix daies. ^ This is a moil ^^xceli_ent Receipt, for with it I have recovered many ttndred Horfes, If it be a dry foundring, efpecially hi ^t0° longstanding in the Stable, then firft pare Y¹¹¹ fomewhat neere, and let him bleed well in the ?^e-veines,then. 1 * ^ke Eggs and roft them blew hard^raked up in the n^C)t embers, and together with the powder of Comin ^QP his feet therewith fo hot as they may be taken l^ of the embers, and put over the Cole a piece of ^eather,with fplents ckofe,to keep theEgges that they' °^e not forth. 1 l ^a^e then a great Onyon, pillandftampeit, and J._k '* inf ufe or ffceepe foure and twenty houres toge- ^er before, in the ftrongeft white Wine-vinegar you ⁿ get, fo much as will fuffice., fo that it may be in ^ineffe againft you have flopped your Horfe_s ftin ^mu^ ^^e §*^ve.ⁿ h�^to drinke with a home fa- 1^ S> ^and after let him be warm covered, littered, let ^itandu^on the Trench three houres, and after Fff'a that

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	348 "tfbe Expert Ferrier. that you may give him meat, and white water- ^ This isa.moft approved good cure/ If yourn° have been long foundred, as a moneth or better, make a perfed cure, andrdlet him up found again? is needhill the foles of his feet be taken out,by wW meanes new and better will come in their roofl¹ ^ / wherefore when you do intend to take them oflj^nilin a readinefle thefe things,^. ~ ^ FmM Take the tender tops of Ifope three bandPg pound them to a math in aMorter, wherewi"¹.. (ranch his bleeding, then have alfo further in a T&® nefle this receipt. r Take Snayles in the fhels, and breake the ftel^s j much as will fuffice _i and take forth the Snayles, **r referve them, then take Bay-falt one handfull, and ^ the tendreft tops of the angrieft red-Nettles yot ^c ^ finde, two or three goodhandfuls, beat them ^ your Snayles and Salt in a Morter to a very ^^a}^V^ then take out the fole,then presently ifanch the b^e/ ding with your Ifope, and fo foon as the foot l^eaVe₀f bleeding, apply to the foot your other Medicine j Snayles, Salt, and Nettles, and fo bind up the° with cloathes, and fo let it remaine foure and tvven ;
		houres, then open it, andhealeuptheforance¹^¹^ your greene Oyntment taught you in lib. 2. ^^ah^l\c fe&./Sf. and within two daies you mail fee a neW i⁽


miming. SC. This is right good. _flt FoxHdredm* ^But "he be foundred both in feet and body ' the feet and once, and the fame time, as falleth out o&^tn Ji hedj. _ through indifcreet and immoderate riding, by ^a °i ^ violent heat given him, whereby the bloud^^s V come inflamed, and his greafe molten: then firft g

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			The Expert Ferrier 349

		�6 ³ ^an<^ ^'^ve k^m ^ ^lifter prescribed you in //�.a, lyP-¹ \_:Jc8.B. G. Clifter* §. and the next day let him _v- °d in the neck-veine to a good quantity , refei- _tj � 8 ^lhe bloud, and keeping it from clotting, by con- ^j ^uall ftirring till it be cold 3 referve I lay of this zt\T^ ^^a^^e ^a P"¹³ ^ ^C "^e^^e ⁵ ^to P^ut ^nto k^s drinke, ^tttherefidue keepe wherewith to make a charge, ^ for his drinkdet it be thus made. Vej ^a^^e °f good Sack one pint, of the bloud you ia- ₀^or his drink halfe a pint, of London Triacle, and d, ■ ^apente, of each one fpoonfull, and of mans or--' ₅ ^re₃ Warm as it commeth from him, the quantity of gj ^all«nut, brew and mix all thefe well together, and a-^e it him to drinke bloudwarm. This drinke thus ^ⁿ₅ Charge him with this Charge. W � ^^e ^re^^^ue °^^tne bloud you kept, and put t^ ° it twelve new laid Egges with their fliels, and t^¹ them together, then put thereunto, of Boleai- S» J^ack in powder four ounces. Vinegar half a pint, wj^uis Draconis in powder three ounces, and with (V^eat-meale thicken it to a convenient Charge. \y'^ge. his Backe, Breaft,Loynes,Legs, and Feet here- ^aRa above and beneath the knees, laying it on Y^ft the hayre. This done, then ^U k ^UnAakedLime, and Orpiment, of each like l_et..^c^q.s. and diffolve them in running water, and p^_r ^t-ftand two goodhoures, and after it is thus pre- t^icW³ ^ta^^e ^asmucb^Iatroietumaswillbringittoa tw ^bftance, which being made good and hot, an- ^Oh^l ^l^^e ^c°ffi^ns °f bis hoofes therewith¹,, efpecially ty^k the cronets, and ftop alfo the foles of his feet ^atbe fame medicine, and if youiet him bloud in ³ the

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The Expert Ferrier. CHAlM?

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be the fooner, better, and founder cured. * * ^
way I have cured twoHorfes foundred in the °° J_Qand feet, never having applied it but unco thole t\
onely. But if your Horfe be hoof-bound, then ~
Take Turpentine and (heeps-fuet, of each hay .
pound, Waxe a little, as much as will fuffice, Sa»
oyle halfe a pint j boyle all thefe together, but p¹^
your Turpentine lair, and as thefe boyle, keepe tn
with continuallftirring, and herewith annoynt
lioofes once a day well, or once in twodaies^, and .
will doe well. *_Jf* But if it be but an ordinary h&¹the feet newly taken,then
Mo;.fe Take Wheat bran and Hogs greafe,and make th^e

bmnden.

to a Poultefle, and apply it as well to the coffins»
the foles, and he will be well againe. Thefe two U* >
receits a worthy Knight taught me, but as yet I ne^vmadeufe, but of the former, which I have found
be very good.

Sect. 20. f.

Hippoph.T) ZHyet Hippoferus,^» have netf!**'"

jj^yhow this malady commeth. ^

Hippof. That was but forgotten Sir, I will n⁰^
therefore doe it. A foundring in the feet com^ir,tL.
evermore after great and over violent labour,wh^c _�
by the whole body is become diftempered, the P.
cant and malignant humours ftirred, the bloud & _t0med, and the greafe molten., which failing <\o^ⁿ ^_t,
his feet, there fetleth,and in a thort time after, ^l^_nd_sin 24homes the poor creature is hardly able to _ot

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		The Expert Ferrier. 351 jj: c ^^oea^lt *^s ^a^^ter ^d ^very feeble manner, holding

	y °u^lre ^^eet together, fo as you may eaiily witK ftanrl ^tnrow ^^im ^to ^tne ground} befides he will _an ^frembling, quaking, and (haking, as if he had enf* ? ague^nor would he ftand at all,unlefle he be
for^>rCe ? forthefoles and coffins of his feet will be _ti ^0re, his joynts and finews fo ftiffe and benummed, '3 he cannot Hand but with very much anguifh ^^Paine: wherefore if he may have his minde, he djn^dalwaies be lying, and his whole body will be t₀ ^^eiUpered_Dand fo much abound with heaths rather g. uefi_re cold water, rather then meat, which if it be \|₆^V.^eri him, then will he quake and quiver anew, and }j ^lI* fuch pangs for the time,as that you would think * ^ould afluredly die. This difeafe commeth alfo fj i^Horfe by being watered when he i s very fat, a n d %Uⁿ ^t^ ^^oe ^^weat3 caufing him to take fudden \j ^herewith: alfo after a great heat taken,to be fet Ijf Without exercife upon the cold Planks, without a ^e_T^r3 or to be warned, or walked after great labour, fa^orfe being very hot and ketty,(for this infirmity j ^leth moft commonly upon fat Horfes, but very fel- pj^Irie Upon lean ) alfo to water your Horfe in (hallow r ^Ces, or waters where the water afcends not higher cL ** his pafternes by which means through the fud- Uj . ^coldnefTe of the water at his feet, caufeth the ^c0n ⁿ 8^reafe defcending unto the feet, to cake and ^\_n?^eale, which is the prime ground of this malady. p_ej . ^this not onely my felfe, but all the moft perite 4_nj^lers doe with an unanimous ajflfent acknowledge \vV, �'■herefbre I doeadmonifh you and every man.
			¹ a Horfes friend,

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				The Expert Ferrier. (�FTA^J^ Firft ₃ to be very carefull not to exercife his ri° too foon after hi s taking up from grafle. _f> Secondly, whilft he is very fat,that he do not oV travaile,over-labour, or over-toyle him. _e< Thirdly, that having travelled hard, and ^fi^ vent his foundring, let him be more gently ^rl i,e an home before hecommeth to his lodging, ^t0end he may be coole,and the more freeirom dang ', Fourthly, if one houre before you get to your J ging, you ride him into fome River,or other wa^tr _fplace up to the belly, (but not deeper ) then f-^* him by degrees, frill betwixt every draught, ftifljy. and removing him a little, it would not beat¹¹¹ j_tbut then fo foon as you be come forth of the wa^ly'_cwere very good you did continue him in the & ^ pace,going neither fairer or flower, (like as I have fore inculcated ), it will be the better alfo, and J⁰Horfe out of danger of foundring. r_e Fifthly,forbeare evermore(efpecially ifyout'"° > be heated)to water him in any (hallow place. . ^ Sixthly, beftde his being warme fet up with ' . j₅enough, let him have ftore of rubbing, as well ^.^j, legs as body,for it is a moft wholefome thing,it d'^J _tc* veth molten greafe very much, and itdothdi^P and fend away bad humoui s. ₀f Laftly, picking and flopping cf his feet in ^tlfl\,je. journeying, and after is very good and pi'°"^tl_ldy And thus have T (hewed by what means this ^j\�jes commeth to the Horfe, ho wfoever many other ^ $, there are,which I have touched, by reafon they ^a _ntvulgarly knowne to every man, and therefr^re ■> felfe cannot be ignorant of them. g_BcT'
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	Sippoph.TTo» dot you helpe the foundring« the* tibody? HipVC This commeth oft times by eating too >h Provender _whllft the Horfe is yet very hot, Mdenly given him after great labour whereby his ^at not being well digefted, ( from whence) doth J^afion crudities, raw digeftion and the evill habit ^ltl and about the ftomack, whereby many ^humours ^are ing_eildred which will foon be diffufed through- °^l* tfe whole body, by which means the very vigor ?d ftrength of the Horfe becommeth to be much ^ayed, and in a manner quite loft, enfeebling every >t and member in fuch wife as to lofe almoft the ^Ufe of going, and being once laid not able tor fe f^mwlthouthelpi nor can he either dung or ftale, ^but\vithmicklepaine. Foundling in the body com- S^eth alfo fome times, when by travelling and the ^orfe _Ve_rv hot, you fuffer him then to drinke his fill ^0f cold water, and after doe not give him exercife >eh₉ which might warme the fame m his belly 5 ^v Wfb_r'_e i_t is moft certain that the greafe being mol- ^tc^andthebloud inflamed, the humours being (hr- ;^e,^danc diilblved, will preiently refort to its center, ^^chifthey once fettle in the body, it muft be in ^ about the heart, if not, they then muftdowne «??^r to wit, either to the legges or feet, and there ? ?^ding, ingender thefe and fuch like maladies, hereof we have entreated 5 wherefore by eating ⁿd drinking out of its due feafon, begetteth an evUl _Ggg ^ablt

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		the Expert Ferrier. CHAPj^, habit of the ft omack, fo as if oftentimes prefent^c«^lbe not had, the Horfe becommeth defperately ^nCjM which ficknelTe will mathematically ufher in ⁿ_fldeath. Now the fignes v/hereby to know ^when_i7;j Horfe is foundred in his body be thefe: the hayre ^w j ftare, and he will be very chill, he will Aiiver-¹¹? {hake after cold water, & whilft he is in drinking'* water fome of it will iffue out of his nofe, and an^ctwo or three daies his legges will fwell, efpecialty^Jlhinder legges, and after a while they will begnj _tpill, he will begin to have a dry cough atfirft, % after it will be moremoyft, and then his eyes fL water, and his nofe runne with white flegmat^r.j ftuffe, and he will forfake his meat, and his head *jj fo much pain him, as that he will not be able to h°\ it out of the manger, and feem as if he were alw⁷^ fleeping,6cc. Sect. 22. f.
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	Hippoph.TC'fltfa* whence proceedeth this werd Fo^l1J? dring ? ■ Hitfef. From the French word Fundus, vM& melting, which word we many times ufe in our ^^aJ, guage, and therefore when through extreame ^tof_{sand labour of riding or other exercife, thegrea»^e. ' diliolved, and fals to running, we fay then that f.. Horfesgreafe is molten, and that he is foundred b ? whereas the French calleth foundring in the b<w Morfttndu, it is none other thing with us then p^% foundring, or a forfeit given in the body of a Hf¹^ As for the cure, the beft way is, and molt agreea^w! _&sArt, to purge him, but not in that violent mann^

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		_t,^e ufe in cafe of other difeafes, but firft to rake him, ^a^ to adminifter to him this Clifter. � * ?ke of Mallows three handfuls, and boyle them _a j^aile water two quarts to one quart, then ftraine it Sill ^^Ut ^to ^lt °^ k fweet Butter fix ounces, and of X.^t-oyle halfeapint, and fo adminifter it to him , ^terwife bloud-warm; that done,walk, him up and J°oe in the warm Sunne, or in fome warm houfe, t\|j\^ul he doe begin to empty himfelfe, then keep him a'ting three or four hours, keeping him warm, & to a . ^^1T>ack for three or foure daies, but let him have but /^l.^at one Clifter onely,and let all his Hay be fprinkled ^ltr> wateiyand let his di inke be either fweet Mafties j F White Water, which when he hath drunke, give ^'^Ul the Malt or Bran to eate, and let his Provender i?^very little for fourteene daies after, efpeciallyif S^sdifeafe came through glut ofProvender: Never- j yefle the day after his Clifter,give him this cordiall ^l'^lnke. ake of Mufkadine one quart, of Sugar two oun- ^e?3 of Life-honey four ounces, of Cinamon halfe an Jj^nCe5 Licoris and Annifeeds, of each one fpoonfuli } L thefe made into fine powder, put them into the j-Jjjkadine j andwarmethemon the fire till they be Vv ^I₁?^^ve<i 5 ^an<i then give it him bloud-warme, then fet 1 ^ ^^m ^m ^t^^ie �^unne ^or warm houfe an houre,then ted ^upon the Trench warme cloathed-and litte- ^ ^ds and fo let him ftand three houres faffing, unlefle tj^^es you put a little Armen into his mouth, ^^give him Hay fprinkled with Water, and after f^te a fweet Main, or white Water, and then a w Oates well fifted and dufted, and this by a little Ggg2 at

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				the Expert Ferrier. ChA^ at once, remembring to take bloud from the ne^ veine, the fame morning you give him this drin j and that a little before he taketh it, and pricke ni alfo in the mouth, and the next day after this ^^r'ⁿ ' perfume his head with Storax, Benjamin, and Fi' ' kincenfe, and fo order him according as you in f° __ difcretion fhall think to be raoft meet, onely reff>^elT ber to ayre him every day abroad if there be no Wi° ' (for wind is hurtfull to him) and thus doing you itt \| recover him, and make him a found Horfe againe. This is lingular good. Another. . Firft give him this Cliirer,take the flowers of M^eI __ lote, Annifeeds and Licoris, Linfeeds, Silleris-M°* tani, of each halfe an ounce, Polipodium of the 0* .< two ounces and a halfe, Agnus-Cafrus one han^i' the Hearb Mercury, Mallowes, Pellitory of the W^¹ ♦ Branca-urfina of each three handfuls, make a d^�C°_tftion of all thefe, letting it boyle to a quart, then $^lto it of red Waxe one ounce and a halfe, of C^d* _ newly drawn,three ounces, of Diafennicon,two o^. ces or Benedidfa, one ounce of Oyle of Nuts,as i«^uC_#ias will fuffice, and of all thefe make your Clifter^ cording to Art, which you fliall give to your H⁰¹fo foon as you doe fuppofe or fufpecl him to dro°P ' and after this Oilier hath done working, give b¹^ the drink prefcribed in liba.ehap. g.Je&.io. F. ^^,Cj, is very proper and good, provided you doead^¹^ iter it as foon as you doe perceive your horfe to foundred in the body , and withall adding to f drinke the juyce of three great Onyons well &�* and ftrained into white Wine, and that he be d&jtfyi ayered, ridden,and ordered as is fitting and ^uflfj_orf_es
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J^K_2-______ The Expert Ferrzer. 357 ^°rfes in phyfick. / Of this I have made triaU, and ~~ ^u°e finde it to be good. Another. � fake a head of Garlicke, of Pepper, of Ginger, and . frames, of each two pennyworth $ make all thefe ^^to fine powder, and put them into ftrong Ale one rj^rt, and fo give it him to drink bloud-warm : give �^l1^ this drink two or three mornings, and order him ?^s ^Ts before prefcibed. And when you doe finde that ^ne hath gotten ftrength, let him bloud in the necke ^d fpur-veines. ^* This is very good. All cordiall ^'itiks are good for this infirmity. Sect. 23. f. 'Ppoph. \ IX THat is your beji curs fer a jalfe * V Quarter > . Wppef.A falfe Quarter is a veryevillforance,itisa j^ crack, or chink, which is moft commonly upon p^e infide of the hoofe, yet fometimes (though rare- 7 ) it happeneth upon the out-fide,it is occafioned Retimes by evill fhooing,by evill paring₃and fomc- ^tuHes by gravelling, or a prick with a nayle or ftub; ^Verthelefle which way foever it commeth it will ^Ufe the Horfe to halt, and watrifh bloud will many ^lr^es iflue out of the rift or chinke 5 the fignes are ^edleffe to recite, they be fo manifeft : the onely ^^y to cure this malady and forance is, firft to take p\|fthe fhooe, and to cut away fo much of the on that iQe where the griefe is, as that the fhooe being imme- diately fet on again, the chinke may be wholly unco- falfqttarttr? ^ered, then open the chinke to the quicke with your Jjrawing-yron,and then fill up the rift with a rowle of uUrds being dipped in this unguent. Take.

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		3 58 Tie Expert Ferrier. gHAP-g- Take Turpentine, Waxe, and Sheepes-fuet,ofeac like much, melt them together, and your rowle hurds being dipped therein, ftopthe rift therewith* renewing it once a day till it be whole, and thus tn rift or chinke being with this oyntment clofed in the top, draw the place betwixt the hoofe and the hay¹^ with a hotyron overthwart that place, which wn caufe the hoofe to grow, and moot all whole doWⁿ* wards, and when your Horle goeth upright an¹�found againe, let him not be ridden with any oth^eihooe untill the hoofe be throughout hardned, &^e}'.* ther let him be ridden upon any hard ground, ^t!his hoofe is become very found and perfect. ^ An- other. For a falfe Quarter,and to caufe the hoofe to gro^' Firft prepare a flat piece of Wood, making it <fj! inch broad at the leaft, and fo (lender as that it W¹* :bend like a hoope, which muff be alfo fo long, as tha^�it may come wel-nigh twice about the cronet of vf hoofe: then when you are to bring it about the ho0fr have in a readinefle a piece of filleting, which n>¹¹be Jong enough, which you muft cut into two pi^eC.^e?' then having brought the hoop about the cronet vvi^tJlone piece of the filleting, binde fait the top of t\|^iehoope, which faftning muft be behinde againft ^^eheele_; and bound very ftraight and hard, and the¹the filletting fo bound muft be twifted three or fo'-¹' times_Dand fo brought about upon the hoop, and v& the ends made faft before upon the hoop : then »* ^ the other piece of filletting, & few it upon the top ° the firft filletting, which you bound about the h<j°^f- and then Ietitbefewed as well upon the one fi^_e

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		The Expert Ferrier 359 ^e hoofe as the other, fo faft fewed on, as that it annot get off. Now you muft underftand that be- _w^reyoudoe binde the foot of theHorfe with the r °°dden hoop and filletting , you muft prepare the fance of the faid falfe quarter., by drawing the place _c ^lh your drawing-yran, fo clofe and neere, till you ^e almoft to the very quicke, and then will iffue a ^ a kind of fweaty or dea wy moyfture, which you ^ajl perceive, then is it time to binde on the hoop _v^Qt* filletting, according as I have before prefcribed c°^l15 hut yet before you doe any thing at all unto the °ot _0l, f_ajf_e q_Uarter , have your falve in a readinefle _t^vnieh is to be applied to the chinks of the falfe quar- j * ake of the roots of Lingua-Bovis,green,and new- fathered, of the roots ofConfolida-Major,and the °ot ₀f Mallowes, ail newly gathered, of each halfe a ^°^nd, thefe muft be walhed and fcraped very clean, � ^cut into fmall pieces j, let thefe roots beboyled gant two quarts, untill the Wine be boyled "Mte away, and that the roots become very foft,then ?°Und them very well, and ftraine them through a _a ,.^e fearfer, and that it may ftraine the better, referve ^ ^lltle of the Wine as it boyleth, wherewith to moy- ^e�it in the ftraining. _# _a jake then of Venice-Turpentine, ofnewWaxe, ^ of Burgundy Pitch, of each halfe a pound, of ack Pitch foure ounces,of the oldeft oyle Olive one ^ ^art 5 put thefe things with the former Ingredients _fte ° ^a dean Kettle or Pofnet ₀ but yet after this man- ^firft the roots, then all the other things by them- felv�S_?!

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		5 6© The Expert Ferrier. felves, the one after the other, the Turpentine ouj-j excepted, which muif. be put in when all the ot ingredients be molten;, youmuft let all thefeboy^ untill all the Wine be confumed, and the ingreaieo be very well incorporate, ek then put in the Turp^e " tine, and then when it hath boyled one wame or tW j> take it from the lire, and keep it with continuall "V ring, till it be cold, and fo keepe it in fome clean ^v(y_efell for your ufe, you muft alfo adde unto th^e. things(which I had almoft forgotten)of Frankince¹¹four ounces made into fine powder. r This falve is to foften and mollifie the hoO^f j whereby to make it to grow, having thus prep^al'^eyour falve, before you bind the hoofe with the ro°V and filletting as before is (hewed, annoynt and 'j¹ ^ very well, where the hoop and filletting is to be p'\ ced, with the falve, and then bind on the hoop ^^lt-_tthe faid filletting, that done take hurds and rowl^e * up into a rowle, the full length of the chinke of^liiquarter, and having firft annoynted the hurds vc' 1 well with the falve, lay it upon the chink of the f¹quarter, and fo bind the hoofe up with the two l^(,t R pieces of the aforefaid Filletting, which were fe^^v'^eunto the other piece of the aforefaid Fillett'¹^ which bound and made faft the hoop : and let h* notbedrelled but once every three daies, unty¹¹^ all, as well the hoop as filletting j Continue him this kind of dreffing, fifteene or twenty daies, ^ otherwife according as your difcretion fhall thin* be requifite. * Now when you lhall finde that the falve wj_otbrought up the hoofe, and that now youkn^oVj_l0W

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		-_J^_2» The Expert Fenter. 561 ^W to harden it, and make it folid and found., to ^;^k^ an able cure thereof,apply this enfuing falve. _x^ ^ae of the ftrongeft whiteWineVinegar one quart, ou ^rs-gals,of green Coperas both bruifed,of each four ₀^ ^Ces$boyre thefe in the Vinegar to the confumption oyf ^nioy tyjthe¹¹ ftrain it,and put unto it of old Sallet- be ^en°^ne P^mt,and f° ^Doyl^e it again, untill the Vinegar w ^aU confirmed, which you Iball know by ftirring it j h a little itick,St drawing the flick forth let it drop fo ? the fire, and if that which droppeth from the ^cke into the fire, doe not crackle, then let it boyle f^onger, for then it is not enough, but when it is ^p^ciently boyled by dropping in a little of the me- t^ ^lne, it will burn without crackling, then take ly- p §y of Gold, and lyturgy of Silver, ofeachhalfea tj^ ^ⁿd, make them into very fine powder and fearfe t^ ^ll1- Take then the Skillet from the fire, and let ty ^edicine ftand till it bealmoftcold, thenmixe L * ^lhe lyturgys and put them in, for if they (hould _Qc Put in whilft the liquor is hot,they would fly forth c₀ he Skillet againe : then fet the Skillet upon the QtK ^aS^ame 5 ^and ^° ^^et ^lt* boyle upon a gentle fire, % ^e.^tw^^e y°¹¹ Iha^ ^not be able to keepe in the medi- rL ⁵ and fo boyle it up, keeping it continually ftir- 3_tl v Untill it become to be of a deeper or darke gray, r_ej ^°e cleave unto the thing with which it is -ftir- U_llt⁵ ^a.ⁿd that it doth rope like unto glew, then adde f^⁰* of new Bee -waxe three ounces, which muft be ^i_c- Molten by it felfe, and then put alfo into the me- j$ Ola j °f foot made into very fine powder,and which ^ch u °^ ^Wo°d3^an^ ^a^° of white lead in powder, of ** three ounces, thefe I fay being made into very Hhh fine

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		The Expert Ferrkr. GHAP^ fine powder, mult be put into the medicine, after taken from the fire, andbycontinuallftirring¹? halfecold, and fo fet upon the fire againe, an & J^ by continuall ftirring untill it be throughly i^nC°.^r* _t0rate, and thus it is made ■■> and when it doth beg¹¹ % be fo cold, as that it may be handled, then ma ^ up into Howies, and fo keepe it for your ufe. ^ _e- when you are to ufe the falve, take away the Y^L Filletting and all, and all annoynt the hoofe w'*** ^
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	The Expert Werner. 363 w^reby, _wnODy reafonhehath been oft-times of h -^ before,his body now will look for it,where- ^^e^iffingjfalleth either into very dangerous,or no Jf,loathfome Maladies^the cure is₃dai^lr^ ^ta^^e bloud fro^m both fides the neck,and three fi_any_s _gr\_n ^^s after in both the Spur-veynes₃in the mouth,and maldtfiankj Dp Temple-veines; then give him a drink of Dia- f^te and fweet Sack, and he will doe well. * * This ^Uvygood Sect. 25.f. ¹Ppoph.\l�r Hat good Charge have you wherewith to* V V flop theFeeO j_e ^I'Pfof- I thinke I have fufficiently (hewed you al- y<5 7 o notwithstanding for the refidue ₃ I doe remit Y ^u to its proper place, when and where I will give _ti ^ ftore of good R eceipts₉and therefore I leave it for ^ePrefent. Sect. 26. F, Hi

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		g 64 The Expert Ferrier. C ^ ji occafioneth his Flux, alfo it commeth by trave * ^ too foon after Provender _s it not being well d^lg^e,.~ before: and it will come alfo to a Horfe bydrinK & cold water when he is very hot, and after (the^a not beeing prefently warmed in his belly) is the & ^ of a Lax or Flux. It will alfo come by eating °^rFeather,Hen-dung, Spider, fome venomous won¹¹? other troublefome creature} and therefore my ^c0l[ _efell is, not to flop a flux too haftily, unlefTe yo« ^&. finde that your Horfe doe purge tootooviqlen V and then be you well affured, that nature if°°_t0little offended, for it will bring him in fhort W®^-^ great weakneffe, and debility of body j give n F/aw. therefore firfl the Clyfler Laxative, which you fo¹ taught you in lib.2. chap. 6.fe&.8, Clyfter 21. Ut&-' ' and that will carry away from him all that may &' way offend him,and a day after give hin this drink- r Beane-flower, and Bole-Armoniack powdre4° each three ounces, mix them with red Wine or Tiⁿ- one quart, give it him bloud-warme, and after k^eCii him warme in the liable, and let him have Hay � _fOats, by a little at a time, and that often, and erth fweet Mafhes or white Water./. This is very g°° Another. _e Take of red Wine one quart, and Bay-falt.°^ handfull, and brew them well together . andwrt⁰^ home give it him, and this will flay his fcowring- * ' This is alfo an approved Cure. Another. _Ar Take 0fW00d-afb.es finely fearfed,and of Bole-^* moniackemade into very fine Powder, of each ■» much, put them into the Water that he is to ^%\s Jet him drink thereof morning and evening, ^an _wjll

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		yillftay hisFlux. V- But if it be a violent fcow- ^.^ln§5 proceeding from the eating of a Feather, or °tte other naughty thing, fo as this will not ftay it, t Take the intrals of a Pullet, or great Chicken, all ^heGizard, and mixe with them of Spicknard p ^e ounce, and make him fwallow it,and this will in- ^ibly ft_ay his fcowring, yea if it be a bloudy Flux, * "This is fpeciall good. Sect. 27. f~ b- Ppoph. \/\y Hat good receipt have you to mmdifie^ V V cleanfe^and heale fink and old forer .<? r tiippof. I had thought Sir, you would not have fal- ^ Upon this till it had come to its proper place, _t^^en and where we fhould have the particular mat- ^^rs of Sores by themfelves,together with their cures: �1 fithence you are pleafed to touch them in this r^ace, I will give you one Receit which cannot eafily ^eJaralleld, kii^ake of green Goperas, and of Salt-Peter, of each _F , , OP�¹¹'¹'. ty?$t₉ and Salt-Gemma of each -JJ%�_Uly ^ve ounces, Arlenick one ounce 5 put all thele hne- _mKndiiie tLP°Wdred into a ftillitory glaffe,the pot or bottome f\_t ^re°f well nealed, and,put alfo thereunto of the °n rV^^e^ ^w^^^te Wine-Vinegar one pint, fet the pot of rV^e fire, and put on the head, clofing it with Cute rrx_aj/^errnes, and being thus placed in the Furnace, hotj^C ^Un<^^er ^lt ^a ft^rong fire, by the fpace of five or Rx t^ ^res3 and with your Receptory take the firft water ,^4tcommeth, for that is the very ftrongeft and befr, and

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		$66. The Expert Ferrier. �HAj-9 and after an houre the fire will be out of the ^watf _ethen ftopuptheglafTeveryclofe, and ^°^^eePf^._twater for your ufe. The next water is alfo good,b not fo ftrong as the firfr, but referve it alfo by it &">* as you doe the firft. And when you are to walh any. - fores therewith, be very carefull that you lay none o this water upon either finewes or veines, for that will burn them in funder^ but where Ulcers and fou* ler old fores be in the flefhy parts, this Water v?^liworke wonders if wounds be wafhed with it,and y° earefull in the application thereof. %* Of this 1 ha^ had great experience. Another I have taught me dj an expert Marifhall of Frame, but byreafonof^�. extream violence thereof I never durft ufe it, which^Jcalled the fpirit of Tinne,which will alfo mundifie ^a. forts of old fores,and the French Marifhals doe uf^e ^lmuch.And this is the Receityyzz. . Spirit of Take Mercury one ounce, and put into an o^ lime. eleane Pewter pottinger, and fill up the potting^ with Plantane water, and with your finger ftirrejr. Mercury about the pottinger till it be quite din⁰:' ved,and then the water will become white,then l^et, � Hand an houre in the pottinger, then poure forth y¹water into a clean GlaiTe-viall, and then you fhall l^e_g, , in the bottome of your pottinger, the Tinne ruflⁿ liquid like unto Quickfil ver, or like as if it were tff' ted^ for that is your fpirit of Tinne, and thusi^smade.

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		p , ^a00K2. The Expert Ferrier 367 Sect. 28. f. ^Ppoph. \ 7" \ 7"^Hat ^is ^t0 ^^e ddwiwftred ^t0 ^a h°^rJ* V \ thatforfaketh his meat? to&ippof. There be many caufes that may make a ^°ife to forfake his meat, and yet not be fick at all, ^ftd fo alfo by occafion of ficknefle that either com- ?!^lng upon him, or elfe which hath already feized ^^u;n. And firft a Horfe may forfake his meat, and -for- �^eare to eat for fome time, no whit ficke, as when he ^U linger after Mares, or after grafle being weary of ^ry meat: againe,he may forbeare his meat, and yet ^ot be fick, by means of fome accident or inconveni- ence bred in him, or befalne unto him, as by having ,^^e Lamps,Barbs,Giggs.₎Bhfters, Bloudy-rifts,tongue- ^tt, pain in the teeth, or fome fuch like infirmity in ^^r about his mouth, thefc may be caufes that may in- P^Ce him to forbear to eate, and yet the creature not ek,but otherwife healthy and hungry,&: fain would ^eed, but either cannot or dare not, Alfo a Horfe ^^ay forfake his meat, being through the inconfide- ateneffe of his keeper cloyed, whereby he doth J^athe his meat; fometimes throughover-ayerings 1 .°^rning and evening, fometimes againe by fuffering ih» ^to ^eate ^Dem§ ^very ^not ^af^ter great fweating, upon j/^oderate riding and toyle, or after water or wafh-^ 1S3 being alfo very hot. Thefe and many more may* the caufes why a Horfe may forfake his meat, ancL fe f¹⁰¹ ^^e ^^c^* ^ⁿ⁽^ ^^e ^may ^a^° f°^r^^e his meat by and r^ °^ **^ckneffe ^enfuing, as upon Colds, Rheumes₃ ^Catarres newly taken, and beginning to be felt Upon

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		3 68 The Expert Ferrier. upon him : fo alfo he may forfake his meat,by ^rea1^¹* officknefle which hath already feized him, as in cal of Glanders, Feavers, Morfounding, Confuinp^tlon> Dropfie, and the like, whereby it is made moft appa- rent that he feedeth not becaufe he is already fie / As touching the firit point, if you doe perceive ^nlto. forfake his meat, and that you cannot ea(ilyfiⁿ , the reafon thereof, then the firft thing you his mouth, lips, and tongue, and if you finde aUL thing there amifle, let it be prefently amended, but you cannot finde any thing ami0e, then examine h¹Keeper, and if you may perceive that it came throng his default or negligence, either by the cloying hi¹¹with Provender, or otherwife, according as I ha^v^. heretofore touched, then give him a few branches ° Savin₃and let him be ayred abroad,keeping him up⁰! the Trench fafting to procure him a itomacke, ^ then feed him by degrees, and that by a little at on^ce> fo he will fall to his meat againe with good appeti^te' feed heartily, and doe wellagaine. f0, But if you d^ finde that his forfaking of meat commeth by means o any ficknefie'which hath already feized him, th^eagive him this drlnk_yvj&. c forcing , , Take of white Wine one quart, Polipodium °^r meaU Oake, a red Colewort-leafe, Hore-hound, Mmts.M, Holly,Juniper-berries.Ginger,Pari]ey-feeds,Feno^^uJ feeds, of each three ounces, beat into fine po^ f_cwhat is to be powdred, and chop and ftamp ^r\|_ehearbs fmall, and fo put all into the Wine,, and bo>. them a pretty while, then ftraine it, and g^ve _tyour Horfe bloud-warm, then leap his back, a^nd ^tr_t0him foftly uponfaire ground an houre, but n<^l

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	_^^2, The Expert Ferrier. $6$ th^o" ^ ^any ^means3^tnen ° ^^oon ^as ^^e ^commeth into J^e ftable cloath and litter him warme ₅ and wafh his 2°^uth with Water and Salt, and fet him upon the a ^rench, and put over his noftrils a fine linnen ragge j,^eeped in fowre leaven, infufed firft in the beft and fongeft white Wine-gar _s and the juyce of Sorrell, j^ '^et him ftand fo three houres at the leaft₅then unbit c^lVni and bring him meat, but by little at once, fo* ,^eare of cloying his weake ftomacke, neither let him ^ave any Mames, or cold water, but Whitewater ^0tely₅ untill fuch time as he hath found his ftomacke j&ain.^* This I have often made triall of,and have °^nd it\obe right good. Another. , Take Rue and Pepper, of each like much, ftampe J^enr together to a thick Salve,then take a good lump hereof₃and put it up a good way into his mouth, and ^et him champ and chew it a good while, and fo foon ^4s you doe fiiner him to open his mouth,he will put it °}tt_sand fall to feeding heartily. ^ This is not infe- *^lcHir to the former. Another. Take the leaves of Briony, and give him them to ,andit will bring him to a good ftomack fudden- y« This was taught me by a very good Ferrier, who ^^v°Wed it to me to be fpeciall good,but I never made tnall thereof.

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	~~37° Tha Expert Ferrkr. CHAP^, heelc,which they call the Frog. This forance co^ fometimes when the Smith inconsiderately as he P reth that part,doth goe to the quick,whereby it b* deth,which after becommeth fore,& commeth to , running Frufh, for that the Horfe being travelj-^e > whilft it is raw, and fo the gravell getting into it,d? ■ caufe the place to rankle and impoftumate, an . , will come in fhort time to be a running fore, wW will fo ftinke, as not well to be endured: fometii?, again it commeth by reafon of evill humours wh¹doe fall down into the legges, and makes its way ° c at the Frufti, it being the fofteft and tendreft p^aft. r, all the foot. And fometimes it commeth by a bv$^lwhich the Horfe may eafily take by treading up^ fome ftone, which inwardly corrupting, putrid ' and fois ingendred a running Frufh. Thefigne^sS know it is, the Horfe will goe lame, either upon h^al\ or durty waies, whereby the gravell doth get in, ^a° ^ fret and paine him at the quicke3 and you fhall f^er' ceive that when he refteth, the Frufh will weepe/^el1' ding forth watery ftuffe from the Frufh. TheVW to cure it is, i _ _ Take ftale Chamberlye, andboyleit withagc⁰ ^m" quantity of Allum,and keepe it in a Glafle clofe ftop^
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		The Expert Terrier. 371 _f°rance, firft take offthe (hooe ₉ and open the Frufb, w<fu^at^^ou ^ma^^comeuntotne ^verybottome, then alh the forance very clean and well with this water ^ade warm, then put on the ihooe againe,but firft let 1 ^be hollowedjthat it hurt not the Fruih, and let the , ^eples of the (hoe be wide enough , then the forance ^e\|°g thus clean warned and purged from all gravell J\^ mattrative ftuffe, and the Ihooe fet on as afore- }]% fill the wound full with this powder, and flop it j Kh. Hurds, and fplent it that the Hurds may keepe ^ the powder, and that nothing get to the fore, and ^s _wafh and renew the powder to the place grie- ^ed every day once, andinaweekeorlittle more it jl be perfectly found and whole againe, provided (°U fuffer not any dung to come to the grief,and that ^e.tr_ead not in any wet during the time of the Cure, _t]^either mould he goe forth of the Stable. ^* And . ,^llls have I cured many Horjes of this malady. Ano- "Take of Soot and Bay-falt, of each one handfull, ^ pound them very well together, (having opened J¹^ warned the forance, as before is (hewed) and put ^to y_our Soot and Salt the whites of three new laid y^§^es, and fo temper and beat all well together, till L ^ ".ting it to one entire body, then dip fome hurds ^ere1n, and fo ftop not onely the place it felfe, being ^.Pened and made raw, but all the fole befides,and fo _t^P up the Frufh, fplenting it in fuch fort whereby ^Jf^edicine may be kept in _? and thus let him be once a day, and ordered as before is premoni- j .^and he foon will be whole and found. /. This nave often proved, and cured many forances of this ^natre. Iii₂ ^y SECT.

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		573 The E xpert Ferrier. CHA^ Sect. go. F. Hippoph. \ T T THat is bejl to cure a Fret I it V V Hippoj: This difeafe you <' the Fr<tf, is onely the gripings and paine in the bel)� which commeth of fundry caufes. The French &' call it Trmchaijons, which doe fignifie griping^ ' f the plain Chollicke , caufed of winde, fometim^eSbilious and ftiarpe humours, which descending ^r° the ftomack , goe downe into the guts and there^t() j ment him; and fometimes it commeth by reafo¹¹.^ Worms,Bots, or Truncheons, which doe ingende¹ j the ftomacke or guts of the Herfe, which doe feed ._ggnaw upon the panch and guts,putting him to ^1T1^tj_Spain and perplexity.The fignes are_he will forfake". meatJie down oft,and tumble,and when he ftan^ _rhe will eftfoones ftrike at his belly with his hiⁿ^ legs^he will alfo ftamp with his fore-feet, and tun¹ !jj head towards his belly,and look upon it, and many times fweat at the flanks, and feldom any WP^eelfe; and if the malady be of wind,then fhall you P^, ceive his belly to fwell,efpecially towards the flafl* ' the cure is, _e Fret. Take of good Ale two quarts, of Fenugricke &>^u _f ounces, of Bay-berries feven ounces, fbure ounces, of Ginger one ounce, Water-C^re . twohandfuls, Sage and Nettles, of each one haU foil, beate to powder the Spices, and chop the H^ea ^_efmall, and boyle them in the Ale till one ^m°5[^�Ll- confomed, then ftrain it, and fo give it him W^ j_et vvarm₄ and then cover and litter him warm, & ^_m

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	I^g^a. the Expert Ferrier. _^1!^ ftand upon the Trench fix houres after. But yet th k ⁿ ^aS ^^e ^^atn ^^S ^^rm^^e3 ^roP^e ^UP ^au< ^^s legges to , .^e body, not fuffering him to lie downe, and cover J"¹¹ fo as that he may iweat for one houre onely, and r ^en coole him by degrees, and let his drink be either ^eet Mafhes or white water,and he being thus orde- ^ two or three daies he will be well.,,* This I have ^ottenufed. Another. , Take the intrals of a great Chicken , carting away ,^^e gizzard;, rowle them up in Bay-falt and the pow- j^^r of Brimftone, and fo give it him down his throat, J^n prefently let him be gently ridden, or walked, ^ he doth dung, and at night give him a Mafh or jipite water,and he is cured. This is alfo very good. t-L⁴¹ ^ you have caufe to fufped that he hath the Bots, �p ^en rake him,and in his raking fearch for Bots,which j. You doe finde any flicking upon the great gut, P^cke them all (or fo many as you can finde) away, hereby you may be confiaent that the Bots is caufe � his griefe,wherefore apply fuch remedies and me- b^lcnes which I have formerly prefcribed you for . ^Truncheons,andWormesin lib.i.cap.^.feff.i').* sphere you (hall finde fuch Keceits as will cure him. % But if you doe perceive this griefe of his commeth "^:ts which you the Collicke,
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		CHAP. X. Sect. i.g. HIPPOPHYLUS. itfat isbefttobe done to cure a galkd back?- I ffippof.There be fo many waies whi^ctldoth occafion it.as that it would be 0? endleffe labour to deliver every P^¹' cular thereof. But becaufe yoiK^ motton the galled backe onelyj wiU ^f fpeake fomethmg thereof. A galled bac^com^ commonly either with the Saddle₅the Pannell,P^' Saddle or Malc-pillion₅which through evill ftoppitf' or detect ot ltoppinor. _m.,_v _VPrTr _ P, ,, ^J_Unrfe 5

	r ir ^r/ 5,' ""^ ^vciyeamy gall trien^v v foa fomav the fault be in the tree, whichmaybe^ badly made fo as that let the Sadler be never fo W\ ficipnt, fitilfull or carefull, yet fhall it both gall ^ hurt him; fo a fo may the tree of the Saddle he eitb* broken or crackt,rf it at any time happen,be you the?¹confident that it can never be fo amended or ie&' l^e_fft �^at ^dye what you can it fhall hurt the bacjf ot the norland thefe be the moft frequent and ot&: nary w_aies _whe_reby to gall the backe of your ^' howbeit I pafTe over Male-pillions, Cloake^g ' Port-mantues Tmfles, andthelike. TheflP*$ know a ga lied back are eafie₃* for either the backe *»

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		The Expert Fenter 375

	�. apparently fwelled, or the hayre fretted off, the /^nne either broken or raw, or the back either infla- j^ed or impoftumated, every of which is eafily to be .^etermined by the eye 5 or if his back?* be wrung with ^lle Saddle, and yet not come to be vifible to the eye₃K* may you come to the knowledge thereof, ifta- f ^lng oftthe Saddle, ftroking your hand altaiong the J^cfcj you fnall perceive him either to ihake his head,

^r ^lo winch with his tayle, to rouze or (hake,to ftamp ^r ftrike v/ith his feet, to offer to bite, or the like, ^hereby you may come to know it, and very eafily _r° finde out the place grieved. Now if the backe be Celled, and before it be impoftumated, fofoonas J⁰¹* mail take off the Saddle, and finde the fame, clap ^Pon the fwelling a little of his wet litter, and fo fet o¹* the Saddle againe , and let him remaine with his J^dle on all night, and in the morning the fwelling ^l'l be abated, and the place it felfe become whole j^d found again. Now if the haire be but galled of� k° ^{hat it doth not impoftumate, annoynt the place j^llt with a little Butter and Salt melted together, and ^ twice dreffing the place will be whole} but if the },^be {ogalled^as that it is become raw,then the cure ₀ * ^ake three parts of meepes-dung newly made,and Galled backe. _a J: Part of Rye,or Wheat-flower^nd dry the flower, <j. d then mixe it well with the flieepes-dung, knea- ^ ijg it as into pafte, and making it into the million of <L ^ae, and after bake it a little, and apply the pow- ^ ^thereof warme unto the place.^ This will heale ^m Very well. But I may very well fpare the labour ^recitingany more receipts for this matter, confide- ring

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		376 The Expert Ferrier. _____^i!^-^ ring I have fufficiently already handled them 10 chap. <).feff. 1 .letter R S E C T. 2. F. Hippoph.\ J \ 1 Hat fry yon toaGdde that co0' V V meth by the Shackell ? _f(? H/fl^ This kind aiCallings being fo frequent,⁸^ be known to every one,both the manner how it^c0.' j_t meth, and in the fignes how to know them, nee^d ^ not much difcuffion, neverthelefle I will give y°^u. _$ experiment or two of mine own,and fo leave it to more proper place. \, Galled with* Take new Milke three quarts, Plantane one "^g tbtfhscfy. full, boyle thefe together till one part of the M¹ ^ be confumed , then take of Allum fix ounces, ^an^_tle white Sugar-candy one ounce, beat them both^t0 ^p j_t powder, & fo put it to the Milk,and adde alfo ufl^c?_t _& of white Wine-Vinegar fix fpoonfuls,then boy'^e j little till there doe come upon the top a tough ^c ^c then ftraine it, and keep the W'hay, caiting aw^y ^ AWhay. � curd, and with this Whayfirft made warm, bathe wafti the fore,the haire being firft clipped clofe *, \_tand having thus waftied theforance, and v?}?^c i\$* dry, then apply your greene oyntment mentioO^e ^ the fourthjeff. of this Chapter 3 but in cafe where Guide is not broken, yet likely to breake, ^^xtr\,,i. ihall onely apply the medicine taught you in ' js ehap.i6.fe8.io.L. fotthcPdH-eitill.,.This^{_et alfo good to cure the bloudy Rifts, Bladders, ^J ^ in the mouth,Barbs,Pappes, and all Feavers «ⁿladies in the month. Another. <fak^c

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		-S^' The Expert Ferrier. §77 half Life-hony feven fpoonfuls,and Verde-greafe en r ^an ^ounce3^aiKl boyle them till the honey be halfe ^ turned-, and that it become red, then put it into ^e clean pot, and annoynt the forance therewith^ ^a<le warme twice every day, and when you have « *^s annoynted itjcaft upon the place Hurds cut very . °rt, to keep on the Oyntment,and this will in (hort J^e heale it up very found. ^. This is moft fove- t§uefbrany Jhackje-galde _? which commeth either vf ^kPiCordyOv fiacre } but if your Horje be defperate- y.&Ued in any part of his body.,as by the girt\ or o- ^Wife,then p Take of Verjuyce of the Crab two quarts,of green _t °Pperas two pennyworth, and boyle them together ^.°ne pint and a halfe: and walh the forance there- with very well, and after fill up the hole (if any be) _t, ^lth the powder of Red-leade, and fo let it remaine j ^ree daies untoucht, then warn it as before, and fill ., ^ith your red Oyntment again, and thus in two or ^ree times dreffing it will heale up,be the galling ne- ^er fo dangerous. ^ This I have often ufed. S e c T. 3. G. to- ^lPpoph.T « J Hat ii'befi to be done toaHorfe that if VV Gravelled? Hippof. This malady commeth when a Horfe in his C\z\\ hath gotten gravtU betwixt the fole and the an°df k^cn fetleth at thequicke, and there fretteth Hd ^retn5 you (hall foone know it by his halting, s v ^Co?P^laming ^uP^on the fame foot, which fo foon you doe perceive, take up the foot and youfhali Kk\ feelc

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feele it warmer in that place, then in any other P GraveSing. of the fiote, and if you make tryall with your Pin > you ihall perceive him to {hrinke, and to yield ^^flyou nip him againft that place : Take on ^tne.J, _oUand with your drawing iron draw the place, ^tu* j i come unto the quick, picke forth all the gravel/_s ^a - crulh forth the matter and bloud cleane, then % the fore cleane with your Copperas water,taught y in the next enfuing Paragraph, then poure upon r fore fheeps-Tallow, and Bay-falt molten together each fo much as will fuffice, and let it-be poured 1 . the wound fcalding hot, then ftop up the hole W hurds,and fet on the Qiooe againe,and at two or w . times dreffing it will be whole, but till he be throng well doe not travell him,neither let hisfoote come i to any wet. ^. This is a certaine cure. Another Search and draw the place as before, and get °^ls all the gravell, then ftop the place with Hogs-gre^ ' and Turpentine molten together,pouring it into , wound fcalding hot, and ftop it up with hurds, ^a j tack on the (hooe ,and keepe hisfoote* from ^wet'_Ano- he will foone be whole; This is alfo very good. A ^tner- ,j _the Be you certaine that you have gotten forth an gravell and corruption,then. _eS Take Virgin-waxe one ounce, Rofin, andD^. fuetj, ofeach two ounces,Bores-greafe halfe an ?^u°_or! and of Sea-greene^toHoufe-leeke, one head, ^ltl^_em porate all thefe together in a Morter, then ^rne^^tt_nCe, over a gentle fire, and fo apply it hot to the fa^v* j and ftop it up with hurds and tack on the foooe» ^ in few drefiings it will cure it, _!. This is \|*P _t> «U good cure.

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Sect. 4. G. ^Poph.T" "I Ovo doe yon make your green Oyntment, yon K. J doe jo much commend � Hippof. Sir,this Vnguent which I doe fo much com- J^^end unto you,is the moll rare,and foveraignething hat I ever yet fa w, or kne w,for the cure of any fores, Whether old or greene, Vlcers, Fijiulas , Toll evills , or ^hatelfe, for where this oyntment commeth, no J^roud or dead flejh* will grow, no flies will adventure j^ere the place where this oyntment is laid, and for a "Me or Mare-Filly that is cut,gelt,or fpla,annoynt but j^e place,and they will neither fwell or fefter,where- »7 the creature is the further off from danger₉for this Yⁿguent doth not only heale foundly and well, but Peedilyalfo j provided you lay nothing upon the ^°Und or forance, where the oyntment is admini- j ^red_D as neither hurds, lint, plaifters, or the like, un- :^efle you may have occafion to Taint a wound which ^extraordinary deepe, neither that for any long ^llHie, or too often, and befides the feldomer the ^°und is drelled,as once a day, or once in two dayes, I¹ ^ill heale the better and falter, efpecially if it be ^r°ught into good forwardnefle of healing. And to- gether with this Vnguent, you may doe well to wafli ^e forance,with the water I call the Copperas water, ^hich by reafon it is alwayes firft to be ufed,I will fet tV. ^^r^»^anc^ ^t^^ie Greene-oyntment (hall aflume ^hlfecond place. w Take faire water two quarts,and put it into a clean Cepperat ^Oitnet, and put thereto of greene Copperas halfe a water. KkX* pound

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		gjJo The Expert Ferrier. CHAP^ ~ pound, and of fait one hand-full,and of ordinary Ho- ney one fpoonefull, and a branch or two of fVolem ry, boyle all thefe till one halfe of the water be cuJ^ fumed,and a little before you take it from the fire;,p^ to it the quantity of a Doves egge of Alume,then ta� it from the fire,and when it is cold put the water in a glafle, and ftop it up clofe,and keepe it for your ul^e? and when you are to dreffe any fore, firfr wafti ftf^fv with this water, and if the wound be deepe, inje# with a feringe.^. This water of it felfe will cur any reafonable fore, or wound ( but the greene oy¹¹ment being applyed after it is Warned) will heale av old Vlcer,* orf ijtuU whatfoever, if they come to^tJ1I bottome of them, and for greene wounds, they h^aV not their fellow; the Greene.-oyntment is thus made- GnenQynt- ^Talce ^a ^cleane ^sJk:^^et ^or Poftnet, and firft put in* meat. ' it of Rofin the quantity of a wall-nut, which bei«J molten, put to it the like quantity of wax, and W^ that is alfo molten,put to them of tryed-Hogs-gr^eiJhalfe a pound, and fo foone as that is molten,put in¹. the reft of common Englifi Hony one fpoonfull, ^w � all thefe are molten and well ftirred together, ^ put in of ordinary Turpentine halfe a pound, and foone as it is diflblved, take it from the fire, ^an(^f^lV into the Skillet of Verdegreafe made into very n⁰powder one ounce, and fo ftirre it well all toge^tn5 j but be carefull it runne not over, for that the V^eT°T_egreafe will caufe it to arife,then fet it againe upon & fire, till it doe beginne a little to fimper, then <#k^e ^ off, for if you fuffer it to boyle it will turne red, ^a^ lofe its vertue of healing,and become a eorrauV^ ■ _orftraine it through a cloth into fome earthen ?�■'&$.

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		the Expert Fenter. 581 ^en, and keepe it for your ufe,, laying fomething . P°n the mouth of the veflell, that duft get not into k^difit be not (trained, then the grounds in the ^tomewillcorrafiveafore, andnotheale it. j3 "is is the moil: foveraigne Oyntment that I could e- ^erknow₃ for with it I have done fo many great r ,^es s as have made me admired by Ferriers* them- eiveSj who have courted me not a little for this Re- � ^eiPt, yea they have profered me ten pounds to teach fhem; Thiscleanfeth a wound,be it never fo foule, ?^ri"fefted with dead,proud, fpungy or naughty flefb_} l¹ ^carnifieth, and healeth abundantly, and with all fo jpUndly^nd firmely,as that it doth never more break ^th, it draweth forth thornes, fplinters, nayles, and p fuch things in the fiejh, and in a word it cureth all ^0rts of fores and wounds. Sect. $.g. uppoph. T l\ 7 Hat if good to be adminijired to a.* Horfe ' y wkofe greafe is molten? I teippof^ As touching this infirmity I have fufficientr .yfhewed you before how it commeth, the fignes c°w to know it, and how to cure the fame,and there- ?^re I may now forbeare to fperid any more time in ^ declaration thereof, only I will give you one fin- ^ ^.^r Receipt more, and this it is. irft, take bloud* from the nech^veine^ to a reafonable Greafe mekea: g°od proportion,to the end all his inflamed bloud may ^e let forth, then give him to eate eyther branne pre- ssed as you are ftie wed in/�. 2. chap. y.fe&.^F.* or ^y branne whether he will eate beft, but if he will eate

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		382 The Expert Petri er. � H A P. 10 eate neither, and that he doth empty himfelfeover much, then give him the Clyfter Reftringent prefcr** bed you in lib. 2. chap.6.fe�?.8. Clyjler ^.letter C. or elie if you pleafe, you may give him the 8. Clyjler in the famejeff. either ofthefetwo fo often as neede ftiai require you may give. And if his appetite be n° good, give him Annan prefcribed you in Ub.i. chap-⁷' je&. ^.letter A.und two dayes after let him blond in bo*¹the flankcveines, and if you cannot eafily finde the¹¹¹ then in thefpurre-veines, and the next day after tha give him to drinke, two quarts of water warmed, aO put into it of white-Wine-Vineger one pint, for th* will very much refrelh his body/, and then the next daj give him this drinke. Take of Tifan three pints,of loafe Sugar finely po^r dred three ounce?, of Cordiall powder one ounce, °. life honey foure ounces, give him this to drink blo^u^ warme. In maladies of this nature you muft forbea^ to adminifter fuch drugs as be hot,for by fuch meafl^emore horfes dye then doe recover and live : for fa^ckinde of drinke as this is being wholly cordiall, ^arbeit for this infirmity. ^ This cure I doe aft¹, you I have often adminifrred, and have done veJ7 much good, and made many great and defper^a�cures therewith. Sect. 6.G. Hippoph.TrtTE//, now let us come to the Glanders- ^V ▼ Hippoj. Withall my heart,Sif- . ^ touching this difeafe which we doe call the ^L#j- k is of all others the worft,noyfome,and mod ^sot^_ls,*

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			The Expert Fewer 383

		^^Us₃ infomuch as that Horfe that hath it, if he be not ^e«ioved and feparated from his fellowes, will infect ⁰ ttiany as {hall be with him in the fame Stable and °^0rn. To finde out the depth,root, and true nature this difeafe, I have greatly laboured, as alfo how to f/^'e- the fame. I have alfo had much conference ^h many the moft famous and exquifite Marifoah ^Ferriers abroad, and I have feene very much of ^^eir practife therein, fo alfo have I very ferious dif- °Ufes with a number of our belt Ferners and Smiths ^at home, but I finde not one in twenty can fpeake ^rUely to any purpofe of the nature of this difeafe, ^and therefore I doe not wonder that they cannot ^^Ure _a difeafe whereof they are fo much to feek. Ne- � ^erthelefTe what I do understand of this difeafe,I will � §enuouily deliver unto you. The Glanders is an i^nrmity which proceedeth flift of cold taken, which ^eing negle&ed, will in time come to be the Glanders^ �°u ihall firft perceive it by the inflamed kernels and ^ots which may be felt under the shuttle of the horfe₃ ^d as they doe grow in bignetie, fo doe the Glanders \|^rOwand increaie within the body of the Borfa which . ^ru beginning with a thinne Rheume, afcendeth up ⁰ the head, and fetleth neer to the brain, and fo ven- ^ethitfelf_e atthenofe, which yet may be eafilycu- �* as I have before inculcated, where I entreated _ ' ^-olds, afterwards it growes thicker, and then it is � ^0rfe to cure, but yet faifable enough, in longer time ;^c°mmeth yet to a thicker fubftance, and its colour Mlowiih, much like unto Butter, and then it is . °te hard to cure, but yet curable., albeit that now it ^come to be a perfect Glanders :. but when it com- meth

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		384 The Expert Ferrier. CHAP. 10 meth to be of a vifcuous, and of a tough and ilK^y fuhftance,and of a green colour, and to ftink terribly* and that it hath now run fome moneths,or peradven- ture halfe a yeere or better, as alfo having t&ne fina* fpecks of a reddilh color in it,then is it not every Ff? riers work or Art to cure the fame, for in a cafe of"¹, nature the ableft Ferrier* may receive the foyle, ^a° the Horfe die under his hands and cure, as I have oftej* by experience been an eye-witnefle, albeit there hat beene no defecl in the Ferrier, either in Art, indulfry? care or diligence. I doe therefore averre that I wou¹not have any man (be he never fo expert an Artift) . promife to himfelfe the cure of every Horfe* he lh^a; take in hand, by the reafon that the Glanders it felf^elthe thing he muff cure,but in taking upon him to ctff. that malady, he mult before he can have perfected h' cure, cure him alfo of many other difeafes, which ^ Glanders will bring along with it, as (v.g.) the co$' fumption of the flelh and lungs, griefesand ache¹the head and braine, inflammations under the ch^y* difeafes in the liver,purfivenefle,hide-bound,dropW ' fwelled legges,and many other infirmities too pr⁰¹^ to repeat, all which (I fay) are inherent to the Gl^ ders^nA its origine,that it is of cold pall all per adve¹ ture, howfoever it fometimes commeth of Sun^e ' fometimes ofMorfounding, fometimes by infe^¹? I all which (the laft only excepted) taketh '^ \ fource from cold, and when it runneth (as b&°^x?r₀faid) greenifh with reddilh fpecks, accompanied a with an offenfive or ftinking breath,then are his luⁿ&, ulcerated, by meanes whereof the cure is the "1^ defperate and difficile. I doe therefore advife all ^_g

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	-!^5>_ Th Expert F enter.* 585 ^ers my brethren, who (hall at any time take upon _t�^ern this cure,that they doe firft prepare the body of ^e Horfe with fuch preparatives and Phyficke, as are ,^^etto expell his peccant humours, which muft be J⁰ Very carefully adminiftred, yea and that accor- j,^lng to the ftrength and ability of the Horfe : for the %Je cannot choofe but be feeble and weake, having ^along time before vifited with a ficknelle of this c^ure, yea peradventure a whole yeare or two be- J^^re together, during which time he hath continually jpfted and languilhed, wherefore he cannot be J; °ngj but a very weake Horfe_s and therefore his phy- /^cke muft be very gentle, yet fuch alfo which may jye operation whereby to worke,otherwife phyfick ^s °Ut caft away. The fignes how to know this difeafe ^eed no further defcription, and therefore I will pro- _h^ee(i to the cure_, for the which I will deliver you ma- ^teceits, fome whereof I have well experienced, to p «ich I will give my particular marke, like as I have °frnerly done. And I doe the rather infert the more ^teceits, becaufe (as I have before remembred)that re- ^t which will not cure one, will cure another. V firft therefore that is to be done in this cafe,is₉to GknJerf. i ^ePare his body by giving him for four or five dayes ^°§^ether, in ftead of his Oates and Provender, wheat _t/^an prepared , like as I have before fhewed you in j, ^e ^cafes of ficke Horfes ^ efpecially in lib.i.cap.g.feff.^. ab ^t0 ^<l^Uaufi^e ^an(l ^^rY ^UP ⁿ*^s ^moyft and bad humours _a ^nding in him, then let him bloud in the neck, ju^. the next day rake him, and give him this Clifter. ^alce a decoftion of Mallowes one pinte and a halfe, ^ put unto it of frefh Butter, fou re ounces, and of Lll Sallet

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		The Expert Terrier. �hAP^ Salletoyle a quarter of a pinte, and adminjifter 1 bloud warme, and then with a ftrappe of leather y it to his tayle, and then fatten the other end or" faid ftrap to his Surfingle, fo ftraight, that his tay rauft be clofe to his tuell, that he cannot purge tiH ^ be loofened, then mount his back, and let him f gently ridden, fometimes a foot pace, and fonietif⁰an eafier trot for halfe an houre,then fet him up w^af, clothed and littered, and let him {land upon ^tPTrench three houres,dnring which time he will ?^_tkindly, then give him white water and Hay, and night a few Oats, for he mult be kept to a {pare dyf/ The next day annoynt two long Goofe-feathers ^ a the powder of Brimftone and frefh Butter, being " well wrought together, till it be brought to thef lour of gold, put them into either noftrill, and fey them to his headftall, as is before taught you, an" . ride him an houre or two,for this will purge his h& / and caufe him to fend forth mattrative ftuffe wh^lC» abideth in his head and lungs, then bring him in ^ \ take them forth, and an houre after gi ve him Hay ^a(\ 1 white water, and Bran prepared,which alfo he ih°^u _thave given him before his riding abroad. The ^fl^._fday give him his Clifter againe, and fo let him reft * that day, but ordered in all things as before.The flf . day give him his Goofe feathers againe, annoynted before, and ordered in the like manner as you ^i" F _ffore, and all this is, but to prepare him for his a*¹^ drinke, but remember to keepe him alwaies waf¹ ' and let him be evermore faffing and empty, when _�0is to have any kind of Phyhcke admin iftredun ^ Um₃ and let him be ayered morning and evening»/

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		°°OK 2. The Expert Ferrier, 387 ^UAnnefhine, or that it be otherwife warm and ,³l«i WeathenAnd having thus begun withhim,three y^s after give him this drink. * ake of Aqua vitse halfe a pinte₅and of white wine n^ne pinte, Ariftolochia-Rotunda, Agarick, Gentian, ^ay-berries₅Myrrha.,Ivory,Aloes,of each three drams, ,^ake _aH thefe into fine powder eacn one by it felfe, < p^n mixe them very well, and put them into a clean . °fnet with the Wine, and Aqua vitas-,' and fo warm 1 .^pOn the fire, then being well brewed, give it him \°udwarm. This drinke muft be given thrice, to & every third day,and he made to raft three houres ?5^er₃and after ordered as is accuftomed with horfes in iJtyfteke, during which time, and fome time after₅let '^l^ drink no cold water, but moft commonly white /^ter, _which once or twice in a weeke may be chan- j^d. into a fweet Main, and let him eate the Bran and j^lt, and dyet and feed him fo, as that he may be ^ept to a ftomacke, but be carefull you neither'cloyj ^Pr pine him. Inftead of the Oats which you mould B'Ve him, let them fometimes be changed into bread Jj; he will eat it: and fometimes you may give him in � ^ead of Oats, fome Wheat either in the eares, which J ^ft a or elfe Wheat threfhed and cleared ready for he M\\\. ^ . Truely with this cure as I have let it ^°« dov/ne, I have recovered many horfes. But you j^ft Underftand that this malady as it hath runne a- _t^0rjg Upon the horfe, before it come to that height, as o be fo ranke a Glanders^ to be termed the mourning the c&7_W, fo will it aske a longtime to cure, and ".before you muft not thinke that it can be cured Jrfti this one only courfe of Phyfick,but you mult let Lll 2 him

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		388 Tke Expert Ferrier. CHAP.I0 him reft a few dayes, whereby he may the better g therftrength, and then to him again and again, & take no more blond from him, and as you doe pe ceive him to gather flefhj and get ftrengih, fo let u^ exercife be increafed, but withall, fo as not to o^ve ' labour him, or to caufe him to fweat violently, ⁿyet ftraine his winde too much. Another: , If you doe finde that together with his danders, y. hath the Strangles ₃ that is that he be opprefled ^\ inflammations under the chattle, clip awaythe.fr* from about the place, and clap a piece of flieeps-"^ newly killed over all the place, which mull: be dai J renewed, and you muft keepe warme, not onery* place,but his Poll alfo �-, then, � Take Bafilicon, old Bores-greafe and Dialthea, ° of each foure ounces, and of Oyle de Bay one ^oUll<?J beat all thefe very well together, then annoynt^lplace enflamed,once every day at the leaft, and-t¹? put to the fheeps-lkinne _a and fo keepe it on till J ° ripe enough, then open it, and put into the orin^fetaint of Bafilicon for three or four daies, then hf^a . up the wound with taints of iEgyptiacum,prefcri'⁷ r you in lib.i. cup.i^feSt.^. lit. A. and during the tin^ °^ his cure, give him Wheat-bran, as well dry as p^ref� red₃and for his drinke,let it be white Water, unle* fometimes a Math5 keep him warm, and after hVe ° fix daies ride him abroad with the Goofe feather ^ his nofe, annoynted as is before advifed you, ari~f he doe runne at nofe very much, then take a W^c'■ > aad wrap a fine linnen rag about it, annoynt ¹^^v-t_sa. well with blacke fope, and put it into his ⁿ<J'"^d. good way ₃ but not fo as to caufe him to bleed, ^

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		^JOKa. The Expert F enter.______________3⁸9 doe this three or foure times a day: or elfe Take the feed of Pordo accenta,andbruife it,made ?F' n fweet Butter ■ fo much of the feed as you may ^e up betwixt your thumb and two fingers at a !^e. ^* This is very good. Another. ■fake the oyntment of the Oyle de Bay,and unguen- ^m Agrippa,of each like much rub the inflammation places every night with this unguent wel mixed,then ^aPply unto the place a piece of a fheeps-fkinne with >^^e wooll on: but this medicine is much better in ^inter then in Summer, by reafon that this unguent Jit felfe is very hot 5 wherefore in the Summer fea- Jjk, inftead of fuch hot unguents, take two ounces of ^of_e that be cooler, with three roots of white Lillies j^fted or boy led, or Rie-leaven fix ounces, of old j °gs-greafe as much as will fuffice, and of the tender °ps of Ifope halfe an ounces mixe all thefe together, ⁿd make thereof an unguent, with which rub and ^atlnoynt the place well,and after apply it to the place PUifterwife j this done, cover the place with a piece ^f flieeps-fkinne the wooll being on, and continue to ^°e this till it be ripe and ready to be opened, blow ^afo into his nofe of Euforbium, and blacke Elebore Mve_ri_zed, of each like much, to the bignefle of a j^afle-nut of either, then put into each noftrill a long ^oofe-feather, firft dipped in oyle de Bay,, which Powder and oyle will caufe him to caft forth much of J Glanders,* and of his bad humours which doe feed ^em. ^ x _nj_s medicine if it be rightly .applied, will ^uj\| him, Another. .^Jfyour horfetogether with hisGlanderrbetroubled «th inflamed kernels under his chaule,thengive him ^^s drink. Take-

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			Take of Elecampane dryed, Anni-feeds, Fen^ feeds,Commen, Pepper,Grains, Licoris, of each tnr ^ drams, all pulverized, and adde thereto two heads Garlicke pilled and bruifed % boyle all thefe in #j?°� Ale two quarts, to a moyty, then ftraine k, and i^et ^ over the fire again,and put unto this liquor the q^uaIT tity of a Tennis-ball of tried Hogs-greafe', and l^�tremaine no longer over the fire l>ut untill the Hog " greafe be molten, and fo adminifrer it bloud-W^rt? with a home 5 this done, leap his backe, and trot W gently a mile upon faire ground, and fo home ag³"¹ ' then fet him up warme cloethed and littered., cau¹¹^ him to fweat in his clothes two houres, then by li^ct' and little flake his cloathes; cooling him by degf^eej till you have brought him to his former'coolnefle,³^ as he doth begin to leave off fweating, let hii¹/⁷.. well rubbed till he be dry, then two houres after tP give him a fweet Mafh, and ufe this drinke and ^lt_cting fundry times, every fecond day for a weeke. * j next week - - Take Wheatmeale,Horehound, Annifeeds an" ^ [ coris made into very fine powder, of each as irrttC" ' .. will fuffice, make a pafte thereof with ordinary H^¹) and SaHet-oyle, of each as much a9 will fuffice, ^ _tevery morning make three Pils the bigneffe of a %* _cWal-nut a piece \ and give them to the,horfe pjtfx mornings together, keep him all this time warrmv^_flet his drinke be white Water, and his manger~«^ g? be ei ther! W;heat-fo;rau prepared, or dried Bran, b?-^, he have kernels under his chaule, then either nv tiieni, as you were taught before, or elfe ^bttrn.^ art with ibqfkmeofa Candle,and open the &&�8jfati$'

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^cifion-knife,' and then put into the orifice the root °f a red Dock, giving it a flit or two, and it will draw ¹¹¹⁸ cold quite away from under his chaule. But firft ^imuftunderftand that the drink laft before men- ded, ought to be applyed before you apply any ^t«er medicines, and my counfell is withall,that you y°U doe purge him before you give him this drinke, °^r any other medicines, for purging doth the better Prepare the body of the Horfe , whereby to caufe his �hyfick,of what nature foever,to work more kindly. rH* This Receit I have often tried, and have perfe- cted very great cures therewith. Another very fove- f^a'gn after your Horfehath. taken the drink next a- boye prefcribed. Take Gumma-Guiacum₅Amber.₎Corall,of each halfe ?ⁿ ounce, make all thefe into very fine powder, and it into red Wine,one quart, with a good quan- ^ltY of Cinamon Arkanet powdred, and give it to J^Ur Horfe two mornings together bloudwaim,and fo °rder him as is ufuall with other drinks. ^ This is ^Ifo very good. Another. J Firft,give him this drink following, but firft purge ^^lritwo daies before 3 take of Tanners Owes new ^ade., wherein never came hides, one pint, of Sallet- j^efburfpoonful, two heads of Galick, pilled and r^ifed, Featherfew and Selandine₃of each one hand- ^ chopped very fmall, Annifeeds and Licoris, and r>^ay-beriies₃all finely pulverized, of each one fpoon- i^^u5 boyle all thefe a little and fo give it your Horfe* j/oud-warm twice a weeke fading, and he being thus °Ur times drenched, will be perfectly cured. This I ever tried _a but I have beenaffured by able Ferriers that

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		39* The Expert Ferrier. CHAP-»^ that it will cure the Glanders be it never fo ° Another. r _a Take ftrongAleqne quart, Tarrea quarter 01 ^ pint, two heads of Garlick, pilled and bruifed, an give it your Hmfe failing, warm once in four dales, t he be throughly cured. This I never tried.Another. Take of the neweft and ftrongeft Tanners Owe^s' ° pint, Venice Turpentine warned one ounce, Kay berries in fine powder one fpoonfull, Saffron p⁰^' dred one pennyworth, Ariftolochia rotunda one oun^c'* Cuiacum two ounces,both in fine powder,incorpor^ allthefe upon the fire till the Turpentine be din⁰' vedi then give it your Hmfe bloud-warme two m⁰^' nings in a week,reiting three daies ftill betwixt tin & be cured, which will be in foure or five times givi^e Another. Make Pils of Venice Turpentine with parte of B^ ley-,flowre,and give them to your Horfe, and they W¹cure him. Another. c Take baked Barley-flower two parts, the dun Oaken-barke, and Bay-berries in fine powder of &^c. one part, make a pafte thereof with new ^Ta^_eiOwes, and fo make them into Pils, with the poW^d. of Cinamon three parts, and Saffron one penny ^w°^rtjJ and fo give them to your Horfe. Another for ^ Glanders and confumption of the Lungs, which f&* be given after you have made triall of the drink^e ° fore prefcribed,which beginneth thus j take E^eca« _atpane,Anni-feeds, Fennel-feeds, &c. and finding w^_syour Horfe* is not therewith cured, give him thefc * following. ,,_eV- Take Barley-flower baked in an Oven, ^Cxsai₀ls_t*

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		The Expert Ferrier. 39 § ⁰°ts,Burfa-Paftoris, Bramble-leaves , or the red and ^nripe Berries growing upon Brambles,which we doe ^°«itrionly call Black-berries , thefe unripe berries [^rei^Uch better then the Bramble-leaves, of each one jaf?druil₅ of Alkenet one dramme, boyleallbutthe ^ar'ey-flower in Tanners* Owes newly made, fo much ^ Will fuffice, and when it is throughly boy led ftrain i.^^e Uquor from the other nmples.,referving onely the ¹⁽^uor₅ and fo make a pafte thereof with your Barley- tiower ₃ adding thereto of the dull: of Oaken-barke j^^e handfull or two,then make this pafte up into Pils _fL^e bigneffe of a good Wall-nut, give him foure of ^^efe at a time, rowled up in the powder of Cinamon ^'° parts,and one part in the powder of Saffron, and ^^ie this till he be well , not adminiftring thefe Pils ^very day, but every two or three daics, till you doe �ⁿde him well. % This I doe recommend unto you _efP ^a fpeciall good Receipt , for that herewith I have jjefted many great cures in this kind, but then wkh^ ^ lethis drinke be white Water, and fometimesa ^lv^eet Ma(h,as in all other cures for this infirmity₃and ^ithall put into his white Water Bramble-leaves, ?ⁿd Knotgrafie bruifed₃and be you very carefull that ^take no cold,but be kept warm during his cure,and ^v /^re him morning and evening in the warme Sunne,if _t^^ere be no Wind, and every time you lead him forth j? ^be ayred, at his going forth of the Stable fpirt into ? noftrils the juyce of wilde Dayfie roots, mingled h\ ^ne ftrongeft white Wine-Vinegar, which will ^rge his head exceedingly, ami caufe the Glanders* eell^Illnne ^^ortn ^a^^undantly, Another being an ex- tent Pill f_or the Glanders, which I have often Mmm * ufed

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		The Expert Ferritr. G H A P. W ufed, and that to great good purpofe. Take Venice-Turpentine warned halfe a dram, in- corporate it with the powder of Brim/tone, Alkenet, and Oake-barke duir, of each like much, fo much as will fuffice₉to make up into Pills,give him every «>'* ning two of thefe Pills,fafting as bigge as a good m** nut every one, till he be well. ^. Another wln^chis a very good drinke, wherewith to diflblve the Glanders* and cold.after other drinkes have rotted 3°^tlripened them. Take of Muskadine one quart, of Figges cut a°^c* dicedfmall, a quarter of a pound, life hony °f fpoonefull, Saffaron pulverized one penny-wo^r. > Ginger and Elecampane of each one dramme, '^flpowder, Pepper in fine powder fo much as will If upon a fixpence, frefli or fweet Butter the quantity °^lan Egge, boyle all thefe together a pretty while, the¹¹ftrain it, and bloud warme adminifter it, only adding to the drinke the yolkes of two ne w-layed Egges ^ beaten into the faid drinke, and after walke or rid^ehim moderately a little fpace, and then fet him ^ui* warme, and order him as in other Phyficall drinker'. � **, This I have often tiyed, and do approve it (°^l fpeciall good: for this openeth the pipes,cauimg P^,into void much filth, and it begetteth a good ftomack^etomeate. Another molt excellent. Firft before you doe adminifter any drinkes ov&^�" dicines, give him this purge. Take ofthebeft and ftrongeft white Wine-V^' ger one pint, and put it into a pot, and put to it &? new-laid Egges, and fo let them fteep in the faid V� neger foure and twenty houres at lealr, and then \|T

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		_^0IC2. The Expert Perritr. 395 - "em to the Hi?r/e foure mornings together, and fo f°n as he hath taken them let him be ridden a while §5^ntlyand then fet up warme, and fet upon the ^^ch till one or two of the clocke, then give him , .ftite water, and fometimes a fweete Malh, and let . is Provender be moiftened with Ale or Beere, and ^ls Hay fprinkled with water, and this will caufe him fi? ,P^Urge and fcowre from him much Flegme and J^1! three or foure dayes after you have purged him wi^³ S^ve ^mm ^tne ^^rm^^e prefcribed you before, /'"ichbeginneththuS, vtz. (take of Tanners Owes o^ew made wherein never came Hides, one pint, of glet oyle foure fpoonefuls, two heads, of -Garlick, j^c �) whichbeingadminiftredasis in the faid cure j/'jfcribedj, and he ordered as is convenient for Horfer ^ Phyfick will afluredly cure him. This I never made ^e of₃but it was recommended unto me for a fpeciall "°°done. Another. Give him the laft mentioned purgeof Egges ftec- �?d in Vineger, and keep him to it foure or five mor- ?^llgs together, then for foure dayes together after, J^Ive him a new-laid-Egge (hell'and all. with as much j^der of Brimftone as will lie upon a (hilling, then ₀rJ fix mornings after, give him every morning a Pill Wafted Venice-Turpentine, made up with the tj^derofthe roote of Alkenet, and let every of j^j ^e Pills be of the bignefle of a good wall-nut, let q.¹ take this Medicine evermore in the morning fa- _?s^&> and faft after it till noone, and after order him l ^lr other Phyficall drinker : and withall you muft C °^w that untill fuch time as he be perfectly cured * muft not be put to any hard labour either by ri- Mmm2 din?

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		₅^6 The Expert Ferrkr. *OtAVj^* ding or other wife;, for that will rend a new,and p^r�* . open againe, the Vkq; being newly healed,' whicn' yet be but greene and tender _4f. And this is ^a ^v₍^ ry good receipt. Another for a Glanders or any ^c0newly taken. c Take the long Moile growing upon the Iymbe^s- old Timber-oakes,but not that whichgroweth ^i the maine Body or Trunke of the Tree, gather the) of a good quantity, dry it and make it into poW d ' and give it your Horfe foure inornings together? cleare new Tanners Owes, one pint, mixing with¹' laid Owes and powder, old red-Wine one pint, '" this drinke be given him with a home bloud-wai'¹¹¹ ' and for foure daies after cover and litter him war⁰¹ J and fet him upon the Trench, and let him there ^ maine fading during thofe foure houres, and for ^l^_ctime he taketh this drinke, let his Manger meate ^v, dry hard bread, well baked, and his Racke meate ° _�dry Hay, but no Oates,and mixe with his bread (o^x - of this dryed powder, being the Moffe of the 0$ j together with Featherfew, water-Germander, f. _tCordium, all dryed and made into powder, and' his drinke be frefh Tanners Owes, wherein came v�j Leather or Hides, and give it him with a horne, ^l. _ttherwife he (hall refufe to take it, but howfoe^et >^_shim not drinke or take it but bloud warme only-' .^ was taught me by a worthy Knight,who affirmed ^tJ1_ehe hath often ufed the fame, and that he hath 4° _tvery great cures therewith, but I ha ving many ^Q J^* approved Receipts, did never make tryall the^re ^ nevertheleffe it feemeth probably good. A^n0twhich I have often ufed. . ^_ajje

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		fc "- -----------------------1-------------------1--------------------��]------------------- °0K 2. The nXpert Ferrier � Take fix heads of Garliek, pill the cloves, and tamp_e them well. then put unto it of life bony fix Poonefulljand of Wheate meal,e,fo much as will fuf~ ^iCe,to make it into a pafremaking thereof Pills every _?!^le of the.bignefle of a good Wall-nut, and fo give '^li of thefe Pils three or foure at a time, and after ,Y^etti three new laid Egges, and after them calf into 5^,s mouth of Bay Salt one handfull,this mull be given ^;\|fting and before he drink at fix or feven a clock ia ^e morning, then let him be ridden untill he doe be- &^lnto fweat, then bring him into the Stable and ^ctathe him warm, and litter him and fo let him fweat ⁿ houre, then coole him by degrees, and after he ^^ath fafted fix houres, give him meat, butnodrinke g^tili fix a clock in the evenings which let either be a jWeet Malh or white water, and if need fo require,let ^^lrn have thefe Pills three mornings, refting every °He day betwixt, and thus ordering him, he will be Perfectly cured _i^ⁱ... This I have often proved, and ^Ve cured many horfes of colds and Glanders. Another ^very good. Take of Bay berries one ounce, of Licoris two ^arns, of brown Sugar-candy₅Nutmegs, and Ginger,, °^eacha penny worth, of Garlick a halfe penny l^rth, let all thefe be beaten and mixed,then take of j~ hamberlye that is foure dayes old, one quart, and t,°yle it by it felfe to a pinte, and put to it of fweet Utter a halfe penny worth, and with it the refidue of % ingredients, and fo give it him bloud warm, &c. * Another moft foveraign receit for the Glanders $ ⁿd whereof I have had very great experience. * irft cleere his fyead by pricking him in the mouthy and
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		398 The Expert Ferrier. C H AP^° and rub the place with fait whereby to daufe it- bleed the more, then take two long feathers 0 �* Goofe wing, well antioynted with oyle de Bay, thru it up and down his noff rils, v/hich will open be �^ur� his head,alfo perfume his head with the ftalks of ,K lick broken into fmall pieces, with a Tunnell,or W^Jta thicke cloth call: over his head, the better to receiv^ethe fmoake into his noftrils, and doe this moini°» and evening, keeping him to a fpare dyet and mod^c' rate exercife, whereby the better to cleanfe his hea and ftomacke, and to empty him, by which mean^ethe brain will be the better quieted.To perfume h¹¹^ alfo with Frankincenfe, Storax,and Ben jamin,of ^^clike much well mixed together, is very foveraignjbu two or three dayes after, let him bloud in the ncck^e> after this let him be walked abroad,orgently ridde/¹' (if the horfe be of fufficient ftrength ) to get h& breath, then adminifter unto him this drinke. Take of Muskadine one pinte, of London Tread^can ounce and a halfe, fweet Butter thiee ounces, g»^vChim this bloud warme, take then tryed Hogs greai^\| and rub and chafe him under the chaule very v?^�therewith, and leave him annoynted thicke ther^e' with, then make him this Poultefle. , Take of Mallowes two handfuls, of Worm- woc<j' Smalage and Rue,all fmall fhredand ffamped,of e^aC * one handful!, of Wheat Bran, and of tryed Hog* grcafe, of each one quart ; boyle all thefe tcgethf^ continually ftirring them untill the Hogs greaft:t> almoft confumed, and binde it under his chunk ^°y°r as he can well fufrer the fame, and keep his head (^c\* pecially his poll) very warm, leaving one!yayr^e!j_s

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		h		^1S mouth and nofe, and light for his eyes. Then per- Utne him with Frankincenfe, and keepe him warme ⁿ the Stable�, and fo let him reft with this Poulteffe

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1 :^>Llre and twenty houres. The next morning give toj early of the belt new Ale, one quart, with Anni- , ^eds and Licoris, made together into very fine pow- ,^er5 one fpoonfull, and a good piece of fweet Butter, gf^c him this with a horn bloud warm, then pat into _o^ltHer noftrill a long Goofe feather well dipped in J^edeBay and frefh Butter well mixed together, j^en remove the Poultefle, and if you doe finde that p^e kernels and inflammations too ripe, open them₅8t ^et forth the matter, and taint the orifice with Tur- p^tine and Hogs greafe molten together, then warm f^0t^e of the Poulteile you left, but not fo hot as be- 0.^3 and lay it to the place, and let it fo remaine un- 1. the next day, his head being (till kept warm, let ^s danger meate be old cleane Oats, well lifted and jv^yftened in new Ale and Muskadine, if he will eat 1 ^em fo, if not, then Ate alone,and let his Rack meat ,^ej Wheat Straw well threlhed, and let his drinke be k mte water for ten dayes after, and then let him not j ^ve afterward any cold water,but with exercife,and u ^im fometimes in ftead of white water, a fweet v_e > keeping him to a fpare dyet, and let him be e- ^}y day ayered, either by riding or walking, if he be ^ ^e to be brought out of the Stable, but then ever- _ex ^re keep him warm after it, and let him either by Stal^te in moderate riding, or in his cloaths in the W u⁵ ^^weat ^a ^^ct^^e ^eVery day once,and after let him **Uti ^e-^d ^dry? neither let him fweat in his cloaths. alfo into his provender the roots of Elecampane, white

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400 the Expert Fcrritr.______GHA^__

"white Lilies, and Polipodium of the Oake newty |J~

thered, made cleane and chopped very fuiall, to

quantity of two fpoonfuls every time, and give

no Provender but when he is very hungry, and »

not to continue this courfe of Phyiicke and dyet ^

the (pace of ten or twelve daies together, and vvn

thefe daies be ended, give him this purging drink

Ghnhrs a
fwging

drinki.

Take of white Wine one quart, or where W»^

may not eafily be acquired, then the like quantity ^

good new Ale, Aloes an ounce anda halfe, made i*>

fine powder, of Agaricke halfe an ounce, the V°\_cc

of Elecampane two fpoonfuls, of Life-honey w -_t

fpoonfuls, brew all thefe well together, andgi^v'

him bloud-warm,and keepe him warm, fix daies,&\

let him bloud in the necke, and if the bloud be &° -f

then take not above a quart at moft from him, v$I

it be naught take then a pottle from him; after tn^

order him both in feeding and exercife verym° ^

rately,and by this meanes you (hall recover him, ³. _ef

bring him to his priftine health againe. *** ^f^c

Receit for the Glanders, very precious, which I^D

often tried.

Take Life-honey as much as will fufficc, and n y
gle it with hisOates, nibbing the Oates and nOy
together betwixt your hands, fo as the Honey ^
be very well mixed with the Gates; let him eat _eGates "thus mingled with the Honey untill fucn ^\
as he be perfectly cured,which will be when y⁰¹¹ ₀fe.
perceive him wholly to have left running ^at^r^e_rj_ers 1
* *Ihad this cure from one of theablefttei^
ever knew in England., and I have cured many
therewith. Another. fake

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		Take of Sallet-oyle, and white Wine Vinegar, of ch three fpoonfuls, beat them well together, and j^ it into one of his noftrils three mornings toge- j^er_? and fo likewife convey into his other noftrill belike quantity ofOyte and Vinegar three mor- ,^lRgs together, remembring that evermore when you °e adminifter this medicine, you doe prefently put ^P into the fame noftrill a long Goofe-feather dipped ?^rft in Oyle de Bay, ftirring the Feather up and down j? his noftrill, which will caufe him tofneezeand .^fte forth the vifcous corruption which reniaineth J\|* his head. Keep him all the time warm, and let his ^"jnk be either fweet Maihes or white Water. *** Of ^'s I have oft times made triall,and it is fpeciall good ^s Well for Glanders ^zs for any cold, if the horfe runne ^at the nofe.Another right good. Take of Diapente and clarified Honey, of each one ,^nce, and with good Sackeone pint, give it him . foudwarm, being firft well brewed together, drench ^m herewith eight mornings together,and fo foon as you have given him this drink,inje& into his noftrils ^is Receit following. Take the powder of Ariftolochia-rotunda,as much .^s Will fuffice, and mixe with it white or Claret Wine iuch a proportion as may make it liquid,and inject ^ur Virt it into his nofe. V Or elfe -lake the jivyce of Selendine mingled withfaire ^a^er>and inject that into his nofe. ^* Or cKc ^/ake Roch-AUum and Salt diilbived in white _Hj, ^ ^and inject that up into his nofe. %.* Either of neieare very good to caufe tocaft fuch naughty orruption forth of his nofe and .head, that doth Nnn much

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		Chap.io
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	much opprefle him , which lotions are to be ^aC^llUL_rftred evermore after the aforefaid drink.^* Anotn alfo very good drink. f Take Tanners Owes new made,and new Milke, each one pint, Sallet-oyle halfe a pint, one head Garlick pilled and bruifed, a little Turmerick in fin powder 5 boyle all thefe together as much as W¹fuffice, then take it off and put in your Sallet-oy¹> and fo give it him b loud-warm % give him this &&Z three times in fifteen daies-., that is to fay, once eV^e� five daies, and every time you doe adminifter it uO \ him, convey halfe a hornfull into each noftrill, ®\* let him ftand upon the Trench three houres ai^�C > w^rarme cloathed and littered, and then give h^llXV fweet Main, and fuch meat as is dry,fweet,and^: wh^ fome, but during the time of his cure let his dri¹ , be white water. ** This is very good. Another v^e'^ good. _■ V Take of faire water two quarts, of Com in m^a._einto fine powder and fear fed two ounces, and of * ₍inward rindeof Elder fix handfuls %, boyle thi^ ^r°.' moity, then take it off,and when it is halfe cold ft¹''¹', it,and put into the liquor halfe a pinte of Sallet-Or^Cj and give him thereof at his mouth three hornfubV"', at either noftrill halfe a hornfull, then leap his b^af^ and ride him moderately till he be warm, fo (ct* »* up warm cloathed and littered, and three o^r°^U_tehoures after give him a warm Maine, but let him & ^* fome Hay firft. ^ This I can averre to be very g° both for Glanders and cold. Another. - ifc Take Oyle-de-Bay, and fweet Butter,of each ** _aa pound, Rofemary fhred very well and fmall ^^

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		^ndfullj Garlicke one pound, beat the Garlicke un- Puled in ftone-Morter, with a wooden Peftell very ^^eJl, then put to it your Oy le,Butter,and Rofemary, o^lld fo make it into one body, therj with Wheate- H)wer fomuch as willfuffice, make itupintopils^ ¹ ad give him three or foure of thefe every day for ten ^Qie$ together, and order him nt^upra. Of this I did ?^ever make triall, but it was recommended unto me °^r a fpeciall good Receipt. Another. Take Cloves, long Pepper, Browne-Sugar-Candy, «'d Londort-Triacle, of each two ounees, beate the ^gar-Candy and Spices to very fine powder,and put ^to them your Triacle, and after addc to thefe Ingre- ^?ents, of good Sack or Mulkadine one pint, and nrft ^/atmit upon the fire, and when it is almoit cold e- °Ugh to be given him, put to it of Sallet-oyle three �ynny-worth, and fo bloudwarm give it him, and in giving convey into either Noftrill halfe ahome- ^U of this drinke, and then order him utfupra. Ano- ^er. Take of new Milk one quart, warm from the Cow. ^x ^o heads of Garlicke pilled and bruifed.hoyle thefe °Rether, keeping them with continual! ftirring,then ^akeitorL, andletitcoole, and a little before it be old enough to give him put to it of Life-honey two ,Poonfuls,and of Sallet-oyle halfe a pint, give it him oudwarm,referving for either noftrill halfe a.harn- ^K then order him utfupra, Thefe latter-cares I ^leVer made triall of, but I thinke them to be very 8°od. Another. th ^^e ^IfoP^e= "^weet Margerome, Lavander-Cotton, «e roots and crops of E.lecampane,of each one hand- Nnna* full,

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		The Expert Ferrier full, chop andfhred all thefe together very final j

			together, and fo give it him bloudwarme, g^JV j_sthis drink three times, that is every third day. j hath beene recommended unto me for a very ?P° Receipt, whereby to cure not onely the GU^A but the mourning of the Chine, but I never made¹thereof. , f Eat now fithence I am come almoft to the end my Receipts for this Infirmity, I will give you ^ Receipts, the one for the Glanders_}* the other fot^tPmourning of the chine, which are Mafter Markka.' which he ftileth thus. Two moft certaine and n^eV"l found out Medicines ₉ which will without faile & any Glanders, though our Ferrier s hold it impoffip'a The cure. If your Horfe his cold be come to the W°^r^ Glanders, which is a continual! running at the nofcfi_thath To runne by the fpace of divers moneths, f°5 _t, the Ferriers can doe no good, then (ball you take v ^ ter then two handfuls of the white cankerous W° -^ which groweth upon an old Oaken pale, and b^r^ in Milke two quarts, till one part be almoft ^e0?-_cJi medjthen ftraine it and fqueeze the mode welkwj- done give it your Htfr/eluke-warme todrinke. �^ take two Geefe-Feathers and take fweet Butter, * bigge Wall-nut, and with the powder of Brirnft⁰. ^ finely beaten and fearfed, worke them together ^^ your knife or fplatter, till the Butter be brought ^ high gold colour, then take two cleane feather³.^ Ipngeft in all.the Goofe-wing,. and firft at the l^fc

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^llds with a needle faften two long threds, then with /°Ur falve annoynt the feathers all over, which done ^ln the dry powder of Brimftone,rowle them over and ^e^then putting the feathers ends formoft,open the ��/e Noftrils, and thruft them up into his head, then ake the threds,which are at the quils ends,and faften , «em on the top of the Horfes head, which done ride ^\ abroad for an houre or two, ayring him in this j^nner morning and evening , and when you bring ^ftllt into the Stable, after he hath flood tyed up a pretty feafon, unty the threds and draw out the fea- rers, and wiping them very dry,lay them up,till you ^^ave next occafion to ufe them, and keep his body* ^arme. This difeafe you muft underftand, commeth >\|⁰tfuddainely, but growes out oflongprocefleof ^l5^e 5 fo likewife the cure muft not be expe&ed to be ^°ne in a moment, but with much leifure: therefore fr>Umuft continue your Medicine, as your leifure ^illferve, either every day, or at the leaft thrice a ^eeke, if it be for foure or five moneths together,and ^e fare it will in the end yield your defire. . Now the fecond and well afliired,and certaine Me- . 'cine is to take Elecampane-roots, and boyle them ¹¹ milke till they be foft, that you may bring them to j^P, then with a home give them to the horfe, toge- her with the milke luke-warme., being no more trien j^H make the rootes liquid, then having annointed >°Ur Goofe-feathers put them into his Noftrils, and i^e him forth as before is (hewed. The other receipt ^0r the mourning of the Chinese intituleth thus. ,. A moft rare and approved Medicine, to cure any mnnmgGlaxders, called the mourning oftke Chine,.

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	40 5 The Expert Ferrkr. CHAP.»^g Chmc, hekl of all men incurable. This difeafe to »? knowledge _s there is not any Smith or Fcrr/er* in^tll!iKingdome can tell how to cure : for it comes not to. the cxtreamity, till the 1 to-rj e hath ramie at the hrfe^flycafeiarmoie, and have at the rootsof his Uns^e- hard king gacheied₃which will not be diilblved.N⁰^, for mine own part it is well known, that I have ciU'^c�lmany with this Medicine only.

tvfnrn.			Take ^A^prpigmminm^ and i^TujJilagink^ beat^�l1
tvfnrn.
		into fine pawder, of each foure diamines, then be2' ting them with sine Turpentine bring them i«^t0^ paire,then make of it little cakes or trotches,as bxo& as a groat, and dry them. This done lay about tW° or three of them on a Chafingdiih of coales,and co^^eithem with a Funnel], fo that the fmoake may co& out onely at the end thereof,and fo without any loy afcenclupintotheffor/W head through his nofb'¹" then ride the Horfe till he begin to fweate ■-, this && once every morning, before water,till the running^ ftopped, which will be in very ihort fpace, confi^' ring the greatnefle of this difeafe. , , Thefe be Mafter Markhams two great cures, wfl^lCby reafon he hath fo great Encomions of their v^cK tues, and alfo what great cures he hath wrought 2® pcrfefted with them, I thinke it notamiffe toim^elthem in this place. Thus I ha ve delivered unto y° a great number of Receipts for this one difeafe, m^J of which I have tried, and have found them ^vel^ good, fome I could never have meancs or occafio¹¹prove, and therefore I muft expect prompt °PP°/^�_e^ nities, in the interim I doe remit them to tptJLji ■thren to praciife. But I will now conclude this ^CiyJ>_f

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			407

^eiYwith one only Receipt more.which I doe efteeme ^my Mafter-piece for this Malady ₃ having had much -^xperience thereof, nor did it ever faile me upon of- ^eU tryallmade. This cure is called,The black drinke ,°^r the Glanders.* The Cure. Firft prepare his body with ^ranne prepared, and after with a Clyfrer, and your ^oofe-feathers, as before hath bin taught you. This %ne To ake new made Chamberly, and of the belt and %_ey\_mu ,^r°ⁿgeft white- Wine-Vineger \ of each halfe a pint, drink/or the ^n take of Muftardfeede, two or three fpoonfulsv, ghnd&s, ^ make Muftard thereof with Vineger,and let it be ^5^ry well ground, that done, put your Vineger and ^amberly to the Multard, and fo ftirre them well l^ether. Then take of Tarre and bay Salt, of each ^liie much, fo much as will fuffice, incorporate them ^ ^eil together, and convey fo much thereof, as three 1 Eges-ihels will hold, the meate firft taken forth, and pving firft prepared thefe things, let the Horfe be ta- P^ forth of the ftab!e(being kept that night to a very :Pare dyet) and ride him firft till he begin to fweate, fia g'^lve ⁿ^m ^l^^� three Egges-ihels filled with the M Tarre and Salt, and fo (bone as he hath taken c^s give him witli a home the fore -named drinke ^ade of Chamberly, Vineger, and Muftard. all at the ?^Uth, excepting only two fmall or halfe hornefuls, r. ^ich let be conveyed, into his Nof rlls, which fo J^°ⁿe as he hath taken , let him be ridden againe, fo 1 ^uch as before you did, then bring him into the Sta- , ^ei cloath him up warme and litter him well, and fo 3 ^iw ftand upon the Trench untill three or fbure the cloeke, then unbit him and 93 ve him a wanne Maftr ' -

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4o8 The Expert Ferrjfr. C^AP^ Mafh, and order him in all things as is ufuall fy*⁰fes in Phyfick. Give him this Medicine or drinkf " very other or third day;, three or foure times, and # an infallible cure, t^ This cure I gat from a No^ Knight, who had done many cures therewith, ^ was very precife in teaching it, and fince Tcame t know thereof, I have perfe&ed many great Cui therewith, upon horfes farre fpent with the Glands infomuch as if it be rightly and carefully adminift^r� k will cure the rankeft Glanders that is. And with w Cure I conclude this Chapter.

			CHAP. XI. Sect.lH. Hippophylus. Ell Hippoferus ₃ Jithence roe have fi&rti j\| this Chapter, let usgoe to the next, and " { me, what meanes have yon to helpe thefe^k \| away of the hay re from the May n and Ttf _J! of a Horfe ? Hippof. Sir, this difeafe commeth fometimes by �_
		heat
	^at which the horfe hath taken, which hath i°�f ^ dred a dry Mainge in the/«^»e andtayle, wh� r_ethe occafion of the (hedding of the %re from th? parts, and fometimes it commeth by a furfeit, ^c^r\^_c*cvill humours torefort to thofe parts, which ^jS r_e

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	Th$ Expert Ferrier. 4.C9 kt^ " ^tne ^W^g ^awaY °f ^tne hayre^* and I have alfo ^ °Wrt a horje to (hed the hayre both of tf^T? and tayle tyirtl ⁿ ^^eene violently and dangeroufly vifited n, "the Stovers. The fignes are evident. And the Mirei_s l '^rft take bloud from the neckcveine if it be onely . aft ^e wayne, but if in both «wj<#e and tej</e, and then H***/¹®¹ r ^er you have opened the neckrveine_yand takenirom ^m, j³-*⁶j.^ce a reafonable quantity of bloud,* then flit the faUingaLaj* �* of the inward part of the taile, next to the iuell ■y⁰*¹ the buttocks to the fourth joynt, and there with P^lt Cornet you (hall findeahard griftle which the r?^e^c& Marifluls doe call Barivole, raife it up with your ^tt\et and take it forth: that done, fill up the clif t k^ Salt finely beaten,and then with a hot iron fteep _ti^lri Buck-lye.-, burne the tayle in fundry places, and tj.^ annoynt the places fo burned with Hogs greafe a ^lt be whole. , This cure I gat in France among n ? Marijhals there, whom I faw cure fundry horfes of y-^ls ttiaiady, and I my felfe have cured foure or five x t ^et the fame method. If it be both in the mayn and $S and that you be fearfull to experiment this cure \J teafon you never faw the manner of it,then fearch {^wayne and tayle well with your finger as afore- (\ .^d annoynt the places with this unguent. Take ^^lck-.filver, and tryed Hogs greafe (the Quickfilver n ⁿg firft mortified with fairing-fpittle) incorporate p^ Very well together till the Hogs-greafe be of a ^v Afli-colour, & annoynt the forance therewith e_a^e^y day once, holding a hot bar of iron neere, to ^ai ^ °y^ntment ^to ^ⁿke in, and in three or foure ^les thus dre^Tinghim, he will be well. %* This
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		is a very good Receipt, and I have often ufed^lt' Sect. 2. H. Hippoph.T5^ th¹ what it goodto caufe the faf D
					H

				^
Vinyn to Hippof. Take the dung of a Goat newly made, <j* p"* nary Honey, Allum,and the bloud of a Hog,the M^l_(Q, being firft made into fine powder: boyle all the\|^e _�, gether, and rub and annoynt the places thereW¹* . _cvery day, and it will caufe the hayre to corneal apace. ^^ This is fpecialJ good. Hippoph. What if good for ^Head-ache ? u\i Hippof. Firft let him bloud in the tmuth, arid &j₀ with Salt to caufe it to bleed the more, then tak^e, ■$ long Feathers of a Goofe-wing well annoyn^^/r, oyledeBay, thruft them up and downe his ^j, whereby to open and purge his head, andthcflf._t0 fume his head with theftalks of Garlicke broke⁰ _% fmall pieces, as is before (hewed, keeping \ti& _to {pare dyet, and moderate exercife, the P^rjfc cleanie his headand ftomacke, and to empty hi¹^_cr* , , by means whereof the ^e^ and braine will be th^e -^ ta -ac e* _ter q_uj_ete�jL j_t _were _verv g_0Od _aif₀ _to periuD^ ^ with Franki»cenfe,Storax,& Benjamin,grofly ^^t and well mixed, of each like much as will ftu�^ce>j.^ t wo or three daies after let him bloud, and ff^^flC white water for eight daies after, during wh*K/ldfr you may do well to give hiroTometiines a fw^ VThisis. very good. ^_tff,

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		^° °K 2. The Expert* Ferrier.* 4* f Sect.^.H. ^'Ppoph X 7<�*** & good to belpe the heeles that be* V V fcabbed? ^H'Ppof. You fhall many times have finall dry Scabs ^P°n your Horfe heeles, which will not be greatly nox- ^l0ls to him, and thereupon the beft cure for his Kee- ^per daily to'annoynt them throughly with the oynt- ^nt made of elbow-greafe. But if there be any >nin_K humonr iffnmg* from the heeles of the horje.Hnkifiah- , ^th�nle�him ^nd every day morning and evening** ^ to the belly in water till the Scabs doe contract, ^^en make a convenient Cautherize neere to the jojnts, ^ Well croffe as thwartwife, then heale it up as you ^Ufe to doe kibed heeles.,?* This is very good. Sect. 4. H. ^Ppoph."! /* THat*good for heeles that be kibed? v v yy ^^jhisdifeafe the French* doe ^U lavarrs which is a kind of Scratches,and the cure _Httkt ^. I^s to cautherize the middle of the fwelling along, both !^0l>g and croffe-wife 5 that done,take Oxe-dung ree- ^ghot mixe it upon the fire with Sallet-oyle, and

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	Sect. 5.H. Hippoph. \ 7" \ T^Hat ^CHre have j/oh for heeles that^a' V V troubled with theMellet? ^ Hippof. This forance we call the mellet, is a dry l^ that groweth upon the heele , fometimes on the o&* and iometimes on the other heele; fometimes it coJ* meth of corrupt bloud, fometimes of a blow given ; the toe with the hinder foot, for the mellet growes c0i monly upon the hetle of the fore-foot,; and fometinj for want of good rubbing and dreffing after trave¹ ' it will alfo have a dry chop without any moyftur^eall. The fignes to know itjs eafie,to wit,it will\°°
		be felt with your hand. To cure it I have b& ,_e{hewed you in fe&ion pr<f.denti. But yet I will g^lV_gyou one receit more for the fame cure, whereof I k^a
			made often tryall,and it is very good. Take of ordinary Honey halfe a pinte, blacke So? a quarter ofa pound, mixe thefe together, and P . thereto four or five fpoonfuls of Vinega'r,and as 0^U } Allum finely beaten as a Hens eggeunburned, and Rye-flowre two fpoonfuls, mixe and incorpora¹^,' _xthefe well together, and having firft clipped °^x -r_cven away the hayre, apply this medicine playfrer-^¹ ^ to the forance, juft fo farre as the forance goeth, ^a°j let it fo remain five daies,and then take it away, J¹¹^ wafhall thelegge, foot and forance with P"^w ^_ beefe-broth, and after rope up his legs withth^u' bands of foft Hay wet, and he will be found. » then you mutt understand that when at any ^tilT1f J₀ff doe drefle the forance, you doe not faile to v _t^_e*

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		_________I The Expert Ferricr* 4¹3 he dry fcab, or whatever crufty thing (hall be upon Qr about the place, and by warning and cleanfing the <J?\|\fore,that you doe make it marvellous cleane.%. his is a very good Receit. Sect. 6.H. ^Ppoph. \T\T Hat is good to helpe a Horfe that is* V V Hide-bound? , Hippof. This malady is when thereof the horjc °th cleave to theflefh, as you cannot with your hand P^U up the s^jn from the ribs $ fometimes it commeth, Wugh extreame poverty and maceration 5 and ~^0lnetimes through the indifcretionoftheGroome ,°^r Want of good tending } fometimes.of a furfet ta- ^n by over-riding, and violent heats given him,and j^n warned, or negligently fufFered toftand long in he cold, orintheraine 5 and fometimes againe it ^c^mmeth of corrup t cholericke blond ficcicaiing the^: fitf), which wanting its natuiall courfe, caufeth the ^shn to fhrinke and cling together, and to cleave to J-he bones andflefh j it alfo maketh himfick, and to have a gaunt belly fhrunke up to hisflankes,, and his ^yre _will (tare, and his legges will fwell: andby thefe J§ties you may know the difeafe it is fo confpicuous. f caufeth alfo ficcity and aridity iri the diver and f^.caufing great torment throughout all the whole . f&j and his dung will be very hard and dry, and^!of a j ^a^ghty favour,for his body will be very coftive,and he have not help in reafonable time^if death it felfe Jpke not, yet will at the laft other defperate mala-* ^les attach him, whereof the leaft willtbe tne.W*?V which

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			414 TkeUxferiFtrner. CHAP.I*

		which will not eafily or fuddenly be cured. The cure is to let him blend either on bothjides the necke, or on both thefpurre veine^th.e.n cloth and litter him warm* and doe no more unto him that day, more then ^tagive him good meat and white water, for cold wa^teIhe rnufr. not drinke till he be throughly well again^0.The next day give him this drinke. Hidebound* Take of white wine one pinte, ofSallet oyleon^cpound, of Venice Turpentine one ounce, ofMethi'¹' date, ofloafe Sugar, and of Caffia prepared, of each two ounces J of the milke of fweet Almonds halfe/¹pinte, and of Verjuyce of the Crab one penny worth? mixeall thefe well together, and warming it upo? the fire, give it to the ficke horfe, let him have th⁵drinke fix or feven mornings together, alwayesh^ virtg a fpeciall care to the ftrength of the Horfe as* we" in this, as in all other your cures. ± This is a enf I haveufed very often, and have found it to be fpe^c1' all good. Another Angular good receit. Firft,annoy^n,:hjs body all over with Acopmi and Sacke wannedtV gether, or elfe with this Bath. Take {aire water, Mallowes, Smalage, RofernaiT' and Bay leaves $ boy le all thefe in the water till th^ Ihall become foft, andfobatb his whole body there with warnytnd when you have dryed him againe,aO' noynt him with this unguent. Take of Hogs greafe tryed one pound, Camorni'^ MaUowes, Grunfell, Smallage, of each one bandfo^ chpp the hearbs very fmall, and boyle them with «* Hogs greafe a good while with a foft fire, then ftf^-jL i^and wring forth the oyle that commeth °\,^t^. Hearbs., and with this Vnguent annoynt his htyy_eXs*

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		The Expert Fernet 415 ■anas,;!--�:--------------.. � ,-■■■■■... .j. -� ~~■ ■~~ ~~"■■ ■ �" ■" �~~ ~~"■■~~ ~~.....~~ . 1 11 111 . ^Veis for it will! both fupple and loofen his/^?« ; the ⁿext day give him this drinke. . Take of Muskadine and of ftrong Ale, of each one P'nte, Grunfell, Rue, Smalage, Rofemary, and Eeto- ^Vi of each like much : all together amounting to a landfall. Then take Gum-Dragamant one ounce, j-Wo heads of Garlick pilled and bruifed: let all thefe "oyle in the Muskadine and Ale,to the confummati- °Q of one pint, then put to it of fweet Butter,a penny ^orth₉and when it is molten,take it from the iire,and 'trairre it very hard, and fogive it him bloud warme. -^et this drinke be divided into three parts, whereof &ve him one part the firft morning, the other fecond Parts, the fecond and third mornings following, iot* ^°Umuft underftand that when I faid that this drink* ^Uft be boyled to the confummation of one pinte 5 ?y meaning is,that it muft boyle till one part be con- doled, and not otherwife, and in the interim you }Uft keep your Horfe* very warm, and let his drink be either fweet Mafhes or white water, and foure daye* 'fter he hathbeene thrice thus drenched, give him 2s other drinke. Take Annifeeds, Licoris, Fenaei- !^^eds, Bay-berries, Elecampane dryed, Fenugrick, tirmerick, of each like much,all made into very fine Powder, and fearfed 5 let two fpoOtifiils of thfepow- ^er ( being well mixed ) be infufed in good Ate one ^art, with Sallet oyle two fpoonfol's, give him this finite foure mornings together, wherein you are to . ^bferve that the firft time you are 80 adminifter thl* p^rmke to your herfc ₅ you are to put in to the Ale two Poonfols of this powder, and the other three mo*- ^JagSjbatcBcfpoowefoil!: keep how warm, at^or- <ier

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		416 The Expert terrier. CHAlM^ der him as is behoovefull for a ficke Horje that is iⁿ fhyjicke, and he is certainely cured. ^" This is ^a fpeciall good Receit. Another : r Let him blond in both the flank? veines^ then take 01 good white Wine one quart.and put thereto ofSallet oyIe, three ounces, ofComin one dram, Annifeed^sand Licoris, of each two ounces, make all thefe in^tavery fine powder, and fearfe them, and give it hi'¹¹bloud warme, then fet him up, and let him b- throughly rubbed againfc the hayre, and along th^ebacke and r/i>/, and nape of the necke, halfe an houf^etogether, then cover all his backe with a Sacke mad^ethroughly well foaked in a tub of water, and when^jthath drained a while, lay it upon him, and upon th$ two houling clothes at the leaft, and gird them cloi^eunto him well wipfed, which will bring him into ^afweat, which truely will be the prime caufe whereby to reftore him to his priftine fanity \ but let him n⁰ fweat above onehoure at moll, and coole him by d^e' greeSj taking away the Sacke firif, and keep him¹⁰fweet Malhes or white water during the time of k^J$hyjicke, and longer 5 let him be thus drenched, fwe' ted, and ordered, feven dayes together, and give h^JIin fteadpf his Oates, Barly boyled, and dry Beane^sbruifed in a Milled* good old fweet Hay,well {hake⁰and dufted, and fometimes greene Mault from off th floore j and after eight daycb let him bloud in both & breji yeims ₉ but take not above a pinte oEbloudf^ro1 � him in all, and that day you bloudy him, give him ° goo4 Sacke One pinte, and put to it ofSallet oy^equarter of a pinte, and ofLondon Xreacle one°^ul�j warme this upon the fire, and brew them well «gr;

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		The Expert Terrier. 417 jj-Aer, and fo adminifter it bloud warme, then leap his ^^c%and ride him till he fweat.fhen fet him up warm Sfothed and littered, and at night give him a fweet ^^ah, putting into it the powder of Brimftone two P°onfuls, and he will be well againe. _�. This is ^ety good. Another: ^ Take Hogs greafe two drams , and of the juyce of \|r^ragon-wort one ounce, oflncenfe halfe a dram, of prop of Rofes three ounces, diflblve all thefe in Ti- % one pinte and a halfe, fet it upon the fire till all be .^Solved, and fo give it him bloud warme, and exer- ^fe him moderately upon it till he doe begin to jtyeat, then fet him up warme, and let him fail three �°Ures after, and this will fcowre from him all his in- ^e&ion, loofen his skin, and procure a good appetite j-⁰ meat, provided you take bloud* from him the day ^before, and (if as well in this receit as in all the for- mer) you doe give your Horfe a fuppqfitory the day be- fore you drench him, you will much better and foo- ter perfect your f«re,efpecially if you finde him co- fiive, otherwife a gentle CUjier will not be amifle. , This is a well approved cure, and I have often ufed It. Sec T.7. H. "ippoph. T"T Ove ckeymt cure a Horfe that is Hip-fhot> JTjL Hippofl Sir j this commeth fundry ^aies, that is to fay, either by a ftroke with another r^/e, or by a wrench, by which meanes the boiie may ^^e flipped out, and then it rriuft be put in againe; or ^by a ftrain, which may caufe him to halt, or by means Ppp of

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		418 The Expert Ferrhr. CH-AP-^. of fome thorne which he may get by leaping °^r ^rUning among bullies, which muftfirft be gotten ou? otherwife the place will feffer, and he goe lame. I cure is, firft let him blond in the thigh-veine, on �P* fide whereon the griefe is, then charge him with tli» charge we call a Homy-charge, prefcribed you in^tflnext feffion, and fo put upon the other foot a ^f* Jhooe, and let him not lie downe in ten daies (if ^�'^ia.. the bone have beeneout) after bathe the place W^c" with that bath which is already taught you in li^⁷' cap.-y. lit.B. and the Receit beginneth thus (take Sifl-¹' lage,Oxe-eye,and Sheeps-fuet, &c.) and put into n ■ B4/-/6 fome of the faid Honey-charge,* and if this doe l^ cure him ( as it is mod probable it will) then app/i to the place this Ceroene (astheFrewrAdoe tenniv which is a Searcloth very hot, and this Ceroene is th^l1made. Take ofblacke Pitch halfe a pound,of Maffick v#°. ounces, of Galbanum foure ounces, of fat Pitch ^ of Turpentine, of each halfe a pound ; melt thefe i#^apot together, and when it is halfe cold, charge tK place up to the hanch, and fo overthwart the reitW °\ the bck$₀* and if he be not cured at the end of eight °^lten daiesmore with this Ceroene^or Searcloth^hen taK^eit offand apply to the place grieved this unguent. , Take of oyle de Bay,Althea,tryed Hogs-greafe, ° each halfe a pound 5 incorporate all thefe together^t0an unguent,and therewith annoint₅rab,and chafe tl^ placegrieved,and he ihall doe well.*/ This is a very good fveceit, and I have made great ufe thereof- _

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			Bo ..^OK2, Tfa Expert Ferrier. 4,19

		S e C T. 3. H. 'Ppoph. T J On' else ymntakethfc Honejt-ChargeHi'p- 1 ) pofems} ttippof. I will (hew you Sir, Take of Wheat-meale ^o pound and put a little Wine to it _r as much as put it into a Kettle,as if you were to make p^oultefle, and when it is well mixed adde to it of olearmoniack in fine powder, halfe a pound,of com- J°n Engli(h Honey one pound, then fet it upon the Honey charge* ^re, and boyle it, keeping it continually ftirring, and j^t to it in the boyling of black pitch halfe a pound, till ftirring till it be boy led fo much as will fuffice, & ^en it is almoft enough put to it of ordinary Tur- B^etttine halfe a pound, of oyle de Bay, Comin,Althea, ^guis Draconis, Bay-berries,Fenugrick,and of Lin- ^d-meale, of each two drams , boyle all thefe toge- ^r again ₃ ftill ftirring them till they.be well incor- porate , and herewith charge the grieved members of !^e horfe. ^ This is the very beft Charge that I doe Sw tor ordinary griefes of this nature $ but if you ^^e apply this to many horfes, then muft you double j⁰^.Ingredients according to the number of your ^/e-f. This charge is lingular good for any flip or c ^rer»ch in the moulder, hip, or other member, for all °rts of fcratches, and for ftifnefle o�jinew$₀ or forj?- ftfcj hurt or any way offended, as alfo for a hip-fhotot wc^,^ _or f_or _a ^fe that is over-wearied with tra- f� * 5, ^as alfo to draw away all bad humours^to allwage Sellings and tumours, and it will ferve in the place ^ra white plaifter. And this I have often tried. Ppp2 Sect.

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			420 The Expert Terrier. ClfAF^__ Sect. 9.H. Hippoph.\T\T^Ett ^mvo ^letm ^come ^t0 ^treat tflL V V hoo% what have you good to nmh

		the hoo�e₃dttd to caufe it to grow* , fhofugrew. Hippof. I gave you a very good receit in lib.i.ctf- \ feU.^Sit.C. but now I will give you more which ft^abe very good.Take of Elder leaves,and of Wal-wo^ of each like much 5 ftampe and ftraine them till y°_ have gotten of the j uyce one quart, or better, the take of Mutton or Deers fuet clarified, three poW^a> Turpentine, Honey, and Sallet oyle, of each o¹^ pound; boyle thefe till all the juyce be confirmed W to the other ingredients^ then when it is cold,refe^f^ it, and when you have occafion to ufe it, annoynt tP hoofe therewith. ^ This is very pretious. A^ ther as good to caufe the hoofe to grow. You muft °~j ferve this rule^'z-. you muft at what time you wo-¹have him Jfrod, caufe his hoofe* to be pared well and ' ven, and to open the heeles a.t}dfmfl) wel, and fo * him bejhod up 5 which muft be done when the M°^ffis three dayes in the increafe after the change, "Y which meanes the hoofe will grow more in eight da^iethen (if he had beene pared and fhod in any °^l x time of the Moone) in fifteene dayes, both feller #* better, then to fupple the hoofe, and to caufe it, grow the more, Take Goats greafe, Turpentine, f2* let oylejand new waxe,of each two ounces,melt th^ together, then whilft they be hot, adde to it of °^r^~ nary Honey three ounces, of Sanguis-Dragon'^sf_er?dram, in fine powder; incorporate all thefe toge* ^

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		The Expert Ferrier 421 M bring them to an unguent, with which annoynt 1 ®-xubbe the hoofes o�the horfe daily, which may well � done by ufing to each the quantity of a halle nut his oyntment, wh\|�h will caufe the hoofe to grow ^Q^e in fifteene dayes afehen without it in three mo- ., ^ths₃ and if you addel§\| the former ingredients, of ^e juyceofthehearbe^Bled Hepatica, fixe ounces, .^ of the root called J-fEkanderigalw two ounces, it r ^l" be much better. For if you doe finde that the a- ^refaid Unguent doe not?make the hoofe to come a- 1 ^ay to your minde, then will this addition affuredly °^it. ^ This is a very good receit. Another: ak.e Sallet oyle foure ounces,new Waxe and Tur- j^ⁿtine,of each one ounce,Goats greafe three ounces, c ^e^t all thefe together, and being all molten, take it ^r°in the fire,and put into it ofHorfe-greafe,Agrippa, ^ of Morciaton, of each one ounce, beat and jncor- ^?.^rate all thefe together with the other ingredients, ^ it be through cold 5 with this oyntment, rub and ⁿOy nt the coffmes* of the koofes efpecially about the **& at the bayre,* every day once, and it will grow _v^erymuch. **. This is Angular good. Another ^etJgood. i ake of Hogges-greafe three pound, of patch or ^^eece-greafe two pound, Turpentine one pound, �w \^_ax _naif_e _a pound, and of Sallet-oyle one [_t°^Und, melt, and mixe all thefe together , bringing, o^to an Oyntment, and herewith rub and annoynt _n ^e Coffins of the horfe, efpecially about the Cronets, j_n^^etothehayre. ^ But if youv horfe beprickt _ti ^ln°omg 1 or otherwife accidently hurt in or about ^xe «fe, draw forth the jUayk* firft, or whatfoever was caufe.

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4,2 2 The Expert Ferrier. C HAP^

caufeofhisharme, then take a few of the longei
hayres from his Tajle, and wrap them about the poin
of the faid Naj>le,and caft the faid Nayle (thus wrappef
up in the Hay-re) into the fire , and he will goe founflj
and upright againe: provided you doe not
other Nayle to be driven in the place of the former-
^k *. This many have fuppofed to be a Char we put

for my part doe not thinke it to be any fuch matted
I have often ufed the fame, and have evermore fon^r,(1it to make a perfect Cure.

Now as touching hurts and bruifes in the f^ee °
moil certaine is it that a horfe will many times have
forefcote, which will runne with water and matter *"
bout the Frufi and heele₃ which many will ignorant
imagine to be a difeafe in the Foote₃not knowing h°*^v.
it might come, when as it is nought elfe but a veil
bmife, gotten by treading upon a ftone or ftub, afldj
have cured many horfes in this wife, W2S. Take a ^9
or garden Cole wor^and beat it with old Bores-gr^ca'^etoanVngucnt, and apply it unto the Sorance, ^tnel1leapehis^d^e, and ride him an eafie Trot up⁰**
fwarde-ground, to the end the Medicine may ^c^^e� better enter into the^re, and thus dreffing him on&
a day he will foone be well. *^ * This is very g°°
B;ofi]nte. ^^llt ify°.^ur k°K>^e ^navc ^a weeping hoofe^ or fmall CK^*^J

ftag

which difeafe the French do cal la Came que Fifcume^ th^

Coffin which frotheth or wheefeth 5 Then the cure 1$
Fii ft to open the place with your Drawing-iron or C°^r'
net _s I rneane the outward part thereof only, tifl >?"
come unto the Majkr-Vewe, which you muft break^
with your tar^* and fufFer it to bleed fo long ^aS'
will, then fill up the wound with the powder of &^l �

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		b ~~""""�'----------'-------------------------�-----------------------------------_-��---------------------i_________ ^2°j^a. "the Expert Ferrisr. 423 M hurds fteeped in Vineger, and bind them fo on ^ ^at they fall not off, and thus by dreffing it every ^ay once₃and in fhort time it will be well. This cure I eve_r tryed my felfe,but I have beene prefent ftmdry ■^es mFrance, where I have feene this cure fully We&ed by Marifialls there. ^Ut if the hoofe be loo/e, then: take Bettony, Rofe- ^Hoofi &#� _e^a^y. Rue, red-Mints, Tanfie,Sotheron-wood,of ^ch like much : bray all thefe hearbs with Tarre, fo .^ch as will fuffice, and the powder of Bole-Armo- ^^QK fo much as will fuffice, and apply it to the till you finde that it be fait againe. ^ This j ° is very good. Another. TakeTarre, Brimftone ^ne powder, Wheate-branne, and the Vrine of a 1 ^ln-child: boyle all thefe to a Pultis, and apply it j^t to the/w^/e, and this will faften it. ~yj* This is _t^tilar good. But if the Veine lye bare in thereof ^ ^e f oote caufing the horfe to halt, then to make the °fe to grow over it, whereby it becommeth found ^\|ne,make fhisPlaiiter,and apply it to the Sorance. b T^ke Stone Pitch, and Rofin, of each two ounces, H>°fi hurt* _t5^itone in fine powder one ounce 5 melt all thefe _t father till they be well incorporate,then when you ₀ ^e it from the fire, adde thereto of Turpentine one 1 �^ce, and fo ftirre them all together, and as it coo- ^,A *iake it up into Rowles, and when you would ^rU⁵ P°^ure ^tne f^ame ^mto the Orifice* by the helpe of a ^ h°t iron, and fo all about the Sorance, then clap nd nf ^uP^on ^5^anc^^over that a piece of Leather, cut it r'?^laPed for the purpofe, and fo fplent it to keepe k ^a\|t on. Vfe thus to drefle him twice or thrice, and ^w«l be cured. * * This is vejry good. But if the foots:

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			424 The Expert Ferrier.

		foote have taken any harme-by an over reacn» pricke, orgravell, then making the wound. cleane,andlayingit bare. . _a5 Take Sope, and Salt of each like much, fo mu° ^ will fuffice, make them to an Vnguent, then ^^r ^ c_aitj the Sore with Chamberlv and Salt, or Beere and ^ ' anddry it againe, with a linnen ragge, then bind^e . the Medicine, and let it fo remaine foure andtW^ houres 5 and doe thus if the wound be great thre^e,^ foure dayes together : then having with this M^e > cine exhauftedall the Venom<?( which it will foon d^ take of Traine-Oyle one fpoonefull or two, ^all^0 much Cerufe that is,white lead in fine powder,aiA _eworke them to a thicke fal ve 5 then apply that to , forance plaifter-wife, till it be whole'-, which wi^¹¹^ belong, for nothing doth dry up fooner, or is & c, kindly, or Naturall for the breeding of a new v°h, then this. Another molt foveraigne for a hoofe-b^-p FiritpluckeofFtheShooeSjandihooehimup^^f Hioytnmd. wfahalfeMconeorlunetJhooes, then eafe with 1°^ drawing Iron or Rape the quarters of the hoof^eS ^ both fides of the Feete, from the Cronet^ downe t° ,, end or bottome of the hoofes, fo deepe till you P ^ cei ve as it were a dew to come forth, and if you ^ aj two Rafes it will be the better, and enlarge the h⁰ '^ the more, that done, annoynt the hoofes above $^eto the hayre, about the Cronet with this oyntment- j Take of Turpentine one pound, of Wax, ^ ₀{ SheepesorDeeresSuet, of each halfe a pounds> j_tTarre, and of Sallet-oyle, of each halfe a pint ) � J, all but the Turpentine together, and when }^l * _uj:ffloft ready to be taken offfrom the fire, put ⁱⁿ^_nv+

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		The Expert Ferrier. 427 ^l\|rpentine , and fo ftirre it well together till it be pd. Let his hoofes beannoynted herewith once a yaytiii you doe perceive he mendeth, and then let , ^lrH be ridden upon foft, moyft-fwardy-ground, an °Ure or two every day once,for the fpace of a Month^ ^d if he doe not goe well at the Months end, (as I am °ttfident he will) then take off the Itmetjhooes ₅ and pte his Soles, Frujhes, and heeles, fo thin, till you may ^^e a dew to come forth, and the bhud ready to ftart, ^^en tacke on his whole shooes, andfioppe all his Feete ^s Well within as without, with this Charge. , take of Cow or Oxe-dung-and of Wheate- _Hgofthmnd^nne, of each, 10 much as will iurhce, or tryed _a charge.* ^°gges-greafe, and of the kidney ofa Loyne of Mnt- ^0rij of each one pound, of Turpentine, and Tarre, of ^ach. halfe a pound, melt all thefe together (the Tur- excepted) which muft be put in when it is flV^oft ready to be taken from the fire, continually 'tring it, to the end the ingredients may be the bet- ^e* mixed. Let this Charge be layed on good and hot, jewing it every day once by the fpace of nine ^^ayes, to the end the file may arife : but if this will *°t doe it, then take out the files* cleane, and after �u have ftanched the bleeding,with the tender tops JIfepe well ftamped in a ftone Morter, then apply r^^e medicine of Snayles, Bay-Salt, and red Nettles ^Wed you in lib. 7. chap. $.fe&. 18. F. renewing it ⁿce a day for three dayes, and after you may heale Pthejfe^e, and bring a new, and perfect/<?/<? with ^our greene Oyntment fo often recommended unto y°K in many other of my Cures 5 and thus you mall ^ettfie the hoofes^* and make him found, but then he Q_qq muft

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			The Expert Ferrier. CHAP.I^l

		muft be mod with hmh againe, and turned forth to grafle. %. But if he hath ftood in the Stable Wi"¹little exercife, whereby he miy be in danger of a <?) fomtdrmg. %aftbrlnh. Take of Turpentine, ofSheeps fuet, and of Wa^^e? of each one pound, ofSallet-Oyle one pint, of T^r^fihalfe a pinte 5 melt all thefe upon a foft fire, and fti^l'^fethem in the melting untill they be all well incorp⁰' rate, but put in your Turpentine laft, which bei^ well molten put it up in a cleane Veffell, and keepi it for your ufe, and herewith annoynt the hoofef ° your horfe daily, they having beene firft warned ve^f/ cleane, and wiped dry, and this will conferve h^lShoofes fupple and moyft, keepe them coole, and m^5 them very tough and found. _if_. This I have 0? ten ufed. But if the hoofer be fomewhat ftraight, an" yet the horfe not hoofe-bomid^ then adminifter this M^e' dicine to his feete. Hoaft Take the fat of Bacon j the fward cut away hal^'¹ jlraigbt. pound, of white Sope three ounces, Balme one hafl'v full, and five or (i^e fprigges of the tender top^s? Rue, chop, and ftampe all thefe together very wd^ , a.Morter, and then fry them, and lay them to y¹ tto$fthsfe\ /j₀₀f_es* reasonable hot, and keepe him from comtri⁰? in any wet till he be well, and being thus dreflfed e^v^" ry day once, his hoofes will infhort time be fo^⁰.' - well, andeafy tohimagaine. J. This Receipt very good. But let us difcourfe of a loofe hoofe rf~ little more. Take of Tarre three fpoonefuls,of &° three ounces, of Tan fy, Rue, Mints, andSothei'^enj~ . wood of each one handfull,pound all thefe v^^lin adding to it of fweet Butter halfe a pound, of Vj^_Xe

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		^°0K2. TUExpertFerrier. 429 }^Vaxe haifeanoimce,and fo try them all together till ^lt coae to be a thicke falve,and apply it Plaifter-wife ^Wa«netothe/)^/ex₅ {even or eight da yes together, ?^nd this will cure him, and fallen the hoofes sgamc. _v*. This is very good. But if his hoofe* be otherwise r*_s either by fome other horfe* treading upon his H^'or bv any other accident, then ., Take an Egee, and Soot fo much as will fuffice, to tfafi trod* ^be beaten with the laid Egge til it be ftifFlike a falve^ vpmcrbmt. ^eriaddetoitofSailet-oyleand Harts-horne made ^ll»to powder, of each two or three fpoonfuls, boyle jHis to a thicke falve, continually ftirring it in the Sline and apply it to the hoofes Plaifter-wife, day- ^drelngthem till they be whole. This I never Nde tryall off, howbeit it was commended to me to ^b* a fpeciail good Receipt. Another very good to ^lt)ake a brittle or pomized hoofe tough. Take frefti Butter one pound, Waxe and Turpen- jj_soj_e &.«& % of each halfe a pound, melt firft the Waxe, then to mak?* frit to it your Butter, and when that is molten put in tough, >OUr Turpentine, and fo ftirring them well together, Merve it to your ufe, and when you doe ufe it, apply J thus : Make a Buskin of leather, fo as it may be ^buckled or tyed above or upon the pafterue joyn^ and S^rx lay on fo much of the medicine as will cover the l°fe all over very thicke, and then put on the Bus- ^n and fallen it to his �gg< ovpajieme, and let him ^tand fo night and day till you have occafion to ride ?^r exercife him, dreffing him thus ©nee a day, and the l°nger you ufe this medicine, the better will be his °°}e. ^\ I have often made tryall of this receit, Heofetegrorv ^aid I have found it to be very good. But if your horfe* QLq.q 2 ^hatn

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		430 The Expert Ferrier. � *^__1_- hath his hoofe* broken, and that you have a deitf^emould grow, then Take Garlicke pilled feven ounces, Rue ^�"^rehandfuls, Allum powdred and fearfed feven ^otl0f ^e_rold Bores greafe two pound, beat all thefe toge^the, with Ades dung one hindfull, and then boyle it, ^a° ■ fo referve it, and annoynt his hoofes therewith, ^ⁿ<r they will grow very faft. % . This is very good he be hurt by being cad: in his halter, then H Ite Ct Take of Waxe and Turpentine,of each one o$$^c f ^e^ ' melt them together in a pot: take then ofVerdegr^ and Hogs-greafe, of each one ounce, and incorpo^ra, them well together raw, vtz,. without boy ling, y, Verdigreafe being firft made into very fine pow'd^c ' and put into another pot by it felfe: then when 1°. have occafion to ufe it whereby to drefle a fore:^tafirftofthat you made of Turpentine and Waxet^i parts, and then of that other which was not boy^e t made of Verdigreafe and Hogs greafe a third part,'¹¹¹mixing them well together in the palme of y? _ghand, annoynt the forance therewith ; thus do¹¹* » every day once or twice, it will be whole, reifl^eJT\ bring to clip away the hayre firft from about the P^^Cc. And this is a moft excellent receit. %. I have⁰' teiKproved it. Sect.io. H. Hippoph. Tit* 9 Hat may a man beft apply to the H°^UjL ^V ▼ of a Horfe that ffjml/ed.as if he ^eredanger to breed a.* Bloud or Bogge-Spaven ? , r_ei Bippof This commeth fometimes to young ^_ea

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		^2^______ the Expert Ferrier. 431 ken they be too hard ridden and journeyed in their puth, which is the caufe they fwell in that place, by it k^°ⁿ ^t^^ie ^^^^falling downe there fetleth, which if °e not fpeedily removed_} will afluredly beget a ^cffpaven. The cure is,annoynt the place fwoln foure ^r 6ve dayes together with naturall Balfome, and af- ^er reprelie the humours with this charge, having firft ^ven fire to the place lightly: Take oyie of Rofes two ounces, Bolearmoniack in ^₀c r_ml^_:Powder one ounce, Wheat flower halfe an ounce,and /_e^_tJ¹⁶ White of an Egge, ' beat and incorporate all thefe °§ether, and after you have ended to annoynt the ^lace (welled with Balfome : charge every day for °}ire or five dayes after, the place herewith, and he ^U be well. **. This is very good. Sect. 11. H. 'Ppoph. XT XTHat is good to dry up* humours ? ▼ V Hippof. This kinde of drying up ^humours, is but onely to reftraine them for working ^l°o much upon wounds, whereby the better to cure ^em. The way therefore is* >. Firft bathe the forance well with hot molten frefh ft_umurstS, %tter, and then ftrew upon it the powder of Rofin ^ * °^r a day or two 3 then take of the thickeft Creame^ j^d of Soot, of each as much as will fuffice,and worke ^rn to a thicke Pafte, and fo apply it to the forance P'aifter-wife, and it will both dry up the humour ^h poffeffeth it, and heale up and fkin the fore in ihort fpace. ** This I have often ufed, and it is "ghtgood. SECT,

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Sect. 12.H. Hippoph. XtXTH* & beft to cure the hurt'in the Show"* ▼ » der, or other member? , liippof. There are many things good for a mal^^d* of this nature, and when I come to treate of Spraifl^eS> Sores, and Wounds 3 I (hall deliver them unto y°^u> and therefore I will now referre them to its prop^elplace,onely I will give you one for the prefent. e Httrtfheul- Take oylede Bay, Dialthea, frefh Butter, oy^° der. Tmpentine₅of each two ounees,hoyle an d mixe th^eI1 well together, and when they be well in corpora^' annoynt the place grieved therewith fo hot as t^phorje can well fufFer it without fcalding ₉ and let h'¹" be thus annoynted twice or thrice a day, andg'^vthe horje* moderate exercife by walking him a fo^', pace gently up and down. And this is a certaine ^ an approved remedy. This I never tryed, but a g^re3i Ferrier who is cryed up for famous, taught it me, ^aPwiftied me to make ufe thereof Sect. 13. H. Hippoph. XT y Hat doe you hold good wherewith to &.,* V V old hurts ? , Hmts old to _Mfppaj_: _The _one]y _beft _way _to _cure _and _dry _up oia ^CHre- hurts and fores,, is this: Take old (hooes and biij'ⁿ_r them to coles, and then beate them to fine poW^^e7 thenadde to it unflaked Lime and ordinary Hong' as much as will fuffice, to bring ittoaftirfe P³^ which done, knead them all together unto a F^j

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	The Expert Ferrier.
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g -° make it into a Cake, and then lay it upon a _I:tl^erP^n ₃ and fo let it be well baked 5 which done, thi ^lt ^nto ^^ne P^owd^er ₃ and every day once put of jj ^s Powder into the wound, and it will heale it up, ^ thing fooner. ,. This I have often ufed, and it is tfir §°°d₃ ^ail(A herewith we doe conclude this Chap-. CHAP. XII. Sect.i. L Hippopherus. Hat is good to helpe my imperfeUion in the,: Feet > Hippof. Firft pare the feet very thin., open the /jee/j- and make the jhooes wide large, and hollow: if the imperfe&ion _______Icome hy fcundringjfatn Ju^ke ^a goo^q^y f°f* ^or Cow dung, Tarre, _T _m\h � °8^S g^rea^^e' ° ^eacn ^na ^e ^as ^mucn3^and ^ot ^s>oot g» thtfau ^^e like quantity, as of either Tarre or Hogs greafe: �°yle all thefe well together, and here with ftop the foe feet very hot,and continue thus to doe daily,and a ^v^ill not onety take away any anguifh, but alfo u^Fetlgthen the hoofes^ and make them fo perfect as ^^at they will be able to endure labour 3 but when ^travell your horfe (for exercife is very good for him")

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____________;__________________-----------------7r~~~U] him ) let him be flopped herewith hot 5 but it c° ^ adde then thereto the whites of Egges as much as w fuffice, for that will coole his feet very well, ^ati-,_�will comfort the Trufi very much } but if the &w?r 1 naturally brittle, and by foundling become drY³¹¹^ ftreightned, then to.enlarge the fame, and to ^m^f^e_kethe more tough, and to grow the better alfoj * u of Hogs greafe, Turpentine, andMafticke of ^c'^aCr like much, and halfe fo much Lard as of either them : melt all thefe but the Turpentine on the nf» and when it is well diflblved take it off, and then PJ* in your Turpentine, ftirring it well till it be througj!' ly incorporate; then keep it in a ftone Pot by it te" > and when it is through cold befure toftoptheP? very clofe, and fo referve it for your ufe. With & Salve annoyntthec^W ( but efpecially the Cron^l every day twice at the leair,and it will caufe the ho"). to grow very much, and become tough and (o^ ^ This I have often ufed,and it is very good. -Sect. 2./. Hippoph. y X7 Hat is good to cure ^Impoftumati?¹^ V V Hippof. To ripen any fwe'¹ jr which doth impoftumate,you (hall know by the h^eil j for if you lay your hand thereon, it will be hot & burn j wherefore to prepare and make it ready^t0Opened, , Impaftum- ,^Take Mallow-roots₉and white Lilly roots, of <^c_fetion to ripen, like much 3 bruife them_sand put to them Hogs gr<- j and Linfeed mealc, of each.fo much as will fuflfce, ^pboyle them till they be foft, and fo plaifterwife^P^ ittothegriefe^*.

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		The Expert Ferrier. 435 S e C T 3.1. Ppoph.^ITt J Hat fa< good for any invcardjickpeffe in. d V V Horfe .<? \Jf$$⁰f- I have (hewed you that fufficiently before }_e '²-cap.^.fe&.6.A. where I give you three excel- _t,^ r eceits together �-, neverthelefie if you doe finde j ** your horfe doe not thrive,but droop and im paire^ ^U here give you one receit more which 1 doe Oty to be moft fingular, and will doe him much rL°d , and whereof I have had very long and great j? M experience. Firft therefore if you doe fee caufe, fJ^ Uoud from him, but not otherwife, and if he be tk J^e& to coftivenefle, then adminifter unto him ei- z^^v zclijler or uSuppoJitorji, and the day following ^ him this drinke. jr* ake Aiiftolochia Rotunda, Bay berries,Gentiam₃ Xawardfi_ek, Q^ifecdSjGinge^and of Trifora-Magna.of each one _mtr_f%^.^ce: beat all the fimples to very fine powder, and q ^e them well together 5 then take of white Wine Jj ^e quart, or of Sacke the like proportion, which is fy ^tter, then put of this powder, and of your Trifora- one fpoonefuljinto the Wine.Sallet oyle halfe ^t> ^es and of Mithridate two drams, warmethefe j^?¹? the fire, and fo adminifter it bloud warme, and b^ ^hl«i be exercifed as well before as after his drink, V'^tfofarre as to fweate by any meanes, neither ^ft_e ^m ^rinke any cold water infoure or five dayes s,^r3 but either wanne Malhes, or elfe white water. $eff f^ ^ls ^m°ft foveraigne for any inward ficke- Q ^e₅ droopings, torfaking of meat,FeaVers., Colds, ghs, or the like. R r r Sect,

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		S E C T 3. I. C Hippoph. "SJ On fteake hereof adminijking a SuPp X tory, but what Suppolitory wre l>^eJ^r. he given in a cafe of this nature .<? r kc Hipppof. I will ihew you Sinif your Horfe be (o}^ whereby you feare to give him any ftrong medic¹¹¹' and that he be coftive withall, then give him this on pofttory following. _cg Take of Honey fixe ounces,of Salt-niter,one Inward fait-' ^anc^^a ^na^^e3 of Wheat flower and of Annifeeds in "j mffe a Sup-' powder, of each, one ounce, boyle all thefe to a n^a j thickenelTe,and then make it into Suppofitories V%* firftannoynt your hand with Sallet oyle or ^._�Butter, and the Sttppojitory alfo which he is to &* j and fo convey it into his fundament a pretty way, ^ after tye his tayle betwixt his legges₉ as I have^ellL where (hewed you : or elfe hold itclofe to his ^ ^}. with your hand, by the (pace of a quarter of an h°⁰jjj at the leaft,till it be throughly dilTolved,and this ^ caufe him to purge kindly, and it will very*¹^ coole and loofen his guts* : then you may be the &° bold to adminifter what Drinkes, Cordials, or o^._$things which you may thinke moft requifite fo^rrecovery. \i�%* S E C T. 4. /. Hippoph. XT yjUat good to ripen infammationh* ^V'< Vpis � and Kernels, Wich doe g⁰* </^^chaule<?/^eHorfe .«? 'tfwfi

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The Expert Ferrier. 43f

ttippof. This commeth to a horfe that hath either

^°W or Glanders which muft be diflblved, other-
wife +\*�cs��n.----------..i--------j . --1----«-..� «.-!,_

t^theHtf^/ecan never be cured : wherefore take

heat Bran two handful?;, and fo much Wine, Ale, Infamm*-
t oeere, as one quart, with which to thicken it, put a***'*
, ^l* of Hogs greafe halfe a pound, boyle thefe toge-
.^er till the liquor be quite confumed, and fo apply
to the place fo hot as the horfe may well fufFer it,re-
'^Wing it every day once, till it doe of it felfe breakc,
..^r "e fo foft to be opened, then let forth the corrup-
o^10tl ₅ and taint it with a taint of flaxe dipped in this
J^^ve. Take of Turpentine and of Hogs greafe of
^ ^cn like much, and of Rofin and Waxe a much grea-
^.^r quantity $ melt all thefe together, and with the
^I(* taynt dipped in this medicine, put it jnto the

* *

na, renewing it every day once till it be whole.

o**« This is an approved reeeit. But if it be an in-
carnation impoftumating in any other part of the
^0<v_} take then the grounds of a Beere-Barrell, foure
^^lartss of Smalage, Penny-royall, Winter-Savory,
jUrnfi^ Rue, and of the leaves and berries of the
^fleUtow, of each two handfuls, chop all thefe very

of q^³ ^anc^ P^ut ^tnem ^to ^tne ^^a^ grounds, and put to it

oheeps or Deere Suet tryed, one pound, and three

¹ toure handfuls of Rye or W heat Bran, fo much in-

ir^C u^S ^W1^ ^^crve ^to ^DOy^^e ^tnJ^s ^to ^a TonltejJ'ejm<& when
,^1SDoyledasmuchaswill fuffice, apply it to the

_t Jl^c^ 5 and if the fwelling be very much impofhima-

^ it will breake it, or at the leaft fo foften it, that it
*y be opened 5 if it be hard at what time you put

tyifk ^VcHltcU^e thereunto, it will fend it backe againe
ithout more to doe. \*, This I have very much.

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			The Expert Ferrkr,

		experimented, and have found it to be right gt But if he be troubled with the Strangles^ and that h^every much inflamed under the chaule, then cure the¹¹thus: take Bafilicon., old Bores greafe, and Dialthe³? ofeach foure ounces,ofoyle de Bay,one ounce,in^c° ' porate all thefe well together,and firfr. clipping avW the hayre from under the chunk* , annoynt the i^^e' ling and inflamed place therewith very well h ^l, done, binde upon it a piece of Sheeps skin, with^t0^ Wooll next to the inflamation,that the warmth th^ef' of may the better helpe to ripen the Vujiils^ vM^c.^ being ripened, open them, and let forth the corrupt _$on, that done, taynt it firfr for three or foure day with Bafilicon onely, but after heale upthefora^ with your blacke iEgyptiacum, taught you in lib* chap. \.fe& 4. A. and during the time of this cure, ^chim eategood fweet Hay, and Bran,in ftead of Oa^ and let his drinke be onely white Water. ^. '^]1is a moft excellent Receipt. Sect.5. L Hippoph. XT X7 Hat is good for a Joynt thai hath ⁿ^* V V any AchejsSumneJfeJVeakneJJe^r S$>^elings\phich commeth of a cold taufe. j Hippof. This commeth fometimes of a Streyne f _tfometimes of a Cold, taken after a great and ^yfl°}_t\_ie riding or labour. The fignes are apparent, afl^dCure is, ,,j *Joint* gmved ^Ta_u^ke Acopum and mixing it with fweet Sf^fct to rub and chafe thejoynt grieved therewith. ^A^iflg, cotne of cold, it will at foure or five times th«*^a _curJ.

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		TheExfert Ferr/cr. 439 _ cure it. ^ This isfingulargood. Another. Take Aqua-vita?, and warme it upon the fire, and herewith bathe and rub the grieved member very ^^eU j and hold a hot bar of Iron before it to caufe it ^ finke in the better, take then a rag, and wet it in ^ fa_me Aqua-vita;, and laftly take Pepper finely Powdred and fearced, and ftrew it good and thicke %on the faid wet rag, and fo binde it to the place Rrieved:, take then a diy Rowler of Lihnen, and ^^athe the place therewith, and fo let them remaine} ^d thus doe every day once, and in fhort time it will Recover him. * Of this I have made often trial!. Sect.** 6. J. Ppoph. \\THat is good to increafetheHoofe of <t V V Horfe > c- Hippof. I have given you fundry good Receipts be- .P¹^ but I will adde one more, which the moft famous 'rwifkal/of all Turk gave me, which he recommended ^to me for tresbonne, but I never had yet a good oc- ^afion to make triall thereof.The Receipt is this. �j, Take of the oyle of Hemp-feed,of Waxe,of Venice Iacrtafe tfa: j ^UrPentine, Rofin, Pitch, Bay-feeds dried andpow- Hoofe. \^edof each halfe a pound, Roch Allum two ounces, /^xe all thefe together, and let them boylefoftly Pon a gentle fire, then ftraine it through a haire- ev°^a ^an<^ ^^P ^ for your ufe. With this annoynt _ti ^ery day the hoofes of your Horfe, and this will caufe iVe?^to g^r°w very much. This is probably* a good *CBAPi*

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		CHAP. XII. Sect. i.I. Hippophylus. \| Ore doe you cure the Lampas^Hippoferusi* % Hippqf.This is a malady that every c0^lT1' ^ mon Smith can eafilycure, by putti^e ' into the mouth of the Horfe a good b# bat of wood,whereunto two long pi^ec�of the Head-flail of an old bridle isnayled at eith^ end, which will caufe him to keepe open his m^^ and then holding up his lip with your left hand bu^ away the vankepep with a hot Iron made of purp⁰. ' and after rubbing the place with Salt, and giving k^J..j Bran for Oats three or four daies at the moil:., he ^} be whole. * * This difeafe is a Swelling proceed^? from ranknefie of blond ^ which groweth in the tttf¹adjoyning to the fore-teeth ₅ which faid Swelling i* ₀impediment to his feeding '■>* it is apparent enough be feen₃and therefore needs no further remonft^ /_r, Nevertheleffe I will (hew you how the M"' \ in France foe ufe to cure the Lampas^ from ^°\cd had the Cure, and wherewith I my felfe have & many horfes, qfake

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			The Expert Ferrier 44^l Take a rofted Onion, and very hot put it upon a out, or upon nurds, and with it rub the Lcmpas* ve~ ^]^U_Cn _ry &r d_Q j-jjjg _two _or three times a day till it be Hole. ^.But many times they burn away the Lam- ?»mp~ ^ like as do our Smithes with an iron inftrament, ^vhich they do call a. Bijiory, which is the very fame ^0lr that Smithes* ufe here in England. SECT.2.I. ippoph. T T Ow do you flop a. Lax or LoofenefTe, when 1_ \it commeth to be violent. , tiippof. Very eafily Sir, but I had thought I had ^ndled that point fufficiently before, in letter F. Here you made your demand touching the Flux in a ^/e, notwithstanding I will give you other veiy \|.°od Receipts by me almoft forgotten. To illuftrate

		^fufficiently alreadyperfo illume one penny-worth powdred,Bole-Armoniack FOwdred, one ounce,put thefe into Milke one quart, _o^tinuaJly irirring it till the Milke doth become all i:^a Curd, give him this with a home, and it will ftay .^ls Laxe be it never fo violent.* . This I have ufed. Another. TakeBeaneflower, and Bole-Armoniack inline f^vvder, of each foure ounces, put them into red ^1 ^m^ °^ne ^^uartJ ^an<^ 8^ve ⁿ^m this* with a home itift^u ,^warme« Let his drinke be white water, onely ireadofVVheate-bran, put in flower, and that for ^ee or foure dayes after $ then let him blottdin the Tempk

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		442 The ExpertFerrier.* CHAP^ Temple veiftes, and give him warme Malhes, made® ground Malt and Beane-flower, and having dni⁰� up the Wort, lethimeate up the refidue, but if*¹¹, doe not ftay him within two dayes, then put in e^aC. Noftrill,* Sallet~oyle,andthatwilldoit. /%. ^ThiS ^lSfpeciall good. Sect. 3.1. Hippoph. \j\ 7 Hat meanes haveyou to raife a U^* V V Horfe, and to cauje him injhort tuM " become very fat .<? ... Hippof.* I have (he wd you this before, but yet I ^ give you a Receipt which you yet have not. Leamhorfe Take Elecampane dryed, Comin, Turmerick, M' to make fat. _nif_eeds, of each two ounces,Grunfell halfe a handfr'' bcyle all thefe very well with three heads of Gai'tf^cpicked, a little bruifedin ftrongAIe fourc quaf^ then ftraine it well, and give unto your Horfe of ^ drinke one quart, in a morning falling bloud war"¹^ & then ride him upon it til he do begin to be warA^' but not to fweate, and thus do for foure mornio� together, and within fome fhort time after, tufP him tografie, if the time of theyeare be feafonab^ and he wi 11 feed wonderfully and fatten fuddainety" but if the time of the yeare do not ferve for p^\ then (hall you keepe him in the Stable, andbefc^, his former drinke,you (hall give him in his OateSjtW powder^ viz,. Take the Powder of Elecampane <^ir5� and of Comin, both pulverized and fearced of ^_elike much: mixe them well together., and every ^nl^_ you give your Horfe this Provender, take or this ^_er

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^Ook. 2. The Expert Ferritr.__________________443 fealfe an ounce, ^ditre^itblHttle and little a- >ng his Proven der for feare of offending hirn_still he H eaten up all cleane, and do thus but fourteene %es together, and you (ball perceive your Borje to ^mlnd, and profper after a ftrange mannenpro- Vided that you do give him feafonable ayring^mode- ?ate exercife, and Mafties or white water. % , 1 nis ^ls marvellous good.

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	"ipjtoph.'* rt iHat is to be done to a Horfe whofc V VLegges doe [well? Hippof If this fwelling be onely in his fore Legges ?.ⁿd not behinde, then it is a figne that this his Swel- ^ltlg came by over-violent labour, when the Horfe was ^Veryfat, ( efpecially inwardly ) byreafon that the &^reafe that was molten fell down into his fore-Legges₉^nich if it had ftaid in his 'Eody^ muft of necefiity have ^gendred either an Anticor_t Beaver, or a Surfet to the §^reat perill of his life �-, The fignes are knowne by the Wlling,and therefore to annoynt them with Acopwn Ltgnt fml'* ^ere very good. But the beftcure is, firfttotakeupM. , ^igh veines, then with your Fleame to prick the Places moft fwelled, andhotteft, in fundry places, Specially below, to the end thatthe corrupt blond ^ayiftue forth} then Take of white Wine-lees one pint,of Comin bruif- ?done ounce, boyle them together to a pultis with Wheate flower, three handfiils 3 then with a cloth ^applyk to the place good and warme, renewing it every day once, and ifin two or three dayes it doth S s s draw

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		444 The Expert Ferrier. CHAP-i² draw it to a head ( as it is very probable it will do ) then lanch it and heale it up either with Shooe-ma- kerswaxe, laid on upon a Playfter of leather, ora»^d with a falve made of the yolke of an Egge, Wh^ea� flower,and common honey well wrought together » a falve, which you muft alfo apply Plaifter-wife V' But if it do not come to a head, and yet thefwell^ continue 5 then Take of Pitch, and of Virgin-wax, of each three °c^^Cel> ^halfe ^a P^ound' ^of ^the i«yce ofIfop, ai^ld pt Galbanum of each halfe an ounce,and of Mirrah-^' eondary halfe a pound, of Bdellium-Arabicum Ap»* leon, and of the drops of Storax, of each halfe \ ounce, and of Deeres-fuet halfe a pound 5 boyle a¹¹thefe together in an earthen Pot,and when it is cold j take of Bitumen halfe a pound, Bole-Armoniaek, i& and of Ciiftus, of each one ounce and halfe 5 m^^eall thefe into fine powder, and then incorporate them well with the other, and fo boyle them all o^ againe very well 5 that done, poure this whole na- ture or Medicine into cold water, andfo make it f»P into rowks like a falve for Playfters : and when V^ are tc.ufe it,fpread thereof upon Plaifters of Leatfe which muft be fo large as to cover the Lea«_et foil To farasthe fwdlingsare, which (if any thiS can df it) this will affwage the fwelling, and give vfry m** u�&& a ^COm{°^rt ^the ^Sw�^es and Nerves; neither main on. * * _Th_ls j _have j _d 5 ^ rfiexr former fmalnefle, when as Fem.r/hife fp^f much time upon the Cure, and given it over at ^;

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		,J^OK. 2. The Expert Fefrier. 445 . ^ut if the Swelling do fall into the hinder-Legges^ or ^nto all fowe-Legges together (being but a bad So- _a^at\^Ce)-caufing them to burneand fwell exceedingly, ,ⁿd the hayre to ftare, the caufe whereof comming, w I have before faid) from immoderate Rjding,heat, . ^d labour whereby the greafe melting falleth down j^o the Legges^ by reafon the Horfe cannot voyd it in ^ls Excrements, or elfe being over-hot, he is warned, r negligently fet up without fufficient ftore of litter ^d nabbing, fo as the taking cold, the blond with the \|^reaf_efetleth in the Legges�, and there congealeth,and ?° caufeth them to fwell. This forance alfo commeth 7 having his feet beaten ( efpecially in the Summer) /^th being ridden 6k gallopped upon hard ground, ^hich firft occafioneth wind-gals and thofe alfo cauf- h the legges* to fwell, which truely is the worft kind : fwelling of all other, by reafon that lamemjfe doth i^rnediately follow ir,unleile great Art and diligence �^e fpeedily applyed for prevention thereof. Where- jj^e the fignes, being fo apparent, need no remoa- ^ance, and therefore I will pafle on to the Cure, ^ich is thus. ₀ ^ake Populeum, Nervell, Hogs greafe, of each one lm finl* ^nce, incorporate them very well together cold,and ^li^m* ^noynt the forance therewith morning and evening ; p^re dayes together, and at foure dayes end, take of laret Wine lees one quart, boyleit upon the fire ^ ^lt« fo much Bran as will bring it to a Vodtejfe, J^jy this to the place grieved plaifter-wife with a ^^0th good and hot for foure or five dayes more, re- h!7^lng j^U ^every *«� ^once» ^and ⁱⁿ fo°ⁿ* «me he will e found againe. V. This isa moft excellent receipt Sss 2 which

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		446 The Expert Ferrier. Cj^Jjl! which I have often experimented. Another.The * we - of the legger, may be ealily cured, if in the begin¹¹¹¹^ they be often times in the day laved and bathed i cold water, unleffe the malady come of too grf^at, iurfet, wherefore if this of cold water will not do¹ 1 then Take of common honey one pound, Turpent}⁰.' common Gum,meale of Linfeed, meale of Fenugfjr^ of each foure ounces, Bay berries made into very »\ powder fearced, three ounces, mixe Sc boyle all the^ together well, and when you take it from the fire, P^u_funto it of white Wine one pinte,&: then boyle it o^veagaine till it doe become thick, fpread this upo¹¹_;cloath reafonable hot, and wrap it about thetn^' bersfwelled, and doe not renew it above once &* weeke, and it will cure them. ^ This is a certfij^ and moft approved cure. Another. If you take up^tlJveiner, and make them to bleed below and not ab^ and then rope up the legges with thumbandsof & \ Hay wet in cold water, and then caft more water ^P.j on them, in fhort time he will be found and ^^cagaine. * ** This is alfo very good. Sect. 5.1. Hippoph. V T XTHat is good to cure the Leprofie ? V V H/>^y:Thisisamoyft^^5 very infectious, which commeth by meanes of &^�_wturrets, taken by over-riding, which is very ^ea u_efbe feen and knowne, and therefore needs no &^r^L/ defcription. The cure therefore is : firft, let Wf-Lfc well in the necke, then fcrape away ^the _with

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Jj^han old Curry-Combe,Qyfter-fhell,Hayre-cloth, ^rforne fuchlike thing, till the forance doe Iooke _r^avv₃ and that it be ready to bleed, thenannoynt the ^places with this oyntment. <- Take Arfnick, or Refalgar, and tryed Hogs greafe, ^profit or > he Arfnick, or Kefalgar being firfr beaten unto very ^eleP^^tKk J^e powder)incorporate thefe well together to make ^ma * ^y'* ^^�ln into a perfeft oyntment; then tye up the headcfc J?^t Horfe fo high to the Rack, as that he may not be jle to bite, ruo, or lick himfelfe, and fo annoynt the P^ces therewith, andcaufe the oyntment tofinke ^^e better in by himfelfe, and fo annoynt the places herewith, andcaufe the oyntment to finke the bet- ^5r in by holding a hot bar of iron neere to the place ?^s You annoynt him, and let him (land fo tyed three jj°Ures, and. then wafh away the Vnguent with the ■ ^ongeft Chamber-lye you can get, and wafh him fo Roughly, that you may be allured you leave none ^Q^the oyntment upon the Horfe, and then untye him, ^d give him meat : and thus dreffe him once every jjay till the fores be quite dryed up. %. This is aU- ⁰ good for Scratches, and Kibed-heeles. Sect. 6.1. "ippoph.T ] \* 7 Hat k good to kjU Lice in a Horfe ? V V Hippof. Lice commonly commeth ^toa&0r/ewhen he is very poore, efpecially when he j^nneth abroad in the Wintertime infome Wood, Y°ppice, or places where are many high trees, for that the dropping of the trees falling upon the Horfe, together with his poverty,doth caufc them to engen- der

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		der, and albeit they may be at firft but a few, yet ^w,ltthey in fhort time multiply abundantly : fometimes alfo a Horfe will catch them by ftanding neere to ano- ther A»/e that is /<w/fc, andfo long as he be vifted with them, hecan neverpiofper, butremainev&f meager and leane. You may eafily know when hef annoyed with this kind ofverminefoT that he will^ot; tenfcrubandrubhimfelfe againftWals, Pofts, a°^dDoores with his mouth and hinder feet. The way to #' ftroythemis, Take Staves-Acre, andboyle it in running vfltf* and wain him all over with that water warme and i^rwil kill them. %.* Another, Take Quick-filver two ounces,and firft kill it 17* falling Spittle, and when it is throughly morti^' take Hogs greafe tryed, and fo worke them topetP^eftill it become of an Aft-colour, and annoynt b^ therewith, and it will in twice or thrice dreffing, ^ them all. _v Another; Take Tobacco as much as will fuflice, and fhre^^ltveryfmall, and put it into fmall Beere, and put t^ of Allum _Po wdred, as much as will fuffice, and vW?_ttheAUumis dilTolved, wafhhim therewith, and* will kill them. All thefe I have often tryed, ** have found them to be very good Sect. 7.1. Hippoph..rTow doe you makeyour powder ofU&zff n Honey, with which you doe healed"^ArJ up Sores > Htppof.* Take of Englifh Honey, andofquic^y
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	7he Expert Ferrier. 449 ewly taken from the Kill unflaked, of each as much w.^ill fuffice, beat your Lime into fine Powder, and jj¹^¹ your Honey and your Lime knead it into a atV/^an(^ ^wnen ^ll ^s throughly wrought make it into j i& Cake, then lay it upon a cleane fire-pan,and fet _tJ^on^he fire, and fo let it bake, and as it is baking c5^e the foles of two old fhooes & caft them into the W ^anc^ ^et ^tnem ^^urn ^unti^ they have done flaming, _ti^ that they doe come to be firecoale$ then take 3 ^ forth, and when the Cake is baked fufficiently (j.^ cold, beat the Cake together with the burnt j>°°es foles to very fine powder, and fokeepethis 3vder in a bladder or dry box for your ufe.^ This L * heale and dry up any wound or old fore, and I ^Ve often and long ufed this Powder. S e c T. 8. L. PPoph.\7"Y7tttf difeafeis that we call theLow- V V _Worme> h$^ptf' ^Thi-^S ^is ^the ^difeafe ^whicn ^l cannot diftin- jj /^l« from Saint Anthoniesfire, or the Shingle.^ for that fi^h the fe\�-famz fymptomes, and this I have cured, tjj^ls ^ls a Worme that breedeth in the backg, betwixt tL'f^.arid the bone, and runneth along the breafi to Qf_tL^,^w,3 and when it commeth to towch.thepan.mcle* 4^.^«e,itmakeththe^r/eitark mad. You fhall ^%q ^Cover it by thefe fignes, viz,, prefently after a fo^¹^ tedious journey, the horfe will be ficke and ^nd *'^s ^meatj ^ancl ^^and ^out °^^ieng^tn ^witn his feet,* �q ])2?8-down his back> and he will often make offer "»�» but cannot, and if he doe ₉ yet will it be but verT

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	450 The Expert Ferrier. * C HA � ^ very little at a time, and tTiat in the Jt<eath,ar\& in tnn he will fall mad j gnaw the Walls, Rackftaves, an Manger, and bite and ftrike at every man » commeth within his reach or danger .� and thele ,. the molt pregnant and apparent fignes j and this feafe doth deceive many a good Ferrier.* Foral" that this infirmity may be many times among hfJ J yet Ferriers being ignorant thereof, by miftakm&j meerely for the Stovers, and applying remedies o^fle\|, for that cure, doe thereby lofe many a good b J through their mifprifion. But now to come un^t01 _fCure it felfe, I will give you two Receits, the f°^rn\$ of which I learned of a Farmer \xiSuffolke, wh° . , cried up for a very expert man in this faculty, ( a^s ^J ^ deed he was)and hath perfected in my prefence m^aWa great Cure. Then thus, u

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^OOK 1. The Expert Ferrier.____________Hi. ^ Iron with a Button at one end, and mafce it red V then burne him therewith upon the top>ot his forehead, and a little under his fore-top and anothenrt the fore-top, and four other in the ^clean through Vn the creji,wherof two of the holes muft be upon 4 onehdeof thecreft, andtwoon the other fide 5 *d to take away and till the fire, put into every tote Centum Rofarum, and then let him blond* in the �fS« and he is cured. V ^This ^is ^al(°r ^appr°" Ved Cure The French doe call this malady ver-co^* both have but one manner of Cure for the^ame 1hm ^r-cowm or Low-worme is a living rvorme which bree To by degrees commeth to the head of the horfe, wheie With itstard M< it ^^^^^^1^ Worketh it felfe to the very hraine of the creature CeS Hethbitin_g,gnaw4 an feeding caufcth the horfe to become enraged, and to die ^�$�� Wife he be not cured in time,and therefoie the Irene* With to kill and deftroy this Worme^; fire,and they Hold that it cannot be deftroyedany other way.

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what time they become inflamed, and to come at la to rottenneffe and corruption : the meaneshoW-⁰come to the knowledge of this infirmity is, that by carefull obfer vance you may perceive his flanks ^t0beat, and his ribbes to worke, but moft chiefly wh^enhe cougheth, and then the more (lowly they doe bea^teand heave, the more old and dangerous is the dife^a'^e' he will alfo draw his breath at his nofe (hort, and y^eweakely, and he will grone often , and-principal when he lyeth downe and rifeth up, and when at a¹; time he cougheth, he will feeme to chew fome thiflp betwixt his teeth, and from his nofe* will iflue mu^ctl/ corruption. The Cure is, Take oihorfe Lung-n>jrt₃ alias Mullet, it groweth* - Lungs a every place with broad hoary foft leaves which dP tUfiafe. feelelike velvet $ Aired it, ftampe itandftraine H then take of Fenugricke a good fpoonfull, and °. Madder as much, make them into fine powder, aP? give this to your horfe in Muskadine one pinte, or e}^ein good Ale one quart, and adminifter this unto h»^ every other day for twelve or fourteene dayes, afl^ fprinckle his Hay with water, and let hisOatesb^ewarned in good Ale, and let his drinke be white ^^rter, and fometimes fweet Mafties. ^* This is very" good. Another : Take a Snake,and cut ofFthe head and taj/le^ad &,* it., and after cut the fame into pieces the length⁰¹your finger, and roft it as you would an Eele upofl.ij Spit, but doe not bafte it with any thing, for it ^^l, bafte it felfe, referve carefully the oyle that dripP^efrom it, and herewith annoynt the breafi and the/jJJ port ribbes* of the Horfe which be agajnft the tmgh \|J.

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		The Expert Ferrier. ^53 ^cllP away the hayre firft from about the place where You _are _to _anncynt him, otherwife the hayre will ^ake up much of the faid Oyle 5 and thus doing often °^r fome time you {ball recover his lungs* againe, and ^ake him perfectly found. This was taught me by ^a great Marifhatt of lours, but I never could come to ^ake tryall thereof. CHAP. XIII. Sec t.i. M. Hippopherus. Ore Hippoferus that we have ended this Chapter Jet us proceed to another �■> and tellmc what is good to cure a Malander.^ Hippof. This is a noyfome forancc which groweth upon the inward part of ^e fore-legs in the bending of the legge over againft ^tfie knee: it is a Scab hard and dry, which hath a chop ^ chinke upon it, and it hathhard and ftubborn fta- ^rir»g hayres growing in and about it, not much unlike ^1:0 Hogs brijiles^by which meanes it cankereth and cor- J^pteth theflefi, which will caufe the Horfe to goe «ffe₅ and to halt at firft fetting forth till he be warnij «ke as doth the Scratches.lt comnaeth either through ^tn^"^egligenceoftheGra««efor default of rubbing and due and orderly drefling,or elfe from the corrup- Ttt 2 tion

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	454 The Expert Ferrier,

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ding} and thofe ^arffe are mod efpecially fubj^�thereunto j which have long hayre growing all ^2L}°P^ the legges from the pajierne up to the top of the thigW, moft commonly have your Flanders and Freeze^. horfes, by reafon that the hayre in that place, k^ein\| thicke, long, and fhaggy, doth gather land, durt, 30 other filth, which not being continually taken oft j the induftry of his Keeper, will fcald, burne, and &K into the joynt, and fo breed this kinde of forance. have already fhewed you the fignes how to know ^J' now I will alfogive you very many receits whe^J'^er with to cure it, many of which are fpeciall good. F^lftherefore (whatfoever you have to apply unto tP¹forance) faile not to warn and (have away the hay^rfrom oftand about the forances 5 firitthen i Take blacke Sope, Vnguentum Populeon, & Maknier. frefh Butter, of each like much as will fuffice: mi. them well together, and fo bring them to a fbnfl^ Vnguent, and apply it to the forance every other d^/ till it be whole. %. But you muft withall und^ ftand that unlefle you doe picke away and rubbe <P -■ the dry cruft or fcurfe,as well as walh and (have atf^/ the hayre which doth annoy the forance, you ^ nothing in the perfecting of the Cure, for be you co^ fident unleffe you doe t his, the Malender will not v taken away, nor any medicine that you mall apply^tit, be able to heale it up. Another ; ^ Take blacke fope, and allay it with Buck-lye, ^at' Wafti the place well therewith: this done, apply ^ujL. to the forancea plaifter of Goofe-dung, and xefl^ twice a day till it be whole. %& Another; ^ _ke

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		OOK 2. The Expert Ferrier 45 5 Take quick-fllver, and kill it in Orpiment , then . ^ake Buck-lye,' and mixe ordinary durt which lyeth ^ltl the ftreet (wherein mull be neither ftones nor gra- ^vell) with the Buck-lye, Quick-filver₃and Orpiment, j^d herewith annoynt the forance twice a day if need ^e, and when the oyntment is well rubbed in , then ^c^p a plaifter of the fame medicine to the griefe eve- y time you doe annoynt it. nyfj This is very good. Another� ■ r Take of the ftrongeft white Wine Vineger, and "Gyle iti, andfo boyling hot, rub the Malender tliere- Mthrtwice every day till it doe bleed, that done, put ^fon it the powder of Verdigreafe good and thieke, ^d fo binde it on with a clout, and let it fo remaine ^tlU a cruft come thereon,and when you fhall finde the ^tj"uft to be dry,and withall to chop,annoynt the grie- ^v^d place with tryedHogs greafe, and that will caufe ^e cruft to fall oif,and the fore to heale up. %. This ^ls a moft excellent Cure, and it did never faile me. A- ^other: Hub the fore with the oyle of Hemp-feed., or with ^e oyle of Nuts, or with iharp Muftard, but the oyle °f Hemp-feed is the very beft,if it may be had. This ^s taught me by a French Marijhall^ but I never made ^ryall thereof. Another : , . Firft rub offthe outward fcurfe till it bleed*, then °ifide upon the place this medicine $ take of blacke °pe, and of Quick-filver mortified with fafting fpit- ^e as much as will fuflice, and fo worke them to a Jalve^and plaifter-wife binde it to the forance,renew- Jng it every day once till it be killed, and after heafc ^UP^tne fore withfreih or fweet Butter. Another:: Take

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				The Expert Ferrier. OTAP^3 Take Glovers jhreds* which he cutteth from his W^DltJ leather, and boyle them in Vjneger of the belt a ftrongeittili they be foft, binde this to theW<^ very hot,arid it will perfectly cure the fame, I did ne- ver make tryall thereof, but it was given me for ver) good. Another: A Take the fat or lard of Bacon one pound,red L^ea j Verdegreafe and Lethurge of gold, of each two o^¹' ces, make them all into fine powder, and boyle th^eI~ well together with the faid fat of Bacon, keepⁱⁿ» them in the boyling continually ftirring^then haVi^p very well cleanfed the fore,and made it raw,annoy� it with this medicine morning and evening till it* cleanedryedup. _!f. This is very good. Anoth^ewhich is onely to annoynt the forance with the of of Turpentine, and it will heale it up, and make'¹marvellous found. \. And this will likewife c¹^ Scratches, Sores, Hurts., or the like maladies in a M '* Another : Take a fait barrelled Herring out of the picky' which hath a foft row, and cut off the head and W^e> and call: them away, then mince all the Herring v^eij( fmall, and put it in a ftone morter, and put thereto °t blacke Sope two fpoonfuls, and ofAllumpowd^.i halfe an ounce, ftampe all thele things together ^fl ^ you have made them to be of one body, and V^ fl wife apply it to the Malender,renewing it once a «»; for three dayes.-And this will kill the humour that te^ deth it �■> which once done, annoynt the place ^ ,j theoyleofRofes,and that willcaufe the Cruft^�0Xt away, then warn it once every day with ChainK'it: is and ftrewupon it thep_OWa_erofOyftermels₅^aI,^_a^_e
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		, '------------1--------------------------------------��------------------------------ ^>K a. the Expert Ferritr.* 457 jjjade whole and found againe. This I dare pro- Ue to be a very good Receipt. Sect. 2.M. ^Ppoph.CT y Ell what fay you now to the Mainge ? _w » V Hippqf. This of all other is the ^orft, vildefr, and moft filthy, and it will caufe the ^fe to be ever more rubbing, fcrubbing, and fcrat- hing. It i_s _a formall Leprojie, and the French doe call ¹ the Elephant?ck^Malady, by reafon that Elephants are � ^ery much fubjed thereunto.The hair will ftare and ⁿ many places pill and fall away, and a lothfome ^curfewillbe upon the places touched therewith, *d he will infect all other horfes* which refideinthe j^meftable with him : Wherefore fo fooneas the f-, ^acty ^may ^De ^eipy^ed, let him be feparated from his ^llowes, whether in the Stable, or abroad at Grade. his difeafe commeth of corrupt and melancholy , °^H^ by meanes of it's over-heating, and fometimes^ . y feeding upon naughty and unwholfome meate. It ^s k> eafie to be difcovered, as that it needs no other j ^ription^then what hath been already fhewedrand Will gi_ve y_OU _manv goood Recepits for this Ma- ^l ake Spurge,Salendine,Brimftone, all in fine pow- Mainge ^5^r3 of each three ounces, Hogge-greafe tryed, new- W^h V .^eeP^s"^met5 ^and quick-Silver well mortified cor ^^lnS-^pittle, of each two ounces, melt and in- them°^iate ^a11 ^t^^ie^^e ^two ^^ay^es ^together, and fo bring th i^tQ ^an- °7^ritment, then firft wafh and make raw °e places infe&_ed with ftale Vrine and greene Cop- peras

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		458 The Expert Ferrier. ^^Z'¹^ pjsras boyled together, Jshe infecf ed places being i^ra- ped,and made raw with a Curry-combe or fome W like thing, and then annoynt him with this Vnguen j but firft of all you rnuft take blwd&om the NeckrVff? the day before you drefle him with this Vnguent.' * * This is one of the bell: Receipts for a Mainge tha .have,and with it I have done very many rare Cures- Take the rootes of Elecampane newly gatherf ' and the roote of red Dockes, of each like much, "^ and cut them thin, and put unto them of Chamber-¹^ three quarts, and of Bay-fait, one hand full : boy . thefe till one quart be confirmed, then take it off/¹¹ _$with a rag fallned to the end of a itick,wafh thepla^ceinfe&ed very hot, you having firil made the P^a raw with an old Curry-combe, oylter-fhell, &c. ^ this foure or five mornings together, then fome thr^e. mornings after annoynt the places grieved with ^ Oyntment. Take quick-Silver one ounce, let it be well m^¹' filed in falling fpittle, and mix with it fo much H°�" r greafe as a Hens Eg, or better.: then take Powdei" °. Brimftone, fomuch as will fuffice, and incorporate'¹thefe very well together, and annoynt all the MajMj>Z places therewith till they be perfectly whole. V^ is very good. Another. c Take the Oyle of Pilchards,and of Chamber-ly^e °^ each one quart, Guinny powder, and the PoW^^x _e_ Brimftone, of each three ounces, white Wine-V" J" gar one pint, boyleall thefe together till they thickc, make the places raw,and annoint them ^the_ery with three times inninedaies, that is tofay, fr^jsis three dayes once,and this will cure him. ***- _rerv

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	l^Y good,, but you mail not forget evermore for this ^alady₅to take ltore of blond from your Horjea day or ^lWo before you do adminifter any thing unto him,for ^tiUfuch time as the Melancholy and corrupt-bloudbQ j^ft let out he will not eafily be cured. Another for a ^inge, Itch,or Running Scab, 8cc. Take as much Auripigmentum finely powdred, Admixed withHogges-greafe as will bring it to be Mlowilh-but not too yellow a colour, annoint the ^cesin&ed therewith, and it will kill it in three ?^r foure dreffings : This Vnguent will take away ^both the Scab and hayre together : but have you no W for it will notbe long ere new hayre will come ^ it's place. *** With this receipt I have cured very ^any horfes, who have not beene a little over-run ^ith this difeafe. Another, . ._:j- The firft day let him blood on the left fide of the M. then two daies after open the other Veine,* and ^ree daies after that let him blond on the Spurrc- ^Vmes and laftly two dayes after that under the Tayle,* ⁹nd let him bleed in every of thefe femes, then fcarri- ^all the places and wa(h them with new Brine made ^very fait -that done annoint the places with this Vn- Take of quickfilver one ounce, tryed Hogs-greaie °ⁿe pound, Brimftone made into fine powder foure Alices Rape-oyle one pint. Firft kill the quick-ul- ^Verwith fafting-fpittie, and then incorporate them ^together throughly with all the other Ingredients,and having annointed all the raw places with this Oint- ^cntjcaufe it the better to finke in by holding a barre of hot iron neere to the places, and then touch him Uuu ^no

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		460 The Expert fcrrier. ~^H jL~- no more in three daies after, and ever more Wl^ⁿ 7, _edrefle him, forget not firilto mb and fcarritic ^ places infected till they doe begin to bleed j but n this will not availe, thenburne the rankeft pl^aceS j the Mainge with an iron, having a button on th^e ^en _{thereof,but then take heed you enter not theftpr^_tbeare your hand light upon the j/v/«onely, ^an(%'« each hole be well-nigh a fpan from the other. * This I have often ufed. Another. _e Take of Chamberly foure quarts Bay-falt T°^iXhandfuls, boyle them well together, and waft¹ ^t \ Horfe therewith, fohotas he can well fufferit, ^il11 j when he is well waflied, take Neats-foote oylc ³° and put it into water, and beate them well togetb^e' and therewith annoint the raw places, andinfc¹¹'^ or five times thus doing, he will be well. This Cee&^c. to be a good cure, but I do not remember that I ^ did ufe it. Another. * Take Mother of Salt-Peter, the belt and ftrong^v. and wafti the fores therewith fo hot as the &&$ \ able to fuffer it, and in three or foure times drett^irl~ it.it will cure him. This I never tryed, but the p^ that taught it me, averred that it would noton^eJ) kill any Mainge, but all Scratches_JPaine$,R.ats-tayl^ei'> &c. Another. Take Sopers-lees, and firft make the Ma/ng^?^ ces raw, and after warn them with the faid Sop^cY^ lees, and in once or twice dreffing, he will be ^₀*** This was taught me by the moft able Ferrer, ■* now know living in England, and I have often ^^d \'_tand I have done with it very many great Cu^rcS'_v;_ cureth the Mainge* both in Borfes andz^e'j ?^t0^

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		b "' -■"�-�� ------------------,----------------------------------------------__-------------'"' �---------� ^©KJ2« The Expert Ferrier.* 461 ^d they get not to it with their mouth and teeth. Another. Take Hogges-greafe halfe a pound, Oile de Bay ^ⁿe ounce and halfe, Crude-Mercury, and white ^lebore, of each one ounce, incorporate thefe well ^together and firfl: make the places raw, and then an- ^oirit them with the faid ointment. %.* This is very �°od for I have often tryed it. Another. Take of Hemp-feed, and of Mutton-fuet of each °ne pound, bray the Hempe-feed marvellous well in ^Morter, then take of old Bores-greafe one pound, yerdegreafe, Quick-filver, Elebore, Gunpowder, Tartar, of each foure drams, and of Brimftone three Prices, make all into very fine powder, that is to be Powdred and mix them well, making them into one My^ and then diflblve them upon a gentle fire, keep- ^,l}g them alwaies ftirring till it be enough, and fum- ^Clently diflblved, and when it is cold, put it into a ^eanePot, and keep it for yourVfe, and when you ^Ve occafion to make ufe thereof, firft fcarrifie the Places, and then annoint them, holding a hot Barre ^fironneere, and in three or foure times thusdref- ^lng, he will be well. ^. Thisisamoft foveraigne ^l^ceipt for this malady, for I have had great proofe hereof. Another whereby to cure the Mainge in the ^aineoxlayle. Make aihes of the hearb called Abfcinthm^ fo much ^as Will fuffice, quick-lime and Soot, of each fo much ^as will fuffice : mingle all thefe together, and with Warm water make a Ly thereof, with which you mall tV t ^^C ^A1^inezn&^Tayle* in the "places infected, and nis Ly will not only cure this Malady, but alfo caufe tlun 2 the

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		~jfil ~~ The Expert Terrier. the haire to grow againe very fail:. Thiswa me by a vetylgoadJUarifhalofF rance₃but I could nev make ufe thcreof,by rcafon the hearbe AbfcinlkM W³hard to get here. Another.. Take a little Brimftone, Mafculine-FrankinccncA Niter of Tartar, of the Barke efAftten* trees, V\tX&p Verdegreafe,Bhek~He!ebore, Ajiftolochia rlotur^j of each as much as will fuffice , powder all yoiirh^irJ^ pies, and mixe them well together with the yolkes o Egges and Sallet oyle, of each as much as will fui�fj and fo boyle it,and annoynt the place well thereof warme. This (eemes to be good, but'I never tryed j' Another for the tayh :* Take Mulberries which v not ripe, with the barke of the roots of the Mulbei'¹')' tree, and Early, of each as much as will fuffice, boy', all thefe in faire water, and waih the places grieV^etherewith, and if the forance doe open of it felfe,th^�fItake Sanguis Draconis, the juyce of Leeks,SaIt,Pit^c7 Sallet oyie, and old Bores greafe, of each as much & will fuffice, and make thereof a filve, andapplf¹plaiirer wife, but this I never tryed. Another : Take of Orpin one pound, Brimftone and Euro¹' bium, of each one ounce, Cantharides twenty fi^ make all thefe into fine powder,and with Hogs gre^ make it into an Vnguent, and apply it to the foranc^ rubbing it in all along the places vifited, and foure o^lfive dayes after, to the end the corruption may ^ more eafily pafle away, annoynt him again greafe onely^and when the fcurfe is falne off^waih the necke* of the horfi with Buck-lye made bloud-W^⁷¹^ and he will doe well. ^. This is a very good rc- ceit. Another: _y

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		to---------------�---------------------1-----------------.------------------------------------------_------- '°0K i. The Expert Ferrkr.* , You muft firft ferape the lifrrovs places till they doe ^eed} then take of Vineger one pmte_swbite Etebore., S^ntharides, Euforbium, of each one ounce₅ make all jiefe into^fine powder, and boyle them all well toge- ^^r» and apply it very hot to the place grieved, then hen the fcurfe or craft is fallen away, wafn the fo- ^arce with Buck-lye mixed with blacke Sope, and it ^VlH be well. * . This is a fpeciall good rcceit, A- nother: , Take ofthe oyle ofHempfeed,halfe a pinte, Brim- ^Otie in fine powder, one ounce, Gunpowder finely Pulverized, and Qjiick-filver, of each halfe an ounce, j^d a little Vineger, then beat them all together a yng time^nd fo apply it cold to the place,and as you ^°e annoynt him, let one ftand by with a hot bar of ?^n _s whereby to caufe it the better to finke in, and his will cure him in few times dreffing, but fufFer the ^QrUft to fall away of its own accord. -^* This is a pretious receit. Another. - Take of Vineger one pinte and a halfe, Euforbium hulfe an ounce, made into fine powder, boyle them ^ell together,and boyling hot,waih the forance ther- YⁿK ^an(i^lt wiM heale it j neither need you to clip a- ^^ay the hajire, unlefie you pleafe. ^ This I have ^oiten ufed. Another : Take of black or blew Salt, and make it into fine Powder, and mingle it with frelh Butter, of each like ^ch.-mixe them well together to a perfeft Viiguent, ,ⁿd annoynt the place therewith, and it will core ^ kut this I never tryed. Another : i Take ofthehearbe called in French^ Oura?ge₀ one ^nandfull_? boyle it in Vineger, two quarts, then take ■ of
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		464 Th Sxpert Ferrier. _J^i^^- ofgrecneCoperashalfeapound, and of Salt handfuls, rub the place therewith fohot as hem^a� well furler it, and in few times drefling him thus, will cure him. This I had of a French Marijhall, ^b . becaufe I could never finde the hearbe Owaige, ⁽¹never make tryall thereof. Another; Take of white Wine Vineger halfe a pinte, &ⁿ' tharides in fine powder, one ounce, boyle them tog^e' ther, and boyling hot apply it to the forance, ^3lV jomHorJe will fooner be cured. ^. Tfiis I ha^voften tiyed, and it is very good. Thus I have delivered you many receits for th¹one malady, which we call the mainge, moftoftheflj Ihavetryed, and can promife them to be fpeciv g ood, whereof many will not onely cure t^e maM^e'in the body it felfe,but in the mayne and tayle alfo if f°* pleafe to make ufe of them. Another molt excellent receit for the mainge? Take Lithurgy of gold, two pound, beat it to v#t line powder, and fearce it through a fine learcer, ^ put it into a glalle which will hold a pottle, then p^ut, thereto of the ftrongeft and bell: white Wine VinefjF¹that can begotten, three pintes or better, andf°^ffoure and twenty houres after, lhake it together e^^eiand anone, but the firft time it muft be beaten or l^^a" ken a good time together, to wit, a quarter of & houre at the leaft without intermiffion, and then ^eit fettle, and fo keepe it in the lame glafle clofe ft°P"* ped for your ufe. Now when you would ufe the &^c" dicine, you muft make it into a falve after this n^n- ner: Take of the oyle of Rofes two ounces,and o* * cleereftofthefaid Vineger in theglalfe (which &

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		^B°0K2. The Expert Ferrier 4^5 ?°t have any of the Lithurgy in it) two ounces alfo \ ^eat thefe together with a woodden fplatter, untill j[^u have brought it into a thicke falve: Take then of JjV^ck-filver the weight of a fhilling, and firft. morti- _r^c it very well in a little of the firrup of Damaske Ro- ^esjthe quantity of fix or eight drops, and about three ^r,foure drops ofthefpirit or oyle of Turpentine \ ^ith the firrup and oyle, mingle and worke thefe flings well untill the Quick-filver be very well mor- 'fied, thelfmixeit well with the former falve, and ^u put it up into a cleane gaily pot, and Co keepe it} ^aM firft making the places raw, annoynt them with ^lhef_c Vnguents,and it will kill any mainge* in the body, ''^zy»e_ioitayle.* ,,. This is very good. Another ve- *?good.

			h Take of Tarre a gallon, of tryed Hogs greafe, and °leannoniackeofeach two pound, of Pepper one ?°Und, beat the Pepper and Bolcarmoniacke to very l ^e powder, and then mixe all the ingredients toge- L^r, making them into one body,then firft fcrape the �^rance_} fo as you doe raife the fcurfe and dry crafty j^ffe, but not to make it raw, or to bleed much, and T^en annoynt all the places infe&ed, rubbing and , ^fing it in very well, as if it be in winter, let one °'d a barre of hot iron neere to the places as you an- ?ynt and chafe it in 5 but if in Summer, the funne ^H doe it much better as he runneth at grafle, and JUis drelie him every three dayes fo long as the un- peat lafteth, and he will be cured. V^s This is an ^proved cure. Another. To performe this awe, the beft way is^o 8^lve the fire to the place after this manner: the iron being

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		4 «<5 ike Expert Ferrier. I___________ being hpt,firft draw it along either fide of the chin ke, then draw it upon the top of the chinke, then dra three ftrakes (ifneed fo require) overthwart, and 1 fhort time the hoofe will grow againe, fo as the chi° will be ciofed, and remaine found and whole. ^ⁿover and above, you may exercife him that very ⁿ^. day after you have thus given him the fire, provide his exercife be not upon hard, but upon foft or ^^aI1fI ground. * *. This is a very able cure taught m^e ^ a lingular Mar/paJ/o^Eruxelf,* and I have practiled t* fame upon fundry good korfej- here in England. Sec T.3.M Hippoph. \7 tfHat fi good to cure a. fore Mouth? V V Hippo/. This is a difeafe t&\ fometimes comes by much corrupt bkud, and (ot&^e'^ times by cold: for this malady moft commonly^., ginneth in the palat of the mouth, which will cauf^e.< to looke red and be inflamed 3 and from the p^a^^afe_t0will fall into his chaps, whereby he will not be abl^eftmt them₃as if he had there a convulfion. The cui'^e ^' if it be butyet in the/><//■<?, then let him blond tl^^r J and kt him bleed well, then,Take of Life-honey ^ Mouth fire, ounces, Chibbals or young Onyonshalfe a hand**** tolled Cheefe as much as will fuffice^ boyle theft'* faire water very well, and bloudwarm wafh the/"* ,j tmgne&nd all other places in and about the ^nU>nt!{TA_Qz with this liquor foure or five times, and he w" well. ^* This is very good. Another. _he0 After you have let forth the corrupt blond, *. take Verjuyce of the Crab, and Bay-falt, as ^0lUC_w',u

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		Z^�5_2* ^rke ^Exf^ert Punier. 467 ^WlUfuffice, and warme it upon the fire j andbloud- Warrne with a rag. waih well every part of the mouth ^atd tongue* twice or thrice a day til it be well..j This ^s alfo very good; but if it be come into his chaps which you may eafily know by obferving his wide J^wning and gaping, whereby his chaps will be fo ^"en, as that he will not be able to bring them toge- *^er to (hut clofe again, wherefore fo foon as you doe Perceive him in that pofture, Take Verjuyce of the ^rab onel$, and make it warme, and then faftning a ^f^§ Upon a fticke, wafh his mouth* very well therewith, J-he Verjuyce being bloudwarm, and then with your ^^and help him to clofe up his mouth, and doing thus ^o or three times, he will be perfectly cured. *** * hefe be fpeciall good Receipts. Sec T.4. M. "ippoph."IfcyH^ is-good to cure thehlcW&t in the ▼ V heeles ? Hippof. I have (hewed you that cure before, lib. 2. ^c^4.feff.y. Ht.A. But yet I will give you one'Receit ^o_re. Take of Honey one pint,and of Sope three ounces, Mthu ⁿd of white Wine Vinegar five or fix fpoonfuls, and } ^uch Allum as an Egge, and of Beane-flower two Joonfuls, mixe all thefe together,and apply it to the �°rance fo farrc as the mellet goeth, and let it lie on _l ^ve daies,and then take it away: that done,waih the f$»fit&nd* forancc with warm beef-broth, & fo keep «^s groped up, wellmoyftned in the* beefe-brbth wo or three daies after, and he will be well. V ^This Xxxx I

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		~^68~" Tb Expert Fertier.* CHAP. 15 I have often ufed, and it is a moft rare cure. Sect. 5. m. Hippoph. \ T \ T^Hat * heft to mollifie* humours ? V V Hippof.Thls I have alfo former!/ MllifiebH- handled, yet take with you this onely one R.ecei^�mmet. _more> Take of Rofin three ounces, of frefh Butter ^ ounces,of new Waxe one ounce, melt alfrthefe up⁰¹¹the fire, and fo bring them to an unguent, and her^e* withannoynt the humours four or five daies togeth^ and this will mollifie them very well..,. This is ifl°* precious for this caufe. S E C T. 6. M. Hippoph. \T\7 Batjhalla man doe to a Horfe tb*** V V Morfounded? Mwfewtiti. Bippof. Morfoundingisbut the French word: fig¹¹' fying melting of greafe oxfoundring* in the body, w/h^e� of I have before fufficiently intreated 5 neverthele** I will give you for this malady two Angular recei^ts> the one I had of an Italian rider in BrujJeU, and the 0' ther of a French Manjhall in Avinion, a man eftee&^ef moft famous, 8c of both thofe receits I have made 0¹' � ten ufe,and I have perfected them for moft rare ^cU^ That which the Italian* taught me is this;firft op^�tl ^u%i wckeveyne, and draw away the inflamed and corrup WC° bloud, then take of white Wine one pinte,Sallet ope 1 halfeapinte, ofRhubarbandofAloes₃ ofeach^ f _; drams₃ ofSenxhalfanounce₉ofAgaiick three ^dfg_ay

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		^JOK %. The Expert Ferrier. ^ cay berries halfe an ounce, Saffron two drams, Duck ^^r Duke powder,and of cordiall powder,of each two ^ams, make what is to be powdred into very fine Powder, and mixe them well together, adding there- to of life Honey foure ounces, all which being ^l^ade warm upon the fire, and well brewed together, pVe.it your horfe bloud warme, but you muft withall j^derftand that the fame day you {hall adminifter J?^ls drinke unto him, he doe ftand fafting upon the * ^rench three or foure houres before, and as many af- ^^r j neither muft you the fame day give him any ^tes, and let his drinke be either a fweet Mafh, or Hite water, and keepe him warme, and with white j^ter five or fix dayes after,and then give him Oates, ^t in the interim in ftead of Oates_j let him have ei- ^r bread made for him of purpofe, or elfe Bran pre- ^^ai"ed, and when you doe give him Oates, put in a- S?ⁿgft them Fenugricke bruifed.^. This is,I doe ?k ^e y^ou5^a ^mo^ excellent receit, with which I laved ^^e life, and brought to perfect fanity a horfe of price, hich was vifited with this Infirmity 5 the fecond re- ^t which I had of the Marifiall* of Avinion is this : y^z-) fo foone as you doe perceive or fufpeft him to ^,e^°^r"founded^ . * ake of Salt one handfull, and put to it of faire 1 ^ater one pinte, and give it him to drinke, and ride *** moderately upon it till he jweate, and this will ^u^ him if it be adminiftred fo foone as you may fuf- 0^ 1 ^t^^le H^ady, but if you ftay three or foure dayes, f j ^onger, before you doe give him this water and fiiiH j ^take °^^tne P°wder of Hellebore one fpoon- ^uU_a and of Saffron one penny worth, of Affafetida_a Xxx 2 " and

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and of Sope of Venice, of each two drams, ofBacca
alias the feeds of Bayes,a farthing worth made alfo^l0"
to fine powder, mixe and pound all thefe together
well, putting to them of Vineger one pinte, and gi^^eit him bloud warme,then cover him with a wet cloth?
and clothe him warme,and fet him upon the Trench?
that he may neither lye downe,nor vomit^but let W^
fweat an houre after, and then coole and dry him M
degrees, and let him be well rubbed, and he will d°^cwell againe. *�.*. This is alfo a very good receit.

CHAP. XIV.

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Hippopherus.

EU now Hippoferus, letmgoeott, #*
will cure the running at the Nofe ?

Hippof. I have (hewed you that h
fore, but yet I will give you tW°
three receits more. ^

Take Orpin and Brimftone., as r»^u j
as will fuffice, and caft them upon burning colc^jj-
fo perfume his head and nofe therewith, and tha^c V
diffolve the humours congealed in the head and&**
'' *. This is very good. Another: ft two

Take Auripigmentumj and Tuffilago, o^^c^_itaS

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	rams, make them into fine powder, and with good Venice Turpentine wafhed,make it into a ftiffe pafte, ^and thereof make fmall cakes the breadth of your thumb naile,and dry them a little,and therewith per- Unie your horfe* over a Chafing-dim and coles every ^y 5 but before you doe perfume him, give him the drinke prefcribed you in lib.i.cap. fe'Ci. which be- ginneth thus ( firft let him bleed in the necke veine ^ell₃then take Affafetida as much as a hafle nut,&c.)
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filfi, 2.3& Hippoph. \ T \ THat-kgood to cure a Navell gald .5 V V Htppqf. This is a naughty fo- �ance camming by meanes of a Saddle behind, which being let run a while, will be long in curing. It is cal- ^ed a Novell galled,* by reafon that the hurt is upon the ^top of the bac^v\ght over againft the Navell^the fignes ^9re fo demonftrative, as that they need no defcripti- °0 5 th e cure therefore is, Take oyle de Bay, Coftus, Foxe greafe, oyle of Sa- v^ne, of each one ounce, then take great garden v^prmes a hundred, andfcowre them well in white /^ine and Salt, then put all the ingredients together ^lflto an earthen pot very well flopped. and boyle it ^H, then adde thereto of Sallet oyle one ounce and r. halfe, and boyle it over againe till it come to a per- ^oyntment, then ftraineitintoa Galley pot or \|r ^e> and fo keepe it clofe flopped for your ufe, and when you are to ufe it, onely warme it, and fo drefle ^ne France therewith^ with Lint or Hurds,ancl it will foon

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		473 The ExperfFerrier. CHAP-»4 foon be whole. _M. This by proofe I doe know ^tobe very good. Sect. 3. n. Hippoph. XT \jHat helpe have you for a Horfe that & * V troubled with a. difeafe commonly car led the Night-mare? . Nhbt-tnm. ^HiPP⁰f- This difeafe is fo called indeed, but yet v* ' able and fkilfull Ferrier-f doe laugh atthofethat gi^^eit the fame Epiphrafe , for it is none other thing but³Melancholly blond wherewith the creature is oppreffed) for it doth perplex the heart more then any oth^¹' member or part of the body, caufing him in the nigh* to fweat more then in the day, bereaving of him n}⁵ileep and natural reftjand the beft fignes to know th^,sdifeafe,is by obferving well the Horfe when you co&^&unto him in the morning, you (hall perceive him ^l° have fweat afwell in the Flankesjas Ne^and short-f^ next to the place where the heart lieth. The Cure ° the malady is: Take of Salt one handfull, Sallet-oyle halfe a pi¹¹' and of browne Sugar-Candy made into fine pow<^J four ouncesjmixe all thefe very well,then warm th^? upon the fire, and fo give it him with a home bk>^ warm, give him this two mornings together, afl4_flwill cure him : But the day before you drench k¹ ' firft open the two Spur-veines^ and let him bleed th^every well. ^ _t I have knowne many who have taken a good g^f ^_�frone which hath had an hole in it, and they Jgjj taken awithe and put it through the hole °^^t ^₀nc

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473

The Exfert Ferrier.

OOK 3.

^one_sand fo hung it upon the top of Rack, juft over
^lhe horfe ^hereby he hath been perfectly cured.

CHAP. XV.

S E G T. 1. 0.

Hippophylus.

Bat good Receipt have you wherewith to cure

old Sores?

Hippof.Shyl have many,and the moft of

them be very good , whereof I will give
,j you onely one, and leave the refidue to
^^r proper places:
i Take of Roch-alluma good quantity, and burne it OUfmtl
^ ^a hot fire Pan, then take fo much Bay-falt ₃ and
j^fn that alfo; beat thefe together to very fine Pow-
_t ^er₅ then take of common Honey and of fweet But-.
k¹^each like much, fo much as will fuflice_; and fo
^l*iwl^rP^orate all thefe Ingredients together j neither
b_r * it be warmed upon the fire, but onely thus
^ $pht to a Salve_sand fo keep it for your ufe: which
b_0tr °z applied eitherPlaifterwife,orTaint-wife,or
lj_e p according as you fhall fee caufe,. and this will
a_nv ^,^any fores very foundry; neither will it permit

^Hj

¹ * ^ve often times tried.

maine in the place. *

sect.

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		The Expert Ferrier. 6MAPJJJ
	474	The Expert Ferrier. 6MAPJJJ
	474

Sect. 2. o. Hippoph. \7"\7Ht beji to be applied to wove' * reach upon fAeHeele? Hippof. I have handled this Malady before in h»-²' chap.^.feU. i o. lit.A. notwithftanding I will give y°^uone or two Receipts more. Firft, cut out the oV#' reach with your incifion Knife,making it plain as i#y be, then wafh it with Beere and Salt, and apply ^ Plaifter unto it. 0 ach in Take Oat-meale and Butter fo much^s will funic > the heek. ^to ^Drmg^lt ^to ^a Salve, pound them together in a M^' ter, working them into one body, and apply ^ Plaifterwife totheSorance, renewing it every ^7 once till it be whole.^ This is very good. Anothf¹' Mollifie the heeles of the Horfe with fupp^e things, whereof I have given you (tore, then open^tflfole of the foot round about, and preffe the beefy enlarge it, then when you have made the fok fi^rJl1. againe,keep his feet moyft with Vnguentum Rofatu>^lh°. fome fuch like fuppling thing, and he will be wb⁰and found again.This I never tried. Another. . u If the malady doth proceed from a difeafe W ^ . the French doe call Encajielure, then take out the J,_eof the foot where the Sorance is, open it clofe^t0 3. hayre^ then take up the veine in the ball of the fi^&!�fa give him the fire all along the hayre, upon the &* 3 rance,and lay unto it black Sope upon the Hn^r<�> _p-when the fcurfe falleth offjdrefTe it withblack^ggg tiacum � until! fuch time as it hath produced «^ J_eof a newhorne, andkeepethe hoofealwai^e5 ^j_th

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		°0K2, The Expert Ferrier. 475 ^ith ViTgumtiim-vofarum^ and the griefe will heale up₃^and weare away in fhort time. This is very good. Sect. 3.0. 'PPoph.Y ~f Orx> doe yen make Oyle oiO-xtc&^andwhat jf X & if verttte } Hjppof, To deale ingenioufly with you, neither my jkfter nor my fclfe did ever know the nature of this ile^or how'to make it, untill fuch time as we met Maftcr Markehams Mafkr-feece^ from whence i^cewe have made very good ufe thereof, and doe . ^l">de it to be a moft fingular Receit: I will give it you ^ft as we have it from him. , Take of Milke eight quarts, and warming it upon ^fire put thereunto of burnt Allome foure ounces, ^vJiich will caufe it to run into a Curd like to a Poftet? /5e of the Curd and call it away, and ftrainethe a ^leY through a courfe cloth into a cleane veflell: j ^^en take of Gates a quarter of a Peck, dry and cleane ^^lsked, that were never dvyed, and put them into _t^^e Whey, and fo fet the W hey upon the fire, and let _t. ,^cm boyle untill the Gates do burft,and be foft 5 then _ti^^e them o'Hj and put them into a Cullender, fo that - e \v_ney _may g₀ gently from them without any I o^Bg: (for you muff keep the Oatcs as moift as may fe'J this done, put the Gates into a frying-Panne, and � th_em _Gver t^g g^ ftirring them continually, till ₁₍ ^ll fee the vapour or fmoake of them, not to afcend f\jj^^arc*^s: ^^ut ^as ^ were to run about the Pan 3. jthen ^ad_eniy take them oft":-and putting them into a ^eUe, prefle them moft exceedingly,and looke what Yyy comes

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		The Expert Ferrier. CHAjM) comes from them is onely their Oile, which yo^u ^muteferve in a clofe glafle and fo ftop it well. . _s Now there are others more artiriciall and curio waies whereby to diftill and extract thisOiK Y^ea this above them all, is both the eafieft, fureft and ^eatroublefome way, and the very beft for every tt}^e?ⁿ_}capacitie. _�_� This Oile of Oates is of all medic^^* whatsoever the moft excellent, and foveraign^e \ the Bodji of the Hor.e^as being abilraded from the fl¹.⁰. naturall, wholefome, and beft nourifhing food^h¹ c doth belong to the fuftentation and lively-hoo^ the Horje, this Oile being given by foure ot ^ _cfpoonfuls in fweet Wine., one pint, or ftrong Ale ^oflquart,and fome of the Whey poured into his non^rldoth Cure the Glanders before all other Medicif^.j Itisalfo (given in the fame manner) the beft oi ^:1i Turgationsfa it purgeth away al thofe venemous^¹¹Peccant-humoursthat feedeth the moft incurable/^ tin whatfoever^and for my owne part at what tJi#.jj can conveniently come by this oyle of Oates, ' _fltr never ufe any other Oile or un&ious matter ⁱⁿ\u medicine whatfoever, to be adminiftred inW^^rbut this onely : I having found by good experi^eIl ^ that it is the moft Soveraigneof all fimples oi � kind, and thus I have (hewed you what Mafter M* hams opinion ( which is the fame both withni)^, fterainamySelfe) is, both of this Oile and &VLe~ tues, and io I remit you to the ufe and pradice^tJl

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5jOK. 2. The Expert Farrier._____________ 477

CHAP. XVI.

Sect. tM
Hippophilus.

Bat is that Receipt which I have often-times
heardfo highly commended among Ferriers₃

called Pafton

and to -what ufe doth it

ferve � .�. -^ ^^^

^ot�, H^ This thing which is called
^Pfons is none other then a plaine Plafter, onely fome
^WrverbaS Terriers have gotten hold of the French
*M ration, which doth fignifie a Playfter₃ and that
{^y deliver & vent among ignorant people where-
by to cry themfelves up for learned, and fcilfull Do-
*°rs in Horfe-leech-craft 5 now forafmuch as maladies
^and difeafes,are of fundry forts and different natures:
^° ought the Paftons, Plaijters, and Medicines bedif-
J^pant each from other, but fince you were pleafed
J^nderftandthetrue nature of this word Pajton, I
^naveina word delivered the fame unto you, and
l⁰^ i will give you the Receipt of one of the Vsjttos
Jfich will be well worth your acceptance, it being
^i)e moll foveraigne remedy of any that ever I could
p&e to know, which is as good to diflblve and take
?Way evill humors^ which {ball at any time fall down
^totheLe&gar of your Ho/e, as any other Medicine
'°u can ufe. And this it is. ' -■�-; .

Yyys Take

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			478 Tke Expert Ferrier. CH A P � Takeofeomon Honey one pound;, ofTurpen halfe a pound,of Maftick in fine powder, two ounce _, of Frankincenfe and Bole-armoniack both made in fine powder, of each foure ounces., of Sanguis �)■^aC . nis, three ounces, of new laid Egges iixe, ot tn~ Itrongeft white Wine Vinger one pinte, of the flo^ er of Rice feven ounces, inixe all thefe together, ^a^ hereof make a plaifter, and lap the legges* of the hrf from the feet to the upper joynts, and do this " foure or five times, and you (hall fee it will perf^^rlTba ftrange and rare cure. * * Sect 2. P. Hippoph. T 7 X 7 Hat is good to he'fe afirain: in the F³V V frernejoynt? Hippof. If it be onely a ftrain in or upon the paffi '

		Pajiem joynt Take then of Chamber-ly one quart, and boy^c \ framed. untill the fcum doth arife/then ifraine it, andp^ unto it of Tanfey and of Ma!lowes,of each one fr^'f full, and of ordinary Honey two fpoonfuls, aii^Pj Sheeps tallow foure ounces, chop the hearbs fin³ j and then mingle all thefe ingredients together, ^ foapply the medicine to the place with a J#ⁿ � cloth bound up, and ftitched clofe with a needle an threed,that it may not remove, renewing this pi¹ -^\ every day once, for three or foure daies, and he « be found and goe upright againe.** ^This ^ls^ good. Another.- ,j...^ Take of Brine one quart ,and boyle it till it *^_a\l andthenftrairieit, and put to it of Tanfey ^anj_oWes,

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		^B°OK 2. the Expert Ferrirr. 479 ¹°Wes_j of each one handfull, of Honey two fpoonfuls, ^andofSheepes tallow four ounces 5 chop all thefe to- other, and then pound them well: and fet them' up- °¹¹ the fire, and fo boyle them, as much as will fuffice, ^aPply this warme to the place with a cloth plaijhr- {/<?_D fewing it faft on, and fo let it remaine five daies, ^id if this doth not cure him, then warn the place jj^th warme water, and {have away the hayre, and terrific the jcynt^ and then apply the medicine of V^ntharidesand Euforbium, &c. as you are (hewed ^ the cure for an upper attaint in lib. 2. cap. 4. Sc3. 9. ⁿ- A. and fo he will be cured, this is very good. Sect. 3.P "'Ppoph. T Would gladly Hippoferus, !earne a good p\\i 1 for the Glanders. ti'ppof. I have delivered you many already, but fince yon are pleafed to renew this cure againe, I will give Von twopiL\ which fliall be of moil vertue, which. tRall cure any violent 'cold or Glanders } preveut ywtjickeneff^ purge away all molten greafe₀ recover a ^fifiomacke, keep the heart from fainting in and after j^rd travel), and violent riding and exercife, and Me pils will raife a leane Horfe, and make him fat ^luddenly. Take Annifeeds, Comin, dryed Elecampane,Can- Fi'd forth -harnus, of each two ounces, make all thefe into very. Glanderu. tje powder, and fearce them , then adde unto them °t the powder of Brimftone, and of the )uyce of Lico- rrf'aL ^Cj^ ^one ^ounce3 which,faid juyceof Licoris ^nult ^be diflblved in white Wine one pin te,then take o�

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	"of the oile of Annifeeds, and of thTsirrup of Colt foot, of each one ounce, of Sallet oile and life Honey, of ea'ch halfe a prnte 5 mixe all thefe with the forine ingredients, and with as much fine wheat fioWer^awill knead it into a ftiffe pafte, and fo make it up ⁿJ:⁰pils* fomewhat bigger then a French Walnut, and * keep them clofe (topped in a glafle or galley pot, t° they will laftgood the whole yeare, and when}'⁰, {hall have occafion toufethem, take forth one a¹annoyntitallover with fweet Butter, andfo g'^veI_gyour horfe,* and continue thus to doe every morn"¹? one for fome time, and ride him a little after the ta- king thereof gently, if the weather be temper^' and let him ftand upon the Snaffle or trench thi'^e. houres after, then feed him, and at night you may ^e1' ther give him aMaib, or Whitewater, %� andtb^ doe (if it be to prevent fickenefle) three or io^^&mornings together,but if it be to take away any in^' miry, as Cold, Glanders, or the like,then adminifter¹eight or ten dayes together at leaft, but if it be ^tcleanfe his body* from molten greafe, or to take a^^a? foulenefle, then give it him either in his heat, or p¹"^ fcntly at ter 5 but if it be to make him fat being n^jj' ger, poore, and leane, then ufe it fifteen dayes atⁱ ^ leaft. If you fhall finde any difficulty in the giving this pill, you may t hen at your pleafure diflblve & _�ther in fweet Wine, orelfe in good Ale or B^J and fo give it him with a home drench-wife/* other pVh _haS Take of Wheat flower one pound, orfornu _ fhall fuffice to make a ftiffe pafte, then take of ■* ^ feeds, Fenugricke, Brimftone, of each two °_gau;_et

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		fggK. 2._______ The Expert Ferrier. 4$! ^llet oyle one pinte, common Honey one pound ^atld a halfe., white Wine two quarts 5 make the hard ^ples into fine powder, and fearce them, then with he refidue make a ftirFe pafte, and of this pafte make ^a�'#thebigneffeofamansfift, and diflblve it into Wo or three gallons of faire water, by warning and �^aving the laid pafte therein within your hands, and r let your horfe drinke the fame at his ordinary wate- ,^lr}g times, or at any other time, when he is willing to ^nke, for he cannot drinke too much of this water, ^then ride him to warme it in his belly, but not other- ^ife, and when the water is fpent, doe not call: away ^e bottome, but filling againe the veffell wherein he jfinketh,with frelh water,the next time he drinketh,, ^iflblve another ball therein, and thus doe for fifteen j^ayes together at leaft, and you mall fee fome won� prfull effects thereof. This water fcowreth, clean- p^eth, and feedeth after an admirable manner, and the P°trner lefler pills doe purge thejiomacke and entrals jOrn all foulenefle, it voydeth and carrieth away in ^is ordure molten and dhTolved greafe, and fortifieth ^ture fo powerfully, as that it leaveth no evill hu- °rs in the body.* ^. This was taught me by a ^c°tch m<m who was Groome in Prince Henry his Stable jMer Monfieur Saint Anthony, and a lingular good ^roome he was. I have often times made proofe ^ ufe thereof, and have found it to be right good, j^d for that reafon I doe rather commend it unto y^u.

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		482 The Expert Ferrier. gHAF.»7

			Sect. 4. P. Hippoph.t4\ 7 Hat good Antidote <?r prefervati^v'^e» V have you for fAePeftilence? Eippof. This difeafe which we call the Pefiilettce Q^lPlague ₃ hath alfo fundry other names_s fbrfomedof call it the mnrraine^ others the^rge^others the gtt^rff- and the French doe call it malde montaine, the moutf' taine evill: it is a moft contagious and infectious o'' ieafejt is fometimes engendred ofa furfeit by riding when the horje afterwards taketh cold, and i'o^' times it commeth of the contagioufnefie of the Zf^ when as a horje commeth upon a fudden into jef/f^j⁰marjjb. places, where he never was before, havi¹? been ever bred and kept in pure, fweet, and whdC fomeayre j as once happened to a young Gelding⁰mine owne, when I comming into the hundreds'¹¹Bjfext,* and travelling late _s I came to my Inne, wh^crmy horje the vefynekt Hay�feH into zpifielextFei^A whereof he had doubtle/le died, had notladmi'¹¹' Ihxd help inftantly : wherefore whenfoever you 4°f fufpeci your horje to be never fo little touched ^ this malady, remove him prefently, left he mould.'¹¹' feci fomany/wr/cj-asbeinthefameStable with #J This comes alfo to & horje* many times by meant'⁵ o corrupt bload and bad hutmnrs which doe lie ^^x & 'mimbsmyl, which waihing., drinking being hot, ^a . fuifets doe often caufe 3 but let it come as it^'^Lj brings with it a pejhilent Feaver,, which isfeconQ^ by enfuing death, if fpeedy prevention be not - hand. The

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		tgOKa. The Erfurt Ferrier.* 4^ Jhe fi^nes be thefe: after that he hath drooped r^dlanguiflied two, three, orfburedaiesatmoft, he jUl begin to fwell under the roots of his earcs, as if 5^ehad the vines, and under thechatde, and fothis Celling will runne up his cheeks* through the malig- j^flcy of the difeafe, and become very hard 5 he will ^ailg down his head and face, and feeme alway tojkepe j^dforfakehis meat, and his eyes will be yellowifl) 5 j^e Will draw his breath fhort, which will be alfo very ~^ot and ofFenfive, and fometimes he will put forth Carbuncles, and fwellings in his groine, bigger then a ^nsfift, and his ftones will hang, but this not al- lies, and this I have knowne in horfes* more then in ^0te_Ortwo. The cure is, , Take of white Wine one quart, and the hearb cal- FtfHkn®. $■ in French MaireUe,* which we in Englifh doe tearm ight-Jhade:* ftamp it,and take the juyce thereof] and °yle it in the Wine, and when it is boyled as much ^5s Will fuffice, take then Linfeed meale, and Barley- ^ale,and fift out the bran, taking onely the Flower °f them both, as much as will fuffice, and put it into ^eliquor, and foboylethem againe to a Poultelle, ?M make Plaifters thereof, and apply it to the fwel- j¹/¹^ but before you lay on the Plajfter, ftrewupon ^m the Powder of burnt Egge-lhels, and thus re- dwing the Plaifters every day once, you (hall either ^Pen or break them, or they will drive the fwellings i.^ack again without further trouble, but if the fwel- iⁿgs doe breake, then heale them with your greene yntment fo often fhewed you 3 but then to drive Way the malignancy of the infection from the heart, ^d to fend it forth, firft let him bloud in the necke Zzz and

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	494	The Expert Ftrrier. GilA?^
	494

and weeping veines _t and then give him of Di^aPf s two fpoonruls, with white Wine one pinte, an^⁰London-Treacle one ounce, and this will reco^vehim. And for your other horfes which you may ha juft caufe to fufped to be infe&ed., to prevent the danger give him this preparative. < Preparative. Take two Walnuts,the kernels onely, and (the o der the Nuts be, the better:) take alfo two Figs, ^ twenty leaves of Rue, ftampe them all well togeth^> and let every horfe have his proportion three or tp^umornings together farting, being made up and $\L* in pils, and let them faft three houres after, and $ will both preferve and free them.Thefe things I h³often ufed,and found them to be fpeciall good. 5 E C T. 5. ?. Hippoph. XT \TH<tt good purging Pils have you ? j y Hippo/.* I have already flie^ you many in Uh.ixhap. fe&. But yet I will give 1° one or two more* . ^ Take frefh Butter one pound,Aloes aad Fenugr^ ' of each one ounce, life Honey, and white refined ^^lgar powdred,ofeach foure ounces, Agaricke hal^ ounce, make all thefe into fine powder, and ^b ' ingwell incorporated with the Butter and H°ⁿ?{{ make Pi//thereof and give them to your horfe, a^oCL he be a fmall or weake horfe, then you muft give hi but two parts of three, but if your horfe have a#^r0 * cold,and cough withall,then _cj, Take offrefh Butter,and of Mel-Rofarum, ° ^c_etoure ounces, of Aloes and Sene, of each o^ne^barb

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			The Expert Ferrier. 49 5 ^barb and Bay berries, of each three ounces, Collo- j\|^Ulntida and Saffron, of each two drams, Cordiall ^<JWder one ounce, Ducke or Dutch Powder foure tk^1Ucess make all thefe into fine Powder, andmixe b ^e'^ Weil with Mithridate two ounces, &; with your _t^tter and Mel Rofarum, beat and pound them well ^ §^ether, and fo make them into pits, and give them i_t ^Ur horje_t this receit will purge him very well, albeit Oivl^ay heat him for fome time j and as touching the ^ ^^ering him in his diet, or otherwife, let all things \$, ^One"as in other phyjica.ll cures of the like nature: ,^lt be a fmall horfe₀then give him two parts in three, .w^ proportion the pils according to the ftrengh, f ^e^nefle, and corpulency of your horfi. ^ This is

		'Ppoph. \T \7tiat k good to cure the paines in the * * Heeles of a Horfe � If^lPpof. This is a noyfome Sorance, comming to a o^erther by ill huwonrs^und corrupt bloudjoy means j. ^rfets, proceeding from great heats, by intempe- q\|P^dings, as I haveYufficiently declared before, or f₀ ^e through the negligence of his Grooms, or Keeper, ci_Q .)^Vant of good rubbing, clenfing and picking, this Jq j* grow betweene the Fetlock^foynt ₀ and the e$Q W f.^e ^very Tafterne, which will caufe the place to t}jj » ^and to have chops, from whence will iflue a fl^ⁿ ^and ftinking water, and thofe horfe which have fttb^³ ^ancMong hayre ^upon their Fet-locks, are moft Jeft to this Malady 5 the fignes be eafily knowne, Zzz 2 by

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	The Expert Ferrier ^^H^li by reafon that the chops may be foone felt, fot they will caufe the Legges of the horfe to fwell, and ^n,uCfilthy matter will come from the place grieved,beifl» of that hot nature, as that it will fcald the very kffr from about the forance, and this wjll caufe the W to goe very friffe, and lame, at firft fetting forth .' * " cure is. Take of the Lees of red Wine one pint, of Wh^e* ] branne one handfull,of Houfe-leek one head, of co¹^ mon Hony, two fpoonfuls,of the dull: ofTanners b&V Allome, and tryed Hogges-greafe,of each one po"¹¹ j] and of Verveine halfe a handfull, bray all thefe ^^e_tin a Morter, and adde unto them of the leane of M?^ tlemas or dryed Beefe, burned, and made unto (n powder, halfe a pound, and lb worke them to a k^,fL of falve, and apply it unto the Sorance, fo hot a*� , horfe* can fuffer it: But before you doe apply this $_tdicine, you mull draw the skin with a hot iron, a'' tie above the hmghes₀ or {nees_y or clfe take up ^cjV "Jeines ( which I altogether ufe to doe) then taK^�' ₀Tarre, and of fweet Butter, and of Hony, of each ^₍(poonfuls, and warme them upon the fire, and eit& annoynt the places feared, or elfe the veine, Co &■* up with this Vnguent, once every day, till his 01?, _cment be all (pent, and by that time, your horfe ^/^ perfectly cured, efpecially if you con tinue th i^s ? mer Emplayfter daily to the forarice, having \g Clipped, andfhavenawaythe%n?5 ftomabo y � lace grieved. *� With this I have cured J¹¹³ \ nfes. Another. of
		Take of Turpentine, Hogs-greafe, and H°^ne^ji_e- each like much fo much as wilFfwffice, a ^nttl<L\₃di.c

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^arrnoniacke in fine powder, and yolkes of two Egges: ^Wlth fo much Wheat -ower, as will thicken all the other ingredients : incorporate all thefe well toge- ther, and fo bring i t to a falve, and Plaifter-wife ap- Ply it to the Sorance, and fo binde it up, renewing it ^eVery day, and let him not come out or the Stable, or Jjpnie into any wet, and he will be foone cured. %. his is alfo very good. Another. Take of tryed Hogges-greafe one pound, Verde- §ieafe one^enny-worth, of ftrong Muftard two oun- ^^es, Nervall foure ounces^of oyle de Bay,of Hony and ^ax, ofeachhalfe a pound, Arfenicke one ounce, jW-lead two ounces, and of white-Wine-Vineger Mfeapinte, powder your Verdegreafe, and then °oyle all together, and the hayre firft dipt away, ^Hich muft al waye* be done in any of thefe Cures) jPply this Medicine hot to the place, and renew it ^ai^y * and it will not only cure the paines, but all banner of fcratches,fcabbed,and kibed Heeles^to wafh ^alfo the Sorance, with Vinegar and Gunpowder is Very good to helpe the paines, and fcratches. %/*. ^hisl have often ufed.

	Sec f.7. ^ %poph.T~\Oe you not rfe to purge aHorte t hat fr }^_J Furtive a/td Short winded;? H'Ppf-* Yea Sir,and I doe it after this manner. Take of the fat of a Boare three pound, mince it _p ^^ - j^ry fmall,and lay it in faire Water foure and twenty _A ^ ^M^h°^res, to the end the fait (if any be in it) may foake °Utofit₅ then, Take of Agancke Pulverized two ounces,

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ounces, of Colloquintida in powder halfe an ounce, mel rojarum fix ounces, incorporate all thefe well to- gether,and worke it to a parte 5 which you muft make into Pils, the bignefle of an ordinary tennis Ball, one ofwhich you moft give him at a time rowled up within the powder of Lycoris, but the night before you doe admin ifter it, you muft give him no Oats at all, but a little Hay and wheat-Branne prepared only? then the next morning about fixe or feven of the clocke, give him one of thefe Pils, and then cover himupwarme 5 and ride or walke him two houre^sfpace 3 then bring him in, and let him ftand upon the Trench two houres more, then unbridle him, an^ give him a little Hay fprinkled with water, and eight or nine houres after the taking of his nil (which wiH be about three of the clocke, give him white Water todrinke, and let him eate otthe Branne, then at night when you are to goe to bed,put a muzzel upon his mouthy and let him remaine fo all night fafting,an<i let him be wanne covered, and the next morning uu- muzzell him, and give him Hay fprinkled with water to eate, and continue to let his drinke be white Wa- ter, only,the third day give him another of thefe Pil⁵? after which you may begin to give him Oates, bu t a little at once 3 but then the dayes he does not take hi^sPils, you muft remember ever more an houreaft^eryou give him his white Water, to give him of Ag^il" ricke, and ofRubarbe in powder, ofeach one oun<"^e> which he muft take in frelh or fweet Butter made up like to a Pill:'Thispurgation-may be given to any W^» but efpecially to that Horfe you (hall feare is in da¹" ger, to become either purfive of Glandery,and if P^e^*

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	^BO0K 2. the Expert Terrier.
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naps the Malady have beene longer upon him, give "im.then of Antimony thirty drams more or leiie, ac- cording to the ftrength and age of the horfe, and alfo according to the nature and quality of the difeafe 5 and if after the application of this medicine your hmje will not feed (as it may be very probably ) you may cheriih him with milke mingled with the yolkes of Egges and Sugar, well beaten and brewed together. if.* This I applyed to a horfe of mere then twelve yeares old/who in {even dayes eate not one bit of any thing but cnely the faid Milke, Egges, and Sugar,and ->^retin fourteene dayes after, I cured him, and made him perfectly healthy and found. Sec t.8. P. Wippoph.X 7"T J Hat remedy haveyott for nhorte that V V piflethbloud/ Hippof. This difeafe comes fometimes being trou- bled with ihzftone, like as we have it often times a- ^Qng men \, fometimes it comes to a hvrfe, that being ^veiy fat, is put to more then his ftrength is well able ° performe, like as I once faw a very proper Gelding (a young Gentleman being upon his backe in hun- ting) _who comming to a great leap, and the horfe* be- ^lng ridden off from his winde, his Rider inconfide- ately forcing him to take that leap, which the Gel- ^ⁱⁿg with much difficulty tooke, but withall fell,and ^as not able to arife but with the helpe of men, and ^cotnming home the fame night he pined bloud, wher- of he dyed foure dayes after, maugre the endeavours of three very able Farters,* and being opened, they found

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		$0O The Expert Ferrier* found two veyn.es broken neere to the kidneys, - much blacks blond found in the place. This roalau/ may alfo come by bearing too great a weight, as alio when a horfc is too hard ridden, he will pifle water like to blond: your e^efheweth you the difeaie, ^a°^atherefore it needs no further remonftrance. The cur� is : . Fifing of Take ofiAmbrojto Sanguina no, alias Blond-wort, an» bl»d.* Burfa Paftoris, ofeach three ounces, ftamp them Wf'^J» and boyle them in faire water very well, and fo g^lV? the liquor thereof being (trained, to the horfc blow warme. +. Give him this five mornings together and it will helpe him. Another: Take Barly, and boyle it in the juyce of Gumfolty and give him the Barly to eate, and the liquorⁱ⁰drinke, and this will cure hurt. ^. This is alfo V^c* rygood. Another : Firft cleanfe hisy ard from all filth, and his fliea$ alfo with broken Beere and Butter, then let him bW' in the ntcks and month, then take the juyce of Leek^e* or greene Onyons, to wit, the water wherein thfj have beene fteeped twelve or fixteene houres at ^ leaft, the veflell wherein they be fteeped being k^eF clofe flopped. Take of this liquor,and of white Wine,of each ?^n<J pinte, and ftirre and jumble them together till &?) Become flimy,then give it him to drinke,and doe tjj! fixe or feven mornings together, and it will fW j fluxe of blond, and bring_his urine to its natural^anordinary colour. %. This is a very good medi- cine, and I have often tryed it. Another no whit inferiour to the former. ^^

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TakeBeane flower finely lifted, andadde unto it he Suet of a Stagge as much as will fuffice, and give it ton three mornings together warme, with a home, ^ithafufficient quantity of red Wine j and during ^lhattime, let his drinke be either fweet Mafhes, or ^hite water, made with Beane-meale. :�?, This is ^ approved good receit. SECT.9.P. "ippoph. XTtTHtt good receit have ym for a* horfe that » V hath taken ajurfet by Provender .<? . Hippof. This comes commonly to fuch horfes as are ^fatiable feeders, and therefore it is requifite that ^ey be dyeted, especially if they have too much reft₉M too little exercife 5 for fuch horfes* if they can ei- herbreake, or fteale to a Bing of Pro vender, and ^^rinke prefently after, will undoubtedly furfet upon ^ern, for drinking after Oates, Peafe, or Beanes,doth ^cUfe the Provender to fwell in their belly znd-fiomac^* ^d fo clogge ihejiomackfo as that crudities will arife_sj^d fp caufe him to be very ficke, yea and perhaps to }? little danger, that you (hall fee him to Hand with ^^,s foure legges afunder, the one farre from the other, ^d he will lcowre and call: forth of his fundament, ,??ne which will goe forth as whole and entire, as he Jd greedily fwallow them without chewing^or grin- ^lljg them. The cure is, firft open a veitte in the mck$ ⁰ keep the blond from inflaming, then draw his yard_y^d warn it with broken Beere, and Butter, then an- Si?'?* ^Wlt^ ^ 8^rea^^e9 ^an,d put into the pipexrf his ^d ^a "^nal1 piece of a clove ofGarlicfce, whereby to Aaaa pro-

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				The Expert Ferrier. GHAV-lo^ provoke him tojialf, then racke him, and give him thzCUJkr preferred in U.2. cap. 6. SeS. 8. Cjifter V.C and it is called a Clrjier lenitive, then keepe him war^ and to a fpare dyet, for foure or five dayes after, an^ let his drinke be white water during that time. * with this receit I have cured many a horfe, but on horfe amongir the reft of very great price. , who oth^er" wife had infallibly dyed. Sect. io. p. Hippoph.TT On> doeyou cure the Poll-evill / XTjL Hippof. This malady we doe te<, the Poll evill, becaufe it breedeth in the top of the P^lbehinde the eares of the horfe, but let it aHume w^ name it fhall, yet it is none other thing then a FtfrT ingraine, that is a formall Fijlula which doth beg¹'] like all other Fijiulaes with a great inflammation i$r impoftume in the nape of the ntckg : fometimes ^Jcomes by meanes of his unruly ftriving,the halter b^e' ing new₃and therefore hard., which doth fo pinch & gall him,that the harme thereof by reafon the jkft \ bruifed, doth fefter and inflame, and from thence ^Jingendred thismoftlothfome forance,and fometii^f it comesagain of bilious and■evWYhumours,which ^ approach to that place; fometimes it comes again H the meanes of a ftroke or blow given by fome cudg^e. _tby his Keeper or Rider, betwixt his eares whereby feftreth inwardly, and inflaming breedeth ao ^linf ^ ftumation, foaa if it be not in time taken,it wW^ to a very foule FrfbU,* not eafe to be cured b ^o1' ₀�. pattofxheherfe is fo tender a metaber,as to be fy°�fcd*
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		;-�°JT2. The Expert Ferrier. 503 ^nded 3 and therefore eafily damnified % I need not ^to deliver you the fignes, for the fwelling will be fo ^aPparent, as that it cannot be rniftaken, albeit it will P^trifie much more inwardly then outwardly 5 and .herefore you ought to apply your diligence to open % before it doe breake of it felfe. The cure is, Firft to lay unto the place fwollen , fuch things as VaB-tviB* ^Ul ripen it , and to prepare it ready to be opened : *d as touching the ripening thereof. Take the loame of a mud wall which had never a- }y Lime in it, but much Straw or Litter 3 and the el- ^«r this Loame or mud wall is, the better 3 boyle lb ^Uchas you (hall pleafe thereof in. the ftrongeft Mute Wine Vineger, and let it boyle till it come to p a very Poultefle, then being very hot, lay it to the felling, renewing it morning and evening till it be � ^lPe enough to be opened,then open it with a red hot Nn made fharpe at the end, and let the iron be the ^neffeofanailerod, but you muft begin below, ^rufting your inftruments upwards, cleane through, it may come forth in the fofteft place, and when ^lt is thus opened, fo as the corruption may iffue forth ^ eale 5 annoynt the orifices with tryed Hogs greafe 1^0 or three dayes together, to get out the fire,- but ^Wfoever facile not to drefie it twice every day with ^faid Poulteffe, taynts being dipped in the Poul- ^ejfe₃ and put downe to the bottome, as well to car- ⁿⁱfieand heale the Fijiula at the bottorae, as to keepe �P^n the orifices, and this Poultefle will cure him. ^ - But withall you muft remember to make him hood or night cap to keepe warme the. nape of his ^e%, and to keepe in the taints alfo: (this alfo cureth Aaaa 2 the

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		" i ■■tin ~~' �~~ ' S 504 Tie Expert Ferrier. �«AP.i ° the Botch in the groine, hurts in the withers_, naven- galles, galled-backe, or Sit-fafts, &c. Another: Firft ripen it as before, or elfe with tryed Hogs greafe fcalding hot, making him a Biggin wherewrtj¹to keepe his poll very warme, and renew this Emp»^al" fter every day, and it will ripen it the fooner j the° when you finde it to be fofteft, and moft likely ^ breake, open it with a hot iron two inches beneath the foft place, carrying your hand upward into th^efoft and moft matterative place, to draw forth tb^ecorruption downwards, then taint it with Flaxe 0} Hurds dipped into molten Hogs greafe, and lay ali^aa plaifter of Hogs greafe upon it,renewing it for fouff or five dayes once every day, to get forth the fire: ai' ter this, take of Turpentine of Venice, halfe a poufl^ thrice warned, and dryed from the water, the yolk^⁵of twoEgges, and of Saffron one penny worth & powder,incorporate all thefe together very wel,th#j with a probat fearch the depth of the forance, a$ taint it with a fpunge full as bigge as the hole of tb^ewound., and as long, and convey the taint downe^t0the very bottome, well annoynted with the faid tn^e' dicine: but this muft be done with the helpe of yotf inftrument, and then cover it with a plaifter of Hog greafe, renewing it twice a day, but when the {y?^e. ling is allaid,then ufe no plaifter, and in ftiort tim^e ^lwill be perfectly whole and found. ,. This i^s ' very good cure. Another: ^ Firft ripen and open it as before is taught yo^u3 ^ -_tapply Hogs greafe to fetch forth the fire, then »^ealethus. _of Take Roman Vitreall, Allum and Rofe ^^at<?r^_aeh

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		^Ook 2. the Expert Ferritr. 505 ^ch two ounces, boyle all thefe together on a quicke hte till they doe come to be as hard as a ftone, and then beat it into a very fine powder, and when you ^are to drefle the fore, firft dippe a taint into Vnguen- tum Egyptiacum, and fo rowle it in the faid powder, ^fld convey the taint with the helpe of your inftru- �^ent, to the very bottome, and it will in fbort time ^ake it perfectly whole and found. %. This pow- der being ftrewed upon an old fore or ulcer,will both heat and dry it up. Another: Take or. Quick-filver one ounce,let it be well mor- fowderfor* titled with fafting fpittle, and mixe with it tryed eld fires. ^ogs greafe the quantity of a Hens Egge, and Br un- done pulverifed 5 incorporate thefe very well toge- ther , and annoynt the fwelling very well with this Ijnguent j having thus done, take prefently of red Tarre one penny worth, of the reddeft and befr, of Hogs greafe halfe a pound, and greene Copperas and hay Salt of each one handfull, both made into fine Powder 3 boyle all thefe on the fire exceeding well, ^nd then boyling hot (even as it comes from the fire) With a clout faftened upon the end of a fticke; apply this medicine upon the place(being fo lately annoin- Jjd with the Quick-filver, Hogs greafe, and Brim- We)and thus by fcalding it three or foure mornings together, you mail after thofe mornings but onely }^arrne the Tarre medicine upon the fire, fo that it be ^bUt molten, and apply it, and it will be cured j for this fcalding of the place doth fo kill the malice of the Fiftula,* that it can never breake to annoy the Horfe ?ⁿy further. /. And thus with this medicine I bave not onely cured many pelt-wit,* but fufldry°r ' the*

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		50.5 The Expert Ferrisr. CHAP.I& ther Fifldaes g it cureth all impoftumations an d foule Vlcers, being thus applycd. Sect. ii.P. }iippophXT\7 Hat k good m cafe of Purfivenefle "* » * fhortnejfe of'Breath .<? Hippof. This difeafe commeth by two meanes: the firft natural!, the fecond accidentally naturally as wh^¹a /wr/e is (as we doe ufually fay} cock^thropled, for tha^�his throppe/lor mnde-pipe being too long, andfo t>^e' comes crooked as his jp««& is thereby fo irraightne^ or flopped, as that he is not able to draw it in and p^ it forth with that eafe and pleafure that other horfj doe that are loofe thropled, for that the winde-pipe is (* fay) fhaightned, which doth convey his breath in^ his lungs, and vent it forth againe. In like manner, * horje becoinmeth purfive andfhort winded, when th^epipe is too much filled, with fat or other phlegmatic^ itufTe, whereby heisverymuchfuffbeated, whfcf^ caufeth his lungs to labour the more;, and therefore^!; you (hall be pleafed to follow my counfell, neV^e1' breed with that horfe that is cock?thropled. This difeafe commeth fecondly by accident, vftf^ a horfe (hall be too hard ft rained upon his water, ^^eas many of your ignorant Io&ries ufe to doe, ^^etlmorning and evening they doe make them vtxttefi^f cmrfes (as they are frequently fo termed ) fo alf? . infirmity commeth by riding,gallopping, or ftrai^0l"p a.hoKfeuponzfonjhMacfa before he hath eith^er dj- gefted his meat, or emptied himfelfe 5 for ^b^^ meanes phlegmaticke humours doe diftill out of^the - _tQ

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		^lnto the wnde-pipe, and fo fall upon the lungs₃ where they doe reft, and there congeale,hindring the draw- ^Ing of his breath t it comes alfo by Colds, Glanders^ ^arid the like, the fignes are fo apparent , as that they }^eed no defcription, onely this inconvenience ( be- Jjdes many more) it bringeth with it 5 as to be heavy, J?d j and dull in travel!, be marvellous fub jeer to ^eats, and be ready to fall downe if he be but a lit- ^f'^e ftrained. A right skilfull Ferrier not long fince ^told me of a ftrange cure in this kinde, which a Gen- ^rnan Groome relateth to him of a Gelding which the Sterne had in his faid keeping, who was fo purjeve (or ^3s We plainely fay) broken-winded\ as that he became f'oioft unufefull, and his cure was after this manner 5 ?? fuffered his Gelding to eate what he would,as well r^ls fill (ws.) of good Hay, as of Provender, but de~ ^^arred him of all drinke for the fpace of two or three flayes together, then leaping his backe, he rode him jJPon a foote pace to the water, at which time he fuf- �red him to drinke his fill, then -comming forth of J^e water, he clapt fpurres fuddenly to him, and ran .^n with a loofe hand upon the top of his fpeed fo _f°ⁿg, untill for want ofbreath he fell with him, and P* forne time lay as if he were dead, but recovering /^e«A>he arofe,and being well recovered of his winde,* ?^e rode him into the water the fecond time, where .?^alfo dranke, and being come out of the water, he \d as before, and fo being againe ridden from off his _t.^lnde,hefelllikeasatfirft, having thus the fecond J&je recovered breathy he gave him water the third tV ^Gj -^atlc^ ^t^ien ^ro<^^e ^^m ^as f°^rmerty» b^ut now this ^ftlrd time being fallen, when he began to get breath* againe

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		508 The Expert Terrier. CHAI\l6 againe he coughed molt vehemently \ at what time through the violence of his coughing, the Gelding call: forth of his mouth , and that out of his winde pip^e' * hard lumpe of congealed Flegmatick^finffe of a g^o0" bigneile, which by this meanes brought up, the Gel- ding was ever after freed from the malady, and made found, and from that houre, had the ufe of his winfa as ably , and as well as ever before, and this was the flrory which one of the ableft Ferriers I doe know ⁱⁿEngland delivered unto me (as he affirmed, and I do^ebelieve him, for that I doe know him to be a rigl^ honeft man) from the mouth of the Groome, who v&& many vehement afleverations affirmed the thing f? be molt true, nevertheleile albeit I doe Mathemati' cally believe that the Groome delivered this hiftory^t0the Ferrier , I muft lay with the French man leer 0)^ Dieu: But leaving this famous Groome to his rare cW¹* let us proceed to cures that are more probable, afl^ now of fuch cures as I have met with for this difeafe You fball participate. Take of new Milk one pinr,and of Sallet oyle ha»^e ^ ^a pinte, give him this bloud warme, which done, p^ut XurfiventQt down his throate two new laid Egges, doe thus th^^e IfbmZ ^or ^foure ^morning^s together, and then you (hall Vf'i ¹ ceive amendment, but for his Hay, let it be fprink^ with water, and his Oates well wet in good M^e ° Beere, and let his drinke be altogether white wa^ter* , *� This is very good.Another. _e Keepe your herfe* three or foure dayes to a ^ _eDyet, before you doe adminifter to him 5 then g» V him this drinke: Take Fenugricke three ounce^ Bay-berries one ounce and a halfe, of the '&& _Q�*

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		The Expert Ferrier. - _e~ j* Elder balfe a pound, the whites of fixe new laid ^gges,ofbrowne-SugarXandy,water-CreiTets,Prim- ofe leaves,if they may be had,red Mints,red Fennell, J^hite or Hawthorne leaves, of each one pound,bray ^u thefe together in a Morter, (the Spices before bea- ^^a by themlelves) and when they be well powdred pt to the Ingredients of Ale one quart, and fo boyle a and after ftrain it,and fo give the liquor thereof to y°Ur Horje to drinke bloud warme, and fet him upon , V« Trench, and let him faft fix houres after,then give ^xxi meat, and an houre after that, give him a warme ^a(h,or white Water, and let him be kept to a ftrickt .Vet, and let his drinke be Mafhes or white Water &ae dayes together after,and his Hay fprinkled with J^ater, and his Provender wet in Ale or Beere , and i^s you may cure him. **. With this medicine I ^ye done very great cures. Another. Take the guts of a Hedge-hogge, and hang them in ^ Oven till they be dry, then make them into Pow- ,^er, then take three or foure fpoonfuls of the Pow- .^ci, and put it into fweet Wine, Ale or Beere, and fo jjjye it him to drinke, and the refidue of the Powder ty!e with the Powder of Annifeeds and Licoris, and tJ" fweet Butter make it intoPils, and give hira , ° or three of the Pils prefently after his drench, <1 keep him failing three or four houres after, then ^ ^may gi^ye ^nim ^Hay firft fprinkled with water,and ^,^er Provender or bread wet or moyfmed in good Qd v ^Eeere3 P^uttinS ^alfo thereunto of this Powder j then �^u ^have ^not ^enou8ⁿ ^of ^this Powder to fcrve, Wc' c ^ke ^ofComin> Lycoris, Centaury, and Anni- es, of each like much, make thefe into fine Pow- B b b b der,

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				The Expert Ferrier. GHAP^ der, and give him thereof two fpoonfuls with Provender, and put alfo into his Mafhes and bread ol the Powder of Fennel-feed, mixed with the PoWdet of Brimftone; this is very good for this malady, r°^rhave feen a horfe for a moneth together to eate no °" ther Provender but what hath been mixed with "* Powder, and alfo his Mafhes and white Water, / made and compounded, and I have alfo brought hi¹ * todrinke new Milke mingled with the Pov/de⁰Brimftone,by means whereof he hath been the (oo?* recovered, and made perfectly found. ^ And tb^lSvery good. Another. Firft lethim/>/W, then take of fweetWine ^of\ pint, and of the juyce of Hore-hound halfe a po^ufl, ^ of theOyleofFrankincenfehalfe an ounce, of^t _vPowder of Annifeed, Licoris, and browne Sug^aL Candy,of each halfe an ounce, let all thefe be tf>^a j into fine Powder, incorporated well together, ^ give it him once or twice in the week, for a while>^aIJp ride him not at all that day you drench him, but k^fjj him warme cloathed, and well littered, and let P^lftand upon the Trench four houres after failing., y¹^ give him meat, and three houres after a fweet M³ j putting thereinto of the Powder of Licoris, ^a ^ Annifeeds. Of this I never made triall, but i«-^h ^ been highly commended unto me for right goo»* ^notner- _tWo Take of Barley two gallons, fteepe it in \va^teT j_eafi daies, and (hift the water every day,then t^afceJu_oVle from the water wherein it was laft fteeped, a^ncl vJ^ it in three gallons of faire cleare water till j* f^_a> putting thereto of Annifeeds and Licoris, and o ^
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		" O 0 k 2. The Expert Ferrier. 511 fris of the Sunne Honed, of each one pound 3 and fo \|^t it boyle one houre, then take it from the fre, and w:aine it very dry, and put unto the liquor of Honey °ne Pint, and of Sugar-Candy in Powder fix ounces; hen put the liquor into a cleane earthen Pot, or Bot- te, keeping it dole flopped, and thereof give your "wfe* bloud-warme four mornings together₃the quan- ^lty of an Ale-pint at a time, and let him eate the parley if he will, howfoever put it not away, but heat ^°nae of it eveiy day, and being hot, put it into a bag, ^and therewith perfume his head. %, This is very good for I have often ufed it. Another. Firftyoumuftkeephimto a very fpare dyet, and ^lriUre him five or fixe daies to eate his Oats fteeped in ^hamber-ly, and after that . Take of Bayberries, Fennell, Cummin, Smalage, * ^nugrick, Fearn-roots dried, and Licoris foure oun- ^Ces in the whole,or, of each halfe an ounce, according OthebignefTe, age, ftrength, or Corpulency of the "°rje; make all thefe into Powder, then take one part °f the Powder, and put unto it of frefh or fweet But- ^r halfe a pound, and of new milke halfe a pinte, and .? give it your horfe* bloud-warm: the next day do the jke with the other halfe of the Powder,and the third pY let him not forth of the Stable, and give it him ?°long ashefhall be in rhyjicke j* for his drinke let it »^ White Water made of Barleynneale, but not with .^heate-bran, and let him ftarid upon the Trench, at ®aft two houres before his drench, and two houres ^e^ then after that give him that which followeth. . Take of f_refh Butter halfe a pound, of good Aga- ^ncksⁿⁱght-ftiade, and Caffia, ofeach one ounce, ma ke Bbbb 2 all

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		"jTfi """ TktExptrtF$rrir.* gHAF.i^ all thefe into Pils ( being firft powdered, learced, and well mixed,) and adminifter them to your give him of white Wine ha lfe a pint, whereby the better to fwallow Pils, the fifth day let him reft, ^anclkeepe him alwaies warme covered, and well littered, and if you doe perceive him to be loofe in his bofyi and that he hath purged well, let him reft three °^rfoure daies quiet, without doing any thing unto hi¹¹¹' but if he hath not purged after one daies reft onety? then give him this drink. Take Mithridate, Diacartami, Sena?, of each V$° ounces, and of good white Wine one pint, mixe & brew all thefe together, and fo give it him to drinkfy and let. him reft three daies _s giving him every one & thefe three daies about noone, of freih Butter onety> halfe a pound, made into the manner of Tils ■-, the^ethree daies being ended, youmuft adminifterun^ him as followeth, and continue it weekly till h&^^eperfectly cured. Take of Agarick, Aloes, and of Diacartami of eac& one ounce, of Saffron, Mirrh, halfe an ounce, tn^^call thefe into fine Powder, and fo make them i°^taPils with freih Butter foure ounces, and give it}⁰your horfe,* and then prefently after give him of wh/^tCWine one pint, to wafh downe the Tils. * * This is * moft excellent cure, and by me often practifed. A°°" ther. Take of white Wine one pint, of Sallet-oyle^thre ^ quarts, of Aloes andLicoris, of each one ounce, of Colloquintida_sofAgarick,and Mirrh, of each hafte ^aI» ounce₉of Ariftolochia-rotunda three dram%of N#[�" ftiade one ounce ₉ of Bay berries three dram* 9 ^m y

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		^M OOK a. The Expert ferrier. 51 § U thefe into fine Powder, then take of Venice Tur- pentine two drams, of Mel rofanwt* three ounces, mixe ^aU thefe together, and make it bloudwarme, and fo §!ve it your horfe to drink with a home, but give him *o Oates in fifteen daies, and let his drinke be white ^ater �-,* it will not be good to give him much Hay,but Vheat-flower, which mould not be much beaten or threfhed, and inftead of his Oates give him Wheate- ^bran,or Barley-meale.and keepe him warme, fix* daies aiter let him bloud in the necke.V Let him have this ^rink twice, to wit, after the firft drinke let him reft °ne day, and then drench him againe, as you did be- fore. Another. Firft give him this purgation. Take of freih Butter halfe a pound, of Sene, and of ^garick, of each halfe an ounce made into fine Pow- ^^er, of Aloes and of loafe Sugar, both powdred, of each one ounce, of Cordiall Powder halfe an ounce, ^ake all thefe into fine Powder 5 then Take common Honey foure ounces, mixe and beat ^aU thefe together, and fo make them into Pils, and give them to your horfe 5 but before you doe admini- ster thefe Pils he muft ffcmd upon the Trench two ^pures, and fo likewife two houres after 3 that day §^Jve him no Oates, and let his drinke be white water, *d for your other directions you may give him his ^auowance of Oates all the other daies, but you muft ^lhen wet them either in ftrong Ale or good Beere,and y°u maytravellorgive himexercife, but with mo- oration all thofe other daies, and three times every ST^you,^mal1 g^ive ^him three or foure handfuls of V heat-bran prepared, as before is mewed you in til>- <chap, 9-fe^.F. and thus continue him to this dyet at

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		The Expert Ferrier. GHAP.I6
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	at your pleafure. *** I have made triall of this cure, and I doe know it to be right good,for in a moneth or fix weekes I have brought a gaunt and Purlive horfet° have a belly as round, frefh, and as cleare, as that of ^afucking Colt, nor is this cure very chargeable or colt' ly; you mult give him Wheat-draw inftead of H³?.' onely in the night you may give him Hay, provide" it be fprinkled with water. S E C T. 12. P. Hippoph. \T\ THat cure have you for a Horfe thrf** V VPrickt? Hippofi This foranee hath many names} It is call⁶"' Accloyed^ Cloyd^Retraite^Prickit^c. All which nam^ we for the moif part doe fetch from the French, arid all is but onely plaine Vrkl(t, which occurreth to the horfe either through the unfkilfulnefle or negligent of the Ferr/er, in the driving of his Nayles _s or in tb^eweaJcnefle of the Nayles of their evill pointing, or if* Nayle mould fortune to breake in the quicke, and n^otbe immediately drawne forth, it will in lhort rini^efefter in theflefi, and foon after impoitumate, and ff in time beget a fowle Sore, which may afke mucⁿArt to cure. The fignes be, that he will compUdff when he treadeth upon irony or hard ground fp^cl~ ally _s which fo foon as you perceive you haveth^enjuft caufe to fufpecf. him to be priest* if he were Ut^elY lhod '■> wherefore the better to make triall, yo«^r ^wa7 nraft be to fcarch the foot whereof he compl^ai^nC^' and you mail no fooner put your Pinfors to the P'^* but that he will prefently fhrinke in Kxsfiot by ^xe_t^*

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		BOOK 2. The Expert Ferrier 515 the nipping of thePinfors doth paine him to the quick �■> or if you doe but caft water upon the foote whereon he halteth, in fhort time you (hall perceive h.zhoofe tobefooner dry againft the nayle* or place Which grieveth him before, before any other part of the hoof'e. Again^if you (hall with your hammer knock Upon the top of the clenches, when you doe come to that nayle which grieveth him, he will lift up his foot'-, fo likewife there be inany other fuch like fignes, Whereby to difcover the place prtik?> which be fami- liar to every common Smith, and therefore I (hall not need to fpeak any more thereof. But let us now pafle to the Cure. Fiilr. therefore after you have made triall with ?m\t. your Vinfors, or otherwife , as before is inculcated 5 pluck ofTthey?we,and either with your drawing-iron, °r your Butter, fearch the place to the very bottome, ?nd if you can fee or feele any ftub of any nayle there- in , leave not till you have got it away 5 and if the place befefrred, or matterative, wipe or warn the Wound very well, fo as you may leave no part thereof behind 5 then take of the tender tops of red Nettles, ^a little handfull, and ftampe them in a morter, ofBad- $^ersgreafe two ounces^ of red Wine Vinegar, and of "lack Sope, of each two fpoonfuls, or for want of Badgers qreafe take the like quantity of the fat of Ba- ^c°n, which is fait. Beat all thefe together in a morter to an Unguent, and ftop the wound well therewith, ^ud after cover it with Hurds, and fo tacke on the mooe againe,and doe not remove it in two daies, and when you dreffe it the fecond time with the faid Un- guent, youmaylhooehimup, but drive no nayle at

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		516 TheExpsrtFerrier. CHA'⁶ that place, and fo you may travell him for he wil' be whole and found. *** This is an excellent cure,and I have often ufed the fame. Another. Open the forance well as before is (hewed you.,ana warn it cleane with Vinegar and Salt, and then lay unto it the tender tops of Elder buds beaten to a very Unguent, if it be in Summer that thofe buds or leaves may be had, if notj, then in Winter take the in" ward rinde of Elder fo pounded and brayed, and upon that melt into the wound hard Tallow, with 2 hot iron, and then lay upon it to keepe it dole ftop" ped,fome Hurds, and fo tack on the ihooe,and in fcW times dreffing, he will be whole. %* With thefe two Receits I have done many (whereof fome have been very great) Cures. Another. Firif open the place,cleanfe the fore well a« before? then take red Nettles,and Bay falt,of each like much? beate them unto a falve, then fill up the hole of the wound therewith $ that done₃lay upon it bollterwi^ Hurds,and melt upon the Hurds hard Tallow to keep wet,durt, and graveil from it, which would annoy the forance j then tacke on the (hooe, caufing the fi^ofto be well pared, and drive no nayle neere the place? and after twice or thrice dreffing, you may ride him? for then the more exercife he hath, the fooner will he be whole. ^J.f. This isfpeciallgood. Another-' , Take offthe ihooe, and caufe him to be well p^a,^rand fcarched as before, then take of Turpentine brown Sugar-candy powdred, and white Ginge^l"^mpowder alio, of each the quantity of a Garden-beane? then melt them all together in an iron fpoon, and 1? poure k into the wound hot>and lay Hurds up⁰*¹^ j

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		^B0ok i. The Expert Ferrier. 57* ^and after doe as you are dire&ed in the former Cures. ** This alfo is very good. Another. Search the place, as before is fhewed, then take Wh-AUum and burn it, and make it into fine Pow- ^ej, and fo fill the hole therewith, and lay a boulfter °f Hurds upon it, and after doe as before you are taught.^* And this is very good. Another. Search the place as before is (hewed \ then take of ^oats greafe, or for want thereof Deeres-fuet, or ^heeps-fuet, of Turpentine, Sallet-oyle, and new ^axe, of each two ounces ; melt them all together, and whilft it is upon the fire, adde thereunto of ordi- nary Honey, three ounces, and of Sanguis Draconis °ne dramme made into fine Powder, incorporate all ^lnefe together upon a gentle fire, and bring it to an ^yntment, and of this you muft poure a mrEcient Quantity into the wound warme,then put on Hurds_a^and doe as before is prefcribed you,and let the^«tf be Very well flopped, and let him come in no wet if you ^can prevent the fame, neither let any nayle be driven neere the grieued place. % This is one of the bcft deceits of this kind. Another: Search the place as before, and cleanfe it with Salt ^ⁿd Vinegar. Then take Salt, and make it into fine ^P°w/der, then take foure times fo much Turpentine, **d boyle them together, and fo poure it hot into the ^°und, and then put upon it the powder of Brim- J°ne diflblved in white Wine, and lay upon it *nrds, and then doe as before is declared. ^* Very §°od. Another moft lingular Receit which the French <loe call RetoireJirtt fearch and warn as before.Then 1 ake of Oyle de Bay four ounces,of Orpin,of Can- . Cccc tharideSj

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		518 The Expert Fenter. tharides, and of Euforbium,of each two ounces, them all into fine powder, and fet it upon a gentle fire,ftirring it till you have brought it to an Unguent, with which dreffe him,as before is taught you. Sect.i^.P. Hippoph. XT KTHatholdyoHgoodvphercmth topcrfr^ffteV V rfHorfe? Hippof. Perfumes are very neceflary to be apph^eto horfes in fome cafes_sw's.in,Colds,Glanders,Rhurn^e^. Mui's,Pozes, Catars, ,&c. for the betterexpiation ^oiwhich maladies, -Perfumes are admirable helps, & fometimes they breake a cold, fometimes they difl¹' pate congealed humours which doe annoy the he#& braine, andftomacke of the horfe, fometimes they &' .pell and caufe the horfe to vent and to fend away^ his nofe and mouth much filth and corruption, whi^ doth lfop,clog,and pefter his headand bady.jmd fc&^e'. times they doe liccicate and dry up many bad hutn^t which are ingendred 'mthe head and braine, and * likewife many vertues Perfumes have whereof ve^f; many of our terriers here in England are mod Jg^tl°" rant: for did they tmely know the nature of Perft^f' and how rightly to apply them in their proper Pfi ces,they might eafily doe cures for which they ft⁰}¹ \ be not a little admired. The Ingredients and '^]1pies wherewith we ufually perfume Jicke forj^eS^amany, as Frankincenfe, Storax, Benjamin, Brimf°ⁿ ' Olibanum, &c. fometimes Hearbs, Roots, G^raine °_hCome, and fuch like things, which are very ^^ behoofefull for the cures of fuch difeafes, for* ^_hey

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		^OK i» the Expert Ferrier. 5 j <* they are frequently adminiftred, as you (hall finde in ^any of my cures fetyou downe at large : yet I will °r example fake fet you down two or three for your better fatisfacl ion. Take the beft Olibanum, Storax, Benjamin, and p. - tankincenfe of each one ounce, bruife all thefe, and * ^ume' ^ixe them well together,but not too fmall,and when you are to perfume your horfe take all thefe fo well ^ixed, and putting thereof upon a Chafing-difii and ^coles, cover the coles with a Tunnell, and fo apply ^lhe fmall end to one nojlrrf/az once, and after to the °ther, to the end he may receive the fmoke or fume ^p into his headland ^^et him ^De ^tmis perfumed a quar- ^ter of an houre together.^ Another. Take Brimflone made into fine Powder, and mixe ^ Ttrfimr Jyith it freih Butter and Sallet-oyle, as much as will ^flice '■> ^^et him not take this with fire , like as he did ^lhe former, but let it be conveyed into his nofe with Minnen clout rowled up in the fafhion of a great * aynt,and this will bring forth much bad-matter.^ Another. Take Penny-royall, Sage, and Wheate, of each a* 3 firfum. ^l^Uch as will fuffice,and boyle them in faire water till Me Wheat doe burfr, put the Wheate and Hearbs be- lⁿg firft drained from the water fo hot as it comineth J°rn the fire, and fo fatten the bag unto the head of he Hcrfe^hevbj* he may receive the fume up into his ^^ead.And thus you may perfume him at pleafure,and ^f you (hall fee eaufe. ^ The refidue ofperfume^and /he manner how to apply them you mall finde among *y Lures, and therefore it will be fuperfliuous fo me «*> treat any further cf them. Cccc2 Sect.

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			The Expert Ferrier. CHAP. I ^

		SECT.14.P. Hipp0J>h.\TTHatft the beji manner of adminiftring W Purgations to a Horfe.<? Bippof. As touching Purgations, I have fpoken be- fore very largely^as well for inwardpttrging^s for out- ward, and therefore what I (hall fay more^ is in effect but one and the fame thing : neverthelefle for yotf^rfurther fatisfa&ion, I will briefly deliver unto yon? what can be faid of Purgations. Fivewayeswe have whereby to purge a horfe, viz. by Pifr, Potions j Clijier^ Suppofitories , and Grafje. Pits for the moft part doe purge and cleanfe the head and braine₃by drawing the peccant humours downe into the body, and fo fending them forth with the excrements. Potions doe free the ftontacke, belly , and guts_s from fuch naughty humour! which Glanders, Colds, and Surfets have engendred- in the body. Clijiers are of fundry, and thofe of diffe- rent natures, fome to eafe'and appeafe griefes, fom^eto allay the bilioufneffe and marpeneffe of e vill h#' mows, fome to binde, and fome to loofen, andfom^eto heale as in cafe officers and old Sores within the body principally, and thofe doe alfo cleanfe the gti** refrefti the inward parts mdfpirits vitally and prepare the body before hand for the receiving ofpurging pi" or potions. Suppofitories helpe the difeafes in the .g^ being of nature and condition more gentle then ^c"~ fiers are, and may be applyed when Clijiers cannot- It therefore remaineth that the skill of the Ferrier be foch,as tobeable judicioufly to underftand the fe^" BaU natures ofevery of thefe things, to know ^b°^^

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		^B©0K2, The Expert Ferrier ________5PL ^ake choice of his ingredients and fimples aptly , to ^nderftand how to compound them punctually and artificially, to difcerne rightly before he doe adrnini- fter what be the humours and maladies wherewith the 'feature is annoyed and vifited, ax wherher (V.G.) it °e choler, Melancholy, Flegme, or Rhume, as alfo in what Part of the body the humour offenfive, is molt predomi- nant, and what fimples will purge or remove thofe e- ^vill humoursfox it is requifite he be able to know right Well and adunguem^ the nature and property of every °ne of them in particular, by reafon that fome are ^Uch more afperous and violent then others be, yea ^any fimples axeftrongpyfons if they be not well pre- pared and corrected, and yet their qualities well Weighed and compounded by true Art, and great §°od judgement, will work wonderfull effe&s.Thofe jn*ples which be ftrong, are Colfoquintida,* Scamony, ^ebore 8cc.the more gentle are Manna,Caffia,Whey, ^^nes &c. But thofe that be of the meane, or in- afferent working, are Rubarb, Agarick, Aloes, Sene, ^�c. and this I am bold to intimate unto you, to the ^d you may the better underftand their natures, J^ertues, and qualities, aud come to know the more Purely how to worke when occafion ^mal1 ^be °^^e* !f^d- Ther\kzndUixwayo�purgi?7gisbygrafe₃c{- 5 ^9ially if the horfe befurfetted, and hath beene over- !?y!ed the Winter before, for this muff be done in Jjje Summer time, when grafle is in its heft heart 5 but ^atgrafle _which will fcoure and purge moft,is a new ^owne meadow, for that will rake his guts very well, ^or will he in fuch a place gather flefti 5 I doe there- ^tote cpunfell you not to fuffer hha to remaine in fuch grounds;

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		522 The Expert Ferrier. C H APO^

			grounds above fourteene or fifteene dayes, and then take him forth, and put him into fome other pafture, where the graiie hath not beene touched with the Sithe₀ for then he will belly well, and in fhort time re- cover much //e/fr,and become fat and lufty. This man- ner of fcowring will caufe him to empty himfe'^j well, to purge, and fend away all his bad humours an** Jurfets, eafe his limbs niarvelloufly well, doe his le0[ and feet very much good, refine his corrupt bloud_: an^ make him agile and full oifyirit. To mow green fVy^cbefore it be eared,is alfo raoft wholefome,for it fcov^' reth, cleanfeth, and cooleth the body very much ? '° doth the leaves of Sallowes, and of the Elme: but ^aStouching the adminiftring of Scowrings and TurgtV' ons in the Stable, you mult underftand that fome s0' full Ferriers who have beene farre travelled in tb^ JUyjrery, have very diligently and ftudioufly fet yc"¹downe many very good rudiments and inftruclioi¹^ wherewith to worke with all fecurity, whofe obf^eI>vations I doe advife you punctually to obferve ' '¹, firfr the feafons of the yeere are to be pondred : ( G.) in winter, ifhisWy be to be purged, itmuft^, firft prepared by Thlebotomy or Bloud-letting^ togetfr^erwith artificiall dyet, therefore you fliall admiral either Suppojitory, Clyjlerpotion,or ?///, &c. You ^.V keepe him a day or two from hay, ftraw_j or fuch l'� hard-meats of digeftion, for that thofe things wi^ a great impediment to the working oiphyfickf ^f¹^ dicine, and he mult alfo be kept for a tirne.^h'°" roeate, becaufe e»$lmege is a great helpe to phjj^iCf_e^ pera'k^ otherwife it may happen (as it doth ^oit _wtimes) that more danger then good may accr^ ^_e

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	"OOK 2. the Expert Ferrier.
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the Horfe. Wherefore two or three dayes before you ^oe intend to purge him,let his meate be either Wheat or Rye-bran prepared, like as before is taught you, and give him alfo either good bread made of purpofe ^ith Beanes, Peafe, and fome Rye in it, or elfe Oates j^M lifted which mull be dry and fweet, and let his ^rinke be white water onely, and that morning you ^lntend to give him apwge, let him be falling from ei- ther meate or drinke,but about fixe or feven a clocke ¹¹¹ the morning, give him this or fome other pttrge^ ^Vvhich I ha ve already taught you, or (h a 11 hereafter, ^hich mult be correfpondent unto the malady, for ^hich you are to purge him, for one Turgation wil I not °rt to every infirmity ₅ but this purge* is moil profita- ^b'e for the caufes which I fhall prefently deliver unto }'°u : And this it is, viz. Take of white Wine one pint, or of ftrong new Ale 1 Purgation.* ^e quart, fomuch of the powder of Mechoacan of J-he beif,and choyceir as you may take up upon a lhil- hng at foure times, give him this drinke warme with ^a home, then Trot him but a matter of a Mile gently jjpon good ground, and fo fet him up warme, and let ws ftand upon the Trench till one of the clock, then §^lve him a warme Mafh. This will purge and fetch ^^ay his filth and flime,and carry away his peccant hu- c^Hrso which Surfets have engended $ halfeanhoure J^tcr he hath had his Mafli, give him Bread or elfe a ^eW Oats mingled with wheat bran, and that little '^d oft for feare of cloying h\sftomacke, and at night pve him white water, and fo give him bread and hay pnnkled with water for allnisht. *A This isan excellent p^,. Another. ir

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		524 The Expert Ferrier. CHAP. 10 2 fHTgaxlm- ^mt be in the fpring prepare him as before,then or three or foure dayes together give him_?greene ixy^^l^ much as he will eate, and after feed him with Bread, or elfe Oates and Bran dike as you are told before,but inftead of Hay, continue him thofe nights with g^re^.ⁿRye,by reafon his teeth will be on edge. ^. Tb$ cooleth his body, and cleareth it from all Flegmat^ and Rhnmatique humours : as for his bloud-letting, l^ethat be according as your judgement ftiall dictate u°' to you, and you may ufe this fo long as you may & caufe. ._f. If you doe perceive your Horfe to v^cficke, Surfetted, full of colds, or otherwife ill difp⁰' fed, whether in Summer or in Winter, after you opened a Verne, give him this Purge. of_Urg>4tion. Take of Aloes, Siccatrina, made into fine powd^etwo ounces, and make it up into pils with frefh ° fweete Butter, and give it to your Horfe over night^j having beene kept fafting the whole day before, afl4 prepared alfo with the Dyet before prefcribed 5 & after he hath taken thofe pils, give him either a fw& Mafhjor white water the next morning early, for th* will caufe his pils to worke the more and fo let him faft till night, during which timely will purge freel y 5 then at night (he having flood u�T on the Trench all day,) give him white water, an^ **' ter Oates and Branne, and then give him Hay fpri^fllc'
			led with water for all night,neverthelefTe he may ^ the firft day purge, by reafon that fome borfes &?* ftrong a Conjiitution, a s that Vhyficke will not ea# ? ?, j fuddenly worke, but then be you confident '^tW1_uthe next day: you muft therefore be carefull hoW yj^ doe order him. After his purging keepe him ft^^ed

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		^OOR. 2. The Expert Ferrkr. -0$ ^CJothed and well Jittered, take him from the Trench, tod put on his Coller-halter, give him fweet Mam or ^Vvhke water, and after feed him well, but by difcre- ^ll«n₅ both with Hay, Oates, and Bran, and keepe him ⁰ white water two or three dayes after, or longer, if j °U (hall fo pleafe, and when you give him cold wa- ^e, let ifbe with exceffe. ,, This I have often ^tryed. Another. If your horfe be newly taken from GrafTe, and that ^OU hold it needfull his body be cleanfed, and to free ^im of his many bad humours, which either his Graffe °r former Surfets might bring: Then firft Rake him₉tod adminifter unto him the Clyfier prefcribed you in ^liK 2. cap. 6.fctf. 8. ktter C. Clyfier 4. and the next day 'ter give him this drinke. Take of the ftrongeft Ale-wort one quart, of ordi- . Tartarian'* ^ry Honey a quarter of a pint, of London Treacle ^o ounces, mixe and brew all together well, andfo §^lVe it him b loud-warme: this done, keepe him up- to the Trench warme clothed, and well littered fixe Wres after, and let his drinke be a fweet Malh ₃ or ^hite water₃ and let his Racke meate be fweete ^heate-ftraw₅Oates,andBranne. ?*� This both PUrgethand comforteth. Another which muft be s'Ven the next day. 0 Take ofwhite-Wine one pint, and put thereto of 5 Twgttim.* 5ⁿc one ounce, which mull: beinfufedall night in ^Wine; the next morning betimes ftraine it, and jjtot into it of the beft and choyceft Aloes one ounce, of t^-^C ⁿ^° *^ne P^owt^^er5^anc^ Agaricke halfe an ounce, r Lkoris powdred one fpoonefull, warme this a lio ^e ^uP^on ^tne fire, and mixe and brew it well together, D d d and

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		526 The Expert Ferrier. �HAft» ^ and fo give it your Horfe* bloud-warme 5 then walke or ride him gently a quarter of an houre_s and 10 Iff him up warme clothed and littered;, nor let any col ayre come unto him, neither let him-eate or drinke i° fixehoures after, and at night give him a fvveet Ma"¹? or white water, and let his R.ack-meat be fw^eeWheat draw, and Oates with Bran. **. The && day (if theJ?gwebegood)o\|5ena'c;5/«ijin the nerfU* and pricke him in the mouth, and if the bloud be ba^ take from him two quarts, but if good, then not fw one quart 5 keepe him warme, and let his drinke K either fweet Mafhes, or white water, and put into h¹drinke, either the powder of Brimftone, or of Fen¹¹' gricke,or Turmericke, or of Elecampane.one or d"', together, according as he will be brought to like afl take them, which being well mixed,put thereof ^° his drinkjOne fpoonefull at 6hce.�,. Thefc are ^' ry foveraigne purgative receits, whereby to coole ^ body_} purge cho!er₀ and other peccant humours^ an d to p¹¹' rifie and refine the bloud: but befides, this is not of>^e' ly good for horfes newly taken from graffe, but for °' ther ficke, furfetted,anddifeafedH<?r/<?.r. Another'' ,� . Take of Gentian two ounces, flice it into v^eV %^a' ■ fmall dices, then boyle it in Beere one quart, till¹come to one pinte, and give it him bloud warme,^DUit will make him very.ficke for a fhort time, but h^^cnofearejforthe/wfrwz will doe him much good �' . him faft upon it four or five houres at leaft, then g\|^vhim a warme Mafti, or white water, and the tie** ^* give him this receit. ,. Take of Life-Honey, or for default thereof, °°�_Q*nary Honcy,and mingle it with his Oates that he^J

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				^OK 2. The Expert Ferrier. j-?te_s which muft be mixed by rubbing the Oates and r°ney betwixt your hands, fo that the Honey may ,^e very well mixed,let him eate his Oates thus ming- ^sUntill you doe Hnde him to be quite cured,which ^^VlU be when he hath quite done running at the tiofe. ,* � This is one of the beit, and moftcertaine cor- als that I know, neither have I made life of any lb P ^ch as of this, for the time I have known the fame, ^r°r this difperfeth all fleg meandcholer , italfopur- ^^ef h the head and braine j it purifieth the bloody it ven- J.^eth the evill humours ■-> it caufeth good digeftion,and Jj'eeth a Horfe from Glanders, Colds, Catars, Rhumes, ^Unning at the nofe, and the like, CHAP. XVII. SEGT.I.^; Hippophylus. Bat cure have yen for the quicker running �i c-«k>*

		&Scab. i H/^tf/TThisisanoyfomedifeafe, and -, infedious, a very formall ma'mge^ and ^'�jsraStaE meere neighbour to the Leprefie or Ek- wwtique difeafe. Itcommeth by furfeit taken by J>ver-ridmg, _Wnen the blond h over-hot ^ it doth pu- rine and corrupt the bloud, and confequently the Dddds flefa

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		528 The Expert terrier. CHAJ^7 ftefl), and at the laft breaketh forth into this milady, which we call the quic^-fcab. And the reafon why ^wdoe give it this name is, for that it runneth from of member of the horfe to the other} fometimes it wm ° in the »ecke₃ and at other times in the breafi °'J{\|_ehorfe, now in. the maine_}and then in the tayle_y &c. * ^cuf�: ^is> i _re . , Firft (have or clip away the bayre from that pi'"'. S«^,e'Cr* ' vifited,fo clofe as may be, and take offthejcwfe ^anfcabs with fome old Curry-Combe, Oyft er-fhell ? ° fome fuch like thing.Then ^ Take faire cold Water with a linnen cloth, ^ and bathe the places very well, and lay the li^nnecloathwell wet upon the place, and fo touch it j¹, more in ten daies, and if in that time the quickrrfk doe not heale, then drefle it as before, and fo a thil'jj time,or a fourth, or fo oft as neceffity requireth, °\ it be throughly healed. But remember that the <w before you thus dreffe the forance after this mann^er> you take (to a reafonable quantity) of bloud (to&* the tteckrveine.^^ This is an approved cure. Anoth^eas good as the former. Firft let him blond, and then fhave or clip away ^ hayre clofe,as in the former cure. Then take Mall⁰^* and Marfh-Mallows, of each like much, and boy¹them in faire water as much as will fuffice, till.^tIahearbs be foft,. and with the hearbs anddeco#i°⁰' bathe & warn the forance two or three daies tog^ethe^ warm 5 then take of common Honey one pint, ^C?P^e~ ras, AllumofgkuTe, and Verdigreafe, all made into fine Powder of each foure ounces, Turpen ^tifle.* j], Quick-fiJver mortified₅of each two ounces $ ^h°1 _h �

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thefe together with the Honey unto an Unguent,and herewith dreffe him every day till he be whole. ^ ^his I fay is very good. Sect.* 2.Q. Hippoph. O 0n> dot you cure a. Quitter-bone > V\ Hippo/. This corruneth to a horfe by fome hurt he hath taken in the /^either by a pricke With a nayle in (hooing, or by gravelling, or by a, ftub, or the like, when it was not fo well healed that it impoftumated, and fo brake out above the cronet) which bred the malady} or elfe being neg- lefted it brake out above the hoofe before it was per- ceived. It is bred alfo fometimes by a hurt upon. ^lhe hoofe by a blow , or by ftriking one foot upon ^e other} and fometimes it commeth by evill hu-< toours which fall down into that place, andit grow- th, moft ulually upon the infideof the foot, where When it beginneth �-, it caufeth a hard round fwelling upon the cronet of the hoofe, betwixt the heele and the barter of the longtdenl^l, it begetteth an Ulcer at what time it doth begin to impoftumate, and it breaketh. out aboue the cronet, like as I faid before. The fignes J have already given you, for the place will be Iwel- ^ed the bigneffe of a haflenut, and the horfe* will halt tight down. The dure is/b foon as it is efpied to open tt above:, if it doe begin to be foft,then Take Auripig- **entum made into fine Powder, and infufe it in the §htUt_et fanel* ttrongeft whiteWine-vinegar can begotten^ hours, and then apply it to the fore, and it will fo eate about the qnitter-bonejfoxt you may pluck it away with your fingw

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		The Expert Ferrier. ^^HAP1Z finger* or pliers, which fofoone as the bone or grift� ^IStaken forth, you may heale up the wound with y⁰¹3^rCoperas water, and greene oyntment prefcribed in lib.v.cap.io.je&.^.G. till it be whole, but he muft not come into any wet during the time of the cure. % This is very good. Another. Firfr. cut the hoofe to the quicke,then Take a Snake the greateft you can get, and cut oft his head and tayle, and flea it, and fo boyle it in water till the flefh come from the bone, and then you may bring the flefh to be a very Oyntment \ put of thi' into the forance down to the Bottome, and this wi^ kill the quitter-hone^ and dry up and heale it, but you mull not fuffer him to come into any wet,dirt,or gra- vell, during the time you have him in cure. ^ With' this medicine I cured one horje onely,for that I had nO caufe to uie it to any other fince. Another. Take of Arfenicke the quantity of a fmall Beane. make it into Powder, and put it into the hole of the Sorance, conveying it downe to the bottome with your infhument, and then flop the month of the wound with Hurds, and binde it on with a cloth, and a rowler, that the horje may not bite it away 5 and (0 let it remain foure and twenty houres: then open it? and if you (hall perceive the wound to looke blacke within, it is a token that the Arfenicke did its Offi^cein well working, then to allay the fire, and to reft^orCthefiefi, that is thereby become mortified, Uynt&^ehole with Turpentine and Hogs-greafe molten t°?.^e" rher. Then takePitch,Rofin,and Waxe,ofeach li^kcmuch, and of Turpentine, as much as of all the other three, and melt them , and fo make a Plaifter ofLf'*

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		^E00K 2. the Expert Terrier. 531 ther, with which you muft cover the top of the So- ^v rance, but firft be lure to convey the aforefaid tamt to the bottome, and then lay on-yourPlaifter, and thusdrefle him daily till you have gotten forth the pore or ftiarpe Gr/flle, if the Arfenicke have not eaten ⁿ out before, for if the Grijile be in the bottome of � tpe wound and uncovered,yo.u may raife it with your fingers or Inftrument, and fo plucke it quite away, for till that it be out, the forance will not heale, that <kme,heale it up with your greeneOyntment^orelfe With this Unguent. Take of common Hony, and of Verdegreafe in fine powder,of each fo much as will fuffice, boyle this till it be red, and therewith taint the wound till it be Whole, keeping evermore the mouth of the wound o- Pen, left it heale up ajbove before it be well healed at ^lhe bottome 5 neither let your horfe come into any ^wet, or goe forth of the Stable untili he be throughly ^cUred: # Thus I have cured many quitter-bones. A- ttother. Cut the place to the quicke,then take Virgin-Wax Pitch of Greece, Galbanum, Maffick, Sagapenum, Olibanum,and Sallet-oyle, of each one ounce, and of Oeere or Sheepes-fuet halfe a pound,melt thefe upon ^afoft fire, and incorporate them well together, and ^herewith taint and drefle the fame till it be whole. ** This is alfo very good.

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CHAP. XVIII.

Sec t.i. R.

Hippophilus.

Hat k good to cure the Red-water ?

Hippqf. This Red-water is that which
iflueth out of old-incurable Vlcers, ana
tM Sores, which when you (hall fee it to
^ijcome forth of any wound, then be yotf
iM allured that it is very hardly or feldol*¹cured₅till that water be gotten away j for it is a figne
that the wound is poyfoned with the faid Red-watefj
nor could lever finde any cure for the Red-water, but
onely one which a Marifijall of France taught vac,
which is this, viz.
Red water. Take of the root of the hearb called Emanuel ₃ alia^sJionm-HenricHs^or good King-Henry_Oor All-good; boy'^ethe roots thereof in water, and give it him drench"
wife with a home bloud-warm, and this will take a-
way the Red-water ^nA you may then cure the wou^nClwith your other Salves or Unguents.

This I had never caufe to make triall of in Engl^aftd^
but I have been an Eye-witneJJe to two or three cu^r<~^bin this kind ₃ which the Marijhalloi whom I had the
Receipt did very Efficiently perfect. The French cv-
leth this malady LaEnRoufe. ■ �_,

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^PPoph.T T Ow doe yen make a Reftringent charge f JL JL -Hippof This Rejiriftgent charge is ^to be applyed to broken bones,or to bones diilocated °^r out of joy tit, being firft fet, as alfo take moyft hu~ ^GHrsimm weeping wounds, and fo dry up bad htt- ^efcrj which doe precccupate the �<w/j/. 1 will coin-* ^end unto you one onely receit which (hall be fpe- ^c'allgood. . Take of oyle de Bay, foure ounces, Orpin,Cantha- Rtjirmgetii 'des₅ and Euphorbium, of each two ounces, make all barge,* * We into fine powder and mixe them with your oyle ^^e Bay very well, and therewith Charge the place grieved. "V. This is alfo very good to Charge* the ^$\\\r\gQ�a.BackrJinewjj>ra-ine* Sec t.^.R. ^ippoph. \J \THat ewe have you for a Ring-bone § Hippof A Ring-bone commeth j^o wayes, to wit, either by Nature, or by Accident^by ^«re,when as either the Stallion or Mare have it,from ,^vhom the Colt is ingendred, whereby he taketh it as ^^ereditary from them, and therefore (as I have-for- ?.^ei% admonifhed) I will diflwade you from bree- * ^lngnpon any fuchHorfeov Mare that either had or f^ave this malady. It commeth alfo accidentally by ^eknocke or blow given either bv fome other �hvf °^r ^by.^his Keeper or other perfon, and fometimes y iome evrll humonr₀ which through over-heats doe Eeee fall

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fall downe into the legger, and maketh its refiderice upon the top of the cromt. It beginneth firft with * (limy humour, which in time groweth to a hard griftl^e? youfhallknowit, for that there will be a fweiltf¹? round about the cronel of the hoofe, adjoyning u^nt0the lower part of the pajhrm, and the bay re will ft^alj^e' andbebriftly, and it willcaufethzHorfe to h^' The care is: firft wafti the place, and (have away t¹hayre,* then King-bom' Take quicke or unflakedjlime, newly taken from & Kill, which mvift be well burned,the beft burned y°^lmay know by its lightnefle, make your lime into W powder, and lay it upon the place fwelled all aXow of a good thickneffe, and bindeuponita lim¹^, cloth made fail: about the footc, and fo put the bo>'J into Ae water, and let him frand in the water a ^^c<i' ty while, then take him forth, and unbinde the fi^ and he is infallibly cured, for the burning of the ti^ doth kill the Bjngbone^evtn unto the very root the^frof, %. With this receit I have cured not fo feW ^aSa hundred horfes* at the leaft,but when you are thus t° dreiTe your horfe, let him be brought clofe to the ^^rter whereinto he is to be ridden, that fo foone as J^oyXhave applyed your Lime unto the forance, you &tf prefently put him into the water. Another. &}:'* (have away the hayr as before is advifed,then fcarfl" theplace. Take then Cantharides halfe an ounce, Euph°^rr'* . um, and oyle de Bay of each one ounce,your O^nttl - rides and Euphorbium muft be made into fine P^oW/ demand then boyled with your oyle de Bay,ftir^ring_or. continually, that it run not over, then with ^t^_cc'

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		The Expert Ferrier. 53 5 ^ee feathers lay it boyling-hot upon the forance 8ta>d and thicke, let him be drefled in the fame place ^here ufually he ftandeth in the Stable ₅ and let him ^^ave no litter neere him, but tye up his head fo as he ^)^r not reach the medicine with his mouth ■> but � hen the haj/re doe begin to gro w againe, give the .^re to the forance, to wit, three or foure ftraight lines '§ht downwards, drawing the fwelling quite crofle, r^d let the edge of the iron be no thicker then the i ?^cke of an ordinary knife, neither muft you bume Ni any deeper then that the skinmzy looke yellowy ^t done, apply to the place this charge. .Take of Pitch and Rofin, of each like much, let j^m be molten together, and whilft it is hot, apply ]�^to the place all along, from the one end of the fwel- ^& to the other, and before it be cold, clap Flocks _tP°n it, and about three dayes after, lay on more of J⁶ faid charge, and new Flocks againe upon that _c^rg_e, and fo let it remaine untill the Flockes and ^arge fall off of itsown accord. **. This is alfo j>>^ry good. Another. Fir/t wafh and fhave,and fcar- ^ as before, then _ti ake gray-Sope, and Arfnicke pulverized, of each Excretim tt ^�^e Quantity of a Wall-nut, which being very well«"� i₀^l5Ced,fpread it upon the forance fo farre as the Ring-* .1 �^e §°eth, and having thus fpread it, apply upon it oV ^^Ur^^s5^an^ kinde ^a cleane linnen cloth upon it t\J^eeP^e it on, neither let it be removed in foure and <jji^enty houres, then take it away, and ftirre not the tjjp ^Jfcab, but onely annoynt it with frefh Butter, f₀ ^ll 5°e fall away of it felfe, and fo heale it up with ¹¹⁶ dealing falve, whereof I have given you plenty. Eeee2 ^.This

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		This I have tryed, and have found to he very good. This medicine will cure a bom-Spavzn, Spliw> Curb, or any other bony excretion. S EeT.4. R. {3jppoph. X T Ave you any way to recover and makef⁰¹^ jL J a Horfe that is rotten .<? Hippof. Truly Sir, for any man to promife th'¹ > were great precipitation, onely thus farre he &* wade therein, as to give eafe and helpe to a horfe ^ hath the rot, for it is one thing for a Horfe to beroNj and another thing for him to have the rot. For a /w, to be rotten, is to have his inward parts waited ^ confumed, or at leaft (o rotten, as never poffibly w\ recovered,to wit,his Liver,Lights,tk.c. But for a.b� to have the difeafe called the rot, I doe finde the (?i* to be either a formall dropfie, or elfe a difeafe fo aH^ieneerely thereunto, as not to be diftinguifhed ea&f* we fay, a S heep is rotten, when his Liver is beco¹? foule and tainted ; neverthelefle men doe eate & cartas, and doe averre it to be good meat, wherefc^. the Sheepe is not rotten, but hath the difeafe cal^._;then?/. This malady commeth oft times to ^off unhandled, to wit, in their youth, whilft they be 1i Colts, which be bred, and doe feed in Fenny-MW' and wet grounds, and fometimes it commeth to tk^clafter they have bin backed and ridden,: when ^l\^\ have too hard and violent riding, being y^ct. y^X_tyoung, whereby the blond is firft enflamed, ^an~ ^a f_nputrihed and corrupted, begetting obfrtwifo^o0?r_othe Liv<r, and thofe doe caufe putrefa&ion, ³ knot?

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		"Ook. 2. The Expert Ferrier. 537 knots and puftils doe engender in the Liver, which breedeth either a Dropjie , zFeltricke, or a rot. The fignes how to know this infirmi ty,are thefe : After his journeyes his hxyre isMjiahe^Ms legges fwell and burn, and when you mall prene the places iwolne with your linger, upon taking your finger away, there will i'emaine a pit or dint, he will forbeare his meat very niuch, and when he doth eate, it will be without any ftontacke: or appetite, he will pant much, lift and beate in the flanks many times, he will fwell under the belly, neither will he cart: his coat in feafonable time, when other Hrrfes that be found doe, and he will be fo flint, of body, as that he will become Innt, and utterly to * have loft his mettle. Thefe and fuch like be the. fymptomes of this malady. Now come I to the cure. Let him firft bleed well nnder the ta.de, then , R_n. Take oi~Mares-milke two quarts ,if the fame may be bad,if not, the like quantity of the milke of a red Cow, then take a lump of Arement, then take a young harje of or about the age of foure. yeares, and of colour blacke, if it may be,if not, then of fome other colour, tun and chafe him about that he may fweate much, ^lhen with zfpoone, or with fome other fuch like in- ftrument, rake the jiveate from his head, necke, breaji, °^k?, fides, ribbe.s, battockj, legges, and in a word, from ^e^ch part or member of the faid horfe, and get off the ftveat fo much m> you can poffibly, and fo put your A-rement and your faeate into the milke, which all being well mixed, give him this by equall portions three mornings together, till he hath taken it all, and let him drinke none other drinke after it in dxe or feven houres, but immediately after his drinke» let him

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		538 The Expert Ferrier. GHAP.itf him be led forth into fome pajiure where other farfi* be , the better to caufe him to neefe, ftale, dung , and empty himfelfe, for it is very wholjome for him fo to doe, before he either eate or drink. Having thus done, fet him up warm and well littered, and if the feafon doe ferve,give him of the green blades of Rye? if not, giue him Barley fteeped in Milke three daies, but renewed every day once. Then after every ot thefe drinks if you feele him cold in the pajiemejojittts, or that he trippeth orfiumbkth as you lead him in your handjneddle no further with him, for he-is pair cure 3 otherwife for nine daies together after morning and "evening give him white Water onely, unleflenoW and then a fweet MaJh, and fometimes give him milk with his white water, if the horfebe not above nine yeers old,and fo you may cure himrbut if he be elder, this may prolong his life,wherby he may do the more fervice. This I never did experience, but a Noble Knight, and a very friend told me that he hath thus recovered fundry horfes which have been vifited with this difeafe.

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CHAP. XVIII. Sect. i.�. Hippophilus. * Hat good Salves have ymi wherewith to heah up fores and woujvdr ? Hippef. Sir,! have many, according as I have before (hewed you, but yet t will give you many more, the greater}, number of which I have tried, and am able to commend them unto you for very good, and ^lhofe not Salves onely, but Unguents, Powders, Wa- ters, which be moft foyeraigne. Take of Perofen, and of hard Rofin, of each one _s j pound, ofFrankincenfe, Virgin-wax, or for want thereof new Waxe, and Sheeps-fuet_} of each halfe a Pound, of old tried Hogs-greafe one pound and a HUarter,boyle the Gummes and Waxe in white Wine ^lfea pint,and then put unto it your Sheepes-tallow ?&d Hogs-greafe, and when all is well molten and ⁿcorporated,ftrain it,and whilft it is yet hot put in of Venice Turpentine one ounce, and fo worke all well together, and when it is cold, poure in the liquor trom the Salve,which put up into a clean Galley-pot, or other clean veflell for your ufe. ** This is a moft fove-

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foveraigne Treate or Salve wherewith to heale any wound (that is not come to an 13lcer')md. fo dry it up- Another molt excellent Powder. Fcrpdir. Xake unflaked Lime,the dry duft of Tanners Oketf Barke and old fhooe-foles burned to a cole, of each like-much, make thefe into fine Powder, and mixe them well, and keepe it in a cleane box or glaflefoJ" yourufe; %* This Powder healeth the buds or knot* of the Farcin ^ after they be broken, and itfkinneth them , and if they be firft warned with the juyce o* Vervine and ftrong Vinegar mingled together , and then this Powder being caft upon them, will (I fay) heale and fkin them. It alfo healeth and fkinneth all other fores. Another. V ntmcm, T^e tried Hogs-greafe halfe a pound_sVerdigreafe ^J ' in fine Powder one penny-worth, boyle thefeupoO the fire two or three walms, then take it off, and put unto it Venice-Turpentine halfe an ounce, and ftir $ well together till it be cold. ^ This Unguent wil' heale any wound or fore in a horfe. Another. Oyntment. Take of Roch-Allum a good quantity, andburn^eit, and asmuchBay-falt, and burne that alfo, make both thefe together into fine Powder, then take 0* common Hony,and of fweet Butter,of each likemucji as wilifufhce, incorporate the Allum and Salt Wiy¹the Honey and Butter by melting them over a gen^fr fire₃and with a taint of plaiftet apply it. ,<, And «** cufeth any foule fore. This I have often tried. ^ⁿ°~ ther. . r iVanr. ^Ta^^e °f ^^aire water one pint, and put into ,^tt0�- green Coperas,and of Bay-falt_?of each the q^uantlXr\ a goon hade-nut^, both made into very fine Povt** ^

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		^g°0K2, The Expert Ferrier. 541 ^et thefe boyl a little upon thefire.With this wafri any fore before you doe apply your Salves, Vnguents, or "owders. �* this is a right good water. Another: Take of common Honey two ounces,R.och-Allum, Verdigreafe, andVineger, of each one ounce, make y°Ur Allum and Verdigreafe into very fine powder, J-hen take of Sublimate finely powdred, two ounces, "Oyle all thefe a walme or two on the fire 3 this laid �i a Spatula plaifter-wife once a day,or if the wounds ^e deep,with a ta/#/-,cureth;both fpeedily and found- ry j but before you drefle him with this Salve, let the ^Ore be well warned and injected with the water laft j^ove mentioned, made of faire water, Coperas, and jy Salt. ** This is a moft approved cure, and good "^eyond all peradventure,for it cureth not onely fores ?1d wounds in any part in the body of the Horje, but *** the foot which way foeveritmay happen, and it ^c^anfeth any wound from dead or proud flejh. Ano- ther: Take the buds or tendreft tops of the leaves of El- Sake. ^r, one handfull, and firft thred, and after pound ^lHem very well,till you bring them to a perfect Salve, j^d apply this to the fore, binding a cloth upon it to ^ep it from falling off. ^ This will cure any old °^r new fore whatsoever, in any part of the body, as &Bed baches, Spurre-gaUs, gravelling, prick$.j or accloyed, ^e wound being drefled herewith every day once,it Mil cure any Fiflula if the juyce thereof be in jefted °the bottome. With this one thing alone I have %ne cures which very good Ferriers* could not cure. *vnother: Take common Honey and Verdigreafe finely pul- F f f f verized.

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verized, of each as much as will mffice, boy le ^tne!jj
Mgypia- _t0g_ether till the medicine waxered, and this WW*
^cum' heale up any old or greene fore in ;mort fpace- *

This is alio very good. Another. .,

Ointment,

Take the white of a new lead Egge, and Sallet on

as much as will fuffice, and beat them well toge^
and before you doe apply it unto the wound, p°^UI\
into the wound burnt Butter, and then lay on y°^umedicine with Hurds plaifter-wife, and this will ctff
any green wound. *^* This is very good. And th¹¹

much for fores.

Sect. 2.«y.

Hippoph. XjX7Hat0g0edforaliorfethat hath got
V V a wrench in hte moulder }
Hippof. If you doe findethat thegriefe be in ^^cJhoulaer&nd that you do know it to be a wrench,m³^
this charge, and charge the grieved Jhoulder th&^e'
with. , ^

Shoulder Take Wheat-meale two pound, and allay it tT'fj

mencb' red Wine in a Pipkin or Poftnet, as if you w<?^u V
make thereof a parte, then take of Bole-armoni^
made into fine powder halfe a pound, of ordififv
Honey one pound, boyle all thefe together,and A"^d.
thereunto in the boyling, of Pitch halfe a pound,*^
fo keep it continually ftirring untiil yourPitc*¹ j-
throughly molten, but before you take it fro¹¹¹ i
fire,put into it of ordinary Turpentine halfe a p°^un. '
ofComin,oyledeBay, Dialthea, Sanguis D**^c0ttJ!�
Bay-berrieSjFenugricke^infeed flower,ofeach, * ^
ounces, make all thefe into fine powder,the* w* _he

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the oyle of Afpick one ounce₅boyle and mix all thefe ^ery wel together,that done,charg the grieved (houi- Charge, derail over very well,even down the knees.^, This ^harg is molt foveraign for any wrench or ftrain in the woulder, knees, or hips $ it alfo cureth Kibes, Scratches, ^atld all fuch like forances, it is alfo moft excellent to P°mfort thejtnewes offended or hurt} it is very good °t a backc-fttew-fpraine,* it draweth away all bad htt- "toitrs^ and abateth fwellings. ^, I have often made ^fe of this receipt, but if it oe a.JIjoulder-p]gh.t,orjojint- ^iflocated, then thus he is to be cured, viz. Firft call: him and lay him upon that fide which is Shoulder Hot hurt, then faften with a cord the foot of the fame dijlacated. ^egge all along a board, and fo faften the foot to fome ^r5eorpoft which muft be fome two or three paces ^iftant from the horfe^nd* neer to the ground, and let ⁰ⁿe ftand at the middle of the board with a ftick to ^rnit eafilyand by degrees in the middle thereof ^ard whilft that is in doing, let another with a paile of �old water,rub,wafh,and bath the grieved place with ws hand or foot,* and that very hard, and in fo doing, ^muft take up the member grieved, which he muft ^chafe from the very top to the farther end of the legge, ^and by thus doing you {hall put in the bone which was °^Ut5 into its right place, and after this is done, you f^ft raife him as gently as may be,and when he is up, \|^et him bloud in the brelf-veine on that fide the griefe putting a patten-Jhooe upon the contrary fool, ^andlet his fore-feet be trowelled fifteen dayes after ^atheleaft, to hinder him from lying downe, and frarge the grieved Jhonlder* dayly with a rejlringettt ^ch<irge₅ and look upon the grieved member every two F f f f 2 or

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		544 The Expert Fertier. ^t^� or three dayes,by the fpace of fifteene daies j ^athat you have thus fet tbefame,neither let him be j ^ moved out of his place during that time, and at ^ fwim him, and apply bathes unto the fimlder made ° foodhearbs, fuch as I have prefcribed you in the¹⁵tion of bathes, Sdaftly anoint him with this Vngu?� ' Take oyle de Bay, the oyle de Petra, oyle de Sp^lfce' andNervall, of each like much : and thus ordei'ⁱⁿ» him, he will be found and well again. \* I have p¹'⁰^ ved this upon fixe horfes^ and cured them all. A¹¹ther. ;' If the ficuUer be either ftrained or difiocated, were very good to foimme him, then take blond ff^¹the Ireaji veine on that fide the griefe lyeth, thent^' mellh'is forefeet that he do not lye down,& fo let Mr remaine three weekes^then annoynt the member g¹^ ved with Sallet oile onely, and the firft time you tl^L take but ofSallet oile halfe a pound, which you in¹? rub in againft the haire very hard, both upon ^t⁾Shoulder/ ftonlder and the breaji, by the fpace of halfe an ho^C' framed. the next day after you mail like wife rubandch³the jhotdder and breaft, by the fpace of halfe an bo^ more, without applying any thing unto them, an"' ^ continue rubbing and chafing him for the fpace ° eight or ten daies together 5 as for the Sallet oyle, J⁰muft take foure ounces thereof every third day* wherewith to chafe, rub,and annoint the Jloodder,^al\ the other two daies betwixt, you muft not rub J* chafe it with any oyle at alLand at the end of eig^h� ° ten daies, his Jhotdder will be fwelled down to the ve- rykpee, then take of the oile, and apply a retiring^ charge to the part grieved and fwelled, and*¹^ ^

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		¹1 of ordinary Turpentine halfe a pound, to caiife the charge to remake on the better, and the next day,and U other daies after inftead of this refiringent charge.* Take Vineger and bath the fioulder therewith up- on the faid charge, and by degrees the haire will fail ?way,& whenthe fwelling is aiiwaged,fend your horfe n the beginning to the water, upon a foot* pace, and he will be cured $ this receit certainly is very good, nd not coftly i but I did never make tryall thereof, albeit it was highly* recommended unto mee by a fa- mous French 'Marifhatt, who averred that he had reco- vered very many horfes therewith, but for a horfe that hath gotten a wrench or flip, the onely remedy is to Put in a French rowel/, and then to blow him,and put on * PattenJkooe, and let his keeper tume the rowel/every ^ay once, a s well to caufe the putrefaction better to ^Ue forth from growing to theflefi, and after twenty ^aies you may take it forth at your pleafure.*** This ^ls good for a newftraine. Sect. %,s. %poph. \7\T Ere it not much htter* Hippoferus_J:* * that after you have thus rowelled ^and blowne him, and fet a Patten-fhooe upon the con- trary foot, that he were turned forth to graffe, for that the > horfe keeping himfelfe in continuail agitatjon and motion, «f hefeedeth j_n thepafiure, the humour may the better def- ^Ce*d_s andfoijjjiejjjyffe^ thereby he mayfoomr be cured? Htppof.* Sir, I anfwer negatively to your ailertion, tor by his beingabroad,the^We will take the wound, ^and caufe him tofwell, and thereby doe the horfe

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		546 The Expert Terrier. @HAjV28 moreharme then you are aware of: fecondly I &y_3 "■ when he is abroad there might happen to fall >"<##f j that .the place ravelled might take wet and cold, it Sb wldtr might therby indanger a Gangrene, and therewith en- remlkd* danger the life of your Horfe₉for the like I my felf have done,but having rowelled your horfe, & that you be toblo w him,if you ufe to take Tobacco,thexx forbear to blow him your felfe, but let fome other who taketh not any,to blow him,for the very fcent and fteame o* Tobacco will caufe your Horfe to fwell both in the JhonU der, and all along under his belly, even to the Jheath andjiones raoft vioIently,and the efleci thereof I have very often feen. _� With rowelling I have cured very many horfes, \� the ftraine be newly taken, but i» the horfe have gotten hurt on hisJhoulder, that the sktfi be broken, then firft cut away all the dead and bad fiejh if there be any, then juliertbe Take the white of an egge, and beat it, and lay it thjn broken, upon a few Hurds plaifter-wife, but firft wafh the wound with a little white Wine made bloud warme, and then apply your plaifter to the forance, and thefl annoint the fhonlder round about the forance witk, fweet Butter : do this every day once, and it will b^ewhole. ^. This I have often tryed. Another: Take your lancet oxfleame, and make a little hole & the skjn upon the pitch of the Jhoulder, and blow th^eplace with a quili, that the skin may arife from^tneflefh, then Take of ftaleVrine two quarts, and boylei^ttoamoyty, then ftraine it, and put thereto of fweet But- ter, and of tryed Hogs greafe, of each halfe a pou^ then take of Mallowes, Tanfey, Vervine,red jetties.

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		&0QK2. The Expert Ferrier 547 Sothernwood, and of the tender tops of broome, of �each halfe a handfull, chop all thefe together, and boyle them in the Vrine till they be foft,and then firft bath the fioulder with the deco&ion or Vrine, and and after annoint the ficulder with the hearbs, being firft made into an Vnguent, ufingthus to doe every day once or twice till it be well;, but during this cure, the horfe muft be kept within doores, and in a few daies he will goe found againe. '^kJ^s. This is very good,, for I have often tryed it. Another. If your horj'e have any griefe in his Jhmlder, firft put into it a French rowell^ and bloiv it,and put a patten-poos Upon the contrary foot_i then apply this charge unto the place.'take of Pitch and Rofin,ofeach one pound, and of Tarre halfe a pinte, melt them upon the fire, and before it be colc\_scharge the fooulder therewith,and clap Flaxe upon it, and let the charge lye on till it fall ^Way of it felfe, and once a day turne the rowell for fifteen dayes together at leaft, then take out the ro- Well, and heale up the wound, (then if the feafon be fit for it) turne him to graffe with his patten-flope on. and let him ranne three or foure moneths,and he will goe upright againe. **. This is very good. Ano- ther, Firft fwimme him, (as you may doe well to doe for ^y griefe in the moulder or hips) and before you do ^rowell him, apply tmto the grieved member* this bath ^nd unguent. Take Pimpernel! an arme-full, Bay berries, Prim- Jofe leaves, Camomil, Crow-foot, Mallo wes,Fennell, &olemary,and fine upland Hay (which was cut about Midfummer) of each like much, and of each a good quantity

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			quantity, put all thefe into a Lead or Cauldron, and there let it fteep in faire water two daies and two nights, then boile it untill the hearbs befoft, and bath your Horfe therewith every day once good and warme,and binde of thefe hearbs with the Hay to the JhouUer or place grieved, in what place or joynt foe- ver it be,ufe this bath foure daies,& at the expiration of foure daies, let him blood in the breaj^ on that iln* thegriefe lyeth, if the griefe be in the(boulder,but if in the knee or fetlocke-jeynt₃ then let him blond in the pA" fterne veine, and fo likewife if the paine be behind^ and let him bleed well, but if you have not fkill ot knowledge enough to open any of thefe veynes, then pare the foot very clofe, and open the toe veine, and there let him bleed well $ after this his foure daies ba' thing, when he is dry again,annoint the grieved metf" ber with this Vnguent. Take Petroleum, Nervall, Patch or piece greafe and oyle of Wormes of each like much₃ and annoin* herewith by the fpace of halfe an houre, and the¹¹for halfe an houre after, trot him in your handing faire foft ground, then biing him into the Stable,an^ obferve if any of the laid oinment be come forth, ^otdoth fticke to his hayre, which ifit doe, let it be ruP' bed and chafed in againe; alfo bath him morning a¹, .evening, and at noone annoint him, as before ^lSadvifed, but at night onely binde or rope on th^ehearbs,& this is the cure.Vfe this but four daies oW for feare of making his joynts* too fupple and weake* (and if this helpe not, as I do beleeve it will) *^hen ^rt welt him 5 this I never tryed₃ but my opinion is that 1 is a very good receit. Another. ^

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		&OOK: 2. The Expert Ferrier. 549 If your hcrfe be fhoulder-fylat then put upon him a Sbmldtr paire dcjhortfajiertoit upon his^refee^then rake of Di- filat. Jlthea one ounce, ofSallet-oyle one pint, ofoylede «ay halfe a pinte, of frefh Butter halfe a pound , melt ^aU thefe together in a Pipkin, and annoynt the grie- ^ved place round about(wz;.) as well all over thejhoul- ^er₉as the breaji₃ and betwixt the/(»'e-%r, upon and bout the brh'ket, and in two or three houres after all ^/boulder* will be fwelled, then with your fleams ftrike the fwelling in very many places, that the cor- ruption may iffue forth, and continue to annoynt him with the faid oyntment 5 and if it gather to a head ( as it is likely it will) when it is ripe enough, °pen it where you doe finde it to be fofteft, and then heale it up with your greene oyntment fo often com- mended unto you, and thus your horfe will goe found gain. ^* This I have often tried, and let this fuffice °r this malady. Sec T.4. s. ^ippoph. "V7". On have delivered yourfelfe very weU^ but* J yet Hippoferus (butyet )Iam tofeeke to y°n> and underfiand when I fee a horfe doth halt or com- rkine^ where thegiefe lieih₀ being a thing tnoft needful/ for ^Gentleman to be veryperfeci injsut more efpeciaUy for hint hat j _a* Ferrier, who is io cure and fet upright iheFLovte yJ&Ppfi You fpeake pure truth Sir, and therefore I will gi_ve you fuch allured rudiments whereby you nail not at any time faile in the difcovery of the leaft ameneffe that (hall proffer it felfe to your eye₃ if yon Gggg will

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will be pleafed diligently to obferve my documents} 2W« homta _vou _muft therefore firft underftand, that if he doe h$m where _nait before, his griefe muil: of neceffity be either in * ^""1? ^^l" the jhodder or in the kneejyz in the/w^^or in the pa- fcfiwwAr ft^erne>^or ⁱⁿ ^tne/^ b if it be in the jlwdder, it muft be hindt. either towards the withers^ or in the pitch of the jhml' der ₉ or in the elbow j if in any of thefe places of the Jhouldertfou may know it, in that he will a little draW his legge after him, and not handle it fo nimbly and dexterioufly as he doth the other; if he call: his legg* more outward then he doth the other, it is a manifeft figne that he is lame, and that the griefe lieth in hi^$/boulder;, and for the better triall thereof, let your man but turne him fhort on either hand, and in that jhml' der where the lamenejfe is you mail perceive him to complaine,and to yield, for he will either favour that legge, or trip in the turning: you may alfo finde his lamenejfe by his ftandmgin the ftable, for there he will hold forwards his lame legge more then the other, but yet you come not to underftand in what part of thejhomder the griefe lieth 5 wherefore take for an in- fallible rule, that if he doe complaine more when ■ man is upon \i\sbacke, then other wife, when he is from his back, then be confident that the griefe lieth in the withers^* and gripe him hard, and you (hall per- ceive him to (hrinke,and perhaps offer to bite 5 if the horfe doe tread' thicke and fhort before, then is the griefe upon the pitch of the jhodder clofe to the breajl, which you may eafily finde by fetting your thumbe hard to the place, and by thrufting him with it as {J you would have him to goe back, whereat he w^u{brink? ₅ and put back his Ugge_afoot₉* and body? & 5*j?

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			&°0K2, The Expert Ferrier- . 55*

		griefe be in the elbow, you fhall difcoverlt by pin- ching him with your fore-finger and tktmbe, good and hard upon that place, at the doing whereof you fhall perceive him tofhrinke and hold up his legge_i and to offer to bite5 and thefe be all the griefes which doe lye in the Jlooulders of the Horfe j which not being visi- ble, you fhall thus difcpver them, as touching thofe griefes which lie lower , they muft be either in the 4?zee, in thejhin, in the paftemepx in the foote. If it be-p, . in the knee, you fhall finde it by his ftifte going, for he , '* ^m *** Will not bend it fo a&ively as he doth the other3 if it ^%be in thejhanke orfhin-bone, you may both fee and feele the fame, it being then a, bajcke finerv fpraiae_}%lent, or fome fuch like forance or anoyance,fo like- wi,_m -_tn _tfa Mfe if it be in the bending of the /^Wjtnen it is a ma- fbanfy. Wder, which is alfo moft eafily delayed 3 if it be in �nepafierm ovjoynt, then may you know it.by his not Whmintht Ending it fo well as the other 5 befides if you put p<fterne<* Vour hand upon the place, you fhall finde it to be vc- ^fy hot, and to burne much; firft if it be in the foot^ it ^xMfc then be either in the cronet, or in the^/e 5 if in ^lhe cromt, it is then probable it came by fome ftraine °^r Wrench, if in the heele, then it came by fome over- men, or elfe by fome difeafe in or about the Fmfh; if ^h.efole₃ then it came by fomepricke, accloy, re- Oire, cannel nayle, ftub, ftone, or gravell. And thus ^aye I difcovered unto you all the feverall forts ^nich caufeth a Horfe to halt before, and how to *?ow and diftinguifh the places grieved ₃ together lo ^ ^occal^^on °^^every particular griefe. It fol- _t^. ^hat ^we difcuffe yet further the meanes hovv dutinguifh an old giiefe, from a new taken feine Gggg a or

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		5 .j 2 The Exferl terrier. CHAP.18 or hurt, which without an exacl fcrutiny, cannot ea~ fily be difco vered, for oft times a horje hath gotten a ftraine, for which he is prefently turned to grafle, where peradventure he runs the whole Summer, and fo by that meanes feemeth to goe upright, till he be heated and ftrained anew, and then will it appeare ^a" gaine, howbeit upon his firft riding it may not ap' peare: you have therefore three wayes whereby ^tannde out his lamenefle, in what joynt^ limb, o?me#tbtt three rvaies of the/Whoever it lyeth. I. The firit way is to take to knde eut nun ^out °t ^cbe Stable, and to caule him to be turned lamenefle. at the halters end on either hand fuddenly and fwifr" Iy upon as hard a way as you can picke out, and if hf have any ache, wrench, orgriefein his fore-parts j ^lCwill appeare, for that when he mall turne upon that hand in which thegriefe is_s you fhall perceive him W favour that legge, and fo likewife runne both toward* you and from you, efpecially downe a little yielding hill, and if he have any imperfecf ion, he will foofl^eihew it, for that he will favour that legge wherein th^egriefe refideth 5 but if you be not able to fmde out hi? Umenejfe this way. 2 Then your fecond way inul' be for you to take his backe, and to ride him out a good round trot or pace a full houre, or fo long untill fiich time as you have throughly heat hi'ⁿ> then fet him up., and let him iland quiet two or three houres, and then either take his haeke againe, -orelfc turne him at the halters end as before, and by ^l^^$doing,you may difcover the leaft griefe that may be in him, efpecially when you thus ffirre him, if^lt ^b.^edone upon ftony or hard ground,for then he can of¹" ther will or choofe, but either to favour the xnctnoev

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		^OoKa. The Expert Ferrier. grieved, or elfe to halt right downe. 3 A third way we have₅and that is,to know whether the griefe doth proceed from a hot or cold caufe, for if it proceed from a hot caufe, then will the Horfe halt moft, when heishot,andinthemiddeftofhistravell} but if it be of a cold caufe, then will he halt leaft whilftheis hot and moft ridden and travelled, and moftathis firft fetting forth, whilft he is cold j and thus much for lameneffe and halting before. Now you perceiving your horfe to halt ₉ and that you be allured that his lamenelle is not before, then may you be confident it muft be behinde, which be- ing fo _P the griefe muft of neceffity be either in rhe foote, or in the nether joynt, in the pafterne₅or in the legge, in the hamme, or in the hough, in the ftifling place, or joynt, or in the hip. If the griefe be either in the legge, pafterne, or foot, if you doe obferve him Well, you fhall underftand it by the very fame fignes Which I have inculcated already in the legges, pa- fterncs, or feet, for that the fignes be the very lame; if it be in the bend ing of the hamme, you may then ea- Gly know it to be a plaine Seb nder, If it be in the hough, then is it either a bone or bloud-Spaven, Which is eafily enough to be difcerned, or elfe it muft ^come of fome blow, wrench, or ftraine, neither then Will the fwelling ealily appeare," but you fhall per- 9^ive it either by the ftifnefle of the joynt,or elfe you 'hall finde the place to be hot and burning if the Paine {hall iye in the ftifling place,itis manifeftly dis- covered by his gate, tor then you may perceive him uinis going, to caft the ftifle joynt outward, and you; «iay plainely fee the bone on the infide to be bigger tneiVi

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				The Expert � enter. � H AP. 18 then the other, befides, his toe will hardly touch the ground. If it be in the Hip, which is upon the fide ot the buttocke, and if the hurt or wrench be newly^ta" ken,you (hall eafily know it,in that the Horfe will goe fide-long like a Giab, not being able fo well to folloW with the grieved legge as he can doe with the other* Notwithftanding if it be a hurt taken long before, you (hall perceive the Hip to be falne lower then the other, and the flefh to flirinke, you may alfo perceive it the better, asby going up a hill, or upon yeilding ground, by reafon he cannot goe with fo great eafe₃as when he goeth upon even or plaine ground. But the better to difcover in what part behinde the griefe lyeth, let his Keeper take him out of the Stable in 3- long raine or coller-halter, and let him runne him i& his hand the full length of the reyne₃ for that i» which legge foe ver the griefe is, you fhall perceive him to favour it, but if you finde him to goe upright, without favouring any legge, then let your man take his backe, and ride him out a good trot or hand gal- lop, till he be warmed, then fet him up, and let him Hand an houre or two till he be cold, then take him forth againe,and let your man trot him in his hand at the end of the Reyne as he did before, and thus you ftiall perceive him to halt and complaine, and we# obferving him and his gate or going, you may eafily finde the place grieved. And if any lamenefle whe- ther before or behinde, doe proceed from any ⁿ°^�caufe, then you (hall beft know it, for that the xnore you travel! or exercife him, and the warmer he i&jthj more, he will halt. But if his griefe fhall proceed from any cold caufe, then wilt he halt mo&, being cold
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		Book 2. IkeExpert Ferrier. 555 cold after he hath been travelled and fet up warme. Sect. 5. sv Hippoph. ~\P^ Oh havefyoken weUoflamenejfe in generall JL tearmr _a bn yet would'■]^rgladly underfiand from you fomewhat more in particular, as (KG.) I would know how to diJhngHiJId between a. pinch in the moulder, and a wrench tn the fboulder -, as alfo betwixt a lhoulder- fplatj and of the (h ouider pight_rwdfo oft he other mem- bers ? Hippof. In anfwerto this demand;, I fay that if you can be cautclousin obferving duely and juftly the pojiures andgejiures of your horfe^yow may eafily come to know in what member^oyntfixlimbe the griefe lieth, and from whence it proceeds 5 for you mult under- hand that when a horfe is pinched in the Jl?oulder₃ it jfruft come either by carrying too heavy burdens, or by being put to draw, and be over-laboured too Voung a his joynts and limbs not being knit , and this you may eafily finde, in that the horje will appeare to your eye to be very narrow brefted, and to confume ^andwaftein his fie Oh fromthofe parts where griefe j^maineth 5 and you may alfo perceive it,' in that the Moulder bone will ftick out further then the other, and tfnis you may finde it; but if he hath gotten a wrench Jn xh&fnoulder, it comes commonly by means of fome ^%>or by caufing him to make too fudden a ftop upon ^Ife ground, or by fome fall upon yielding or flip- P^ery ground, or by too fliort or fudden turning him upon faife g_rounds, or upon the plank in a Stable, or fcylonierafb going out of a doore, or other narrow place

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		556 The Expert Ferrier. CHAP. 18 place, or by fome ftroke given by another horfe, you (hall knov/ it (like as before I told you) by � his not well lifting and handling his kgge with that dexterity he doth the other, as alio by taking him upon the Shoulder pitch ofthe jhoulder bone ^ and as touching a Jhouldef ffl^at> which alfo commeth by a Hide or flip, especially upon foiiie fide or yeilding ground, where one kgg^edoth Aide from the other, whereby he teareththe flejfj which is in the infide neere the brisket,which cau- fetk a bauke to be underneath the body, which will after be fwelled, and the horje will thereupon halt right down,and he will draw hisleggeafter him; but Shoulder if he be poulder-pight , this commeth by fome bruin, ftraine, or fall, which the horfe receiveth by fome leap, ^skipyfiroke, or bruife againft fome doore ₉ tree, Or the like : infomuch that often times the joynt is difloca- tedj and this will alfo caufe him to halt down-right : wherefore your cures for each of thefe mifchiefes and mif-haps rauft be handled accordingly ; and if the pain doe lie in any of the nether joynts, it commeth moft commonly by means of fome wrench,as by put- ting his foot into fome cart-root of rough uneven ground, or by going upon loofe ftones, and many times by turning him too ftiort in places that may be dangerous for his limbs, for by fuch like caufesdoe occurre lamenefTe to a horfe, which when it (hall happen, you (hall thus know them, and know alfo hj what joynt or member the griefe hath it abode, and the manner of curing each of thefe feverall griefes, I have already fufficiently (hewed you, and therefore now let us pajfle to other matters. *§t.cr.*

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		^OOK 2. the Expert terrier. 557 Sec t.6. s. H ippoph, \T\T^E^ then tell me what' k good to cure V V the Scratches .<? Hippof. Of this malady we have fundry forts and degrees, unto which albeit we doe give feverall Barnes, never thelelle they be all in effect but one and ^lhe fame difeaie, as Mules₉Kibes, Rats tayles,Crepan- ^ches,paines,8tc. every of which are none other thing but the very Scratches, being certaine fcabs which in- gender betwixt the heele and the pafternejoynt, and lb goeth many times above thepajieme, even up to the wftgh, and albeit you may have this forance fome- times upon all foure legges, yet not ordinary, for that ^Jt breedeth moll: commonly in the hinder legges, this is ^a Hoyfome forance, and comes fometimes through ^lhe negligence of the Groome, in that he doth not dai- h annoynt the horfeheeles with ftofe oielbow greafefes ^etearmeit) efpecially after jourrieyes and hard ^lravell,or when he brings his horje in from water, and ^ljten doth not rub his legges and heeles dry, for that ^ f_and and durt doth buriie and fret his heeles^ Jyhich doe occafion fwellings ₅ and fuch like fwel- 'ⁿgs doe occafion the Scratches. It is therefore requi- re that the Grootne doe clip away the long Jhag haire ^rom about the pajierms (if he have any) arid fetlocks: ? alfo from the infide of his legs,* unto the bending of he kpee, by meanes whereof he may the better keepe . Jj? ^leSS^es ^of his horfe from this difeafe 5 fometirhes it lo comes fr_om the corruption of the bhud after 5feat heats and farfeits taken 5 fometimes againe for Hhhh that

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		558 Ihe Expert Ferrier.

			that the h>rfe hath beene bred in tx-arrijh, fenny �> ^anclwatery grmndf fometimes it is ingendered from ittilan- choly humours which doe fall down to the legges, ^an" fometimes by ftanding continually upon his owj} dung^which will through the heat and fteame thereof breed the Scratches without other helpe, and (o^" times againe, the Scratches will fall down into ^ heeles of the horfe, and there make its way fo^r^ after a defperate fickeneile taken by a furfet^and 1^' ly it comes by reafon the greafe of the horfe had be^ molten by over-riding or labour, whereby the gr^eA> falleth downe and refteth in the pajierne and fetlocw and io caufeth the Scratches to be ingendered. It h^e' ginneth firft with a dryfcab, and after it fendeth fo^j fretting, watrifh, and matterative fturTe, whichW¹ftinke and be moft noyfome, and his paftwne? and/^' lockejoynU will be full of chaps and chinkes, fcmetiiH^eJall along, fometimes right downe, and fometimes & verthwart, and the places will fwell, and the cracK of chinkes will caufe the legges to be very gottrdy, ^atito runne with much noyfome and orFenfive mat^' and the horfe will be many times fo lame, as not to d �well able at firft fetting forth to goe, but with m^uCtrouble^ and no leffk paine, and by thefe very fig°^e* you fhall know this malady : neither mall you ^^Dftore of receits wherewith to cure it ; the French d° call this difeafe grappes, grapes, and favars, and ■&* razjies, as alfo fuch other like tearmes and epithet⁰¹¹⁵' allwhich (as before is touched) makes but onely one and the fame difeafe ; the firft thing which is to ^bedone towards the cure, is _to bathe and waih the p^ia' ces all about, and then either to fhave ox clip &?

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		^OOK. 2. The Expert Ferrief. 5 5 q the hajre very clofe, otherwife you can hardly make a. perfect cure thereof 5 then TakethefpawneofToads, which in the begin- Scratch/* ⁿing of March ycu fliall finde in pooles, ponds, dit- ches, and ftanding water ■> and firft draine the water from the faid fpawn, and then diftill it, and keep the water in a glafle clofe ftopped to ferve you for the Whole yeare, and herewith walh and bathe the pla- ces every day warme, andinfhortfpaceit will cure them: this I have often ufed. Another: Take Honey and Pepper made into very fine pow- der, ofeach as much as will fuffice, and boyle them together and annoint the forance therewith, and they will foon heale and dry up 5 this I did never try, but a famous Ferrkr o�France taught it me. Ano- ther. Take Lime and Salt, and make them both into find Powder, which being well mixed,apply it to the pla- ces grieved good and thicke, then take Hurds, and cut them Very final 1, and clap them upon it j and (b binde up the place with a linnen cloth, that it doth Hot remove, and fo let it remaine two whole dayes and nights, and this will caufe the forance to purge, ^nd after heale it up very kindely j This I did never try. Another: Take Verdigreafe and the fat of Bacbn,and pound them to a formall Salve, and fo flaiftervrife apply it to the fore, and it will heale up the fcratches in ftiort time. This w very good. Another. Take old Bores greafe and common Honey,of each as much as will fuffice, and worke it to an Vngneri, aunoynt the forance therewith, foure or five dayes_s Hhhh2* and

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		-�₀ The Expert Ferrier. CH A P. 18 and no longer, and it will cure the Scratches. ** � This is very good. Another. Take Verdigreafe in fine powder,Ga!s, Brim(ron^eJ and Bolearmoniacke,of each one ounce,make all into fine powder, and mixe them with Bores greafe & much as will fuffice, and fo bring it to an Vnguent, and annoynt the forance therewith, and this will both heale and dry them up. %. This I have oP ten tryed. Another. Firft cauterize five flrakes on either fide, and yotf iron muft be fbmewhat broad,and you muftgoe but onely one crofle-wife, and after heale it up as it is u- fhall in your Cures of Cauterize. This I never did pra&ife. Another. Take Pepper, Garlicke, Cole-wort-lea ves, and old Boares-greafe, of each fo much as will fuffice, pound them together to an Vnguent, and herewith annoynt the Sprance, and infe w dayes it will ripen the Serai' ches, andkillthemalliceofthedifeafe, and heale it Up. %,. of this Receipt I have made often ufe, and it is good �■)* you mult not faile alwaies before you drefle any horfe that hath the Scratches _t firft to wa# and bathe the place well with warme water,and then to fliave or clip away the hayre very clofe, a Ifo e very time you are to drefle any horfe of this malady , wa& the place with Chamberly and greene Copperas boy- led together, and after drefle him up with your other Salves, Unguent, &c. Another. TakeHogs-greafe and ftrong Muftard, and an- noynt the Sorance therewith, and in fhort time ^^ewill be whole,\"\ This is very good. Another- , Take.firft of white- Wine- Vineger one pint, ^afld

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		^00K2. The Expert terrier. 561 put unto it of the ftrongeft Tobacco in the Rowle you can "get one ounce, open the leaves, andfhreadthe Tobacco fmall, and boyle it untill the Vineger doe begin to confume,then take it from the firemanditrain it,wringing it hard, then take white-Wine one pint, of Roach Allome the quantity of a Walnut, of Bay- falt, and of common Honey, of each one Spoonefull, red Sage, Rue,, Hony-fuckle-leaves, Yarrow, Plan- taine, Rib-wort, Bramble-leave, of each like much, halfe a handfull in the whole ,. boyle allthefe in the Wine till one quart be confumed, then ftraine this Water alfo_, ana mixe them both together, and fet it Upon the fire till it begin to boile, then take it ofl,and When it is through cold, put it up into a glaffe, and io keepe it dole (topped,. that no ayre* come unto it, and when you would ufe it for the Scratches, wafh the Sorance, and then put upon it the powder of burnt Allome '■> and this will cure the Scratches. ^. This 1 have often tryed, and it is lingular good. Another* Take Verdegreafe and make it into fine powder, and then take common hony, and worke them toge- ther to an Vnguent, and therewith annoynt the fo- ^rance, and in.- fiiort time it will infallibly cure him. *. With this Receipt I have cured very many %fe. Another. Take tryed Hogs-greafe, and Gun-powder,of each fomuch as will fuffice, firft beat your Gun-powder to ^Very fine powder, and incorporate them very well together, and annoynt the places grieved once a day ^herewith, and it will foone cure the Scratches. % *. f Jus is _a fpeciall good receipt. Another. Take Trayne oyle, white-lead,made into very fine fpowder_s

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		powder, and the Jelly which you (hall find upon the ground, which many doe report to be the falling or ^aStar in the night where it {hooteth,of each like much, incorporate thefe well together,and annoynt the fore twice every day therewith, but if you cannot get of this Jelly then adde to the former ingredients a little Arfenick pulverifed, and in ten or twelve dayes this will heale him. ^. This alfo is very good. Ano- ther. Take the tender tops of Elder-buds, and the ber- ries of the brambles while they be red, and before they be ripe, of each one handfull, boyle them in Wort two quarts, and put unto it of Allome the quantity of an Egge, and therewith warn and bathe the forance good and hot twice every day, and this water will cure him.^ This is alfo very good. Ano-» ther. Take of Hemlock a good quantity, fhred it very fmall, then take of Creame one quart, and boyle it with the Hemlock till the Creame doe turne into an Gyle, which done take it from the fire, and ftraine it intoacleane galley-pot, and keepe it for your ufe ' with this annoynt the Sorance, and it will foon heale it. Of this I never had triall. Another. Take Brimitone, and make it into fine powder,anci mixe with it of fweet Butter, fo much as will furf]ce₉to bring it to an Unguent, which will be of the colour of Gold, herewith annoint the fores, and it will cure them. This I never tried. Another. Take unflaked Lime, Salt, and Soot, of each like much,all made into very fine Powder^boyl this in^th^ ftrongeft white Wine-vinegar you can get, fofn^uc

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		Book. 2. The Expert Ferrier. 563 as will fuffice, till it become as thick as a Pultis 3 then foften it with tried Hogs-greafe, and fo work it to an Unguent ₅ and herewith annoint the places grieved ill they be perfectly cured. _ij,* This is very good 3 but to prevent all forts of ScratcheSjKibes^Rat-tailes, Sec. take up the Thigh-veinet_} and your horfe (hall ne- Uer have any of thefe maladies, or if he have them,yet by fo doing they wil of themfelves be cured.^ This J have oft experienced. Sect. 7.S. Hippoph. T "lOw doe you ewe a Sit-faft ? �«- Hipptf'* This malady the French doe call Mai de la Com 5 it is a hard knob which hath been formerly a Saddle-gdd₃ but by reafon that the owner of the horfe was unwilling to {pare his work till it was frilly cured; it is converted into a .Sit-faft., which is oft times troblefome to the horfe_}by reafon it is grown to a dry knob fo hard as a home. The cure is. Take thegreene outward leaves of a Cabbadge, Sit-fap. nd ftampe them with old Boares-greafe_} or tried "ogs-greafe, and worke them to an Oyntment; and hen mount his back?, and then fet the Saddle, to the ^d that the Oyntment may the better enter₅or finke ^^to ^ms backe, and in a few daies it will cure him. ^ This is a very good cure. S e e T. 8. s. Hippoph. ^rT^mlHere be yet certaine Scabbes which doe JL grow vpon horje-heeler, which Ferriers<sfoe dmjj

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		'-------------------------'-------------------■~~-------~~~~i r~~ , ,- ---------------~~i. - i- ■~~ i ~~■ ■~~ *~~-- -■~~■..-------~~--■ ,~-~~---------"-^5*** 564 The Expert Ferrier. (HAt.io deny to be the Scratches, but they will have it to be a dijeafe wholy different. How doe you cure them ? Hippof. Sir,men may fay what they {hall pleafe, but I doe allure you thefe are all plain Scratches. But yet I will give a few Receipts for them. - , , Take of Salet-oyle three ouncesI Red-wax gum- ocabs and 1 ^J rr ' :�/» Scratches. ^m ^one ^ounCe i common Honey two ounces, mixe ^and melt all thefe together, and make them into afl Unguent,with which you muft oft annoynt the fores, and this will cure them. %.* I have often ufed it. A- nother. Take ordinary Turpentine two ounces, new Wax, oyle de Bay, quick-Brimftone, of each three ounces, common Honey one ounce, Allum and Zacacon, of each halfe an ounce =, mixe, meltj and incorporate all thefe well together ^ and every evening annoynt the places grieved therewith, havingfirft cleanfed the Sorances,as before is taught you.This I did never try, but I hold it to be very good. Another. Take the ftrongeft white Wine-Vinegar, Muftard, and Soot, of each fo much as will fuffice, andmixe them well,then adde to them the yolks of two Egges, and of Hogs-greafe one ounce, Rape-oyle, andne# Wax ₃ of each two ounces, quick-Brimftone in fine Powder halfe an ounces melt all thefe, and make them into an Unguent, and therewith annoynt the frieved Sorances. ^ This I have often tried, and I now it to be very good. S»cf

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		Book. 2. The Expert Ferrier. 565 SECT.9.& l'ippoph.XrTHat -kgoodfor rfhorfe that can neither » V ftale nor dung ? Hippof. This accident oftimes hapneth to a horj'e that isfuddenly travelled, being newly taken from Sialic, or hath been long time kept and pampered in the Stable without any exercife at all, for as thofe Who be too hard Riders doe foon furfeit their horfes, fo likewife dathcfe much wrong their horfes who be too indulgent and tender of them; and therefore the goldetzmtzn is evermore the beft. The figne to know this malady is plain, for that his paine will be fo great 5s that it will caufe him oft to lie down and tumble, ^s if he had the Bots. I will give you one onely Re- ^ceipt which a famous French Marijhallgave me, with Much I cured one horfe₃ for that I had never occafion ^topracT:ife it upon any fince* but I doe hold it to be ^oft foveraigne in a cafe of this nature. Take the root of A/ale-Bra^e or Fearne^ and puta _Sf, , Piece thereof upon his tongue, and it will caufe him "'^W ""* "°th tofiak and dmg, and fo he will be cured. The ^ale of Fearne is to be known by the root, from the 5he female, for if you take a Fearne-root, and cut it ^lr» two pieces,you mail fee the perfect figure of an Ea- ^^e.s and thereby you may know it to be the male^ ^hich is for your turne. And the female root will eare other effigies different from the male, which ^anteth its vertue to perfect this cure. *** This (l ^ay) I have once tried.

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		Sect. io.s. Hippoph.\7\ j Hat �k to be done to a Horfe thatjaUetP * * jick§ ⁿ hh'journey or travel/* .<? Hippof. This alio hapneth as the former doth, but yet oftner and fooner, efpecially if he be very fat and purfi ve, and wanting breath, as alfo if he be travel\|^e(Jbeing fat and heavy, the Sunne mining and fcorchiul? much,for fuch a horje is in danger either to tire, or^l? fall defperately ficke, which may alfo endanger b¹' life,as I have frequently known. The cure muft be, Suk� in tra- Take Muikadine or fweet Sacke one pinte, Aq^uavtB. vita? a quarter of a pinte, of London-Treacle tv?° ounces, and of the beft Sallet-oyle a quarter of* pinte : warme all thefe upon the fire, and breW¹* well, and give him one hornfull thereof j then tak^ehis tertguem your hand, and put down his threat a ney laid Egge, breaking it with your fingers as you put¹forth of your hand : then give him a fecond hornfu"?- and then another Egge, and after all therefidue⁰the drink_sand fo after that a third Egge; then let h^ blond in the palat^ and rub it well with white Salt,th^etlfet him upon the Irench, cloath, ftopj and litter h¹? again warme,and let him faft an houre or two after & and then feed him by degrees both with HaV^a°^ Oates, giving him either a fweet Mafh or white ^' ter, and he will doe well againe. This drink refr^e""j ethallthe/?>7r/^, being over-laied through heat an laboured caufeth a good appetite to a«?at._�^K this drinke I have cured many ficke hones, asv?^ell°\* mine own., as of my friends, which have feUe* ^avra>.

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		^OOk 2. The Expert Ferrier. 567 Very defperately fick upon the way in travell; but if I doe finde that his blend is inflamed, as many times it will be,I then ufe to open a veine in the neck. Sect. 11. s. Hippoph. T> Vt what k given to ^Horfe that fallefh Xjtfitddenfyjtck.? Hippof. Firft let him bloud in both breji veims _s or if you have no fkill (ufficient to open thefe veines, then let him bloud in both fides the nech$gxA let him bleed Well nigh two quarts^ then give him this comfortable drinke. Take of fweet Sacke one quart, and burhe it with Sudden fu^ Graines, Cloves₃and Cinamon, of each like much, be- ^m$> ing all beaten grolTe, put to it of Sugar three ounces, and when it is burnt adde unto it of Sallet Oyle halfe a pinte, and of London Treacle two ounces 5 warme all thefe, and brew them well together, and fo give 't to your Horfe bloud-warme, then ride him gently Untill he doe begin to fweat, and fo fet him up wafm clothed and littered, but be fare to keepe his head and heart warme, neither mult you ituffe and cloath him too hot ₃ for this drinke will caufe him to fweat ftifficiently of it felfc, yet litter him well, keeping the Stable clofe,and fo let him fall:fix homes after,againft ^hich time let him be rubbed very dry, and give him to eate fweet Wheat ftraw, and after give him either <*fweet Math or white Water, and boyle therein of Mallo_WS and Water-crefles, of each one handfull, of . jF_J^nnel?~feed, and of Parfley-feed, of each one ounce, « he will drinke the faiaae. After that morning and Iiii 2 evening

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		568 Ihe Expert Ferrier. C H A P. I 8 evening (your �(?>�/<? being fafting) ride him a mite ^ortwo, to the end he may take the ayre, which is vei'V wholefome for him, if the weather be temperate, and let his meat be fweet ftraw, old clean dry Oates, arid fome Wheat, and Peafe mixed therewith: give him a little at once, and often, untill you doe perceive his ftomacke to come well unto him, and let him b^edaily well rubbed, and warme clothed, to provoke him to fweat, and let him be alfo well littered, and his drink either fweet Maihes, or white waters and by this manner of keeping and ordering of him, & fliort time he will recover his priftine fanity ^-T0* I have often tried,and it is very good. Sect.p.^. Hippoph.llT WHatcure have yon for a Selender > ▼ V Hippof. This difeafe is the veif lame with the Ma.la.nder, but the fole difference is, i# that the mahnder breedeth upon the bending of th^e knee, or the legge before, and the Selender engendret¹. of the bending of the hough* in the/e^gebehinde: btf- it commeth juft as doth the malander^nd* the cure i^s the very fame with it: but yet I will give you oV^e good receipt which will cure both: Firft waih and fliave away the haire_} and rub the forance with a wife _s, , or haire-cloath till it be raw, then take the ilired^sot white Leather untanned, which Glovers doe 0p and boyle them in Vinegar till they be foft,and binde of this hot to the place 5 but if you doe not finde that by once or twice dreffing,it taketh not away the fcm or fcab, renew it daily untill it doth, for by ^tftl '. .' means

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		^OOK. 2. IhcExprfFerrier. 569 means the roots of the briftly hake.whichgroweth' in and about the forance, is the onely thing that fee- deththe Mulander, wherefore the roots ok the hajre being taken orl(which this medicine will doe)the fo- rance will foonbe cured 5 and to heale up the raw- nefle tiiereofi Take frefn or fweet Butter, bay Salt, and Frankin- cenfe, both made into fine powder, of each as much as will fuffice, and boyle them all together on the fire, and with a rag upon a fticke apply this medicine to the place fcalding hot two mornings together, and after heale it up, andcaufethe h tyre to cornea- gaine, being daily annoynted with Mallowes and fweet Butter made, into anUiigucnt.^Triis is a very- good cure.. SECT.ig.S'. tiippoph. \7 \7Bdt is to be given to <t hox{ejtcke₀fw~ V V Jeited^ and his greaje molten 4 Hippof.The onely way is firft to take bloudfrom himj Sicker far- ifthere be juft caufe,and after to fcowre his guts with/*"^- this purge. Take Caffia one ounce,Filonio-perfico,and Trifora ^agna, of each halfe an ounce, firrop of Violets two °unces, diflblve thefe hvmel Rofarum foure ounces and give it him with a home in a morning fafting,and tfter either ride him gently, or elfe walke him up and down anhoure or better, and foranhoure after at theleaft let him ftand upon the Trench 5 then give him afweetMam, which when he hath difpatched, give him old dry Oats clean and well fifted, and after fweet

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fweet Hay, neither let him have any cold water in eight daies after, nor after that time, but with eer- t qile. V And this is a fpeciall good cure. SECT.14.-y. Hippoph. TWTOjp let wcoMte to the (ineWs, n>hatfaj/J/o^ftX^ to a* finevv-fpraine } Hippof. I have already handled this point fuffieient- ly in l?b.2.cap> ^.Se&.p. A. for an Attaint upper,never- thelefie I will give you more receits for zjinerv-jpraii?, albeit it be the fame malady 5 the firftfhall be for * jinew fprmg, or when thefmevo is broken, and fevered from the fiefl^ns many times it falleth out, then Siniwftruig Take Tartar, and the lees of Claret or red Wine, o* each three ounces, Wheat-bran one handfull, boyl^ethefe with the juyce of Smalladge, two handmls of better, and when you take it from the fire, put into it of Turpentine one ounce, binde this to thejinetf grieved, io hot as he may well fuffer it, and ufing this medicine fbure or five daies, he will be found againe- %* This is very good. Another. If theJineiv ox arterf be broken with Corral]ves,or other accident,to caul^ it to foder or joyn again. Take the leaves and roots of'Solomons-feate, and ot great Cumfrey, of each like much,pound them frua"? andinfufe it in white Wine four and twenty houi'^ batlie theforanceherewith warm (youhaving^¹', boykd it.) and after you have bathed, the place W«V hinde the hearbs and roots to the place grieved,drei- iirig him every day once, untill he be perfectly cov- folidate. And if the/^befti 11 broken, wlwo-^¹¹

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		>___ _____________ fr Book 2. The Expert Ferrier 571 doe finde theJinew to be knit₅ ftrew thereon the pow- der of Lime and Honey , which will heale and fkin it in ftiort time. ^ This is good, for I have often tried it. Another for ajinew grieved. If the finexv be fo far grieved, whereby to caufe the Sinew grip W/etocomplaitvrndtohalt, "'^ Take then of Mallows a good quantity,boyle them in faire water untill theyihall become tender, then draine the water from the hearbs,arid fo ftampe them to math, and apply them to the member grieved hot over night, and the next morning he will be upright again, but then he muff have eight or ten daies reft at the leaft after. ButifitbeafinewJ^nwwe, then clip a- Way the haire clofe, or (have it, then Take of the Oyle of Sulphur. and of the Oyle of Turpentine, of each one ounce,take firffc the one halfe thereof being well mixed, and chafe and rub it into ^htjinerp well, and fo let him be tied up to the Rack, that he may not come unto it with his mouth, for that it will greatly perplex him for four or five houres after his drefling 5 and the next day annoint him, as you did the day before, and he will be cured, but the place will be raw, and therefore heale him up with fvveet Butter or Hogs greafe, and when the place hea- lth the fkinne will peele, and yet the haire will come ?gain, but he mud: either run at grafle, or elfe be kept ^ltl the Stable without any exercife at all, by the fpace °f a moneth at leaft. If the finew be cut,then Take new Wax, and Gumme-Arabick,of each two Sinetv tuu ounces,of the marrow of an Oxe or Cow,four ounces, or the oyle of Rof ;s three ounces, melt and incorpo- rate all thefe on the fire, and fo keepe it for your ufe, and

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		5/2 The Expert Ferrier. C H A^p-¹° and when you are to ufe it, warme it, and fo apply ⁿ■ either Unguent wife, or taint wife, according as you {hall fee caufe, and it will cure any forance of this na- ture. \* This I have often tried. Another. If your horfi have ajinew■Jjramed by an over-reach? frroke,or otherwife weakned,the better to ftrengtheo the fame, $inm$rain Take tried Hogs greafe, Horfe greafe, May or frefh Butter, Sallet oyle, of each fix ounces j takealfoof theoyntinent called Agrippa, two drams, or neW Waxe two ounces and a halfe, and ofCamphiera third part to all the reft, melt them all together upon the fire, and fo work it to an Unguent, and good and warm annoynt the fwelled or grieved part therewith morning and evenings and what remaineth of this medicine j let it be referved in a galley-pot for other times, for it will keepe a whole yeere. %* This is very good. Another j, ifitbe'&Jtt/ewjj>rame onely, then Take Goats, Kids, or Deercs fuet, andRofin, of each one pound,Fig duft halfe a pound, Verdigreafe in fine powder, halfe a pound,melt and mixe all theTe well, and therewith annoynt thtjinerv grieved every day, and chafe it into the/new by holding a hot barr^eof iron neere it, This will both comfort and ftreng'' then thejinew^ but I did never make tryall thereof. S fccr.15. s. Hippoph. "D,^⁷ Hippoferus, is it ?teedfitll that fyidpptj- XJing yoWOnguents^yon doe evermore rpork§ thent in with a hot bar of iron .<? Bippof
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	Hippof, Truely Sir, thofe that are for Straines, A- ches, Mainges, Farcins, and fuch like maladies ^and forances, the further they doe finke into the skin and fiejh, the fooner and better will the cure be perfor- nied, and therefore albeit I doe not alwayes put you 'n minde of the hot bar of iron in every of my receits, yet it is needfull to be ufed. But to proceed with a- uother receit for a.Jirtervjp'raine. Take ordinary Sope, and Aqua vita?, of each as Smwjpram tnuch as will fuffice, boyle them, and in the boy ling, keep it by continuall ftirring, then take it off^ and (fo hot as he can well fuffer it) bath and chafe in the oyntment, and he will be found againe. This was commended unto me for moft foveraigne,but I never made tryall thereof. Another for a fir aim taken in travell. Take fo much of the beft gray Sope as will ferve to ^nnoynt theJinew ftrained, but before you doe an-" Uoynt him, having caufed his legge to be cleanfed from dirt, fand, or gravell, and made dry againe, an- Hoynt him therewith,and then fwathe the legge with ^ thumband of Hay,and fo let. him ftand all night,and the next morning he will be found again, fo that you !^ay fecurely travell him againe, without feare. %. .^his I have often ufed, and it is very good. Another n ^l* it be a ftraine newly taken. � .
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		Th &x?wt Furrier.* gHAP.iS ged, \. This is very good. Another, butifitbe an old taken ftraine, then Take Millowes and;Chickweed,ofeach like much, boyle them either in the grounds of Ale or Beere, or elfe in old Chamberlye,and apply it to the place. %** This is a fpeciall good cure. Another for an oldjiraitx which is thought to be incurable, infomuch as the/' new being fweiled, is become very hard and knotty. Take Patch-greafe, alias Peere or Peece-greafe, & much as will fumce,melt it upon the firejandannoy^ thejirame therewith very hot , and chafe and heat li- very well, then rope the place as before is fhewea you, but before you rope him up, wrap a rowler o* linnen upon the place, and doe thus daily,and it wi" diffolve the hardneffe, and make him found againe- ^. This is moft excellent. Another for zfyraitte Q* the fame nature. Take Nervall,Bolearmoniacke,Bores greafe,blacke Sope, of each like much, melt them together, but fir/t pulverize your Bolearmoniack, and annoynt the fo' ranee herewith, chafing and heating in very well '■> continue thus to doe twice a day till it be well. **� This is alfo very foveraign. Segt.i6. S. Mippoph.XTXfHatis good for a* Horfe that hath \* \ V ftinkingBreathe Hippof. This commeth by meanes of corrupted ^an" infected Imgs, the fignes how to know it is by the fmell onely_a the cure is, TakeCiaamoa,Cloves,Glingall, Comineand Co-*

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		B©OKa. The Expert �errief. $75 riander feeds, of each three ounces, Fenugricke eight ounces ₉ make all thefeinto fine powder, andfearce and mixe them well with Wheat flowre two pound, and put thereto fo much white Wine as will bring it to a ftiflfe palte, and make a cake thereof and bake it in an Oven till it be as dry and as hard a.sbifk?t_s and When it is cold, beat it to fine powder , and give hifn every morning an houre at leafr before his water, of this powder foure fpoonfuls in white Wine or ffrong Ale, of each one pinte. This will take away all the corrupt and evill favours of his breath, for this pow- der healeth all his inward parts that he putrifieth₅from whence his bad breath taketh its origen. ^. This is very good and approved, and a better remedy >^rou mail ftnde none. Sect. 17X Hippoph. \ T \ T Hat is the befi way to erne of take off V V <Splent.<? Hippof.* This is to be done many wayes, butbe- ^caufe we are come to treat of this cure, I hold it not ^ainiile to make you underftand what a filent is, by ^hat meanes it commeth, how to know it,and which ^^ay to cure the fame, and to take it cleane away. A went is in the beginning, a ycrjgrijik^ howbeit if it ^be long let alone, it will come to be a hard bone or ex- ^etian, and then it will not be fo eafily cured. it com- meth to a Horfe by meanes of too hard travell and ore riding, whilit he is very young, or by bearing in «i-s youth too heavy burthens, by both which meanes ne greafe being molten, falleth downe into his kg&»*

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		576 The Expert Ferritr. CHAP. 18 and fo breedetk this forance, you Qiall have it bigger or lefler, according as the caufe of its comming W^aSr. ittakethitsrefidenceforthernoftpart upon the U** fide of thejhattkf about the middle therof, but fame- times again higher even adjoyning to the (we, which if it be there, then it is more difficile to cure. It wif* many times caufe the Horfe to halt, but ho wfoe ver i^�will make him oft to fiamble, andtofrv/?, and many times to fal/'m his travell. Sometimes it commeth^t0a horfe hereditarily, like as doth the fpaven, and other forances and maladies: as if either the Station or M^^ebe vifited therewith, as I have formerly intimated* The fignes how to know it are raoft facile, viz. eith^e^ by thefight or feeling for that you may both fee and feele its fwelling. Now to the cure, for which I IhaU give you very many receipts. Firft walh the place with warm water, and (have a- way the bayre, then with your incifion knift flit a hole cleane through the skin, more then the length of a Barly come, and then convey into the faidholefa much Arfnicke as the fourth part of a hafle Nut, which muft be bound on with a boulfter and rowler of lin' nen, and made fail: with a needle andthreed, andfo let remaine untouched three whole dales & nights, iⁿwhich time the Arfnicke, will eate and corrode clean^eaway thejpknt, then to kill the fire, annoint the place (having nrft taken off the rowler andboulfter, and wafhecf cleane the forance)with fweet or frefti Butter molten, eight or ten daies after, and it will be whole. �. With this I have done very many cures of this kin de. Another Firft,annoint the place with ordinary foft w»frⁱⁿS

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		Book 2. the Expert Terrier. 577 , Sope, then tye a red woollen cloth about the legg& juft upon thefyle.nt^ that done, heat a Brick glowing hot, and lay it upon the cloth againft the place where the jplevt is, and hold it fo clofe unto it a pretty fpace, then fo foone as you do take that away, have another as hot in readineife, and clap that too alio, doing as before, and fo a third, or fo many as (hall be need- full, till you doe finde that the fplent is diflblved and taken away, which commonly will be in apply- ing two or three hot Bricks. \.* With this I have taken off very many jplents. Another: Ff'rft waftl and/have away the bayre₉then kpockej-ub^ and prick? it with your blondjiaffe andflcame^ and after you have fo done, rub and knock it again₅ then Take Vervine and Salt of each one handfull, pound them together to an Vnguent, and apply it to the place, andbindeitup with a rowler ftitchedon faft with a needle andthreed, andfo let it remaine foure and twenty houres, and then uhbinde it, and it is cured without any more to doe. ^ This is very good. Another: Wafli and fhave as before, and rub and knock as before alfo,then with your incifion knife lay open the Place a little, then knocke and rubbe againe with a kittle Salt, then apply unto it this ointment which the French do tearme a Retoyre. Take of oyle de bay foure ounces, Cantharides, j-uforbium, and orpin, of each one ounce, all thefe being made into fine powder^ let them be well incor- porate into the faid oile,and wrought to an Vnguent, «y of this to the fplent, and bind it up with a Bowl- der and Rowler, and few it up fait, and let himitand fo

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		578 Tfo Expert ferrigr. �HAP.l8 fo by the fpace of three houres upon the Trench, fo tyed up that he bite not ofFthe rowler & Medicine:at three hours end unrowle the place,and put unto it a- gain the faid Retore or Ointment, being made warm and let the Horfe frandtramelled foure daies, and at foure daies end fend him to the water a foot pace, where every day he niuft be ridden up and downe, to the belly : If you doe love the horfe, and have a defire to have him perfectly cured, let him not be ridden more then a foote pace to the water in a moneth after, for indangering the growing of it againe, for nothing can be more foveraign for him then reft. _H. This Re- tore is a fpeciall good thing for this Malady,and I have often ufed it, and it did never faile me. I had this in France of a famous MariJhaU who cured many horfi^s_x therewith in my prefence. Another. After you have wafhed and (haven, knocked, rub- bed, and laid it open, as before is taught you, take a head of Garlicke, picked and pilled, three or foure drops of the heft white Wine Vmeger,a penny weigh¹of greene Copperas, all well beaten together^ apply j^cto thefplent, and then bind and flitch it up, and let it lye on foure and twenty houres, then open it, and i* thefpleni be not taken quite away, make more of th^efame Medicine, and adminifter it againe, binding^lCup as before,and after other foure and twenty houres take of the medicine, and then you (hall need do no- thing more unto him,but onely what you are prefcri- bed in the precedent cure. This I did never try. Ano- ther. Firftburne away the baire with a hot tyk₃ then fhave it clofe with yourRafor, that done have in a readinefle a peece of" Leather, the breadth of the So- rance

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		Books. Tke Expert Ferrler. 579 ranee and bind it hard upon it, and let it foremaine by the fpace of an houre, then take him off, and lead him to the water, without doing any more unto him,, and he is cured. This cure I never tryed. Another. Take Muftard feed,and beat it,8c let it fteep alittle in faire water, and after make a Plaifter thereof, and lay it to the place, and three daies after take it away, but have a care your horfe come not unto it with his teeth, the haire alfo being (haven away before you do apply your Plaifter, and this will cure him. This alfo I never proved. Another. Firftwafhand (have away the/w^re, then take of the tender tops of Worme- Wood, Smalage, Pellitory, andofBfauca-vrfina, of each like much, and beat them together with old Bores-greafe, fo much as will fuffice, and apply it to the place: neither did I try this. Another. Firft waftr and (have as before, andknocke, beat, and rub the Hfknt three or foure times, then take marfli mallow tootes boyled with the skjtt on, and laid to the place, and it will take away the Splent : This I never made ufeof, but a very good Fewer taught it me, whoa- ^vowed it to be right good. Another. Take Muftard-feed, Mallow roots, and Oxe dung, M ftamped and boyled together, and plaifter-wile Pply it to the place three or foure times. This I ne- ^verufed. Another. . Take Auripigmentum made into fine powder, and % it upon the Splent, and it will take it off 3 but be- ware that this powder doe touch neither veim ^orJaem_s for it is a very corroding thing, ***. Ano- ther. Take two heads of Garlicke and pill them, and cut them;

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The Expert Ferrier. � H AP. l $ them fmall, but do neither ftampe nor bruife them» then take of Salt the like quantity, and mixe them with your Garlicke,and divide them into two equal! parts, and fo put them into two fine linnen cloutes, and bind them upon the ends of two fticks^, of a foote in length a peece of the fafliion of two lhort wood- den foyles but nothing fo long, being not above twelve inches a peece. Take then your bloud flicke* and rub, knock, and beat, the Splent therewith very well to foften it, then prick it, through the skin with with your blondfiafe and Fleame 5 then take of the oile of Nuts one pint, aud put it into a fmall Pipkin, and fetitupon the fire in a Chafingdiih with coles, and make it boyling hot_a aud when it is ready to boyle_}put.intoityourftiortfticksor foyles which hath the Gariicke and Salt faftned unto them, and firft with the/Jy/^and then with the other (I meane by turnes) apply them hot to the splent, and betweene whiles* rub and ftroke the Splent downwards, with youf thumbe,whereby to bring forth the blond, till having with the foyles very well mollified the faid Splent, yoU may the more eafily cruih forth the blond whereof the Spknt is ingendered, and formed ; it being indeed compact of bad and corrupt blend .* and thus is the Splent cured, onely you rauft remember to annoi^ the place two or three times after with fweetof frem Butter, _>f. This of all the cures I have is the beft, for this Malady, howbeit it may feeme intricate? I gate it 6f a French Rider to a Noble Knight in FngU^ and I have herewith taken off more then one hun<' red splents,* Ihaveufedthis more then thirty ye&^eS

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		Book 2. The Expert Ferrier, Take up the contrary Legge, and beat the spknt with your bloud-ftafe till it doe begin to be foft, then with yowxFleame prick it in fundry places that the hlmd may iflue forth. Take then the greateft red Oinion, and cut offthe top, andpickeout the core, and put into it fo much of the powder otVerJegreaje as the end of y our thumbe^ then put on the top again, and wrap it up in a wet browne paper, and fo roft it in the hot embers, as you doe a Warden, till it be as foft as pap, then take it out of the Embers^ and put a- Way the paper and all that is burnt from about it,and ftamp it, and being yet very hot apply it unto the Splenty and lay a Bowlfter upon it, and then fwathe it Up witha linnen Rowler, ftitching it fair, and fo let it remaine five or fixe dayes, and then open it, and after annoiat the place every day once, with fweet Butter till it be whole. ^. This is a very good cure. Ano- ther. Take agreat Onion, and pick out the core, and put into it of the powder of mftaked L7tfte₃and of the pow- der of Ferdegreofe, of each as much as willfuffice, but fo much as will fill it up₅then.roft it, as before is (hew- ed you, and ftamp it in amorter well, then flit the ^skjnne a little, that the medicine may come unto it,tb ^eate away the ftlent, and (have not away the kayrejjut ky on the medicine and boulfter, and bind it up faft, andfo let it remaine on three daies, without (lining ^xt₃ then unbind it and warn it cleane, and annoint it ^yeryday with fweet Butter till it be whole, f^i This is very good. Another. Take an Elecampane root, and make it cleane, and Wrap it tip i_n _a brown paper, and roft it in the embers LI 11 as.

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			asyoudidthe0«/<w.fj and being foft like pap, apply it to the fplent, you having firit rubbed, knocked,and^ prickt it as before is taught you, the/»^realfo being walhed and fliaven off, it muft be laid on fo hot as he is able to fufter it,and let it lye on two daies and two nights, then take off that, and lay on a fecond. and after a third,til the Jpknt be quite confumed,and then annoint the place with frefti butter onely every day till it be whole. *** This is fpeciall good.Another. Take of the oile of Exeter, 8c taking every day once or twice a little thereof upon the brawne of you^ thumbe, rub and annoint the place therewith, and thus doing, it will take it quite away, but this will aske long time to doe. ^ This have I tryed. Thus have I given you very many receipts for this malady, moft of which I know to be good from my owne ex- perience : the refidue which I never tryed,were cryed up unto me by very ikilfullF«rz#.f and Marifials,* for very good. The French do call this malady Swots₃ and' EpmeYes₀ or Efpinuls. Sect. i8.s. Hippoph. T T TTHat helpe have you forjiumbling ? V V Hippof. This, inconvenience commeth many waies, fometimes it cometh natural!)} and fometimes accidentally, it commeth naturally by reafbn the Jinewes of the fore-legges are fomewha^cftraight, fo that the horfe is not able to handle his H^swith that dexterity and agility he mould, and the onely remedy to cure him of this defed is, to cut hi¹¹¹of the Cords (as we terme it) vi%. by cutting a Hit up-

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		BoOK 2. Tht Expert Ferrier. 583 on the very top of hisnofe_s and with yovutmet to Stumbling. take up the two great Jinewes which you (hall there finde, and fo cut them in funder, and after to heale it up againe with fome healing Salve, and this will doe him no harme, but good, for by this doing, it will give him the ufe of his legges fo perfectly, as that he will feldome or never after trip any more,and this can every ordinary Smith doe. ^ And my counfellis, that when at any time you (hall either breed or buy a yong horfe, before, or prefently after you {hall backe him, let him be thus cut of the cords ₇ and you (hall finde great profit thereby. The fecond caufe that rnaketh a horfe to fumble, is accidentally and this com- , meth either by meanes of the putting forth of a Ment or a ridge bone, or about Mind gah, or by fome detri- ment taken in the foote, as by being hot, foundred, prickt, ftubd, graveld, or the like, or by fome fmew fpraine, orfomehurtor wrench in the /boulder, or by fome pinch in the withers j and it commeth alfo by o- ver-riding,andthen negligently fet up ..which caufeth him to goeJiiffe, and then the cure muft be done with bathes and unguents, whereby to ftretch, fupplej tuollifie, and to comfort the ftiffe members^ for reme- dy and eafe whereof, I have given you very many good receipts before prefcribea you, as well of bathes as of unguents. But yet I will give you one more which I have often made ufe of, and have done much good therewith for ftiffe legges, viz, Take of Hogs-greafe one pound, of frefh Butter, Snfft Uggttl Althea?, and of oile de Bay, of each halfe a pound,mix and incorporate all thefe together, and therewith annoint, rub, and chafe the legges and fwevees of the LI 11 2 horfe

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hoYje^ every third day three times a day j and let his fhooes be made wide enough, efpecially at the heelex, and let him be pared thin j they?wpHbeing well fup- pled, it is needfull he be alfo out of the cords, which will prevent \C\sfttunblmg* the better. Stumbling com- meth alfo by meanes of carrying heavy burdens \ and when the rider is a man of an extraordinary weight, efpecially if the horfebe young. %* This is a very good cure, Slct.iq.s . Hippoph. XJ \7 Hat M to be given to a Horfe that can- ▼ V not Stale or PiUh> Hippof. This infirmity commeth either of the collick, or by meanes of too much hard riding : the cure IS Take Grummel feed.Saxafrage-feed,and the roots, Sukor piffc. o^feachhalfe an ounce, make them into fine Powder' ^r boyle them a walm or two in white Wine one quart, and give it him warm. \* This is very good. Ano- ther. Take the tops of greene Broome, and burn a good quantity of them, fo as you may have fo many of the ofhes as will come to be a pretty handfull/earce them, and put them into white Wineapinte, and after it hath infufed an houre,give him the Wine,but not the o/hes. */ This is very good. Another.

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		Sect. 20.S. Hippoph.flY THat good cure haveyou for the Stavers .<? V V Hippof. This difeafe is fecundum valgus, called the Staggers, but the true name thereof is the Stavers, it is a dizzinefle in the head₆ neerly al- Of ^me^ⁿ- lyed unto the frenzy when it feazeth the braine. It is ^eba!j'' ingendred fometimes of corrupt blond, and heavy and bad humours, which doe intoxicate and oppreffe the braine. It is a difeafe incident to almoft every horfe, yea and that moft dangerous if it be not foone efpied. Sometimes it commeth by feeding and grazing, at what time the Horfe is hard ridden, that he be hot and fweateth, for by his feeding and holding do wne his head fo low as to graze upon the ground, the peccant humours doe fall downe to the head, and there fettle, and in fhort time feazeth the braine, which bringeth this mortall difeafe. Sometimesit commeth by what Was occafioned by hard and over-violent riding. Whereby the whole body became diftempered,and the ^loudinflamed and putrified : and fometimes it com- meth by eating over-much,for thereby is theftomacke q_ws.₍fo overcharged with meat, as not to be able to digeft blond. ^aud convert it all as it ought into good bloud and nu- triment, and therefore rnuft neceffarily breed evill humour:, which.attaching theZfe^andbraine, it is in conclusion the caufe of this difeafe. The fymptomes Whereby to difcover it, is, in that hi sfight will fade bim,, and he will hardly be able to fee a white Wall, he will Haver at the mouth, and his eyes will be fwel- led, and runne with much water and other filth, and

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		his gate will be reeling and ftaggering, he will oft ly� downeandbeatehisoe^againltthe planks, floors, and walles, and when he is laid, his body will quiver and fhake, and he will forfake his meat; and thefe be inoft certaine fignes which I have ever obferved to be in horfes opprefled and exercifed with this infirmity. But now to come to the cure : I will give you flrft a Qf re which a French Marijha.ll'taught me, which by reaion it founded to be fo much improbable, I would St vers ' ever make tryall thereof, but fuch as it is you (hall have it. Faften unto the end of a fticke a linnen ragge, and annoynt it well with Barbary Sope, and put it up into his nqje gently, and by degrees, and fo draw it out againe as treatably. Another. If you doe perceive your horfe in his travell to fell ficke fuddenly of the Sta-vers, and that you be in fuch a place, where for the prefent you can get no helpe, then thruft up the greater end of your riding rod into either noflrillgood and hard, caufing him thereby to bleed well, and this will preferve him for the time,till you come where you may meet with better remedy � then take a piece of Wheaten leaven, bay Salt, Rue, Aqua vita?, and ftrong white Wine Vineger, of each as much as will fuffice, bray all thefe in a ftone mortem very well, then put this medicine into two thin fin^elinnen clothes or rags, by equall portions, and then moiften it well in the liquor, and fo convey thofe clouts into either of his eares one, and then flitch them up clofe, that he get not the medicine forth,bu^cthat the fubftance thereof may be difTufed into his headend let the medicine remaine fo foure and twen- ty houres, then take forth the rags,and this wili «V*r^e

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		Bo©K2. Tke Expert Ferrhr "" ^gT him a found and whole horfe. %C But before you apply this medicine to his wer, runne him through the grifile of the mfe with a long iron. Bodkin _i and the next day after let him bloud'm the necke and mmth^nd then give him this drinke, which will keep offthe Te//owes for comming too fait upon him 5 then take Turmericke, Mirrha, Ivory, or Harts-home^ of each one ounce, of Safiaron one penny worth� pound all thefe by themfelves to very fine powder / then take Seladine a good handfull, ftamp it and ftraine it, and put the jtiyce thereof to the other ingredients / then put unto it of Muskadine or fweet Sack, one pinte or for want thereof, of firong Ale one quart, adding un- to it of London Treacle one ounce ', fet thefe upon the fire, and let it boyle one walme or two, and in the ta- king off, put unto it of fweet Butter the quantity of an Egge, and fo having well brewed the fune, give it him bloud warme, and for three or foure dayes give him either fweet Mafhes,or white water. *. ^; This is very good. Another. Firft take blond* from him in the necke and mouth and iet him chew and fwallow downe his own bloud J be- ingmoftwholefomeforhim 5 and whilft he is'thus Weeding, thruft an iron Bodkin through the griftle of Us nofe, fkin and all, then Take Affa-fetida, the quantity of a hafle nut, and <luTolve it into a fawcer full of white Wine Vineger then take Lint or fine Flax, and dip it into the liquor' jjndfo flop both your Horfe earef* therewith, and fo Jtitchthemup, and at the end of foure and twenty ^oures,unftitchthem_sandheiscured. V- This is *erygood. Another. Firft:

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		588 The Expert Ferrier. Chapji8 Fir/t let him blond in both the weeping veynes, and in the '.mouths then Take of bitter Almonds one ounce and a halfe, or the gall of an Oxe two drams, of black Ellebore made into fine powder, a halfe penny worth, ofGraynes, Caftoreum, Vineger, and ofVarnifh, of each five drams, boyle all thefe together, untill the Vineger be all confumed, then ftraine it, and put it into his earef₃and doe as before. **. This is very good. Ano- ther. Bloudy him as before, then with your incifion knife, make a flit downe his foreheadan* inch long and betterf, and with your comet loofen the skin round a- bout, but molt toward theforetop^ then put into the place the root of a red great Dock, cut thin, and let it remaine there fourteene or fifteen dayes, and once iff two dayes at furmoft, crufh out the mattrative fluffe, and then take forth the Dock roots, and heale up the place with your healing Salve, and give him during thefe fourteene dayes, white water onely,and he will doe well. "%.* This I aim re you is very good. A- nother Bloudy,&c. Then take Aqua-vitx,and Gar- licke, of each fo much as will fuffice, ftamp them to- . gether,and convey it into his eares doing utfupra^' This is lingular good. Another. Let him bleed well in the mcke and mouth (for the abundance of bad blond is the caufe of this difeafe) then with your Incifion k?rf^eflit the foreheadof"theHorfe, and with your Cronet raife the skin efpecially upwards, and put in three or foure cloves otGarlicke pilled, and put upon it a little lint ot fine Flax to keepe away the Wind (for that is dange- rons) and then give the Orifice a ftitch to keepe in ^theMedicine the better. Then. Take

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		B©OK. 2; The Expert Ferrier. Take the feeds ofCrefies., of Poppy, cffemallage, of Parfly,of Dill(I fay the feeds onely of thefe hearbs) and take alfo pepper, and Saffron, of each two drammes ₃ make them all into fine powder, and put unto them of Barley water two quarts, as it commeth boyling from the fire, and let it infufe therein three houres, and then ftraine it, and give him one quart thereof, if it may be in the morning rafting bloud- warme, and walke him up and downe an houre and better,and then fet him up warme, and give him Hay fprinkled with water, and the next day give him the other quart fafting,and then doe as before,neither let him drinke any cold water in foure or five dayes af- ter, but onely white water, unlefle fbmetimesa fweet Maih: And thus doing he will be cured. "%* This is a moft excellent Receipt, and I have often ufed it. Sec t.21.5¹. Hippoph. T T V ~THat remedy have you for a* Horie V V that hath Swelled-Legges t Hippof. This Malady of:fwel/ed or Gourdy-Legs com- meth eft-foones by long ftanding in the Stable, when as the upper parts of the planks at his fore-feete, are ftiuch higher then that at the hinder feete, as I have before cbferved in lib, i. cap. 4. for by that meanes the Horfe not ftanding even, and therefore not at his eafe, the blond fetleth in the hinder-ledges, which cau- feth them tofia>eU. Sometimes they doe come by rea- son the Horfe being hard ridden,was brought into the Stable too hot, and carelefly fet up, who taking coW, the bbnd_i greafe₉ and humours doe fall downe into the M m mm *^Lei&^et»*

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		r 590 Th« Expert Ferrier. Ghav.vS Ugges_i and fo caufe them tojW. Sometimes it com- meth by over-riding,whereby the Hor/e hath his b\cm ftirred, and hisgrea/emelted,whichialleth downe,ana reftethin the hittder-Lezges, caufing them to Jvpeh. Sometimes by being ridden and gallopping upon hardwayesin.theHeates, and by that riieanes the MWand^rw/efalleth downe into his !B<gg#₃ congea- leth there, whereby they doe become govpty an&gonr- dy-. AndfometimesgoBrdy-leggescommeth byiicke- neflearid furfets taken, which after remedy had, yet the feces or dregges thereof ftill remaining in the body of the korfe_s falleth downe, and caufeth theleggesto fiell₉ as I have frequently feene. And thcfe be the* piirne caufes and reafons which we have obferve fbt this Malady. The fignes your eye doth demon- SweiltdUgj. ftrate^and ycJu may without teaching point to it with youxfinger, and therefore we may fay nothing there- of. Wherefore now we will to the cure. If the/we/- ling come by ordinary meanes,then take up the 1 high- veine^ and then you need doe no more, for that alone will cure him, and after open the heele veines, and lay a Retoyre to the Legges, or elfe give him thefire which wUlftccieate and dry up the bad te?«»-.r,which mult be given gently, and HgJitty, neither would I have you give him the>Ve,unlefle you might thinke or find k'm* your judgement to be very requifite. But my meaning is not that this remedy of the fire be appli- ed , but onely to an old griefe, otherwife not at all, **� ^Thisi^sgood. But if befides hisfivel/ed-legges, tmj alfo be ftirFe,comming to him after much labour arid travel!} therefore Take of Violet-lea ves₃Prinjrofe-leaves,andStr^a^" berry-

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		berry-leaves, of each a handfull, Jboyle all tihefe in new Milke till they become yery foft, and then take it from the fire;, and put to it of the Oyle o�Nerval/₃ of Peto/ew««,and o�P<mphdion₃ of each one ounce, and fo ftirreall together untill it becomrneth bloudwarme, and therewith chafe,rub and annoynt the Legs^Nerves_ySinews^ and Joyttts , holding a hot barre of Iron neere to the place, to caufe the Unguent to finke the better in: Annoint him thus with this Unguent five or fix daies together, and it will help him. \* This I have often ufed.Another. Take Traine-oy le,and warrne it upon the fir<?, and therewith bathe his legges morning and evening, and in (hort time he will be well. , This is very good 5 alfoto ride your horfe into the water morning and evening up to the belly doth take away the dwelling of his %<�«*** This is marvellous good* r Sect. 22.s. Hippoph.T J X J But is good to affwagetke fwdlingof » V the Cods in a Horfe? � � Mippof. This malady commeth many wares.; to wit, ■ by violent riding and heats, when there was not fuf- ficient care had of him j but was negle&ed in the fet- tingup, alfo it commeth by waihing_s walking, and cold taken -after immoderate labour, and fometime* by feeding intemperately upon Provender , and fometimes by feeding upon unwholfome meat. The fignes to know it, are, hisJiomacke may be peradven- turegood tohismeate, but yet it will doe him IvttHf good, for he will be alwaieswieagi^ ^and leari&V^* Mm mm 2 haire

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		5§ra The Expert Ferrier. Cn^P.io haire wilt ftare, neither will he caft his coate at ufuall times like as other horfes doe, he will lofe his mettle, and become very Innt, and his <yewill runneWitn water and matter,and hisftones* will fwell; in a word, he will be out of joynt, that is, out of good temper throughout every part and member of his body. Other eaufes there be of this malady, whereof I have mtrea- ted before in lib.2. cap.6.fe8.2. let.C. to which place 1 doereferreyou; nevertheleffe I will give you a Re- ceipt or two which I have often ufed, and doe know them to be right good. - �, , Take Turmerick and long Pepper,of each a penny- ^^^worth, Annifeeds, andFenugrick, of each h^³penny-worth, fweet Butter fo much as will uifflc , boyle all thefe ( being firft powdred) in Ale three pints₉till one pint be confumed^nd then take it from the fire, and ftrain it, and diffolve it in London Trea- cle one ounce, and fo well brewed, give it your horfe bloudwarme 3 let him have this drinke fundry times, and let otherwife his drink be white water,and fome- times a fweet Mafh till he be well, V- �⁵ ^is ^ve,7 good.Another. , Take of the beft Tarre two fpoonfuls, Life-honey one fpoonfull, Black-fope the quantity of a Nutmeg, Diapente one ounce, and of Bay-falt two fpoonruls, mixe all thefe well together, and convey it into two or three Egge-fhels, the tops being fo opened as that you may but get forth the meat $ then fill up the mels with this medicine, and fo put them down his throat in a morning fafting₅and give him prefently after two or three hornfuls of Ale or Beere, to fend down the medicine the better ₉ hut the furplufage of what re- mained

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		Book. 2. The Expert Ferrier. 593 maineth of the Medicine^let it be fpread upon the roofe of his month, do thus every morning for eight da>es �ogether,and when he hath taken his medicine, let him be ridden gently an houre or two, and then let him up warme cloathed and littered, and fet him upon the Trench three houres, and lethisdrinke be white water ₃ and fometimes a fweet Mafh ₉ both then and forfometime after. **. This is alfovery good. SECT.23.S. Hippoph. V"Jot»dof0u take off a* Spongy-Wart? JTjL Hippo/' kSpongie-Wart, isthatvety thing which our Terriers call an Anberry, which is a kindofJFe/, which fwelleth fometimes to a great bigneffe ₃ fometimes againe it will be but fmall, but then commonly they are many, and doe grow into clufiers^* this commeth by meanes of peccant humours caufed of bad blond ₃ and that Horfe that is inclined to Warts will feldome be ever free of them,for take them offin one place, and he will put forth more in other parts of his body, but to breed of either Horfe or Mare inclined to them^l will diffwade you j for moft com- monly he will put them forth about the eye,* yea₅ and oft-times Co neere to the eye it felfe as to endanger the fight thereof?, They be eafily knowne by reafon they be fo apparently feen, and therefore need no further defcription. The cure is _s It were good firft to purge Spmgi-w him, and to take blond from the Majier-veine which you doe finde doth moft feed them, as well to divert as toftop the malice of that bad hnmmr which doth occafioa

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		.394______________Tit Expert Ferrier. &HAP.18 qccafion the malady. If the Jffcr* or Anberry be farre enough extant from the sfytme^ then tie two of "^1S frrongeft hayres taken from his fcy/e hard about the forance fo fair as you poffibly can, & fo as that it may not loofen, and in few daies it will fret and eate \t clean off, which done, fire w upon it the Powder of verdegreafe to kill it at the root, and after heale it up again with your green Salve. But if you cannot come to tie it either with haire or thred, then either with your Incifion-knife cut it awayclofetotheM?#, or elfe burn it off with an hot Iron, and then firft kill the fire with Turpentine and Hogs greafe molten toge- ther₉and after heale it up,as before is prefcribed y<>^u' V* This is very good. H\ppoph.%YfT Hat if good to be applied toaHorfetbat WjtfSuf bated? Wppof Two waies a/^/e doth furbate, the firft is when a horfe is newly backt and weighed, upon his 1 firft (hooing, and when the owner of the horfe will not have patience with him, but will prefendy journey him upon hardandirony waies, his hoofes and feet being yer but tender to what they will be afterwards, ² and 10 the horfe mult needs jhrbate. The fecond way i«_s when a horfe hath of himfelfe bad^<tf, andisalfo either illjhod, or elfe hisflwoes be very thinne worne, ^ that they be too narrow or too fhort _t and that he be ridden upon bad, hard_Dftony, and rough waies j . ifl fuch like cafes your horfe will fkrbate^ you fhaU %de it by the handling of hhfeet, efpecially the &, day

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			B o©K 2. Tbe Expert Ferrier 595 ■ i - ■ ■■.. -ii -n ~~"" "~~ " ~~..........~~' * ' ■ ' ' " ' '■'■■■ ■ 1 . M.~~m 11'wi.ajsaiiiiini~~. , ~~T-.~~ day after a long journey, by reafon he will not (land ftill long upon his feet without hitching them up, and removing them, for they will befo fore as that he will riot know how or where to place them 5 and you fhall alfo perceive him to be /urbated, by reafon that ^ after a journey he will lie much, ftanding being pain- full unto him ^ and in his lying you (hall fee him co- vet to lie and ftretch himfelfe all along upon one fide, and if you feele the coffins of his hoofes₆. you fhall finde them to burn very hot, and his hoofes to be very dry.The cure is very facile. Take two new layd Egges, and after you have well <-, , , picked his fore-feet break them raw into the foles, and J' ^aethen ftopthem up with Oxe or Cow-dung, and he will be well by the next morning. This is an appro- ved good cure. Sect. 24..?. , Hippoph. Y"TOvp doeyau cure a Horfe that is* ftifled > jTi Hippo/. This mifchiefe commeth ac- cidentally, to wit., either by z frame in leaping, or by a flip in travell, or by the ftroke of fome other horfe, and thus the bone is either out of its place, or elfe the ioynt is very much ftrained or hurt. Thefignesto know it is, if the bone be out, you may fee it plainly^ for befides his halting,the bone diflocated wil fo ftick out, as that the horfe can doe no more then touch the ground with his toe ₃ till it be put in again; and the Way to put it in is thus : Firft tie down his head to the manger, then take a cord andfaften it to the p&- fkrne of thefiifkd legge, and draw his legge forwards, StijUi. and

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		59& The Expert Ferrier. .-'. ______� and fo the bone will come right by helping * your hand, which being in, your care then mul:o , keep it in with your W and then tie the other^ of the cord to the Rack, fo as he may not putbacke �L%eto diflocatetheW anv more «�� or two after till it be fetled and dreffed. therefore let his Keeper fond* by him all the time, leittnewrje (hould lie down,or be unruly. This done,take pitcn which you muft have molten in a pot,in a readine ie, and with a clout upon a fticke annoint the inning three or four inches broad at the leaft, and ten incne* long,and prefcntly before the Pitch can coole have * ftrong piece of new Canvas cut fit for that ?^UTP°^l_Q� which being made very warme by a fire, clap it up the place fo neatly, that the bone cannot goetoru* againe. This Plaiher muft not lie towards theflati§ and foot* longft-waies_sbut crofle-waies upon they�, as it were about the thigh,* otherwife it cannot hold in the bone. Having thus done, annoint the Flailter on the outride all over with the faid molten Pitch, ana whilftitiswarmeclapflockesof the horfes colour all over the outride of the Canvas , and let the Planter remain on untill it fall away of it felfe, and after that you may apply fuch good Unguents as you may think to be moft expedient for the malady. But ifthe bone be not out,then put in a French Bwell a little beneath the ftifiing place, and let the Rawell remain in fifteene daies, turning it once every day, and at fifteen dales end take it forth,and heale up the orifice^ke. as before you haue been taught.^ This is fpeciall good.

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		Book 2. *Tit* Expert Ferrier. 597 Sect. 25.s, Hippoph. \7\7Htf remedy may be had for aHoxie * V that ts troubled with the Stone? Hippof. This is a very troublefome difeafe, and it commeth of grofie and bad humoursgotten principal* ■ ly by violent exercife, and intemperate riding, and it commeth from the Liver and Sphene, which falling downe into the kidneyes and bladder, fetleth there, whereby there groweth in the mouth of the ionduU certaine inflamed hard knots which ftoppeth his «- rine _y whereby he is not able to pife , but with great difficulty, by reafon thefnervesandthe pores about the necke of the bladder are benummed, which taketh away the fenfe and feeling of the bladder. And fome- times this infirmity commeth by reafon that in his travell, the horfe is kept fo long in agitation, as not to fufier him toJiale and fijje, for the water being made hot by exercife, doth conglutinate, and becommeth vifcousandthicke, fo as it cannot pafle away from him, as nature requireth it fhould doe,whereby there is made too great a retention of the Vrine, by meanes of the obflru&ions he hath in his kidneyes, which en- gendreth gravell,fometimes red,and fometimes grey, which falling downe into the condu&s, ingendreth phlegmatitke and grojje humours ₉ which occafioneth conglutination, andfo becommeth to be the Jlone, waxing fo hard, and thereby flopping the current of his water, fo as he will not be able to piffle or Jiale. And you may come eafily to know it, by reafon that he ean neither draw hisyard₉ nor pijje₉ but with great Nnnn paine

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		.----------------------�� . Chap. i8 ₅₉8 the Expert �erritr^___^_^------ ----- pTinTa^difficultyin his Oieath,and that many times ». rootrFennell-roots, Sperage-roots, and of Dodder them on a gentle fire with white Wme,, un" part be confumed, then put unto it of Saltone: hana full, of Sallet Gyle, and of the Lard of a Goat, ot eacn three ounces, Honey halfe a pound 5 when all tmsi boyled, ftraine it, and wring it very hard, and.01 give your Horfe* one pinte every morning t^al""� made bloud warme, and if in the boyling or by V» ding, it happen to become thicke, diflolye it ag* witn white Wine, and after the firft boyling l««j" be but onely warmed. And give to him this diipc every morning fo long as it will laif. *. This is very good, for I have often tryed it. Another as good as the former. . . Take of ftrong Ale one quart,and put it mto a pot- tle pot,then take fo many of the reddeft Radith roots, cleane waihed and diced into fmall pieces as will Ml up the pot, then flop up the pot fo clofe, as that the ajire* cannot get in, and let it remaine foure and twen- ty houres, then ftraine the roots from the Ale very hard into fome other cleane pot, and (o give it ⁿⁱmⁱⁿa morning fafting with a Barm, then ride him a while upon it, and fo fet him up warme, covered and well littered, and in a little while you (hall fee him piJJ^e> give him this drinke fundry mornings together, and during this cure, let him have but onely white water to drinke. *A ^This ^is fpeciall good.

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	Sec T.26. s. Hippoph. % 7 Y 7 Htf «re have yon for a String-halt/ V V Hippof. This is a malady which for the moft part the bell: metled horfes be many times troubled with j it commeth meerly of cold, as by ta- king cold fuddeniy after hard riding,efpecially when by being warned, for the blond andjinewes being by that meanes ftupified and benummed, is the caufe of the difeafe by reafon the fenfe and feeling of the mem- ber is taken from him 3 you may eafily know it by the manner of the unfightly lifting,and fudden fnatching up ofhis%e much higher then the other, and it commonly commeth into the hinder legge, rather then into the fore-legge. The cure is, firft to take up the **8triibak.*** veine in the thigh, and after to annoynt all the legge and the thigh from the body downe unto the very foot a long time together, one holding a red hot Barre of iron neere to the place, and let him beannoynted with this oyntment. rite Take of the oyle of Petroleum, of the oyle ot Wormes, of the oyle of Nervall, of Patch or Piece greafe,of the oyle of Spike, of each one ounce,of Lon- don Treacle two ounces, and of Hogs greafe one pound, melt all thefe upon the fire, and then take it off and keep it with continuall ftirring till it be tho- rough cold, and with this annoynt the yifited mem- ber every day once, and then wifpe him up with a foft thumb band of Hay from the pajierne to the top of the We, and thus doe for ten dayes together, rub- bine and. chafing in the oyntment very well a long ^& N««»2 time

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		timltogether, holding (as before I have adyifed) a hotbarreofironneeretoit to caufe thisVnguen the better to finke into thc/nems, nerves, and;^- But after you have done annoyntmg h,m, ^J keep him warme and well littered, and let the thumb K be daily made leffer and lefler, and {hotter and ftiorter, till you perceive him to handle both.Ugges-a- like, and your Horfe to be recovered ■-> but youmuit not ride him that he may fweat much in a mmeth al- ter, and lo foone as warme weather commeth, turne him to grafle into fome dry pafture where is watei, and take him up againe about Bartholomew Tide, or before the cold commeth,and whilft he doth remaine in the Stable, keepe him warme,and fo he will be ncc of his String-halt, and be a fou-nd horfe againe. 1 o an- noynt him alfo with Aeopum is very good. ,. ThUS I have, recovered fundry 60r/e/ofthis ^malady. Sect..27.^. Hippoph. T 7 T 7 Hat is the nature <?/Suppofitories/ V V uippof. The nature of Suppopo- ries are to helpe a horfe that cannot well empty him- felfe; for aSuppopory caufeth him to difchargehim- felfe of many Superfluous and eviUkutftours which doe difturb, annoy, and diflemper his body with their pw- cant qualities and conditions, for they breed bad nu- triment, which oft times good dyet cannot amend, and therefore muft be fent away by purgation, that is to fay, by Suppopory, or Clyfl_er, or Potion 5 I have fpo- ken already fufficiently, and therefore I will now in- treat ofSnppofttorks onely, which of all other way^eSf the

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		■I BoOK3. The Expert Ferrier. OOI the gentleft, wherewith to purge and deanje the guts : for a Suppojhory is but a preparative to a Cljfier or Poti- on, whereby to loofen the gutsj which may be bound and clogged with dry,hot,and hard excrements,which a Suppojitory rather then a Clifier can loofen -j and as I have already given you receits for Cl/Jiers,(o now will I give you for Suppojitories, whereof you may make ufe according as occafion and neceffity fhall require. Take a great Candle offoure in the pound, and cut _ . ofFthree inches at the fmaller end, and then annoynt ' ^HPfr^lithe bigger and longer part either with Sallet oyle, or freth or fweet Butter, and fo convey it into Mis funda- ment ^ then with your hand hold his tayk to his tuella good half houre,or elfe tye his tayk with AJlrap to his girt or Surfingle, by which time the Suppojitory will be diiToIvedjthen let loofe his tayljk. then prefently leap his backe and trot him up and downe till he doe begin to empty and purge himfelfe, for by this meanes it will worke the better and more kindly. ^ This is the moft gentle of all Suppojitories can be given. ^ This diffolveth all hard, dry, and hot excrements, and fen- deth them forth, and befides it fuppkth the guts. A- nother j If you doe finde your horfe to be fo exceeding weake, as that you dare not without perill of his life, adminifter unto him any Votion or purging medicine, then give him this Suppojitory. Take of common Honey fixe ounces, of SaltrNiter zSuppofite one ounce and a halfe, of Wheate flowre, and of An- nifeeds in fine powder, of each one ounce, boyleall thefe to a fhffe thickneffe, and fo make it intofuppoji- tories, then take one of them and annoynt it all over with Sallet dyle, and your hand alfo, and fo put it up iflto.

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		602 r^c �#/^# F^w'w. GHAPa» into his fundament the length of your hand, ^tnen,^t7_t _#his tayle betwixt his A-gger, as before is ftiewed, ana let it remaine fo halfe an home, by which time thejnppa- fitory will be diflblved,then ride and order him as be- fore. V This is alfo very good, efpecially in cafe o�fttrfets or inwaidjfckeneffe. Another. 3 Suppefttory ^Take ^a P^iece of Caft ie-Sope, and paring it bring it into the faMon of a Suppojitcry, and apply it, and or- der him as before is taught you. *** This is fpeciall good to purge pklegme, and it is ve- ry gentle. Another. ^Suppofitorj. Take Saven, fo much as will fufBce, and ftamp it to maih, and ftamp with it Stavefaker and Salt, of each two ounces, boyle thefe in common Honey (o much as will fuffice, till it be thicke, and fo make it up into Suppojitorie^and adminifter one of them, like as you are before (hewed, and order him fo likewife. %* This purgeth Choler. Another. 5 Supply. Take an angry red Onion and pill it, and jagge it croffe wayes with your knife,and fo adminifter it,and order him as before.^ This purgeth Melancholy. A- nother. 6 Suppopwy. Take common-honey one pint, and boyle it till it be thicke, and make it up intoSuppofitories as itcoo- leth, and adminifter it, and order him as before is prefciibedyou. ,f This purgeth evill humours,* it cooleth and comforteth the body very much, and cau- feth a good appetite to meate. All thefe I have often ufed,and I doe know them to be very good. But you muft take with you fome inftru&ions fit to be known, which are 5 Firft, when at any ti_me _y0u doe admini- fter either Suppofitdrk^ Clyfters Totions, you muft d°? ^J it

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			Bo OKI tbe Expert Ferrier. 603 _% it in a morning rafting unlefle neceffity urge the con- * trary: Secondly ₉ you muft not at thofe times differ 2 him to drinke any cold water _B no not with exeicife, but either fweet Mafhes., or white water. Thirdly, it is very needfull that before you (hall adminifter ei- ther Suppojitory, rfyjier, or Potion , that the Horfe be ra- iled. And fburthly₃that he be after kept warme. 4 SECT.28..S¹. Hippoph. %7\7H^at benefit commeth to a Horfe by V V Sweating / Hrppof. Tmely Sir very muchjfor by moderate and judicious giving of Sweats , as well in his cloathes in the Stable^as abroad in his exercife,you may cure him of many Maladies, & prevent many infirmities which otherwife might accrew unto him. For Sweating doth open the pores \ and fendeth forth thofe peccant and malignant humours which doe annoy, opprefle, and vexe him. But as touching this manner otfiveating by you propofed , it hath relation unto what I have al- ready handled in lib. 2. cap. 2. where I intreating of what is to be done to a Horfe^newly taken from graffe, I there tooke occafion to zdv'ifcJheating, and there I referred you to this place, and therefore I will here illuftrate it. Wherefore if you be in the way ofehjay- ning your Horfe having already purged, bloudied and clean-edhhn \ and prepared Ms body"fit forfweating (if Smiting, need (hall require ) Then if the weather be faire and warme, ride him a mile upon his trot, and then home againe,then prefently litter him very well,an.d cloath him up fo warme as that he inkfjwme_s but riot yet (o violent-

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coole, and Co wa(h his tongue therewith morning and evening,or as you (hall pleafe til it be whole.^.This is very good. Another. Take the juyce of Salendine, and warn the hurt* tongue therewith nine daies together, and it will cure it,albeit it be halfe cut in funder, for the juyce of Sa- lendine will conglutinate and fodder the tongue to- gether being cut or wounded. %.* This alfois very good. Sect. 2. T. Hippoph.TJT Ow doe you help a horfc that hath an Itch JTJ^fe'Tayle? Wppof. Thiscommeth of rankneffeof blond ^ and therefore it is requifite that firft he be let blond in the Tayle_yaad that he bleed well. After, Take Buck-lye, and with a Ragge or Hurds in the Taykan itth Lye wafh the place infected every day often, or as many times as it fhall be dry, and continue thus do- ing four or five daies,and this will cure it. ^ This is very good. Another. But if the hayre doe fell away with the Mainge or Itch, then flit the (kin from with- in two inches of the Tueli to the fourth joyttt₉an& with your Cornet take outacertaine bone or grijile^ which the French doe call Barivole, then fill up the clift with Salt made into fine Powder, and with a hot Iron bum the tayle in fundry places,^; wafti it with Buck-lie, as before:, but your Lye muft be made very ftrong. This cure I never pra&ifed, but I once fowaMarifoallof Paris drefie, and fo cured a horfe in this manner of this malady ,of whom I had the cure. O o o o Sect.

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		⁶°6 The Expert Ferrier. CH A p. 19 Sect. 3. T. Hippoph. T?Ov> doe you make your Unguentum The- ~riacum> Hippof. This Unguentum Theriacum is moft fove- raigne for any ache in any of the joynts j it is alfo fpe- ciall good for horjh that doe fall lame, if the griefe be in the Hip₃ Stifling-place, legs^feoulders, pafierne, or any other part of the %r,a black-Jinew-firain onely excep- ^ . ted. And thus I doe make it. «�ZL _w ^TfV ^of ",> ^of ^ ^of ^Pa»?^hi"^on». «* ^ofblack Sope, of each two ounces, and of tried Hogs- greafe halfe a pound,melt all thefe upon a gentle fire, and being molten put into it of ordinary Treacle two penny-worth, then take it from the fire, then with a Splatter or Spoon, keepe it by continuall ftir- ring till it be through cold, then will it be of a dun- colour 3 keepe this in a Gally-pot tor your ufe 5 and when you fhall have occaiion to ufe the fame,annoint the place grieved therewith, rubbing and chafing it in very well,and let one hold a barre of hot Iron neer_sas you doe annoynt the griefe. And thus it is made. %? This is moft excellent to raife the veine from the gnewzx what time you are to take up the veine. I have tried itfspe &jkpim. SECT.₄.r. HippOph. T ~TOn> doe you defiroy a Tetter? � ., +\ -Hippf--This malady or forance the mmh doe call Vervolant, the flying-worm, which is

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		B©oK. 2. The Expert Ferrier. �<,» isa Tetter* or Rmg-veorwe, and the cure is this. Take the roots of Ekccir.pane, and the rcotes oC^etter or red-Dock, of each like much, flice them thinne., and &ⁱⁿ& -worm put them into urine three quarts with Bay-falt₉ two handfulls, let it hoile untill one quart be confumed, then take it off, and with a clout faftned to a fticke warn the Sorance very hot. life this foure or five mornings together, and it will kill it. ^ This is very good. Sect $.T, Hippoph.^ f\ tdatkto be done f0 4 horfe thuttyreth V Y(» travell, andfallethficke ? Hippof For a Horfe to tire upon the way, the caufes are many: Firft, for that he is travelled when he (hall be too young j Secondly in that he is lately taken from grafle whilft he is yet foule and foggy, before he be well en)⁽aimed 5 thirdly, in that he hath beene long kept and pampered in the Stable, without giving him breath or moderate exercife -_? Fourthly, by being travelled beyond his ftrength in longer ;ourneyes₉and deeper waies then he is well able to performe 5 Fiftly, it might be through the covetoufnefle or care- lemeffe of his rider, in not feeding or feeing him fed fo well as was fitting 5 Sixtly and laftly, by reafon the Horfe might have fome fecret infirmity whereof his ntafier might be ignorant. Wherefore if your Horfe may happen in his travel! to tire or faint, have patience with him, and do not force him beyond what he may. be able to performe, either by fpurring or beating him,like as many cholericke and pajfionate people do ufu- Oooo 2 ally

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		J>°8_____________[ The Export Ferritr. ^ChaP- ^1<L ally, but get to fome houfe or Inne fo foone as conve- niently you may,when firir you fee him begin to iinK^eor to faint tinder you, fet him prefently up warm clo- thed,and well littered,that he take no cold,and lethis Keeper or the ojiler of the Inne rub & chafe him all over with frelh dry /traw, but efpecially let him rub him a- gainft the hayre, and let him have no meat till two houres or more after you have given him this drink. Take ofthebeftfweetSacke one pinte, but if that Tyring in cannot be had, then take the fame quantity of White mvtlf. or Claret Wine, and put thereto of Cinamon, Girder, Nutmegs, Graines, Cloves, Annifeeds, andFennell- feeds, of each one ounce, all made into fine powder : then take red Sage, Rofemary-tops, Mints, Camo- mill, and wild Thyme, of each like much, fo that in all they amount to hajfe a handfull. chop the Hearbs very fmall, and then put all thefe hearbs and Spices into the Wine, and then bdyle them a pretty while, then take it from the fire, andftraineit hard, and unbit your horfe^ and give him this drink bloud warme 3 this done, Bit him up againe, and with afwitchftirhimupanddowne as heftandeth in his place tyed to the Rack, then coole him, and two houres after his drink, give him firftfome Hay, and halfe an hour after that, give him either a fweet Maih, or white water, and after feed him at your pleafure, but be you considerate in giving him his Provender by little at once and often, and howfoever feed him wel, and thus ordering him, by morning he will be well recovered _and able to travdl againe V ^This mttjretffoxmethficke upon the way. Itisalfo ve- ry

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		BOOK 2. the Expert Terrier. 609 ry requifite that with a Syringe you do inject of this drinke into his nojlrils. Another. If you doe feare that your horje may tire in his journey,for prevention,car- ry with you a boxe of powder of dryed Elecampane roots, and let the powder be alfo fearced, and when you do come unto your Inne, let him not be walked, butfetup warme in the Stable clothed and littered, his kgges, body, head, and ##^₅be by the Groome or Oji- ler well rubbed, but chiefly hisP^betwixthis eares. Then take of itrohg Ale one quart, or of fweet Sacke onepinte, which is much better, and put into it of your Elecampane halfe an ounce, brew them well to- gether, and give it him with a horne,then bridle him, and tie him to the fvacke, bwtnot too high, foashe may put downe his nofe, and let him ftand fo an hour, then unbridle him, and give him Hay, and anhoure or better after that, give him either a fweet Mam or white water, and then Provender fufficient but with difcretionand by degrees,and fo alfo in the morning,, give him both Oates and Bread, whether he will eate beft, feeding him by little and little fo long as he will eate, and in the morning when you are ready to take his backs, give him the lame drinke againe, and you fhall flnde him to travell with fyirit and fmttkjxnd if you tye a branch of Penny-royall upon his Bit, it will reatfy comfort him. But yet for all that which hath een faid, if he happen to tire, then Take Arfmart,and rub his bare back^where the Sad- dle refteth, and lay alfofome of the leaves upon his backe under the Saddle, and fo clap on the Saddle, and this will caufe him the better to hold out. * This is good. Another. Tate**

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		6io The Expert Ferrier. CHAP-^i! Take the beftSpanifh Tobacco you can get, ft^re4 it fmall, and dry it, and make it into fine powder^n mixe therewith the powder of Cockle fhels of t"? like quantity, which muft be fearced, and put this fowder into a glaile, keeping it clofe flopped, and fo eep it to your ufe. And whenyou are to ufe it, ^ta^edf this powder, and mix therewith of the oile of D^I, and of the oile of Cloves fuch a quantity as will make this powder into a frirFe pafte,and fo make it into j?A every Pill the bigneile of a Walnut, which muft bee dried in the made (thefe Pils muft be made in Cani- cular or Dogges dales onely) then keep them clofe flopped in fome glafle or gaily pot, that no aire can get into it, and when you have caufe to ufe any of them, give him one of them at what time you fnall perceive your horfe* to faint or tire, or that you doe perceive him to have taken a cold orfurfet, which may very well be the eatife of his debility, give him (I fay) one of thefe Pih when you do come unto your Inne. But if he hath taken a cold or furfet, then give him a Pi/I'm the morning failing, and let him be well tubbed, clothed warme, and well littered, and fufler him not to drinke any cold water, but either a fweet Mafli or white water, for there is not any thing more noxious then to give a horfe in this cafe cold water, and let his travell be moderate and with great difcre- tion, and he will both hold out his journey, and get ftrength and flefh alio in his travell. %* And this I have often tryed both upon my own horfes Mothers, in whole company I have travelled, as well mEng- landzs'm parts abroad. GHAP.

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		Book. 2. The Expert Ferrier. *611* � CHAP. XX. Sect. i.v. Hippophilus. OwdoyouprefcribeaVomittoaRoxk> Hippqf. Of this I have fpoken a little already where I did remit you to this place. We doe ufually give vomits un- to horfes newly taken upfrom grafle, by reafon they are thereby full of very groffe phlegma- ticke humours, which doe abound in theitomacke_#and head, which if they be not fetched from the horje in its due time, will be meanes to impaire greatly the health of the horfe, which muftbe oft times necef- farily expulfed by vomit, and you {hall have a receit of a vomit which I had in France from a fpeciall Fer- rier there, who (as I have before touched) hath in my prefence admini/lred to fundry horfes, which did worke very kindly upon them, and I my felie have adminiifred the feme to fundryHorfes₀here in England, to very great profit unto them. The receipt is this. . . Take two of the greateft roots of Polipodium ^fmamS- you can get from the Oake^ warn and ferape them very cleane, and tye it to his Snaffle, Trench, or Bit, then let it be fteeped in the oile of Spike a whole night, and in the morning fart- ing

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The Expert Ferrier. CHAP-¹? ing put on his bridle with the faid roots, and ridj him with it in his mouth an houre or better faire an" foftly, and if he be troubled with any rhumaticke or phlegmaticke humour, or with any cold or filthy matter, which may any way pefter, c ogge, or annoy his ftomacke ,* this thing will force him to vent them at his mouth and nofe, and it will cause him to cougri and neeze, where he will fend forth a great abun- dance of filth and evill flimy ftuffe from off his ito- macke and head, as that in (hort time he will become very cleane in his body, for this will both refine nis bloud, and exjiauft all his watry humours,in fucMort as by temperate ordering him, & doing as I have here prefcribed you, you may be confident to keep him a long found,perfeci,&: ferviceable horfe.And this is not to be applyed only to a horfe newly taken from grafle, but to any other horfe that hath taken a cold, or to any ketty,foule, foggy, or purfive horfe whatfoever. % This may feeme ftrange here amongft us, but l^e, ^a"7 man make tryall, andhefballfindeit to be molt ad- mirable. Sect. 2.j; Hippoph. \7\fHatfstebe* given to a Horfe that hath V V a violent Cough} Hippof .If this great and very violent Cough proceed from a cold (as commonly all Coughs doe) then gi^vehim firft Wheat bran prepared,as fundry times before is prefcribed you,and take bloud from the neck vein, then with hisOates give him this powder following?

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Book 2. The Expert Ferrier. 6i� Take of Comin, Fenugrick, Sileris-Montani, alias Violent Sifileos, Nutmegs, Cloves, Ginger, Linfeed, of each Cough. two ounces, Quick-Brimflone ilxe ounces, make all thefe into fine powder, and of this powder give him every night with his Oatesone fpoonfull. Butbe- caufe this powder difperfeth the corrupt, grofle, and phlegmatick humours which are predominant in the tody of the horfe₃ which doe occafion the faid violent Cough, fo foone as you (hall perceive that with this powder he hath purged fufficiently, ufe it then no longer, but faile not to continue his white water, but before you give him his water, take a fticke about the bignefle of your thumb at leaft, and well-nigh a foot long, and wrap a fine rag about it foure or five times fteeped before hand in oile de Bay, and fo put it into his mouth, like as you would do a Snaffle, and with frraps made fait to the ends of the flicke, faftned then over his Poll, like as Smiths ufe to doe when they burne horfes for the Lampas, and let him drinke with it in his mouth, that done, let him ftand with it in his mouth one houre after at the leaft, to the end he may lick and fuck up the faid oile upon the rag or cloth,, and when you do give him his Oates, mix them with this powder following vi%. Take of Fennell-feeds, foure ounces, of Fenugrick two ounces, of Cardamom one ounce, beat all toge- ther but grofly, otherwife he will blow it away as he eateth his Oates ,and keep him warme as before is ad- vifedyou. ***� This is very good, for I have often ufedit.

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		-��■-------------------------------------------------- ' ' I ~~» <~~ I I -"� ⁶¹4____________Tkt Expert Ferrier. Cm ap.2 o S E C T.J 3. K Hippoph, "f~?Or what caufes doeyon ta^e up Veines ? J? Hippofi As touching taking _Up of veines₉you fhall underfrand, that it is a thing in many cafes fo much behoofefull, as that many times the moft exqui/Jte Ferrier living, fhall not be able to per- fect this cure but by that way and means, for unlefle luch veines be either taken up,or fome waies flopped, which are noxious to the cure, by feeding the malady with its peccant humours,the Ferrier can never work by true Art. Again, veines well taken up doe prevent many maladies whereunto many Horfes are much more propenfe then others are. And laftly.the taking up of veinescureth fome difeafes, which could other- Wife never be cured. For the taking up of the thieh- vemesfendeth away Spavens₃ Splents, Curbs, Kibed- heeles,Swelled-legs, Scratches,Malenders,Faricion in the legges,and the like forances; befides it eafeth all ■ Pains aches^ftrains, friffheffe in limbs,&c. Take up Veyms to the shackle-vemes, and it prevented the Quitter- «** bone,Rm_g-bone,fwellin_gs in the lower-joynrt/oun- drings,&c. Wherefore fo?afmuch as ignorant people,. whatsoever opinion they may have of their Super- abundant fkill, yet are they very _much to f^k in that SrH?^C Sr^mUGh ^e^cIaime ^againft taking up of v»m>* t/*bllST⁸ " ^t0 ^be^^reat means of laming of ^TiHsthcbJrT ^miftakethemfelves, fbratu- CHAP.

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		CHAP. XXI. Sect. i.w. Hippophilus. Bat good thing have you wherewith to pre- ferve the Wind of a. Horfe > Hippof. Sir, for this infirmity I make a Cataplafme, which is this. Take Wheat-flowre foure pound, Windttaprt* Elecampane and Gentian, of each one ferve. ounce, Annifeeds,Fenugrick, Comin, Brimitone,and Licoris, of each halfe a pound, let all thefe be made into very fine Powder and fearced, then put unto it of common Engliih Honey halfe a pound, and fo much white Wine as will make all thefe into a Cata- plafme 3 boyle all thefe fufficiently,till it be fo thicke that you may make it into Pils, and give your Horfe of them three or foure at a time for fix or eight mor- nings together, life this often,for it will conferve a farfe'm health, andkeepeth him found of his body, winde,and courage.^ This is moil excellent. But if you doe perceive a taint in his winde,then Take a clofe earthen Pot or Pipkin, and put there- into of the ftrongeft white Wine-vinegar three pints, and foure new laid Egges unbroken, and foure heads of Garlick cleane pilled and bruifed, then cover the Pppp 2 Pot

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		6l6 ■ The Expert Perrkr. Ghap.zo Pot very clofe, and bury it in a Mixen or Dung" . hill twelve houres, then take it up, and take forth the Egges,but break them not 5 then /train the Vine- gar and Garlick through a fine linnen cloth, putting unto it the liquor of fife-honey foure ounces, and pi brown Sugar-Candy,Annifeeds,andLicoris, all made into very fine Powder, of each two ounces, and your horfehaving faffed all night till morning, give him one of thefteeped Egges, and then one hornfull of this liquor or drinke, and then another Egge, and af- ter that another hornfull, and fo a third Egge, and then an hornfull, and laftly a fourth Egge, and fo the refidue of the liquor, remembring to give him into either nofethrill haife a hornfull of his drinke, and it niuft be adminiifred bloud-warm.; then fet him upon the Trench, cloath,ftop, and litter him warm, andjet him Itand fo foure houres, then unbit him, and ifit be in Winter time give him fweet Wheat ftraw, but no Hay, and ifit be in Summer give him GraiTe, greene Corne, or the leaves of Sallowes, and for nine daies give him either fweet Mafhes,or white water,putting therein fome Sallet-oyle, and be _You allured he will doe well again. V This is alfo very aood. Another. . ^Take ^a Hedge-hog alive,and bake him in the Oven in an earthen pot₅clofe flopped untill he doe become io dry as that you may make him into Powder: give �ood^aA? ' ^Pu^Wdf^T °^ne ^fP°°nfull in a quart of

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Sect. 2. w. Hippoph. f V there fitch a difeafe which is called the t Wilde-Fire J Hippof. Yea Sir, there is, and it is adifeafe moll: dangerous and very difficult to cure, but by a Re- ceipt of a powder which once I obtained of a skilfull Chirargion, which faid powder is not fit to be apply- ed taany living creature j but to a horfe onely,it is fo terrible. Andl thus it is to be made, viz. Take of living Toads foure, the greateft and black- ed can be found, living Moles or Ants three, and of WiU-fin. oldShoo-folesfixe, and heads of Garlickunpilled, and with their beards or roots remaining upon them forty, then take of the leaned: and fal ten: Martlemas beefe three pounds, cut it into thin and fmall pieces and flices, fuch Martlemas beefe I meane which hath longeft hanged in the fmoake : take alfo of Oates eight pints, and of old woollen-rags the courfer the better two pounds ; take alfo of Swallowes-dung a good quantity, and foure or five living Swallowes, put all thefe things into an Earthen-pot new, and well nayled, and let it be big enough to be able to hold all the Ingredients, and" put alio all thofe living creatures among them alive,and then make a Cake of Clay, and therewith lute up the Pot fo clofe, as that neither fmoake nor ayre can either get in or out; ha- ving fo done carry your Pot into fome Orchard or o- ther Clofe, or Back-fide, from Houfing or Straw, and there place it, aod fo make a great fire both round a- bout it₃andupon it.,and fo keep the fire unto the Pot, till,

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		6i8 The Exfert Ferrier, CHAP. 21 till it be as red-hot as the very fiery-coles then> felves, and let the fire continue fo great after the pot is red-hot by the fpace of halfe an houre at the leanv then let the fire remaine untouched untill it be all confirmed to allies, and fo goe forth of it felfe, with- out either quenching the fame,or taking away any of the fire about it, and fo let it ftand till it be through cold,which will hardly be done the fame day , fo when the Pot is through cold, take it from the place, and opening it, take forth the ftufTe, and put it into fome Trough or great Morter made for the purpoie, which muft ftand in fome out or open place where no winde can come, the Trough or Morter being co- vered with a cloth, that the powder may not flyea- way, there pound and lramp thefe things together into fine powder, and in theftamping, adde there- unto of unflacked-Lime one pound. Let him that ftampeth itbeclofe muffled, and his eyes covered with a glafle-cafe made for the purpofe for feare ot hurting them 5 and when it is throughly powdred, fearfe the powder through a courfe Haire-cloth, and fo keepe the very fineft of the powder for your ufe, in fome cleane glade or gally-ppt. This powder kil- lethall Wilde-ftreswhatsoever, and all running So- rances and Vleers, provided it be applyed to flelhy places, and not to places where veines oxftnewes be, for that it will burne them in fonder. ***� This I have made fun dry times, and often ufed it, and to cure and dry up old fores and Vleers (this powder being difcreetly ufed and rightly applyed) a better thing then this truly I know not, efpecially if the cure be either defperate or dangerous. Sect.

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		BOOK. The Expert Ferricr.* 619

			Sect. 3.W. I whereby to keep in the
	Hippoph.\ 7 \V V


taint or Salve? , Hippof. Take Pitch, Rofin, Mafhcke, Turpentine, Hogge-greafe, of each fo much as will fuffice,melt all Wannis. thefe together,and fo keepe it: and when you would tife it, fpread what will ierve upoa a plaifter of Lea- ther , 'and fo cover the wound, therewith. **. Xhis falve doth infinitely comfort a wound* greene or old, be the fame Fiftula or otherwise. Very /good. Sec T.4.W. Hippnph.T Tow doe you take away a Wen, or other ex- JL JLcretion arifing in the Flefh .<? Hippof. A Wenne is a hard riling out of the Jkjl^ which commeth fornetimes by bad-humours, but molt commonly by fome Hurt, Stroke, Bruife, Blow, or with a ftone throwne at that place, it is outwardly Mm but towards the roote it is matterative, you need'e no fignes whereby to know it/or it will betray it felfe by its fwelling, The cure is. If you cannot come to tye a double threed about it jy_en _or _awhereby to eate it off, as I have formerly {hewed you cretim. in the cure of a Spongy-Wart: then with your Incilion knife cut it a crofle into foure equall parts ory.quar- ters to the very bottome, but beware you touch not either veines oxfinewes, then with Mercury eate away the foure quarters, or elfe burne them oft with your hot

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		,620 The Expert Ferrier. � HAP. 21 hot-iron} then heale the place with your healing falve. %. This is very good. Sect. 5; w, Hippoph.\7\7#^ if good to take away* Wind-galls ? » * Hippof. Wind galls are terrible So- rances, which doe breed in the legges. of a Horfe^as well on the eutfide as on the infide, a little above the Vet' lockeyoynt , and by their fwelling are plainly difcove- red, and made vifible to the Eye₀ for they be bladders, wherein lyeth a Jelly, which being let forth is thicke, and ofthe colour ofthe yolke of an Egge, whereof fome will be bigger,and fome lefler.lt commeth moft commonly to Horfes in the Summer-time, by reafon they are ridden upon hard ground, and the Horfe be- ing over-heat by too hard riding, his greafe falleth downe into his lcgges_i and fetleth there, and by that meanes breedeth this Malady, we call Wind-galls^ and they will be fo painefull unto him, as to caufe him many times to halt. The fignes to know them are by the fwellings in that place before named, which be moft eafe to be feen and felt. The cure is either to ftrike with your Fleame or to open them with your Incifion~knife,and to let and crufh out all the congea- led ftuffe which is therein, opening the place no fur- ther then through the &kpt, and you muft be careful! of thejitten>₃ which lyeth clofe to that place : then. Windgalhs. Take the white of an Egge, and Oyle-de Bay fo mucliiis will fuffice, incorporate them together, and apply it with Hurds, Plaifterwife, and in three or foure dayes thus dreffing it, he will be cured. �. Thug

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		BoOK 2. The Expert Ferrier. #21 Thus have I cured many Horfes. Another. After you have let forth the Jelly. Take PitchR.ofin,and Mafticke,of each like much, boyle or but melt them together, and as it cooleth, make it up into rowles bigger or lefTer at your plea- fure, and being thorough cold, apply it with a hot i- ron to the orifice, and fo round about the place of the forance on either fide of the legge, and fo foon as you have layed on this charge, and before it can be cold, clap on Flocks, and this will dry up the Wind-galls, and heale them. \. This is fpeciall good. But during not onely thefe two cures, but all other for this malady, you muft not fufFer your horfe* to come into any Well by any meanes. Another. Firft (have away the hayre as you mutt doe in all thefe kinde of cures, then open the forance as before is taught you, and crulh forth the jelly and filth, then. TakeTacha-Mahacha,Mafticke,Parrofin, of each to the quantity of a hafle nut, and of Stone-Pitch to the quantity of a Wall-nut, with a little Brimftone powdred, melt all thefe together,and when it is mol- ten, put in fo much Turpentine as a Wall-nut, and fo ftirre them together, and when it is cold,make a plai- fter thereof upon leather, and apply it warme to � the place upon the out-fide onely upon the orifice_:which ought evermore to be made on the out-fide, then put on the plaifter it felfe, and round about k with the fame Salve, and clap Flocks upon it, and fo let him reft in the Stable, and by keeping him from wet till he be whole, and let the plaifter remaine on untill it fhall fall away of it felf. *₃fi This is a moft excellent cure,and I have often made good ufe therer o� Another. Q^qq Take

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		Ihe Expert Ferrier. C U ^A_fjfi TaketheoyleofVineger, and dip your thu^P^ therein, and mb the forance therewith every day tjj¹ . the haire doe fall orr^ which will caufe the Wind ga^uStobreake, run, and bleed, then heale and cure the Wind-galls well and foundly. ^, This is as good as the former. Another. Wafli and (have as former- ly is (hewed you,then give fire to the place,that done, open the Wind-galls juft in the middle line or ftroke, balfe an inch at lealr, and fo crufh forth the jelly with your thumb, then Take Pitch, florin, and Maftick,of each like much, and therewith charge the place as before is taught you.This is very good.Another. Firft wain and (have, and open the place with your fleaaie, Sec. then take of oyle de Bay, and of Turpentine,of each one lpoon- full, Verdigreafe in fine powder, one penny worth, the white of an Egge,and of red Leade two ounces in powder, boyleallthefetoaSalve, and adaiinifter it to the place plaifter-wife. **. This is one of the bell cures for Wind-galls that I doe know. S E c T. .6 W.* Hippoph."�flr J* Hat is'good'for ^Horfe thafh wrung or ▼ V hurt in the Withers/ h'/ppof. This is a thing that I have handled before,' yet I will give you a few more receits. Having travel- led him, and comming home, or to your Inne, when you take offthefaddle, and that you doefindethe horje to be wrung in the withers ₃ and his backe or wi- thers thereby to be fwelled ₉ immediately clap on the Saddle againe, and lay upon the fwolne place fomc wet

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	B o o K. 2. The Expert Terrier,
	B o o K. 2. The Expert Terrier,	623
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wet litter, ami fo let the Saddle abide on againe^then Wither* cut up a thin Turfe ofgrafie and earth together, that wrmg, done, put the Turfe upon the fire, and let it there re- maine till it becommeth red hot, and being well bur- ned, take it from the fire, and moiften the graffy-fide very well with white Wine Vineger, then take off the wet litter, and lay the Turfe very hot with the graffy-fide next to the place,and fo put on the Saddle againe,and let it fo remaine for all night,and this pre- fently helpeth any fwellings in the withers^ or any o- ther part of the backe, as alfo any fwellings by Spur- galls or Na veil-galls. %. This is very good. Ano- ther. If the skin be broken or ulcerated, then Take fweet Butter, Bay-falt, and powder of Fran- kincenfe, of each as much as will fuffice,boile all thefe upon the fire., and with a clowt fattened to the end of afticke, even as it commeth boyling from the fire, fcald it two or three times, but if it be foil of corrup- tion, then make incifion on both fides from beneath, that the matterative ftuffe may the more eafily void away downewards, and after ufe none other thing wherewith to heale it up, but onely your ufuall pow- der of Lime and Honey, which will heale that, or dry other fuch like hurts, fj^fi* This is moft excellent, I have often experimented the fame. Another. But if it be a wrinckle either in the fhoulder,or inany other j oynt or member, then Take of white Wine one pinte, halfe a porringer foil of Wheate flower, of common Honey one pinte, ofSyzes three ounces, boyle all thefe together to an Vnguent, and annoynt the places grieved therewith. And this alfo is very foveraigne for Cones, Cracks^ Q&qqa and

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		624 The Expert Ferrier. CHAP.21 and Chops in the heeles of the borfe. ,. This I of- ten ufing have found it to be very good. Another. Take three great Onyons, picke forth the cores, making a concavity or hollowneiTe in them, then fi" them up with the powder of Frankincenfe,then wrap them up in three or foure handfuls of Hurds or ToW, then wet the Hurds. and fo cover and heale them ^UP in the hot embers, and lay upon the top of the em- bers a good Shoveil-full of hot burning coaies, and 10 let it.remaine untill the Onions be throughly rofte<i, then take them forth, and feparate the Hurds arid burned part from the other, and the foft and pappy- part you {hall apply to the fcrance very hot_;and let it remaine three dayes before it be removed, and doe thus fo oft as need mall require, untill it be through wholes butunlefle the hurt or bruife be very great, it will be cured at firlt dreffing. %. This is very good. Another. But if the place grieved be broken, Take then of the oyle of Worms, of Turpentine^ and common Honey, of each'two ounces,incorporate allthefe together very well till you have brought them to be one body, and either by Taint or Plaifrer .dreile the; foj-ance therewith, and it will heale it up found. V- And this alfo is very good. Another. If your Horfe hath taken a wrench in the moulder, or in thehippe,knee,orhoqfe5 thenfirfr.fwimhim, then after for thirteene or fourteene dayes together, an- noynt the member grieved all over, and a good way about with this unguent. Take of the oyle de Bay, of Nervall, or Diaithea, oftrye4Hogsgreafe, of each two ounces, melt all thefe together, and ftirre them well till theybe well iiih* dd r>0 incor-

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		Bo©K 2. The Expert Ferrier 6² 5 incorporated, and herewith annoynt him againft the haire, with a hot bar of iron to be holden before you as you annoynt him , and after let him be rowelled with a French Rowell, and let a Patten-fhooe be put upon the contrary foot, and let him be kept in the houfe, and the Rowell turned daily, and the corrup- tion put forth, and then let him be either gently rid- den or walked every day halfe an houre, and let the Rowell remaine in the Horfe fourteene dayes at the leaft then take it out, and heale up the orifice with your greene Oyntment, and fo foone as he is whole, with your cauterizing-iron draw crofie lines eight or nine inches long over againft the joynt that was pai- ned, fo as the'rowelled place may be in the middle, but yet burne him no deeper then that the skin may looke yellow, and then charge all that place with this charge. j! * Take Pitch one pound, Rofin halfe a pound, ana Tarre halfe a pint, melt thefe together, and whilft it is warme, charge the place therewith,and clap Flocks upon the'charge, and then if the feafon of the yeare will ferve, let him be turned to graffe, and fo let hirji run three moneths at the leaft. **. This is-ve.^y good. S E C T. 7. W. Hippoph. \T XT Hat if good to cure wormts of what fort* V V foever in a Horfe ? �> Hippof. Of this "malady I have treated fufficiently before in the/e^.of Bots, where I have given you ma- ny good receits. Nevertheleffe I will give you one

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		ortwomoreforwormesonely, and fo leave vouto practife. ^J Take the entrails of a great Chick, and with the powder of Brimftone and Bay-Salt rowled in the fcti entrails give it him downe his throat, and caufe him to iwallow them fo warme as they come out of the belly of the Chicken, but call away the Gizard, give him this three mornings together, and every time ride or walke him till he dungeth, and keep him warme, and give him white water, and at three dayes end give him Rice boy led in water, and after dryed in tne bun and give him alfo to eate the leaves of Sal- lowes and it will caufe him to voyd the Worms with his ordure, but if you mail rake him firft, it will be the ^be"^eF- ?* ^Thls ^is very good. Another. 1. IP V /en^der_L^t0P^S?^fBroomeandSavcn,ofeach haite a handful!, chop them very fmall, and worke them into Pils with fweet Butter, and having kept your Horfe fairing over night, give him them in the morning, to wit,three of thofe Pils at a time,and then let him upon the Trench for two or three houres af- ter, and then give him meat, but no drinke at all till night by any meanes, and then let him have warme^ but no white water. \.* This I have often experi- enced., and doe know it to be a moft excellent receit.

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		The Expert Ferrier.
	Book.
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CHAP. XXII. Sect. i. T. Hippophilus. !Hat is'your befi cure for the Yellowes .<? Hippof. ThisdifeafeoftheTe//0Jve.rin a Horfe is the very fame that Phyfitians J doe call the Jaundife in a man } and as there be two forts of Jaundife in a man, fo alfo are there the like in a Horfe, vi&. the Yellow and the Blacke, the yellow being moyft, the blacke dry;, the yellow proceeding from the over-flowing of thegall occafioned of choler, and the blacke com- ming from the over-working of the Spleen, by means of over-much melancholy, both bad infirmities, but the blacke worft, more dangerous and moft mortal!, the yellow is more eafily difcovered by reafon of its colour _, for it coloureth the whites of the eyes, the tongue, the lips, and the inward parts of the noftrils, which the blacke Jaundife doth not apparently, al- beit by due and ftricl: obfervation, you may come to know when your Horfe hath a blacke Jaundife, for then you {hall perceive the whites of his eyes, lips, tongue, and mouth to be of a thicke and duskifh co- lour and not fo ckere and fanguine as before when ' he

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		628 The Expert Ferritr. GH A P. 21 he was not vifited with any fuch infirmity, both which are fo mortall (efpecially the latter) as that if very great care be not taken whereby to pry into its fymptomes,the Horfe may fall downe upon a fudden (as I have often feene and known) even as he travel- leth, and dye, or elfe he appearing to be found and healthy ₃ and to eate his meat like as he was accufto- med over night when you left him, comming againe unto him in the morning, you may finde him dead, ftiffe, and cold. And the origin of this malady com- meth principally of unkindly and unnaturall heats given him by, moft violent and intemperate riding, whereby the Liver becommeth inflamed 3 the Liver, the Bloud, Gall, and the Spleen, which caufeth ehol- ler to have foveraignty and dominion over the Other humours, and fo engendreth this perilous difeafe, which feldome bringeth a lingring or languiihing death, but that which endeth him fuddenly.> and therefore it is moft requifite that the greater eye and care be had unto it. The beft fymptomes how to know it is thus. Your Horfe will be dry in his body, mouth, and noftriL, being marvellous hot through the abundance of choller that reigneth in him,and he will be very gaunt in his belly towards the flanks, he will be alfo very faint,and not only fweat upon every theleaft motion,but alfo as he ftandeth in the Stable : his eyes,the infides of his lips,mouth,and tongue, will be yellow as Saffron, and he will feldome lye downe, and being laid, he will fometimes groane. The cure. Firft let him bloud in the necke and mouth, and let him bleed well, then give him this.drinke. ' ^m' Take ofTunnericke and long Pepper, of each one penny-

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		BookT"" J-kt Expert Ferrkr.__________________629 pennyworth, Annifeeds andLicoris in fine powder and fearced, of each halfe a fpoonfull, Selendine, the leaves and roots one handrull,ehop₃ftanip,and ftraine the Selendine, and fo put all thefe together into If rong Ale one quart, warme this upon the fire, and m the warming adde unto it of London Treacle one ounce, and of fweet Butter the quantity of an Egge, and give it him bloud warme, and after kecpe him warme, and give him white water, and he will doe well. * ., This is very good. Another, Mrftblou- dy him as before, and then Take Ttmnericke. Myrrah, Ivory or Harts-home, of each halfe an ounce, Saffron one penny worth, make all thefe into fine powder, and fearce them,and put unto it of the juyce of Selendine a good quantity, put all thefe into Muskadine one pinte, Sack or Ale, and let it boyle upon the fire a walme or two,, then put unto it of fweet Butter as much as will fufrke,and of London* Treacle one ounce, and fo give it him bloud warme, but let hhn firft be raked. This is very. good. Another. Firft bloudy him as before^then Take of white wine one quart, of Sattron two drams and of Turmericke halfe an ounce,an d a good quantity of the juyce of Selendine ? give him this bloud warme, and keep hirmwarme, and give him white water. V- ^This ^is ^very 8^ood.\ ^Al?^ot_f^ner- Firft let him bloud, as you are pr-efcribed betore. TV. Take of fweet Wine one pint, of ftrong Ale and Beere one quart/nd put unto it of the luyce of Salen- dine fix fpoonfuls, and of the juyce of Rue two fpoonruls,and let all thefe boyle upon the fire a little, *» ' Rrrr then

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		630 JheExpertFerrier. CBAP.21 then ftrain into it of Engliih Saffron halfe an ounce, andput into it of Life-honey three ounces, and 10 give it him bloud-warm., then leap his backe., and fo ride or elfe walk him a foot pace a quarter of an hour, then fet him up warm, letting him to faft three hours after, and after give him meat, and a fweet Mafh, or white Water.*** This is very good. Another.Bloudy him as before. Then Take of the belt Life-honey halfe a pound, of Saff- ron made into fine Powder, and of the powder of Fenugrick, of each fo much as will fuffice, incorpo- rate thefe with your Honey to a ftiffe pafte ₉ and Co make thereof three Pils, and dipping them into Sallet oyle give them to your horfe, which after he hath ta- ken ride or walk him gently an houre,then fet him up warm,and order him as before. ^ This is a particu- lar good Pill. Another. Firft let him bloud as before 5 Then take of white Wine one quart, or Ale to the fame quantity, and put therein of Saffron one ounce, and Turmerick one ounce, both made into fine Pow- der, with the juyce of Salendine fo much as will fuf- fice, and give him this bloud-warm, and order him as before. *** This alfo is very good. SECT.a.r. Hippoph."\ TX 7 Hat cure have you for the mattering V V of the Yaxd/ Hifpof. This difeafe commeth commonly in Cove- ring-time, by overmuch fpending upon Afarer, for that theheat of the Mares > and the Harjhown heate and Coity, doth burne the Horje₃ giving him th^ftin- ning

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		The Expert Ferrier.
	Book. a.
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ning of the reines, as we truly term it. And the fignes to know it, is^ you mail perceive the end of the Tard tobefwelled, and when hepifles.you mayobferve him to doe it with much paine, and you may alfo fee at other times the Tard to drop with yellow matter. The cure. Give him firft a Purge prefcribed you in lib. 2. cap. 16.fe3.14. let.P. and it is the firft Purgation which will eafe his pain in piffing,. then the next day, Take Roch-Allum one ounce,and white Wine one Pint, boylethem till the Allumbe diiTolved, then bloucUwarm injecl: this Lotion with a Syringe, put- ting it up into his Tard Co farre as may be,foure or five times a day till it be well. ^_ This is a perfect cure 5 nor fhall you need any other.

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			A Table of the Contents. The Firft Booty. The Contents of all the Chapters contained in the firft Book. THe Introduction Chap. I. Page i Of the befi manner of breeding ifi Hove to make and order your Stable 3 _}i 8 Of the marks ^colours ^ndflupts ofHorfes 4,27 Of the Office of the Groome and Rider 5,43

		The Second Booke. The Contents of all the Chapters contained in the fecond Bookeu OF what pints conjifieth the Office of the Ferrierjhand- led Dialogue~mJe: OS alfo a for mall examine of the Ferrier chap. 1. p. 5 9 Of the caufes ofjicknejfe in generally and the caufes of health and long life 2.78 Ofjuch things which are of necejjity to be known by every expert Ferrier before he doe adventure to adminijier 3.97 1 he manner of handling the particular cures 4.113 Chap_#4.A. Copumand its vertues "7 t.Armani. 11% Arman 2.

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	Arm an 2.	119
	Ach in the head	123
	Mgyptiacum i.Atgyptiaeum 2.	127
	Accloy Allaifeafes a Gataplafme 1.	128
	Accloy Allaifeafes a Gataplafme 1.	129
	All djfeafes a Cataplafme 2,	130
	Alldijeafes. 3.	131
	S. Anthonies^re	133
	Anticor	m
	Attaint upper	130
	Attaint upper or backe Jinemgrains' "	138
	Attaint Neather	141
	Avives	142
	Arraifles or Rat-Tailes	145
	Ayering	147
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	T\Ack.faelled XjBarbs .	146 148
	"Bath for Humour to dry them H$*	149
	Bath for ftiffe legges	150
	Bath 1. Bath 2.	151
	T$ath 3, Bath 4.	152
	Belly gaunt	153
	Belly paine	154
	Bit wherewith the tongue it hurt	155
	Bteedingtofianch	156
	BttndheJJe	157
	Biting of a mad Dogge	T59
	Bhud-Spaven	161
	Bath for a bloud-Spaven	162
	Bone-Spaven	164
	Bhttd-Jhotten eyes	t6f -stow*

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The Table.


	Bloud-fhotten eyes �� a. charge	168
	Ehud-running itch	170
	Blowing and Vurfiveneffe	171
	Bots_y &c.	^J74
	Bots i.	175
	Botts	177
	Brittle hoofe	180
	Bruifed heeles and feet	182
	Burning with ftiot	ibid.
	Bunches, k&ots^ &c.	184
	Bran prepared _ �? i o	185
	Blacky drinks for the Glanders	²34
	Chap. 6. G,
	S^idjl in a Halter \^jGanker	188 i8*
	Cajimgthe hoofe	19a-
	Cordiall powder	l*9>
	Cautery aUuall	194
	Cautery potentiall	196
	Corafve i.	ibid.
	Conflict	197
	Charge for for bating	198
	Cleanfe a Horfe	*9?
	Cliffs and cracks in the heeUs	200
	Clijiers	203f
	Clifier I.	207
	Clifier laxative 2.	«6S
	Clifter refiringent 3.	209 ibid.
	differ fir a. fat Horfe 4.	209 ibid.
	Clifier"fir melancholy 5,	210
	differ in cafe of defperate Jfcfaeffe 6.	ibid;
	Clifier fir the Tefiiknce 7.	ibid.^
		Clifier
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�... �" I I�. \|� . 1,11 ■ II I IM»^l~~......~~MM I ' I �U �^^^^^^�1^ . Clifcr lenitive 8. _# 211 C/i/fer fir the Collicke 9. '■&&�■* Ckyed 212 Cads /welled iWds Cods [welled, a, charge 214 Collicke ibid.. CoUickg atidftone 216 ColUEvill 217 cW 218 Confumption 240 Confumption of the fiefi 242 Comnljion 244 Cojiivenejffe or belly-bound 249 Crown-fcab 2 50 Cw/> 251 Cold or running at the nofe 27$

	. ~ , 543 Corrupt bloud 585 Chap. 7. D. lAngerowJicktieJfeshow itcommeth 253 'Dangerous jickpejfejjovp to kpow 254 Dangerous ficknefle, how to prevent 258 Dangerous fcknejfe₉ how to cure 259 Diapente 260 Diatejferon 261 Defter ate and dangerous fickpeffe 262 Dijjblve tumors 266 Defp'erateJickpeJJe 267 Drooping 270 Dyopfie 279 Dfiadfiejh 267 jpeepe

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^^^^^^^^ The Table. Deepe wounds 268 Defter ate firaitte 269 Dijffolve greafe 270 Difeafe of the Liver 273 Draw hff yard 276 Draw a thorite "77* Drink? to preferve lungs 278 Difeafes to prevent 28r Drink? comfortable ~ 282 Difiocated joynt ibid. Difeafe of tranchaifins, or thecholtick? 284 2>y upjoares 285 Ghap. 8. E. E Ate a taint a§8 &tfe a feather 289 Ertte <« Sp/fta- 290 Eye d/r<?�e ^a9<* Eye filmefin andWeb Dragons 292* Eye aCanker ²95 Eye # charge ²95 EleBnarium Theriacm* 1 * 'Excretion to cure 535 Eye * WVr* ²9^ Eye broken §01 Excretion 3^oa E^rar impofiumated 3°3 Chap. 9, P.


	F		F4W»» wet *y
			F4W»» wet *y
		F/»k 220 FatHorfe* * *Vk&fi* *_sfJJ* *_vifo_g*

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Falling of the fundament 322

Feaver defined a₂2

Feaver hove to know 026

Feaver ordinary 227

Weaver He&ique '221

Feaver pejiilent 222

Flying worme or Tetter 32 S

Fee* to moUifie VLj

Figge in the foot ||g

SIS' 34°

FiJtnU water jljj
Fetlock^ hurt

Froathyor weeping hoofe 2I5

Foundring in the feet 246

Foundred long Jf o

Foundred in the feet and body -iM

Faljeqnarter " *�;

|g^4L^ or maldeflankj ₂Z

Fouleandoldfores to mundifie $65

Vorfahjng meat %&&

Frujh running

'eltrick. ^?7°

S IS

» , , . Chap. 10. G*

Ailed back ......

iGalled with the {!>«$* fJJ

Crmdling

Grm* Ojntment °'

Greafe molten ?q.

Glanders ?|^x

Qhndm a purging drink, 400

Chap.

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Chap. ii. H.

HAyre ftovt the mayne and tayle falling away 409

Hayre to grow ^^

Head-ache ibid.

Heeles fcabbed₃ Heeles kjbed ^jj

HeeleMellet a_I2

Hide-bound ' aj*

Honey-charge ^_I9

Hoofe to grow ^₂₀

Hoofe weeping 422

Hoofe loofe₀ Hoofe hurt 425

Hoofe hound 424

Hoofe bound a charge 427

Hoofe brittle, Hoofe ftraight, Hoofe loofe 428

Hoofe trodden upon or hurt 429

Hoofe brittle to make tough ibid.

Hoofe to grow ibid.

Halter-caji 450

Hough-fwelled 43 _r

Humours /» c&^ wp ibid.

Hurtjhmdder ^2

Hurts old to cure ibid.

H0#ey _I22

Horfe-bread 264

HrfJ}> 29 a
^^H Chap. 12. J.

MperfeBions in the feet 422

Impojbmation to ripen .r>±

inward jick&ejfe ^ <j

Inward jick&ejfe afuppofitory 436

Inflammations 4.37

Ioynt grieved 438,

In-

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Increase the hoofe 43 a

Chap. 12. L.

LAmpas 44!

Lax to flop ibid.

Leane horfe to make fat aa^
Ugsfwelled 443,445

Leprojte or Elephantick_ malady 447

Lice 448

Lime and Honey ibid.

Loe-worme 450

Lungs a difeafe 452

Lint wherewith to heaU ulcers or old fores 285

Lunatic^ eyes 298

LameneJJe tofinde out^ three waies 552
Chap. 13. M_?

Alender

454

Mainge ₄₅₇

Mouth fore 466

Mettet ±Sy

Mollifie humours 468

Morfounded ibid.

Melancholy 585
Chap. 14. N.

NdTe r»«»z»g 470

rfaw// �*/A:rf 47 j

Night-mare 472
Chap. 15. Q.

OLd fores 473

Over-reach in the heele 474

Qyntment 540,542

Chap.

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		Chap. 16. P. ₈ PAflern joyntfirained J� _PtU for the Glanders < ^ Pejiiknee 4.94 Preparative 4.96 F#«^J ^ ' .� 497 pwfivenefje, a Pni 500 Piffingof bloud 503 Poll-evill 505 Powder for old fires ^₇ Pnrfvenefe orfhortnefe of breath Jg ^?p1r^Cfimei. Terfume* 2. P«^3- �1'. Purgation l. 524 Purgation 2. Purgation 3. _5?5 Pm-gatim. Purgation* 5. ₅₂� Purgation 6. 197 ?utrefa&ive 203 Purgation defined 291 Pz# and Web 392 Pedrfe orfilnte 460 Perfitme 540 *■ Chap..₇.Qs ,,3** Q'"ick.fcab 219 mitter-bone !F Chap.i8,R.. _a RE«^ wafer 333 _Refiringent charge ^ &ng-bom 535 Excretion to cnre . 537

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Rules to know where a Horfe halteth either before orbehinde


		55®
	Chap. 18. S.
	Oshoulder wrench	539,54! 54²
	Shoulder diflocated	543
	Shoulder flrained	544
	Shoulder rowelled	54^
	Shoulder the skin broken	ibid.
	Shoulderfilat	549>55f
	Shoulder-pight	ibid.
	Scratches	559
	Sitfaji	$63
	Scabs and Scratches	$64.
	Stale or dung	$6$
	Sickjn tr dwell	$66
	Sudden fickneffe	S67
	Selender	$68
	Sick or forfeited	$69
	Sinew fyrung	570
	Sinew grieved	57i
	Sinew cut	ibid.
	Sinew fyrain	572,573
	Strain newly tahgn	ibid.
	Strain old	.574
	sihihjng breath	ibid.
	Splent	$76
	StWtfbling	583
	Stiffekgges	ibid.
	Stale or pijjc \	5%
	Sta-vers	586
	Swelled legges	590,
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		swelled cods . 59 2 Spongy wart* 593 Surbated feet 595 tti/feaf ' ibid. Stone 598 String-halt 599 1 suppojitory. 1 Suppojitory. 601 3 Suppojitory. ^Suppojitory. .^P¹ 5 Suppojitory. 6 Suppojitory* ibid. Sweating 6c>3 Spirit of Tinne B&6 Chap. 19, T. TOngue hurt 604 7W/e a# itch 6°5 Theriacum Vngnentum 606 TJrffcr or Bing-worme 6°7 Tyring intravell 008 Tmnchions ^I75, Tw &#�/ tobeobferved in every cure* 114 Tj&ra; _/«�** 0/ ?&»»'« which doe ingender in the body of the Horfe -:_; 174 Chap. 20iV VOmiting &^l ^l Violent cough 613 fitiegjttr ²² Ver volant* 334 Veinestotakem 614 Chap.ai.W, V^ Jlndetopreferve 615 V Wild-fire ^6l7 WtWtds ;}9* tVettwexcretim ""J

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	The Table. WinJLgalks 620 Wither-wrnng ° ²1 White-water , ²° Jftaer 54° JF&c/z in the fytee* 5 SJ Whenintheftanke ?�."� Chap. 2 a, Y.* r^ mattering **^b¹***

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		J-^�llrT^s Malady fo calkd by the <»
		J-^�llrT^s Malady fo calkd by the <»
	isthffamewecaU prick't with a N,^ m theSh^g and it is eafily cured if the Werner be skilfull, and V it be alfo taken in time. And thus wee worke, ^ Firft take out the fole, and cut the boefe round axfi the place pricked, that no corruption bee remaining^ hinde, fill it up againc with hurds fteeped in white⁵Egges � dreffe him thus three daies together, then he* � the fore up with fait made into fine powder ming¹with Vineger, or elfe with Diers Galls, or with Mi� or Lentils jind anoint the outfide of the hoofe with bl* n/�gipttacum. # Another. Take a little cotten or bumbaft, and fteep it in brov^ Sueercandy molten, and apply it with a hot Iron the place. And if the foot be bruifed with the (hooC■* that the femall home be hurt or bruifed, then cle' and prepare the place firft, and then apply unto J quick or live Spider with a hot Iron, and (o tack on»_fftiooe, and let him not come into any wet till hee ^Diij\|ly cured. V Another.* Take Sallet Oile,Turpentine, and Rofinpitch,all&$ ten together, put it very hot into the hole where n pricked, aiid fo ftop the hole with Hurdes. ***
Ardoy.

The Expert Fefrier. 395*

|T^J which defccn ding frcm the head make their re-
)n_c ^Ce m and about the eye.r, and thefe naughty fou-
divip^1, ?^re occafioned by the means of intemperate rk
the Ss ^or ^otner laborious exercife, in which

^^h feature hath been put to doe more the«

tW^re was able to performe} wherefore by one of

e Waies the malady commeth 3 the cure is thus:
^elt ^i^tcn3^°fiⁿ3^anci Maftick, of each like much,
^j ..them together , and having beforehand provi-
de !? ^a ^readineffe two round plaifters of Leather,the
*V °^^a ²° ^m*^ⁿS pi^ece of Gold, lay and fpread
S_S 5^^edicine hot upon thefe two plaifters, and fo hot
O^e ^^0rf^e ^can faffer them, apply them to his temples₃\^% them to ftick faft to the skjnne , and let them
tL^eremaine, untilltheylhallfallofTof themfelveSj
V_ej, j^Well him on the lace juft under his eyes with a
3t J *Qiall French RoweB the breadth of a three pence
*kc^ettl°ft» and let it be turned every day one, the
^i^e °f 12 or 15 daies, then take forth the Rowell^nd
K^ ^P the orifice with the green oyntment prefcri-
^cjj^U in Ub.i.cap.\o.[eB.^.G. and this will undoub-

§^ ^very much help hisj/ght. V Another.
^e^h_e^aVe away the haire the breadth of a milling on
³Pplv °f the head upon the temple veines₉ and after

"^ak ° ^t^^ie P^^ace ^tni^s charge.
Hi_c]?^e Taca-Mahaca, and lay it upon thofe places
^e _c ^^ere ^maven3 and clap upon them flocks of the
*fott,_e�_r°^lou_r.,then make incifioa and put in two French
^Oty^⁸ *^s is {hewed in the cure going before, to bring
*Wi_Ce "^e peccant humour s₀ and let the eyes be walhea
Vob _Iil^e'J^ery ^daY ^witb the medicine before taught
*de of ground-I_Vy,Honey, Selenduie, and wo-
R.r q BiaOS