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Cavalarice, OR I \' That part of Art wherin is contay- ned the Knowledge or Office of the Horfe-Farryer,with the fignts and de- tr.onSrations ot aiLmano«ro^cin- firmitits , and the rrsoit Left approved cure for the fame. The Seauentb Bsibe Newly GonraSed, perfected, and augmented, with triany rare fecrets: ByGcruafe Majrkham. Printed by Ed: A'lde* for Edward i and are to be fold at his fliop neere the liccle north doorc of'Saiiu i'auks Church at the ii»»e or the Gun 1617.

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	To the Right Honorable aixl moft noble Lord Iohn Ramsey, ViCOlintHADlNGT ON. ^(J^^^a ^ F there be blame in me (mojl Noble Lord) \\|\ ^1 f^'/ftl to offer toyourvertues thispoore offertory "W^tri O^x ⁶j^myl^our$) Jmufi with renowned Sir Jf^)«\|\|\| t^'ijj^i.. Phillip Sydney make an/were,that a is faVe^i l'^-><.^^, AfMlt'theninputobevfrtuouS) for did.

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			^fIo allmyfel/oto Smithes and Farryers . both good and bad, difperfed ouer ■thisKingdeme. Hereis nothing more preiudiciall to v-^]i life of man, then an vnlearned Phifition; ⁿ°^rll_rtvilder member belonging to the Stable tfec0³_cvnskilfull Farryer: whence it comes, that lb³!¹beene more precifely caref all to perfit this bOj with the trucftplainneffe, and the eafiefl demonftrations tb^¹could any way faIbion,becaufe for the raofl part,you Smithes a Maiftcrs of little more then Natures learning, fo that fboulrt hauewrit as former Authors hauo written , queftionlcfTc as i^Dj mcrlyyovjhaue done , fo ftill you fliould continue jt>a maze 9" error, the effe&s ofyourpradtife hauing onely the ground off¹¹"' ftome, and not of reafon: this to preuent, and that you may g)^ a true account for whatfocuer you fhalladminiiler, I hauel^^ downeeuery effect, euery face, and figure of eueryinfumitie> ,r plainly, and fo accompained itwithvndouttedtruthes, th" _Qyou will but either heare or reade, and intreat your memory^⁵ if
		retaine what you fiiall haue deliuered, I doubt not but you i»''\| both commend your expence of time, thanke meformytr^aU _eiplcafurc thofe which (hall nee de you, and maintaine yourf"³ jj with good reputation : howfoeuerthisl knovvejthatforafa i as I liaue-fetdowne nothing beyond my knowledge, ther^, .* haue dt>ne nothing to which I cannot giue the account oU& . \{ therefore if you accept it kindely, itismylouewellirnpl°)'f L% othcrwife, it is not loft, for J did not intend it for thofe wh¹^ YngratfcuJJ, Farewell. G.M_f

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Chap. I.

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		1 ThefeauentbtBoofy. I intend now to write, becaufeeuen from raineinfancie" Ihaue puriude and followed it with alldilligcneeand violence syetfithl euer intended this Worke for mine ownetombe, and the generall profiteofthisEmpyre, Iwillftiunneallobfcuritie,darknefleandryddles,andin the plaineft manner that may bee, write fo as thefim- pleft Smith in the Land may bee bettered by his rea* ding: Wherefore firft you{Yullvnderftand,aHorfei$ compounded of feauen Naturall thinges, thatisEIe- ments,Temperatures, Humors, MemberSiPo wers,0-; perations and Spirits. Of Elements there bee foure, that is Fire, AyrCj Water, and Earth, the Fire is ofnature hot and dry, but the heate is chiefcft> the propertie of which heate, is to moue matter to generation , and to difperfe thinges of feuerallkindcs,autl binde together thinges of one kindc* The Ayreismoyftandhote, but the moyftnes is chief- eft, the properties whereof is to make the matter apt tO" receiue forme, to quicken and coole the hearty and 0'_ttherfuch like offices. The Water iscolde and moyiV but the coldnefle is chiefeft, whofe propertie is to binds and mixe bodies together,as flefh with bones,and bones with finewcs,and fuch like. The Earth is dry and colde> but the dryneffe is chiefeft, the propertie whereof is to holde together thofe formes which the Ayre and W*' ter through their fluxible natures would otherwifedi' foiue. Thus you may fee, that fince in euery liuing creature there muftbe heate,moyfturc, coldnefle a"" dryneffe, their proper beginnings muft come from the operation of thefe foure Elements : For other more particular Elements, as the feede or menftruall blood, k that they alfo depend vpon thefe former Elemen^jj

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		The feauentb ^Bool^e. 5 Will not make any longer difcourfe vpon them. Now for temperatures, they fpringfrom the mix- ture of Elements, and are in number nine, that is, hotte, ^c°lde,moyftanddry, which arc vn-equall andfimple: J&enhbtand moyft,hotand dry,coldeand moyft,co!de ?ⁿd dry,which are vnequall and compound: and the laft ^s a generall mixture of all the foure Elements indiffe- rently, and is called equall, becaufe it hath not more of ?«e one then ofthe other. . How for the vfe of thcfe tempers in a Horfe, if he be Equally compounded, that is, haue indifferent mixture J^f theElements,then ishee ofthe beft temper ,as being r'ghtjfwif^boldcjtra&ablejiouing, and of long life: but \|fheeexceedeinoncqualitie more then in another, as tfhehau«moft ofthe hcatc,then hce is furious₃mad and ^efperate j if moft of moyfture,then hee is Apifti, fanta- fticall,andforgetfulb if moftof eolde, then heeisfcare- ^full₃ skyttifh, and fubieel: to tyring; if moft of dryncCe, then he is dull, floathfull, rebellious, and full ofmaliti- ^fnefle : all which tempers, you may gefleatby the Worfes colours,but knownc a�uredly by pracl;ifc in ty- ping, or operation in medicine. _% Mow tbefe tempers do alter, as the powers of a horfe ^ither increafe or diminifh,as thus: aFoale is faid to hauc ^temper from the Fire andAyre, a horfe of middle jfge from the Fire and Earth, and a horfe of oldeagc ^tr<>m the Earth and Water. ^ Horfes likewife take their temperatures from the ^jymbes where they are bredde, as commonly thofe ^hicharenearefttheSunne, are euer of pureft fpirits ^andlongeft lines, and thofe which arc fartheftoff, are 5??f edull, and of"lefie continuance. And although one � _sra* of

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		ij. The/eauentb 'Boofte. ----------------------!---------- ------�----------------------------------------- '"' ofourEnglifh Authors, numbers our Nation ofEng', land for one of thofe colde Countries, yet by his pati- ence, hee is much deceiued,for if he will looke vpon the lynevndcr which we Hue, hee fhall finde we arevndet fuch a temperate height,that neither Greece,Jffricke₃ not Spdyne cxcelles vs in goodnefle. Now for humors they alfo are deriued from theElemcnts, and are in number fourc, that is to fay, Choller, which is ofthe nature of FirejBlood,which is the nature of Ayre 5 Flegme,whici» is of the nature of Water; and Melancholy,which is of the nature of Earth. Choller is in taft bitter^BIood is '& taftfweetc, Flegme is in taft waterifh without tai(l,an^ Melancholy is in taft fower: The places where thefe hu- mors mod abound, is in the Liuer choller, in the Hear¹blood, in the Braine flegme, and intheSpleenemekuv choly, from thefe humors alfo come Harfes colours,aS fromGhollercomes bright Sorrels, cole-Blacks, ano ledCheflenuts j from Blood conies bright Baycs an<J Roanes; from Flegme, Milke-white's, and yellow Duns* fromMelancholyJron greys and Moufc-duns. The of' fiee of thefe humors is, Choller to difgeft and empty tftf guts,Bloodto nourilh and warme the members,Flegiitf to giue motion, and Melancholy to procure appetite beeing all good in their temperate Natures,, but whe** they ouer.flow_s.then they are vilde andingen^er fickne' Now for the members,they are Generall, and Special'? general,asflefh,bone,finew,andveyne;fpeciall₅ashea«? necke,breft,leg,foote,and fuch like; which though the/ beknit together, yet differ both ianame and proportf d\|n,and of thefe fpeciall inembers,the Braine,the Heato the Liuer, and the Stones, are the chicfeft, from wbotf Ipring many other principall Members, asSinneW«J

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		"The feauenth "Booke. $ from the Braine, Arteries, from the HattjVcynes, from theLyuer, and Veffels of generation from theftones; all which, and the other inferiour Members, it is moft neceflarie euery Farryer kno w₃and he can by no meanes better attaine thereunto, then by diffe&ing or anotomi- zing horfes when they are dead 5 as for mine owne part, it was my pra&ife many yeares together: Now for the powers which arein a horfe, principally they be three, the firi the power of feeling, which comming like a greatcundite in one maine finew from the braine, dif- perfeth anddeuideth.it felfe into a multitude of other: fmaller finewes,giuing an vniuerfall feeling ouer the Whole body, and this power by Phyfitions is called Ani* wall. The fecond is the power of life, and proccedeth from the heart, conucying from thence in Arteries, a certainc vitall blood of the Nature of Ayre, ouer the wholebody alfo, and it is called^//. The third is the power of nourifhment which proceedeth from the Lt- uer, carrying from thence in a number of fmaller cun- duit pipes, the blood through the body, which cherifh- eth and ftrengtheneth euerie member, and is called Mturdl) which naturall power hath alfo other foure offices, as the recehiing offoode fit to nourifh, the hol- ding it that it may nourifh, thedifgeftingit after it hath nourifht, and the expelling it away when it is turned to excrement -..Now foi opperations they proceede from the powers,as from feeling commeth motion of members, from life motion of humors whether; diftempered or not diftempered, and may veric 'Well bee felt by the beating of a Horfes pulfc vp- pon the temples of his heade ciofe by hiseares, and not vppon his fore legges, though fome Authors Sf 5 write

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		(5 ^<Thefeauentb^cBool$e. write to fuch purpofe, from nourifhment comes the motion of thought, and the motion of generation, with many other fuch like : thefe operations bee other- wife two-folde, that is Externall, or Internall, exter- nall as the motion of the Limbes, which mooue buc when the Horfe pieafeth, and internall as the motion ofthe Heart, Brayne, and Pulfes, which mooue conti- nually, whether the Horfe wake,fleepe,goe,ftand₃or whatfoeuerheedothelfe : Now laftly forthefpirit,ic istheveriequintefTence of the blood, and beeing con- ueyedin the Arteries, giues the bodie a more liuely and ipritic heate, and makes his feeling more quicke and tender. ByfomeHorfe-men,thefpirit of a Horfe is ta- ken to bee his breath, but the former I take to bee more fubftantiall; but both haue their workings, and may well be termed Spirits : Now therefore it is the pan and duty of euerie good Farryer, diligently to fearch in* to thefe feauen famous Naturall fimples whereof a Horfe is made, that knowing which Element is in the Horfes bodie moftpredominant, thcn,which temper a- grees with which element, which humor with which temper, which member is infected with which humor^ which power is vndiftributcd into which member^ and laftly which fpirit is weakned by the ouerwork- ing, of which power hee may apply all his receyts and medicines according to Art,and the compofition of his Horfes body.

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	^Jhefeauenth ^cBoo{e.

		CHAP. 2.

Of the Sitiewes, Veyms and Bones of alJorfe, ALthoiigh fome of our Englifli Horfe-men will al- low a horfe but thirtie foure maine finewes, yet I haue found manymoe, andrauch difference from the difcriptions I haue read in fome Authors 5 for al- though Vegetws deriues two maine finewes from the mid noftrellto thecrooper, I finde it is not fo, but there is one maine tendantor finewe,which comming from the braine, and hinder-part of the horfes head, extendeth two fmaller branches on each fide the checkes ofthc horfe, which running along the chappes, meete at the horfes noftrels; then doth that maine finewe extend it felfe downe the necke bone of the horfe, running through euery ioynt thereof in many fmall branches, till it come to the fctting on of the chyrie, where the maine finewe is diuided into three great armes,one run- ning through his chyne, and dcuiding into feueralt thrids through euery ioynt of his backe,knits andbindes hisribbes: the other two downe each fide of his fhoul- ders, euen to the bottome of his fore-hoofes, and is deuided into fortie feuerall branches: now when the maine finewe of his backe comes tothebindingtoge- therofhis huckle-bones, it there againe deuides it felfe into other three great finewes , two running crofTe- wife downe his hinder legges, to the bottome of his hoofes, and are likewife deuided into fortie branches, Sf4 the

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		8 Tbefeauenth ^<Boo{e. the other goeth ftill forward downc to the end of the ftcrne of his tayle, deuiding into cuery feuerall ioync many feuerall branches, fo that to fpeake generally of all the finewes, they are infinite, and almoft with' out number, but to fpeake particularly of principal! finewes they are cleucn, that is firft, two which runnes through the chappes, and compafTe in the teeth, which isrheoccafionoftooth-ach; two that meeteattheno- ftrels, one downe the necke bone, two downc the fhoulders and legges and downe the backe, two downc the huckle-bones and hinder partes, and one downe the rumpe. Nowefor Veynes which are of vfe, andby finking of them bring health totheHorfe, there are in number oneandthirtie, that is to-fay, twointhevpperpartof his mouth, twoin his temples, twovnder his eyes, one of each fide of his necke, two vnder his fore-fhoulders^ two in his breaft , foure in his jchighes, two in his pa- fternes, two aboue his hoofe^on the' cronets, foure in his flankes, two in his hamm.es, two in his hinder legges, and one vnderhis tayle: Kqw for the bones of aHorfe, although other Authors haue Writ as perfectly of them as I am any way able to doe, yet I will not ftickeheere ta repeate them, wherefore tirflyou fliall vnderdand, a horfe hath in all a hundredthreefcore and tenne bones, that is to fay,in the vppcr of hisheadc two bones, from the forehead tothenofetwoboncSj his neather iawes two bones , of fore-teeth twelue, oftuihes foure, of grinders foure and twentie, in hifr. necke, feauen, from the wythers to the huckle bones eight,from the huckleboncs to the tayle feauen,then the broad bone bchinde with twelue Scarries, two fpads bones*

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			The fe uentbHoo^e. p "Ones, two to the canell bones, thentwo from thence t° the firftioynt about the legs, then two to the knees from thence, two to the pafternes, and from thence jWneintothehoofesfixteenelittle bones, one breaft "One, thirty fixe ribs great and fmall,two bones to the ^oluwdl, two from the molairs to theioynts, and two towards the ribs, from the hough to thelegge two {rnall bones, and from the leg to thy forcelstwo fmall bones, & from the paftemes to the hoofes fixteene little. bones$ ^ndthus muchforfinews,veines,andbones. CHAF. 3

		Of U&rfa vrme₃ and of bis excrements. \ T Here is no better note nor carader that a Famee can take of theftate of a horfesbodie, or wherein he may plainely fee the true vfage of infirmity and ftckne?, theninahorfesvrineor excrements , becaufe that they participating of the inward powers and facul- ties of the bodie, alter and change their colours and taftes,as the body altereth with the paine of infirmkis Snd ficknesi you (hail knowetherforc, thatfirft as tou- ching vrines ₉ if when your horfe piffeth, his water bee ofapaleyellow colour, not transparent, that is to %, bright and cleare, that a man may fee thorow it, '°^it of an indifferent thicknes, and an vnffenfiue fmell, then you may be amtred the horfe is found, ftrongi and full of luft, but if his vrine bee of a bright high Smbcrcolour inclyningfome what to redifhness then YOumuft knows that his bloud is inflamed, and hee hath

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		n IheJixt'Bookg* hath either taken furfetofrawefoode, or elfe being he' ted, hath taken (ome fodaine cold, which hath bred pe- trifaction and corruption in his bioud, bringing forth the ctfeds ofFeauers,! ellows, Anticor* or fuchlike.lf his V- rine looke like blond, or haue loft the ftrength of his if uor,you mutt then vnderftand your horfe hath beertf ouer laboured,andwith too violent exercife hath diP tempered his bioud, & bred corruption about his liuerj whence fprings many faint difeafes, asxhcApoplexie of Palfie, confumption ofthe flefti, and fuch like. If your horfes vrine haue like a white creame vpon the topps oi it,ids afigne of putrifacTion and infirmitie in his kid- nies; whence comes the paine and confumption in the kidnies; ifhisvrinebeofagreenifh colour, thickeand muddie,ic is afigne of weakereynes and the confumpti- on ofthefeede; if his vrine be of a high redifh colour, very thickc,cloudy,and the grofnes as it were bound to- gether, it is a figne of death and mortalitie,fliewing that nature hath giuen ouer her working, but if the blacks thickeneffe hold not together, but difperfe into fundry places, itis a figne that nature as it were reuiues and e- uen conquers infirmiticsjmany other obferuations there are₃butfor mine owne part,becaufe I haue found fomc vntruthes in them,I will not fet them dowoe for rules ' Now for the excrements, I haue both in the booke of hunting and running, difcried,the vttcrmoft properties and fecrets which can any way be found out by them J and therefore in this chapter will not loade your eares with that which I haue formerly written.

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		■____________________II The ffxtToo^e. \Z chat. 4

	Of letting efkorfes bloody the time, the eaufe, andth fignes which defire it Jhould be vfed.
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TOnching the letting of horfes blood ,botb the Far* riars of former times, and thofe now in our dayes, are of fundry opinions, fome faying it {hould be ^ne at the beginning of euery quarter in the yearc, as fhe fpring, fummer, autumne, and winter: others will ^let blood but three times intheyeare, that is the begin- ^Qlng of May, when blood fprings,the beginning of Sep- tember, when the blood is warmed and fetled, and the beginning of December when the blood is grofle and tiiickned.Others would haue ahorfe blooded but once Jyeare,and that is in May onely, becaufe when blood 'pringSjif the new blood fhould mixe with the olde cor- rupt blood, it cannot choofe but foone inflame and in- Bender fickneffe: all thefe reafons are probable enough, and wc fee few horfe-maiftersatthisday,butdo follow either one or other of theie obferuations,yet for mine pwnepartlcannotbe induced to become any of their ^lmytators,as holding this opinion not by any meanes ^to let my horfe blood, but when vrgent neceflitie, and ^aPpatent rcafons drawe me thereunto, for aboue all binges I hate to doe any thing for fafhion fake, and I ^ift confeffel doeeuencontemne and enuieto fee eue- j> Smithes fhop in Chriftmas holly-dayes looke like a ^bu*chers {laughter houfe, not one Farrier being able to �iue me a reafon why he hath blooded any two of thefe horfes₅

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		1% 1 he feaucnth ^cBoo!{e. horfcs, more then it is an old cu(tome,and that the holy dayes is a time of reft wherein the horfe may recoue^fhisbloadagaine₅notcon{ideringhowpretious a thing blond is, nor what euiils fuch cuftomes bring vnto 3 horfe, as weakeneffe of body, imperfection of fight* crampeSjConuuHions and paifies, betides when a horfe isletbloud,by the rule of cuftome, if at any time yoij breake or omit that-rule, there prefently followes di' feafeandinfirmitic. And againe, oft letting ofbldud makes the blond fall into the inward partes, cloying th^ heart,ftomacke and guts.and leauing the outward part?? makes them goutie,grofle and vnnimbie 5 wherefore i* your horfe be in health, and good ftate of body, by no meanes let him blood, except it be now and then with the point of your knife aboue the fecond and third barrs in the roofeofthehorfes mouth, by which meanes th^ horfe may cheweandlickevp his owneblood, which i* moft wholefome for many difeafes as you (hall percent hereafter j or now and then in his eyeveines, which is comfortable for the hcad,and clecreth the fight, but fof letting blood in any long or more fluentveines,! Woul<J not haue it vfd but vpon necefsitie, asforanyobferiU' tibnof thetimeof yeare,houreofthc day, and irate °> the moone or figne: when there is caufe of blood let' ting, I haue euerfetthofe cautions behinde the doore. as refpe&es of little vallew₃becatife the forbearance oj a quarter of an hourc,may be the lofle of the horfe, a»" indeede they are but bugbeares only to fcarre the ign^' rant,but for obferuing the clyme wherein a horfe I^sked,theage,ftrength,anddifpofitionofthchorfesb^ die jthey are notes worthie regard onely: touching ^^equantiticof thcbloodyoijtakcaway,for horfcs bred &

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		The feamntb^oo^e. 13 "�"! �-------------------�------------------------------------------------------■----------------------,------------------------------------------- - ------------------------------------------"-----------» «ot countryes, olde horfcs, and negmatique hbrfes would nothaue fo much blood taken from them, as horfes bred in eolde regions, young horfes, or cholle- fickhorfcs: nowthat you may know when a horfe ftads in needs of blood-letting, if you perceiue that he hath any extraordinary iteh,fo that he now and then rubbeth his neck or buttockes,orif his skin begin to pyll,or the hayre either ofhismaine or taylefhcd, if you haue gi-* wen him any violent exercifeabouehisftrength, fothat lie hath either taken furfait,or bin tyred,ifhe be brought toanextreamepouertie of ftefh, or if his eyes looks f eddej and his vaines fwcll, if you nndejnhim the effe&s of any Feaet^thtTellowes or Amichor^ox. any inward fick- nes, proceeding either of inflamation or corruprion of the blood_ainany of thefc cafes it is neceffary to let bloody and if the infirmity be not growne to any ftrength,then the beft time to let blood in, is fomewhat early in the morning,the hor-fc hauing beene kept fafting allthc night before; let your horfe(asneereasyou can) ftandv- pon euen ground when he is let blood, and let the cordc Wherewith y«u binde his neckc ftrait, bs fttaite twound, fo that by no meanes it may retch out, but keeps the ftraitnes it holdeth; you muft in any wife be moft care- full, that when you ftrike with your fieame or inftru-_;nient of blood-letting that in ft ead of the vaine you ftrike not the arterie which lyes clofe by the vaine, or fet- tingthe point of yourfteameby the fide of the vaine, that the skinneflippe, and Co you miffe the vaine and hitte the arterie, either off which may indaunger the horfes life, which to preuent it is good when yoti haue raifd the vaine to fpitte vpon it, or wette ic> ;Hy*^c waking the hatie lie clofe and fmoothej you may at

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		■"----------* �' - ' .-------------'~~"-------------------~~~ ■■~~■ '~~<■ ■' ~~■-■--- � - �~~ i i , _r "- 14. 1 he feauentk T>oofo.* at a haire fee how to place your fleame in the right place: whiiftyour horfe bleedes, you (hall put your finger in the fide of yourhorfes mouth₅andby rubbing and tick- ling his vpperbarrcs, make him chewe and mooue his chappesjwhich will make him bleed much more frefhly, but ifhee will not fuffer you to put your finger in his mouth, then you (hall giue him a little hay, or a little grade* onlyto make him mooue his chappes, if hewill not (as many olde lades are of that quallitie ) fuffer you after his necke is bound, to come to let on your fleame, you (hall then either put a paire of clofefpedaclcs ouer hiseyesjorelfeblindc-foldhim withfomething elfe,fo that you may without daunger approch him : It is very good to faue the blood you take from him, and whilft hebleedesto ftirreitaboutforlumping,thento mingle it with beane flower, andboale Armoniack; and being made thicke like a plaftef, to fpreadeit vpon his backe and loyncs, for it is exceeding good both for his legges and feete: when your horfe hath bled fufficicntly, you ihallloofethebyndingcorde.and withit ftroakedowne the vainetwice,orthrice; and it will (launch of it felfe i after the horfe is let blood, you (hall caufc him to be fee vp in the ftable,and to fafUt leaft two houres after, and thengiuehimwhatmeateyoupleafeifhcbe fat and in ftrength,butifhebee leanc and weake, then you (hall giue him a warme fweete mafbe made of water and ground make well mingled together: And thus much for letting of blood. CHAT. 1*

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	Thefeauenth Too^e. j 5

		chap. 5.

Qfficknetingenc- taU. SIcknes is by diucrs auncient writers diuerfly defined,, and as diuerfly deuided. One Tales it is an euili affec- tion contrary to nature, hindringfome action of the kody,and dcuides it into three kindes: the firft/ww that re alike, thefecond/w/j inftrumentall; the third,botfi ^lhefe ioyned together: the firft confifteth in thepredo-: finance of the elements, as when either cholLer_ablood₃^eanacormelancholliedoefuperaboundi the fecond, incompofitionofthebody, when the members are di- feafed or deformed: the third in the deuifion of mem- bers, as ifit be in a flefhie part, then k is called a wound °r an vlcer,ifin the bones then it is called a Fra&ure. Another faith ficknes is a maladie,or greefe proceeding ^t(>rn the corruption andweaknefTeofthevitall partes, nd deuides it into foure braunches, as moyft malladie, ^^rie malladie,malladie of theioynts,& malladie bctwixe ^tne skinne and flefh: the moyft malladie fpringes from beanie and mellancholy,asftrangle₃glaunders,and other ^^uxes 5 the drie malladie fpringes from choller and kl°od,as conf umptionsj drie coughes and fuch like: the Jttallady of the ioynts is all griefes incident to Ioynts, as ^plcntSjfpauens, excrefsions,fwellings, and fuch like: ^and the malladie betwixt the flefh and skinne,is the Far- ,;¹⁰n_sfcab,mangmes,or fuch likes Others make other definitions and deuifions,bur all tending to one end,they ^3reneedleffe to be repeated, and it (hall be enough for the

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	5 6 Ihe feauenth TSooke. the diligent Farrier, if he but retaine in his mcmori*, that all inward infirmities are called fickneflfes, or difea- fes, and all outward infirmites are called grieucs and fb»' ranees, and that he apply and moderate his medicines according to the violence of the difeafe_aincreadngthe ftrength ofhis receites as thc.difcafcincceafes in power; andthus much for flcknes ingenerall; Asforthefigncs and Characters by which difeafes and forances are to be knowne becaufe I fet them downe at large in the be- ginning of euery infirmity, I will, at this time ibrbearc to write or trouble you with them.

		CHAP. 6

OfFernet's andthedwerskwdes there/, together with their cures, FEuers although our ordinary Farriers neither know them nor can cure them, and therfore hold opinion there is noiuch thing:yet for mine owne part, I haue had fuch experience, and haua fo certainely found the effects of them in many horfes, that I dare auouch the difeafe to bee common and in dayly knowledge* wherefore to fpeake generally ofFeuers: aFeauer kari immoderate heate, or inflamation of the blood, diftuf' bingand hindring all the motions of the body, and ov theie Feuersthere are diucrs kindes,a Quotidian or cofl' tinuall Feuer,Tfm'««»5aseueryotherdayarit, QuArtt^ which are euery third day, and peftilent or burning F-^c' iiers,thefirft three proceeding from humors and fpiri^* the laft from putrifaftion and inflamation ofthe bload, ingendreo

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		-^____ The feauenth Boo^e. ij orff-¹?^ ^by^citherto° extrcameandvioltnt"orerci(c"; _Q^r oyiurfeic of rawe foode,as ofvndryed Peafc or Gates \l �^cleanty ^foode>^as Chaffe, Peafe,pulfc and fuch c«u J^he ^extreame ^heate of the Sunnc, or extreamc ^lanefle of the ayre will either of them ingenderFe- ers; Now the figncs to -know a Feuer is, yoafhallfcc ^Jni hang downe his heade, his eyes beeing heauieand a (?"!» ^his ^]i?P^es ^wil1 ^hang ^rrom his teeth, and his eih _WIH bee loofe, his ftones will hang downe, and o ^S u^eai^th ?'^m ^be ^ho"^c' ^hccvvili g^aP= ofcandftretch hi a ^iSru^m ' ^hce ^Wil1 ^haue ^a ^kindc ^of ^iucring in is flefhe and an extraordinarie heate and beating of 'ispulfes vpon the temples of his head, he will drinkc ^5ljch and eate little, andbisvrine will looke of a high ^°^lo,"� bright and cleare like Amber. Now if you finde Jfieie figncs not to alter or ceafe, but to continue in one «rength and violence, then you fhall be affured it is a &fdMK or continual! Feuer, but if the motions alter, a he bee one day well and the next day ill, then it is ih ^m' ^b"^tif ^hcebeoncday ill and two dayes well, ^enitisa^^^, for cure whereof fome haue vfcd �ais phiiiCKe, firft to let him blood in his temple veines, ^dpallatofhis mouth , and fometimes in the neckc <3ri °t ^3tlL ^t0 ^giue ^him ^thc ^firft ^da? ^no ^meate> ^but ^warmcandI ^e" ^afcerco §^iuc ^him S^raffc,or hay wet in water, atokeepehim warmeandwalkehim in a temperate k ^re,and then vpon his amendment to giue him fodden ^arley _the huske beingbeate off as you beatewheatebe- firn^ey0uboiieir'^{0thcrsvrefortnecurc} o^his Feuer, eith °P^ur§^chisheadby^fq^uir«^,inginto his noftrilles, this 7 i^C ^VnnC °^f ^a ^ma° °^r °^fan °^xe> ^& ^thcn S^iue ^him^arink,takeof ollermZder foure ounces oiGnm dragon T t and

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		i8 ^li he feamntb Boo^e. and dry'd Rofes of each an ounce, beate them to powder, then put them into a quart of oldeAle, and adde thereto ofSallctoyleand Hany of each fonre oun* ccs, and giue this drinks luke warme. Others haue prefcribed other medicines , fome Wronger , fome weaker, fome for Feuers in aiuumne, fome for Feuers in fummer,forriefor fpring, and fome for winter, but 1 haueproued them,.yet neuer could finde much profits by them; the onely meaues that euer I found for thcfe Feuers hath beene this, affoonc as you hatie perceiued the vifible fignes of thefe Feuers , firft: to note hovV the fittes come and goe, and then tokeepe the Horfe faffing foe at leaft a doozen houres before the fitte come, that Nature wanting whereupon to worke , fhee mayonely worke vpon the difeafed humour, and fo confume and weaken it, then when you doepcrceiuer the fit to approach, you ffialltakeofftrong Aleaquarr, and boyle therein of Wormewood halfe a handfull,of long Pepper and Graines rwoounceSjofllrongTreaUe two ounces,andofthc powder of dry'dRue one ounce, and when the third part of the Ale is wafted , take ic from the fire and ftraine it and giue it the Horfe luke- warme to drinke , or if you will you mayinfteadeof this drinke, take the yolkes of foure newlaide Egges and beate them in a difh, then put thereto eight fpoone* fuls of Aqua-vitae , and mingling it well together giue it the Horfe to drinke,thenbeeing warmely cloathed ride him vp and downc in fome faire warme place till hee begin to fweate and then fet him vp in the ftable,lay more cloathes vpon him, and giue him litterinough vnder him,and let him fo fweate at leaft two or three foouresjand then abate his cloataes with difcretion.

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			*Ike feauentb Boo{e. \9

		Thusdooing but twifc at the moft will affuredly mend .^ ^any of thefe kinde ofagues; as for the drinke which hec {hal drinke during this cure,let it be warme water whcr- 'nhath beeneboyled Mallowes,Sorrel],Purfline, and �ndiue,andforhisfoodclctitbe welldry'dOates, and bread made ofcleane Beanes, if during his fickneffe hee proouc drie orcoftiue in his body,,you (hall then giue him nowandthenbalfeof a Rye fheafeearesandallto cate.This manner of cure is not onely good for thefe Fe- vers, but alfo for any other inward fickneffe proceeding fro inflamation of the blood or corruption of humors. There is alfo another Feuer which iscalledthe pe- OfrfiepeSf* ftilent or burning Feuer, and it hath all the fignes and ^entfaces before fhewed , onely they are percciued more ^violently₅and hauc greater fnowes of pain and fickneflc differing absolutely but in this effeft, which is,the horfe tieuer (hiucrcth or fhaketh as hauing the effect of cold- ftelfe : but continually burneth as beeing vniuerfally diflempered with heatc and glowing ; which you fhall plainelypercciue by his continual! deOre to drinkeand fcipple, neuer fatisfied till the colde water bee in his mouth, and by laying your handes vpon his fore-Ieeges, Vndcr his knees, or vpon the temples of his head which j^o places will burne more then any other partes of "is body ; The cure of this peltilcnt Feuer (though our Farryers holde it incurable) is thus. Firft you J"all let him' blood in the neckeveync, then you fhall \|^ay to the temples of his head this plaifter. Take, of the *^uyce of Camomile foure fpoonefuls, of Goates milkc �Sure fpoonefulles, ofthe iuyce of Sage foure fpoone- lnllcs_sand of Salletoyle foure fpoonefulles, then take a nandfuUofdry'd Rofeleaues, whether of a Rofe cake Tt % og

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		2 o ⁴J he fcauenth Booke. os otherwife, and beate all thefe in a matter till itbe made one fubftance, then take foure fpoonfujs of ftrong Wine vinegar and with it ftirrethem altogether, and if it bee very tbinne then take as many moe Rofeleanes and beate with them till it be as thicke as a plainer, then ipred it vpon a cloath and fkewc vpon it the powder of three or foure Nutmegges then war me it hotte vpon a charmg-difh and coalcs_} and applie it to the Horfe as a- forcfaid, then you fhailgiuehimto drinks water boyld' with Violet leaaeSjMallowes and Sorrcll; butiftfreflt^ holde him violently ,you fhall take three ounces of!eans^:Trcakie, and diffolue it inapinteofMalmfey, and put thereto the iuyce of two or three Lemmans, and gius' khim in a home to drinkej-and.it will prcfently puta- way the fitte: the nature of thisFeuer beeingfo pefti- lently hottc, is to furre the mouth, and to brcede vlccf s and (brenefleboth in the mouth and throate,whcrefore' you Quail carefully euerie day looke in his mouth, and lfy.qu perceiue any fuch thing, take but the firrop of Mulberries, and with a fmall fquirt ftrike it into his mouth, and it will heale the (ore immediately, for it is of fuch vertue that a man once knowing it, will hardly- bc without it, but if you cannot get. the firrop of MuU beries,then take a pinte of running water and boyle ther- intwo ounces of Allom, and.halfeahandfull of Sage, and with that wa-fh the fore place and it willhealeit: If the heatc and drincfle.of this difcafekecpethe Horfe fo coftiue that hee can by no meanes dung, you fhatf then onelygiue him this Gljfter. , Take of new Milks balfeapinte, of Salletoyleapinte,andhalfe apinteor the decoctton of Mallowes and Violet leaucs, and to ahca> put an ounce of Scene, and lialfe an ounce of ^: Centeric^

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1 he Jeauen th "Beo^e. 21 Centuarie, and adminifter it luke warrae with an Elder pipe made for the purpofe; and thefe remedies I afTure you will not oncly helpe this Fcuer but alfo many other mortall and dangerous difeafes; diuers other medicines are prefcribed for this Feuer by other Authors, but the firnplesare fo ftrangc, and the compositions fophanta- fticall, that for mine ownepart I hauecarryed the re- cedes to skilfull Apothecaries, who hane vtterlydifa- vow'd the knowledge of fuch flmples, io that after! could neucrgiuecredite to the pradtife. The laft Feuer is called the Feuer accidentall, becaufe it is a Feuer Which comes by the violence and paine offomegrie- Uous receiued wound, and of all Feuers it is moft com- mon and moft dangerous_sfor when wounds are accom- panied with Feuersthe horfefeldomecfcapcs death,and for mine ownc parti cannot boaft of any great cure I haucdonein thiscafc₅onely my rulehathbeentokeepe the vital! partes as ftrong as! could with comfortable drinkes made of Ale, Annyfccds and Sugar-candie, and to giue him to eate halfe a dozen foppes or to aft s ftcept in Muskadinc,according to the forme before fhe wed in the booke of Running horfes, and this I allure my felfe (if the wound be curable) will take away the Feuer. And thus much for the cure of Feuers.

		CHAP. 7.

	Oft he tefiilenu er GurgiH. THE Peftilencchowfoeuer other Authors doe fe- rioufty write both of it and the caufes fro whence L._ it fpringSjasfrom labour,hunger, lodainc motion Tt 3 after

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		22 Thejeauentb^Bookf. after reft, iurfcit, corruption of humors, corruption of ayrc, vapours, exhalations.influence ofplanets,and fueh likejyet I fay(if I know the peftilence) it is plainely thac which we call amongft Men the plague,atnongft Beaftes the murren,aBd amongft Horfes the gargill, it proceeds from furfeit and rawe difgeftion after proude keeping, ingendring corrupt & poyfonous humors ; or elfc from the infe&ion of the avre,or the foodc whereon the horfc feedeth: It is ofall difeal'es moft infectious and mortall, and for mine owne part I hauc had no perfect experi- ence of it, but onely in young Foalcs which are apt to take it, especially if they bee weyned too young, the fignes to know it is, the fides of their heades euen to the rootesofthcireares,andfodowne all vnder their chaps willlwell exceedingly and be wondrous hard, their eyes and the infide of their lippes will bee very yellow, and their breathes willbeftrongandnoyfome. Noweyou wuft vndcrftand that when the(e outward fignes ap- peare,then the difeafeis incurable, fothat to fet downs therefore any cure is a thing iiJif>offible,onely this is the beftprcuention to giue your Foales for three dayesto- gether,both at the fall of theleafe,and at the fpring euc- ry morning three or fourcflippes of Saucn,as is fhewed inthebookeof breeding, but if this difeafe happen to Horfes ofelder age which is fureftknowne by the Iofie ofthathorfe whichflrftdyeth, then you fhall fe per ate the found from the ficfee, and putting them intoafrcfh ayre after they hauebeene let blood, both in the necke, veyncs and their mouthes, you fhall thengiueeachof themtodrinke halfe a pinteof Sacke,andhalfeapintc ©f Sallet-oyle mingled together,the next morning after yp\) fhall giue euery one of them apinteofftrong Ale,.

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		Tbefeauenth^cBoo%e. 25 ^at>d the (hauings ofthe yellow tipps of the olde Stagges horne, or the fhauings of the yellow tippe ofthe Sea- horfe tooth,both which ifyou cannot readily get_} then you (hall giuethem ftrong Ale and Treakle boyld toge, ther, to each a good draught, and doubt not but it will &oth expcll and preuent the force ofthe infection. As fotdrifioloeh, GetttiattyMyrrhe and fuch like, which (ome ptefcribetobeegiuenforthis difeafe I doe not thinke tne Authors thereof cuer fawe the pra&ife, nor will I «ounfaile any man to try them, knowingtheformer to be fufficient. *tn ___ 1 ti-_r- 11 a ■--j " "'""--------'------------"^n'¹ ■"■ ' "" ^\|\|"^llir irt"i 1** CHAP. g. Ofthe inward difeafe s ofthe HeadendIfrjlof the head- &ch, THE head of aHorfc is fubiea to diuersdifeafes according to the inward compofitions thereof, as from the pannicklc which couers the braine comes hcad-ach,rhumes and mygrams,from the braine frenzic, fleeping cuill, and palues, and from the con- duitcs of the braine come the ftaggers , night-mare^ cr ampe, catarres and fuch like 5 But firft to fpeake ofthe hcad-ach, it is a difeafe that moft commonly proceedes ofacholerickc humor bred in the pannicklc, or elfeof feme outward caufe as of a blowe,of colde or ill fauors, 'he fignes thereof is onely heauinefTc of countenance, vvatring of his eyes, and forbearance of his food : the cure is₃takc either Storax or Frankinfencc, and throwe it vpon a chafing- difh and coalcs vnxler the horics note, Tc4* fo

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		________,----------------------------------~~.....~~ ------ ■ ■! ■> 2 4. ^Ihejeauentb ^<Boo%e. fo that the fmoke may afcend vp into his head and when hee is thus perfumed, you (hall binde to his temples the fame plafter which is formerly fet downe forthepefti* lentfeauer,and queftionles it yyillheipe hira in twice ot thrice applying. ~* CHAP. 9. j------------------------------------------------------------��----------------------------------------� , 1 , . . . « OfFrenzhorMadneJfeinHorfes. MAdnefle is a fault very much incident to HorfcSy andlhauehad much experience thereof, and as farre as I can conie&ure, it proceeds oncly from the torment of the brame or pannickle, when they are cither corrupted with naughtie bloody orinflamed with theheateofpoyfonau*humors; many other difcripti-^:onstheauncient//^i///i»j make of the frenzieofahorfej,¹faying it procecdes not from the head alone, but fome- times from the torment of the heart,lmcrorfpleene, which a ntaniiiay know byahorfesbyting and tearing ofhisowncftefli, and with his feete beating vpon his bodyjbutfor fuch maddehorfesas I hauc feene, their madneshathiflued from the braine only, and the frgnes from whence I haue gathered it hauc beene thefe, they will haue heauie countenaaees, but fierie eyes, they will beate their owneheadesagainft the walles, bite at 3ny thing fuddainly, and as they ftand they will gnaw vpon the maunget.; when they lye they; will lay theit fore-leggesouertheirheades, and now and then beate their heads withtheir leggs^ tivey will furfake all foode, or if theydoe eatc, they will fnatchtheiraacatehaftily_;

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			The[eanmtb^rBoof{e. . a? ^an-d fcldome chewe it; thecuer is to let them blood ^very much in the (hackle veines to drawe the hu- mors fromthcvpper parts, then to take halfe a pinte together, and giueit him to drinke three mor- °f milke, and halfe a pint of fallct oyle mingled ninges together, which done other three mornings you frail cake halfc a handfull of Sage, halfc a handfull of Minte,andhalfeahandfullofhearbeoigrace,andboile ^eminaquarteof white wine, till it come to a pinte, ^enftraine it hard and giueit the horfe to drinke lukc- Warme, and during thefe fixe dayes let him be fed with bread made of beancs and rie,butby no meanes lethim bauelbmuchashe Willi eate, lethim alfo drinke no cold water, and let his ftable be kept exceeding darkc andwarmej if for this difeafeyou giue him to drinke mans ordure and wine mixttogcthe tit is; very good,pt to chafe all his body ouer with blacke Elleborut boyld in vineger is good alfo, efpecially to ehafchis head and temples, as for gelding him, or burning him vpon the head with hotte irons, I like it not, for it is againftrule₅arid to a horfc of good temper will bring madncs.

		CHA?. io. Of the (leep'wg eu'tll or lethargte. THis fleepingeuil or lethargy in a fiorfe proeeedeth \ of cold fleame and moifture about the braiue, dul- ling the fences and bringing a drowfie heauincs o- Wer the whole body, thefigncs is onely his continuall peeping, from which with greatinduftry he willhard- *y^e reclaimed, the cure thereof is thus^ firftlet him be

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	2 6 ^v7he feauentb ^cBookg. kept waking with noyfes and affrightes whether he will or no, then let him blood in the necke veine,and giue him to drinke water wherein is boyled Sage, Camo- mile and mother worte, and mingling with it Salr,Vine- ,ger, and wheatebranne, after he hath drunkethis, three mornings together, you fhall then perfume him by blowing into his noftrills the powder of ftrong Tobac- co well drycd, and you fhall chafe his head with Time and Penniryall fodden together in vinegcr; alfo to burne brimftoncvnder his note is very good, and in his pro- uendertogiuehimhempfeedeisvcry good, and in his oates you (hall put fennell feedes, and parfley feedes, �many other medecines there are but none more effectu- al! then thefe already named.

		CHAP, ii

OfaHorfe that is taken, A Horfe that is taken our common Farriers fay to be /y planet ftrooke, and to be as it were lamed or be- numbd of his fences by fomc fupcrnatiirall influ- ence, and therefore hold it altogether vncurablc, buf theyaredecciuedjforahorfeisfaidto betaken when he is fodainely depriued of his feeling and mouing, and it proceedeth fomctimes from the impcrfe&ion of the braine when it is either oppreft in the hinder part,(front whence the great mainc fincw of the whole body goes) with too much fleame or too much chollcr, but moll generally and oftneftitcommeth by fome extreame or fodaine coldc which after fomc great heat ftriking into

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		Thefeauentb'Boofy. 25 5^e veines ouercommeth all natural! heate₅ and bringes infenfiblcncs. Thefignes arenumbdnesand want of Motion, and the cure is thus, firft you fhall giue him the fcowringof butter and garlickc as is fhewd before in thcbookeof hunting horfes,then you fhall take Aqua- ^v"ae,and being warmde vpon a chafing-difh and coales, let two or three groomes chafe and rub him therewith °uer all his body jWhich done,lappe clothes mademoft exceedinghotte round about him, and letting him haue. good ftore of litter force him into a fwcat; after he hath fwet an hourc or there about, moderately bate his clo- thes and then annoint htm all ouer with oyledebay,and it is not to be doubted but he will recouer his former feeling. Some of our auntient Farriers in this cafe haue feidethehorfeallfauethcheadip'a foft dunghill till Warmth and fence come into the horfes limbes, and ic is not contrary to the cure, yet I haue found it better by much for the conuulfions of finewes or crampes, then for this difeafe,and nothing neare fo good as the former emcdie. If your horfe when he is thus taken be lcanc, poore,an< faint, then it fhall be good for you to giue him to drinke euery morning a pinte of Malmefcy brewde with the powder of fugar, cynamon and cloues, ^and warmed vpon the fire, this dyet during the cure Would be thinne, his prouender oatesj and his drink©- Warme water. CHAT.* 12 Of the Staggers. THe Staggers isadizines in the head, proceeding from corrupt blood,and grolfe humors poyfoning

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		%8 ^cIhefeauentb^cBook�. the braine,by which many times it driueth a borfc intc* frenzie and madnes. The Ggnes thereof is heauines ol head and countenance, dimnes of fight,forfaking of his meatc,and daggering and reeling as he goes,and fame- times falling downe and beating of his head pitiouily againft the walles,manger and plaunchers, wherein is to be noted thatjwhen he only reelcth the difeafe is eafie to be cured, but if he fall and growe mad then the cure is almoft defperate, how euer thus you (hall endeauout to cure it. Firft you fnall let him blood in the temple veines, and then you (hall take fourefpGonefulls of A- quavit^,iandasmuch of theiuyceof garlicke and mix- ing them together warme them vpon the n*re,and there-; with chafe all the horfes forehead, and the nape of his necke, then take two little round balles of flaxe or foft towe, and dipping them therein, ftoppc them into thfi horfes eares, then with a needle and a thrcede ftitch the tippes of his cares together, and do thus for truce mor- nings together and the cure will be perfited, yet during thecurelcthim drinkenocojdewater but warmc ma- fhes of water and ground make, and let him once a day be walkte vp and downe gently. There be fome Farriers (andmyfelfehaueoftcnvfcdit)docut thehorfe in the foreheadjVpon the rumpe,andinthe napeof the necke, and to taint the places with turpentine and fallet oyle,oC for want of oyle with hogges greafe, but when I found how much the firft receitewent beyond this, Heft the pra&ife thereof, and the rather becanfe it was foule ai»d tedious.

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	The Jeauenth ⁽Boo$e. 19

		CHAP. 13-

ofthefxllmgemll^orfdlingfickms. THi&difeafeof the fallingeuillI haue more-read of in old Italian Authers and heard more talkt vpon, by gentlemen traindvp to horfemanfhip in thofe ^c°^ntnes,then either feen or taken notice of: for I haue ⁿ°tm all the difeafes Ihaue knowne, feeneany I could- ^c°mparevntoit₃ fo that what 1 write thereof is other !^cns opinions; not my prac"tife_sfor I thinke a man may !^JUe in England Mficrt ycucs_t before he fee a horfe fall intofuchaneuilLButto proccedeto the difeafe, ,/&/&�- »�* faith it isani«fjrrnitie like aconuulfion or crampe, taking from a horfe a certaine time all fence & feeling, taking him falldowne & loofe the benefit of all his fen- ^hVigetiustiaththt moon is a great work-miftris in this <ifeafe, in Co much that a horfe at fome times of the ^oone will fall downe and be to outward appearance ^ad,then on a fodaine againe rife to his meate and eat; the fignes therof are his falling down fodainly through ^tr>e vyeaknes of hismembers and diftention of (inews-thc ^viucring of his body and foaming at his mouth �, if the Skiffle of his nofe be cold,it is a figne he wil fal often,if it he vyarm,he will fall more feldomtt-he cure accordin g to he Italians is firft to let him blood in the neck veins, and the temple veins jthen keeping him warm to annoint his "°dy all ouer with the oile Petreliumfii his head & eares- ^ithoilede-bayjliquid pitch &tarre mingled together, ^dtoput, fome into his earesalfo, then by making bin? . ............"...... - a.-

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	:anuaflecap quilted with wo oil to keepe his head c* reeding warmeandthento giue hmvthisdrinkeitake⁰. R.iddifhroores two ounces, ofthehcarb Pmaf and ° Stamwyoft&ch one ounce, beate them together & boilc them in a quaneof honey,and as oft as it isnee^' full giue him a fpooncTuil or two of it in a quarte of A'^sIuke warme, and put thereunto three or toure fpoon^e' ful!c5 of (allet oyle, it is alio good to blowe the povvde* of mother-worteandpirethrum vp into his noftnlle^ and ifthis help not,then tolet out the humor by piercing the skin of bis forehead with a hot iron in many place^5, CHAP. 14

1 Of the dppopkxie andfdfey* THis Apoplexic diifcreth in outward appearand nothing from the falling euill,for it is a depriuin^ of the whole body of fence and mouing,but if i^cdepriuc but part of the body, or but one member rhenJ* is called a palfey; it differeth from the falling cuill bu* onely in thi s,that the falling euill is a difeafc proceeding genera!!'/ from the ficknefle of the whole body,this o& ly from the diftemperamre of the braine where grofl^eand fleamie humors are cropen in betwixt the pann^aC" kle and the braine, but for mine owne part 1 haue oft* iecneinhorfesthis Apoplexie,anddoeholdit a difeafs incidentvnrothem,butauncienthorfemenfeeingotbe^rdifcafes more violent at one time then an other, ^oC ^1!lone horfe more trlcn another, haue out of the ripen⁶of their" witsgiuentofiich pafsions new names off¹"
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	,^Ca!s$5 as whenahorfe hauing but only th'^:- ,^ath (alien downeand (as orJi rily they Wiii doe J ³y^e for a little (pace as if he had beene d eadjthev haue ^Qt^ie6taredit to bethe falling (tckasi or \ppoplexie,by ^ich tytles a man may very properly at anytime terms ^l^e ftaggers* Now for the pulley that I haue oft fcene, M it is much incident to horfes,cheifly to hunting hor- ^es in then frrfVtrayning,or to running horfes that come 3er tender keepingto take fodaine heates and coldes in tinting:the fignes are, they v\ ill hold their necks awry, 50c grouelling, fidelong and reding, they will haue J^°ft feeble legges and painefull heads, which they will ^w_cbyihakingit,yetnotwithftandingthey will eate ?^eir. meate with all greedmes.The cure is firft to anoint .^ern all ouer their bodies with the oyle Petrelium,* then K^'i fplents of wood binde the necke ftraighr, and ma- r°g his ftabie very warme giue him this drinkc, take ^Ue an owncc of long pepper beaten to po wder, of Ce- ^er two ounccSjOfiV/fjv an ounce,of Lacerpitium as much ^Sabeane,andgiuekhimtodrinkeina quart of white ^ine₅each morning a pint for two mornings together_s ^d it will eafe the palfey.

			CHAP. 15.

Of the witch or night-mare. THisdifeafehapneth oftevnto horfes, and Foolifh Smithes thinkefuch horfes are ridden with the f₀ Witchandthatthedifeafeisfupernaturall andther- {/,^ck>meoftherngoe about to cure it by hanging _a _na- ^» %ord ouer the horfeali night as if it would icarre the

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		3i 'Thsfeauentb Hooke. ir«det:ii',other(ecketocureitby chafmes and nig" ■ ipclicSjiVichasMaiftar Blundtuiie for laughter fake ^tC, peaces in his book: which is,to take a flint ftone that fl turaily hacn a hole in it, and hang itouer the hoife " write in a-bill: ■/» nomine p At r is.; &C. Saint George our Ladies knight He walked day fo did he night Vnt ill he her found lie her he ate and he her hound Till truly htr troth fhe him flight 1 batprjewoiildnoteomemthin the night 'there as Saint George our Ladies knight Named-was threetimes. Saint George And to hang thi« oner the horfe alfo. Thisbawbie knoweatthisdayisvfed of many ignorant Smithes tf cofen men of money,buttofpeak of the truth of the^' ieafe indeed, though fomehold there is no fuchinfirfU¹' tie₃yer I knowe by experience it is otherwife, for it \* ■* pafsion of the ftomacke which being cloyd with &^a l.* tie and rawe difgeftion ,{toppeth the powers of the boo" and makes the horfe for want of breath in his fleep^c ^lftruggle and ftciue mod violently, the fignes thereof ^r� you (hall in the morning when you come to your b°^rfinde him all of an exceeding great fweate, and '»�* .j pafsion haue gone from him but a little before,you 1° ..j pe&ceiue him to breath very (hortiand his flancks ^ beate very faft; No w for as much as horfes that are ne . ly taken from graffe, or horfes that haue becne gf° &fowlyfed, are fubie&tomuchfweatinginthenig^J

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			-- ~~Mini~~ «W ■�fa~~» ' IT ' Ml "~~ ifiiiWHiTai «* i~~~vnm~~fimmmuHii$mi+i_m^miifi_m.,, The Jeauenth^Boof^e. j j you are to hauegreatrefpe& to the ftate of the horfcs body, and if when your horfe is cleane of body, or if more one night then another you finde him thus extra- ordinarily to fweate, you may afliire your felfe of this difeafc. The cure whereof is, giue him two mornings together apintcof facke,halfea pinteof fallet oyle,and two ounces offugar candie mingled together,and it will purge him cleare of the infirmitie.

		CHAP. 16 OfCrAmpes or Conmltien^ofSymwes^r Mmkeles. CRampesor Conuultions of Sincwcs or Musklcs⁷arc violent contractions or drawings together of members,eithcrvniuerfallyabout the whole bo- dy,or particularly as in one member₃ they proceede ci- ther from caufes naturall, or caufes accidentall: if from caufes naturall, then they come from fulnes or empti- nes ,from fulnes,as from furfeit of meate or drinkjOrjthe want of vacation of humorsjfrom emptines as from too much blood-letting, too much purging, or too much labouring, all which filles the hollownes of the fincwes With cold windie vapors which are the onely great cau- fes of conuuhions.Ifthcy come from caufes accidentall, then it is from fomereceiue4wounde where a finew is buthalfecutafunder,or but prickr, which prefently caufeth aconuukion ouerthe whole body. The figns of the generall difeafe is, the horfe wfll carry his neckftiffe and not be able to ftirre it, his baeke will rife vp like the backeof a C-amnaellojbend.of aboyve₅his]rumpc will Vv ftrinkc

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		I ■ ■ ■ Thefeauenth ^cBoo%e. 3? ding as it is new or olde, great orlittle, and as the hu- mors doe abounde and are thicke or thinne, fo is the di- feafej of more or leffe daungcr: the fignes to knowe it is hisheauines of head and countenance, orelieby his coughing; if when he cougheth there come from his nofe nothing but cleanc and thin water, then is his cold neither great nor olde, but if vpon his coughing there come any yellow or filthy thin water, then is his colde neither new nor little; therefore when you fee the filth, you (hall then with your hand gripehim hard about the vpper part of his weffen and flop his winde,compeUing himtocoughj&ifwhenheisforftto cough you fee a- ny hard or thicke matter come from his nofe, or after he hath coughtjif then you feehimcheweas if he were eating fomethingj which indeed is nothingbut corrupt fleame and filth which comes from his lunges, then be allured he hath a? dangerous a colde as is pofsible, Alfo ahorfethaihathfuchanextreame colde, if you holde yourearestohisnoftriUes will rattle as he breathes, al- io if you giuehimany water you (hall fee he cannot drinke, or if he doe drinke; the water as he drinkes wil come forth of his noftrilles: you (hall alio when you put your handbetweenchisneathcr chaps feele about the rootes of his tongue great and hard kirnels & much groffe matter, with many other fuch like fignes; The cure whereof is thus,ii the colde be but a pofe, that is newly taken,& of no great force, fo as thehorfe neither cafteth at his nofe nor cougheth often, if then you doe but morning and eueningridc him forth to the water, and hauingdrunke, gallop him gently a quarter of an houre together till he be warme,and fo fet him vp in the ftablc, it will put away his pofe in leffe then a weekes Vv j cxercifej

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		,111 ■■ ■ ■ ~~.........~~■ ' 2 $ Tbejeauenth ^<Bw%e. excrcife; but if it continue and rather increafe then a- bate,you muft imagine then fome rhumaticke and moift humor which feedeth his colde, whereupon you fhali giue him the fcowring of butter and garlicke for three mornings together, asitis preicribed in the booke of hunting horfes,& after the giuing you (hall ride him vp anddowneforanhoureor better, and it will purge his head as aforefaide : But if his colde be of long growth and very contagious, then you {Kail kecpe his head and body very warme, & giue him this drinke,take of ftrong Ale a quarte, of the bed Treakle three ounces, of long pepper and grainesas much, of theiuyceof garlicktwo fpooncfuiles,and bo He all thefe together and giue it rea- fonable hot to the horfe in the morning faftingjthen ride him vp and downc for an houre and fo fet him vp,obfer- uingby nomcanes to giue him any colde water for a weeke at leaft, but ifitfo chance that this long grown* Colde bee not yet come to fuch ripenes that either the horfe cougheth, or cafteth filth from his nofe, (for in- deed when a horfe coughes the worft of his cold is paft) but itlics in his head and throate, which for want of knowledge you cannot percciue, and then hauing in- ftantoccafionto-ride fome ferious iourney, whenyou arevpon hisbackebothby his heauines& want ofcou- rage, befides the ratling in his throate which you (hall plainly heare when he labors you finde hisimpediment, you(hallnotforthisdifeafe(lackeyoutiourney, butthe firft day with all gentJenes and eafie pace, let him bring youtoyourlnne, and as (bone as you are lighted make ij birn-be very well rubd and dreft, and (lore of litter laide vnder him, then immediately take a pinte of very good Ceres facke, and make it more then luke warme tti

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		The Jeauentb Bgo^?\* 3 7 the fire, then take halfe a pinte of fallec oyle,or for want thereof halfe a pinte of fweetbutter melted, then brew the facke and it together, and giue it warme to the horfe With a hornet then bindc a Couerlec or blanket about the horfe, andlet him ftandvpon the bridle for an houre after, at which time come to him and tye him fo as hee may lie do wne at pleafurc, then locke the ftablc dore and let no body trouble him for three or fourc houres after₃forhcwili growe extreame ficke,and fo that if you did fee himyou would thinke him at the point of death: when you are difpofed to goe to bed, go to your horfe and if you finde bim laidc alongvcry ficke refpeft it not but making the manger cleane put therein halfe a eckeofcleaneoatcs, and three penniworth of bread rokenfmall, and apenniworth or two of hay,and fo lcaue bim till morning, and be fure by morning he will notonely hauc eaten vp his meatc but beas checrefull as cuer he was in his life, and you (hall fee his colde breake away aboundantly, and if you keepehim warme and fuffer him to take no newc colde, be fure the olde will Waftequitc away with his trauell: as for the perfuming him with Frankinfcnce, or with Peniryall and Sage boilde together, or tickling him with goofe feathers and oyle-de-bay, or with a clout annointed with fope ky thrufting them vp into his nofe, only to make the horfe fneare or fneefe,you may faue that labour for it is °flittlepurpofejaIthough our common Farriers vfe it₃°at if you will when you giue him any prouender fprin- We a little Fenegreeke and Anifeedes amongft it for three or fouredayes together it will not be amuTe; And alfo euer obferue that if your horfe be very leaae which "^aib his colde, that then with your facke and oy'e, Vv 3 ' you

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you mixeatleafttwo ounces of fugarcamUe beaten to;
powder.

CH-AP. 18.

Of the dife#fes of the etes, eind firjl of the
waterifh or -weeping eies.

"Aterilli cics proceedeeuer either fromrhu-
maticke and moyft humours, or elfe from
fome ftripe or blowe either with rodde,
whippe,orfuch like. And the cureis,. firft let him
blood vponhis eyevemes, then take Pitch, Mafticke,
androgen of each like quantities and melting them To-
gether fpreadit with afttcke all ouer thctemplcsof his
head,then lay ftockes asnearcas yon caix of the horfes
colour vpon it ami make it lye like a;plafte*faft andflattc
to his head: then etiery morning wafh his eyes witfei
white wine, and pot into them the powder of Pomy-
fione,and fome Tartar urn mixt with life hoivey, and you
fhall percciue as the humor doth deCixafe,fo theplaftef
Will loofen and fall away.

CHAP. 19

Of bloodfhotten "whether they come by blowes₃itching, rubbing^or fuck like.

Hatie for mine owne part feene none of riur beft Far-
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		Thtfeauenth^cBookg. ip Martins water, which is to take of rofe water,of malm- fey and Fennell water, of each three fpoonefulles, of Tutu* as much as you may eafily take vp with your thumbe and your finger, thepowdcr of a dozen cloues, mingle them together, and being luke-warme, with a feather dipt therein to wafh the inward parte of the eye therewith. Others lefle cunning I haue feene for this greife to wafa hories eyes with white wine and the Powder of Sandiuermixt together, but for mine owne part I haue found an other receite much better then ei- therthconeorthe other,andthisitis,take the whites of acouppleofEgges, andbeateittill it come to an °yle, thenputto it a fpoonefull of rofe-water, two fpoonefullof tbeiuyce of houflicke, and two fpoone- full of the water of eye-bright,mixe them well together, then dip therein Uttle round plegentsof Flaxe or To we as bigge as a horfes eye, and lay them vpon the horfes eyes, changing them as oftasthey growehard and drie, and doubt notbut intwo or three nights: it will cure a yery fore eye. CHAP. 20.

			Of dlmnes of'fight, PimeJVebbe, Pearles or fyettesinthc *ties.* IF your horfe either through fylme, asket^ptarlc, pin* web.or any fuchlike groffe. matter growing vpon the Ml of his eie,haue his fight hindered, if you aske y y ₄ the

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		a o Thtjeanenth "B.ookje. theopinionof our beft Farriers, they will bid you take of Pomies ftone, of Tartarum of fall Gemma of each like quantitie,3nd being beaten to fine powder toblowit in- to the horfe's eyes; otherswill bid you blows the pow- vkrof fandeuoire into his eyes, others the powder of burnt Ailom, of burnt oyfterfhellcs, or of the blacks flinte ftone, all which are fretting and will breake any filme: yet for mine owne parte this hath beene my me- dicine,to take the water of Eie-bright threepintcs, and as much perfitgood white wine, then to infufe therein of the powder of the Pomyes and the black flint ftone,of TarUrunty of SallGemma, of Sandiuoir^ of white Coppe- ris,and of thedrierootes of Angelica of each of thefe two ounces,andofgreene Copperisfoure ounces,when thefe haue becne inlufed together for the (pace of foure and twentie houres; then you fhall put them-altogeth er intoalimbeckeandalfoa handful! of Ifope, a handful! of Tymc,andhalfcahandfullof Peniryall, diftill thefe vpon aiowe fire; then you fhall with the water thereof taken with afea.her,anointthehorfe both vndcr the eie, and aloft vpontheeye-lidde, but by no meanes within _heeye_aand it wiliweare.away any filme whatfoeuer. CHAP.it. .'. --------_______________________________________ Of the time or Kyrnds mth'm the eyes. THeHaweis a certaine hard gryffle or Kyrnell, growing vpderneath the eye within the neather. t j~ fidde_Jitgr©wesfmrathegroffe& tough humors, and

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		The femmtb IZoo^e. a. i and will fpread fometime ouer more then one halfe of the eye, and doth hinder the fight �,and make the eye to water, the figne is you thall vifibly fee it, when either the Horfe fhowes his eyes or moues his eye liddes, the cure is onely to cnt them away in this manner, you Chall with one o-fyour fingers put vpto thevpperlidde oftheHorfcs eye, and with your thumbe putdowne the neatber Iiddc, fo that you may lay theHawe bare toyour fight, then take a fharpe needle with athridde, and thruifc it thorow the fide of the Ha we, and with the tluidde drawc the Hawc from touching the eye, thentake a fharpe Pen knife and cut the grid ell away alinoft (but notfull out) to the bottome, but asneere the blatke as may bee for fears of making the horfe bleere eyed, then waft the fore with the water, of eye- bright, with white Wine ot withBeere and it will doc welt. CHAP. 22.

			.� OfLw&tiiesriJMoone eyes. LVnatike eyes, or Moone eyes, though thcaunti- ent Italian Horfe-men could giue no rcafon or fignesofthem; yet Iknowethisby mine owne ex- perience, that they proceede fromhottefaltchumorsj difperfed and diftilled from the braine by ouerryding*, °r other violent and extream exercife; the fignes are,hc wil fee at fomtimes of the MOon,better the at other fom- ?ia5esj whence comes the name of the difeafe; his eyes, when,

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	^.z Ihe feauentk ⁱBoo^e. when they are at the bed wil looke reddifh, when at t he worft, red and fierie, the cure is firft vpon the temples of his head, you (hall lay the plaifter of pitch, roffen, and mafticke as is �fore (hewed, then with an yronfome- what bigger then a wheat-ftrawe, you (hall burne vpon theballofhischeekesvnder his eyes, on each fide three holes to thebone, and annoynt them daily with a little frefh butter; and if you pleafe, you may in fteadof thofe holesjflitt the skinne with aknife, and put in a rowell of leather, as (hall be (hewed you hereafter where I fpeake of rowelling: After the fore hath runne eight or tenne dayes,youfhallhealeitby taking away the rowell, and laying on the fore, a plaifter made of rurpcntine,Hony, andWaxe, of each like quantitieboyld together, and during the time that the fore doth runne, you fhal twice a day put into his eye, with a feather a little life honey, and feare not the amendment.

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OfthiCanker, Vlcer, and Fiftula in the eye. THIS difeafe proceedeth from the fake humors and corruption of the blood, defcending downe from the head into the eye,the fignes whereof are,, the eye will be white, redde and bloody₃ and vpon the eye-lids will bee little angrie red pimples, from whence willrunneakindeoflye or water which will fcaldethe chcekesasitpaffes, and the eye it felfe will bee full of gumme and corrupt yellow matter, the cure is, firft to

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		^Thefeauenth T^ooke. 4- 3 let him hi nod on that fide of the ntcke on which the eye is lore, and tfe«« with a very flu all fine inftrument of fteele ox ftluer, you Hull fearch ail the pimples, to fee if you can finde a'nyhoic or hollo wnes amongft them j and if you finde any you fha'd fearch the depth thereof, then makeatentchtteforthfcholej.anddippejtinthewaterl before prefcribedfor the pinne and wcbbe,and fo put it to the bottome of the hole, erery other day makingthe tent fhorter arid fhorter; till the.hollo wnes be filled,but if you finde nohollownes, then you (hall twice a day rubbe the pimples with this water till they bee bloody and rawe, take ofRoch-allome, of greeneCoporas,of each a quarter of a pound : of white Coporas halfe an ounce, and boylethem infomewhatmore thenapinte of running water, till halfe bee conuimed,then take it from the fire , and when you applie it to the fore eye let it bee luke warme, and in foure or fine dreffmges it will drievp the Vlcer.

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		Of the difedfe belonging to the e&res of a Horfe, And fir ft of the hue eares^ or ha#~ ging eares, THIS difgrace of being Laue- ear'd, albeit it is not apaine or grief'e to the Horfe, yetitisfofoulea fore both to the eye of the owner,and to euery be- holder, that it euen drownetb and obfeureth all other ^vcrtueswhatfoeuer,itisaninfirmitie proceeding from Mature, and it is ingendred in the firft creation, and although

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		44- Ih feauentb Tlooke. although fewe of our Farryers either haueindeauored themfeluesjor know how to helpe it,yet fuch hath been mineearneftnefTetoknowethevitermolHecret in that Art, that by trying many conclusions, in theende 1 hitte vpon a ccrtaine cure for the fame, and haue within this little fpace helpt fundry Horfes,for the figne thereof the nameisfufficient, and it will plaineiyfhoweitjandthe cure is thus; Take your Horfes earcs and place them in fuch manner as you would defire they fhould ftand, and then with two little boards or pecces of trenchers three fingers broad, hauing long ftringesknit vnto them,bind the cares fofaft in the places wherein they ftand, that by nomeanes or motion they may ftirre, then betwixt, the head and therootc of the eare, you (hall fee a great deale of wrinkled empticskinne, which with your finger and yourthumbe you fhall pullvp ; and then with a verie ftiarpe payre of Sizrers you (hall clippe away all the emptie skinne clofe by the head, then with a needle and alittlereddefilke, you (hall ftitch the two fides of the skin clofe together, and then with a falue made of Tur- pentine,Wax,Deares fuet,and Hony,of each like quan- titie melted together, healc vp the fore, which done, take away the fpleuts which heldevp his cares, and you fiiall fee his earcs will keepe the fame place ftillasyou fettthem without any alteration, this is as cejrtaineas the healing of a cut finger. CHAP. 25. Of the Impoftume in the Eare, ALL Impoftumes come either from blowes, brui- fingSjOr gathering together ofmanygrofe humors in

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		The feanenthllyookg. ij.5 In one place_}and of all Irnpofturnes_}there is none worfe then that bredde in theeare of a Horfe,becaufe procee- ding from the brainc, it many times corrupts the fame? thefignetliereof isonely the apparart fliowe,andthe cure is this: take a handfull of Sorrel, and lapping it in aBurre-dockeleafe lay itinhotteburninghBbers, and roaft it as you would roaft a warden, then taking if forth of the fire, and opening it, applie it as hoteasis poffiblc tothelmpoftume which is within the eare, (hiftingie cuery day till it hath both ripened and broke the Impo- ftume, which theyolke of Egge,Wheateflowre,Hony and hearbe ofgrace will doe alfo; when it is broken and the corruption well come foorth, then you may heale the fore with the falue made of Turpentine, waxe,hony, and Dearcs fuet, butif you findc the horfe haue paine in his eare but no fwelling, then you fhall onely ftoppe his eare or eares, with blacfce wooll diptintheoylcofGa- momile,and it will helpe him. «- _ _______ -_ i. i i � ■ ■ -* i -i ■ - ■ ■■■. . CTJAP. 26. Of the PoU-euilter Fijluia in the fflckr. THis difeafe is an Impoftumatioo like a Fifrula,, growing betwixt the eare and the poll or nape of thenccke;, and. is bredde by flcmic and groffe hu- mours gathered together in that part : orelfebyfomc ~^r»ife orftraine,takcn either by fome blowe,oFby fome �^alter or neck-band, for that part of all partes about the «eade is moft tender j this difeafe is moil incident to Care;

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a 6 ^v7he feauenth 'Bookie. CartHorfes, becaufe thcrudeneffe of clownes feldomS refpcft where they ftrike, the figne thereof is,thchor(e will carry his nofe out-right and his necke ftiffe,you (hal alfo peroeiue the fwelling, which in the end will breakc of it felfe, although naturally it rott more inwardly then outward i the cure is to ripen it either with rofted Sor- relljor with rotten litter jor elfe with fcaldinghotHogf- greafe, making him a cap to keepe his necke warme: when it is almoit ripe and ready to breake^you (hall take a fmall round hotcyron, andthruft it from the nethef fide of the fwelling vp to the top where it is moft ripe, fc that the corruptioa may haue ifliie downeWard, then you (hall make a cent of driefpunge₃and dipping it if Hogs greafe and Turpentine molten together, thruft in the tent as you thruft in the yron, this tent will keepe O' pen the whole belo we, then you (hall lay vpon the tent the plafter ofwax,turpentine &hony, and thus you (hatf drefle him twice a day till hee be whole, obferuingnof to tent with drie fpunge any longer then whileft yoU would keepe the wound open, if you finde ithealebu* foftly, you (hall take of Turpentine waCht in ninew^' ters a quarter ofa pound, and put to it the yolke of an egge and a little Englifhfaffron, and mixing them w$ together,tent the fore therewith till it be whole.

		CH/IP. 27.

	Of the Fines ergreit Kirnets. THE Vinesarecertainc greatkirnels which g^t0^t from the roote of the Horfes eare downe toward his throat.betwixthis necke and his necther chap' ' they

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^<Thefeauenth^<BQQ^e. 47 the7acel^Si7^o^«^le ^wn*^te grair.es> like faice cornes, there is no Horfe but hath them, or.r y tt% arc not paincfull till groffcr humors referring to.that part, inflame them and make them {well i the ttgncis only the fwelling,which is apparam,and the cureis thus, apply vntothem either roiled Sorrel or elie a plaifter of pitca and hogs-greafe molten and boyld together till fuch time as theKiraels rotte and brcake, and with the felfe fame medicine alfo heale them againe. Now foraf- much as our common Farriers v fc for this gnefe,with a hote yron todrawealinefromthe earecothechappe, andthentocrotfe thofe lines with other lines after thq fafhionof aragged ftaffe, and then pulling the kirnels out with a payre of pinffers to cut them away > and then onelvtofilltheholcwithfalte, I would haue you know it is a very foule manner of cure and dangerous, betides behee neuer fo cunning that doth it, that part of the necke will neuer be fo {tender as it was before, nor wilt the markes of the hot yron euer be taken away.

		CHAT. 28.

	Of the canker us Vlctr w the no ft.* THIS difeafe proceedeth from fake, hott, and fret- ting humours occadoned by corruption of blood- in the kidneyes, or the veflels of feede,which is fo Poyfonous andfharpe, that knot onely confumeth the "efh, but alfo (if it be not preuented) will eatethrough �* grifsle of the nofe, there is nothing which fooner wrings it thenforfeit of rawe raeate or cxtreame colder the

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48 I he [eauenth 'Booke. the fignes be ,you (hall fee much blacke and putrified blood come from his nofe, and fometimes yellow && iefted matter which will ftioke vildely: Thecure is, take of greene Coporis and AUom a like qtiantitieas ofeach a pound, of Venice* Turpentine and white Coporis of each a quarteme, boyle them in a pottle of running wa- ter till almofthalfe.be confumed, then take it from the fire and ftraine it and.put thereto halfe a pinte of life ho* ncy, and a quarter of an ounce of Safron,then holding vp the horfes head, with a fquirt you (hallfquirtthis confection madelukewarme into his noftrels , then let hishead goe downe thathee may throwe outthefilth, and after you haue done thus three or foure dayes,if then you fee the matter is not foaboundant as it was, you (hall neede then but onely by faftning afoftcloute aboutafticketodippe it into the confection andthruft itvp into his nofe j drcfling him lo twice a day till the fore be whole.

		CHAP. 29.

	Of bleeding At the Nofe. HGrfes arefubie& to bleede at the nofe as men ar«> and the felfe fame caufes procure it, as when th<j veyne which endeth in the nofe is either openc" orbroken,byanybloweorftroake vpontheface, or by any violent (training of the body,as by extreame labou- ring when the horfe is not cleane,as I haue feene a hon^fiat the end of his courfe gufhfoorth of bleeding, ^oxf^i$lhauefecii)whenahorfecannotdung₅thGveryftraifli[lS

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Thejeauenth "BooJ^e. 4<? " Welfe bath made his nofebleede, fometimesthe ve- ^r,e abundance of blood, and pride of good keeping, will make the nofebleede, but that is cucrin young horfes: the figneto know it from the vlcerous nofe is, the blood will be cleare and of a pure colour, the other blackc and filthy. The cureis to take clothes dipt in cold water and apply them one after another to the nape of his neclec and the temples of his head & it will ftaunch the blood,' ordigvpafod of earth and lay it to the nape of the hor- des nccke and it will ftaunch it alfo,but if thefe faile take a porrenger full of his blood and boile it vpon the fire ^U it come to a powder, then with a cane blowe the Powder into his noftrilles and ir will ftaunch the blood, btftif your horfe be much fubie&to bleeding and bleed °'ten then I would haue you to let him blood in the neck Vaine to alter the courfe of the blood, aad flop his no- ftrills full of hogs dung,for thatis very good to ftaunch blood.

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	^Gfthsdffeafe of the meulh^ndfirftofthe blocdy rifts in the pallet of the mouth. THis gricfe I haue feenc come diners waics, as if you fuffer feme foolifh Smithe to drench . your horfe ofte and hec by his rude handling WhVk^y ,^rcWomc ^ke care) doe with the corde wher- skin L°^ldcS ^vp ^his ^horfcs ^mouth> §^alI°^r ^ffct t'^ «ne off vpon his barres or roofe of his mouth, Xx then

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	50 7 he feauen tb ISookg* then letting it paffcvnlookc to_s the fore will fret and tume to this difeafe, or if your horfe be vfed to eate rough ftumpie hay which growing in whinnie grounds is full of (harp pricks and ftumps, thofe pricks & flumps woundingand galling the pallat of his mouth,will make it ranckle and bleed, and vtter forth much corruption. The cure whereof is thus, firft wafh the fore place with vineger and faltc till it be rawe, then take honey well mint with the powdeof ietandrubit vppon the fore, and it will foone healeit.

		QUA?. 31

Of the bladders or Gigges in a forfes mouth. THefebladders or Gigges are little fwellinges like paps which growe vponthe infide of a horfes lips next to ah odes great I awe teeth, thcyhaue little blacke heads,and are fo painefull that they will make J horfe forfake his meate �, and how euer fome thinke they come either by eatingtoo much graffe or by groffe, dtf' fty or pricking meate, yet it is not fo, for I haue feenG them in young fucking Foales, the fignes are the vifibl⁶appearance of them, and the cure is to flit them with ^%fmall rafor,and then thrufting out the corruption, to wafh the fore place three or foure rimes a day with ruⁿ* ning water reafonable warme, wherein hath formerly beeaeboild good ftore of Allome₃Sagej and a little h<?' ney,tillitbewhole. I ' - CffAP.V

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		4.-----------��.-------------------1------------.----------------■�■ »■,..■'�-----------------------------------------■---------------'-----------:~~--------------------------------------------------------------------~~ - � . Thefeauenth 'Boofy.* 51 CHAP. 32. Ofthe Lamp as. THeLampas is a great fwelling or excreffion of flefhinthe roofc of a horfes mouth-, in the very firft furrow adioyning to the tor moft teeth: which fwelling as hie as the teeth and fomtimes ouer the teeth, make that thehorfecan neither gather vp his meat wel, nor chewe it when it is gathred, it proceedes onely from pride and aboundance of blood, the fignes are the vifiblefightthereof,andthecureis,^? firfttoputa peece of wood as big as a great rowiing pinne betwecne the horfes chappes , and then with a crooked Iron to bourne away all the fuperfluous flefh,and to annoint the fore place onely with faltc. CHAP. 33

			Of the Canker in Any part of the mouth. THe Canker in the mouth is a venemous and fret- ting vulcer which droceedcth from the wearing of ruftie bittes, or from the vnnaturall heate either of thebraineor ftomacke,which diftillinginfalte rhumes nto the mouth, doe breed rawe & fretting vlcers;the %nsare rawnes of themo uth or tong,blifterings_}white Strings and fuchlike;The cure is , take ftrongvineger tvvofpoonefulsj and as much ofthc powder of Morn as XU "~ will

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	52, Tbefeauent'r/Booty, will make the vinegar thicke, and with it rubbe the Tore place three or foure times a day for two or three dayes together till it be rawe and blcede, then take a quarte 01 running water, flue ounces of Allome, of honeyn#e fpoonefulsjof Woodbine leauesj Sage leauesj and Col' lobine leaues o«f each halfe a handfull,.boyJe all thcfe to- gether till one halfe bee confumed, and wait* the fotS therewithal! three or fqure times a day till it bewhok*

		CHAP. 34.

jj OfHmtin the Mouth an&Li$es. f" ^r \ Horfe wilThaucin his Mouth fometimes an extra* t\ ordinary heate,when bee hath no vlcer, which wil* make himforfakehis rae3t,and it proceedeth froifl theftomacke, the fignes whereof arc, thcimmoderatC hcate of his breath, and the whitenefleofhis tongue, which when you perceiue,the cure is, firfVtolethim blood in the roofc of his mouth, and after hee hath like and chewed off his blood a good pretrie fpace>then yoU fhall wafh his mouth and tongue all oucr with vinega* and fait, and then anwointit withthefirropofMulbc ricsjdoe but thus twice, a day for two or three dayes^afld and the Horfe will doe well.. CtiA PTJf.________________m Of the tongue being hurt with the Eitt or Snaffle A Canker which commcth by wearing a ruilieBittC) and th?. hurt which comes of the rude handling,

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^Gf achainBit are two contrary difeafes,for the one doth impoyfen, the other doth but only feperatc; wherefore ifyourhorfes mouth ge tongue be but only brufed or hurt with a naughtie Bit,the cure is firft to wafh the fore place with Allom water,and then to anoint ft with life honey and Eng'ifnfaffron well beaten and mixt toge- ther,and when you ride your horfe, to haue a cleane cloth foulded about the Bitt or fnaffle, and to annoint it with the fame falue, and this you fnail doe twice a day till the fore be whole, to choppethe leaues of a blacke bramble and (wines larde together, and binding it in a finecloth,then dipping it in honey,, and annotating the horfes tongue therewith,, as fome of our Smithes doe is good,butnothingnearefofpeedya medicine.

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	Or the Bwbbs er Pappes vnder a *tt 'r* ' wt[estQngne. EVery horfe naturally hath vpon the neather chaps vnder the tongue two long wanes like pappes, which we call Barbs, which howe'uef fome horfe- nien doe hold will hurt a^:horfe,yet for mine owne part I couldneuerperceiueitinallmy pradife, nor would I haue them taken away,yet if any one,either out of ftrog keliefe in the paine,or out of curiofitie or will,will haue them taken away (as I haue feene and fmild at many that Would)you (hal not(as our comon Smiths do)clip them Xx 5 away

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	5 4. The/eauentb IZooke. away with a paire of (hecres/or there doth follow them fuch fluxe of blood,that info doing I haue (cent them put beyond their skilles how to (launch them , but the cureistoholdevp the tongue, and taking holde of the barbe with a final paire of mullets,with a line yron nude ofpurpoietoieare them away : and then to annoinc them with the oylcof bitter Alm.-o.nSj till they bee whole.

		CHAP. 37*

OfPitheinthe Teeth, and of the 'Values. PAine in a horfes teeth commeth either from pride and corruption ofblood/orelfe from cold rhumes; if from blood,the figne is₅hi&gooms will fwell.and haue as it were, blebbes about them: if from rhutnc, he will continually flaucr, and that which commeth from him will be thin and waterifh: the cure is, with a fharpc knife to race him alongft his � gum-mes, clofe vnder his teeth, both oftheinfidcand oucfide randthentorubbe them all ouer, cither with pepper and fait well mingled ^vtogether,or with clarret wine and pepper heated vpon the fire ,or clfe with chalke and vineger, or after they are r wafhtjtoftrewe vpon them the powder of Pom-egrana-e : pills : Now for the wolucs which are two fharpe teeth more then nature allowes, growing out of the vpper ia.wes,next to the great teetb,whieh pricketh the neather chappe, fo that the horfe is not able to eate his nveate: although for mine ownc parte I haue not feene fuch

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			"The feauenth 'Booke. 5 5 an vnnaturall accident; yet if you be acertaind thereof, you may if you will vfe o!de Martins Medicinejwh'ich is, after the horfes head is tide toapofte, and his mouth o- pened fo as you may looke therein,to hauealong inftru- mentof yron made like aCarpenter gouge, andfetting the edge thereof clofe to the bottome of the tooth by the gumm, then with a mallet in your othe* hand to giuc agoodknockevpon the inftrument, which not onely cntring into the tooth, but alfo ioofening it and fctting it awry,you (hall then by holding the inftrument firme and hard ftill and reding i t vpon the chap of the horfe, Wreft the tooth out of his head, and then putting lake into the hole, clofe it vp, but in my conceipt it were a much better and more lafer cure, if (when your horfes mouth is opened) you finde the horfes teeth to be very extraordinarily fharpe, that then you take a long fharpc file made for the purpofe, and therewith reafonably to blunt all his iawe teeth, for that would bring your horfe eafe without any vnnaturall torment. CHAP. 38

		OftbeCrickeinthe ?{tcke. THe Cricke in the necke is a kinde of conuulti- onor foreneffe of the finewes,itcommeth cither by the ouer-loading of a horfe vpon the fore- fhoulders, by fome great colde taking, or when ahorfe hath layne with his necke awry,as either ouer the grup- trcebehinde the planchers, or in thefieldc ouer fome Xx 4 moale-

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5(5 %h Jeattenth^<Booke. - moaje-hill, orin fome hollow furrow : the fignes are, a horfecanfornetimesnotftirre his neckc any way,Conic times but one way, and from thefe Crickes many times come Feucrs and other inward ficknes. The cure is, not accordingto the opinion of oldc Martin drawe him a* longft each fide ofchencoke from the rootc of the care' to the breft a ftrawe breadth deepe, and then to put a rowell inhisiorehead,annointingit with hogs greafe, for it is. gjoffc-and fauors nothing of good arte', but you , fhall tirfl purge the horfe with the fcowring of butter & garlicke, and then holding a panne of coales vnder him you fhall alfo chafe the nape of his necke, the temples of his head and his wholenecke with fackeand the oyle of Cipreffernixttogether andmadehottevpoiiachafing- difh and coales 3 then cloath him vp warme and ride him in fome warme plaine, gently for an houre and more, this ifyou doe three orfourcdayes₃aiTured!y the Cricks wilivaailh.. .

		C.HAP. 27.

	j OfWenmsintheneclie* . WEnnes are great or little round fwellings like ■■ tumors or puftules, only there is nor in them any infiamation or forenes, their inudes.are tough and fpungie, yet in colour yellow like reefed ba- con, they proceede from corruption of blood and cold hurnors,and the cure is thus, firft apply vn to itrofted forrellor the plaftcr of Pitch and Hogs-greafe mixt to- gether for the fpace of feauen. dayes co fee ifyou can bring;

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		The feauentb ^Boo^e. 5 y ^ngit to a head or rottenncs, which if77d^thcrTyo"a ^fiaU launcc ir,and afrcr the filth is come forth you fhall nealc the wound, with the falue made of Turpentine, ^Waxc,andDearefuet; but if bynomeanesitwill come ^t(Janyhsadorrottennes,then you fhall ouer night ap- ply round about the wennc Bolearmonicke and vine- prmixte together; then the next morning, after you "aue fet frefh butter to boile vpon the fire,and put a cal- ^rifing iron in the fire alfo, you fhall then take off the Plafters and the horfe being faft held, firft you fhall with ^araforandwarme water fhaue all the haire from the ^enne, then you fhall note ho w the veinesrunne,that as "eare as you can you may mifiTe them,the» with an inci- jjoti knife you fhall cut the wennecleane away, and with binges raking away the blood, leaue not any part of the yellow fubftancc, which done you fhall calterize the fore with fcaldmg hot butterbur if that will notftay the fluxeofblood,youfhal then calterixe the heads of thofe veines which bleed moft,with the hot Iron;then making 3 plegant of foft towc asbroad as the fore, dip it in frefh ^butter molten very hotte, and lay it vpon the fore, then couer it ouer with the plafter of waxe, Turpentine, and ^ueares fuet, and fo let not the fore be ftirrcd for eight ^dfortiehoures,then vpon the feconddrefsingif you J«e any of the fubfhnce of the wennc bcleft vncut away, y°« fhall then take hogs-greafe and vardigreafe molten ^gether, and with it dreffe the fore, tillifhaue eaten a- J*?y-allthegrofiematter, and,then heale vp the fore ^"b the falue before prefcribed.:'

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	Of Swelling in the necke after blooi-lett'mg. SWelling afterblood-letting proceedesfrom diue⁵cauies, as if tbeOrifice be made too great and lb th^, iubtle winde ftrike lodainely into the wounde, o^f' prefemly after a horfe islet blood, you turne him ^l°* graffc,andi'obythruftiugdownehishead too foone & eatchismeatc, the blood reuertbacke and fcfter abort¹the wounde; or if the fmith he negligent and ftrike hi*¹with a ruftieorvenomefleame:thecurewherofisthiJJ» you fliall take wheatc flower two or three handfuls, 2^smuch fheepes fuet fhreaded fmall, and as much CamO' mile fhredded fmall likewife, boyle them altogether J¹ three pintes of new milketill they be very thicke, thef take it very hottc and lay it vnto his necke, this pulti* Will in once or twice laying to, either diffolue the htf' mor or drawe it to a head,and brcakc it, which if it dotf then you fhall hcale vp the fore with a little Turpentine Waxeand Hogs-greafe molten together and made i& toafoftfalue : fomeFarriers vfeto brcake the fore wl^ the oile of Camomile or with olde rotten litter,or wi^ wet hay and then to taint it with Turpentine and hog⁹' greafe only till it be whole, but it is not fo good a cur^fi> for it will be both longer in ripening,and when it is bt°' ken the tainting will bring downe fuch a fluxe of h^' mours that I haue often feenefuch fores turne to Fift^" las, which had they beene but ordinarily dealt withal'? nature it fclfe would haue cured. CHAP- 4*

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		CHAP. 41.

9ffi{imchingof bloodjvhether it come by blood-lettings or by &ny w&ufid receiued. If either by difordcriy bloodlettings when the veine is ftriken cleane thorow, or the orifice by the vnftaid- nes of the Farriers hand, is made too great, or if by a- ^Ry cafualcy ahorfereceiue a wound amongft the princi- PailveineSjfo that the flux of blood will not be ftaid(for ^as touching that opinion that the veine will not be ftopc yvhich is ftrooke when the figne is in that parte,it is both ^lc»le and friuolous) the cure thereof is thus,takebolear- toonickc and vinegcr and mixing them thicke together Mp flaxe therein, andlay it to the wound & it will fhnch hc bloudja fod of new earth laid to the woud wil ftanc h "lood alfOjliothorfe-dungbeing applycd will doe the \|ike, or if you temper with the dung chalk and vineger it is-.good alfd,yet to apply any ofthefe medicines in cafe of any fore or grieuous wound they are dangerous for ^lr»akingthe wound gangrcan,fo that I allow the powder �f blood to be much better then any of them, but if it ^iieinextrcamity to worke the erred you defire, you �"■all then garter or binde your horfe very ftraitc aboue ^°th his foreknees,and alio vnder his fore knecs,aboue ^b<)tb his hinder cambrelles and vnder the fpauenioynts, y°^ufhalhhei>draweafurfingleveryftrait about his bo- ^y alfbj&fo letting him but ft and a little fpaceyou fhall P^tefently fee his blood ftaunch,which affoone as it doth y°u fhall apply to the wound fallet oyle and hogs-greafe Molten together boyling hot, and then vnbinding him ^ct him abide with that dreffing the fpace of fortie eight houresatlcaitjandthenyoufhallnotneedeto feareany ^orc_lheg_uxeofblood> CM A P.* 420 ■■

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		CHAP. 42

Of the fdling oftheCnft. T He falling ofthcCreftis when the creft or vpp^e* part of thenccke, on which the "mane grow^tIJ(which naturally mould ftancl vp ftrong and firmf ly) doth either leane to the one or the other Tide, or eU^cfalleth flat downeand lyeth in a moft vncomely mating vpon his neck.it procecdeth from two caufes,either ol^ age or pouertie of flcfh. and the cure thereof is thus, ftf¹' it it proceed but fcom pouertie of flefti and be not vttef\| lyfalnedowne but leaning to one fide, you fhall the¹¹plattc into his mane certaine waightes of Rich fufficief¹¹' poife as may either drawe the Creft vp ftraight, or el& make it leane to that fide from whence it fwearuerh, arid thenfccding him vp with good meate,and much change ofrneatebeaffuredthatasfooncas heisfattehis Cret will ftand vp ftraight, but if it be fo vtterly falne dowriS that no fatnes nor feeding will recouerit,you fhall the¹hangthe waights as is before faid, and then on the coir trary fide with a hot Iron made better then a quarter 0 an inch broad,drawe three lines thorow theskinne an® nomore,thefirftat the bottome of the Creft clofe t^athe fetting on vpon the necke,the fecond in the midway betweene the bottom of the Creft andthe roots of the mane,andthethirdas ncere the edge of the mane & may be, which lines will prefent this figure, then y°^u fhall daily till the ski* be whole againe, a"' noint the fore evftj* warmfalletoileorel⁵ the creame of butted an<*

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		'The feauenth Boo{e. - <5i

ndvpon that fide which your waights hang, you (ball ^ar>noint the necke of the horfe in that place where the Creft is fallen with the oyle ofSpike,and* the oyle Pctroli- ^Um ^mixt together and made war me vpon the fire, and it Will ilraiten the skinne and make theCreft ftand vp firmc againe..

			CHAP. 45.

	of the Mangineffiz oyScabbc within the Mine* THIS Manginefle in the Mane commeth from diuers' caivfcs , as from corruption of blood, a- boundance of hotte humours, or wantoffoode, fomctimes from lowfinefle, want of cleane keeping, or from the infe&ion of other Horfes which haue the fame infirmitie: the fignes are, an apparant white feurffs ordrie fcabbe, which will rife continually from his mane and fometimes bring foorth matter, or elfe an exsreame itch and inceffant rubbing or a defire to ftand knapping with other Horfes:the cure is thus; take of Nearuc-oylehalfc a pound, of Quickfiluer a quarter of an ounce andbeate them together with great labour till you bee fure that you haue kild the Quickfiluer, and oroughttheNearue-oyle which was of a darkegrecne colourtobeofapaleyellowi(hco!our,thetakeofbrim- ftone an ounce beaten to powder, and mixe it with the Nearue-oy le,then if it appeare fom what thicke and ftitfc you fhall bring it againc to a liquid oyntment by mixing ^ith them a quarter ofa pint ot Rape oyle or Train oile, When you haue made this oyntment, you fhall then take ^an inftrument of yron made for the purpofe_a and with k-

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			6% ^<Theleauentb^<Boo!{e. it/crape all the fcabbes and feurffe cleane away.,making the fore bleedc and looke rawe, then take a little olde piffeboildewith the powder of lette, andflrft wafhthe fore therewith, then withtheoyntmentannointit allo^-uer, holding a fire-fhouell heated redde hotte puer the mainc,that the ointment may melte and finke into the fore place, and doing thus but three or toure times, the horfe will be whole.

		CHAP. 44. &fjheddwg the haire from the name ortayle. THere bectwoeaufes which makes a horfe fried his haire from his maine or taile,the one is pouer* tyormifliking, thcotheracertaine little worme ingendred by corruprblood, which eating the rootes of the haire,makes it fall and wafbthe cure is thus.you fhall take of the fine afhes of a(hc-wood,haife a pecke,and as much of fope-afhes when the fope-boyler hath done with them, and putting them into a veflell,fill it vp with running water, and let it ftand the fpace of three dayes, then draine the water clcane from the afhes, as you fee falt-peter men doe, and with the water wafh the horfes maine and tayle twice a day, and after each waftiing an- noint the bottome of his haire with fope, and the haire vyillbe fixed. CHAP. 4?

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	The feauenih TBooke. __gj

		CHAP. 45.

Of the/welting of the Withers, either by pinching, or galling with An ill fuddle , or ctherwife* THereisnooutwardpartof a horfe, more tender or fubiecT: to fwellingSjbrufingeSjblifterings, and other infirmities, then the Withers of a horfe, Sometime proceeding from inward corrupt humours ^ar»d fometime from outward cafualties,as from naughty faddles and too heauie burthens: if it be fo that you fee- the fwelling is but little or of Height moment, you (hall then but onely clappe a little rotten li tter vpon ir,and it vvilleitheraffwageitprefentlyorbringittoa head and breakc it, and if it breake and runne, you (hall neede doe nomorebutheatea little butter very hotte in a faucer, and poure it vpon it,and then mending the faddle where it did pinch, his Withers will foone be whole. Some- Farriers vfe in this cafe of fwelling,to make a poultus of niallowes and fmallageboild till they be foft, and then niixe with it either hogs-greafe/allet oyle, or fre(h but- ter, and fo to apply it very hotte to the fwelling, now whereas fome vfeto pricke or fcarifie the fwelling with thepointeofafliarpeknife,that, by all meanespoffible *difallow,foritbothdravves to the fwelling naughtie humours, andalfobrecdesinflamation and putrifacli- °n,where elfe none would be: Now if there be no fwel- ^ⁿg but only that the skinne is fridgd off, you may dry ^VP that either with a little thickecrearne and the foote of

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		6j\. ^�l he jeau:nth 'Booty. of a chimney mixt well together, and therewithal!. ^t0annoint and drie vp the raw place,or elfeby taking halfe a pint ofhoney, and blending with it as much vnfleak.6 lymcas will make it as thicke as paft, then making it^ltlathinnecakelayitvponatileftoneouerahotte fire till it be fo drye that you may bcatc it to powder, then caft- ing thatpowdervponanv vnskindpart, itwillprefent- ly bring on the skinne againe: as fer Oyfter-fhels,cloath» felt_sfilke,mirrhe, or fuch like to be burnt, they arc no- thing neare fo good, although none of them but in time Will dry and skinne a fore. C~&AP. 32.

			Of great Imfojiumntiem in a korfes Withers, IF ahorfe either by too negligent a fufferancc, or by fomc violent torment, haue his Withers fo extream« lypincht or brufd, that there followes not only fwel- lings of great quantitie, but alfo great inflamations and purrifa&ions, then you are with regard to refpect the curethereof,becaufc if the tender griifle which isvpon the toppe of the fhoulder blade,(hould either be crulht or tainted, there many times folio weth cankerous fores and fiftulatingj which to preuent, asfooneasyou haue with applying either rotten litter or wetre hay to the fwelling made it ripe and rotten, which you fhall per- ceiuebythefoftnes, you fhall then with a fharpe rafor flitte the fwelling downeward,euen to the very botto me thereof and fo let out the corruption. There be iom ...........~�'"............. * ' Farriers

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		7he Jeauenth 2?ce%. 6$ Carriers, which before they open the fore, will with a hotyroncroffe the fwclling diners wayes according to this figure and then thruft another hot yron clcane thorovv the fore, and fo let out the matter, but it is a very vildeman- ner of cure,and makes an ouglycye-^^^^^^^^^^^^ forencuerto bee cured-, for the nature of an Inciffion kyfireistofeperateand dcuidethe skinne in iuchiert that it can neuer bee brought together againe,but the fcamesthereof will be both hard andapparantforeuer after j befides the fire is fo attra&iue that the much vfe thereofdothdrawedownetotheweakepart fuch con- fluence ofhumours,that the grisfe is made much worfe then it would be; whersfore whenyouhaue opened the , fore as is before faide with aRaz.er,youfhalkhen but onely applie vnto it plegants of Flaxe dipt in hotte frefh Butter, andlaycleaneouer the fwclling aplaiftermadc �of Waxe, Turpentine, Deares fuet and a little Roxen, renewingthem once a day till the fore be healed: But if thefe fwellinges will notputrifle, but onely continue in one ftate, and rather growe hard then tender, in this cafe I would haue you with an inftrument made for the pur- pofe,to thruft a greatthicke rowellof Horfehaire quite thorowthefwelling, euen frona the ncathermoft pare to the vppennoft of the fweliing, and twice a day to � turne the rowell about, and either toannoynt it with frefh Butter,or Venice Terpentine, till the fweliing bee cleanegone, and then to take away the rowell and to heaic the two orrifices with frefh Butter and Oatemeaie ^mJxt together. Yy cHap,^

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			6 6 Vhijeauenth ⁱBook{. C HAP. 47.

		OfhardHornes^nsbbeSidndfit-fojliygremng vnder the Saddle. THefe homes or knobs, which grow vpon a horfes backe vnder the faddle, are cald of our Horfemeft hecre in England fit-lafts.,which how euer the Ita- lians doe make differences of them,eitherbecaufeofthe feuerall places wherein they grow, as when they grow'6 oppofiteagainuYarib, or elfe betweenetwo rlbbes, y-ec the truth 1% they are but all.one thing , and proccedeall from one felfe like caufe,as from fome olde pinch with 3 faddle Where the fwelling doth notrottebutfallinga- gaine, yet retaineth betwixt theskinne andtheflefh,a certaine vnnaturall hard fubftance, fothat vnderyour hand the skinne will be hard as a board, and in rime Na- ture it felfe will corrupt and driue it foorth: the cure of thefefit-fafts are thus, firft with a fharpe knife flitt the skin thorow, clofe by the edge of the fit-fart ,and affoone as you haue raifd it vp take a nayle and file the point very fharpe thenjjowing it crooked like a hooke, with it take holdeofthe fit-Taft and roote it cleane foorth as farre asyoufeeleit hard, thenif you fee that the fit-faft haue not eaten any depth into the fiefh, but euen the thick- neffe of the skinne onely, then after it iscut foorth you fhall annoint the place with Creame and Soote mixt to- gether till it be whole, but if it haue eaten into the flerti and that there bee any matter vnder thehardnes,then ^011 fhall make a plaifter of Turpentine, Waxe, Dearcs fuet₅and Englifh Saffron mixt together_}of each ofthent an

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	The Jeaumth Tiwk?. 6 7 ^anequallquantitie except the Saffron, and of it a quar- ter afmuch as of the reft, and after you haue wafhtthe fore place with Mans vrine,then lay on the planter and renew it once a day till the fore be whole. C H A P. 48.________ OftheNMiilgaU. NAnell-gall is a foule bruife taken by the fitting downe of the hinder part ofthefaddlevponthe horfes backe,and it is called Nauell-galljbecaufe the crufhis vponthe figne iuft oppqfue againflthe Hor- des Nauell, in ofceft cqrnes by the carriage of cloake- bagSjPorcmantuaes, or fuch like waights behinde , it is bymoft of our common Farriers helde altogether in- curable, becaufe moft commonly it breaketh notforth very apparantly till it bee full of dead fledi, which being a fpungie and cankerous fubftance,doth in time corrupt and piurifie theChine-bone,or turne to aFiftula,which in that part is mortall. The cure thereof is thus, firffe Vvith your crooked nayle take holde of the dead fleiTi, andwithaRazorcutitcieane.out, leauing no part ofit behind,and making the wound plaine,and without hol- lo WneflTe, then take of Hogs-greafe finely rendred, and °f Turpentine wafhc of each like quantitic, then melt them together and beeing exceeding hot, dippe a plea- gant of Flaxe into it,and fo fill vp the fbre,then lay vpom it a plaifter of Waxe, Rozzen, and Turpentine rnixt to- g^ether,and after you haue dreft him thus for two dayes, iuhenyouperceiue any dead or proudefisfh begin to Yy 2 groW\|

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			68 ^cTbeJeauentb^<Booke.

			grow in it againc, then you fhall take an ounce of TuC pentine, a quarter ofa pinte of Honey,and an ounce o Verdigrealebeaten to powder , and boylethemvpo'¹the fire a gpod.whilc together.,.and. lay it vpon the io& plainer-wife, renewing it once aday till the Vlcerbe^ brought to skinning,the dry it vp,and skin it either wit'¹Crearae & Soote,or with the powder of hony and lirnc*

		CHAP. 49. Ofthejvt>A)wgGjtheUchi Here Be a rnflltiuideofmifchanccs, which occa(K on thefwayingofthebacke, asftraynings either' in ryding, running,orleaping_Jouer-burthening; cither bymifebance ornegUgence₅and thefigncs there- ofarethefejthcHorfc willinhis going reele and folder, and his hinder parts will notgoe-in one furrow with his' fore-parts,wheu he is downc,hc will hauemuch adoe to' rifcjand when he is vp,it is painfull, to him to lie downe» The cure thereof is-diucrflie handled, according to the' opinion of Farricrsjfome imitating the Method prefcri- bed by Marf iff ^ as by laying a hot fheepe-skin newtaken from thefheepe tothe horfesbacke,fuffcring it to lie till it fmel,and the to renue it: others,by fcorchingthc horfff ouer-thwartthebacke withr a hot yron Checker-wife and then to lay on a charge made thus: Take of Pitch » pound,ofRozen halfe a p0und,ofBolarmoniacke made in powder halfe apound₃and of Tarre halfe a pinte,boile all thefe in a pot together , till they bee well incorpera- ted. thenbeeing luke-warme^ daubeh vpon the Horfes backe>

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bade and lay flaxe vpon it, fuffering it to reft till it fall °ftby it owne accord, both thefe medicines 1 haue my ^elfe oft vfed, but haue found them not to auaile, yvherefore the only cure that eucr I found for this griefe is this; Take of Tarre halfe a pinte, of Turpentine fourc °unces,oftheoyleofSwallowes,and the oylsofMan- ^rage, of each fixe ounces, mixe thefe together, and boyle them vpon the fire,then annoynt the horfes backc therewith luke-warmc, and chafe it in halfe an hours ^together,holding a hot fire-pan ouer his back whilft you aririoynthim, and dooing butthis twice a day for nine ^ayes together, it will knit his backe, prouided that you let him runne at graffe without labour foratleafttwo Rionthes after the cure.

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			Ofwufoneffc in the $acke.

	\TNto the baefce is incident another weaknefle, befides thefe (trainings , which proccedeth not from any cafualty or mifchanee,but only from the Confluence and fluxeofmoyft and colde humors which bcnummctb,and dulls the vitall parts of the backe,brin- ging the horfc to fuch a weakenefTe,that hee many times fals do wne flat to the ground,and cannot rifcagain. Our ^bcft Farriers call it the fretting of the rey nes,and hold it generally to be mortal!; for mine owne part I haue not feene the difeafe aboue twice, and my cure thereof is ^USjtakeofrm^ Turpentine, andafteryou hauewafh- ed it well, take iuftfo much of Honey and mixe with it, Yy 3 " Seating

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jo �he feauentb TSookt* beating them very well together, then take as much re- fined Sugar beaten to powder, as will make it as thieke as Parte* thcnroule it in toundBalles,as bigge as a little Wall-nut, and coueringthem ouer with fweetc Butter, giue him euery morning for Sue morninges together three of thofe Balles, anditvviUreftoreand ftrcngthea bis backc.

		CHAP, 51

	Of Hide-bound, Hide bound iswhenaHorfesskinneisfoftraine^ and bound vnto his boncs,that a man can with n<r poflibleftrengthpullkvp withhishands, it pro* cecdeth onely from the weakeneflfe of the body, ansl poucnieofflcfh₃thefignestoknoweit, is the handling ofthcHorfejhisleanenefle, and the clinging vpofhis belly to the chine of his backc. The cure(although ma* ny of our beft Farriers make it very curious, and haue' fundriedrenches and drinkes to littlepurpofe) is ©fall other cures moft eafic/or you (hall no more but let bin* blood in the necke veync, andifor a month following^ feede him with nothing but fwecte Bay, and boykd Barley _s hauing care that you boyle not fo much togs* thcr,butthatyourhorfemaycateit whilcftitisfwe.e^re3 a,ndfearenottheloofenen^re of hisskinnc₃ northed⁶*' Hog.of his flelh with fatnefie.,

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		chap. 52. -Of the Strangle to Ghnders,or the mour- lungeftkeChim* THE Strangle is a difeafe fotthe mod part incident toFoales or young Colts_sandfometimes toHor- fes of elder age,it is afluxe or ingendring together tsfmany humors about the roots ofthe tonguc,bctwecn thetwoncatherchappes, inflaming and impoftumating thofc Kernels which naturally grow aboutihe rootesof theongue,which kernels are called GUndes,* fro whence fomcFarriers fuppofe the name of Glanders came firft, and I am of that mind aifo. For betwixt the Strangle and the Glanders, is but this difference, that when thofe ker- nels doc fwel and impoftumate outwardly,thatis to fay, when they rife betweene his chappes like a huge Byle,ib that they hinder a Horfe from fwallowinghis meat, and asitwere ftrangle andChoake him with tough and vrt- difolucd matter, and in the end breakes outwardly forth like an ordinary impoftumation, and To vanifheth,then Wee call it but the Strangle, but if it doe not breake out- wardly,butthat the inflamation and impofturnationcx- ulcerates inward, and lb like a foule Fiflula aupydes all the foule matter atthe horfes Noftrclsj the we call it the danders, and it is a much harder cure. Buuhatthe Strangle fhoulcVbcas fomc of our Engliih Authors fup- pofe, the fame difeafe which wee call the Squinancie,or Quinzte,I cannot imagine it,for it hath no rcfemblance of fuch an infirrnitie, onely I take the V j'ueseto beefome- VHbat akinneto that fickneffe. Now for the Scrangle,it Yy 4 proceeded

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			< 7 z 7 he feauenth ^cBoo.^e. proceedcth either of colde andrawdifgeftion₃ as that which is in Foales; or clfe of tome fuddaine colde taken, and iingring without remedy in aHorfe^groweth in the endtothiseuill. The cure ofthe ftrangle is thus, af- foone as you perce.iue the fwelling to rife, you (hall take a waxe candlc,and holding it vnder the Horfes chappes clofeto the fwelling,burneit fo long,till you fee the skin bee burnt thoro w, fo that you may fcarifie it₃ and raife it from the flefh, which donejyou (hall take abroad peece of leather,and fpread thereupon a good thicke quantity of blacke fhoomakers waxe,and lay it vpon the fore,and it will not onely breake the fore_}but heale it alfo; but if cither by fome cxtreamecolde,or other diforder in kee ping this difeafe breake inwarde, and fo turne to the Glaunders, you fhall frrft perfume his head with Britn- ftoneand Frankenfencemixttogether ₃and burnt vpon aehafing-di("hofcoaleSj and then you fhallpoureintat his noftrells halfe a pmte of Sal let oyle,an ounce of Ni- ter,arid fixefpoonefuls ofthe iuyceofLeekes,aod doing thus but foure mornings togethcr,it will cure any Glan- ders, if ithauenotbeene abouehalfeayearescontinu- ance* but if you can get theoyle of Gates, and pourc it into his noftrelles, it is moftcertaine it both curcth this difeafcjand the mourning ofthe Chine alfo.

		OftkeJoregenerallCoitgb. Chap. 5 3. TAke afpoonefull of Tarre and put it in a fine linnea cloathj and tye it to the Snaffle and ioumeyyouc faorfc therewithal!. Ofthe ww&rdandwettCottgh. Ckf>.* 54. TAke the greene barke of Elder and boyle it moft cxtreamely, renewing the water as it waftes then ------- " ftraine

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	^Ibe feauen(h^cBoekg. ,. y\* ftrainek and mixe it with fallet oyle, and giue it the horfe to drinke. '-■-,' Offrettized) broken, and rotten lungs. Chdp. 5 5 TAke the faft of Bacon an inch {quare, and a finger long,and pricke a dozen clones of-garlickc in it, and then role it in Brimftone and giue it the horfe. Of the pat rifled or rotten lunges. Chaf. 5 6, TAke Amipgmentum and burne it in a chafing-difh vnder the horfe nofe. Ofthejhortnesofbreath^ndthecAttfes.Chap. 57. SHortnes of breath or purfineffe comes by fuddaine riding after a horfe is fill'd or new fedde , the figne is his panting and inabilitie to trauaile, and the cure is, to giuehim either a couple of new laid Egges,fhe's and all, or clfeapinteof Milke and Sallct oyle mixttogether. Ofdconfamtion. Chp.^S. AConfamption is nothing but an cxulceration or putrifa&ion of the lunges, and the cure is,for fiue nnomings together to giue him the fame drinke prefcri- bed for the wett or drie Cough. OfthegmfeintheBreJl. Chap. 59. THis difeafe comes $y the corruption of blood,or the abundance of humors gathered together about the breaft, and occafioning fwelling, the cure is,to ilitte the fwelled part, and to put in a trowell, and annoynt is; with a little fweete Butter till the fore be whole. Of the Ant ichor. Chap. 60. THe Antichor isadifeafe proceeding of corruption of blood and fpirits, it onely paineth the heart, and is oft mortall �, the cure whereof, is to let the Horfe blood, and then to giuehim to drinke a pinte of Malme- fie₃ brewed with Sinamon_s Licoras, and the fbauings of;

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		74. TheJeauentbHooke. of Iuory_}for fiue mornings together. Orthis■, Take two fp oonefuls ofDhptttte and brew itin a pinte bfMuskadine and giue it the horfe. Of the tyred Horfes. Chap. 61. EVery ontknowes both the caufe and figne of this e- uill: the cure therefor* is,to bath his limbs with pifls and fait Peeter, and to giue him to drinke ehigt fpoonc- fulsof Aqua-vit$₃whcreiiihath bin infufed for thefpacc of twelue houres halfe an ounce of ftrongTobacco, and after ftraind, ofdifeafes vnder the Midriffe. Chap. 61. TAke Diapeatetwo fpoonefuls, and brewc it in a quart of ale and giue it the horfe. Of the loathing of mate. chip. 6%. "T Akevinegerandfpirtitinto his nofe and wafli hU i * tongue therewith, and keepe him longfafting. Of ufling cutdrinke. chip. 64. TAkecloues,Cynamon, and Ginger, and brevve it with a quart ef fkong Ale,and giue it the horfe. Of/arfeites. chap. <$$. TAkeSelladine,Rewe₃ Worme-wood and Sage of each alike,and boyle them in ftrong Ale,then ftraif* h and put fweetebutter thereunto₃ and giue it the horfe fafting, and keepe him with little f oode. Of the hungry euill. chtf.66, TAke Barley boy Id and a little fagechoptamongft if j and let the horfe glut himfelfethereupon. Of the gencrdl griefs of the Liaer. chap, 67. FOrthegenerallgriefe of the Iiuer, letting of blood intheneckeveineisaprefentcure* ^r *of the*

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		The Jeaumib ^Bvo^e, 75 ■»f..�> - 1 ■ j .. ------------;----------------.----------_------------------------------------■--------------- .~~-------------------------~~� . ■ ■'■■ ■ Of thtconjumplionof the Liuer. chap. 63. TAkefweeteworteandoldfalletoyleand mixe the mi together, and giue it warme to the.hor.fe to drinks diuers mornings. Ofdifeafes in the gaS_y chap. 69 HOweuer other men imagine, yet I haue not found anydifeafe to-proceede from the gall more then the Yellowes^yet that it may fometimesbe pained Idenic not,& it is tobe knowne by the ycllownes of his Water_sfor cure whereof jtherc is nothing better then the ordure of Geefe, being infufed in white Wine, and gi- Uen to the horfe to drinke. Ofdifeafes in theSpleene. Chnp.70, THe fpleene of a Horfe is troubled withnodifeafe but a little fwelling, which comes of too proude keeping: and thecure is,aftcr you haue made-him fweat to giue himin a pinteof white Wine, the leaues of the Tamariske bruited, and-Gummin-feede beaten to pow- der mixt together,and warmed vpon the fire, OftheTellovees. chap.ji. THe Yellowes is a difeafe.of thegall,and it is mortal! if it bee not preucated, the fignes are yellownefle of his eyesjlippesjtonguciand other partes.,and the cure is, firft let him blood inthepallatofthc mouth, and then giue him to drinke a pinte of ftrong Ale, mixt with ai quarter of fo much of theiuyceof Sclladine,& an ounces of Saffron hike-war me,for three mornings together. Oft he Drop fie. Chap. 7 2. THat which is called the Dropfie in horfes.cometh of- . raw food₃& fore riding when a horfe is fat; the ftgne " the fwelling of bis legs,& the cureis,to purge him wel ^ith milke andfalletoyle, and to bath his legs daily with ■ kjnfced-oylc. , ofdu-

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		>■ - ■ ~~- -~~~~......~~ - i ■ i ~~.v-.~~ - i . -. 7 6 'J he feauentb Bool^e, of difeafes in the guts. chap. 73. FOrgenerall griefeinthegutt, as being but only Bel- ly-akcproceedhg from coIde,modeute exercife,& warmekeeping will take itaway. OfCoHiaenes. (hap. 74. TAke aball of (weete fope, as big as aTurkies Egge, andputitdownethehorfesthroate, and then trott himvpanddowne. Of kefems. chap. 75. TAke Beane-flower and Tanners barke � and boylc them in Milke and giue it the horfe to drinke. Of the Blooclyflitxe. Chap. 7 6. TAke a quarte of redde wine, and boyle a handfull of the hearbe cald fheapherds purfe therein and giue it the horfe to drinke. OfBottorwormeSt chap.jy. 'TpAke two or three ilippes of Sauen, and routing it in * Butter jgtue it the horfe diuers mornings in the man- ner of pills. ofpxmeinthe Kidnjes. Chap. 78. THe greateft difeafe belonging to the kidneys, is the), ftone, which you maycurcby giuing the horfe to drinke a quart of ftrong Ale, in which hath beene fteepc for fourc & twenty houres two pound of Radifh rootcs flitin quarters,and to giue it three mornings together. Of piffingBlosd. Chap.79. "TTAke halfe a pinte of Milke, and halfe a pinte of white ' *� Wine,and boyle therein a pound of DaffaMltootcs,* and two ounces of Wheate dower and giue it the horfe to drinke diuers mornings. Of the Colt-emll, Chap. SO. Either fwim or bathe your hotfes codds in eolde water andit is a prefent helpe. oftht

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		Of the mattering of the. Tarde« chap. 81. TAke white wine and boyle a little ailom therein, and when the water is luke-warmefquirt it with a Set- rindge into the horfes yarae. Of the fbeddingofthe feede. chap. 32 TAke Venice Turpentine, and being very well wafht^ mixeit with good (lore of white fugar, and then making bails thereof, giueitthe horfe in the -manner of Pills. :_} Ofthe falling e-f'theTarde. chap. %i TAke wine vineger and fake, and boyling them coge-' therlukewarme₅barh the horfes yarde therewith. Of the fuelling of the Cedds enly. chap. 84 TAke vineger and fait- Peter, and boyling them toge> ther,baththeliorfescodds therein twice or thrice/ a day. Ofimordingor burpng. ckifi%f- V7tylth lifts make the horfe a clofetruflTe which may V V holde vp his guts, and then anoint his codds and, ftones euery day with May butter. Of the botch in the groine chaP.%6* THe botch in thegroineof a horic comes of pride of blood or fore labour, it refembles a great bile, and is cured either with rofted forrell, or aplaifter of thooe* makers waxe. Of mungints in the t Me, chap. %j TFahorfebefcabdormangieaboutthetaile, the cure *is,nrfttolethim blood, and then to wafh his taite t'wicc-a day with olde pifie and Coporas boylde toge- ther, and then annointed with narue oyle and quicke- filuct beaten together till the quick-filuer be kilck Of

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		7 8 7 be feauenth doolie. Of pinching, [platting, or fir nines m the (boulder, chap. 8 3 THe worft pinch or ftraines that happens to a horfe, is that in the fhoulder,which if at any time it chance you fhall take of oyle petrolium, of oyle of Cipres,and of Linfeed-oylc, of each like quantitie, and being mixc together,bathe the horfes (boulder therewith, and if thattakenot away hishalte, then put arowellbetwixc his (boulder and his breft. of [welling of the legs, chap.%$ TFyourhorfeslcgsfwellat any time vpon any occafi- on,you fhall bath them with warme traine oyle,and it will help them. Of Foundring. chap. 90. T70undring comes by fodaine heate after violent labor, thefigne is the horfe will ftand with all hisfoure legs together, or for the moft part not ftand at all,the cure is, let hira blood in the neck veine, &c take from him a pot- tle of bloodjthen mixe with it the whites of foure eggs, balfe a pound of bole-armoniack, a pint ofvineger,and as much wheat-flower as will thicken al,then lay it vpon the horfes back & reynes, &: with long linnen rags dipt therein,binde his fore-legs ftraite aboue his knees; then ride him two hours vpon a hard pauement,then pare his feet exceeding thin, and ftop them with bran and hogs- greafe boild together, and his feet will be well within a weeke after. Of the Splent or Serew. chap. ?i A Splent is fo well known to all men, that it needs no jfA.difcription,& the Serew is the fame a fplent is,only it is vpon the outfide of the legs: there be many curcs,& my felfe could repeat twcntie,but the fureft and cleaneft way

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	The feauenth ^oo^e, 7 9 way is with the point of a (harp knife,to make a litle hole of more then a barley come length vpon the top of the Splent,& put therin as much Arfnick as the quarter of a hafell nut and in three daies it wil take away the fplent,o� then heale thefore onely with fweet butter molten* Of CMallanderandSclknder^ chap.yz AMallanderisadriefcabbe vpon the bought of the fore leg : and the Sellander vpon the bought of the hinder: the cure is, after you haue made them bleed, to binde to them for three dayes blacke fope,and lime mixc together, and then to heale them with fweetc butter againe. Of an ouer-reach Vpon thefimve. chap. 93

		VV		Hat ouer-reach foeuer your borfe chances v- pon,you fHallto cure him, firft with a fharpe

			knife cut out the ouer- reach as plaine as may bee, then wafhing it with beereand fait, lay vpon it Otemeale and butter mixt together, and it will heale it. Of an ousr-reach vpon the heele. chap. 9 4 AFter you haue cut out the ouer-reach, you fhall take Bolearmoniakeand vineger mixt together₅ and a- nointthc fore therewith. Ofhalting before'andbehinde. chip. 9 5 F a horfe hault before,his griefe is either in his fhou!-< der,hisknee,hisfetlockeorhisfoote, if it bee in his fhou!dcr I haue declared a remedie already, if in his knee or ferlocke you fhall folde his legges about with ropes of wet hay, and they will help him, and if it be in his foote, pare the hoofe thin, and flop it with bran and hogs-greafe, but if he hake behinde, he is hipped or ftiffled, if hee be hipped hee is pafV"cufe,-if fiiflled yon fhall either: fwimme him in a deepe water or binde-

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		8o ^<-JhefeauenthBoo{e. bindevp his found legge, that he may perforce fund v- pon the other, and he willgoevprigbr fuddainely. Of being hipped, chap. 96 IF your horfebe olde hipt he is paft cure, if ne we done youfaalleafthimonhi'sback, and by thehelpoffoure pafternes drawehim by theleggefrom the ground, and lb bring the ioynt into his place againe. Of being Jlifped. chap. 97 TAke a new plaine lurfwgle, and with it garter vp the contrary legge a little aboue the hough, aad Xo let him runne two or three dayes. Of the bane Spawn, chap. 93 SLit the place iuft vpon the excremon ofthe bone,and put a little Arfnick thereinto, then after two or three dayes anoint it with fw eete butter. Ofthe blood fpAlien, chap. 99. ONely take vp the veine aboue the fpauen and let it bleedconly from belowe; then cut the veine h\ {under, and lay on a p.lafter of pitch. Ofthe Kurbe. jchap. 10 0 THcCurbe is a hard knot vpon the hinder part ofthe Cambrel, and it is to be taken away as you take a- wayafplent. Ofthepaines. chap.toi THefcdifeafcs are fore dride fcabs, clofe vndcr the Fetlocks, and the cure is to rub them till thy bleede, then to wafh them with piffe and Coporas, andannoint thcra with hoggsgrcafe and ftrongmuftard mixt toge- her till they be whole. Of kybdeheeles. chap'. 101. TAke grecne Copperas and old pifle, and boyle them . together; and wa(hhis heeles therewith. Of Wind-

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			Of hurtsvfonthecronelt. chap. 109. IT? thcrcbe any hoUownes, either cut it plaine, or eate it plaine with verdigrcafe,thcn anoint it with Turpen- tine and hogs-greafc mixt together. OftheJUuitter-bone. chip, no, T He Quitter-bone is agriffell growing vnder the hoofe, it is ofall difcafes the vildeft, and fiilleft of danger, yet thecureisfaft with Atfnickc or Var- digreafe,to eatc away the flefhtill you may fee thebone and then cut it out, and heale the fore with Turpentine, VVaxe andButter molten together* **Ofgrwelling, chap. Hi* FIrft parcout the grauell and brufe, and then meltcv"- pon the fore pitch, roffen and tallow, laying a little Haxc thereupon. of furbattmg. chap* 112. TfAkcyoung nettles and chop them, and inixe therfl � with cow-dung, and ftoppc his feetc therewith* Ofa pricket the fode ofthe foote. chap.* p$.. T Akc Turpentine, tallo wand tarrc, and melte thcro^:togcthcr,and vast the fore therewith. **©f aretrutu (hap. 114*** "pirft wafh it with Bcere and Sake, then lay vpon\t «■* Hogs-grcafe,honey and Verdi greaCe well melted to* gether. of Coping, chap. 115. TCIrftdrawe the nayle, then melt into the hole 'talldvf - and tarre mixt together. OfUofingthehsofe. Chap.\i6.* * f f AkeBurgundy pitch and melt vpon the opening* -* then annoynt all the cronet with Bolc-armoniacke aud vinegar mixt together* ^& **cftt'***

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	IheJeauentk %oofy. 83 ofcajimg tbehetfe. Chap. I ly.* YOu muft make the horfc a bootc of leathec,and"lappc about his fore footc Hogs grcafe,Tarre and Turpen- tine mixc together. Ofhoefe-bound. Chip. I18. YOu (half with a drawing yroa drawe diuers fmall gutters in his hoofe from the eronet downeward_sand then annoynt them with Tarre and Tallow mi« to- gether Of the turning Frufh. Cbtf>. 119. TAke the whites of Egges and beatc them with the foote of a Chimney till it bee thickc like a faluc, then flop the hor fesf oote therewith.

		the roangines of the taylc. OftbeFArittn, Chap, izu THeFarcion is a foulc difcafc thatrunnesinpoyfb- nouslcnottes ouerall thehorfcs bodie, and though therebe many waiesto cure it,yet this is the bed 5 to flitt halfea dozen ofthehardeftknots which arc beft rifen, and fill them with Arfenicke, and then to annoynt all the other fores withButrcr, and the difcafc will healc pre- sently. OftheCmker. Chap. 122. THe Canker is a venemous fretting humour, which poyfonstheflefti wherefoeuerit goes, and the cure JSjfirft to wafh or fquirrthc fore with Allomc water and ^oporasmixttogether,thetoannoyntor tent the fore hrce dayes together with blacke fope^and after to heale ^:!^� With molten butter. Xz a oftk*

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OftheFifiaU. chap. 12^.

FIrft with AUome water euery morning fquirtthb
fore and wafh it cleane, thentenr it mxhFnguentitm
Mgipmcum.

ofibtAnbHry. chip. 12%.

AN Anbury is nothingbut a fpungie wart, growing
vpon any part bFthehorfesbodie, and the cure is
either to wa(h it with the- water which, ftandes in the
soote of an olde Oake-tree, or to tyeitfoftraitewith
fomeofthehorfeshayies^hatitmayrotaway.
dflVoundes.chip.it').

Woimdes,or cutting of Sinewes,! haue fpoatre

fufficiently already ^onely if the horfe haue a wound
which comes by�■Gu'n-fhor_> you ThaUrnixe withypuf
fakie a good quantirie of Varnifn, butifthehorfc bf c
burnt with time, then you-fhall adde fonre oldeBsr me
oryeaft �, if the horfe be.bitt wirh atfiadDog^youffiall
tyfe in your falue Goates dimg,or feft e fat of hung E>qe%.

&pBrui(in^sorSwellings\(hif:xi6.
�ⁱ*|^r,rAke Butter and Vitiegar andhaning molten it '_y put
I -*- asmueh wheatebranto it as as will make it thicker
and lay it hot to the fweliing.

� Of Sinewes cat of frickti Chty.Xif'.

TAke Turpentine, \Vaxe_i,andHogs-greafe₃ ofeacft
like quantkie and melt' them together ,.and thej*
&eingw^;anne dreUe the fore therewith.

Ofwoundt, made with Gun-foot. Chip. 12 3

"IF Afcc«'Ik>ic<annom3cke and Vinegar mixt together*

�*■: and lay it round about the wound;, tbendre'flean?

lentthelore"m%WnZKcfititnt AHrttWs or elfe with Mffc.

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Of Burning with Lime. Chap. 129.
*T*kkzVnguentumPopulton, and VnguentumD'uhhea and
* mixe them together, and therewith annoynt the
V°re, and lay on the plaifter called Scicatrinum Rubrem.

F Of the Bjtmg with a mud Dog. Chap. 130.

Irft let him blood in the mouth, then take a young
Pidgeonand cleauingit in the midft,lav it hot to the
iorc.

I Of being fhrevt runtie. Chap. 1 ? 1.

F your horfe bee fhrew-runne, you fhall lookefora
Brycr which growes at both-endes, and draweyour.
horfe thoro w it and hee will be well.

Oft fa Warble or Felter. Chap, 132.
O kill the Warble or Felter, bathe your horfe ei-

^ ther in ftrong Lye, or with burnt Sacke and vinegac
Nxt together.

j offtingingwithSnakes, chap.i^.

'A Nnoynt the fore with Sallct-oyle and Saffron, and

p;*-giue the horfe to dririke Cowe-milke and the fha«
Wngsofluory.

w Ofgating Bens-dung. Chaf. 134.

yOu {hall giue your horfe the fco wring of Butter and ^^v'
^ Saunders. «&Qj-m

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tokillLtce. Chap.itf.

t the horfe with fope,quickfiluer,andStauef- ^

aker mixt together.

t Of being flung with Flies. Chap. 136.

Ake hearbe of grace and boyle it in faire water,front
a gallon to a pottle and wafh all the horfes body
herewith. " ~ : " '

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	Ofhrohn Bones.. Chap. 137. THcbeflfalueforbrokenbones isoyleofMandrage, oroyleofSwallowes. OftaHngvp ofVeynes. Chap. 138. TIs good to take vp veynes for griefe in the legges,as Farcies,fpauens or fuch like,or for the quitter bone, Scabbc or fcratches,andfor no other infirmities. Of Gliders. c/^.139. THe beft Glitter is to boyle MaUowes, and then to ftraine the water,and put to a quart of water,a pintc offrefh Butter, and halfe a pinte of Salket oyle, and ad- miniftcr it warme to the horfc. Turg&tions. Chap. 140. TOuching purgations tobe receiued inwardly,looks tnthebooke of hunting, and by thenameoffcow- rings you {hall findc plenty. Oj'cdteriung. Chap. 141. "P Or Calterizing, it is neuer to bee vfed, but either to ■- flay the Fluxe of blood , or when inciflion is to be madeamongft veynes or fine wes wherefore to calterize' a large wound.your yron muft be thin,fharpe U Aar^nd^vto calterize a little orifice^itmuft be blunt and round,yet' by how much the hotter by fo much it is the better. Cer$amefJ>eciall rcteites. Chap.iqi.* ^P Vrpentinc and the powder ofleat mixt together? ^A will drawe out any venome or poyfon from an/, wound whatfoeuer. To bathe a horfe with Tanfey and Verd-iuice will kill theFarcie,and the water wherein tb^cgreenebarke of Elder hath beenc boyled, being .mi**' with Salkt oyle₃ will cure the Glaunders,

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