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The exa£teft Receipts for Curing
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Oxen, Cows, Sheep, Hogs, Goats,
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The right Method for the Ordering
of Qattel. I. Of Oxen.
f H E worthy Author having excellently treated of the
Order and Government of Hoifes, both as to their Breeding, Feeding and Managing, as alfo for the Curing of all Difeafes they are or may be incident to, I thought it very proper to add by way of Appendix, this fhorr, but neceflary Treatife for the direction of the painful Country-man in his ordering all other forts of Cattel, viz,. Oxen, Cows, Sheep, Hogs, &c; and herein I fhall be as fhort as may bf, giving you only thofe approved Receipts, which not only the former, but thefe modern times have frequently experiencedv C H A P. I.
For the Cough in Oxen.
A Cough of no long continuance may foon be remedied by a
Drink which you make with Water and Barley-Meal, ad- ding fome Bean-Flour and fome Stitch-wort and fo given to your Beaft. A certain Cure for an old Cough, is to fteep two pound of Hyf-
fop in a quart or two of Water, well mixt with eight pounds of Lentil-peafe mingled together; likewife give the Beaft fine Wheat and Roots of Leeks clean warned, well beat together, rafting. You may alfo ftamp Garlick with Dragon-Water, new Ale and Batter, and being warm give it the Beaft. |
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Far a Beaßs Hoof hurt.
IF your Ox 6y chance be hurt with a Stub of Wood, or with a
Coulter or Share, or any part of the Clees, mix but the Powder of Brimftone with a Salvcof Pitch and old Greafe well melted to- gether j then pour it hot on any (ore part. To keep your Beafts from Foundering, when you unyoke them,
wafh their Feet with cold Water, likewife let their Patterns and Clees be anointed with old Greafe, and" they will, do well. To cure the Gravel or a Cut in an Oxes foot, let him be bathed
in warm Water» then melr Tar and old Greafe for an Ointment, and if with old frefh Greafe you rub and chafe their Feet, before you unyoke them, nothing is better to preferve them. CHAP. III.
Fer a Brut ft on a Beafls Shoulder. LAbouring Oxen may be lame or fore bruifed on their Shoul-
ders, either by going on the hard Ground» by a crufh of a PoftorGate, let them but bleed on the Fore-legs, it fhall certainly heal them. CHAP. IV.
for a Be aß that hat Accidentally gotten Venom either in his Tongue
or Body, r YOur Ox will commonly gape, and eat no meat, but ftand
holding his head and mourn, if he has eat any venomous Grafs or fuch like, for Cure whereof give him to fwallow down a white Onion bruifed, well mixed with a little good Vineger» but be fure before he has it, you rub his Mouth and Tongue well with it. |
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dy, rub and chafe the Beaft all over with the Deco&ion of wild
Olives mixt with Salt, or take Penniroial mixt with Garlick ftampt. Give it the Beaft in Ale or Beer, and chafe him a while after. Some fay Rain will kill them, if you fift Afhcs on their Backs. If you feed your Cattel well, and put them into good pafture, it. willnoc be Ion« ere they are well. If they have Lice or Ticks about them, thefe Medicinsabove are very good to kill them wich. CHAP. VI.
'Jgdnfl the Smiling of Cattel hy eating of green Corn'.
YOur Cattel will be in danger of Death (without fpeedy Re-
medy) if through negligence of the Keepers, they eat of Bar- ley, Rie or Wheat, that is near ripe; for ic will lie and fproutin their Maws, and caufe in them a mighty Swelling. To help them, fome drive them up and down, till they fee them aflwage thereof, and fo they recover. Some throw a new-laid Egg fhell and all into the Beafts Mouth, and break it in his Mouth, making him fwal- low it with Ale. Some give him a handful of Nettle-tops well bear and ftr»wd with Wine or honied Water. Some ftamp or ftrai'n Juniper Leaves or green Berries with Wine, and give it the Beaft. Others give the Beaft in Ale or Beer, Soot and the hard Rone of a red Herring well beaten. AH which are approved Re- medies. CHAP. VII.
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N Ox or other Beaft will mourn, and eat nothing (becaufe
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lofe his Quick» as perhaps by fome occafion it may fall out of his
Mouth. To remedy this, fome take part oT the Qjide out of an- other Beafts Mouth of the like nature j if it be a Cow wants her Q.uide, they take part of the Quide of another Cow, giving it her to fwallow down, and fhe will be well, and fo the like of other Beafts. Some bruife a quantity of the Herb called Cud wbrt, and put to it a quantity of Fat, and fo make the Bead that hath loft h's Quide fwallow it, and he will amend. O-hers put a piece of Leaven into the Beafts Mouth, asaforefaid, and thereby he will recover: but if he have continued fo long that he is farfpent and wafled, take out his Tongue, pnck the Vein under it with an Awl in two or three places, and fo it will bleed, whereby he will be well again, CHAP. VIII.
F$r. Worms in Ctttel,
STamp a good handful of Wormwood, ftrain it with Ale or
Beer, and give to your Cattel troubled with Worms. Some ftamp Garlick and mix it with Milk or Ale, and give them. Some ftamp a good handful of Mugworr, and being {trained with Ale, give it the Beaft. Others ftamp Garden-Creffes, then ftrain ic with Ak, and give them. All which are very good Remedies for Worms in Cattel. CHAP. IX.
To kelp a Beaß that fijfetb Blood.
IN arable Land you may find Shell-ftones, which burnt and
beaten to powder, and mixed in a Veffel of Milk and Water, is very proper to be given to your Cattel, or you may take B'oud- wortand Knot-grafs, and ftamp a handful of each together, mix them with good Milk j add to it fome Runnet and fome of the husks of Acorns. Give this in a drenching-Horn twice a day, and it will effe& what is defired. |
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fome S jw-thiftles a handful of Annifeeds and two or three Onions
fixed all fteeped the fame time and drained, and fo given to the Beaft it will fotee Urin and increafe the Appetite. C H A P. X!.
For Beafts that are gored or hurt by one anothers Horns. YOu may take red Earth and Okcr and mingle tbem well to-
gether with a little Ale, mike a Salve of it and fpread it mr- on a Plafler. Afhes finely fifted mixed with the Grounds of Ale, have been found an excellent Remedy, but ic muft be made very thick and applied by Plafter co the place grieved. It certainly hea,ls. CHAP. X.
To breed Calves and cut them. AS Husbands relate, it is not convenient to take Calves, of
which you will make young Balls, which are calved within he Prime, which is counted five daysafter the Change, for they will not prove well: And Calves (or any otker Beaft) then calved are not good to keep, but to eat or fell: Two Calves of a hundred will be enough to make Bulls. For the reft it will be beft to cut them auickly after they are calved, or two years old ; then mix with Litharge the Afhes of Vine-Twigs burnr, and put it upon the Sores, three days after for fear of Swelling anoint it wich mel» ted Tar mingled with the aforefaid Afhes. Some aporove of gelding of Calves young and tender, not with
Iron, bat a cloven Hazel- ftick preffed trgether, rafing the end by degrees, whilft itisconfumed. This way is counted beft, for it is performed without wound. !*■ |
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It is not (o convenient to cut a Calf (chat is big) the f?rft year, as
it is the fecond. In Autumn at the Decreafeof the Moon, it is beft to cut them,
the Sign not being in the place ; then take two ftraighc Laths, like Rulers of Wood, made infafhionofa pair of Tongs or Barnacles» «fling him down, his Feet being travelled together, touch him with Iron» afterwards take up the Stone with the Nerves and Strings they hang by, and clofe your Tongs under betwixt his Bo* dy and Scones; kt the Stones be on the out-fide, but clofe them hard together, then fuft flic the purfe of one Cod, and put forth the Stone thereat. Let it be cut off within hard by the faid tongue, clofe up the Nerves- then take out the other Stone. For fear of bleeding too much, anoint him with frefh Greafe, and let him go, but cut them fo that you leave the ends of the String joining to the faid Nerve, and he will not lofe fo much blood, and will noc be Feminate norftout of his Members, After ye have thus dreffed» anoint him with frefh Greafe. chap. xur.
The Covernmtnt of Cattel and the ordering of Kine with their Calves-
THe right and good ordering and nourishing of Cattel and Kine
(as able Authors relate to us) muft fee the Care of the Husband- man himfelf, or fome honeft experienced Servant that will have a diligent eye over his Cattel, whether they be Oxen or Kine, ac home or abroad, and to fee thäc they have (both Morning and E- vening) Meat and Water fufficienr, and in due rime j and if tick, to provide them Mediciny, and to get Stalls for them to lie in, fee Eaft and Weft, with Windows and Doors Southward but clofe Northerly, for the better fecurity of the Cartel from the fharpnefs of the Winter. Some hold ftrewing of Salt beat, on the Boards or Stones under them to be good for the prefervation of the health. Some ftrew Sand on their Plinbfor fear they fhould Aide. Be fure they be well littered afrer their work at night. If you put them cut in the Spring with your Kine, feparate the
young Calves as foon as they have fucked their Dams, and put them feveral into a Houfe, where they muft remain one day, if you have a
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a mind they (liould fuck, turn them out to their Dams only Mor -
ning and Night, then houfe them again. Thus doing your Calves will be fairer and fatter than going with their Dam«. It is necef- fary to give Kine with Calf of the green Herb called Meülor, flampt with Honey, ftsept all night in Milk, this Herb aforefaid (although fhe be a good Nurfe herfelf) without fhe be well looked to by the Owner, fhe will not be able to give nourishment enough to her Calf. Farmers Wives may (without any waft) make Butter and Checfe, when the Calves are took up and the Milk put apart, ga- ther yourCheefe well and clofc, prefs out the Whey clean, if you leave any in, the Cheefc will be fowr and full of hole«, feald and wafh your Pots and other Veffels thoroughly. Let not your Wo- men-Servants touch the Butter or Cheefe when they have their monthly terms, for it is not wholfcm. It is not a good Sign for a day-labouring Ox to bate none of his flcfli, but to continue fat, for he is Flegmatick. Open his mouth every eighth day, wafh it with his own Water, it will draw forth the Flegrn, which he would ftill fwallow down. The Flegm oft-times hinders his e;c- ing, and you may difcern that it cccafions the Catarrh or Rheum by the hanging down his Ears, by the dropping of his Eyes, and being watery: Then bruife Thyme in White-wine and wafh hs Mouth, and rob it with Fat and Garlick well mix: j after this wafh it again as before. Several Remedies are preferred for it, but for the Catarrh or Rheum, if his Eyes do inflame, let but bleed on the vein under his Tongue, and you fhall find che Cure per- fected to your hearts content. CHAP. XIV.
For Purging of Cattel.
BRuife and feeth in Water the Leavesof the Alder, (train them>
give them to the Beaft in the Morning, and both Choler and Flegm fhali be purged downwards by it, it will likewife cleanfe the Stomach of Water. Others take a quart of Ale or Beer, patting into it a good hand-
ful of the Tops, Leaves and Flowers of Centaury, which they boil until a quart of it waft away j then it being pretty warm (but
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(but be fure well (trained) chcy give it the Beaft, if the Sign ferve.
This is a gentle Purge for Choler and Flegm, but chiefly Flegm» and is neceffary at any time for the Catrel. If the weather be fharp, let him be in the Houfe fix hours after. Some put into * Pine or more of honied Warer or Ale a handful of green Broom' Crops, which they fteep a night, and fo (being drained the next morning) give it the Bead: warm. There are feveral other things might be fet down, but theie well ordered che Beafts will do weih God willing. CHAP. XV.
For Fatting of Oxen.
COuntrymen and my Friends, if you defire to fat your Oxen
well, obferve thefe following Directions"; fitft, he will like his Meat the better if he go in the Sun, or if with warm Water he he wafhed three times a week ; then give him to eat ground Bean?, dried Barley, or E!m-Leaves; or if you boil Coleworts with Bran, ic will make their Bellies loofe, and add t® Nutriment more than Bailey } Chaff likewife fometimes mixt with ground Beans is very good. If your Oxen by labour be weak or feeble, once a month give him Fetches beat, and fteeped in water, mixc with beaten Bran, and to make your Beaft lively and nimble, rub his Horns with Turpentine being mixc with Oil Olive; touch not any other part of his befide the Horns, for it will in iome time endanger his Sighc, Alfo if you rub and chafe the Muzzel or Mouth of an Ox with Garlicic bruifed or Leeks well beat j he being made to fwallow it, he will affuredly be cured of a Rifing that comes over the Hearc of the Beaft, whereby he fcems as though he would vomic. |
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A certain Cure for the (Jliurrain or PUtgnc amongfi Cattet.
THere are feveral Remedies for the Plague or Murrain amongft
Cactel, if taken betimes. Infectious Bloudcaufes the Dif- eafe; it is vulgarly difcerned in the Head by a Swelling, they will have great Eyes that run of Water; they will eat though they are fick, and when once they froth at mouth they are near Death. For Cure of this Difeafe it is thought good of lome to bind a fmall Cord hard about the Neck, then take a Launcet and ftrike on the farther fide, where you will find a Vein, bleed him a Pint or more, and fo for the other fide of the neck : It will ftanch, the Cord being taken away, but it is more dangerous of bleeding ftill if the Sign be there; and if it continue» put to it Nettles and Wild Tanfie bruited with Salt, and fome give them Diinks. Thus ferve your infeäed Cattel, being all together in one Pafture, by this means you will avoid great peril in this Difeafe. The Murrain is caught by venomed Grais, by Company, by poifoned Water, and by Hunger. CHAP. XVII.
To rear Calves that they may increafe;
IT will be Prudence in a Husbandman every year to rear as many
Calves as he thinks neceflary forme maintenance of his Stock. Thofe that fall betwixt Candlemas and May are efteemed of beft, for at that time they can fpare their Milk, and there will be Grafs enough, and they will be able by the next Winter to fhift for thena- felves with other Cattel, being looked after a little ; alfo their Dams in "june will take Bull again and bring other Calves in the fpace above-mentioned. A Cow is barren oftentimes and the Calf weak, if it be after May ere fhc Calf, and befides it would be too chargeable to rear Calves the latter end of the year, and to keep their Dams in the Houfe all the Winter, as it is pra&ifed in fome places; Again for their own Advantage it will be beft they come K k k betimes.
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betimes, that they may put them out, for Grafs incteafes a great
deal more milk, when the Kine are abroad, than Hay or Straw at home, for dry meat will abate Milk, Grafs dees not; and if your Calves have been ufed to Grafs, wean them abroad and not at home; your Cafyes will have great Bellies if you wean them with Hay, Grafs makes them flir better and not noxious to them. In the Winter-feafon inftal them, rather than let them run abroad anights; when you take them in you may give them Hay, but in the daytime let them feed in the Fields. Obferve but thefe Di" rections, and you will find them a great deal fitter for the Plough, when you come to make ufe of them. CHAP. XVIII.
Far a Com that b*s newly Calved wmling Milk:
ANifeeds boiled in Ale and ftrained, given warm to a Cow
that has newly Calved, and being poor wants Milk, is ve- ry good for the increafe of it» Cole wort-Leaves boiled or raw, will do the like : Alfo Barley and Fennel-feed fod together is good for her." There are feveral others, tut thefe are the principal appro- ved Medicins co increafe Milk in Kine. CHAP. XIX.
For the Shoulder-Bone of a Beafi out of Joint. YOu may eafily difcern by the tripping of a Beaft on the fame
Foot, that the Shoulder-Bone is out of Joint; for Cure whereof throw him on the ground, and bind faft his other three Leg», then ftretch out the other Leg and put one hand on his Shoulder, where the Bone went out;, and the other near his Body within fide, and place the Bone right, and juft even with the other Bone • when it is right and faft together, get two wooden Pricks ef a length, and boaring two holes crofs under the Skin in the ttiiddle of the Joint, fr#m both fides of thejoint, they muft be diffanr aainch and an half from each other, and there put your Prkks <tofs under the Sjcin, the» wrap it round with ftwng Pack-thred binding
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binding of it round the ends of the Pricks draw up the Skin in a
Lump with it j fo when your Thrcd is faftned, there let it be un- til it drop away of itfelf, and the Beaft will be well, fie for work in two days time. If it be in the heat of Summer, anoint the place with Tar by reafon of the Flies. CHAP. XX.
T$ cttre Calltl that lefic^ and wlB not feed inPaßnre.
BRuile and boil of Horehound, Camomi!, Becony, Cinquefoilj
Peniroial and Agrimony, of each a quantity alike in a quart of Ale, until half of it be confumed, with a Stick of bruiled Li- coris; afterwards ftrain it, and mix with it three penniworth of good Treacle j give it him fafting, when it is well mixt together, walk him for iome fpace after, and he will certainly recover. CHAP. XXI.
A certain Sign to knot» if an Ox or CV* he found.
GRipe him on the Back with your hand behind the Fore- (Tioul-
der, and if he be not found, he will flirimk with his Back, and almoft fall down ; but on the contrary, if he be found, he will not fhrink in the leaft. CHAP. XXII.
A Remedy for the Di(e*fe in the Qntt of an Ox or Cow 9 if
it be Flux, Colicky or any fnch like thing. IF at any time your Beaft be troubled with the Colick, Belly-
ake or Gnawing in the Guts, it will fpeedily give him eafe, if you boil good (tore of Oil in the water he ufes to drink. For the Bloudy-Flux give the Beaft fome Powder of Wood , Rofe- Seeds well beat and dried, and brewed with a quart of Ale, and it will cure him,. |
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For Jfeaknefr, St'iffnrfs or Sorenefs in the Sinews of a Beafi;
IFyonr Bsafrs Sinews beat any time tender or do fhrink, you
may perceive it by the flow pace he goes. Bind to the place out of order Mallows and Chickweed ; but they mud be boiled in the Dregs of Ale or Viueger, andbeing very warm when you lay them on, they will very much ftrcngthen the Sinews» CHAP. XXIV.
ACttrefor the Pakt of a Beaßs Mouth th*tü down.
THe Palac of a Beafts Mouth by hard working will be apt to
comedown, which you may difcern by two things, they will often figh, and would fain est, but cannot. To cure him, throw him down, putting it up again with your hand, then bleed him in the Palat and anoint ic wich Honey and Salt, and turn him to Grafs, for you mud not let him eat any Hay or dry Mear* CHAP. XXV.
For any inward Difeafei in Cattel. TAke a handful of Wormwood and as much Rue, and boil
them in a quart of Ale; then let it beftrained, and put in- to it two fpoonfuls of the Juice of Garlick, as much of Houfe-Ecek and as much of Loadon-Trezcle $ make it lukewarm, mix them well together, and then make the Beaft drink of it, and you will in a fhort time fee the virtue of it againft any inward Difeafe or drooping in Cattel. |
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For all fort j of Bruifes in general,
FRy die leaft fort cf Brook-lime wich TaiW , and apply 'tt
hot to the place that is hart, and if it does not expel ir, ye; it will ripen it and break it and heal it> as many by Expe- rience have found to be very true. C H A P. XXVII.
A Remedy to kill any forts cf Worms either in Oxen, CcwS-
or Calves. CHop the Herb Savin very (mall, beat it with frefh Butter,
then roll k up in Balls'; give it the Beaft, and it will dcftroy the Worms in their Bodies fooner than any other ching. Likewife a little Black Sope mixt with fweec Wort, and given the Beafts to drink, will make them void their Worms better and quicker than other thing?, CHAP. XXVII7.
jSgiinfi the Gout in Cattel. YOu may diicern by the often rifing and fwelling of your
Beafts Joints, whether they have the Gout or not : For Cure whereof, boil Galingal in the Dregs of Ale and fweec Butter, and being made like a Pultice, clap it to the place that is disordered. |
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CHAP. XXIX.
For f urging of Cattel at feme d». GReen weedy Grafs growing under Trees in Orchards is the
beft thing to purge Beafts naturally, and the beft Purging Medicin for them is Sugar-candy, Butter and Tar, well mingkej - together, then rolled up in Balls as big as Hen-Eggs, and (o , given them. CHAP. XXX.-
Things goad to heed Milk, in Kine.
IF your Cows Milk after fhe hath Calved, come not down as it
was wont to do: Beat to powder Coriander and Anifeeds, and put them into a quart of ftrong PoflecAle, and make her drink every Morning j which thing alone will beget great and wonderful increafc in her Milk 5 befides it will affurecUy caufc it fpringj and to come down in abundance. CHAP. XXXI
For the Rot in Beaßi. IF yoar Beafts wax lean, flight their Meat or fcour much be-
hind, you may aflure your felf they are fubjett to rottennefsj you muft beat to pouder Bay-Berries, and mix with it Myrrh» Ivy Leaves, Elder-Leaves and Feverfew, s good lump of Clay and Say-Salt altogether in ftrong Urin, and when it is warm, give the Beaft half g pinuhereof to drink, and it will firmly knie md prefeyve them. |
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Agdnß Vomiting of BhttA* I Muft give you ta underftand, thac this Sidcnefs happens t<j
your Beafts by being hard kept, and then put into good pa- fture where they feed over-tnueh, and fo get fach rank Bloud, that you may difcern it Row from the;r Mouths. The Rerae - dying of this muft be to bleed the Beaft, and afterwards to drink give him foms Bole-Armoniack and Ale mixt together. CHAP. XXXIII.
Ftr the ever- flowing of the Gall in Seaßu
IF the Skin and the Eyes of your Beaft look yellow, it is a true
fignof the overflowing of the Gall: For a Remedy, firftiec him Blood, afterwards for three mornings one afce* another make him a Drink of two pints of Milk, Saffron and Turmerick 5 mis it all together j then give it him, and it will help him. CHAP. XXXIV.
To draw mi Thorns,
IF at any time your Beafts^ccidentally get Thorns or Stnbs in
their Feet, get but fome black Sope and black Snails, and lei them be well beat to a Salve; then lay them to the fore place, «id it will by degrees draw them our, and your Beaft (whether Ox, Cow or Calf) will in a fhorc time be perfeftly well again. |
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A Cure for Feveri(h Cattel.
BEafls many times furfeic by their Meat being raw and mufty,
whereby the Fever cometh upon them, or if they are kept in the Cold (through a Flux of cold Humors ingendred by it) they will have a Fever. If they tremb'e, groan or fome at mouth, it is a true fign they have it: To cure him, let him bloud, fprin- kl« his Hay with Water, and boil three or four Plantan Roots and two fpoonfuls of London Treacle in a quart of Ale, and then give it him to drink, Tiefe Remedies afore-mentioned Are the he ft (at by experience feVf
ral have found) for Oxen, Com, and Calves, fome I kpow by my 6wn Experience; others are collected out of fach able skilful Au~ thors that would never have preferred fuch Medicines, if they would not certainly have cured the Beafls. |
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Somfhort lut fftre Rults for a certain Cure ofDifeafes in Sheep.
IF the greateft quantity of your Sheep happen to fall fick,
Change' of Pafture will conduce much towards their Reco- very, and place them a good diftance from the Ground they went in before : If the Murrain come by Gold, put them in the Sun; if by Heat, in the Shade: Alfo over-driving them and fo will lying (MI be the worfe for their Diftemper S you muft keep them going on a moderate pace. Likewife it will be much bet- ter to part them at their new Pafturcs, for in a fmall parcel the Iafc&ion will not prevail fo much as in a great quantity, and a few will be feoner cured than a great many, CHAP. II.
For the Itch *n£ Maggots in yottr Shtep.
BRimftor|e and Tar well ßirred together over a fmall Fire n
an excellent Remedy j when the Wool is fhearcd off anoiot the fore place with that above-mentioned. Likewife Powder of Brimftone mixt with Wax is good for the Scab. |
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For Sheep Feili A Certain Cure for Sheeps Feet that are galled, is if you
beat a Pomgranat not ripe with Alum, and adding to it a little Vineger, apply it to the place. Or the Powder of Gallr burnt, mixed with red Wine, and fo laid unto ir, is very good.' C H A P. IV.
For Irtki» Bwes in Sheep.
IF accidentally any one happen to break'liis Leg, the Bones
will be knit again, if you bruife yting Afhen Leaves, and lay to it, or apply to it the Herbs of Comfrey, Berony, or Cue- ^ow-fpic well ftampt, and the Bones will knie. CHAP. V.
For the giandtrs or Snivel fa Sbee?,
Give them tö drink honied Water, well mingled with the
Juice of Berony, and it will help them. Some for their Cure, take a Stick , and (at what time they think fit) cleanfe their Nofes of all the Matter and Snivel they can get out. O- thers ftamp the Herb called Bucks-Beard with Wine, which they fay is an excellent Remedy for to drive Cold or Flegra put of their Bodies» € H A P. VI;
For Sitkntft in Ltmhs,
IF your Limbs have a Fever or are grieved otherwife, the Di-
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Dams, and if you would have them well again in a ihort time,
force them to drink Rain-water mingled with fome of the Ews Milk. Alfo fome pour down their Throats Goats Milk with a Horn, and for fome time after keep them warm j which is pre- ferred for an excellent Medicin. Sometimes your Lambs will have Scabs on their Chin?, fome-
times on other places; if on their Chins, wafh the Palat of the Mouth and Sores with Cyprefs-Leaves ftamped in Water 5 or Tar and Hogs-Greafe mixt and made into an Ointment, is very good, but you rauft wafh the Scab with Vineger, before you anoint it. If they happen to be fcabby on the Brisket or elfe- where, I might fet down feveral Remedies, bat I /hall inftance but one, which I do imagin to be the beft, becaufe mofl Shep- herds do generally ufe it, which is only fome fine Greafe ming- led with Tar, and fo to lay it upon the place infe&ed, CHAP. VII.
Some(hort ht nicefary things to he olftrvti concerning Sheep.
FIrft > If the Wool come off when they have been fcabby,
greafe them with Tar and Goofe-greafe, and it will grow; again. Secondly, For the Cough, ftamp the great Nettle, then let k
be drained with Wine, and give him of the Juice thereof to drink, but it muft be warm ; and fo he will be well. You muft be fure to take it in time, for until it be gone he will not be fat, but abate in bj^lefh daily.
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Thirdly, If a Sheep be blind, which they will be for a /pace at
one time or other, feme fay he will be well again of himfelf, but if you bleed him under the Eye, or drop Tar in his Eye, he. fliall recover his Sight the fooner. Fourthly, Scabs often come on the Muzzels of Sheep by prick-
ing their Lips and Muzzcls with eating the Tops of Furz, which LI I 2 yoa
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you muft anoint with Planran and freflr Grcafe boiled both to"
gether, and it will perfect their ßure.. Fifthly, They are troubled with the Haw in the Eye, fbrwhicK
the Juice of Pimpernel dropt into the Eye and .(km it clofe, is very, good. Sixthly, A Shepherd muft always carry with him his Knifej
Sheep-hook, Sheers and Tar-Box^ and a Dog muft not be wan- ting, which muft be fuch a one as he has brought no to his own command, to go or ftand ftill as hepleafes. Seventhly, Sheep fometimes have the Pox, which you may
difcern by things like red Pjmples on their Skin, and Locks of Wool will hang Ioofe on their Backs ; the Pimples will be as broad as a Groat, and many Sheep for wane of early looking aft ter, die by it. Eighthly, Sheep by feeding on Hills or places full of Fern arc
in the Spring-time commonly troubled with the Cramp, or as fome call it, the Wood-Evilj which Difeafe (without fpeedy Remedy) will endanger their Lives in two days time. F*r Cure, caufe them to be anointed with Neats-Foot Oil and Houfe-Lcek ftamped together, or Scallions or Buglofs ftamped and bound to their Legs is good. Likewife it will help to- wards their Cure, to remove them imo fome other lower Mea- dows to feed in» Ninethly, Sheep m the hot feafon will be troubled with Fly-
Blows and Maggots, which you may be certain-of, if they bite, ftarnp or ftiake their Tails, and many times they are wet; to dry-it up, threw Powder that is very dry upon it, fome tiinC after ftrike it off again, and anoint it well with Tar, and chey will be petfec^ly well. Tenthly, by cropping fome noxious Herb your Sheep ma,y be
poiibned, which you may eafily know by their Heads hanging down, and they will fwell and ftagger and fome at mouth, end in
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in a {horc time ( withour fpecdy Remedy ) fall down dead
which to prevent, cat the Bladders which you will fee under his Tonen?, then chafe it wich Lome beat fmall or the crums of Bread, and afterwards wafh it down. If his warer be flopped 'ome Drink down his Throat, and give him Juice ofWorm- d in Vineger, and it will cute him. Eleventhly, Sheep may have Worms in their Guts, which come
by reafon of feme cold Humor; you may know it by feveral things, he will not feed as formerly, he groan?, hangs down his head and many times fwells, which without help will fpeedily kill him: Now for his Cure, give him Powder of Worm-feed in a little Malmfey or Powder of Savin in Ale or Wjne finely be.as and.it will throughly heal them. Twelfthly, if you imagin your Sheep have the Rot, honied
Wa-er warm mixt with Elder-Berries will clear their Bodies of Water; or feeth a little Water, put fome Milk to it, then give it to them ; for it will purge them between tbiir Flefh and Skin. If they will drink fait Water after they have been a great jour- ney, you may affure your felf of their Health , and that they wi'I do well. C HA P. Vlir.
For thi Red Water in Sheep. SHeep are oftentimes troubled with the Red - Water which
is a poifonous Difeafe, very noxious to the Heart; 'for this Water will fofcald and confume ir, that at length he will pe m by ic. without fome f needy help, which muft be done thus.- Firft, Bleed him in the Foot between the Claws, and «oder the Tail j then ftamp Wormwood and Rue with B«v-Salr and it will swe them, being applied to the fore places. |
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For the Itch or Seal in Sheep, .
WAfli the (cabby places of your Sheep with the Root of
Camelion noir and the Herb Bears-Foot boiled both to- gether in Water; it muft be warm; and without any other thing they will be cured, CHAP, X,
Herbs hurtful for Sheep.
SEveral Herbs are very noxious to Sheep : I fhall inftancc
the principal,- Firft, Spear»wort, which ufiully grows in moift places, is very thick and hard of digeftion. Knot-grafs and mill-dewM Grafs are not good. Black Ellebore is very hurt-' ful for Sheep or other Cartel, if they eat any ftore of it. Two- peny Grafs, and dead Grafs or rotten Fog which is in low Com« rnons and Meadows is very deftrmSHve to them, and will breed the Rot in them. Hemlock and Mufhroms arc naught for Sheep. Laftly, if Sheep eat Oak-Leaves when they arc green, it is bad for them j e/pecialJy for yong Lambs, % it will certainly kill them, CHAP. XI.
I rAgänß the Gaä in Sheep.
SHeep will ftand flirinking their four Feet together, if they
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The Turning Difefife in Sheep. SHeep oftentimes hold their Heads on one fide, by reafon of
this Turning Sicknefs. Some Shepherds, give advice, that if the Sheep hold their Heads on the right fide, ye muft cat off the Horn on the left fide, for under that Horn there lies a Worm which will be killed if you anoint it with Tar i and they wül be well again. CHAP. XIII.
Some DireSism to iacrenfe Milk, in Sm~i
THere is nothing better thaa altering of Pafture for the ir^
creafing of Milk in Ews; put them to graze fometimes in Valleys, fometimes in Hills, let them feed longeft upon fhorc Grafs, if it be fwecr, for there they eat moft heartily ; far tou- ching giving them Fitches, Dill and Anifeeds, and fuch like. Milk will fpring much, better by Change of Pafture. CHAP. XIV.
For loofe Teeth» IF your Sheeps Teeth be loofe, let him bloud in his Gums,
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Far the mid-Fire in Sheep
THere is a dangerous Sicknefs, which is called the Wild-Fire,
that will infca the whole Flock, if not lookc after. Some bury the firft uifefted Sheep alive, with his heels upwards before the Sheep-Coat door; but it is very certain you may fave your Sheep alive, if you take but Chervil, ftamp it «with old Ale, make a Salve thereof, and anoint che Sore therewith, and your Sheep will be lure to recover again. |
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CHAP. I.
For Imyofthumi under the Threats of Hogs.
IF your Hogs have Kernels or Impoftumes underneath their
Throats, they muft be let bloud under the Tongue ; and when they have bled fufficiently, beat fome fine white Meal and Salt together, and rub and chafe his Throat and Groin with it, and he Will do Well. Ochers prefcribc as followeth ; you muft
giye them fix ounces of Garftm, which you may buy at the Apo-
thecaries, then with a flaxen Cord bind it thereunto with Ferules of Wood, and hang them about his neck, fo that they may touch the Impoftumes and Kernels, and it will certainly care them. CHAP. II.
Direfikns toprtferve your Hogs from the (JMtafelt.
IN the heat of Summer, as from the middle of July to the mid-
dle of Augttfii in which time are the hotteft and Dog-days, you muft give your Hogs fome cooling Herbs chopt fmall, as Let- tuce, Endive, Succory, Violet-Leaves, Fumitory, Dandelion, Sow- thiftle, and fuch like, or the Leaves of Dwale, they muft be ming- led with their Wafh or other Meat: Thcfe Herbs aforefaid are very M m m good
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good to keep them in a cool temper; you muft ufe but a few of
the Leave« of Divale, for they are; exceeding cold in Operation. For I muft acquaint you, that it is the great and vehement heat of Blond in Hogs which doth breed the Meafcls. There will be Kernels in the outward part of the Bedy, which will appear in his Throat, and at the roots of his Tongue, and you may fitft know his Infection, if hcbehoarfe, or rattle in his voice when he cries, it is a certain fign ; then if you look into his mouth, you may fee the Kernels under his Tongue j thus you may know Meafly Hogs. Likewife to preferve them from the Meafles, put mens Urin a- mon°(l their Wafh, and it will keep them from it. Sope-wster and FiuV water is naught forthem, it will breed the Meafles: Some fay if you often ufe to put Muftard amongft the Wafh they ear, it will in a fhort time make them Meafly. Now ir will be neceflary to give you fome Directions to cure
your Meafled Hogs, for take all the Care you can to prevent ir, fome may happen tobefo. An approved Remedy to help them, is tofliut them up in a Sty without any thing whatfoeverj either Meat or Water for thefpaceof three days and three nights. Then make a hole in the tops of half a dozen Apples and take out the Cores; afterwards fill it up with Brirnftone beat to powder, and cover the Brirnftone with Pieces of Apples, and (o throw them to your Meafly Hogs j Aft give him one or two and (o the reft, for being hungry he will eat them all; then after two or three hours give him a little Meat, and no more until the next Morning, then the next Morning ferve him as aforcfaid with five or fix Apples, as before is directed. Thus ferve him five or fix days, and fie will be well again. Alfo fome mix the Lees of Sope with fome ftrong Lee of a Buck, and give that, and ufe them as the other aforefaid, and give him no Meat for an hour or two after; and they fay this is a very good Remedy againft the aforefaid Sjcknek.- C H A P. III.
What Herbs are good, and. rvhxt are bad for Hogs to eat] THe Roots of Daffadils are very good for to cleanfe the Lights
of Hogs. Knoc-grafs is good for Hog', and they love it rriar* yellows
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vellcüs well; it binds the Belly, and caufes Urin ; the Juice of
it put into their ears, helps the pains in the Head ; thefe are the ftferbs that are wholfom. Likewife many there be which are not wholfom:. The Herb
called Goofe-Foot, or the Camelion Thiftle will kill Ho^s, if they .eat of them. If they eat of Hen-banc or Hemlock, which is fo cold in operation, that they are very nigh unto a cold Venom, and will make-Hogs lie as if they were dead for fome time ; to cure them, warm the Juice of Cucumbers, give it them to drink, for it will make them vomit, whereby they will fo throughly cleanfe their Bodies, that in a flhort time they will recover their Health again. C H A P. IV.
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tion in the Throat behind a Hogs Jaws. For to give him eafe they
do ufeto flit the Sore in the middle, and then flay up the Skin on both fides of it j afterwards they rub it with Salt within, and lay Tai- without, and he does well. Some rub it with Nettles aiidSalr. Some mix burnt Alum with plantan. Hogs have fometimes the Catarrh or Rheum, which makes their
Eyes water ; it happens to them by eating a great deal of rotten Fruit, which breeds a corrupt matter almoft as bad as the Plague. For help, old Capers mixt with their Meat or Wafh is good ; or Coleworts both red and white put amongft their Meat is alf® good, Some mingle Marfh- Mallows with their Meat. Others boil liver- wort in honied Water, and give it them. All thefe aforefaid are excellent things to flay the Rheum or Catarrh. For the Staggers in a Hog, give him of the Herb called Srare-
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Wim to ktü Lice-er ^Maggots in Hogs.
A S long as your Hog* are Ioufie they will not thrive, be fure
J.X. you keep them well in cold Weather,, for it is through Po- verty and want of good feeding in the Winter, they are fo fu\\0f. thisVermu, To rid the., take Quick-filver, firft kill it w th ftnmgSpitdeandSaiiet.Od; then mix therewith fiefli Creator Neats foot Od, and o anoint -them all over. Some melt Son" them wTfr ?f M 'hQrtQt °f Wacre' and f0 ™™
them with it. If Maggots breed in your Hogs Ears, or any other hoikw place under the Skin, drop the Jake of Hemlock into the
Hole and they w,!l die or avoid j .alio ta*e but Od and put in th"
place and all the Maggots will die er avoid the place incontinent £,
they hve j this has been well experienced by fcvcul perfons. '
chap. vi.
How to fpay a So».
YOwmuftfiiftJay her upon fome Form or Board, then with
X a Cord bind her mouth faft, lay her fo that her left Mc inched3 '* 'I£n ft yQ^ LäUnC" and ft"P away ^ Ha r wo
inches long three fingers from the hinder Leg, and likewife from theedge of her Flank: Then with the poino you Lai «B cut aflope her Belly through the skin two inches and a half W * fo that you may put in your Forefinger cowards her Back and thereyourhall eel two Kernels as big as Acorns on both fides the B«rth, and with the top of your finger draw one to the flf ht u tm-ff* th™ ffi*** ' t ** °Ut the °ther 3£ an" I
«»in «TA S iW3yo tKe Bl0üd 3nd ft)fch «P «he »* hf Gut fhRrT Threjd' Be fure y°« ha*e * i'pecial Care of kc h-rgo afcerwards ^aoint her with Tar, and fo you jnay , |
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j ~fF~\Or the Cough in Oxen j ,
■H 2 Far a Beafis Hoof hurt j
mi 3 For a Brnifeon a Beafis Shoulder ibid.
q.For a Beafithat has accidentally gotten Venom either in hü Tongue
or Body ibid.
5 To kiH Lice or Ticks in Cattrt j
6 Againfi the Smiling jf Cattel by eating of green Corn ibid^
7 For an Ox or other Beafi that have loft their Quide ibid.
% For Worms in Cattel ^ $ To help a Beafi that plfeth Blood ibid, to To help Cattel that cannot pift » i I For Beafis that are gored or hurt by one anothers Horns ibid, I* To breed Calves and cut them ibid« j I The Governmtnt of Cattel and the ordering of Kine with their Calves $
1,4 For Purging of Cattel »
': 5 For Fatting of Oxen g
16 A certain Cure for the xMurrain or Plague amongß Cattel 9
17 To rear Calves that they may increafe ibid.
18 For a Corv that had newly Calved wanting MUk, IO
19 For the Shoulder-Bone ef a Beafi out of Joint* ibid.
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20 To cure Cattel that he ßck, and rviä not feed in Paßure i j
2,1 A certain Sign to know if an Ox or CtsW he found ibid.
z% A Rewdy for the Difeife in the Quts of an Ox or Cowy if
it he Flux, C alienor any fuch like thing ibid. 2} 'For Weaknefsy 'Stiffncp or Sorenefs in the Sinews of a Be aß 12
24 A Cure for the PaiatafaBeaßs Mouth that is down ibid. 2J For any inward Difeafei in Cattel ' ibjd.
26 For all forts of Br tf if es in general j*
27 A Remedy to kill my forts of Worms either in Oxen, Com,
or Calves ibid. 28 Againfi the Ggut in Cattel ibid.
29 For Purging of Cattel as fome de xa
30 Things good to heed Milk\ in Kine ibid.
31 For the Rot inJBeafis . ibid.
32 Againfi Vomiting of Blond 15
33 For the over flowing of the Gall in Beaßs ibid.
24 To draw out Thorns ibid'. 35 A Cure for f'everijh Cattel 16 II, Of Sh e e p9
Chapter. pa,e;
I Q\Ome (hurt hut fare Rules for a certain Cure,of Difeafes inSheep iy
£3 2 For the Itch and Maggots in your Sheep " ibid- 3 For Sheeps Feet I g
4 For ira%» Z?o»<7 /» Sheep ibid.
5 Far fl&e glanders or Snivel in Sheep ibid
6 For Sicknefs in Lambs ibid.
jjSomefkort hut necejfary thingsto he ohferved concerning Sheep 19 8 For the Red Water in Sheep 21 f For the Itch or Scab in Sheep 2t 10 Herbs hurtful for $htep ibid. II Againß the Gaü in Sheep ibid.
j j The Turning Difeafe in Sheep aj -13 Some Dlretlions to increafe Milk, in Sm ibid.-
14 For loofe Teeth ibid.
15 For the ffiU-Fire in Sheep 54
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B T?Or Impoß/tmes ander the Throats of Hogs a-
Jl 2 BireaioHStofreferveyour.HogsfromtheUüeaßts ibid.
5 What Htrhs are good,, and what «re bad for Hogs (g eat 3<j
4 Of the tfttrget) Catarrh, or Staggers in a Hog 2~ 5. How to kiU £»'" 6r Mttggots in Hogs ag 6 How to fpay a Sow... jbjd.
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