TTTR IMPROVED ART OF FARRIERY. ;^:35 



long, but not deep, and an infectious water will run 

 out^ then wash with vinegar. If it be in the mane, or 

 behind, let blood in the neck-vein; and for either 

 of these distempers give the following drink, or that 

 which is mentioned hereafter for the Murrain, which 

 have been recommended much by those who have 

 often experienced them. 



Gorget. 



Take polypody of the oak and burdock-leaves, 

 of each a handful ; for want of the leaves, take the 

 same quantity of the roots, shred them small, and put 

 them into a pint of milk and boil them; let them 

 cool, strain it, and give it to the cow. 



For the head-gorget, give powder of senugreek, 

 turmerick, liquorice, anniseed, of each one ounce ; 

 of long pepper, half an ounce ; beat all to a powder, 

 boil it in a quart of ale, giving it blood- warm. 



For the Murrain. 



For the signs of it see above. 



For the cure, take unslacked lime, coriander-seed, 

 marjorum, and garlic ; beat all to powder, and sprinkle 

 it on coals, letting the fume of it go up the beast's 

 nostrils, it will bring away a great deal of the infec- 

 tious humour. 



Take plantain, rue, southern-wood, shepherds- 

 purse, smallage, coleworts, of each a handful ; bruise 

 them, and with a handful of hen's dung, lay them in 

 steep in a pint of old wash eight hours ; strain the 

 liquor, and add a quart of ale to it ; put it on the 



