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fire, consuming it to one half, and put into it an ounce 

 of treacle, a spoonful of juice of garlic, half an ounce 

 of anniseed, and the like quantity of liquorice, and 

 give it lukewarm. 



For the Worm in the Tail. 



This is a distemper that breeds in the end of the 

 cattle's tails, like unto an eating canker, which will 

 cause them to grow lean, and so weak in their backs, 

 that they cannot rise when down, and sometimes will 

 make their teeth loose. You may know them by the 

 hair being eaten off where the worm lies, and you may, 

 by feeling with your finger, find some of the joints 

 eaten asunder. 



To cure it, take foot, rue, stamped salt, and butter, 

 and mix them well together, and apply it to the tail, 

 having first slit the inside of it about two or three 

 inches long, just above where the joint fails, and rub 

 her teeth with juice of oranges, or juice of sanvy- 

 grass : you may likewise give her the following drink 

 for inward distempers. 



For any Inward Disease in Cattle. 



If you cannot find out what the disease is, take a 

 quart of ale, wormwood, rue, and rosemary, of each a 

 handful ; bruise it in a mortar, boil it, and strain it, 

 adding to it two spoonsful of juice of garlic, and as 

 much London treacle ; mix all well together, and give 

 it lukewarm. 



To know if any distemper is growing upon them, 

 view the top of their noses in the morning, and 



