ijS ^he Jrt of Farriery 



if he will not be eafy while it is ufmg, bind him 

 in fome fafe Manner. 



Foment-a- Take the heaves of Mallon^js, and Mnrjh-Mai- 



tion for the y^^^^ Fk-ivers of Camomile, Mclilof, and Fumitory, 

 Colt-Evil. ^ ^^^^ ^^^.^^ Handfuls ; Rcfemary, Origanum, or 

 'VJild Thyme, Southernnvood, and Flon.i-ers of Elder, 

 of each t^jo Handfuls ', Juniper, and Laurel-Berries 

 hrjiifed, of each four Ounces. Boil thefe in eight 

 ^larts of IVater to fix. Then firain out the Liquor, 

 and with two Pieces of Flannel by Turns foment the 

 Parts r-ffcded as warm as the Horfe will bear it, for 

 fome Time, Morning and Evening : But before you 

 apply it, it may not be improper to add to it fonie 

 common Malt or.MololTes Spirit, about a Pint will 

 be fufRcient -, and every Tinie when ufed, it fnould 

 be kept warm over a Chaiing-Bifh of Coals, or it 

 will grow colder than it fhould be. 



When you have done fom.enting the fwell'd Part, 

 the Liquor may be put upon the Herb?, ^f. to 

 keep for Ufe againll next Day. This Fomentation 

 may be ufed re a general one in all Kinds of Swel- 

 lings of the Flefhy Parts, only by adding more 

 Spirits to make it penetrate deeper. 

 Mattering Mattering of the Yard, as 'tis call'd, in Stoned 

 of the Horfes is often no ether than a Gonorrhoea Si7nplex 



Yard, or in the ftriaell Senfe of the Word : For, when thefe 

 Sv'.'vTn Creatures are high fed, and do little, nothing is 

 Hoi r.s, more common than to fee them fhed their Seed by 

 how cured, thrulling their Yard againft their own Belly ; and if 

 this is the Cafe, and you v^ant a Cure, you mull 

 cut off his Stones, or e'lfe let him have Mares ;. for 

 either of thefe will do it efFeaually. 



If the Skin is fretted off a tlorfe's Yard by being 

 over eager in covering Mares, it mull be cured 

 v^ith the fame Kind of Applications as Wounds in 

 any moift Part of the Body, and when fuch Wounds 

 have not been of too long Handing, the following 

 Omrmcnt or rather Liniment is proper, * 



Take 



