to ripen 

 any Tn- 

 mour or 

 Swelling. 



The Au- 

 thor 3ufti 

 ties his 

 Theory. 



^h€ Art o/Farrier Y 



Poukis for ripening any Swelling where fuch 

 Things can be applied with Conveniency. 



Take Leases of Malh-ws, and Marjh-Mallorws, 

 each fix Handfuls; White Lilly-Root, ha If a Pound, 

 Fenugreeh and Lin feeds, of each four Ounces ', pun- 

 fed Hog's Lard, about t^o Pounds. Mix, 



The Seeds Ihould be firft briiifed and boilM in 

 about three Quarts of Water to two or till the Li- 

 quor feem a>y. Th^ Leaves and Roo muft be 

 foil'd well, and the Water prefs^d ftrongly out be- 

 t^veen two Boards ; then beat the Jelly and Hogs 

 Lard well up with them, and ufe it very warni and 

 thick fpreadf as you ^^e Occafion' till the W^ 

 ling is fit to be open'd or otherwife difperfed away , 

 for if Nature ( and no doubt fne is the beft Guide ) 

 defign Vhat the Tumour or Swelling (hall fuppurate 

 or ripen, this Application ^-^f f/^./^.^f^^^ ^^^^ 

 <?km esfr. and relaxes the parchM FthrtlU, which 

 were'bifore fo corded and upon the Stretch that 

 the Motion of the Heart was fcarce ftrong enough 

 fufficiently to protrude the offending Matter. And 

 igain, i/Nat'ure defigns a Refolution of the S^vel- 

 line, fuch Poultis is no ways difagreeable , tor by 

 ^ Win- Quality it helps to eaie the Pam and 

 t^^Z^.%J^^^r^^y g-s Vent to the of- 

 fending Humours either outwards or mwai as as 

 Naturf fnall point out moll for the Benefit of the 



^'tt may be objeaed by fome, who can fooner fpy 

 - a Fault tLn mend one, that herein I contradia my 

 own Theory of Repellents feemg I make one and 

 the fame Poultis ferve both as a R^P^1|^?^ ^^^^^^^^ 

 Teener • But I beg of fuch to confidcr a little, that 

 Ts Poultis aas So otherwife as a RepeHej^t than as 

 t cools and cafes the Inflammation ; and wha ever 

 Application does this muft hinder a greater Flux of 

 Humours to the afFefted Part J^-^f^^^^^ 

 m firiaiy fpeaking of any R^^^-"S^"Vi^uS 



