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54 ^f Cures Pbyfical, Lib. I. 



Root of Wild-Cucumber, and where that cannot be gotten, take a hand- 

 ful of Rue or Mints, and a handful of Black Elleborus, and boil them 

 in llrong Red Wine, and give it luke-warm to the Borfe in a Horn. 



Some ufe to give Man's Dung with Wine three Mornings together •, 

 and alfb to rub his Body over with a Friftion at leaft twice a Day, and 

 not to fail to give him moderate Exercife. 



Others ufe to pierce the Skin of his Plead, with a hot h'On, to let out 

 the 111 Humours, 



Others, as the moft certain of all Medicines, ufe to Geld him of both, 

 or one Stone at the leaft, but 1 like it not for my own part. 



The Cure 1 have ever ufed for this Grief, was either to make him 

 jRvallow down hard Hens Dung, or elfe give him to drii'k, the Root of 

 Virga Pafloris ftamped in Water, and for his ordering during the Cure, I 

 would have his Stable quiet, but not clofe, and his Food only warm 

 Maflies of Malt and Water, yet but a very little at one time, for the 

 thinneft Diet is beft. 



C K A p. XXXil. Of the SlecftrifT'Evil or Letlmrgy in n Horfc. 



TH E Sleeping-Evil is an Infirmity which maketh a Horfe to Sleep 

 continually, depriving him thereby ,both of Memory, Appet:ii:e,and 

 all Alacrity of Spirit : It is moft incident to White ai:d Dun Horles, 

 becaufe it proceedeth only from Flegm, cold and grofs, which moiftneth 

 the Brain too much, cauleth Heavinefs and Sleep : There needs no other 

 fign more than his Sleeping only. The Cure is, to keep him waking 

 whether he will or no, with great Noifes and Affright ^ then let him 

 Blood in the Keck, and the Palate of the Mouth, and give him to drink 

 Water luke-warm, wherein hath been boiled Camomile, Motherwort^, 

 Wheat-bran, Salt, and Vinegar : You fhall alfo perfume his Head, and 

 make him Sneeze, and anoint the Palate of his Mouth with. Honey and. 

 Muftard mixt together : It fliall not be amifs, if with the ordinary Wa- 

 ter which he drinketh, you mix either Parfley-feed, or Fennel-feed, for 

 that will provoke Urine : You ftiall alfo bathe his Legs and ftop his Hoofs 

 with Bran, Salt, and Vinegar boiled together, and applied as hot as may 

 be, and his Stable iliould be Lightfome and full of Noife. 



C H A p. XXXIII. Of a Horfe thutis tahn^ or of Shrow-running. 



THOSE Horfes are fuppofed by Farriers to be taken, or as ibme 

 call it Planet-ftrook, which are deprived of feeling or moving, not 

 being able to ftir any Member, but remain in thefame Form as they were 

 at the time of taking. Some hold it proceeding of Choler and Flegm, 

 when they are fuperabundantly mixt together, or of Melancholy Blood, 

 which being a cold dry Humour, doth opprels and ficken |,the hinder part 

 of tlie Brain. Other ancient Farriers hold ic.cometh of fome extream 



