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Of Cures Phyfical, Lib. I^ 



thering together of his Body, going crookedly, and not ftrait forward, 

 but feldom, and holding his Neck awry without Motion, yet never for- 

 iaking his Provender or Meat, but eating it with greedinefs and much 

 ilavering. The Cure is, to let him Blood on his Neck-vein, and Tem- 

 ple-vein, on the contrary Side to that way he wryeth : Then anoint all 

 his Neck over with the Oyl Petrolium, and with wet Hay-Ropes Swad- 

 dle all his Neck over, even from his Breaft to his Ears, but having be- 

 fore Iplented his Neck ftrait with Splents of Wood, made ftrong, ^nooth, 

 and flat for the purpofe ^ then for three Mornings together, give him a 

 Pint of Old Mmnkadine, v/ith two Spoonfuls of this Powder to drink. 

 Take of Opoponai: two Ounces, of Storax three Ounces, of Gentian 

 three Ounces, of Manna, Succary three Ounces, of Myrrh one Scruple, 

 and of Long-Pepper two Scruples: Beat all thefe into fine Powder. 



Now there be fome Farriers, which for this Difeafe ufe to draw the 

 Horfe's Neck on the contrary Side with a hot Iron, even from the Neck 

 to the Shoulder, and on the Temple of his Head of that Side alfo, a 

 longflroke, and on the other a little Scar in this Manner »}<, and from 

 his Reins to his Middle-Back, fmall Lines in this Manner : 



But I that know this Sicknefs proceedeth from the Brain and Sinews, 

 cannot conceive how any help iliould come from burning of the Skin, 

 that is drawn up and ftraitned : And therefore I would wifh every Farrier 

 to forbear this tormenting, unlels he apparently fee, that the Skin itfelt, 

 throngh diflike and weaknefs, is flirunk alfo, and then the Cure is not 

 amifs. 



Chap. XXXVIIL Of the general Crumps or Convulfion of Slnervs. 



THefe general Cramps, or ConvulHon of Sinews, are moii forcible 

 Contradiftions, or drawing together of the Sinews, and Mufcles : 

 and they happen fometimcs generally into many Parts of the Body, 

 Ibmetimes particularly, as but into one Member and no more : When 

 they are generally difperfed in Horfes,they proceed commonly from fome 

 Wound, wherein a Sinew is half cut and no more, and fb there runneth 

 a general Contraftion through the whole Body by degrees. When 

 they are particular, as but one in one Member, then they proceed either 

 from cold windy Caufes, or from the want of Blood. For the general 

 Contrdion which cometh by a Wound, you fhall read the Cure thereof 

 in the Book of Chyrurgery following, where the Sinew being cut in two 

 pieces, the Contraftion cealeth. For this particular, where but one 

 Member is grieved,you fhall know it by thele Signs : The Member will be 

 ftark and ftifF, infomuch that neither the Beaft, nor any Man will be able 

 to bow it : The Sinews be hard like Sticks, and the Horfe being down, 



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