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is not able to rife during the time of the Contra£lion, he will alio halt 

 extrealy whilft the Fit is upon him, and prefently go well again, as it 

 were in one Moment. The Cure is, To chafe the Member exceedingly, 

 either with Linfeed Oyl, Sheep's-foot Oyl, or Keat's-foot Oyl, and 

 during the time of his Chafing, to hold up the contrary Foot that he may 

 ftand upon the Limb which is moft pained. There is alio another Cramp 

 or Convulfion of Sinews : which doth extend into the Keck and Reins of 

 the Horfe's Back, and \^o almoft univerikl over the Horfe's whole Body : 

 It proceeds ever, either from Ibme extream Cold, as by turning a Horle 

 liiddenly out of a warm Stable, and warm Cloaths, into the piercing 

 rage of the cold Winter, or by the lofs of Blood, whereby great Windi- 

 nefs entreth into the Veins, and io benummeth the Sinews ::, or elle by too 

 much Phyficking and Drenching of a Horle, whereby the Natural Heat is 

 much weaked or dried. The figns of this Convulfion be, his Head and 

 Keck will fland awry, his Ears upright, and his Eyes hollow, his Mouth 

 will be clung up that he cannot eat, and his Back will rife up in the midft 

 like the Back of a Camel ^ the Cure hereof is, with great ftore of warm 

 Woollen Cloaths, as Blanckets and Coverlids, Ibme folded double about 

 his Body, and Ibme girded all over from hi!? Head to his Tail, to force 

 him into a Sweat ^ but if the Cloaths will not force him to fweat, then 

 you Hiall either fold all his Body over with hot wet Horfe-Litter, or elle 

 bury him all lave the Head in a Dung-hill or Mixon ^ then when he hath 

 fweat an Hour or two, and is moderately cooled, you Ihall anoint him 

 all over with this Oyntment, (holding hot Bars of Iron over him, to 

 make the Oyntment fmk into his Body : ) Take of Hogs-greale one 

 Pound, of Turpentine a puarter of a Pound, of Pepper beaten into Pow- 

 der Lalf a Dram, of old Oyl-Olives one Pound, boil all thele together, 

 and ufe it, being made Warm. There be other Farriers which 

 ule this Oyntment ; Take of new Wax one Pound, of Turpentine four 

 Ounces, of Oyl de Bay as much, Opoponax two Ounces, of Deer's Suit, 

 and of Oyl of Stym^' of each three Ounces, melt all thele together, and 

 ufe it warm. 



There be others which ule, after his Sweat, nothing but Oyl of Cy- 

 prefs^ or of S^yke^ and Oyl de Bay mixt together, and with it anoint his 

 Body over. After this Unftion thus applied, you ihaU take twenty 

 Grains of Long Pepper beaten into fine Powder, of Cedar two Ounces, 

 vf Nitre one Ounce, 0^ Laferpitium ^^ much zsjl Bean, and mingle all 

 thele together with a Gallon of White-wine, and gi/e him a Quart there- 

 of to drink every Morning for four Days. Now for his Diet and Order, let 

 his Food be warm Malhes, and the 'fineft Hay, his Stable exceeding 

 warm, and his Exercife gentle Walking abroad in his Cloaths, once eve- 

 ry Day about high-Koon, ^■<-^<-'^ '-'f-'i » '"- 



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