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Morning fafling, and then ride him half an hour after it, and let him 

 fafl two hours more, then feed him as at ordinary times ; And thus do for 

 two or three Mornings together. 



Chap. XLII. Of a Horfe that is Hlde-beund. 

 H I S Difeafe which we call Hide-bound, is, when a Horfe's Skin 

 cleaveth \^o hard to his Ribs and Back,that you cannot with your hand 

 pall up or loofen the one from the other. It proceedeth fometlmes from 

 Po'/erty and ill Keeping, fometimes from Surfeit of Over-riding ^ efpeci- 

 atly if when he is extream hot, he be futfered to ftand long in the Rain 

 or wet Weather : And laftly, it proceedeth from a corrupt drinefs of 

 the Blood, which wanting his natural Courfe, forceth his Skin to ilirink 

 up, and cleave to the Bones. The figns, befides the cleaving of his 

 Skin, is, Leannefs of Body, gauntneis of Belly, and the ftanding up of the 

 Ridge-Bone of his Back : Itdriethup the Entrails, torments the Body, 

 and makes his Dung ftink extraordinarily : And if it be not remedied, 

 Manginefs will prefently follow after it. The Cure of it is divers, ac- 

 cording to the Opinion of divers Work-men : The moft ancient Farriers 

 did ufe to let him Blood on the Spur- veins of both Sides his Belly,, fome- 

 what towards his Flank, which done, they give him this Drink: Take 

 of White-wine,or ftrong Ale a Quart, and add thereunto three Ounces of 

 Sallet-Oyl, of Cummin one Ounce, of j4ml feeds two Ounces, of Licoras 

 two Ounces, beaten all into fine Powder, and give it him luke-warm with 

 a Horn ♦ when he hath drank, let one chafe his Back, from the Huckle- 

 bone upward, for the fpace of an hour or more -^ then let him in a warm 

 Stable, with good ftore of Litter ^ then fold about his Body a thick Blan- 

 ket, leaked in Water, and wrung ; then over it a dry Blanket, then gird 

 them both faft,and ftop the Surfingle about with Wifp?*, for the wet Blan- 

 ket will put him into a great heat, and for want of a wet Blanket if you 

 fold his Body in wet Hay, it will do the like, and loofen his Skin •, this 

 youfhall do the fpace of a Week, during which time he fliall drink no 

 cold Water. 



There be other Farriers, which before they lay on the wet Blanket, will 

 anoint all the Horfe's Body over with Wine and Sailet-Oyl, and furely it 

 is good alfo. There be others which for this Difeafe, ufe to let the 

 Horfe Blood in the Neck, then bathe his Sides with warm Water, where- 

 in hath been Ibdden Bay-Leaves : Then anoint him all over with the Oy 1 

 of Rue or Camomile, hold a hot Iron over him to make the Oyl fink into 

 his Skin, then gi\'e him this Drink : Take of Carrets, Rue, Wild Mlnty 

 of each an Ounce and an half, of W^erwirW two Ounces :, dry them, and 

 beat them to Powder, then give two Spoonfuls thereof in a Pint 

 of Mdmfey. There be other Farriers^ wich take Femigreek, Turmerich, 

 jimlfeedsj Bay, Licorns^. and Cummiti, of each a like Qiiantity, dry them-, 



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