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of fair Water, and make i^ ready to feeth • then put thereto a Peck of 

 ground Malt, with two handfuls of Box Leaves chopt fmall, and a little 

 Groundfel, mix them all together, and give him every Morning and E- 

 vening a Pint for a Week together. If to the Box-Leaves you add Oats 

 ai d Bettony, it is not amifs, fo you keep the Horfe warm. Others ufe 

 to give the Horfe a Pint of Swine's-Blood warm. Others ufe to boil in a 

 Gallon of Water one Pound of Fenugreek, then ftraining it, give the 

 Water Morning and Evening by a pint at a time to drink, then drying 

 his Fenugreek, give it the Horfe with his Provender. Others ule for all 

 manner of Coughs, to take a Quaitern of white Currans, and as much 

 clarified Honey, two ounces of f\veet-Marjoram, with old freih Greafe, 

 and a Head of Gar lick ^ melt that which is to be molten, and pun that 

 which is to be beaten ^ mix them together, and give the Horfe a Pint 

 thereof, better than three Mornings together. Others ufe to give the 

 Horfe the Gut of young Pullet dipt in Honey, and being warm ^ and 

 certainly, there is not any of thele Medicines, but are moft Ibvereign 

 and well approved. Kow whereas Ibme Farriers ufe to thruft down the 

 Throat of the Horfe a Willow Wand, rolled about with a Linnen Cloath, 

 and anointed ail over with Honey, (I for my part) do not like it ; for it 

 both torments the Horle more than there is occaiion, and doth but only 

 go about to take away that which is gone in the ftruggling, before the 

 Medicine can be uled, for it is only for a Cough, which cometh by a 

 Feather^ or fome fuch like Matter. 



C H A Po XLVIIL Of the inward, or wet Cough. 



Touching inward Coughs, which are gotten and engendred by Colds 

 and Rheums of long continuance, being not only dangerous, 

 but lometimes Mortal , you fhall underftand, that they are divi- 

 ded into two Kinds, the one Wet, the other Dry ^ the wet Cold pro- 

 ceedeth from cold Caufes taken after great Heat ^ which heat dilfol- 

 ving Humours, thofe Humours being again congealed, do prefently caufe 

 Obftru^lions and flopping of the Lungs. Now the iigns to know this 

 wet Cough, is, the Horle will ever after his Coughing, caft out either 

 Water or Matter out of his Koftrils, or Champ or Chaw with his Teeth^ 

 the thick Matter which he cafteth out of his Throat, as you fhall ealily. 

 perceive, if you heedfully note him, he will alfo Cough often without 

 Intermiffion, and when he Cougheth, he will not much bow down his 

 Head, nor abftain from his Meat : And when he drinketh, you ihall fee 

 fome of his Water iffue out at his Noftrils. The Cure is, firft to keep 

 him exceeding warm ^ then forafmuch as it proceedeth from cold Caules, 

 you ihall give him hot Drinks, and Spices, as Sack, or ftfong Ale, 

 brewed with Cinnamon, Ginger, Cloves, Treacle, Long-Pepper, and 

 esth«r Swines-greafe, Sallet-Oil, or Sweet-Butter, for you ihall know, 



that 



