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ter his Water at nine of the Clock at Night. Now you iliall not let his 

 Provender be all of one fort, but every Meal it may be changed as thus : 

 If in the Morning you give him Oats, at Noon likewife you fliall give 

 him Bread, at Evening Beans or Pea(b mixt wichWhoat-bran, at Nigij'.; 

 Ibdden Barley, o-c and ever obferve of wliat Food he eateth beft, of ^ 

 that let him have the greateft plenty, and there is no-X)uei!lion but he Vv'iU 

 in ihort fpace grow fat, found, and full of Spirit, without either Dil- 

 iike or Sicknefs. 



Char, LIX. The Aiirror and A4afier of all Adcdlcines^ teaching how to make 

 the leanefi and unfoiindcfi Horfes that may be, fat, found, and Jit either for 

 JUarkct or Tiravely in the fpace of fourteen Days. 



IF your Horfe be full of all inward Dileafes that may be,and brought to '^^--^^ 

 that Diflike and Poverty that you are defperate of his Life, you itiall 

 takeofAnwifeedSjOfCummin-feedSjOf Fenugreek,ofCarthamus,of Elieam- 

 paiie^of the Flovvcr of Brimftone, of Brown Sugarcandy, of each of theie 

 two Ounces beaten and fearft to a very fine Powder,then take an Ounce of 

 the Juice of Licoras, and diiTolve it in half a Pint of White-wine, then 

 take three Ounces of the Syrup of Colts-foot, of Sallet-Oil, and o[- 

 Live-Honey, of each half a Pint ^ then mix all this with the former 

 Powders, and with as much Wheat-flower as will bind and knit them all 

 together, work them into a ftiff Pafte, and make thereof Balls as big as 

 French Wallnuts, Hulls and all, and lb keep them in a clofe Gally-pot, 

 an'd when you have occafion to ufe them, take one and anoint it with 

 Sweet-Butter, and give it the Horfe in the manner of a Pill, and ride him 

 a little after it, then feed and water him as at other times, and thus do 

 (if it be to prevent Sicknefs) for three or four Mornings together. 



But if it be to take away Infirmity, as Glanders, &c. then ufe it at leafl 

 a W^eek or more. 



But if to take away Molten Greafe, then inftantly after his Heat, and 

 in his Heat. 



But if it be to fatten a Horfe, then ufe it at leaft a Fortnight : Now 

 as you give them thus in the manner of a Pill, lb you may give them 

 diliblved in fweet Wine, Ale, or Beer. 



. Laftly, If it be to fatten a Horfe, then you fhall take the fecond Ballsy .^.^^ 

 that is to f ly, of Wheat-Meal fix Pound, or as i hyficins write. Quantum 

 fufficitj of Annifeeds two Ounces, of Cummin-feeu3 fix Drams, of Car- 

 thamus one Dram and a half, of Fenugreek-feeds one Ounce two Drams, 

 of Brimftone one Ounce and a half, of Sallet-Oil one Pint two Ounces, 

 of Honey one pound and a half, of White-wine four Pints : This muft 

 be made into Pafte, the hard Simples being pounded into Powder, and 

 finely fearil, and' then well kneaded together, and lb made into.Balls as 

 big as a Man's Fift, and then every Morning andEveiiing when you wiouid 



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