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lecond, which is by fbme Wound received, as by cutting or difmembring 

 the Sinews, Ligaments, Mufcles, or by Straining or Stooming any Bone 

 or Joynt, or by Pricking in Shooing, or ftriking Kail, Iron, Stub or 

 Thorn into the Sole of the Horfe's Foot, and fuch like. 



Since the firft is apparent to the Eye, by disjoyning the Skin, the 

 other by halting, you ihall take a furvey of your Horle, and finding 

 any of them apparent, look what the Grief is, repair to the latter part 

 of this Book, which treateth of Chyrurgery, and finding it there, uie 

 the Means prefcribed, and the Tiring will eafily be cured. Now for 

 the third, which is Dulnels of Spirit, Cowardlinefs or Reftinels, you 

 ilia 11 find them by thefe Signs ; if he have no apparent fign either of in- 

 ward Sicknefs, or outward Grief, neither Sweateth much, nor flieweth 

 any great Alteration of Countenance, yet notwithftanding Tireth, and 

 refufeth reafonable Labour, then fuch Tiring proceedeth from Dulnels 

 of Spirit ^ but if after indiiferent long Travel the Horfe Tire, and then 

 the Man delcending from his Back,the Horfe Run orTrot away as though 

 he were not tired, the Man then Mounting again, the Horfe utterly 

 refufes to go forward, fuch Tiring proceedeth from Cowardlinefs ; but 

 if a Horfe with one, two, or three Miles Riding being temperately 

 ufed, and being neither put to any trial of his Strength, nor, as it were, 

 fcarcely warmed, if he in his beft Strength refufe Labour, and Tire, 

 it proceedeth only from Reftinels, and 111 Conditions. Then for the 

 Cure of any of all thcle proceeding from Dulnefs, Fearfulnefs, and Un- 

 willingnefs, you ihall take ordinary Window-glafs, and beat into fine 

 Powder ^ then take up the Skin of each fide the Spur-vein between your 

 Fingar and your Thumb, and with a fine Awl or Bodkin, make divers 

 fmall holes through his Skin, then rub Glafs-Powder very hard into 

 thofe holes \ which done, Mount his Back, and do but offer to touch 

 his Side with your Heels, and be fure, if he have Life in him, he will 

 go forward, the greateil: fear being, that he will but ftill go too fail : but 

 after your Journey is ended, and you alighted, you muft not fail (be- 

 caufe this Powder of Gl-afs will corrode and rot his Sides J to anoint 

 both the fore places with the Powder of Jet and Turpentine mixt toge- 

 ther, for that will draw out the Venom, and heal his Sides again. There 

 be others which ufe when a Horfe is tired thus through dull Cowardli- 

 nefs or Reftinels, to thrufl a burning Brand or Iron into his Buttocks, or 

 to bring Bottles of Bit zing Straw about his Ears ^ there is neither of the 

 Cures but is. exceeding good. 



But for the true tired Horfe, which tireth through a natural Faintnels, 

 drawn from ex.-eeding Labour, the Signs to know it, being long Travel, 

 much Sweat, a-d wiiliiguefs of Courfe during his Strength : The Cure 

 thereof, according to the d pinion of fome Farriers, is to pour Oil and 

 Vinegar into his Noftrils, and to give him the Drink of Sheep's-Heads^ 



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