7^ Of Cures Phyfical, Lib. I. 



and the Seeds of Gith mixt together, or elfe fvveet Wine and Garlick 

 well pilled and ftampt, being a long time brewed together. 



Chap. LXIII. Of the cafii?ig out of the Horfe's Drinh 



TH E ancient Farriers, efpecially the Italians ^ conftantly do affirm, 

 that a Horfe may have fuch a Paliie, proceeding from the cold- 

 nefs of his Stomach, that may make him unable to retain and keep his 

 Drink, but that many times he will vomit and caft it up again : For 

 mine own Part frOm other Caufes, as from Cold in the Head, where 

 the Rheume bindeth about the Roots and Kernels of the Tongue hath 

 as it were ftrangled, and made ilrait the Paffages to the Stomach ^ there 

 I have many times leen a Horie caft his Water that he drank, in very 

 abundant fort back again through his Noftrils, and fometimes ftrive 

 with great Earneftnefs to drink, but could not all. The figns of both 

 (from which Caufe Ibever it proceed) is only the cafting up of his Drink 

 or Water, and the Cure thereof is only to give him Cordial and warm 

 Drinks, as is Malmley, Cinnamon, Annileeds, and Cloves, well brewed 

 and mixt together, and to anoint his Breaft, and under his Shoulders, 

 with the Oil of Cyprefs, Oil of Spike, or the Oil of Pepper, and to 

 purge his Head with Fumes or Pills, fuch as will force him to Sneeze, 

 of which you may fee ftore in a Chapter following • for fuch Fumi- 

 gation joyning with thefe hot Oils, will foon diffolve'the Humours. 



Chap. LXIV. Of Surfeiting with glut of Troiender. 



^TT^ HERE is not any Difeafe more eafily procured, nor more dan- 

 \ gerous to the Life of a Horfe, than the Surfeit which is taken by 

 the glut of Provender, it cometh moft commonly by keeping the Horle 

 extream Iharp and hungry, as either by long Travel, or long ftanding 

 Empty ^ and then in the height of Greedinefs, giving him fuch fuper- 

 abundance of Meat, that his :^tomach wanting Strength to digeft it, all 

 the whole Body is driven into an infinite great Pain and Extremity. 

 Thele iigns are great Weaknefs and Feeblenels in the Horfe's Limbs, ^o 

 that he can hardly ftand, but lieth down oft, and being down, wal- 

 loweth and tumbleth up and down as if he had Bots. 



The Cure thereof, according to the common Practice of our common 

 Farriers, is, To take half a Penny worth of Black Soap, and a Quart of 

 new Milk, and as much liveet-Butter as Soap, and having on a Chafing- 

 difh and Coals, mixt them together, give it the Horfe to drink, this will 

 cleanfe the Horfe's Stomach, and bring it to its ftrength again. 



But the ancient Farriers did ule firft, to let the Horfe Blood in the 



Neck-vein, becaufe every Surfeit breeds Diftemperature in the Blood, 



^. then Trot the Horfe up and down an hour or more, and if he cannot 



Stale, draw out his Yard, and wafli it with White- wine made luke-warm, 



and 



