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and thruft into his Yard either a Clove of Gar lick, or a little Oil of C-> 

 momiie, with a piece of fmall Wax-candle. If he cai not Dung, tidt 

 with your Hand Rake his Fundament, and give him a Clifter, of which 

 you ihall read hereafter ', when his Clifter is received, you ihall Walk 

 him up and down till he have emptied his Belly, then let him up, and 

 keep him hungry the Ipace of three Days, obiervir.g ever to iprinkle the 

 Hay he eateth with a little Water, and let his Drink be warm Water and 

 Bran made Maih-wife : After he hath drank the Drink, let him eat the 

 Bran if he pleafe, but from other Provender keep him ftill fafdng, at the 

 lea ft ten Days. 



There be other Farriers, that In this Cafe, ufe only to take a Quart 

 of Beer or Ale, and two Pennyworth of Sallet-Oil, and as much Dra- 

 goi]-water, a Pennyworth of Treacle, and make all thefe warm upon the 

 Coals, tlien put in an Ounce of Cinnamon, Annifeeds, and Cloves, all 

 beaten together, and fo give it the Hbrfe luke-warm to Drink. 



All thefe Receipts are exceeding good •, yet for mine own Part, and 

 many of the beft Farriers confirm the lame, 1 think there is nothing bet- 

 ter for this Difeafe than moderate Exercife, much Fafting, and once in 

 four or five Days a Pint of fweet Wine, with two Spoonfuls of the Pow- 

 der of Dia^ente. 



Chat. LXV. Of Fou-ridrlng In the Body^ being d Surfeit got either hy Meaty 



Drinky or Labour. 



THIS Difeafe of Foundring in the Body, is of all Surfeits the moft 

 vile, moft dangerous, and m oft incident to Horfes that are daily 

 travelled ^ it proceedeth according to the Opinion of fome Farriers, from 

 eating of much Provender fuddenly after Labour ^ the Horfe being then, 

 as jt were, panting hot, fas we may daily fee unskilful Horie-men do at 

 this Day) whereby tlie Meat which the Horfe eateth, not being digefted, 

 breedeth evil and grofs Humours, which bv little and little fpread them- 

 felves through the Members, do at length Opprefs and almoft Confound 

 the whole Body, abfolutely taking away from him all his Strength, iii- 

 fomuch that he can neither go nor bow his Joints, nor being laid, is able 

 to rife again : Befides, it taketh away from him his Inftrumental 

 Powers, as the Office both of Urine and Excrements, which cannot be 

 performed but with extream Pain. There be other Farriers, and to their 

 Opinion I rather lean, that fuppofe it proceedeth from f alfering the Horfe 

 to drink too much in his Travel, being very hot, whereby the Greafe 

 being fuddenly cooled, it doth clap about, and fulibcate the inward 

 Parts^with fuch a loathfbme Fulnefs that without fpeedy Evacukilon, 

 there'can be no hope but of Death only. Now whereas ibme Farriers 

 do hold, that his Foundring in the Body, ihould be no otlier than the 

 Foundring in the Legs, becaufe iti is (lay tliey) a meltini^ and difFolution 



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