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Nutriment, and fo by that Means breedeth Obftru£lions and Stoppings. 

 Now from thefe Obftruftions, (when they have continued any long time) 

 efpecially if the Humours be Cholerick, breedeth many times hard 

 Knobs on the Liver, which Knobs maketh the Horfe continually lie on 

 his Right-lide, and never on the Left ; becaufe if he iliold lie on the Left 

 fide, the weight of the Knobs would opprefs the Stomach, and even 

 ilcken all the Vital parts of him. 



The iigns of thefe Obllrudions and Stoppings, are heavinefs of Coun- 

 tenance, Diftention or Swelling, great Duhiefs and Sloath in the Horfe 

 when he beginneth his Travel, and a continual looking back to his Ihort 

 Ribs, where remaineth his greateft Pain and Torment. Now the Cure 

 thereof, is, to feethe continually in the Water which he drinketh, Agri- 

 mony, Fumitory, Camomill, Wormwood, Licoras, Annileeds, Smal- 

 lage, Parfley, Spikenard, Gentian, Succory, Endive and Lupins, the 

 Virtues whereof are mofl Comfortable to the Liver. But forafmuch as 

 the moft part of our Engliih Farriers are very fimple Smiths, whofe 

 Capacities are unable to dive into thefe feveral Diftin^Vions, and that this 

 Work (or Mafter-piece) is intended for the weakeft Brain whatfoever, 

 youiliall underftand, that there be certain general fi^ns to know when 

 the Liver of a Horfe is grieved with any Grief, of what Nature or Con- 

 dition foever it be ^ and fo likewife general Receipts to cure all the 

 Griefs, witliout dilHnguiiliing or knowing their Natures : You ihall 

 Ifnow then if a Horfe have any Pain or Grief in his Liver by thele figns : 

 Firft, by a Loathing of his M^ats, next by the wafting of his Fleih, 

 dryneis of his Mouth, and roughnefs of his Tongue,- and great fxvelling 

 thereof, and refufmg to lie on the fide grieved ^ and laftly, a continual 

 looking backward. 



Now the general Cure for the Sicknefs of the Liver, is, according to 

 the Opinion of the ancient Farriers, to give the Horfe Aloes diflblved 

 into fweet Wine, for it both purgeth and comforteth the Liver. Others 

 u(e to give him to drink Ireos ftampt and mixt with Wine and Water 

 together, or inftead of Ireos, to give him Calamint, called of the Latins 

 Polimonia. Others give Savory with Oil and Wine mixt together. O- 

 thers ufe Liverwort and Agrimony with Wine and Oil. Others ule 

 comfortable Friftions, and to fteep his Provender in warm Water, and 

 to mix with his Provender a little Nitrum, not forgetting to let him 

 ftand warm, and lie foft : But that which is generally praifed above all 

 Medicines, is, to give the Horfe a W^olf 's Liver beaten to Powder, and 

 mix either with Wine.. Water, Oil, or or any other Medicine. ^^ 



Now for a Conclufion of this Chapter: If the Farrier's Skill be fb <£^ 

 good that he can diftinguilh the Nature of each feveral Infirmity about 

 the Liver ^ then I would have him for to underftand- that for Inflamma- 

 tions (which are the ftrft beginners of all Difeafes) would be ufed Simples 



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