Lib. I. Of Cures Fhyfical. "^ 



Take of ftrong Ale a Gallon, and fet it on the Fre, ane then skum ^CTf, 

 off the white Froth which rifeth, then take a hanful of Wormwood with 

 Stalks, and put them into the Ale, and let them boil till it be come al- 

 moft to a Quart •, then take it off, and ftrain it exceeding;ly. then dilTolve 

 into it three Ounces of the beft Treacle, and put in aUb an Ounce and 

 an half of Long-Pepper and Grains beaten to very fine Powder ; then 

 brew them till it be no more than lukewarm, and lb give the H or fe to 

 drink ^ the next Day let him Blood on the Neck-vein, and anoint his 

 Fore-Legs with Train-Oil, and fo turn him into good Grafs, and fear not 

 his Recovery. 



Chap. LXXIV. Of the Dlfcafes in the Guts of a Horfc^ and Fir ft fi" 



the Cholick. 



AHorfe'sGuts are fubjeO: unto many and fundry Infirmities^ as 

 Namely, to the VVind-ChoHck, Fretting of the Belly, Coftive- 

 nefs , Lax, Bloody-Flux, and Worms of divers Kind?. Now for 

 the Cholick, it is a grievous and tormenting Pain in the Great-Gut or 

 Bag, which becaufe it is very large and fpaclous, and full of empty 

 Places, it is the more apt to receive divers offenfive Matters, which do 

 breed divers Infirmities, efpecially Wind, which finding no ready Pal- 

 fage out, make the Body, as it were, fwell, and olfendeth both the Sto- 

 mach and other inward Members. This Dileafe dotli not fo much ap- 

 pear in the Stable, as abroad in Travel, and the figns are thefe : The 

 Horfe will often offer to Stale, but cannot-, he will ftrike at his Belly 

 with his Hinder-Foot, and manv times Stamp •, he will forJ&ke his Meat, 

 and towards his Flank you fliall fee his Belly appear more full than ordi- 

 nary, and he will defire to lie down and Walbw. The Cure thereof, ac- 

 cording to the moft ancient Farriers, is, only to give him a Clifler made 

 either of Wild-Cucumbers, or elfe of Hens-Dung, Nitrum and ftrong 

 Vinegar, the Manner whereof you iliall fee in the Chapter of CHJierSy and 

 after the Clifter, Labour him. 



Others ufe to give the Horle the Urine of a Child, to drink, or a Cli- 

 fter of Soap and Salt-water. Others ule to give him five Drams of 

 Myrrh in good Wine, and then Gallop him gently thereupon. Others 

 ufe to ^ive him Smallage and Parfly with his Provender \ and then to 

 Travelhim till, he Sweat. But for my own part, I hold it bell: to take 

 a Quart of Malmfey, of Cloves, Pepper, Cinnamon, of each half an 

 Ounce,, of Sugar half a Quartern, and give it the Horfe luke-warm, 

 and then Ride him at leaft an Hour after-, but before you Ride him, .,j:?§ 

 anoint alibis Flanks with Oil de Bay, or Oil of Spike. 'Now if while 

 you Ride him^ he will not Dung, you iliall then Rake him, and if Need 

 be, enforce him to Dung, by thrufting into his Fundament a pilled Oni- 

 on jagged crofs-ways, that th'i tickling of the Juice mjay inforce Ordure: 



And, 



