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Tuel, and then Trot the Horfe up and down a pretty while, that the 

 Medicine may work lb much the better ^ then let his Tail loofe, and fuf- 

 fer him to void all that is in his Belly ^ then bring him into the Stable, 

 and flood a while, give him a little well-clarified Honey to drink ^ then 

 cover him and keep him warm, and let his Drink for three or four Days 

 be nothing but fveet warm Maihes of Malt and Water. Other Farriers 

 ufe to take eleven Leaves of Laurel, and ftamping them in a Mortar, 

 give it the Horfe to drink with one Quart of good ftrong Ale. 



Others ufe to take an Ounce of Brimflone finely beaten to Powder and 

 mixing it with Sugar, to give it the Horfe in a Mafh to drink. Now for 

 mine own part, 1 could wiih you, if the Difeafe be not very extreamly 

 violent, only but to Rake the Horfe's Fundament, and then to Gallop 

 him in his Cloaths till he Sweat, and then give him a Handful or two of 

 clean Rye, and a little Brimftone mixt with it ^ for Brimflone being gi- 

 ven with Provender at any time will fcour ; but if the Dileale be raging 

 and violent, take a quarter of a Pound of White Sope, a handful of 

 Spurge, and a handful of Hemp-feed, bray them very well together, and 

 give it the Horfe to drink with a Quart of Ale luke-warm, then let him 

 faft, and exercife him more than half an Hour after ^ and be fure to keep 

 him very warm, and let his Drink be only warm Mafhes. A World of 

 other fcouring Receipts there be : But you ihall find them more at large 

 in the Chapter of Furgations, Cllfiersy and Suppojitories. 



C H A p. LXXVII. Of the Lax^ or too much Scouring of Horfes. 



TH E Lax, or open Flux of a Horfe's Body, is a dangerous Dileafe, 

 and quickly bringeth a Horfe to great Weaknefs and Faintnels j 

 It proceedeth ibmetimes from the abundance of Cholerick Humours, 

 defceiiding from the Liver or Gall down into the Guts : Sometimes by 

 drinking over-much cold Water immediately after his Provender ^ Some- 

 times by fudden Travelling upon a full Stomach before his Meat be 

 digefted ^ fometim.es by hairy Running or Galloping prefently after Wa- 

 ter ^ and fomet'mes by licking up a Feather, or eating Hen's-Dung : 

 There is no Difeafe that taketh more fore upon a Horfe in a fhort time 

 than this, and yet, fince Naure her felfin this Difeafe feemeth to be a 

 Phyficiarj to the Horfe's Body, I would not wifli any Farrier to go about 

 too fudden ly to flop it •, but if you" find, that by the continuance. Na- 

 ture both lofeth her own lirength, and the Horfe the good eflate of 

 his Body, then you fhall leek Remedy \ and Cure thereof^ according to 

 the Opinion of ancient Farriers, is this : Take of Bean-flower, and 

 Bole-armonick, of each a Qiiartern, mix them together in a Quart of 

 RedWme, and giveitthe Horle luke-warm to drink, and let him be 

 kept very Warm, and have much Reft : Alfo let the Water that he 

 drinketh be lukewarm, and mixt with Bean-flower •, yet by no means let 



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