Lib. I. Of Cures Fhyficd, pi 



Farriers is, To take a Quart of fweet Milk, of Honey a Quartern, 

 and give it him luke-warm ; then walk him up and down for the fpace 

 of an Hour afcer, and fo let him reft for that Day, with as little Meat 

 and Drink as may be, and by no Means fuffer him to lie down : Then 

 the r.ext Day when the Rorfe is Fi\{ling, take of Ruo a Handful, or 

 Savin as much, and being well ftampt, put thereunto a lirtie Brimftone, 

 and a little Soot of Cliimney beaten into fine Powder, put all tliele 

 things together in a Quart of Wort, or ISew Ale, and there let them 

 lie in fteep the fptice of an Hour or two •, then ftrain it hard through a 

 fair CI oath, and give it the Horle to drink luke-warm, then Bridle him, 

 and walk him abroad the fpace of an Hour, then fet him up, and let 

 him ftand on the Bitt two or three Hours after, and then give him a little 

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Other ancient Farriers ufe only to give the Horfe for this Difeafe the 

 warm Guts of a new llain Hen or Chicken, being thruft down the 

 Horfe's Throat, and fure it is palling good, efpecially if a little Salt 

 be mixed with them ^ and this muft be done three Mornings together 

 fafling, keeping the Horfe from drinking three or four Hours afcer. O- 

 thersufeto take three Ounces of the Roots' of Caphers, beaten with 

 half fo much Vinegar, and put it down the Horfe's Throat : Or eife a 

 Pint of Milk,and a Spoonful of Soap given the Korfe to drink-, or Brim- 

 ftone and Milk given to drink, all very Soveraign. Others ufe to bind 

 about the Snaffle or Bitt, Man's Dung new made, ai,ad lb Ride him there- 

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Others take of Gentian, Aloes, and Savin, of each half an Ounce, 

 and brew them together with Honey and ftrong Ale. Others ufe to 

 take only a Quart of cold Sweet-Wort. Others take Savin and Southern- 

 wort, or elle Wormwood, and tops of Broom fmall chopt, and mix 

 it with the Horfe's Provender. Others ufe to give the Horle to drink 

 luke-warm Elder-Berries fodden in Milk. Others ufe to give the Horfe 

 with his Provender, his own Hair chopt fmall, and mixt with Bay Salt. 

 Others put hot Embers in Water and prefentiy ftrain it, and give it the 

 Horle to drink. Others make little round Balls of Honey, and the fine 

 Powder of Chalk, aiid putting them into Ale, make the Horfe fwallow 

 them. Others ufe to take, elpecially for the long Worms, half a 

 Penny-worth of Fenugreek, of Annileeds a quarter of a Pound, half 

 a Penny-worth of Bay-Berries, as much Licoras, and as much Turme- ^^^^ 

 rick, and a little quantity of Brimftone, beat them into Powder, put 

 them into a Quart of Ale, and give it the Horfe fafting luke-warm to 

 drink ;, then Ride him an Hour after, then fet him up W^'arm four and 

 twenty Hours after. Others ufe, efpecially for the Truncheons, to take- 

 two Spoonfuls of the Powder of Wormwood, finely fearft and put it 

 into a Pint of good Malmfey, and after it is brewed a while, let it ftand 



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