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and leak all Night, and then give it the Horfe in the Morning failing, 

 then keep him without Meat or Drink four Hours after. Others ufe 

 to give the Horfe to drink two Spoonfuls of Wormfeed, and as much 

 Brimftone as Powder of Savin, with a Quart of Malmfey, Ale, or Beer. 

 Others ufe to take as much Black-Soap as a Walnut, and as much Brim- 

 ftone beaten to Powder, and a Head or two of Garlick pilled and bruifed, 

 and put into a Qiiart of good Ale, and give it the Horfe luke-warm to 

 drink. 



This Medicine may alio be adminiftred to a Mare great with Foal, 

 if ilie be troubled with the Bots or other Worms, fo that the Black Soap 

 be left out, for it is a violent purger, and may kill the Foal in the Mare's 

 Belly ; yet for mine own part, I never give any inward Phyfical Medi- 

 cines to a Mare great with Foal, but if I find her troubled with Worm.s, 

 as is eafie to be done by the ftinkir.g of her Breath, by the fliminefs of 

 her Mouth, and by the greatnefs of the Worm-veins under her Lips, 

 then prefently I do nothing but let her Blood in the Rcof or Palate of her 

 Mouth, and make her eat her own Blood •, for that I know \v\\\ both kill 

 the Worms, and help moft inward Maladies. But leaving Mares with 

 Foal, let us return again unto Horfes. There be other Farriers which 

 ufe to take a Haridful of new Hen's-dung, and a Quart of ftale Ale, 

 and Bray them well together ^ then take a Handful of Bay-Salt, and put 

 two Eggs to it, and having mixt them all ivell together, give it the Horfe 

 to drink. Others ufe to take half a Penny-worth of Saffron, and as 

 much Allom, and mix them with a Pint of Milk, and give it the Horfe 

 to drink : Or elfe give him green Willow, and green Reed to eat. Others 

 w^Q (and think it the beft of all other Medicines^ to take the Guts of a 

 young Hen or Pigeon, and roul it in a little Black-Soap, then in Bay- 

 Salt, and fo force it down the Horfe's Throat. Others ufe (efpecially 

 for the Truncheons) to let the fiorfe dr'nk Hens-dung, Mint, Sage, 

 and'Rue, with Beer or Ale, and to let him Blood in the Noftrils. To 

 conclude •, except you fee the Horfe very much pained, you iliall need to 

 give him nothing but Rofin and Brimftone mixt together, and blended 

 with his Provender, having Care that you ever give it Failing, and long 

 before the Horfe do drink. 



Laflly, And as the chief of all Medicines for all manner of Worms, 

 Take as much precipitate, as will lie on a Silver Two-pence, and work 

 it with as much Butter as a French Wallnut, then lap it in another Piece 

 of Butter as big as a Hen's Egg, and fo give it the Horfe failing in 

 the Man rer of a Pill. Ride him a little after it, and give him no Wa- 

 ter that Night, and let him flift two Hoursj then feed as at, other 

 times. 



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