Lib. I. Of Cures Phyfical. pp 



cover him exceeding warm, and give him every Day to drink of Red 

 Wine, and Hog's-Dung till the Flux of his SeexS. ftay ^ biit latter Expe- 

 rience hath found this Receipt better : Take of Red Vv''ine a Qiiart, and 

 put therein a little Acatium, the juice of Plantain, and a little Maftick, 

 and give it him to drink ^ and then Bathe all his Back with Red Wine 

 and Oil of Rofes mixt together : But other Farriers take Venice-Tur- 

 pentine, and being walhed, beat it well with half as mucli Sugar, and 

 then make round Balls as big as Walnuts, and give the Horfc five every 

 Morning till the Flux ftay. 



Chap. LXXXIX. Of th Edling of the Yard. 



TH E falling down of the Yard, is, when a Horle hath no flrength 

 to draw up his Yard within the Sheath, but lets it !'a:ig down be- 

 tween his Legs ill-favouredly : It Cometh (as oar beft Fairiers fuppofej 

 either through the weaknels of the Member, bv Means of Ibme Relb- 

 lution in the Mufcles and Sinews, ferving the lame, caufed by Ibme 

 great Strain or Stripe on the Back, or elfe through extream Wearinels 

 and Tiring. The fign is only the apparent hanging down of the Mem- 

 ber •, and the Cure is, (according to fome Opinions) to walh the Horle's 

 Yard in fait Water from the Sea, or for want thereof with Water and 

 Salt *. But if that will not prevail, then prick all the outward Skin of 

 his Yard with a fharp Needle, but yet as flightly as may be, and not deep^ 

 and then wafli all the pricks with ftrong Vinegar, and this will not only 

 make him draw up his Yard again, but alfo if at any time his Funda- 

 ment chance to fall, this Cure will put it up again. There be other 

 Farriers which for this Difeafe will put into the Pipe of the Horfe's 

 Yard, Honey and Salt boiled together, and made liquid, or elfe a quick 

 Fly, or a Grain of Frankincenfe, or a Clove of Garlick clean pilled and 

 biuiled, and Bathe his Back with Oil, Wine, and Nitre made warm and 

 mingled together. 



But the beft Cure, accordmg to our Engliih Praftice, is Firll:, to wafH 

 all the Yard with \A'^hite-wine warmed, and then anoint it with Oil of 

 Roles and Honey mixt together, and fo put it up into the Sheath, and 

 with a little Bolfter of Canvafs keep it from falling down, and Drefs him 

 thus once in four and twenty Hours, until he be recovered, and in an.y 

 Gale let his Back be kept as warm as is poffible, both with Cloath and a 

 Charge of Plaifter made of Bole-Armonick, Eggs, Wheat-flower, San- 

 guis Draconis, Turpentine, and Vinegar ^ or elfe lay next his Back a 

 wet Sack, or wet Hay, and a dry Cloatli over it, and that will keep his 

 Back exceeding Warm, 



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