oo Of Cures Phyfical, Lib. I, 



Chap. }[C. Of the Difeafes incident to Mares ^ and firjt of the Barrennefs 



of the IVcmb. 



TH E only Diieafe incident to the Womb of a Mare, (as far forth 

 as our Farriers are experienced) is Barrennels, which may pro- 

 ceed from diveis Caufes, as through the Intemperance of the Matrix, 

 being either too Hot and Fiery, or too Cool and Moift, or too Dry, or 

 eUe too Short or too Narrow, or having the Neck thereof turned awry, 

 or by means of fome Obftrutlion, or flopping in the Matrix, or in that 

 the Mare is too F'at or too Lean,and divers other fuch iikeCaufes.Now the 

 Cure thereof, according to the Old Farriers, is, To take a good handful 

 of Leeks, and ftamp them in a Mortar with four or five Spoonfuls of 

 Wine, then put thereunto twelve Flies, called Cantharides, then ftrain 

 them all together with a fuificient Quantity of Water to ferve the Mare 

 therewith two Days together, by pouring the fame into her Nature with 

 a Ciifter-pipe made for the purperfe, and at the End of three Days next 

 ibllowing ot-fer the Hcrfe unto her that iliould Cover her, and after ilie is 

 covered, waili her Nature twice together with cold W^ater. 



There be otliers which ufe to take of Nitrum, of Sparrow 's-Dung, 

 and of Turpentine, of each a like Quantity well wrought together, and 

 make a Suppofitory, and put that into her Nature, and it will caule her 

 both to defire the Horfe, and alfo to Conceive. There be fome of 

 Opinion, that it is good to put a Nettle into the Horfe's Mouth 

 that fhouid Cover her. Of all wliich, let only Experience be your War- 

 • rant. 



Chap. XCL Of the VcfiUent Confuftion in Mares. 



TH E R E is a certain Peftilent Confumption incident to Mares when 

 they are with Foal proceeding from cold Flegm gathered by raw 

 foggy Food in the Winter Seafon, which defcending from the Kidneys, 

 doth opprefs the Matrix, and makes the Mare confume and pine away, 

 fothatif fte be not holpen, fhe will want ftrength to Foal her Foal. 

 Thefignsare, fadden Leannefs, and a drooping of Spirit, with much 

 difiike'of Meat, a continual defire to be laid. The Cure is, to pour into 

 her Noftrils three Pints of Fiih-Brine, called Garume, three or four 

 Mornings together, and if the Grief be very great, then take five Pints, 

 and it will'make her vent ail Flegm at her Noftrils. 



C H A p. XCI. Of the Rage of Love in Mares. 



IT is reported by ibme of our Englifli Farriers, that Mares being 

 proudly and highly kept, will at the Spring of the Year, when their 

 Blood begins to wax warm, if they chance when they go to the Water, 

 to fee their own Shadows therein, that prefently thy will fall into ex- 

 treani Love therewith and from that Love into fuch a hot Rage, that they 



will 



