102 Of Curef Pbyficd, Lib. I. 



Chat. XCV. Of maJiWg a Mare to cafi her Fod- 



IF at ai:!y time you would hiive your Mare to call: her Foal, as having 

 prefent occafion to ufe her, or in that the Foal is not worthily enough 

 begot, you iliall take a Pottle of new Milk, and two Handfuls of Savin 

 chopt and bruifed, and putting them together, boil them till one half be 

 coniumed ^ then ft rain it very hard, and give it the Mare Luke-warm to 

 drink, then prefently gallop her a good Space, then i^<it her up, do thus 

 two Mornings , and before the third ihe will have caft her Foal. Otliers 

 ufe with their Hands to kill the Foa.1 in the Mare's Belly, but it is dange- 

 rous, and the former Medijfine is more llifficient. And thus much of tiie 

 [nfirmities of Mares. Now let us return again to Horfes and Mares in 

 general. 



C H*A p. XCV.I. Of the Drinking of Horfe-Leaches by Horfes. 



IF a Horle at any time Drink down Horfe-Leaches, they will fuck his 

 Blood and kill him. the Signs are, the Horfe will hang down his 

 Head to the Ground, and abundance of filthy iiaver will fall from his 

 Mouth, and fom.etimes fome Blood alfo. the Cure is prefently to give a 

 Pint of Sallet Oil to Drink, and that will make them fall away, and kill 

 them, but the beft is, to give him half an Ounce of Diapente brewed in 

 in a Pint of ilrong Beer or Ale. 



Chap. XCVII. Of Swallowing down Hens Dung, or any Venomous Thing 



Tphatfoever. 



IF a Horfe chance to iwallow down any Hens Dung with his Hay, it 

 will Fret his Guts, and make him to void much Filthy Matter at hljs 

 Fundament. The Cure whereof, is. To take a Pint of Wine, half a 

 Pint of floney, and two Spoonfuls of Smallage-Seed bruifed, and mixing 

 them well together, to give it the Horfe to Drink, and then to walk him 

 well npon the fame that he may empty his Belly. But if the Horfe chance 

 to lick up any other Venom.ous Thing, as Kent, or fuch like, which you 

 ihall know by the inftant fwelling of his Body, and the tremblnig of all 

 his Members, then the Cure is, firft to put him into a Sweat, either by 

 Cloaths or Excercife, then to let him Blood in the Palate of his Mouth, 

 and look how much he Bleedeth, fo much let him Swallow down Hot ; 

 or elfe give him ftrong Wine and Salt mixt together : Or elfe take the 

 Root, and Leaves, and Fruit of Briony, which being burnt to Aihes, 

 give the Horfe a good Spoonful thereof, with a Pintoffweet Wine to 

 I>rink. 

 - Now for mine own Part, I have ever ufed to take a Pint of Sallet 

 Oil, and two SpoonfuUs of Sugar-candy beaten to Powder, and as much 

 of the Powder of Diapente, and brewing them together, give it the Horfe 



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