Tc8 Of Cures Phyjlcal, Lib. I. 



Maili of Malt and Water luke-wann : From any otlier Meat keep him 

 faftinc till his Medicine have done Workins. 



Ko'vV to come to particular Receipts and Medicines themfelves ; y on 

 fliall eafily underftajid, that although the ancient Farriers do make but 

 two Kinds, that is to lay, Pills and Purgations, yet I divide them into 

 three, that is to lay, -Scourings, Pills, and Purgations: Scourings are 

 tliofe Wholefome, Natural, and gentle purging Medicines, whicli ftir- 

 ring up no great Flux of Humours, do only keep the Body clean from 

 fiich Evils as would arife and grow, being every Way as wholefome in 

 Health as in Sicknefs, and may m.oft properly be termed Preparatives, 

 or preparers of the Body to entertain more ftronger Medicines. To 

 fpeak then firft of the mofl gentleft and natural fcouring, it is only 

 Grafs being given to a Horfe Only fifteen Days together, and no more 

 for afcer that, it fatteth and not fcoureth. Next unto Grafs is Forrage, 

 which is only the Blades of -green Corn, as Wheat, Rye, Barley, and 

 fuch like, being given feven Days and no more. Next is green Thiftles, 

 being cut up, and given the Horfe to eat the fpace of five Days- and no 

 more. And the laft of this Nature is the Mafli, made in this Manner : 

 Take a Peck of ground Malt, and put it into a Pail, then take a Gallon 

 and a half of Water boiling hot from the Fire, and put it into the Malt, 

 then with a ftaff, Mafli and flir them together at leafl half an hour, 

 till tafling thee Water you feel it as fweet as Honey, then being luke- 

 warm, give it the Horfe to drink. ^^^3=. all thefe Scourings do only but 

 cleanfe the Guts and cool the Body, adding Comforts to the Spirits and 

 -engendring Strength, only the Maili is to be ufed after Labour, or in- 

 j[lead of Drink in the time of any great Sicknefs. Scourings of a little 

 ftronger Nature are thefe : Fii-fi, when you give your Horfe any Pro- 

 vender, to mix with halt a Peck of Oats, a handful or two oif clean 

 drelTed Hemp-feed : Or elfe to take a good Qiiantity of Box-tree Leaves, 

 and put them into a Pewter-Difh, then fet them before tiie Fire, and let 

 them dry leifurely till they be fo hard that you may crufh them into 

 Powder, then take as much of the Powder of Brimflone as there is Pow- 

 der of Box, and mix them together, and amongll half a Peck of Oats, 

 mix a handful of this Po^vder, and give it the Horfe to eat ^ both thele 

 fcourings are to be ufed after labour, efpeciaBy wlien the Horfe hath fweat 

 much. • 



Thefe two Scourings Work upon no Matter, but what Nature is wil- 

 ling to expel ^ they purge the Stomach, Head, and Ertralls, they kill 

 all kind of Worm.s and dry up Flegm. Scourings of the ftrongeft Na- 

 ture are to take of Sallet-Oyl half a Pint, and of New Milk from the 

 Cow a Pint, brew it together, and give it the Horfe luke-warm : Or 

 elf-} take a Pint of Muskadine and half a Pint of Sal!et-Oyl and being 

 mixt together, give die Horfe to drink : Or elfe half a Pint of Oyl, 



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