no Of Cures Phy fecal. Lib. I. 



little fmall pieces, and give it the Horfe in a Quart of White-wine, and 

 it will purge the Horfe from all Coftivenefs or pain in the Guts. Rye 

 being boiled, fo that it burft not, then dried again, and given the Horfe 

 inftead of Provender, purgeth and killeth all manner of Worms : Take 

 of Radiih-Roots one Ounce, of the Root called Panax, and of Scamony, 

 of each half an Ounce, beat all thefe together, and boil them in a Quart 

 of Honey, then give the Horfe two Spoonfuls of this in a Quart of Ale 

 luke-warm to drink, and it will purge all grofs Humours, from whence 

 proceedeth either the Falling-Evil, or any Difeafe of the Brain. 



Take and Boil Elicampane-Roots in Milk till they be foft, that you 

 may bruife them to pap, and then adding thereto half a pint of Sallet- 

 Oil, give it the Horfe to drink luke-warm, and this will purge and 

 cleanfe any kind of Glanders. Take of fweet Soap a quarter of a Pound, 

 and make it into three Balls, and give them to the Horfe, and it will 

 purge all evil Humours whatfoever, both violently, and moft abun- 

 dantly. 



C H A p. CI. A mofi excellent Scouring for any Horfe, Sich or Sound, and 

 efpeclally for Running or Hunting Horfes, whofe Greafe muft necejfarily he 

 Molten. 



FOrafmuch as the greateft Art which doth belong to the Keeper 

 either of Running or Hunting Horfes, confifteth in the taking away 

 from the Horfe his grofs Glut and Fat, which not only offendeth the 

 vital parts, but alfo ftoppeth up the Conduits and VelTels of Wind, and 

 that it cannot any way be done, but by Scouring after Exercife ; you 

 ihall underftand, that the beft of all Scourings, which hath hitherto been 

 approved, is this, which 1 will here fet down : You fliall take twenty 

 Raifms of the Sun, and pick out the Stones, and ten Figs, which you 

 fhall flit in the midft round-wife, boil them in a Pottle of Running- Wa- 

 ter till the Water be confumed, and thickned •, then take the Powder of 

 Licoras, Annifeeds, and Sugarcandy finely fearfed, and mix it with the 

 Raifms and Figs, ftamping and working them together till it be brought 

 to ftiff Pafte, then making round Balls thereof of a pretty bignefs, role 

 and cover them all over with fweet Butter, and give fo many of them 

 unto the Horfe as you fliall think meet for his ftrength ; provided that 

 the Day before, you mull give your Horfe fuch Exercife as will be fure 

 to melt his Greafe, and that immediately before you give him this 

 Medicine, you alfo warm him throughly, that the Humours being again 

 ftirred up, the Medicine may work more effeftually. 



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