112 Of Cures Fhyfical, Lib. I, 



Bag, and faften the Bag to he Horfe's Head that the Scent may go up 

 into his Noftrils without touching the Herb with his Mouth, and this is 

 excellent againft the Mourning of the Chine, or any inward Cough. 

 Take of Rofemary, of Naid, and of Sage dried and beaten into fine 

 Powder, of each a like weight, and with a Quill blow them up into the 

 Horfe's Noftrils •, or take the Powder of White Pepper, or of Salt Nitre, 

 or of Iris lllirica, or Black Eleboris, and blow them with a Quill up into 

 the Horfe's Koftrils : Or take Linnen chopt, dipt in the Dregs of Oil, 

 and fetting it on Fire, then faddenly put it out again, and let the Smoak 

 afcend up into the Horfe's Noftrils: Or Iquirt into his Noftrils Arifto- 

 Jochia mixt with Wine : Or Salt Nitre mixt with Water, or Salt and 

 Roch Allom mixt with NVine, or take Ground-Ivy beaten fmall and tiiruii 

 up into his Nofe : Or Bay-Berries beaten fmall, and burnt on the Coals 

 under the Horfe's Nofe : Or a Coal of Fire put into a lump of wet Hay, 

 making a fmothering Smoak, and held under the Horfe's Noie. And all 

 of thefe are moft exellent againil ainy Difeafeof the Head,efpecially Stag- 

 gers, Colds, Glanders, Strangle, and fuch like. 



^<3^ Yet all thefe have their feveral Imperfedions : The beft Fumes 

 then of all others whatfoever is, To take the beft Olibanum, Storax, 

 and Benjamine, and bruifmg them grofly together, burn them under the 

 Horfe's Nofe. 



'C H A p. cm. of Fritllons and Baths, and of their feveral Vfes. 



Riftions or Baths, are a certain Rubbing, Anointing, or Bathing of 



a Horfe's Body all over, elpecially againft the Hair, becaufe the 



Medicine may link in fo much the better, with Comfortable and Sove- 



rain Unguents whofe Vertues do loofen the Skin, chear up the inward 



Spirits, and fpread a lively heat and feeling over the whole Body : And 



of Frictions, both according to the Opininion of the Old Farriers and 



alio the beft of this prefent Age, thele are the moft Soveraign : Take of 



Damask Roles one Pound, of old Oil one Pint, of ftrong Vinegar one 



Pint and a half, of Mint and Rue beaten into Powder, of each one Ounce 



and a half, together with one old dry' Nut, beat them, and mingle them 



well together : Then being ftrained and made luke-warm, if it be in the 



Summer-time, and that the Sun ftiine hot, take the Horfe abroad ^ but if 



otherwife, keep him in the Stable, and heating a Bar of Iron exceeding 



hot, hold , it over, and on each fide the Horfe, and with the Ointment 



rub and chafe the Horfe all over againft the Hair until the Horfe begin 



to Sweat :^ then Cloath the Horfe very warm, and let him ftand. This 



Friftion is excellent againft all Winter Feavers, or any inward Sicknels 



that cometh of Cold. Take of Black Eleborus two or three handfuls, 



and boil it in a fufficient Quantity of ftrongVinegar,and with tJiat rub and 



chafe all the Horfe's Head and Body quite over once or twice a Day, and 



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