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Now there be other Farriers, which inftead of the Slits under the Eye, 

 and the Pieces of Leather, which is a plain Rowel, only take a fmall blunt 

 hot Iron, and about an Inch and an half beneath the nether Lid, do bum 

 fome five holes all of a row, according to the compafsof the tiorfe's 

 Eye, and burn thofe holes even unto the Bone, and then once a Day 

 anoint them with freih Greafe, or Sweet-Butter. 



Chap. XV. Of the Kmher In the Eyes. 

 Canker in the Eye cometh of a rank and corrupt Blood, delcending 

 _ _^ from the Head into the Eye, where it congeal etli, aijd brcedetha 

 little Worm in manner, as it were, the Head of a Pifmii-e, which grow- 

 eth in the nether end of the Horfe's Eye r.ext to his Nofeward ^ it pro- 

 ceedeth many times into the Griftle of the Noie, wiiich if it ciiance to 

 eat through, it will then pals into the Head, and fo kill the Horle. Tiie 

 Signs hereof are, you ihall fee red pimples, fome great and ibme fmall 

 both within and without the Eye, upon the Eye-lids, and alfo the Eye it 

 felfwill look Red, and be full of very corrupt Matter. The Cure accord- 

 ing to the ancient Farriers, is. To take as much Burnt-Allom as a Hazle- 

 Nut, and as much of green Copperas, and Bake them both togetlier upon 

 aTile-ftone, and then grind ihem into Powder, and put theic'to a quarter 

 of a Spoonful of Honey, and mix tliem togetlier, and then with a Clout 

 dipt therein, rub the Sore till it bleed ^ and do thus i^Qven Days together 

 and it will cure the Canker. There be other Farriers which for this Can- 

 ker in a Horfe's Eye, will firft let the Horfe Blood in the Neck-vein of 

 the fame Side the fore-Eye is, and take away the Quantity of a Pottle of 

 Blood : Then take of Roch-Allom,and of green Conperas, of each half a 

 Poundof white Copperas one Ounce,and boil them in three Pints of run- 

 ning-Water, until the half be confumed : Then take it from the Fire,and 

 once a Day waih his Eye with this Water, being made luke-warm, with 

 a fine Linnen Cloath, and cleanfe the Eye therewith, fo as it may look 

 Raw, and do this till the Eye be whole. 



Chap. XVI. For a Stripe or Blow upn a Horfe's Ey€. 



IV a Horfe ihall catch any Stipe or Blow upon his Eye, either with 

 _Whip, Rod, Cudgel, or any fach like mifchance, or by one Horfe's 

 Biting of another when they either Play or Fight : Then for the Cure 

 thereof (if you take it when it is new done) you fiiall only blow into his 

 Eye either the Powder of Sandevoir, or the fiije Powder of white Salt, 

 after tho Eye hath been wafht with a litt'e iieer : But if the Eye be more 

 fore, and have continued longer, theii vou ihall take a f^nll Loaf of 

 Breach and pull out all the Crums ^ then '' l le Lo.>'^fuil of buniinp: Coals, 

 until it be well burned within, then v. ike of that Cruft and put it into 

 ^^^^'^^-wine, and after it is well lba>;-.-d, lay to the Sore, then take Soap- 



vJ water 



