Lib. II. Of Cures Cbyritrgkal. 1^9 



only to Tent it ^ and as the Matter decreafeth, fo make yoar Tent every 

 Day ieiier and lefier, until the Wound be perteftly cured. 



Kovv if this Difeafe of the Pole-Evil have broke of its own felf, and 

 by neglecting looJar.^ into, have continued fo long that it is tamed to a 

 Fiftafa, which you flail know both by the great and crooked hollownefs 

 inwardly, and by a Iharp thin Water which would ilTue out there out- 

 wardly •, then you fhall take (according to the Opinion of the Farriers j 

 of unllackt Lime, and of Arfnick, of^each a like Quantity, beat th^m 

 together into very fine Powder, put thereto the Juice of Garlick, ox O- 

 nions, and of Wall-wort, of each a like Quantity, and of Kolly as much 

 as all tlie reft ; boil them upon a foft Fire, and ftir them all well together 

 until they be as thick as an Ointment •, then waih the Sore with frrong 

 Vinegar,' and fill the hole full of the aforefaid Oiniment, by dipping a 

 Tent therein twice a Day •, then lay a Plaifter of Hog's-greafeupon the 

 Tent to make it keep in, and ufe this until the Horfe be whole. 



Our Farriers ufe to take Orpiment, unflackt Lime, and Verdigreafe, 

 of each a like Quantity, temper them with the Juice of Pellitory, black. 

 Ink, Honey and ftrong Vinegar, of each a like Qiiantity, boil them and 

 ftir them well together until they be very thick, then make thereof Imall 

 Rouls, and put them into the hollow place of the fame Sorance. Now 

 you are to Note,tliat both thefe and the laft recited Salve before this, are 

 only to kill the Rankerous and fharp Humour which brings the Sore unto 

 a Fiftula, which as ibon as you have killed, which you ftiall know by the 

 Matter, which will be white and thick, then you ihall heal up the Sore 

 either with the Powder of Savin, or the Powder of Honey and Lime ba- 

 ked together, or efe by anointing it with Tar and Sallet-Oil, or freili 

 Hog'-greafe mixt together. There be other Farriers which for this So- 

 rance do firft open the Sore vvith a hot Iron, and then take Red-Lead and 

 Black-Soap, and mixing them well with Water till they be good and thick, 

 Tent the Horfe therewith till it be whole. 



Others ufe to take a Quart of Water, half a Pound of Roch-Allum, 

 four Pennyworth of Mercury, a quarter of a Pound of Verdigreafe, and 

 mixing them well together, wafh the Horfe's Sore with this Water till it 

 begin to dry up, and then heal it with the Powders beforemamed. See far- 

 ther in the New Additions for the Fiftula, marked thus ^;o 

 C H A p. XXL A true and certain approved Cure for any Pole-Evil vohatfoever, 



FIRST ihave off the Hair from the Swelling, then lay on a Plai- 

 fter of Shooemaker's black Wax, fpread upon a white Allom'd Lea- 

 ther, and let it lie till it have ripened and broke the Impofthume : Then 

 take a Pint of Wine-Vinegar, and when it is boiling-hot, mix with it as 

 much Clay-Lome with the Straws and all in it, as vvi^l bring the Vinegar 

 unto a thick Poultis, then apply this as hot as the Horfe can fuffer 

 it to the Sore, and renew it once a Day tili the Impofthume be whole> 



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