jjS Of Cures CbjrurgkaL Lib IL 



both through the Sorenefs of them, snd through the Unfavourinefs 

 and Rimknefs of the Food that he had eaten before 



^ij=^ The Cure (according to the Opinion of the oldeft Farriers,) is, 

 Firft to let him Blood in the two greaceil Veins under the Tongue, 

 and then wafti all the fore Places with Vinegar and Salt : Then get che 

 Horfe new Bread, which is not hot, and give it him to ear, and the 

 Horfe will do well enough. But take heed you give bur a fmall Quan- 

 tity of fuch Bread for fear of Surfeit, which is both apt and dangerous. 



Oihers ufe with a hot Iron to burn the Pimples on the He?d, and then 

 wafiithem with Wine and Salt, or Ale and Salt, untill they bleed, and 

 they will foon heal. Other Farriers ufe to take out his Tongue, and 

 to piick the Veins thereof in feven or eight Places, and likewife un- 

 der his upper Lip alfo, and let him bleed well; then rub every fore 

 Place wi^h Salt, well ; then the next Day wafli all the fore Places with 

 White-wine warm, or elfe with ftrong Vinegar, and rub it again with 

 Salt ; then, for two or three Days, let the Horfe drink no cold Water, 

 and he will do well. 



CHAP. XXXIII. 0/ the Canhr in the Mouth. 



A Canker is faid by the ancient Farriers co be nothing but the raw- 

 nefs of the Mouth and Tongue, which is full of very foreBli- 

 fters, from whence will run a very hot and fharp Lie, which will fret 

 and corrode, or rot the Flefh wherefoever it goeth. The Signs are. 

 The apparent Sight of the Sore, befides the forfaking of his Meat, 

 becaule he cannot fwallow it down, but lets it tie half chewed between 

 his Jaws, and fometimes when he hath chewed his Meat, he will thruft 

 it out oi his Mouth again, and his Breath will favour very ftrongly, 

 chiefly when he is tafting. 



This Dile-afe proceedeth ofteft from fome unnatural Heat coming 

 from the Stomach, and fomerimes from the Venom of filthy Food, 



The Cure is, (as the oldeft Farriers inftru(5t us) To take of AUom 

 half a Pound, of Honey a quarter of a Pint, of Columbine- Leaves, 

 of Sage, cf each a Handful, boil all thefe together in three Pints of 

 running Water, untill one Pint be confumed, and waih ail the fore 

 Places (herewith, fo as they may bleed, and do thus once every Day 

 untill it be whole. Other Farriers ufe firft to caft fhe Horfe, and with 

 a Rolling- pm to open his Mouth, then with a crooked Iron wrap: 

 about with Tov^' or Flax, to take out all the ftinking Grafs, or other 

 Meat thac Ueth in his Jaws and under the Root of his Tongue -^ then 

 when you have cleanfed it ihos, you Ihall heal ftrong Wine Vinegar 

 fomewhat warm, and then with the fame Iron wrapt in Tow and dip'd 

 in Wine Vinegar, youlhall wafti all the fore Places 'till they bleed ; 

 then vvifh all his Tongue and Lips with the fame Vinegar, and fo 

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