Ub, II. Of Cures ChyrurgicaL ^ ^^ 



let him rife ; and then feed him at lead fevtn Days wirh warm Mn- 

 ihes and hot Grains ; but in no wife with any Hay, and he will loon 



be wliole, i -, r 



Other Farriers ufe to take of the Juice of Daffodil Roots levcn 

 Drams, of Juice of Hounds-Tongue as much, of Vineg:^' as much, oi 

 Allom one Ounce; mix thcfe well tcgeiher, and waih the Canker 

 therewith once a Day untili it re whole. Others ui'e to take of Savin, 

 of Bay-Salt, and of Rue, of each a like Quantity, and (lamp them 

 together with as much Barrows Greafe, and anoint the fore Places 

 therewith untili the Canker be killed, which you may know by the 

 whitenefs, and then healing ic up only wirh Allum- Water. 



Others ufe firlt to wafti the Canker''tilHt bleed with warm Vinegar, 

 to take a good Quantity of Allom beaten into very fine Powder, and 

 mix it with ftrong Vinegar 'till it be as thick as a Salve ; then to anoint 

 all the fore Places therewith, and do not fail thus to do twice or thrics 

 a Day untili the Canker be whole. 



Now for mine own parr, the beft Cure that ever I found for this 

 Sorance, is. To take of Ginger and of Allom, of each a like Quan- 

 tity, made into very hne Powder ^ then with ftrong Vinegar to mix 

 them together 'till they be very thick like a Salve ; then when you have 

 wafti'd the Canker clean, either with Allom- Water or with Vinegar, 

 anoint it with this Salve, and in twice or thrice dreffing, the Canker 

 v.'ill be killed, and after it will heal fpeedily. 



CHAP. XXXIV. Of Heat in the Mouth and Lipi of a Horfe. 



THe unnatural and violent Heat which afcendeth up from the 

 Stomach into the Mouth, doth not always breed a Canker, but 

 fometimes only heateth and inflameth the Mouth and Lips, making 

 them only fwell and burn, fo as the Horfe can take no Joy in his Food, 

 but through the Grief refufeth his Meat. The Cure thereof is, firft to 

 turn up his upper Lip, or that which is moft fwelled, and with a Laun- 

 cet, jag it lightly, fo that it may bleed, and then wafli both that and 

 all his Mouth and Tongue with Vinegar and Salt. 



C H A P. XXX V. Of the Tongue being hurt by a Bit, or otbefwife. 



IF the Tongue of a Horfe be either hurt^ cut, or galled, by any Ac- 

 cident or Mifchance whatfoever, the beft Cure is, (as the oideft 

 Farriers fuppofe) To take of Englifh Honey, and of fait Lard,of each 

 a like Quantity, a little unflack'd Lime, and a little of the Powder of 

 Pepper ; boil them on a foft Fire, and ftir them well together 'till 

 they be thick like unto an Ointment; then walh the Wound with 

 White- wine warmed ; after that, anoint the Wound with thefaid 



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