1 5^ Of Cures ChymrgkaL Lib. 11, 



king the Vein wirh a rufty Fleam, whereby the Vein rankleth, or by 

 fonie cold Wind ftriking fuddenly into the hole, or laftly^ by fufFer- 

 ing the Horfe too foon to thruit down his Head, and graze or feed, 

 whtrcby Humours reforcing to that Place, breed a great Inipofthu- 

 mation : The Cure is, according to the Opinion of fome Farriers, to 

 take Hemlock and (tamp it, and then to mingle it with Sheeps-dung 

 and Wine-Vinegar, and fo making a Plaifter thereof, to lay it to the 

 Swelling, renevviDg ic once a day until it be whole. Other Farriers 

 ufe tirft to anoint the Place with the Oil of Camomile warmed, and 

 then to lay upon it a little Hay wet in cold Water, and bind ic about 

 with a Cloth, renewing ic every Day for the Space of a Week, to fee 

 whether it wi;l grow to a head, cr elfe vanifh away^ if it grow to 

 ahead you may then launce it, and thruit out t' e matter; then heal 

 it up by tenting ic wich Flax, dipt in Turpentine and Hogs-greafe mol- 

 ten together, 'drtffing it once a day until ic be whole. 



CHAP. XL I. How ta Staunch Blood, 



IF your Horfe either by Wound or other Accident, or by the igno- 

 rance of any unskilful Farrier that letceth him blood when the 

 Sign is in that place, bleedeth fo exceedingly that he will not be (laun- 

 ched, you fhall then according to the Opinion of old Farriers, lay 

 unto the Wound a licde New Horfe- Dung Tempered wich Chalk and 

 Strong Vinegar, and not to remove it from rhence the fpace of three 

 days ; or elfe to lay unto it burnt Silk, burnt Felt, or burnt Cloath, any 

 of which will ftaunch blood. Others ufe to pour into the Wound 

 the Juice of Coriander, or elfe to let the Horfe chew in his Mouth the 

 leaves of Periwinkle. O' hers ufe to take of bruifed Nettles, and lay 

 them to the Wound ; or elfe wild Tanfey bruifed, or hot Hogs-dung, 

 Others ufe to take bruifed Sage and lay ic ro the Wound j or elfe the 

 Coame about the Smiths Forge; or elfe a clod of Earth, or bruifed 

 Hyilbp ; or foft crops of Hawthorn bruifed ; or elfe to take two ounces 

 of the Horfe's Blood and boil it until it come to a Powder and then 

 put that Powder into the Wound, 



Bur when all thefe fail, as in fome Extremities, I have found them 

 do ; then for your only refuge, you (hall take the foft Down either of 

 Hares Skin, or a Coney Skin, and (top the Wound well therewith, 

 holding it fo with your hand till the Blood ftaunch: if it be a grievous 

 f re Wound, then as foon as the blood is flaked, fpread a Plaifter of 

 Bole-Armoniack and Wine- Vinegar mixt, over the Wound. 

 CHAP. XLH. Of the falling of the Crefi. 



TH E falling of the Horfe's Creft, is, when the upper part of a 

 Horfe's Neck, which is called the Creft, leaneth either to iheone 

 or the other fide, and wiU not ftand upright as it ought to do. It pro- 



ceedeth 



