74" 0/ Cures CbymrgtcaL Lib 11. 



ancient Farriers ufe, after they have cut out all the lOtten and dead 

 flefh, to take the White of an Egg and Salt beaten together, and lay 

 that Piaitter-wife to the Sore upon a little Tow, renewing it once a day 

 the fpace of two Days ^ then take of Honey a quarter of a pint, and 

 of Verdigreafe one ounce beaten into Powder, and boil them together 

 in a pot, ilirring it ilill, until ic look red, and being lukewarm, 

 make a Plaifter with Tow, and dap it to the Wound, wafhing and 

 cleanfing well the Wound ftrft wiih a little warm Vinegar or White- 

 wine, continuing fo to do f)nce a Day until it begin to heal and to 

 skin; then dry it up with fprinkling thereon this Powder following: 

 Take of Honey a quartern, and as much of unflackt Lime as will 

 thicken the Honey, and make it like a Pafte, and in a Fire-pan over 

 the Fire, ftir it ftill until it be hard baked, fo as it may be beaten into 

 Powder ; but ever before you throw on the Powder, wafh the Wound 

 firft with warm Vinegar, continuing io to do until it be perfedly skin- 

 ned. Others ute to heal this Gall by laying on the Sore^ a Plaifter of 

 Chimney-foot and Barm mixt together, or elfe mix Neitle-Seeds and 

 Sallet-Oii together, and anoint the Sore therewith. 



There be others which ufe only to waOi the fore with warm Urine 

 and Salt, and then to anoint tht place wiih frefh Greafe and Salt mixt 

 together, or elfe to :ake of Betony, Powder of Brimftone, Ellebore, 

 Pitch, and old greafe, of each a like quantity, and ftamp thtm toge- 

 ther, and when you have wafhed the Sore with old Urine, then anoint 

 it with this Ointment until it be whole See aifo for this Difeafe in 

 the new Additions for the Fiftula, thus marked KS^ 



CHAP. LIT of the Swaying in the Buck. 



AHorfe is faid to be fw ay ed in the Back, when either by too great 

 a burthen, or by fome flip, Itrain, or over-halty and flrait turn- 

 ing, he hath taken an extream Wrench in the lower part of his Back 

 below his fliort Ribs, and diredly between his Fillers; the Signs 

 whereof are conrinual reeling and rolli igof the Horfc's hinder Parts 

 in his going, and alio he will faulter many times, and fway fometimes 

 backwards, and fometimes fide-long, and be ready to fall to the 

 Ground; befides, the Horfe being laid, will with a great deal of 

 Difficulty rife up again. 



The Cure, according to the Opinion of the old Italian Farriers, 

 is, To take of the Fat of the Fruit of the Pine-tree two ounces, of 

 Olibanum three ounces, of Rozin four ounces of Pitch four ounces, 

 of Bole Armoniack one ounce, and of Sanguis Draconis half an ounce; 

 incorporate all chefe well together, and lay it Plaifter-wife all over the 

 Reins of the Horfe's back, not taking it by any means away until it 

 fall oiF. 



Others 



