Lib. II. Of Cures Chyrurgical, 



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Others ufe, after the Horfe is let blood, to take of Oil de Bay a 

 pound, and of Quickfiiver one ounce, and mixing them together,, 

 never leave ftirring thereof 'till the Quickfiiver be killed and incorpo- 

 rated with the Oilj then anoint all the fore places there with^ after you 

 have made them raw by rubbing them. 



Other Farriers ufe firll to let the Horfe bloody then to walh all the 

 fore places within two days afcer^ wich Water wherein young Broom 

 or the Herb Arfmart hath been well fodden and fmally chopt and mixt 

 with a little Soot^ and rub liim well untill the fore places breed ; then 

 take a pound of black Soap^ a pottle of keen Muftardj four penny- 

 worth of Brimftone made into Powder,, three pennyworth of Quick- 

 fiiver well killed with frefh Greafe^ two pennyworth of Verdigreafe, 

 a quarter of a pint of Greafe^ llir all thefe together in a Veflel 'cill the 

 Greafe and orher things be molten with labour, and without fire^ and 

 therewithal anoint all the fore places, and with once anointing, and 

 twice wafliing, this will cure him. 



Other Farriers ufe, if the Horfe be young to let him blood, 

 on both fides the Neck, and then to cut the Skin down the midft of 

 his Forehead two Fingers in length j then with a Cornet open the Skin 

 an inch; wide on both fides the flitj and put therein thin ffices of the 

 green Root of Elecampane, or Angelica^ which is better : So let 

 them remain under the Skin 'till the Matter rot, then crufh it forth after 

 two or three days, and in twelve days the Roots will fall out as it 

 healeth i but this will cure the Mange provided that you anoint all the 

 fore places with the Powder of firimftone, Verdigreafe, and Oil- 

 Olive mixt upon a fire very well together. Others ufe after Blood< 

 letting, to rowel the Horfe under the Neck, that the evil Humours 

 may ilTue forth, then to rub all his Body quite over with an hard hair 

 Cloth, or with an old Curry-Comb, until the Horfe bleedeth^ after 

 that, take of Sulphur, Salt and Tartar, of each a like quantity, beat 

 them and temper them with very ftrong Vinegar^ and as much com- 

 mon Oil, and therewith anoint all the fore places ^ or elfe take very 

 ftrong Wine- Vinegar, the Urine of a Boy under twelve Years of Age, 

 and the Juice of Hemlock, mix them together^ and. wafli the Horfe 

 therewithal. 



Other Farriers ufe after Blood-letting, to anoint the Horfe with-one 

 of thefe Ointments the fore having been before rubbed till it bleed, 

 either with Brimftone, Oil. Vinegar^ Salt, Soot, Swines-Dung, and 

 unflackt Lime of each a like quantity, well mixt and boiled together^ 

 or elfe with Brine-Waccrfod with Nettles, or elfe with Vinegar, Allom^ 

 and Salt Nitre boiled together, or elfe wafh the Sore with Beef- broth , 

 then boil Pepper beaten to Powder, Verdigreafe, and Chervelin 

 frftlh Greafe^j and anoint the Horfe. all over therewith, holding a 



Chafing 



