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much higher than the flefh, and if ic be of any longer Continuance 

 he will be very hollow upon, the Brisket towards the fore-booths^ and 

 he will go wider beneath at the Feet than at the Knees. The Cure 

 thereof, according to the Opinion of fome Farriers, is, to make a 

 flit of an inch long, with a fliarp Knife, upon both fides, an inch under 

 the Shoulder-bone, and blowing the skin well from the Flefh with a 

 Swans Quill, both of the one and the other Shoulder, even up to the 

 top of the VVichers, and flroaking the Wind up equally with your 

 Hand into both the Shouldersy and then when they' are full, ftick the 

 Windy places with a Hazel- Stick overall the Shoulder, then loofening 

 the Skin from the Flefh again. Rowel both the flics, either with Tarn- 

 pins of Horfe-hair, or with round pieces of the upper Leather of an 

 old Shoce, v/ith an hole inthe.midft,. which is called a French Rowe], 

 for the Matter to ilTue forth at^- and let the Tampins be at leafl' tWo 

 handfuk long in the Skin, and the round Rowel at leaft three Inches 

 broad, and being' fo put as they may lie plain and flat within, the 

 Cut, then once a Day you fhall turn the Rowels into the Skin, and 

 thruH out the Matter ; but if the hole grow fo ftrait that the Matter 

 cannot eafily- come out,' with a fliarp Knife you fhall enlarge it, 

 then put a pair of Pafterns on his Fore-legs, and fo let him ftand 

 fifteen Days, at the end whereof walk him abroad, and try how he 

 goeth, and if he doth not go to your liking, then continue him in the. 

 fame manner other fifteen Days, and he will go found. 



But our beft Farriers ufe, after they have rowelled the Horfe, as 

 is aforefaid, then to lay this Charge or Plailler all over his Withers^ 

 Shoulders and Breaft: Take of Pitch and Rozen, of each a pound ; 

 of Tar, half a pint, boil all thefe togerheu in a pot, and when it W 

 fomewhat cooled, take a Stick with a woollen Cloth bound to the 

 end of it, and dip it into the Charge, and cover or daub all the 

 Shoulder therewith ■ that done, clap flocks of the colour of the Horfe. 

 (or as near as you can get it) upon the Charge, ' and every other day 

 make your Rovv^els clean, and put them in again, continuing to do thus 

 the fpace of fifteen days ; then take out the Rowels, and heal up the 

 Waunds with two Tents of Flax dipt in Turpentine and Hogs-greafe 

 moiten together, renewing the fame every day once, until the Wounds 

 be wholt^ but let the Charge lye flill until it fall away of itfelf • and 

 if you let the Horfe run at Grafs 'till he hath had a Frolior two, there 

 is no queflion but he will be a great deal the founder.. 



There be other Farriers which ufe to Rowel the Horfe, as is afore- 

 faid, yet crofs-wife, that is, one overthwart the other, then draw 

 all the Shoulder over with a hot Drawing-Iron in the comelieft wife 

 you can, making many fcratches dovvn his Shoulders, then anoint 

 both them and the Rowels once a Day with fwect Butter, and walk 



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