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with bruifed Sage, tack on his Shooe again, and ftop it with Hogs- 

 Grcafe and Bran boiled together, as hot as is poffible ; and do this 

 twice in one fortnight, and it wiU help him. 



CHAP. LXXII. Of the Splent as well en tbt hfidt of the Knee, 

 as of any other fart of the Leg. 



A Splent is to the outward feeling a very Griftle, or rather a hard 

 Bone, fometimes as big as a Hazle-Nut, fomecimes as big4K a 

 Walnut, according to the Age thereof, growing up>on the infide of 

 the fore Leg, between the Knee and the upper Paftern joint, and fome- 

 times Juft underneath, and clofe unto the Knee, which is of all other 

 the moft dangerous Splent, and doth the foonefl make a HorfeLame: 

 It cometh by Travelling a Horfe too young, or by overprefling him 

 with heavy Burthens, whereby the tender Sinews of his Legs are of- 

 fended. ^ Now for the Knowledge thereof, it is eafrc, becaufe it 

 is apparent unto the Eye, and moft palpable to be felt. The Cure 

 according to the Opinion of the ancient Farriers, is. To take an 

 Onion, and picking out the Gore, put into it half a fpoonful of Ho- 

 ney, and a quarter of a fpoonful of unflackM Lime, and four penny 

 Weight of Verdigreafe ; then clofing up the Onion, roaft it in hot 

 Embers- until it be foft ; then bruife it in a Mortar, and as hot as 

 the Horfe can fuffer it, lay it to the Splent, and it will take it away ; 

 But in any Cafe cut no Skin. Other of the ancient Farriers ufe firft 

 to wafh the Splent with warm Water, and then fhaveoff the Hair, 

 and lightly to fcarifie or prick the Skin with the Point of a Razor, 

 fo as the Blood may ifllie forth: Then take of Cantharides half a 

 Spoonful, and of Euforbium as much, beaten into fine Powder, and 

 mingle them together with a Spoonful of Oil de Bay, and then mcle 

 them in a little Pan, ftirring them well together, fo as they may not 

 boil over, and being fo boiling hot, take two or three Feathers and 

 anoint all the fore places therewith ; that done, let not the Horfe 

 ftir from the place where you fo drefs him for an hour after, to the 

 intent he fhake not off the Ointment ; then carry him fair and 

 foftly into the Stable, and tie him fo as he may not reach with 

 his Head beneath the Manger i forotherwife he will covet to bite 

 away the Smarting and Pricking Medicine, which if it fhould touch 

 his Lips, would quickly fetch off the Skin ; and alfo let him ftand 

 without fitter all that Day and Night; the next Day anoint the 

 fore place with frefii Butter, continuing fo to do every Day once, for 

 ^he fpace of nine Days, for this will allay the heat of the M«dicine» 

 and caufe both that ;tnd the Cruft of the Splent to fall away of it felf. 

 ^ There 



