QOi Of Cures Chymvgical. Lib. IL 



ounce^ of Suet one ouncBj of Oil an ounce^ of Wax three ounces, 

 and three quarters of an ounce of Myrrh ^ mix and melt them all to- 

 gether^ and Plaifter-wife lay it to the fore place till it be whole; or 

 elfe take for this Sorance, three quarters of an ounce of Sanguis Dra- 

 conis, an ounce of Bole-Armoniack, as much Oil, three ounces of 

 Maffick, and as much Suet, and as much Swjnes Greale, the Whites 

 of half a dozen of Eggs, melt and mix them together, and lay them 

 together, and lay it to the Swelling, and it will take it away, then 

 make the Shc-es of his hinder Fe^t fliorter thsii the Horn of his Toes 

 by a quarter of an Inch, and let the Horn hang overuncut away, 

 and make the fore^Shooe no longer than his Heel, but rather ftiorter. 



CHAP. L XX VII. ^^« excellent appro'ved Mcdicitie for any 

 ShfivHrain whiitfoe^er. 



TAKE of Vinegar a pint, the Whites of three or four Eggs, and 

 as much Bole-Armoniack, and Bean-Flower, as will bring it to 

 a thick Salve over the Fire ; then when it is very hot, lay it Pli^ifter- 

 wife upon the itrain, and roimd about the Leg, and do this not only 

 till the Grief be gone, but alio till the Swelling be taken away, 



CHAP. LXXVIII. Of a Nether Attaint^ cr Over-reach en the 



Tafiern Joints. 



^'H E Nether Attaint, or Over-reach on the midft and in the 

 ^ hollow of the Paftern-Jcinr, is a little Bladder full of Jelly, like 

 unto a Wind-Gall ^ and though it be not apparent to the Eye, yet ic is 

 eafie to be felt, and m.ay come as well by fome Wrench or Strain, as 

 by an Over-reach, and it will make a Horfe halt much : The Signs 

 are th& nether Joint towards the Fetlock will be very hot, and fome- 

 what fwelled, ^ind the little foft Bleb will eajily be felt. 



The Cure, after the Opinion of the old Farriers, is, Take a fmall 

 Cord and Rowel him foniewhat flrait from the Knee to the nether 

 Joint,^ and then in the Paftern, between the Hoof and the Joint with 

 a Fleam ftrike him in the midft of his fwelling, and let out the Mat- 

 ter ; then take the White of an Egg, and beat it with a little Salt, 

 and' then dipping Flax therein, lay it unto all the Swelling, and then 

 unrowel his Leg, and renew the Salve twice a Day until the Grief 

 be gone : But in any Cafe let him not be laboured or ridden whilft 

 he is in Curing. 



CHAP. LXXIX. Of an Attaint or Over-reach on the HceL 



A N Attaint, or Over-reach upon the heel, is, when a Horfe ftrik- 



I\ eth the Toe of his hinder Shooe into the Heel, juft upon the fet- 



fins on of the Hoof, and this Over reach, if it b^ not looked unto, 



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