Lib. II. Of CmTS ChyrurgzcaL aoj 



will fret and rankle fo much inward, thacic will endanger the Horfe's 

 Hoof, and you ftiall commonly fee by the cut the Skin hang over the 

 Horfe's Heel, and it will make aHorfehalr. Now the Cure isn jpirft 

 to cut away the Skin, and alfo the Hoof, and the Flefli, till you have 

 made the Sore even and plain without any Hollownefs; then walliit 

 very well with Beer and Salt, then bind unto it a little Flax dipt in 

 the White of an Egg, mingled with a little Bole-Armoniack, renew- 

 ing it every Day once, the fpace of three or four Days, and that 

 will heal it, 



CHAP. LXXX. Of the Mdlet on the Heel. 



AMellet is a dry Scab that groweth upon the Heel, fometimes 

 through the Corruption of Blood, and fometimes for want of 

 clean rubbing and drcfling, when he is wet fct up: It appeareth like 

 a dry Chap without any Moifture, and it will be fometimes as well on 

 both Heels as on one. The Cure, according to the Pradlice of the 

 old Farriers, is. To take half a pint of Honey, and a quarter of 

 a pound of Black Soap, and mix them together ^ then put thereto four 

 or five Spoonfuls of Vinegar, and as much Allom unburnt as a Hen's 

 Egg, and two fpoonfuls of Rye flowery mix them all well together, 

 and then take it away, andwafhall his Leg and Foot with fait Beef 

 Broth, and then rope his Leg all the Day with wet Hay-ropes, and 

 he will be found ; provided always, that before you drefs him, you 

 ever take oiF the dry Scab or Scurf, and make the Sore as clean and 

 as plain as is poffible. 



CHAP. LXXXL Of Falfe Quarters. 



AFalfe Quarter is a rift or open back Seam, fometimes in the out- 

 fide, but raoft often in the infide of the Hoof, becaufe the in- 

 fide is ever the weaker part, which fides are ever called Quarters, whence 

 this Sorance taketh this Name, and is called a falfe Quarter, as much 

 as to fay, a lick and unfound Quarter ; for it is as if it were a piece 

 fet unto th^ Hoof, and the Hoof not all of one entire piece as it ought 

 to be. It Cometh many times by evil fhooing, and evil paring; and 

 fometimes by pricking the Horfe, and fuch like hurts. The Signs to 

 know it are, the Hoife will halt much, and the Rift will bleed; and 

 when the Shooe is off, the whole Sorance is apparent to be feen. The 

 Cure, according to the ancient Farriers is. To take off the Shooe, and 

 cut away fo much of the Shooe on that fide where the Sorance is, as 

 the Shooe being immediately put on again, all the whole Rift may be 

 uncovered ; then open the Rift with a Drawer, and fill all the Rift 

 with a Rowel of Tow dipt in Turpentine, Wax, and Sheeps-Suet 

 molten together, renewing it every Day once until it be whole ; and the 



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