ooS Of Cures Chyrurgtcd. Lib, IL 



the bignefs of a Spaven ; then take two penny-weight of Verdigreafe 

 beaten to fine Powder, and two penny- weight of Nerve- Oil^ and 

 beat them all well together ; then laying fome of it upon fine Lint, lay 

 it upon the Spaven ; then lay dry Lint betwixt the Medicine and the 

 Vein, that the Medicine may not touch the Vein j then lav a Plaifter 

 of Pitch, Rozen, Turpentine, and Hogs-Greafe molten together, all 

 over the Hough, both to comfort the Joint, and to keep in the Medi- 

 cine. And thus drefs him the fpace of three Days, and it will cleanfe 

 away the Spaven even to the bottom j at the end of three Days you 

 {hall wafti away the Corrofive and the Matter, either with Tanners 

 Water, or with Vinegar, and lay no more of that Salve thereto for 

 harting the Bone ; then make a Plaifter of Diaculum, and lay it upon 

 a Linen Cloth, and lay that Plaifter upon the Spaven, renewing it eve* 

 ry Day once for the fpace of feven Days, and it will heal him up. 



Others of the old Farriers ufe, Firft to wafli the Spaven with warm 

 Water, and fhave off the Hair fo far as the Spaven extendeth, and then 

 fcarifte the place and make it bleed ; Then take of Cantharides one 

 dozen, and of Euforbium half a Spoonful, beat them into Powder, 

 and boil them together, with a little Oil de Bay, lay this boiling hot 

 upon he Sore, and let all his Tail be tied up from wiping away the 

 Medicine ^ and then within half an hour after, fet him up in the Sta- 

 ble, and tie him fo as he may not lie down all that Night, for fear of 

 rubbing off the Medicine ; and the next day anoint it with frefh Butter, 

 continuing thus to do every Day once the fpace of fire or fix Days ; 

 and when the Hair is grown again, draw the fore place with a hot Iron 

 in this fort, juft upon the Spaven : then take another hot Iron 

 like a Bodkin fomewhat bowing at the point and thruftit in at 

 the nether end of the middle Line, and fo upward betwixt the 

 Skin and the Flefh, an Inch and an half and then Tent it with 

 a little Hogs-greafe and Turpentine molten together, and made 

 warm, renewing it every day once, the fpace of nine Days; provi- 

 ded that firft immediately after his burning, you take up the Mafter- 

 vein, fuffering him to bleed a little from above, then with a red Silk, 

 tie the upper end of the Vein, and leave the nether end open, to the 

 intent that he may bleed from beneath until it ceafe of it felf ; and 

 ihis will diminifii the Spaven, but not take it clean away. 



Now there be other Farriers which ufe it after they burn it in man- 

 ner aforef^id, and taking up the Mafter-vein, to anoint it with frefh 

 Butter, till the burning begin to fcale; and then take of Sage, and 

 Nettles, of each a handful, and boil them with fourhandfuls of Mal- 

 lows in fair Water, and then put thereto a little Butter, and with that 

 Bathe him every Day once for three or four days till the burning be 

 whole, and let him not wet his Feet during the Cure. 



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