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and therefore ii is a much eaker Civre than the other. The Signs 

 thereof arelike the other^ the apparent Sight thereof - a«d;f(eH^ the 

 Cure^ it W kccoT^'mg to the- Opinion of the aAd Fapriers^ in this man- 

 ner- Firft, vvafh the Spa vcfi with warm Water, and't?heft drefs k with 

 Camharides and Euforbium, in fuch fort as was at large fhewed in the 

 former Chapter; only you ftiall not boil them, but only mix them 

 together, and drefs the Sore therewith two Days together ^ then anoint 

 it wivh Butter, and after burn it with a hot Iron both without- and 

 wirhin, in manner as is fliewed alfo in the former Chapter; but you 

 Ihall by no means Tent it; then immediately you fhall take up the 

 Mafter-vein, and let it bleed, as was fhewed before ; and thef^for 

 thefpace of nine Days, anoint him every Day once with Butter, un- 

 till the burning begin to fcale, and then wafh it with this Bathe: 

 Take of Mallows three handfuls, of Sage one handful, and as much of 

 red Nettles ; boil them in Water until they be foft, then put thereto a 

 little frelli Butter, and bathe the place every day once for the fpace 

 of three or four Days, and until the burning be whole, let the Horfe 

 come in no wet. 



1^ Orher Farriers ufe, after they have fliaved off the Hair, and 

 taken up the Vein, to take of Muftard-feed, of the great Mallow-root, 

 and of OK-dung of each alike quantity, and as muchftrong Vinegar as 

 will mix them together like a Salve, then beat them all well together, 

 and make thereof a foft Plaifter, or elfe an Ointment, and lay it upon 

 the Spaven ; change it Evening and Morning, and bind it in fuch fort 

 to the Sorance with fome piece of Cloth, that it may not fall off or 

 be removed; and when the Spaven is clean- gone, lay upon the place 

 a Plaifter of Pitch very hot, and take it not off, until it fall away of 

 its own accord. Other Farriers ufe unto this former Medicine to add 

 Oil.de Bay, Turpentine, and Bole-Armoniack. 



And other Farriers ufe but only to take up the Vein, both above and 

 below the Spaven, and fufFering it to bleed well ; then to knit up the 

 Vein, and anoint it with Butter till it be whole, and it will confume 

 the Spaven. ^^^ 



CHAP. LXXXVI. A mofi rare and well-approved Aledkine^ 

 uhlch 7iJill take away any Bleod Spaven whatfoever. 

 \ Fter you have taken up the Vein, knit it fail above, and then cut 

 /\ it in funder, you fhall take of Linfeed two or three handfuls, 

 and bruife it well in a Mortar, then mix it with new Cow-dung, and 

 putting it in a Frying-Pan, heat it well upon the Fire, and very hot 

 apply it to the Spaven, renewing it Morning and Evening till it bring 

 the Spaven like a Boil to Impofthumation^, and to break it; then af- 

 f fer 



