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pick out the Core ; then put into ic Verdigreafe and unflack'd Lime, 

 then cover the hole, and roaft the Onion foft, then bruife it in a Mor- 

 tar, and fo very jfiot lay it to the Ring-bone ; do thus four Days toge^ 

 ther, and it will dire it. Others of the old Farriers ufe, firft ro wafli 

 the Sorancewith warna Water^ and ftiave away the Hair j then fcari- 

 fie it lightly with the point of a Razor, fo as the blood may ilTue forth; 

 then drefs it with Cantharides and Euforbium, in fuch fort as hath been 

 taught for the Splent, ufing him, and curing him after the fame man- 

 ner i but when the Hair beginneth to grow again, then draw the Sore 

 Place with a hot Drawing-Iron in ftrait Lines from the) ■ gr^ 

 Paftern down to the Coffin of the Hoof, in this manner : 

 And let the Edge of the Drawing-Iron be as thick as the 

 back of a Meat Knife, and burn him no deeper than that 

 the Skin may look yellow: That done, cover the burning' 

 with Pitch and Rozen rdolten together, and clap thereon Flocks of 

 the Horfe's own colour, and about three Days after lay again fome of 

 the laft mention'd Plaifter,'and alfo new Flocks upon the old, and 

 there let them remain *till they fall away of themfelves. Others ufe to 

 (have off the Hair, and tci fear ifie the Sore with a Lancet 'till it 'bleed ; 

 then ftrow upon itr; the Powder Of Tartar, and Salt, of each alike 

 mixt together, and: bind it ftrait^ then after anoint it with frefh 

 Greafe, or elfe foften the Ring-bone with the skin of old Bacon, the 

 fat being fcraped off,: that you may fee through the skin, and laid to 

 after it is Ihaven and niade bleed; after lance icj and let out the 

 Ring-bone. Others ufe to lance the skin witha Rfezor,othen. openr 

 ing the skin with a Cronet, prick the Ring-bone. Laftly, :ftrow 

 upon it the Powder of Vitriol, and bind it on fo as it may not ftir 

 in nine Days ; then thruft out the Matter which is diffolved : Laftly, 

 Wafti k with Salt, Urine, and Vinegar, mixt together. Qth^r Far- 

 riers do ufe after they* have (havedj to lay unto it a, Plainer made of 

 Bran an^ Honey, ;with the youpg Leaves of Wormwpo4j Pellitof^j 

 aii^ .Branki.Urfmp, mingled wit;h Swines Greafe, beat-en together, 

 apd boiledj-.and ufed as hot as the Horfe can luffer it. This Medi- 

 cine will not only qure the Ring-bone, but any other Swelling what- 

 fpever. Alfo a plaifterof the Leaves of Smallage beingbeaten to Pie-. 

 ces, is, not only good for this Sorance, butfor any Wind-Gall alfo. T^ 

 wafli a Ring-bone contitiua^y with ftrong Vinegar wifl abate it; or 

 $:lfe to.{k:aye^.a,way. the Liair, and, take, half a temon and fprinkle 

 Arfnick thereon, and lay }t to the Ring-bone, and it will eat it 

 away ; if twice or thrice, a Day you bind a hard Egg burning hot 

 unto the Ring-bone, it will.take it away. Laftly, if you take Eu- 

 forbium, and mingle it withQil of Juniper, Salt, and Pepper, and 

 fo apply it to the Ring-ban^j il^wilt in a .very fhortTpace confume 

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