Lib. II. Of Cures Chymrgkd, 3^7 



the Ring-bone quite away ^ always provided that you keep the Horfe 

 from any Wet during his Cure. 



G H A P. cm. Of Hurts on the Cronet hy crojfmg one Foot upon 



another, 



IF your Horfe by eroding one Foot upon another> chance to Wound 

 or hurt the Cronet of his Hoof, you Ihall then, according to the 

 Opinion of the old Farriers, firfh wafli it well with White- Wine, or 

 with warm Urine, ajid then lay unto it the White of an Egg mixc 

 with Chimney Soot and Salt; and that, if it be renewed once a Day, 

 will in two or three Days dry up the Sore. Other Farriers ufe firft to 

 pare or cut away the Hoof that it touch not the hurt, and keep it 

 clean from Filth by wafting it with Urine ; then feethe two Eggs hard 

 and take off the Shells, then prefs them with your hand long, and 

 firft roaft one hot, and tie it hard to ; when that is cold, ufe the 

 other I after make a Plaifter of Soot, Salt and Oil boiled together, 

 and lay it to the fore, renewing it once a Day until it be whole. 



C H A P. CIV. A mofi certain and af proved Cure for any Hurt 



yd i.barnc upon the Cronet whatjee'ver. 



T;^K E of Soap and Salt, of each a like quantity, and mix them 

 together like a Pafte, then having cut out the over-reach or 

 hurt, and laid it plain, Firft wafh it with Urine and Salt, or Beer and 

 Salt, and with a Cloth dry it; then bind on the mixt Soap and Salt, 

 not renewing it in twenty four hours, and thus do (if the Wound be 

 great) for three or four Days together; Then, having drawn out all 

 the Venom (as this Salve will quickly do) take a fpoonful or two of 

 Train-Oil, and as much Cerufe, which we call White Lead, and mix 

 it together to a thick Salve, then fpread that upon the fore, Morning 

 and Evening till it be whole, which will be cfFeded fuddenly; for 

 nothing doth dry up fooner, nor is more kindly and natural for the 

 breeding of a new Hoof. 



CHAP. CV. 0/ the Crown Scab. 



THE Crown Scab is a ftinking and filthy Scab, breeding round 

 about the Corners of the Hoof, and is a cankerous and painful 

 Sorance, it cometh oft-times by means that the Horfe hath been! 

 bred in a fenny marfti Ground, where the cold ftriking corrupt Hu- 

 mours up to his Feet, ingendreth this Sorance, which is ever more 

 painful in the Winter than in the Summer. The Signs are. The Hairs 

 of the Cronet will be very thin and ftaring like Briftles, and the Cro- 

 nets will be always mattering and run on Water. Now the Cure,' 

 according to the Opinion of many Farriers, is. To take the Skin of 



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