ago Of Cures CbyrurgicaL Lib. 11; 



then take an ounce of VirginVwax and a quarter of an ounce of Rozen, 

 and a quarter of Deers-fuct, and half an ounce of Boars-Greafe, and 

 beat them all well together in a Mortar, and then melt them together 

 on the Fire ; that done, dip good ftore of Flax therein, and fo flop 

 up the Sore clofe and hard, and then y©u may travel the Horfe whi- 

 ther you pleafe ^ and do thus once a Day untill the Foot be found. 

 Others of the old Farriers ufe, Firft to pare the Hoof, and to get out 

 the Gravel with a Drawing-Knife, leaving none behind ; then flop 

 the fore place with Turpentine and Hogs-greafe molten together, 

 and laid on with a little Tow or Flax, and then clap on the Shooe, to 

 keep in the flopping, renewing it every day once until it be whole, 

 and fuffer the Horfe to come in no wet until it be healed. Now you 

 imuft underftand, That if a Gravelling be not well ftopt to keep down 

 the Flefh, it will rife higher than the Hoof, and fo put the Farriers to 

 much more pains both in bolftring it, and abating that ill growip 

 Subftance. 



Others ufe only to pare the Foot, and pick out all the Gravel clean, 

 then wafh it well with Beer and Salt^ then melt into it Tallow, Ro- 

 zen, and Pitch ; then covering it hard and clofe with Flax, fet on the 

 Shooe again, and do thus once a Day. Others ufe, after they have^ 

 cleanfed the Sore, to lay hards into it, being dipt in the Whites of 

 Eggs • then after heal it with Salt beaten fmall, and mixt with ftrong 

 Vinegar, or elfe with the Powder of Galls, Salt, and Tartar mixt 

 together, which alfo is good for any Cloying or Pricking. 



CHAP. CVIII. Of Surhalting. 



SUrbaiting is a continual beating of the Hoof againft the Ground, 

 and it cometh fometimes by means of evil Shooing, lying too 

 flat to his Foot, or by going long bare foot; and fometimes by the 

 hardnefs of the Ground, and the high lifting of the Horfe's Feet, ei- 

 ther in his trot, or in his amble ; and the Horfes which are moft fub- 

 jeA to this Sorance, are thofe which have either great round Feet, or 

 fuch as are flat-footed, the Coffins whereof are weak and tender, and 

 alfo thofe which have weak Heels. The Signs of the Grief are. The 

 Horfe will halt much, and go creeping and ftifF^ as if he were half 

 foundred. 



The Cure according to the Opinion of the old Farriers, is. To roaft 

 a couple of Eggs exceeding hard, and then in the very Violence of 

 their heat, to burft them in the Horfe's Feet, and then pour hot boil- 

 ing Sallet-Oil amongft them, and fo flop the Shooe up clofe with a 

 piece of Leather, and two crofs Splents of Wood ; and do thus thrice 

 in one fortnight, and it will help him. 



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