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Lib. II. Of Cures ChyrurgkaL 251 



Other of the Ancient Farriers take off the Horfe's Shooes, and pare 

 him as little as may be , and if the Shooes be not eafie, that is to lay, 

 long, largCj and hollow enough^ then make them fo, and tack them 

 on again with four or five Nails ; that done, flop his Feet with Hogs- 

 Greafe and Bran boiled together, fo hot as may be, and alfo cover all 

 the Coffin round about with the fame, binding all in together with a 

 Cloth, and a Lift fattened about the Joint, renewing it every Day 

 once until it be found ^ and give the Horfe during the Cure, warm 

 Water to drink, and Icthimftand dry, and not have much Travel. 



83" Now if your Horfe furbait in your Travel, if every Night you 

 (lop his Feet well with Cows-dung, or with Cows-dung and Vinegar 

 it will make him endure out his Journey ^ or Cows-dung and new-laid 

 Eggs beaten together. 



CHAP. CIX. Of the Prickle in the Sole of the Foot^ either by 

 treading on a N'ail^ or any other jharp thing. 



F a Horfe in his Travel chance to tread either on a StubjNail_,Thorn, 

 ^^ or any other fharp thing whatfoever, by means whereof he is 

 prickt in the fole of the Foot, the Rider (hall perceive the fame by 

 the fudden faultring of the Horfe, who will inftantly ftand ftill and 

 lift up his Foot, as defiring help : And if it chance at any other time, 

 then the halting of the Horfe, and the diligent fearching of a careful 

 Farrier muft find out the Mifchief. 



Now the Cure, according to the Opinion of the ancient Farriers, 

 is, Firft to pull off the Shooe, and pare the Foot, and with a Draw- 

 ing-Knife uncover the whole, making the Mouth fo broad as a Two- 

 pence ; then tack on the Shooe again ; that done, doft it by pouring 

 into the hole Turpentine and Hogs^greafe molten together, and lay 

 fonie Flax or Tow upon it, and then ftop all the Horfe*s Feet with 

 Cows-dung, and fo covering it with a piece of Leather, fplint it with 

 twocrofs Sticks^ fo as the flopping may abide in, renewing it every 

 day once until it be whole, and let the Horfe tread in no wet. 



Now you muft be very careful in the curing of this Sorance ^ for if 

 it be not healed from the bottom, befides, that it is dangerous to the 

 Life of the Horfe, it is alfo a great hazard that the Sore will break out 

 at the top of the Hoof, and fo loofen the Hoof round about, and 

 perhaps make it to fall clean away ; but if you fee that it begin to break 

 out above, then make a greater iffue beneath, by opening the hole 

 wider, and taking more of the fole away, that the Flefh may have 

 the more Liberty ; then take of Bole-Armoniack half a quartern, and 

 of Bean-flower as much, and two Eggs ; beat them, and mingle 

 them well together, and make a Plaifter thereof upon Tow, and lay 

 it round about the Cronet, bind it faft on, and fo let it remain the 



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