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kt it fo remain a Day and a Night, and it will take away all the- 

 Swelling. Other Farriers take two pound of Nerve Oil^ t\vo pound 

 of Black-Soapj a pound of Boars grcafe, and melt and boil all thefe 

 'well together ; then ftrain it_, and fo let ic cool : Then when you have 

 any need, anoint and chafe the Horfe's Legs therewith, and to make 

 it fink in the better, anoint him firft with Nerve Oil, and hold a hot 

 Iron againft his Legs to make it melt ; then ufe the other Ointment 

 in the fame manner, which done, keep his Legs clean from Duft by 

 lapping a linnen Rowier about them. 



^d^ Others of our later Farriers ufe to take up the Veins beneath 

 the Knee, and let him bleed well ^ then knit the Vein both above and 

 below, and then anoint his Legs with this Ointment : Take of Frank- 

 incenfe, Rozen, and frefh Greafe, of each a like quantity, and ha- 

 ving boiled them well together, ftrain it, and ufe it once a Day as you 

 fhall have ocaifion, and ic will heal any Gourge whatibever j only foe 

 the taking up of the, Veins, you may, if you will, forbear it ; for, if 

 it be not done with great Cunning, it will make the Horfe ftiiF evet 

 after. See farther in the new Additions, for any Strain general, No^ 

 ted thus §c:f=* '<. ,;?-!. 



CHAP* CXXIX. A certain and approved Cure for any Surdcd 

 or Swelled Legs f bywhat Accident foever. 



FIrft, with a Fleam prick the fwell'd Parts • then take a pint of Wino 

 Lees, an ounce of Cummin-Seeds, and a handful or more of 

 Wheat-Flower, and boil them till they be thick, then apply this Poultis 

 very hot to the fwell'd Part, and renew it but once in 24 Hours, and 

 if this in two or three Days draw ic to a head, then Lance it, and 

 heal it either with a Plainer of Shoce- Makers Wax, or elfe wkh the 

 Yolk of an Egg, Wheat-Flower, and Honey beaten together to a 

 Salve. 



But if it do not draw to any head, and yet the Swelling continue, 

 then take of Pitch a quarter of a pound, and as much Virgins Wax', 

 of Rozen half a pound of Juice of HylTop half an ounce, of Gal- 

 banum half an ounce, of Myrrh Secondary half a pound, of Bdellium ^ 

 Arabicum half an ounce, of Deers Suet half a pound, of Populeon 

 half an ounce, of the drops of Storax half an ounce, boil all thefe to- 

 gether in an Earthen Pot, and after ic is cooled, take of Bitumen 

 half a pound, of Armoniack an ounce and a half, and of Coflus as 

 much, beat thefe into fine Powder, and then incorporate. them with 

 the other, and boil them all over again, which done, pour the whole 

 Mixture into cold Water, and then roll it into feveral Rolls Plaifter- 

 wife ; after fpread this Plaifter upon Sheeps Leather, and fold ic about 

 the. fweU*d Member, and this will botK affwage it, and give much 



Strength 



