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and then take a Saucerful of Muflard, and put them all together^ and 

 drefs the Sores therewith. 



There be others that take three ounces of Quickfilver, and put ic 

 into a Bladder, wich two IpoonfuiS of the Juice of Oranges or Lem- 

 monSj and fliake them together to cool the QuicklUver ; then take 

 half a pound of frefh Hogs-greafe, and Verdigreale an ounce; put 

 all thefe in a trend Difh,, and work them well together; then anoint 

 the Knots with this Ointment till they rot : Then let them out with a 

 fharp Knife^ and anoint them ftill, and put into his Ears the Juice of 

 Ragweed, and the. Sores will dry up. This Medicine is very well 

 approved. Others take black Soap, Muflard made of Wine Vinegar, 

 and Red Lead ; mix all thefe together, and anoint the Vein all along- 

 holding a hot Iron clofe to the Sore, to make the Ointment ftrike in, 

 and do thus once a Day until the Sores dry up. Other Farriers take 

 the Juice of Hemlock a good quantity, and dipping Tow therein, 

 ftop his Ears therewith ; then open all the Knots and thruft in Salt. 

 Laftl}', give hira to drink fweet Wort mixt with Fennel and Treacle. 

 Other Farriers take the Butter Bur, and being dryed and beaten to 

 Powder, ftrew it upon the Knots after they have been opened, and 

 then give two or three fpoonfuls of the f-me Pow'der wich a Pint of 

 Malmfey to drink, and it will cure the Farcy; and it is alfo exceed- 

 ing good for all manner of Ulcers ; the Root is ftrong in fmell, and 

 bitter in tafte. 



Others take Sulphur, Orpiment, unflackt Lime, and mixing them 

 together, put it into the Knots, and it will kill the Farcy ; which 

 done, anoint him with Bole-Armoniack made into Powder, and incor- 

 porated wich ftrong Vinegar, the Juice of Houfleek, and of white 

 Leeks and Solatro. Other Farriers, after they have let the Horfc 

 Blood, will boil in Vinegar, Bean-flower and Swines-Greafe, then 

 add a pretty quantity of Oil, and then ftrain it, and then add one 

 part of Aloes and two of Brimftone, and boil it a little; then being 

 warm anoint all the fore Places therewith, or elfe anoint them twice 

 a Day with the Juice of Smallage, and the Yolks of Eggs beaten 

 together. 



There be other Farriers which take two ounces of Oil de Bay, 

 one of Euforbium, and two ounces of Arfnick, and mixing them to- 

 gether, anoint the Sores therewith, and it will kill the Farcy. Now 

 after all thefe many Receipts, of which not any but have been approved 

 to be very good, yet thefe two which I fhall now rehearfe, 1 have 

 ever found to be the moft excellent for any manner of Farcy what- 

 foever, whether it be (as our fimple Smiths term it) a dry Farcy, a 

 wet or watry Farcy, or a running Farcy, all being indeed but one 

 Farcy, and proceeding from one Caufe ; only fome Horfes not having 



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