ido Of Cures ChymrgicaL Lib. II. 



C H A P. CXXXVII. Of a Horfe that is S^ur-gaUd. 

 F a Horfe by the Indifcretion of an Evil Rider, be Spur-gall'd, 

 jg^ which is a Difeafe moft plain^ both to be felt and ^ztn j then the 

 Cure is, either to bathe it with Urine and Salt mixt together, or 

 with Water and Salt, or with warm Vinegar, or elfe bind unto the 

 Place the Crops of Leaves of Nettles iiamped ^ and any of thefe will 

 cure him. 



C 'H A P. CXXXVIII. Of Wounds in general. 

 TTTOLinds, according to the Opinion of all Farriers, is a Solution, 

 *» DJvifion, or parting of the whole; for if there be no fuch So- 

 lution, or Diviiion, then it is rather called a Bruife than a Wound ; and 

 therefore. Wounds are moft commonly made with (harp or piercing 

 Weapons, and Bruifes with blunt Weapons: Notwithftanding, if by 

 fuch blunt Weapons any part of the whole be evidently broken, then 

 it is to be called a Wound, as well as the other, and thefe Wounds do 

 proceed from fome rtroak, prick, or violent Accident. Now of 

 Wounds fome be hollow, and fome be deep and hollow : Again, fome 

 Wounds chance in fiefiiy Parts, and fome in boney and hnewy Places; 

 and thofe which chance in the tiefhy Parrs, though they be very deep, 

 yet they be not fo dangerous as the others, and therefore I will fpeak 

 firft of the moft dangerous. If then a Horfe have a Wound newly 

 made, either in his Head, or in any other place which is full of Sinews, 

 Bones or Griftles, then according to the Opinion of the moft Ancient 

 Farriers, you fhall firft wafh the Wound well with White- Wine warmed, 

 ■ and keep it ever whilft you are in drefTing it, covered with Cloths wet 

 in warm White- Wine; that done, you fliall fearch the bottom of the 

 Wound with a Probe or fmall Inftrumentof Steel made for the Purpofe, 

 fuffering the Wound to take as little Wind or Air as you can pofTible : 

 then having found the depth, ftop the hole clofe with a Clout until your 

 Salve be ready: Then take of Turpentine, Mel-rofatum, Oil of Ro- 

 les, of each a quartern, and a little unwrought Wax, and melt them 

 together, ftirring them continually, that they may be well mingled- 

 together ; and if the Wound be a Cut, make an handlbme Roll or round 

 Plegant of foft Tow, fo long and fo big as may fill the bcttom of the 

 Wound, which for the moft part is not fo wide as the Mouth of the 

 Wound, then make another Roll or Plegant fomewhat bigger, to fill 

 up the reft of the Wound, even to the hard Mouth, and let both thefe 

 Rolls be anointed with the Ointment aforefaid, made lukewarm : only 

 this you muft ever obferve, that if the Wound be long and large, that 

 then it is beft, if you can conveniently, to ftitch the Wound together 

 with a fine Needle and a Crimfon-Silk ; for that will make it heal the 

 fooner, and make the Scar lefs. But if the hurt be like an hole made 

 with fome Prick, then make aftift" Tent either of Tow or Lint^ fuch 



