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It is alfo very good to rake the Horfe, and ro ride him up and down 

 a little ; but if the Swelling be under the Horfe's Jaws, or about any 

 part of his Head, then you fhall take his own Dung hot, as ibon as 

 he makes it., and wich a Cloth bind it faft thereto, renewing it twice 

 a Day till the Swelling be gone. See farther in the New Additions 

 for the Fiftula marked thus, t^ 



C H A P. CXLIII. Of Impojihumes^ 'and firfi ho-iv to ripen them. 



IMpofthumes are a gathering and knitting together of many and moft 

 corrupt Humours in any Part or Member of the Body, making 

 that part to fwell extremely, and growing into fuch violent Inflamma- 

 fion, that in the end they rot and break out into foul, mattery and 

 running Sores; they commonly proceed either from Corruption of 

 Food, or Corruption of Blood; they are at the firft appearance very 

 hard, and very fore ; which hardnefs is the principal Sign that they 

 will Rot. And of thefe Impofthumes, fome be hot [mpofthumes, and 

 fome be cold; yet forafmuch as every Impofthume muft firft be^ipe- 

 ned, and brought to Matter before it can be healed, we will firft fpeak 

 of the ripening of them. If therefore you would ripen any Impoft- 

 hume, (according to the Opinions of the ancient Farriers) you ftiall 

 take of Sanguis Draconis, of Gum-Arabick, of new Wax, of Ma- 

 ftick, of Pirch of Greece^ of Incenfe, and of Turpentine, of each a 

 like quantity, and melting them together, andftraining them, make a 

 Plaifter thereof, and lay it to the Impofthume without renewin"" and 

 it will both ripen, break, and heal any Impofthume. 



Ocher Farriers take of Swines-Gre:de, Red-Wax, and the Flower 

 of Euforbium, and mixing them on the Fire well together, lay it to 

 the Impofthume, and it will do the like. 



Oiiher Farriers take of Honey, and of Wheat^Meal, of each a like 

 quantity, and either boil it in the Decoction of Mallows, or elfe mix 

 it with the Yolk of an Egg, and it will ripen, break, and heal • yet 

 it muft be renewed once a Day. ^ 



Other Farriers take Barley-Meal, and boil it with Wine and Pi- 

 geons Dung, and fo lay i: to the Impofthume Plaifter-wife, and it 

 will ripen exceedingly. 



Other Farriers take a handful or two of Sorrel, and lapping it in a 

 Dock-Leaf, roaftitinthe hot Embers, as you would a Warden and 

 then lay it to the Impofthume as hot as may be well endured renew- 

 ing it once a Day ; and it will ripen, break, and heal it. A Plaifter 

 of Shooemakers Wax will do the like alfo. 



Other ancient Farriers rake Mallow-Roots, and Lily-Roots, and 

 then bruife them, and put thereto Hogs-grcafe and Linfeed Meal 

 and Plaifter-wife lay it to the Impofthume, and it will ripen it, break 

 rt, and heal it perfedly. See further in the New Additions for the 

 f iftula, noted thus, t^ Mm CHAP. 



