Of Cures ChpuYgicaL Lib. II. 



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CHAP. CLXVII. To harden any Softncfs. 



THE Sole of any old Shooe burnt, and fodden in Vinegar, will harden 

 Hoofs j and fo will alfo the Powder of Galls boiled with Bran and 

 Sal% in ftrong Vinegar. 



The Powder of Honey and Lime, or the Powder of Oiller-fhells, or the 

 Powder of a burnt Felt, or thick Cream and Soot mixed together, wiii 

 harden any Sore whatfoever. 



CHAP. CLXVIIL To corghith.^te. . 



Ris lilyrica beaten and lifted, mingled with Pepper, Honey, Currans, 

 _ and given the Horfe lo drink with Vv ine and Oil, helpeth and conglu- 

 tinaieuh any inward Rupture or Burftnefs whatfoever. 



Dragont, Saffron, the fruit of the Pine, with the yo'ks of Eggs, given 

 likewife to drink with Wine and Oil, doth alfo conglutinate any inward 

 Mennber or Vein broken. 



incenfe, Maftick^ and Cut, doth the like alfo. Poligano fbd in V/ine, 

 and given to drink, is good alfo. 



The roots and feed of Alparjgus, fod in Water, and given to the Horfe 5 

 then after, for three Days, give him Butter and Opoponax, with Honey 

 and Myrrh i and it will conglutinate any inward Ulcer or Rupture 

 whatfoever. 



CHAP. CLXIX. To mnndifie and cleanfe any Svre, 



TAke Oil of Olives, Swine's Greafe clarified, the Greafe of a young 

 Fox, Turpentine, Allum, and white Wax, feethe them all together, 

 till they be molt thoroughly incorporated together 5 and with this Oint- 

 ment drefs any foul Sore whatfoever, and it will mundifie and cleanfe it 

 molf lufficiently. 



Chap. CLXX. Of repercufive Medicines^ orfucb as drive back Humours, 



REpetcuflive Medicines, or fuch as drive evil Humours back, are com- 

 monly called amongft Farriers, Plaifters, or Salvers defenfative, and 

 are to be ufed about every great Wound or Ulcer, left the flux of Hu- 

 mours flowing to the weak part, both confound the Medicines, and breed 

 more dangerous Exulcerations. Now of thefe Repercuflive Medicines,. 

 tliefe are the bell ^ either Vinegar, Salt and Bole-Armoniack, beaten toge- 

 ther, and fpread round about the Sore j or elfe White- Lead and Sallet-Oil, 

 bta'en ^Ifo To;cetheri or Red Lead and Sallet Oil, or elfe Unguentum 

 Album Camp^oratum, and fuch like. 



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