302 Of Cures ChyrurgicaL _^^^ Lib. 11- 



The Putrefa£lives are Arfnick, either wUire or yellow, Refalgar, or any 

 Medicine compounded with any of them j befides, Sandracha, Chryfocolla, 

 and Aconitum- 



Ndw if you would have your PatrefaO:ive Medicines to be cauftive, 

 that is, breeding a great Scar, and hot in the fourth degree : Then they are 

 unflack'd Lime, and the burned dregs of Wine ; and thefe are to be ufed to 

 Carbuncles, Cankers and Amburies. 



The Cauftlck Medicines are thofe which are mide of ftrong Lee, 

 called Capitellum, or Magiflra, of Vitriol Romm, Sal Niter, Aquafortis, 

 Apium, ChantharideSjCiclimlne, Onions, ftrong Garlick, Mdanacardium, 

 the ftones or grains of Briony, and many fuch like. 



Now in conclullon, I would wifh every diligent Farrier, feldom or 

 never to ufe either Arfnick, Refalgar, or Mercury fublimite, fimply of 

 themfelves, but rather to allay them (if the fubftance whereon they are 

 to work be very great) with Unguentum Apoftolorum ^ but if it be 

 very little, then with Hogs-greafe, Turpentine, or fuch like. And thus 

 much for this Potential Cauterizing, and the proper llfes. 



CHAP. CLXXVIII. Of the roweUlng of Horfcs, amd the ufe thereof. 



THe towelling of Horfes, is amongft our ignorant and fimple Smiths, 

 the moft ordinary and general Practice of all other whatfbever, in- 

 fomuch that not any Difeafe can almolt be found about a Horfe, either 

 how flight or great foever it be, but prefently without any Reafon or 

 Senfe therefore, they will rowel him for the fame^ whereby they not only 

 put the Horfe to a needlefs Torment, but alfo bring down (now and then) 

 fuch a Flux of Naughty Humours, that they lame the Horfe, which 

 otherwife would be perfeftly found. But it is not my Theme to difpure 

 of thofe Ignorances , only this I muft fay of Rowelling, it is a praQice as 

 neceffary and commendable for the good Eftate of a Horfe's Limbs and 

 Body as any Medicine whatfoever, fo it be applied in its due time, and 

 in its due place: Otherwife on the contrary part, it is contrary to all 



^\he helps which are got by Rowelling, are thefe ^ it feparateth.and 

 difTolveth all evil Humours, which either through natural or unnatural 

 Corruptions are gathered and knit together in any one place hindring the 

 office of any Member, or deforming the Body by any fuperflmty or evil 

 fubftance • It loofneth thofe parts which are bound, and bindeth thofe 

 parts that are weakned-, it giveth ftrength unto fick joints, and comfor- 

 teth whatfoever is oppreffed with any cold Flegm, or hot cholerick fub- 

 ftance : The general ufe of Rowelling, is either for inward Strains, efpe- 

 ciallv about the Shoulders or Hips, or elfefor great hard Swellings, which 

 will not be mollified or corroded by any outward Medicine, which is 



