Lib. II. Of Cures ChyrurgicaL 2 8p 



Rofin, Wax, and wafht Turpentine well molten together, and with your 

 hot Iron melt it upon the head of the firings: Then fear the firings, and 

 then melt more of the Salve, till fuch limes as you have laid a good 

 thicknefs of the Salve upon the firings: Then loofe the Nippers, and as 

 you did fo with that fione, fo do with the other alio : Then fill the two 

 flits of the Cod with white Salt, and anoint all the outfides of the Cod 

 and all over the Horfe's belly and thighs with Hog's greafe clean rend* 

 red, and fo let him rife : And keep him either in fome very warm Stable 

 or othervvife in fome very warm Pafture, where he may walk up and 

 down i for there is nothing better for a Horle in this cafe, thin moderate 

 Exercife. 



Now, if after thegcldirg you do percieve that his Cod and flieath 

 doth fwell in any extraordinary Fafhion, then you (hall chafe him up and 

 down, and make him trot an hour in a Day, and it will foon recover him 

 and make him found without any impediment. 



CHAP. CLXXX. 0/ the makhig of Curtails^ or cuttivg of the 



Tails of Horjes. 



THE Curtailing cf Horfes is ufed in no Nation whatfoever, fo much 

 as in this Kingdom cf ours, by realon of much Carriage, and heavy- 

 Burthens which our Horfes continually are exercifed and employed withal 

 and the rather, fince we are firongly Opinioned, that the taking away of 

 thofe joints doth make the Horfe's Chin or Back a great deal fironger 

 and more able to fupport a Burthen, as in truth it doth, and we daily 

 find it by continual Experience. 



Now for the manner of Curtailing of Horfes, it is in this fort : Firft 

 you Ihall with your Finger and your Thumb grope till you find the third 

 joint from the letting on of the Horfe's Tail, and having found it, raffe 

 up ail the Hair and turn it backward: Then taking a very fmall firong 

 Cord, wrap it about that joint, and pull it both with your own firength 

 and another Man's, fo ftrait as you can poffible pull it: Then wrap it 

 about again, and draw it as firalt or firaiter again ; and thus do thre& or 

 four times about the Tail, with all the poUible firairnefs that may be; and 

 then make fa ft the ends of the Cord : Then take a piece of Wood, w'hofe 

 end is fmooth and even, of juft height with the firunt of the Horfe's Tail 

 and fetting it between the Horfe's hinder Legs, after you have tramelled 

 all his four Legs, in fuch fort that he can no ways ftir, then lay his Tail 

 thereupon, and taking a main ftrong fharp Knife made for the purpofe 

 fet the edge thereof fo near as you can guefs it, between the fourth and 

 fifth joint, and then with a great Smith's Hammer, firiking upon the 

 back of the Knife, cut the Tail afunder : Then if you fee any blood to 

 ifTue forth ; you (hall know that the Cord is not firait enough, and there- 



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