Of Cures Ch yrurgkaL Lib. H. 



"makes his CoaTfoul and hard ; then you fnall, when the Horfe is in his 

 greatelt fweat, with an old Sword-blade, turning the edge towards his 

 Hair, fcrape, or as it were curry away all the white foam, fweat, and 

 filth,' which (hall be raifed up, and that will lay his Coat even and make 

 it fmooth : And laftly, you (hall when you let him Blood, rub him all 

 over with his own Blood, and fo let it remain two or three Days, and 

 then curry and drefs him well, and this will make his Coat fhine like glafs- 



CH A P. CLXXXVI. How to tale off Hair majty part of a Hotfe. 



IF you will at any time take ofF the Hair from any part of a Horfe yoa 

 fhall diflblve in Water (according to the Opinion of the moft ancient 

 Farriers) eight ounces of unilack'd Lime, and then boil it till a quarter 

 be confumed, then add to it an Ounce of Orpimenr, and then lay a Plaiiter 

 thereof to any part of the Horfe, and it will in few hours bring all the 

 Hair away. 



There be other ancient Farriers which boil in running Water, Ruft and 

 Orpiment, and with it, being very hot, wafh the place, and it will foon 

 bring the Hair away. 



CHAP. CLXXXVII. Hoip to cafl and overthrow a Horfe. 



WHenfoever you intend to caft or overthrow your Horfe, after 

 you have brought him into a convenient place, as namely, 

 either upon lome green fwarth, or upon fome Dunghill, or in fome Barn 

 upon good ftore of foft ftraw, you fhall take and double a long rope, 

 and caft a knot a yard from the bought-, then put the bought about 

 his Neck, and the double rope betwixt his fore-Legs, and about his 

 hinder Patterns, underneath his Fetlock, then put the ends of the Rope 

 under the bought of his Neck, and draw them quickly, and they will 

 overthrow him, then make the ends faft, and hold down his head, under 

 which always you muft be fure to have good ftore of ftraw. Now if you 

 would at any time, either brand your Horfe on the Buttock, or do any 

 thing about his hinder Legs, that he may not ftrike, take up his contrary 

 fore-Leg, and when you do brand your Horfe, fee that the Iron be red hor, 

 and that the Hair be both fear'd quite away, and the fiefti fcorched in 

 every place before you let him go, and fo you fhall be furelofe no Labour. 



CHAP. CLXXXVIir. Horn to htow the Age of an Horfe, 



THE Age of every Horfe is known, either by his Teeth, by his Hoofs, 

 or by his Tail. 

 It is known by his Teeth : At two years old he changeth the four fore- 

 moft Teeth in his Head, at three years old he changeth the Teeth next unto 

 them, and leave no more apparent foals Teeth but two of each fide, above 

 and below : At four years old he changeth the Teeth next unto them, and 



leaveth 



