Lib II. Of Cures ChyrurgicaL 2pj 



CHAP. CXCII. How to make a Horfe that tiret, or it refiifff to go 



forward, 



IF your Horfe, (as it is the common nature cS Jades) through thenaugh- 

 tinefs of his Nature, or dulnefs of Spirit, be either fb reftiff or fo tired, 

 that he will not go forward a focr, but ftandeth fiock ftill, you fhall then 

 make a running Suickle of a good fmall Cord, and put it about his Cods 

 and Stones, in fuch fort that it may no; flip: Then you ihal! draw the reft 

 of the Cord between the Girths and the Horfe's Body, and bringing it up 

 juft between the Horfe's fore-Leg«, befure to hold the end of the Cord in 

 your Hand as you fit in the Saddle, then ride the Horfe forward, and when 

 be beginneth to grow reftiff or to ftand fiill, then pluck the Cord and 

 cramp him by the Stones, and you frail fee that immediately he will go 

 forward. And in this manner yoiT (hai: i:"j him for at leaft a Fortnight to- 

 gether, and it will clean take away that evil Qiiality. 



CHAP. CXCni. Other mofi excellent and appro'ved wap to preferve a Horfe 

 from tinng^ never difclojed till now. 



IF your Hr)rfe,either through violence ofLabour,diftemperatureof Body^ 

 or naughtinefs of Nature, happen to tire under you, or Travel not with 

 that Spirit you defire, then when you come to a baiting-place alight, and 

 fet up your Horfe warm, but do not walk him : Then after he hath been 

 well rubb'd, take a quart of ftrorg Ale, and put thereto half an Ounce of 

 the fine ferc'd Powder of Eiicampane, and brew them together, then give 

 it the Horfe with an Horn ; which done, tie his Head to the Rack, for you 

 need not care for Provender till Night, at which time provender him well, 

 and in the Morning give him Oats or Bread, or both, in plentiful manner, 

 and being ready to lake his Back, give him the former quantity of Ale and 

 Eiicampane as aforefaid ; and doubtlefs you fhall find him to Travel with 

 great Courage and Spirit, as hath been approved. Alfo, if you take a 

 bunch of Penny-royal, and tie it to the Mouth of your Bit or Snaffle, you 

 fhall find it very comfortable, and it will caufe your Horfe to travel luflily. 

 XI" Again, If you take of your beff Tobacco, and dry it in the Sun in a 

 Giafsclofe ftopt, then pound it very fmall and mix it with an equal quan- 

 tity of Cockle fhells, then with the Oil of Dill and the Oil of Cloves make 

 the Powder into a Pafte, then make pretty round Balls thereof as big as 

 Wall-nuts, and dry them in the Shadow in the Dog-days, then keep them 

 clofe in a Gally-por, and give them as Pills in the time of Neceffiry ^ that 

 is to fay, a Ball at a time, whenibever your Horfe fhall fail in Travel i 

 And this doth not only help tiring, but alfo takes away any Cold what- 

 foever. 



