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Of Difeafes in Sheep. 1 5 



Wine, which they lay is an excelieiu Keoiedy for to drive Cold or Flegm 

 out of their Bodies. 



CHAP. Vr. For Sklmfs in Lambs, 



IF your Lambs have a Fever, or are grieved otherwife, the Diftemper 

 will be catching-, therefore take them from their Dams, and if you 

 would have them well again in a (horr time, force them to drink rain 

 water mingled with fome of the Ewes Milk. Alfo fome pour down their 

 Throats Goats Milk with a Horn, and for fome time after keep them 

 warm ^ which is prcTcribed for an Excellent Medicine. 



Sometimes youc Lambs will have Scabs on their Chins, ibmetlmes on 

 other places; if on their Chins, Walh the palate of the Mouth and Sores 

 with Cyprus Leaves ftamped in Water, or Tar and Hogs-greafe mixt and 

 made into an Ointment is very good, but you muft wafh the fcab with 

 Vinegar before you anoint it. If they happen to be fcabby on the 

 Brisket or elfewhere, I might fet down feveral Remedies, but 1 (hall in- 

 ftance but one, which I do imagine to be the belf, becaufe molt Shepherds 

 do generally ule it, which is only fome fine Greafe mingled with Tar, and 

 fo to lay it upon the place infe^ed. 



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C H A P. VII. SomsJImrt but neceffary things to be ohferved concerning Sheep. 



Irft, if the Wool come off when they have been Icabby, greafe them 

 with Tar and Goofe-greaie, ind it will grow again. 



Secondly, For the Cough, ftamp the great Nettle, then let it be firained 

 with Wine ; and give him of the Juice thereof to drink, but it muft be 

 warm ^ and fo he will be well. You muft be fure to take it in time, for 

 until it be gone he will not be fat, but abate in his Flefh daily. 



Thirdly, if a Sheep be blind, which they will be for a fpace at one 

 time or other, fome fay he will be well again of himfelf, but if you bleed 

 him under the Eye, or drop Tar in his Eye, he (hall recover his fight the 

 fooner. 



Fourthly, Scabs often come on the Muzzels of Sheep by pricking their 

 Lips and Muzzels with eating the Tops of Furz, which you muft anoint 

 with Plantane and frelh Greafe boiled together, and it will perfeft their 

 Cure. 



Fifthly, If they are troubled with the Haw in the Eye, for which the 

 Juice of Pimpernel dropt into the Eye and (hut it clofe, is very good. 



Sixthly, A Shepherd muft always carry with him his Knife, Sheep- 

 hook, Sheers and Tar-Box, and 3 Dog muft not be Wanting, which muft^: 

 be fuch a one as he has, brought up to his-own Command, to go or ftand- 

 itill as he pleafes* 



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