106 Th Compkat Horfcm.w, CHAP. V. 



ed Sinet^j. 'Be fides, it afTwageth fweliings in or about any out- 

 Bath for ward parts of the W_)' ^ for /ff j fwelling, ftifF, or benummed, 

 ftiff Legs. QY for any other joynt pained or grieved, or for ^.n^ j^ ring- halt, 

 cramp, or convulfof?. 1 commonly ufe a bath, which doth in 

 fnort time cure all fuch like maladies. And my bathe is this. 

 Ea:h. Take Muskadine and Sallet Oil, of each a pint, Bay-leaves 



J* and Rofemary, of each two handfuls, let them boil half an 

 hour, and when you are to bathe your Horie therewith, rub 

 • ^ aind chafe the grieved place with a whifp or hair cloath a pret- 

 ,. ^. ty while, then put the foot into fome brocd bowl or pail, 

 ' " whereby to prelerve the Liquor and Herbs, and lave and bathe 

 him thus a quarter of an hour •, which ended, bind upon the 

 the place a piece of Sheep? or Lambs skin, with the woolly fide 

 to the/f^, and let him ftand fo four and twenty hours ; apply 

 this five or fix times, and it will be a perfed cure. *^->^. 



Another Bath I have, which is moll fovereign to cure all 

 gourdy, ai^d gouty, and fA'oln legs, which cometh either by 

 Farcin, Scratches, or the like, wherewith I trave .cured very 

 many Horfes. And thus it is made. 

 r.jih. Take the Grounds of a Beer Barrel with the Barm, Srhallage,- 



2. Peatherfew, Winter- favour y, Cumfrey, Mallows, Rue, Set- . 

 wel, Pennyroyal, Wormwood, Arch angel, of each a good . 

 handful, and of the leaves and Berries of Mifletov/ three or 

 four good handfuls, Shceps Tallow one pound, tryed Hogs-' 

 greafe half a pound, three or four handfuis of Rye or \^'heat-' 

 Bran ^ boil all thefe together until all the Herbs and Mifletow 

 become foff, but be fure you have liquor enough ^ and a little 

 before you take it from the fire, put into it fome Hay : With 

 . this bathe his Legs ^ firit one, then the other, putting ftill' 

 that Leg which you are to bathe into a bread Bowl or Pail, as 

 is afore fncvved; and when you have baihed that Leg fuHici-' 

 ently, then takeoff the Hay in the Bath, and making a Thum-^ 

 band thereof, rowl it about the Leg above the uppermoft or 

 middle Jfly^/A, and put off the Herbs betwixt his Leg and the 

 * Thumb-band : and fo ufe the other Leg or Legs which are 

 fwelled and need bathing : Which done, pov/re of the liquor 

 remaining upon the Thumb bands : and thus let liim be bath- 

 sd herewith every day once, for fo many days together as you 



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