Ii6 , Tic CcfJifliAt Horfe-w^f?^ CflAP. V. 



gether, and at the fourth days end, Hit down the skin with 

 your Incilion knife, the full lengrh of the i>faven-^ but be very 

 careful you do not touch the great Artery or F««, both which 

 do lie very near ^ for if you do never fo little hurt the great 

 Artery^ you utterly maim the Horfe pa ft all recovery^ having 

 thus done, lay to the place the Herb called Flamula bruifed, 

 and bind it on that it fall not off, for two days more .* Then 

 for three days after take Cantharides and Euforbium, and in- 

 : corporate them well together, (being before beaten into fine 

 povvder) with black Sope, and Bay Salt, and lay this to the 

 place, and thus drefsit every morning j this will lay the Bone 

 r.nd Cruftbare. After take Fearn roots, Hounds tongue, and 

 Bores- greafe ^ incorporate all thele together, and lay it to the 

 place until you perccivethe Cruft to be loofe, and to be waft- 

 ed ^ f^ifay now and then to loofen the fame wi/h your Cornet 

 or other Inftrument, and if you canmr/j convenience take it 

 off quite, do fo : Which done, heal up the Wound with your 

 Green Ointment prefcribed you in hb, 2. chap. 10. Seel. 4, You 

 may alfo apply to theSorance after the aforefaid Corrofives, 

 a Fiaifter of ft.rong <^gypttacum^ till it hath fretted off the 

 flefh upon the Cruft fo bare; as poflibly may be , and fo you 

 may the better sttempt the taking away of the faid Cruft, or 

 by rubbing it with a Rowling pin, or a Hafel ftick anointed 

 with PetrolcHm till the Cruft be converted into a matrative 

 fubftance, or other thinner kind of corruption, which may 

 very eafily be drawn away. And thus have I cured the Bone . 

 5/?<=J'z/<?« feveral times : Which Difeafel cannot eafily commend 

 '^ to be cured by any, but thole who have before hand feen foms 



\ other skilful Fenier do it before him, and the Method he ufeth 



'■ h the working, by reaibn that the Cure is fb extreamly diiE- 



cjle, and over dangerous. ■'^^*. But when at any time you do 

 •' perceive a fwclling begin to be in .the Spavca place of your, 



Horfe, whereby . you may fufpedt it may prove a Sp^ven •, foi* 

 prevention whereof 



Take natural Balfam, and having fir ft: ftiaven away the hair, 

 anoint the place with the faid Balfara-, for two or three days ; 

 and after you ihall reprefs the Hnmoiirs vi'xih this Charge. 



Take Oil. of Rofes three ounces. Bole- Armoniack one ounce, 

 ^hea.t-SPwer half an ounce, and the white of one Egg j make 



all. 



