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rank of blwd^ or by too much glut and foulnefs in the W^, Blowing 

 then is he fubjcd to fhortnefs of breath and purilvenefs ^ fo as J."*^ ^^r 

 upon any motion or exercife he will fweat, pant, blow, and ^^^"^'^' 

 heave at thtfiankj : and this cometh upon him by immoderate 

 riding, eating, drinking, and reft. And fuch like exercife 

 caufeth thtpanch of the Horfe (if he be put to any fadden mo- 

 tion or exercife) to be fo hard and ftrutted out, as that he 

 muft fo ftrain his /«»^/, ( the bellows of the body ) as to caufe a" 

 diflocation in them, by means whereof they cannot execute 

 their office or fundion as they ought i and if care and reme- 

 dy be not fpeedily had, he will in fhort time be paft all reco- 

 very ^ and then he is brought to that difeafe which the vulgar 

 do call broken-winded : wherefore to prevent it , adminilter 

 unto him this enfuing Cure. 



Let all the hay he eateth, (nor let him eat all he defireth, for^ 

 fuch Horfes are commonlygreat feeders) be fprinkled and moi- 

 ftencd with water, (which will alTwage his excefs of drinking, 

 and very much cool his blood-, which cannot but be inflamed. 

 Then give him every morning, for four or five days together, 

 two Eggs fteeped twenty four hours in the ftrongeft white 

 wine vinegar you can get : give him (I fay) thefe two Eggs, 

 and then the vinegar after, then ride him foftly an hour alter, 

 which done, let him up warm, and three hours after, give 

 him hay fprinkled with water, and at night when you do give 

 him his Oats, wet them in Beer or good Ale, and let his drink 

 be white water. *^(:''^. Do this ten days, fo that about the be-' 

 ginning of /^^^> and about Michaelmi^^ he may be in breath ; 

 and fo keep him to fpare diet, but with difcretion. ■'^.^*. This 

 medicine will both purge him, and fcowr from him much flegm 

 and filth, as well ^tnufe2sm:uthj and he will be both founder' 

 and in better health a longtime after •, provided he bealfokept 

 to moderate exercife. And if after you have thus drenched and 

 dieted him, you do not perceive his blowing and lifting at the, 

 ribs and fiancks to ccale, then be you confident your Horle is'' 

 paft all cure, only ftill moiften his meat as before is inculcated, 

 and he will hold out the longer. '^^"*^. Another Receipt I have 

 for the fame malady, which if he be not paft all cure, willdo^ .oiSsioll 

 him much good, which is this, 'yi^. ^ 



•Take Wheat-meal, the powder of Lungwort, <i//<</ Mullet, 

 ■?':.. i • R ' Gentiana, 



