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further preparation, he ftir and provoke the peccant humours^ 

 which by reafon they cannot find prefent way forth, being 

 hindred by oppilations in the Guts^ through coflivenefs and 

 ventofity* and other impediments do attempt to make their 

 paflage by a contrary way, which cannot be done, but with 

 great hazard to the life of tiie poor beafl. 



Hippophilus Bm of what Ingredients do yon ntA-^your Clyflcr^, 

 Hippoferus ? 



Hif^oferHs.WtdiO ufually make our Clyjlerso^ Decod^mjs^ of 

 \/' f)rHgs-i of Oils-, andfometime we add 5<2>. 



Hippophilus^ M^hat u a Decoftion ? 



Hiffoferui. A decodtion is a broth made of certain herb^ /Jdccoe^ti- 

 as Mallows, MarlTi-Mallows, Fehitory, Camomile, and ibrae- ' 

 times of white Lilly roots, and other fuch like tilings, which 

 we (do boil in water to a third part: and fometimes we ufe, in 

 ftead of herbs and waterj totakethe fat of beef broth, or the 

 broth of a fheeps head, Milk, Whey, and fome fuch kind of 

 liquor. 



Hippophilus. What t^Hantity of Broth or Decodlion do yon usu- 

 ally put in^ whereof to make your Clyller ? 



Hippoferus, That we do adminifter according to the age, 

 ftrength, greatnefs, and corpulency of the Horfe j for if he 

 be a Horfe of a ftrong and able body, of large growth, and Ita- 

 ture, fat and lufty, we ulc to put into his Clyfter of the deco^ion 

 three pints ; but if he beof afmall growth, weak, (ick, fee- 

 ble, or lean, then we do put in a quart of the fame at mofl : of 

 Oil we ufe to put in half a pint, of fait two or three dramsat 

 moft, and fometimes we put verjuyce fometimes honey, as 

 we fhall find caufe •• Drugs weufe^^as Sene, Caffia, Agarick, 

 Annifeeds, Oil of Dill, Oil of Camomile, Oil of Violets, Su- 

 gar Candy, (^c. 



Hippophilus. What c^nantity of Drugs is needful for one Cly fter ? 

 ., Hippoferm. You ought not to exceed the quantity of three 

 I ounces in one Cly^er at mofb, neither mull you exceed of but- 

 ter four ounces, and you muft be very careful your C/y/er be not 

 Liadminiftred more than blood- warm. 



Hippophilus. What time is ft for a Horfe to keep or retain his 

 , Xlyfter? 

 ' Hippoferia, When you give it him, let him be fomewhat 



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