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trativc fluff betwixt his teeth, &c. Thcfc and many others be 

 certain figns of a Pofe, Catarre, and newly taken cold^ wherein 

 is no danger if it be taken in time, otherwife it will come to a 

 worfe matter ^ I will now give you fundry good receipts, moft 

 of which 1 have often tried and found to be right good. Firil, 

 I hold moderate cxercife, and feafonablc airing to be marvel- 

 lous good, without further applying of medicines i but if you 

 find that he is much flopped in the iteadt then 



Takeafmall quantity of frefli or fweet Butter, and ofBrim- 

 ftone made into fine powder; work them together till they be 

 one entire ho4y, and of a deep yellow gold colour, thea take 

 two longGoofe wing feathers, and anoint them herewith to 

 ■ the very quilson either fide, which done,rovvl them into more 

 of the powder of Brimftone,and fb put them up into either »o- 

 firil one, and at the butt end of the quils put a ftrong pack- 

 thread, which mufl be faflned over his j>ole^ like to the head/lal 

 of a Bridle : and then leap his back,and ride moderately up and 

 down an hour or longer, and this will provoke him to fnort 

 and fnuffle forth of his nofe and h^ad much of the congealed filth 

 wtiich is in his head, then tie him to the Rack for an hour after 

 and this will purge his head very clean : then draw forth the 

 Feathers and he will do well, keeping him warm, and giving 

 him Mafhes or white water every day for four or five dayes af- 

 ter. This Receipt was taught me for more than thirty years 

 lincc by a famous Aiarji^al of France^ which lince I found in Mr. 

 MarkipAws Mufierfiecey but I hold it onc of the befl things can 

 be prefcribed for this malady. ^^*. Another very fhort, but as 

 good. ' 



Take of thyme i handfol,boil it in a quart of flrong Ale,till 

 it come to a pint, then flrain it, add thereunto of ordinary 

 Treacle two fpoonfuls, and give it him blood warm. "^^^^ 



^ jinother. 



An excellent drink to be given to a Horfe for a new taken 

 cold, provided he be young, that is, not above five years old. 



Take of French Barley half a pound, put it into a pofaet, and 

 put thereto of fair water one quart, and let it upon the fire, and 

 let it boil a little, then take it off and drain the water from the 

 Barly, and cafi away the water, then add the fecond time the 

 like qoantity of water, and boil it as nnichas you did the firft 



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