ly^ The Com^kat Horfe-may?^ " CHAP. VL 



Take Pimpernel a good armful, Prim role leaves. Camomile, 

 Crowfoot, Mallows, Fennel, Rofemai y, of each iix handfuls, 

 and fine upland Hay, cut and made about Midiummer, when 

 the ftrength and heart of grafs is at the belt, a good quauti- 

 ty, put al] thefe into a Lead or Cauldron, and fill up the 

 Cauldron with tair water, and fo let it ileep eight and forty 

 hours, then boil it until the herbs be foft, and bathe the grie- 

 ved member therewith four days together, morning and even- 

 ing, warmed ; which done, apply fome of thefe herbs to the 

 places or limbs grieved, and keep them on with a thumb-band 

 of Hay, wet in the faid decodtion, and every day about noon 

 anoint the faid vifited member with Petroleum, and Nerval, 

 and Oil of Spike mixed together, and keep him warm, give 

 him good meat and mafiies or white water, not only during 

 the time of his cure, but a good time after, and let his airings 

 be temperate, and his exercife moderate, and take heed of 

 walhing him after labour, for that probably was the caufe ot" 

 his Convulfion. "^^^ 



j^mther. 



Take ftrong white Wine vinegar , and Patch-greafe, alias 

 Peece-greafc , of each like much , melt them upon a gentle 

 nre, then with wheat flowr make it into a Poultefs, and apply 

 it to the grieved member good and warm, renewing it morn- 

 ing and evening, but before you do adminifter this charge 

 (by holding a bar of iron, or a chafing di/h of coals near) let 

 himbe anointed with Petroleum, Nerval, and Patch greafe, 

 and Oil of Spike, of each like much very well> and after bind 

 on the charge all over the grieved place, drefs him thus morn- 

 ^ ing and evening, and give him moderate exercife and airings, 

 and let him have malhes and white water to drink, and keep 

 him warm. This is very good. "^^"^ 



Another. 



Firit rake him, then give him the Clyfter prefcribed in 



Book 2. chap. II. StdL. 8. Glyfter 4. then let two men, on 



either fide of the horfe one) rub him well with foft cloaths all 



\\\sb'ody and limbs ovqy^ efpecially the difeafed limb, then 



loath Mm up warm , and let him ftand upon the trench four 



hours, to the end the Clyfter may work the more kind- 



nre him meat and white water, and fo feed him for 



that 



