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Take of the belt Tar two Ounces, of Honey one ounce, black ^^^^F^- 

 Sope two drams, and bay- fait a handful, incorporate ail thele ?^^ ^"^ 

 well together, then take two egg-fhels, the crowns only being ro "s^^ck- 

 broken fo as you may get forth the meat, and fill them up a- ncfs. 

 gain with this medicine, and put them down his throat, and 

 walk or gently ride him up and down a quarter of an hour or 

 more warm cioathed '■, that done, fet him up warm, and litter 

 him well, and let his drink be either Mafhes or white water 

 for four or five days after, but- let him fall three hours after 

 his medicine, and let his Hay and Provender be fweet and 

 ^ood. ^^^ This I have often experimented. 



• SECT. 5. X>. 



Hippoph.'T Should think}^\^^0^^\V>^th]ki for chanjre^ Bread vtert 

 I gooa to be given fometimes to a Horie : J pray vch^.t is 

 your ofinion thereof} 

 - HippoferM If you mean fiich ordinary /^/^r/c-^r^-^^/, which ont 

 common Bakers u fed to mak^ forHorfes (which is now long 

 lince out of date- and ufe) I fay it cannot be good for. aHorfe, 

 by reafon it was ill made, and the Materials whereof it was 

 compounded, nourifh very little, nay it hurteth aHorfemuch 

 more than it can do him good, for it breedeth evil humours, 

 and worfe blood in his body, it being made of bran and chile! 

 for the molt part with a little courle Rye-meal, to make it ftick 

 together, and fo made up and kneaded with cold water, and 

 after the outfide of the Loaves or Rouls are rowled in ground 

 or rather bruifed peafe, which can in no cafe be good or whol- 

 Ibme. But if you have a defire to give your Horfc bread, 

 whereby he may the better endure labour, either in his travel 

 orlong journeys, or in Tiltingj tiunting, or otherwife, then 

 if you pleafe to give him this bread, which I do here pre- 

 fcribe you, it will give him ftrength of body, be very much 

 helpful to his wind, keep him from fainting in his labour and 

 cxercife, be it never fo foar. 



Take Wheat meal, Oat meal, and Beans all ground very Horfe- 

 fmall, of each one peck, Anni feeds four ounces , Gentiana, bread. 

 ajid Fenugreek, of each one ounce, Licoris two ounces, let all i . 

 tKefe be finely powdered, and fearced, and add the whites and 

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