>i^G The Cowpleat .Horft-tftat?^ CHAP. Vf. 



Another. 



Take Darnel and red Docks, of each two handfuls, brirife 

 them, and then boil them in Wine and Sallet-Oil, of each one 

 pint, and Bean flower four Spoonfuls, and put thereto of Af- 

 fes, or Ojces dung, lb much as will fuffice, , when it is boiled to- 

 a Poultefs, apply it PUfiet-wife and ufe this every day once till 

 it be well. *^^ This is alfo very good. 



Another. 



TakeLinieed and pound it in a Morter, and of Fenugreek 

 in powder, of each four ounces, Pitch and Rofin of each three 

 ouncesj Damask Rofe leaves dried two ounces. Pitch of Cr^^c^ 

 fix ounces, boil all the fe together, and when you arp ireddy to 

 take it from the fire, add thereto of Turpentine tVvo rtuneeSj 

 Honey fix ounces, and Saljet Oil fo much as will fuffice * ■ and 

 thusapplying this Salve Plafter-wife to the place, it vyill mol- 

 lifie any hard fubftance. ^^"^ This 1 haye often tryed, and 

 have found it to be very good. 



SECT. 7. D. 



Hippoph.' Ty'J/V Hippoferus, is there any cure for a fick^Horfcy 

 J3 whofe infirmity is fo defperate^) and he fo far fpent, 

 M to be generally judged to bealmofl at the point of death ? 



HippnferM, Truly Sir, both my Mafber and my felf have done 

 fuch cures upon Horfes^ which have been fo defperately fick as 

 you fpeak of j infomuch as the beholders have pronounced 

 fentcnce of death upon them, and the Owners would have been 

 well content to have been fatisfied, and well appayed with 

 their skins and Ihooes : and I will (hew you what our cure is.' 

 Firlt, open the neck vein, and let him bleed well, then two 

 hours after his bleeding, 

 Defpe- '<Take oi Diatejjaron half an ounce, and give it him blood 

 rate fiek- warm in Muskadine a pint, or Sack for want thereof, or clfe 

 "^^5* if they be not on the fuddento begotten, then take good Ale 

 or Beer, with the faid quantity of XJ/^f/^r^w, then having gi- 

 ven it, walk him half an hour (if he be able) in the warm Sunf 

 orif diere be not Sun-fhine, then in fome warm Stable, qr 

 Barn, then fet him up warm cloathed and littered, and let him 

 be rubbed all over, ^%Head^ PoUt Neckt and Legs-) andcfpe- 

 ,.>v dally 



