BOOK. II., am Ej^pert Ferrkr. ip7 



Rolemary,. Hyflbp, ai"!^-'H:oseyifuc]i:lfe leaveisy. of each oneiialf Deep 

 handful, boil the(,i? in. white Wifie: d^^, point, lapd asn^uch of wounds. 

 Smiths, oFcoletrough water, theni add: thereunto in the boil-j 

 ingi of common Honey one fpoonfql,, apdasmuch Alum as a 

 Walnut, and a bright black piece of Sea-cole^ the bigneis of 

 ^n Egg unbroken, then let this boil til) ]:he one raoity be con- 

 funded, then {train ^it hard, and wa(li,tl)6 focance therewith, 

 and if the woun^'bedeep, i.-ijad of this yvat^r with a fyringe 

 or fquirt every, day, when yoa drefshim :, aad- by this doing 

 you fhall cleanfe the wound, take away all dead and bad flefli, 

 and heal up the wound, both foundly and fpecdily. ^^^''^ Thii • 

 is a moll approved Rp^eipt. 



SECT. 12. D. 



Hippoph.T TC THat is beft to be applyed to a defperate Strain? 



W Hippoferui. If it be fo defperate an old Strain 



as that it be hel^incurable if it lieth in thd 



Shoulder or other hidden and fielhyjpart 0f' thsbady!;'or that thQ 



//cr/ehave a Ftftula^ Poll-evil^ or other inflammation, or fwelr 



ling, then ufe but tl.is one medicine, and it will cure the fame. 



Take a large earthen veflel, or crock, of one, two, or three Defpe- 

 gallons more, and fill it almq|l,;to the top with Jfmart and ""ate 

 Brooklime-, cf each like, muchri^jid.mix them well, then fill it ^'''"'*' 

 up to the top with old chamber- lie as can be gotten, fo that all 

 the herbs be quite covered ^andmp^r'^, then^ftbp it clofe with a 

 board or fome fuch like thing, and fo keep- it for your ufe,for 

 itnever can be too old-;, now when you have occafion to ule 

 this Medicine for any grief aforefaid, then take an earthen 

 Pipkin, and put thereinto as well of .the liquor, as of the herbs 

 fo much as fhall luffice'fo,r youfi prefe^ufe, and boil it well 

 upon the fire. . Tlien i/it be' for ,^j\.x^\n\n the Shouldery you 

 fhall take an old boot, and euf'off the foot,- fd asvyou may 

 draw it over the Horfe foot and bring it up above th^kmcy al- 

 moft to the Elbovo of the S'houldery keeping i\\q neather part- 

 of the boot ,a§ clofe and ftraighq to the leg as may be:, but the, 

 Upper part which is to cover the ji?o«/<s/er, mufthewld^.^ndifpJtsl 

 cious y then into this boot thruil all this mixtutev :fQ hot a&i 



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