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let him alwaies reft three daies betwixt every drench, and 

 give him white water for fifteen daies after his laft drink, and 

 let him every day be well rubbed •> and this will cure him. 

 *^* I have often made trial of this cure, and I have found it to 

 be very good, and it is alfo lingular for the Inngs •, but if you 

 do fufped the Liver to be wafted, then give him this drink,t/.';?:. 

 . Take of Itrong wort, either of Ale or Beer, and give it him 

 to drink in a morning, having failed all night from meat and 

 drink \ and three hours after he hath drunk his Wort,givehini 

 Oats baked in the Oven, and do thus for three or four days to- 

 gether, or longer, asyoufhall feecaufe, and he will be found 

 again. ^^^ But if you fulped his liver not to be very found, then 

 : Take a good root or two of Polypodium of the Oak, made 

 very clean, and of Liverwort ^//^j Mullet one handful, cut them 

 very fmall, then take 6f Rubarb fcraped or grated into fine 

 powder, fix peny weight, and three or four days in a moneth 

 give it him in his provender early in the morning tWoor three 

 hours before he drinketh, and let his drink be white water du- 

 ring his cure, and once in fix months make trial of his blood 

 by opening a vein^ whether it be pure or corrupt, fo as you 

 takp it from him accordingly, that is, the greater quantity if 

 the fame be bad, and the lefs if it be good, and adminifter 

 help as caufe fhall require it. ^^"^ This is alfo a moil: fovereign 

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-Hippoph."\ /"^^ have formerly delivered me many good Receipts 

 jf f/)r,coldsf bm yet woHld I gladly hmje\ fpmethmg 

 jii]Sj/lr' whJchJhoHldhJgmd for a Hork thaf.^.runneth at 

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- Bippofertu. Very well Sir, I wrH therefore give you th^t Which 

 ihall be very good, and which; 1 have often proved. Firft then 

 if you fhall find your horfe to have taken a cold, and therewith 

 he runneth at the wf^, whereby heitiay be in danger Q{a:Qhn- 

 ^erSf let h'm bleed 2itthQ:r)e^ck-'i^in well, then' ^ inoDsiCl cif;,^ 

 fii-Take of Afiafetida,ithe quantity: ofa halzle nut.,.ahd diiTolve coid, w 

 itii^a faucer full of v^hifielWiiieVifteiger^. then take! Lint or fine running 

 Hurds» and dip it into the medicine, and fo ftop it into theJJ^j^^ 

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