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the time it will caufe him to be very fick, but have no fear> 

 for it is right good for this malady. 



Another. 

 , Take Muskadine or fweet Sack one pint, life Honey three 

 fpoonfuls, Myrrh, Saffron, Caflia, and Cinamon, of each like 

 inuch, make all thefe into fine powder, and mix two fpoon- 

 fuls of this powder with your Maskadine and Honey, and give 

 it him warm with aHorn,give him this drink fifteen dales to- 

 gether, continuing to give him Maflies, and white water, and 

 this is a moft certain Care. ^^"^ But if you do find that his 

 Lungs be rotten and impoftumated, then 



Take of the Juice of Purdain halfa pint, and mix therewith 

 , of the Oil of Rofesfo much as will furace, and put thereto a 

 little Tra^antHin fteeped before in Goats, Ewes, or Cows milk, 

 and give him thereof to drink feven Mornings together.- but 

 this drink will bat only ripen and break the Impoflume, which 

 you fhali know to be done, by his exceeding (linking breath, 

 thenlhall you give him in fine powder Caflia three ounces, and 

 feven Raifins of the Sun ftoned, boil thefe in Muskadine one 

 pint, and blood warm giveithim, audit will heal up his lun^i 

 again. *^-x-* This is very good. 



SECT. rg. D. 



Hippoph. T5 there nothing to be given fo 4 Horle wherewith to 

 X prevent dtfeafes all the whole year ? 

 HippoferHs. As touching the prevention of all difeafes,. I have 

 fpoken before, I think fufficiently, but yet I will teach you one • 

 thing, (for that youaredelirous to learn, and learning is na 

 buA'then) which may be worth your notice, for I will keep 

 no fecret from you •, fithence it is my Mafterspleafurc, I Ihould 

 dilate the utmofl: of my skill and Art. 



Firft, therefore the fpring of the year coming on, a time 

 when new blood beginneth to come, and that ere long grafs 

 ^ will be able to take heart, whereby the better to give nutri- 

 ment to a horfe ; the firfc day of v^/)r/7opena vein in the Necf^^ 

 to fee the better how the blood is : if good, take the lefs, if 

 bad, then the more: then from that day until thcfirftof /t/rf^^ 

 ^ivehim this which I fhall prefcribe you, and let him have i% 

 : ^ every 



