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Take black Elebore, and add to the herb fomc of its juyce, 

 put unto it old Boars-greafe, and boil it until the juyce be quite 

 boiled into- it, whereby to bring it to a perfedt unguent, with 

 which you ihall anoint and rub the knots or bottoms of the 

 Farcif? j but before you do apply this unguent, let the h^ir be 

 fnaven or clipped away from and about the knots. \* With 

 this receipt 1 have cured only one Uorfe. Another : 



Take five or fix handfuls of four leaved Plantane with the 

 roots of Bay fait one handful, and fo much Comin as you may 

 well take up, with your thumb and two fingers, beat the Comin 

 to-fine powder, and then ilamp the Plantane and Salt well toge- 

 ther with the Comin, and after they be well incorporate, let it 

 fleep and infufe 24. hours, then ftrain and wring it hard, and 

 give the liquor thereof to your Horfe in a morning falling, but 

 you muft take Blood from him the day before, and he muft ftand 

 upon the Tremh (ix hours before you give him the faid drink, 

 and you muft alfo put into his ears the juyce of Rue, and then 

 ftitch up his ears^ and fo let him remain 24. hours ; but if the 

 malady fhall continue (which I think it will not do ) then mufl 

 you let him 5/oo^ again, and give him the aforefaid drink. Tliis 

 r never tried, but he that taught me this, did alfure me that 

 there is no kind of Farcin ^ but this receipt will cure. Ano- 

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Take firll the herb Aioly^ itgrowethin marifh grounds, you MoUor 

 muft take 10, 11,12, or 13. of the roots (or according to the ^^"''P' 

 ftrength, greatnefs or corpulency of your Horfe ) let your roots ^'^"^' 

 be in the number, or quantity. Take alfo of White wine one 

 pint, then take of bay Salt one handful ( which was never ufed )- 

 and put it into the White wine, then take of white Wine vine- 

 gar half a pint more or lefs, but firft note, you muft take the 

 toots of the laid Afofy, and let it be gathered a day before you 

 are to ufe it ^ you muft only take the roots thereof, (and caft 

 away the refidue) for that they are moft ufeful , and after you- 

 have fo done, take thefe great roots and wafh them clean, fo as 

 no filth do remain upon them, then take the faid roots and bruife 

 them, and fteep them in the Wine with the Salt and Vinegar,. 

 in an earthen Pipkin, and ftop it clofe that no air get into it, 

 and let it infufe fo a whole night, then about feven or eight of. 

 the clock in the morning, ftrain it, and give it him to drink, 

 and after he hath taken its cover liim .up warm , and let him be 



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