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Peflure or Plailler ^ Homer faith that the^o^ Mercury was the 

 firfl Inventor and finder out of this plant , and the godf for the 

 excellency thereof, ndm^d^it Moly: iztXheo^hrafinj^ParacelfHs^ 

 and Diofcorides. 



Albeit that all thcfe receits be very good for the Parc'w^ yet 

 are not all Horfes cmed with oce and the fame medicine ; and 

 molt certain it is, that the molt infallible way to cure the Farcin^ 

 is to give him tht fire : in thepraillice not only of this cure, but 

 of many others alfo, which are to be adminiftrcd inwardly, it 

 is greatly behoofefull that the Farrier bo mindful to obferve the 

 ftrength, age, quality, and ability of the Fforfe to which he is 

 to adminifter, and accordingly. to mixand apply his Ingredients. 

 Another. 



Firft let him hlood on both fides the rjecK.2.nAffurveins^ and let 

 him hkcd a good quantity, then take Hemlock, Cinque-foil, or 

 Five-ieaved-grafs, and Rue ^ of each like much ; ftamp them 

 •and flrain them, and put the juyce thereof into his ears , 2nd 

 flitch them up 24. hours, and it is a certain cure, ^^* For with 

 this I have cured fundry Horfcs. Another. 



Firfl: let him bleed well at the jieckjvein^ then take Trifora 

 Magna; and Aloes Platice, of each two ounces, and as much 

 Barly-bran^ mix all thefe, and diflblve it in oil-olive one pint, 

 and put thereto of white \)Vine one pint, and then divide it into 

 two parts or moities, and fo give it two mornings together to 

 your ^or/e falling v/ith a horn, that is to fay, either morning the 

 one moity : this done, take as much black Sope as a Walnut, 

 half as mach Arfenick in fine powder , and work them into one 

 body to a falvc, then with the point of a knife flit or open all the 

 hard knots or pultils, and fo put into every of them the quantity 

 oftwoBarly-cornsofthis Salve, which will eat forth the cores, 

 and kill the poyfonous humonrs^ then where you fee the wounds,^ 

 and places red and fair, heal them up by anointing them with 

 frelh Butter molten and made hot, and then ftrew upon them 

 the powder of Bolearmonack. */ This is a molt approved 

 good receipt, and by my felf often pradifed. Another. 



Take the juice of Rue, and of Aqua-vitJe, ofeachone Ipoon- 

 fuland a half, beat them well together, and by equal portions 

 convey it into both his -e^rs^ then flitch them up for 24. hours 

 fpace, and he is infallibly cured. *;jt* This is an excellent cure, 

 and by me often ufed. Another. 



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