Book II. TIpe Expert Farrier. X f 



Take white Wine one pint, of Aloes one ounce, made into 

 fine Powder, of Agarick half an ounce, Annifeeds and Licorifn, 

 of each one dram in fine Powder, and add thereto of life Honey 

 one fpoonful, let all thefe be made warm upon the fire, and fo 

 give him blood warm : Then take his back, and ride him into a 

 goodfweat, and fet him up, cloath hira, litter him, and flop 

 well his body, head, and breail, and let him fweat fo two hours, 

 then by degrees cool him, and when he is cold let him be well 

 rubbed and cloathed up again warm, but not to fweat any more, 

 and let him ftand upon the Trench three hours after his fweat- 

 ing, then unbit him, and wa(h his tongue and mouth, with 

 Alum, Vinegar, Sage, and water boiled together, that doiie, 

 give him a little Wheat-ftraw to eat, and an hour after a Gallon 

 of fweet, dry, and clean Oats, well drefled and lifted, but lay 

 not all at once before him, but three or four handfuls at a time 

 continuing thus to feed him, till he hath eaten up his whole Gal- "^ 

 Ion, and at night give him afweetMafh. And the next morn- 

 ing let him bleed at the neck and mouth, the quantity of a 

 quart or lefs , if the blood be good, but if you do find the 

 blood to be black, thick, hot, inflamed, yeUowifh, frothy, or 

 otherwife evil coloured, take then from him two quarts, after 

 •keep him warm, and let him purge, and for four or five days 

 after, give him either warm Mafhes, or white water. \'* This 

 I have likewife known to be very good. Anotlier, 



Firil let him blood in the Neck and Mouth, then, 



Take Germander, Sallet-oyl, and life-Honey, of each four 



ounces, of Gum, Dragagant, dry red Rofes, of each one ounces 



put thefe pounded and chopped very fmall into good Ale a quart, 



^and warm it, and fo give it him, then ride hira till he fweat, 



'and order him as the former cure. Of this I did never make 



-tryal. Another, 



Take of the tops of Time one handful, boyl thefe in a quart 

 of Beer, until the Time do begin to wax tender and foft, then 

 lirain it, and put to it, of brown Sugar-Candy, in Powder two 

 penny-worth, Annifeeds in fine Powder one penny-worth, and 

 two penny-worth of ordinary Treacle, when all thefe are well 

 dilTolved over the fire, give it your Horfe blood warm, but 

 you mufl remember that you do let him blood before you do 

 give him this drink, in the NecK and Momh, *^^ This I have 

 often tryed and found it right good. Another, 



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