24 17^^ Expert Fanicr. Chap. 9^ 



SECT. Id. F. 



Hippoph. 'XA/Uar remedy have you for th Vi^in the Foot of a 

 ^^ Horfe? 

 Hifpof. This difeafe is fo called by reafon of that naughty 

 fiefh which groweth upon the frufn or heel, which is in like- 

 nefs and Ihape of a Fig, from whence this malady and forrance 

 taketh its denomination , and the French alfo give it the very 

 fame Epitheton, viz. laFigne^ which fignifieth a f /^. Itcom- 

 eth by means of fome hurt which the Horfe hath formerly re- 

 ceived in his Foot ( which was not well headed ) by fome nail, 

 ilub, thorn, bone, or Itone, and oft times by fome over-reach, ^ 

 upon the heel or frufh. It is apparent to the Eye, and therefore 

 needs no other Remonftrance. The cure is, 

 Fig in the Cut away the Hoof, fo as there may be a convenient fpace 

 Foot. betwext the Sole and the Hoof, to the end the Fi^ may the 

 more eafily be cured, then put to the forrance a piece of Spunge 

 which you muft bind clofe upon the Fi^y which will eat it off 

 to the very root, then heal up the fore with the green Oint- 

 ment taught you in lib. 2. cha^. 10. fe^^. G. "^^ This I have 

 found good. Another, 



Cut away the Fig clofe, either with your Incifion-knife, or ■ 

 elfe burn it off with a hot Iron ( which is the better way ) and 

 fo lay unto it for two days after tryed Hogs-greafe to take 

 away the fire. 



• Take then the tops of themoft angry young Nettles you can 

 find, pound them very fmall^ and fo lay them upon a linnen 

 cloathjjufi; the bignefs of the Fig^ then take the Powder of Verde- . 

 greafe, and ftrew it upon the chopped Nettles ( which muft be 

 done before you lay it to the forrance ) and fb bind it upon the 

 forrance, renewing it every day once, till the Hoof have re- 

 recovered the fore, \^ This I do know to be a molt certain 

 cure,for it never did fail pie. 



S E C T. 17. -P. 



Hippoph. TyVt novo what fay yon to a Fillula ? Mow doyoH cftre 

 Jo that .? 

 Biff of. A FiMa is a hollow Ulcer which maketh its way 



crooked, 



