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a little Armen into his mouth, then give him Hay fprinkled 

 with water, and after an hour a fweet Mafh, or white water, 

 and then a few Oates well fifted and dulled, and this by a 

 little at once, remembring to take blood from the Neck-vein, 

 the fame morning you give him this drink, and thct a little 

 before he taketh it, and prick him alfo in the mouth, and- 

 the next day after this drink, perfume his head with Storax, 

 Benjamin, and Frankinfence, and fo order him according as 

 you m your difcretion (hall think to be moll meet, onlry re- 

 member to Air him every day abroad if there be no wind, 

 ( for wind is hurtful to him ) and thus doing you may reco- 

 ver him, and make him a found Horfe again. \^"" This is 



^ lingular good. Another, 



Firft give him this Clifter, take the flowers of Melelotc, 

 Annifeeds and Licorifh, Linfeeds, Sileris Montani, of each 

 half an ounce, Polipodium of the Oak two ounces and half, 

 Agnus Callus one handful, the Herb Mercury, Mallows, Pil- 

 litory of the wall, Branca urlina of three handfuls, make a 

 decodion of all thefe, letting it boyl to a quart, then put to 

 it of red Wax one ounce and a half, of Callia newly drawn 

 three ounces, of Diafennicon, tv/o ounces of Benedida, one 

 ounce of Oyl of Nuts, as much as will fuffice, and of all thefe 

 make your Clyller according to Art, which you (ha)i give 

 to your horle fo foon as you do fuppofe or fufped him to 

 droop, and after this Clyfter hath done working, give him 

 the drink prefcribed in lih. 2. chap, g.fe^l. 10. F. which is very 

 proper and good, provided you do adminifter it as foon as 

 you do perceive your Horfe to befoundred in the body, and 

 withal adding to the drink the juyce of three great Onions 

 well beaten and ftrained into white Wine, and that he be dref- 

 fed,aired,ridden,and ordered as is fitting and ufual for Horfes 

 in Phyfick.%^ Of this I have made tryal, ai^ do find it to 

 be good. Another, 



Take a head of Garlick, of Pepper, of Ginger, and of 

 Graines, of each two penny worth j make all thefe into fine 



.Powder, and put them into ftrong Ale one quart, and fo 

 give it him to drink blood-warm : Give him this drink two 

 or three mornings, and order him as is before prefcribed. 



-And when you do find that he hath gotten ftrength, let him 



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