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that it came through his default or negligence, either by the 

 cloying him with Provender, or otherwife, according as I 

 have heretofore touched, then give him a few branches of 

 Savin, and let him be aired abroad, keeping him upon the 

 Trench falling to procure him a Stomach, and then feed him 

 by degrees, and that by little at once, fo he will fall to his 

 meat again with good appetite, feed heartily, and do well 

 again. *^'^ But if you do find that his forfaking of meat com- 

 eth fey means of any ficknels which hath already feized him, 

 then give him this4rink, viz.. 

 Forfaking Take of white Wine one quart, Polipodium of the Oak, a 

 miat, red Goiewort leaf, Hore-hound, Mints, (he-Holly, Juniper- 

 berries, Ginger, Parfly-leeds, Fennel-feeds, of each three 

 ounces, beat them into fine Powder what is to be powdred, 

 and chop and fbamp the herbs fraall, and fo put all into the 

 Wine, and boy 1 them a pretty while, then llrain it, and 

 give it your Horfe blood-warm, then leap his back, and Trot 

 him foftly upon fair ground an hour, but not fweat by any 

 means, then fo fbon as he coraeth into the Stable, cloath and 

 litter him warm, and wafh his Mouth with Water and Salt, 

 and fet him upon the Trench, and put over his Noftrils a 

 fine linnen Ragg ftcej^d in fowr leaven, infufed firft in the 

 beft and ftrongell white Wine-vinegar, and the juyce of 

 Sorrel, and let him ftand fo three hours at the leaft, then un- 

 bit him, and bring him meat, but by little at once, for fear 

 of cloying his weak Stomach, neither let him have any Ma- 

 Ihes, or cold Water, but white water only, until fuch time 

 as he hath found him his Stomach again. \* This I have often 

 made tryal of, and have found it to be right good. Another, 

 Take Rue and Pepper, of each like much, ftamp them to- 

 ■getherto a thick Salve, then tak^ agood lump thereof, and 

 put it up a good way into his Mouth, and let him champ and 

 chew it a good while, and fo foon as you do fufFer him to o- 

 pen his Mouth, he will put it out, and fall to feeding heartily. 

 *^"^ This is not inferiour to the former. Another, 



Take the leaves of Briony, and give him them to eat, and 

 it will bring him to a good Stomach fuddenly. This was 

 taught me by a very good Farrier, who avowed it to me to 

 be fpecial good, but I never made tryal thereof. 



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