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give him white Water and Hay, and at night a few Oates, 

 for he mull be kept toafpare diet. The next day anoint 

 two long Goofe-feathers with the powder of BrimftoEe and 

 frefh Butter, being firft well wrought together, till it be 

 brought to the colour of Gold, put them into either noftril, 

 and fallen them to his headllal, as before taught you, and 

 fo ride him an hour or two, for this will purge his head, 

 andcaufe him to fend forth raattrative fluff which abideth 

 in his Head and Lungs, then bring him in and take them forth, 

 and an hour after give him Hay and white Water, and Bran 

 prepared, which alfo he Ihould have given him before his 

 riding abroad. The next day give him his Clyller again, 

 and fo let him rell for that day, but ordered in all things as 

 before, the next day give him his Goofe-feathers again, a- 

 nointcd as before, and ordered in the like manner as you did 

 before, and all this is, but to prepare him for his after Drink, 

 but remember to keep him alwaies warm, and let h-im bee- 

 vermore falling and empty, when he is to have any kind of 

 Phyfick adminillred unto him, and let him. be aired Morning 

 and Evening, if the Sun fhine, or that it be otherwife warm 

 and calm weather. And having thus begun with him, three 

 days after give him this Drink* 



Take of Aquavitae half a pint, and of White-wine one pint, 

 Ariilolochia-Rotunda, Agarick, Gentian, Bay berries. Myrrh, 

 Ivory, Aloes, of each three drams, make aU thefe into fine 

 Powder each one by it felf, then mix them very well, and 

 put them into a clean Pofnet with the Wine and Aquavitae, 

 and fo warm it upon the fire, then being well brewed, give it 

 him blood-warm. This Drink mall be given thrice, to wit, 

 every third day, and he made to fall three hours after, and 

 after ordered as is accullomed with Horfes in Phyfick, during 

 which time, and fome time after, let him drink no cold wa- 

 ter, but moll commonly white water, which once or twice in 

 a week may be changed into a fweet Malh, and let him eat 

 the Bran and Malt, and dyet and feed him fo, as that he may 

 be kept to a Stomack, but be careful you neither cloy, nor 

 pine him : Inllead of the Oates which you Ihould give him, 

 let them fometimes be changed into Bread if he will eat it -, 

 and fometimes you may give him initead of Oates, fome 



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