(ft 'Tlx Expert Farmer.' ' Chap, i o. 



two hours, then by little and little flake his deaths, cooling 

 him by degrees, till you have brought him to his ibrmer 

 coolnefs, and as he doth begin to leave off fweating, let him 

 be well rubed till he be dry, then two hours after this give 

 him a fweet Malh, and ufe this drink and fweating fundry 

 times, every fecond day for a week. The next week 



TL»ke Wheat-meal,Horehound, Annifeedsand Licoris made 

 into very fine Powder, of each as much as will fuiEce, make 

 a pafte thereof with ordinary Honey and Sallet-oyI, of each 

 as much as will fuffice, then every morning make three Pills 

 the bignefs of a great Walnut apiece, and give them to the 

 i/or/6 three Mornings together, keep him all this time warm, 

 and let his drink be white Water, and his Manger-meat be 

 either Wheat-bran prepared, or dried Branj but if behave 

 Kernels under his Chaule, then either ripen them, as you 

 were taught before, or elfe burn them with the flame of a 

 Candle, and open the 5^« with an incilion Knife, and then 

 put into the Orifice the root of a red Dock, giving it a flit 

 or two, and it will draw his Cold quite away from under 

 his Chaule. But firft you mull underltand that the Drink laft 

 before mentioned, ought to be applyed before you apply a- 

 ny other Medicines ^ and my Counfel is withal, that you do 

 purge him before you give him this Drink, or any other 

 Medicines, for purging doth the better prepare the Body of 

 the Norfe, whereby to caufe his Phylick, of v/hat naturefo- 

 ever, to w^rk more kindly. "^^"^ This Receipt I have often 

 tried, and Have perfeded very great Cures therewith. Ano- 

 ther very foveraign, after your Horfe hath taken the Drink 

 next above prefcribed. 



Take Gumma Guiacum, Amber, Coral, of each half an 

 ounce, make all thefe into very fine Powder, and infufe it 

 into red Wine, one quart, with a good quantity of Cinamon 

 Arkanet Powdred, and give it to your Norfe two mornings 

 together blood-warm, and fo order him as is ufual with o- 

 ther Drinks,'^^* This is alfo very good. Another. 



Firfl: give him this Drink following, but firft purge him 

 two days before ^ take of Tanners Owes new made, wherein 

 never came Hides, one pint, of Sallet-oyl four fpoonfuls, 

 two heads of Garlick, pilled andbruifed, Featherfew and Se- 



landine, 



