64 Tl:ie Expert Farrier, Chap, i oi 



fomuch as will fuffice, and when it is throughly boyled llrain 

 the Liquor from the other Simples, referving only the Li* 

 quor, and fo make a Pafte thereof with your Barly-flower, 

 adding thereto of the dull of Oaken-bark one handful or two, 

 then make this Pafte up into Pills the bignefs of a good Wall- 

 nut^give him four of thefe at a time, rowled up in the Powder 

 of Cinnamon two parts, and one part in the Powder of Saf- 

 fron, and ufe this till he be well, not adminiflring thefe Pills 

 every day, but every two or three days, till you do find him 

 well. ^"^ This I do recommend vinto you for afpeciai good 

 Receipt , for that therewith I have effedled many great 

 Cures in this kind, but then withal let his drink be white 

 Water, and fometimes a fweet Maih, as in all other Cures 

 for this Infirmity , and withal put into his white Water 

 Bramble-leaves , and Knotgrafs bruifed, and be you very 

 careful that he take no cold, but be kept warm during his 

 Cure, and ayre him Morning and Evening in the warm Sun, 

 if there be no Wind ^ and every time you lead him forth to 

 be ayred, at his going forth of the Stable, fpirt into his Noft- 

 rilsthe Juice of wild Dayfie-roots, mingled with the flrong- 

 eft White-wine-vinegar , which will purge his Head ex- 

 ceedingly, andcaufe the Glanders to run forth abundantly. 

 Another, being an excellent Pill for the Glanders^ which I 

 have often ufed, and that to great good purpofe. 



Take Venice-Turpentine wafhed, half a dram,incorporate 

 it with the Powder of Brimftone, Alkenet, and Oake-bark 

 . dull, of each like much, fo much as will fuffice to make up 

 into Pills, give him every Morning two of thefe Pills fafting, 

 as big as a good Wall- nut every one, till he be well.\"^ Ano- 

 ther which is a very good Drink, wherewith todiflblve the 

 Glanders and Cold, after other Drinks have rotted and ripen- 

 ed them. 



Take of Muskadine one quart, of Figgs cut and fliced 

 fmall, a quarter of a pound, live Honey one fpoonful, Saf- 

 fron pulverized one pennyworth, Ginger and Elecampane of 

 each one dram in powder, Pepper in fine powder fo much 

 as will lye upon a Sixpence, frelh or fweet Butter the quan- 

 tity of an Egg, boil all thefe together a pretty while, then 

 ftrain it, and blood-warm adminilter it, only adding to the 



Drink 



