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is to take Elecampane roots, and boyl them in Milk till 

 they be foft, that you may bring them to Pap, then with a 

 horn give them to the //G>y^, together with the Milk lake- 

 warm, being no more then will make the roots liquid, thca 

 having anointed yoiir Goofe-feathers put them into his 

 Noltrils, and ride him forth as before is Ihewed. The other 

 receipt for the mourning of the Chine, he entituleth thus, 



A moft rare and reproved Medicine, to cure any high run- 

 ning Glanders^ called the mourning of the Chine, held of all 

 men incurable. This difeafe to my knowledge, there is not 

 any Smith or Farrier in this Kingdom can tell how to cure: 

 For it comes not to the extremity, till the Horfe hath run 

 at the Nofe, a year or more, and have at the roots of his 

 Tongue a hard Lung gathered, which will not be diflblved. 

 Now for mine own part it is well known, that I have cured 

 many with this Medicine only : 



Take of Agri-pgmentHm, and of TuJfiUgims, beaten into PtrfHmt, 

 fine Powder, of each four drams, then beating them with 

 fine Turpentine bring them into a pafte, theia make of it lit- 

 tle Cakes or Trofches, as broad as a Groat, and dry them. 

 This done lay about two or three of them on a Chafingdilh 

 of Coals, and cover them with a Funnel, fo that the fraoak 

 may come out only at the end thereof, and fb without any 

 lofs afcend ijp into the Horfes Head through his Noftrils, 

 then ride the Horfe till he begin to fweat 5* this do once e- 

 very morning, before water, till the running be flopped, 

 which will be in very fiiort fpace, conlldering the greatnefs of 

 this difeafe. 



Thefe be Mafler Markham's two great Cures, which by 

 reafon he hath fo great Encomiums of their Vertues, and 

 alfo what great Cures he hath wrought and perfedted with 

 them, I think it not amifs to infert them in this place. 

 Thus I have delivered unto you a great number of Receipts 

 for this one difeafe, many of which I have found very- 

 good, fome I could never have means or occalion to prove, 

 and therefore 1 muft expe<ft prompt opportunities, in the in- 

 terim I do remit them to my brethren to praftife. But I 

 will now conclude this Chapter, with one only Receipt 

 more, which I do efleem my Mafter-piece of this Malady, 



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