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on of one pint ^ my meaning is,that it rauft boyl till one part be 

 confumed, and not otherwife ^ and in the interim you muit 

 keep your Horfewcry warm, and let his drink be either fweet 

 Mafhes or white water, and four days after he hath been 

 thrice thus drenched, give him this other drink. Take An- 

 nifeeds, Licorifli,Fennelfeeds, Bay-berries, Elecampane dry- 

 ed, Fenugrick , Turmerick, of each like much, all made in- 

 to very fine powder, and fearfed, let two fpoonfuls of this 

 powder ( being well mixed, ) be infufed in good Ale one 

 quart, with Sallet oyl two fpoonfuls, give him this drink 

 four mornings together, wherein you are to obferve that the 

 firft time you are to adminifter this drink to your Uorfe, you 

 are to put into the Ale two fpoonfuls of this powder ,aud the 

 other three mornings, but one fpoonfui : keep him warm, and 

 order him as is behooveful for a lick Horfe that is in phy/ick^ 

 and he is certainly cured. ^^"^ This is afpecial good Receipt. 

 j4nother. 



Let him blond in both the fia^ik. vdnsy then take of good 

 white Wine one quart, and put thereto of Sallet- oyl thi^e 

 ounces, of Cummin one dram, Annifeeds and Licorilh, of 

 each two ounces, make all thefe into very fine powder, and 

 fearfe them, and give it him blood-warm, then fet him up, 

 and let him be throughly rubbed againll the hdr^ and along 

 the W^ and ribs^ and nape of the neck, half an hour toge- 

 ther, then cover all his b^ck^ with a Sack iiiade throughly 

 well foaked in a tub of water, and vvhen «t hath drained a 

 while, lay it upon him, and upon that, two houfing cloaths 

 at the leaft, and gird them clofe unto him well wifped, which 

 will bring him into a iweat, which truly will be the prime 

 caufe whereby to reftore him to his priftine fanity , but let 

 him not fweat above an hour at moll, and cool him by de- 

 grees, taking away the Sack firft, and keep him to fweet 

 Mafhes or white water during the time of his fhyfak, and 

 longer j let him be thus drenched, fweated, and ordered, fe- 

 ven days together, and give him in ftead of liis Oates, Barly 

 boy led, and dry Beans bruifcd in a Mill, and good old fweet 

 Hay, well fhaked and dufted, and fometimes green Manli 

 from off the floar j and after eight days let him blond in both 

 the brefi 'veins , but take not above a pint of blood from 



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