Book II. Tl^e Expert Fatrier, 89 



tryal of this Receipt, and I have found it to be very good. But 

 if your fforfe hath his Hoof broken, and that you have a 

 deiireit (hould grow, then . ■ ^ 



^' Take Garlick pilled feven ounces. Rue three handfuls, Al- 

 lum powdred and fearfed feven onnces, old Bores-greafe 

 two pound, beat all thefe together with Afles-dung one hand- 

 ful, and then boyl it, and fo referve it, and anoint his Hoofs 

 therewith, and they willgiow very fall. "^^"^ This is very 

 good, if he be hurt by being caft in his //^//^er, then 



Take of Wax and Turpentine, of each one ounce, melt HaUir afi 

 them together in a Pot : Take then of Verdegreafe and Hogs- 

 greafe, of each one ounce, and incorporate them well toge- 

 ther raw, viz., without boyling, the Verdegreafe being firft 

 niadfe into very fine Pov/der, and put into another Pot by 

 it felf : Then when you have occafion to ufe it whereby to 

 drefs a fore •• Take firft of that you made of Turpentine 

 and Wax two parts, and then of that other which was not 

 boy led, made of Verdegreafe and Hogs-greafe a third part, and 

 mixing them well together in the Palm of your hand, anoint 

 the forrance therewith 3 thus doing every day once or twice, 

 it will be whole, remembring to clip away the Ifair firft 

 from about the place. And this is a raoft excellent Receipt. 

 \* 1 have often proved it. 



S E C T. 10. /f. 



Hippoph. \7i7Hat may a man beft apply to the Hoof of *§ 



Horle that is fwelkdy as if he were in dan- 

 ger to breed a Blood or Bog- Spaven ? 



Hippof. This cometh fometimes to young Horfes when 

 they be too hard ridden and journeyed in their youth, 'U 



which is the caufe they fwell in that place, by reafon the blood 

 falling down there fetleth , which if it be not fpeedily 

 removed, will alTuredly beget a Wet-Spaven. The cure is, 

 anoint the place fwoln four or five days together with natural 

 Balfome, and after reprefs the Humours with this charge, ha- 

 ving firft given fire tothe place lighted. . 



Take Oyl of Rofes two ounces, Bolearmoniack in Powder „ ^r /^,» 

 ,one ounce, Wheat-flower half an ounce, and the white of *'' 



Mmm an 



