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many times they burn away the Lampas^ like as do our 

 Smiths with an Iron inftrument, which they do call 2.^Bifiory^ 

 which is the very fame that our Smiths ufe here in England. 



Hippoph. T 'TOw do you flop ah^x or Loofnefs , when it 

 XJL comet h to be violent ? 



Bippof. Very eafily Sir, but I had thought I had handled 

 that point fufficiently before, in letter F. where you made 

 your demand totiching the FIhx in a Horfe, notwithftanding j^^^^^ m^^. 

 I will give you other very good Receipts by me almoft 

 forgotten. To illuflrate the manner of it's coming, and 

 the ligns how to know the fame, I hold unfitting for this 

 place, by reafon I have fufficiently already performed it. 

 Take of Allum one penny-worth powdred, Bole-Armoniack 

 powdred one ounce, put thefe into Milk one quart, conti- 

 nually ftirring it till the Milk doth become all of a Curd, 

 give him this with a horn, and it will Hay his LaxhQ it ne- 

 ver fo violent. \"^ This 1 have uled. Another, 



Take Bean-flower, and Bole-Armoniack in fine powder, 

 of each four ounces, put them into red Wine one quart, and 

 give him this with a horn blood-warm. Let his drink b« 

 white water, only inflead of Wheat-Bran, put in flower, and 

 that for three or four days after j then let him bloodrnthc Tem^ 

 fle-veins, and give him warm Mafhes, made of ground Malt 

 and Bean-flower, and having drunk up the Wort, let him cat 

 up the refidue, but if this do not ftay him within two days, 

 then put in each Nofiril^ Sallet-Oyl, and that will do it. *;^*" 

 This is fpecial good. 



SECT. 3. L. 



Hippoph. L^//^/^ m€ans have youto raife a. lean Horfe, andta 

 canfe him infliort time to become very fat ? 

 Hippo f. I have (hewed you this before, but yet I wiW give 

 you a Receipt which you yet have not. 



Take Ele.campane dried, Comin, Turmerick, Annifeeds, of jr^^^, ^^^-j 

 each two ounces, Grundfel half a handful, boyl all thefe very toma^ef^. 



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