p 8 7h Expert Farmer. Chap. 1 5 , 



well with three heads of Garlik picked, a little bruifed in 

 Ale four quarts, then Itrain it well, and give unto your 

 horfe of this drink one quart, in a morning falling blood- 

 warm, and then ride him upon it till he do begin to be warm, 

 but not to fweat, and thus do for four mornings together, 

 and within fome Ihort time after, turn him to Grafs, if the 

 time of the year be feafonable, and he will feed wonderfully 

 '^nci fatten fuddenly ^ but if the time of the year do not ferve 

 fbrOrafs, then fhall y« keep him in the Stable, and befides 

 his. former drink, you fhall give him in his Oats this Pow- 

 der, viz. T-akQ the Powder of Elecampane dry, and of 

 Cumin, both pulverized and fearced of each like much : Mix 

 them well together, . and every time you give your horfe this 

 Provender ^ take of this Powder half an ounce, and flrew 

 it by little and little among his Provender for fear of offen- 

 ding him, till he hath eaten up all clean, and do this but 

 fourteen days together, and you Ihall perceive you Horfe to 

 thrive, mend, and profper after a ftrange manner : provided 

 that you do give him feafonable Airing, moderate Exercife, 

 and Malhes or white water, \'^ This is marvellous good. 



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Hippoph. \7i7Nat is to be done to a Horfe whofe Legs dofwelll 



Hiffof. If this fwelling be only in his fore- 

 Legs and not behind, then is it a lign that this his Swelling earned 

 by over- violent labour, when the Horfe was very fat, ( efpeci- 

 ally inwardly) by reafon that theOreafe that was molten 

 fell down into his Fore-legs^ which if it had flaid in his Body^ 

 muft of neceffity have engendred either an Amlcor Feaier, or 

 a Shrfet to the great peril of his Life j the figns are known 

 by the fwelling and therefore to anoint them with Acgpm 

 Kgsfwdl- were very good. But the bell cure is, firfl to take up the 

 ^d. Thigh-veins^ then with your Fleamj to prick the places mofl 



fwelled, and hottell in fundry places, efpecially below, to the 

 end that the corrrupt blood may ifTue forth ^ then 



Take of White- Wine lees one pint, of Cumin bruifed one 

 ounce, boyl them together to a Poultis with Wheat flower, 

 three handfuls *, then with a cloth apply it to the place good 



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