Ta!^ Tlye Expert Farrier. Chap. 1 3. 



will they in ftiort time multiply abundantly : fometimes al- 

 fo a Horfe will catch them by ftanding ncer to another horfe 

 that is lowfie, and fo long as he be vifited with them, he can 

 never profper, but remain very meager and lean. You may 

 eafily know when he is anointed with this kind of vermwe, for 

 that he will often fcrub and rub himfelf againft Walls, Polls, 

 and Doors with his month and hinder -feet. The way to de- 

 ftroy them is, 



Take Staves-Acre, and boyl it in running water, and wafh 

 hisn all over with that water warm, and it will kill them. *^* 

 Another : 

 ^li;i^ Take Quick-filvertwo ounces, and firfl kill it with fading 



Spittle, and when it is throughly mortified, take Hogs-greafe 

 tryed, and fo work them together till it become of an Afh-co- 

 lour, and anoint him therewith, and it will in twice or thrice 

 dreffing, kill them all. "^^^ Another •• 



Take Tobacco as much as will fuffice, and ihred it very 

 fmall, and put it into fmall Beer, and put to it of Allum 

 powdered , as much as will fuffice, and when the Allum is 

 diflblved, wafh him therewith, and it will kill them. AH 

 thefe 1 have often tryed, and have found them to be very 

 good. • 



S E C T. 7. Z,. 



Hippoph. T 'TOvp do yoH mak§ your powder of LimQ a f:d li9- 

 X JL ney, with which yon do heal and dry up fores? 

 Hipfof. Take of Englifh Honey, and of quick lime new- 

 ly taken from the Kill unflaked, of each as much as will fuf- 

 fice, beat your Lime into fine powder, and with your Honey 

 and your Lime knead it into a Pafte, and when it is through- 

 ly wrought make it into a thin Cake, then lay it upon a clean 

 fire-pan, and fet it upon the fire, andfo letitb^ke, and as it 

 is baking take the foles of two old fhooes and caft them into 

 the fire, and let them burn until they have done flaming and 

 that they do become to be a fire-coal jthen take them forth,and 

 when the Cake is baked fufficiently and cold, beat the Cake 

 together with the buwit Ihooes fol»s to very fine powder, 

 and fo keep this powder in a bladder or dry box for your ufe. 



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