1 0(5 Tl?e Expert Fanr'ter. Chap. 1 4.' 



Hiffof. This is a noyfom forrance which groweth upon the 

 inward part of tX^t fore-legs in the bending of the leg over a- 

 gainft theiy?ee: it isafcab hard and dry, which hath a chop 

 or chink upon it, and it hath hard and ftubborn flaring hairs 

 growing in and about it, not much unlike to Hogs-hrifiles^y 

 which means itcankereth, and corrupteth the/f/Jj, which wilt 

 eaufe the horfe to go ftiff, and to halt at firit fetting fortli 

 till he be warm, likeas doth the Scratches. It cometh either 

 through the negligence of the Groom for default of rubbing, 

 and due and orderly drefling, or elfe from the corruption of 

 the yiodd through hard and immoderate riding-,and thofc horfes 

 arc molt efpecially fubjed thereunto, which have long hair 

 growing all along the legs from the fafiern np to the top of 

 the thigk^ as moft commonly have your Flanders and Frecz.- 

 Lind-horfes^ by reafon that the hair'm that place, being thick, 

 long, and Ihaggy, doth gather fand, durt, and other filth, 

 which not being continually taken off by the induflry of his 

 Keeper J will fcald, burn,and fret into thejoynt, and fo breed 

 this kind of ibrancc. I have already fliewed yon the figns 

 how to know it, now I will alfo give you very many receipts 

 wherewith to cure it, many of which are fpccialgood.Firft 

 therefore ( whatfoever you have to apply unto this forance)^ 

 fail not to wafli and Ihavc away the hair from off and about 

 theforances^ firftthen, 



Take black-Soap, Unguentum Papuleon, and frefh Butter, 

 of each like much as will fuffice: mix them well together, 

 and fo bring them to a formal Unguent, and apply it to the 

 forance every other day till it be whole. \* But you muft 

 withall underfland that unlefs you do pick away and rub ofF 

 the dry cruftorfcurf,as well aswafhand (have away the hair 

 which doth annoy the forrance, you do nothing in the perfe- 

 cting of the Cure, for be you confident unlefs you do this, the. 

 J^4/e;7fl?cr will not be taken away, nor any medicine that you 

 ihall apply to it, be able to heal it up. Another, 



Take black-fope and allay it with Buck-lye, and wafli the 

 place well wherewith: this done apply unto the forance a 

 plaifter of Goofe-dung, and renew it twice a day till it be 

 whole. \"^ Another, 

 Take ^kk'filver,ajidkiU it in Orpiment, then take Buck- 

 lye 



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