1 o8 Tl^e Expert Farrier, Chap. 1 4. 



it will heal it up, and make it marvellous found. ^:f:*. And 

 this will likewife cure Scratches,Sores, Hurts, or the like ma- 

 ladies in a horfe. Another, 



Take a fait barrel led Herr'ng out of the pickle, which hath 

 a foft row, and cut offthek^<^ and tayl, and caft them away, 

 then mince all the Herring very fmal], and put it in a Hone 

 morter, and put thereto of black-Sope two fpoonfu Is, and of 

 AHumpowdred halfan ounce, Itamp. all thefe things together 

 till you have made them to be of one body, and plaiflcr-wife 

 apply it to theMalender, renewing it once a day for three 

 days ', And this will kill the humours that fecdeth it \ which 

 once done, anoint the place with oyl of Rofes, and that will 

 caufe the Crult to fall away, then wafh it once every day 

 with Chamberly, and Itrew upon it the powder of Oyfter- 

 Ihcls, and it is made whole and found again. This I dare pro- 

 mife to be a very good Receipt. 



S E C T. 2. -/^. 



Hippoph. VAZ Ell what fay yon to the Mainge ? 



.Hippo. This of all other is the worll, vil- 

 defl, and mofl filthy, and it will caufe the Horfe to be ever 

 rubbing, fcrubbing, and fcratching. It is a formal Leprofie, 

 and the French do call it the Ekphamick,malady^ by reafon that 

 Elephants 2LYe very much fnbjed thereunto. The hah* will flare 

 and in many places pill and fall away, and a lothfom Scurf, 

 will be upon the places touched therewith, and he will infedt 

 all other horfes which refide in the fame Stable with him: 

 Wherefore fo foon as the malady may be efpyed, let him be 

 feperated from his fellciws, whether in the Stable, or abroad 

 at Grafs. This dileafe tometh of corrupt and melancholy 

 blood, by means of its overheating^, and fomctimcs by feeding 

 upon naughty and unwholfom m^at. It is fo eafie to be dif- 

 covered, as that it needs no other difcription, then what 

 hath been already fhewed : and I will give you many good 

 Receipts for this Malady. 



Take Spurge, Salendine, Erimflone, all in fine dowdcr,of 

 each three ounces, Hogs-greafe trycd, new- Wax, Sheeps- 

 fuet, and quick-Silver well mortified with falling-fpittle, of 



each 



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