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ounce, Saffron two drams, Duck or Duke powder, and c-f 

 cordial powder, of each two drams, make what is to be 

 powdrcd into very fine powder, and mix them well together, 

 adding thereunto of Lite-Honey four ounces, 'dll v^/hich be- 

 ing m'A(\t warm upon the fire, and well brewed together, give 

 it your horfe blood- warm, but you mult withal underltand 

 that the fame day you fiiall adminifter this drink unto him, 

 he do Hand fafting upon the Trench three or four hours be- 

 fore, and as many after j neither mull you the fame day give 

 him any Oats, and let his drink be either a fweet Mafh, or 

 white water, and keep him warm, and with white water five 

 or fix days after, and then give him Oats, but in the inte- 

 rim inflead of Oats, let him have either bread made for him 

 of purpofe, or elfe Bran prepared, and when you do give 

 him Oats, put in amonglt them F;£nugreek bruifed. "^^"^Thls 

 is, I doaifurcyou amofl excellent receipt, with which Ifa- 

 ved the life, and brought to perfed fanity a horfe of price, 

 which was vifited with this infirmity -^ the fecond receipt 

 which I had of the MartfJul of Avinion is this : ( viz,.) fo foon 

 as you do perceive or fufped him to be Morfounded. 



Take of Salt one handful, and put to it of fair water one 

 pint, and give it him to drink, and ride him moderately up- 

 on it till he [weat^ and this will cure him if it be adminiftred 

 fo foon as you may fufped the malady, but if you Itay'three 

 or four days, or longer, before you do give'him this water 

 and fait, then take of the powder of Hellebore one fpoonful, 

 and of Saffron one penny-worth, of Alfaf^tida, and c^ Sope 

 of Venice, of each two drams, of Dacca alias the feeds of 

 Bays, a farthing-worth made alfo into fine powder, mix and 

 pound all thefe together well, putting to them of Vinegar 

 one pint, and give it him blood-warm, then cover him with a 

 wet cloth, and cloth him warm, and fet him upon the Trench^ 

 that he may neither lye down, nor vomit, but kt him fweat 

 an hour after, and then cool and dry him by degrees, and let 

 him be well rubbed, and he v/ill do well again. "^^^This is 

 alfo a very good receipt. 



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