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



CHAP. XV. 

 SECT. I. O. 



Hyppophilus. 



Nat good Receipt have yon wherewith to cure old 



Sores? 



Hippof. Sir, I have many, and the moll of them 

 be very good, whereof I will give you only one, and le^ve 

 the refidue to their proper places : 

 Old Sores. Take of Roch-Allum a good quantity, and burn it in a hot 

 fire-pan, then take fo much Bay-Salt, and burn that alfo •■, 

 beatthefe together to very fine Powder, then take of com- 

 mon-Honey and of fweet Butter, of each like much, fo much 

 as will fuffice, and fo incorporate all thefe Ingredients toge- 

 ther ; neither muft it be warmed upon the fire, but only thus 

 brought to a Salve, and fo keep it for your ufe : which mufl; 

 be applyed either Plaifter-wife, or Taint-wife, or both, ac- 

 coxding as you fhall fee caufe, and this will heal any fores ve- 

 ry foundly j neither will it permit any dead or proud y?e//j to 

 remain in the place. ^;^"'^ This I have often times tryed. 



SECT. 2. 0. 



HippopH. "XTXTHat is befi to be applyed to an over -reach ftp- 

 y y on the Heel ? 

 Hippof. I have handled this malady before in l.i.c. 4. feB. i o. 

 lit. ji. notwithflanding I will give you one or two Receipts 

 more. Firft, cut out the over- reach with your incifion knife, 

 making it plain as may be, then waih it with Beer and Saltjand 

 apply this plailter unto it, . 



Take Oat-meal and Butter fo much as will fuffice, to bring 



it to a Salve,pound them together in a Morter, working them 



into one body, and apply this Plaifter-wife to the S.orran^e^ 



renewing it every day once till it be whole. '^^'^This is very 



I good. Another, 



Mollifie the heels of the horfe with fupplying things, where- 

 of 



