Book 11. Tl^e Expert Farrier, \ ii 



Hiffof. This thing which is called Paftom is none other 

 than a plain P/^i^y^fr ^ only fomeof our verbal Farriers have 

 gotten hold of the Fre'r?cb word PafioK'^ which doth lignifie a 

 Plaifler^ and that they deliver and vent among ignorant peo- 

 ple, whereby to cry themfelves up for learned, and skilful 

 DoShors in Horfe-leech-craft '^ now forafmuchas maladies and 

 difeafes, are of fundry forts and different natures : fo ought 

 the PafioNs^ Plaifters and Medicines bedifcrcpant each from o- 

 ther, but lince you were pleafed to underlland the true nature 

 of this word Pafton^ 1 have in a word delivered the fame 

 unto you, and nowl will give you the receipt of one of the 

 Paftons which will be well worth your acceptance, it being 

 the moll foveraign remedy of any that ever I could come to 

 know, which is as good to diflblve and take away evil hu- 

 mours^ which Ihall at any time fall down into the Legs of your 

 horfe^ as any other Medicine you can ufe. And this it is. 



Take of common-Honey one pound, of Turpentine half a 

 pound, of Maflick in fine powder, two ounces, of Frankin- 

 cenfe and Bole-armoniack both made into fine powder, of each 

 fbui^ottflces, of Sanguis Draconis, three ounces, of new laid 

 Eggs fix, of the ftrongefl: white Wine- Vinegar one pint, of 

 the flower of Rice feven ounces, mix all thefe together, and 

 hereof make a plaifter, and lap the legs of the horfe from the 

 feet to the upper joynts, and do this butfouror five times, 

 and you Ihall fee it will perform a ftrange and rare cure. \"^ 



S E C T. 2. P. 



H ippoph. \/^ \ 7 ^^^ i^ good to help a flrain in the Paftern- 

 ^ V joynt? 



Hippo/. If it be onl y a ftrain in or upon the paftem-joym^ and 

 not upon the bac\fmews : 



Take then of Chamberly one quart, and boyl it untill the PAfi^rn- 

 fcum doth arife, then ftrain it, and put unto it of Tanfey and -'"-^'^ ^'''*'' 

 of Mallows, ofeach one handful, and of ordinary Honey two 

 fpoonfuls, and of Sheeps tallow four ounces, chop the herbs 

 fmall, and then mingle all thefe Ingredients together, and fo 

 apply the Medicine to the place with a linnen cloth bound up, 

 and Ititched clofe with a needle and thread, that it may not 



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