ij^ ^^^ Ex^rt Farrier, Chap. \f. 



comes by means of his unruly flriving, the halter being new, 

 - and therefore hard, which doth fo pinch and gall him, that 

 the harm thereof by reafon the flejh is bruifed, doth felter and 

 inflame, and from thence is ingendred this moft loathfome 

 forrance, and fometimes it comes again of billions and evil 

 hiiKOHrs^ which do approach to that place : fometimes it comes 

 again by the means of a ftroke or blow given by fome cudgel 

 by his Keeper or Rider^ betwixt his ears, whereby it feftrcth 

 - inwardly, and inflaming, breedeth an impoftumation, fo as if 

 it be not in time taken, it will grow to a very foul FiJhU, not 

 cafie to be cured i for the poli of the horfe is fo tender a mem- 

 ber, astobefoon offended, and therefore eafily damnified; 

 I need not to deliver you the figns, for the fwclling will bcfo 

 apparent, as that it cannot be miftaken, albeit it will putrifie 

 much more inwardly then outwardly ; and therefore you 

 ought to apply your diligence to open it, before it do break 

 of it felf. The cure is, 



Firft to lay unto the place fwoUen, fuch things as will ri- 

 Poli-evti. pen it, and to prepare it ready to be opened •• and as touching 

 the ripening thereof : 



Take the Loam of a mud-wall which had never any Lime in 



it, but much ftraw or Litter j and the elder this Loame or 



mud-wall is, the better ; boyl fo much as you Ihall pleale 



thereof in the ftrongeft white Wine- Vinegar, and let it boy I 



till it come to be a very Poultefs, then being very hot, lay it 



to the fwelling, renewing it morning and evening till it be 



ripe enough to be opened, then open it with a red hot iron 



made fharpe at the end, and let the iron be the bignefs of a 



nail rod, but you muft begin below, thrufting your inllru- 



ments upwards, clean through, that it may come forth in the 



foftefl place, and when it is thus Opened, fo as the corruption 



may iflue forth at cafe ^ anoint the Orifices with tryed Hogs- 



greafe two or three days together, to get out the fire, but 



howfoever fail not to drefs it twice every day with the faid 



Poultefs, taints being dipped in the Poultefs, and put down 



to the bottom, as well to carnific and heal the fififtla at the 



bottom, as to keep open the Orifices, and this Poultefs will 



cure him. *^* But withal you mull remember to make him a 



hood or night-cap to warm the nafe of his mck, and to keep 

 <jnx':, in 



