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againft the Bail or place which grieveth him , before 

 any other pait of the hoef. Again, if you fhall with your 

 Hammer knock upon the top of the clenches, when you do 

 come to that nail which grieveth him, he will lift up iiis foot j 

 fo likewife there may be many other fuch like figns, where- 

 by to difcover the place prickt, which he familiar to every 

 common Smith, and therefore I Ihall not need to fpeak any 

 more thereof. But let us now pafs to the Cure : 



Firft therefore after you have made tryal with your Pin" Vrickt. 

 fors^ or otherwife, as before is inculcated ^ pluck off the 

 ftiooc, and either with your drawing iron, or your Buttris, 

 fearch the place to the very bottome, and if: you can lee or 

 feel any flub of any nail therein, leave not till you have 

 got it away '■, and if the place be feftred, or mattrative, wipe~ 

 or walh the wound very well, fo as you may leave no part 

 thereof behind-, then take of the tender tops of red Neaks, . 

 a little handful, and flamp tliem in a Morter, of Badgers^ 

 greafe^ two ounces, of red Wine Vinegar, and Black-Sope, of 

 each two fpoonfuls, or for want of Badger s-greafe take the 

 like quantity of the fat of Bacon, which is fait. Beat all 

 thefe together in a Morter to an Unguent , and Hop the 

 wound well therewith, and after cover it with Hurds, and 

 fi) tack on the ihooe again, and do not remove it in two days, 

 and when you drefs it the lecond time with the f^id Unguent, 

 you may ihooe him up, but drive no nail at that place, and 

 fb you may travel him, for he will be whole and found. ^^* 

 This is an excellent cure, and I have often ulcd the lame. 

 Another, 



Open the forrance well as before is fhewed you, and walh 

 it clean with Vinegar and Salt, and then lay unto it the ten- 

 der tops of Elder-buds beaten to a very Unguent, if it be 

 in Summer that thofe buds or leaves may be had, if not, then 

 in Winter take the inward rind of Elder fo pounded and bray- 

 ed, and upon that melt into the wound hard Tallow, with a 

 hot iron, and then lay upon it to keep it clofe ftopped, fome 

 Hurds, and fo tack on the fliooe, and in few times dreffmg he 

 will be whole. ^^* With thefe two Receipts I have done many 

 ( whereof fome have been very great ) Cures. Another, 



Firlt open the j^ace, cleanfe the fore well as before, then 



take 



