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tei-ly to have loft his mettle. Tl^efe andfuch like be the 

 Symptoms of this malady. Now come I to the cure : 



Let him firft bleed well under the Tail^ then 



Take of Mares-milk two quarts, if the fame may be had, ^^^^ 

 if not, the like quantity of the milk of a red Cow, then take ' , 



a lump of Arement, then take a young horfe of or about the , 1 



age of four years, and of colour black, if it may be, if not, 

 then of fomc other colour, run and chafe him about that he 

 may fweat much, then with a fpoon, or v;ith fome other 

 fuch like Inftrument, rake the fweat from his Head^ Neck., 

 Breafi, Back^, Sides ^ Rihs^ Buttocks, Legs, and in a word, from 

 each part or Member of the faid horfe, and get of the fweat 

 fo miUch as you can pofTibly, and fo put, your Arement and 

 your fweat into the milk, which all being well mixed, 

 give him this by equal portions three mornings together^ till 

 he hath taken it all, and let him drink' none other drink af- ,; 



ter it in fix or feven hours, but immediately after his drink, l^ 



let him be led forth into fome Pafiure where other horfes be, ) 



the better to caufe him to fneefe,fiale, <s//w^,and empy himfelf ^ 

 for it is very rvholfome for him fo to do, before he either eat 

 or drink. Having thus done, fet him up warm and well 1 



littered, and if the feafon ferve, give him of the greea 

 blades of Rye, if not, give him Barley fteeped in Milk three 

 days, but renewed every day once. Then after every of 

 thefe drinks if you feel him cold in the Pafiern-joyms, or 

 that he tripfeth or fiumbleth as you lead him in your ha^jd, 

 meddle no further with him, for he is paft cure j otherwife 

 for nine days together after morning and evening give him 

 white Water only, unlefs now and then a fweet Mafh, and 

 fometimes give him milk with his white water, if the W/e 

 be not above nine years old, and fo you may cure him, but 

 if he be elder, this may prolong his life, whereby he may 

 do the more fervice. This 1 never did experience, but a 

 Noble Knight, and a very good friend, told me that he hath 

 thus recovered fundry horfes which hath been villted with this 

 difeafe^ 



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