Book 11. 77?^ Expert Farrier. l y^ 



is very good ; but to prevent all forts of Scratches, Kibes, 

 Rat-tails, &c. take up the Thigh-veins^ and your horfe Ihall 

 never have any of thefe maladies, or if he have them, yet 

 by fo doing they will themfelves be cured. ^"^ This I have oft 

 experienced. 



S E C T. 7. S. 



Hoppoph. TjOw do you cure a Sit-fafl: ? 



XX ^ippof. This malady the French do call 

 Mai de U Cron •, it is a hard knob which hath been formerly 

 a Saddle-galdy but by reafon that the owner of the horfe was un- 

 willing to fpare his work till it was fully cur'd ^ it was con- 

 verted into a fit'fafiy wich is oft-times troublefome to the 

 horfe, by reafon it is grown to a dry knob fo hard as a horn. 

 The Cure is, 



Take the green outward leaves of a Cabbage, andltamp 

 them with old Boars-greafe, or tryed Hogs-greafe, and work 

 them to an ointment ^ and then mount his back, and fet the 

 Saddle, to the end that the oyntment may the better enter, 

 or link into his back, and in a few days it will cure him. \''^ 

 This is a very good Cure. 



S E C T. 8 . 5. 



Hippoph. TT^Here he yet certain Scabs which do grow upon horfe 

 JL heels J which Farriers do deny to be the Scratches, 

 hht they will have it to be a difeafe wholly different. How do yon 

 CHre thetn f 



Hippof. Sir, men may fay what they Ihall pleafe, but I do 

 alTure you thefe are all plain Scratches.But yet I wiH give you 

 a few receits for thenT. 



Take of Sallet-oyl three ounces, Red- wax gummed one 

 ounce, common Honey two ounces, mix and melt all thefe 

 together, and make them into an Unguent, with which you 

 mull oft anoint the fores, and this will cure them ^:^ \ have 

 often ufed it. Another, 



Take ordinary Turpentine two ounces, new Wax, oyl de- 

 Bay, quick Brimftoue, of each three ounces, common Ho- 



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