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cometh by walhing, walking ard cald taken after imniode- 

 ratc labour, and fometimes by feeding iEteraperately up- 

 on Provender, and fomethnes by feeding upon unwhoLefom 

 meat. The figns to know it, are, his fiowach may be per- 

 adventure good to his meat, but yet it will do him little 

 good, for he will be always meagre and lean, his hair will 

 ftare, neither will he caftbis coat at ufual times like as o- 

 ther horfes do, he will lofe his mettle, and become very Innty 

 and \\i%eyes will run with water and matter, and his fioties 

 will fwell y in a word he will be out of joynt, that is out of 

 good temper throughout every part and member of his bo- 

 dy. Other caufes there be of this malady, whereof I have 

 intreated before in /. 2. c. 6. fe^. 2. let. C. to which place I do 

 refer you j neverthclefs I will give you a Receipt or two 

 which 1 ave often ufed, and do know them to be right 

 good. 

 swdUd Take Turmerick and long Pepper , of each a penny- 

 cods. worth, Annifeeds and Fenugreek, of each half a penny-worth, 

 fweet Butter fo much as will fuffice, boyl all thefe ( being 

 firit powdred } in ale three puits, till one pint be confumed, 

 and then take it from the fire, and flrain it and diflTolve it in 

 London Treacle one ounce, and fo wellhrewed, give it your 

 horfe blood-warm ^ let him have this drink fundry times, and 

 let otherwife his drink be white Water, and fometimes a 

 fweet Malh till it be well. "^^ This is very good. Ano- 

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Take the bell Tar two fpoonfials, Life-Honey onelpoon- 

 ful, -Black-Sope the quantity of a Nutmeg, Diapente one 

 ounce, and of Bay-falt two fpoonfuls, mix all thefe well 

 together,and convey it into two or three Egg-fhels, the tops 

 being fo opened as that you may but get forth the meat; 

 then fill up the (hells with this medicine, and foput them 

 down his ^^re^/^ in a morning fafting, give him prefently af- 

 ter two or three hornfuls of Ale or Beer, to fend down the 

 medicine the better, let it be fpread upon the roof of his 

 month J do thus every morning for eight days together, and 

 when he hath taken his medicine, letbim be ridden gently an 

 hour or two: and then fet him up warm doathed and littered, 

 and fet him uponthe Trench three hours, and let his drink 

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