Rook II. Tl?e Expert Farrier, ai2 



filth, and evil flimy ftufF from off his flomich and head, as 

 that in fhort time he will become very clean in his body, for 

 this will both refine his blood, and exhauft all his watry 

 humours, infnch fort as by temperate ordering him, and do- 

 ing as 1 have here prcfcribed yon, yon may be confident to keep 

 h.im a long found perfed and ferviceable Horfe , and this 

 is not to be applyed only to a horfe newly taken 

 from grafs, but to any other horfe that h&th taken a cold, or 

 to any ketty, foul, toggy, or purHve horfe whatfoever. 

 ^** This may feem fl range here amongfl: us, but let any 

 man make tryal, and he fl-iall find it to be. molt admirable. 



S E C T. 2. K 

 Hippoph. lyf/f^^f is to he given to a Horfe that hath a -violent 

 ^^ Cough? 



Nipfof. If this great and violent Coufh proceed from a cold 

 ( as commonly all Coughs do) then give him firll wheat-bran 

 prepared, as fundry times before is prefcribed you, and take 

 blood from the neck vein, then with his Oats give him this 

 powder following. 



Take of Corain, Fenugreek, Sileris, Montany, ^.lias Sifi- yir>!r^t^ 

 kos, Nutmegs, Cloves, Ginger, Linfeed, of each two oun- 1^-'--^''* 

 ces, Qiiick-Brimflone, Hx ounces, make all thefe into fine 

 Powder, and of this powder give him every night with his 

 Oats, onefpoonful. Butbecaufe this powder difperfeth the 

 corrupt, grofs and Phlcgmatick humours which are predomi- 

 nant in the body of the Horfe^ which do occafion the faid vio- 

 lent Cough, fo foon as you fhall perceive that with this pow- 

 der he Jiath purged fufficiently, ufe it then no longer, but 

 fail not to continue his white water, but before you give 

 him his water, take a flick about thebignefs of your thumb 

 at.leaft, and well nigh a foot long, and wrap a fine rag a- 

 bout it-four or five times, fteeped before-handinOyl de-Bay, 

 and fo put it into his mouth, like as you would do a Snafl^e, 

 and witli flraps made fafl to the ends of the flick, fall'ned 

 then over his Poll, like as Smiths ufe to do, when they burn 

 horfes for theLampas, and let him drink with it in his mouth i 

 that done, let him fland with it in bis mouth one hour after 

 at the leaft, to the end he may lick and fuck up the faid Oyl . 



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