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caufeto flop the Blood, which in great abundance 

 floweth from the Foot, People are neceflitated to 

 tye the pattern with a Cord, that is, they prefs thofe 

 two Veins, which 1 have before ordered you to bar, 

 and that tying ftoppeth the Blood, which being 

 (topped, and having no more paflage to go to the 

 under part of the Foot, which it did too much noti- 

 ri(h and moiften, it followeth of neceflity that the 

 Sole muft dry and Ihrink in, to which the Panton- 

 Shoe will contribute very much \ becaufe the open- 

 ing the Heel near the Shoe, will alfo conftrain the 

 fuperfluous Nourifhment, which went to the Sole and 

 Toe, to remain above, and nourifh the Heel which 

 was dried *, and by means of the Hoof-falve the Foot 

 will be moiften'd, and the Nourifhment kept there, 

 which is what we defir'd } and in the mean time the 

 Heel enlarges, and the Toe and Sole fhrink in, and 

 grow lefs : This Method is alfo good for Flanders 

 Horfes, whole Feet change the Horn ^ for in the 

 time that their Feet alter, it giveth them a good 

 fhape •, but if their Feet be already bad, you muft 

 take another courfe with them. 



If the Horfe's Sole be round and lower than his 

 Hoof, which happeneth more to fome than to others, 

 fothat fome will have their Foot fo ill- ihap'd that 

 it will refemble an Oyfier-fhell, and is juft renverfed 

 in a manner, fo that it is impoffible to fhoe them 

 without hollowing or vaulting their Shoes, which 

 will make them go uneafie, and alfo through time 

 caufe their Feet at the Soles to become round, like 

 the fegment of a Ball. The fhorteft and beft re* 

 medy for fuch Feet is, to barr the Paftern-Veins, 

 and feven or eight Days after the Operation to 

 make him Panton-fhoes with ftraight Spunges, and 

 extraordinarily thick on the inner-edge \ they muft 

 alfo be altogether flat, and not vaulted ; for it is 

 to be remarked, that almoft all the round or high- 

 foled Horfes have narrow Heels near the Shoe, 



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