Part IL TerfeB Farrier. 26$ 



and after it has flood there three Days and three 

 Nights, take it out ', and as foon as 'tis cold uncover 

 it, taking care to avoid the noifome Smell, and 

 ftrain out the 0/7, with which you are to anoint 

 the Horfe's Legs every Day for the fpace of twelve 

 Days, efpecially the Sinews*) having firft rubb'd 

 them into a Heat with your Hand -, and after the 

 Inun&ion, foment each Leg with a Quarter of a 

 Pint of Brandy, to make the 0/7 link in. If the 

 0/7 does not operate fafficiently, add to a Pound 

 of it, the Oils of Caftor, Foxes, Camomil, and Lillies^ 

 of each an Ounce and an half ; Ointment of Marfn- 

 rnallows, and Populeum, of each two Ounces. Mix the 

 whole Compofition over the Fire, and with 

 Bees-wax, make an Ointment, of which, the Big- 

 nefs of a Wallnut for each Leg, is to be ufed eve- 

 ry Day in the fame manner as the 0/7,, The Oil 

 does not make the Hair fall ; but the Ointment 

 does, though it will grow again without leaving 

 any Mark. 



To comfort and ftrengthen the 

 Sinews ; take a Goofe moderately fat, £ *&**ty to 

 make her ready for the Spit; fluff fifij* 

 her Belly with the Leaves or Mai- i egu J 

 lows, Sage, Rofemary, Thyme, Hyffof, 

 Lavender, Mugwort, and other convenient Herbs^ 

 with a Jarg* Quantity of green Juniper- berries 

 beaten. Then few up the Skin, and fet her 

 into an Oven to bake in a glazed Earthen»-pan % 

 that you may not lofe the fat or Greafe : With 

 which you mufl anoint the Legs of a Tir'd Horfs 

 every Evening (for feven or eight Days) and 

 next Morning chafe them with Brandy above the 

 Greafe, 



Above all, in Summer, let the Tir'd Horfe ftand 

 two whole Hours every Day up to the Hammes in 

 a Stream of Water ; and in the Month of May,make 

 him lie abroad in the Dew, or elfe lead him out to 



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