2.66 TheCompleat Horfeman: or 



a Meadow every Morning, and bathe and rub his 

 Legs with the Dew gather'd with a Spunge. 



To ftrcngthen the Sinews, and refolve hard 

 knots *, you may apply Spirit of Wine, with a 

 little Oil of Wax. 



Tocurefwird * f felling upon the Legs be oc- 

 Gourdy Legs, cafion d by a flight accident ; you may 

 take it away, by applying once every 

 day cold Lees of Wine, mix'd with a fourth pan of 

 Vinegar. If that does not anfwer, Take a Gallon 

 *f Lees of Red Wine • boil era foftly over a clear 

 Fire, ftirring them perpetually till they begin to 

 thicken J then add fine Wheat-Flour and Honey, of 

 **cb two pounds -, Blacky Soap, a pound. Boil and 

 Sir, till the whole is reduced to the Confidence of 

 ^Charge; to be applied every day. 



For a hard Tumour upon the Legs, 

 ftTtel- 0f long ftandipg: Take of the Horfe's 

 ting* own Vrine (or, if that cannot be had, 



of Cows Urine, which you may eafily 

 have, by roufmg them up in a Morning) a pint $ 

 Flowers of Brim ft one, half an ounce \ Allum, a Br am, 

 Boil it away to half a pint ; with which yeu mult 

 chafe the Swelling hard every Morning and Even- 

 ing, and wrap about the pare an old Rag, dipp'd 

 ia the fame. 

 „ „ w To refolve a Swelling in the Thigh 



A Bath to re- T «- r t & . ■ ?, 



Mvebtrd 0r Le £ '' Tak f* m the S P nt7 ^ or %n the 



Tumours. ttme °f ^^ent, before Chriftmas, ten 



pounds of green Mallow Roots (at Other 

 times, takt fix pounds of the dry Roots.) Beat them to 

 a Mafli, and boil them gently with ten quarts of 

 Water in a Kettle for two hours \ then pour in as 

 much hot Water as was boil'd away, adding 

 three handfuls of Sage-leaves^ and continue to boil 

 an hour and an half, or two hours longer. Then 

 take off the Kettle, and add two Pounds of Honey, and 

 *ne Pound of black Soap, incorporating all together : 



