302 The Compleat Horfeman: or y 



If the heat, diftention,and beating of the Tumour, 

 fpeak its tendency to fuppuration, you muft alter 

 your method, and wafli off the Ointment wilh luke- 

 warm Oxycrate, mixt with a handful of Salt ', and, 

 as foon as the part is dry, chafe it gently four 

 times a day, with an Ointment made of half a pound 

 of Populeon *, Honey and black Soap, of each a quarter 

 of a pound ; mix'd cold, and diluted with a large 

 glafs of Spirit of Wine. After which, cover the Sore 

 with a Lamb's Skin, to promote the operation of the 

 Ointment, which will diflipate the Humours and re- 

 move the heat. 



During the external Cure of hurts in theWithers, 

 give your Horfe a Dofe of Cinnabar-Pills for two days 

 together, keeping him bridled two hours before, 

 and after the taking of 'em \ and repeating the 

 fame courfe after an interval of two days. 



In cafe of a tendency to Suppuration, if you can- 

 not procure the above mentioned Ointment ; Take 

 an equal quantity of Cummin- feed and Linfeed in pouder, 

 boil them in Cows Milky with a large quantity of Pidge- 

 ons Dung in pouder, and make a Poult is to ripen the 

 Swelling, and aflwage the Pain. 



Take four Ounces of the Roots of Mar fly mallow /, 

 beaten^ boil them in Water \ and afterwards add leaves 

 of Mallows and Brank Vrfin, of each a handful. Af- 

 ter they are well boiVd, beat them to a Mafh, adding 

 Oil Olive and Butter, of each two Ounces. With flower 

 of Fenugreekfeed) make a ripening Poult is to be applied 

 warm. 



When the Swelling is ripe, make one or more 

 holes in the lower part of the Swelling, with a red 

 hot Iron, about the bignefs of the end of your Fin- 

 ger •, and having preft out the Matter, drefs the 

 holes with foft Tents, befmear'd with the Duke's Oint- 

 ment ^ or put in Tents of Hogs-Lard, reaching from 

 one hole to the other *, leaving no boggy or hollow 

 place underneath, that the whole Matter ffiay be 



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