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give him his ufual Allowance of Oats. This is a 

 general Method of Cure for all Sorts of Palp* 



rations. 



If it be Summer, and if you per- 

 ceive an exceffive Heat in the Horfe's |£^iu* 

 Body, let him bleed in the Neck- cxJffive HetU 

 Vein, and make him (land in Water 

 up to the Neck for an Hour \ then give him a 

 Draught, compos'd of the Waters of Vipers grafs^ 

 Scabious, Rofes, and bitter Succory, of each a glafsfuL ° 7 

 with an Ounce of Cream of Tartar, and four Ounces 

 of Syrup of the Juice of Sorrel , or of Violets: 

 You may likewife give him an Ounce of Sal Poly- 

 chreft in a Quart of Wine, and walk him an Hour 

 or lefs, according to his Strength, and afterwards 

 give him an Emollient and Cooling Clyfier, with Sal 

 Polychresl in it. 



If it be Winter, and no exceflive 

 Heat be perceiv'd in the Horfe's Bo- lfJi^J% 

 dy, omit letting Blood, unlefs there &m* 

 be a great Oppreflion (in which cafe 

 you may open the Veins of the Thighs, or that 

 in the Brisket) and exhibit the following Cordial 

 Potion. 



Take Cardum Benedict us, Sage, and Rofemary, of 

 each a Handful ; boil ^em in a Pint and a half of Wa- 

 ter, to the confumption of half a Pint. To the ftraind 

 Liquor add a Pint of White- wine ; Juniper Berries r 

 round Birthwort, Myrrh* and Shavings of Ivory, of 

 each a Dram ; Galangal, Cinnamon and Cloves, of each 

 a Scruple \ Saffron, fix Grains, all in fine Powder i Make 

 your Horfe drink this Potion lukewarm, then walk 

 him half an Hour *, and two Hours after give him 

 a Clyfier of three Quarts of the Emollient DecoBion 9 

 with four Ounces of the Carminative purging Oil, a 

 Quarter of a Pound of Oil of Bay, and two Ounces of 

 Butter* 



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