54^ The Compleat Horfeman : or. 



Mercury, of each a handful ; in two quarts of the 

 firaind Decottion diffolve the Tolks of fix Eggs, Honey 

 of Rofes and brown Sugar, of each four ounces : Mix 

 and make a Clyfter. After the Operation of the 

 Clyfter, give him two ounces of Liver of Antimony, 

 or half an ounce of the Golden Sulphur of Antimony, in 

 moilten'd Bran: Perfifbing in this Method for a 

 confiderable time, for thefe Medicines corroborate 

 the Guts, and allay the Fermentation of the Hu- 

 mours. This done, you may injeft an aftringent 

 Clyfter. For inftance, 



. Take Knot-grafs (or Shepherd's Purfe) 



C\ 'fter* an ^ w ^ te Mullein, of each a handful, 



Plant ane- leaves two handfuls, wild Pome- 

 granate- flowers half a handful, the feeds of Myrtle, Let- 

 tuce, and Plantane, of each two ounces • beat the feeds, 

 find boll them in three quarts of Beer or Barley-water, 

 with half a dram of good Opium cut into thin flices, then 

 tut in the Herbs, and afterwards a handful of dryd 

 Rofes. Add to the ftralning, half a pound of Honey 

 of Rofes, and four ounces of Sngar of Rofes. Make a 

 Clyfter. 



If the Flux be not ftopp'd by the 

 A Vduon for ^ Q p ^ j nt i mon y^ y 0U ma y con , 



tinue to repeat the Clyfters ; and at 

 the fame time, give the following Potion. Take 

 eight large or ten fmatl Nutmegs, put them upon a point 

 of a Knife, and hold them over a Candle till they be 

 burnt to a red Coal, then caft them Into a quart of Cla- 

 ret, breaking them with your Fingers ; and after they 

 have flood in infuflon all Night, ft rain out the Wine in 

 the Morning, and make your Horfe drink it blood- 

 warm -, keeping him bridled two hours before and 

 after. This is an excellent Remedy for Men, a$ 

 well as HorfeSo 



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