8 8 The lEAnRiiK' sJStew Guide. Chap.XXV. 



'* Honey of Rofes, adding Syrup of Lemons, as much a^ 

 *' is neceflary to make it into the Confiftency of a thin 

 *' Palle ;" and let him now and then have the Quantity 

 of a Walnut given him upon the End of a Bull's Fizzle, 

 firft foak'd in Water, and then beat foft ; his Tongue mult 

 be puU'd to one Side, and the Pizzle put up to the Back- 

 part of his Mouth, letting him Chew upon it afterwards. 



For his Ccugh^ let ihe following Drench bs given him, 



*' Take Hyllbp-water one Pint, diflbfve in it four 

 •' Ounces of the Juice of Liquorice, otherwife called Spa- 

 '* nij}) Juice, and two Ounces of brown Sugar-candy, take 

 '* the Roots of Elicampain, round or long Birthwo'rr, and 

 *' Gentian, of each half an Ounce; the Seeds of Fenu- 

 '* greek and Lintfeed, of each three Drams ; Gallangal 

 *' and Cinnamon, of each two Drams. Let all thefe be 

 *' made into a line Powder, and mix'd with the Hyflbp- 

 *' water and Liquorice, after which add to it a Pint of 

 *' White-wine or Ale, and give it in a Horn. 



Let this be repeated once a Day until the Cold be 

 loofen'd, and that your Horfe begins to feed plentifully, 

 and his Eyes look brisk and lively, and the Matter from 

 his Nofe (if there be a Running from thence) grows thick 

 and w'ell digefted. But the following will be ftill m.ore 

 efficacious, and, indeed, inferior to none that can be given 

 in this Cafe. 



*' Take three or four Heads of white Poppies, two Hand- 

 *' fuls of Colrsibot, four Ounces of Lintfeed, boil them in 

 *' three Pints of Water till one is confum'd, add to it four 

 *' Ounces of the Juice of Liquorice, dillolved in the Hyf- 

 *' fop- water, as above dire(fled, adding alfo the Powders 

 ** as in the former Prefcription. 



The following Powder out of Solleyfell may be made 

 and us'd upon Occafion, which I believe will not be the 

 lefs acceptable, that it has all the Ingredients of the Dia- 

 pente in it. 



" Take Bay-berries, Gentian, round Birthwort, Myrrh, 

 *' Flower-de-luce, Shavings of Harts-horn, and Elicam- 

 *' pain, of each four Ounces ; Zedoary, Cummin-feeds, 

 *' Anifeeds, and Savin, of each two Ounces ; Cinnamon 

 *' half an Ounce, Cloves two Drams, Flowers of Corn- 

 *' Poppies dry'd two Ounces." The Dofe is two Ounces 

 infus'd all Night in Wine. 



The celebrated Horle-Balls of Markham may alfo be 

 given, one in a Morning, for feveral Days toge'.her. They 

 are thus made: *' Take 



