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A

THE COMPLEAT

HORSE- MAN,

AND

Expert Ferrier.

In Ttpo Booh^s.

The fir fly Shewing the beft manner of Breeding
good Horles, with their Choice, Nature, Riding and
Dieting, as well for Running as Hunting, and how the
Rider ought to behave himfelf in the Breaking and
Riding of Colts j as al(b teaching the Gfoooi and
Keeper his true Office, touching the Hor(es and Colts
committed to his charge ^ and prefcribing the bcTt
manner how a perfed Stable ought to be (icuated and
made 5 not heretofore fo fully de^ribed by any.

TkeJec0f^d^D]re<k\n^ the moft exaft and approved mannei
how to know and cure all Maladies and Dileales in Hories :
a work containing the fecrets and beft skill belonging either
to Ferrier, or Horfe-Leach : The Cures placed Alphabeti-
cally j with hundreds of Medicines never before Imprinted
in any Author.

Publifhed at the earneft requcft of fundry Noble and Worthy
Gentlemcn,for the general good and benefit of the Nation.

By Thomas de Grey^ Efquire.^ d - o

The Fifih Edition corre&ed, withjowe Additions.

London, Printed by 7- ^. and R. H. for Samuel Lowndes.^ and
are to be fold by moft Bookiellcrs, 1 684.

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To the Right Honourable

JAMES

Marqucfs HAMILTON;

Earl of Arran and Cambridge^ Baron of E\''en^

^eriroth^ aad Etinerdale^ Maftet of the Hor(e to his

Majefty, Knight of the Honorable Order of the

Garter, and one of his Majeflics moft

Honorable Privy Council.

My Lord,
^' g ^0 have prefented this pe'tce of Hor/e-man-

I Jhip to any other hand than Tours ^ had been

Jk^ yery improper O/S well in regard of the place
your Lordjhip bears y as of my refpe^s to your noble
¥erfon»

Here is a JubjeB {My Lord) ii>orthy of your
conjtderationy and the imployments of your thoughts
eyen feriom ; for in this moft generous Q'ea*

A 3 0turey

The Epiftle Dedicatory.

tun , next unto man , confiftcth the pleajure ,
honour^ and defence of a mojt fimrifh'mg IQwr^
dom.

I J?aVe given part of my Youth to the in-
Vefllgat'ton of this beautiful and ufeful Crea-
ture ; 1 have fearched many TSiations for my bet*
ter information ; and albeit I have found fome
Climates more Fortunate than this of ours , in
the produBion of a happy fhape to this Crea-
ture , for the 7noft part our Horfes not being
drawn out with fuch delicate Lineaments , neVer*
thelefs fome of them 1 have ( where care and
diligence have been ufed in the Sreed ) of mofi
abfolute and perfeEl fhape ,• and inhere as fre-
quently^ the Barbary Jennet^ Turky, and Nea-
politan CourferSy are cried up for their beauties^
yet o/s infome fhapes they exceed^ fo in fome other they
may be found defeEliVe,

!But if we regard the fpirit^ Vigor and doing of
a Horfe^ no TSlation , or Sod ^ produceth a more
Aciive^ than this our Ifland of Great Britain, 04
hath been well experienced by many Noble and memo-
rable Services,

Unto which tf loe add a due obferVation in our
hreedy ' hoth on the one jide of the Stallion or Sire^
and the Damj our lofl glory ^ill be foon recovered.

%ut

The Epiftle Dedicatory.

{But Jince the laying a fide of the great Saddle
and Cattnon , and neglcB of the Horje of menage^
Jlnce the applying our ^reed only to ^cing or (as
I may better fay) tnfurntf/ing ourjehes Ti^ith Horjes
of [peed to run ali^ay from our Enemy ^ the mojl
Jnt'tent Honour of Horfe-manfhip peculiar to this
our I\ingdom^ avJ for which all other ISiations highly
ejleemed uSy is noTi? almoji Vanifhed and lo/t ; mji^-
much as Ipere we.preffed "^ith thoughts of Defence
C from which the mofl prudent and "Watchful Eye of
Heayen guards us) we fl)ould he forced { 1 write this
in hlujhes ) to pull Horfes from the Coach and Cart to
fill up our Troop,

Let it therefore he (I(ecorded ( my TSLoUe Lord )
that whilfi: you ti?ere Mafter of the Horfe lo his
Majejly, an exaSt- obferVation was ejlabliped through*
out this "^hole ^ngdom^ for the due breeding of
ferVtceable Horjes : to the furtherance of lohich
mofl TsLoble T>efign^ if thefe my ObferVations Jhall
any la^/jji conduce , I p?all blefS my Ten that it ever
waded in fuch a fubjeB ; prof ef sing my felf to oTbe
unto my Country all I haye^ and to it my Labours ^ as
a mofi loyal SubjeSi and true Patriot ^ I mofl humbly
offer.

And my good Lord^ thefe ObferVations gathered
in my Xouth, I >^ adVtfed by fome Noble Friends

(though

•1*.

The Epiftk P^dicatory.

though now old to puhltjl? for the general ^ood of this
our Kingdom : Otherwije for my own fart I JhouUl
have rather fupprejfed them^ as not being WM? fo fit a
JuhjeEi for me to treat ojf^ hut the publique good hath
oyer^fwayed me. Wherefore wh thefe Oblations I
conclude^ Kjlfing your tordplfs Hands^ and pall
eyer profefs my felfj

Your Lordfhips

Moft humble

Servaat,

Thomas pe La Qrey.

,oJ rM 0'.

To

s.-iiiiiiiiHi-iiiiiiiiiiii

To the Reader.

WHen I do confider (hcKevoIe^t T^ader^ the in-
convenience whereinto that Man is plunged,
who brings him(elf upon the publick Stage
/ of promulgating his Books in Print, be the

SubjeQ: never (b laudable, and the Author no le(s cau-
telous and (ufficient, endeavouring vi^ith ail diligence to
prevent the brand of a black coal, neverthelefs all induftry
applied, he fhall not pa(s without obloquy and afperfion.

This very confideration hath (b affrighted and deterred
me, that albeit I have had many great motives exciting
me to make a tender of the Love, Duty, and Service I
bear to my Country 5 yet when I do contemplate the ma-
ny cenfures I muft undergo, I have been evermore dif-
heartned as well from beginning, as going forward in this
my defired purpole. Notwithftanding partly through the
refpedlbear to my Countries profit and honour,and part-
ly by means of the importunity of many my right noble
and generous friends,who have been eye-witnelles tolun-
dry of my Cures, and thole not a few uncouth and rare,
I have adventured now in my declining days,to leave this
Work as a Monument to enfuing times, no whit doubt-
ing, but that the judicious will friendly accept thereof^
but as for the malevolent and ignorant, I am moft confi-
dent that the quills they (hall dart at me, cinnot go as
from a Porcupine, and ihertfbre will do me the lels hurt
or damage. -

I therefore am bold to put into thy hand this poor

Work ofxninei which I have.digefted in two Books : In

the firft I lay thee down rudiments, how thou mayft

breed ifpries to thy bed: advantage and liking, which al-

r ;' ^ ("a J beit

To the leader,

ally obferve thefe my grounds and principles, affure thy
felf thou wilt in (hort time afpire to that which will be thy
honour a«.id renown.

And to the end thou may ft rhe more perfcdly and
eafily underfVand the full drift: and fum of this my firfl
Book,! v^ill here give unto thee an Epitome of it in a fc\^
lines, which may do thee much pleafure in the perufil
thereof.

In the Introduftion I (hew thee how needful a crea-
ture the Horfe is beyond a!! others, and what admirable
things Hoifes in former times have perpetrated and done^
whereof! producethe infVanccs of the famous adts of (un-
dry brave and generous Horfes, who(e love to their
Mafters have been fo great, as hardly to b^ credited, if
ancient Hidories, and Annals of good integrity had not
engraven them in the memory of never dying pofterity.
We read of l^ucephalns^ what he did for the good, life,
and fafety of his Mafter ^ of the Horfe o^Dlonyfms^ with
what undaunted courage he comported himfelf in battel
for the relief and fuccour of his Lord , it is recorded alfo
of the Horfe o^Antiochus^ what ill fuccefs befel Cetituret-
im^ who, when he had flain v//«/7W;^, would needs back
the Horfcf of his flain Mafter. It is alfb noted what inly
love t^(Jcomcdes his Horfe bare to his Lord and Mafter,
which after his death of meer grief famifhed himfelf. We
read of ^Qtho??^ the Horfe oi'Vallof^ who was evidently
obferved and feen to weep at the Funeral of his Mafter.
Silius makes report of two famous Horfes called T^elorus
and Cir^hs, the one eminent for his prowcfs and hardinefs
in War, and the other for his unparallelled Swiftnefs.
.Moreover we may read, how that this poor creature hath
fb well merited of man, as that many have ereded Monu-
ments and Sepulchers, celebrated Exequies, builded and
founded munificent Cities, fet up Pyramides, made Epi-
taphs, eredied goodly Statues, infiituted Plays and Cam

and

To the T^eader,

and all tbefe in honour of the Horfe ^ befides many other
remarkable things right worthy of note.

In the way of Breeding, I do intimate unto thee the
manner how, the feafon when, the Place where,together
with the colours, marks, and (hapes, as well of thy Stal-
lions, as of thy Race, or Stud Mares, and from what de-
feds they muft be free, what figns are beft wherein to co-
ver, what courfe to take with them that they may con-
ceive, what exercife is fitteft for them as well when they
be with Fole, as after foling, how to cherilh thy Mares
when their Colts (hall run by them, and how to breed up
thy Coirs till they come to handling, backing, and riding,
with other circumftances very neceflary to be known :and
thus much briefly for the firfl Book.

The fecond Book confifteth chiefly of the manner how
thou mayft cure all (uch difeafes and maladies (both in-
trinfecal and extrinlecal) whereunto either the life of
the Horfe, or any of his limbs or members may be any
way endamaged or in danger. This I have handled by
way of familiar Dialogue, which I hold to be beft, for
avoiding of prolix and over-tedious difcourfes 5 by rea-
fbn it will very much help the memory of the Reader, and
keep his mind the better attent upon the ftate of the
Queftion or fubjeft in hand , and by that means I may my
felf be the better able alfb to explicate and deliver my
meaning much more cleerly. In which Dialogue, I have
introduced as prolocutors, three perfbns only, viz, Firfl",
Hfppophilm di Gentleman,onewhois the true lover of the
Horfe : Secondly Hippiatrus the Ferrier or t^arfial^ one
moft expert in Horfe-leach-craft : And thirdly Hippoje-
THs his Servant and journey- man, fometimes his Appren-
tice bred up by him, from whom Hippofirus hath had
his education and knowledge in this Art 5 thefe be all
the Dramatis perfin£ to this Scene. Wherefore in the
firft Chapter, I do endeavour to illuftrate unto thee the

(a 9j true

To the T^adir,

true Office of the Ferrier.: wherein I do produce an exad
examen ofthisfundion.

In the (econd Chapter, I do inculcate as well the cau-
fes of health as of (icknefi, wherein I make an abridge-
ment of all thofe things which all learned PhyGcians and
Chirurgions ( both antient and modern do, from the
grounds and principles of profound PhUofophy, find to
govern and bear rule in the body of the Horfe, without
which he can have no flefh, bones, finews, blood, or
life it lelf^ wherewith to make up the entire ftrudture of
an organical body,and fuch are firft the Elements^ (econd-
ly, the Humours ^ thirdly,thc natural faculties 5 fourthly,
the inftrumental members 5 fifthly, the Spirits animal 5
fixthly,the Spirits vital , feventhly, the natural parts, and
(b of the refidue. And having fufficiently difcufTed all
theie things in due order and method,! do then (hew thee
what means we have to preferve the Horie from all in-
ward difeafes, which I do find to be four in number, z;/z.
By Purge, by Swear, by Phlebotomy, and by Vomit, and
then do I proceed to inculcate unto thee the caufes of
health and long life, which I do make to be in number
twelve, which if thou do well obferve they will redound
to thy great utility and profit.

In the third Chapter I do demonftrate certain things
moft befitting a Ferrier to know and underfland well, be-
fore he fhall take upon him to adminifter^ in the hand-
ling whereof I do begin firft with the four EIements,ana-
tomizing unto thee their true natures and virtues, and
feow and where they be fituate, a thing moft needful
to be known , then 1 go along with the two proper Fle-
ments, (hewing from whence the feed and menftruai
blood is ingendred 5 then I pais forwards in intreating of
the four Humours, explaining their natures and virtues,
pointing unto the places of their abode and rcfidence,and
what relation and coherence they have unto the four

Complexions.

To the T^eader,

Complexions, I do al(b (hew thee what are the two (pi-
nts Animal, and the two Vital, their natures, virtues,,
and places of abode and refidence in the body of the
Horfe. Afcer all this I (hew thee, that duly observing
the complexion of the Horfe thoaart to curs, thou mayft
thereby the (boner, better, and with more fccurity and
eafe, perfed thy cure , and, I go yet further with thee, in
(hewing unto thee an exad way whereby toknow by the
complexion it (elf the difeaies whereunto the Hor(e is
moffc propenfe ^ then I make known what be the cauies
oftheevil difpofitionsof the Hor(e, which bringeth and
begetteth unavoidable infirmity and (ickne(s, whereof
they be two in number, viz. Intrin(ecal, and Extrin(e-
cal, together with a definition of the nature of ficknefs:
andfbl go along in teaching thee the manner how thou
oughteft to adminifter fuch Drinks, Potions, ClyfterSy,
and Medicines, without any the leaCt peril to thy Horfe,,
as alfo the time of the day moft futable to that purpofe y.
and what exerci(e is moft rcquifite to be bad after Phy-
fick or Medicine. And laftly, I come to touch briefly
upon his Urine and Ordure, whereby to give the rules
infallible bow to know and underftand the true fkate
of the body of the Hor(e, as well in health as in (ick-
ne(s.

In the fourth Chapter of this (econd Book, I do begin
to handle the Cures in particular, wherein I run a cour(e
by my fclfj which I have not known any before me un-
dertake.* For whereas Mafter ^Inndevrk^ Mafter Mark^
ka^, and others, do begin with all the inward difeafes
which are to be cured byway ofPhyfick, and then with
the outward maladies which do appertain unto Chyrur-
gtry ^ I have thought it much better to take the difeafes
Alphabetically, mixing the extrinfecal with the intrin(e-
caj ^ by which means they will the (boner and more eafily
be found, and turned unto more readily. And wherefb-

ev€r-;

To the leader,

ever you (hall find this \* inferted in the end of any
cure, I have fet the fame there, to let you know that Re-
ceipt to be undoubted, and approved for good and cer-
tain,beingby my felf often pradifed and u(cd. And thofe'
receits that have not the mark, are fuch cares which I did
procure from fundry able Ferriers, whereof I have had
no trial or experience at all, for want of time and means ^
and therefore dare not avouch or cry them up for Ma-
thematical, albeit they do appear unto me to be pro-
bably good, but by reafon I have not tried them, I would
not adventure a T^robatHm^ or ecce upon them. Never-
thele(s if God permit me to reprint, I doubt not but by
that time to give them for approved and warrantable,
and to add many more unto them which I have already
by me, which I do forbear to publiQi at this p relent, al-
beit I do know many of them to be as probably good as
anyofthofe.

In otlier Chapters I go clean through the whole Al-
phabet,accdrding to the method uled in the fourth Chap-
ter 5 and therefore let this abftrad fuffice for the prefent.
And fbrafhiuch as I have difcourfed the former things of
breeding, &c, in my firft Book 5 yet my iniention was
not at the firft to trench (bdeep into that fubjedl, but to
fhew principally the herrkrs Craft and Art, out of an
earneft defire I have to excite and ftir up our young
Gentlemen to aflume fbme knowledge of a Myftery (b
nccellary for them to apprehend, or at leaft-wile to have
a glimpfe of^ confidering how rare a thing it is to find
a skilful Ferrier among our rural or Country Smiths.
For if the Nobility and Gentry of this our !fle of Great
l^ritai/i did truly know how honourable, and how com-
mendable Horfe-man(hip were, and how much they are
efteemed and admired, who are the true profefTours
thereof, they would labour more than they now do, to
breed and have good Horfes : but it much troubleth me

to

To the Trader,

to fee how Httle efteem Gentlemen now a days have
thereof Some Horfes they have, though not fbr Me-
nage, yet for Hunting 5 but what manner of Hunting ?
Fox-hunting fbrfbothj or Harriers, which be as fleet as
petty Grey-hounds wherewith they do fo much over-
ftrain the ftrength of their poor Horfts (Torcing them
over deep Fallows, tough Clayes, and wet and rough
lands) that albeit thole Horfes be (Irong and able, yet are
they (b toiled out therewith, as that when they come
home at night, they would pity the heart of him v^ho
loveth a Horfe, to fee them fo be-mired, blooded, fpur-
red, lamentably fpent, tyred out : Whereas, if fuch Horlcs
had been ridden to the great Saddle and Cannon, they
would have infinitely delighted all men,whoftiould have
beheld them.

But let mc leave them unto their toilfbme fports, and
let my fpeech be directed to fuch Heroick and Generous
fpirits, who have a defire to inform and better their un-
derftanding in the (ecrets of this brave Myftery 5 who if
they have a will to be edodlrinated therein,then for a Ma-
thematical ground of true Horle-manfhip, I muft tell
them, that the having and pofleiling of good Horfcs, yea
and riding it (elf is little worth without the knowledge
of the Ferrkrs Craft, at the leaft in the Theorick or Spe-
culative part, if not in the Praftick j and therefore I
could wi(h that every worthy Gentleman (liould have a
good infight thereinto, albeit he doth not make it his
Trade, Occupation or frequent pra(^ice, and profeflion.
Yet it would not be amils, he be able to know every dif
eafe in a Horle, its Symptoms, and how it cometh, to-
gether with the true fign thereof^ wGich indeed is a mat-
ter of very great confequence. For when a Nobleman
(^G.) Knight or Gentleman (hall have a Horjjb that
doth well merit his afFcftion, and which ftiall be for his
turn, if any accident or malady (hall befall him, albeit

fb) he

To the Trader.

he niay not hirfifeif take-u^dfl Bim thecure,and to drench,
Bloody-i,- dP'drefs him v^ith'hi's own han<ls -, yet (fending
fof, a FMe\^} ^herftgfji dtfGour(e with hirftupOtttt^ natare
ofthelDi!(taf4 'ted tlietebj^- con^^ to Urtderftcfttd whether
the Ff?T/t*f •f^eaketh/^c<ioi^ding to Art or not, and whe-
ther his intended coyrle of adminiOring be anfwerable
to true Art and perffcft Science, and probably a fecure
way to perfeft the cure ^ (b as if the Mafter and Owner
of the Horfe be not himfdf enabled with fome fupier*
ficial knowledge at the leaft, at what time he fhall con-
fult with the Ferrier^ if not CI fay) able to judge of the
mans Efficiency ( the Smith himfelf being indeed infuf^
ficient) by miftaking the infirmity, he may ignorantly
adminifter or apply fuch contrary medicine?, whereby
inftead of labouring to cure him, he fliall moft eafily and
infallibly kill him, to the no fmall regret and grief of the
Owner.

But Fcrricrs and Smiths may peradventure greatly re-
pine, and grumble at the publication of this Work of
mine, like as to my knowledge, and in my hearing, they
have moft virulently exclaimed, and vehemently inveigh-
ed againft Mafter '^luffclezjile, Mafter tt^iarkham 2Ln6. o-
thers, wifhing their Books burned^ and the Authors at
the Good year, for. pubhfliing and Printing them 5 pre^
tending much wrong to be done to fuch poor men
who have ferved Appfentifhips to the Trade, having
none other way or means of hvelihood but only thi^.
But hereunto 1 anfwcr, that thefe men have no^ caufe at
nil to fear any prejudice thereby ^ and 1 dare boldly '^1-
firm the promulgatipa of Books ^ill bb fo far ^from* their
harm or hinderance, as that it will be infinitely t6 theit
benefit : For when they (hall find any one tHtobleman-,
Knightj or Gentleman, who wiirmidetgd feitfucb paihs
as either to Blbody^ Drench, Gorrofivef Gankrriei a{>i
ply Cat&plafmtf, Emplafters, PdWders, ^rtgSents, or

the

'Ttf iJk Trader,

the like to bis fiorife^'Whatfoever he hath attained unto
■ by readmg or otherwife ^ you (hall have a thoufand^who
' upon any the leaft occafion will (end for a Femer tota^xc
;the Cureifl hand. Again, inftead of this pretended pre-
judice, .tbfe commodity- will accrew to my brethren
Smiths^ f^Mirpah^diW^'Ferriers^ z'iz. they (hall by pro-
mulgiuion of Books ("of this nature) become much more
able, and i/^hai in flndik^ that is, much more learned
.and andodrinated ift thi^ generous faculty than ever they
were' before \ by^ «w hi^h- -mea ns they will 'be efiiee meS
much mord fiimousfafid Eminent,' iind cried up for the
moft expert and able men in this moft noble Science. For
how cometh it to pais, that Phyficians, Chyrurgions,
Lawyers, Divines, and all other Artifts do become fo
great Dodors of their Arts and Profeffions, and ad-
mired for moft famous and -learned men, and (b frequent-
ly fought after, enquired out, and fent for when occafi-
on is .<? Is it not for what they have attained unto bv ftu-
dy and reading, until which time they were not fp hardy
as to adventure upon pra^licej? So as without their Li-
berty, they could never have been E^bk to have attained
unto that eminent knowledge they have afterwards afpi-
red unto ^ neither could they otherwife have ^been poffi-
bly able to praftice and work by true Art and Science.
-For the Works of lear-ned and emment men, are the only
-thing that doth enabk thetn, which are kft as a never
dying Monument to- erifulng' and endless -Pofterity, as
the common good to the weal publick, even to all enfu-
ing ages.- Imitating therdn the antiient Sages of-Greece^
that wbe-n any m^tl^h^d ijiVebted that thing which was
known to-be 'cbtmiiod'toi'!^ to i:h'e Republick, lelV the
-thrng ,fhould b;e burkd'witVvthc-lnventcer, atid by that
kieans raked up with him in- the afnes of jkerpetual obli-
vion .• They ordained that-t^ie firft Inventor (hould (ec
up his Scknce to be knowft by^ay of record in ^heir pub-

Cb 2j lick

To the T^a^er.

lick Schdols in i^^cidus Tables' ^nd;in Capital Charh(9-ers
of Gold with this IsSipreis, or Title, ^vss, k^ax/oj/ }y ^h^ti^v
A)a^s> 7io 'i^m, H 7w hh '~Bomm piilc,hrim^- d^ divinius^ quod
Ge^jfi efi^qua^Ji Vra-^ that is, Th?it thing is to be efteemed
better and more excellent which is Qomiminicated to the
Weal Pijbiique in general, rather than what is impri-
(bned in the bofbni of any particular man. Wherefore
that thing (I (ay^ whereat I do principally aim, is to
publifli th^ true Art of the Fcrriet\ a Faculty wherein I
have been daily verfed, and diligendy pradifed for more
than forty years, and that unto my no fmall labour
and expence , and I do well alTare my fclf that perad-
venture no one Gendeman in this our Kingdom more,
wha hath don? greater, more difficult, or defperate
Cures.

During the time of my travel?, I have for my better
indemnity, not only perufed what authors I could meet
with, who have written upon this fubjedt ^ but I did ahb
make my lei f an eye-witnefs to the cures of the moft fa-
mous Marfials and Ferricrs^ the cities and places aiford-
ed where I came, omitting no diligence which might in-
form or enable my knowledge j neither would I be too
credulous, or give too much belief to fame or reports,
for we have a maxim in the Civil Law,which faith.* Fawa
per Je paru^i momenti hahet ad probandum : Fame alone
is not of credit fufficient to fatisfie or convince the under-
ftanding of man, until fuch time as he hath made trial.
For the common proverb is, ^^ facile credit^ facile de-
cipHur, He that eafily beleiveth, is eaiily deceived And
truly thus much I am able to fpeak,that FrufHe'^ndFl^f^-
ders (for that in thofe two places I had moft commerce
and experience, albeit 1 travelled many other pans of
Chriftcndom) were the two Kingdoms in vyhich I found
the bcft, ableft, and moft expert Murfljals^ or Ferrkrs i
but of all the places, wjiere ever yet I came, lam iible

of

To the T^eader,

;of my own knowledgto fay thus much (and that with no
(aiall grief) that the worfl: Ferriers generally I do find
to be thofe who are of our own nation : neverthelels, I
do not conclude or condemn all for infufficient 5 for forae
there be well known unta me very quaint o\\^ expert
Ferriers, who can work very well, and according to
true art and Method. I have therefore in this elabo-
rate Work of mine given you feveral Receipts for every
Cure, and mofl: cf them approved by my particular
pradice and experience '-, others again I have inferted
which are the cures of other able men, which by rea(bn
they do found probable unto me, I have differed them
to pafs among my own, ("though I never had means or
opportunity to make trial of them. J And the reafon why
I have inculcated fo many feveral receipts to each cure,,
are two, viz.Firft becaufe that receipt which will cure one
difeafe, will not always cure the fame malady in ano-
ther Horfe. Secondly, you fhall find fome receipts either
very difficile to make,. or the ingredients not eafily ta
be gotten, otherwife they prove more chargeable than
the owner of the Horfe is well able to defray : and there-
fore I have given thee receipts for all forts and degrees of
Horfes 5 howbeit thofe receipts vv^hich aremoft coftly and
intricate to make and compound are commonly the very
befl, and work the beffc efFedts, and therefore I leave
thee to thy felf to make thy own choice. Now if any
man fhall fay that I have robbed or rifled other mens la-
bours : 1 anfwer, I have not robbed, but approved them 5
for by the fame rule I may afwel objed:, that wbofo-
ever workcth by my book robbeth me ^ for if that be*
theft, I pray what Phyfician is there in the whole world,
promulgating his fcience may not be as much cen-
fured and accufed for rifling the aphorifms of Galen
and Hippoeratcj^yea, and of others the ancients,and modem
authors alfo .<? But howfoever I am fo far from traducing

(b 3^ othe^

'To phe "^adtr.

other mens endeavours, as? ih'at I 3o both reverence and
admire them, and efteem my (elf unworthy their Scho-
lar. But I know no reaibn why I may not publifh my
knowledge of this noble Art ^ for what faith a venerable
Aut^ri^ ^^'JeBidtfiire -quod r?efiit^ remcrarius cji : 0^
qMrKegatfcire quod fiit\' mgratHs eft: As thnt man is to
be accompted for moO: temerarious and ra(b, that fliall
•take upon him to knov/ that which in truth he knoweth
not 5 fo alfo doth he fliew himfelf to be moft ingrare,
who denieth to know that thing which truely he doth
know. Innumerable are the grounds which may be laid
to the rearing of this Strudure, which being fo well
known to all, by fetting each down in particular, f fhall
therein but only Sifj'fhi faxmn .volvere \ confume much
time f which to me is moft precious) and labour to lit-
tle purpolc, and lefs profit 5 and therefore I will in this
difcdurfe draw towards an end, left I might tire thee out
with too long an Epiftle ^ yet leis I thought I could
not inculcate, by reafon there are many things in this
-worthy and noble Science, which might otherwile (eem
to be very dark and:abftru(e,and the cures I have (I fay)
carried Dialogue-wi(e. M tnquam d^ i??quHj£pus inter-
fofjeretur ^ meerly to avoid confufion ; For J^Hjiotk faith
well 5 Omfie Ens f^aturaliter appetitfttamferfe&JGnem. Eve-
ry Ens^ that is to fay ^ every man hath a natural propen-
tion to arrive unto that pertediion which he hath a will
or defire to underftand.

■ Now the reafon why I did enterlace my-firft Book
with the honours and perfedions which Horfes in for-
iner times have atchieved,as alfo with fuch rules and prin-
ciples of breeding, fbape, marks, colours, c^f." was left
otherwife I might be like to one who telleth a fick man
of a fovereign medicine for his infirmity ,p.nd yet conceals
from him the uie thereof. And therefore I do make it
my chiefett defire, and principal intention yea my ob-
ligation, j|

To the T^eader,

ligation, not only to iUu (Irate each difeafe, together-
with its cure, but aifo to make up all the Attributes be-
longing to a perfed Hor(e, and fuch defers which be in-
cident t& fo noble and ufeful a creature, being hkewife
difcovered.

If therefore it ma}' plca(e thee fometimes to retire thy
felf in the perufal of this Treatife, and with due and (e-
rious Judgement, not fi) much rcfle(S upon the Method
and form of. this work, as of the matter or fubjed it (elf^
then I doubt not but that thou wilt receive (iich bene-
fit and contentment, as that thereby thou wilt be much
bettered and enabled in thy underftanding both for the
breeding and well ordering of young Horfes, and in
the cure of every of their maladies. And foralmuch as
I have brought this my firft work to its period, which I,
may rightly relemble to a Structure or Building, my fpe-
cral care hath been to make it fair and beautiful to the
eye, and to grace, garniib, and (et it forth with va-.
rieties of divers forts ^ wherein I have been very dili«~
gent to give it all fatisfadion I have been able, and
therefore 1 have laboured to paint and poliih it forth
with what variety is moft neceflary for fo exquifite^
building.

Laftly, Sithence nothing more imports a building than?
to lay a fure and fubftantial foundation, and withal to,
make the.walls fo tite and impregnable, as to be able to
refill: not fo much wind and weather, as the violence,
alTauhs, and battery of detracting enemies ^ my care
therefore hath been to have it founded and fituate upon
the unmoveable rock of a pregnant truth. And therefore
confidering I have applyed all this pains, and fpent fo,
much time and eoftjwhkh F might havecKh^rwi^-botlv,
imployed and applyed to my more particular commodi^-
ty, by which I have not only finifhed this ftrufture, and."
made it commodious for thee, but I do alfo prefent it
^ unto>

To the T^eader,

unto thee meerly for thy proper ufe and habitation ; and
therefore I hope that thou wilt not make fuch ufe thereof^
as men do of an Inn, where they take a bait or repa(V,
for one meal, or for a lodging, for one night and away,
to wit, by only taking a fuperficial vievy thereof : but
that thou wilt make it thy abode at the leaft for fome
time : I mean by reading and digefting the whole work
in order a3 it lieth trcatably and feriouily, and after by
putting in praftice, what therein thou (halt find to be fit
for thy ufe 5 fb (halt thou reap and enjoy the benefit,
my felf the comfort, and the common-wealth the
honour.

If any leaks be in the printing, impute them either
unto the mifprifion of the printer, or elfe to the negli-
gence of him unto whom the charge of the corredting
was committed 5 and if any be in the Author, let the
fault light upon thofe who fpurred him fb faft on to haffc
it to the Prefs 5 but howfbever fhew thy charity in cor-
refting the faults and flips, as well of the one, as of the
other , So fhalt thou (hew thy felf to the world like thy
felf, truly Noble, and oblige the Author to remain ever
thy humble Servant, and true Friend : Farewel.

Thotffos de Grey,

^MMMtM*L«H*H -■'MVM

f--r

To my Worthy Friend Monfieur de Grey^ upon his
exquifite piece of Horje-man-fiip and Ferrierji,

WF7e« Troy'j- TaU^dium^ on wbofe fatal flay
Their fortunes^ Jp/^es^ their God'f^thdr Saltan lay.
Was by Ulyfles cnnnivg hand far prJTsd^
And Pallas Tvdd to fee Txoyfacrified 5
The Greeks pretending recpmpenje, return .,

A tiorfe^ whofe entrails that vaft City burn.
Bow different is thy Gift^ fince herd we fee -^.o- ^Ai
T^leafire with fifety, ftrength with wit agree ^
This frame exceeds that 5 but to nobler ends : .
That hurts by frauds by k^ww ledge this defends :
And though in Ilium s tiorfe an ^rmy reft, •
TmUbe farntrrt t^ C-OmFREHEUD this ^eaft 5
Since ignorance hath taught our Jjle to lay
Her Art on Jades that only run away,
*l^ut when 1 look, ok thiney dnd there behold - -
Souldiers made knowing, and the knowing bvld^"^'^^ /

Icryif had this, been given for thatoftt>oody '^"^ "
Miiierv a had return d, and IRuiH ftood.

S.J. B.B.

To his good Fri#^ 'i^^ii^^^'^wm^

called tfie Mxfert PerrieY.

'XTQTEilli'ofher headers ve^^cffffm^

W ^f^d write' advhiiroHftjnesf^^^
Thou in a. V^ble ^rt^ and 'jififutj^ili [['^ ' ' * '" ' '*'
Venteft the labouri dfamodefl^'^it^' "'\
To mak^ m by thy well fpent Indu ffry^
Supine negle^i to kpow, and re&ifiei^'"

Sh^ce in this T^iece ofthh/e^ the Horje apj^eari -

Q'Vhilji lini hislrHdi^r as a 'Pilot liters

rhrot^igh jl arm's of courage) by thy awful hand

^nfoYcd to foffcr^ atid obey Command.

Ihet?^ Thoti^ his infiatc Spirit to maifitain

*^/ propugatidn of a geticromjirairj^ T T

Unpratiis'd^^recepts with judicious heed

Freely affbrd'ji m in his better breed,

^nd laiily^ th.it this work, may fully pleajg^

Experimental Cures of each Difeafe.,

Which frequently occur in- this brave beaji

Are, with the lefs approvd by thee expreji :

That all way fay. We in thk Book^have found

A Horje we// bred, well menaged, and found.

S. T. H.

To my knowing Friend, Monfieur de Grey.

LD Edward, ^A(oble Worceftcr, that Branch
' Sprung from great John fi/ Gaunt, 4//^ T^yal
0/ Thee our de la Grey was ippmt\ to fay, (Blanch, .
To fee 7 hee on thy Horje of menage play.
Was f olid pkafure, for the Excellence
That fed the Eye, went further then the Senje,
Aiid i believe it, Jin ce the A{/ive fart-
That fjines in T^recepts of thy skilful hrt.
And comes to Ui from fpecnlations taught
Through lot.g e^pencnce, and with labour wrought
In theje thy chcice "^Philippicks, makes this Land - -r
Blft in the fair product ion of Thy hando .. > i

Oz/rj^/Z/^j/Markham, 4»^ ^/^Blundevil,
Qhwhofoerehutb toucht this MarJI^al^uit,

Receives by Thee more light than was his own ^
imas. by-th'. Autients^, GTrtby^ Modern s^Jmoifenj

Upon Mondeur de Grey his moft elaboiate piece of
Horfe-man-Jfj^ and Ferriery,

THis book's inform d with a high Genius I this
A''ove the malice of detra&ion is!
5\or need' afierd^s Encomium blaze it forth ^
Its proper- virtue vindicates its worth :
Tety Sif/ce^ by th' Author's happy care and pain
I Hnacrfl.jodLvofirfi to ufe therein^
^ And menage jofiipeds^ 1 could not chufe
*~Bht Dent this grateful T\aptHre of my mufe^
Horr that by it he amply doth impart
The^Jjenceofthe Horjemapis^ FerriersArtj
So that the Horfifldati to perfe&ion grow ,
And nadijeafe his courage brave o rethrow,
V\^w I willUave Pegafus uiry courfes^
Andfie to mount one of his well-train dHorJes,

Ed. R.

To my well deferving. Friend, Thomas de Grey, upon
his Qxa^ piece o£ Horfe-man-fiip and Ferriery,

IFT, who love' a Horje next to ntylife^
Should now he mute in the commending firife
Of this thy Horfemanflnp^ my de \a Grey,
2 might henceforth be banifln all the play
At Banfteed, Winchefter, ^w^s? Salsbury, -
And fit me down under this Horfe and die .*
Nay^ i will write before thy book^, and fill
The vacant room offome deferving quill 3
^nd wijl) in all my f port to be a-sfure^
^t when thou wvrlijl upon a dejperate Cure.

To the Author of the Expert Firrier,

HEres cPldirrofiry eak^ Model of true Hotwur 5
Fame waits on Thy name:^ ihcu vpaii'ji upon HcK
15;/ caval'rji the Golden Fleeaethqu'ii non 5
ThereifT, Thou art a V^n-pareil^ Thai one.
Whoje Famcfiall die ? Thi^ie ^ Itfiall remain
The ^ge^ prefagd bj Owid's fiiblime firain,

J. H. D. M.

To my ever honoured Friend Thomas de Grej, upon
his lele6t Piece o£ Horfe-m^-fiip and Ferriery,

SAge haii Thon made our Later ^ge^
Thm art the Phoenix of our Time 5
Certes^ Thy rare T?iece I prefige^
Hath W(m the Fleece it's Jo/uklime._
-^^y younger *Pe« cannot ^but wait on thee^
Whofe iN^me Jhall ever be mo^ dear to me^

Francis Hawkins.

The

BOOK L

THE COM PL EAT

HORSE-MAN,

AND EXPEEIT

F E R R I E R.

The Firsi Bool^

C H A P. I.

THE I^TTIODVCTIO^ '^'^

F we will but take to our ferious confideration how many
great Obligations we have to admire the infiuire good-
nefs of Almighty God in creating fuch a marvellous
number of Creacures, meerly for theufe and fervice of
Man, whereof no one of them can be waiting j and
that amongft them all, we have none more ufeful, or which
can be lefs fpared th^n the Horle ^ no dumb Creature more
generous, nor any that cometh fo near unto the pleafure of
Man, none can ferve him better in time of Peace and War y
none better for Manuring and Tilling the Earth, and to caufe
it to produce its Fruits j none more ufefulfor bringing in the
fruits of the Earth •, none more behoofeful to bear and carry
him his long and tedious journeys, in heat and cold, through
thick and thin, by night and day •, none better to carry him

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S The Compleat Horfe-matf^ CHAP. I.

from danger, and to land his Mailer at the port of fafety, than
the Horfe : and for his pail; i-cs and recreations, no creature to
be compared to this : neit .er is there any creature created by
the great Creator of all things, which doth fo perfedly under-
ftand and connive with the nature and mind of man, or that
beareth a moreinly loveto man, as doth this poor creature the
Horfe j for upon all occalions he fweateth, he trudgeth, he
toyleth, he drudgeth, he moykth, he laboureth Pro viribus^
with great alacrity and cheerfulnefs (fo long as his vital fpirits
lafl) to give comfort and content to him that feedeth and che-
rifheth him j yea, and that (I fay) with fuch joy and alacrity,
as if (like to a reafonabie creature) he found himfelf obliged
thereto in the bond of all fincere duty and gratitude. For fliould
1 fpeak rather like a Philofopher than a Chriftian, I could not
but agnize nature to be admirable in all her works, wherein
man doth owe unto her infinite,and thofe very great thanks, in
that (he hath accommodated and plentifully furnilhed him with
all things needful for his ule, as alfo in that Ihe hath propagat-
ed (among all other) the Horfe, the moft ufeful for the fervice
of man, and who beft acknowledgeth his Matter. And that
this may be the better anatomized, I will Ihew you what 1 find
recorded by authentical Authors of the excellency of this praife-
worthy Crtature.

The fo much renowned Bncephalns-, who carried his Maftei:
through fo many conquered Kingdoms, ferves for an example
to all enfuing Ages, who would not fufFer any man but great
Alexander to back him, who ieemed to be proud at what time
he carried fo glorious and vidlorious a charge j and it is alfo
written of him,that being wounded at the fiege and lacking of
Thebesy he carried him couragioufly through the Troops and
throngs of all the Combatants, with incredible valour and
courage, nothing at all efteeming or prizing the lofs of his
blood, being moll defirous, and nolefs willing to do his Ma-
iler all faithful fervice, to the utmoll of his power, and to
theeffufion of the lall drop of his blood, labouring to purchale
unto himfelf by his (not to be parallelled) valour, and his re-
folute perfeverance, a vidorious advantage over the enemy.
What never-dying high renown the Horfe of Cafar got, I hold
little inferiour to that of BncefhalHs, Dionyfrns the Tyrant of

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Sicily, in a great and well fought Battel, was himfelf fo hard
put to it, that he was conllrained to forfake his Horfe, ne-
verthelefs the poor beafl made his way through the throngs of
the Enemy ^ who all bloody and mieryas he was, gat him to a
rendezvous at his Stable. CentaHrems of Galati^y having in
battel flain Antiochus, he in a bravado mounted his Horle, who
foon found by good experience, (albeit no whit to his advan-
tage) that the faid Horfe retained a refentment of the death
of his ilain Maftcr : for the Horfe fo foon as he felt this his
new Lord upon his back, never gave over flinging, yarking,
plunging and bounding, commanding the bit with his teeth,
launching out fometimes this way, fometimes that way, with
fo great impetuofity and fury, that at length he call his rafh
Rider to the Earth, and then fell to him with his heels, re-
doubling his ftrokes \a fo thick and violent a manner, not giv-
ing over till he had ilain him outright, whereby he gave hira
little caufc to triumph and glory in his temerarious attempt.
We read of Nicomedes^ King of Bithynia-, whole Horle. fo in-
tirely loved him, as that his Mailer was no fooner dead, but'
the Horle prelently forfook his meat, and fo continued, until
luch time as he languilhing for very grief, dyed of Famine.
yirgil th.t Prince of Poets, maketh honourable mention oi Ae-
thon, the Horle of Pallas^ fon of Evander, who faith that this
Aethon being prelent at the funeral of his Mailer, wept for for-
row, as thefe two veries do inculcate ;

After Came ktt\\OX\-i bold in Fighi^now weeping'^
And in his Tears his mournful J^ifage fieefing.

Siliiis ItdicHs'm his ninth Book doth highly extol two horfes,
to witj Pelorus, and Cirans fpeaking of them in this manner.

Feady Pelorus was to th' hand and rayn.
Obedient (iill-i and of a generous ifrayn :
Hearing his Maflers voice Circeus hies
Fore the beholder s^ and the wind out flies.

•>u

The traclablenefs and love that the Horfe beareth to man,
haye been the oc<;a[ion that fundry great perfonages have reci-

B 2 procally

The Compleat Horfe-matf^ CHAP.. I^

procally anfwered it, by ereding of Statues, and by building
of molt famous Cities to their honour and memory, j^lex^
ander-i before-mei:tioned, founded an opulent City in honour
of BucephalHiy and gave it his ndcne^and celebrated his exequies.
The Egyptians ereded moft rr.agnificent Pyramids, and fumptu-
ous Sepulchers to fuch Horfes as had ferved them well in their
wars. OBaviHs Cafar^ and after him, Adriaa the Emperour,
interred their Horfes with great pomp and folcmnities, and
caufed famous Epitaphs to be ingraven upon their monuments.
The Emperour Commodm did the Like to his Horfe ParfwHs^
and commanded that he fhould be buried in the Vatican. RomH"
Ihs did inftitute Playes and Games caHed Ecjtiiria^ m honour of
Horfes, and caufed them to be prefented in the field of Mau.
The JEthiopians did fo highly efteem of thefe noble creatures,
as that they armed their Helmets with the skins of Horles,
fufeing their ears to remain on, and they did wear their
Tails upon their Crefts, like as now a-dayes men ufe their
Plumes. Other Nations have done the like, who held Horfes
in no little efteem. Wc read of a Roman Emperour^who made
his Horfe a Senator. The ancient Aftrologers have likewife
attributed fo much to Horfes , that they have placed one
winged amongft the cceleftial fignes. The Poets hold that the
Fountain (where the nine Muies ufed to bathe themfelves,and
to drink) fprang up, by the blow of the foot which Pegafus
gave againft the two-topt Hill, Parnafflts. NeptHne^ God of
the Sea, is firnamed Hippius •, by reafon that (as the Poets do
fable) thefirft Horfe, that was ever feen, received his origin
from him, or from a ftone whereon Neptune had poured water.
There remaireth much more to be faid in honour of the Horle,
than there h ,th been already delivered. Wherefore omitting
further Enct.nrfiums and Attributes, I haften to matters of
greater coiaeqiience. Sithence therefore the cafe fo ftandeth,
that this dumb Creature is by Almighty God given unto man,
as a Creature of fo ufeful importance^ what thankfulness
then are we bound to give unto him for fo great a Bleffing and
Benefit? And Therefore what diligence is required ofus^ yea,
and what caret ulnefs ought we to ule, in travelling to attain
to this fo necellary a Creature in the moft exaft manner we arc
able ? Nor can this poflibly be acquired to our true cojitent,

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BOOK I. dKci Expert Ferrkr,

unlefs we do apply our belt endeavours herein ^ for theAnti-
Cnts have this Proverb, u4U rare and excellent things are hard to
cempaff. And therefore we ought to apply all care and induftry
to attain unto good Horfes, which can never be fo well done,
as by breeding them j for they muft be the Horfes that will be
belt able to ierve us in thofe offices whereunto we fhall intend
them, according as hereafter fhall be moft exactly illuftrated.

C H A P. IF.

Of the bejl man tier of Breeding,

THere are fo many diverfities of opinions, fo mainly de-
fended fro & con^ that make men fearful to bring that
to publick view, which long practice and experience
hath brought them to know and underftand to be moft true and
infallible : Neverthelefs I prefliraing, that the more judicious
may peradventure favour my Reafons and Grounds j allowing
them at leafl for probable and good, if they fhall adventure
to make trial, which if they be pleafedfo todo, 1 am confident
they will both allow and approve of this my manner of hretd-
ingt above all other ways heretofore pradiled \ who finding
it to be much better, will never be brought from the fame me-
thod : and therefore I would not have any man to condemn me
before he ftiall firft have made tryal.

My Counfel therefore is, that fuch generous Spirits, unto
whom Almighty God hath extended his benign hand, would '
take to their confideration, how needful a thing it is for themi
to lay hold upon this fo noble and profitable a blefTmg and bene-'i
fit, by applying their beft care and diligence to breed good> ^
able and ferviceable Horfes, which may be aseafily performed*/
and in a manner with as little cofl, as in breeding Jades and
Baffles, unufeful and unprofitable. For by procuring a good '
and able Stud of choice Mares, and by endeavouring to get '
fcleft Stallions, which for mettle, fpirit, fhape, colour, marksj
and the like, fhall be known to be rightly bred, and truly gene-'
reus, as well (1 fay) the Mares as the Stallions s andthefe,

B 3 youjigj

The Qowplcat Eorfc^mafi^ CHAP. I.

youngi handfbme7 of fize indifferent, that is, neither too fmali,
nor too large, long legged, or under-bodied \ but well knit,
limbM, and jointed ^ it will be beyond all peradventure, but
that you fhall have Horfes fit wherewith to ferve your Country
upon all occalions, and your own turn,and your friends,and ac-
quire to your felf no fmall honour and commendations both
from your Prince, and the Weal Publick. And this the bet-
ter to be performed, you mufb underftand that fome things are
necellary to be confidered. Firft, that your grounds be fit for
breeding-, and thofe not to be fuchas be low, wet, fenny, moo-
rifh, or marifh ^ but they mull be Failures upland, hilly, and in
fome places ftony and rocky, for Grounds of this nature are
very profitable for your Colts, to fcope, run and play in ^ it
helpeth their wind, it knitteth their joynts^ and hardeneth
and maketh tough their hooves : Someof your Grounds ought
alfo not to be without Underwoods, Bufhe^, Furfels, Broom,
and the like ^ thefe will ferve for Ihelter at w hat time the cold
winds do blow ; the relidue of your Grounds ought to have
Lawns and Plains, wherein (hould be better grafsthan the for-
mer*, and in thefe Lawnes, is needful there Ihould be great
Oakes, and fuch like Timber-trees for them, whereby to fhel-
tcr them from the fcorching Sun in the extream heats, efpeci-
ally during the time of the Ciinicular days^ and thefe trees will
alfo defend them from the buzzing &ftingirrg Fly, which other-
wife would greatly annoy and affiid them: You mufl alfo accom-
modate your Grounds with partitions convenient, as well for
change,which fometimes is moftrequilite^asalfo whereby tofe-
gregate each fort of Cattel by it felf^ as your young and old,rafe
or breeding Mares by themfelves,your weanlings by themlelves,
jyour Fillies by themfelves, and your ftoned Colts by them-
felves, according as your befl judgment ffiall didate ^ other-
, wife your breed will bsinconfufion and come to nothing,and fo
^ <vou may run the hazard to lofe both your coll and pains. Places
^4nuft be alfo made apart, wherein both your Mares with fole,
and thofe who have their Colts fucking upon them^, may run by
themfelves with all quietnefs and retirednefs ; and every of
thefe partitions mufl be fo fuSciently fenced, as that, no one
fort of eattei can break into the other. And I do yet further
advife, that thefe Grounds be well furaiihed with fweet and

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wholefome water, whereof ought not to beany v/ant, either
in Winter or Summer •, for otherwife you may endanger the
tainting and furfeting of them.

Furthermore, that certain Sheds and Hay-houfes be erefted
for them to be fed in, during the time of the Winter, when
grafs is fcanty, and not fo much nourifhing, and the cold
Winds, Frofls, Rains, and Snows, may greatly pinch and an-
noy them : in which houiings,would bfi fet up Racks and Man-
gers whereat to feed them ^ there would alfo be laid clean ftraw
for them to lye upon, which will very much comfort and keep
them warm* But above all, thegreatefl care muft be had to
the fences in general, whether wall (which is evermore the befl)
pale, quickfets, broad ditches, or high bankes,lefl theyfhould
at any time break forth, and trefpafs your neighbours to Ba-
ftardize, and wrong your breed. And you ought alfo to in-
ftitute a trufty and diligent BaylifFor fervant, whofe only fun-
ction fhould be to make his fence-walk morning and evening, as
duely as any well experienced Keeper or Wood-man doth his
Pale-walk, to fee that his fences be fait, and his Cattel fafe ;
and let him not fail every day, once at the leafl, to take a true
tale and inventory of every fort of Cattel he hath in his feve-
ral Grounds, for fear any Ihould be miffing, or fome misfortune
befaln any of them \ and if he fhall find any wanting, let him
not reft fearching, until he hath tound it ; and if it be in dan-
ger orfick, let himnotgiveover himfelfifhe can, Cotherwile
let him hafte to call company and ftrength enough) to free it
out of harmes way.

Now as touching the grounds themlelves, as I would not
have them too rich, or too rank and deep with grafs-, fomuft
they not be too barren, fhort and moffie j for as well in this
fubjedt, as in all other things, the golden mean is evermore to
be preferred. Having thus provided your felf a Stud of the
choiceft and ableft Mares, forage, colour, ihape and marks,
your Stallions alfo of like attributes, your care muft be to fee.
your Mares well covered, for in this chiefly confifteth the life
and quinteflfence of your breading. Be you therefore marvel-
lous careful, that neither your Stallion nor Mare have any of
thele enfuing defeds ^ viii. neither Moon-eyes, watry-eyes,or"
Moud-fliotten-eyes,orother defed. in their eyes or iight^no taint

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in tlieir.Wind by Glanders or otherwife, no way fubjed to
Maingc, Mallender, Sellender, Splents, Spaven, Curb, Ring-
bone, Scratches, Kybed heels, orany other the like forances;
that they be not Cock-thropled, but their Throples very
loofe :, fo,r let either Stal] ion or Mare have any of thefe mala-
die tbefi be yon well sfTured their Colts will take them as
hereditary ircm their Parents : Infomuch as when you elleem
your fel confident of fuch young Horfes, you fo much defired
to be m-.ller of,you will be miftaken j for inlleadof a Stirricr
or Horfe for manage, you have bred him fit for nought elfe
but the plough \ and in the place of a Hunter,he proves a Mill-
. horfe , and in hope you had a Horfe for a Courfe,he proves for
no better ufe but the Cart j and him you defire to have for
your own Pad- laddie, you v^ill be conftrained to fell him to a
Carrier, to bear a Pack-faddle with a burthen.

To come to intreat of the time raoft fitting for covering
your Mares, let that be fo done-, that they may call their Poles
in the dead or Winter \ as either in £>ecemher or Jannary^iov
during their tin;e of going with Pole, to wit, from the day
of their Covering, unto that of their Poling, is commonly
twelve moneths, and ten days j Yet fome do aver, they do
want eleven days of twelve moneths, of which computation
there is juft three weeks odds ^ Others again do affirm, that a
Mare goeth but only eleven moneths and ten days, v»'herein is
greater odds , but I h ve found it to be a moft certain rule
which never did fail me (uniefs in a young Mare upon herfirft
Colt, who will want fome few days of the o;-dinary account)
and long and frequent experience: hath made me to be very per-
fed) that a Mare goeth ^nnlefs fome mifchance or other acci-
dent hath otherwifeoccaii'-iitd) twelve moneths and ten days :
For when at any time I have been prefent when a Mare hath
been covered, 1 have in the very rninute entred into my Alma-
nack, the very day and hour in which (he took the Horfe ^ and
becaufe I would not be deceived, I have been prefent at her fol-
ing, and I have found the time never to fail me. And therefore
1 could wifh all breeders to obferve with me the fame courle,
and they (hall find this account to fall out juft as I have deli-
vered. If your Mare be covered about S. Lncies day, which is
XhQ thinccnth of Decemher^ then will ihe fole 2bout S.fhx>maf

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da/^ the fame moneili in the year following : But before you
faffer her to be covered, let neither the Stallion nor Mare be
at grafs, but taken into the houfe, fix weeks or a moneth at the
leaft i during which time, letthem be both very well fed with
- good old Hay and Gates, well dulled and fifted, to the end
they may have ftrerigth and feed to perform the office for
which you have them. But if you will have your Mare certain-
ly toconceivc,then take bloud from both fides of her neck, and
let her bleed at either vein well-nigh a quart •■, which mull be
done five or fix days before fhe is to be covered ■■, and the next
day after bleeding, giv^c her in a quart of new milk, half iij.
of Artimfia^ alias MngV90r r,chopped very fmall,a piece of fweet
Butter, f 2. of London Treacle warm ^ all thefc put upon the
fire tiil the Butter and Treacle bediflblved, and give this to
the Mare blood- warm in the morning fafting, and fo the next
morning again, and let her drink be white water. This drink
is moft foveraign to caufe conception, it provoketh leed abun-
dantly, itopeneth the pores in the Body, andcaufeth the Mare
to keep the leed fhe receivcth from the Stallion j moreover
this drink comforteth the womb and matrix very much : fo as
it is great odds but that fiie being thus ordered, will be fped
and conceive, unlefs Ihe be a Mare of great fterility \ which fup-
pofed, fhe is not to be kept for a race or breeding Mare.

Moreover, if you be defirous to have your Mare to conceive
a Horfe-colt, rather than a Filly ^ obferve then this lellbn I \/i
fhall here give you, and you fhail find it an infallible rule, which
will never Mifs, vi,z^. At what time you would have your Mare
to be covered. Let it be done when one of the firlt five mafcu-
Une Signs do reign, which are either Aries^ Taunu^ Gemini.,
Camtr or Leo j but if file fhall be covered when any of the Fe-
minine or watry figns are predominant, as Virgo^ Lihra^Scorpoy
SagittartHi^ Cafncofmii.t j^iqunripis, or Pifces j then be you con-
fident it will be a Fill, for this have I oftea tryed, and found
it feldom or never to fail mc, efpecially if the Wind be either
Weft or North (but Welt is belt) at the time of her covering.
And you will find this my rule to be molt infallible, for expe-
rience hath taught it me : And / have attained unto more k»orv.'
tedge bj ixperieme^ than I was ever able to afpire itnti-y either by
reading tmd fiitdy-, or by hearing what others have di^ated^ taught^
^ ~ C or

JO The Ccmpkat Hvrfe-man^ CHAP. 11.

or told me : For we have a maxim. Experience U the heft andableft
miftrefs^ and moderatrix.

Now for the manner of the covering of your Mare, let her
be brought into fome place abroad, and there faftned to foms
ftrong poftjthen bring out to her fome ftoned Jade firji to dally
with her, and he will provoke her to an aptitude and defire of
coity , which done, let the Stallion be led forth towards her,
betwixt two or more lufty ftrong men who may be able to ma-
iler him if he fhould prove unruly, and let him leap her ; and let
this be done in a morning betimes fafting ^ which done, ano-
ther man ftanding by with a pail of cold water ready in his
hand, in the very time when the HorJe is difmounting, let him
calt the cold water upon her ihapci which by reafbn of the
coldnefs, the ftrength ofthecafter, and the faddennefs there-
of, will caufe her to Ihrink in, and trufs up her body, and it
will be the means to make her retain the feed in the matrix \
.otherwife the womb would not peradventure fo foon enclofe it,
but for fome time after, howfbever the womb would draw to-
gether, but not fo fuddenly, whereby upon the Mares motion
there might be fome danger of diflblving. Take then away the
Stallion,and let the Mare be put into Ibme remote place alone,
from fight and hearing of other Horfes and Mares \ but let her
neither eat nor drink in four hours after, neither let her have
any water at all till night, and then give her either a fweet
mafh, or white water. After Ihe hath been thus Covered, you
Ihallknow whether or not Ihe hath either conceived, or loft,
or caft her feed, by many evident lymptoms which will appear
to your eye ^ for if fhe retain a good ftomach to her meat, and
fo continueth, if Ihe do not neigh at hearing or fight of other
horfes, if fhe do not pils oft times in the day, cafteth not her
eye about gazing continually at every noife fhe heareth, prirk-
eth not up her ears, and that in three or four days after lier
covering, her Belly feemeth to bemoregant, her hair more,
flick and clofe to her skin, fhewing of a brighter colour, and
ihe feemeth to faH away and become lean : if ( fay) any of thefe
Symptoms do appear in her, then is it an evidert fign /he hath
kept her feed and conceiveth, but if the contrary appear in her,
then hath fhe loft it and ingendred not. ^X

But as for offering her the Horfe again ten days after, toge-
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ther with fach like circumllances, I hold them impertinent for
this place, being fo frequently known and pradlifed, and there-
fore my labour may well be fpared. But for her keeping and
ordering after her Covering, let her not drink that ihe defir-
eth, but continue her with the fame diet which formerly ihe
had before her covering for three weeks or a month after, left
the feed might fortune to be impaired, before the Colt be fuf-
ficiently formed in the womb •, and let her be kept fweet and
clean as may be, and that vvithout''any labour or exercife dur-
ing that three weeks or month : After which term you may, if
you pleafe, inure her to moderate labour, wherein have a fpe-
cial care of four things : Firit, that Ihe be not at any time gal-
loped, or run off from her wind : Secondly, thatfhe be not put
to carry heavy burthens : Thirdly, that fhe be neither laboured
or travelled in extream heat : And laltly, that her exercile be
not fuch which may provoke her to fweat violently ; for eve-
ry of thefe things will, caufe her to mifcarry.

She being thus with fole j flje mull be kept in the houle until
mid-May at leaft, and then let firft her Ihoes be taken off, her
feet pared well, thefrufh and heels opened, and plates after the
manner of running Ihoes fbut not to come home to the heels)
fet on y let her run in the drieft Ground you have, yet not fb
Ihort of grafs, but that (he may at her eafe fill her belly at leaft
once a day; and about the latter -end of ^^/^rrw^r, (if not be-
fore) let her be very carefully ^aken into the houfe, biit io
quietly, that you fhall not endanger the hurting of her belly,
either by the ruffling of other Horfesand Mares againfl her^or
through her unruly leaping, or inconfiderate brufhing againlt -
pofts,doors, or the like. Let her be kept thus in the houfe to the
time of her foling, and let her diet^be as beforeis prefcribed.

And when the time of her foling approacheth, let her keeper
attendcarefully upon her, putting her into a houfe convenient
for her, unhaltred and untied, left in foling? the Colt receive
damage, by reafon that Mares do commonly call their foles
Handing : Wherefore let not the room whereinto you put her,
be too ftrcight, but very warm (for warmth is a great comfort
as well to Mares with fole, as in fojing) and let good Itore o;
flraw be layecj^ that the fole may fall from the Mare the lofter,
and be in lefsdanger of harm j andlether (I fay) be watched

C 1 for

12 2"/6e Compkat Horfe-ifsatf^ CHAP. 11.

for fear the Fole come not right , and fo foon as fhe hath foled
and licked it dry, let her keeper prefently milk and ftroak
her, and that before the Colt do fuck her j which will both
caufe her to give down her milk> making the fame to multiply,
dnd alfo keep the Udder that the milk do not clod, which if it
fliould do, the Mare might happily in fhort time become dry j
whereof if there be any peril, I then advife you to draw as
much milk from her >s. you can, and boil it with the leaves of
Lavender, or Spike, and fo bathe her Udder therewith warm,
continuing fo daily to do, until by this means you have broken
the curd, knobs, and knots, caufmg them to be diflblved. And
• * as for the water which fhe is to drink for forae time after her
folingjlet it be either fweet mafhes,or white water,and a month
after her foling,give her a mdfh,puttingthereinto th^ powder of
Brimitone, or Savin,or the like,whichwill be a great prcferva-
tion of the Colt j and then if fhe be moderately Laboured either
,at Plough or Harrow, if fhe will draw, as well the Mare as
Colt will profper the better; provided fhe be kept from raw-
meat while fhe remaineth in theStsble*, by which means Ihc
will the foontr recover flrcngth, luft and courage, and- have
ftore of good milk, which v\ ill caule the Colt to thrive the bet-
ter, and to grow to be of the greater bone, which above all
things is a matter of greatcft coniequence. And that you fuf-
fer not the Colt to fuck the Mare when fhe cometh from work,
until fhe be throughly cold^ left thereby you furfeit the Colt. .;
Thus much 1 have thought fit to handle of this fubjedt •, and
albeit I have laboured herein to attain to brevity, neverthelefs
the premiffes well confidered, I fhall not greatly offend in pro-
lixity, howfoever this my manner of breeding being different
from the old received Cuftomes, will not ( 1 do affure me J
pafs void of cenfure. ' But as touching old cuftomes, thus much
I do aver, that as they are in many cafes of that force, as no
law is able to abrogate ; fo on the contrary part, many of
them are fo abfurd and ridiculous, as nothing can be more 5
for what faith the Civil Law ? Thofethings which by event or fue^
tefs of time are foHnd to be fermciom or hnrffnl^ even thofe things
vHght to be repea.'ed^ yea albeit they^ere at the fir ft found profitable.
Which ground 'holdeth good in' nothing (o much as in oldCu-
^omes^ for of theirtibfnrdkies, I am able to produce inftances

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TiOt a few j howfoever with many, It is one of Hercules grcAt-
tfiUboHrs to beat many a. man from his old Chfiomes be they never fo
bid \ albeit Cnftom is a meer Tyrant^ and bts foveraigmy mji injuf-
ferabley as a grave Author very well obferveth.

CHAR Iir.

Hoxv to ntdl^ and order pnr Stable.

HAving thus waded into this myftery of Breedings I hold
it a thing very behoveful to be handled, how your fta-
ble ought to be accommodated. Firit therefore your
ftablefhouldbefituatewheretheairis wholfom, pure and good,
and the ground dry •• the ftrudture would be either of free-
Stone or Brick, but Brick is beft, mofl wholfom and warmefl^
Befides this benefit brick hath, which ftone hath not, of being
very dry,for Stone will weep, and fweat drops of water againft
rain and milty weather, which begetteth dmps, and caufeth
Rheumes in Horfes. Your ftable ought not to have any unfa-
voury Gutter, Channel, or Sink near to it, no Jakes, Hogfties,
ar Henrouft, whereby to annoy it. It would bealfo cieled 0-
ver head, and have ftrong dores, with locks, bolts, and bars
unto it. . The Rack would not be made too high or too low,
but placed in an indifferent proportion, and fo artificially let,
that neither the dull or the hay-feeds may fall into his Mane,
or upon his neck and face. The Manger would be let at an in-
different height, made deep, and of one intire piece, as weM
for ftrength as for conveniency to be kept fweet and clean. Let
the flore be pitched with flint, and not planked. The windows
would be made with handfom fhuts and calement, and well
glazed, as well to keep out cold and wind, as alfo (when there
may be caule) to let in the cool and freih air. Again, take heed
there be no lome wall or plaifter fb near as that the Horfe may
reach thereto with his mouth : for upon that he will gnaw,
which may do him much prejudice, and be the caule of much
dangerous ficknefs ; for Lome and Lime are fu^ocating things,
they will infe<ft and putrifie the blood, endanger the' Lungs?
and be.no friend to his wind .- neither luiFer any dung to lienear

kira.

1 4 ^ThcCompleat Eorfc-maTi^ CHAP. II.

him. Furthermore there would be made a fair Loft, wherein
to lay hay, and convenient lodging chambers for your Grooms,
whofe ncarnefs, together with their care and vigiiancy riiight
prevent many dangers and inconveniences which may accrue
unto your Horfes by night. Alfo let a neat Saddle-houfe be
contrived with Bings for Provender, and in it PrefTes, wliereia
to lay up the Saddles, Bridles, and all other furniture apper-
taining to Horfes, and an AqH&du.^ wherewith to bring water
to the Stable. And laftly, other Stalls would be ereded remote,
wherein upon occafion to ferve theiick from the found. Many-
other accoutrements there are belonging to a perfed Stable, as
partitions with boards, polls, and bars, with pins driven into
every poft, whereon to hang Bridles and the like j Ihelvss alfo
faftned to the wall ferving for many ules, to place necelfaries
upon, &c. which being known to all men, will be needlefs for
me here to repeat.

But you may perad venture flartle at paving, rather than
planking your flore, preferring planks as warmer, and much
better than flint or a pitched flore can be •, as alfo for that it is
a new thing, little pradifed, and feldom heard.

But give me leave ( I pray ) a little to inform your under-
ilanding in this one point, by which means your judgement may-
fortune to be much bettered. Firll therefore whereas novelty
may be obje(ftcd, I fhall moft eaiily aflbyl that point, even from
the felf-fame ground in the civil Law, which I inferred in the
conclulion of the precedent Chapter, viz^. That things found
to be prejudicial ought to be inhibited, although they might
be thought needful, and good in foreknown trnies. For that
paving of ilables is better than planking them j I have reafons
faving of not a few wherewith to fatisfie a reafonable man. Firft, it is
^ ^ch£t- ^'"'''^ "^°^^ durable andlafting, fuppofing the flore to be ^\x.c\i-
SrVjan"^^ by an expert workman : Secondly, it lefs charges by much,
y)lanKing. and therefore in that point better : Thirdly, for a Horfe to
'a. ftand continually upon a pitched flore, itemboldneth his feet

2. and treading the more •, Fourthly,it is the moft excellent thing

3. that may be for Colts, who are unlhod \ for it hardneth their
.^. hoofs, foas bycuflom they will be as bold to go upon ftones,

rocky, and hard ways, as Horfe§ that are ftiod : neither will a
pitched flore fufler the hoof to go abroad in manner of an Oy-

fler;

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fter : befides the ufe thereof will make their hoofs more tough,
durable and hollow^ infomuch as when they fhall come to be
(hod, and to have exercife, they will carry their fhoes much
longer, better, and with more eafe than otherwife, if they
had been ufed to a planked flore.

Now on the contrary part, which concerueth the planked ^'^^ '";
flore,that (I fay) cannot in reafon be fo good by many degrees. ^n^^T
Firit, it is more flippery, out of which reafon a mettled horfe g pjanked
may foon be .in danger to be lamed or fpoiled, by fome fudden flore.
flip, whereof I have had often experience, which a pitched i.
liable is not fofubjedtunto. Secondly, the planks oftentimes 2.
fhrinking, the Horfe (efpecially if he be a ftirrier who is ac-
cuftomed to curvet in the ftable) may cafily break a plank, and
his foot getting into a hole, or between the planks, the Horfe
plunging and ftriving, mayeaftly break his leg before he ihall
be able to get it forth, whereof I have more than once been o-
chImus tepis : Thirdly, when you put forth your Horles to run 3»
at grafs, all or the moft; part of Summer, during which time
the fcorching heats will fo exiccate and dry the planks, which
will caufe them to warp, and the pins which hold them down
to the joylts will rot •, snd fo the planks give way, efpecially
when horles ( who not being handled in fome moneths before )
becoming wild, ramraageand unruly, are newly brought into
the liable-, who feeling the planks to move, yield and give way
under them, will rail from ftarting thereat, to flinging, leap-
ing,bounding and pjunging,till they have diflocatcd the planks, ,
and thereby haye endangered both themlelves, the reJidue of
their Fellows, and thole who might come to their help and fuc-
courj which is a thing very frequent in a flore of this nature:
Fourthly, whereas you may imagine that a planked flore is ^.,
warmer than a paved or pitched, I do know the contrary ; for
your pitched flore hath novaults,or channels under them,like as .
hathyour planked, wherewith to convey the. water which paflcth
from the Horfes : by which means the horielyeth over a moift
and dampifh place and vault , and befides that, the evil favour
of the Horle-pifs will be evermore in their nole, wiiichismofl
unwholfbme, noyfome, and many cimes the cai e of much in-
firmity ; neither can it in reafon be, fb warm as is the pitched ?
flore, for that the chinks and awger-holes bored through the

planks.^

1 6 The Compkat Horfcffiat?, CHAP. III.

planks fwhich mull always be kept open to let forth the Urin)
do give way to the cold wind, which continually afcendeth up
to the horfe, as well lying as Handing, and cannot but do him
much damage. 1 do therefore affirm, that if your Groom have .
a cai-e to litter his horfe well, fo as he may lye foft and warm,
(which is a prime property appertaining to his office) your
horfe will thenprolper, and like much better upon a pitched
fiore than he can upon a planked ^ provided your flore be laid
evea, not higher before than behind, more than fo much that
may make the water to avoid his hinder feet,where there ought
to be a fmall gutter to caufe it to pafs away j for in railing your
flore io much, I do obftrad from the ancient ill cultom, by
reafon that a horfe Itandeth higher before than he doth behind,
his hinder legs will fvveil, and fo he becometh lame j befides,
it giveth him a taint in ti;e buck and kidneys 5 and to conclude,
his long ftanding in this unealie manner begetteth in the poor
beafl much pain and grief,and this occafioneth unto him (which
would nototherwife be) the putting forth of Wind-gals,Pains,
Scratches, and fuch like noyfom forances.

Another thing may peradventure be thought ftrange, which
I have handled in the former Chapter, where I intreat of breeds
d^l^of *^^ ' ^" ^^^^ ^ would have the time of the Mares foling to be
Foling. either in December or January^ this being in the very depth of
Winter, as well when the feafon is commonly coldelt, and
when little or no grafsis to be had, fo as of necelFity the Mare
mull be houfed, and fed with hard meat, whereby her milk
will be in fo fmall a proportion, as either to endanger the
ftarving of the Colt, or elfe at leaftvvife keep him fopoor and
feeble, as not to be able to grow, thrive or profper to any
purpofe. Tofatisfie thisfcruple, 1 fay from long experience,
that the Winter feafonfor a Mare to fole in, beyond all per-
adventure, is the very belt, as well for the Marc as the Colt^
fuppofmg (he be kept in a warm houfe ; and as for her milk.
The Colt flie will have great plenty, and that much better and more nou-
better rifhing than that milk which the Colt fhall fuck from his Dam
nourifhedat grafs ^ fo as thereby the Colt fhall be more lufly, ftrong,
jjj^'^'^^l^^^j^ healthy, the greater of boneaEdltature,better able to endure
atgrarsinhardinefs, better knit, cleaner limbed, more neatly joynted
Winter, and hoofedjandtop hisflelh better than that Colt that is foled

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in May^ Jim, or any of the hotter months : and my reafon Is,
that albeit grafs caufeth greater plenitude of milk, (which I
deny not) yet is not the fame fo good and noiirifhing : for the
milk which the Coltfucketh at grafs, is very thin and watry ;
and albeit winter food begetteth not fo great a quantity of
milk, yet the fame will be thicker, more fubflantial and of
greater nutriment, (the Mare being very well fed) which will
iced the Colt very fat, and make him more lofty and ftrong,
(as I have faid) than if the Mare the whole Summer and Win-
ter through, and in all the extremity of hcar.s and colds had "
been kept abroad. Moreover, the Colt, belides the milk ha
draweth from the Mare, will alfofeed with her upon Hay,Oats,
Bran, and fuch like food, which will do him much pleafure :
But fome again will fay, that their teeth arc fo tenderi as that
they will not be able to chew and eat fuch kind of hard meats •,
lanfwer, they are very much miftaken, for, not only my felf
alone, but fundry others have with me been eye-witnefTes of
the contrary \ therefore this needs no further folution. And
whereas it hath been objeded unto me, that that Colt which
is folcd in May^ or Soljlke, in that leafon, the Mare will have
ftore of milk, thus much I do ingenuouily confefs, but then what
manner of milk will it be? None other than fuch as fhall be *
marvellous thin and watrifli (as I f lid before) which abundance
will alfo fail, even when the Colt hath mod need thercof,that
is, when the Colt beginneth to come up to fome ftrength, and
at what time he ihould receive moft nutriment ^ to wit, when
the winter com.eth on, whofe Snows, Frofts, cold rains, and
Flouds will not a little nip and pinch the Colt,and enfeeble the
Mare in fuch terrible and defperate m.anner, that flie will want
her former plenty of food, warm and dry lodging, and other
nccefTary relief and fuftentation, and fo in like manner, hera-
bundanceof milk,, at what tirne her poor Colt ihould depend,
upon the enfeebled Mare, who is not able to fupply its o.vn '
need : by means whereof it muft-neceflarily fall out, that /he ^
muft bring both her felf and her Colt to cxtreara poverty, '
not being able to fuilain her own life, much lefs her Colis
and her own,- and fo become feeble before winter be haif^
fpent ;, and over and above all this, the Colt will by his run- '
ning abroad with the Mare become fo favage and wild, as that

D if

jB-t '^^'(^ Ccmpkat Horfe-f}tJti, CHAP. IlL

ir>ny infirmity fhould happen to fieze upon, it, its pwnunruli-:
n^fs will be fo great, that the Cure may thereby become the
more difficile : fortofpeak truly, infinite Jiave been,, and daily.,
are the numbers of Colts ^^ yea, andthofe many times rightly
bred, which have mifcarried and periOied in this nature.

I do therefore conclude, and as a friend to my Country aver,
that the beflway to breed up the ablefl and mofl ferviceablc'
Horfes, is Cas I have before inculcated) after this method, and
none others and therefore lam bold to advifeall Noble Genr
tlemen, who are lovers of good Horles,and of this Myflery to
make tri;.l, and to putthefemy Rudiments in execution, and
they will never (I do well affure raej hereafter either alter or
fwcrve frcm them ^ for of this kind o^ breeding I have had
more than forty years good experience j during which time, I
intimated thefe my grounds to a Knight, an intimate friend of
mine, who was a great lover of good Horfes, and as great a
Breedcr,as a lover of them,nnd very well verfed in Horfe-man^,
(hip, who hearing my reafons, and throughly digelling them,
approved of them fo well, as that he fell to follow thele my
inftrudions, and efteeming them fufficient, would nev°r be.
brought from them after \ he affirming, no way. comparable to
this •• for he found by plain demonftration, that whereas in
former times in breeding (as commonly he did) ten or twelve
Colts yearly, when they came to Backing, Riding and proof
ofthofe ten or twelve, he thought himfelf well appayed, and
his labour and colt well bellowed, if two or three at the moifc
proved right, and to his mind , whereas ever after, in ten
Colts thus bred and reared up, hardly any one milTed, which
proved not right and to his good liking : and this manner of
breeding;^ made him more in love with this myllery than ever
before, reafon dictating it fo well unto him. For, moH cer-
tain itis, when the Stallion and Mare are both right, and have
all tlieir true Attributes, and the tims, feafoh, and manner
o^ breedhig^ with all circumftances thereunto belonging, pun-
dually and in every point duely obferved ; it will be a hard
matter for the Colt to prove ill : but if otherwife, then mar-
vel not if the Coltanf.ver not your expedation, ^according to
the Greek Adage, which faith : y^^S" xo'p^)t(J^ ^wv Zov^ fade Sire^
Jade Cult. Wherefore if upon trial it fhall appear to you, that

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yoa have hitherto been to feek of the true grcurxds, and of
the origiral caufss why you have not bred fo many good Hor-
fesasyou have dellred, do not then wonder that Ihccanfe of

'your err cur i and of fo c^reat a mi [chief hath fio'.n upn and deceived
yon: for the great decay of good Horfes, together with thofe
infinite errours in breedings and Horfe-raan-lhip •, that increafe
that, is, being fo vile a manner of bafe Jades have fofvvarmed

' in this kingdom, as that (a lamentable cafe to be related) of
one rightly bred, we now adays have a thouland Jades ;, to the
great dilhonour, difprofit, and weakning both of King and
Countrey. And what is the reafon / I fhall in a word tell you :
Jtis impoffible for a mjnto bring hiswork^to its wif^edperfeciitn, who

■ never knev^ the true grounds of his principles.

CHAP. IV.

Of the IvLirI{f^ Colours^ and Shapes ofHorJes,

THE next thing befitting our fubjedt, is to fpeak (albeit
briefly j of the Colours, Marks, and perfedt fhapes of
Horfes : \A^ herein I will firll deliver otljer mens opinions,
and laftly mine own. Som.e there be who hold that Colours,
Marks and fhapes are little material to make up a perfed Horfe,
which I v/ill not contradicl;, for my meaning is not to traduce
or controul any man-* but this 1 will fay, that if a good horfe
have thele proper ties adherent to his gocdnefs,then is hequefti-
onlefsin much better efteem , for if beauty be added to his o-
ther inward vertues, then is he (like to the Nightingale in the
beginning of ^/"r//, heard, and hearkened unto) more praiie-
v/orthy, and better prized. For a Horle if he be good and
ferviceable, well mettled, bold and hardy, of a gentle condi-
tion, of a round and comely trot and pace, lightly and vvell
born, obedient mouthed, fure on foot, tough, Itrong and ea-
fie ^ will (I fay) not fuch a Horfe be well efteemed ? But if to-
gether with thefe good properties, there fliall be added, good
colour, true marks, and perfe(rt fhape, which caufeth him to
appear moil beautiful to all beholders.- will not thefe endow-

D 2 ments

, Tkc Complcat HorJc.man^ CHAP. IV.

merits fet liim the better forth, and caufe him to be the better
efteemed, ot every man delired, and much more money offer-
ed for huTi? nay, fhall not you (whofe the Horfe is) be come
unto, be fuedunto, have letters fent you from fundry friends,
and will not your felf prize him at a higher rate than other-
wife you would have done? yes aflliredly;, and hereof I make
no queftion. True it is, and I mult confefs no lefs, that a
Horfe may be very good, and perform his fundion very well,
who hath neither good colour, true marks or perfed (hape j
neverthelefs, thefe extrinfecal vertues are more frequently to
be found, and better obferved to be in good Horfes, in whom
arecolour^marksand flnpe^thanin horfes which arc otherwile.
Wherefore becaufe thefe things are termed exteriour vertues,
and therefore take their objeil from the eye only, I will con-
joyn them altogether in this my difcourfe, and fhew you what
hath been, and is the opinion of both antient and modern
Writers. Virgil in his Georgicks, handling moil accurate-
ly fundry points of Husbandry, among other things in his
third book ofGeorgicks,defcribeth the Horle,as well his breed-
ing,2ndhis fever? 1 forts of employments,as his colour,fhape and
marks •, yea, and that in molt exquilite manner : and thus he be-
gin neth:

Let the Males ^o
Without refiraim to P^e fiery, andfo

By timely breeds preferve aperfe^ kif2d.

Their firft age btfl all wretched mar t*ils find,

j4fter difeafes and old age do come-y

Labour f and death's itiexorable doom.

'There j} ill will be-, whofe bodies with thy will

ThoH would^fi wifi] changd. Therefore repair them fiid ;

^?id left thy kind qnite lofi thoH fi/jd too late y

Prevent the Icfs and yearly propagate.

j^nd fitch a choice yon mafi in Horfes make^

By him, whom you for Stallion mean to tak^y

As hope of all the race, cleB: with care.

Even from a tender Pole juch Colt^ Oi are

Of generous race-i fir eight when atfrf} the/re fol'd^

Walk proudly-, their foft joyntsfcarce k»it, andbold^

Dare

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Dare lead the vpay^ into the Rivers enter^

jind dare themfelves on unkriown feas to ventnre.

Nor frighted with vaifi noifes-, lofty neclzdt

Short headed^ fender belly d^ and broad bacl^d j

Broad and fnll brefled ', let'his coloHr be

Brown-bay ■) or gray ^ white f roves not commonly t

Norflefi colour^ when wars alarums found •,

His noflrils gather-), and breathe f re-, no ground

Can hold his jhaking joints-, his fear advances y

His thichjoitrPd Attain on hi^ right foulder dances.

His back bone broad and frong^ the hollow ground

Trampled beneath his hard round hoof doth found.

Such was that horfe, which Spartan Pollux tam'dy

Fierce Cyllarus ^ and Mars his Horfesfatnd

By th'old Creek^PoetSf or thofe two that drew

Achilles Chariot : fuch afljape and hew

.At his wives coming., fly^"^ Saturn tcok^-,

And all high Pelion with jl rill neighings jhook:

Tet when difeafe or ag e have brought to nou(rht

This horjes fpirit-, let him at home be wrought.

Norfpare his bafe old age. A Horfe grown o'dy

Though he in vain attempt it oft., is cold

To Venery^ and when he's brought to try

(^L'.kethat great frengthlefs f re m ffubble dry^

In vain he rages ; therefore frfl 'tis good-.

To mark his age-, his courage and his broody

With other arts-, how fad a Horfe will be

When overcome-, how pr^ud of vi^ory.

Dofi thou not fee when through the field in f^eed-,

Two racing Chariots from the Lifls are fled.,

The young mens hearts all rife., ^is forth they fart ^

And fear with joy confounded., Jlrikes each heart ? ' .

They give their Horfe the reins., and lafj them on \

Their hurried wheels enfamingy as they run •.) I

Now lo they go., now rife as they would file {

Through th' empty air-, and mount up fo the sky %

No rejiingt no delay., a fandy Cloud

Darkens the air ; they on through [homings loui

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i2 T/:e Ccwpkat Borfc-matf, CHAP. IV.

. Offlanders by^ allfwent^ and font' d do fly :
So oreat^s their love ofpraife and vttiory.
Fir [I Eri<flhoniil5 Ch^ricts did invent,
J^nd by four Horfcs drawn in triumph went.
The VQktxonhn L^phbx's frfi found
The life of backing f-IorfeSf taught them bound^^
^nd run the Ring ;, taught Riders f' exercife
In Aiartial ranks both ccju'al Myfleries :
The Afafers of both the fe equal need
7'ofnd cut Horfe of courage i and good ffeed.
Though ne'rfo ncbly horny thoHghofting^,me
They won the priz^e.) and for their Countrey claim
Epire, or fanid MyctliX, orelfetook^
Their birth at frfifrom Neptune's trident (hok^'

7 hefe things obfervd at Covering time-, they care
To make their Stallion flrongly fat and fair
The father of their brood : for him they mow
Choice grafs-i fweet fir earns-, and corn to him allow j
Lefi he jhould fail his pleafint work to do-,
And th"* young ones Fiarv clings from his hunger grow.
But they ofpmpofe keep the females light
And lean ^ and when they have an appetite
To Venery-i let them not drinkjior eat^
And courfe them ofty^itnd tie them in the heat-.
When in full Barns the ripe corn crowded lies^
As empty chaff e before the weB winds flies.
And this they do-j lejf too mush ranl^ncfs make
The breeding foil^ and fatted furrows-take
Too dull afenfe ^ b'l^t that they p.'oiild draw in
Seed with defire', and lodge it fafe within.
But if thy mindihoii moreto War do give.,
' Or through ]ovQs wood-, wcuURfi racing Ch.iriotS'dr^iVej
And fwiftly pafs by Pifa'j River fide :
; \ Thy firfi tAik is to make thy Horfe abide

''" To fee the fouldiers arms-i hear their loud voices.
The trumpetsfound-i and ratling Chariots noifes ;
And oft within the fiahle let him hear
The claflnng whip, he I more and more appear

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To be delighted with his mafterspraifey

j4nd when he Jlrok^s his neck,, his cenrageraife.

When fiyfl he's weaned from fucking^ let him hear

Thefe things f and trembling he compeWd to wear

Soft Halters oft about his head ^ but \vhe-i7

HiS life hath feen four Summers-, teach him then

To run the Ring-, in order high to beat

ThegroHndy and both w^ies sktlfu'ly curveat

As tf hetoyi'd \ then let him with his fpeed

Challenge the windy an ^ from all curbing freed^

Scowre ore the champion f elds fo fwi ft .^ that there

Thefands no print of his light foot do bea^.

So when the Scythians ^«7//, and North-we^ wind

From their cold quarter fiercely blow, and bind

The dry clouds up : all ore the waving field.

Corn baws with equdblafis y woods tops do yield

A murmuring noife-, long waves roul en thejhore-,

Forth flies the wind-, fweeps lands and watery o*r€ \ ,

Thy Hjrfe thus ordred to the races end .

hil bloudy fornd-, viBorioufy' will tend:

Or elfe his tamed neck, will better bow

To draw the Belgian Chariot -j let him grow

Full fed, when he is broken Wfll-, nor fear

His growth 'y fa fed before he's brokey he'I bear

Too great a flomack patiently to feel :.-c^. v

The lafiing whip, or chew the curbing feel. '

But no one care doth jnore their flrength improve y .

Then ftill to keep them from Veneriai lovs. ^c.

See how the Hrrfes joints all tremble, when

A Mares known fcent he through the Air doth fcely .

Noftripesy no flrength of men, no bit of ft eel.

No Rocks, nor Dikes, or Rivers in his way, ■■'■-,

Which roul whde Mount ains^y can his fury flay; ^c. .

But ft range ft far
Is thole Mare" s fuious love, . which Venus/f^/j
When they their Mafler Gla.uc\iSpeace-me4Lrent,.,,\^,..
Love makes them mount ore lofty Gargarus
Andfwimthe ftreamoffwift Mcznias.

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4 The Compkat Horfe-Man, CHAP. IV,

j4nd when Lov^s flame their greedy marrow bnrns^
A'ioji m the Springs (for heat then moj} returns
To tW hones) upon high rocks they t^ke their places,
u^nd to the weftern wind all turn their faces,
Sttckjn the blaj}, and (wonders to be f aid)
Gyovo great withfole w-ithout the horfes aid.
Then ore the Rocks and Valleys all they run.,
IsJot to the North, nor to the rifing Sun,
Nor Caiirus quarter, nor the South whence rife
Black p'owers, which darken and diftitrb the skies-
Hence flows thick^poyjon f om thegroyns of theft.
Which fiepherds truly c^// Hippomanes ;
Hippomanes, which oft bad Step-dames itfe-t
yind charming herbs, and baneful words ifjfnfe.
But time irreparable flies away. Cc.

Du-Bartas that fainons French Poet, doth likewife in his
Treatileof the Handy-crafts, excellently defcribe the colour,
fhape, and properties of a good Horfe, irt the fourth part of
the frft day of the fecond week, which beginneth thus :

Gain at they fay with hif deep fear diflnrbed.
Then firfl of all tn undaunted Courfer curbed;
That whilft about anothers feet he run.
With Infty fpeed he might his deaths nunfmn.
Amonq a hundred brave ^ h'^hf, lufly Horfes^
(With curiom eye marking their curiam forces')
He choofeth one for his indujlr iota proof.
With round, high, hollow, fmos'th, brown, jetty hoof.
With p.'^Jlernsjhort, upright, {but yet in mean)
Dry flnewy flanks, ftrong, fl^fdefs kl^eef, and lean.
With Hart-like kgs, broad breafl, and large behind.
With body large, fmooth flanks, and double chind :
yl crefled neck, bow' d like a half bent bow,
whereon a long thin curled mane doth flow :
A firm full tail touching the lowly ground.

With dock between iwofair fat buttocks round. •

A pricked ear that refis as little fpace '

As his light foot ; a lean, bare bonny face,

Thin

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ThiNJou!, hii head yet of^mtdc^e f^z.c-, ..,-^- .

Ftill lively flamingo fp^^^^^^y "^ohlin^ eyer': '^ ^"" »

Creaf fomirjg mouthy hot fuming ndptils vpide-^

Of chefnut hair-, his forehead Jiarrifi' 4 :

Two milley feetf a feather on hts breajl^ ^, ; , .r^ •

whom feven years old at the next g'^afs he g^efi.

This comely Jennet^ g'^^fy f^ji ^^ Vfinsy
And then to back^him a^ively begins j ,.

Stedy and fir eight he fits ^ turning his fight
Still 'twixt the ears of his Palfrey light.
The chafed Horfe^ fuch thrall iUfuffering^ J

Begins to fnuffey tofnort-, to leap -^ to fling -^

And flying fwift his fear fnl Rider mak.es ^ \ ■

Like fame unskilful Lad that undertakes
To hold feme Ships Helm^ Vfhilfl the headlong tide.
Carries away its vefel-, and her guide \
Who near to drowned in the jaws of deaths
Pale^ fearful, (hivering faint, and out of breathy,
A thoufand times Qo heaven ereiled eyes)
Repents him of fo bold an enterpriz,e :
But fitting fafit lefs hurt than fear d, Cain
Boldens himfelf^ and his brave Horfe again
Brings him to ^acct from pacintr to his trot^
From trot to gallop, after runs him out
In full career i and at his couragj fniles.
In fitting fill, he runs fo many 7niles. . •.

His pMe is fair, andfree,histrotisu^t
As Tigers courfe, or Swallow s nimble fl-ight i . '

And his brave gallop feems as fwift to go,

^/Bifcain Dart, orfnaftsfrom Ruffian ^tfiv. \ - ."^

But roaring Canon from hiifmoaking throat.
Never more fpeedy fpews the thunderirrgfliot,
{That in an army mows whole f(^uadrons down.
And batters Bulwarks ofafummondtown)
Than this light Horfe fends, if he do but fed
His Bridle flackj, and in his fide the heel'.
Shunning hin^elf, his finewyfirength he firetcheth, ■
Vising the earth, and'flying air he catcheth ;

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26 The Compleat Horfe-mafr, CHAP. IL

Born Vfhirl-wirid like, he makes the tramfling ground
Shrin\ under him., and(loake with doHhlitJg found.
And when the fight no more pHrfue he niAjy
Infieldy clouds he vanijheth away.

The wife waxt Rider not efieeming hefi-i
To take -too much now of his lufiy beafi-,
Refirains his fury, then with learned wandy
The triple' corvet makes him underhand :
With skilful I voyce he gently c hears hii pride^
^nd on his neck^his flattering palm doth glide ^
£de flops him (ieadyflilly new breath to take.
Arid in the fame path brings himfoftly back :
But th^ ang^y Steed, rifing and rearing proudly^
Striking the (iones flamping, and neighing loudly \
Galls for the Combate, plunges, leaps andprancesf,
Befomes the path, with fparkling eyes he glances i
Champs on his burnijht Bit, and glorioufly
V His nimble fetlocks lifteth belly-high :

All fide-long jaunts, on either fide he jufilesy.
And's waving Creft couragioufly he bridles j
Making the gazers glad on every fide
To give more room unto his portly pride.

Czin gently ftrokes him, and now fure in featj,. ^^

Ambitioufly feeksftillfome frejherfeat \
To he more famoHij one whi'e trots the Ring,
Another while he doth him backward bring .*.
Then of all fear he makes him lightly bound-,.
And to each hand to menage rightly round l
Toflof, to turn, to caper, andto fwim.
To dance, to leap, to hold up any lim :
And all fo done, with time, grace or dred skill.
As both had but one body and one will :
TW one for his part no little glory gains,
Th' other through pra^ice by degrees attaineS'
Grace in his Gallops in his pace agility,
Lightnefs of head, and in his fti^p facility:
Strengh in bis leap, and fledfafl menagings,
Aptnefs in all, and in his com fe mw wings, ^c.

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A famous Fcf rier of Taris deliVereth thefe colours of a good
Horfc, which becaufe they are in French verle, I have Ens^iih-
ed them verbMim thus :

Jf you defire a Horfe thee long to ferve-i

Take a brown-bay-, and him with care preferve :

The grafs not illy but be is priz.ed far

That is cole-black-) andblaz.ed Vfithafiar :

Jf for thy felf^ or friend-, thou vpi It procure

h Horfe t let him white- Lyard be-i he' I long endure.

*■.— -f...^...^---..^^^.

And the fame French man fheweth, what be alfo tht proper-- f^^^^^^?*
ties and marks which a good Horfe ought to have ^ whf:reof ^^^1^°
three are to be of an Oxe, three of a Fox, three of a Hart,
and three of a Woman. Thofe three ot an Oxe, are to have
a fair and full eye, a large neck, and to b^ Itrong and fhort
jointed. Thofe three of a Fox, are, to have a comely and
Ihort trot, fmall and long ears, and a bulhy tail. • Thofe three
of a Hart are to have lean and dry legs, to be well rifen before
and a lean head. Thofe three of a Woman,are;to be large and
fair brcailed, to have a beautiful and full hair, and gentle to
his Rider and Keeper-

The fame Author delivcreth yet further what ought to be
the colour and Ihape of a good Horfe. Thofe Horfes (faith he)
that are of a chelt-nut colour, with Mane and Tail black, are
commonly good. The Sorrel if his Mane, Tail, Knees, Fet-
locks, and lift along their back be black, are for the moll part
good, if they be otherwiie free from evil conditions ; as not
at any time to lie dovv^n in the water, relliffe, and fach like
bad qualities. The Brown-bay,-Dun,Dapple-grey,Iron-grey,if
their extremities be black, are many times very good,if they be
well chofen. All Horfes (faith he) muft have good Legs,good ^' ''^*^
Feet, and their Fetlocks muft not be overcharged with liaii"", {jofl
they muft have alfo good eyes, obedient mouthed, and well
raettled.-thcy muft not have fat or flefliy legs,butto have a great
belly, well rifen before, ftreightbackt, not charged with over
gr^at fhoulders, he muft have a thin bended neck like a Carps
back, a good Grouper, large thighes, round w^ell fpread But-
tocks, and a train well fet on, a lean, dry, and thin Hcad,a full

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28 The Qompkat Borfc-mn^ CHAP. IV.

fparkling Eye, a wide Nollril, a wide, thin and lean Jaw^ a
loofe Thro pie, a well-trufled together Body, and Legs not
too long \ being thus accoutred and Ihaped, it is very proba-
ble he will be very ferviceablc. He alfo flieweth figns whereby
to know the good or evil fight of a Horfe. Every Horfe (faith
know the ^0 hath a feather in his Face betwixt his eyes : if the faid fea-
goodfight ther be high above the eyes, then hath he afluredly a good and
from rhe perfecft light ^ but if the feather be below his eyes, the Horfe,
T^ad of a then hath oft-times a bad fight : Obferve this rule well, and«.
°^^' you Ihall find it to be a thing mofl certain. He alfb giveth o-.
ther marks touching the Legs of a horfe : which briefly are?
that a horfe muft have his fore- legs above the knees, to be
ftrong, flat and large, albeit the lower part of the legs be
fmall^ provided he have a good foot, which fuppofing, he.
Which be may prove, a horfe of long continuance. Another Author,
cdo^^s^ f 0^^2^i"S of the colours of Horfes, doth denominate them after
a Horfe. this manner, viz.. ABrown-Bay> a Black Roan, or Black furi-
offilver hairs, Cole-Black, Cheft-nut, Dark Eay^ Fly-bitten-,
orWhite-Lyard TheBrown-Bay isfohighlyefteemed with all
Nations, as that they do with one affent always rank him in
the very firft place of colours : the Italians and French do fo
much prize the Brown-Bay, as that they evermore call that co-
lour Bayard Loyal-, the Loyal Bayard, or more properly, ac-
cording to owv ^ Englifh phrafe, trufty Bayard. The Frenchy
Italians and (jermam do very far commend and prefer three forts
of Colours in Florfes ; to wit, the Brown-Bay, the Cheft-nut-,
and the Cole-Black •, but they do evermore prefer the Brown-
Bay to the firit place. Mailer BUwdevile, and Mafter Afarkr
ham do both accord in the choice of the Colours of the Horfe,;
and they never do fail in preferring the Brown-Bay to the;
fir ft place.

\\'hat fhall I need fpeak any more of Colours ? I wil) now

proceed to their Marks, wherein, albeit in moft things all in a

manner do agree , yet only in forae few points there is fome

fmall difference. All generally affent in the white Star, and

white foot, if the blaze be not too broad, or the foot too high

Of the' '^h^te about the Paltern, for then it is called ho^ed, or busr

marks of kcned : Some commend the fliim, or rafe down the face, if it

-a Horfe. bc not jnuch broader than a three-peny filk Ribbon, but then

it

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it mufl: come to end jufl; betweea the Noftrils, and not to be •
more on the one fide of the face, than on the other. This in-
deed is of all true Horfe-men efteemed a moll beautiful good •
Mark, and well becometh a good Horfe. Some would have
the foot being white, to he on the far foot behind, ar.d fome
again on the near foot before : I have heard fome highly com-
mend the Horfe to have two white feet a crofs, to wit, the
far foot behind, and the near foot before, like as had a Horfe
ofthe oldLord.54«^f/, being aCourfcr, which he brought out
of /M/y,, with, lb much charge, labour and peril of his life, fas
his-Lordflii-pdidfundry times report unto me,) which was as a -
dark bay, and his two feet a-crofle white j howfoever I have :
known fome Horfe-men diflike of the fame Marks, yet I could'
never hear the reafons of their diflike. A Knight of my ac-
quaintance would highly commend the Horfe, who had a white
foot, which was befpeckled with black motly fpots i affirm-
ing that a Horfe fo marked did betoken good mettle, great
valour,- and an heroick fpirit •, for he would always call fuch a
Horfe Equus geuerofiis-i aHorfeofa brave fpirit ^ and this he
would report was taught him by old Sir Henry Lea-, that fa-
mous Horfe-man, and no lefs ex.cellent Breeder, of whom this
Knight bought many delicate Colts, fome of which were thus
marked. All good Horfe-men do attclt, that- the Horfe with -
much white upon his face, raw nofed, iheath, yard", tuel, and
hoofs white, skin white, and legs holed, and wall-eyed, is ge-
nerally weak, faint, of a cowardly condition, tender, and wafny .
of fleih, fubjed to rebellion, relliffhefs, to ftarting. Humbling, .
evilfighted, fubjedl to tire, dangerous to his Keeper, for bit-
ing and Ilriking \ and in a word, of a molt bafe and evil con-
dition. For the comtenance is the true Index of the mind : And 4 •
lewd laok^pro^nojlicateth a lewd condition : And again ^ '^(forified Fcitbcrs
countenance doth delineate a wicked deformed difpojition and manners, Holden ro
It is holdenfor a good mark in a Horfe to have many Feathers heagood'-.i^
about bis body, as upon his forehead, fo it be lituated above ^J^r^^"^^'
the.eyes \ and the higher it Hands, the better : Alfoupon the
middle ofthe Neck near totheCreft, under the Neck in th6
middle of the Throple, upon the' breafb, and upon both the ^i
Flanks, and upon both buttocks, which for Horfes to have Fea- •
ther§ in th^fe and fuch like places, is moft comraendabic. -.

How ■'.

^o Tie Compkat BcrfimAn, CHAP. III.

Now as touching the perfedt and true Ih?pe of a Horfe,
wherein we have more contrariety of opinions, than are either
in the Colour or Marks, whereof 1 have given you a tafle al-
Tlie per- ready : Neverthelefs, I wilidemonflrate how far commonly all
fed ib.ipe do meet in the Ihape of a well timbred Horfe. Firlt therefore it
ofaHorc.|^ required that the hoof be black, fmooth, dry, large, round
and hollow : The Palterns ftraight and upright, Fetlocks Ihort,
the Legs ftraight and flat, called alfo lath-legged, the Knees
bony, lean and round, the Neck long, high-rcar'd, and great
towards the Brealt,the Breaft large and round, the Earsfmall,
fliarp, long and upright, the Forehead lean and large, the Eyes
great, full and black, the Brows well filled, and Ihooting out-
wards, the Jaws wide, (lender and lean, the Noftrils wide and
open, the Mouth great, the Head long and lean like to a Iheep,
the Mane thin and large, the Withers fharp and pointed, the
Backlhort, even, plain and double chined, the Sides and Ribs
deep, large, and bearing out like the cover of a Trunk, and
dole fhut at the huckle-bone, thcBelly long and great, but hid
under the ribs, the Flanks full, yet gaunt, the Rump round,
plain, and broad, with a large fpace betwixt the Buttocks, the
Thighs long and large, with well fafhioned bones, and thole
ilefhy, the Hams dry and ftraight, the Trunchionfmall, long,
well fet on, and well couched, the Train long, not too thick,
and falling to the ground, the Yard and Stones finall \ and
laftly, the Horfe to be well rifen before. And to conclude,
the perfect fhape of a Horfe, according as a famous Horfe man
1 ath defcribed, is in a few words, thus. Viz.. A broad Fore-
head, a great Eye, a lean Head, thin, flender, lean, wide Jaws,
a long high reared Neck, high reared Withers, a broad deep
Ch'cft and Body, upright Pafterns, and narrow Hoof.- And
' this is the common allowed, and approved fliape of a perfed
Horfe J Co as if any of thefe things be deficient in him, he can-
not be faid to be a Horfe of a perfedl fhape. Wherefore I
conclude that if a Horfe be of a good Colour, well marked,
and rightly fliaped, and right alfo by Sire and Mare ^ it will
be feldcm ken that he ihould prove ill, unlefs his Nature be
alienated, and marred, cither in the Backing and Riding, or
elfethathe be othcrwife wronged, andmoftlhamefully abulld
by the means of a hair^brain, negligent^or inconflderate Rider

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or Groom. But I may in this point be csxed to hold a Para-
dox j for fomc may objeA unto me, that many times Horfes,
who are of the beft Colours, bell Marks, and trucft fhapcs,do
neverthelefs prove arrant Jades, reftiffe, ftubborn, ill natured,
fubjed to tyring, and the like : I anfwer, I acknowledge all
this to be molt true, for I have known Horles, who upon their
full view, have been in extrinfecal Ihew fo hopeful, as that
they have promifed what a man could exped from them j which
notwithftanding when they have come to the tell, they have
been a fcandal to their fex : but this is not a thing frequent,
for in every one of thefe who have thus mifcarried, you Ihall
have twenty who will prove right, and anfwerable to your
mind: Ihavealfo known Horles, which wanting thefe good
attributes, and who have been as different from thole we call
good, even as Chalk is from Cheele, who have proved very
good Horfes : howbeit I will not counfel you to breed upon
fuch an one, who albeit he may bring you Colts, yet I dare not
promile you he Ihall ever bring you a good Colt, whereof I
have oft-times made Trial, as well for Horles of Menage, as
for Hunters, and Horfes for the Courfe. Neitherneed there
■ any more be faid upon this fubjed.

CHAP. V.

Of the Office of the T^dcr arid Groom,

'Aving now bred Colts according to my Inflrncflions,
which you may well hope will prove to your mind and
bell liking, neverthelefs fome things there yet remain,
•whereof duly to confider-, and that is, that when you have
thus (I fay) bred your Colts, which you may very well hope
are right, your eye and judgment for Shape,Colour and Marks,
promifing no lefs ; it then behooveth yon to be very Cautelous
in the Handling, Breaking, Riding, and well-ordering them,
whether you intend them for Mennage, Courle, Hunting, or
the Rode \ in any of which an efpecial care would be had to
^provide you of Riders, Grooms, and Keepers, fuch as Ihall be

knowa

52 77^ Compkat Horfi'Ptjf?^ CHAP. IV.

known to be expert in their faculties ^ in which principally con-
. lilleth either their dired making, or marring, and final ruine.
For we cannot fay, that a Colt (yet unhandled) at three or
four years of age, is, or can be a perfedt good Horfe, whillfc
hereiraineth (I fay) unridden, unhandled, and unmade, until
fuch time as he hath been taken up into the Stable, made gentle,
taught to lead, content to be Ihod, to beBack'd, Broken, Rid-
den, Wayed, Mouthed : and to be brief, brought to his ut-
V moll perfedion. By this time you will come to be able to know
and underftand his true Worth, Vertue, Nature, Difpolition,
and Qiiality, his Pace, his Rain> or Bearing, his Toughnefs,
Strength and Affability, his true worth and good nefs, and
what other attributes are befitting a generous Horfe.
. His Rider therefore muib be an expert and able Horfeman,

manner ^^^ ^"^^^ Keeper every way as fufficient •, otherwife what defeds
of man a you (hall find in your Horfe, are not to be attributed to him,
Rider but either to his Rider, or to the Groom. Wherefore your
ought to (-j^g y^-^^Q. f^g^ |-ha|- bQ|-[^ Rider and Groom be known fufficient,

^* left for want of true Science, your Horle may eft-foons be

brought to alTume fuch linifter conditions, from which he will
rot be weaned in a long time after. Wherefore if your Rider
be known to be an able ma;i, and your Groom fufficiently
skilful, you muft then exped that perfection from your Horle,
you ever hoped- For my part thus much 1 aver, that this
Noble Science (Noble, 1 call it, for that it is a Faculty well be-
feeming a truly Noble Gentleman ) is an art wherein I have
been verfed and travelled for more than forty years, as well at
home, as in parts abroad i in which I have moft diligently
confumed much time, as well to the labour of my body and
mind, as to my no fmall expenfe : and it doth not a little
trouble me that in places where I come here in England-^ I do
find lb few Horfe men, (conlideringit is an Ifland that doth a-
bound in Horfes, whereof no Kingdom under Heaven morej
and yet fo many Braggadochies there be, who will {o crack and
boalt of their skill in this Heroick Science ^ and when I fhali
begin to difcourfe with them of Horlemanfhip, they will talk £b
fillily, and lo impertinently, as makes me blufh ro hear them :
infomuchas! have much trouble with my patience in forbear-
ing to let them knov/ their ablurd folly : and if 1 but ask them

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any eafie queftion concerning this myllery, they prefently fall
into ftrange and prepofterous difcourfes, venting many incre-
dible wonders, as far from fenfe, and as high above tiie Moon,
as the Moon is above us, and they are as poor, and as igno-
rant in the true nature and knowledge of the Art, as not to be.
able to underiland the very firft grounds and principles in
Horferaanfhip. Others there be, who have attained to fo much
iuperficiai fpeculative knowledge by reading the Works of Mz-
&ZV BlundeviUf Msiitcr Markham, and others, getting thereby
.ibmeglimpfeof fpcculation, but lefs true pradice, (wherein is
as much difFef ence as betwixt us and the Antipodes) and there-
fore in what elleem they either are or can be among Horfemen,
is moft eafie to be imagined. Others there are, who being fo
adive and dexterous, as to be able to lit a rough, unridden Colt,
a {<iw plunges, by fait holding with both hands to the Mane
and Pummel, and by clinging with their Legs clofe to the body
of theHorfe, till by flriving and his violent difordcred agita-
tion, he hath put himfelf from off his Wind j that will not
ftick prefently to promile to themfelves the true and entire my-
ftery of able Horlemanfh'ip. Others again I oft meet with,who
by Ibraetimes frequenting the Mi:Ley where Riders ule to me-
nage i who after have made no bones to cry themfelves up for
as good and as able Horfemen as any in England. Others I do
very well know, who by reading have made fome petty pra-
ctice, howfbever (God knows) to very fmall purpofe (fb far
forth as their diminutive skill was able to extend) upon fuch
(not rightly bred Geldings, and fmall Nags of their own j
wherein they have aflumed unto themfelves fe much pretend-
ed knowledge, as that they have in their disjoynted difcourfes
not fpared to tax the famous Alexanders^ and other eminent
Riders of this our Kingdom for Novices, and mecr ignorant
Horfemen. Such (I lay) is the vanity and arrogancy of thele
our days, in which ignorance dareth to adventure to traduce
knowledge, and Vice lay an obloquy upon Vertue. For imlefs
a ntitn dd arrive unto the depth of profound knowledge^ he fnall be de-
rided ^ hut like as he either hath or hath it notj he flmfl be either
commended or fcorned. For you Ihall not lee one in a hundred of
thefepretenders of knowledge, who doth fo much as under-
ftand the terms of this generous myftery j and therefore I may

. F truly

5^ The Ccmpkjt Horfi-maff, CHAP. V.

truly fay of them : th^t mtta kr^^w the terms or principle s^ is fobs
ignorant of the krt it fdf : And yet I have known fome of thefe
fo impudently weak, as to take upon them to teach, whereat
I have not a little marvelled, it being a general received rule>
viz.. It is impojfible for a man to teach that which he never lenrned.
And farther a venerable Author laith, He that mlL be his overt
Scholar^ fl}all be fure to have n fool to his mafier. For alTuredly'?
great folly and we^tknefs is to be ebferved in that man-^ who (Ijall take
Hpon him to be a. mafier or teacher-, who never k^exv what it was t9.
be a Scholar.

But if you defire to have your Colts eome to the height of
perfecflion, let then your care be to turniih your felf of a good
Rider, and fuch an one who is well known and cryedup to be
an exquifite Horfeman. He muft not be of life difiblute, or
debaucht, nor of nature harfh, furious; cholerick, or hair-
braiii'd : for the leail of either of thefe vices, are unbefeeming
a perfon of this profeflion i but he muft be of life fober, and in
his function laborious and diligent, of complexion Flcgmatick,
and patient, he rauft be maPjer of his padions ; for A wife man
knoweth how to conquer and overcome himfelf: for that Rider that
i« eholeriek, ralh, hafty, and foon provoked to impatience,can
never make a good Horfeman, let him love the Art never 9>
well j neither fiiall he be able to make a Horfe fo perfect as q^
therwiie he might have done, were he otherwife conditioned y
but let him apply his beft endeavours,yet that Horfe he maketh,
Ihall have defects, which his inconfiderate harlhnefs hath cauf-
ed. For if your young Horfe be rightly organized, and as
well natured, as well mettled, and as correfpondent for marks
and colours, he feldom proves ill in the making, fuppoling his
Rider be mafier of his Art : but if otherwife, by which means
he do fall into imperfedions or vices, it is not much to be won-
dered at *, for thofe his evil conditions and faults are not fo
much to be imputed to the Horle as to his Teacher : and as
touching curftnefs and corredtion to be ufed to young Horfes,
we have a general rule in Horfemanlhip, which is^ that he is
net cried Hp [or a good Horfeman-, who wanteth knowledg how to bring
h,is horfe to perfeBion by fweet and gentle means., rather than by corre-
BioK 'in d fever e chafiifement : yet that correction muft fometimes
fee uied, no man but kcoweth, to be as neceflary as his meac ;

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Ecverthelefs letcorredion be fo confiderately applyed, as not
therein to exceed the limits and bounds of moderation ; Let it,
I fay> be done to am&ndmem-^. and not to i^jim^/on or confufion-^ and
Htter marring of him : for difcretion ir a cale of this nature is a
moil precious jewel, and highly to be valued ^ and when his
Rider fhall at any time corred him, let it be done in the very
inftant when he ofTendeth, and doth juilly merit the fame ; and
not otherwile, for elibjie will not know the caufe why he was
chaftiied, whereby, he becometh rather confounded than a-
mended : fo on the other lide, when theHorfe doth well, let
him be cherifhedand much made of, which will the better en-
courage him in the fame way of going forward in well-doing.

And as touching the Groom, he mult be a man who muH tru- ^vhat
ly love his Horfe, and fo fhape his courfe towards him, as that "J?nnef
the Horie may love and dot*e upon his Keeper, otherwife the g Groom
Horie may foon get fo many evil habits, which he will not ea- ought co
lily alter or forget. For as hnftotU learnedly faith, Li'\e asyon be.
erder him^ fo f)all you find : For the Horfe by nature is the molt
loving creature to man of ail other brute creatures, and none
more obedient, none more intelligible, none more delirous to
pleafe \ wherefore i^ he be fweetly, mildly, and plaufibly dealt
with, he will be alfo reciprocal : Otherwife if his Keeper be
harfh, furious, cholerick, and paHionate, the Horfe will be put
-befides his patience, ftare, and fee boggards in his Keepers face,
become rebellious, fall to ftrikingy biting, and other vices, to
the often endangering as well of the life and limbs of his Keep-
er, as of his Rider, and others.* For the' old Proverb is molt
true. Patience oncexvoufided or wrongcd-t is foon turned into fury and
ra<Te- For the Horie is not faid to be Oreatnra rationalise a crea^
ture endowed vpith a reafonahle foal ; but is, CreaturafimpUciter ani'
m.tt4y a creature which hath only life and fenfe'e as learned Philo-
fbphers do teach : a creature (1 fay) in whom is only life, fenle,
and memory, but difcourfe he hath not, and therefore mult be
governed by judgment and difcretion. If therefore your Groom
be a man of a loole* evil, and debaucht life,, or not otherwile
able to govern, or to mafter his padions, he is wholly unfit to
fiipply this place, and to take a charge of this nature upon him:
yea he mult be a man of a boundlefs patience, he mult be judici-
ous and difcreet, by which means he may with the greater fa-

F 2 cilityr

5^ The Compleat Horfe-muff, CHAP. V.

ciiity, and lefs difficulty bring his Horfe to be of the fame i-
dentity> parity, and eflence with himlelf, their loves and
hearts truly united j fo as he may at pleafure mould and fafhion
him into what form he defireth : He muft continually toy,
^ dally and play with him, and teach him to play the wanton,
be always talking and Ipcaking pleafing words and phrales un^.
to him : He muft lead him abroad morning and evening when
the Sun fhineth warm, and then run, fcope, and fhew him all
the delight and contentment he is able ^ He muft duly curry,
eurb,and drefs himjwipe,duft,pick and cleanfe him,feed,pamper
and cherifh him,keep him warm and fweet,be always fidling and
doing fomething about him,be often tampering with his heels &
legs,often taking up his feet, rapping him gently upon thefoles,
and knocking him foftly upon the Coffins, until his keeper hath
taught him to take up any foot of himfelf at firft bidding .* His
Keeper muft have him always Co clean of his body, letting up-
on his coat fo perfed a glofs, as that a man may alraoft fee his
face upon it. His feet would be kept ftopped, and the coffins
daily anointed, his heels free from fcratches, and other fuch
like forances '-, and his keeper ought alfo to keep fo continual a
vigilant eye upon him, and all his anions, as well in his feed-
ing and drinking, as otherwile, whereby no fymptoms of fick-
nefs or infirmity (inward or outward) Ihall be able fo foon ta
. ftiew its head, but they may be as eafily, and as foon cured and
amended, or elle prevented : ¥ovto amend a fault -in the begin-^
ningy is far better and more eajie than when it hath been long acj
mftomed : For our old Proverb is, Things are fooner prevented
than amended.

But I am loath to wade any further into this fubjedt, for this
is not that I intended when I began : yet fithence I am thus far
imbarqued in it, I will give you a few Rules v/hich may be pro-
Stable both to the Mafter and the Groom, which if they be
well obierved,' you may undoubtedly keep yoar Horfe long in
luksfis very good eftate and health. Firft, therefore before you put
tobe ob- yQ^r Horie to grafs (I fpeak now of Horfes which have been
fcrvcd. j.i(j(j[en and exerciled) Icme four or five days, or a week b^fore^;
take blood from him according as yourdifcretion or theFerri-
(cr by his Art ihall dilate ; The next day after give him the

drink .

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BOOK I. avd Expert Farkr, 37

^rink of Diapeate-, mentioned in Lib. 2. Ckip.j. Setl.i. with
good Sack, and let liim after his drink be inured to hardinefs
fome days before his turning forth, by taking by degrees his
clothes from him, left by doing things on a fuddain, he fortune
to take more cold than you can eafily cure : neither would I
have you put him forth till the midft of A^ay^ at the fooneft,
for till that time, grafs will not have bite enough for him to fill
his belly, nor the feafon warm enough, fand let the day where-
in you turn him forth be a warm San-(hine day, and about the
hour of ten 0 forHorles pampered in warm [tables, and kept
dole, will be fubjed to take cold, if adifcreet order and courle
be not taken with them. Secondly, let him be taken up from 2»
Grafs about the feaft of St. Bartholomew-, which is upon the 2+
day of Augiift^ or foon after, for then the feafon doth begin to
let fall cold dews, which betideth no good, but much harm
to your Horle, and then beginneth the heart of Grafs to fail,
ib as the Grafs which then he feedeth upon, breedeth no good
nutriment, butgrofsflegmatick and cold humors, which putri-
fieth and corrupteth the blood. Let your Horfe, I fay, beta-
Jcen up about the day before mentioned, but with all the quiet-
nefsthat may be for fear of heating him, by reafon hisgreafe he
gat at grafs is tender, fo as every little motion will difTolve the
fame, whereby the bloudmaybe inflamed, and fo the Horfe be
bi-onght into imminent peril,at leaft of licknefs, if not ofdeath.
A day or two after you have him in the ftable, or Ibonerr let
him be (hod, and let blood, and drencht, as before is Ihewed -^
you ', for this preventeth Yejlows, Stavers, and fuch like dif.
eaies, which the Gall and Spleen occafioneth, which the heart
and llrength of grafs (through the ranknefs of the blood) doth -
ingender in his body ;, Then purge and cleanfe him both out--
wardly and inwardly, like as you are taught £/^. 2. 0?.i/>. 2.
\ Thirdly, fearch your Horfes mouth, both then and atother;
times often, for fear ofBarbesJ3igs, Blifters, and Cankers,and
fuch like maladies which are very incident to breed in the
iriouthes of Horfes, which by the colour of the fpots of hls^
Gums, Tongue,, and Mouth you may perceive, and fo the bet-,
ter and mote eafily both prevent and cure all fjch difeafes asare
mherent to thofe parts. Fourthly, rub and wa[h fomctimes
your Horfes mouth and toague with Vinegar or Verjuice min-

r^i

^'

33 TheCompleat Uorpman^ CHAP. V.

gled with Bay faltj but Verjuice is the better, and let fomc pafs
down his throat, for it is both wholefome and good, Fiftjily,
obferve your Hories Eyes and Countenance, which if you do
find to be heavy, drowfie^ and dull, then be you confident all
is not well within him .* Then take bloud from him, and give
him the drink ofDUpente^ or Diatejferoriy and he fhall do well
again.

Sixthly, obferve well his Handing, and his going, if you do
perceive him to falter with any of his feet, be it never fo little,
or elfe which foot foever he doth favour, let the Groom pre^
fently takeup that foot, and examine it, if tie can feci anyplace
warmer than other, let him now affure hirafelf fomething isa-
mifs there \ take off the Shoe, and fearch the foot carefully,
to fee whether Gravel, or Nail be anycaule thereof; but if
you do find all well there, fearch the heel and frufh j if you find
not any thing there, fearch higher for fome fwelling that may
be in the paftern-joynt in the leg, or back finew •, and when
he hath found the fault, and canlc of his complaint, let him
preiently inform the Fcrrier, who is to apply his remedie?,and
by this means he fhaH difcharge his Duty as well becometh
him.

Seventhly, Obferve alfb if he put forth his foot more than
nfnally he was wont to do ; then aflure your felf the grief lieth
either in the knee or fhoulder ^ n it be fo, prelently adver-
tife the Ferrier, w-ho knoweth what is befi to be done with him.

Eighthly, When you are to take you*' journey with him, wa-
ter him in the houfe, and give him his breakfafi: of good cleaa
Oats, fweet, and well fifted ^ then bridle him and tye him up
to the Rack ^ thencurry, drefs, and laddie him, but draw not
the Girts too ftreight till you come to take his back ; then pre-
-iently csfl his cloth over him, left he take cold, and when yoU
come to take his back, draw his Gifts ftreight, and fo on Gods
name begin your journey, but" for a mile, two, or more, go
feir and foftly, for if you heat him too foon, he will notdigeft
his meat, but crudities will arife in his ftoraach, which you
fhall perceive by his fcowring and purging, as he travelleth,
whereby you may either founder him in his body, or elfecaufc
^Calentura^ burning Fever, or fome other -worfe Infirmity to
leize J and as you do travel him, when you are come fome four

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BOOK I. and Expert Ferrier, ^^

or five miles from home, alight from him and walk him, fbm-
times flandiflgftill tofeeif youmay provoke him to Itaie, for
it is very wholefome and good, which you may aifo do well to
attempt when you difmount and walk him down any hill j and
fome three miles before you come to your journies end, ride
him into fome River or other watering place, unto his belly,
but no deeper in any wife, and then let him drink, yet not fo
much at the firltas he defireth, but by degrees, firft taking up
bis head to caufe him to wafh his mouth, whereby to free it
from filth and fome j then let him drink half his draught, and
laftly fo much as in reafbn he will : then obferve upon what
pace you brought him to the water, vath the fame pace (and
neither foftlier nor falter j ride him a mile or better, by which
time he will have warmed the water in his Belly, without tak-
ing cold or harm. This watering him thus will very much,
refrclh him, caufe him to forget his wearifomnefs, and when he
fhall come to eat, it will be with very good Appetite, which o*
therwife he would not have done. A mile at leafl; before you
come to your journeys end, flack your pace, and begin to go
more foftly, to the end he may not be too hot when he fhall be
letup, have him without delay into the Stable warm, well lit-
tered up to the Belly ^ but take heed you fuiFer him not to be
either walked^ er v/afhed, for thefe two things are very per-
nicious, and moft dangerous for him, and the caufe of more fick-
nefs, forances, and death to Horfes, than of all other things
befides. So foon as you have brought him into the Stable, the
firft thing you do, off with your coat, and tye him up to the
empty Rack : then litter him up to the Belly, ungird him, take
off his Saddle, rub his back with fpeed, and put his Cloth upon
him, and upon that his Saddle again, and gird him with his
Surfingle, then make clean his ftirrops, ftirrop-leathers and
Girts, and rub him down both Legs, Belly, Body, BreaI^,
Head, Face, and Neck, and fo ftuffe him up with clean dry
ftraw, and let him ftand fo upon the Bit an hour, evermore
looking upon him, left he fweat a-new ^ which if you fhall per-
ceive, then to allay it, take away fome of theftrav/ wherewith
he is ftuffed, and he will cool again j if. you find him in good
temper, unbridle him,, and walh his mouth Vvith water and
fait, and wafh alfo his Bit, and fo bridle him up again, and

give.

43 Ths Compkat Eorfeman» CHAP. V,

give him fome good Hay in his Rack to champ upon, for half
an hours fpace. After come to him again, and then unbridle
him, put on his Collar-halter, and fo give him frelh Hay to
eat, Then rub him all over, and fo let him ftand till you have "
fupped i then come to him, and give him either a fvveet mafh or
Whitewater, which- when he hath drunk, let him eat Hay for
half an hour after, and then give him his Provender, but by
degrees, not too much together, for fear of cloying him, which
fofoonashe hathdifpatched, unfaddle him, and rub his body
all over, cloathhim up warm, and v/hifp him up round with
fmail whifps •• Which done) rub his legs dry, pick, and ftop
his feet, and anoint the Coffins, and Cronets of his hoofs, giv- •
inghim Hay for all night : andlaftly Ihake up his litter about
and under him, that fo he may lye foft and warm : and thus
doing, leave him to his reft.

The next morning, come to him early, and firll obferve
whether or not he liath lain down ^ then look upon his Ordure,
whether it be laxative or coflive, or if he have avoided any
greafe, which if he hath, give him with his Oats a handful or
two of Hemp- feed, and fo order him as you are accuftomed, or
otherwife, as you in difcretion do find to be moft requilite.
Many other rudiments there are to be given, which, for that
they are fo commonly known to every Groom, are impertinent
to rehearfe : Only in a word for a clofe, I lay, that a good
Groom ought to be a man of good life, and fober demeanour,
no Tipler, no haunter of Ale-houfes, or Taverns, (likeastoo
too many are) no Iyer abroad from his Horfe in the night, nor
long from him in the day, and an early riler j the Stable mull
.be his Compting-houfe^ he muft not be fo intimate with any as
with his Horfe ^ have entercourfe with none fo much as with
him : he muft be his principal afTociate, and make him of his
Cabinet-Council : his Horfe muft be his only ld<ea^ the only
Miftrefs whom he muft court, and lerve : and fo foon as he
doth fufped but any the leaft inconvenience in. him, let him
inftantly impart it to the Ferrier, and look what the Ferrier
doth give in diredlions, let his Keeper diligently obferve and
execute accordingly ^ for it is an argument of a proud and pre-
pofterouS condition in a^Groom, to fwarve from the inftrutti-
»HS which the Ferrier fhall at any time give. Ninthly, as the

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Groom rauft have a fpecial care he do not pine, or under-meat
his Horfe in his diet, fo he muft be as cautelous he do notcl»y
him, by laying before. him too much Provender at once ; bat
his way muft be to give him little at once, and otten ; he mulfc
eat up all before he give him any more : yea he. muft eat it with
good appetite, otherwife he may marr his appetite utterly,
and bring him. to loath his Provender ^ 'and look what Hay
and Provender he doth at any time give him, let it be fweet,
well dulled and throughly purged from Feathers, Hens-dung,
Cats-duiig, ftoue>, gravel, and fuch like filth, which, are
things hurtful and troublefora to his ftomach and feeding ^ for
they will caufehira to refufe and forfake his meat? unlefs pure
hunger fhall eonftrain him thereunto j for fuch kind of nafty
rneat and food will engender in himnoyfome and noxious infir.-
mlties.

Tenthly, as touching the furn-iture and Gaparifon which the
Horfe is to we3r,the Groom muft be careful to keep them clean,
bright,and handfome-, theSaddies, after fweating and travel,
well aired in the Sun and Wind, and after beaten and dufted,
theftirrups wiped clean, with the ftrops and other fuch like
leathers thereto belonging and appertaining, and fo put up
fafe and handfomly with their cafes and coverings upon them
to prcferve them from duft : The foot cloaths (if he have' any
under his charge) cleanfed, brullicd, and neatly folded up ^ the
Bits taken from theHead-ftals, and clean walhed, dried before
the fire-, and wrapped up in an oyly cloth to keep them from
Ruft and Canker, and the BofTss carefully alfo made clean, toge-
ther with their Bits, and fo laid up in the Prefs or Gheft made
for fuch like purpofe. The Headftals and Reins, Groopers,and
other accoutrements would likewife be wiped,made very clean,
and haiiged upinthePrefsiii their proper places : The Girts,
Surlingles, Stirrup-leathers,, and fjch iii^e necefiariesr; would
bs.diiigentiy viewed and examined, cleanfed, andraade clean ■5^>
andif any thing be amifs or broken, let it be mended inconti-''
nently,left they fhould be to do when they were to be nfed: ln\j
conclufion, nothing (liouli^ b? out of order ataay time,biit^v«ify\
thing (as well Stable asSaddlehoufc) kept clean, neat,and fwbeti';^
which will, purchafe unto the Groom, norfraairrefpe^'^^ch^his
fe,or.d.or Mafter,^ and.much more reputation and. applaafe of fan;
'many as fliall be an eye- witnefs thereof. G The

4T " C^AP* ^'

THE COM PLEAT

HORSE-MAN,

AND EXPERT

F E R R I E R.

The Second Boof^

rrrr.

G BAR. I.

Of what powfj cofTJUieth the Ofice of the Fcrmr
Handled D/aloQm-mfe,

Hifpofhilw.-

After Sergeant Ferricr, you are well encountred :
I have been often at your houle and fhop, with a
defire to have fpoken with you, but could nevcp.
. have the good fortune to find you at home.
Hippiatrus. Sir-, it may well be y that you may came of tenia my ^
koftfe) and yet mifs of me^ unlefsit be at certain fet hours \ for that I
having many Cures daily ia my hands^ and befidest 1 am fre<]nently
fen$for by many to look upon /Ick, Horfes j marvel not you cannot fo ea-*
filyfittd me at home i but what is your ple^re novp that you have men
me ?

Hippaphiltu. You may remember (good mpplatrttS) you pro^
mifed me (upon our lajft meetiag) to aflilt me in the perfeding^

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of my Ciires, which fo long fince I purpofed to publiih, and
irow I woilld gladly know what day and place you would ap-
point for the final difpatch of the bufiners.

Hippiatrus. Truly Sir-, the time mw fits well, for 1 have dif-
patchtd nil my tsff airs for this day j wherefore fithence we are met fo
ne^ar my honfe, we Will enter-, where we wiU he retired into a privats
chamber.) prohibiting afty aecefs mto us, my man Hippofenis only
excepted, whom I will interrogate in fuch points as fljafl concern the
Ftrricrs Art or Science : and yon fitting by, making your fe If very
attent to our difcourfe, and taking in writing the prime heads of our'
difcfijfion-, when any thing pa^eth whereof you may de/ire to be better
informed, propofe the fame, andwe will give you a full folution.

Hippophilm. Your motion likes me well, for it will be the belt
courle you can think of whereby to give me ample latisfadtione
A formal Examen of the Office of the Ferrier.

Hippiatrus. What is the Ferriers Art ?
Hippoferus. It principally confjfls of four things, to wit? Science,
Experience, Knowledge, and Handy-work.

Hippiatrus. Letting ^afs the firjl three, tell me what is Handy-
mrh ?

Bippoferti^. Handy-work, is to heat the Iron well, to Sodder
well, to Forge well, to turn a Shoe well, to make and point
a nail well,to pare the hoof welKto Cauterize weIl,to be light
and well-handed, bold, and hardy in dreffingof a Horle well
of fuch Accidents as may happen unto him.

Hippiatrus. What are the Frincipal Members of the Creature^

Hippofsrm. They be three, t/Zx,. the Liver, the Hearty and
the Brain ; and if the Creature be offended in any of thefe threcj
efpecially the Brain, which is in the top 9f the head, then I fay
he will die.

Hippophilus, I always took the principal members of any liv*
ing creature to be four.

Hippiatrus. Therein (Sir^ ycu are miflaken, for any ofthefefor-
nfer three being hurt, there is evermore prefent death, efpecially the
Heart, and t he Br^in .* But if any ether member befides theje thrj^^
be hurt, yet may your Horfe live, and do wed agam. But which
member (/ pray you Sir^ do ycu hold to be one of the four principal
Members ?

Hippophilpii. The %tonci of Gignitors,

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^4 ^'^'^ Compkat Horfe-matr^ GHAP. I^

f/ippofertu. Mofteafiiy Sir, that the G'i^»/rorj cannot beany.
one of the principal Members, reafon teacheth us : For you.
cannot fo much as touch any of thefe three ^ but you do either
kill the Creature outright, or elfe defperately endanger him.
Now fuppofing the Stones may fortune to receive hurt or da-
mage, yet if I be in defpair of healing or curing them, I can
neverthelefs cut, or take them clean away from the body, or
caufethem to fall away by other good means, or by medicine,
without peril of his life : he will only thereby iofe his natural
heat, whereby he will be difina bled from having any difpofi-
tion to Coityy or power of Procreation.

Hippiatrus. What U that which goeth from the Head of the Horfc',
and dijjufeth it fclf throughout all other Members}

Hifpoferiis. They are tv;o Sinews^ or Tendons which are white,
and have a Ligature beginning at the very end of the A^o/c, and
extend themfelves along the AVc^, and along the Back^f and
make their extent to the fourZ^^j, and take their Ligaments;
in the fore Feet.

jHippophilfis. I was in good hope, Bippoferus^ you would like^,
wile have fpokenof the number of the Sinexys^ and where eve-
ry one is feated ■, for it is a thing very material,, and 1 do the
rather delke it for that 1 am not as yet perfeit in that point...

Hippi^trns. Thst was but forgotten both by my felf and- him .
Sir, Yshivoiox-Q HippoJeriiSj make anfwer to the Gentiemans der>
mand. •'^^■•'- ^-

i.icnuni- Hippoferiis. I fhnll do it mofl.gladly ^ wherefore as touching
fixjews, ^^"^ Sinews we fay,' that there are in every Horfe twenty nine^,
°2 or thirty, great and fmall. Firfl, the two great 5/wfwvv/hich
I named before, which Jiave their firil Origin from the end of
'2. the Nofe. Item two branches which are vm'mSinevrs that pro-
ceed from the Bn^in^ and run down the Checks to the. Teeth. Item:
there are from the Shoulders to the firll joint of the Armcs^ or
2. fare-legs downwards, two great Sinews. Item from the Knees.
'8 to the PaJ}erns2i-Q four great Sinews^ with the fame number in
Xhejiinder part. Item in the fore-part of the B^eafi., and.a-
'10 bove it, as well within as v/ithout, are ten Sinews, fomegrea-
•4, te-r ?n<i fonre Irnaller. Item from the Reins of the Bad^tothQ
"I-:, Stoms are four gvcztSinews. LailIy,one great main Smew which

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runneth along to the end of the Tail. So as the full numberof
the ^iuem are twenty nine, or thirty, v/hich are to be dif-v
cerned.

Hippiatrus. What is thAt which we do cotmnonly call principal or
vital Bloud?

Hippofems. Thofe be P^eins which are vefTels of quick or run-
ning/?/W, which men do call ^•^/m/-S/(.«<^.

Hippiatrus. What us that, which men docallVita] Bioud?

HippoferHs. It' is that which when the Creature fleepeth, his
bloud is in continual agitation, and never ceafeth.

Hippiatrus. How many Veins hatha Hcrfe in his whole Body}

Htppofents. To fpeak properly, ^ Horfe hath but only one
Vcin-i which is that which we call the Median^ or Lives rein-,
which is in the Liver, being the true Fountain, Source, and
great Thh from whence the Canes^ Conditit-plpes^ and little Feins
(as- the fmailer Rivers) do feparatc thenifelves, which do run
through all the parts and members of the whole body.

Hippiaf.' What cail-ybu Separation ?

Hippof. Sf/7.-zr^?/(?«is of two kinds, 't/'/sL. afcendentanddefccn-
dent : thofe which do afcend to the Head.zrA Body-, are called'
Feins afcendcnt ^ and thofe which do run. low, or to the Le^Sy
and lower members, are called //^//civ. or Dcfcende'nt Veins.

Hippophil. I did ever think and believe till now, that a Horle
had more Veins than one ^ how then cbmeth-it to pafs that we
open Veins in fo manj^ieveral parts of the body, being fodif^--
rent Ff/w^ the one from the other.? ^

Htppiat. 1 anfvv'cr'youSir, if yoube plealed to examine yoUi: ♦
Priper, there you fhall find how that Hippoferns told you that a .
Horfe hath but only one Vein ;,.and it'is a moft infallible veri-
ty, for that all thofe other Canes which you call Veins., are bat
the very fame wnth that One, which evermore Ilandeth fall of.
2!oitd., up to the top, conve^ii^d into l]im, v;hich faid great Vei.^
is annexed unto the laver:, which Vein doth refcmble a great
Tm or Cijfern-^vihich conveyeth the ^/?<j^ in to. all the leffer Vtins^
by which means,, theycontinually renisin full, having no va» ■
cancy:or want : Like ?^3 a Giftern '(if^rC",.)' peceiveth its water '
froma Pumpi and Jo^cbriVeycfhantl beftowttl; itinto„"arid a- -
mong the fmallh* Pi pe^, cft-tifTlesilpreih vvilh, plenty of wa- *
tcr 2 Vv'hoie Village or, Town, or at Icaii a whole Familv-

^^ ' ^TI:ieCv^j/pIcat Horjc.f^aff, CHAP. I.

It^ippophilus, J underhand y OH well \ W ww/mWHippoferus,
tell me I pray ydity in how ma?iy Veins may a man tak^ Blood from a
Horfeincafeofnecejfity^.
"n^.ctwm- Hippyferus, In many parts, to wit : in the Necl^^ in the
berof the iir^^pif^g.j^eifJSy under the Ears^ and in f\x other places of and
about the //f^^^ as in the Faiate-Feins, in t^i^TongHc-, in the
riankyeinsy in the Breafl and Spur-P^eim : In the Four mem-
bers} to wit, theX/Pf/j Thighs^ Paflemsand Feet-, alfo in fun-
dry other places, according as neceflity fliall require it, and
in places which may the better kill the Malady or difeafe of
the laid Horfe.

Hipp'^philus. But yet I was in good hope you would have deli-
vered theReafons for which you do open any rif/wjasalfo which
they be in particular.
T>.c par- Hippoferus. The ^f/»J which wedo ufually open, are; Firft,
tlcular the two Temple-veins^ which eafeth the pains in the Head-y cora-
Veiiis. ing of Colds, Rheumes, Feavers, Yellows, and Stavers_,Dro w-
flnefs, Frenzy, the Sleepy-Evil, Falling-evil, or any grief in or

2 2 about the Eyes or Braw^ Secondly, we open the two Eye or

Weeftng-veins^ being moft fovereign forfuch Difeafes whereun-
to the Eyes are fubjedt ; as watery or weeping Eies Bloodpwtteft,

3 2 Bin and Web, Haw^ or the like. Thirdly, we open the two

Balate Veins in the Mouthy and thofe do cure the Lampafs, and
any inward ficknefs within the Body ^ as the Yellows, Stavers,
Anticor,SurfeitSjDrowfinefs,Tirednefs, or wearinefs of the Bo-
dy jor if the Horfe have any Malady in the Throat^zs theStrang-
les,Quin2ey,Kerneis5Pun;ils5either within or without; it many
times helpeth Inflamations,Glanders,or the like : For the eating
orfwnllowing of his own blood, is moftwholefbm andfove-

4 2, reign in fuch cafes. Fourthly, we do ufually open the two Nech^

Feins^ which helpeth Farcins, Yellows, Stavers, Scabs,Mainges,
Agues, Feavers, Colds, Surfeits, Glanders, or any other Ma-
lady, which may beany way noxious to the inward parts of
the body : And it alfo preventeth fuddain ficknefs, if you have
any fufpe6V thereof Fifthly, the opening of the two Plate or
^ ^rc^y/f-r'^f/'/^.f do help the Anticor, Sicknefs of the Heart, Mor-

founding, which is the Foundring in the Body by over-riding,
whereby the Greafe of the Horfe ismolten, it alfo preventeth
Difeafes in the Liver , Lmgs, and inward parts grieved ^ and

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fometimes hurts in the Shoulder^ which caufeth lantenels befofei '
Sixthly, we ufe to touch the tv\ o Arm or Thigh Veins before-) 26
which heipeth foundring in the Fore- feet-, Mallenders, Splent,
Screw, Ring-bone, and fuch like infirmities in the Fore-feet-^
and fuch other higher parts. Seventhly v/e ufe to take Blood a 7
from the four fiackje Tews before, and this is very good for the
Crown-Scab, Ring-bone, aiid fuch like difeafes. Eighthly, 2 8
we ufe to ftrike the two Spur Veins., which cureth the Farcin in
|:he Sides, morfounding, fwelling under the ^<?/{y, which is a
Pifeale c-alled the Feltrick, and the like. Ninthly, we prick 2 9
the two Toe Veins-, which do help Frettizing, Foundring,Hoof-
biottnd, beating of the Hories feet by Riding upon hard and
ftony ways, and the like. Tenthly, we open the two Thi^h 1 10
Veins laehind ', and this doth help the grief of the Kidmesy
Swelling in the hinder legs, Foundrmgs, Selienders, Scratches,
li^ybes, &c. and it alfo heipeth difeafes in and about the Be/ly^
as pifling of Bloud, pilling oft after great and extraordinary-
labour, and the weaknefs of the Reins., the Back^, Belly, Guts, or
any other the inward parts, the Curb, Spaven, and fuch diP
eaies which come of ranknefs of Blood. Eleventhly, we forae- ^ . j j ,,.
times do open the four Shackle Veins, behind^ ^nd: this is very
good againit foundrrngs and other pains in and about the Feet.
Twelfthly, we let Blood mi\iz two fianj^ov haunch Veins, and 2 12
this ismoft profitable for all kind of Feavers, the Sri?«^/,PoYer-
4iy, and the Felterworm. Thirteenth Iy,we draw blond from the 2
ts^oTail-veinj^ which cureth the Maingeinthe Tail, falling of
the hair, or the Itch in tjps Tail. And thefe are for the moil
part all the Veins which are ufually opened, or that my felf
have ever known, or have feen my Mailer open, which are
A^ery great means to help thefe Difeafes by me mentioned. So
as the full fum or number of Veins which Ferriers ufe commonly
to open, are thirty. Other Veins there are which are of a
fmaller proportion, and therefore not fit to be opened. Never-
thcle^ fome Ferriers there are, who have fondly reported un-
to me that they have let Hprfes bload in many of thofe fmall
reins-t but I could never learn for what purpofe the lame was
done : let this therefore which I have here let you down, fuf-
iiee for this matter;

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CA

HfppophilMf^

4^ The Com^kat Eorfimat?, CFIAP.'I-.

.: ■ Hlppophilus. I have heard you Hippoferns attentively, biit yet

I would molt gladly underftand one thing, which is, that

t Whereas you fay that the opening of thefe f^eins doth help and

fCiite fuGh Difeafes, I would gladly be fatisfied herein j for if

by thB opening of thefe P^eifis the Horfe will be cured j then we

,.may fparemuch labour in applyingdrinks, purgations, clyllers,

t; z i~and fuc-h other things, which we ufually make and give to

fHories.i t>rl3 ^':yi- :■■■'.■

i> . Hippoferns. Sir, \ affure me you cannot befo ignorant as you
q i fpcak ^ for this opening of l^eins and blood-letting., doth not al-
-v^7ays ablblutely curethofe difeafes which I have named j but it
'doth fometimes aflwage the Malignancy of the malady, fome-
timcj it preventeth difeafes, and fometimes again it prepareth
.the body the better to receive fuch phylkal drinks which doin-
^wardly cure them, and fuch falves, Oyls, and Unguents, which
do dry and heal i>p outward infirmities j but that blood-letting
\doth abfolutely cure them, I fay it doth not, howfoever in
ibme cafes it may.

•■]i. Hi\)piatrus. What is th^fit which departs from the head <?/ r/?ff

•ficrfe, and ferveth him for hii principal members } . ■ <: ' ■

v\ Hippofems. I have fliewed you that already, they be fnew's

2nd' nerves:, thtk J^news which depart and proceed from the

heady give fenfe and feeling, arriving in the body of the crea-

-ture, andfodilFufe and fpread themfelves through all the prin-

• ; cipal members, which do defcend from the head unto all the o-

ther members, v^hich makea conjunftion o( the bones, of thQlegs^

of the body, and of all the other fl|^mbers, ' ^ ? '- '■'■:■ ' .

Hippiatius. How many bones hath a Horfe-, a-nd how are they ji'
:tnated in the body ?
Of the Hippoferhs./Th^ve are in the body of every Horfe, twohun-
bouci. dred fifty ^df£ven^o/7f.f.

- .]:^\^'^id.tx.\xs.lS!/zmethemfeveraHy.

■ ■ jMip'pojlemvKAW the bones which every Horfe hath whereby-to
^^ make up an:organical Body, are thefe ^ Hz., hehath inhis/.'f^*^
^^ "thirty nine, and forty ^<?^^/? : the bones in his head do compre-
^ thend the Crocks and Handles of the /c^///, albeit theybecom*
^ pofed of parts and parcels of certain other bones, alfo the two
^.■^ flat Handles, which from the Palate j, ana the Fork ov Throat
hath five, the Chine fifty two, the Breaft one^ Eibs thirty fix,

the

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the F&re-le^s 2ind Fore-feet have forty four, and the hiftder-le^s 44,
zn&feet forty -So as the whole ftrudure of the body of a Horfe 40
whereby topertett a full building of bones^ confifteth of about 259
257, or 259, if thsy be rightly computed; which do repre-
fent themfelvcs altogether at what time the peifed jinatomyoi
a Horfe is laid open.

"Hippiatrus. Wkat natural comfofition hath the Head of the
Horfe }

Hippoferfis. He hath Eyes to fee, Ears wherewith to hear,
Nofirils to fmcll or fcent, a Month and Ton^ne to tafte and eat^
and wherewith to nourilh him.

Hippiatrus. What natural compofition hath the whole body of a
Horfe in general ?

Hippeferus. The whole body hath its Heart, Liver^ Lnngs^
Spleen^ Stones, and Gignitors : All which are called the Nohle
parts^ and that mod juftly : For when either the one or the 0-
th6r of any of thefe parts receive hurt, or damage, the poor
Beaft is in peril of his life, except in the C/rw^^r/, according
as I have declared. /'

??"• Hippiatrus. What Malaxes or Difeafes aremofi ufnally incident
to the Horfe ?

Hippoferfts, Sundry dileales, as namely, Avyns and GripingSt
called in French, Tra.>Tchaifonst Foundrings, Farcins, Mainges,
and very many more which feverally to recite, would fpend
miKh time •• Neverthelefs, I will handle briefly their natures,
dividing them into forts, viz. Moill and dry *, the moift do
proceed commonly from naughty blood, the dry cometh of heat ;
as the Scab, Mainge, and fuch like Dileales proceeding from
moiftnefs; fome again are called Leprofies, or the Elephantick
malady-)by reafon that Elephants are much troubled therewith*
and every Difeafe is known by its proper fymptoms.

Hippiatrus. IVhat be the figns ivhereby to kitoxv the humid or
mifl Difeafis ?

Hippoferns. The humid or moifl malady is properly called
the Glanders, which oft-times proceeds from the Liver and
Lights-, when they t)e infefled with putrefadion and rotten-
nefs ; or when they breed inflamed Lumps, 4^nots, or Kernels
under the Chault which all do come of cold taken by immode-
rate riding and labour, and want of care afterwards, which

H begetteth

^■0 Wie Compleat Hor/e-i&ta?;, CHAP. I.

bcgetfccth evil humours in the body, which when they (hall be-
gin to break from the Horfe, by his running a^ d purging ^t
ihtNefe, whereof other Horfeswill have a delire to lick, anid
thereby they do become infedlcd.

Hippiatrus. Many Horfes there he which do run at the NolCyfrht-
have not the danders. ■

Hifpoferus. Tis very true, but this Diftafc of the Glanders
may beknown by its Knots, Kernels, and Puftils which are un-
der the Jaw. You may alfo know it by the colour of the cor*
ruption which the Horfe venteth .* For, if that mattrative fluff
be green, and of a ftrong and ofFejifivc favour,, or if it be
white and flinketh, as aJfo vifcous and flimy \ then be yoa^
confident it is the Glanders \ but if he fliall cafl forth corrup-
tio* at his A'cj^, which is white, andthat by bits and gobbets,
which doth not flink or have any evil favour or fincll, then it
is not the Glanders, but fome diflempcraturc which coracth
of a cold lately taken, which is eafily cured, if it be not let rua
too long, ^OV there is great danger in delay*

Hippiatrus. ifhatbetbearidordryDifeafes.}

HiffoferHs. They arc an alteration of the body, which WC-
clo commonly call Surfeits and Purfivenefs,- which is occafioned'
oft by riding of a Horfe beyond his flrength or breath, efpoc
cially prelently after water, or by putting him to too much la-
bour, or too violent running and ftreining, or by wafhing him.
when he is very hot.

Hippiatrus. Horv. cometh a Horfe to have the Tranchaifonss or
Grifings ?

Hif^erm. By fuffering him to drink when he is too hot^ OE
by over-riding him ; they alfo come of bad wind which ingen-
dersin him, and by not fuffering him to flale in his riding in .
convenient time, and of evil humours..
. Hippiatrus. Whatfigns have yon of the Scai^or Mainge }

Hifpoferus. We may with good realbn fay that this Difeafie
we call the Scab, Maiijgc^ or Itch in a Horfe proceedeth of too
great abundance of iU bloud, which, when it is once inflamed
By over* hard riding, cauieth itsLeprbfic to conic forth upon
the Si^w,. which cometh to be an itch running over the whole
iSiody, beginning betwixt the ffeth and the skin, infbrauch as it

wiU

BOOK !. and Expert Ferrkr, 5f .

will caufe the hair to fall away, from whence oitiinarily doth
proceed a dry fcarffor fcab, which is very contagious.

Hippiatrus. How comet h the Farcin to the Great H'^e.

Hippofems. No way fo foon as by a bad liable, whither Swine
and Pouitrey do refort, for their dung is moft pernicious:
Alfo by cvii drelTing, which may be a great caufe, and by too
much ranknefs of blood, and by fome v/ound, hurt, or blow
with a ftafF, efpecially if the ftafFhave knags or knots upon it,
fomecimes by enter-firing and hewing, and laftly by fjiur gall-
ing.

Hippiatrus. Which be the four AfMadUs which do mofl appear^
Vfhen a Horfejl^eweth by his aBioa that he is in danger of death by the
[aid Difeafes ?

HippoferHs. That hapneth often by too much ventofity, or
by eating too much raw meat, or to have drunk being very
hot: It Cometh alfo of the coldnefsof Vrin^ or having ridden
him too hard too long together, not giving him leave to piis.

Hippophilus. / pray Hippofcrus, give me leave to demand
of yoii^ whatyofiwoidddoinfiicbacafi, by yenr beji endeavours ^ t9
favt the life of the poor beafi"^

'.HippoferHs, In a cafe of this nature, I would firft take blood
froa\ him^ if I found juft caule for it, and then fhould 1 admi-
nifter a laxative clyller, which ihould be both comforting, and
yet operative, which isjnfcrted in Ith. 2. Chap. 6. SeB. 8 clij. 2.
Or elfe 1 would give him a drink of good operation, which you
(hall find in lib. 2. Chap. 7. Se^. 8. clif. 6. either of which, of
both, are moil fovercign in this cafe. But if I fhall find, that
the malice of the malady doth not continue in the body, <but
falleth down into the four legs, as ufually it will do : Then do
I ufe to open the Veins in thofe places, and in the neck alfo, or
in any other part 1 Ihall judge fhall be mofl nccefTary, and of his
bloud 1 win make a rdfl:ridtivecharge,adding thereunto Wheat-
meal, Bole, Sanguis Draconis^ Egg5n the flrongeft whitc-wine
Vinegar, and fuch like, which I will more at large exprefs in
the place of Cures : This (I fay) will I apply to all the four
Z'f^/, and over and againfl the Kidnies-, the Breafi-, Throaty Feet
and the like places j then would I cup the bottom of the Soles^l
will alfo apply to the four Legs^ Garters, which I will tye hard
\ afeiove the /^«fwand Hams, and fo govern my felf in performing
" "" ' • i-I 2 the

52 TheConfpkat Horfe-marr^ CHAP. L

the Cure, according to the Itrength, vertue, and greatnefs of
the Horfe, and as my judgment fhall didate unto me.

Hippiatrus. By how many vpays may evil come to a Horfe f

Hippofems. Two ways,^'/^,. by nature and by accident againfl
nature ^ as of thofe dileafes which fall down into the Lep and
ffc^of theHorle, from whence do come Scratches, Splents,
Squibs, Mallenders, &c. with other kinds of humors and acci-
dents as well in the body of the Creature, as in the members 5
and falvo aliornm judicio \ thele things appear unto me to com-
prehend in them the aforefaid accidents, which do happen to
the Horfe, even as foon by nature many times, as by accident
oragainit nature.

Hippophilus. Hippolerus, / do not well nnderfland this point :
ToH. fay that theje things may happen oi well by nature^ as agjiinji na^
ture-, which are to my nnderflanding a plain contradiction, I pray
explicate yet your felf more fully.

Hippofcrus. Thole things which are againfl nature, I told you-.
are by accident ^ but when I fay that certain Difeafes may as
well come unto him by nature, as by accident '-, yea even in the
felf-fame Difeafe, my meaning is, that if the Stallion be trou-
bled with t lie feme difeafe at what tfme the Mare, who is the-
Dam of this Colt is covered, I fay that then the Colt himfelf
fhall be capable of the fame malady. As if the Stallion or the .
Mare (Parents to the fame Colt) have for example a Spaven, I
fay that the Colt will naturally have a Spaven ; and thus I have.-
explicated my felf, andafibyled your demand.

Hippiatrus. But what callytH accident^ or againft nature .?

HippoferHs. As thus, verbi gratia^' i^ walking your Horfe in
your hand in the fields, or elfewhere, and that he happen to,
be ftrucken with fome cudgel, leaver, or heavy bailinado, or .
with fome fword, hatchet, bill, or other edge-tool, or that,
you fhould enforce him to do more then what nature or flrength
were well ableto compals ^ or leading him upon plain ground,
he might wr inch any member, or fway his back^ or break his leg.
either by the ftroke or ftripe of fome other Horfe, or other-
wife accidentally, or fliould by misfortune fall down fome fleep
precipice, whereby he may, break or diflocate fome Jimb or
member : All thefe difafters we ufually do call Accidental, and
all fuch things of this nature,

Hippi-

BOOK II. a?:d Expert F err jer. 5^

Hippiatrus. Which be r^^ Elements which do give life ami tm-
trimem itmo man-, and all other livhig Creatures ?

Hippoferfts. They are four in number, thatis to {ay,F»Vr,y4;>,
Water and Earth ) whofe naturesaf you ihall pleafe, I will dif-
cufs elfewhere.

Hippiatrus. No I pray let us have them both ftow and elfe^hercy
their natures y conditions^ and qualities,

Hippoferus, The nature of Fire is to be hot and dry, Jir to be
hot and moift, Water to be cold and moift, and Eai th to be cold
and dry.

Hippiatrus. Do youkrtovp the twelve Signs of the Zodiack, and
hfiW they do govern the body of man^ and of all Creatures}

Hippoferus. Yes, I do know them all perfe(5lly ^ and thus are
they called Aries-fVaHrus/j emini^Cancer-t Leo-if^irgOf Libra^Scorpio,
Sagittarius-^Capricornus^ Aquarins-, Pifces : Thele do all govern the-
twelve moneths of the year, and are placed above the Zodiaek,.

Hippiatrus. Do you kriow the names of the Planets, and their-
numbers ?

Hippoferus-. That I do very well, and they be feven in num-
ber*,, to wit, SafurfJy 7f<piter^ A'fars-x Soly Venusj Mercury and '
LHna\

Hippiatrus. What parts do the twelve Signs before mentio>}ted gc^
vern ?

Hippoferus, Aries governs the Head,, Taurus thtNeckt Gemini
the Shoulders 2ind Armesy Cancer the Stomach znd Breajf^ Leo tliQ
Hearty Virgo the Beliie and Guts, Libra the Reines and Buttocksy ,
Scorpio the Privie pmrtSy Sagittarius the Thighes, Capricornw the*
Kneesy Aquarius the Legs, and Pifces the Feet.

Hippiatrus. Jn what daies is it be(i for a Horfe to be let blood i* '

Hippoferus, If there be no extraordinary caufe,- as in cafe of
defperate fickneIs,or fo j then Jan, thethird,and the fifteen.F^-' -
^r«4r;> the fourth and ninth, vl/^rc/; thefcventeen andeighteen* •
April the tenth and fixteen. /I^^/f the firll and thirteen. June fif-
teen and twenty. But for JuUe^ and Augufty by reafon that the- -
Canicular daies be then predominant, blood-letting is not fo good,'
but only in urgent cafe of necelTity. In 5f/)fff/»^fr the eleventhand' .
twenty eighth. O^^o^^r theeight and twenty three. A^o'y<?wt^rthe'
fifth and fixteenth.-D^cew^^r the fourteen aad twenty fixthi And'
thele dajrs do we hold to be the very befl:,. unle& dangerous

,.; *^'

-^4 T^ke Compleat Eorfefftnn. CHAP. I.

or fudden ficknefs do caufe us to alter the fame, for in cales of
receflity, no days are to be regarded or obferved ; For

jQni retinente vita-^ & mn ft mortu imago :
Si fem^er fuerit vivenst moritthr & infm.

Hippiatrus. What medicine wohld yon apply to a Horfe, vpho way'
have any of the four Maladies ?

Hipfoferus. I would give him of the four Cordial Waters,
which I would make, ofBuglofs, Savin, Succorie, Aqua-vitse,
Endife, and the like.

Hippiatrus. How would you make a comfortable drink. ?

Hipfoferus. I would make It of certain Cordials, to wit j of
Sugar, Cinnamon, Cloves, Nutmegs, SaiFron, Licoris, Anni*
feeds y all thefe in fine powder, addmg thereto white wine, and
all thefe infufed in a clean earthen pot, and hereof would I
make a drink.

Hippiatrus. Whereof would you mak$, an operative drinkj

Hippoferus. I would take white Wine^ Salet Oyl, Aloes, Ru-

barb, Agarick, Duke or Duck-powder, Honey, Cordial pow*

der ; and of .all thefe things would I put fuch a quantity as I

fhould think requifitc, and according to the Itrength and cor-

♦ pulency of the Horfe.

Hippiatrus. Whereof would you make a laxative Clyfer}

Hippoferus. Into a laxative Clyfter I will put ei Lhcr of Pcllito-
ry, Melelote or Cammomile (but Pellitory is the befl) and of
this would I make aDecodion, and to this Decoftion would 1
•put Salet Oyl, Honey, Aloes, and Verjuice ot the Crab.

Hippiatrus. What be the natures of your principat^Qrugs ?
' Hippoferus. Agarick purgeth the Brain^^ Aloes the Breafi and
body, Rubarb purgeth the evil water, and it oprneth the Liver
and helpethobltrudions, andopilationSjAriftoiochia-Rotunda
mollifieth the Breaft, Liver and Lungs, and Baccalaury or Bay-
berries do mortifie the peccant Humors, which do in^ender in
the Brea^ or Entrailes near about the heart ', and Saffron (if it
be difcreetly given) doth marvelloufly comfort and enlighten
the hedrt.

CHAP.

BOOS If. dtfd Expert Ferner,

CHAP. IJ.

Of th Caufcs of Sick^efs in General 3 and tie cojuJcs
of Health oKcl long Lijv,

Hippiat.T^l OiV that we have proceeded thmfar-i inadifcttjfion
\^^ of the Office of the ¥&TTkr, Let us approach yet near-
er to intreat of the CttreSy aad that we may^o on Pe-
detentim, 4«</ Gradatira \ Let usfirft dijcufs the caufes «/ mM-
dies \ and therefore I demand ofyoHy What are the true caufes of
the ficknefsof theHorfe?

Hippoferus. Sir, that man which hath a deflrc to become an
Expert Ftrrier^ muft apply hknlelf to anderftand the true nar
ture of two things, wi. of Generation and af Corrnption ; in
which I could never find the Icaft difcord in the Primary nature
of Horfes, albeit compounded of the contrary nature of the
four Elements. But I will proceed in Anatomizing unto you the
verity hereof, more particularly, whereby you may the better
underftandmy meaning.

Hippophilus. But friend Hrppofernsy in my judgment, you be-
gin to affume too high a pitch for ordinal^ Ferriers^ who are
in a manner all or the greater nymbernnlettered peribns ^ and
therefore will never be able to underftand what Generation and
Gorruption^m^ritihy^oT thele are terms taken from the Grounds
of Phiiofophy, and therefore above their (7#«i«/ or Sfhere^

Hifpoferm. Sir> there be many things neccfiary to be duly^
known, and as diligently to beobfervcd in him^ thatdefireth
to be a perfe(n; and able Ferrier ; which whofbever Ihall bede-
fedivein, he may well be an Empintical Horfe>'Leach^bvits\ii\(xii
Eerrier or Marftal he fllall never be. And for that you pleafe
tolayt that 1 fore too high, becaale I began mydifcourfewitli',
the terms of Generation and Corruption : If you had notinter-^'
ruptedme, Ilhould have explicated my.felf fo clearly, asthafr
a very reafonable judgnKntmight eafily have apprehended me ;
for I hold it not a thing fitting to puzzle mens Brainsy either
mthChimera\ which they are not able to underftand, orr
with over long> and. tedious dilcourfes, of things meerly im-
pertinent;;

55

S6 ThcCompleat Eorfcmait, CHAP. 11.

pertinent : But if you Ihall be plcafed to hear me with patience,
1 will touch upon this fubjed, to wit: What are the caufes of
Sicknefs in general, as alio of Health and long life ^ and that
Laconicabrevitate-, and fo leave the reft to your judgement and
pra(!!tice ^ efpecially, confidering what other Authors ( my
Mailers) have fo learnedly, and no lefsfufficientlyintreated in
this very Art.

To begin therefore (and but to fay, what I laid before) with
the caules of ficknefs and death of Horles in general, in the true
knowledge whereof, confifteth their prefervation •, I do hold
it a thing mofl needful that we do perfectly know that thing
which we do call Generation znd Corruptions which all Phyfiviam
and Philofpphers have fo much difcufl'cd both in their Schools
and Writings. And now the body of the Horfe (like alfb to
that of man ) is compounded of the four flememsy viz.. Fire,
Ofdic 4 ^-^^ Heater znd Earth ^ The natures of thefe four Elements are
Firr A^r, different : for Fire is hot and dry, but it participates molt of
Water, & Heat, ^ir is hot and moift, but chiefly moift .- M^^f tr is moilb
Earth, and cold, but moft cold ^ Earth is cold and dry, but moft dry.
Fire Qnd Air are both light Elements -^ and Water and Earih
Of the 4 both heavy. Four Humours alfo there are, which be as it were
Humors, four Children to thefe four Elements ; and thefe are ^ Blsodt
Blood, Fle^m, Choler and Melancholy. Thefe four Humours are attCH-
Ch-Tr dantxipon the four former Elements^ without whichanaturM
aiidMc- body cannot be made: for ^/W naturally (if it be perfecft) is
lancholy. hot and moift, but taketh moft from heat, and therefore is
fubordinate to Air. Flegm is cold and moift, but the principal
quality thereof is coldnefs, and therefore hath reference toxva-
ter. Choler is hot and dry, but his cheifeft nature is heat, and
therefore is governed by the Element of Fire. Melancholy is
' cold and dry, but hisv chiefelt condition is drinefs, and there-
fore fubjeds iti^lf to the Element of Earth. Now the fountain
of the bloudis the Liver-, which difperling it felf by the help
of the veins into all the parts of the body, nouriiheth and pre-
ferveth the fame. Flegm preoccupateth the Brain being a cold
.and fpungy fubltance, and the feat of the fenfible foul. Ch)ler in-
habiteth the Liver, which being hot and dry, maketh a plea-
Zing harmony with the blood Melancholy relideth in the fplcen,
whicnisthc receptacle and discharge of the excrements ot the

Liver.

BOOK II. ar.d Expcri Fcrrkr. .57

Liver. From whence we may colle*^;, that it hath its proper
life and end : as fordemonflratioii, blood principalh/ nourilh-

.eth the body-, Flegm occalioneth motion of ihQJ.nns iiud f/iem-
bersy Choler exciteth and provoketh the body to avoid its ex-
crements j and iailly. Melancholy difpofeth the body to an ap-
petite. Whereupon all the learned Philolophers do with one

'unanimous alTent agree in this, that in every natural body there The in-
are four \)\'mc\'^2.\ inftrHmentd me mbois^ixom Vvhich all the part's ifrumcr;-
o^^norgmicd body arefaidto be fram*£d,and thele ..re ihtlrMny tahnem-
the hcArti feheZ/rfr, and ihtjhnes ov gignitors -^ and e^ch one oi'lj^''^ ^''^
thefe do perform its true fundion to all the particular mem- helrc'tl'^
bers of the body : for the fnews do receive tlieir fuilentation liver/anJ
from the brain^ and t.heie are called animal fpnits \ the arteries rlieHones

!from the k.^rf, vvhich are vital Jpirits, the reins, from the Uver-^ ^^ ^'S"--

Twhich z^z^ natural part s^ and the feed vejjels from the Stone's or ^^'''

^jS igniter Sy as She place o( generation. . ,

..' Now for as much as I have (hewed you the four Elements \vkh
Jtheir true natures, the four Humours with their qualities, and
'the four inftritmema' members with their true conditions : It now
.remaineth that .we intreat briefly of the four natnral faculties,
, which is in every body, together with their true attributes :
IThe hrll fac/dty h to ear^ the fecond to retain, the third tO The four
".conco^y and the fourth to expel. And to anf^ver to thefe four nacurjl
faculties, you m-ifi; undeiltand that there are reilding in the ^'^^■"•f'«.
, body, the aforenamed M//;;ff/iM, that is to fay, Blood, Flegm, ^°^^'^''^^
!.Choleri ar.d Melancholy, whexsof nature maketh'ufeof theier- concod^*^
Vice of but one of thefeonly to work upon, which is zneicfe- ami ro *
menty which ue do jidly call yVhey or i'i'hey/fi blood, whof^ en- expel,
"gendring is wrought in the Liver, and To coir/eyeth it felf into
the veins, at vz-hr; ttin>; the four humours do take from the body
that. form a.n'ifubflanc'e.it ougtft to afTtiine :",und cs'f this v"ei-y
liijwr doth nluiire (siVp. h &Uy. tp refolve.theM^f, and fo.tb 0-
perate, thattlie fame may pafs t h rough' t he 11 raight ,0x^,0/;-
.aW7j, Toresy, and Paff-igcs, carrying nouriHiment to all the parts
"of the bodie. ' Yoii rnuft therefore underlland that the'Tf/V/x, are
the jGceptacles for the B'ood wliich.is nliied .with 'th(f.w^')Ji;-
rli'sy fo as. the faid ^^Z/// have their fource or ori.^in''fr8i'ii the
"Liver ; whereby their crfiice is to exhaull from the Liv'er uuio
the^m\r the faid ivheyif) fibltance, and to injeO part thereof

vthrougli

fi\iki«i\'i

58 7Be Compkut Evrfimnth CHAP. R*

through the pafl^ges into the Bladdery and from thence again
forth of the body : by which means the body is freed from of-
fence, and from fultaining damage : whereof two of the ydm
condudt part of the faid whey from the Liver unto the Cods^
and fo to the feed f^cffeh^ where it remaineth with fome fmall
quantity of xV.^ purelt bloody by which means the operation of
t\iQ Stones v,vv hole quality are hot and dry) do thereby effed a
mofi: pcrfed Seed. Wiiich two veins nature (who is the moft
ex4uii]rc Artift, and (jHit nihU habct vitii) hath planted one in
the veins ou the right fide, which endeth in the right Cody and
another femblable in the left ^ both which take their ilTue from
either of the Cods accordingly \ betides, nature hath bellowed
upon the right C(7^,much heat and drinefs, fo hath fhc given alfo
in the left, as great a quantity of cold and moiflure, the right
Cod by means of its heat engendring the Male, and the left by
reafon of its cold engendring the Female •, and fo Jikewiie is it
as well of the Female, as of the Male of every creature. But
now to Gome to ih^ Hearty which is formed with the Liver and
Brain^ and maintained with the pureft Bloody which is fo ex-
^ ceflively hot, as whilfl; the creature liveth if you put but your
finger into its hollow part, it is impoflibleto continue it there:
long without burning or fcalding the lame : from whence it
inuft neceflarily enfuc, that the Liver being the fountain of all
the bloody muft of neceflity have great and abundance of pure.
blood^ wherewith to fupport and maintain theftrudureof the
whole body ^ and the vital fpirit of any creature is none other-
thing than a corporeal [nme or vapour^ (to fpeak properly^ vet
ry pure and fubtile •, begun in ihQ heart by the operation of the.
natural heat, fpread by the arteries and veinsy to'^refrefh and
comfort the whole body : which agitative or fubtile fpirit pro-
ceeding from the heart and vital fpiiits^ being a continual moti-^i
on, by reafon that motion and agitation is the true lifethereof;^
which continually remaineth in aH living creature** But the
hiartj which may be truly and rightly Rikd tht fountain of Ufe^
and heati nature hath affigned it its proper place, which is to
be lituate in the Center-, that is the middle part of the body .*
From whence proceedeth life and heat into each organ of the.
1>bdy, by which means they are preferved and enabled to per-
form their natural and proper fundion. And as touching the
Cvdsy if ths liver be not well ftored, nay full of pure and perfed

bloody

BOOK IT. arfd ExpeH Fcrrkr. '$^

h!ood^ neither is the creature able to concod and digeft its
meat, nor can the cods be hot : So as if there be in thofe parts
a defed of heat, t\\zfeed of the beaft cannot be perfedly con-
coded ■■) by which means the Horfebecometh frigid and impo-
tent, and without any power at all of frdcreution. And this
is as much as need be faid of this fubje(5t : Wherein if I have a-
ny way erred, or not delivered my fclf fb clearly, whei eby to
be underftood as I delire, the blame mull light upon the great
defire I promiied to brevity .* Howfoevcr I have endeavoured
what in mclieth, to dilate and explicate my felf at fi-!).

Now I will begin to fhew you what means we have to pre-
lerve Horfes from all inward Dileafes ^ which coniifteth of
four ways, viz,, by Pt^ygifig-i Sweatings PhUhotomie or Blood-ict-
ing^ and f^omit. As touching the firft which is Purging^ it is
twofold, to wit, outward and inward, This outward purgwg c.'eanflng
is by cleaning the outward parts, which muft be done imme- fn^pu-'g-
diately at what time you take up your Horfe from grafs, which Q^f^^^l^
would be about Saint Bartholomews day *, for then the heart of rurgmg.
grafs doth begin to decline, and therefore after that day, the
grafs he then feedeth upon, breedeth no good but bad and cor-
rupt blood, and fo conlequently fundry forts of maladies and
infirmities in his body ^ befidcs, theair beginneth then to grow
fi^arp, which is alio very dangerous, yea, and mofl contagi-
ous for him : and if you fuffer him to run after that time, his
hair will grow long and rough, fb as he will not have for
that Winter any flick or glittering coat. Of this outward
cleanfing or purging your Horfe, you fhall find taught you in
hb. 2. c^p. 6. Se^i 9 and the manner how and when it would be
done, viz.. in a warmday inthe Sun, at what time every part
and member of him would be foaped, waihed, dried, and
deanfed from all manner of fweaty fcttrf^ dnfty dirt^ and fi'th^
yea and that all his whole Body over, efpecially his Mane,Tail,
and Cods, who being thus cleanfed and made dry again, and
his yard drawn, cleanfed and anointed with tried Hogsgreafe,
let his Ears, his Mane, (jufc fo far as the top of the head flali
will cover, and no more) and under the Chaul, be handfomly
trimmed ^ then pull away by the roots all the fmelliiig hairs
about and under his mouth and nofe, and the longfiiii/korfi-hairs
under and about his Eiesy which done, cut away about a

I 2 . . handful

6q. ThcCompkat E()rfe-mu7?^ CHAPi IF.

haridful of the lower part of his Tail even and decently •, then
caufcthe Ferrier to fhoe him up, bat let him be careful to pare
hi-tfi neatly, and to open the Heels and Frufh. Then cloath
him up warm, and flopped with fmall wifps : this done, anoint
all his hoofs,with the ointment(having firft wafhed themclean,
and made them dry again) prescribed you in lib. 2. chaf. 1 1.
Set} 9. Then let his feet be picked clean, and Hop them with
Ox-dung. '- ^^j' ■■ y^'^-^ -.^

Cicanflag , Now as touching his inward purging, this ought to be done
P^'' P"'"^' evermore before you put him to any labour or exercife : And
wlrdSy- ^^^ ^^^ h™ ^^ raked, by caufing fome one who hath a fmall
hand and arm, to anoint them firft with a little fweet Butter,
Or Oil de Bay •, but fome do ule Soap, which I do hold too
fharp, and fo putting his hand into his pHrJamem^ let him
bring forth all his dung, and while he is in fo doing, let him
try to feel for Bots or Worms, which may ftick fait unto the
great Gm^ and the place where the dung lieth ^ which if he-
find, let him pluck them away gently, and by degrees, and fo-
bring them all out \ this done, give him the ClyRer mention-
oned in lib. 2 chap, 6. SeB. 8. Clyft. &c. 4. and fo foon as the
Horfe hath received it Clyfter-wife, then prcfently clap his
rail cloie to his Tewel, and fo caufe him to keep it fo long as
you can : and this would be done, three or four days, before
the Full or Change of the Moon : .The next day after, give him
Drink 1. his firfl drink, inlerted lib. 2. chap, 16. Se^. 14. /?/^^-^. 4. the
prink 2. next day following, give him his fecond drink, fhewed ycu in
lib. z.chap. 16. Seti. 14. pHrg. 5. and fo follow fuch diredlions
fliewed you in thofe Rules.

The next day following you have thus given him his two

Let blood drinks, let him blood -^ if you (hall find tht blood to be very bad,

take the more from him, if reafonable good, take the lefs j

but if very good, then draw your cord, and fo do but give

the F'eim vent, and no more, then afterwards keep him with

warm malhes, as is taught you elle-where. The next day after

Sweat, blopd-kttingy fweat him like as is prefcribed you in lib. 2. chap. 1 8.

Seel. 28. 5. And if you do difcover any cold in him by any fymp-

Yomit. toms, then give him the vomit prefcribed you in lib. 2. <:hap.

20. Se^. I. K And to prevent any obftrudions in the Liver or,,

Lungs-^ ox \\h Heart any wayopprefied, or otherwife to pre-?-

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lerve the hlood pure, and from corrupting ^ all which incon-'
veniences may be a ready means to bring your Horfe to bis end |-
give him in his Provender fuch Powders and other Simples^'') "
which yoa fhall -find in fandry places of this Treatife ; for [q hitt^ro-
this will refine his blood, and prcferve his Liver from infection, vender.
and keep him in per fed health.

Thus far Si; , I ha ^e declared unto you what I underfland of
the Caufe of Sicknef. in general.Itremaineth now for me to in--
culcate what are the caufes of health and long life, which to '
be brief are twelve m number , ^/z,, The firu; is nature, good i2Cau'*es
digcftion, and good Nutriment ^ the fecond is niioderation in ^^ ''^'^^^^^^
feeding and diet v tiie third is moderate labour ^ the fourth is, ^^^^^ ''"^
moderate ufe of fleepiiig and waking ; the fifth is, moderate
fpending upon Mare> : the lixth i>, moderate journiesj the ■
feventh is vvholefome air •, the eighth is, not to be exercifed
too foon after grafs, the ninth is, to be kept from raw and
green meats : the tenth is, not to be fuffored to eat or drink '
being hot : theeleveath is, not to be either waflied or walk-
ed at the end of his days journies: the twelfth is, to give him
with his Provender fuch powders and limplcs, as are prefcrib-
ed you in all thofe Cliapters which are by me mentioned.

Hippiatrus. Tc^havefpikemvuellVW^'^o^Z'CWSj hut I WjhU have
you (liew me., hoVf long life is actjaired by thefe caafes^ which tu yet
y'oH have not done^ifor yon have but only delivered them in general '
heads and terms.: wherefore J vpould gladly knovi; what you can fay
of- them in ^AY'ticular.

Hippoferi^. I will Sir, thefe twelve canfes of long life do
come to a Horfe, either inwardly or outwardly, -which how- •
foeverthey mufl be holpen either.by Art, by Induftry, orelfe
by judgment and difcretion. • .. .aOsI- jnsv/ -joi

i Wherefore you muft know that whatfoever is natural mnfl^ '
necelTarily proceed from good temperature, and proportionate vvhat
mixture of the four qualities of the body, foasthejuft and ade- things do-
quate proportions of temperate mixture, are the truecaufes of hinder
long life, by reafon that all mixtures of fuperfluities areagainfl ^l^'^n' j
thefe. three thingSj,^/2L,.I<rature, good digeft-ion-, and found ai'^^^°®'
Nutriment. For h,eat and nutriment are then well proporti- trimsnt. .
oaed, when neither'the moiflure with its too great quantity.:
ispredominantj whereby it devoureth the heat>^ nor when o- -

Yermucli^

S2 *^^^^ Compleat Eorfs-man^ CHAP. ll.

v&rmuch heat too fuddenly confumeth and deftroyeth -the moi-
fture j howbeit there mult be a neceflity that the heat mull hare
a kind of regality and dominioa over the moifture, otherwifc
it will never be able to nourifli the body as it ought.
1. The fecond caufe of long life, is the moderation of their

Modcra- natural appetite of eatings it being available either in exceft
tion in |-Q i^^jj aji(i deftroy, or in moderation to fave : whereby the
eating. Horfe Ihall daily repair the decay of his humidity, by fupply
of moderate nourilhment, and never overwhelm or fupprefs
his heat with too great abundance of moifture, nor mix his
Humidum Radkah with too much fuperfluous impurities-, for
extreams are evermore perillous and il],as well in excefs as in de-
feat : For as too much eating ( be the meat nev^er fo good and
wholefome) hindereth good digeftion, ana isgendrcth Cru-
dities, together with an evil habit of the Stoitiach *, {6 like-
wife too fpare a diet doth as much weaken arivi decay nature, by
rcafon that the heat which thereby v/iii drife in the ftomach^
will (iril over-charge, and afterwards conquer the Radical
moifture; both which are fri^tidstoiicknefs and death.
3. The third caufe of long life is moderate labour, a matter

Moderate very much effedual to digertio^., and therefore to long life,
.labour, dilating, and fpreading nut irn; nt into every member of the
body : for over-much reft t.eedeth m the body iiiper- abun-
dance of bad humours, which cooleth the body, for want of
which moderate execcife, ir is as it were caftinto a fleep, and
^in a manner through Ijmpifhnefs befotted and benummed* :
from whence doth fprii ?, another mifchief equivalent to the
former, to wit, acolledion ofexcrementalluperfluities, occa-
fioned through lazinefs, and idienefs, by realcjn that theHorie,
Tor want of modetatc cxerciie, is not able to digeft his receiv-
ed nutriment; by which m^ans many maladies are engendred
in his body prociecding from corruption in the blood, crudi-
ties ia the ftomach, and the like; becaufe he hath in his body
(as a man may properly fay j a very fink or ftanding-pool of un-
natural humours. And therefore 1 give all men this caveat,
fit. to be very careful thev do not put their Horles to over-
jaauchiabour and travel, until fiiich tiine as they havewell di-
gefted their meai ; for that by their immoderate exercife,they
over-dog their ftomachs, a&i fo-they cannot have atruecon-

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coftiorii their ftomachs being full and their bodies cloyed and
overmuch ftuffed with raw and cruded humors v which through
violent exercife are difperfedjfirft into all the Veins, (corrupt-
ing the blood) and from thence into all the partsof the body,
which inger.drethfomany noifbme infirmities within the body,
and fo many loathfome fbranccs without the body, as will not
eafily bs cured : and therefore it doth greatly behoove a man,
that his Horfe (if he love him, and deUre to keep him long)
his exercife be neither too intemperate, nor too little, but
ordered with judgment and difcretion.

The fourth caufe of long life is moderate ufe of fleeping and 4-
waking, forthefeare the mairitenancc of health and long life, J^o<i-"tc
if they be had with moderation, and both arc very noxious o- ''^^^'
therwile beyond meafu re. For inordinate watching is a main
enemy to health ; for it wafteth aixi confumeth the vital fpi-
rits, 2nditdQC2iycththQH^miiinmRaMcaley caufeth maceration
and fterility, it is an impediment to the operation of the Brain
andfenfe, it begetteth ficcity in the Brain^ and aridity in the
MarroWy and worketh the evil effeds in the Liver znd Lungs.
On the other iide, immoderate fleep hindreth health, quench-
eth the natural heat, and confumeth the moilture in the Body:
for fleep is but a vapour and afcending from the Itomach to the ^vhac
Brain, which ftupifieth the Brain for a feafon, and during that manncn
time it maketh the Body fenfelefs ^ and the fooner it being of rhing
jprovoked by over- much feeding, fluffing, and filling of the '^^^P"*
belly , and therefore, it greatly ftandeth a man upon that he
have a vigilant care to his Horfe his fleep, that it be moderately-
taken, for as I faidbut now, as too much fleep is noxious, fb'.
alfo too little is as prejudicial*

The fifth caufeof health and long life, is that great care be ^^o^cn-^
had in keeping your Horfe from cxcefs in fpending bimfelf uponv °" !"
Mares, for that is Deaths Harbinger, by reafon it doth after a/p^"n"^^^

. moft violent manner^ confume the fpirits, debilitateth the7?fl- Mares.

' yaach^ drieth up the brain and tnarrove •, and this, is the reafon
why a Gelding (if he be kept free from Surfeits) is longer Jiv-
ed than the Stoned Horfe : So likdwife the reafon why a Mule, .>
•'being a mixed creature, (howbeit aMonfler in nature) is lon-
•ger lived than either of them i' for that his jufting (howfoever
without fruit) in that kind if but once only in the whole courfe^

oL.

64 TleCompkat Eorfc-nun^ CHAP. -II.

ofhb life-, and therefore I could wi{b> that oriCHorfe be not
fuffered to cover above three Mares at the moll throughout
'^he whole yera*, ard that from the years of his coming to rix>
"iViit'il he hath attained twelve, and no longer^ for when a
'Horfe, hath onGe-feen twelve years of his age, nature will -theu
'begin "to decay, whereby he fliall not be able to beget Colts
Vhich can prove fo good and ferviceable, as thofe he begat in
his young years. For beHjes (hard and toilfome labour) this
adi: of coity with Mares doth more weaken and dull him.;, for
you cannot be ignorant cf the old Pro verb,. vhich faith j Omn'e
anim^il pojl Coitum trijfe,
Moderare The lixth caufe of long life is, modera.te i idhig in long jour-
journy- nles, for by intemperate driving his heat frora the inward in-
'"^S* to the outvv ard part? of the body, is the caufe vliat the fire of
^ ' ^tho!er wiW bd enyndled, which, will be fo- vehemi;i]t as that it

yfnufi: needs prove'ahinHdite horrourunto nature', To Inflaming
tht bfoo,£iy that if the Horfe at the fame inllant be not very-
empty and' clean "in his hody^ the b'ciid^ud hnmonrs being mixed
together, will be through the violence thereof, difperiedinto
all and every part and meniber "of the body, and then a fuddeh
cold taken upon it". (which rarely faileth ) doth infl.antly pii-
trlfie and corrupt the' i'/^c^^,' and congealethit to the unavoida-
ble peril of the life of theHorfe ; efpecially if after this intem-
perate riding, he be either fiffered to drink, or ridden into
the water, as many of your furly an,d lazy Grovms-^xQ. accuftom-
ed tiado. My pun.lQl theiieror.e is,, ;.that when .you .have any
long'jdufney in/iiao'd'^ "'let^Rif .irayel^c mcderate," inhibit walk-
ing, waHiing, or giying" him cold water, butfo foon as you
fhall difmount him, IttKxkKetper have him into the Stable well
littered^ ^andthfoughlyj rf,lf?be|d^Vthrough all the, paj ts of his
body till he be.th6t-3v7 d.r^'., JeT^li'hbe cioathed. and ftppped
up Vvatni, ;an<d'at^'k'r|eafoV;ab^ vvater.'

^, The (evcir'th-bau'e of health andplorg life, is wholfome air

Wi:o*c- and foil, c1'ci;i*fe^piiVg;j;ai'nfiif and "good drefUng, the Stable
forae Air. }(ept ncat, fvveet, and warm, j, his J(^6d -bjd, fwcet, clean, and
dry, well lifted Snd^^'lja^|;ji^^^^ \. his

litter ivvtct and/(fryp "apd a'll.weta.r^^^ pidjlitier removed from
ander his feet and maiig^e^*,' anal^taij ej/U'lavours be removed
from about the Stable. ^, , ^ ^, ' '" ' • '

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Tlie eighth caufe of health and lofig life is, not to fuffcr 8.
yonr Horie to be travelled or exerciied too foon after you have Not to
taken him from grafs, until fuch time as he be throughly purg- J-"^^' J°^
ed and cleanfed from his fuperfluous and bad humors, which he p^^,-.^^ ^^
gat by being at grafs in time of his reit, and full feeding,
which certainly are not a lew ) but hereof I have fufficiently
fpoken before in this very Chapter,and therefore I pafs it over.

The ninth caufe of health and long life, is, not to fnffer 9.
Jhim to eat any raw, or green meat whileft he Ihall be kept in Noccoeat
the Stable, for that fuch diet doth beset many bad humours '"^'^' or
oppugnant to nature i as Feavers, Surfets, Yellowes, Stavers, ^J^JJ"
Anticors, Morfounding, and the like ^ all which will debili-
tate Nature, and endanger the breeding of many defperate
difeafes •■, to the peril as well of the Horlcs life, as health, if
extraordinary care be not had (by way of prevention) in very
good time, by the diligence of an Expert Ferrier,

The tenth caufe of health and long life, is, by keeping your i©-
Horfe from meat and drink whilft he is hot \ for that doth ^P"°^^jJ
weaken the heart andfpirits^ it is an enemy to the Appetite and j^J^'j^
.digeflion, engendrcth OppilationsandObftrudions, corrupt-

• eth and pntrifieth the blood, breedcth Feavers, and many o-
tiier maladies, as is very often the occafion of fuddain death.

The eleventh caufe of health and long life is, to be very pre- 1 1 .

cife, that you do not permit your Horfe to be walked or wafh- Not ro be
-cd after labour or tiavel, if in his travel he hath been heated, ^^a'keJor
:but prelcntly after you difmount him, let him be led into the ^^^'^^'^•

Stable, well littered, warm cloathed, painfully rubbed and
; dried i but hereof I have fpoken fufficiently in the fixth caufe,
-and elfewhere.

3C The twelfth and lafl: caufe ofhealth and long life is to ufc 12!
VXometimes to put andmix. with his Provender certain powders. To mix
:imz. the Powder of Anniieedsand of LicorisjOr of Fenugreek, ^^rram
i Turmcrick, Bay-berries or Brimllone, white Lilly roots fraali I^.^^'Ji^^v

chopped, Enulacampane nx)ts, if green and newly gathered, ivovc-n'

otherwife dried and beaten %o fine powder, or the roots of du\

• Polypodium of the Oke or its powder, Savin, Marili- Mallows,
Rue, Hyllbp, Hore-hound, or Colts foot : thefe either fmall

: chopped if you give them green,orelle dried and given in pow-

jder, which Simples will keep him found and in perfecl: health,

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6^ The Compleat Horfemarf^ .CHAP. IL

for their virtues are to purifie the blood, prevent Obftrudionsj
open and refolve the Ltvery cool the blo&d^ and preierve the
whole ftru^ture of th^^bcdy in excellent health.

Thus have I (as fuccindly as I have been able j declared the
Teafons of ficknefs in general, together with the true caufe of
health and long life, the contrarieties whereof will engender,
in your Horfe, infirmities and death : for the fenfitive Bodies
as well of all other creatures, as of Horfes, are often (upon
the leall caufe given) difgufted and brought out of joint and
temper, by reafon of the affiduar warfare of the never-cea-
iing jarring Elements, that it not a little importeth a Mailers
care to look very narrowly into theftate of his Body. For
put cafe that time and experience do approve the contrariety of
the before-named inherent qualities of Heat, Cold, - Drynels,
and Moifture, the formal caufes of all intrinlecal dileales, the ;
continuance and unperceivable lingring in them,together with
the true caufe of their fudden and untimely death : Yet is there
means as eafily to be found, as well for the prevention of all
enfuing ficknefs (if we will but apply our care and diligence)
before it approacheth, as for the able curing of them when
they are come, and palpably perceived ; according to the opi-
nion of famous Galen-, who faith : He that frevevteth the caufe
of ficknefs^ prevent et h the fckfjefs it felf: for ta^e away the canje and
the effe^ followeth not.

- Hiffcfhilui, You have fpoken well Hippofertu upon this fub-
jedt ^ but yetyour laft Article is not without difficulty, in that"
you do advife to adminilter certain powders, and other Sim-
ples unto a Horfe in his Provender, which fhould conlerve
him in health, and prevent all inward dileales in him. I can-
tiot certainly but approve very much hereof j in that they be
moft fovereign in fuch cafes you fppk of: but the manner of
adminiftring them, is the thing 1 much Hand upon, knowing
right well that thefe Simples (or the greater part of them)
are offtrong and offenfive fcents and fmells, and others are as
far difguftful and unplealant to his talte, whereby he may very
'.eafily be induced by difliking thole Powders and Simples, to
^ Icath and utterly forlake his Provender.

HippoferHs. Sir^ you objed well, neverthelefs, give me leave

io tell you, that in cafes of this nature, life (we fay) makes

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'perfe6tners : Tnieitis, that Hories will have an averfion from
tftele kind of Drugs and Simples, but what then? Have you
no fear, for rather than he will not eat his Provender at all,
himgerwillin time bring him to it, yea as well thole Powders,
as his Provender : provided you do not offend hira, by putting
in too great a quantity at once, but by degrees, and that by a
little at a time, till cuftom hath made him perfed ; and moit
certain it is, that fome Horfes are fo coy,daiHty, and choice
feeders ^ as that you can hardly provoke them to eat anyj Pro>
vender at ail j whereas others there be who are fo great fee-
ders, as that they will make no bones to devour what meat ia-
ever you Ihall lay before them j for it is very homely viands,
which a good llomach will refufe: nevertlielefs if you fhalljind
"that your Hbrfe cannot be brought to take thele things with
his Provender, you may then fometimes adminiller of thele
Powders and other Simples, with good Ale or Beer, giving it
him as you give drinks, and it will fuffice : howbeit it will do
iiim more good to be given in his Provender.

Hippiatrus. What is the hefi thing to be given to a Horje to ^rC"
ferve the Liver front infe^ingj and to refine the blood ?
,• Hiffofernf. I have kniown many things adminillred in this ^'^^J'*^''*
^rafe, but the very belt is, to take the root ofPoUpodium of the ^^^ *"'^^^'
Oke, to waQi it> and to make it very clea i y then cut or chop
it very fmall, then tak€ Uver wort, one handful, fmall cliop.-
ped aifo, and fo much Rhubarb as the weight of a Telter, eir
■ther cut very fmall, or grated: give him this in his Provender
three or four mornings together falling, and give him no meat
in three hours after, and let his drink be white water for that
day, and give him this monthly, and once in half a year make
tryal of his blood to fee how pure or foul it is, and adminiller
accordingly. .Vi. :.. • ^

Hippophilus. IprayyoH Hlppoierus, what U the true nature of
Rhftbarb ? Whether f> it purgativsy or binding ?

Hippferm. Truly Sir, Rhubarb hath two contrary natures:
for if you either fcrape, grate, or cut it j then is it a loolener,
for it diffolveth and openeth the Liver^ apd exppWeth the ob-
^{trudions thereof •, it expulfeth all bad hurtioursin and about
X\[Q hearty liver^ 2ind fpleen-, it cleanleth the W^, and lendeth
away the peccant humours among the excrements; and all fuch
■1 K 2 things

The Compkat Horf-mMf, CHAP. HL

things as may annoy or offend the intrails : But i( you fhall
pound or beat Rhubarb in a Morter, or otherwile, the fpirit
thereof being a fubtile hody^ will Tranfire and fly away, where-
by the operation thereof will be to bind, and be.no way pro-
fitable.

Hip-pofhilni. Let this fuffice for the prelent, I have detained
you too long from your particular affairs : it now grows late,
and therefore I will take leave till our next meeting, which
(God willing) fhall be to morrow at the fame hour, at what
time I fhall not fail- you ; for that I defire a final end of this
kifinefs: wherefore for this prefent I will take leave, recom^
mending you both to God.

C H A P. II [.

Ofjttch ihit7gs ivSick are oftjccejjity tah kfj^mn by every ex*
pert Ferrkr^ before he doth adventure to adminijier,

M}foj)h, TTIthert© Hipfiatrm we have proceeded orderly,

JlJ^ and your fervant Hippofems hath difcourfed ve=-

ry accurately and pithily .* Neverthelcfs fomc

things there be which yet he hath not put home-enough,where-

hj r have not received that full fatisfadtion I defire;

Hipfiatrm.. Sir, Sithence we are met here again to difcufs fiich
things whereof you defire to inform your felf ; my will is to
have you fully and fubftantially fatisfied (if it may be) in every
l^oiutr which might concern this our Subjed j wherefore I
ffltreat you topropofe your doubts, and look in what Hippofe-
•xm may fail, my felf fhall endeavour to fupply to the utmoU
©four beft skill.

Hippophilm. Sir, I thank yoU) but withal, oce favour I muCt
feeg of you) and that is, for that my memory may peradventure,
fail me ( it being none of the bell ) if as things occur to my
thoughts, 1 fhould ask any q-ueftion that might happen ta be
©ut. of feafon and order, yet you wilt not take it ill thafc I
tioold interrupt hitTb or you in your difcourfes.

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Hippiatrus. No truly Sir, will I not, and therefore beg^ ^q
make your demands and Hippoferus (hall give yoa anfvver.

fJtppophi/M. 1 thank you, then thus: As touching the cora-
pofition of the body of the Horfe, more I grant might have been
fpoken in words, but not more to parpofe *, for a man to run
into divifions and fubdivifions, were but to beget confulion in
the unlearned Reader, (fuch are your ordinary Smiths for the
moft part, for whofe infl;ru(ftion 1 do principally undergo thefe
pains)" and to knd him away worfe fatisfied in his judgment,
than bei'ore, Whereas a plain and fuccind method doth more
edifie and inftrud him than the other can do. I therefore de-
mand of you Hippoferus^ thatforafmuch as you have fpoken well
ofthe four Elements-, to wit Fire, Air, Water, and Earth,
■yet have you not demonftrated their natures, or where they
are placed. For true it is, my felf, and all men do perfedly
know, that thefe four Elements are not thefe four material and
vilible Elements which we daily behold and make ufe of, as
things molt ufeful for us towards thefultentation of our liveli-
hood : being creatures without which we cannot live : but I
■would gladly have youfhew what their true natures be, being
'things incorporate, and therefore concealed from our eyes .- 1
^would alfo know in what parts they do reign, and have their
identity or being.

Hippoferus. Sir, as touchfng the natures of thele four Ele-
ments, I have fuificiently made appear unto you in Capitnlopra-
'efdentiy p^ne in initio^ but as touching, thefecond part of your
'demand, I fay, that thefe four Elements which be in nature fo
diflbnantanddiftind one from the other, as that nothing can
i)e more, no white can be more oppofite to black ^ nevenhelefs
that you may know thefe Elements, I thus aver. The Fire is
'highell, being near neighbour, or adjoyningto the Moon^and
therefore naturally hot : Air is placed next unto- it, andthere^
fore naturally light.The Water is annexed unto the Air,& ther- The Mar
fore naturally moift. And the Earth is fituate next to- the Wa-- '^j"'^ ^'^..
ter, but loweft, and out of that reafon, naturally heavy. As m^nts. ^'"
touching their vertiiesall the learned do hold that fire by means ^Z '
•of its heat, exciteth matter to generation, and occaiioneth Fire.'
•warmth in every living body, and it doth ripen things rawand
'undigefted, in iiich excellent and fubtile wife, as that the Air,
'^'hich is of a more grols nature, may the better- enter into^

-^ The Compkdt Horfe-matr^ CHx^P. III.

mfyj making a commixture with the Fire, whereby alfo it
"fnoderateth the heat of the Fire, the coldhefs of the Water,
and the drinefs of the Earth, fo as diftemper may the lefs op-
prefs the Body. The Air by reafon of its moiflnefs maketh the
matter apt to receive its natural fhape, and through the in-
flin(ft of the Fire its natural heat, cauling the mixt Bodies as
'well fubtile as penetrable, as well light and moving, whereby
they be neither too grofs nor too heavy, and withal the Air
cooleth and abateththe extremity of the burning heat of the
3/ Hearty Liver ^ ^c. As touching the third Element, which Is

Water. Water, its nature is, that through the coldnefs thereof it con-
gealeth, conglutinateth, and bindeth in mixt Bodies both the
parts and members together, to wit. Sinews ^ Bones ^ and Tle^i ;
fo as the Water by means ot its coldnefs doth temper and af-
fwage the violent heat of the Fire, and the condenlity of the
Air, coUeding thole things together which otherwife they
4. would have diflevered. And as touching the Element of Earth,

Earth, its nature is by means of its drinefs and Siccity, in mixt Bo^
dies^ fo to harden and fallen them together, as that having
onceafliimed their Ihapes, it caufeth them to retain and keep
them, which otherwile by the force of the other Elements
would be fo lax and loole, as not to be able to hold together,
wherein I could produce many familiar inftanceS:, which for
brevities fake I am info reed to omit. But the opinion of the
bell rhyficians is, that when any natural Body dieth> the fub-
ftance thereof returneth back again to thofe Elements from
whence it came. Thus you may plainly lee, that fire is natu-
rally hot, and therefore feparateth : Air moill, and therefore
giveth Shape •• Water cold, and therefore bindeth v and Earth
dry, and therefore naturally hardneth, and keepeth its im-
predion .• "Wherefore in any Malady in a Horfe:, oblerve but
this one Rule, v/a:.that when at any time an Inflammation ihall
arife in the Body^ be you confident it proceeds of Fire, and
therefore you mull adminiller (if you will perform a right
Cure) things contrary to that Element; to wit, whatmay be
agreeable to Air and Water, whereby to moiflen, cool, and
iallay the rage of the heat. If it be FIhx of Btood^ or the like,
proceeding from the abundance of moiflure ; which takes its
<5rigin from the Element of Air, then muft you apply Medi-

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cines which may connive with the Earth, whofe drinefsmay
harden fuch moifture. If it proceed of Cold Rheums j or the
like, whereby the infirmity hath its fource from the Elemeatof
Water, you muft then aaminifter Medicines cohering with the
Element of Fire, and Air, which may be able through its heat
and moifture to expel all cold and grofs humours. And laitly,
if the grief be M^ingcnefs, or thelike, which cometh from the
Earth, which be dry and arid infedious difeafes, then mult
your applications be had from the Element of Fire, whole na-
ture is to dilTolve aH ficcative humours : wherefore ( I fay a-
gain ) that heat bsing too predominant is afiTwaged by the
means of moiftnefs and coldnefs ) too great moiltnefs by heat
and drinefs, over-much coldnefs by heat ^nd drinefs, and too
great a proportion of drinefs by heat aioiic.

Hippophilus. But then tell me-t I pf/ty you-, be there no other E-
lements^ er beginmn^s inltviK^BodlQs:, more than thefefoUr before
named <*

fJtppoferus. No Sir, not any other which have their begin-
nings: but there are two other which the Learned do term
-pro^Qr Elements: •z^/z,. the Ingendring of S^^^, znd Menfirual
■Blood -^ but thefe (I fay) do alTuine their eflence from, the other
four Elements, whereby they become a Body, which otherwile
they could not, and therefore are fubordinate to them, and ?.
they take their place after them.

Hippophilus. Having fpoken fitfficiefstly of the natures and <^H^IU>' -
ties of thefe four Elements : What fay you to- the Humours^ Thefoar",

Hippoferfis. I fay that the Humours are alio four'- in number, f?"".^ ^"^'
which Phyficians do ftile the firft^WmVj, according, as! haye "'"'
formerly intimated: and thefe four are -ff/W, Phlegmt Cl/oler^
.and Melancholy • Blood being fweet in tafte, Phlegmy ndt\\zi
fweet, bitter,, nor fbwr, and therefore of no taite, or if of any, .
, (like to that of good Oy 1) rath^er fweet thauotherwife :■ Cholcr
, is bitter in talle, and Melancholy h£o^xt\vii2iii^€^- So as by
' thele taftes you may diltinguilh them j and thefe Humours have -
! reference or near affinity unto the foup Elements ^' for like as
I have before agnized,^ W is of the nature of the Air:, Phlegm -
of the Water \ Cholsr of the Fire \ \ zndjMelancholy. of the Earth 5 :.
,^nd thefe Humours have their partiCtiidr abode and refidencc ;.
in theWy, abfolute and peculiar, to.themlelves;! as 5^0^ hath -^

72 Tk'Cowplcat Eorfcmatf^ CHAP. Ill:

his abiding in and about the Heart^Phlegm in the Brain-, Chief
in the Liver^ and Melancholy in the Spleen^ whereby we may
the better come to know what Complexion reigneth in every
Horfe, as alfo how he is naturally qualified and difpofed j for
the Horfe that is of a Sanguine C omplcxi^n hcomw.onl'j a Bright
Bay, who is of difpofition jovial, wanton, or merry, agile, and
of motion temperate, neither too fiery, nor too dull or Me-
lancholy i Your A'/rV/,' white is o^ Complexion Phkgmatie^He, whole
property commonly is to be blunt, heavy and flow •, Your
^r/^fef-Sorre/ hath commonly reference to Choler-^ and he is na-
turally for the moll; f)art fiery, hot, and ever free-mettled, but
yet of no great ilrength •• Your Monfe-Dnn and fuch like rufty
and foot- colours are commonly of a MeUncho'y Complexion^ and
they be ordinary, cowardly faint hearted, fubjed to ftarting,
llothful, reflife, ftubborn, difobedient, revengeful, &c. but
if thefe Complexions be rightly fymbolized, and do all meet in
one and the fame Horfe^ according to each ones proper nature,
they do perform their fundlions as they ought in a perfed har-
mony, whereby the Horfe remairieth found and healthy i but
if there be difcord or difagreement in the Elements and Hu-
mours, there muft be the like in the Complexions^ and then doth
the poor Horje fuffer for ic to the danger both of Life and
Health.

Hipppphilus. ./ ever underflood that there are certain Spirits
• which do remain in the Bodv of every Horlc : do you know them

Hippoferus. • ,^j^,_ .,>,.:.^\.,, . ,^ - ^

Hippoferus. Yes, I do ^ and they be faid to be two in number,
Spirit A.- "viz., V\\t Spirit j4mmal^ and the spirit Fital'^ the Spirit Animal
iiimal. iiath its reiidence in tht Brain ^ by which means it giveth mo-
tion, feeling, and power to the //oj/f, thrbugh the aid of this
Spirit \Sin,ews. ; and th? pir it Vital nY<i)^Q.S abode in the Hearty which is
Vital. the only caufe'cf^'the excefTive heat thereof, which difperfeth
the Blood, into every part and member of the Body For the
Heart and the Brain are in equality abfolutely different, the
//f.2?-/ being moft violently hot, (as I have before Ihewed) and
the Brain is as extreamly cp|d : and fo hereof needs not a.ny
more be fpokenin this place; '^ ' "^

Hippophilus, But may not a man conje^ure to what infirmities
or difeafes Horfes may probably be fnbjtB by their Complexion? *

HippoferHS.

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Hippoferfis. Yes Sir, very eafily, yea and that with To great
advantage and profit to the Cme, it' the Fcrrier be expert and
si^ilful in the making and applying of his Medicines, as that
nothing can be more. For example, the i-hrfe that is of co- '^'i^^if*
lour either 5r/>/;r^4j|', ov Da;\-bayj with a pleafantand cheer«^f'f^\ ,
ful countenance., or if he be a white Flee bitten.^ white Lyard^ or the co-n^
Black^v^ith a vphite-fiar, or race down the face, or white-foot j piexion.
if he be of either of thefe colours, we hold him to he of a
Sanguine complexioNjUnd in Horfes of this Complexion the Element Of the
of Air is mofl predominant, and they be commonly of nature ^^^-ngiJine
affable, well-metled, adive, and of good itrength , but the ^°™P'^^'
Maladies whereuEto they are moft'ufually incident are Lepro- ^^^'
fics, Glanders, Gonfumption, and the like, yet thefe //or/i-^ are
freqoeatly of fo able Conilitutions, as that they have vigour
enough to endure good and ftrongSledicines : provided thefe
Medicines be not too hot, but cooling. The Horje which is
Milk^white-t TelLvpj Dim-t Sandedy or Pie-hald -^ thele take more
from the Element of Water than from any of the other three
and thefe we fay are of a Flegmatick Complexion ; and they Of the
are naturally flow, dull, heavy, andnefh or wa(h of their flefh ; ^'^gwa-
and they be molt inclined to Pofes, Rhumes, pains in the head, ''Y'^''^^"^'
Stavers, Yellows, and the like, and thefe Horfes can undergo P'^^'°"'
good ftrong Medicines, if there be caule to adminiller fuch •,
provided thefe Medicines be not made of Ingredients, that be
over-cold.

TheHorle whole colour h MoHfe-Duit'^ Cheft-nm^ Brown^ or
of a foot-colour, or hon-Grey •, thefe arecommonly of a Au-
lancholy Complexijon-! participating more of the Earth than of the 9;^}^^
other Elements, by which m.eans they are of nature dull, hea-J^?"*
vy, dogged, rellif, faint-hearted, &c. and therefore moft in- complex-
ciined to Irflamation in the Spleen^ Siccity, and Aridity in the ion.
Livery to the Dropfle, Frenzy, and the like •, theie Horfes are
better tible to endure ftronger Medicines than any of the for-f
mer i provided thofe Medicines be not hccatrizing or drying,
but fuch as are both cold and moiit. The Horfe whole colour
is cole-Black, without any white at all, a deep Iron Grey, a
Bright- Sorrel, or the like, fuch coloured Horfes we fay be of
2iCho!ertck,Con}pkxm/^ and they partake more of the Element
oj^ftre-, than of any other of the three former, for that they,
.». ^ L f are

7-4. '^f^ Compkat Eorfemaf?, CHAP. III.

Of the ^ are by nature fiery hot, too free, and hare-brained, and there-

cholcnck ^^^^ cannot be very ftrong of conftitution ;, wherefore the

joo^^^^' P^'^^^^'^ I'^i^^'^ bs very careful he do not adminifter any ftrong

medicine to fuch a Horfe at any time, for fo he may foon de-

Itroy him. -^ ,

Hippophilus. -5«f v^f Hippo fer us, I wonldbe glad to knovo of.
what Complexion that Horfe ts^ in whom all the four Complexions
do jointly meet ^ as namely in that Horfe -i that is either of a Brown-
Bay^ or a Dapple- Bay^ Dapple-Grey^ a Black fdl of Silver hairs .^ a
BiaikjRcne-t a Red-Ecne., or the lihe.
Ofthe h'ippojerus. Sir, as I cannot giveyoii more £/f.';2^;7^j than thefe

fcurcom-|-Q^,^. before named, fo I sm notable to give you more than
meenn? ^"^^-^ Ceu.plexions -^ but yet that one Horje may participate of
in one" them all, is a thing pofl]bl^e,i|Ough, and this is the very bell
horfe, Cemplexicn of ail other ^ y^Sfend the moft perfed: For Hoifes
i^?'a in whom the four Complexions diO meet, cannot but be the bell
and mcfl ^^-^ ^°^ ^^^^ o^d\\ Other, "yea, and the bell iov f^ape^ for co-.
pcrfea. loHr^ and for mettle^ the foundeft and mofl healthy j for how-
foever they may accidentally fall into infirmities, neverthelefs
tiiey are not naturally inclinable to any j and therefore when
:?* a Ferrier fhall at any time have occafion to adminiiler unto
them, he mull be very circumfped the Phylick be pundually
adminiftred according to the nature of the difeafe, and he muil
examine both the caufe and time of his firfl languifliing j as
whether it be a ficknefs newly taken, or long before .; whether .
it proceeded of a Surfeit, hard riding. Evil-diet f &c. by
which means he may adminifter his Phylick (whether Pills, Po-
tions, or Clyfters) the more lecurely : For medicines given
upon a firft ficknefs, and before the Horfe be far Jpent and
weakned through the dillemper of the malady, m^y be com-
pounded theilronger, and will work to more effed ^ but after
a long ficknels, when as thQ fpirits both vitalzvA animai L^re en- •
feebled, the Elements Sirt in open rebellion each one againit the
other, andthe, humours in a confuled diftemper ^ then (1. fay)
inuft the Phyfical medicine be fo tempfled and ordered, foas
that nature muft be aflifted, but no way further perplexed or
troubled ^ whereby the evil humours mult be lent away, the
W^ clean fed and acquitted of the caufes of its diftemper, and.
then it will not belong before the poor Creature may recover

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flrength and fanity, and fo repair daily the decay of his for-
mer ihte of health.

Hippophilus. Hovf do you held the caafes of fchriefs'^

Hippeferus. If you mean the caufcs of Jicknefs limply, < you The ''
rnufl underfland, that all' Maladies snd Sicknefs of what nature "ufoef
foever they be, are effelh and evil difpojitions fas Learned Phy- ?^''^5
cians do call them) unnatural, which do proceed,' and are, as ' '^
it were, the Precurfors which do moft violently hale and pull
iicknefs after them j and thus in a word do they deline the
caufes of ficknefs, and not othervviie.

Hippophilus- Hgw ?Jiany forts of caiifes be there ? •

HippoferHs. Only two degrees, '3'/:^. htrwfecal and Extrinfe- "^^^9 :
cat : the Intrinfecal are thofe which are ingendred within the J^^cknd?^
hody^ and therefore cannot be n^jpvilible to the eye, but ar§
made known by their fymptoms ]^he fecond are Extrinfectt^
and therefore are more ealil^ difcovered and known by their
outward objeds, wherefore they need no further difcourle.

Hippophilus. How do yon define fcknefs Oi it is in its amn na^
tnre ?

Hippofertts. ^^^rimdo^ or lnfirmit<u^ is none Other thing than Sicknefs'
that which is contrary to nature. For all intrinfecal infirmi- defined,
■ties moft commonly poflefs and feizeupon the whole body \ and
thofe are mod frequently Feavers, Peltilence, Convulfions, o-c
Other infirmities again do attach, but only certain members or
parts of the W)-, asGoIds which do perplex the /:?fW, Surfeits
Vvhich do annoy the Homach, and Splents, Spavens, Pearls, and
Haws in the eyes, and the like extrinfical foranc^s : but more
■Jbrts ef infirmities and maladies I never knew, every feveral of
w.hich may moft eafily and palpably be difcovered as well by
their inward as outward figns.

' ' Mlppiiphil'US. What is yditr (pinion iis touching tf^e admini^ring
■ef Drinvs-, Potiof^Jy and Clyflers to- a fck^Horfej to wit y whether it
be better to apply them very warniy or bntt indifferently ?
' Hippofeuts. Sir, evei^jn this very point is a fpecial heed and How to
Care fit to be hadi»and taken ; for by giving Medicines or Cly- ^pply m-
ftei-stoo warm, a Fcrrier may eafily undo all, and utterly de-\^''^^'^^'"
•ftroy tht Horfe he would labour to care ^ ye^ with as great fa- ^^'^*^^^*
I cility, a?if he gave him in the place of a wholfom Cordial, a
formal p~^yf6/J : for you muft underftand, that a florfef of all o-

L 2 ther

J76 The Coffipkat Horfe-maff, CHAP. UL

ther living Creatures^ can worfe indure to receive inwardly hot
things, by reafon that he is inv/ardly fo extreamly hot by na-
ture j and therefore whatfoever thing is to be adminillred to
him, ought not to be more than bloudwarm at moft, by any
means, for that nothing can be more noxious to him than the
endangering the fcalding of his Stomach and Entrails : befides
let his drinks and inward medicines be given him in the molt
leifurely manner you are able, for fear of fufFocating him , nei-
ther fuffer any man (as I have feen many ufe to do) to pinch
his Cnllet or Wind- Fife-, whereby he is provoked to cough moll
violently, for it is a thing moft dangerous both to his wind,
and caufeth, oft-times flefhy ftuflflike to the Garget to growr in
his throat. Now for the adminiftring of Pills, Balls, and
fuch like medicines, little .ad'^ice is required, if they be not
made too great j only if y^ take forth his Tongue firft, and
then put them up into his month, you cannot do amifs, but of
this method no man can be ignorant.

Hippophilus. What time is befl wherein to adminijler your medi-
cines to afickj^orfe ?
The'tifre Hippoferns. Evermore in a morning fafting,unlefs upon urgent
when to occafion (as in cafe of fudden and dangerous licknefs,which may
gfmini- j^appej^ iQ fall out upon a fudden accident ) and the longer he
be kept falling from meat and drink, as well before he taketh
his Phyfick, as after, it will be the better ^ for by that means
bis medicine will work the more kindly in his Body ? for he
ought to be kept from eating and drinking at leaft three hours
before and after.

Hippophilus. Is it requiftte he be exercifed after the tahjng ofhii

If hy fie at medicines}

What ex- Hippoferns. Sir a little moderate exercife is very necelTary,

ercifeis whereby his Phyfick may work the better, and the fooner, as

^°^ to trot him upon fo eafie apace as you can caufe him to take, [

withphy-otherwife to walk him up and down out ot the wind in the

firK. warm Sun, by the fpace of a quarter of an hour •, but then fo

foon as he cometh into the Stable, let his Stajl be littered ber

fore-hand well, then prelently cloath him up, and Hop him

warm^ and keep the air from him, neither let his Keeper go

from him in three or four hours, but let him rivet his eyes

Upon him continually, obferving well his poltures and as ocr

cafion.

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cafion may require, let him be at iiand'to help and fupply the
Hofe with all "things neceflary.

Hippophilus- A^lay a man atiain to any k'-'Owledge of the healthy OfExcre-
or tndif^oftion of the Horfe by cbferving his Ordure or Excre- n^ents.

mcnts ?

Hipfoferus. Yes may he Sir, and that very much ; infbrauch
as I would advife all careful Ferriers who have a delire to at-
tain reputation by their Art, that before they do adminifter
any inward rpedicine, whether purgations, or Cordials •, that
' they be careful firfl (if pofTible) to fee his Ordure : for I do find
for the moft p?rt the Ordnre is correfpondent to the food the
Horfe eateth, efpecially for the colour ; for if he run at grafs,
or be foyled in the Stable, then will hisdmg be evermore green,
howbeit of a more bright, and fometimes again of a more dark
colour, and it will be rather foluble than hard ; but the indif-
ferent colour, and freer from hardnefs is ever belt, and doth
make appearance of the more fanity and health of the beafty
as alfo that he is thereby the Icfs fubjedt to coftivenefs, and
therefore in better ft.te of body. But if his Ordure be very
bright and laxative, it is an infallible lign that he hath eaten
fome'thing that is againll nature j as a Feather, or fome naugh-
ty Worm, fome Spider, or the like unwholfom thing, other-
wife he fcowreth of fome inward cold which hath formerly
lurked in hhfiomach or body : But if his dnffg at grafs or foil be
very hard and coflive, which he putteth forth with round and
hard trattles, then is it a great fign that he is very hot in. his
W^ and inward parts, which may endanger the Stavers, or.
elfedoth fhew that he hath a furfeit, which he got (before his
putting forth) through intemperate riding, waihing, raw, on
evil food, or the like, whereby the H^rfe is in danger to be-
come morfounded, to have the Yellows, or Jaundife, or aFea:.
ver, which will otherwife hardly appear in him in. its efletls
until his coming into the. Stable, at what time due order mult.
be taken for fpeedy prevention. But if your Horfe do feed up-
on Straw, then will the colour of his d^^g be yellow and fome-
whathard, long, and well compact, all which be tokens ofav
healthy and found body ^ but if it be reddiih, and exceeding!
dry, it is a fign of enfuing ficknefs, by means of a great di' j-ught.
in thQ body-, and fo alfo if it be thin 5 but if it beblackifL^ &nd.

doth

}S The Co/fi pleat Horje-maf?, CHAP. !IL

doth not fmcll flrong, then is it a fign that the Harfs h in
dp.nger of death But if your Horfe do feed upon Hay and Oats,
Tiiid that he be fouod in body, then will his excrem^nis be
brown, yellow, moid, and well compadl, but if the brown-
iiefs be convcrteth into reddiflmefs, you may be then well afni-
red that he hath fome diftemperature m his body ^ bat when it
converted into blacknefs, then if preventio-n be not fpeedily
had, death enfueth ^ and as touching the fecll, that falleth
out according to the quantity of the provender you give him,'
for the more Provender, the ftronger will be the fmeli of his
Ordure, and Peafe and Beans will caufe his Ordnre to imell Wron-
ger than Oats, and Bread more than any Grain or Pulie j and
the more Bread and Provender you give him, the more perfect
and found fhall you keep him in his bcdy. But if his dftm be
brown and flimy, and fhine withal, then be yon afTured he
hath much greafe which lieth in his body, which Phydck mufl
fetch away from him, for then alfo is his blood putrified, cor-
rupted, or inflamed. But if you do find by his Excremr>9is that
hevoidethnndigefted ftuff, which you may know by the whole
corns of Oats, Wheat, and other Grain he fendeth forth in
his dungy then perfwade your lelf, that your Horfe hath lately
takena formal furfeit, which may right eafily bring him to his
end, if a difcreet courle be not fpeedily taken : In a word, if
his dung be black, and hath little or no fmell, then make you
no queflion but that he is in danger of death, which will fulW
foon after follow if the greater care be not taken to hinder
and prevent the fame.

Hippophilus. Have yon made the like obfervations of the Urine
or Water of the Horfe}

Hippoferus. Yes indeed have I, .whereby I have not a little
profited my fclf^ and attained unto great experience, info-
much as I dare boldly aver, that that Fcrrier fhall never come
to bean expert Artill, who fhall not be very well verfed there-
of Urine. ^"' norbeable to adminifber his Medicines aright, who fhall
' ' not be very obfervant of the Horfcs Vrin? : For if he fhall find
his water to beeirher pale, whitifli, or yellow, not much .un-
like to the colour of Whey, or fat Amber, or it it be not very
clear, but fmelleth fcmewhat ftrong ^ let the Ferrier then be
confident the Horfe is not fick, but ibund and healthy, and in

perfed

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perfed flate of body ; but if his Vrine b;\est.ix-am ckar and"
white, and of the colour of Rock-.w&'ccv, siid withal flimy,
then hath he a taint in his Kidnies^ A.'w^ and Back^^ or eiie
he enclineth to the Stone ^ or clfe he hath fome ftoppage
in the Ktdnies. But if his J^r^^rf/ be high coloured, like to
the; colour of (Irong Beer, then is it a token the ^.W^ of the
Horfe h enflamed, and that he is fubjed to aFfi;^r, or to fome
ftrong Surfeit j but if it be red, and of the colour almoil; of
bloody then is the blood more enflamed, which came of over-
hard Pvidingi which may prove very dangerous to his life, But
if it be of a pale greenilh colour, thick, and vifcou^ then cer-
tainly his Back^h grown weak, and he is in danger of a ConfHmp"
tion of ins 5ff,-/, But if it be high coloured and nebuled or mix-
ed with fmall Clouds, with a kind of blacknefs therein, then
this doth demonftrate cnfuing ficknefs and death, if it be not
carefully prevented. But if the Nebulofity be clifperfed into
feveral parts,and not combined as it were into owcMafs or Body-y
thi:, thenargueth, that the malice of the difeaie beginiieth to
depart, whereby the Fcrricr may have great hope of the health
of. the Horfe : And thus farr I have by diligent obfervatio^n
found to be molt certain, .whereby 1 have brought many a de-
fperate Malady to its wifliedCure, which othervviie I could not
fo eafily have efFeded.

- - - ■(. ' ■•■..'" • - "^^ \ . '. .

C H A P. IV.

The mamicr of bandlir:g the ^artiajkr Cures.

^ppiatrHs.Q" IK-, I doubt not but tfet 'vv,e-ha"ve procee<Jedfl
\j) far enough into this fubjed, for; I cannot lee*
what can be fpoken more^ let us now come
to the particular Cures, handling: each one. in its proper
place.

I • Hippophilus. IVith all, my jiedrt \ bittl frny Up me defire you,

Uhat we may not ordie handle the Ch/cs themf^hes-, but the feveral

Difeafes to which a Horfe is or mny ,be fubjecl -^ together with the

caiifes s

ao TheQempkat Eorfcwatt, CHAP. IV.

chifa of fuck difeafeSf the (i^ns how to k"ow themy and the means
and manner bow to cure them.

Hipptittruj, Allfhallbe done to your mind Sir : Wherefore
I pray proceed.

fJippoferus. I will : Nevcrthelefs I hold the beffc and cleareft

* way will be to handle the Cures by way of Alphabet -^ whereby,

whofoever doth defire at any time to inform himfelf of any Cnre^

he may the more readily turn thereunto, without looking over

the Index ov Table.

fjippiatrm. I think not that to be amifs.

SECT. I. ^.

Hippoph. ^ I "^Hen thus: T<r// w^ Hippolerus, do yon know the
I Receipt which is called Acopum ? Do you alfo
know its Nature ? Whether it is a Medicine to
be taken inwardly^ or an Unguent to be applied outwardly ?

Two fJippoferus. Sir, to make anfwer to two things in one, I fay ;

things to firft, it is impoflible for any man to become a perfed Ferner-y

be obfer- ^j^q ^^h ^q^ ^^^ know, unto what difeafes a Horfe is inclin-.

vervCure ^^^^ ' Secondly, what be the caules of every difeafe in parti-
cular: Thirdly, how, and by what ways and means thefe dif-
eaiesdoaccrevv : Fourthly, the figns how to know and diftin-
guifh them : And lailly the means and manner how to cure them.
Secondly, as touching this your demand o{ jicopum-, and its true
Nature ^ I anfwer, that I do know it well, to be a molt fove-*
reign thing in fome caules , for I have occafion to make ule
thereof very often : It is both a medicine to be taken inward-
ly, and an Ointment to be applied outwardly. Matter Blun-
devile was the firft that ever brought the knowledge and uie
thereof into our Kingdom, who had it from the ^.7//^;;!^ when
he lived in Naples^ as himfelf told me, where it is very much
uied-,«and he alfo affirmed that it was formerly in much ufe
and highelteem among the ancient Grecian Femers^ who gave
it the name of j^copum. Mailer Marhbam hath alfo in his Ma- ■
fier-pcice the fame Receipt, but he would make it his own, for -
he giveth it no name, but ftileth it in his nineteenth Chapter
of his Cures Phyficalthus : A moji famcPts Beceipt^vchichis bvth a fin- '
gftlar drench-yanda fingular Ointment : And in reciting the Ingre-'

/ dients,,

BOOK. II. arcl EcKpert Fcrrkf, €l

dients, he maketh the quantities but the fourth part of what
Mafter Blmdeijile fetteth down, which is in effed one and fLe
fame thing ; and he relateth likevvife the fame Virtues thereof,
which Mafter BlundevUe doth ^ only Mafter Markjiam faith,thac '
four or five Spoonfuls hereof muH: be given with a pint of Sack
or Malmfey ^ as alfo that the limbs of the Herfe being bathed
therevvith,it is good againft wearinefs and tirednefs ^ and lait-
ly, he faith, that being given in Wine, it cureth all kind of
inward maladies j all which particulars,Mafter Blmdevile nam-
eth not.

Hippophilus. what is the reafon that Mafler Markham doth
fit down but a quarter of the Ingredients in the making of this JAmoHs
Receift} " , •

Htppofirm. His reafon is good, Sir, and I will approve of
his judgment therein : for if any man fhould make ib great a
quantity together as Mafter Blundevile doth fct down m his
Receipt, it would not be fpent whilft it were good, but only
by fuch a Ferrier as hath daily ule thereof, and fuch an one will
be hardly found j for the newer and oftener fuch like Receipts
are made, the better they be, and yield more profit when they
be adminiftred.

Hippophilus. Is (his Receipt hot or cold in operation!

Hippofirus. It is hot in working, otherwife it could not'hold
good in cafes of Surfeits,Tirednefs,and of Convulfions,and tfae
like,vvhereinconfifleth its chiefeftvertue, being adminiftred out-
wardly ;, but being adminiflred inwardly,itisnot altogether fo
hot,for then the ancient F^'-n^rj would not have prefcribed to
have It taken with Sack or Muskadine, both which are very
hot^for it helpeth all Reavers for themoft part; but yet I would
not have it adminiftred inwardiy^in fo great a proportion as
Mafter Markham advifenh, fo"r he (as I faid before) alloweth
four or five fpoonfuls to a pint of Sack or Muskadine ; unlefs
it be to be given in very cold Caufes, for the Wine it felfis ve-
ry hot. But both my Mafter and my felf do commonly admi-
nifter two Spoonfuls at the moft at a time, in a pint of white
Wine, or with a quart of good Ale or Beer, which we hold
to be much better and fafer, and we have found it evermore to
work to our hearts defire •, infomuch as we have both wrought
admirable Cures therewith, I do afTure you.

M Jlippo

aV .ThhComfkatEorfumw, CHAP. IV.

Hippophilus. J fray deliver me thi-s Receipt, jnfl m Majler
Markham hath it.

HippoferiM. I ihall Sir, moft willingly ^ but then you mufl
iraderltand that the quantities will be more intricate to weigh
forth, whereby to make it the more pundually.

Eivforbi- Take Euforbinm half an ounce, Caflorenm one ounce, ^draces

urn. half a quarter of a pound, Bdellinm half an ounce and half a
quarter. Pepper one ounce, Fox greafe half an ounce, Opopnax
one ounce-, Lafe-'pitium three quarters of an ounce, ^fnmomacHm-
half a quarter of a pound. Pigeons dung as much, Calbanum
half an ounce, Nitrmn one ounce and a quarter, Spuma nitri three
quarters of an ounce, Ladannm a quarter of a pound, Pyre-
thrum.) and Bay-berries of each three quarters of an ounce,G«r-
davum two ounces, feed of Rue half a quarter of a pound. Seed '
of Agnus Caflyis one ounce, Parlly feed half an ounce, dried '
Roots of Ireos or Flour deUice one ounce and a quarter,Hyfop
and Carpo Balfnmhm of each a quarter of a pound. Oil of Flour
de /wc a quarter of a pound and half a quarter, of Oil de Bay
as much, Oil of Spikenard three quarters of a pound. Oleum
Cyprimim three quarters of a pound and half a quarter, the old-
eft Oil Olive a pound and a half. Pitch a quarter of a pound .
and two ounces, Turpentine a quarter of a pound *, melt of
every of thefe that will be molten feverally by themfelves,
and then mingle them with the refidue of the ingredients being
firft beaten to fine powder, and after they have boiled a little,,
on the fire, take it off, and ftrain it into a clean gally-pot, and
fo keep it for your ufe j and when you are to adminifler of it
to your Horfe, let it be given as before is Ihewed : and if by
long keeping, it wax hard, then foften it with the Oil of Cy-
prefs, fo that it may be good and thick, *^*.

Acopum Hippophilus. What are the Virtues of this Receipt^ called Aco\'

icsYir- pum?

Hippoferus. Mailer Blundevile and Mafter Markham do tell you,
to wit, it helpeth Convulfionsin theywew/and w;</c/<'/,it draw-
eth forth all noifom humors, and disburdeneth the head of alL
grief, being put up with a long Goofe- feather anointed in itin-
10 the noflrils of the fJerfe ^ it healeth (I fay) all manner of
Convulfions, Cramps, Numbnefs, and Stringhalts, Colds and
ilhumQS j it dilTolveth the Xmr being troubled with oppilati-

onsi

ttt€S.

BOOK IL a^d ExpcH Femcr. -:.

?bns and obilru(?tions j it helpeth Siccity and Aridity in the
Body\ it banifheth all wearinefs and tirednefs, ifhisZ/zw^j be
■: "bathed with this medicine : And iailly it cereth all forts of in-
ward Difeafes, if it be adminiilred by way of Drench to a
Horfe ia Wine, ftrong Beer, or good Ale.

SECT. 2. A.

Hippophc 1 ^^ y°^ K"<^^^ aKothir receipt^ which is cal/sd Arrnan ?
!_>/ Hippo/eras. Yea Sir, it is a Cor^fe^ionivi great
.requeil in Frame among the Ferriers there, and now we have
it here in EtigUnd •, and it is a moil fovereign medicine to be
given to a fick //<?r/<r, and it is to be adminiflred inwardly.
HippophilusJ^/?^f be the principaivirtues of the Arman ?
Hippoleriis. It provoketh a good appetite to meat, and caufeth
good digellion ^ it takethaway all annoiances which doeicher
clog or otherwife trouble the fiomach, itcooleththe inward
heat in the h^dy •, it helpeth all Agues and Feavers •, it is raoffc
excellent againft Surfeits, it is an infallible remedy for the Quin-
{je or Squinancy in the throat coming of cold taken j and very
goodagainit theTranchailbns or gri pings in the hef/y ov gms-i
proceeding of wind, and fuch like inward infirmities.
Hippoph. How doyeit make this confetiion^.
_• Hippof. Take Honey of Rofes a pound and half, theCrums r.
■of the whiteft Manchet made into fine powder, quantum fnfficiet^ Arman.
then take Nutmegs, cordial powder, and Cinnamon, of each
an ounce and half i mix all thefe being made firit into fine pow-
der, thenput it intoaclean GlafsorGally-pot, andmoiftenit
-with Role vinegar, thatitmay beof athick fubftance likeun-
. to pap, all your Ingredients being very well incorporate to-
gether, and fo keep it to your ufe. And when you have occa-
sion to adminifcer of this Arman^ take iom.e of it upon the end
of a Buls pizel, and put it into his mouth and let him champ
thereon ^ bat if yoR give it toa Horfe that hath a Quinfie, let
him gulp down two horns full, as alfo to a Horfe that hath a
Feaver, and is much diftemj^ered therewith, and it will give
him health in two or three times taking, and give him alfo an
appetite' to Ms meat. But then you mufl remember that he
take this in a morning fafting, and let hini fall three or four

^4 TheC6mplc.it Eorje-maf!, CHAP. iV.

hours after, and his drink muft be for fome, time either fweet
Mafhes or white water, and a fpare diet, till he be fomewhac
recovered.

Hippophilus. / ^ray^ what is that thing you call Cordial Powder,
and whereof ii it made ?

Hi])foferHs. Cordial Powder hath not its name for nought, for
its nature jumps right with its Epitheton : this we have alfo from
the French^ who ufe to give it to their iick Horles which are
far Ipent and enfeebled with a Confumption in the fleflj^ Uver^
&c. for it is a moft.reltaarative Cordial^ comforting the vital
farts^ ^nd f^irits animal, and reftoreth it to Sanity : and thns
it is made.
Corcfia! Take Cinnamon and Sugar, of each four ounces, and of
Powder, £j^g Bclearmoniack two ounces : let aH thefe be made into ve-
ry fine Powder, and mix them well together : keep this Pow-
der from air made up clofe till you have occalion to make ufe
thereof I do ufe of this Powder in very many Receipts, as
you fhall hereafter underlland.

Hippophilus. Have you any other forts of Cordials befid'es
this ?

Hipfoferta. Yes Sir, I have another Powder which the French
do call £>«%, or Dnch- Powder, which little differeth from the
former cardial Powder, only it wanteth the Bolearmoniack.
We have alfo another Cordial, which is an Eleflnary, and is
known by the name of Ele^uarium. Theriacnm, by reafon it hath
much Treacle. in it ; and we.do compound this Eleflnary thus.

Take Sirrup of Violets, Sirrup of Lemons, Sirrup of Rofes,
of each half an ounce, adding thereunto of your belt London
Treacle one ounce, mingle them well together, and it is a moffc
fovereign Cordial to be adminiftred unto Horfes which are dan-
geroufly fick and weak.

Hippophilus. Why do yon rather chufe London Treacle before
Venice Treacle, Treacle of Genoa, or our common Treacle ?

fJippof. This London Txtzdt I do feled for all medicines for
Horles, rather than any other Treacle whatfoever by reafon it
worketh the beft with them of any other, for Venice Treacle i
^d Genoa^2xt too hot j and your common Treacle is nothing '
all worth, it being made only of the drofs and excrements of (
MoUffts, which is none other thing than the drofs of the refin-
ing

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ing of Sugar : for I have made trial of them all ^ but this Lofi-
don Treacle I do find to be moft agreeable to the nature of
Horfes: Wherefore both my felf and my maiter do iife none
other, unlefs in fomc particular caufes, wherein we adminifter
fometimes the Treacle of f^enice.

Hippophilus. What mean yon byyom- white Water ?
HippoferHs. White f-T^f^r is none Other thing than vvatar made whire
hot in a clean Kettle, and when it is hot enough, I ufe to put Warer.
into it a quantity of Wheat bran^ and fometimes Barly-meal^
which I commonly prefcribe to fick Horfes in Phyfck-, inlleadof
Majlies-, for that when Majlies are either not to be had, or that
they are not iieceflary for my purpofe (as in fome cafes they be
not) or to prevent giving of cold water ^ I make ule of this
white water^ which mufl; evermore be given blood warm j ac-
cording as our enfuing difcourle fhall declare.

Hippophilus. But now let m return to this confeBion yon callyonr
Arman • Wh At other Virtues hath it more than what you have alrea-
dy delivered ?

Hippoferu*. Truly Sir, I have Ihewed you before in a^manner
sil its Virtues^ and to recite them again, I fay, it is moft fo-
vereign for Horles that have taken a cold, or have Inflammati-
ons or Puftils-, under their Chaul^ or thereby are troubled with
the Quinfie, or Squinanlie : Theie maladies this confection will
■ help-, if it be given good and thick with a horn ; for having the
-Quinfia in the throat., if in giving this Arman^ it provoketh him
-not to cough, then take fome of the Confe^ion upon the end of
a BuUs-Piz^ely and put it a pretty way down his throat j by
which means he ftraining to cough, may break the impollu-
mation in his throat, whereby the Horfe may be in lefs dagger
of his life -, and caufing the matterative ftuff to vent out, the
Horfe will be in (hort time perfedly cured.

Hippophilus. Are there any other kinds ef Armznhe/ides this-}
Hippoferus. Onely one more Sir, which alfo the French have Arman,
brought amongft us, which is not altogether fo operative as 2.
the former : and this it is, viz.. Take Honey one pound, and
warm it a little upon the fire, then take half a pint of Vinegar,
and a little Wheat flower, and one peny-worth of Pepper in
'fine powder, mix alLthefe, and adminifter it blood-warm, «s
'aforefaid.^

HippQ->

85 The Com^kat Horfc-maff, CHAP. IV.

Hippophilus. ^Vith what manner of Vinegar do yon ttfually ntAke
«p your medicines ?

HifpoferHs. When we fpeak in general terim oi Fitiegar to

be put into any medicines to be giveni either for inward or

outward difeafes i we always intend it mult be the ftrongell

Vinegar, and beft white-Wine-Viveg^r j but if it be of any other kind of

Ftf7egnr ovf^erjmccy we then do give it in the Receipt its proper

R2!TiC.

Hippophilus. j^s tmching honey wherewith yon make up ycHr
tnedicinesy what mmmr of honey nm^ it he ?

Hippafems. That fliould be made of life-honey^ only, and of
Ho ie-y. TiOne other, unlefs common- honey or courfe-hvney^ be in the Receipt
particularly named, as it many times is. '

Hippophilus. Let hs mwgo ontofomewhat elfe : What holdyoH
good for the head-achf'« a horfe f

SECT. 3. A.

Hipppferus, T ft 7E adminifter accordingto the nature of the
VV Difeale> for that the pains in thei7^j«^ are
feveral and diilind diieales, and therefore have feveral c ures,

Hippophilus. Which be thofe feveral maladies^ and how may a
'>man k^ow and dijii'agiiijli them each from other ?

Hippoferus, A judicious and cautelous obfervationis it, where-
by we do know and diftinguifh all forts of maladies : for the
Horfe, being a fi^//wl>crf4r/ir^ without realbn and fpeech, is not
Ach in able (like as a /«^« can) to tell you where his pain lieth, and
the Head, therefore it mufl: be the eye and judgment of the Ferrier, to be
able to obferve his truQ fymptoms whereby he may go right to
^accompUfhtheC/^re pother wife he muflofneceffity fail.Where-
fore as the difeafes' of the head are of feveral natures, every
"•(if whicli dobeget his pain, even fo are the medicines which we
' lapply as different. Now thefe pains in the head do proceed
fr^ni the brain^ or from the panicles-, by which means they do
iproperly breed Megrims, the Night- Mare, Glanders, Rheumes,
fCatliars, Apoplexies, ConvulfronS:, Pallies, Frenzies., the Tak-
nings^ Sleeping-evil,, Madnefe, and the like: all which com-
^jnoniy do-proceed from the fubftance of the hrain^ or, from the
fanicles 5, far that from the Cells and f^entncles through which

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the fpirits animal do give feeling and moving to all the parts and
members of the W_y, the difeafes before mentioned do engender.

Hippophilus. From what ff rounds hath this head-ach itspjHrce or
Organ ?

Hifpoferus. The grounds and caufes are many Sir ^ fome be-
ing inv/ard, and fome outward, as by means of fome choleric}^
humour -^hich may be predominant,by which means it doth oft-
times breed in thQ pan cles or elfe of fome heat taken through'
violent labour, and fometimes by fome blow given him in the
Paul or other place of the head ^ and fome do hold it cometh of
fome evil favour, which 1 alfo do allow of ^ fometimes itccm-
eth of Crudities and raw digefiions from tliC Stomavh^ by rea- -
fon there is fo great a fym path y betwixt the Stomach and the
Brain^ whereby they do continually participate as well of their
good difpofitions in health, as of their damages in the leaftof
their infirmitiesand fufFerings,

Hippophilus. Bht many there be who do holdflijfly that a Horfe
hath no Brains at aU^, but only a kind of windy liquid fubilance, ,
not unlike unto a k^nd of jelly.

Hifpofcrus. That opinion is mofterronious, for a Horfe hath p ^
a raoft perfed brain^ like as hath any other living CreatHrei
albeit indeed not in fo great a proportion as other Animals
have. For natural reafon doth didate that if a Horfe had not
his brain-i it were impoffiblc for him to have femblable dileafes
in the ^7^^^ which both /t/^ and all other living things have,
who are (I fay) likewife fubjed to fuch Maladies ^ which could
not proceed from any other caufes but only from thofe before
premiled. Neither were it polfible for a Horfe to endure £o •
great labour and toil, or to undergo, fo great and fo many"
ways, fuch extream violences as daily he doth, if nature hath
not endowed him with his organical parts correfpondent to hi$
ilrength, ablenefs, and adivity of body : neither could he
hive any memory at all, but appear a Lump of fe[lo and bones
without motion. But not to verberate the Air •, I affirm that
^ horfe hath his brains \a as compleat meafure, albeit (as I
have but now touched ) hot iii fo great a quantity as other
Beajis have, but in as ample, folid and fnfEcient manner, asa-
ry- other living Creature ■■, together with the j|?/>7,whiGhArtiits
^(XC^PanieUsj which doth adhere to the .bones condud'^d by

the : .

B8 TlcQewplcat Eorft-matf, CHAP. IV.

the Cclli or cond^'Ms by which the ^ital Spirits do give fome feel-
ing, fenfe and motion to the ^^^, from whence proceed* the-
caules of difeafes and iicknef;. And for your better fatisfadi-
on if you pleale I may be prefent when at any time your /y^^f/-
w^«is to cut upaHorfefor your hoiwds^ I will let you lee moll
plainly both thQ Brain ^nd th^PaNJcies.

Hippophilus. How JJiall a maft come to know when a horfe hath
any pAin in his head ?

Hippoferus, The lymptoms are moll evident, if you eye him
well: for his eyes will fwell and become watry, and oft-times
Matteraiive •, he will hangdown his head^ as if he were lleepy j
he will prick his ears upright, forfakc his meat, and his light
will be dim.

Hippophilus. What Cure have you fen he Head-ach ^

HippoferHs. Some ufe to perfume his head with the llalks of
Garlick and.Frankincente, two or three feveral times, which
will bring much liquid llufF forth of his Nofe^ which indeed is
very good, and I do pradile itfometimes as occafion is offer-\
ed ^ but then withal after I have perfumed him, I ufe to let
him blond in the Palate vein^ and in both the Weeping veins-..
And when I do not perfume him, Itake the longeft feather of
a Goole, and moiflen it well in Oilde Bay, which I put up in-
to his Noflrils \ and this doth both open and purge his head a-
bundantly, and then keeping his Pml warm, together with mo-
derate diet, for three or four days after, I then take blond from
the Neck-vcin •, and give him all the time of his Cure either
good Mafl^es or white-water^ and undoubtedly he will do well.
But fometimes if 1 find his head-ach coraeth of cold taken wher-
i-n he may be inclining to an Ague or Feaver, I then beiides
drawing bloody do both apply AcepHm to his Nofe^ like as! faid
for Oilde Bay, and alfo give him thereof to drink, as I have
formerly prescribed. If he be Feaverifh j take a pint of Mus-
kadine, the yolkes of five new-laid Eggs, and a head of Gar-
lick picked, pilled. and bruifed, Pepper, Cinnamon and Nut-
megs, fo much as well I can take up upon a Teiter or fix-peny
peice : thefe all made into very fine powder \ give him to drink
blood-warm three days together, and let him faft iix hours
after. ^^"^

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SECT. 4. -A.

Hippoph.TTOiv do you make ^gyptiacum ?

J^ J[ Hipfofems. We have two forts of them \ the
firft we do call BUcl^t^^yptiacHm ; the fecond
Rtd^ both Corropves ^ for th-eir natarcs tJc to corrode and eat
away all manner of dead, proud, rotten» and naughty flelh
out of any old Sore or Ulcer, and they do alfo cieanfe and pre-
pare a Sore, make it apt to be healed with carnifying, or heal-
ing Salves.

The firft is tht*s made.

Take coarfe Englilh Honey two pound, Verdegreafe, Diers
Galls, and Green Coperas, of each four ounces : Let all thefe^ .^
be made into powder and mixed together, and fb put into an cunu "'^^
earthen pot, and let upon the fire, keeping it with continual i,
ftirring ^ but fo foon as it beginneth to boil, take it from the
fire, and let it cool .• for by fufFering it long to boil, it will
become red, which will not be fo good. This black t/^gyp-
tiacum^bcMc^ what I have faid before of its vcrtues, is alio very
good to diflblve the hooves of the Horle, if they be too dry or
hard ; fo as it will caule the corruption, if any be in the potato,
afcend above at the Cronet where the hair is, and alfo to reftorc
and repair the hoof oi the Horle when ihQfole is taken out •*.
and in this nature you mull ufe this Unguent, but only at the.
third drefling after ypu have taken out th^ fole- ^^"^
The fecond iEgyptiacura is made thm.

Take coarfe Honey two pounds, Verdegreafe four ounces, ^gyptja,
green-Coperas two ounces beat the Verdegreafe and the Cope- cum.
ras very fraall to powder, then put it into an earthen pot, and 3.
put unto it 2 little Vinegar, and fo boil it very well till it be-
come red, and keep it for your ule. '*^**

Another

SECT. 5. A.

Hippoph. \ J\ JHm is your heft Cure for a Harfe that is Ac-

N JHippoferus,

^4 Th Ccmpkat Fwrfemat?. ' CHAP. IV.

Accloy, HippoferHs. Sir, this Malady fo called by the French -^ is the

fame we call prick't with a Nail in the Shoing, and it is as ea-

(ily cured, if the Fenier be skilful, and that it be alfo taken in

time. And thus we work, viz,. Firft, take out the fole, and

cut the hoof round about tlTe place pricked, that no corruption

>r be remaining behind, fill it up again with hurds fteeped in

J I whites of Eggs ^ drefs him thus three dales together, then

\s»" ' heal the fore up with fait made into fine powder mingled with

J^ Vinegar, or elfe with Diers Galls, or with Myrtle, or Lentiles,

% and anoint the outlide of the ^^-j/ with black Bgyptiacum. ^^^

'^'- Another.

^ Take a little cotten or bumbaft, and fteep it in brown Su-

I gar-Candy molten, and apply it with a hot Iron to the place.'

And if the foot be bruifed with the lhoe,or that the female horn
be hurt or bruifed, then cleanfeand prepare the place firft, and
then apply unto it a quick or live Spider with a hot Iron, and
fotack on thelhoe, and let him not come into any wet till he
be fully cured, '^•^* -

0 ^'*^b ouj t>u \: .'j if {A Another.'^

V ^ ; J ;

Take Sallet bil, Turpentine, and Rofih-pitch, all molten^
together, put it very hot into the hole where beis prickedr-
and fo Hop the hole with Hurds. ^^^ "'•'

SECT. 6. A.

, \\'i\.it ti jq .

Hippophilus. '^j\ 7 Wt KQcei\)ts have yoH for all inward Dif-

hippoferus. The Spaniards have one Medicine with which they ^
Cure all Difeales •, and albeit I fay they do cure all difeales,'
with this one Receipt ; yet my meaning is, that look whatfo-^-
ever the infirmity be, they adminifter none other thing but that
one, whether it cure or kill j and this they call a CatapUfm^ of
which they make no fmall account, which they give as Pills.
AilDifea- Take Wheat-Meal twelve pound, Annifeeds four ounces in
fesaCa- fine powder, Brimftone in powder three ounccs. Fenugreek in^-
taplafm. powder three, ounces ^ fem. Comin in powde«r three ounces, ^
Honey two. pound, good Sallet Oil one pound cr/f/», of good

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Sack as much,: ;or fo much as will fuifice to make it into a Q-
MpUfm or Pa/fe. This Cataplajm (fay the Sfmiardi) or Medi-
cine, is all of it to be put into a ftone-pot well nealed, and fo
boiled until it be thick,foas when it is cold it may be made up
iTito- Pills. or Balls ^ whilit it is in boiling. it mull be kept with
continual flirring, otherwile in will burn-to^ and .being thus
Blade into Pills, givshimof them every im'or'ning. failing, 3ov
four or five days together, ;or longer if; you fhalifee caule ^ for^
that (fay they) itismoft fovereignagainll many Maladies. Ic
killeth all forts of Worms within the Body of the Horfe : ic
alfo helpeth the Dileaies of theX««^j-, and inward parts, and
it is generally good for any inward caufe ; and an excellent lo-
cal plainer to be appiyed outwardly. - It is the Spamards prin-
cipal Phylick for their Tef7fjsts zrA Barhanes. I have made trial
thereof ftndry times, and J do (ind it to be moll ufeful in all
cold caufes •, and truly it is moll Cordial, for it doth bring
a lean and poor Horie unto fielh and good Hate in a little
time, ■^^^'^/om on :j^\ j.a\ fri^iiai. uaH (V. . iais

A fccond ReceipiM alib'h^ve"," 'wliich'ci'ireth all inward Dif^AIlDifea-
eales, which I had of -a Rural Stmth, who was cried up for a fa'-''" ^ ^ ^-
mous Ferrier 2.11 the Countrey about : So 1, having heard io ^-^P^^^"^'
great a report of his skill,addrelfed my felf unto him,and when
$ had conferred with him, ^putting hiiii hard to it in the mat^
terof his ArlV he at laftiingenuoully eonfeflfed unto me that hiP
had but til is one Only drink, which gat' him all his knowledge
and Credit, vvMch-withmuchpre/lLirel wrefled from him, Uiiu;
der condition that 1 fnould never makehim known, wherein Id
have precifelykept my word^ And the Cure and Drink is this ^f"*"
^tz.. Take Wheat-Meal llx pound, or as much as will-bring, th^'I
Ingredients intoa ftiffPalle, Annifeeds two ounces. Cummin
two ounces, wild or baitar-d S^f^n'oht dram and half, vv^hite
Wine four Pints^ Fenu2;reek one ounce and two drams : Brim-
ll&he 6ne/t)rfricfe ?Jnd -liaif, g^"6'd Sallet Oil -One pilt and tyvo '
ounces, EngliOi Honey tsue pmind'a^id hajf :^ powdef and fearce
At-hat'istcPl^'j^wdered and fearGedjwtljen c'om|X)und the^i to-
g^llve^^and^ make itiniejione 'mii/rimo<'S Itiff-ljiaiffcey and fo
k^ep it ih^ al^laan Gally-f>!i>t d'of^'teSvered-fot^ Vc^^f "if*^- >^-i^d ^^
\^henyo^uh^vie dcca^^idfl't^'tiieit,- ft^ke-a Pi}i;o''r fiall thereof, ioffi
ttebignefs of a miSiis'M^-aiFTd'^Dd^i^-aDddi'lM-re it into twd^

N z Gallons

f2 Tie Cofff pleat Horfe-ntan^ CHAP. IV.

Gallons of fair water, till it be all molten into the water.- Let
your Horle drink hereof fo long as you pleafe both morning
and evening, and let him have none other water to drink \ to
tlie end he may be the better compelled to drink of the
Water, which in the end he will do, and like it very
well, *^*.

Of this CatapUfml have made often ule, and I do find it to
be a fovereign Receipt for many infirmities \ it alfo preventeth
much inward licknefs ; it raifeth and battlcth a Horfe much bet-
ter than either Grafs or Provender \ and it giveth him Life,
Spirit, and Stomach, and keepeth him in perfect health.

Our ordinary Countrey Smiths have yet another Drink,
which they adrainiller upon all inward caufes ; and truly it
doth oft-times hit right, efpecially in coldcaules^ viz..
All Bif- Take F enevfgreikjt Turmerickt Grains^ /^fwifeedt, Licoris^ Lon^-
tfafes. Pepper, Qimminy of each half an ouncc, and of Saffron one dram •,
3* and of Herbs, take Celendine^ Rne-, PeUmontine^ ^yj^pi Thyme
and Rofemary , of each, like much, but yet no more than will
make of them all but half a handful : Firft chop fmall thele
Herbs, and put them into a quart of good Ale, and when they
have boiled a while, put in your Spices finely p<fwdered^ and
then boil them again with a fhiall fire ^ then take it from the
fire, and ft rain it, and put to the liquor the quantity of an Egg
of fweet butter, and half an ouncc of London Treacle ^ give
this to your Horfe bloud warm, and ride him moderately after,
and then fet him up warm and well littered,letting him fall four
hours after, and let his drink be either a fweet Malh or White
Water. This very good againft Fevers, Colds, and the Yel-
lows, *;^"^.

SECT. 7. A.

Hippoph. T 2^et not longjlnce with adifeafe called St. Anthonies
X Fire, J pray is there fuch a Difeafe ?
HippoferHi. Yes Sir, there is fuch a difeafe, but it fo feldom
comes to a Horfe, as that few Ferricrs have had occalion to
cure the lame : by realbn very few know it : and therefore
marVel not in that they cannot cure the lame. Saint Amhonies
fin is that burnethin the fklh molt extreamly, a)ad hath in it

fa

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fb great malice as that look what you do apply to the place
(unlefs you hit the Cure right) it will do it no good, but more
harm, much after the nature of a No!i me Tan^ere^ or wild
fire. This Difeafe is alio called by fome the Shmgles in a Horle,
and like as the^ Difeafe it felf is very rare and feldora known in
a Horfe, fo alio is the Cure as uncouth and ftrange. For my
part 1 will not profefs my felf to be any whit more skilful than
indeed I am : This indeed I never yet obferved to be in any
Horfe: I only have heard fbme Ferriers talk thereof ^ but yet
I never heard but of one man, who was ever truly able to
make a Cure thereof .• and this was a Knight of very good
worlhip who taught it me, fee averring confidently unto me,
how that he had cured three feveral Horfes of this very mala-
dy. I asked him whence this dileale proceedeth, and what
are the fymptomes whereby to know the fame ? he anfwered
raethat he could never rightly come to be mathematically af-
fured how it breedeth, or occurreth to the Horfe, but by guefs
only, and that himfelf thought it came from {omQc holer ickblooH
palling to his head into the brain ^ndp^mcles, which cauleththe
Horle to become ftark mad, as to be deprived of his Memory,
in not knowing his Keeper-, or any other body elle ., yea his
fury is lb great, as to refift ftripes, to flight and contemn cor-
re(^ion, be it never lb levere ^ he will endeavour what in him
lyeth to perpetrate what mifchief he is able, by biting, Itrik- ,

Ing, and endangering whom or whatfbever thing cometh into /
his way *, and when he cannot have his mind of living crea-
tHrei-i whereupon to wreak his malice,then will he do it partly
upon dead creatures, by biting and gnawing his Manger and
Rack- Haves, and by ftriking the Polls and Barrs with his W//,
and partly upon himlelf, by beating his head ^gainlt the wall
and ground j he will alfo forfake both his meat and deep, or 1
natural reft, until he dyeth, if he be not in time cured, which- \
is thus.

Take firft hdp enough, and caft him, which done, take a S. Anrho-
Worm which growcth in a Fnllers Teazell, and put this ^i^orm °'" ^^'^•
alive, and without any hurt into a ^w//, then Hit the skin of the-
fore-head of the H^rfe under the foretop^ and open the lame
roundabout with your ccr^rr^making a concavity an inch round
every way and better, betwixt the jkin and the hont , which

done,

a

q^, The Compkat Horfc-ma>!^ CHAP. IV.

done, blow the faid Worm out of the ^mHI into the place which
you made hollow asafoiefaid ^ but take heed you do not kill
the Worm in ititching up the skin again , becaufe that the
Worm may not get forth ^ and after twenty days the Worm
will dye, and in that time, the Horfe will be throughly cured.
Xhiscure v/as taught me by the aforefaid Noble Knighty with-
which he affirmed.- to,- iiie,, .that he had cured three or fourr
Horfes.

SECT. 8. J.

Hippoph. 'XAJ Hat fay you to an Anticor? ; Oflw q-fiViov/

* ^ Hippoferus. Sir, I fay it is a Difeafe where-'
untoHorles are oft-times enclined and itcometh fundry ways,'
to wit, fometimes with too much feeding without exercife,"
fometimes of too hard and immoderate riding,or other labour 5,"
both which ways the ^/W of the creature becometh corrupted-
and inflamed, which maketh its relidence in and above the'
heart, which if it ftiouldnot have a way to make its vent, icf
would quickly kill him, by which means many good HorfeS '
dye fuddainly, and the cauie unknown. This Difeaie is appa-'
rent to the w by a fwelling, which will arife in the middle of'
the breafi^ juft againft the hearty from whence it taketh its name ■
which if it be not foon prevented, will alcend to the throat, an(J'
then it is certain death. Itcometh likewife by Surfeits takeffi.'-
by heats and colds, fometimes alfo by Feavers, which are raa-j
lignant,and fometimes again by feeding upon unwholfom meats, t
The ligns to know this Difeaie before the fwelling do appear '
are thefe, he will be fick, and groan many times when he is-
layed, he wil] hang down his head, and forfake his meat ; and ^
thenifhefhouiddellretoeat, what meat heloveth bell, whe--
ther Hay, Grafs, Provender or Bread, lay it upon the Ground [
before him, and if he hath a mind to eat thereof, albeit he -
make proffer to bring his ^iomh towards it, yet he fiiall not be '
able to reach it, but will fooner famifh •, whenyoa do perceive •
the fwelling to appear, .firft draw blood from both the •
Plafe-veinsf bnt if you caimot* find them, then let him hlodd
on both fides of the neck^ to a good proportion ; wMch done, ■
you may giv^ him the drink of Diapemy with Beer or Ale, put-"-*

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ting thereinto one ounce of brown Sugar-Candy, and half an
ounce of London Treacle, which will drive the ficknefs and
grief from his heart j which done, anoint the fwelling with this
Oyntment.

Take Hogs greafe, Boars greafe, and Bafiiicon, of each three .
ounces, incorporate all thefe well into one body, and anoint '^"*^^^*
and rnb the fwelling therewith every day tiil it come to a foft-
nefs, and then open it, and let forth all the corrupted mattery
then wafh the Sore with your Coperas water mentioned in
Lib. 2. ch.i^. 10. Seel. 4. and then pat in your green Oynt-
ment preicribed you in cafue ibidem , and it will be fooa
whole. , -^

Thus have I cured ni^nyHorfes of this Difeafe, and I never
failed, if the Horfe had not been fwelled too high towards the"'
throdt or ;7ff^before I took him in hand. "^^^^ ButMalter^S/^w-,
deviles and Mafter Markh^tms cure for an Anticor^ is thus.

Firft they let him blood in the Plate-veins^ and then they give
him this drink. Take a quart of Malmefey, and put thereto
half a quartern of Sugar, and of Cinnamon two ounces, and
fo give it him blood-warm,, and keep him warm in the liable,
efpccially his ^r^^^, that no wind do offend him; and for his
drink, let it be warm Mafhesjaad fuch meat as he will eat. And
if the fwelling do appear, then befide letting him ^.Wi, they do
ftrike the fwelling in divers places with their flegm, that the
corruption may go forth, and anoinfthe place with warm.
Hogs greafe, and that will caufe it to wear away, or die grow '
to a head if it be kept warm. Thus Malter Blundeviles and
Matter Markhams cure is in effed the very fame. Mafter Mark,-
fe^w alfo prefcribeth Malmfey and Diapente^ which is ufed alfo-
by others, and it is very good v 2nd he alfo faith that fome do
adrainifter DoHor Stephens Water^ which he affirmeth iiehath
fcea to have wrought in this kind flrange effedls. For my
part I fubmit,for that thefe Receipts k^m very probable j how-
foever I never did experiment any but that only which I jfirft
inferted, which I had of a famous Ferrier in France, and there-
fore I finding mine to be infallible made trial of none other.

SECT,

96 / TkQemplcat Horfc^m^ft, CHAP. IV.

" '■ ;a^J^ [t^A^^ SECT. 9. ^

Hippoph. '\\J Hat ii that yoH do call an Upper Attaint?
Upper V V Bippoferiti. It is none other thing but a

Actaim. fvvelling of the Maftcr or Back,-/inew, of the foreleg above the
Pajiern-joint, and moft commonly comcth by an over reach v
that is, when the Horfe in running either down a hill, or upon
deeps, or upon or over- thwart high furrows of plowed Lands,
or upon other evil or uneven Grounds, do ftrike the toe of his
hinder foot 2Lg7Ax\^ the great /wrw of tlic fore-leg. This I fay,
we tearm an Vfper Attaint.

Hippophiius. How may a man come to how affiiredly that the '.
grief lieth in that finew ?

HippoferKs. Your eye and hand ('Sir j will fhew it you very
palpably, for the y/^rjv will fwell, and bum, and be fore, and
the Horfe will halt therewith.

Hippophiius, IVhat Otre have y«u for it f

Hippoferits. Weufeto the place a charge refbringent which
mull be ficcative.

Hippophiius. / pjould rather thinl^that by applying^ Mf^^'^S^
or modtfying Oils or Vnguents^ you might cure it fooner and much
, better.

HippoferHs. Herein Sir, under your favour you arc much mi-
ftaken : for all things that are fuppleingare moft noxious unto
thele kind of Maladies^ by reafon that all Oils and Unguents
will caule the finew to fwell much more than otherwife j and
therefore we do apply ficcative and drying things. Some ufc
Cautcrizings, which indeed will cure, and fet the Horfe up-
right again, but therein are two inconveniences ; to wit : Firft,
albeit it taketh away his pain, foas he defifteth from halting,
yet will the place be ever after fwelled, which will be a con-
tinual eye- fore, during his life : Secondly, the marks and
ftroaks where the Iron went willbe ever after fecn, making the
hair of a different colour : both which are great blcmilhesto
the Horfe.

Hippoph. Wherein then confifiethyeur befi Cttre in this Cafe ?
HifpoferHs. I always ufe for a forancc of this nature to apply
this cnfuing Charge.

Take

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Take Cantharides two ouzces, Maflick four pennyworth, Accaint
Venice Turpentine two pennyworths Euforbium four drams, |'PP<^'"°^
Black Rofin lix ounces, Aqua-fortis two drams : beat the Can- ^^^^ ^- ^
tharides and Euforbium into fine powder : then firll melt the
Maftick and Black Rofin, then put in your Turpentine,which
fo foon as it is moltenjput in your Cantharides and Euforbium,
and let all boil together, keeping them ftirri'ug, and have a
fecial care it boil not over :. aiid when you have taken it from'
the Fire, put in your Aqua- fortis, and fo fcir them well toge-^
ther, and put it into a glafs or gaily pot, and fo keep it for
your ufe. And when you have occafidn to ufe the fame, firil

. wafh and Bathe the grieved place well, then with your Splatter
fpread it upon the place being made warm, and clap Uox upon
it of the fame colour, and give him reft, and he will do well. '■
But he mult have time, and alter a week that he hath been thus
charged, let him be put forth to graft if it be not in Winter,
or the Winter or cold weather approaching. ^^'^.

Another. ,

Take the whites of two new layed.Eggs, and the powder of^
Bole-Armoniack, and the bell and flrongeft white Wine Vine-'"
gar, incorporate thefe very well together with the powder of

. Sanguis Draconis, and having fhaven away the hair as aforefaid,
fpread it good and thick upon the grieved place, adding ftill
more every 3 days,for 1 5 days together jand then pLin him forth
to grafs,and let him run a whole March, 'and after fo long as you
Ihall think to be fuflicient^and he will be found again. ^^*. This
1 have alfo made tryal of, and I have found it to be right good..
A French Mar{hal taught me a medicine for an Attaint or Ovcr-
reachy whereof I did never make ufe •■, howbeit he protefled
unto me he thought it one of the belt cures that he could ever
know^ j and I my felffavv him drefs a Horfe therewith, but
how the Horfe became cured, I had not time to know, by rca-

/on I departed from Orleans before the Cure was performed.
And the cure was tliis. Take one or two handfuls of Saxafrage^
and all the Sewet of a Loin of Mutton, and a pint of vs/hite.
Wine-, chop the Herb, and mince the Sewet very finall, and
fo boil all thefe together, which being thus w-ell boiled, take a.'
fufhcient quantity of Horfe-dnn^^ newly made by a Horfe that
goeth to gr-afs, and putting it to the other Ingredients, work

O . .it

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k to a Salve, and ^pfly it p I aiffer-mje to the plsce gocd hot, re? .
sewing it twice every day for fo long time as you ihall think
to be convenient.

Now MafteF Blnndevile^ and Mailer Markham do both agree
in the Cure of an y^ttaint, which is thus: Firft:, wafh and bath
the place with warm Water, and (have the hair fo far as the
fweiling goeih : thea fcarifie the fore place with the point of
a Razor, that the bloud may iifue forth : Then take Cantha-
ifides and Euforbium of each half an ounce, powdred, and
sningle them together with a quartern of Sope, and with a fhy
fpread fome of the Ointment over all the fore, fuffering him
to reft in the place where you drelTed him for one half hour
after ^ and then you may take him into the Stable, there, let-
tfEg^him ftand without Litter, and (o tycd that he may not
touch the lore with his Mouthy and then the next day ufe him
In the lame manner again ^ then the third day anoint the place
with frefli Butter continuing fo to do by the ipace of nine days,
aed at nine days end, make him his bath.

Tak^ Mallows three handfuls, a Rofe-Cake, and Sage of each,
a. handful J, boil them together in afufficient quantity of fair
watejr \ and when the Mallows are become foft, put in half a
pound of Kutter, and half a pint of Sallet Oil, and then be- •
ijng fomewhat warm *, wafh and bath the. fore place there wirhr-
every day once till it be whole. This medicine I confefs I ne-
Yer tryedr but I think it very good. Mafter Blmdevile hath
only this, but Maftar Markham hath fundry others ^ ibme of
whi£h„ I v;ijl. relate, t%the end, X.\\^ Phr.ier may make his
<ihQke..

Take Diaithea, Agrippa, and Qik and mixing thele.toge-
tljor, lay i^ to the fweiling.

\Amther.
Take al'ib, Frankincenle, Rolin, Tarr, Euforbium, Turpen-
ttine,, Fenugreek, of each a quarter of an ounce, of Sewet ons
ounce, of Oil one. ounce, of Wax three ounces, and three
auartei?s of an ounce of Myrrh*, mix and melt all thefe toger-
lUjep. and* plailler-wife lay it to the place till it be whole,

uinother.
lal-talfQ Sanguis Djaconis three quarters of an ounce. Bole*
i • Armoniack

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Armoniack one ounce, Oil as much, Maftick three ounces, Se-.
wet as- much, and as much Swines greale ^ melt and mix all
thefe together, and lay it to the fwclling, and it will take it
away.

Another Cure I found in an Old Manufcript, with which I
have cured many jHo>fay which i^H^^bg^gffUUfh /wp^l^^^vyhifii
is this : f^iz.. -^^ ""• ^.' '\r''r ^\,'■^'^'"''^^'

T^kQ Tfirpenti»e of remc one ounce, arid ^(^tiavita three
fpoonfuls : beat them together in a Bladder, or fome other
convenient Vellel, until they come to a perfed lalve, then
• anoint the fore very well therewith, and heat it in with a hot
Brick, or a. hot Iron; and thu3 doing four or five times, it
>yill fet him upright. ^^^. This I have often tryed, and it is
^ery good-

SECT. 10. ji.

pippoph. T i\ Jfirtt is thatyeu call a Neather Attaint f
V V V Hippofem. It is alfo an Over-reach fome-

times, and fomctimes again it cometh by a Wrench, fome-
times by a Strain, fometimes by treading upon a fharp ftone or
ftub, and fometimes it cometh by a blow, and it is called pro*
perly a Neather Attaint-, by reafon it being commonly upon the . .
fore- leg, like as is the other ^ it is neverthelefs placed lower Neather
than the other is j for whereas the other is above the Fr?-
hck^Joim-, this is under it, for it is commonly up5n the Heel
or Frnji}^ or is it oft times vilible to the eye, hovvfbeverit may
be felt, as well by the heat and glowing which will be upon
the Heel-, as alfo by the foftnefs, for there will be a Bladder or
blilber of tifcous corrupt matter like to Jelly, whicji will grow
in the place ^ and befides it will make the Horfe to complain,
and it will beailp fomewhat fwelled. I have cured lundry
Horfes which have had this malady, and they have done well
again. The Cure is thus.

Take a piece of filleting, and bind it above the ?afi em- joint ^
a little good and hard, which will caufe the bliller or fwelling
the better to appear more vilible to the eye j make Incifion
with your Incifion Knife, and crufh out all the corrupt Jelly,
and congealed matter. Then heal.it up by jiv^ihin^ the fore

O 2 ' ' with

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with Coperas water, declared /» Lib. 2. Chap. 10. ^eli,'^. zvid.
after anoint it with the green Ointment mentionec! in ckpite &
Se^. ibid, and fo in fliort time it will be whole and found a-
gain) *^^. This is a very hard Cure for yonr ordinary Coun-
try 5w^^j to take in hand to perform, if they be not well ac-
quainted with the nature of this Malady. Mailer Blmdhi'e
and Mafter Markham^ have both this manner of Cure, only
they differ from me in the healing Salve.

SECT. 12. J.

Hippoph. "yii^ J Hat Cm-e have you for the Av'iYCs}

V V fJippoferHs. This term v^x^/W we have alio
gotten from the French^ which our Fcmers do call the Fives.
1 1 is a Difeafe which grows under the Ears^ 2i'[\<\ fecundtimvnlgHs^
Ayives. it is called the Fives or Froes^ from the f^rxit creepeth down
towards the Throaty which when they begin to e.flame will
fwell, and not only pain the Horfe very much,; but alfo prove
mortal, by flopping his I'F/W they will kill hirh ottright, if it
be not in time cured ^ and I my felf have feen and known Hvrfes
dye of this malady. It proceedeth moll commonly of Rank-
nefs of Blood •, in the Cure, care raufl be taken that you do not
touch the Grains or Kernels with your fingers. Xhe j^vives
or Fives are certain fiat Kernels, much like B.unchesof Graps^^
which grow in a cixiflet, clofeknotted together in the pl?xe J
the mofl certain cure is to cut the Skin longellways^ and to
lay the Kernels or Grains open, and then with an Inftrument
made like to apairof Plyers to pinch forth the Grains, their
to apply unto the place either a Linnen Cloath, or a few hurds
lleeped well in whites of Eggs well beaten, and fo Bound on,
and renewing it daily, it will cure it ^ but you mufl heal up'
t\\Qskin with the Green Ointment before fyok-zn o( in tap. or
^eii'. ibid. ■^,^*. But the cofnmon cure is to draw down the fore
with a. hot Iron jafl in the midft, fo far as the fwelling goeth,
and then under the root of the Ear^ draw two other flrosks of
the falhionofan Arrows head, then open the jb», and with a
fmair pairs of Piyers, pull oat the Kernels, and fo cut them
off, ^buthaveacareof the Z^^^jV that done, fi'll'the place with
Bay-fait made into fine powder,and after heal up the fore witj ^

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the aforefaid Ointment. *^*. This have I alfo pradifed, and
performed the Cure, but with greater difficulty than the for-
mer, by reafon of the Fire which I put to the place .• and
therefore I do hold my former Cure the better, fafer, and
fpeedier. %*•

Mailer Blundevile and Mafler /^<«''^^^^w do fay, that the /f 4-
hans ufe to take a fpunge well dipped* in ftrong Wine Vinegar,
and bound to the fore, renewing it twice a day till the Ker-
nels do rot •, then they open the neathermoll part -of the foft-
nefs, and fo let the corruption forth, and then fill the hole
with fait finely brayed ^ and the next day they wafh away the
filth with warm water, and the next day after they anoint the
Sore, with Honey and Fitch-flower mingled together, till it
be whole. This Cure I never made trial of, but it ieemeth to
me to be a very good and probable Cure. Another for the
yivhes.

Take Tar, tryed Hogs greafe, Eay fait, and Frankincenfe
powdered, of each fo much as will fuffice^ melt thefe on the
fire altogether, then with a clout failenedtotheendof a flick,
boiling hot, fcald the places four or five mornings one after
another until the enflamed places do become foft and rijj)e.Then
with your incilion knife, flit the skin, and let forth the corrup-
tion : then to heal up the forances, take tryed Hogs greafe and
Verdigreafe made up into fine powder, melt them upon a gen--
tie fire, butfuffer it not to boil more than a waum or two at
the moft, then take it off, and put to it of ordinary Turpen-
tine,, as much as will fufBce, and fo flir all together until it be
cold. And herewith anoint the- forances daily till they be:
whole "^^■^. This is very good.

Mailer Marhhamiw his A/aJfer-piece, hath a cure for the J-
vivest which heentituletjl '-, A tnojt rare. and certain approved Me-
dicine ■, which Will cure the Vives-^ without 'either burnings jjtelting^,
rotting^ or any fnch like violent exercife. But as yet I did never
experiment the fame. The Cure is this.

Take a- penny-worth of Pepper, beaten to fine powder,,

SvA^nes greafe a fpooniut, the juice of Rue' a handful, and of

Vinegar two fpoonfuls,"mix all \teli ■^Ogethei*, and convey it

j equally into both the ears of the Hbrfe, and fo tie or flick them ■

Hp; then fhake his ^^r; that the niedicine may fink downwards r

which-i

IQ^ Tk Cowpkat Eor{C'tfiiW, CHAP. IV.

which done, yoiifhall let him bioodin ih^mck^vein-t and in the
temple-vein. And this (laith he) // an infallible Cure.

SECT. 12. J.

Hippoph. \ \ 7 ^^"''^ Difeafeid that which we do call the Arraiiles?

^ ^ Hif^oferm. Jrraiftesy is al fo a French Epi-,

theton^ which is a difeafe we do commonly call the Rat-taylesy

ingendring in the heels of a Horfe, not much unlike to the

Scratches, but that it is much more vcnemous and malignant.

it Cometh of too much reft, and the Keepers want of care in

the not rubbing and dreiTmg him, as alfo by rcafon that the

Horle ftandeth continually in the Stable, his fore-feet being

higher than his hinder-feet : for by reafon of his great reft and

pampering, the blood corrupting in his Wv, falls down into

his hinder-legs and breedeth this difeafe, which now we do call

Arraifteb the Arraijies or Rat-tails. The beft cure for this Malady is,

*^^^*^' firft, to let the Horfe be ridden till he be warm, whereby the

veins will fwell, and the better appear. Let him blood m the

/«e//cci^x/«>7j on both fides, making him to bleed well ^ and the

next day after, wafn the fores with warm water, and then

clip away all the hair from about the fores, then anoint the

grieved places with this Ointment, vItl.

Take green Coperas, and Verdigreafe, of each two ounces •,
beat your Coperas and Verdigreafe very fmall, and fo work
them with your honey, to a perfed Unguent, and herewith a-
noint the fores daily till they be who^e. *'^*. And thus we do
conclude this Chapter.

C HAP. V.
- SECT. 1. B.

Hippo pfe. T T 1 Hat is your beft way to break and heal the back.
V V ^/^ Horfe that is Jwoln ?

Hippoferm. We have many ways to cure
a malady of this nature : If the place be fwelled, and yet not

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ripe enough to be opened, then apply that remedy which you
fhali find taught you hereafter, to refolve or ripen the fame ;
and when it is ripe, put your Inciijon-Knife unto it, or a hot
Iron, and io open it in the loweft pare, Co as the putrefadion
may the moreeafily pafs away ^ then every morning injedt this
Lotion with a Syringe, which is thus ro be made, v.'z,.

Take Honey-fuckle leaves, Piantine, Ribwort, Yarrow, Bjck
Burfa-Paltoris, Knot-grafs, and Cumphry, of each half a^"^'^''^'^*
handful, boil thefe in a quantity of running water, till a moi-
ty be confumed, then ftrain the Herbs from the water, cafting
away the Herbs, and then let the water upon the fire again,
and fo fbon as it beginneth to boil again, put into the faid wa-
ter honey of Roles one ounce, Allum and Alkanet, of each
two drams •, llir all thefe well together,ahd kt it boil till tbQik .
latter ingredients be well dillblved, then take it from the fire,'
and when it is cold, put it into a clean glafs, keeping it clofe
ftopped for your ufe. Ufe this water every day five or fix days
together, and it will cure any foranceinthe/'^c^,or other part
of the bodyt provided that to skin the fore, you apply a rag
made- wet in the lame water. '^^^. Another receipt I have,
wherewith I have cured many galled backs, and other foran-
ces : which is as foUoweth.

Take water and fait, and boil them well together, and firll
wafhthe fore place therewith. Then take Pepper made into
very fine powder, and ftrevv it upon the fore, and it will heal
k in very fliort time. *^* A third I have much more Ibvereiga
than the two former, which cureth not only all galled backs^
but any other wound whatfoever.

Take Rofin and common pitch, of each fix ounces, Maftick
and Incenfe,of each one ounce, Turpentine, Galbanumj Bolear-
moniack,of each 3 ounces,melt,diflblve, & incorporate all thefe
together upon a gentle fire, and as they do begin to cool,makc
them up in roles, and when you would ufe this falve. Spread it
upon a cloath or leather, fomewhat thin j but if you be to ule
it without either cloath or leather, to any outward part that
is not yet broken, then Uy it on much thicker than- you ufe to
do Plaifler-wiie^ andwhileftit is warm, clap /ccib of the fame
Colour upon it. This Emplajhnm as it cureth any fwelling,
gall, wound, fore or hurt ^ fo it ripencth, breaketh, and heal-

eth;.

104 The Cewplcat "Horfc.wjiTi^ CHAP. V,

eth all impofiuniation, boils, and puflils. It is alfo a mofl zx-
ctWtutdefenfaiive ^Lufier {ox the ftaying, and drying up of all
evil humours, and alfo very fovereignfor aflvvaging of fwel-
Hngs. %-^.

It Another Receipt! have taught me by a worthy Kmo^ht-i But;
1 never made ufe thereof.

Take .the leaves of Afmart, and wafh them, and lay them*
all over the place ^ and albeit you ride him every day, yet will^
he heal very fait. But if he do remain in the Stable without^
exercife, if you put the water of the leaves upon .the place, it;
will heal him fpeedily.

Another Receipt I have which was taught me by a French\
Marjhallf howbeit I made no trial thereof, but he commended'
it to be Tresbonne ^ which is this, viz.. Take three parts of;
flieeps dung, and one part of Wheat or Rye-flower, and dry
the flower, and then knead them together, and bake it a little,,^
and apply it blood warm to the place.

SECT. 2. B,

Hippoph. T S there a Difeafe in a Horfe called the Barbes ?

JL Hippofenu. Yea Sir, there is fuch a dileafe,
.g^j.|jg5^ and it groweth in the »jomh under the to^^tte

naturally, for every Horfe hath them, neverthelefs there,
is no harm in them, until they do become inflamed, and.
then they will fwell with corrupt bloud, proceeding from
naughty humors-, and become raw, and fo trouble and pain the
Horfe, foas he cannot feed without much grief: for it Com-
eth by means of evil humours^ and inflamed bleed. I never
heard of more Cures than two for this malady, which is to
take^hold of his Tongue^ and on either lide under it of the Jaw-,
you fliall fee two Teats or Paps, clip them away dole, and
then walh the place with a little water asd fait, and they are
cured. The other Cure.

Take a pair of Sizers and clip them av^^ay from under the
Tongue, and let them bleed, then prick him in the Palate of
the Mouth with your Fleam, that he may bleed the better,'
then wafli the places with white Wine VinegarjBolearmoniack,
ancf-Bay Salt, of each as much as will fdffice, and for three or
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four days after, let him fee that no Hay-dnll ftick upon the
places fo clipped, and he will foon be wcli again.

SECT. 3. B.

Hippophilus. \]\7 ^'^^^ good Receipt have you to diffotve and dry
Y V up all ill ham )nrsi>; the Body ?
Hippoferus. The befl; tiling that i -could ever know, is a cer- BaHifw
tain Bath which I make, wherewith I bathe him, and I do find ^'^^^^^
it to be right good,which I make thus,t;;c. Take Sage and Rofe- JJ^^
mary, of each a handful, and of the Barke of the Root Beech,
three pound, and of tjie Brakes of young Elms, Gakes an<sl
iSlhc, ofeach a handful, of Nep, Pennyroyal, and of Chefl:-.
nuts, the Rinds being taken away, ofeach a handful, three or
four white Onions clean pilled and cut into imail pieces or
dices, red Wine three pottles, ftrong white Wine Vinegar
two pottles', boil all thefe together, andcaufe your Horfc to
be walked a quarter of an hour before, a good pace, that he
may be only warm, then let him be prefently bathed with
this Bath good and hot, and then fct him up warm, and let
his drink be either fwcct Mafhes, or white water-, bath him
thus three days together, and feed him with fuch meat as is
fweet and wholefom, and let him not be ridden into any water
in eight or ten days after, and this fhall diflblve and dry up all
his bad Humours. "^;^^. This I learned of an Italian Rider in
Briixeh't whom I ^^i\'v pradlilcit very ofccn wiiilft I was there,
and rode with him. And lincelhave my felf 'adni in illred it
to many good Horfcs here in England^ with which I have done
.very much good.

Hippophilus. No-^'tb;jtwi /peak ^/ Baths, I would gladly k^iow
what are their f'^'ertiics.
\ , Hippofertis. Baths have been much more in ufe in former times
' tiian now they arc ;, howbcic I and my Mafter do ufe them of-
ten, and we do find great profit Irj them : For they are fo-
mentations, v^hich be the moil comfortable things of any to
the joyntszx\<\ Limbs of a Horfe. Bathes dijlblve all ill hnmoysj
and give heat and warmth unto all the Members that are be-
nummed with cold, or for want of Blood j it comforteth and
ftrengthcneth them, and it giveth very gicateafe tothcpuin-

N P - . ed

106 Th Compkat Horfcm.w, CHAP. V.

ed Sinet^j. 'Be fides, it afTwageth fweliings in or about any out-
Bath for ward parts of the W_)' ^ for /ff j fwelling, ftifF, or benummed,
ftiff Legs. QY for any other joynt pained or grieved, or for ^.n^ j^ ring- halt,
cramp, or convulfof?. 1 commonly ufe a bath, which doth in
fnort time cure all fuch like maladies. And my bathe is this.
Ea:h. Take Muskadine and Sallet Oil, of each a pint, Bay-leaves

J* and Rofemary, of each two handfuls, let them boil half an
hour, and when you are to bathe your Horie therewith, rub
• ^ aind chafe the grieved place with a whifp or hair cloath a pret-
,. ^. ty while, then put the foot into fome brocd bowl or pail,
' " whereby to prelerve the Liquor and Herbs, and lave and bathe
him thus a quarter of an hour •, which ended, bind upon the
the place a piece of Sheep? or Lambs skin, with the woolly fide
to the/f^, and let him ftand fo four and twenty hours ; apply
this five or fix times, and it will be a perfed cure. *^->^.

Another Bath I have, which is moll fovereign to cure all
gourdy, ai^d gouty, and fA'oln legs, which cometh either by
Farcin, Scratches, or the like, wherewith I trave .cured very
many Horfes. And thus it is made.
r.jih. Take the Grounds of a Beer Barrel with the Barm, Srhallage,-

2. Peatherfew, Winter- favour y, Cumfrey, Mallows, Rue, Set- .
wel, Pennyroyal, Wormwood, Arch angel, of each a good .
handful, and of the leaves and Berries of Mifletov/ three or
four good handfuls, Shceps Tallow one pound, tryed Hogs-'
greafe half a pound, three or four handfuis of Rye or \^'heat-'
Bran ^ boil all thefe together until all the Herbs and Mifletow
become foff, but be fure you have liquor enough ^ and a little
before you take it from the fire, put into it fome Hay : With
. this bathe his Legs ^ firit one, then the other, putting ftill'
that Leg which you are to bathe into a bread Bowl or Pail, as
is afore fncvved; and when you have baihed that Leg fuHici-'
ently, then takeoff the Hay in the Bath, and making a Thum-^
band thereof, rowl it about the Leg above the uppermoft or
middle Jfly^/A, and put off the Herbs betwixt his Leg and the
* Thumb-band : and fo ufe the other Leg or Legs which are
fwelled and need bathing : Which done, pov/re of the liquor
remaining upon the Thumb bands : and thus let liim be bath-
sd herewith every day once, for fo many days together as you

Ihall,

EODK IF, ii>iA l^xpM Terrier. I^,

fliall think reqiilUte, and it will bring down the fwcliiiigquite^
and make him found. ^■^'.

Another Bath I have no M^ exc-^llent, wherewith I have; Bath,
done many rare cures, viz.. 3.

Take Smallage, Ox-eye, and Sheeps Sewct, of each like
teh-,ro a good quantity : Chop thera fmall togcth&r, andaf- '
ter (lamp them in a ftone Mcnar^than boil thetn witkmansi
tlr.ine, and bathe the grieved parts herewith warm, doing ai
before with Bowl or Pail / then with Thumb-bands of fcfc Hay
nlade firil wet in cold water, rope up the member, as well a-
bbve as below the grief, life this as oft as you fhall fee caufe,,
butif the grief happen in Travel, then by bathing him thasj
Qve'r night, and roping him up, he will be able to travel again-
the next morning without complaining. "^^-^^ This I xlo afllire
you is a moll excellent Bath, and it cureth any- Lamencfs
which comieth either by flroke, ftrain, or other Accident.
^ One other Bath I have, whereof I never made ufe, taught Barh.
rae^by 2: Gentleman^ who was wellverfed in Horfe- Leech cr^ift.^ 4.
And his Receipt is this : "y/'-L.

Take Savin, and the Bark and Leaves of the Bay tree, Pelii-
. tory, Rofemary, Sage, Rue, of each three ounces, boil thefe
in a Gallon of white Wine, until half be confumcd: herewith
bathe your Horfe a^ before is fhewed, and whether the grief be
vifible or not^ uleit; and you will find it an approved medi-
cine/ After this manner hath the Gentleman dclivQVQdmQihh
Receiptywhich he protcfled to me to be moft fovereign : which -
I can neither commend nor difpraife, by reafon 1 never yet
had experience thereof. And thus much o{ Baths, now let
us pafs 10 other matters.

SECT. 4. B.

Hippoph. T Pray ycHliiYfryofQYUS, canyoit fl:icw paphat is good to
\ valine n Horfe in the St ahk to ')^z\\^ ^hU ^
Hiffferm. That can I Sir, for many Horffs by being kept
long in the Stable (efpecially young Harjesy will feldora have
good belliesjfor their bellies will fhrink up t;owards their FUnks-i
and they become as gaunt as Rmning Horfesw^k, to be, when
they arc dieted for a Courie 7 \vhich,doth betoken great Co-.

'P 2 itiv-enefsj

fog The Ccmpleut Horfe-man^ CHAP. V.

itivenefsin them, which proceedethof much unraturalheatin
the body j and fuch Horfes never thrive or like well, for they
be naturally tender, and walh, or flew of their fiefh : and
therefore fuch a Horfe I could vvifh you not to keep, but to put
away as foon as may be. For if he come once to hard labouri
you cannot poffibly keep him found, but be often lick and un-
healthy. The belt Cure which I have was taught me by a
Bi!ly French Marfl^a'^ who told me that every J^orje hath about his
fauQt. Ccds two fmall firings, which extend from his Cods to the bot-
tom of his helhj to wit, of each fide one ; which faid firings
you mufl break with your finger, a thing very eafie to be done
by thofe that have prasftifed it •, and when you have broken
them, you muft anoint that place every day with frcfh Butter
and Vuauefitum Popnleon mixed together j this done, in fhort
time he win come to Belly well.

This I never my feif tryed,but he that taught it me did much
pradife it,and he brake many of thofe firings of ii:ndry Horfes
in my light.

SECT. S- S-

Hippoph. \,\J ^^"^^ means have yon to help the fain in the Belly.
^' ^ of a Horfe ?
/y//>p(j/frf«. This difeaie is that we call the Coiich^ which the
Jtalifins do call G7/f;7, from whence our En^lijh Ferriers derive
'^'^'^y the word Colick. ' the French call it Tranchaifons, which is a pain
^^" " or griping in the Beliy^ coming fometimes of cold and wind,,
and fometimes of grofs hitmsitrsj which lie in the fmall Guts ;
fomtimes by reafon of abundance of Billibus or (harp Humors j^'
fometimesby inflammations in the Body ciiuCcd by feeding upon
raw and bad meats, which. occafion Crudities. But (5f this
we fliall have occafion to fpeakmore in its proper place of the.
Cotick : Only thus much,that whereas pains andGripingsin thc-
Belly do proceed oft-times from the Liver^ and the working of
the Spleen^ which is moft ventofous. B\fit I think it not amifs,
to give yon one receipt wherewith to cure any Gripings or-
pains which may at any time proceed either from< the Livery-
Spleen^ or Milt. Neither have you any figns whereby to know
this difeafe, bat only ths fame for the CoUtk- And the Cure is-
this.- Take*.

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Take Hyfibp, Cowflips, Liverwort, Liingwort> of each
like much, To as all when they be togecher, they do not ex-
ceed.half a handful. Then take Gentiana, Ariitolochia R.o-
tunda, Fenugreek, Enula Campana dried, long-Pepper, of
each half a fpoonful, and one fpoonful of Honey : chop the
herbs fmall, and make the other fimpleunto fine powder, and
boil them in a quart of Ale or Muskadine, which is much bet-
ten and give it hini blood warm, and ride him an hour after,
then fet him up warm, and four or five hours after give him
boiled barley, and for three or four daiei let his drink be ei-
ther Mafnes or white v/ater. "^^"^ With this 1 have done many
good Cures.

SECT. 6. B.

Hippoph. XAJ Hat in ^ood to heal the Tongue of a Hirfe,
^ ^ which is hurt with the Bit or Haulier ?

Hippofena. If the Tongue of your Horfe be hurt or cut with g- , .
his Bit or Haulter, or b^] any other accident or milhap, tiie vvKiuhc'
belt way to cure and heal it, is : tongue is

Take Mel Rofarum, and anoint it therewith, with a Linnen hurc.
Rag faftened to the end of a flick, let the Sore be fo anoint-
ed three or four times a day, and let him always after dref--
fmg Hand upon the Trench one hour, and in fhorttime it will
be whole. With this I have cured many Horfes, Tome of
which have had their Tongues cut more than half through. .
*^ Another. Cure 1 have which a Fremh-man taught me,
v^hich is as followech-

Take red Honey, the ma-rrow of powderM Pork, quicfc
Lime and Pepper, all m^de into fine powder,of each like much j
boil all thefe together, ftiil ftirring it till it come to an Oynt-
nient, with which anoinx the fore 'twice every day till it be
whole. With this receipt I have cared fundry good Horlesj • .
and I do know it to be very good- ***

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II I The Compkat Horfe-muj^ CP.AP. V.

SECT. i> B.

Hippoph.TTOtv may a man ftanch the bUedifi^ at the Nofe, or
La when a Vein // cntt or a wound ^iven, whereby a
fJorfe is in danger to bleed to death ? ,

Bleeding Hip-^oferns: We have many ways wjicre with to IVancliBleQd-'
roft.mch. iiig^ as well at the Nofe as elfewhere. As thus, take the. ten-
der tops of Hyfop, and ftamp them to mafii, aAd.put themv
up into his Ncfe or lay and bind it to the wound or. vein cut
or broken, and he v;ill befuddainly ftanched. *^q -...^i"
C yimther. '" . j , ..

Take BHrfa-Tafioris bruifedvand apply it to the place, *anG
this is very good.

j^mther.
Take the powder of the (tone called Emachile-, and blow it up^
iiito the A/<?/>, or lay it to the Vein or IVoHnd^mid the hhed wiR
be Itanched. . .

Jfnother.
Take hi& own i'/W, dry it, and make it rnto finejDcmder,
and apply it as is aforclaid, its very good. ^^."'^ .^f '^^"- : ' ,

u^nother.^ ^
^Takethe tops of the angrieft and youngell red Nettles, and
ftamp them very well, and laid to the place, will flanch bleed-
ing. ^*^.

u^nother.
» Take Hogs dung,and apply it as aforefaidiits very good. '^^'^'■-.
Take alfo Bumbaft cotten, Woollen Cloth, Silk, Felt, all
thefe burned i or the Herb called Clowns-all-heal, will do the
like. f;){,-^ All of thefe I have often tryed, and do find them,
right good.

^ ' - SECT. 8. ^.

Hippoph. \ A7/3^^^ ^^W4^^/V/?>Blindners?
-Blindnefs * V \ Hipfofcrns, BUndnefs may come many Ways,

and therefore if it bs that which cometh of films or thicknels
in the tyesy whichof all other kinds of'this nature is eafieftto
bcKiured i I will remit them to th^ir proper places. But ht

films

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films only I will give you one or two Receipts. But firii it-
were fit you Ihould underftand liow this Difeale cometh to a
Horfe, If he be fubjed to have a thicknefs or white films in
his eyes •, it cometh mo/l commonly of a rhume which pafTeth
into his eyes from his head^ which you may foon perceive by his
continual weeping, and fending forth w^atery moifture, vi^hich
will ran from his eyes upon hhface •, which when you Ihall ob-
ferve,letthen his Keener fundry times every day wafh-and bathe
his eyes with cold water newly drawn from the W e!l ; and this
will prevent hh films, and cure that ///.v or rhume-, but if the
flints do comz before you obferye that he had any fuch rhume or
riJnningat the eyes: Then

Take mans dung, and put itinto a Firepan-, and-fo burn it
uiitil it rcjme to be a cole, then'beatit to fine powder, and
pjt that into a Goofe qiiil, and [>loW it into his eyes twice a
day •, and this will clear his.f)'fi again. •^^'^'

Take alfo the tops of the angrielt young red Nettles, a
handful, and Itamp them very well, then put it into a fine
Linnen cloth, and then dip it into Beer a little, and fo flrain
forth the juice j vvhich done, put a i'ew grains of fait, bay- oiv
w'hitetoit^ ancl when it is diflblvcd drop of this liquor intoi
the grieved eyey one drop , and do thus morning and evening,
and it will take away not only a ^//w, and other fuch like
thicknefs which may hinder his/{{^'^r, but it will alfo takeaway
aTearl. Thefe two. receipts I have oftenj^radifed, and 1 have,
found- them , very good. J^-)(.* r^.'T:.. ;j

' Hippophilus. / have heard fome fay that they can make a Horfi-
fuddenly hiind, arid yet after reflore him to. his ferfeii faht itgain ; n
but I think they do boafl and crack of more than they be able to do-^.
fmv think^you Hippoferus?, - ^^. , ^ .. ...r-^ > - l ;, ■ j 5'.d

I-fippoferf'ts. Why truly '^rr.ttils fs e'afily doBC, . gn^.t^wiiliy-
briefly difcover untoyou thefecret, which is thus. .' .! ■i-^'J)

Take Saffron, and dry it,, and make the fame into very ^.r
fine powder as much as will fufiice, and put of this pow:d€H;j
into a quill, and fo blow it into his eyes, and when it hathj;-
remained there by the fpace of half a quarter of an hoiu', wip^ -
this powde-rfrom.his eyes fo clean, as that it may not be di^-
c^rfied', and this will make. him ftonc blind, -Butif y^v^Cj^;!-
firous to have him to reafRime his fight again, then',

Take.c

112 Tic CompJeat Horfe.m^??^ CHAP. V.

Take Garlick, and chew in your mouth, and then whilflit
i^ Hill in your mouth, breathe into his eyes, and in five or ijx
times thus doing, he will again fee very perfedlly. %"'^ But
this latter mufl; be adminiftred within eight days after the
SafFion was blown into his eyes, otherwiie his iight will ne-
ver be recovered. '^^*.

SECT. 9^ -^'

Hippoph. "T ''i 1 Hat is good agahflthe biting of a m^d Log ?

V V Hippofertn. 1 have only three Cures for it,

whereof 1 never had occafion to make tryal •-, how belt the/

were all recommended unto me for fpetial good • The firft is ;

Bit- B of Take the tender tops of Rue Box^ leaves, and Primerofe

3 mad Roots, of each a handful, pound them together in a mortar,

Dog. and put them into a quart of new milk, with London Treacle

one ounce, and fo give it him blood warm. This proportion

will ferve very well^for two Horfes.

' Another,
Take Hob[4oblin, Perewincle, and Box leaves, of each one
liandful, firft mince them fmall, and then ftamp them very
fmall in a ftone mortar, and with Milk or Beer adminifter it,
both at the Change and Full of the Moon. A third Cure I
alfo have,- which is this.

Take the Herb which groweth in dry and barren Hills, cal-
kd TheJIar of the Earth •■) you muft give it three days toge-
ther :; the firft time yon mr.ft gather three of thefe Herbs with
all the whole Roots, and walh them clean, and wipe them
clean, then pound them well, lofing no part of them j which
done, give it your Korle in Milk, Beer, Ale, or white Wire;
but be careful the Horfe take all the Herbs and Roots ; but if
you will, you may make up thefe Herbs and Roots in frcfh or
fweet Butter, which will do as well ; the fecond day give
your Horfe five of thefc Herbs and Roots, like as you gave him
them the day before ; and the third day give him feven. Do
thispuriftually a«; I have here prefcribed you, and be well aJffur-
cd your Horfe will be perfectly cured : For albeit I my felf have
never tryed this medicine, yei I do know the Party of whom I .
;had this Cure, hatU cured much Cattle of all forts therewith;
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foritcureth all forts of living Creatures which (hall be bit-
ten b^j z mid Do^ : I my felfcan fay thus much of this Receipt,
that 1 knew it cure a whole Kennel of Hounds of a Gentlemans,
one Beagle excepted, which they did not fufpedt to be bitten,
fo he fell mad and died, bat all the rciidue efcaped, and did ve-
ry well. Another time a Gent'em.tns fon of my acquaintance
was unfortunately bitten by a mad Dog who was cured by the
p.irty who taught me this Receipt, and this young Gcnt-enun
(for he was then but a Boy or ten Years old )- was lb far fpenc
with the rancor of the Difeafe, before this man took him in
hand, as that his head began to be addle, and he to talK rery
idiyi yet he cured him, fo as he lived and did well, and is ac
this hour living, he being now ccme to mans Hate and a very
handfom and proper man \ .whofe Parents whillt they lived, I
very well knew, and with whom I was very intimately ac-
quainted. *^*.

S E G T. I o. -5. ^ !

Hippoph- \/\7 Hat remedy have you p.r a Spaven ?

H/ppcfcrus. We have two forts of .^/?.fci'f;7j :
The one we call a Through wet, Blood or Bog Spaven, theo-
thera dry or Bone Spaven ; the firft of thefe two iseauly cur-
ed i the fecond may be cured, but fuch a cure is not for every
Ferrier to take upon him to compafs : For that it is a Cure of
very groat difficulty, and of no lefs danger. To fpeak there-
fore firll of the B!cod Sp rucrj^^ it is a Difeafe which groweth up- bIocJ
on the hQH^b with a fwelling which is full of ^,W^, which Sparcn.
though it be greatelt upon the inlide, yet the fwelling appear-
cthalfo upon the ontfule, being fed and nourirtied by the great
Fehii which runneth along the inlide of the thi^h^ and fo Com-
eth along the iniide of the kcughi and fo down ih^leg to th'^
pajie.^/t and fo from the p^ijhm to the bottom of the/^a This
malady com.eth by means that the /'/coc/ is corrupted through
hard riding, efpecially when the Horfe is very young. Now
the blood being through overmuch heating too much ftirred, it
begcttethS. flexible hnnvpir^ which being marvellous thin, fal-
leth to runriin'^downwards towards its Center, but it is flop-
ped in its palTage in the hongb^ where it relideth, and by that

Q. • means

1 1 4. " The Com^kat Horfimayf. CHAP. V.

means fvi'dleth," and fo bccometh a Difeafcj Vvhich pcftiingi
t,hat places makes the joint ^a^-^ whereby he becoraeth fravk
l^me,. not being able to go, but with great difficulty and pain.
The fign is moft eafie, being moft apparent to the eye. . The
belt way to cure it, is firll, to ihave away the hair on both
lides the fwelling, fo far forth as the fwelling goeth ^ then take ,
up the thigh Vein^ and let it bleed well; which done tie the
Vein above the Orifice^ and let the Vein bleed from bel-
low what it will \ whereby the blood which was allembled
about the fpaven place, which caufed the former fwelling, is
by this means fcnt away ; then with your Fleam or Incilion
Knife, make two Inciiionsin the lower part of the/irf/Z/^/^^a-nd
after prick 2 or 3 holes in each fide of the hough where the'Spa-
venis, that the medicine may- take the better effe(ft, and when
tht blo&d and water hath' vented away fo much, as it will do,
bind round about it, plaiflerwife the whites of Eggs and Bole-
armoniack very well beaten together, either upon Hurds or
Linnen cloth, and make it fall about the hough^ fo keep on the
Plainer, The next day take it off, and wafh and bathe the fo-
^r'l^^j' ranee with this Bath^ viz.- Take Mallows and the tops of Nee-
tlc^, and boil them in water till they bef)ft, and therewith
hMhe him. Then take Mallow-Roots, Brancha Urfina, Oil,
Wax, and white Wine, fo much as will luf^ce, and boil them,
bind this warm to the forance roundabout the hongh^ and few
acloath about itr and fo let it remain three days more ^ and
every morning ftroke it downward with both your hands gent-
ly, to the end the bloody humour may iiTue forth. The fourth
day bathe and wa(h it very clean with the former Bath. That
done, Take Carana, and ftone, Pitch, of each one ounce-and of
Brimflone a quarter of an ounce made into very fine povvder -p
melt thete together on the fire, and when it is almofl ready to '
be taken offpput into it of Venice Turpentine half an ounce, '>
and make a plaiiter thereof, fpreading it upon leathert, and
apply it to the place warm, round about the hough, and fo let? •
it remain untilitdofallaway of its own accord ; or if it .dc>
come off fooner than you might think fittings then make ano- ■
tber of the like ingredients, and apply. ii>^asjt)cfore.. ^^*'Th1s'^
is.the belt cure that I couid ev.er. ktKJwr.fei-this maladv^, with -

which

a Blood
5paven

BOOK If. arcl Ex.^^cri^ FLrrkr. 1[ 1 5

which I hire cured m^/iiy liaUSpavcKs. *^-^ Another for a
blood Spavcn.' ^ ul. j.i: ,^.'.. .., ..

When li jfwelling doth appeanip^n the rnwnrd part of the
hauohy take-up the thigh vein, and kt it bleed from the rjfa-
ther part of the leg, till it will bked no longer, and afcer
(give fire to the Spa-v-en-both lan^? xi^^ys^and crols-W'ayiS, and
then apply a reilrlngent: ohabg-e t^ :thep!l<ace, *and thus it will
■be curGdj'ii'l^hk't^riever try^<^i bacfjQimArety Ipeaklng, I hold
it to be a very good Curc.

SECTinn: B.
Hipp5ph;.^ ' -J'Ow' d9'-yGH.'cu^4lxe di^fi^ iBone-Spa-vcn ?

I i ■Mippcfehu: TMs-r^dMy is not easily cured bui
i.;.: .; T • v^-jth areat diiiicuk'y at;d daneer : it is a sreat

ha{^'cra^> y^aas hard as a. bane if it be let- run, llicking or
indeed growing to the:Wf, much clofer than the bark of an
Oak to the body, and it is upohtl"ieiniide of the/jw/^ under
Che joikt near to the great w^»,-' of which I fpake of before in
the Cure -of the hhsd-Spave;^.:, by \vkkh m&Ms thdHorle that
fcdth' futh a Spaven cannot chufe but hault. 'Thn'bdne-Spavcfi Bone-
cometh two ways j the firit through hard riding, or ether Spaven.
kind of intemperare Isbour, whereby the blod dillblving, fai-
lethdovvn and maketh its^rc^i'dencc in -the hoxirhy which doth
in ■ ftiort time bcddme' dry ai^d h^rd as any i&w.?, from vvhenc€
■ th^foi-ahc^taket^i its deii'dmi^iation. . -Sec^ndiy, the Horie may
j-iavethis nialady by inheritance or ki'ndi'e it h&'r fioni the Sireo'i''
Dam, a« Hiave befor'e fpscificd in-the fbcond Chapter of the"
firll Book-, where I do intreatof ^z-eW/^s-jf^ -■■ - > '^ .. .i ,,....
"^''-The Sign to know it, is evident en-ough \^ii}j '^j<3\W'>£fd
§t^4ja^£i^ 'for it is both vifible anci ^1)213^ enough, ar:d- a^
€alie.to be feen and fek'as rfie'-'/^s^j-" it tclt. The bell Way t(5if
^ih-e^iris-,' ^rft by tfie'.feking- iip-theV%^r'ei«, which cauled
it, and fed and nonrinicd it-, and let him bleed well, and fo
put him into the ffsble, and do no more 'to him for that day;
tiie.Titxt day Ilia v-e away the haii- front off the S^aviri^ and ru(>
it hard with a /fmr/t'w^ ;?(« 'fhaviTig'lirft anointecl thCplacerv/f^^
Pet'-o'eum^ and" chafed it wc/l with your handj or Ibme ooher
round and fmooth ilkk,' moniing and evening for four days to-f

0,2 'gee her,

Ii6 , Tic CcfJifliAt Horfe-w^f?^ CflAP. V.

gether, and at the fourth days end, Hit down the skin with
your Incilion knife, the full lengrh of the i>faven-^ but be very
careful you do not touch the great Artery or F««, both which
do lie very near ^ for if you do never fo little hurt the great
Artery^ you utterly maim the Horfe pa ft all recovery^ having
thus done, lay to the place the Herb called Flamula bruifed,
and bind it on that it fall not off, for two days more .* Then
for three days after take Cantharides and Euforbium, and in-
: corporate them well together, (being before beaten into fine
povvder) with black Sope, and Bay Salt, and lay this to the
place, and thus drefsit every morning j this will lay the Bone
r.nd Cruftbare. After take Fearn roots, Hounds tongue, and
Bores- greafe ^ incorporate all thele together, and lay it to the
place until you perccivethe Cruft to be loofe, and to be waft-
ed ^ f^ifay now and then to loofen the fame wi/h your Cornet
or other Inftrument, and if you canmr/j convenience take it
off quite, do fo : Which done, heal up the Wound with your
Green Ointment prefcribed you in hb, 2. chap. 10. Seel. 4, You
may alfo apply to theSorance after the aforefaid Corrofives,
a Fiaifter of ft.rong <^gypttacum^ till it hath fretted off the
flefh upon the Cruft fo bare; as poflibly may be , and fo you
may the better sttempt the taking away of the faid Cruft, or
by rubbing it with a Rowling pin, or a Hafel ftick anointed
with PetrolcHm till the Cruft be converted into a matrative
fubftance, or other thinner kind of corruption, which may
very eafily be drawn away. And thus have I cured the Bone .
5/?<=J'z/<?« feveral times : Which Difeafel cannot eafily commend
'^ to be cured by any, but thole who have before hand feen foms

\ other skilful Fenier do it before him, and the Method he ufeth

'■ h the working, by reaibn that the Cure is fb extreamly diiE-

cjle, and over dangerous. ■'^^*. But when at any time you do
•' perceive a fwclling begin to be in .the Spavca place of your,

Horfe, whereby . you may fufpedt it may prove a Sp^ven •, foi*
prevention whereof

Take natural Balfam, and having fir ft: ftiaven away the hair,
anoint the place with the faid Balfara-, for two or three days ;
and after you ihall reprefs the Hnmoiirs vi'xih this Charge.

Take Oil. of Rofes three ounces. Bole- Armoniack one ounce,
^hea.t-SPwer half an ounce, and the white of one Egg j make

all.

B03K 11. af'd Expert Ferricr, uy

all thefe iiito one body, and every day (having firft anointed it
with) Bilfam lay on thefaid Charge. *^->^.

For a Btmc or Dry-Spaven or Cub: Firft, take up the veiji N
that feedeth it (whether Spaven or Cnry) as well below as above |
then give it fire, then charge the place with Pitch made hot, 5
a:id clap Flax upon it, then four days after, you muft dulcifie '
the forance with the Oil Pafrpilioriy and frefl-i Butter molten to-
gether upon a gentle fire, and when the fear fhall be tailen a-
vvay, you muft spply unto it a kind of ItufiP which is called \
Blauco or white, made /think of jeflbe, and fo continue it ':
until it be whole. *;)(r'^. This is very good. '

Hippopbilus. But let us ioo^ hack a^aiK to the EyQS: What fay
}'5//fc7 Bloud-IliDtten Eyes?

SECT. 12. B.

Hippof T Say Sir, th^t Bloud-fottefj Eyes may ealily behoipen
J. if a right Cure be taken, and the Femer pericej
for as touching Eyes^ they are a tender Member, fooneft hurt
and offended of any part about the body of any living creature j
and therefore there ought the greater care to be taken in the
cure thereof: and take this by the way for a point of good
CQunfel, and for a good Rule, that inadminiftringto thef^f/^
you be very careful that your Medicine be pot too old, but
often made and renewed •, for by uling old made Medicines, ei-
ther their Virtues do pafsav/ay, whereby the Member (^xtiTed
receives no good*, or elfe, by being too old, the Medicines
may mofteafily putrifie and corrupt, and fo by that means do
much more harm than good to the Member you hoped to cure .• ,
infomucb* as if you be not very cautclous in making and com-
pounding your Receipts for the Eyes aright, you may moft ealt-
ly endeavouring to cure one Eye.> not tail in putting out both.
AlLDifcafes in the tyes come only of two Caufes, vix.. Firft, .
either inward, or ofitward : Secondly, by means of ibme
Blow, Stripe, Prick, Cut, Bruife, or fomefuch' like accident.
The-invvard caiiies do either proceed irom evil Humours, which ^
do make their refort to the Eyes, or elfe by the means- of fprne gj^^j :
cold. taken, which breaketh forthatthe Eyes^ into fome - great fhotteni*
FIhx, or elfe by means of fome hot, Ih^^rp? or fait .tJnwHf'S Eyes. .
, ■ which :\

iiB

Blood -
fViotren
E es, a
charge.

The Cor^pkat Hork-i^'X}^^ CHAP. V.

which do make thcif refort to the ff>'a >, kH wWch do and
will endanger Blood- fhctten^ weepif/g', 6f''Ava!'ery-' £ytfj ^ at:d
thefe do proceed from inward caui'^:-. N'ow thefe Maladies
which have their fourcc from th<; outward; 'tanfes, arc (as I
have before mciuicncd) either by a Biow,St'ri-pe^Pr!ck, Bruife,
or the like, which will caufe pain and angiUfh, 'anti-liich like in-
convenierxes, whereby the /l/fM^i'r being dilLemp^red througK
heat-, burning, glowing^ &c. w^lj weep and-fei:^i'-foi'th much
inoiilurc, which will produce not only BUi'Jj'hmen find i^'eep-
ingEycs-^ butalfo (if Art and Care be not added in tfiine con-
venient) Dimneisof Sight •, Films, Pearls, Pin antl'VWeb-, Dra-
gons, Serpentines, and fuch nnmberlefs Sorarces','-yea anddi-
re(ft BUn^mfsitihlU without fpecial providence an^car%iufed
by way of prevention. Wherefore for Maladies of this Na-
ture, I will prefcribe you a few Receipts, which fhall be v^ery
good and approved. Firll therefore, whereas the common
cure in pradiic among our ordinary Feniersjind- Smiths is,, to
drzw blood as well from the Temple-veins^ a-^ from the Neck^
veins -^ my Counfel is, (which experience is tnught me'b^' my
A'lafter here, and it hath not a little profited and pleafured me)
to be very cauteious how you draw bbod from weak and enfee-'
bled Eyes<, as Blood- pet ten and Rhnrndtiqite Eyes mufl be •, (unlefs
in cafes of extrcam necefllty) for by fo doing, f have known
Horfes in like cafes which before they had blood taken from
them w.ere able to fee a little, but after blood letting they have
become fo blind as a Beetle ; nor were they eve: able (no Art
wanting) to fee more : fo as rhey after became very notable
ftrong, and able M<V-/;or/(?i. Fir fb therefore I aver, that in-
ftead of opening a Fcin^ I counfel you to lay unto the Ten:ple
veins a Charge, whereby to itay and hinder that/^.v oi?^ noxious-
humours which were the caule of this Malady •, and let this
Charge be made thus. Take Pitch, Rolin, Mallick, of each
like much ^ melt all thefe together, and either apply it upon a"
plaiftcr made of Leather cut round, or of Velvet, of that co-
lour, or as near to the colour of the Horfey as may be, or elle
lay it good and vv^arm to the Tewple-veinsy v;ith a cloath faflned
to a (lick and before it be cold, clapFlocks of the fame colour'
to the place, and let it fo remain on, till of it felf it fall away.'
Then drefs the grieved Eyes with thefe enltiing-things.

Take

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Take the v\hiteof a new layed Egg, Hony, Celendinc, and
red' Fennel, of each fo much as wiil luffiee : llamp them all well
together, and fo bind it unto th^ grieved Eye. *^^'. But if
you do find, that the fight w^axeth thick ^ and that you ob- ,
ierve dimnefs of fight in him, through his weeping ;- Take
thci. Lapis Ca' ami f7aru^ and put it into the fire making it red
hot, which infufeor quench in apint of White-Wine j which
done let the Hone be made red hot, and quenched in the fame
W^ine the fecond time, and fo in like manner the third time ;
and after the third quenching, when it is through cold, dry
it J and beat it into fiiie powder, and put the powder thereof
into a glafsVial, and put thereto your white wine wherein
your ftone was quenched j and after it hath flood and infufed
one whole night at the lealt ; put one drop of the cleareft of
the Wine into the Eye of the Horfe, and fo into the other eye
alfo twice a diy, till you have flayed the Rhame and quite
cleared his Eyes.

y^mther.

: Take the Juice of Celendine, Red-Fennel, Vervine, and Rue,
of each a like quantity, viz.. one Branch or Sprig of either \
Ibamp them together, and llrain it through a clean fine lin-
ncn rag into a little clear running water ^ then put into
it as much grated Ginger, and Bay-falt finely powdred, of
each fo much as will lie upon a two penny piece, putting all'
thefe into a glafsVial, letitflandto fettle, and when you do
fee it as clear as it will be, drop a dropofthis water into either
eye morning and evening blood warm, &c. ''^%^'

i Another

Take alfo Ale-hoof (which is indeed your true ground Ivy)
aiid ftamp it well in a ftone morter, (and if it be too dry, put
thereinto a little white Rofe-water,or the water of Eye- bright
diftilled •, then ftrainit into a glafs, and anoint, wafh, bathe^
and taint (if need be) the forance therewith, and in fhorr
time it will cure the eyes perfectly. ^^. The refidue of Receipts
I referve to their due places.

SECT.-

120 TieCem^lcat E(rfc~matf^ CHAP. V.

SECT. 13. B.

Hippoph. V j\ J Hat Cure have you for a blood- running itch?

V V HippcferHi. This forance corr;eth to a
Horfe commonly by means of fome extream heat given him in
R'iood- th^ h^Iy through overviolentexercife, whereby ihc b'eod is in-
ninning- flanged, fome whereof getteth betwixt the Ktn ard l\\^ M'^t
^^^^' which running to and fro, being fait and billiousvit dicredoth
itch andfmart> provoking the Horfe many times to rub and
fcrub, and bite himfelf : Which difeafe it it be let run long, \
will come to be an E/ephamick^ hprofaj or at lealt a terrible .
rpiainge: by whicli means he will foon iniedt all the Hcrfes
. whicharein the Stable where he ftandeth, for it is;a contagi-
ous malady and loathfome. The bell way to cure this itch be-
fore it proceed further, is, Take Chamber-ly newly nr.de^two
quarts, Bay- fait a handful, unflaked Lime a handiul, Enula-
campana root dried, and finely powdred, ah;^ndral,but if not
dryed, then green, cut into thin dices, Hens dung a handful:
boil all thefe together a while ^ then with a Hick with a clout ^
faRned to it, wafh the Horfe all over fo hot as he may well
fuffer the fame : ufe this three or four mornings together, and
it will cure him, keeping him to a fparc driet, and giving him .
Whitewater. ^^*.

SECT. 14. B.

Hippoph. T XT Hat is ^ood to prevef^t Blovfing ^nd ParCivencCs
V V *" ^ ^orfe i
HippoferHi. You muft firll underilard Sir,the true nature of .:
this grief5as alfo how he came b^f it-,whereby yon may the more J
ealily know how to cure the fame ; for th^t there be fundr/'j
ways and means wheieby a Horfe may come to be breathle^
and (hort of wind, and every one of them may be a feveral
difeafe, and fo require adiHind remedy But if you mean a -
(hortnefs of wind only, then know that many Horles are natu-
rally thick- winded, as being cock-thropleol^ rarrow C/ww.W, 6fc.
Alfo (hortnefs of wind may come unto him ^ cidentally, as
when being pr and over-laden with /4S ■; by being too

/ rank

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rank of blwd^ or by too much glut and foulnefs in the W^, Blowing
then is he fubjcd to fhortnefs of breath and purilvenefs ^ fo as J."*^ ^^r
upon any motion or exercife he will fweat, pant, blow, and ^^^"^'^'
heave at thtfiankj : and this cometh upon him by immoderate
riding, eating, drinking, and reft. And fuch like exercife
caufeth thtpanch of the Horfe (if he be put to any fadden mo-
tion or exercife) to be fo hard and ftrutted out, as that he
muft fo ftrain his /«»^/, ( the bellows of the body ) as to caufe a"
diflocation in them, by means whereof they cannot execute
their office or fundion as they ought i and if care and reme-
dy be not fpeedily had, he will in fhort time be paft all reco-
very ^ and then he is brought to that difeafe which the vulgar
do call broken-winded : wherefore to prevent it , adminilter
unto him this enfuing Cure.

Let all the hay he eateth, (nor let him eat all he defireth, for^
fuch Horfes are commonlygreat feeders) be fprinkled and moi-
ftencd with water, (which will alTwage his excefs of drinking,
and very much cool his blood-, which cannot but be inflamed.
Then give him every morning, for four or five days together,
two Eggs fteeped twenty four hours in the ftrongeft white
wine vinegar you can get : give him (I fay) thefe two Eggs,
and then the vinegar after, then ride him foftly an hour alter,
which done, let him up warm, and three hours after, give
him hay fprinkled with water, and at night when you do give
him his Oats, wet them in Beer or good Ale, and let his drink
be white water. *^(:''^. Do this ten days, fo that about the be-'
ginning of /^^^> and about Michaelmi^^ he may be in breath ;
and fo keep him to fpare diet, but with difcretion. ■'^.^*. This
medicine will both purge him, and fcowr from him much flegm
and filth, as well ^tnufe2sm:uthj and he will be both founder'
and in better health a longtime after •, provided he bealfokept
to moderate exercife. And if after you have thus drenched and
dieted him, you do not perceive his blowing and lifting at the,
ribs and fiancks to ccale, then be you confident your Horle is''
paft all cure, only ftill moiften his meat as before is inculcated,
and he will hold out the longer. '^^"*^. Another Receipt I have
for the fame malady, which if he be not paft all cure, willdo^ .oiSsioll
him much good, which is this, 'yi^. ^

•Take Wheat-meal, the powder of Lungwort, <i//<</ Mullet,
■?':.. i • R ' Gentiana,

122 The Cowpleat EorfemaK, CHAP. V.

Gentian, Annifeeds, Cummin feeds, of each three drams, make
them into fine powder, and make pafte with them with honey,
and frelh butter, of each like quantity, fo much as will fuifice»
and put to it the yolks of two new laid eggs ; make this pafte
into pills, and every morning fafting give him three or four
of thefe Pills rolled up in the Powder of Enulacampana, and
the Powder of Licoris, of each like much. Thefe Pills pre-
ferve the Wind of the Horfe marvelloufly, and keep him al-
ways in breath, and therefore good they be oiten uled- "^^"^

Of thefe two Receipts I have had great experience, and a
third I was taught, whereof I had not oft made tryal, yet
with that little experience 1 have had of it, i do find it to be
light good, being as followeth.

Take the Excrements of a fucking Child, and put unto it a
pint of white Wine j let it boil till the one half be confumed,
and fo give it him blood-warm. This will caufe him to fov-
fake his blowing for fifteen days \ fo as when he begin neth a-
gain to blow, give him the fame medicine again, and fo keep
him with this from time to time, fo oft as you fhall have caufci
and by this means you fhall have his wind good- ^\^*.

But then you mufl: beware you put not into the Wine too
large a proportion of the Excrements, for it will make him to-
be very fick, and peradventure endanger him, for howfoever
when at any time you do adminifter it, it will make him very
fick. Remember alio to fprinkle his meat, and to give him
white water.

SECT. 1%. B.

Hippopb. \\J Hat is your opnion of Bots, Tmnchions, and
^ ' Worms, thar fevenal fot tSf and how tioyonki^
them ?
Bifpcfertii. The general Opinion ii^ that there are but two
ibrts of thefe kind of creeping G-f-^fwrf/, to wit Bots and Wormsr-
for they hold that Trmchions and Bots are both one and the
fame thing, but they are much miftaken •, for Bots are of a dif-
ferent Ihape and colour from Trmthinns^ and of different na-
®^^» tures i for Bots do breed and refide in the great ^«/ adjoyniog
to the fundament ^ but Trmchions do breed arid make their a-

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bode in the maw only, and if they be fuffered to remain any
time within the body of the Horfe, they will make their way
through the aforefaid great ^//f, and the trwichions through the
maw, both which f^ermme do bring death to the Horle. Now J^^""^^
I do aver, that there is a third fort, which have none other veT °^
denomination than plain i'Vormes, unlefs you will add the word which Jo
waw-woy/ns^ and fo Itile them Minv-wormesj which name indeed engender
is mon; proper to them, by reafon that they feletfl for their JP '^ebo-
refting place the maw only, from which they never depart, tj^^^ ^''^
where they do eat fmall holes through the w^iv, by means '
whereof the Horfe dieth.

The Bots are a kind of little worms with great hends and i.
fmall tails, they breed and live as I laid before in the great gut Bots.
adjoyning to the fundamemt and they may be taken away molt
eaiily by putting in your hand, and by picking them from the
gut to which they are faltened.

TruKchions are in fhape fhort and thick, and of a pretty big- 2.
nefs, and they have black and hard hesds, but they muil: be Trundii.
fent away by medicine. ons.

Maw worms^ are long, red, and flender, much like unto ,
tarth worms, moft of them of the length of a mans finger, Worms,
and fome are longer, thefe mufl alfo be taken away by medi-
Gine. All thefe three forts do ingender in the Body of the
Horfe, by means of evil, raw, and flegmatique meats, which
have turned to bad digeltion, whereby putriffed matter hath
bred in the Maw, and from thence thefe three forts of evil
creatures have engendred. You may very eafdy know when
your Horfe is troubled with them j for he will fweat with
pain, ftamp with \\is forefeet ■> and llrike at his belly with his
hinder-feet •, he will alio turn his head towards his belly to look
upon it, and forfake his meat, he will alfo groan, tumble, and
wallow •, he will alfo rub his tail, as if it were troubled with
the itch. Now how to killthele Worms is very difficile, for
fear of endangering the life of your Horle; only medicines
mull be given which muft caufe them to diftafl: the maw, and
to feed upon fuch drinks being fweet, whereby he may void
them with his«'«»f. 1 will here give you many Receipts, fbme
of which I have very much ex:perimented s and the firft is
this, viz.,,

R 2 Take

134 TLeCompkat Horfe-maff, CHAP. V^

Take of Egriraony one handful, chop and ftamp it fmall,
and put into it a quart of new milk, with brimilone made
into very fine powder half an ounce -, give this to your Horfe
falting blood-warm , and keep him upon the trench falling
three hours at the leaft, and at night give him white wa-
ter. \^.

jinother.
Take the guts of a well grown Chicken (all buttheGizard)
and rowl it up warm in the powder of Brimllone and bay-lalt,
and put it down hi-^ throat-, and trot him up and down half an.
hour, doing as before. ^^"^^

j^fiother.
Take new milk, and the powder of brimllone^ this doth the
like, '^^'^.

Another.
Take Saven, and Wormwood chopped and llamped fmall,,
put to it a pint a Muskadine, and give it him warm. ■^^*.
Take alfo a quart of brine newly made, and give it him to
drink. *^*.

Another.
Take as much Precipitate, alias Red Mercury calcine-d., as will
lye upon a two penny piece of filver, and convey it into a piece
of fweet butter the bignefs of an egg, in manner of a pill :
give him this in a morning failing, the Horfe having flood all
night in his Mnjfel at the empty Rackj, unlefs extremity docom-
^ pel you, for in fuch a cale you may adminifler it at any other

time. When you are to give it him, take forth his tongue, and
make him fwallow the whole pill, then ride him a while up
and down, and after let him up warm, cauling him to fall
three hours after ^ and with this medicine you may kill all
manner o£ Bots., Trnnchions^ and iVorms, of what kind foever}r
yet at the giving, you muil be wondrous circurafpedt and care*
fuU for this Precipitate ha.vcvy Strong poy [on-, wherefore you
muft be very obfervant of your proportion, wherein you
ought not to exceed, except with good caution. Again, if
you mix your Precipitate before- hand with a little fweet butter^
the quantity of a Hafel-nut, and then afterwards lap it up ia
^e.grearer lump of butter, it may be received by the Horfe to.
his kG danger, and it will belides very much allay its evil.

quality-

BOOK ir. a^d Expert Fenier. 1 25

quality. But this I .leave to your own difcretion, aflliring

you that there is hardly any thing comparable to this, for

this Dileafe. ^^i^'^. This Receipt I have adminiftred unto three

Horfes only, whereof the firft and laft 1 cured, but the fecond

died under my hands •, but I do aflRire you not for any want of

care. ^if^^.

Another.

Take Subllmatum Co much as can be taken upon a tvvo-peny
piece of filver, and made up in butter, it will kill the Bots in
a Horfe, if it be adminiilred as was the former Receipt. This
I did never try.

Another.

Take a quart of good Ale, of Rue and Saven, of each a
quarter of a pound, of Stone-Crop half a pound ; bray all
thcfe in a mortar, and put them to the Ale, and boyl it well ;
then ftrain it, and give it him blood-warm, and he will void,
them*

Another.

Take of new milk a quart, and a peny weight of brimllone
in fine powder, and twenty of the long hairs of his tail, cut
themvery Ihort, and put it altogether into the milk, and give
it him to drink, and then throw a handful of bay-falt into his
mouth, and he is cured. %^.

j4nother.

Take a quart of ftrong Wort, and give it him to drink
blood-warm, and let him faftcight hours after.

Another.

Take the firft day a quart of new milk, and put to it half
a pint of honey, and give it him warm ^ this will caufe them'
to give over gnawing and feeding upon the maw for a feafbn,
by reafon they will drink and fuck the milk and honey for a
ttrae *, thenextday, give him hisdrink.

Take a quart of fweet Wort or of your ftrongeft Ale efpe-
cially if it be new, then take a- quarter of a pound of Fern
roots, of Saven half a pound, of Stone-Crop half a pounds
ftamp them altogether^ and put to it of Brimftone and of foot,
of each two fpoonfuls, both well powdred, and let all thefebe
well iteepcd in Wort or' Ale two hours, then ilrain it, and
give him of this two good- hornfuis, tlisn bridle him, and let

himi

^3^ The Compleat Horfc-matf^ CHAP. V.

him Hand -upon tlie trench fix hoursybut this will rot kill them:
The third day give him thefe purging pills. TaRe ot Lard one
|>Qttndj let it be laid in water two hours, then take nothing
but the pare fat thereof only, beat it well in a Itone mortar,
and put thereto of Annifeeds, Licoris, and Fe^iugteek^alj madie
into fine powder, of each half an ounce, Aloe . jjowdi^d, twd
drams, and of Agarick one ounces make a!l theic well mixed
into anebody, and divide them equally into iix Pills or fcallSj,
then the Horfe having ♦"ailed over nigiit,give him in the morn-
ing three of thefe Pills anointed firlt with honey, then cloath
him up, and litter him well, and keep the Stable warm, aiid
at night give him a fweet ma(h> and for three days after, let
him have none other drink than white water. '•The'fe -Balls
will fo purge the bad hnmors that breed aiid noarifii thefe P^er^
mwe^thzt theHorfe will be perfedly clean ardfrce'from them,
of what kind foever they are ^ and you (hall find them to come
away in his dung^ and the moft of them to be living j for no
medicine (but thole two only of Pr^crpitate and SHblimate before
remembred, in which is fo great peril ) can kill them. *^^.
This Receipt before any other 1 have made moft ule of, and I
find it to be the very beft, and moft infaUible of them all ^ and
this will hardly leave one Bot^ Tnmchton^ or Worm in all his
Body : I forbear to report unto yOn, what quantity of thefe
Vermine a Horfe hath voided at a time, for 1 love not to relate
Wonders. Another Receipt 1 will deliver you, howbeit not c-
quivalent to the former, which is this, viz.. '

Take the tender tops of green Broom, and of Saven, of each
half a handful, chop them very fmall, and work them up into
Pills with frefh or fweet butter ^ and hayiKg kept the Horfe o-
ver-night fafting, give to him three of thefe Pills in thie morn-''
ing early, then feit him upon the Trench, and let him fall two
hours after, but give him no water till night, and that white
water. ^^'^. This alfo have I experienced, and have found it
to be very good, for it hath caufed the Horfe to void many of
thele bad C?rr/f , I will conclude with this: viz..

Take a quart of milk warm from the Cow, and put to it-
Honey half a pint, and give it him the firft day j the next day
take Rue and Rofemary, of each half a handful, ftamp them
well together, then let it infufe, together with the powder

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of Brimftone, and Soot To much as will fuffice, foui" hours irr
Wort or Ale a quart, then ftraia it, and give it him blood
warm '■, then let him be walked or gently ridden an hour or
two, and fofet him up warm, and give him Hay an hour be-
fore you give him any drink, which let be Whitewater, and
y,ou rauft not give him Hay in four or fix hours after you have
given him his forelaid drink j and you mult withal remember,
that in all medicines as well for this kind of Malady, as for a-
ny other, his drink muft be either a fweet Mafli, or elfe white
water, "^-jfc*- This alfo is a very good Receipt, and I have had
good experience of it, and it hath evermore wrought welL'^^^^.-^.

SECT. 16. B.

Hippoph. \/\ 7 ^^t help have yen for a Brittle Hoof?

' ' Hippoferus. This Cometh two ways ^ to wit,
by nature, or by accident : it cometh naturally when the Stal-
lion who begat him, or the Mare v^hich did Pole him, was fub- Bncde
jed to the fame infirmity ; and therefore I do advife all men to ^
forbear Breeding with iiich a 5^w» or Mare, for all their Colts
will be in danger to partakie thereof. If it come accidentally,
then muft it fall out to come either by fomc Surfct that fell
down into the Feet-, which cauled aficcity in the Boofs^or elfe in
that he had been formerly Foundred or heat in the Feet, and
not well cured I need not (hew the ligns whereby to know his
Malady, being it is moil apparent. As touching the Cure, I
will give you but only one Receipt for the prefenf, by reafon
I ihall have occafion to handle it more largely when we come to
intreatof the Hoefs: and the Cure is this : viz.. ^

T?ke a Rape, or a Drawing-Iron, a-nd with either of thefe-
raaJfje the Coffin of the /y</tf/ fine and thin, in all fucb places as
you Ihall fee ca«fe, and pare the Soles very thin alio, then apply
to tjie Feetj, gs well Soles as Offim this enfuing Charge. Take
Rye bran, or for default thereof, Wheat bran. Oxen or Cows
dung, of thefe fo much as will fuffice, then take Sheeps^Suet,
and Hogs ^reafe tried, Tarr and Tarpentine of each half a
pound, mince the SheepsSuet veryfmall, and melt it on the
fixe, then put to your Hog> greafe, and when thefe be-molten^
yutin your Ox or Cow duag, ftitriiig them well together,

theja, .

f28 The Qentpkat Hcrjl-maff, CHAP. V.

then by degrees put in your Bran, continually llirring them,
and laftly your Tar and Turpentine ^ and when you have
kneaded all thefe fo well together, as that they are become one
body, and like to pafte i take them from the fire, and ib keep
them for your ufe, and being only warm, ftop his 5<?/w there-
with, but tack on his Shoes firit : but for his Cofinsmdkt Bags
ofcourfe cloath, and firfl covering all his Ojjins good and.
thick, fallen thofe bags over his hoofs to his Pajlernsy but take
heed they be not too hard tied) yet fo as they may ftay on ^
drefs him thus every day once for 15 or 20 days together,
and let him not in all that time touch any water with his Feety
and'his hoofs will become firm and tough again. After, if you
turn him forth into moift ground, it will be the better, if the
feafbn will permit it. You muft during the time of his Cure ^
give him continually white Water. *^'^. This Cure I have--
often tryed, andit is very good. "*^^*.

SECT. 17. ^. '

Hippoph. T "TT J Hat do you hold good to be applyed to the Heels ^
V ,\/ ^^^ F^ct of a Horfe, that is brtufed mdhea- '
?---^t€f^withtrAven -

/HippoferHs. Sir, I will give you only one Receipt for this
Cure, which I have often ufed, and it is fo truly a good one, -
as that its equal can hardly be found. And thus it is :
Bruifed Take of the tender tops .of the moft angry, and flinging^
heels and jsjettles you can get, one handful, Itamp them very well in a '
Mortar, and when they be throughly beaten, put unto them
of Turpentine and tried Hogsgreafe, fo much as will fuffice,
to bring it to a formal Unguent : Apply this to the Feet and
Heels o( youv Horfe^ in bags or clouts, and let this be done
the very next morning after you come where you may reft him :
renew this everyday once, and in Ihort time he may be found
and well again. '^:^^.

SECT. 18. B.

^'PP^r^* \ /\ /Hat is good to a/Uy burning with Shot, Gun-

VV^p

powder, or Wild-fire ?

i

HippoferfU,

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Hif^oferhs. ?or this malady I nie evermore to take varnidi,
and to put it into fair water, and to beat tlie water and var-
nilh very well together, then I pour away the water from the
varnifli, and fo with a feather I anoint the place burned, and
in-few times dreffing, it will kill tiie fire ^ which done, I heal £jupj,;.g
the foraiice with carnifying and healing ialves. "^^'^'. This is wvth'ihotr,
very good.

But 1 will no7v' give you two or three other Unguents, which
are moll precious againft all forts of burnings, which arc thefc.

Take Hogs greafe, as much as will fuffice, fet it upon the
fire, and let it boyl well, and as the skin arifeth, take it away
with a feather, or fuch like thing, until no more will arife ;
that done, and that it hath boy led enough, then put it forth
into an earthen vefTel, and fet it forth in the open air four or
five nights, after which time you mull wafh it in a great quan-
tity of clear running or fountain water, to the end it may be
free from fait or other filti], and wafli it fo long in fundry wa-
ters in fome great bowl, until it come to be very white ^ then
melt only this oyntmcnt, and fo keep it for your ufe, where-
with anoint the place grieved, and in fhort time it will cure
them. ■^^*. This I had of a famous French Marpal^ and I have
often ufed it, and I have ever found it to be moll lovereign for
al-l forts of burnings. But if Hogs greafe may not be had, then
take the fat of Bacon, and walh it well, and it is marvellous
good. ^^■^.

Take frcQi butter, and the whites of Eggs, of each as much
as vvill fu.Tice, beat them well together, till you bring them
to a formal Unguent, and anoint the places burned therewith,
and it will fpeedily take away the fire and cure them, foundly.
■^v''- This is all fpecial good.

^;iother.

Take a flone of quick lime which muft be well burned, (that
which is beft burned, will be lightefl) difiblve it in fair water,
and when the water is fettled, foasall the Lime remainethin
the bottom, itrain the clearell of the water thorow a fine
clean linnen cloath, then put unto this water either the Oyl
of HempTeed, or of fte Oyl of Olive, of like quantity with
the water j and fo beating them well together, you fhall have

S an

i^O Th Coffipleat Eprfcmarr, CHAP. V.

an excellent Unguent moft precious for all forts of bnrnings.
And the nature of thefe three Unguents be to leave no fears.
Wherefore we apply them for moft fovereign remedies, as
well for man as beaft in cafes of this nature. '^^'^. This alfo I
have often tried,and I have found them all to be moft lingular.

SECT. 19. 5.

Hippoph.T 'lOvedoyou take 4>y^y Bunches, Knots, Warts, <?»^
Jt JL "Wens from a Horfe ?
F.unclics, Hippoferfis. Thefe kinds of forances do come to a Horle, by
Kno-s,cj~Y: jjjggjj^ of much ranknefs of bad blood, which is iiigendredof
peccant humours y which humors do proceed of naughty meat.
They are fo apparent to the eye-, that any man may point at
them with his finger. The way to free your Horfe of them, is
firft : Take up fuch Veins as you may know to feed them \
then fhave away the hair from abowt the places, and for four
days together,lay f^gyptiacum to them ■, at four days end, wafh
and bathe the places with ftrong Wine vinegar made hot f
then take Wine vinegar one pint, green Coperas, and Diers -
Galls, of each four ounces, Cantharides two ounces, bay- fait
one handful, make thefe into fine powder, and let them boyi
on the fire with the Vinegar a little, and fo wafh the forances
therewith fcalding hot, and every third day continue thus tOr
do till you perceive them to dry up. Let the fcurfFfall away
of its own accord at leifure j if any morefhall happen to grow-
forth afterwards, apply the fame medicine again, albeit it
was formerly cured by the fame thing : yet I have not feen a-
ny Horfe to fall into the fame malady again, and during the.
time you have him in cure, let him not come in any water, but
keep hira in the Stable warm."^^^. Another Cure is this : Firft
(as before) fhave away theWr, and take up the veins which,-,
feed thofe forances, then fix-days after, let him blood in the
heels to draw away the humors downwards : then wafh and
bathe him well with hot vinegar ', which done, take a quart.-,
of Oylof Nuts, and Verdigveale powdred two ounces, and a
quarter of a pint of Ink; mix all thefe well together, and.
apply it cold to the places, rubbing atid bathing them well
thercY/ith, and if the Knots and Warts do not begin to dry

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up at the firft dreffing, then mult you begin again every fourth
day, until fuch time as they be throughly cured. ^>f,^. Ano-
ther, Talce courfe honey one pound, Verdigreafe in powder
three ounces, mix thefe well together wirh the finell wh^eac
flower, and fo bring it to an oyntment, and after you l^ave
cleanfedthe forances as before is fhewed you, apply this oynt-
ment to the place with a rowler: if there be any Vv'artj a-
mong the Knots, cut them away clean before you do apply
the laid oyntment, and thus doing ten or twelve days eveiy
. other day, he will be perfediy cured. *.>:'^. Another. Shave
away the hfiir^ and take up the veins as aforefaid, then wafu
and bathe the place well, then take mutton k\siQtt mallows,
and brimilone, make a decoction hereof, ard when you have
very well bathed the forances with the faid decoclion, take the
fubftance thereof and patting it between two linnen cloaths,
make it fall to the place over night, ar.d in the morning take
it away, which done, apply unto the place this Unguent, viz..

Take Vinegar and Mut:on Sewet, the gum ofthePii.e tiee,
new Wax, and Rofin of each like much : melt all thefe toge-
ther, (but put in your Gum lafl) and fo a oint the forances
with a feather twice every day till they be whole. Of this
Cure I never made tryal, but it feemeth to be a good one.
You muft not forget in every of tfiefe Cures to take up fuch
V€it7s w^hich in your judgement you may find to feed thofe fo-
rances, and to fnave way the hair from above them clean.
Now with this other Cure, 1 will conclude. Wa/hand bathe
the places with the decodion laib before mentioned, aud lay
thefub^.ance to the fores. Take then new Wax, Turpentine,
and Gam Arabick, of each like much : melt tiiem to an Un-
guent, and herewith anoint the forances j during which time,
let him come into no water, and the Poultes of Mallows, &c.
muft be every night applied till he be whole.

A: let her.

Take (and to conclude) blew ilate and BrimHone, of each
four ounces, Verdigreafe one ounce, made into fine powder,
then take frefn butter four pound, melt it in a fmall Kettle or
Pofnet •, and fo foon as the butter is molten, put into it all
the former ingredients, and fo let them boil well ^ and when
you have brought it to a perfed Uoguent, take it off, and keep

S 2 it

IJ5 TheCcffJpleat Hoyfe-m^f/, CHAP. V.

it for your ufe. And when you would ufe it, warm thereof
upon a chafing difli and coals, and anoint your Horfe there-
with upon the forance, and that but once, and it will fuffice.
But you mull let him blood the day before you anoint him in
the nevk^vein. And at the end of eight days, take a quantity
of cold Lee, and thcee ounces of black Sope, and wafh the fo-
rance therewith.' The quantity of oyntment will ferve but
only for two Horfes. Of this Receipt 1 ne\^er hadoccalion to
"make trial \ but it v;as taught me by a famous A^arflml of
France, who commended it unto me for an extraordinary good
Receipt ; and truly it feems to me fo to be.

C HA P. VI.

SECT. I. C.

Hippoph. "T \J Hat is good to he applied to ^ Horfe, that hath
VV cajl hi mfe If in his H^herY
Hippoferm. This commonly cometh to a Horfe which being

tied down to the Manger, his ear or 1 otd itching, with his
hinder /W Icratcheth the place that itcheth, fo as when he.
taketh away his Foot^ihQ Halter catcheth into the Pafiern Joym \
which he feeling, falleth to ftriving, whereby he caftcth hira-
felf down,and by means of the hardnefs of the Cord,he isgaul-
ed even to the very bone, and many times if he be not oppor-
tunely refcued, the Halter doth Itrangle him, and he is found.
ftark dead. But if the Horfe do efcape with life, he will be ne-
verthelefs terrible gauled, which will foon rankle and fwell,
uiiiefs cure be prefently adminiftred. The iign whereby to '
know it, is apparent enough. I will give you only two Re-
ceipts for this forance, whereof the firrt Qiall be this, viz..
Ciftina Take the leaf of the herb called Saubfucus, ftamp it and
Halrer. ftrain it, and take only the juyce thereof, and apply the faid
juyce to the forance by waffling it therewith, atter take a lin-
nen cloath, v/hite and clean, and make it into three or four
folds, fteeping the cloath in the faid juyce, and bind it on th*.
place giieved,but ill Winter when the faid leaf is not to be had,

you..

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you mull take the lecond rind thereof, and do therewith as
before j but then note, that before you wafh and apply the faid
juyce to the wound, you mufl: firlt wa(h the forance with warm
water, and then apply the Eiid juyce, and he ihall be perfect-
ly cured in fhort time. This I never yet experienced by rea-
fon I could never yet meet with the Herb. This lecon-d 1 have
often tried and I have found it to be infallible, vi2^. Makea
Rowl of fat Wool, and fleep the fame in Vinegar and Sheeps
fuet fo much as will fuffice, boiled together till it cometh to
be very thick, and let the Rowl b: full as long, or rather
fomewhat longer than the place gaulcd : .apply this to the fo-
rance Philter- wile, and bind upon it a clean linnen cloath,
changing.it twice a day, and in fliort time it will be whole.
This is right good. "^^"^.

SECT. 2. C.

Hippoph. \\J Hat Cure have you for a Canker ?

^ ' Htfpofents. This is a very loathfome fc-
ranee, which if it-be fuffered to run long will lo feller, and
corrupt the place where it happeneth that it will violently
eat, even to the very botie : if ic fall upon the Tongue^ it will
eat the very root in funder j if in the Nofe^ it will eat the ve-
ry Grifile through ^ You may calily know this forance, for that
the places will be very raw, and bleed often, and many times
he Ihall perceive a white fcurrFto grow upon the place grieved.
For it is a moil; Cankerous Vlcer^\N\\\ch. oftimes is ingendred of a
fretting humour. It cometh two ways, that is, either of
naughty, and corrupt blood procured by means of unwholefom
meat, or by fome BilUcpu Humonr which came to the Horje by ^'^^^^'^'
an extream cold not long before taken, which will caufe his
breath to llink loathfomly. I will deliver unto you fundry
Cures for this forance, which my felf have experimented, and
have found them to be very good.

Take white Wine half a pint, Roch Alom the quantity of
a Wall-nut, Bay fak half a fpoonful, Engl'ih Honey onefpoon-
ful, Red Sage, Rue, Ribwort, Honey-Suckle Leaves, Yarrov/,
Plantine, Bramble Leaves, of each like much, but of every one

a ^

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134 The Cowpkat Horfc-mat?^ CHAP. V I.

a little : boil all thefe in the white Wine fo much as will fufHce,
till a quarter beconfumed, and then fir ft injedcf this Water
into the forance, or elfe if the Canker be in xhQ Mouthy wafli
the place with a clout faftned to a flicks end, and fo drefs him
therewith twice a day or oftner if you fhall fee caufe, till it
be whole.

Another.

Take green coperas, and Alom, of each one pound, white
Copcras four drams, boil thefe in a bottle of running water
until almofl the one moity be confumed, then take it from the
fire, and put into it of Honey half a pound, then holding up
his Headmth a Drenching Staff fbut yet not too high) with
a Pewter or Elder Syringe or Squirt, injed it into his Nofe (if
the Canker be there) bloud-vvarm, which done, give prefently
his head liberty, whereby he may fnuffle and blow forth the
corruption, and fail not to injed him thus three or four times
one after the other at every dreffing *, and do thus Morning
and Evening till it be whole, which will not be long. ^^^.
But if it be only a fore Mouth, and that it come to be a Can^
ker-, then

Take of the flrongeft white Wine Vinegar, and make it
thick with powder Alom, and fo wafh the forance therewith
two or three days together, for this will kill and deftroy the
Vker^ then heal up the forance thus • f^iz..

Take of fair Water a quart, Alom, and Honey, of each

four dunces, Maudeline leaves, red Sage, and Columbine leaves^

of each a handful '■, boil all thefe in the Water till half be con-

" fumed, and every day twice, that is, Morning and Evening,

wafh his Month therewith blood-warm, and it will heal

•him.-^,-^*.

Jmther.

Firft make this flrong Alom water, z'/z.. Take Alom half a ^
pound, Honey half a pint, red Sage, and Wood-bind-leaves,
of each a handful: boyl all thefe in fair water, till half be
confumed,with this water and herbs, wa3i and rub the fores till
they become red and raw, then take white Wine Vinegar half
a pint, Alom powdered two ounces, Ginger powdred half an-
ounce, andof Life-Honey half a pint, mix all thele well toge--
ther, and therewith anoint the Sore Morning and Evening,
and it will cure him. ^^'^' Ail

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All thefe Receipts I have made tryal of, and have found
them to be right good. Another.

Take the jayce of the root Afphodil feven ounces. Quick-
lime, and Arfnick of each two ounces, beat and incorporate
all thefe together, and put them into a new pot clofe ftopped,
and let it boil till it come to afhes ; thefe alhes you may apply
totheSorance twiceaday, but the fore mult be firit walhed
with ftrong Vinegar, as before is taught.

SECT. 3. C.

Hippoph- Y yOty erne you that Horfe who hath cafi hif Hoof ^
V~\ HippferHs. This is atroublefomSorance, yet
with care it may be cured : it cometh either by
means of fome Foundering, or by an Accloy, Prick, Stub,
Gravelling, Qiiitterbone, or other hurt within the Fo<3/-,which
breaking out above round about the Cronet^ and in time the hoof
breaking it falleth from th^foot. I need relate no Signs where-
by to know the fame, The Cure is this.

Take Jqu.tfortU the ftrongefl you can get, and (irft with a •-
Rape, or Drawing Iron, file or draw away the old hoof fome- cafting
what near, then touch the hoof fo prepared with your Aqua-rht Hoof,
fonis^ threeor four feveral dreliings, and no more: this done,
anoint t\\tfoot with the Unguent we do commonly make for
Horfes feet', viz.. Take Hogs greafe three pound, Pach greale
two pound, Vtnice Turpentine one pound, new Wax half a
pound, Sallet Oyl one pound •• melt and mix all thefe upon
the fire, and herewith chafe, rub, and anoint the Cof[in of the
hoof up to the very top j and this will bring a new hoof. ^^*.

Take alfo Turpentine half a pound, Tar half a pint, -
new Wax half a pound, Sallet Oyl one pint : melt all ,
thefe except the Turpentine together till they be well
mixed, and a little before you take it from the fire, put in
your Turpentine, and Rir it till it be cold ; but before hand ,^
make him a Buskin of Leather, with a thick fole, made fie for
his hoof but wide enough, that it may be tied about hi^ Pajhrr?, .
and drefs his hoof with this medicine, laying To«v or Kurds
upon it, and fo pat on the faid Buskin, and f iften ic to the
Paftern joynt-, or a little above, bat 'lo as the Buskin may no ■

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36 TlxCcmpkat I'lorfi.ffMV, CtlAP. V,

way offend or trouble the foot, renewing your medicine every
day once till he be whole ^^i^"^'-

This Receipt isalfb moft fovereign for a Horle that is hccf-
hoHfld : and as' the new /jo^/ begin neth to come, it behooveth
yon carefully to obferve where it groweth harder or thickerin
one place more than another, or crumbleth, or goeth out of
order or fafliion any where about th^ hoof ; which when you
lliall perceive, file the place with yonr Rape, and fo keep the
hoof \Ti good fafhion, by which means there will come a very
perfcd /jo^y again : which being put him out to grafs into fome
moifl: Failure or Mcadovv', for that is the only way to caufe
the hoof to become tough.

Hippophilus. What is the reafon that in all your medicines in
which yoii nfeTHrfentirie^ yon fm that in hifi) and not when yon pit
, in your other ingredients t

Hippofems. Sir, I Ihall give you in a word a fiifEcient reafon
for this demand -^ to wit, if the ingredients which I do put in-
to any medicine be to be molten upon the fire^ -asGnmSvPitch,
Tar, Rofin, and the like •■, if I Ihould put in ray Turpentine
together at once with the Relidue before it could be fuliicient-
ly molten or boiled, the Turpentine (being a drug fo fubtile)
would confume it felf into vapoHr, and by that means leave the
medicine iinperfed, and that is the caufe vvhy I do put in my
Turpentine evermore a little before I take it from the lire.

SECT. 4. C.

Hippoph. T A^ what caufes do you Cauterize, and what be its

^ virtues ?

Hipfofertts. Cauteriz^ation or giving of fire is of two natures,
VIZ.. j^liual-f and Potential: your Cautery ^^nal is made by hot
burning inftruments, with which you fear and burn thofe
places which be requilite for the perfeding of the Cure you
have in hand, which cannot be peradventure otherwife well
cured, but by giving of the fire: as in cafeof great impoltuma-
tion, ftanching of ^/Wih wounds, or in fearing of w/^j-, /-
fjews^ or the like j or elfe in cafe of difmembring, if other
means be not at hand, whereby to ftay the flux of blood with-
out danger of bleeding to death, and fo likewife in very many

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cafes of this nature j wherein I do advife all men that are not Cautery
very perfedin giving the fire, that they do not pradife upon *-^'''^'
Horfes of price, but firil upon Jades, and low- prized Horfes,
to the end they may the better come to know how to carry
their hand, and to underftand themfelves in this Art the bet-
ter : as when they are to iife the lighter, and when the hea-
vier hand ^ as alfo that they do make their circles round, and
their lines ftreight and even, and not crooked or waving. For
this adualfire is a thing molt neceflary for them that do truly
know and underftand the true ufe and virtue thereof, and
therefore it ought to be very carefully, judicioufly and mode-
rately applyed, and never but upon good and very confiderate
grounds i which in fo doing, you fhall find it to be a moft fo-
vereign remedy to hinder and ftay all manner of corruption
whereunto any mtmber may be inclined) provided that m the
handling of your Inftrument,you touch not Mnfcles^Arteries,Si'
mv9s ^Ligament s^Chords^ov the like \ for fo you may utterly lame
where youwould fetupright,and deftroy where you would cure,
excepting only in cafes needful. For by applying this atUal fircy
you (hall joyn and conglutinate parts and members fevered, dry
upfuperfluous moifture, znd, {ink members fwelled-- you (hall be-
fides bring forth all evil and putrefadious matter congealed
and gathered into Knots, as Wens, Biles, Puftils, Exulcera-
tions, and the like : you fhall alfo alFwage old griefs, and make
perfed all fuch parts of the Wy as be any way corrupted : nei-
ther Ihall you need fear the increafe of any evil humoursj by
reaibn that the skjn being fevered by means of the hot Iron, it
doth ripen and digeffc all manner of putrefadion and matrative
ftufF, whereby it venteth and pafTeth away much more eafily,
healing and qualifying all grief and pain, cauling the member
which before was fubjed to feflring and to gangrene, become
the founder, and by much the ftronger j fo as nothing of dif-
advantage will be remaining, but thzfcar only where the Iron
pafled, and the worft that can be made thereof, will be but a
little eye-fore. But then you mult have a very great regard unto
your inftruments that they be made according to the nature
and quality of the place and member which is to be feared j for
one fafhion will notferve in all caufes : for as the places which

T are

138 - The Cum^leat Horfeman. CHAP. VI.

are to hzcauteriz^ed^ are comntonly different in (hape and pro-
portion, lb alfo ought the ihapes and fafhions of yoar Inilru-
ments to be made accordingly. You are alfo to have a fpecial
•care to the heating of your Inftrunients, \A/hich ought to be
done with a right good judgment j for as they muft not be
too cold, fo ought they not 'to be too hot, for by that means
you may eafily inflame the <:<««r<rr?z,f^ places too much. Again
in giving the fire great care mull be had to the bearing of the
hand, for therein confilleth very great cunning ^ and as I have
before admonifhed you to be careful that you touch not any fi-
neva or ligament-, fo no fire is to be given to the diilocation or
fradion of any bone. And as touching the metal whereof your
inltruments are to be made : fome prefer Ge/^, Stiver, and
Br^fs or Copper before Steel or lro?i : but I will not controul any
mans knowledge, confelGng mine»own to be the ieaft j only
thus much I may aver of that little I have (through Godsper-
milTion) that having made trial of them all, yet I have ever in
all my practice found Iron 2nd Steel to be the very belt and moft
certain to work with, of all the other Tfietah j and my reafon
' is becaule Steel or Iron will retain its once received heat longer
then any other metat^ whereby I cannot be fo much deceived in
my work j for Gold, Silver, and Brafs, as they be foone'r made
hot than Iron or' Steely fo are they as foon cold .• now Steel and
Iron Metals are much more fubltantial and harder of nature
than the other metals be •, and therefore as they are fomewhat
longer before they be hot, fo they retain their heat much lon-
ger, which during the time of their agitation^ works more
furely : again, a man cannot tell when thofe other metals are
hot enough, as alfo when they be too hot, if you put never fo
. little water to them whereby to allay their overmuch heat,
they fuddenly turn and become fo cold as not to be able to
make them work at all •, the contrary whereof you Ihall find
to be in the nature of Iron and Steel. And let this fuffice for
Caurery cautery aSinal. Now I will in a word handle cautery Potential,
potential. ^yj^jf has the cautery aciual burneth thtfiefh by the hot inftru-
-ment ; even fo doth cautery Potential bmn thtflejh by medicine,
ofvs'hich there are three forts or degrees, namely by corrofive^
Corrofive ^Y (^^f^P^^-) 0^ by putrefa^ion : Corrofive is when that is applyed
to the wound wherein is deader proud Ai^ to corrode or eat

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it away, by which means the wound is prepared and made the
more fit for Emplaflers, Waters, or Unguents which do car-*"
nifie, and make good fleih j by which means the wound which
before was foul, is now become clean,, healed up, and made
found : and thefe corroding things are commonly Precipitates, -
SublimafLnn, Arfnick, Refalgar, Leads white and red, Verdi-
greafe, Alome, Coperas white and green, Vitrial, Sandaracha
ChryfocoUo,Onganum,Mercury,Aconitum,CapiteIlium,Roman
Vitrial,Shaving of Oxe or Harts horn,rGd Coral,Spunge of the
Sea fome what burned, Unguentum Apollolorum, Unguentuni
iEgiptiacum,llnguentum Caraccum,Magiftra,Salniter, Cantha-
rides,Apium, A(^ia-fortis, SicIamine,Melanacardinum,and many
more, which 1 am enforced to leave out partly for want oi"
memory ,.and partly for want of time \ all which do burn, eat,
and corrode thtfiejh^ putting the poor heafi to mickle pain. -A
CakJItckis a greater burner, for that being once put to the skin, Cjuilickr
will in fhort time make a wound where none was before ^ for
therewith we do ufe to make ifliies, and where it is fet to the
fleJJ} or j^w,_ it maketh its way in, whereby we may in fliorter
fpace adminifter our £;»/'//«y?r///« ; for Ci/^T^/ci^j are ftronger and ~
more violent than either Pwrf/^^/wj ox Cerrofives \ for where-
as Corrofives do work only upon Ji^« broken, and to corrode and
eat out dead, proud, Ipungy, and naughty flejk ; and Patrefa-
iiives do ripen, mollifie, and prepare the wound for the Can-
fticks-i fo Caufiicks do break ^i^« and /(?/7j and all •, and therefore
it is more violent, and burneth worle than any of the two for-
mer. Now your Pntrefa^ives are fuch medicines as we do com- py^re-
monly apply to fwellings, which we do make for the molt part fa^ive.
of medicines compounded •, as Poltefles, rofted Sorrel, white
Lilly root^v and the like ; . forfuCh things are drawers and ripe-
ners, caufing fwelHngs Which be hard and flefhy, to become
foft and putrefadliVe^ and to prepare Sorances for the CMJiicksy
whole nature is to break and open,what before the Pntrefa^ive
had ripened, which otherwife mulb have been done by Cautery
A^ml or by incifion. And this I do hold fufficientto be han-
dled upon tiris fubjed y howfoever much more,and many other
particulars may be:delivered,yet in this conlifteth the fubflance
of all : for by realbn i aim at brevity,! refer you to Mv.Bhwde-
viles OfJce^-stidtoMt. Markh^ims Mafer-peice^v^ho have intreated
hereof very accurately. Tj SECT.

14,0 TheCerHpkat Horfc-r/iatr^ CHAP. VI.

SECT. 5. C

Hippoph. T ]\ J Hat gcod Charge have you to be apply ed to the
V V Feet, xvherevfith to ftof them-, when the Horle
is either Surbated or in danger of Foundring ?

HtppoferMs. This cojueth commonly to yoMng Horfes^ which

are forely ridden before their Hoofs and Feet be hardened, as

alfo foraetimes when Horjes upon hard riding and long travel

ciiarge are ill Ihod ^ this doth not only caufe them to be Surbated., but

for Sur- aifQ hazardeth their Foundring ^ which fo foon as you do per-

bating. ^qI^q^ ^]^q f^j-ft thing you do, is to caufe his Feet to be clean

pickt, that no Gravel be remaining betwixt the Web of the

Shoe and the Sole, then wafh the Feet with water and fait, and ■

about an hour after let his feet be throughly well Hopped

with the charge prefcribed you in Chapter the tenth, SeB. the

lixteenth of this Book *, and he will be well in Ihort time.

SECT. 6. C.

Hippoph. X i\ 7 Hat is the befl way to Cleanfe and Purge a
V V Horik from all filthy at hiifirft taking up from
grafs /
Hipfofertm. This I have fhewed you in the feventh Chapter
of this Book i but yet I will once again reiterate it unto you in
few words. Firfb therefore, he having been had into the Sta-
ble, the next day, if it be a hot Sun-lhiny day, let his keeper
take him out of the Stable into a place convenient, and there
let him handfomely trim him, (a thing which every Groom and
Keeper knoweth well enough how to do j ) then let him take
Horfe.^ ^ ordinary foft walhing Sope, and anoint his Head all over there-
with, taking a great care that none of the Sope or fuds get
into his Eyes or Ears., then wafli him with warm water, and fo
purge and wafh all manner of filth from his Heady and every
part thereof i that done, firft wipe all his Heady Ears., Eyes., and
Facey with a warm linnen cloath i and then wipe and rub him,
dry with woollen cloathes: then Sope his whole body all ove;t;
Capipee, leaving no part thereof free, efpecially his Mane and
Tayhy then walh him very clean with Buck- lee, with a whifp or

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woollen cloath, and when you have fufEcicntly cleanled him,
let him be wiped, rubbed, and made dry, as before you have
done his Head ^ and when he is throughly dry, let him be led
into the Stable and fo cloathed up with a clean thin fofc
cloath,and fliod up at your pleafure. And by this kind of Pftr^-
ing^ trimming, and clear.fing of a Horfe^ I have in three or four
hours fpace fo altred a Horfe^ as that his owner hath not on the-
fudden kn^wn him.

SECT. 7. C

lippoph. 1 Havehmven Hovft'?, troubled with fnndry forts of fottt
J or fore heels, aH which carry the »<iwro/ Scratche3

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"arry the name of
in general i fame whereof have Clifts crofs, and ever-thwart^ fonts
Clifts with Cracks, and fame long Clifts, d*c. Vf hat do yon fay to
thefe Maladies ?

Hippoferui. I fay Sir, that every of thefe forts are very foul
Sorances, yet foon cured, if the Ferrier be fo well skilled a^to
take up the Teins, before he apply his Medicines and remedies.
The Maladies do come by Surfets taken by over heats, by
wafhing his Horfe when he comethhome hot, by naughty meat,
or by corrupt blood, the Peccant humours falling downwards and
fetling in thofe parts where the forances are, whereby they
prove moft troublefome to the creatHre^ and no lefs noifbme
to the beholders .- for the heels be very raw, and do run with Clifo and
loathfome water and matter which doth ftink very offenfively. Cracks in-
The (ignes need no defcription. The Cure is, fir'ft to take up^^^ ^^^^'
the Thigh veins: whereby to flop and hinder the falling down
of thefe bad humeurs which do feed them j then clip or fhave
away the hair clofe from about the fores, then walh the places
with broken Beer and Butter warm, and dry them again :
which done, apply this Plafter to the place grieved.

Take Sheeps fewct, or Deers fewet, which is much better,
and being molten upon the fire, let it cool till you may hold
your finger therein ^ then put to it fo much Rie-bran, or for
want thereof Wheat -branr as will bring it to a falve, lay it to
the place plaiiter-wife upon Hurds or Tow, and bind a dean
Unnen cloath over the plaifter to keep it on, and folet it re-
main four or five days without medling with it, by which time

th€.

4'2 The CoMplcat Horfc-man^ CHAP. VI.

the Sores will be throughly purged, and the S(:urff^wlll eafily
come off; then take old Bores greafe well rotted, and melt it
upon the fire, and wiien it is fo cold aswastheSheepsjorDeerS
fevvet, put to it the yolks of Eggs fo much as will fuffice, and "
a little Verdegreafe in fine powder : incorporate all thefe well
together, bringing them to an Unguent, with which anoint
the fores every day once, until they be throughly and perfeftly
whole. *^^.

Another*

Take Oyl de-Bay four ounces, Verdigreafe, and Litharge of
Gold, both in fine powder, of each two drams, make all thefe
into an Unguent, and anoint the fores therewith morning and
evening till they be whole. In every of thele Cures, let your'
Korfe come into no water, "^■h-'^.

Anvther.

Take Soot, five ounces, Verdigreafe in fine powder, three
ounces, Orpin one ounce, beat all thefe together into fine pow-
der, and then add thereto as much common honey as of all the
refidue \ boil all thefe together well, putting into it as it boil-
cth quick-lime, as much as will fuffice, keeping it always ftir-
ring till it be well boiled, and is become thick j with this oint-
ment anoint the fores twice every day, until they be fufficiently
cured. ^^■^.

Another.

Take hot wood alhes and quick-lime, and with common
honey and white wine, make it into one body to a perfect Un-
guent, and herewith anoint the Sores j and if this malady have
not been long upon the Horfe, this ointment will certainly
cure him •-, but if he be old and it have run long upon him, then
give him the fire, and drefs the burning with the ointment pre-
scribed you in the former Cure.

Another.
^ Take a round Iron, and give the fire towards the extremi-
ties or ends of the chops^ and anoint them every day as beforey
and affure your felf the c///i?i, chops^ and n/// will not increafe»
but dirainifli, and fo in fhort time he will be whole and found;
,*.)^^. Tlusisipecialgood,

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SECT. 8. C

Hippoph. T Would gladly l^ov; (Hippoferus) fomething of Cly-
J. fters and their true natures.
Hippoferus. As touching Clyflers^ there be fundry kinds of
furgatiom^ and therefore to the end you may the better under-
ftand them and their proper vertues, I will firft anatomize un-
to you the feveral degrees of Turgations \ and by reafon I have -^
been much, and that for a long time verled in this fubjedl, I of ciy^ -
am not afhamed to difcover unto you from whence I had my ^^'■^•
firft grounds and principles \ for every man (as the Proverb
is) raufl have a beginning \ to wit, he muft be a Scholar^ be-
fore he can be a Mafier\ for as Senecn faith very well, It ii great
temerity in any man to take upon him to be a Mafier^ who did never
know what it was to have been a Scholar. My firft rudiments there-
fore I received from Mr. Blmdevile-, and after fomewhat I at-
tained unto by the help of Mr. Marhjoam., both very well tra-:
veiled in this Art ^ the reft I atchieved partly in my Travels^
and partly from my particular praUice and experience. Now
Mr. Markham followeth Mr. Blmdevile in many things verbatim^
in thcTeft in fubftanceiwherein Mr. Markham doth more large-
ly dilate and deliver himfelf, making thereby oft-times many
thingsmore clear and apparent, yet they both aflent in what
they fay ^ v^z. that Fnrgationh defin^'dby the learned Phyfici- ^^^^^^
ans to be the emptying and voiding offuperfluous httmonrs'^vihich ned.^ "'
do cumber, pefter, and difturb the bendy with their peccant
eondition : affirming that fuch ill humours do breed much bad
nutriment, which the Learned do call Cacochymia, which when r
it will not be corrected or amended, either by fair means, or
by the help of nature, then muft- it be compelled, forced, and
driven away by Paygation^ Vomit ^ Clyjier^ ox Suppbfkery. And
whereas Mr. Blmdevile faith, that Horfes are not u led to be .
purged by Fomit as men be ; 1 in conference with him once ask-
ed him the reafon thereof 3 he anfwered me, for that the neck
of the Horfe was of that length, as not to be able to purge by
Vomit.y which for the prelent I took for-fatisfadion , I then
imagining the thing not to be known, until fuch time as I tra-
velling into remote parts, where I had frequent commerce

with . I

f44 ThcCompleat Horje-ffiatt, CHAP. VI.

with famous Marjhah and Ferriers-, I at length faitned upon
one eminent for this faculty, who upon occafion offered, ufed
to adminifter Fcmit to Horfes, as frequently as he did either
Purgation or Qyfier : which thing when I well obferved, I de-
manded if a Horfe could P^omit, and to what purpofe he did ad-
minifter in that kind; Heanfwered me that a Horfe could ro-
imt^ and that he oft-times adminiftred for the lame end, and
thereupon both gave me his Receipt, and did adminifter in m.y
prefence, and made me an eye-witnefs to the working, not in one
Horfe alone, but in fundry others. But now leaving this to
its proper place I come to aflbil your demand as touching Cly-

- Jiers^ their natures and virtues. Clyfiers Jecnndum vhI^hs are
called Clfftersy but the more learned ailbmed the name Clyfter^
borrowed from the Latin word Clyfter ^{vom whence the French
hath it Clyfter. Now whereas all other kind of Phyfick is re-
ceived in at the Month.) Clyfiers and Suppofitories are adminiftred
per Amm^ whofe nature for the moft part are to purge the Gntsy
and to caufe the Horfe to void, (and to throw forth of his
hfJiy fuch humours as do offend him in matter of his health,) to
allay the fharpnefs of bad humenrs, to cleanle ulcers, to aflwage
the griefs and pains in the belly cauled by wind or otherwile,
and fo likewile in many other cafes. Now Clyfiers are not all of
one and the fame nature, neither are they all Uxatives (as many
do imagine) or do ferve to one and the fame end : for Ibme
muft be made to give eale, fome are reftringent and do bind,
fbme do loolen and pur^e., fome are to cleanfe ulcers, old and
long running fores, and fome to prepare the body the better to
receive its?/jj:l/J"cit,whereby it may the better work,which other-
wife cannot be adminiftred without much peril to the life of the
lick creature. So that a Clyfier is (i fay) commonly given for a
Preparative or beginning topurgation. And a Clyfier by cleanfing
thtgutS) refrelheth the vital parts, and prepareth the way be-
fore. Wherefore I do admonifh every Ferrier, that when at

- any time they are to adminifter Phyfick, to a Horfe, whether
Purgative ox oth.txm{k, ifthe Horfe be not at the timefoluble
in body, thzt 2Lhtx blood-letting the next day he give aC/yy?fr,and
then may he be the bolder to adminifter what he Ihall thifik
moft requilite : left otherwife by giving medicine, without

further

on vvha:
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BOOK II. af:d Expert Terrier. Ii.c

further preparation, he ftir and provoke the peccant humours^
which by reafon they cannot find prefent way forth, being
hindred by oppilations in the Guts^ through coflivenefs and
ventofity* and other impediments do attempt to make their
paflage by a contrary way, which cannot be done, but with
great hazard to the life of tiie poor beafl.

Hippophilus Bm of what Ingredients do yon ntA-^your Clyflcr^,
Hippoferus ?

Hif^oferHs.WtdiO ufually make our Clyjlerso^ Decod^mjs^ of
\/' f)rHgs-i of Oils-, andfometime we add 5<2>.

Hippophilus^ M^hat u a Decoftion ?

Hiffoferui. A decodtion is a broth made of certain herb^ /Jdccoe^ti-
as Mallows, MarlTi-Mallows, Fehitory, Camomile, and ibrae- '
times of white Lilly roots, and other fuch like tilings, which
we (do boil in water to a third part: and fometimes we ufe, in
ftead of herbs and waterj totakethe fat of beef broth, or the
broth of a fheeps head, Milk, Whey, and fome fuch kind of
liquor.

Hippophilus. What t^Hantity of Broth or Decodlion do yon usu-
ally put in^ whereof to make your Clyller ?

Hippoferus, That we do adminifter according to the age,
ftrength, greatnefs, and corpulency of the Horfe j for if he
be a Horfe of a ftrong and able body, of large growth, and Ita-
ture, fat and lufty, we ulc to put into his Clyfter of the deco^ion
three pints ; but if he beof afmall growth, weak, (ick, fee-
ble, or lean, then we do put in a quart of the fame at mofl : of
Oil we ufe to put in half a pint, of fait two or three dramsat
moft, and fometimes we put verjuyce fometimes honey, as
we fhall find caufe •• Drugs weufe^^as Sene, Caffia, Agarick,
Annifeeds, Oil of Dill, Oil of Camomile, Oil of Violets, Su-
gar Candy, (^c.

Hippophilus. What c^nantity of Drugs is needful for one Cly fter ?
., Hippoferm. You ought not to exceed the quantity of three
I ounces in one Cly^er at mofb, neither mull you exceed of but-
ter four ounces, and you muft be very careful your C/y/er be not
Liadminiftred more than blood- warm.

Hippophilus. What time is ft for a Horfe to keep or retain his
, Xlyfter?
' Hippoferia, When you give it him, let him be fomewhat

11 empty,

14^ T^^-^ Compleat Horfemar?, CHAP. VL

empty, but before he do receive it, let hira be raked, and thea
having adminiltred it, let him keep it at leaft half an hour^
to the end it may work in his belly, and fo do him the more
good, and to caufe him the better to keep the fame \ let his
keeper (fo foon as the Horle hath received it) hold his tail
clofe to his tuel, for half an hours Ipace, or more, for the lon-
ger he keepeth it, the mere effedual it will be unto him \ the
bell inftrument wherein togivsitto aHorfe, is a Clylter-pipe
made of purpofc, which ought to be 12 inches in the (hai-ik^.
which mult alfo be put home, and when the Clyfter is afTumed,
let the giver draw away the pipe by degrees,and not all at once.
Hippophilus. Ifrayfet me down fo me good Receipts of Clyfters.
Htppoferw. Thatfhalll, Sir, molt willingly : the firft C/yy?^r
that I ever gave, was to a fmall Nag of a Gentlemans, which
being very collive in his body,and refufinghismeat,did droop,,
languilh, and pine away ;, infomuch as the owfier fearing his
Horfes life, repaired unto me for counlel j when I had" well
confidered the nature of his infirmity, together with its fymp-
toms, I held it moit requillte to adminifter a Gyfier-, which I
did j and it was this : viz,. Take the fat of beef broth one pint
K and a half, of good Englijli honey half a pint, adding
Clyfter. thereto of white fait two drams, mix all thefe well, and fo
adminifter it Blood-warm Clyfier-wife ^ and fo fooix as he
fiath taken it, clap his tail clofe to hhtnel^ by thefpaceof half
an hour together at leaft, and if then it do not work, as I am
confident it will, then let one take his back, and ride him up
and down a reafonable round trot fometimes, (but not foas to
caufe him to fweat) for half an hour more, and fet him up
warm cloathed and littered , and fo let him Hand upon his
trench four or five hours ^ during which time he will ^nrge
kindly ^ then unbit him, and give him fweet hay,and an hour
* after he hath eaten, give him white water, nor let him drink
any cold water in a day or two after. And this you fliall find
to be the beft remedy for this malady. ^>^'^.

This I have adminiftred f<ipe & fapiw^ and have don€ great
good therewith : for the nature of this C/j(»/?^r is to open and
loofen the Body, to bring away with it all ofFenfive Humoms^ to
remove Obftrucftions ingendred in the body by means of exceffive
Meat', it cleanleth the GutSy and flicketh away all flimy fub-
Eafice which is reliding in theG^fis. Hip-

BOOK ITo AtiA Expert Ferrkr, ^^hl^^

Hippophllus. Why hnt Y{i^\iokv\\s I obferve a contradfBiott in
yoH.^ as toHching the quantity of your Decodion ; for whereas you
did before affirm that yon ufe to p/it into your Clyjiers at the mofl but
three finis ^ and a ths leaji but a qnart ^ you fay that ym did admi-
niftcrtothti Horfe, bnt a pint and half only ^ which is under quantity
of what you dtd before preferibe ?

■ HippoferM. Sir, in anfvver hereunto you muft under/land, that
in cafes of this nature, Phyfick ought with judgment to be ad-
ininiftred, and the reafon why 1 pat into the Cyfier of this
broth fo little, was, for that the Horfe was grown very weak,
poor, and low ofhi5/f/7^ and in good years, and was belides
a very froall AW, fetched out of Scotland from the mountains
Q^ Galoway or Galwyn ^ and therefore if I fhould have made his
Clyfier fo ftrong, and have added fb great a quantity of Decn-
^ion to him, as I might peradventure have put to a C/yfierfora.
great, large, fat, healthy, or corpulent /z/orfe^ I might have
repented it-, and therefore I made it as I toJd you: whereby
it wrought mofl: kindly,and did him that good which I hoped,
and delired : But pafTmg from this now, let us proceed to in-
treat yet farther of Clyjiers^ and of their leveral kinds.

■ Another.
Take Pell itory two handfuls, or for want thereof Melilot 2.
two handfuls, or if that may not be had, then Camomile two Cl>fier
handfuls, but Pellitory is the befl: if it may be had ; boil it to a ^^^^fi^^-
DecoSiion.) and then add to it of Sallet Oil, and of Verjuice of
the Crab, of each half a pint, of Honey four ounces, of Caf-
fia two ounces, mix all thefe well together, and fo apply it
blood-warm Clyfier-wife. *^*. This we do call a Clyfier Laxa-
tivet for this will open the body and guts of the Horfe very well,
it will take from him all noxious and offenlive humours •, it will
carry away all ipungy matter : it will allay the biiioufnefs and
Iharpnefs of humours j it will cleanle old Vicers ; it will refiefh
and comfort the f^ital parts^ &c. But if you do find that by giv-
ing too great a quantity, your Horfe purgeth and fcowreth
longer and more violently than you would have had him to
have done, or for fear it fhould ftir up in him upon the fudden
more bad humours than you may eafily know how to allay, then 3 •
give him this Ciyfter^ viz.. Take the aforefaid DecoBion one?]^^^^''
pint, adding thereto as much of Cows milk, ^as it comethg^c^'""

U 2 warm

1^.3 ThCotJfphat Horje-maffy CHAP. VI.

wsnn from her) and put alfo thereto the yolks of three new
layed Eggs, well beaten and well mixed with the faid liquor :
and lb give it your Horfe blocd-wartn. This is called a Clyfier
Rejiringent^ for this is only to beapplycd to a Horfe that is ve-
ry laxativey or that doth empty himlelf too much, which isoc-
cafioned oft-times through overmuch debility, and want of
ftrength, or when nature is very much offended : you mayap- -
ply this fo oft as need Pnall require, *^*.

jinother.
4. Take Mallows three hand fu is, Marfh Mallow roots cleanfed

eiyfrer and bruiled, and Violet leaves> ofeach twohandfuls. Flax feed
for a rac ti^fee fpoonfuls, fo many of the cloves of white Lilly roots, as
^^^'^' you may ealily hold in your hand : boil all thefe in fair water
from a gallon to a wine quart, then flrain it, and put thereto
of Scne one ounce, which mull be infuied or lleeped in the li-,
quor three hours ftanding upon the hot embers ^ then put ther-
to of Sallet Oil half a pint, and being blood warm,adminilleF
it Clyfter-wifcy caufing him to keep it at leafl half an hour or
longer, if you may : and the bell time to give this is three or
four days before the Full and change of the Moon j howfoever
it may be given to very good profit (as occafion may proffer it
felf) at any other time. ■^^■^. This Clyfier is to be given to a
Ketty or fat Horfe, which otherwife cannot be kept clean, for;
it pmgGthglM abundantly, and it is alfo principally to be given
to a Horfe that is newly taken from grals.

Another.

5. Take of Whey a quart, of Annifecds in fine powder two
A ciyfler pennyworth, of the leaves of Mallows one handful, boil thefe.
for Me- |.j|} |.j,g Mallows be foft, then Ilrain it, then put to it of fweet
kncaoly. g^^^^j.^^ ^^^^ ounces, which when the butter is molten, admini-

fler it blood-warm. ^^.^ This purgeth melancholy, it caufeth
a good appetite which before was wanting, it refrefheth the
f^irits dulled, and occalioneth good digeftion if the Horfe be
kept warm, and well tended. *^^"^.-

Another.

6. Take of the Oil of Dill, of the Oil of Camomile, of the
ciyilerin Oil of Violets, of CalTia, of each half an ounce, and of brown,
caicof Sugar Candy in powder three ounces, then take of Mallow
deiperate j^j^^gg j^^jf ^ handful : boil the Mallows firfl to a decodion in

BOOK. IF. andRjcpert Ferrkr, ' j^^

fair water, then ilrain it, and put to thebroath alithefore-
nam3d ingredients, adminifter this bloodwarm C(y/?fr-iv;/e,Thls
isa moft fbvereign Cl>ij}er to be given in cafe of defperate lick-
nefs j it heJpeth all Feavers", it is goodagainll the Peftilence,
and all languifhing difeafes, moft excellent^gainft Surfets ei-
ther by Provender or otherwife, and it vcill occalion great
ftrength in fliorttime, if it be rightly made, and carefully gi-
ven, ^^i^^' Another,

Take the- polpe of CoUoquintida, half an ounce, (I mean
the feeds and skin taken away) of Dragaarium three quarters 7.
ofar; ounce, of Centaury ar.d of Wormwood, of each half a Clyfter
handlul, of Caftoreum aquarter of an ounce, boil all thefe irip/ij'^
three quarts of water to a quart j then ftrain it, and diflblv^e j^n^^"
into the broth of Gerologundinum three ounces, and of white
fait three drams, of Sallct Oil half a pint, and blood warm
adminiiter it Clylhr-vsife. ^^'^*.

This I have often proved, and do find it to be moft excellent
for the Peftilence, and to help allFeavers.

Another. *^' S».

Take the decodion of Mallows, and put to it either of frefti J^ni^^
Butter four ounces, or of Sallet Oil half a pint, and give it
Iv.mClyfler-wife.'^:^'^. This is the gentleft C/^/^r of any before
prefcribed ^ for it is both a Lenitive^ and a great cooler of the
hady'^ and doth infinitely eafe pain : It is the beft thing that
can be given to a '-Jorfethat is taken, or againft ConvuLlons
or Cramps, and moll; fmgular againft Coftivenefs proceeding
from any licknefs or furiet by Provender, foundring. in the:
bodyrC^c. Another..

Take fait water or new made Brine two pints, diflblve q^
therein a pretty quantity of Sope, and fobloud-warm admini- Ci^rrter
fter it Clyfter-wije. This / never did experience, howfbever /^°'".^^«'
have been oft perfwaded by many able Ferriers, who have 3-^°'^'^*^^-
verred it to be the moft excellent that may be had for the
Colick, or any ficknefle or gripings inthe^wfj or betly. And
let this fufHce for Clyfters : onely by way of advice / counlel yoa
that before you adminifter any Clyjhy-, you firft rake him :,
that you put in the Pipe (being firft anointed with fweet But-
ter or Oil Olive) gently and by degrees, and that you alfo
draw it forth very treatably 3 that you make him keep it at

leaa

1 5(D The CoMpkat Horfe-matf^ CHAP. Vf,

leaft half an hour ; that you do adminifler it but bloud-warm
at moft j that you fqueeze and prefs between your hands the
blsdder Ciongly ; and laftly, that you let him not drink any
cold water in a day or two after, but Jet it be either fweet
Mafhj orelfe white water.

S E C T. 9. C.

Hippoph. T )T J Hat is good to he applied to a Horfe that if cloyed,

V V prickt, or hath other hnrt in the hoof?

Hifpoferui. You niuil: firft with your Butter, drawing iron,

Cio^td, or paring knife, lay the wound bare as may be \ then, Take

wax, Hogs greale, and Turpentine of each one ounce, Verdi-

greale two ounces j boil thele upon a gentle fire, your wax

aad Hogs greafe being firft put in and molten, then put in

your Turpentine, andlafbly your Verdi greafe in fine powder,

and being indifferently warm, dip tow or hurds into the oint-

, ment, and fo lay it to the Sore, then Hop and fplent it up, and

dreile him twice a day, and this will make him whole and

found in fliort time. ^^'^. But of this more in its due place.

SECT. 10. C,

Hippoph. T iT J Hat fay you to a Horfe j whofe Cods and Stones
V V ^ are fmlled ?
Cods Hippoferus. This infirmity proceedeth from fundry caufes, as

fwelkd fomtimes by being bitten with a i)^/, or with another Horfey or
by being ftung with fome venemous or evilcreature:The French
do call itEnflure de Coullon's: It cometh alfo by means of fome evil
humours and corrupt^/«7«^,which do fall down to the Cods^ fom-
times after ficknefs,& fomtimesafter ranknels of hloud ^zfeed^for
want ofs^Mare.U it come of ranknefs of feed or of bloudythcn let
him have a Mare and cover her two or three days together,and
half an hour after ride him into the water above the Cods or
Stones againfl: the llream, and he will do well. *^*. But if this;
difeafe come by other caules, then. Take the Lees of Claret
Wine, and Cummin-feed, made into fine powder, and a little
• Wheat or Bean flower , boil thefe together to an Unguent,
and fo warm as he may well endure it, anoint the cods there-
with,

->,'■

BOOK IT. avd Expert F enter. r 5 j

with, which done, draw forth his >'^r^, snd wafli it, and his
jheath^ alio with White AVine- Vinegar ^ and or 4 hours af-
ter ride him into the water above the Cods^ and let him alfo
Hand in the water fome fhort time> and fometimes ride him a-
gainft the ftream : do this every day till the fwelling be aflwag-
ed. "^^it*. This is a very good Cure.

jimther.

Take the roots of wild Cucumbers, and white Salt fo much
as will fuffice, boil thefe in fair water to an Ointment, andi
anoint the Cods therewith warm : and then apply this Oinc^
ment.

Take Goats greafe, or, for default thereof, Deerslewet, the
white of an Egg, and Sallet Oil •• boiltfeele over a gentle fire ^,
and herewith anoint the cods^ but this muft be applyed after
he hath been ridden into the water and dry again : do this,
every day once till he be well. ^^'^. This I have often tried^,
and have found it to be right good-

Another.

Firft, anoint and bathe the Cods m the juyce of Hemlockr
and when it is dried, then

Take Pigeons dung, and new milk, and boil it till it be as
thick like to a Poultefs, and therewith anoint the Cods every-
day once. Another.

Firft let him blond in both the fpur or flank-'velns j then take
Oil of Roles and Vinegar, of each a pint, and ofBole-arraoni-
ack in fine powder two ounces : make all thele into one body,
and being luke- warm anoint the cods therwith, and the next day
ride him into the waterup totheco^/^againft the ftream*, then
bring him into the ftable, and when he is through dry, anoint
him again.- thus continuing to do, till he be well. Bqtifthe
Wibefwolnby means ol any hurt,bit€,Qrftrok-e, then appljr
to them this ffllowing charge >

Take Bolearmoniack in powder. Vinegar, andthe whites of a charge-
Eggs as much as will luffice, well beaten, and wrought toge- for f^el-
ther, and anoint him therewith dayly till it b^ abated, and if '^'^ ^°*^"
it impoftumate, where you find it to be fpft, open it either
with a hot iron, or with your incillon knife, if it break not af
rtfelf, and fo heal it up with the Ointment taught you in Uh.
2. cap. 10. fe^, 4. and it wHl ioQn be whole- *#*• Thi^ is very
fcvereign. SECX.

f

fjc} TkCempleat Horfcmart^ CHAP. VI.

SECT. H. C.

Hippoph. ^ \JHat fay you n the Colick?
^^Xick. V V HippeferHs. It is, Sir, a difeafe which Com-

eth of wind, and therefore we generally call it the wind colick \
the t-'rench call this diieafe the Tranch^ifons j it caufeth great
gripings, and extreara pain in the belly of the Horfe, fo as he
will oft-times lie down. and tumble,hc will ailoflrikeat h'lshclly
with his hinder fect^ and /lamp with hh fore feet ^ and the pain
will be fo great as to caule him to forfake his meat : thefeligns
I have often obferved in Horfes perplexed with this malady j
and albeit 1 have fundry Receipts for it, and all or the moil of
them by me tryed and approved good, yet one of Mr. Blmde-
'viles and Mr. A-Jarkhams, I hold inferiour to none of mine, for
I have often tried it ^ and this is it:

Take a quart of Muskadine, or of fweet Sack, of Cloves,
Pepper, Cinnamon, of each half an ounce, Sugar two ounces,
make all thefe into fine powder, and give it him bloud-warm, •
then anoint his /.?»!;/ with Oil de Bay ^ (but I often ule toa-
noint them with the Ointment of Acopum, finding it to be
much better) then bridle him up,and trot him out a good round
trot, or gallop him foftly fometimes the fpace of an hour un-
til he do dung, butif he willnot, then rake him, orelfeputan
Onion pilledand jagged into his fundament : then for three or
four days, let his drink be either fweet Mafhesor Whitewater,
and keep him warm, and he will do well again. ^^*.

y^nother.
Keep him falling over night, and in the morning give hint
this drink. Take of White-Wine a quart,Fenugreek 4 ounces, ,
Bay-berries, and Pepper, of each 4 onnces. Grains and Ginger
of each 1 ounce, Water-crefTes '2 handiuls,Sage i handful, Sen-
grene I pound. Mints a handful, ftamp the herbs, and pound
t-he fpices,and put them into the Wine, and let it boil a little,
then ftr^iin it, and put to it of life Honey two Ipoonfuls, and
fo give it him blood- warm. ^^'^. This I have alfo found to be
very good : notwithltanding if he be a Jroned horfe f the belt
cure tor him is to have a Mare^ efpecially if he be fo troubled
with the colick. So as that he canr.ot pifs j befides it helpeth

and

BOOK IL aftd Expert Ferrkr, 153

and preventcth fundry forts of ficknefs and difeafes, and flreng-
theneth nature. "^"^^.

Jlmther.

Take of White- Wine one pint, and three or four Cantha-
rides •, and make them into very fine powder, and give this to
theHorfe (well brewed in wine) blood-warm. Tiiis I never
tryed, for that thefe flies being a ftrong corrofive, have deter-
red me, howfoever I have been often invited thereunto by ma-
ny good Ferrien^ who have averred unto me, that they liave
often ufedit, and have found it to be right good.

yinothtrx

Take Cloves, Pepper, Cinamon of each one ounce ^ all made
into fine powder, and well mixed, then put it into a quart of
Mu^kadine, and let it boil a while ^ then take it off", and put 10
it of Honey one fpoonful give it him bloud-warm : which
done, cloath him up, and litter him, and fo let him Hand up-
on his tiench4 hours i then give him meat, and i hour after
a fweet Mafli, or white water. This was taught me by a Noble
Knight^ who faid he had often ufed it. But if your Horie hath
the co/;V^ and y? (?«<!', then.

Take of White- Wine 1 pint, of Bur-feeds 8 ounces, made ^°^'^k &
into fine powder, of Pafley feed 2 ounces in powder, alfo of Hyf- ^^°"^*
fop, unfet Leeks, and Water creffes, of each half a handful, of
black Sope half an ounce, (lamp all the Herbs in a morter, and
itrain them with the Wine, then put to that Liquor,your Bur
and Parlley leediand fo give it him bloud warm ; this will break
•the ftone, and bring itfrom him with much eale, and cure his
Colick, ^^^. This I have often adminiftred.

SECT. 12. C

,Hippoph. \/\ 7//4f Difeafe is that which i^ called the Colt cok-cvil.

^ ^ Evil? ' '

HipfoferM. It is a dileale in the yard-^ jlieath^ and cods of a

Horfe or Geldings and it cometh to Hgrfes by means of heat

,andra;:kr,efsof /f^^ ; and to 2 Geldings by weaknefsand cold-

^koffisd. 5 to the Horfe through too great abundance oifeed,

c WiiichiCabril'h. a flopping in the fipe or condnB: of the yard and

■to 2 GeUw^' for want of heat and ftrength to fend it forth,

c-v! X whereby

)re4 Th Compkat Eorfinfdff, CHAP. VL

whercljy thzyard and j^e^r^ fwdlcth %'txj much. Thet)eft waf
to cure a Horfe is to give him a M.ire^ whereby he fendetli
forth his Jfff^ freely, and two or three hours after Iwim him^.
or elfe ride him up to thQ fiuftks to and fro a pretty while againfl:
the ftream. This difeafe is known by the fwelling of the yarnt ^
and fl-^eath *, I have cured many Horfes and Celdwgs with this
enfuing Receipt. Firft fvvim him, but efpecially againib the
iheam four or five days together, then apply this Plaifier.

Take Bean meal and mallows of each i handful, Hogs greafc
half a pound, chop the Mallows fmall, then put to the Hogs,
greafe, and fo boil it with a pint of White Wine, and when it
is boiled, put it into a doath, and wrap his cods therein ^ and
fo order it as that it may gather like a purfe, and make it faft
fo, as it may neither fall off, nor hurt him : drefs him here-
with every day till he be well. '^^'^. I have had great experience
of this Receipt : but if you be delirous to have variety j then
look over Mr. Blmdevtk2.vA Mr. Markjoami who are well ftored.

SECT. IS. C.

Cold. Hippoph. \/\7^'«' ^ ^^fl ^^ ^^ i^'*'*'* Z^'" ^ ^ol^ ^

^^ ///pptf/irrw. There arc fo many and fogoodr
as that I am to feek almoft hov/ to begin,they be of fo many,
and fundry forts of them *, for fomearefor colds newly taken,
fomeforold celds^ feme for colds th^t bring th^ Glanders-, &c.
Wherefore for colds newly taken at firft, you mull underftand.
(Sir) that a cold newly taken (a thing not to be prevented, by
reafon it oft times cometh by means and. ways unknov/n) you<
Hiuft obferve firft, that if your Horfe be propenfe to many bad
hnmoursv, whereof fome Horfes are more than other, you muft
firft theft labour to expel them by purging his head^ then fearch
betwixt his jaws^ and if there you do find any fmall kernels,,
then be you afiTured he hath a new taken cold^ but i^ he have,
great kernels, then was not t|ie cold fo lately taken as yoa
Blight have imagined ', alfo if he do rattle m the head^ it is a-
fign hiseo/^is newly taken, or if h« do void any thin matter,
ffom h\%nofe or eyes-, or if heboid his head into the manger j.
ot; if when he drinketh,th€ watenconaeth forth of his Nofirilsy,
m that he cougheth oft, a»d fomttimes perhaps chewcth mat-

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trativc fluff betwixt his teeth, &c. Thcfc and many others be
certain figns of a Pofe, Catarre, and newly taken cold^ wherein
is no danger if it be taken in time, otherwife it will come to a
worfe matter ^ I will now give you fundry good receipts, moft
of which 1 have often tried and found to be right good. Firil,
I hold moderate cxercife, and feafonablc airing to be marvel-
lous good, without further applying of medicines i but if you
find that he is much flopped in the iteadt then

Takeafmall quantity of frefli or fweet Butter, and ofBrim-
ftone made into fine powder; work them together till they be
one entire ho4y, and of a deep yellow gold colour, thea take
two longGoofe wing feathers, and anoint them herewith to
■ the very quilson either fide, which done,rovvl them into more
of the powder of Brimftone,and fb put them up into either »o-
firil one, and at the butt end of the quils put a ftrong pack-
thread, which mufl be faflned over his j>ole^ like to the head/lal
of a Bridle : and then leap his back,and ride moderately up and
down an hour or longer, and this will provoke him to fnort
and fnuffle forth of his nofe and h^ad much of the congealed filth
wtiich is in his head, then tie him to the Rack for an hour after
and this will purge his head very clean : then draw forth the
Feathers and he will do well, keeping him warm, and giving
him Mafhes or white water every day for four or five dayes af-
ter. This Receipt was taught me for more than thirty years
lincc by a famous Aiarji^al of France^ which lince I found in Mr.
MarkipAws Mufierfiecey but I hold it onc of the befl things can
be prefcribed for this malady. ^^*. Another very fhort, but as
good. '

Take of thyme i handfol,boil it in a quart of flrong Ale,till
it come to a pint, then flrain it, add thereunto of ordinary
Treacle two fpoonfuls, and give it him blood warm. "^^^^

^ jinother.

An excellent drink to be given to a Horfe for a new taken
cold, provided he be young, that is, not above five years old.

Take of French Barley half a pound, put it into a pofaet, and
put thereto of fair water one quart, and let it upon the fire, and
let it boil a little, then take it off and drain the water from the
Barly, and cafi away the water, then add the fecond time the
like qoantity of water, and boil it as nnichas you did the firft

X 2 timc^

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1^6 TheQompkcit Hcrfc.mat?^ CHAP. VL

time, and then drain it from the water, and call away the
water again, then add once again the like quantiry of a quart
of water, as you did twice before, and bail that aJfo fo Jong-
a time as you did the two former waters, drain this alfo from
the Barly, bat call it not away, but is:eep it, and then add to .
the water of Annifeeds and Licoris, of each half an ounce,
make them into very fine powder, and fearce them, and put the
faid powder into the boiled water, and add to it of white Su-
gar candy four ounces, then fet it upon the fire in a clean skil-
let, and fo boil it up until a third part be confumed, then take
it offand {train it, and give it your Horfe blood warm ^ drench
him thus three mornings together, and it will ripen his cold'
and caufe it to come away. This is very good.

jinother.
Take of White-Wine- Vinegar the bell and Urongeft, five
fpoonfuls, and put to it of Oil de Bay i fpoonful5warm it upon
tTie fire, ftirring it well j this mull be made and given in the
morning •, but when you do adminifler it, you mult firll put
your drenching horn into fair water that is good and hot, to-
keep the Medicine from flicking to tke horn, then taking it
forth out of the hot water, before the horn can be cold, and
whilll it is yet moifl with the water, put the one half of your
medicine into the fame, and fo as fpeedily as may be, convey it
into one of his mftrils^ and after the other moity into his o-
thev mftril J this done, ride him for half an hour moderately ^
then fet him up, and cloath and litter him warm, and let him
Hand upon the trench three or four hours before you give him-
any meat, and after do as is accullomed to be done to fick.
Horfes in Phyfic\. ^^■^. This I do approve to be equivalent to
either of the two former.

Mother.
Take water and fait fo much as will iiiffice, brew them well
together, it then being made blood warm, give it him, and
do after as is ufual. ■^^*. This for a. new taken cold I have of-
ten uled; arid I do find it to be lingular good to be given to a
young Horfe. . •

Another.
Take of Oil de-Bay» ©f Annifeeds, and of Licoris, of each
om half penny worthr and of brown fugar candy a penny-
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worth, make all thefeinto a fine powder,- and being well mixed',
few it up into a fine iinnen i ag, and fo faften it unto the Bit or
Snaffle of the Horfe, and fo ride a journey, and travel him, and
in fhort fpace he will be cured, if it be a new taken cold only.
•^^■^ This I have alfo proved, and I do find it good, for it will;
cure both cold and cough if it be rightly appiyed, to wit, v;ith
riding and exerciie.

Another.

Take of white wine one pint, Sallet Gila quarter of a pint*,
Rubarb and Aloes, and Saffron, of each two drams, Nutmeg».
Sene, Agarick, Bay-berries, Duke or Dutch powder, and of
Cordial powder, of each half an ounce : mix all thefe together,,
and'then add to it of Honey 4 ounces, warm them well in a
Pipkin, and give it him to drink blood warm, but let him ftand
upon the trench at leaft 3 hours before, and 3 hours after, nei-
ther let him for all that day eat any Oats, but in its ftead, let
him have Wheat bran, and let his drink be that day either a,
warm mafh,, or white water for 4 or 5 days after, and put in-
to his Provender for fome time Fenugreek made into- grols
powder. ^^■^. This4s a mofl fovcreign drink to be given for a
cold. But if you do find that his head is very much opprefled
with a ?o[e or Catar^ then give, him this drink twice a day,
viTL^ Take Fenugreek one ounce, and boil it into a good quan-
tity of water till it burlt, then mix with the decoSion there-
of wheat meal fompch as will fufHce,, and give it him to drink, •

: Another^

Take a quart of the befl Ale, and warm it upon tlie fire, andl
put into it fo much Tobacco made into fine Powder, as you eanr
take up upon a fhilllngat twice, and as much dried Rofemary:
in fine powder as you. may take up- upon a ihilling ac once*,-
give him this to drink blood-warm in a morning fafting. This;
drink is called Vctio^ Nemiana^ But I did never make trial ther-
of, for that I once faw it given by a Ferntr to a fick.Horle,
which ^ wrought with him, as that with all his Lmit rues 2x^6^
Grdxals the Ferrier had much labour to lave the lifeof the poor-
Horfe ;- this potion, was fo^ violent, which notwithftanding
drove the Horfe into a molt dangerous Calemnr<^. But the:
aext is better. ; /,

Take a Hens Egg, and make a hole in tjie top thereof,, no.

bigges'

^-§ The Compkai Hor/e-mafff CHAP. VI.

■ bigger than that you may get forth the white and yolk, then
take Tarr and fweet Butter, of each like much, as much as wiH
fufiice, incorporate thefe well together into one body, and £o
convey it into the Egg (hell, and give it your Horfe three or
foj^r mornings together, and either journey him gently, or elfe
xide him three or four hours after it ^ which done, bring him
into the Stable and cloath him up warm ana litter him well,
and let him be well rubbed, and ib keep him upon the trench
two hours after, and then give him Hay, and an hour after
give him either a warm Mafh, or white water-, and this will
help a cold newly taken. ■^^"^. This will not mske him lick, for
I have often made tryal of it. Another as good as this.

Take the long white mofs that groweth upon an old dry
Park pale, one handful, chop it fmall, and put it into a pottle
ofgood Aleor Beer, till one half be eonfumed^ then take it
off, and ftrain and prefs it hard, and put into the liquor of
Annifeeds and Licoris of each half a fpoonful, and a piece of
fweet Butter, and fo give it him three mornings together fall-
ing, and it will cure him. "^;)t*. Another if he hath taken a
cold or pofc in the head.

Take a quart of Muskadine or fweet Sack, Nutmegs, Pepper,
Camminfeed, Grains, Bay-berries, of each three drams, aH
fnade into fine powder : boil thefea waume or two, then lake
it off, and put into it a piece of fweet Butter, and give it your
Horfe three ixiornings together blood warm *, let him all thole
three days be kept warm, neither let him d'ink any cold water,
l>ut either a fweet M.fh, or white water, yea and that three or
four days after, and during thefe three days, let him ^ait three
hours after the Receipt of his faid Medicine. Alfo three days
after, when you perceive the cold to begin to brer k from him,
and to rot, caufe him to iLeeze, by blowing iiito either mfril,
either the powder of Tobacco, or of Pepper, or of Helebore.
*^*. Another which v ill cure a longer taken cold, yea though
it be accompanied with a dry cough and Ihortnefs of breath, or
purfivenefs, which I had o^MrMarkham,2in(Mhzvcohcnmade
trial tliereof, and ii bath done cures which have been held im-
poflible to have been effeded.

Take of the conferve of Elecampane three quarters of an
ouRce, and difiblve it in a pial and a half of fweet Sack, and

fo

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fo give it yoiir .Horfe wttb_ a horn in a mormng. faftmg, and
ride him gentlf u itrtle aitc-r / a-?d ilius do fuiidry times iintii
yon do find the iiitfirmity to decreafe.

Hippopliilus. But Hippolerns, thif Corferve of Eleca/rpans I do
fifffofe PS hard t@ come by^ for Jnrtly every Coantry Apothecary /j^//?
it net'^how then may a m.w mike this Confd'tionyou fo mHchLommend?.

Htp^oferui. Sir,thisGonlerve Imake my felf, and I vvili glye
yon the receipt thereof. You mult underHand that tirere be
two kinds thereof, the one is called particularly a t^referve^ and
the other an abfolute G^.v/frz;?. This firit is Simple^ the other
Cbrnpound-, both, very fovereiga for this Infirmity, but theCon-
ferveis evermore to be eiteemed the better. I do counfel you
never to be without either of them ; for they wiil keep the
whole year through, if thcylje reJerved clofe flopped- Where-
fore as touching tne firll, which is the Simple, you rauft pre-
ferve it like as you do all other green roots, and fo keep them^
in a Gally-potof Glais in a good quantity of its own Syrup^,
till you have occafion to ule the iame ; and when you are to uie
it, let it be beviten well in a lUortar together with its Syrup and
refined Sugar made firft into very fine powder. Now your
CompoHHetov Conferve is thus made : Firft, let your roots of E-
lecampane be neatly Candied, and made very dry and hard^and
get thebeftand youngeft Kootscan be had, which rauft be kept
alfo in a Gaily pot or glafs clofe ftopped, in a dry and warna
f>lace where they may not give a>^ain \ and when you would
ufe them, take fo- much as wiil fuffice,, and beat it in a Mortar
with the Syrup of Goltstoot, and the powder of refi led Sugar^^.
ftill worki.ig it till you have brought it to beaperieft Ca^/^ri/r,
and fo give it to your Horfe in good fweet Sack or Muskadine,
The firftof thele two, which is the Simp^ty is of moftexcellent
ule •, for it helpeth any ordinary cold or ftbpping, it corafort-
eth the Lm^Si enlargeth his Wind, purgeth the /:/f4^ from all
filthy matter, and diflblveth many other obftru ft ions, as well
mx.)\z Body and Head ButthQ Compomd or C}fiferve works better
■cfFefts in the Body of the Harjgy efpecially if the malady be oldi,
and dangerouS:,or if there be any taint, in the Lmgs^ Liver^ or
inward parts : This^ Gnferve ia time, by frequent ufe ther«rof
will cure all dry Coughs which are held. to. be incurablei it:
laelpeth the heaving oi the^ My attd- Flatfks^ it caufeth. tlie.'

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ti6o TheCompkat Fsorfc'm.w^ CHAP. VI.

Horfe to take his ^T^W kindly and ternperately, and freeth him
of tiis dry cough, which before did greatly annoy him ^ but if
you have not thefe Conferves^ take this otlier Receipt little in-
fer iour to the former for thefe Maladies.

Take of the Syru-p of Colts- foot one ounce, of Elecampane
rootsdried^ Annifecds snd Licoris, of each half an ounce, all.
made into finepowder^brownSLigar'candy powdrcd one ounce,
which mult be divided into two parts, then take fvveet Butter
fo much as will fuffice, and fo make this into three Pills good
and ftiff i which done, toie them into the other moity of your
powdred Sugar candy, and fo give them your Horfe falling,
then ride him gently for half an hour, and after fet him up
.war«m, and let him fall three hours after, caujing him to be
well rubbed: Let him drink no cold water, unlets it be with
exercife, and let his Hay be fprinkled with water,and his Oats
wet in ftrong Ale, or elfe with Beer. ^^^. Another very
<good.

Take the cankerous Mofs of an old Pale, or of the limbs of
an old Oak two handfuls, chop and flired it fmall, and boil it in
a pottle of new Milk, and with it a root of Elecampane, let
•thefe boil together till half be confumed, then ftrairt it, and
prefsthe Mofs and Root very well, which done, put to it of
iweet Butter thequantitrof a Duck-egg, and fo give it him in
a morning fafting bloud warm, and ride him moderately an
hour after •, then fet him up, cloath him and litter him warm,
and order himasisaccuftomed with Horfes in Fhyfick.; Let him
iiave this drink three mornings together, and it will cure both
his Cold and Cough, wet or dry, or his Pofe if he have it. But
if you find your Horfe to be Itopped in the Head, and that he
jvoideth filth, and flinking matter out from his iVo/f , then ihall
-you every morning admiriilter this fume. , :
4l.i Take of AHrifigmentumzv\d of Colts foot made into powder,
of each two drams, then with Venice Turpentine work them
into a ftifFpafte, and make them into fmall Cakes the bredthof
a (ix pence, and dry them a little, and then put fire into a Cha-
iing-difh with coals, and fo put one of thefe Cakes upon the
coals, covered with a Tmniel, and fo. fume him, and this not
only during his' P%y/c-)^, bnt at other times after, and let his
drink be either fweet Mafhes or white water. ^^^.

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jinother.

If your Horfe hath a new taken cold, then give him his Cau-
dle, which I have often ufed, and do find it to be very good.

Take the Yolks of four new laid Eggs, and beat them well
)together, and dlHolve them with a quart of good Ale, then
"take three good Nutmegs with a little Annifeeds and Licori^,
made all into fine povv^dcr, and as much Pepper in fine powder
as you can take up upon a iix-pence •, put'thefe into the Ale,
with a peicc of fweet Butter, fomuch as will fuffice, and two
fpoonfuls of ordiuciry Treacle, and of brown Sugar-candy
four ounces ^ warm all thefe upon the fire till the Treacle and
'Butter be molten, then give it him blood-warm, +or 5 morn-
ings together j and this is an infallible cure. "^.^^"^ Another ve^
ty good.

Take~a pottle of fweet Wort, three heads of Garlick pil-
led, or ordinary Honey half a pound, boil-theie till onemoity
beconfumed, and give it your //<?r/c three mornings together:
Then for three mornings together after give him thefe PiUs.
Take Box leaves and Harts-tongue, of each fo much as will
fuffice, (lamp them well together, and with fweet Butter make
it into Pills -^ and fo every morning give him three of thefe
Pills. "^^^ But if he hath a cold which brcaketh and runneth
pfrom him, then muft: you be careful to keep his Head and Po'.e
-.warm, by putting on a double Hood, and every Morning faft-
ing ride him with two long Goofe feathers put up into either
Nojlrd^ well dipped before hand in Oil de-Bay, and with a
ftrong Packthred from the ends of the quills fallned over his
Head like a Head-ftall of a Bridle, fo as the feathers may not
■get forth, and fallen alfo to his Bit or Snaffle one Root or two
of Polypodinm j having been all night before lain fteeped in the
Oil of Spike, and every time you ride him anoint the Bit thus
before hand prepared with the faid Oil, and when he cometh
home, put upon his Pole his double hood, and rub him againft
the hair all over, efpecially his iV^c^ and P&lci (for fridion in
this cafe is moil fovereign) then whilllhe is yet warm,perfume
his Nofe with Frankinceni^, Storax, and Benjamin, of each like
much J do this nine days together, and let his drink be white
water •• For all Rhumes having had time to work their ma-
lice will become daiigerous> yea and many times ciirelels. ■^^*.
■ Y Now

1 6? Th Compleat Horje^aff, CHAP. VL

Now if your W^r/^ have taken an extreara cold •, then, Take
Cloves, Nutmegs, Ginger/Galls, or the fruit of the Oak and
Cardlmums, of each like quantity fo much as will fuffice, and
of Fennel-feeds more than any one of the other Ingredients,
make them into fine powder, and fearce them, then put two
fpoonfulsof this powder to a quart of Sack or Muskadine,and
ft rain thcfe into two peny worth of EvgUjl Safti;on, and the
yolks of two new laid Eggs \\q\\ beaten together ^ give this to
your /:/(>r/e blood- warm fafting, and let him have none other
drink than white water for three or four days after, and let .
his Hay be fprinkled with water, and every day at noon give
him the blades of Reed, or the leaves of Sallows to eat out of
your hand, for they be very good for him, and cooling for his ,
body \ do this divers mornings together, and it will not only
cleanfe his Cold, but alfo open his Pipes, and fet his wind at
liberty. But if your Z:/*?*/^ have an inward cold, which lyeth
lurking in his Lmgs and Stomachy then give him this Medicine.

Take Oil de-Bay and good Tarr, of each the quantity of
three Walnuts, half as much Honey, brown-Sugar-candy in
fine powder half an ounce, mix thefe with a quantity of pow-
dred Brimllone fo much as will fuffice, and few them into a
fine linnen cloth, and tye it to his Bit or Snaffle, and fb ride
. or journey him moderately till all be difiblved into his hody^
then bring him into the Stable, and cloath and litter hint
warm, and three hours after give him Hay, and after a warm
Malh \ ufe him thus three mornings together and longer, if
you fhall fee caufe. "^^*. Jimther.
Bran pre- Take bloud from him, if you have ground for the fame,
pared, otherv^^ile not ^ then inftead of giving him Oats, you fhall
give him bran boiled in water after this manner, viz. Set a Ket-
tle over the fire almoft full of water, and when it begin neth to,
boil, put in your bran, and let it boil a full quarter of an hour
at leaft, then take it oflT, and let it ftand till it be almoft cold,
and about four or five a clock in the morning, give him. this
bran fo hot as he can cat ^ then for his drink, give him the
ferae water, and at night give him Oats and white water, and
let him be covered and littered warm ^ if it be in Sum-
■• mer, let not the Stable be too hot, for that will take away j

his ftomach, and make him faint, and fweat too much i and at

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night give him the quantity of what you can put into an Egg-
- fliell among his Oats of this powder following, to which ^ou
mull keep him for eight days together, or longer, ifyoufhall
lee caufe. You raiifl underltand that the boiled Bran, is that
which drieth up all his grofs and corrupt hamoHrs, which was
the caufe of his cold. Now the powder is this : viz.. Take of
Comminfecd, Fenugreek, Sileris-Montana (alias Silileos) Nut-
megSi, Cloves, Ginger, Linfeed, of each two ounces, Quick
Brimftone fix ounces, make all thefe into fine powder,, and let
them be well mixed : this mull be given with his Oats,as is be-
fore inculcated ; but he muft firit be watred, and then prelent-
ly let him be well rubbed, hoiiy-, neck-, pole., leas^ hreaji and he/lyy
and cloathed and littered warm, and an hour beTore you give
him his Oats, put into his Rack a little Iweet wheat ftravv,and
fo (I lay) let him eat thereof the fpace of one hour or better,
and then give him his Oats mixed with this powder, which
havingeaten, give him Hay at your pleafure ^ and thus doing,
in fhort time you (hall perceive his Cold to be quite gone, and
the fooner if he (hall be moderately aired an hour after Sun-
rifing, and an hour before SuU'fet, ifthe Sunoo fliine. Now
if this Cold bring with it a violent Cough, as is often feen, then
give him the aforefaid Wheat bran boiled, together with the
laid powder with his Oats, but then not above three or four
days, for that the faid powder difperfeth the corrupt and grofs
. humoHrs that are in the W_y, which do occafion the faid cough *,
and when you do perceive that he hath purged fufficiently,
keep him notwithflanding to his Whitewater, but an hour be-
fore you do water him *,

Take a flick of the bignefs of your thumb or better, of well
nigh a foot long, and wrap a linnen clout about it four or five
times, firfl; dipped in Oil de-Bay, and put it into his mouthy and
with fome peice of leather thong, or other fmall cord, fallen
it to either end of the flick, and fo fallen it over his ears like
theHeadflal of a Bridle, like as Smiths ufe to do when they
burn a Horfe for the Lampas, and let him drink with this flick
in his mouthy which done, let him fland with it'thus in his
mouth an hour after at the leall:,to the end he may lick and fuck
up the faid Oil, and when he is to eat his Oats, put among
them this other powder following, riz,.

y a Take

t_6.^ TBeQpwpkat Eorfi-man^ CHAP. VI.

Take Fennel feed four ounces, Fenugreek two ounces, Car-
clinTiims one ounce, pound thefe grofly, otherwife he.willblow
them away in eating his Oats, and with his Oats put every
night of this powder one fpooniul, and keep him warm, and
lb ufe hhn as before is prefcribed. ■^^'*^V

Another.
■Take Ivy- berries and dry them, ar,d make them into pow-
' derr and fo give it to your Horie in Ale or Beer.

I'his I never tryed, and this is only for a Cou^'ji. Another
for a Cough. Take of iait one pint, of Sallet Oil half a pint,
Oil of Annifeedsone ounce, brown Sugar-candy, in powder
three ounces, give this with your horn to your Horfe three
mornings together, and it will rid him of his Cough, and heal
any putrefadion in his Lmgsox^L^y other inward parts vvhat-
foever. This alfo I never tried, but it was highly commend-
ed to me. Another Receipt for a Cough, which I have found
to be very good.

Take two new laid Eggs,andopen thecrowns,and get forth
forae of the white, and then put into thefe Eggs fo much of
the powder of Brimflone as you can take up upon a (hilling in-
to either Egg •^ give him this every morning for fome timej or
till you fee the Cough to go from him.

Another.
Take thrxe ^new laid Eggs, and put them into a pint pot,
then put fo much of the beft arid flrongeH White Wine Vinegar
into the pot as will very well cover the Eggs, and let them lie-
in the Vinegar twenty four hours at the leaft, then beat the.
Vinegar and Eggs together Ihells and all, and fo give it your
Horfe cold-, and then ride or walk him an hour, and againll his
coming in, have this drink in readinefs, and give it him, fiz:.
Take Hyffop, Annifeeds, Licoris, Grains, Long Peppery
• ©entia. Elecampane dryed, of each three drams, make all th€S- •
Spices into fine powder, and fcamp the HylTop well, and lb-
put all into good Sack one pint, and of good Ale alfo one pint^ '
and of Honey one fpoonful, and fo boil it, and give it your
Horfe bloodvvarm, andlethimup, and cioath him, anfdlittetf^
hiin warm, cauling him to (aft three hours after it, and givd
him no cold water, Buti'wectmxiftiesor white watery and this
will cure him, for it is an approved good Receipt. *;^^- Ano*
Skec; very good.. Take^

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Take Wheat-Meal, Annifeeds, Licoris, Polipodmm of the
Oak dried, Elecampane dried j make all thefe into powder,
and mix them well: Take two IpoorifQls of this powder, with
a head of Garlick pilled and bruized, mix all thefe well toge-
ther, and with your Wheat Meal and Honey as much as will
fuffice, make Pills thereof the bignefs of a Walnut, -and give
your Horfe every morning three or four of theie PiUs, and fo
foon as he hath taken them, give him two new laid Eggs with.

their (hells. ,.^,^'^.

j4noth(r.

Take of life Honey .three fpoonfuls, of the bell and whitell
rehnedloaf Sugar one fpoonful and a half, made into fine pow-
der, dryed Elecampane Root mr.de alfo into line powder, one
fpoonful, and of Ambergreece twp. grains, mix all thefe very
well together, and put it into an Eggfhell, and give him
hereof at night late, and ia the morning falling, and fo lee
him fall for three hours artery and be the cough never fo vio-
lent, it will both Hay and cure the fame ^"^ This is right.
good, fori have had very good proof thereof

yl not her.

Take Benjamin and Brimlbone made into very fine powdery
ot each half an ounce, give this your Horle with one pint of
Muskaciine,puttinginto ir two new laid Eggs fhells andall,bro-
ken and vYcll beaten together, let it be given three mornings
' together This was commended onri)^ me. for a fgecial §ooi4!
Receipt, but I.riever did. a>ake- tryai' tiiercof.

Another.

Take Nettle feeds, Annifeeds, Raifons of the Sun Stonedy
Elecampane m fine powder, of each half an ounce, make all'
the Ipices and feeds into very fine powder, and cut the Raifons
very fmall, and fo boil all thefe in Muskadine or Sack a quart,
.with three fpoonfuls of life Honey,: then ftraio it, and give it
him three mornings together blood-warm. This I never.
proved.

■ Another.

Take of Rue one handful, chop or ftamp it very fmall, and
put to it a pennyworth of Annifeeds in very fine powder,
make it up into Pills with fvveet Butter, and fo give it your
Horle. ^^%^ This I have found to be molt fovereign for a

Horle

1 65 The CoMplcat Horjc-maff, CHAP. VI.

Horfe that hath a cold whether newly or formerly taken, ei-
ther, wet or dry cough •, it is alfo mofb excellent for a Horfe
that hath been over- ridden, or any way wronged by labour.
Now if his Cough be fo violent as that it may endanger his
wl^d J then

TakeCalamint,Gentiana, Cominfeed, Licoris, Elecampane,
of each two drams, make all thefe into fine powder, and con-
feft them with life Honey and Butter mingled together and
molten j and when it is cold, make it up into Pills, then rowl
them in the Powder of Annifeeds, and give him of th^fe Pills
three or four every morning, for two or three mornings toge-
ther falting, and after keep him warm, and let his drink be
Mafhes or white water. *;5{:* But if he hath a Cough of the
Lungs^ give him thefe Pills. Take the Roots of Mallows new-
ly gathered, Elecampane Roots newly alfo gathered, of each i
handful, llice them thin, and boil them in fair water with Ear-
ly 2 handfuls, till the roots be foft, then flrain forth the liquor,
and put into it a penny difh of fweet Butter, of life Honey 3
fpoonfuls, and as much Bean meal as will make all into a pafte :
then make it into Pills, and rowl them up in the powder of An-
nifeeds, and give him 3 or 4 of them every morning failing for
3 or 4 mornings together, keep him temperately warm, and
during the time he taketh thefe Pills, let his drink be either
Iweet mafhes or white water, and every day about midday,
give him boiled Barly or Brewers grains, "^j^.^

Another for a Horfe that hath his Wind broken.

Take the leaves of Mullet,W?'fef Mullen alioi Horfe- Lungwort,
and dry them, and make them into fine powder, and then
make them up in Balls or Pills with ordinary honey fo much as
will faffice : Let thefe Pills be made of the bigncis of an Egg,
and give him of them 3 at a time, 14 or 15 days together, or
longer ifyou fhall feecaufe, and let him not drink any cold wa-

:cr during the time, and for a while after the giving of his
Pills j and let his exercife be very moderate, and his Hay fprin-
kled with water, andhisOats wet with good Ale or Beer, and
in Ihort time he wiil be well and found again. "^^"^ . This is a
niofl approved good Receipt, with which I have done Cures

held impolTible to have been effedled.

Another,

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Take Comin half an ounce, Annifeeds, and Licoris, of each
two ounces, dried roots of Elecampane three ounces, make
them into fin<3 powder, and boil them in a pottle of Ale or
Beer to a quart, then ftrain it, pnd give the liquor to your
Horfe in a mor.ing falling blood warm, and ride him mo-
derately upon it two or three hours, then fet him up warm>
and ufe him ntfapra. This 1 never tryed, but he that gave.
it me did highly commend the fame unto me. Thus have I
given you raaiiy Receipts {cc a cold, and fuch difeafes which
are thereof dependent, whereof many are to my knowledge
right good, and by my fclf experimented, with which 1 have
done cures which have been held very ftrange, and beyond
expedtation.

Hippophilus. Truly Hippolerus, as touching thefe Maladies-,
fomething there isinthemj wherein I do earneflly defre tobeyet bet-
ter informed \ and fir Jl I won: d gladly know what be the diverfties
of the difeafes which do proceed from Colds -f andhvW we may come to
%oiv one malady frotn another. ^

Hippoferta. Sir, in anfwer hereunto you mufl underftand,
that from a cold taken do ifTue many infirmities, if the faid
cold be not fpeedily prevented ^ as namely, firfl Coughs, as
well wet as dry, Catars, Murs, Rhumes, Pofi, Ratlings in the
h^^ Kernels, and inflammations under the Chanl^ with Bun-
chesV-Knots , Puflils, &c. It caufeth alfo Hidebound, Fea-
vers, Head-aches, Frenzy, Sleeping evil, weeping Eyes, Can-
ker in the Nofe, Strangles, Quinfie, to haveGourded orfwo-
len legs : It will caufe the h^tr to flare, it will in time cauie
the mourning of the Chine {if there be fuch a difeaie) fliort-
nefs of breath ■■, purfivenefs, phthidck, broken wind, (alfo if
there be fuch a difeafe) Frelifed, broken, and rotten lungs,,
glanders incurable, if it be not in time prevented, grief and
pain in the breafl^ Anticor •, it will alfo caufe the evil habit of
ihQ fiomach., dropHe, loathing of meat, foundring both in the
Body and feet-, tyrednefs, putrifadlion, and inflammations in
th^ blood J it will alfo caufe many difeafes and inflammations,
in the liver., together with the ficcity and aridity thereof ,'
obftrudions, oppilations,coflivenefs andftoppings both i^n the;
body and poresy a conlumpiion in the fer, the overflowing of

i68 Tke Ccwpkat Horfe-m^^, ' CHAP. VI.

the gaKy the unnstural working of the ffleeny the Yellows,
Stavers, the Colick and gripings, h^lly homd^ lax and bloody
f-ux. AH thefe and many more difeafes and maladies do de-
pend upon this one only infirmity we call the colA^ and hence
appears how needful a thing it is for a man who is^'tihe true-
lover c{ his Herfe^ to be careful what m him lyeth both to
keep his Horfe from cold taking, as alfo to know how to cure
the famefo foon as it (hall appear, in performance whereof nO.
iinall diligence and art is required.

SECT. 14. C.

Hippoph. \7'>^ m-ake queflion whether or urt there be fu'ch a.
J difeafe which is fo commonly called the Mourning
c^ the Chine : why is there not fuch a difeafe ?

Hi^fofrrm. No truly, there is no fuch diieaie, for that
M'hich is called the mourning of the Chine j is none other thing
than a plain and rank Glaunders, which very few of our En-
glifh Ftrriers do know how to cure , which hath its firfl
lource and origen from a cold which being let run long, Com-
eth to be a Glaundcrs, which in time doth wafte the liver of
the Horfe^ whereby he dyeth ^ for if for your better under-
ftanding you Ihall be pleafed to open Horfes which do die .of
this difeafe, you fhall evermore find the Chine and }iih oi-Che ^
Horfe to be found and whole, but the liver periihed, and his
lun/i^s putrified, by reafon whereof the Horfe long before his
death cafteth forth of his~w/^ much corrupt arrd i^inking
matter and filth \ wherefore this malady cannot in reafon be
ftiled tilt mourning of the Chine^ but meerly the Glaundcrs ', '
and for remedy thereof you fhall have fundry excellent Re-
ceipts when we fhall come to handle this difeafe •, and there--
fore tiH then I forbear to fpeak any more thereof.

Hippoph'ilus. Toncjuejtion alfo another difeafe called a brokeh
wind-t why this is fo gener^d a malady-, as that no man hnt gtvcth it
that name : what do you call it f

, Hipfofrriis. Sir, as touching this infirmity, 1 lay there
is no 'e inch, for you muit underlland that this difeafe fovul-.
gat ly ci!!ed a broken wind^ is truly a fhortnefs of breath, or
attaint or de ted in thevv;W, Purlivenefs, the Aflhma or Pthi-

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fick, as Artifls do call it. Three caufes there be of this in-
firmity, two whereof proceed from a cold formerly taken,
-and the third from another caufe, as (hall prefentiy be demon-
flrated. The firfl; is an exnlceration of the lungs , which doth .
begin from a cold ^ the fecond by clinging or growing toge-
ther of the lights^ whofe origin came alfo of cold •-, and the
third is a diQocatioa of the Lnyigs^ and this lafl; cometh bj
means of fome violent or fudden adtor miotion of the body, or
by fome f-dl whereby the lungs were become dillocated, difpla-
ced, or turned in the hody of the ^orfc^ every of which do oc-
caiion Jhortnefs of breath by rcafon the lungs have not power fuf-
ficient (being the bellows of the body) to open, Ihiit and ply
at pleafure •, an-d this is the caufe why the Horfe heaveth at the
rihs and flanks-, fetcheth his breath fhort and hot at the mfe^
wheefeth, and oft times reeleth when he is put to little that
doth reftrain his iv/W, and therefore fo long as he is kept in
the Stable at dry and hard meats, he heaveth more than when
he is at grafs, for if you do wa(h his Provender in Ale or Beer,
and fprinkle his Hay with water, you fhall perceive him to heave
the lefs : but when he runneth at grals, he heaveth fo little, as
hardly to be feen, and the reafon is, for that the Horfe having
naturally a very moift body, the cold which he hath taken
doth fo condenfe and make thick thole humours which before
were thin, which do (whilit they were /'fww/) pafs mofl eafily
through the pores, but now they are become thick, vifcous, and
flimy, (topping the pores in fuch fort as hardly to be able to
Breathe., but with greet labour and no lefs pain, which doth
provoke him to heave and lift, by reafon that the lungs.y pores,
and jp/'/jf/ are fo (topped and opprelt, as not to be able to per-
form their fundlion and natural office, for which nature hath
created them, and befides thofe ftoppings do conftrain him to
cough and labour foextreamly, as to endanger oft times the
breaking of a vein-f from whence enfiie many more inconve-
niences than this one : neverthelefs you may have means to help
his wind., but to recover him perfed and found again, I dare not
abfolutely promile you, and if you be folicitous to underltand
more of this fubjed, to fave both your own labour and .mine,
if you will be pleaiidto perufe Mafter BlundevUe., and Malter
Markham., they are able to give you ample fatisfadion.

2 SECT.

ijo- Tie Cmi^lc'^^t BcrfemaK,. CHAP» Vf,:'

S E C T. i 5 . C.

Mippoph. \ i\ 7 iiat nieayis have you to help a Conrumpcion ?

V V HippofcrHs. We have tv*?o kinds of Confurap'-
tioDS, the firft is called the dry nialady, the other the Con-
.fumption of the/# : as touching the firlt, which comn;only.
t:omech at thetirll of a coid, taken, then it exulcerateth the
t/w^s^ which in the beginning lendeth forth thin matter from
the «c|/<?5 but after, when it is grown more tough and vifcous,,
it runneth no more, but caufeth a maceration and leannefs
through the whole body, whereby he droopeth and pineth a-
way, and albeit he eatcth and drinketh, yet it is without ap-
L - r;a P^^i^^' ^"-^ 'Xit'^X- doing him but little good. The ligns to know
liVy. it are thefe : his My will be gaunt, and he will be Hidebound,
hisj?f/7j willconfume almoft to Skin and bc^es^ if you flrike him.
on the belly it will found hollow, his hair will ftare, neither
will he calt it in due feafon, when other Horfes which be found
will do, he will cough hollow and faintly : the Horfe that is
troubled with tliis difeafe, well may he be kept for fome time
alive, but long he cannot be, for the malady is incurable, ific
be too long let run: ajid therefore I leave him to Dogs and
Crows in his languilhing plight. The other Confmnption is that
of the /f]?J, which alfo beginneth of a cold formerly taken,
which for want of remedy in time , occafioneth a general
(liilike and maceration throughout the whole body: it Com-
eth from immoderate labour or travel by violent he^t and cold
taken upon it : it cometh alfo by riding him into the water after
a greater heat given, andthen fet up prelently negligently \ as
once it happened to a young iV««^ of good mettle and fpirit,and
of very great hope, the owner of which iV<«^ delivered himtoaa
Jmblcr to pace, who whilelt he had him in agitation, hearing
Hounds abroad made into them,and rode him hard all day to the.
death of the Hare j then coming home hot and ail in a fweat,
near to the Amblers houfe was a River with a Water-Mil, where
he fet him up to the skirts of the Saddle, and then brought him.
into theStable where was neither clotb,Iitter,or any other thing,
to keep him warm, or wherewith to rub him, at which time he.
took lo defperats a cold as never after to be cured : for in fliort

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time after, he brought him to the Gentleman that did own him,
when upon his coming home the Nag drooped, forfook his meat,
and became very fick '■, the Gentleman defired me to endeavour the
beft I might for his recovery, for that he loved the Nag well.
I ignorant of the caufe of his Malady, went as 1 thought accor-
ding to Art, I took blood from fundry veins^ I gave him a Su^po-
ptory^ and after c^xlTiinClyfiers^ which I affured me were m oft
needful for him : all that 1 did adminilter wrought very kind- Jon-
ly and well, but yet nothing could provoke in him an appe- f'^fr^P"i«-'i
tite, or be the means of any amendment, I then allayed him
with fridions, and Cordials, but all was call away: airing or
ought elfs would not prevail \ then Iperfwadcd the Cemieman
to turn him to grafs, it being in the middle oi May-, and a ve-
ry feafonable time, fori found him to be inwardly found, he >
ran at grafs about a moneth, butftill grew weaker, and every
day more meager than other, and at length he grew to be fo
much infcebled by continual languiihing as that being down,
he w^s not able to rile, but with help, in fine, Ihortly after
the Nag dyed j then for my better experience I would needs
have him opened, which being done ^ a founder Wjy in a Horlc
could not befeen, but I difcovered the caufe of tiiedileafc and
death of this Nag in his Ji^«„ .for it being taken from him you
might moll evidently fee xkiz^at which did lie next unto his
belly-, brisket^ ribs, 2i?Afides^ tobefo caked and hard, as that it
not being diflblved, the A^^^ could never after enjoy himlelf,
which cauled him to wade and dwindle of his/^j^, and lan-
guiihing die •, which fo fbon as lefpied, I prefently told the
Gentleman-, the owner of the Nag^ that the Ambler hzd given
him that Infirmity (the iV^^ being then very fat) and after in
his heat put him into the water, v/hichthe owner examining
found to be raoft true, as well from the report of honefl; neigh-
bours who lived adjacent to the^^^/^r,as(after fomefmall preP
fure from the ingenuous confeffion of the very Ambler. Kim^tlt
And this I think fit to bring you for an inftance> to the end you
. may be the more careful in avoiding the like inconvenience, and
be the better able to judge of a Malady of tliis nature. But now
as touching the beft cure for ^Confimftian otthQ fiefl} (albeit
there be many) yet I can recommend but only this one, which
both Mailer Blnndevile^ and M.zf}:Qr Markham have recorded,''
which is this, wx.. 2 2 Take-

172 TheCompk^t Hoi'Je.f/iOff, Ct^AP. VI.

' oji- Tak'Sa Sheeps head with tlie wool on, cleave it, w.ifli it ve-

of^'^fl'^*''' ry clean, and boil it in a gallon of fair water, until the flefli
ti (h.'" ^o'*''^ fi'O"^ t^c bones, then flrain the liquor from the fledh?
and put it into the broath of refined loaf-Sugar half a pound,
of Cinamon> confcrve of Rofes, conlerve of Barberries, conferve
of Cherries, of each three ounces •• artd give your horfeofthis
broath a cjuart, every morn.ing faffing blood warm; ufe this
rill four or more Shee'ps heads be fpent, and after every of
theie drinks let hinr be walked abroad, (ii the weather be warm
and not v/indy) otherwife walk him in fome barn, or warm
place, and let him fait two or three hours after, and let him
wot drink any-cold water in fifteen days ater at the leafl: :, but
let his d'inkbeejther f.veet Malhes, or white water, and for
his Dietlet that be what himfelf belt liketh, and that given by
little at once and often ; and by this means he may recover both
feJJ) and ftrength again in reafonable time. "^^* Neverthelefs
v/hen he hath gotten flefl}, depart with him fo foon as may be,
left upon any hard travel he happen to relapfe, as is moll pro-
bable he may. With this-' Receipt I have recovered three
Horfes, whereof one wa* a Horfe of a high price.

Hippophilus. But tell me I fray yoH^ were it amifs (for this dtf-
fafe^ to take blood from him before )i/?/^< drench him i

HifpoferHs. Yea, that it were Sir very much amifs, for foto
do, were certain death ^ for in cafes of c orf^mptions you mulb
take no blood at all, but rather labour to cherifh the blood he
hathv. for his debility and feeblenefs will be fuch, as that he
confnming fo much in \ns,fle(lT^ you muft rather endeavour to
procure his ilrength than any way to hinder the fame, which
the iofs o^ blood may moil eailly do. Neither mall you be too
buiie in adminiflring unto him Purges^ but Cordtals^ as Dia'
feme-, Diatejjarori-, Z>«k powder^j Ccr^^^/ powder, and fuch like
reltoratives, alfo by giving him good meat, as. good Itrength-
ning bread and heartning, well made, and of purpole for him,
if he will eat bread, fometimes boiled Barley, and Oats, alfo
boiled beans, and fuch like hearty meat,as willreilore him, and
to give him fometimes about mid daya quart of ftrong Ale, or
Beer, is very good, and will greatly comfort him. And thus
keeping him warm, feeding him, and ordering him well, you
may in time recover him again. "^'^^ And this is the beft counfel
I caa give you for this infirmity. SECT.

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SECT. i(J. C

Hippoph. 'f^l^*^^ ^'^^^ f^y y°^ f^ <* Convullion ^ How do yon
\/S care that?
Bij)poferm. A Cramp and Convn'fon is one and the fame Mala-
dy, which is a violent contradting or drawing together of Si^
news and P^ems-^ ^ndA^nfcles^ as well through the whole body^
as in any one member of the lame •, yet doth it not always ap-
prehend or iieze the whole body^ but takes one member or o-
ther, as rometim.es it layeth hold upon the Eye^ fbmetimes up-
on the Tw^///, thej.tiv/, LipSyLe^Sy&c. which albeit it Com-
eth by feveral means, yet principally it comes either through
cold in the body, or elie for want of bloody or laflly by over-
much/?«'-^^^>(f. The ligns to know this difeafe are molt ealle y
for ihat^Hcrfe that is therewith troubled, will have that mem-
ber (for the time the fit is upon it j fo ftifFthat a man with
the utmoft of his ftrength is not able to ftir the fame, by rea-
fon that the Stnews and M.'ifdeswiW be fo much contradedas
not poffibly to bring the limb to its prifbine flate, but only
by rubbing and chafing the limb or member with warm cloaths j
and after the fit is over, it were very requifite to fweat him in
the Stable in his cloaths, for two or three hours together ^
and if the malady be in the lower parts, as in the Le^^s^ then Convuifi-
Jet the member which is taken be wifped up with thumb bands ^°'
of Hay made wet firfl, and after when the member is thus wif-
ped, to call thereon cold water, and after this his fweating,
let his whole W;/ (but efpecially the member taken) be anoin-
ted vvith the ointment of ^copum before mentioned in the fe-
Qcnd Book Chap 14. SeH:. i. yi. and to give him fome of it in-
wardly with fweet Sack, or Mufcadine .• and thus have I reco-
vered fundry /-/orfes perplexed with this difeafe, giving him
two or three drinks after of Dtapente^ and then to keep him.
warm, and to continue him for foine time with fweet maihes,
or white v/ater •, but when you come to give him cold water
again, let it be with exercife and airings after Sun riling, and
before Sun fet, the Sun fliining, and when there is no wind,
1 or other cold nipping weather. But if you have not of this
Acofum in a readinefs, then apply this hatlj or Ointment to the
grieved piaer-or member y viz.. Take

ly^ The Com^kat Horfe-may?^ " CHAP. VL

Take Pimpernel a good armful, Prim role leaves. Camomile,
Crowfoot, Mallows, Fennel, Rofemai y, of each iix handfuls,
and fine upland Hay, cut and made about Midiummer, when
the ftrength and heart of grafs is at the belt, a good quauti-
ty, put al] thefe into a Lead or Cauldron, and fill up the
Cauldron with tair water, and fo let it ileep eight and forty
hours, then boil it until the herbs be foft, and bathe the grie-
ved member therewith four days together, morning and even-
ing, warmed ; which done, apply fome of thefe herbs to the
places or limbs grieved, and keep them on with a thumb-band
of Hay, wet in the faid decodtion, and every day about noon
anoint the faid vifited member with Petroleum, and Nerval,
and Oil of Spike mixed together, and keep him warm, give
him good meat and mafiies or white water, not only during
the time of his cure, but a good time after, and let his airings
be temperate, and his exercife moderate, and take heed of
walhing him after labour, for that probably was the caufe ot"
his Convulfion. "^^^

j^mther.

Take ftrong white Wine vinegar , and Patch-greafe, alias
Peece-greafc , of each like much , melt them upon a gentle
nre, then with wheat flowr make it into a Poultefs, and apply
it to the grieved member good and warm, renewing it morn-
ing and evening, but before you do adminifter this charge
(by holding a bar of iron, or a chafing di/h of coals near) let
himbe anointed with Petroleum, Nerval, and Patch greafe,
and Oil of Spike, of each like much very well> and after bind
on the charge all over the grieved place, drefs him thus morn-
^ ing and evening, and give him moderate exercife and airings,
and let him have malhes and white water to drink, and keep
him warm. This is very good. "^^"^

Another.

Firit rake him, then give him the Clyfter prefcribed in

Book 2. chap. II. StdL. 8. Glyfter 4. then let two men, on

either fide of the horfe one) rub him well with foft cloaths all

\\\sb'ody and limbs ovqy^ efpecially the difeafed limb, then

loath Mm up warm , and let him ftand upon the trench four

hours, to the end the Clyfter may work the more kind-

nre him meat and white water, and fo feed him for

that

BOO " ai'd H:>.pcrt Ferrier. 17^

that da But I rnufl tell yoa that fo foon as you have gi-
ven him this Clyfter , and before his friction give him this
drink whereby toclcanle hisW_y, viz..

Take of white Wine one pint, Aloes half an ounce •, Aga-
rick half an ounce, rill beaten very fmall, and infufed in the
Wine, putting thereto of thepurell clarified Hogs greafe one
fpoonful, or forwa:it thereof (and which is much better) of
fvveet Butter fix ounces, and give him this blood warm. The
next day prepare in a readinefs this Unguent.

Take of ftrong Ale two quarts , and of black Sope two
pound, boil them together till they look black like Tarr, and
herewith anoint, rub, and chafe him all over that the Unguent
may fmkin: that done, cloath him up, and fluff him warm
that he may fweat vvell, butltuff/?^^^, »fc^, and hreafi well, let.
him fweat thus two hours, then cool him by degrees, taking

j now a little from him, then a little, till he be brought to a
good temper again, then keep him fo, and about one of the
clock at afterfloon, give him a warm mafh or white water,
and then fomeHay, and an hour after that Provender. Let
not this drink be given him above once during his whole Cure,
but his Clyfiersj Sweats and FriElions., till he be well y yet the

I C/y/^rx not every day neither, and let his drink be white wa-

! ter, wherein Mallows have been boyled., unlefs fometimes yoiv
give him where with to comfort him a fweet I\lafh : but if he
will not drink his white water boiled with Mallows, then let"
him have it without, and let his food be that which is fweet
and very good. This did I never try, but two feveral Ferri-
«r/ who lived more than 100 miles dillantthe one from the o-

; ther gave me this Receipt f^erbatim^ without fcarce altering.

i one word;, and they both protefled unto me they have cured
fiindry Borfes which have been forely perplexed with this Dif-
eafe.

Hippophilus. What meanyoH by moderate and temperate airing,
•/ a Horfe ? _ #

Hippoferns. I do mean by moderate airing, that he be not Airing;
forth in airing too long, and by temperate airing, that a lick
iforfe if there be caufe why he fliould be aired, it be not done too.
late in the Evening, nor too early in the Morning ; for that
fijchkind of airings will take too much from the Horfe tliat

Is.

n ■ ■ ^ .

ly'6 The Compkat Horfc-w.w^ CHAP. VI.

is feeble or fick : but in fuch cafes, let him be walked to hijs
airings in a warm Evening, an hour before Sim let at lealbjand
in a, Morning an hour after the Sun is up, efpecially if the wind
be not too high, or blow too cold, and that the Sun fhinc
warm: For by airing before Sun riling, anda^ter Sunfet (like
as is to be ufed with running and hunting Horfes) will make a fat

' flrong Horfe both poor and lean, as not to have a Crovv of
fiejl^ on his back, as the Proverb is, and fo feeble as not to be
able to arife being laied, and therefore give not fuch kind of

■ airings to a Horfe _x}\^i is infirm-, but thofe which I do term
thetemperate airings, will greatly comfort the fpirits of your
Borfe^ give him a very good appetite to his meat, and encreafe
hhfiefl) and good liking ^ whereas the late airings will be (as
I faid before) very noxious to lick, difeafcd, oriean/:/or/fj-.

SECT. 17. C.

Hippoph. TJ^J^' do yon help a Hor]£ that ^rcweth ccfiive 9r
H i belly- hoHnd ?
Hippofert^. The nature of this dileafe is fuch as that the
Horfe that is therewith troubled, cannot difcharge himfelf, but'
■with great pain and trouble, his ordure coming from him both
very dry and hard. Horfes that are kept too much to'hard,'
dry, and hot meats, are molt incident to this Malady , fome-
times it cometh by eating too much Provender, efpecially
Beans, Peafe, Tares, or Wheat, which albeit thele Grains be
more hearty than any other, yetthey liccicate and dry up the
moifture, becaufe they beget more heat and coftivenefs in the
body, than other Grains do, yea and vcind too, and bad hn-
moHrs caufing obftrudions ^ and fometimes this coftivenefs com-
eth to a Ho-rfe by reafon he hath been kept to too fpare a diet,
asisufually feen in /i/or/>j in diet ^ for this hot and dry food
doth fuck up (like to afpunge) iht fiegmatich^moiQimz of the
i'<'<afy, pving way thereby th^it choler h become the more pre-
dominant, fo that the meat he eateth cannot be fo well dige-
fted. This is a Difeafe very perilous, and the origine of manf
maladies^ audit is eafily known by its fymptoms. And yoof:
may cure him after this manner, v/x.. *

Take

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Take th-c decodion of Mallows one quart, Sallct Oil halfaCoftive-
pint, or frefh Butter half a pound , Benedi^a Uxativa , one ^^^^- ^'"
ounce, gi\re him this blood warm clyfter-wife, and then clap jj*'^[[,^j
hhtail to his tnel-y and ib caufe him to keep it half an hour at
leaft, being walked up and down, then fet him up warm, and
it will work, whereby he will empty himfelf: andindtie time
give him a fweet Mafli, and after Hay, and fo keep him to ma-
flics or white water two or three days \ but withal fail not to
rake hirn before you adminifter your Clyfter. ^^"^ This is a
moll excellent Receipt which you Ihall find in lib. i. cap. 6.
Seii. 7. Cly^er i. C. *^"^ There be many other good Snppo/ito-
ries and clyfttrs^ which I have already and will hereafter let
you down, which be very fovereign for this malady.

SECT. 18. C.

Hippoph. T i\ J Hat difeafe is tha* we call the Crowne-fcab ?
V V HippoferHs. This forance is a fcab or cruft
which growetb upon the coronet or top of the W/, nextunto
the hair j it is a filthy ftinking and cancerous difeafe, and not
only troublefome, bat painful to the beafl: , and it cometh
commonly in the winter, whiift the Horfe is in the Stable,
like as doth the Scratches-, and it is ingendred firft by reafon
the Horfe from a Colt^ till he came to be handled, was for the
moll part kept in moift, wet, and cold grounds j for no Hor-
iesare inclinable unto thisdifeaie, but thofe that are bred up
in fiich like grounds, The ligns to know this malady is, that
the h^ir will Hare about the coronet^ tind become thin and brifly.
The way to cure the fame is,

Firltto wafh and bathe the place well fo far as the Scab orcrown
Sorance goeth, which is commonly round about the coronet ^ then fcab.
fhave or clip away the /?4irclofe, then,

* Take Turpentine, tried Hogs greafe, and Honey, of each
like much, a little of the powder of Bolearmoniak, the yolks
of two Eggs, withas much wheat flower as wiil thicken it by
'working it to a falve, and apply this plailer-wife, with alin-
^nen cloth to the forance, renewing it every day once till it
be whole : but let him not come into any wet during his
cure. *^* This is a very good one.

A a jimther

178 The Compkat Eorfeman, CHAP. VI.

u4nother.
,.' TTake old chamber-ly, and fet it upon the fire, and as the
fcum arifeth, take it off, then put to it of white fait as much as
will fuffice, and as the fcum arifeth the fecond time, take it
away ^ with this liquor v/afli and bathe the forance three or
four times a day till it be whole. ^;5t^ Another very good,
which I have often ufed
" Take foft Sope, tryed Hogs greafe, of each half a pound,

Bolearmoniack, in fine powder fo much as will luffice. Tur-
. pentine four ounces, make all thele into one body, and fopla-
Iter-wife apply it to the place, binding it on with a clout that
it come not off^ renewing it dayly till it do leave running,
then wafh and bathe it in Vineger warmed, till the forance be
clean dried up. ^>i^''^

SECT. 19. C.

Hippoph . T T^^ ^^ y^'* ^^^^ ^"^^l * Q\!ixh ?

J~| Biffoferm. This is a fwelling a little be-
neath the Elbow of the Bough upon the
great Siijew behind, and above the top of the home^ which
caufed the Horfe to halt, efpecially when he beginneth to be
hot, for by reft it paineth him the lefs : it cometh either by a
Itrain, or by carrying fome heavy burthen, or elle he taketli it
iereditarily from his Sire or Dam. The figns to know it is,
by the long fwelling in the place before mentioned. The
cure is,

Carb. Firft, (have away the hair, then with an Incle or Filletting

bind the Bough ftreight, above the joint, then with a fniall
ftick beat, rub, and chafe the Curb^ like as ycu ule to do in i
the cure otthtSpknt, then with a Fleam, or Knife peirce tliej
skin through in two or three places, and fo with your liumhT
thruft forth, and crufh out the corrupt blood, and after con-
vey fo deep as you can get into every hole the bignefs of two

^ bariy corns of Jrfmcky and fb having bound up the place, let

itfo remain by thefpaceof fourand twenty hours, then open
the place, and anoint it cyery day once with molte^i Butter,
till itt)e whole. ^^^.

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Avother,

Take Wine Lees oiie pint, a porrenger full of wheat flower,
of Comin in fine pcn^der half an ounce, mix all thefe well toge-
ther, and being made warm upon the fire, charge the place
therewith, renewing it everyday cuce, by thcfpace of three
or four days together ; and when you do perceive thefwelling
to be almoft gone, then draw it with your hot Iron , and
charge the burning with pitch and Rofm molten together,
which muft be applyed A'arm, to the end, thecharge mayflick
on the better, and then preiently clap on Flocks, and let it fb
relt till of it felf it fall away: and let him come in no wet or
water by the fpace of twelve or fourteen days after, and he
will be perfectly cured. *^^

Another,

Take a Bar of Iron, heat it red hot, and hold it near to
the place till it become warm, then with your Fleam prick fix
orfeven holes through the Sj^>7, and anoint the iorance with
Nerval, then take of Salt a fpoonful, and of Verdegreafe a
penny weight in fine powder, with the whit-e of an Egg, let
thefe be well incorporated together, then take a little Flax
orHurds, and wet it in this medicine, and bind it to the place,
renewi git everyday once, and in ihort time it will be per-
fedly cured. "^^"^ All thefe Receipts 1 have ufed, and I have
found them to be right good.

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C H A P. VIL

SECT. I. -D.

Hippoph. TIT JBUnow that we have made an end of this Chap-
y V/ ter-i let tn proceed to another : Tell we 1 pray
you^ how may d Dangerous Sicknefs come to
a Horfe ?

Hipfoferpu. Sir, that which you call Dangerous Sicknefs^ is of ^^"g^'
divers natures, proceeding from fundry caufes, having every Jj°"^ ^^^*
6he its diftinfb fymptoms, and therefore do require feveral re- itcometh
Kiedies ^ wherefore that you may the better know how and

A a 2 when

I

i8o TkeQom^leat Horfc.man^ CHAP. VI.

when any licknefscometh, obferve I pray but thefe four princi-
ples following, andyoufhall never err. viz..
I Firll, that all ficknefs Cometh either by heats in over violent

cxercife, as when the Horfe (v. g.) hath his greale molten,
the heart overcharged, the vit^tl ^/W forced from the inward
parts, and the large Pores znd Orifices of the heart [o ob^ru-
d:ed and Hopped, that the Spirits cannot return back to their
proper places, fo as the Organs of the body cannot rejoyce, but
by this means the body multof neceffity languilh, founder, and
mortifie.

2. Secondly, dangerous ficknefs comethalfo by colds, asbyin-
difcreet, or negligent keeping, as well before as after long and
violent exercife^ and then it is the head perplexed, the eyes
dulled, and pained, therootsof the fw^w inflamed and fwelled
lliQ hM£s withrhumes tickled and offended, occafioning ftrong,
and laborious coughing, and the Nofirils often diftilling and
pouring forth filthy and corrupt matter.

3. Thirdly, dangerous ficknefs cometh alfo by furfeit of food,
either by eating too much, or too little of what is good, or
alfo of that which is not whcliome ^ foasthefirft killeth, or
at leall debilitateth the Stomachy opprefTeth the Hearty and-
lendeth up thefe evil fumes into the Head, by which are ingen-
dredtheStaversj Frenzies, and other mortal difeafes j the fe-
condputrifiesthe blood, and converts all its nutriment into-
corruption, from whence proceeds the Yellows, Farcin, Fea-
vers, Mainges, and other fuch like peftilent lepfous and loath-
fome difeafes, which fuffocating the heart-, and clogging the
Stomach, dilates and fpreads it felf univerfally over the whole
W^, leaving no /«f;»^tfr free, and confoundeth every /4c«/^}', and
member thereof.

4. Fourthly and lafl:ly,dangerous ficknefs comes alfo by accidefit,
as when a Horfe (v. ^.) receiveth fomedeep or perilous wound'
or hurt, either in his Wj', or elfe where in fomewV^/ or dange-
rous part, by means v/ hereof nature isfo far offended, as that
incontinently a general ficknefs feizeth upon the Horfe, which
(not in opportune time prevented) death fuddenly enfueth j
and thefe infirmities are called by the more expert Ferriers, Ac-
cidental Feavers : for if you be pleafed to obferve well, you fhall
fifld the Horfe fometimes trembling, fometimes iweating ,
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foraetimes cold, fometimes burning, but never in good temper.
And thus much briefly of thefe four points or grounds, whicli
be the occafion of mof!: dangerons fckneffes Accidental.

Hippophilus. What means hath a man to know the /igns, whereby
to diJiingHtJh thefe fever al ficknejfes the one from the other ?

HifpferHi. Very eafily Sir, for if licknefs do proceed from the
firftof thefe four priaciples, to wit, from heats, then are the
figns- thefe, viz.. The heavinefs of his countenance, fwellings i.
of his Limbs, efpecialiy of his hinder legs, fcowring and loof-
nefs of his body, in the beginning of licknefs fhort, and hot
breath, a loathing and forfaking of meat, &c. 2.

If from the fecond, viz.. cold, then the figns are, a dejeded Dange-
comtenmce , dulnefs or fleepinefs of the eyes., Puftrils or hard '"^'i^ ^^^'
Knots undertheC^Wf, yea and many times inflamed Kernels "J l^jjjj°y''^
and fwellings fo high as to the very roots of the ^^r^, a rotten
or moift inward hollow cough, he many times chewing betwixt
his teeth, fomelooie, filthy-, and flegmatick matter, immedi-
ately after his coughing, which in fome cafe is not an evil fign,
by reafon that thereby the cold rotteth and goeth away;
whereas on the contrary fide for a //or/e to cough clear and
dry, doth demonflrate a dry cough, which hath longtime lur-
ked in his body , forely feflering and tormenting him in-
wardly, which is very difficile to cure, but at length difco-
vers it felf by reafon of the creatures languifliing and general
falling away of his fefh ^ (ox hh belly will be ftirunk up, and
when he drinketh much of the fame, water willifTue forth of
his«o/>, MS eyes will be either watry, or matrative, and run
continually through pain which he hath in his Z?^^-:/, procured
by means of his cold, and his hair will be rough, and Hair-
ing &c.

From the third, to wit, from furfet by meat, either natural 3»,
or unnatural *, the figns be thefe, a dulnefs of the head., eyes.,
znd countenance^ yea, and that in fuch a violent manner, foas
the Horfe will be hardly able to lift up his head from the man-
ger, a dull and dead eye-, and funk into his head., his ears prickt
his upright, and the tops of them cold,as alfo his upper itps and
jheath^ his pace reeling and flaggering, and (if the difeafe be
far gone) he will be of a frantick and mad comportment, as-
hy biting and gnawing the Rack and Manger, or whomfoever

ihall

iB2 T^ke Compleat Horfe-ffiav^ CHAP. VI.

fhall come withfn'hts reachy and ifbmetimfes by biting of hirti-
felf, and by beating his head againfb the wall andflbor, and-
otherfuchfrantick pofturesand psfllons : but if the malady be
not yet gotten into the brain^ or do not occupy that place ^
but that it hath fettled it felf more intrinlecally in thei^'-^^or
hearty then you fhall perceive by the whites ofthteyes^ the
Ufs^r\d tongue^ this Dileafe to be the plain Yellows, and if the
clifeafe be far gone, then will the Yellows be difperfed allftver
the whole skin, and the //cr/>fweat in the morning when firil
you come to him, as if he had been foreiy ridden, or had an He-
ciickPeaver-y and have a delire rather tc be lying than to ftand,
and when he flandeth, it will be with his/(?rf-/f^j' ftradlingthe
one from the other, and he will alio havea loofnefs or fcow-'
ling, efpecially if the Horfe hath taken his furfeit by eating too
many Oats, or other Provender, and by drinking Ibddenly af-
ter, which you fhall the better know, becaufe the Hoyfe will in
his Ordure void fome of his Oats or other Grain whole, as not
being difgefted, by reafon that the cold water fofuddenly ta-
ken, upon his over hafty eating (not being all chewed) will.
cool hh fiomach-i ZTid make him to fwell j befides the Fiorfe will'
have a general loathing and forfaking of his meat, which is^
iikewife the common fymptom of every kind of furfeit, and
almoft every degree of ficknefs.
^ The fourth and laft ground or principle is, that if his infir-

mity and ficknefs do proceed from accidental means, then are
the figns, a perplexed and troubled Wv, fometimes fweating
at the roots of his ears^ in the flanks , and behind the Owilders,
againft the/7f;^?-f, fometirneshe will be taken with a trembling
all his body over ,' and fometimes with a glowing and burning
in hh 'vita! partSj as in xhz temples of his head^ 2.^2\niih\s heart-,
on' the inirde oi hh ftre-Uis ^ next to the W^, and on the
infrdeofthe hivder-ks^s^ aho his morith will be dry and hot,
\mto7mte will be fubjed to be inflamed and furred ^ V« j?w, he
■will have a loathing iind averlion from meat : but only that
he mufl eat, and a great drought and thirft, and a great long-
ing to drink cold water, and when he hath drunk what him li-
keth, yet will he never thelefs delire to keep his mouth continu-
ally in the Water. Many other figns there be, whereby a man
whois any thing at all skilful and cautelous, may byobferving

difco-

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difcover when his fforfe falleth into any infirmity and fiGkneli,
as when you do perceive that his countenance or poltures do
alter from their ufual cultoms, then be you well afTured, your
i/'j/f doth alter and decay in his health, Alio you muftobferve
his feeding, and how he doth eat, a , whether with a good ap-
petite, or with a wQzkfiomach^ the firll being good, the fecond
unkindly and unhealthy, as alio how he doth difcharge or emp-
ty himfelf, and how his Vrine and the colour of his duf^g or
or dnre do zhcr J which if his rf'^»^ or excrements be pale, and
full of grains-, then is it good, but if blackiOi and dusky (ac-
cording as I have before init^ due place handled) then b. you
confident, he hath much heat and drinefs in his body, by which
means probably enfjeth great and dangerous licknefs : very ma-
ny other fignsof licknefs there are, as the not calling or/hed-
dingof his hair, in its due and proper feafbn, hide-bound, co-
ftivenefs, laxativenefs, the clinging up oihisbeliy to the/^«%,.
-continual dillike,drowlinefs, dulnefs, and heavinefs, when he
hath war- ted due ordering and feeding, &c. AM which fymp-
tom-"are fo well known to every man, as that they need not be
handled further in this place.

Hippophilus. But now H\[)^ok.n\%-, fithence you have thns far
difcoveredi what are the caufcs and figns of danirerons ficknefs-y I
VfoHid gladly yon would fijew me how I may either prevent fcknefs be-
fore it Cometh^ or cure the fume at frfi appearance.
■ Hifpoferus. Sir, in this cafe two things are principally and
diligently to be confidered. The firft is to prevent licknefs i..
before it Ihall approach, whereby it fhail not offend at all, and
the fecond is, to take it at thefirit appearance, and fo to pre-
vent and hinder it, whereby to prevent the danger thereof.
As touching the Hrlt, the belt way will be three or four days Dange-
before you pat forth your Horfe to grafs, to take blood from rous fick-
him, andtlk- next day to give him thedrink of Oiapente^ halfnefs how
an ounce, and a pint and half of fweet Sack, which you fhall [^^^P''^"
find mentioned in Ub, 2. .b^^ fequent^ and lb by degrees to a-"""'
bate his cloaths if he have had any, and it is alio very good
that when you do take blood ivom him, you do receive it in a
bafon or W/, and therewith anoint his ^^c/^, loins, fillets, hreafij
and all fuch like places about bim with the fame blood-, foritis
moft wholfome, and doth comfort the body y^ry much,cleanfeth

the

vent.

1^4 TheCcwpkat Horfe-m^ff, CHAP. VI.

the skif^t and begettcth a general rejoycing throughout all the
vital parts of the Horfe. But if you have no intent to put him
forth to grafs, and yet would prevent inward fickncfs, then
fail not (when you have bell means) to give nim reft, take no
blood from him at alI,(unlefsyou may juftly fufpeA his blood not
to be very good) but give him only a drink of DUfer^te or
Diatejfutron^ for either of thefe are the greateft and beft refiners
and purifiers of the blood of any thing can be adminiHred, and
do caufe the Horle to avoid ail yellow cho'.enckjnmer^ and all
evil \n^\gzGiQ<\. humours, which may any way putrifie, inflame,
or corrupt the /'/c'^^a?. Andobferve moreover, that in admini-
firing of thefe drink", if Sack or Muskadine be not at hand to
be had, that then in the place of a pint and a half of either of
theie (which is the proportion I limit to a Horfe of a llrong,
able, and corpulent hody^ but to a fmall or weak Horfe one
pint) you do take of good Ale or Beer, one quart, and the
iame quantity of -Di^^fw/^^ or Diatejlar^n ioxm^xly prelcribed j
and if the Alfi'orBeer be made warm upon the fire, it will be
the better. And thus much as touching the firll point, to wit,
the prevention of ficknefs before it come ^ that it may not of-
fend your Horfe at all. Now I come to thefecond point, viz,.
2* To take ficknefs at its firfl appearance, whereby to fend it

l^^nge- packing before it hath taken deep root in tht body of the Horfe,
^^7 how ^® ^^^^ ^^ ^^^^ never come to danger of life or limb, then thus
tocure. in few words. Youmufl be verycautelous and vigilant in ob-
ferving your Horfe well, and^prie into him fo narrowly, as to
difcovcr the leall fymptom of ficknefs, that may be able to
peep out its head, which fo foon as you fhall defcrie, then pre-
fently (if need fhall require) let him blood •, and there feveral
mornings together give him the dnuk o^ Diapeme, audlethim
be kept warm, well rubbed, and have Malhes or wiiite water
during that time, and fome days after, which will be a very
good means for him to remain in perfed health, flrength, and
good eftate of body ^ But if this Diapeme or DiateJfMon be not
to be had on a fudden, then

Take Celendine half a handful, as well the roots as the
leaves, wellwafhed and picked. Wormwood and Rue of each
half a hand%l, boil all thefe in flrong Ale or Beer from a pot-
tle to a quart, and then flrain it well, and put into the liquor of

fweet

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fweet Butter half a pound , and of ordinary Treacle two
fpoonfuls , and fo give it him blood warm, "^^f* and this is
moft cffedual to the ends before recited.

SECT. 2. D,

Hippoph. \/0u /peak very much ef Diapente , giving it very
± great commendations. I pray how do yon make the
fame.

HifpoferH4. The Receipt of i)x<«/>f«rr doth merit more S«c<;-
minms than I am able to give it, for that it is fo precious and fo-
vereign a Powder for Horfes^ and it is compounded of five fe-
veral fimples, if it be rightly made. It is (I fay) themoft fo-
vereign thing which can be given to a Horfeby way of drench,
whereby to cure him of very many inward difeafes. It is good
againft all infedious maladies, as Feavers of what nature foe- i,
ver, all forts of Peftilences, or contagious colds, Coughs, wet i'
or dry. Glanders, Surfeits, inflammations in the ^lood^ or It- I
wr. Frenzies, Yellows *, it purifieth, refineth , and purgeth '
thQ hi'ood fvom all in l^eftion and corruption, it eafeth the over-
flowing of the ^4//, and the working of the fpleen ; in a word,
it'cureth whatfoeverdifeafesthe W7 of the Horfe may be in-
wardly inclined anto •, and it is thus made, viz..

Take Arillolochia Rotunda, Gentiana, Baccalani, Myrrha Diapenrc.
Eboraci, of each like much, let thelebefirft pounded feveral-
ly, and finely learccd, and after weighed, fo as the quantities
may be jult and even, not any one lefs, or more than another,
and after fo well mixed as may bepofllbly, and fo put into a
Gaily pot preiled as hard as may be done, and after fo dole
ftopped, as that no air can get into it ■, and thus you mult make
it and relerveitfor your ufe. This mult be adminiltred to a
Horfe in Muskadine, if you drench him for a cold or Glaun-
ders ; If for other maladies, then in fweet Sack, and the quan-
tity muftbe a pint and a half : but if the Sack or Muskadine
be not to be had, then give it inltrong Ale or Beer ; and the
quantity of this powder of Diapente mull be two or three
fpoonfuls, unlefs to a finall, fick, or feeble Horfe, then the lefs
quaatitv according as in your own judgment and reafon, you

B b fliall

run.

iBB TBe Compkat Horfiman. ■ CHAP,. VL

ihall; tblQktO' bp,ura(ffcT.equilite, . "^^^^t.iAnd tlmis .this:fo exedr-
lentij&vv:d«r o^'^i^M/jfWf inada) arid fiich areiitlveruie^.

SECT. 3. D-

Hippoph. ri Owdo you make alfo your Diateflaron /

MTi HifpoferHSi This sonfe^ion I have heafd fome
call Horfe MithridatCy and fame Horfe-Treacle-i by reafon of the
inward virtue thereof, whereby to expel all poylbns and conta-
gious annoyances, and to drive them and all manner of ficknefs
from the heart. And thus it is made, viz,.
Diarefia- Take firll of the powder of Diafeme two ounces, and put
it into aclean ftone Morter, that is not over-great, and put
. tliereto of life or clarified Honey the iike quantity, let the
morter be made hot againft the fire before you do put in your
powder or Honey, and then with a peftil of wood work it, till
it come to a very Treacle-, which when you (hall find to be Ef-
ficiently oompounded , then take it forth, and put it. into a
clean gaily pot or glafs, and fo keep it very clofe flopped for
your ufe, and when you have occafion to make ufe of it.

Take of this Confe^ion half an ounce, anddiflblveitinMuf-
kadine or fweet Sack a pint and a half, and fo give it your
Horfe blood-warm, and as occafion is proferred, add to it of
Z,Wo« treacle one ounce, ^^"^ This DiateJJaron. is a ConfeEiion
IbToveteign, being as I faid before, an /Antidote againft all iiil
fedtious Dil^afes, it is a prelent cure for all forts of feaversi-
GT any other defperate or .dangerous ficknefs, taking firft^/W
from the Horje if there becaufe.

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Hipjioph.^ T5 there nothing good be fides thefe in cafe of dejperatt
J. and danger oHs fickpefi-, f^ffofing that neither Diapen-*
tc nor DiatcHkron can be had} ..ii^.i,

f Hippoferus, Yea Sir, if neither of thefe may begotten, and
that you are fearfulofthe i//i? of ymr Mfirfe^, then do I^ counfqi
you thus* ^r^ :'-\- ; • r- \\\ fI::;.riU 1; • '•'.■': ■••' r--)f..:!i

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Take of the belt Tar two Ounces, of Honey one ounce, black ^^^^F^-
Sope two drams, and bay- fait a handful, incorporate ail thele ?^^ ^"^
well together, then take two egg-fhels, the crowns only being ro "s^^ck-
broken fo as you may get forth the meat, and fill them up a- ncfs.
gain with this medicine, and put them down his throat, and
walk or gently ride him up and down a quarter of an hour or
more warm cioathed '■, that done, fet him up warm, and litter
him well, and let his drink be either Mafhes or white water
for four or five days after, but- let him fall three hours after
his medicine, and let his Hay and Provender be fweet and
^ood. ^^^ This I have often experimented.

• SECT. 5. X>.

Hippoph.'T Should think}^\^^0^^\V>^th]ki for chanjre^ Bread vtert
I gooa to be given fometimes to a Horie : J pray vch^.t is
your ofinion thereof}
- HippoferM If you mean fiich ordinary /^/^r/c-^r^-^^/, which ont
common Bakers u fed to mak^ forHorfes (which is now long
lince out of date- and ufe) I fay it cannot be good for. aHorfe,
by reafon it was ill made, and the Materials whereof it was
compounded, nourifh very little, nay it hurteth aHorfemuch
more than it can do him good, for it breedeth evil humours,
and worfe blood in his body, it being made of bran and chile!
for the molt part with a little courle Rye-meal, to make it ftick
together, and fo made up and kneaded with cold water, and
after the outfide of the Loaves or Rouls are rowled in ground
or rather bruifed peafe, which can in no cafe be good or whol-
Ibme. But if you have a defire to give your Horfc bread,
whereby he may the better endure labour, either in his travel
orlong journeys, or in Tiltingj tiunting, or otherwife, then
if you pleafe to give him this bread, which I do here pre-
fcribe you, it will give him ftrength of body, be very much
helpful to his wind, keep him from fainting in his labour and
cxercife, be it never fo foar.

Take Wheat meal, Oat meal, and Beans all ground very Horfe-
fmall, of each one peck, Anni feeds four ounces , Gentiana, bread.
ajid Fenugreek, of each one ounce, Licoris two ounces, let all i .
tKefe be finely powdered, and fearced, and add the whites and
: . B b 2 yolks

4 83 ' neCompkat-Horfe-Wdf?, CHAP. Vf.

yolks of twenty new laid Eggs, v»rell beater, together, and put
to the other ingredients, and To much itrongAieas will knead
it up, then make your Leave? like to Horie bread, but rot too
thick, and let tliem be well baked, but not burned ^ let not
this bread be given to your Horfe too nev/, and when you are
to give it to him, let it be five or fix mornings together wiih-
cut any Provender : and thus yoiifhali have him well winded^
lulty, rtrong, hardy, and healthy, whereby to be able to hold .
out and retain his mettle to the latt . Alio when he is to be
uied or employed.
^ Take a thin linnen death, and put therein of white Sugar-

candy one ounce, and as much powder of Annifeeds, few up
this to the Bit or Snaffle in a fine linnen cloath, when you are
to take his back, firft dipped in White or Claret wine, and fo
let him be exercifed, or travelled with this in his mouth j this
giveth moifture to his mouth andftomach, it cxpclleth inward
heat and faintncfs from his body and hea\ t, and caufcth him to
forget his labour and travel, for it doth revive his vital fpi^
rits. -^^^^ Another kind of bread I will give you not much un-
like the former, but fomev^bat better, and a greater cooler.

Take Wheat meal one peck, Rye meal, Beans and Oat meal,
both ground very fmall, of each half a peck, Annifeeds, Lico-
ris, of each one ounce, and white Sugarcandy fcur ounces, all
in fine powder, the yolks and whites of twenty Eggs well bea-
ten, and fo much white-Wine as will knead it into a pafle,
make this into great loaves, bake them well, and after th<?y
be two or three days old, let him eat of this bread, but chip
away the outfide "^^"^

Hippophilus What is the reafonyoM chafe of thefe graim-^ meal
rather than flower^ wherewith you make your bread ?

Htffoferns, Sir, I prefer Meal far before Flower, byreafon
Flower is much more hot and binding, and therefore the cour-
fer the bread is, the better it is for the Horle, and the more
tvholfome j and the reafon why I do put Rye into my latter
bread is, becauie Rye is aloofener, and a cookr, and therefore
it will make him the more foluble.

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SECT. 6. D.

Hippopb. \ /\ / ^^^ tsgood to dtjfo 've and m'Ji fie Tumours and
V V hard fwelhnffs irn he L^gs-, or ether parts and
members ^///jf Horfe?

Hippojerus. Turn urs and fwcllings fometimes come by heats
gotten with over hard ridir-g, whereby the creature being over-
much heated, the greaie lailethaown, and fetJing in the /.^^^f
and other parts > doth grow dry and hard, this breedeth
Splents, Spavens, Curbs, Ring-bones, and the like forances,
which, in truth are none other things than the proper THimun \
belides it doth occafion other Knots and Swellings, which are
to be cured after this manner, -viz^.

Take the roots of Mallows, or of Holliocks of each two ourr Wifolve
CCS, ofLinfeed, and of Fenugreek, of each ^vl ounces, of the: ^"^^""^^
fat or grea(e of Hens or Capons, or for want thereof, of Meats
foot Oil, a wine quart, of Wax lix ounces •, fteep the roots.
and feeds being brui fed in a pottle of white- Wine, when it is
fcalding hot, lor three days and three nights, and the fourth
day boil them in the fame liquor, and add thereto when you:
begin to fet it upon the fire, your greafe and wax, putting alfo
thereunto ofRofin three ounces-, then letallthefe boil toge-<
ther a good while, and at the taking it from the fire put there-
into of Venice Turpentine two ounces, and fo ftir them toge--
ther : and. thus it is made fitting for your ule, which being
well referved, will diflblve all hard fwellings and Tumours..^ thei
Sorauces being dayly anointed therewith. *^^ This I have by^^
much pradice found to be very good.

j^,; Another.
Take white Lilly Roots, Hemlock, Mallows, Bears- foot>,
Scabeous, Cuccoe-pints, of each one handful, chop them:
fmall, and infufe them for twelves days together in white-
Wine, and Sallet Oil, of each onepint> then take wax four
ounces, and Bean fiowr twelve fpoonfuls, and fo boil it, and-
after (train it, and bring it to an Unguent , and th?rewitlfe
anoint the Tumours and fwelled parts, wliich , being done;, apr-
pjy this plafter to the places. , ffi,^^ : , \^^i_ . ,

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>i^G The Cowpleat .Horft-tftat?^ CHAP. Vf.

Another.

Take Darnel and red Docks, of each two handfuls, brirife
them, and then boil them in Wine and Sallet-Oil, of each one
pint, and Bean flower four Spoonfuls, and put thereto of Af-
fes, or Ojces dung, lb much as will fuffice, , when it is boiled to-
a Poultefs, apply it PUfiet-wife and ufe this every day once till
it be well. *^^ This is alfo very good.

Another.

TakeLinieed and pound it in a Morter, and of Fenugreek
in powder, of each four ounces, Pitch and Rofin of each three
ouncesj Damask Rofe leaves dried two ounces. Pitch of Cr^^c^
fix ounces, boil all the fe together, and when you arp ireddy to
take it from the fire, add thereto of Turpentine tVvo rtuneeSj
Honey fix ounces, and Saljet Oil fo much as will fuffice * ■ and
thusapplying this Salve Plafter-wife to the place, it vyill mol-
lifie any hard fubftance. ^^"^ This 1 haye often tryed, and
have found it to be very good.

SECT. 7. D.

Hippoph.' Ty'J/V Hippoferus, is there any cure for a fick^Horfcy
J3 whofe infirmity is fo defperate^) and he fo far fpent,
M to be generally judged to bealmofl at the point of death ?

HippnferM, Truly Sir, both my Mafber and my felf have done
fuch cures upon Horfes^ which have been fo defperately fick as
you fpeak of j infomuch as the beholders have pronounced
fentcnce of death upon them, and the Owners would have been
well content to have been fatisfied, and well appayed with
their skins and Ihooes : and I will (hew you what our cure is.'
Firlt, open the neck vein, and let him bleed well, then two
hours after his bleeding,
Defpe- '<Take oi Diatejjaron half an ounce, and give it him blood
rate fiek- warm in Muskadine a pint, or Sack for want thereof, or clfe
"^^5* if they be not on the fuddento begotten, then take good Ale
or Beer, with the faid quantity of XJ/^f/^r^w, then having gi-
ven it, walk him half an hour (if he be able) in the warm Sunf
orif diere be not Sun-fhine, then in fome warm Stable, qr
Barn, then fet him up warm cloathed and littered, and let him
be rubbed all over, ^%Head^ PoUt Neckt and Legs-) andcfpe-
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f^allv.twixt the£<«rj, )fortlj^,t -greatly eafeth the pain in^tlie
fiM<i^ by reafon it diilblyetiy and difper:i€th_the kifimours fat
noon unbridle him, and offer him a little fweet Hay fprinkled
with water, which if he fliall refufe to eat, (as 'tis likely he
will) then offer him fo much bread as the quantity of a penny
loaf, and let him eat it all if he will^ but if he do refufe to eat
thereof alfo, then give him one gallon oftheftrongell Ale-:
wort you can get of the firft runnings fo foon as it is Maftied,'
but let it not be over hot, and before barm be put unto iti
give kirn this I fay blood warm j but if that cannot be got-
ten, then provide him in a readinefs againlt the fame hour, a
fweet Mafli, which whea he hath taken, fume his head with
Olibanum, Storax, and Benjamin, and then let him be rubbed
again, as before, and fee him warm kept as is ufual for fickHor-
fes in Phyfickj-y and thus do for three days together in all points
{blood lettwg excepted) for that muft be once only (unlefs ex-
traordinary caufe do require the fame) and afllire your felf
your Horfe will mend daily, and recover his health and ftrengtb
in fhort time, and at three days end give him no more Mafhes,
but in their Head let him have white water only : If by means
of this ficknefs he hath any Puftils or Inflammations rifen under
his chanl^ then clip away the hair^ and appl,y fuch things there-
unto, as may ripen them, and bring them to a head \ and af-
ter break them with Shoomakers wax, or other fuch like good
things, and folet them run and heal at pleafure. Alio if you
^o find your Horfe to be coftive by means of his licknefs, as com-
monly Horfes wnW be after Phyfick, then firft rake him, and
finding his dung to be hot, dry, and hard, give him the Sup-
pofitory of a Candle, ihewed you in cap i8, SecLi'j. Suppof. i.
of this fecond Book. And this is the beft Suppoptory can be gi'
venhim in a caie of this nature. '^:^^ Butifcontrariwileyou
find him to have a ftrong and violent lax, or fcowring upon
him, whereby he purgeth over-much, and fo continueth, then
be you aflured, that he hath fomething in his body where-
with nature is offended, which you muft labour to remove, and
for remedy. thereof.

Take of new milk one quart, and put to it of Bean flower
t^o fpoonfulsv and as much of the powder of Bolcarmoniack
fcarched, boil thefe until the milk thicken, and fo blood-y\?arni

.1;: give

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1^2 The Ccwpkat Horfe-man^ CHAP. VI.

give it your Horfe-, and in a morning or two falling witli a
horn, and it will flay his loolenefs. '^•j^.^ But if this do not,
then (hall you.

Take of red Wine one pint, or Tinto the like quantity, and
put into it of £m fa Pafiohs one handful, and of Tanners Bark
in fine powder half a handful, the outlide being firll taken a-
way, then boil it till the herb do begin to be fott, then ftrain
it, and put thereto of Cinamon powder two fpoonfuls, and fo
give it him blood warm one or two mornings, and this will
infallibly flay. his^ flux: and if you cannot get Diapenm j or
Diatejfaron^ then give him this drink.

Take of Dragon- water one pint, Lcndon Treacle or.t ouncc,
warm it till the Treacle be diffolved, and lb give it him blood
vA^arm ^ give him this drink three mornings together •, and" for
his drink otherwife, let him have fweet Malhes three morn-
ingsonly, and after till he be well recovered, let him have no
cold water by any means, but only white water, and through
Gods afliflance he will be foon reflored to his former health.
^^^ I'hefe things I have often pradifcd to good purpofe.

SECT. 8. JD.

Hippoph. \ /T 7 ^^^ ^ ^° ^^ ^^"^ '" ^ Horfe thnt droopethf pi-
y V r/eth^ or languijheth ?
Hippoferus. This Difeafe cometh by cold t^ken, or by fome
unnatural furfeit, by reyfon of over hard riding, or by being
walhcd after an extream heat ^ the figns to know it is, he will
feed, but with no appetite ^ neither will the meat he eateth
difgeft well with him ; for, give him Oats, and you fhall find
many of them come forth whole in his crdnre, befides, he will
be lank in the i'f//y and fl-^nk^-, and his ^ejh will fall away. Tne
cure for fuch a malady, is firft to
Drooping Take blood from him as well as in the neck as fpur veins fur
that thQ blood is mod corrupt and naught \ the next rake him,
and adminifler 'jr.to him the Clyjier prefer ibed you in lib. 2,
cdp. 6. and Se^. 7. Clyfi. 3. C the next day after he hath taken "1
his C/yy??^, give him this drink.

Take of new milk warmed as much as willfuiEce, the yolks
©f three new laid Eggs> of Pepper made isto very fine powder

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a halfpenny worth, of Annifecds, Myrrha, Bay berries, Tur-
marick powdered alfo, of each half a dram, of ordinary Trea-
cle one penny worth and a little Saffron powdered, pound alt
the limples that are to be pounded, every one by it felf, and
mix thein well with the relidue, and infufe them in the milk a
whole night, and the next morning give it to the Horfe blood
warm, and after order him as you are accuftomed to do to
fick H-rfes in Phyfckj-^ but let him have this drink five mornings
together, and keep him to Mafhes or white water, and if du-
ring that time you do not find his appetite to come unto him
better than before, then let him reft four days , and at four
days end give him this drink, vix.

Take bay berries, Juniper berries, Arifloloch root; ivory)
Myrrha, of each twoounces, make all thefe into fine powder,
and fcarce them,and let them be well mixed, boil of this powder
two fpoonfulsin ilrong Ale one quart.or Muskadine or Sack one
pint, which is much better, adding thereto, when you take it
from the fire,! fomuch Pepper finely beaten, as will lie on a
fix pence, and fo much grated Ginger as will lie uponalhilling,
iand fo blood warm adminifler it to your Horfe ^ then fo loon
as he hath taken this drink, trot him gently a mile or two up-
on fair ground, and then fet him up warm, and caufe him to
fweat in the Stable an boar, but not too violent, and after cool
hira difcreetily, andby.degreesv and give him this drink and
fvVEats three times, toiyvit, every other day, and after the ta-
king oif.theie three drinks .• Take of burntSack one pint, and
put- to it of Arcment two good lumps mad^ firft into fine pow- •
der, and give it your Horle two mornings, that is to lay, ha-
ving given it once, let him reft, and then give it hira for - the
feconddrink four days after. "^.^"^ And thus have I cured fun-
dry Horfes of this infirmity.

SEC T. 9. JO.

IHippoph. \ .X / fJ^f cure have you for a Dropfie ?

'ii f vl V V Hiffoferui. This dileal|e hath an apparent
ground more than eon'je^ftural j forit never cometh to be known
oy any fymptoms, but only when the Hcrfe falleth into diflike,
and lofeth the true and perfeft colour of his hair and skin , and
i C c when

1^4 '^^•^ Compkat hlcrfewatj, CHAP. VL

wht'li he lofeth hisfpirit^ mettle^ firength, chccr^it'mfs^ and fio-
mach : and therefore we fee it cometh princip^diy -or want of
good nourifhment and digefture, which pafleuh inio mclantjio-
ly, it proceeding either from the y^/ff^, or from u\z liver ^ or
both, the i'/W being corrupted, and converted into a thin and
vvatry fubftance, and fometimes it cometh of over much reit^
for want of moderate exercife, which 1 do judge to be the more
probable. Some Feniers do affirm that there be three kii.dsof
thia difeafe, but I could never oh^'rve more than one only,
which hath its origin either of ;7;f . .?; c/Wj , ^/W, water ^ or
wind-, but chiefly of water, by reafonthat the htlly and ie^s of
a Horfe v/ill fwell, and that a watry hmmur runs betv\ixt the
skin and the fiejij ^ and if you lay your finger hard upon the
fwoln places, when you fhall take it away, there will be in the
place a pit for afinall time after. Thefigns to know it are,
that he will be fwelled both body and legs^ he will be alfo Ihort
breathed, lofe his /o»;rfc/?, have in his W^a continual drought,
but yet when he cometh to drink, he will not drink much^ but
pudder long with his JNofe in the water, he will be as if he had
a general confumption over all his body.^ and in time he will
pine and fall away to the very bones^ and his flanks and bnttocki
will be dry, and his hair will Ihed and pill off with every rub-

Dropfie. bi"S' ^^' T'^^ ^^^^ ^^' fi'"^ ^^^ himblood-y to take away the
cold thin waterilh, or wheyifh^/W, that better may come in
its place, then cover him «warm^ and give him a fwcat in the
Stable ; but if he will not be brought to fweat in the Stable (ai
many times it fb falleth out) then exercife him abroad till he
fweat, and bring him into the Stable again, and cloath and
litter him warm, and let him be. well rubbed, and give hira
Sallow leaves, or the leaves of tlie Elm tree green, Rie^blades,
Sedge, or grals, to keep his body open^ .'aiidiwlJen you do give
him Hay, let it be fprinkled with water *, then give him this
drink: , H -

Take ofAIe one gallon, fetit upon thefire, andfcum offthc
froth, as it rifeth, then put into it of Wormwoodr and of
Rue the tender tops and leaveswithcratflalks, carefully pick-
ed, of each a handful, andfobpil the Aletoaqiuart^ tl^n tafc*
h: off, andftrain it weH:, and diifolve intoit of the beft /-»»
don Treacle three oiinccs^ and piiLaifoi into it of long Pepper

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and Grains both made into fine Powder, of each one ounce,
then brew all thefe well together till it be but blood-warm,
and fo give it him to drink i then bathe and anoint the Legs
that be iwclied with Train-Oil twice a day, till the fwelling
go away j and give him Mafhes or white water, and feed hira
with fuch meat as he will beft eat, changing hisdietdayly, and
give it him by little at once, and after fbme fmall time thus
^ent with him, if the weather be feafonable, turn him to grafs,
and helhalldo well and become found agarn. '^^^ This is all
the Droplie I do know, howfoever many Ferriers do talk much
of another kind which they do call the ff/mci^, which is not
truly a Droplie, but a difeafe diftindt from the droplie, unto
which young Ho fes are inclinable, that from FoUs and Colts
are bred in Fens, Moors, Marlhes, moiil and wet Grounds,
and Commons, by means whereof they will fwell exceeding-
ly under the belly, and fo foon as they do come to be hand-
led and backed, whereby they may be provoked to fweat,
they will prefently have inflammations under the ChanU^ run
atw/f , fall into an incurable Glanders, and in a word be-
come inwardly rotten : the cure is,

Firft with your fleam ftrike him in fundry places under the Fcltrick.
helly where the fwelling is moft rank, and fo let the corrupt
A/Wand filth ifliie forth, by the fpace of an hour or two, then
wipe the places clean and dry, and then
1 Take of Buck-lie made very ftrong with chamber-lie and the
Alhes of Alhen wood, and diflblve into the Lie of Unguentum
Populeon , and Dialthea, of each one ounce, or as much as
will fufficc, according to the Lie you have j and being made
good and hot, wafh, bathe, and anoint the fwelling there-
with morning and evening till the fwelling be quite gone, and
after every drefllng trot him up and down by the fpace of a
quarter of an hour, which will be a very good means to caufe
the hHi?iouir to diflblve, andfo to depart the fooner and the bet-
ter V and for two or three days give him falling a quart of
good Ale, and of DUpeme two fpoonfiils which mult be im-
mediately bef,rc hiuroting lorth, after his drefllng, andfo
fet him up warm, ari4 -give him white water. ■^^* And thus
have 1 cured many Ho/fes of tiie Feitrkk'

G : 2 SECT.

I

jcj5 TheQempkat HGrfc-man^ CHAP. VI.

Hlppopli. "\ '^J Hat ii good to take dead flejh out of afore?
♦ V V Hippojerm. We ufefundry forts ofcorro-

fives wherewith to cleanie toul wpurxds, and to eat any dead,
proud, and naughty flefli out of fores, to the end they itiay heal
and carnifie the better and more kindly : but yet omitting all
forts of powders and other corrolives to corrode and eat away
dead fle(h, I will teach you a moft precious Unguent, which
will take off any dead, proud, fpungy, or bad fledi, in the
/oor, or any -other part of the hody^ be the wound never fo
deep or ulcerated, and it will not only take away all proud,
dead, and naughty tiefh, but it will alfo (cleawfe, and heal up
the fame very foundly in fhort fpace •• And this Unguent is
thus made and compounded. '

dead Take of common Honey two ounces, Roach-alum, Verdi:

flcfli. greafe, and Vineger, of each one ounce, fublimat twodrams^
let all be made into fine powder, and boil it a few waumes»
keeping it ftill ftirring, and then take it from the fire, and
keep it in a gaily pot, flopped for your ufe. Apply this Un-
guent upon lint or fine hurds, to the Soranceoncea day, and
it cureth fpeedily, and foundly -, but then oblerve that every*
day before you drefs the fore, youcleanfe, wafh, andinjed in-
to the wound the water taught you in the next Se^. which I
will fhewyou for a Pundure or deep wound. "^^"^ And this ii
an approved cure, and beyond all perad venture.

SECT. Ji. n.

Hippoph. T X 1 Ell fliew me then what is good for a Pundure;
Y^^y 9rdeefwomd?':i\y,\\vi .■■uiy.A i^

Bifpoferus. \( itht m' mtfoDty or any
other part of the /'tf^, if you can come well un'oit, or if it
be an Impofthuraation unbroken, fcald it firft with the^medi-
cineofred Tar, Hogs greafe, Bay fait, and green Coiporas
defcribed in lib. i. chap, i6. Se^.io. for the Poll- evil, thenwalh
the wound with this water.
Take red Sage, Plantane, Ribwort, Yarrow* Bramble leaves,

Roie-

BOOK. II., am Ej^pert Ferrkr. ip7

Rolemary,. Hyflbp, ai"!^-'H:oseyifuc]i:lfe leaveisy. of each oneiialf Deep
handful, boil the(,i? in. white Wifie: d^^, point, lapd asn^uch of wounds.
Smiths, oFcoletrough water, theni add: thereunto in the boil-j
ingi of common Honey one fpoonfql,, apdasmuch Alum as a
Walnut, and a bright black piece of Sea-cole^ the bigneis of
^n Egg unbroken, then let this boil til) ]:he one raoity be con-
funded, then {train ^it hard, and wa(li,tl)6 focance therewith,
and if the woun^'bedeep, i.-ijad of this yvat^r with a fyringe
or fquirt every, day, when yoa drefshim :, aad- by this doing
you fhall cleanfe the wound, take away all dead and bad flefli,
and heal up the wound, both foundly and fpecdily. ^^^''^ Thii •
is a moll approved Rp^eipt.

SECT. 12. D.

Hippoph.T TC THat is beft to be applyed to a defperate Strain?

W Hippoferui. If it be fo defperate an old Strain

as that it be hel^incurable if it lieth in thd

Shoulder or other hidden and fielhyjpart 0f' thsbady!;'or that thQ

//cr/ehave a Ftftula^ Poll-evil^ or other inflammation, or fwelr

ling, then ufe but tl.is one medicine, and it will cure the fame.

Take a large earthen veflel, or crock, of one, two, or three Defpe-
gallons more, and fill it almq|l,;to the top with Jfmart and ""ate
Brooklime-, cf each like, muchri^jid.mix them well, then fill it ^'''"'*'
up to the top with old chamber- lie as can be gotten, fo that all
the herbs be quite covered ^andmp^r'^, then^ftbp it clofe with a
board or fome fuch like thing, and fo keep- it for your ufe,for
itnever can be too old-;, now when you have occafion to ule
this Medicine for any grief aforefaid, then take an earthen
Pipkin, and put thereinto as well of .the liquor, as of the herbs
fo much as fhall luffice'fo,r youfi prefe^ufe, and boil it well
upon the fire. . Tlien i/it be' for ,^j\.x^\n\n the Shouldery you
fhall take an old boot, and euf'off the foot,- fd asvyou may
draw it over the Horfe foot and bring it up above th^kmcy al-
moft to the Elbovo of the S'houldery keeping i\\q neather part-
of the boot ,a§ clofe and ftraighq to the leg as may be:, but the,
Upper part which is to cover the ji?o«/<s/er, mufthewld^.^ndifpJtsl
cious y then into this boot thruil all this mixtutev :fQ hot a&i

the

/■

198 The Cor^pkdt Horfe-mat?^ CHAP. T I.

thefcor/ir canfufferit^aih^ lay itfaftand elofc about the fl'onl-
der^ efpecially before and behind j then drawing up the upper
part ot the boot, lb fallen it to the Maue^ and about hisifV^ci^,
as that it may not by any means flip down, but keepconftant
and firm ^ and thus you muft apply this Medicine to the place,
till the griif depart \ this is tlie moft violent of 2II medicines,
and fit tor no creature bwt a horfe to endure, yet in fhort time*
it will bring forth whatfoevcr evil matter lieth in iht joyms:
and if you have occaiion to apply this to a FtJinltC^ Pdl eviU
or any Impoftumation, or fvvelling, then may you fpare the
boot, and only lay on the iredicine in ma rer of a laltts^ and
it will be fufficient. '^%^ This is a very approved Receipt.

SECT. 13. Z>;

Hippoph- \/\ ? Hat mcAns hjive yen to dijfohe Creafe or Glut in
> IT : r J 1. <» fat er ketty horfe, after a jirong ach or violent
exercife i

-/Uipfofer.us, For-athing of this nature, I have feen this fcow-
rihg admin iftred, viz.. ••,-..-,..

Diilbive Take of fweet Sack ono quart, arid let it'upbn the fire, ei-
greafe. ther in aBafon, or open Skillet, and when it is fcalding hot,
putinto it of Rofin one ounce, made into very fine powder,
then by degrees, a little after a little, convey it into the Sack,
continually ftirring it as you put it in, for fear of clotting,
and when the Sack and it is very well incorporate, take it from
the fire, and put into it of SalletOil half a pint, and fo ftir
them well together, and as it cooleth , put alio into it of
blown Sugar-candy, made into fine powder one ounce, and
when it is only blood- warm, give it to your horfe, h loon as
he Cometh from his exercife, and then beingletup, let him be
well rubbed, and cloathed warm, and well liciered, and let
him fail three hours after it, and let the Groom remain conti-
nually with him during thclc three hours, till yo'i do give
him meat, yea and an hour after, neither let your.Ax?//^ all that
time (land ftill long, norfleep, but be kept ftirring, and mo-
ving, tor that the medic ire wi'l by xhatmeafr? 'vr^rk the more
kindly, and when yo^a Ihail give ^^, rmg|,

be you fure.-that neither^#ii'-iaiiH€ -cs^f^ jfOt' I'tit-iKA^fciy^iulgiVe

hinj

^>OQK II. and E:x pert Fcrrur, ' 19^

hrm-.TintT'cx^ld wster, but either a fweer malHor -whitclwstefv
T hi> tc owr in gi or. ce did, fee *i(nfade', jiven. b'V a T<7c\v/to

allrong, iuilv, aDis -hunting 7:3'«r/^ wbrcli he lidd in agitati-
on for q hunting maicV but ^r wroagiit fb violently , and
m icie him fo exti-eme ir!c ior more than twei.ty fonr hours
after the taking thereof; &> thar Ineverdnril be fo hardy, a-;
to pat the fame i.i ure; i.e/crtneJefs the Cre.iture did very well
recover again, and won his match.

SECT. 14. D.

Hippoph. f TOiv m my a man cof7:e te ktww what are the difeafei
i 1 of the Liver :

Hifpnferm. AfTuredly Sir, the difeafe? of the
Liver are m?ny, but yet the true and certain grounds, how to
difcover tl.em is beyond every Ferriers skill to compafs ; ne-
verthelefs that there be many, and thole feveral and diftind
ihfirmities in the Liver ^ mo man needs make doubt : for li the
■Liver he t\t\\zx too hot, or toodrie, too moift, or too cold,
il. may eafi I y bed i leafed, which muft needs occur to the Horfcf
either by intemperate riding or labour, or by evil food, or by
hieans of evil and corrupt humours^ which do gather to the
filsce, or by the overflowing of the Gall^ or when Clooler is pre-
dominate;,- it being chiefly ingendred through heat, lik^ as cold
jjcgettethf /^^w, which caufeth the licknefs and indifpolitiori of
the Z*n;f^-, together with its pain and anguiih, whence proceed
inflammations, and Impoftumations, floppings, obftrudions,
knobs, yea, and very pernicious Ulcers, every jof which do
fiafo'thp ..general Confumption and dileaie thereof., \i th©
fliifeafe6£ the Liver do proceed from any hot cadfe, it is more
eafkito be difcovered, then if it came frojn> any cold caufe,
foajithat it doth difcover it felf by thele apparent ligns, viz..-
He will be lean and fall away of his fie(h, he will loath his
meat^ and that which he eateth doth him little or no good,
for. want of ready digeftiony Ms ardare wiU be very Qfl^lLve*
hii thlrfbgceatj and' he will be very much fubjed to a looihci^ :
wherca-s bnitheother fidcy if theDifeale aarifeth fardm ^siif cold
caufev yoa cannot difcerri it by^ainy of thefe figns, ; for that he
■will be isi very good likingand (tate of ^dy-, eat his aieat with.
..: ' a good

300 Tie CotfiflcatHorfc-matf^ CHAP. VI.

a good appetite, his excrements ^i^\Vi have no evil favour when
he difchargeth himfelf, he will drink orderly and temperaie.-
ly, neither will he be ioofe or coftive \ wherefore if it come
of any cold caufe, we nnilb then endeavour to find out itsfymp-
toms. Now if a horfebQ difeafed in his Lruer , the infirmitj
muit (I fay)' proceed trora au iniiiminat.ion ar,d impoftumationj
or from an Ulcer, if it connecirom a cold csiife, it cannot be
an inflammation, nor impolitimatioh) for that thefe two do
both come from a hot caufe as all the learned do know full
well,and therefore ofneceffity it mult be an UJcer, which pro-
ceedethfrom a cold caufe, and theligns toknow it are, conti-
nual coldnefs bf:his.-^z'fi')/,; his hatr will ftare, ardhewili b^
fubjed to great fecblenefs, faintnefs and debility oi body^ and'
the reafon i is for tfiat the- 'ulcerated matter doth diffufe
throughout the whole ^fi«)' its evil vapours, which corrupt
eth and very mjuch offendeth the heart in fuch wife, whereby,
to occafion and haiten the death of the poor Beaft ;, it in time
the malady -be: .not xiifciDvered, and skilitill^.lQadiby Aft icuredi
1 have treated liifficiently upoiLthis fubje^t,! co.v^rt, ibf. the^nsi-
ture of this infirraityf. and thefigns/ hcbw to 'kr.6w!ililK\ fania
And therefore J think ittimewe dogoto thci^urc.]. ' ' • . i
Difcafe of So foon as you have difcovered this difeafe; fir ft let him bJead
the Liver. Qj^ both fides the weci^. the. firft clay, arid .thei5bct day let hii^
blood in both i\\t fpHr-veins't-thtn give, ''him thisjdi'rni.k^'&xz-. iV'^iy
Take Hyflbp, Cows^.iips-iefavesv ;Li'V,er-wor^ , Lungrwortci
alias Molin or Molet leaves, Haftsi- tongue, of each a- handful^
then take Gentiana, Ariftolochia rotunda. Fenugreek, Eiiula-
campana dried, and longPepper, of each like hiuchyfoaswhen
they -be pounded and learccd, youfmay have 6f each afpoonful ;
chop the herbs, and then mingle them; with this powdervand
put to it of life Honey one fpoonfot ^ ithen boil all theie ingtc^
dients in a quart of ftrorig Alej until a moity be confamed, and
ftrain it well, and fo give it him blocd-warm, and keep him (
warm, and having made himfafl: three or four hours after this
drink,' give) him Barly boiled •, butif hefhaill refufe to eat thero?
ofy by the reafom'the. drink hath knade Kim dry and thirfty^
then give fhimta warm Mafh, and after thchiiTfed Early agaiiv;
but let him not hare thisdrink, but theiiay' atter he bath'becn
let /'/Win the fpur-'y^W, give him this drink three times, but

let

BOOK.il and Expert Ferrier. 2ot

let him alwaies reft three daies betwixt every drench, and
give him white water for fifteen daies after his laft drink, and
let him every day be well rubbed •> and this will cure him.
*^* I have often made trial of this cure, and I have found it to
be very good, and it is alfo lingular for the Inngs •, but if you
do fufped the Liver to be wafted, then give him this drink,t/.';?:.
. Take of Itrong wort, either of Ale or Beer, and give it him
to drink in a morning, having failed all night from meat and
drink \ and three hours after he hath drunk his Wort,givehini
Oats baked in the Oven, and do thus for three or four days to-
gether, or longer, asyoufhall feecaufe, and he will be found
again. ^^^ But if you fulped his liver not to be very found, then
: Take a good root or two of Polypodium of the Oak, made
very clean, and of Liverwort ^//^j Mullet one handful, cut them
very fmall, then take 6f Rubarb fcraped or grated into fine
powder, fix peny weight, and three or four days in a moneth
give it him in his provender early in the morning tWoor three
hours before he drinketh, and let his drink be white water du-
ring his cure, and once in fix months make trial of his blood
by opening a vein^ whether it be pure or corrupt, fo as you
takp it from him accordingly, that is, the greater quantity if
the fame be bad, and the lefs if it be good, and adminifter
help as caufe fhall require it. ^^"^ This is alfo a moil: fovereign
Receipt. .onbjiij-. U'jo /iL

SECT. IS. 2).

C ... .-. .. ..\i;f Lf J ;:tc:,';

-Hippoph."\ /"^^ have formerly delivered me many good Receipts
jf f/)r,coldsf bm yet woHld I gladly hmje\ fpmethmg
jii]Sj/lr' whJchJhoHldhJgmd for a Hork thaf.^.runneth at
theNoCt: ' 'I' ■ ,. -.^.Ori-zi r::; '.:. ,!. j.in c:r.voi.. ,ni; :;

- Bippofertu. Very well Sir, I wrH therefore give you th^t Which
ihall be very good, and which; 1 have often proved. Firft then
if you fhall find your horfe to have taken a cold, and therewith
he runneth at the wf^, whereby heitiay be in danger Q{a:Qhn-
^erSf let h'm bleed 2itthQ:r)e^ck-'i^in well, then' ^ inoDsiCl cif;,^
fii-Take of Afiafetida,ithe quantity: ofa halzle nut.,.ahd diiTolve coid, w
itii^a faucer full of v^hifielWiiieVifteiger^. then take! Lint or fine running
Hurds» and dip it into the medicine, and fo ftop it into theJJ^j^^
:•-■-.:■.. Dd ears"'^^'

202 T^^ Com^kcit Horjmaff, CHAP. VL

ears ofthe horfe-, and with a needle and thred flich up his earsi
fo as the medicine get not forth the next day, take the dry mora,
wliich groweth upon an oldpaleofa Park, or other pale, of
upon the lihibs of an old Oak, one handful or better, chop it
Ibiall, and boil it in a pottle of new milk, together with a green
root of Elecampane cut into thin and finall ilices, and fo let it
• boil tin half the milk be confumed, then ftrain it, and prefs it
throughly, and before it be cold, put into the milk a good
piece of fweet Butter, and of ordinary Treacle fo much as
will luffice, and fo give it him blood warm. ^^"^ This is alfo
good for the head-acb^ Frenzy, Stavers, Pole, Cold, Cough
wet or dry, fhortnefs of breath, rotten /^»^/, Gknders, mourn-
ing of the Chine, Lax, loofenefs , Bloody-tiux j or the like
difeafes.

SECT. i6. D.

Hippoph. "T j\ 'J Hat ma) n man apply to a Horfe tocanfe him ta

Y V '^>'««iv up his Yard ?

'Draw his Hippoferas. This is a Difeafe which coraeth of weaknefs in

yard. ^j^^ ^^^.^ q^ kidmysl either through over riding, or force leap or

ftrain, or by means of a cold ; andfbmetimes it cometh by a

terrible llripe given him upon thQ.loins againftthe ^V/z/Vj*, or

upon the yard it felf, or by wearinefs or tirednefs ;, the: fign,to

know it, is by the unfeemly hanging of the member^ and the

cure is thus •• i .y J :>] >

Firft walh and bathe all the j^^r*^ and j?^^^?^ with white Wine
made warm , £nd after that anoint it with Oil of Ro--
f^s, and Jife honey mingled together* and fo put up the yard
into the jfcf^/b, andwitha fofrboulfterofGanvas, keep it from
fallingdown, anddrefshim thus every day once till he be well,
««d let his back 2iYid fiUets be kept wiirrri, and anointed mt^ Aco-
pura, or it you have not Acopum, then apply this charge untd
his hAck^and fillets .

Take Bolearmoniaek, the whites of Eggs, Wheat meal,Sani-

guis Draconis, VieriiteTurpentinfe, and ftroBg white Wine uit

weger, of each of theleasraiaiiias(wilil'fuffice>>'inii them well,

and charge his hank, thtrewja^hisfififiiltk^hdhysfisnes^ and he lliaH

■ 4>e\vel]. bue (Cfu^ibsmofij o.u,i jiqi'' , lyi...--

j; G Amthtr,

BOOK rr. afid Expert Fcrncr, 205

Another.
: Take the Afhes of A(henwood, the whitefl:, fin«n:, and befl
jburned, and fearce them, one pound, of red-clay dried, and
made into fine powder, half a pound, Bolcarmoniack half an
ounce powdered -, boil all thefe in as much Verjuice of the Grab,
■^s will make it liquid like pap, and with it, anoint his Yard,
Sheath and Stones, morning and evening, and heihail be pre-
sently cured, ^jjt*"^ This is fpecial good.

SECT. 17. D'

Hippoph. \\7 Hat is good to draw a thorn^ fltib, iron^ fplinter^

^ , ' rtaii^ or what elfe cut of the flefll of the Horje ?
. fjippoferus. If the ftub, thorn, orwhatfocver elfe it be, thg>
is gotten into the /«;?J be fo deep that you cannot come to it
to pluck it forth with your fingers or pliers, then lay to the Draw a
place a good quantity of black fope, and fo let it lie all night, thorn,
and in the morning it will make it fo appear, as you may come
totakeholdof it with your inftrumenti but if it be gotten
into thtflefl} fo deep, as that the fope cannot do it, then mult
you open thQflejh by the way of incilion, fo deep till you may
come to take hold thereof with your inftrument, and io pluck
it forth, which done, heal up the wound with the Ointment
taught you in lib. 2. cap. lo. Se^. 4. G. and foclofeit up, but
be certain that you do heal it from the bottom, left it break
out again, ^j^.* This is the moft certain way for this cure that
1 do know.

SECT. 18. X).

Hippoph. '\\J Hat good drinks is to be given^ whereby to pre-

* ' ferve the Limgsl

HippoferHs. If you have no great occafion to fear horfes Irngs,

your then you may adminifter to him in his Provender only fuch

Powders as you (hall find prefcribed you already /^i'. 2. cap. 2.

Se^. 43. but if you have juft caule to fufped that his lungs may

be rotten, fretized, or broken, then to heal or make them founjd

^gain, or atleaft to give him great eaie, for you may.know it

• •by thele %n§, <W?,.,;bis^4^ will beat when ;he cougbetb,

D d ;i whicJ;

204 TheQompleai Horjc^msif?^ CHAP. VJ.

wliich he will often do, but principally when you give him ri-
ding or excrcife, and the flower they beat, the older and more
dangerous the diieafe is ^ he will alio draw his jv/W fliort, he
■will groan oft, but m oft in lying down, and riling up, and be
.rery fearful and loth to cough. The cure is, >

Take Tartar made of white Wine Lees, which you may have
of tl.e Apothecaries^ or if you pleale you may make it your felf.
^ (Rorit is none other thing than the thickeft of the Lees of
white Wine well dried and made into powder.) Take (I fay) of
this one ounce and a half, of liyflbp andofCoits-foot, of each
half a handful, of Hore-hound one handful, of Elecampane
in fine powder, Annileeds, and Licoris, of each one ounce, of
brown Sugar-candy four ounces, boil all thefe together in good
Ale one quart, and when it is half boiled, put into it of HviTop
water, and of Colts- foot water, both twice diftilled, to take
ofFtheir crudities, of each one pint, and fo boil all again toge-
ther, and then ftrain it, and give it your Horfe blood warm.
■^^"^ If your Horfe hath been exercifed, being foul, or having
been in diet ,' then he hath been over-much ufed to Cly-
fters, Drinks, Rakings, Purgations, Sweats, Vomits, and the
like-, give him this drink then, and you fhaUfinditto bemoft
fovereign for him, and the cleaner he is within, the better is
its operation, and will work more kindly in his body^ and at
what times you are to Tilt, Hunt, Travel, or exercife him,
give him but one pint of this drink in the morning falling be-
fore his going forth, for it will fo help his breathy whereby
(through moderate exercife) he will be much the better able
to go through with his work, than otherwife he could have
done. *^"^ And this drink I have often proved, Alfo if you do
find him to be either difeafed,- or fick in his Inn^s^ or that they
beany way fretized, then give him this drink.

Take of tried Hogs greafe two ounces, and of Diapente three
fpoonfuls, put thele into a quart of water, wherein Early hath
been boiled till it burft, and warm it in the fire till the Hogs
greafe bediffolvedi and fo blood warm give it your fick Horfe,*'
and three hours after give him oftheBarly warm toeat, and '■
either fweet mafhes or white water to drink. "^^^ This was
taught me by an Italian Rider in ■ Varis^ and I have often made
life thereof, and have found k to be fpecial good,, howbei-t for

the

BOOK II. af:d Expert Ferricr, 205

the time it will caufe him to be very fick, but have no fear>
for it is right good for this malady.

Another.
, Take Muskadine or fweet Sack one pint, life Honey three
fpoonfuls, Myrrh, Saffron, Caflia, and Cinamon, of each like
inuch, make all thefe into fine powder, and mix two fpoon-
fuls of this powder with your Maskadine and Honey, and give
it him warm with aHorn,give him this drink fifteen dales to-
gether, continuing to give him Maflies, and white water, and
this is a moft certain Care. ^^"^ But if you do find that his
Lungs be rotten and impoftumated, then

Take of the Juice of Purdain halfa pint, and mix therewith
, of the Oil of Rofesfo much as will furace, and put thereto a
little Tra^antHin fteeped before in Goats, Ewes, or Cows milk,
and give him thereof to drink feven Mornings together.- but
this drink will bat only ripen and break the Impoflume, which
you fhali know to be done, by his exceeding (linking breath,
thenlhall you give him in fine powder Caflia three ounces, and
feven Raifins of the Sun ftoned, boil thefe in Muskadine one
pint, and blood warm giveithim, audit will heal up his lun^i
again. *^-x-* This is very good.

SECT. rg. D.

Hippoph. T5 there nothing to be given fo 4 Horle wherewith to
X prevent dtfeafes all the whole year ?
HippoferHs. As touching the prevention of all difeafes,. I have
fpoken before, I think fufficiently, but yet I will teach you one •
thing, (for that youaredelirous to learn, and learning is na
buA'then) which may be worth your notice, for I will keep
no fecret from you •, fithence it is my Mafterspleafurc, I Ihould
dilate the utmofl: of my skill and Art.

Firft, therefore the fpring of the year coming on, a time
when new blood beginneth to come, and that ere long grafs
^ will be able to take heart, whereby the better to give nutri-
ment to a horfe ; the firfc day of v^/)r/7opena vein in the Necf^^
to fee the better how the blood is : if good, take the lefs, if
bad, then the more: then from that day until thcfirftof /t/rf^^
^ivehim this which I fhall prefcribe you, and let him have i%
: ^ every

■2o5

The CoMpkat Horfc-mar?^

CHAP. VL

Difeafes
to pre-
vent.

every day withont fail, morning and evening during the whole
month of y^p«7, from the firlbday to the laft, which is before
his turning out tografs, or fbyling, which fliould be about the
middle of M^y-^ and let him have the lame alfo all the whole
month of October (like as you muft do in .^pril) after you have
taken him from grafs, about Bartholememide^^ and do as you
before have been taught in all points. That which I pre-
fcribe is this.

TakeaBufhel ofoldRie, fweet and clean, well purged, or
lifted from duH:, Itones, lome, feathers, cobwebs, or any fuch
iikefilth, and put it into a clean iron pot, dry, and without
water, I mean fuch an iron pot, in which ufually flefh meat is
boiled, for fuch alike velTel is bell for this our purpofe, itta-
kcth left harm, and h much more wholefome than Brafs, Cop--
per, or any other metal : fct this pot thus dry, and without
water over the fire, and put into it your Bulhel of Rie(for a
Jefs quantity you cannot well have) and asit beginnethto wax
hot, keep theRie with continual ftirring, even from the bot-
tom, without any intcrmifhon, until you have fo parched the
Rie that it becomcth black and hard, which to be fo, will ask
good heat, and no lefs labour to ftir it up and down in the pot,
when you do find that the Rie is fufficiently parched, which
you fhallknowby its blacknefs, drynefs, and hardnefs, take it
from the fire, and put it into fome other clear and dry veflel,
which fo foon as it is cold, let the vclfel be kept clofe (topped,
and fo kept for your ufe. Now when you are to ufe of this
Rie, take two orthreegood handfuls of it, and let it be bea-
ten to fine powder and given, to your Horfe mingled with his
Provender, at every watring, morning and evening, or other
'times when you ufually give him Oats j do this thcfe two en-
tire months of Jfril and Ofioher^ for that all men do hold,
that in thefe two months the blood tmntth and altereth, as we
alter his diet from hard and dry meat, to grafs •, and fo like-jj
wife from grafs to dry meat j for this Rie thus parched and^
ordered, doth refine the bloody cool the Liver^ and purgpth the?5i
Spleen, fo as the whole ftrufture of the Body is thereby the bet-, i
ter eafed and freed from all fuch bad and unnatural humourf^
which would otherwife make the W)' inclinable to fund ry; Ma-
ladies and Difeafes, which this Rie- preventeth 3 and therefore

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BOOK IT. and Expert Fcrrier, 2 07

if you be willing to keep your Horfe icur.d, and free from Dif^ ^
eaies, order him in thefe two moneths according as i have pre-
fcribed you, and you fliall be fecure. ^^^ This i have oft made
ufe of, and it is good-

SECT. 20. D.

Hippoph. T_J<'^^y<'** any comfortable Drwk^to adminijler to an
JLJ ]:lox^t that is very fick^

Hippojerm. I have heretofore fhewed you divers, but yet 1
will give you one more.

Take of good white Wine one pint, of white Sugar-Candy, Drink
andof Cinamon, of each one ounce, of Cloves half an ounce, comforr
SatFron threedrams, of Sugar refined three ounces, make all "^'^'
thefe into fine powder, then take Mithridate two ounces. Ho-
ney of Rofes four ounces, mix all thefe well together, and put
it to the Wice, and make it blood warm over the fire, and fo
give it him, and npwand thenas hellandeth upon the trench>
kt him chevv! upon the end of a Bulls pizel, forae Armm^ let
him be cloat hed and littered warm, and remain fading upon
the trench three hours, and after give him a fweet Mafli or
white water, and after order him as is ufual for a lick Horfe.
^^"^ This is one of the belt prefervative drinks that I knoW|
and I have had great proof -thereof.

ji jvi^ ji b^iR /.3ji>w fni.:v/_ ,: ;■ .. j^; fiviiion: , ^ (iu./j; X

Hippophilus. .-[ !f -K

W Hat remedy have yon for a dislocated joynt.
HippoferHs. Let .itj;\l.^ firfi put into its right place^
then in the binding up apply this plafter.

Take iWheatTiBran, and Hogs greafe, of dachas much as will Dlfloca-
fuffice^ make them into one: body, aad n^ake thereof a plafter red Joinr,
of Hurds, and To aipply it tQ: the place, and after bind and
fwathe it u^^/and) the;ajwf andfi^f»»l^<rwi]ill?e well .again? jha,r
^ingipeit^iB told.-?j8 dlj oarti mifl griiid 'i^ilfrbae cliir! - ': o

. i: ij.

.'S;*';.,^.

SECT,

2o8 Tke Compkat Horfe-man^ CflAP. VI.

vv

SECT. 22. D.

Hippophilus.
7 Hat difeafe is that is called Tranchaifons?

HipfoferHs. This term we have iromtht French^

which is only a pain or griping in the beUy^ caulcd partly of

wind? and partly of cold, andeftfoons ot both, and ourEng-

lilhterm is, the Colkk-y which is a mofl grievous pain, ingen-

dring many infirmities, as I have before declared in its due

place .' notwithftanding becaufe you have given me the French

term, I will give you two or three French Receipts for the

fame difeafe, albeit I never did experiment any of them, yet J

do hold them to be good.

Difeafe of Take of Arquequamis one ounce, make it into juice, and

Tranchai- put to it of white Wine one pint, and fo give it to the Horfe,

fons or whi(^h done, anoint his ^rivy members with this Unguent, Take

lick. °* ^^ Garlick unpilled, as much as will fuffice, and itaropit well

and mix with it of Sallet Oil as much as will fuffice , and fo

bring it to an Unguent , and therewith anoint the yard^ Jheath^

and codsy and it will both give him ealc, and caule him to Hal©

fuddenly, by which means he will -amend.- -

yimherl'--'^"^^ -rl lb::..

Take Cinque-foil halfa handful or Pentaphyllon, beat and
ftamp it well, and moiftenitwith warm water, and fo give it
him to drink.

t?D£lq 3ri?^ii n't o:lL\j :juq i\ij^fjgf.j^l.^:!jl .\'\-

.'^'j.UbI'j -Id: \, • j

Take of the powder of Siliris Montana, Dquare, and of Cu-^
min ofeach an ounce, and put them into white wine one pinti,^
and To give it him, then fo foonas he hath taken this drink>'
trot him out for half an hour, a good round trot, elpecialiji:;;
up the hill, and after bring him into the Stable, and clqath
and litter him warm.

Another*

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Another,

Take of Fenugreek, and of Cumin of each one ounce, nr^akc
them into fine powder, and with white Wine a pint, give.ic
him blood-warm, and trot him out as before.

SECT. 23. D.

Hippophilus. '

HA'-oeyoH m way to dry fores ?
Hippofems. Yea Sir, and I will give you fome Receipts
for that purpofe Take egg Ihels, and burn them ahnoft Dry »p
black: take alio the upper leatlier of old (hooes, and burn^^^res.
them to a cole;, take alfca Charcole, quick-lime, and green
Copperas, burned in a well nealed earthen pot, until it be red :
take of each ofthefe a like quantity, and beat them together
to fine powder, and ftrew this powder upon the lore or galled
place, and every time you drcfs the fore herewith, wafh it well,
with ftrong Vinegar or Chamber-lie warmed. "^^"^ But if itbeLint
an old ulcer, or cankerous fore, then take Maftick, Frankin- where-
cenfe, Cloves, Green Copperas, Brimftone, of each like much, ^Ji^h to
Myrrh double as much as any of the former ingredients, beat '^^^' "^'
all thefe by themfelves to fme powder, and mix them well, then oMVores.
take of this powder and burn it upon a chafing-difh of coles,
but be careful it flame not, then as the fmoak or fume thereof
arifeth, take of fine lint a good handful or two, and hold it
over the faid fmoak or ileam, fo as it may receive all the laid
fteam into the faid lint ', then when it is throughly well perfu-
med, put the lint into a box, pet, or glafs, and befure to ftop
it up fo dole, as that not the lead: air can poflibly come into
it (for the leaft air will deprive the lint of its virtue) andfo
keep it for your ufe:, and when you haveoccafion to make
ufe thereof, firit vvafli the fore with new made chamber-lie
warm, either as it cometh from the man, or elfe warmed up-
on the fire, then dry the fore again, and laftly lay fome of
this lint to the fore, and fo make it ap, and do this twice eve-
ry day, and you fliall find it to be afpeedyand perfe(n:cure.*^^
But if you would dry up the fcratches in the heels of your horfe.

E e Take

210 The Compkat Eorfeiihif?, CHAP. VI.1

Take then chamber-lie which is old made, or dale, and rock
orroch Alum as much as will. fuffice, boil them together, and
referveit thus well boiled in a glais, or other clean veilel well
ftopped, then take of green Nettles the ftrongefl:, molt an-
gry, and keen, two handiuls, and lay them thin npon fome
plate, or other brosd thi rg, and io dry them either before,
the fire, or in an Oven, i^fter houlhold bread is drawn, then
make it into powder vny fine j this done, take of Pepper,
and make it alio into very fine powder, being finely fe-arced, fo
as it may be of like quantity with the powder of Nettles, and
fo mix them well together, then keep this powder in a dry
glafs, clofe flopped , ard when yon may have occafion to ufe
this powder, firftw?llithe lore with the laid liquor of Alum
and Chamber- lie made blood warm, and fo having purged,
cleanfed, and dryed the forance weii with a clean linnen clo.ath,
flrew and lay on your powder, and thus do after travel or
exercife every day once during tiietimeof his reft, and this
will cure him throughly. ^^* This cure I have often pradi-
fed.

SECT. 24. J>. ■

Hippophilus.

^/■^7 Hat difeafe is that which is called the Arraiftes, and hom'
^ it is cured ?
Arraiflcs Biffoferw. This is alfo a French Epitheton which we call the
or Rats Ratts tails being a kind of fcratches, of this Difeafe I have fpo-
tails. i^en before in the Letter J. and therefore 1 will now leave cn-.^
treating further thereof.

CH

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BOOK If. a?;d Expert Fcrrkr. 21 1

CHAR Vllf.
SECT. I. E.

Hippopliilus.

\ 7 T T^^^ ^^ '"" ^^ g^''^^« to a Horfe that hath eaten a Taint ?
V/ V/ Hippoferm, A Taint is a kind of red worrn>
which many Ferriers \wi\\ fay can do a Horfe no
harm, but they are much miftaken, for I ha\^e known Hoyfes
to die with eating it ^ but if he have eaten a Taint, the (igns
will be, that iie will be fick, andforfake his meat, and he will
fweliin all his body^ alfo his eyes will fo fweli that you would
think they would fall out of his head^ he will draw in and out
his breath vQi'Y fhort, and his ton^He and mouth will be very
dry and hot, and peradventure bliftered, but he will be eaiily
cured, for fo foon as you fhall perceive him to forfake his meat,
and that he doth begin to fwell, then be you confident that he
hath eaten fome unwholfome thing, for this inconvenience {qI-
dom Cometh to any Horfe, but at grafs only. The cure is, g^, ^
Take of the Urine of man as itcometh warm from him, one Tainc.
pint, of bay fait one handful, ftir thefe well together, and
give it him with a horn, and after walk him up and down half
an hour, and he is cured. "^^"^ This I havefandry times tried,
and it is-a certain cure.

SECT. 2. E.

• Hippophilus.

WHaf ciire hfve^-yoitforj^a ffortc'that hatheaten a Feather .^
Hippoferu^. 'T|iis!may,be got ten as well in the Sta-
j ble, as abroad at grafs-, in the ftable, through the

ligence of the Keeper or Groom., in not duiling, Ihaking,
picking, andfearching hisHayand Provesdef well, and by
t looking iiafro wly," ' thaj: ; no 'Featfie;^; 'be aipbn^- h iS: ,Hay ,
Oats, or Provender, whenhe giveth Kim his meat, either in
the.Rack or Manger, he may alfo get a Feather at grafs, as he
"^ E e 2 feed-

212 ThtCompkat ForJc.Wdff, CHAP. V'l^

fecdeth ill a Meadow, or Pafliure, where Swans, Geefe, Ducks,
Turkies or other Poultry or Fowls do lye and feed : they in the"
Summer leafon, movvting, and mewing their Feathers, where-
by ihQ Horfe, grafing and feeding* in thole p-aces, may ealily I
and unawares eaL a Feather, which being taken into the W""*?-
Pifjd, will ftick m.(l there, which will fo fuifccatc him, as that
it will provoke him to cough fo vehemently, as if his Heart
Vv'ould break, for it will Itick if > fad in his J hroat or WefMicty
as that he can neither iwallovv it down into his Budy^ nor caft
it up at his Month. The cure is,
Kara Put the chord of your Drenching Staffinto his fffr^, and hold

Feather, his head upon high, then takeof Verjuice or the crab one pint,
and two nev/ laid Egs, and beat them together, fhels and all,
v/ith the Verjiiice, and fo giveit him with a Horn, and fo foon
as he hath fwallo'wed the fame give him a few fmall branches
of favin, and this will carry away the feather into his pomach.
^'^•^ This I have very oftentimes done, and made him well
again.

SECT. 3. E.

HippophitUs.

Vt then what Care have you for a Hovik that hath eaten a Spi-
der, which I take to be much more perilous to the life of the
Horfe?

HippoferHs. The figns to know this is like to that of the l^aint^
but only that he will fmell much more, and this may befal
him rather in Winter than in Summer : for which give him
this drink.

Take Urine of a man newly made one quart, of Rue, Beto-
•ny, Scabious, Pimpernel, Dragons, of each a like much, buj^
in fucha quantity, as in the whole, all will amount but only to
one handful, chop thefe herbs together fmall, and let them
boil togethei in the Urine a little, adding thereto of Bay falt»
and Sallet-oyl of each one fpoonful, and fogive it him blood
warm. *^^ Now if it be in Winter.

Take

BOOK It. of^d Expert Fcrrier. 213

Take of Urine one quart, Arement one lump, Anftolochia re- E^f a
tmday Mithridate, of each one dram , E:iy,liih Saffron one^i^'^^'"'
fcruple, Sallet-oyl one fpooniul, Bezoaritone three grains,
let thefe be let on the fir& andgive:-i him blood warm, if it be-
in fummer, turn him to gr-^fs, and i'" need be rake him, and then
convey into his Tnel a ball of frefh Biitter. But if it be in
winter, let him be alfo raked, and {T,ive him of the blades of
green Rie to a good quantity, and for his Provender, let it be
for two or three meals, of fcalded bran andHempfeed, and let
his drink for three or four dales be white water. "^^^ Thefe
are all approved medicines.

SECT. 4. E.

Hippophilus.

Wflat is good for a blow on the Eye, whereby as well to fave
the EyCi asto ajfwoffe theftvellitig thereof ?
. fJippoferHs. This needs no ftudy as well to find out the means
how it cometh, as thelTgns to know it, for both are apparent
enoughs there only remaineth to treat of the Cure

Shave off the hair from ofFand about the place fwelled •, ha-
ving iirll well bathed it in warm water, then

Take the tendereft tops of Wormwood , Pellitory , and^y^^J
Branca-Urlma, of each half a handful, chop the herbs very ^'■°^' "
fniall, and then beat them to an Ointment with old Boars
■greafe fo much as will fuffice, then put to it of live Honey and
■Wheat Mowr, of each one Spoonful, and of Linfeed Oyl three
Spoonfuls, boilthele over the fire very well, keeping it with
continual ftirring^ and when it is fufficiently well boiled, ftrain
it into a Gaily pot, and keep it flopped, and as occafion is offer-
ed, anoint the place fwelled herewith. ^^"^

SECT.

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214 The C'o?npkat Hcrfe-matt^ CE^AP. VI,

SECT. 5. E,

Hippophilus.

7 Hat remedy is to be had for the Eye that is charged with a
FHfn-, Pm and Weh-^ or with Dragons^ C^c.

HippoferHs. Thefe difeafes in the Eye do come fome*-
« times by means of -fome pain in the hcad^ which caufeth ^

Rhetime to fall into the Eyes , and fometimes by means of
Rheums themielves, which cauling the Eyes to water, doin--
gender thefe difeafes, and fometimes again it is occalioned by
meansof a.flripe, or Hay-dufti or fome hame which may be
gotten into the Eye. I need not deliver you the figns whereby
to know them, they are villble to the light. The cure there-
fore is thus. ' • *"'
EyeFilm, TakeGamfire of ^zl-ArmomacHmy or for want of either of
Pin and thefe, white Sugar-Candy : any of thefe three being made into
^j^^^' ^ very fine powder, and blown into the £j^^ three times a day,
are moffe fovereign to cure thefe; difeafes in the (fy^^ ofaHorfe,
but Szl-Jrmomacum isthevery befl of thera all. *^^ But if a
Film or Pearl, without a pin and Web do grow in the Eye,
then take up both the tvio weeping veins firll, which are under
the Eyes j and then give a Canteriz^e to either place, viz.i to
open the ji^« all along to the very Eyes, and put into each
of them, a quill cut in thenjiiddk, thenoftimes cleanfe them,
and comfort the places Canteriz^ed qv rowledwixJa Vngitemum Po-
fukmn^ and wadi the Eyes everyday three times with eye-bxight
water, mingled with the juice of Smallage, and about fifteen
days after, take away the quils-,; and after walh the eyes with
cold Fountain water. Anoth^f .• ,But if it be a Pin and Web,
then .ii:r^'3-i9ii i,
Pin and Take Cuttle-bone, Tartar, Salt Gem, of each like much,j
Web, make them all into pure fine powder, and with a quill bloi
of this fine powder well mixed, into his eye two or three tim(
a day or ottner. -^^"^ This have I tryed and found to be fpecil
al ^ood. But if it be a Pearl that theHorfe hath in his Eye j
tfben''
Pearl or Take the angrieft tops of red Nettles, and ftamp them well i
Film. and

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and p;it- them into afineclealnlinnen Rag, thf n (dip the ;Net--
ties as th27 bja m the Rag, into B:er, fo.C ye^ very.cfijghriy,
and fo wring forth the jaice of the &id Nettles, into feme
clean thing, which done ", pat to it a little Salt fo much as wiil
fuiHce, madefirll into fine powder, and when thjeSaltjsd.i (Tol-
ved, convey o'le drop of the MediciaeintOj thegr-ie.7e!.lEye,
morning and Evening, and this will takejaw^y l;.he P^avjj and
the Eye will become as clear as the other. **'^^' Thisl have
often tryed, and found it to do rare cures in this kind- Now
for a Pin and Web, any of thefeenfuing wiilcure it.

Take the fword of a Gammon of Bacon and dry it, and dry
it, and make it in povvder, aiid blovsr theroot^ iftto tbe grie-
ved Eye. ^^"^ This is good. , \.,-. . : .,'

Another.

'^■Take the juice of ground-Ivy, alias Ale-hoof, ^elendine,
Ifve honey, and woraansmilk? of each of thcfe fo mticji gs wiil
fuffice, mix all thefe well , and puf; ii; jnt:^i-^e. ^§; of the

Another,

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Take the powder of the bottom of a br^fs pot, the outer-
mofl: black being fir ft taken off, and the next powder le^t be.
blown into the eye of the Hor^e-^ and it will help him.

Another.

-cTdke the powder of burnt Alum, or'of a black flint, or the
powder of Ginger, either of thefc made into fine powder,
and blown into the ^^^ of the Horle^ willijelp a Pin and

Web. ' : 7' '

. Another.

^ ^\ ■ , ■ ' , , .:^ij od?".'i n2;^i rOOJ viov oin

^- Take Salt Arnient, and;makc it into very tine p6wdfer^,,ai?a::

'put thereto of live honey and frelh butter, of each fo much as

fviUfuiice> incorporate all t We w€Uj;Q!gether, andib convey

... ^^

2i6 TkeCompkat Eorfe-ma??^ CHAP. VT/

of this medicine into the^'^ of the fcor/f,2nd this willcurea Pin:
Haw. and Web. ^i}i^ But if there be a Haw in the fj;^, this every Smitk
can takeaway^ neverthclefs whereas all other Ffrmrx, that e-
verl fawwork upon thisdifsafe, do ufe to take it away from '
the outfide of the eye, I do take it away from that part which ;
lieth nextofall to ihteye, and 1 do find my way to be much •
better, and a fafer way, as well whereby to preferve the fight >
of the eye^ as alfotheiv^/',and fo foonasi have cut out tlie ba-A',
I do ufe towafh th^eye with white Wine, and the juice of Ce-
lendine mingled together, of each a like much \ for this healeth .
the forance, and keepcth the eye from rankling. Now I have
oft times feen the f r^wc)^ /^/^r(//?4/j lake up the w.^/^ of the eye^
witha SpaniCi needle, threded with a double.brown thred, and
to pluck forth the haw fo far as he well can, then with a pair of
iizers to clip offthe haw fo clofe as he can •• But I cannot com-
mend this manner of curing the haw, for by that means he cut-'
teth away thew<«//^ of thcf^f, which indeed is the beauty of the
eye-, w-hereby the horfe becometh blear-eyed., which is in him a
very great eye-fore, he being thereby very much disfigured.
^^^;But if your Horfe have gotten a canker in his eye, then -
Eye a Take Ale-hoof (which indeed is your true ground Ivy) and
Canker, {lamp it well in a morter, and if it be very dry, then moiflen
it with a little white Rofe-water, or the water of Eye bright
diftilled, -as much as will fiffice, and fo ftrain it into a clean
gfefs, and therewith wafh, bathe, anoint, and taint the forance;
therewith, and in ibort time it will cure it. '^',^* Thisisvery
good to cure a Canker, a Pin and Web, blood flutten eyes., or any
fuch grief in and about theey^j ^ and I have often made ufe of
this medicine Another much better.
Take of ftone Copperas (a thing known to few, and there- >
' foi'e very hard to get) but in the ftead thereof you may ufe or-*
dinary white Copperas, m.ake it into fine powder as much as-
•will fuffice, (for I muft leave the quantity to your own difcreti-,^
on) and put it into a fm: 11 Pipkiu.and put thereto fo much very
fair, clear, running, or Well-water, as will fill up the Pipkin to
the very top, then fet the Pipkin upon a few coals, and caufe
the water to boil, but fotreatibly, as*itmay but only fimper,
and as thc^lcrnndbt,!) arife, take it away with a feather, conti-'
fluing fo to do, till the fcum do leave to arife any more, aad

when

BOOIC II. <ind Expert Fetrkr. 5 1 7

when you have fuficiently well boiled it, take it off, and let it
ftand till it be through cold, then pcur away the clear from

'2 bottom, which muft be cijftavAay, and tlie clear kept ia a
gidis Vial, very ciofc (topped arid bound up for your ufe ^ which
being thus carefu.iy kept, the water will remain in itsperfedi-
OH ibng. yea a whole year together or longer. This water
cureth aimoft all difeaies in the eyes^ as Films, Pearls, weeping
eyes, Pin and Web , Dragons, Cataraifts, dimnefs of light,
blindnefs, Rheumatick, v\atry, ftroak, blow or flripe of, or m
the eye, and To confequently in many other caies of the like
nature. "^^"^ And of this water I have had great experience.

Another.
. Take Sal-Armoniack, Lapis Tutia prepared, Sagina, called
in Latine Panicum Iftdtcum-, and of Ginger, of each hair an
ounce, -and of white Sugar-candy two ounces, powder a!] thefc,
and fearfe them, and being well mixed, put this powder into
aclean and dry box, very clofe Hopped, and fo keep it that no •
air come to it for your ufe, and when you haveoccailon to ufe
of this powder, take a little thereof, and mix with it of the
juice of ground-Ivy, Alias Ale hoof, as much as will fuffic>e j
and fo twice a day convey thereof into his eye with a feathe^-,
till it be throughly whole. ^^^ This is a principal good re-
ceipt, I will give you another fpecialgood Receipt which will
cure all manner of foar eyes.

Take the leaves and roots of Vervine, ordinary hony, and Ro-
man Vitriol, of each like much ^ beat, bruifc, and mix thele
together , and put it into a ftillatory glafs , and diftil it by
Balnea-Maria, with a gentle fire, and the water you take into
your Receptacle, put into a Vial-glafs, and keep it very clofe
ftopped, that ro air get into it, and when you are to ufe of the
fame water, pour of it a little into a lilvcr fpoon, and mix with
it of the fat of a Hen or Capcvn a fmall quantity, and therewith
anoint the fore eye twice a day, and it will cure the fame per-
fed:ly. "^^"^ I will give you another Receipt which will take
the film from off the eye albeit there be a very great anfd thick
^kin grown. , ~ ,

,^ Take the gall of a Hare, and live honey, of each like much,put
them together into a fpoon, and hold the fpoon over the fire,
tillthe medicine be blood warm, and with a feather convey part

: - F f of ,

2i8 The Comfleat Eorfeman, 'CHAP. VI IT.

of this medicine into t\\Qeye o( the Horfe, and thus d'refs liim
morning and evening, and in fhort time it will take it quite
away, foas thery^ will become as bright and clear again as ever
it was before, ■^^.'*' This Receipt I do hold no v^^hit inferlour to
any of the former, for I have often made ufe thereof. But if your
Horfe have gotten a Itripe in the eye^thtn let him bloo^ in the necl^ ,
and in the weeping vein^ on the fame fide where the ftripe is,then
Take white Rofe water, and the white of a new^ laid egg, beat
them very well together, then w afh and bathe the eye well there-
with, and lay round about it with your fplatter this charge re-
Eyc a ftringent. Take Maltick, Bolearmoniack, Sanguis Draconis,
ch;ii-ge. the white of a new laid egg, and white wine vineger of the.
ilrongeft, beat firft the hard-fimples to a very fine powder, and .
then fearfe them, and theymuft be beaten feverally, then mix
them altogether with the white of the egg, and the vineger fo
well wrought, as that the medicine come to a thick Ointment,
and with this charge the forance round about theeye^ and this
will keep offthe himonr^zxid. when that you find that the eye.
doth begin toamend, then waOi and bathe the ^^e twice or thrice,
a day, or oftner, with cold Fountain or Well water, fo frcfh
as it is taken or drawn out of the Well or Fountain, and if af-
ter youfhall perceive that there doth grow ^ifilm or skin over
the eye^ then take it away by blowing or putting the powder
of Caraphire, or Sal Armoniacnm^ or white Sugar-Candy in fine
powder, accordingas I have before prefcribed you. "^^"^ This is
a moft fovereign Receipt : Alfo if your Horfe in his e-^e have got-
ten a ftripe. Take of frefli butter wherein never came fait, the
quantity of a Walnut, and put it into his^^r on that fide,
where the flripeis, and it will help him.

Another,
Take Lentels or gray peafe, and champ or chew them in your
mouthy and then whilft they be in your mouth, blow and breathe
into your herfes eye, but not any of thePeale by any means j do
this every day often, and a little after waQi the fore eye with cold
fountain water, till it be whole. "^^f^But yet I will teach yoa
another Receipt which will take off a Pin and Web;Film, thick-
nefs, or any other foulnefs which may beintheeyewhatfoevert
whereof I have had great experience, and have done many rare
cure^ in this kind, viz, ,

. Take

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Take the {hels of feven or eight eggs, cleanfe them from all
tmanner of inward (lime, and dry them well within, then lay
thofe fhels between two new Tiles, or old, fo they be made
very clean and free from Morter, and then lay them in the glow-
ing embers, and cover them all over, and on every fide with
burning hot embers, and fo let them He a good fpace, until
the raoift fubllance be quite taken from them, then take thera
up and beatthe (bels to very fine powder, and fearfe the pow-
der, then with a Goofe-quili blow ofFthispowder into your
Horfes eye , do this twiceeveiy day, and it is a certain cure.
-#^-^ But if you do find the eye to be fed with any RheHmatkk
httmour , or that it be inflamed, or that it hath gotten a bruife,
ilripe, or the like, then

Take of the purelland whitell refined loaf Sugar, one fpoon-
fuland an half, let it be made into fine powder, and fearfed,or
elfe of the belt white Sugar-Candy (which is much better) the
like quantity,. let it be finely powdred and fearfed, and mix it
with fo much May or fweet Butter (wherein never came Salt)
as a Walnut, and add alfo to it fo much of the former pov/dcr
ofEgg-lhelsas of Sugar- Candy, make thefe into one body, and
bring it to a falve, and put thereof into the horfes eye, morning,
evening, and noon, and this will make the eye to be clear,
found, and whole again. *,~/r^ This Unguent doth purge, cleanfe,
cool, and comfort the f^ff ofthe Wy^, and helpeth greatly his
/ight'y make ufe of this, foritisvery good. But if the 9'w be in-
flamed, which you may eafdy know by the red Ilrakes which
will be in them, then

Take Thuris Mafculi, the Marrow of a Lamb, Saffron, Cuttle-
bone, of each one ounce, of the Oil of Roles one ounce, and the
whites often new laid Eggs, beat and incorporate all thefe very
^ell togethci*, and then witha feather put fomeofthis medi-
cine into his eyes once every day. *^'*^ This receipt is very good,
for I have had great trial thereof.

jinother.

Take of white Starch made of Wheat, Frankincenie, live- ho-
ney, of each as much as will fuffice, make all thefe into one body,
and witha feather apply it to the grieved eye.

yinotker.

\it\\t ii^flammation be great, let him blood in both the temfe-

'■■■'-■ F f 2 . veifis^

f

2aa The Cdmp leaf Eorji-mav^ CHAP. VIIF-

vein's^ and in thtveee^ing ^'f^w, and then wafh his e\es with wo-
mans milk-, and life honey mingled together. "^^"^

.Another for a wart or Ipongy excretion growing near to th6
eys of the horfe^ which commonly doth proceed from a condenfed
fiegm that defcendeth to the f>r, which in time will cauie the
eye either to confumcor to grow little, if it be not prevented^
which miift be done thus.
Eve a Take Roch Alum and burn it, and then add unto it fo much ,

^''^"' white Copperas unburnt, grind them together to very fine pow*
der, then lay a little of this powder jnll upon the top of the
wart, but take heed none get into the tye^ for it is a ftrong .
corrolive, and willcorrode *, let the Wart be thus drefled once
every day, and in a fliort time it will confumeand eat itquitea-'
lunatick way never to come more. ^^'^ But as touching Lunatick eyes,
Ea'es- this word Lunatick is derived from the Lati?7e word Lan^^ .
which fignifieth the A'^oori^ and the reafon why this diteafe takes
its denomination from thence, is, for that at certain times of
t\\Q Moo^ty he will fee well, andat other times a little, but then
at other times no whitat alU and therefore this difeafe is cal-
led Imatick-i and this kind ofblindnefs we do hold to be the ve-
ry worft of all other, but when he doth fee.you may know it by
the colour of \\\'>,eyes^ for then they will hi dim and yellow i(h,
but when he feet h nothing) then will they look fiery and red.
This dileafe cometh fometimes naturally, taking it hereditarily, >.
either from the Sf^///o« his 5/>tf, or from the Mare his Dkm^ by^
whom he was begotten, andfoled: it cometh alfo fometimes
by means of evil hnmoHrs which defcending from the head make
, their refidence in and about the fyf j, and thefe r\2x\g\{iy Jonmoun
}J^ ^ are occalioned bythe means of intemperate riding, drawing,
?' or other laborious exercife, in which the poor crf^z/^re hath been

/ puttodomore than nature was able to perform ; wherefore by
onepf thefe waies the malady cometh j the cure is thus ^

Take Pitch, Rofin, and Maltick of each like much, meltthem^
together, and having beforehand provided in a readincfs two
round Plaflers of Leather, the breadth of a 20 fhilling piece of
Gold, lay and fprcad the medicine hot upon thefe two plaftersj
and fo hotas the/jor/t canfufFer them-, apply them- to hh temples,
caufing them to flick fait to the skin-, and let them there remain
«jii;|il they &aU taU off of themfelves, then rowel him on the

face

BOOK. IT. ^^^ P^^ pert Fcrrier. 2 21

face juft under his eyes with a very fmall French Rowel the breadth
of a three-pence at the moll, and let it be turned every day oncej
the fpace of 1 2 or 1 5 daies, then take forth the Rowel^ and heal
up the Orifice with the green ointment prefcribcd you in Ub.i.
cap. 10. feii, 4.-G'. and this will undoubtedly very much help his
fiaht. '^^'^ Jnother.

'^ Shave away the ^4?> the breadth of a fhillingoneither fiucof
tfie kWupon the temple-veins^ and after apply to the place this
charge.

Take Taca-Mahaca, and lay it upon thole places which were
{haven, and clap upon them flocks of the fame colour, then
make incilion, and put in two Frer^ch Rowels, as is fliewed in the
cure going before to bring down the peccant humours.^ and lec
the eyes be wafhed twice every day with the medicine before /
taught you, made of ground-Ivy, Honey, Celendi^ie and wc-
mans milk, ^^* This is very good for this difeafe, and this I
can boldly commend unto you to be a very good medicine, for
I have often ufed it. Now as iowcWrngfore eyes which muft be
cured by medicine, you mult under/land that the eye is the mofi:
delicate part of any one member in all the whole body, it is the
T«rch or Candle which doth give light to the whole body, it is
the guide which dothufher the body, and to carry it from dan-
ger, foas itfhall not at any time either ftumble upon rocks or
blocks, or fall into any precipice j wherefore great regard
ought to be had how you do at any time tamper or meddle with
this fo choice a me/nber, left inftead of endeavouring to cure one
/jj-tffy^, you put out both, a thing often feen and known, and
therefore the medicine which you apply to the eyes ought ever-'
more to be new made, yea in a manner every day, for that when
once they begin to grow ftale, they become fharp and afper,
perplexing the poor bead, much more than otherwife j neither
are they fo wholfome, nor fo powerful, whereby to perform
their office for which they were made ^nd cottipounded. If you
have a horfe vjhkh is but weak of fight, the lefs blooei you take
from him, the better it will be for thecontinuance of his fight ^
for by taking much bhod from a horfe weakfy fighted, will on a
fudden caufe him to become Jlone blind, like as by experience I '

have often known and obferved. Bat now to conclude this Pa-
ragraph, becaule i have not yetiiandled one part appertaining'

to '

222 ^^^ Compkat Horfc-mtWy CHAP. VIII.

to a ^ore eye-, viz. foran p^e which bYznmluckyfiroke or firipeh
broken and beaten out of the heud of the horfe, I will give you
one only Receipt, which can never be parallel'd : to wit,

Take Alum, andfirft burn it in a fire pan, and after when
it is burned fo, put it upon the hot coles, and let it burn there
till all the moifturebe quite confumed, and it becometh as light
as a feather, as white as fnow, and fo, brittle as that it will
break with every touch, uniefs it be very carefully handled,
' when it is fo brittleas thatit will run to Alhes with every fmall
prelfure, and that the taib of Alum reraaineth little in the faid
Alum, then it is iufficiently burned ■■> then take-of this powder,
as much as will fuifice, and mix it with live- honey, and ftir them
well together, as that you do bring it to an Unguent, put of
this every day morning and evening into his eye with a fea-
ther, and Ijp hold your hand upon the eye a pretty while, that
the medicine cannot fuddenly get forth, and by thus doing in
few dales it will be throughly cured, though the eye be utterly
loft.

SECT. 6,1 ,e.

' Hippoph, T /\ THat is good to t^kf away a bony excretion, or
VV ^flefhy?
Bifpoferu^. This malady of a bony excretion coraeth moll com-
monly by the means of c4«/?/cj^/, and bwvning corrofwes^ which
be laid to wounds that areneer to the bonc'^ as when the wound
is either in the leg^ or about th^pafierns., for that the fiejh being
extremely burned and mortified byfuch caujiicks and corrofves,
it doth caule an excretion to grow upon thehane-, which by the
unskilfulnefs of the Ferrier the wound is healed up, but the ex'
eretion doth remain Hill upon the bone^ which becometh an ^j'f-
/orf, uniefs it be afterwards taken off, which occafioneth a new
cure, and over and above it enforceth oft times the Horfe to
halt .' fometimes again an excretion cometh by the Horfe being
galled with a lock or fetters, having been long continued upon
thefame/oc/^, without changing or removing in time conveni-
j cnt. But howfoever it coraeth, the cure is,
Excrctl- 1 JTake Elecampane root newly gathered, and cleanle it from
*"• its earth, and wrap it up in a brown paper, then wet the pa-
per, andfo heat it in the hot eipbers, and fo roJi it as you would

do

BOOK IL a^d Expert Ferrkr. 235

do a Warden j when it is throughly well rofted, that it be like
pap, fo hot as your horfe can fuffer it (for it muft not fcald
him) after you have with a flick (like as you do a Iplent) rub-
bed, knocked, and chafed the excretton^ bind this rofted root
dole unto the place, and fo let it remain on 24 hours before
you remove it , and in two or three times thus drefling it, the
excretion will rot and confume to nothing, and this will alfb
take away a fplent. ^^ This is very good.

Another.
Take the oil of Origanum, and every morning and evening,
oroftner, take a little upon the brawn of your thumb, and >
rub the place, and it will therewith in time confume, and quite •
take it away. ^^"^ And this will alfo take away a fplent.

SEC T. 7. £.

Hippoph. T r\ yHat "Will cure an JmfoflMm in the ears of a
..w. Vy Horfe?

Mifffofe/f^i. This difeafe proceeds from' fundry caules, as by
means of fome blow with forae ftaff or other fuch like thing,
which he receiveth about the ears or poll-, or elle by means of
fome hurt he may get by being wrung or galled with a new or
hard hempen halter, efpecially if a knot be neeror upon the
place i fometiraes it comes alfo of a cold taken in the headland
fometimes again by meansof badand/j^cc^wf hf/moars-j -which re-
Ming in the head^do make their paflage by the ears ; it is eafily
known by its much burning, glowing, andfwel]ing,and by the
hgrfes un willingnefs to be touched and handled about that place j.
rf it be an impoflumation, then thus it mull be<:ured.

Take Linfeed and make it into fine powder, : and wheat. E^rsim-
flower, of each half a ^intrOrdiuary-H^^iie^rbneiJOitit, tried P^^^""^'*"
Hogs-greafe orte pound, mix allthefe Well, arid warm them up- ^^^'"
on a fire, keeping them co&tinu^lly flirring ; then take of this
j Ointment and fpread it upon a Urincn cloth, or upon a placer
I ^'leatfeer,^ the breadth of the/vVelliilg offlyt, -'and appfy it^vlrarrii
to the place, and renew it once evefy fo^uf and twenty hours,
Itiil it either do break or be fo ripe as that it may be opened?
which mull be done downwards, that the corruption may ea-
% iffiie away, then heal it up with this Salve.

Take ..

2 24 The Compkat Horfc-m^t?^ CHAP. VlIL

Take Mel Rofai|um, Sallet-oil, and ordinary Turpentine, of
each two ounces, incorporate them well together, and make for
the /;<??/<? a biggin, or night-cap to keep on t'he medicine, taint
the fore to the bottom dipped in this ointment, and apply al-
fo a plaller of the faidftuff upon the fore, renewing it- every ,
day till it be whole and found, *;^"^ But if the Impoftumation
be broken of its own accord before you do perceive it, then -^

Take oil of Rofes, Venice Turpentine, and common Honey,^
ofeachlike m.uch, mix them well together, and fo making it
blood warm upon a few embers or coles, dip fome black Wooll
in the Medicine, and fo flop up that ^^r therewith which is
grieved, renewing it once a day till it be whole. "^^^ But if the
ears be Only inflamed, then ftop of this aforefaid m.edicine into
them, and it will both eafehim, and take away the infiam'ma-
tion. ^^'^

Another.

Take of Pepper, made into fine powder diift, tried Hogs-
greaie one fpoonful, the juice of Rue one handful, the ftron-
geft white Wine vineger two fpoonfuls, beat all thefe very well
together, and if. the Swelling, Impoftumation: or Inflammati-
on be either in the Ears^ Face, Head, or Threat of the Horfe,
if you take either black Wooll, fine Lint, Flax, or Hurds, and
dipitinto this Medicine, and fo flop both his f<«rj therewith,
and then flitch them up, that it get not forth, renewing it
once in two days, till the fwelling be clean gone, your horfe
will be certainly cured. "^^^ But if the grief be in any other
part of tht body, then with this Unguent you fhall anoint the
grieved or fwolen place once or twice a day till it depart.
"^^^ But if the fwelling be neer or about the Cods or privy '
parts, then

>Firfl, bathe the place well with cold water, and after being
made dry again with a cloth, anoint it with the faid Ointment
every day once or twice, and you fhall find it to be a prefent
cure. *^* This alfo cureth the Vlcer and Canker in the Nofe,
and it is a fare Cure for thQ^ives. "^^^ I haye often cured all
t-he^ maladies with this Receipt.

CHAP.

Book II- 77?f Expert Farrier,

C H A p. I X.

SECT. I. F.

Hypophylas.

WHAt CHrem-ve yon for the Farcin ?
Hyffof Of all the Difeafes ,w hereunto Horfes
are inclinable, this of the f ^m/t is the qioftioathfome, molt
fbinking, andthemoft filthy, wherefore for the fame I (hall fet
yon down many cures, but firft I intend to difcourfe fomevvhat
of its Nature, and how it comes to zHorfe: This difeafe we
here in England do for the moft part call the farcy ^ and ( Se-
4:HndHm valgHs ) it is called the Fajhions^ for fo Mailer Markham
doth ftile it : But Mafter Blnndemle^ the Italians and the French^
do give it the name of Farcin^ to which denomination I do the.
rather incline, by reafon we take the faid name from the ItaUans^
and the Fremh^iox that truly I do find that to be the proper name
of the faid infirmity, derived from the word Farcina^ which is
a difeafe moft infedious, poyfonous, and dangerous, being
never fo little let alone, ornegledcd. It is a kind of creeping
^/cc/-,beginning with hard knots j andPuftils, and after dilating
andfpreading itfelfinto branches (like a Vine or Ivy) doth
Jiot ceafe from running until fuch time as it hath vifited
every part and member of the 5o^, for Qts^fl Cancer ferpit:^ it
commonly beginning either in a vein, or near to fome MaBer-
veirty which feedeth and nouriiheth the difeafe, that is the caufe
of its diffufion. It its ingendred fometimes of corrupt Bbody
which heats and furfets have occafioned in the Body ^ fometimes
^ by hurts and wounds received,as alfo by fome Cankerous and poy-
fonous thing, as rufty Spurs, Snaffles,Bits,or the like \ it is alfo
taken from another Horfe^^ which is fain into the fame difeafe,
■alfo by hewing one Leg againft another, and being Ilnitten with
fome ftalF whereon are hard knots, and fundry fuch like means
and ways j it comes alfo to a horfe by furfeits given him, which
finding no other way of avoidance, layes hold of this difeafe,
whereby the Bloody being overmuch heat, his greafc molten,
and his taking a fudden cold, which is molt frequent after great
heats, then growing in the Body^ and efpecially in the Bloud^

A aa f^ch

2i The Expert Fdrrrier. C&ap. 9.

~ fuch obflrndions, corruption, and putrefadion, not having

2ny means to ventitfelf, or to avoid, or evacuate, but by this
y/ayonly, by growing into Knots, Pailils, Ulcers, or the like,
which be fo contagious and infedious, fo as if but any other
Uorfe do but gnaw or lick with his teeth or tongue, upon the
place infcded, he will be afluredly within a fhort time after
liimfelf infefted alfo •, and when once a Horfc is ftrucken or
infeded with this leprous malady, if he be not prefently
and skjlfuily cured , it is as infallible death to him, as if
he had either his throat cut, or his braweshQ2.t out Vv'ith a Butchers

fAuin. ^Xj wherefore if in this cafe your Horfe be vilited with this
finiftrous difeafe, I could wifh you would carefully obfervc two

1 things : The hrlt is, that fo foon as you do perceive this malady
to appear upon him, that you prefently fequefler him from his
fellows, iulofome other Stable or ilallby himfelf alone, for fear

2 he might infed them, for that it is catching : And fecondly to
be very diligent in omitting no time or opportunity, in getting
him adminifcred unto for his Cure. The ligns of this difeafe are
■fo plain and familiar, as that it needeth no defcription. I will
pafs to the cure. To the end therefore you may go the more
iecurely to work, whereby you may make it an able and perfed
cure, efpecially if you find the Pullils to be malevolent, and
greatly inflamed, then the firft day let him Biood in or near to
that A<fafier-vem, which doth moll feed and nourifh the Farcin.,
then fo foon as. you have well hlonded him, give him this
purge, viz^

Take of Aloes, made into fine powder, one ounce, and a
quantity of jLo;f^o;? Treacle, fo much as will fuffice, and of life
)ioney fo much as will fuffice, mix thefe well together, and give
it him in a morning falling, and fix hours after give him white
water, neither needeth this bloodying him, or purgation, atiy way
hinder him from being drefi^ed for his difeafe,for that blood-letting
doth not only hinder it from running any further for that time,
and the Purge fendeth the difeafe from the He^^rt , to the end
it may no way annoy that place. Wherefore for the perfeding
of the cure, ■ > < •• -■

Take of Oyl de-Bay two ounces, of Eufotbium made into
fiae powder one ounce , incorporate both thefc well together,
tliat they may become but one body, then fearch for the firft
crigen, or fpring where the firll knots did begin, and fo continue

fearching

Bocxk. II* T/;e Exj^ert Farrier. i.

feETching till you find out the laft, clip awa7 thc'fcr from g¥
and about all thefe knots, and anoint rhem verr wc'l with tbT^
ointment onceevery three days : and after you have thus dreil^-
to three times , it you do not find the Farcins to be lulled and-
that the knots do not dry up, then bathe the place- tlTree'day^'
together with the ftale or Urine of a Cow or Ox, andwith tfc
hsxh c^Wzd Lions foot, m Latine Leomipodiwn, both boiled ta-
getnei- and this wiU cure him. VThis medicine I never mide
ufeof but once only, and it cured the /Jorfe unto ^vhich I did ^
adminifter the fame. \^ Another. o

The nine leaves of pot-herb called Beets of the fmalleftiba^
founaeft leaves, and nine grains of Bay-falt, beat thefe verV^
well together to a falve, and in a morning before Sun rinn^ puV
this medicine into both his E.rs by equal portions, and put iiito-
theni after It a little wooll, to keep in the medicine, and ih
llitch up his Ears, and let him ftand fo with meat and white'
wa^r 24. hours at theleall, then take forth the wooil and'
ftuff, and he is cured V With this Receipt I have cured
fundry ^<... Another. If your Horfe have a Farcm in anr
of the four quarters of his Body, let him 5W,wdl iuthe>;:ri:
tern taltmg, then il ''^"^■: -^--r!* , - ,.' i.;.. r::.-^:

'1 '^u^^ of Arfenick two ounces, and put it into apiece of new
cloth, and bind it up with a piece of new Pack-thred, and fallen
It unto the ^ayne of the Horfe, thisris to be thus adminiftred, if
the Farcin be only m the fore-parts ; but if the difeafe be as welJ^
m the hinder-parts as m the fore-parts, then hang aifo the Ilka
quantity of Arfenick made up in a cloth like as was the formed
and hang that alfo upon his tail, and the more you ride, wor?^
or travel, and exercife him, the better it will be for his di{},3i^
to qualifie and rid the fame ; and the more fpare his dvet be^
the fooner he IS cured, provided you keep him warm in 'till
Stable, and for fome time you muft give him white ^ii^
I his cure I did never try, but it was taught me by great ^WM

Ifr't'-iffi^^^.^^'^^^' reputeof a very honelt man, and a
moft skilful Farrier, who protefted unto me, that he had per-
femy cured many Horfes with this receipt. Another. - ^ -^^ '-^ _..
.J it '^^ Bran prepared, like as you fhaa find prefcriM
>ou //^.2 . r^;.2. 7?^ 4. F. how to make fat a Ilorfe, and glvel£
^ a day before he is to be dreffed, and let him eat ft fofiot
as well he may : continue him to this diet three mornings

A a a 2 together.

The Expert Earner, Chap, pv

together, then let him hked well in the neck-^vtlHy but give him.
no Hay that day he hkedeth, but fweet Whbat Itraw only,,
neither let him either eat or drink in four hours after, and then
let his drink be white water. And two days after his bleeding,
you fhall begin to give him again his Wlieat-bran prepared as
before, which fhall continue for fix days together, during which
time you Tnall give him every evening with his Oats this powder
and thefe roots following, f^iz.

Take of Comin, of Linfeed, of Fenugreek, Siieris-Montani,.
of each two ounces, quick brimllone four ounces, let all thefe
be powdred, and mix them well, and give it at one time with
his Oats, fo much ss you may put into an egg-Ihell) the meat
being firlt taken out ^ let him be thus. ufed daily bythefpaceof
fix days. Thofe days being ended,

Take the root of Salerike, the root of TalTus-Barbatus, the
root of Valerion, and the root of Lappaifon, of each like much,
chop them all very fmall, ashcrbs to the pot, which being thus
well mixed, give them ta the Horfe without Oats if he will eat
them, if not, then otherwife in Pills ^ and when you give him;
the roots, do not give him the aforefaid powder, and fo con-
tinue him with thefe roots fix days together, which fix days
ended, caufe him to be blooded again on the other fide of the necK^,
but then let him not bleed fo much as before, and order him as.
before after the firft bleeding : nor fhall you give him either
powder or roots, but let him be ftill kept warm, and have
Ills ordinary allowance of meat i as well of Hay as of Oats, and
then for fix days after ^ every evening after he hath drunk white
water, give him one evening ofthis powder with his Oates, and
the next evening of thefe roots, and if you find not the Farcin
tadry up to your mind, continue then this powder, and thefe.
roots for fix days more, and thofe days being paft, give him
good Hay and good Oats, and not any longer the powder, or
the roots : and thus following thefe diredions punctually, your
Hor/e Ihall beperfeftly cured, and be brought into good fhte.
and health again, neither fhall the relicks of the Farcin remain
in any part of his body ^ and if there be any knots remaining,
they Ihall break , purge, cleanfe, heal, and dry up, the mam
caufe being taken and purged away. Of this my felf had never
trial, by realbn that many of the ingredients were not eafiJy to
be had. Another,

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Take black Elebore, and add to the herb fomc of its juyce,
put unto it old Boars-greafe, and boil it until the juyce be quite
boiled into- it, whereby to bring it to a perfedt unguent, with
which you ihall anoint and rub the knots or bottoms of the
Farcif? j but before you do apply this unguent, let the h^ir be
fnaven or clipped away from and about the knots. \* With
this receipt 1 have cured only one Uorfe. Another :

Take five or fix handfuls of four leaved Plantane with the
roots of Bay fait one handful, and fo much Comin as you may
well take up, with your thumb and two fingers, beat the Comin
to-fine powder, and then ilamp the Plantane and Salt well toge-
ther with the Comin, and after they be well incorporate, let it
fleep and infufe 24. hours, then ftrain and wring it hard, and
give the liquor thereof to your Horfe in a morning falling, but
you muft take Blood from him the day before, and he muft ftand
upon the Tremh (ix hours before you give him the faid drink,
and you muft alfo put into his ears the juyce of Rue, and then
ftitch up his ears^ and fo let him remain 24. hours ; but if the
malady fhall continue (which I think it will not do ) then mufl
you let him 5/oo^ again, and give him the aforefaid drink. Tliis
r never tried, but he that taught me this, did alfure me that
there is no kind of Farcin ^ but this receipt will cure. Ano-
ther.

Take firll the herb Aioly^ itgrowethin marifh grounds, you MoUor
muft take 10, 11,12, or 13. of the roots (or according to the ^^"''P'
ftrength, greatnefs or corpulency of your Horfe ) let your roots ^'^"^'
be in the number, or quantity. Take alfo of White wine one
pint, then take of bay Salt one handful ( which was never ufed )-
and put it into the White wine, then take of white Wine vine-
gar half a pint more or lefs, but firft note, you muft take the
toots of the laid Afofy, and let it be gathered a day before you
are to ufe it ^ you muft only take the roots thereof, (and caft
away the refidue) for that they are moft ufeful , and after you-
have fo done, take thefe great roots and wafh them clean, fo as
no filth do remain upon them, then take the faid roots and bruife
them, and fteep them in the Wine with the Salt and Vinegar,.
in an earthen Pipkin, and ftop it clofe that no air get into it,
and let it infufe fo a whole night, then about feven or eight of.
the clock in the morning, ftrain it, and give it him to drink,
and after he hath taken its cover liim .up warm , and let him be

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walked four hours j but above all things, you muft not give
him any Oats in four days after, but inftead of Oats give him
Wheat-bran prepared, and let his drink be white water j neither
muft you fuffer him to go forth of the StaWe in three or four
days after at the fooneffc^ and then after that you may ride or
work him at your pleafure ^ neither mufl this drink be admi-
nlftred warm, but cold. V This is a known certain cure a-
mong the Marijlmls in France^ by reafon I could never find the
herb Moly growing in England^ I could never come to pradife
the cure here ; neverthelefs I will give you the defcription of this
faid herb Moly^ and how it groweth, together with its true
Effigies.*

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It growetii (as I faid before j in marifh and wet grMitiSylt
. refembieth the herb called Scolopendion, or Sorrel , only tljs
^kaf is bigger and broader,, the flovveris like to the whitc^vlolet,
^^butiefs,. about the bignefs of a purple wild Violet, and it is 5s

jvhite as milk,' it'fmclleth ftrong like Garlick: its "root is little
'and round, which is moll foveraign to heal the overtures of the
■ r?jamz.y being beaten with the ointment of I reos, applied as a

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Peflure or Plailler ^ Homer faith that the^o^ Mercury was the
firfl Inventor and finder out of this plant , and the godf for the
excellency thereof, ndm^d^it Moly: iztXheo^hrafinj^ParacelfHs^
and Diofcorides.

Albeit that all thcfe receits be very good for the Parc'w^ yet
are not all Horfes cmed with oce and the fame medicine ; and
molt certain it is, that the molt infallible way to cure the Farcin^
is to give him tht fire : in thepraillice not only of this cure, but
of many others alfo, which are to be adminiftrcd inwardly, it
is greatly behoofefull that the Farrier bo mindful to obferve the
ftrength, age, quality, and ability of the Fforfe to which he is
to adminifter, and accordingly. to mixand apply his Ingredients.
Another.

Firft let him hlood on both fides the rjecK.2.nAffurveins^ and let
him hkcd a good quantity, then take Hemlock, Cinque-foil, or
Five-ieaved-grafs, and Rue ^ of each like much ; ftamp them
•and flrain them, and put the juyce thereof into his ears , 2nd
flitch them up 24. hours, and it is a certain cure, ^^* For with
this I have cured fundry Horfcs. Another.

Firfl: let him bleed well at the jieckjvein^ then take Trifora
Magna; and Aloes Platice, of each two ounces, and as much
Barly-bran^ mix all thefe, and diflblve it in oil-olive one pint,
and put thereto of white \)Vine one pint, and then divide it into
two parts or moities, and fo give it two mornings together to
your ^or/e falling v/ith a horn, that is to fay, either morning the
one moity : this done, take as much black Sope as a Walnut,
half as mach Arfenick in fine powder , and work them into one
body to a falvc, then with the point of a knife flit or open all the
hard knots or pultils, and fo put into every of them the quantity
oftwoBarly-cornsofthis Salve, which will eat forth the cores,
and kill the poyfonous humonrs^ then where you fee the wounds,^
and places red and fair, heal them up by anointing them with
frelh Butter molten and made hot, and then ftrew upon them
the powder of Bolearmonack. */ This is a molt approved
good receipt, and by my felf often pradifed. Another.

Take the juice of Rue, and of Aqua-vitJe, ofeachone Ipoon-
fuland a half, beat them well together, and by equal portions
convey it into both his -e^rs^ then flitch them up for 24. hours
fpace, and he is infallibly cured. *;jt* This is an excellent cure,
and by me often ufed. Another.

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Fir II v\Jfh all the places that be raw or fwelled with Cham-
berly, or white Wine vinegar warmed, then take of Salt one
handful, of white Wine Vinegar one pottle, of AUum diifolved
in the Vinegar one ounce, of Verdigreafe, and green Copperas,
both made into fine powder, of each one pound ^ melt alfthefe
upon the fire, and every day walh the fores, and places fwelled
therewith warm, twice a day, morning and evening. This I
never did experience, but it was commended unto me by a wor-
thy Knight, who averred unto me,that he had cured therewith
very many Horfes ofthc Farcin. He alfo faid that he had cured
fome with this Receipt following, viz..

Take Tar, Tallow, and Horfe-dung, of each fo much as will
fuffice, incorporate all thefe upon the fire, and anoint him there-
with hot. Another,

Take Hempfeed one pound, and bruife it well, then take Rue
and Salt, of each one handful, of the leaves of Mallows two
handfuls, boyl all thefe in fair water, two quarts, unto.b moyty,
then ftrain it, and give it your horfe blood-warm, give him of
this two mornings, but not two mornings together, but let him
Itay one morning betwixt, then take a good quantity of Ghamf-
l)erly and Hemlock fo much as will fuffice, and boil them well,
and wafh the fores till they be quite whole and dryed up,
\^ This is a very good receipt. Another,

Take the herb with the root called Di/ttaiis^ in Englilh, Sop^-
glove., alias Fox-glove, a good quantity, bind it up into a fine
linnenrag, and if the Farcin be in the forepart of the Horfe., hang
it upon the main., but if in the hinder part, then hang it upon the
tail., and this will cure him. This I never did experience j But
now I will give you for a clofe, the befl and moft certain cure
for this difeafe, that I ever yet knew •• and with which I have
perfected more rare cures of this nature, then of all.the refidue
before inculcated. And thus it is. Another,

Take of Rue, the leaves and tender tops only, without any

'V theleaft ftalks, a good handful, firfl chop them fmall, and then

^' ftamp them in a Morter to a very ointment, when they are fo

well pownded, put thereunto of the purefl white tryed Hogs

greafe one fpoonful and fo work them together to a perfed falve,

or unguent •, that done, flop into either ear this whole quantity

*" by equal portions, and put a little wooll upon the medicine,

to caufe them to keep in the better, and fo ftitch up his ears., and

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let him remain in the Stable four and twenty Imirs at the
U^J^Cy and then unftitch his Ears^ and take forth the wool),
and either put him forth to Grais or elfe if he be to be
wrought, work him, for the more h-'s labour is, and the more
fpare his diet is, the fooner he is cured. ^"^ This I commend-
ed to you for the belt and mol?: certain cure I could ever meet
with J for with this Reciept only, I alTure you on my credit,
1 have cured more then 100 Horfes^ many of which were by
other Ferriers holden for incurable, and fentenced to be food
iov Bounds, The French do alfo call the difeafe, Mall de ver,.

SECT. 2. F.

Hippoph. ¥ Have heard of another kind of Fa.rc'm called the Wa--
JL ffr-Farcin.
Fiipfof. Truly Sir, inanfwer tothis, I by obfervation of this
difeafe do find, th§t thcic ishuZ CHCly one kind, albeit I will not
dCuic, but that fome one may be more malignant then another,,
wn Far- according to the conftitution of the Horfe, who is vifited there-
with, by reafon that Choler may be in th^t Horfe more predo-
minant then in another Horfe^ of any of the other Humonrs^ for
then it cometh forth more dry j but if the fforfe be naturally
Rheumatick, then may it appear more watry and moill, and fo
of the refidue -, but ftill it is but one and the fame infirmity,
for more forts 1 could never find. But touching this watry
Farcin, as you are pleafed to term the fame, the French giveth
this name, <viz.. la Loitffe which is in Englifh the Wolfe^ and
they gave me the reafon why they do fo call it, to wit, be-
caufe it feftreth the flefli, eating and corroding therein inward-
ly, and it beginneth moll commonly in the feet, rather then in
sny other member ofthcHorfe. And for this difeafe a famous
French Marijhal of Faris^ gave me this enfuing cure, but I ne-
ver yet made tryal thereof, 'vjz,.

Firft wafh the place, and ihave away the hair, and fearch-
the place well with your finger, and let forth the corruption,,
but be fure you fearch it to the very bottom.

Take then Horfe-dung, or Goofe-dung, Wine, Salt, and ^
Vinegar, of each fo much as will fuffice, and make thereof a
Salve, and fo Plailter-wife apply it to the forrance, binding it
on, ar4 the third day open it j and drefs it up again, as be-
fore,

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fore, and do this every third day till it be whole ; tut be fivre
you do every time you drefs him, examine the very bottom.
This he aflured me to be a very perfect cure.

S E C T. 3. F.

Hippoph. ^UHat is the difeafe called tlx Flanks and how is
it cured ?

Hip^of. This is when a Horfe hath gotten a wrench, crick,
ftroke, or other grief in his Back., which is called of the
prefjch Farriers^ Flanks ; the cure is this,

Firft fhave away the Hair from the place grieved, then lay-
on this charge.

Take Bolearmon lack, Cumfry, alias Confolida-Major, Gal-
banum, Sol Armoniack, Sanguis Draconis, his own Blood,
Burgundy-Pitch, Maftick, Olibanum, of each like much, fo
much as will fuffice j ftamp and beat all thefe together, with
Wheat-meal, Vinegar, and the whites of Eggs, fo much as will
fuffice, and fo make it into a charge, and therewith charge the
place grieved, then clap upon the top all along the Chine and
Back of the Fforfe, a Shceps-skin, coming hot from the (heep,
and change it every day, and at three or four'days end he will
be well, but let the charge lie upon the place until fuch time
as it do fall away it felf, and keep him warm.

SECT. 4. F.

Hippoph. f" T OtP ^ may a man bring in few days his Horfe t9
JlJL he fat, or at leafi in good liking, fuppofing him t9
hefoMnd}

Hiffof. Sir, over-much riding and exercife will bring the
fatteft Horfe that ever trod upon the Earth to become poor,
bare, and lean, and fo will too early , and too late airing,
bad diet, evil keeping lingring after Mares, and fpending up- ^'^ ^°*"'*'
on them, lingring after Grafs, and the like ; But if your Horfe be
poor,bare,lcan, and feeble, fo that his Stomach be good to meat *,
I will give you a Receipt, which ( if you do duely obferve my
rules, julllyasj Ihall deliver them) you fhall get him up into
Flejh in twelve or fourteen days.

Firft therefore take BlooKfrom him, if you do find it grofs,

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or Flegmatick, for otherwife he cannot pofTibly mend ^ then
Fran pre- inftead of Gates in the morning, you fhall give him Wheat-
f'ired. bran, prepared after thi^ manner. Set over the fire a great
Kettle, and fill it almoll full with fair water, and fo foon as
it bolleth, put in your Wheat-bran, andfo let it boy I a quarter
of an hour at the leail^ then take it off, and let it ftand to cool,
- and about four or five in the morning give him of this Bran fo
hot as he can eat it, then for his drink give him of the fame
water, and at night give him Gates and white water, and let
him be kept covered and littered warm, but if it be Summer,
let not the Stable be too hot, but temperate, and at night give
him with his Gates alfo the quantity of w^hat you may convey
into an Egg-lhel of this Powder following, with which you
mufl continue him the fpace of eight days, or according as you
Ihall fee caiife. You muft underftand that this Bran thus pre-
pared, is the onely thing which drieth up his naughty, grofs,
and corrupt Humours^ and doth the better prepare the body to
aflumeluft, courage, ftrength and flelh, together with the help
of the Powder, which is this,
fat a lean Take of Comin , Foenugreek, Sileris-Montani, Nutmegs ,
Horfc. Cloves, Ginger, Linfeed, of each two ounces, Quick-Brimftone,
fix ounces, make all thefe into Powder, of this Powder, give
him every night the quantity of an Egg-fhel full, wjth his Gats,
as I have before prefcribed, but he muft be firft watered with
white water which fo foon as he hath drunk let his v^hXil&Body be
rubbed, then cloathed,,and littered, which being done, then give
him a fmall iheaf of Wheat-ftraw, fweet, good, and well threfh-
cd into his Rack, and let him eat thereof by the fpace of an
hour ^ which done, give him Oats mixed with his Powder,
which when he hath eaten, give him Hay at your pleafure, re-
membring to keep him warm, but fo as with moderation ; and let
him be alfo v^ell rubbed, efpecially againfl the Hair, and by this
doing you (hall foon perceive him to mend exceedingly, but you
muft put alfo into his Gates, together with its former Powder
of Nettle- feed two handfuls every time, for that is the thing
which principally will caufe him to Battle : It will alfo greatly
avail his amendment, if he be aired every morning and evening
an hour after Sun-rifing, and an hour before Sun-fet, if the
wheather be warm, and the Sun do fhine. \"^ And this I do,
afTure you is the moft exqufite courfe can be taken, whereby to

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fet up a lean Hor/e^ and to make a poor Horfe fat in little time,
and with fmall charge.

S E C T. 5. F.

Hippoph. SJ^ Hm help have yon for the falling of the Frnd^-
mem ?

Hiffof. This malady comcth to a Horfe fometiraes by cold,
fometimes through weaknefs and meer poverty, and fometimes
by means of a laxativenefs and flux of Blood, when ftraining to
expel, the Horfe is not able, and by that means the Fundament
,cometh out, the cure is,

Take white Salt, made into very fine Powder, flrew a little Fdling of
upon the Gut, then take a piece of Lard, and firit having boiled ^^^ F«nda-
Mallow-leaves till they be foft, take of thefe leaves and beat "^^°^'
them well with the Lard, and when it is fufficiently beaten,
make it up like to a Stsppfitory, and apply it to the place every
day once, till it be whole. ^^ This 1 have often tried.

SECT. 6. F.

Hippoph. T Should he very glad to k^ow what yen can fay of
1 Feavers ?
Biff of. Sir, as touching Feavers in Horfes, I fay that they be
as fub)e(i to them, as man is, as alfo that thefe Feavers are of
feveral natures, which cannot be denied, which may moft ealily
be diftinguifhed and known, if you pleafe diligently to obferve.
A Feaver cometh many times, either by intemperate riding or
travel, or elfe through bad and unwholfome diet : And all Fea-
vers for the moft part have their fourfe from thefe EfFeds, if
you add thereunto evil Air.

SECT. 7. F.

Hippoph. "XATHy Hyppoferus, horv do you define a Feaver ? Feaver 4-.

Hippof. I define it thus, h^enver is 2.nfiud.
unnatural and intemperate heat which beginneth at the Heart,
dilateth it felf through all the Arteries and Veins of the whole
Body of the Horfe ^ hindring all his natural motions: Howfo-
ever fome Farriers are pleafed to make them more forts, then, I

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will qiieftion their Fhyficd and learned diftindions, for I could
never conclude them but in a few, as Quotidian^ Tertian^ Qmr-
tan^ and Peflilenp, and yet all thefc be of one nature, albeit fome
more malignant then others be, onely a HeBiqne Peaver is of a
different nature from the former, and fo alfo a Fefiiknt Feaver
may he. Now as touching Feavers which come in the Spring,
Summer, Autumn, or Winter, I cannot fee why they fhould be
Feaz'crs different in nature from thefe other, for there are not
any of thcfe, but may come to a Horfe in any of thefe Seafoas.

SECT. 8.F. .^

Hippoph. X2^^^ whence do Feavers froceed ?

X: Hiffof. FirlljSir you mull underfland that Feavers^
are of two forts, that is to fay. Ordinary and Accidental. The
ordinary Feavers are thofe that come of Surfeits, over-riding,
and labour, unwholfome meat, as moift, raw, mouldy, and mufty
bread, corn, provender and hay, of what nature, fort or con-
dition foever ; but your Fcavei^ Accidemd come of fome ter-
rible droke or deep wound, bringing therewith infufferabic
pain, dolour, and grief to the poor beafl i again, your [Ordi-
nary Feavers come oft times by the extream violent fcorching of
the Sun, but moft commonly in the CanknUr days, as when
your Horfe is abroad at Grafs, where is either want of wa-
ter, or having fuch as is neither good or wholfome, or elfe
where is want of houfmg Ihelterto go into, orlhadyTreesto
be under, and fuch kind of ^gnes do prove for the moft part ei-
ther HeBickpxTeftilent Feavers^ for by that means his Blood be-
cometh inflamed, whereby the Humonr of Ckoler is predomi-
nate. Now Sir, if you be pleafed to obferve ftridly and care-
fully, you fhall alfo find that Feavers do come many times alfo
from a quite contrary caufe j as from cold taken upon hard
riding, or great labour, and by having at fuch time cold water
given him to drink, or by walliing or walking, having fweat
much, or by being out too late in the crifp or putting in of
the evening, or upon day breaking, efpecially near or among
Fenny, Moorifh, or Marilh grounds, by reafon that naughty
vapours do arife from fuch kind of places. Feavers alfo do
accrew to Horfes when upon hard riding and great toyl, you give
your Horfe cold water drawn out of a Well, which being much

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colder then either River or Pond water, doth more chill the
the Horfe inwardly, whereby he is mucii more diftempered,
caufing him to quake, and to ihake exceedingly after his drink,
which occafioncth crudities, and an evil habit in the Stomach,
which doth beget and ingenders an yigne or Feaver^ wherefore
after fweating and great labour, I do advife you that whatfo-
ever is given him, be firH fet over the fire to take away the
chilnefs, whereby your Horfe may take the lefs damage, for
that Feavers taken of this nature, do commonly prove pefti-
lent Feavers, whofe nature is to infsftall his fellows which are
in the fame Stable or Room w-th him, if he be not either
fpeedily removed from his confoi ts, or elfe fuddenly curved ^
and the reafon hereof fs moft evident for that when as a Hoi^fe
hath been all the whole day travelled f efpecially in the Win-' "
tcr) and brought into the Stable all hot and fweating, when
Ki niort time after his Blood and Pores begin to be fettled, and
to return to his Heart again, and to his Intrals, then if yon
give him cold water, you may inftantly perceive him to fall
into a formal quivering and (baking for a time, which being
once palTed over, you Ihall fee him moft palpably afiume a moft
extreme and violent burning, and peradvanture after falls into
a moft defperate fweating, whereby is moft eafie to be found
in him a general diftemperaturc throughout his whole Body,.
together with a formal and dangerous Feaver, wherefore if the

. Farrier be not more expert, it may ftick dofcr unto him, and
remain longer by him then abufhel of Oats will do. But a
Feaver which doth proceed either from the corruption of the
JBlood j or from the contagion of the -^/V, ( according as 1 have
before intimated ) that I fay is moft frequent, albeit not fo well

' known to all Farriers, and I am able to ajfjirm thus much of thefe
kind of Feavers out of mine own long experience, that they are.
of that extreme violence, and fo malignant, and their Poiicn
of that infinite force, as that if through the-ir own violence they
be not able of themfelvcs to bring the creature vilited there-
with to his end •■, yet will thefe convert their Malice into ether
mortal maladies and difeafes, which willin time prove as noxi-

, -ous, to "wit, into the Yellows,. Stavers, Glanders, Dropfie, Con-

^jTumption, Farcin, &c. unto which a peftilent Feaver is evermore
■the precurfor : In fomuch as if the Farrier be not very skilful
and cautelousin obferving and knowing the true Symfto^yis oi

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thefe kind of difeafes, he may eafily inflead of labouring to
€fFed a Cure, through his mifprijSon, mif-carry therein.

SECT- 9. K

Hippoph. \lUBat he the true Symptoms or figns whereby

to know a Feaver ?

Fiavirs fiiffof. If you do obferve him well, you fhall perceive him

htw to fo foon as he beginneth to be Feavourijh^ and when the fit firit

^now. Cometh upon him, to hang or hold down his Heady and if at

fir A coming it beginneth with a cold fit, then will he quake

arp tremble, and when his cold fit is over, then will he glow

r.iid burn throughout his whole Body, his Breath will be very

/^hot, and he will fetch his wind thick, and his Nofirils will be

^ very open, and his F/;!;?!:^ will beat thick j he will forfake his

meat, and reel oft times as he goeth, his Eyes will be fwelkd,

they will water, and be ntettrative, he will fall away and confume

in his Flejl},hh Stories will hang low, he will defire and offer oft to

lie down, and yet being laid he will rife fuddenly again, he will

have great defire to drink, neither will he drink much, and yet

you would thfnk that all the water in the Thames would not

be fafficient to quench his thirll, for he will covet evermore to

keep his mouth in the water, albeit he will drink very little,

and his fleep will go from him. And thefe are the belt, moft

certain, and apparent Symptoms that I do know of a Feaver.

SECT. 10. F.

Hippoph. \fWHat are the hefi cures for thefe ordinary Vcsjcrs}
^dinaL ^'' Hippf If the Feaver be Quotidian and daily,

then take the yolks of three new laid Eggs, and beat them well
with feven fpoonfuls of the bell Aqua vitae, and put unto it of
ordinary Treacle, a fpoonfull, and To making it blood warm
over a few hot embers, give it him, and then take his back and
ride him until he do begin to fweat, and then bring him into the
Stable, and cloath, whifp, and litter him warm, fo as he may
fweat an hour in the Stable, but then cool him by degrees, and
let him fall three hours after, but let him Blood before you
drench him, in the neck and mouth, and give him white water or
Mafhes. This drink would be given him one hour before the fit
coraeth. \* This is very good. Another, - Take

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Take white Wine one pint, of Aloes one ounce, made into
fine Powder, of Agarick half an ounce, Annifeeds and Licorifn,
of each one dram in fine Powder, and add thereto of life Honey
one fpoonful, let all thefe be made warm upon the fire, and fo
give him blood warm : Then take his back, and ride him into a
goodfweat, and fet him up, cloath hira, litter him, and flop
well his body, head, and breail, and let him fweat fo two hours,
then by degrees cool him, and when he is cold let him be well
rubbed and cloathed up again warm, but not to fweat any more,
and let him ftand upon the Trench three hours after his fweat-
ing, then unbit him, and wa(h his tongue and mouth, with
Alum, Vinegar, Sage, and water boiled together, that doiie,
give him a little Wheat-ftraw to eat, and an hour after a Gallon
of fweet, dry, and clean Oats, well drefled and lifted, but lay
not all at once before him, but three or four handfuls at a time
continuing thus to feed him, till he hath eaten up his whole Gal- "^
Ion, and at night give him afweetMafh. And the next morn-
ing let him bleed at the neck and mouth, the quantity of a
quart or lefs , if the blood be good, but if you do find the
blood to be black, thick, hot, inflamed, yeUowifh, frothy, or
otherwife evil coloured, take then from him two quarts, after
•keep him warm, and let him purge, and for four or five days
after, give him either warm Mafhes, or white water. \'* This
I have likewife known to be very good. Anotlier,

Firil let him blood in the Neck and Mouth, then,

Take Germander, Sallet-oyl, and life-Honey, of each four

ounces, of Gum, Dragagant, dry red Rofes, of each one ounces

put thefe pounded and chopped very fmall into good Ale a quart,

^and warm it, and fo give it him, then ride hira till he fweat,

'and order him as the former cure. Of this I did never make

-tryal. Another,

Take of the tops of Time one handful, boyl thefe in a quart
of Beer, until the Time do begin to wax tender and foft, then
lirain it, and put to it, of brown Sugar-Candy, in Powder two
penny-worth, Annifeeds in fine Powder one penny-worth, and
two penny-worth of ordinary Treacle, when all thefe are well
dilTolved over the fire, give it your Horfe blood warm, but
you mufl remember that you do let him blood before you do
give him this drink, in the NecK and Momh, *^^ This I have
often tryed and found it right good. Another,

Ccc Take

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Take of ftrong Ale ose quart, and of Worm-wood half a
handful, long Pepper, Grains, and the Pov/der of dried Rue,
of each one ounce, London Treacle two ounces, boyl them to
a third part, then take it off, and ftrain it, that done put into
it of brown Sugar-Candy in Powder, half an ounce, and fo
give it him blood warm. \* This at twice giving will certainly
cure his Feaver. Another,

Take Stone-Crop, of the juyce thereof four fpoonfiil, put
this juyce into ftrong Ale one quart, and fo give it your Horfe,
then let him be walked, ( if the wind be not too cold and Iharp )
anjiour, then fet him up, and cover him fo as he may fweat
an/hour, then cool him by degrees, and let him drink no cold
•prater by any means, and let his Provender be good, old, dry,
^^nd well lifted Oats, but againft the fit coraeth ( whether the
Feaver be Quotidiaji^ Tertian^ or jQmrtan ) let him be kept fafl- ""
ing, for the longer he is falling, and more empty upon his fick
days, the fooner will his Feaver leave him. ^'^ This is a well
approved Receipt, and let this fuffice for ordinary Feavers^
provided that when his fits be gone from him, and that he ap-
peareth more lightfome and well, it will be very good and
wholfome for him if you caufc him to be had abroad, and walked
warm covered, and aired in due time, in the warm Sun, and
that will greatly comfort him, and revive his Spirits.

SECT. II. F.

Hippoph. 'yUHat fay you now to the Feaver Hedtick ?

HippGf. 1 fay Sir, it is a moll dangerous and
mortal Feaver, and fo malignant, as that if a skilful Farrier be
not with him in time, it is certain death, and firft it begin-
neth with a Confumption in the flefh, it proceedeth of a hot
Humour ingendered firft in the Stomach, which too much Phy-
lick hath occafioned, and by taking away of too much Blood
from him in his youth without neceflity j wherefore it is ;
thing moil perilous to take blood from young Horfes upc
every flight caufe, and not to be over ready with Phyfick, bu
only in cafe of great neceflity. The figns to know this Fea
ver from any other, are to look in his mouth, and to draw
forth his Tongue, and you ftiall find both his Mouth and
Tongue raw, and marvellous hot, and having little Appetite

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to meat, his flefh will confume and vvalle, and feem loofe, if
you ftrike him with your hand upon the buttocks, the fle'h
thereof will quiver and quake, and he will be continually fijb-
jedt to quaking and fhaking all his whole body over : Befides
he will be very much inclined to fweat as he flandeth in the
Stable. The cure is, Firll to make this Lotion for his mouth.

Take of running water, or Well water two quarts, and put
thereto of Sage, of Yarrow, of Ribwort, of Plantane , of
Bramble-leaves, and of Honey-fukcle-leaves, of each one hand-
ful, with common Honey one fpoonful, boyl all thefe to the
Confumption of one moiety, and a little before you take it
from the fire, put to it the quantity of a Walnut of Allum,
and two fpoonful of Vinegar ^ wheij that is diffoived take it
off, and drain the water from the herbs, or elfe llightly ftrain
it, which water you fhall keep for your ufe, and when you
would wafh his mouth therewith, faften to -a ftick a ragg, and
fo wafh his Mouth or Tongue twice or thrice a day, aiid this
will make his Mouth well again j or elfe if you do wafh his
Mouth with the Sirrup of Mulberies , it is very wholfome
and good. ^"^ after give him this drink ,

Take of Aloes one ounce powdred, of Garlick half an ounce, F^v^r
Annifecds and Licorifh of each half an ounce, make firft your ^'■^^^<-'
Aloes, Annifeeds , and Licorifh into fine Powder, and after
bruife your Garlick a little, putting thereto of Brow^n Sugar-
Candy three ounces, in Powder, and add thereto of white
Wine one pint ^ warm this, and fo give it your Horfe, then let
him be ridden a little, and fo fet him up warm, and let him
be fet upon the Trench three hours before, and three hours af-
ter, and then either give him fwcct Hay or green Corn, oi'
the leaves of Sallowes, and towards night give him this drink
every other day , for three mornings, continuing him with
Mafhes or white Water, and let his Oats be very well lifted,
and in fhort time, he will do well agam. \* With this Receipt
I have cured fundry Horfes, but then forget not to wafh his
Mouth daily with the aforefaid Lotion. But if in all thefe fe-
veral Feavers you do find him either to be coftive, and very
hot in his body, then you may do well to adminifter thatC/i-
fier prefcribed you^ in l^h, 2 . chap. 6. fsU, 2 . Clifier 2 . letter C.

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SECT. 12. F.

■ Hippoph. '^^ Hat fay yoit now fo<«Feaver Pellilent?

Uippof. It Is a difeafe mofb contagious, for
it is fb malignant, as that it will infed fo many Horfes as be in
the Stable where he ftandeth, and it proceedeth from one of
thefe two caufes, viz.. Either from an infectious Air, or from
the Corruption of the Blood, inflamed by means, of intempe-
rate riding and exercife. The ligns are thefe, the Horfe will
hang down his Head in the Manger, as if he llept, his Eyes
will water much, and inflammations will arife at the roots of the
Ears, as if he had the Vives.
Fuver p^'' The "belt cure I ever knew was this, with which I have cu-
HfUnt.' red many Horfes, vilited with a Pellilent Feaver ; firil let him
bleed well in the Neck-vein,referving the Blood in a clean Bafon,
which when it is cold will be very bad, and ill-coloured, then
walh his Aifomh with the Lotion fpecified in the^preeedent Se-
ftion. Secondly apply to the Temple this Plaiiter.

Take of Camomile, of Goats-milk, of the juyce of Sage,
of Sallet-oyl, of white Wine-vinegar of each four fpoonful, of
Red-rofe-leaves dried one handful, which mult be cither of a
Red-rofe-cake, or otherwife Red-rofe-leaves dried •• Beat them
all in a Morter till they become one body,, and fb thick as that
you may fpread it Plaiiler-wifc upon a linnen cloath, then
ftrew upon the Plaifter two or three Nutmegs made into fine
Powder, then make it good and hot, putting the back-fide of
the Plaiiter into a Pewter-difh, over a Chafing-difli of Coals,
and fo adminilter it warm to the Horfe ^ for his drink let it
be fuch v/atei* wherein have been boiled Violet-leaves, Mal-
lows, and Sorre], but if the fit do hold him violently, then

Take of London-Treacle three ounces, and dillolve it in Mus-
cadine, one pint, andfqueezcjntoit the jiiyceof two oi;.three
good Lemons, and fo adminilter it with a horn: And this will'
prefently put the fit from lum, for the prcfent. The Nature
of this Feaver is fo malignant, and fo contagiouily hot, as that
it will furr the Mouth exceedingly, and caufe ulcers and for€s
to breed in the Mouth, and Throat : Wherefore you fhall do
the more carefully, if every day you do look into his Mouth,
and if you can perceive it to be furred, and clammy, then fail

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you not to walh his Mouth and Tongue, either with the Sir-
rup of Mulberries, or the Lotion water taught you in the pre-
cedect Sedion, and if through his great heat you do find your
Horfes body to be collive, then fhall you adminifter this
Clifter.

Take of new Milk, and of Sallet-oyI, of each half a pint,
and of the decodtion of Mallows, and of Violets of each one
pint, adding thereto of Sene one ounce, and of Century half
an ounce, adminifter this Clifter Blood-warm, and by thus or-
dering your Horfe, you will infallibly cure him of his Feaver
PeflUent 3 for I my felf have cured many, and i never failed in
any one. '^^'^ Provided you do give him during the time of his
Phyfick, continually morning and evening, either fweet Mafhes,
or white water, and be alfo dieted and ordered as is fitting
for a Horfe that is in Phyfick.

SECT. 13. jF.

Hippoph. ^\7Hat Difeafe is that which of fome is called the Fly-
ing Worm ?
Nippof. This malady is the fame which the French Marifials
do call ver volant^ which we in England do call a Tetter ov Ring-
worm^ and by reafon it rurineth up and down the body upon
the skin, it is called by the name of the Flying Wor?n. It com-
eth by a heat in the Blood, whereby is ingendered a bilous,
fharp or hot Humour which breedeth to a Tetter or Ring-wor?7i^
but niofl commonly it feixeth the Rump of the Horfe, run-
ning down all along the joynts , till it get into the Tail,
where I have known it to remain fo long, until fuch time as it
vcame tobeaC^w^j^: But yet fometimes again, it will feize
fome fiefhypartof the body of a HorPj, and fo tornTtnt him
through its continual itching, as that the Korfe will ( with
.frequent rubbing himfelfagaiail Polls, Pales, Trees, and Walls.
; &c. ) as alfo with his Teeth ( if he can come to the place )
.: bring away the hair, yea the skin snd flefh alfo. And this
difeafe many ignorant Farriers have taken to be nought eiic
• but the Loufe of a Hog, which to kill ordeftroy, tliey only
.apply a little Sope j but I have often known it to prove ano-
. ther thing, 'viz.. a ioxmdX Ring-ivorm or Tetter. It is eatily
known by the falling away of the hair, by reafon of the Horfes

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continual fcnibbing vv^hen it is in the fleOiy part, but if it get
into the joynt betwixt the top cf the Rump and the Tail, then
you iliall know it by a kind of Scab, which you may with
your finger feel, and if you fcrape or pick it away, then will
ilTue forth by little and little a kind of thin water, which be-
ing let long run, will in time run down into his Tail, from
joynt to joynt, and there become a Cank^r^ as I faid before ^
Vv'herefore to prevent this inconvenience, if the Metier be in the
joynt, then,
Tlyl^e Take of Precipitate two drams, and put it into a fmall Vial-

www or gisfs v/ith fair water, much more then will cover the Pow-
Tsmr. ^^^.^ keeping it clofe Hopped, and with this water wafli the
plac^ every" day once, and it will infallibly cure it. And al-
ways (o foon as you have drefled the forrance with this water,
and flopped it up again clofe, then fhake it together, and fo
let it remain until its next dreffing, which ought to be twice a
day. But if the Tetter or Ring-worfn be in any fiefhy part, it
is killed by bathing the forrance in the juyce of Southern-wood,
Maudlin, and Rue, of each like much itamped together and
Hrained, and fo let the place be waflied and bathed there-
with every day once or twice, till it be whole. ^%^ I have
thus cured many Tetters.

SECT. 14. F.

«

Hippoph. \K7ffat is good to k^ep a Horfe that he he mt torj
jnemed wit h '^lits ?
Hiffof. Thefe Flies arc a vermine which are more bold then
welcome to a Horfe, for what by their buzzing, their biting,
and flinging, they do infinitely annoy and afflid the poor
beafl, caufing him many times to falter in his travel, and lofe
his pace, and mofl commonly through his nodding and other
evil poHures and geflures, provoked by thefe Flics, they caufc
him fo to fret, as to lofe his rain and comely carriage of his
body, whereby he hath been much undervalued ^ belldes in his
travel thefe Flies do fo caufe him to fret and fume, that he
both overtoyleth himfelf in his way, caufing him to fweat
fo much, as that he lofing his mettle, hath many times there-
by inflamed his Blood, and brought upon himfelf fickncfs, to-
gether with a diftcmperaturc thrQUghout his whole body.

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So likewife being at Grafs, at what time the Fly is too biilie,
they do provoke him to run, and to fcope about, by which
means he being many times very full, it caufeth crudities and
raw digeftions to arife in his Stomach, which breedeth Surfeits,
or other maladies j wherefore for prevention thereof.

Take the leaves of Gourdes, Pumpions, or wild, or Garden
Cucumbers, ftamp them, and ftrain them, and with the juyce
thereof wafh your Horfe all over, and the Flies will not come
nigh him. *:jt^'Of this I have made often tryal. Another,

Take an Apple of Colliquintida, and (lice or fhred it into
fmall pieces, and boyl it in Oyi de Bay, and fo anomt your
Horfe therewith, and the Flies will not approach him. ^"^ This
is alfo good. Another,

Take Mallows, ftamp and flrain them, and with the juyce
thereof wa(h your Horfe, and it will keep away the Flies.
^^* This is an approved good thing alfo. Another,

Take Verdegreafc made into very fine Powder, and boyl it
in Vinegar, and walh him therewith, being careful that none
get into his Eyes orEai-s. ^^ This is the belt, and will laft
longeft. ^ ^'

S E G T. 15. F.

Hippoph. XA/jflat is good to mollifie the Foot of a Horfe ?

Hif^of. If your Horfe hath been foundred,
and that after being cured, his Soks and Hoofs do wax dry and
hard, they be either fhrunk, or in peril of mrinking, thenfiril
take off his fliooes, and let him be pared fomewhat clofe, but
not too near j which done, with Bee-wax molten anoint the
..foles with the faid molten Wax, with a Goofc-feather, and fo
fet on his fhooes again, tken three days after,

Take tryed Hogs-greafe and Tarr of each four ounces, of
fat Pitch and of Turpentine, of each two ounces, melt and mix Yifi].
all thefe together, and firft Itop his Feet thercwith, and after
anoint the Coffin of the Hoofs good and thick with the fame
Receipt. And this is the bell mollifier can be had in a cure of
of this nature. ■^;^* 1 have often ufed it.

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SECT. Id. F.

Hippoph. 'XA/Uar remedy have you for th Vi^in the Foot of a
^^ Horfe?
Hifpof. This difeafe is fo called by reafon of that naughty
fiefh which groweth upon the frufn or heel, which is in like-
nefs and Ihape of a Fig, from whence this malady and forrance
taketh its denomination , and the French alfo give it the very
fame Epitheton, viz. laFigne^ which fignifieth a f /^. Itcom-
eth by means of fome hurt which the Horfe hath formerly re-
ceived in his Foot ( which was not well headed ) by fome nail,
ilub, thorn, bone, or Itone, and oft times by fome over-reach, ^
upon the heel or frufh. It is apparent to the Eye, and therefore
needs no other Remonftrance. The cure is,
Fig in the Cut away the Hoof, fo as there may be a convenient fpace
Foot. betwext the Sole and the Hoof, to the end the Fi^ may the
more eafily be cured, then put to the forrance a piece of Spunge
which you muft bind clofe upon the Fi^y which will eat it off
to the very root, then heal up the fore with the green Oint-
ment taught you in lib. 2. cha^. 10. fe^^. G. "^^ This I have
found good. Another,

Cut away the Fig clofe, either with your Incifion-knife, or ■
elfe burn it off with a hot Iron ( which is the better way ) and
fo lay unto it for two days after tryed Hogs-greafe to take
away the fire.

• Take then the tops of themoft angry young Nettles you can
find, pound them very fmall^ and fo lay them upon a linnen
cloathjjufi; the bignefs of the Fig^ then take the Powder of Verde- .
greafe, and ftrew it upon the chopped Nettles ( which muft be
done before you lay it to the forrance ) and fb bind it upon the
forrance, renewing it every day once, till the Hoof have re-
recovered the fore, \^ This I do know to be a molt certain
cure,for it never did fail pie.

S E C T. 17. -P.

Hippoph. TyVt novo what fay yon to a Fillula ? Mow doyoH cftre
Jo that .?
Biff of. A FiMa is a hollow Ulcer which maketh its way

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crooked, proceeding oft times from naughty and malignant
Humours j fometimes it is ingendred from fome wound which
hath not been well healed ^ fometimes it cometh by means
of aftripe, which having been ftrongly laid on, that it hath
bruifed tlie flelh to the bone, whereby it hath putrified in-
wardly, and either brake forth of it felf, or was opened
by the Farrier ^ and thus it cometh to be a FifinU ^ fome-
times it cometh by a wrench, or pinch with a Collar in
drawing, or by being wrung by the Tree of a bad Saddle i
and fometimes it gendreth of its own accord by the means
of peccant and bilous Humours, which hath long lain lurk-
ing in the body of the Horfe. The figns how to know
it are fo manifest, as that it ncedeth not an Ecce. The way
how to cure it, is to fearch to the bottom either with a
probe of lead, or elfe with fome other thing which will bend
and yield which way foevcr the concavity of the forrance
leadeth it : And when you have found the bottom thereof,
let it be opened down-wards, if it may poITibly be done,
to the end the Corruption may the better ifliie from the
place ^ then taint for two or three days with tryed Hogs-
greafe, thereby to caufe the hole to be wider, and then in-
jed this water following .•

Take of Sublimate, and of Precepitate, of each fo much
as will lie upon a three pence, of Allum, and of white Co- ^'■/^'*^^'
peras, of each three ounces, burn all thefe in an Earthen-
pot, but firft rub the bottom with a little Oyl, that it may
not burn there ^ this done burn them all together, then take
of fair clear water, two quarts, boyl this water firfl by
it felf, and fcvim it in the boy ling, then take it from the fire,
and put in as much of this Powder as will lie upon a ihil-
ling at twice, and thus it is made. But if you be defirous to
make this water of more ftrength and efficacy, take then
fair water, and Coltrough or Smiths water, of each like
much, and of white Wine- Vinegar a third part, and with the
alhes of Alhen-wood, make lye of them, with the water and
Vinegar, and fo make your water with this Powder and lye,
and the former ingredients, according as before is taught
you. Injeft this water with a Syringe into the forrance, and
in fhort time it will kill the Fiftula, and heal it up.

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^■^ This is a moft approved and infallible cure. Another,
Take of the bell Honey one pint, of Verdegreafe one
ounce, make it into fine Powder, and fo boylthem together
uponafoftfire, three quarters of an hour ^ that done, ilrain
it into a Gally-pot, and fo keep it for your ufe. ■^^'^ This
is a moft precious unguent v/herewith to taint a Fiftula or
Poll-evil, for it goeth down to the bottom, it eateth away
all dead and evil ficfh, whereby to caufe that the carnifying
flefli may heal the better. \^ This I have often tryed. I
have alfo another ^gyptiacum, which I make thus,

Take Honey one pint, white Wine-vinegar half a pint.
Allum three ounces, and Verdegreafe finely powdred, one
ounce and half, boyl all thefe togetiicr till it be thick *, this
is a good ^gyptiacum. But if you defire to make it yet
ftronger, then put to thefe Ingredients of Mercury, Subli-
mate in fine Powder one ounce, and of Arfenick three fcru-
ples powdred alfo, and fo boyl them with the former In-
gredients. This laft will kill any Fiftula or old Ulcer what-
foever being drelFed therewith : But the other which is made
only of Vinegar, Allum, and Verdegreafe, may be applyed
to a Fiftula in the mouth, without prejudice to the Horfe.
*^* Of both thefe I have made often tryal.

SECT. 18. F.

Hippoph. TJf^ve yoii mt fome good water bejide, wherewith
JLjL to waJJi a Fiftula or old fore ?

Hiffof. I can give you a moft excellent water, which is
this.

Take white Wine- vinegar four pints, of Camphire and of
Mercury Precipitate, of each half an ounce, green Treacle
three ounces, red Sage, Yarrow, and Ribwort, of each one
lliandful, of Honey, and of Hogs-greafe, of each half a pound,
boyl all thefe together until the one half beconfumed, and
tiaen ftrain it, andfo wa(h and cleanfe the wound with the Li-
q.uor. \^ This is fpecial good. Another no whit inferiour to
the former. , -

Tafce of Coakrough water, four quarts, firft boy lit by-
it felf a gcod while, and fcupi it fo long as any fcum doth

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arife, then ftrain it through a fine cloath into a clean pot,
and throw away the grounds, which will be black and naught,
then wafh the Poftnet clean wherein it was boyled, and put
in your water again. Then take of white Copperas, of Al-
lumand of Verdegrcafe, of each one pounds beat them ail
into fine Powder, and put them into the water, and boyi
them all together, and when it is boyled as much as will
fuffice, which will foon be done, let it ft and to fettle a while,
then pour the clear into a Glafs, being firft cold enough,
and fo keep it for your ufe. But the Powder which remain-
eth in the bottom, you may dry and keep in a box by it leif,
for it will heal and dry up any fore or Ulcer. This water
being injeded with a Syringe of Wood or Pewter will cure
any Fibula whatfocver, if it may come to the bottom there-
of ^^^ Of this water I have had great experience. But you
mull nnderftand that thefe feveral Waters will only kill the
^., -cankerous Humour of the Fiftda^ and therefore after the
Malice thereof is quelled, you muft heal up the forrance
with the green Oyntment prefcribed you in lib. 2. chap. 10.
feB. 4. G". or elfe with fome carnifying Salve or Unguent.
Another,

Search the depth thereof with your Probe, as before is
taught you, but be certain you find the bottom, dien if the
bottom be where you may boldly make Incilion, doit, and
that fo wide as that you may thruft in your finger to feel
whether any bone or griflle be perilhed, or whether there
be any Spungy, loofe, dead, or proud flelh therein, which
mufl firlt be gotten forth either by Incifion, or by corrofive ;
then take of common Honey four ounces, and of Verdigreafe
one ounce, made into fine Powder ^ boyl thefe together,
; keeping it always boy ling, and ftirring it till it look red,
cthen with a taint of Hurds taint it to the bottom, and make
4t fo fall that it get not forth, and renew the taint every day
once, till it have done mattering , making the taint every
day Ihorter then other, and fprinkle upon it a little flaked
Lime. But if you cannot come to taint it to the bottom pf
the Fifiula, then take ftrong Lye , Honey , Roch AHum,
white Mercury, of each as much as will fuffice, and boyl
them together, andinjeiil it to the very bottom of the Fi-

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ftitU, and it will kill it. %^ But if the FifinU be in the Head^
then,

Take the juyce of Houfeleek, and dip a lock of black
Woal into it, and put the fame into his Ears ^ and fo flitch
them up, renewing it every day till it be whole. This cure
hath been highly recommended unto me, but I never had
opportunity to make proof thereof. Another,

Take Roman Vitriol, Roch Allum, and Rofe- Water, of
each two ounces, boyl all thefe on a quick fire, till they
come to be as hard as a flone, then beat it into fine Powder,
and when you drefs the fore, make a taint, which being dip-
ped in Unguentum -^gyptiacum, rowi it then in this Pow-
der, and fo convey the end of your taint down to the very
bottom of the Fiftnla. This is the beft way alfo to cure a
Poll-evil, and this Powder being laid upon an old fore, will
both heal and dry it up. *^^ This I only made twice proof
. of, the firfb time to a Fifiula, and the fecond time to Foil-
evil, both which cures I perfeded. But now you would
gladly know how to ripen and break a FifinU, wherefore

Take Brook-lime, Mallows, Arfmart, of each like much,
boyl them in old Chamber-lye, till the herbs be very foft,
and apply thefe herbs to the fwelling, neither do you renew
it in two or three days, and then it will both ripen and
break any Impoftume. \"^ This I have often ufed, and found
very good. And let this fuffice for this malady.

SECT. ip. F.

Bippoph. TWT^^ ^^^ ^^ ^^^^ f" /kFeet, Hoxo do yoHcnretht
JLN Fetlock bein^ hurt ?

fiippof. If this forrance cometh by any wound, by the biting
of a Dog, or by being ealb in a Halter, then the beft way to
cure the fame is.

Take unflakcd Lime, and the yolk of an Egg, of each
like much, beat them together to a Salve or Unguent, then
mix therewith the juyce of one head of Garlick, and a little
5oot, and with this anoint the fore till it be almoll whole,
then to skifj the fame.

Take Sallct-oyl, and oyl of Rofes, of each one punce,

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of Turpentine three ounces, and of new wax one ounce, melt
them all together, and add to it a fourth part of the Pow-
der, Verdegreafe, and herewith anointing the fore, in few
days it will heal it, and skin it up very foundly. *^^ This
is a very well approved Receipt. But if your Horfe have
gotten a fore Foot by means of any channel nail, or bruife,
by treading upon aftone, which after rankleth inwardly, or
by other accident ^ then firll raife the skin with your Cornet,
and lay upon the forrance, Wheat-flower and Bores-greafe
well incorporate together, and drefs him therewith twice a
day, for two days together, and atthc feconddays end.

Take the Powder of quick lime, Soap, and Tallow, and
mix them well together, and for three days or more apply it
to the place ^ dreffing it alfo twice a day, then wa/h the
wound with hot Vinegar, and put upon k CaprineJ, till it Frothy or
be whole. This I never tryed. But if the Hoof do weep, ^^'^^^^^
or froath by fending forth thine, watry, or froathy Huft'j ^^"Z*
then open the top thereof with your Cornet, fo as the
wound may become hollow round about the extremities
thereof, fo far forth as that you may come to the Mailer
vein, to break it in funder j which done, let it bleed at plea-
fure what it will, and when the vein hath ftanched, fill up
the wound with Salt finely Powdred, then take Hurds and
fteep them in Vinegar, and fo ftop the wound therewith and
bind thereto a cloath to keep the fame from falling away,
and it will cure it. "^^"^ But if the Solehc Hoof^ and in danger
to fall away,draw it round 'twixt the Sole and the Hoof with
your drawing Iron, and fo take out the Sole quite, and then
fufFer his Foot to bleed well, then apply to it this Plaifter.

Take the whites of Eggs, and beat them a little, and £q
laying them upon Hurds, apply it to the Foot, and bind it
on, that it fall not off, and let it remain on fo by the fpace of
two days, which ended open it, and wafh the Foot with
ftrong Vinegar warmed, and then fill the Sole with the Pow-
der of Salt and Tartar mixed together, and fo bind it up with
the Hurds fteeped in llrong Vinegar, and thus drefs it till it be
whole. Thefe two Receipts were taught me by a famous
Farrier of Paris in Fra/ice^ but 1 never had occafion to makjc
ufe of it, howbeit I elleem them to be very good. But if

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yow Horfe be foimdred in the Feet, and. that he hath not
been foundred above four days then with this ending Re-
ceipt you may eafiiy fet him upright, and make him fou€id
again in four days more. The Cure is this,
„,,^,/„, F^r^j ^sc him blood in the Neck, Brealt, and Spur-veins,
inTheFiet. ^"^ ^^ke from him of blood two quarts, which you mult re-
ceive in a Bafon, or other clean Veilel, with which make this
Charge as followeth,

Take the blood, and put into it eight new laid Eggs, (hells
and all, beat them well with the blood, put to it of Bolear-
moniack in fine Powder half a pound, ftrong white Win©'-
Vinegar one pint, Sanguis Draconis three ounces, in fine Pow-
der, make this up with Wheat-meal good and thick, fo
much as will fuflice, with this charge his Back, Reins, Breaft,
Thighes, Fetlocks, and Soles, and fpread two cloaths Plai-
fter-wife, good and thick and apply them to the Coffin of his
Hoofs and bind the forelegs above the Knees good and
ilreight, with broad Filletting or Lifts, then ride him two
hours upon a hard way, which if it be paved or pitcht is
the better, his Feet having been pared reafonablc neer be-
fore hand, and when you do bring him into the Stable, let
his Feet be flopped with this Charge.

Take Rye, or Wheat-bran, Ox or Cow-dung, Sheeps-
fuet. Turpentine f wbich mull be put in laft) let your
Shecps-fuet be of the fat of the Loyn of Mutton, and minced
very fmall j melt and heat all thefe upon the fire, and mix
them very well in the heating, and then put in your Bran to
make it into a ftiif Pajfte, all which being through hot, then
laft of all put in your Turpentine, and fo incorporate all ve-
ry well together, with this .ftop your Horfe, who being
. thus three or four days charged and flopped, ridden and
kept warm, and not fuffered to drink cold water, but ei-
:%her Malhes or White water, he will be found in four or fix
days. \"^ This is a moft excellent Receipt, for with it I have
recovered many foundred Horfes. If it be a dry foundring,
efpecially with too long flanding in the Stable, then firft pare
him fomewhat neer, and let him bleed well in the Toe veins,
Ihen,

Take Eggs and roft them blew hard, raked up in the hot

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Embers, and together with the Powder of Commin, flop his
Feet therewith fo hot as they may be taken out of the Em-
bers, and put over the Sole a piece of Leather with fplents
clofe, to keep the Eggs that they come not forth.

Take then a great Onion, pill andltamp it, and let it iiifufe .
orfteep^four and twenty hours together before, in theflrong-
elt white Wine- Vinegar you can get, fo much as will fuffice,
fo that it may be in readinefs againlt you have (topped your
Horfe, which mull be given him to drink with a horn fail-
ing, and after let him be warm covered, littered, let him
Hand upon the Trench three hours, and after that you may
give him meat, and white water. \* This is a moft approv-
ed good cure. If your Horfe have been long foundred, as a
month or better, to make aperfedcnre, and to fet him up
jTound again, it is needful the Soles of his Feet be taken oufj
by which means, new .and better will come in their Room, ^
wherefore when you do intend to take them off, have in a,'
readinefs thefe things, viz.

Take the tender tops of Ifope three handfuls, pound them
to a mafh in a Morter, wherev^'ith to ilanch his bleeduig, then
have alfo further in a readinefs this Receipt. ^ Fomdud

Take Snails in the (hells, and break the fhells fo much as '''''^'
will fyffice, and take forth the Snails, and refei-ve them, then
take Bay-falt one handful, and of the tender tops of the sn-
^Vi^ftred Netties you cap find, two or three good handfuls,
fct theffl with your Snails and Salt in a Morter^'to a very
Salve, then take oyt the Sole, then prefently flanch the bleed-
ing with your Ifope, and fo foon as the Foot leaveth bleed-
ing, apply to the Foot your other medicine, of Snails, Salt,
SJid Nettles, and fo bind up the Foot with cloaths, and fo hi
it remain four and twenty hours, then open it, and heal up
theforrance v/ith your green Ointment taught you in iih. 2,
ifhaj): 10. fdl. 4. and within two days you fhall lee a new Sols
^cpming. "^^^ This is right good.

But if he be foundred both in Feet and Body at Once, and
,the fame tiiJi^, ^s it falleth out oft times, through indifcreet ^'''^'if''^,.
'and immoderste riding, by a moft violent heat given ^'^i^i aid Ba//.'
wher,efey' |:heblpod is become inllamed, and his greale molten-:
Then ^\xA rake him, and grf<: Itim the Clifter prefcribed' yon

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inlib. 1. chap. ii.feB. 8. C. Clifler. 8. and the next day let
Jiim Blood in the Neck-vein to a good quantity, referving the
Mood, and Iceepingit from clotting, by continual Hirring till
it be cold ^ referve I fay of this blood half a pint, by it felf,
to put into his drink and the refidue keep wherewith to
make a Charge ^ Now for his drink, let it be thus made,

Take of good Sack one pint, of the blood you faved for
his drink half a pint , of London Treacle, and of Diapentc,
of each one fpoonful, and of mans ordoure, warm as it com-
eth from him, the quantity of a Walnut, brew and mix all
thefe well together, and give it him to drink blood warm.
This drink thus given, Charge him with this Charge.

Take the refidue of the blood you kept, and put unto it
twelve new laid Eggs with their fhells, and beat them toge-
ther, then put thereunto Bolearmoniack in Powder four oun-
ces, Vinegar half a pint. Sanguis Draconis in Powder three
ounces, and with Wheat-meal thicken to a convenient Charge.
Charge his Back, Breaflr, Loins, Legs, and Feet herewith, both
above and beneath the Knees, laying it on againll the Hair.
Thisdone,'thcn

Take unflaked Lime, and Orpiment, of each like much, q. s.
and diflblve them in running water, and let it ftand two good
hours, and after it is thus prepared, take as much Matrofetum
as will bring it to a thick fubftance, which being made good
and hot, anoint the Coffins of his Hoofs therewith, efpecially
about the Cronets, and ftopalfo the Soles of hisT"eet with the
fame medicine, and if you let him blood in the Toe-veins
well, it wiU be the better, and he will be the fooner, better,
and founder cured, "^^c* This way have I cured two Horfes
foundred in the Body and Feet, never having applyed it but
into thofe two only j But if your Horfe be Hoof-bound, then

Take Turpentine and Shecps-fuet, of each half a pound,
Wax a little, as much as will fuffice, Sallet-oyl half a pint ^
boyl all thefe together, but put in your Turpentine laft, and
as thefe boyl, keep them with continual ftirring, and here-
with anoint his Hoofs once a day well, or once in two days,
and he will do well. ^"^ But if it be but an ordinary heat in.
•the Feet newly taken, then

Take Wheat-bran and Hogs-greafe, and make them to a

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Poultefs, and apply it as well to the Coffins, as the Soles, Hofl/^cf**-
and he will be well again. Thefetwo latter Receipts a worthy ^^'*'
Knight taught me, but as yet I never made ufe, but of the
former, which I have found very good.

SECT. 20. F.

Hippoph. jy^iyet-, Hippoferus, yon have not fhewUmehow
%3 this malady comcth.
Hippof. That was but forgotten. Sir, I will now therefore
do it. A foundring in the Feet cometh evermore after great
and over violent labour, whereby the whole Body is become
diftempered, the peccant and malignant Humours ftirred,
the blood inflamed, and the Greafe molten, which falling
down into his Feet, there fetleth, and in a Ihort time after,,
to wit, in twenty four hours the poor creature is hardly
able to Hand, or if he do, it is after a very feeble manner^
holding his four Feet together, fo as you may eaiily with
your hand throw him to the ground j belides, he will fland
trembling, quaking, and fhaking, as if he had a (baking Ague,
nor would he Hand at all, unlefs he be enforced, for the
Soles and Coffins of his Feet will be fo fore, his joynts and
linews fo ItifF and benummed, that he cannot ftand but with
very much anguifli and pain : Wherefore if he may have his
mind, he would always be lying, and his whole Body will be
dillempered, and fo much abound with heat, as rather to de-
fire cold water, rather then meat, which if it be given him,
then will he quake and quiver anew, and be in fuch pangs for
the time, as that you would think he would afluredly die.
This difeafe cometh alfo to a Horfe by being watered when
he is very fat, and ridden till he do (weat, cauling him to
take fudden cold therewith : Alfo after a great heat taken, to
be fet up without exercife upon the cold Planks, without
litter, or to be walhed, or walked after great labour: The
Horfe being very hot and ketty, ( for this infirmity falleth
moft commonly upon fat Horfes, but very feldom upon lean )
alfo to water your Horfe in fhallow places,or waters where the
water afcends not higher then his Pafterns by which means
through the fudden coldnefs of the water at his FeetjCauleth

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the molten Greafe defcending unto the Feet, to cake and
congeal , which is the prime ground of this malady. And
this not only my felf, but all the molt perite Farriers do
with an unanimous aflent acknowledge. And therefore I do
admonifh you and every man, whoisaHorfesfriend,

Firll, to be very careful not to exercife his Horfe too fooii
after his taking up from Grafs.

Secondly, whilil he is very fat, that do not over-travel,
over-labour, or over-toyl him. •

Thirdly, that having travelled hard, and to prevent his
foundrmg, let him be more gently ridden an hour before
he comethto his lodging, to the end he may be cool, and-
the more free from danger.

Fourthly, if one hour before you get to your lodging, you
ride him into fome River, or other watring place up to the.
Belly, ( but not deeper ) then water him by degrees, ftill be-
twixt every draught, ftirring and removing him a little, it
would not be amifs 3 but then fo foon as you be come forth of
the water, it were very good you did continue him in the
fame pace, going neither falter nor flower, (like as I have
before inculcated) it will be the better alfo, and your Horfe
out of danger of foundring.

Fifthly, forbear evermore ( cfpecially if your Hotfe be
keated) to water him in any Ihallow place.

Sixthly, bcfide his being warm fet up with litter enough,

4et him have ftore of rubbing, as well of his Legs as Body,

for it is amoft wholfome thing, it diflblveth molten Greafe

very much, and it doth diffipate and fend away bad Humours.

Laftly, picking and ftopping of his Feet in time of jour-
Keying, and after, is very good and profitable. And thus
have rihewed by what means this malady cometh to the
Horfe, liowfoever many other ways there are, which I have
touched, by reafon they are fo vulgarly known to every man,
and therefore your felf cannot be ignorant of them.

SECT. 21. F.

Hippoph. TTOiP doyonhelp the Foundring in the Body ?

XX fiiffof This cometh oft times by eating

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too much Provender whillt the Horfe is yet very hotyfud-
denly given him after great iabour, whereby his meat not
being well digefted, from whence doth occalion crudities,
raw digeftion, and the evil habit in and about the Stomach.,
whereby many ill Humours, are ingendred, which will foon
be difFufed throughout the whole Body, by which means the
very vigour and flrcngth of the Horfe becometh to be much
decayed, and in a manner quite loft, enfeebling every joynt
and member in fuchwifc, as to lofe almoft the ufe of going j
and being once laid notable to rife again without help j nor
can he either dung or flale, but with mickle pain. Foundring
in the Body cometh alfo fometimes, when by travelling ana
the Horfe very hot, you fuffer him then to drink his fill of
c6ld water, and after do not give him exercifc enough, which
might warm the fame in his Belly j wherefore it is mofb cer-
tain that ^the Greafe being molten, and the Blood inflamed^
the Humours being flirred and dillblved, will presently re-
fort to its Center, which if they once fettle in the Body, k
mull be in and about the Heart, if not , they then mull down
-lower ^ to wit, cither to the Legs or Feet, and there redd-
ing, ingender thefe and fuch like maladies, whereof we have
entreated ^ wherefore by eating and drinking out of its due
feafon, begetteth an evil habit of the Stomach, fo as if often-
times prefent cure be not had, the-Horfe becometh defperatlf
fick, which ficknefs will mathematically ufher in his death.
Now the figns whereby to know when a Horfe is Foundred
in his Body be thefe; The Hair will flare, and he will be ve-
ry chill, he will fliiver and (hake after cold water, and whilft
he is drinking the water fome of it will ilfue out of his Nofe,
and after two or three days his Legs will fwell, efpecially his
hinder Legs, and after a while they will begin to pill, he wiU
tegin to have a dry cough at firfl, but after it will be more
moift, and then his Eyes will water, and his Nofe run with
white Flcgmatick itufF, and he will forfake his meat, and his
Head will fo much pain him, as that he will not be able to
hold it out of the Manger, and feem a J if he were always
■ftecping,&c.

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SECT. 22. F.

Hippoph. T^Romwhence f roceedeth this word ¥onndring}

JT ffippof. From the French word Frndns ^
which is melting, which word we many times ufe in our Lan-
guage, and therefore when through extreme tpyl and labour
of riding or other exercife, the Greafe is diJOTolvcd, and falls
to running, we fay then that the Horfes Greafe is molten, and
that he is foundred ^ for whereas the French calleth foundring
in the body Morfundn^ it is none other thing with us then
plain foundring, or a Surfeit given in the body of aHorfe.
As for the cure, the bell way is, and moft agreeable to Art, to
purge him, but not in that violent manner, as we ufe in cafe
of other difeafes, but firll to rake him, then to adminifter
to him this Clifter.

Take ofMallowes three handfuls, and boyl them in fair
water two quarts to one quart, then ftrain it and put to it
frelh fweet Butter fix ounces, and of Sallet-oyl half a pint,
and fo adminifter it to him Clifter-wife blood-warm j that
done, walk him up and down in the warm Sun, or in fomc
warraHoufe, until he do begin to empty himfelf, then keep
him fafting three or four hours, keeping him warm, and to
a Stomach for three or four days, but let him have but that
one Clifter only, and let all his Hay be fprinkled with wa-
ter, and let his drink be either fwcet Mafhes or white wa-
ter, which when he hath drunk, give him the Malt or Bran
to eat, and let his Provender be very little for fourteen
days after, efpecially if his difeafe came through glut of
Provender: N ever thelefs the day after hisGliftcr, give him
this cordial drink,

Take of Muskadine one quart, of Sugar two ounces, of
Life-Honey four ounces, of Cinamon half an ounce, Licorifh
and Annifeeds, of each one fpoonful ■■, all thefe made into fine
Powder, put them into the Muskadine, and warm them on
the fii c till they be difllblved , and then give it him blood-
warm, then walk him in the Sun or warm Houfe an hour, thqi
fet him upon the Trench warm cloathed and littered, and to
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a little Armen into his mouth, then give him Hay fprinkled
with water, and after an hour a fweet Mafh, or white water,
and then a few Oates well fifted and dulled, and this by a
little at once, remembring to take blood from the Neck-vein,
the fame morning you give him this drink, and thct a little
before he taketh it, and prick him alfo in the mouth, and-
the next day after this drink, perfume his head with Storax,
Benjamin, and Frankinfence, and fo order him according as
you m your difcretion (hall think to be moll meet, onlry re-
member to Air him every day abroad if there be no wind,
( for wind is hurtful to him ) and thus doing you may reco-
ver him, and make him a found Horfe again. \^"" This is

^ lingular good. Another,

Firft give him this Clifter, take the flowers of Melelotc,
Annifeeds and Licorifh, Linfeeds, Sileris Montani, of each
half an ounce, Polipodium of the Oak two ounces and half,
Agnus Callus one handful, the Herb Mercury, Mallows, Pil-
litory of the wall, Branca urlina of three handfuls, make a
decodion of all thefe, letting it boyl to a quart, then put to
it of red Wax one ounce and a half, of Callia newly drawn
three ounces, of Diafennicon, tv/o ounces of Benedida, one
ounce of Oyl of Nuts, as much as will fuffice, and of all thefe
make your Clyller according to Art, which you (ha)i give
to your horle fo foon as you do fuppofe or fufped him to
droop, and after this Clyfter hath done working, give him
the drink prefcribed in lih. 2. chap, g.fe^l. 10. F. which is very
proper and good, provided you do adminifter it as foon as
you do perceive your Horfe to befoundred in the body, and
withal adding to the drink the juyce of three great Onions
well beaten and ftrained into white Wine, and that he be dref-
fed,aired,ridden,and ordered as is fitting and ufual for Horfes
in Phyfick.%^ Of this I have made tryal, ai^ do find it to
be good. Another,

Take a head of Garlick, of Pepper, of Ginger, and of
Graines, of each two penny worth j make all thefe into fine

.Powder, and put them into ftrong Ale one quart, and fo
give it him to drink blood-warm : Give him this drink two
or three mornings, and order him as is before prefcribed.

-And when you do find that he hath gotten ftrength, let him

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blood in the Neck and Spur- veins. ^^"^ This is very good.
All cordial drinks are good for this infirmity.

SECT. 23. P.

H ippoph , \J\/ ti^^ i^ pt*r hefl cure for a falfe Qiiarter /

Tfiippof A falfe Quarter is a very evil for-
ranee, it is a rift, crack, or chinck, which is mofb commonly
upon the infide of the Hoof, yet fometimes ( though rarely J
it happeneth upon the out .fide, it is occafioned fometimes by
evil fhooing, by evil paring, and fometimes by graveling, or
a prick with a nail or ftub : Neverthelefs which way foe-
ver it cometh, it will caufe the Horfe to halt, and watridi
blood will many times iflue out of the rift or chinck 9 the
•ligns are needlefs to recite, they be fo manifeft : The only
way to cure this malady and forrance is, firfl to take off the
fliooe, and to cut away" fo much of the Hoof on that fide
where the grief is, as that the fhooe being immediately fet
Falfe qur- on again, the chink may be wholly uncovered, then open the
*"'• chink to the quick with your drawing iron, and then fill up

the rift with a rowl of hurds being dipped in this Unguent.

Take Turpentine, Wax, and Sheeps-fuet, of each like
much> melt them together, and your rowl of hurds being
dipped therein, ftop the rift therewith, renewing it once a
day till it be whole, and thus the rift or chink being with
this Ointment clofed in the top, draw the place betwixt the
hoof and the hair with a hot iron overthwart that place,
which will caufe the hoof to grow, and ihoot all whole down-
wards, and when your Horfe goeth upright and found a-
again, let him not be ridden with any other fhooe until the
hoof be throughout hardened, neither let him be ridden upon
any hard ground, till his hoof is become very found and
j)erfed. "^^^ Another,

For falfe Qiiarter, and to caufe the hoof to grow :

Firft prepare a flat piece of Wood, making it an inch

broad at leaft, and fo (lender as that it will bend like a hoop,

^ whichmuftbealfo fo long, as that it may come well-nigh

. twice about the cronet of the hoof* Then when you are to

.bring it about the hoof have in areadinels apiece of fillit-

: - ting,

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ting, which mufl be long enough, which you muft cut into
two pieces, then having brought the hoop about the cronet.
with one piece of the fillitting, bind fall the top of the hcop,
which faflning muft be behind againfl the heel, and bound
very ftraightand hard, and then the fillitting fo bound mufu be
twilled three or four times, and fo brought about upon tliz.
hoop, and the ends made faft upon the hoop : Then take theo-
ther piece of fillitting, and few it upon the top of the firlt
filliting, which you bound about the Hoof, and then let it
be fewed as well upon one fide of the Hoof as the other, fo
fall fewed on, as that it cannot gci qW. Now you muH: un-
derftand that before you do binde the foot of the Horfc with
the wooden hoop and fillitting, you mufl prepare the for-
rance of the faid falfe quarter, by drawing the place with
your drawing iron, fo clofe and neer, till you come almoft.
to the very quick, and then will iflue out a kind of fweaty
or dewy moifture, which you fhall perceive, then is it time
to bind on the hoop and fillitting, according as I have before
prefcribed you, but yet before you do any thing at all unto
the foot or falfe quarter, have your Salve in a rcadinefs which
is to be applyed to the, chinks of the falfe quarter, %'iz..

Take of the roots of Lingua Bovis, green, and newly ga-
thered, of the roots of Confoiida-Major, and the root of
Mallowes, all newly gathered, of each half a pound, thefc
mufl be waflied and fcraped very clean, and cut into fmall
.pieces j. let thefe roots be boy led in Aligant two quarts, un-
til the Wine be boy led quite away, and that the roots be^
come very fofr, then pound them very well, and Itrain them
through a fine Searfer, and that it may ftrain the better, re-
fcrve a little of the Wine as it boyleth, wherewith to moi-
ften it in the ftraining.

Take of Venice Turpentine, of new Wax, and of Bur-.
gundy-Pitch, of each half a pound, of black Pitch four oun-
ces, of the oldell Oyl Olive one quart, put thefe things ,
with the former Ingredients into a clean Kettle or Pofne:,,
but yet after this manner, viz..

Firft the roots, then all the other things by themfclves, ,
the one after the other,the Turpentine only excepted, which
mttft be put in when aU the other Ingredients be molten \ ,

you.

40 Tl^e Expert Farrier. Chap. 9.

you miifl kt all thefe boyl until all the Wine be confumed
and the Ingredients be very well incorporate, and then put
in the Turpentine, and then when it hath boy led one wauni
or two, take it from the fire, and keep it* with continual
flirring, till it be cold, and fo keep it in fome clean Veflel
for your ufe j you muft alfo add unto thefe things ( which
I had almoll forgotten ) of Frankincenfe four ounces made
into fine Powder.

This Salve is to foften and moUifie the hoof, whereby to
make it to grow •, having thus prepared your Salve, before
you bind the hoof with the hoop and fiUitting as before is
fhewed, anoint and rub very^ell, where the hoop and flillit-
ting is to be placed, with the Salve, and then bind on the
iioop with the faid fiUitting, that done take hurds and rowl
it up into a rowl, the full length of the chink of the quar-
ter, and having firfl; anointed the hurds very well with the
Salve, lay it upon the chink of the falfe quarter, and fo
bind the hoof up v/ith the two long pieces, of the aforefaid
Jillitting, which werefewed unto the other piece of thea-
forefaid fiUitting, which bound and made fafl the hoop :
And let him not be drefled but once every three days, unty-
ing all, as well the hoop as fiUitting ^ continue him to this
kind of drefilng, fifteen or twenty days, or other svife ac-
cording as your difcretion fhall think to be requilite.

Now when you fhall find that the Salve hath brought up
the hoof, and that now you know not how to harden it, and
make it folid and found, to make an able cure thereof, apply
this infuing Salve, Take of the ilrongelt white Wine Vi-
negar one quart, Diers-galls, of green Copperas both bruifcd,
of each four ounces j boyl thefe in the Vinegar to the Con-
fijmption of a Moiety, then ftrain it, and put unto it of old
Sallet-oyl one pint, and fo boyl it again, until the Vinegar
be all confumed, which you fhall know by ftirring it with a
little flick, and drawing the flick forth letting it drop into
the fire, and if that which droppeth from the flick into the
fire, do not crakle then let it boyl yet longer,- for then it is
Dot enough, but when it is fufficiently boyled by dropping
in a little of the medicine, it will burn without crackling, ■
then take Lithergy of Gold, and Lithergy of Silver, of each

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half a pound, make them into very fine Powder and fearfe
them. Take then the Skillet from the fire, and let the me-
dicine fland till it be almoft cold, then mix well the Lither-
gy and put them in, for if they fhould be put in whilft the Li-
quor is hot, they would fly forth of the Skillet again -.'Then
let the Skillet upon the Coals again, and fo let it boyl upon
a gentle fire, other wife you (hall not be able to keep in the
medicine, and fo boyl it up, and keeping it continuahy ilir-
ring until it become to be of a deeper and darker gray, and
do cleave unto the thing with which it is ftirred, and that
it doth rope like unto Glew, then add unto it of new Bees-
wax three ounces, which muft befirftmolten by itfclf, and
then put alfo into the medicine of Soot made into very fine
Pov^rder, and which is made of Wood, and alfo of white
Lead in Powder, of each three ounces, thefe I fay being m^dc
into very fine Powder, mull be put into the medicine, after
it is taken from the fire, and by continual ftirring made half
cold, and fo fet it upon the fire again, and kept by conti-
nual ftirring until it be throughly incorporate, and thus it
is made ; and when it doth begin to be fo cold, as that it may
be handled, then make it up into Rowls, and fo keep it for
your ufe. And when you are to ufe the Salve, take away
the hoop Fillitting and all, and all anoint the Hoof with the
Salve, and fo bind upon the Hoof a linnen cloath to caufe
that the medicine may remain on, and let him be anointed
therewith, every day once till the Hoof be fo hard as thst
he may be able to travel. "^^^ This receipt I do hold to be
the mofl Soveraign of any that ever was yet known, which
was taught me by a French man, who was fo careful to give
me ample inftrudions therein, as that he bound on the hoop
and Fillittings ( which are the mofb diflicult parts of the
Cure ) in my prefence, for he was very defirous to have me
fully inftruded therein. : •

SECT. 24. F.

Hippoph. "iAZHat difeafe is that which is called the Flanks ?

Hippof. This difeafe c^Jled the Flanks is
different from the former, neither have we no proper name

Fff for

4 X 7l:>e Expert Farmer, Chap. 9^

for it, unlefs we will name the fame the Pluri/ie^ for the E-

pithete, we have from the French, who ftyle the fame Mai-

de-Flanks^ it is when your Horfe is troubled with overmuch

abundance of blood, whereby he either ingendreth a Mainge,

or elfe falleth dangeroufly fick thereby, who by reafon he hath

been oft times let blood before, his body now will look for it,

whereof he miffing, falleth cither into very dangerous, or no

lefs Joathfome Maladies j the cure is,

Tianlii or Firft take blood from both fides the Neck, and tliree days

Mai-de- after in both the Spur-veins, in the mouth, and in the Tera-

FUn^s. pie- veins j then give him a drink of Diapentc and fweet Sack,

and he will do well. \"^ This is very good.

SECT. 25. F.

Hippoph. \A7 Hat good Charge have yon wheremth to fiop the
^ ^ Feet ?
ffippof. I think I have fufficiently fiiewed you already, not-
withftanding for the refidue, I do remit you to its proper
place, when and where I will give you ftore of good Receipts,
and therefore 1 leave it for the prefent.

S E C T. 2(5. F.

Hippoph. yi/Natisgoodtofiay a Flux .?

//^pj>o/ This cometh of cold taken, fome-
timcs by reafon nature is offended with fome Cholerick Hu-
mour proceeding from the Liver or Gall, into the Guts. It
cometh oft fooner, when a Horfe drinketh too much, pre-
fently after the eating a great quantity of Provender, for by
that means the water coming to the Provender, caufeth the
Provender to fwell, whereby crudities are bred in the Sto-
mach, and fo conveyed down to the Guts, which occafioneth
his Flux, aifo it cometh by travelling too foon after Proven-
der, it not being well digefled before : And it will come alfo
to a Horfe by drinking cold water when he is very hot, and
after ( the water not being prefentiy warmed in his belly )
is the caufe of aj^ax or Flux. It will alfo come by eating of
a Feather, Hendung, Spider, fome venemous worm, or other

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troublefome creature j and therefore my counfei is, not to
ftop a Flux too haitiiy unlefs you do find that your Horfc
do purge too too violently, and then be you well allured,
that nature is not a little offended, for it will bring him in
Ihort time to a great weaknefs, and debility of Body j give
him therefore firfl the C lifter Laxative, which you have
taught you in Hh. e.chaf. 6. fetl. 8. C lifter 21. lener C. and Flux.
that will carry away from him all that may any way offend
him, and a day after give him this drink,

Bean-flower, and Bole-Armoniack Powder, of each three
ounces, mix them with Red wine or Tent one quart, give it
him blood-warm , and after keep him warm in the Stable,
and let him have Hay and Oats, by a little at a time,
and that often, and either fweec Malhes or white Water.'
\"^ This is very good. Another,

Take of red Wine one quart, and Bay-fait one handful,
and brew them well together, and with a horn give it him,
and this will ftay his fcowring. \'^ This is aifo an approved
Cure. Another,

Take ofWood-afhcs finely fearfed, and of Eolearmoniack
made into very fine Powder, of each like much, put them in-
to the Water that he is to drink, and let him drink thereof
morning and evening, and this will ftay his Flux. ^'^But if
it be a violent fcowring, proceeding from the eating of a
Feather, or fome other naughty thing, fo as this v/ill not ftay
it, then

Take the Intrals of a Pullet, or great Chicken, all but
the Gi2ard, and mix with them of Spicknard one ounce, and
make him fwallow it, and this will infallibly ftay his fcow-
ring, yea if it be a bloody Flux, ^^j^"^ This fpecial good.

SECT. 27. F.

Hippoph. VA7 Hat good Receipt have yopt to mnndijie^ cki^.nfey
and -heal foul and old fores ?
Hifpf. I had thought Sir, you would not have fallen up-
on this till it had come to its proper place, when and where
w'e Ihould have the particular matters of Sores by themfelves,
■ together with their cures : But lith hence you are plealcd to

Fff2 touch

44 • T^^^ Expert Fdrrier, Chap. 9.

t^nch them in this place, 1 will give you one Receipt which
cannot eafily be parallel'd.
Foule ini Take (.»f green Copperas, and of Salt-Peter, of each half
oU Sores a pound, Bay-falt, and Salt-Gemma, of each three ounces,
to mndifie. Arfenick one ounce ^ put all thefe finely powdred into a Stil-
litory-Glafs, the Pot or bottom thereof well nealed, and put
alfo thereunto of the ftrongeft white Wine Vinegar one pint,
fct the Pot on the fire, and put on the head, doling it with
Cute of Hermes, and being thus placed in the Furnace, make
under it a ftrong fire, by the fpace of five or fix hours, and
with yourReceiptory take the firft water that cometh, for
that is the very ftrongeft and beft, after an hour the fire will
be out of the water, then ftop up the Glafs very dofe, and
Co keep the water for your ufe. The next water is alfo
good, but not fo ftrong as the firft, but referve it alfo by it
lelf, as you do the firft. And when you are to wafh any
fore therewith, be very careful that you lay none of this
water upon either finews or veins, for that will burn them
in funder ^ but where Ulcers and fouler old Sores be in fiefhy
parts, this Water will work wonders if wounds be wafhed
. with it, and you careful in the application thereof. "^^"^ Of
this I have had great experience. Another I have taught me
by an expert Mariflial of France, but by reafon of the extreme
violence thereof I never durft ufe it, which is called the Spi-
rit of Tin, which will alfo mundifie all forts of old Sores,
and the French Marilhals do ufe it much. And this is the Re-
ceipt, viz..

Take Mercury one ounce, and put it into an old clean Pew-
spirit of ter Porringer, and fill up the Porringer with Plantain water,
^^*' and with your finger ftir the Mercury about the Porringer,

till it be quite dilfolved, and then the water will become
white, then let It ftand an hour in the Porringer, then pour
forth the water into a clean Glafs-vial, and then you /hall
fee in the bottom of your Porringer, the Tin run liquid like
unto Quick-fil ver, or like as if it were melted, for that is your
Spiiit of Tiuj and thus it is made.

*

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SECT. 28. F.

Hippoph. XTU'Hatis tobe adminiflred to a Horfe that for fake
eth his meat}
Hifpof. There be many caufes that may make a HoiTe to
forlake his meat, and yet not be lick at all, and alfo by oc-
cafionof iicknefs that either coming upon him, or elfe which
hath already feized him. And iirft a Horfe may forfake his
meat, and forbear to eat for fome time, no whit lick, as
when he fhall linger after Mares, or after Grafs being weary
of dry meat : Again, he may forbear his meat, and yet not
be lick, by means of fome accident or inconvenience bred in
him, or befaln unto him, as by having the Lanjps, Barbs,
Giggs, Blifters, Bloody rifts. Tongue hurt, pain in the Teeth,
or fome fuch like infirmity in or about his Mouth, thefe may
be caufes that may induce him to forbear to cat, and yet the
creature not lick, but otherwife healthy and hungry , and
fain would feed, but either cannot or dare not. Alfo a
Horfe may forfake his meat, being through the inconfide-
ratenefs of his keeper cloyed, whereby he doth loath his
meat ; fometimes through over Airings morning and even-
ing, fometimes again by fuffering him to eat being very hot
after great fweating, upon immoderate riding and toyl, or
after water or wafhing being very hot. Thefe and many
more may be the caufes why a Horfe may forfake his meat,
and yet not be lick. And he may alfo forfake his meat, by
reafon of Iicknefs enfuing, as upon Colds, Rhumes, and Ca-
tarres newly taken, and beginning to be felt upon him : So
alfo he may forfake his meat, by reafon of ficknefs which
hath already feized him, as in cafe of Glanders, Feavers, Mor-
founding Confumptions, Droplie, and the like, whereby it
is made moft apparent that he feedeth not becaufe he is al-
ready lick. As touching the firft point, if you do perceive
him to forfake his meat, and that you cannot eafily find the
reafon thereof, then the firll thing you do, fearch his Mouth,
Lips and Tongue, and if you do find any thing there amifs,
let it be prefentiy amended, but if you cannot find any thing
amifs, then examine his Keeper, and if you may j)erceive

that

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that it came through his default or negligence, either by the
cloying him with Provender, or otherwife, according as I
have heretofore touched, then give him a few branches of
Savin, and let him be aired abroad, keeping him upon the
Trench falling to procure him a Stomach, and then feed him
by degrees, and that by little at once, fo he will fall to his
meat again with good appetite, feed heartily, and do well
again. *^'^ But if you do find that his forfaking of meat com-
eth fey means of any ficknels which hath already feized him,
then give him this4rink, viz..
Forfaking Take of white Wine one quart, Polipodium of the Oak, a
miat, red Goiewort leaf, Hore-hound, Mints, (he-Holly, Juniper-
berries, Ginger, Parfly-leeds, Fennel-feeds, of each three
ounces, beat them into fine Powder what is to be powdred,
and chop and fbamp the herbs fraall, and fo put all into the
Wine, and boy 1 them a pretty while, then llrain it, and
give it your Horfe blood-warm, then leap his back, and Trot
him foftly upon fair ground an hour, but not fweat by any
means, then fo fbon as he coraeth into the Stable, cloath and
litter him warm, and wafh his Mouth with Water and Salt,
and fet him upon the Trench, and put over his Noftrils a
fine linnen Ragg ftcej^d in fowr leaven, infufed firft in the
beft and ftrongell white Wine-vinegar, and the juyce of
Sorrel, and let him ftand fo three hours at the leaft, then un-
bit him, and bring him meat, but by little at once, for fear
of cloying his weak Stomach, neither let him have any Ma-
Ihes, or cold Water, but white water only, until fuch time
as he hath found him his Stomach again. \* This I have often
made tryal of, and have found it to be right good. Another,
Take Rue and Pepper, of each like much, ftamp them to-
■getherto a thick Salve, then tak^ agood lump thereof, and
put it up a good way into his Mouth, and let him champ and
chew it a good while, and fo foon as you do fufFer him to o-
pen his Mouth, he will put it out, and fall to feeding heartily.
*^"^ This is not inferiour to the former. Another,

Take the leaves of Briony, and give him them to eat, and
it will bring him to a good Stomach fuddenly. This was
taught me by a very good Farrier, who avowed it to me to
be fpecial good, but I never made tryal thereof.

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s E c T. 2p. f .

Hippoph. T T Ow to aire the rmmn^ Fru(h ?

jn Hipfof. This is a naughty forrance, which
I have heard rural Smiths to call the Frog, by reafon that it
breedeth in that fpongy part of the Heel which they call
the Frog. This forrance comes fometinies when the Smith

• inconfiderably as he pareth that part, doth go to the quick,
whereby it blcedeth, which after becometh fore, and cometh
to the running Fruih, for that the Horfe being travelled,
whilfl it is raw, and fo that gravel getting into it, doth
caufe the place to rankle and impoflumate, and it wiD come
in fhort time to be a running fore, which will fo ftihk, as
not well to be endured : Sometimes again it cometh by rea-

* fon of evil Humours which do fall down into the Legs, and
tnakes its way out at the Frufh, it being the foftcft and ten-
dreftpartof all the Foot. And fometimes it cometh by a
bruife whicli the Horfe may eafily take by treading upon
fome ftone, which inwatdly corrupting, putrifieth, andfois
ingendred a' running Frulh. The figns to know it is, the
Horfe will go lame, either upon hard or durty ways, where-
by the gravel doth get in, and fret and pain him at the quick j
and you fliall perceive that when he refteth, the Frufh will
weep, fending forth watry ituff frpm the Frufh. The way
to cure it is, - * ^ ^ '■"'

Take ftale Chamberly, and boyl it with a good quantity
of Allum, and keep it in aGlafsclofe ftopped. Then take ^^['-(^ run-
of red Nettles two handfuls, theflrongelland keened, dry "''^"
thera that they may be made into fine Powder, then look
what quantity of this Powder you have, add aifo unto it
the like quantity of Pepper, made aifo into very fine Powder,
and mix them very well together, and keep it either in fome
dry Bladder, or Box for your ufe aifo j and when yoa-have oc-
caiion to ufe this water and Powder for this forrance, uy'I
take off the fhooe,and open the Frqfh, fo that you may ren?e
'unto the very bottom, then wafn the forrance very clear. .af>d
well with this v^ater made v^arm, then put on thelhooe a^
gain, but firft let it l^e hollowed, that it hurt not the Fruih,

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48 Tl?e Expert Farrier. Chap. 9.-

and let the Heels of the fliooe be wide enough, then the
forrance being thus clean wafhed and purged from all gravel
and mattrative Ituff, and the Ihooe fet on as aforefaid, fill
the wound full with this Powder, and flop it with Hurds, and
fplent it that the Hurds may keep in the Powder, and that
nothing get to the fore, and thus wafh and renew the Pow-
der to the place grieved every day once, and in a week or lit-
tle more it will be perfedly found and whole again, provi-
ded you fufFer not any dung to come to the grief, and that
he tread not in any wet during ihe time of the Cure, nei-"
ther Ihould he go forth of the Stable. \^ And thus have I
cured many Horfes of this malady. Another,

Take of Soot and Bay-falt, of each one handful, and pound
them very well together, ( having opened and wafhed the
forrance, as before is fhewcd ) and put unto your Soot and
Salt the whites of three new laid Eggs, and fo temper and-
beat all well together, till you bring it to one entire body,
then dip fome Hurds therein, and fo Itop not only the place
it felf, being opened and made raw, but all the fole befides,
and fo Hop up the Frufh, fplenting it in fuch fort whereby
the . medicine may be kept in, and thus let him be dreflcd
once a day, and ordered as before is premonillied, and he
foon will be whole and found. "^^^ This 1 have often proved,
and cured many forrances of this nature.

SECT, 30. F.

Hippoph. VKTHatis hefl to cure aVrtO.

fJippof. This difeafe you call the Fret^ is
only the griping and pain in the Belly, which comcth of fun-
dry caufes. The French do call it Tranchaifons^ which do
fignifie gr^pings, it is the plain Collick, caufed of wind, fome-
times bilious and iharp Humours, which defcending from the
Stomach, go down into the Guts and there torment him ', '
and fometimes it cometh by reafon of Worms, Bots, or
Truncheons, which do ingender in the Stomach or Guts of
the Horfe^ which do feed and gnaw upon thePanch or Guts,
putting him to micklc pain and perplexity. The figns are,
he will forfakc his meat, lye down oft, and tumble, and when

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he ftandeth he will eftfoones ftrike at his BeUy^with his
hinder Legs, he will alfo ftarap with his fore Feet,
and turn his Head towards his Belly, and look upon it, and
he will many times fweat at the flanks, and feldom any where
elfe j and if the malady be of wind, then (hall you perceive
his Belly to fwell, efpecially towards the flanks : The cure
is,

Take of good Ale two quarts, of Foenugeek four ounces, Fm.
of Bay-berries feven ounces, of Long Pepper four ounces,
of Ginger one ounce, Water-Crefles.two handfuls, Sage and
Nettles, of each one handful, beat to Powder the Spices,
and chop the Herbs fmall, and boyl them in the Ale till one
Moiety be confumed, then ftrain it, and fo give it him blood-
warai, and then cover and litter him warm, and let him
ftand upon the Trench fix hours after. But yet as foon as
he hath his drink, rope up all his Legs to the Body, not
fuffering him to lye down, and cover him Co as that he may
fwcat for one hour only, and then cool him by degrees, and
let his drink be either fwcet Malhes or white water, and he
being thus ordered in two or three days he will be well. This
I have often ufed. Another,

Take the Intrals of a great Chicken, calling avray the
Gizzard, rowl them up in Bay-falt and the Powder of Brim-
ftone, and fo give it him down his Throat, then prefently
let him be gently ridden, or walked, till he doth dung, and
at night give him aMalh or white water, and he is cured.
This is alfo very good. But if you have caufe to fulpedt
that he hath the Bots then rake him, and in his raking fearch
for Bots, which if you find any fticking upon the great
Gut, pluck them all (or fo many as you can find) away,
whereby you may be confident that the Bots is the caufe of his
grief, wherefore apply fuch Remedies and Medicines which
I have formerly prefcribed you for Bots, Truncheons, and
Wotms in lib. 2. chap. ^.feB. 15. where you fhall find fuch
Receipts as will cure him. ^:fc^ But if you do perceive this
grief of his cometh of wind, then make ufe of fuch Re-
, ceipts which you fliall find by me before inculcated for the
I Collick, in lib. 2. chap. 6.fcB, ii.lit.C. yrhzrc be rcry good
' Remedies for this malady.

Gg^ CHAP.

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c H A P. X.

S EC T. I. C.

Hippophylus.

WNf{t is to he done to cure availed Back ?
^ippof-, There be fo many ways which doth oc-
caiion it, as that it would be an endlefs labour to deliver e~
¥ery particular thereof. But bccaufc you, do rnotion th^
gfilkd Backonly^ I will firfl fpeak fomething thereof. A^
ga/ied Backsomtth commonly either with the Saddle, the Pan-
fiel, Pack-Saddle or Male-Pillion, which through evil; {top-
ping, or defed of flopping, may very eafily gall the Horfe y
ib alfo may the fault be in the Tree, which may befobadiy
made, fo as that let the Sadler be never fo fufficent, skilful^
or careful, yetfhall it both gall and hurt him '■, ^o alf;>may:
the Tree of the Saddle ht either broken or crackt, if it at a»)^
time happen, be you then confident that it caimsver be fo-
an^ended or repaircdj but that do what you, can. it ffiall hurt
the back of the Horfcy and thefe be the. moit frequent and%
ordinary w|ys whereby to gall the back of yoyxx Horfc^ how-
beit, Ipafs over Male-Pillion, Cloak-bags, Portmantues ,,
Truires,and the like. The figns toknow a galled back are
€afie, for cither the back will be apparently fwelled, or the*
Hair fretted off, the skin either broken pr raw, orthebac^
either inflamed or impolluniated, every of which is eafily. ta
be determined by the Eye j or if his Back, be wrung with th«
Saddle, and yet not come, to be vifible to the Eye, yet may^
ypu come to the knowledge thereof, if taking off the,Saddle».
Itroking your hand all along the Back, you fhall perceivs
ii^Lm either to fhake his Head, or to winch with his Tail, tQ
rou2.e or fhake, to ftamp or ftrike with his Feet, to offer
to bite, or the like, whereby you may come, to know it, and
very, eafily to find out the place grived. Now if the Backhfef
fyvelled,. and before it be impoRvnTiated, ^o loon as you Ihall
take off* the Saddle, and find the fame, clap upon thefwel-
lil^^aiiHlc of his wet litter, and^fo fet on the Saddle again,,
^ and

Book. H. The Expert Farrifr, j i

and let him remain with his Saddle on all night, and in the

morning the fwelling will be abated, and the place it felf be-

comcth whole and found again. Now if the hair be but

galled off, fo that it doth not impofcumate, anoint the place

but with a little Butter and Salt melted together, and in M

twice dreffing the place will be whole , but if the Back^bz '

fo^^//c^, as that it is become ravvj thca the cure is thus,

viz,.

Take three parts of Sheeps-dung newly made, and one Galud
part of Rye, or Wheat-flower, and dry the flower, and ^^'^^•
then mix it well with the Sheeps-dung, kneading it as into
pafte, and making it into the talhion of a Cake, and after
brake it a little, and apply the Powder thereof warm untd
the place. *^* This will heal him very well. But I may
very well fparc the labour in reciting any more Receipts for
this matter, conlidering I have fufficiently already handled
them in/^. 2. chap. 5.7^^. i. letter B.

Bij^oph. \\7tiftt fay you to a, Galde tW(U eometb by the
^^ Shackle}

Hiffof. This kind of Gallings being fo frequent, as to
be known to every one, both the manner how it cometh, and
in the figns how to know thern, necdeth not much difcuflion,
neverthclefs I will give you an experiment or two of mine
owii, and fo leave it to its nkore proper place.

Take new Milk three quarts, Plantahe one handful, boyl
thefc together till one part of the Milk be confumed, then ^'^/^^^^
take Allura fix ounces, and Of white Sugar-Candy one ounce, ^"t/J,
beat them both to fine Powder, and fo put it to the Milk,
and add alfo unto it of white Wine Vinegai!' fix Ipoonfuls,
then boyl it a lattle till there do come upon the top a tough
Curd, then ftrain it, and keep the Whay, calling away the
Curd^ and with this Whay firft made warm, bathe and walh
the fore, the hair being firft clipped clofe aWay j and having ^ ^^'
thus waflied the forrance , and wiped it dry, then apply
your green Oyntment mentioned in the fourth fi^y of this
Chapter, but in cafe where the Gal fie is not broken, yet

Ggg 2 likely ;

J z Tl^e Expert Farrier. Chap, i o.

likely to break, there you fhall only apply the medicine
taught you in lib. 2. chap. \6. feB. 10. L. for the Po/i~evil,
%* This Whay is alfo good to cure the bloody Rifts, Blad-
ders, Canker in the mouth, Barbs, Pappes, and all Feavers
and Maladies in the Month. Another,

Take Life-Honey feven fpoonfuls, and Verdegreafe half
an ounce, and boyl them till the Honey be half confumed,
and that it become red, then put it into fome clean pot, and
anoint the forrance therewith, made warm twice every day,
and when jou have thus anointed it, call upon the place
Hurds cut very fliort, to keep on the Oyntment , and this
will in fhort time heal it up very found. *^* This is moft
Sovcraign for any Shaklegald, which comcth either by Lock^^
Cord, or Shaklc j but if your Horfe be defperately^^//ed^ in a-
ny part of his Body, as by the C/zVf , orotherwife, then

Take of Vcrjuyce of the Crab two quarts, of green Cop-
peras two penny-worth, and boyl them together to one pint
pndahalf: And walh the forrance therewith very well, and
after fill up the hole ( if any be ) with the powder of Red
Lead, and fo let it remain three days untoucht, then wafli
it as before, and fill it with your red Oyntment again,and thus
in two or three times dreffing it will heal up, be t\{Q galling
never fo dangerous. *^ This I have often ufed.

_ , S/£ C T- 5. G.

rdvel'

Hippoph, VAyHat is heft to be done to a Horfe that is Gra-

^^ veiled.^

Hiffof. This malady comcth when a Horfe in his travel

hath gotten C7r^^/ betwixt the Sole and the Hw/ which fetleth

at the quick, and there fretteth and feftreth, you Ihall foon

know it by his halting, and complaining upon the fame Foot,

which fo foon as you do perceive, take up the Feot and you

fhall feel it warnaer in that place, then in any other part of

Un^r ^^^ ^^^^ ^"^ if you make tryal with your Pinfbrs you fhall

perceive him to fhrink,and to yield when you nip him againft

that place : Take off the ftiooe and with your drawing iron

draw the place, till you come unto the quick, pick forth ail

the Gravely and crulh forth the matter and blood clean, then

wafli

Book. II, Tl^e Expert Fnrrkr, 5 j

wafh the fore clean with your Copperas water, taught you
in the next enfuing Paragraph, then pour upon the fore fheeps
Tallow, and Bay-falt molten together, of each fo much as
will fuffice, and let it be poured into the wound fcaldinghot,
then itop up the hole with Hurds, and fet on the fhooe again,
and at two or three times drefling it will be whole, but till
he be through well do not travel hinr, neither let his Foot
eome into any wet. "^^'^^ This is a certain cure. Another,

Search arid draw the place as before, and get forth all
the Gravel, then (top the place with Hogs-greafe, and Tur-
pentine molten together, pouring it into the wound fcalding
hot, and flop it up with Hurds, and tack on the (hooe,and
keep his Foo/^ from wet, and he will foon be whole : This is
alfo very good. Another,

Be you certain that you have gotten forth all the Gravel
and Corruption, then

Take Virgin-wax one ounce, Rofin, and Deers-fuet, of
each two ounces, Bores-greafe half an ounce, and of Sea-
green, alias Houfe-leek one head, incorporate all thefe toge-
ther in a Morter, then melt them over a gentle fire, and fo
apply it hot to the forrance, and flop it up with Hurds and
tack on the fhooe, and in few drefTmgs it will cure it. "^^"^ This
is a fpecial good cure.

S E C T. 4. CT.

Hippoph. T "TOw do you makg your green Oyptment, you do fo
X, JL fo much commend ?
Hippof. Sir, this Unguent which I do fo much commend
unto you, is the moft rare, and Soveraign thing that I ever
yet faw or knew, for the cure of any fores, whether old or
green, Vlcers, Hfiulas^ Poll-evils^ or what elfc, for where
this Oyntment cometh, no proud or dead f/^jfc will grow;
no Flies will adventure ncer the place where this Oyntment
is laid, and for a Horfe or Mare Filly that is cut, gelt, or fplad,
anoint but the place, and they will neither fwell or fefter,
whereby the creature is the further off from danger, for
this Unguent doth not only heal fbundly and well, but fpec^
dily alfo ; provided you lay nothing upon the wound or for^
i., -. rancc.

i^ 77;e Expert Farrier. Chap, i o»

ranee, where the Oyntment isadminiftred as neither Hurds,
Luit, Plaifters, or the like, unlefs you may have occafion to
taii;t a wo^nd which is extraordinary deep, neither that for
any long time, or too often, and belides the feldomer, the
wound is drelled, as once a day, or once in two days, it will
heal the better ^nd fafler, elpecially if it be brought into
good forwardnefs of healing. And together with this Un-
guent, you may do well to wafh the forrance, with the wa-
ter I call Che Copperas water, which by reafon it is always
fir/t to be ufed, I will fet it down firit, and the green Oynt-
ment Ihall afliirae the fecond place.
ofipr ai '^"^^^ ^^^^ water two quarts, and put it into a clean Poft-
Tvaisr^ net, and put thereto of green Copperas half a pound, and of
Salt one handful, and of ordinary Honey one fpoonful, and a
branch or two of Rofemary, boyl all thefe till one half of
the water be confumed, and a little before you take it from
the fire, put to it the quantity of a Doves- Egg of Allum,
then take it from the fire, and when it is cold put the water
into a Glafs, and flop it up clofe, and keep it for your ufe ^
and when you arc to drefs any fore, firll wafti it clean with
this water, and if the wound be deep, injed it with a Sc-
ringe. ^^* This water of it felf will cure any reafonable
fore, or wound ( but the green Oyntment being applyed af-
ter it is wafhed) will heal any old Vlcer, or FtflnU whatfoe-
ver, if they come to the bottom of them, and for green
wounds, they have not their fellow j the Green Oyntment is
thus made, .,rv , . *

Take a clean Skilfet or Poflnet, and firll put into it of
Rofin the quantity of a Walnut, which being molten, put
to it the like quantity of Wax, and when that is alfo molten,
put to them of tryed Hogs-greafe half a pound, and fo fooa
Grm Opt' as that is molten, put into the reft of common Englifn Ho-
mm, uey one fpoonful , when all thefe are molten and well ftir-
red together, then put in of ordinary Turpentine half a
pound, and fo foon as it is diflblvcd, take it from the fire, and
put into the Skillet of Verdegreafe made into very fine Powder
one ounce, and fo ftir it all together, but be careful it rujj
not over, for that the Verdegreafe will caufe it to arifc, then
fet it again upon the fire, till it do begin a little to fimpcr,

-'^x then

Book. II. l7;e Expert Farrier, 5 5

then take it off, for if you fuffer it to boyl it will turn red,
and iofe its vertue of healing, and become a corrafive, thea
Urain it through a cloath into fbme earthen Pot, or Pipkc%
and keep it for your ufe, laying fomething upon tli& mouth
of the VelTel, that dull get not into it, and if it be not drain-
ed, then the grounds in the bottom will corraiive a forehand
not heal it. "^^^ This is the mo/t foveraign Oyntment tliat
I; could ever know, for with it I have done fo many great,
cure^, as have made me admired by Farriers themfeives^
who have courted me not a little for this Receipt, yea they
have proffered me ten poundstoteachit them ^ This cleanf^
eth a wound, be it never fo foul, or iwfeded with dead^,
proud, fpungy or naughty FUJh^ it carnifieth, and heaialv
abundantly, and withal fo foundly, and firmly, as that it
doth never more break forth, it draweth forth Thorns,
Splinters, Nails, and all fuch things in the Flejlj, and in a
word it cureth all forts of fores and wounds.

.. ' SECT. 5, C.

Hippoph. \j\J H^t is good to he ^dmimfired to ^Horfcw^fl/e^
Greafe is molten ?

fJipfof. As touching this infirmity I have fufficiently /hew-
ed you before how it jcometh, the ligns how to know it, and.
how to cure the fame, and therefore I may now forbear to
fpend any more time in the Declaration thereof, only I will
give you one lingular Receipt more, and this it is.

Firll, take Blood from the Neck^'vei^r, to a reafonable good (Sreafe ml-
Proportion, to the end all his inflamed blood may be let nn.
foitlx,. then give him to eat either Bran prepared as you are
fliewed in lik 2 » chaf. 9. fe^. 4. F. or dry Bran whether he will
eat heft, but if he will cat neither, and that he doth empty,
himfelf over much, then give him the Clifter Reftringenc
prcfcribed you in lib. 2. chaf, 6.fe&-.S.Clifier 3. letter C. orelfe-
if you pleafe, you may give him the 8. Clifier in tlie hmtfcciy
either of thefe two fo often as need fhall reqaire you may giv€.r
And if his appetite be not good, give himf Arraan pre fcrib^
t)^ you. in lib. 1. chaf. z.feB.z. letter A: 2X\ii two days after
Id: him Blood in both the Fknk:veins^ and if you cannot

e^fily

c ^ Tl:>e Exj^ert Farrier. Chap, i o.

eafily find them then in the Spar-vews^ and the next day af-
ter that give him to drink, two quarts of water warmed,
and put into it of white Wine Vinegar one pint, for this
will very much refrefli his Body, and then the next day give

him this drink,

Take of Tifan three pints, of loaf Sugar finely powdred
three ounces, of Cordial powder one ounce, of Life-Honey
four ounces, give him this to drink blood-warm. In mala-
dies of this nature you muft forbear to adminifter fuch
drags as be hot, for by fuch means more Horfes dye then do
recover and live : For fuch kind of drink as this is, being
wholly cordial, are beft for this infirmity. *^-^ This cure I
do alTurc you I have often adminiftrcd, and have done very
much good, and made many great and defperatc cures there-
with.

S EC T. <J. G.

Hippoph. \A7E-li-i ^^"^ '^^ ^*^ ^^^^ ^'^ '^^ Glanders.

^^ Hipfof. Withal my heart, Sir. As touch-
ing this difeafe which we do call the Glanders, it is of all
others the worft,noifome,and moft infedious, infomuch as
that Horfe that hath it, if he be not removed and feperate
from his fellows, will infeft fo many as fnall be with him m
the fame Stable and Room. To find out the depth, root, and
true nature of this difeafe, I have greatly laboured, as alfo
how to cure the fame. I have alfo had much conference
with many of the moft famous and exquifite Marifi^ais and
F^rr/er J abroad, and I have feen very much of their pradife
therein, fo alfo have I very ferious difcourfes with a num-
ber of our beft Farriers and Smiths at home, but I find not
one in twenty can fpeak truly to any purpofe of the nature
of this difeafe, and therefore I do not wonder that they
cannot cure a difeafe whereof they are fo much tofeek. Nc-
verthelefs what I do underftand of this difeafe, I will mge-
nioufly deliver unto you. The Glanders is an infirmity which
procccdeth firft of cold taken, which being neglefted, will
in time come to be the Glanders ; you Ihall firft perceive it
bv the inflamed Kernels and Knots which may be felt under
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Book II. Tl^e Expert Farrier, 57

the Chaul of the ^or/>^ and^s-they do grow in bignefs, fb,
do the Glanders grow and increafe within the Body of the j
Horfs^ which firft beginning with a thin Rheum, afcendeth !
up to the Head, and fetleth neer to the Brain, and fo vent- ■
eth it felf at the Nofe, which yet may be eafily cured, as I
have before inculcated, where I entreated of Golds, after-
wards it grows thicker, and then it is worfe to cure, but yet
faifable enough, in longer time it comcth yet to a thicker
fubftance, and its colour is Ycllowilli, much like unto Butter,
and then it is more hard to cure, but yet curabk, albeit that
now it is come to be a perfe(^ Glanders : But when it com-
eth to be a Vifcuous,and of a tough and (limy fubllance, and
of a Green colour, and to ftink terribly, and that it hath
now run forae months, or peradventure half a year or bet-
ter, as alfo having fome fraall fpdcks of a reddifh colour in
it, then is it not every Farriers work or Art to cure the fame,
for in a cafe of this nature the ablefl: Farrier may receive the
foil, and the Horfe die under his hands and cure, as I have
often by experience have been an Eye witnefs, albeit there
hath been no defed in the Farrier, either , in Art, Induftry,
Care or Diligence. I do therefore aver that I would not
have any man, (be he never fo expert an Artifl) topro-
mife to himfelf the cure of every Horfe he Ihall take in hand,
by the rcafon that the Glanders it felf is the thing he muft
cure, but in taking upon him to cure that malady, he mull
before he can have perfedled his cure, cure him alfo of many
other difeafes, which the CF/^^s/e^^ will bring along with it,
as (v.g.^ the Confumption of the Flefli and Lungs, Griefs
and Aches in the Head and Brain, inflammations under the
Chaul^ difeafes in the Liver, Purlivenefs, Hide bound, Drop-
lie, fwelled Legs, and many other infimities too prolix to re-
peat, all which ( I fay ) are inherent to the Glanders ^^.nd. its
Origine,that it is of Cold paftall peradventure,howfoever it
fometimes cometh of Surfeits, fometimes of Morfounding,
fometimes by Infedion, all which (the lafl; only excepted j tak-
eth its firft fource, from Cold, and when it runneth ( as be-
fore I faid ) Greenifli with Reddifh fpecks, accompanied al-
fo with an ofFenfivc or {linking Breath, then are his Lungs
ulcerated, by means whereof the cure is the more defperate

Hhh aad

5 % Th^ Expert Farrier. Chap, i o.

and difficile. I do therefore advife all Farriers my Brethren,
who fhall at any time take upon them this Cure, that they
do firlfc prepare the Body of the Horfe with fuch Preparatives
and Phyfick, as are meet to expel his peccant Humours,
which mull be alfo very carefully adminiftred, yea and that
a<:cordingto the Itrength and Ability of the Horfe j for the
fforfi car^not choofe but be feeble and weak, having of a
long time bdPorc been vifited with a Sicknefs of this nature j
yea, peradventure a whole year or two before together, du-
ring which time he hath continually wafted and languilhed,
wherefore he carmot be ftrong, but a very weak Horfe^ and
therefore his Phyfick mull be very gentle, yet fuch alfo which
may have operation whereby to work, otherwife Phyfick
is but caft away. The figns how to know this Difeafe need
iro further Defcription, and therefore I will proceed to the
Cure, for the which I will deliver you many Receipts, fome
whereof I have well experienced, to which I will give my
particular Mark, like as I have formerly done. And I do the
rather infert the more Receipts, becaufc ( as I have before
remembred ) that Receipt which will not cure one, will cure
another.
4}Unders. The firft therefore that is to be done in this cafe, is, to
prepare his body by giving him for four or five dales toge-
ther, inftead of his Oats and Provender, wheat Bran pre-
pared, like as I have before Ihewed you in the cafes of lick
'Horfej, efpccially in lib. i. chaf.p. feB.^. F. to qualifie
and dry up his moift aind bad humours abounding in him, then
let him bioud in the Neck, and the next day rake him, and
givehirti this Clifter. Make a decod?on of Mallows one
pint and a half, and put Unto it of frefh Butter, four ounces,
and of fallet Oyl a quarter of a pint, and adminifter it
bloud warm, and then with a ftrap of leather tie it to his
Tail, and then fafben the other end of the faid ftrap to his
Suriingle, fo ftraightthat his tail muft be cl-ofeto histuell,
that he cannot purge till it be loofned, then mount his back,
and let him be gently ridden, fometimes a foot pace, and
fometimjes an eafier trot for half an hour, then fet him up
warm cloathedand iittered,and let him ftand upon the Trench
three hours, tiuring which time he will purge kindly, then

give;

Book. II. Tlye Expert F^rierl 5 ^

give him white Water and Hay, and at night a few Oates,
for he mull be kept toafpare diet. The next day anoint
two long Goofe-feathers with the powder of BrimftoEe and
frefh Butter, being firft well wrought together, till it be
brought to the colour of Gold, put them into either noftril,
and fallen them to his headllal, as before taught you, and
fo ride him an hour or two, for this will purge his head,
andcaufe him to fend forth raattrative fluff which abideth
in his Head and Lungs, then bring him in and take them forth,
and an hour after give him Hay and white Water, and Bran
prepared, which alfo he Ihould have given him before his
riding abroad. The next day give him his Clyller again,
and fo let him rell for that day, but ordered in all things as
before, the next day give him his Goofe-feathers again, a-
nointcd as before, and ordered in the like manner as you did
before, and all this is, but to prepare him for his after Drink,
but remember to keep him alwaies warm, and let h-im bee-
vermore falling and empty, when he is to have any kind of
Phyfick adminillred unto him, and let him. be aired Morning
and Evening, if the Sun fhine, or that it be otherwife warm
and calm weather. And having thus begun with him, three
days after give him this Drink*

Take of Aquavitae half a pint, and of White-wine one pint,
Ariilolochia-Rotunda, Agarick, Gentian, Bay berries. Myrrh,
Ivory, Aloes, of each three drams, make aU thefe into fine
Powder each one by it felf, then mix them very well, and
put them into a clean Pofnet with the Wine and Aquavitae,
and fo warm it upon the fire, then being well brewed, give it
him blood-warm. This Drink mall be given thrice, to wit,
every third day, and he made to fall three hours after, and
after ordered as is accullomed with Horfes in Phyfick, during
which time, and fome time after, let him drink no cold wa-
ter, but moll commonly white water, which once or twice in
a week may be changed into a fweet Malh, and let him eat
the Bran and Malt, and dyet and feed him fo, as that he may
be kept to a Stomack, but be careful you neither cloy, nor
pine him : Inllead of the Oates which you Ihould give him,
let them fometimes be changed into Bread if he will eat it -,
and fometimes you may give him initead of Oates, fome

Hhh 2 Wheat

^o T^^ Expert Farrier. Chap, i o.

Wheat either in the Ears, w hich is befl:,or elfe Wheat threfh-
cd and cleared ready for the Mill. ^\ Truly with this Cure
as I havefet it you down, I have recovered many //or/e^. But
you muft under ftand that this Malady as it hath run along
upon the Hoyfe^ before it come to that height, as to be fo
rank a Glanders^ to be termed the mourning of the Chwe, fo.
will it ask along time to cure, and therefore you mull not
think that it can be cured with this one onely courfe of Phy-
iick, but you mull let him reft a few days, whereby he may
the better gather ftrength, and then to him again and again,
but take no more Blood from him j and as you do perceive
him to gather Flefh, and get Strength, fo let his Exercife be
increafed, but withal, fo as not to overlabor him, or to caufe
him to fweat violently, nor yet ftrain his Wind too much.

If you do find that together with his Glanders^ he hath
theStrangleSjthat is, that he be opprefled with Inflammations
under his Chahle, clip away the hair from about the place,
and clap a piece of Sheeps-skin newly killed,over all the place,
vv hich muft be daily renewed, and you muft keep warm, not
only the place, but his Poll alfo j then,

Take Bafilicon, old Bores- greafe, and Dialthea, of each
four ounces, and of Oyl de Bay one ounce, beat all thefe ve-
ry well together, then anoint the place inflamed, once every
day at the leaft, and then put to the Sheeps-skin, and fo
keep it on.till it be ripe enough, then open it, and put into
the Orifice a taint of Bafilicon for three or four days, then
heal up the wound with Taints of iEgyptiacum, prefcribed
you in lib. 2. chap. ^. feEi.^, lit.ji. and during the time of
his Cure, give him Wheat-bran, as well dry as prepared;
and for his Drink, let it be white Water, unlefs fometimes .
a Mafli ^ keep him warm, and after five or fix days ride himi
►abroad with a Goofe-feather in his Nofe, anointed as is
before advifed you ; and if he do run at Nofe very much,
then take a ftick, and wrap a fine linnen Rag about it, a-
noint it very well with black Sope , and put it into his
Noftrils a good way, but not fo as to caufe him to bleed,and
do this three or four times a day : or elfe

Take the feed of Pordo accenta, andbruifcit, made up in

fweet

J Book. 11. 77;^ Expert Farrier. ^f

fweet Batter, fo much of the Seed as you may take up betwixt
your Thumb and two Fingers at a tim.e. \^ This is very
good. Another,

Take the Ointment of the'Oyl de Bay, and Unguentum A-
grippa, of each like much j rub the Inflamation place, every
night vnih this unguent well mixed, then apply unto the
place apiece of a Sheeps-skin with the Wool! on: But this
Medicine is much better in Winter then in Summer, by rea~
fonthat this unguent of it felf is very hot ^ wherefore in the
fummer Seafon, inftead of fuch hot unguents take two ounces
of thefe that be cooler, with three roots of white Lillies
rolted or boiled, or Rye leaven fix ounces,ofold Hogs-greafe
as much as will fuffice, and of the tender tops of Ifop halfan
ounce j mix all thefe together, and make thereof an unguent,
with which rub and anoint the place well, and after apply it
to the place Plaifter-wife ^ this done, cover the place with a
piece of Sheeps-skin, the Wooll being on, and continue to do
this till it be ripe and ready to be opened, blow alfo into his
Nofe of Euforbium, and black Elebore pulverized, of each
like much, to the bignefs of a hafle-nut of either, then put
into each Noltril a long Goofe-feather, firll dipped in Oyl
de Bay •, which Ponder and Oyl will caufe him to cait
forth much of his CZ-^Wfr^, and of his bad humours which
do feed them. ^"^ This Medicine if it be rightly applyed^
will cure him. Another^

IfyourHorfe together with his G landers \)Q troubled with
inflamed Kernels under his Chaule, then give him this
Drink.

Take of Elecampane dryed, Anni-feeds, Fennel-feeds, Com-
min. Pepper, Grains, Licorilh, of each three drams, all pul-
verized, and add thereto two heads of Garlick pilled and
bruifed", boil all thefe inllrong Ale, two quarts to a moiety,
then ftrain it, and fet it over the Fire again, and put unto
this Liquor the quantity of a Tennis-ball of tried Hogs-
greafe, and let it remain no longer over the Fire but until
the Hogs-greafe be molten, and fo adminiller it blood-v/arm
with a Horn ^ this done, leap his back, and trot him gently
a mile upon fair Ground, and fo home again, then fet him up
warm cloathedafldlittered,caufing him tofweat in his cloaths

tw©

(ft 'Tlx Expert Farmer.' ' Chap, i o.

two hours, then by little and little flake his deaths, cooling
him by degrees, till you have brought him to his ibrmer
coolnefs, and as he doth begin to leave off fweating, let him
be well rubed till he be dry, then two hours after this give
him a fweet Malh, and ufe this drink and fweating fundry
times, every fecond day for a week. The next week

TL»ke Wheat-meal,Horehound, Annifeedsand Licoris made
into very fine Powder, of each as much as will fuiEce, make
a pafte thereof with ordinary Honey and Sallet-oyI, of each
as much as will fuffice, then every morning make three Pills
the bignefs of a great Walnut apiece, and give them to the
i/or/6 three Mornings together, keep him all this time warm,
and let his drink be white Water, and his Manger-meat be
either Wheat-bran prepared, or dried Branj but if behave
Kernels under his Chaule, then either ripen them, as you
were taught before, or elfe burn them with the flame of a
Candle, and open the 5^« with an incilion Knife, and then
put into the Orifice the root of a red Dock, giving it a flit
or two, and it will draw his Cold quite away from under
his Chaule. But firft you mull underltand that the Drink laft
before mentioned, ought to be applyed before you apply a-
ny other Medicines ^ and my Counfel is withal, that you do
purge him before you give him this Drink, or any other
Medicines, for purging doth the better prepare the Body of
the Norfe, whereby to caufe his Phylick, of v/hat naturefo-
ever, to w^rk more kindly. "^^"^ This Receipt I have often
tried, and Have perfeded very great Cures therewith. Ano-
ther very foveraign, after your Horfe hath taken the Drink
next above prefcribed.

Take Gumma Guiacum, Amber, Coral, of each half an
ounce, make all thefe into very fine Powder, and infufe it
into red Wine, one quart, with a good quantity of Cinamon
Arkanet Powdred, and give it to your Norfe two mornings
together blood-warm, and fo order him as is ufual with o-
ther Drinks,'^^* This is alfo very good. Another.

Firfl: give him this Drink following, but firft purge him
two days before ^ take of Tanners Owes new made, wherein
never came Hides, one pint, of Sallet-oyl four fpoonfuls,
two heads of Garlick, pilled andbruifed, Featherfew and Se-

landine,

BooK. II. Tl:>e Expert Farrier, 6 j

landine, of each one handful chopped very fmall, Annifeeds
and Licoris, and Bay-berries, all finely pulverized, of each
one fpoonful ^ boyl all thefe a little, and fo give it your
Norfe blood-warm twice a week fading, and he being thus
four times drenched, will be perfedly cured. This I never
•tried, but I have been alTured by able Farriers that it will
cure the Glanders be it never fo old. Another.

Take Ilrong Ale one quart, Tar a quarter of a pint, two
heads of Garlick, pilled and bruifed, and give it youv Horfe
falling, warm once in four days, till he be throughly cured.
This 1 never tried. Another.

Take of the neweft and flrongell Tanners Owes one pint,
Venice Turpentine Ihaved one ounce, Bay-berries in fine Pow-
<lerone fpoonful. Saffron powdred one penny -worth,v4n^o-
lochia rotunda one ounce, Gdaciim two ounces, both in fine
powder, incorporate all thefe upon the fire till the Turpen-
tine be diffolved ^ then give it your Horfe blood-warm two
mornings in a week, refting three days Itill betwixt, till he
be cured, which will be in four or five times giving.. Ano-
ther.

Make Pills of Venice Turpentine with Pall of Barly-
flower , and give them to your Horfe^ and they will cure
him. Another.

Take baked Barly-flower two parts, the dull of Oaken
Bark, and Bay-berries in fine Powder of each one part, make
aPaft thereof with new Tanners Owes, and fo make them'
into Pills, with the Powder of Cinnamon three parts,and Saf-
,fron one penny-worth, and fo give them to your fiorfe. A-
nother for the Glanders and Confumption of the Lmgs^ which;
muft be given after you have made trial of the Drink before
. prefcribed, which beginneth thus ^ take Elecampane , An-
nifeeds, Fennel-feeds, &c. and finding that your Horfe is not
therewith aired, give him thefe. Pills following.

Take Barly-flower baked in an Oven, Cumfrey-roots,
Burfa- Pallor is. Bramble-leaves, or the red and unripe Ber-
ries growing upon Brambles, which we do commonly call
Balck-berries ^ thefe unripe Berries are much better then the
Bramble-leaves, of each one handful, of Alkanet one dram,
boil all but the Barly-flower in Tanners Owes newly made,.

64 Tl:ie Expert Farrier, Chap, i oi

fomuch as will fuffice, and when it is throughly boyled llrain
the Liquor from the other Simples, referving only the Li*
quor, and fo make a Pafte thereof with your Barly-flower,
adding thereto of the dull of Oaken-bark one handful or two,
then make this Pafte up into Pills the bignefs of a good Wall-
nut^give him four of thefe at a time, rowled up in the Powder
of Cinnamon two parts, and one part in the Powder of Saf-
fron, and ufe this till he be well, not adminiflring thefe Pills
every day, but every two or three days, till you do find him
well. ^"^ This I do recommend vinto you for afpeciai good
Receipt , for that therewith I have effedled many great
Cures in this kind, but then withal let his drink be white
Water, and fometimes a fweet Maih, as in all other Cures
for this Infirmity , and withal put into his white Water
Bramble-leaves , and Knotgrafs bruifed, and be you very
careful that he take no cold, but be kept warm during his
Cure, and ayre him Morning and Evening in the warm Sun,
if there be no Wind ^ and every time you lead him forth to
be ayred, at his going forth of the Stable, fpirt into his Noft-
rilsthe Juice of wild Dayfie-roots, mingled with the flrong-
eft White-wine-vinegar , which will purge his Head ex-
ceedingly, andcaufe the Glanders to run forth abundantly.
Another, being an excellent Pill for the Glanders^ which I
have often ufed, and that to great good purpofe.

Take Venice-Turpentine wafhed, half a dram,incorporate
it with the Powder of Brimftone, Alkenet, and Oake-bark
. dull, of each like much, fo much as will fuffice to make up
into Pills, give him every Morning two of thefe Pills fafting,
as big as a good Wall- nut every one, till he be well.\"^ Ano-
ther which is a very good Drink, wherewith todiflblve the
Glanders and Cold, after other Drinks have rotted and ripen-
ed them.

Take of Muskadine one quart, of Figgs cut and fliced
fmall, a quarter of a pound, live Honey one fpoonful, Saf-
fron pulverized one pennyworth, Ginger and Elecampane of
each one dram in powder, Pepper in fine powder fo much
as will lye upon a Sixpence, frelh or fweet Butter the quan-
tity of an Egg, boil all thefe together a pretty while, then
ftrain it, and blood-warm adminilter it, only adding to the

Drink

Book II. Tl?e Expert Farrier. " 6^

Drink the Yolks of two new laid Eggs well beaten into the
faid Drink, and after walk or ride him moderately a little
fpace, and then fet him up warm, and order him as in other
phylical Drinks. \'^ This I have often tryed, and do ap-
prove it for fpecial good .• for this openeth the Pipes, caufing
him* to void much Filth, and it begetteth a good Itomack to
meat. Another moll excellent,

Firfl before you do adminifter any Drinks or Medicine,
give him this Purge.

Take of the befl and iflrongeft White-wine-yinegar one
pint, and put it into a Pot, and put to it two new laid Eggs,
and fo let them fteep in the faid Vinegar four and' twenty
hours at leaft, and then give them to the Horfe four Mornings
together, and fo foon as he hath taken thera,let him be ridden
a while .gently and then fet up warm , and fet upon the
Trench till one or two of the Clock, then give him white
Water, and fometimes a fweet Mafh, and let his Provender
be moiftned with Ale or Beer, and his Hay fprinkled with
Water, and" this will caufe him to purge and fcowre from
him much Flegme and Filth : three or four days after you
have purged him thus, give him the drink prefcribed you be-
fore, which beginneth thus, viz. ( take of Tanners Owes
new made, wherein never came Hides, one pint, of fallet Oyl
four fpoonfuls, twoheadsof Garlick, d"c. J which being ad-
minillred as is in the faid Cure prefcribed, and he ordered as
is convenient for Horfes in Phyfick, will afliiredly cure him.
This I never made ufeof, but it was recommended to me for
a fpecial good one. Another,

Give him the laft mentioned Purge of Eggs fteeped in Vine-
gar, and keep him to it for four or five Mornings together,
then for four days together after, give him anew laid Egg,
Ihellandall, with as much powder of Brimft one as will lie
upon a fnilling, then for fix mornings after, give him every
morning a Pill of waflied Venice Turpentine, made up with
the powder of the Root ofAlkanet, and let every ofthefe
Pills be of the bignefs of a good Wall-nut, let him take this
Medicineevermorein the Morning falling, and fafl after it
till noon, and after order him as in other Phyfical Drinks :
and withal you mull know that until fach time as he be per-

Iir fedly

(5^ ■ ne Expert Farrier, Chap, i o.

fedtly cured, he mull not be put to any hard Labor, either by
riding or otherwife, for that will rend a new, and break o-
pen again, the Vlcer being newly healed, which as yet be but
green and tender. \''^ And this is a very good Receipt. Ano-
ther for a Glanders or any Cold newly taken.

Take the long Mofs growing upon the Lymbes of old
Timber-oakes, but not that which groweth upon the main
Body or the Trunk of the Tree, gather theitGt a good quan-
tity, dry it and make it into Powder, snd give it your Norfe .
four' mornings together, in clear new Tanners Owes, one
pint, mixing with the faid Owes and Powder, old red Wine
one pint, let this Drink be given him with a Horn blood-
warm, and for four days after cover and litter him vvarm,
andfet him upon the Trench, and let him there remain faft-
ing during thofe four hours ^ and for the time he takeththis
drink, let his Manger-meat be dry hard Bread well baked,
and his Rack-meat old dry Hay, but no Oates, and mix with
his Bread fome of this dryed Powder, being the Mofs of the
Oak, together with Featherfcw, water-Germander, and
Sordium all dried and made into Powder, and let his Drink
be frefh Tanners Owes,wherein came never Leather or Hides,,
and give it him with a Horn, if otherwife he fliall refufe to
take it, but howfoever let him not drink or take it but blood-
warm only. This was taught me by a worthy Knight, who
affirmed that he hath often ufed the fame, and that he hath
done very great Cures therewith, but I having many othefc
approved Receipts, did never make trial thereof, neverthe-
Icfsit feeraeth probably good. Another which I haveoften-
lafed.

Take fix heads of Garlick, pill the Cloves^ and llamp them
well, then put unto it of life honey fix Spoonfuls, and of
wheat Meal, fo much as will fufSce, to make it into a Pafle,,
ttiaking thereof Pills every one of the bignefs of a good Wall-
nut, and fo give him thefe Pills three or four at a time, and
after them three new laid Eggs, and after them call into his
Mouthof Bay -fait one handful-, this mull be given falling
and before he drink, at fix orfeven a Clock in the Morning,
then let him be ridden until he dobegin to fweat, then bring
kirn into th? Stable and cbath him warm, and litter him,,

ani

Book. 11. The Expert Farrier, 67

and fo let him fweat an hour, txhen cool him by degrees, and
after he hath failed iix hours give him meat, but no drink
until fix a clock in the evening, which let either beafvveet
Mafh or white water, and if need fo require, let him have
thefe Pills three mornings, refting every one a day betwixt,
and thus ordering him, he will be perfedly cured. *^^ This
I have often proved, and have cured many Tforfcs of Colds
and Glanders. Another very good.

Take of Bay-berries one ounce, of Licorilh two drams,
of brown Sugar-candy, Nutmegs, and Ginger, of each a pen-
ny-worth, of Garlick a half penny-worth, let all thefe be
beaten and mixed, then take of Ghamberiy that is four days
old, one quart, and boy 1 it by it felf to a pint, and pat to
it of fweet Butter a half penny-worth, and with it the re-
lidueof the Ingredients,- and fo give it him blood-warm, &c.
\"^ Another moil Soveraign receipt for the GU}7ders ^ and
whereof I have had very great experience.

Firfl cleer his Head by pricking him in the Mouth, and
rub the place with Salt whereby to caufe it to bleed the
more, then take two long Feathers of a Goofe-wing, welt
anointed with Oyl-de-Bay",thruft it up and down his Noftrils,
which will open and purge his Head, alfo perfume his Head
with the Halks of Garlick broken into fmall pieces, with a
Tunnel, or with a thick cloath cafl over his Head, the better
to receive the fmoak intohisNoftrils, and do this morning
and evening, keeping him to a fpare diet and moderate exer- •
cife, whereby the better' -to cleanfc his Head and Stomach,
and to empty him , by which means the Brain will be the
better quieted. To perfume him alfo with Frankinfenfe,
Storax, and Benjamcn, of each like much well mixed toge-
ther, is very Soveraign j but two or three days after, let
him blood in the Neck, after this let him be walked abroad,
or gently ridden ( if the Horfe be of fufficient ftrength ) to
get him breath, then adminiller unto him this drink.

Take of Muskadine one pint, of London Treacle an ounce
and. a half, fweet Butter three ounces, give him this blood-
warm, take then tryed Hogs-greafc, and rub and chafe him
under the Chaul very well therewith, and leave him anointed
thick therewith, then make him this Poultifs,

1 i i 2 Take

6Z The Expert Farrier. - Chapuio.

Take of Mallowes two handfuls, of Worm-wood , Sma-
lage and Rue, all fmall Hired and flamped, of each one
handful', of Wheat- Bran, and of tryed Hogs-greafe, of
each one quart j boyl all thefe together, continually flirring
them until the Hogs-greafe be aimoil confumed, and bind
it under his Chaid fb hot as he can well fuifer the fame, and
keep his Head'(efpecially his Poll) very warm, leaving
only Air for his Mouth and Nofe, and light for his Eyes.
Then perfume him with Frahkincenfe, and keep him warm in
the Stable, and fo let him reft with this Poultifs four and
twenty hours. The next morning give him early of the belt
new Ale, one quart, with Annifeeds, and Licorifh, made to-
gether into very fine Powder, one fpoonful, and a good piece
of fweet Butter, give him this with a horn blood-warm, then
put into either Noftril along Goofe-feather well dipped in
Oyl-de-Bay and frefli Butter well mixed together, then re-
move the Poultifs, dud if you do find the Ternels and In-
flammations too ripe, open them, and let forth the matter,
and taint the Orifice with Turpentine and Hogs-greafe mol-
ten together, then warm fome of the Poultifs you left, but
not fo hot as before, and lay it to the place, and let it fo
remain until the next day, his Head being ftiil kept warm,
let his Manger meat be old clean Oates, well fifted and moi-
ftened in new Ale and Muskadine, if he will eat them fo, if
not, then Ale alone, and let his Rack meat be Wheat-Straw
■ v/ell threfhed, and let his drink be white water for. ten days
after, and then let him not have afterwards any cold water,
but with exercife, and let him fometimes inftcad of white
w^ater, a fweet Mafh, keeping him to a fpare diet, and let
him be. every day Aired, either by riding or walking, if he be
able to be brought out of the Stable, but then evermore
keep him warm after it, and let him either by exercife in
moderate riding, or in his cloaths in the Stable, fweat a lit-
tle every day once,, and after let him be rubbed .dry, neither
let him fweat in his cloaths. Put alio into his Provender the
roots of Elecampane, white Lillies, and Polipodiura of the
Oak newly gathered, made clean and chopped very fmall,
to the quantity of two fpoonfuls every time, and give him
CO Provender but when he is very hungry, and fail not to

contiiiue.

J Book. ir. Tl?e Expert Farrier. ^a

continue this courfc of Phyfick and diet by the fpace of ten
or twelve days together, and when thefe days be ended, give
bim this purging drink. •

Take of white Wine one quart, or where Wine may not G/Ww a
eafily be acquired, then the like quantity of good new Ale, p'^jf^
Aloes an ounce and a half, made into fine Powder, of Aga- "'^
rick half an ounce, the powder of Elecampane two fpoonfuls,
of Life-Honey three fpoonfuls, brew all thefe well together,
and give it him blood-warm, and keep him warm, fix days
after let him blood in the Neck, and if the blood be good,
thca take not above a quart at moll from him, but if it be
naught take then a pottle from him ^ after this, order him
both in feeding and exercife very moderately, and by this
means you fliall recover him, and bring him to his Prifi:ine
health again. ^^"^ Another Receipt for the Glanders^ very
precious, which I have often tryed.

Take Life-Honey as much as will fuffice, and mingle is
with his Oats, rubbing the Oats and Honey together betwixt
your hands, fo as the Honey may be very well mixed with
the Oats j let him eat his Oats thus mingled with the Honey
until fuch time as he be perfedly cured, which will be whea
you ft]ali perceive him wholly to have left the running at
the Nofe. ^"^ I had this cure from one of the ableft Farri-
ers I ever knew in England, and I have cured many Borfes
therewith. Another,

Take of Sallet-OyI, and white Wine- Vinegar, of each
three fpoonfuls, beat them well together, and put it into
one of his Noftrils three mornings together, and fo like-
wife convey it into his other Noftril the like quantity of
Oyl arid Vmegar three mornings together, remembring that
evermore when you do adminifter this medicine, you do
prefently put up into the fame Noftril a long Goofe-fea-
ther dipped firft in Oyi-de-Bay, ftirring the Feather up and
down in his NoHril, w^hich will caufe him to fneeze and
fnufF forth the Vifcous Corruption which remaineth in his
Head. Keep him all the time warm, and let his drink be
either fweet Mafiies or white Water. ^^* Of this I have oft
timies made tryal, and it is fpecial good as well for Glanders^
;as for aiiy cold, if the Borfe run at the Nofe. Another right
good J Take

70 Tl;e Expert Farmer^ Chap, i o.

Take of Diapente and clarified Honey, of each one ounce,
and with good Sack one pint, give it liim blood-warm, being
Firlt well brewed together, drench him herewith eight mor-
nings together, and fo foon as you have given hirn this drink,
injed into his Noftrils this Receipt following,

Take the Powder of Ariftolochia-rotiinda, as much as will
fuffice, and mix with it white or Claret Wine in fuch a pro-
portion as may make it liquid, and injedt or fquirt it into his
Nofe. ^^"^ Or clfe,

Take the juyce of Selendine, mingled with fair water, and
injed it into his Nofe. \'^ Or elfe,

TakeRoch Allum and Salt dillblved in white Wine, and
injedthatup into his Nofe. ^"^ Either of all thefe are ve,
ry good to caufe to caft fuch naughty Corruption forth of
his Nofe and Head, that doth much opprefs him, which Lo-
tions are to be adminiftred evermore after the aforefaid
drink. ^^."^ Another alfo very good drink.

Take Tanners Owes new made, and new Milk, of each

one pint, Sallct-Oyl half a pint, one head of Garlick, pilled

and bruifed, a little Turmerick in fine Powder j boyl all thefe

together as much as will fuffice, then take it off and put in

your Sallet-Oyl, and fo give it him blood- warm j give him

this drink three times in fifteen days, that is to fay, once e-

very five days, and every time you do adminifler it unto

him, convey half a hornfulinto eachNoftril, and let him ftand

upon the Trench three hours(after,warm cloathed and littered,

and then give him a fweet Mafh, and fuch meat as is dry, fweet,

and wholfome, but during the time of his Curdet his drink

be white water. ^"^ Tliis is very good. Another very good,

Take of fair water two quarts, of Comin, made into fine

Powder and fearfed two ounces, and of the inward Rine of

Elder fix handfuls ; boyl this to a Moity, then take it off,

and when it is half cold flrain it, and put into the Liquor

half a pint of Sallet-Oyl, and give him thereof at his Mouth

three hornfuls, and at either Noltril half a hornful, then

leap his back, and ride him moderately till he be warm, fo

fet him up warm cloathed and littered, and three or four

hours after give him a warm Mafh, but let him eat fome Hay

firft. *^^This I can aver to be very good both {ot Glanders

2ind Cold, Another, Take

Book. II. Tl^e Expert Foirier. y \

Take Oyl-dC'Bay, and fweet Butter, of each half a pound,
Rofemary flired very well and fmall half a handful. Gar-
lick one pound, beat the Garlick unpilled inaHoneMorter,
with a wooden Peflel very well, then put to k your Oyl,
Butter, and Rofemary, and fo make it into one body, then
with Wheat-flower fo much as will fuffice, make it up into
Pills, and give him three or four of thefe every day for ten
days together, and order him nt frfra. Of this I never made
tryal, but it was recommended unto me for a fpecial good
Receipt. Another,

Take Cloves, Long-Pepper, Brown Sugar-Candy, and
London Treacle, of each two ounces, beat the Sugar- Candy
and Spices to very fine Powder, and put to them your Trea-
cle, and after add to thefe Ingredients, of good Sack or
Muskadinc one pint, and firft warm it upon the fire, and
when it is almoft cold enough to be given him, put to it of
Sallet-Oyl three penny-worth, and fo blood-warm give it
him, and in giving convey into either Noftril half a hornful
of this drink, and then order him ntfeipra. Another,

Take of new Milk one quart, warm from the Cow, two
heads of Garlick pilled and bruifed, boyl thefe together,
keeping them with continual ftirring, then take it off, and let '
it cool, and a little before it be cold enough to give him, put
to it of Life-Honey two fpoonfuls, and of Sallet-Oyl half
a pint, give it him blood-warm, referving for either Noilrii
half a hornful, then order him itt/npra. Thefe latter Cures
I never made tryal of, but I think them to be very good.
Another,

Takelfop, fweet Margerom, Lavender-Cotton, the roots>
and crops of Elecampane, of each one handful, chop and:
fhred all thefe together very fmali, and boyl them in good
Ale or Beer, ^o much as will fuffice, then flrainit, and when
the Liquor is almofl cold, break into it two new laid Eggs,,
and llir it well together, and fo gire it him blood-warm,,
give him this drink three times, that is every third day. This
hath been recommended unto me for a very good Receipt,
whereby to cure not only the Glanders^ but the mourning of
the Chine J but I never made ufe thereof.

But now fith hence I am come almoil to the end of my Re^

ceiptsi

y% Tl^e Expert Farrier. Chap. lo.

ceipts for this infirmity, I will give you two Receipts, the
one for the G landers ^thz other for the mourning of the Chine,
which are Mafter Markjoams, which he ftiieth thus. Two
moll certain and newly found out Medicines, which will
without fail cure any Glanders^ though our Farriers hold it
impofllble. The cure. If your Horfe his cold be come to the
worll Glanders, which is a continual running at the Nofe,
and hath fo run by the fpace of divers months, fo that the
Farriers can do no good , then fhall you take better then
two handfuls of the white cankerous Mofs which groweth
upon an old Oaken pale, and boyl it in Milk two quarts, till
one part be almoft confumed, then ftrain it and fqueeze the
Mofs well, which done give it your Borfe luke-warm to
drink, then take two Geele Feathers, and take fweet Butter,
as a bigg Walnut, and with the Powder of Brimftone, fine-
ly beaten and fearfed, work them together with your Knife
or Splatter, till the Butter be brought to a high Gold colour,
then take two clean Feathers the longcit in all the Goofe-
wing, and firit at the quill ends with a Needle fallen two
long Threads, then with your Salve anoint the Feathers all
over, which done in the dry Powder of Brimflone, rowl
them over and over, then putting the Feathers ends formolt,
open the Horfes Nollrils, and thrull them up into his Head,
then take the threads, which are at the quills ends, and fa-
llen them on the top of the Horfes head, which done ride
him abroad for an hour or two. Airing him in this manner
morning and evening, and when you bring him into the Sta-
ble, after he hath flood tyed up ajretty feafon, untye the
threads, and draw out the Feathers, and v^^iping them very
dry, lay them up till you have the next occafion to ufe them,
and keep his body warm. This difeafe you mufl underfland,
Cometh not fuddenly, but grows out of long procefs of time j
fo likewife the cure mull not be expe(fted to be done in a
moment, but with much leifure : Therefore you mult con-
tinue your Medicine, as your leifure will ferve, either every
day, or at the leall thrice a week, if it be for four or five
months together, and be furc it will in the end yield your^
defire.

Now the fccond and well aifured, and certain Medicine

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is to take Elecampane roots, and boyl them in Milk till
they be foft, that you may bring them to Pap, then with a
horn give them to the //G>y^, together with the Milk lake-
warm, being no more then will make the roots liquid, thca
having anointed yoiir Goofe-feathers put them into his
Noltrils, and ride him forth as before is Ihewed. The other
receipt for the mourning of the Chine, he entituleth thus,

A moft rare and reproved Medicine, to cure any high run-
ning Glanders^ called the mourning of the Chine, held of all
men incurable. This difeafe to my knowledge, there is not
any Smith or Farrier in this Kingdom can tell how to cure:
For it comes not to the extremity, till the Horfe hath run
at the Nofe, a year or more, and have at the roots of his
Tongue a hard Lung gathered, which will not be diflblved.
Now for mine own part it is well known, that I have cured
many with this Medicine only :

Take of Agri-pgmentHm, and of TuJfiUgims, beaten into PtrfHmt,
fine Powder, of each four drams, then beating them with
fine Turpentine bring them into a pafte, theia make of it lit-
tle Cakes or Trofches, as broad as a Groat, and dry them.
This done lay about two or three of them on a Chafingdilh
of Coals, and cover them with a Funnel, fo that the fraoak
may come out only at the end thereof, and fb without any
lofs afcend ijp into the Horfes Head through his Noftrils,
then ride the Horfe till he begin to fweat 5* this do once e-
very morning, before water, till the running be flopped,
which will be in very fiiort fpace, conlldering the greatnefs of
this difeafe.

Thefe be Mafler Markham's two great Cures, which by
reafon he hath fo great Encomiums of their Vertues, and
alfo what great Cures he hath wrought and perfedted with
them, I think it not amifs to infert them in this place.
Thus I have delivered unto you a great number of Receipts
for this one difeafe, many of which I have found very-
good, fome I could never have means or occalion to prove,
and therefore 1 muft expe<ft prompt opportunities, in the in-
terim I do remit them to my brethren to praftife. But I
will now conclude this Chapter, with one only Receipt
more, which I do efleem my Mafter-piece of this Malady,

Kkk having

L

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"^ feaviag had" much experience thereof, nor did it ever fail me

upon often t-ryal made. This cure is calledj The black
drink of the Glamkrs. The Cure. Firfi: prepare his Body
with Bran prepared, and after with a Cliller, and your
Goofe-feathers, as before hath been taught you. This done,
, Take new made Chamberly, and of the belt and Ilrongeft
drink for white Wine Vinegar, of each half a pint, then.takeof Mu-
tbiGUn- ftard-feed two or three fpoonfuls, and make Muftard thereof
dirs. with Vinegar, and let it be very well ground, that done,
put your Vinegar and Chamberly to the Muftard, and fo ftir
them well together. Then take of Tar and Bay-falt, of
each like much, fo much as will fuffice, incorporate them
well together, and convey fo much thereof, as three Eggs-
ffreUs will hold, the meat firft taken forth, and having firfl
prepared thefe things, let thtB&rfe be taken forth out of
the Stable (being kept that night to a very fpare diet) and
ride him till he begin to fweat, then give him the three Eggs-
fliells filled with the faid Tar and Salt, and fo foon as he hath
taken that, give him with a horn the forenamed drink made
©f Chamberly, Vinegar and Muftard, all at the mouth, ex-
cepting ojily two fmall or half hornfuls, which let be con-
veyed into his Noftrils, which fo foon as he hath taken, let
him be ridden again, fo much as before you did, then bring
him into the Stable, cloath him up warm and litter him well^
and fo let him Hand upon the Trench until three or four
of the Clock, then unbit him and give him a warm Mafh,
and order him in all things as is ufual for Horfes in Phyfick.
Give him this Medicine or drink every other or third day,
three or four times, and it is an infallible Cure. "^^^'^ This
Cure I got from a Noble Knight, who had done many Cures
therewith, who was very precife in teaching it, and llncel
came to know thereof, I have perfcded many great Cures
therewith, upon Horfes far fpent with the Glanders^ infomuch
^ if it be rightly and carefully adminiftred it will cure the
rankeft (j landers that is. And with this Cure I conclude this^
f;^apter.

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CHAP.

Book. 11. Tl^eEkj^ert Fdrriero 75

CHAP. XI.
SECT. I. //.

Hyppophylus.

^T \TEll Hippoferus, fth hence we have finijljed this Chap-
^ ▼ ter, let Hs goto th& next '^ andteU me, what means
haveyoH to help the falling awa^ of the Hair from the Main and
Tail of a Horfe.

Hippo f Sir, this difeafe cometh fometimes by a heat which
the Horfe hath taken, which hath ingendred a dry Mainge in
the Main-^nd Tail^ which is the occalion of the fhcdding of
<?he Hair from thofe parts, and fometimes it cometh by a
Surfeit, csufing evil Hrnnoms to refort to thofc parts, which
is the caufe of the falling away of the Hair^ and I hare alfo
known a Horrfe to fhed the Hair both of Main and TaildftQY
ire hath be'en violently and dangeronfly vifited with the 5m-
^ers, the iigns are evident. And the cure is,

Firfttake blood from the Neckcvein, if it be only in thQuur fro»
Mftin^ but if in both Main «nd Tail, and then after you have the mm
opened the Neckzvein, and taken from thence a reafonable and tail
•quantity of Blood, then flit the skin of the inward part of /^^'"^ *"
tiie Tail, next to the Tuel from the Buttocks to the fourth'*'*^*
Joint, and there with your Cornet you Ihall find a hardGri-
iftlc which the French Marijhals do call Barivole,T2.i& it np with,
your Cornet and take it forth : That done, fill up the clift
Avith Salt finely beaten, and then with a hot iron ftecp it in
Buckly ', burn the Tail in fundry places, and then anoint the
•places fo burned with Hogs-grcafe till they be whole. *^* This
cure I got in France among the Marijhals there, whom I law
cure fundry Horfes of this malady, and I my lelf have aired
four or five after the fame method. If it be both in the
Main and Tail^ and that you be fearful to experiment this
cure by reafon you never faw the manner of it, then learch
both Main and Tail well with your finger as aforefaid, and
anoint the places with this Unguent. Take Quick-filver,
and try ed Hogs-grcafe ( the Quick-filver being firft mortified .

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with fa/ling fpittk) incorporate them very well together
till the Hogs-greafe be of a perfed Alh-coloiir, and anoint
the forrance therewith every day once, holding a hot bar
of ironneer, to caufe the Oyntment to fink in, and in three
or four days thus drefllng him, he will be well. %* This is
a very good Receipt, and 1 have often ufed it.

S E C T. 2. //

Hippoph. T3'^^ then what is^^ood to mah^ the Hair to grow

Udir to flippof. Take the dung of a Goat newly made, ordinary

grow. Honey, Allum, and the blood of a Hog, the Allum being firit:
made into fine Powder : Boyl all thefe together, and rub
and anoint the places therewith every day, and it will caufe
the Hair to come again apace. \^ This is fpecial good.
Hippoph. What is good for the Headach ?
Bifrof. Firll let him blood in the Momh^ and rub it with
Salt to caufe it to bleed the more, then take two long Fea-
thers of aGoofe-wing weH anointed in Oyl-de-Bay, thruft
them up and down his Noftrils, whereby to open and pur^ge
his Head^ and then perfume his Head with the flalks of Gar-
lick broken into fmall pieces, as is before (hewed, keeping
him to a fpare diet, and moderate exercife, the better to
madacb, cleanfe his Head and Stomach, and to empty himfelf, by
means whereof the Head anH Brain will be the better quieted.
It were very good alfo to perfume him with Frankincenfe,
Storax, and Benjamin, grofly beaten and well mixed, of each
like much, as will fuffice, but two or three days after let
him blood, and give him white water for eight days after,
during which time you may do well fometimes to give him a
fweet Mafh. \^ This is very good.

^ S E C T. 3. //.

Hippoph. ^VU'Hat is good to help the Heels that be fcabbed ?

Hiffof. You fhall many times have frnaH
dry Scabs upon your Horfe Heels, which will not be greatly
soxious to him, and thereupon the belt cure for his Keeper

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daily to anoint them throughly with the Oyntraent made of
Elbow-greafe. But if there be any running H.Mom- ilTuing ntth fab-
from the Heels of the Horfe then let him ftand every day ^'^'
morning and evening up to the Belly in water till the Scabs
do contrad, then make a convenient Camherizje neer to the
joyms, as well crofs as thwart wife, then heal it up as you ufe
to do kjbed Heels. \"^This is very good.

S E G T. 4. H.

Hippoph. yj\7 Hm is go@d for Heels that be kjbed}

Hippo/. This difeafe the French do ' call
Javarrs, which is a kind of Scratches, and the cure is to Ca^t- ^'^^' v*
thenz.e the middle of the fwelling along, both long and crofs-
wife i that done take Ox-dung reeking hot, mix it upon the
fire with Sallet-Oyl, and apply it to the forrance, once and
no more, then do afterwards as I prefcribed you in the cure
of a Splent inlib. 2. chap. 1 8./e^. 1 7.5. This I never tryed. .

SECT. 5. H.

Hippoph. yjU Hat cure have you for Heels that are troubled
with the Mdlctf

Hippof. This forrance we call the Mellet^ is a very dry
fcab that groweth upon the Heel, fomctimes on the one and
Ibmetimes on th<? other Heel y fometimes it cometh of cor-
rupt Blood, fometimes of a blow given by the Toe with thq
hinder Foot^ for the Mellet grows commonly upon the Heel or
Fore-foot^ and fometimes for want of good rubbing and dref-
iing after Tavel -, it will alfo have a dry chop without
any moifture at all. The ligns to know it is eafie, to wit, it
will foon be felt with your hand. To-cure it I have before
fhewed you in fedt. pracedemi. But yet I will give 70U one
Receipt more for the fame cure, whereof I have made often ^^^'^^''^^'
tryal, and it is very good.

Take of ordinary Honey half a pint, black Sope a quar-
ter of a pound, mix thefe together, and put thereto four or
five fpoonfuls of Vinegar, and as much AUum finely beaten
as a Hens-Egg ujibumed, and of Rye-fiower two fpoonfbls,

mix

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mix and incorporate all thefe well together, and having firft
clipped or (haven away the Hair, apply this medicine Plai-
fter-wife to the forrance, juft fo far as the forrance goeth^
and let it fo remain five days, and then take it away, and
wafli all the Legg, Foot and forrance with powdred Beef-
broth, and after rope his Legs with Thumbands of foftHay
wet, and he will be found. But then you muft underltand
that when at any time you do drefs the forrance, you do
not fail to take off the dry fcab, or what ever crufty thing
fliall be upon or about the place, and by walhing and cleanfing
the fore that you do make it marvellous clean. "^^"^This is a
very good Receipt.

S E C T. «. ff.

Hippoph. %KTffat isigmd:to'ikip u Horfethat is Hide-bouHd ?
^- Hipfof. This malady is when the ji^» of the
Horfe doth cleave to the Flefl], as you cannot with your hand
pull up the skjn from the Rihs ^ fometimcs itcometh through
extreme poverty and maceration j and fometimes through
the indifcretion of the Groom for want of good tending j fome-
times of a Surfet taken by over-riding, acd violent heats gi-
ven him, and then wafht,or negligently fuffered to ftand long
in the cold or in the rain : And fometimes again it comethof
corrupt Cholerkk^blood ficcicating the f/e/fc, which wanting its
natural courfe, caufeth the skin to fhrink and cling together,
and fo cleave the Boms and Flejii j it alfo raaketh him lick, and
to have a gaunt Belly flirunk up to his Flanks, and his Hmr
will ftare, and his Legs will fwell : And by thefe ligns you
ftaay know !he difeafe it is fo confpicuous. It caufeth alfo lie-
city and aridity in the Lherlmdi Lmgs, caufing great torment
throughout all the whole Body, and his dung will be very
hard and dry, and of a naughty favour, for his Body wilt be
very coftive, and if he have not help in reafonablc time, if
death it felf cnfue not, yet will atlatt other defperate mala-
dies attach him, whereof the leaft will be the Mainge, which
will not eafily or fuddenly be cured. The cure is to let him
Blood either on both fdes the NecK-^ or on both the Spur,veins^
then cloth and litter hina warmj and do no more unto him

^ that

that dajr, more then to give him good meat and white water,
for cold water he muft not drink till he be throughly well a^
gain. The next day give him this drink.

Take of white-Wine one pint,of Sallet-oyl one pound,of f'^^J
Venice Turpentine one ounce, of Mithridate, of Loaf-Sugar, *
andofCaffia prepared,of each two ounces,of the milk offweet
Almonds half a pint, and of Verjuce of the Grab one penny-
worth, mixallthefe we!) together, and warming it upon the
fire, give it to the fick horfe^ let him have this drink fix or le-
ven mornings together, always having a fpcciai care to the
ftrength of the Horfe as well in thisj as in all other your
cures. "^^^ This is a cure I have ufed very often and
have.^ found it to be fpecial good. Amther iingular
good receipt, firll, anoint his body all over with ^<rou
/>«wand Sacky^zvmtd. together, or elfe with this BMh.

Takefair water, Mallows-, Smallage, Rofemary, and Bay-
leaves \ boil all thefe in the water till they (hall become-
fbft, andfoW/?his whole W^ therewith warm, and when
ycJli have dryed him again , anoint him with this ungu^
^nt.

Take of Hdgs-gre^fe tryed one pound, Camomile, Mai-
Tows, Grunlel, Smallage, of each one handful,chop the herbs-
vtry fmall, and boyl them with the Hogs- greafe a good while
with a foft fire, then Itrain it, and wring forth the oyl that
Cometh of the herbs , and with this Unguent anoint his body
all over, for it will both fupple and loofen his skin -. the next
day give him this drink.

Take of Muskadineand of ftrong Ale, of each one pint^
Grunfel, Rue,Smallage, Rofemary, andBetony, of each like
much : all together amounting to a handful. Then take
Gum-Dragagant one ounce , two heads of Garlick pilled
andbruifed: let all thefe boyl in the Moiskadine and Ale, t<i
the confumation of one pint, then put toitof fweet Buttei?
a penny-worth, and when it is molten, take it from the fire^.
and Itrain it very hard,and fo give it him bloud-warm.Let this
drink be divided into three parts, wherefore give him one
part the firft morning, the other fecond parts j the fecond and
third mornings following j fDr you mull underftand thae
when I ^d that this drink mufl'bc boyledtathc confiimati*

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on of one pint ^ my meaning is,that it rauft boyl till one part be
confumed, and not otherwife ^ and in the interim you muit
keep your Horfewcry warm, and let his drink be either fweet
Mafhes or white water, and four days after he hath been
thrice thus drenched, give him this other drink. Take An-
nifeeds, Licorifli,Fennelfeeds, Bay-berries, Elecampane dry-
ed, Fenugrick , Turmerick, of each like much, all made in-
to very fine powder, and fearfed, let two fpoonfuls of this
powder ( being well mixed, ) be infufed in good Ale one
quart, with Sallet oyl two fpoonfuls, give him this drink
four mornings together, wherein you are to obferve that the
firft time you are to adminifter this drink to your Uorfe, you
are to put into the Ale two fpoonfuls of this powder ,aud the
other three mornings, but one fpoonfui : keep him warm, and
order him as is behooveful for a lick Horfe that is in phy/ick^
and he is certainly cured. ^^"^ This is afpecial good Receipt.
j4nother.

Let him blond in both the fia^ik. vdnsy then take of good
white Wine one quart, and put thereto of Sallet- oyl thi^e
ounces, of Cummin one dram, Annifeeds and Licorilh, of
each two ounces, make all thefe into very fine powder, and
fearfe them, and give it him blood-warm, then fet him up,
and let him be throughly rubbed againll the hdr^ and along
the W^ and ribs^ and nape of the neck, half an hour toge-
ther, then cover all his b^ck^ with a Sack iiiade throughly
well foaked in a tub of water, and vvhen «t hath drained a
while, lay it upon him, and upon that, two houfing cloaths
at the leaft, and gird them clofe unto him well wifped, which
will bring him into a iweat, which truly will be the prime
caufe whereby to reftore him to his priftine fanity , but let
him not fweat above an hour at moll, and cool him by de-
grees, taking away the Sack firft, and keep him to fweet
Mafhes or white water during the time of his fhyfak, and
longer j let him be thus drenched, fweated, and ordered, fe-
ven days together, and give him in ftead of liis Oates, Barly
boy led, and dry Beans bruifcd in a Mill, and good old fweet
Hay, well fhaked and dufted, and fometimes green Manli
from off the floar j and after eight days let him blond in both
the brefi 'veins , but take not above a pint of blood from

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him in all, and that day you bloudy him, give him of good
Sack one pint, and put to it of Sallet-oyI a quarter of a
pint, and of LorJon Treacle one ounce, warm this upon the
fire, and brew them well together, and fo adminifler it bloud-
warm, then leap his W.!^, and ride him till he fw eat, thenfet
him up warm cloathed and littered, and at night give him a
fweet Mafh, putting into it the powder of Brimllone two
fpoonfuls, and he will be well again. \"^ This is very good.
Another j

Take Hogs greafe two drams, and of thejuyce of Dra-
gon wort one ounce, of Incenfe half a dram , of Sirrupof
Rofes three ounces, diiTolve all thefe in Tifan one pint and a
half, fet it upon the firetill all be diirolved,and fo give it him
bloud-warm, and exercife him moderately upon it till he do
begin to fweat, thenfet him up warm, and exercife him mo-
derately upon it till he do begin to fweat, then fet him up
warm, and let him fall three hours after, and this will fcoure
from him all his infection, loofen his skin, and procure a
good appetite to meet, provided you take bkfid from him the
day before, and ( if as well in thisreceit as in all the former^
you do give your Horfe afuppofrory the day before you drench
him, youwillmuch better and fooner perfect your cnre^ q£-
pecialiy it you find him coBive, otherwife a gentle Clyfler
will not be amifs. "^^^ This is a well approved cure, and I have
often ufed it.

S E C T. 7. //.

Hippoph. TJfOw doyoH, cure a Horfe that is Hiplhot .■' f^ippof^
xX Sir, this comethfundry ways, that is to fay,
either by a ftroke with another Horfe, or by a wrench, by
which means the bone may be Hipped out, and then it mufi:
be put in again, or by a flrain, which may caufe him to halt,
or by means of fome thorne which he may get by leaping or
running among bufhes, which muft firft be gotten oat,other-
wife the place will felter, and he go lame. The cureis,firft
let him blond in the thi^h veine^ on that fide whereon the grief
is, then charge him with this charge we call a Honey charge^
prefcribed you in the mxtSe^ion^ and fo put upon the other

Lil foot

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foot a pattefjjhoocj and let him not lie down in ten days ( if
that the hone have been out ) after bathe the place well with
that bath which is already taught you in lib. 2. chap. 5. Ht.^.
and the Receipt beginneth thus ('take Smallage, Ox-eye,snd
Sheeps-fuet, &c. ) and put into the Batb feme of the faid
Honey-charge^ and if this do not cure him ( as it is mofl pro-
bable it will ) then apply to the place this Ceroene ( as the
French do term it ) which is a Searcloath very hot, and this
Ceroeneh thus made :

Take of black Pitch half a pound, of Mafl:ick two ounces,
of Galbanum four ounces, otfat Pitch and of Turpentine,
of each half a poundi melt thefe in a pot togetherjand when it
is half cold, charge the place up to the hanch^ and fo over- .
thwart the reins of the back.y and if he be not cured at the end
of eight or ten days more with this Ceroene^ or Searckth^
then take it off and apply to the place grieved this Ungu-
ent:

Take of Oyl de-Bay, Althea, tried Hogs-greafe, of each
Jialf a pound \ incorporate all thefe together to an unguent,
and therewith anoint, rub, and chafe the place grieved,and h-e
fliall do well. %"* This is a very goad Receipt, and I have
rmide great ufe thereof.

S E C T. 8. AT.

Hippoph* T T Ovo do yen mak^ this Honey^Charge^ Bippofe-
XX rus r
Hoppof. 1 will Ihew you Sir, Take of Wheat-niieal two
pound, and put a little Wine to it, as much as will fuifice,
put it into a Kettle, as if you were to make a Poultefs, and
when it is well mixed, add to it of Bolearmoniak in fine pow-
der, half a pound, of common Englifh Honey one pound,,
then fet it upon the fire, and boy! it, keeping it continually
ftirring,, and put to it in the boyling, of black pitch half 3
pound. Hill ftirring till it be boyled io much as will fuffice,
and when it is almoft enough, put to it of ordinary Turpen-
tine half a pound, of Oyl de-Bay, Comin, Althea, Sanguis
Draconis, Bay-berries, Fenugrick, and of LJnfeed-meal, of
•each two drsms, boyl all thefe together again, ftill ftirring.

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Book. n. The Expert Farrier,

them till they be well incorporate, and herewith charge the
grieved members of the horfe. *^->^ This is the very be^
charge that I do know for ordinary griefs of this nature ^
but if you be to apply this to many horfes^ then mull you dou-
ble your ingredients according to the number of your horfes.
This charge is lingular good for any flip or wrench in the
Ihoulder, hip, or other member, for all forts of fcratches,
and for ftifnefs of /Imws hurt or any way offended, as alfo
for a hip-Jhot or di[l9cation^ or for a hcrfe that is overwearied
with travel, as alfo to draw away all bad humours^ toalTwage
fwellings and tumours , and it will ferve in the place of a
■white flaifler. And this I have often tried.

SECT. 9. H.

Hippoph. \J\J^^^ ^^^ ^^f **' come to treat of the hoof ^

V V ^^^f h^'^e yoH food to molUfie the koof. and """•^ "
to caHJe It to grorsp ? *

HiffoJ. I gave you a very good receit in lib. 2. chap 6.feEl.^.
lit. C. but now I will give you more which (hall be very good.
Take Eider-leaves, and of Wal-wort, of each like much ^
ftamp and ftrain them till you have gotten of the juyce one
quart, or better, then take of Mutton or Deers fuet clarifi-
ed, three pound, Turpentine, Honey , and Sallet-oyl, of
each one pound : boyl thefc till all the juyce be confumed
into the other ingredients ^ then when it is cold, referve it,
and when you have occafion to ufe it, anoint the /700/ there-
in with. \"^ This is very precious. Another as good to caufe
K^he/?oo/togrow. You mult obferve this rule t;/;:,. youmuft
?;:at what time you would have him j^o^, caufe his hoof to be
I pared well and even, and to open the heels and fmjh well,
i and fo let liim be p^od up ^ which muft be done tvhen the
)Mom is three days in the incrcafe after tht change^ by which
■means the /wo/ will grow more in eight days then (if he had
been pared and (hod in any other time of the Moon) in fifteen
/days, both fafler and better i then to fupple the ko/, and to
I caufe it to grow the more, Take Goats-greafe, Turpentine,
Sallet oyl and new wax, of each two ounces, melt them to-
'-•gether, thenwhileft they^be hot, add to itofordinary Ho-

LU 2 ney

§4 T7?e Expert Farrier, Chap, i r*

r.ey three ounces, of Sanguis-Draconis one dram, in fine pow-
der : incorporate all thefe together, and bring them to an
Unguent, with which anoint and rub the hoofs of the horje
daily, v/hich may well be done by uiing to each the quantity
of a hafle nut of this oynment, which will caufethe/700/to
grow more in fifteen days, then without it in three months,
and if you add to the former ingredients, ofthe juyceof the
herb called Hepatica, fix ounces, and of the root called Hof-
jnatiderig^lh two ounces^ it will be much better. For if you
do find that the aforefaid Unguent do not make the hoof to
come away to your mind, then will this addition alluredly do
it. %^ This is a very good receit. Another,

Take Sallet-oyl four ounces, new Wax and Turpentine,
of each one ounce, Goats -greafe three ounces, melt all thefe
together, and being all molten, take it from the fire, and put
into it of Horle-greafe, Agrippa, and of Marciaton, of each
one ounce, beat and incorporate all thefe together with the
other ingredients, till it be through cold j with this oyntment,,
rub and anoint the coffins of^ the hoofs^ efpecially about the
^cronet at the hair^ every day once, and it will grow very
,rhuch. \* This is fingular good. Another very good,

Take of Hogs-greafe three pound, of patch or pecce-

greafe two pound, Turpentine. one pound, new Wax half a

pound, and of Sallet-oy] one pound, melt, and mix all thefe

together, bringing it to an Oyntment, and herewith rub and

anoint the Coffins of the horfe efpecially about the Cronets^

. near to. the hair.'^^'^But if ^om horfe be prickt in [hooing,or

otherwife accidently hurt in or about the Sole^ draw forth the

Nail firft, or whatibever was the caufe of his harm, then take-

a few of the longefl hairs from his Tail^ and wrap them a-

bout the point of the faid Nail., and caft the faid Nail ( thus

. wrapped up in the Hair ( into the fire, and he will go found, '

: and upright again : provided you do not fafFer any other Nail

to be driven in the place of the former. \"^ This may have

.flippofcd to be a Charm, but 1 for my part do not think it to

. ^c any fuch matter. I have often ufed the fame, and have e-

- ^ Kermore found it to make a perfed Gurewj f,

.: » t^pw as touching hurts and bruifes in th^feet^ molt certain

. til-is^that a W/e ■ will many, ;tini^s; have z fore foot ^ which will

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run with water and matter about the FruJJ} and heel, which -
many will ignorantly imagine to be a difeafe in the Foor, not
knowing how it might come, when as it is nought elfe. but a
very bruife, gotten by treading upon a ftone or Hub, and I
have cured many horfes in this wife, -viz.. Take a wild or
^garden Coiewort, and beat it with old Bores-greafe to an
Unguent, and apply it unto the Sorance, then leap his b^k.,
and ride him an eallc Trot upon fward ground, to the end the
Medicine may.the better enter into the/crt-, and thus drefTing
him once a day he will foon be welI.\^This is very,good.But Honf-
if your horfe have a weeping hoof^ or fmall chfcs, which di- ^^((ping*
feale theF/"t77ce do call la Come queEfcHme^ the Cofpn which
frotheth or v^eefeth ^ Then the cure is ^ Firft to open the
place with yoar Drawing iron or Co-met^ I mean the outw^ard
part thereof only, till you come unto the MafierFein^ which
you muH break with your Cornet and fufFer it to bleed lb long
as it vv'ii], then fdl up the wound with the powder of Salt,
and hurds lleeped in Vinegar, and bind them fo on that they
fall not ofF,and thus by drefllng it every day once, and in Ihort
time it will be well. This cure I never tried my felf, but I
have been prefent fundry times in trance^ where I have feen
this cure fully perfeded by Marijhals there.

But if the hoof be loofcj then : take Bettony, Rofemary, .
Rue, Red-Mints, Tanlie, Sothern-wood, oCeach like much: /2'
bray all thefe herbs with Tar, fo much as will fuffice, and the
powder of Bole- Armoniack, fo much as v/ill fuffice, and ap^.
ply it to the ^00/, till you find that it be fait again. ^"^ This
alio is very good. Another^ Take Tar, Brimflone in fine
powder, Wheat-bra-n, and the Urine of a Man-child : boyl
all thefe to a Pultis, and apply it hot to the hoof^ and this
will fallen it. \^ This is fingular good. But if the Vein lie .
bare in the/o/V of the hoof to grow over it, whereby itbe.-
cometh found again, make this. Plaiiler, and apply it to the
Sorance. „; ^^

Take Stone- Pitch, and Roiin, of each two ounces, Brim- ^
flone in fine powder one ounce ;melt all thefe together till they ^'^"^f
be well incorporate, then when you take it from the fire,
add thereto of Turpentine one ounce, and foftir them all to-
gether, and as it cooleth, make it up into Ro wis, and when

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Tl^e Expert Farrier. Chap, i i .

you would ufe it, pour the fame into the Orifice by the help
of a red hot-iron, and fo all about the Sorrance, then clap
Hurds upon it, and over that a piece of Lcailier, cut and
Ihaped for the purpofe, and fo fpient it to keep it fall on.
Ufe thus to drefs him twice or thrice, and he will be cured.
\* This is very good. But if th^ foot have taken any harm
by anover-reach,ftub,prick, or gravel,then making the wound
very clean, and laying it bare,

Take Sope, and Salt of each like much, fo much as will
fuffice, make them to an Unguent, then firft wafli the Sore
with Chamberly andSalt, or Beer and Salt, and dry it again,
with a linnen rag, then bind on the Medicine, and let it fore-
main four and twenty hours ^ and do thus if the wound be
great three or four days together : then having with this Me-
dicine exhaufted all the P^enome ( which it will foondo^)
take of Train-Oyi one fpoonful or two, and much Cerufe,
that is,white lead in fine powder, and fo work them to a thick
falve '-, then apply that to the forrance plailler-wife till it be
whole ^ which will not be long, for nothing doth dry up
fooner, or is more kindly, or Natural for the breeding of a
new ^00/ than this. Another molt foveraign for a hoof-
hound.
Hoof-'mnd, ^"'^ pluck off the Shooes, and Ihooe him «p again with
""•'''' * half Moon or Innet fijooes'^ then eafe with your drawing-Iron
or Rape the quarters of the hoofs on both fides of the Feet^
from the Cronet^ down to the end or bottom of the hoofs^
fo deep till you perceive as it were a dew to come forth,and if
you maketwo'Rafesit will be the better, and enlargethe hoofs
the more, that done anoint the /joo/i above next to the hMr,
about the Cronet with this oyntment:

Take of Turpentine one pound, of Wax, and of Sheepsor
Deers-Suet, of each half a pound, ofTarr, and of Sallet-oyl,
of each half a pint \ melt all but the Turpentine together,
and when it is almoll ready to be taken off from the fire, put
in your Turpentine, and ^o ftir it well together till it be cold.
Let hisfcoo/jbe anointed therewith once a day till you do per-
ceive he mendeth,and then let him be ridden upon foft, moift-
fwardy-ground, an hour or two every day once,for the Ipacc
of a Month^ and if he do not grow well at the ^(?w^/ end,

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Book. IL The Expert Fan-ier,

( as I am confident he will ) then take of the Lumt-fioocs^ and
j5are his Soles, i^rftjhes,^nd Heels, fo thin, till you may fee a
dew to come forth, and the blood ready to ftart, then tack
on his Shoes, 2nd flop all his Feet as well within as without,
with this Charge:

Take of Cow or Ox-dong, and of Wheat-Bran, of each
fo much as will fuffice, of tryed Hogs-greafe, and of the Tcia'7'^
Kidney of a Loyn of Mutton, of each one pound, of Tur- ^^^''
pentine, and Tar, of each half a pound, melt all thefe toge-
ther ( the Turpentine excepted ) which muft be put in,
Viha;i it is almoft ready to be taken from the fire, conti-
nually Hirring it, to the end the Ingredients may be the bet-
ter mixed. Let this Charge be laid on good and hot, renew-
ing it every day once by the fpace of nine days, to the end
the file may arife : But if this will not do it, then take out
the files clean, and after you have ftanched the bleeding
with the tender tops of Ifope well damped in aflone Mor-
ter, then apply the medicine of S»ails, Bay-falt, and red
Nettles fhewed you in lih. 2. chap. ^.fi^. 18. F. renewing it
once a day for three days, and after you may heal up the
f fer, and bring a new, and perfed file with your green Oynt-
ment fo often recommended unto you in many other of my
Cnres ', and thus you Ihall redifie the Hoofs, and make him
found, but then you muft be fhod with LavcIs again, and
turned forth to Grafs. \* But if he hath ftood in the Sta-
ble with little exercife, whereby he may be in danger of a
dry Fonndring :

Take of Turpentine, of Sheeps fuet, and of Wax, ofmajbrit-
each one pound, of Sallet-Oy 1 one pint, of Tar half a pint, ^^^
melt all thefe upon a foft fire, and ftir them in the melting
until theyi be all well incorporate, but put in yourTurpen-
tiric laft, which being well molten put it up in a clean VelTel,
and keep it for your nfe, and herewith anoint the Hoofs of
your Horfe daily, they having been firft wafhed very clean,
and wiped dry, and this will conferve his Hoofs fupple and
moift, keqp them cool, and make them very tough and
found. *;)(:* This I have often ufed. But if the Hoofs be fome-
what llreight, and yet the Horfi not Hoofe-bomd, then ad-
minifter this Medicine to his Feen

Take

•S? The Expert Farrier, Chap, i i ,

'Hoof ^ Take the fat of Bacon, the Sward cut away half a pound,

jirMiht. q£- ^\-^]^q SQpe three ounces, Balm oiie handful, and five or

lix fprigs of the tender tops of Rue, chop, and flamp all

Hoof looQ.^'^^^^ together very well m aMorter, and then fry them,
' and lay them to the Hoofs reafonable hot, and keep him from
coming m any wet till he be well, and being thus drelFed
every day once, his Hoofs will in fhort time be found, well
and eafic to him again. ^^^^ This Receipt is very good. But
let us difcourfe of a loofe Hoofj yet a little more. Take of
Tar three fpoonfuls, of Rofin three ounces, of Tanfy, Rue,
Mints, and Sothren-wood of each one handful, pound all
thefe very well adding to it of fweet Butter half a pound,
of Virgin Wax half an ounce, and fo try them altogether till
it come to be a thick Salve, and apply it Piaiiter-wife warm
to the Hoofs^ feven or eight days together, and this will cure
him, and fallen the //oo/j again. '^>f:'*' This is very good. But
if his Hoof be othcrwife hurt, either by fome other Horfe
treading upon his Hoof or by any other. accident, then

Hooftrodm y^j^e an Egg, and Soot fo muc-Ii as will fuffice, to be bea-

T/Trr. "'' ^^" "^^^^ ^^^ ^^^ ^8§ ^^^^ ^t ^^ ^^^ ^^^^ ^ Salve, then add
to it' of Sallet-Oyl and Harts-horn made into Powder,
of each twa or three fpoonfuls, boyl this to a thick Salve,"
continually llirring it in the boy ling, and apply it to the
Hoofs Plaifler-wife, daily dreffing them till they be. whole.
This I never made tryal of, howbeit it was commended to
li::' to be a fpecial good Receipt. Another very good to make
a brittle or pomized //oo/tough.
^-'•'nf brittle Take frefh Butter one pound. Wax and Turpentine of
tnmd^. yach half a pound, raeltfirll the Wax, then put to it your
-touih. Butter, and when that is molten put in your Turpentine,
and fo llirring them well together, referve it to your ufe,
and when you do ale it, apply it thus : Make a Buskin' of
Leather, fo as it may be buckled or tyed above or upon the
Pafi-ern-joynt^ and then lay on fo much of the medicine as will
cover the Hoof all over thick, and then put on the Buskihi
and fallen it to his Leg or Pafterny and let him Hand fo niglit
and day till you have occafion to ride or exercife him, drct
Hoof to ffing him thus once a day, and the longer you ufe this medi-
i-ovj. cine, the better will be his Hoof. "^^^-^ I have often made

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Book II. Tl^e Expert Fatrier, 89

tryal of this Receipt, and I have found it to be very good. But
if your fforfe hath his Hoof broken, and that you have a
deiireit (hould grow, then . ■ ^

^' Take Garlick pilled feven ounces. Rue three handfuls, Al-
lum powdred and fearfed feven onnces, old Bores-greafe
two pound, beat all thefe together with Afles-dung one hand-
ful, and then boyl it, and fo referve it, and anoint his Hoofs
therewith, and they willgiow very fall. "^^"^ This is very
good, if he be hurt by being caft in his //^//^er, then

Take of Wax and Turpentine, of each one ounce, melt HaUir afi
them together in a Pot : Take then of Verdegreafe and Hogs-
greafe, of each one ounce, and incorporate them well toge-
ther raw, viz., without boyling, the Verdegreafe being firft
niadfe into very fine Pov/der, and put into another Pot by
it felf : Then when you have occafion to ufe it whereby to
drefs a fore •• Take firft of that you made of Turpentine
and Wax two parts, and then of that other which was not
boy led, made of Verdegreafe and Hogs-greafe a third part, and
mixing them well together in the Palm of your hand, anoint
the forrance therewith 3 thus doing every day once or twice,
it will be whole, remembring to clip away the Ifair firft
from about the place. And this is a raoft excellent Receipt.
\* 1 have often proved it.

S E C T. 10. /f.

Hippoph. \7i7Hat may a man beft apply to the Hoof of *§

Horle that is fwelkdy as if he were in dan-
ger to breed a Blood or Bog- Spaven ?

Hippof. This cometh fometimes to young Horfes when
they be too hard ridden and journeyed in their youth, 'U

which is the caufe they fwell in that place, by reafon the blood
falling down there fetleth , which if it be not fpeedily
removed, will alTuredly beget a Wet-Spaven. The cure is,
anoint the place fwoln four or five days together with natural
Balfome, and after reprefs the Humours with this charge, ha-
ving firft given fire tothe place lighted. .

Take Oyl of Rofes two ounces, Bolearmoniack in Powder „ ^r /^,»
,one ounce, Wheat-flower half an ounce, and the white of *''

Mmm an

^6 The Expert Farmer. Chap. 1 1 .

an Egg, beat and incorporate all thefe together, and after
you have ended to anoint the place fwelled with Balfome :
Charge every day for four or five days after, the place
J!|€rewith, and he will be well. \* This is very good.

S E G T. u. //.

Hippoph. y^HAt is good to dry up Huiiwurs ?

Hiffof. This kind of drying up of //«-
monrsj is but only to reftrain them for working too much
upon wounds, whereby the better to cure them. The way
therefore is,

Firft bathe the forrancc well with hot molten frefli Butter,
and then ftrew upon it the powder of Rolin for a day or two j
then take of the thickcft Cream, and of Soot, of each as
much as will fuffice, and work them to a thick Pafte, and fo
apply it to the forrance Plaifter-wife, and it will both dry
up the Hnmmr which poITefleth it, and heal up and skin tl-ic
fore in a (hort fpacc. \^ This I have often ufed, and it is
right good.

S EC T. 12. //.

Hippoph. y^ Hat is hep: to cure the hurt in the Shoulder,
or fk Member .♦' ■
Hippof There are many things good for a malady of this
nature, and when I come to treat of Sprains, Soresj and
Wounds, I fliall deliver them imto you,and therefore I will'
now refer them to their proper place, only I will give you one
for the prcfent.
mt shoul' Take Oyl-de-Bay, Dialthea, frefh Butter, Oyl of Turpen-
tine, of each two ounces, boyl and mix them wdl together,
and when they be well incorporate, anoint the place grieved
therewith fo hot as the Horfe can well fuffer it without
fcalding, and let him be thus anointed twice or thrice a day,
stfid give the Horfe moderate exercife by walking him a Foot-
pace gently up and dc'wn. AikI this is a certain and an approved
remedy. This I never tryed, but a great farrier who is cry-
ed up for famous, teught it me, and wiflied me to makeufe
thereof, SECT,

der.

Book, II. Tl^e Expert Farrier. j^i

s E CT. 13. ff.

Hippoph. \/\7'//<«? da yoH hoUgood wherewith te cure old
^^ Hnrts}
Hif^f The only belt way to cure and dry up old hurts Hi^ru 4U
and forss, is this ; Take old (hooes and burn them to Goals, '*^'"'''
and then beat them to fine Powder, then add to it unflaked
Lime and ordinary Honey, as much as will fufEce, to bring
it to a flifFPafte, which done, knead them all together unto
a Palle, and fo make it into a Cake, and then lay it upon a
Fire-pan, and fo let it be well baked , which done, make it
into fine Powder, and every day once put of this Powder
into the Wound, and it will heal it up, nothing fooner.
*^'*^ This I have often ufed, and it is very good, and here-
with we do conclude' thisChapter.

CHAP. XII.
SECT. I. /.

Hippopherus.

WHat is good to helf any imferfed;ion in the Feet ?
Hffpof. Firft pare the feet very thin, open the
Heels and make the Shooes wide, large, and hollow .• If the
imperfedion come by Fmndring, then -

Take a good quantity of Ox or Cow-dung, Tar, and Hogs-
greafc of each half as much, and of Soot the like quantity, w;'rjft^/-
as of either Tar or Hogs-greafe, boyl all thefe well toge- "pj^^
tlier, and herewith ftop the herfe feet very hot, and conti-
nue thus to do daily, and it will not only take away any an-
guifh, but alfo ftrengthen the hoofs, and make them fo per-
fect as that they will be able to endure labour, but whea
you travel your W/e (forexercife is very good few him J
let hiiH be Hopped herewith hot ^ but if cold, add then
thereto the whites of Eggs as much as will faffice, for that
Will cool Imfeet very well, and it will comfort the frttjl*

Mmm 2 very

^2 T/?e Expert Farrier. Chap. 12.'

very much, but if the hoof be naturally brittle, and by
foundring become dry and ftreightned, then to enlarge the
lame, and to make it the more tough, and to grow the bet-
ter alfo : Take of Hogs-greafe, Turpentine, and Maftick of
each like much, and half fo much Lard as of either of them :
Melt all thefe but the Turpentine on the fire, and when it is
well diflblved take it off, and then put in your Turpentine^
ftirring it well till it be throughly incorporate ^ then keep
it in a (tone Pot by it felf, and when it is through cold be
fure to-ftopthe Pot very clofe, and fo refervc it for your
ufe. With this Salve anoint the CoJ^m. ( but cfpecieliy the
Cromts ) every day twice at the leaft, and it will caufe the
hoof to grow very much, and become tovigh and found. ^^^
This I have often ufed, and it is very good.

Hippoph. '^^JU Hat is good to cnre an\m^ok\im2.tion ?
mpofiuma- ^ ^fpfof. To rii^cn any fwelling which

ueii t» J"^* doth impoftumate, you Ihall know by the heat, for ifyott
^^"' lay your hand thereon, it will be hot and burn j wherefore

£0 prepare and make it ready to be opened.

Take Mallow -roots ,, and white Lilly-roots, of eadi
like much j bruife them, and put to them Hogs-greafe and
Linefeed meal, of each fo much as will fuffice, and boy 1 thenr
till they be fqft, and fo Plaifter-wife apply it to the grief.

SECT. 3. /.

Hippoph. \A7 Hat is good for an^ inward fickpefs in a Horfe ?

Hippof I have Ihewed you that fufficiently
before in lib. 2. chaf.^.fe^. 6. A. where I gave you three ex-
cellent receipts together \ neverthelefs if you do find that
your horfe do not thrive, but droop and impair, 1 willhere
give you one receipt more which I do know to be moft fin-
gular, and will do bim much good,, and whereof 1 have had
very long and great good experience. Firft therefore if you
do fee caufe, take hlood from him, but not other wife, and if he
be fubjed to cojQiivenefs, then adxninifter unto him either a,

Cliftr

Book. H^ The Expert Farrier. 9 j

Clijier or a Sufpfitory^ and the day following give him this
drink j

Take Ariftolochia Rotunda, Bay-berries, Gentian, Anni-
feeds, Ginger, and of Trifora-Magna, of each one OMnQt-.^n^^]^^
Beat all the fimples to very fine Powder, and mix them well
together^ then takeof white Wine one quart, of Sack the
like proportion, which is better, thtn put of this Powder ,
^nd of your Trifora-Magna one fpoonful into the Wine,
Sallet-Oyl half a pint, and of Mithridate two drams, warm
thefe upon the fire, and fo adminifter it blood-warm, and let
him be exercifed as well before as after his drink, but not
fo far as to fweat by any means, neither let him drink any
cold water in four or five days after, but either warm Ma-
fhcs^, or elfe white water. "^^"^ This is moll Soveraign for any * ^

inward ficknefs, droopings, forlaking of meat, Feavers, Colds,.
Coughs, or the like.

S E C T. 4. /.

hereof a^mimftrin
wJoat Suppofitory were hefi to beghen in n cafe.

Hippoph. VrO« fpeakyhereof aJmimflrin-r a Suppofitory, bnt

of this riAtHre ?

Hippof. I will Ihew you Sir : If your Horfe be fo fick where-
by you fear to give him any ftrong medicine, and that he be
coftive withal, then give him this Suppofitory following,

Take of Honey fix ounces, of Salt-niter, one ounce and z-inrvtrd
half,, of Wheat-flower and of Annifeeds in fine Powder, of fi'^k?^f^ ^
each one ounce, boyl all thefe to a hard thicknefs, and then^*^^'''^*'^*
make it into Suppoftorks 5 and firfl: anoint your hand with Sal-
let-Oyl or fweet Butter, and the Suppofitory. alfo which he is to^
take, and fo convey it into his Fundamem a pretty way, and
after tye his Tail betwixt his Legs, as I have elfewhere (hew-
ed you : Or elfe hold it clofe to his Body with your hartdi^hyi
the fpace of a quarter of an hour at the leaft, till it be
throughly difl"olved, and this will caufe him to purge kind-
ly, and it will very much cool and loofen his Gnts : Then you-
may be the more bold to adminifter what Drinks, Cordials,
or thcr things which you may think moft requifite for his-
recovery. *^* ^

SECX.

^^ The Expert Farrier. Chap. 1 2 i

SECT. 5. /.

Hippoph. \ATHat is good to ripert injiammatms^ Pufiih ^ and
Kermis f which do grow under the Chaul of the
Horfe?

Hippof, This Cometh to a horfe that hath cither Cold or
Glanders, which muft be diflblved, othcrwife the horfe caa-
never be cured : Wherefore take Wheat-Bran two handfuls,
Tiflmmati' and fo much Wine, Ale, or Beer, as one quart, with which to
»«• thicken it, put to it of Hogs-greafe half a pound, boyl thefe

together till the liquor be quite confumed, and ib apply it
to the place fo hot as the horfe may well fuffer it, renewing it
every day once, till it do of it felf break, or be foft to be o-
pened, then let forth the Corruption, and taint it with a taint
of flax dipped in this Salve. Take of Turpentine and of
Hogs-greafe of each like much, and of Rofin and Wax a much
greater quantity ; melt all thefe together, and with the faid
taint dipped in this medicine, put it into the wound, and re-,
newing it every day once till it be whole. *^* This is an ap-^
proved receipt. But if it be an inflammation impoftumating
in any other part of the Body, take then the Grounds o^ a
Beer-Barrel, four quarts of Smalage, Pcnny-Royal, Winter-
Savory, Cumfrey, Rue, and of the leaves and berries ot the
Mifleltow , of each two handfuls, chop all thefe very fmall,
V 1^ ^d put them to the faid Grounds, and put to it of Sheeps
or Peer-fuet tryed one pound, and three or four handfuls
of Rye or Wheat-Bran, fo much indeed as will fcrve to boyl
this to a Poultifs^ and when it is boyled as much as will fu-
ifice, apply it to the place, and if the fweliing be very much
impofl;umated, it .will break it^ or attlie leaft fo foften it,
that it may be opened \ if it be hard at what time you put
your Pc«/f]ty> thereunto, it will fend it back again without any
wore todo. ^^'^ This I have very much experimented, and
have found it to be right good. But if he be troubled with
the Strangles^ and that he is very much inflamed under the
Chaul, then cure them thus : Take Bafilicon, old Bores-greafe,
and Dialthca, of each four ounces, ofOyl-de-Bay one ounce,
incorporate all thefe very well together, and firft cjipping
» ' away

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away the hair from under the dMhl^ anoint the fwelling and
inflamed place therewith very well ^ this done, bind upon it a
piece of Sheeps-skin, with the Wooll next to the inflamma-
tion, that the warmth thereof may the better heJp to ripen
the PHfiils, which being ripefled, open them, and let forth
the Corruption, that done, taint it firft for three or four
days with Baftlicon only, but after heal up the forrance with
your black ^gyptiaaim, taught you. in iih. 2. ckttf.^.fe^.j^
ji. and during the time of this cure, let him cat good fweet
Hay, and Bran inftead of Oats, and let his drink be only
white water. *^* This is a moft excellent receipt. i

S E C T. d. /.

A B U

Hippoph. VUUat is good for a Joynt that hath in it any Acb^
Nummfs^ WetiM^i[Sy or Swellings which comtth
of any coldcanfe ?

Bif^of Thiscometh.fometimes of aStrain and fometimes
of a Cold, taken after a great and violent riding or labour.
The figns arc apparent, and the Cure is.

Take Acopum, and mixing it with fweet Sack, all to rub y^,^;,; ^f^.
and chafe the Joynt grieved therewith. And if it come (^i^td.
Cold, it will at four or five times thus doing, cure.i<^ ^ ^^
This is lingular good. Another, ''< ^ - • ■

Take Aqua-YJtse, and warm it upon the fire, and there-
with bathe and rub the grieved Member very well, aad hold a
hot bar of Iron before it, to caufe it to link in the better j
take then a Rag, and wet it m the fame Aqua-vitas, aud?
laftly take Pepper finely powdred and fcarced, and llrew i|
good and thick upon the laid wet Rag, and io bind it to the
place grieved ; then take a dry Rowler of Liniaen, and f^ath.
the place therewith, and fo let them remain \ ai|d thus i^o e-
very day once, and in Ihort time it will recover him, *^*
Of this I have made often tryal.

; SECT. 1. J.

Hippopb. TM/'Hst is£06d to increafe the ^oo^ of /j'Boiife?

^ Hiffof, I have givcB you foiidry good 'Re-
ceipts

^6 The Expert Farrier, Chap. 1 1,

ceipts before, but I will add one more, which the moG: famohs
Marijhal of all Paris gave me, which he recommended unto mc
for Tnsbome^ but I never had yet a good occafion to make
tryal thereof. The Receipt is this,
incmfe the ^^^^ °^ ^^^ ^V^ ^^ Hemp-feed, of Wax, of Venice Tur-
Haof pentine, Rofin, Pitch, Bay -feeds dryed and powdred of each
half a pound, Roch Allum two ounces, mix all thefe together,
and let them boyl foftly upon a gentle fire, then llrain it
through a Hair-cloth, and keep it for your ufe. With this
anoint every day the hoofs of your Horfe, and this will caufe
them to grow very much. This is probably a good Receipt .

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CHAP. XIII.
SECT. I. L.
Hyppophilus.

'Ow do you cure f^eLampas, Hippoferus^

• laadj. '10

H' . - --

HippoJ. This is a malady that every comm.oii Smith
can eafily cure, by putting into the month of thc;
Horfe a good big bat of Wood, whereunto tv.o long pieceS'
of the Bead-ftall oi 2X{ old Bridle is nailed at eitlier end,
which will caufe him to keep open his mouthy and then hold-
ing up his Iff with your left hand, burn away the rank/t/fe
with a hot Iron made of purpofe, and after rubbing the place
with Salt, and giving him Bran for Oats three or four days
at the mofl, he will be whole. ^"^ This difeafe isafwelling
proceeding from ranknefs of bloody which groweth in the
7«o«rfe adjoyning to the Fore-teeth^ which faidfwelling is an
impediment to his feeding ; it is apparent enough to be feen,
and therefore it needs no further remonftrance. \'^ Never-
thelefs I will fhew you how the Marijhals in France do ufe to
cure the Lamfas^ from whom I had the Cure, and wherewith
I my felf have cured many horfes.

Take a rolled Onion, and very hot put it upon a Clout, or

umpafs ""1?°" Hurds, and with it rub the Lampas very much, and do

tiiis two or three times a day till it be whole. \* But

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many times they burn away the Lampas^ like as do our
Smiths with an Iron inftrument, which they do call 2.^Bifiory^
which is the very fame that our Smiths ufe here in England.

Hippoph. T 'TOw do you flop ah^x or Loofnefs , when it
XJL comet h to be violent ?

Bippof. Very eafily Sir, but I had thought I had handled
that point fufficiently before, in letter F. where you made
your demand totiching the FIhx in a Horfe, notwithftanding j^^^^^ m^^.
I will give you other very good Receipts by me almoft
forgotten. To illuflrate the manner of it's coming, and
the ligns how to know the fame, I hold unfitting for this
place, by reafon I have fufficiently already performed it.
Take of Allum one penny-worth powdred, Bole-Armoniack
powdred one ounce, put thefe into Milk one quart, conti-
nually ftirring it till the Milk doth become all of a Curd,
give him this with a horn, and it will Hay his LaxhQ it ne-
ver fo violent. \"^ This 1 have uled. Another,

Take Bean-flower, and Bole-Armoniack in fine powder,
of each four ounces, put them into red Wine one quart, and
give him this with a horn blood-warm. Let his drink b«
white water, only inflead of Wheat-Bran, put in flower, and
that for three or four days after j then let him bloodrnthc Tem^
fle-veins, and give him warm Mafhes, made of ground Malt
and Bean-flower, and having drunk up the Wort, let him cat
up the refidue, but if this do not ftay him within two days,
then put in each Nofiril^ Sallet-Oyl, and that will do it. *;^*"
This is fpecial good.

SECT. 3. L.

Hippoph. L^//^/^ m€ans have youto raife a. lean Horfe, andta
canfe him infliort time to become very fat ?
Hippo f. I have (hewed you this before, but yet I wiW give
you a Receipt which you yet have not.

Take Ele.campane dried, Comin, Turmerick, Annifeeds, of jr^^^, ^^^-j
each two ounces, Grundfel half a handful, boyl all thefe very toma^ef^.

Nnn v/clJ!

p 8 7h Expert Farmer. Chap. 1 5 ,

well with three heads of Garlik picked, a little bruifed in
Ale four quarts, then Itrain it well, and give unto your
horfe of this drink one quart, in a morning falling blood-
warm, and then ride him upon it till he do begin to be warm,
but not to fweat, and thus do for four mornings together,
and within fome Ihort time after, turn him to Grafs, if the
time of the year be feafonable, and he will feed wonderfully
'^nci fatten fuddenly ^ but if the time of the year do not ferve
fbrOrafs, then fhall y« keep him in the Stable, and befides
his. former drink, you fhall give him in his Oats this Pow-
der, viz. T-akQ the Powder of Elecampane dry, and of
Cumin, both pulverized and fearced of each like much : Mix
them well together, . and every time you give your horfe this
Provender ^ take of this Powder half an ounce, and flrew
it by little and little among his Provender for fear of offen-
ding him, till he hath eaten up all clean, and do this but
fourteen days together, and you Ihall perceive you Horfe to
thrive, mend, and profper after a ftrange manner : provided
that you do give him feafonable Airing, moderate Exercife,
and Malhes or white water, \'^ This is marvellous good.

' S E C X. 4. L.

Hippoph. \7i7Nat is to be done to a Horfe whofe Legs dofwelll

Hiffof. If this fwelling be only in his fore-
Legs and not behind, then is it a lign that this his Swelling earned
by over- violent labour, when the Horfe was very fat, ( efpeci-
ally inwardly) by reafon that theOreafe that was molten
fell down into his Fore-legs^ which if it had flaid in his Body^
muft of neceffity have engendred either an Amlcor Feaier, or
a Shrfet to the great peril of his Life j the figns are known
by the fwelling and therefore to anoint them with Acgpm
Kgsfwdl- were very good. But the bell cure is, firfl to take up the
^d. Thigh-veins^ then with your Fleamj to prick the places mofl

fwelled, and hottell in fundry places, efpecially below, to the
end that the corrrupt blood may ifTue forth ^ then

Take of White- Wine lees one pint, of Cumin bruifed one
ounce, boyl them together to a Poultis with Wheat flower,
three handfuls *, then with a cloth apply it to the place good

and

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and warm, renewing it every day once, and if in two or
three days it doth draw it to a head ( as it is very probable k.
will do) then lance it and heal it up either with Shooe-ma-
kers Wax laid on upon a Plaifter of leather, or elfe with a
Salve made of the yolk of an Egg, Wheat-flower, and com-
mon Honey well wrought together to a Salve, which you
muft alfo apply Plaifter-wife.*^'^ But if it do not come to 9.
head, and yet the fwelling continue ^ then

Take of Pitch, and of Virgin- wax, of each three ounces,
Rofin half a pound, of the juyce of Ifop, and of Galbanum
of each half an ounce, and of Mirrah-iecondary half a pound,
of Bdellium- Arabicum, Populeon, and of the drops of Storax,
of each half an ounce, and of Deers-fuet half a pound, boy I
all thefe together in an earthen Pot, and when it is cold j
take of Bitumen half a pound, Bolearmoniack and of Go-
ftus, of each one ounce and half •, make all thefe into fine
Powder, and then incorporate them well with the other, and
fo boylthem all over again very well ■, that done, pour this
whole mixture or medicine into cold water, and fo make it
up into rovvls like a Salve for Plaifters : And when you are
to ufe it, fpread thereof upon Plaifters of Leather, whi§h
muft be fo large as to cover the Le^s full as far as the fwel-
lings are, which ( if any thing can do it ) this will aflwage
the fwelling, and give very much ftrength, and comfort the
^he Senews and Nerves : Neither is this Plaifter to be remo-
ved fo long as it will remain on. *^* This I have applyed to
many Horfes very much annoyed with frvoln-Le£s,ai\d brought
them to their former fmallnefs, when zs Farriers have fpcnt
much time upon the Cure, and given it over at laft. But if
the fwelling do fall into the hinder-Legs^ or into all fonr-Legs
together ( being but a bad Sorrance ( caufing them to burn
and fwell exceedingly, and the hair to ftare, the caufe where-
of coming, (as I have before faid) from immoderate Ri-
ding, heat, and labour whereby the Greafe melting falleth
down into the Legs^ by reafon the Horfe cannot void it in his
Excrements, or elfe being over hot, he is walhed or negli-
gently fet up without fufficient ftore of litter and rubbing fb
as the taking cold, the Blood with the Greafe fetleth in the
tegs^ and there congealeth and jR> caufeth them to fwcll.

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I oo The Expert Farrier, Chap, i j J

This forrance alfo cometh by having his feet beaten ( efpeci-
ally in the Summer ) with being ridden and galloped upon
hard ground, which firfl occafioneth wind-gals,and thofe alfo
caufe the legs to fwell , which truly is the worlt kind of
iwelling of all other, by rcafon that lamenefs doth immedi-
ately follow it, unlefs great Art and diligence befpeedily ap-
fjlyed for prevention thereof. Wherefore the figns being i^o
apparent, need no remonftrance, and therefore 1 will pafs on
to the Cure, which is thus,

, Take Populeon, Nerve-oyl,Hogs-greafe,of each one ounce,
incorporate them very well together, cold, and anoint the
forrance therewith morning and evening four days together,,
and at four days end, take of Claret-Wine-lees one quart, boyl
it upon the fire with fo muchBran as will bring it to a Podtefs^
apply this to the place grieved Plaifter-wife with a cloth good
and hot for four or five days more, renewing it every day
once, and inalhort time he will be found again. '^;jt'' This is
a moll excellent receipt which I have often experimented.
Another, The fwellingof the/e^j,may eafily becured, if in
-the beginning they be often times in the day laved and bathed
in cold water, unlefs the malady come of too great a furfet,
wherefiare if^his of cold water will not do it, then.

Take of Common honey one pound, Turpentine, common-
Gum, meal of LinfeecL, meal of Fenugreek, of each four
ounces. Bay berries made into very fine powder fearced,three
,, ounces, mix and boyl all thefe together well, and when yoAi
take it from the fire, put unto it of White-wine one pint,and
then boyl it over again till it do become thick, fpread this
upon a cloath reafonable hot, and vv^rap it about the members
fwelled, and do not renew it above once in a week, and it
will cure them. \^ This is a certain and moll approved cure.
Another. If you take up the veins^ and make them to bleed
below and not above, and then rope up the /(?^j with thura-
fcands of foft Hay wet in cold water, and then call more wa-
ter upon them, in fliort time he will be found and well again.^
j^^ This is alfo very good.

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S E C T. 5. I/.

Hippoph. V/W Hat is good to cnre the Leprofie .?

Hippo f. This is a moift mdng^ very infe-
dious, which cometh by means of great furfets, taken byt)-
ver-riding, which is very eafie to be feen and known, and
therefore needs no further defcription. Tiie cure therefore
is : firll, let him ^/fe^ well in the neck^ then fcrape away the
fcurf with an old Curry-Comb, Oyfter-fhel, Hair-cloth , or
fome fuch like thing, till the forrance do look raw,, and that
it be ready to bleed, then anoint the raw places with this
ointment.

Take Arfnick, or Refalgar, and tryed Hogs-greafe, ( the upnpe or
Arfnick, or Refalgar being firit beaten unto very fine pow- ^iipf^^ntic^
der) incorporate thefe well together to make them into a per- "'^^^^y-
fed ointment j then tie up the head of your Horfe fo high to
the Rack, as that he may not be able to bite, rub, or lick hira-
feir,and fo anoint the places therewith, and caufetheointmeut
to fink the better in by himfelf, and fo anoint the places there-
with, and caufe the ointment to fink the better in by holding
a hot bar of iron neer to the place as you anoint him, and let
him ftand fo tied three hours, and then wa(h away the Ungu-
ent with the ftrongeft Ghamberly you can get, and wafh him
fo throughly, that you may be allured you leave none of the
ointment upon the Hor/e, and then unty him, and give him
meat: and thus drefs him once every day till the fores be quite
dryed up. \'^ This is alfo good for Scratches and Kibed-
heels.

SECT. 6. L,

Hippoph. \]\7Hat is good to kill Lice in a Horfe i"

^^ Hippof. Lice commonly cometh to z horfe
when he is very poor, efpecially when he runneth abroad in
the Winter-time in fome Wood, Coppice, or places where
are many high trees, for that the dropping of the trees fal-
ling upon the Horfe^ together with his poverty, doth caufe
them to engender, and albeit they may be at firft bitt a few,yet

will

Ta!^ Tlye Expert Farrier. Chap. 1 3.

will they in ftiort time multiply abundantly : fometimes al-
fo a Horfe will catch them by ftanding ncer to another horfe
that is lowfie, and fo long as he be vifited with them, he can
never profper, but remain very meager and lean. You may
eafily know when he is anointed with this kind of vermwe, for
that he will often fcrub and rub himfelf againft Walls, Polls,
and Doors with his month and hinder -feet. The way to de-
ftroy them is,

Take Staves-Acre, and boyl it in running water, and wafh
hisn all over with that water warm, and it will kill them. *^*
Another :
^li;i^ Take Quick-filvertwo ounces, and firfl kill it with fading

Spittle, and when it is throughly mortified, take Hogs-greafe
tryed, and fo work them together till it become of an Afh-co-
lour, and anoint him therewith, and it will in twice or thrice
dreffing, kill them all. "^^^ Another ••

Take Tobacco as much as will fuffice, and ihred it very
fmall, and put it into fmall Beer, and put to it of Allum
powdered , as much as will fuffice, and when the Allum is
diflblved, wafh him therewith, and it will kill them. AH
thefe 1 have often tryed, and have found them to be very
good. •

S E C T. 7. Z,.

Hippoph. T 'TOvp do yoH mak§ your powder of LimQ a f:d li9-
X JL ney, with which yon do heal and dry up fores?
Hipfof. Take of Englifh Honey, and of quick lime new-
ly taken from the Kill unflaked, of each as much as will fuf-
fice, beat your Lime into fine powder, and with your Honey
and your Lime knead it into a Pafte, and when it is through-
ly wrought make it into a thin Cake, then lay it upon a clean
fire-pan, and fet it upon the fire, andfo letitb^ke, and as it
is baking take the foles of two old fhooes and caft them into
the fire, and let them burn until they have done flaming and
that they do become to be a fire-coal jthen take them forth,and
when the Cake is baked fufficiently and cold, beat the Cake
together with the buwit Ihooes fol»s to very fine powder,
and fo keep this powder in a bladder or dry box for your ufe.

V This

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■^^"^ This will heal and dry up any wound or old fore, and I
have often and long ufed this powder.

SECT. 8. L.

Hippoph. \/\r ^^f Sfeafe is that we call the Low-
▼ ▼ vvorm ?

Biff of. This is the difeafe which I cannot diftinguiih from
Saint ^monies-fire, or the Shingles, for that it hath the felf
fame Symftoms, ^nd this I have cured. This is 2i Worm that
breedeth in the ^^c^betwixt the j^Vz and the bone, and runneth •
along the breafi to the brain, and when it cometh to touch
the pamiicle of th e brain, it maketh the horfc ftark-mad.
You fhall firil difcover it by thefe figns, viz.. prefently af-
Uer a long and tedious journey, the horfe will be lick and for-
fake his meat ^ and ftand out of length withhis/cff, bending
down his back,, and he will often make offer to pifs, but can-
not, and if he do, yet v/illitbe but very little at a time, and
that in the jheath,2nd in time he will fall mad, gnaw the Walls,
Rackflaves, and Manger, and bite and llrike at every man
that cometh within his reach or danger : and thefe be the moft
pregnant and apparent figns , and this difeafe doth deceive
many a good Farrier. For albeit that this infirmity may be
many times among horfes, yet Farriers being ignorant there-
of, by miftaking it meerly for the Stavers, and applying re-
medies only for that cure, do thereby lofe many a good horfe
through their mifprifion. But now to come unto the Cure it
felf, I will give you two Receipts, the former of which I
learned of ^Farmer in Suffolk:, who was cried up for a very ex-
pert man in this faculty f'as indeed he was, and hath perfeded
, in ray prefence many a great Cure. ) Then thus.

Take of Acreraent a quarter of a pound, fix heads of Gar- loc^-warm.
lick clean pilled, of Rue and Turmentile that bcareth the
Yellow flower, of each one pound, ftamp all thefe in a ilone
Morter, and put to it fo much white-Wine, as that when it
is ftrained there may be of the juyceand Wine two quarts,
when you have of this liquor in a readinefs, let your horfe
blood under the tail a good quantity, then ftanch him, and
dividing this pottle of liquor into fix parts, give it him fix
mornings together, that is to fay, every morning one part

or

104 The Expert Famer. Chap, i ^,

or portion, till he hath taken it all, and by that time he will
be perfedly cured. ^^*

The fecond Receipt was taught me in France by a famous
Marifhal of Enrbon^ who hath cured very many horfes of the
fclf fame malady, but in a quite contrary w^y: ^or whereas
the firfl Cure was wrought by medicine, thi§ feccind is perfe-
^ed by giving of fire. Take an Iron with a teuttoii at one end,
and make it red hot, then burn him therewith upon the top
of his forehead ■, and a little under his /o/e-fo/>, and another in
the fore-top, and four other in the wc^, clean through upon
the crefi, whereof two of the holes muft be upon the one fide of
the creji-^ and two on the other fide j and to take away and kill
the fire, put into every hole Unguentum Rofarum, and then
let him hlood in the neckjvein, and he is cured. "^^'♦"This is alfo
an approved Cure. The French do call this malady ver-co-
quin^ and the Italians do name Vermiforme, but they both havifr
but one manner of Cure for the fame. This Fer-coquin^ or
Low-worm is a livmg worm which breedeth upon the back;:bone^
running a long the neck^ and fo by degrees comethto the head
of the horfe, where with its hard bcakjit firfl fierceth thtfani-
cle, and then worketh it felf to the very hrain of the creature^
where it lieth biting, gnawing, and feeding, caufeth the Horfe
to become enraged, and to die mad, if other wife he be not
cured in time, and therefore the fre»c/j MariJJials do affirm,
thattheprimeremedy wherewith to kill and deftroy this worm^
is, by fire, and they hold that it cannot be deflroyed any o-
ther way.

SEC T. p. L.

Hippoph. '\T\T 11^^ remedy have yon to help the difeafe of the
V V Lungs?
Hipfof. This difeafe of the Lungs is a malady which is firfl
engendred of cold taken, and let run till the horfe be either
fretized or putrifiedin the lungs^ at what time they become in-
flamed,and to come ttlalltorottennefsand corruption.- the
means how to come to the knowledge of this infirmity is, that
by careful obfervance you may perceive his flanks to beat,and
his ribs to< work, but moft chiefly when he congheth, and

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then the more flowly they do beat and heave,the more old and
dangerous is the difeafe ^ he will alfo draw his breath at his
mfe fhort, and yet weakly, and he will groan often,and prin-
cipally when he lyeth down and rifeth up, and when at any
time he congheth^ he will feem to chew fome thing betwixt
Iiis teeth^ and from his mfe will ilTue much corruption. The
Cure is.

Take Q^horfs-Luyig-rvort, ^Iks Mullet, it groweth in every
place with broad hoary foft leaves which do feel like Velvet,
jhred it, ftampit and itrain it, then take of Fenugreek a good
Ipoonful, and of IVladder as much, make them into fine pow-
der, and give this to your horfe in Muskadine one pint, or
zl^Q in good Ale one quart, and adminifter this unto him e-
very other day for twelve or fourteen days, and fprinkle his
Hay with water, and let his Oats be wafhed in good Ale, and
let his drink be white water, and fometimes fweet Malhes."^^'^
This is very good. Another ^

Take a Snake, and cut off the head and tail, and flea it,and
after cut' the fame into pieces the length of your finger, and
roft it as you would and Eele upon a Spit, but do not bail it
with any thing, for it will baft itfelf , referve carefully the
oyl that drippeth from it, and herewith anoint the breajl
and the fonr fiort-ribs of the Horfe which be againfl the Lnngs^
but clip away the hair firft from about the place where you
are to anoint him, otherwife the hair will take up much of
thefaid Oyl j and thus doing often for fome time you fliall
recover his Lnngs again, and make him perfedly found. This
was taught mc by a great Marijhai of Towv, but I never could
come to maketryal thereof.

CHAP. XIV,

SECT, u M,

Hippophcrts,

Ow Hippoferus th^t we hava ^ndsdthu Chsftir, kt
Hs frocccd to another ^ and tell m wkai if good to c/r^

1 0(5 Tl?e Expert Fanr'ter. Chap. 1 4.'

Hiffof. This is a noyfom forrance which groweth upon the
inward part of tX^t fore-legs in the bending of the leg over a-
gainft theiy?ee: it isafcab hard and dry, which hath a chop
or chink upon it, and it hath hard and ftubborn flaring hairs
growing in and about it, not much unlike to Hogs-hrifiles^y
which means itcankereth, and corrupteth the/f/Jj, which wilt
eaufe the horfe to go ftiff, and to halt at firit fetting fortli
till he be warm, likeas doth the Scratches. It cometh either
through the negligence of the Groom for default of rubbing,
and due and orderly drefling, or elfe from the corruption of
the yiodd through hard and immoderate riding-,and thofc horfes
arc molt efpecially fubjed thereunto, which have long hair
growing all along the legs from the fafiern np to the top of
the thigk^ as moft commonly have your Flanders and Frecz.-
Lind-horfes^ by reafon that the hair'm that place, being thick,
long, and Ihaggy, doth gather fand, durt, and other filth,
which not being continually taken off by the induflry of his
Keeper J will fcald, burn,and fret into thejoynt, and fo breed
this kind of ibrancc. I have already fliewed yon the figns
how to know it, now I will alfo give you very many receipts
wherewith to cure it, many of which are fpccialgood.Firft
therefore ( whatfoever you have to apply unto this forance)^
fail not to wafli and Ihavc away the hair from off and about
theforances^ firftthen,

Take black-Soap, Unguentum Papuleon, and frefh Butter,
of each like much as will fuffice: mix them well together,
and fo bring them to a formal Unguent, and apply it to the
forance every other day till it be whole. \* But you muft
withall underfland that unlefs you do pick away and rub ofF
the dry cruftorfcurf,as well aswafhand (have away the hair
which doth annoy the forrance, you do nothing in the perfe-
cting of the Cure, for be you confident unlefs you do this, the.
J^4/e;7fl?cr will not be taken away, nor any medicine that you
ihall apply to it, be able to heal it up. Another,

Take black-fope and allay it with Buck-lye, and wafli the
place well wherewith: this done apply unto the forance a
plaifter of Goofe-dung, and renew it twice a day till it be
whole. \"^ Another,
Take ^kk'filver,ajidkiU it in Orpiment, then take Buck-
lye

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lye, and mix ordinary durt which lyeth in the ftreet f wherein
fiiufl; be neither flones nor gravel) with the Buck-lye,Qiiick-
lilver, and Orpiment, and herewith anoint the forance twice
a day if need be, and when the ointment is well rubbed in,
then clap a plaifter of the fame medicine to the grief eve-
ry time you do anoint it. \'^. This is very good. Ano-
ther i

Take of the flrongeft white-Wine- Vinegar, and boyl it,
and fo boyling hot, rubthe Malender' therewith twice every
day till it do bleed, that dor]e,pi]t upon it the powder of Ver-
digreafe good and thick, and fo bind it on with a clout, and
let it fo rem.ain till a cruft come thereupon, and when you
Ihall find the cruft to be dry, and withal to chop, anoint the
grieved places with tryed Hogs-greafe, and that will caulc
the craft to fall off, and the fore to heal up. \* This is a
moft excellent Cure, and it did never fail me. Another j

Rub the fore with the oyl of Hempfeed, or with the oyl of
Nuts, or with Iharp Muftard, but the oyl of Hempfeed is
the very beft, if it may be had. This was taught me by a
French Marijhal^ but I never made tryal thereof. Another ,

Firft rub off the outward fcurf till it hleed^ then bind up-
on the place this medicine ; take of black-Sope, and of Quick-
filver mortified with fafting fpittle as much as will fnffice,and
fo work them to a falve, and plaifter-wife bind it to the fo-
rance, renewing it every day once till it be killed, and after
heal up the fore with frefh or fwcet Butter. Another ;

Take G lover s-Jhretis which he cuteth fromhiswhite leather,
and boyl them in Fimgar of the beft and ftrongeft till they be
foft, bind this to the malender vtvy hot, and it will perfcftly
cure the fame. I did never make tryal thereof, but it v^as gi-
ven for me very good. Another j

Take the fat or lard of Bacon one pound, red Lead, Verde-
greafe and Letharge of gold, of each two ounces, make them
all into fine powder, and boyl them well together with the
faid fat of Bacon, keeping them in the boyling continually ftir-
ring j then having very well cleanfed the fore, and made it
raw, anoint it with this medicine morning and evening till it
be clean dryed up. ^'^ This is very good. Another, which is
only to anoint the forrance with the oyl of Turpentine, and

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1 o8 Tl^e Expert Farrier, Chap. 1 4.

it will heal it up, and make it marvellous found. ^:f:*. And
this will likewife cure Scratches,Sores, Hurts, or the like ma-
ladies in a horfe. Another,

Take a fait barrel led Herr'ng out of the pickle, which hath
a foft row, and cut offthek^<^ and tayl, and caft them away,
then mince all the Herring very fmal], and put it in a Hone
morter, and put thereto of black-Sope two fpoonfu Is, and of
AHumpowdred halfan ounce, Itamp. all thefe things together
till you have made them to be of one body, and plaiflcr-wife
apply it to theMalender, renewing it once a day for three
days ', And this will kill the humours that fecdeth it \ which
once done, anoint the place with oyl of Rofes, and that will
caufe the Crult to fall away, then wafh it once every day
with Chamberly, and Itrew upon it the powder of Oyfter-
Ihcls, and it is made whole and found again. This I dare pro-
mife to be a very good Receipt.

S E C T. 2. -/^.

Hippoph. VAZ Ell what fay yon to the Mainge ?

.Hippo. This of all other is the worll, vil-
defl, and mofl filthy, and it will caufe the Horfe to be ever
rubbing, fcrubbing, and fcratching. It is a formal Leprofie,
and the French do call it the Ekphamick,malady^ by reafon that
Elephants 2LYe very much fnbjed thereunto. The hah* will flare
and in many places pill and fall away, and a lothfom Scurf,
will be upon the places touched therewith, and he will infedt
all other horfes which refide in the fame Stable with him:
Wherefore fo foon as the malady may be efpyed, let him be
feperated from his fellciws, whether in the Stable, or abroad
at Grafs. This dileafe tometh of corrupt and melancholy
blood, by means of its overheating^, and fomctimcs by feeding
upon naughty and unwholfom m^at. It is fo eafie to be dif-
covered, as that it needs no other difcription, then what
hath been already fhewed : and I will give you many good
Receipts for this Malady.

Take Spurge, Salendine, Erimflone, all in fine dowdcr,of
each three ounces, Hogs-greafe trycd, new- Wax, Sheeps-
fuet, and quick-Silver well mortified with falling-fpittle, of

each

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each two ou nces ) melt and incorporate all thefe two days to-
gether, and fo bring them to an oyntment, then firll vvafh
and make raw the places infeded with ftale Urine and green
Copporas boyled together, the infeifced places being fcraped,
and made raw with a Curry-comb or fome fuch like thing,and
then anoint him with this Unguent, but firfl: of all you muft
take biooci from the neckz^dn^ the day before you drefs him
with this Unguent. \* This is one of the bed Receipts for a
Mainge xh7it\h2NQj and with it I have done very many rare
Cures.

Take the roots of Elecampane new:ly gathered, and the *
root of red- Docks, of each like much, flicc and cuttiiem thin,
and put unto them of Chamberly three quarts, and of Bay-
falt, one handful ; boyl thefe till one quart be confumed,then
take it off, and with a rag fafl'ned to the end of a ftick, wafh
the places infeded very hot, you having firft made the places
raw with an old Curry-comb, Oyfler Ihel, Sec. Ufe this four
or five mornings together, then fome three mornings after«-
noint the places grieved with this Oyntment.

Take quick-filver one ounce, let it be well mortified in fa-
fting-fpittle, and mix with it fo much Hogs-greafe as a Hens-
Egg, or better : then take Powder of Brimftone fo much as
willfuffice, and incorporate all thefe very well together, and
anoint all the Maingy places therewith till they be perfectly
whole.\"* This is very good. Another,

Take the Oyl of Pilchards, and of chamberly of each one
quart, Guinny-powder, and of the Powder of Brimftone,
of each three ounces, White- Wine- Vinegar one pint, boyl all
thefe together till they be thick, make the places raw, and
anoint them therewith three times in nine days, that is to fay
every three days once, and this will cure him. ^^^ This is ve-
ry good, but you mufi: not forget evermore for this Malady,
totakeftore of ^/oo^ from your Horfez day or two before
you do adminifler any thing unto him, for until fuch time as
the Mekncholy and corrupt blood be firll let out, he will not ea-
fily be cured. Another for a Mainge , Itch , or Running
Scab, &c.

Take as much Aiiripigmentum finely powdred, and mix-
ed with Hogs-greafe as will bring it to be yellowifli, but not

too

\ Kb il^e Expert Farrier. Chap. 1 4.

too yellow t colour, anoint the places iiifeded therewith,
and it will kill it in three or four dreffings : This Unguent
will take away both the Scab and hair^ togetl^er : but have
you no f6ar,for it will not be long'ere new hair will come in it's
place. *^'^ With this receipt I have cured very bany Horfesy
who have not been a little over-run with this difeafe. Ano-
ther,

The firll day let him blood on the leftlide of the Nech^^ then
two days after open the other f'^ein^ and three days after that
let him ^/oo«^ on the 5p//r-r'«w^and laflly two days after that
under the Tail^znd. let him bleed in every of thefe Feins^ then
fcarrifie all the places and wafh them with new Brine made
very fait : that done anoint the places with this Unguent.

Take of quick-filver one ounce, tryed Hogs-greafe one
pound, Brimftone made into fine powder four ounces, Rape-
oyl one pint. Firft kill the quick-filver with fafting-fpittle,
and then incorporate them together throughly with ailthe^o-
ther Ingredients, and having anointed all the raw places with
this Ointment , caufe it the better to fink in by holding a bar
of hot-Iron near to the places, and then touch him no more
in three days after, and evermore when you drefs him, for-
get not firft to rub and fcarrifie the places infected till they do
begin to bleed ^ but if ail this will not avail, then burn the
rankeft places of the Mainge with an iron, having a button oft
the end thereof, but then take heed you enter not the/e/fc,but
bear your hand light upon the skin only, and let each hole be
Wellnigh a fpan from the other, ^^i^ This 1 have often ufed.
Another,

Take of Chamberly four quarts, Bay-falt four handful*,
boyl them well together, and wafh the Horfe therewith, fo
hot as he can well fuffer it, and when he is well wafhed, take
Neat-foot oyl and put it irlto v/ater, and beat them well to-
gether, and there with anoint the raw places, and in four or
five times thus doing, he will be well. This feems to be a
good cure,but I do notremember that I ever did ufe it.Another,

Take Mother of Salt- Peter, the beftand ftrongeft,and wafh
the fores therewith fo hot as the Horfe is able to fufFer it, and
in three or four times drelfingit, it will cure him. This I ne-
ver tryed, but the party that taught it me, averred that it

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would not Ofily kill any Mainge^ but all Scratches, Pains,
Rats-tails, &c. Another,

Take Sopers-lees, and firH: make the Maingt places raw,
and after wafh them with thefaid Sopers-lees, and in once or
twice dreffing, he will be well. V^ This was taught me by
the moll able Farriers 1 do now know living in £f?gUn£i, and
I have often ufed it, and 1 have done with it very many
great Cures. It cureth th^Maingehoth in Horfes and J^ogs:^
provided they get not to it with their mouth and teeth.
Another,

Take of Hogs-greafe half a pound, Oyl -de-Bay one ounce
and half, Crude Mercury, and white Elbore of each one ounce,
incorporate thefe well together and firlt make the places
•raw, and then anoint them with the laid Oyntment. \*
This is very good for I have often tryed it. Anotlier,

Take of Hemp-feed, and Mutton-fuet, of each one pound,
bray the Hemp-feed marvellous well inaMorter, then take
T)f old Bores-greafe one pound, Verdegreafe, Quick-lilver,
Elebore, Gunpowder, Tartar of each four drams, and of
Brimllone three ounces, make all into very line Powder, that
is to ht powdred, and mix them well, and make them into
t)ne body, and then diffolve them upon a gentle fire, keeping
them always ftirring till it be enough, and fufficiently diC-
folved,and when it is cold, put it into a clean Pot, and keep
it for your nfe, and when you have occafion to make uic
thereof, flrft: fcarrifie the places, aid then anoint them, hold-
ing a hot Bar of iron neer, and in three or four times tbui
dreffing he will l>e well. "^^"^ This is a moit foveraign receipt
for this malady, for I have had great proof thereof. Ano-
ther whereby to cure the Mdnge in the Aiain or Tail.

Takeafhes of the herb called Ji)fcimhns^ fo much as witi
■fullice. Quick-lime and Soot, of each fo much as will fuffice:
Mingle all thefe together, and with warm water make a Lye
thereof, with which you fhall wafh xivtMmng^ and Tail in
the places infcded, arxl this Lye will not only cure this ma-
lady, trut alfo caufe tlie hair to grow again very fall:. This
was taught me by a very good Aiarifial of Frame , hot
I could never make nfe thereof, by rea&>n the iierb Jhfcm-
thuj was hard to get here. AiK^ker,.

Take

1 1 1 n^e Ex^rt Farrier. Chap. 1 4.

Take a little Brimftone, Mafculine Frankinfence, Niter of
Tartar, of the Bark of Aftien-trees, Vitreol, Verdegreale,
Black-Helebore, Ariftolochia Rotunda, of each as much as
v/ill fuffice, powder ail your fimples, and mix them well
together with the yolks of Eggs andSallet-Oyl, of each as
much as will fuffice, and fo boyl it, and anoint the place well
therewith warm. This feems to be good, but I never tryed
it.

• Another for the Tail : Take Mulberries which be not ripe,
with the bark of the roots of the Mulberry Tree, and Early,
of each as much as will fuffice, boyl all thefe in fair water,
and wafh the places grieved therewith, and if the forrance
do open of it felf, then take Sanguis Draconis, thejuyceof
Leeks, Salt, Pitch, Sallet-Oyl, and old Bores-greafe, of each
as much as will fuffice, and make thereof a Salve, and ap-
ply it Plaifter-wife, but this I never tryed. Another,

Take of Orpin one pound, Brimftone and Euforbium, of
each one ounce, Cantharides twenty five, make all thefe into
fine powder, and with Hogs-greafe make it into an Unguent,
and apply it to the forrance, rubbing it in all along the pla-
ces vilited, and four or five days after, to the end the cor-
ruption may the more eafily pafs away, anoint him again
with Hogs-greafe only, and when the fcurf is fal'n off, walh
the neck of the horfe with Buck-lye made blood- warm, and
he will do well. "^^"^This is a very good receipt. Another,

You muft firft fcrape the leprons places till they do bleed;
then take of Vinegar one pint, white Elebor, Cantharides,
Euforbium, of each one ounce, make all thefe into fine Pow-
der, and boyl them all well together, and apply it very hot
to the place grieved, then when the fcurf or crull is fallen
away, waih the forrance with Buck-lyc mixed with Black
Sopc, and it will be well. \^ This is a fpecial good receipt.
Another,

Take of the Oyl of Hemp-feed half a pint, Brimftone in
fine Powder, one ounce. Gunpowder finely pulverized, and
Quick-filver ; of each half an ounce, and a little Vinegar, >
then beat them all together along time, and fo apply it cold
to the place, and as you do anoint him, let one ftand by
witii a hot bar of iron , whereby to caufe it the better to

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fink in, and this will cure liim in few times drefllng, but fuf-
fer tke cruft to fall away of its own accord. '\"*^ This is a
mofl precious receipt. Another^

Take of Vinegar one pint and a half, Euforbiura half aa
ounce, made into fine Powder, boyi them well together,
and boyling hot, walh the forrance therewith, and it will
heal it ^ neither need you to clip away the hair^ unlefs you
pleafe. "^^^ This 1 have often ufed. u4iiether^

Take of black or blew Salt, and make it into fine Pow-
der, and mmgle it with frefh. Butter, of each like much,
hiix them well together to a perfedl Unguent, and anoint the
place therewith, and it will cure him, but this Inevertry-
ed. Another^

Take of the herb called in French^ Onriage, one handful,
boyl it in Vinegar, two quarts, then take of green Copperas
half a pound, and of Salt two handfuls, rub the place there-
with fo hot as he may well fuffer it, and in few times drei^
ling him thus, it will cure him. This I had of a French Ma-
rip^l, but becaufe I could never find the herb Onraige^ I did
never make tryal thereof. Another^

Take of white Wine Vinegar half a pint, Cantharides in
fine Powder, one ounce, boyl them together, and boyling hot
apply it to the forrance, and your Horfe will foon be cured.
*^* This I have often tryed, and it is very good.

Thus I have delivered you many receipts for this one ma-
lady, which we call the Mainge, moft of them I have tryed,
and can proraife them to be fpecial good, whereof many will
not only cure the Mdnge in the Body it felf, but in the Adain
and Tail alfo if you pleafe to make ufe of them.

Another moft excellent receipt for the Mainge^

Take Lithergy of Gold two pound, beat it to very fine
'Powder, and fearce it through a fine fearcer, and put it in-
to a Glafs which will hold a pottle j then put thereto of
the flrongeftand bcfl white Wine Vinegar that can be gotten,
three pints or better, and for four and twenty hours after,
.fhake it together ever and anon, butthefirfl timeitmuitbe
beaten or fliaken a good time together, to wit, a quarter of
an hour at the kaft without intermiflion, and then let it fet-
• tie, and fo keep it in the fame Glafs clofe flopped for your

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ufe. Nov; when you would ufe the medicine, you mult make
it into a Salve after this manner : Take of the Oyl of Ro-
fes two ounces, and of the cleereft of the faid Vinegar in the
Glafs ( which muft not have any of the Lithcrgy in it ) two
ounces alfo ^ beat thefc together, with a wooden Splatter,
wntil you have brought it into a thick Salve .• Take then of
Quick-filver the weight of a fhilling, and firft mortifie it
very well in a little of the firrup of Damask Rofes, the
quantity of fix or eight drops, and about three or four
drops of the fpirit or Oyl of Turpentine ^ with the firrup
and Oyl, mingle and work thefe things well until the Quick-
filver be very well mortified, then mix it well with the for-
mer Salve, and then put it up into a clean Gally-pot, and fo
keep it ^ and firft making the places raw, anoint them
with thefe Unguents, and it will kill any Mainge in the Body,
Main or iail^ \^ This is very good. Another very good :
Take of Tar a Gallon, of tryed Hogs-greafe, and Bole-
armoniack of each two pound, of Pepper one pound, beat
the Pepper and Bolearmoniack to very fine Powder, and then
mix all the ingredients together, making them into one bo-
dy, then firft fcrape the forrance, fo as you do raife the
fcurfe and dry crufty ftufF, but not to make it raw, or to
bleed much, and then anoint all the places infeded, rubbing
and chafing it in very well, as if it be in winter, let one
hold a bar of hot Iron neer to the place as you anoint and
chafe it in ^ but if in Summer, the fun will do it much bet-
ter as he runneth at Grafs, and thus drefs hun every three
days fo long as the Unguent lafteth, and he will be cured.
^:jj^ This is an approved cure.

Another to perfume this cure, the beft way is, to give the
fire to the place after this manner : The iron being hot,
firft draw it along either fide of the chink, then draw it up-
on the top of the chink, then draw three itrakes ( if need fo
require ) overthwart, and in fliort time the hoof will grow-
again, fo as the chink will be clofed, and remain found and
whole. And over and above, you may exercife him that ve-
ry next day after you have thus given him the fire, provided
his exercife be not upon hard, but upon foft or fandy ground.
^■^ This is a very able cure taught me by a ilngular Manjhal^

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of Bruxels, and I have pradtifed the fame upon fundry good
horfes here in EngUvd.

S E C T. 3. ^.

Hippoph. '^U^Hat is good to cure a foreM.QVit\\}

Hipfof This is a difeale that fometimes
comes by much corrupc blood, and fomethne by cold : For
this malady mofl: commonly beginneth in the falate of the
moftthj which will caufe it to look red and be inflamed ^ and ^iouth fen.
from tht palate it will fall into his .chaps, whereby he will not
be able to fhut them, as if he had there a Convnlfion. The
cure is if it be but yet in thtfalatey then let him I'/oo^ there,
and let him bleed well, then, Take of Life-Honey four oun-
ces, Chibbals or young Onions half a handful, tolled Cheefe
as much as will fuffice ;boyl thefc in fair water very well, and
blood-warm wafh the palate^ tongue^ and all other places in and
about the mouth well with this liquor four or five times , and
he will do well. ^^^ This is very good. Another ^

After you have let forth the corrupt bloody then take Ver-
juyce of the Crab, and Bay-falt, as much as will fuffice, and
warm it upon the fire, and blood- warm with a Rag waih well
every part of the mouth and tongue twice or thrice a day till
it be well. "^^^ This is alfo very good j but if it be come in-
to his chaps^ which you may eafily know by obferving his
wide yawning and gaping, whereby his chaps will be fb fallen,
as that he will not be able to bring them together to fhut
clofe again, wherefore fo foon as you do perceive him in that
pofture,Take Verjuyce of the Crab only, and make it. warm,
and then faft'ning a Rag upon a flick, wafli his mouth very well
therewith, the Verjuyce being blood-warm '■, and then with
your hand help him to clofe up his mouth, and doing thus
two or three, times he will be perfedly cured. \* Thefc be
fpecial good Receipts.

S E G T. 4. ^.

Hippoph. \^Hat isgoodtocnre tkMellet in the Heels .^

^ ^ Hippof. I have fhewed you that cure be-
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fore, lib. 2. chap, ^.fett, 9. lit. A. But yet I will give you one
Receipt more.
MiUit. T^ke ot Honey one pint, and of Sope three ounces, and

of white Wine Vinegar live or fix ipoonfuls, and as much AI-
lum as an Egg, and of Bean-llower two ipoonfuls, mix all
thefe together, and apply it to the forrance fo far as the
we//f/- goeth, and let it lye on five days, and then take ita-
waf : That done wafli the Leg.^ Foot^ and forrance with warm
Beef-broth, and fo keep \\i% Legs roped up, well moiilned
in the Beef-broth two or three days after, and he will be well.
■^^* This I have often ufed, and it is a molt rare cure.

SECT. 5. M.

Hippoph. T/f/Hat isbefi to mollipe humours?

^^o^^'fi^ '^'^ Hippof. This I have alfo formerly handled,

humms. y^j. ^^^^ ^jj.j^ y^^ ^j^^^ ^^^ Receipt more.

Take of Rofin three ounces, or frelh Butter five ounces,
of new Wax one ounce, melt all thefe upon the fire, and fo
bring them to an Unguent, and herewith anoint the humours
four or five days together and this will mollifie them very
w^l. ^;^* This is moll precious for this caufe.

. SECT. 6. M

j^ r J Hippoph. J/f/' Hat jliall a man do to a Horfe that is Morfoun-

,/-^'""' ■ ded.^

Hippof. Morfoimded is but the Trench word: Signifying
melting of Greafe or FoMndring in the Bodyy whereof I have
before fulficiently intreated ^ neverthelefs I will give you for
this malady two fingular receipts, the one I had of an ItaliaTi
rider in Brnjjels^ and the other of a French Afarijhal in Avi-
mon^ a man efteemed moft famous, and of both thofe receipts
I have made often ufe, and I have perfcded them for moft
rare cures. That which the Italian taught me is this •, firft
open the Nakcvein^ and draw away the inflamed and corrupt
blood, then take of white Wine one pint, Sallet-Oyi half a
pint, of Rhubarb and of Aloes, of each two drams, of Sene
fialf an ounce, of Agarick three drams, Bay-berries half an

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ounce, Saffron two drams, Duck or Duke powder, and c-f
cordial powder, of each two drams, make what is to be
powdrcd into very fine powder, and mix them well together,
adding thereunto of Lite-Honey four ounces, 'dll v^/hich be-
ing m'A(\t warm upon the fire, and well brewed together, give
it your horfe blood- warm, but you mult withal underltand
that the fame day you fiiall adminifter this drink unto him,
he do Hand fafting upon the Trench three or four hours be-
fore, and as many after j neither mull you the fame day give
him any Oats, and let his drink be either a fweet Mafh, or
white water, and keep him warm, and with white water five
or fix days after, and then give him Oats, but in the inte-
rim inflead of Oats, let him have either bread made for him
of purpofe, or elfe Bran prepared, and when you do give
him Oats, put in amonglt them F;£nugreek bruifed. "^^"^Thls
is, I doaifurcyou amofl excellent receipt, with which Ifa-
ved the life, and brought to perfed fanity a horfe of price,
which was vifited with this infirmity -^ the fecond receipt
which I had of the MartfJul of Avinion is this : ( viz,.) fo foon
as you do perceive or fufped him to be Morfounded.

Take of Salt one handful, and put to it of fair water one
pint, and give it him to drink, and ride him moderately up-
on it till he [weat^ and this will cure him if it be adminiftred
fo foon as you may fufped the malady, but if you Itay'three
or four days, or longer, before you do give'him this water
and fait, then take of the powder of Hellebore one fpoonful,
and of Saffron one penny-worth, of Alfaf^tida, and c^ Sope
of Venice, of each two drams, of Dacca alias the feeds of
Bays, a farthing-worth made alfo into fine powder, mix and
pound all thefe together well, putting to them of Vinegar
one pint, and give it him blood-warm, then cover him with a
wet cloth, and cloth him warm, and fet him upon the Trench^
that he may neither lye down, nor vomit, but kt him fweat
an hour after, and then cool and dry him by degrees, and let
him be well rubbed, and he v/ill do well again. "^^^This is
alfo a very good receipt.

CHAP.

1 1 8 Tl^e Expert Farrier, Chap, i^,*

CHAP. XV,
SECT. I. i^T".
Hippoplierus.
EH mr^ Hippoferus, ht us ^o e», w!Mt mil care the

% /% / rnnning at the Nofe ?

Voft run- V w Hippo f. 1 have fhewed you that before, but yet
ning. I y^'iW give you two or three receipts more,

Take Orpin and Brimltone, as much as will fuffice, and
call them upon burning coles, and fo perfume his head and
wfe therewith, that will diflblve the hnmoHrs congealed in
the head and brain. ^^ This is very good. Another :

Take Auripigmentum, and Tuflilago, of each two drams,
make them into fine powder, and with good Venice Tur-
pentine wafhed, make it into a ftiff pafte, and thereof make
fmall cakes the breadth of your Thumb-nail, and dry them a
little, and therewith perfume your horfe ovqy a Chafing-difti
and coles every day •, but before you do perfume him, give
him the drink prefcribed you in lib. 2. chap.JeU. which begin-
neththus (firlt let him bleed in the Neck-vein well, then
take Aflafstida as much as a Hafle-nut, &c. ) ^^ And this
^ is very good.

SECT. 2. N.

Hippoph. T/[/Hat is good to cure a Navel gald ?

Hippof. This is a naughty forrance coming
by means of a Saddle behind, which being let run a while,
will be long in curing. It is called a Navel-gald^ by reafon
that the hurt is upon the top of the backji right over againft
the Navel., the figns are fo demonftrative, as that they need
no defcription the cure thereof is :

TakeOyl-de-Bay,Goftus,Fox-greafe,Oyl of Savin,of each
one ounce, then take great Garden Worms a hundred and
fcowr them with white Wine and Salt, then put all the ingre-
dients together into an earthen pot very well Hopped, and

boyl

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boyl it well, then add thereto of Sallet-Oyl one ounce and a
half, and boyl it over again till it come to a perfect Oynt-
ment, then ftrain into a Galley-pot or Glafs, and fo keep it
clofe flopped for your ufe, and when you are to ufe it, only
warm it ^ and fo drefs the forrance therewith, with Lint or
Hurds, and it will foon be whole. %^ This by proof I do know-
to be very good.

S E C T. 3. iV

Jat help have y OH for

hied with a difeafe commonly caUed the

Mippoph. \ 7\ 7^**^ ^^^? have yoH for 4 Horfe that is trou-

Night-mare ?

ii/i/jfo/ This difeafe is fo called indeed, but yet all able and ^,
skilful Farriers do laugh at tliofe that give it the fame Epiphrafey JJ'y ^'
for it is none other thing but a A^Uncholy blood wherewith the
creature is opprelFed, for it doth perplex the heart more then
any other member or part of the body ,caufing him in the night
to fweat more then in the day, bereaving him of his fleep and
natural reft, andthebeft figns to know this difeafeis, by ob-
ferving well the horfe^-whtn you come unto him in the morning,
you fhall perceive him to have fweat as well in the Fla?7ks as
NeckjSind Short-ribs next to the place where the heart lieth.
The Cure for the malady is .•

Take of Salt one handful, Sallet-oyl half a pint, and of
brown Sugar Candy made into fine powder, four ounces j mix
all thefe very well, then warm them upon the fire, and fa
give it him with a horn blood-warm, give him this two morn^-
ings together, and it will cure him : But the day before you
drench him, firfl open the two Spur-veins^ and let him bleed
there very well. "^^^

I have known many who have taken a good great ftone

^ which hath had an hole in it, and they have taken a withe and

'jiM it through the hole of the faid ftone, and fo hung it upon

the top of the Rack, juft over the horfe ^ whereby he hath been

)erfeA;ly cured.

CHAP;.

12 0 Tl^e Expert Farrier. Chap, 1 4.

CHAP. XV.
SECT. I. O.

Hyppophilus.

Nat good Receipt have yon wherewith to cure old

Sores?

Hippof. Sir, I have many, and the moll of them
be very good, whereof I will give you only one, and le^ve
the refidue to their proper places :
Old Sores. Take of Roch-Allum a good quantity, and burn it in a hot
fire-pan, then take fo much Bay-Salt, and burn that alfo •■,
beatthefe together to very fine Powder, then take of com-
mon-Honey and of fweet Butter, of each like much, fo much
as will fuffice, and fo incorporate all thefe Ingredients toge-
ther ; neither muft it be warmed upon the fire, but only thus
brought to a Salve, and fo keep it for your ufe : which mufl;
be applyed either Plaifter-wife, or Taint-wife, or both, ac-
coxding as you fhall fee caufe, and this will heal any fores ve-
ry foundly j neither will it permit any dead or proud y?e//j to
remain in the place. ^;^"'^ This I have often times tryed.

SECT. 2. 0.

HippopH. "XTXTHat is befi to be applyed to an over -reach ftp-
y y on the Heel ?
Hippof. I have handled this malady before in l.i.c. 4. feB. i o.
lit. ji. notwithflanding I will give you one or two Receipts
more. Firft, cut out the over- reach with your incifion knife,
making it plain as may be, then waih it with Beer and Saltjand
apply this plailter unto it, .

Take Oat-meal and Butter fo much as will fuffice, to bring

it to a Salve,pound them together in a Morter, working them

into one body, and apply this Plaifter-wife to the S.orran^e^

renewing it every day once till it be whole. '^^'^This is very

I good. Another,

Mollifie the heels of the horfe with fupplying things, where-
of

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of I have given you ft ore, then open the fole of the foot round
about, and prefs the heel to enlarge it, then when you have
made the fole firm again, keep his feet moiil with Vnguentum
RofatHm^ov fome fuch like fuppling thing, and he will be whole
and found again. This I never try ed. Another,

If the malady doth proceed from a difeafe which the trench
do call Enccftchtre^ then take out the fole of the foot where
the Sorranceis, open it clofe to the hair^ then take up tl.-c
vein in the ball of the foot, and give him the fire all along the
Wr, upon the faid forrance, and lay unto it black Sope up-
on the Hurds, and when the fcurf falleth off, drefs it with
black ^gyptiacum, until fuch time as it hath produced a cir-
cle of a new horn, and keep the hoof always fiipple with Vfi-
guentHm rofatum^ and the grief wiU heal up, and wear away in
Ihort time. This is very good.

SECT. 3. O

Hippoph. TTOn? do yon make Oyl of Oats, and what is its
X. JL t'enne ?

Hiffof To deal ingenioufly with you, neither my Mafler
nor my felf did ever know the nature of this Oyl, or how to
make it, until fuch time as we met with Matter Markhams Ma^
fter-fiecefiom whence fince we have made very good ufe there-
of, and do find it to be a moft lingular Receipt : I will give
it you jufl as wc have it from him.

Take of Milk eight quarts, and warming it upon the fire,
put thereto of burnt- Allum four ounces, which will caufe it to
run into a Curd like to a PofTet j take off the Curd and caft
it away, and flrain the Whey through a courfe cloth into a
clean vcflel : then take of O^r/ a quarter of a Peck, dry and
clean husked, that were never dried, and put them into the
Whey, and fo fet the Whey upon the fire, and let them boyl
untill the Oats do burft, and be foft ; then take them off, and
put them into a Cullender, fo that the Whey may go gently
from them without any preffmg : ( for you muft keep the
Oats as moillas may be ) this done, put the Oats into a Fry-
ing-pan, and fet them over the fire,ftirring them continually,
~ till you fee the vapour or fmoak of them, not to afcend up-

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Ill Tl^e Expert Farrier. Chap, i 6.

wards : But as it were to run about the Pan ^ then fud-
denly rake them off: and putting them into a Prefs, prefs them
molt exceedingly, and look what comes from them is only
their Oyl, which you muft referve in a clofe glafs and fo flop
it well.

Now there are other more artificial and curious ways
whereby to diftil and extrad this Oyl, yet this above them
all, is both the eafieft, furefl and leaft troubiefome way, and
the very belt for every mean capacity. "^^"^ This Oyl of Oats
is of all medicines whatfoever the molt excellent, and fove-
raignforthe 5o^^ ofthe//or/f, as being abftrafted from the
moll natural, wholefome, and bell nourifhing food which
doth belong to the fu dentation and iivcly-hood of the horfe^
this Oyl being given by four or fiive fpoonfuls in fweet Wine,
one pint, or ftrong-Alc one quart, and fome of the Whey
poured in his noftrils, doth cure the Glanders before all other
medicines. It is alfo ( given in the fame manner ) the beft of
all PHrgations^ for it purgeth away all thofe venemous and Pec-
cant hnmoHrs that fcedeth the mofl incurable Farcin Whatfoe-
ver; & for my own part at what time I can conveniently come
by this Oyl of Oats, I will never ufe any other Oyl or uncfti-
ous matter in any medicine whatfoever, to be adminiftred in-
wardly but this only : I having found by good experience,
that it is the moft Soveraign of all fimples of that kind, and
thus I have fhewed you what Mr. Mar^iams opinion ( which
is the fame both with my Mafier and my Self) is, both of
this Oyl and its vertues, and fo I remit you to the ufe and
pradice thereof. ^'^

CHAP. XVII.
SECT I. P.

Hippophylus.

VV

Hat is the Receipt which I have often times heard
fo highly commended among Farriers, called
Paftons, and to what nfe doth itferve ?

tPpoL

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Hiffof. This thing which is called Paftom is none other
than a plain P/^i^y^fr ^ only fomeof our verbal Farriers have
gotten hold of the Fre'r?cb word PafioK'^ which doth lignifie a
Plaifler^ and that they deliver and vent among ignorant peo-
ple, whereby to cry themfelves up for learned, and skilful
DoShors in Horfe-leech-craft '^ now forafmuchas maladies and
difeafes, are of fundry forts and different natures : fo ought
the PafioNs^ Plaifters and Medicines bedifcrcpant each from o-
ther, but lince you were pleafed to underlland the true nature
of this word Pafton^ 1 have in a word delivered the fame
unto you, and nowl will give you the receipt of one of the
Paftons which will be well worth your acceptance, it being
the moll foveraign remedy of any that ever I could come to
know, which is as good to diflblve and take away evil hu-
mours^ which Ihall at any time fall down into the Legs of your
horfe^ as any other Medicine you can ufe. And this it is.

Take of common-Honey one pound, of Turpentine half a
pound, of Maflick in fine powder, two ounces, of Frankin-
cenfe and Bole-armoniack both made into fine powder, of each
fbui^ottflces, of Sanguis Draconis, three ounces, of new laid
Eggs fix, of the ftrongefl: white Wine- Vinegar one pint, of
the flower of Rice feven ounces, mix all thefe together, and
hereof make a plaifter, and lap the legs of the horfe from the
feet to the upper joynts, and do this butfouror five times,
and you Ihall fee it will perform a ftrange and rare cure. \"^

S E C T. 2. P.

H ippoph. \/^ \ 7 ^^^ i^ good to help a flrain in the Paftern-
^ V joynt?

Hippo/. If it be onl y a ftrain in or upon the paftem-joym^ and
not upon the bac\fmews :

Take then of Chamberly one quart, and boyl it untill the PAfi^rn-
fcum doth arife, then ftrain it, and put unto it of Tanfey and -'"-^'^ ^'''*''
of Mallows, ofeach one handful, and of ordinary Honey two
fpoonfuls, and of Sheeps tallow four ounces, chop the herbs
fmall, and then mingle all thefe Ingredients together, and fo
apply the Medicine to the place with a linnen cloth bound up,
and Ititched clofe with a needle and thread, that it may not

Q,qq 2 remove

124 The Expert Farnier. Chap. 1 7.

remove, renewing this plaifler every day once, for three or
four days, and hewill be found and go upright again. %^ThiS
is fpecial good. Another,

Take ot Brine one quart, andboyl ittillitarifeth,andthen
ftrain it, aud put to it of Tanfey, and Mallows, of each one
'handful, of Honey two fpoonfuls, and of Sheeps tallow four
ounces ^ chop all thcfe together, and then pound them well ••
and fet them upon the fire, and fo boyl them, as much as will
fuffice, apply this warm to the place with a cloth Plaifter-
wife fowirigitfafton, and fo let it remain five days, and if
this doth not cure him, then wafh the place with warm wa-
ter, and (have away the hair, and fcarrifie the joynt, then
apply the medicine of Cantharides and Euforbium, &c.
as you are fliewed in the cure for an upper attaint in /. 2.
c, 4. fe^. 9' lit. j4. and fo he will be cured this, is very

good.

SECT. 3. P.

Hippoph . T WohU ^ W/y,Hippoferus,/f ^r« a ^ood Pill/or the
i Glanders.
Hippf. I have delivered you many already, hut fince you
are pleafedto renew this cure again, I will give you two pliSy
whichihallbe of molt vertue, which fhall cure any violent Cold
or Glanders \ prevent heart fwk^efs^ purge away all molten-
^eafe, recover a /o/? ftotnach^ keep the heart from fainting in
.and after hard travel, and violent riding and exercife, and
thefe pills willraife aleanhorfe, and make him fatfudden-

ly.-

Take Annifeeds, Cumin, dryed Elecampane, Canthamus
of each two ounces, make all thcfe into very fine powder, and
fearce them ; and add unto them of the powder of Brim-
ftone, and of the juyce of Licarifh , of each one ounce,
yvhich faid juyce of Licorifh muft be diffolved in white Wine
one pint, then take of the oyl of Annifeeds, and of the Syr-
rup of Colts-foot, of each one ounce, of Sallet-oyl and life-
Honey of each half a pint j mix all thefe with the former In-
gredients, and with as much fine wheat-flower as will knead
itinto a ftif pafte, end fo make it up moplls^ fomewhat big-
ger.

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ger then a Fretich Walnut^ andfo keep them clofc Hopped in a
glafs or gaily pot, for they will laft good the whole year,
and when you Ihall have occajfion to ufe them, take forth one,
and anoint it all over with fweet Butter, and fo give it your
h'rfe^ and continue thus to/do every morning one, for fome
time, and ride him a little after the taking thereof gently, if
the weather be temperate, and let him fuand upon the Snaffle
or trench three hours after, then feed him, and at night you
may either give him a Mafli, or white water. "^^-^ And thus
do ( if it be to prevent ficknefs ) three or four mornings to-
gether, but if it be to take away any infirmity, as Cold, Glan-
ders, or thelike,thenadminifter it eight or ten days together
at the leaft, but if it be to cleanfe his body from molten-grcAfe^
or to take away f6ulnefs,then give it him either in his heat,or
prefently after-, but if it be to make him fat being meager,
poor, and lean, then ufe it fifteen days at the leall. If you
ihall find any difficulty in the giving of this pill, you may then
at your pleafure diffolveit either into fweet Wine,or q\Iq into
good Ale or Beer, and fo give it him with a horn drench- wife.
%"^ The other fill is,

jTake of Wheat-flower one pound, or fo much as fhall fuf-
fice to make a ftifFpafle, then take of Annifeeds, Fenugreek,
Brimltone, of each two ounces, Sallet-oyl one pint, common
honey one pound and a half, white- Wine two quai'ts j make
the hard fimples into fine Powder, and fear ce them, then with
the refidue make a ftiflr pafte, and of this pall make a fiUthz
bignefs of a mans fift, and diflblve it into two or three gal-
lons of fair water , by wafhing and laving the fame pafte
therein with your hands, and fo let your Wye drink the fame
at his ordinary watering times, or at any other time, when
he is willing to drink, for he cannot take too much of this
water,then ride him to warm it in his k//y,but not otherwifc,
and when the water is fpent, do not calt away the bottom,
but fiiling again the veflel wherein he drinketh, with frefii wa-
ter, the next time he drinketh diflblve another ball therein,
and thus do for fifteen days together, at leall, and you fliall
fee fome wonderful effeds thereof. This water fcowreth,
cleanfeth, and feedeth after an admirable manner, and the
former lefl^er fills do porge thcftomdch and entrals from all

foulnefs^

12 6 7??e Expert Farrier. Chap, i /,

foulnefs, it avoideth and carrieth away in his ordure molten
and difTolved greafe, and fortifieth nature fo powerfully,
as that it leaveth no evil hnmonrs m the body. ■^:5t'*This
was taught me by a Scotch-man who was Groom in Prince
Henry his Stable under Monfieur Saint ^mhony^ and a lin-
gular good Groom he was. I have oftentimes made proof
and ufe thereof, and have found it to be right good, and for
that reafon I do rather commend it unto you.

S E C T. 4. P.

Hippoph. l/T/Hatgood Antidote or prefervative have yon for
*^^ r^f Peftilence?

Hiffof. This difeafe which we call the Pefiiknce or Plagne,
hath alfo fundry other names, for fome do call it the Mm--
rain^ others the Garget^ others the Gargil^ and the French do
call it malde mountain, the Mountain evil : It is a moft conta-
gious and infectious difeafe, it is fometime engendred of a
Surfeit by riding, when the /^or/e afterwards taketh cold,
and fometimes it cometh of the contagioufnefs of the Air,
when as a horfe cometh upon a fudden into fenny or marjhy
places, where he never was before, having been ever bred and
kept in pure, fweet, and wholfome Air j as once happened to
a young Gelding of mine own, when I coming into the hun-
dreds in EJJex, and travelling late, I came to my Inn, where
my horfe the very next day fell into ifefiikm Feaver, where-
of he had doubtlefs died, had not I adminiltred help inftant-
ly : Wherefore whenfoever you do fufped your horfe to be
never fo little touched with this malady, remove him pre-r
fently, left he fhould infc(ft fo many horfes as be in the Stable
with him. This comes alfo to a horfe many times by means
of corrupt bood and bad hnmours which do lie lurking in his
body, which wafhing, drinking being hot, and Surfeits do of--
ten caufe j but let it come as it may, it brings with it ape-
ftilem Feaver, which is feconded by enfuing death, if l^eedy
prevention be not at hand. ^l^i\

The figns be thefe : After that he hath drooped and lan-
guifhed two, three, or four days at moft, he will begin to
fwell under the roots of his Ears, as if he had the Veins, and

under

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under the Chaul^ snd fo this fweiling will run up his Cheeks
through the malignancy of the difeafe , and become very
hard ;, he will hang down his Head and Face^ and feem always
to fleef and forfake his meat, and his Eyes will be yellowifh \
he will draw his breath fliort, which will be alfo very hot
and offenfive, and fometimes he will put forth Carbuncles,
and fwellings in his Groin, bigger then a mans fill, and his
Stones will hang, but this not always,andthis I have known in
horfes more then in one or two. The cure is,

Take of white Wine one quart, and the herb called in P(pl(nct.
French Mairelle^ which we in Englifh do term Night-jljade :
Stamp it, and take the juyce thereof, and boyl it in the Wine,
and when it is boyled as much as will fuffice, take then Lin-
feed meal, and Barley-meal, and lift out the Bran, taking only
the Flower of them both, as much as will fuffice, and put it in-
to the liquor, and fo boyl them again to aPoultifs, and make
Plaifters thereof, and apply it to the fwellings, but before
you lay on the Plaifter, ftrew .upon them the Powder of
burnt Egg-lhclls, and thus renewing the Plaifters every day
once, you fhall either ripen or break them, or they will drive
the fwellings back again without further trouble j but if the
fwellings do break, then heal them with your green Oynt-
ment fo often (hewed you ^ but then to drive away the ma-
lignancy of the infection from the Heart, and to fend it forth,
firft let him blood in the Neck^^ and Weefing veins, and then
give him of Diapent two fpoonfuls, with white Wine one
pint, and of London Treacle one ounce, and this will recover
him. And for your other /?or/e/ • which you may have julb
caufe to fufped to be infeded, to prevent their danger, give
him this preparative :

Take two Walnuts, the kernels only, and the older the
Nut^ be, the better : Take alfo two Figs, and twenty leaves
of Rue, ftamp them all well together, and let every horfe
have his proportion three or four mornings together falling,
befng made up and given in Pills, and let them faft three
hours after, and this will both preferve and free them. Thefe
things I have often ufed, and found them to be fpecial good.

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1 1 8 Tl^e Expert Farrier. Cliap. 1 7.

SECT. 5. P.

Hippoph. T/f/Hat goodfHrginff Pills have you ?

^ Hiffof. I hav^ already fhewed yoa many in
/. 2. cfeSl, But I wili give one or two more,
' Take frefti Butter one pound, Aloes and Fcenugreek, of each
one ounce, Life-Honey, and white refined Sugar powdred, of
each four ounces, Agarick half an ounce, make allthefe into
fine powder, and being well incorporated with the Butter
and Hony, make P^/Zj thereof and give them to your horfe^
and if he be a fmall or weak horfe^ then you mufl give him
but two parts of three, but if your horfe have a Ilrong cold,
and cough withal, then

Take of frelh Butter, and of Mel-Rofarum, of each four
ounces, of Aloes and Senne, of each one ounce, Rubard and
Bay-berries, of each three ounces, CoUoquintida and Saffron,
of each two drams, Cordial powder one ounce. Duck or
Dutch Powder four ounces, make all thefe into fine powder,
and mix them well with JMithridate two ounces, and with
your Butter and Mei-Rofarum, beat and pound them well
together, and fo make them into Pills^ and give them your
horfe^ this receipt will purge him very well, albeit it may
heat him for fome time •-, and as touching the ordering him
in his diet, or otherwife let all things be done as in other Phy-
fical cures of the like nature : If it be a fmall Horfe^ then
give him two parts in three, and proportion the Pills accord-
ing to the ftrength, greatnefs, and corpulency of your horfe.
^■^ This is very good.

S E C T. 5. P.

Hippoph. \/U Hat is good to cnre the fains in theU^clsof a
^^ Horfe?
Hippo/. This is a noifome Sorrance, coming to a horfe ei-
ther by ill humoHrs and corrupt hlood by means of Surfeits pro-
ceeding from great heats, by intemperate ridings, as I have
fufficiently declared before, or elfe through the negligence
of his Groom or Keeper^ for want of good rubbing, cleaning,

and

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and picking, this doth grow between the Fetkekcjoymj and the.
//ee/, in the very Fafiem^ v. hich will caufe the place to fwelf
.^nd to have chops,' from whence will iiTue a thin and ftinking
water, and thole horfis which have fhaggy and long hair up-
on their Fetlocks^ are molt fubjed to this Malady ^ the figns
be eaiily known, by reafon that the chops may be foon felt,
for they will caufe the iLe^j of the Horfe to fwell, and much
filthy matter will come from the place grieved, being of that
.hot nature, as that it will fcald the very hair from about the
Sorrance, and this will caufe the Horfe to go very ftifF and
lame, at firftfetting forth: The Cure is,

Take of Lees of red Wine one pint, of Wheat-braa one
handful, of Houfe-leek one head, of common Honey, two
fpoonfuls, of the dult of Tanners bark , Allom, and tryed
Hogs-greafe, of each one pound, and of Vervain half a hand-
ful, bray all thefe well in a Morter, and add unto them of
the lean of Martlemas or dryed Beef, burned, and made ufi-
to fine powder, half a pound, and fo work them to a kind
of Salve, and apply it unto the Sorrance, fo hot as the horfe '
can fuffer it ^ but before you do apply this medicine, you
mult draw the skin with a hot iron, a little above the Hoofs
or Knees^ or elfe take up the Feins ( which I altogether ufe to
do ) then take of Tar, and of fweet Butter, and of Hony , of
each two fpoonfuls, and warm them upon the fire, and either
anoint the places feared, or elfe the yein, fo taken up with
this Unguent, once every day, till his Oyntment be all fpent,
and by that time, your horfe will be perfectly cured, efpeci-
ally if you continue this former Emplaifter daily to the Sor-
-rance, having firit clipped and fiiaven away the - hair j from
about the place grieved. \'* With this 1 have cured many
horfes. Another,

. Take of Turpentine, Hogs-greafe, and Hony, of each like
much, fo much as will fuffice, a little Bolearmoniack in fine
powder, and yolks of two Eggs : With fo much Wh^at-
flower, as will thicken all the other ingredients : Incorporate
all thefe well together , and fo bring it to a Salve,, gnd
Plaifter-wife apply it to the SorranGe,and fo bind it up,renew-
ing it every day, andlet him not come out of the Stable, or

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come into any wet, and he will foon be cured. ^'^ This is
aifo very good, jinother.

Take ot tryed Hogs-greafe one pound, Verdegreafe one
penny-worth, of flrong Muftard two ounces, Ncrvel four
ounces, of OyldeBay, of Hony and Wax , of each half a
pound, Arfnick one ounce, Redi^ead two ounces, and of
white Wine Vinegar half a pint, powder your Verdegreafe,
and then boyi all together, ( and the hair firll dipt away,
which muft always be done in any of thefe Cures) apply this
Medicine hot to the place, and renew it daily, and it will not
only cure the pains, but all manner of fcratches, fcabbed, and
kibed Heels -^ to wafii alfo the Sorrance, with Vinegar and
Gunpowder is very good to help the pains, and fcratches.
"^^^ This I have often ufed.

S E C T. 7. P.

Hippoph. Tr\^^ yo*i ^ot ufe to purge a Horfe that is Purfive

Tt-ilvmfs, \J ^;2^ Short winded.?

" ^!^^' Hiffof. Yea Sir, and I do it after tliis manner ;

Take of the fat of a Boar three pound, mince it
very fmall, and lay it in fair Water four and twenty hours,
to the end the Salt ( if any be in it ) may foak out of it,
then, Take of Agarick Pulverized two ounces, of CoUiquin-
tida in powder half an ounce, mdvofarnm fix ounces, incor-
porate all thefe well together, and work it to a pafte j which
you mull make into Pills, the bignefs of an ordinary Tennis-
Ball, one of which you rauit give him at a time rowled up
within the powder of Licorifh, but the night before you do
adminifter it, you muft give him no Oats at all, but a little
Hay and Wheat-bran prepared only, then the next morning
about fix or feven of the clock, give him one of thefe Pills,
and then cover him up warm ^ and ride or walk him two
hours fpace ^ then bring hira in, and let him ftand upon the
Tench two hours more, then unbridle him, and give him a
Iktle Hay fprinkled with water, and eight or nine hours after
the taking of his PiU^ (which will be three of the clock, give
hioi white Water to drink, and let hira eat of the Bran, thea
at night wheij you are to go to bed, put a muzzle upon his

mouth.

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mouth, and let him remain fo all night failing, and let him
be warm covered, and the next morning unmuzle him, and
give him Hay fprinkled with water to cat, and continue to
let his drink be white Water, only, the third day, give him
another of thefe Pills, after which you may begin to give
him Oats, but a little at once ^ but then the days he does
not take his Pills, you muft remember ever more an hour
after you give him his white Water, to give him of Agarick ;
and of Rubarb in powder, of each one ounce, which he mu-Il
take in frefh or fweet Butter made up like to a Pill. This
fargatfon may be given to any Horfe, but efpecially to that
Morfi you (hall fear is in danger, to become either purlive or
Glandery, and if perhaps the Malady have been longer upon
him, give him then of Antimony thirty drams more or lefs,
according to the ftrength and age of the Horfe^ and alfo ac-
cording to the nature and quality of the difeaie ^ and if after
the application of this medicine your Horfe will not feed
fas it may be very probably ) you may chcrifh him with
milk mingled with the yolks of Eggs and Sugar, well beaten
and brewed together. \''^ This I applyed to a Horfe of more
then twelve years old, who in feveri days eat not one bit of
any thing but only the faid Milk, Eggs, and Sugar, and yet
in fourteen days after, I cured him, and made him perfedly
healthy and found.

SECT. S. P.

ll Hippoph. V{/Hat remedy have yon for a Horfe that PifTeth

blood ?
Hippof. This difeafe comes fometimcs being troubled with
the fiofje^ like as we have often times among men j fome-
tin^ps it comes to a Horfe^ that being very fat, is put to
more then his ftrength is well able to perforrti j like as 1 once
few a very proper Gelding (a young Gentleman being upon
his back in hunting ) who coming to a great leap, and the
Horfe being ridden off from his wind, his Rider inconiide-
rately forcing him to take that leap, which the Gelding with
much difficulty took, but withal fell, and was not able to
arife but with the help of men, and coming home the fame

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1 5 t The Expert Farmer. Chap. 1 7. .

night he piiTed blood, whereofhe died four days after, mau-
grc the endeavours of» three able Farncrs^ and being opened-
they found two veins broken neer to the kidneys, and much
XAzzk blood found in the place. This raakdy may alfo
come by bearing too gi-eat a weight, as alfo when a horfe is
too hard ridden, he will pifs water like to klood: your eye-
ilieweth you the difeafe, and therefore it needs no further De-
monflrance. The Cure is j ;,.,>>. V/ i;j'i:W -rl n
". Take of ^wl'ro//^ Sang^nl^arm; aliai Biowdvport ^ and Burfa-
Tiffins if paftoris, of each three ounces, flamp them wellj and boyl-
biooL them in fair water very well, and fo give the liquor thereof
being ftraincd, to the horfe blood- warm.^"^ Give him this
five mornings togeth€r,and it will help him. Another:

Take Early, and boyl it in the juyce of DumfoUy, and
give him the Early to eat, and the Liquor to drink, and
this will cure him. '^^^ This is alfo very good.Anothcr,

Firft cleanfe his yard from all filth, and his (heath alfo with
broken Eeerand Butter, then let him blood in thtneck^And
wouth, then take the juyce of Leeks, or green onyons, to wit,
the water wherein they have been Iteeped twelve or fixteen
hours at the leaft,, the veflel wherein they be ilecped being'
%ptclofe Hopped.

' Take of this liquor, and of white- Wine, of each one pint,
and flir and jumble them together till they become llimy,then-
give it him to drink, and do this fix or feven mornings toge-
ther, and it will ftay his jlux of blood, and bring his urine to
its natural and ordinary colour.'^^'^This is a very good medi-
cine, and I have often tryed itv . '. '
Anotherno whit inferiour to the former.
Take Bean-fiower finely fiftcd, and add unto it the Suet of
aStag, as much^s will fuffice, and give it him three morn^
ijigstogether warm,- with a horn, witha fufficient quantity of?
red NA^ine, and during that time, let this drink be either:
fweet Maihes, or white water, made with Beau-meal, "i*^^"^;
This i§ an approved good receipt.

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; S EC T, 9^ J?. b-::^

Hippoph. \T\'T)^^f good receipt have y on for a horfs that
,..,.; ■ Y y £ff/7 r<?^« <« /^•^^/^^ ^y Provender ?

' Hippof. This comes commonly to Inch horfes aa are infafia-
blefeeders,and therefore it is reqiiifite that they be dieted^ei-
pecially il they have. too- much reft, and too little exercife j
forfuch horfes if they can either break, orfteal toaBingof
Provender, and drink prefently after, will undoubtedly fur-
fet upon them, for drinking after Oats, Peafe,or Beans,doth
caufe the Provender tofwell in their belly and /o;;^^c/^, and fo
clogg the/ow^c^, as that crudities will arife, and fo caufe
him tcr be very lick, yea and perhaps to no little danger,
that you fhall fee him to Hand with his four Legs afunder,
the one far from the other, and he will fcowr and calt forth
his fundament,corn which will go forth as whole and entire,as •
he did greedily fwallow them without fichewing, or grinding
thena. The cure is, firft open aveininthe wet^, to keep the
hlood from inflaming, then draw his yard, and wafh it with ,
broken Beer and Butter, then anoint it with foft greafe, and
put into the pipe of his yard a fmall piece of a clove of Gar- ;
lick, whereby to provoke him to fiale^ then rake him, and.
give him the Clifier prsfcribed in t.i.c. 6, Se&:. 8. Clifier. 8.C» ,
^d it is called a Clifier lenitive^ then keep him warm and to
a fpare diet, for four or five days after, and let his drink be
vrhite water, during that time. ^"^ With this receipt I have
cured many dihorfe, but one Wyeamongft; the reft of very
great /'WfjWho otherwife hadinfallibly dyed.

SECT. lo. P.

Hippoph. T^Ow do yoH cure the Poll-evil- ?

X JL Hippef This malady we do tearm the Poll-
evil: becaufe it breedeth in the top of the Poll behind the ears
of the horfe^ but let it afliime what name it (hall,, yet it is none
other thing then a Fifiula in grain^ that is a formal FiflnUiy
which doth begin like all other fifinlaes, with a great inflarlv^ .
mation andimpoftume in the r^a^e of thtmck^. foraetimesit'
- - ' comes>

ij^ ^^^ Ex^rt Farrier, Chap. \f.

comes by means of his unruly flriving, the halter being new,
- and therefore hard, which doth fo pinch and gall him, that
the harm thereof by reafon the flejh is bruifed, doth felter and
inflame, and from thence is ingendred this moft loathfome
forrance, and fometimes it comes again of billions and evil
hiiKOHrs^ which do approach to that place : fometimes it comes
again by the means of a ftroke or blow given by fome cudgel
by his Keeper or Rider^ betwixt his ears, whereby it feftrcth
- inwardly, and inflaming, breedeth an impoftumation, fo as if
it be not in time taken, it will grow to a very foul FiJhU, not
cafie to be cured i for the poli of the horfe is fo tender a mem-
ber, astobefoon offended, and therefore eafily damnified;
I need not to deliver you the figns, for the fwclling will bcfo
apparent, as that it cannot be miftaken, albeit it will putrifie
much more inwardly then outwardly ; and therefore you
ought to apply your diligence to open it, before it do break
of it felf. The cure is,

Firft to lay unto the place fwoUen, fuch things as will ri-
Poli-evti. pen it, and to prepare it ready to be opened •• and as touching
the ripening thereof :

Take the Loam of a mud-wall which had never any Lime in

it, but much ftraw or Litter j and the elder this Loame or

mud-wall is, the better ; boyl fo much as you Ihall pleale

thereof in the ftrongeft white Wine- Vinegar, and let it boy I

till it come to be a very Poultefs, then being very hot, lay it

to the fwelling, renewing it morning and evening till it be

ripe enough to be opened, then open it with a red hot iron

made fharpe at the end, and let the iron be the bignefs of a

nail rod, but you muft begin below, thrufting your inllru-

ments upwards, clean through, that it may come forth in the

foftefl place, and when it is thus Opened, fo as the corruption

may iflue forth at cafe ^ anoint the Orifices with tryed Hogs-

greafe two or three days together, to get out the fire, but

howfoever fail not to drefs it twice every day with the faid

Poultefs, taints being dipped in the Poultefs, and put down

to the bottom, as well to carnific and heal the fififtla at the

bottom, as to keep open the Orifices, and this Poultefs will

cure him. *^* But withal you mull remember to make him a

hood or night-cap to warm the nafe of his mck, and to keep
<jnx':, in

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kthe taints airo:this alfo cureth the Botch in the groin,hurts in
the withers,navel-g3iies,galled-back30r Sit-fafts,&c. Another:

Firit ripen it as before, or elfe with tryed Hogs-greafe
fcalding hot, making him a Biggin wherewith to keep hispo/i
very warm, and renew this Emplaifter every day, and it will
ripen it the fooner '^ then when you find it to be the foftef?:,
mid moft likely to break, open it with a hot iron two inches
beneath the foft place, carrying your hand upward into the
foft and moit matterative place, to draw forth the corrupti-
on downwards, then taint it with Flax or Hurds dipped into
molten Hogs-geafe , and lay alfo a plafter of Hogs-greafe up-
on it , renewing it for four or five days once every
day, to get forth the fire : after this, take of Turpentine of
f^enice^ half a pound thrice wafhed, and dryed from the wa-
ter, the yolks of two Eggs, and of Saffron one penny-worth
in powder j incorporate all thefe together very well, then
■with a probat, fearch the depth of the Sorrance, and taint
it withaSpungefullasbig as the hole of the wound, and as
long^ and convey the taint down to the very bottom, well a-
nointed with the faid medicine : but this mufl be done with
the help ofyourinltrument, and then cover it with a plaifter
of Hogs-greafe, renewing it twice a day, but when the fwel-
ling is allaid, then ufe no plaifter, and in fhort time it will be
perfe(^tly whole and found. *^* This is a very good cure.
Another :

Firfl ripen and open it as before is taught you, and apply
Hogs-greafe to fetch forth the fire, then heal it thus :

Take Roman Vitreol, Allum and Rofe water of each two
ounces, boyl all thefe together on a quick fire till they do-
come to be as hard as a ftone, and then beat it into a very fine
powder, and when you are todrefs the fore, firlt dip a taint
into Unguentum uEgyptiaeura, and fo rovyl it in the faid
powder, and convey the taint with the help of your initru-
ment, to the very bottom, and it will in fhort time make it
perfedly whole and found. *^* This powder being Itrew-
ed upon an old fore or ulcer, will both heal and dry it up.
Another *,

Take of Quick-filveroue ounce,let it be well mortified with
f^ing-fpittlc,and mix with it tryed Hogs-greafe the quanti-
ty

I ,^ 6 Th^^ Uxpert Vmkr. Ghap. 1 7.

ty of a Hens Egg, and Brimftone pulverized ^ incorporate

thefeyery well tpgether, and anoint the fvvelling very .well

'With this Unguent ^ having thus done, take prefently of red

;,Tar one penny-Worth, of the reddell and belt, of Hogs-greale

"half a pound, and green Copperas and Bay-Salt of each one

handful, both made into fine pov/der j boyl all thefe on the

fire exceeding well, and then boy ling hot (even as it comes

from the fire ) with a clout faft'ned upon the end of a fliciv ,

apply this medicine upon the place (being fo lately anointed

with the Quick-.lilver, Hogs-greafe, and Briraftone ) and

thus by fcalding it three or four mornings together, you

fhall after thofe mornings but only warm the Tar medicine

upon the fire, fo that it be but molten, and apply it, and

it will be cured j for this fcalding of the place doth fo kill

■jthe malice oftheF^y?^^ that it can never break to annoy

'the Horfe any further, '^'j^ And thus with this medicine I

have not only cured many poll-evils^ but fundry other Fifin-

las ; it cureth all Impoflumations and foul Ulcers, being thus

• apply ed.

SECT. II. F.

"Hippoph. \7 '\THatisgoodm cafe ef Purfivenefs or fwn.
▼ V ^efs of Breath ?
Hijfpgf This difeafe cometh by two means : the firft fjatti-
ral, the ihcond accUeNul -^ namral^ as when a /?or/e is ^ aswe
doufually fay) cockcthro^led^ox \h2.t\\i'i, throfpell or rvwdpipe
being too long, and fo becomes crooked as his wind is thereby
fo ftraightned or ftopped, as that he is not able to draw it
in, and put it forth with that eafe and pleafure that other
horfes that do are loofe thropkd^ for that the wind-pipe is ( I
fay) Itraightened, which doth convey his breath into his
lungs, and vent it forth again in like manner, a horfe becom-
eth pHrJiz'e and port-windedy when thep^feis too much filled,
with fat or other phlegmatickS^xxW^ whereby he is very much
fufFocated, which caufeth his lungs to labour the more, and
therefore if you fhall be pleafed to follow my counfel, ne-
ver breed with that horfe that is cofk^thropled.
^■/ This difeafe cofAeth fecondly by accident, when a horfe ikzli

Book. II. The Expert Farrier', i Vy

be too hard flrained upon his water, like as- many of your
ignorant lorries ufe to do, when morning and evening they
do make t\itmvpatringcoHr[es (as they are frequently fo term-
ed ) fo alfo this infirmity cometh by riding, gallopping, or
ftraining a^or/euponafull^o/«^c/7,before he hath either dige-
fted his meat, or emptied himfcif ^ for by this means phkgma^
tickhnmoHrs do diftil out of the head into the wind-fipe^ and fo
fall upon the hmgs^ where tliey do red, and there congeal,
hindring the drawing of his breath : it comes alfo by colds.
Glanders, and the like j the figns arefo apparent, as that they
need no defcription, only this inconvenience ( befides many
more^ itbringeth withit ; as to be heavy, fad, and dull in
travel, Ije marvellous fubjed to fweats, and be re.ady to fall
down if ne be but a little ftraincd. A right skilful] Farrier
not long fince told me of a Itrange cure in this kind, which a
gentleman's Croow related to him of a gelding which the Groom
.had in his faid keeping, who was fo pfirftve ( or as we plainly
fay ) broken-winded^ as that he became almofb unufeful, and
his cure was after this manner \ he fuffercd his Gelding to eat
what he would, as well his fill (t'k. ) of good Hay, as of
Provender, but debarred him of all drink for the fpacfof two
or three days together, then leaping his back, he rode him
.upon a foot pace to the water, at which time he fuffered him
to drink his fill, then coming forth of the water, he clapt
fpurs fuddenly to him, and ran him with a loofe hand upon
the top of his fpeed fo long, until for want of breatiy he fell
with him, and for fome time lay as if he were dead, but reco-
vering breathy he arofe, and being well recovered of his windy
he rode him into the water the fecond time, where he alfo
drank, and being come out of the water, he did as before ,
and fo being again ridden from off his wind, he fell like as at
firft, having thus the fecond time recovered breath, he gave
him water the third time, and then rode him as formerly,but
now this third time being fallen, when he began to ^etbreath
again he coughed mofi; vehemently, at what time through the
violence of his coughing,the Gelding caft forth of hismoHth^Si
that out of his wind-pipe a hard lump of congealed Flegmatick. ~
^«jf of a good bignefs, which by this means brought up, the
Gelding was ever after freed from the malady, and made '

Sff found

ij8 TI>^E:>^^rt Farrier, Chap, i/^

ij^^i, ,an,4feiuthat hour, bad the ufeof his rpif?^^ as able
af]^,as v^e.U -?s ev^ before, .and this was the Hory which one
of thc^b^cft Farriers i do know in England delivered unto nie
- fas he affirmed, and I do believe him, for that I do knpw him
to be a right honeft man ) from the mouth of the (Sroom^ who
with ffi^ny vehen^ent afleverations affirmed the thing to be
moft true, nevertbelefs albeit I do Mathematically believe that
the Groom delivered this hiflory to the Farrier^ I mult fay
with the French-man, le crpy en Dita : But leaving this famous
Groom to his rare cure, let us proceed to cures that are more
probable, and now of fuch cures as I have met with for this dif-
eafe, Yqij Jiall participate •

Tal^e ol" flQW Milk one pint, and of Sallet-oyl half a pint,
give hen this blood-warm, which done, put down fts throat
?wo jiew laid Eggs, do thus three or four mornings together,
and then you fhall perceive amendment, but for this Hay, let
i% befprinkled with water, and his Oats well wet in good Ale
OJf Beer ,and let his drink be altogether white water. \* This
i? ¥ef y ^ood. AflPther :

VKeepjf^r i^N^'^y^ thiiee or four days to a fpare Pyet, be-
fore yog do abmi«ifter to him •, then give him this drinif^,: Take
Fenugreek three ounces, of Bay-berries one ounce and a half,
©f the inner rijid oi Elder half a pound, the whites of fix new
laid: Eggs, oi bvownrSygar-Candy , water-CrelT^s, Prim-ro^*
leaves^ jfiithBytmy b.ehgj(^.,:red-IViints., red-Fennel, white OT
Haw-jthOrDrkayeSi of each one pomid, bray all thefe together
ia a Morter, (the fpices ^before beaten by th^mielves ) and"
V?hea they be well powdred, put to the ingredients of Ale
one quart, and fo boyl it, and after ilrain it, and fb give the
liquor thereof to your horff to drink blpodrwarm, and fet
him upon the Trench, ajod let hirn faft fix hours aft^r, then
give him meat, andan hour after that, give him a warm Mafli,
or white Water, and let him be kept to a iliid Diet, and let
his drink be Mafhes or white water 9 days together after,and
his Hay fprinkled with water, and his Provenderwet inAleor
Beer ^ and tlius you may cure him. ^"^ With this medicine I
have done very great cures. Another :

Take therguts of a Hedg-hog, and bang them in an Oven
till they be dry, then niak€,tIi€minto Powder, then take three

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or four fpoonfnis of the Powdery and put it into fweetWine,
Ale or Beer, and fo give it him to drink^ and the refidue of
s the Powder mix with the powder of 'AnnifeedsandLiconTn>
and with fweet Butter make it into Pills, afid give him two
or three of the PilJs prefently after his drench, and keep him
fa/ting three or four hours after, then you may give him Hay
firll fprinkled with water, and after Provender or Bread
wet or moiftened in good Ale or Beer, putting alio there-
unto of this Powder ; and if you haVe not enough of this
Powder to ferve, then take of Cum'in, Licorilh, Centaury,
and Annifeeds, of each like much, make thefe into fine Pow-
der, and give him thereof two fpoonfuls with his Provender,
and put alfo into his Maflies and Bread of the Powder of
Fcnnel-feed, mired with the powder of Brimltonei thisis
Very good for this Mahdy, for I have %n a horfi for a
month together to eat no other Pf6yen'5erV but what fiat;h
been mixed with this Powder, and alfo his Maflies and white
Water, fo made and compounded,, and I have alio brought
him to drink new Milk mingled with the powder of Briai-
ftone, by means Whereof he hath b'een the fooher recovered
smd madeperfedly found .'•^^^'Anathis is very good. Another,
Firft let him hlood, then fake of fweet Wine one pint!
and of the juyce of Hore-hound half a pound, of the Oyl
of Frankinccnfe half an ounce, of the Powder of Annifecd
Licorifh, and brown, Sugar-Candy, of each half an ounce.. H
all thefe be made ittto fine POwcfer, iricbrpOrated weU tog©-
r ther, and give it him once or: twice in a vycek for a while
I and ride him not at dl thattda'y you drench, him, but keep
' feim warm cloathed, and Well littered, aadlet him fl:andat>^
on the Trench four hours after faltirig, then give him me^
I atid three hours after a fweet Maflij,puttin£therdntoof^
Powder of Licoriih, and Anixifeeds. , Cif this l mv^r madt

Take of Barley two Gallons, fteep it in water two days.

andfhiftthe water every day, then take itde^ from thfe

; water wherein it Was laft fteeped, and boy lit in three Gat-

! j^ ^nd LictMfh, and of Railtns ofthe Suji ftoned, of each

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,440 T^^^ Expert Farnkr, Chap. 17.

one pound ^ and fo let it boyl one hour, then take it from
'the fire,, and ftrain,ft'-v,ery dry^iHid put unto the liquor, of
Hony one pint, 'and 'or Sugar-Candy in powder. fix ounces ^
then put the liquor into a clean earthen Pot, or Bottle, keep-
^ ing it clofe flopped and thereof give your Horfe blood-warm
four mornings together, the quantity of an Ale pint at a
time, and let him eat the Barley if he will, howfoever put
it not away, but heat fome of it every day, and being hot,
put it into a bag, and therewith perfume his head. ^^* This
is very good for I have often ufed it. Another,
^ ' Firll you muft keep him to very fpare diet, and inure him
five or fix days to eat his Oats Iteeped in Chamber- lye, and
after that ,

Take of Bay-ben:ies,Fennel,Cumin,Sraallage, Fienugreek,
Pearn-roots dried, and Licorilh four ounces in the whole, or,
* • of each half an ounce, according to thebigneftjagc, ftrength,
or Corpulency of the Horfe -^ make all thefe into powder,
then take one part of the Powder, and put unto it of frelh
or fweet Butter half a pound, and of new milk half a pint,
lind fo give it your . Horfe blood-warm : The next day do
the like, with the oher half of the Powder, and the third day
let Kini not forth of the Stable, and give it him fo long as he
fliall be in Phyfick^-^ for his drink let it.be white Water made
of Barky-meal, but not with Wheat-bran, and let him Hand
^jpon the Trench, at leaft two hours before his drench, and
%Wo hours after, then after that give him that which fol-

<5^Take*^ frelfH\feutl:et 'half a pound, of good Agarick,
Night- {hade, aind Caflla, of each one ounce, make all thefe
into Pills ( being firll powdred, fearced, and well mixeH)
and adminifler them unto your Horfe\ then give him of white
XA^ine half ^ pint, wfiereby the better to fwallow Pills, the
fifth day let him r'eft, and Keep him always warm covered,
aivi well littered, a:nd if you do perceive him to beloofein
his Body J and that he hath purged well, let him reft three or
.four days quiet, Without doing any thing unto him, but if he
hath not pureed aft^r one days reft only, then give him this
drink r- rris ni 3i Iycu om k C:'^::C.

-infFafc^ ^IftrS^^tDiacarthaniuS^SeilnejOf each two ounces,
(bG3io (bsfloii fUJ-^jil-' *^ '-■'-:" ' ' and

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and of good white Wine one pint, mix and brew all thefe to-
gether, and fo give it him to drink, arid let him reft three
days, giving him every one of thefc three days about noon,
of frefti Butter only, half a pound, made into the manner of
puis j thefe three days being ended, you muft adminifter un-
to him as follovveth, and continue it weekly till he be perki-
ly cured.

Take of Agarick, Aloes, and of Diacarthamus of each one
ounce, of Saffron, Mirrh, half an ounce, make all thele into
fine Powder, and fo make them into Pills^ and with frefh But-
ter four ounces, and give it your Horfe, and then prefently
after give him of White Wine one pint, to wa(h down the
Pills. ■^^■^ This is a moil excellent cure, and by me often
praiHiifed. Another,

Take of white Wine one pint, of Sallet-Oyl three quarts,
of Aloes and Licorifh, of each one ounce, of Colloquintida,
of Agarick, and Mirrh, of each half an ounce, of Ariftolochia-
rotunda three drams, of Night-fhade one ounce, of Bay-ber-
ries three drams 3. make all thefe into fine Powder, then take
of Venice Turpentine two drams, of Mel rofarmn three oun-
ces, mix all thefe together and make it blood-warm, and fo
give it your Horfe to drink with a horn, but give him no
Oats in fifteen days, and let his drink be white water, it will
not be good to give him much Hay, but Wheat-flower,
which (hould not be much beaten or threlhed, and inltead of
his Oats giv(f him Wheat-bran, or Barley-meal, and keep him
warm, fix days after let him blood in the Neck. ^"^ Let
him have this drink twice, to wit, after the firft drink let
him reft one day, and then 4ren^h him agaili, as you did be-
fore. Another. Firft give him this purgation.

Take of frefh Butter half a pound, of Senne, and of Aga-
rick, of each half an ounce made into fine powder, of Aloes,
and of loaf Sugar, both powdred, of each one ounce , of
Cordial Powder half an ounce, make all thefe into fine Pow-
der ^ then, "

Take common Hony four ounces, mix and beat all thefe
together, and fo make them into Pills, and give them to your
Hiorfev^t before you do adminifter thefe Pills he maft ftand
tipdn the Trench two hours, and fo likewife two hours after ;

that

ij^i Tl:)e Expert Farrier, Chap. 17!

that day give him no Oats, and let his drink be white water,
and for your other diredions you may give him his allow-
ance of Oats all the other days, but you maft then wet them
either in ftrong Ale or good Beer, and you may travel or
give him exercife, but with moderation all thofe other days,
and three times every day you Ihall give him three or four
handfuls of Wheat-bran prepared, as before is fhewed you
in/. 2.C. ^.fcB.^.F. and thus continue him to this diet at
your pleafure. \* I have made tryal of this Cure, and I do
know it to be right good, for in a month or fix weeks I have
brought a gaunt and Purlive Horfe to have a belly as round,
fre/h, and as clear, as that of a fucking Colt, nor is this
Cure very chargeable or coftly j you mufl give him Wheat-
ftraw inftead of Hay, only in the night you may give him
Hky, provided it be'fprinkled with water. ■' --^

SECT. 12. P.

Hippoph. ^J^Hat cure h^ve yon for a Horfe that is Prickt ?

flippof. This Sorrance hath many names :
It is C3i\kd ^cdoyedyClfy^d^ Metraite^Pricklt^ &c. All which
names, we for the moft part do fetcti from tht French^ and all
is but Only plain Pricket, which occurreth to the Horfe either
through the unskilfulncfs or negligence of the Farrier^ in the
driving' of his Nails^ or in .the weaknefs of tlie Nails of
their evil pointing, or if a Nail fhould fortune to break in-
the quick, and not be immediately drawn forth, it will in'
fhort time fej[ler in the fleih, and foon after impo^ftumatey
and £0 in time beget a fowl Sore, which may ask much Art
to cure. The figns be, that he will complain when he tread-
eth upon ftony or hard ground efpecially, which fo foon as
you perceive, you have then juft caufe to fufped him to tx?
Prickt if he were lately fhod ^ wherefore the better to make
tryal, your way mull be to fearch the foot whereof he cotti-
plaineth, and you (hall no fooner put your Pinfbrs to the
place, but that he will prefently Ihrink in his fo9t by reafon
the nipping of the Pintors doth pain him to the quick v or
if you do but caft water upon the foot whereon he balt6t*h,
in fliort time yoti Ihall perceive the hoof to be fooner 'dify

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againft the Bail or place which grieveth him , before
any other pait of the hoef. Again, if you fhall with your
Hammer knock upon the top of the clenches, when you do
come to that nail which grieveth him, he will lift up iiis foot j
fo likewife there may be many other fuch like figns, where-
by to difcover the place prickt, which he familiar to every
common Smith, and therefore I Ihall not need to fpeak any
more thereof. But let us now pafs to the Cure :

Firft therefore after you have made tryal with your Pin" Vrickt.
fors^ or otherwife, as before is inculcated ^ pluck off the
ftiooc, and either with your drawing iron, or your Buttris,
fearch the place to the very bottome, and if: you can lee or
feel any flub of any nail therein, leave not till you have
got it away '■, and if the place be feftred, or mattrative, wipe~
or walh the wound very well, fo as you may leave no part
thereof behind-, then take of the tender tops of red Neaks, .
a little handful, and flamp tliem in a Morter, of Badgers^
greafe^ two ounces, of red Wine Vinegar, and Black-Sope, of
each two fpoonfuls, or for want of Badger s-greafe take the
like quantity of the fat of Bacon, which is fait. Beat all
thefe together in a Morter to an Unguent , and Hop the
wound well therewith, and after cover it with Hurds, and
fi) tack on the ihooe again, and do not remove it in two days,
and when you drefs it the lecond time with the f^id Unguent,
you may ihooe him up, but drive no nail at that place, and
fb you may travel him, for he will be whole and found. ^^*
This is an excellent cure, and I have often ulcd the lame.
Another,

Open the forrance well as before is fhewed you, and walh
it clean with Vinegar and Salt, and then lay unto it the ten-
der tops of Elder-buds beaten to a very Unguent, if it be
in Summer that thofe buds or leaves may be had, if not, then
in Winter take the inward rind of Elder fo pounded and bray-
ed, and upon that melt into the wound hard Tallow, with a
hot iron, and then lay upon it to keep it clofe ftopped, fome
Hurds, and fo tack on the fliooe, and in few times dreffmg he
will be whole. ^^* With thefe two Receipts I have done many
( whereof fome have been very great ) Cures. Another,

Firlt open the j^ace, cleanfe the fore well as before, then

take

1 44 T7;e Expert Varrier, Chap, i /•

take red Nettles, and Bay-falt, of each like much ^ beat them
unto a Salve, then fill up the hole of the wound therewith j
that done, lay upon it Boifter-wife Hurds, and melt upon the
Hurds hard Tallow to keep wet, durt, and gravel from it,
which would annoy the forrancej then tack on the fhooe,
cauling the foot to be well pared, and drive no nail near the
place, and after twice or thrice dreflirg, you may ride him,
for then the more exercife he hath, tlie fconer v/ill he be
whole. *^* This is fpecial good. Another,

Take off the ihooe, and caufe him to be well pare^^nd
fearched as before, then take of Turpentine, brown Sugar^
candy powdred, and white Ginger in powder alfo, of each
the quantity of a Garden-bean, then melt them all together
in an iron fpoon, and fo pour it into the wound hot, and lay
Hurds upon it, and after do as you are direded in the for-
mer Cures. ^■^This is alfo very good. Another,

Search the place, as before is fhewed, then take Roch-
Allum and burn it, and make it into fine Powder, and fo fill
the hole therewith, and lay a Bolder of Hurds upon it , and
after do as before you are taught. '^^'^ And this is very good.
Another,

Search the place as before is fhewed, then take Goats-greafe,
or for want thereof Deers-fuet, or Sheeps-fuet, of Turpen-
tine, Sallet-oy 1, and new Wex, of each two ounces j melt them
all together, and whilft it is upon the fire, add thereunto of
ordinary Honey, three ounces, and of Sanguis Draconis one
dram made into fine powder, incorporate ail thefe together
"upon a gentle fire, and bring it to an Oyntment, and of this,
you muft pour a fufficient quantity into the wound warm ;
then put on Hurds, and do as before is prefcribed you, and
let the foot be very well flopped, and let him come in nd
wet if you can prevent the fame, neither let any nail be dri-
ven near the grieved place. '^^'^ This is one of the bell Re-
ceipts of this kind. Another :

Search the place as before, and clearife it with Salt and Vi-
ijegar. Then take Salt and make it into fine powder, then
take four times fo ratich Turpentine, and boyl them together,
and fo pour it hot into the wound, and then put upon it the
powder of Brimftone diiTolved in white Wine, and lay upon

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it Hurds, and then do as before is declared. "^^^ "This is .very-
good. Another moft fingular Receit which the French do call
Ketoire.Fkilf fea rch and vvafh as before Then

Take of Oyl-de-Bay four ounces, of Orpin, of Cantha-
rides, andof Euforbium, of each two ounces, make them all
into fine powder, and fet it upon a gentle fire, ftirring it till
you have brought it to an unguent, with which drefs him, as
before is taught you.

SECT. 13. i».

Hippoph. \A/ Hat hold yon good whereroith t9 ferfamt m
^ ^ Horfe ?

Hiptof. Perfumes are very neceflary to be applyed to htrfes
in fome cafes, viz.. in Colds, Glanders, Rhiimes, Murs,Po2es,
Catars, &c. for the better expiation of which maladies. Per-
fumes are admirable helps, for fometimes they break a cold,
fometimes they diiTipate congealed humours which do annoy
the head^ brain and fiomach of the horfe, fometimes they ex-
pel and caufe the horfe to vent and fend away at his nofe and
woHth much filth and corruption, Which doth ftop, clog, and
pefter his head and hody^ and fometimes they do ficcicate and
dry Bp many bad humours which are ingendrcd in the head and
hraim^ and fo likewife many vertues Perfumes have, whereof
very many of our Farriers here in England are moft ignorant:
for did they truly know the nature of Verfumes^ and how
rightly to apply them in their proper places, they might ea-
fily do cures, for which they fhould be not a little admired.
The Ingredients and fimples wherewith we ufually perfume
fickhorfes are m.any, as Frankincenfe, Storax, Benjamin, Brim-
ftone, Olibanum, &c. fometimes Herbs , Roots, Grain, or
Corn, and fuch like things, which are very much behooveful,
for the cures of fuch difeafes, for which they are frequently
adminiftred, as you ihall find in many of my cures fet you
down at large : yet I will for example fake fet you down two
or three for your better fatisfadion : ^ -

Take the beft Olibanum, Storax, Benjamin, and Frankin- ^ "^^^*
fence of each one ounce, bruife all thefe, and mix them well
together, but not too fmall, and when you are to perfume

Ttt ' your

I 4^ 77;e Expert Farrier. Chap. 1 7.

your hoife!, take all thefe fo well mixed,& putting thereof np-
OR a Chaiing-difh and coles, cover the coles with'^ Tunnel,
and fo apply the fmall end to one ?wj}rel at once, and after
to the other, to the end he may receive the fmoke or fume
up into his head, and let him be thus perfumed a quarter of
aji hour together. *^* Another,

• ^^^f'^^^- » Take Brimitone made into fine powder, -and mix with it
frelh Butter and Sallet-oyl, as much as will fuffice ^ let him
not take this with fire, like as he did the former, but let it
be conveyed into his nofe with a linnen clout rowled up in the
fafhion of a great Taint, and this will bring forth much bad
matter. ■^;^'^ Another,

\V(r[um. Take Penny-royal, Sage, and Wheat, of each as much as
will fuffice, and boyl them in fair water till the Wheat do
burfl, puttheWeat and Herbs being firll drained from the
water fo hot as it cometh from the fire, and fo falien the bag
unto the head of the Horfe, whereby he may receive the fume
up into his head. And thus you may perfume him at pleafure
and as you Ihall fee caufe. ^^^ The relidue of perfumes and the
mamierhowto apply them, youfhail find among my Cures,,
Sfid therefore it will bt fuperiiuousforme to treat any further
of them.

SECT. 14. P.

Hippoph. \A/ ■f^at is the heft manner of admmftrin^ Purgati- *
ons to a Horfe ? ,

Hiffof. As touching Furgations^ I have fpoken before very
largely, as well for inward f^rg-m^, as for outward,and there-
fore what I fliallfay more, is in efFcd but one and the fame '
thing: neverthelefs for your further fatisfacftion, I will briefly
deliver unto you, whatcanbcfaidof PAf?;^^?/^^. Five ways
we have whereby to purgea fc(?>/e, viz.. by Pillsj Potions^ Cli-
. :/er.f, SnppJitories^ and Grafs. Pills for the moffc part do purge
and clcanfe the heAd and brainy by drawing the peccant hu-
;;^o«rj down into the body, and fo fending them forth with the:
excrements. Potions dohc^thG ftonrach, helly^ and^wfj, from
fuch naughty hitmonrs which Glanders, Colds, and Surfeits
have engendred in the Wy, € lifters are offundry, andthofe-

of

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of different natures, fome to eafe and appesfe griefes, fome
to ailay the bilioufnefs and iharpnefs of evil humours, fome
to bind, and fome to loofen, and -fome to heal as in cafe of
Mlcers and old Sores within ihQ body ])vinci^2L\]Y ■, and thofe do
alfo clcanfe the ^«n, refrelh the inward parts mdfpirits vltMj
and prepare the body before hand for the receiving of fttrgi:-rg-
fills or portions. Suppolitories help the difeafes in tht gnts b|r
ing of nature and condition more gentle than Clificrs2XQ, and
may be applyed when Cliflen cannot, it therefor^ rcmaineth
that the skill of the Farmrs be fuch, as to be able judicioufly
tounderftand thefeveral natures of every of thefe things, to
know how to make choice of his ingredients and fimples apt-
ly, to underftand how to compound them pun<ftually and arti-
ficially, to difcern rightly before he do adminilter what be
the hnmoHTs and maladies wherewith the creature is annoyed
and vifited, as whether ( ^. (^. ) it be C holer ^ AleUncholly^
Flegme or Rhume as alfo in what part of the body the humours
affeniive is moil predominant, and v/hat fimples will purge
or move thofe evil hn/noHrs^ for it is requilite he be able to
know right well, ^Ludadrngnem, the nature and property of
every one of them in particular, by reafonthat fome are much
more afperours and violent than others be : yea many fimples
2ixfirofigfoyfof7 if they be not well prepared and corrected, and
yet their qualities well weighed and compounded by true Art,
and great good judgment, w4ll work wonderful cffeds. Thofe
fimples which be ftrong, are Colloqmmida, Scamony, Elebory,
&c. the more gentle, are Manna, Cania,Whey, Prunes, &c.
But thofe that be of the mean, or indifferent working,ar€ Ru-
barb, Agarick, Aloes, Sene, &c. and this I am bold to inti-
mate unto you, to the end you may better underftand their
natures, vertues and qualities, and come to knov/ the more
fecurely how to know when occafion Ihall be offered. The
fifth and lafl way ofPHrging is by grafs, efpecially if the horje
be furfeited, and hath been overtoyled the winter before, for
this muflbedone in the Sn/nmer time, when grafs is in its belt
heart ; but that grafs which will fcoure and purge molt, is a
newmown-meadow, for that will rake his guts very vvelI,nor
• will he in fuch a place gather flefh ; I do therefore counfel you
Hot to fuffer him. to remain in fuch grounds above fourteen or
>. - T 1 1 2 Mcea

\^% , Tl^e Expert Farmer. Chap. 17.

fifteen days,and then take himforth5& put him into fome other
paflure where the Grafs hath not been touched with the Sythe,
for then he will Belly well, and in fnort time recover much
Flelh, and become Fat and Lufly, This manner of Scowring
will caufe him to empty himfelf well, to purge, and fend a-
way all his bad Humours and Surfeits, G?SQhis Imhs n^arvei-
. lous well, do his le^s and/a^ very much good, refine his cor-
rupt/'/oo^/, and make him agile and full of fpirit. To mo we
green Ryd before it be eared, is alfo moft wholefome, for it
fcowresh, cleanfeth, and cooleth the body very much ^ fo doth
the leaves of Sallows, and of the Elme *, but as touching the
adminiftring of Scowring and Purgations in the Stable,you mull
underftand that fome s^ilfxAFarriers who have been far travel-
led in this Myfiery^ have very diligently and Itudiouily fet
you down many good rudiments and initrudions,wherewith
to work with all fecurity, whofe obfervations I doadvife
you punctually toobferve : as firlt thefeafonsof tfie year are
to be pondred : ( ^. 6". ) in winter, if his bodyht to be purg-
ed, it muft be firit prepared by Phkbotofj^y or blood-lettings to-^
gether with artificial dyet, therefore you fhalladminiftcrci-J
ihGY Suppo/itory, Clyfier, Potioit, or Pi//, &c. You muft keep!
him a day or two from hay, ftraw, or fuch like hard-meatsj
of digellion, for that thofe things will be a great impedi-
ment to the working of phyjick, or medicine, and he muft alfo
be kept for a time from meat:; hccaufQ emptinefs is a great helpi
to Phyfcalopermon^ other wife it may happen (as it doth oftenl
times ) that more danger then good ii^ay accrew to the Horfe. |
Wherefore two or three days before you do intend to pftr^e/
him, let his meat be either Wheat or Rye bran prepared, like'
as before is taught you, and give him alfo either good bread
made of pur pofe with Beans, Peafe, and lomeRye in it, or
elfe Oats well lifted which muft be dry and fweet, and let his
drink be white water only, and that morning you intend to
give him a purgc.^ let him be falling from either meat or drink,
but about fix or fevena clock in the morning, give him this
or fome otlier p^rgc^ which I have already taught you, or
ftiall hereafter, which mull be correfpondent unto the mala-
dy, for which you are to purge him, for one Purgation will
HOt fort to ever infirmity, but this purge is mofl profitable

for

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for the caiifes which I fhall prefently deliver unto you : And
this it is, ^'iz..

Take of white Wine one pint, or of flrong new Ale one
quart, fo miKh of the, powder of Mechoacan of the beft, * ^"*'^^'*'
and choiceft as you may take upon a (hilling at four times, '^"'
give him this drink warm with a horn, then Trot him out a
matter of a Mile gently upon good ground, and fo fet him up
warm, and let hnn Itand upon the Trench till one of the
clock, then give him a warm Mafli. This will purge and
fetch away his filth and flime, and carry away his peccant
humours^ which Surfeits have engendred j half an hour after
he hath hkd His Mafh, give him Bread or elfe a few Oats
mingled with Wheat-bran, and that little and oft for fear
of cloying his fiomach, and at night give him white water,
and fo give him Bread and Hay fprinkled with water for all
night. \"^ This is an excellent I'ur^e. jinother^

If it be in the Spring prepare him as before, then for, 2 vuYgati'
three or four days together give him green Rye fo much as on.
he will eat, and after feed him with Bread or elfe Oats and
Bran, like as you are told before, but inftead of Hay, con-
tinue him thofe nights, with green Rye, by reafonhis Teeth
will be on edge. \^ This cooleth his £.ody^ and cleareth it
from all Flegmatick^ and Rheumaticky htmoHrs : As for his blood-
letting, let that be according as your judgment (hall dictate
unto you, and you may ufe this fo long as you may fee caitie.
■^x"^ if you do perceive your Horfe to be lick, Surfeitted, full
of Colds, or otherwife ill difpofcd, whether in Summer or
in Winter, after you have opened a Vein, give him this Fnrge :

Take of Aloes, Siccotrina, made into fine powder two
ounces, and make it up into Pillsj with frelh or fweet Butter,
and give it your horfe over night, he having been kept faft-
ing the whole day before, and prepared alfo with the Dyet p^^rgati'
before prefcribed ; and after he hath taken thofe Pills, give on.
him either a fweet Mafn, or v/hite water the next morning
early, for that will caule his Pills to work the more kindly
that day, and fo let him faft till night j during w^hich time
he will purge freely : Then at night ( he having flood up-
on the Trench all day J give him white water, and after
Oats and Bran, and then give him Hay fprinkled with water

for

i)b Tl:>e Expert Farrier, Chap. 1 7.

for all night, neverthelefs he may not the firll day purge
by reafon that fome horfes are of a ftrong Confiitmion^ as
that Phyftcky^iW not eafily or fudddcniy woi'k, but then be
you confident it will the next day ; You muft therefore be
careful how you do order him. After this purging keep him
ftili warm clothed and well littered, take him from the
Trench, and put on his CoUer-halter, give him fweet Maih
or white water, and after feed him well, but by difcretion,
both with Hay, Oats, and Bran, and keep him to white wa-
ter two or three days after, or longer, if you fhallfo pleafe,
and when you give him cold water, let it be without excefs.
"^^* This I have often tryed. Another,
- If your Horfc be newly taken from Grafs, and that you
. hol<i it needful his body be cl'eanfed, and to free him of hfs
many hzdhumonrs^ which either his Grafs or former Surfeits
might bring : Then firfl Rake him, and adminifter unto him
the Clijler prefcribed you in lih. 2. caf. 6.fe^. 8. letter C. Cli-
fier 4. and the next day after give him this drink j
4 Tiifgatl- Take of the ftrongeft Ale-wort one quart, of ordinary
*^' Honey a quarter of a pint, of London Treacle two ounces^

mix and brew all together well, and fo give it him blood-
warm : This done, keep him upon the Trench warm clothed,
and well littered fix hours after, and let his drink be afwcet
li^afh or white water, and let his Rack meat be fweet Wheat-
ftraw, Oats, and Bran. :^^^ This both purgcth and comfort-
eth. Another which mufl be given the next day.

Take of White- wine one pint, and put thereto of Scne
J^^''''^'^^^" one ounce, which m*u II be infufedall night in the Wine ^ the
next morning betimes flrain it, and put into it of the bell
and choifefu Aloes one ounce, made into fine powder, and Aga-
rick half an ounce, of Licorifh powdred one fpoonful, warm
this a little upon the fire, and mix and brew it well toge-
ther, and fo give it your Horfe blood- warm ^ then walk or
ride him gently a quarter of an hour, and fo fet him up warm
clothed and littered, nor let any cold Air come unto him,
neither let him eat or drink in fix hours after, and at night '
: give him a fweet Mafli, or white water, and let his Rack-
meat be fweet Wheat-ftraw, and Oats with Bran. ^J^ The
next day ( if the Cgn be good ) open a vein in the neck.t and

pricic

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prick him in the ^wathj and if the blood be bad, take from
him two quarts, but if good, then nor fully one quart ^ keep
him warm, and let his drink be either fweet Mafnes, or white
water, and put into his drink, either the powder of Brim-
Itone, or of Fenugreek, orTurmerick, or of Elecampane,'
one ©r more togethec^cording as he will be brought to like
and take them, whicrPbeing well mixed, put thereof into
his drink one fpoonful at once. \^ Thefe are very Sovcraign
purgative receipts, whereby to cool the bodyj purge Chokr,
and other feccam humours^ and to purifie and refine the Hood:
But belides, this is not only good for Horfes newly taken
from Grafs, but for other iick, /furfeited and difeafed Hor-
fes. Another,

Take of Gentian two ounces, ilicc it into very fmall flices, epiirg^ipi.
then boyl it in Beer one quart, till it come to one pint, and <^^'
give it him blood-warm, but it will make him very lick for
a fhort time, but have no fear, for the Potion will do him
much good : Let him faft upon it four or five hours at le»fl:,
then give him a warm Malh, or white water, and the next
day^give him this Receipt 3

Take of Life-Honey, or for default thereof, ordinary
Honey, and mingle it with his Oats that he is to eat, which
Hiuft be mixed by rubbing the Oats and Honey betwixt your
hands, fo that the Honey may be very well mixed, let him
eat his Oats^thus mingled, until you do find him to be quite
cured, which will be when he hath quite done running at
the «q/e. ^^■^ This is one of the belt, and moll certain cor-
dials that 1 know, neither have I made ufe of any fo much
as of this, for the time I have known the fame, for this di-
fperfeth all flegm and cholcr j it alfo purgeth the head and
braw j it purifieth the bloody it ventcth the evil hhr^ours ^ it
caufeth good' digeilion, and freeth a Horfe from Glanders,
Colds, Gatarhs,Rhumes, Running at the??o/?, and the like.

C H A P.

\ 5 1 Tl)e Expert Farrier. Chap. 1 8.

CHAP. XVIII.

S ECT. I. ^

Hippophems.

"V" "7*11" "T^^^ ctinhave yon for the quick or running

V w Hlppof. This is a noyfome difeafe, and

infedious, a very formal Mdnge , and neer neighbour to the
Leprofa or Elephant iquc difeafe. It cometh by Surfeit taken
by over-riding, when the blood is over-hot 3 it doth putrifie
and corrupt the blood, and confequently the pflo, and at laft
breaketh forth into this malady, which we call the qHtckr
fcab. And the reafon why we do give it this name is, for
that it runneth from one member of the horfe to the other 5
fometime it will be in the mck^, and at other times in the
hreaft of the horfe, now in the Main, and then in the Tail, &c.
The cure is,
Qukli^ Firit (have or clip away the hair from that place viilted.

Scab. fo clofe as may be, and take offtheyc^r/and fcabs with fome
old Curry comb, Oyfter-fhell, or fome fuch thing. Then ^
Take fair cold water with a linncn cloth, waflb and bathe-
the places very well, and lay the linnen cloth wet upon the
place, and fo touch it no more in ten days, and if in that
time the qMck^fcab do not heal, then drcfs it as before, and |
fo a third time, or a fourth, or fo oft as neceffity requireth ,
till it be throughly healed. But remember that the day i
before you thus drefs the Sorrance after this manner, yoa
take ( to a reafonable quantity ) of blood from the Nech^vein.
^^'^ This is an approved cure. Another as good as the for-
mer.

Firfl let him blood, and then Ihave or clip away the hair
clofe, as in the former cure. Then take Mallows and Marfli
Mallowes, of each like much, and boyl them in fair water as
much as will fuffice, till the herbs be foft, and with the
herbs and dccodion, bathe and wafh the forrance two or
three days together warm j then take of common Hony one

pint,

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pint. Copperas, Anum of Glafs, and Verdegreafe, all made
into fine Powder of each four ounces, Turpentine and Quick-
filver mortified, of each two ounces j boyl all thefe toge-
ther with the . Honey unto an Unguent, and herewith drefs
him every day till he be whole. ^"^ This I fay is very good.

SECT. 2. ^

Hippoph. j "XOw do yon cure a jQkitter horn ?

X X J^ipfof. This coraeth to a horfe by feme
hurt he hath taken in the footy either by a prick with a nail
in (hooing, or by gravelling, or by a ftub, or the like, when
it was not fo well healed that it impolhimated, and fo brake
out above the cromt, which bred the malady ^ or elfe being
neglected it brake out above the hoof before it was perceived.
It is bred alfo fometimes by a hurt upon the hoof by a blow,
or by ftriking one foot upon the other , and fometimes it
Cometh by evil hnmonrs which fall down into that place, and
it groweth moft ufually upon the infide of the foot^ where
when it beginneth it caufeth a hard round fwelling upon
the cromtc^ thQ hoof y betwixt the /^ec/ and the ^^^rfer of the
lo^£ talenty it bcgetteth an Ulcer at what time it doth begin
to impollumate, and it breaketh out above the cromt, like
as I faid before. The figns I have already given you, for
the place will be fwelled the bignefs of a Hafle-nut, and the
Horfe will halt right down. The cure is, fo foon as it is i^itur
efpied to open it above, if it do begm to be foft, then take <"*':
Auripigmentum made into fine powder, and infufe it in the
ftrongeft white wine Vinegar can be gotten 28 hours, and then
apply it to the fore, and it will fo eat about the (quitter bone^
that you may pluck it away with your finger or fliers^ which
fo foon as the bone ox grift le is taken forth, you may heal up
the wound with your Copperas water, and green Oyntment
prefcribed in /. 2. c. 1 o. feU. 4. G. till it be whole, but he muft
not come into any wet during the time of the cure. \*This
is very good. j4nother^

Firfb cut the hoof to the quick, then ■

Take a Snake the greateft you can get, and cut off his Head
and TaU^ and flea it, and fo boyl it in water till the fldh come

Uuu ffom

The Expert Farrier, Chap. 17.

from the bone, and then you may bring the flefh to be a very
Oyntment •, put of this into the forrance down to the bot-
tome, and this Will kill the e^mtter bQm and dry up and heal
it •, but you muft not fufFer him to come into any wet dirt,
or gravel, during the time you have him in cure. "^^"^ With
this medicine I cured one horfe only, for that I had no caul?
to ufc it to any other fince. Another^

Take of Arfnick the quantity of a fmall Bean, make it in-
to powder, and put it into the hole of the Sorrance, convey-
ing it down to thebottome, with your inltrument, and then
ff-op the mouth of the wound with Hurds, and bind it on
y/ith a clout ^ and a rowler, that the horfe may not bite it a-
way j and io let it remain four and twenty hours : Then
openir, and if you Ihall perceive the wound to look black
within, it is a token that the Arfnick did its Office, in well
working, then to allay the fire \ And to reftore the flejl) that
is thereby become mortified, taint the hole with Turpentine
and Hogs greafe molten together. Then take Pitch, Rofin,
and\Vax>of each like much, and of Turpentine as much as
of all the other three, and melt them, and fb make a Plai-
ner of Leather, with which you mult, cover the top of the
Sorrance, but firft be fure to convey the aforefaid taint to \
thebottome, and then lay on your Plaifter, and thusdrefs^
him daily till you have gotten forth the Core or Iharp Gri- I
file^ if the Arfnick have not eaten it out before , for if the I
Griftk be in the bottom of the wound and uncovered, you *
may raife it with your fingers or Inftrument, and fo pluck it
quite away, for till that it be out, the Sorrance will not
heal ^ that done, heal it up with your green Oyntment, or
^\i^ with this Unguent :

Take of common Honey, and of Verdegreafe in fine Pow-
der, of each fo much as will fuffice, boyl this till it be red,
and therewith taint the wound till it be whole, keeping e-
vermore the niouth of the wound open , left it heal up above,
'before it be well healed at the bottome ; neither let your
horfe come into any wet, or go forth of the Stable until he
be throughly cured. ■*^* Thus I have cured many ejmtter-bones.
Another,

Gut the place to the quick, then take Virgin Wax, Pitch

of

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of Greece, Galbanum, Maflick, Sagapenum, Olibannm, and ■
Sallet-Oyl, of each one ounce, and of Deer or Sheeps-fuct
half a pound, melt thefe upon a foft fire and incorporate
them well together, and therewith taint and drefs the fame
till it be whole. -^^"^ This is alfo very good.

CHAP. XIX.

SECT. I. R.

Hyppophilus.

"W" "T* "W" "yHAt is good to cure the Red- water ?
\/ \/ ffippof. This Red water is that which ifln-

w V eth out of old incurable Vlcers^ and Sotfss,
which when you Ihall fee it to come forth of any wound,thcn
be you aiTured that it is very hardly or feldom cured, tiH that
water be gotten away j for it is a fign that the wound is poy-
foned with the faid Red-vpater j nor could I ever find any core
for the Red-water^ but only one which a Marijljal of France
taught me, which is this, 'viz..

Take of the root of the herb called Emanuel^ alias Boms-.
Hemicm^ or good King Henry, or AU-good j boyi the roots
thereof in water, and give it him Drench-wife with a horn
blood-warm, and this will take away the Red-water^ and you
may then cure the wound with your other Salves or Un-
guents.

This I had never caufe to make tryal of in EngUnd ; but
I have been an Eye.witnefs to two or three cures in this kind,
which the Marijhal of whom I had the Receipt did very fuffi-
ciently prefed. The French caileth this malady La Eh Ronfe.

SECT. 2. R. ■

Hippoph. Y "TOir do you mak^ a Reflringent charge /

JL A Hiffof. This Reftringent charge is tobeap-
plycd to broken bones, or to bones diflocatedor out of joynt,
being firit fet, as alfo to take moift hhrnourf from weeping

Uuu 2 wounds.

1 5 (J 17;^ Espert Farmer. Chap. i^.

wounds, and fo dry up h^id hHrnoiirs which do preoccupate
the body. I will commend unto you one only receipt which
ftall be fpecial good :
mflringmt Take of Oyl-de-Bay, four ounces, Orpin , Cantharides ,
chafgs:, and Euphorbium, of each two ounces, make all 'thefe into
fine powder, and mix them with your Oyl-dc-Bay very well,
and therewith charge the place grieved. *^ This is alfo very
good to charge the fwelling of a Back^fmewJ^ram.

SECT. s,R.

Ilippoph. r,f/Hat cure have you for a Ring-bone r"

Hippof. A king-bone conieth two ways, to^
wit, either by Nature^ or by j^cccidem j by Nature^ whea as
either the/^/Z/'o;^ or »i<irf have it,from whom the Colt is ingen-
dred, whereby he taketh it as Hereditary from them, and
therefore (as 1 haTe formerly admonifhed) I willdifTwade
you from breeding upon any fuch Horfe or Mare that either
had or have this malady. It cometh alfo accidentally by fome
knock or blow given either by fome other horfe or by his
Keeper or other perfon, and fometimes by fome evil hmwHr,
which through over-heats do fall down into the Legs, and
maketh its relidence upon the top of the cronet. It-beginneth
firlt withaflimy humour, which in time groweth to a hard
Griflle j you fijall know it, for that there will be a fwelling
round about the cronet of the hoof, adjoyning unto the lower
part of ihtfaftern, and the hair will ftare, and be briftly, and
wi will caule the horfe to halt. The cure is, firlt waft the
place, and fhave away the /;^/>'jtlT€a
. ^^^^^ Take quick, or HK/lackgd lime, newly taken from the Kill,
'■** ' y/hicb nvjit be well burned, the bell burned you may know
by its lightnefs, make your //we into fine powder, and lay it
upon the place fwelled all along of a good thicknefs, and
bind upon It a linnen cloth made faft about the foor ; and fo
put the horfe into the water, and let him ftand in the water a
pretty while, then take him forth, and uabiad th^ foot, and
he is infaliibly cured, for the burning of the Zi^we doth kill
the Ring-kone^ even unto the very root thereof. *^"^ With
K\m Receipt I have cured not fo few as an huadi ed horfsi zt

the.

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the lealt, but when you are thus to drefs your horfe^ let him
be brought clofe to the water whereinto he fs to be ridden,
that fo foon as you have applyed your Lime unto the Sor-
rancc, you may prefently put him into the water. Another,
Firft, (have away the hair as before is advifed,then fcarrifice
thepl^ce.

Take then Cantharides half an ounce, Euphorbium, and
Oyl-de-bay of each one ounce, your Cantharides and Euphor-
bium muft be made into fine powder, and then boyied with
your Oyl-de-Bay, ftirring it continually, that it run not over,
then with two or three feathers lay it boyling hot upon
the Sorrance good and thick, let him be dreJed in the fame
place where ufually he (tandeth in the Stable, and let him
have no litter near him but tye up his head fo as he may not
reach the medicine with his mouth j but when the hair do be-
gm to grow again, give the fire to the Sorrance, to wit, three
or four ilraight lines right downwards, drawing the fwei-
ling quite crofs, and let the edge of the iron be no thicker
then the back of an ordinary kaife, neither muft you burn
him any deeper then that the skjn may look yellow, that done,
apply to the place this charge :

Take of Pitch and Rofin, of each like much, let them btlf
molten together, and whilft it is hot, apply it to the place
all along, from the one end of the fwelling to the other, and
before it be cold, clap flocks upon it, and about three days
after, lay on more of the faid charge, and new flocks again
upon that, charge ,• and fo let it remain until the flocks
and charge fall off of its own accord. \^This is alfo very
good. Another, Firft wa(h and Ihave, and fcarrifie,as before,,
then,

Take gray Soj^e, and Arfnick pulverifed, of each the quan-
tity of a Wall-nut, which being very well mixed, fpread it
upon the ibrrance fo far as the Ring-bone goeth, and having
thus fpread it, apply upon it a few Hards, and bindacleaa
linncn cloth upon it to keep it on, neither let it be removed
in four and twenty hours, then take it away, and ftir not the
ashp-Qxfcab^ but only anoint it with frefh Butter, till it do.
fall away of it felf, and fo heal it up with fome healing Salve,,
whereof I have- given you plenty, \"^ This I have tryed, and

have

Ij8 The ^x^rt Farrier, Chap. i$>.

haVe found to be very good. This medicine will cure a
Bme-S^avan^ Splwty Cnrb^ or any other bony excretion,

* SEC X. ^.t R*

Hippoph. T "T Ave yon any way to recover a;id m^k§ fbiwd a
jTx Horfe that is rotten f
Hippof. Truly Sir, for any man to promife that, were
great precipitation, only thus far he may wade therein,as to
give eafe and help to a horfe that hath the Rot^ for it is one
thing for a horfe to be rotten, and another thing for him to
have the Rot. For a horfe to be rotten , is to have his in-
ward parts wafted and confumed, or at leaft fo rotten as ne-
ver poflibly to be recovered, to wit, his Liver^ Lights^ &:c
But for a liorfe to have a difeafe called the Rot, I do find the
fame to be either a formal dropfe, or elfe a difeafe fo allied
neerly thereunto, as not to be djftinguilhed eafily : As we fay,
a Sheep is rotten, when his Lher is become foul and tainted j
neverthelefs men do eat the cartafs^ and do aver it to be good
meat, wherefore the Sheep is not rotten, but hath the difeafe
called the Rot, This malady cometh ofttimes to horfes un-
Ifendled, to wit, in their youth, whilft they be yet Colts ,
which be bred, and do feed in Femjy^Marjli and voet grotwds^ and
fometimes it cometh to them after they have been backed
and ridden, when they have too hard and violent riding, be-
ing yet but young, whereby the hlood is firft inflamed, and af-
ter putrified and corrupted, begetting obftrudions in the Li"
vet^ and thofe do caufe putrifadion, and knots and fo pultils
do engender in the L;wr,which breedeth either a Droffie^ a Fc/-
trick, or 2. Rot. The figns how to know this infirmity are
thefe: After his journeys, his Hair will/Z^re, his Legs fwell
and burn, and when yoa fhall prefs the places fwoln with
your finger, upon taking your finger away, there will re-
main a pit or dint, he will forbear his meat very much, and
when he doth eat, it will be without any ftomach or appetite,
he will pant much, lift and beat in the Flanks many times ,
he will fwell under the Belly, neither will he caft his Coat ia
feafonable time, when other Horfes tliat be found do, and he
will be fg faint of bodji, as that he will become Liwt, and ut-
terly

Book. II.' n^e Expert^armr. 159

tei-ly to have loft his mettle. Tl^efe andfuch like be the
Symptoms of this malady. Now come I to the cure :

Let him firft bleed well under the Tail^ then

Take of Mares-milk two quarts, if the fame may be had, ^^^^
if not, the like quantity of the milk of a red Cow, then take ' ,

a lump of Arement, then take a young horfe of or about the , 1

age of four years, and of colour black, if it may be, if not,
then of fomc other colour, run and chafe him about that he
may fweat much, then with a fpoon, or v;ith fome other
fuch like Inftrument, rake the fweat from his Head^ Neck.,
Breafi, Back^, Sides ^ Rihs^ Buttocks, Legs, and in a word, from
each part or Member of the faid horfe, and get of the fweat
fo miUch as you can pofTibly, and fo put, your Arement and
your fweat into the milk, which all being well mixed,
give him this by equal portions three mornings together^ till
he hath taken it all, and let him drink' none other drink af- ,;

ter it in fix or feven hours, but immediately after his drink, l^

let him be led forth into fome Pafiure where other horfes be, )

the better to caufe him to fneefe,fiale, <s//w^,and empy himfelf ^
for it is very rvholfome for him fo to do, before he either eat
or drink. Having thus done, fet him up warm and well 1

littered, and if the feafon ferve, give him of the greea
blades of Rye, if not, give him Barley fteeped in Milk three
days, but renewed every day once. Then after every of
thefe drinks if you feel him cold in the Pafiern-joyms, or
that he tripfeth or fiumbleth as you lead him in your ha^jd,
meddle no further with him, for he is paft cure j otherwife
for nine days together after morning and evening give him
white Water only, unlefs now and then a fweet Mafh, and
fometimes give him milk with his white water, if the W/e
be not above nine years old, and fo you may cure him, but
if he be elder, this may prolong his life, whereby he may
do the more fervice. This 1 never did experience, but a
Noble Knight, and a very good friend, told me that he hath
thus recovered fundry horfes which hath been villted with this
difeafe^

CHAP.

\6o Tl^e Expert Farrier. Chap. 2 o,

C H A p. X X.

SECT. I. 5.

Hyppophilus.

W

Hat good Salves have yon wherewith to heal up fores
and womds ?
Hipfof. I have many , according as I have
before fhewed you , but yet I will give many more, the
greateft number of which I have tryed, and am able to com-
mend them unto you for very good,and thofe not Salves only,
but Unguents, Powders, Waters which be moll Soveraign.
Take of Perofen, and of hard Rofin, of each one pound,
of Frankincenfc, Virgin-wax, or for want thereof new Wax,
and Sheeps-fuet, of each half a pound, of old tryed Hogs-
greafe one pound and a quarter, boy I the Gums and Wax in
white- Wine half a pint, and then put int© it your Sheeps-tal-
lowand Hogs-greafe, and when all is well molten and incor-
porated, ftrain it, and whilfl it is yet hot put in of Venice
Turpentine one ounce, and fo work all well together, and
when it is cold , pour in the liquor from the Salve, which
put up into a clean Galley-pot, or other clean velFelfor your
ufc. Y This is a moft fovraign Treat or Salve wherewith
to heal any \fvound ( that is not come to an Vlcer ) and fo
dry it up. Another molt excellent Powder.

Take unflaked Lime, the dry dull of Tanners Oken Bark,
and old Ihooe-fole burned to a cole, of each like much, make
thefe into fine Powder, and mix them well, and keep it in
a clean box or glafs for your ufc.^^^This Powder healeth the
hndsox knots of the Farcin^ after they be broken, and it skin-
neththem, and if they be firit wafhed with thejuyceof Ver-
vineand ftrong Vinegar mingled together, and then this Pow-
der being call upon them, will fl fay ) healand skinthem.lt
alfo healeth and skinneth all other fores. Another.

Take tryed Hogs-greafe half a pound, Verdigreafe in fine
Powder one penny-worth, boyl thefe upon the fire two or

three

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three walm&, then take it off, and put unto it Venice Turr
pentine half an oaace,and ftiriit well together ;till;it becold.*^*
This unguent will heal any wound or fQ^e.iEi.a horfe. Ano-
ther ^ - ' f.

Take of Roch Allum a good quantity, and burn it, and as
much Bay-falt, and burn that alfo :, make thefe both together
into fine Powder, then take of common-Honey, and offweet
Butter, of each like much as will fuffice, incorporate the Al-
lum and Salt with the Honey and Butter by melting them o-
vera gentle fire, and with a taint or plaiiler apply it. "^^^
And this cureth any foul fore. Thisl have often tryed. Ano-
therj

Take of fair water one pint,and put into it of green Cop-
peras , and of Bay-falt, of each the quantity of agoodhafle
nut, both made into very fine Powder ^ let thefe boyl a lit-
tle upon the fire. With this wafh any fore before you do ap-
ply your Salves, Unguents, or Powders. *^"*^ This is a right
good Water. Another,

Take of Common-Honey two ounces,Roch- Allum, Verdi-
greafe,and Vinegar of each one ounce, make your Allum and
Verdigreafe into very fine Powder, then take of Sublimate
finely powdred, two ounces, boyl all thefe a walm or two
on the fire j this laid on a Spatula Plaifter-wife once a day,
orif the wounds be deep, withar^/W, cureth both fpeedily
and foundly : but before you drefs him with this falve, let
thetforebe well wafhed and injected with the water laft above
mentioned, made of fair water,Copperas, and Bay-falt. ^^^
This is a moft approved cure, and good beyond all peradven-
ture, for it cureth not only fores and wounds in many parts -
of the body of the horfe, but in the foot which way foever
■ it may happen,and it cleanfeth any wound from dead or proud
fiejh. Another: o fj:. :o

Take the buds or tendreft tops of the leaves of Elder, one Salvr.
handful, and firft fhred, and after pound them very well,
till you bring them to a perfed falve, and apply this to the
fore, binding a cloth upon it to keep it from falling ofF.\*
This will cure any old or new fore whatfoevcr, in any part
^ of the tody J ^alled-hacks^ SfHr-gaHs^ graieHwg^ pricks, or ac-
cloyed, the wound being drefied herewith every day once, it

X wili

%6t The Expert Farrlen Chap. 2<x

will cure any FifinU if the juyce thereof be iujeifted to the
bottom. With this one thing alone I have done cures which
very good Farrier f could not cure. Anoth-er : ''ii--'--

Eiyptlacum, Take common Honey and Verdegreafc finely pulverized,.
of each as much as will fuffice, boyl them together till the
medicine Wax red, and this will heal up any old or green foie
in fhort fpace. *^"^ This is alfo very good. Another,

emmmt. y2kQ the white of a new laid Egg, and Sallet-oyl as muck
as will fuffice, and beat them well together, and before you
do apply it unto the wound, pour into the wound burnt but-
ter, and then lay on your medicine with Hurds plaifter-wife,
and this will cure any green wound. "^^"^ This is very good,
and thus much for fores.

SECT. 2. P.

Hippoph. '\J{7Hat is good for a Horfe that hath gotten a wrcfjch
in his fhoulder i*
Hiff(kf. If you do find that the grief be in the flw^lder^ and.
that you do know it to be a wrench, make this charge, and
charge the grkvtd Jhoulder therewith.
shdulder- Take Wheat-meal two pound, and allay it with red
Tvrmch. Wine in a Pipkin or Poftnet, as if you would make thereof
a paite, then take of Bole-Armoniack made into fine powder
half a pound, and fo keep it continually ftirring untill your
Pitch be throughly molten, but before you take it from the
fire, put into it of ordinary Turpentine half a pound, of Co-
min, oyl de-Bay, Dialthea, Sanguis Draconis, Bay-berries,
Fenugreek, Linfeed-fiower, of each two ounces, make all
thefe into fine powder, then take of the oyl of Afpick one
ounce, boyl and mix all thefe very well together, that done,
charge the grieved fhoulder all over very well, even down
£'mit. the knees, ^^jt-* The charge is moft feveraign for any wrench
©r ftrain in the jhonlder, k^ees^ or hips ^ it alfo csreth Kibes,
Scratches, and all fuck like forrances, it is alfo moft excel-
lent to comfort the ^-fiews offended or hurt ^ it is very good
for a bkck^fmw-ffrain^ it draweth away all bad hnmoHrs and
abateth fwellings.*^* I have often made ufe of this Receipt,
but if it be a J/jowWer-pight, or yo)'«^diflocated, then thus he is
to be cured, viz., Fir^

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Firit calt him and lay him upon that fide which is not hurt, shoulder
then fatten with a cord the foot of the fame /cg'^ along a board, ^'P»^<^(ti.
and fo fatten the/oof to fome tree or pott which mutt be forac
two or three paces dittant from the horfe, and neer to the
ground, and let one ft;5nd at the middle board with a ftickto
turn it ealily and by degrees in the middle thereof j and whiUt
that is in doing, let another with a pail of cold water, rub,
waih, and bathe the grieved place with his hand or foot, and
that very hard, and in fo doing, he mutt take up the member
griev€d,which he mutt chafe from the very top to the farther
end of the leg, and by thus doing you fhall pnt in the bofje
which was out, into its right place, and after this is done^
you mutt raife him as gently as may be, and when he is up
let him blood in the breft-vein on that fide the grief lyeth,
T^\\xxin^2Lfatten-jl)oae upon the contrary foot, and let his fore-
foot be trammelled fifteen days after at the leaft, to hinder
him from lying down, and charge the grieved Ihoulder day-
ly with s^refiringem charge, and look upon the grieved mem-
ber every two or three day, by thefpace of fifteen days ; af-
ter that you have thus fet the fame,ncither let him be removed
out of his place during that time, and after fwim him,and ap-
ply baths unto thtfiwHUer made of good hearbs,fuch as 'I have
prefcribed you in the Sedionof baths, and laftly anoint him
with this Unguent.

TakeOyl de-Bay, the oyl de-Petra, oyl de-Spike, and
Nerval, of each like much : and thus ordering him, he will be
found and well again. *^'*I have proved this upon fix horfes^
and cured them all. Another,

If thQjhoHlder hQdthtr ftrained or diflocated, it were ve-
ry good to yiriw him, then take blood from the breaft-vein on
that fide the grief lieth,then tramel his, forefeet that he do not
lie down, and fo let him remain three weeks, then anoint the
member grieved with Sallet-oyl only, and the firfttime you
fhall take but of Sallet-oyl half a pound, which you muft
rub in againft the hair very hard, both upon the fhonlder and
hreafi:, by thefpace of half an hour, the next day after you
fhall like wife rub and chzf^tht jhonlder 2ind breafi, by tte fpace
of half an hour more, without applying any thing unto them,
and lb continue-j'ubbing and chafing him for the fpace oidght

X X X 2 or

J 64 The Expert Farrier, Chap. io»

or ten days together^ as for the Sallet-Oyl, you muft take
four ounces thereof every third day, wherewith to chafe^
rub, and anoint thQ jhonlder^ and the other two days betwixt,
you muft not rub and chafe it with any Oyl at all, and at
the end of eight or ten days, his Jhoulder will be fwelled
down td'the very kpee, then take of the Oyl, and apply a
reftringent charge to the place grieved and fwelled, and add
,£0 it of ordinary Turpentine half a pound, to caufe the
charge to remain on the better, and tiie next day, and all o-
ther days after inftead of this refiringent charge-^

Take Vinegar and bathe the (houlder therewith upon the
faid charge^ and by degrees the hmr will fall away, and when
the fwelling is alTwaged, fend your horfe in the beginning to
the water, upon a /oo/^ pace, and he will be cured ^ this re-
ceipt certainly is very good, and not coftly \ but I did never
make tryal thereof, albeit it was highly recommended unto
me by a famous Vrtnch Mar'ifid^ who averred that he had re-
covered very many horfa therewith, but for a horfe that hath
gotten a wrench or flip, the only remedy is to put in a frcm^h
Eowd^ and then to blow him, and put on a Panen-Jlwoe^ and
let his Keeper turn the Rowel every day once, as well to caule
the putrefadion better to ifTuc forth from growing to the
flelh, and after twenty days you may take it forth at your
pleafure. "^^"^This is good for a new firain,

SECT. 3. 5.

Hippoph. \A7Ey£ if «ot much ^f«er Hippoferus, that after .

yoH have thus rowelcd and blown him^ and fet
A Patten-fliooe npon the contrary foot, that he were tnrned forth-
to Grafs^ for that the horfe keeping himfelf in contmnal agita-
tion and motion^ as hefeedeth in the fafinre^ the humour may th
better defeend, and fo ijjue forth^ whereby he may fooner be cured ?
Hippo f Sir, I anfwer negatively to your allertion, for by
his being abroad, the wind will take the wound and caufe
him to fwell, and thereby do the hwfe more harm then you
fmlti. are aware of: Secondly I fay, if when he is abroad there
might happen to fall ra%n^ that the place rowelled might take
W€t and cold, it might thereby indanger a Gangrene, and

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therewith endanger the life of your horfe, for the like I my
felf have done •, but having roweled your horfe^ and that you
be to blow him, if you ufe to take Tobacco, then forbear to
blow him your felf, butletfome other who taketh not any,
to blow him, for the very fent and fleam of Tobacco v/iil
caufe your Horfe to fwell both in thcjhofiUer and all along
under his Belly, even to the JJwath midfiones moll violently,
and the tf^cCt thereof I have very often feen. ^"^ With
roweling I have aw^d very many horfes , if the Jlraiu be
newly taken, but if the horfe have gotten hurt on his fionl-
<^er,that the skm l?e broken,then firil cut away all the dead and
bad flelh if there be any, then

Take the white of an Egg, and beat it, and lay it upon a ^^j^^/^^r
few Hurds PUifier-wife, but firfl wafh the wound with a little s^i^ ir^
white Wine made blood- warm, and then apply your Plaifler \eii.
to the forrancc, and then anoint the jlmiUer round about the
forrance with fweet Butter j do this every day once, audit
will be whole. \^ This I have often tryed. Another,

Take your lancet or fieam, and make a little hole in the
skjfi upon the pitch of theJJwulder, and blow the place with a
quill, that the skjn may arife from the fie[h,^ then

Take of Hale Urin two quarts, and boyl it to a Moiety,
then flrain it, and put thereto of fweet Butter, and of tryed
Hogs-greafe, of each half a pound, then take of Mallows
Tanfey, Vervine,red Nettles, Sothern-wood, and of the ten-
der tops of Broom, of each half a handful, chop all thefe
together, and boyl them in the Urin till they be foft, and
then firfl bathe ths. jlooulder with the decodion of Urin and
after znomt tht jhoulder with the herbs, being firfl made into
an Unguent, ufing thus to do every day once or twice till it
be well ; but during this cure, the horfe mufl be kept within
doors, and in a few days he will go found again. \^ This is
very good, for I have often tryed it. uinother,.

If your Wy^ have any grief in his Jfeo/^Z-j/^r, firfl- put into it
2i French rowel^ and blow it, and put a Patten-jhooe upon the
contrary /oo/', then apply this charge unto the place.; Take .
of Pitch and Rofin of each one pound, and of Tar fialf a
pint, melt them upon the fire, and before it be cold, charge
thQ jhmlder therewith, and clap Flax upon it, and let the.

charge

i66 T/;e Expert Farrier. Chap. 20.

charge lye on till it fall away of it felf, and once a day turn
the rowel for fifteen days together at leaft, then take out
the rowel, and heal up the wound, then if the feafon be fit
for it ) turn him to Grafs with his Patten-jhooe on, and let
him run three or four months, and he will go upright again.
*^"^ This is very good. Another^

Firit fwim him, ( as you may do well to do for any grief
in the fhoulder or hips ) and before you do rowel him, ap-
ply unto the grieved Member this Bathe and Unguent.

Take Pimpernel an arm full, Bay-berries, Primrofe-leaves,
Camomile, Crows-foot, Mallowes , Fennel, Rofemary, and
fine upland Hay ( which was cut about Midfummer ) of each
like much, and of each a good quantity, put all thefe into a
Lead or Cauldron, and there let him fteep in fair water two
days and two nights, then boyl it until the herbs be foft, and
bathe your Horfe therewith every day once good and warm,
and bind of thefe herbs with the Hay to the fhonlder or place
grieved, in what place or joynt foever it be, ufe this bath
four days, and at the expiration of four days, let him blood
in the hreafi, on that fide the grief lyeth if the grief be in the
flioulder, but if the kv^e or Fethckcjey^t, then let him blood in
the Paftern-vein, and fo likewife if the pain be behind, and let
him bleed well, but if you have not skill or knowledge e-
nough to open any of thefe reins^ then pare the foot very
clofe, and open the Tbe-'z/c/V/, and there let him bleed well,
after this his four days bathing, when he is dry again, anoint
the grieved Member with this Unguent :

Take Petroleum, Narvel, Patch or Piece-greafe, and Oyl
of Worms of each like much, and anoint herewith by the
fpace of half an hour, and then for half an hour after, trot
him in your hand in a f^ir foft ground, then bring him into
a Stable, and obferve if any of the faid Oyntment be come
forth, or doth (tick to his hair^ which if it do, let it be rub-
feed and chafed in again •, alfo bathe him morning and even-
ing, and at noon anoint him, as before is advifed, but at
night only bind or rope on the herbs, and this is the cure,
life this but four days only for fear of making his Joynts too
fupple and weak, ( and if this help not, as I do believe it
^N\\\) then rowel him, this 1 never tryed, but my opinion
is that it is a very good Receipt. Another^ If

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If your horfe be Shohlder-fpUt then put upon him a pair of
fliort Fajitrns upon his Fore-feet^ then take of Dialthea one
ounce, of Sallet-Oyl one pint, of Oyl-dc-Bay half a pint,
of frefh Butter half a poynd, melt all thefe together in a
Pipkin, and anoint the grieved place round about ( viz., ) as
well all over thtjlmttldcr^ as the breafi^ and betwixt the Fore-
legs, upon and about the brisk^t^ and in two or three hours
after all the fliodder will be fwelled, then with your fleam
ftrikc the fwelling in very many places, that the corrupti-
on may illue forth, and continue to anoint him with the laid
Oyntment, and if it gather to ahead ( as it is likely it will )
when it i9»ripe enough, open it where you do find it to be
fofteft, and then heal it up with your green Oyntment fo of-
ten commended unto you, and thus your horfe will go found
again. "'^^'^ This I have often tryed,,^and let this fufficefor;
this malady.

S E C T. 4. S. --..^i^?^ ^

Hippoph. \rOH have delivered your felf very well, hut yet Hip-
X poferus ( but yet ) J am to feek^ to kriow and un-
derftand when I fee a horfe doth halt or complain, where the grief
Ikth, being a thing mofi needful for a Gentleman to be very per-
feB in, but more efpeciallyfor him that is a Farrier, who is to cure
andfet upright the Horfe that is lame, .

Hippo f. You fpeak pure truth Sir, and therefore I will
give you fuch affured rudiments whereby you (hail not at any
time fail in the difcovery of the leaft lamenefs that fhall prof- Rules h»w
fbr it felf to your Eye, if you will be pleafed diligently to t" k?^^
obfervemy documents. You mull therefore firft underftand, f"^^'' *
that if he do halt before, his grief muft of neceflity be either J/^^^ \ll
in the fhoulder or knee, or in the fhank, or in the paftern, or bihind.
or in the foof, if it be in thQ Jhoulder, it mull be either to-
wards the withers or in the pitch of the jhoulder, or in the c/-
bow-^ if in any of thefe places of the jhoulder, you may know
it, in that he will a little draw his kgg after him, and not
handle it fo nimbly and dexteroufly, as he doth th^ other ^ if
he call his legg more outward then he doth the other, it is a
manifefl: fign that he is lame, and that the grief lieth in his

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i68 The Expert Farrier. Chap. lo.

jhonlder j and for the better tryal thereof, let your man but
turn him fhort on either hand , and in that jhodder where
the lamemp is, you (hall perceive him to complain and to
yield, for lie will either favour that legg, or trip in the tur-
ning : You may alfo find his lamenefs by his Handing in the
Stable, for there he will hold forwards his lame legg more
then the other, but yet you come not to underftand in what
part of the jhoulder the grief lieth ^ wherefore take for an
infallible rule, that if he do complain more when a man is
upon his W^, then otherwife, when he is from his back, then
be confident that the grief lieth in the irifkr^, and gripe him
hard, and you fhall perceive him to fhrink, and perhaps offer
to bite \ if the horje do tread thick and fhort before, then is
the grief upon the pitch of the (honlder clofe to the hreafi^
which you may eafily find by fetting your thumb hard to the
place, and by thrufling him with it, as if you would have
him to go back, whereat he will fhrink, and put back his
^J"! fio^^ snd body ^ if the grief be in the elbow, you fhall
difcover it by pinching him with your Fore-finger and thumb
good and hard upon that place, at the domg whereof you
fhall perceive him to fhrink and hold up his legg, and to of-
fer to bite i and thefe be all the griefs which do lie in the
fimlders of the Horfe, which not being vifible, you fhall thus
difcover them, as touching thofe griefs which lie lower, they
M^hen in thi muR be either, in the knee in the flim, in the pafiern^ or in tkt
h(f' foot. If it be in the k?ee^ you (hall find it by his fbifF going,
for he will not bend it fo adively as he doth the other, if it
^hmk^ ^^^ ^^ ^" the_^^«)b or Shin-bone, you may both fee and feel the
" '^ ^' fame, it being then 2i back finew fprain^ fyhnty or fomefuch
H'hen in tht ^^^^ forrance or annoyance j fo likewife if it be in the bend-
■pa^m* ing of the k?ee^ then it is a malender, w^hich is alfo moft eafi-
ly defcribed j if it be in the paftern or joym^th^n may y ou know
it by his not bending it fo well as the other ^ belides if you
put your hand upon the place, you fhall find it to be very
hot, and to burn much : Firft if it be in the /oof, it muft then
be either in the cronet or in Xhtfole \ if in the cronet, it is then
probable it came by fome ftrain or wrench, if in the heel, then
it came by fome over-reach, or elfe by fome difeafe in or about
the Fp«/fc J if in the fole^ then it came by fome prick, accloy,

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retoire, cannel, nail,ilub, ftone or gravel. And thus have I dif-
coveredunto you ail the feveral forts which caufeth zHorfe
to halt before, and how to know and diftbgailh the places
grieved , together with the occalion of every particular
grief. It followeth that we difcufs yet further the means
how to dillinguifli an old grief, from a new taken ftrain or
hurt, which without anexad fcmtiny, cannot eafily be dif-
covered, for oft times a horfe hath gotten a flrain, for which
he is prefently turned to Grafs, where peradrentare he runs
. the whole Summer, and fo by that means feemeth to go up-
right, till he be heated and flrained a new, and then will it
appear again, howbeit upon his firll riding it may not ap-
pear : You have therefore three ways whereby to find out
his lamenefs, in what/oy.^/-, limh^ or tnemberoi the ^o^foever
it lieth. I . The firft way is to take him out of the Stable,
and to caufe him to be turned at the halters end on either
hand fuddenly and fvviftly upon as hard a way as you can
pick out, and if he have any ach, wrench, or grief in his
Fore-fans^ it will appear, for that when he fhall turn upon
that hand in whick the grief is, you fhall perceive him to
favour that legg^ and fo likewife run both towards you and
from you, efpecially down a little yielding hill, and if lie
have any imperfection, he will foon (hew it, for that he will
favour that legg wherein the grief refideth ^ but if you be not
able to find out his lamenefs this way. 2. Then your fe-
cond way mult be for you to take his back,^ and to ride him
out a good round trot or pace a full hour, or fo long until
fuch time as you have throughly heat him, then fet him up,
and let him ftand quiet two or three hours, and then either
take his back again, or elfe turn him at the halters end as be-
fore, and by thus doing, you may difcover the leail grief
that may be in him, efpecially v; hen you thus ftir him, if it
be done upon any Itony or hard ground, for then he can nei-
ther will nor choofe, but either to favour the member grie-
ved, or elfe to halt right down. 3 . A third way we have, and
that is, to know whether the grief doth proceed from a hot
or cold caufe, for if it proceed from a hot caufe, then will
the Horfe halt moxl when he is hot, and in the midftof his
' travel j but if it be of a cold caufe, then will he halt leaft

Y y y whilft

i^o Tt?e Expert Farmer, Chap. lo.

whilfl he is hot and moll ridden and ti"avelled, and moft at his
firft fetting forth, whilfl he is cold j and thus much for lame.
Refs and halting before.

Now you perceiving your horfe to halt, and that you be af- .
fared that his lamenefs is not before, then may you be confi-
dent it mull be behind, which being fo, the grief mull of ne-
ceility be either in the foot, or in the nether joynt, in the pa-
llern, orinthelegg, inthe hamm, or in the hough, in the
fti fling place, or joynt, or in the hip. If the grief be either
inthe leg, pallern or foot, if you do obferve him well, you
Ihall underlland it by the very fame ligns rwhichi have incul-
cated already in the legs, pallern, or feet, for that the figns
be the very fame ^ if it be in the bending of the hamm, you
may then ealily know it to be a plain Selander. If it be inthe
hough, then it is either a bone or blood-Spa ven, which is ea-
iily enough to be difcerned,, or elfe it mull come of fome blow,
wrench, or llrain, neither then will the fwelling eafily appear,
but you Ihall perceive it either by the ftifnefs of the joynt,
or elfe you Ihall find the place to be hot and burning^if the pain
fhall lye in the llifling place, it is manifeilly difcovered by
his gate, for then you may perceive him in his going,to call
the flifle joynt outward, and you may plainly fee the bone on
the infide to be bigger then the other,belides,his toe will hard-
ly touch the ground. If it be in the hip, which is upon the
lide of the buttock, and if the hurt or wrench be newly tak-
en, you fhall eafily know it, in that the Horfe will go fide-
long like a Crab, not being able fo v/ell to follow with the
grieved leg as he can do with the other. Notwithflanding if
it be a hurt taken long before , you fhall perceive the Hip
to be fain lower then the other, and the flelh toflirink,you may
alfb perceive it the better, as by going up a Ml, or upon
yielding ground, by reafbn he cannot go with fo great eafe,.
as when he goeth upon even or plain ground. But the better
to difcover in what part behind the grief lyeth, let his Keep-^
er take him out of the Stable in a long rein or coiler-halter,
and let him run him in his hand the full length of the^rein, for
that in v/hich leg foever the grief is, you fnall perceive him to
favour it, but if you find him to go upright, without favour-
ing any leg, then kt your man take his back, and ride him out,

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a good trot or hand gallop, till he be warmed, then fet him
up and let him ftand an hour or two till he be cold,then take
him forth again, and let your man trot him in his hand at the
end of the Rein as he did before, and thus you ihall perceive ,
him to halt and complain, and well obferving him and his gate
or going, you may eafily find the place grieved. And ifany
lamenefs whether before or behind, do proceed from any hot
caufe,then you ihall beft know it,for that the more you travel
or exercife him, and the warmer he is, the more he will halt.
But if his grief fhall proceed from any cold caufe,then will he
haltmofl:, being cold after he hath been travelled and fet up
warm.

S E C T. 9. P.

Hippoph. ^TOh kavefpok^fi well of lamenefs in general terms,
\ hut yet would I gladly under ft and from yon fome-
what more in f articular^ as ( V. G. j J would know how todiftin-
gHtJh between a finch in the fhoulder, and a wrench in the fhoul-
der J as alfo betwixt a fhoulder-fplat, and of the Ihoulder-pight,
andfo of the of /jer members ?

Hiffof. In anfwer to this demand, I fay that if you can be
cauteious in obferving duly and juflly the foftures ^ndgeftnres
of your horfe^ you may eafily come to know in what member,
joynt^ or limb the grief lyeth, and from whence it proceeds j
for you muft underftand that when a horfe is pinched in the
floulder, it mult come either by carrying too heavy bur-
dens , or by being put to draw, and be over laboured
too young , his joynts and limbs not being knit,
and this you may eafily find, in that the horfe will appear to
your eye to be very narrow brefted, and to confume and waft
in his fleih from thofe parts where grief remaineth •, and
you may alfo perceive it, in that ^zmt fhoulder bone will flick
out further then the other, and thus you may find it ; but if
he hath gotten a wrench in tliQ Jhoulder^ it comes commonly
by means of fomeyZi/',or by caufing him to make too fudden a
flop upon falfe ground, or by fome fall upon yielding or
flippery ground, or by too fhort or fudcien turning him
upon falfe grounds, or upon the flanks in a Stable, or by fbmc
ralh going out of a door, or other narrow place, or by fome

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I y z Tl?e Expert Farrier. Chap. 2 o.

flroke given by another ^or/e, you fhall know it (like as be-
fore I told you ) by his not well lifting and handling his le^
vnth that dexterity he doth the other ^ as alfo by taking him
upon the pitch of the jIooHlder-bom, and as touching a /;o///^fr-
fplat, which alfo cometh by a Hide or llip, efpecially upon
l:7t, '"''' ^^^""^ ^^^^ ^^' yielding ground, where one le^ doth Aide from the
'' ' other, whereby he teareth the _/?e//; which is in the infide near
the brisket, which caufeth a bauk to be underneath the body,
which will after be fwelled, and the horje will thereupon
hault right down,'and he will draw his le^ atter him ^ but if he,
be pmdder-pght, this cometh by fome brufli, ftrain, or fall,
shoidier- .^j^ii-i-j ti^e igorfe received by fome leap^ skip, firokcj or brmfe
^'^ ^' againft fome door, tree, or, the like: infomuch that often-
times the joynt is diflocated, and this wnW alfocaufe him to
halt down-right, wherefore your Cures for each ofthefe mif-
chiefs and milhaps mufi: be handled accordingly ^ and H the
pain do lie in any of the nether joynts, it cometh moft com-
monly by means of fome wrench, as by putting his foot into
fome cart-root or rough uneven ground or by going upon loofe
Hones, and many times by turning him too fhort in places that
liiay be dangerous for his limbs, for by fuch like caufes do
occur lamenefs.to a borfe , which when it fliall happen, you-
ihallthus know them, and know alfo in what joynt or mem-
fe the grief hath its abode, and the manner of curing each of
thefe feveral griefs, I have already fufficiently {hewed you,
and therefore now let us nafs to other matters.

S E C T. (5.

S.

i?]ippoph, \7\ /•^^'^ ^^f^ ^^^^ ^'^ "^^^'^ ^^ S^^^ ^^ ^^^^^ ^^^
V V Scratches ?
Hipfof. Of this malady we have fundry forts and degrees,,
unto which albeit we do give feveral names, neverthelefs they
be all in effed but one and the fame difeafe, as Mules, Kibes,
Rats-tailes, Crepanches, Pains,^ &c. every of which are none
other thing but the very Scratches^ being certain fcabs which
ingender betwixt the heel and the paflem-joynt, and fo goeth
many times above the f^/cr;?, even up tothe/:?o;/j-^, and albe-
it you may have this forrance fometimes upon all four %.f,yet.

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not ordinary, for that it brcedeth moil commonly in the hh~
der legSjXhis is a noyfomeforrance,& comes fometimes through
the negligence of the Groom, in that he doth not, djiily anoint
the horfi keels with flore of tlbow-greafe^ ( as we term it)
efpecialiy after journeys and hard travel ^ or when he brings
hishorfe in from Water, and then doth not rub his legs and
heels dry, for that the fand and durt doth burn and fret his-
heels ^ which do ocfailon fweUings, and fuch like fwellings
do occafionthe Scratches. It is therefore requifite -that the
Growi do clip away the \0Y\2,^iag-hai, h'om about the p^ifier/js
( if he have any ) and fetlocks : as alfo from the inlide of his
legs, unto the bending of the %£■£■, by means whereof he may ;
the better keep the legs of his horfe from this difeafe, fome-
times it alfo comes from the corruption of 'the blood Rt'iQv^^\
great heats and Turfeits taken j fometimes again for that the '*
horfe hath been bred in marifu , fc^iyiy^mid watery gr0U'uds,(bme-
times it is ingendred from melancholly humours ^wilfch do fall
down to the legs and fometimeTByllaiidingToiuinually upon
his ownditng, which will through the heat and fleam thereof
breed tht Scratches witiiout other help, and fometimes again,
the Scratches will fall down into the heels of the horf& and there
make its way forth after a defperate ficknefs taken by furfek^
and laftly it comes by reafon the greafe of the horfe had been
molten by over-riding or labour, w hereby t he ^rf<!?/efalleth
down and reftethinthef^/^rz/and/tT/of^, and fo caufech the
Scratches to be engendred. It beginneth firft with a dry f cab,
and after it fendeth forth fretting, watrilh, and matterative
fluff, which will ilink and be mofl noyfome, and his pafierm;
^nd fetlockcjoyms will be full ot chaps ^indchwfi^Sy fometimes
all along,fometimes right down ', and fometimes over-chwart,
and the places will fwell, and the cracks or chinks will caufe
the legs to be very gourdy,- and to run with much noyfome and .
oifenlive matter, and the Horfe will be many times fo lame, as
not to be well able at Hrll fetting forth to go, but with much
trouble, and no lefs pain, and by thefe very iigns you ihall
know this malady.- neither iliall you w^ant llore of reccits
wherewith to cure it ^ the Fre/^c/^ do call this diCQakgrappes,
or grapes, and Invars, and y.V^i/?e^,, as alfo fuch other like [
terms and epithetons, all which (as before is touched) makesj-

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but only one and the fame difeafe : the firit thing which is to
be done towards the cure, is to bathe and waih the places all
about, and then either to fliave or clip away the hair very
clofe, other wife you can hardly make a perfed cure thereof j
then
Scwcbss. Take the fpawn of Toads,which in the beginning of March
youlhall find in pools,ponds,ditches,and Handing water j and
firft drain the water from the faid fpawn,and then diitill it and
keep the water in a glafs clofe flopped, to ferve ) ou for the
whole year ,and herewith wafh and bathe the places every day
warm, and infhort fpaceit will cure them : this I have often
ufed. Another,

Take Honey, and Pepper made into very fine powder, of
each as much as will fuffice, and boyi them together, and a-
nointtheforrance therewith, and they will foon heal and dry
up J that I did never try, but a famous Farrier of Fr^wetaught
it me. Another,

Take of Lime and Salt, and make them both into fine pow-
der, which being well mixed, apply it to the places grieved
good and thick,then take Hurds,and cut them very fmall,and
clap them upon it, and fo bind up the place with a linnen cloth,
that it doth not remove, and fo let it remain two whole days
and nights,and this will caufe the Sorrance to purge, and after
heal it up very kindly:This I did never try. Another;,

Take Verdigreafe and the fat of Bacon , and pound them
to a formal Salve, and fofUifier-wife apply it to the fore, and
it will heal up the fcratches in fbort time. This is very good.
Another j

Take old Bores-greafe and common Honey, of each as much
as will fuffice, and work it to an Unguent, anoint the forrance
four or five days, and no longer,and it will cure the Scratches.
^^t^This is very good. Another,

Take Verdigreafe in fine powder. Galls, BrimHone, and
Bole-Armoniack, of each one ounce, make al Unto fine pow-
der, and mix them with Bores-greafe, as much as will fuf-
fice, and fo bring it to an Unguent, and anoint the forrance
therewith, and this will both heal and dry them up. ^"^ This
I have often tryed. Another,

Firll cauteriie five ftrokes on either fide, and your, iron

muft

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mufl be fomewhat broad, and you muftgo but only onccrofs-
wife, and after heal it up as it is ufual in your Cures of Cau-
terize. This I never did pradlife. Another,

Take Pepper, Garlick, Cole-wort-lcaves_and old Boares-
greafe, of each lb much as willfuffice, pound thern together
to an Unguent, and herewith anoint the Sorrance, and in few-
days it will ripen the Scratches^ and kill the malice of the di-
feafe, and heal it up. ^'i^ Of this reccit I have msde often ufe,
and it is good ^ you mull not fail always before you drefsany
horfe that hath the Scratches ^^rit to waHi and bathe the place
well with warm vvater,and then to Ihaveor clip away the hair
very clofe, alfo every time you are to drefs any horfe of this
malady, wafh the place with Chamberly and green Copporas
boyled together ,and after drefs him up with your other Salves,
Unguent, &c. Another ;

Take Hogs-greafe and ll:rong-Muftard,&anoint the forrance
therewith, and in Ihort time he will be whole. ^^"^ This is ve-
ry good. Another ;

Take of white-Wine- Vinegar, one pint, and put unto it
of the ftrongeft Tobacco in the Rowl you can get, one ounce,
open the leaves, and fhred the Tobacco fmall, and boy lit un-
til the Vinegar do begin to confume,then take it from the fire,
and ilrain it, wring it hard, thentake wliite- Wine one pint,
of Roch-AUum the quantity of a Walnut, of Bay-falt, and
of common Honey, of each one fpoonful, ,red-Sag€, Rue,
Honey-fuckle-leaves, of each like much, half a handful in the
"whole, boyl all thefe in the Wine till one quart be confumed,
then ftrain this water alfo, and mix them both together, and
fet it upon the fire till it begin to boyl,then take it offjand
when it is through cold,put it up into a glafs, and fo keep it
dole flopped, that no ayr come unto it, and when you would
ufe it for the Scratches^ wafh the Sorrance, and then put upon
it the powder of burnt Allum j and this will cure the Scrat-
ches, ^^^ This I have often tryed, and it is lingular good.
Another,

Take Verdigreafe and make it into fine powder, and then
take common Honey, and work them together to an Unguent,
and therewith anoint the Sorrance,and infhort time it will in-
fallibly cure him. \^ With this Receit I have cured very many
Horfes, Another, Take

17^ Tl:>e Expert Farrier, Chap. 20.

Take tryed Hogs-greafe, and Gunpowder,of each ib much

■ as will fuffice, firit beat your Gua-powder to very fine pow-
der, and incorporate them ;Very well together, and snoint
the places grieved once a day therewith, and it will foon
cure Scratches. '^^'^ This is a fpecial good Keceit. Ano-
ther, >

Take Train- oyl, white lead, made into very fine pow-

. der, and the Jelle which you fhall find upon the ground,which
many do report to be the falling of a Star in. the night where
it fhooteth, of each like much, incorporate thefe well toge-
ther, and anoint the fore twice every day therewith, but if
you cannot get of this jelly, then add to the former ingre-
dients a little Arfenick pulverifed, and in ten or twelve
days this will heal him. "^"^^ This alfo is very good. Ano-
ther,

Take the tender tops of Elder-buds , and the berries of
the "Brambies while they be red, and before they be ripe, of
each one handful, boyl them in Wort two quarts, and put
unto it of Allum the quantity of an Egg, and therewith
wafli and bath the Sorrance good and hot twice every day,
and this water will cure him. \'<- This is alfo very good. A-
nother.

Take of Hemlock a good quantity, Ihred it very fmall,then
take of Cream one quart, and boyl it with the Hemlock, till
the Cream do turn into an Oyl, which done take it from the
fire, and ftrain it into a clean gally-pot,and keep it for your
ufe .• with this anoint the Sorrance, and it will foon heal it.Of
this I never had tryal, Another,

Take Brimltone, and make it into fine powder, and mix
with it of fweet Butter, fo much as will fuffice, to bring it
to an Unguent, which will be of the colour of gold, herewith
anoint the fores, and it will cure them. This I never tryed.
Another, /

Take unflaked Lime, Salt, and Soot, of each like much,
all made into very fine powdery boyl this in the ftrongeft
white-Wine- Vinegar you can get, fo much as will fuffice, till

it become a^ thick as a Pultis ^ then foftcn it with tryed
Hogs-greafe, and fo work it to an Unguent, and herewith a-

nointthe places grieved tiiUhey be perfedly cured.^'^This

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is very good ; but to prevent all forts of Scratches, Kibes,
Rat-tails, &c. take up the Thigh-veins^ and your horfe Ihall
never have any of thefe maladies, or if he have them, yet
by fo doing they will themfelves be cured. ^"^ This I have oft
experienced.

S E C T. 7. S.

Hoppoph. TjOw do you cure a Sit-fafl: ?

XX ^ippof. This malady the French do call
Mai de U Cron •, it is a hard knob which hath been formerly
a Saddle-galdy but by reafon that the owner of the horfe was un-
willing to fpare his work till it was fully cur'd ^ it was con-
verted into a fit'fafiy wich is oft-times troublefome to the
horfe, by reafon it is grown to a dry knob fo hard as a horn.
The Cure is,

Take the green outward leaves of a Cabbage, andltamp
them with old Boars-greafe, or tryed Hogs-greafe, and work
them to an ointment ^ and then mount his back, and fet the
Saddle, to the end that the oyntment may the better enter,
or link into his back, and in a few days it will cure him. \''^
This is a very good Cure.

S E C T. 8 . 5.

Hippoph. TT^Here he yet certain Scabs which do grow upon horfe
JL heels J which Farriers do deny to be the Scratches,
hht they will have it to be a difeafe wholly different. How do yon
CHre thetn f

Hippof. Sir, men may fay what they Ihall pleafe, but I do
alTure you thefe are all plain Scratches.But yet I wiH give you
a few receits for thenT.

Take of Sallet-oyl three ounces, Red- wax gummed one
ounce, common Honey two ounces, mix and melt all thefe
together, and make them into an Unguent, with which you
mull oft anoint the fores, and this will cure them ^:^ \ have
often ufed it. Another,

Take ordinary Turpentine two ounces, new Wax, oyl de-
Bay, quick Brimftoue, of each three ounces, common Ho-

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178 T^^ Expert Farrrkr. Chap. 2 o.

ney one ounce, AUura and Zacacon, of each half an ounce ^
mix, melt, and incorporate all thefe well together, ajid eve-
ry evening anoint the places grieved therewith, having firft
cleanfed the Sorrances, as before is taught you. This I did ne-
ver try, but 1 hold it to be very good. Another,

Take the ftrongeft white-Wine -Vinegar, Muftard, and
Soot, of eachfo much as wiilfuffice, and mix them well, then
add to them the yolks of two Eggs, and of Hogs-greafe one
ounce, Rape-oyl, and new Wax, of each two ounces ^ quick-
Brirallone in fine powder half an ounce ; melt all thefe, and
make them into anllnguentjand therewith anoint the grieved
Sorrances. ^^* This 1 have often tryed, and I know it to be
very good.

S E C T. p. 5.

Hippoph. \A7 Hat is good for a horfe that can mkher ftale mr
dung? • •_

Htffof. This accident oft-times hapn^fh' -to k horfe that is
fuddenly travelled, being newly taken from Grafs, or hath
been long time .kept and pampered in the Stable without any
exercife at all, for as thoie who be too hard riders dofoon fur-
feit their horfes, fo likewife do thefe much wrong their hor-
fes, wlio be too indulgent and tender of them \ and therefore
the golden mean is evermore the beft. The fign to know this
^malady is plain, for that his pain will be {o^ great, as that it
will caufe him oft to lie down ^nd tumble, as if he had the.
Rots. I will give you one only Receipt which a famous French
Marifhalgzve me, with which I cured one horfe^ for that I
had never occafion to pradife it upon any fince,but I do hold it
to be the moft foveraign in a cafe of this nature-. ■ -

Take the root of Male-brake or Fearn, and put apiece
thereof upon his tongue, and it will caufe him both to fiale
and diing^ and fo he will be cured. The male Fern is to-
be known by the root, from the female, for if you take a
Fearn-root, and cut it in two pieces, you fhall fee the perfe(n;
figure of an Eagle, and thereby you may know it to be the
-"ikale^ which isfor your turn. And the /f/??^/^ root will bear an
(©tlier effigies different from the /??»/f, which wanteth its ver-
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tue to perfedl this cure. ^"^ This ( I fay ) I have once try-
ed.

SECT. 10. S.

Hippoph. "ULZ Hat Is to he done to a Horfe that falkth pek^in his
journey or travel /•
Hifpf. This alfo hapneth as the former doth, but yet oft-
ner and fooner, eipecially if he be very ht and purftve, and.
wanting hreath^2& alfo if he be travelled being fat & heavy,thc
Sun fliining and fcorching much, for fuch a horfe is in danger
either to tire , or to fall defperately fick , which may alfo
endanger his life, as I have frequently known. The cure muft
be,

Take Muskadine or fweet Sack one pint, Aqua-vita a quar- skhh
^ ter of a pint, of Xo»^(?»-Treacletwo ounces, and of the bcft traviU
^ Sallet-oyl, aquarterof a pint : warm all thefe upon the fire,
and brew it well, and give him onehornful thereof ^ then take
his tongue in your hand ; and put down his throat a new laid
Egg, breaking it with your fingers as you put it forth of your
hand : then give him a lecond hornful, and then another Egg,
and after all the refidue of the drink, and fo after that a third
Egg '■) then let him blood in the Palat^ and rub it well with
white Salt, then fet him upon a Trench, cloth, flop, and
litter him again warm,and let him fall an hour or two after it,
and then feed him by degrees both with Hay and Oats, giving
him either a fweet Mafhor white Water, and he will do well
again. This drink refrefheth all the fpirits, being over laid
through heat and labour, and caufeth a good appetite to meat.
■^^^ With this drink I have cured many fick horfes, as well
of mine own, as of my Friends , which have fallen very de-
fperately fick upon the way in travel j but if I do find that
his blood is inflamed, as many times it will be, I then ufe to o-
pen a vein in the neck.

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SECT. II. s.

Hippoph. T)^^ ^^^^ is given to a Horfe that fa/kth fuddenly

Jd fckj

Mppof. Firlllet him blood in both breafl-veins, or if you
have no skill fufficientto open thefe veins, then let him blood
in both fides the neck, and let him bleed well nightwoquarts,
then give him this comfortable drink.

Take of fweet Sack one quart, and burn it with Grains,
Cloves, and Cinaraon, of each like much, being all beaten
grofs, put to it of Sugar three ounces^ and when it is burnt,
add unto it of Sallet-oyI half a pint,and of Xo»^o» Treacle two
ounces ^ warm all thefe, and brew them well together, and
fo give it to your Horfe blood-warm, then ride him gently
UHtill he do begin to fweat, and fo fet him up warm clothed
and littered, but be fure to keep his head and heart warm,

' neither mufl you fluff and cloath him too hot , for this drink
will eaufe him to fweat fufficiently of it felf, yet litter him
well,keeping the Stable clofe,5c folet him faft fix hours after,
againlt which time let him be rubbed very dry, and give him
to eat fweet Wheat-llraw, and after give him either a fweet
Mafh or white Water, and boyl therein of Mallov/s and Wa-
ier-creiles, of each one handful, of Fennel-feed, and Parfley-
feed, of each one ounce, if he will drink the fame, after that
morning and evening (your horfe being fading ) ride him a
mile or two, to the end he may take the ayr, which is very
wholefome for him, if the weather be temperate, and let his
meat be fweet ftraw, old clean dry Oats, and fome Wheat,
andPeafe mixed therewith :• give him a little at once, and
often,, untill you do perceive his lloraach to come well unto

^ ihira, anci let him be daily well rubbed, and warm clothed, to
provoke him to fweat, and let him be alfo well littered,, and
jhis drink either fweet Mailies or white Water ^ and by this
manner of keeping and ordering of him, in fhort time he will
recover his prifline fanity. ^"^ This I have often tryed, and
itis very good,

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S E C T, 12. S.

Hippoph. W" "^'T ^'^^ ^^^^^ ^^^^ y^^ f^'^ ^ Selender?

% /\ / Hiffof. This difeafe is the very fame
V V with the yI/Wf;?/s^er, but the fole diffe-
rence is, in that the Muknder breedeth upon the bending of
the %fe, or the kg before, and the Salcndcr engendrcth ot the
bending of the hongh^ in the leg behind : but it cometh juft as
doth the jnalender^ and the cure is the very fame with it : but
yet I will give you one good receit which will cure both: Firll
wafh and fhavc away the hair, and rub the forrance with a Sdmd^r,
wifp or hair-cloth till it be raw, then take thefhreds of white
Leather untanned, which G/o^'frJ do make, and boy 1 them in
Vinegar till they be foft, and bind of this hot to the place,
but if you do not find that by once or twice drciTmg, it taketh
not away thefcurf or fcab, renew it daily untill it doth, for
by this means the roots of the briflly hair which groweth in
and about the Sorrance, is the only thing that feedeth the ma-
lander^ wherefore the roots of the hair being taken ofFC which
this medicine will do) the Sorrance will foonbe cured 3 and .
to heal up the rawnefs thereof

Take frefh or fweet Butter, bay-Salt, and Frankincenfe, .
both made into fine powder, of each as much as will fufficc,
and boyl them all together on the fire, and with a rag upon a
Itick apply this medicine to the place fcaldmg hot two morn-
ings together, and after heal it up, and caufe the hair to come
again, being daily anointed with Mallows, and fweet Butter
made into an Unguent. ^^^ This is a very good cure.

S E CT. 13. P.

Hippoph. X 7 \ 1 Hat is to he given to a horfe Sickj) Surfeited^ ,
Y V ^^'^ ^^^ Greafe molten .''
Hippof. The only way is firlt to take hlood from him, if sukor
there be jull caufe, and. after to fcower his guts, with this furjeited.
purge.

Take Caffia one ounce, Fiionio-perfico, and Trifora mag-
Ea, of each half an ounce, firr up of Violets two ounces, diC-

- folve.

1 8 2 Tlje Exl^'t Farrier, Chap. 2 0.

folve thefe in mel Rofarumfour ounces, and give it him with
a horn in a morning failing, and after either ride him gently,

slmvf' 0^' ^^^^ w^^^^ ^^^ "P ^^^^ ^°^" ^^■^ ^^"^ °^ better, and for an
fimil, hour after at the leaft let him ftand upon the Trench j then
give him a fweet Mafh, which when he hath difpatch'd, give
him old dry Oats clean and well lifted, and after fweet fey,
neither let him have any cold water in eight days after, nor af-
ter that time,but with exercife. \^ And this is a fpecial good
cure.

SECT. 14. P.

Hippoph. 'TWT^^ ^^^ its come tothe/tnews, what fay yon to a II-
XNl new-fprain?

Hiffof, I have already handled this point fufficiently in /.
i.c.^.fiB. 9. u4. for an Attaint upper, neverthelefs 1 will
give more receipts for a Smw-fpram^ albeit it be the fame
malady j the firll fliall be for a Sinew-fyninge^ or when the 5/-
mwh broken, and fevered from the flejlo^ as many times it
falleth out, then

Take Tartar, and the Lees of Claret or red Wine, of each
three ounces. Wheat-bran one handful, boyl thefe with the
juyce of Smallage, two handfuls or better, aud when you
take it from the fire, put into it of Turpentine one ounce,
bind this to the Sinew grieved, fo hot as he may well fnffer it,
and ufing this medicine four or five days, he will be found a-
gain. ■^^^ This is very good. u4nother. If the Sinew or Ar-
tery be broken with Corrafive, or other accident, to caufc it
to foder or joyn again.

Take the leaves and roots of Solomons-fed^ and of great
Cumfry, of each like much, pound them fmall and infufe it in
White Wine four and twenty hours, bathe the forrance here-
with warm ( you having firll boyled it ) and after you have
bathed the place well, bind the herbs and roots to the place
grieved, drefiing him every day once, until he be perfeftly
confolidate. And if the flefij be ftill broken, when you do
find the Sinew to be knit, itrew thereon the powder of Lime
and Honey, which wil'l heal and skin it in Ihort time, y This
is good, for I Jiave often tried it. Another for a Sinew grieved .

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If the Siftew be fo far grieved, whereby to caufethe horfe sheiv
to complain, and to halt, grievtd.i

' Take then of Mallows a good quantity, boyi them in fair
water until they Hiail become tender, then drain the water
from the herbs, andfo ftamp them to mafli, and apply them •
to the inejhkr grieved, hot over niglit, and the next morning
he will be upright again, but then he muit have eight or ten
days reft at the leaft after, but ii it be Sinew-fprain, then
clip away the hair clofe, or fnave it, then

Take of the Oyl of Sulphur, and of the Oyl of Turpen-
tine, of each one ounce, take firft the one halt thereof being
well mixed, and chafe and rub it into the 5/>en? well, andfo
let him be tied up to the Rack, that he may not come unto
it with his mouth, for that it will greatly perplex him for four
or five hours after his drefiing ^ and the next day anoint him,
as you did the day before, and he will be cured, but the place
will be raw, and therefore heal him up with fweet Butter or
Hogs- greafe, and when the place liealetli, the skin will peel,
and yet the ^^ir will come again, but he mult either run at
Grafs, or elfe be kept in the Stable without any exercife at
all, by the fpace of a month at "leaft. If the linew be cut,
then

Take new Wax, and Gura-Arabick, of each two ounces,
of the marrow of an Ox or Cow four ounces, of the Oyl
of Rofes three ounces, melt and incorporate all thefe on the
fire, and fo keep it for your ufe, and when you are to ufe
it, warm it-i and fo apply it either Unguent- wife, or Taint-
wife, according as you (hall fee caufe, and it will cure any for-
rance of this nature, ^"^ I have often tryed. Another^

If your h<yrfe have 2iji}7er>?fprawed by an over reach, ftroke^
Dr other wife weakened, the better to ftrengthen the fame,

Take tryed Hogs-greafe, Horfe- greafe. May or frefh But-
ter, Sallet-Oyl, of each fix ounces ; take alfo of the Oynt-
ment called Agrippa two drams, or new Wax two ounces,
and a half, and of Camphire a third part to all the reft, melt
them together upon the fire, and fo work it to an Unguent,
and good and warm anoint the fwelled or giieved part there-
with morning and evening, and what remaineth of this me-
dicine, let ir be referved in a Gally-potfor other times, for

184 Tl?e Expert Farr'ter, Chap. 20.

it will keep a whole year. *^^ This is very good. Another j
if it be ^ f new ff rain only-, then

Take Goats, Kids, or Dcer-fuet, and Rofin, of each one
pound, Fig-duft half a pound, Verdigreafe in fine powder,
half a pound, melt and mix all thefe well , and therewith
anoint the fnew grieved every day, and chafe it into the fi-
nexv by holding a hot bar of iron neer it. This will both
comfort and flrengthen the /weii', but 1 did never make try a]
thereof.

SECT. 15. S.

ppoferus is it needj
Vngumts^ yon do evermore work^ tbefn in with a

Hippoph. T> t^f Hippoferus is it needful that by applying your

hot bar of iron ?

Hifpof. Truly Sir , thofe that are for Strains , Aches ,
Mainges, Farcins, and fuch like maladies, and forrances, the
further they do fink into the skjn and fieflj, the fooner and
better will the cure be performed, and therefore albeit I do
not always put you in mind of the hot bar of iron in every
of my receipts^ yet it is needful to be ufed: But to proceed
^ with another receipt for z fnerv fprain.
Sinew Take ordinary Sope, and Aqua-vitse, of each as much as

f^rnin. will fuffice, boyl them, and in the boyling, keep it conti-
nual flirring, then take it off, and ( fo hot as he can well
fuffer it)bathe and chafe in the Oyntment,and he will be found
again. This was commended unto me for molt Soveraign,
but I never made tryal thereof Another for zftrain taken
in travel ••

Take fo much of the beft gray Sope as will ferve to a-
nointthe/Tweipflrained, but before you do anoint him, ha-
ving caufed his legg to be cleanfed from dirt, fand, or gra-
vel, and made dry again, anoint him therewith, and then
fwathe the legg with a Thumb-band of Hay, 'and fo let him
ftand all night and the next morning he will be found again,
fo that you may fecurely travel him ' again, without fear.
*^* This I have often ufed, and it is very good. Another,
if it be a ftrain newly taken :

Take then.of the ftrongeft white Wine Vinegar you can

get,

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get, one pint, and May or freih Butter half an omice; flleff ^^''^^'i
put to it of Wheat-bran as much as ^/ill'fufHce,, which b^ ^[^^^ '*'
boyling will bring it to a Poultefs, and^pplfit'fo^-hot as^-ihl^^"'
can fuffer if-, do this morning and everting,' u^til the IWeUing-
be aiTwaged. "^^^ This is very good. Another, " but if it" be-'
anold taken ft raia, then .v.^:o\'-- ^ -ji-'

Take Mallows and Chick- weed,ofeaclTlikemuch,l)b^l them
either in the grounds of Ale or Beer, or clih in old Cham-
berlye, and apply it- to- the place. ^^^ This is a fpecial good
cure. Another, for an old firain which is thought to be in-
curable, infbmuch as the Jinew being fweiled, is become ve-
ry hard and knotty.

Take Patch-greafe, ^/;^/ Peer or Peece-greafe, as much 2iS s';riiin old,
will-fti^e, melt it upon thefire,, and arioint the ftraintherei
with very- hot,: find chafe and heat it very vv^li ," then rope
the pJace as before is fliewed Tyau, but befofeyoii ropehimy
wrap a rowler of linnen upon the place, and' do thus dailyj
and it Will diflblve the hardncfs, and make hirn found again.
*^* This is moil.exceilent. Another, for. a fprain of the fame
nature. i ■■; ■Mir. ,..■.. x'i ■:■: ,:'.;:. v ci-'V n uii :._.: , ^ j,:,ji^

Take Nervaly.Bolearmbniack,. Bores-gf e^fe^ bl&cfc Sbpe',' 6f
each like ma^ h, melt them together, but firit pulverize yotJr
Bolearmoniack, and anoint the forrance herewith, chafing
andneatingit m very well ^ continue thus to do twice a day
till it be well. ^"^ This is alfo very Soveraign.

. SECT. -i<5. : <^, -.:

Hippoph. \ /"X Tf^^f is good for ^ HorfetW hath aitinkX
V V ing Breath ?

.' -f/i;;o/.. This Cometh by means of corrupted and infected
lH?7gs^ the figns how to know it is by the fmell only,the cure is,

. Take Cinamon, Cloves, Gaiingal, Gomin, and Coriandet- stln^kg
feeds, of each three ounces, Fsenugreek eight ounces, make'all breath,
thefe into fine Powder, and fearce and mix them well with
Wheat-flower two pound, and put thereto fo much white
Wine as will bring it to a ft iff paft, and make a cake thcre^-
of arid bake it in an Oven till it be as dry and as hard as biskfr^
and when it is cold,.bcat it into fine powder, and give him e?

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1 8 ^ The Expert Farmer. Chap; i ol

very morning an hour at leaft before his water, of this Pow-
der four fpoonfuls in white Wine, or ftrong Ale of each one
pint. This will take away all the corrupt and evil fevours
of his Breath, for this powder healeth all his inward parts
that putrefieth, from whence its bad Breath taketh its ori-
gen.*^* This is very good and approved, and a better reme-
dy you fliall find none.

SECT. 17. S,

Hippoph. yr^Hat is the befi way to cure er tak§ of rfSpIcnt ?

Hippo/. This is to be done many ways, but
becaufe we are come to treat of this cure, I hold it not amifs
to make you underftand what afple^it is, by what means it
Cometh, how to know it, and which way to cure the fame,
and to take it clean away, hfpkm is in the beginning, a very
Criftle, howbeit if it belong let alone, it will come to be a
hard kone or excretiony and then it will not be ealily cured. It
Cometh to ^tHorfe by means of too hard travel and fore ri-
ding, whilft he is very young, or by bearing in his youth too
heavy burthens, by both which means the Greafe being mol-
ten falleth down into his leggs^ and fo breedeth this forrance,
you fhall have it bigger or iefler, according as the caufc of
Its coming was, it taketh its refidence for the moll part up-
on theinfide of the Jhank^ibout the middle thereof, but Ibme-
times again higher even adjoyning to the kiee^ which if it be
there, then it is more difficile to cure.. It will many times
caufe the Horfe to halt, but howfoever it will make him oft
to fiftmhk and tom/>, and many times to /aR m his travel.
Sometimes it cometh to a horje Hereditarily, like as doth the
fpanjen^ and other forrances and maladies,as if cither the Stelliott
ori^^rf be vifited therewith, as I have formerly intimated.
The figns how to know it are moft facile, viz.. Either by the
pj^ht ox feelings for that you may bothy&e and/ee/its fwelling..
JNow to the cure,for which I fhall give you very many receipts.
Firft wafh the place with warm water, and (have away the
hdir^ then with your Jmifion-kziife flit a hole clean through the
i^iw, more then thejlength of a Barly corn, and then convey ia*
to the faid hole fo much ^rfmck^^ the fourth part of a Hafle-

nut.

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irat, which muft be bound on with a bolfter and rowler of
linnen, and made fall with a needle and thread, and fo let it
remain untouched three whole days and nights, in which
time the uirfnkk^-viWX eat and corrode clean away the fpleen^
then to kill the fire, anoint the place ( having firft taken off*
the rowler and bolfter, and waihed clean the forrance ) with
iwcet or frefli Butter molten eight or ten days after, and it
will be whole. "^^"^ With this 1 have done very many cures
of this kind. Another,

Firft, anoint the place with ordinary foft walhing Sope,
then tye a red woollen cloth about the kgg juft upon thc/p/ewf,
that done heat a brick glowing hot, and lay it upon the cloth
againft the place where tht fplem is, and hold it fo clofe un-
to it a pretty fpace, then fo foon as you do take that away,
have another as hot in readinefs, and clap that too alfo, do-
ing as before, and fo a third, or fo many as fliali be needfiil,
till you do find that the filem is diflblvcd and taken away,
which commonly will be in applying two or three hot Bricks.
*:^* With this I have taken off very many fplmts. jim-
ther^

Firft wafh and (have ththair^ theni^oci^, rnh, 2ndprtck.it
with yowt blood fiaf Mtd flcAm : And after you have fo done,
rub and knock it again, then

Take Vervine and Salt of each one handful, pound them
together to an Ungnent, and apply it to the place, and bind
it up with a rowler ftitched on fait with a Needle arid Thread,
and fo let it remain, four and twenty hours, and then un-
bind it, and it is cured without any mor€ to do. *^* This is
very good, uinether,

Walh^nd (have as before, and rub and knock as before al-
fo, then with your Incifion-knife lay open the place a little,
then knock and rub again with a little Salt, then apply unto
it this Oyntment which the French do term a J^etoir^ :

Take of Oyl-de-Bay four ounces, Cantharides, Euforbi-
«m, and Orpm, of each one ounce, all thefe being made
into fine powder, let them be well incorporated into the faid
Oyl, and wrought to an Unguent, lay of this to the fplent,
and bind it up with a Bolfter and Rowler, and few it up faft,
and let him ftand fo by the fpace of three hours upon the

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i S 8 The^ Expert Farrier. Chap. 2 o.'

Trench, fo: tyed up that he, bite not .off the rowler and Me^
.dicins: At:three hoiirs end uniiowl the place, and put unto
it again the faid Retoire or Oyntment, being made warm,
and let thQ Borfe ftand tramelled four days, and at four days
'end fend him to the water 2.footj>ac^, where every day he
(jnuft be ridden up and down, to tliQ Be/ly : If you do love the
Mox[q-, and.have a defire to have him perfedtly cured, let him
DO.t be ridden, .more thai)^. 4/00? f/ce to the water in ammh
after. For indangering the growing of it again, for nothing
, can "be more Soveraigti for him than reft. %^ This Retoire
is a fpecial good thing for this Malady, and I have often ufed
it,, and it . did never fail me. I had this in France of a famous
MwiflMl yihp^ ciy.:ed.ii:^any, Hor^fi_tlierewith_ in my prefence.

^mhevr.h o'Ar-n oh fvy J ^s: nooi c>} n^rfl ,0:?^^" r/:: •
• ,^o;)Aftet you liave walhed and" Ihaven, knocke'd, rubbed, and

laid it open, as before is taught you, take a head of Garlick,
.picked and piile^,. three or four drops of the belt white wine
.Vinegar, a penny;W<§ight of Green Copperas, all well beaten
4:ogether,.applyitt:0 j;he7i>^?^f, ^nd then bjnd and ititdi it up,
and let it lye on four and twenty hours, then open it, and if
the yp^m be .not taken quite away, make more of: the
iarae medicine^ and.adminifler it again, binding it up as be-
fore, and after other four and twenty hours take of the me-
dicine, and then; you fhali need do nothing unto him, but on-
ly;, what you are.prefcribed in the precedent cure. This f did
,nev:er try. Jinpther^ Firit, burn away the /?^;> with -a hot
■Tyk^ then Ihaveit clofe with your Razor, that done have in
a readinefs .a piece of Leather, the breadth of the Sorrance,
and bind it hard upon it, and let it fo remain for the fpace of
iih hour, 'then take:himofF,'and lead him to the water, with-
,out doing any more unto iiiiii,,;andiie;i^ cured. ThiSjCurel
oever tryed.: Anothery,''-^;^; ,-'/;.),; ■ ' ■'.::■. ]

Take Muitard-feed, and beat it, and let it fteep a little in
fair water, and after make a Plaiiler thereof, and lay it to
the pUce, and three d^ays after take it away, but have a care
your horfe come- jqo^ unto it, with his Teeth , the hair 2X10
ienlg fhaven away, before you do apply your- Plahler, and
eChis will cure. him.;,-; This alfo I never proved. ; Another,
:Firil v^afh.and Ihave away the hair^ then take of the tender
r ifiL ' tops

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tops of Worm-wood, Smallage, Pellitory, and of Branca-
urlina, of each like much, and beat them together with old
Bores-greafe, fo much as will fuffice, and apply it to the place :
Neither did I try this. Another, Firft wafh and fhave as be-
fore, and knock, beat, and rub the fftem three or four times,
then take marlh Mallow-roots boy led with the sh^n on, and
laid to the place, and it will take away thtfflent : This I ne-
ver made ufe of, but a very good Farrier taught it me, who
avowed it to be right good. Another,

Take Muftard-feed, Mallow-roots, and Ox-dung, all ftam-
ped and boyied together, and Plailler-wife apply it to the
place three or four times. This I never ufed. Another,

Take Auripigmentum made into fine powder, and lay it
upon the y/>/c«/', and it will take it off;, but beware that this
powder do touch neither vein norlinew,forit is a very cor-
roding thing. ^^* Another ^

Take two heads of Gariick and pill them, and cut them
fmall, but do neither ftamp nor bruife them : Then take of
Salt the like quantity, and mix them with your Gariick, and
divide them into twp.equal parts, and put them into two fine
linnen clouts, and bind thcm'upon the ends of two flicks, of
a fqot in length apiece of the fafliion of two fiiort wooden
Foyks^ but not fo long, being not above twelve inches a piece.
Take then your blood ilick, and rub, knock, and beat, the
Spltm thcreyvfithyery;well to foften it, then prick it through
the skm vv;ith; your hhod fiajfe. and Fleam \ then take of the
OylofNuts one pint, and put it into a fmall Pipkin j and
fct it upon the: fire in a Chafrng-difn with coles, and make it
boy ling hot, .and when it is ready to boyi, put into it youf
ihort il;icks or Foyls, which hath the Gariick and Salt faft-
ned unto them, and firft wdth the Foj/, and then with the o-
ther-('I me^n by turns ) a|)ply them hot to \}i\t f^lmt :^'sxA be-
tween whiles, rub and ilroke the 5j?/£'?;r down-wards, with
your Thumb, whereby to bring forth the hiood^ till having
with the Foyls very well mollified the faid Sfknt^ you may
the. qpre eafUy crufli forth the hlood whereof t\\zfflcm is in-
gendred, and.tbrmed,-,. it being indeed .compad of bad and
corrupt ^/o9^ : And tiius, is. the' 5p/[e»f' cured, oaly you muft
remember to anoint tjisjplace two or three times aftej with

fweet

1 50 TT^ Expert Farrkrl Chap. 1 ol

fweet or frefli Butter. *^* This of all the cures I have is the
beft, for this Malady, how be it» it may feem intricate j I got
it of a French Rider to a Noble Knight in England^ and I have
herewith taken off more then one hundred yj^/e^fj, I have u-
f ed this more then thirty years fince. jinother^

Take up the contrary Legg^ and beat the Sfem with your
hlood flajfe till it do begin«to be foft, then with your Fleam
prick it in fundry places, that the hlood may iflue forth. Take
then the greateft red Onion, and cut off the top, and pick
out the core, and put into it fomuch of the powder of f^erdi-
greafe as the end of your Thumbs then put on the top again,
and wrap it up in a wet brown paper, and fo roll it in the
hot embers, as you do z Warden, till it be as foft as pap, then
take it out of the Embers^ and put away the paper, and all
that is burnt from about it, and ftamp it, and being yet very-
hot apply it unto the Sfent, and lay a bolfter upon it, and
then fwathe it up with a linnen Rowler, ftitching it faff, and
fo let it remain five or fix days, and then open it, and after
anoint the place every day once, with fweet Butter till it be
whole. ^^^ This is a very good cure. Another,

Take a great Onion, and pick out the core, and put into
it of the powder of unflaked Lime^ and of the powder of ^<?r-
digreaje^ of each as much as will fuffice, but fo much as will
fill it up, then roll it, as before isfhewed you, and ftamp it
in a Morter well, then flit the skin a little, that the medi-
qne may come unto it, to eat away the fplent, and Ihavc not
away the hair, but lay on the medicine and bolfter, and bind
it up faft, andfo let it remain three days without ftirring itj
then unbind it and wafh it clean, and anoint it every day with
fweet Butter till it be whole. *%* This is very good. Ano-
ther,

Take an Elecampane root, and make it clean, and wrap
- it up in a brown paper, and roft it in the embers as you did
the Onions, and being foft like pap , apply it to the fplent,
you having firft rubbed, knocked, and prickt it as before is
taught you, the hair alfo being walhcd and ihaven off, it mufl
be laid on fo hot as he is able to fuffer it, and let it lie on two
days and two nights, then take off that, and lay onafecond,
and after a third, till the fplent be quite confumed, and then

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anoint the place with fvveet Butter only every day till it be
whole. *^<"^ This is fpecial good. Another,

Take of the Oyl of Exeter and taking every day once or
twice a little thereof upon the brawn of your Thumb, rub
and anoint the place therewith, and thus doing, it will take
it quite away, but this will ask long time to do it. *\"^ This
I have tryed. Thus have I given you very many Receipts for
this malady, mofl of which I know to be good from my own
experience : The relidue which I never tryed, where cryed
up unto me by very skilful Farriers and Marilhals, for very
good. The fremh do call this malady Snrots and Epneks^ or
Bffimls, ^

SECT. i8. S.

}^i^^o^\\, \/l7 Hat helf have yoH for fiHmbling'i

^ ^ Hiffof. This inconvenience cometh many
ways, fbmetimes it cometh ftaturally and fometimes acciden-
talfyy it cometh naturaUy by reafon the fimws of the Pore-legs
are fomewhat ftraight, fo that the Horfe is not able to han-
dle his Legs with that dexterity and agility he fhould, and
the^only remedy to cure him of this defed is to cut him of
the Cords ^as we term it> viz.. by cutting a flit upon the
very top of his^Nofe, and with your cromt to take up the two **^
great Sinews which you fhall there find, and fo cut them in
Kinder, and after to heal it up again with fome healing
Salve, and this will do him no harm, but good, for by this-
doing it will give him ufe of his leggs fo perfectly, as that
fee will feldom or never after trif any more, and this can
every ordinary Smith do. \* And my counfel is, that when
at any time you fhall either breed or buy a young horje^ be-
fore, or prefently after you fhall ^^c^ him, let him be thus
cut of the Cords , and you fhall find great profit thereby.
The feeond caufe that maketh a horfe to fumble, is accidemd
and this cometh either by means of the putting forth of a
fflwt or a ridge bone^ or about Wind-galls, or by fome detri-
ment taken in the foot, as by being hot, foundred ^ prick't
ftub*d, gravel'd, or the like, or by fome Sinew-fprain, or fome
hurt or wrench in the fkoulder^ or by foaie pinch in the IVi-

tksrs j

I 9 1 Tl^e Expert Farrier, Chap, i o^

ihers 'j and it -cometh alfo by over-riding, and-then negli-
gently fet up, which canfeth him to go J/.f ^ and then the'
cure miiiu be done with bathes and Vngntnts^ whereby to
ilretch, fnpple, molHfie, and to comfort the ffifF members^ for
remedy and eafe whereof, 1. have given you very many good
rcccfp/^j Leforeprefcribed you, as well o^ bathes, as Vyiguems,
But yet I will give ^you- one mO|re which I have often made
life of,' and have done much good therewith for ftiff leggs,-

Take of Hogs-greafe one pound, of frefhEutterj Althe-^,

'''■^^^^^^'aud of Oyl-de-Bay, of.each half a pound, mix and incorpc-

Tate all thefe together, and therewith anoint, rub, and chafe-

xX\tkggs 's.vA fin eves of the horfc^ every third day three times a

day, and let his llioes be triadewid« enough, efpecially at the

hcds^ andletliimbe pared thin j the yF;?t'iw being well fup-

pled, it is needful he be out of the Cords, which will pre-

, vent his flmnbling-^ the better Stumbling cometh alfo by means

of carrying heavy burdens^ and when the rider is a man of

extraordinary weight, efpecially "if the /^o^/e be young. \^

This is .a very good cure.

SECT. 19. S.

Hippoph. \7\T^^^ is to he given to a Hori'c that camot
V V Stale or Pifs.
Hippof. This infirmity cometh either of the Co/?ic^, orby-
means of too much hard riding : The cure is.
Stale or Take Grummel-feed, Saxafrage-feed, and the roots, of each
^'^^^' half an ounce, make them into fine Powder, boyl them a
walm or two in white Wine one quart, and give it him warm.
'^:fi^ This is very good. Another,

Take the tops of green Broom, and burn a good quantity
of them, fo as you may have fo many of the Jljhes as will
» . come to be a pretty handful, fearce them and put them into
white Wine a pint, and after it hath infufed an hour, give him
the Wincjbut not the Jlfies. \^This is very good. Another,
■ 'Take Black-buds of the Alhen-tree, and burn them, then
take the Afhes cleanfed, and as before is fhewed you of the
Broom apcs^ and miniflcr it' to the horfe juft as you did the
othfer; \* This a moft approved cure. SECT.

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V V Hipfof. This difeafe is fecntidftm val- cbotly.
gHs^ called the Staggers^ but the true name thereof is the Sta-
vers^ it is a dizzinels in the ^m^, neerly allied unto xh^frenzy
when it feizcth the brain. It is ingendred fometimes of cor-;
rupt bloody and heavy and bad humours^ which do intoxicate
and opprefs the brain. It is a difeafe incident to almolt every
horfe, yea and that moft dangerous if it be not foon efpied.
Sometimes it cometh by feeding and grazing, at what time
the Horfe is hard ridden, that he be hot and fweateth, for by
his feeding and holding down his head fo low as to graze upon
the ground, the jeacam hamoMrs, do fall down to the head,and
there fettle, and in fliort time feizeth the brain, which bring-
eth this mortal difeafe. Sometimes it cometh by what was
occafioned by hard and over-violent riding, whereby the
whole body became dillempered,and the Mood inflamed and j^u- roYruH
trified •• And fometimes it cometh by eating over much, for yiJ,
thereby is the flomach fo over-charged with meat, as not to
be able to digeft and convert it all as it ought into good blood
and nutriment, and therefore mufl necelTarily breed evi!
hnmonrs^ which attaching the head and brain^ it is in conclufion
the cau^ of this difeafe. The Symptoms whereby to dif-
coverit, is, in that his y^gk will fail him, and he will hard-
ly be able to fee a white wall, he will flaver at the momh^
and his eyes will be fwelled and run with much water and
other filth, and his gate will be reeling and daggering, he
will oft lye down and beat his head againft the planks, floor,
and walls, and when he is laid, his body, will quiver and fhake,
and he will forfake his meat*, and thefe be mo9 certain figns,
which I have ever obferved to be in Wy^^ opprefled and cx-
ercifed with this infirmity.

But now to come to the cure : I will give you firft a g ^^^
cure which a French Marijlial taught me, which by resfon it
founded to be fo mucH improbable, I wouldnever n -; ke trial
thereof, but fuch as it is you Ihall have if. Fallen nnto the
end of a itick alinnen Ragg, ^lid anoint it well with Bar-

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TJ^^Ex^ert Famm. Chap, lo.

bary Sope, and put it up into hi|. iVb/e gentl y, and by de-
grees, and fo draw it oiit again aS treatkbly. Another^

If you do perceive your horfe in bis travel to fall lick fud-
denly of. the 5/:^f/j, and thaEyoube infucha place, where
for the prefcnt you can get no help, then thruft up^ the
greater end of your riding rod into either noflril good and
hard, caufing him thereby to bleed ws\]y and this will preferve
him for the time, till you come where you may meet with
better remedy : Then take apiece.of whcatenleavenjBay-falt,
Rue, Aqua vits, and ftrong white wine Vinegar, of each as
much as will fuffice, bray all thefe in a flone morter very well,,
then put this medicine into two thin fine linnen cloths, or
rags, by equal portions,, and then moillen it well in the li-
quor, and fa convey thofe clouts into either of his Ears one,
and tlien Hitch Uiem upclofe, that he get not the medicine
forth, but that the fubltance thereof may be diffufed into his
head, and let the medicine remain fo four and twenty hours,
then take forth the rags, and this will make him a found and
whole horfi..^;^ Butb&re you^ apply this medicine to his
Mars^ run higi through the- Grifik .cf the Nofe with an iron
BoSiin^ a;id t^ene:xt*day after let him blood in the iVijc^and
Mouthy and then give him this drink, which will keep off the
Teilows for* coining too fait upon him ; then take Turmerick,
Myrrh, Ivory, or Hearts-horn, of each one ounce, of Saffron
©ne penny-worth, pound all thefe by themfelves to very fine
powder, then take Selandine a good handful, flamp it and
Itrain it, and put the juyce thereof to the other Ingredients,
then put unto it of Muskadine or fwect Sack, one pint, or
for want thereof, of ftrong Ale one quart, adding unto it of
London Treacle one ounce, fet thefe upon the fire, and let it
boylone walm or, two, and in the taking off, put unto it of
fweet Butter the^ g^uantity of an Egg, and fo. having well
IbreWed the fame, give it him blood- warm, and for three or
four days, give him either fweet Malhes,,or white water. *^1^
This is very good* Another,

Firft take bloo^ from him in the Nech^ and Mcmh, andJet
Mini chew and fw^Upw down his ^/<?o^, being moftwholfome
fm. him v and whilft; l\^ i^ thus hleee^ng thruft an iron.Bodkini

ifi]pQu§h.tJhsOdf^si,of his |^ofe,skiEL and allj then *' '
\ ■ ' " ,r/ • Take

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Take Afia-fetida, tlie qTiantity of a Hafle-nut, and^dillblvfi'
it -into a Sawcer fuU of white>wine ViHe?gar, then take Lint,
or fine iiax, and dip it int-o the -liquor,and fo ftop both i^or-
fes £/*!ri there with,andfo ftkch'tfhen?i up,-and at the end of four
and twenty hours unffcitch them, andhe is cured. ^"^ This is
very good. Another,

Firit let him blood in both the weefitJg'veins^ anid in the Month^
then -^ ^'^ •

Take of Bitter Almonds one Ounce and a half, of the Gall
of an Ox two Drams, of black 'Elebore made into fine pow-
der, a half penny-worth, of Grains, Cafloreum, Vinegar, and
of Varnifli, of each five drams, boyl all thefe together, until
the Vinegar be all confumed, tiien itrain it, and put it into his
£^rj,and do as. before. ^^"^ This isvefy gpod. Another,

■Bloody him- as before, then wifih y our incilioii-knife,^make
a flit down his Forehead an inch long ^nd better, and with
•yourC^-owr loofen the j^'« round about, but moll taward the
i'oretop^ then put into the place the root of a red great Dock,
cut thin J and let it remain there fourteen or fifteen days,
and once in two days at fartheft, cruiji out the mattrative Huff,
and then take forth the Dock-roots, and heal up the place
with your healing Salve, and give him during thefe fourteen
days white water only, and he will do well. *;^^ Thi^^ afiurc
you is very good. Another,

Bloody &c. Then take Aqaa vit«, and^Garlick, of eac^
To much as will fuffice,-ftamp them together, and convey it
%ito his Ears doing m fitpra. ^^"^ This is lingular good. ^»o-
ther^ Let him bleed well in the I^eck. apd Month /for
the abundance of bad blood is the caufc of this difeafe ) then
with your Imifion-k^ife flit the forehead of the Borfcy and
With your Cro»er raife the iiw? efpecially upwards, and put
inthrecor four C/wfj of ^G'^^'tt pilled, and put upon it a
iittk lint or fine Flax, to keep away the Wind (for that is
•dangerous) and then give the Orifice a ftitch to keep in the
Medicine the better. Then,

Take the feeds of CrelTes, of Poppy, of Smallage, of Par-
fly, of Dill ( 1 fay the ^cds only of thefe herbs ) and take
alfo pepper, and Saffron, of each two drams, make them ali
into fine powder, and put unto them of Barly water two

Bbbb a quarts^

. 'i p6 77?^ Expert Farrier. Chap. 20^

quarts, as it cometh boyling from the fire, and let it infufe
tlierein three hours, and then ftrain it, and give him one
quart thereof, if it maybe, in the morning falling blood-
warm, and walk him up and down an hour or better, and
then fet him up warm, and give him Hay fprinkled with wa-
ter, and the next day give him the other quart falling, and
then do as before, neither let him drink any cold water in
four or five days after, but only whiter-Water, unlefsfome-
timesafvvectrvjalh: And thus doing he will be cured. ^"^
Tills is a moil excellent Receipt, and 1 have often ufed
it. -

S ECT. 21. S,

H ippoph. \A7 Hat remedy haveyoufor a Horfe that hath S wel-
^ ^ led-Legs .?
Bippof. This Malady of fweHed or gowdy-legs cometh eft-
foones by long Handing in the Stable, when as the upper
parts of the planks at the fore-feet^ are much higher than
thofe at the hinder/ee/-, as I have before obferved in /. 1 . c.4.
for by that means the horfe not Handing even, and therefore
not at his eafe, the blood fetlcth in the hinder-legs^ which
caufeth them to [well. Sometimes they do come by reafon
the Horfe being hard ridden, was brought into the Stable too
hot, and carelefly fet up, who taking cold, the bloody greafe
and humours do fall down into the Legs, and ,fo caufe them.to
fwell. -Sometimes it cometh by over-ridmg, \yhereby the
horfe hath his blood flirred, and his greafe melted^ which fal-
leth down, and refteth in the hinder legs^ caufing them to
fwell. ' Sometimes by being ridden and gallopping upon hard
ways in the Heats, and by that means the /^/oW and ^r^^j^
falleth down into the Legs^ congcaleth there,, whereby they
do become, ^ow/-^ and gour'dy. And fometimes^o/^r<^_y legs com-
eth by ficknefs and iurfeits taken, which after remedy had,
yet the faces or dregs thereof Hill remaining in the body of the
horfe, falleth down, and canfeth the legs to fwell as I have
svfdhd ,.f]|:equently feen, and thefe be the prime caufes and reafons
'^^^' wliich w.^. have obferved for this malady. The figns your
,€X^,dptJi.,^^Q88r^e,j;gajj YS^xmay. withou5,t?^gc^ing^pQint,

_:\- .--.,. -, .< -\ .' to

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to it with your finger ^ and therefore we may fay nothing
thereof. Wherefore now we will to the cure. If thQfweHwg
come by ordinary means, then take up the Thigh-veins^ and
then you need do no more, for that alone will cure him,
and alter open the heel-veins^ and lay a Retoyre to the Legs^
or elfe give him the {ire which will ficcicate and dry up the
bad humonrs, which mufJ be given gently, and lightly, nei-
ther would I have you give him the fire^ unlefs you might
think or find it in your judgment to be very requiiite'.
But my meaning is not that this remedy of the fire be ap-
plycd, but only to an old grief, otherwife not at all. "^^^
This is good. But if belides his fwelled Legs^ they alfo be
ftiff", coming to him after much labour and travel j there-
fore

Take of Violet-leaves, Primrofe-leaves, and Straw-ber-
ry-leaves, of each a handful, boylall thefe in new Milk till
they become very foft, and then take it from the fire, and
put to it of the oyl of Nerval of Petroleum, and of Pam-
Phillion, of each one ounce, and fo ftir all together until it
beeom.e blood-warm, and therewith chafe, rub and anoint
the Legs, Nerves, Sinews^ and joynts, holding a hot bar of
Iron near to the place, to caufe the Unguent to fink the
better in : Anoint him thus with this Unguent five or fix
days togetlier, and it will help him. \^ This I have often
ufcd. Another,

Take Train oyl, and warm it upon the fire, and there*
•with bathe his legs morning and evening, and in fllort time
he will be well. *^^ This is very good ; alfo to ride your
Korfe into the water morning and evening up to the kUy
doth takeaway thefwelling of his legs. \-* This is marvel-
lous good.

SECT. 22. 5.

Hippoph. \^ Hat is good to afjvoagt the fwelling of the CodS

in a Horfe .'*
I Hippof. This malady cometh many ways, to wit, by vi-
pient riding and heats, when there was not fufficient care
had of him, but was ncgleded in the fetting up •-, alfo it

cometh

4^9 TIpe Expert Farrier. Chap. 20".'

cometh by walhing, walking ard cald taken after imniode-
ratc labour, and fometimes by feeding iEteraperately up-
on Provender, and fomethnes by feeding upon unwhoLefom
meat. The figns to know it, are, his fiowach may be per-
adventure good to his meat, but yet it will do him little
good, for he will be always meagre and lean, his hair will
ftare, neither will he caftbis coat at ufual times like as o-
ther horfes do, he will lofe his mettle, and become very Innty
and \\i%eyes will run with water and matter, and his fioties
will fwell y in a word he will be out of joynt, that is out of
good temper throughout every part and member of his bo-
dy. Other caufes there be of this malady, whereof I have
intreated before in /. 2. c. 6. fe^. 2. let. C. to which place I do
refer you j neverthclefs I will give you a Receipt or two
which 1 ave often ufed, and do know them to be right
good.
swdUd Take Turmerick and long Pepper , of each a penny-
cods. worth, Annifeeds and Fenugreek, of each half a penny-worth,
fweet Butter fo much as will fuffice, boyl all thefe ( being
firit powdred } in ale three puits, till one pint be confumed,
and then take it from the fire, and flrain it and diflTolve it in
London Treacle one ounce, and fo wellhrewed, give it your
horfe blood-warm ^ let him have this drink fundry times, and
let otherwife his drink be white Water, and fometimes a
fweet Malh till it be well. "^^ This is very good. Ano-
ther.

Take the bell Tar two fpoonfials, Life-Honey onelpoon-
ful, -Black-Sope the quantity of a Nutmeg, Diapente one
ounce, and of Bay-falt two fpoonfuls, mix all thefe well
together,and convey it into two or three Egg-fhels, the tops
being fo opened as that you may but get forth the meat;
then fill up the (hells with this medicine, and foput them
down his ^^re^/^ in a morning fafting, give him prefently af-
ter two or three hornfuls of Ale or Beer, to fend down the
medicine the better, let it be fpread upon the roof of his
month J do thus every morning for eight days together, and
when he hath taken his medicine, letbim be ridden gently an
hour or two: and then fet him up warm doathed and littered,
and fet him uponthe Trench three hours, and let his drink
' be

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be white- Water, and fometimes a, fweet Mafh, both then»
and for fome time after, "^^"^ This is- very good »

SECT. 23. 5.

Hippoph. T TQ^ ^0 yoii take of a Spongy-wart ?

X JL -Hippo f. A Sfongy-wart^ is that very thing
which our Farrters c^^V'anAnberry^ which is a kind of iFe;^,
which fwelleth fometimes to a great bignefs, fometimes a-
gain it will be but fraall, but then commonly they are many,
and do grow into clufters j this cometh by means of peccant
humours czukd of bloo^^ and that Norfe that is inclined to
wans will feldom be ever free of them, for take them off in
one place, and he will put forth more in other parts of his
hody^ but to breed of either //or/^ oriHirc inclined to them,
I will difTwade you ^ for moft commonly he will put them
forth about the eyes, yea, and oft-times fo neer to the eye it
felf as to endanger the fight thereof j They be eafily known
by reafbn they be fo apparently feen, and therefore need no
farther defcription. The cure is. It were good firft to ^
purge him, and to take to<^ from the yl/^y?er-'z^«« which you ^yj^.
do find doth moft feed them, as well to divert as to ftop
the malice of that bad kmoHr which doth occafion the mala-
dy. If the Wart or Anherry be far enough extant from the
j^'», then tie two of his longeft havrs taken from his tall hard
about the Sorrance fo faft as you poflibly can, and fo as that
it may not loofen, and in few days it will fret and eat it
clean offV which done, ftrew upon it the Powder of Verdi-
greafe to kill it at the root, and after heal it up again with
your green Salve. But if you cannot come to tie it either
with hair or thred, then either with your Incilion knife cut
it away clofe to the skin, or elfe burn it off with a hot I-
ron, and then firft kill the fire with Turpentine and Hogs
greafe molten together, and after heal it up, afs before is pre-
fcribed you. \^ Thisis very good*

SECT,

200 Tl)e Expert Farrier, Chap. 20.

SECT. 24. S,

Hippoph. \ 7" \ THat is good to be afflyed to a Horfe that is
V V Surbated.?

Hippof. Two ways a horfe doth furbate ^ thefirflis when
a horfe is newly backt and weighed, upon his firft Ihooiiig,
and when the owner of the horfe will not have patience
with him, but will prefently journey him upon hard and
Itoney ways, his hoofs and feet being yet but tender to
what they will be afterward, and fo the horfe mufl needs
furbate. The fecond way is, when a horfe hath of himfelf
bad feet, and is alfo either illfhod, or elfe his j/soow be very
thin worn, or that they be too narrow or too fhort, and
that he be ridden upon bad, hard, ftony , and rough ways ;
in fuch like cafes your horfe will furbate , you Ihall find it
by the handling of his feet, efpecially the next day after a
long journey, by reafon he will not ftand Hill long upon his
feet without hitching them up, and removing them, for
they will be fo fore as that he will not know how or where
to place them j and you Ihall alfo perceive him to htfHrbat-
edy by reafon that after a journey he will lie much, ftandr
ing being painful unto him •, and in his lying you fliall fee him
covet to lie & llretch himfelf all along upon one fide and if
you feel the coffins of his hoofs you fhall find them to burn
very hot, and his hoofs to be very dry. The cure is very
facile.

Take two new laid Eggs, and after you have well pick-
ed his fore-feer^ break them raw into the folcs^ and then Hop
them up with Oxe or Cow-dung, and he will be well by
' the next morning, This is an approved good cure.

SECT. 25. 5.

Hippoph. T "TOw doyoH cure a Horfe that is iftifled ?

Jl X tippof. This mifchief cometh accidentt^lly ;
to wit, either by a ftrain in leaping, or by a flip in travel,
or by the llroke of fome other horfe^ and thus the bom is
either out of its place, or elfe the joynt is very much grai-
ned

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ned or hurt. The llgns to know it is, if the bone be out,

you may fee it plainly, for bellies his halting, the bone diC-

located will fo ftick out, as tli^t thp fcor/e can do no more '

than touch the ground with j^sVoe, till'itbe putjn again ^

and the way to put it in is tlius :, Firll tie down his head to

the manger, then take a cord and faften it to the j?^/fr» of the

Jl-ifle4 kg , ^nd draw his leg forwards , and fo the bone

will cpme right by helping ip with youj: hand, which being ,' ,

ih, yb^r care then mufi; be to keep, jt io With your hand^ and ^^^^'

then tie the Other end of the ' ^ord' to the R^k, To as he

may not put back his/^j-, tb'diflbcate the bone any more for

an hour or two after, till it be fetlcd and drefled. Wherefore

let his Xefpe'r Hand by him all the time, left the /?or/e Ihould

lie down, or be unruly,^ This done, take pitch which you

muft have molten in 'a pot, in a read inefs, and with a clout

u'pcm a ftick anoint theftifling three or four inches broad at

theleaft, and ten inches long, and pfefently before the Pitch

can cool have a fttofig piece of new Canvas cut fit for that

.- purpofe, which being made very warm by afire, clap it up-

I on the pl^ce fb neatly, that the bone cajinot go forth again.

"This Plaiftei: 'mitft not lie towardsthe 7?^«iL and /©oVlang-

\ ways, but crofs'-W^y's. upon the joynt^ asTt werC; about the

thigh, otherwife It " cannot hold in the bom. . Having thus

done, anoint the plailier on.the.outlide all oyer with the

faid molten Pitch, and whilft itis warm clap'iiocks of the

^or/e.f colour all ove):'the. oiitllde of the Canvas,, and let the

^ Pldiit^f reMifl' 'bii, until it fall away qT it.|elf, and after that?

.yoii may' aifpry-:fuch good;Ur^ueo$s7as yoii may, think to be

.itiolt e'jcpedieht'for the'ipalady.'. '4^t if-ithe bone be not

•li^put, then put in a ^renctd koml a little Beneath - the Hilling

place ,:;and. let the Rowel rem^i]^ -in' fifteen days, turning it

'\onoe every day; and atifVeeh d^y s epd ,raie it fortb^ apd heal

""up the Orifice, Ukeasbefdrcjpu'hive.been taught. ^^*ThJs

,;^ ipe|i^.g99d. , ,,Tiuw hooM 9b -d

.,r ,^ u X SECT. 25. 5.

,. .Hi^oph. VyJ^^ jeff^pdyjfmMhadfor a Herie thamtrpt^

bMmth the Stone ? .^^frp^ siu a^ i,oo3 ?.&
;^^g-|^ C c c c Hipvo.

iM The Expert Fa^rrkr. Chip;i&.

i^jf^jpy*. Thisi^avety troublefomedifeafe, anditcometh
of gtof^ and bad /7^>«'ow-j, gptteh principally by violent ex-
ercife, and intemperate riding, and it cometh from the Li-
%ier aridyfto, which falling down into the kidneys and blad-
der, fetieth there, whereby there groweth in the fnomh of
the conduB certain inflamed hard knots which floppeth his
ttrine^ whereby he isnotable to p^/j, but with great difficul-
Xu, ty, by rcafon xhtjinews and the fores about the neck of the
bladder are beniimmcd, which taketh away the fenfe and feel-
ing o{ the bladder. And foraetimes this infirmity cometh by
reafon that iff his travel, the horfe is kept fo long in agita-
tion, as not to fufFer him to fiale and pifs^ for the water be-
ing mad^ hot by exercife, doth conglutinate, and becometh
vifcous and thick, fo iasit cannot pafs away from him as na-
ture requirethit fliouid do. Whereby there is made too great
a feteiltion of the Vrhe, by means of the obftrudlions
he hath iii his k}dfieys; which engendreth gravel, fometimes
red, and fometimes grey, which failing down into the cotj-
dttUsj ingtndteth fh/e^mdticiueznd^rofs^moHrs^ which occa-
fioneth coriglutiriatioh, and fp; becometh to be thefto^e^ wax-
ing ib hard and thereby' fto'|:^ping the cuirrent of hi^ water^
fo as he will not be able to pifs ©r fidle. And ydu niay
come eafily tokndw it, by» reafon that he can neither draw
his yardy noir pifs, but with great pain arid difficulty in his
fheath, and that many times drop by drop.

Thecure is, take Saxifrage, Kettle-roots, Parfly-rootS,
Fennel-roots, ' Sperage-roots, and bf Dodder, of each ofie
handful, bruife all thefe things , and boil them ^dn a gen-
tle fire with white- Wine, until a third part be confumed,
then put to it of Salt one hfandful, of Sallct-oyl, ani of
the Lard of a Goat, of each three dunces, Hbriey' half a
pound V when iill this is boyled, ftratn iL, '^dncl ^'ring it Ve-
ry hard, and of this give your /fory^ drie piiit; every morn-
ing fafting, made blood- warm, and if in the feoyling or by
ftanding, it happen to become thick, difTolve it again with
white-Wine, and after the firft boyling it mult be but only
warmed. , And give to him drink every morning fo long as it
Will laft. *^*»this isv^V'y good, fot-l, haVe tried it. Another
as good as the former.' '^'^"^ aU ua;<a ..i\^i

^^^ ■ "' . Take

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Take of ftrong Ale one quart, and putjt into a pottle-pot,
thentaJvefo many of the re^ddeft Radiflirrpots clean waJi-
ed and fliced into fmall, pieces, as will4ll up tlie pot; then
Hop up the pot foclofe, as that the 4i> cannot get in, arid
let it remain four and twenty hours, then itrain the roots
from the Ale very hard into fopie other clean pot, and fo
give it him in a morning failing, with' ahorn^ th^n ride h^n^
a while upon it, and fo fet him up >yarm' coyered and w^ll
littered, and in a little while you fhall fee him pii*s, give
him this drink fundry mornings together, and during this
cure, let him have but onlxwju|;e..waj:^rt0odrink. \*Xhis
is fpecial good. ,^ ;T - : -; : : ' '''^'

S E: C T, ^7. ,;?. ;

- ->~A '. . .;- ■ y

Hippoph. pf/ffat cure have yon for a String-halt? - . ^ , .^, ,
Hipfof. Tms is a malady which for ttiembib
part the bell metled Aw?ye/ be many times troubled with 'j"" it
Cometh meerly of cold, as by taking cpld fuddenly after hard
riding, cfpecially when by being wafhed, for the blood and
y/wip/ being by that means llupified and b^aummed, is the
caufc of the difeaie, by reafon the Jtenfe and feeling of the
wew^er is taken from him j you may^fily know it by the
manner <>f the unfightly lifting, and fud^eiir fnatchin$ i^p of
Ms leg much higher than thcpthcr^sii^^ ^x^opo^pxily cpmeth
-into the hinder leg^. rather than intothej/^^3/€^^ The
Jirfl to take up the vein in the thigh,&jafter to anoint all the
leg and the thigh from the body down tp.the very foot along
time together, one holding a red hot liar , of Iron neer to
the place, and .ktiihi«Sij ]??./^ointed^>Yi|:lij this oin^^^

Take of the Oyl of Pej^rojeum of the Oyl of Worms,
of the Oyl of Nerval, of Patch or Piece-gre^fe, of the Oyl
of fpike, of each one ounce, of Zewf/ow-Treacle two ounces,
and of Hogs-greafe onepoupd, melt all thefc upon the fire,
and then take it off, and k^ep it withconthmaVfering till it
be thrbugh cold, and with this anpint the vifit^Sl membe( €-
very day once, ;ahd. then wifpe himjip^ )With,^ foft thiiqib-
band of Hay from the pafiern to the top 'of the hoof, 4ttd

Cccci thus

204 WBx^eH Fmenv Chapl' 20*

SitietitHrer^r wel4:lon| time together/iioWi^g. r a^^
I feve advifea ) a hot bar of iron;ii<ier to it, -to c^ufe this
Unguent the bettet to fink into t^frews.^nerves^ joyms.
But after you- have doneanointing him, you nj^^/eep him
Sandtvell- littered, and lefthe^thumb band:be daily
iPieilerahd'lMbi^ andihortet^>ritiihorter,..tiHyouper.
MWWto^'liandle^bdth^l^g^ alike,; and yBur hprferto.bc
r^e^ ; but ^ou^ mufl: ilcR^'ride him that^he ma^-iweat
S^h in a monthWr,-and .fo:foon. as warm weathencom.
SS\urn'^him'to€Vafs4nfbme=drypaftnre where 1^^^ and
SK™ again about Bartholon^ew Tide,or before lb. cold
rnmeth aid whilft he doth remain in the Stable, keep him
S and f"t wMl -b^ (k.-him 5m.^-W. and be ^
^nnd horfe again. To anoint him alfo with Acopumis.
found ^on^^m}^'. J . ^^^^^^. r„ndj.„ horfesof this .

Wmmm^m^E^ hinMfc^f^many^&peraucmsan^
iiS^i wl^ctf Up- diftiirN^^^noy, :and diftemper h^ bo^
^ Wf hmt-peci^df^t^mlities an^ cbnditions^ fbrthey breed
lSi^.«.;^hichoft^times gbod^^^^
therefore muft beTent aWay.by i>«nC^f^^^, thatisto fay, by
fmXry otcher, 6xFotms I havefpoken already futr
ISm r atS^the^f^e L Will n^w tredt oi Smofit6neso^
l^f^^^hxTA other ways is the gentleft, wherewith tp

Cfye tS a ck^ormo^^ whereby to. loofen the |m,
^ikK ^y be bound andkiagged with dry, h^ami^

erf-' anda^I Ka^'ialready gi^rfen you. Receipts fm Cbjters,

io^nbv^'''>&il*''I md'tdti' foii< .'^po^^^sj^j^l^f-whergot^you

:maf' m^ke ^feaecOHift^:^loccafiort::aiid in^cffit^^rfla^ir^

*IF^' . ',v.-. Take

Book. It 3 TJoe Expert Farrier^ 205

- - Hake a great "Candle of four in the pound , and cut off i sup^oj^to-
three inches at the 'fmaller end, . and then anoint the_ biggin ''J'*
and' longer part either with Sailet-oyl^or' freih or .fweet '^'''^'^' '^
Butter, and fo convey it into hisfmdammty then with your
hand hold hhtml ,to hhtnel a good, half hour, or elfe W^
tail Mvith^afirap to his girt orSuriingle, by. which time tiitf
/*(japoy?ra^1y■.will: be.difTolved, t^^nrletloofehis f^^^^ an,d th^n
prefebtlf leap his i'^c^.ahd, trot' him up. and down till > he,d0
\}QQm toe f?^pty 5cf^^(? himfelf,'. foftby this means it will wor^
the better and more kindly .\^This is the moft gentle of all
fapfojiwries can- be given. ^^* This diffolveth all hard, dry,
and UovexQrements^ -and fendethj them, forth, and beiidesit
fuppleth i the guts.. Another, , flf;y iJu da find your. horf€ to be fo
exceeding weak, fas that .yott/ci^jrernot, .without- peril of iiis
llfe^ adiiiinifter \MA6\xm:a.ti^'P,otiiofi^-'Qr pfirgin^ niedicm^ then
give'him this Suppofit&ry.. ■■• . \ v.) .- ; ^ -. ; ^ - :;;.

Take of. common Honey fix ounces,, of Salt Niter one 2 sufpofits-
' ounce and a half, of Wheat-flower, and of Annifeeds in fine *^*
powder, of each onelDunee, bo>l allthefe to a ilifF thick-
nefs, and fo make it into fuppo/itories^ then take one of them
and anoint italLoveit with Salletroyi, and your hand allb!,
and fo put it up intO: ^xis^frndamem the length of your hand,
then tie hh.tail. .betw4xt his le^s^ jas before is file wed, and
letit remain fo: half an hour, by .which time t\iQ fappfitmy
-will: be idiffolved, then; ride rand .©rder.him^s .before, ^^f"
iThiS'isalfovery .good, efpecially incalg of fHrfeitf or invvapd
■fickpefs. Another,;.).- > inivj:v^ slorij i\vu 1

;Take apiece of Callle-Sope, arid paring it, bring it. into 5 '^*/'/'*^*-
the falhion of a fappofmy^ and apply it, and order him as ber ^^'
ifore is.- taught yo».,.'*'4<'^ ;. / ^ : - ; / ,]!;/

rno^This lisj fpeeiai ^aod to^ujge:../?^/^^;^,^, a^d.-^t is ..veryjg^,nr ^ ^''i*/"'/"'
ItiQ^:i4n6thcr^Hh^^.tTT\ oIIvuboj riO!}c?>o )iooi o-n:]i ( .y\:nH '^* .
crriFakb '5a;v;inifo imuch as will/uffice, andflan^p ittama/h, ^Suppe/Its-
and ftamp with.it Stavefaker and Salt, of each two ounces, '">
boyi thefe in. common Honey fo much as will fuffice, till it
he thick^ and fo make it up 'in\o SuppQfitoriesy and adn^inifler
-oiQ oi| them^ like as yoi^ are hiefore Ihewed, ai)^ jird^r ^ni fp
^'^ewifci ^^^ ThispurgethQMfr. A^Qther^j - ■ ^ ^--.rr
p :iffd'Xakie.aD.angry:red Qfliofl and piW^t (31^4 jag .it croTs ways
3oa ' " ' with

lo6 The Exptrt Farrier. Chap, icl*

with your knife, and fo adminifter it, and order himaSibc-
^.^fot^.\^ Thhi^uY2^tth MeUricho/ly. Another f -STfij

ry. J Take common Honey one pint, and boyl it till it be, thick,
^ and make it up into Suppofioms asitcooleth, and adraint-
fter it, and order him as before is prefcribed you. \^ This
purgeth evil httmOHrs, it cooleth and comforteth the io<^^ ve-
ry much, and caufeth a good appetite to meat. Ah thefe I
have often ufed, and I do know them to be very ^ood. But
you mull take with you fbrae inftrudions fit to be known j
which are ^ Firft, when at any time you do adminiftcr ei-
ther fuppojltories^ Clyfters^ fotiom, you muft do it in a morn-
ing faftmg, unlefs neceflity urge the contrary: Secondly, you
muft not at thofe times fafFer him to drink any cold water,
no not with excrcife, but either fweet Malhes or white wa*
ter. Thirdly, it is very needful that before you fliall ad-
min ifter either SHppofaory^ Clyfier^ or Pmo», that the iiorfe
be raked. And fourthly, that he be after kept warm.

5IE Q T, 2p.^.

Hippoph. TJ/^Hat benefit tometh to a Horfe^ i'^iweating ?

Hippo/, Truly Sir very much, for by mo-
derate and judicious giving of Sweats, as well in his cloaths
in the ftable as abroad in his exercife, you may cure hunof
many Maladies, and prevent many infirmities which other-
wife might accrew unto him. For fweating doth open the
pores, and fendeth forth thofe peccant 2.nA malignant JjHmoftrs
which do annoy, opprefs, and vex him. But as touching
this manner of fwemng by you propofed, it hath relation
unto what I have already handled in /. 2. cap, 2. where I
treating of what is to be done to a i/or/c newly taken from
grafs, I there took occafion to advife /ipe^^^f, and there I
referred you to this place, and therefore I will here illuftratc
it: Wherefore if you be in the way oi enfaying your horfe
having already fjw^f</, to^f<i/ and c/f-^»/c<5i him,, and prepa-
SmdUng. red his body f[t (or /mating C if need fliall require. ; Then
if the weather be fair and warm, ride him a pile upon his
trot, and then home again, then prcfently lit]ter him very
well, and doathhimup fo wStttvas thath^ jnayiyw^ify but

not

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not yet io violently as to ftir the humows in tfie body too ~^
much, neither let him fweat above an hour, then cool him
again by degrees, and that with great care and moderati-
on ; and thus ride 2ir\A fweat him for three days together ;
then for fix days together keep him warm, but not to fweat
any more, and during the time of his fweating and fix or
eight days after, let him have no cold drink, but white- Wa-
ter and fometimes a fvveet Mafh. And thus briefly oi fweat-
'^^' *^ This manner of giving fweat I have often ufed,
with great conlmodity to the horfe. But let us pafs on to
another (Chapter.

n t tnfi J 'III ft'

; C H A P. X X I.

SECT. I. r.

5ono i 3IJCJ .b- iiP^PP^P^y^^^-

Hippoph. ^ "Y T ^'^^ ^"'^^ have yoH for a horfe iv^^tonguc
% y% / is hurt f

V V Biff of This malady cometh by ac-
cident as with a Bit, Halter, or the like.

Take therefore of Arman half an ounce, and roftit in the
embers till it be red hot, then take it up and beat it to very
fine powder, then take of Life-Honey a Sawcerful, and of
white-Wine one pint, mix and fteep thefe with the Powder
together, and fo let it boyl orer the fire, Hirrmg it continu-
ally together '-, then take it off, and let it cool, and fo wafli
his tongue therewith morning and evening, or aS you fhall
,pleafe till it fee whole. \* This is very good. Another.
:; . Take the juyce of Saleridine,and wafh the hnrt-trngHe there-
with nine days together and it will cure it, albeit it be
half cut in funder,for the juyce of Salendine will Gongluti-
nate and fodder the tongue together being cut or wound-
ed* ^#* This alfo is very good. '

loifid fitiioi

■'^'^' ~ SECT

ao'S Tl:e Expert Earner. Chap, i o^

niifllc, ■ S E Q ,T.;, .2.;. ?;:;, . ,,^ '^^i:,,,,,,

Hippoph; T_J[Ow do yon help a Horik thai hattsTanltcMm %ts
rl Tail?
Hippof. This Cometh of ranknefs of hlood^ and therefore
it is requiiite'that firll he be let blood in the 2>i/, and that
■be ^/fe^ well. After, - .,:,; If^^^ffui^w^'^'^^^^Q

f 'jTake Buck-ly,; and vyith,a Rag or HuVds in itlie Lye warn
Tail aft the place infeded every day often, or as many times as it
fhall dry, and continue thus doing four or five days, and
this will cure it. \* This is very good. Another, but if
the hair do fall away with the MaingovJtch, then flit the skin
from within two inches o^thCfTlw^y to the fourth yo^/w, and with
your Cronet take out a certain bone or grifile, which the French
do call Barhole^ then fill up the clift with Salt made into fine
powder,and with a hot Iron burn the tail in fundry places, &
wafh it with Buck-lye,as before j but your Lye mult be made
very flrong. This cure I never pradifed, but I once fawa
^ifrijhalof Paris drefs, and fo cured 2Lhorfe in. this manner of
this malady, of whom I had the 'cure. \ .

itch.

o:l§ ^iPi^^^^^i^d'^-

"Hippftpiv jT 'TOwdQ you, make your Ur^guentum Theriacum ^
'to f nn ..[is'Jtri --^//poyj/ TIKIS'. ^^ ismoft

fovcraig^ fpr tai;y, >gc^ iii.xliQ jopjs. 3 it i? alfo lipecial ^odd for
horfathat, do f^U toe, if the grief hiintht Hip, StifiiHg-
pUc.eiyieg^,;Jbohldersy pafiertt, or any other part of the /f^j,-a
hk^fivm't ■fpi^4^ only excepted. And thus I'do niake it.

/l^akeof Ner^y^l, of pVl jOf Papiph^^^^^
-of fi^ch twiS-QunceSgy'^iid. of tried; HogS-'^rbafe ^M-f k ^poiffid,
:melt aUthef6j,iipon.a gehtl<' fiiis, and ferig molten,]^ii*E irito it
M. or^inajry ' Tfeacle two penny worth, then' take it ftom^the
-fi/rei !tiiefi>with aSplatt.er or'fpoon, keeji it'b'y continual ftir-
ring till it be thf ough cold, then will it be of $ dim colour j
keep this in a gaily pot for your Hfe ^ and' ^nen^ybli fbdl have
occafion toufethefarae, anoint the place grieved therewith,
rubbing and chafing it in very well, and let one hold a bar of
T \)'^s?. ' "" ' ' hot

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hot iron neer, as you do anoint the grief. And thus it is made. '
^^'^ This is moit excellent to raife thQ vein from the/wen? ac
what tinie you are to take up the vein. I have tried it ftpe &
fepihs,

S E C T. 4. r.

Hippoph . fl Orvdo yon deftroy a Tetter ?

il Hippof. This malady or Sorrance the Freffch
do call' Fer-vohwt^ the Flying-worm^ which is a Tetter or Ring-
vporni^ and the cure is this.

Take the roots of Elecampane, and the roots of red-Dock, nmr 0^
of each like much, flice them thin, and put them into Urine ""^-ivorw,
three quarts withBay-falt, two handfuls, let it boyl until
one quart be confumed, then take it off, and with a clout
faltened to a flick wafh the Sorrance very hot. life this four
or five mornings together, and it will kill it. '^^''^ This is ve-
ry good.

SECT. 5. r.

H ippoph • \ 7 \ 7 ^'^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^"^ ^^ ^ ho^"^^ ^^^ tyreth in tra •
V V vel, mdfallethfck ?
Hippof. For a horfe to tire upon the way, the caufes are ma-
ny:Firlt for that he is travelled when he (hall be too young^Se-
condly in thathe is lately taken fromgrafs whilftheis yet foul
and foggy,before he be well enfaimed ; thirdly in that he hath
been long kept & pampered in the Stable, without giving him
breath or moderate exercife ^ Fourthly, by being travelled
beyond his ftrength in longer journeys, and deeper ways then
he is well able to perform^ Fifthly it might be through theco-
vetoufncfs or carelefnefs of his rider ^ in not feeding or feeing
him fed fo well as was fitting ; Sixthly and laflly, by reafoa
the Horfe might have fome fecret infirmity whereof his ma-
fier might be ignorant. Wherefore if yonr horfe may happen
in his travel to tircorfaint^ have patience with him, and do
not force him beyond what he may be able to perform,eithec
by fpurring or beating him, likeas many c/;o/fw)tandjp^9-
;7;ffe people do ufually, but get to fome houfe or Inn fo loon

Dddd as

^ta TJk Expert Fanner. Chap. 22-..

as conveniently ^ you may, when firlt you fee him begin to--
liiak or to fain: un4ev yo":.; fst liim prefently up warm clotri-
ed, ana weiUittered, t)ia}:he_ take no cold, 2nd hi his Keep-
(7- or the 0 filer oi tlie Inn rub and chafe him all over with
frefn dry itraw, but efpecially let him rub him againfi: the
bnir, and let him have no meat till two hours or more after
you have given him this drink,
rr'tng :n T'Aq of the bell fweet fack one pint, l)ut if tliat cannot
n&v(L j^g Yi2^^^ then take the fame quantity of White or Claret-wine,
and put thereto of Cinaraon, Ginger, Nutmegs, Grains,
Cloves, Annifeeds, and Fennelfeeds of each one ounce, all
made into fine powder : then take red- Sage, Rolemary-tops,
Mints, Camomile, and wild' Thyme,, of each like much, fo
that in all they amount to half a handful, chop the hearbs
very fmall, and then put all thefe hearbs and fpices, into the
Wine, and then boyl them a pretty while, then take it from
the fire and Itrain it hard, and unbit your horfc^ and give
him this drink blood- warm j this done, bit him up again,
and with a fwitch ftir him up and down as he flandeth in his
JDlace tied to the rack, then cool him, and two hours after
his drink, give him firft fome Hay, and half an hour after
that, give him either a fweet Mafli, or white, water, and
after feed him at your pleafure ^ but be you confiderate ingi-
vinghim his Provender, by little at once and often, and how-
foever feed him well, and thus ordering himj, by morning
^e will be well recovered, and able to travel again "^\-)E,^
Xliis is an excellent drink, and of great vertuc, for any horfe
that tyrcthox falleth fick upon the way. It is alfo very requi-
lite tliat with a Syringe youdoinjed of this drink into his ;70-.
firils^ Another,

If you do fear that your W/^ may tire in his ]oumey,for
prevention , carry with you a box of powder of dryed
l^lecarnpane-roots, & let the powder be fearfed,and when you
do come unto your Inn, let him not be walked,, but fetup
^arm in the Stable.clothed & littered,an let,his kgsjyady^heady ,
tnd neck,^ be by the Groofn or Ojlkr well rubbed, butchiefly
IjisM betwixt his ears. Tiien take .offtrongAieone quart, ,
car>' of fweet Sack- one -pinty. which is much better, .and put :,
i^tp Xt 0^ your. JEl^caropane_ half an ounce, brew them well -.j
' ,. together.

Book. IT. The Ex^rt Furrier, .^fi4

together, and give it him with a horn, then bridde him, and
tie him to the Rack, l3Ut not too high^, fo as he may put down
his nofe^ and let him ftaird fo an hour^ then unbridle him, anti
give iiim Hay ,• and. an horn- or better after that, give him
either a fweet Mafh or white-water, and then Provenderfuf-
ficent, but vnth difcretion^and by degrees , and fo alfo in the
morning, give him both Oats and bread, whether he will' eat
heft, feeding him little by 'little fo-long as he will eat, and in
the morning when you arc ready to take his bacl{j, give him
the fame drink again, and you fliall find him to travel with
fpirit and mettle, and if you tie a branch of Penny-royal up-
on his Bit, it will greatly comfort him. But yet for all that
w'hich hath been faid, if he happen to tire, then

Take Arfmart, and rub his We- Wi^ where tiie faddkreft-
'eth, and lay alfo fome qf the leaves upon his back und^r- the
Saddle, and fo clap on the Saddle, and this will c^ufe him tiie
better to hold out. \'<- This is good. Another,

Take of the bell Spanifh Tobacco yon can. get, ; fhred it
fmall, and dry it, and make it ikdEie powder^ i and snix
therewith the powder of Cockle-fliells of the likt -quantity,
which mufb be fearced,andput this powder into .sugiafs, keep-
ihg it clofe ftopped,and keep it for your ufe. And when.you
aretoufeit, take of this powder, and mix them therewith of
theOyl of Dill, and of the Oyl of Cloves fuch a quantity as
will make this powder into^ ftifF pafte, aadfo make.it in-
to pills, every Pillthe bignefs ofa/Wiilmat, which.ffluft be
dryed in the {hade ( thefe Pills rauft be made in Canicular or
Dog-days only ) then keep them clofe flopped in fome glafe
or gaily Pot, that no ayr can get into it, and when you have
caufetonfe any of them, givehimoneof thera.iat whattinae
you friall perceive your hof-fe to falnt'brtire, or that you^D
perceive him tohaVe'takfen'aifolddrfui^feit, which may very
well be the canfe of his deteiMty, give him (I fay) one of
, thefe FiJis when you do come unto your Inn. Butif hehat^
taken a cold or furfeit, then give him ^Pill in the morning
■ falling, and let hint be well rubbed. Clothed Jwkrm, and well
• lit'tered,andfofrer him mic to 4¥inkaiiy:c©id"waiier,but 'either
a fweet Malh or w'hite w^t^rvfe^ther^is'hotany thing more
noxious than to give a hc^rfein this^afexbld wateCj^d lethis

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2 1 1 T^e Expert Farrier, Cliap. i 2.

travel be moderate and with great difcrction, and he will
both hold out his journey, and get Ilrength and fiefh alfo in
his travel. "^^^ And this I have often tryed both upon my
own horfis and others, in whofe company I have travelled,
as well in England as in parts abroad.

CH A P. XXII.

SECT. I. r.

Hippophylus.

H

Ow do ym frefcrihe a Vomit to a Horfe?

Hiffof. Of this I have fpoken a little already
where I did remit you to this place, we do ufuai-
ly give vomits unto horfes newly taken up from
grais, by reafon they are thereby full of very grofs phleg-
xnatick humours, which do abound in the flomach , and head,
which if they be not fetched from the horfe in its due time,
will be means to impair greatly the health of the horfe,
which muft be oft times neceffarily expulfed by vomit, and
you fhall have a receit of a vomit which I had in Frmce from
a fpecial Farrier there who ( as I have before touched ) hath
in my prefence adminillred to fundry horfes, which did work
Tery kindly upon them, and I my fclf have adminillred tiie
fame to fundry Horfes here in ETJgLtud^ to very great profit
unto them. The Receit is this,
renting. Take two of the greatefl: roats of Polipodium you can get
from the Oak, wafh and fcrape them very clean, andtyeit
to his Snaffle, Trench, or Bit, then let it be Jfleeped in the
Oyl of Spike a v/hole night, and in the morning fafting,put
on his bridle with the faid roots , and ride him with it in
his mouth an hour or better, fair an foftly ^ and if he be trou-
bled with any Rheumatick or Phlegmatick humours or with
any cold or filthy matter, which may any w^ay pefler, clog,
©r annoy his ftomach: This thing will force him to vent
them at his. mouth and nofe, and it will caufe him to cough
and Bcc^y where, iie ; will fend forth a great abu ndance of

filth,

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filth, and evil flimy ftufF from off his flomich and head, as
that in fhort time he will become very clean in his body, for
this will both refine his blood, and exhauft all his watry
humours, infnch fort as by temperate ordering him, and do-
ing as 1 have here prcfcribed yon, yon may be confident to keep
h.im a long found perfed and ferviceable Horfe , and this
is not to be applyed only to a horfe newly taken
from grafs, but to any other horfe that h&th taken a cold, or
to any ketty, foul, toggy, or purHve horfe whatfoever.
^** This may feem fl range here amongfl: us, but let any
man make tryal, and he fl-iall find it to be. molt admirable.

S E C T. 2. K
Hippoph. lyf/f^^f is to he given to a Horfe that hath a -violent
^^ Cough?

Nipfof. If this great and violent Coufh proceed from a cold
( as commonly all Coughs do) then give him firll wheat-bran
prepared, as fundry times before is prefcribed you, and take
blood from the neck vein, then with his Oats give him this
powder following.

Take of Corain, Fenugreek, Sileris, Montany, ^.lias Sifi- yir>!r^t^
kos, Nutmegs, Cloves, Ginger, Linfeed, of each two oun- 1^-'--^''*
ces, Qiiick-Brimflone, Hx ounces, make all thefe into fine
Powder, and of this powder give him every night with his
Oats, onefpoonful. Butbecaufe this powder difperfeth the
corrupt, grofs and Phlcgmatick humours which are predomi-
nant in the body of the Horfe^ which do occafion the faid vio-
lent Cough, fo foon as you fhall perceive that with this pow-
der he Jiath purged fufficiently, ufe it then no longer, but
fail not to continue his white water, but before you give
him his water, take a flick about thebignefs of your thumb
at.leaft, and well nigh a foot long, and wrap a fine rag a-
bout it-four or five times, fteeped before-handinOyl de-Bay,
and fo put it into his mouth, like as you would do a Snafl^e,
and witli flraps made fafl to the ends of the flick, fall'ned
then over his Poll, like as Smiths ufe to do, when they burn
horfes for theLampas, and let him drink with it in his mouth i
that done, let him fland with it in bis mouth one hour after
at the leaft, to the end he may lick and fuck up the faid Oyl .

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H x '4 77?^ U^^^n Varmr. Chap. 2 j .

upon the rag or cloth, and when you do give Mm his Oats,
mix them with this powder following, iiiz^. '

Take of Fenncl-leeds four ounces, of Fienugreek two oun-
ces, of Cardamome one ounce, beat all together but grofly,
otherwife he will blow it away as he eateth his Oats, and keep
him warm as before is advifed you. "^^ This is very good,
for I have often ufed it.

S E C T. 3. r.

Hippoph. T7<5^ i^^^f cmjes do you take up Veins ?

r Hifpf As touching taking up of veins you
Ihall underftand, that it is a thing in many cafes fo much be-
hoofFul, as that many times the moll exquifite Farrier living
fhall not be able to perfed this cure, but by that way and
means, or unlefs fuch fern be either taken up, orfomeways
flopped which are noxious to thecure,by feeding the malady
with its peccant humours, the Farrier can never work by true
art. Again, veins well taken up do prevent many maladies
v/hereunto many Horfes are much more propenfe than others
are. And laftly , the taking up of veins cureth fome difeafes,
which could otherwife never be cured. For the taking up of
the thigh- veins, fendeth away Spavens, Splents, Curbs, Ki-
bed-heels, Swelled-legs, Scratches, Malenders Faricion in the
legs,and the like Sorrances ^ befides it caufeth all pains,aches,
flrains, ftifnefs in limbs, &c. Take up the Shackle-veim^ and
it preventeth the Quitter-bone, Ring-bone, fwelling in the
ydnsto lower joynts, foundrings, &c^ Wherefore forafmuch asig-
ta^eup. norant people, whatfoever opinion they may have- of their
fuper-abundant skill, yet are they very much to feekin that
they do fo much exclaim againJl: taking up of veins, abfurdly
affirming it to be a great means of laming of horfes : but let
Uiem not miHake themfelves , for afluredly it is the* befl and
only remedy againft thefe and many more maladies, and when
they Ihall have made tryal,they will not be of fo prejudicate
opinwns.

CHAP.

Book. If. Tl?e Expert Famer. _ 21 5-

CHAP. XXIII.
SECT. I. IV.

Hyppophiliis.

Hat good thing have yon wherewith to ^refer^e the
wind of a Horfe?

Hiffof. Sir, for this infirmity I make a Cata-
plafme, which is this. ^vW to

Take Wheat-flowr four pound, Elecampane and Gentian p'^f^rve.
of each one ounce, Annifeeds, F;Enugreeks,Comin, Brimitone
and Licorilh, of each half a pound, let all thefe be made into -
very fine powder and fearced, then put into it of common
EngliiTi Honey half a pound, and fo much white-Wine as will
make all thefe into a Cataplafme ^ boyl ail thefe fufficiently , ,
till it be fo thick that you may make it intoPills,and give your
Horle of them three or four at a time, for fix or eight morn-
ings together, life this often, for it will confervc a horfe in
health, and keepeth him found of his body, wind, and cou-
rage. ^^* Tlus is moft excellent. But if you do perceive a
taint in his wind, then

Take a clofe earthen Pot or Pipkin,andput thereinto of the
ilrongelt white-Wine-Vinegar three pints, and four new laid
Eggs unbroken, and four heads of Garlick clean pilled and
bruifed, then cover the Pot very clofe, and bury it in a Mix-
en or Dung-hil twelve hours, then take it up, and take forth
the Eggs, but break them not j then ftrain the Vinegar
and Garlick through a fine linnen cloth, putting unto it the
liquor of Life-Honey four ounces, and of brown Sugar-Can-
dy, Annifeedsjsand Licorilh, all made into very fine powder,
of each two ounces, and your /sor/e having failed all night till
morning, give him one of the Iteeped Eggs, and then one
hornful of this liquor or drink, and then another Egg, and ■
after that another hornful, and fo a third Egg, and
then a hornful, and laltly a fourth Egg, and fo the
refidue of the liquor , remembring to give him into either
no'llril half a hornful of his drink , and it mull be admini-
ilred blood-warm 5 then fet him upon the trench, cloath.

/

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2l<5 Tl?e Expert Farrier. Chap. 23.

flop, and litter him warm, and let him ftaiid fo four hours,
then unbit him, and if it be Winter time give him fweec
Wheat-ftraw, but no Hay ^ and if it be in Summer give him
Grafs, green Corn, or the leaves of Sallows, and for nine
days give him either fwettMaPnes, or white- Water, putting
therein fome Sallet-oyl, and be you allured he will do well
again. "^^'^This is alfovery good. Another,

Take a Hedge-hog alive, and bake inthc Oveninancar-
then-pot, clofe Hopped until he do become fo dry as that you
may make h'im into fine powdery give him alfo of this
powder one fpoonful in a quart of good Ale every other day,
and this will infinitely help and preferve his wind. \"^ This
is alfo fpecial good.

SECT. 2. fr.

Hippoph. T5 there fnch a difeafe -which is called the Wild-
1 fire?

Hipj!of. Yea Sir, there is, and it is a difeafe mofl dange-
rous and very difficult to cure, but by a Receipt of a powder
which once I obtained of a skilful Chirurgion , which faid
powder is not fit to be applyed to any living creature, but
to 2 horfe only, it is fo terrible. And thus it is to be made.
^iz,.

Take of living Toads four, the greatefl and blackefl can
be found, living Moles or Ants three, and of old Shoo-foles
fix, and heads of Garlickunpilled, and with their beards and
roots remaining upon them forty, then take of the leaneil and
faltelt Martlemas beef three pounds, cut it into thin and fmall
pieces and dices, fuch Martlemas beef I meanwhich hath long-
eft hanged in the fmoak •• take alfo of Oats eight pints, and of
old woollen-rags the courfer the better two pounds ^ take al-
fo of Swallows dung a good quantity, and four or five living
fwailows, put all thefe things into an Earthen-pot new, and
well nailed, and let it be big enough to be able to hold all the
Tngredients,and put alfo thofe living creatures among them a-
live, and then make a cake of Clay, and therewith lute up the
Pot clofe, as that neither fmoak nor air can either get in or
out i having fo done carry your Pot into fome Orchard or o>

ther

Book. li. Tr^e Expert Farrier. 217

ther Clofe, or Backlide, from Houling or Straw, and there
place it, and fo make a great fire both round about it, and
upon it, and fo keep the fire upon the Pot , till it be as .red
hot as the very fire coals themfeives, and let the fire continue ^
fo great after the pot is red hot by the fpace of half an hour
at the leaft : then let the fire remain untouched, until it be all
confumed to alhes, and fo go forth of itfclf, without either
quenching the fame, or taking away any of the .fire about it,
and fo let it (land till it be through cold, which will hardly
be done the fame day, fo when the Pot is through cold, take
it from the place, and opening it, take forth the ftuff^, and put
it into fome Trough or great Morter made for the purpofe,
which rauft (land in fome out or open place where no wind
can come, theTrough or Morter being covered with a cloth,
that the powder may not fly away, then pound and ftamp
thefc things together into fine powder, and in the ftamping,
add thereunto of flaked-lime one pound. Let him that ftamp-
cth it be clofe muffled, and his eyes covered with a glafs cafe .
made for the purpofe for fear of hurting them ; and when it
is throughly powdred, fearfe the powder through a courfe
hair-cloth, and fo keep the very finell of the powder for your
ufe in fome clean glall or gaily pot. This powder killeth
2\\ Wild-Hres whatfoever, and all running Sorrances and Ul-
cers, provided it be applyed to flelhly places,and not to places
where "veins ov fnews be, for that it will burn them in funder.
■^^^ This 1 have made fundry times,and often ufed it, and to
cure & dry up old fores & Ulcers (^this powder,beingdifcreet-
ly ufed and rightly applyed ) a better thing then this truly
I known not, efpecially if the cure be either defperate or dan-=
gerous.

.SEC T. 3- ^''

Hippoph . \/\7 t^<it good PUifter have yon to lay upon a Wound,
whereby to. k^ep m the Taint or Salve ?
Hippof. Take Pitch, Rofm, Maftick, Turpentine, Hogs- '^'"'^'^^'
greafe, of each fo much as will fuffice, melt all thefe toge-
ther \ and fo keep it : and when you would ufe it, fpread
what will feiTe upon a plaifter of Leather, and fo cover the

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tronnd therewith. \* This falve doth infinitely comfort a
.womJ green or old, be the fame Fiiluia of otherwifc. Verjr
good. -

SECT. 4. VV.

Hippoph. ■fT Ow do you take away a Wen, or other excretion
jm ari/inginthe ^Qih !'
Hippof. A Wen is a hard riling out of the/e/?j which Com-
eth fometimes by bad humours, but moil commonly by foiiie
Hurt, Stroke, Bruife, Blow, or with a Itone thrown at that
place, it is outwardly/p/fe, but towards the root it is matte-
rative, you need no figns whereby to knovV it, for it will be-
tray it felf by itsfweUing, The cure iv'-'V
mi or ex- If you cannot come to tie a double threa about it where-
mtion^. by to eat it off, as I have formerly fhewed yjm in the cure of
2ifpongy Wart : then with your Incifion knife cut it acrofs in^
to four equal parts or quarters to the very bottom, but be-
ware you touch not either veins or iinews, then with Mercu-
ry, eat away the four quarters, or elfe burn them off with
your hot iron ^ then heal the place with your healing ialve,
^^* This is very good >

S E C T. J. W,

Hippoph. "XJ^JHat is .good to take aw/iy Wind-galls .?

V V Vi/^]3fo/ff>W-^«//j are terrible forrances,
which do breed in tht legs of a horfe^ as well on theoutfide as
GH the infide, a little above the Fethck.joym, and by their
fwelling are plainly difcovered, andmadevifibleto thef;'^,
^ for they be bladders, wherein lyeth a jelly, which being let

forth is thick^ and of the colour of "the yolk of an Egg,
whereof fome will be bigger, and fome lefler. It cometh
.moft commonly to Horfes in the Summer time, by reafbn they
are.ridden upon hard ground, and the Horfe being over-heat
by two hard riding, his greafefalhth down into his %j, and
fttleth there, and by that means breedeth this Malady, vi?e
c?L\\WJnd-ga!is^ and the;y will be fo painful unto him as to caufe
ifc!BQany. times halt. Tlie ligns to know them are by the
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fwellings in that place before named, which be mofc eafle tp
be feen and felr. The cure is either to ftrike with youi Fleam
or to open them with your Inci(ion-knife, and to let and crufti
out all the congealed ftuff which is thereing opening the place
no further then through the skin, and you raufi; be careful of
the fincvv, which lyeth clofe to that place :. then, m i

Take the white of an Egg, and Oyl de-Bay fo my^ch as will wind^gdu.
fuffice, incorporate them together^ and apply it with Hurds,
Plaiftcr-wife, and in three or four days thusclreffing it, he
will be cured. \* Thus have I cured imny Ho>-fes. Another,'
After you have let forth the Jelly

Take Pitch, Rofin, andMaftick, of each like much, boy!
or but melt them together, and as it.c'ooleth, make it up in-^
to rowls bigger or lelfer at your pleafure,and being thorougU
cold, apply it with a hot iron to the orifice, and fo round'
about the place of the forrance on either fide of the leg, ancl
fo foon as you have laid on this charge, and before it can be
cold, clap on Flocks,andthis.willdryup the Wind-galls, and
heal them. ^^^ This is fpecial good. But during not only
thefe two cures, but ail other.for this mala^-, , you niuft not?
fuffer your horfe to come into any Wei^ by any means'. Afio-
ther. FirXt ihave away the hair as you muft do in all thefe kind
of cures, then open the forrance as before is taught you, and
crufh forth the jelly and filth, then , • , -. .,
■ 'Take'Tacharmahaefia^ Maltick, Perrofin, pfeacb to the
quantity ojf a hafle-nut,,, with ,a Iktie Brimltone poifvder,,meic
all thefe together, and when it is molten, put in fo much Tur-
pentine as a Wall-nut, and fo ftir them together, and when
itiscold make a plailter thereof upon leather, and apply ic
warm to the place upon . the ; outfide, only ,upon the orifice
which ought everi'PfOre to be made on the outfide, then put
on the plaifler itfelf, and round about it with the famefalve,
and clap Flocks upon it, and fo let him reft in the Stable, and
by keeping him from wet till he be whole, and let the plai-
lter remain on until it fhall fall away of it felf. \^ This is a
moft excellent cure, and 1 have pften made good ufc tliereof..
Another,

Take the Oyl of Vinegar, and dip your thumb therein,
and rub the forrance there with every day till the hair do fell

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2 20 TJ)e Expert Farrier. Cfiap. iiv

off, which will caufe the Wind-galls to break out and bleed
and then heal and cure the Wind-galls well and^foundly . *^'<'
This is as good as the former. Another. Wafh and fhavc as-
formerly is (hewed you, then give fire to the place, that
done, open the Wind- galls juft in the middle line or ftroak
half an inch at kaft, and fo crufh forth the jelly with your
thumb, then

Take Pitch, Rofin, and' Maflick, of each like much, and
therewith charge the place as before is taught you. This is-
very good. Another. Firft wafh and (have, and open the place
with your fleam, &c. then take of Oyl de-Bay, and of Tur-
pentine, of each one fpoonful, Vcrdigr<eafs in fine powder,
one penny- worth, the white of an Egg, and of red-Lead twa

ounces in powder, boyl allfhefeto a falve, and adminifber"
it to the place plaiftcr-wife. ^^"^ This is one of the beft cures'
for Wind-galls that I do know.

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JuH .boo§ Jci 'T^^^'

Hippoph. \A7J^at isgoedfor dhorihkhat is wrUng or hm m

^^ f^^ Withers?

Biff of. This is- a thing that I have handled before, yet I*

will give you a few more receits. Having travelled him, and'

coming home, or to your Inn, when you take off the faddle,'

yukUr-. and that you do Snd the horfe to be wftmg in the withers^ and

TfiHsg. iiis back or -n^jrkr J thereby to be fwelled, immediately clap

on the Saddle again, and lay upon the fwoln place fome wet

litter, and fo let the Saddle abide on again j then cut up a thin

Turf of grafs and earth together, that done, put the Turf

upon the fire, and let it vhere remain tillit becometh red-hot,

and being well burned, take it from the fire, and moiflen the

^ grafly-fide very well with white Wine- Vinegar, then take off

the wet litter, and lay the Turf very hot with the graffy-fide

next to the place, and foput on the Saddle again, and let it

fo remain for ail nighty and this prefently helpeth any fwel-

liiTg in the irirkw, or any other part of the back^ asalfoa-

ny.fwellings by fpur-galjs or Navel-galls. "^^"^ This is very

gpod.. Another- If thfe skin be broken , or ulcerated,

Takr,

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Take fwect Butter, Bay-falt, and powder of Frankincenfe,
of each as much as will fuffice, boyl all thefe upon the fire,^
and with a clout fafl'ned to the end of a ftick, even as itcom-
cth boy ling from the fire, fcald it two orthreetimes,butif it.
be fifllof corruption then make incifion on both lides from be-
neath, that the matterative ilufFmay the more eafiiy avoid a-
way dov;nwards, and after ufe none other thing, wherewith
to heal it up, but only your ufual powder of Limeafld Ho-
ney, which will heal that, or dry other fuch like hurts. \"^
This is mofl excellent, I have often experimented the fame.
Another. But if it be a wrincle either in the fhoulder or in a*.
ny other joynt or member, then

Take of white- Wine one pint, half a porringer full of
Wheat flower, of common Honey one pint, of Syzes three
ounces, boyl all thefe together to an Unguent, and anoint the
places grieved therewith. And this alfo is very foveraign
for Cones, Cracks, and chops in the heels of the horfe. ^^'^
This I often uiing have found it to be very good. Another.

Take three great Onions, pick forth the cores, making a
concavity or hoUownefs in them, then fill them up with the
powder of Frankincenfe, then wrap them up in three or four
handfuls of Hurds or Tow, then wet the Hurds, and fo co-
ver and heal them up in the hot embers, and lay upon the
top of the embers a good Shovel^full of hot burning coals ,
and fo let it remain until the onions be throughly rolled,
then take them forth and feparate the Hurds, and burned part
from the other, and the foft and pappy-part you Ihall ap-
ply to the forrance very hot, and let it remain threedays be-
fore it be removed, and do thus fo oft as need ihall require,
until it be through whole , but unlefs the hurt or bruife be
very great, it will be cured at firll drefling. "^^"^ This is ve*
rygood. Another. But ifthe place grieved be broken, Take
then oftheOylof Worms^ of Turpentine and common Ho-
ney of each two ounces, incorporate all thefe together very
well till you have brought them- to be one body, and either by
Taint or Plaifler drefs the forrance therewith,and it will heal
it up found. "^^^ And this alfo is very good.. Another. If
your Horfe. hath taken a wrench in the fhoulder, or in the
hipj knee or hoof j then firlt fwim him, thea after, for thir-
teen

%%% Tl^e Expert Farrier. Chap. i^\

teen or fourteen days together, anoint the member grieved
all over *, and a good way about with this Unguent.

Take of the Oyl de-Bay, of Nerval, or Dialthea, of try*
ed Hogs-greafe, of each two ounces, melt all thefe together,
and fbir them well till they be well incorporated, and here-
with anoint him againft the hair, with a hot bar of iron to be
holden before you as you anoint him, and after let him be
rowelled with a French Rowel, and let a Patten-fhooe be put
upon the contrary foot, and let him be kept in the houfe,
and the Rowel turned daily, and the corruption put forth,
and let him be either gen-tly ridden or walked every day half
an hour, and let the Rowel remain in the Horfe fourteen days
at theleaft, then take it out, and heal up the orifice with your
green Ointment, and fo foon as he is whole, with your caute-
rizing iron draw crofs lines eight or nine inches long over
againft the joynt that was pained, fo as the rowelled place
may be in the middle, but yet burn him no deeper then that
the skin may look yellow, and then charge all that place with
this charge.

Take Pitch one pound, Rofin half a pound, and Tar half
a pint, melt tliefe together, and whilft it is warm, charge the
place therewith, and clap flocks upon the charge, and then
if the feafon of the year will ferve, let him be turned to grafs,
and fo let him run three months at the leaft. ^.-jEr'i^ This is ve-
ry good.

SECT. 7. ^.

Hippoph. \j\/ Hat is good to cure vporms of what fort foever in
^^ ^ Horfe?
Hippof. Of this malady I have treated fufficiently before in
the feci, of Bots, where I have given you many goodreceits.
Neverthelefs I will give you one or two more for Worms on-
ly, and fo leave you to pradife.

• Take the intrails of a great Chick, and with the powder
of Briraflone and Bay-falt row led in the faid entrails, give it
him down his throat, and caufehim to fwallow them fo warm
as they come out of the belly of the Chicken, but caft away
the Gizard, give him this three mornings together, and eve-
ry

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ry time ride or walk him till he dungeth, and keep him
warm, and give him white- Water,and at three days end give "
him Rice boyled in water, and after dryed in thqSun, and
give him alfoto eat the leaves of fallows , and it will caufe
him to void die worms with his ordure, but if you fhal]
rake himfirlt, it v>rill be the better. ^"^ This is very good.
Another.

Take the tender tops of Broom and Saven, of each half
a handful, chop them very fmall, and work them into Pills
with fweet Butter, and having kept your horfe falling over-
night, give him then in the morning, to wit, three of thofe
Pills at a time, and then fet him upon the Trench for two
or three hours after, and then give him meat, but no drink
at all till night by any means, and then let him have warm,
but no white- Water. ^:J^ This I have often experienced, and
do know it to be a mofl excellent receit.

G H A P, XXIV,
SECT. I. r.

Hippophylus,

'Hat is y9nr hefi Cure for the Yellows ?

Hiffof. This difeafe of the Tellows'm a Horfe is
the very fame that Phylicians do call the Jaun-
dife in a man ^ and as therebetwofortsof Jaundifeinaraan,
fo alfo are there the like in a horfe, viz.. the Yellow and the
Black, the yellow being moiil, the black dry, the yellow
proceeding from the overflowing of the gall, occalioned of
choler, and the black, coming from the overwork ing of the-
Spleen^ by means of over much melancholly, both bad infir-
mities, but the black worfl, more dangerous and moft mor-
tal, the yellow is more eafily difcovered by reafan of its co^
Jour^ for it coloureth the whites of the eyes, the tongue, .
the lips, and the inward parts of his noftrils, which the
black Jaundife doth not apparently, albeit by due and ftrid
obfervation, you may come to know when your horfe hath :

a

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2X4 71)6. Expert Farrier. Chap. 2 4^

a black Jaundife, for then you (hall perceive the whites of
his eyes, lips, tongue and mouth to be a thick and duskifh

, colour, and noc io clenr, and fanguineas before when he was
not vilited with any fuch infirmity, both v/hich are fo mor-

-tal ( efpeciaiiy the latter J as that if very great care be not
taken whereby to pry into itsfymptomes, the Horfe may fall
down upon a fudden ( as 1 have often feen and known ) even

.as he travelleth, and dye ^ or elfe he appearing to be found
and healthy, and to eat his meat like as he was accuflomed
over night when you left him, coming again unto him^ in the
morning, you may find him dead, ftiff and cold. And the
origenof this malady cometh principally of unkindly and un-
natural heats, given him by moll; violent and intemperate ri-
ding, whereby the Liver becometh inflamed ^ the Liver, the
Blood, Gall, and the Spleen, which caufeth choUer to have
foveraignty and dominion over the humours, and fo engen-
dreth this perillous difeafe, which feldom bringeth a lingring
or languiAiing death, but that which endeth him fuddenly,
and therefore is mofl requifite that the greater eye and care
be had unto it. The bell fymptoms how to know it is thus.
Your horfe will be dry in his body, mouth and noftriis, be-
ing marvellous hot through the abundance of choller that
reigneth in him, and he will be very gaunt in his belly towards
the flanks, he will be alfo very f^int sndnot only fweat upon
every the leall motion, but alfo as he flandeth in the Stable :
his eyes, the inlide of the lips, mouth, and tongue, will be
yellow as faffron, and he will feldom lie down, and being laid,
he will fometimes groan. The cure. Firll let him blood in
the neck and mouth, and let him bleed well, then give him
this drink.
realom. Take of Turmerick and long Pepper, of each one penny-
worth, Ann ifecds and Licoris in fine powder and fearced, of
each half a fpoonful, Selendinc, the leaves and roots one
handful, chop, ftamp, and ftrain the Selendine, and fo put all
thefe together into ftrong Ale ons quart, warm this upon the
fire, andin the warming add unto it of London Treacle one
ounce, and of fweet Butter the quantity of anEgg,andgive
him white- Water, and he will do vJell. ^"^ This is very
good- Another. Firft bloody him aS before, and then

Take

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Take Turmerick, Myrrha, Ivory, or Harts-horn, of each
half an ounce, Saffron one penny-worth, make all thefe in-
to fine powder, and fearce them, and put unto it the juycc
of Selendine a good quantity,put?all thefe into Muskadine,onc
pint Sack or Ale, and let it boy I upon the fire a walm or two,
then put unto it of fweet Butter as much as will fufficc, and
of London Treacle one ounce, and fo give it him blood warm,
but let him firit be raked. This is very good. Another. Firll
bloody him as before, then

Take of white-Wine one quart, of Saffron two drams,
and of Turmerick half an ounce, and a good quantity of the
juyceof Selendine j give him this blood warm, and keep him
warm, and give him white- Water. \* This is very good.
Another. Firlt let him blood, as you are prefcribed before,
then

Take of fweet Wine one pint, of flrong Ale and Beer one
quart , and put unto it of the juyce of Selendine fix
fpoonfuls, and of the juice of Rue two fpoonful , and let
all thef^ boyl upon the fire a little , then ftrain into it
of Englifh Saffron half an ounce, and put into it of Life-ho-
ney three ounces, and fo give it him blood-warm, then leap
his back, and fo ride orelfe walk him afoot-pace a quarter
of an hour, then fet him up warm, letting him to faff three
hours after, and after give him meat, and a fweet Malh, or
white- Water. *^* This is very good.Another. Bloody him as
before. Then

Take of the bell Life-honey half a pound, of Saffron made
into fine powder, and of the powder of Fenugreek of each
fo much as will fuffice, incorporate thefe with your Honey to
a ftiff pafle, and fo make thereof three Pills, and dipping
them into Salletoyl, give them to your horfe, which after he
hath taken ride or walk him gently an hour, then fet him up
warm, and order him as before. ^^^ This is a particular good
Pill. Another. Firll let him blood as before ; then take of
white-Wine one quart, or Ale to the fame quantity, and put
therein of Saffron one ounce, and Turmerick one ounce, both
made into fine powder, with the juyce of Selendine fo much as
will fuflice, and give him this blood-warm, and order him as
before. \^ This alfo is very good.

Ffff SECT.

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SECT. 2. r.

Hippoph. V^Hat cure have you for the matterhig of the Tard>
Nippof. This difeafe cometh commonly in
Covering-time, by overmuch fpending upon Mares^ for that
the heat of the Mares^ and the Horfes own heat and Coity doth
burn the Horfe^ giving him the running of the reins, as we
truly term it. And the flgns to know it is, you (hall perceive
the end of the Tard to be fwelled, and when he pifTes you may
obferve him to doit with much pain, and you may alfo fee at
other times the Yard to drop with yellow matter. The cure.
Give him firft a purge prefcribed you in /. 2. c. 16. feEl. 1 4. leu
P.and it is the firft Purgation which will eafe his pain in pilling^
then next day

Take Roch-Allum one ounce, and white- Wine one pint,
boylthemtillthe Allum bediflblved, then blood- warm injed
this Potion with a Syringe, putting it up into his Tard fo far
as may be, four or five times a day till it be well. "^^^ This is a
perfect cure j nor ihall you need any other.

The Jockies SMaJier^ftec^l ^3^

The focJ^es Mafler ftece^ or Advice t9
the 7 raders in Harfe-fiefh^ &c

THere cannot be too much faid of this Excellent
Creature, fo neccflary and ferviceable to Man.
Wherefore notwithftanding the many Treatifes
that have been written on this Subjed j I think it no ways
inconvenient, but altogether profitable to inlarge and lay
down fuch Rules and plain Diredlions, as may belt Admi-
nifter Satisfa<n;ion to the Curious, el^ecially in fuch a man-
ner as will render matters eafie and attainable, in all Cafes
neceflary to the knowledge and ordering a Horfe -, and fo
without further Ceremoney I fhall proceed according to
Method and Order.

DireBions to choofe your Breeders^ at? d how to order them inaU
Refft^s,

T Hat it is altogether neceflary to be careful in choofing
your Breeders, if you intend to rear good Horfcs and
Mares, none will objed againft, asalfo toobferve times and
feafons in putting your Stallions to your Mares, &c.

Firft then let your Stallions be of an able and compleat
body, in good cafe, but not over lean or foggy. Now the
marks whereby you may chufe him or indeed know any ^^''^^^*?^"
good Horfe, are thefe ^ let his Head be fmall and lean, his ^^°^^^ ^J
Cheek-bones even and fmall, not Handing far afunder, his
Mouth well compaded and moift, though not fubjedt to fla-
yer ^ his Eyes great and bloody, ftanding as it were like Ea-
gles-Eyes out of his Head, his Ears fhort, thin and ftanding
upright, his Noltrils wide and plyable, his Neck foft and

F f f f 2 broad

2 2 8 Tt^ Jockies Mafter^pkce,

broad, bending Arch-wife, his Crell ftifF, his Main thick and
inclining to the right fide, his Breaft great and broad, his
Shoulders large and Ilrait, the Sides turning in ward,the Ridg-
bone over the Souider being fomewhat high which affords
the better Seat, his Sides deep, well knit behind and fome-
thing bowed up j which is better for the Rider, and fignifies
great ftrength, his Loins large and his Belly well compared ,
rot hanging or paunching out, his Stones neatly hung^ his
Tail long, briftly and curled, his Thighs large and well
Brawned, his Knees round Flexible and fmall, not bowing
inward nor being ftiff, his Legs even ftrait and not over-
fl*fhy,his Hoofs firm and found,neithcr too long nor too fhort^
and according to thefe diredions, you may make choice of
your Mares, and be direded in buying j ofwhichlfhallmore
amply treat hereafter.
fj6ivto or- Thus having chofen, handle your Mares, and make them
der and ob gentle before you put your Stallion to them , for if they be
ligeyour wild and unruly, the/ will never receive the Horfe as they
ftlv' i ^^' ^"S^""^? ^"^ ^y ^^^^ dcfedl render the Colt weak, and inca-
Unjd ^ pable of making a perfed Horfe, which is befl to be elfeded
by driving or leading them from one Pafture to another, and
giving them Meat out of your hand, which you mull begin
to do, when they are two years old and vantage ^ but for
good Colts fuffer them not to take horfe till three years
old or upwards,theStallion being four or fi ve,and then having
well kept your Stallion, put the Mare you defign to have
covered, into a clofe and warm PafVure, and put a fmall
Stone-Nag, to render her Tradable,andi'nvite her to Copu-
lation, fo that perceiving her willing, take him away and
luffer thiC Stallion to enter , when the more to incite him
thereto, rub his Nofe with a Sponge, which has firft been
in the Mares Privity j which having provoked him toefFedt
your defire, by covering the Mare you defign twice or thrice,,
t-ake him up and being well Provendered, put him to the
Mare again the next Evening, and that Night let him cover
her as often as he will, and fo will Hk be Sped. But if
the Mare refufe to receive the Horfe, rub her Privy parts
with Cow-itch, Pepper, craftrongOnion.
If yoi»- Mare be faiisfyed at twice putting the Stallion to

. her

77^ Jockies J/l^afler-'picce, 220

Iier, which you may perceive by her biting or flriking at H'w to
him, put him to her no more, but put her into a warm i>^.ino'rf»hen
flure, and look well to her till fhc has Foaled : In which if ^""^ ^/' •
ihe prove unea fie or difficult, you mull help her with your'tlTdcrVr
bands- afinwardt.

The belt time to be covered, is from the end of May to
the end of JhIj ^ fo that by fuch means the Mare going Ele-
ven Months, will bring forth at fuch a time, asthe Wea-
ther will be warm, and the Earth repleniihed with Grafs.

A Statiioh ufed aftei' the aforefaid manner, being welj
looked to, will laft for fix or feven years, each year to co-
ver fev^n or eight Mares, and between whiles do Service
over and above •, but more particularly at the time your
Stallion (hall be put up for covering, let him feed on the beft
Hay, and have every Noon half a peck of Oats, and a
quart of Beans, and now and then fweet fhort Grafs. ,

Within fifteen days of the Mares Foaling-time, take her
from the ftud, and put her into a fweet Pafture, where Ihe
fhall find no occafion to Ilrain her felf by attempting to leap,
&c. and hearten her between whiles with Oats wafhed in new
Wort or new Ale, and the better to rear the Colt, by the
proportion of whofe Limbs as foon as Foaled, you may dif-
cern his future goodnefs, let him have Ilore of Milk and dry
Lodging, taking him up in ftorray or Exceflive rainy Wea-
ther. Now the time that a Mare is capable of bearing to
advantage, is from three years to ten, and the Horfe of get-
ting from five to twelve.

To wean your Colts the befl time in the year if fair and ^<^^ '» or-
warm, is at Candlemas on Shrovetide next following his ^^^y°"^
Foaling, bringing him into a warmHoufe, and feafting him ^''^^^'
with fweet Provender, and fometimes a little Milk, having
removed him out of hearing the Mares Neighing , left b/^
hankering after her he pine away, and become regardlefsof
his Sullenance, and when the Weather is fair, turn him or
them into adjacent dry Paftures, well fenced and yielding
fweet Grafs, not being rank nor too near the Ground.

When your Colt is two years old or fomewhat more, let
him feed in fhort Pafture, and be help with fine Hay of the
latter cut, that fo by his Grazing along he. may flir.hb body

to

to get his Belly full, but by no means let him lye wet or
be put into damp ground, for that it is that dellroys many
brave Horfes,by reafonofcoldand moift Diieafes contracted
in their tender Age , and thereby much Icflens theelleemof
the Englilh breed in general, when indeed no Country is fo
capable of producing ftately Horfes, were but the manage-
ment accordingly. It having been the opinion of the mofl: ex-
perienced : ThaL'if that particular were letter obferved, nei-
ther Sfain^ Ttirky J Barbary^ Friez-Und^ Thejfalia^ Holland^
Felofonmfm^ r\cr u4rtois ^ fo famed for excellent breeds,couId
compare with the produd of our Native Country. And
therefore 1 (hall proceed fomewhat largely on this point.
Backjngm ■ The firfl: thing next to obferving their Diet, and well or-
foon, a dering, when young, that obftrudls their Arrival to the hight
great fault, ^^ peifedion, is their being taken up too foon. To which
many will objed it, our Horfes being great and well fed, if
not taken up in time will be Head-ftrong and unruly ^ info-
much that it will be difficult and dangerous, if notimpoffi-
ble to break them ^ which opinion is grounded upon a weak
Foundation, for even from their being Foaled, they maybe
made Tame by continual handling, and ufmg to take Meat
from their Keeper, and by degrees laying - fmall Weights
upon them, not any ways capable of Prejudicing their
„ ^j3 growth, may be Innured to the Saddle ^ and the fame may
make Hot- done in cafe of the Bridle, by ufing foft Lifts or a fmall Cord,
ItsTme. or if this be at firlt negleded, yet by watching and hunger,
they may in fix Weeks time be brought to a ready comply-
ance, fo that they will fuffcr you to rub them, take up their
Feet, pick them, and found their Hoofs.

Another thing to remove this Error, is by putting them
to Tame Horfes and Mares,whofe Example they will learn to
imitate,& lofe their fear from the beginning,as alfo patient of
bearing the Saddle and Bridle,by it's being often ftiewn them,
and hung up by them,when at any time they are houfed. But
to be plain, the mainreafon why they are fo foon backed , is
grounded u pon Intreft: for that the owner will not keep them
upon the Spoil longer then neceffity requires j& their common
time of Backing is at four years , which gives a Check to
the Galantry of the Horfes, and renders them incapable of

fuch

Tl:>e JocKtcs SMafler*p!ece, 2 5 1'

fucli performances , as if they remained till fix years they
would be capable of manifclling, and will inabie thera tO
continue much longer Semceable, then they ordinarily do.
Having thus far proceeded, I fhall move to the next thing
abfolutely recellary, which is, the ordering a Horfe in his
Diet after backing, and training Mm up for Racing, Hunt-
ing, War, Travel, &c.

What is retjkifite to he obferved^ in training a Horfe' for Ra-
cing, War, Travel, Sec.

YOur Colt being become a Horfe, and made tradable by
a skilful hand, k is left to your difcretion, to what
end or purpofe you deflgn him, yet let it be what it Vyfill
his Diet in general and looking to, ought to be as follow-
etb.

Let your Keeper be an Experienced careful Perfon, not ofnleund
an Eye Servant, left in your abfence, yourHorfeor Horfes /«/j^f/«^e-
be fpoy led through his negled , for he mufl: be up with the "f'-^^-
day-light every morning, to tend and drefs them, and be
greatly diligent thei'ein j when to begin let him give to ^ach
horfe three pints,or two quarts of fweet dry Oats, adding a
pint of Spelt Beans, acd then before watering, let him drefs
them according to Art, viz. Firft curry them over with an
Iron-Comb, then with a -French brufh, dufting them over
with a Dufting-Cloth, then muft he rub them with his wet
hands, and fo with a clean Woollen-clath , and afterwards
with a Linnen one, obferving to cleanfe their Sheaths,Cods,
Nofe, Eyes, Ears, and between their Thighs, fo that no
moifture remain on them ; which done, Comb their Mains
and Tails ^ then putting on their Saddles or Cloths, Ride
them forth to water moderately, not obliging them tofweat,
raufing them by the way to Stale, by riding them into Stuble,
Bufhes, Brakes, or fmelling to fuch Horfe-dung, as you fhall
meet within the Road.

Having well Watered your Horfes, bring them into
the Stable, and rub them down as before, beginning always
at the heady^ and fo defcending downwards by degrees,, fuf-
feting them when Clothed ta ftand in their Bridfesfor the

fpace

•fpace of an hour, giving them the fame quantity of Pro-
vender as before, and calling a pretty bundle of Hay into
the Rack, that they may tear it out, and by that means
keep themfelves in Exercife, and fo fufFer them to itand tiJI
about one of the Clock, and at that time let their meat be
renewed as before, and from that tim-e adjourn till eight or
nine at night, repeat the fame a fourth time, wiien having
rubbed them and tolled up their Litter, fufFer them torelt
till morningj and in like manner day by day, which is not
only a cheap, but an excellent way to keep Horfes in health
and good cafe. But if at any time you travel, and have not
opportunity to be exad in the time, you muit according
to the giving double the quantity, or at leafl augment it
according to the times you beftow it, obferving to give the
leafl quantity firfl, for the oftner and lefTer quantity is given,
the better it digefts and turns into good Nutriment^ and his
eating will be freer and cleaner then otherwife it would
be.

If you intend to give a heat, as to Hunt, Gallop, Travel,
or the like ^ which is neceflary for the exercifing of good
Horfes, to be obfervedonce a Week at the leafl: give him
the Oats and Beans, but no Hay, and let his Oats be over
and above well lifted, and wafhed in Beer or Ale, efpecially
thofe he has in the Morning before his firfl drefling.

After heat, &c. rub him or them very well, beginning
at the head, and by degrees defcending to every part, not
leaving till he is throughly dry, and in good order, left mol-
ten greafe fhould contrad, ar humours that occafion the Glan-
ders fettle, fuffer him when cloathed to ftand on his Bridle
for the fpace of two, hours •, at the end of which feed him
a-s you have direded, only adding a handful of Hemp-feed
to his firft Oats,

The Evening come warm him alittle Water, and fcatter
a fmall quantity of Bran in it, and fufFer him to drink it an
hour before he has his laft Bait or Portion of meat, and
then putting a fmall bundle of Hay into the Rack, let him
ftand or lye upon good Litter all night, and the next morn-
ing repeat your labour and care as before.

Obferve for the benefit of your horfc in any journey, to

ride

The Jockies SMaJlenpiece, 2 ^ >'

ride moderately for a Mile or two, that your beafl: may^^i/V?dfc
heat by degrees, and the better feel his Legs j for if you do «*^'"^«^ »«
otherwife he will be apt to tire, and in the end it will fub- 1""^")^*^'
jed him to founder. And if any opportunity offer before
you come to your Inn or refting-place, water him, fo that
riding a Mile or two after, the cold humoars may not
have power to fettle about his Stomach or in his Belly,
^c.

When you come into your Inn, befure to fee your horfe
well rubbed down, and if durty his Legs wafhed with warm
water, and then, if you can get it, fupple them, efpecially a *
bout the ioynts, with Neats-foot-Oyl,which willinnable him
to indurc Travel to admiration.

Thus far having proceeded, I think it not amifs to 4c-
fcribe the belt, and moll commodious Stable for goocl
Horfes, and the order to be obfeived therein for the better
Accommodation.

Your Stable mult be built in a dry place, to avoid as -ihe defend-
much as poffible wetting the Horfes-hoof , let it be fo built tm of rfe?
that the Windows made therein may open towards the South f^oflam-
aid North, to receive the warm Air in the Winter, and the c/lj"'"^
cold in the Summer, not being made too dark or too light, * *'
by reafon the former will dazlehim when he comes abroad,
and the latter render him carelefs in feeding. Let the Rack
be as high as a Horfe can well reach, and the Manger pla-
ced even with his Breaft, with a convenient Sink to carry a-
way the Stale. The belt bottom is ftrong flat Stone, fowdl
laid down that all the Stale may run off as foon as voided,
the which in cafe of Planks it cannot do, by reafon they
will lye hollow in fome place or other, and fo confequent-
ly it mult fink under them, or get into the Crevices, and by
that means annoy the Horfe j obferve further that the Stable
be cleanfed every Morning and Night, and that the Litter
which muft be Wheat-ftraw, be renewed each Morning, and
tolfed up each Evening, and fo will your Horfe or Horfes
thrive to your wifli.

Gggg What

2 J 4 T^^^ JocKies Jdaflevfiece.

What is re f tired in order to l>rcparc Horfis for Macif?^, //w**.
iffgt Wary Travel^ &c.

1

F you defign a Horfe for any particular Excrcife, you
_ mufl if poflible innure him to it when young, nor is it
poflible that any one Horfe can be capable of divers Exer-
cifes, fo as to perform them with dexterity, or be as expert
in the one as the other, for it is feen in thofe whofe own-
ers are defirous to oblige them thereto, that whilft th^y
pradife all, they are never capable, or at lealt perfed in any •,
nor can any one horfe carry himielfcompleatly in all paces,,
for could he perform the latter, there might be a probabir
lity of the former. Now if you defign to train your Horfe
QftheKx- chiefly to Racing, you mull; Morning and Evening give hirn\
singrHorfe. ae^ml^ Breathings, before and after Sun-fet, and try him up
all manner of grounds, Galloping him moderately up Hills^
and pacing him down , fo that by Innuring him thereto,
he will be fitly qualified for all advantages ^ then to bring:
him into an eafie and fwift pace, there is no better way
then the Tram el, tho fome are for riding or leading their
Horfes in ploughed Land with great Weights on them, vyhi,ch*
I utterly difallow ^ for it not only weakens the Horfe in all;
parts, but makes that tedious anduneafie, which would o-
therwife be pleafant and delightful, and others again fot
^!'d% loading them with heavy Shoes. The beft Tramel i$made
.*//. of fine twilled Cord, which muft be fattened to the right

fore Leg, and the left hinder Leg, and fo the other two j the
Cords being of an equal length, not too Ihort, leftitcaufe
him to Trip, nor too long left he outtftretch, and mind not
or be ignorant whk you -would, have him do,, but fitted ta
each Leg, when he ftands fair and in juft Proportion, and the
inots fo faft'ned, that they may neither flip nor gaul his
Ketlocks. To fupport'theni, take Tape, Girth woof, or Lifts,
and bring them over his back, fa tJiat you may not fret
iim, then try him firft by hand, and when you perceive he
manages his Legs to the purpofe, in a fmooth way mount
his back, having one to lead him in a long reir/cd Snafle, and
with your Switch and Calves of your Legs, manage him to

the

Book. II. jf7pe Expert Farrier. i j 5

the bell advantage, fometimes riding him with a double,
and fometimes with a iingle Tramel, and as he grows per-
feft, life him to more difficult Grounds, and when he does
well cheriOi him, and when on the contrary, rate him exceed-
ingly, but Itrike him not, and by fuch means being brought
to underftand what he is to do, he will perform it with de-
light.

Having by this time, by your diligence caufed your Morfe
to underftand the ufe of the Saddle, Bridles, and every Check
and motion, commonly called helps or corredions j as
the voice of the Rod, the Calves of the Legs, the moving
of your Body, tlie Spur, the Stirrop, the Calves of yeur
Legs, &c. life great diligence to make him tread his ground,
fo as he may on all occafions be fure footed, and keep a
ftrait and even Path without writhing his head or turning
out of the way, llartling or fuddainly altering his motion,
and in fuch fort will he be fitted for any Race, and unquelli-
onsbly bear away the prize, if not unequal! matched, efpe-
cially if he be dieted well j for that purpofe diredions for
which you may find at the end of ^*«r^4;;;^-Mafter-pi6ce ;
a Book efx)ecially well approved , and whither for brevities
fake I refer you.

If you defign your Horfe for the Wars, order him in the ra ^ k^
manner following. Having taught him to bound and rebound, im aorjk
and ufe a lofty carriage by fteadily, and to advantage man- /» 7?4/m^
aging your Reins, fo that his head may neither mount too f'ffttotbf
high, link too low, nor Hand too far out^ then bring him ^^'
into a ploughed Field, and choofing a deep furrough, enter
it, Trotting him therein divers times upon the Streight-line,
not permitting any Excurllon, the which iiaving done back- -
wards and forwards, make him obferve divers fudden
flops, and Bearing or Wheeling to the right and the left.
Then making an Exairliontothe right, make hin tread out
a Ring of about 25 or 30 Paces in Circumference, aid the
like on the left iide the Furrow,raaking him go twice irely
round, then mending his fpace, let him with a lofty 1 * ot be-
gin again on the right hand, and fo coming round, enter
upon the left Ring, and do it fo often till he has performed
he right Ring fix times, and the left four times, and then

Gggg 2 over

2 J 6 The Expert Farrrkr, Chap. 24.

over again, uling it Morning and Evening till' he is perfedi,
then ufehim to the full Carieer, flop, half Hop, fwift turn,
and fuddain facing, which would be better done at the poft
with the help of the long Rein, the Wand and Calves of the
Legs ^ as thus, having brought your horfe to a Poll: fet up
for that purpofe, 5nd one to affifl: you with a Rein faftened
to the rings of a half Cannon Bit or a Scatch, you having
mounted his back, let your afnilant hold him to the poft
with his head feeing it, fuppoffingit an Enemy, butfo that
he may have liberty freely to move j then with your Rod
• flrike him on the Flanks and Buttocks, fo that he may move
his back parts fwiftly, his head and fore-legs not appearing
to ftir from their center, and when he is perfed therein ,
then fet his Back-parts to the Poft, and by the help afore^
faid, let his fore-parts move fwiftly round, or at leail bring
him to do fo by degrees, the which will make him Expert
at facing an Enemy and Moving in War to fuch advan-
tage, that he may never lofe his Ground, or be out of or-
der.

The next thing to be Gonfidered in cafe of War, is to ob-
lige him to flop in full Carieer, and wheel to the right,and
which muft be done with deliberation, that your Horfe
may the better underftand it ^ and to effed it, ride him in a
half Scatch a convenient pace , when on a fuddain bearing
your body back a little,give him a gentle Check,and make hira
move three paces backward, and then let him go forward
again, and mending his pace do the like j fothat he may at
length come to underftand it, and by that means upon the
leaft motion by often uling, he will ftop in full Carieer^
efpecially if you cherifh him when he does well, and rat?
him with your voice when he does ill.

To oblige your Horfe to turn to the right and the left,
or fuddainly face about, you muflhavea rod, in which Nee-
dles are ftuck, and being on plain ground , gently flrike him
on the contrary fide you would have him turn to, and at
the fame time with the like gentlenefs dired his head, per-
mitting him to make two or three offers before he turnSj
and then fo order him on the other fide.
When you would have him face about, clap your Spurs

or.

Thjockic^ yMafter^piete, 2'^/

or the Calves of your Legs to him fuddainly, when he is
in a full Trot or Gallop, and with your hand rellrain him,
pulling the rein on that fide you are defirous to move him,
luiFering the Cheek of the Bridle to have a little wire fharp-
ned in it, fa that if he refufe to comply , you- may check
him, and at the fame time ftrike him behind gently, not for-
getting to cherifh him when he readily obeys, and info of-
ten uling him upon all places, you may bring your horfe to
efFedt your defire.

The belt pace for a War horfe, is a lofty bounding Trot,
carrying his head Arch-wife, and llrongly Champing on the
Bit, and to make him take up his Legs the better, y«u mult
Rein him Ihort, and as it were by drawing him back, pre-
vent his large Steps, making him cut them in halfs, and eve-
ry hundred- paces give him a iide turn, a quarter to the rights,
and the like to the left.

Thus having inured him to his carriage , the next thing
to be confidered is how to harden him, and fo well acquaint
him with the poflures of Warand Warlikelnftruments,that he
will abide without the leaft GonIlernation,the noifeof Guns,
glittering of Swords, or ratling of Spears, and of thefe in
their order.

Firfl acquaint him with the Rod, fo that he may be in no
wife fearful thereof in any pofture, ufing it to all parts a-
bout him, rarely keeping it out of his light, when being fa-
miliar therewith , let fome footman having a ftaff in his
hand ftand in your way, and as you move towards him by
degrees, let him offer at the Horfes Head ^ upon which
with gentle incouragemeilt oblige your horfe to move for-
ward, and retire back as you fee occafion, but not to tofs
up his head, nor throw it on one fide, and by fo ufing him of-
ten he will become lefs fearful.

When he dares indure the ftaff, oblige him in like manner
to abide the Sword , but let that Party that holds the one
or the other beware he llrike him not, left thereby hedif-
courage him and fpoil him for the future. This done, let
divers perfons ftand on Foot in the way , and incounter
him with loud fhouts, having Swords and Staves in their
hands, aad by degrees mend his- pace, a full Gallop, at what

time;

2 3 '-8; 'Jl?eJockies Sfdafler^piece,

time la him break through them, whilil they feem to re-
tire as in flight and confalion, and by often fo doing, he
will he imboldenecl to make any attempt in charging.

To make him fo hardy, as to indure with patience the
thundring of Cannons or noife of Drums and Trumpets j
let him go in the company of fuch horfes as have been in-
nured to the War ^j and com ing into a narrow place, where
divers perfons are planted with Drums, Trumpets, Muf^
quets, Piflols and Blunderbufes, force him on, whilft they
give fire, beat the Drum, and found the Trumpet, and if
he flart or recoil gently, draw him off, ^nd face again, try*
ing him the fecond time, and fo the third with encourage-
ing Words and good Management, till by the example of
the other Horfes he breaks through, and returns to the
charge afrefh with like fury, the which he will in a fhort
time take pleafure in. And thus much for the War-
Horfe.

If you defign to train up your Horfe for Hunting, bring
H91V to or- hini to a running pace, and Gallop more then ufualy fwift,
nlrrt'^L ^^^ fornier of yyhkh you may dp by leading hm in a long
Training ^^^^^r and funning with him in your hand, whilft one
himtoHnn- v^ith a Whip follows you-, when having pradifed it often,
ting. ,mount his Back with fliarp Spurs and a fteady Bit, then
ride hhiifompyvhat up Hill, and then fiercely upon the Plain,
fuffering him tohaye at one time more Weigiit then at anor
thera that fo he may (finding himfelf light ) run with plea-
fure,' obferving always how he takes up his Legs, and that
he throw: not up his hinder parts, go outwards nor inter-
fere i having bi^ought him by often u.fe to a fwift pace,
commonly called a Racking-pace , uie him to the Gallop,
making him fall ptt«n out of the one into the other, Gal-
loping him moderately upon all grounds as well high as
low, often riding amongft the Brakes, Buflies and Bryers,
that he may neither flart at tliem nor fhun them upon oc-
csfiouj and coming into a plain Field where the Ground is
f&fr, . let two men hold a Pole a confiderable highth between
\. over which oblige him to leap, and if he chance to
iii^'/ ii^'9f^<?"j thenmuft they let it fall for his better en-
'i-Wf^^-':'';^^^- ■> ^^^^ ^^y ^ira again, fometimcs leading hm
'"■ : in

in a long Rein, and fometimes fitting on his Back, till h«
is" apf retake the leap ', the which youc-niay-oUHge him eo*,
by Checking a little, Striking on the knees^& Clapping on the
neck, being expert at the Pole, try him over a fhallow Trench
broad, according to his reach, and fo by degrees over a
Style, Ditch, Rail or Gate, exercifing him fo every Morn-
ing and Evening, yet beware that he break not his knees, for
that will difcourage him, and render him fearful^ Having
thus trained him, ufe him to the found of the Horn, and
cry of the Hounds, riding amongft Horfes that have been
trained up to the fport, and at any time when youiude
out on that occafion, give liim the powder of Licorifli and
Cummin-feed, made up into a Ball' to the Weight of tw^o
ounces, withfweetButter,and thdjuy<!:epf Sage,and after it a
pint of hot Ale or Beer, and it vi'ill; wonderfuliy'^^dlowg
his Breath, and prevent him from tiriiig. '■ ■"

For Travel if you defign your Horfc, yoiT'iT&Lff!*ihTdme {^^* ^^ <"■*
meafure acquaint him with the Trot, -the Amble, the ^^^"-"^ISy
lop and Racking-pace, that by falling out lof^one into' tile ^^y'^VJ^
other as- well as he can, hfenlfi^y 'take th^ ad^htage of al\
ways, and mightily eafe himfelPwhen tott>flk^ him- hold hi^
Journey the better, at his fetting out give him three oun-
ces of the juyce of Sraallage in a pint of Red-wine, fwee-
tened with brown Sugar-Candy, and anoint his Limbs with
Jieats-foot-oyl, or forwantofitwith.Hbgs-lard'welPWatVn-
ed, chafiing it in with your hands, and when you ikt^but}. {^4«Rvr.KS>
ride gently the three firft Miles, and fo by degrees m'erid
your pace, when if you find him through defed, or tediouf-
Befs of the way to tire, put Arfmart a Herb fo.called un-
der his Saddle, if the Seafon affords it, or for want of thaf
a few young Nettles under his Tail,^ faitned to. tfiief
Crupper t)v Pebks in- his Ears, or the like ; biit left yd\i
fpoil' your Horfe, befure when you Inn him that he betKb-
rowly dry, and that he be well rubbed down, and dieted'
before you take your repaft. And thus much as to thefe par-
ticulars , leaving which I ihall next proceed to defcribe feve-
Fal Vic^sf i«c-id«ncto Horfes. and tl|C remedips to ^0p oif pre-
vent them. -^i i"^-^' 03 ^'" f "^''! ^"'^ /j"^^^ ""% *"^

of Vices in Horfe^s^ and hy what means tOjfKie.vcpt,.cQrre!i^
and remedy them. iil ;■ i?":' i"'..'-'"'.''!

A'^

Mongfl other things the following difcourfe is altogc-
^ ther necelTary to be obferv^d, on it confifts the well or
ill management of a Hprfe, and Tendring Serviceable and
Tra(^able or the contrary, for the Vkes are fuch things as
happen either by Nature or^vil Gpltoei, and firll I Ihall be-
gin with the head and neck. "r^-M
„ . If your Horfe carry his Head and Neck awry or unhand-
a!timk. foi^s? obferve to which fide he inclines it, and having
plainly feen it, corre(n: him by llriking him twice or thrice
with the contrary Spur, but if he be very ftifF-necked on
the right fide, and foft plying or bending on the left, then
ufually hold the right Rein fliorter then the other,
and when you perceive him to incline that way, give him
fuddain Checks, having a ftiarp Wire fattened in the Rein,
that (Iriking in his Neck it may oblige him to hold his head
ftrait, obferving to Check him upwards as much as you fee
convenient, left if you do the contrary, he fall into ano-
ther Vice, which is ducking down his Head on every flight
occafion, and fo by often uling him he will underftand your
meaning.

If your Horfe carry not right the lower part of his head,
commonly called the Mofel, ride him with a Moufrole,
^nthTiomr Pitting three Ihort,but fharp Nales on theinfide of hisPorts-
fm oj tht mouth, and the like in his Moufrole, and if in fuch fort he
tkid, carry his whole head awry,then put the like on his Head-ftall,
or the contrary Check ; fulFering them to be fo faftened,
that they may not. eafily,ftart',aride or fallout, and then by
gentle touches make hira feel thtiD, the which he often do-
ing will become fearful in offending in the like nature^ t«n
days continuance is enough, and more may prejudice him by
making the places feller, yet at any time when you ride him
without, if upon the leaft effe(fl you fuddainly llir the Bri-
dle, the Terror of the foriper Pain will mak^ him lenfible
of the fault, and induce him to amend it. ;<;-

If your Horfe duck down his head, which isanunfeemly

fight,

Tl^e Jockies JMaJler^piece. 2 4 1

fight, make him upon the place where he doth it, hrihg vucJ^ing
his head into juft and due proportion , by Checking him ^o'^'^ ^^
fuddainly with the Bridle, and linking him with the Spurs, ^'^''*
fo that he may be fenfible of his fault, and fo do as often
as he does it, if ftanding, make him do it Itanding, if go-
ing let it be whilll he moves a little, and if he readily re-
trad his failing, cherifh him with a gentle Voice, but if not
rate him, but ftrike him not.

If your Horfe over-reach in his going, and for want of f ^^»'''«'««*-
due proportion in his fteps, ftrike his hinder Leg againft "'^'
his fore one, commonly called interfering,or ftrikes in tread-
ing the ring or any other Exercife, ride him into new plough-
ed ground, fo that he may be obliged to lift his Feet fo
high, as will altogether Ihorten his ftrokes*, the like yoa
may do in Stony-ways, ftriking him on the fide he trips
with your Rod, and caufing his Shoes to be made as large
behind as before, ftriking him fometimes upon the (houlder,
which will make him ftep fhort,and in often fo ufing him,he
will forget his reaching, and fall into a moderate round
jpace.

If your Horfe be fubjed upon the leaft occafion to (hake ^'^''j^^
his Head and Ears, or move the latter, when he intends to "'^ **
kick, or bite, or caft you, ftrike him on the head with your
wand, at the fame time giving him a Check with your Bri-
dle, and a ftroke with your contrary Spur, putting him fud-
dainly out of his pace, and then make him ft op and ftand till
that he may have leafure to under ftand your meaning, and
be cautious for the future how he offends, and the like do
whenheftarts, or capers at the fting of Wafp, Bee, or bi-
ting of a Fly ^ to prevent which flies, &c. infummer time,
rub Oyl of Turpentine between his Legs, and in fuch places
where they ufually fettle, and they will not during the fcent
thereof come near him. The like corredion you may give
him when he wincheth, which is a fign of his intending to
bite, or ftrike with his Heels.

If he be troubled with the Vice of Reftifnefs, which is
occafioned by illufage or ftubbornnefs. The former is when
through ill management in riding, the horfe has been haired,
frighted, and put into confufion, by being forced upon raa-

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242 The Jockies 'Mafier-fiece,

ofRepf'. ny things at once,: yet made to underfland his defed in none

«#, ^ of themi to remedy which you mult cheriifli your Horfc,
and gently move him, when if he pafs on, you mail che-
rifh him yet more j but if he Hand, turn alide, fall back or
flounce, then mult you have Men behind him with fmart
Whips, who mult lace him to fome purpofe, not letting

■' h'm ^^ ^^^^-^ ^s "^^y ^^ ^^^ them, and at the fame time af-

fright him with their Voices, or put Nettles or a fmall Ser-
pent or Cracker under his Tail, which will fet him forward.
The rider may likewife fatten a Cord about his Stones, and
bringing it between his fore Legs, pull it as he fees occaiion ,
and by that means make him advance forward, and foon under
itand his Duty. The like force may be ufed incafe of Stub-
bornneis, for fome Horfes there are that perceiving thefear-
fulnefs,and little experience of their riders will not obey them.
If your Horfe be addided to run away, which proceeds
. ^ Originally from the hardnefs of his mouth, and unevcnnefs

way!&.c. of his Jaws, but more through the little experience of him
that iirit undertook to break hirn> in not making him pun-
dually obfervc his flops, and fo permitting him to da it
without order to redrefs,whichyou mufl at the firft mounting,
be fure to be furnifhed with a whole Cannon-bit , ftiong
Girths, and double Reins j when riding with many Weights
about you, let the horfe at firft go gently, till you fee him
beginning on a fuddain as. it were to alter his pace, then let
him know what manner of Rider he carries, not by Check-
ing him, but by holding him in with fo ilrong and even a
Hand, as he Ihall not be able to proceed fafter then you would
have him,then lofe him again, and if he Attempt to run, ufe
bim fo the fecond time , writhing his head , and ma-
king him Face about, then let him Gallop the contrary way,
and in the midft thereof fwiftly wheel him about by draw-
ing the right Rein, and fo to the left. Having thus order-
ed him, make him Itop in his Carreer by fwaying back your
Body, and Checking him with the fide-Rein j clapping at
the fame time the Calves of your Legs clofeto his Sides,
and by fo often ufing him, he will become gentle ; but af-
ter this ufage, if he continue head- ftrong,chufe out ploughed
land of a large length, and let him run therein till he is

tired.

Tl^ejockies JAajier^fkce, 14^

tired, and when he is fo tired, whip and rate hira cxtream-
ly, and that will make him altogether out of Love with hisi
humour, and dread that which he before delighted in/ '^ •', ;; .

If your Horfe upon every little occalion be fwbj'e(ft 'tb^^^^^*"'"^ '**
rear an End, and bound aloft thereby to endanger himfelf
and his Rider, obferve when he is about to rife, and with a
convenient Stick llrike him hard on the fore knees, as^alfo
between the Ears, leaning forwards with your whole weight,
and in fo often ufing him and fuffering the Stick to be Hill
in his fight, you will make him out of love with this
Vice i or you may do the like by fafl'ning a fhort Reia
to the Cheeks of his Bridle, and fo to his Girths holding him
ftrait.

If your Horfe is fubjed to fall down, you raufl have di- Fdling
vers to affifl: you, who when they fee him about fo to do, d^^^-
muft with Whips, Staves, and Goads fall upon him
with ftroaks , and terrible Voices, holding him up by main
force, and continuing to beat him, putting a lighted Match
under his Tail, and fo forcing him forward, the which three
or four fcveral and diftind times repeated, will fo terrific
him, that, he will never after be defirous to coiiunit the like
Vice.

If your Horfe be skittilh, fearful and apt to Start, where- •^^^'i^«^
by you are never free from danger whiliT: on his Back. Then f^^ ^^^^^'
to reduce him to a better temper, obferve whether the caufe
proceeds from fear or humour, if from the former, then is
it occafioned by fome ft range fight or found the Horfe was
never before acquainted with ^ when to bring him into a bet-
ter order, you muft by leading him in your hand, oblige
him to come near the thing feared, and fufFer him fo well
to view it, that he may become familiar, and well acquain- '
ted therewith, then get upon his Back, and retiring a di-
ftance, bring him up again, and by that means he will be
fo well acquainted therewith , that he will not ftart for the
future.

If your Horfe by nature be apt to ftart, the caufe pro=
ceeding from a head-ftrong humour, then force him into places
of greateft danger, and where the moft amazing fights are
to be feen, and then if he ftart, recoil or be fearful to pro-

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244 -^^ Jocktes i!M after' piece,

ceed, let a perfon ftand behind him with a Cudgel and bea^
him forward jbut by no means let the rider ftrike or Spur hini^
fo that he will be induced to believe the thing which he fees
• is the caufe of thofe ftripes, and therefore when he again be-
holds it, he will advance with all Celerity to avoid the pu-
nilhment.

If his Starting comes by defedl of fight, and thereby things
arei'eprefented to him otherwife then they are ,. you mult
lead him up to them, and often ride him where Sounds and
confufed Noifes are, but offer him no Violence , left you
confound him , he not underftanding your meaning, but ra-
ther cherifh him with words and gefture to imbolden him,
and caufe him to forget his fear, and by fuch ufage he will
be foon brought to good order.

If your Horfe be fearful of other Horles, and by that
TohdYdsn reafon dare not freely feed, to imbolden him and make him
bim againfl x,\]q freer from fear, ufe him to the company of tame and
other mr- gentle Horfes, fufFering him to feed with them, but laying
^"' the Oats or Hay on their fide, that he may be forced to reach

for it, and likewife to fhift for his Lodging : After which
put him to Horfes moi'e wild and unruly, and by the fame
rule he will fhift amongfl" them. When he is fo hardned ride
him abroad, and meet divers Horfes upon a full trot, force
him in amongfl them and juftle, gently making him bear
forward with a ftrong Refolution, and fo upon ret urn, which
ufage will inure him to fUch familiarity, that the like o-
therwife would not be by him attainable.
^t ^^ices The Vices of the Mouth are many, the principal, of which
ff tht and their caufcs take as followeth, 'viz^ A Horfe may have
Mtutb. an. Evil' Mouth divers ways, as when his Chin or Beard ,
where the Kerb fhould lye is too hardj or the like may
happen in the place where the Bit and Kirb fhould
reft, or contrary-wife both thofe, and the Tongue may be
too foft and tender, and thereby render the Guidance unea-
fi€ to your Horfe, fo that he istimerous to flay the Bit up-
on his mouth as he ought, and again his Mouth may be too
little, or his Jaws too thick or great, of which caufes do
proceed divers Vices, as to draw up the Bit with his Tongue,
as if he would fwallow it, not fuirering it to refl upon his

Gum

1

TlyeJocKies SM after --pkce. i^j^

Gums or Bars, alfo to bear too hard upon the Bit, and to
wry his Mouth, (hooting one Jaw over another, fo that the
Rider be he never fo good a horfeman, can have no direft
command of his Horfe. Now to corred thefe Vices, ma-
ny ufe rough and (harp Bits, which initead of reducing the
horfe to a better temper , quite fpoil his Mouth j therefore
according to my opinion, the belt way that may or can be
ufed, is to anoint or wafh the liorfes mouth, in cafe of hard-
nefs, with Honey , Hogs-lard, Allum, and Bole-Armonick
dilTolved in Ale, and ufe a fmooth and gentle Bit, not any
ways offenfive,. and wii:hal give him good words in every
Management, obferving not to Check him, but upon an ex-
traordinary occafion, but rather cherilh him ; and by fuch
gentlenefs and by the operation of the things he will become
gentle. If his Mouth be foft, ufe Allum, Oyl of Turpen-
tine and the Juyce of Scabious, with which wa(h it every
morning and evening, ullng him to a Bit, round which you
have wraped foft Linnen, till you find his mouth hardened
by the aforefaid Ingredients, and then let him take the for-
mer Bit flill, ufing the Ointment or mixture till you find he
can well indureany moderate Bit, not by any means chafing,
hairing, or hurrying your Horfe, but often riding him gent-
ly, and cooling his mouth with Spring-water, and fufFering
him to broufe if he will onfrefh Boughs , or feed on (hort
Grafs c ^

If your Horfe have not a hard nor foft Mouth, yet got
the Vice to draw up his Bit, as if he would fwallow it.
Take a piece of Whip- cord about a fpan-long and tye
one end thereof to the Eye of the Bit under the Kerb^ that
done, turn down the Horfes nether Lip, to the intent you
may eafdy bring the Cord between it and his nether Gums,
unto the other Eye of the Bit, faftening it to the lame, fo
that the more the Cord is Itrained, the falter and ftronger
the Bit may be \ fo that the knot being dextrouHy knit at
either end, few can perceive what is done , and in fo doing
he will by force be obliged to fuffer the Bit to reft in the
right place, and' thereby render himfdf better for the ad-
vantage of the feller and buyer.

If your Horfe be fubjcd to move or wry his mouth, then

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246 Tl?eJockies cMajier-'fiece.

fliall you ufe to ride him with a Monferol fliait buck-
led to his head, and fo often as he moveth his Head, fo of-
ten fhall you corred him with your Spur on the right, and
then with that on the left,fometimes alfo giving him a Check
with the Bridle upon the one or the other fide, or upon
both fides at once with a fleady hand, or if you fee he does
not altogether regard thofe corredions, you may ftrike
him with lihe Stirrup, and Calves of your Legs on either
lide, but if the port of the Bit be the caufe of fuch defeft,
then you mull change it, and by fuch means will your horfe
be brought into good order. And thus much may fuffice
as to the knowledge and corredion of Vices incident to
Horfes : The next thing to be confidered being as Material
as any yet premifed, mz.. How to know a good Horfe in
all particulars, and prevent frauds in cafe of purchafe.

Hove to know a Horfe in all particnlarsy and thereby prevent the
Deceits of the Jockies, &c.

I

Having already given Inflrudions to fuch as rear their
own breed, think it altogether as neceffary for the accom-
modation of fuch as have not the convenienCy of breeding,
to give them diredions how to make a good Choice, and
lay out their money to the belt advantage.
Totvhatend The firft thing necefTary to be obferved in making an ad-
yeur Horfe vantagious choice, is w^ll to underltand to what intent or
^s defignsd. pxirpofe you chufe your Horfe, whether for the Wars,
Racing, Hunting , Travel, Draught, or the like j and in
fuch cafes their Make, and Linaments, together with their
Colour, Conllitution, and Perfedions are to be confidered
and had regard to. Now as to the Colour,altho there may be
Horfes good of all colours , yet thefe fucceeding are by the
. , ^ mofi; expert Traders in Horfe-flelh, accounted the bell, viz,
kobfitvid. '^^^ Daple-Grey for Beauty, the Brown-Bay for Service,
the Black with Silver-Hairs for Courage, the Layard or
true mixed Roan for Countenance, as for the Black with-
out White, the Sorrel and unchangeable Iron-Grey, they
are accounted Cholerick, the Bright-Bay , Fkabitten and
black with white marks are accounted Sanguine, the Dull-
White

\,

White, the Yellow.-Dun, the Kite Glewed, and the Pide-
Baid are reputed Flegniatick. The Chefnut-Moufe Dun,Red
Bay and Blew-Gray are taken for Melanchoiicks , fo that in
this fort, according to the opinion of the Learned, the four
Humours Emblems of the four Elements are divided, and by
this Rule you mufl obferve what difeafes fuch like Horfes
are mofl incident to, as in this Treatife you may be adver-
tifed, and be fure narrowly to make Inquilition on that par-
ticular.

The next thing to be confidercd is the Paces, and the ofpdas.
Horfes aptnefs therein ^ if you defign him for War, then
the lofty Trot is molt to be elteemed, and to know that he is
cleaner therein j take thefe obfervations in the taking up
his Legs and crofs moving his Limbs, as when the far hin-
der Leg and the near fore-Leg move and go forward, and
in the fame manner the two other Legs in good order and
equal diltance, and in this motion the nearer a Horfe taketh
his Limbs from the ground, the opener, the evener and the
-'Ihortei' he treadeth, the better will be his Pace, and the con-
trary declares much imperfedion.

If you buy a Horfe for pleafure, the Amble is the belt, in pgypif^n^f
which obferve that he move both his Legs on one lidetogc- Travd.
ther neat, and with compleat deliberation, for if he treads
too fhort he is apt to ftumble, if too large to cut, aad if
Ihufling or rowling he does it flovenly, and befides rids no
ground. '^ '

If your Horfe be defigned for Hunting, a racking Pace is
molt expedient, which little differs from the Amble, only is ^^^^^^i'
more adive and nimble,w hereby the Horfe obferves due Moti-
on 5 but you mufl not force him on too eagerly, left being in
confufion helofeall knowledge of what you defign him to,
and fo handle his Legs confufedly.

The Gallop is requifite for Race Horfes, and the things
to be obferved therein are thefe. Firit let the Horfe take up
his feet nimbly from the ground, but not rife over high, nei-
ther Rowling , Beating, nor Stretching out his fore-Legs
beyond his reach , but following with his hinder , Aptly
and Nimbly, not being Sibje<n: to the fwift cut, Croflingor
Claping 0R€ foot ttpon the other , but ever leading with

his.

2, A 8 The Jockies JMaJlmpiece.

his far fore Foot. If he Gallop round and raife his fore-
Legs, he is then faid to Gallop flrongly , but not capable
of much fpeed, and is fitter for the War then Racing, but
if he take up his Feet, as if he did it unwillingly or was in
pain, tiien it ihews he has fome hidden diftemper to find font
which mull be your care, or elfe if youpurchafe you will be
cheated.
^^^ ^ As for the Stature of the Horfe, it is always left to the
good HorfL Buyer, but as to the Infirmities and Deformities, I think it
* my part to difcover them. Firlt then, when you intend to
purchafe a Horfe, being fatisfied of his breed as well as you
can, as alfo of his Pace and Colour, fuffer him t^ ftand be-
fore you without Bridle, Saddle, or Cloths, your felf {land-
ing juft before his Face, and fo take an "exaO: view of all
his Parts and Proportions, but efpecially of the Livelinefs of
his Countenance, and all other marks according to the di-
redions given in the foregoing part of this Treatife, where-
in a perfect Horfe is portrayed in every Limb and Part, &c.
yet what has been there inferted, I iliall here fet down
with Remarks thereon, for the Readers better underftanding,
and make fome Repetition in a point fo neceflary to be ob-
Ears. ferved : As thus. If his Ears Hand upright, be fhort, thin
and well fixed at the roots, it fignifies courage and comli-
nefs, but if the contrary, dulnefs and ill nature.
P^^^^ If his Face be clear, his Fore-head fwelling outward, the

mark or feather in his Face being high, if he have a white
Star or Blaze, a white Snip even placed and not too large,
they fignifie Beauty and Goodnefs ^ but on the contrary if his
Face be Flelhly, Cloudy, Scowling, and his Fore-head flat,
then is he deformed and defective, to which defeds may be
added a Blaze, awry, aRaw-nofe, and unhairy Face.

. If his Eyes be round, fhining, black and fomewhat bloody,
Ilaring or {landing out of his Head, the Black filling the out-
ward Circumference, and the Balls, the Pits, it is a fign of
Courage ,Goodnefs and Comlynefs,and the contrary of Weak-
nefs and Deformity, fubjed to Spots, and Moon-blind or
Wally Diflempers incident to Horfes of weak-light, and
fometimes even to perfed blindnefs: If the Eyes are Wate-
.ry and mttch bloody, it is the efFed of fome unhappy bruife

Tl^e jfockies SPiafter^piece. ia^

If they matter it happens through Exceffive Riding •, if Sunk
and Hollow, he is either old or of an old Generation.
Great Whites are figns of ill temper and dogged Difpofi-
tion.

If upon handling his Chips and Cheeks you find his Bones
Thin, Lean, and the fpace wide between them, with a large ^j^J^ ^^^.
Throple or Wind-Pipe, not infefted with Kernels , the
Neck feeming to couch within the Jaws , they are iigns
of good Wind , great Courage and Swiftnefs , and
the contrary of the contrary defeats, as DuUnefs, fhort
Wind, and uneafinefs in Travel, fubjedt to broken Wind,
Strangury and G launders.

If his Noftriis be dry, Thin and Wide, his Muzzel fmall, ^oflrils.
Mouth deep, and Lips equally meeting, it denotes good ^"^^ ^®*
Wind, Comlinefs and Swiftnefs , but on the contrary Evil
Wind, Dulnefs , and fubje<ft to the Vices of the Mouth be-
forementioned.

If his Lips be uneven or fhrunk, that his upper will not
reach'his nether, eitherfomeDiftemperisfetled in his Head,
or Age has feized him. If his Nofc be raoift and dropping,
beware of the Glaunders, Violent cold, &c.

Let his Breaft be broad and ftrong, well Feathered and ^'fiyk."^^^'
Compleatly fet , which denotes Strength and Courage,
when on the contrary a narrow Pinched Breaft fubjeds the
Horfe to Stumble, and is a palpable lign of a weak, faint
hearted Beaft, as well as uncomlinefs.

If the Knees carry an Equal Proportion, be not Broke,
Scarred or Seabed, but even, round and fair, well knit with
ftrong Sinews, they fignifie the Horfe to be Sound , well
made and fit for Travel, but on the contrary Gouty, Lame
and very Defedive.

If his Legs be Clean, full of Sinews, but not too Flefliy,
Bowing fomewhat inward without a Seam, then they are '^^'
ftrong, and as they Ihould be , but if the contrary, then
are they fabjedt to Lamenefs, by Founder, Farcine, Swel-
ling, or the like j elpecially if Scars and Scabs appear un-
der the Knee, or a great Seam be Apparent with much
Foggy or Spungy Flefh, fo that he is not capable of Labour
or Travel.

liii If

2C0 Tl^e Jockies Mafter'piece.

TaBirns. If his Paflerns- be clean, well knit/ together,, clean, fliort,
ftrong md ftrak, thea is it a Token of Beauty, Strength
and long Indurance, but if on the contrary, then he is fub-
jed to the fame ftrain, and not <;apable of Travel.

The Hoof ought to be indifferent round, black, found
and well fixed on, High-fet, and Toughable to indure a
^"'^J^' ShooeiaaH ways ^ for if on t^/ie contrary it be long, flat
and white, it w;ill carry a Shooe in no way, but by rea-
fon of its Brittlenefs be frequently fubjed to let the Nails
flij>, and thereby Subjed the Horfe to Foundering, and if
the Cronet of the Hoof be not clofe, fmooth and well fix-
ed, it is ten to one if he efcapes the Crown Scab.
Hind ■ '^^^^ having Viewed the Horfe before, come to the

Marti Right-fide of him, and View him well, firjft beginning
j*4> with the obfervation of the fetting on his Head, obfcr-
.B)7/?, &c. ving that it fiands neither too high nor'too low, but up-
on the dired at the ff^tting on his Neck , being fraall and .
long, ftill increafing in thicknefs in the Shoulders, with a
t;hin Tough, ftrong and high Crefl : his Main long, thin
and foft , and fomewhat Curling. Thefe are Charaders
of great Beauty and Goodnefs, whereas to have any Bunch
or Swelling in the Nape of the Neck, denotes the Pole-
Evil, or beginning of a Fiftula. If the Neck be fhort and
thick, and fubjed to have a weak, thin Creft with falling
in, the Withers fignifies a deficient Horfe in Mettle, Cou-
rage, Patience in Travel, and the like ^ and if his Main
feed, it betokens Worms breeding in it, or him fubjed to
Itch or Mange.

If his Chine be broad, even and ftrait, his Ribs ilrong
chlni and and well Arched , his Filets upright ftrong and fliort, there
lubs, &c. not remaining above a Fingers length between his la ft Rib
and Huckle-bone, his Body well let down, yet hidden with-
out his Ribs, his Stones even hung and clofe Truffed up,
then is he perfed in thofe parts and worth buying, but if
the contrary appear, then is he rendred deformed , not on-
ly fubjed to divers Difeafes, but will neither become Pilli-
j on nor Saddle.

.oiihs. j£ Yiis hinder Thighs or Gafcoyns be well let down even

to the middle Joynt, thick, full, Brawny and Swelling, it

denotes

Tl^ejockies M^fter-^ete. 151

denotes ftrength, and a Horfe capable of doing much Ser-
vice, when on the contrary the clean, Lank, (lender Thigh
betokens Difability and Weaknefs.

If his middle- joynt behind be clean, well Boned, Sinew- ^i^^^t-
ed, and not Flefhy, a little bending, &c. it is as it Ihould ^^^'^'
be, but if choped or fore, inward bowed or bending , then
it fliews a Sellender^ but if the Joynt and Veins in Gene-
ral iwell and are hot, it proceeds from fome unfortunate
blow. If the fwelling be particular as in the Plot, hollow
part, or inlid, the Veins being full and proud, the fwel-
ling alfo Ihort, beware of a Blood Spavin *, but if the faid
fwelling be behind, juft below the Knuckle, then it is a
Curb.

If the hinder Leg be clean and Sinewy , not too Flefhy, u/^^^y.
it is as it ought to be •, but if the contrary, he will not in- ^^^^
dure labour ^ if they fwell the Greafe is Molten into them,
if Seabed above thePafterns, he is fubjed to the Scratches jif
Chops appear under , he hath the Pains , alfo very dan-
gerous and fubjeding him to Lamenefs.

As for his Tail if it be well Fixed and Carried well,
it cannot be amifs, and for his Hoofs, let the Directions be
taken by thofe before mentioned.

To know a Horfes Age by many Fifible Tokens and frohahic
^onj-eStares.

WHat more remains is to inform the Reader how ta
prevent the worft of Cheats,he may at any time un-
derftand a Horfes Age. The manner take as followeth.

Every Horfe at his full number has forty Teeth, viz.. ^ix d^^ ^^ ^^^
^reat Wang-Teeth on either fide ?bove, fix below on the '
one fide, and as many on the other, commonly called the
Grind€rs,fix below and fix above in the fore part of his Mouth,
called Gatherers, four Tufhes , viz,, one below and a-
nother above on each fide which makes the jufl: num-
ber.. jovI

The firft year he has his Foals Teeth, which are pnly
Qrindeh, and gatlier fraall and White, t'he next ye^f h^
changes the four foremoil Teeth, 'tvHicft'aJ)p^af"6ro'wnW

liii 2 and

2< I The Jockles cMafter-ftect.

and bigger then the other. The third year the next changed
are fo, that no Foals Teeth remain before,except two of eacfi
fide above, and two below .The fourth year he changes the
Teeth next to them, leaving but one Foals Tooth on ♦each
fide, above and below. At five year all his fore Teeth will
be changed, and then he has his Tufhes on either fide com-
pleat, and the Foals Tooth which he cafteth, whenasthofe
that come in their places will be hollow, and the Marks ap-
pear thereon, which are little black Specks in the middle,
and thofe continue till the eighth year- At fix years old his
new Tufhes come up at the bottom, of which grow little
rifing Circles of young Flefli, the Tufhes being little, Iharp
and white. The feventh year all the Horfes Teeth will be
Gompleat. The Mark plainly appearing. The eighth yearthe
Teeth will be full, plain, and the Mark hardly to bedifcern-
ed, then will the Tufhes turn yellowifh, and at nine years
old will the foreraoil Teeth appear longer, yellower,^ and
fouler then before, and the Tuflies much blunter. The
tenth year the holes in the innep fide of his Tufhes will be
filled up, and the Temples of his Head begin to be crook-
ed and hollow .The eleventh year his Teeth will be extraordi-
nary long and yellow, inclining fomewhat to blackifh foul
and uneven ftanding,diredly oppofite one againft the other.
At twelve his Teeth will be long,yellow and black,his upper
Teeth over-reaching and hanging over his nether. The
' * thirteenth year his Tufhes will be Woven clofe, if he ufed to
Travel, or otherwife will be black and fomewhat long^ his
Teeth now failing you, for after thirteen years you can
give thereby but GonjeduralGuefl^es,you.muft apply your felf
to thefe following obfervations.
Eiof. If the Hoof be rugged, rumpled as it were in Seams, dry

and brittle, it is afign of old Age.
J, .^^ - If raifing his Skin it fall not prefently, but ftand on a heap^
'tisfignof Age.

If you feel his Tail near the fettingon, and find a Knot
tuil. t\[^t on the joynt about the bignefs of a Hazel-Nut, the
Horfe is under ten years of Age.

If his Eyes be round and ftairing, the Pits full, then is he
H;«. young, but if the contrary, old.

Hoejochies JM after -piece, ij^

If he be of a dark Colour, yet grows Gizled with Silver H<»»r.
Hairs about his Eye-brows, or underneath his Main, it is a
iign of Age, or if he be white and Menaled with either Red
or Black Menals, it denotes the fame.

If the Bars of his Mouth be great, rough and deep, and
handle hard, then is he old, but if the contrary then is he says,
young.

And thus much for thele Particulars.

A

A T A B L E of the CONTENTS.

The fir fi Book.
The Contents of all the Chapters contained in the firft Book.

THe ImrodnBion Ch . i .p. i . Of the marks ^ colrous , andjhafes
Of the be ft manner ofbree- of Horfes

d'wg 2. 15

How tQ mak^ aud order your Sta-
ble 3j 13

4? 19
Of the Office of the Groom and

rider 5> 31

The Seconct Book.
The Contents of all the Chapters contained in the fecond Book.

OF what points confifteth the
Office of the Farrier hand-
led Dialogue-wife : alfo a for-
mal examen of the Farrier
Ch. i.p-42
0f thecaufes of ficknefs in gene-
ral^ and the caufes of health
and long life 2. 55

Offmh things which are of nece-
ffiity to be k^own by every ex-
pertFarrier before he> do adven-
ture to adminifter 3 . 58
The manner of handling the par-
ticular cures 4. 7p
Chap. 4. A. -

ACopum and its virtues 80
Arman i 83

Armani. 85

Ach in the head %s

iy£gyptiacHm i t^gyptiacnm 2.

89
Accloy 90

All difeafes a Cataplafme i .ibid.
All difeafes a Cataplafme 1. 91
All difeafes 3. pi

S. hrxhomzs fire 93

Anticor 95

Attaint upper 95

Attaint tipper or bac\ finews
fprain 97

Attaint upper ^ c)6

Avives iQo

Arraiftes or Rat-Tails 102,219
Airing 175

Ch. 5.B.

The

. Chap. 5. B:

BJlck /welled 102

Barbs 1 04.

JBath for hnmonrs to dry them up

105
Bath for (lijfLegs 1 06

Bath I, 2, 3,4. 1 05, 107

Belly gaunt 108

-5e//y p<«;« ' Ibid.

Bit wherewith the Tongue is hurt

105?
Bleeding to fianch
Blindnefs

Biting of a mad Dog
Blood-Spaven
Bath for a hlood-Sfaven
Bom Spaven
Blood-jhotten eyes
Blood-jijotten eyes : a charge 118
Blood-mnninf itch j 20

Blowing and Pnrfvenefs 121

I II

Table.

( charge for fuf hating r 40

Cleanfe a Horfe i bid .

Clifts and cracks in heels 14 1

Clyfiers 1 43

Clyfer i. 146"

Clyjhr laxative 2. 147

Clyfier refiringent ^. ibid.

ClyfierforafatHorfe^. 148-

Clyfier for melancholly 5. ibid.'
ciyfier in cafe of defperate JickJ"

nefs 6. ibid.

Clyflrer for the peflilence 7. 149

112
113
114

117

ibid' Ciyfier lenitive 8.

Bots^ &c. Ill

Bots I. 123

Bots . ibid.

Brittle hoof 1 2,7

Br m fed heels and feet 128

Burning with Jhot 1 2p

Bunches J knots, &c. 130

5r^» prepared 1 , 1 52
Black.drink.for the Glanders 74
Chap. 5. C.

C-^ in a Halter 1^1

Canker 1 3 3

Cafiing t he hoof 135

Cordial powder 105

Cautery aUual 137

Cautery potential 138

C err 0 five 1. ibid.

Caufiick J3P

^'!>'^^^ /or f fce Co/ici^ 9 .
Cloyed
Cods fwelled
Cods fwe tied a charge
Colicky

Colick and Stone
Colt-Evil ,
Cold

ConfumptioH
Confumption of the fiejh
Convnlfion

Cofiivenefs or belly bound
Crown fcab
Curb

Cold or running at the nofe 201
Coppor as water 54

Charge 1 52

Corrupt blood 1 93

Chap. 7. D.

DAngerous fickntfs how it
cometh 1 79

Dangerous ficknefs bow to know

181
Dangerous ficknefs how to prevent

183

Danger, fickpefs how to cure 1 84
i • Djapente

ibid.

ibid.

150

ibid.

152

ibid.

171
172
173
177
ibid.
178

The Table.

DiateJfaroH

Defperate & dangeroHS pck^ £87
Dljfolvet tumours
Deff crate f chiefs
Drooling
Drapjie
DeadJeJJj
Deepwomds
Defverate firain
Diffohe greafe
Difeafe of the Liver
Draw his yard
Draw a thorn
Drinkto preferve lungs
Difeafes to prevent
Drinks comfortable
Dijlocated joym

Difeafe of tranchaifom or the co-
Uek. 20S

i^iFatHarfe ibid-

1 85 1 Fat a lean Horfe 1 2

Falling of the fmdament 1 3

F caver defined ibid.

F caver how toknovf iS

Feaver ordinary ibid.

Feaver HeSiiqtie 19

Feaver pefiilent 20

Flying worm or Tetter 22

Feet to moUifie 23

1 98 I Fig in the foot 24

200 Ftfiula 25

Fijlftla water x6

Fetlock hurt 28

Froathy or weeping hoof 29

Foundring in the feet 30

Foundred long 3 1
FoHndred in the feet and body

ibid. 34

Falfe quarter 38

189
190
192

194

197
ibid.

202
203
ibid.
106
207
ibid.

Dry up fores 209, ij Flanks^ Moraldefiankj 41, 42

Chap. 8. E. Flux 43

211 Foul and old fores to mundifie ibid.

2 1 2 Forfakjng meat
ibid. Fry.fh running

213 Felirick

EAt a taint
Eat a feather
JEat a Spider

Eyeafiroke _._, .

Eye FHm^ Pin and Weh Dragons^Fret

214
Eye a canker
Eye a charge
EkRHarium Theriacum
Excretion to cure
Eye a Wart
Eye broken
Excretion
Ears impofiumated
Chap. 9. F.

Fjircin
Farcin wet
FUnki

2 \6
218
219

274
220

221

222

223

Chap. 10. G.
j4lled baek^

4<^> 45

47
ibid.

49
51

1
10
II

\JJGalledwith thejljackje ibid.
Gravelling 52

Green ointment 54

Greafe molten 55

Glanders 58, 55

Glanders a purging drinks 6p
Chap. II . H.

H Air from the main and tail
falling aw ay 75

Hair to grow ']6

Head

The Table.'

Head'fuh ibid. Lime and HGney

Heels fcahhed^ Heels kikd 77

HeelMellet ibid.

Hide-bound 79

Homy-charge 82

Hoof to grow 83

Hoof TOecfing 8 5

Hoof loo fe^ Hoof hurt 85
Hoof bound a charge 8(5", 33,871
Hoof brittle^ Hoof fir aight^Hoof

loofe ibid,

//oo/ troddejj upon or hurt 8 8
//oo/ brittle to maki tOHgh 88

Hoof to grow ibid.

Halter-caft 89

HoHgh fivclled ibid.

Hitmowrs to dry up 90

//wt -Jlwuldcr ibid.

Hurts old to cure 91

Honey 85

Horfe- bread 187

//^jp 215

91
92

93

Chap. 12. I.

IMperfetfions in the feet
Jmfoflmiiation to ripen
Inward fickpefs
Inward ficknefs a fuppofitoryihid.
Inflammations 9^

Joynt grieved 95

Incrcafe the Hoof ibid, C/^ 915
~ ■ Chap. 12. L. ^ I

Lu^mpas 95 '

Lax to fop ^ 97

Z/f-sw //o^ye ro makgfat ibid.
■Xc^J fwellcd 98

Lcprofie or Elephant icK. malady

JL;Ve ibid. (^ 102

102

Loe-worm 1 03

Lungs a difeafe 1 04

Z/Wf wherewith to heal ulcers or
old fores 209

Lunatick^eyes 220

Lamenefs to fnd out^ t hree ways

158
Cliap. 13. M.

MAlender
Mainge
Mouth fore
Mellet

MolUfie humours
Morfounded
Mela'fjcholly

Chap. I4. N.

io5
108

ii5

ibid.

ibid.

193

NOJe running
Navel galled
Night jnare

Chap. 15.0.

o

118

ibid.
119

120

Ld fores
Overreach in the heel ib.

Ointment

121

Chap. 1 5. P.

PAfcrn joy 'at flrained 1 23
Pill for the Glanders 1 24,
Peftilence 12^

Preparative 128

Pajions 122

Purfivencfs a Pill 130

Pijjjing of blood 1 3 1

SUrfeit by Provender 133

Pc// fzii ibid, er 1 34

Powder for old fores 135

Pnrfvcnefs prjhortnep of breath

K k k k Purfume

The Table.'

TerfHwe i. Perfffm 2. Per-
fnme 3. 145 & 1^6

Thrgation i. pHrgation i.Pnr-
gation 3. 1 4.9

Purgation 4. PHrgaHon<^, 150
Pwrgation 6. \<^\

PmrefaElive 139

Purgation defined 143

jP^'« <2;7<fl? f^ei; 2 1 4

Pf/^r/ or^j/za jbid.

Perfume 73

Powder 225

152

Chap. 17. Q:

^.Quitter bone
Chap. 18. R.

R Ed water 155

Reftr'mgent Charge 155

Ring-bone \ ibid.

Excretion to cure 157

uRof 158
^«/ei /-o j^on? iT'^ere a Horfe hak-
ethy either before or behind

167, i58
Chap. 18. S.

SMve 160

Shoulder wrench 162

Shoulder dijlocated 153

Shoulder firained ibid.

Shoulder Rowelled 16^

Shoulder the sk^n broken 1155

Shoulder fplat 173

Shoulder pght ibid.

Scratches ibid.

Sit-fafl 177

4r^^j ^«^ fcratchu. ibid.

State or dung 178

^/c^ w ^r^-ye/ 1 79

Sudden fickle fs
Selender
Sick orfurfeited
Sinew fprung
Sinew grieved
Sinew cut
Sinew ffrain
Strain newly taken
Strain old
Stinking breath
Spient
Stumbling
Stif legs
Stale or fifs
Stavers
Swelled legi
Swelled cods
Spongy wart
Surbated feet
Stifled
Stone
String-halt

1 Snppofltory

2 Suppofitory '

3 Suppofttory

4 Suppofitory

5 Suppofitory

6 Suppofitory
Sweating

i8o

181

ibid.

182

183

ibid.

184

18s

ibid.

ibid.

185

191

192

ibid.

193

195

198
200
ibid. ^20 1
201, 202
203
205

ibid.

ibid.

ibid.

ibid.

205

ibid.

Chap. 19. T.

TOnguehurt 207

Tail an itch 208

Theriacum Vnguentum ibid.
Tetter or ring;- worm 200

Tyring in travel ibid.

Trunchions 123

Two things to be obferved in ev^^
ry cure 75

Thru Jmi of Vermin fphieh do

ingender

The Table:

ptgender in the body of (in fiorfe

123
Chap. 20. V.

VOmiting 2 1 2

Violent cough 2 1 3

Vinegar 1 06

Vzr volant 2 <

Veins to take Hp 214

Chap. 2 1 . W.
•C T X JJnd to freferve 2 1 s
V V W^i/^-^^^ 215

Womds 217

Wmor excretion ^18

Wind-galls ibid.

Wither-rnng 220

Worms 222

. White-water 1 04.

^^^(?r 155

1 Ffee-w /« f /;e %f ^ 168

^/;e;^ m thejhank^ ibid.

PF/7d"» i*« ?/?e fajtern ibid.

Chap. 22. Y.

Y£//(9n?j 223, 224

r^r<^ mattering 216

The Contents of the Jockies Mafter-piece, ^c

HOw to choofe your Breeders
227
The difcription of agoodHorfe

ibid.

How to oblige the Mare to receive

the Horfe 228

How to know when your Mare

holds, and how to order her

afterwards 22p

How to order yonr Colts ibid .

When to back, your Horfes 230

How to makeyoHr horfes tame ib.

How a Horfe is to be trained up

for Racings War^ Travel,&:c.

231

What their Diet and Vfage in

General ibid.

What to be obferv din journeying

233
The mofi Commodious Stable de-
fcriyd ibid.

Of the Rasing horfe 234

Of the Tramel and its ufe ibid .
HcytPto order your horfe when yon

train himfir the War 235-

How to order your horfe when you
train him up to hunting 238

How to order your horfe for Tra-
vel 239.

Of vices in horfes, and how to re-
medy them 240

Wry head and Neck. ibid

Vnevennefs in the lower part of
the head . ibid.

Ducking down the head 241

Over-reaching ibid.

Shaking 'the head, &C. ibid.

Of Reflifnefs 242

Running away, &c. ibid.

Rearing an End 243

Falling down ibid.

Skitti^nefs andftarting ibid.

How to harden your horfe againji
other Horfes 244

The vices of the Mouth and how
to cure them ibid.

How to know a horfe fo as not to

h

The Table.

be cheated 24.6 t

What Colours a e the hejf 246
Of their Paces 24.7

IVhat hrrfe is befifor Travel ib.
What bc[i- for hunting ibid.
HoVPtochoofeagoodhorfe 24.8
Obfervatiofjsfrom his Ears, Face^
Eyes ibid.

Fromhis Ckifs^Chceks-,^C. 249
From his NofirHs^MoHthp:c.\h.
From his Brefiy Knees ibid.
"■From his Legs ihid.

From his Paficrns 250

From his Hoofs ibid.

From his Head^ Mam^ Neck ,

Brcn ibid.

From his Chine ^Eih, &c. i bi d .
From his Thighs ibid.

From his middle joynt 251

Fro?n his hinder Leg ibid.

Flow to know a Horfes uige by his

Teeth 251

Hgw to know it by his HoofSkiny

Tailj Eycsj &c. ibid.

jind how by his Hair and the
Bars of his Mouth 253

FIN IS.

Webster Familv • ihrary of Veterinary Medicine

Cummings P ' ' Veterinary IVledicine at

Tufts Un.

200 ^/\ ijstboro Hoao

toth Grafton, a/jAO._.