use_v teach_v i_o by_o bath_n 4_o a_o gentleman_n who_o be_v well_o verse_v in_o horse-leech-craft_n and_o his_o receipt_n be_v this_o viz._n take_v savine_n and_o the_o bark_n and_o leave_n of_o the_o bay-tree_n pelletory_n rosemary_n sage_a rue_n of_o each_o three_o ounce_n boil_v these_o in_o a_o gallon_n of_o white_a wine_n until_o half_o be_v consume_v herewith_o bathe_v your_o horse_n as_o before_o be_v show_v and_o whether_o the_o grief_n be_v visible_a or_o not_o use_v it_o and_o you_o will_v find_v it_o a_o approve_a medicine_n after_o this_o manner_n have_v the_o gentleman_n deliver_v i_o this_o receipt_n which_o he_o protest_v to_o i_o to_o be_v most_o sovereign_a which_o i_o can_v neither_o commend_v nor_o dispraise_v by_o reason_n i_o never_o yet_o have_v experience_n thereof_o and_o thus_o much_o of_o bath_n now_o let_v we_o pass_v to_o other_o matter_n §._o 4._o b._n hippoph_n i_o pray_v you_o hipposerus_n can_v you_o show_v i_o what_o be_v good_a to_o cause_v a_o 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