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arquequamis_n one_o ounce_n make_v it_o into_o juice_n and_o put_v to_o it_o of_o white_a wine_n one_o pint_n and_o so_o give_v it_o to_o the_o horse_n which_o do_v anoint_v his_o privy_a member_n with_o this_o unguent_n take_v of_o garlic_n unpil_v as_o much_o as_o will_v suffice_v and_o stamp_v it_o well_o and_o mix_v with_o it_o of_o salad_n oil_n as_o much_o as_o will_v suffice_v and_o so_o bring_v it_o to_o a_o unguent_n and_o therewith_o anoint_v the_o yard_n sheath_n and_o cod_n and_o it_o will_v both_o give_v he_o ease_v and_o cause_v he_o to_o stale_v sudden_o by_o which_o mean_v he_o will_v amend_v another_o take_v cinquefoyle_n half_o a_o handful_n or_o pantaphillon_n beat_v and_o stamp_v it_o well_o and_o moisten_v it_o with_o warm_a water_n and_o so_o give_v it_o he_o to_o drink_v another_o take_v of_o the_o powder_n of_o siliris_n montani_fw-la d'quare_fw-la and_o of_o come_v of_o each_o a_o ounce_n and_o put_v they_o into_o white_a wine_n one_o pint_n and_o so_o give_v 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allome_n and_o chamber-lye_n make_v blood_n warm_a and_o so_o have_v purge_v cleanse_v and_o dry_v the_o sorance_n well_o with_o a_o clean_a linen_n cloth_n strew_v and_o lay_v on_o your_o powder_n and_o thus_o do_v after_o travel_n or_o exercise_v every_o day_n once_o during_o the_o time_n of_o his_o rest_n and_o this_o will_v cure_v he_o thorough_o ✚_o this_o cure_n i_o have_v often_o practise_v §._o 24._o d._n hippoph_n what_o disease_n be_v that_o which_o be_v call_v the_o arraistes_n and_o how_o be_v it_o cure_v hippos_n rats-tayle_n arraistes_n or_o rats-tayle_n this_o be_v also_o a_o french_a epitheton_fw-la which_o we_o call_v the_o rats-tayle_n be_v a_o kind_n of_o scratch_n of_o this_o disease_n i_o have_v speak_v before_o in_o the_o letter_n a._n and_o therefore_o i_o will_v now_o leave_v entreat_v further_o thereof_o chap._n viii_o §._o 1._o e._n hippoph_n what_o be_v to_o be_v give_v to_o a_o horse_n that_o have_v eat_v a_o taint_n hippos_n a_o taint_n be_v a_o kind_n of_o 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if_o you_o do_v perceive_v a_o taint_n in_o his_o wind_n then_o take_v a_o close_a earthen_a pot_n or_o pipkin_n and_o put_v thereinto_o of_o the_o strong_a white_a wine_n vinegar_n three_o pint_n and_o four_o new_a lay_v egg_n unbroken_a and_o four_o head_n of_o garlic_n clean_o peel_v and_o bruise_v then_o cover_v the_o pot_n very_o close_o and_o bury_v it_o in_o a_o mixen_n or_o dunghill_n twelve_o hour_n then_o take_v it_o up_o and_o take_v forth_o the_o egg_n but_o break_v they_o not_o then_o strain_v the_o vinegar_n and_o garlic_n through_o a_o fine_a linen_n cloth_n put_v unto_o the_o liquor_n of_o life-honey_n four_o ounce_n and_o of_o brown_a sugar-candy_n anniseedes_n and_o licoris_n all_o make_v into_o very_o fine_a powder_n of_o each_o two_o ounce_n and_o your_o horse_n have_v fast_v all_o night_n till_o morning_n give_v he_o one_o of_o the_o steep_v egg_n and_o then_o one_o hornefull_a of_o this_o liquor_n or_o drink_v and_o then_o another_o egg_n and_o after_o that_o 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