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A06911	The complete farriar, or The kings high-way to horsmanship Experimentally unfolding 1. The dyeting and governing of the running horse. 2. How to order, feed, and keep any horse for war, pleasure, hunting, or travell. 3. How to know the age of any horse. Lastly, certaine rare and approved secrets for the cure of the worst infirmities in horses. By G. Markam.; Discource of horsmanshippe. Abridgments	Markham, Gervase, 1568?-1637.	1639 (1639)	STC 17341; ESTC S121248	46,187	190

of the juyce of Sella●●●● mix them well together and with a quill drop it into the eye t●●●● take the whites of a couple of 〈◊〉 and beat them to an oyle and mi● with it halfe so much of the juyc● of housleeke and the like quantity of Rose-water and beat all together then make round plediants of flaxe and dip them therein and lay it over the eye and binde 〈…〉 thereon then as you finde it dries so renew it CHAP. XVII The master medicine of all medicines for a back-sinew straine or any grease straightnesse shrinking or numbnesse of sinewes TAke a fat sucking 〈◊〉 whelpe slay it and boyle it then stop the bodie as full as it can hold of gray snayles and blacke snayles then rost it at a reasonable fire when it begins to warme baste it with six ounces of the oyle of spike made yellow with saffron and six ounces of the oyle of wax then save the drippings and what moysture so ever falls from it whilst any drop will fall and keep it in a gally-pot with this oyntment anoint the grieved part and work it in very hot holding an hot ●ar of Iron before it and thus doe both morning and evening till the cure be finished CHAP. XVIII Saint Anthony his onely excellent cure for any strain or swelling TAke Commin-seede and bruise it grosse and boyle it with the oyle of camomile then adde to it so much yellow waxe as will bring it to the bodie of a Cerrot or plaster and spread it on either cloth or leather and very hot apply it to the griefe It is a wonderfull soveraigne for any man also CHAP. XIX Another for any desperate old strain whether it be in the shoulder joynts hips or back-sinewes TAke of Aquavitae a pinte of oyle-de-bay of oyle of swallowes and of black soap of each halfe a pinte work and labour all these together till they come to a thin oyntment then take of camomile and of red sage an handfull of rew and of misseldine an handfull dry them and bring them to a fine powder then mixe it with the former oyntment and bring all to a gentle salve with some of this salve made as hot as the horse can suffer it anoynt the strain and hold an hot barre of Iron before it chafing it with your hand as much as may bee and thus doe once a day and in nine daies the cure hath been effected CHAP. XX. An excellent charge for any new straine or offence on the sinewes or any griefe proceeding from heate TAke the whites of half a dozen of egges and beate them well with a pinte of wine-vinegar and an ounce of the oyle of Roses and as much of the oyle of Myrtills then take foure ounces of Bolearmonie and as much Sanguis draconis and with as much beane floure or wheat floure but beane flour is the best as will thicken it bring it to a stiffe salve the● spreading it upon hurds lap it about the grieved place and renew it as it drieth CHAP. XXI A perfect cure for a new sinew-straine TAke a live Cat either wilde or tame and cut off her head and tail then cleave her downe the chine and clap her hot the bowells and all to the strayne and remove it not for forty eight houres and the ●ffect is great CHAP. XXII Markhams one Balm which hath never failed him for any strain in the shoulder or other part hid or apparent or for any windgall paine or swelling whatsoever TAke ten ounces of the ●●● and purest peece-grease a●● melt it upon the fire then 〈…〉 off and put into it foure ounces of the oyle of spike one ounce of the oyle of Origanum and an ounce and an half of the oyle of Exceter stir them well together then put● up into a gally-pot With this oyntment or indeed precious Balme anoynt the grieved part the oyntment being made exceeding hot and rub an● chafe it in with all painfulness● holding an hot barre of Iron before it And thus anoynt it one in two daies but rub and chafe it in twice or thrice a day at the least and give the horse moderate exercise This is approved and infallible CHAP. XXIII For synewes that are extended over-strained and so weakened that the member is uselesse TAke of Cantharides of mercurie and of Euforbium of each a like quantity and of oyle-de-bay double as much as of all the rest bring the hard simples to powder and beate all together to a salve apply this to the griefe so there be no scab or wound and it will give strength and straightnesse to the sinewes CHAP. XXIIII For a sinew-straine newly done to help it in twenty foure houres TAke of the grounds of Ale or Beere a quart and put into it as much parsley chopt grosse as you can hold in your hand boyle them till the hearb be soft then put to it a quarter of a pound of sweet butter and when it is molten take it from the fire and put into it a pinte of wine-vineger and if it be too thin thicken it with a little wheat-bran then lay it upon hurds and poultus-wise apply it to the griefe as hot as the Horse can suffer it CHAP. XXV An admirable unguent to take away all aches and hid pains strains and sinew straines TAke of Deere-suet or for want of it sweete butter halfe a pound of Aquavitae a gill of saffron halfe a dram of pepper finely beaten and searc't three drams of Garlicke bruised three heads mixe all together and let them stew on the fire and not boyle till it come to a salve With this very warme chafe the griefe then anoynt a brown paper therewith and hot apply it to the place also and so roule it up do thus morning and evening CHAP. XXVI For swell'd or gourded legs whether it be by reason of grease falling into them or other accident as scratches paines mules c. IF your Horses legs be ●●ell'd onely because the gr●●se is fallen into them and that there is no other outward ●lcer neither will the bathing with cold fountaine water and other ordinay helps asswage them then you shall take a peece of strong course woollen cloth and ther●ot make him an hose a pretty deale larger then his leg to reach fro● the lower part of his pastern up ●● the Cambrell or the knee an● make it close and straight at th● pasterne and wide above The● take a pottle of wine lees if yo● can get them or else the ground● or lees of strong ale or beere and set them on the fire and boyle them well then put to it a pound of hogsgrease and when it is molten and stirred well together take as much wheat-bran as will thicken it and bring it to the body of a poultus With this poultus as hot as the horse can suffer it onely you must not scald fill the hose or hoses and then close the hose at the top With this poultus let the Horse stand

two daies then the third day open the hose at the top but stirre not the poultus onely take molten hogsgrease hot as the Horse can suffer it and with a spoone lade it unto the poultus on every side till it will receive no more for this wil renew the strength of the poultus then close up the top of the hose and so let the horse stand other 2. daies or 3. then you may open the leg and rub it downe and if strong occasion you may apply another new poultus if not your cure is wrought Now if besides the swelling of his legs your horse hath ulcers and chaps as scratches paines mules or the like then you shall first apply the former poultus in al respects as aforesayd then after five or six daies application when you take the poultus away you shall take a quart of old urine and put to it an handful of salt as m●ch Allome halfe an ounce of whi●● copporice and boyle all well t● gether then with this water very hot wash the sores once or twice a day and after a little drying ●noint them with the ointment called Aegyptiacum and is made o●wi● neger 8 ounces of honey 12 ounces of verdigrease two ounce● of Allome one ounce and an halfe boyled to that height till it come to a red salve And it will both kill the malignant humours and also heale and dry up the sores CHAP. XXVII For gourdings swellings and paine in the joynts MAke a very strong brine of water and salt and to a quart thereof put two or three handfulls of Rew and boyle it till the hearb be soft then with this water very hot bathe the grieved part well Then take a flat bagge filled with salt and he ated hot at the fire and lap it about the griefe also then roule it up and thus doe once or twice a day and it is a good cure CHAP. XXVIII Another approved cure for the scratches or any disease of that nature as Mallander sellander c. TAke of hogsgrease and blacke-soape of ●●●● eight ounces of 〈…〉 stone of lime of ●●Spand●● powder of each three ounces ●●● of soote as much as will suffic● to bring the rest to a salve boyle the hogsgrease and soap together and bring the other hard simples to a fine powder and so mixe all together and make a blacke oyntment with this anoynt the so●● once a day after they are clea●●ed and made raw CHAP. XXIX For any splente spaven curbe ●ing-bone or any hard knot or ex●rescion FIrst having taken viewe of the excrescion clip away the haire as far as the excrescion go●th and a little thought more then ●ake a peece of Allomd-leather ●ade as bigge just as the place you ●ave bared and fitted to the same ●roportion then take a little shoo●akers waxe and spread it round ●bout the very edge or verge of ●he same leaving all the inward or ●iddle part empty and not toucht with the waxe according to this ●igure O Then take of the hearb Spear-grasse which hath the ver●ue to raise blisters and bruising it in a morter lay some thereof upon the leather in the voyd and emptie place which ought to containe the just quantity of the kne● or excression and binde it fa● thereon suffering it to lie if i●● in the spring or summer time whe● the hearbe hath its full strength and vertue about halfe a 〈…〉 if it bee in the winter 〈◊〉 hearb hath lesse vertue 〈◊〉 if to renew the strength of t●● hearb you ad to it a drop or t● of the oyle of Origanum and ● it lie halfe a day fully And ●● sure to tye up the horses head tw● or three houres for feare of ●●ting it away When you have taken off t●● plaster anoynt the place wi● Trayn-oyle warme and you sh● finde no excression CHAP. XXX Another cure for splent spaven c. and to drie up windgalls or swellings FIrst hea●e the Sarrance with an hot pressing Iron then vent it in severall places with your ●leame then take a spoonfull of ●alt halfe a spoonfull of Nerve●yle a penny waight of verdi●rease and the white of an egge ●eate all to a salve and dipping ●ax hurds therein apply it to the ●riefe and it helpeth CHAP. XXXI An approved cure for the swift cut or any hewing on the leg and 〈◊〉 heale any wound TAke a pinte of 〈…〉 wine and put 〈…〉 or three 〈…〉 honey and stirre the● well together then boy 〈◊〉 till they come to the body of an oyntment then take it from the fire and put to it halfe so 〈◊〉 turpentine as there was honey and stirre all well together then ●tra● it and with this salve 〈…〉 hot anoynt the sores twice or thrice a day and it is a most speedy healer CHAP. XXXII To heal saddle bruises hard swellings and all sorts of Impostumations FInst ●ipen it with rotten Litter or wet Hay then when it is soft open it to let out the corruption then fill the hollownesse with the powder of Rozen and lay a plaster of shooemakers waxe over it and thus doe once in twenty foure houres till it be whole If it be slow in skinning or drying up take a spoonfull or two of thick creame and mix it with soot till it be a salve and anoynt it therwith and it will drie and skinne presently CHAP. XXXIII For any maunge scab or ●●pr●sie wheresoever FIrst let blood then take a quart of old urine o●●ineger and breake 〈◊〉 it a quarter of a pound or better of the best Tobacco then set it on a fire of embers where it may simmer and not boyle and so let it stew all an whole night then with this water wash the infected places wheresoever they be and it is a certaine remedy CHAP. XXXIIII For the foulest and most desperate Farcie that may be TAke hearb of grace and the hearbe Cley-Cleys which is a weed growing by the water-side having a great broad round leafe and is green on the upper side and white on the nether of each of them take an equall quantity beat them in a morter and strain them then to a pinte of this juyce put halfe a pinte of the juyce of housleek and half a pinte of Aquavitae and two good spoonfulls of pepper beaten and finely searc't of this liquor take a pinte and give it the horse to drink then with round plediants of flax dipt in the same stop both his eares then with the strained bruisings of all the hearbs rub the sores and stop the holes if there bee any hollownesse doe thus twice at the least and oftner if you finde occasion CHAP. XXXV For any founder f●eltize su●●ait or any imperfection in the feet FIrst pare thin open the heels wide and take good st●r● of blood from the toes then 〈◊〉 on a shooe somewhat hollow after take of the best frankincen●e and rouling it in a little fine cotten wooll or bumbast with an hot Iron melt it into the foot betwin the shooe and the toe till the o●●fice where the blood was taken be filled up then take halfe a pound of hogsgrease and melt it on the fire then mix it with wheat 〈◊〉 till it be as thick as a poultus then boyling it hot as is possible stop up the horse foot there with then cover it with a peece of an ould shooe and splent it up and so let the horse stand for three or foure dayes then if occasion serve you may renew it otherwise the cure is wrought CHAP. XXXVI To make hoofes grow quickly and to be tough and strong TAke of Allome beaten and of the juyce of garlick of each seven ounces of hearbe of grace three handfulls of old hogsgrease two pound of Asses dung or for want of it Cow dung an handfull mingle them and boyle them all well together then with this both stop the horses feeet and anoynt the crownets of the hoofes the medicine being hot and the effect is great CHAP. XXXVII A generall salve for any s●re or swelling prick cloynige or treade TAke Turpentine blacksoape hogsgrease green Treate and Pitch of each like quantity mix and boyle them all well together and apply it warme to the griefe either plaster wise or tent wise The best of Secrets CHAP. XXXVIII For decayed rotten or over strained lungs which wee call broken-winded or for any old drie cough of long continuance TAke halfe a pinte of the water of Colts-foot and put unto it ten drops or at the utmost not above a dram of Balsamum sulphuris and give it the horse in the morning fasting then ride him a little gently after it bee sure to keepe warme and give no cold water without exercise Do thus every other morning till you find amendment CHAP. XXXIX How to make Balsamum sulphuris TAke an ounce of the oyl of Turpentine and an ounce of the flower of brimstone and put them into a violl then set it on a fire of embers or hot ashes and th●●e let it stew till the brimstone be dissolved and incorporate with the oyl and become a red unguent Of this take a full dramme at the least CHAP. XL. Another of Saint Anthonies cures for any straine or swelling TAke Commin-seede and bruise it grosse and boyle it with the oyle of camomile then adde to it so much yellow waxe as will bring it to the bodie of a Cer●ot or gentle plaster and spread it on either cloth or leather and very hot apply it to the griefe and renew it not above once in two or three dayes It is a wonderfull soveraigne for any straine in a man also CHAP. XLI An approved cure for the swiftcut or any hewing on the legs TAke a pinte of white-wine and put to it two or three spoonfulls of honey and boylethem till they bee well incorporated together then straine it and with this water some what hot bathe the sores twice or thrice a day and it is a most speedy heale● FINIS The three estates of Horses bodies Times for matching Particular estates of Bodies Matching of a foule Horse Of dro●● sing

returne to his former place then hee is very old and wasted If a horse that is of any darke colour shall grow gryssell onely about his eye browes or underneath his mayne or any horse of a whitish collour shall grow meanelld with either blacke or red meanells universally over his bodie then both are infallible signs of extreame old age Lastly if the bars in his mouth be great deep and handle rough and hard then is the horse very old but if they be soft shallow and handle gently and tenderly then is the horse young and in lust And thus much of the age of an horse THE BOOKE OF CVRES Containing certain infallible helps and cures for those infirmities which are most dangerous and doe commonly attend all Horses especially the Running Horse CHAP. I. Of sicknesse in generall WHensoever upon any occasion you shall finde your horse to droope in countenance to forsake his meate or to shew any other apparent signe of sicknesse if they be not great you may forbeare to let blood because where blood is spent the spirits are spent also and they are not easily recovered But if the signes be great and dangerous then by al means let blood instantly and for three mornings together the horse being fasting give him halfe an ounce of the powder called Diahexaple brewed either in a pinte of muskadine or malmsey or a pinte of the syrrope of sugar being two degrees above the ordinary mollosses or for want thereof Mollosses will serve the turne or where all are wanting you may take a pinte either of carduus water or dragon water or a quart of the sweetest and strongest Alewort or in extremity take a quart of strong ale or beere but then warme it a little on the fire and this must be given with an horne and if the Horse have ability of body ride him in some warme place after it and let him fast neere two houres after riding At noone give him a sweet mash cloath warme and let him touch no cold water Now for the exact and true making of this rare powder which I call Diahexaple because no man ●hat I know either Apothecary or other doth at this day make it truely partly because it is an experiment lately come to my knowledge by conference with learned Physitians and partly because our medicine-makers are in horse physicke lesse curious then they should bee through which errors there is produced to the world an abundance of false mixtures which both deceiveth the honest horse-master kills the harmlesse horse and disgraceth the well meaning Farrier To repayre all which I will here set downe at large the true manner of making this admirable powder together with the vertue● and operations thereof CHAP. II. The manner of making the true Diahexaple TAke the roots of round Aris●●●gia and the r●●● of Gentian ●●● them scrape th●● and purifie the● as cleane as may be then take ●● niper-berries unexcorticated ●●● Bay-berries excorticated take the purest and best drops of Myrthe and the finest shavings of ●●●ri● of each an equall quantity I ●ea● all but the Myrrhe together in ● morter and searce them through a fine searce lastly bear the mirrhe and searce it also then mixe and incorporate all together presse it hard into a gally-pot and keepe it and use it as you have occasion CHAP. III. The vertues of this rare powder Diahexaple THis powder or indeed Methridate called Diahexaple is most excellent and soveraigne against all manner of poyson either inward or outward cureth the biting of venemous beasts and helpeth short winde and pursicknesse Dodoneus It mundifieth and cleanseth ●uppleth and maketh thinne all grosse humours it healeth all diseases of the Liver and stomacke helps digestion and being given in a pinte of sacke it cureth all manner of colds is good against consumptions breakes ●leame helps the staggers and all diseases in the head Garrets Herb. It recovers tyering and wearinesse takes away cramps and convulsions dries up the skirvie breaks the stone opens all inward obstructions and helps the yellowes the Gargill and the Dro● sie Dioscorides It cures all diseases of the 〈…〉 as Glaunders and Rotten●●●● gives ease to all gripings and ●●Spam●● dinesse of the belly provoketh 〈◊〉 rine takes away infection and 〈…〉 wormes Gallen CHAP. IIII. The true manner of making these Cordiall balls which cure any violent cold or glaunders which prevent heart-sicknesse which purge away all molten grease which recover a lost stomacke which keepe the herat from fainting with exercise and make a leane horse fat sodainly ●ide Chap. 9 or 4 in the cures TAke of Anniseeds of Commin-seedes of Fenegreeke-seeds of Carthamus-seeds of Ely campane roots and of Coltsfoot of each two ounces beatenand feare 't to a very fine dust then ●dde to them two ounces of the lower of Brimstone then take an ●unce of the juyce of Liqu●rice ●nd dissolve it on the fire in halfe a pinte of white wine which done take an ounce of the Chimicall oyle of Anniseeds then of sallet-oyle of life honie and of the syrrop of sugar or for want thereof then of mollosses of each halfe a pinte then mixe all this with the former powders and with as much fine wheate flower as will binde and knit them altogether worke them into a stiffe paste an● make thereof balls somewhat bigger then French walnuts huls and all and so keepe them in a close gally-pot for they will last ●● the yeare Yet I doe not meane 〈…〉 shall keep them in the pot in balls for so because they cannot ●● close the ayre may get in and ●● hurt as also the strength of the oyles will sweate outward and weaken the substance therefore knead the whole ●●mp of paste in to the gally-pot and make 〈…〉 balls as you have occasion to use them Now for the use of these balls because they are cordial and have divers excellent vertues you shall understand that if you use them to prevent sicknesse then you shall take one of these balls and anoynt it over with sweet butter and so give it the horse in the morning in the manner of a pill then ride him a little after it if you please otherwise you may chuse and feed and water him at home or abroad according to your usuall custome and thus doe three or foure mornings together If you use them to cure either cold or glaunders then use them in the same manner for a weeke together If you use them to fatten an horse then give them for a fortnight together But if you use them in the nature of a scowring to take away molten grease or foulenesse of which I spake in a former chapter then instantly after his heate and in his heate to use as I shewed before also Againe if you finde your horse at any time hath taken a little cold as you shal perceive by his inward ratlings if then you take one of these balls and dissolve it in a pinte of sacke and so give it the