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every_o day_n fever_n take_v a_o quart_n of_o strong_a ale_n and_o seethe_v therein_o half_a a_o handful_n of_o wormwood_n two_o ounce_n of_o long_a pepper_n and_o grain_n two_o ounce_n of_o the_o best_a treacle_n one_o ounce_n of_o the_o powder_n of_o dry_a rue_n the_o three_o part_n of_o the_o liquor_n be_v consume_v take_v it_o from_o the_o fire_n and_o strain_v it_o than_o put_v therein_o three_o ounce_n of_o the_o powder_n of_o sugar-candy_n when_o it_o be_v lukewarm_a make_v your_o horse_n swallow_v it_o and_o there_o will_v be_v no_o fear_n that_o he_o will_v miscarry_v by_o reason_n of_o his_o present_a distemper_n a_o cure_n for_o the_o tertian_n fever_n this_o disease_n take_v the_o horse_n one_o day_n and_o forbear_v he_o the_o other_o the_o one_o day_n he_o shall_v seem_v to_o be_v very_o well_o and_o the_o next_o he_o shall_v be_v real_o very_o sick_a when_o blood_n begin_v to_o abound_v that_o be_v in_o the_o spring_n time_n than_o this_o distemper_n be_v most_o rise_v 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a_o chafingdish_a and_o hold_v under_o the_o horse_n nose_n and_o this_o will_v cure_v his_o head_n ache_n for_o any_o obstruction_n or_o cold_a in_o his_o head_n there_o be_v nothing_o better_a than_o a_o rag_n anoint_v with_o oil_n de_fw-mi bay_fw-mi and_o therewith_o rub_v his_o nostril_n as_o high_a as_o you_o may_v for_o the_o glander_n anoint_v two_o feather_n with_o oil_n de_fw-mi bay_fw-mi euphorbium_n and_o white_a ellebore_n and_o thrust_v these_o into_o the_o horse_n nostril_n for_o any_o cephalic_a distemper_n but_o especial_o the_o stagger_n cold_a glander_n or_o strangle_v take_v the_o powder_n of_o white_a pepper_n and_o blow_v it_o into_o his_o nostril_n or_o squirt_v into_o they_o aristolochia_n mix_v with_o wine_n and_o you_o will_v find_v a_o sudden_a amendment_n but_o the_o best_a fume_n of_o all_o be_v make_v of_o olibanum_n storax_n and_o benjamin_n be_v bruise_v together_o and_o burn_v under_o the_o nose_n of_o the_o horse_n chap._n xxiii_o of_o the_o gargil_n 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