feare of offence till all be eaten vp And thus doe for fourteene dayes together at the least and you shall see the Horse prosper in wonderfull and strange manner How to keepe a Horse or Iade from tyring IF you ride on a tyring Iade oâ— feare the perplexed crueltie of â— tyred Iadc then be sure to carrie about you the fine searse powder of Elicampane and when others baytâ— their Horses or that you come to the place of Bayte for your Horseâ— the first thing you doe set vp youâ— Horse warme and doe not walke him After he hath been well rubbed take a quart of strong Ale and put thereto halfe an ounce of thâ— Powder of Elicampane and brew iâ— altogether then giue it the Horse with an Horne which done tye hiâ— head to the Racke for you need noâ— care for Prouendar till night aâ— which time Prouendar him well and in the morning giue him Oateâ— or Bread or both in plentifull manner and being ready to backe him giue him the former quantitie of Ale and the powder aforesaid and doubtlesse you shall find him to trauell with great courage and spirit Also if you take a bunch of penniroyall and tye it to the mouth of your Bit or Snaffell you shall find it verie comfortable it will cause your Horse to trauell lustily Now if your Horse notwithstanding all this do happen to tire then you shall take off the Saddle and with the Hearbe called Arsesmart rub his back all ouer verie hard theÌ„ laying Arsesmart also vnder the Saddle so ride him and if there be any life in him it wil make him go For this is a notable torment and the smart is almost vnsufferable and therefore I would haue you vse it with great discretion and but seldome or when extremity requireth it Another Receit against tyring or for anysore or dangerous Cold. TAke of the best Indian Necotian which we call Tobacco and be sure it be not sophisticated or by any other accidentall meanes adulterated Dry this in the Sunne in a Glâ—sse close lutâ—d then pound it verie small and mixe it with an equall quantitie of the Powder of Cockel-shels then with the Oyle of Dill and the Oyle of Cloues make the Powder into a Paste or solid body then make prettie round Bals thereof as bigge as Walnuts and dry them in the shadow in the Canicular dayes otherwise called the Dogge dayes then keepe them close in a sweet Gally Pot and giue them as Pils in the time of necessitie that is to say a Ball at a time whensoeuer your Horse shall faynt in trauell or if your Horse haue taken any sore cold or surfeit then giue him the Ball in the morning fasting and let him haue a little exercise after it then cloathe warme rub well be sure not to lay any cold water to the Horses heart without moderate exercise after it for of all dangers that is the greatest Another Receipt for any extraordinary Cold dry Cough or pursicknesse in an Horse which the weake Farriers call Broken winded BEcause the former Receipt iâ— curious in the making and asketh the obseruation of times anâ— Seasons neither can be effected aâ— all times and howres thereforeâ—â— will set you downe here the secret of my knowlege and those readyâ—â— easie and approued Receipts whicâ— I neuer found to faylâ— but to workâ— that goodnesse which I haue eueâ— desired Therefore whensoeuer you find your Horse taken with any extreamâ— old Cold dry Cough or Pursickneâ— which ignorance Farriers call Broâ—ken winded you shall take threeâ— quarters of an ounce of the Conserue of Elicampane and dissolue it in a pint and a halfe of the best SacÌ„k and so giue it to the Horse with an Horne in the morning fasting and ryde him alittle after it And this you shall doe diuers mornings together till you see the infirmitie decrease and wast away Now because there is some curiositie in the making of this coÌ„serue of Elicampane and that diuers men doe compound according to their diuerse opinions I will here shew you the seuerall compositions their seuerall vses and their seuerall vertues together with mine owne opinion of the goodnes as I haue found it in my practise so to leaue it to your owne iudgement The conserue of Elicampane is of two kindes the one is Simple the other is Compound The Simple Conserue is made in this manner Take of the purest Rootes of Elicampane that are preserued in sweeâ— Surrup and beat those Roots anâ— the Surrup together in a Morter till you haue brought it to an entitâ— thin Substance then with the fineâ— refined Sugar that can be got thicken it vp and bring it to the perfect body of a Conserue then put it in 〈◊〉 Gally pot and keepe it close anâ— vse it in time of necessitie as waâ— before shewed This Simple Conscrue is of excellent vse and taketh away any ordinary Cold or stopping it comforteth the Lungs inlargeth thâ— Wind purgeth the Head of all filâ—thy matter and dissolueth manâ— other obstructions yet is not thâ— the best Conserue neither worketâ— the best effect if the infirmitie bâ— old and dangerous or if there bâ— any attainture in the Lungs or Lâ—uer therefore in that case you shaâ— flye to the Compound Conseruâ— which is made in this maner Take the best candied Roots of Elicampane that can be gotten and beat them in a Morter with the Sirrup of Coltsfoot till it be brought to a very thin substance then with the finest refined Suger thicken it as before shewed till it be brought to the true body of a Conserue then keepe it close in a Gally pot and vse it with Sacke as was before declared This is the true Conserue and hath the greatest vertue for I haue knowne it in the continuance of a small time and by the daily vse thereof to take away diuers dry and supposed incurable Coughes it hath taken away the heauing of the body and so inlarged the wind that albeit the motion was before swift like the broken winded yet it hath come to a moderare and â—low temper and the dry Cough which did accompanie it hath been quite put awae Now whereas I prescribe vnto you the taking of the candieâ— Roots of Elicampane I thinke it noâ— amisse because the Apothicarie is not euer at your elbow to shew yoâ— how you shall candye them youâ— selfe As thus Take of the finest refined Sugar or the best white Sugar Candy anâ— dissolue it in Rose water then boilâ— it to an heighth and when the Sirrup is cold put in your Roots being cleare and well clensed and let them rest in the Sirrup a prettiâ— space then take them out and boilâ— the Sirrup ouer againe and as before put in your Roots then boyle the Sirrup ouer againe the third time to an hardnesse putting iâ— more Sugar but no Rose water then put in all your Roots the Sirrup being cold and so let theâ— stand till they candy And in this wise
Cominseeds an handfull of Wheat flower and boyle them together till they be thicke then apply this Pultus very hot to the sweld part renewing it but once in foure and twentie howres and if this in two or three dayes drawes it to an head then launce it and heale it either with a plaster of Shoomakers wax or else with the yealke of an Egge Wheat flowre and Honey beatâ—n together to a Salue But if it doe not draw to any head and yet the swelling continue then take of Pitch a quarter of a pounds and much Virgin Wax of Rozen halfe a pound of the Iuice of Isop halfe an ounce of Galbanum halfe an ounce of Myrrh secondary halfe a pound of Bdelium Arabicum halfe an ounce of Deeres Suet halfe a pound of Populeon halfe an ounce of the drops of Storax halfe an ounce boyle all these together in an Earthen pot and after it is cold take of Bitumen halfe a pound of Armoniacke an ounce and a halfe and of Costus as much beate these into fine powder and then incorporate them with the other and boyle them all ouer againe very well which done poure the whole mixture into cold water and then rolle it into seuen bigge Rolles plaister-wise after spread this Plaister vpon a peece of Leather and fould it about the sweld member or lay it vpon the sweld part if any thing then this will asswage it and giue much strength to the Sinewes You shall by no meanes remoue this Plaister so long as it will sticke on This Plaster I must confesse is costly and curious to make but it is wonderfull soueraine and of singular vse For the Horse that is continually kept with it I meane that hath it applyed to his Limbes euer when he commeth from trauell he shall neuer be troubled with sweld Legges nor yet euer put out Windâ— gals Now if you will neither goe to this cost nor endure this trouble yet would haue youre Horse cured of this Infirmitie then assuredlyâ— know not any thing better or more approued then continually both before and after trauell and in the House nany times in the day to laue and wash your Horses limbes or other sweld parts with the coldest and clearest Fountain Water that you can get and sometimes let the Horse stand in some cold cleare Riuer for the space of a quarter of an howre or more vp to the knees and cambrels but no further This Medicine how poore soener it looke is of infinite vertue and though I write of cold Water yet is the operation hot and fierie only this you must take to your remembrance that this applycation appertaines not to Impostumations but to Straines and Swellings which are without much anguish To heale or dry vp any old Vlcer or cankerous Sore TAke Masticke Frankensence Cloâ—es greene Copperas and Brimstone of each a like quantitie of Myrrhe double so much as of any one of the other Beate all to a fine Powder then burne it on a chafingdish and Coales but let it not flame Then as the smoake ary seth take a good handfull of fine Lint or Towe and hold it ouer the smoake so that it may receiue all the perfume thereof into it Then when iâ— is thorowly well perfumed put the Lint into a very close Boxe and sâ— keepe it Then when you haue occasion to vse it first wash the Sore with Vrine then dry it and lastly lay oâ— some of this Lint or Towe and thus doe twice a day and it is a speedy Cure As this is soueraine for an Horse so it is as soueraine for any man also To cure the running Frush or any Impostumation in the soale of the Foot to dry vp Scratches Paines and the like cankerous Sores TAke old Vrine and boyle it with good stoore of Allome and keepe it in a close Vessell by it selfe then take a good handfull or two of greene Nettles strong and keene and spread them on some Plate or other vessell and dry them either before the fire or in an Ouen after the houshold bread is drawn then crush and bruse them into a very fine Powder then looke what quantity of Powder there is and take the like quantity of Pepper beaten to as fine a Powder mixe both very well together then keepe this Powder in a close Bladder Now when you haue occasion to vse it first wash the sore place with the Vrine and Allome made verie warme and the sores thoroughly scowred after dry them with a fine Lawne or Linnen ragge and lastly strow or pounce of the Powder so as it may couer all the sore and thus doe euer after trauell or once a day in the time of rest For any sore Eye of Horse or Beast TAke the shâ—ls of seuen or eight Egges and cleanse away the inner slyme from them so cleane as may be then lay those shels betweene two cleane Tyles and so lay them in hot glowing Embers and couer theÌ„ all ouer on enery side and so let them lye a good space till the shels be all dryed then take them vp and beat the shels to a verie fine searst Powder then with a Goose quill blow this Powder into the Horses eye that is offended with Pinne Webbe Filme or any thicknesse or fulnesse and it is a certaine Cure And thus doe Morning Noone and Night But if it be for any watery or inflamed Eye for any Bruse Stripe or descending humor then take a spoonfull and an halfe of the fine searst Powder of white Sugar Candy and being mixt together with as much May Butter if you can get it or for want thereof the best sweet Butter work both these Powders into a gentle Salue and therewith annoint the Horses Eye Morning Noone and Night for it cleanseth purgeth comforteth and cooleth For a backe-sinew straine or any other Straine TAke an ounce of Turpentine and two or three spoonfuls of Aquauitae and beate them together in a Bladder or other Vessell till they come to a perfect Salue then annoint the Straine very wel therewith and heat it in either with an hot Bricke or else a Barre of Iron and thus doing three or foure times it will take away the Strayne For any old Strayne or lamenesse in Ioynts Synewes c. TAke Boares Grease Bolearmoniacke blacke Sope and Nerue Oyle of each a like quantity boyle them well together and then apply it hot to the griefe rubbing and chasing it in exceedingly and also heating it in very well either with an hot Brickbat or hot Fire shouell or an hot Barre of Iron and thus doe once a day vntill the paine doe depart away For any griefe payne nambnesse weaknesse or swelling in Ioynts that commeth of a cold cause TAke Aquauitae and heat it on the fire and therewith bathe the grieued part or member verie well and holding an hot Barre of Iron before it make the Medicine to sinke in then take a Linnen cloth and wet it well in the same Aquauitae lastly take
you may candy all manner oâ— Roots Flowers or any thing else Now if you find any difficultie either in the making or the procuring of these Midicines before shewed or that the Infirmitie not being great or dangerous you thinke a Medicine of lesse force and easier to compasse will accomplish it Then you shall take of the Sirrup of Coltsfoot an ounce of the fine Powder of Elicampane of Aniseeds and of Licoras of each halfe an ounce of browne Sugar Candy an ounce deuided into two parts then with as much sweet Butter as will suffice worke all the former Powders and one part or halfe of the Sugar Candy and all the Sirrup into a stiffe Paste then diuide it into two or three Bals and role them into a round forme or the fashion of an Egge and after role them all ouer in the other halfe or part of the Sugar Candy and then giue this whole quantitie at one time to the Horse in the manner of a Pill and giue them in the morning fasting then ride the Horse halfe an houre after the giuing and let him fast two howres at the least after he commeth in and let him be warme cloathed and stopt and his Limbes and Body well rubbed especially his Head Let him by no meanes drinke any cold Water but so as he may haue exercise after it and let his exercise be moderate and not violent let his Hay be a little sprinkled with Water his Oates with Beere or Ale as for bread it is of it selfe moyst enough and let all his meat generally be well dusted sifted or chipped for nothing is more offenciue then foulenesse and drynesse nor more comfortable then cleannesse prouided that your Corne be not greene and vnsweet in the Mow or Reeke your Bread new nor your Hay vnsweete or rotten Thus you shall doe not for one morning or two but for diuerse till you find amendment neither shall you spare any trauell or occasion but haue medicine about you vse it in your iournying for this doth not take away anything to weaken Nature but addes to the force thereof and makes the Body a great deale more able An excellent Scowring after any sore Heate or for any Horse after his exercise TAke a quart of good Sacke and set it on the fire in a Bason or open Skillet and when it is warme take an ounce of the clearest Rosen and bruise it exceeding small then by degrees little after a little put it into the Sacke and stirre it fast about for feare of clotting and when the Sacke and it is incorporated then take it from the fire and put thereto halfe a pint of the best Sallet Oyle and in the cooling stirr them all well together then lastly take an ounce of the browne Sugar Candy beaten to Powder and put it in also and being lukewarme giue it to the Horse in the height of his heat as soone as you come home from exercise then rub hard cloath warme and let him fast at least two howres after but yet depart not your selfe or some deputie for you out of the Stable but stay and keepe the Horse stirring and waking partly by extraordinarie noyse and clamour and partly by action about him or making him moue vp and downe as he standeth for there is nothing more hurtfull to the Horse or the working of the Medicine then sleepe stilnesse and rest and nothing better or more auailable to the working of the Medicine then action or motion for they make the spirits worke and stirre vp those humours which should be remoued when rest keepes the spirits dull and the humours so inclosed and reserued that Nature hath nothing to worke vpon Whensoeuer you giue any scowring be sure that day to giue no cold water after it for it is binding and knitteth and detayneth that foulnes which the Scowring should take away Thus you see how to giue a Scowring in the proper and due time But if now either through Errour Ignorance or Imagination that your Horse is so cleane that he needeth no Scowring as I know many of opinion that Scowrings are idle vnnecessarie things and not to be vsed at all yet your Horse hauing his Grease molten and no course taken for the auoyding therof you find he droopeth and languisheth as of force the â—horse must doe and experience daily shewes it vs. For the opinion that Scowrings are vnprofitable is friuolous and idle In this case vpon the first apprehension of the euill you shall giue the Horse a sweet Mash in the Euening which is in the same nature and of the same quallitie that a Preparatiue is before a Purgation Then the next morning very early mount his back and â—n some conuenient peece of ground giue your Horse a gentle heat I doe not meane that you shal run him furiously or violently but to gallop him gently neither to heat him through the extremitie of sudden and sharpe labour but to warme him kindly through the continuance of moderate exercise Nor would I haue you to melt his Grease anew but only to loosen and stirre vp that which was before molten Your exercise being finished doe not alight from his back suddenly but rub him as you sit on his backe and so bring him home then presently hauing the Scowring ready as soone as you are alighted giue it him lukewarme then rub him dry cloathe and stop him very warme and then in all other things doâ— as hath beene before declared For any dangerous Bots Maw wormes or poysoned Red Wormes TAke as much precipitate which is Mercury Calsoynd as will gently lye vpon a Siluer Twopence and lay it in a peece of sweete Butter almost as big as an Hens Egge in the manner of a Pill and then in the morning fasting the Horse hauing stood all night on the Mussell or at the emptie Rack if it be possible or otherwise if the extremity of the disease compell you at any other time draw forth the Horses Tongue and make him swallow downe the Pill then chafe him a little vp and downe and after set him vp warme making him fast full two howres after and it will kill all manner of Wormes whatsoeuer Yet in the administration hereof you must be wondrous circumspect and carefull for in the Precipitate there is a strong poysonous quality so that by no meanes there must be taken more then is prescribed except with good caution Againe if you mixe the Precipitate with a little sweet Butter as much as an Hazell Nut before you lap it vp in the great lumpe of Butter it well not be worse but better and it will allay much of the euill qualitie But this I leaue to your owne discretion assuring you that there is not any thing comparable to this for this infirmitie For Gourded or foule sweld Legges or other parts by reason of melting the Grease or other Accident FIrst with a Fleame pricke the parts that are swelled then take a pint of Wine lees an ounce of