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A94232	The husbandman, farmer and grasier's compleat instructor. Containing choice and approved rules, and directions for breeding, feeding, chusing, buying, selling, well ordering and fatning bulls, cows, calves, rams, ews, lambs, swine, goats, asses, mules, &c. : How to know the several diseases incident to them, by their signs and symptoms, with proper remedies to cure them; : as likewise all griefs, and sorrances what-ever. : Also, a treatise of dogs, and conies, in their breeding, ordering, and curing the distempers they are subject to. : To which is added, The experienced vermine-killer, in particular directions, for taking and destroying all sorts of vermine in houses, out-houses, fields, garden, graneries, and other places. / By A.S. Gent.	A. S., Gent.	1697 (1697)	Wing S7; ESTC R2532	103,960	176

third part be co 〈…〉 med strain it out and infuse in it a quar●●e● of an Ounce ● Saffron and two Ounces of Methridate or London-Tr●●d and give half a pint at a time wa●in and according t● the number of your Goats make a greater quantity ● have it in a readiness and as soon as you see this Diste●per appear amongst them separate as many as you peceive infected and put them into warm but Airy place For Pains in the Head This sometimes afflicts them even to Madness occasi●●ed by violent Heats first contracted by being in cold w● places or unwholsome feeding it is known by thei● reeling and staggering running their Heads against 〈◊〉 thing that stands in their way For this Blood them in the Neck and under the Tongue take Mather a little handful Turmerick half an Ounce a few tops of Hysop Sage and Rosemary boyl them in fair Water strain out the liquid part and give it warm For Faintness or Dizziness This proceeds from Heat or want of seasonable Food and is easily known by the languishing of their Eyes and Feebleness To remedy it wash them with Water wherein Hysop has been boyled infuse a Dram of Saffron and two Ounces of Dioscordium in a pint of new Milk and give it w●rm after it some Holm Oak or Vine Sprays to brouse on and scatter Fennegreek-seed among their Provender For Scabs or Scurf T●ese are occasioned by gross Humours proceeding from too much rank feeding and which they are not often troubled withal To remedy it Bleed well then give them Bole-Armoniack Bay-salt and the juyce of stamped Honey-suckle-leaves boyled in fair Water and wash them with Chamberlye For Leanness or Consuming Boyl two or three handfuls of Lupius in a quart of Wa●er and as much Vinegar strain it out and give half a pint at a time and it will bring them to feed and g●ow ver● Fleshy For the Surfeit This comes by over driving and heat when they stand still and too suddenly cool or by greedily brousing on unwholsome Boughs or Herbs and sometimes is known by breaking out but oftner by their lolling out their Tongues and panting for Breath dulness of their Eyes he●t of their Horns and Feet To remedy this take a good handful of Ground-Ivy stamp ●t and boyl it in a quart of fair Water strain out th● liquid part and put in an Ounce of Venice-Treacle or Methridate give half a pint at a time wa●m and keep the afflicted Goats in dry places For a Stub thorn or other hurt in the Feet c. These H●●ts often come by clambering cragg●●● places and frequently the sharp Stones getting b 〈…〉 their Claws much hurt their Feet to cure then 〈◊〉 fects that may happen of these kinds Take an Ounce of yellow Bees-wax half an O●● Turpentine a quarter of a pint of Linseed-Oyl ● quarter of an Ounce of Verdigrease in powder ● these in a very soft Salve or Oyntment which by ● stirring you may soon do then wash the grieved ● with Urine spread some of the Salve or Oyntment ● and bind it on with Flax and Leather This Oyntment is good to heal up old Sores B●● Botches Blains green Wounds to asswage Sw 〈…〉 and reduce Bruises to a sound state also in Fractu●● Bones over-straining of the Sinnews and the like For Diseases or Defects in the Eyes of Goats These Distempers are sundry coming by Blows or ●● different effects of Heat and Cold which makes t●● Eyes sore dazy subject to Watering or Rheums 〈◊〉 over them Spects Spots or Scales When any of these happen take Pimpernel and ●● bright of each a handful boyl them in a quart of ●● Water till the third part be consumed then strain out ●● liquid part and wash the Eyes with i● but for Sp 〈…〉 you must blow into their Eyes some time before you ●● them burnt Allom or burnt Salt sinely powdered For Defects in the Lungs Take the Leaves of Bramble or Dewberry-leaves o● either a handful the Roots of Scabe●s and Comfry of each an Ounce bruise and boyl these in small Beer an● give it warm half a pint at a time twice or thrice To preve●t breaking out and she●ding their Hair ●is many times happens by their foul lying feeding ● or the like and renders the Goats not only uncomly ● the fore-runner of dangerous Diseases if not s●d●● prevented To do which Take ●llebo●e or Bares-foot a good handful Suthernwooo●●e qua●tity stamp them and boyl them in a quart of ● give half a pint at a time and it will purge ●h●●● ce●se the effects of the bad Humours and pre●any f●rther Mischief or Danger from the increase of A general Purge for the Goats c. ●●ke t●o Ounces of Antimony a handful of Spurg●el a good handful of wild Cucumbers bruise these to●r boyl them in a gallon of running Water and give ● a pint in a Morning before they come to any full seed 〈◊〉 and ●t purges Blood and Choler in a good measure ●●s the violence of the Feaver and makes them after 〈◊〉 th●●ve very well To stench bleeding at the Nose This many times happens through excess of Heat and ●oulness of the Blood that gathers in the Head To ●●dy it ●ake a handful of Ash-leaves as much of young Ne●tle 〈◊〉 or the tops of Yar●ow or rest Harrow bruise them ●● out the Juyce and mixing it with Vinegar give it ●east and spirt a little up the Nostrils and the bleed 〈◊〉 w●●l ●mmediately stay ●●medy the Convulsions or Cramps that occasion their Halt●g or Lameness ●his comes by taking sudden Colds after Heats which ●●s it the Nerves and Sinnews To remove it chafe ● the grieved part with Oyl of Turpentine or Spike and give a quarter of a pint of Sallad-Oyl to drink a scatter Carraway-seeds and Coriander-seeds into his P●vinder For Pains in the Belly This happens by Wind in the Bowels or raw Digest●● in the Stomack To remedy it Take a handful of Camomile as much of Bay-lea●● boyl them in a quart of small Beer and give the liq●● part hot at twice A TREATISE OF ASSES As to thier ●ature Breeding Feeding Ordering and Curing the sundry Diseases incident to them ●●●ations on the Ass his Hardiness and man●e● of 〈◊〉 THE Ass is the hardiest of all Domestick Creatures seeming by Nature to be framed for labour it s Feed is indifferent to it and any thing that is proper to be eaten by 〈◊〉 it make a good Meal of The simplicity of this ●●ea●● is ●●d in History to make Heraclitus who always ●p● this t●me wept for the Pride Covetousness and ●●ry of Mankind to l●ugh for passing along 〈◊〉 solitary having a little before seen Luxurious Tab●● spread with all manner of Dainties Sea and Land could afford he espied a poor Ass contenting himself with Thistles mumbling them with as much pleasure as if h● had the best Provinder imaginable which made him prefer his Indifferency before the pretended Wisdom of d●contented

Tumerick and Anniseeds in powder of each an ounce half a quartern of Olive Oyl make them Milk warm and give the Beast the whole dose at a time then bore the Dew-laps and peg them with Bares-foot or Spearg-grass anointing the place with Salt and Butter For the scowering long sought This distemper is known by the rank smell of the scowering and is caused by superfluity to corruption of blood over-heating unwholsome Fodder c. For this let blood in the Neck-Vein take Turmerick Fennegreek Grain and Pepper Anniseeds and Liquorish in powder of each an ounce half a pound of Allom two ounces of Charcole in powder wild Mint Sage Rue Southerwood Wormwood Rosemary Hysop of each a handful bruise them small and put a quarter of a pint of White-wine Vinegar to them put them to a quart of Ale boyl them well and give the liquid part well strained to the Beast hot To help in making Urine The defect in making Urine many times proceeds from over much heat sometimes by driving Sandy water hindering the passage to the Bladder and often by bruised blood in the Kidneys To Remedy this take Cummin-seed Anniseed Parsley-seed and Mustard-seed bruise them and let them sleep in Vinegar ten Hours then strain them and give them the Beast blood warm about an ounce of each of these is sufficient for want of these take Nettle-Tops Bay-berries Penneroyal and White-wine Vinegar boyled to the Consumption of half For the swelling Foul. This is known many times by a swelling in all four Legs sometimes in one two or three occasioned by Co●rupt Blood and Rhumish Water To Remedy it draw the Beasts Feet together and slit with a short Knife the Skin under the Fetlock Joynt an ●●ch above the Heel straight up and down to preve●t cutting the Sinnews Take then Nettle-Tops and Ga●lick bruise them with Bay-Salt and bind them to the wound a Day and a Night For the Foul between the Legs and Claws This is often occasioned by Stubs Sand or Miery Traveling To Remedy it pare off all that is dead and rub the Quick till it bleed then rub off the the Blood and lay on dryed Verdigreese then make a Plaister of Hogs-Lard lay it on with a Cloath and let it continue twenty four hours And if Warts between the Claws pa●e it then Seer it with a hot Iron and anoint it w●th Tar Bees-wax melted and well tempered together then bind it with Flax. For the Evil. This is known by the weakning and often taking away the Limbs of the Beast though many times it takes them in the Neck as well as Legs and sometimes in both and proves very dangerous to remedy it Take Hysop Sage Rosemary of each a good handful and two handfuls of Burdock-leaves boyl them in a Gallon of Spring water till half be consumed then strain on● the liquid part pressing it hard put into it half a pound o● Roach-Allom finely bruised and pore two or three spoonfuls into the Beasts Nostrils warm three times a day and then let blood in the Tail To Remedy the Speed in the hinder parts This cometh of rankness of Blood and is catching by young Cattle from one to three years and not beyond coming through want of Blood To cure it bleed in the Neck-Vein and give the Beast a handful of Salt in a pint of White-wine then in the hollow of the Gambrils make a slit two Inches long but take care you cut not the Veins or Sinnews then put in some Sparagrass Salt and Butter beaten and well tempered to gether boyl Ruo Sage Featherfew and Spurge-grass bruised in a quart of Ale give it warm and drive the Beast well for an hour or two after For the biting of the Shrew-Mouse This is known by an extraordinary swelling through the Creatures Venom To remedy it make holes with an Awl in the Hide as far as it is swelled then take red-Earth pretty dry and mingle it with White-wine lay it to the place binding it on with a Cloath and it will draw out the Venom but the Earth of Swallows Nests with old Urine if it can be got is better For the stinging of any Venemous Beast Take Plantain bruised a handful Oyl of Scorpions two ounces mix them with Vinegar and lay them on like a Poultiss and that being taken off in two hours lay on another Poultis of Dragons-Blood Barly Meal and the White of an Egg renew it at twelve hours end This is approved also against the stinging of Hornets For the swelling of the God Anoint it with sweet Cream three times a day then take the Lome of an old Wall steep it in Vinegar as also Ox Dung then after Twelve hours strain out the Vinegar and bathe it with it very warm Over-growing of the Lungs This is known by the Beasts breathing heavily Feeble Coughing Straining and hanging out of the Tongue Panting and blowing or little motion To remedy it take the Ooze of a Tan-Fan a handful of brown Sugar-Candy an ounce of Olive Oyl three ounces of Tar two ounces mix these in a pint of New-milk and give it the Beast at twice warm Or make up two Balls of Tar Garlick Butter and Sugar-Candy each of an equal ●uantity about the bigness of an Egg and force one at a time down his throat The Blain in Ox or Cow This is known by a swelling about the Face and Eyes and of the Body or if you find Blisters under the Root of the Tongue cut them away and rake the Fundament and break those Bladders contracted there Take then Chamomile Marsh-mallows Groundsil and Bay-leaves boyl them in Spring or running water mix Salt with the liquid part and give it the Beast warm to drink Chollick or violent pains in the Belly This is known by the drawing up of the Belly the uneasiness in standing heavy lowing and the Beasts Eyes running with water To remedy it take the inward Rhine of Elder Longwort and May-weed of each a handful Long-Pepper and Liquorish each an Ounce Cummin and Anniseeds each half an Ounce Madder and Turmerick each two Ounces boyl th●se in a Gallon of Ale and give a quart at a time very hot and take care the Beast take not cold upon it For the Quinsey Take a handful of Bay-Salt six roots of Garlick four new layed Eggs with their Shells and an ounce of Orpiment boyl and strain these in a quart of White-wine then add an ounce of Venice-Treacle and give the Beast a pint at a time very hot For Worms in the Maw or Bowels This is known by heaviness shrinking up of the sides and Belly loss of Cudd c. To remedy it take the ●ops of Baum Wormwood Savin and Southernwood bruise them with an ounce of Dill-seed and as much Ginger boyl them well bruised in a quart or three pints of Stillers Grounds and add when strained half a pint of Aqua-vitae give a pint at a time very hot clean Litter the Beast and leave him to rest For

Whitewine blood-warm and Water to drink wherein Cummin seeds and Fennel have been boiled For Giddiness or Dasie This happens mostly in the hot Season through exces●ve heat to remedy it let him blood as soon as you per●ive him to stagger and round by slitting the Nose-vein cross then take a handful of Baum Rue and Mint boil ●m in two quarts of Small Beer and give him a pint at time Morning and Evening successively For loss of Cudd. Take a handful of Wheat-flower a spoonful of Bay●lt make it into little balls with sharp Vinegar some●hat bigger than Hazle-nuts thrust two or three down ●s Throat fasting as near as may be do it two or three ●ornings and give Water after it wherein Sorre has been ●iled or for want of that mix it with a little Ve●juice For the Ague in Sheep For this let blood by making a little slit between the ●●ws behind and before not suffering him for 24 hours ●● drink any cold Water then boil two Roots of Gar●●k an ounce of Pepper Wood-sorrel Bettony and ●●e each a handful in a quart of Small-beer strain it ●●ll and give it three days successively half a pint or ●●thing more at a time but if it b●● a Lamb give a ●●t of the Ewes Milk wherein Polipodium of the Oak and ●●ebs have been boiled at twice viz. Morning and Even For the Rheum and Catarrh These troublesome Distempers proceed from abundan● of phlegmatick Humors to remedy it burn under ● Nose Assafoetida the Bark of Elder and Ta 〈…〉 risk give ● Ale wherein a small quantity of Liquori●h and Annise●● have been boiled and let him not for two or three day be in any wet place For Pains in the Teeth For remedying this bleed him in the Gums or upp● Lip ●ub the place with Salt and the Juice of Sage ● Garlick or Onions two or three days if the Pain ● not sooner For the Aposthume and Ulcer Draw the Swelling to a head with a Plaister made ● Rye-Meal Ground-Ivy and the Yolks of Eggs and ● ripe launce it and put into the hole powdered burnt ● lum and Salt covering it with a Plaister of Burgu● Pitch St. Anthony's Fire This same is called the Wild-Fire and very dange● to Sheep To cure it take Bole-Armoniack Deers S● Turpentine Soot and the Juyce of Housleek of ● an Ounce wash the Afflicted place with Goats-Milk for want of it Ew●-Milk make the before-menti● Indredients into a Plaister over a gentle Fire clip ● Wooll close and give him Salt with his Water For the Ro● or Plague Take a handful of the Herb Melilot the like of Com● Polipodium of the Oak Rue and Walnut-tree-leaves the green Husks of Walnuts if to be had are better b● them in a quart of Water and a pint of Aqua-vitae s● out the liquid part and stir in it an Ounce of Methri● ●ill di Tolved and give half a pint at a time warm and ●et the Sheep be in dry Pasture or any airy House For the Scab or Itch. Take Soot the Stalks of Tobacco and flower of Brim●oue boyl them in fresh Chamberlye and wash the grie●ed part For any Defect in the Lungs Take a handful of red Sage the like quantity of Purslain ●arsle● Colts-foot a Herb so called and a Root of Gar●ck boyl them when well bruised in a quart of White-●ine then add to the strained Liquor an Ounce of Honey ●● half an Ounce of Methridate and give it the afflict●d Beast Morning and Evening warm For the shortness of Breath and Cough Take Fennegreek-seeds Cummin-seeds the powder of ●quo●ish of each two Ounces Colts-foot a handful three ●unces of the Oyl of Sweet Almonds boyl them in three ●nts of stale Beer strain out the liquid part and give it ●e Sheep fasting half a pint in the Morning blood-warm For taking in any venomus thing in feading Many times especially in bad Pasture the Sheep will ●k in Spiders poisonous Worms or some other Infecti● that will make them sick and very much swell This ●ing perceived for a speedy Remedy take half a pint ● Vi●egar and a quarter of a pint of Olive-Oyl give ● the Beast warm and keeping him moving up and down ●r ha●f an hour For the swelling of the Belly Th●s is occasioned by eating unwholsome Food To ●medy it let blood under the Tail and give them Water ● drink wherein Rue Camomile and Bay leaves have ●en boiled For Lame or hurt Claws For Claws that are lame bruised over-grown broken pare them as much as is convenient then make Plaister of Bees-wax Rosin●●urpentine unslacked Li● and Hogs-grease anoint the Claw with Oyl of Camo 〈…〉 and lay the Plais●er on it binding it up hard and 〈◊〉 him not to go into wet places till he is well To kill Lice and Maggots Take a handful of Burdock-roots as much of B●●● boyl them in Camberlye and wash the Sheep over v● it or at least the place afflicted with these Insects ● when that is dryed anoint it with T●r-water and it ● not only kill those that are there at present but pre● the putrefaction that breeds them For broken Bones or bruised Joynts c. Take Camo 〈…〉 Marsh Mallows ●ettony Bug 〈…〉 and Honey suck ●o leaves of each half a handful 〈◊〉 them with Hogs-lard and fry them in a Frying 〈◊〉 spread them upon Leather as a Poultis and bind up ● afflicted part with them very warm For the Feaver in Sheep If you find your Sheep Feaverish suddenly ch 〈…〉 their P●sture separate those that are infected from th● that are well and consider in the next place from whence ● cause of the Distemper proceeds whether from Cold Heat if from the former drive them to shelter if fr● the latter feed them among Trees or in any conveni 〈…〉 shady Enclosures Then take Pulcol-Royal stamp it and squeeze out ● Juyce and mix it with half a pint of Water and Vineg● viz. an Ounce and a half of it give it as warm as he w● receive it and gently drive for half an hour For the Worm in the Claw To find this look between the Claws and you may ●ercei●e Hair or Wooll like a head and indeed this cal●d the Worm is all a woolly substance which if great ●uses Lameness to take it out slit the Foot pull it out ●ithout breaking and anoint the place with Tallow and 〈◊〉 and it will do well For the red Water For this Affliction bleed in the Spining-vein in the Foot ●en stamp Rue Wormwood Bay-salt and Butter a●●●y it on as a Poultis For the Choler When this abounds it causes a yellowness of the Skin burning feaverish heat and much pain To remedy ● take a good handful of young Elder-leaves strain the ●yce out when well stamped into a pint of A●e and ●ve it him warm For the Jaundice Take a pint of stale Urine half an Ounce of Allom a ●ram of Saffron boyl them to the consumption of a ●ird part and give it warm For

Weather be not Wet Windy or Cold but if either of these keep him in the House to a more seasonable warmth and then for a time he must have his fill Morning and Evening of Milk or Whey and in a little time but once a day and so by degrees you may take him quite off from it When you perceive he is addicted to feeding at Three Months he may subsist altogether at Grass or Hay and now and then Bran and Skim-Milk when i● the Evening you house him If he in sucking time mumble or draw the Teat painfully look in his Mouth and under his Tongue you will find white Blisters growing that restrain the use of the Tongue cut these away and anoint the sore well with Honey ●nd Allom dissoved in Vinegar do so tili the part is healed lest the Calf pine away or sometimes by the Gangr●ening it dye That the growth may not ●e hindred see it be not afflicted with Lice if so rub him over with Butter and Salt melted and when it is well soaked with a hard Wisp of Hay or Straw and the next day with Urine wherein Wood-Ashes have been steeped Convenient times to Geld or Spay Calves with proper Directions to do it without endangering Life c. As you intend to bring up or dispose of your youn● Calves so you must take the order and observations in Gelding or Spaying them most hold Three Months a proper time for this but if you intend to breed them to be Oxen or Heifers a great deal longer time may be taken vix Six or Twelve Months and any time before Three Years is not too late though more dangerous for a Bull Calf or for a Cow Calf the time may be less and the weather in doing this ought to be moderately warm neither too hot nor too cold and the Spring and Fall in the warm of the Moon is most proper In Gelding having slit the Cod draw out the Stones with their Sinnews as far as you can without over-straining clap the Sinnews into a cleft Stick and so seer them off with a hot Iron anoynt them round with fresh Butter and sow it up with very fine Silk taking up no ●ore th●● the outward Rim or Edge In Spaying a Cow Calf when you have taken away the Matrix anoint the Incission with Oyl of Almonds o● sweet Olive Oyl see that no part of the Guts are disordered or out of place and in sowing up ●e careful not to tack any of them with your Stiches to the Skin lest it make them pine away and dye anoint the place for several days with either of the said Oyls and to keep of Wasps and Flies brush it over with a little tar-Tar-water As for Bull Calves after Gelding put them in such Pastures or Places that they cannot leap nor strain themselves lest bleeding a fresh they endanger their lives and particularly if they be of any bigness keep them from Cow Calves for being apt to leap by that means they will much in●ure themselves and rub the Wound over till cured with the Ashes of the Vine and Lytharge giving them ●ut little water after Three days cutting and in it Fennel-seed boyled feed them as their Stomacks will bear which by this means is much enfeebled with sweet Grass Hay or green Boughs If the Wound swell anoint it with the Oyl of Rosemary and Hogs-Lard tempered together and warm but beware the Calf catch not cold How to m●nage or order your breed of Cattle in their Stalls Food Taming or Breaking Having a Breed c. in this forwardness the next thing to be considered is to bring them to gentleness and a good management for many Reasons or Conveniencies The Bull Calf when Gelded is c●lled a Steer and the Cow Calf a Heifer and to break them observe your Cow-house S●all or other Housing conveniency be adjoyning to some inclosed warm Pasture make your self ●amilier with them when you house and feed them with sweet Provinder out of your hand for encouragement let the housing be kept clean to prevent Diseases and let their goings out and in be a● set times make their Stalls yoakwise about Seven Foot from the ground and if they become wanton head-strong or push with their Horns to mischief one another you must to break them of so ill a habit tye them in their Stables Twenty Four Hours wit●out giving them provender which Three or Four times used will make them very tame for by this means they will be brought to receive their Fodder more gently and with much Familiarity then stroak and scratch them gently spirt some sweet Wine or Wort into their Mouths which will induce them not only to endure your waiglet leaning hard on their Necks and Backs but in a little tim● to follow you gently then rub their Mouth with Salt and Water make up Balls of sweet Butter and C●mminseed and oblige them to swallow One or Two as big as an Egg in a Morning before they goe out to Pasture let the places where they stand be very Airy in warm Weather and close in cold and so they will in a short time be tamed and thrive the better some when they are Restiff or Head strong yoak them with a tamed O● or Steer and make them draw a light Plough or son a Weights but I think I have given the best Directions If the Pasture fail by reason of dry or excessive wet weather house them or feed them abroad with sweet and short Hay fine Pease-Straw Barly-straw Chaff-Tear● and Clover-Grass after Grass or the like for this manner of feeding in Winter greatly improves them Lupius and Chaff mingled together is Physical and Nourishing in the Spring to purifie the Blood give them green Sprigs of the Figg-Tree Ash Holm Elme or Oak Rules to be observed for preserving your Cattle and in g 〈…〉 plight with Signs of Sickness c. When you have made this kind of Cattle tractable the next main thing to be observed is how to keep the● healthy to do this see their Meat be given them in due season that no Infectious thing fall into it keep from their Stalls Hogs Ducks Poultry Pigions the scent of whose Dung is very offensive to them and if scattered in their Provinder makes them sick and breeds unwholsome Airs which cause the Murrain and Scab among them Comb them down and rub them well with hard Wisps as often as your leasure will admit at least once in Two Days wash their Claws and keep them from Gravel and swelling or from other Defects that may occasion them to break out Let them Blood though no urgent Cause require it Twice a Year viz. Springs and Fall of the Moon being in any of the lower Signs let them after it drink the Pickle of Olives with a Head of Garlick bruised and purge once a quarter if you see occasion at least Twice in the Year without it Three days together the First may be done by giving them Lupius

clear and enliven the Sight For Mattering of the Eyes This is caused by the congealing of Humours before they can descend to remedy it take Saffron two Drams Franckincense an ounce and the like quantity of Mirrh boyl them in a pint of White-wine and strain thinly out the liquid part of which you must give the Beast three or four spoonfuls in his Nostrils holding up his head that it may be contained and not presently snorted out with the remaining part wash his Eyes and Mouth To recover a clear Sight in dark cloudy or imperfect Eyes To do this bruise fine white Suger-Candy burnt Roach-Allom and ● Bone burnt till it can be powdered being finely sifted blow a little of it through a Quill into the Eye and often doing this by his hard winking will work off the Film or Skin that hinders the clearness of the Sight For Shails or Nails in the Eye To Remedy this take an ounce of live Honey as much Bo●e-Armoniack an ounce of Stone-Salt well burnt half a quartern of the Juice of Baum or Mint bruise and mix them well together and then infuse them in a pint of Eyebright water two or three days take of the clear part and keep it to wash the Beasts Eyes Morning and Evening and the defects by it will be taken away For Spots Pins or Webbs in the Eyes Burn Allablaster and beat it into fine powder blow it in●o the Eyes of the Beast and then prepare a water for washing them afterwards in the same following manner Take the Leaves and Roots of Strawberries Parsley H●usleek and Sage boyl them well in White-wine and st●ain out the liquid part and being cool wash the Eyes with them as often as you blow in the Powder Directions to preserve the Lungs The afflictions of the Lungs most usually proceeds from the unwholsome lying of the Beast which generating store of raw Humours and Crudities they descend upon the Lungs and afflict them with divers Maladies Wherefore be careful that as soon as you perceive any defect by Caugling Straightning Ratling Wheesing c. Make the following Medicine viz. Take two ounces of Liquorish powder and as much of ●nny-seeds Fennegreck-seeds and Honey boyl these in a quart of Maltaga over a gentle Fire strain it and give the liquid part as hot as he can well endure it If the Cough has violently seized the Beast take a handful of Wheat-flower half an ounce of Poppy-seed two rew layed Eggs a handful of Bean-flower and half a ●andful of Mugwort boyl these in a Gallon of Ale and give a quart of the liquid part at a time Morning and Evening if the Cough be old add Hysop a handful and half a● ounce of A●loes For the Ague an approved Remedy This Distemper is known by the beating of the Beasts Veins his Melancholy and the dulness of his Eyes Driveling Shivering and the like To Remedy this take a good handful of Rue two or three Burdock-Roots half a pint of Linseed-Oyl a pickle Herring mix and bruise these together boyl them in two quarts of Vinegar and press out the liquid part very hard and having first bled the Beast at the Tail and Neck give him a pint of it hot and an hour after another Pint and the remainder the next Morning and so do twice or thrice if the Ague leave him not the first time adding a quarter of a Pint of Mustard-seed and it will effectually answer your expectation For a Beast that is swelled by swallowing a Horse-Leach or poysonous Grubb c. Take the Oyl of Olives a pint of White-wine Vinegar half a pint dryed Figgs two Ounces the tops of Rue a handful new Milk a pint boyl them together and strain out the liquid part give it hot to the Beast and keep him moving and by purging and sweat the Venemous quality will be evaporated For swelling by over-feeding on Corn and Clover You may in this use the aforesaid Medicine for swelling adding a little brown Sugar and at the same time giving him a Clyster made of Liverwort Turmerick Ground sil and Mallows boyled in fair water adding to the liquid part a quarter of a pound of the coarsest brown Sugar rake the Beast as well as you can before you give it dipping your Hand and Arm in Oyl or anointing with Hogs-Lard For the Violent Chollick pains in the Stomack or Belly To Remedy these dangerous and painful Distempers take an ounce of London-Trea●le a quarter of an ounce of Rhubarb two Drams of the Oyl of Mace a little handful of the tops of May-weed grosly bruised boyl them in a qua●t of Ale and give the Beast the liquid part very hot and ●ase presently will be given and in twice giving the Distemper removed For the Brawns If the Beast be afflicted with pains of the Reins Brawns or M●scles which disables and enfeebles him blood him in the Tail or Flank Take two Roots of Garlick a handful of Rue two ounces of Sugar-Candy an ounce of Cinnamo● and the juice of three or four ●emons put these into a quart of Ale and boyl them well then to the pained p●rt lay a Plaister of Bees-wax Turpentine and Storax To stanch bleeding in a●y Wound c. This many times occasions th● loss of a good Beast when it may be easily remedy'd taken in time And i● done onely by burning the Twig of the Vine and making Ashes mix them with Litharge and apply it to the wound or bleeding at the Nose or over-straining after Gelding which many times causes dangerous bleeding and it will in a little time stay it For the Liver-Sickness This is most occasioned by bad digestion and ill blood which much afflicts the Liver by carrying noctious Vapours along with it from the digestion of the Stomack and oft proves fatal if not regarded in time To remedy this take a hanful of Hysop two ounces of Figs an ounce of Bole-Armoniack and a few tops of Juniper or for want of that Juniper-Berries boyl these in a quart of White-wine and give it the Beast at twice very hot then when it has by its operation stired his blood bleed him well between the two times giving and keep him warm two or three days For a Pestilential Blain Take for this which comes by some poisonous Infection breaking out as expelled and forced by Nature a● Ounce of Turpentine as much Rye-meal Bees-wax half ●n Ounce make of these with an Ounce and a half of Li●●seed a Plaister apply it to the Sore and it will draw it to a Head then if it break not of it self Lance it and lay on a fresh Plaister having first anointed it with Oyntment of Tobacco and the poisonous Corruption in twice or thrice doing will be drawn away and render the Beast sound and healthy For Blood-pissing an excellent Receipt This is occasioned by bad Digestion so that the Liver by defect of the Stomach and its own want of Heat not being able well to digest the Blood

you may and it wi● remedy the Distemper For Lameness or Halting When you perceive the Beast Halts and is uneasie in ● going apply your self to his Feet and where you find t● Hoof very hot there is the Ailment then feel above ● and if the Blood be above the Hoof in the Leg dissolv● or disperse it with rubing and cha●ing and if it cannot ● so dissipated scarisie or pounce the Skin with a Knife ● Bodkin or if it be in the Foot open it a little with● Knife between the two Claws and lay a Clout to the Sor● dipped in boyled Vinegar and Salt as hot as may be naking the Beast a Shooe of Broom and let him not go into the Wet This Blood if it be not let out in time will corrupt and turn to Matter and endanger the falling of the Hoo● at least admit but of a very difficult Cure if the Blood be in the lowermost part of the Hoof the outermost Claw must be pared to the quick and then having let out the Blood dip the Clout in Water Salt and Olive-Oyl and lay it on them taking this off anoynt it with old Swine● Grease and Goats Suet boyled together and it will quickly be well This by some is called the Fowl or Wisp For the swelling of the Knees and other Joynts If you find the Joynts swelled bathe them with warm Vine ●ar chasing it in strongly with your Hands then bruis● Linseed and Melliiot a Herb so called and lay it on Poul●is-wise fryed in Hogs-lard let this be done very hot If under the Swelling there be any Humour contracted lay o● Leaven and Barly Meal sod in Water and Honey and when it is Ripe it must be Lanced and anoynt it with Oyntment of Tobacco covering the Wound with a Plaister of Diaculum and renew this in two or three days and the Beast will be easie and sit to Travel or go to Plough c. For Hurts in the Heel or Hoof c. For this take Stone-pitch Brimstone and greasie Wool and burn them upon the afflicted place with a hot Iron this ●s likewise proper when the Beast is pricked with a slub Thorne or Nail either of them being first pulled out but if it be ●leep it must be gently opened with the sharp point of a Knife and Grease melted into the Wound For Kibes in the Heels You must in this case cast the Beast if he be not very tractable otherways he will not easily endure the pain of the Operation and having bound his Legs take a sharp pointed Knife and turn out the Kibe as nigh as you can and let him bloed well Then Take a Penny-worth of Verdigrease and the Yolk of an Egg temper them well together and spread them Plaister-wise on Leather then bind them to the Sore and in once or twice renewing it 't will be well For the Swelling of the Udders If the Udders of your Cows be swelled take a handful of I●y-leaves boyl them well in a quart of stale Beer bathe the Udders with the liquid part warm and then smoa● them with Honey-combs and Camomile For Feet that are worn or surbated This happens most to the labouring sort of these Cattle and when it so falls out wash their Feet with Man's U 〈…〉 very warm and kindling a Fire with Twigs and Spra● when the Flame is done make him stand on the glowr● Embers and anoint his Horns with Tar and Oyl or Hog-grease then rub them over with Oyl of Bays and Cam●mile very hot pi●k out the Gravel and stop the Cl 〈…〉 with Tow dipped in Tar and Hogs-lard Scabs and unseemly breakings out This is caused by bad Humours occasioned by ove●rank Feeding To remove it the best way is Let the Beast Blood in the Nose Ears and Tail bo● three or four handfuls of bruised Garlick in a Gallon o● Water and being strained out wash the place grieved w 〈…〉 it and they will dye away and peel off in three or fo● washings For any Venomous Wound Take a handful of Penny-royal stamp it with an Oun● of the Flower of Brimstone boyl them in a pint of Vi●●gar and as much Water then add an Ounce of Allo● with as many beaten Almonds or Figs as will make i● thicken when three parts boyled away and spreading ●● Poultis or Plaisterwise apply it to the Sore and it wi●● in twice doing draw out the Venom then anoint it wit● an Oyntment made of Butter and Bees-wax and it wi● heal To make Beasts seed well and prevent pincing and falling aw●● Sometimes there are hidden Diseases not without great difficulty to be discerned that makes Beasts pine and languish forsake their Meat and lose their Flesh To Remedy this Take the Root of a Sea Oynion and the Root of a Poplar-tree each four Ounces scrape or slice them thin add a handful of Salt and infuse them in the Water your Beast drinks some hours before he does drink and if there be more than one afflicted use a greater quantity and it wil● soon restore their Appetite make them feed lustily and create good Blood which will plump up their Flesh and render them plump and lusty For Swellings about the Jaws and E●rs c. This is frequently occasioned by Pestilential Humours and is a forerunner of the Mur●ain therefore as soon as ever you perceive it Take a handful of Ragwort stamp it with about three Ounces of rusty Bacon open the Beast's Mouth and put it under his Tongue as far as may be then let him Blood at the Nose and under the Tongue when this is done Take a handful of Tansie as much Rue Longwort Hysop and Time stamp them and take a quart of the best Ale Grounds and boyl them in it but not overmuch put the Liquor into a close Vessel and add of Pepper-Grains Orpiment and Fenn●greek-seed each an Ounce give a pint at a time very warm For swelling or hardness in the Dewlaps This frequently proceeds from Sickness and Diseases in the ●ungs therefore if you perceive them very far up and har● feel the Hide on the Back and if it crackle or snap much Take Turm●rick long Pepper-grains Fennegreek Madder and Anniseeds of each an Ounce Methridate half an Ounce boyl these in a quart of White-wine strain out the liqu●d part and give it the Beast hot then peg his Dewlaps and put in a Pest or Sprig of Helebore or Bears-foot a Herb so called and put the Beast into a warm House give him some after a warm Mash of Bran and boyled Barley For inward wasting This is known by a short husking Cough and thrustin● out of the Tongue and if he be much perish'd in the Lungs the cure will be very difficult therefor● it oug● to be taken in time whether the Beast be so perished o● not you may know by the Hide which then will usually stick much faster on the left side than on any other part To Remedy this take Mace Cloves and Pepper eac● half an Ounce

the Flegm This much troubles Sheep because they are naturally ●lined to a waterish Flegmetick Constitution To re●edy he Oppression by it● super-abounding take Polipo 〈…〉 of the Oak the Roots of Fern Bettony-leaves of ●ch half a handful boyl them in a quart of Ale and give the Beast to drink when strained pretty warm and it ●ll cause him to avoid much slime and watery offensive ●atter For the Water in the Belly of a Sheep This many times by over-moist Feeding hangs bag● between the outward Skin and Rim of the Belly and not timely removed causes the Rot it may be done ● gathering to one part as may be by grasping and drivi● it with your Hands then slit a little Hole and put i● Quill and so squeeze it out then anoint the place w● Tar and Butter and it will heal but if it be within ● Rim of the Belly it must be purged out for if that ● cut it cannot be closed again it may be done with h● an Ounce of Alloes and an Ounce of Turmerick in w● Milk given for a Fortnight fasting For the Cramp Take fine leaved Grass or Cinquesoil a handful 〈◊〉 it and boil it in a pint of White-wine give him 〈◊〉 pint warm in the Morning and the next in the like 〈…〉 ner the next Morning and bathe his Legs with W 〈…〉 wherein Rosemary has been boiled For the Pox. This is known by coming out in small Pimples over like the Purples and when it first appears sep 〈…〉 those that are afflicted with it from the rest of the Fl●● to prevent Infection change the Pasture and the W 〈…〉 being clipped away anoint them with the Juyce of 〈…〉 li●k well incorporated with Tar-water or the thi●● of Tar. For the turning Evil and Morfound Blo●d pretty well in the Temple-Veins of through Nostrils and rub the place with the Juyce of young Net and half a pint of White-wine give an Ounce of M 〈…〉 date as hot as can conveniently be taken For the Be●t To cure this cut away the Tags lay the Sore open cast curious sine Mould on it and lay on a Plaister of Tar Oyl of Tar Oyl of Turpentine and Goose-grease well mixed and incorporated together To fasten loose Teeth Sometimes by reason of ●old moist Distempers the Sheeps Teeth grow so loose that they cannot feed and therefore must consequently pine To fasten them then bleed the Gums rub them with Salt and burnt Allom bleed again under the Tail and boyl Sage and Lavender in fair Water and give it to drink For Worms in the Belly of a Sheep These are known by the Sheeps beating his Belly with his Feet stamping and turning his Head back to look on his Sides To remedy this stamp the Leaves of Coriander mix the Juyce of it with Honey give him it warm fasting and afterward warm Water wherein Wormwood has been steeped to drink An excellent Remedy for the Staggers This is a dangerous Distemper and if not readily minded takes away the Sheep in a short time To remedy it take long Pepper Hemp-seed Liquorish Anniseeds and Honey of each an Ounce add as much Penny-royal dryed and powdered put these into two quarts of new Milk and give him half a pint at a time warm successively one hour after another or if in haste and these cannot be readily got take the dryed Flowers of Wormwood a handful and half a handful of Bay-salt boyl them in Ale give it in the foregoing ma●ner For the Murrain Peg the Ear with the Root of Setterwort give the● brine and Tar about two Ounces in half a pint of White wine wash or rather sprinkle the Sheep with Water wherein Fennel-seeds has been boyled This is also goo● for that called the Murrain of the Longs occasioned ●● extream Drought for want of Water in hot Weather For Defects in the Eyes If Films Pins Webs Haws or Rheums afflict ●● Eyes burn Roach-Allom and Harts-horn blow th● finely powdered with a Quill into the Eyes and ab●● half an hour after bathe them with Eye-bright Wat●● wherein Bole-Armoniack has been steeped For Rheums in the Eyes Boyl a handful of Honey-suckle-leaves the like qu●●tity of Selendine and Eye-bright in a pint of White-wi● spirt this up the Sheeps Nostrils and wash his Eyes wi●● it For the Scabs on the Mouths of Lambs This is occasioned by feeding too early when they must feed on Dewey or otherwise over-moist Grass before the Sun has dryed it To remedy it take a handful of Hysop and as 〈◊〉 Bay-salt boyl them in a pint of Vinegar and wa● their Mo●th● and Pallates with it warm anoint the place with an Oyntment made of ●ees-wax Butter and T●r and in a short time it will heal For the falling off of the Wooll It is many times o●servable that Sheep especially such as have the opportu●ity of coming among Bushes Bryars Brakes Fu●z●s and the like loose a great part of the● Wooll easily coming off This is occasioned by the dryness of the Skin through the wasting of the Sheep for wan● Moisture To remedy it boyl or bruise Ash-leaves in their Watering Troughs and give them Fennel-seeds mixed with chope● or short Hay three or four times you may also wash them with Water wherein Wood-Ashes have been soaked For the Posie or running at the Nose This is ocacsioned by too damp Aires when they are abroad late or Fogs in low or Marshey Grounds whereby the Brain is overcharged with Moisture To dry this up which else may probably turn to Colds Coughs or sometimes a Rot smoak them with the Flow●r of Brimstone sprinkled on a Chasing-dish of Coals or burn ●●ags dipped in Brimstone you may in a close House smoak twenty or thirty together with little trouble for ●he Air being scented and they snuffing it up it will dry ●p the moist Vapours then give them Vinegar in which Bay-leaves have been boyled to drink and it will purge ●heir Heads and the foulness of the Stomach that send●●p the Vapour and administers to the Moisture To prevent Sickness in Sheep Bleed them in the Tail and Nose Spring and Fall ●urge them with Hysop and Lavender boyled in Whey which will cause gentle breathing Sweats to carry off ●he gross and afflicting Humour and rarefie the Blood so ●hat they will feed well and wholsome be lively and ●atten apace To prevent unseasonable Tireing If with moderate driving they lye often down loll out ●heir Tongues pant and are tired take Plantain bruise ●t and rub their Mouths and Noses with it then take ●isemart which grows almost in every Ditch do the ●ke and rub their Fundaments and they after having ●rank a little Water will go with a Courage For the Biting of any Veno● Creatures Take of Rue and Smallage of each a handful Aqu●vitae half a pint bruise the Herbs and strain the Juy● out stamp it over a gentle Fire in the Aqua-vitae and wa● the afflicted place often with it hot then take Vervei● Lavender and Oyl

an Ounce Galbanum and S●orax ●● each a Dram Oyl of Olives half a pint melt them ●ver a gentle Fire and if too thick add two Ounces of ●e Oyl of Camomile and anoint the grieved part with it ●ann when you bind it up For Leanness falling away and Scurf Thes● proceed from corrupted Blood proceeding from ●ing on Dunghills in muddy places or in the Stys on ●●ten and corrupted Litter and many times want of ●od in the proper Se●sons To remedy this bl●●d the Swine under the Tail rub ●● over hard with a Wy●e-card such as Wooll is car●e●●it●al to take off the Filth and S 〈…〉 then mix a pound ● Hog●-●a●d or the rusty Fat o● Bacon with a quarter a po 〈…〉 of Tar and two Ounces of the flower of Brimstone rub him over with it boyl Fennel in his Water and give him clean Litter For the sleepy Evil. This mostly happens in the hot Weather in Summer To remedy it keep him fasting twenty-four hours boyl in his Water Stone-crop or the Roots of wild Cucumbers which by cleansing his Stomack will hinder the Vapours that arise from foul Digestion For the biting of a mad Dog Take new Chamberlye a quart put into it two Ounces of Bay-salt and as much Soot also beat in it an adled Egg or two boyl them till a third part be consumed wash the Wound and lay on a Plaister of Turpentine and Bees-wax and in twice or thrice doing it will be cured For a Hog that has been lugged by a Dog Take three Ounces of Tar as much Soap and Mutton-suet mix them well over a gentle ●ire then incorporate them with half a pint of White-wine-Vinegar and a quarter of a pint of Olive-Oyl and anoint the wounded place with it as hot as may be For the Milt-pain This is known by the reeling and going on one side and is cured by Honey and Wormwood boyl'd in Water The Murrain ●●s cure This is known by the Swine'● abstaining from Meat grunting heavily dulness of the Eyes throtling and hanging of the Ears and is very dangerous therefore when you perceive any of the●e Signs boyl two handfuls of the Her● Liverwort a handful of the whitest Hen-dung and two Ounces of r●d-Oaker in ●● Gallon of Wash give it warm and if he refuse to take it pour it down his Throa● with a Drenching-Horn and wash him with warm Water wherein Rosemary and Bays have been boyled The Quinsey in Swine To this Disease a Swine is very much subject and when you perceive it has taken them let blood under the Tail and in the Vein behind the Shoulder and if the Kernels swell much under the Throat or on the side of the Neck ●et th●m blood under the Tongue rub their Mouths with Salt and Wheat-flower then take a handful of Dassidilly-Roots a● much Salt and an Ounce of shaved Harts-horn stamp the Roots and boyl all these in Vinegar give the Swine half a pint of it hot at a time and anoint the swelling with Oyl of Spike For the Spleen an excellent Remedy Th●s comes principally by foul varacious feeding to which above all others this Creature is very subject To remedy this Disease give him the Juyce of Tamerine in Water wherein the Coals of Heath hath been often quenched and let him drink pretty often of it For pining and wasting Th●s is perceived by his want of Appetite in forsaking ●his Meat and sometimes when you bring him to his Meat and he endeavours to feed he instantly starts back and falls down as dead This many foolish People conclude to proceed from Witchcraft when indeed it is ● natural Distemper To remedy this shut up your Swine a whole day without Meat or Water the next day give them Water to drink wherein the Roots of wild Cucumbers have been stamp●d and strain'd and let him fast an hour after then give ●●an boyled thick in Water and so do two or three days and the Cure will be wrought for the Cucumbers will make him Vomit and cleanse his Stomack sitting him for a good Appetite and thereupon his Flesh will be recovered if you give him hard Beans that have been steeped in Bri●e To prevent Pestilential Diseas●s Take a handful of the Roots of Polipodium or Oak-Fern stamp them well and boyl them in a pint of White-wine give the Swine half a pint when he is fasting very hot and it will purge him of C 〈…〉 er to which the Creature is exceedingly subject and is the Root or Original of most Diseases that afflict him Of immoderate Thrist This in hot Weather greatly afflicts the Swine and makes him cove● cool places M●●es and Water and is very prejudicial to Health for excess of drinking brings Distempers that often prove fatal and dangerous To remedy this give them Water wherein Housleek and Wood-sorrel has been boyled Peg his Ear and thrust a Peg made of the Root of Setwort into the H●lo so that it may stick fast there This also is an approved remedy for the inflaming of the Liver or Lungs by too much hea● and want of moisture For Boiles or Blains Take an Ounce of Burgundy-pitch as much Bees-wax and Turpenti●e makes these into a Plaister by well incorporating them over a gentle Fire cilp the Hair as close as you can ●ound about anoint the place well with Oyntment of Tobacco with a little thin Tar mixed in it lay on the Plaister then take it off at two days end and La●ce the Sore then take powder of burnt-Allom scatter in it and anoint and plaister it as before For a Thorn or Stub in the Foot Open the place hurt with the point of a Knife and if you can draw it out and anoint it with Oyl of Spike if not lay a Plaister of Stone-pitch and Turpentine to it a●d it will draw it out with ease To help the Scowring This frequently happens through the sudden change of their Meat especially in fatning-time and much hinders their getting fat as also puts the Owner to greater charge than need be if not speedily remedyed which is done with little cost for to do it is required no more than a p●nt of Verjuyce in two quarts of Milk for the elder S●ine and for young Porklings or Shoats you may give it above a quarter of a pint and it will in twice or thrice doing stay the Scowring For the violent Pain in the T●eth This is usually occasioned by contracting Wind in the ●●llowness of their Teeth and by the violence of the P●in many times makes them run mad for a time To remedy this Lance the Gums close to the Roots of the Teeth ●ub them with Salt and burnt-Allom then w●sh● the Swines Mouth with Vinegar wherein ●e●●else●d● has been boyled and blood him in the Ear of the side where you perceive the Pain mostly to be by ope●ing a Vein just behind it The Frensie in Swine This is held many times to proceed from a Worm g●●wing of putrefaction in the Head near the

covetous Persons who having never so much are grasping at more and never truly enjoy what they really in one kind properly poffess But to return The Ass likewise brouses on Briar-staks will eat Ch●● pleasantly and indeed by reason of his hardiness ●● the few Diseases incident to him requires little looki●● to although his Labour is considerable for though here by reason of the abundance of good Horses riding ● him is accounted scandalous and not used but by t●● meaner sort yet in other Countries they are used by great Ladies as Palfreys with ●●broidered Carpets and guilded Trapings thrown over them However if we abate this in England and should lay them aside as useless for riding there is notwithstanding much business they are capable of For as to carrying Burthens the la●● sort are comparable to Horses they will hold out a 〈◊〉 way without fainting or●tireing Then for draw● Burthens in a Cart they are very serviceable as also ● the Plough in light ground or where there is no ●● of Trees stiff Clay or large Stones for indeed ●● Creature put beyond its strength is foiled and disorder● and makes it unpleasant to him for the future Of Covering and the proper time their order in bringing forth c. The breeding of these Creatures are in all particular the same with the Mares both in time and manner And for a good breed the Male and Female must be both of a reasonable Age large bodied sound and of a good kind The Male must be at least three years old for ●●om th●●● to ten they ●ro very 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 bredding though they bring forth their Col●s sometimes at two year and a half but it appears by th● bad thriving not to be so well nor good for Service or Pontinuanc● To make the She-Ass retain the Seed you must after she has been well leaped drive her up and down for an hour or more a handsome pace She seldom bringeth forth two at once and appears to have a kind of shame in her delivery for when she finds her burthen ready to come forth she will if possible retire into some dark ●hady place to avoid being seen They bring forth their Foal in a twelve Month and for a good breed it is conveni●nt to let them be covered but once in two years that they may bear kindly every other year Aristotle accounts their Lifes to be thirty years and indeed they are very healthy being afflicted with but a few Diseases The best covering time is from the twentieth of May to the tenth of June and whilst they are with Foal they must not be greatly laboured nor hard driven but labour does the Male good for by reason of his extream letcherousness he grows nought if he stands idle The ordering and weaning the As●-Colt when to break him Considerations of its Nature and the housing required A. for the ordering the Ass-Colt when cast suffer it the first year to run with the Dam and the next tye him up gently with her only in the night time The third is a si●●eason to break him and render him tractable for labour which will not be very difficult to do by reason of his ●●ate dulness and easiness to be handled There is in this Creature a great love towards her young for if it be in danger and cry out for help she will not stick if possible to run through a circling fire to it But above all things they dread the Water not willingly ●a●eing to dip the tips of their Hooss in it and indeed the much wetting their Hooss in travel or wet grounds is the cause of most of their Distempers neither unless exceeding dry will the Ass of her own accord willingly drink in any strange Water and when they drink they do it so mannerly as if they were afraid to touch it with their Lips Some who have been curious to search into the 〈◊〉 of ●t affirm that seeing the shaddow of the●● goodly large ●ars in th● Water in which they take great Pride they are offended and suddenly draw back as ●earing they ● wetted They delight to lodge in wide Rooms and by reas●● of the melancholly guality that abounds in them they among all Creatures if any thing at all are the least delighted in Musick and for the same reason ●●oubled ●● fearful dreams which make them not only groan ● make piteous noise in their sleep but also if they ● near any hard thing to beat their Feet and Heads w●● by they much hurt and bruise themselves but much m● those of their kind that lye near them How to order the Ass in snowey or hard frosty Weather 〈◊〉 there is little to be got abroad In the Winter Season if the Snow be on the gr 〈…〉 especially you must feed him in the House with Ch 〈…〉 sweet Pease-Straw and Hay chopped short hard Bid● or chipings of coarse Bread beaten small and to con●● and keep them in heart fit for service give them ● and then Bran in sweet Whey skim Milk or Wort ● it must be very thick or for the reason before menti 〈…〉 he will hardly fish for it though never so hungry T● care to let them stand dry and if their Hoofs grow ● shape pare them and bring thim into a fashionable for that they may grow in thickness in many places wh● they labour much or go on stony ground they ● shooed but this must be done lightly and within co●pass that they interfeer not to lame them in their tr●ing Diseases particularly incident to them and their Cures Pains in the Head THis comes from wet and cold in travel or lying and sometimes of extream hent in the hot Summer Season To remedy this take Polipodium of the Oak a handful Wood-Sorrel or Field-Sorrel a like quantity boyl them in stale Beer and give it him hot soon after let him bl●od behind the Ears For defects in the Lungs This is known by his heavy and painful breathing his lamentable braying not clear but inwardly as it were To remedy this defect boyl Liquorish well bruised two Ounces Centory a little handful in three pints of ●●ning Water till a third part be consumed then give it him at two equal potions well strained Morning and Envening fasting For the Hide bound This is occasioned by being too much in the wet and cold To remedy it Let him blood under the Tail rub him well over with hard wisps boyl the roots of Fennel in new Wort a handful to a quart add an ounce of Lupins and half as many Camomile-Flowers give it as a drench a pint at a time Morning and Evening To purge Melancolly Take three or four Laurel-leaves a sprig or two of Savin a quarter of an Ounce of Stibium boyl them well bruised in a quart of Whay and give him the liquid part well strained to drink and let him fast six hours after For Madness or Giddiness This is occasioned by the contending of heat and cold in the Brain