in the daye Put no bytte in his mouth vntyll he be perfectly whole 5 The Vynes WheÌ„ they be full ryppe slytte the skinne and take them out cleane by the rootes And to heale them strowe on the place the poulder of hony and vnsleked lyme burnte together 6 The Strangles VSe the foresaide practise as before for the Vines if the wound bleede ouer much take sharpe vyneger and salt and diepe therin the flockes of wollen clothe and putte them into the wounde and lette them so reste three dayes than washe the wounde with whyte wyne warmed after that annoynte it with Oyle and Tarre myxed together 7 Starkenes of the necke THruste through the fleashe of the necke with a sharpe hotte yron in fyue seuerall places euery one distant from the other three inches but beware of hurtynge the synewes then rowell the foresayde places eyther with horse heare flaxe or hempe .xv. dayes 8 Wrounge on the wethers IF the place be muche swolleÌ„ and festured theÌ„ perce it with a sharpe hot yron in many partes on both sydes of the necke and put into the same tentes of lynnen cloth dieped in warme Salade oyle And to heale it strowe thereon the poulder of honye and lyme burnte together 9 Swollen backe CLippe of the heare on the swollen place then take a good handful of the blades of leekes beate them in a morter together with Barrowes grease theÌ„ heate them in some vessell and lay them hotte on the swellynge and clappe thereon the sadle but ryde him not vntyll he be perfytely whole 10 Naue galle IF the skynne be broken washe the place fyrste with warme vyneger then strowe thereon the poulder of hony and vnsleked lyme burnte together 11 Spurre galle WAshe the place with water and salte or with warme vyneger and bynde on the place the croppes or leaues of nettles stamped 12 Hyde bounde FIrst bath his bodie with warm water wherin baye leaues be sodden then annoynt him all ouer with oyle of Rue or Camomill and rubbe his skinne well that the foresaid oyle maie synke in and that his skynne maye be souple and lymbre after that geue him this drinke Take Carretts gumme Tracacanth Rue wylde Mynte of euery of them one ounce and an halfe Persely Secâ—ula Campana wormwood of euery of them lyke quantitie beate them and seath them in water and geue it him to drinke warme with some Malmesey 13 The Spauan CLyppe of the heare theÌ„ take Mustarde seede the great Mallowe roote Oxe dunge so muche as thou shalte thinke necessarie and so muche strong vyneger as shall suffice myngle theÌ„ and beate them well together and make thereof a softe plaister or oynctement lay it vpon the Spauen chaunge it eueninge and mornynge and bynde it in suche sorte to the Soraunce with some peece of clothe that it maye not fall of or be remoued and when the Spauen is cleane gone laye vppon the place a plaister of Pitche and take it not of vntyll it falleth of by it selfe 14 The Splent VSe the same practise as is shewed before for the Spauan Or Burne the Soraunce in the myddes and ouerthwarte after this fourme folowynge Fower howres after take Cowes dunge newe made and Salade oyle myxte and well beaten together and there with annnoynte the foresayde places But note this that you shall hardly cure the Spauan or Splent but at theyr beginninge Or Slitte the Soraunce al the length of it and let it bleede and when it hath left bleeding caste the horse and keepe him downe in suche sorte that he maie not styre and powre into the place that is slytte Boares grease made scaldynge hotte But first make about the slitte a coffin with claie to kepe in the sayde grease vpoÌ„ the sayde slytte and so let it rest vntill it be colde then let the horse ryse and with one dressyng it will ridde the Soraunce cleane awaye without any eye sore or blemishe 15 The Curbe YOu may vse the practyse before for the spaueÌ„ or splent Or slytte the Curbe all the length then take a piece of lynnen cloth and weat it in wyne made hotte and strowe therupon Verddegrise hot vpon the said slit and binde it so that it fal not away 16 The Crepanchies TAke a quaÌ„titie of vnsleked lyme halfe so much of blacke sope and so muche of stronge vyneger as shall suffice make therof an oynctmeÌ„t and annoynte the place withall and let not the sayde oynctment be rubbed of vntill a daie or two be passed and it will destroye and kill the Soraunce theÌ„ washe the place once or twise with warme wyne after that heale it as you doe other wouÌ„des Kepe the place cleane from filth and myre 17 The Paennes or Paynes VSe the foresaid practise shewed for the Crepanchies Or Take Peper Garlyke Colewoortes and olde Barrowes grease make a playster therof and lay it to the Soraunce and within a fewe daies it will heale it 18 The swellynge of the Coddes TAke Beane flower wheate meale cummyne and Barrowes grease make a plaister thereof and spreade it all ouer the roddes 19 Cloyed or prycked PAre the hoofe to the quicke where the hurte is and lay to that place flare or hardes dieped in the white of an egge after that stuffe the hole with salte beateÌ„ smal mingled with Veruin and strong vineger and couer it with flaxe or hardes diped in very strong vineger If a stubbe nayle or any other such lyke thinge be runne into the foote pull it out then holde vp his foote and powre into the wouÌ„de hote scaldynge oyle Olyfe and wheÌ„ that is colde powre into it hotte TerebeÌ„tyne and that beynge colde strowe vpon it the powlder of Sulphur lay therupoÌ„ a bolster of flaxe then shooe him and keepe his foote from myre and water And for all hurtes of the foote Take tallowe the poulder of Sulphur Mallowes and very stronge vyneger boyle theÌ„ together vntyll they be thicke lyke vnto an oynctmeÌ„t lay the same to the foote as hotte as he canne endure it and so lette it rest xii howres If the foote festureth by euyll curing or for wante of lookynge to it in due time then pare the hoofe vnder the foote vnto the quick and vse the practise before prescribed 25 Enterferynge hewynge or breakynge SOmetyme it coÌ„meth of weakenes the remedie therof is to feede thy horse wel if it coÌ„meth of any other cause the rounde paringe of his hoofe and the well shooynge shall helpe that faulte muche 21 Shouldred IF thy horse by any happe be wrinched on the shoulder rowel him on the place that is greued crosse wise the one ouerthwarte the other walke him euenynge and moringe softely that the humours may flow thither and issue foorth and thrust out the same humours often tymes in the daie with thy handes or skotch the place with an hot yron all the length of the shoulder and ouertwhart in such sorte that the scotches maye be comely and no disfyguringe to the place vse the same practise for euery wrinche or
¶ Remedies for diseases in Horses Approued and allowed by diuers very auncient learned Mareschalles ¶ Imprinted at London in Paules Churchyarde at the signe of the Lucrece by Tho. Purfoote 1576. To the right Honorable and his singuler good Lord the Lord Robert Dudley knight of the honorable order of the Garter Maistie of the Worst and one of the Queenes maiesties most honorable priuie Counsayle YOur large renowme and wel deserued prayse Most noble Lord in prudent shal profounde In marcial feates whose like in these our dayes By iust accompt scarse any where is founde Ioyned with th'zeale borne to your countrey ground Hath prickt me forth and much hath moued mee My poore good wil to shewe in some degree And for because your Lordships office is Most worthely assigned by our Queene To viewe and see that nothing be amisse About her horse and stable as I weenâ— But that the same in time may be foreseene Vnto your Honour humbly I present This Treatise smal to further that intent Beseeching you to take this in good part Euen as the same with single minde is ment Way not the gift regarde the geuers hart My trauayle shal happely be spent And you also resemble verament That worthy â—ing that tooke with thankful minde A draught of water of a simple hinde Although this volume smal do seeme in sight No little foulte yet therein shal you finde A Larke in worth doth farre surmomit a Kite A grayne of golde by doome of eche mans minde A pounde of leade to passe is aye assignde The Diademe in value farre exceedes Great massy rockes fine flowers large stinking weedes This little booke shal teache you soone to knowe Th' original cause of eche infirmitie That in an horse by any meanes may growe The name the place of euery malady And howe you shal the cure thereto apply So as you may by remedies founde Preserue his health and keepe him safe and sounds For though you haue a comely Courser great And Pegasus vnto his syre he haue Though passing trim the troden wayes he beate With loftie looke that trotteth fine and braue With raine as round as hare can wishe or craue As trimly treade can yarke aboue the grounde And seemely saulte and turne both light and rounde Although he can the Galliarde gallope to Passe the Carrier the Cornettie can daunce Can fetche the Capriol and other trickes can do As braue and fine as any hence to Fraunce What doth auayle these vertues to aduaunce By diligence thus brought to perfect frame If afterwarde he fal diseasde or lame Which to preuent this little Treatise vse That shal I trust in daunger him defende As time doth serue vouchsafe it to peruse And so most humbly here I doo intende My leaue to take beseeching in the ende Almightie Ioue whom you both loue and serue Your Lordship long in honour to preserue Your L. most humble T. Purfoote Remedies for diseases in Horses 1 Stuffynge or colde in the head KEpe his head and bodie warme lette his drincke be warme water mingled with wheate meale and fenell seede bruised Blow vp into his nosethrilles by some small cane or reede the poulder of Ellebor coÌ„monly called Sneesyng poulder and Peper myxt together Take also a pinte of good Malmesey the whites and yolkes of fyue newe layed egges one head of Garlyke bruised small Peper Cynamone and Nutmigges beaten into fine poulder a preaty quantitie of sweete butter mingle them all together and geue it him warme to drinke three dayes together and lette him not drinke in three howres after euery tyme he receiueth it 2 The Poze TAke Orpiment and Sulphur burne them on the coales and by some preatie tonnell cause the horse to receyue the fume thereof into his nose Or blowe vp into his headde the poulder of Ellebor and Peper as is aforesayde 2 The Poze TAke the oyle of Bayes and Butter mingled together and squyrt it warme into is nose thrilles and holde his headde high that it maye the better runne into his head keepe his head and bodie warme and let him drinke nothyng but warme water mixte with fenell seede and wheate meale as is aforesayde 3 Dymnesse of sight TAke a sharpe hotte yron and make ther with an hole vnder the dim eye distante the space of one ynche and thruste the sayde yron vnto the bone that the humour may issue out 3 The watry eye LEt him bludde on the veynes vnder the eye then washe the eye twyse or thrise in the daie with good cleere whyte wyne after that blowe into the same eye the poulder of Tartar Salgem and Cuttle bone of lyke quantitee Or Take the yolke of an egge rosted harde myxe therewith the poulder of Cummyn and bynde them hotte to the eye and lette them so rest a nyght or more 3 The Hawe CVte out the Hawe and annoynt the eye .vi. dayes together with Salade oyle the marrowe of sheepes shankes and salte mixte together 3 The Webbe ANnoynte the eye with the marrowe of Goates shankes or Deere shankes and Rose water mixt together Or squirte into the eye the iuyce of the bearies or leaues of ground yuie or of other yuie mingled and strayned with good and cleere whyte wyne Or Blowe into the eye the poulder of blacke flynte but see that the same poulder be exceedynge fyne and so fyne as is possible to be made 3 Blude shotten TAke one dramme of Synoper one dramme of pure honie and so much of wheate flower myngle them with fayre water so that they maye be lyquide and thynne then seath them with a veraye softe fyer vntyll that they be thycke like vnto an oynctement and there with annoynte the eye The whyte of an egge layde vpon the eye or the iuyce of Chelydyn dropped into the eye or the croppes of briers sodden in good whyte wine and the eye washed therwith be verie good 4 The Lampas TAke an yronne crooked lyke vnto a bugle heat it in the fyre and let him bludde on the sore parte of the roofe of the mouth where it is moste swollen rubbe the place after that with salte and sharpe vyneger 4 The swellyng of the pallate PRicke the roofe of the mouth with an hotte yron that the humoure maie issue out abundantly then annoynte the place withe hony and onyons boiled together or washe it with vyneger and salte as is aforesayde 4 The Barbes CVt out the pappes or bigges cleane by the rootes with some sharpe instrumeÌ„te after that washe the place with salte Tartar and sharpe vyneger myxte together 4 The Tongue wounded IF the tongue be wounded either with the bitte or by any other hap Take Englishe hony salte larde of lyke quantitie vnsleked lyme a lyttle quantitie and a lyttle quantitie of the poulder of Peper boyle them on a softe fyre and stirre them well together vntil that they be thicke like vnto an oynctment then washe the wound with whyte wine warmed after that annoynt the wounde with the sayde oynctment twyse
thick like vnto an oynctment lay them vpon the griefe and spreade thereon a peece of cloth * Shorte wynded 33. TAke Nutmigges Cloues GalaÌ„gale CardamomuÌ„ or Graines of Paradise of euerie of theÌ„ three draÌ„mes Carraway seede and Fenigreke somewhat more in quantitie theÌ„ the foure a foresayde a like quantitie of SaffroÌ„ and halfe an ounce of Liquorize beate them all into very fyne poulder put vnto theÌ„ a pynte of good whyte wine and the yolkes of fower egges beate them all well together then geue them to thy horse to drynke let him stande with his heade hanged vp high one whole howre that he may not cast out the foresaide drinke after that eyther walke him or ryde him softely but let him not eate or drinke all that daie after nor the night before to thinteÌ„t that the sayde drinke maye the better woorke on him and the nexte daie put him to pasture that the coldnesse of the gras may somewhat abate the heate of the foresaid drinke Or Take Capillâ—s Veneris Ireos Ashe keyes Liquorize Fenigreke and ReisoÌ„s of eueri of theÌ„ one dramme and an halfe graynes of Paradise Peper sower Almons Baurach Nettle seede aristol ochia and Coloquintida of euery one two draÌ„mes Algaricum one dramme and an halfe honi two .li. dissolue them with water wherein Liquorize is soddeÌ„ and geue him to drinke therof thre or fowre tymes and it wil helpe him if that the disease hath not longe continued vpon him * The Cough 34 TAke the whytes and yolkes of two egges three ounces of oyle Olyfe two sponeful of Beane flower one ounce of Fenigreke one sponeful of the pouder of Enula campana mingle all these together in a pinte of good Malmesey and geue it him to drinke three daies together Or Take Tarre and Barrowes grease or freshe butter mingle them together and geue therof to thy horse .iiii. tymes in .vii. daies that is the frist daie the thirde daie the fyfth daie and the seueÌ„th daie * The Bottes 35 TAke the bowelles of ayounge pullet and geue them to thy horse to swallowe downe warme and let him neyther eate nor drinke in fowre howres after Or geue him the croppes of Sothernwood to eate with his prouender Or geue him woorme seede or brimstone or the pouder of Sauin to drinke with ale beere or Malmesey * The frettynge of the beally 36 ANnoynt thy hande with Salade oyle butter or grease and thruste it in at his fundament put out the harde dunge that letteth the passage of the excrementes after that with some clyster pipe conueigh into his intrailes water and salte mixt together Or make a suppositorie of honie and a quantitie of salte of good leÌ„gth and as byg as an heunes egge and put it in at his fundameÌ„t Geue him to drinke the poulder of Centaury or woormewood with malmesey * The Squynte or Fulre 37 KEpe him from labour let him drinke very seldome and that very little and warme mingled with wheate meale and burne him with an hot yron about the nauyll theÌ„ geue him to drinke a pinte of redde wyne with the poulder of a Nutmigge halfe an ounce of Synamone and as muche of the rinde of a Pomegranate * Lunge sicke 38 TAke the bludde of a yonge suckynge pygge and geue it thy horse to drinke whiles it is warme After that take one headde of Garlyke bray it and mingle it with butter or Barrowes grease make balles thereof geue them to thy horse to swalow downe then take halfe a pinte of malmesey fowre newe layed egges and three ouÌ„ces of honie mingle them together and geue it him to drinke three daies together * The Yalowes A disease of the harte and to be discerned by the eyes 39 FIrste pull out with thy haÌ„de the harde clottered dunge as is before prescribed for the frettyng of the bealy thaÌ„ geue him a suppositorie made with salte hony and maiorame as is there also shewed Let him bludde in the necke veyne and staunche not the bleedynge vntill thou shalt see the bludde pure good Then geue him to drinke three ounces of Myrre beaten into fine poulder with a pinte of good malmesey Some vse to take the iuyce of yuie leaues mingled with wine and squirte it warme into his nosethrilles Let his drinke be colde water mixed with Vitrum and feede him with grasse or newe hay sprinkled with water and Vitrum mingled together * Languishe TAke halfe a pinte of good malmesey as muche of the bludde of a yonge sucking pigge geue it him warme to drinke Or geue him malmesey with the iuyce of Feuerfew Or take an ounce of Sulphur viue beaten into fyne poulder the weight of one peny of the poulder of Myrre beate them well together with a newe laide egge and geue them to drinke with halfe a pinte of good malmesey vse it for it is very good * To prouoke an horse to stale TAke fyue loÌ„ge oynions the sharpest that thou canst gette or garlike bruise theÌ„ and thrust them in at his fundament so farre as thou canst and put some therof into his yarde after that ryde him or gallop him Or take the grouÌ„des or the cleye of horse vrine mingle it with white wyne and squirt it in at his nosethrilles * To make Diapence 42 TAke Gentum Aristolâ—chia Mirre Bayberies the shauinges of Elephantes tooth of euery one like quantitie beate all together in fine poulder and geue a spoonefull of the said poulder in a pinte and an halfe of good malmesey It helpeth and preserueth from al inwarde maladies and infections Therfore beneuer without the foresaide poulder and assone as thou shalt espy thy horse drooping or droowsy geue him thereof as is aforesayde and thou shalt fynde the vertue therof * The poulder of hony and lyme 43 Take suche a quantitie of vnsleked lyme as thou shalt thinke best beate it into fyne poulder then take so much hony as shal suffice mingle theÌ„ together aÌ„d make as it were stife paste of them in the forme of a thicke cake or lofe then put the same cake or lofe into a hot burnyng fyre and burne it there vntill it be glowing redde and through burnte take it forth when it is colde beate it into fyne poulder and vse it it dreth healeth and skynneth meruaylously wel FINIS END