stirred up on which the Medicine worketh with a conquering quality the Horse is brought to a little Sickness therefore in this case you shall only take off his Bridle put on his Coller toss up his Litter and absent your self having made the Stable dark and still for other two houres which is the utmost end of that Sickness But if you finde no such offence then give him the Ears of Wheat by three or four together and if he eat this handful give him another and so another or two Then give him a little Knob of Hay well dusted and draw his Bridle and rub his Head well An hour after give him a quart of clean Oats and put two or three handfuls of spelted Beans amongst them and see that they be very clean and break amongst them two or three Shives of Bread clean chipt and so leave him for two or three houres At Evening before you dress him give him the like quantity of Oates Beans and Bread and when he hath eaten them Bridle him Dress and Cloath him for you shall neither Saddle or Air him forth because this Evening after his Heat the Horse being foul and the Scouring yet working in his Body he may not receive any cold water at all After he is drest and hath stood two houres on his Bridle then wash three pints of clean Oates in Beer or Ale and give them him for this will inwardly cool him as if he had drunk water After he hath eaten his washt Meat and rested upon it a little you shall at his feeding times with Oates and spelt Beans or Oates and Bread or altogether or each several or simply of it self according to the liking of the Horse feed him that night in plentiful manner and leave a Knob of Hay in his Rack when you go to Bed The next day early first feed then dress Cloath Saddle Air Water and bring home as at other times only have a more careful eye to his emptying and see how his Grease and Foulness wasteth At his feeding times feed as was last shewed you only but little Hay and keep your Heating-days and the preparation of the day before as was before shewed Thus you shall speed the second Fortnight in which your Horse having received four Heats Horse-man like given him and four Scourings there is no doubt but his Body will be drawn inwardly clean you shall then the third Fortnight Order him according to the Rules following The third Fortnights Feeding The third Fortnight you shall make his Bread Finer then it was formerly As thus The Second Bread Take two Pecks of clean Beans and two pecks of fine Wheat Grind them well and Searce them through a fine Raunge and Knead them up with Barm and great store of Lightning and make it up as you did the former Bread With this Bread after the Crust is taken away and being old feed your Horse as before shewed for this Fortnight as you did the former putting it amongst his Beans and Oats observing his Dressings Airings Feedings Heatings and Preparations as in the former Fortnight only with these differences First you shall not give your Heats so violently as before but with a little more pleasure as thus If the first Heat have violence the second shall have ease and indeed none to over-strain him or to make his Body sore Next you shall not after his Heats give him any more of the former Scouring but in stead thereof instantly upon the end of the Heat after the Horse is a little cooled and cloathed up and in the same place where you Rub him give him a Ball as big as a Hens Egg of that Confection which is mentioned in the Office of the Farrier and goeth by this Title The true Manner of Making those Cordial Balls which Cure any violent Cold or Glanders which c. The fourth and last Fortnights Feeding The fourth and last Fortnight you shall make your Bread much Finer then either of the former The last and best Bread Take three Pecks of fine Wheat and one Peck of Beans Grind them on the black Stones and boult them through the finest Boulter you can get then Knead it up with sweet Ale Barm and new strong Ale and the Barm beaten together and the Whites of twenty or thirty Eggs But in any wise no Water at all but in stead thereof some small quantity of New Milk then work it up Bake it and Order it as the former With this Bread having the Crnst cut clean away and with Oats well Sunned Beaten and Rubbed between your Hands then new Winnowed Sifted and Dress'd with the purest spelt Beans and some fine Chiltern Wheat with any Simple or any Compound feed your Horse at his Feeding times as in the Fortnight last mentioned You shall keep your Heating-days the first Week or Fortnight but the last Week you shall forbear one Heat and not give any five days before the Match-day only you shall give him strong and long Airings You shall not need this Fortnight to give him any Scouring at all If this Fortnight Morning and Evening you burn the best Frankincense in your Stable you shall finde it exceeding wholesom for him and he will take wonderful delight therein In this Fortnight when you give him any washt Meat wash it in the Whites of Eggs or Muskadine for that is most wholesom and less Pursie This Fortnight give him no Hay but what he taketh out of your hand after his Heats and that in little quantity and clear dusted The last Week of this Fortnight if the Horse be a foul Feeder you must use the Muzzle continually but if he be a clean Feeder then three days before the Match is sufficient The Morning the day before your Match feed well both before and after Airing and water as at other times before Noon and after Noon scant his Portion of Meat a little before and after Evening Airing feed as at Noon and Water as at other times but be sure to come home before Sun-set Late at Night feed as you did in the Evening and give him what he liketh according to his stomach only as you can forbear Bread and Beans This day you shall Coul your Horse Shoo him and do all extraordinary things of Ornament about him provided that you do not give him offence to hinder his Feeding or Resting For I have heard some Horsemen say that when they had shod their Horses with light Shoos the Night before the Course that their Horse hath taken such notice thereof that they have refused to eat or lie down But you must understand that those Horses must be old and long Experienced in this Exercise or else they cannot reach these subtil apprehensions But to pass by Curiosity as plating of Tails and all other unnecessary Ornaments whereby they do injury to the Horse I shall advise you for necessary and indifferent things that they be done the day before then in the Morning of the Course because I would
Fortnights finding him clean and his grease consumed somewhat late at Night as about six of the Clock give him water in reasonable quantity being made luke-warm and fasting an houre af er it Also if through the unseasonableness of the Weather you cannot water abroad then you shall at your watering houres water in the house with warm water as aforesaid If you throw a handful of Wheat-Meal Bran or Oat-meal finely powdred but Oat-meal is the best into the water it is very wholesom Observations for the Ground to run in Our Feeder shall observe that if the Ground whereon he is to Run his Match be dangerous and apt for mischievous Accidents as strains over-reaches Sinew-bruises and the like that then he is not bound to give all his Heats thereon but having made him acquainted with the Nature thereof then either to take part of the Course as a Mile two or three according to the goodness of the Ground and so to run him forth and again which we call turning Heats provided always that he end his Heat at he weighing Post and that he make not his Course less but rather more in quantity then that he must run But if for some special Cases he like no part of the Course then he may many times but not ever give his heat upon any other good Ground about any spacious and large Field where the Horse may lay down his Body and run at Pleasure Observations from Sweat Our Feeder shall take especial regard in all Airings Heatings and all manner of Exercises whatsoever to the Sweating of the Horse and the occasions of his Sweating as if he Sweat upon little or no occasion as walking a Foot-pace standing still in the Stable and the like it is then apparent that the Horse is faint foul sed and wanteth Exercise If upon good occasion as strong Heats great Labour and the like he Sweat yet his Sweat is white Froth and like Sope-suds then is the Horse inwardly foul and wanteth also Exercise But if the Sweat be black and as it were only water thrown upon him without any frothiness then is he clean sed in good lust and good case and you may Adventure Riding without danger Observations from the Hair Our Feeder shall observe his Hair in general but especially his Neck and those Parts that are uncovered and if they lie slick smooth and close and hold the Beauty of their natural colour then is he in good case but if they be Rough or staring or if they be discoloured then is he inwardly cold at the Heart and wanteth both Cloaths and warm keeping Many other Observations there are but these are most material and I hope sufficient for any Understanding The Office of the Ambler Observations in Ambling THere is not any Motion in a Horse more desired more useful nor indeed more hard to be obtained unto by a right way then the Motion of Ambling and yet if we will believe the Protestations of the Professors not any thing in all the Art of Horsemanship more easie or more several ways to be effected every man conceiving to himself a several Method and all those Methods held as infallible Maximes that can never fail in the Accomplishment of the Work Mens Opinions and Errors But they which know truths know the Errors in these Opinions for albeit every man that hath hardly a smell of Horsemanship can discourse of a way how to make a Horse Amble yet when they come to the Performance of the Motion their failings are so great and their errors so gross that for mine own part I never yet saw an exact Ambler I confess some one man may make a Horse Amble well and perfectly nay more then one peradventure many and thereby assume unto himself the name of Perfection yet such a man have I seen erre grossly and spoil more then his labour was able to recompence But leaving Mens Errors because they are past my Reformation I will only touch at some special Observations which in mine Opinion I hold to be the easiest the certainest and readiest for the effecting of this work and withal glance at those absurdities which I have seen followed though to little purpose and less benefit Ambling by the Plowed Field There is one commends the new Plowed Lands and affirms that by toyling the Horse thereon in his Foot-pace there is no way so excellent for the making of him Amble but he forgets what weakness nay what Lameness such disorderly toyl brings to a young Horse nay to any Horse because the Work cannot be done without weariness and no weariness is wholesom Ambling by the Gallop Another will teach his Horse to Amble from the Gallop by sudden stopping a more sudden choking him in the Cheeks of the Mouth thrusting him into such an amazedness betwixt his Gallop and his Trot that losing both he cannot choose but find out Ambling But this Man forgets not alone the Error before spoken which is too great toil but also spoils a good Mouth if the Horse had one loses a good Rein if there were any and by over-reaching and clapping one Foot against another endangers upon every step an Hoof-breach or Sinew-strain Ambling by Weights Another says there is no better way then Ambling by Weights and thereupon overloads his Horse with unmerciful Shooes of intolerable Weight and forgets how they make him enterfere strike short with his Hind-feet and though his Motion be true yet is to slow that it is not worth his Labour Another solds great Weights of Load about his Feetlock Pasterns and forgets that they have all the Mischiefs of the former besides the endangering of incurable Strains the crushing of the Crownet and the Breeding of Ring-bones Crown-scabs and Quitter-bones Another Loads his Horse upon the Fillets with Earth Load or some other Massy substance and forgets the swaying of the Back the over straining of the Fillets and a general disabling of all the hinder parts Ambling in Hand or not ridden Another struggles to make his Horse Amble in his Hand before he Mounts his Back by the help of some Wall smooth Pail or Rail and by Chocking him in the Mouth with the Bridle Hand and Correcting him with his Rod on the hinder Hoofs and under the Belly when he treadeth false and never remembers in what desperate frantickness it drives an Horse before he can make him understand his meaning as Plauging Rearing Sprauling out his Legs and using a World of Aâ—tick Postures which once setled are hardly ever after reclaimed besides when he hath spent all his labour and done his utmost as soon as he Mounts his Back he is as sar to seek of his Pace as if he had never known such a Motion Ambling by the Help of Shooes Another finds out a new Stratagem and in despight of all opposition in the Horse will make him Amble perfectly and thereupon he makes him a pair of hinder Shooes with long Spurnes or Plates before the Toes and of such length
to a salve and put this Medicine into his Eares by equal portions in the Morning before Sun-rise and stitch them up and let him stand with Meat before him and let his Drink be white water Unstitch them not in twenty four houres then take forth the wooll and stuff and he is Cured Another If the Farcin be in the fore-parts of the Horse take two ounces of Arsnick and put it into a piece of new Cloth and bind it up with a piece of new pack-thread and fasten it unto his Mayn and if it be in his hinder-parts as well as his fore-parts then hang it upon his Tail and the more you ride and exercise him the better and though the common way is to keep him with a spare diet I like not of it for you cannot keep him too well for the lower you keep him the more doth the disease get the upper hand of him Another to anoint the Farcy Knots with Take black Hellebore and add to the Herb some of its Juice then put to it old Boars or Barrows Grease and boyl it till the Juice be quite boyled away in it whereby to bring it to an Ointment with which anoint the Knots or Buttons of the Farcin with but shave or clip away the hair before you do anoint it Another for it when it first appears before it begins to be raw Take of Chamberly Soot and Bay-salt and boyl them very well together then at night wash the Places infected with a rag upon the end of a stick very hot but not so hot as to scauld away the hair then in the morning anoint it with Tarr and black Sope boyled together pretty hot This done four or five times together will Cure it Another which De-Grey says he hath Cured 100 Horses with Take of Rue the leaves and tender tops only without any the least stalk a good handful first chop them small then stamp them in a Mortar to an Ointment then put to it one spoonful of the purest tried Hogs-grease you can get and work them together to a Salve then stop into either Ear the whole quantity by equal proportions and put a little wooll upon the Medicine to cause him to keep it in the better and so stitch up his eares and let it be in about twenty 24 houres and then unstitch them and take forth the Wooll and he is Cured Another which if he hath it given him twice it will Cure him Take the inner Rind of Elder the inner Rind of the Wall-nut-tree the inner Rind of the Barberry-tree of all of them an equal quantity and not exceeding above a handful of all of them together Boyl them in a quart of strong Beer a little while then take out the Barks and add to it the powder of Turmerick Fennegreek and two Nut-galls beaten to powder with the powder of Grains of Paradice about an ounce of all of them boyl them in the same Beer about as long as you did before then sweeten it with Treacle and give it him luke-warm in the Morning fasting and let him fast two or three houres after it and order him as you do a sick horse if you put into it a little handful of stone-crop it will be the bettet You must wash the buds of the Farcy night and morning with this water Take half a pound of green Copperas and boyl it a little while in a quart of Chamberly before you boil it you must put in a good quantity of Salt or Brine Another After you have kept him slenderly fed all Night give him the next Morning fasting half a pint of the Juice of Housleek and half a Pint of Sallet Oyl mingled together and let him Fast till Night and then give him Hay and no Water till the next Morning and that warm too This Drink used twice will almost Cure any Farcy Another for the Farcy Take a handful of each of these Herbs here under-written chopped very small and boiled in three Pints of strong Ale or Beer to about a Pint and an half and after you have strained the Liquor very well from the Herbs give it him luke-warm fasting in the Morning but before you give it him stir into it an Ounce of crude Antimony finely powdred and searc'd About three or four days after give him the like Drink again and repeat it the third time if there be occasion and it will certainly Cure him The Herbs are these Chickweed Wood-bittony Groundsel and Mullen The Buds must be anointed also with this outward Application Take the bigness of a Hazel-Nut of yellow Arsnick beaten to powder and put to it about a spoonful of black Sope or for want of that common Sope and lay a little of it upon the Head of every one of them which will so corrode and eat into them that they will become so loose that they will drop out by the Roots then heal up the wounded places by anointing them with your green Ointment which you may find in the first Part or with Sallet-Oyl or Hogs grease take care you let him not come to gnaw it with his Teeth for fear of poisoning him or that you lay it not upon any sound place for it will make a Wound wheresoever it comes You may anoint them with the Oyl of Vitriol if yoâ— please which hath the same Operation with the other Another outward Application for this Disease which will not only Cure the Buds of it but any foul Scab Leprosie or Mange After you have let Blood which is always convenient in this Disease Take three Pints of old Urine and a Pint of Vineger or Verjuice and put to it half a Pound of the Stalks of the strongest Tobaccho you can get but let them be first bruised and laid asteep in the Urine all Night before you boil them After you have â—o done set it over the Fire and put to it an Ounce of the Flower of Brimstone and boil them altogether till it come to a quart then strain forth the Liquor from the stalks and anoint the infected places with it till they be well Another inward and outward Application for the Farcy After you have Blooded those Buds with your Incision-Knife which are fresh and green wash them once or twice a day with your Fistula-water which will Kill them conditionally you give him this inward Drink with it viz. Take two quarts of Running Water and put to it two Handfuls of Herb-grace chopt indifferent small with two or three spoonfuls of bruised Hemp-seed and set it over the Fire and let it boyl away till it come to three Pints then give it him three times in nine days and Order him as you do sick Horses and he will do well Another to Cure it by pâ—tting something into his Eares After you have bruised about nine or ten Cloves of Garlick being first peel'd wiuh a Handful of Rue and about half a quarter of a Pint of Brandy strain the Juice through
VVater him at seven or eight in the Afternoon Dress him between three and four and VVater him about four or five and give him Provender always after watering Litter him at eight and give Food for all Night The Night before he is ridden about Nine at Night take away his Hay and at four of the Clock in the Morning give him a Handful or two of Oats which being eaten turn him upon the Snaffle Rub him all over with dry Clothes then Saddle him and make him Fit for his exercise and when you have done with him bring him into the Stable all sweaty as he is and Rub him all over with dry VVisps then take off his Saddle and after you have rubbed him all over with dry Cloaths put on his Housing-Cloth then put on the Saddle again and girt it and walk him about gently while he be cold then set him up and after two or three houres fasting put him to his Meat then in the Afternoon curb rub and dress him and water him and order him as aforesaid Ordering a Horse for a Prince or great Ladies Seat You must Order him in the time of his Rest like unto the Horse for Service and in his time of Labour like the Travelling Horse only you are to keep him more choicely I mean in a beautiful manner his Coat lying smooth and shining if he come in sweating into the Stable after you have rubbed him down take off the sweat with a Sword Blade whose edge is rebated Ordering of Travelling Horses at home and abroad Feed him with good Hay in the VVinter and good Grass in the Summer His Provender let it be good dry Oats Beans Pease or Bread according to his Stomach In the time of Rest half a Peck at a Watering is sufficient in the time of Labour as much as he will eat with a good Stomach Of Watering in the Morning When you Travel him Water two houres before you Ride then rub dress and lustily feed then bridle up and let him stand an hour before you take his back Of Feeding betimes In your Travel feed your Horse betimes for all night that thereby he may the sooner take his rest Moderate Travelling Travel moderately in the Morning till his wind be rackt and his Limbs warmed then after do as your Affairs require Be sure at Night to water your Horse two miles before you come to your Journey 's end then the warmer you bring him to his Inn the better walk not nor wash not at all the one doth beget Colds the other Foundrings in the Feet or Body but set him up warm well stopt and well rubbed with clean Litter Give no Meat whilest the outward parts of your Horse are hot or wet with sweat as the Ear-roots the Flanck the Neck or under his Chaps but being dry rub and feed him according to the goodness of his Stomach To get a Stomach Change of Food begetteth a Stomach so doth the washing the Tongue or Nostrils with Vineger Wine and Salt or warm Urine Not to stop the Horses Feet with Cow-dung till they be cold Stop not your Horses Feet with Cow-dung till he be sufficiently cold and that the Blood and Humours which were dispersed be setled into their proper places Look to his Back Girts and Shooes Look well to his Back that the Saddle hurt not to the Girts that they gall not and to his Shooes that they be large fast and easie Not to eat nor drink when he is hot Let him neither eat nor drink when he is hot nor presently after his Travel To Labour him moderately when the Weather is either extream hot or cold Labour him moderately when the Weather is either extream hot or extream cold that so you may avoid extream Heats or sudden Colds Not to Travel him too late Travel him not too late that your own eye may see him well dried and well fed before you take your own rest The Saddle not to be presently taken off Take not the Saddle from your Horses Back suddenly Horse-bread very good Food Horse-bread which is made of clean Pease Beans or Fitches feedeth exceedingly River-water is not so good as standing-water Let your Horses Meat and Drink be exceeding sweet and clean Standing-water is better then River-water for that is too piercing Swine and Pullen is naught to be nigh a Stable Let him lie clean and dry keep your Stable sweet let no Swine lie near it nor let any Pullen come within it Let the Light of your Stable be towards the South and North. Let the Light of your Stable be ever towards the South and North yet so as the North-windows may in the Winter be shut close at Pleasure To be Tied with two Reins Let him be Tied with two Reins To Ride him on stony wayes Ride him often on stony ways that he may the better feel his Feet and harden his Hoofs Wheat-straw and Oat-straw best for Litter Let his Bed be of Wheat-straw above his Knees the Barley-straw is the softest yet a Horse will covet to eat it which is unwholesom Wheat-straw though it be hard to lie upon yet it is wholesom to eat and as for Oat-straw it is the best in the Superlative for it is not only wholesom to eat but soft to lie upon Of Dressing your Horse Curry or Dress your Horse twice a day that is before water and when he is Curried rub him well with your Hand and with a Rubber his Head should be rubbed with a wet Cloth and his Cods made clean with a dry Cloth otherwise he would be scabby between his Legs you should wet his fore-top his Mane and his Tail with a wet Mane-Comb and ever where the Horses Hair is thinnest there Curry the gentlest Of the Stable Let the Plaunchers of your Stable lie even and level that your Horse may stand at his ease and not prove Lame by too much oppressing his hinder Feet A Mud-wall is naught to be nigh a Horse Let not any Mud-wall be within your Horses reach for he will naturally covet to eat it and nothing is more unwholesom Chopt Straw is good to strow amongst his Provender Give your Horse plenty of Garbage which is Chopt VVheat-straw both with his Provender and without for it is a mighty Clenser of a Horses Body Bottles of Hay to be Tied hard Let your Hay-bottles be very little and Tied very hard for so your Horse shall eat with a better Stomach and make least waste To sprinkle the Hay with water is good and to strow Fennegreek amongst his Provender To sprinkle water upon your Hay is most wholesom and to sprinkle Fennegreek upon your Provender is as sovereign The â—rst is good for the VVind the latter for VVormes Exercise good Let your Horse have daily Exercise for that begets a good Stomach to his Meat Grafs is good once a year to cleanse the Blood and cool the Body Purge your Horse once a year with Grass or green Blades of Corn called Forrage
for fifteen days together yet before you purge him in any case let him Blood and whilest he is in Purging let him have no Prevender A Horse good store of Blood after Travel A Horse after Travel hath ever more Blood then any Beast whatâ—oâ—ever therefore it is good to take Blood from him to prevent the Yellows or other Diseases that may follow What you are to do in Case of Necessity coming late to your Inn. If you come late to your Inn so that your Journey be great and earnest and that your Horse will not eat till he hath drunk and yet is hot notwithstanding then let his Drink be Milk given in the dark lest the whiteness make him refuse it this is both cordial and pleasant If you cannot get Milk enough then mingle Milk with water luke-warm To give him Mares Milk to drink if he be poor If your Horse either by Labour or any Surfeits be brought low lean and weak give him Mares Milk to drink many days together and it will make him strong The best-times to Water in the Winter The best Houres to water your Horse in the Winter when he is at Rest is betwixt seven and eight in the Morning or four or five in the Evening Not good to wash a Horse if he be hot It is not good to wash a Horse when he is hot but you may wash him above the Knees so that you do not wash his Belly and that you ride him after he is washed and so set him up and dress him The purer the water is wherein you wash your Horse the more wholesom it is so that it be not too extream cold To light at every steep Hill When you Travel at every steep Hill light both to refresh your Horse and your self How a fat Horse is to have his Meat and his Water Let a fat Horse have his water at four times and not as much as he will drink at once and let him stand two or three houres every day without Meat Rubbing is good for a Horse Rubbing much hard and well doth profit preserve and it keeps both legs and body in strength and he doth much delight in it and it doth better then much Meat Boiled Barley is good Boiled Barley is a great Fatner of a Horse To Pick his Feet after Travel Cleanse and pick the Soles of his Feet ever after Travel and stuffe them well with Ox-dung and anoint his Hoofs with Grease Tarr or Turpentine Much Rest naught Much Rest is the Nurse and Mother of many Diseases Be careful to look to your Saddle When you Ride look often to your Saddle and your Horses Shooes and you shall find much more ease in your Journey A Horse-Mans Rule If you do intend to keep your Horse in his Skin Go softly out and come softly in Riding softly Ride moderately the first two houres but after according to your occasions Trotters Oyl is good to help stiff Limbs Trotters Oyl is an excellent Ointment being applied very warm to your Horses Limbs to nimble them and to help Stiffness and Lameness And Dogs Grease is better therefore never want one of them in the Stable To Bath his Legs with cold water is good to Keep his Legs from Scabs and Swellings Bath the Fore-legs from the knees and Gambrels downwards with cold water for it is wholesom and both comforteth the Sinews and prevents Scabs and Swellings To Wash at the Stable door if Necessity requires If foul ways compel you to wash your Horses Legs then do it with a Pail of water at the Stable-door rather then to endanger him in Pond or River and for walking rather Sit on your Horses back to keep his spirit stirring then to walk him in your Hand for he will soon catch Cold that way the Wind and Air getting between his Saddle and Back Dressing upon Travel and Rest Dress your Horse twice a day upon Rest and once upon Travel Blooding Spring and Fall are the best times to take Blood from a Horse Ordering of Hunting Horses While he is at Rest let him have all the quietness that may be let him have much Meat much Litter much Dressing and Water ever by him and let him sleep as long as he pleaseth keep him to Dung rather soft then hard and look that it be well coloured and bright for Darkness shews Grease and Redness inward heating Let Exercises and Mashes of sweet Mault after his usual Scourings or let Bread of clean Beans or Beans and Wheat mixt together be his best food and Beans and Oats the most ordinary Sir Robert Chernock's Manner of Hunting in Buck-season He never takes his Horse up into the Stable during the Season but Hunts him upon Grass only allowing him as many Oats as he can well eat And he approves of this to be a very good way by reason that if there be any Molten Grease within him which violent Hunting may raise up this going to Grass will purge it out He hath Rid his Horse three days in a week during the Season and never yet found any hurt but rather good by it so that you turn your Horse out very cool The Ordering of your Running Horse Let him have no more Meat then will suffice Nature drink once in twenty four houres and dressing every day once at Noon only Let him have moderate Exercise Morning and Evening Ayrings or the fetching of his water and know no other violence but in his Courses only If he be very fat scoure oft if of reasonable stature seldom If lean then scoure but with a sweet Mash only let him stand dark and warm having many Clothes and much Litter and that Wheat-straw only Let him be empty before you Run and let his Food be the finest lightest and quickest of Digestion that may be The Sweats are most wholesom that are given abroad and the Cooling most natural which is given before he cometh into the Stable Keep his Limbs with cool Ointments and let not any hot Spices come into his Body If he grow dry inwardly wash'd Meats is most wholesom If he grow loose give him Wheat-straw in more abundance And be sure do every thing Neat and cleanly about him which will Nourish him the better Ordering of Coach-Horses Let them have good Dressing twice a day Hay and Provender their Belly-full and Litter enough to tumble on Let them be walk'd and wash'd after Travel for by reason of their many occasions to stand still they must be inur'd with all hardness though it be much unwholesom Their best food is sweet Hay or well dried Beans and Oats or Bean-bread Look well to the strength of their Shooes and the Galling of their Harness Keep their Legs clean especially about their hinder Fetlocks And let them stand in the House warmly Cloathed Ordering of the Pack and Cart-Horse They need no walking washing or houres of Fasting only dress them well look to their Shooes and Backs and then fill their Bellies and they will do their
of Oats you had formerly Sifted About eleven of the Clock give him the same quantity of Oats and let him rest till the Afternoon At one of the Clock in the Afternoon if you intend not to give him a Heat that day Feed him with Bread and Oates as you did in the Forenoon and so consequently every Meal following for that day But if you intend the next day to give him a Heat to which I now bend mine aim you shall only then give him a quart of Oats clean Sifted but no Hay and so let him rest till Evening At four of the Clock give him a quart of clean Sifted Oats and after they are eaten Bridle him up Dress Cloath Saddle Air Water Exercise bring home and order as before shewed only give him no Hay at all After he hath stood an hour upon his Bridle give him a quart of Oates and after they are eaten put on his Head a sweet Muzzle and let him rest till Nine at Night The Vse of the Muzzle The Use of the Muzzle being rightly made is to keep the Horse from eating up his Litter from gnawing upon Boards and Mud-walls and indeed to keep him from eating any thing but what he receiveth from your own hands they are made sometimes of Leather and stampt full of holes or else close but they are unsavoury and unwholesom Nay indeed all Leather is unpleasant Besides they are too close and too hot for him The best Summer Muzzle and indeed best at all times is the Ner-Muzzle made of strong Pack-thread and knit very thick and close in the bottom and so enlarged wider and wider upwards to the middle of the Horses Head then bound upon the top with Tape and on the nether side a Loop and on the farther side a long String to fasten it to the Horfes Head The best Winter Muzzle and indeed tolerable at any time is made of double Canvass with a round Button and a square Latice Window of small Tape before both his Nostrils down to the very bottom of the Muzzle and upward more then a handful and must also have a Loop and a String to fasten about his Head At Nine of the Clock at Night give him a quart of clean Oats and when they are eaten put on his Muzzle and toss up his Litter and so leave him The next day early give him a quart of clean Oates rubbed between your hands with some Beer or Ale and when he hath eaten them Dress him and Saddle him as before and being ready to depart give him a new laid Egg or two and wash his Mouth after it with Beer or Ale and so lead him away and at the door provoke him to empty then Mount and Rack him gently to the Course ever and anon making him smell another Horses dung When you are come within a Mile of the starting Post alight and take off his Body-Cloth and Breast-Cloth and Girt on the Saddle again then sending away your Grooms both with those Cloaths and other dry Cloaths to rub with let him stay at the end of the Course till you come then your self Rack your Horse gently up to the starting Post and beyond making him smell to that Post which you call the weighing Post that he may take notice of the beginning and ending of the Course There start your Horse roundly and sharply at near a three quarters speed and according to his Strength of Body Ability of Wind and Chearfulness of Spirit run him the whole Course through But by no means do any thing in extremity or above his Wind but when you find him a little yield then give him a little ease so that all he doth may be done with Pleasure and not with Anguish For this manner of training will make him take delight in his labour and so encrease it The contrary will breed discomsort and make Exercise irksom Also during the time you thus course him you shall Note upon what Ground he runneth best and whether up the Hill or down the Hill whether on the smooth or on the rough on the wet or on the dry or on the level or the Earth somewhat Rising and according as you find his Nature so manage him for your own advantage When you have Finished the Heats and a little slightly Galloped him up and down to Rate his Wind and chear his Spirits you shall then the Groom being ready Ride into some warm Place and with your Glassing Knife or scraping Knife made either of some broken Sword blade or some old broken Sythe or for want of that a thin piece of old hard Oaken wood fashioned like a long broad Knife with a sharp edge scrape off the Sweat of your Horse in every part Buttocks excepted till there will none arise ever and anon moving him up and down Then with dry Cloaths Rub him all over Buttocks excepted then take off his Saddle and having Glassed his Back and rub'd it near dry put on his Body-Cloth and Breast-Cloth and set on his Saddle again and Girt it then Mount and Gallop him gently and ever and anon Rubbing his Head Neck and Body as you sit then walk him about the Fields to cool him And when you find he drieth apace then Rack him homewards sometimes Racking and sometimes Galloping and by no means bring him to the Stable till you find him throughly dry When you are come to the Stable-door entice him to empty then set him up and Tie him to the Rack and as having prepared it before give him this Scouring made in this manner The first Scouring Take a Pint of the Syrup of Roses or a pint of strong Honyed-water and dissolve into it of Cassa Agarick and Myrrhe of each an ounce and Jumble them well together in a Viol-Glass Then being Mul'd and made warm at the Fire and the Horse newly come from his Heat as before shewed give him this Scouring for it is a strong one and avoideth all manner of Molten Grease and Foulness Ordering him after his Scouring When you have given it him rub his Legs well then take off his Saddle and if his Body be dry run slightly over it with a Curry-Comb and after that the French Brush and lastly rub him all over with dry Cloaths very well and Cloath him up very warm and if the Weather be very cold to throw over him a loose Blanket He must fast full two Houres after his Scouring not departing out of the Stable and keep him stirring therein for it will work the better After he hath Fasted on the Bridle two houres then take a Handful of Wheat-Ears and coming to him handle the Roots of his Ears then put your Hand under his Cloaths next to his Heart upon his Flanks and on the nether part of his things and if you finde any new Sweat arise or any Coldness arise or if you see his Body beat or his Breast move fast then forbear to give him any thing for it shews there is much soulness
and anoint it all over with sweet Butter and give it him in the Morning in the manner of a Pill then ride him a little after it if you please otherwise you may chuse and feed and water him abroad or at home according to your usual custom And thus do three or four Mornings together If you use them to Cure either Cold or Glaunders then use them in the same manner for a Week together If you use them to satten a Horse then give him them for a Fortnight together But if you use them in the Nature of a Scouring to take away Moulten Grease and Foulness then instantly after his heat and in his heat Again if you find your Horse at any time hath taken a little Cold as you shall perceive by his inward Ratling if then you take one of these Balls and dissolve it in a Pint of Sack and so give it him it is a present Remedy Also to dissolve the Ball in his ordinary water being made luke-warm it worketh the like effect and fatneth exceedingly To give one of these Balls before Travel it prevents tyring to give it in the heat of Travel it refresheth the weariness and to give it after Travel it saves him from all Surfeits and inward Sickness A Reccipt to Fat a Lean Horse in twelve or fifteen days First Therefore to let him Blood if he wants Bleeding then instead of Oats in the Morning give him Wheat-Bran prepared after this manner Set over the Fire a great Kettle and fill it almost full with fair water and when it boyls put in your Bran and let it boyl a quarter of an hour at least then let it stand to cool and in the Morning early give him of this Bran so hot as he can eat it and let his drink be of the same water and at night give him Oates and white Water and let him be well Littered and warm covered but if it be in the Summer his Stable ought not to be too hot and at Night with his Oats give him an Egg full of this Powder with which you are to continue him for the space of eight days or according as you shall see cause You must understand that Bran thus prepared drieth up his naughty gross and corrupt humours and doth the better prepare the Body to assume Lust Courage Strength and Flesh together with the help of the Powder which is this The Powder how to make a Lean Horse Fat Take of Cummin Fennegreek Sileris-Montani Nutmegs Cloves Ginger Linseed of each two Ounces Quick Brimstone six Ounces make all these into Powder and give him the quantity of an Egg-shell full with his Oats every Night but first let him be watered with white water which is two or three handfuls of Bran stirred amongst his water then Rub him Litter him and Cloath him well and then give him some sweet Wheat-straw in his Rack and let himseed on that for an hour then give him his Oats mixed with his Powder and when he hath eaten them give him Hay at your pleasure remembring to keep him warm but so as with Moderation and you shall find him amend exceedingly but you must put into his Oats every time two handfuls of Nettle-seeds for that is the thing that will principally cause him to Battle It will also greatly avail to his amendment if he be Aired every Morning and Evening an hour after Sun-rising and an hour before Sun-set if the Weather be warm and the Sun do shine And this is the best Course you can take to set up a Lean and poor Horse Another Receipt to make a Lean Horse Fat Take of Elecampane dried Cummin Turmerick Anniseeds of each two Ounces Groundsel half a handful boyl all these together in a Gallon of Ale with three Heads of Garlick well bruised and picked then strain it and give him a quart of it in the Morning fasting Blood-warm and Ride him after it but not to heat him and thus do four Mornings together and in a short time after if the year be seasonable turn him to Grass and he will Fatten suddenly But if the time of the year will not serve and that you have a mind to raise him in the Stable then give him amongst his Oats this Powder Take of Elecampane dried and of Cummin both alike well beaten and searced and when you give your Horse Provender then give him half an Ounce of them well mixed amongst it for fourteen days together and you shall find him to amend and prosper after a strange manner provided that you give him seasonable Ayring moderate Exercise and Mashes and white Water Of the Drink called Acopum Take of Euforbium half an Ounce Castoreum one Ounce Adraces half a quarter of a pound Bidellium half an Ounce and half a quarter Opoponax one Ounce Fox Grease half an Ounce Pepper one Ounce Laserpitium three quarters of an Ounce Ammoniacum half a quarter of a pound Pigeons Dung as much Galbanum half an Ounce Nitrum one Ounce and a quarter Spuma nitri three quarters of an Ounce Ladanum a quarter of a pound Pyrethrum and Bay-berries of each three quarters of an Ounce Cardanum two Ounces Seed of Rue half a quarter of a pound Seed of Agnus Castus one Ounce Parsley seed half an Ounce dried Roots of Ireos or Flower-de-luce one Ounce and a quarter and half a quarter of Oyl de Bay as much of Oyl of Spikenard three quarters of a pound of Oleum Cyprinum three quarters of a pound and half a quarter the oldest Oyl Olive a pound and a half Pitch a quarter of a pound and two Ounces Turpentine a quarter of a pound Melt of every of these that will be Molten severally by themselves and then mingle them together with the rest of the Ingredients being first beaten to fine powder and after they have boiled a little on the Fire take it off and strain it into a clean Gally-pot and so keep it for your use And when you give your Horse any of it at any time you must not give him of it above two spoonfuls in a Pint of Sack or Muscadine and if by long keeping you find it wax hard then soften it with the Oyl of Cypress so that it may be good and thick The Vertues of it It is both a Medicine and an Ointment for it helpeth Convulsions in the Sinews and Muscles it draweth forth all Noisom humours and disburdeneth the Head of all Grief being put up with a long Goose Feather anointed in it into the Nostrils of a Horse it healeth I say all manner of Convulsions Cramps Numbness and String-halts Colds and Rhumes it dissolveth the Liver being troubled with Opilations and Obstructions it helpeth Siccity and Aridity in the Body it banisheth all weariedness and tiredness if his Limbs be Bathed with this Medicine And lastly it Cureth all sorts of inward Diseases if it be administred by way of a Drench in Wine strong Beer or good Ale The Nature of it It is hot
them and if they be washed with the Juice of Vervine and strong Vineger mingled together and this Powder cast upon them will heal and skin them It healeth likewise and skinneth all other Sores Another Oyntment Take half a pound of tried Hogs-grease a penniworth of Verdegrease beaten to fine Powder give them two or three Walms on the Fire then take it off and put into it half an Ounce of Venice-Turpentine and stir it well together till it be cold this Ointment will heal any Wound or Sore in a Horse Another Oyntment Burn a good quantity of Roch-Allum and as much bay-Salt and burn that also make them both together into fine powder Then take of common Honey and of sweet Butter of each alike as much as will suffice incorporate them altogether by melting them over a gentle Fire and with a Taint or Plaister apply it And this Cureth any foul Sore A good VVater Take a pint of fair Water and put into it of bay-Salt and of green Copperas of each the quantity of a Hazel-Nut first made into fine powder let them boil a little upon the Fire with this wash your Sore before you do apply any of your Salves Unguents or Powders Another Salve Take of common Honey two Ounces Roch-Allom Verdegrease and Vinegar of each an Ounce make your Allom and Verdegrease into fine Powder then take of â—ublimate finely powdered two Ounces boil them a little on the Fire this laid Plaister-wise on the Wound once a day or if the Wound be deep to Taint it with it but before you dress it wash the Sore with Water made of green Copperas and bay-Salt The Vertues of it This doth not only Cure all sorts of Wounds in the Body but the Foot also and it cleareth any Wound from dead and proud Flesh Another Salve Take the Buds or the tender tops of the leaves of Elder or for want there of the inner Rinâ— of the Bark one handful and first shred and after pound them very well till you bring them to a Salve and apply this to the Sore binding a Cloth about it to keep it from falling off The Vertues of it This will Cure any Old or New Sore whatsoever in any part of the Body as Galled Backs Spur-Galls Gravelling Prick'd being dressed every day once and it will Cure a Fâ—â—tula if the Juice of it be injected into it unto the bottom An Oyntment Take the White of a new laid Egg and Sallet-Oyl as much as will suffice and beat them well together and before you apply it unto the Wound pour into the Wonnd burnt Butter and then lay on your Medicines with Hurds Plaister-wise And this will Cure any green Wound Another An Ounce of black Sope and as much Dogs Grease with as much burnt Allom as will lie upon a six pence melted upon the Fire together is very good to heal or skin any wound or hurt let the burnt Allom be put in last when the others are melted How to give a Horse a Vomit Vomits are given to Horses newly taken from Grass to bring away their gross and Phlegmatick Humours which do abound in their Stomach and Head which if they be not taken away in due time may empair greatly the Health of the Horse I never knew that Vomits were useful to a Horse till I met with a French Farrier which I saw administred it to sundry Horses which did work very kindly The Receipt is this Take two of the greatest Roots you can get of Pollâ—podium of the Oak washed and scraped very clean and Tie it to his Snaffle Trench or Bit then let it be steeped in the Oyl of Spike all Night and in the Morning fasting put on his Bridle with the same Roots and Ride him about with it about an hour fair and softly and if he be troubled with any Rheumaâ—ick or Phlegmatick humour or with any cold or silthy Matter which may annoy his stomach this will force him to vent it at his Mouth and Nose and it will cause him to Cough and Nâ—ez where he will send forth a great abundance of silth and evil slimy stuff from off his Stomach and Head as that in a very short time he will become very clean in his Body for this will both refine his Blood and exhaust all his watery Humours which will make him found a long time after it And this is not only to be applied to a Horse newly taken from Grass but to any other Horse that hath taken Cold or to any Ketty Foul Foggy or Pursive Horse whatsoever This may seem strange here amongst us but let any man make trial and he shall find it to be most admirable Purâ—ing Pills Take of Fresh Butter one pound Alloes and Fennegreek of each an Ounce Life-Honey and white Sugar-Candy powdred of each four Ounces Agarick half an Ounce make all these into fine powder and being well incorporated with the Butter and Honey make Pills thereof and give them to your Horse and if he be but a small and weak Horse you must give him but two parts of three but if he hath a strong Cold and Cough withal Then Take Fresh Butter and of Mel-Râ—sâ—rum of each four Ounces of Alloes and Sene of each an Ounce of Rubarb and Bay-â—erries of each three Ounces Collâ—quintida and S ffron of each two drams Coâ—di l-powder one Ounce Dâ—kâ— or Dâ—tch-powder four Ounces make them all into fine powder and mix them well with two Ounces of Mithridaâ—e and with your Butter and Mel-Rosarum beat and pound them well together and make them up into Pills and give them your Horse This Receipt will purge him very well though it heat him for some time and let him be ordered as in other Physical Cures of the like Nature and proportion your Pills according to the strength greatness and corpulency of your Horse A Plaister to dissolve and take away evil Humours which shall at any time fall down in the Legs of your Horse Take of Common Honey a pound of Turpentine half a pound of Mastick in fine powder two Ounces of Frankincense and Bole-Aâ—mâ—â—iack made into fine powder of each four Ounces of Sâ—ngâ—is Dâ—aconis three Ounces six new laid Eggs of the strongest Wine-Vineger one pint of the Flower of Rice seven Ounces mix all these together and hereof make a Plaister and lap the Legs of the Horse from the Feet to the upper Joynâ—s and do this but four or five times and you shall find that it will perform a strange and rare Cure Of several sorts of Baths and first of a Bath to dry up Humours Take Sage Rosemary of each a handful and of the Bark of the Root of Bâ—â—ch three pounds and of the Bâ—â—ks of young Eâ—mes Oaks and Ash of each a handful of Nâ—p Penvy-Royal and of Coestnuts the Rinds being taken away of each a handful three or four white Onions clean pilled and cut into small pieces or slices Red Wine three Pottles strong white-Wine Vineger two Pottles Boyl
two Gallons of water till they swell or burst and mix them with a peck of Wheat bran and give it him in the manner of a Mash and it will Fat suddenly or Coleworts sodden and mixed with Wheat Bran and give them instead of Provender or to give him in stead of his Provender the Grain called Buck or to give him Parched Wheat mingled with Ale or Wheat Bran mingled amongst his Provender but be sure to keep him well dressed and cleanly lookt after for without clean keeping his Meat will do him but little good and to give him a little Meat at once for fear you Cloy him Or take Sage Savin bay-Berries Earth-Nuts Bears-Grease mingled with a quart of Wine or Ale and give it him or to feed him a Month together with scalded Bran or take Cummin-seed Fennegreek-seed Siliris Montani Nutmegs Cloves Ginger Linseed of each two Ounces quick Brimstone six Ounces made all into line powder and give him an Egg-shell full of it every Night in his Provender and white Water after it and put into his Oats with his powder a handful of Nettle-seed for that is a thing which will principally cause him to batten and when he is Glutted with this Meat then give him Bread if he leave his Bread then give him Malt or any Grain that he will eat with a good Appetite or to give him many Mornings together half an Ounce of Brimstone finely beaten with a raw Egg and a penny weight of the Powder of Myrrh in a quart of Ale or to give him three Leaved Grass half green and half dry for many days together or to give him Pepper Saffron Anniseeds Turmerick Treacle Licoris Penny-royal and Archangel mingled in Milk with the Yolks of Eggs Barley dried or Barley boiled till it burst is a great Fattener but most of these ways will not breed Fat that will continue but the best way to make him Fat and to cause him to keep it is to give him three Mornings together a pint of sweet VVine and two spoonfuls of Diapente brewed together for that will take away all Infection and Sickness from the inward Parts then to seed him well with Provender at least four times a day viz. After his Water in the Morning after his Water at Noon after his Water in the Evening and after his Water at nine a Clock at Night and if you find that he eat not his Provender well then to change it to another and to let him have most of that Food he loveth best and there is no question but he will grow fat suddenly But if you will have a more particular Account then turn to the Mirrour of all Medicines to make the Leanest Horse that may be Fat Sound and Fit either for Market or Travel in the space of fourteen days you may find before with several other such like Receipts ensuing An Explanation of several hard Words belonging to Chyrurgery VVhat a Fracture is If there be a loosening in the Bone it is called a Fracture VVhat a Wound is If it be in any Fleshy part it is called a Wound VVhat a Rupture is If it be in the Veins then it is a Rupture What a Convulsion is If in the Sinews then it is a Cramp or Convulsion What an Excortication is If it be in the Skin then it is called an Excortication Of Giving of Fire and there are two ways of it the one Actual and the other Potential the First is done by Medicine either Corrasive Putrif active or Caustick Cautery Actual The Actual Fire doth burn the Flesh by Instrument which stoppeth Corruption of Members and stancheth Blood provided the Sinews Cords and Ligaments be not toucht the Instruments to Cauterize are Gold Silver Copper or Iron Cautery Potential The Potential Fire doth burn by Medicine of which there are three sorts or degrees namely by Corrosive by Caustick or Putrifaction The Corrosive The Corrosives are Simple or Compound the simple Corrosives are Roch-Allom burnt or un-burnt Red Coral Mercury sublimed Verdegrease Copperas white and green and these Corroding things are called Precipitates which are Eaters of dead Flesh The Compounds are Vnguentum Apostolorum Vnguentum Aegyptiacum and Vnguentum Coraceum with others Medicines Putrifactive Medicines Putrifactive are such Medicines which are applied to Swellings which are made for the most part of Medicines Compounded as Poultesses rosted Sorrel white Lilly Roots and the like What a Caustick is A Caustick is a great Burner for that being once put to the Skin will in a short time make a Wound where there was none before and those things are Lye Lime Vitriol Aqua-fortie and the like Corrosives Corrosives are weaker then Putrifactives and Putrifactives are weaker then Causticks Corrosives work in the soft Flesh Putrifactives in the hard and Causticks break the sound Skin Thus you see the use of these things you may apply them at your pleasure for these Cure all sorts of Farcies Cankers Fistulaes Leprosies Maungies Scabs and such like poisonous Infection Of the several sorts of Purgings which are Five by Pills by Poriâ—ons by Glisters by Suppositories and by Grass What Pills are Pills are solid or substantial stuff fixed together in one Body and being made into round Balls are cast down the Horses Throat which purge the Head and Brain from Phlegm and other gross Humours down into the Excrements What a Portion is Portions are when you give him liquid purging Powders dissolved in Wine or Ale or that if it be any other liquid stuff now Portions cleanse the Stomach and Guts from such naughty Humours which Glaunders Colds and Surfeits have ingendred in the Body What Glisters are Glisters are given at the Fundament and are made up of four things that is to say Decoctions of Drugs of Oyls and such like Unctious Matter as Butter or Grease And â—ourthly of divers Salts to provoke the Vertue Expulsive Now they are of several Natures some to ease and appease Griefs and allay the sharpness of Humours some to Bind and some to Loosen and some to heal as in Cases of Ulcers and Old Sores within the Body c. What a Suppository is A Suppository is only a Preparative to a Glister and but only to cleanse and make loose the great Guts which cometh to the Tuel and they help the disease of the Guts being of Nature more gentle then Glisters are and may be applied when Glisters cannot Purging by Grass Purging by Grass is either by green Corn Wheat Rye Barley Oats or Tares which is a great Clenâ—er and Cooler of his Body What a Decoction is A Decoction is a Broth made of certain Herbs as Mallows Mash-Mallows pellitory Camomil and sometimes of white Lilly Roots and other such like things Simples that are good to conglutinate and knit things together either inward or outward Iris Illyrica beaten and sifted and mingled with pepper Honey and Currants and given him to drink in Wine and Sallet-Oyl Conglutinateth any inward Rupture or Burstness Dragant
Saffron the fruit of the Pine with the Yolks of Eggs given him to drink with Wine and Sallet-Oyl is good to Conglutinate any inward Member or Vein broken the Roots and Seeds of Asparagus sod in water and given him and after three days give him Opoponax with Honey and Myrrh and it will Conglutinate any inward Ulcer or Rupture whatsoever The Bark of Ash beaten with Wine and Plaister it is a great Knitter of broken Bones or the inward Bark of an Elm laid in Running water and Bathe the place therewith or the Roots of Rocket boiled in water and plaister it or Wilde Briony stamped and plaistered also Hazel-tails and the Seeds of red Docks made into powder and given him to drink is good or Bugel is a Knitter of Wounds inward or outward so does Lions-paw or Self-heal the distilled water of sow-Bread doth Knit any broken Sinew in the Body Bole-Armoniack beaten to powder and finely Sifted and beaten with the white of an Egg and spread upon the Leg and covered over with Flox is very good for a Sinew-strain and is a great Strengthner of the grieved place where a Bone hath been out of Joynt and put in again The yellow Wall Flower strengthens any weak part out of Joynt A Poultess made of brank-Ursin and applied is good so is a Decoction of the Root of Butchers-broom or Knee-Holly with the Berries made also into a Poultiss the Root of the great Comfrey bruised and laid to them doth consolidate and knit them together The Decoction of the Leaves Bark or Roots of Elecampane healeth them being bathed therewith The Roots of Eringo or Sea-holly boiled in Hogs-grease and applied to them draweth not only Bones out of the Flesh but also Thorns and healeth them again An Ointment made of the Roots of Osmond-Royal or Water-Flag in a Mortar with the Oyl of Swallows and the place grieved anointed with it is very good Flix-weed doth consolidate broken Bones so doth the leaves of the Holly-tree used in Fomentations so doth Knot-grass and Moon-wort the leaves of Mullen bruised and boiled in Wine and laid to any Member out of Joynt and newly Set again taketh away all swellings and pains thereof the Leaves of Nettles also bruised and laid to them refresheth them the Juice of Plantine applied to any bone out of Joynt hindreth the Inflammation swelling or pain that shall arise thereon Solomons Seal knitteth any Joynt which by weakness useth to be often out of its place Or the Decoction of the Root being bruised and infused in Wine all Night and given him much helpeth towards the Cure the Leaves of Turn-Sole bruised and applied to Bones out of Joynt is very good for them c. Simples that are good to cleaâ—se the Blood Avens VVater-Cresles or Brook-lime Burage or Bugloss Butchers broom or Knee-holly Cardus Bâ—nedictus the red Dock which is commonly called Blood-wort Fennel-seeds Fumitory Hops VVall-Rue or ordinary white Maiden-hair Mustard-seed the Root of the bastard Rubarb Sage Succory Scurvey-Grass Smallage VVood-sorrel Star-Thistle Ladies Thistle the yellow VVall-Flower c. Simples that are good in general to ex pel the dead Foal Aâ—heal the Herb Alkanet applied to her Shape draweth it forth Angelica Brook-lime or Water-Pimpernel Centaury or sweet Chervil given her in Wine is very good The powder of the Root of Cuckow-point or the Juice of it given in Wine bringeth it away Flax-weed or Toad-Flax is good Flower de-luce made up in a Pessary with Honey and put up into her Body bringeth it forth Germander Hore-hound Filapendula or Drop-wort is good also given her so is the Root of Masterwort Ground-pine is excellent good to expel it The Decoction of the Leaves and Branches of Sage given is also good so is the Juice of the yellow Wall-Flower c. Simples good in general to provoke Lust in Horses The Decoction of Asparagus given him for some time the seed of the Ash-tree powdred with Nutmegs is a great Increaser of it Beans Chest-Nuts Cream of Cich-pease or Cicers boiled in water and given The Seeds of both the sorts of Clary the pith of the stalk of the Burr-dock before the Burr cometh forth The weight of one Ounce of Cloves given in Milk provoketh it exceediugly Bread made of Potatoes and Bean-flower and given him is a great Provoker of it The Roots of Chervil the Roots of Fennel-gyant Spear-mint Mustard-seed Nettle-seed The seed of the wilde Rocket encreaseth it exceedingly Raisins of the Sun sweet Almonds Pine-Nuts the pizzle of a Bull or Hart Boars stones dried and powdred and given him amongst his Provender c. Simples good in General to increase Milk in Mares The seed or leaves of Burrage or Bugloss Cicers boiled in Milk Cocks-Head the leaves or seed of Fennel the seed of wilde Rocket Sow thistles the seed of Vipers Bugloss given him in Ale Dandelion c. Things good in General to wash all manner of Sores and Vlcers Alehoof bruised with white-Wine and Allom is very good to wash all sorts of them Flixweed made into a Salve doth quickly heal them how foul or malignant soever they be the distilled water of the Herb worketh the same effect but it is somewhat weaker The Juice of Fox-Gloves doth cleanse dry and heal them The Juice of the Leaves or Roots of stinking Gladwin and anoint any Scab or sore in the Skin it taketh them away The Juice of Purslain is good to allay the heat in sores and hurts Meadow sweet Ragwort the Juice of the green Herb of Tobacco wilde Tansie boiled with Vineger and Honey is good to heal moist corrupt and running Sores c. Simples that are good in General for all manner of swellings or risings in the Skin viz. hard Knobs and Kernels as also swelled Legs Swellings under the Chaul hard or soft and to ripen them Archangel stamped with some Salt and Vineger and applied dissolveth them Bdelium a kind of Gum doth ripen them The leaves of the Beech Tree is good to discuss hot swellings Barley-meal and Flea-wort boiled in water and made into a Poultess with Honey and Oyl of Lillies cureth swellings under the Throat Brine dissolveth hard swellings Chickweed boiled in water very soft adding to it Hogs-Grease with the powder of Fennegreek and Linseed and a few Roots of Marsh-mallows stamped in the form of a Cataplasm or Poultess and applied taketh away the swelling of the Legs or any other part Bâ—ook-lime or water Pimpernel used in the like manner is also very good the Decoction of Coleworts taketh away the pain and Ach and allayeth the swellings in swollen Legs wherein any gross or watery Humours are fallen the place being bathed with it warm Oyl of Camomil is good to dissolve hard and cold swellings Cummin put into a Poultiss is also good for them so is Chervil bruised and applied Cinquesoyl boiled in Vineger helpeth all hard swellings so does Clary and Cleavers boiled in Hogs-Grease do the like Cocks-head bruised when they are green
Champions given inwardly or applied outwardly is very good so is the Juice of Celandine and Centaury the red berries of the VVinter-Cherries given inwardly cleanseth the inward Imposthumes and Ulcers of the Reins and Bladder and is also good for bloody and foul Urine the Juice of the bruised Leaves of Chickweed Cinquefoyl or â—omfrey is good to wash them with Cuckoe-point the Root of it in powder or the Herb boiled in Sheeps or Cows Milk healeth the inward Ulcers of the bowels the distilled VVaters of Cucumbers given inwardly is very good for Ulcers in the Bladder the powder of the Root of both kinds of Fern strewed upon them drieth up the moisture in them and healeth them speedily so doth the powder of Sow-Fennel or Fig-wort the Juice or the VVater of Flix-weed injected into them doth cleanse and heal them up Elecampane Root beaten to powder and mixed with Honey is also very good Dill burnt and laid upon moist Sores cureth them Franckincense is good to Fill up hollow Ulcers Hemlock is good for all creeping Ulcers and Pustles that arise from hot and sharp Humours by cooling and repelling the heat Take this Receipt for the Cure of all manner of Ulcers Take the green leaves of the yellow Henbane three pounds and a half of them stamped in a Mortar and boil it in a quart of Sallet Oyl in a brass Pan gently upon the Fire keeping it stirring till the Herbs are black and will not boil nor bubble any more then you shall have a most excellent green Ointment which being strained from the dross put it to the Fire again and add to it half a pound of Bees Wax four Ounces of Rosin and two Ounces of common Turpentine melt them together and keep them for your use This will cure any iuveterate Ulcer Botch Burning green Wound and all Cuts or Hurts in the Head The fresh leaves of Ivy boiled in white Wine doth wonderfully help to cleanse them Juniper-Berries drieth up hollow Ulcers and filleth them up with flesh Knot grass or the powder of the Herb or Seed cools all Gangreens Fistulaes and foul and silthy Ulcers Knape weed is a great Drier up of Moisture in them Madder helpeth them in the Mouth if unto the Decoction you put a little Allom and Honey of Roses Herb Mouse-Ear is very excellent to stay the Malignity and spreading of them Pellitory of the Wall penny-Royal bruised and put to Vineger cleanseth them The Juice of Plantain is good for old Ulcers that are to be healed The Juice of Purslain is good for Inflammations in the privy Parts the powder of Savin mixed with Honey cleanseth them but it hindereth them from healing The Juice of Rag-wort is very good also c. Burning Compositions The gentlest is Vnguentum Apostolorum next to it is Verjuice and Hogs-Grease beaten together Next to this is Precipitate and Turpentine mixt together Next to it is Arsnick allayed with any Oyl or healing Salve Next to it is Mercury sublimate likewise allayed with some cooling Salve and the worst is Lime and Soap or Lyme and strong Lye beaten together for they will corrode and mortifie the soundest part whatsoever To make Hair smooth sleek and soft To do this keep him warm at the Heart for the least inward Cold will make the Hair stare then make him Sweat oft for that will raise up the Dust and Sweat which makes his Coat foul when he is in his greatest Sweat with an old Sword Blade scrape off all the white Foam Sweat and Filth that shall be raised up and that will lay his Coat even and smooth And when you let him Blood rub him all over with his own Blood and so let it remain two or three days and then Curry and Dress him well and this will make his Coat shine like Glass How to cast and overthrow a Horse When you intend to Cast your Horse bring him upon some even smooth and soft place or in the Barn upon some soft straw then take a long Rope and double it and cast a Knot a yard from the Bought then put the Bought about his Neck and the double Rope betwixt his fore-Legs and about his hinder Pasterns and underneath his Fet-locks then put the ends of the Rope underneath the Bought of his Neck and draw them quickly and they will overthrow him then make the ends fast and hold down his Head under which you must be sure to have always good store of straw Now if you would at any time Brand your Horse on the Buttock or do any thing about his hinder-Legs that he may not strike take up his contrary fore-Leg and when you do Brand your Horse see that the Iron be red hot and that the Hair be both seared away and the Flesh scorched in every place before you let him go and so you shall be sure to lose no Labour To make an unruly Horse stand still to be Trimmed that will not be Trimmed with Barnacles Take off one of his Stirrop-Leathers and put it into his Mouth and so over his Head as you do a Bridle and girt up his Chaps very hard and he will stand quietly to be Trimmed Another to make an unruly Horse stand still to be shod The common way is to put a pair of Barnacles upon his Nose and Tye them very hard but if you find that will not do then at the same time put some round stones into his Eares and Ty them up hard that they fall not out How to make a stubborn Horse to go Tye a small Cord or Line about his Stones pretty hard and bring it between his fore-Legs and let it be of that length that you may reach the other end of it with your Hand when you are upon his Back and when you find that he will not go forward Jerk him with your Line which is the only means I know of to break him of his stubborn tricks If he be a Gelding then strike him with a long Rod that is burnt at one end and this will help To make a Horse follow his Master and finde him out and Challenge him amongst never so many People Take a pound of Oat-Meal and put to it a quarter of a pound of Honey and half a pound of Lunarce and make a Cake thereof and put it into your Bosom next to your naked Skin then run or labour your self till you Sweat then rub all your Sweat upon your Cake then keep him Fasting a day and a night and give it him to eat and when he hath eaten it turn him loose and he shall not only follow you but also hunt and seek you out when he hath lost you or doth miss you and though you be enviroued with never so many yet he will find you out and know you and when he cometh to you spit into his Mouth and anoint his Tongue with your Spittle and thus doing he will â—â—ver forsake you How to make a black Star or white Hair black If you
the white and is in like manner hot and dry in the third degree it is safer to be taken being purified by the Art of the Alchymist then given raw the roots are good against all melancholy diseases as Quartan Agues and Madness It is good for the Falling Sickness Leprosie Yellows pains in the Hip the Root beaten to powder and strewed upon Ulcers or putrified Sores consumes the dead flesh and instantly heals them It will help Gangrenes in the beginning twenty Grains is a sufficient dose for one time and let it be Corrected with half so much Cinnamon The Root boiled in Vineger is excellent good against Sâ—abs Mâ—nge and Leprosie a piece of it being put into a Hole made in the Ear of a Beast troubled with a Cough or that hath taken any Poison and taken out in twenty four houres helpeth them And is very good also to Rowel Cuttel withal that hath the Gargel and also for many other uses Balâ—moâ—y or Fâ—ltwart the roots are hot cleansing and scouring some say it is likewise binding withal Bâ—lâ—â—om is hot and dry in the second degree and is good for new and green wounds Bishops-weed Herb-VVilliam Amtos the seed is hot and dry in the latter end of the third degree it is given against the biting of any venomous Beast It causeth Urine it is good against Poison the Plague and all Pestilential Feavers Sweet Briar or Eglantine Balls are binding and are good for bloody Fluxes and is good to stop a Lask or Loosness VVilde Briar-balls are greater Binders and are good to stop a Lask and bloody Flux and for staling of blood and is a great Drier up of evil Humours Bucks-thorn or Laxative Ram the Berries as they are in taste bitter so they are binding and are also hot and dry in the second degree and doth purge thick phlegm and cholerick humors The Box-tree is of a binding quality and is good against the biting of mad Dogs Bâ—acca is cold and dry in the second degree it closeth things opened it softens hardness filleth places empty and do extenuate all excretions Brimstone is hot and dry in the third degree draweth and disperseth humors killeth the Itch given inwardly and outwardly applied it is good for Coughs and rotten Phlegm It is good likewise for the Wormes being mixed with a little Salt in his Provender it helps Lethargies snuffed up the Nose heing beaten to powder Bâ—learmoniack is a certain red Earth which is cold and dry which draweth and driveth back evil humors and is also an excellent defence against Fluxes of Blood and all manner of bleeding whatsoever either taken inwardly or outwardly applied Brine or Water and Salt is of the same Nature as Salt is it is good given inwardly to kill Wormes or applied outwardly to dry humors and takes away swellings C. All Cabbages and Coleworts have a drying and binding faculty with a certain salt quality whereby they cleanse and being boiled in Broth opens the Belly but the second Decoction binds the Juice of them drank is good against the Poison of venomous Beasts they are good against a Consumption obstructions of the Liver and Spleen Stone Swellings Sores and Scabs and the Juice being dropped into the Eyes with Honey is good to clear them The Sea-Colewort is of a biting quality the first decoction Loosneth and is more cleansing then the other kind the seed bruised and drank killeth Wormes the Juice of them cleanseth and healeth Sores dissolveth Swellings and taketh away Inflammations Calamint or Mountain Mint is of a fervent taste and biting hot and of a thin substance and dry after a sort in the third degree it wasteth away thin humors cuts and maketh thick humors thin it is good for Ruptures Convulsions Cramps shortness of Breath torments and pains in the Stomach helpeth the Yellows killeth Wormes given with Salt and Treacle killeth Scabs either inwardly taken or outwardly applied and killeth the Wormes in the Ears the Juice being dropped therein Camomel is hot and dry in the first degree and of thin parts and heateth moderately and drieth little it mollifieth and dissolveth all Griefs and especially for the Liver it is good for Swellings Cholick Stone Pains in the Belly Cold Yellows Dropsey and Cramps VVater-Caltrops are of a cold Nature and consisteth of a moist Essence being made into a Poultess are good for Inflammations Swellings Cankers sore Mouths and Throats they are good for the Farcin and Stone especially the Nuts being dried they resist Poison and this biting of venomous Beasts VVilde Champions are reserved to those of the Garden they are good to stay inward bleeding taken inwardly and outwardly it doth the like to Wounds it expelleth Urine and Gravel and purgeth the Body of Cholerick humours and is good against the poison of venomous Beasts the Plague c. and is good for old Sores Fistulaes and Cankers to cleanse and heal them Cardus benedictus is good for pains in the Head the Yellows and other Infirmities of the Gall cleanseth the Blood helpeth the Itch biting of mad Dogs and other venomous Beasts and is good for Agues VVilde Carrets are hot and dry in the second degree expelleth Wind provoketh Urine and causeth Lust they are good for the Dropsey Cholick Stone for running Sores and Ulcers the seed of them worketh the same effects as the roots do Caraway-seeds are hot and dry in the third degree hath a moderate sharp quality whereby it breaketh Wind provoketh Urine the seeds are good for Colds in the Head and Stomach Cellandine is hot and dry in the third degree the Juice of it put into the Eyes cleareth them from Films and Cloudiness which darkneth the Sight it is good in old filthy creeping Ulcers to stay their Malignity of fretting and running and to cause them to heal the more speedily It heals also Tettars Ring-wormes and spreading Cankers the powder of it mixed with brimstone killeth the Mange it is good taken inwardly for the Yellows and openeth the Obstructions of the Liver and Gall. The lesser Cellandine called Pilewort is hot and dry and more biting and hotter then the greater and cometh nearest in faculty to the Crow-foot it is good taken inwardly for the Farcin and to be applied outwardly for the same Disease The ordinary Centaury purgeth cholerick and gross Humors openeth the Obstructions of the Liver and Gall helpeth the Yellows killeth Worms is good for Cramps and Convulsions against venomous Beasts it cleanseth foul Ulcers and killeth spreading Scabs all the Centaurys are much of one and the same Nature only take this Observation That in Diseases of Blood use the red if of Choler use the Yellow but if of Phlegm or Water the White is best VVâ—nter-Cherries the leaves are cool and are used in Inflammations but not opening as the Berries and Fruit are which draw down the Urine and expel the Gravel and Stone out of the Reins Kidneys and Bladder it is also good for all Imposthumes in them likewise to cleanse them and is
and bindeth it is good for an old and dry Cough short Windedness Stone Gravel Wormes and is put into Glisters to mitigate the pains coming by Wind it is good for the Obstructions of the Liver and Spleen it is good for a sore Throat it asswageth hot Swellings Impostumes Burnings and Scaldings by Fire or Water or all other hot Tumors or Inflammations it cleanseth foul rotten Ulcers and Scabs Penny-royal both the sorts of it are of a drying Faculty and of subtil Parts it maketh thin tough Phlegm and warmeth any cold place where it is applied it expelleth the dead Foal and Secundine it helpeth the biting of venomous Creatures it cleanseth soul Ulcers it is good for Cramps Convulsions of the Sinews the Cough Dropsey and Yellows Pâ—ony Male and Female doth gently bind with a kind of sweetness it is a little hot but it is dry and of subtil parts it is good for the Falling-Sickness the Root being hung about the Neck and some of the Juice of it given inwardly and is good for the Night-Mare Pepper-wort or Dittander is good for old pains and griefs in Joynts and for Scabs Perwincle is hot in the second degree and somewhat dry and binding it is good to stop Fluxes of Blood and all manner of Bleeding inwardly and outwardly St. Peters-wort is of temperature hot and dry and is of the same Nature as St. Johns-wort but somewhat weaker it purgeth Cholerick Humours helpeth old Pains and Griefs and Burnings by Fire Pimpernel both the sorts of them are of a drying Faculty without biting and somewhat of adrawing Faculty in so much that it will draw forth splints out of the Flesh and purgeth the Head put into the Nostrils they are a great Cleanser of Ulcers and a Sodderer up of Wounds it is good for the Plague and all Venom taken by Venomous Beasts and Mad Dogs it opens the Obstructions of the Liver and Spleen provoketh Urine expelleth the Stone and Gravel the Juice of it cleareth the Sight Ground-Pine or Chamâ—pitys is good for the Strangury and all Diseases of the Liver and Spleen and gently openeth the Body casteth out the dead Foal It is good for all Pains in the Joynts Dropsey Yellows Poison Falling Sickness to cleanse foul Ulcers and to sodder up the Lips of green Wounds Water Plantine is cold and dry of Temperature is good against Burnings or Scauldings and is good to stay Fluxes of Blood Rib-wort Plantine is cold and dry in the second degree as are the other Plantines the Vertues are referred to the kinds of Plantine Land Plantine is of a mixt Temperature for it hath in it a certain waterish colour with a little harshness and coldness and is therefore cold and dry in the second degree the Juice of it is good for all pains in the Bowels and stayeth the Distillation Rheum in the Head and is good for all manner of Fluxes of Blood inwardly taken or outwardly applied it is good for shortness of Breath and Consumption of the Lungs the Seed is good for the Dropsey Falling Sickness Yellows Stoppings of the Liver the distilled water of it is good to cool the hot Inflammation of the Eyes and taketh away the Pin and Web It is good for all manner of Burnings and Scauldings is good for â—ore Mouths and is good for all Ulcers and Cankders it is good for all manner of Scabs Tettars and running Sores and is a very good Wound-Herb either inwardly taken or outwardly applied Polipody of the Oak Polipody of Fern Indian Polipody are dry without biting it purgeth Choler and Phlegm and is good for the Cholick it is good against a Cough shortness of Breath and distillations of thin Rheums upon the Lungs Poppies of all sorts are cold it is a great causer of Sleep it stayeth the Flux of the Belly the Leaves or Heads made with a little Vineger and brought to a Poultess with Barley-meal and Hogs-grease cooleth Inflammations and St. Anthonies Fire Prim or Privet the Leaves and Roots of it are binding and is good to wash sore Mouths to cool Inflammations and to dry up Fluxes and is good for Ulcers in the Mouth and Throat and all Swellings and Impostumes and is good against all Fluxes of the Belly and Stomach and bloody Flux Pepper is hot in the third degree All the sorts of them heateth provoketh Urine digesteth draweth disperseth and cleanseth the dimness of the Sight and is good to be put into Medicaments for the Eyes It is an Expeller of Poison and is good for all diseases of the Breast and Lungs helps Wind is good for the Cholick Pitch is drawn from the Pine-tree by the force of Fire and is the last Running and Tarr is the first which is the thinner it is hot and dry and Tarr more hot and stone Pitch more drying it conglutiuateth and gathereth together Petrolium is a certain Oyl made of Salt Peter and Bitumen and is hot and dry in the second degree healeth Wounds and comforteth weak Members Philonium of which there are two kinds Philonium Romanum and Philonium Persicum and are excellent Positions and most comfortable in the loss of Blood Pomegranat is cold and dry provoketh Urine and is good for the Stomach the Rind Seed or Flowers of them beaten to powder and given stop the Lask and all Issues of Blood Pomecitron the Rind of it is good against all Poisons Q. Queen of the Medows Medow-sweet or Mead-sweet is cold dry and binding and is good for all manner of inward or outward Bleedings It helps the Cholick stayeth the Flux of the Belly healeth old Ulcers Cankers and Fistulaes the distilled water of it is good for the Inflammation of the Eyes R. Radish Horse-Radish and Garden-Radish are hot in the third degree and dry in the second they drive forth the Gravel and Stone out of the Bladder by Urine Horse-Radish is hot and dry in the third degree and hath a drying and cleansing quality It killeth Wormes and being bruised and laid to old Griefs taketh them away and is a Provoker of Urine and likewise good for the Dropsey Rag-wort is called St. James-wort or Stagger-wort is hot and dry in the second degree It cleanseth disgesteth and discusseth The Juice of it is good for Ulcers in the Mouth or Throat for hard Swellings Imposthumations and Quinsey it is good to stay Catarrhs thin Rheums and Distillations from the Head into the Eyes Nose or Lungs the Juice is good to heal all green Wounds and to cleanse and heal all filthy Ulcers in any part of the Body it is good for all Pains and Aches in any part of the Body likewise Rattle-Grass there is two sorts of it the red and they yellow the Red is good to heal up Fistulaes and hollow Ulcers and stay the Flux of Humors to them and other Fluxes of Blood being boiled in red Wine and given The yellow Rattle-grass is good for a Cough and dimness of Sight the Seed being put therein Rest-harrow or Câ—ammoack is
used with Honey It is good for Swellings used with Hogs-grease the distilled water of the Herb or â—uice dropped into the Eyes cleanseth them from Films The Branches of the Vine and the Leaves do cool and mightily bind and stayeth Bleeding in any part of the Body and are good to stop a Lask and bloody Flux the Leaves are put into Lotions for sore Mouths and being put into a Poultess with Barley-Meal cools â—nflammations of Wounds All the Violets are cold and moist while they are fresh and green and will cool any heat and distemper in the Body either inwardly given or outwardly applied Impostumes also and hot Swellings they purge the Body of Cholerick Humors the Powder of the Purple Flower helpeth the Quinsey and Falling Sickness it is good for the Liver Yellows and hot Agues The sorts of Vipers Grass are hot and moist as are the Goats-beards it is very good for the Plague poison of venomous Creatures falling Sickness Of Wall or Vipers Buglâ—ss the several sorts of them are cold and dry of Complexion it is good against the biting of Vipers or any other venomous Beasts and also against poison or any poisonous Herbs the Roots comfort the Heart tempers the Blood allays the hot Fits of Agues Vineger especially if it be of Wine is cold and piercing to wit cold in the first and dry in the third degree it cuts Phlegm Vermilion is a certain Metal drawn from Quick sulphur and Quick-silver it draweth healeth incarnateth bindeth and comforteth Ulcers Verdegrease is hot and dry in the third degree and is a Corrasive that eateth away dead and proud Flesh and is good to be put into Ointments for green Wounds or for the Scratches Green and white Vitriol may be taken inwardly a few drops of it with other things for the Farcin and outwardly applied to take away Wenns or hard Kernels or to eat away a Quitter-bone or Splint or to take off Warts from the hands if you will stay the eating of it or that you will have it eat no further then where you lay it wet all round where you lay it with water you must take it out of the Glass with a Feather or a piece of Silk Tied to a stick for it will eat both Linnen and Woollen The white is the strongest but the green is most safe for any use Vitriola Caleanthum is reckoned amongst Metals and is a kind of Inkey Earth it draweth and fretteth Vitriola Herba is an Herb that groweth on the VVall and is taken for Pellitory on the Wall W. Wall flower or Winter-Gilliflower all the kinds of them are of a cleansing faculty and of thin parts The yellow kind works more powerfully and are of more use in Physick it cleanseth the Blood and freeth the Liver from Obstructions expelleth the Secundine and dead Foal stayeth Inflammations and Swellings comforteth and strengthneth any weak part out of Joynt cleanseth the Eyes from Films and cleanseth also filthy Ulcers in the Mouth and is a good Remedy for all Aches and Pains in the Joynts and Sinews and is good for the Farcin The VVallnut-Tree the Bark of it doth bind and dry very much and the leaves are much of the same Temperature they kill the VVormes in the Belly with other things put to them they help the biting of a mad Dog or the venom or poison of any Creature the Kernels of them when they are old are very Astringent and will stop a Lask the Oyl of the Kernels taken inwardly helpeth the Cholick and expels VVind the distilled water of the green husks before they be ripe is good to cool the heat of Agues as also to resist the Infection of the Plague being applied to the sores it cooleth also the heat of green VVounds and old Ulcers being Bathed therewith Wold Weld or Dyars-weed is hot and dry of Temperature also the whole Herb heats and dries in the third degree it cuts attenuates resolveth opens disgests it is good taken inwardly or applied outwardly against the venom of venomous Beasts as also for the Plague or Pestilence and is good for green Wounds Wheat is hot and dry in the first degree it hath a certain clammy stopping quality the Oyl of it pressed out between two thick Plates of Iron healeth all Tettars and Ring-wormes used warm The green Corn chewed and applied to the place bitten by a mad Dog healeth it Sliced Wheat-bread soaked in Red Rose-water or Spring-water and applied to the Eyes that are hot red and inflamed or blood-shotten helpeth them And hot Bread applied to the Kernels of the Throat healeth the Kernels thereof the Flower of it mixed with the Juice of Henbane stayeth the Flux of Humors to the Joynts and being boiled in Vineger helpeth the shrinking of the Sinews the Flower of it mixed with the Yolk of an Egg Honey and Turpentine doth draw cleanse and heal any Bile Plague-sore or foul Ulcer the Decoction of Wheat-bran is good to Bath those Places that are bursten by a Rupture and the said Bran boiled in Vineger helpeth all Swellings and Inflammations it helpeth the biting of Vipers and all other venomous Creatures Wasers put in water and given stayeth the Lask and bloody Flux The Willow-tree the Leaves Flowers Seed and Bark are cold and dry in the second degree and binding they are used to stay bleeding of VVounds and all other Fluxes of Blood it helpeth to stay all thin hot and sharp distillations upon the Lungs the Leaves bruised with some Pepper is good for the VVind-cholick The water of the VVillow-tree received of a Branch cut is good for dimness of Sight for Films and to stay the Rheumes that fall into them provokes Urine being stopped the Flowers of it boiled in white-VVine hath an admirable faculty in drying up of humors The Bark worketh the same effect VVoad is dry and without sharpness the wilde VVoad drieth more and is more sharp and biting it is so dry and binding that it is hardly fit to be Given inwardly an Ointment made thereof stancheth bleeding and is good in such Ulcers as are bound with moisture for it takes away the corroding and fretting humors it cools Inflammations quenches St. Anthonies Fire and stayeth defluctions of Blood in any part of the Body VVood-bind or Honey-suckles are cleansing consuming and disgesting the Flowers are good for the Lungs provokes Urine helps Cramps Convulsions Palseys and whatsoever Grief comes of Cold or Stopping the Flowers are more effectual then the Leaves the Seed is as effectual as the Leaves Pond-weed doth bind and cool like as doth Knot-grass but his Essence is thicker then that it is good against consuming and eating Ulcers and all hot Inflammations VVormwood is hot and dry in the first degree just as hot as the Blood it remedies Choler provokes Urine helps Surfeits Swellings in the Belly and is the best Herb for the Yellows that is Take of the Flowers of Wormwood Rosemary and black Thorn of each a like quantity half that quantity of
taking forth his Tongue and putting it upon the end of a stick put it down his Throat and Ride him a little after it and give him no Water that Night and let him fast two houres and then let him feed as at other times With this Medicine you may kill all manner of Bots Trunchions and Wormes of what kind soever but you must be very careful you exceed not the quantity prescribed for it is a very strong poison Another Take the â—ender tops of Broom and of Savin of each half a handâ—ul chop them very small and work them up into Pills with fresh or sweet Butter and having kept him over Night fasting give him three of these Pills the next Morning early and let him fast two houres after it and give Him no Water that Night Or take Rosin and Brimstone beaten not very fine and strowed amongst his Provender and given him fasting long before he drinks is good To a Mare with Foal be Cautious what you Give her You shall need therefore but only to Rake her and to let her Blood in the Rooâ— or Palate of her Mouth and make her eat her own Blood for that will not only Kill but help all inward Maladies Another Take a quart of Milk warm from the Cow and put half a pint of Honey to it and give it him the first day The next day take Rue and Rosemary of each half a handful stamp them well together then let it inâ—use together with the powder of Brimstone and Soot so much as will suffice four Houres in a quart of Beer or Ale-wort then strain it and give it him Blood-warm then Ride him gently an hour or two and set him up warm and give him Hay an Hour before you give him Drink and let it be white Water and give him no Hay before you give him his said Drink and let his Drink be either a Mash or white Water Another Take two or three Heads of Garlick well peeled and bruised with the quantity of a small Nutmeg of black Soap and put them into a quart of strong Beer and warm it a little over the Fire and give it him luke-warm in the Morning fasting with about an Ounce of the Flower of Brimstone at the Mouth of the first Horn And Order him as you do Horses that you give Drenches to Another Three or four penniworth of the powder of Carolinâ— which you may buy at the Apothecaries given him in a quart of sweet Wort in the Morning fasting is a very good Cure for them Another Take of Turmerick and Anniseeds a good spoonful of each beaten to powder put them in a quarter of a Pint of Brandy and a pint and a halâ— of strong Beer and giâ—e it him fasting in the Morning luke-warm with some Flower of Brimstone put at the Mouth of each Horn not exceeding an Ounce of it in all and let him Fast three or four houres after it You may Repeat this Drink two or three times as you see occasion Another for the Bots in a Horse Take the Guts of a Chicken newly Killed and wrap them up warm in Honey and put it down his Throat over Night the next Morning give him a Pint of New Milk with about three Ounces of the Flower of Brimstone and exercise him after it Things good iâ— General to stench Bleeding either inward or outward or of any Sinew Cut or Wound or of Bâ—eâ—ding at the Nose The leaves of Snakeweed or Bistort strowed upon the Wound after it is beaten to Powder the Juice of Cleavers applied to a bleeding Wound will stop it the green leaves of Cud-wâ—ed or Cotton-weed bruised and laid to the Wound the decoction of the Herb called Golden Rod outwardly applied the smoother Horse-tail is good either inwardly taken or outwardly applied Ladies Mantle the dried leaves of Medlars strowed upon the Wound being beaten to powder stoppeth the Bleeding of it the Juice of Mint given in Vineger stayeth Bleeding inwardly Money-wort or the Herb two pence stayeth Bleeding inwardly so doth Moonwort or the Oaken Moss of a Pale or Spear Mouse-ear stayeth the Flux of Blood inward or outward the Powder of the leaves of the Peach Tree strowed upon the Wound Plantain Queen of the Medows Medlars dried before they be ripe and beaten to powder and strewed upon the Wound the Juice of Sorrel stone-crop a piece of a Fuze-ball or a Mullipuss laid to any Bleeding Wound stoppeth it presently An Ointment made of white Lilly-Roots with Hogs-Greas is very good for them The Broth wherein Coleworts hath been sodden is good for cut Sinews and Joynts The Root of Garden-Lilly stamped with Honey gleweth and soddereth them together the Herb Tutsan or Park-Leaves the Leaves or Bark of the Willow-Tree is good for the Bleeding of Wounds or at the Nose or Fluxes of Blood the powder of the blew Bottle taken inwardly the Juice of Clowns Wound-wort taken inwardly with Comfrey or applied outwardly the Down of a Hares or Cony Skins or Woolen Cloth burnt to Ashes and strewed upon the Wound Primrose leaves or Wild Tansie bruised and old Felt burnt and beaten to Powder Bolearmoniack beaten to powder and given inwardly or applied outwardly stancheth Bleeding To stop Bleeding at the Nole Tie him hard upon his fore-Legs about twelve inches above his Knees and just beneath his Elbow and keep the Nape of his Neck as cold as may be with wet Hay or Clothes and it will stanch him presently The leaves of Rosemary made into Oyls Ointments or Bathings help all cold and benumbed Joynts Sinews or Members c. The best Receipt to stop Bleeding at the Nostrils The Juice of the Roots or Leaves of Nettles squirted up his Nostrils stayeth the bleeding at the Nose But the best thing of all to stop bleeding at the Nose is to take a Hank of Coventry-blew thread and hang it cross a stick and set one end of it on fire and strow a little white-Wine Vineger on it to keep it from burning too fast and let him receive the smoak up his Nostrils and it will stop it in a very short time when Nothing else will do New Horse Dung tempered with Chalk and strong Vineger laid to a Bleeding Wound will stop it burnt Silk is good likewise for it so is the Juice of Coriander or bruised Sage or Hogs dung or a Clod of Earth or bruised Hysop or the soft crops of Haw-thorn bruised or to boyl two ounces of the Horses blood and beat it to powder and strow upon the Wound and to stop Bleeding at the Nose the Juice of Coriander squirted up it stayeth it or the Juice of Periwincle the Coam of a Smiths Forge laid to the Wound stayeth bleeding or Shepherds Pouch distilled and an ounce given fasting stayeth any inward bleeding whether natural or unnatural or Bursa-Pastoris bruised and applied to the place Particular Receipts to stop Bleeding Take the powder of the Stone Emachile and blow it up into his Nose and
and give it him lukewarm fasting in the Morning or at any time of the day when you have occasion with about a spoonfull of the powder of Bolearmoniack amongst it and it will Cure him at twice giving at farthest Another which never yet failed whether it be a Strair or some other inward Distemper and will stop any violent Scouring being boiled in Beer and given Take two or three wilde Briar Apples if they be small and beat them to very fine powder taking out the sticks that are in them and boyl them in a quart of Beer and give it him fasting so long as you find him stale Blood If you put to it the powder of Hob-goblin it will be the better and it will certainly Cure him Take heed you blood him not for if you do you endanger his Life It will Cure him at twice or thrice giving at furthest These Balls are to be Given when they be Ripe which is about the latter end of November Another Take a good handful of Arsmart and chop it very small and boyl it well in a quart of good Beer and when it is cool enough give it him so long as you find him to stale Blood with the powder of Bolearmoniack and you shall find it work a Cure in two or three times giving at farthest Things good in General for the Cure of the Poll-Evil To sink it at the first Rising anoint it very well with red Lead and Sallet Oyl and chaâ—e it in very well twice a day with your hand and keep him warm and it will sink it and if you find it will not sink ripen it with Wine Vineger and the Loam of a Wall straws and all boiled together and let out the Corruption with a hot Iron and Tent it with Flax dipt in Hogs-grease and after four days tent it with a dry Spunge dipt in Turpentine Saffron and the Yolks of Eggs. But if it be turned to a Fistula then take of unslackt Lyme and Arsnick the Juice of Garlick and Onions Wall-wort â—nd Holly and boil them till they become an Ointment then wash the Sore with the Water wherein green Copperas and Allom hath been boâ—led and fill the whole full of the Ointment by dipping a tent therein twice a day or to take of Orpiment unslackt Lyme Verdegrease the Juice of Pellitory Cellendine black Ink Honey and strong Vineger boiled together thick and made into Rowls and put it into the Sore and if the Fistula be killed the Matter will be white and thick then dry it up with the powder of Savin Honey and Lymâ— baked together or anoint it with Tarr fresh Hogs-grease and Sallet-Oyl melted together or tent it with red Lead and black Soap mingled together and to sink it before it breaks lay a Charge to it of Shoomakers Wax spread upon Allom'd Leather or what other Charge you think most convenient You may find Varâ—ety of them in my First Part if you look for Charges Particular Receipts for the Cure of the Poll Evil. After you have shaved away the Hair from the Swelling then lay on a Plaister of black â—hoomakers Wax with some Mastick melted in it and spread it upon Allomed Leather and let it lie till it hath ripened or broke the Impostume then take a Pint of Wine-Vineger and when it is boiling hot mix with it as much Loam with the Straws in it and apply it as hot as the Horse will suffer it and renew it once a day till it be whole Another Take an Ounce of Quick Silver and kill it in fasting spittle and mix it with the quantity of a Hens Egg with Hogs-grease and Brimstone finely beaten to powder incorporate these very well together and anoint the Swelling very well with it then take red Tarr one penniworth of Hogs-grease half a pound and of green Copperas and Bay-salt of each a handful both made into fine powder boyl them very well and boyling hot apply it to the place with a Clout Tâ—ed on the end of a stick being lately anointed with the Quick-silver Hogs-grease and Brimstone and by so scaulding it three or four Mornings together you may after that but only warm the Tarr and apply it and it will be Cured for this Scaulding doth so Kill the Malice of the Fistula that it will never break forth any more and this will Cure any other Fistulaes or foul Ulcers whatsoever Another After you have so slit the Sore that the Corruption may Run forth and you have eaten or cut away the proud and dead Flesh and washt it and made it very sweet and clean with Allomed water pour into it some Oyl of Turpentine and thus dressing it every day you shall soon find it grow well for this Oyl will noâ— only search it at the bottom but it will also cleanse and heal it It will likewise heal any raw Back pinch'd by the Saddle or any Swelling it will likewise sink Another Take Euphorbium and Mastick mix them well together and Seeth them well with French Sope and make a Tent and put it into it and it will consume the evil moisture Things good for the Pains vide Scratches for what Cures the Scraâ—ches Cures these Things good in General to Kill the Canker in any Part of the Body Green Copperas white Copperas Bay-salt unslackt Lyme Sope and quick Silver well mixt together Turpentine Hogs-grease Arsnick Verdegrease Allom Garlick Rue Savin Tar Ginger Pepper Orpiment Oyl of Vitriol Elecampane Fluellen Tansie Cuckoe-point Snap-dragon Burr-dock Roots c. Particular Receipts to Cure the Canker of the Body Take Savin Bay-salt and Rue stampt with Barrows-grease and anoint the Sore therewith and when the ill Humors are killed which you shall know by the whiteness then heal it with Tar Oyl and Honey mixt together Another Take Vineger Ginger and Allom and mix them well together and anoint it therewith and it will kill the Poison and heal the Ulcer Another for a Canker foul Vlcer Lâ—prosie and to make Hair grow Take a quart of Tar and put to it half a pound of Boars grease an Ounce of green Copperas a quarter of a pound of Salt Peter two Ounces of Wax a quart of Honey a quarter of a pound of Rozin two Ounces of Verdegrease a quart of Lynseed Oyl Seeth them till half bâ— consumed then strain it and keep it ciose in a Pot then when you have occasion to use it take of it warm and apply it to the Sore it doth both heal draw and make Hair to grow Things good in general to Cure a Fistula or Canker or any other Running Sore whatsoever Wild Champions Doves Foot or Cranes Bill the powder of the Root of Sow Fennel put upon them the Juice or Water of Flix-weed or Toad Flax put into them the Juice of Coleworts the Juice of Flea-wort mixed with Hogs-grease clenseth them the Juice of the Flower-de luce Fluellen or Lluellen Golden Rod the Juice or the distilled Water of Winter green the
the spunginess apt to suck in all manner of Filth and to dilate and spread the same all over the Body the appearance thereof is on the left side under the short Ribs where you shall perceive some small Swelling which Swelling gives great Grief to the Midriff and taketh away more of his Digestion then his Appetite and being suffered to continue it maketh faint the Heart and grows in the end to a hard Knob and stony substance Now if I mistake not this Spleen is no other then the Milt and I have known four or five Horses die of it out of one Stable and it hath been lookt upon no other then the Plague which if they had had things proper for the Distemper they might have lived Things good in General for the Spleen either inwardly taken or outwardly applied A Decoction of the Herb Archangel in wine applied to the place grieved hot Barley-Meal-boyled with Melilot and Chamomel flowers with some Lynseed Fennegreek and Rue applied warm the Juice of Chamomel given inwardly or to make him Sweat and then give him a quart of white-wine wherein hath been boyled the Leaves of Tamarisk and a good quantity of Cummin seeds beaten to powder and give it warm or to pour into his left Nostril every day after he hath Sweat the Juice of Myrobalans mixt with Wine and Water to the quantity of a pint or take Cummin-seed and Honey of each six ounces of Lacerpitium as much as a Bean of Vineger a pint and put all these into three quarts of water and let it stand so all night and give him a quart thereof next Morning fasting or Garlick Nitrum Hore-hound and Wormwood sodden in sharp wine and given and to bathe his left side with warm water and to rub it hard A Particular Receipt for the Spleen Take a Handful of Agrimony chopped very small and work it up with sweet Butter into two or three Balls with half an Ounce of the powder of Turmerick and as much of Cummin-seeds powdred and give him them fasting in the Morning for several Mornings together and it will Cure him 'T is good also to give him some of the Herb boiled in his Drink or Oxicrocium applied Plaister-wise to the grieved part is very good Things good in General to Cure the Colt-Evil The Juice of Rue mixed with Honey and boiled in Hogs-grease Bay-leaves with the powder of Fennegreek added thereto and anoint the shâ—ath with it The powder of the Herb Avit and the leaves of Bittony stamped with white-Wine to a moist Salve and anoint the Sore therewith to wash the Sheath clean with luke-warm Vineger and to draw out the Yard and wash that also and to Ride him twice every day into some deep Running Water tossing him to and fro to allay the heat of the Members till the Swelling be vanished and if you swim him now and then it will not be amiss but the best way to Cure a Horse is to Give him a Mare and to swim him after it To bathe his Cods with the Juice of Housleek or with the water wherein Knee-holm hath been sod if it stops the Urine then give him new Ale and a little black Sope in it to drink or to wash his Cods with Butter and Vineger made warm or with the Juice of Hâ—mlock or else take Bean-flower Vineger and Bolearmoniack and mix them together Lay it Plaister-wise to his Sheath and Cods or to make him a Plaister of Wine-Lees Housleek and Bran mixt together and laid to his Sheath and Cods c. Things good to Cure the Mattering of the Yard Take Roch Allom one Ounce and white-Wine one Pint boyl them till the Allom be dissolved then Blood-warm inject this Portion with a Syringe putting it up into his Yard so far as it may be four or five times a day till it be well This is so perfect that you need not any other Things good in General for Shedding of Seed which is no other then the Running of the Reins in Men. Amaranthus that bears a white Flower the Juice of Bistort added to the Juice of Plantine outwardly applied Comfrey to Ride him into some cold water up to the Belly then cover him warm and give him Red Wine and Hogs-dung or Red-Wine and Acatium Venice-Turpentine c. Two Receipts which may serve in stead of many more for the Shedding of the Seed or Running of the Reins which is an infallible safe and sure Way of stopping it And is also good for all manner of Bruises by Falls or any other Accident c. Take a pound of common Turpentine if you will not go to the Charge of the Venice and put to it so much of the fine powders of Bolearmoniack and English Liquoris with a little Wheat-Flower as will make it up into a stiff Paste When you have occasion to use it Rowl it out between your Hands and break so much of it off as contains the bigness of a small Wash-ball and give him three of them Morning and Evening upon the end of a stick or in a Horn full of strong Beer till you find the Flux of Seed stayed which will be in a Week or Fortnights time at farthest 'T is convenient to purge and cleanse his Reins very well first before you give him his Balls which will not only Expedite but perfect the Cure so much the sooner and better Another for the same Take brown Sugar Candy Tanners Bark finely powdred and Sifted with the powder of the dried leaves of Clary and incorporate them very well with some common Turpentine and make them up into Balls with a little Wheat-flower and give him two or three of them at a time Morning and Evening about the bigness of a Pigeons Egg till the Flux of the Seed stayeth which will be in a very short time Things good in General for the Cure of the Falling of the Yard To Wash his Yard with Sea-water or Water and Salt and if that will not prevail prick all the outmost skin of his Yard with a sharp Needle very slightly and wash all the Pricks with strong Vineger and this will not only make him draw up his Yard again but also if at any time his Fundament chance to Fall this Cure will put it up again or to put Honey and Salt into his Yard made liquid or else a quick Fly or a Grain of Frankincense or a Clove of Garlick clean pilled and bruised and Bath his Back with Oyl Wine and Nitre made warm and mingled together But the best Cure is first to wash all his Yard with white-Wine warmed and anoint it with Oyl of Roses and Honey mixed together and so put it up into his Sheath and with a lâ—ttle Bolster of Canvass keep it from falling down and dress him thus in twenty four houres until he be recovered and let his Back be kept very warm as is possible both with Cloth and a Charge of Plaister made of Bolearmoniack Eggs Wheat-Flower
and ride him gently upon it and after that set him up warm covered and littered and in a little while you shall see him piss freely let him have it several Mornings together and during the Cure let his Drink be white Water Another Make a strong Decoction that is to say boil the first quantity of water to an half Pint three times over of keen Onions clean pilled and Parsley then take a quart thereof and put to it a good spoonful of London-Treacle and as much of the powder of Egg-shells and give it him And thus do divers Mornings if the Infirmity be great otherwise when you see him offended Things good in General for the Cholick or Stone or for the Gripings or Fretting of the Guts by VVind Centaury Costmary is good for the Gripings of the Belly Camomel Flowers is good for the Cholick and Stone and is good given in a Glister for that purpose the Roots of the Sea holly boiled in white-Wine Rue boiled with Dill and Fennel-seeds in Wine is good Cinnamon sixteen or eighteen of the Berries of Holly purgeth the Body of thick and phlegmatick Humors Hawthorn-berries Cardamum Cloves Pepper Juniper Berries given him or to put a Jagged Onion into his Fundament or to give him a Pipe of Tobaccho at his Fundament Hore-hound Southernwood or the powder of a Stags Pizel dried and given in Beer or the Heart of a Lark swallowed down whole Hysop Cowslips Liver-wort Lungwort the Urine of a Child given him to drink Gentian Aristolochia rotunda Enula Campana or a Glister made of Sope and salt Water or to give him two drams of Myrrh in Wine Nettle-roots Sperage-roots Dodder bruised and boiled in white-Wine with some Salt amongst it is good to give him Fasting the powder of the wilde Briar Apple-balls Or you may give him by way of a Drink or by Glister this following Drench viz. Two good Handfuls of Mallow leaves boiled in three Pints of New Milk till it comes to a quart Strain out the Milk from the Mallows and give it him either way sweetned with Loaf-sugar luke-warm This is a most Excellent Receipt for the dry Gripes for this will make his Body loose which by this means will free him from those tormenting pains he is troubled with Particular Receipts for the Cholick or Stone Take of white-Wine a quart Fennegreek four Ounces Bay-berries and Pepper of each four Ounces Grains and Ginger of each an Ounce Water-cresses two Handfuls Sage one Handful Sengreen one pound Mints a Handful stamp the Herbs and pound the Spices and put them to the Wine and boyl it then strain it and put two spoonfuls of Honey to it and give it him luke-warm Another Take Cloves Pepper Cinnamon of each one Ounce all made into fine powder and well mixed then put it into a quart of Sack and let it boyl a while then take it off and put to it one spoonful of Honey and give it him luke-warm then Cloath him up and Litter him and let him Fast three or four houres after it then give him Hay and one hour after that a sweet Mash or white Water Another for the Cholick and Stone Take of white-Wine one Pint of Burdock Seeds eight Ounces made into fine powder of Parsley-seed two Ounces two Ounces in powder of Hysop unset Leeks and Water-cresses of each half a handful of black Sope half-an Ounce stamp them well and strain them with the Wine then put to it your Bur and Parsley-seed and so give it him blood-warm this will break the Stone and bring it from him with much ease and cure his Cholick Another for Griping and Fretting in a Horses Belly First blood him in the Mouth with your Cornet Horn and give him a Pint or a Quart of Pork or Beef Brine cold when you see occasion After you have so done strip up your Shirt as high as your Elbow anoint your Hand and Arm with Sallet Oyl Butter or Hogs-Grease and put it into his Fundament and draw forth as much of his hard and baked Dung as you can well get Then take a good big angry red Onâ—on and peel it and Jag it cross-ways with your Knife and Rowl it very well in Salt and Floure of Brimstone and cover it all over with fresh Butter and put it up into his Body as far as you can well thrust it and Tie down his Tuel or Tail close between his Legs to his Surcingle or Girts and walk or Ride him about a quarter of an hour or more then Untie his Tail and you shall find he will purge freely The excellency of this Receipt is That it will cleanse his Maw and Guts and Kill the Wormes within him The next Morning you may give him a comfortable Drink warm made of an Ounce of Horse Spice boyled a little in a quart of strong Beer sweetned with either Hony or common Treacle Or you may give him a Cordial of three Pints of strong Beer with a Toast of Houshold Wheat bread crummed in it and boyled together with a little Mace and when you have taken it off the Fire dissolve into it two or three spoonfuls of Honey with a good big Lump of sweet Butter and he will do well Things good in General for the Dropsey To let Blood first to take away the thin Wheyish Blood the Kernels within the Hu ks of the Ashen Keys Broom Chamomel wild Carrets Centaury the Berries of Elder either green or dry Dwarf Elder Hawk-weed Wormwood Juniper berries Kidney wort wilde Marjorem the Juice of Pellitory of the Wall the Seed of Plantain Bayberries Succory the Bark of the Tamarisk Tree Lady thistle Vervain Peony Seeds Coleworts Smallage Elm boughs Sallow Leaves or whatsoever else that will make him Urine Chiche steeped in water a day and a night Parsley stamped and mixt with white-Wine or Burdock seeds taken the same way Rue red Sage Winter Savoury Time Horse Radish Roots Rubarb Saldanella Salt of Scurvey-Grass Garden Scurvey-Grass Rosemary tops Asarabica Wood bitony China-roots the Juice of the white Lilly-Roots tempered with Barley-Meal and baked and given him for to eat is very good A Particular Receipt for the Cure of the Dropsey Take a Gallon of Ale and set it upon the Fire and scum off the Froth as it riseth then put into it of Wormwood and of Rue the tender tops and leaves without stalks very well picked of each a Handful and boyl it to a quart then strain it and dissolve into it three Ounces of London Treacle and put into it of long Pepper and Grains made into sine Powder of each an Ounce then brew them well together an give it him blood-warm and bath and anoint his Legs that be swelled with Train-Oyl twice a day till it go away and give him Mashes or white Water and feed him with such Meat as he will best eat and if the Weather be seasonable turn him to Grass and he will do well Things good in General for Gravelling To take
Ounce of fresh Butter with the Yolks and Whites of two New laid Eggs Brew and beat all these very well together till you think they are cool enough to give him and Order him as in the former Receipt If your Horse be strong and lusty and that you think this is not a sufficient Dose strong enough for him you may either add more Aloes or else you may put into it as much of the powder of the Root of Jallop and Liquoris as will lie upon a Six-pence which will strengthen his Purge very much and make it work very freely kindly and safely Some more Physical Observations in the Giving of Purges or Scourings 1. When you give your Horse a Purge or Scouring either for Surfeit Cold or any other Illness let him fast about three houres before he takes it and about three or four houres after it 2. Let the first thing he eats after he hath fasted his limited time be a Mash of Malt or boiled Oats and let him not have it till his Physick hath wrought twice or thrice with him which will set it working so much the more freely 3. If you give him Hay first before you give him his Mash 't will so bind his Physick upon his Stomach that it will spoil the Operation and working quality thereof to the no little prejudice of his Health 4. The best time in my opinion is to give it him about four or five in the Afternoon for then 't is possible you may see the Working of it the next Morning which if you give it him in the Morning which is the usual time of giving a Horse Physick it may work in the Night and so prevent you of seeing the Operation thereof 5. According to the strength of your Horses Body and the quantity or quality of the Physick you give him will be the Operation of it for in some Horses it will work in twelve houres in others not in twenty four and again in others not in fourty eight 6. Let him have no Water till after his Physick hath done working and then let it be a little Aired before you give it him with a Handful or two of Wheat-bran put amongst it 7. If you fear your Horse is troubled with Bots or Wormes and that you find him to begin to dung loose after his Purging then put a Tobaccho-pipe at the same time ready lighted into his Fundament breaking off some part of it before you put it in lest it prove too long and the Wind from within his Body will draw it out as orderly as if it were taken at your Mouth so that the Smoke being thus received into his Body will so suffocate and choak them that it will make them to let go their hold which being loose will be the more easily thrown out by the Purge in his Excrements A Particular Receipt for Splaiting of the Shoulder which is a Torn Shoulder Put a Pair of streight Pastornes on his Feet keeping him in the Stable without disquieting of him then take of Dialthaea one pound of Sallet Oyl one Pint of Oyl de bay half a pound of fresh Butter half a pound Melt all these together in an Earthen Pot and anoint the grieved place therewith and also round about the inside of the Shoulder and within two or three days after both that place and all the Shoulder will swell and either prick it with a Launcet or Fleam in all the swelling places or else with a sharp hot Iron and then anoint it still with the Ointment before said but if you see that it will not go away but swell still and gather to a Head then Launce it where the Swelling doth gather most and is softest under your Finger and then Taint it with your Green Ointment which you may find in the First Part. Things good in General to Cure a Shoulder Pight which is a Shoulder out of Joynt To make him swim in a deep Water up and down a dozen Turnes for that will make the Joynt to go into its right place again then make two Pins of Ashen-wood the bigness of your Finger being sharp at the Points and five inches long then slit the Skin an Inch above the Point and an Inch beneath the Point of the Shoulder and thrust in one of these Pins from above downwards so as both the ends may equally stick with the Skin and if the Pin of Wood will not easily pass through you may make it way first with an Iron Pin then make other two holes cross to the first holes so as the other pin may cross the first pin right in the midst with a right Cross and the first pin should be somewhat flat in the midst to the intent that the other being round may press the better without stop and close juster together then take a piece of a little Line somewhat bigger then a Whip-cord and at one end make a Loop which being but over one of the Pins ends so that it may lie betwixt the Pins ends and the skin and fasten the last end with your pack-thread unto the rest of the Cord so as it may not slip And to do well both the Pins and the Cord should be first anointed with a little Hogs-grease then bring him into the Stable and let him rest the space of nine or ten days and let him lie down as little as may be and put a Pastorn shoo on the sore leg and at nine or ten days end you may anoint the place with a little Dialthea or Hogs-grease and so turn him out to Grass and let him run there till the pins be rotted off If you work him in a Cart after a Months time it will settle his shoulder the better and make him the more fit to ride The Cure for the Canker in the Mouth Take Allum half a pound Honey a quarter of a pint Columbine leaves and Sage leaves of each a handful boyl them together in three Pints of running Water until a Pint be consumed and wash the sore places therewith with a Rag Tied upon a stick till they bleed Morning and Night till they be Cured The Câ—ring of the Gigges Bladders or Flappes Pull out his Tongue and slit them with an Incision-Knife and thrust out the Kernels or Corruption and wash the place with Vineger and Salt or Allum-water and they will do well again But to prevent their coming at all is to wash it often with Wine Beer and Ale and so shall no Blister breed thereon nor any other Disease To make Vseful unto you those several Weights and Measures which are set down by some Authors in some Physical and obscure Characters and therein contained many Excellent Receipts Take them as followeth VIZ. ss The Character of the half-pound lb A pound lb ss A pound and a half â„¥ An Ounce â„¥ j ss One Ounce and a half Ê’ A Dram Ê’ ss A Dram and a half ℈ A Scruple ℈ ss A Scruple and a half gr A Grain which
Hair made black ib. Hair made yellow ib. Hardness mollified General Things good for to do it 367 Hens dung swallowed or any other venomous things general Things good for the Cure of it 374 and 383 Hough-bonney cured 389 Hardness or Knots in the flesh 390 Hot Simples 395 Hip-shot 397 Hurle-bone out of Joynt cured ib. I. Joynts and Sinews that hath in them any Ach or Numbness Weakness or Swelling General things good for them 232 and 233 Particular Receipts good for the same ib. Joynts Arteries and Sinews Comforted after Travel Cold or pain 259 Infirmities of Mares to help 332 â—mposthumations and Inflammations hot or Cold general Simples good for them 346 and 390 Particular Receipts good for them 34â— Imposthumated Eares general Things good for them 348 Particular Receipts good for the same ib. K. Kidneys that hath ulcers in them cured 360 Kidneys bruised 368 Knots in the Joynts or for Cramps and Inflammations general and particular Receipts good for the same 390 L. Legs swelled general things good for the cure of them 287 Particular Receipts good for the same ib. 288 and 300 Lampass 301 Lameness of all sorts to help 293 and 300 Loosening Simples 103. See more of this in the First Part. 154 Lask or Looseness stopt general things good for it 307 Particular Receipts good for the same 308 Lungs general things good for them 333 Particular Receipts good for the same 334 Liver preserved general Simples good for it 335 Lethargy or sleeping Evil general things good for it 354 Particular Receipts good for the same ib. Lice or Vermine killed general things good for it 369 Particular Receipts good for the same ib. Leprosie or Mange general things good for to kill it ib. Particular Receipts good for the same 370 Lust provoked See for Simples good for the same in the First Part. 148 M. Mallender or Sellender general things good for the cure of the m. 275 Particular Receipts good for the same 276 Mattering of the Yard or Running of the Reins 331 Mares their several diseases to cure 332 Milk in Mares to increase See the First Part for it 148 Mouth-sore general things good for it 368 Mange or Leprosie 369 Milt cured 388 N. Night-Mare 239 Neesing-powder See the First Part for Perfumes for the Head Navel-gall general things good for it 353 Particular Receipts good for the same ib. O. Oyl of Camomil how to make for any grief in the Limbs proceeding from a cold Cause 230 Oyl of Spike how to make for all manner of Sinew-strains and Pains and Aches in the Limbs ib. Oyl of Mastick how to make for any cold Griefs ib. An Ointment for the Killing and Shealing all manner of Scabs 270 Oâ—â—tments general Simples good to put into them for the cure of all manner of Wounds 279 Particular Receipts good for them 280 Observations upon dressing of Wounds 281 Observations upon bruises and strains 293 Observations on the Liver and Spleen and general things good for them 335 Ointment of Theriacum which is good for any Ach in the Joynts Grief in the Hips stifling Place Legs Pastern or any other Part of the Legs and Back Sinew-strains only excepted 394 P. Physicking of Horses Observations and Directions for the use of it 225 and 226 Pursiveness or shortness of Breath General Simples good for it 252 Particular Receipts good for the same 253 Planet-struck or Falling Evil General Simples good for it 239 Particular Receipts good for the same ib. Poison of all sorts expelled General Simples good for it 313 Particular Receipts good for the same 314 Plague or Pestilence General things good for it ib. Particular Receipts good for the same 315 Pissing of Blood General Simples good for it 314 Particular Receipts good for the same 315 Pol-Evil General things good for it 317 Particular Receipts good for the same ib. Pains see Scratches for what cures them cures these A Plaister to dry up any superfluous moisture and to bind parts Loosened 342 Prickt 396 Particular Receipts good for the same ib. Purgers of the Head See the First Part Another Plaister to dry up any Swelling Wound Wind-â—all Splint or Bladder in or about the Joints 342 Palsie 354 Pissing or Staling with pain General things good for it 357 Particular Receipts good for the same 358 A Plaister to lay upon the Wound to keep in the Tent or Salve 377 A Purgation for a Horse that is sick of Grease or Costiveness 378 Provokers of Lust General Simples good for it in the First part 148 Purges of Aloes several excellent Ways how to make them up 414 and 415 Physical Observations 225 and 416 Q. Quarters false to amend 335 Quitter-bone General things good for the cure of it 355 Particular Receipts good for the same ib. Quinsey or sore Throat General things good for it 3â—8 Quick-scab 398 R. Running foul Sores See for Fistula Running and rotten Frush General things good for the cure of it 328 Running of the Reins 331 Ring-bone general and particular Receipts good for the same 356 red-Red-water general and particular Receipts good for the cure of the same 357 Ring-worm general and particular Receipts good for the cure of it 371 and 372 Rot cured 398 S. Sick Horses how ordered see Directions how to do it in p. 225 228 and 416 Simples put down in Order one after another before every disease and also an Account of the Table of Simples 229 Stavers Head-ach or Farcin general and particular Receipts good for them 235 and 236 Stomach hot general things good for to help it 260 Particular Receipts good for the same ib. Spaven-blood to cure ib. Spaven-bone to cure 261 Another which will not only take it away but also a Curb Ring-bone or any other Boney Excression 262 Splint taken away general and particular things good for it 263 Swellings of all sorts to cure See the First Part for them Scratches general and particular Receipts good for them 266 and 267 Sellender or Mallender general and particular Receipts good for them 275 and 276 Salves and Ointments for all manner of Swellings of Wounds from 279 to 284 Swellings dissolved without breaking 283 Shackle-Gall to help 284 and 288 Swellings and Bruises to cure either inward or outward 285 Swelled Legs of all sorts to cure General things good for them 287 299 and 300 Swellings by Shackle-gall to cure 288 Strains observations upon them and upon Bruises 293 Strains of all sorts to cure from 294 to 300 Swelled or Garded Legs whether by Grease or any other Accident 299 Staling or Pissing of Blood General and particular Receipts good for the same 315 Spleen what it is general and particular Receipts good for the same 329 and 330 Shedding of the Seed General things good for it 331 Strangles General and particular Receipts good for the same 349 and 350 Shoulder-strain or sprain 351 Sit-fast General things good for it 352 Not staling and pissing of a horse General and particular Receipts good for the same 357
have him that Morning find neither trouble nor vexation The next Morning which is the Match-day come to him very early and take off his Muzzle Rub his Head well right his Cloaths and give them ease by wisping and using the plain Circingle then give him a pretty quantity of Oats washed in Muscadine or the Whites of Eggs or if he refuse them try him with fine dress'd Oats mixt with Wheat or Oates simple when he hath eaten them if he be a slow emptier walk him abroad and in the places where he uses to empty there entice him to empty which when he hath done bring him home and let him rest till you have warning to make ready But if he be a free Emptier let him lie quiet When you have warning to make ready take off his Muzzle and put on his Snassle well washed in Muscadine but before you Bridle him if you think him to empty give him three or four Mouths full of washed Meat last spoken of then Bridle him up and dress him and after pitch the Saddle and Girts with Cordwainers Wax set it on and girt it gently so as he may have feeling but no straitness then lay a clean Sheet over the Saddle over it his ordinary Cloaths then his Body-cloth and Breast-cloth and wisp him round with soft Wisps then if you have a Counterpane or Cloth of state for bravery sake let it be fastened above all Being now ready to draw out give him half a pint of Muscadine and so lead away In all your Leadings upon the Course use gentle and calm Motions suffering him to smell upon any Dung and in especial places of advantage as where you find Rushes long Grass lying Heath or the like walk in and entice him to Piss But if you find no such help then in especial places on the Course and chiefly towards the latter end and having used the same means before break some of the Wisps under him and entice him to piss Also in your leading if any white or thick foam or froth rise about the Horses Mouth with a clean Handkerchief wipe it away and carrying a Bottle of clean water about you wash his Mouth now and then with it When you come to the place of streight before you uncloath rub or chase his Legs with hard Wisps then pick his Feet uncloath wash his Mouth with water Mount his Rider start fair and leave the rest to Gods good Will and Pleasure Certain Observations and Advantages for every Feeder to observe in sundry Accidents There is no unreasonable Creature of Pleasure subject to so many disasterous chances of Fortune as the Horse and especially the Running Horse both by reason of the multiplicity of diseases belonging unto them as also the violence of their Exercise and the nice tenderness of their keeping and therefore it behooveth every Feeder to be Armed with such Observations as may concern Mischiefs and those Helps which may amend them when they happen Of Meat and Drink The first Observation that I shall Arm the Feeder withal is the true distribution of Meat and Drink Let him observe if there be any Meat Drink or other Nourishment which you know to be good for him yet he refuseth it in this case you are not to thrust it violently upon him but by gentle means and cunning enticements win him thereunto tempting him when he is most hungry and most dry and if he get but a bit at a time it will soon encrease to a greater quantity and ever let him have less then he desireth and that the sooner he may be brought unto it mix the Meat he loveth best with that he loveth worst till both be made alike familiar and so shall the Horse be a stranger to nothing that is good and wholesom Observations for Lameness Our Feeder must observe if his Horse be subject to Lameness or Stiffness to surbate or tenderness of Feet then to give him his Heat upon smooth Carpet Earth or to forbear strong Ground hard High-ways cross Ruts and Furrows till extremity compel him Observations from the State of his Body Our Feeder must observe that the strongest state of Body which I account the highest and fullest of Flesh so it be good hard and without inward foulness to be the best and ablest for the performance of these Wagers yet herein he must take two Considerations the one the Shape of the Horse Body the other his Inclination and manner of Feeding For the Shape of his Body There be some Horses that are round plump and close knit together so that they will appear Fat and well Shaped when they are lean and in poverty Others are raw-boned slender and loose knit together and will appear lean and deformed when they are Fat foul and full of gross Humours From his Inclination So likewise for their Inclination some Horses at the first will feed outwardly and carry a thick Rib when they are inwardly lean as may be There be others that will appear lean to the Eye when they are only Grease In this case the Feeder hath two Helps to advantage his knowledge the one outward the other inward From his outward Handling The outward Help is the outward Handling and feeling the Horses Body generally over all his Ribs but particularly upon his short and hindermost Ribs If his Flesh generally handle soft and loose and the Fingers sink into it as into Doun then is he foul without all question but if generally it be hard and firm only upon the hindermost Rib is softness then he hath grease and foul matter within him which must be avoided how lean and poor soever he appear in outward speculation The inward Help is only sharp Exercise and strong Scouring the 〈◊〉 will dissolve the foulness the latter will bring it away Observations from the Privy Parts Our Feeder must observe his Horses Stones for if they hang down Side or low from his Body then is he out of lust and heart and is either sick of Grease or other foul humours but if they lie close couched up and hid in a small room then he is Healthful and in good plight Observations for the Limbs Our Feeder must observe ever the Night before he runs any Match or fore heat to bathe his Legs well from the Knees and Gambrels downwards either with clarified Dogs-grease which is the best or Trotters Oyl which is the next or else the best Hogs-grease which is sufficient and to work it well in with your hands and not with Fire For what he gets not in the first Night will be got in the next Morning and what is not got in the next Morning will be got when he comes to uncloath at the end of the Course So that you shall need to use the Ointment but once but the rubbing as often as you finde opportunity Observations for Water Our Feeder shall observe that albeit I give no directions for Watering him after the Hâ—â—â—s yet he may in any of the latter