you will vse them take a pint of them and a little bay salt and halfe a quarter of a pound of blacke Sope with halfe a spoonefull of May butter and for want thereof other butter and incorporate them together and then spread it on the sore but two houres before you lay it on annoynt the Sore with a little Venice-turpentine A medicine to kill the thistula cleane cankers or foulesores Take vnguentum Egyptiacum which is made of Honey a pint Vineger halfe a pint Allum a quarter of a pound and verdigreace an ounce and halfe see the them altogether till they be thicke and a tawny colour this is called Egyptiacum And to made it the strongest way is to put Subl an ounce make in powder and Arsnicke two scruples and boyle it together This strongest is for thistulaes Cankers and foule Soares and the first may be used in the Mouth but not that which is made of Sublimatum and Arsenicke for they are poyson A Tent to put into the hollow place of Take of Sublimatum well powdered one ounce the middest of well leauened Bread stake baked iiii or of Neuin fenne drammes mingle them together with a little Rose-water and make Tents thereof and drie them vpon a tile and then take it to use To make a Lee for the same or water to kill a Thistula at the bottome Take Lée honey Roch Allum and Mercury and séethe them together and apply it to the thistula at the bottome thereof Another for the same Also to drie a thistula take Rew Wine Goats doung and Beane flowre and seeth 〈◊〉 together and lay it on and this will dre it vp To sinck-a Thistula Take first and seare it with this marke O or such like and then take Rosen Sheepes fallow and brimstone and boyle them together and lay it on very hot with a Cloth this will sinke it downe againe This is good also for a Windgall take and picke it out but beweare of Sinnewes and then lay it on but not so hot but very reasonable and this will kéepe it cleaue For a Thistula in the head Take the iuyce of house-léeke and dippe a locke of Wooll in it and put the locke of Wooll in his Eareâ— and bind it fast vse this once a day Another for the same If there bea any inflammation in the Eares or that it groweth to an inpostumation in that place you shall boyle the rootes of Mallowes in water till they waxe tender then bruise them and straine out the water cleane and being warme giue it the Horse to drinke To know the Bottes When you thinke that your Horse hath the Boss looke in his mouth and smell on his breath for it will stinke and his mouth will be full of slime To cure the Bottes Take as much blacke Sope as a Walnut as much Brimstone beaten and a little Garlike and put it in good Ale and giue it to the Horse blood warme but for a Mare with foale then take brimstone sut and Garlike with out sope Another for the same Take a handfull of new Hens doung and a quart of good stale drinke and all to bray it with your hands than take a good handfull of bay Salt and put two Egges to it and bray them together and giue it your horse to drinke in a horne Another for the same Take a pint of milke of Saffron ob of Allum ob beate them together and giue it him to drinke To kill the wormes in the maw Take the crops of young broome and of Sauin and Grunsell of each a quantity then crop them small and giue it him with his provender euening morning let him and not drinke for a good space after If he have the long wormes take milke brimstone and honey and giue him to drinke For the wormes in the Coddes Take the guts of a young Pullet and cast it into his mouth fasting and make him to swallow them downe doe this thrée mornings together but let him not drinke nor eate in fiue houres after Some vse to giue him fresh broome in his prouender and salt water to drinke Others doe giue him of gréene Willow or greene Réed so eate and in disgestion of the meate he shall cast out the Wormes Another for the same Take the Garbidge of a young henne or Pigeon while it is warme rowle it first in a little Sope and and after in Bay-salt and force it downe his threate and it will helpe him Probatum To know when a Horse hath the wormes Take vp his vpper lippe and you shall see many small blew veines greater and bigger than the worme veines by a great deale For a Horse that hath the Trunchions Let him drinke Heunes doung Mint Sage and Rue and let him blood in the Nostriles or else giue him Sauin or Sothernewood to drinke and it will cure him Another for the same Take ob of Arment ob of Honey ob of veniricke ob good stale Ale mingle them together and tie vp the horse head on high and giue it him to drinke with a horne For Blisters Take the suyce or ground Iuie with so much Brimstone a quantity of tarre and so much Allum put it altogether and lay it to the sore For the Bards If they grow long they will hinder his féeding they doe vse to clippe them with a paire of sheares and then wath his Mouth with water and Salt and that will cure him For the Staggers You shall perceiue them by beating his head and he will be as though he were hlind Take garlike rue and bay-salt and beat them grosly put vineger into it put it into the horses eares then wet wooll in his mediciue and stop his eares therewith and bind them close and let it bee so 24. houres and then pull out his tongue and wash it with vineger to make him haue a good stomake Another for the same First take a wispe of wet hay and burne it vnder his nose that the smoake may fume into his head then take halfe a handfull of Salandine and as much hearbgâ—…ace thrée or foure cloues of Garlike and a little 〈◊〉 Salt and stâ—…p them together and put thereto â—… or fiue spoonefull of vineger or vergis then 〈◊〉 it into the horses Eares and tye the Eares close that no ayre may come in let it continue in his Eares a day and a night and then let him blood Or else take Rue and Salandine of each alike and white Salt and stampe them together and put into his eares and binde them vp for two houres Another for the same Take oyle of bitter Almonds i. oz. di of Oxe gall ii Drammes of blacke Ellebor stamped ob of graines of Casterum of Vineger and of veriuyce five drammes séeth them altogether till the vineger be consumed then straine them and put it into his Eares For the paine in the head or stifeling Keepe his head warme and let him drinke warme water mingled with wheat-meale or Fennel-seede and blow it
Grounds of Ale Mallowes and Hogges greace being made hot and lay it thereto Another for the same Bruise Lettice séedes and Poppie séedes and mixe them with Oyle of Red roses and plaister-wise lay it on the sore For a cold Impostume Take the hearbe Baulme stamped and mixed with Hogges greace and Plaister-wise lay it to it Another for the same Séethe white Mint in Wine or Ale with Oyle or butter and lay it hot to the place To ripen any Impostume Séeth Mallowes rootes and Lilly rootes and then bruise them and put therto Hogges greace and Lin séed meale and Plaister wise lay it to it For the Rheume Let him blood in the Veine vnder the Taste and rub his Gummes with Sage tyed to a stickes end and giue him for a while the tender Crops of blacke Bryers in his Prouender For loose Teeth Pricke the Gummes with a Knife and then rubbe them with Honey Sage and Salt beaten together The Sorrel Horse is most subiect to this Disease For the Feaver Let him blood in the Thigh in the middle veine foure singers vnder his Tuell or else take the Veine in the Necks and giue him a drinke Another for the same Take Water and Honey the iuyce of Purselaine Gumme Dragoneâ— and Frankinsence in powder with a few of damaske Roses and mixe them altogether and giue it him to drinke Another for the same Take of Germander foure ounces of Gumdragonet and of dried Roses of each one oz. beate them all in fine powder and put them in a quart of Good Ale adding thereto Oyle of Oliue foure oz. of Honey as much and giue it the horse luke warme to drinke If hee draweth his breath short and sigheth with all let him blood in the Necke and then take a pint of Wine with di oz. of Sallet Oyle and mixe therewith Frankinsence and with the iii. part of the iuyce of Mugwort give it him to drink For the Fronce or Fronts You must cut or burne them out then wash them with Beere and Salt or Ale and Salt and so they goe away For the Gigges or Flappes Gigges or Flappes are Pimples or Teats in the insides of the mouth you must cure them as you cure the Camery or Fronce either wil helpe him It is good to pull out the Horses Tongue very often for feare of bréeding any Blisters or Blaines vnder his Tongue or for feare of Hay-seed which wil breede to some of those diseases For the Gorge or to bring Haire againe Seare him with a hot Iron a handfull aboue the knée then rope him round about with a soft Rope of Hay and powre on cold water and let it remaine a night and a day To bring Haire againe Take the dung of Goates some Honey and Allum the blood of a Hogge mixe them together and heate them til they are ready to boyle and being hot rubbe the place therewith Another for the same Take the soot of a Cauldron mixed with Honey and Oyle and anoint the place therewith Take greene walnut shels and burne them to powder and mixe them with honey Oyle and Wine and anoint them therewith For Gravelling Thou shalt take off his Shooes and pare out all the Gravell cleane for if you leave any Grauell it wil breede to a sorenesse called a Quitterbone then must you stuffe him with Turpentine and Hogges greace melted together and dip in Tow or Flax then clap on the thooe and keepe it stopped and shift it euery day til it bee whole and let him come to no wet If you stoppe it not vp well it wil rise aboue the hoofe then you shall haue more businesse and put your horse to more paine For the molt-long It is an ill sorenesse aboue the Hoofe which wil bréed out in Knobs and bunches with a watry humour If it be in Summer take blacke snayles and burre rootes and beate them together lay it thereto If it bee in Winter take the scraping of the bottome of the shagges of the Burre rootes and put to it a handfull of the inner barke of Elder and beate them together and plaister-wise lay it to Another for the same Take Garlicke Pepper and honey and stampe them together and anoint his Tongue therewith and thereof lay some to his Pasterns To stop a Laske of a Horse Take Beane flowre and Bolearmoniacke of each a quart mingle these together in a quart of Red Wine and giue it him luke-warm let him rest and kéep warm let him drinke no cold water but luke-warme and put in Beane flowre and let him drinke but once a day and not ouer-much for the space of three or foure dayes Another for the same Take ob of Allum beaten in fine powder and Bolearmoniacke beaten small and a quart of good milke mingle them together til the milke bee of a curd and giue it him to drinke and diet him as afore said and this will stoppe him Probatum For the Vines Take Eâ—remonic honey and violet leaues stampe them together and slit the sinnew vnderneath the eare and lay a Plaster thereto thrée dayes For the Canker in the Nose or Mouth If you see the Canker hee of greate heate and burning in the Sore with exceeding paine you shall take the iuice of purslaine Lettice and Sâ—… or Night-wade and wash the fore with a fine clout or spout it on with a squirt and this will kil it Another for the same most singular Take Hâ—…y Sage and Rue of each a good handfull and seâ—th them in drine and Water to the third part of them straine them out and put in a little white Copris and Honey and a quantity and so wash the place with it It is a singular thing to remooue the mollesâ—… which done you shall make a water to heale it as thus Take rib-wort bitonie and Daisies of each a handfull then seeth them in Wine and Water and wash the sore thrée or foure times a day Some say that christall made in pouder is specially good to kill the canker For any swelling of a Horse Take hemlocke and stampe it and mingle it with shéepes doung and vinegar and make a playster and lay it to the swelling To heale the wound in the Lampas Take a sawcerful of Honey and 12. Peppertornes and bray them together and temper them with vineger and boile them a while and then lay it on the wound thrée or foure dayes and then let him blood in the Lampas For the Ring-bone mallender Take a paring of a chéese and rost it wel and lay it to the mallender as hot as hee may suffer it Or else chafe it wel til the blood follow and anoint it thereon chafe it with a hot Iron so that it hold to the mallender then take ten flowres of Gillyflowres set well and henne-mucke and temper them wel together and lay it on FINIS I B The 2 temple v The 2 eye v The 2 forhead v The 2 pallet v The 2 necke ve The 2 plate ve The 2 fore shanke ve The 2 side ve The shanke ve The houfe v The hanch ve The taile ve
into his Nose with a quill and some powder of Ellabar Snéesing powder mixed together with some pepper then take a pint of malmesie the whites and yolkes of fiue new layd Egges one head of Garlike bruised small pepper Cinamon and Nutmegs beaten fine and a quantity of sweet butter mingle them together and giue it him to drinke three dayes after but let him not drinke in foure houres after For the wanders Take halfe a bushell of Barly and set on the fire in a panne and put tâ—…reto running water and euer as the water wasteth put in more so that the Barly be couered with water and let it seeth till the Barley be broken then take a little Poke or Sacke and put the Barley therein and lay the same on the Horse ridge on length from the Maine to the Cropper all hot and let it lye till it be cold and there let it lye a nighâ— and a day and put the Horse into a greene Yard some xxiiii houres and there he will wallow and then take him in and he will be whole For the Yellowes You shall know them by the white of his Eye which will be yellow or else by his tongue which will haue yellow veines or put vp his vpper Lippe and you shall sée veines yellow Take two races of Turmericke and ob of Saffron and put to it a pint of strong Beere or Ale and warme it blood-warme and giue it him Another for the same Take Turmericke a cloue and di and di a dozen thaines of Saffron one or two Cloues and sixe spoonefuls of vineger or vergis and put each in Eare three spoonfuls and stop his eares with blacke wooll and then tye them fast seven or eight dayes Another for the same Take long Pepper graines turmericke and Licoris beaten in powder put them into strong Beere and giue it him to drinke For the paines or Crotches which commeth by heat and sudden cold upon it The paines appeare aboue the Hoofe you shall know them by the Haire standing right vp you must take vp the shackle veine on both sides then take the soft Row of a red Herring and Mustard and blacke Sope and boile these in vineger and make a Pâ—aster and lay it to the sore There is no Veine betweene the Posterne and the Hoofe but the Shanke Veine and the Veine which serueth for the Crotches must bee taken vp on the inside and the outside Wash it first with warme Vrine then drie it with a Cloth and câ—ippe away aâ—l the hayres oâ— the scabby place then rubbe and chafe it all ouer and make fast his feete and rubbe the pâ—ace grieued with Butter and tarre boyling together vpon a Clout tied on a stickes end and baâ—…e it well therewith vse this once or twice a day till it be whole Butter and honney molten together is good to annoynt an Horse for paines or Crotches Anâ—ther for the same Tâ—ke a pound of Hogges greace i. d. worth of verdigreace ii oz of mustard di a pound of oyle de bay a quarter of a pound of Naruell di a pound of Honey di a pound of English Waxe i. oz. of Arsenicke ii oz of Red Lead halfe a pint of 〈◊〉 boyle all these together and make an Oyntment of it Câ—ippe the Horses legge bare and lay this medicin to it very hot For Courded legges or scratches Take vp the sheines beneath the knee and let him blood as much as you thinke good then knit the Veine aboue and beneath and annoynt the legges with this oyle following Another for thesame Take Frankinsence and Rosen and fresh greace and boyle them together and straine it and keepe it to your vse A Drinke to raise a Horse or for a Horse that is sicke Take two penny-worth of Pepper two penny worth of Saffron two penny-worth of Annis-seedes two penny worth of turmericke a penny-worth of long Pepper two penny-worth of treacle a penny-worth of Licoris a good quantity of penny reyall and Archangell Giue him these with the yolkes of Egges in milke to drinke And for Neate Cattell giue these to drinke For a Scurfet Horse Take a quart of Beere or Ale two penny-worth of Sallet oyle and as much Dragon water a penny-worth of treacie make them warme vpon the coales and put into it a penny-worth of Horse Spices and giue it him For a Hide-bound Horse This commeth by ouermuch working ill dyering and naughty dressing take Fen-creeke turmericke Annis seedes Bayes Licoris and Cummin beate all these together and giue him one spoonefull of all these in Ale or Beere blood warme this is also good for the cough this will also keepe him from it If you use to giue if him before the disease commeth Another for the same Take away some blood with the Flem then giue him some warme meashes morning and euening and giue him Malt sodden in water together or branne and water or some wheat sodden with Barly in water and it will helpe him For the hoofe-bound You shall raise the hoofe aboue from the toppe to the soale in foure or fiue places that the Water may come out Some doe raise it round with a sharpe knife and along downeward and then rubbe it well with Salt once or twice For a loose Hoofe Take Tarre thrée spoonefull of Rosen a quarter of a pound of Tansie Rue of red Mints of Sothernwood of each halfe a handfull beate all them together namorter and put there to halfe a pound of butter i d. worth of Virgins wax then fry them altogether and binde it to the Hoofe for eight dayes and it will eure him For a brittle hoofe If your Horse haue a brittle Hoofe it is because it is too hot or too dry and doth stand a day in the Stable unstopped Take Oxe-doung and temper it with Vineger and binde it warme all ouer vnto the Féete and vnder the soales of the Féete on the next day use him so againe so use it for a wéeke together and it will helpe him vse to stoppe his Féete with Oxe or Cow doung or his owne and let him stand so a moneth Or take the fat of Bacon and temper it with Turpentine and annoynt his Féete therewith which is very good A Medicine for the Cough or morning in the chine Kéepe your Horsemeatlesse ouer night then take a a pint and a halfe of milke thrée heÌ„ads of Garlike pâ—lled and stamped boyle them to the halfe giue it to your Horse and some at his nose then runne a quarter of a mile then rest him and after that runne him thrée times more euery time resting him then put him into a stable and keepe him very warme giue him no water till ofternoone then giue him good Mesh and so vse him with Meshes three dayes and giue him no water but alwayes warme for three dayes Another for the same Take Hornehound Licoris and Annis seeds in powder make Balles thereof with fresh Butter and giue it your Horse Another for the same Take
wheat flowre Annis seeds and Licoris being stamped in a morter Fiue or sixe cloues of garlike being bruised mixe all these together and make a Praister of them and rowle them in balles as big as a Walnut then pull out his tongue and cast the balles downe his throate three or foure of them at a time and giue him two new layd Egges after them shels and all For the Glaunders Take swines greace cleane clarified and as much oyle of bay as a Walnut giue it him to drinke with faire water luke warme Another for the same Take of Ellecampana Annis seeds and Licoris of each i.d. worth boyle them in three pints of strong Ale or Beere vnto two pints or lesse then put into it a quarter of a pint of Sallet oyle and giue it him to drinke blood warme Then take Enfordium in a Quill and blow it up into his nose and within three dayes after take mustard Vineger and Butter and boyle them together put thereto halfe an ounce of Pepper and giue it him to drinke Use the one Medicine one weeke and the other another and ride to worke him easile Another fer the same Take a quantite of Annis seeds Kicoris and Ellecampana roots â—ong pepper and Garlike of each a like with three Egges and some butter a quantity of malmesie and some strong Ale mixt together and make it warme and so giue it him and keepe him warme Another for the same Seeth a handfull of pilled Earlike in Milke and put a peece of Butter thereto and some Ale and stirre them all together and giue it him fasting and ride him softly a while after and then set him vp but keepe him warme nine dayes after For the strangies Cut him betwéene the Iawes and take out the Kernels and wash the place every day with béere and butter and stoppe it vp as long as you can and giue him new milke and Garlike to drinke and the iuyce of the leaues of Birch withall or in winter the barke of Birch also smother him with the fume of Masticke or Frankinsence For the Farsey Take blacke Sope Arsenicke vnstaked Lime verdigreace and Red Lead worke these together and lay them to the sore Another for the same Take thrée ounce of Quicksiluer and put it into a bladder with two spoonefulls of the iuyce of Orange or Lemmons and shake them together to coole the Quicksiluer then take halfe a pound of fresh Hogges greaâ—e and of Vergis and ounce put all these in a Tréede dish and worke them well together then anoynt the Knots with this Oyntment till they rot then let them out with a sharpe Knife and anoynt them still and put into his eare the iuyce of Rag-wéed and they will dry vp Probatum A drinke for the Farsey Let him blood in the necke of both sides foure fingers from the head and giue him this drinke Take a Gallon of faire water and put therein a good handfull of Rue and a spoone full of Hempséeds and bruise them into a morter altogether and seeth it till the halfe be consumed and when it is cold giue it him to drinke For the Farsey Take blacke Sope Mustard made of sharpe Wine or Vineger and Red Lead mixe all these together and anoynt the veines all along rubbe it euer with an hot Iron made of purpose but very thicke rubbe the Medicine much in with the Iron being red hot To destroy the Farsey Take the iuyce of hemlocke a good quantity and bray them together and put into the eares pricke the knots and put in salt and giue him drinke with swéet Wort Fennell and Treacle For a Horse foote that is wronged in the foote locke Séeth a quart of brine till the foame rise then straine it and put thereto an handful of Tansie as much of mallows a saucerful of hony a quarter of a pound of shéeps Tallow stir all these on the fire til the Hearbs are well sodden and all hot lay it to the Ioynt then lay a cloth ouer it and it will be whole in three dayes For a wrench in the foot-locke Take Pompilion naruile black sope of each alike heate them hot on the fire and then a noynt him therwith For a horse that is Stiffed or hipped Take a pound of Bolearmoniacke on quarter of red wine vineger six egs beaten shels and all two penny-worth of English honey as much Venice Turpentine one quart of flowre one good handfull of bay-salt and put all these in a pot and kéepe it close all night and the next day applay some of it to the hurt dressing it once a day for nine dayes together For a horse that is foundred Take verdigreace Turpentine and sallet-oyle two or thrée spoonefuls of Hogs greace and bées wax one ozboile a together and so dip flax or towin it and stuffe his féete there with and let him blood in the toes Another for the same Plucke off his shooes and pare hollow his Féet nigh to the quicke then race him with a crooked Launce from the héele to the toe in two or thrée places on both sides of the Hoofe and let him bléed well then clap two or thrée hard Egges to it as hard as hee may suffer it and as they coole lay on more and then lay hot horse dung vpon them and about his féete and hee will soone recover if you giue him rest For a horse that is foundred in his feet Take tarre neats-foot oyle and the yolkes of egs i.d. worth of verdigreace and some Wheat bran and boils these together and bind them vnder his foote very hot If he foundred in his body Take ob of Garlike ii d. worth of pouder of Pepper-ii d. worth of powder ginger .ii. d. worth of graines brut sed and put into a bottle of stale ale the best you can get and giue it him to drinke and litter him to the belly and lay-clothes on him as many as he can beare and let him blood on the sides For blindnesse Take two dry tile stones and rubbe them together and blow the powder of it with a quill into his eyes thrée or foure times For the webbe in the eye Take the lean of a gammon of bacon and dry it therof make powder and vse the powder and it will cure it For the pearle in the eye Take the iuice of ground-iuy the iuice of salandine and womans Milke and put it into the eyes and it wil also cure him For the Maw in the eyes Make a plaister of the iuyce of ground-iuie and of Iuie-berries stamped in a Morter beaten with wine or water and plaisterwise lay it one the eye or eyes evening and morning Another for the same Some take a Néedle and a double thréed and thrust the needle through the filme of the eye wherein the Crush groweth which pull out laying it on your fingers end and holding the Needle and thréed straight and so cut away the hard matter a penny bredth but beware you cut
ful soone after follow if the greater care be not taken to hinder and preuent the same Chap. 8. How to judge of the sicknesses or impediments in a horse by his Stale or Vrine IF he shall find his water to be either pale whitish or yellow not much unlike to the colour of Whey or fat Amber or if it be not very cleare but smelleth somwhat strong let the ferrier then be confident the horse is not sicke but sound and healthy and in perfect state of body but if his Vrine be extreame cleare and white and of the colour of rock-Rock-water and withall slimy then hath he a taint in his Kidneis Reines or back or else he enclineth to the stone or else he hath som stoppage in his Kidneys But if his water be high coloured like to the colour of strong Beer then is it a token the blood of the horse is enflamed and that he is subiect to a Feauer or to some strong Surfet but if it be red and of the colour almost of blood then is the blood more inflamed which came of ouer hard riding which may prone very dangerous to his life But if it be of a pale greenish colour thick and viscous then certainely his Backe is growne weake and he is in danger of a Consumption of his Steed But if it be high coloured and nebuled or mixed with small Clouds with a kind of blacknesse therein then this doth demonstrate ensuing sicknesse and death if it be not carefully preuented But if the Nebulosity be dispersed into seuerall parts and not combined as it were into on Masse or Body this then argueth that the malice of the disease beginneth to depart whereby the Ferrier may haue great hope of the health of the Horse Chap. 9. A discription of the number quallity and measure of the sinewes of a horse IT behooueth vs also to describe vnto you the number quality and measure of the sinewes of a horse From the â—…id nostrils vp to the top of the head and so downe along the backe euen to the crooper comes it great cords or tendons euery one xii foote long Thâ—n is there two branches and principall sinewes of the braine containing foure foote Then from the shouâ—ders to the nexâ— ioâ—…t downwarde two great sinewes or tendons And from that ioynt downe to the pastorns foure great sâ—newes Also in the forepart and about his brest aswell within â—…s without are x. sinews and as many in his hinder parts Then from the reynes of his backe vnto his stones are foure so that in his whole body he hath in all foure and thirty apparant sinewes Chap. 10. Of the three powers or vertues whereby as well the body of a horse as every other beast is governed THe powers and vertues whereby the body of euery beast is gouerned are in number thrée that is to say the power Animall the power Vitall and the power Naturall The power Animall is a vertue incident to the braine which through the sinewes câ—mming like conduite pipes from the braine distributeth féeling and moouing to all the parts of the body The power Vitall is a vertue belonging to the heart which giueth life and spirite to all the body and to euery parte thereof by meanes of the arters which also like conduit pypes doe procéede from the heart the chiefe fountaine of naturall heate The power Naturall is a vertue properly appertaining to the liuer which giueth nutriment vnto all the body and to euery part thereof by meanes of the veins which like wise procéed from the liuer like conduit pips carying the blood from the liuer which is the fountaine of bloud vnto euery part of the body Moreouer the power naturall comprehendeth foure other vertues that is to say the vertue attractiue whereby it draweth sustinance méet to nourish the body then the vertue retentiue whereby it retaineth and kéepeth the sustinance receiued thirdly the vertue digestiue whereby it digesteth the same and finally the vertue expulsiue whereby it expelleth excrements or superfluitys Thus you sée that the thrée powers before recyted be of no small importance and therefore the Ferrer had néed to haue a speciall regard vnto them For if any of them fayle the beast cannot liue Chap. 11. Of the number and situation of bones that be in a horses body EUery Horse or Oxe hath in the vpper part of his head two bones and from his forehead vnto his nostrills other two Also two nether Iawe bones and of téeth in all to the number of xl that is to say of Iaw téeth or side teeth xxiiii of tushes xiii of fortéeth otherwise called the shearing téeth xii The ioynt bones aswel of the necke as of the backe be in all twenty two that is to say from the head to the withers vii and from thence to the reynes or kidneys viii and from thence to the tayle seauen then is there the great broad hinder bone called the sacred bone which hath xii seames or ioyntures Also in the horses shoulder be two great bone called the spade bones and from thence to the forcelles or Canell bones other two bones and from thence to the first ioynt aboue the legges other two and from thence to the knees two called the thigh bones and from thence to the pastornes other two called the shanke bones and from thence downward to the hooues be in all xvi little bones Then there is a great bone in his brest wherevnto are fastened xxvi ribbes And to the Colâ—…elle behinde be two bones and from the moâ—ayrs to the ioints other two and also two towards the ribbes From the bending of the hough vnto the legge are two small bons and from the legge to the two feciles of the legge other two little bones and from the pastorns to the hooue sixteene little bones The summe of all the bones is one hundrad threescore and ten Chap. 12. In what points the art of shooing doth consist and of hooves and of divers kinds thereof THe Art of shooing consisteth in these points that is to say in paring the hooue well in making the shooe of good stuffe in well fashoning the webbe thereof and well piercing the same in fitting the shooe vnto the horses foote in making nayles of good stuffe and fashoning of the same and finally in well driuing of the said nayles and clenching of the same But sith neither paring nor shooing is no absolute thing of it selfe but hath respect vnto the foot or hooue for the shooe is to be fitted to the foot and not the foote to the shooe and that there be diuers kinds of hooues both good and bad requiring great diuersity as well of paring as shooing Of hooues some be perfect and some be voperfect The perfect Hooue is that which is round smooth and short so as the Horse may treade more on the Toe than on the Heele and also right and somewhat hollow within but not ouer hollow haueing a narrowe frush and broade Heeles The vnperfect Hooue
way The shooe then standing straight and iust driue in the rest of all the nayles to the number of eight that is to say foure on the on side and foure on another so as the points of the nayles may séeme to stand in the out side the hooue euen and iust one by another as it were in a Cyrenler line and not out of order like the teeth of a saw whereof one is bent one way and clinch them so as the clinches may be hiddâ—n in the hooue which by cutting the Hooue with the point of a knyfe a little beneath the appearing of the nayle you may easely doe That done with a â—ape pare the hooue round so as the edge of the shooe may be séene round about Chap. 14. Of paring and shooing the hinder feet FOr the paring of the hinder féete is cleane contrary to the forféete for the weakest part of the hinder foote is the toe and therefore in paring the hinder foote the toe must be alwayes more spared than the héeles Then make the shooe fitte for the hooue in such forte as is before said sauing that it would be always strongest towards the toe and it must be pierced nigher the héele than the toe because as I haue said before that the toe is alwayes the weakest part of the hinder foot Also let the out side of the hinder shooe be made with a Calkin not ouer high but let the other sponge be agréeable vnto the Calkin that is to say as high in a manner as the Calkin which Calkin is to keepe the horse from flyding But then it may not be sharpe pointed but rather flatte and handsomely turned vpward Chap. 15. How to keepe the hoove of a horse moist in the stable and the receit of the oyntment AS Horses hoous do many times take harme through the necligence or vnskilfulnesse of the Ferrer in euill paring or shooing the same euen so they take no lesse harme many times through the necligence of the kéeper for lack of stopping and kéeping the foreféete moyst for the hinder féete most commonly are kept to moyst by meanes that the doung and stale is suffered to lye continually at their héeles But the forféete stand continually dry whereby the horse becommeth brittle hooued yea and many times hoouebound which a good keeper will not suffer but be mindfull to stoâ— them often either with horse doung or Cow doung yea and also to wash them cleane without with water and then to anoynt them with some good supplying oyntment as this here following prescribeth Take of Turpentine of sheeps sewet of each halfe a pound of vnwroght wax halfe a quarterne and of Sallet oyle halfe a pint Boyle all these together in a potte sturring them continually vntill they be throughly mingled together Then take it from the fyre and let it coole and being cold preserue it in the same pot or else in some other to the intent that you may haue it ready euery second day to annoynt all the coffins of the Horses Hooues round about but first wash their hooues faire and cleane and suffer no durt to remaine vpon them then being dryed with a cloth annoynte them The siixt Chapter Approved remedies for the curing of all kindes of diseases hurts maimes or malidies or griefes in Horses For the Galling of a Horse-backe TAke Butter vineger and Bay-salt and melt them together and lay on the horse backe warme then strow vpon it sut or the poulder of a clay wall Another for the same Take ob of turmericke bruise it a handfull of Bay-salt and a handfull of Sut with two handfuls of Oatemeale mingle it with Vrine and make it into a Cake as well as you can and then vpon a hot harth bake it till it be burnt blacke then beate it into poulder and when you haue washed your horsebacke with Lee very hot or Chamber Lee then strow on the poulder and when the poulder is almast gone dresse it as aforesaid If it bee festred take Yeest Honey the white of an Egge and sut mingle them together and make a plaister thereof and lay it to the dead flesh then straw on Verdigreace and renew it once a day Another for the same Take a pottle of Vergis two penny worth of gréene Copris and boile it to a pint and a halfe wash and search the hole therewith and fill the hole with Red Lead 〈◊〉 so let it remaine thrée dayes vntouched then wash it with the same and fill it againe with Red Lead and so euery other day wash it with that Water not made so strong of the Copris and lay thereon Red Lead this will heale it though it be galled to the body To heale any canker or sore in a horse Take of the strongest Beere a pint put it into a quarter of a pound of Allum and halfe a hand full of Sage Seethe it to the one halfe then take out the Sage leaues this will heale any Canker or Sore in a horse To heale any cut in a Horse Take a quarter of a pound of fresh Butter of tarre and blacke Sope halfe so much of each and a little turpentine boyle them altogether but the Sope and as soone as you take it from the fire put in the Sope and then use it For a horse wrung in the wales Take Butter and salt and boile them together till they are blacke then powre it on hot then take vp a flake of Horse doung that is hot and loy it on the sore backe and so dresse him till he be whole For fretting on the belly which commeth with galling of the foregirt This commeth with the fore Girt and it stoppeth the blood which is in the principall veines called the plate Veines which doe runne length wayes take Oyle of Bayes and Oyle of Balme two ounces of Pitch two ounces of tarre one ounce of Rosen mingle them altogether and annoynt the fore bowels then take Flaxe and lay vpon it and seare it with a hot Iron but take héed it be not too hot for feare of burning For Thistulaes When you first perceiue it to swell then scald it with Honey and shéepes suet but scald it very much this will keepe it from bréeding Then take and slit it in the ueather end of the sore and put as much Mercury Sublimatum as a Pease abate it with Sallet Oyle laying it on with a feather after that take verdigreace foure penny worth Vitriall ob Lead thrée penny worth beate these together and euery day wash the wound with Copris water made with Copris and Elder leaues in Summer and with the inner gréene barke in Winter after washing take the powder and put it on the sore and after it droppe on a little Oyle Another for the same Take the outtermost gréene shels of Walnuts and put them in a tubbe strowing thrée or foure handfull of Bay-salt upon them some on the bottome some on the middle and some on the top and so kéepe them all the yeare and when
not away the hard fat which is the wash of the eye neither cut the Filme wherein the Eye groweth but cut betweene the filme and the crush and then squirt in beere For a Canker in the Eye Take roch Allum gréene copris of each alike boyle them in thrée pints of running water vntill the one halfe be consumed then take it from the fire and once a day wash his eyes therewith being made luke-warme For a stroake in the eye Lay thereto the iuyce of Smallage Fennell and the white of an Egge For a windgall Take and cut the Skinne then take a spoonefull of Oyle de bay one spoonefull of turpentine i. d. worth of Verdigreace the white of an Egge and a quarter of an ounce of Red Leade boyle them together and it will make a Salue lay the same to the place where you did cut him Probatum Another for the same First clppe off the Haire bare then cut it the length of a Bâ—ane and let it out but beware of 〈◊〉 Sinnewes that you cut not them then haue ready molten Rosen Sheepes tallow and brimstone boyled together then lay on this medicine but beware it bee not too hot For the Spauin Take Mustardseede and Oyle de Bay and Cow doung the rootes of Mallowes a quantity of Turpentine di oz. of Bolearmoniacke beate them to powder and worke them together and binde them hot to the Spauin For the blood Spauin and bone Spauin Take vp the veine aboue and beneath the ioynt and let it bléed well then knit vp the veines and annoynt them with butter till they bee whole For the bone Spauin For the Bone Spauine pricke it with a sharpe pointed Knife then take a peece of candle and lay a peece of browne Paper vpon it and with a hot Iron melt the tallow and after annoynt it with butter For inflammation of the Coddes Boyle Groundsell in wine and vineger and so bath him therewith and vse to ride him into the water Another for the same Take a quart of good alewort and set it on the fire with the crums of brown bread strongly leauened and a handfull of Commin or more in powder make a plaister of all these and beane flower and apply it to the griefe as hot as it may be suffered Another for the same Take new cow doung and séeth it in milke then make a Playster and lay it vpon the greife as hot vpon the swelling as may bee For swelling in the Coddes Let him assaile a mare and give him no prouender and let him blood aboue the great veine betweene the Hippes and lay thereto hard egges in his owne doung and make a plaister of the same and lay it to the Cods and if it helpe him not let him stand in the water halfe an houer For the Strangullion Take bread and bayes of Laurel and temper them together with may butter and giue him there of three dayes together and he shall bee whole For festring of the sore Take lime and tough horse doung and temper them together with Pepper and the white of an egge and lay it to the sore fiue dayes and it will cure him A drinke for the stone Take a pint of white wine halfe a pint of bur feede and beate them small ii oz. of Parsely seede halfe a handfull of hysope halfe an oz. of blacke sope mingle these together and warme it and giue it him For the stone Collicke and fret Take vnset leekes and stampe them small and Sope milke and butter and give it the horse it will make him pisse For a horse that cannot stale Take a Nutmeg and a handfull of parsely séed beate them in powder and a handfull of butter and heate it in good Ale and giue it him blood-warme and hee shall stale at ease For the stone and to make him pisse Take the seede of Smallage Parsely Saxefrace the rootes of philudendula Cherrystone Kernels Grunsellseedes and broome seede of euery one alike much make them in fine powder and giue it him in white Wine For a Horse that cannot dung Take eleuen leaues of Lorell and stampe them in a Morter and giue it him to Drinke in strong stale Ale Another for the same Take Barly and seethe it in the iuyce of Gumfolly and giue him the Barly to eate and the iuyce to drinke Another for the same Or else take and let him blood and boyle the blood with the powder of the pill of Pomgranats and put in some Wheate hen straine it and giue it him to drinke three or foure mornings but let him not trauaile Another for the same Take the powder of Licoris and Annis seedes rouled vp in Honey and giue him thrée or foure bals of them at a time pulling out his Tongue and putting it in his throat It looseth his breath and setteth his winde at libertie and purgeth the cold and stiffnesse and expelleth the Glaunders Brused Licoris Annis seedes Garlike bruised a little Sallet oyle and Honey giuen blood warme in Milke cureth many diseases and kéepeth him from more For a Horse that is broken winded Take a Hedgehogge and split him and take out his guttes and dry them vp in an Oven untill you make powder of them giue it to your Horse to drinke in a pint of strong Ale a part thereof then take Bals of Annis seeds and Licoris rowled in butter and cast them downe-his throat and wash his Oates in good Ale or Beere then take Commin Annis seedes Licoris and Sentalie and make powder of them and strew thrée spoonefull in his Oates being moist use this same Fourtéene dayes Another if he be pursey Take Molline or Long wort and make a powder thereof and giue it him to drinke with water and it wil heale him Or you may take the Powder of Gensian at the Apthecaries and that wil heale him also For a horse pricked with a Naile Take out the hoofe til you come to the bottome or Veine then take Turpentine i. oz. Tarre i. oz. Pitch i. oz. Beefe Sewet i. oz. and one head of Garlikeâ— Boyle them altogether and lay them to it so hot as may bee suffered and if it chance to breake out aboue the Hoofe then take the said medicine and annoynt it therewith To heale a Mangie Horse Let him blood on both sides his Necke then cutte the Skinne in the middest of the Fore-head two fingers broad then raise the Skinne on both sides and put in slices of Angelica roote or Elecampana leaue them til it rot then thrust out the matter but leaue the rootes they wil come out as hee healeth annoynting the Mangie places with Oyle Oliue Another for the same Take Lampe Oyle fine powder of brimstone of blacke Sope Tarre barrow Hogges-greace and the Sutte of a chimnie of each alike and then mixe them altogether and annoynt the place therewith so hot as may be suffred and it wil helpe him For the mangie of a dogge Take Vinegar Gunpowder blacke Sope Brimstone burnt Allum and