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his_o pain_n take_v and_o so_o enable_v he_o the_o better_a to_o perform_v what_o be_v to_o be_v expect_v from_o he_o have_v thus_o course_v your_o horse_n gallop_v he_o moderate_o to_o recover_v his_o wind_n and_o cheer_v his_o spirit_n and_o then_o rake_v he_o home_o to_o his_o stall_n where_o have_v scrape_v off_o his_o sweat_n and_o rub_v he_o well_o all_o over_o give_v he_o this_o scour_n which_o you_o have_v before_o already_o prepare_v a_o excellent_a scour_v take_v a_o pint_n of_o very_a rich_a sack_n that_o which_o be_v common_o call_v sweet_a and_o put_v thereunto_o above_o a_o
a_o chafingdish_a and_o hold_v under_o the_o horse_n nose_n and_o this_o will_v cure_v his_o head_n ache_n for_o any_o obstruction_n or_o cold_a in_o his_o head_n there_o be_v nothing_o better_a than_o a_o rag_n anoint_v with_o oil_n de_fw-mi bay_fw-mi and_o therewith_o rub_v his_o nostril_n as_o high_a as_o you_o may_v for_o the_o glander_n anoint_v two_o feather_n with_o oil_n de_fw-mi bay_fw-mi euphorbium_n and_o white_a ellebore_n and_o thrust_v these_o into_o the_o horse_n nostril_n for_o any_o cephalic_a distemper_n but_o especial_o the_o stagger_n cold_a glander_n or_o strangle_v take_v the_o powder_n of_o white_a pepper_n and_o blow_v it_o into_o his_o nostril_n or_o squirt_v into_o they_o aristolochia_n mix_v with_o wine_n and_o you_o will_v find_v a_o sudden_a amendment_n but_o the_o best_a fume_n of_o all_o be_v make_v of_o olibanum_n storax_n and_o benjamin_n be_v bruise_v together_o and_o burn_v under_o the_o nose_n of_o the_o horse_n chap._n xxiii_o of_o the_o gargil_n 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