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 PRACTICAL TREATISE, 
 
 ON 
 
 FARRIERY5 
 
 DEDUCED FROM THE 
 
 EXPERIENCE of above FIFTY YEARS, 
 
 IN THE 
 
 SERVICES, 
 
 OF 
 
 The Grandfather and Father, of Sir Watkin Williams 
 
 Wynn, Bart. 
 
 The present Earl Grosvenor, 
 
 AND, 
 
 The present Sir Watkin Williams Wynn, Bart. 
 
 THE second edition, WITH ADDITIONS. 
 
 By WILLIAM GRIFFITHS, late Groom, at Wynnstay. 
 
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 Kind Sir, if you fhoiild lame your Tit, 
 Pcrufe what's in thefe Pages writ; 
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 Will fwear he's lame above the Knee, 
 When, (as this Trcatifc plain will (how,) 
 Tis ten to one, he's lame below. 
 
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 My Lord and Hon. Sir, 
 
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 ^he great Obligations I have been under to two fuch 
 worthy Ferjonages, as Earl Grofuenor my late Majler, and Sir 
 Watkin Williams Wynn, Bart, my prefent Majler ; makes me not 
 hefitate a Moment^ to whofe Prote6iion IJIiould commit the follow- 
 ing Sheets, and it is with the greatejl Pleafure and SatisfaBion 
 that I have an Opportunity of publijlung them under your Protec- 
 tion and Approbation.. 
 
 Farriery is a Science I early in Life coveted the Knoioledge of 
 and in the Stables and Service of the late worthy Sir Watkin 
 Williams Wynn, Bart, at Wynnfay, I firf began my PraBicCj as 
 then Under-groom to Mr. Richard Sidebotham, and which I have 
 fince purfued with the greatefi Attention through every Stage of 
 Life ; I muft beg Leave to acknowledge during the Time I had the 
 Honor to ferve your Lordfiip, I had great Opportunities of hn- 
 provement by the Numbers of Horfes young and old, that fell under 
 
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DEDICATION. 
 
 my Confideration, many of the Cafes were defperate, both internal 
 and external; Imufl Likewfe beg Leave to acknowledge the greatefl 
 Sincerity my late Mafer Sir Watkin Williams Wynn, Bart, 
 fiewed me, refpecling my Return to Wynnfay again, in the Year, 
 I'J']^, zohcre I have purfued the above Science to the utmofi of my 
 Poioer, and at my leifure Hours have put together the following 
 Sheets, as they are the Work of my own Labor, and by the Advice 
 of my Friends, I give them the Public in my oton Language, fub- 
 mitting to their Candor my want of Education neceffary for a 
 Writer. 
 
 Imifl ackno7joledgc my great Obligation to Henry Bunbury, Efq. 
 for the Frontif piece to this Work, which is a great Ornament; like- 
 xvife, I am under Obligations to the Gentlemen Subfcribers, with 
 my fine ere Wi/Jies that it may prove loholly agreeable to their Ex- 
 peclations; and, zoitk every due Rcfpecl, for the many Favors 
 received from Earl Grofvenor, and Sir Watkin Williams Wynn, 
 Bart. 
 
 I fuhfcribc myfelf. 
 
 My Lord and Hon. Sir-, 
 
 Your mof dutiful and obliged Servant, 
 
 Wynnfay, Aug. %th. 1795. 
 
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 THE 
 
 PREFACE. 
 
 My Honorable Friends and Worthy Gentlemen; 
 
 A.S I have attempted a Thing of this Kind, I mean it fhould 
 be as plain and as perfedl as poflible to be underftood, and 
 not to darken you with falfe Explanations ; but mean to give 
 the bell and readieft undoubted Methods of my own PraEtice, 
 to obtain the Cure of every Diforder in each SeBion, in a very 
 plain and eafy Manner; as fo, I do advife the Practitioner of 
 the following Work to be duly careful in reading every SeElion 
 over feparately and give true Attention to the whole SeElion ; 
 efpecially the SeElion that relates to the Diforder or Calamity 
 that he means to treat or handle at that prefent Time; by fo 
 doing, all the whole Work will become eafy and quite familiar 
 to the Praftitioner. And further, I fay, to be duly cautious 
 in reading the Symptoms in the beginning of each Sedion, and 
 to be certain of the particular Symptoms, and in fo doino- will 
 enable him to be truly fatisfied with the Diforder, and not, 
 miftakethe Symptoms; as there are feveral Symptoms fimilar. 
 ^- to 
 
ii PREFACE. 
 
 to each other in feveral of the Cafes. Further, I fay, of the 
 ill Effefts of bad dead Drugs, as are at fometimes fubftituted 
 inflead of good ; the above ill Method has caufed the Death 
 of feveral Horses; therefore, I will advife all men that make 
 ufe of Drugs, to procure them from the befl Markets, and not 
 to truft; to bad of any kind. Good and well prepared Drugs 
 are noble Articles, and very bad are entirely dangerous ; and 
 in my Opinion, the fittell Place to receive them is the Mixen 
 or Dunghill. 
 
 Let this be a Precaution to all Men that adminifter Medicines 
 to Horses, to be duly cautious in giving Medicines of any. 
 kind, before they point out the true Diforder, and not to crain 
 the poor Creatures with this, that, and the other kind of Me- 
 dicines, but give proper Time for every fort of Medicine or 
 Dofe to acl or operate; before you adminifter or repeat the 
 fecond or third Dofe, &c. By fo doing, you will give Nature 
 fair play, and enable the Animal to withfland the Shocks of 
 fuch robufl Medicines, as are very proper to be given in fome 
 Cafes; but on the other hand, proper Time enables the Medi- 
 cine to take its due Cour fe, and a6l according to your Expec- 
 tations. 
 
 Further, I fay, in regard to outward Applications and Ope- 
 rations. FirR of the Errors of probing, cutting and provoking 
 of a Wound when dreffed. The above PraElice commonly 
 
 brings on a Mortification. 
 
 If 
 
PREFACE. Hi 
 
 If a Wound or Ulcer requires cutting, cut it once properly 
 the whole Length of the Cavity ; but do not open the Wouad 
 toofoon after the firft Drelling, but rather omit a day or two 
 longer to give the Wound time to come to a good Digeflion, 
 before you open it; then a<5l according to the following Direc- 
 tions, and give every Application time to work its due Efficacy, 
 according as they are compounded, and always give Nature 
 fair play ; then there is no doubt of Succefs and doing well, if 
 the Pra6litionerwill give himfelf time to forethink, and judge 
 properly of Precautions relating to the following Work. 
 
 I do not exped this Work to efcape Cenfure; neither have I 
 the Ambition to think it free from Imperfe6lion. Yet upon 
 the whole I think, I have given true Dire6lions, which are 
 entirely from my own PraElice. If fome Ihould differ from 
 me in Opinion, I fhall not be angry ; and I hope, it will in 
 fome meafure defend me from Cenfure, that I am willing to 
 give others the fame Liberty, as I delire to have myfelf, that 
 is, a Liberty to follow their own Judgments, 
 
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 20 Grains, i Scruple, 
 
 3 Scruples, i Dram, 
 
 8 Drams, i Ounce, 
 
 12 Ounces, i Pound* 
 
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 32, 15, for ond read and. 
 
 39, 8, for pape, read page. 
 
 • 41, ly, for odd, read add. 
 
 53, -^ 30, for 81, read 82. 
 
 £^y 2, for 81, read 82. 
 
 94, 17, for point, read pint. 
 
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 PRACTICAL TREATISE, 
 
 ON 
 
 FARRIERY 
 
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 Seflion i. 
 
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 Of the PULSE of a HORSE. 
 
 np H E regular Pulfe of a Horfe in health, beats forty 
 •^ times in one minute; if much lefs, it denotes lownefs, if 
 fifty, or more, it denotes a high fever, therefore, according 
 to the number, to be termed higher or lower, and fo judge 
 accordingly, as fymptoms fhould appear. The Pulfe is to be 
 felt between the point of the fhoulder and the fetting on of the 
 neck, above the breaft, on the lower part of the neck vein. — 
 The Pulfe is difficult to be felt in the above part, but fhall 
 mention a readier part to feel it, as follows. Set your hand on 
 the fide of the chefl, oppofite the heart, about a fpan behind 
 the elbow ; there you will feel the heart Pulfe beat plainly. 
 
 Of FEVERS in General. 
 
 ' Horfe s are fubje^l to Fevers from accidents, from fevere 
 xvounds, from catching a fevere cold or by overheating by 
 fevere work in hot weather, and bad management after it. — 
 
 B Horfes 
 
^ Of F E V E R S. 
 
 one of the above dofes three times a-day, mixed witli a pint of 
 Red Port Negus, made weak. The above to be repeated until 
 fuch time you fee his body fortified ; and his cold and hot 
 fweats quite abated. 
 
 To be given in the RECOVERY of a FEVER, to caufe 
 
 an APPETITE, 
 
 Take Jefuits Bark one ounce, Gentian half an ounce, Salt 
 of Tartar half an ounce. Elixir of Vitriol one dram, to be 
 given in a quart of wann Ale, every other day, or as occafion 
 may be required. 
 
 To promote URINE in a FEVER, 
 
 Take Salt Prunella one ounce, Juniper Berries, and Venice 
 Turpentine of each half an ounce, and Diapente one ounce, 
 made up into a ball with Barbadoes Tar, for one dofe. Give 
 one of the above balls, every other morning ; or according as 
 they operate ; or as fymptoms may require the ufe of them. 
 
 To be given if COSTIVE in a FEVER, 
 
 Take Lenitive Eleftuary three ounces. Cream of Tartar two 
 ounces. Sweet Oil fix ounces, Glauber's Salts three ounces, 
 and Treacle half a pound. DilTolve the above in a quart of 
 Watergruel, for one dofe ; this will open his body mild and 
 eafy, and pafs quick. To be repeated as fymptoms may re- 
 quire the ufe of it, that is, in three or four days to come. 
 
 To he given in the RECOVERY of a FEVER, 
 
 Take Liver of Antimony one pound and a half, made into 
 very fine powder. Nitre Salts half a pound. Flour of Brim- 
 flone half a pound. Mix the above all together, and keep it 
 in a bladder for ufe. Give of the above alterative powders, a 
 table- fpoonful once or twice a-day, in a mafli of fcalded Bran 
 
 and 
 
Of F E V E R S. 5 
 
 and Oats. Alfo it would be proper to indulge a Horfe in the 
 recovery of a Fever. To lead him out in hand for an hour, in 
 the warmeft part of the day, and there let him pick and nip 
 fome frefh Grafs, in a good paflure : or rather, if poffible to 
 be met with, fome green blades of Rye. , The above method 
 will cool and refrefh him much, if repeated. 
 
 Proper FOOD to be given in FEVERS. 
 
 Make ufe of Watergruel to drink, when dry, as often as 
 you can, and Bran, with very little Oats fcalded together for 
 mafhes, but if coftive, give Rye inftead of Oats with the Bran. 
 Give a fmall mafh of the above two or three times a-day, and 
 let him nuzzle, and pick fome fweet Wheat Straw, and no 
 other kind of food for fome days together : at the fame time 
 give Nitre Salts, difolved in all his water ; or according as fymp- 
 toms m,ay require the ufe of it. But if his appetite is quite 
 gone, he muft be indulged with fweet Milk, Iweetened with 
 brown Sugar, three or four times a-day, and give him four, 
 or five hornfuls at a time. But do not be alarmed if a Horfe is 
 without meat in a Fever for a-day or two ; fo that he fucks a 
 little Watergruel, and nips a little clean Wheat Straw. Never 
 cram nor force a Horfe to eat in the beginning of a Fever ; for 
 he feldom will take any hurt for the firft two or three days for 
 want of food ; fo as there are true precautions taken, in giving 
 his medicines, as before direfted. I have often feen Horfes full 
 in flefh, in a lingering Fever, not making the leafl figns of a 
 recovery, until they had loft much flefh, and had no appear- 
 ance to be droughty or thirfty, during their whole illnefs. — 
 Therefore I would advife the practitioner in the above cafe, 
 to make ufe of the intermitting compound Fever Balls, fee 
 page 3d. as there direcled, in all refpe6ts» 
 
 Section^ 
 
Seftion, 2. 
 
 Of STAGGERS and CONVULSIONS. 
 
 OT AGGERS, is a common cafe to Horfes ; efpccially in 
 ^ the latter end of the fummer. And moll commonly affe6is 
 heavy draught Horfes and fo-forth. The general caufe of the 
 above diforder is, when grafs becomes dry and lacks a moif- 
 ture ; and thereby locks and clogs the bowels and guts with 
 fuch a great load of hard dry excrement ; alfo brings on a 
 great collivenefs ; and generally flies into the head as a Ver- 
 tigo ; and caufes Convulfions and Fevers. The chief fymptoms 
 of the above diforder, are, a Horfe will be fliff in his whole 
 frame, appearing dull, and fwelled ab6ut his head and eyes ; 
 with his eyes flaring upwards, he will reel and flagger to and 
 fro, like unto a drunken man ; and by prefTmg againfl his 
 forehead, he will thrufl forward againfl your hand, and if the 
 fymptom is very violent, he will puili and thrufl his head up 
 to the rack ; and there will fpar and heave like a draught 
 Horfe, as if he would thrufl through the rack ; and generally 
 has an appearance of the Yellows and Jaundice, In the firfl 
 flage of the above cafe, bleed plentifully, that is, open three 
 or four veins at one time, fo let him bleed four or five quarts, 
 and at the fame time fet in the Animal two rowels, one in the 
 forehead and the other in the brifket. Then immediately give 
 as follo^vs. 
 
 yi Spirituous DRAUGHT for the STAGGERS. 
 Take Friar's Balfam and Spirits of Sal volatile of each one 
 ounce, Spirits of Salt Aiximoniac half an ounce : all mixed and 
 
 fliook 
 
Of STAGGERS. 7 
 
 fhook in a bottle together, and given as a drink; the above 
 has given immediate eafe in this obftinate cafe; then imme- 
 diately give the following Clyfter. 
 
 A CLYSTER for the STAGGERS. 
 Take Sena two ounces, and boil it in two quarts of Water 
 for half an hour; then flrain the deco6lion off, and add Syrup 
 of Buckthorn two ounces, common Treacle one pound, and 
 Sweet Oil half a pint, diffolve the whole together : then given 
 immediately. The above Clyiler to be repeated three times 
 a-day if occafion be. If the above Clyfler fhould not fuffici- 
 ently empty the great gut, make ufe of the flrong Clyfter for 
 the Staggers. See page 12. Before you adminifter any Clyf- 
 ter ; firft rake him with a fmall hand and arm, then adminifter 
 the Clyfter. Then immediately give the following cooling 
 purge, if required : 
 
 A Cooling PURGE for the STAGGERS, 
 Take Lenitive Eleftuary three ounces. Cream of Tartaf two 
 ounces, Glauber's Salts three ounces. Flour of Brimftone two 
 ounces, common Treacle one pound and Sweet Oil half a pint ; 
 all diftblved in a pint of Ale for one dofe. The above will 
 caufe him to purge mild and eafy, and pafs quick : or you 
 may make ufe of the following Purge. 
 
 An Eafy PURGE for t/ie STAGGERS. 
 Take Ci*eam of Tartar two ounces, Glauber's Salts three 
 ounces, Flour of Brimftone three ounces, Nitre Salts two 
 ounces. Jalap four drams, and common Treacle one pound. 
 Sweet Oil half a pint. Diflblve the above in a pint of Ale for 
 one dofe. This will caufe him to purge mild and eafy and 
 pafs quick. The above Purges to be repeated as fymptoms 
 may require the ufe of them. 
 
 A Stimulating; 
 
a Or S T A G G E R S. 
 
 A Stimulating EMBROCATION for the STAGGERS. 
 
 Take Muflard Seed in fine Powder four ounces, Spirits of 
 Wine half a Pint, Camphire one ounce, dilTolved in tlie above 
 Spirits; then mix the above altogc'cher in a bottle for ufc, then 
 rub the Animal's Head all round with the above Mixture, his 
 Pall and Glands, and obferve to rub it well in, and repeat it 
 often in the day, by fo doing will revive him much, efpecially 
 if it fliould be of the fleepy kind; the above application will 
 likewife releave a locked Jaw, 
 
 A BALL for the STAGGERS, 
 
 Take Myrrh half an ounce, Saffron and Cafhor, of each one 
 dram. Cinnabar of Antimony half an ounce. Gum Galbanum 
 two drams, Affafcetida four drams; and Emetic Tartar half a 
 dram, made up into a ball with the Powers of Amber, for one 
 dofe. The above to be given once a-day, or omit the ball as 
 occafion may require the difufe of it. 
 
 The MITHRIDATE I now ife, or PASTE. 
 
 Take Annifceds four ounces, Turmeric, Elicampane, Liquo- 
 rice Root, Gentian, Birthwort, Sena, Flour of Brimflone, Cream 
 of Tartar, ^ rmenf Rhubarb, Myrrh, Juniper Berries, 
 Gum Arabic, Scordium, Ginger, Vervain Root, Valerian, of 
 each two ounces, all in fine powder. Saffron chopped fmall 
 one ounce, Sweet Oil eight ounces; make the wliole into a 
 Paite, with equal parts of Honey, and Common Treacle, then 
 keep it clofe in a pot for ufe; the above is a good Medicine, 
 to be given in the Staggers; the dofe of the above is two 
 ounces, diffolved in a quart of Ale, to which add half an 
 ounce of my Anodyne Balfam; or might be given in any 
 fleepy, drowfy cafe alone, without the Anodyne Balfam added 
 to it. 
 
 Proper 
 
Of S tagger S. g 
 
 Proper Food to be given in the STAGGERS. 
 Let them be often fupplied with Watergruel well boiled, for 
 their common drinking, and fupport them with Maflies made 
 of Wheat Bran and a little Rye fcalded together as food, alfo 
 to indulge them two or three times a-day with a pint of Sweet 
 Milk, fweetened with Brown Sugar ; the above will affift na- 
 ture for a long time, without any other fupport. 
 
 For a -mild, Fit of the STAGGERS. 
 
 Take Mithridate two ounces, diffolved in a quart of fmall 
 Ale, then add Tinfture of Saffron and Camphire one ounce 
 and a half, fee page 37. Tinfture of Opium two drams, the 
 Powers of Amber two drams, and Common Treacle half a 
 pound, mixed all together for one dofe. The above will com- 
 pofe and lull him to fleep ; by being covered up very warm — 
 will bring on a ftrong fweat, then if poflible, to get him to a 
 hot horfe-mixen or dunghill, make him a bed and caft him 
 down there, and cover him with warm muck all over, except 
 his mouth and noilrils ; and encourage the fweating for four 
 hours at lead: then obferve to cool him gradually; and re- 
 member, in this, and all fuch cafes, to make ufe of Chewing 
 Balls which are to be made as follows. Take Affafoetida one 
 ounce, and Savin a fmall handful; bruife them together in a 
 mortar into a ball ; then tie the whole in a linen cloth to the 
 middle part of a fnaffle-bit; then let the faid bit, be put into 
 the Horfe's mouth and fo let hnn chew it for one hour, then 
 take it off for an hour, and fo off and on every other hour, 
 until his fymptoms abate. 
 
 Alfo, Aloes alone is a good Chewing Ball, in the above dif- 
 order, and to be made ufe of as the latter. 
 
 The 
 
10 Of J A U N D I C E S. 
 
 The faid Ball is very ferviceable for Horfes in the Stag- 
 gers; alfo, in the FalHng Evil, and Convulfions. 
 
 The ufe of the above Balls is, to quicken the motion of the 
 head and membrane, or the net that covers the brain. The 
 above, being repeated, will free the head; and caufe him to 
 llobber and flaver, and the like evacuations. But if the above 
 diforder fliould continue longer than common, and the Ani- 
 mal has taken to lie down much, make ufe of the following for 
 the lad remedy. 
 
 Take Quickfilver and pour two drams of it into each ear, 
 and ibake it well into th^ head. The above has done wonder- 
 ful cures to the aflonifhment of many. 
 
 Seftion, 3. 
 
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 Of YELLOWS or JAUNDICE, 
 
 THE caufc of the Yellows, is, commonly from a ftone in 
 the gall-bladder, or decay of the liver. Although, I may 
 juftly fay, that I never could find a gall-bladder in a Horfe; 
 but without doubt, there muft be a gall-pipe in the liver, to 
 affifl the chyle or food to a digeflion. The fymptoms of the 
 Yellows, are a great heavinefs and weaknefs : a Horfe will be 
 very feeble in all his anions, and feem to breathe fainty, with 
 deep fighs, and his appetite quite gone : the white of his eyes, 
 his mouth and lips, and the roof of his mouth, will appear 
 yellow, and alfo his urine yellow : he will feem very weak, 
 and has the appearance of a flow Fever. I have known a Horfe 
 fo weak in the Jaundice, that he could not walk a Mile : in the 
 above diforder, make ufe of the following dire6lions. 
 
 A Brink 
 
Of J A U N D I C E S. ii 
 
 A Drink for the YELLOWS. 
 Take Sweet Milk a pint and a half, and make a pofTet with 
 flrong Beer, ftrain it oflF, and add to the whey, Caflile Soap 
 one ounce diced thin, Salendine a handful chopped fmall, and 
 boil them together; then add to the above. Saffron chopped 
 fmall one dram ; and give it as a drink, every other day, faff- 
 ing. Repeat three or four drinks; give the Horfe warm 
 Water, and very gentle exercife the interval days, that he has 
 not his drink given him. ^ 
 
 For the YELLOW JAUNDICE, 
 Take Rue, Wormwood, HyfTop, Salendine and Red Sage 
 of each, a fmall handful, chopped and pounded together in a 
 mortar — then add Turmeric two ounces, Caflile Soap two 
 ounces, and Saffron one dram; beat the whole together in a 
 mortar, and add as much frefli Butter as will form the whole 
 into four balls. Give one of the above balls, every morning, 
 falling ; or diffolved in a quart of mild Ale. Obferve to give 
 warm Water, and Mafhes, during the time the drink is given. 
 
 For the YELLOWS. 
 Take the Mithridate I now ufe, take of the above Pafle two 
 ounces, to which add one ounce and a half of Caflile Soap 
 to the above Pafle. Give the whole for one drink, in a quart 
 of Ale; give three of the above drinks, one every other day. 
 Pafle, fee page 8. ' 
 
 A Powerful Ball for the YELLOWS when Obfinate. 
 
 Take Turmeric and Diapente of each two ounces, Tinfture 
 
 of Martis four drams, Caflile Soap and Cinnabar of Antimony 
 
 of each two ounces, and Saffron two drams ; made up with 
 
 Honey, and divided into four balls. Give one of the above 
 
 C 2 balls 
 
12 Of C L Y S T E R S. 
 
 balls every morning fafting; or as fymptoms may require the 
 ufe of them. 
 
 Aljo a Ball for the JAUNDICE. 
 Take Bracken's Cordial Ball one pound, fee page 28. — 
 vEthiops Mineral three ounces, CafliLe Soap four ounces, 
 fmall red Earth Worms, well cleaned in Mofs two ounces, 
 and Saffron two drams, made up with Honey, into balls. — 
 Give one ball weighing two ounces, for one dofe. Give one 
 of the above balls every morning falling. At the fame time, it 
 would be proper to give warm Water and Mafhes, during the 
 time of his diforder ; indulging him with gentle exercife, every 
 afternoon during the time he takes his medicines; which 
 will greatly add to the cure of the Jaundice. In the recovery 
 of the above diforder, it will be proper to give an eafy gentle 
 Purge or two; I would recommend the Hiera Picra Spices, 
 fee page 18. Obferving the precautions, as they are direded 
 there, in all refpe61s. 
 
 Seflion, 4. 
 
 Of CLYSTERS of va.rious Sorts* 
 
 A Clyjierfor the STAGGERS. 
 
 TAKE two Bitter Apples and boil them in three quarts oF 
 Water for half an hour, then (train the liquor off, and 
 add Sirup of Buckthron four ounces, and Sweet Oil half a 
 pint. Repeat the above Clyiler according as you fee occafion 
 require the ufe of them. 
 
 You. 
 
Of clysters. ij 
 
 You mufl obferve in adminillering Clyflers, that your 
 Clyfter-pipe is long and bulky, with a good Beef's bladder 
 well tied to it; then if you can bear the bladder to your cheek 
 in regard to heat, you may venture to adminifter the Clyfler;, 
 but obferve always, to have the Horfe to (land as high behind, 
 and as low before as you can; as the Clyfler will operate befl 
 in that pofhure; and alfo obferve to keep the Clyfler in as long 
 as you can, in order to drive it in or through the great gut, 
 before it returns. 
 
 A Comfortable CLYSTER. 
 Take Bracken's Cordial Ball, four ounces, fee page 28 — 
 diffolved in two quarts of Watergruel ; to which, add Sweet 
 Oil two ounces, then for ufe; this is a fafe and comfortable 
 Clyfler; and will fupport nature, in a long fatiguing illnefs j 
 fuch, as when the fpirits are reduced quite low. 
 
 A Clyjler in a FEVER. 
 Take Sena one ounce and a half, and boil it in a quart of 
 Water, then flrain it off; and to the decoclion, add Commoa 
 Treacle one pound, and Sweet Oil half a pint. This is a fafe 
 mild Clyfler, which may be repeated twice a-day; or as 
 fymptoms may require the ufe of it. 
 
 A Mild CLYSTER for a FOAL. 
 
 Take Common Treacle half a pint : Sweet Oil three ounces,. 
 
 and foft Water half a pint : diffolve the whole together, and 
 
 give it once a-day. The repetition of the above will foon 
 
 relieve a Foal, that is coflive, when young, or lately dropped. 
 
 The COLIC CLYSTER, 
 Take fpring Water two quarts. Common Salt two large 
 handfuls; or frefh-made Beef's Brine, of either, the fame in* 
 
 quantity,. 
 
14 Of C L Y S T E R S. 
 
 quantity, foft Soap four ounces and Goofe Oil half a pint; 
 then fnnmer all together over a flow fire for half an hour: 
 then for ufe. The above Clyfler to be repeated in two hours 
 time, if occafion may require the ufe of it. 
 
 A CLYSTER to Relax a CoJIive Bowel. 
 Take the Urine of Cows, two or three quarts, whilfl warm 
 from the Cows, and adminifl:er the above as a Clyfler; and 
 repeat the fame in three hours time, if needful, which will 
 empty the Bowels plentifully with eafe. 
 
 A CLYSTER for an Liflammation in the Bowels. 
 
 Take Marlh Mallows, Common Mallows and Camomile 
 Flowers or Herbs, of each a fingle handful ; boil the whole in 
 three quarts of Water : then add to the above; Anni feeds two 
 ounces, Common Treacle half a pound and Sweet Oil half a 
 pint. Repeat the above two or three times a-day, or as 
 needful. 
 
 Always obferve to repeat bleeding, when there is an inflam- 
 mation in the bowels. 
 
 All AJlringent CLYSTER. 
 
 Take Forge Water three quarts, Oak Bark four ounces, 
 Tormentil Root two ounces, and Pomegranate Bark two 
 ounces ; boil the whole well together ; then flrain the deco6lion 
 off; to which add Diafcordium two ounces, Mithridate one 
 ounce, and the Tin6lure of Opium four drams : then mixed 
 all together and given as a Clyfler, in a lax, or fcouring. 
 
 The above is very proper to be given as a drink; efpecially 
 if the Clyfler is divided into three drinks, and given properly. 
 This is an excellent medicine in the Bloody Flux; and will 
 anfwer the whole of the above intention. 
 
 Sedion 
 
^i5 
 
 Seflion 5. 
 
 Of PURGING PHYSIC of Various Sorts. 
 
 T3 H Y S I C is very proper for Horfes that labour under 
 -*^ diforders of feveral Sorts ; as when the blood and juices 
 are in a bad ftate or habit, or when the limbs and other vitals 
 are become languid and gummy, and fhort of action or due 
 circulation. Alfo, Purging Phyfic is very proper for Horfes 
 that have high keep; fuch, as are in training, or hunters, 
 hacks, and the like : nor can a man or groom bring a horfe 
 properly into condition, without the help of Purging Phyfic ; 
 as when parts get languid and gummy, and fhort of aftion : 
 then a dofe or two of Purging Phyfic will free the mufcles 
 and fmall fibres, and fweeten the blood and juices, and caufe 
 all parts to aft according to their ufual and due circulation. 
 Wlien you mean to give Phyfic, lirfl take blood, and give 
 him, for two or three days, Scalded Bran and Oats, to pre- 
 pare his body properly for the reception of Phyfic: then 
 make ufe of any of the following Purges ; as fymptoms may 
 require the ufe of them. 
 
 A Gentle Mild PURGE, 
 Take the beft Barbadoes Aloes one ounce. Spermaceti one 
 dram, Caflile Soap one dram. Jalap half a dram. Race Ginp-er 
 in powder, one dram, Diapente half an ounce, Salt of Tartar 
 one dram, and Oil of Annifeed forty drops; made up in a 
 ball with Sirup of Buckthorn for one dofe : to this and to all 
 other Purges, I add more or lefs Aloes; according to the 
 itrength, or habit of the Horfe 's body. 
 
 A Gentle 
 
i6 Of P U R G E S. 
 
 A Gentle Mild PURGE. 
 
 Take Barbadocs Aloes one ounce, Race Ginger two drams, 
 Caflile Soap one dram, Salt of Tartar one dram, all m fine 
 powder, made up into a ball with Sirup of Buckthorn for one 
 dofe: if you fliould wifli the above to aft as an alterative ; 
 then, inflead of one dram of Salt of Tartar, make ufe of four 
 drams, to the above Purge; and then it will a6l as an alterative, 
 and pafs through the whole mafs of Blood. 
 
 A Purge may ^vork the firft day it is given; but commonly 
 not until the fecond day ; although I have known a Purge to 
 lay in a horfe three days, and worked well off at laft ; however 
 I will advife, not to fhir a horfe out of the flable but as little 
 as polhble whilfl the phyfic is operating; but if necefTity 
 fhould urge, to give a horfe a gentle turn out, in the time his 
 phyfic is operating ; let them be very fliort turns, not above 
 half an hour at one time : for there is no need of exercife 
 during the operation of phyfic, fince every Purge will carry 
 itfelfoff, with keeping warm, and fupplying the horfe with 
 warm Water or thin Watergruel; and that pretty often, but 
 not above a quarter of a pailful at one time: and alfo, I do 
 advife all grooms and keepers of horfes, not to toil and fatigue 
 a horfe with exercife in the time of phyfic, but rub and whifp 
 him well over and circulate him well in the flail. The above 
 ill-pra6lice of too fevere exercife in phyfic, has been the death 
 of feveral brave horfes, to my certain knowledge. Alfo, I 
 further fay, if the horfe works well in the flable, he need not 
 be taken out at all, while the phyfic is operating ; but if the 
 phyfic does not work off well, let him have three or four 
 turns out, in the fpace of the day, and not above half an hour 
 at one time. 
 
 Another 
 
Of P U R G E S. 17 
 
 Another Mild PURGE. 
 
 Take Barbadoes Aloes, from one ounce to ten drams, Sper- 
 maceti one dram, Diapente half an ounce, Caflile Soap one 
 dram. Salt of Tartar one dram, Race Ginger in Powder one 
 dram, Myrrh one dram, Oil of Annifeeds forty drops, made 
 up into a ball with Sirup of Buckthorn, for one dofe, If the 
 laft Purges fliould be required fhronger, I fometimes add Jalap 
 one dram, or a dram and a half or two drams, more or lefs, 
 according as it may be required. 
 
 A Strong Safe PURGE. 
 
 Take Barbadoes Aloes from one ounce to twelve drams, 
 Spermaceti one dram, Cream of Tartar half an ounce. Jalap 
 from one, to two drams. Race Ginger in powder one dram, 
 Diapente half an ounce, Caflile Soap two drams, and Oil of 
 Annifeeds forty drops; made up into two balls with Sirup of 
 Buckthorn for one dofe. Sometimes I add to the above, in- 
 ftead of Jalap, one dram or two of Scammony, more or lefs, 
 according to the ftrength or habit of the Horfe's body. The 
 above is not meant for a delicate habit, but a robufl flrong 
 habit, as fome Horfes require Phyiic much ftronger than 
 others do. But let this be a rule, fay you mean to give, one, 
 two, or four dofes of Purging Phyfic to a Horfe; the firft 
 dofe might happen juft to fuit the habit and work well to 
 your mind: Although you give jufl the fame dofe again it 
 might not work fo well as the firft did : alfo, I will advife to 
 add a little more Aloes and Jalap to the fecond- and third dofes 
 and fo-forth, as generally the habit gets ftronger and ftronger 
 after every dofe you give. 
 
 D P/nfic 
 
i8 Of P U R G E S. 
 
 Phyfic commonly given to HORSES at GRASS. 
 
 Take Barbadoes Aloes, from feven to nine drams, Race 
 Ginger in powder two drams. Spermaceti one dram, Diapente 
 four drams; made up into a ball with Sirup of Buckthorn for 
 one dofe. The above will work off mild and eafy, at Grafs. 
 The day you intend to give the above Phyfic, take the Horfe 
 up early that morning from Grafs, and let him faff three 
 hours, then give him the above Purge, and let him fail two 
 hours after it ; then let him eat Hay for two hours ; after- 
 wards give him a feed of Corn, and then turn him to Grafs : 
 fo repeat another dofe in five or fix days after, or according^^ 
 as it has operated, and fo-forth 
 
 The Hiera Pier a Spices, or the HOLY BITTER, 
 
 Take Cinnamon Bark, Mace, Snake Root, Gum Arabic, 
 and Saffron, of each fix drams; fine Barbadoes Liver Aloes 
 one pound; all made into fine powder, mixed together and 
 kept in a pot for ufe. This is a very fafe Purge and may be 
 given after a long ficknefs or lUnefs, or any diforder what- 
 ever; and very proper to be given in a lingering gripe : the 
 dofe is from one ounce to two; more or lefs, as you fee occa-^ 
 fion; to be made up into a ball with Sirup of Buckthorn. It 
 alfo may be given to a fucking Foal, that follows the Dam 
 with fafety : the dofe to a Foal, is two or three drams given 
 in half a pmt of mild Ale, with three fpoonfuls of Common 
 Treacle, made warm together. The above is a good medicine 
 to deflroy Worms, and will caufe a Foal to thrive well after 
 it. 
 
 The SCOURING after a SWEAT, 
 
 Take Barbadoes Aloes, from fix drams to one ounce, Cafhile 
 Soap two drams. Bracken's Cordial Ball four drams, fee page 
 
 28, 
 
Of P U R G E S. ig 
 
 ^8, made up into a ball, with Sirup of Buckthorn, for one 
 dofe. Do not fet the Horfe on the muzzle for this Sweat, but 
 let him walk and canter about for two hours ; and then let 
 him begin to Sweat; when that is over, let him be fcraped 
 clean and dry, and then give him three hornfuls of a com- 
 fortable drink prepared ready for that purpofe. Then let 
 him walk out for half an hour, or until he is quite dry and 
 fettled, then take him in and give him the fcouring ball, then 
 give him three hornfuls of the aforefaid cordial drink, and 
 fet him up fair : ufe him as if he was in phyfic for the two 
 enfuing days ; and fo go on with him regular and eafy in his 
 exercife until fuch time he is fit to Sweat again ; then do the 
 fame as before-mentioned, for three or four Sweats together. 
 By the above method, I have kept feveral rheumatic crippled 
 Racers .found, during the whole fummer, which would not 
 have flood if they had not been treated as above-mentioned. 
 
 A PURGE f 07' the MOLTEN GREASE. 
 
 Take Glauber's Salts three ounces, Cream of Tartar two 
 ounces, Lenitive Eleftuary three ounces. Nitre Salts one 
 ouncCj Salt of Tartar two drams. Treacle half a pound. Sweet 
 Oil half a pint; given in a quart of Watergruel, for one dofe. 
 If given in the Staggers, I add Jalap three or four drams. — 
 The above to be repeated every fifth or fixth day, or as 
 occafion may require. 
 
 A Quick PURGE for an Inflamed BOWEL. 
 
 Take Lenitive Ele6tuary three ounces, Salt of Tartar thr^ 
 drams, Glauber's Salts three ounces, Common Treacle one 
 pound, and Sweet Oil half a pint; all dilfolved in a pint of 
 warm Ale for one dofe. The above will pafs mild and eafy, 
 
 D 2 and 
 
20 Of P U R G E S. 
 
 and may be repeated in four days time, or according as 
 fymptoms may require the ufe of it. 
 
 The Method of giving MERCURIAL PHYSIC, 
 
 Take Calomel that has often been fublimed from one dram 
 to two, Diapente half an ounce. Bracken's Cordial Ball one 
 ounce, fee page 28, made up into a ball, with Sirup of Marfh 
 Mallows. Give the above at fix o'Clock in the Evening, fad- 
 ing three hours before the ball is given, and let him fall three 
 hours after it: give warm Water and Mafhes, and the next 
 morning give him the following Purging Ball. 
 
 Take the finefl Barbadoes Aloes one ounce or ten drams. 
 Spermaceti one dram, Diapente four drams, Myrrh in powder 
 one dram, Saffron half a dram, Jalap one dram, Salt of Tartar 
 one dram, and the Powers of Amber a tea-fpoonful: made up 
 into a ball with Sirup of Marfh Mallows. Keep the Horfe 
 warm and do not flir him out in this Phyfic: give him warm 
 Water and Mafhes, or dry Bran, and fweet Hay. Repeat the 
 fame according as the Horfe recovers. Do not repeat the 
 above dofe too foon; as Phyfic of this kind requires a Horfe 
 to be well braced before it is repeated ; that is to give proper 
 interval between his Phyfic ; I mean a fortnight at leafl. 
 
 An AJlringent PURGE for a LAX or SCOURING. 
 
 Take Barbadoes Aloes from fix to eight drams. Spermaceti 
 one dram. Rhubarb half an ounce. Salt of Tartar two drams, 
 Diapente four drams. Race Ginger in powder one dram, made 
 up into a ball with Sirup of Buckthorn for one dofe : and to 
 be repeated as occafion may require the ufe of it. 
 
 When 
 
Of alterative PURGES. 21 
 
 When a PURGE doth not work and caufes a Horfe to SzvelL 
 Take one pint of Lifbon Wine, and mix with it one dram 
 of Camphire, diffolved in a little Spirit of Wine, to which add 
 Oil of Juniper two drams, the Powers of Amber two drams, 
 Sirup of Marfh Mallows four ounces ; give the above made 
 warm as a drink : then ftir him about very gently, this will 
 caufe him to pifs and empty himfelf plentifully. After the 
 ufe of any of the above Purging Phyfic is over, and if the 
 Phyfic has taken more hold than common; and has reduced 
 the Horfe lower than you would wifh, then it will be proper 
 to give him two or three Cordial Drinks to heal his Stomach, 
 and revive his Spirits up again; at the fame time to give him 
 Gum Arabic one ounce, diffolved in all his common Water; 
 that is, one ounce a-day for a week together. After the ufe 
 of the above, it would be very proper to indulge him with 
 fome frefh Grafs, that is, to be led out in hand for an hour in. 
 the warmeft part of the day. Obferve to clothe him warm at 
 all times whilfl he is out in hand at Grafs. 
 
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 Seftion 6» 
 
 •0009000 0000 
 
 Of ALTERATIVE PURGES. 
 TVTOTWITHSTANDING, that thefe kinds of Purges work 
 •^^ much by excrement, but pafs through the whole mafs 
 of blood, and refrefh the blood and juices in the whole frame, 
 efpecially in foul grofs habits, fuch as Farcies and Surfeits, 
 and foulnefs of the fkin. And the following method anfv/ers 
 well to purge thick-winded Horfes, that are afilicled with old 
 coughs and phthifics. 
 
 An 
 
22 Of ALTERATIVE PURGES. 
 
 An ALTERATIVE PURGE. 
 
 Take fine Barbadoes Aloes, fix or eight drams, Spermaceti 
 one dram. Cream of Tartar half an ounce, Diapente half an 
 ounce, Jalap and Salt of Tartar of each one dram, Gum 
 Guiacum one dram, Cinnabar of Antimony two drams, and 
 the Powers of Amber a tea-fpoonful; made up into a ball with 
 Sirup of Buckthorn, for one dofe : this to be given once a 
 week, or according as it operates, or as neceffity may require 
 the ufe of it. 
 
 An ALTERATIVE PURGE, 
 
 Take Lenitive Electuary eight ounces, Jalap and Scammony 
 of each one ounce. Cinnabar of Antimony fix ounces. Gum 
 Guiacum two ounces. Nitre Salts three ounces, and Camphire 
 half an ounce ; made up into eight balls with Sirup of Buck- 
 thorn : one of the above balls to be given every fifth day, or 
 as they operate; they will work off mild and eafy, chiefly by 
 urine, and may be given as fymptoms may require the ufc 
 of them. 
 
 An ALTERATIVE PURGE. 
 
 Take Barbadoes Aloes, fix or eight drams, Spermaceti one 
 dram. Gum Galbanum, Gum Ammoniacum, and Alfafcjetida, 
 of each two drams, Diapente half an ounce. Saffron, half a 
 dram, and Oil of Annifeeds forty drops, made up into a ball 
 with Sirup of Buckthorn for one dofe. To be given accord- 
 ing as they operate. The above Alteratives are proper to 
 purge thick-winded and purfive Horfes: alfo are proper to be 
 given in foulnefs of the fkin, as they moftly go off by urine. 
 
 Se^lion, 
 
23 
 
 Sefllon, 7. 
 
 Of ALTERATIVE BALLS. 
 
 nnHE operation of the following Balls is to fweeten the 
 •*• blood and juices; as they are very proper to be given 
 when phyfic cannot be adminiftered; as when parts get vifcid 
 gummy or fizy, and fhort of true circulation ; which often 
 occaiions lamenefs, in feveral parts of the body. They 
 wholly go off by urine, and are of great fervice to dim eyes ; 
 and require no confinernent, nor particular diet. They ge- 
 nerally bring a Horfe very frefh and fine in his coat or fkin^ 
 and will refrefh the whole mafs of blood. 
 
 The ALTERATIVE BALLS. 
 
 Take Cadile Soap one pound, Salt of Prunella half a pound. 
 Stone Brimflone in fine powder four ounces. White Rofm in 
 fine powder four ounces, Balfam of Sulphur drawn with Oil 
 of Turpentine two ounces. Liver of Antimony in fine powder 
 eight ounces, Cinnabar of Antimony in fine powder fix ounces. 
 Gum Guiacum two ounces. Honey four ounces, made up 
 into a ball with Flour of Brimflone for ufe. One large ball or 
 two fmall ones to be given for one dofe; the above balls may 
 be given every other day, or rather after a hard day's work, 
 fuch as after a fweat, or a day's hunting or the like. 
 
 Another ALTERATIVE BALL. 
 
 Take Cinnabar of Antimony, and Gum Guiacum, of each, 
 in fine powder half a pound, Caftile Soap half a pound, Flour 
 of Brimflone one pound, Diapente fix ounces, Salt of Tartar 
 
 fouff 
 
24 Of alterative BALLS. 
 
 four ounces, Nitre Salts half a pound, and Camphire one 
 ounce and a half, made up into a ball with Honey and Anni- 
 feeds in powder for ufe. The dofe is a moderate fized ball, 
 to be given every other day ; repeat ten of the above balls. 
 The above are very proper for Horfes that are fubject to 
 moving lamenefs, that is iirft in one part and then in another; 
 at the fame time bleed every fortnight, to alTifl and thin the 
 blood. This and the former ball are very proper for Horfes 
 in training, that are fubje^i; to moving lamenefs : as running 
 Horfes are obliged to go through a vafl deal of hardfhip and 
 fatigue in all their exercifes. If the Horfe is any way able to 
 go on with his work, give him two fmall balls after every 
 fweat, and two fmall balls between each fweat. The above 
 method, if properly obferved, will keep a cripple firm, frefla 
 and bloomy. 
 
 A Valuable ALTERATIVE for the -whole Mafs of Blood, 
 
 Take Crocus Metallorum, or the Liver of Antimony, of 
 either one pound, in perfect fine powder. Give of either of 
 the above, one ounce, or one ounce and a half, once a-day 
 in a Mafli of Bran and Oats, for a fortnight together: but if 
 the above fliould caufe a Purging; make ufe of the above 
 once every other day. The above rellores a loft Appetite, 
 and kills Worms; purifies the Blood, by removing Obflruc- 
 tions, and fiittens tired and wafted Horfes. 
 
 The Alterative MINERAL BALL. 
 
 Take Turbitli Mineral half a dram, Caflile Soap half an 
 ounce, Diapente half an ounce, made up into a bcdl with 
 Honey for one dofe. The above is an excellent medicine for 
 fweetenmg the blood and juices ; to be given every other day ; 
 
 for 
 
Of ALTERATIVE BALLS. 25 
 
 for a week or ten days: and alfo, is proper to be made ufe of, 
 when a Horfe has met with a very fevere wound ; it forwards 
 a cure, and brings on a good digeftion, when the body is in a 
 bad habit. I have given the above Ball to Horfes at Grafs, 
 when necelFity obliged me and it anfwered the purpofe well. 
 
 The Alterative MERCURIAL BALL, for a Scorbutic Itching 
 
 and Scrubbing, 
 
 Take of the beft Pewter three ounces, and melt it in a pan, 
 when melted, add to it, Quickfilver two ounces ; then let it 
 fnnmer together for four minutes and flir it with a wooden 
 fplint all the while; then let it Hand until its quite cold, then 
 make all in fine powder, in a mortar ; then add Caftile Soap 
 two ounces, Diapente two ounces, all mixed together and 
 made up into a ball with Honey ; then divide the whole into 
 four dofes, one of which give, every fourth morning, fafting 
 four hours before each dofe, and four hours after. Keep him 
 warm, and give warm Water and Maflies, during the time he 
 has the balls, then reit a week; then repeat the fame as above 
 direded; llriclly obferving not to ftir him out during the 
 time, thefe balls are given ; but may have gentle exercife the 
 week the balls are not given. 
 
 A Powerful ALTERATIVE MEDICINE, for a Lamenefs that 
 moves from one Part to another like Rheumatifn. 
 
 Take Flour of Brimflone, from half a pound to one pound, 
 and give it all at one time on a Mafh of Bran and Oats, if the 
 Horfe will eat it, but if not, make the whole into balls with 
 Treacle, and give all at one time, fafting. The above will 
 open his body much ; keep warm, and do not ftir out for fix 
 
 E or 
 
26 Of PISSING BALLS. 
 
 or eight days ; then in twelve days time repeat the above, and 
 ufe the Hime precautions as before directed; but firll take 
 blood, and be fure to keep warm. 
 
 Seftion, 8, 
 
 ^^^^^^^^ 
 
 Of PISSING BALLS and DRINKS. 
 
 THE following Balls and Drinks, are wholly to check 
 fharp humours, and to carry them off by the way of 
 urine; and may be given to Horfes of grofs habits, that are 
 fubje6l to fwelled legs and the like: alfo, are very proper to 
 be given to Horfes after they are fhopped in the time of phyfic, 
 when a humour remains, and is dropped down to the legs, 
 and are very proper to be given to ailifl the cure of the 
 Greafe, and are very active in carrying offfliarp humours by 
 the way of urine. 
 
 A Mild PISSING BALL. 
 
 Take Diapente, Turmeric, Flour of Brimflone, Nitre Salt, 
 Liver of Antimony of each half an ounce. White Rofin one 
 ounce, Barbadoes Tar two drams ; make the above into a ball 
 with Honey for one dofe ; or may be divided for two dofes, 
 or give a moderate fized ball every other day, or according 
 as they operate. 
 
 A Strong PISSING BALL. 
 
 Take Salt of Prunella, Salt of Tartar, Oil of Juniper, and 
 Caflile Soap of each one ounce, and White Rofm three ounces. 
 Make the above into a ball with Diapente, Turmeric and 
 
 Flour 
 
Of pissing BALLS. =27 
 
 Flour of Brimftone. One fmall ball to be given as you fee 
 occafion requires, or according as they operate. 
 
 The Genuine PISSING BALL. 
 
 Take Caftile Soap three ounces, Balfam of Sulphur drawn 
 with Oil of Turpentine, two ounces, Salt of Prunella four 
 ounces, ^thiops Mineral two ounces. White Rofin fix ounces. 
 Liver of Antimony four ounces. Salt of Tartar one ounce. 
 Flour of Brimftone fix ounces. Honey three meat-fpoonfuls 
 and two large heads of Garlic ; made up into a ball with Dia- 
 pente and Turmeric for ufe: give two fmall balls for one dofe, 
 or, as you fee occalion may require the ufe of them. 
 
 A PISSING DRINK. 
 
 Take White Rofin in powder three ounces, Honey two 
 ounces, the Powers of Amber two drams, and Oil of Olives 
 one ounce. Slice two large Onions into a quart of Ale over- 
 night, the next morning drain it off; then add the above to the 
 Ale, and give it for a Drink, falling. The above is a very 
 powerful drier of fharp humours in the cure of the Greafe; 
 and to be given as you fee occafion may require the ufe of it. 
 
 Another PISSING BRINK. 
 Take Yellow Rofm, in fine powder three ounces. Salt of 
 Prunella one ounce. Flour of Brimftone two ounces and the 
 Powers of Amber two drams, all mixed together in a mortar, 
 and given in a quart of Forge Water cold, for one dofe. The 
 above Balls and Drinks are powerful diuretics, and are great 
 cleanfers of the urinary Paffage. To be given as fymptoms 
 may require the ufe of them: but obferve, not to crowd the 
 Animal with them too often, but give time for every dofe to 
 
 E 2 operate 
 
28 Of cordial BALLS. 
 
 operate, before they are repeated. Thefe diuretic medicines, 
 go off very fharp by urine ; and if a Horfe is overcrowded 
 with them, they will rack him much, and lo bring on a 
 Diabetes. 
 
 Seftion 9. 
 
 CK)CO9O30OOO9 
 
 Of Cordial BALLS and Cordial DRINKS of various 
 
 Sorts. 
 
 Firjl of bracken's Cordial BALL. 
 
 nr^AKE Annifeeds, Carraway Seeds, and Greater Carda^ 
 -^ moms and Gentian in fine powder, of each two ounces^ 
 Flour of Brimftone four ounces. Turmeric four ounces, Dia- 
 pente four ounces. Saffron four drams. Sugar Candy one 
 pound, Spanifh Juice diffolved in Hyffop Water four ounces. 
 Liquorice Powder four ounces, Oil of Annifeeds two ounces. 
 Honey half a pound. Sweet Oil one pint. Wheat Flour, a 
 fufficient quantity to make the whole into a ball; by beating 
 the above well together in a mortar for ufe. This ball has 
 undergone fome alterations of mine, fince it has been in my 
 practice. 
 
 For Frefti-taken COLDS. 
 
 For Frefh-takcn Colds, obferve to bleed in the fii-fl ftage, 
 then proceed as follows. Take of the above Cordial Ball, the 
 iize of a Hens Egg, and dilfolve it in a quart of warm Ale, 
 to which add Camphire two drams, and Saffron half a dram; 
 then mixed together for one dofe and given every other day: 
 two of the above Drinks are fufficient for any Frefh Cold. 
 
 Let 
 
Of cordial DRINKS. 2^ 
 
 Let this be a rule to all Men that adniinifler Drinks to 
 Horfes, to be duly careful in giving them, and not to cram 
 great full hornfuls at once ; and at the fame time not to check 
 and keep their heads too high and force the Drink down by 
 ; compulfion: as I may juflly fay, that if the Drink is ever fo 
 mild, and two fpoonfuls or lefs, fhould happen to go down 
 the wrong pafTage, which is the windpipe, you may depend 
 upon it to be certain death. Therefore let me ad vife the 
 reader, that when he intends to give a Drink to let it be given 
 in a fmall horn, and that not above half full at once ; and if 
 the Animal fhould cough, or fhruggle againfl the Drink, let 
 his Head down immediately and give him time to recover be- 
 fore any more is given him. 
 
 A Mollifying DRINK for a COLD, 
 Take Sirup of Horehound, Sirup of Garlic and Sirup of 
 Coltsfoot of each two ounces. Sweet Oil one ounce, Spanifli 
 Juice two ounces, Mithridate, Liquorice Powder, Flour of 
 Brimflone, Diapente and Turmeric of each one ounce: then 
 divided for two Drinks, and given in a quart of warm Ale. 
 This Drink is very foft and mellow in its operation, to be 
 given every other day. Two of the above Drinks feldom fail 
 to cure a Frefh Cold, if given as above directed. 
 
 A DRINK for a tired Horfe, after a hard Days Work. 
 
 Take of Brackens Cordial Ball four ounces, Camphire four 
 drams, mixed in a mortar together. Diffolve the above in a 
 quart of warm Ale, and give it for one Drink. The above is 
 very proper to be given to a Horfe or a Colt, that has taken 
 Cold after Cutting; keep him warm after the above Drink. 
 
 The above will caufe a flrong Sweat. The above Drink 
 might be repeated in ^yq days time, if occafion be. 
 
 A Searching 
 
so OfCORDIALDRINKS. 
 
 A Searching Thriving DRINK. 
 
 Take Rue and Hyflbp of each a fmall handful, a moderate 
 fized head of Garhc picked clean and bruifed in a mortar, 
 and Honey three ounces : boil the whole well together in a 
 quart of Ale ; then cover it up and let it fland all night ; the 
 next morning add Diapente, Turmeric, Liquorice Powder, 
 and Flour of Brimflone, of each one ounce, and Sweet Oil 
 two ounces, all mixed together for one dofe, and to be given 
 every other morning. This is a good Drink after a fatigue or 
 hardfhip and \vill caufe a Horfe to thrive well after it. Re- 
 peat three of the above Drinks. 
 
 Alfo, a DRINK for a tired Hunter, that has been deprived of all 
 
 his Actions. 
 
 Take a full quart of Red Port Wine ; make the above warm, 
 then add the Tindure of Opium live drams ; then llir the 
 above well together, and^ive it as a Drink, as foon as poflible. 
 The above Drink will revive him much by morning, then 
 ufe him moderately in his exercife. 
 
 BALLS for an INTERMITTING or SWEATING AGUISH 
 
 Diforder. 
 
 Take Gentian four ounces. Myrrh and Roch AUum of each 
 two ounces, Galingal Root one ounce. Cinnamon Bark half an 
 ounce, Saffron and Camphire of each three drams, Race 
 Ginger one ounce, all in fine powder. Make the whole into 
 a ball with Honey and divided into fix balls; one of which 
 give every morning, falling : then omit the above balls for a 
 ^\'eek or ten days, then repeat the fame again in all refpeds. 
 
 A DRINK 
 
Of cordial DRINKS. ^ 31 
 
 A DRINK to Re/tore a lojl Appetite. 
 
 Take Bracken's Cordial Ball one ounce and a half, fee page 
 28, diflblved in a quart of warm Ale, then add Elixir of Vi- 
 triol one dram, and Diapente one ounce, mixed together for 
 one dofe: to be repeated as occalion may require the ufe of 
 it. 
 
 The Aromatic Herbs DRINK. 
 
 Take Rue, Mint, Hyffop, St. John's Wort, Agrimony, Va- 
 lerian, Pennyroyal, Salandine, Garmandre, Rofemary, the 
 Flowers and Tops of Marfh Mallows, and Roman Wormwood, 
 of each a large double handful, chopped fmall and dried, and 
 kept clofe for ufe, and when ufed, take a lingle handful of 
 the above Herbs, all mixed together, and two ounces of Ju- 
 niper Berries, in powder, and a fmgle handful of Common 
 Salt; then give the whole in a quart of warm Ale, for one 
 drink, and repeat it four mornings together. — Firft bleed* 
 
 The above is a valuable Drink, when you are not certain of 
 the diforder. 
 
 A DRINK to Strengthen the STOMACH and to caufe an 
 
 APPETITE, 
 
 Take Gentian Root fliced thin one ounce, and Snake Root 
 half an ounce ; fimmer the above in a quart of Water until it 
 confumes it to a pint : then cover it up all night ; the next 
 morning (train it off, and add to the decoftion Cochineal and 
 Saffron, of each one dram. White Wine half a pint and Honey 
 three meat fpoonfuls; then boil the whole together, and give 
 it faffing, for one dofe. This will foon bring a Horfe to his 
 Appetite if repeated every other day : gwo^ three of the above 
 Drinks. 
 
 The 
 
32 Of O L D C O U G H S. 
 
 The ANODYNE BALSAM. 
 
 Take Caflile Soap two ounces, Gum Opium two ounces, 
 Camphire one ounce, Saffron three drams, Oil of Rofemary 
 fix drams, Reftilied Spirits of Wine eighteen ounces; put the 
 whole into a quart bottle ; digell the whole together, in a hot 
 horfe-dunghill, for fix or eight days, fliaking the bottle every 
 day ; then for ufe. 
 
 The above is an excellent Medicine to eafe pain; fuch as in 
 the Cholic, or any griping pain in the Bowels, or in the Stag- 
 gers, or in any inward fevere pain. The dofe is half an 
 ounce of the Anodyne Balfam; might be given in any mild 
 cordial drink, or might be added to one ounce and a half of 
 my Mithridate, for one drink. 
 
 Seftion lo* 
 
 Of BALLS ond BRINKS to Relieve Old COUGHS and 
 
 PHTHISICS. 
 
 o 
 
 BSERVE in the above cafe to bleed, that is pretty often, 
 once a fortnight at the leafl. Alfo Rowels and. Ilfues are 
 very proper to afliil old Coughs and Phthifics, by repeating 
 them for fome time with the help of the following Medicines. 
 
 For a COUGH on a YOUNG HORSE. 
 
 Take a pint of common Eating Salt, and a pint of Spring 
 Water; mix them together in a mortar until they are incorpo- 
 rated; then give the whole as a drink for one dofe: to be 
 repeated four or five mornings together. The above drink 
 
 feems 
 
Of O L D C O U G H S. 33 
 
 feems but fimple, but is of great fervice to young Colts, as ft 
 is very offenfive to worms and fo-forth. 
 
 A DRINK to Relieve Old COUGHS. 
 Take a moderate fized head of Garlic, picked clean, bruife 
 the Cloves in a mortar, then boiled in three half pints of Skim 
 Milk, with three meat-fpoonfuls of Honey, Annifeeds in 
 powder two ounces, and give the whole for one dofe, fading : 
 walk the Horfe out for an hour after each drink. Repeat the 
 above every morning for a fortnight together, at the fame 
 time take a quart of blood from him every week, or as occa- 
 fion be. The above will prevent a Horfe to become broken- 
 winded, if given in proper time. 
 
 For a GROUNDED COUGH. 
 
 Take one pint of cold-drawn Linfeed Oil, and two large 
 heads of Garlic picked clean and pounded in a mortar ; mix 
 them together for one drink ; give three of the above drinks, 
 one every fourth day. At the fame time you are to fprinkle 
 all his Corn and Malhcs with the Mullen Powder, for three 
 weeks together. The Mullen Powder is prepared as follows: 
 take of the Herb Mullen in fine powder one pound. Elecam- 
 pane in powder one pound, and Gentian four ounces, mixed 
 all together for ufe. This method being taken, will cure mofl 
 Old Coughs whatever. 
 
 A DRINK for a GROUNDED COUGH, 
 
 Take Turmeric, Diapente, Liquorice Powder and Barba- 
 does Tar, of each one ounce, Grains of Paradife, and Balfam 
 of Sulphur drawn with Oil of Turpentine, of each half an 
 ounce. Oil of Annifeeds half an ounce. Elecampane three 
 
 f ounces. 
 
34 Of O L D C O U G H S. 
 
 ounces, Honey two meat-fpoonfuls, and two large heads of 
 Garlic bruifed in a mortar; all mixed together, and divided 
 for two drinks, to be given in a quart of warm Ale: at the 
 fame time give a fmall handful of Linfeed upon every Feed 
 of Corn and Mafh you give, for three weeks together or 
 longer. Repeat fix of the above drinks, one every other day. 
 This method feldom fails to cure a bad Cough or Phthific. 
 
 The TAR BALLS for Old COUGHS. 
 
 Take Flour of Brimftone, Album Graecum, Liquorice 
 Powder, and Elecampane, of each four ounces, Balfam of 
 Sulphur drawn with Oil of Turpentine three ounces, and 
 Barbadoes Tar five ounces; made up into balls with the 
 Mullen Po^vder, fee page 33. Give a moderate fized ball 
 every morning, fading, before his exercife, for eight mornings 
 together. 
 
 The GUM BALLS for Old COUGHS. 
 
 Take Gum Ammoniacum, Gum Galbanum, Aifafoetida and 
 Balfam of Sulphur drawn with Oil of Turpentine, of each 
 two ounces. Cinnabar of Antimony fix ounces, Venice Tur- 
 pentine three ounces, Saffron half an ounce. Garlic four 
 ounces, and Honey eight ounces : made up into a ball with 
 Flour of Brimftone and Elecampane. Give a moderate fized 
 ball every morning, fading, for ten days together. Then omit 
 giving the balls for ten or twelve days, then repeat the fame 
 again. The above methods properly obferved will get clear 
 of Old Coughs, but obferve to bleed once a week; the firft 
 time you bleed take two quarts or better, and after, in fmall 
 quantities not to exceed a quart at a time, except the blood 
 appears to be bad, then you mud take a greater quantity ; fo 
 continue bleeding until you fee the blood to be of a due con- 
 fidence and clear from fize. 
 
 Section, 
 
35 
 
 Seftion, ii. 
 
 ^.■.•«..-«....0.~<J). 
 
 0/ a RATTLING and Stoppage in tJie HEAD and a 
 Running at the NOSE. 
 
 THE fymptoms of the above diforder are, when a Horfe 
 is prefTed or fatigued more than common, he will Rattle 
 in the Head and Glands; and will run at the Nofe, a flimy 
 matter, which caufes fome people to think, and fay, that fuch 
 Horfes are glandered; but I anfwer no, it is a fuperfluous 
 phlegmatic humour that lodges upon the Glands of fome grofs 
 purfive Horfes : Therefore make ufe as follows. Obferve in 
 the above cafe to bleed often, that is, once a fortnight at leaft, 
 fo, continue bleeding until you find the blood to be of a due 
 confillence : at the fame time give the following ball. 
 
 A BALL for a RATTLING m the HEAD. 
 
 Take Matthew's Pill three or four drams, Elecampane one 
 ounce and a half, and Bracken's Cordial Ball one ounce, fee 
 page 28, mix them together for one dofe. Give one of thefe 
 balls every morning faffing, for a fortnight together; and give 
 moderate exercife during the whole time; 
 
 MATTHEW'S PILL. 
 
 Matthew's Pill is prepared as follows; take the ExtraO: of 
 Opium, Black Plellebore, Liquorice Powder, and Soap of 
 Tartar, of each four ounces, and Saffron four drams, beat 
 them all well together in a mortar, and mix them up into a 
 ball with Ballam of Sulphur drawn with Oil of Turpentine r 
 then for ufe. <►' 
 
 The 
 
 "-^ 
 
36 Of a rattling in the HEAD. 
 
 The TARAYATER DRINK for a Rattling in the HEAD, 
 and a Running at the NOSE. 
 
 Take common clean Tar two pounds, fpring Water three 
 quarts, mix the whole together in a narrow throated jug with 
 a Hick for ufe. Give one quart of the above Water when 
 clear, for one drink, in a morning fading; and repeat the 
 fame every morning for a fortnight together: walk the Ani- 
 mal out for an hour after each drink ; and as you take one 
 quart out of the jug for ufe, put in one quart of frefh Water, 
 flirring it well together; the Tar will ferve for all the while. 
 
 For a WHEEZING in the STOMACH. 
 
 Take the Wine of Squills four ounces, Liquorice Stick in 
 powder one ounce and a half, Anni feeds one ounce and a half 
 bruifed, mix the whole in one quart of Watergruel that has 
 been well boiled and drained ; give the above fading, for one 
 dofe, and repeat the fame twice a week, or as necedity urges. 
 The repetition of the abo\'e will free the Stomach much. I 
 have prepared the Wine of Squills as follows. 
 
 Take Sea Onions bruifed eight ounces, and infufe them in 
 two quarts of drong Stale Beer, -w^hich anfwers the fame pur- 
 pofe as the above Wine of Squills, 
 
 The NOSE DRINK for the fame. 
 
 Take White Wine Vinegar and White Wine of each half a 
 pint, fine Tobacco, Roch Allum and Rofemary, of each one 
 ounce, Saffron half an ounce all in fine powder, and Honey 
 of Rofes two ounces, all mixed, and fimmered together over 
 a do^v fire : then drained, and bottled for ufe. Give of the 
 above, a meat-fpoonful down each Nodril^ in a morning 
 fading, before his exercife. 
 
 Seftion^ 
 
37 
 
 Seftion, 12. 
 
 ^oeesoseoca 
 
 Of DRINKS to Promote PERSPIRATION. 
 
 TAKE Mithridate two ounces, and dilTolve it in a quart of 
 warm Ale; then add to it, one ounce and a half of Tinc- 
 ture of Saffron and Camphire, fee the bottorn of this page: 
 mix all together, then add Common Treacle one pound, for 
 one dofe. If it fhould be thought neceffary for a Horfe to be 
 continued in his Sweat ; repeat the above drink, according as 
 fymptoms may require the ufe of it, that is, every fourth 
 day. 
 
 A DRINK to Promote SWEAT. 
 
 Take green Bark of fmall Twigs of Oak, a large handful, 
 and boil it in two quarts of Ale until it is near half confumed ; 
 then llrain it, then add Common Treacle one pound, and give 
 it as a drink. This will caufe a flrong Sweat: keep warm 
 with clothes and encourage the Sweat. Repeat it as. you fee 
 occafion. 
 
 The former of the two laft receipts is proper to be given in 
 Malignant and Peftilent Fevers: and as I have not fet down 
 how to prepare the Tindure of Saffron and' Camphire it is as 
 follows. 
 
 The Tinaure of SAFFRON and CAMPHIRE. 
 
 Take the bell reftified Spirits of Wine one pint. Saffron 
 
 chopped fmall fix drams, and Camphire two ounces; mix 
 
 them all together for ufe, when ufed, the dofe is three meat- 
 
 fpoonfuls, or five might be given in high violent fits of the 
 
 G Staggers 
 
38 Of SUDDEN ACCIDENTS. 
 
 Stao-gers or Fevers: in the firfl flage if very wild, add to the 
 above Tirifture, Mithridate two ounces and a half, and Tinc- 
 ture of Opium two drams; mix them together and let it be 
 given in a quart of fmall Ale: and as I obferved before in the 
 Section, of the Staggers to take blood plentifully, that is, three 
 or four quarts at one time. 
 
 Seftion 13. 
 
 Of DRINKS for SUDDEN ACCIDENTS, 
 
 THAT caufe pain in the Bowels, from being overthrown 
 in a wet ditch, or the like, or by the ill effeft of a bad 
 damp liable, or the ill-treatment of a groom or fuch like man, 
 that has given cold Water, when the body was hot and empty : 
 alfo from a houfe-fervant that rides a Horfe to a public-houfe 
 door, then turns the poor creature into the yard, with a ftroke 
 from his whip ; then it is a good ten to one, but the Horfe 
 goes to the ciftern of Water, and drinks to fuch a degree that 
 he is liable to catch his death or the like malady. In fuch 
 cafes make ufe, as follows. Take Matthew's Pill four drams, 
 fee page 35, Mithridate two ounces, Saffron one dram, Cam- 
 phire two drams and a half: mix them all together, and 
 diffolve them in a quart of flrong Beer; then add Common 
 Treacle half a pound, for one dofe. This will fweat him 
 much ; keep him warm and encourage the fweat. The above 
 to be repeated as occafion may require the ufe of it. 
 
 A DRINK for SUDDEN ACCIDENTS, 
 Take Bracken's Cordial Ball two ounces, fee page 28, Mith- 
 ridate one ounce, Saffron one dram, Camphire three drams, 
 
 the 
 
Of BODY STRAINS. 39 
 
 the Powers of Amber a meat-fpoonful, and Common Treacle 
 half a pound : dilTolve the whole m a quart of ftrong Beer for 
 one dofe. If the pain in the bowels fhould continue, and the 
 fweating abate, after the effe6l of the above drink ; you mufl 
 then repeat the drink and encourage the fweat until fuch time 
 the pain abates. Should an inflammation in the bowels arife 
 from the above complaint, it will be proper to bleed, and give 
 the Clyfler for an Inflammation in the Bowels, fee pape 14. 
 The Clyfler is to be repeated three times a-day ; then give the 
 Quick Purge for an Inflamed Bowel, fee page ig, as they are 
 recommended there in all refpe6ls. 
 
 Seflion, 14. 
 
 Of BODY STRAINS. 
 
 THE fymptoms of a Body Strain are as follow ; a Horfe 
 will be ftiff in his Body, and fore in all his whole frame, 
 and will fet his back up, perching with his four feet and legs, 
 tucked up all together, when he ftands; and will be ftiff and 
 painful, and rather drag his hind toes, and his befly tucked 
 up to his back, with a ftaring coat, with a lofs of appetite ; 
 and will appear very unfit for any kind of bufinefs whatever. 
 Firfl bleed, then make ufe of the following drink. 
 
 For a BODY STRAIN. 
 Take Mithridate two ounces, Matthew's Pill four drams, fee 
 page 35, Camphire two drams. Saffron one dram. Bracken's 
 Cordial Ball two ounces, fee page 28, Tindure of Cantharides 
 
 one 
 
40 • Of A L A X. 
 
 one tea-fpoonful, diflfolve the whole in a quart of warm Ale 
 for one dofe. Give one of the above drinks, every other day, 
 or as occafion may require the ufe thereof. 
 
 A DRINK for a BODY STRAIN. 
 
 Take Ifinglafs two ounces chopped fmall, then boiled in 
 t^vo quarts of Ale until its confumed to a quart; then add 
 Venice Turpentine two ounces, Balfam of Sulphur drawn 
 with Oil of Turpentine one ounce, Mithridate two ounces. 
 Juniper Berries two ounces, and Carraway Seeds one ounce, 
 mixed all together and divided for two dofes: give one of 
 thefe drinks every other day. After the repetition of either 
 of the above drinks, it would be proper to add a gentle altera- 
 tive purge or two, in the recovery of the above diforder; I 
 will recommend the Hiera Picra Spices, fee page 18, and to 
 make ufe of them as they are recommended there in all re- 
 fpefts. 
 
 Section, 15. 
 
 Of a LAX or SCOURING, 
 
 IN a Lax, never Hop it in its lirft flage but rather encourage 
 it, as it may proceed from a cold, or from fome unwhole- 
 fome food, or the like; or may come on from fome ill fliarp 
 juices in the llomach; therefore never flop a Lax at the lirll ; 
 then make ufe of the following Purge. 
 
 A QUICK PURGE for a LAX. 
 
 Take Lenitive Eleftuary, and Cream of Tartar, of each 
 two ounces, Yello^v Rofm one ounce, the Powers of Amber a 
 
 meat-fpoonful. 
 
Of A L A X. 41 
 
 meat-fpoonful, Sweet Oil two ounces, and Common Treacle 
 half a pound, all diflblved together in a quart of Ale; do not 
 put the Rofm in until the above are all dilfolved together, and 
 flood until cold; then put the Rofin in, and (lir them all to- 
 gether for one dofe. Repeat the above as occafion may 
 require the ufe thereof. 
 
 A PURGE for a LAX. 
 
 Take Barbadoes Aloes fix drams. Spermaceti one dram. 
 Rhubarb four drams. Myrrh one dram, Saffron one dram, 
 and Oil of Annifecds forty drops ; made up into a ball with 
 Sirup of Buckthorn, for one dofe. This may be repeated 
 once a week, or as fymptoms may require the ufe of it; then 
 after it make ufe of the following Aflringent Drink. 
 
 An ASTRINGENT DRINK for a LAX. 
 
 Take a handful of Oak Bark, Tormentil-root one ounce, 
 Roch Allum fix drams, boil them in two quarts of Forge 
 Water until it is confumed to a quart; then odd Diafcordium 
 one ounce and a half. Starch two ounces, Tincture of Opium 
 two drams and mix them all tosrether for one dofe : to be re- 
 pcated as occafion may require the ufe of it ; or you may 
 make ufe of the following Clyfler or Drink. 
 
 An ASTRINGENT CLYSTER or DRINK. 
 Take Oak Bark four ounces, Tormentil-root two ounces. 
 Pomegranate Bark and Red Rofes dried, of each a fmall hand- 
 ful ; boil the above in four quarts of Forge Water until it is 
 confumed to two quarts ; then add Diafcordium two ounces, 
 Mithridate one ounce and a half, and Tinclure of Opium two 
 drams, give the above as a Clyfler. This will flop the Bloody 
 
 H Flux 
 
42 Of A L A X.' 
 
 Flux if given as a drink, efpecially if it is divided for three 
 drinks, and repeated once a-day for three or four days : at 
 the fame time make ufe of the above Clyfler if occafion may 
 require the ufe of it. 
 
 A Mellow Softening DRINK in a LAX. 
 
 Take Ifinglafs two ounces, chopped fmall, and boiled in 
 three pints of Sweet Milk, over a flow Fire until thoroughly 
 mixed ; give the whole as a drink in a morning failing. — • 
 Repeat the above drink for four or five mornings together. 
 The above is valuable when the Stomach and Bowels are 
 galled ; and alfo, is of great ufe in the Ihedding of Nature. 
 
 For a LOOSENESS on a FOAL that follows the DAM. 
 
 Take a double handful of Gorfe Bloffoms, and boil them in 
 two quarts of Sweet Milk: give three fmall hornfuls of the 
 above three or four times a-day, until braced, or as long as 
 occafion may require the ufe of it. 
 
 To Stop a LAX or SCOURING, 
 Take a Sheet of coarfe Brown Paper and pound it in a 
 mortar, with as much Water as will fomewhat wet it ; pound 
 it all to a chyle, then add one quart of Ale to the above ; then 
 mix it all together: make it warm, and give it for one drinks 
 and repeat it as occafion may require the ufe of it. 
 
 To Stop OVER-PURGING to Excefs in the Time of 
 
 PHYSIC, ■ 
 
 Take Red Port Wine one quart. Soft Water one quart. 
 Loaf Sugar four ounces. Cinnamon Bark, Cloves, Mace, and 
 Nutmeg, of each two drams, in powder : boil the above over 
 a flow lire ; then add as much old White Bread as will thicken 
 
 the 
 
Of the colic. 43 
 
 the whole for ufe. Give two or three hornfuls of this cordial, 
 three or four times a-day. To be repeated as occalion may 
 require the ufe of it. 
 
 To Stop OVER-PURGING in the Time of PHYSIC, 
 
 Take Diapente one ounce, Myrrh two drams. Saffron one 
 dram, and Tin6lure of Opium two drams ; put the above in a 
 pint of Red Port Wine, and warm the whole together for one 
 dofe : to be repeated once a-day if occafion may require the 
 ufe of it. 
 
 When a LAX or SCOURING has continued a long Time, and has 
 
 Galled and Fretted the Membrane of the GUT, I xoould 
 
 advife to make ufe, as follows. 
 
 Take Gum Arabic two ounces, Ifinglafs two ounces fhred 
 and chopped fmall, and Starch half a pound, boil them toge- 
 ther in five quarts of Water, until they are diffolved : then let 
 the Horfe have a quart of the above Water, mixed with his 
 common Water, three times a-day, for nine days or a fortnight 
 together at leafl. 
 
 Seftion, 16. 
 
 Of the COLIC or GRIPES. 
 
 npHE firft fymptoms of the Colic are thefe ; a Horfe will 
 -^ hang dov/n his head in the manger and look dull foon 
 after, will heave and pant at the flank much, and feem to be 
 in a cold fwi;at: then will become very reftlefs and turn his 
 head to his fide ; and will lie down and tumble over and over ; 
 
 and 
 
44 Of the COLIC. 
 
 and will lie on his back by choice, and will not reft in any 
 other pofture whatever: his ears will be in a cold fweat during 
 the time the pain continues. 
 
 In the firfl fymptoms of the Colic, give as follows, then I 
 fciy, lirll bleed and take near three quarts; catch one quart of 
 the Blood, and immediately add to the Blood, one fingle 
 handful of Common Salt, and ftir it well together, and give it 
 as a drink. The above feldom fails, but if it fails, then give 
 either of the four following Receipts. 
 
 For the COLIC or GRIPES, of the dry Kind. 
 
 Take the Powers of Amber two drams, Venice Turpentine 
 and Juniper Berries of each one ounce, Salt of Prunella half 
 an ounce. Spermaceti two drams, Oil of Juniper one dram, 
 Salt of Tartar two drams, make the whole into a ball with 
 Sirup of Marfh Mallows for one dofe. If the above doth not 
 fucceed in two hours, repeat the fame again; dilTolve the 
 above ball in a pint of warm Ale. Firft bleed and rake him, 
 and empty the great gut; then immediately give the Colic 
 Clyfter, fee page 33. 
 
 For the DRY GRIPES. 
 
 Take Juniper Berries tv/o ounces, Anni feeds one ounce. 
 Grains of Paradife two drams, maie all the above in fine 
 Powder, Salt of Tartar three drams, Hollands Gin half a pint. 
 Sweet Oil four ounces. Give the whole in a pint of warm Ale 
 for one dofc. 
 
 Fvr the DRY GRIPES. 
 
 Take Tinclure of Opium and Oil of Juniper of each half an 
 ounce. Salt of Tartar three drams, Friar's Balfam one ounce. 
 Grains of Paradife two drams, in fine Powder, Sweet Oil four 
 
 ounces. 
 
Gf the COTLIC. 45 
 
 ounces ; then difiTolve the fame in a pint of warm Ale, for one 
 dofe ; then rake him, and immediately give the Cohc Clyfter, 
 fee page 13. The above to be repeated in two hours time, if 
 occalion may require the ufe of it. 
 
 For the DRY GRIPES. 
 
 Firft bleed and rake him, and empty the great Gut. Then 
 take Spring Water one pint. Common Salt two full lingle 
 handfuls, and Soft Soap three ounces; let the whole fimmer 
 over a flow lire for half an hour; then add Sweet Oil fix 
 ounces, then for ufe. Give the above for one drink, and 
 immediately after, give the Colic Clyfter, fee page 13, this 
 feldom or ever fails a cure if given as above dircfted. In a 
 violent fevere Colic, I add to the above Colic drink, Tinfture 
 of Opium half an ounce. 
 
 A new Method for the GRIPES, 
 
 Firft bleed, then take a quart of Spring Water that has been 
 ftrongly fmoked with Tobacco Smoke, and give it as a drink ; 
 this will caufe a ftrong fweat, clothe warm. The above Water 
 is prepared in the following manner. Take a quart of Spring 
 W^ater and put it into a large quart bottle ; then fill a pipe full 
 of Tobacco and fire it, then put the fliank of the pipe into 
 the bottom of the bottle, then put another pipe's fhank into 
 the bottle, but not fo deep as to reach the Water by three 
 inches ; then let the neck of the bottle be clafe luted up with 
 Dough or Clay, and then fmoke away. The fmoke will draw 
 through the Water. The faid bottle of Water fliould have 
 five or fix pipes full of Tobacco fmoked through it, before it 
 is fit for ufe. . It would be proper to have two or three bottles 
 of this Water prepared ready, and corked up clofe for ufe. 
 
 I For 
 
46 Of the COLIC. 
 
 For ihe WET GRIPES loith a PURGING. 
 
 Take Diapcnte one ounce, Diafcordium one ounce. Myrrh 
 two drams, Camphire two drams, and the Powers of Amber 
 one meat-fpoonful ; made up into an Ele6luary with Sirup of 
 Marfli Mallows; diflolve the whole in a quart of warm Ale for 
 one dofe. To be repeated as occafion may require the ufe of 
 it. 
 
 For a SCOURING in a Lingering GRIPE. 
 
 Take Sena half an ounce, and boil it in a quart of Water 
 for half an hour ; then ftrain it oflF and add Salt of Tartar half 
 an ounce. Lenitive Eleftuary tw^o ounces, Glauber's Salts two 
 ounces, and Sweet Oil four ounces. Give the above for one 
 dofe ; to be repeated every fourth day, or according as occa- 
 fion may require the ufe of it. 
 
 For a Lingering GRIPE, with a Stiffncjs in the BODY. 
 
 Take Mithridate tw^o ounces, Matthew's Pill three drams, 
 fee page 35, Camphire two drams diifolved in a little Spirits 
 of Wine, Saffron chopped fmall one dram, and Bracken's Cor- 
 dial Ball two ounces, fee page 28. DifTolve the above in a 
 quart of warm Ale for one dofe. Give the above drink every 
 other day, or as occafion may require the ufe of it. 
 
 For a Lingering GRIPE, that is attended with a LAX. 
 
 Take Rhubarb one ounce. Salt of Tartar three drams. Race 
 Ginser in Powder two drams. Bracken's Cordial Ball twa 
 ounces, fee page 28, Mithridate one ounce, Tinfture of Opium 
 three drams. Diflolve the above in a quart of warm Ale for 
 one dofe. This to be repeated every fourth day or as occa- 
 fion may require the ufe of it. 
 
Of THE PL EU RIS Y. I7 
 
 If the GRIPES JJiould Continue 
 
 A long time, and the Excrement or Stools feem to look of 
 a black colour, and llink much, and are oft repeated in fmall 
 quantities; it feems then to be dangerous, and a great appear- 
 ance of a mortification coming on. In the above cafe I would 
 advife to make ufe of all the Cooling Clyilers, fee page 14, 
 and throw them up often, that is twice or thrice a day ; like- 
 wife, to make ufe of the Cooling Quick Purge, fee page 19. 
 And at the fame time to boil with all the Water he has, a double 
 handful of Marfli Mallows and Parlley, to which add one 
 ounce of Gum Arabic diffolved in a pint of hot Water, and 
 mixed with all his common Water ; that is one ounce a-day 
 mixed with the Decodion of Mallows and Parfley, which is 
 for his common drinking. 
 
 Seftion, 1 7. 
 
 VOODOOOeOOOO 
 
 0/the PLEURISY and INFLAMMATION of the LUNGS. 
 
 TN this diforder a Horfe fhews great uneafinefs; he often. 
 ■*" drives to lay down, but darts up again immediately, then 
 will turn his head to his lide. The above fymptoms has caufed 
 feveral men to miflake the Pleurify, and think it to be the 
 Gripes. In a Gripe a Horfe lays down, and rolls and tumbles 
 himfelf over and over, and afterwards lays oh his back by his 
 own choice ; but in a Pleurify there are no fuch fymptoms ; 
 for a Horfe in a Pleurify has his ears and feet always hot, and 
 his mouth dry, aiid feems much in a Fever, and generally has 
 
 a fliort 
 
48 Of the PLEURISY. 
 
 a fhort Cough. In the firfl place bleed, and immediately put 
 in two or three Rowels, then give him foft Emolhent Clyfhers; 
 repeat the bleeding, and the Clyfters if needful. Then give 
 as follow. 
 
 An ELECTUARY for the PLEURISY. 
 
 Take Spermaceti, Nitre Salt, and Comfrey-root, of each 
 one ounce, Oil of Annifeeds, half an ounce, made up into an 
 Eleftuary with Sirup of Marfli Mallows for one dofe. Give 
 one dofe of the above every day, or according ris fymptoms 
 may require tlie ufe of them, DilTolve the above in a quart 
 of Watergruel. 
 
 A DECOCTION for the PLEURISY. 
 
 Take Marfh Mallows, Common Mallows and Comfrey-root 
 or Herb, of each a large handful, Fenugreek bruifed one 
 pound, and Linfeed one pound, boil the above in a fmall 
 boiler full of Water, and let the Horfe have this fort of Water 
 for his common drinking, during his whole illnefs. 
 
 A DRINK for the PLEURISY. 
 
 Take Colts-foot and Ground-ivy, of each a large handful, 
 Garlic and Horfe-radiflx, of each two ounces, and Saffron two 
 drams: boil the whole in four quarts of Water; then add 
 cold-drawn Linfeed Oil half a pint, and Common Treacle one 
 pound; all fimmered together over a flow fire, for ufe, then 
 give of the above one quart once a-day or as fymptoms may 
 require the ufe of it. 
 
 The Bathing SPIRIT in the PLEURISY. 
 
 Take Spirits of Sal Ammoniac, and Oil of Camomile of each 
 the fame quantity, mixed together for ufe, rub and bathe the- 
 
 ribs 
 
Of hurts in the K I D N E Y S: 49 
 
 ribs and chefl with the above once a-day, and continue rub- 
 bing until the pain abates. Then make ufe of the following 
 cooling purge, if there be occafion for it. Take Lenitive Elec- 
 tuary three ounces, Glauber's Salts three ounces, Cream of 
 Tartar two ounces, Common Treacle one pint, and Sweet Oil 
 half a pint, for one dofe, given in a pint of warm Ale. The 
 above to be repeated in four days time, if neceffity fhould re- 
 quire the ufe of it. 
 
 Se6lion 18. 
 
 0/ HURTS in the KIDNEYS, and GRAVEL in the Parts 
 
 thereof. 
 
 nr^HE fymptoms of a Hurt and Gravel in the Kidneys, and 
 ■^ Bladder, are a weaknefs in the back and loins, and in 
 pain when he pilTes ; and when he doth pifs, it is muddy and 
 thick with flreaks of blood, and fometimes all blood, with a 
 lofs of appetite and a flaring coat, with his belly tucked up to 
 his back, and feems as if he was wrenched in the loins. If 
 the above complaint feems dangerous, and there is an appear- 
 ance of an inflammation : then bleed often in fmall quantities, 
 and repeat Emollient Clyflers ; and obferve to give the Mal- 
 lows and Parfley Water for his common drinking during all 
 his illnefs. Alfo make ufe of the followins: balls. 
 
 For GRAVEL in the KIDNEYS. 
 
 Take Bracken's Cordial Ball two pounds, fee page 28, Bal- 
 fam of Sulphur drawn with Oil of Turpentine three ounces, 
 
 K Barbadoes 
 
JO Of H U R T S IN the KIDNEYS. 
 
 Baibadoes Tar two ounces, Venice Turpentine two ounces. 
 Nitre Salts three ounces, Spermaceti two ounces, Caftile Soap 
 two ounces, Honey four ounces, and Garlic three ounces; 
 Tinfture of Cantharides one ounce, made up into a ball with 
 Juniper Berries in powder, for ufe. Give of the above, a 
 moderate fized ball every other day ; give more or lefs, ac- 
 cording as they operate, and obferve in the above cafe, to 
 give the following decoftion for his common drinking during 
 all his illnefs : that is, boil Marfli Mallows, and Parfley-roots 
 or Herbs in all his Water, that he has for his common drink- 
 ing, during the whole time of his complaint. 
 
 A Valuable CLEANSER of the KIDNEYS. 
 
 Take Tinclure of Cantharides one tea-fpoonful, Camphire 
 one dram, diffolved in a little Spirits of Wine, Nitre Salts and 
 Caflile Soap, of each one ounce, and Honey one ounce, made 
 up into a ball with Diapente for one dofe : to be given every 
 fourth day, or according as they operate, repeat of the above 
 balls, three or four dofes. 
 
 A Stimulating Poultice for an ULCER in the KIDNEYS. 
 
 Take Oil of Turpentine and Spirits of Wine, of each two 
 ounces. Garlic, Horfe-radifli, and Muftard-feed of each one 
 ounce, Camphire one ounce, and Soft Soap four ounces, make 
 a Poultice thereof cold, all together : then fpread it moderate 
 thick upon the loin part, and cover it up with a blanket. — 
 The above may be repeated every other day, or as fymptoms 
 may require the ufe of it. 
 
 To Stop BLOOD from an ULCER in the KIDNEYS. 
 Take Bole Armoniac two ounces, Japan Earth one ounce, 
 and Sweet Milk two quarts, mixed and made warm together 
 
 and 
 
Of a diabetes. gt 
 
 and given as a drink for one dofe. The above to be repeated 
 every day for ten days together. 
 
 To Stop BLOOD from an ULCER in the KIDNEYS. 
 
 Take Bole Armoniac one ounce, Japan Earth one ounce, 
 Roch Allum two drams, and Ehxir of Vitriol one dram, made 
 up into a ball with Sirup of Marfh Mallows for one dofe. 
 Give one of the above balls every morning for eight mornings 
 together. Give all the above medicines for an Ulcer in the 
 Kidneys, according as they operate; obferve that all the me- 
 dicines for an Ulcer in the Kidneys go off fharp by urine : 
 then flriclly obferving to give every dofe time to operate, be- 
 fore another is repeated. 
 
 Seftion, 19. 
 
 0/ a DIABETES or Oversowing of the URINE, commonly 
 
 called the JAW-PISS. 
 
 nPHE fymptoms of the above diforder are, a Horfe will 
 -*- pifs often, and much at a time, in fo much, that the 
 liable will be overflowed in a morning ; he will fhrink in 
 his flefh, and his eyes fhrunk in his head, and have a flaring 
 coat, and crave much for Water ; in the lirft place, let all the 
 Water he has for his common drinking, be well boiled, with 
 a fufhcient quantity of Bean Flour, during the whole time of 
 his illnefs. 
 
 For a DIABETES. 
 
 Take four or fix unflacked Lime Stones ; put them into a 
 liable pail ; then fill the pail up with Water, and flir it about 
 
 with 
 
52 Of th£ strangles. 
 
 with a flick, next morning when the Water is clear; let the 
 Horfe have two quarts of the above Water mixed with hia 
 common Water, three times a-day ; and to be repeated as 
 fymptoms may require the ufe of it. 
 
 A BALL for a DIABETES. 
 
 Take Sirup of Marfh Mallows one ounce, Lucatellus Balfam 
 one ounce, Spermaceti half an ounce, Diafcordium half an 
 ounce. Bole Armoniac one ounce, made up into two balls 
 ^vith Diapente for one dofe : if the above cafe fhould prove 
 obflinate, the above balls are to be continued once a-day for 
 eight or ten days together, or as fymptoms may require the 
 ufe of them. 
 
 A DRINK for a DIABETES. 
 
 Take Ifinglafs one ounce and a half chopped fmall. Gum 
 Arabic one ounce bruifed, then boil the above in two quarts 
 of Sweet Milk until the whole are diflblved together ; give the 
 above for one dofe. The above to be repeated once a-day for 
 fix days together; and at the fame time give moderate exercife 
 all the time in the above diforder, if poiTible he can bear exer- 
 cife, for gentle walking exercife will forward the cure much. 
 
 Seftion, 20. 
 
 0000 ocofl 0000 
 
 Of the STRANGLES and DISTEMPER. 
 
 AL L young Horfes and Colts are fubjeft to the Strangles :' 
 the fymptoms of this diforder are at the firft flage, a Colt 
 Avill feem to be dull and heavy in his eyes, with a flaring coat, 
 and will fingle by himfelf to fome remote part of the pafhure, 
 
 alone. 
 
Of THE S T R A N G L E S. 53 
 
 alone, and will not follow his companions ; and foon will ap- 
 pear to fwell about his jaws and glands; and at fome other 
 times will break out in blotches all over as a rafh, the fame 
 appearance all Horfes have, that are feized with the Diflemper 
 that has raged fo long among Horfes in this kingdom. The 
 above Diftemper firfl appeared in this kingdom, to the befl of 
 my memory, in the year one thoufand feven hundred and 
 fifty, or hfty-one at furthefl, and ftill continues among Horfes 
 to this prefent time: this Diftemper in general contrafts the 
 mufcles and deprives them of true a6lions. Both of the above 
 diforders are to be treated much alike, and not to tamper with 
 neither much in the medicine way. In the firft ftage of either 
 of the above diforders, immediately bleed plentifully; but 
 particularly obferving not to bleed when the diforder is tho- 
 roughly grafted in the blood, for if they are bled in the height 
 of the diforder it is certain death. Then obferve to give moifl 
 food, fuch as fcalded Bran and Oats, or boiled Barley or the 
 like, but if coftive which generally is the cafe, give fcalded 
 Rye inftcad of Oats with the Bran, and obferve to fupply 
 them witli AVatergruel as often as you can : then obferve the 
 lollowinsr direftions. 
 
 An OINTMENT for the STRANGLES. 
 
 Take two large double handfuls of the Flowers of Foxglove 
 bruifed in a mortar, then add Hogs-lard fix pounds, and boil 
 them all together : let the Ointment ftew over a flow fire for 
 one hour; then ftrain it off for ufe. Rub the fwellings or 
 tumors with the above Ointment once a-day ; it will mollify 
 the tumor or abfcefs and bring it to a head: then when quite 
 ripe, cut the abfcefs open, and heal them with the digeftive 
 Green Ointment for wounds in general, fee page 81. But if 
 
 L the 
 
54 Of THE STRANGLES. 
 
 the above cafe fliould prove an inward fore throat, and not 
 the lead appearance of an abfcefs or fweUing to form matter 
 outwardly, make ufe as follows. Take of the above Oint- 
 ment three ounces. Spirits of Wine and Camphire one ounce, 
 and Spirits of Hartlhorn four drams, mixed together cold, rub 
 the valve and glands well with the above and keep the part 
 warm with a cap-hood, and fluff the hood full in the inlide 
 with hot horfe-muck, out of a horfe-mixen, once a-day. 
 
 A WASH to Dejlroy FUNGOUS or PROUD FLESH in the 
 above Wound if occafion be» 
 
 Take one quart of flrong Lime Water, diil'olve therein three 
 drams of Sublimate Mercury, and keep it in a bottle for ufe: 
 wafh the wound with the above Fungous Water before every 
 drefling with the digeftive Green Ointment; and if the kernels 
 or tumors underneath the jaws and glands ftill continue hard 
 and gummy, make ufe of the Mercurial Ouickfilver Ointment, 
 fee page 68, and rub it well in : repeat the fame for a fort- 
 night once every day, and it ^vill wafte the gummy parts fine. 
 But if the fever keeps high, and there is a danger of fuffocat- 
 ing from the inflammation ; then you muft make ufe of fome 
 foft Emollient Poultice, fuch as follows. 
 
 A Valuable POULTICE for the STRANGLES. 
 
 Take a large double handful of Wool, draw and open it 
 well with your hands, then form it as a Wad; then put it into 
 a frying-pan; add as much Hogs-lard as will make it mellow, 
 then make the above hot together and apply it all round the 
 Glands, and fet on a Cap-hood over all, to keep it warm to 
 the part. Repeat the above once a-day, until you fee the 
 tumor or abfcefs come to a head, then cut it open; then heal 
 
 and 
 
Of THE S^RANGL ES: i/ 55 
 
 and cleanfe the wound with\tne diffeftive Green Ointment, 
 fee page 81, then it would be proper to. give the Alterative 
 Powders, in all the Mafhes you grve in the Strangles and the 
 Diftemper ; a meat-fpoonful to be given once or twice a-day ; 
 the Alterative Powders are to be prepared as follows. 
 
 The ALTERATIVE POWDERS. 
 
 Take Liver of Antimony one pound and a half in'> very fine 
 powder, Flour of Brimilone half a pound, Nitre Salts half a 
 pound, mixed all together, then put the whole into a bladder 
 for ufe. But if the fever fhould run hi^h and contra6l the 
 mufcles and render them fhort of aftion, give as follows. 
 
 Take Diapente one ounce. Cream of Tartar half an ounce. 
 Flour of Brimftone one ounce, Nitre Salts one ounce, Liver 
 of Antimony in very fine powder two ounces, Camphire two 
 drams diffolved in a little Spirits of Wine, then mixed all to- 
 gether in a mortar and given for one dofe in a quart of Wa- 
 tergruel ; repeat the above for three or four mornings together, 
 if occafion may require the ufe of it, and at the fame time if 
 colli ve, give foft Emollient Cly iters, then if the running at 
 the nofe fhould continue longer than common, make ufe as 
 follows. 
 
 Take Rue a full handful, Guaiacum-wood two ounces, and 
 Rufly Steel two pounds, all boiled together in four quarts of 
 Forge Water until it confumes to two quarts ; give one quart 
 of the above Water, to which add Diapente two ounces for 
 one dofe. Repeat this drink for ten mornings together, at the 
 fame time if occafion be, give the nofe drink, a meat-fpoonful 
 down each noflril every morning failing, for ten mornings to- 
 gether before his exercife, fee Nofe Drink, page 36, when die 
 
 Horfe 
 
q6 Of the B O T S. 
 
 Horfe or Colt has recovered his flrength and diforder, then it 
 will be proper to give him gentle mild phyfic, as it will caufe 
 a Colt to thrive well after it. I recommend the Hiera Picra 
 Spices, fee page 18. 
 
 Seflion, 21. 
 
 0/ BOTS and WORMS. 
 
 1 Shall not pother the reader with this, that, and the other 
 fort of Worms. So far as this, I have feen three different 
 forts of Worms in the flomach and bowels of a Horfe when 
 dead. The Bots are a fliort thick trunch, much like unto a 
 large Maggot full of weapons, and appear in the fpring and 
 fummer time of the year to flick to the outfide of the funda- 
 ment, and feveral of them come off that way ; and there are 
 other forts of Worms which are called the red fmall Needle 
 Worms, and the great long Stomach Worms. I have feen a 
 Horfe convulfed from the effeft of Worms, to fuch a degree, 
 that the poor creature foon ended in death, and when dead, 
 the Bots were found to have eaten the ilomach quite through 
 in feveral places into holes ; at the fame time had galled the 
 infide of the flomach quite raw. And what is proper to de- 
 flroy the one, will deflroy all the other forts of Worms. 
 
 When a Horfe has Worms, they will flick to the outfide of 
 the fundament, and there will appear a white matter or a 
 milky-like dry fubflance on the outfide of the fundament. — 
 When a Horfe has a fit from the effed of Worms, he will 
 
 Hamp 
 
Of the B O T S. 57 
 
 (lamp his feet to his belly, and lie down and foon flart up 
 again, and will not roll on his back like a Horfe in a fit of the 
 Gripes : and at fome other times he will tuck himfelf up all of 
 a ruck, much like unto a cowed fighting-cock. Alfo, will 
 appear at fome other times different fymptoms; that is, he 
 will inflantly be pierced in the flomach, as if he was fuddenly 
 feized with a violent cramp in the flomach and fo-forth. 
 
 For BOTS or WORMS. 
 At firfl when you fee a Horfe have a fit from the effe6l of 
 Worms, take a quart of blood from him; catch the blood, 
 and add a full handful of Common Salt to the blood and give 
 it as a drink: the above will eafe him for that prefent time, 
 then give as follows. 
 
 To Dejlroy WORMS in the folloxoing eafy Method. 
 
 Take new Milk one quart, Honey half a pound ; dilfolve 
 the above together. Give the above in a morning faffing, 
 and let him faff two hours after the above drink ; then give 
 him a quart of Ilrong Beef-brine made warm; and let him faft 
 two hours after the Brine. Repeat the above method four 
 mornings together. The repetition of the above will kill 
 Worms of all kinds ; then in two days after the above drinks, 
 give Liver of Antimony in fine powder on all his Mafhes, for 
 fome time together, one meat-fpoonful in the courfe of a-day. 
 
 A PURGE to Dejlroy WORMS. 
 
 Take Barbadoes Aloes one ounce, Cream of Tartar half an 
 ounce, Diapente one ounce, Salt of Tartar one dram. Calomel 
 that has been well prepared one dram, Race Ginger one dram 
 in powder, and Oil of Annifeeds forty drops, made up into a 
 ballj with Sirup of Buckthorn for one dofe. The above to 
 
 M be 
 
58 Of the B O T S. 
 
 be repeated once a week, or as fymptoms may require the ufe 
 of it. Do not flir the Horfe out during the time this phyfic is 
 operating, but indulge him with gentle exercife between his 
 Purges: obferve to give a Horfe time to brace and become 
 quite lively before phyfic of the above kind is repeated. 
 
 A PURGE to Dejlroy WORMS. 
 
 Take Barbadoes Aloes fix drams, Spermaceti one dram, 
 Scammony two drams, ^thiops Mineral four drams, Diapente 
 one ounce, Race Ginger powdered one dram, Salt of I'artar 
 two drams, and Oil of Savin one dram, made up into a ball 
 with Sirup of Buckthorn for one dofe. The above to be 
 repeated as fymptoms may require the ufe of it, that is, once 
 a week. 
 
 A Safe PURGE to Dejlroy WORMS, 
 
 Take Barbadoes Aloes one ounce, Spermaceti one dram. 
 Jalap two drams, Diapente one ounce, Myrrh two drams. 
 Salt of Tartar one dram, Oil of Savin one dram, made up into 
 a ball with Sirup of Buckthorn for one dofe. The above to 
 be repeated once a week, or according as fymptoms may re- 
 quire the ufe of it. 
 
 A Strong PURGE to Dejlroy WORMS. 
 
 Take Quickfilver, and Venice Turpentine of each half an 
 ounce, mixed and killed together, until the Mercury difap- 
 pears to the eye, then add Barbadoes Aloes one ounce. Sper- 
 maceti one dram. Race Ginger powdered one dram, Diapente 
 one ounce. Salt of Tartar one dram, and Oil of Savin three 
 drams, made up into a ball with Sirup of Buckthorn for one 
 dofe : keep the Horfe warm and do not ftir him out during 
 this phyfic. The above may be repeated once a- week, or as 
 
 fymptoms 
 
Of the B O T S. ^g 
 
 fymptoms may require the ufe of it: or you may make ufe 
 of the following fafe Purge. 
 
 Take the Hiera Picra Spices, fee page 18, and make ufe of 
 them as they are there recommended in all refpefts. Before 
 you give any of the above Purges, give for two or three 
 mornings together, the Sweet Ale Wort and Brown Sugar. 
 
 To Defiroy WORMS a Safer Way. 
 
 Take Bracken's Cordial Ball one pomid, fee page 28, — 
 yEthiops Mineral four ounces, Coroline or Sea-mofs two 
 ounces, made up into a ball with Honey. Give a fmall ball 
 every morning falling, before his exercife. Repeat the above 
 for nine mornings together. 
 
 For BOTS or WORMS. 
 Take Black Soap one ounce and a half, Flour of Brimflone 
 one ounce, and one large Head of Garlic picked clean and 
 bruifed in a mortar; mix the above together; then diffolve 
 the whole in a pint of warm Ale, then add Common Linfeed 
 Oil one pint; give the above for one dofe. Give the Sweet 
 Ale Wort and Brown Sugar before you give the above dofe. 
 The above to be repeated every fourth day : give three of the 
 above dofes. 
 
 To Dejlroy WORMS the following Simple Way. 
 
 Take Rue, Savin, and Bearsfoot, of each a double handful, 
 chopped fmall, then for ufe; give a meat-fpoonful of the 
 above on every feed of Corn he has for ten or twelve days 
 
 together. 
 
 Or this for the SAME, 
 
 Take the befl Small-cut Tobacco, and give one ounce a-day, 
 divide fome upon one feed of Corn, and fome upon another, 
 
 fo 
 
6o Of BROKEN-WINDED HORSES. 
 
 fo that he has one ounce a-day given him. The above to be 
 repeated for a fortnight together. 
 
 Se£lion, 22. 
 
 •900 90Ot)00A9 
 
 Of BROKEN-WINDED HORSES. 
 
 I Will not fet down the particular fy mptoms of this incurable 
 diforder, as it is fo well known to all men that have had 
 the leaft of pra6lice among Horfes ; neither fhall I boafl: or 
 pretend to cure the above ; however, Horfes feldom become 
 Broken-winded until they are full aged, that is, fix or feven 
 years old : I cannot give any reafon why a Horfe fhould fail at 
 that age. But this, I know, that when a Horfe comes to his 
 full asre, he is furnifhed in all his make, and becomes full in 
 his mufcles, and full grown in all his whole frame, both 
 within and without, and for this reafon \he lungs have not the 
 ufual liberty to move and aft, as they had when the Horfe 
 was young, and thriving, and if a purfive Horfe takes the leall 
 of cold, his lungs will fwell, as if his cheft would not contain 
 them, alfo, has great difficulty in breathing and fo-forth. But 
 however I will lay down fome ufeful methods for to keep a 
 Broken-winded Horfe eafy, and to do a deal of work with 
 pleafure; which are as follow. 
 
 Horfes that are Thick-winded ought to be bled once a fort- 
 night or three weeks at furtheil: obferve at the fame time to 
 fprinkle all his Hay with Spring Water, and to wet all his 
 Corn with old Lant; alfo, repeated Rowels are of great fervice 
 
 to 
 
Of BROKEN-WINDED HORSES. 6x 
 
 to alTifl' and relieve Thick-winded Horfes, that is, to keep one 
 conllantly in, it matters not where ; and by thefe means you 
 may keep a purfive Horfe eafy ; but if the complamt fliould 
 become more troublefome, make ufe as follows. 
 
 To prevent a HORSE being BROKEN-WINDED, if given 
 
 m Time. 
 
 Take two moderate fized Heads of Garlic picked clean, 
 bruife them in a mortar, and boil them in a quart of Sweet 
 Skim Milk, with four ounces of Honey, then add Annifeeds 
 in powder two ounces, then give the whole as a drink. Give 
 the above every morning for a fortnight together ; walk him 
 out after each dofe for an hour, keep warm and give warm 
 Water and Mafhes during the time you give the drinks. 
 
 The MERCURIAL PURGE for a BROKEN-WINDED 
 
 HORSE. 
 
 Take Calomel that has been well prepared from one dram 
 to two. Bracken's Cordial Ball one ounce, fee page 28, and 
 Diapente one ounce, mixed together and made up into a ball 
 with Honey. Let this ball be given in a morning, and let 
 the Horfe fall three hours before the ball, and three hours 
 after it. Keep him warm and do not ilir him out during this 
 method, and give warm Water, and fcalded or dry Bran, and 
 Sweet Hay, and no Corn. The next morning ^iyq the fol- 
 lowing Purge. 
 
 Take the bell Barbadoes Aloes one ounce. Jalap one dram. 
 Spermaceti one dram. Salt of Tartar one dram. Race Ginger 
 powdered one dram. Oil of Annifeeds thirty drops, and Dia- 
 pente one ounce, made up into a ball with Sirup of Buckthorn 
 
 N for 
 
62 Of BROKEN-WINDED HORSES. 
 
 for one dofe, let the above method be repeated three times; 
 but be fure you give the Horfe time to recover between each 
 dofe, before the above is repeated. Then repeat the Mercvi- 
 rial Ball and the Purge as above direfted in all refpefts ; and 
 give the Gum Arabic Water between his dofes, mixed with 
 all his common Water, that is, one ounce a-day diflblved in 
 a pint of hot Water and mixed with his common Water. 
 
 A MOLLIFYING BRINK, 
 
 To be given between the above Purges for four mornings 
 together if occafion requires the ufe of it. 
 
 Take Hyffop, Horehound and Coltsfoot, of each a fingle 
 handful, and Linfeed half a pint, boil the whole in a quart of 
 Water; then cover it up for all night. In the morning add 
 to the above, Annifeeds and Liquorice powder of each one 
 ounce and Saffron one dram, then fweeten the above with 
 Treacle for one dofe. The above is very healing and com- 
 fortable. 
 
 After you have made ufe of the above method, and the 
 Mercurial Purges arc operated, give the following ball every 
 morning. 
 
 Take Gum Ammoniacum, Gum Galbanum and Affafoetida, 
 of each two ounces. Garlic four ounces. Cinnabar of Anti- 
 mony fix ounces, Saifron half an ounce, Oxymel of Squills 
 three ounces, and Elecampane one pound, made up into a 
 ball with Honey. Give of the above a fmall ball for one dofe^ 
 every morning for a fortnight together. 
 
 A PURGE for THICK-WINDED HORSES. 
 
 Take of the bell Barbadoes Aloes one ounce, Gum Myrrh, 
 Gum Galbanum and Gum Ammoniacum, of each two drams. 
 
 Saffron 
 
Of broken- winded HORSES. 63 
 
 Saffron one dram, Salt of Tartar one dram, Diapente one 
 ounce. Oil of Anni feeds thirty drops, the Powers of Amber a 
 tea-fpoonful, made up into a ball with Sirup of Buckthorn for 
 one dofe. They that do not venture to give the Mercurial 
 Phyfic, may depend that this is a fafe Purge for the purpofe. 
 iThe above to be repeated once a week, or as the Horfe re- 
 quires the ufe of it. 
 
 To Cleanfe and Clear a Foul Purfive STOMACH. 
 
 The following is proper to be given after a Horfe is taken 
 up from Grafs. 
 
 Take the Roots of Polypody of the Oak, a fmall handful; 
 cleanfe them, and bruife them in a mortar; then add to the 
 Roots, half an ounce of Oil of Spikenard, mix them together 
 in a mortar; then wrap the Roots and Oil up in a linen cloth, 
 and tie them to the middle part of a fnaffle-bit; then in the 
 morning fading, put the fame bridle-bit in the Horfe's mouth 
 and ride him gently for an hour ; then bring him in and gwo, 
 him two hornfuls of White Wine and Honey made hot to- 
 gether; then let him fall for an hour; then gwQ him a warm 
 Mafh: then his Hay. Obferve to give in the above cafe 
 warm Water during the whole time. The next morning re- 
 peat the fame, as above direfted, and fo continue for twelve 
 mornings together, the fame Roots and Oil will ferve for the 
 whole time. The above method v/ill caufe the Horfe to flime 
 and flaver much : the above will cleanfe a foul purfive Sto- 
 mach, or an old cough ; efpecially if the following method is 
 made ufe of after. 
 
 Take Liver of Antimony two pounds in very grofs lumps, 
 or powder ; put the whole into a two-gallon earthen bottle ; 
 
 then 
 
6i Of BROKEN-WINDED HORSES. 
 
 then fill the bottle up with Old Lant, and let it fland for a 
 week, but obferve to (hake the bottle every day ; then clear 
 off a quart bottlcful for ufe, and wet all his Corn with the 
 above Lant, and as you take one quart out of the earthen 
 botde, put one quart of frcfli Lant into the fame bottle again. 
 The Antimony will ferve you fjr ever, and will anfwer the 
 fame purpofe. Or you may inilead of the above Antimony 
 and Lant Decoftion, make ufe of the Squills Drink for a 
 Wheezing in the Stomach, fee page 36, and obferve the di- 
 rections there given in all refpefts. 
 
 For a BROKEN-WINDED HORSE, 
 
 Firfl bleed, then give two ounces of Quickfilver ; one ounce 
 to be given down each noftril in a morning fading, and let 
 him faft four hours after each dofe. The above to be re- 
 peated for eight mornings together. 
 
 Continue bleeding every week; at the fame time indulge 
 him with M allies and warm Water, and let him be in a loofe 
 warm Stable during the whole time. 
 
 The above was communicated to me by a worthy Gentle- 
 man, a friend of mine, who fays it never failed a cure ; and 
 lince then I have found it to anfwer well. 
 
 As the folloxoing ADVERTISEMENT, 
 
 In the public paper, w^as communicated to the public in 
 general, and I having the opportunity to fee it, I then thought 
 it a pack of fluff; but fince then, I was informed by a worthy 
 Gentleman, a friend u^f mine, who had made a trial of the 
 Receipt, and found it to anfwer a cure on two of his own 
 Ilorfes. I therefore thought it my duty to give it a place here. 
 
 The 
 
Of broken-winded HORSES. 65 
 
 The following is a true copy of the original Advertifement. 
 A cheap and eafy cure for a Broken-winded Horfe. — A 
 Broken-winded Horfe had been kept in a field where there 
 was no Water, except in the bottom of an old lime kiln, and 
 had recovered his wind, the owner of him ordered a liable 
 fhovelful of quick-lime to be renewed every five or fix days, 
 and the Water to be poured off, and a bucketful of it to be 
 given every day to a Broken-winded Coach-horfe, about 
 eighteen years old, which had almofi: a conflant cough : the 
 Horfe was watered with Water thus prepared for about five 
 weeks, and kept in a liable. He is now perfe6lly recovered 
 in his wind, and free from a cough ; by applying the above 
 remedy. 
 
 To keep a BROKEN-WINDED HORSE eafy for one Day. 
 
 The night before and the morning you mean to ufe him, 
 give him the following drink. 
 
 Take a fheet of the bell Writing Paper, and a quart of 
 Sweet Milk, and pound them together in a mortar to a pulp 
 or chyle, then for ufe. Give a quart of the above the night 
 before, and the fame in the morning you mean to ufe him ; 
 keep him empty from Water. The above will keep him eafy 
 and free for that Day's work. 
 
 Obferve to bleed plentifully a week before the time you 
 mean to give him the above. But if any Horfe fliould be com- 
 pletely Broken-winded, the only method to give him eafe will 
 be to employ a man of pra6lice, to make him an artificial or 
 falfe fundament, and by the ufe of that will eafe him much 
 and enable him to do bufinefs with eafe a^ pleafure. 
 
 O Sedioii, 
 
66 
 
 Se6lion, 23. 
 
 Of SURFEITS in General. 
 
 nnPIE fymptoms of a Surfeit are, a Horfe will have a foul 
 -*- flaring coat, and feem to be open, and full of fcales and 
 fcurf, and fome times with fmall lumps and blotches all over 
 his body, and itches much with a wet humor attending the 
 parts; at fome other times will fly to the Withers, and the 
 violent itching and heat, will caufe the Horfe to rub, and 
 fcrub fo much as to bring on a great inflammation, and will 
 caufe the part to be ulcerated, and will become dangerous, 
 and fome times will fall down into his limbs, and if not care 
 taken, will foon become a Farcy, or a moving Lamenefs, firfl: 
 in one part and then in another. 
 
 The caufe of this diforder at firfl;, is generally, when a 
 Horfe has been hot and fweated much, and cooled too fudden, 
 by fome unthinking rider that has tied a Horfe to a hedge 
 when hot, and by fo doing has flagnated the Pores of the 
 Skin. At other times by the ill efl'eft of mouldy-flooded Hay, 
 or bad fl;inking Corn, or by* the ill effed; of a damp liable, 
 efpecially when a Horfe has been well ufed with care at his 
 own (table at home. 
 
 For a SURFEIT, 
 
 In the flrfl: place bked often in fmall quantities, then give 
 the following Purge, 
 
 Take 
 
Of SURFEITS. 6f 
 
 Take Barbadoes Aloes one ounce, Diapente half an ounce. 
 Cream of Tartar half an ounce. Jalap one dram. Liver of An- 
 timony one ounce in fine powder, Salt of Prunella half an 
 ounce. Gum Myrrh one dram, made up into a ball with Sirup 
 of Buckthorn for one dofe. The above to be repeated once 
 a week ; giwQ three of the above Purges. 
 
 A DRINK to be given after the above Purges has operated, 
 that isy in three Days after. 
 
 Take Oil of Annifceds one ounce, Diapente, Turmeric, 
 Liquorice Powder and Flour of Brimftone, of each one ounce. 
 Liver of Antimony in very fine powder fix ounces ; all mixed 
 together in a moitar, then divided for two drinks and given 
 in a quart of warm Ale. The above to be. repeated every 
 other morning; give four of the above drinks. If a Surfeit 
 fhould prove obllinate, give a courfe of the following balls. 
 
 Take Cinnabar of Antimony, Gum Guaiacum and Caflile 
 Soap, of each half a pound, Flour of Brimllone one pound, 
 and Camphire one ounce and a half, made up into a ball with 
 Honey, give a fmall ball of the above every morning fading, 
 for ten or twelve mornings together. If the above balls fiiould 
 work much by urine, then obferve to give one every other 
 morning, or according as they operate. This method pro- 
 perly obferved will cure moil Surfeits whatever. 
 
 Infome INVETERATE SURFEITS, 
 That have much breakings out, as dry or w^et blotches all 
 over the body and caufe much itching; I would advife to 
 drefs the Horfe all over with the llender Mercurial Ointment, 
 then rub it on well in the fun or by a fire; keep the Horfe 
 warm after, for Hii or eight days, as this Ointment will be apt 
 
 to 
 
68 Of the FARC Y. 
 
 to caufe him to purge. As I have not mentioned how to 
 make the Mercurial Ointment, its prepared as follows. 
 
 The MERCURIAL OINTMENT, 
 
 Take Oil of Turpentine and Venice Turpentine of each two 
 ounces, Quickfilver four ounces ; kill the above well together 
 in a mortar until the Mercury difappears to the eye; then add 
 two pounds of rendered Hogs-lard, mix them all together 
 until cold ; then for ufe. If I meant the above to be made 
 weaker, I added more Hogs-lard to it. But in fome fharp 
 humors in the fkin, hmilar to the above cafe, I recommend 
 to make ufe of the Alterative Powders, fee page ^^, and to 
 the fame quantity there direcled, add thereunto ^thiops 
 Mineral four ounces, mix the whole well together. And ob- 
 ferve the fame directions as is there given in all refpefts. The 
 above if repeated has a great fhare in checking mofl fharp 
 humors, Efpecially if given after a hard day's work, on a 
 good Mafh of Bran and Oats. 
 
 Seftion, 24. 
 
 Of FARCIES in General 
 
 THE Farcy is well known to all men that have had the 
 leafl of pra8ice among Horfes, its one of the filthiefl; 
 diforders that happens to a Horfe : the fymptoms are a raih 
 humor that fpreads all over the whole body, but at fome 
 other times it might fix in one leg, or about the neck and 
 throat; then foon will become in hard lumps, and foon break 
 out into holes and ulcers, and there will appear to run out of 
 
 the 
 
Of the farcy. 69 
 
 the ulcers a bad bloody matter, and will move from one part 
 to another, and the wounds will appear much like unto a 
 hen's fundament, when it opens and fhuts with the difcharge 
 of excrement ; and at other times will run all over the whole 
 body with broad ulcers of the above kind ; if fo, -it will be 
 very catching to other Horfes and the like. 
 
 The Water Farcy is a fwelling that fettles all along the under 
 part of the Belly, infomuch that it will appear to be four 
 inches deep, much like unto a large cufliion full of watery 
 humor or Serum Water. 
 
 For the FARCY. 
 
 At the fir ft ftage of this diftemper bleed plentifully, then 
 rub the part with the following mixture. . Take Oil of Tur- 
 pentine fix ounces, and put it in a large quart bottle, then add 
 Oil of Vitriol two ounces, drop the Oil of Vitriol into the Oil 
 of Turpentine by a little at a time until the whole is mixed 
 together; then for ufe. Rub the part well with the above mix- 
 ture. This mixture with the help of a few drinks will cure 
 any frefli Farcy whatever. Obferve to rub the part with the 
 above mixture twice only, that is once every other day and 
 no more. 
 
 To Dejlroy the FARCY BUDS that Spreads all over the whole 
 
 Body, 
 
 Take Realgar and Sublimate of each one ounce. Yellow 
 Arfenic and Euphorbium of each half an ounce ; make all the 
 above in fine powder, then add Oil of Bays with Ouickfilver 
 four ounces ; then mix the whole cold together into an Oint- 
 ment; then for ufe. When ufed cut the Buds acrofs with a 
 Lancet, then dip a fmall pledget of Tow with the above Oin- 
 
 P ment 
 
yo Of the farcy., 
 
 merit and apply it into the Buds, and let it remain in. — 
 The above application will core the Buds out, and will caufe 
 a cure without any other application whatever. 
 
 For a FARCY that Flies all over tJie whole Body, 
 Take Spirits of Wine four ounces, Oil of Vitriol and Oil of 
 Turpentine of each two ounces, and Old Strong Beer one 
 pint, mixed all together for ufe : then rub the part well with 
 the above mixture, and it will add much to the cure of the 
 Farcy. Farcies of all kinds ought to be treated outwardly as 
 well as inwardly. Or you may make ufe of the following, 
 which is much flronger. 
 
 A Strong MIXTURE for the FARCY, 
 Take Linfeed Oil half a pint, Oil of Turpentine and Oil of 
 Petre of each two ounces. Tincture of Euphorbium one ounce. 
 Tincture of Hellebore two ounces, the Strong Mercurial Oint- 
 ment three ounces, fee page 68, Oil of Origanum and Double 
 Aquafortis of each one ounce, and Barbadocs Tar three 
 ounces, all mixed together for ufe. Rub the parts well with 
 the above mixture twice only, that is, once every other day 
 and no more. 
 
 If the Buds appear after the ufe of any of the above mix- 
 ture, to look thin about the edges and feem to run a good 
 matter, it is a fymptom of a fpeedy cure. 
 
 A BRINK for the FARCY or GREASE. 
 
 Firfl: bleed plentifully, then take Gentian one ounce. Birth- 
 wort two ounces, and Sarfaparilla one ounce, all fliced thin, 
 then infufe the above in three pints of Lime Water for twenty- 
 four hours, then llrain it off, and give the Decodion as a 
 
 drink ; 
 
Of THE FARC Y. jx 
 
 drink ; then take the fame roots and fteep them for twenty- 
 four hours again, in three pints of Old Lant, then give the 
 Lant as a Drink the third day ; let the Horfe fad three hours 
 before each drink, and four hours after each drink. If the 
 above I^rinks fhould not perfeft a cure ; make ufe of the fol- 
 lowing balls. 
 
 A BALL for the FARCY, 
 
 Take Quickfilver and Venice Turpentine of each one 
 ounce; kill the above well together in a mortar, until the 
 Mercury difappears to the eye, then add Venice Treacle one 
 ounce, Camphire one dram and a half diflblved in a little 
 Spirits of Wine, and Tinclure of Cantharides one tea-fpoonful,. 
 made up into two balls with Diapente for one dofe. Give 
 one of the above dofes every fifth day, fading four hours be- 
 fore each dofe, and four hours after each dofe. Obferve to 
 give warm Water and Maflies ; and make ufe of a loofe liable. 
 Five of the above dofes is fufficient for a cure. 
 
 The PRECIPITATE BALL for the FARCY. 
 Take Red Precipitate one dram and a half, finely levigated, 
 and Venice Treacle, one ounce and a half mixed together and 
 made up into a ball with Diapente for one dofe ; give four of 
 the above balls, one every fourth day, and ufe the fame pre- 
 caution with this ball, as with the former ball in all refpefts. 
 
 A DRINK for the FARCY, 
 
 Firfl bleed plentifully; then take Rue and Hogs-lard of each 
 
 a like quantity, pounded together in a mortar, and flop each 
 
 ear up with the above; then tie the ears up with a lift. Then 
 
 take a double handful of Common Mallows bruifed in a mor- 
 tar, and mixed with a quart of Old Lant ; then ftrain it off, 
 
 and 
 
72 Of the farcy. 
 
 and give the decoction for one drink, give one of the above 
 drinks every other morning. Repeat five of the above drinks. 
 
 A STRONG DRINK for an INVETERATE FARCY. 
 
 Take Rue, Burdock, Salcndine, Wormw^ood, Aflies of 
 Green Broom, HcmlocI;, and Dwarf-elder, of each a full 
 double handful; boil the above in lix quarts of Old Lant 
 until it confumcs to four quarts ; then (train the liquor off for 
 ufe. Then add to one quart of the above decoftion, Lapis 
 Calaminaris, Brown Tartar, Gentian, and Birthwort, of each 
 half an ounce. Give the above for one drink, every other 
 day. Repeat four of the above drinks according to the abo\e 
 directions, and at the fame time let the Horfe have the Lime 
 Water for his common drinking, during all the time of the cure. 
 
 A STRONG PLAISTERfor the FARCY, that has Settled in one 
 cr more Legs, zvhich appears full of ulcerated Buds. 
 
 Take Venice Turpentine one pound. Quick filver eight 
 ounces. Oil of Turpentine two ounces; kill the above well 
 together in a mortar until the Mercury difappears; then add 
 to the above the Strons: Ouickfih'er Ointment three ounces, 
 and Burgundy Pitch one pound. Then mix tlie whole to- 
 gether for ufe ; Avhen ufed apply a Plaifter of the above fpread 
 upon Tow to the part, and bind it on with a Flannel Roller, 
 and repeat it again in four or five days to come ; and let the 
 Animal be kept in a dry loofe liable all the time. The re- 
 petition of the above Plaifter will deftroy the Buds and caufe 
 a cure. 
 
 For the WATER FARCY, 
 
 Firft of all fleam the fwclling that is underneath the belly, 
 with a hot fleam, in fifteen or twenty places, fo tliat the 
 
 watery 
 
Of the farcy. y^ 
 
 watery humor or Serum Water may run ofF; then rub the 
 part well with equal parts of Strong Beer and Oil of Turpen- 
 tine {hook well together in a bottle, then for ufe. Then im- 
 mediately foment the part with Old Lant and Wood Alhes 
 well boiled together ; then give the following Drinks for four 
 or five mornings together, or every other morning, or ac- 
 cording as you fee occafion require the ufe of them. 
 
 If the above application fhould fail, make two, three, or 
 four Incifions in the Swelling under the Belly, with a hot Iron 
 Chifel an inch and a half wide quite through the (kin and 
 membrane, then flay each orifice the whole length of your 
 finger all round; then fill each orifice with Tow and Oil of 
 Turpentine, and treat the orifices as a rowel. 
 
 A DRINK for the WATER FARCY. 
 
 Take a quart of Old Lant and boil therein two pounds of 
 Rufly Steel or Iron; then ftrain it off, and add to the de- 
 coftion, Aflies of Green Broom two ounces, and Diapente 
 one ounce, mixed together for one drink. Then give the 
 following drink if occafion require the ufe of it. Take one 
 quart of Ale, and boil therein a full handful of Rue and the 
 fame quantity of Hemlock, then add to the above deco<5lion, 
 Diapente one ounce. Liver of Antimony in fine powder two 
 ounces ; when mixed all together, add Tincture of Steel one 
 dram; then given for one drink; repeat the above drink one 
 every other day. Give three of the above drinks. 
 
 Seftion, 
 
74 
 
 Seftion, 25. 
 
 0/ a HORSE or COW that has Licked up fome Venomous 
 
 Animal, or is Over-gorged with Clover or Turnips, 
 
 or any Juch lufcious Food, 
 
 TH E fymptoms are, a Horfe or Cow will feem to be 
 fwelled much, as if they would burll. Firfl bleed plen- 
 tifully, then give as follows. 
 
 Take Caftile Soap two ounces. Sirup of Marfli Mallows 
 three ounces mixed together in a mortar, then diffolved in a 
 pint of warm Ale for one dofe: giwo: the above as foon as you 
 can, then flir the Horfe gently about, and it will caufe him to 
 purge eafy, and pifs much. If the above doLii not fucceed 
 in two hours time, give the following drink. 
 
 Take Lifbon Wine one pint, Camphire two drams and a 
 half diffolved in a little Spnits of Wine, Oil of Juniper two 
 drams, the Powers of Amber two drams and Sirup of Marfh 
 Mallows four ounces, mixed together for one drink, and 
 given in a pint of warm Ale : then llir the Horfe about very 
 gently. The above will caufe him to pifs and empty himfelf 
 plentifully. At the fame time give the Mallows and Parfley 
 Water, in the above cafe, for his common drinking, during 
 his whole complaint, or as long as fymptoms may require the 
 ufe of it. That is, to boil plenty of Marfh Mallows and 
 and Parfley in his common Water for the whole time, of his 
 illnefs. And if the above cafe fliould prove obflinate, and 
 there fhould be an appearance of an inflammation in the 
 
 bowels ; 
 
Of THE G L A N D E R S. 75 
 
 bowels; then make ufe of the following Clyfler. Take Sena 
 two- ounces and boil-rk in two quarts of foft Water for half an 
 hoiir ; then drain it off, and add to the deco6lion, Common 
 Treacle one pound and Sweet Oil half a pint ; then for ufe. 
 The above Clyfler to be repeated three times a-day, or as 
 occahon may require the ufe of it. In the recovery of the 
 above it would be very proper to give a gentle cafy purge or 
 two; as fo, make ufe of the following. 
 
 Take the Hiera Picra Spices, fee page 18, from feven to ten 
 drams, or one ounce and a half might be given or as the habit 
 or ftrength of the Horfe's body requires it : made up into a 
 ball with Sirup of Buckthorn, for one dofe. The above will 
 purge him mild and eafy. Obferve to ufe the fame precau- 
 tions with the above, as you would with other purging phyfic 
 in all refpefts. 
 
 Seflion 26. 
 
 Of GLANDERED EIORSES. 
 
 THE fymptoms of this foul and incurable diflemper, are 
 at the firfh flage, a Horfe will feem to run at the nofe a 
 thin waterifh humor, and at the fame time the Kernels under- 
 neath and between the Jaws or Glands will feem to knot and 
 fwell ; then foon will appear to run at the nofe a yellow or 
 green ftinking matter, and fome other times will dilcharge a 
 black matter, and if the cafe fhould prove fo, all hope of a 
 cure is over: and I do advife the owner to accompany no 
 other Horfe with this. If he runs a black matter at the nofe, 
 
 that 
 
76 OiTthe glanders. 
 
 that is a fure fign that the grillly honey-comb bones within 
 the head are rotting and decaying daily, fo there is no hope 
 of a cure ; if fo, this diilemper oft proceeds from a broken 
 conflitution, or by an ill-cured diilemper, fuch as Fevers, 
 Farcies, Surfeits, or the like; I always found it a good twenty 
 to one againll a cure. Although M. La-fofle, and feveral other 
 authors have given their directions and methods of trepanning, 
 yet I have not feen nor heard of any Horfe that was trepan- 
 ned, but what ended in death: how^ever, I will agree with 
 M. La-foffe's judgment, in pointing out the true feat of the 
 above diforder, as I was an eye-witnefs to feveral Horfes in 
 this diflemper, when dead I have diifecled the heads of them, 
 and found the whole feat of the difordei' to be in the griflly 
 bones of the noftrils and head adjoining to the brain, and 
 found all that part quite rotten, and full of matter much of the 
 cancerous kind ; therefore there is no hope of a cure of fuch. 
 But however I will give you the following direftions. That 
 is, if you have to xlo with the above diforder it mud be in the 
 firft flage of it. 
 
 Firfh bleed, and keep warm; then make ufe of Scalded 
 Bran with a very little Oats for Maflies, with warm Water, 
 and a little Sweet Hay, and no other kind of food, indulging 
 him with gentle exercife all the while. Then fumigate his 
 head three times a-day with hot Maflies, then immediately 
 after the fumigating or flimulating with the faid Maflies; pour 
 down each noilril a very fmall hornful of the following 
 decoftion. 
 
 Take a full double handful of Rofemary, and boil it in four 
 quarts of Forge Water ; then add Honey of Rofes half a pound 
 and Sugar of Lead two ounces, boil the whole together, then 
 
 ilrain 
 
Of THE G L A N DERS. ^^ 
 
 ftrain it off for ufe. After you have made ufe of the above, 
 make ufe of the following Spirituous Mixture, at the fame 
 time the above Rofemary Decoftion is made ufe of. 
 
 Take Spirits of Wine very ftrongly camphorated two 
 ounces, Spirits of Hartfhorn one ounce, Sweet Oil fix ounces, 
 all mixed together. Rub the Valves and Glands from ear to 
 ear with the above once a-day, and put a Cap-hood on his 
 Head, ^nd fluff the Hood within all round up to the Glands 
 and Ears, v/ith hot Horfe-muck out of a Horfe-dunghill, and 
 repeat the fame once a-day, which will forward the cure much, 
 then make ufe of the following Ball. 
 
 A BALLjor\he GLANDERS. 
 
 Take Matthew's Pill four drams, fee page 35, and Bracken's 
 Cordial Ball two ounces, fee page 28, mix the above together 
 for one dofe : give one of the above balls every morning fafl- 
 ing, for ten days together, indulging him with gentle exercife 
 all the time ; and after the ufe of the above ball, make ufe of 
 the following drink. 
 
 The NOSE DRINK in the GLANDERS, 
 
 Take White Wine Vinegar, and White Wine of each half 
 a pint; hne Tobacco, Burnt Allum, and Rofemary in powder 
 of each one ounce. Saffron half an ounce all in fine powder, 
 and Honey of Rofes two ounces, all fimmered together, then 
 ftrained and bottled for ufe; when the above drink is cold, 
 add Balfam Capivy one ounce, and the Yolk of an Egg, then 
 mix the Balfam and the Egg well together, and add it to the 
 above, and Ihake the whole well together, then for ufe: gwQ 
 of the above two meat- fpoonfuls down each noflril in a morn- 
 ing falling, before his exercife for a fortnight together. After 
 
 R you 
 
78 Ot a horse burnt by a-MARE 
 
 you have made ufe of the above, you may proceed as follows. 
 Take Flour of Brimllone and Frelh Butter of each one ounce^ 
 and Sugar of Lead two drams, mix the above together for 
 ufe ; then take two large Goofe-quills, dip and rub the 
 feathery ends of the quills in the above mixture, then put one 
 of the quills up each noflril, then tie a piece of packthread to 
 the hard end of each quill, and tie the packtliread over the 
 Horfe's poll as a headflal of a bridle; then ride him for one 
 hour every day, with the feathers anointed as above direfted. 
 Keep him warm during the whole time. The above method 
 will cleanfe his head much, and free the Glands from flimy 
 fnot and filthinefs ; fhould the Kernels underneath and about 
 the Glands flill continue hard and gummy, rub the part well 
 twice a-day with the llrong Mercurial Ointment, which will 
 if repeated wafle the part fine. 
 
 Se6lion, 27. 
 
 ^..••o--©-«-^ 
 
 OJ a HORSE BURNT by a MARE, 
 
 THE fymptoms of the above are as follow, the Horfe'5 
 penis and teflicles will fwell, and the thin membrane of 
 the yard or penis will feem to be galled in fpecks and blotches^ 
 and for the moil part will appear to hang out of the fcrotum or 
 fheath, with a conftant running or gleet at the end of the penis. 
 Firll bleed moderately, and repeat bleeding as fyrnptoms re- 
 quire; at the fame time foment the penis and tefticles with any 
 mild fomentation of herbs, boiled in Skim-milk and Water, 
 three times a-day ; then after each fomenting, give the yard a 
 
 wafh 
 
Of a horse burnt by a MARE. 79 
 
 wafh with the following mixture." Take a quart bottleful of 
 Spring Water, then add Sublimate Mercury two drams to the 
 Water, then for ufe. Then immediately after the above waQi, 
 make ufe of the following Ointment. 
 
 Take Hemlock, Primrofe-leaves, and Allheal of each a 
 double handful; bruife the above in a mortar, and boil them 
 m two pounds of Hogs-lard ; then ftrained off for ufe. Liquor 
 the penis with the above Ointment after every dreifrng with 
 the former Wafh or Water, and obfcrve to give Nitre Salts 
 in all his common Water, that is, one ounce a-day ; then in 
 four days time make ufe of the following Purge. 
 
 Take Sena one ounce, boil it in three half pints of Water, 
 then ftrain it off, and add Glauber's Salts two ounces, Cream 
 of Tartar two ounces. Jalap one dram. Common Treacle half 
 a pint. Oil of Annifeeds half an ounce, and Sweet Oil four 
 ounces, make the above w^arm together for one dofe. Repeat 
 the above Purge as you fee occafion require the ufe of it, that 
 is, once every four or five days. 
 
 To take a MARE off her PRIDE or HORSING. 
 
 Take the Herb Tanfy, a double handful chopped fmall, put 
 the whole into a Feed of Corn and give it her to eat ; and it 
 will take her off her Pride in one day and a night. As the 
 above is worth notice I gave it a place here, as I could not fo 
 well place it in any of the other Seftions. 
 
 To make a MARE STAND to a HORSE. 
 
 Firfl obferve the Mare, to be half gone on her pride, if 
 
 poffible you can guefs it fo to be ; then let the Horfe cover 
 
 her four or five times in the fpace of one day, and the lafl 
 
 time fhe is covered, open the aeck-vein before the Horfe gets 
 
 on 
 
go Of the A N T I C O R. 
 
 and when he is on and in aclion, let the Mare bleed plenti- 
 fully; then immediately after give the following Drink. Take 
 Skim-milk one quart and Common Allum one ounce ; boil the 
 above together, then ftrain it off, and add to the Whey one 
 ounce of Oriental Bole, then mixed together and given for one 
 drink. Then make ufe of a Icofe private Stable, for a week 
 at leaft ; then to grafs where there are no Horfes to teafe her. 
 
 Seclion, 28. 
 
 ••"•<JJ>'<55><!J)'"»' 
 
 Of the ANTIC OR. 
 
 npHE above diforder is common to Horfes in parts abroad, 
 -L but feldom here in England. I have feen and cured in 
 my time, feveral of the fame. The fymptoms of the above 
 diforder are thofe of a flow fever, and commonly are coftive 
 in their bodies : if fo, you niuft give foft mild Clyfters, and 
 coolins: foft Food with Nitre Salts mixed with all their com- 
 mon Water. Then foon will appear at the point of the flioul- 
 der adjoining to the neck-vein, or on the breaft part, a large 
 impoflhume tumor, which will appear to be very hard and 
 bony, and will be apt to break inward, if not well encouraged 
 with hot Poultices; and obferve to rub the part well with 
 Hogs-lard, at all times, before you put the Poultice on ; then 
 as foon as you Tmd the Anticor to be fomewhat foft, you 
 mufl: open the part, which will be very deep to get at, ob- 
 ferve to open it well downwards in order for a drain to dif- 
 charge the matter off, and there you will find a great quantity 
 of matter of the chalkilone kind to come out. Then wafli the 
 
 wound 
 
Of wounds. §1 
 
 wound withinfide, with equal parts of Oil of Turpentine, and 
 Tin61;ure of Myrrh with Aloes, mixed together in a bottle for 
 ufe. Then treat the wound in all refpefts as a green wound 
 or ulcer, as I have mentioned in the following Seclion. Then 
 in the latter part or the recovery of the above diforder, it 
 would be very proper to give two or three dofes of mild 
 purging phyfic. 
 
 Seftion, 29. 
 
 Of WOUNDS in General 
 
 TN all Frefh Wounds from a flake, or a cut by a weapon, 
 -■- in the lirft place, if a vein or artery fhould be cut, and 
 there fhould much blood feem to appear, care mufl be taken 
 to ftitch or tie the vein or artery up, and obferve to clofe the 
 edges of the wound together. On the other hand if the rind 
 or rim of the belly fhould be broken or burft, and the bowels 
 or gut fhould come down, care muft be taken to put the 
 bowels up properly, and obferve to fhitch the rind up, and to 
 apply proper pledgets and clofe .bandages to the part, and ob- 
 ferve not to open the wound but as feldom as you can ; and 
 always dip the pledgets that you lay next the wound in Spirits 
 of Wine ; then apply as follows. To all green wounds ; fir ft 
 I fay, to flop the blood, then proceed according to the fol- 
 lowing direftions. 
 
 To Jlop Internal BLEEDING at the Nofe and Stomach. 
 
 Take the Juice of Green Nettles one quart, and if the blood 
 comes from the Nofe, pour down each noflril four or five 
 
 S meat-fpoonfuls 
 
82 Of WOUNDS. 
 
 meat-fpoonfiils of the above Nettle Juice ; and if from the 
 Stomach, give two or three fmall hornfuls of the above Juice. 
 The Nettles are to be pounded in a mortar and the Juice prefl 
 Avell out for the above ufe. 
 
 Tojlop BLOOD in any Part, 
 
 Take Tin6lure of Martis one tea-fpoonful, and one meat- 
 fpoonful of Spring Water; mixed ftronger or weaker accord- 
 ing to the fymptoms; fyringing the above up the noflrils if 
 the hemorrhage is there ; or dip a flrong pledget of Tow in 
 the above mixture for any other part v/hatever. 
 
 Alfo tojlop BLOOD from a Wound, 
 
 Take the Puff-ball or Mufliroom that grows upon old paf- 
 ture Lands, apply the dry Pulp thick on any wound that 
 bleeds, and tie it up with a flrong pledget of Tow with pro- 
 per bandages, and let it remain on for one day ; then make 
 ufe of fome of the digeflive Ointments. 
 
 A MIXTURE to Wojli GREEN WOUNDS. 
 I would advife that all Green Wounds fhould be at firfl" 
 wafhcd with the following Mixture. Take Tinfture of Myrrh 
 with Aloes, and Oil of Turpentine of each two ounces, mixed 
 together in a bottle for ufe. Wafh or dab all Green Wounds 
 at firfl, with the above Mixture, and it will forward a digef- 
 tion ; and at the fame time make ufe of any of the following 
 Digeflives and Cleanfing Ointments. 
 
 The Digejhive GREEN OINTMENT. 
 
 Take White Rofm, Bees-wax, and Honey, of each four 
 ounces, Venice Turpentine fix ounces, and Hogs-lard one 
 pound a;id a half; melt the whole together over a flow fire ; 
 
 then 
 
Of W O U N D S. 83 
 
 then add to the above, Verdigreafe in fine powder two ounces; 
 then boil all together for two minutes and no longer, then 
 take it off the fire, and add Oil of Turpentine two ounces, 
 flirring all together until quite cold : then for ufe. 
 
 The YELLOW BASILICON. 
 
 Take Bees-wax and White Rofin of each half a pound. 
 Hogs-lard one pound, and Venice Turpentine two ounces, 
 all melted together over a flow fire: then flirred until quite 
 cold, then for ufe. 
 
 A HEALLNG CLEANSING OINTMENT, 
 
 Take Horfe Turpentine and Mutton Suet of each half a 
 pound, White Rofm four ounces. Bees-wax two ounces, and 
 Hogs-lard one pound, all melted together for ufe. Then, ob- 
 ferve at all times, after the ufe of any of the above Ointments, 
 and the edges of the Wound fhould prove gummy or fpungy ; 
 then obferve to touch the out edges of the Wound, round the 
 fides, with a piece of Roman Vitriol. The above method 
 will keep the fkin thin, alfo, the cure will not appear gummy. 
 Then obferve if an inflammation in any Wound fhould hap- 
 pen, to make ufe of the following fomentation. 
 
 The FOMENTATION 
 Take Marlh Mallows, Common Mallows, St. John's Wort, 
 Rofemary, Wormwood, Chickweed, Groundfel, Hemlock, 
 Camomile, and Foxglove, of each a double handful ; boil the 
 above well in three gallons of grounds of Old Beer, and 
 Water; then for ufe. Then foment the part well with the 
 above, twice a-day, and obferve after each fomenting to rub 
 the part well with Spirits of Wine and Camphire, to keep the 
 part warm: that is, when Fomentations are made ufe of, let 
 
 the 
 
84 Of wounds. 
 
 the part be always rubbed with flrong Spirits of Wine and 
 Camphire, after each fomenting, or elfe the part \vill take 
 cold, as Fomentations open the poies much; and if there 
 fliould be an appearance of a mortification, and the body 
 fhould be in a bad habit ; then give Nitre and Bark, that is, 
 gi\e half an ounce of each, twice a-day in a pint of Water- 
 gruel. 
 
 A Valuable FOMENTATION to Bifperje a SWELLING in 
 
 any Part, 
 
 Take Roman Wormwood, Common Wormwood and Bay- 
 leaves, of each a double handful ; then boil the above well in 
 fix quarts of Sour Lant, then foment the part well twice a-day, 
 and make ufe of Spirits of Wine and Camphire after each 
 Fomentation. 
 
 To Dcfaoy FUNGOUS or PROUD FLESH. 
 
 Take Yellow Bafilicon fix ounces, and Red Precipitate one 
 ounce, mixed together for ufe. Drefs all Green Wounds, 
 with the above mixture, that grow up too quick, and feem to 
 appear fpungy. 
 
 To Make FRIARS BALSAM. 
 
 Take Gum Benjamin three ounces, Balfam of Tolu two 
 ounces. Gum Storax two ounces, Succotrine Aloes one ounce, 
 and a half. Gum Guaiacum two ounces, Frankincenfe twa 
 ounces. Gum M)^rrh one ounce, Re6lified Spirits of Wine 
 two quarts. Brandy one quart; bruife the Gums and digeli 
 the whole in a large earthen bottle in a hot horfe-dunghiU for 
 feven days, Ihaking the bottle every day ; then for ufe. The 
 above is a good application for a fmall cut, or a fmall over- 
 reach, by only dabing the part with the above. 
 
 To. 
 
Of WOUNDS. 85 
 
 To make TINCTURE of MYRRH. 
 
 Take Brandy one quart, fine Aloes, and Gum Myrrh, of 
 each two ounces in fine powder, all mixed together : then put 
 the above into a large quart bottle ; then put the bottle in a 
 hot horfe-midden for four days, fhaking the bottle well every 
 day; then fit for ufe. I will advife that all Green Wounds 
 that grow up too faft, and fill up too quick: particularly, 
 ought not to be dreffed with any greafy application : as fo, I 
 would advife to drefs all fuch Wounds, with dry Tow dipped 
 in the above Tinfture, and Oil of Turpentine, of each the 
 fame quantity mixed together, in a bottle for ufe; or you may 
 make ufe of dry Lint inflead of the above. 
 
 The HEALING and DRYING POWDER for a WOUND 
 
 or ULCER, 
 
 Take Bole Ammoniac eight ounces, Roman Vitriol one 
 ounce. Red Precipitate one ounce, all made in fine powder, 
 and mixed together for ufe. The above is very proper to puff 
 a Wound or Ulcer with, after you have left off the ufe of 
 pledgets and bandages. The repetition of the above generally 
 promotes a found cure. Alfo, the above may be applied to 
 a Wound that is endowed v/ith too great a gleet or moifture. 
 
 To EXFOLIATE a FOUL BONE in any WOUND or 
 
 ULCER, 
 
 Take Tincture of Myrrh with Aloes one ounce, and the 
 Rrong Tincture of Euphorbium half an ounce, mixed together 
 in a bottle for ufe. When ufed for a foul Bone, dip a fmall 
 pledget of Tow in the above mixture; then apply it on the 
 Wounded Bone, then drefs the Wound up with the Mild Di- 
 gelfive Red Ointment, See page 89, and continue the above 
 
 T dreffings^ 
 
86 Of WOUNDS. 
 
 drcITings, until the Bone is Exfoliated clear off the part, then 
 treat the Wound as fymptoms may appear. 
 
 To Dejlroy FUNGOUS or PROUD FLESH, 
 
 Take Corrofive Sublimate two drams, difTotve the above 
 in one quart of clear Lime Water ; then bottled for ufe. — 
 Wafh all Wounds that grow up too quick, with the above 
 Water, then apply your other fpirituous dreflings, and pro- 
 ceed as neceflity requires. 
 
 For GALLED SHOULDERS, fuch as from the Collar or 
 
 Harnefs.y^ 
 
 Take Quickfilver half a pound, Venice Turpentine four 
 ounces, killed together; then add Hogs-lard and Goofe-greafe 
 of each one pound. Bees-wax half a pound. Oil of Turpen- 
 tine two ounces, all melted together, and llirred until cold. 
 The above is very proper to drefs fcabby Sheep. 
 
 To Stop JOINT WATER, 
 Take Oil of Vitriol and Sublimate Mercury of each one 
 dram. Oil of Turpentine, and Oil of Petre of each half an ounce, 
 Spirits of Wine flrongly camphorated one ounce, mixed to- 
 gether for ufe; fy ringing the above mixture into any cavity; 
 or dip a pledget in the above mixture, and apply it to the 
 Wound ; then apply your other fpirituous dreflings on the 
 part, and fo proceed as fymptoms may appear. 
 
 To Stop JOINT WATER, 
 
 Take Bole Ammoniac in fine powder three ounces, Roman 
 Vitriol in fine powder one ounce, mixed together for ufe. — 
 Puff the Wound full with the above powder, then make ufe 
 of no greafy digeftion ; you may ufe Tinfture of Myrrh and 
 
 Oil 
 
Of WOUNDS. 87 
 
 Oil oF Turpentine of each the fame quantity mixed together, 
 or the Milder Red Digeftive Ointment, fee page 89. 
 
 For an Objtinate JOINT WATER, 
 
 Take Oil of Turpentine and Spirits of Wine of each one 
 ounce, Tin<5lure of Euphorbium, Butter of Antimony, Spirits 
 of Common Salts, Camphire, and Dragon's Blood, of each 
 one dram, Sublimate Mercury one dram, mixed all together 
 in a bottle for ufe : make ufe of the above fparingly with a 
 fmall pledget dipped in the above mixture, and apply it to the 
 bottom of the Wound. The above is a llrong application, 
 but is very proper for a fevere Joint Water. 
 
 For a BROKEN KNEE or CUT by STUMBLING. 
 
 Take Oil of Turpentine one pint, Barbadoes Tar two ounces, 
 and Spirits of Sal Ammoniac two ounces, mixed together for 
 ufe. Rub the part wxll with the above, the firll drefTmg; 
 then only dab the Wound with a little Tow dipped in the 
 above mixture for the drefTmgs to come ; the above will eafe 
 the pain and heal the part firm, efpecially if a frefh Wound; 
 and the capfular ligament is not injured. 
 
 To Caufe HAIR to GROW on any FRESH-HEALBD 
 
 WOUND. 
 
 Take fix large Corks that have been ufed in Red-port bottles 
 fliced and burnt on a firelhovel to blacknefs, and flirred all 
 the while ; then make the whole into powder, and add Bears- 
 greafe two ounces, and Honey one ounce, mixed all together 
 for ufe. Then anoint the part twice a-day with the above 
 Ointment: this will caufe Hair to Grow if any application will 
 or can* 
 
 Sedion, 
 
88 
 
 Sc6lion, 30. 
 
 •a>--o-o -0-<I>' 
 
 Of ULCERS in General or SWELLING TUMORS. 
 
 ALL Ulcers generally proceed from a bad habit of body, 
 -^^ and ill juices in the blood, fuch as move here and there, 
 and fometimes will fettle on a joint, which is the worft of 
 parts to fix on, and in fhort, in various parts of the body, and 
 if fo, you mud treat die infide as well as the outfide for a 
 found cure. Ulcers will happen to a Horfe after an ill-cured 
 diftemper, fuch as Fevers, Farcies and the like. Then I fay 
 at firfl, if the Ulcer or Tumor is not ripe enough to be cut 
 open, make ufe of the following Ripening Poultice, and when 
 the part is ready to be cut open, be fure to open it the whole 
 length of the cavity, and by fo doing you will forward the 
 cure much: then proceed in all refpefts, as I have before 
 mentioned in the management of Green Wounds, and con- 
 tinue fo to do until you fee the Wound come to a good digef- 
 tion, and that you will in three or four dreffings. Then leave 
 off all greafy applcations; but if there fhould be an occafion 
 for the Ripening Poultice, it is made as follows. 
 
 A POULTICE to RIPEN any TUMOR. 
 
 Take Mallows of both kinds a double handful, fix Heads 
 of Garlic, and as much White Lily-roots, bruife the above 
 together in a mortar; then boil the whole in Milk and Water, 
 and make it up into a Poultice with Oatmeal and a little Hogs- 
 lard. Repeat the above Poultice as you fee occafion. But at 
 fome other times, I make ufc of Hogs-lard alone and nothing 
 
 elfe. 
 
Of ulcers. 89 
 
 elfe, to Ripen Tumors, but it made warm and rubbed twice 
 a-day on the part; when ready to be cut open, cut the Ulcer 
 the whole length of the cavity; then walh and cleanfe the 
 Ulcer with the following mixture. The Tin6lure of Myrrh 
 with Aloes, and Oil of Turpentine of each one ounce, mixed 
 together for ufe. Then drefs the Wound up with the follow- 
 ing Ointment. 
 
 A Valuable POULTICE to Ripen any TUMOR or ULCER, 
 
 Take Camomile Herb and Foxglove, of each a fmgle hand- 
 ful, chopped fmall and pounded in a mortar green together; 
 then add Skim-milk one quart : then add three or four large 
 Green Potatoes and grate them on a grater to a Pulp ; then 
 put the whole together into a faucepan, and boil the above to 
 the confidence of a Poultice; then add a little Hogs4ard to 
 make it mellow. The repetition of the above will Ripen any 
 Ulcer whatever. 
 
 If ufed for human Species, and repeated every day will for- 
 ward any Ulcer and bring it to a head, and if repeated will 
 perform a found cure without any other application whatever. 
 
 The Mild Digejtive RED OINTMENT 
 
 Take Honey one pound and Verdigreafe four ounces in 
 fine powder ; boil them together until it comes to a deep Red 
 Ointment; then flir it until quite cold, then for ufe. The 
 above Ointment is very proper for Ulcerated Wounds. 
 
 The Strong RED OINTMENT. 
 
 Take Burnt Allum and Borax, and Verdigreafe and White 
 Copperas, of each one ounce, made into fine powder, and 
 Honey two pounds ; boil the whole together until it comes to 
 
 U a deep 
 
go Of U L C E R S. 
 
 a deep Red Ointment, when it is almofl cold add Aquafortis 
 half an ounce ; then flir the Ointment until it is quite cold, 
 then for ufe. The above two Ointments are proper for 
 Ulcerated Wounds, and might be made ufe of mftead of any 
 of the greafy Digeflive Ointments. 
 
 . To make EGYPT/AC UM. 
 
 Take Verdigreafe in fine powder five ounces. Honey one 
 pound, and Vmegar fix ounces, boil the whole together until 
 it comes to a deep Red Ointment, then llirred until quite cold, 
 then for ufe. This Ointment alfo is proper for Ulcerated 
 Wounds. 
 
 A MUSLIEGE POULTICE for BROKEN ULCERATED 
 
 KNEES. 
 
 Take Green Hemlock and Foxglove of each a full handful ; 
 pound the whole together in a mortar, then add old Sour Lant 
 and put it in a faucepan, and flew them together to the con- 
 fidence of a Poultice, and repeat it for fometime to the part. 
 The above is valuable for a Sinus on the Hough, that appears 
 ulcerated from a fevere bansr. 
 
 An ASTRINGENT FOMENTATION, 
 
 Take Forge Water and Old Lant of each three quarts, boil 
 therein Oak Bark a double handful, Pomegranate Bark four 
 ounces. Bole Ammoniac four ounces, and Roch Allum two 
 ounces; boil the whole together until it is confumed to four 
 quarts, then for ufe. If a Wound or Ulcer is endowed with 
 too great a moifture or gleet or Serum Water, then foment the 
 Wound or Ulcer with the above Fomentation before every 
 dreffing, until you fee the fharp humor quite abated. 
 
 To 
 
Of ulcers. 
 
 91 
 
 To Exfoliate a FOUL BONE in any ULCER. 
 
 Take Tinfture of Myirh with Aloes one ounce, and the 
 ftrong Tin6ture of Euphorbium half an ounce, mixed together 
 for ufe : when ufed for a Foul Bone, dip a fmall pledget of 
 Tow in the above mixture, then apply it on the wounded 
 Bone: then drefs the wound up with the Mild Digeflive Red 
 Ointment, fee page 89, and continue the above drefhng until 
 the Bone is Exfoliated clear off the part : then treat the wound 
 as fymptoms may appear. 
 
 A WATER to De/iroy PROUD FLESH. 
 
 Take Corrolive Sublimate three drams, difiblved m one 
 quart of clear Lime Water; then for ufe. Wafh any wound 
 with the above Water, and it will prevent Proud Fiefli from 
 growing therein. 
 
 To Sluff and Cleanfe a FOUL ULCER. 
 
 Take Sublimate Mercury one dram. Oil of Vitriol two 
 drams mixed together in a bottle for ufe. When ufed, take a 
 Butcher's Skewer and wrap the end of it with Tow and dip it 
 in the above mixture, and trace the Ulcer well withinfide, and 
 it will cleanfe and deftroy an Ulcer in any part. Obferve the 
 above application is not to be repeated only once a week or 
 nine days and no more. Ufe the above mixture fparingly. 
 
 The CAUSTIC PAPER to Throw out a CORE 
 
 In any part; alfo is very proper to Core a Wen or any Oozy 
 fubftance whatever ;. alfo is very proper to flop a Putrified 
 Vein that is going to mortify after bleeding. Take half a 
 quarter of a fheet of a News-paper, or Oozy Writing-paper, 
 and fpread it all over with Black Soap very thin, then fprinkle 
 
 the 
 
92 Of INFLAMMATIONS. 
 
 the Paper and Soap all over with Yellow Arfenic in fine pow- 
 der ; then roll the Paper up llraight and level, much like unto 
 the fliank of a tobacco-pipe, then for ufe. When ufed make 
 four or more holes, according to the fize of the Subftance or 
 Wen, or Vein, with a hot fmall pipe-iron, the form of a to- 
 bacco-pipe Ihank, jufl through the fkin; then cut the Caullic 
 Paper into fmall pieces about one eighth of an inch long, then 
 put one piece of the above Paper into each hole, then fill the 
 holes up wath Black Soap, and let the whole remain in until 
 the Core begins to crack round, then fcald the part w^ith equal 
 quantities of Black Pitch, Tar, and Tallow, made quite hot 
 together and then immediately pouied into the wound ; re- 
 peat the fcalding every other day, until you fee the wound 
 in a good way for a cure, then Nature alone will perform the 
 cure, and obferve to let the Cores out of their own accord. 
 
 SeQion, 31. 
 
 0/ INFLAMMATIONS and MORTIFICATIONS. 
 
 AN Inflammation often proceeds from a fevere wound ill- 
 treated, or bad management; or when a wound has 
 taken cold, or when improper digeflives have been made ufe 
 of, by fome ignorant perfon ; and if the above fliould be the 
 cafe, a Mortification will foon appear. The fymptoms of a 
 Mortification are as follow : the Inflammation will drop fud- 
 den, and afluage away from the place where the wound is ; 
 then the edges of the wound will feel cold, and there will ap- 
 pear to run a thin ferum ilmking Water from the wound : 
 
 and 
 
 J 
 
Of inflammations. q3 
 
 and if fo, the fymptoms of death will foon appear. Then <..i 
 the other hand if a wound fhould happen to a Horfe when his 
 blood and juices are in a bad habit ; let the wound be, ever fa 
 flight it generally proves mortal, let 'what will be done at it ; 
 but however fymptoms might prove better; as fo, make ufe 
 immediately of the folio wmg Fomentation. 
 
 The FOMENTATION for an INFLAMMATION 
 
 Take Marfh Mallows, Common Mallows, and Fox-gloves, 
 Wormwood, Rofemary, Hemlock, Camomile, and St. John's 
 Wort, of each a double handful ; boil the above well in a 
 fufficient quantity of grounds of Beer and Old Lant : then 
 foment the part well with the above ; and after every foment- 
 ing rub the part well with Spirits of Wine, and Camphire, to 
 keep the part warm: then immediately, give inwardly as 
 follows. Take Jefuit Bark and Nitre Salts of each half an 
 ounce, and mix them together for one dofe. Give two or 
 three of the above dofes every day, mixed in a quart of 
 Watergruel. But if you fliould judge the blood and juices to 
 be in a very bad habit, give as follows. Take Turbith Mineral 
 one dram, Diapente one ounce, and Caftile Soap one ounce, 
 made up into a ball with Honey for one dofe. Give the firft 
 ball as above-dire^ed ; but obferve to give in the fecond ball 
 and fo-forth, only half a dram of Turbith Mineral, in the en- 
 fuing dofes : the above to be repeated every other morning; 
 and eight or ten of the above balls to be given. Keep warm, 
 with Mafhes and warm Water during the whole time of the 
 above fymptoms, and make ufe of a loofe warm liable all 
 the time. 
 
 X An 
 
g4 Of MORTIFICATIONS. 
 
 An EMBROCATION for an INFLAMMATION. 
 Take Spirits of Wine one pint ; dilTolve therein Camphire 
 two ounces, then put the whole into a quart bottle, and fill 
 the bottle up -with the bed fharp Vinegar; then for ufe. 
 Bathe the part with the above, three tunes a-day : or if the 
 part will admit of bandages, make ufe of the Vegeto Mineral 
 Water ; keep wet bandages, conilaritly to the part, that have 
 been wetted with the Vegeto Mineral Water,, which is pre- 
 pared as follows. 
 
 The VEGETO MINERAL WATER for an INFLAMMATION. 
 
 Take the Extra6l of Saturn four meat-fpoonfuls, and eight 
 meat-fpoonfuls of flrong Spirits of W^ine ftrongly campho- 
 rated, mixed together in a quart bottle, then fill the bottle^ up 
 with Spring Water, then for ufe. If the above doth not 
 anfwer make ufe as follows. 
 
 To Stop a MORTIFICATION. 
 
 Take Train Oil one point, Oil of Turpentine half a pint. 
 Oil of Vitriol one ounce, and Aquafortis one ounce, mixed 
 together for ufe : then immediately rub the above mixture 
 on the part well with your hand, and if there be a wound, 
 apply tents of the fame application to it. The above will 
 return a Mortification, in one drefTmg, if not too far-gone j 
 and feldom or ever fails a cure. 
 
 A POULTICE to Stop an ULCER or TUMOR, that is going to 
 
 MORTIFY. ^ 
 
 Take the befl fmall Cut Tobacco, and Birth-wort, of each 
 two ounces in fine powder: moiflen the above with half a 
 pint of Red-port Wine ; then made into a Poultice with Rye 
 
 Flour, 
 
Of strains in the LOINS. 95 
 
 Flour. If you fhould want the Poultice larger, then double 
 the quantities, and add to the above Poultice a very little 
 Hogs-lard. By repeating the above Poultice once or twice 
 a-day, will fuck and burft any Tumor and core it, and heal 
 it up firm if repeated. 
 
 Seftion, 32. 
 
 Of WRENCHES or STRAINS in the BACK or LOINS. 
 
 THE fymptoms of the above are well known to all men 
 that have had the leafl of praftice among Horfes ; there- 
 fore I think it needlefs to give a defcription thereof. If 
 frefh Strains in the above part, firll bleed in the Thigh Veins, 
 then make ufe of the firfh Ball fet down in the fe8:ion upon 
 hurts and gravel in the kidneys, fee page 50, then immedi- 
 ately make ufe as follows. Take Spirits of Wine, and Cam- 
 phire. Spirits Sal Ammoniac, and Ointment of Marfh Mallows,. 
 of each two ounces, mixed together cold for ufe: then rub 
 the part well with the above mixture ; then apply on the part 
 a frefh-Ilripped Sheep-fkin, and lay it on the Loins immedi- 
 ately whilft hot with the flefhy fide to the part; then bind and 
 confine the Skin on the part for forty-eight hours ; then 
 repeat the fame, as above direfted in all refpcfts, in forty- 
 eight hours to come ; fo repeat according as you fee occafion. 
 If the above doth not anfwer make ufe of the following. 
 
 Take Hard Spring Water and dafli it upon the Loins, for 
 half an hour together, by filhng of garden watering-pots, and 
 
 pouring 
 
 t 
 
gG Of the SCAB. 
 
 pouring the Water on the Loins : then wet as much Hay with 
 Spring Water as will cover the Loins, about a quarter of a 
 yard tiiick, then lay a double blanket on the part, with pro- 
 per girths to keep the hay and blanket on the part-: repeat 
 the Watering and the wet Hay every day for a- week together. 
 The above method will fwcat the part much if repeated. 
 Then proceed as fuUows ; take Butterton's Water, fee page 
 129, and rub the Loins well with the above mixture once a« 
 day, until the part begins to fweat and become fcurfy : then 
 leave off rubbing until the part becomes cool; then apply on 
 the part afFlicled, the Strengthening Charge, fee page 113. 
 Then make ufe of a loofe flable for the fpace of three months, 
 and at the fame time give two or three cooling Purges : I 
 would recommend the Quick Cooling Purge for an Inflamed 
 Bowel, fee page 19. 
 
 Seftion, 33. 
 
 JiC ^ ik )lc A )l^ A ^ 
 
 Of the SCAB or MANGE. 
 
 npHE Scab is v/ell known to all men that have had the leaR 
 -*- prafticc among Horfes, therefore its needlefs to give a 
 defcription of it : but however, the cafe of the Scab is, if 
 not catchcd from another Horfe, is generally from poverty 
 and lownefs of blood, and in that cale the pores of the Ikin 
 are ftagnated and Void of perfpiration, which often is occa* 
 fioncd, by being over-heated and too fuddenly cooled, fo the 
 poor Horfe is certain to have a bad Surfeit, if not the Scab. 
 As the above diforder is a lurker in the ikin, outward appli* 
 
 cations 
 
■^ 
 
 Of the scab. 
 
 97 
 
 cations are the chief cure ; with the help of fome inward 
 
 medicines ; which are to be given in the recovery of the dif- 
 order. 
 
 The OINTMENT for the SCAB or MANGE. 
 
 Take Frefh Butter one pound, Venice Turpentine one 
 ounce, Oil of Turpentine two ounces^ Quickfilver four ounces, 
 and Black Soap four ounces; mix the Quickfilver and both of 
 the Turpentines well together in a mortar, until the Mercury 
 difappears to the eye, then add the Black Soap and Butter: 
 obferve to rub the Ointment a long time, until thoroughly in- 
 corporated, then for ufe. Rub the Horfe all over with the 
 above Ointment in the fun or by a fire, and obferve to rub 
 the Ointment well in. The above quantity is fufficient to 
 drefs two Horfes. Do not llir the Horfe out for four or five 
 days, left the effect of the Ointment fhould caufe him to 
 purge or flaver. 
 
 Another OINTMENT for the SCAB, 
 
 Take (liarp pointed Dock-roots one pound, and boil them 
 well in a quart of Vinegar; then bruife the Roots in a mortar, 
 and pulp them through a hair-fieve; then add to the pulp. 
 Black Brimftone, Gunpowder and Glafs powdered, of each 
 four ounces, and Oil of Turpentine two ounces, mixed all 
 together in a mortar, with as much Hogs-lard as will make 
 the whole into a flippery Ointment, then for ufe. Drefs and 
 rub the Horfe all over with the above Ointment in the fun or 
 by a fire. Either of the above Ointments will cure the Scab 
 or Mange. 
 
 A MIXTURE to Wafh a SCORBUTIC SCAB. 
 Take one quart of Lime Water, add to it Black Hellebore 
 two ounces in fine powder, and Sublimate Mercury two 
 
 Y drams. 
 
98 Of L I C E AND V E R M I N E. 
 
 drains, all mixed togcdicr in a boUle for ufc. WaOi die part 
 allliclcd widi the above mixture, according as you fee occa- 
 fion require. The eibove Mixture is A'ery proper to wafli a 
 Ilorfe with, after the ufe of the two former Ointments. Then 
 obferve in die latter part of the above diforder, to give Liver 
 of Antimony one pound, yEthiops Mineral four ounces, Brim- 
 ■ftone and Nitre of each half a pound mixed together: give of 
 the above powders tw^o ounces every day on a Mafli of Bran 
 and Oats. Then it will be proper to give a gentle purge or 
 two after the above medicines are operated, I would recom- 
 mend fome of the Alterative Purges, fee page 22. If the 
 Horfe is of value I ^vould advife the owner to get him into a 
 Salt Marfh for a month in the fpring of the year, which will 
 renew and refrelh him much. 
 
 V HI !■ I i-v x'^^BomX^^'/^tfai^/Pr omBt^ r.^mm^i^ 
 
 Seftion, 34. 
 
 Jt>--0'-<>-"<>-<J)- 
 
 of LICE and VERMINE. 
 
 TAKE the Mercurial Ointment, fee page 68, and drefs 
 fparingly ^vith the Ointment underneath the mane and 
 topping, and a dab here and there, or at leaft' where you fee 
 moll Lice and Verminc; do not rub much of the Ointment on, 
 but rub it well in. Do not take the Horfe out for three or 
 four days, left the effeft of the Ointment fliould caufe him to 
 purge or flaver. 
 
 To JDeJlroy LICE or VERMINE. 
 
 Take Stave facre, otherwife called Lice Powder four ounces. 
 Hogs-lard one pound; mix the above together in a mortar 
 
 cold: 
 
Of crushes from the SADDLE. 99 
 
 cold; then for ufe. This Ointment is to be ufed as the above 
 in all refpefts : and one good drefTing is fufhcient for a cure. 
 
 Another to Kill LICE on a HORSE or COW. 
 
 Take the Herb Foxglove, two or three double handfuls; 
 boil them well in fix quarts of Old Lant, when almolt cold, 
 Vv^afti the Horfe all over with the above decoclion two or three 
 times, that is, once a-day: the above is very fafe to dellroy 
 vermine; and will caufe a Horfe or Cow to thrive, and come 
 on well after it; and is proper to wafli a Horfe with, after he 
 is drelfed with the Ointment for the Mange; it alfo, is proper 
 to wafh a Horfe that is fubje8. to wet itchings in the (kin, or 
 the dry Scurvy that caufes a Horfe to itch, rub, and fcrub, 
 with wet blotches on the Ikin, that appear like unto a Tetter- 
 worm. 
 
 Seftion, 35. 
 
 Of Frcjh CRUSHES from the SADDLE. 
 
 ^ I "^AKE Spirits of Wine and Camphire, and Oil of Turpen- 
 -*- tine, of each half a pint, and Horfe Oil one pint, mixed 
 together in a bottle for ufe. Rub the part affiifted with the 
 above for half an hour together, then cover it up with hot 
 Horfe-muck out of the mixen, and repeat tl^e fame once 
 a-day. The above will mollify the fwelling and fhrink it flat 
 if not too badly crufhed withinfide, and rf cruflied badly, it 
 will bring it to a head : then it might be cut open and treated 
 as a Green Wound or Ulcer, 
 
 Or 
 
lOO Of DISEASES OF the EYES. 
 
 Or this for the SAME, 
 
 Take Soft Soap and Brandy, and rub the part allli6lcd, lirfb 
 with the one and then with the other, for fix or eight times 
 each of them, then cover that part up with hot Horfe-muck 
 out of the mixen and a blanket. 
 
 Another for the SAME, 
 
 Take Oil of Turpentine and Linfeed Oil of each half a pint, 
 Saltpetre in fine powder two ounces. Oil of Camomile two 
 ounces, Oil of Petre one ounce, and Roch Allum in fine 
 powder one ounce, all mixed together for ufe. Rub the part 
 afflicted with the above and cover it up, as before dire6i:ed. 
 And if the above doth not difperfe the fwelling you may de- 
 pend that the part is collecling or forming matter underneath, 
 and if fo, you mull open the part, the bell way for a drain to 
 difcharge the matter off. Then treat the wound in all re- 
 fpefts as a Green Wound or Ulcer; as I have mentioned 
 before in the Section upon Wounds in General, fee page 81, 
 and obferve the precautions there mentioned, in all refpeds. 
 
 Seftion, 36. 
 
 Of DISEASES of the EYES. 
 
 A S for Hurts or Bites and Wounds in the Eyes, they are 
 ■^^^ all as accidents, and mufh be treated as fymptoms ap- 
 pear ; but as for Rheums and Inflammations, they all proceed 
 from the infirmity of the Eyes: fuch as Moon-eyes and Cata- 
 racts. The Moon-eyes are great flaring goggling Eyes, and 
 as they arc ruled by the ebb and flow of the Moon, they fee 
 
 better 
 
Of diseases of the EYES. loi 
 
 better in a dark night, than they do in the clear day-time. 
 And as for Cataracts or Gutta-ferena ; I will not pretend to 
 have any thing to do with either of the above infirmities, but 
 fo far as this, I will venture to fay that a Cataraft and Gutta- 
 ferena, both end in blindnefs, and are incurable : but in the 
 firfl flage of the above complaints, take blood, in all refpefts, 
 more or lefs, according to the fymptoms of the diforder, then 
 make ufe as follows. 
 
 For an INFLAMED HUMOR in the EYES. 
 
 Take Skim-milk three Half pints. Spring Water half a pint, 
 
 and Brandy four meat-fpoonfuls, mixed together for ufe. — 
 
 When ufed, make the above hot, and bathe the Eyes well, 
 
 three times a-day with it, and it will cool the inflammation 
 
 much. 
 
 A Famous EYE-WATER, 
 
 Take Camphire one ounce, diffolved in as much Spirits of 
 
 Wine as will diffolve it, and no more ; then take White Sugar 
 
 Candy and White Copperas, and Fine Honey, of each two 
 
 ounces, Sugar of Lead one ounce, then put the whole into a 
 
 large bafon, to which add one quart of Spring Water, then 
 
 flir it for four days, four times a-day, then bottle it for ufe; 
 
 and when ufed, fhake the mixture well, and if ufed for a 
 
 Humor in the Eye, add half and half of Spring Water to it ; 
 
 and if ufed for a Film, or Speck, make ufe of the mixture 
 
 itfelf without Water; and when ufed only wet your finger 
 
 and draw it over the Eyelids, and ufe no Linen-cloth to the 
 
 Eye. 
 
 For a WOUND in the EYE, 
 
 Take prepared Tutty one ounce, Blood-ftone prepared two 
 fcruples, and the befl Aloes twenty-four grains; put the whole 
 
 Z into 
 
102 Of D I S E A S E S OF the EYES.. 
 
 into a mortar, and mix it up into an Ointment, with a fuf^ 
 licient quantity of Viper's Fat, then for ufe. Drefs the Eye 
 twice a-day with the above Ointment, with a feather, and if 
 the inflammation is great, wet four or five doubles of Linen- 
 cloths, in the Vegeto Mineral Water, and keep the Eye 
 covered with the fame, and obferve to renew and \vet the 
 cloths in the fame Vegeto Mineral Water, four or five times 
 a-day. The above method will cool the mflemimation much. 
 The Vegeto Mineral Water is proper for an inflammation in 
 the Eyes, to bathe and wafh the Eyes with, and is one of the 
 befl Eye-waters for an inflammation or rheum. The Vegeto 
 Mineral Water is prepared as follows. 
 
 The VEGETO MINERAL WATER for the EYES, 
 
 Take the Extract of Saturn one meat-fpoonful,^ and four 
 meat-fpoonfuls of Brandy ; put the above into a quart bottle; 
 then fill the bottle up with Spring Water for ufe. Alfo Rowels 
 and Iffues are proper to afTifh rheums and inflammations in the 
 Eyes : and in the above cafe, obferve not to give any hard 
 food, that will caufe labour to grind and diflurb the temples 
 or the net of the Eye ; but give all as can be as food, foft and 
 eafy chewing, fuch as fcalded Bran and Oats or boiled Barley 
 and the like : fuch food is the moft proper in the above cafe. 
 
 To take a FILM or SPECK off an EYE, 
 
 Take Red Rofe-water half a pint. White Vitriol two drams, 
 and burnt Allum two drams all in fine powder ; then add fix 
 meat-fpoonfuls of the Juice of Salendine ; then mixed all to- 
 gether for ufe : put a little of the above into the Eye with a 
 feather twice a-day. 
 
 For 
 
Of the VIVE S. 103 
 
 For a BRUISED EYE, 
 Take Eyebright, Salendine and Rofemary of each a fingle 
 handful, bruifed together in a mortar, and Rofin in fine pow- 
 der half an ounce ; boil the above in a pint of Frefh Cream 
 over a flow fire, then (train it off for ufe. Put fome of the 
 above Ointment into the Eye with a feather twice a-day ; and 
 alfo fmear the Eyelid over with the fame. If the blood and 
 juices are in a bad habit, all the outward applications avail 
 nothing, therefore you mufl; have recourfe to inward medi- 
 cines, I would recommend the Turbith Mmeral Ball, fee page 
 24, or give gentle phyfic, or a courfe of Liver of Antimony 
 and Flour of Brimilone, and Nitre Salts, of each the fame 
 quantity, mixed together and given in all his Maflies ; that is, 
 one meat-fpoonful on a Mafli twice a-day. 
 
 Se6lion, 37* 
 
 Of the VIVES. 
 
 nr^ H E Vives is a fwelling of the Glands and Vive-cord, 
 -*- which lieth underneath the Ears, and proceedeth down- 
 wards to the Gullet or Valve: In a young Horfe, it doth not 
 require much more than bleeding and keeping warm for the 
 time; but if the above complaint fliould happen to an old 
 Horfe, it denotes a crazy conflitution, which is but feldom 
 got clear of. The above generally feizes a Horfe, when at 
 Grafs. As fo, obferve to keep him up for fome time, then 
 proceed as follows* 
 
 Far 
 
104 Of the VIVES. 
 
 For the VIVES on a YOUNG HORSE. 
 
 Firfl bleed, then take Spirits of Wine flrongly camphorated, 
 And Marlh Mallows Ointment of each two ounces, mixed to- 
 gether cold, then for ule. Rub the part well with the above 
 Ointment; then cover it up with hot Horfe-muck out of the 
 mixen; then put on his head a cap-hood to confine the muck 
 to the part. Repeat the fame once a-day, and give Nitre Salts 
 in all his Malhes and warm Water, during the time of his 
 illnefs. 
 
 For the VIVES on an OLD HORSE, 
 
 Firfl bleed, and order him in all refpefts at firft, as above 
 for a young Horfe ; then after the inflammation is abated, rub 
 the Vive-cord twic€ a-day, with the flrong Mercurial Quick- 
 filver Ointment, fee page 68, until the fubf lance is quite dif- 
 perfed, and the part becomes flat and mellow : and if the 
 above doth not flirink the part quite flat, you miifl proceed as 
 follows. Bliller the part two or three times, or at leaft until 
 the part is quite reduced fine; and be fure to give time 
 between each of the Bliflers, for the part to gool and become 
 clear from fcurf, before you repeat another BliHer: you may 
 make ufe of the Mild Bliller, fee page 108. Then it would 
 be proper to get fome fafe fkilful hand to lay the firing iron 
 on the part ; then apply the Strengthening Charge, fee page 
 1 13, and let it remain on for fix weeks at leafl, obferving not 
 to turn him to Grafs ; for the hanging down of the head is very 
 hurtful to the diforder. Then give him Liver of Antimony, 
 Nitre Salts and Flour of Brimftone on all his Mafhes : or if he 
 is a Horfe of value it would be proper to give him three or 
 four dofes of gentle Phyfic, I would recommend fome of the 
 Alterative Purges, fee page 22. 
 
 Sedion, 
 
A 
 
 105 
 
 Seftion, 38. 
 
 Of Bad NECKS and VEINS after BLEEDING. 
 
 S all men, in and out of practice, are acquainted with the 
 above more or lefs, therefore it needs no further expla- 
 nation of the fymptoms thereof. At the firft ftage of the 
 above, make ufe as follows. 
 
 Take Nerve Ointment one ounce, and Oil of Amber one 
 ounce, mix the above together cold for ufe, then rub the part 
 well with the above mixture, then heat it in with a hot iron, 
 and repeat the above drelling once a-day, or as occafion may 
 require the ufe of it. 
 
 For VEINS thatfwell after BLEEDING. 
 
 Take equal parts of Soft Soap and Brandy, made hot toge- 
 ther in a cup or pan, and jR^irred until it comes to a flippery 
 Ointment, then immediately whilft hot, rub the part well with 
 the. above mixture, then heat it in with a hot iron. 
 
 The above drefling will caufe the part to fwell much, and 
 wilbbring on a flrong fcurf : when the fwelling is abated from 
 the effeft of the above drefling, repeat the fame in all refpe6ls, 
 as above directed. 
 
 ForVEINS thatfwell after BLEEDING. 
 
 Take the Firing Ointment, fee page 131, and rub the part 
 well with it, then heat it in with a hot iron and obferve to 
 keep him from rubbing the part, for the above drefling will 
 
 A a caufc 
 
io6 Of bad veins after BLEEDING. 
 
 caufe the part to fwell and fweat much. When the fwcUIng^ 
 and fweating abates, and the part is become clear from fcurf,. 
 from the effeft of the above drefling, repeat the above in all 
 refpefts, as above-mentioned. Then on the other hand, if 
 the Vein is corded hard and callous, and fcems to be putrified, 
 and doth appear to creep up to the vives or glands: then 
 make ufe as follows. Obferve to ftrike a fleam into the cord(?d 
 vein right upon the part where he was bled: make four holes 
 with the fleam, in the compafs of a fhilling-piece ; then take 
 Yellow Arfenic, about the fize of a fmall pea, in fine powder, 
 mix with it about twice as much Black Soap ; put the whole 
 on the fleamed part and temper it well in, with the point of a 
 knife, and fo let it remain on: and if the Vein is much fwelled^ 
 and corded hard, you mufl fleam it in two or three places 
 more, as before du'ecled, and be fure to make one of the in- 
 cifions at the upper part of the putrified Vein, in order to flop 
 it, before it gets up to the Glands or Vives ; then apply the 
 Arfenic and Black Soap as before directed, upon every fleamed 
 part : then tie his head up to the rack for fome days, and be 
 fure to keep him from rubbing the part. 
 
 The above application will caufe a core or fub fiance to 
 come out of each part tliat was fleamed and cauftic. When 
 the part begins to crack around, fcald it with equal parts of 
 Black Pitch, Tar, and TalloW made quite fcaldmg-hot toge- 
 ther, and then dafhed or poured into the wounds. Obferve 
 to fcald the part every other day. As fo, continue until fuch 
 time as the core comes out: then omit the fcalding; that is, 
 once every fourth day; then nature alone will perform the 
 cure. Or the following cauflic may be ufed inftead of the 
 above, which will penetrate deeper. 
 
 Take 
 
Of the canker. 107 
 
 Take the Cauflic Paper, fee page 91, and make ufe of it in 
 all refpecls as there direcled, on all occafions. 
 
 Seftion, 39. 
 
 m>-«*^ ..■^..■1 ^.I H ^» 
 
 0/ a CANKER in tJu MOUTH and TAIL, 
 
 TAKE Sharp Vinegar one quart, Brier Leaves and Red 
 Sage of each a fingle handful, boiled together, then add 
 Roch Allum in powder one ounce. Honey three ounces, and 
 Bole Ammoniac in fine powder two ounces, all boiled toge- 
 ther for ufe. Wafh the Moud:i twice a-day with the above, 
 with the affiftance of a linen rag tied to the end of a flick. 
 
 For a CANKER in the MOUTH, 
 Take Sublimate Mercury two drams, and put it into a quart 
 bottle full of Spring Water, and let it Hand for two or three 
 days; then for ufe. Wafh the Horfe's Mouth with the above 
 twice a-day as the former dire6ls you in all refpefts. 
 
 The above Water is very proper to wafh a man or woman's 
 mouth, as a gargle for a fore throat or mouth: either a man 
 or woman may fwallow a tea-fpoonful with fafety; but when 
 ufed for human bodies, take one dram of Sublimate Mercury 
 inflead of two. The above Water will caufe to void phlegm 
 when no other application will: a fucking child may fvvallo\f 
 fix or eight drops in a tea-fpoonful of Spring Water with fafety. 
 
 For a CANKER in the TAIL. 
 Take Hogs-lard one pound, and Oil of Vitriol one ounce, 
 mixed togedier in a mortar, into a blackifh or grey Ointment, 
 
 then 
 
io8 Of B L I S T E R S. 
 
 then for ufe. If it fhould be the Wet Canker, rub the part 
 with the above fparingly, but if it is the Dry Canker, rub the 
 part plentifully. Alfo, the above Ointment anfwers well to 
 Hop a heat, that frequently happens to a Tail, on the upper 
 part when in the puUies in the time of fetting, and fo-forth, 
 by only fmearing fome of the Ointment with your finger on 
 the galled part of the TaiL 
 
 Se6lion, 40. 
 
 Of BLISTERS of VARIOUS SORTS. 
 
 BLISTERS are proper for all hard Excrefcences, and hard 
 callous Subllances, and for let or broken-down Sinews, 
 and Spavins, Ringbones, Curbs and Splents, and alfo do aflifl 
 to difperfe all* hard Tumors, fuch as have no matter formed 
 in them. By repeating any of the following Blifters, as occa- 
 fiorl may require the ufe of them. 
 
 A MILD BLISTER. 
 
 Take the Ouickfilver Oil of Bays two ounces, Cantharides, 
 Euphorbium, and Oil of Origanum, of each two drams, all 
 mixed together for ufe. The above is mild in its operation, 
 .and might be made ufe of with fafety where a Blifter is re- 
 quired, obferving to give proper intervals between each 
 Blifher, that the part may become cool and clear from fcurf 
 before you repeat another Bliiler. 
 
 The 
 
'' ; Of BLISTERS. 109 
 
 The VITRIOL BLISTER. 
 
 Take Hogs-lard eight ounces, Oil of Vitriol one ounce, 
 Cantharides one ounce, Roman Vitriol in fine powder three 
 ounces, Oil of Turpentine one ounce, all mixed together for 
 ufe. 
 
 The above BUfler is proper for a relaxed Sinew, or any 
 hard Excrefcence whatever, and may be repeated as you fee 
 occafion, or at leafl when you fee the part clear from fcurf, 
 and the inflammation quite abated. 
 
 A Strong BLISTER for a Let-down SINEW, 
 
 Take Oil of Bays with Ouickfilver three ounces, Cantharides 
 and Euphorbium of each one dram, Sublimate Mercury one 
 dram. Yellow Arfenic one dram, all in fine pow^der, and Oil 
 of Origanum two drams, all mixed together for ufe. 
 
 Rub the Sinew well with the above ; and repeat it as occa- 
 fion may requh^e the ufe of it, but is not to be repeated until 
 the part is clear from fcurf, and the inflammation quite abated ; 
 die above Blifter is not to be heated in with a hot iron. 
 
 The BLISTER after FIRING. 
 
 Take Bees-wax, Horfe Turpentine and Hogs-lard, of each 
 two ounces; melt the above together, then add Oil of Tur- 
 pentine one ounce. Train Oil fix ounces, then add carefully 
 Oil of Vitriol one ounce. Bole Ammoniac in fine powder two 
 -ounces, all mixed together, and keep flirring it Until cold. 
 
 The above to be fpread on the fired part with a knife once 
 only and no more, and is not to be heated in with a hot iron ; 
 then tie his head up for three or four days and nights, then 
 
 Bb . let 
 
no Of BLISTERS. 
 
 let him be put into a loofe ftable for three weeks, then to 
 srrafs for three months at leaft. 
 
 A BLISTER for a SHOULDER-STRAIN. 
 
 Take Nerve Oil and Hogs-lard of each three ounces, Com- 
 mon Tar two ounces, Cantharides and Sublimate Mercury of 
 each two drams, and Oil of Turpentine one ounce, all mixed 
 together for one dofe. 
 
 Rub the part afflifted well with the above; and repeat the 
 fame when you fee the part clear from fcurf and the inflam- 
 mation quite abated. 
 
 The STRONG LIQUID BLISTER, 
 
 Take Oil of Petre one ounce. Oil of Vitriol two drams. Oil 
 of Origanum one ounce and a half, Cantharides and Euphor- 
 bium of each two drams and Sublimate Mercury in fine 
 powder two drams, all mixed together in a bottle for ufe. 
 
 Rub and dab the part afflicled, and no where elfc, with 
 the above three times in the fpace of one hour, and repeat it 
 as you fee occafion, but not to be repeated until the inflam- 
 mation is quite abated and the part is clear from fcurf. The 
 above is proper for Splents and Spavins. Firfh bruife the part 
 gently with a blood-flick, then drefs it with the above, as 
 above direcled. 
 
 • Th€ Strong BLISTER for a BONE-SPAVIN 
 
 Take Euphorbium, Sublimate Mercury, Black Hellebore, 
 Cantharides, Quickfilver, and Flour of Brimflone,. of each 
 
 one 
 
Of blisters. ni 
 
 one ounce ; firfl kill the Quick filver and the Brimflone to^e- 
 ther in a mortar, until the Mercury difappears to the eye; 
 then add to the above, Ouickfilver Oil of Bays two ounces. 
 Common Tar two ounces, and Oil of Origanum half an ounce, 
 all mixed together for ufe. Let this be repeated as you fee 
 occafion; but not until the part is clear from fcurf and the in- 
 flammation quite abated. 
 
 A Milder BLISTER for a BONE-SPAVIN. 
 
 Take Nerve Oil, Marfh Mallows Ointment, and Ouickfilver 
 of each two ounces ; kill the Quickfilver, with one ounce of 
 Venice Turpentine, until the Mercury difappears to the eye; 
 then add Cantharides and Euphorbium of each two drams, 
 then mix all together for ufe. 
 
 When the above or the former is ufed; firft bruife the part 
 gently with a blood- flick until it feels foft ; then apply on the 
 Spavin a flrong coat of the above, and temper it in with the ^*? 
 
 point of a knife, juft as wide as the Spavin-part is and no 
 wider; to be repeated as occafion may require the ufe of it. 
 
 Obferve in the above Blifi:ers to give proper intervals be- 
 tween each Blifter for the part to become cool and clear from 
 fcurf before another is repeated, and fo-forth. 
 
 Se6lion, 
 
112 
 
 SeQion, 41. 
 
 Of charges. 
 
 The BLISTERING CHARGE, 
 
 TAKE Oxycroceum, Paraceleus, Horfe Turpentine, Bur- 
 gundy Pitch, Bees-wax, AfTafoetida, (trained Galbanum, 
 Maflic, and Dragons Blood of each two ounces, Black Pitch 
 and Rofin of each four ounces, Aquafortis, Oil of Origanum, 
 Euphorbium, and Cantharides, of each two drams; melt all 
 the Gums firfl together over a flow fire ; when melted and the 
 fermentation is over, put the canities in by a little at a time, 
 and flir them well together for ufe. 
 
 The above is a good Strengthening Charge; but when ufed 
 as a Strengthening Charge ; obferve to leave out the Aqua- 
 fortis, Oil of Origanum, Cantharides, and Euphorbium; then 
 the above will anfwer the intention of a Strengthening Charge 
 in all refpe6;s. 
 
 A Stimulating CHARGE or SEARCLOTH, 
 Take Burgundy Pitch one pound, ftrained Galbanum two 
 ounces, Camphire one ounce and a half, melt the two iirfl 
 articles together over a flow fire, when it begins to cool put 
 in the Camphire in line powder, flir it all together, then pour 
 it into Water, then draw it and form it into Rolls for ufe; 
 then apply it as a Charge in all refpeds on any part. The 
 above is a good Searcloth for man or woman. 
 
 The 
 
Of the POLL-EVIL. 113 
 
 The COLD CHARGE. 
 
 Take Verjuice half a pint, and the white of two or three 
 Eggs; beat them well together in a cup, then add Brandy- 
 one gill; mix the above together, and add Bole Ammoniac 
 two ounces in fine powder, arid as much Blue Clay, dried 
 and made into fine powder, as will make the whole into a 
 due confiftence of a Charge, then for ufe. 
 
 The above is a great flrengthener and cooler, for a relaxed 
 weak Sinew ; and is to be fpread thick upon the Sinew, and 
 covered with a fheet of Brown Paper ; then fwaddle the Leg 
 round with a Flannel Roller. The above to be repeated once 
 a-day : this is of infinite fervice to alTuage inflammations, and 
 greatly relieves any relaxed or diftrefTed joint whatever^ by 
 applying as above dire6led. 
 
 *'/i**??'* 
 
 Se6lion, 42. 
 
 Of the POLL-EVIL and FISTULA. 
 
 THE Poll-evil and Fiflula, are to be treated alike, and 
 what will cure the one will cure the other. The Poll- 
 evil is a lurking Sinus or Bag, fituated on each fide of the 
 great Tendon on the top of the Poll of the Head, and traces 
 from fide to fide underneath the great Tendon, and is generally 
 full of a curdy or bony matter. The Fiflula is a lurking Sinus 
 or Bag, on each fide of the Withers, rather forward towards 
 the Neck than not, 
 
 Co If 
 
114 Of THE POLL-EVIL. 
 
 If there fhould be matter formed, in either of the above 
 calamities, I would advife by no means to flop it from com- 
 ing to a head, for by fuch praftice they becoinc to have poking 
 fliff heads and necks : and on the other hand it generally ends 
 in death; but if there Ihould be a wound on the Withers from 
 the Saddle, you mufl treat it as a Green Wound or Ulcer in 
 all refpefts, fee page 81, and if there Ihould be an Ulcer or 
 Cavity, and. necelTity fhould urge you to open it; then cut the 
 Ulcer the whole length of the Cavity, the beft way for a drain 
 to difcharge the matter off, then treat the Wound as above 
 direcled ; on the other hand if either of the above calamities, 
 in the firfl flage fhould feem to be foft and limpy with no 
 matter formed in them, you may make ufe of the following 
 Applications, which I think is the belt and only way to flop 
 it fafe, and not danger a Horfe's life in doing of it. ' 
 
 To Stop the POLL-EVIL or FISTULA token Young. 
 
 Firfl bleed, then fet in three Rowels, one in the Breall and 
 two underneath the Belly, then cut the hair off the part : then 
 take the Firing Ointment, fee page 131, and rub the part well 
 with it for half an hour, then heat it in with a hot iron. 
 
 The above will caufe the part to fwell and fweat much, and 
 will bring on a ftrong fcurf : then give proper time for the 
 fcurf to clear off, of itfelf ; then obferve to repeat the Oint- 
 ment again, if occafion be, in all refpe6ls as above dire6led. 
 When the fcurf is clear off the part, after the lafl drefling with 
 the Ointment, lay the Bliflering Charge on, fee page 112, and 
 let it remain on as long as poffible. 
 
 Alfo, 
 
Of the POLL-EVIL: 115 
 
 Alfo, to Stop the POLL-EVIL or FISTULA when Young, 
 Take the Black Oils, fee page 130, and make ufe of them 
 in all refpefts, as the latter Receipt direfts you. If the above 
 methods do not perform a cure, and the Poll-evil or Fillula 
 is got quite to a head, and full of matter ; then obferve to 
 make ufe as follows. 
 
 Never cut either of the above diforders, except the part is 
 quite ripe and full of matter; then cut it, and obferve, let 
 this be a rule in all your cutting of the above diforder; that 
 is, to cut the Sinus length-ways, but never crofs-ways ; and 
 obferve to cut the Sinus or Cavity quite to the bottom, and 
 leave none of the Cavities uncut open, when that is over, 
 cram the Ulcer full of Tow dipped in Oil of Turpentine : then 
 immediately make ufe of the following Ointment, and that 
 made quite fcalding hot; then take the Tow out, and pour 
 the following Ointment, whilft fcalding hot, into the Ulcer; 
 firfl obferving to Ilretch the Ulcer open, with the Trowel Iron 
 made for that„purpofe, in order to receive the Ointment into 
 the bottom of the Ulcer, the form of the Trowel Iron, is much 
 like a Bricklayer's Trowel, when that is over, do not fuffer 
 the Ulcer to be drefled with any application at all for three 
 weeks. 
 
 The above method, commonly performs a cure. Then in 
 three weeks time, if there fliould be no fymptoms of a cure, 
 you muft cut the Ulcer again, and repeat as above-mentioned 
 in all refpeds. 
 
 But if the Poll-evil or Fillula when cut, fliould prove petri- 
 fied withinfide and full of corroded Bones, make ufe as follows, 
 inftead of the Scald or Oinment. 
 
 Take 
 
ii6 Of tHE POLL-EVIL. 
 
 Take TinAurc of Myrrh with Aloes two ounces, the flrong 
 Tincture of Euphorbium two ounces. Oil of Turpentine two 
 ounces, Subhmate Mercury three drams in fine powder, all 
 mixed together for ufe ; when ufed fhake the mixture well, 
 and wet a ftrong pledget of Tow with the above mixture, then 
 thrufl the pledget into the bottom of the Wound, and let it 
 remain in for fix days ; then renew it every fix days, and con- 
 tinue the dreffings until the Bones are exfoliated clear out of 
 the Ulcer; then if needful, make ufe of the following Oint- 
 ment, as the under-mentioned directs you in all refpecls. 
 
 The following is the Scald or Ointment. 
 
 The POLL- EVIL or FISTULA OINTMENT. 
 
 Take of the bed Common Tar three pounds. Mutton Suet 
 t>f the Loin-part three pounds, the belt and clearefl Black Pitch 
 three pounds. Bees-wax three pounds, and Black Rofin three 
 pounds^ melt the above all together ; then flirred until quite 
 cold, then for ufe. When ufed either for the Poll-evil or 
 Fiflula, after cutting, obferve never to make ufe of lefs than 
 one pound at one time, and that always made quite fcalding 
 hot: then immediately poured fuzzing hot into the Ulcer or 
 Wound, after cutting, as before direfted. The above method 
 originally, came from old Kidney, but fince, in my praftice, 
 it has undergone fome prat5tical alterations of mine in feveral 
 refpe6ls. 
 
 Another SCALD for the POLL-EVIL of FISTULA, 
 
 IF the above calamity requires to be cut the third time, 
 make ufe as follows. Take Verdigreafe two ounces in fine 
 powder. Sublimate Mercury four drams. Train Oil one pint. 
 Oil of Turpentine half a pint, and Oil of Vitriol two ounces^ 
 
 all 
 
Of the POLL-EVIL. 117 
 
 all mixed together for ufe. If the fecond cutting and drelTing 
 fails a cure, makq ufe of the above Oils for the third dreflinsr. 
 after cutting. Ufe the above in all refpeds, as the latter Oint- 
 ment, that is, to be made quite hot, and pour it into the 
 Wound. 
 
 For an Objlinate Petrified POLL-EVIL or FISTULA. 
 Firft draw a circle around the fubftance with the Firing- 
 iron almofl through the {kin; then within the circle, make ten 
 or fifteen regular holes ^vith an Iron, about the llze of the 
 fhank of a Tobacco-pipe ; obferve to burn each hole through 
 the (kin about the depth of a Barley-corn, then apply into 
 each hole, a piece of Yellow Arfenic, the fize of a fmall grain 
 of Wheat, and lap a little paper about each piece of Arfeni^ ; 
 th©n hll each hole up with Black Soap. The above method 
 will caufe a great core or fubftance to come out of the part in 
 about three weeks time. Then obferve to fcald the part 
 every other day, with equal quantities of Black Pitch, Tar 
 and Tallow, made quite fcalding hot together, then imme- 
 diately poured into the Wound or Ulcer : then after the 
 fubftance comes off the part, and there fliould be a Cavity re- 
 maming, walh the part with the Sublimate Water, fee page 
 91, then nature alone will perform the cure. 
 
 To Dejlroy an ULCER or SINUS that Remains in a POLL- 
 EVIL or FISTULA. 
 
 Take Oil of Vitriol two drams, Subhmate Mercury one 
 dram, in powderj mixed together in a fmall bottle for ufe, 
 and when ufed, take a ftift^ fmall Probe or a Butcher's Skewer, 
 wrap a little Tow round the end of the Skewer, then dip it 
 well in the abov^ mixture, then put it into the Ulcer and 
 
 D d work 
 
ii8 Of the LAMPAS and WOLVES TEETH. 
 
 work it well all round withinfide of the Cavities. The above 
 will flousrh and cleanfe the Wound much; the above not to 
 be repeated for nine days to come, nor feldom requires any- 
 more drefling. 
 
 Seftion, 43. 
 
 OJ LAMPAS and WOLVES TEETH and FLAPS in the 
 
 MOUTH. 
 
 THE Lampas is an Excrefcence in the Roof of the Mouth, 
 fo that upon opening the Mouth you may perceive that 
 the Roof or hrft bar of the Mouth appears above the fore 
 Teeth. The above is common to all young Horfes : I have 
 feen feveral young Horfes, at tv/o or three, or four years old, 
 to have the Lampas as fome people call it; but to the belt of 
 mv memory, I never took the Lampas out of any of our own 
 Horfes ; fo all men that will take notice of a young Horfe's 
 Mouth, will always find his Teeth fhort, and that is the reafon 
 that the Roof of the Mouth appears higher than the Teeth : 
 but if a fix or feven years old Horfe has the Lampas, you 
 may take the fir ft bar of the Roof of his Mouth off, with a hot 
 iron made for that purpofe ; then nature will perform the 
 cure. 
 
 The Wolves Teeth are fhort ftumpy Teeth, which are 
 fituated up to the Grinders of the upper Jaw, they are very 
 hurtful to the Eyes, and the fooner they are taken out the 
 better; the method of taking them out is as follows. Get a 
 
 narrow 
 
Of ornaments. 119 
 
 narrow chifel punch with a crane neck and a fmall forked 
 end. Then fet the forked end of the punch to the root of the 
 Tooth, with the crane neck projeding upwards, and fo, hit 
 the haft of the chifel fmartly with a mallet, which method 
 will take the Tooth out; then nature alone will perform the 
 cure. 
 
 The Flaps are a fpungy, flefhy, fungous fubflance,, fituated 
 jufl below the Grinders on the lower Jaw, adjoining the cheek, 
 on the part where the Bit reileth upon. The above is fo 
 troublefome to a Horfe and fo fore, that he will often catch 
 the Flaps between his Grinders, which chafes him much, and 
 prevents him to grind his food, and caufes him to flaver and 
 flobber much. 
 
 In the above cafe, firft clip all the fpungy part clear a^vay 
 with a pair of fciffors, and then rub the part well with Com- 
 mon Salt; then nature alone will perform the cure. The 
 above methods always ferved me, on the above occafions. 
 
 Seftion, 44. 
 
 Of ORNAMENTS in General, or rather to be termed SKILFUL 
 
 OPERATIONS, that are commonly performed and 
 
 praEifed on HORSES. 
 
 I Shall not dwell upon all particulars of the above word, 
 Ornament, but fhall fet down what has ferved my pur- 
 pofe, and leave it to all men of fkill, to praclife as others have 
 done before diem. 
 
 Firft of fetting of Ears, as. follows. 
 
 Of 
 
120 Of ORNAMENTS. 
 
 Of SETTING of EARS, 
 
 In the lirfl: place take the fuperfluous fk.in away, that heth 
 from the nape of the Head to the divifion of the Mane, and 
 alfo down to the root of the Ear, and three inches upwards 
 towards the point of the Ear: take all that fkin away with a 
 pair of fciffors and a knife, then bathe the flayed part with 
 Rum, then flitch the edges of the fkin clofe together, and 
 iipply a plaifter all over the flitched part, as follows. 
 
 Take the Yolk of two Eggs, Honey two ounces, and Bole 
 Ammoniac three ounces, in fine powder, mixed together; 
 then applied on the part, plaifler-ways fpread on a hnen-cloth ; 
 then take tv/o fliif tents made with wheat ftraw, and wrapped 
 round with linen-cloth, much in the form of a large cafe- 
 knife's haft; dip the tents in a batter made of the Whites of 
 Eeofs and Wheat Flour, and fet them in the Ears ; then fet on 
 a leather cap-hood made for that purpofe, which is to remain 
 on for a month at leaft, and mull not be fliifted during the 
 whole Lime. 
 
 0/ CROPPING of EARS. 
 
 The art of Cropping is but fimple to a man that knows fome 
 little of that way of Bufinefs. In the firfl place, cut the Ears 
 as nigh nature as you can, then draw the fkin up tight and 
 pin it through the grillle with five or fix pins; then if there 
 Ihould be any fuperfluous fkin remaining, pare it off clofe to 
 the griflle with a pair of fciffors ; then dab and wafli the Ears 
 with. Rum, and keep him in for four days ; then take the 
 pins out, then turn him into a loofe flable, and there let him 
 be until he is got well of his ears ; on the other hand, there 
 are fome people that make uf^ of Ear-pieces and Engines, but 
 
 they 
 
 
Of ornaments. lai 
 
 they that know the art of cropping, can do as well without 
 the pieces as with them, as the Ears commonly are to be 
 altered after the pieces are taken off. 
 
 To make a STAR, 
 
 Take a Hick of tough Sealingwax, and warm the end of it 
 at a candle ; then dab the part where you mean to have the 
 Star on with the Wax; then take a Butcher's Skewer about 
 four inches long, and lay it on the waxed part, then dab and 
 cover the Skewer with the Wax ; then take a halfpenny ball 
 of Packthread and w^ind it tight about the Skewer, and gather 
 the hair with the firing, and the Wax ftill warmed at a candle, 
 and continue to gather the hair with the Wax as you go round 
 with the firing, fo that the firing and the hair, and the Wax 
 may lay hold of each other : then wet the firing twice that day 
 with cold Water, and let the firing remain on two days and 
 two nights. 
 
 Then take off the firing and the fkewer, and apply on a 
 plaifler of Black Pitch, which is to remain on a fortnight at 
 lead; and m two months time, you will fee what you wifhed 
 for. 
 
 Alfo to make a STAR. 
 
 Make two holes through the fkin jufl on the part that you 
 mean to have the Star on, one hole above and the other be- 
 low, then lake a fliff iron fkewer and thrufl it underneath the 
 flcin from hole to hole', the holes are to be feparate from each 
 other about three inches : then take a halfpenny ball of Pack- 
 thread and wind it very tight around the fkewer; then wet 
 the Packthread with cold Water, and ufe the fame precautions 
 with this, as the latter mentions in all refpefts. 
 
 E e The 
 
122 Of ornaments. 
 
 The METHOD of SETTING a TAIL. 
 
 Cut the Tail acrofs in three, or four, or five places accord- 
 ing to art, and be fure to cut the main Sinews on each fide 
 quite through; then weaken the fmall ligament in the middle 
 of the Tail, and cut the ends off the main Tendon away ; then 
 wafh and dab the Wounds with Oil of Turpentine: then drefs 
 the Wounds up with Venice Turpentine and the Yolk of an 
 Egg, of each the fame quantity mixed together. Then apply 
 the above to the wounds with proper pledgets and bandages, 
 and immediately fet the Horfe in the pully: the next day 
 flacken the bandages, but obferve to let them remain on for 
 four days at leaft; then take the dreflmg off, and obferve to 
 make ufe of no application at all to the Wounds, but puff 
 them full with Wheat Flour every day, or at lead when the 
 fcabs. are off and the Wounds appear raw. 
 
 Alfo, a Good SAFE DRESSING for a TAIL after 
 
 SETTING. 
 
 Take Tinclure of Myrrh with Aloes, and Oil of Turpentine, 
 of each one ounce, mixed together for u(e ; then dab tiie 
 Wounds with a ftrong pledget of Tow dipped in the above 
 mixture, and bind them on with a proper bandage, and ob- 
 ferve the above precifion in all refpecls. 
 
 Of GELDING a HORSE. 
 
 Firfl obferve, when you mean to Geld a Horfe, that the 
 figns are in the legs or feet; then get the Horfe properly call, 
 then waffi and clean his fheath, and liquor the part well with 
 Goofc Oil, then take one of the TeRicles up firm between 
 your firfl finger and thumb, then bolt the Stone out of the 
 Scrotum with your hot iron and make as wide an orifice as 
 
 you 
 
Of ornaments. I23 
 
 you can; then fix your clams quite below the Tefticle, on 
 the blood vefTels and ligament, then take the Tellicle off with 
 your hot iron jufl one inch above the clams ; then fear the 
 blood veffels ; but ftridly obferving that your iron is not too 
 hot, and be fure to flanch the blood : then apply on the veffels, 
 a little Goofe Oil and fear it in with your hot iron ; then let 
 go the blood veffels by a little at a time to prove whether the 
 blood is ftanched or not, before you let them go for good. — 
 Then do the fame with the other Tefticle in all refpefts : then 
 melt with the hot iron half a pint of Goofe Oil, and pour half 
 of it into one orifice and the other half into the other orifice, 
 then give the Scrotum a fliake; then put into each orifice a 
 piece of fat Bacon, the fize of a large Egg, then ftitch the 
 Scrotum acrofs to keep the Bacon in : then untie the Horfe 
 and get him into a loofe warm ftable, and obferve to indulge 
 him with Maffies and warm Water, and gentle walking exer- 
 cife, but do hot take him out of the ftable until the third day, 
 obferving not to touch the Wounds with any application at all, 
 but what is above-mentioned. 
 
 The Method of FIRING or SCORING. 
 
 That man that doth this work, always ought to fcarch the 
 parts where the operation is intended to be, whether the part 
 is fit for the reception of the fire, and clear from being gum- 
 my, and if fo, the fire will have the better effeth Then I fay 
 if a Spavin, or Curb, or Ringbone, or Whirlbone, or Back- 
 finew, or the Vives, or any other part require firing, apply 
 the iron on according as the part requires, and obferve to 
 draw the lines level and true, near half through the ftvin, but 
 ftriftly obferving not through the fkin, and always keep the 
 lines or fcores about three parts of an inch diftant from each 
 
 other 
 
124 Of STRAINS AND LAMENESS. 
 
 'f 
 omcr, and fo do th« work as artful as you can; then apply on 
 
 tl>e part, the Blillcr after Firing, fee page 109, then tie the 
 
 Animal up four days and nights; then turn him into a loofe 
 
 fhablc for three ^veeks, then to Grafs for three months at 
 
 leall. i% 
 
 Seftion, 45. 
 
 coeoooMeobv 
 
 OJ LAMENESS, STRAINS or BRUISES in the SHOULDER, 
 WHIRLBONE, STIFLE, HOUGH, or KNEE. , 
 
 T7IRST of the general fymptoms of Lameneffes in any of ' 
 -^ the above parts. Severe Lameneffes in any of the above 
 parts, are very eafy to be found out, but flight LanT[e;neires 
 in fome parts are rather nice to be pointed at, but however, 
 1 will endeavour to give an account of what ferved me on 
 fuch occafions, 
 
 Firft, the fymptoms of Lamenefs in the Fore-foot, if a Horfe 
 is lame in the Fore-foot, he will point out the Foot as he treads 
 and never drag his toe, and will put his Foot ftraight out, and 
 defend or tread very tender. On the other hand if a pain in 
 the Foot, and you cannot find it out, put the Foot into a pail 
 of Water for half an hour, then take it out of the Water, and 
 watch diligently which part of the Foot becomes dry foonefl: : 
 the part that dries foonell is that where the pain lieth. The 
 fame fymptoms as the Fore-foot, the Coffin and Pailern have 
 in their appearances in going or treading. 
 
 The 
 
Of STRAINS AND LAMENESS. 125 
 
 The fymptoms of a Lamenefs in the Knee are, a Horfe will 
 go with a flifF Knee, and the Knee will fcem to knuckle or 
 projed forward, and if badly relaxed, a fevere inflammation 
 will attend the part, and his appearance in going will be, to 
 tuck his two Hind-legs and Feet quite forward underneath his 
 weight, and fo hanch forward and defend upon the found 
 Fore -leg, with his lame Knee projecting forward, and his toe 
 feemeth always to hang back. 
 
 The fymptoms of Lamenefs in the Elbow are, a Horfe will 
 be exceeding fliff and lame, and appear in his way of going 
 to form a half-circle, twilling outwards with his Foot every 
 flep he goes. ' 
 
 The fymptoms of Lamenefs in the Shoulder are known, by 
 the Horfe not pointing out his Leg and Foot, and appears 
 always to tread fhort; and if the Lamenefs is great, he will 
 drag his toe along the ground every flep he goes ; and if he is 
 turned fliarp round to the lame-fide it will almofl throw him 
 down if not quite; and if both Shoulders, are affli6led, then 
 humors generally attend the Chefl and Shoulders, and he will 
 appear to Hammer and Humble much like to a dog that is 
 fhook in the Shoulders. 
 
 The fymptoms of a Lamenefs in the Hough are very vifible, 
 as the Hough generally will fwell upon the leaR relaxation or 
 Sprain, and if perfevered with work, the above cafe will bring 
 on a fevere inflammation. 
 
 The fymptoms of a Lamenefs in the Stifle are, the Stifle 
 will fwell if badly relaxed ; and the Stifle-joint will proje6l 
 and knuckle forward, and he will tread very fhort and juft 
 
 F f toilch 
 
12$ Of strains and LAMENESS. 
 
 touch the ground with his toe, and will not fet his heel down 
 at all. 
 
 The fymptoms of a Lamenefs in tHe Whirlbone £ind Hip 
 are, if a fevere Lamenefs in either of the above parts it is very 
 eafy to find it out, but if a flight Lamenefs it is as difficult. 
 The method to find out Lamenefs in the above parts is, to let 
 a Horfe walk and trot for half an hour, then obferve flrictly 
 as he moves, and you may fee him tread with a cad, fhelving 
 outwardly with his toe ; and appear to take fhort fleps, and 
 tread upon the infide heel, and defend quick and fliort with 
 the found Leg. 
 
 Firfl, for frefh Strains in any of the above parts, make ufe 
 of either of the following Embrocations. 
 
 The EMBROCATION for FreJJi STRAINS. 
 
 Take Spirits of Wine half a pint, and Camphire two ounces-, 
 dillblved in the above Spirits : then add Spirit of Sal Ammo- 
 niac two ounces put the above into a quart bottle, then fill 
 the bottle up with fliarp Vinegar made from either Goofe- 
 berries or Currants, then for ufe. 
 
 Rub the part woll v/ith the above twice a-day, and keep 
 the part warm with Flannel Sweaters, and if the Lamenefs is 
 great, firft bleed, if the part will admit of bleeding. If a 
 fevere inflammation fhould attend the part, make ufe of the 
 Fomentation, fee page 93, and obferve the dire6lions there 
 mentioned in all refpecls. 
 
 The 
 
Of strains and LAMENESS. 127 
 
 The BRINE-EMBROCATION for Frejli STRAINS. 
 
 Take Spirits of Wine and Camphire, Oil of Turpentine, 
 old Rum, and old Verjuice of each two ounces, Beef's Brine 
 eight ounces, all mixed and fhpok in a bottle well together 
 for ufe^ 
 
 Rub the part afHi6led with the above, and repeat it as you 
 fee occafion require the ufe of it in all refpe6ls. 
 
 TFie GALL-EMBROCATION for Frefh STRAINS. 
 
 '■ Take Spirits of Wine half a pint, and Camphire two ounces 
 diffolved in the above Spirits ; and Oil of Turpentine two 
 ounces, put the above into a quart bottle, and add one pint 
 of Beef's Gall, then fhake the whole well together for ufe. 
 
 Rub the part well with the above, and keep the part warm 
 with Flannel Rollers. Repeat the above once a-day or as you 
 fee occafion require. 
 
 After the ufe ©f either of the above Embrocations, and the 
 pain is repelled, make ufe of the following Strengthener. 
 
 Take flrong Beef 's Brine and the grounds of old Beer, of 
 each two quarts. Camomile and Wormwood of each a full 
 double handful boiled well together, then bathe the part af- 
 flifted twice a-day with the above whilft hot. The repetition 
 of the above will brace mofl parts firm. 
 
 The 
 
128 Of strains and LAMENESS. 
 
 The ITALIAN OILS for Frcjli STRAINS in the SHOULDER 
 
 or STIFLE. 
 
 Take Oil of Origanum and Oil of Wormwood of each one 
 ounce, Oil of Petre two ounces, mixed together in a bottle 
 for ufe. Rub the part fparingly with this mixture, and it will 
 caufe a flight fcurf to come on the part : repeat two of the 
 abov^e dreflings, that is one every other day. 
 
 If an obftinate Strain in either of the above parts, efpecially 
 in the Stifle, make ufe as follows ; that is, to fwim the Horfe 
 in deep Water or rather in the Sea, once a day for a week 
 together: the above method has been of great fervice for 
 Lamenefs .in the Stifle or Shoulders ; alfo, Iflues or Rowels 
 are proper to aflifl: the cure of Lamenefles in feveral parts of 
 the body ; but if an old Strain in the Shoulders, the mofl; 
 proper place to put a Rowel in, is on the top of the fin of the 
 Shoulder-blade, jufl: below the Withers : a Rowel runs in that 
 part, and dilcharges more matter off' than in any other part of 
 the body whatever. At the fame time make ufe of any of the 
 following mixtures, if occafion requires. 
 
 A Strong MIXTURE of OILS, 
 
 Take Train Oil fix ounces, Spirit of Sal Ammoniac, and 
 Oil of Turpentine of each two ounces, and Spirits of Hartf- 
 horn, Oil of Petre, Oil of Origanum, Oil of Vitriol, of each 
 one ounce, all mixed together; then put the whole into a 
 quart bottle, then fill the bottle up with Strong Beer for ufe. 
 
 Rub the part well with the above, according as occafion 
 may require the ufe of it, obferving to rub it well in at all 
 times. 
 
 The 
 
 ^^ 
 
Of strains and LAMENESS. 129 
 
 The faid mixture is proper for a Strain in the Shoulder, 
 Stifle or Whiilbone. 
 
 Another MIXTURE of OILS. 
 
 Take Oil of Turpentine fix ounces. Spirits of Hartfliorn, 
 Spirits of Lavender and Oil of Origanum, of each one ounce. 
 Aquafortis one ounce, Spirits of Wine and Camphire one pint, 
 and Powder of Gum Amber two ounces levigated quite fine, 
 all mixed tosrether in a bottle for ufe. This mixture is recom- 
 mended as the latter, in all refpe6ls. 
 
 For a' BANG in any PART. 
 
 Take Oil of Turpentine one pint, Barbadoes Tar two ounces, 
 and Spirit of Sal Ammoniac two ounces, all mixed together 
 for ufe. Rub the part well with the above, and keep the part 
 warm with Flannel Rollers. 
 
 To make BUTTERTON's WATER. 
 
 Take the bed and hardefl Spring Water from the Iron 
 Stone, five large pints, and white Arfenic in fine Powder three 
 ounces, then mix the Arfenic and the Water together, in a 
 clean maflin or bell- metal pot cold ; then fet it over a very 
 flow fire until boiled, and obferve only to let it boil two 
 minutes and no more, ftirring it all the time with a wooden 
 Splint whilft on the fire; then take it off the fire and cover it 
 up until morning, then clear off two large quart bottles full 
 for ufe; and throw the fediments away. 
 
 When ufed take three parts of the above Water, and 
 one part of Oil of Turpentine and mix them together for ufe, 
 
 G g when 
 
130 Of strains and LAMENESS. 
 
 when ufed, fliake the mixture well, then rub the part adlifted 
 well with it; but obferve to ufe the mixture very fparmgly. 
 
 The above mixture is for a Strain or Bruife in any joint 
 whatever, and is one of the bell of fimples for new or old 
 Strains in any part. Rub the part afilided well once a-day 
 with the above, until the part begins to fweat and fcurf, then 
 obferve to leave off rubbing until the part becomes cool and 
 clear from fcurf, before it is repeated. 
 
 But if the above mixture fliould prove too fevere to any 
 part when ufed, mix with it the Gall-embrocation, fee page 
 127, of each a like quantity, which makes the mixture much 
 milder, efpecially if ufed to human fpecies. 
 
 The Black OILS for OLD STRAINS, 
 Take Oil of Turpentine four ounces, Porpus Oil fix ounces. 
 Oil of Petre, Venice Turpentine and Nerve Oil of each one 
 ounce; Ointment of Marih Mallows, Flanders Oil of Bays, 
 and Barbadoes Tar, of each two ounces. 
 
 Melt the above all together over a flow fire, then put the 
 whole into a quart bottle, then add Sublimate Mercury in fine 
 Powder one ounce and a half, then fliake the whole well to- 
 gether for ufe. 
 
 The above is proper for old Strains in any part, or for 
 broken-down Sinews ; let the above be well rubbed on the 
 part, and heated in with a hot iron, if ufed for the Sinews, 
 the above will caufe the part to fwell, fweat and fcurf much; 
 then obferve to give proper time for the part to become cool 
 and clear from fcurf, before it is repeated; then repeat three 
 or four of the above drellings as above direded in all refpe6ls. 
 
 The 
 
Of strains and LAMENESS. 131 
 
 The FIRING-OINTMENT for OLD STRAINS. 
 
 Take Oil of Turpentine three ounces, Spirits of Wine and 
 Camphire three ounces. Nerve Ointment three ounces, Palm 
 Oil three ounces, Oil of Bays .with Ouickfilver three ounces. 
 Bees-wax three ounces, Burgundy Pitch three ounces, Venice 
 Turpentine three ounces. Deer Suet eight ounces, and Hogs- 
 lard eight ounces, melt the above all together over a flow fire ; 
 when melted and almoft cold, add Sublimate Mercury three 
 ounces, in fine powder, and Oil of Origanum two ounces; then 
 flir the Ointment with a Spatula, until quite cold, then for ufe. 
 
 This Ointment is of univerfal fervice for a Garget in a Cow's 
 Udder, by rubbing the Udder with it, and drawing the Dugs 
 well at the fame time; but when the above Ointment is ufed 
 for a Garget in a Cows Udder, obferve to make ufe but of 
 one ounce of the above Ointment, and add two ounces of the 
 Ointment of Elder, then melt the above together and rub the 
 Udder well. And there are other Seftions in this Book obli- 
 gated to the above Ointment, and it doth anfwer well in all 
 that it is recommended and fet down for; fuch as injured 
 Necks after bleeding, and to difperfe hard excrefcences, and 
 for let-down Sinews, and to flop the Poll-evil, and Fiftula, 
 and other maladies of thofe kinds. 
 
 To Eafe a Severe PAIN on any JOINT, from a Bad 
 BANG or BRUISE, 
 
 Take Oil of Origanum one ounce, Pure Oil of Petre one 
 ounce, Tin6lure of Opmm two drams, mixed together for 
 ufe; rub the part twice a-day well, but be very fparing with 
 the mixture ; keep the part warm with a Flannel Roller, and 
 fo repeat it. 
 
 My 
 
132 Of strains and LAMENESS. 
 
 My OPODELDOC for RHEUMATIC PAIN, or, OLD 
 GRIEFS in any PART. 
 
 Take of the befl Brandy one quart, and Camphire three 
 ounces dillblved in the above. Brandy, then add Spirit of Sal 
 Ammoniac two ounces, and Soft Soap eight ounces, mix all 
 together cold in a mortar until thoroughly incorporated, then 
 add Oil of Origanum, and Tincture of Opium, of each four 
 drams, then for ufe. Rub the part afTiicted with the above 
 for half an hour together, and rub plenty of the mixture on 
 the part; iliake the bottle well when ufed; and repeat the 
 fame once a-day or as you fee occaiion. 
 
 The SOAP-EMBROCATION for SOFT SUBSTANCES, 
 
 That remain on any joint or part, from the efFe6]: of a Bang 
 or Bruife: if the pain is difperfed, take the fediment of Old 
 Sour Lant three half pints. Soft Soap eight ounces, and Oil of 
 Turpentine two ounces, put the whole into a wide-necked 
 large quart bottle, then fliake the bottle, until thoroughly in- 
 corporated together, then for ufe. Rub the part ajElifted well 
 three times a-day with the above, and obferve to fhake the 
 bottle when ufed ; the repetition of the above will fhrink any 
 part flat and fine. 
 
 For an OLD PAIN that Remains after LAMENESS in the 
 SHOULDER, KNEE, SINEW, or FETLOCK JOINT. 
 
 Take hard Spring Water, and pour it on any of the above 
 parts, out of a garden Watering-pot, and continue fo to do for 
 half an hour together; then wrap the part up warm with 
 Flannel Rollers ; repeat the fame every day for a week to- 
 gether. The above application anfwers well to compleat the 
 cure of any old Strains, when no other treatment wilL 
 
 Sedion, 
 
^33 
 
 Seftion, 46. 
 
 Of BOWEL-GALLS. 
 
 IF the above cafe happens to a Horfe on a journey, it ge- 
 nerally proceeds as follows: a Horfe feldom Bowel-galls 
 if he carries his Girths clear from his Elbows, but if he is pot- 
 bellied he will drive the Girths , forward to the Elbows, and 
 mofl men make a miflake in girthing too tight at them times; 
 or if the above is not the cafe, it is as follows : fome Horfes 
 are fo flefhy, juft out of the Dealer's hands, that their own fat 
 will wrinkle ; and is plaited on their Brealls and Chefls, much 
 alike unto a plaited fhirt, and fo heats and galls the parts, but 
 if the complaint proceeds from girthing, make ufe as follows. 
 
 Set the Crupper fhorter than common, and let the Girths be 
 very flack and fo ride on in that way ; and when you come 
 to the Inn, wafh the part very clean with warm Table Beer 
 and a Spunge ; and when the part is become dry, make ufe as 
 follows. 
 
 A WASH for a BOWEL-GALL. 
 
 Take Spirits of Wine two ounces, in a four-ounce bottle, 
 then add to it as much Fuller's Earth as will make it a paffable 
 liquid, then for ufe : rub the part well with the above, and 
 let the Horfe only reft one day and two nights, then he will 
 be fit to travel on again. 
 
 Hh AfQ 
 
134 Of the MALLENDERS. 
 
 Alfofor a BOWEL-GALL. 
 
 Take a Raw Egg, and dab it gently up to the Hall-poll, fo 
 that you crack the fhell all around, then take the Egg, Shell 
 and all, and rub the part with it, and repeat the fame in the 
 morning again, and it will anfwer the purpolc if you let the 
 Horfe only reft one day and two nights. 
 
 Seflion, 47. 
 
 ■••••^■<Ji)-.(3S)—» 
 
 Of MALLENDERS and SELLANDERS. 
 
 THE Mallenders is a hot fharp humor that breaks .out on 
 the bend of the Fore-leg, on the back part of the Knee- 
 joint; and becomes a hot, dry, fcurfy humor. The Sellan- 
 ders is on the bend of the Hough on the fore part of the joint : 
 both of the above infirmities make a Horfe very Itiif and 
 clumfy. 
 
 A Valuable OINTMENT for the MALLENDERS. 
 
 Take Hogs-lard two ounces, put the above on a Slate, and 
 drop by degrees on the Lard, Oil of Vitriol, and fo drop 
 more Oil and keep mixing it together with a knife; fo add 
 more or lefs Oil to the Lard until it comes to a dark grey 
 Ointment, then for ufe; then rub the part once a-day jult on 
 the fpot of the Mallenders; rub it well in and it will kill the 
 humor. 
 
 The above is a valuable Ointment for a Horfe that hits one 
 Leg againft the other, and to be made ufe of in the above 
 manner. 
 
 For 
 
Of THE MALLENDERS. 135 
 
 For the MALLENDERS. 
 
 Take ^thiops Mineral one ounce, white Copperas three 
 drams, and Soft Soap two ounces; mixed cold together for 
 ufe : rub the part well with the above mixture, and rub it in 
 with a green Hazle-flick, once a-day until the part becomes 
 fcurfy; then give time for the fcurf to come off, of itfelf, 
 then repeat the fame again, in all refpefts as above dire6led. 
 
 Alfofor the MALLENDERS. 
 
 Take Gunpowder and Glafs made into fine powder, of 
 each one ounce. Oil of Vitriol twenty drops, and Goofe Oil 
 two ounces, all mixed cold together for ufe : then rub the 
 part well as the latter dire6ls in all refpefts. 
 
 Alfofor the MALLENDERS. 
 
 Take the Firing Ointment, fee page 131, and rub the part 
 well with it, and heat it in with a hot iron. The above dref- 
 ling will caufe the part to fwell and fweat much; and the part 
 will become fcurfy ; when the fcurf comes clear off, repeat 
 the fame again in all refpefts. 
 
 Both of the above difeafes are alike and are to be cured by 
 the above applications ;. but in the latter part of the cure, 
 make ufe of the Strong Mercurial Ointment, fee page 6S, to 
 rub the part with for fome time, to kill the remaining part of 
 the humor ; although fuppofed to be cured, it generally 
 breaks out again as it is a hot humor, that proceeds from the 
 joint. 
 
 Sedion, 
 
13^ 
 
 Seftion, 48. 
 
 eoM*ooeooft9 
 
 OJ SPLENTS and CURBS. 
 
 QPLENTS are hard Excrefcences on the infide of the Fore- 
 legs, I have oft feen Splents among a ftock of young Colts, 
 and feldom faw a yearling Colt but what had Splents more or 
 lefs, yet the Splents would wafle quite away by the time they 
 came to be three years old, with a very little trouble; but if 
 Splents fliould happen to an old Horfe, there mufl be applica- 
 tions made ufe of and care taken to reduce them. 
 
 As for Curbs, they are a foft oozy relaxation on the hind 
 part of the joint, below the ball of the Hough, and are fo 
 common to young Horfes, that they will frequently put up a 
 Curb in the time of breaking. A frefh Curb is foon cured if 
 taken in time, and on the other hand, if of old flanding, and 
 has been often relaxed it is as obftinate. 
 
 For a Frejli RELAXED CURB. 
 
 Take Spirit of Sal Ammoniac one ounce, Oil of Origanum 
 half an ounce, mixed together; rub the Curb part well with 
 the above once a-day, for a week or nine days, which will 
 reduce any frefli Curb if repeated. 
 
 If the above fhould be applied for a Splent, then add one 
 dram of Eupliorh^m; but obferve to foften the Splent with 
 a Blood-flick lifft. The a^{?ve applications are very proper, 
 for a frefh Curb or Splent. 
 
 For 
 
Of SPLENTS and CURBS, 137 
 
 For SPLENTS or CURBS. 
 
 Take Oil of Origanum one ounce and a half, Oil of Tur- 
 pentine half an ounce, Euphorbium and Cantharides of each 
 one dram, mixed together for ufe : when ufed, clip away the 
 hair off the part ; then dab and rub the part three times in the 
 fpace of one hour with the above mixture, then leave of rub- 
 bing : the above will caufe the part to fweat and fcurf much ; 
 when the part becomes clear from fcurf, repeat the fame again 
 in all refpeds. As for what has been faid concerning Splents 
 and Curbs, is of the mildefl forts of applications ; and as for 
 old obllinate Splents or Curbs, flronger applications mud be 
 made ufe of as follows. 
 
 For Objlinate SPLENTS or CURBS. 
 
 Take Spirit of Sal Ammoniac and Egyptiacum of each one 
 ounce. Oil of Origanum one ounce and a half, Cantharides 
 and Euphorbium of each one dram in fine powder, and Sub- 
 limate Mercury one dram in fine powder, all mixed together 
 for ufe ; if ufed for a Splent, firfh bruife the part with a Blood- 
 flick as before direfted; then dab and rub the part afflided 
 well with the above mixture, three times in the fpace of one 
 hour. The above will caufe a ftrons: fcurf to come on the 
 part ; give time for the fcurf to come off^, of itfelf, then repeat 
 the fame again in all refpefts. 
 
 For Objlinate SPLENTS or CURBS, 
 
 Take Nerve Ointment one ounce, Spirit of Sal Ammoniac 
 one ounce, and Common Tar one ounce, mixed together, 
 then add, Cantharides and Euphorbium of each two drams 
 and Sublimate Mercury one dram, all made into fine powder, 
 and mixed together for ufe ; if ufed for a Splent, firfl bruife 
 
 li it 
 
138 Of S PL E NTS and CURBS. 
 
 it as before dircfted; then apply on the part, a flrong coat of 
 the above mixture with a knife -point: the above will caufe a 
 flrong fcurf to come on the part; then give proper time for 
 the fcurf to come off, of itfelf, then repeat the fame again in 
 all refpe6ls, as above direfted. 
 
 The MERCURIAL PLAISTER for HARD EXCRES^ 
 
 CENCES. 
 
 Take Quickfilver two ounces, and Venice Turpentine one 
 ounce ; mix and kill the above together in a mortar until the 
 Mercury difappears to the eye ; then add ftrained Galbanum 
 two ounces. Burgundy Pitch three ounces, and Oxycroceum 
 two ounces; melt the three lafl articles together, and mix 
 them with the above; then add Euphorbium and Cantharides, 
 of each one dram in fine powder: then flir all together, and 
 form the whole into a Roll for ufe: fpread of the above on a 
 Patch of Leather jufh the fize of the Excrefcence, and lay it 
 on the part, and confine it on with a Roller. Repeat the fame 
 every fortnight or as occafion may require the ufe of it; and 
 after the ufe of either of the above applications, and the part 
 is become cool and clear from fcurf, if the fubllance of the 
 Splent or Curb, is not quite reduced flat and fine, then it will 
 be proper to lay the Firing-iron on the part ; then apply the 
 Blifler after Firing, fee page 109, then fpread the fired part 
 with the above Blifler with a knife, and do not heat it in wiih 
 a hot iron ; then keep his head up for three days and nights ; 
 then let him be put into a loofe flable for three weeks, then 
 to Grafs for three months. 
 
 Sedion, 
 
139 
 
 Se6lIon, 49. 
 
 Of BONE-SPAVINS or RINGBONES. 
 
 •T^HE above infirmities are common to Horfes of all ages: 
 -*• a Spavin is a hard Excrefcence which appears on the in- 
 fide of the Hough-joint; and the Ringbone is a hard Excref- 
 cence on the Indep, fometimes on the Inflep of the Fore-foot, 
 and other times on the Inftep of the Hind-foot ; and both of 
 the above infirmities caufe a Horfe to be very ftiff and lame ; 
 particularly at fetting out for a journey or elfewhere ; although 
 they are both common to Horfes, they often proceed from 
 hard work and relaxation of the parts ; therefore I would ad- 
 vife, that all moderate and mild applications fhould be made 
 ufe of at firft, fuch as mild Blifters and the like; and if a 
 Spavin fpreads wide, and feems to be inflamed around the 
 joint, make ufe of the Mild Blifher, fee page 108, and apply 
 it all around the joint ; and repeat it according as the part re- 
 quires the ufe of it ; but do not repeat it until the inflamma- 
 tion is quite abated; but if a Spavin is fixed on the ufual fpot 
 of the joint, make ufe of the fecond Blifter for a Bone-fpavin, 
 fee page m, and repeat it as occafion may require the ufe of 
 it, but not to be repeated until the inflammation is quite 
 abated. 
 
 For SPLENTS, SPAVINS or RINGBONES. 
 Take Egyptiacum two ounces. Spirit of Sal Ammoniac, Oil 
 of Turpentine and Oil of Origanum of each half an ounce. 
 Oil of Vitriol two drams^ all mixed together ; then add Eu- 
 
 phorbium 
 
140 Of spavins. 
 
 phorbium, Cantliarides and Sublimate Mercury of each one 
 dram, all mixed together for ufe; when ufed, bruife the Spa- 
 vin or Ringbone with a Blood-llick until they feel foft; then 
 let the above mixture be rubbed well on the part with your 
 finger, and no wider than the fubllance, and repeat the above 
 drelFmg for eight mornmgs together. The above will caufe 
 the part to fcurf much; then leave of rubbing until the part 
 is clear from fcurf, then you may repeat the fame again, as 
 above-mentioned. 
 
 For a BONE-SPAVIN or RINGBONE. 
 
 Firfl clip away the hair off the part; then bruife the Spavin 
 part with a Blood-ftick until it feels foft, then rub it with Oil 
 of Origanum twice a-day, and the third day lay on the follow- 
 ing Mercurial Plaiiter. 
 
 Take Quick filver one ounce, and Venice Turpentine half 
 an ounce, mixed and killed together in a mortar, until the 
 Mercury difappears to the eye, then add Burgundy Pitch one 
 ounce. Black Pitch one ounce, and flrained Galbanum one 
 ounce ; melt the three laft articles together, and mix them with 
 the above, then add Cantharides two drams, Euphorbium two 
 drams, and Sublimate Mercury one dram, all in fine powder; 
 then mix the whole together and apply a plaifler of it on the 
 part, warm and thick; and bind it on for a fortnight; then 
 repeat the fame plaifter once again; or you may make ufe 
 of the Mercurial Plaiiler, fee page 138, which is milder. The 
 lad applications are gentle trials and anfwer fometimes better 
 than ilronger mixtures do : but however, if the above do not 
 anfwer, make ufe of fome of the following applications 
 which are much Ilronger. 
 
 For 
 
Of spavins. 141 
 
 For a BONE-SPAVIN or RINGBONE. 
 
 Take White and Yellow Arfenic of each half an ounce in 
 fine powder. Black Soap one ounce and a half, Oil of Vitriol 
 one hundred drops, and Spirit of Lavender one dram, all 
 mixed together for ufe : then apply the above middling thick 
 on the Spavin part ; and as wide as a half-crown piece, and 
 work it in with a knife^point; do not cut away the hair, and 
 in four days time lay on the part, a poultice made of White 
 Bread and Milk, and a little Hogs-lard, and let it remain on 
 one day and night: the above application will turn out a core 
 in about a fortnight's time; then heal it with Tin6lure of 
 Myrrh, by dabbing the part with the Tin^lure only. 
 
 Alfofor a BONE-SPAVIN or RINGBONE. 
 
 Firft have the Horfe properly calf with hopples ; then clip 
 away the hair off the part, then bruife the Spavin or Ring- 
 bone with a Blood-flick until it feels foft, then rub it with Oil 
 of Origanum, and rub the Oil well in with your hand on and 
 around the part ; then on the Spavin-part jufl as wide as a 
 half-crown piece, drop three or four drops of Oil of Vitriol, 
 and rub it in with a wooden Splint, and fo drop three or four 
 drops more and flill rub it in, and fo continue until you have 
 dropped and rubbed in twenty drops, but if for a fmall Spa- 
 vin, fewer drops may do; when it begins to crack around the 
 fides, anoint the part with Train Oil made hot, then dab it on 
 with a feather, then puff the part with Bole Ammoniac, and fo 
 repeat as occafion requires it. The two latter applications will 
 caufe a core to come out of any part that they are applied to ; 
 then obferve to give proper time for the part to cool and heal 
 quite up; then apply the Blillcring Charge, fee page 112, but 
 
 Kk if 
 
1^2 Of BLOOD SPAVINS. 
 
 if a flilTncfs fliould remain, firft obferve to lay the firing-iron 
 on the part, then apply the Bliller after Firing, fee page 109, 
 and fpread it on with a knife, but do not heat it in with a hot 
 iron, and let it remain on as long as poiTible; then tie the 
 Horfe up to the Rack for three days and nights, then let him 
 be turned into a loofe flable for three weeks, and then to 
 Grafs for three months at leaft. 
 
 Seftion, 50. 
 
 Of BLOOD or BOG-SPAVINS. 
 
 THE Blood-fpavin is a dilatation or fwelling of a Vein on 
 the infide, or hollow of the Hough; or in plain terms 
 where a Vein expands itfelf to a greater bulk than common; 
 and if fo, the above infirmity will foon become an oozy, foft, 
 fungous fubftance, and will caufe a Horfe to go very lame; 
 and on the other hand, I have known the above infirmity to 
 proceed from their parentage, either from the Horfe or the 
 Mare, or both of them; therefore, I would advife that no 
 Gentlemen will breed out of fuch as them. 
 
 To Eafe a BLOOD-SPAVIN for the prefent Time, 
 
 Take the Gall-embrocation, fee page 127, and rub the part 
 well with it; and it will give eafe, until fuch time you have 
 an opportunity to take up the Veins ; then proceed as follo^vs. 
 
 For a BLOOD-SPAVIN. 
 
 In the firft; place, let the Vein be taken up by fome fkilful 
 hand, above and below the Hough-joint ; then bathe the Spa- 
 vin part only, with the foUowmg mixture. 
 
 Take 
 
Of BLOOD SPAVINS. 143 
 
 Take Old Verjuice and Oak Bark, and boil them together, 
 then add Bole Ammoniac two ounces to every quart of Ver- 
 juice and Bark; then bathe the part with the above, cold, 
 twice a-day, and fo continue bathing all the time, whilft the 
 wounds where the Veins were taken up are a healing ; then if 
 the part is quite reduced, lay the firing-iron on, and make ufe 
 of the Blifler after Firing, on the part, fee page 109; on the 
 other hand, if the part is not quite reduced flat, and the fub- 
 ftance fhould remain, then make ufe of the Vitriol Blifler, fee 
 page 109, and repeat the Blifler two or three times; but do 
 not repeat it until the fcurf is clear off the part; then lay the 
 firing-iron on, and obferve to draw your lines with the iron 
 about tliree parts of an inch diflant from each other, and juft 
 as deep as the preffure of the iron caufes the part or fcores to 
 look quite yellow; then apply the Bliiler after Firing on the 
 part, and at the fame time make ufe of a loofe liable for three 
 weeks, then turn him to Grafs for two months or longer. 
 
 But if a Blood-fpavin or Thorough-pin on the Hough part, 
 Ihould prove obflinate, make ufe of the Blifter for a Let-down 
 Sinew, fee page 109, obferving the precautions there given, 
 in all refpefts. 
 
 For a SINUS on the HOUGH. 
 
 Take flrong Spirits of Wine four ounces, Camphire one 
 ounce. Spirit of Sal Ammoniac two ounces, the Extraft of 
 Saturn two ounces, mixed together ; rub the Sinus well twice 
 a-day. The above if repeated will fhrink any Sinus on the 
 Hough or eliewhere. 
 
 Sedion, 
 
144 
 
 Section, 51. 
 
 Of STRAINS 111 the BACK SINEWS. 
 
 TIIEi above accidents are common; and all men that have 
 had the lead practice among Horfes, muft without a 
 doubt, be well acquainted with the fymptoms thereof; there- 
 fore, there is no need of further explanation: but fo far, I 
 would advife that all frefh Sinew-flrains fhould be treated, at 
 firfl, with mild applications ; and fo continue until the inflam- 
 mation is quite abated ; as fo, proceed as follows. 
 
 In the firfl place take blood from the Spurn- vein in the toe ; 
 catch the blood, and add to it a handful of Common Salt, 
 then bathe the Sinew well with the Blood and Salt ; the next 
 morning, make ufe qf the following mixture. 
 
 An EMBROCATION for a Frejli STRAIN in the SINEWS. 
 
 Take Strong Verjuice one pint. Spirits of Wine half a pint, 
 Camphire one ounce, diflblved in the Spirits, Spirits of Hartf- 
 horn one ounce. Bole Ammoniac three ounces, all mixed 
 together; rub the part once a-day and bind it up with a Flan- 
 nel Roller. The following account is but fimple, but ought 
 not to be omitted, as it is valuable. 
 
 For a FreJJi STRAIN in the SINEWS. 
 
 Take a Hay-rope or Band and wet it well in hard Spring 
 Water; then bind it around the Leg clofe; then pour Spring 
 Water on the Hay -band and Sinew, three or four times a-day, 
 and repeat it for fix days together, obferving not to flir the 
 
 Horfe 
 
Of strains in the BACK SINEWS. 145 
 
 Horfe out all the time; the repetition of the above, if a frefh 
 Strain generally promotes a cure. 
 
 The SHAVINGS-POULTICE for a FRESH STRAIN in the 
 
 SINEWS. 
 
 Take flrong Verjuice one quart; and dry Currier's Shavings, 
 a fufficient quantity to make the whole into a Poultice, by 
 boiling them together over a flow fire, to the confiflence of a 
 Poultice ; then apply it to the part, and repeat it in three days, 
 or as occafion may require the ufe of it. 
 
 For a Frejli STRAIN in the BACK-SINEWS, or for any Soft 
 
 Subfance on the KNEE or FETLOCK- JOINT, 
 
 or to Suck a THORN out of any Part, 
 
 Take Soft Soap two pounds. Bole Ammoniac in powder two 
 Qunces, then add Spirits of Wine fix ounces, Camphire in 
 powder one ounce. Spirit of Sal Ammoniac one ounce. Spirits 
 of Hartfliorn one ounce, all mixed together in a mortar and 
 kept in a clofe covered pot for ufc; and when ufed, rub any 
 of the above parts well, and fpread a pledget of Tow, with 
 the above Application and bind it on the part with a Flannel 
 Roller, and repeat the above every third day. The above 
 application if continued for fome time, will reduce any part 
 fine and firm. 
 
 What has been faid concerning Strains in the Sinews, are 
 fufhcient to cure any frefh Strains in the above parts, and will 
 anfwer at firil better than flronger applications; but if the 
 Sinews are broken down and badly relaxed, and feels hard 
 and callous, proceed as follows. Take the Soap and Brandy 
 Charge, and rub it well on, and heat it in with a hot iron. 
 
 LI The 
 
146 Of strains in the BACK SINEWS. 
 
 The SOAP and BRANDY CHARGE. 
 The Charge is made by boihng Soft Soap four ounces, and 
 Brandy half a pint, to the confidence of a Charge over a flow- 
 lire. The above apphcation will caufe the part to fwell much, 
 but the fwelling will foon drop flat again: repeat the fame 
 again in eill refpefts for three or four times, but not to be re- 
 peated until you fee the Sinew clear from fcurf and the in- 
 flammation quite abated. 
 
 For an OLD STRAIN in the BACK SINEWS. 
 Take Spirits of Wine flrongly camphorated four ounces, 
 and Cantharides in fine powder two ounces, mixed together 
 for ufe: when ufed, add to one ounce of the above mixture, 
 one ounce of Brandy; then rub the Sinew w^ell with the 
 above mixture, it will caufe the Sinew to fwell and fweat 
 much: when the inflammation is abated, and the Sinew is 
 clear from fcurf, repeat the fame again in all refpe6ts, for 
 three or four dreflings. 
 
 For an Objlinate STRAIN in the SINEWS. 
 
 Take the Firing Ointment, fee page 131, and rub the Sinew 
 well with it, then heat it in with a hot iron. The above will 
 caufe the Sinew to fwell and fweat much ; then obferve to 
 give time for the inflammation to abate and the fcurf to come 
 off, of itfelf; then repeat the fame again in all refpe6ls for 
 three or four drelFings, or as you fee the part require. 
 
 For an Objlinate STRAIN in the SINEWS. 
 Take the Black Oils, fee page 130, and make ufe of them, 
 as the latter direfts you in all refpe6ls. The above Oils fel- 
 dom fail to perform a cure of a broken-dow^n Sinew, if re- 
 peate-d as the latter. 
 
 For 
 
Of strains in the BACK SINEWS. 147 
 
 For obftinate Strains of Sinews, I have recommended the 
 four lafl apphcations, which are very flrong, and much of the 
 bhflering kind ; and I fhall only add one more of the kind, 
 which is as follows. 
 
 Take the Strong Blifler for a let-down Sinew, fee pagd 110, 
 and rub the Sinew well with it, and obferve not to heat it in 
 with a hot iron. The above will fwell and fweat the Sinew 
 much; then give proper time for the fcurf to come off, of 
 itfelf, then repeat the fame again in all refpefts for three or 
 four dreffings; after the laft dreffing, with any of the above 
 applications and the Sinew is become fine and firm, and the 
 fcurf clear off, then it would be proper to lay the firing-iron 
 on the Sinew ; then apply the Blifler after Firing, fee page 
 109, on the part, but do not heat it in with a hot iron ; then 
 tie his head up for four days and nights, then turn him into a 
 loofe liable for a month, and then to Grafs for four months 
 at leafl. The above method always ferved my purpofe. 
 
 To RELAX any CONTRACTED SINEW. 
 
 Take Clarified Marrow from Deers flianks half a pint, and 
 Old Rum half a pint, mixed together cold in a quart bottle 
 for ufe; fhake the mixture well when ufed, and rub the Sinew 
 well with it, and heat it in with a hot iron. Repeat the fame 
 twice a-day, and keep the part warm with Flannel Rollers. 
 
 Alfo to RELAX a CONTRACTED SINEW, 
 
 Take Spent Oil and rub any contra6led part with the above 
 Oil, and let it be rubbed well in once a-day, which will relax 
 any contra6led part. The above Oil is to be had of fome t)f 
 the noted Skinners, 
 
 Section, 
 
/ 
 
 148 
 
 Section, 52. 
 
 Of STRAINS in the PASTERN or COFFIN-JOINT. 
 
 IF frefli Strains in either of the above parts ; firft bleed in 
 the Spurn- vein of the Foot ; then take Black Soap two 
 ounces. Brandy one gill, and Oil of Turpentine one ounce. 
 Spirits of Sal Ammoniac one ounce, mixed together; then rub 
 the part well with the above, and lap it up with a Flannel 
 Roller; and repeat the fame once a-day, or as occafion may 
 require the ufe of it. 
 
 A POULTICE for the PASTERN or COFFIN-JOINT. 
 
 Take Camomile, Wormwood, Foxglove, and Hemlock, of 
 each a full handful pounded green in a mortar together ; then 
 add ftrong Verjuice one pint, and the grounds of old Lant 
 one pint; put the whole into a faucepan over a flow fire, then 
 make it into a Poultice with Malt ground fine, then for ufe; 
 then apply the above Poultice warm to the part, and repeat 
 the fame once a-day, or as occafion may require the ufe of it. 
 The above is a valuable Poultice if continued. 
 
 If the above LAMENESS fiould prove Ohfinate, 
 
 Take Butterton's Water, fee page 129, and rub the part 
 well with it once a-day, until the part becomes fcurfy and 
 fweats much ; then leave off rubbing until the part becomes 
 cool and clear from fcurf ; then repeat the fame again, in all 
 refpecls as above-direcled. 
 
 A BLISTER 
 
Of strains in the PASTERN or COFFIN. 149 
 
 A BLISTER for an Objlinate STRAIN in the PASTERN 
 
 or COFFIN-JOINT. 
 
 Take the Strong Bliftering Ointment for a let-down Sinew, 
 fee page 109, rub either of the above parts with the Ointment, 
 and rub it in well with your hand ; then obferve to give time 
 for the part to cool and become clear from fcurf before you 
 repeat the fecond Bliller. 
 
 After the above methods have been made ufe of, and the 
 part is become fine and firm, then it will be proper to lay the 
 firing-iron on the part; then apply the Blifter after Firing, fee 
 page 109, on the part, and not to be heated in with a hot iron. 
 
 When you fire either the Paftern or Coffin-joint, you muft 
 obferve that the fkin is thicker in that part than in any other 
 part of the body, except the Whirlbone, therefore you mufh 
 fire the Faftern or Coffin deeper than any other part of the 
 body, except the Whirlbone. On the other hand, I have 
 known feveral Horfes lame in the Nut or Coffin-bone, to 
 which the beft of applications were made ufe of, but all to no 
 purpofe ; as I have been an eye-witnefs to feveral Horfes 
 lame in the Coffin-bone, and in thofe days I thought myfelf 
 in the wrong, as I could not compleat a cure on them; but 
 fince then I ftuck a Horfe which was lame in the Nut-bone 
 which refteth upon the Coffin, broke in three pieces ; and 
 fince then I have feen feveral of the fame kind; and if the cafe 
 fhould prove fo, there is no hope of a cure ; therefore reft 
 content with the lofs of your Horfe, and fo-forth. 
 
 M ill Seftion, 
 
15^ 
 
 Seftion, 53. 
 
 «ooo«aooMOft 
 
 Of FRACTURES or BROKEN BONES. 
 
 IF a Fraclure fhould happen, and the Bone is badly fhattered 
 and bolted through the Skin, it is of no ufe to attempt to 
 fet it; as a Horfe's Leg or Thigh mull be tied up tight; and 
 not hke unto a Man's Leg that has a compound Frafture, who 
 is kept flill in bed and may have the Wounds drefled every 
 day; but when a Horfe's Leg or Thigh is fet, it muft take its 
 chance, and is not to be opened for two months at leaft : and 
 if a compound Frafture that is badly fhattered, fliould be fet 
 and tied up, it is certain to mortify, for want of being opened 
 and the wounds drelled: but if the fkin is whole, and the 
 Bone is not fharted through the fkin, you may fet the Leg or 
 Thigh as follows. 
 
 Take a quart of Verjuice arjd fix Eggs, both Whites and 
 Yolks and Bole Ammoniac four ounces, mix and beat them 
 well together; then take two Linen Rollers, each three yards 
 in length, and dip and foak them in the above mixture; then 
 flraighten the Leg or Thigh, and fet the Fra6lure, then roll 
 the above Rollers around the part tolerable tight ; then ob- 
 ferve to lay on the Rollers a piece of Pafleboard dipped in the 
 aforefaid mixture, to fit the Leg like the Bark to a Tree ; then 
 roll on the Pafleboard a light Roller to keep it on ; then pre- 
 pare as many wooden Splints as will keep the Leg firm and 
 flraight; then take a long Roller dipped and foaked in a Bat- 
 ter, made of Verjuice and the Whites of four Eggs and Wheat 
 Flour, and roll it around upon the Splints; then keep the 
 
 Horfe 
 
Of GRAPY heels. 151 
 
 Horfe ftill until the cement is dried and fixed, then let him be 
 in a loofe ftable, and in two months time take the Rollers and 
 Bandages off, and apply the Strengthening Charge, fee page 
 113, bind it up with a piece of Pafteboard and a Roller, and 
 let it remain on for two months at leafl ; the above method 
 always ferved my purpofe. 
 
 Seftion, 54. 
 
 Of GRAPY HEELS, 
 
 nOHE Grapes are filthy, ftinking, growing bunches, re- 
 -^ fembling Warts; which grow upon Horfes Heels and 
 Fetlock-joints, and are own coufins to the inveterate Greafe, 
 which has been ill cured by tlie ufe of drying applications, 
 and badly treated by drying up the humor too quick, and 
 that generally caufes thick gummy Legs and the like. Alfo 
 make ufe as follows. 
 
 A PLAISTERfor GRAPY HEELS. 
 
 Take White Mercury in fine powder one ounce, and Oint- 
 ment of Marfh Mallows five ounces, mixed together for ufe; 
 then fpread of the above on pledgets of Tow, and apply it on 
 the part, and bind it clofe to, for fix days; then obferve to 
 renew the Plaifler, and fo continue every fix days until the 
 part is become flat and fine, and all the fpungy Grapes quite 
 fluffed clear off the the part: then heal it with Egyptiacum, 
 fee page 90, or make ufe of the ftrong drying and healing 
 mixture for the Inveterate Greafe, fee page 154, and make ufe 
 of it as it is there recommended, in every reipecl; and at the 
 
 fame 
 
152 Of the grease. 
 
 fame time, give two or three Piffmg Drinks, fee page 27, then 
 give the Strong Drink for an Inveterate Farcy, fee page 72; 
 give three or four of the above drinks, one to be given every 
 fourth day ; and obferve to keep the Horfe in a loofe (lable 
 during all the time of the cure. 
 
 Seftion, 55. 
 
 Of the GREASE. 
 
 1^ /TOST Horfes are fubjecl to the Greafe; the caufe of it 
 •^^■^ is hard labour and bad management after, infomuch 
 that the Legs and Limbs will fwcU and become fhort of action, 
 and due circulation ; then foon will come to be the rank 
 Greafe, if not taken in time; and if not broken out, make ufe 
 as follows. Fiill make ufe of a loofe flable, then bleed, and 
 give fome of the PiiTing Balls, fee page 26, and make ufe of 
 fome mild fomentation to the Legs ; and after each fomenting, 
 rub the part well with Spirits of Wine and Camphire, then 
 wrap the Leg up warm with Flannel Rollers ; but if broken 
 out, make ufe of the following Poultice. 
 
 A POULTICE for the GREASE. 
 
 Take Green Cabbage-leaves a double handful, -and one large 
 Onion, and pound them fmall in a mortar; then add Grounds 
 of Old Beer one pint; make the above hot together in a fauce* 
 pan, then add Hogs-lard two ounces, and Horfe Turpentine 
 one ounce ; make the whole into the confiflence of a Poultice 
 with Rye Flourj or Bran ; and repeat the fame every day, to 
 the Heels. 
 
 A Stronger 
 
Of the grease. 153 
 
 A Stronger POULTICE for the GREASE. 
 
 Take three Heads of Garlic, and four moderate fized 
 Onions, bruifed together in a mortar; then add Grounds of 
 Beer one pint, make the above hot together in a faucepan; 
 then add Hogs-lard four ounces. Honey two meat-fpoonfuls, 
 and Horfe Turpentine two ounces ; and make the whole into 
 the coniiilence of a Poultice, with Rye Flour, or Bran, then 
 for ufe. The above to be repeated as occafion may require 
 the ufe of it. When ufed, clip away the hair, then apply 
 either of the above Poultices to the part, and repeat it for five 
 or fix days together: the above Poultices will fuck the humor 
 and venom out of the part : then make ufe of the following 
 healing and drying Plaifher, 
 
 The HEALING PLAISTERfor the GREASE. . 
 
 Take Hogs-lard fix ounces, and the Lees of Red-wine one 
 pound, fir ft mix the above together, then add Honey and 
 Horfe Turpentine of each half a pound, and melt the whole 
 together over a flow fire, then add Roch-allum in fine powder 
 one ounce and a half, and Egg-fliells in fine powder two 
 ounces, ftir the above all together until quite cold, then for 
 ufe ; then wafli the part with Soap and Water, when dry, 
 apply the above Plaiiler, fpread upon a pledget of Tow, on 
 the part, and bind it clofe on. 
 
 Repeat the above Plaifter every other day ; two or three of 
 the above Plaifters will promote a cure. 
 
 If the above Plaifher fliould not prove ftrong enough, make 
 ufe of the following mixture. 
 
 Nn The 
 
154 Of heel-ointments. 
 
 The DRYING and HEALING MIXTURE for an 
 INVETERATE GREASE. 
 
 Take Verjuice one quart, drop into it Oil of Vitriol one 
 ounce, and mix them together; then take Red Precipitate half 
 an ounce, and Egyptiacum fix ounces; mix the two lafl: 
 articles together in a mortar, then add to the above, Tinfture 
 of Myrrh with Aloes four ounces ; then mix all together, and 
 put the whole into a large quart bottle for ufe ; when ufed, 
 fhake the mixture well and dip a pledget of Tow in the above 
 mixture, and dab and wafh the part twice a-day : the above 
 will heal and dry up moll fharp humors whatever; the above 
 is a very ftrong allringent, and might be made ufe of, if the 
 Healing Plaifher fails; and at the fame time give a few Filling 
 Balls, fee page 27, according as they operate ; then a dofe or 
 two of purging phyfic will be proper to be made ufe of. 
 
 Seflion, ^6, 
 
 Of HEEL^OINTMENTS. 
 
 THE following Ointments, are cooling, and healing to the 
 Heels ; and are proper to rub a little into the Heels at 
 night, efpecially after a journey when the roads are dry and 
 hard; and alfo, are ufeful for Horfes that are in training, as 
 they are often obliged to take their exercife on hard ground, 
 efpecially in dry fummers; and when the ground is hard the 
 Heels are fubjeft to crack and tear; and more fo in fom^ 
 Horfes than others. 
 
 The 
 
Of HEEL-OINTMENTS. 145 
 
 The HEEL-OINTMENT. 
 Take Deers Suet four ounces. Bees-wax two ounces. Sweet 
 Oil half a pint, and Lapis Calaminaris two ounces in fine 
 powder, all melted together over a flow fire, and then ftirred 
 until alinofl cold ; then add Camphire four drams difTolved in 
 a little Spirits of Wine, then ftirred all together until quite 
 cold, then for ufe. The above is a good Cerate. 
 
 A COOLING HEALING EMBROCATION for the HEELS. 
 
 Take Spirits of Wine two ounces, dilfolve therein as much 
 Camphire as the Spirits will dilTolve, the Extraft of Saturn 
 one ounce and a half. Sweet Oil fix ounces, mix all together 
 in a bottle for ufe ; and when the Legs are clean and dry, 
 fhake the mixture well, then apply fome of the above mixture 
 to the Heels with your fingers at any time ; the above is very 
 cooling and healing, to torn and fcratched Heels and Legs, 
 after a hard day's hunting or the like. 
 
 The COMMON HEEL-OINTMENT 
 
 Take Plantane Leaves, Allheal and Primrofe Leaves of each 
 a full handful, bruife the above in a mortar ; then add Mutton 
 Suet and Train Oil of each one pound ; melt and ftew the 
 above all together over a flow fire, then ft rain it for ufe, then 
 put the above Ointment into a pot, and ftir it until quite cold. 
 The above is a good Common Heel-ointment, and rnay be 
 made ufe of as the latter Ointments are recommended in all 
 refpe6ls ; when a Horfe is drefled up clean and dry, rub fome 
 of the above Ointment into the Heels, and it will keep them 
 melloAv and fupple. 
 
 For 
 
1^6 Of a cancerous HUMOR. 
 
 For HORSES HEELS that are Burnt in the Lime, 
 
 Take Common Linfecd Oil one pint, Sugar of Lead five 
 ounces, diflblved in live ounces of the beft flrong Vinegar, 
 Spirits of Wine three ounces, Camphire one ounce dilTolved 
 in the above Spirits, all mixed together in a mortar, then for 
 ufe; then dab and fmear the Heels at a night, after they have 
 been waflied clean and is become dry. 
 
 Seftion, ^j, 
 
 0/a CANCEROUS HUMOR on the LEGS and HEELS, 
 
 ^ i ^HE above is a fliarp, rafh Humor, that fpreads from the 
 -*- Knee downwards all along the Legs, of a thick hard dry 
 fcurf ; and as the above diforder is not common, neither did 
 I fee any of the above diforder, but very feldom in this 
 neighbourhood ; I have brought feveral lots of young Horfes 
 from Yorkfliire, and to the bed of my memory I never 
 brought any from that quarter, but what had more or lefs of 
 the above diforder ; therefore I thought it proper to mention 
 it here ; as fo, make ufe of the following Ointment, 
 
 The OINTMENT for the above. 
 
 Take the Herb Hemlock, the deadly Night Shade, Plantane, 
 Allheal, Primrofe Leaves, Dwarf Elder, Groundfel, Crowfoot, 
 and the fliarp-pointed Dock-root, of each a full handful, all 
 bruifed together in a inortar; then limmer the whole over a 
 flow fire, with five pounds of Frefh Butter without Salt, for 
 an hour together ; then flrain and prefs the Ointment out for 
 
 ufe; 
 
Of QUITTER-BONES. 157 
 
 ufe; rub the parts afflicted once a-day with the above Oint- 
 ment ; I could not manage the above diforder until I contrived 
 the above Ointment. They fay in Yorkfhire, that the above 
 diforder proceeds from a venomous herb, that grows in their 
 paftures. The above Ointment, being made ufe of, as above 
 direfted, will kill the humor, and heal and clear the fcurf off 
 the part. 
 
 Se£tion, 58, 
 
 Of QUITTER BONES, 
 
 THE above is an Ulcer, or Cavity, larger or leffer accord- 
 ing to the fize of the Quitter; full of Ulcers like unto a 
 Rabbit's burrow; the general caufe thereof, is an accident, or 
 a violent crufh, flab, or wound of fome kind on the coronet 
 part of the Foot, fometimes on the infide, and fometimes on 
 the outfide of the Foot ; and if a frefh crufh or flab on the 
 coronet, and the part is become a fpungy foft fubflance, 
 which commonly is the cafe ; and if fo, make ufe of the fol- 
 lowing: Suckino: Plaiiler. 
 
 Take Soft Soap and Common Salt of each the fame quantity, 
 mixed together in a mortar for ufe. Apply a thick Plaifler of 
 the above on the part ; and repeat four or five of the above 
 Plaiflers, one every other day; the repetition of the above 
 will burft the part open, and fuck the venom out ; but fome- 
 times in the firfl drefTmg, I add to the above Plaifler a very 
 little Quicklime, in powder, when I mean to make it flronger, 
 in order to throw out a core ; then make ufe of the following 
 
 mixture to heal it, 
 
 Oo The 
 
158 Of QUITTER-BONES. 
 
 The MILD QUITTER OILS. 
 
 Take Spirits of Wine , one ounce. Oil of Turpentine one 
 ounce, Egyptiacum one ounce; Red Precipitate one dram, 
 and Aquafortis half an ounce, Oil of Vitriol two drams; firfl 
 mix the Egyptiacum and the Precipitate togetlier in a mortar,^ 
 then add the others and mix them all together for ufe ; and 
 when ufed after the above Plailter; dip a pledget of Tow in 
 the mixture, and dab the part and tie the faid pledget to the 
 wound ; and repeat the fame once a-day ; the above will heal 
 the part firm ; and if the above fails a cure, make ufe of the 
 Strong Quitter Oils, as follows. 
 
 The STRONG QUITTER OILS. 
 
 Take Egyptiacum two ounces, Red Precipitate two drams; 
 firfl: mix the above together in a mortar; then add Spirits of 
 Wine, Oil of Turpentine, Oil of Origanum, and Oil of Petre, 
 of each one ounce ; then add to the above by degrees. Oil of 
 Vitriol, and Double Aquafortis, of each fix drams, all mixed 
 carefully together in a mortar for ufe; and when ufed, fhake 
 the mixture well, then let the above be rubbed and dabbed 
 on the part for eight mornings together. If the above applica- 
 tion fhould dry the part too quick, leave of rubbing, then 
 the above will prove a cure, and if not, make ufe of the fol- 
 lowing method. 
 
 For a LARGE QUITTER-BONE. 
 
 If the Quitter feems in a dangerous way, firfl unfole the 
 Foot ; but if a moderate fized Quitter you need not take the 
 fole out, but obferve to pare and drefs the Foot underneath 
 very thin, then take the horn or hufk-part of the Foot away, 
 cppofite the tread of the Quitter, fo that the fhoe doth not 
 
 refl 
 
Of QUITTER-BONES. 159 
 
 reft on the Foot-part oppofite the Quitter ; then fet or a Bar- 
 fhoe, and proceed as follows. 
 
 Firft clip away the hair off the part, then take a ftifF blunt 
 Butcher's fkewer, and thruft it into the bottom of every foun- 
 tain of the Quitter, fo that you provoke the ulcer or wound 
 to bleed much ; then lay in each fountain a fmall Tent of Tow 
 dipped in Double Aquafortis, then fet the Foot down to the 
 ground for two or three minutes, then draw out the Tents; 
 then fet in frefh Tents dipped in the fame, which are to re- 
 main in ; then obferve to rub on, and around the part a little 
 Oil of Turpentine, then rub on a very little Aquafortis, and 
 fo continue rubbing firft the one, and then the other, for five 
 or feven times each, according to the fize of the Quitter; be- 
 ginning with the Oil of Turpentine and end with the Aqua- 
 fortis; then heat the Quitter-part with a hot flat-iron at a 
 proper diftance, until the Quitter feems to turn yellow. Keep 
 the Horfe in for a-day and a-night; and then turn him to 
 Grafs ; and in four days time fcald the part with equal quan- 
 tities of Black Pitch, Tar and Tallow, made quite fcalding hot 
 together, then immediately poured into the wound out of a 
 ladle; and repeat the fcalding three or four times, once every 
 other day. The above method properly obferved will cure 
 moft Quitters whatever; do not fuffer the wound to be dreffed 
 with no other application. The above feldom fails a cure if 
 properly obferved. It never failed me on the above occafion. 
 
 For an Obftinate PETRIFIED QUITTER-BONE, that has 
 
 been badly Managed. 
 
 Firft unfole the Foot, then drefs and pare the Foot as I have 
 direded in the latter; then clip away the hair off the part, 
 
 then 
 
i6o Of QUITTER-BONES. 
 
 then fire the Ouitter, after the following form or figure, 
 
 fire the Half-moon figure almofl through the fl^in. 
 
 and the fpecks within the circle mufl be burned quite through 
 the flvin with an iron much the fhape of a tobacco-pipe's 
 fhank, then put into each hole the fize of a fmall pea of Subli- 
 mate Mercury, wrapped in Soft Paper; then cover the part 
 with Black Pitch and a very little Tallow made warm together, 
 and laid on in the form of a Charge ; bind it clofe to the part 
 for four days ; then cut the ties or bandages off, and let the 
 Charge drop off, of itfelf ; when the part is cracked around, 
 and the core is almoil out, fcald the part with equal parts of 
 Black Pitch, Tar, and Tallow, made quite fcalding hot to- 
 gether, and immediately poured into the wound; the above 
 fcalding to be repeated twice a-week. The above method 
 properly obferved will promote a cure. 
 
 To Deftroy an ULCER that Remains in a QUITTER-BONE, 
 
 Take Oil of Vitriol two drams. Sublimate Mercury in fine 
 powder one dram, mixed together in a fmall wide-mouthed 
 bottle for ufe; and when ufed, fiiake the above well together, 
 then take a blunt Butcher's fkewer and wrap the end round 
 with Tow, then dip it in the above mixture, and thruft it into 
 the bottom of the Ulcer, and trace the Ulcer round within- 
 fide. The above will deilroy any Ulcer. The above applica- 
 tion is not to be repeated for nine days to come; the above 
 drelling will caufe the part to difcharge much. 
 
 Sedion, 
 
i6i 
 
 SeSion, 59. 
 
 Of OVER-REACHES or FRESH STABS on the CORONET- 
 PART of the FOOT, 
 
 OVER-REACHES are a catch from the Hind-toe to the 
 Cap of the Heel of the Fore-foot, fo bad at fome times 
 that the Cap of the Fore-heel is quite fheared off, by the tread 
 of the Hind-toe; and if frefh, make ufe as follows, firll ob- 
 ferving to cut the flap off the part. 
 
 For a FRESH OVER-REACH 
 Take Spirits of Wine and Oil of Turpentine of each one 
 pint, and Colcothar of Vitriol four ounces in very fine pow- 
 der, all mixed together for ufe; when ufed, dip a pledget of 
 Tow in the above mixture, and dab the part well with it; 
 then bind the faid pledget to the wound, and repeat the fame 
 twice a-day ; and let the Horfe fland in for fix or eight days ; 
 the ufe of the above will cement and heal the part firm, if 
 applied as above-mentioned. Obferve to Ibake the mixture 
 well when ufed. 
 
 Alfo for an OVER^REACH 
 Take Verjuice one quart ; drop into it Oil of Vitriol one 
 ounce, mix the above firft together, then add Red Precipitate 
 fix drams, and Egyptiacum four ounces ; mix the two laft 
 articles well together in a mortar, then add Tin6lure of Myrrh 
 with Aloes four ounces, then mix the whole together for ufe ; 
 fhake the bottle well when ufed; then dip a pledget of Tow in 
 the above mixture and dab the part, then bind the faid pledget 
 to the part ; repeat the above twice a-day, and keep the Horfe 
 
 in for five or fix days, 
 
 P p For 
 
i62 Of SAND-CRACKS. 
 
 For an Old OVER-REACH, STAB, or TREAD, on the 
 CORONET'PART, that is ULCERATED, 
 
 In the firfl place dip a fmall pledget of Tow in Butter of 
 Antimony; then thruil the pledget into the bottom of the 
 Ulcer with a Probe, then direclly take it out, and put a frefh 
 pledget of the fame in, and there let it remain; then imme- 
 diately apply the following Sucking Plaifter. 
 
 Take Soft Soap and Common Salt, of each the fame quantity 
 mixed together in a mortar to a Plailler; repeat five or fix of 
 the above Plaiflers, one every other day ; and when the Ulcer 
 is clear at the bottom, make ufe of the following mixture. 
 
 Take Egyptiacum three ounces, and Red Precipitate three 
 drams, mixed together in a mortar ; then add Spirits of Wine, 
 Oil of Turpentine, and Aquafortis, of each one ounce, and 
 mix the whole together for ufe; when ufed fliake the bottle 
 well, and dab the part once a-day, with a pledget of Tow 
 dipped in the above mixture; then bind the faid pledget to 
 the part; obferve to keep the Horfe in a loofe flable during 
 the time of the cure. 
 
 Seftion, 60. 
 
 Of SAND-CRACKS. 
 
 C AND-CRACKS, are fmall Cracks on the infide of the Foot, 
 and fometimes on the outfide of the Foot; and commonly 
 crack downwards, through the Coronet-part, halfway down 
 to the flioe ; but mod commonly happen on the infide of the 
 Foot; rather nearer to the Heel-part. The above generally 
 happen to narrow wire-heeled Horfes ; alfo, there is another 
 
 fort 
 
Of SAND-CRACKS. 163 
 
 fort of Sand-cracks, that appears on the fore-part of the Foot, 
 and cracks down from the Inilep-part of the Coronet to the 
 Toe ; and is very wide, much hke unto a Cow'^ claw ; and 
 both make a Horfe very lame. I have known Horfes to fplit 
 of Sand-cracks, in running a heat, or by fweating upon hard 
 ground, that you might have tracked them by their own 
 blood ; which made them unfit for bufinel's for fome time ; 
 alfo hacks that travel upon hard dry roads, are equally fubjc6l 
 to the above cafe; therefore make ufe of the following me- 
 thods; firfl, pare and drefs the Foot, underneath the tread of 
 the Sand-crack, with a (harp drawing-knife and rafp, and cut 
 away the lips or edges of the Sand-crack, then fet on a bar- 
 fhoe ; and always obferve that the hufk. or horn of the Foot is 
 taken away, oppolite the tread of the Sand-crack, fo that the 
 fhoe doth not reft on, nOr nigh that part ; then on the Coronet- 
 part acrofs the top of the Sand-crack, make three fcores with 
 the firing-iron. Then make ufe of the following mixture. 
 
 A MIXTURE for a SAND-CRACK. 
 
 Take Spirits of Wine and Oil of Turpentine, of each one 
 pint, and Colcothar of Vitriol in fine powder four ounces, all 
 mixed together for ufe; then dab the Sand-crack with a 
 pledget of Tow dipped in the above mixture, and bind the 
 fkid pledget to the part; the above will kill and heal the 
 Sand-crack. On the other hand, if the Vein fliould happen 
 to puff up in the flit of the Sand-crack, make ufe of the folr 
 lowing mixture. 
 
 Take Tin6lure of Myrrh with Aloes one ounce, and Aqua- 
 fortis half an ounce, mixed together fDr ufe; and to be ufed 
 in all refpecls as the latter direfts you ; or if the Sand-crack is 
 
i54 Of SAND-CRACKS. 
 
 of an old {landing, and is hollow and ulcerated, pare the Foot 
 as I have before dire6ied, and fet on a bar-flioe; then make 
 ufe of the following mixture, 
 
 A MIXTURE for an ULCERATED SAND-CRACK, ^ 
 Take Egyptiacum three ounces, and Red Precipitate three 
 drams, mix the above together in a mortar, then add Spirits 
 of Wine one ounce, Oil of Turpentine one ounce, and double 
 Aquafortis one ounce, Oil of Vitriol two drams, all mixed 
 together for ufc; dab the part once a-day with a pledget of 
 Tow dipped in the above mixture, and bind the faid pledget 
 to the part, and fo continue, until the Sand-crack is killed, 
 and begins to unite together at the Coronet-part; at the fame 
 time make ufe of a loofe liable, then make ufe of the follow- 
 ing healing Plaifter. ^ 
 
 A HEALING PLAISTERfor a SAND-CRACK. 
 Take Black Pitch and Bees-wax of each five ounces. Com- 
 mon Tar, and Tallow of each one ounce, all melted together 
 over a flow fire ; then add Bole Ammoniac four ounces in 
 fine powder, and ilir the whole together until quite cold, then 
 for ufe; fpread fome of the above on a pledget of Tow, and 
 bind it clofe to the part ; and repeat the fame twice a- week ; 
 the above will heal the Sand-crack up firm. But if a Sand- 
 crack happens on the Inflep-part like unto a Cow*s claw, you 
 mufl open it as before directed ; and obferve to pare the hufk 
 of the Toe as fhort as you poflibly can; then draw a deep 
 groove, quite acrofs the Sand-crack juft below the Coronet, 
 with a drawing-knife, quite to the quick; then fet on a bar- 
 flioe; and obferve to treat the above, as I have mentioned 
 before, in every refpecl concerning a Sand-crack on the fide 
 
 of the Foot. j^ 
 
 Seftion, 
 
1^5 
 
 Seftlon, 61. 
 
 Of RUNNING THRUSHES in the FROG of the FOOT, 
 
 THE above is a rotten, feeding, {linking, fharp Humor, or 
 rather a cancerous Ulcer, that fome Horfes are very 
 fubjeft to, that have narrow and fleep Heels, and commonly 
 are foft and ragged in the Frog-part ; which make a Horfe go 
 tender and lame. Nor is it proper to dry the Humor up at 
 all times, for I have feen Horfes that had Thrufhes in the 
 Feet, which had been dried up too quick, and fo the Humor 
 returned up into the Eyes, and the Horfe thereby became 
 blind. As fo, make ufe of the following fafe method at fir ft 
 for a trial. 
 
 Firft of all cut and pare the rotten part of the Frog away ; 
 then thin the fole of the Foot round the borders of the Frog; 
 then wafh and dab the Foot withinfide and outfide, three 
 times a-day with Old Lant warmed with a hot iron. The 
 above application always ferved my purpofe; and obferve at 
 the fame time to give a courfe of PifTmg Balls, fee page 27. 
 But if the above fhould prove obfhinate, you may make ufe 
 as follows. If the Frog fhould prove more fpungy than com- 
 mon, take Roman Vitriol two ounces, in very fine powder. Bole 
 Ammoniac one ounce, in fine powder, mixed well together; 
 then pare the rotten part of the Frog away ; then fprinkle the 
 above powder on the part, and fmear it on with your finger; 
 then flop the Foot up with dry Tow. Repeat the above every 
 other day. The above application w^ill dry the part up, at 
 the fame time obferve to give Piffing Balls for fome time, or 
 
 Q q • take 
 
i66 Of wounds in the FEET. 
 
 take Egyptiacum three ounces, and Red Precipitate three 
 drams, and mix them well together in a mortar ; then add 
 Spirits of Wine and Oil of Turpentine of each one ounce, and 
 Aquafortis one ounce, all mixed together for ufe ; dip a fmall 
 pledget of Tow in the above mixture, and apply it on the 
 part; obferve to (hake the bottle when ufed; repeat the fame 
 once a-day, and at the fame time make ufe of the following 
 mixture. 
 
 A Drying MIXTURE for a Running THRUSH. 
 
 Take Common Tar one pint, and Common Allum in hne 
 powder three ounces, mixed together cold for ufe : fpread a 
 plaifter of the above, upon Tow, and apply it to the part, and 
 cover it up with dry Tow ; repeat the dreffing every other 
 day ; alfo, I will advife that all Horfes that are kept in the 
 liable, if they are fubjecl to Thrufhes; fhould have, their Feet 
 well waQied, within and without, three times a-day with Old 
 Lant kept in readinefs for that purpofe; and never greafe a 
 Horfe's Foot, but after a hard journey, and no other time,, 
 for greafe is hurtful to the Feet of fueh Horfes. 
 
 Se6lion, 62- 
 
 0000 eo 00 0000 
 
 Of WOUNDS in General in the FEET. 
 
 THE Feet are liable to be wounded from feveral weapons, 
 fuch as Nails, broken Glafs-bottles, Stubs, Thorns, or 
 the like weapons. If a Foot fhould be wounded from any of 
 the above weapons, firft obferve to open the part with a 
 drawing-knife to the bottom, and be careful to take all the 
 offender out ; and if a Nail or any other weapon has wounded 
 
 or 
 
Of wounds in the FEET. 167 
 
 or injured the Coffin-bone, it mufl be opened to the Coffin, 
 with an iron made in the half-moon form, hke unto a Gouge- 
 chifel; and with the faid iron made quite hot, take as wide 
 as a half-crown piece of the flelhy part away that lieth be- 
 tween the Sole-part and the Coffin-bone; in order for an 
 Exfoliation of the Bone, before any attempts of a cure ; and 
 as for the treatment of the above, I will endeavour to fet all 
 down feparately, with the method of unfoling the Foot, and 
 how to treat the fame in every refpeft, as follows. 
 
 For a STAB of a NAIL on the ROAD by an ACCIDENT. 
 
 If but a flight Wound, make ufe of the following mixture; 
 firfl: open the part a very little with a drawing-knife ; then 
 take Tinclure of Myrrh with Aloes one ounce, and Aquafortis 
 half an ounce mixed together for ufe ; dab the part fparingly ; 
 then taper it with a hammer, to caufe the mixture to pene- 
 trate into the Wound. The above method always anfwered 
 my purpofe, when, at the fame time, I had a long journey to 
 
 For a SEVERE WOUND in the FOOT. 
 
 Where the Coffin is fafe, and not injured, firlf open the 
 part to the quick ; then take a fmall pledget of Tow dipped 
 in Oil of Turpentine, and dab the Wound ; then apply the 
 faid pledget on the Wound, and lay upon that, another thick 
 pledget of dry Tow; then on the dry pledget apply one 
 ounce of the Digeftive Green Ointment, fee page 82, then 
 heat the Ointment quite through the pledget, down to the 
 bottom of the Wound with a hot iron of the let-iron kind, the 
 form of which is 1-ike a poker with a flat blunt nozle : repeat 
 the dreifmg every other day ; and at the fame time make ufe 
 
 of 
 
leS Of WOUNDS IN THE FEET. 
 
 of the following hot Stopping if occafion may require the ufe 
 of it, and the pain continues great. 
 
 The HOT STOPPING, 
 
 Take Common Tar, Tallow and Horfe Turpentine, of each 
 the fame quantity, made hot together in a ladle, and made into 
 the confidence of a poultice with Wheat Bran. The Foot 
 may be flopped up with the above after every drefling, if oc- 
 cafion may require; after the ufe of the above method, and 
 the Wound begins to incarnate, and the pain is abated, make 
 ufe of the following mixture to heal the part up. 
 
 The HEALING FOOT-MIXTURE, 
 
 Take Egyptiacum one ounce, and Red Precipitate one 
 dram, mix the above together in a mortar ; then add Spirits of 
 Wine and Oil of Turpentine of each one ounce and Aquafortis 
 half an ounce, all mixed together for ufe ; dip a pledget of 
 Tow in the above mixture afid apply it on the Wound ; repeat 
 the fame every other day, or as occafion may require the ufe 
 of it. 
 
 For the COFFIN-BONE, when WOUNDED by an ACCIDENT 
 
 with a NAIL. 
 
 Firil obferve to open the part with the iron, as I have be- 
 fore directed ; then treat the Wound as follows. 
 
 Take Tinclure of Myrrh with Aloes one ounce. Strong 
 Tidure of Euphorbium half an ounce^ and Oil of Turpentine 
 two drams, mixed together for ufe; dab the Wound with a 
 pledget of Tow dipped in the above mixture, and apply the 
 faid pledget on the wounded Bone ; then lay a thick pledget 
 of dry Tow on the other pledget, and lay one ounce of the 
 
 Digeftive 
 
Of wounds in the FEET. i6g 
 
 Digeflive Green Ointment upon that, fee page 82, then heat 
 it well into the bottom of the Wound with a hot iron; and 
 continue the above dreffins: until the Bone is exfoliated clear 
 off the part ; and flop the Foot up with the aforefaid Hot 
 Stopping if occafion be; repeat the drcHings every other day, 
 and if the pain fhould continue great, make ufe of the follow- 
 ing Poultice. 
 
 Take Old Lant made into the confiflence of a Poultice with 
 Wheat Bran and a very little Hogs-lard ; apply the Poultice 
 around the Foot, on a Cloth, and tie it up with a Lift around 
 the Paflern ; repeat the above Poultice once a-day, or as occa- 
 fion may require the ufe of it ; and if a fevere humor fhould 
 attend the Foot, you mufl unfole it, and then proceed as 
 follows. 
 
 The METHOD of UN SO LING the FOOT. 
 
 Firfl pare the Foot underneath with a Butteris; then the 
 pith will appear, between the fole and the hufk as Nature or- 
 dained it : then take a drawing-knife and draw a groove 
 around the Foot, and follow the pith all around from Heel to 
 Heel; obferve to draw the groove quite to the quick, and be 
 fure to loofen the Heel-parts well ; then prefs with your 
 thumb on the groove or drawn-part, then you will find whe- 
 ther it is fufhciently weakened between the hufk and the fole, 
 and if you find the part quite at the quick, tie a Lift tight 
 about the Paflern to flagnate the blood ; then with a fliarp pen- 
 knife divide the fole from the hufk, then prize up the edge of 
 the fole quite around with a prizing-chifel ; then lug the fole 
 off gradually with the affiflance of a pair of pincers; then 
 untie the Liff and let the Foot bleed plentifully ; then drefs 
 the Foot up as follows. 
 
 Rr Firfl 
 
170 Of wounds in the FEET. 
 
 Firfl dab the fole-part with Oil of Turpentine ; then fet on 
 the fhoe with a piece of Leather underneath it, the whole 
 width of the Foot; then flop the Foot up underneath the 
 Leather with Tow dipped in Oil of Turpentine ; repeat the 
 above drelTing three times, once every other day ; then make 
 ufe as follows. 
 
 Stop the Foot up with Common Tar alone made warm ; 
 and repeat the fame every fourth day, until the Foot is 
 thoroughly grown to its former ftrength again. Then make 
 ufe of the Healing Foot-mixture, fee page 168, if occafion re- 
 quire the ufe of it. 
 
 For a FOOT that Proves FIGGY or SPUNGY after 
 
 UNSOLING. 
 
 Firfl dab the Foot with Oil of Turpentine ; then take Com- 
 mon Tar one pint, and Common Allum three ounces, in fine 
 powder, mixed together cold for ufe; when ufed, warm the 
 above, then flop the Foot up with the above, and repeat the 
 fame every other day, in all refpecls as above directed ; the 
 above method will deilroy the Fig, and caufe the Foot to 
 grow firm when the Wound begins to incarnate, and the pain 
 is abated, make ufe of the Healing Foot-mixture, fee page 
 168, as it is there recommended in all refpeds. 
 
 Sedion, 
 
171 
 
 Seftion, 63, 
 
 Of HORSES FOUNDERED in the FEET, or, CORNS in 
 the FEET, or a SHATTERED BRITTLE FOOT, 
 
 IN the firfl place drefs and pare the Fore-feet quite thin with 
 a Butteris ; then with a drawing-knife, drefs and pare the 
 fole-part, until the blood appears all over it ; and if there 
 Ihould be Corns, draw them well out, and walh the fole-part 
 with Oil of Turpentine. Then take Venice Turpentine and 
 Marfli Mallows Ointment, of each two ounces, mixed together 
 cold for ufe; then fpread the fole-part of the Foot all over 
 with the above Ointment, and lay a Bladder on the Foot ; 
 then fet the fhoe on the top of the Bladder, and flop the Foot 
 up with dry Tow, upon the Bladder. Repeat the above dref- 
 ling every other day, until the Foot is recovered to its for- 
 mer ftrength again ; keep the Horfe in a loofe (table, and do 
 not ftir him out for a fortnight at lead. 
 
 But if a fevere pain from the effect of an injured Foot, and 
 the Coronet feems to bulge out all around, make ufe as fol- 
 lows. 
 
 Take Oil of Origanum and the Strong Tincture of Euphor- 
 
 bium, of each one ounce mixed together; rub the Coronet- 
 
 *part all around with the above; and it will caufe it to fweat 
 
 and fcurf much; when the fcurf comes clear off, repeat the 
 
 fame again. 
 
 To 
 
172 Of humors in the FORE- FEET. 
 
 To make a SHATTERED BRITTLE FOOT Grow STRONG 
 
 and TOUGH. 
 
 Take Oil of Amber, and Oil of Petre, of each one ounce, 
 and Goofe Oil five ounces, mixed together for ufe ; then ob- 
 ferve to drefs and pare the Foot, until the blood appears all 
 over the fole-part : then liquor the Foot well within and with- 
 out with the above mixture; and heat it in with a hot iron, on 
 the fole-part of the Foot ; then lay a Bladder on the fole-part ; 
 and fet on the flioe, and Hop the Foot up with dry Hurds 
 upon the Bladder. Repeat the above dreffing in four days 
 time, and keep the Horfe in for ten or twelve days at leaft; 
 then give him gentle walking exercife, tintil his Foot is re- 
 covered to its former fhiength again. Wafh and dab all brittle 
 fhattered Feet, with Old Sour Lant three times a-day, and 
 make ufe of no Greafe but after a hard day's work, for Grcafe 
 is hurtful to a brittle Foot. 
 
 Seftion, 64. 
 
 Of HUMORS DROPPED into the FORE- FEET and LEGS 
 by Hard TRAVELLING in Hot Dry SUMMERS, 
 
 by Seventy of Hard RACHAVORK. 
 
 Y TORSES are very fubjccl to Humors in their Fore-feet 
 ■^ ^ and Legs ; efpecially when a Horfe is full in flefh, juft 
 out of the dealer's Hands, or any other Horfe in the like con- 
 dition; and if a Horfe of the above kind is rattled along on 
 the road, efpecially when the ground is dry and hard, he will 
 appear to the rider like a dog n:iook in the ilioulders. Firfl 
 
 take 
 
Of humors in the FORE-FEET. M73 
 
 take the four fhoes off, and tack them on again with four nails 
 flack and eafy. But fhould the Coronet-part appear to iffue 
 out a thin water refembhng blood and feem to cleave around 
 between the hair and the hoof from the effe6ls of fevere work, 
 make ufe as follows. 
 
 Rub the Coronets of the Fore-feet, with Oil of Origanum 
 one ounce, and Tincture of Euphorbium one ounce, mixed 
 together for ufe; at the fame time flop his Fore-feet up with 
 Tar, Tallow and Horfe Turpentine of each the fame quantity 
 made hot together, then make it into the confidence of a Stop- 
 ping with Wheat Bran ; then obferve at the fame time to bathe 
 his Fore-legs and Pafterns with Spirits of Wine half a pint, 
 Camphire two ounces, and (harp Vinegar three half pints, all 
 mixed together for ufe; bathe the Sinev/s and Pafterns with 
 the above mixture, then fwaddle the Legs up with Flannel 
 Rollers ; and obferve to bleed and give a few Piffmg Balls, fee 
 page 27, and make ufe of a loofe liable during the time of the 
 cure. 
 
 The above applications will foon bring a Horfe to rights in 
 the above complaint. But if a Fever fhould appear from the 
 
 'violence of the pain, apply to the Section upon Fevers, fee 
 page 1, obferving the directions there given, in every refped. 
 But if the above cafe fliould prove obftinate, and the pain 
 continue great, then the poor Creature is certain to fhell his 
 Fore-feet off, as fo, he will be rendered ufelefs for a whole 
 twelve months, then it will be advifeable to let him go to grafs 
 
 •for the whole time without fhoes on, then he may be ufeful 
 again and not fooner» 
 
 > 
 ' , iSs Section, 
 
174 
 
 Seftion, 6^. 
 
 0/ a CANKER in the FEET. 
 
 'T^HE Canker in the Feet generally proceeds from a putri- 
 -■- fied Thrufh that is got to a great head, infomuch that 
 the Canker has eaten away the hulk or horny part of the Foot, 
 halfway up to the Coronet and alfo at the fame time has 
 fpread all over the fole-part. 
 
 Firft pare and drefs the Foot, and cut all the rotten part 
 away with a Butter is and a drawing knife ; then wafh the 
 cankered part with the following fharp Water; then touch the 
 ranked part of the Canker with a feather dipped in Spirit of 
 Common Salt, or Butter of Antimony; then Hop all the hol- 
 low crevices up tight with fmall pledgets of To^v dipped in 
 the following Canker Ointment ; and wedge them very tight 
 into all the hollow parts and crevices ; then tie a Cloth on with 
 Fillets or flrong Rollers to keep the dreflings on, as a Foot of 
 this kind will not admit of a flioe ; repeat the above dreifmgs 
 once a-day ; and at the fame time bleed, and give a flrong 
 courfe of Piffmg Balls, fee page 27, and repeat them accord- 
 ing as they operate. 
 
 The SHARP WATER for the CANKER. 
 
 Take Verdigreafe, Roman Vitriol, and Roch Allum, of 
 each one ounce, made into fine powder ; boil the above in 
 one quart of flrong Verjuice ; then for ufe. 
 
 The 
 
Of greasing and STOPPING FEET. 175 
 
 The CANKER-OINTMENT. 
 
 Take Honey one pound, Verdigreafe two ounces, made into 
 fine powder, Spirit of Common Salt one ounce, and Sublimate 
 Mercury three drams, in fine powder, all mixed together in a 
 mortar cold ; then for ufe ; and at the fame time touch the 
 rankeft part of the Canker with Butter of Antimony, or Spirit 
 of Common Salt fparingly with a feather, if occafion may 
 require the ufe of it. 
 
 Seftion, 66. 
 
 Of GENERAL RULES Concerning GREASING mid STOP- 
 PING HORSES' FEET, and the Error of 
 GREASING FEET too often. 
 
 GROOMS and other men in the care of Horfes, when 
 , they have a Horfe with tender Feet, they will hold it 
 bell to greafe and Hop them up every night, which is a great 
 error; for by fuch practice the Feet are brought as foft as a 
 Puff-ball, and fo tender that they are not able to tread on the 
 befh of exercife, much more unable to travel or hunt; nor is 
 Greafe proper for the Feet at any time, except the night after 
 a hard day's work, fuch as after a fweat or hunting, travelling. 
 Sec. or when the roads are very dry and hard ; then greafe 
 the Feet and flop them up with their own Muck, when it 
 drops warm from them ; and at no other times to make ufe 
 of Greafing and Stopping; except the Foot has met with a 
 Wound or fome other injury; then it muft be treated as 
 
 fymptoms 
 
176 Of greasing and STOPPING FEET. 
 
 fymptoms require; or when a Horfe has to fland a long time 
 in the liable, from an accident or lamenefs ; then it would be 
 proper to keep his Feet greafed and Hopped up with hot 
 Stopping: a Horfe's Feet were never meant to be kept foft 
 with Greafe and hot Stopping; but however I will endeavour 
 to explain a better method which is as follows ; and they, who 
 will make a trial of the following method for two months, will 
 perceive the Feet to grow tough and firm, and able for buli- 
 nefs. Obferve to keep in the ftable in readinefs, a two-gallon 
 pot full of Old Lant ; then wafh the Feet with the faid Lant 
 within and without, three times a-day ; and if the Feet are ex- 
 traordinary bad, walh and dab them with the Lant, fix or 
 eight times in the fpace of one day ; the above method is 
 much fuperior to greafing of Feet, in every refpe6l ; but when 
 you make ufe of cold Stopping it may be as follows. 
 
 Take Horfe Muck whilil warm and old Lant, mix them 
 together in a Stopping-box for ufe. When you mean to ufe 
 cold Stopping, make ufe of the above, and no other fort 
 whatever. But if there fliould be occafion for hot Stopping 
 for a Foot when wounded, make ufe of the following. 
 
 Take Tar, Tallow, and Horfe Turpentine, of each the fame 
 quantity made hot together, then make it into the confiftence 
 of a Stopping with Wheat Bran; then for ufe; make ufe of 
 the above as occafion may require. 
 
 The above Stopping is proper for a W^ound or bruife in the 
 Foot and to be made ufe of at no other times whatever. 
 
 Appendix. 
 
APPENDIX. 
 
 SOME USEFUL AND WELL-PROVED 
 
 RECEIPTS, 
 
 FOR 
 
 COWS AND BEASTS. 
 
 For a MASKING CALF or COW. 
 
 T^AKE Old Sour Lant one quart, and gwQ it as a drink for 
 ^ nine mornings together for a Calf; and if for a Cow or 
 Bullock give two quarts of Lant every morning fading, for 
 nine mornings together, firil take blood. 
 
 For a COW or BEAST that makes BLOODY WATER. 
 
 Take Watergruel two quarts. Oil of Turpentine two 
 ounces. Bole Armoniac two ounces and Electuary of Vitriol 
 one meat-fpoonful for one dofe; to be repeated every other 
 day, and three dofes to be given. 
 
 For a COW thai makes BLOODY WATER. 
 
 Take Skim-milk one quart. Common Salt one pint, the 
 Juice of Nettles half a pint, and mix them all together cold 
 for one drink ; to be repeated every other day, give three 
 drinks. 
 
 Tt For 
 
178 APPENDIX. 
 
 For a COW or BEAST that makes BLOODY or BLACK 
 
 WATER. 
 
 Take a large handful of the Roots of White Briney ; clean 
 them and flice them, and pound them in a mortar ; then boil 
 them in two quarts of Sweet Milk, and give it as a drink ; re« 
 peat the fame for three mornings together. 
 
 For a SCOURING COW. 
 
 Take a double handful of the tender Twigs of Oak-bark, 
 and boil it in two quarts of Water until it con fumes to one 
 quart ; then add to the (trained decoction, Diafcordium two 
 ounces, Roch Allum one ounce, and Bole Armoniac two 
 ounces all in line powder, and mix the w^hole together for 
 one dofe; give three dofes, one every other day, and keep 
 fhort of Water. 
 
 For a SCOURING COW. 
 
 Take Skim-milk half a pint, Verjuice half a pint, Roch 
 Allum one ounce and a half and Bole Armoniac two ounces 
 in line powder, mix thefe all together cold for one dofe ; to 
 be given every other day, give three dofes 
 
 For a SCOURING COW. 
 Take a moderate fized fheet of Itrong brown packing Paper, 
 dip it in Ale and pound it in a mortar all to pulp, then add a 
 quart of Ale to the above, and warm the whole and give it as 
 a drink ; to be repeated for thi;ee days together. 
 
 For a COW that has LICKED VPfome VENOMOUS ANIMAL, 
 or is OVERGORGED with CLOVER-GRASS. 
 
 Firfl bleed, then take Caflile Soap two ounces, and Sirup 
 of Marfh Mallows three ounces; let thefe be mixed together, 
 and diffolved in a pint of warm Ale and given as a drink ; 
 
 then 
 
APPENDIX. 179 
 
 then walk the Cow about very gently, and it will foon caufe 
 her to empty herfelf plentifully. 
 
 To Caufe a COW to CLEANSE after CALVING, 
 Take Birthwort two ounces, Bay -berries two ounces. Myrrh 
 one ounce, and Spermaceti two ounces; let the above be 
 mixed together in fine powder and divided for two drinks; 
 to be given in a quart of Ale, for two mornings together. 
 
 An OINTMENT for SORE DUGS. 
 
 Take Primrofe Leaves and Flowers, Foxglove Leaves and 
 Flowers, Plantane, Allheal, and Chickweed, of each a full 
 handful, pound the above Herbs together to a pulp, in a 
 mortar, then add two or three pounds of Butter without Salt, 
 then fimmer the above together over a flow fire for half an 
 hour; then flrained and preft for ufe ; fmear the Dugs after 
 milking night and morning. The above Ointment is cooling 
 and healing. 
 
 For a Frefh GARGET in the UDDER. 
 
 Take a full pint of Common Salt and fry it in a frying pan, 
 to a Blacknefs, then pour the Salt into a quart of cold Water, 
 and flir it well, then give it to the Beaft. Repeat the above 
 for three or four mornings together ; firil bleed plentifully. 
 The fymptoms of the above at firfl, are a quaking and 
 fhivering 
 
 For a Severe GARGEf^in a COW's UDDER. 
 
 Firfl bleed plentifully, then make a Fomentation of the 
 Grounds of Beer, and all the Emolient Herbs that can be got, 
 and foment the Udder, and after each Fomentation rub the 
 Udder with the following Ointment. ' 
 
 Take 
 
i8o APPENDIX. 
 
 Take Flanders Oil of Bays one pound, Goofe Oil and Oil 
 of Turpentine of each half a pint, Linfeed Oil one pint, Spirits 
 of Wine llrongly camphorated four ounces, the Ointment of 
 Elder and Mallows, and the Ointment of Populion of each fix 
 ounces, and Laurel-leaves a large double handful bruifed; 
 boil the whole together and ftrain it for ufe, flirring it until 
 cold; if the above doth not anfwer a cure, cut a hole in one 
 or all the four quarters of the Udder, then thrufl into each 
 hole a piece of Black Hellebore, and then a piece of Bacon 
 dipped in Tar; thefe means will throw out a core, and with 
 the help of the above Ointment will caufe a cure. 
 
 For the FOULS in a COW's CLAW, 
 Firft cleanfe the part well with a hair-rope, then drefs the 
 part with a feather dipped in Spirits of Common Salt, then lay 
 to the part a pledget of dry Tow and tie it on with a cloth ; 
 keep the Beall in a dry houfe for two days. 
 
 For a COW FALLING after CALVING. 
 Take French Brandy one pint, and White Wine three half 
 pints mixed together, rub her loins well with half a pint of the 
 above mixture, then lay a Blanket in four doubles on her 
 Loins and rub it with a panful of Hot Coals for half an hour, 
 then give the remainder of the mixture as a drink adding to 
 it, Long Pepper one ounce, and Grains of Paradife in powder 
 one ounce, then cover her well with Blankets; the above will 
 fweat her much, keep her clofe covered and give her nothing 
 until fuch time flie gets up of her own accord ; then keep her 
 warm and give her all comfortable things. 
 
 To STOP a COW from CASTING CALF, 
 Take Crude Antimony one ounce in fine powder. Bole Ar- 
 tnoniac two ounces in powder, and Wood-afhes a full fingle 
 
 handful ; 
 
APPENDIX. 181 
 
 handful; boil the above in one quart of Beef Brine, then add 
 Oil of Turpentine one ounce and mix the whole together, and 
 flir it well with a fpoon. Then bleed the Cow, and while fue 
 is bleeding, bathe and rub her Loins with the above, and let 
 it be rubbed on well with a man on each fide of her. The 
 above is for one Cow, fo according to the number you mean 
 to drefs you muft have the fame quantity for each. 
 
 For the YELLOWS on a COW. 
 Take Skim-milk one quart, and Strong Beer one pint; let 
 them be boiled together and flrained, then add to the Poffet, 
 Caftile Soap one ounce and a half. Turmeric two ounces, and 
 Saffron one dram, chopped fmall and mixed all together for 
 one drink. Give three drinks, one every other morning, 
 firft bleed the Cow. 
 
 A DRINK for a WEAKNESS and a WASTE. 
 
 Take Plantane, Knot-grafs, Wormwood, Salendine and Rue, 
 of each a fmall handful, and boil them in two quarts of Ale, 
 then llrain and prefs the Herbs out well, and add Diapente 
 one ounce. Grains of Paradife half an ounce, Annifeed and 
 Carraway of each one ounce ; to be given for one drink and 
 repeated every other day. 
 
 For a COW that is MAW-BOUND or COSTIVE. 
 Take Caftile Soap, and Sirup of Marfli Mallows, of each 
 two ounces mixed together in a mortar; dilfolve the above in 
 two quarts of Sweet Whey, and add Lenitive Eleftuary two 
 ounces. Common Treacle one pound, Goofe Oil one pint, 
 and Jalap in powder four drams ; make the whole warm to- 
 gether and give it for one drink, and let it be worked off 
 with Watergruel. 
 
 Uu For 
 
i82 APPENDIX. 
 
 For a COW that is MAW-BOUND or COSTIVE, 
 
 Take Glauber's Salts three ounces, Lenitive Electuary three 
 ounces, Cream of Tartar two ounces, Salt of Tartar three 
 drams, Jalap four drams, Common Treacle one pound, Goofe 
 Oil one pint. Give the above for one drink, in three pints 
 of S\s^eet Whey, and work it off with Watergruel; to be given 
 with a horn. 
 
 For the BLAIN. 
 
 Take Blood as foon as pofTible, then immediately mix 
 Common Salt two fmgle handfuls, with Sour Lant two quarts, 
 and give it as a drink; then rake the Beafh behind, and if 
 there are any blood bladders in the Fundament-part up to the 
 Loin-part, break them gently with your fingers' ends. 
 
 For the MOOR-EVIL. 
 
 The fymptoms of the above are a great ficknefs, and the 
 Cow will make bloody Water and red Milk : take a red Her- 
 ring or a fmall piece of dry hung Beef, and pound it in powder, 
 then add Flour of Muflard three ounces, the fine Flour from 
 a Tanner's Mill three ounces, W^ood Charcoal in fine powder 
 three ounces, and Britifli Oil fix pennyworth, let thefe be 
 mixed all together and given in two quarts of warm Ale for 
 one drink; one drink will perform the cure; obferve not to 
 bleed in the above cafe. 
 
 For the BUSTION FOULS in a COW's CLAW. 
 
 Take White Lily Roots, Wormwood, and Plantane, of each 
 a fmall handful, and bruife them in a mortar, then add as 
 much rully Bacon as will form the whole into a ftiff ball and 
 apply it to the Claw with a Cloth tied round it. Repeat the 
 
 fame. 
 
CONCLUSION. 183 
 
 fame, once a-day until the part is burft open, then drefs it 
 with Common Salt and Soft Soap, of each an equal quantity, 
 mixed together, and tied to the part with a flrong Cloth. The 
 above, being repeated will fuck and heal it firm. 
 
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 -V THE 
 
 CONCLUSION. 
 
 ^aving had Experience in Farriery, in the Services of the heft 
 of Mafters for fever al Years pafl, and even fill continue my 
 FraBice; I therefore thought proper by the Defire of my Friends, 
 tofet the whole of this Work in as plain and eafy a Manner to 
 the Reader as poffihle, infomuch that no Man that is a Groom can 
 make the leaf Mifake, ■ 
 
 I think it my Duty to my Friends and Gentlemen, and the 
 tohole World, to explain the Whole, in fo perfeEi a Manner, as to 
 be underfood by all of thofe Gentlemen who have any Idea in 
 Farriery, 
 
 And in Time to come, when I am no more, there will without a 
 Doubt be fome pretending Perfons, who will refeEl or rail againfl 
 this Work without a Caufe; but I do ajfure may Friends and Gen- 
 tlemen^ 
 
i84 CONCLUSION, 
 
 tlcmcn, that upon Trial of this Work, they willjind every Section 
 to anfwer in all RefpeEis as I have Jtated the Cafe therein. 
 
 I could have fwelled this Work much larger; but my chief Study 
 was to infert all that lo.y in my Power, of what is mof ufeful 
 and necejfary, throughout the whole Work, 
 
 And it may be well ajfured that I have ifed my beft Endeavours 
 to render the Whole as intelligible as pofjible, and fatter myfelf 
 the Reader will be fo candid as to excufe any Error or Omiffion 
 that may occur to him in the Perifal of this Work, 
 
 Honorable Gentlemen, I have no more to add, but that I hope 
 to be ejleemed, 
 
 Yourfincere humble Servant and Wellwifier^ 
 
 rViUlam ^^rlwUru, 
 
 
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 * » * •^■Xr'^ * # » 
 
 THE 
 
 INDEX. 
 
 Scftion. Page. 
 
 1. Of the Pulfe of a Horfe, and Fevers in General, — i 
 
 2. Of Staggers and Convulfions, — — — 6 
 
 3. Of Yellows or Jaundice — — — 10 
 
 4. Of Clyfters of Various Sorts, — — — 12 
 
 5. Of Purging Phyfic of Various Sorts, — — — \^ 
 
 6. Of Alterative Purges, — — — — 21 
 
 7. Of Alterative Balls, — — — — 23 
 
 8. Of Pilling Balls and Drinks, — _ — 26 
 
 9. Of Cordial Balls and Cordial Drinks of Various Sorts, — 28 
 
 0. Of Balls and Drinks to relieve Old Coughs and Phthifics, — 32 
 
 1. Of a Rattling and Stoppage in the Head, — — 35 
 
 2. Oi Drinks to promote Perfpiration, — — — 37 
 
 3. Of Drinks for Sudden Accidents, — — — 38 
 
 4. Of Body Strains, — — — — 39 
 
 5. Of a Lax or Scouring, -r- — — — 40 
 
 6. Of the Colic or Gripes, — — — — 43 
 
 7. Of the Pleurify and Inflammation of the Lungs, — — 47 
 
 8. Of Hurts in the Kidneys, and Gravel in the Parts therefore, 49 
 
 9. Of a Diabetes or overflowing of the Urine, — — 51 
 
 20. Of the Strangles and Diftemper. — — — 52 
 
 21. Of Bots and Worms, — — — — ^6 
 
 22. Of Broken-winded Horfes, — — — — 60 
 
 23. Of Surfeits in General, — — — — 66 
 
 24. Of Farcies in General, — — — — 68 
 
 25. Of a Horfe or Cow that has Licked up fome Venomous Animal, 74 
 
 26. Of Glandered Horfes, — — — — y^ 
 
 27. Of a Horfe burnt by a Mare, — — — 78 
 
 28. Of the Anticor, — — — — — 80 
 
 29. Of Wounds in General, — — — — 81 
 
 30. Of Ulcers in General or Swelling Tumors, — — 88 
 
 3 1 . Of Inflammations and Mortifications, — — — 92 
 
 X 32. Of 
 
INDEX. 
 
 32. Of Wrenches or Strains in the Back or Loins, — — 95 
 
 33. Of the Scab or Mange, — — — — 96 
 
 34. Of Lice and Vermine, — — — — 98 
 
 35. Of Frelh Cruflies from the Saddle, — — — 99 
 
 36. Of Difeafes of the Eyes, — — — — 100 
 37 Of the Vives, — — — — 103 
 
 38. Of Bad Necks and Veins after Bleeding, — — 105 
 
 39. Of a Canker in the Mouth and Tail, — — — 107 
 40 Of BUfters of Various Sorts, — — — 108 
 
 41. Of Charges, — — — -^ — 112 
 
 42. Of the Poll-evil and Fiftula, — — — 113 
 
 43. Of Lampas and Wolves Teeth and Flaps in the Mouth, — 118 
 
 44. Of Ornaments in General, — — — 119 
 
 45. Of Lamenefs, Strains or Bruifes in the Shoulder, Whirlbone, &c. 124 
 
 46. Of Bowel-galls, — — — — — 133 
 
 47. Of Mallenders and Sellanders, — — — 134 
 
 48. Of Splents and Curbs, — — — — 136 
 
 49. Of Bone-fpavins or Ringbones, — — — 139 
 
 50. Of Blood or Bog-fpavins, — — — — 142 
 
 51. Of Strains in the Back Sinews, — — — 144 
 
 52. Of Strains in the Paftern or Coffin-joint, ■ — — 148 
 
 53. Of Fractures or Broken Bones, — -^ — 150 
 
 54. Of Grapy Heels. — — — — — 151 
 
 55. Of the Greafe, — — — — — 152 
 36. Of Heel-ointment, — — • — — 154 
 
 57. Of a Cancerous Humor on the Legs and Heels, — — 156 
 
 58. Of Quitter-bones, — — — — 157 
 
 59. Of Over-reaches or Frefli Stabs on the Coronet-part of the Foot, 161 
 
 60. Of Sand-cracks, — — — — 162 
 
 61. Of Running Thrufhes in the Frog of the Foot, — — 165 
 
 62. Of Wounds in General in the Feet, — — 166 
 
 63. Of Horfes Foundered in the Feet, or Corns in the Feet, &c. 171 
 
 64. Of Humors dropped into the Fore-feet and Legs, &;c. — 172 
 
 65. Of a Canker in the Feet, — — — — 174 
 
 66. Of general Rules concerning Greafing and Stopping Horfe's Feet, 1 75 
 An Appendix of Receipts for Cows and Beafts, — - — 177 
 
AN 
 
 ALPHABETICAL LIST, 
 
 OF THE 
 
 RECEIPTS. 
 
 A. 
 
 t^^i - ^ iir-Q IT -Q I— ^^)- 
 
 Alterative Purges, 
 
 Alterative Balls, 
 Alterative Mercurial Ball, 
 Alterative for a Lamenefs, 
 Anodyne Balfam, 
 Anticor, 
 
 B. 
 
 Body Strains, -~ 
 
 Bots and Worms, 
 Broken-winded, — 
 
 Burnt by a Mare, 
 
 Page. 
 
 21, 22 
 
 23, 24 
 
 25 
 
 32 
 ' 80 
 
 39» 40 
 
 Bleeding at the Nofe and Stomach, to flop. 
 
 Blood in any Part, to flop, 
 
 Blood from a Wound, to flop, 
 
 Bafilicon Yellow, 
 
 Balfam Friars, to make 
 
 Bone to Exfoliate, 
 
 Back or Loins, Strains in, — 
 
 Back, crufhed by a Saddle, 
 
 Bleeding, Bad Necks after, 
 
 Blifters of various Sorts, 
 
 Mild, 
 
 Vitriol, 
 
 56, -57' 58, 59 
 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65 
 
 — 78* 79 ^i^m^' 
 
 - Strong for a Let-down Sinew, 
 
 after Firing, 
 Shoulder Strain, 
 Strong Liquid, 
 for a Bone Spavin, 
 
 99 
 105 
 
 Brine Embrocation for Strains, 
 
 82 
 
 82 
 
 83 
 84 
 
 8s, 91 
 
 95 
 100 
 
 106 
 
 108 
 
 108 
 
 109 
 
 109 
 
 109 
 
 no 
 
 no 
 
 no 
 
 127 
 
 Bang 
 
An alphabetical LIST, &c. 
 
 Bang on any Part, 
 Butterton's Water, to make. 
 Black Oils for old Strains, 
 Bowel Galls, 
 
 Bone Spavin or Ringbones, 
 Blood or Bog Spavin, 
 Bog Spavin, 
 Bones Broken, 
 Brittle Feet, 
 
 Bloody Water, for a Cow that makes, - 
 
 Blain, for a Cow that has, • 
 
 C. 
 Clyfters, of various Sorts, ■ 
 
 Comfortable, 
 
 in a Fever, ■ 
 
 for a Foal, 
 
 the Colic, — ' 
 
 . if Coftive, ' 
 
 for an inflammation in the Bowels, 
 
 Aftringent, 
 
 Colds, 
 
 Cordial Balls and Drinks, 
 Braken's Ball, 
 for frefli taken Colds, 
 Drink for a Cold, 
 Drink for a tired Horfe 
 
 Drink, a fcouring thriving 
 Balls for Aguilh Diforders, 
 Drink for a loft Appetite, 
 Drink, Aromatic Herbs, 
 Drink, to caufe an Appetite, 
 
 Coughs and Phthifics, 
 
 Colic or Gripes, 43» 44 
 
 Core, to throw out, — 
 
 Cauftic Paper, ' 
 
 Cruihes, by Saddle, — 
 
 Canker in the Mouth and Tail, 
 
 Charges, 
 
 Cropping Ears, 
 
 Curbs and Splents, ■ 
 
 Coffin-joint, ftrained, 
 
 Cancerous Humor on the Legs or Heels, 
 Coffin Bone, wounded, ' 
 
 129, 
 
 131 
 
 
 129 
 
 
 130 
 
 i33> 
 
 134 
 
 
 1^9 
 
 
 142 
 
 
 142 
 
 
 150 
 
 177' 
 
 171 
 
 178 
 182 
 
 
 12 
 
 
 13 
 
 
 13 
 
 
 13 
 
 
 13 
 
 
 14* 
 
 
 14 
 
 
 r4 
 28 
 
 
 28 
 
 
 28 
 
 
 28 
 
 
 29 
 
 29 
 
 ' 30 
 
 
 30 
 
 
 30 
 
 
 31 
 
 
 31 
 
 
 31 
 
 32, 33 
 h 45' 46 
 
 ' 34 
 ' 47 
 
 
 91 
 
 
 91 
 
 99' 
 
 100 
 
 
 107 
 
 112, 
 
 "3 
 
 
 120 
 
 136' 137' 
 148, 
 
 ■38 
 149 
 
 •56 
 168 
 
 Corns 
 
An alphabetical LIST, Sec. 
 
 Corns in the Feet, __. ^y^ 
 
 Canker in the Feet, 174 
 
 Cleanfe after Calving, to caufe, 179 
 
 Calling Calf, to ftop a Cow, — 180 
 
 Coftive, a Cow that is, 181, 182 
 
 D. 
 
 Drink, Tar Water, ^6 
 
 Diabetes, or Overflowing of the Urine. 51 
 
 Diftemper and Strangles, • 52, 53, 54, 55 
 
 Digeftive Green Ointment, 82 
 
 Drying Powder, 85 
 
 E. 
 
 Exfoliate a Bone, 85, 91 
 
 Egyptiacum, to make, ■ 90 
 
 Eyes, Difeafes in, • 100 
 
 Inflamed Humor in, ■ i o r 
 
 Water for, loi 
 
 Wounds in, 101 
 
 Vegeto Mineral Water for, ■ 102 
 
 Film or Speck on, 102 
 
 Bruifed, • 103 
 
 Ears, to fet, . 120 
 
 Ears, to crop, ■ • 120 
 
 Elbow, the Symptoms of Lamenefs in, 125 
 
 Embrocations for Strains, 126, 127 
 
 Excrefcences, hard, 13S 
 
 F. 
 
 Fevers in General, i 
 
 a Mild Clyfler in, • 2 
 
 a Drink for, 2 
 
 an Intermitting Compound, ■ 3 
 
 Genuine Ball for, - ■ 3 
 
 Intermitting, ■ 3 
 
 in the Recovery of, 4 
 
 ' to promote Urine in, 4 
 
 if Coftive in, 4 
 
 in the Recovery, __^ 4 
 
 Food, proper to be given, 5 
 
 Clyfter in, 13 
 
 Malignant and Peftilent, 37 
 
 Fungous or Proud Flefh to deftroy, 54, 84, 86, 91 
 
 Farcies in General, 68, 69, yo, 71, 72, 73 
 
 Fomentation for Wounds, 83, 90 
 
 Y y Fomentation 
 
An alphabetical LIST, Sec, 
 
 Fomentation to difperfe a Swelling, 84 
 
 Friars Balfam, to make, 84 
 
 Firing Bliller, after, 109 
 
 Firtuia and FoU-evil, 113 
 
 Flaps, 1 18, 119 
 
 Firing, 123 
 
 Foot, the Symptoms of Lamenefs in, 124 
 
 Fra6lures or Broken Bones, __— — 1^0 
 
 Feet, Wounds in, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170 
 
 Foundered in the Feet, 171 
 
 Feet, Brittle, 171 
 
 Feet, Humors in, 172 
 
 Feet, Canker in, — ■ 174? ^75 
 
 Fouls in a Cow's Claw, 180, 182 
 
 Falling after Calving, 180 
 
 G. 
 
 Gripes or Colic, 43' 44» 45> 4^> 47 
 
 Gravel in the Kidneys, 49 
 
 Glandered Horfes, 75, 76, 77 
 
 Galled Shoulders, 86 
 
 Gelding, 122 
 
 Gall Embrocation for Strains, 127 
 
 Grapy Heels, 151 
 
 Greafe, 152, 153, 154 
 
 Greafmg and Stopping Feet, • • 176 
 
 Garget in a Cow's Udder, • 179 
 
 H. 
 
 Hiera Picra Spices Purge, i8 
 
 Head, rattling in, 35 
 
 Horfe Burnt by a Mare, 78, 79 
 
 Hair, to caufe to grow on frefh healed Wounds, 87 
 
 Hough, the Symptoms of Lamenefs in, 125 
 
 Hip, the Symptoms of Lamenefs in, ■ 126 
 
 Hard Excrefcences, 138 
 
 Hough, Sinus on, • 143 
 
 Heels, Grapy, 151 
 
 Heel Ointments, 154* ^55^ ^5^ 
 
 Heels, Cancerous Humors in, • 15^ 
 
 Heels burnt in the Lime, 156 
 
 Humors in the Legs and Feet, 172' 
 
 Halking Cow or Calf, i77 
 
 I. 
 
 Jaundice or Yellows, the Caufe and Symptoms of, }0 
 
 Jaundice 
 
An alphabetical LIST, &c. 
 
 Jaundice, Drink for, • 1 1 
 
 — — Balls for, 1 1 
 
 m Drink for, . i j 
 
 Balls for when Obftinate, 1 1 
 
 Balls for, — ■ .12 
 
 Inflamed Bowels, Clyfter for, 14 
 
 Inflamed Bow^els, Purge for, ■ i^ 
 
 Inflammation of the Lungs, 4y 
 
 Jaw-Pifs, 5'iy 5'2' 
 
 Joint Water, to Stop, 86 
 
 Inflammations and Mortifications, 92 
 
 Inflammation, a Fomentation for, go 
 
 Embrocation for, • p^ 
 
 — Vegeto Mineral Water, 04 
 
 K. 
 
 Kidneys, Hurts in, 45, ^o 
 
 Gravel in, 4^ 
 
 Knee, Broken or Cut, 87, 90 
 
 Knee, Broken to caufe Hair to grow on, 87 
 
 Knee, the Symptoms of Lamenefs in, 125 
 
 Lax or Scouring, ' 40, 41, 42, 43 
 
 Lungs, Inflammation in, . 47, 48 
 
 — I Pleurify in, ^ 47, 48 
 
 Loins or Back, Strains ^n, — » — 9^ 
 
 Lice and Vermine, 98, 99 
 
 Lampas, — . 11 8, 119 
 
 Lamenefs, Symptoms of in all Parts, 124 
 
 Legs, Cancerous Humor in, 156 
 
 Legs, Humors in, > 172 
 
 M. 
 
 Molten Greafe, a Purge for, 19 
 
 Matthew's Pill, 35 
 
 Mare, to take off her Pride, 79 
 
 Mare, to make her ftand to Horfe, 79 
 
 Myrrh Tinfture of, to make, 85 
 
 Mortifications and Inflammations, 92 
 
 Mortification to flop, 94 
 
 Mange or Scab, 96, oy 
 
 Mouth, Canker in, ■ 107 
 
 Mallenders and Sellanders, 134, 135 
 
 Maw-bound, a Cow that is, 181, 182 
 
 Moor-evil, for a Cow that has, • 182 
 
 Necks, 
 
An alphabetical LIST, Sec. 
 
 N. 
 
 Necks, bad after Bleeding, 105, 106 
 
 Nicking Tail, 122 
 
 O. 
 
 Overgorged with Clover, Sec. 74, iy8 
 
 Ointment, Green Digellive, 82 
 
 Ointment, a Healing Cleanling, 83 
 
 Ointment, Red Digeftive, — • . 89 
 
 Ointment, Strong Red Digeftive, 89 
 
 Ornaments in General, u^ 
 
 Opodeldoc, to make, — * 132 
 
 Ointments for the Heels, 1^4, i^^, 1^6 
 
 Over-reaches, 161, 162 
 
 Ointment for Cow^s fore Dugs, 179 
 
 Pulfe, I 
 
 Phyfic of various Sorts, — • i^ 
 
 Gentle Mild Purge, ■ i^ 
 
 Gentle Mild Purge, 16 
 
 Ditto, Ditto, 17 
 
 Strong fafe Purge, 17 
 
 at Grafs, 18 
 
 the Hiera Picra Spices, 
 
 I 
 
 after a Sv/eat, • 18 
 
 for the Molten Greafe, — 19 
 
 for an Inflamed Bowel, ■ 19 
 
 Mercurial Method of giving, 20 
 
 for a Lax or Scouring, 20 
 
 Pilling Balls and Drinks, 26, 27 
 
 Perfpiration, Drink to promote, 37 
 
 Pleurify and Inilammation of the Lungs, 47 
 
 Proud Flefh, to deftroy, • 54, 84, 86, 91 
 
 Pride, to take a Mare off, 79 
 
 Poll-evil, 113, 114, 11^, 116, 117 
 
 Pain after Lamenefs, 132 
 
 Paftern drained, 148 
 
 Q. 
 
 Quitter Bones, 1^7, 1^8, 159, 160 
 
 R. 
 
 Rattling in the Head, 3^ 
 
 Running at the Nofe, _ 3^ 
 
 Ringbones, 135, 140 
 
 Running Thruilies, 165, 166 
 
 Staggers, 
 
An alphabetical LIST, &c. 
 
 Staggers, the Caufe and Symptoms of, 
 
 . Draught for, 
 
 . Clyiler for, 
 
 CooHng Purge for, 
 
 Eafy Purge for, 
 
 Ball for, — 
 
 Pafte for, 
 
 Proper food to be given, 
 
 For a wild Fit,, 
 
 Clyiler for. 
 
 Sweat, a Purge after, — 
 
 Scouring, a Purge Aftringent for. 
 Sweat, a Drink to promote. 
 Staggers, Tinfture for, •— 
 
 Sudden Accidents, Drink for. 
 
 Strains, Body, 
 
 Scouring or Lax, 
 
 Strangles and Diftemper,. 
 
 Surfeits in general, 
 
 Swelling, a Fomentation to difperfe,. 
 
 Shoulders, Galled, 
 
 Swelling Tumors in general, — 
 
 Poultice to ripen, 
 
 Strains in the Back or Loins, — 
 
 Saddle Crufhes, 
 
 Sinew Let-down, Blifter for. 
 Shoulder Strain, Blifter for. 
 Spavin, Blifter for. 
 
 Star, to make, 
 
 Setting a Tail, 
 
 Shoulder, the Symptoms of Lamenefs in. 
 Stifle, the Symptoms of Lamenefs in. 
 Strains frefh. Embrocation for, — 
 
 Shoulder Strained, 
 
 Stifle Strained, 
 
 Strains, Old, 
 
 Soap Embrocation, 
 
 Splents and Curbs, , — — - 
 
 Spavins, 
 
 99 
 
 IIO, 
 
 '30. 
 
 Sinews, Strained, 
 Sand-cracks, — 
 
 Stopping, Hot, 
 
 Stopping and Greafing Feet, 
 
 "36. «37» 138, 
 
 i39» 140. 
 
 144, 145, 146, 
 
 162, 163, 
 
 52. S3^ 54. SS 
 - 66, 67, 68 
 
 84 
 86 
 
 88, 89 
 
 95. 
 00 
 
 * 
 
 Scour 
 
 09 
 10 
 
 1 1 
 21. 
 22 
 
 25 
 
 25 
 26, 
 
 28 
 
 28 
 
 31 
 
 32 
 39 
 
 41 
 
 47 
 64 
 
 68 
 
 76 
 
 ng 
 
An alphabetical LIST, Sec. 
 
 Scouring Cow, 178 
 
 Sore Dugs, Ointment for, 179 
 
 T. 
 
 Tar- Water Drink, 36 
 
 Thick \V inded Horfes, Purge for, 62 
 
 Tincture of Myrrh, to make, S^ 
 
 Tumour and Swellings in general, — — 88 
 
 Tail, Canker in, ' - — — 107 
 
 Tail, to Set, 122 
 
 U. 
 
 Urine, overflowing of, ■ 51, 52 
 
 Ulcer, Healing and Drying Powder for, 85 
 
 Ulcers in general, 88 
 
 Poultice to Ripen, 88, 89 
 
 Foul, to Cleanfe, 91 
 
 Unfoling, method of, 169 
 
 Udder, Garget in, 179 
 
 V. 
 
 Venomous Animal Licked, 74? 178 
 
 Vegeto Mineral Water, 94 
 
 Vermine and Lice, 98, 99 
 
 Vives, ^ 103, 104 
 
 W. 
 
 Wheefmg in the Stomach, 3.6 
 
 Nofe Drink for, 36 
 
 Worms and Bots, 56, 57 58, 59 
 
 Wind Broken or Thick, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65 
 
 Wounds in general, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87 
 
 Fomentation for, ■ 83 
 
 Healing and Drying Powder tor, 85 
 
 Wolves Teeth, 118, 119 
 
 Whirlbone, the Symptoms of Lamenefs in, 126 
 
 Wounds in the Feet, 166 
 
 Weaknefs, a Drink for a Cow, — 181 
 
 Y. 
 
 Yellows or Jaundice, " 10 
 
 Yellows in a Cow, 181 
 
^^:>-^V'^'^^>.V)''>?'^"'^>^V^ 
 
 A LIST 
 
 OF THE 
 
 SUBSCRIBERS. 
 
 ^j>,.»©,».©.-.o....©..««....©...«j> 
 
 Sir Watkin Williams Wynn, Bart. Wynnstay, 
 Earl Grosvenor, Eaton-hall. 
 Lord Belgrave, Ditto. 
 Sir Robert Vaughan, 2 Copies. 
 Sir Thomas Hanmer, Bettisfield. 
 Lord Warwick, Warwickshire. 
 Lord Bagot, Blighfield. 
 
 A. 
 
 Mr. Ellis Allington, Berfe. 
 
 Mr. Adams, Paper-maker, Hanmer. 
 
 B. 
 Ambrofe Brooks, Efq. Edge. 
 Henry Ellis Botes, Efq. Pen y Ian. 
 
 Burgany, Efq. 
 
 Mr. Bovven, Ofweftry. 
 
 Mr. Price Bythell. 
 
 Mr. Bowen, Sontley. 
 
 Mr. Benion, Chalton, 
 
 Mr. James Boydell, Trevallyn. 
 
 Mr. William Boydell, Ditto. 
 
 Mr. Jofeph Boydell, Roffet Green. 
 
 Mr. Boot, Monfley. 
 
 Mr. William Bradiliaw, Newton. 
 
 Mr. John Bailer, Sealand. 
 
 Mr. Thomas Birch, Grocer, Ellef- 
 
 mere. 
 Mr. Beale Blackwell, King-ftreet, 
 
 Clerkenwell, London. 
 Mr. Barker, Erbiftock-hall. 
 Mr. Barker, Kiddington Green. 
 Mr. Thomas Birchall, Groom to Sallf- 
 
 bury Vaughan, Efq. 
 Mr. Thomas Billinge, Pemberton, 
 
 near Wigan, Lancafliire. 
 Mr. Benion, Old Sontley. 
 
 C. 
 Thomas Cuming, Efq. Brynypys. 
 Thomas Cafe, Efq. 2 Copies. 
 
 Clark, Efq. Cholmondley, 
 
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SUBSCRIBERS. 
 
 Mr. John Croxton, Ofwcftry. 
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 Mr. Clay, Farrier, Wem. 
 Mr. Thomas Crewe, Marchwiel. 
 Mr. Henry Cheney, Penbcdw. 
 Mr. Charles Cheatham, Marchvviel. 
 Colonel Cholmondley, Vale Royal. 
 
 D. 
 William Davenport, Efq. Chciler. 
 Rev. Mr. Dixon, Felton. 
 Rev. Mr. W. Davies, Whittington. 
 Mr. Daniel Dean, Groom at Afton. 
 Mr. Thomas Dale, Saddler, Of- 
 
 weftry. 
 Mr. Thomas Darricote, Chefter. 
 Mr. Thomas Davies, Trewilan. 
 
 E. 
 John Evans, Efq. Gardden, near 
 
 Ruabon. 
 Mr. Samuel Evans, Bryn yr owen. 
 Mr. Edwards, Stanfty. 
 
 F. 
 Phillip Fletcher, Efq. Gwernhailed. 
 Mr. Richard Francis, Vicarage, 
 
 Ruabon. 
 Mr. Thomas Fallows, Booth-hall, 
 
 near Cheadley. 
 Mr. Samuel Edwards, Groom, to 
 
 Edward Faulkner, Efq. Fair- 
 field, Lancafliire. 
 Mr. Edward Francis, Oftler at the 
 
 Eagles, Wrexham, 
 G. 
 John Griffith, Efq. Holt-flreet, 
 
 Wrexham, 
 
 Mr. Edward Griffiths, Coachman, Of- 
 
 weftry. 
 Mr. Willam Grice, Newton, Chefliire, 
 
 2 Copies. 
 Mr. Thomas Griffiths, Penley. 
 H. 
 
 Humberfton, Efq. Gwerfyllt. 
 
 Owen Hornfby, Efq. Porkington. 
 John Humphreys, Efq. Llwyn. 
 Mr. Richard Hanfon, Plafpower. 
 Mr. Nathaniel Harris, Halkin. 
 Mr. Thomas Hughes, Plafnewydd. 
 Mr. Humphrey Hughes, Allthray» 
 Mr. Roger Hughes, Porkington. 
 Mr. Corbet Harris, Corwen. 
 Mr. Roger Hughes,. Allthray. 
 Mr. Edward Harries, Shrewfbury. 
 Mr. John Hows, Chudleigh, Devon- 
 
 fhire. 
 
 I. 
 John Jones, Efq. Pen-y-bryn. 
 Richard Jones, Efq. Bellon Place. 
 Lewis Jones, Efq. Attorney, Ofweftry. 
 Randle Jones, Elq. New-hall. 
 Mr. William Jackfon, Farrier, Han- 
 
 mer. 
 Mr. Jones, Lightwood-hall. 
 Mr. W. Jones, Ironmafter, Gai-dden. 
 
 Mr. John , Groom at Halfton. 
 
 Mr. John Jackfon, Roden's Hall, Is 
 
 y Coed. 
 Mr. David Jones, Llanfyllin. 
 Mr. Edward Jones, Borras-hall. 
 Mr. Thomas Jones, FlaxdrefTer, 
 
 Wrexham. 
 
SUBSCRIBERS. 
 
 Mr. John Jeffreys, at Mrs. Lloyd's, 
 Mold. 
 
 Mr. Thomas Jackfon, Wynnftay. 
 
 Mr. Jackfon, Plafpower. 
 
 Mr. Nathaniel Jones, Havodiinos. 
 
 Mr. Hampton Jones. 
 
 Mr. Jones, Coed y Glyn 
 K. 
 
 John Kynafton, Efq. Hardwick. 
 
 Mr. Trim Kent, Sandford. 
 L. 
 
 John Lloyd, Efq. Havodiinos. 
 
 Peter Lloyd, Efq. Is y Coed. 
 
 John Leeche, Efq. Stretton. 
 
 William Leeche, Efq. Carden. 
 
 Robert Lloyd, Efq. Swanhiil. 
 
 Trevor Lloyd, Efq. Trevor-halL 
 
 William Lloyd, Efq .^ Plafpower, 
 
 Edward Lloyd, Efq. Pen-y-lan. 
 
 Rev. John Robert Lloyd, Afton. 
 
 Mrs. Lloyd, Havodunos. 
 
 Mifs Lloyd, Ditto. 
 
 Mr. John Lloyd, Hoole. 
 
 Mr. John Le^-^jh, Steward, Hard- 
 wick. 
 
 Mr. John Lloyd, Accrevair. 
 
 Mr. John Lloyd, Holywell. 
 
 Mr. Thomas Lovett, Chirk. 
 
 Mr. Leicefter. 
 
 M. 
 
 Richard Myddelton, Efq. Chirk 
 Caftle. 
 
 John Mytton, Efq. Halfton. 
 
 Mr. William Mytton, Rochdale, 
 Lancaihire. 
 
 T. Trevor Mathers, Trevor-hall. 
 Mr. John Marfden, Groom to the 
 
 Duke of Bedford. 
 Mr. John Manlove, Ternhill. 
 Mr. Edward Meafon. 
 Mr. John Manlove, Hampton. 
 Mr. George Miller, Groom to Richard 
 
 Myddelton, Efq. 
 Mr. Samuel Morgan, Coachman, to 
 
 Mrs. Pulefton, Wrexham. 
 Mr. William Morris, Plas yn y Pentre. 
 
 N. ' 
 Mr. Nickfon, the Stocks, 
 Mr. Robert Nickfon, Halghton. 
 Mr. Richard Nickfon, Agdon. 
 Mr. Robert Newell, Cheller. 
 
 P. 
 Richard Pulefton, Efq. Emral. 
 
 Pennant, Efq. Rofehill.. 
 
 Rev. Mr. Price, Chirk. 
 
 Rev. Mr,. Potter, Soughton. 
 
 Rev. Mr. Parks, Hanmer. 
 
 Dr. Phillips, Malpas. 
 
 Mr. Thomas Poole, Eyton. 
 
 Mr. John Pertham, Groom at Emral. 
 
 The Coachman, at Ditto, 
 
 Mr. Poyfer, Worthenbury. 
 
 — John Price, Newton. 
 
 — Davles, Farrier and Blackfmith, 
 
 Ellefmere. 
 
 — Samuel Price, Horiley. 
 
 — Ellis Parry, Is y Coed. 
 
 — John Pearfon, Ditto. 
 
 ^- John Page, Baikhampftead. 
 
 — Jofeph Payton, Hawkfton. 
 
SUBSCRIBERS. 
 
 Mrs. Jane Parks, Llangollen. 
 
 R. 
 Owen Roberts, Efq. Wem. 
 Counfellor Richards, London, 
 Mr. Edward Rees, Ofweftry. 
 
 — Watkin Rees, Rhos Llany- 
 
 chrygog. 
 
 — Wm. Roberts, Caroline Wharf, 
 
 Rotherhithe, Surry. 
 
 — Thomas Rowland, Corwen. 
 
 — Sam. Read, Conway, 2 Copies. 
 
 — Thomas Roberts, Borras-head. 
 
 — Wm. Roberts, Gerwin vechan. 
 
 — Wm. Roberts, Groom at Swan- 
 
 hill. 
 
 — John Rowland, Havod y Bwch. 
 
 — Dan. Rowland, Garden Green. 
 
 — Thomas Rowley, at Ld. Pawlett's. 
 ~ John Roberts, Newhall. 
 
 — Roberts, Gerwin. 
 
 — Roberts, of the Five Fords. 
 
 — Richardfon, Beefton. 
 
 S. 
 Mr. William Smith, Groom at Mr. 
 
 Botes's. 
 ' — Jofeph Stubbs, Vale Royal. 
 
 — William Smele, Coachman, at 
 
 Earl Carisford's, London. 
 
 — Samuel Sidebotham, Farndon. 
 
 — Edward Spencer, Chefter. 
 
 — James Smith, Allthray. 
 
 — Rowe Smith, Allington. 
 
 — Watkin Samuel, Plas goch. 
 
 T. 
 
 Rev. Thomas Trevor, Whittington. 
 Mr. James Tate, Barkhampftead. 
 
 — William Turner, Whitchurch. 
 
 — John Thomas, Ecclefton. 
 
 — John Thomas, Attorney, Llan- 
 
 fyllin. 
 
 — Tiiomas, Steward atHartflieath. 
 
 — Charles Tomkins, Gwerfyllt. 
 
 V. 
 Salifbury Vaughan, Efq. 
 Griffith Vaughan, Efq. 
 Mr. John Valentine, Wrexham. 
 
 W. 
 Charles Watkin Williams Wynn, Efq. 
 John Wynn, Efq. Ryton. 
 John Williams, Efq. Havod y Bwch. 
 
 Wardle, Efq. Hartlheath. 
 
 Rev. Morris Wynn, Wenlock. 
 Captain Williams, Hardwick. 
 Dr. Wilkinfon, Wrexham. 
 
 Mr. Thomas Weavor, Manchefter. 
 
 — Richard Whitfield, Comer. 
 
 — Wynn, Cricket. 
 
 — Williams, Rhyd y Cilgwin, 
 
 — Charles Woollam, Wrexham. 
 
 — Charles Wild, Bettisfield. 
 
 Y. 
 Phillip Yorke, Efq. Erthig. 
 Simon Yorke, Efq. Ditto. 
 
 Z. 
 Mr. Charles Zachary, Burton. 
 
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